Cosmetic dentist and lecturer Nicholas Davis, a...

Cosmetic dentist and lecturer Nicholas Davis, a Laguna Beach

resident, has been named president of the American Academy of

Cosmetic Dentistry, an advanced credentialing nonprofit organization

dedicated to the field of cosmetic dentistry.

Davis will be overseeing activities conducted by the

organization’s 7,000 members in more than 50 countries. Among his

activities will be to advance the art and science of cosmetic

dentistry while encouraging the highest standards of ethical conduct

and responsible patient care. The academy also provides continuing

education at its annual scientific session and in its Journal of

Cosmetic Dentistry. Davis also promotes the academy’s charitable

foundation, providing free dentistry to survivors of domestic

violence -- the Give Back A Smile Program.

Davis established his practice, Smiles by Davis, in Newport Beach

in 1976, after graduating from Loma Linda University School of

Dentistry.

Orange Coast College student body president and Costa Mesa

resident Todd Bowen was awarded a $1,000 Coca-Cola scholarship for

community service and academic excellence.

Bowen, an honors student, is active in the college’s student

government and co-founded both the Business Club and the Economics

Club. He also served as treasurer of the college’s Amnesty

International chapter.

Bowen has also won the Waltmar Foundation Award, the Joseph R.

Kroll Exceptional Leader Award and the Joe Kroll Scholarship.

Inventor Ibrahem Youssef of Newport Beach has invented the Battery

Saver, a solution to a dead battery in a vehicle. The invention’s

design keeps car batteries powerful and functioning, even when the

lights are accidentally left on. The idea is now being made available

for licensing to manufacturers interested in new product development.

Stephanie Wai of Newport Beach was one of 26 students accepted

into the Williams-Exeter Programme at Oxford University in England.

The program is a yearlong series of courses affiliated with Exeter

College, one of the oldest of more than 30 colleges at the

university. Based at the Ephraim Williams house in North Oxford, the

program is designed to integrate students into intellectual and

social life at Oxford. Admission into the program is selective;

applicants must be recommended by faculty for their grades, writing

aptitude and capacity for independent work.