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Association Affairs B O AR D APPRO VES BUDGET, A C T S O N R E S O L U T IO N S

CHICAGO: The ADA Board o f T ru s t­ ees approved an expense bu d g e t of $10,831,900 fo r 1973— vo tin g to rec­ om m end no dues increase— and

to o k a ctio n on a c cre d ita tio n and re s o lu tio n s su b m itte d by c o n s tit­ uent so cie tie s and o th e r dental agencies d u rin g its A u g u st m eeting in th e ADA H eadquarters B u ild in g . The expense bu d g e t was $507,400 above to ta l expenses approved d u rin g 1972, but even to reach that fig u re the trustees had to e lim inate $721,550 o u t of agency requests. A m ong these were: — $150,000 fo r the ADA Health F o undation.

Judith Christensen (left), a recent graduate of the Royal Dental College in Aarhus, Denmark, toured the United States this summer before beginning dental practice in September. She is shown chatting with Marian Driscoll, secretary, ADA Council on International Relations. Dr. Christensen was a participant in the incoming ambassador program of the Experiment in Inter­ national Living while a dental student. The New Jersey Dental Association was the first state society to sponsor a visitor under this program, which is coordinated by the ADA Council on International Relations.

— $175,000 requested by the A m erican Fund fo r Dental Educa­ tio n fo r its s tu d e n t loan fu n d , te a ch ­ e r-tra in in g fe llo w s h ip s , and m in o r­ ity stu d e n t sch o la rsh ip p rogram . — $90,000 fo r p ro d u c tio n of den­ tal health e d u ca tio n film s. — Nearly $90,000 in new and un­ fille d sta ff p o sitio ns. — C lose to $30,000 by te rm in a tin g p u b lic a tio n o f the ADA Leadership B u lle tin , w h ic h is sent se m i-m o n th ly to leaders in organized d e n tis try th ro u g h o u t th e United States. O th e r re co m m e n d a tio n s As to o th e r g ra n t and loan re­ quests, the Board recom m ended: — C u ttin g a $25,000 request fro m the A m e rica n A sso cia tio n of Dental S ch o o ls to $15,000. — P ro vid in g the AFDE w ith $35,-

000. — G ra n tin g the A m erican S tu d e n t Dental A sso cia tio n $8,000 to cover half o f the salary of an ASDA e xe cu ­ tive d ire c to r next year. — T rim m in g a request fro m the Delta Dental Plans A sssociation fro m $82,800 to $61,500. Federal in vo lve m e n t In c o n s id e rin g the annual re p o rt o f th e C o u n c il on Dental E ducation, JADA, V ol. 85, O c to b e r 1972 ■ 803

the Board noted th a t several recent gove rnm en t a ctio n s in d ica ted fe d ­ eral invo lve m ent in th e area of ac­ cre d ita tio n program s. Thus, the Board has tra n sm itte d tw o re so lu ­ tio n s on a c c re d ita tio n to the House of Delegates w ith re co m m e n d a tio n s fo r approval. These are: “ Resolved, th a t th e A m erican Dental A sso ciatio n s u p p o rts the c on ce pt of n o n-gove rn m e n ta l, v o l­ untary a ccre d ita tio n , and be it fu r­ th e r “ R esolved, th a t th e A m erican Dental A sso cia tion opposes the de­ velop m ent of federal a c c re d ita tio n program s in th e U nited S ta te s;” and “ Resolved, th a t th e A m erican Dental A sso cia tion encourages m em bers of th e p ro fe ssio n to sup­ po rt vig o ro u sly, th ro u g h d ire c t fi­ nancial c o n trib u tio n and p o litic a l a ctivity, dental e d u c a tio n p ro ­ g ra m s.” A ctio n s on re s o lu tio n s The fo llo w in g a ctio n s w ere taken on reso lu tions su b m itte d by c o n s tit­ uent dental so cietie s and o th e r agencies: — D is tric t o f C o lu m b ia : Am ended and recom m ended fo r approval a resolution on d isposal o f a p ractice and on fu neral arrangem ents. — In d ia n a : R ecom m ended fo r re­ je ctio n a re so lu tio n w h ic h w ould create ra d io lo g y as the nin th re co g ­ nized dental specialty. — G e o rg ia : A m ended and re co m ­ mended fo r approval a re so lu tio n on seating co n s titu e n t so cie ty pres­ idents on the flo o r o f th e House of Delegates w ith th e s tip u la tio n that those presidents w ho are not d ele­ gates do not have the rig h t to vote. — I llin o is : A m ended and re co m ­ m ended fo r approval, a re so lu tio n w h ich w ould e n co u ra g e candidates fo r ADA o ffic e to agree to e lim in a te expensive cam paigns. — In d ia n a : R ecom m ended fo r in ­ d e fin ite p o stpon em e n t a resolution w h ich w ould rea ffirm lo n g -sta n d in g A sso cia tion p o licy on o p p o s itio n to use of federal fu n d s fo r health care fo r those w ho can a ffo rd care th e m ­ selves. R e a ffirm atio n o f th is p rin ­ cip le w o uld be “ re d u n d a n t,” the Board said.

The eighth annual conference on a program in dental research for college students drew 40 research trainees to the ADA Headquarters Building in Chicago Aug 14-17. The conference is an annual evaluation of the ten-week summer research program for students sponsored by the . ADA Council on Dental Research and the American Association of Dental Schools. Pictured above (from left) are Robert Chuong, Columbia University; Terry Salerno, Mount Holyoke (Mass) College; Helen Edmonds, Jackson State (Miss) College; and Arthur Bahn, Southern Illinois Uni­ versity, a conference adviser.

— In d ia n a : R ecom m ended fo r in ­ d e fin ite p o stp o n e m e n t a re so lu tio n revising the U niform Code on Den­ tal P rocedures and N om enclature, w h ic h already has been “ a cco m ­ p lis h e d ” by the C o u n cil on Dental Care Program s.

Urges p o stp o n e m e n t — M a s s a c h u s e tts : R ecom m end­ ed fo r in d e fin ite p o stponem ent a re so lu tio n th a t w o u ld re-nam e Na­ tio n a l C h ild re n ’s Dental Health W eek as N ational Dental Health Week. — M a s s a c h u s e tts : R ecom m end­ ed fo r a p proval a re so lu tio n ca lling on th e Bureau o f E co n o m ic Re­ search and sta tistics to c o n d u c t a survey o f d e n ta l fees in 1973, fo l­ lowed in 1974 by a survey o f o ffic e overhead costs. — M in n e s o ta : Am ended and rec­ om m ended fo r approval a resolu­ tio n th a t w o u ld have the ADA C o u n ­ cil on Insurance n e g o tia te fo r a g ro u p in su ra n ce program fo r hom e­ ow ners and a u to m o b ile coverage. — N e w H a m p s h ire : R ecom m end­ ed fo r approval a re so lu tio n w h ich

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w ould d ire c t A sso cia tio n agencies to p ro d u c e “ tim e ly, innovative, and e ffe ctive e d u c a tio n a l m a te ria ls” fo r use by c o m m u n ity g ro u p s and schools. — N e w Y o rk : R ecom m ended fo r approval and h igh p rio rity a resolu­ tio n c a llin g fo r th e A sso cia tio n to develop p ro g ra m s to c o m b a t “ dentu ris m ’ ’ in the U nited States. A m end Bylaws — O h io : A m ended and recom ­ mended fo r a p proval a re so lution w h ich w o u ld am end the Bylaws to redefine m e m bership “ in good s ta n d in g .” The a m endm ent w ould re q u ire all ADA m em bers in good sta n d in g to m eet standards fo r co n ­ tin u in g e d u c a tio n th a t may be es­ tablished by c o n s titu e n t societies. C u rre n tly, ADA Bylaw s apply o nly to those d e n tis ts w h o are “ engaged in p ra c tic e .” — P e n n s y lv a n ia : Referred to the C o u n cil on Dental E d ucation fo r study and c o n s id e ra tio n a resolu­ tio n c a llin g fo r m o d ific a tio n o f the A D A ’s p o s itio n on a u x ilia ry educa­ tio n at th e h igh sch o o l level.

— W isconsin: A m e n d e d a n d re c ­ o m m e n d e d f o r a p p ro v a l a re s o lu ­ t io n w h ic h w o u ld re vise th e P r in ­ c ip le s o f E th ic s to s ta te w h e n an as­ s u m e d n a m e m ay be used to id e n ti­ fy a c o rp o ra te p ra c tic e . — T en th T ru s te e D istrict: A m e n d ­ ed a n d re c o m m e n d e d f o r a p p ro v a l a re s o lu tio n w h ic h w o u ld s ta te th a t e x p a n d e d d u ty a u x ilia rie s “ s h a ll o n ly be p e rm itte d to p e rfo rm d u tie s w h ic h d o n o t re q u ire th e p ro fe s ­ s io n a l s k ills an d ju d g m e n t o f th e d e n tis t a n d a re c o n s is te n t w ith s ta te

A D A M E M B E R S R E T IR E M E N T PLAN (Equity and Fixed Income Account Statistics) July 31, 1972 Aug 31, 1972* Equity Account 1,744,766 Number of Units 1,772,389 Unit Value $14.29 $14.76 Total Equity Account $24,941,000 $26,157,000 Fixed Income Account $4,718,000 $4,875,000 $29,659,000 $31,032,000 Total Fund ‘ Latest date figures available

d e n ta l p ra c tic e a c ts .” O n c lo s e d p a n e ls T h e B o a rd a ls o : — V o te d a g a in s t re v is in g A D A p o lic y o n c lo s e d p a n e ls, b u t d id re c­ o m m e n d a S o u th e rn C a lifo rn ia D en­ ta l A s s o c ia tio n p ro p o s a l o f e th ic a l s ta n d a rd s f o r c lo s e d p a n e ls, and — R e c o m m e n d e d p o s tp o n in g in ­ d e fin ite ly a p ro p o s e d c h a n g e in S e c tio n 18 o f th e P rin c ip le s o f E th ­ ic s th a t w o u ld a llo w a n n o u n c e m e n t o f lim ita tio n to m o re th a n o n e a re a o f s p e c ia lty p ra c tic e .

G R A N T S OF $99,369 G IV E N BY A D A H EALTH F O U N D A T IO N

C H IC A G O : T h e a w a rd in g o f th re e g ra n ts to ta lin g $99,369 w a s vo te d by th e A D A H e a lth F o u n d a tio n a t its m e e tin g A u g 18. In a ll, th e F o u n d a tio n re v ie w e d 17 g ra n t a p p lic a tio n s w h ic h to ta le d $ 5 35 ,9 26 . M e m b e rs o f th e A D A B o a rd o f T ru s te e s a lso se rve as m e m b e rs o f th e F o u n d a tio n B o a rd . A c k n o w le d g in g th a t F o u n d a tio n fu n d s a re la c k in g , th e B o a rd vo te d o n ly th re e re q u e s ts — tw o re n e w a ls a n d o n e n e w g ra n t. T h e F o u n d a ­ tio n B o a rd in d ic a te d it w a s lim itin g a d d itio n a l g ra n ts at th e p re s e n t tim e u n til a v ia b le fu n d -ra is in g p ro g ra m is d e v e lo p e d . T h e fo llo w in g g ra n ts w e re a w a rd ­ ed: — T o th e A D A R e g is try f o r C o n ­ tin u in g E d u c a tio n , a fin a l re n e w a l g ra n t o f $31,000, “ to e ffe c t c o m p le ­ tio n o f th e s tu d y by A u g u s t, 19 74 .” — T o th e U n iv e rs ity o f th e P a c ific

S c h o o l o f D e n tis try in S an F ra n ­ c is c o , a s e c o n d -y e a r re n e w a l g ra n t o f $3 6,26 9 f o r a th re e -y e a r s tu d y o f th e ro le o f th e s p e c ia lly tra in e d d e n ­ ta l a s s is ta n t in th e p riv a te d e n ta l o f­ fic e . — T o th e A D A R e se a rch In s titu te , a n e w g ra n t o f $ 3 2 ,1 0 0 f o r a s tu d y o f ra d ia tio n d o s e a n d im a g e q u a lity f o r ra d io g ra p h ic h o ld in g , a lig n in g , a n d s h ie ld in g a c c e s s o rie s . T h e F o u n d a tio n B o a rd p o in te d o u t th a t th is s tu d y w ill ha ve “ h ig h p o te n tia l v a lu e ” to c lin ic a l d e n tis try .

F O R M A T IO N O F TW O M O R E S T A TE -P A C S A N N O U N C E D '

C H IC A G O : T h e N o rth C a ro lin a D e n ­ ta l S o c ie ty an d th e N e w J e rse y D e n ­ ta l A s s o c ia tio n a re th e m o s t re c e n t c o n s titu e n t s o c ie tie s to a n n o u n c e th e fo rm a tio n o f s ta te d e n ta l p o lit i­ cal a c tio n c o m m itte e s . A c c o r d in g to E d w a rd D o n e la n , e x e c u tiv e s e c re ta ry f o r th e A m e r­ ic a n D e n ta l P o litic a l A c tio n C o m m it­ te e , th e s e tw o a d d itio n s b rin g to 24 th e n u m b e r o f a c tiv e state-P A C s.

Annual Session A N N U A L S E S S IO N N O TES

T h e A m e ric a n A c a d e m y o f Im p la n t D e n tis try w ill h o ld its 21 st a n n u a l

im p la n t s e m in a r a t th e St. F ra n c is H o te l in S an F ra n c is c o O c t 26-29. T h e p ro g ra m w ill c o n s is t o f th re e d a y s o f le c tu re s a n d d e m o n s tra ­ tio n s u s in g v is u a l a id s. P ro m in e n t te a c h e rs and p io n e e rs o f n a tio n a l a n d in te rn a tio n a l re n o w n w ill p a r­ tic ip a te in th e p ro g ra m , w h ic h w ill in c lu d e s u c h to p ic s as m e d ic a l and d e n ta l d ia g n o s is , re se a rc h , p r in c i­ p le s o f o c c lu s io n , c ro w n an d b rid g e d e s ig n , h is to lo g y , te c h n iq u e s f o r in ­ s e rtio n o f s u b p e rio s te a l an d b la d e v e n t im p la n ts , e le c tro s u rg e ry w ith im p la n ts , and ca se r e p o rts a n d ta b le c lin ic s . A fe e o f $110 w ill b e c h a rg e d n o n ­ m e m b e rs , and c h e c k s — p a y a b le to th e A m e ric a n A c a d e m y o f Im p la n t D e n tis try — s h o u ld be s e n t to T h e o ­ d o re C. Lee, T re a s u re r, 291 G ea ry St, S an F ra n c is c o 94102. T h e P ast T ru s te e s C lu b o f th e A D A w ill h o ld its a n n u a l m e e tin g and lu n c h e o n O c t 30 in th e G re e n R o o m o f th e F a irm o n t H o te l a t 12:30 PM . T h e In te rn a tio n a l C o lle g e o f D e n ­ tis ts w ill h o ld its fu n c tio n s a t th e San F ra n c is c o H ilto n H o te l. A m o n g key s c h e d u le d e v e n ts are B o a rd o f R e g e n ts (USA S e c tio n ) m e e tin g , O c t 27, 9 A M ; c o n v o c a ­ tio n (Im p e ria l B a llro o m ), O c t 28, 1 PM ; s o c ia l h o u r, O c t 28, 6:30 PM ; b a n q u e t (C o n tin e n ta l B a llro o m ), O c t 28, 7:3 0 PM ; e x e c u tiv e c o u n ­ c il, C o lle g e -a t-la rg e , O c t 30, 9 A M ; a n d d e p u ty re g e n ts ’ b re a k fa s t, O c t 31, 7 AM . T h e H a rva rd D e n ta l A lu m n i A s s o c i­

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a tio n w ill m e e t at th e F a irm o n t H o te l O c t 30 fr o m 5-7 PM . Paul H. G ilp a tric , P ru d e n tia l C e n te r, S u ite 4318, B o s to n 02116, is th e h o s p ita l­ ity c h a irm a n . Four d e n ta l fr a te rn itie s — A lp h a O m e g a , D e lta S ig m a D elta, X i Psi P hi, an d Psi O m e g a — w ill h o ld th e ir th ir d c o m b in e d b a n q u e t O c t 30 a t 8 PM at th e E m p re s s o f C h in a in C h in a to w n . T h e b a n q u e t w ill c o n ­ s is t o f a n in e -c o u rs e C h in e s e d in n e r w ith w in e , fa v o rs , a n d e n te rta in ­ m e n t. T ic k e ts in lim ite d n u m b e r a re a v a ila b le fro m e a ch o f th e fr a te r n i­ tie s. In a d d itio n , Psi O m e g a fra te rn ity w ill h o ld its a n n u a l m e e tin g at th e H o te l S t. F ra n c is O c t 28-30. F o r in fo rm a tio n a b o u t e ith e r th e C h in a to w n b a n q u e t o r th e Psi O m e ­ ga m e e tin g , c o n ta c t E d w a rd M. G ro sse , 1030 L in c o ln A ve, P ro s p e c t P a rk, Pa 19076:

M ichigan

Florida D elegates

A lte rn a te s

B a rre tt, C h a rle s E., 619 N C o ve B lvd ,

J o h n s o n , V e rn o n K., 112 S T e n th St,

P an a m a C ity 32401 P a ttis h a ll, H a ro ld B., Jr., 437 St. J a m e s B ld g , J a c k s o n v ille 32202 B e a ttie , J a c k R., 618 E S o u th St, O rla n d o 32801 B e ll, Les'lie B., 1911 N F la g le r Dr, W est P alm B e a c h 33407 A c k e l, Fred J., 2 6 55 E O a k la n d P ark B lvd , F o rt L a u d e rd a le 33306 S u tn ic k , S ta n le y , 605 L in c o ln Rd,

E s c a n a b a 4982 9 C o o p e r, H u g h , J r., 4 2 5 E W a s h in g ­ to n St, A n n A rb o r 4810 8 S triffle r, D a vid F., 2217 V in e w o o d B lvd , A n n A rb o r 4810 4

M ia m i B e a ch 3313 9 C o le , R o b e rt J., 511 76 th A ve, St. P e te rs b u rg B e a ch 33706 H e hn , R o g e r M ., 2 0 47 P a rk St, J a c k ­ s o n v ille 3220 4 C o le m a n , G e o rg e J., 120 A lh a m b ra Plaza, C o ra l G a b le s 33134 F ain , C h a rle s W ., Jr., 320 H a rvey St, D a y to n a B e a c h 32018 H u g h le tt, R o b e rt B., 5420 F lo rid a Ave, T a m p a 33 60 4

A lte rn a te s M ayo , W a lla c e C., 901 N 12th Ave, P e n s a c o la 32501 S te a d m a n , G o rd o n W ., 2549 P a rk St,

A D D IT IO N S , C H A N G E S LIS TED FO R H O U S E OF D ELEG A TES

C H IC A G O : F o llo w in g a re a d d itio n s a n d c h a n g e s in th e lis t o f m e m b e rs o f th e A D A H o u se o f D e le g a te s to th e 11 3th a n n u a l s e s s io n in San F ra n c is c o O c t 29 -N o v 2:

A rk a n s a s D elegates S itze s, L e s te r M., 1819 M ain St, H o p e 71801 B o lle n , F red R., 517 D o n a g h e y B ld g , L ittle R o c k 72201 J a c k s o n , L e h m a n D., 1910 R o g e rs A ve, F o rt S m ith 72901

A lternates D u ke , Ja m e s E., PO B o x 17, T e x ­ a rk a n a 75501 F o w le r, C h a rle s W ., 5326 W M a rk ­ ha m , L ittle R o c k 72205 B ra s h e a rs , D on E., 115 W C a rp e n te r, B e n to n 72015

J a c k s o n v ille 32 20 4 E a rle , L e w is S., 255 N L a k e m o n t Ave, W in te r P a rk 32789 K e n w a rd , F ra n k M., 3138 C o m m o ­ d o re Plaza, C o c o n u t G ro v e 33133 S te w a rt, J o h n A., 2500 F irs t A ve N, S t. P e te rs b u rg 33713 R o s e n b lu th , M o rto n , 1100 NE 163rd St, N o rth M ia m i B e a ch 33162 Y o u n g e r, C h a rle s J., 1008 C le a rv ie w Ave, T a m p a 33609 S c h w a rtz , J. L e o n , 201 W P la tt, T a m p a 33606 F ryar, E rn e st, J r., 2550 A lo m a A ve, W in te r P a rk 3278 9 C o sp e r, J a m e s W ., Jr., 152 A lh a m b ra C irc le , C o ra l G a b le s 33134 W e g m a n n , G. W illia m , 4330 W B ro ­ w a rd B lvd , F o rt L a u d e rd a le 33314

Id ah o A lte rn a te s S o'nius, D o n a ld , 155 B lu e La kes B lvd N, T w in F a lls 83301 K ern , S ta n le y, 529 B ro a d w a y A ve S, B u h l 83316

C aliforn ia A lte rn a te Lu ca s, H enry, Jr., F ra n k lin H o s p ita l M e d ic a l B ld g , S an F ra n c is c o 94114

M a s s a c h u s e tts A lte rn a te Falla, W illia m S., L e w is Bay H y a n n is 02601

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Rd,

M ississippi D elegate P e rk in s , P e te r B., 206 W G reen, H a z le h u rs t 39083

N ew H am p sh ire A lte rn a te J o h n s o n , D o n a ld E., 16 H ig h St, P e te rb o ro u g h 03 45 8

N orth C aro lin a D elegates A ld rid g 'e , M. W „ 1800 W 5th St, G re e n v ille 27834 A u s tin , E d w a rd U., 1938 R a n d o lp h Rd, C h a rlo tte 28207 C o ffe y , R a lp h D., PO B o x 693, M o rg a n to n 28655 J o h n s o n , J o s e p h M ., 426 K in g St, L a u rin b u rg 28352 L in d a h l, R oy L., U n iv e rs ity o f N o rth C a ro lin a S c h o o l o f D e n tis try , C h a p e l H ill 27514 M e d lin , E. M „ PO B o x 176, A b e r­ d e e n 28315 R o b e rts , P e a rce , Jr., D o c to rs B ld g , S u ite 410, A s h e v ille 28801

Alternates S h a n k le , R o b e rt J., U n iv e rs ity of N o rth C a ro lin a S c h o o l of D e n ­ tis try , C h a p e l H ill 2 7 5 1 4 B re e la n d , W a d e H ., B re e la n d B ld g , B e lm o n t 2 8 0 1 2 C u lb re a th ' F. H ., 4 3 0 4 P a rk R d , S u ite 200, C h a rlo tte 2 8209 H g rre ll, J a m e s A ., P O B o x 8 5 8 , E lk in 28621 H a s ty, F re d e ric k G ., 3401 M e lro s e R d , F a y e tte v ille 2 8 3 0 4 L itto n , R o b e r t B ., P O B o x 1 3 46 , S h e lb y 2 8150 S p illm a n , J. H a rry , 140 L q c k la n d A ve, W in s to n -S a le m 27103

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Alternates H o w a r d , B e r n e , 6 2 2 4 N E H a ls e y S t, P o rtla n d 9 7 2 1 3 A le x a n d e r , W illi a m E ., 1 4 0 0 M ill S t, E u g e n e 97401

P a n am a C a n a l Z o n e

Delegate B lo s s , J a m e s L ., P S C 5 1 2 1 , A P O , N ew Yo rk 09020

D i x o n , R o b e r t B ., 1 4 0 1 R io G r a n d e , A u s tin 78701 C o w a r d , B y r o n N ., 2431 M o r g a n A ve , C o r p u s C h ris ti 7 8 4 0 5 B e ll, R o y W ., Jr., 9 7 0 9 K a ty R d , H o u ston 77024 V e a le , J . B ., Jr., 1 3 0 4 N C o ffe e , Pam pa 79065 K e n n e d y , L. M ., P O B o x 6 4 5 2 8 , D a l­ la s 7 5 2 0 6 M a b e rry , R o b e rt T ., 2 3 2 2 N M a in , Fort W o rth 7 6 1 0 6 M in to n , M o rr is S ., 4 0 1 S T e n n e s s e e , M c K in n e y 75069 M o a k , F r a n k E ., J r ., 4 5 0 0 L a k e w o o d D r, S a n A n to n io 7 8 2 2 0 S o rr e ls , H . M ., 4 6 6 0 B e e c h n u t , H o u ston 77035 C lifto n , J a c k H ., P O B o x 1522, N a c o g d o c h e s 75961 P a w e le k , C la u d e A ., 2 6 1 6 W e s tg a te D r, H o u s to n 7 7 0 0 6 S im m o n s , J a m e s H ., 5 2 2 5 W F re e ­ w ay, Fort W o rth 76107 W a lk e r , J a c k N ., 211 S R iv e r S t, S e ­ q u in 7 8 1 5 5 B e s c h , E . H ., 3 3 8 N o r t h a v e n D r, S a n A n to n io 78229

C o u n t s , J o e H ., 3 8 3 8 H illc ro ft, H o u s ­ to n 77027 C a rtw rig h t, O . V ., P O B o x 171, G r a n d P ra irie 7 5 0 5 0

V irginia

Delegate T r a y n h a m , W illia m H ., J r., 1 1 2 0 W M e rc u ry B lvd , H a m p to n 2 3 3 6 3

Alternate H e n d e r s o n , M y r o n E ., 3 0 9 M e d ic a l A rts B ld g , R o a n o k e 24011

W e s t V irginia

Alternates M e n d e n h a l l , J a m e s D ., 2 6 th & D u d ­ le y, P a r k e r s b u r g 2 6 1 0 1 B r id g e m a n , R o b e r t B ., M a in & M c E Id o w n e y A v e , N e w M a rtin s ville 26155 C o p h e r, H a rry O ., 1 3 0 6 K a n a w h a B lvd E, C h a rle s to n 25301

W yom ing

Alternate H ic k m a n , W . J., 2 2 0 0 L o g a n A v e , C h e y e n n e 82001

Alternates P u erto Rico

Delegates V e v e , G in o E ., P O B o x 9 0 2 3 , S a n tu rce 00908 N o y a , C a rlo s J., 9 0 4 J o s e M a rti St, M ira m a r, S a n tu rc e 00 90 7 .

Alternates R o d r ig u e z , H e r m a n A ., E s c u e la d e O d o n to lo g ia , S a n Ju a n 00901 M u n e r a , J o s e A ., E d ific io C la u d e lls V illa S t, P o n c e 0 0 7 3 1

R hode Islan d

Alternate U n d e rh ill, H e rb e rt J., Jr., 4 5 7 5 P o s t R d, East G re e n w ic h 02818

Tennessee

Alternate M ille r, H . F r a n k lin , 8 4 3 M t M o r ia h at P ark, M e m p h is 3 8 11 7

Texas

Delegates W ils o n , J o h n C ., 2 2 2 W A rc h e r, Jacksbo ro 76056 W illia m s , P. E a rle , 1 2 0 8 M e d ic a l A rts B ld g , D a lla s 7 5 2 0 1 W ilb a n k s ,- J o h n D ., 1501 A r iz o n a , 1 1 -C , El P a s o 7 9 9 0 2

M a y e r, T u lly A ., 1 2 9 E C a ffe ry , P h a rr 78577 M c W illia m s , R . O ., 1 8 9 7 P e c o s St, S a n A n g e lo 76901 R o b b in s , G e o r g e B ., M e m o r ia l P ro ­ fe s s io n a l B ld g , H o u s t o n 7 7 0 0 2 W e a th e ra ll, J o h n T ., 1 1 2 4 14th S t N, T e x a s C ity 7 7 5 9 0 B rid g f o r d , B illy B ., 4 4 6 W a ln u t, C o lo ra d o C ity 7 9 5 1 2 Z a p p e , H. A rth u r, P O B o x 519, M in ­ eral W e lls 7 6 0 6 7 L a m b , R o b e rt E ., 5 4 1 4 F o re s t L a n e , D a lla s 7 5 2 3 4 W illia m s , T h o m a s R ., 1 1 2 L u t te r lo h , G a te s v ille 7 6 5 2 8 C a rrik e r, E . H ., 5 1 5 3 R iv e r O a k s B lvd , F o rt W o rth 7 6 1 1 4 L e w is , C h a rle s G ., P O B o x 439, M u le s h o e 79347 R u t h e r f o rd , J o s e p h H ., 2 2 2 3 A u s t in A ve , W a c o 76701 M u r p h e y , P h e lp s J., 3 7 0 2 F a irm o u n t, D a lla s 7 5 2 1 9 H ig h t o w e r , H a ro ld B ., 2 0 5 N M a g ­ d a le n , S a n A n g e lo 76901 M ills , D o n a ld E ., 4 3 3 0 S A la m e d a , C o r p u s C h ris ti 7 8 4 1 2 G l e n n , W i l l i a m L ., J r . , 2 6 0 1 B r o a d ­ w a y, G a lv e s to n 7 7 55 0

Dental Education M EHARRY DENTAL STUDENT S T U D IE S A T H A R V A R D

B O S T O N : R u th A n d e r s o n , a ju n io r at M e h a rry M e d ic a l C o lle g e S c h o o l o f D e n t i s t r y , s p e n t 2Vi m o n t h s t h i s s u m m e r at th e H a rv a rd S c h o o l of D e n ta l M e d ic in e s tu d y in g p e d o d o n tic s a n d c o m m u n it y d e n tis try . M i s s A n d e r s o n is t h e f ir s t d e n t a l stu d e n t to b e e x c h a n g e d u n d e r a c o o p e ra tiv e p ro g ra m of th e H a rv a rd M e d ica l S c h o o l a n d th e S c h o o l of D e n ta l M e d ic in e w ith th e ir c o u n te r­ p a rts at M e h a r ry a n d H o w a r d u n i­ ve rs itie s . S h e s p e n t t w o d a y s a w e e k a t t h e C h i l d r e n ’s H o s p i t a l i n B o s t o n , u n d e r th e s u p e rv is io n of E d w a rd A . S w e e n e y , a s s o c ia te p ro fe s s o r of p e d ia tric d e n tis try at H a rv a rd , a n d th re e d a ys a w e e k at th e M a rth a E lio t F a m ily C e n t e r u n d e r t h e s u p e r ­ v is io n o f W illis S a n d e r lin , c lin ic a l i n s t r u c t o r in d e n t a l e c o l o g y .

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E D U C A T IO N A L O P P O R T U N IT IE S

RESIDENCIES ■ The C a th o lic M edical C enter of B ro o klyn and Queens, w hose de­ p a rtm e n t o f d e n tistry is affilia te d w ith F airleigh D ickin so n U niversity denta l s ch o o l, is a cce p tin g a p p lica ­ tio n s fo r a tw o -yea r residency p ro ­ gram in oral p a th o lo g y fo r July 1, 1973. T his p rog ram has the partial p ro ­ visio n a l approval o f th e ADA C oun­ cil on Dental E d uca tio n and is u n der th e d ire c tio n o f a d ip lo m a te of the A m erican B oard o f Oral P athology. It w ill q u a lify th e train e e fo r exam ­ in a tio n and c e rtific a tio n by the Board. The p o sitio n carries a com ­ petitive annual stipend and livingo u t a llow ance. A p p lic a tio n s are invited fro m stu­ d e nts o f high s ch o la s tic back­ g ro u n d w ho possess docu m e n te d in te re st in oral p a th o lo g y and the

e q u ivale n t of p o std o cto ra l tra in in g o f one year. For a p p lica tio n and o th e r data, w rite Harry Lum erm an, D irector, Oral P a thology Residency P rogram , D epartm ent of D entistry, C a th o lic M edical C enter of B ro o k ­ lyn and Queens, 88-25 153 St, Ja­ m aica, NY 11432. ■ An approved residency in pedod o n tic s is offered at the U niversity o f Nebraska M edical C enter in Om a­ ha. The pro g ra m is an extension of p e d o d o n tic gra d u a te studies from the U niversity o f Nebraska C ollege o f D entistry in L in co ln . Situated in a h o spital e n viro n m e n t, th e res­ id e n cy is designed to provide spe­ c ia lty tra in in g in p e d o d o n tics and to m eet re q u ire m e n ts fo r c e rtific a ­ tio n by the A m erican Board of Pedo­ d o n tic s . T w e n ty -fo u r m onths are spent in

c lin ic a l tra in in g , sem inars, rounds, and co n fe re n ce s at the M edical C enter. A d d itio n a l course w o rk is taken w ith the p e d o d o n tic g raduate s tu d e n ts at the dental sch o o l. The tw o -ye a r p ro g ra m meets the re­ q u ire m e n ts of the ABP; a th ird year o f stu d y is necessary to co m p lete re q u ire m e n ts fo r a m aster o f sci­ ence in d e n tistry degree. All course w o rk ta k e n d u rin g th e firs t tw o years is cre d ite d to w a rd th e degree and a variety o f research o p p o rtu n itie s are available in th e c lin ic a l o r basic sci­ ences. A stipend o f $9,400 is paid fo r the firs t year, and $10,000 fo r the sec­ ond. T e xtb o o ks are part o f the res­ id e n t’s expense. To be e lig ib le , a p p lic a n ts m ust be graduates of an a ccre d ite d dental sch o o l and have achieved a satis­ fa c to ry s c h o la s tic record. R equests fo r a d d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n and ap­ p lic a tio n fo rm s should be d irected to Jo h n F. S im on, Jr., D epartm ent of P ediatrics, U niversity o f Nebraska M edical Center, 42nd and Dewey, Om aha, Neb 68105. A p p lic a tio n s sh o u ld be co m p le t­ ed and received by Dec 15. N o tifica ­ tio n o f a cceptance w ill be m ade by M arch 15. R esidency begins July 1, 1973. ■ The C h ild re n ’s H ospital o f P hila­ d e lp hia , a ffilia te d w ith the U niver­ sity o f P ennsylvania, is a cce p tin g a p p lic a tio n s fo r a tw o-year dental residency b e g in n in g July 1, 1973. The residency provides tra in in g in all phases o f p e d o d o n tics, and is approved by the ADA. It w ill q u alify th e a p p lic a n ts to apply fo r exam ina­ tio n and c e rtific a tio n by the A m er­ ican Board of P edodontics. A p p li­ cants should be graduates of ap­ proved dental schools. F u rth e r in fo rm a tio n and a p p lica ­ tio n s can be o b tained by w ritin g to M anuel M. A lbum , D ire cto r o f Den­ tal Services, The C h ild re n ’s H ospital o f P h iladelphia, 1740 B a in b rid g e St, P h iladelphia, 19146.

The Louisiana legislature recently passed a resolution for the adoption of a dental disease pre­ vention program at the appropriate levels of the state public school system. This action fol­ lowed testimony before the legislative health committee in Baton Rouge by Edgar Cohen, Ben J. Legett, Jr., and Colonel J. Wallace (seated, from left). Standing are Sen Charles Smither (left) and Rep Tom Casey of Louisiana. 812 ■ NEWS OF DENTISTRY / JADA, Vol. 85, October 1972

■ M em orial H ospital fo r C ancer and A llie d Diseases an n o u n ce s a tw oyear residency in p ro s th o d o n tic s s ta rtin g July 1, 1973.

Lancelot Brown (right), 1952 graduate of Howard University College of Dentistry, visits his alma mater and is greeted by Dean Joseph L. Henry. Dr. Brown is a member of parliament, Portof-Spain, Trinidad.

T his accre dite d prog ra m w ill o f­ fe r tra in in g in general p ro sth o d o n tics, m a xillo fa cia l prosthesis, and a th o ro u g h basic science review. Em­ phasis w ill be placed on to ta l p a tie n t care. The basic stipend is a p p ro x im a te ­ ly $13,000 per year and may be in ­ creased on the basis o f p rio r tra in ­ ing and num be r o f dependents. Pre­ vio us ro ta tin g dental in te rn sh ip s a n d /o r com pleted m ilita ry service are preferred prerequisites. For fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n , w rite Jam es B. Lepley, C hief, Dental Ser­ vice, M em orial H ospital fo r C ancer and A llied Diseases, 444 E 68th St, New Y o rk City, 10021. INTERNSHIP ■ P rovidence H ospital o f W ashing­ ton, DC, is o ffe rin g a one-year ro ta t­ ing in te rn sh ip be g inn in g July 1, 1973. All phases of dentistry, in c lu d ­ ing general anesthesia and o rth ­ o d o n tics, w ill be stu die d . The s ti­ pend p e r annum is $9,400. For a d d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n and a p p lica tio n , w rite Jesse Blatt, C hair­ man, D epartm ent o f D entistry, P rov­ idence H ospital, 1150 V arnum St, NE, W ash in gton, DC 20017. ADVANCED PROGRAM ■ The S chool of D entistry, V irg in ia C om m onw e alth U niversity, an­ nounces c o n tin u a tio n o f its PhD program . T ra in in g tow ard the PhD is avail­

able in m icro b io lo g y, physiology, anatom y, and pha rm a colo g y. G rad­ uate stu d e n ts are e n rolled fu ll-tim e in the s ch o o l of basic sciences and gra d u a te studies o f the university. C o lla b o ra tive c lin ic a l research p ro j­ ects w ith the dental fa c u lty are en­ couraged. A p p lic a n ts should have c o m p le t­ ed the DDS o r the DMD degree, and a p p lic a tio n s are now being a cce p t­ ed fo r Ju ly 1,1973. For a d d itio n a l in ­ fo rm a tio n , w rite R aym ond P. W hite, Jr., M edical C ollege o f V irg in ia , S chool of D entistry, Health S ci­ ences D ivision, V irg in ia C o m m o n ­ w ealth U niversity, 520 N 12th St, R ichm ond, Va 23219.

SLATE LECTURE SERIES AT NYU ON PERIODONTICS

NEW YORK CITY: In a le ctu re series th is fall at New Y ork U niversity C o l­ lege of D entistry, “ C u rre n t and ad­ vanced th in k in g in p e rio d o n tic s ” w ill be discussed by sp e cia lists fro m six dental schools. The seven lectures, a ccre d ite d by the A cadem y o f General D entistry, w ill be given at the NYU B ro o kd a le Dental C enter betw een O ct 3 and Jan 16, a c c o rd in g to G erald S. W ank, c lin ic a l associate p ro fe sso r o f p e rio d o n tic s at NYU, w h o is the ch a irm a n of the series.

Speakers and su b je cts are as fo l­ low s: O ct 3, Henry G oldm an, dean, B os­ to n U niversity S ch o o l o f D entistry, “ E tio lo g y of p e rio d o n ta l d ise a se ’’; O ct 11, A bram Chasens, c h a ir­ man, d e p a rtm e n t of p e rio d o n tic s , Fairleigh D ickin so n C ollege o f Den­ tistry, “ T re a tm e n t p la n n in g ” ; O ct 18, A llan F o rm ico la , c h a ir­ man, d e p a rtm e n t o f p e rio d o n tic s , New Jersey C ollege o f M e d icin e and D entistry, “ P re lim in a ry therapyscaling, cure tta g e , and related m o d a litie s ” ; Nov 8, Irving G lickm a n , chairm an, de p a rtm e n t o f p e rio d o n tic s , T u fts U niversity, “ O c c lu s io n ” ; Nov 29, W illia m C in o tti, ch a irm a n , d e p a rtm e n t of rem ovable p ro s th e ­ sis, New Jersey C ollege of M ed­ ic in e and D entistry; A rth u r G rieder, c o -ch a irm a n ; and Carl S p rin g ob , associate pro fe sso r, “ P sych o lo ­ g ica l im p lic a tio n s of p e rio d o n ta l p ro s th e s is ” ; Dec 13, S. S igm und S tahl, c h a ir­ man, d e p a rtm e n t o f p e rio d o n tic s, NYU, “ A dvanced th e ra p y -p e rio d o n ­ tal s u rg e ry ” ; and Jan 10, R obert G ottsegen, c h a ir­ man, d e p a rtm e n t of p e rio d o n tic s , C o lu m b ia U n iversity S ch o o l of Den­ tal and Oral Surgery, to p ic to be announced. The lectures are planned fo r the general p ra c titio n e r and p e rio d o n ­ tal sp e cia list to a p p rise b oth of the latest tre n d s in th e fie ld . For a d d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n , c o n ­ ta c t Dr. W ank, New Y o rk U niver­ sity C ollege o f D entistry, B ro o kd a le Dental Center, 421 First Ave, New Y o rk City, 10010.

COSBY, CREST DONATIO NS SUPPORT AFDE PROGRAM

CHICAGO: The A m erican Fund fo r de n ta l E d ucation has received $100,000 fo r its new s tu d e n t loan pro g ra m . B ill Cosby, com edian and actor, has donated $50,000 to the p ro ­ g ra m — a sum w h ic h represents in ­ com e Cosby has received in th e past

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fo r th e o v e ra ll p r o g r a m , m a k in g s o m e $ 5 m illio n in lo a n s a v a ila b le . T h e l o n g - r a n g e g o a l is t o r a i s e $ 3 m i l l i o n in l o a n d e p o s i t f u n d s w h i c h w o u ld e n la rg e th e a m o u n t o f lo a n s a v a ila b le to $ 3 0 m illio n .

F A M IL Y G IF T TO A ID USC D E N T A L S T U D E N T S

Checks in the amount of $50,000 each were presented to AFDE President Alvin Morris (center) by entertainer Bill Cosby (second from left) and Paul Flory, manager, Crest Professional Ser­ vices Division, Procter & Gamble Co. in Los Angeles where Cosby is taping his new television series. The contributions were made in support of AFDE’s new guaranteed loan program for dental students. Others shown are Colin Glenn (left), UCLA senior dental student, and Joseph Collins III, USC sophomore dental student.

L O S A N G E L E S : A g ift fro m th e fa m i­ ly o f A l b e r t D. C o l b y o f H a n f o r d , C a lif, w ill h e lp to s o lv e th e fin a n c ia l p ro b le m s o f m o re th a n te n s tu d e n ts e a c h y e a r , in p e r p e t u i t y , a t t h e U n i ­ ve rs ity o f S o u th e r n C a lifo rn ia d e n ­ ta l s c h o o l. A c c o r d i n g t o J o h n I. I n g l e , U S C d e n ta l d e a n , s c h o la r s h ip s a n d lo a n s

y e a r f r o m h is r o l e in C r e s t c o m m e r ­ c ia ls . T h is to ta l h a s b e e n m a tc h e d b y a n o th e r $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 f r o m C re s t P ro ­ fe s s io n a l S e rv ic e s D iv is io n , P r o c te r & G a m b le , m a n u fa c tu r e r s o f C re s t to o th p a s te . A c c e p tin g b o th c h e c k s at C B S s t u d i o s i n L o s A n g e l e s w a s A l v i n L. M o rris , A F D E p re s id e n t. A ll m o n ie s c o n t r i b u t e d to t h e A F D E p ro g ra m p ro d u c e lo a n fu n d s o n a 10 t o 1 b a s is ; t h e r e f o r e , th e $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 c o n t r ib u tio n w ill p r o d u c e $1 m i l l i o n in s t u d e n t l o a n f u n d s f o r d e n ta l s tu d e n ts . T h e lo a n p r o g r a m — in e f f e c t s in c e S e p te m b e r — w ill u s e $ 5 6 ,0 0 0 o f th e C o sb y-C re st m oney d u rin g th e 1 9 7 2 -1 9 7 3 a c a d e m ic year. T h is w ill be d is trib u te d to th e 56 a c c re d ite d d e n t a l s c h o o l s in t h e U n it e d S ta te s — m a k in g a to ta l o f $ 5 6 0 ,0 0 0 a v a il­ a b l e in l o a n s t o d e n t a l s t u d e n t s . T h e b a la n c e w ill b e c o m e a v a ila b le n e x t y e a r, a lo n g w ith in c o m e fr o m lo a n re p a y m e n ts fro m d e n ta l s tu d e n ts w h o have g ra d u a te d an d b e g u n p ra c tic e . U n d e r th e C o s b y -C re s t p o rtio n o f th e A F D E p r o g r a m , p re fe re n c e w ill b e g iv e n to n e e d y s tu d e n ts w h o s e f a m il y in c o m e d o e s n o t e x c e e d $ 1 5 ,0 0 0 a n n u a lly . T h e i n i t i a l g o a l is t o r a i s e $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0

The Metropolitan Denver Dental Society recently contributed more than 250 dental reference books and periodicals to the University of Colorado School of Dentistry library. The dental library will be housed in the School of Medicine library at the CU Medical Center. Shown looking over one of the books are (from left) Leslie R. Burrows, dean of the dental school; Richard D. Zallen, chairman, library committee, Metropolitan Denver Dental Society; and Frank B. Rogers, librarian, CU Medical Center. NEW S OF D ENTISTRY / JADA, V o l. 85, O c to b e r 1972 ■ 8 1 5

w ill be fin anced by incom e fro m tw o tru s ts — one established by Dr. C o l­ by and his fa th e r and the second by Dr. C olby and his w ife, Grace. The g ifts are set up as perpetual trusts, th e inco m e to be used at the d is c re ­ tio n o f th e school. Dr. C olby, a spe cialist in oral su r­ gery, rose to th e rank of c o m m a n d er before being d ischarged fro m the Navy in 1946. D uring his service, he pioneered the use of the e xtra o ra l pin fix a tio n in m ending fra c tu re d jaw s. B efore his retirem ent in 1953, Dr. C olby lim ite d his practice to oral su rg e ry and specialized in re d u cin g fra c tu re s of th e jaw and zygom a. Dr. C olby recently said th a t “ we are pleased to m ake th is g ift to USC, as we feel th a t the e d u ca tio n I re­ ceived the re is largely re sponsible fo r a h ig h ly su ccessful p ra c tic e .”

NAMED TO HEAD TWO NEW DENTAL D IVISIO NS

CHAPEL HILL, NC: C hester D oug­ lass and Roscoe M atkin have been named heads o f tw o new ly created d iv isio n s of the d epartm e n t o f den­ tal e co lo gy at th e U niversity of North C arolina S chool of D entistry. Dr. M atkin, w h o fo rm e rly was on the sta ff o f the ADA C o u n cil on Den­ tal E ducatio n, is in charge o f the d ivisio n o f a u xilia ry pro g ra m s and p ra ctice m anagem ent, w h ile Dr. D ouglass is head of the d iv is io n o f c o m m u n ity health and behavioral sciences.

William D. McCarthy (second from right) and William H. Hiatt (right) recently received the “ Honor Maximus” award from the Metropolitan Denver Dental Society. The award is given annually for outstanding contribution to the dental profession. Making the presentation of the awards are Miles R. Markley (left) and L. G. Cody of the society.

New Y o rk Dental M eeting to be held at the New Y o rk S ta tle r H ilton Dec 4-8. S ponsored by the P irst and Sec­ ond D is tric t dental societies repre­ senting m ore than 7,000 de n tists in New York, th e m eeting— expected to a ttra c t m ore than 20,000 dentists and allied p ra c titio n e rs fro m the

U nited States and a b ro a d — is the w o rld ’s largest de n ta l e d u ca tio n sem inar. H arold Gelb is th is ye a r’s general chairm an. S p e cia l session A c u p u n c tu re w ill be treated at a special m idw eek s c ie n tific session presided over by Frank Field, sci-

Dental Societies NEW YORK DENTAL MEETING TO DISCUSS ACUPUNCTURE

NEW YORK CITY: The s u b je ct of a cu p u n ctu re , th e ancient o riental m ethod o f anesthesia th a t has re­ cently received m uch p u b lic ity , w ill be one o f th e features at th e G reater

Erik Olsen (second from left), executive director of the Academy of General Dentistry, con­ gratulates recipients of the outstanding senior dental student award presented by the Southern California chapter from each of the three Southern California dental schools. Others (from left) are Tsujio Kato, SCAGD vice-president and awards chairman; Gordon B. Garrett, awardee from the University of Southern California; Dennis J. Day, awardee from the University of California at Los Angeles; James L. Saline, II, awardee from Loma Linda University; and Duncan Wallace, SCAGD president. Each of the honored students also received a check for $100. N EW S OF D E N TISTR Y / JADA, V o l. 85, O c to b e r 1972 ■ 819

m u lti-h o u r sem inars, 15 registered clin ics, 21 essays, 2 special clin ics, 61 ta b le de m o n s tra tio n s , 48 p ro je c t­ ed clin ics, 31 c lin ic ia n s at the Luncheon fo r L e a rning, and 54 visual e d u ca tio n film s . All e d u ca tio n a l p re se n ta tio n s w ill be a ccre d ite d by the A cadem y of General D entistry. Ladies' e n te rta in m e n t

The Pierre Fauchard Academy will hold its fourth Memorial Lecture Luncheon Oct 30 at 1 PM in the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco. The luncheon will honor the memory of John Ross Callahan, and the essay will be presented by Alvin L. Morris, president of the American Fund for Dental Education. Attendance is by invitation, and each individual attending will receive a com­ memorative embedment such as that shown above.

ence e d ito r of a local te le visio n sta­ tio n . Speakers w ill be Sam uel Ro­ sen, clin ica l pro fe sso r o f o to lo g y (em eritus) at M o u n t Sinai S chool of M edicine, and B laine S. Nashold, Jr., divisio n o f neuro su rg e ry, Emory U niversity. Dr. Rosen a cco m p a n ie d the A m erican table te n n is players to Pe­ king w here he w itnessed surgical pro ced ure s w ith a c u p u n c tu re as the anesthetic. He w ill d iscu ss acu ­ puncture anesthesia in C h in a to d a y, and film s he to o k o f a ctu a l opera­ tio n s w ill be show n. Dr. N a sh o ld ’s rem arks w ill focus on a s c ie n tific ap p ro a ch to acu­ puncture.

dents of eastern dental s c h o o ls w ill be repeated th is year. O ther features of th e w eek-long s c ie n tific pro g ra m presented by p ro m in e n t e d u ca to rs in c lu d e eig h t

U nique system For the firs t tim e, a u n iq ue co m ­ puterized system fo r preventive health care w hich gathers com plete m edical h istory and p e rfo rm s phys­ io lo g ica l te stin g w ill be offered those attend ing. Louis A. S ap orito , w h o w ill as­ sum e the ADA p re sid e n cy early in N ovem ber, w ill extend g re e tin g s at the w e lco m in g lu n ch eo n . The p o p u la r prog ra m of ta b le c lin ­ ics by ju n io r and se n io r d e n ta l stu­ 820

wide, please!", authored by Leroy D. Cagnone (above) for the California Dental Association, is being used by a San Francisco radio station. Questions are being accepted only through the mail. Dr. Cagnone is an assistant dean at the University of the Pacific dental school.

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The special la d ie s ’ e n te rta in m e n t program w ill in c lu d e a guided lec­ tu re to u r o f som e o f New Y o rk ’s d e c o ra to r sh o w ro o m s, lu n ch eon at a fam ous New Y o rk restaurant, and five ta b le clin ic s . M axw ell Maltz, noted p la stic su rg e o n and author, w ill speak at th e la d ie s ’ breakfast on “ The art of c o m m u n ic a tio n .’’ For p ro g ra m s and a d d itio n a l in­ fo rm a tio n , c o n ta c t Helen M. Har­ rison, E xecutive Secretary, G reater New Y o rk Dental M eeting, Room 106-A, S ta tle r H ilto n Hotel, New Y o rk City, 10001.

TECHNIQUES OF DENTAL TEAM M A N A G E M E N T STUDIED

SAN FRANCISCO: M ore than 150 C a lifo rn ia d e n tis ts studied the te ch ­ niques o f dental team m anagem ent recently at the U n ive rsity o f the Pa­ c ific S chool o f D e n tistry in San Francisco. M em bers o f b o th the C a lifo rn ia and S ou th e rn C a lifo rn ia Dental As­ so cia tio ns, as w e ll as d ire c to rs of C a lifo rn ia sch o o ls o f de n ta l hygiene and dental a ssistin g , p a rticip a ted in the three-day “ S ym posium on ex­ panded d u tie s of de n ta l a u x ilia rie s ,” sponsored by the C a lifo rn ia Dental A ssociation. In the p ra c tic e o f team d e ntistry, the d e n tis t— ro vin g am ong three, fo u r, o r even five de n ta l chairs, each manned by an e x p a n d e d -fu n ctio n a u x ilia ry — w o rk s in a m ore o r less m anagerial ca p a city. He perform s only d u tie s re q u irin g a high degree of skill, such as m aking diagnoses, p re s c rib in g d ru g s, c u ttin g tissue, and pre p a rin g a cavity fo r fillin g , w h ile such se co n d a ry tasks as pre-

Members of the California Dental Association recently studied the techniques of dental team man­ agement at a symposium on expanded duties of dental auxiliaries at the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry in San Francisco. Above, staff members of the Division of Dental Health's dental manpower development center In Louisville, Ky, present a demonstration of team den­ tistry. Below, Gerald Murdock, director, dental hygiene program, Shoreline Community College in Seattle, looks on as one of his recent graduates, Kathy Bergstrom, places a Class II amalgam restoration. Dental hygiene students at the Seattle school receive training in expanded duties.

lim in a ry exam in ations, ta kin g and de ve lop in g o f radiog ra p h s, oral health in s tru c tio n , to p ica l flu o rid e a p p lica tio n s, and the preparation and a ctua l pla cem ent of the fillin g m aterials are assigned to his assist­ ants. The sym posium , held by the Di­ visio n of Dental Health at the re­

quest o f the CDA, gave the p a rtic i­ pants a th o ro u g h u n d e rstanding of expanded fu n c tio n dental a u x ilia ­ ries, and show ed how they can be used in various team arrangem ents to increase th e n u m b e r o f patients the d e n tis t can care fo r w ith o u t sac­ rific in g the q u a lity of care. There has been a lo t of m isu n d e r­ standing in the profession about e x p a n d e d -fu n c tio n a u xilia rie s, th e ir fu n c tio n s and u tiliz a tio n , a c c o rd in g to W inston Frenzel, HEW regional dental program d ire c to r and d ire c ­ to r o f th e sym posium . He praised th e C alifo rnia Dental A ssociation fo r its very fo rw a rd -th in k in g approach to th is p roblem . “ These profes­ sional leaders w ill have an o p p o r­ tu n ity to e n co u ra g e fu rth e r devel­ op m e n t o f team d e n tistry w ith in th e ir co m m u n itie s, p a rtic u la rly in relation to g ro u p p ra ctice and in p u b lic c lin ic s w h ic h m ust provide dental services fo r large num bers o f people w ith lim ited professional re­ s o u rce s,” he said. Am ong to p ic s discussed by the sym posium fa c u lty w ere the c u rre n t dental m a n p o w e r situ a tio n and p ro ­ jected dental care dem and, and the

changes being made in dental p rac­ tic e acts th ro u g h o u t the c o u n try in o rd e r to p e rm it the e xp a n sio n of dental a u x ilia ry duties. B ruce Keyw o rth , fo rm e r p re sid e n t o f the St. Paul Dental S ociety and keynote speaker, discussed th e M innesota e xp e rie n ce w ith such le g isla tive activitie s. O th e r speakers in clu d e d Dale R edig, dean, U niversity o f th e P acif­ ic de n ta l s c h o o l; Edwin Ropes, C ali­ fo rn ia State Board of Dental Exam ­ iners; and Edward C am pbell, Divi­ sion o f Dental Health. C lin ica l d e m o n s tra tio n s by m em ­ bers o f the DDH’s d e n ta l m anpow er d e ve lo p m e n t ce n te r in L o u is v ille — w here the co n c e p t o f team d e n tistry o rig in a te d — and d e m o n s tra tio n s by m em bers of team p ro g ra m s of the U niversity o f th e P a cific and S h o re­ lin e C o m m u n ity C ollege gave the co u rse p a rtic ip a n ts an o p p o rtu n ity to observe team d e n tis try in action.

TW O O RAL SURG EO NS EARN RESEARCH AW ARDS

CHICAGO: The C o m m itte e on Re­ search of th e A m erican S o cie ty of Oral S urgeons has chosen a recent N ebraska oral surgery resident and a C a lifo rn ia p ra c titio n e r fo r its 1972 research c o n te st awards. Jam es G. M organ, a gra d u a te of th e U niversity o f N ebraska dental s ch o o l, was awarded firs t prize fo r his study, “ F a c ilita tio n by oxygen of an in d u ced h yp erpyrexia d u rin g general anesthesia in d o g s .” He re­ ce n tly c o m p le te d his three-year res­ idency in oral surgery. Dr. M organ, a m em ber o f Om icro n Kappa U psilon, th e national dental h o n o rs o c ie ty , p re vio u sly had been given the dental s c h o o l’s pros­ th e tic s award. For his w in n in g entry, Dr. M organ w ill receive $500 and a c e rtific a te fro m th e ASOS. He also received ex­ penses to attend and be honored at th e A SO S’ 54th annual m eeting in H ouston, w here he presented his p a p e rd u rin g the s c ie n tific p rogram . R obert L. Pike w on the second

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GEORGIA GROUP SLATES PREVENTION SEM INAR

A T L A N T A :T h e A m e rica n S o c ie ty fo r Preventive D entistry o f G eorgia w ill sp o n so r its firs t tw o -d a y sem inar on preventive d e n tis try Nov 17-18. Don V o llm e rw ill be the featured speaker at the sem inar, w h ic h is title d “ A pra ctica l a p proach to a preventive dental p ro g ra m .” For a d d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n about the sem inar, c o n ta c t R onald M. Dressier, Treasurer, A m erican S oci­ ety fo r Preventive D entistry of G eorgia, 3071 C a m p b e llto n Rd, SW, A tlanta, Ga 30311.

From the four corners of the United States came these delegates to the seminar on pedodontics for the general practitioner, held by the American Society of Dentistry for Children recently in the ADA Headquarters Building. From left: James A. Nelson, Haines, Alaska; John Fujioka, Hono­ lulu; R. W. Bacon, Eustis, Fla; and Alan W. Leathers, Cape Elizabeth, Maine. One general prac­ titioner from each of the 52 ASDC state units was invited to the four-day seminar—expenses paid through a grant from the Procter & Gamble Co.

prize fo r “ The use of surface-de­ ca lcifie d a llo g e n e ic bone fo r restor­ ation of m a n d ib u la r d is c o n tin u ity d e fe cts.” Dr. Pike, an oral surgery p ra c titio n e r in N ew port Beach, C alif, is a 1968 grad uate of th e UCLA dental school and com pleted his oral surgery residency tra in in g at the U niversity o f A labam a in 1971. He subseque ntly com pleted a oneyear jo in t research program sp o n ­ sored by the U niversity of A labam a and UCLA in 1972. W inner o f $200, Dr. Pike likew ise attended the ASOS annual m eeting w here he presented his paper d u r­ ing the s c ie n tific program . He also was honored by the House of Dele­ gates.

AGD CHAPTER TO HOLD CHICAGO SEM INAR FEB 10

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sem inar Feb 10, 1973, at the Pick C ongress Hotel in C hicago. The sem inar precedes by one day the o p e n in g o f th e C hicago Dental Society M id w in te r M eeting, w hich takes place Feb 11-14. The re g istra tio n fee fo r the sem­ in a r is $20 and in clu d e s a luncheon. R eservations may be obtained by sending the re m itta n ce to Henry H. Seifer, 1737 W Howard St, C hicago, 60626.

PROSTHODONTISTS TO MEET IN LAS VEGAS OCT 26-28

LAS VEGAS: The firs t In te rn a tiona l P ro s th o d o n tic C ongress, to be held O ct 26-28 in th e H ilton Hotel in Las Vegas, w ill fea tu re 18 renow ned fo r­ eign dental scie n tists w ho, along w ith 68 a u th o ritie s in th e fie ld of p ro s th o d o n tic s fro m th e United States, w ill present 92 essays. The m eeting is sponsored by the Federation o f P ro s th o d o n tic O rgan­ izations, w ith th e A m erican P ros­ th o d o n tic S o cie ty as host. In a ddi­ tio n to th e la tte r society, o th e r or­ gan izatio n s s p o n s o rin g essayists include: A m erican A cadem y of C rown & B ridge P ro sth o d o n tics, A m erican

Irving M. Rothstein (left) is shown being installed as president of the DC Dental Socity for 19721973 in the presence of his father, Robert J. (center), who is an honorary member of the ADA. At right is Henry J. Heim, outgoing president of the society.

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Among participants in the recent graduation ceremony at the Naval Graduate Dental School for 38 residents were (from left) Col Joe M. Patterson, USAF, DC, office of the surgeon general, USAF; Arthur E. Burns, dean, graduate school of arts and sciences, George Washington Uni­ versity; Rear Adm Bernard B. Forbes, Jr., USN, assistant chief of naval personnel for personnel control; and Capt William C. Wohlfar'h, Jr., commanding officer of the Naval Graduate Dental School. Admiral Forbes gave the key address; Colonel Patterson presented a certificate to an Air Force dental officer enrolled in a first-year residency; and Dr, Burns represented George Washington University since graduates of the school’s first-year residencies in general den­ tistry and specialties now receive the master of science degree in special studies (oral biology) from the university.

E q u ilib ra tio n S ociety, A m erican A cadem y of Im plant D entistry, A m erican A cadem y of M a xillo fa cia l P rosthetics, A m erican A cadem y of P lastics Research D entistry, A m er­ ican Academ y o f R estorative Den­ tistry, A m erican C ollege of P rosth­ o d o n tists, Academ y of D enture P rosthetics, Carl 0 . B ouch e r Prostho d o n tic C onference, C anadian A cadem y of P rosthod on tics, G reat­ er New Y ork Academ y o f P rosth­ o d o n tics, N ortheastern G natholo g ica l S ociety, P acific Coast S o ci­ ety o f P ro stho dontists, and the S outheastern Academ y of P rosth­ odo n tics. R egistratio n w ill open at noon W ednesday, O ct 25. N onm em bers of s p o n so rin g o rg aniza tio n s may registe r at a fee o f $35.

recently fro m active duty. A fte r 31 years o f service, Capt Joseph F. L in k was retired at cere­ m onies at w h ich he was presented

a M e rito rio u s S ervice Medal fo r his “ su p e rb perform ance. .. w h ic h was in stru m e n ta l in p ro m o tin g m any im ­ proved program s. . He also re­ ceived a C e rtifica te o f M erit. C aptain L in k has jo in e d th e staff o f the dental hygiene and dental assistant pro g ra m at Old D om inion U niversity, N o rfo lk, Va. A fte r 21 years o f Navy service, C apt Charles F. Rau was presented w ith the Navy C o m m e n d a tio n Medal fo r his m e rito rio u s service at the Naval Dental C lin ic at N o rfo lk , Va. He is n ow serving as assistant p ro ­ fe sso r in p e rio d o n tic s at the U niver­ sity o f L ouisville. Capt Thom as A. Garm an was pre­ sented th e M e rito rio u s S ervice M ed­ al fo r his p e rfo rm a n ce o f d u tie s at th e Naval Dental C lin ic at N o rfo lk d u rin g his re tire m e n t ce rem onies a fte r 20 years o f Navy duty. He has accepted a p o s itio n as as­ so cia te p ro fe s so r o f re sto ra tive den­ tis try at the S chool of D e n tistry of the M edical C ollege o f G eorgia in A ugusta. For his o u ts ta n d in g service, C m dr

National Defense ANN O U NC E RETIREMENT OF 4 NAVAL OFFICERS

W ASHINGTON, DC: Four m em bers o f the US Navy Dental C orps retired

Dayton D. Krajicek (right), national director of dentistry for the Veterans Administration, Wash­ ington, DC, greets Bernard Joniot, professor of dental prosthesis, University of Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France. Traveling on a French government grant, Dr. Joniot came to the VA because of his interest in articles written by Dr. Krajicek on the use of electromyography in mandibular registrations. He also conferred on the role of the Veterans Administration dental education activities, and dental clinic and operatory design. NEW S OF D ENTISTR Y / JADA, V o l. 85, O c to b e r 1972 ■ 827

Lee A. C ounsell received the Navy C om m e ndation Medal on his recent retirem e nt. He is now serving as as­ sista nt d ire c to r of the Bureau of Dental Health fo r the state o f F lor­ ida.

John C. Greene (right), assistant surgeon general of the US Public Health Service and director of the Division of Dental Health, NIH, was awarded the Public Health Service Meritorious Service Med­ al during a ceremony at the Na­ tional Institutes of Health. Pre­ senting the award is Robert Q. Marston, NIH director.

W. D. LOVE RETIRES; RECEIVES MERIT AWARD

WASHINGTON, DC: A fte r nearly 30 years o f m ilita ry service, Col W illia m D. Love received the Legion o f M erit — w ith the firs t oak leaf c lu s te r a d d ­ ed— at his retirem ent cerem ony Aug 31. He has been deputy assistant su r­ geon general fo r dental services since A u gust 1970. A gradua te of the U niversity of L o u isville dental schoo l In 1943, C olo nel Love was com m issio n e d in the A rm y Dental C orps and served in E urope as a p ro s th o d o n tis t u ntil 1948. He had num erous o th e r as­ signm e nts here and abroad, in c lu d ­ ing th a t o f senior dental a dviser in Korea. C olonel Love, w ho is the son of Maj Gen W alter D. Love, a fo rm e r ch ie f o f the Arm y Dental Corps, co m pleted num erous sh o rt p ro fe s­ sio nal courses and graduated fro m th e C om m and and General Staff C ollege. He w ill resum e his e d u ca ­ tio n to acq u ire a m aster’s degree in p u b lic health planning in p re para­ tio n fo r his second career.

th e a u d iovisu a l e d u ca tio n a l devel­ o p m e n t o ffice . Dr. M itch e ll, w ho received his dental degree fro m the U niversity o f Alabam a in 1954, came to A tla n ta in 1967 as regional dental co n su lta n tfo r th e D ivision o f Dental Health.

E arlier he had been assigned to the D iv is io n ’s h eadquarters in Bethesda, serving in a n u m b e r o f ca p a ci­ tie s — in c lu d in g , fro m 1965 to 1967, associate d ire c to r fo r o p e ra tio n s. In 1971, he received the PHS M e rito r­ ious Service A w ard.

Public Health DR. MITCHELL APPOINTED NMAC DEPUTY DIRECTOR

ATLANTA: George E. M itch e ll, chief o f the o ffice o f au diovisual ed u ca ­ tio n a l de velopm ent in the Bureau of Health M a npow e r E ducation, has been a ppo inte d deputy d ire c to r of the N ational M edical A u diovisual C enter in A tlanta. He w ill co n tin u e to serve in his present p o sitio n w ith

Oral-B Company, Lynn, Mass, donated about 20,000 toothbrushes which were distributed by the American Red Cross to victims of the recent floods in Pennsylvania. Edmond Smith of WilkesBarre reaches for one of the toothbrushes being distributed by Margret C. Dean, food and nutri­ tion consultant of the Red Cross, as his mother looks on. NEW S OF DENTISTR Y / JAD A , V o l. 85, O c to b e r 1972 ■ 831

Members of a newly organized group, the West Coast Dental Schools Directors of Continuing Education, met recently in Vancouver, British Columbia. Pictured (from left) are Ted Hyde, Uni­ versity of British Columbia; James Dunn, Loma Linda University; William Fullenwider, Univer­ sity of Colorado; Douglas Hamilton, University of the Pacific; and Thompson Lewis, University of Washington; with backs to the camera are (from left) Ralph Barnard, UCB; Richard McClellan, Alberta Province; and John Flocken, UCLA.

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d ire c to r o f E x te n s io n ’s c o n tin u in g e d u ca tio n in d e n tistry. S ince it be­ gan nearly 20 m o n th s ago, 32 fo r­ eig n d e n tists have had th e ir p ro fe s­ sional s k ills upgraded to th e p o in t

w here they co u ld meet th e sta n d ­ ards o f the C a lifo rn ia S tate Board of Dental Exam iners. M ost of these d e n tis ts — all of th e m speak at least tw o languages and som e speak m ore— have since begun p ra ctice in areas o f high m i­ n o rity g ro u p p o p u la tio n w h e re th e ir s k ills are u rg e n tly needed. A c c o rd in g to Dr. F locken, “ th is p ro g ra m is n o t de sig ne d ju s t to get th e fo re ig n gra d u a te in the p o sitio n of being able to pass th e state board exam ¡nation. "In s te a d , he e xplained, the g oal is to up g ra d e the s k ills of the d e n tists w h o already w ere prac­ tic in g in o th e r c o u n trie s to the level o f p ra ctice in C a lifo rn ia . 20% o f US d entists Dr. Flocken, w ho has been a de n ­ tis t fo r 30 years, noted th a t, a l­ th o u g h C a lifo rn ia has o n ly 10% of th e n a tio n ’s p o p u la tio n , it has 20% o f its d e n tists. In C a lifo rn ia , there is one d e n tis t fo r every 1,500 people; elsew here in th e co u n try , it is one fo r every 2,300. Som e areas, he a d d ­ ed, may have d e n tis t-to -p a tie n t pop-

UCLA EXTENSION PROGRAM AIDS FOREIGN DENTISTS

LOS ANG ELES: W hen M anuel A l­ varado, 30, le ft E cu a d o r fo r C a li­ fo rn ia in 1968, he was a new ly g ra d ­ uated d e n tis t w h o had yet to p ra c­ tice. Today, he is one o f a h andful of d e n tists in th e co u n try w h o spe­ cialize in using a rtific ia l means to re p a ir shattered faces. Som e o f his p atients are veterans o f V ietnam . W hen M anuel C onde, 61, arrived in th e U nited S tates in 1969, he was a p enniless C uban refugee w ho spoke no E nglish and had a fa m ily to s u p p o rt. Today, he to o operates his ow n d e n ta l p ra c tic e in Los A n­ geles. Both men have one th in g in co m ­ m on: they are g raduates o f an un­ usual UCLA E xtension pro g ra m fo r advanced tra in in g o f fo re ig n d e n ­ tists th a t saves C a lifo rn ia taxpayers th o u sa n d s of d o lla rs a n n u a lly and provides de ntal care w h e re it is needed m ost— in e c o n o m ic a lly de­ pressed and m in o rity areas. T he p ro g ra m , “ G eneral D e n tist­ ry,” is headed by John E. F locken, 832

Favio Vasquez, aided by his wife, Isabelita, examines a patient at the dental facility at the UCLA Extension’s downtown center in Los Angeles. Dr. Vasquez and his wife, who also is a dentist, are from the Philippines.

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E C U M E N IC A L M IS S IO N S T A T IO N S E E K S D EN TISTS

Gus C. Pappas (center) recently spent two months aboard the SS HOPE, famed American hos­ pital ship, in northeast Brazil where he participated in the ship’s medical teaching-treatment mission in Natal. In addition to the treatment of patients, Dr. Pappas was involved in many teaching seminars as well as working with his Brazilian counterpart. Dr. Pappas is a professor at the Ohio State University College of Dentistry.

u la tio n ratios as high as one to 9,000. The firs t UCLA E xtension class fo r fo re ig n d e n tists had 20 stu d e n ts— m ost o f the m C uban refugees. The present class has 64 members. They com e fro m 28 coun trie s, in c lu d in g C uba, G reat B ritain, Egypt, Iran, the P hilip p in e s, S outh A m erica, Greece, India, and Korea. M ore than half of th e class is fem ale, a lthough w om en de n tists m ake up only 1.2% of the to ta l in th e U nited States.

tio n s. He agrees w ith th e p o licy of e levating the p ro fic ie n c y of fo re ig n d e n tists to statew ide standards ra th e r than lo w e rin g requirem ents fo r them .

ROLLA, MO: O peration Friendship, an e cu m e n ica l m ission sta tio n in W estern K ingston, Jam aica, West Indies, was the site fo r a recent fo u rw eek to u r o f du ty fo r G eorge W. Karr, a d e n tis t fro m Rolla. O p e ra tio n Friendship o rig in a lly was started by the M e th od ist ch u rch , b u t now has expanded in to e cu m e n ica l fe llo w s h ip staffed by C a th o lic, Jew ish, M ennonite, M eth­ odist, Presbyterian, Seventh-Day A d ve n tist, and o th e r personnel. The p ro g ra m offered at O peration F rie n d s h ip in clu d e s a th re e -ch a ir dental c lin ic , physician, pharm acy, fa m ily p la n n in g center, ch ild care center, b asic school, tra d e tschool, and w o rs h ip services. A no rm a l to u r of d u ty is tw o w eeks, w ith c lin ic hours fro m 9 AM to 1 PM. All expenses in cu rre d are tax d e d u c tib le , and th is also applies to a w ife o r ch ild re n if they are em ­ ployed as secretary, teacher, dental a ssistant, o r n u rse ’s aid. For m ore in fo rm a tio n o r a p p lica ­ tio n fo rm s fo r a to u r as a m issionary d e n tist, w rite to Dr. Karr, RFD 5, B ox 145, R olla, Mo 65401.

Take various jobs M ost o f the d en tists w o rk at non­ p rofe ssio nal jo b s d u rin g the day and attend classes fro m 6 to 10 p m fo u r n ig h ts a w eek. To su p p o rt them selves and th e ir fam ilies, som e of th e “ s tu d e n ts ” have w orked as gravediggers, busboys, and la b o r­ atory te c h n ic ia n s — even go in g on w elfa re. S om e take up to 60 weeks to co m p le te the dem anding p ro ­ gram , and many w ind up $1,500 to $4,000 in de b t at th e end. Dr. Flocken estim ates that about 99% o f th e fo re ig n de n tists eventu­ ally pass the state board exam ina­

Interdent Corporation recently opened its new headquarters offices in the building above in the Kearny Mesa Industrial Park area of San Diego, Calif. Interdent is a newly formed dental com­ pany marketing and manufacturing internationally.

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G R A N T T O A ID R E S E A R C H ON C L E F T P A L A T E S , LIP S

Dental Research C. L. G A R D N E R A P P O IN T E D TO NEW N ID R P O S IT IO N

BETHESDA: C la ir L. G ardner has been a p pointed associate d ire c to r fo r e xtra m u ra l program s, N ational In stitu te o f Dental Research, ac­ c o rd in g to S e ym o ur J. Kreshover, NIDR d ire cto r. W h ile d ire c tin g th e extram ural program s, Dr. G ard n e r w ill co n tin u e to serve as NIDR d ep u ty d ire c to r. He assum es th e re s p o n s ib ilitie s of T hom as E. M alone, recently se le ct­ ed to be associate d ire c to r fo r e xtra ­ m ural research and tra in in g , NIH. Dr. G ardner fo rm e rly was NIDR associate d ire c to r fo r special p ro ­ gram s and e a rlie r was the in s titu te ’s pro gram p la n nin g o ffic e r. He has been responsible fo r a d m in iste rin g th e special g ra n t s u p p o rt program u n d e r w h ich d enta l research cen­ ters have been established at five m a jo r universitie s in the United States. He also served as a ctin g associ­ ate d ire c to r fo r NIDR extram ural program s. Im m ediately p rio r to jo in in g the NIDR staff, Dr. G ardner was area den tal o ffic e r, USPHS, Indian health

Philip E. Blackerby, a member of the W. K. Kel­ logg Foundation staff for 27 years, has retired from his post as vice-president for programs and as a member of the board of trustees. Dr. Blackerby, a native of Kentucky, joined the Foundation in 1945 as director of the division of dentistry, and from 1956 to 1965 he served as associate general director. He has served as a trustee for 15 years.

area o ffic e , A berdeen, SD. He en­ tered th e PHS in 1955 a fte r receiv­ ing his dental degree fro m Loyola U niversity in New O rleans.

BOSTON: A g ra n t of $196,515 from the John A. H a rtfo rd Foundation, Inc., o f New Y o rk w ill enable re­ search to seek the answ er to the de­ v e lo p m e n t o f c le ft palates and cleft lips. The research— at th e Harvard denta c h o o l— w ill be under the d i­ rection G eorge Szabo, p rin cipa l research associate in oral bio lo gy and p a th o p h y s io lo g y at the dental school. The research g ra n t covers a th ree-year period ending Aug 30, 1975. Dr. Szabo estim ates th a t about 250,000 people in th e United States have e ith e r c le ft lips o r palates, and th a t som e ">00 o r m ore babies are born each year w ith e ith e r defect. He noted th a t c o n sid era b le su c­ cess has been achieved in surgical c o rre c tio n o f the defects, fo llo w ed by lo n g -te rm o rth o d o n tic and pros­ th e tic p ro c e d u re s and a program of speech therapy. Dr. Szabo said th a t “ th e o rig in s of the disease are p o o rly understood. M a lfo rm a tio n s o c c u r in all m ajor racial and e th n ic g ro u p s .” He added th a t research is needed to provide d ata relative to th e c e llu la r d iffe r­ e n tia tio n and tissu e in te ra ctio n s o c c u rrin g d u rin g th e norm al em bry­ o n ic d e ve lo p m e n t o f th e face and palate fo r a b e tte r u n d e rsta n d ing of how s p e c ific changes in norm al de­ ve lo p m e n t a ffe ct th e m echanism s th a t p ro d u c e th e clefts.

General S Y M P O S IU M O N O R O F A C IA L A N O M A L IE S A T D U K E U

DURHAM, NC: The Fourth Annual Duke S ym p o siu m on O rofacial A n o m a lie s as Related to Speech D isorder w ill be held in th e Duke U niversity M edical C enter am phi838

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John A. Bogert, a pedodontist in Kansas City, Mo, served as the head manager of the 1972 US Olympic women’s swimming team in the Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. Dr. Bo­ gert, immediate past president of the Greater Kansas City Dental Society, is chairman of the United States Olympic women's swimming committee and chairman of the National Ama­ teur Athletic Union swimming committee.

ican M edical A s s o c ia tio n — w ill be held in C in cin n a ti Nov 26 at the S heraton-G ibson Hotel. The con fe re n ce is held annually in c o n ju n c tio n w ith and on the firs t day of the clin ica l c o n ve n tio n o f the AMA. As has been the case in the pre­ vious 13 conferences, th is one w ill cover a w ide range of su b je cts o f in­ terest to those serving school and c o lle g e a th le tic program s. Included w ill be fo ru m s and discu ssio n sec­ tio n s relating to e p ile p tic s in co n ­ ta ct sports, sports equ ipm e n t, the young athlete, excessive w eight loss am ong w restlers, d ru g s in sports, and the O lym pics in re tro ­ spect. A t the con fe re n ce lu n ch eo n , W il­ liam K. Keller, assisting physician at th e In d ia n a p o lis 500, w ill discuss the fam ed a u to m o b ile race. At the evening session, co n su lta tio n s and

d e m o n s tra tio n s on preventive and th e ra p e u tic ta p in g , e q u ip m e n t f it ­ tin g , devices to assess e n v iro n m e n t­ al heat stress, and physical exam ­ in a tio n s w ill be staged. The c o n fe re n c e is open to a th le tic n o n m e d ica l p ersonnel, allied m ed­ ical pro fe ssio n a ls, and physicians. For m ore in fo rm a tio n , w rite to the C om m ittee on th e M edical A spects of S ports, A m erican M edical A sso ci­ a tio n , 535 N D earborn St, C hicago, 60610.

CORRECTION

CHICAGO: In its S e ptem ber issue, th e jo u r n a l e rro n e o u s ly reported

the death of Joseph S te in e r o f C har­ lotte, NC, in its lis tin g o f de n tists w ho died recently.

th e a te r O ct 12-13. There w ill be no fee, but re gistration is lim ite d . A m ong to p ics to be discussed are the co n tro l of dental disease fo r orofa c ia lly handicapped patients, speech therapy w ith the cle ft palate patient, e m b ryo n ic d eve lop m e n t of the cle ft lip and c le ft palate, lan­ guage a cq u isitio n and the cle ft pal­ ate ch ild , o to lo g ic p roble m s related to oro fa cia l anom alies, and to ta l tre a tm e n t planning and tre a tm e n t fo r som e o f th e o ro fa c ia lly handi­ capped. R aym ond M assengill, Jr., o f the Duke U niversity M edical C enter, is c o o rd in a to r of the sym posium .

AMA TO HOLD ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON SPORTS

CINCINNATI: The 14th N ational C onference on the M edical Aspects of S po rts— sponsored by th e A m er­

The bureau of identification of the Connecticut state police is the first identification agency to equip it§ crime laboratory with a complete mobile kit for dental identification. The kit, shown above, includes a portable X-ray machine and developing tank, photomicrography equipment, an autopsy saw, and other postmortem examination and dental instruments. A separate bitemark kit also is maintained. Pictured holding a headlight is Lt Lester L. Luntz, a dentist who is a state police surgeon and forensic odontologist for the state police and state medical exam­ iner's office. Associated with the state police is the Connecticut State Dental Association’s dental disaster squad—the first organized group of volunteer dentists prepared to serve in the event of a mass disaster. NEW S OF D ENTISTRY / JAD A, V o l. 85, O c to b e r 1972 ■ 8 3 9

A PPOINTED

As cha irm an of the new dep a rtm e n t of oral b io lo g y in the Em ory U niver­ sity dental scho ol, Lindsay M. Hunt, w ho has been assistant p ro fe sso r in th e sch o o l since July 1971. As d ire c to r o f the o ffice of c lin ic a l p ro gram s and as a ctin g assistant dean fo r c lin ica l affairs, A lb e rt Ein­ stein C ollege o f M edicine in the B ronx, NY, Herbert J. Levin, w ho has served as d eputy d ire c to r, d iv ­ ision o f d e n tistry since July 1968. As ch ie f of d e n tistry and oral su r­ gery at H ighland General H ospital, O akland, C alif, Howard S. Kramer, Jr., fo rm e rly associate p ro fe sso r of oral surgery, Louisiana State M ed­ ical C enter S chool of D entistry, New Orleans. As assistant superviso r of T em ple U niversity S chool o f Dental Hy­ giene, Elizabeth G. Pitz, w h o over th e past 18 years has w orked in p ri­ vate dental p ractices in the m idw est and east and has been active in both na tion al and state dental hygiene associations.

C o rp o ra tio n , Gerald R. Cobaugh, w ho has served as th a t organizatio n ’s executive d ire c to r since 1966. As assistant dean of M arquette Uni­ versity dental sch o o l, Milton A. Meinhardt, an associate p ro fe sso r and head of the dental s c h o o l’s d i­ visio n o f clin ica l operative d e n tistry. As dental services ch ie f of th e M in­ nesota D epartm ent of Health, Law­ rence H. Irgens, w h o in 1971 served in th e n a tional health service of Nor­ way as a d is tric t dental o ffic e r. Pre­ vious to that, he was a general p rac­ titio n e r fo r 14 years in M innesota. As d ire c to r o f the university health service at the U niversity o f M inne­ sota, Paul Rupprecht. As c h ie f of E llis Fischel State Cancer H o s p ita l’s newly created dental de­ partm ent and d ire c to r of dental re-

Health, Andrew D. Dixon, d ire c to r o f the U niversity of N orth C a ro lina Dental Research Center.

PROMOTED

To fa c u lty po s itio n s at th e U niversity o f Tennessee dental school: Harlan Gates, to professor, de­ partm ent o f crow n and bridge. Travis Taylor, to associate pro ­ fessor, departm ent of operative d entistry.

ELECTED

To m em bership in the h ig h ly selec­ tive in s titu te of M edicine of th e Na­ tio n a l A cadem y of S ciences, Clif­ ton Dummett, v is itin g associate pro­ fe sso r o f de n tistry, U niversity o f Ala­ bam a in B irm in g h a m dental school.

RETIRED

OSCAR GUERRA

As S ixth US Arm y dental surgeon, San F rancisco, Col Henry C. Thompson, DC, w h o had served as

As p ro fe sso r o f e c o lo g ic a l d e n tistry in th e Harvard S chool o f Dental M edicine, Jam es M. Dunning, a sp e cia list in preventive and p u b lic health d e n tistry w ho holds m em ber­ ships in many dental o rg a n iza tio n s.

search at th e C ancer Research Cen­ te r In M issouri, Oscar Guerra. DIED

HENRY C. THOMPSON

As d ire c to r o f adm issions and assis­ ta n t p ro fe sso r at the U niversity of S outhern C a lifo rn ia School of Den­ tistry, John C. Vinton. As executive d ire c to r of the Second D istrict Dental S ociety, Vitus J. Lachnicht, who is a w e ll-kn o w n ad­ m in is tra to r, e ducator, and e d ito r in d e n tistry, and a m em ber o f the ADA C o u n cil on Dental Care P rogram s.

c h ie f o f th e de p a rtm e n t of d e n tis try and d ire c to r o f dental ed u ca tio n , M adigan G eneral H ospital, Tacom a, Wash.

As chief of th e d ivisio n o f dental surgery, St. L u ke ’s H ospital in San Francisco, Kenneth Tessler.

As a d m in istra tive vice -p re sid e n t of the P ennsylvania Dental S ervice

As chairm an of the dental tra in in g co m m itte e , N ational In stitu te s of

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Gilbert Stanton, a fo rm e r chairm an o f th e New Y ork State Board o f Den­ tistry; c o n su lta n t to the P an-Am er­ ican Health O rganization and to the W hite House C onference on Food, N u tritio n , and Health; and an assist­ ant p ro fe sso r of b io ch em istry and preventive de n tistry at the New Y ork U niversity dental school, June 27 at the age of 53. Harold A. Lentz, treasurer o f th e New Jersey Dental A s so cia tio n and a past pre sid e n t of th e Passaic C ounty (NJ) Dental S ociety, Ju ly 24 in C lifto n , NJ, at the age o f 63.