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NEWS OF DENTISTRY

Association Affairs ADA BOARD APPROVES COMMITTEE ON PREVENTION

The ADA Board of Trust­ ees has approved the appointment of an Inter-Agency Committee on Prevention with C. Gordon Watson, ADA executive director, serving as coordinator. Consultants drawn from private practice— primarily those who are authorities in preventive dentistry — will augment the staff serving on the committee, which will be re­ quired to submit regular reports to the Board and the House of Del­ egates. Announcement of the commit­ tee was included in a detailed re­ port to the House at the recent an­ nual session in which the Board spelled out the Association's pro­ grams in promoting preventive dentistry. It was pointed out by the Board that numerous ADA agencies are involved with preventive dentistry CHICAGO:

John M. Deines (center) was presented a plaque by th e Eleventh D is tric t caucus at the A tla n tic C ity annual session, honoring him on th e com pletion o f his term as ADA president. Shown w ith him are F ritz A. Pierson (left), form er Eleventh D is tric t truste e and ADA past president, and Harold M. Kramer, cu rre n t Eleventh D istrict trustee. Doctor Deines suc­ ceeded Doctor Pierson as trustee in 1963.

programs for the profession and the public. “ Much is already being done in prevention by Association agen­ cies, but these activities have not had the proper visibility to the pri­ vate practitioner and there has been little overall coordination in this area,” it said. As identified by the Board, the committee’s assignment is “ re­ viewing current activities and de­

veloping new programs for pro­ moting the various aspects of preventive dentistry. The commit­ tee also has been directed to lay out a blueprint for the future— with particular attention to guide­ lines for inaugurating a coordi­ nated preventive program of the Association for use in private prac­ tice, public health programs, edu­ cation, and research giving this en­ deavor high priority.” JADA, Vol. 83, December 1971 ■ 1237

URGE HOSPITALS TO SEEK ADA APPROVAL: TANDE

h i l l , PA: An ADA official has urged Pennsylvania dentists to en­ courage all hospitals with dental services to seek ADA approval of that service and to push for the establishment of dental programs at hospitals that do not have them. Speaking at a recent Conference on Hospital Dentistry at Camp Hill, Syrus E. Tande, secretary of the Council on Hospital Dental Service, said that “ we, as members of the Association, have a professional obligation to encourage all hospi­ tals with dental services to seek ADA approval . . . . The American Dental Association, the American Hospital Association, and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals strongly advocate that if comprehensive health care is to be provided, dentistry must be in­ cluded.” He noted that of the more than 320 hospitals and health care fa­ cilities in Pennsylvania, there are still about 100 institutions that do not report any dental services. “ ADA approval is proof that the institution and its governing body desires to meet the highest pos­ sible standards of the professions they represent,” Doctor Tande said. “ It proves that the institution, its governing body, and its admin­ camp

H erbert L. Myers (left), president o f th e American Dental Trade Association, accepts a plaque c itin g ADTA fo r “ distinguished service to dental educa­ tio n ” from Alvin L. M orris, president o f th e American Fund fo r Dental Education, during th e Opening M eet­ ing o f the ADA annual ses­ sion. During th e past ten years, th e ADTA has co n ­ trib u te d m ore than $2 m il­ lion to th e Fund.

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istrative and medical staff have sought excellence, accepted out­ side appraisal, and achieved con­ formance with professionally de­ veloped and nationally applied cri­ teria.” According to Doctor Tande, the Council uses three criteria in re­ viewing a hospital dental service— complete integration of the dental department into the operation of the hospital; full exploitation of the opportunities for interprofessional cooperation and consultation which the modern hospital affords; and the establishment of depart­ ments which would operate ac­ cording to the prevailing standards of hospital practice and adminis­ tration as established by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. As to the status of the dentists on the staff, Doctor Tande explained that “ each dentist must be quali­ fied for membership and for the exercise of clinical privileges granted to him according to his training, experience, and demon­ strated competence and judg­ ment.” Since the entire character of the delivery system for oral health care is changing, the Council secretary said that the health de­

livery institutions will likely under­ go some modifications and chang­ es within the next few years. He added: “ Although the hospi­ tal traditionally has been a treat­ ment center for the acute and ter­ minally ill patient, today— with expanded outpatient services and affiliated group practice arrange­ ments— it serves as both a com­ munity health center and an edu­ cation center.”

MEMBERSHIP IN ADA INCREASES TO 114,304

With an increase of close to 250 active and fully privileged members during September, the total membership of the ADA stood at 114,304 on Oct 1, ac­ cording to the ADA Bureau of Data Processing Services. On Sept 1, the aggregate sur­ passed the 114,000 mark for the first time with a total of 114,058. The latest total of active and life members stood at 98,240.

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ANNOUNCES THREE STAFF APPOINTMENTS

Several appointments to the staff of the Association have been announced by C. Gordon Watson, ADA executive director. They are: Miss An-Shih Cheng, as director for the newly created Office of Advertising Review. W. Elliott Dunn, as assistant secretary in the Councils on Legis­ lation and Federal Dental Service. Fred E. Casey, as assistant secretary of the Council of Nation­ al Board of Dental Examiners. Miss Cheng will coordinate the review of advertisements that ap­ pear in all Association publications. A native of China who is now a Chicagoan, Miss Cheng spent the last eight years with the code au­ thority of the National Association of Broadcasters in New York City.

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She also served for three years as staff associate at the National Better Business Bureau in New York and four years on the staff of the American Medical Associ­ ation. Dunn, 34, holds a master’s de­ gree in business administration and is now studying nights to ob­ tain his degree in law. A 1967 graduate of Earlham College, Casey earned his mas­ ter’s degree in mathematics at the University of Illinois in 1968. He spent three years in the Marine Corps before joining the Associ­ ation staff.

EXPERIENCED ASSISTANTS ELIGIBLE FOR PROGRAM

The ADA Council on Den­ tal Education has announced that, by completing the accredited Uni­ versity of North Carolina dental as­ sisting correspondence course by challenge examination, an em­ ployed dental assistant can meet the education eligibility require­ ments for the American Dental Assistants Association certification examination. This mechanism has been ap­ proved by the Council. To take the final examinations in each of the seven courses of the correspondence program, a candidate must be a high school graduate— or equivalent— and have been employed as a dental assis­ tant for at least five years. For additional information, con­ tact the Bureau of Correspondence Instruction, University of North Carolina, Extension Division, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. CHICAGO :

D. LASKIN APPOINTED AS EDITOR OF JOS

Daniel M. Laskin, an oral surgeon from Skokie, III, has been appointed editor of the J o u rn a l o f O ral S urgery, official monthly pub-

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lication of the American Society of Oral Surgeons which is pub­ lished by the ADA.

FOUR DENTAL STUDENTS CHOSEN AS CONSULTANTS

In an attempt to bring student ideas into the various pro­ grams of the Association, four dental students have been named consultants to ADA Councils and Bureaus. The four are Gregory M. Samu­ els, Marquette University senior; John Dann III, Harvard dental school: Jonathan Nash, recent graduate of the NYU College of Dentistry: and Karl Koerner, Uni­ versity of Washington dental school. Samuels, as consultant to the Council of National Board of Den­ tal Examiners, will work with test construction committees and ob­ serve the preparation of examina­ tions to be used next year. Dann has been appointed to the Councils on Dental Education and Insurance, while Nash and Koer­ ner will work with the Bureau of Dental Health Education. Last year, the ADA Board of Trustees established an Office of Student Affairs under the direction of the assistant executive director for education and hospitals. As­ sisted by the ADA, the American Student Dental Association was formed early this year and the CHICAGO:

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Doctor Laskin, who has served as associate and news editor of the specialty journal, succeeds James R. Hayward, who has held the post of editor since 1966. A professor and associate head of the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, University of Illinois dental school, Doctor Las­ kin, 47, also is clinical professor of surgery and head of the de­ partment of dentistry at the Uni­ versity of Illinois Hospital in Chi­ cago. In addition, he is chairman of the department of oral surgery and attending oral surgeon at Cook County Hospital, and serves as an attending oral surgeon at three other hospitals in the Chicago area.

Gregory M. Samuels (far left), a m em ber o f th e American Student Dental Association, has been named co n su ltan t to th e C o u n c il o f National Board o f Dental Examiners. The senior at M arquette U nive rsity’s dental school is p ictu re d w orking w ith a te st co n stru ctio n co m ­ m itte e w ith (clockwise, from lower le ft) Leonard Abrams, Fred Casey, Mrs. Grace Parkin, H enry Vanek, and S tuart Stanhope. Mrs. Parkin is Council secretary; Case is assistant Council secretary, and th e others are consultants. Three other students, John Dan III, Jonathan Nash, and Karl Koerner, also have been appointed co n su ltan ts to o ther ADA Councils.

Board supported it with a loan of $ 10 ,000 .

At the recent annual session in Atlantic City, the House of Dele­ gates passed a resolution urging “that constituent and component dental societies contact student members of the American Dental Association within their jurisdiction in an effort to increase and en­ courage student involvement in Association activities.”

Carl A. Laughlin, new pres­ ident o f th e ADA, appears pleased as he trie s on a pair o f boots presented to him by th e New Mexico Dental Association. Assist­ ing Doctor Laughlin is James C. Beall, president of theN M D A .

Annual Session URGES STRONG STATE POLITICAL COMMITTEES

c it y : Strong state dental political action committees should be formed to help elect legisla­ tors interested in improving the dental health of the public. This was the theme of the ad­ dress by John B. Wilson of San Marino, Calif, chairman of the American Dental Political Action a tla n tic

Committee (ADPAC), when he ad­ dressed the annual State Society Officers Conference in Atlantic City. “ We must have strong state po­ litical action committees to be­ come effective at not only the state

level but even more important— the national level,” he said. He added: “ Our purpose is not to lobby, but to become friends of the legislators interested in the dental care of the public and the dental profession, and to help them to be elected. Without aggres­ sive political action committees in the state associations, we have no place to go. Let me explain: it is financially inoperable for the Amer­ ican Dental Political Action Com­ mittee to try to raise the necessary funds by direct request or billings — this cost is prohibitive.” Doctor Wilson explained that ADPAC was organized in 1968 on a very limited basis to answer re­ quests coming from Association legislative friends in Washington, DC.

LABORATORY OWNERS ‘GET THE MESSAGE’ Creuse Pereira Santos (second from right), representing th e Brazilian Dental Association, presents a plaque com m em orating th e 112th annual session of th e ADA to John M. Deines, outgoing ADA president, at a reception for international guests. Looking on are (from le ft) Victor L. Frank, outgoing chairm an o f th e ADA Council on International Relations; Harold Hillenbrand, president o f th e Federation Dentaire Internationale and ADA executive d i­ rector emeritus; andG erald Leatherman, London, secretary-general o f the FDI.

A director of auxiliary education at a dental school has urged the dental laboratory indus­ try to “ stand up and take its right­ ful place . . . He spoke during the a t l a n t i c CITY:

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annual Dental Laboratory Confer­ ence held in Atlantic City prior to the ADA annual session. The conference is sponsored by the ADA Council on Dental Labor­ atory Relations. “ I feel it is time for the dental laboratory industry to stand up and take its rightful place in the world of health commerce, operate its laboratories on sound business and management principles, and reap the profits of running an efficient, quality-oriented business enter­ prise,” was the message delivered by R. L. Matkin of the University of North Carolina dental school. He added that, in order to be­ come truly business-oriented, the laboratory owners must follow sound procedures. “ That means establishing credit and payment policies, sen/ice patterns, customer relations, and quality products,” he said. He explained to his audi­ ence that “ you must protect your investment and you cannot afford to carry deadbeats, even if they are dentists. You must employ and adequately pay skilled technicians and you should expect a return on your investment.”

800 ESSAYS, LECTURES AT ANNUAL SESSION

Close to 800 essays, lectures, and demonstrations were presented in the scientific pro­ gram during the 112th ADA annu­ al session in Atlantic City. Excerpts from some of the papers follow: a t la n t i c c ity :

R e c u rrin g to o th decay A dental scientist from the Uni­ versity of Miami says that dental researchers may be coming closer to solving the problem of prevent­ ing recurring tooth decay. According to Robert E. Going, researchers have been exploring ways of finding new dental restor­ ative materials that would stop m i­ croleakage. When microleakage occurs, mouth fluids seep through the marginal areas of dental resto­ rations into the cavity, thus increas­ ing the chances for new decay de­ velopment under the filling. Doctor Going pointed out that some of the newly developed resin materials filled with composites have “ demonstrated an ability to seal margins better than the un­

The ADA Past President's Club held its yearly m eeting during th e annual session in A t­ la n tic City. Seated (from left): Daniel Lynch; J. Ben Robinson; Sterling Mead; Harold H illenbrand, th e o n ly honorary member o f th e Club; and F ritz Pierson. Standing (from left): W illiam Alstadt; M aynard K. Hine; W illiam G arrett; Charles Patton; John Abel; Ger­ ald Timm ons, who hosted th e m eeting; Percy P hilips; James Hollers; and Harry Lyons. 1244 ■ NEWS OF DENTISTRY/JADA, Vol. 83, December 1971

filled resins, and over an increas­ ingly prolonged period.” He cau­ tioned, however, that they have not displayed any self-sealing ac­ tion with aging as is the case with the conventional silver amalgam fillings. “ While much has been ac­ complished over recent years, It is apparent that a great deal remains to be done for a more comprehen­ sive understanding of the micro­ leakage phenomenon,” he said. F u tu re d e n ta l o ffic e A dental efficiency expert has predicted that robots, computers, and laser beams may “ run” rou­ tine chores in the dental office in the year 2000. Edward J. Green of Cleveland has envisioned the future dentist as being primarily occupied with diagnosing and treatment planning, while auxiliaries and machines will carry out technical duties. Robots, substituting for humans, will likely shoulder a large part of the routine work in the futuristic dental office. Their tasks could in­ clude sterilization of instruments, all paper work, scheduling and processing of patients, adminis­ trative housekeeping, and other logistic phases of the everyday practice, Doctor Green said. He forecast the following devel­ opments in dentistry for the 21st century: — weather and climate control in cities that will affect office de­ sign — controlled and supereffective relaxation techniques and sleep control — rapid transmission of patient data from anywhere in the coun­ try and the world — records and data from dental offices will be centrally stored and be instantly available audiovisually — three dimensional, instant photography, illustrations, motion pictures, and television in the operatory

John M. Deines (standing, left), outgoing president o f th e ADA, poses w ith w inners in th e student ta b le c lin ic com petition—spon­ sored by Dentsply International—who were honored at a reception during the annual session. Seated (from left)-. Charles L. Wilcox, Steven D. Fowle, John R. Trippy, and Robert A. Augsburger. O thers

— laser beams permitting an entire library of 20,000 volumes to be stored on a small piece of nickel foil — disposable supplies and in­ struments — new improved fabrics, includ­ ing papers, fibers, and plastics Doctor Green concluded that in 30 years the “ ability to use a com­ puter skillfully and flexibly may be­ come more widespread than the ability to drive a car.” V a ccin e a g a in st to o th decay? The answer to whether a vaccine against tooth decay will ever be­ come a reality hinges on the iden­ tification of which oral bacteria are the prime forces behind the de­ velopment of cavities. This assertion was made by Robert J. Fitzgerald, a Veterans Administration dental scientist, who said that “ ever since the earli­ est microbiological investigations into caries etiology, the hope that populations could be protected against caries by a specific vaccine has hovered just over the horizon.” He added that “ in the past few years, there have been several re­ ports of studies in which germfree animals have been immunized against a cariogenic organism and

standing (from left): Richard A. Levine; Richard J. Smith; Ricney F. Newhouse; Karl R. Koerner; Robert De Trey, adm inistrative vicepresident, Dentsply; and Marshall Mueller, chairm an, ADA C ouncil on S cie n tific Session. Chairman o f th e judging com m ittee was Rob­ ert D. Splain.

have been partially protected from caries when infected with the same organism.” However, attempts to attain similar results in conven­ tional rats or hamsters have not been successful. Doctor Fitzgerald noted that the animal studies “ have established beyond doubt that microorganisms were essential for the production of caries.” He suggested that future caries research concentrate on the following areas: — study of agents which inhibit or neutralize acid production from carbohydrates.

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— search for agents which in­ hibit plaque formation or which act to remove or disperse existing plaque deposits. — testing of antibiotic or germi­ cidal agents that specifically attack the organisms identified in human caries sites which are now known to cause caries in animals. H yp n o sis a ‘la s t re s o rt’ A New Jersey dentist has report­ ed that hypnosis can be a “ last re­ sort” for treating patients who are unable to tolerate both local anes­ thetics and dental treatment.

L. M. Anderson, Jr. (right), chairm an o f th e board, Decoa, Inc, Tampa, Fla, and a director o f th e Am er­ ican Fund for dental educa­ tion, receives th e 1971 Award o f Recognition o f th e American Society o f Dentistry for Children from Roy L. Lindahl, ASDC pres­ ident-elect. Anderson was cite d for his many c o n tri­ b utions to the dental care of children.

Paul Goransson of Gothenburg, Sweden, said that “ advantages of­ fered by this system are remark­ able.” Working in a dental operatory becomes easier, faster, and less tiring. He said that in the conventional practice, the dentist spends only 40% to 50% of his time on actual dental treatment procedures while the remainder is occupied by chores that could easily be handled by an assistant. In Sweden, the dental “ nurse”— as the assistant is called— prepares the patient for treatment, places the instruments in the dentist’s hands, keeps the patient’s lips and cheeks out of the way during procedures, and assists with electrosurgery. She also takes radiographs and prepares impres­ sion trays. Takuka Min eta of Tokyo said that Japanese dentists have adapted the "natural movement pattern” which is based on century-old tra­ ditions. Called the “ balanced home operating position,” the technique permits smoother and more func­ tional work with auxiliary personnel and reduces physical strain for the dentist. He said the physiological be­ havior pattern for natural position­ ing, view, and movement have been unconsciously implanted in the minds of Japanese.

Gerald M. Knox o f B ette r H om es a n d G ardens magazine receives his firs t place award in th e maga­ zine division of th e ADA Science W riters com petition from John M. Deines, outgoing ADA p resi­ dent. W inning the top award in th e newspaper division was T im othy D. Schellhardt (right), sta ff w rite r for the Wall S treet J ou rnal. Knox and Schellhardt each received plaques and $1,000 in cash.

Hypnosis can be an effective approach in the majority of patients who are allergic to Novocain, Ken­ neth A. Bartlett of Montclair said. He described the case of a wo­ man patient who came to him after ten years of complete dental ne­ glect. As a result of this neglect, she needed extensive restorative treatment. She had been diagnosed by a physician and dentist as hav­ ing an allergy to local anesthetics. “ Hypnosis was a last resort for this patient,” Doctor Bartlett said. “ It had to work, or she faced either loss of her teeth or dentistry un­ der general anesthesia.” He added that almost all pa­ tients who are sincerely motivated and who prove to be hypnotizable to any degree can be helped if the dentist is persistent and perceptive.

Another speaker, Hyman S. Tobey of Plainfield, NJ, also advo­ cated dental hypnosis as an “ ad­ ditional tool in aiding our patients to adapt and cope with stress.” Doc­ tor Tobey said that in his experi­ ence, “ it was only through the proper and judicious use of mind relaxation and suggestion that den­ tal reconstruction for emotionally crippled and handicapped patients could be accomplished.” Four-handed d e n tis try Advantages of four-handed, sitdown dentistry, which can enable the average dentist to treat 50% more patients compared to con­ ventional office procedures, were cited by a Swedish and a Japanese dentist.

P a tie n t m o tiv a tio n h e lp fu l A University of Nebraska dental educator told dentists at the annu­ al session that the only hope for pre­ venting periodontal disease in the near future is the care that the pa­ tient provides for himself. But the patient must be motivated to help himself, and there lies the prob­ lem, he said. Frank M. Wentz, assistant dean at the school, notes that the latest research shows bacteria to be the major cause of periodontal disease. If the disease were compared to the old melodrama, then the role of the villain would have to be given to plaque. Bacteria thrive in the sticky, transparent film that exists on everyone’s teeth. “ It follows, then,” Doctor Wentz

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said, “ that to control the disease, you must control the bacterial plaque.” But control of plaque is not accidental; it must be learned, Doctor Wentz said. “ The only one who can remove it regularly and thoroughly is the patient, and mo­ tivation of the patient is the chal­ lenge that faces the dentist,” he said. In c re a s in g in vo lve m e n t The dental practitioner is be­ coming more involved in commu­ nity total health programs. This is the opinion of Wesley 0. Young, a dental public health ex­ pert from Lexington, Ky, who said that “ in the 1970s the profession is facing the greatest challenge of its existence. One of the most im­ portant ways in which these chal­ lenges can be met is through prac­ ticing community dentistry.” He urged the profession “ to move forth aggressively to develop and demand the implementation of community efforts to solve the total dental health problem.” He said that water fluoridation should be universal for communities using a common water supply, plaque control and oral hygiene procedures must be implemented both indi­ vidually and with groups, and ways must be found to organize and deliver care to those who do not now receive it.” A c c id e n ts in ju re tee th A dental specialist reports that accidents in automobiles, in or­ ganized athletics, and in playground activities are the most common causes of injuries to children’s teeth. Disfigurement and loss of teeth can quickly destroy the child’s mental self-image because of the importance of the mouth in personality development. In making these observations, Lonnie C. Sibley, an endodontic specialist, reviewed ways in which the general dental practitioner can use endodontic treatment for his accident patients. He described accidental tooth injuries among youngsters as “ one of the more perplexing problems which con­

Mrs. L u c ille Deines (right), w ife o f th e im m ediate past president o f th e ADA, explains her hostess duties to Mrs. Karen Laughlin, w ife o f th e new ADA president. The president’s w ife tra d itio n a lly hosts a luncheon for wives o f officers, trustees, and special guests during th e annual session.

front the dentist in general prac­ tice. In addition to the obvious con­ cerns of correct diagnosis and treatment of the injury, the dentist must relieve the shock, fears, and apprehensions of both his young patients and the parents, he said. Regardless of the type of tooth fracture, according to Doctor Sib­ ley, there are three general steps the dentist must take if he is to care for the patient successfully. “ Successful endodontic procedures for the accident patient depend on an accurate diagnosis, an ade­ quate treatment plan, and an ar­ ticulate technique,” he said. Three factors decisive Physical, biological, and psycho­ logical factors play a decisive role in achieving good denture reten­ tion. According to Richard E. Coy, a Southern Illinois University den­ tist who specializes in prosthodontics, these factors should be con­ sidered by the dentist when he takes an impression. He said that “ many patients have

great expectancies from the fabri­ cation of complete dentures. The loss of teeth has been a great emo­ tional disturbance to them and their expectancy can be more than we are able to deliver.” Physical factors to be consid­ ered in impression making include the shape and size of the ridges, of the tongue, and of the palate. Among biological factors he listed the age of the patient; his general health, muscle, and soft tissue con­ dition; tongue position; neuro­ muscular skill or coordination; and the character and amount of sa­ liva. He noted two goals in achieving successful denture construction— retention and stability. Im p a c te d teeth James W. Thatcher, an oral sur­ geon from Iowa City, Iowa, reports that one in five persons suffers from an impacted tooth which in most cases needs to be extracted. “ Impacted teeth are abnormal when found beyond their normal

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R e p r e s e n ta tiv e s o f t h e M a s s a c h u s e tts D e n ta l S o c ie ty w ill p a r t ic ip a t e in th e 5 0 th a n n iv e r ­ s a ry m e e tin g o f t h e Ir is h D e n ta l A s s o c ia tio n to b e h e ld in K illa r n e y A p r il 11 t o 16, 1 9 7 2 . L e o n a rd D o n s a n to ( le ft) , c h a ir m a n , in t e r n a tio n a l r e la tio n s c o m m it t e e o f t h e M D S , g o e s o v e r p la n s f o r t h e m e e t in g w it h F ra n k J. A lle n o f D u b lin , c h a ir m a n , s c ie n t if ic p r o g r a m . T h e p a ir m e t d u r in g a r e c e p t io n in h o n o r o f in t e r n a tio n a l g u e s ts d u r in g t h e A D A a n n u a l s e s s io n

More important is a lack of clin­ ical evidence to corroborate the encouraging laboratory data on the topical effect of the fluoride in re­ ducing enamel acid solubility,” he said. Penetration of tooth enamel by acids is one of the phases involved in the decay process. He added that fluorides react with the adjoining tooth structure during and after placement of the restoration; this results in a de­ crease in the acid solubility. “ Thus, various fluorides have been added to amalgam alloys, in various con­ centrations, and the fluoride re­ lease, fluoride uptake, and changes in enamel solubility measured. However, more research must be conducted to evaluate the effect of this additive on the properties of amalgam, the rate and length of time of fluoride release, and clin­ ical documentation of the efficacy,” he said.

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eruption time and are subject to various forms of pathology,” he said. The teeth most frequently to be impacted are the upper and lower third molars, but other teeth also can be affected. He added that causes for tooth impactions vary and can include dental arch growth deficiency, sys­ temic diseases, presence of super­ numerary teeth, displacement of a tooth by a neoplasm or tumor, re­ tention of primary teeth, or mal­ formation of teeth. “ The most commonly encoun­ tered pathology associated with im ­ pacted teeth is pericoronitis. In ad­ dition to the pain and disability it inflicts, the streptococci thriving in the area have been implicated in the etiology of rheumatic fever far too often,” he said.

Phillips, before fluoride-containing amalgam alloys can be recom­ mended for widespread clinical use, a number of questions remain to be answered. “ One is whether the added fluo­ ride will alter the properties of the amalgam, such as reducing the strength or resistance to corrosion.

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ADA TO PARTICIPATE IN USPHS CAMPAIGN

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professional concern over the need for effective programs of public education in this regard has in­ tensified after thousands of letters were received in response to a series of television spot announce­ ments on periodontal disease. William B. Bock, chief of pre­ ventive practices branch, Division of Dental Health, noted that “ den­ tists always have known that thou­ sands of people needlessly suffer from periodontal disease. What we didn’t realize was how worried those people are about poor health and how anxious they are to find out what they should do. The mail indicates a real cry for help.” The television announcements, released by the Division of Dental Health in July, were the first prod­ ucts of a long-term campaign for the prevention of periodontal dis­ ease to which the Division com­ mitted itself at the beginning of this year. Because of the deluge of letters, the Division now intends to sponsor a far more comprehensive pro­ gram than that originally planned. Doctor Bock, whose branch is re­ sponsible for the development of the broader undertaking, lists his first concern as that of identifying, marshalling, and coordinating the resources necessary for a national education effort in periodontal dis­ ease.

ACD MAKES H. RUSK HONORARY FELLOW

At its annual meet­ ing held during the ADA session, the American College of Dentists honored Howard A. Rusk— educa­ tor, physician, public health author­ ity, and author— by making him an Honorary Fellow. Doctor Rusk, who is professor and chairman of the department of rehabilitation medicine at the New York University Medical Cen­ ter, was lauded “ for his many con­ tributions to humanity and for his recognition of the need for broad a t l a n t ic

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cooperation in the various phase of health therapy.” The College also conferred the Award of Merit on Victor A. Hill, executive secretary of the Cali­ fornia Board of Dental Examiners.

Dental Education GRANT AIDS DENTAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM

F a r m i n g t o n , C O N N : A federal grant of $25,116 for the second year of a three-year program has been given for a program that is teach­ ing dental assistants health-team techniques at the University of Connecticut dental school. The program began when the school’s first class of dental stu­ dents started their third-year stud­ ies, concentrating on working with patients. They are trained to use the fourhanded technique, which calls for the assistant to be present as the

dentist works with a patient, hand­ ing him instruments and providing other essential assistance. Both are seated to cut down fatigue. The program was devised as a way to improve the dentist’s ef­ ficiency and shorten the time it takes to treat a patient. As part of the training, a number of films, slides, and other teaching materi­ als— including a manual— are being developed. Director of the project is Nor­ man DeJong, who said that train­ ing for the assistants became neces­ sary because certain new patterns of patient care are in use by facul­ ty and students at the school.

NEW YORK U DENTAL CENTER IS RENAMED

n e w y o r k C IT Y : In a site dedication ceremony, the century-old New York University Dental Center— the nation’s largest dental education institution— was officially desig­ nated the Brookdale Dental Center of New York University.

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The name was given in recog­ nition of a cornerstone gift made by the Brookdale Foundation to the Center’s $40 million expansion pro­ gram. Announcement of the foun­ dation’s gift— the largest private contribution ever made to dentistry — was made on behalf of the Foun­ dation. Harry Blechman, dean of the NYU dental school, was among those who conducted the cere­ mony on the site of the planned dental student residence hall. The 20-story residence hall to house 540 students is the first unit for construction in the projected ex­ pansion of the dental complex. The goal of $40 million is part of the overall NYU $222.5 million capital campaign. Considering the Brookdale Foundation gift, other private contributions, and governmental grants, the $30 m il­ lion level has been reached in the $40 million campaign. When completed, the Brookdale Dental Center of NYU will com­ prise— in addition to the residence hall— a new educational building integrated into the present K. B. Weissman Clinical Sciences Build­ ing, which will be renovated and re­ modeled. The total facilities will contain clinical, preclinical, and biomedical teaching areas as well as research laboratories. An im­ portant feature of the new struc­ ture will be the more than 400 fully equipped student operatories which will enhance student and faculty productivity and teaching.

URGES MORE WOMEN SEEK DENTAL CAREER

ting or allowing discriminatory con­ ditions in education, employment, and marriage. He says that men will have to change if the United States is going to catch up with other coun­ tries in number of women dentists. Only about one per cent of Amer­

ican dentists are women. This compares to about 80% in Lithu­ ania, Latvia, and Finland; 70% in Russia; 40% in Denmark and Greece; and about 25% in France, Norway, and Sweden. Doctor Levine, long active in

T h e s a m e s ix g e n tle m e n a re s h o w n in e a c h p ic t u r e , b u t te n y e a rs s e p a ra te t h e tw o p h o to s . T h e y m e t r e c e n t ly fo r a r e u n io n in L e x in g to n a n d a s s u m e d t h e s a m e p la c e s t h e y h e ld a d e c a d e a g o w h e n th e y a s s e m b le d t o b e c o m e th e c o r e f a c u lt y o f t h e n e w U n iv e r s it y o f K e n tu c k y d e n ta l s c h o o l. T h e y a re

The reluctance of American women to become dentists is primarily a man’s prob­ lem. That’s the opinion of Philip T. Levine, associate dean tor student affairs at the University of Connec­ ticut dental school. In a recently published article, Doctor Levine blames men for set­ Fa r

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( w ith t h e ir t i t l e s th e n a n d n o w ), f r o n t ro w , fr o m le f t, R o y T . D u ro c h e r, th e n d ir e c to r o f c l in i c s a n d n o w a s s is ta n t d e a n , U n iv e r s it y o f P itts b u r g h d e n ta l s c h o o l; A lv in L. M o r r is , th e n d e a n , n o w v ic e - p r e s id e n t fo r a d m in is t r a tio n ; a n d S te p h e n F. D a c h i, th e n c h a ir m a n o f th e d e p a r tm e n t o f o ra l d ia g n o s is o ra l m e d ic in e , n o w c o u n t r y d ir e c to r , P e a c e C o rp s , B r a s ilia , B ra z il. S ta n d in g (fro m le f t) : H a r r y M . B o h a n n a n , th e n c h a ir m a n o f t h e d e p a r tm e n t o f p e r i­ o d o n tic s , n o w d e a n , U n iv e r s ity o f K e n tu c k y d e n ta l s c h o o l; M ic h a e l T . R o ­ m a n o , th e n c h a ir m a n o f t h e d e p a r tm e n t o f o p e r a tiv e d e n t is t r y , n o w a s s is ­ t a n t t o t h e v ic e - p r e s id e n t o f t h e M e d ic a l C e n te r, U n iv e r s it y o f K e n tu c k y ; a n d D an D ie h l, th e n s p e c ia l a s s is ta n t to t h e d e a n , n o w s u p e r v is o r o f la b o r a to ri es.

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encouraging women to enter den­ tistry, notes that our male-favoring society tells women to seek a satis­ fying career, on one hand, but, on the other, it warns her that gradu­ ate education required to become a dentist will conflict with her being a wife and mother. To correct the situation, Doctor Levine proposes four steps: — set up child care centers on campuses and in communities to enable women to continue their education and training after mar­ riage. — develop curriculums in dental schools for women, designed to let them drop out and drop back in — as demands of childbearing re­ quire. — induce men to assume more of the traditional’s “ wife's work” in the home. — redefine the male and female roles in our society.

CREIGHTON ANNOUNCES TWO APPOINTMENTS

, N E B : Robert V. Vining has been appointed acting dean of the Creighton University School of Dentistry, succeeding Raymond W. Shaddy who has been named to the newly created position of associate vice-president for planning in Creighton University’s health sci­ ence complex. Doctor Vining, who has been serving as director of the division of adult restorative dentistry, taught operative dentistry at Creighton from 1955 through 1958. He re­ joined the Creighton faculty this year. A graduate of the University of Iowa dental school, he served as an instructor there from 1952 to 1955. He has published several articles and authored two films on new clin­ ical concepts of dentistry. As the university’s first associate vice-president, Doctor Shaddy will help to plan, coordinate, and im­ plement new health-oriented pro­ grams. The new position was cre­ ated because of the development of coordinated health science edu­ cation and service programs. Ac­ cording to the Rev Joseph J. Labaj, SJ, Creighton president, a. new $10 million dental school is under construction; federal assistance for a $7 million medicine-pharmacy building has been approved; and a $50 million teaching hospital will be built on campus to form the core of Creighton’s Regional Health Center. In addition to his work on aca­ demic programs and construction grant applications, Doctor Shaddy will monitor the various avenues of federal institutional support. o m aha

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d u r in g t h e re c e n t a n n u a l m e e tin g o f th e A m e ric a n S c h o o l H e a lth A s s o c ia tio n . T h e a w a rd is p re s e n te d a n n u a lly th r o u g h th e A S H A . H a ro fo r m e r ly s e rv e d as d ir e c to r o f th e A D A B u re a u o f D e n ta l H e a lth E d u c a ­ tio n a n d h a s a u th o r e d s e v e ra l a r tic le s .

ORANGES TURN INTO ‘FRUITS OF EDUCATION’

B i r m i n g h a m , A L A : A Florida dentist’s interest in oranges and tangerines has proven “ fruitful” to dental education. A 20-acre orange grove willed last year to the School of Den­ tistry at the University of Alabama in Birmingham has been ap­ proved for sale. The grove belonged to Malcolm Smith and his wife. Mrs. Smith— who survived her husband by 20 years— died in 1970. It was her desire that the estate be used for dental education, and she designated the Alabama dental school as beneficiary of the property that Doctor Smith had tended as an avocation since they moved to Florida in 1920. Funds from the sale of the property will be used according to her wishes, Charles A. McCallum, Jr., dean of the dental school, announced. “ It is only on rare occasions that dentistry receives such generous gifts,” Doctor McCallum said. “ We are grateful to Mrs. Smith for her significant contribution to dental education in Alabama.” Doctor Smith, a native of Arcadia, Fla, was the first dentist in Florida to limit his practice to oral surgery and the first to give general anesthesia in his office. He served as president of the Florida West Coast Dental Society, the Florida State Dental So­ ciety, and the Florida Dental Anesthetist Society. He had many dental friends in Alabama and often attended meetings in the state.

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NEW MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM INITIATED

An experimental master’s degreeprogram in communications, sponsored by the Community and

C H IC A G O :

Family Study Center at the Uni­ versity of Chicago, has been initi­ ated this fall. The program is intended to serve persons who plan later to enter fields such as health educa­ tion, antipoverty programs, adult education, and public relations. According to Donald J. Bogue, director of the center, “ this pro­

gram is designed to train special­ ists for managerial and planning positions which have as one of their goals the acceleration of social change via persuasion, behavior change, or attitude change on the part of the receiving audience.” For additional details, contact Professor Bogue at 1126 E 59th St, Chicago, 60637.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

ADVANCED TRAINING— ■ Applications are being accepted for advanced education leading to a certificate in endodontics, oral surgery, orthodontics, pedodontics, periodontics, and prosthodontics. All programs are designed to satisfy the requirements for certi­ fication by the appropriate special­ ty board. All programs are of a minimum of two academic years, except oral surgery. Postgraduate students will be enrolled in the graduate school of the university. Courses taken therein may be applied toward graduate work leading to a master’s or a PhD degree in one of the basic sciences. Deadline for completed appli­ cations is Jan 1, 1972. All inter­ ested applicants should address inquiries to Director of Postgradu­ ate Education, University of Mary­ land School of Dentistry, Baltimore, 21201 . RESIDENCY ■ The department of dentistry of the Long Island (NY) Jewish Medi­ cal Center-Queens Hospital Center Affiliation, which now provides ro­ tating internships and residencies in oral surgery and endodontics, has added another residency posi­ tion. This resident in dentistry will embark on a patient care-educational year, providing the m ulti­ plicity of skills to treat the variety of current problems a dentist must face. In addition, this resident partici­ pates in the planning and provision

of comprehensive health care at the community level. Completion of an approved ro­ tating internship is a prerequisite for appointment. Applications for July 1972-June 1973 will be pro­ cessed this year. For information and applications, contact S. L. Roistacher, Director of Dentistry, Long Island Jewish Medical Center -Queens Hospital Center Affiliation, 82-68 164th St, Jamaica, NY 11432.

AFDE ESTIMATES 1971 INCREASE IN INCOME

Total contribution income of more than $800,000 was fore­ cast for 1971 at the recent annual board of directors meeting of the American Fund for Dental Educa­ tion. Included in the estimate were substantial increases from several major income sources. As of Sept 30, trusts and foun­ dations had contributed $165,675 — a 16.9% increase over 1970; the dental profession had contrib­ uted $155,214— an increase of 59.6%; nondental business and industry had contributed $104,960, or a 30.9% increase; and dental laboratories had contributed $6,904, or 176.7% more than last year in the annual campaign which was still in progress. The annual campaign of the American Dental Trade Associ­ ation and its member companies is another major source in the estiC H IC A G O :

H a r ry B o h a n n a n (c e n te r), d e a n , U n iv e r s it y o f K e n tu c k y C o lle g e o f D e n tis tr y , c h a t s w ith tw o I t a lia n d e n t is t s w h o v is it e d t h e d e n ta l s c h o o l r e c e n t ly to o b t a in s u g g e s tio n s o n h o w t o e s ta b lis h a p o s t g r a d u a te d e n ta l e d u c a tio n p r o g r a m in F o s s a n o , I t a ly . M a tto D a lm a s s o ( le f t ) is t h e d ir e c t o r a n d c o fo u n d e r a lo n g w it h V ic o M a r an in i o f t h e I t a lia n C o n tin u in g E d u ­ c a tio n C e n te r in F o s s a n o , w h ic h is m o d e le d a fte r t h e U n iv e r s it y o f K e n tu c k y d e n ta l s c h o o l.

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mate. The drive, which has realized $79,491 as of Oct 20, is expected to exceed the aggregate of $177,118 of last year. The Board was informed by Alvin L. Morris, AFDE president, that 152 students are studying under AFDE scholarships during the academic year. This includes 63 disadvantaged minority stu­ dents preparing for careers in den­ tistry; 32 dental laboratory tech­ nology students; 15 dentists study­ ing under AFDE’s teacher training fellowship program; 27 dental as­ sistant students; three dental as­ sistants in teacher training pro­ grams; and 12 dental hygiene stu­ dents. Two new grants were approved — one of $4,850 to help fund a workshop for teachers in advanced endodontics and another of $9,786 to fund a Community Dental Health Teachers Institute.

CONTRIBUTIONS BY ADTA TO AFDE TOP $2 MILLION

Alvin L. Morris, president of the American Fund for Dental Education, presented an Honor Award to the American Dental Trade Association in recognition of ADTA’s having contributed more than $2 million to AFDE. A plaque citing ADTA for "dis­ tinguished service to dental edu­ cation” was accepted by Herbert L. Myers, ADTA president, dur­ ing the ADA annual session in At­ lantic City. In awarding the citation, Doctor Morris said that “the American Dental Trade Association and its member companies have been one of the strongest supporters of the Fund ever since its inception. Dur­ ing the past ten years, the ADTA has provided more than 38% of the total support we have received. We look forward to the continued generous support of this important member of the dental health team for the good of dental education and the profession itself.” The $2 million mark in ADTA C H IC A G O :

contributions was passed more than two weeks ago during the ADTA’s annual campaign in sup­ port of the AFDE. This year’s drive is expected to top last year’s total aggregate of $177,118.

Public Health G. C. VIDMAR APPOINTED CHIEF OF DDH SECTION

, M D : Gordon C. Vidmar has been appointed chief, auxiliary util­ ization section, education develop­ ment branch, NIH Division of Den­ tal Health. In making the announcement, Dale W. Podshadley, chief, educa­ tion development branch, said that Doctor Vidmar would be responsible for carrying out the TEAM (training in expanded auxiliary manage­ ment) grant activities of the branch. Prior to his appointment, Doctor Vidmar— who received his dental degree from Creighton University bethesda

in 1959 and his MPH from the Uni­ versity of Michigan in 1968— was assistant professor and chairman of the department of preventive den­ tistry and community health at the University of Nebraska.

NEW COLGATE PROGRAM TO AID INDIGENT CHILDREN

K ENT, O H IO : Colgate-Palmolive Com­ pany has announced a new pro­ gram, March Against Dental Dis­ ease, in cooperation with the Amer­ ican School Health Association. The purpose of the program is to obtain funds to be administered by the Association, which will sup­ ply grants for the support of den­ tal care programs for indigent youngsters. The ASHA will have complete control over expenditure of the funds. Those interested in sub­ mitting grant applications should direct their inquiries to Glenn R. Knotts, Executive Director, Amer­ ican School Health Association, 107 S. Depeyster St, Kent, Ohio 44240.

M o re th a n 100 s e n io r s o f F o rs y th S c h o o l fo r D e n ta l H y g ie n is ts a re p a r t ic ip a t in g in an e x ­ p a n d e d h e a lth p ro g ra m fo r a b o u t 1 4 ,0 0 0 e le m e n ta r y s c h o o l p u p ils in C a m b r id g e (M a s s ) p u b lic s c h o o ls . S o m e o f th e s e n io r s a re sh o w n s u p e r v is in g t h e a p p lic a t io n o f f lu o r id e a n d te a c h in g t h e p ro p e r b r u s h in g te c h n iq u e . T h e p r o g r a m is a j o i n t e f f o r t b y t h e C a m b r id g e s c h o o l a n d h e a lth d e p a r tm e n ts a s w e ll a s th e F o rs y th D e n ta l C e n te r, B o s to n .

MOBILE CLINIC GOES ON ‘ PEACE’ MISSION

s a n f r a n c i s c O : More than 40 den­ tal students and educators from the United States recently returned from Israel where they treated hundreds of children, both Arab and Jew, in several dental clinics. They were supported there by contributions of some $120,000,

including a new bus converted to a four-chair clinic. The project was led by Marvin M. Stark of the University of Cal­ ifornia at San Francisco dental school, who is well known for mo­ bile clinic work among California’s migrant workers.

While on a lecture tour of Israel and Greece last year, Doctor Stark saw the need for children’s dental care. He was instrumental in ob­ taining funds and supplies, and received an overwhelming re­ sponse when he put out a call for personnel to run the clinics. Of the 100 students who volunteered, only 25 were able to accompany the group. The mobile clinic was in oper­ ation seven days a week. The bus made trips to about a dozen loca­ tions, including institutions for retarded youngsters and the han­ dicapped. The volunteers also helped operate three fixed instal­ lations. Said Doctor Stark: “ Our pro­ gram was the first attempt by such a large group from the United States to start an international health program using dental stu­ dents in an effort toward world peace.” He called the program a success, judging by the appreci­ ation expressed by both the Arabs and Jews, and noted that “ we were really needed.” The bus remained in Israel and is now being manned by Israeli dentists. Doctor Stark also planned to take a mobile unit to Greece, but had to postpone the project until next year.

D e n ta l c a r e w a s p r o v id e d fo r h u n d re d s o f c h ild r e n in Is ra e l— b o th A ra b a n d J e w — t h i s p a s t s u m m e r by a g r o u p o f m o r e th a n 4 0 d e n ta l s tu d e n t s a n d e d u c a to r s fr o m t h e U n ite d S ta te s . H e a d in g t h e p r o g ra m w a s M a r v in M . S ta r k , U n iv e r s it y o f C a lifo r n ia a t S a n F r a n c is c o d e n ta l s c h o o l, w h o a lm o s t s in g le h a n d e d ly r a is e d a p p r o x im a te ly $ 1 2 0 ,0 0 0 fo r t h e p r o je c t. A n e w

Dental Societies

b u s, c o n v e r te d in t o a fo u r - c h a ir c l in ic , to o k d e n ta l c a re t o o u t ly in g a re a s . D o c to r S ta r k (a t r ig h t in r ig h t p h o to b e lo w ) is w id e ly k n o w n fo r m o b ile c l in i c w o r k a m o n g m ig r a n t w o r k e r s in C a lifo r n ia .

GIFT OF $5,000 AIDS STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM

l o s a n g e l e s : The board of direc­ tors of the Dental Foundation of California has announced receipt of a gift of $5,000 from the TriCounty Dental Society— a compo­ nent of the Southern California Dental Association— for the founda­ tion’s dental student loan program. This year, the foundation has re­ ceived more than 100 student loan applications representing about $175,000. This program is made

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Inn, Chicago, on “ The Total Ap­ proach to Occlusion Via Periodon­ tics, Orthodontics, Splinting, Endodontics, and Fixed and Removable Restorations.” The Academy of General Den­ tistry will give 11 hours’ credit.

$4,000 SC DA GRANT TO LOMA LINDA U

R u s s e ll S c o tt, w h o is B lin k y , t h e C lo w n , r e c e iv e s t h e f i r s t “ B e h o ld e n A w a r d ” o f t h e M e tr o ­ p o lita n D e n v e r D e n ta l S o c ie ty fr o m R a y H a ile y , J r., M D D S p r e s id e n t - e le c t. T h e a w a rd w ill b e g iv e n to p e rs o n s in t h e c o m m u n it y w h o a re n o t m e m b e rs o f t h e d e n ta l p r o fe s s io n , b u t w h o h a v e c o n t r ib u t e d s i g n if ic a n t ly t o d e n ta l h e a lth . T h e c lo w n a n d S u e C u r tis , D e n v e r d e n ­ ta l h y g ie n is t , h a v e p r e s e n te d m o n t h ly a c o m e d y r o u t in e d ir e c te d to w a r d d e n ta l h e a lth e d u ­ c a tio n o n B lin k y ’ s F u n C lu b , a c h ild r e n ’ s d a ily te le v is io n p r o g r a m .

available to second-year, upperclass, and postgraduate students at the University of Southern Cali­ fornia, Loma Linda, and UCLA den­ tal schools. The foundation has provided loans for 340 students with an appropriation of $570,000. The foundation also announced that its annual seminar for senior students will be held Jan 27-28, 1972, and will feature authorities in “ sit-down” dentistry and group association practices.

lo s a n g e l e S: The Southern Cali­ fornia Dental Association has made its second $4,000 grant to a dental school to provide scholarships for disadvantaged dental students. The grant, made to the Loma Linda University dental school, wrll be matched by the school on a two-for-one basis— making a total of $12,000 available to assist den­ tal students in completing their education. Earlier this year, the SCDA made an identical grant award to the USC dental school as part of its program of reducing or elim­ inating the financial barriers to dental education for otherwise qualified students.

include Victor Sendax, Ralph Niel­ sen, and Alan Stoler. For complete details and hotel reservation cards write to American Analgesia Seminar, East Coast Dis­ trict Dental Society, 2 SE 13th St, Miami, Fla 33131, Attn: Barbara Sims, executive director.

0CCLUS0D0NTIC PROGRAM WILL GET EARLY START

Because of the compre­ hensiveness of the program, the American Academy of Occlusodontia is presenting for the first time a clinician on the Friday evening pre­ ceding its usual all-day culminating meeting. Stanley E. Ross, periodontist, international author, and former assistant professor of periodontology at Boston University, will speak Feb 11 and 12 at the Essex C H IC A G O :

SCHEDULE SEMINAR ON FEAR, PAIN CONTROL

M IA M I: The American Analgesia So­ ciety will present a seminar on “ Fear and Pain Control” Jan 14, 1972, in conjunction with the Miami Winter Meeting in Miami Beach. Essayists for the seminar will

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C a rl H . H a u b e r h a s b ee n n a m e d e x e c u tiv e d ir e c to r o f t h e A m e r ic a n D e n ta l H y g ie n is ts ' A s s o c ia tio n . H a u b e r, w h o e a rn e d h is la w d e g re e a t t h e U n iv e r s it y o f I l l in o is in 1 9 6 1 , s e rv e d fo r te n

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CLEFT PALATE GROUP SETS JANUARY MEETING

, FLA: The annual convention of the Florida Cleft Palate Associ­ ation will be held at the Manger Motor Inn, Tampa, Jan 21-22, 1972. Theme of the meeting will be “ Changing Concepts in the Man­ agement of Craniofacial Anomalies.” Guest speakers will include John W. Curtin, a physician from Chicago, and Emmett Roberts, secretary of the department of health and re­ habilitative services for the state of Florida. The program also will fea­ ture contributed papers and dem­ onstrations. Further information can be ob­ tained by contacting Robert J. Har­ rison, 446 Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables, Fla 33134.

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J o s e p h L. H e n ry , d e a n o f t h e H o w a rd U n i­ v e r s it y C o lle g e o f D e n tis tr y , p o s e s w ith tw o a w a rd s r e c e iv e d a t t h e r e c e n t m e e tin g o f t h e N a tio n a l D e n ta l A s s o c ia tio n . T h e s m a lle r p la q u e — fr o m t h e N a t io n a l A s s is ­ ta n ts ’

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s e rv ic e , o u t s ta n d in g s u p p o r t, a n d d e d ic a ­ t io n to t h e N D A A ,” w h ile t h e o th e r— fro m t h e N a tio n a l H o w a rd D e n ta l A lu m n i A s ­ s o c ia tio n — c it e s “ o u t s ta n d in g s u p p o r t a n d s u p e r b c o o p e r a tio n

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NAME OLSEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AGD

Erik Olsen, selected in 1970 as the first Hillen brand Fellow in Dental Administration by the American Fund for Dental Educa­ tion, has been named executive director of the Academy of General Dentistry. His first major assignment for the Academy was to supervise the group’s meetings and social events, which preceded the ADA annual session in Atlantic City. Doctor Olsen, 34, who formerly practiced dentistry in Omaha, spent the past year preparing for a leadership position in organized dentistry. The Hillenbrand Fellowship was established in 1969 by the ADA Board of Trustees in honor of Har­ old Hillenbrand, ADA executive director emeritus, who served as the ADA executive from 1946 to 1969. C H IC A G O :

I. POSNICK TAKES OFFICE AS PRESIDENT OF ASDC

Irving H. Posnick of Min­ neapolis, who is a general dental practitioner, is the new president of the American Society of Den­ tistry for Children. He succeeds Robert C. Doench, Dayton, Ohio.

C H IC A G O :

I. P o s n ic k

Roy L. Lindahl, Chapel Hill, NC, who is immediate past chairman of the ADA Council on Dental Care Programs and chairman of the department of pedodontics at the University of North Carolina, was selected as president-elect. Other officers are Edward S. Mack, San Francisco, vice-presi­

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dent, and Walter R. Woods, Syra­ cuse, NY, secretary-treasurer. George C. Teuscher, Chicago, will continue as editor of the ASDC publication, Jo u rn a l o f D e n tis try fo r C h ild re n , and Richard C. Has­ kins, Salt Lake City, was appointed to membership on the society's executive council.

Dental Research CONTROL OF FACIAL PAIN SUBJECT OF INSTITUTE

b e t h e s d a , M D : “Control of Orofacial Pain” will be the subject for the 1972 sessions of the Institute for Advanced Education in Dental Re­ search. The first session (two weeks) will be held from April 22 through May 5 at the Carrousel Inn in Cin­ cinnati. The second session of one week will be held in the ADA Head­ quarters Building in Chicago on dates in October to be announced later. Trainees must agree to at­ tend all days of both sessions. Charles C. Ailing, professor and chairman, department of oral sur­ gery, University of Alabama dental school, will be the chief lecturer. The general objective of the In­ stitute will be the emphasis on the interrelationships of the clinical and biomedical sciences in under­ standing pain reception, percep­ tion, and reaction. Since under­ standing, managing, and teaching the control of pain in the maxillo­ facial regions require the rational application of the knowledge of several disciplines of the basic and clinical sciences, this insti­ tute will bring together modern concepts from such areas as neuro­ anatomy, pathology, pharmacol­ ogy, neurology, internal medicine, and psychiatry.

The trainee will benefit from ses­ sions with both laboratory and clin­ ical scientists in the general area of patient management and pain control.

The institute— developed by the Committee on Research of the American College of Dentists— has as its aim the advanced training of experienced researchers. Consid­ eration will be given to specific de­ tails of each participant’s research activity. The institute reimburses trainees for their travel expenses and pays a stipend based on cost of living. This will be the tenth year of the institute, which is supported by a training grant from the Na­ tional Institute of Dental Research. Determination of program content, invitation of mentors, and selec­ tion of trainees are the responsi­ bility of the subcommittee of re­ search of the ACD. In choosing trainees, consideration is given to past accomplishments, future promise, and their ability to add to the dialogue. Research workers interested in attending must send a letter of ap­ plication before Jan 10 to Robert J. Nelsen, Executive Director, Amer­ ican College of Dentists, 7316 Wis­ consin Ave, Bethesda, Md 20014. This letter must include the follow­ ing: a curriculum vitae; list of per­ tinent publications; a detailed ac­ count of previous and present ac­ tivities relating to the subject field; and a statement of the type of dis­ cussion topics that would be most useful to the applicant’s interests.

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and community health at Mar­ quette University’s School of Den­ tistry. Doctor Mecklenburg has served with the Indian Health Service con­ tinuously since 1958 and has had previous assignments in Nevada, Montana, California, Washington, DC, and South Dakota. He organ­ ized and taught the IHS dental pub­ lic health residency program and twice has been awarded the Public Health Service Commendation Medal for his work in administra­ tion and education. He is a diplomate of the Ameri­ can Board of Dental Public Health. The dental branch of the Indian Health Service is responsible for the oral health of 460,000 Ameri-

can Indians and Alaska natives. Dental services are provided by a staff of about 180 dental officers and 270 dental auxiliaries, through a system of 51 hospitals, 48 health centers and 31 school health cen­ ters, 22 mobile units, and more than 120 field clinics.

General L. M. MONHEIM, FAMED ANESTHESIOLOGIST, DIES

b u r g h : Leonard M. Monheim, 60, internationally known as a lec­ turer, educator, and dental scien­ tist, died Oct 18 in Pittsburgh. Doctor Monheim, who was presi­ dent of the medical staff of the Presbyterian-University Hospital for the past two years, was professor and chairman of the department of anesthesiology and professor of pharmacology at the University of Pittsburgh dental school; profes­ sor of anesthesiology in the uni­ versity’s dental school; and a mem­ ber of the university’s graduate faculty. He also served as anesthesiolo­ gist on the staffs of PresbyterianUniversity Hospital and other Uni­ versity Health Center of Pittsburgh

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National Defense NAME R. MECKLENBURG IHS DENTAL BRANCH CHIEF

c k v il l e , M D : Robert E. Meck­ lenburg, a dental director of the Public Health Service, has been appointed as chief, dental services branch, Indian Health Service. He succeeds Joseph Abramowitz, who retired from the Public Health Service last July and as­ sumed the position of chairman, department of preventive dentistry

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hospitals. Doctor Monheim was anesthesia section editor for the Jo u rn a l o f O ral Surgery. In 1949, he established at the University of Pittsburgh what is still the only independent depart­ ment of anesthesiology in a US dental school. Among his written works were six textbooks published in four languages and more than 30 arti­ cles and chapters in professional publications. A member of num­ erous professional organizations, Doctor Monheim has received the Heidbrink Award (1957), the Hor­ ace Wells Award (1961), and the Feldman Memorial Plaque (1971) in recognition of his accomplish­ ments. He also was a consultant to the heart disease control program of the Department of Health, Edu­ cation, and Welfare.

INCORRECT LISTING

In the October issue of t h e j o u r ­ n al, the name of Frederic M. Epley of San Francisco was incor­ rectly included in “ Deaths.”

PROMOTED

To faculty positions at the Univer­ sity of Maryland School of Dentist­ ry: m a r t in l u n i n , to associate dean for academic affairs from assistant dean for curriculum affairs. CHARLES T. PRIDGEON, to assistant dean for continuing education. He has served as professor and head of the department of periodontics. JOHN f . h a s l e r , to chairman of the division of oral diagnosis and radiology. C h a r l e s e . b a r r , an associate dean, to acting chairman of the department of periodontics. SURESHC.CHOUDHARY and RODGER f . s is c a , to associate professors in

the department of restorative den­ tistry.

HONORED

To administrative positions at the Washington University (St. Louis) School of Dentistry: r ic h a r d w. b r a n d , as assistant dean for student affairs.

With an achievement award at the annual alumni awards dinner of the University of Missouri at Kan­ sas City: Jo s e p h Ja c o b s , a private dental practitioner and clinical professor in the university’s dental school.

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tant dean for instruction. As associate professor and chair­ man of the department of peri­ odontics at the School of Dental

He has served as acting dean of the dental school and as chairman of the school’s Rinehart Foundation, and he is author of a history of the UMKC’s School of Dentistry. With the Henry Spenadel Award of the First District (NY) Dental Society, c o l s u r in d a r n . b h a s k a r , chief of dental research at Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, DC. The award, consisting of a med­ al and illuminated scroll, recog­ nizes outstanding services to den­ tistry.

APPOINTED

As director of continuing education and director of the dental assistant training program at the New York University Dental Center, a n t h o n y p ic o z z i , who is associate professor of pharmacology and director of the foreign dentist training program. As supervising dentist for the den­ tal hygiene program at Clayton Junior College, j o h n d . s t e p h e n s , who served for 20 years in the US Army Dental Corps and retired as a colonel.

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Medicine, Southern Illinois Uni­ versity at Edwardsville, p h il ip m . h o a g , who has been in private practice since 1965. As associate dean of the dental school at the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey at New­ ark, GORDON VINCENT, who for-

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merly was professor of operative dentistry at the University of Oregon. He also is a former general prac­ titioner.