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Secret in patient care is caring about patient, Dr. Bowyer tells students at ORU dental dedication “ I hope that you learn early in your professional career that the secret in the care o f a patient is in caring about that p atien t,” Dr. Frank P. Bow yer, ADA president, told th e 25 students enrolled in the first class of

Oral Roberts U niversity S ch o o l of D entistry in T ulsa. Dr. B ow yer and several other dig­ nitaries attended the recent opening of the dental school, w h ich has Dr. Robert G. H ansen as dean and was

Dr. Frank P. Bow yer (left), ADA president, talk s with Dr. Robert G. Hansen (center), dean of the ORU school o f dentistry, and O ral Roberts, university founder and president, during a break in recent opening cerem onies o f the new school.

founded by evangelist Oral Roberts. “ As president of the A m erican Dental A ssociation, I have called on all m em bers of our A ssociation to fu lfill this year— m ore than ever before— their social respon­ s ib ilitie s,” Dr. B ow yer said. He told the students: “ I have tried to challen g e the profession to a deeper involvem ent w ith society at large. W e could be tem pted to let m atters resolve them selves w hile w e sit idly by, and m aybe w e’ve done too m uch of that in the past. H owever, starting today as dental students in this un iversity, let us be agents of change before we becom e victim s of ch an g e.” T h e ORU dental school is located in the recen tly com pleted 4 4 8 ,0 0 0 square foot Graduate Center. Dr. Hansen described the dental school as a “ natural outgrow th of the m inistry of Oral Roberts and the university— bringing healing to the totality of hum an need w ithin a

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Connie Tyson appointed Oregon executive director

Students o f O ral Roberts University School o f Dentistry’s first class receive instruction from Jack Powers, clin ic m anager, on equipment assembly. They are (from left) Don M cGee (Illinois), Larry M eadors (California), Je ff M oyer (M issouri), and M ark N adler (California).

context o f Christian love and com ­ p assio n .” Oral Roberts told the students that “ I ’m indebted to w hat you rep­ resent, for I nearly lost all my teeth at the age of 22. W hat a great hin d r­ ance that w ould have been to my m inistry, but a dentist entered by life and show ed m e how I could save m y te eth .” Dr. H ansen pointed out that the program em phasizes “ cro ss-p ollin a­ tio n ,” w herein all the graduate and professional programs at Oral Roberts U niversity “m erge in pur­ poseful and jo in t effort by faculty and students alike. T hrough course work of trad itional instruction , sim ulations, and outreach activities to rural and urban A m erican set­ tings, students are exposed to all of the perspectives of our so ciety ,” he added. A dental clin ic facility is sch ed ­ uled for com p letion w ith in a year to provide supervised dental treat­ m ent, Dr. H ansen noted. A d d itional research laboratories w ill be available w hen the City of Faith M ed ical and R esearch Center

opens in 1 9 8 0 , as w ell as dental c lin ica l facilities occupying part of the 60-story c lin ica l outpatient tower.

Connie M. T yson has been ap­ pointed executive director of the O regon D ental A ssociation. Prior to her appointm ent, Ms. T yson had served as executive d i­ rector of the W estern D ental Society for m ore than eight years after hav­ ing graduated from the U niversity of W ashington w ith degrees in b u sin ess ad m inistration and b u si­ ness education. She has sin ce taken postgraduate work in law and b u si­ ness ad m inistration at USC. S he is a m em ber of the board of directors of the Southern C alifornia Society o f A ssociation E xecutives and recently was elected as editor. A m ong other affiliations, she is a m em ber of the A m erican Society of A ssociation Executives. D irect all correspond ence to Con­ n ie M. T yson, Executive D irector, O regon D ental A ssociation, 0235 SW Boundary St, Portland, Ore 97201.

Proper education use im portant: Dr. Bow yer T he proper use of education is w hat m akes a true professional, Dr. Frank P. Bow yer, ADA pres­ ident, stressed at the recent de­ d ication o f the Oral Roberts U niversity S ch ool of D entistry. “E du cation alone does not make you a true professional— it is the m anner in w h ich you use that know led ge,” he said. He told the students that “ in the hu stle and bustle of the socioecon o m ic changes o f the society in w h ich we live, the true professional m ust deal w ith m ore than facts w hich can be com pared and m easured. You m ust have an understand­ ing and an appreciation for that p atien t’s em otional problem s, how to deal w ith them in each individual case. Take tim e to be

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concerned , to listen , to explain, to reassu re.” Dr. Bow yer added that “ we m ust seek aggressively a w ork­ ing partnership w ith p o litical and p u blic com m unities. We m ust be concerned w ith other services in our com m unity as w ell [as w ith ] preserving the private p ractice delivery system of d entistry in our offices. The suprem e m otive of a true pro­ fession al m ust be service to m an k in d .” He closed by saying that “ I happen to be very excited today because I am op tim istic about the future o f our nation and our profession. As I reflect in the days ahead on all my years in dentistry, I can assure you this day w ill be the h ig h lig h t of my professional career.”

Dr. Fran k P. Bow yer, ADA president, prepares to introduce Dr. Roger H. Scholle (standing), ADA editor, at the recent “Facing the future: a special conference of the Board of T rustees” in Lincoln­ shire, 111. Seated (from left) are John J. Hefferren, PhD, director, ADA Health Foundation Research Institute; Thom as Ginley, PhD, secretary, Council on Dental Education; Dr. C. Gordon Watson, executive director; Dr. Joseph P. Cappuccio, ADA president; and Dr. John H. M osteller, first vicepresident.

SPECIAL CONFERENCE LOOKS AT FUTURE OF DENTAL PROFESSION IN USA, ASSOCIATION’S ROLE IN IT “ Facing the future: a special confer­ ence of the Board o f T ru stees” was held recently in L incolnshire, 111, w ith participation from 2 0 officers and trustees of the ADA as w ell as 12 chairm en and representatives of C ouncils and 37 A ssociation staff mem bers. T h e co n feren ce’s purpose w as “to consid er the future o f dentistry in the U nited States and the role to be played by the A m erican Dental A s­ sociation in attem pting to shape the fu tu re.” Som e 75 questions assigned ear­ lier to seven working subcom ­ m ittees w ere grouped into six key areas— A ssociation m anagem ent and structure; legislation and regu­ lation; patient care and public health; A ssociation accou ntability; education, accred itation , licensure, and certification; and relationships w ith other dental and nondental or­ ganizations. To prom ote m axim um involve­ m ent, Dr. Joseph P. Cappuccio, ADA presid ent-elect, w ho is ch air­ man of the Com m ittee on Long Range P lanning, assigned conferees to seven concurrent d iscu ssion

groups. E ach group was m oderated by chairm en and representatives of the ADA C ouncils and the Com m is­ sion on R elief and D isaster Fund A ctivities. T o ensure the su ccess o f the con ­ feren ce, the follow ing assum ptions w ere adopted: everyone attending would participate on an equal basis; no subject would be consid ered out of order becau se of p o licy or tradi­

tion; no suggestion could be re­ jected on the grounds it violated policy or trad ition; and only co n ­ sensus, rather than adoption of de­ tailed resolution s, w ould be sought on to p ics needing further study and refinem ent. Serving as m oderator of the ses­ sion on A ssociation m anagem ent and structure, Dr. C. Gordon W at­ son, execu tiv e director, noted that “good structure enables the A sso ci­ ation to efficien tly and effectively organize its activities. Good m an­ agem ent enables it to set priorities and m ove w ith respectable speed in the best d irectio n .” T h e session on relatio n sh ip s w ith other dental and nondental organi­ zations w as m oderated by Dr. Cap­ pu ccio. He em phasized the need of consid ering four basic steps: “ the im portance of reaching th e o b jec­ tives of the A ssociation in the m ost effective m anner; elim in atin g the p ossibility of a duplication of effort; using expertise that m ay exist out­ sid e the A ssociation in the devel­ opm ent of p olicy and program s; and the p ossibility of reaching accord on controversial issues before they are taken up in the pu blic arena.” In introductory rem arks, Dr. Roger H. S ch o lle, ADA editor who moderated the session on patient

Among the dental officials and ADA staff members attending the recent “future o f dentistry” con­ ference were (from left) Dr. John W. Tiede, second vice-president; Ralph Eilers, director o f finance; Fred E. Casey, secretary, Council on National Board Exam inations; Dr. Harvey W. Lyon, secretary, Council on Dental Research; Dr. W illiam F. Lovett, chairm an, Council on National Board Exam ina­ tions; Dr. Edward U. Austin, Fifth D istrict trustee; and Dr. Joseph Cabot, Ninth D istrict trustee.

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PEOPLE care and p u blic health, said that “ cru cial to a m eaningful consid era­ tion of the future of patient care and p u blic h ealth is the determ ination of how organized d entistry can best insure im proved dental health w h ile accom m odating to social and econom ic changes and health con ­ sum er ch a lle n g e s.” Com m enting on the conference, Dr. Frank P. Bow yer, ADA presi­ dent, told attendees that “we must assess our position as it is now , to­ day, and decide on a course of ac­ tion to keep the dental profession under the control of our profession. If we are to be successful in our ef­ forts to preserve the profession of dentistry, the total m em bership w ill have to becom e active participants rather than ‘observing b en e fi­ cia rie s.’ ” Dr. C appuccio sum m ed up the conference by noting the “ great sp irit” w h ich all conferees exhib ­ ited, and said the co n feren ce’s m ajor contribution was that it “brought people to geth er.” A n ADA Board m em ber remarked that the conference w as advantage­ ous sin ce it allow ed for the id en tifi­ cation of current concern s and the placem ent of priority on such item s so that the staff and trustees m ight concentrate their tim e, energy, and funds.

ADMIRAL A. W. CHANDLER, FORMER NAVY DENTAL CHIEF, DIES AT 88 Rear Adm. A lfred W . Chandler, USN , DC (Ret), w ho was the first c h ief of the dental division of the Navy Bureau of M ed icine and Surgery and who retired in 1952 as the U S N avy’s dental inspector gen­ eral, died Sunday, Sept 24, in Chevy Chase, Md, at the age of 88. It was in 1947 that Adm iral Chandler, a sp ecia list in prosthodontics, assum ed the post of as­ sistant c h ief of the Navy Bureau and head of the dental d ivision. In this capacity, he was responsible for es­ tablishing the first Navy schools for dental tech n ician s at B ethesda, Md, and later at Great Lakes, 111, and San Diego. He also established dental facilities in all ships and stations having dental personnel. Adm iral Chandler joined the Navy Dental Corps Feb 20, 1917, and served as senior dental officer at stations here and abroad. He was a m em ber of th e first dental officer class at the Naval Dental S chool in W ashington. After com pleting post­ graduate w ork at N orthw estern U niversity, he becam e head o f the prosthetic and operative depart­ m ents at the Naval D ental S chool in 1923. W hile stationed in W ashington,

ALFRED W. CHANDLER

A dm iral C handler w as dentist to P resid ents C oolidge, Hoover, and Franklin D. R oosevelt. He is a form er ADA vice-presid ent. A dental graduate o f the U n iver­ sity of P enn sylvania in 1 9 1 5 , he was m ade an honorary m em ber of the ADA in 1955, and also received the Hayden-Harris Award for his co n ­ tributions to the history of dentistry. Am ong his m ilitary d ecorations was the Legion o f M erit. A dm iral Chan­ dler retired from active Navy duty Oct 1, 1952, after m ore than 35 years of continu ou s service.

FD I se e k s e ssa y ists fo r 1 9 7 9 P a r is m e e tin g A certain num ber of free com m uni­ cations (subm itted papers) w ill be presented during the scie n tific pro­ gram of the 67th annual W orld D en­ tal Congress of the Federation De­ ntaire Internationale to be held O ct 21-26, 1979, in Paris. Anyone w ishing to participate m ay obtain application form s by contacting Prof. R. Frank, Facu lté de Chirurgie D entaire, 4 Rue K irschleger, 6 7 0 0 0 Strasbourg, France. A p plication d eadline is Nov 30.

R ea r Adm. A. W. Chandler is shown in Korea during the Korean conflict. Inspector General of the dental divi­ sion in the Navy’s Bureau of M edicine and Surgery, Adm iral Chandler

spent

several

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in

Korea inspecting dental facilities.

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Betsy G reulich accepts a check for $2,500 from representatives o f GE M edical System s’ Employees Civic and Charitable Organization (ECCO) to defray costs o f remodeling the dental clin ic at St. Joseph’s M edical Center. R epresenting GE are (from left) Ron Freedm an, dental operation; Bob Coulter, ECCO chairm an, and Bob Gunderson, ECCO vice-chairm an.

COMMUNITY RESPONDS, DENTAL CLINIC BENEFITS Low incom e fam ilies who are dental patients at St. Jo sep h ’s M ed ical C linic in W aukesha, W is, now have a fu ll range of dental services avail­ able to them — thanks to a com m u­ nity response to a charitable appeal m ade by clin ic officials in spring. M ore than $ 1 6 ,0 0 0 in donations have been received sin ce the in itial appeal in A pril. In addition, 18 area d entists and 25 dental hygienists have volunteered to staff the clin ic during office hours. “W e are greatly appreciative of the com m unity response to our n e ed ,” said B ernie Juno, the c lin ic ’s dental coordinator. “B ecau se o f the equipm ent, supplies, and tim e people have given us, w e are now able to provide com plete dental care to our p a tien ts.” T h e dental clin ic in clu d es two fu lly equipped dental chairs, an X -ray u n it and processor, sinks, cabinetry, w all p aneling, and a cu s­ tom ceilin g w ith recessed lighting. T h e fu ll range of dental services offered by the c lin ic in clu des exam inations, prophylaxis, X-rays, and instru ction in preventive care. S creen in g dentists m ake referrals to dental sp ecialists who provide n e c­ essary follow up care at no charge. V olunteer dentists at the clin ic are Drs. Robert Davies, Eugene B aus, Jam es M. Bauer, Thom as Schm id t, W illiam H. K oening,

R ichard Taugher, Robert Saln ick , P atrick Falvey, D ennis O ’Brien, Jam es V ick, Charles Evans, R ichard O fferm an, Robert Labinski, V in cen t M cA voy, K eith W illiam s, Ronald W ard, Robert W aite, and Charles Post. Dr. Davies is dental director. St. Jo sep h ’s M ed ical C linic serves low incom e, qualified fam ilies who reside in W aukesha County.

Dan A rhelger (left) and Ken Kuhr, dental in­ stallation specialists, install the dental X-ray unit donated to St. Joseph's dental clin ic as Bernie Juno, clin ic dental coordinator, looks on.

Founded in 1 9 7 7 , it serves more than 8 0 0 patients annually.

First Hospital Dental P ractice Congress Set O utstanding dental authorities w ill h ig h lig h t the first International Congress on H ospital Dental Service to be held Nov 30-D ec 3 at the New Y ork H ilton Hotel. T h e m eeting is being cosponsored by the A m erican A ssociation of H ospital D entists, A m erican H ospital A ssociation, and the ADA. The purpose of the congress is to exam ine and assess the status and trends of w orldw ide hosp ital dental practice. P lenary sessions w ill address issues of com m on concern, and fea­ tured speakers w ill in clu d e Drs. Harold H illenbrand, ADA executive director em eritus; Joseph P. C appuccio, ADA presid ent-elect; and Leon Eisenbud, form er chairm an of the ADA C ouncil on H ospital and Institutional Dental Services. Joining w orkshop sessions w ill be Drs. Joseph M. K elly, chairm an, C ouncil on Hospital and Institutional Dental Services; Paul H. Iver­ son, C ouncil m ember; and Low ell G. Daun, C ouncil secretary. In addition, a num ber of sp ecial registration clin ics w ill be pre­ sented. F or m ore inform ation about the congress, contact Dr. Sydney C. Rappaport, G eneral Chairm an, International Congress on Hospital Dental Practice, S u ite 1 6 0 6 , 30 E 42 St, New Y ork City, 10017.

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EVENTS

HOLD EIGHTH CANADIAN STUDENT TABLE CLINIC PROGRAM T h e eighth Canadian Student Table C lin ic Program w as held in co n ­ ju n ctio n w ith the 77th annual m eet­ ing and national convention of the Canadian Dental Association/ A ssociation D entaire Canadienne Sep t 10-13 in W innipeg, M anitoba. The program again w as spon­ sored by D entsply Canada, Ltd, through a sp ecial grant made to the Canadian Fund for Dental Educa­ tion. T h is year’s program clin ics again were conducted by the CDA Coun­ cil on E du cation, and all ten Cana­ dian d ental sch oo ls w ere repre­ sented. Stu dents received an expensepaid trip to W innipeg to present th eir table clin ics after placing first in th eir sch o o l’s spring table clin ic program. In those schools w ithout such a program , the dean of the dental school w as invited to select an outstanding student clin icia n to participate in the annual event.

Stu dents participating, their schools, and c lin ic titles were Paul S. W. B ai, M cG ill U niversity, “F in ish in g and p olish in g o f amal­ gam restoration s” ; W ayne A. Chou, U niversity of B ritish Columbia, “ Sy stem ic flu o rid e” ; Donna Marie Gregorash, U n iversity of W estern O ntario, “P eriap ical cem ental d ysplasia” ; Edward G rodecki, U ni­ versity o f Toronto, “ M andibular d ysfu n ction” ; and J. Trevor Hay, U niversity of A lberta, “Three di­ m ensional photography in den­ tistry.” A lso, Dean K olbinson, University of Saskatchew an, “ D entify— new frontiers in personal id en tificatio n ” ; Pierre M acKay, U niversite de M ontreal, “ Survey on the utilization of the rubber dam and percentage of inlays and direct golds done by general practitioners o f the Province of Q uebec” ; G loria M cN eill, U niver­ sity of M anitoba, “ O rthodontics— the long face syndrom e” ; Sylvie

M orin, U n iversite Laval, “T e c h ­ niqu e de cond en sation verticale a la gutta p erch a” ; and Don B. S tep h en ­ son, D alhousie U niversity, “ Tooth m obility— w hat does it m e a n ?” A recep tio n and d inn er honoring the participating student clin icia n s was hosted by H enry M. Thornton, chairm an of the board and c h ief execu tiv e officer of D entsply Inter­ national, representing the sponsors. T h e d inner was attended by approx­ im ately 50 persons, in clu d in g stu­ dent clin icia n s, deans, facu lty ad­ visers of Canadian dental schools, and sp ecial guests representing the dental profession and d en tal ed u ca­ tion. Invited guests inclu d ed Dr. Donald L. Rife, presid ent o f the Canadian Dental A ssociation , and Mrs. R ife; Dr. Rod L. M oran, CDA presid ent-elect; Dr. John W. T ied e, second vice-presid ent of the A m eri­ can D ental A ssociation, and Mrs. T ied e; Dr. John W. N eilson, ch air­ m an of the Canadian Fund for Den­ tal E ducation, and Mrs. N eilson; Dr. K. O. W y llie, presid ent o f the Cana­ dian M ed ical A ssociation; and Dr. M ich ael J. Cripton, CDA im m ediate past president, and Mrs. Cripton. T h e student clin icia n s w ere re c­ ognized during the official opening cerem onies of the Canadian Dental A ssociation at the W innip eg Con­ vention Center.

ADA prevention award goes to Portland (Me) agency

Participating student clin ician s and program sponsors get together prior to the recent opening cerem onies of the Canadian Dental Association’s annual meeting. Seated (from left): Sylvie Morin, U niversite Laval; G loria M cN eill, University of M anitoba; Henry M. Thornton, chairm an and chief executive officer, Dentsply International; Dr. Donald L. R ife, president, Canadian Dental Associa­ tion; Donna M arie Gregorash, University o f W estern Ontario; and W ayne A. Chou, University of British Colum bia. Standing (from left): Don B. Stephenson, D alhousie University; Dean Kolbinson, University o f Saskatchew an; Edward Grodecki, University of Toronto; Paul W. S. Bai, M cGill Uni­ versity; J. Trevor Hay, University o f Alberta; and P ierre M acKay, Universite de Montreal.

T h e 1978 ADA Com m unity P reven­ tive D entistry Award o f $ 2 ,0 0 0 has b een awarded to the Portland (Me) departm ent of health and social ser­ v ices for its com prehensive cityw ide prevention program . T h e program in Portland inclu d es sch oo l, com m unity, and c lin ic d en­ tal h ealth education; provision of

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EVENTS y a m argin o f four votes, the AA O M S House o f D elegates re­ jected certificatio n by the A m erican Board o f O ral and M axillofacial Surgery as a requirem ent for A sso­ ciatio n m em bership. A fter d iscu s­ sing th is key issue during the recent A A O M S annual m eeting h eld in C hicago, the House ruled that— w h ile pred eterm ination m ay be of benefit to the patient and/or doctor— covered benefits should not be denied if pred eterm ination is not used. O n A BO M S certificatio n , two H ouse votes produced the same negative results, despite th e rec­ om m endation o f the Board o f Trus­ tees and the Com m ittee on M em ber­ ship that it be approved. T h e appar­ ent concern of A A O M S delegates

AAOMS REJECTS ABOMS CERTIFICATION centered on the b e lie f that the re­ quirem ent would create two classes of AA O M S mem bers. In reference to prepaym ent pro­ gram s, th e A sso cia tio n ’s previous p o licy — in effect since 1 9 7 2 — stated that “the only acceptable m eans for ad ju dication of claim s in any pre­ paym ent program is post-service aud it conducted by a peer review m ech an ism .” T h is p olicy was resci­ nded and the follow ing order for ad­ ju d ication o f claim s was passed: — review of claim determ ination through the un ion (or group) and/or purchaser review system ; — request for re-review by the provider o f care on beh alf of the pa-

At the podium, Dr. D aniel F. Lynch (right), past president o f the AAOMS and ADA, receives a plaque from Dr. T erry W. Slaughter, AAOMS president. The AAOMS 60th annual meeting was dedicated in Dr. Lynch’s honor. Also pictured (from left) are Drs. John A. Babett, D istrict II trustee; W illiam R. W allace, AAOMS president-elect; Louis S. Belinfante, D istrict III trustee; Gilbert S. Sm all, D istrict IV trustee; Frank P. Bowyer, ADA president; John G. W hinery, D istrict V trustee; Duwayne L. Briscoe, D istrict V I trustee; W alter C. G u ralnick, recipient o f AAOMS Committeeman

tient, w ith provision for further in ­ form ation and docum entation; — request by any, or all three par­ ties (patient, carrier, provider), for review through the dental associa­ tion peer review m echanism (in p u blic funded program s, avenues such as h osp ital utilization review com m ittees and PSR O s can be used); and — litigation. H ighlighting the opening session of th e 60th annual m eeting, w hich more than 2 ,8 0 0 attended, Dr. Frank P. Bow yer, ADA president, was the keynote speaker and urged m em ­ bers to take an active stand against enaction of a national health insur­ ance program “that would destroy our professional status, financially w eaken our nation, and still not provide adequate h ealth care for the people who it (the governm ent) is trying to help w ith such a pro­ gram .” Dr. Bow yer praised the AAOM S for w orking w ith such a cooperative spirit w ith the ADA regarding the national h ealth in surance issue. C harlie O. F in ley , ow ner of the O akland A th letics m ajor league baseball team , head lined the Educa­ tional Foundation— AAOM S Luncheon during th e m eeting and praised the 150 residents who at­ tended for th eir am bition. “ Few people are w illing to pay the price of su cce ss,” he said, “ w h ich is why th ere’s very little com petition when you’re at th e to p .” T h e AA O M S recognized out-

o f the Y ea r aw ard; D aniel M. Laskin, editor, Journal o f O ral Surgery; and S. Elm er Bear, recipient o f W illiam J. G ies Foundation Award in Oral Surgery.

fluorid e tablets, m outhrinses, and gel for youngsters in sch ools; provi­ sion o f preventive services— in clu d in g to p ical fluorid e applica­ tions and nu trition cou nseling— through three city clin ics open to any Portland citizen; and oral

cancer screening at housing sites for senior citizens. T h e w inning program was sub­ m itted by B on n ie W . Vaughan, the departm ent’s dental health director. W inners o f $ 3 0 0 awards were Patti A nn Barnes, RDH, Anderson,

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Ind, for her su ccessfu l cam paign to persuade the tow n board of Bargersville, Ind, to approve fluori­ dation w here previous attem pts had failed ; M artha K. Shouldis, RDH, M ontgom ery, W Va, and the 1978 dental hygiene class o f the W est

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AS MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT standing contributors to the sp e­ cialty. T h ese inclu ded : — Dr. D aniel M. Laskin, form er AA O M S presid ent and editor o f the Jo u r n a l o f O ral Surgery, w ho re ­ ceiv ed the R esearch R ecognition Award for his w ork in the field of TM J disorders. — Dr. R ichard A. Fin n , D allas, w ho received the Research F ello w ­ ship Aw ard for support o f his re­ search project on “N eurom uscular ch aracteristics o f vertical m axillary d ysplasias.” — Dr. W alter C. G uralm ick, c h ie f o f oral and m axillofacial surgery, Harvard Sch oo l of Dental M ed icine,

w ho received the Com m itteem an of the Y ear Award. — Dr. S. Elm er Bear, chairm an of the departm ent o f oral and m axillo­ facial surgery, M edical College of V irginia S chool of D entistry, who received the W illiam J. Gies F ou n ­ dation Award in Oral Surgery. T h e m eeting was dedicated to Dr. D aniel F. Lynch, W ashington, DC, w ho is a form er president of the ADA and AAOM S. Terry A. Fuller, PhD, chairm an of b ioch em ical laser services, S inai H ospital o f Detroit, delivered the Chalm ers J. Lyons M em orial Lecture on “A p plication of the laser in den­

tistry and m e d icin e .” O ther m eeting h ig h lig h ts in­ clud ed 120 surgical roundtable clin ics, four sym posium s on sinus diseases, soft tissu e in ju ries, com ­ p lication s in orth ognathic surgery, and professional liab ility in the p ractice of oral and m axillofacial surgery. Fou r scie n tific abstract ses­ sions on current research find ings and c lin ica l aspects o f th e specialty; a clin ico p ath o lo g ic conferen ce on m ucocutaneous lesion s and one on anesthesia consid erations for pa­ tients w ith card iovascu lar disease; and tw o scie n tific film program s featuring the latest film s produced in 1978 on clin ic a l aspects of treat­ m ent of patients and care in the specialty.

Dr. D aniel M. Laskin (center), editor o f the )ournal o f Oral Surgery and former AAOMS president, accepts the R esearch R ec­ ognition Award from Dr. Terry W. Slaughter, AAOMS president. Dr. Guy M aranda (left), president o f the Canadian Society o f Oral and M axillofacial

At left is Dr. Damian

J. Jelso, chairm an of the AAOMS advisory

comm ittee on research.

Terry A. Fuller, PhD, delivers the Chal­ m ers J. Lyons M em orial Lecture. He is

Surgeons, accepts an engraved gavel from Dr.

chairm an o f biochem ical laser services

Slaughter in recognition of the Canadian

and associate director and senior re­

group’s 25th anniversary.

search associate, department o f laser surgery, Sin ai Hospital of Detroit.

V irginia Institute of T ech n olog y for an oral cancer screening and selfexam ination training program for a low incom e, rural population lack ­ ing accress to dental care; and the Tri-C ounty Dental Health C ouncil of Sou thfield , M ich, for its w orkshops

and m anuals for nursing hom e staffs on oral care of the geriatric patient. A grant from the Johnson & John son Co. supports the annual awards program, w h ich is spon­ sored by the Council on Dental

Health and H ealth Planning. T his y ear’s judges in clu d ed Dr. Robert I. Kaplan, Cherry H ill, NJ; Dr. Robert E. Lam b, D allas; and Dr. Charles W. Gish, Indianapolis, d irector of the d ivision of dental health, Indiana State Board of H ealth.

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Cerebral palsy association honors New York dentist Dr. M arvin M eister, Seaford, NY, dentist, w as honored recen tly by the U nited Cerebral Palsy A ssociation o f Nassau (NY) County at its annual H oof and M outh D inner in recog n i­ tion of podiatrists and d entists who volunteer their services at the cen ­ ter. Dr. M eister was presented w ith the associatio n ’s eagle plaque by the group’s president, E ileen Ginberg, for 20 years of outstanding service as a volunteer dentist and director of the dental clin ic. T h e association— an independent, nonprofit health agency— relies heavily on the volunteer services of professionals. The asso ciatio n ’s treatm ent and rehabilitation center in Roosevelt, NY, offers one o f the largest and m ost com prehensive program s for the cerebral palsied in the country. M ore than 1,000 ch ild ren and

Dr. T. Hill, former ADA Council member, dies Dr. Thom as J. H ill, longtim e educa­ tor and form er m em ber of the ADA C ouncil on Dental Therapeutics, died recen tly at the age o f 92. A 1908 graduate of the Case W estern Reserve U niversity S chool o f D entistry, Dr. H ill began teaching at the school in 1918. He first was a professor of oral pathology and therapeutics, and ten years later joined the u n iv ersity’s m edical school faculty w here he taught pathology. He joined the ADA C ouncil al­ m ost from the tim e it was formed and served it from 1930 to 1954. W hen he retired in 1955, Dr. Hill was nam ed professor em eritus of the dental school and associate pro­ fessor em eritus o f the m edical school. A lso, he was nam ed an

Eileen Ginberg, president of the United Cerebral Palsy Association o f Nassau County (NY), Inc, presents an eagle plaque to Dr. M arvin M eister, dentist from Seaford, NY, for 20 years of volunteer service as head of the dental clin ic o f the county palsy association’s treatm ent and rehabilitation center in Roosevelt, NY.

adults benefit from various services and participate in an extensive sh el­

tered workshop program at the R oosevelt facility.

honorary mem ber of the ADA. Follow ing his retirem ent, he be­ cam e associated w ith the U S P u blic Health Service for w h ich he visited every dental school in the country to ch eck research facilities. In 1952, the US State D epartm ent sent him to the Soviet U n ion to visit m edical and scien tific institu tions. He was author of about 1 0 0 scie n ­ tific papers and of a textbook on oral pathology, and in later years he was a leading advocate o f fluori­ dated water.

the departm ent of h istology of the Faculdade de O dontologia, Universidade Federal do R io Grande do Sul, at the age of 56. B orn on Dec 3 0 , 1921, Dr. Ebling received his dental degree from the Faculdade de O dontologia do Rio Grande do Sul and taught pathology and histology at the schoo l. Am ong his many professional affiliations, he was a m em ber o f the Interna­ tional A ssociation for Dental R e­ search and an elected m em ber o f the A m erican A cadem y o f Oral Pathology. He published m ore than 100 pa­ pers as w ell as a book on cysts and odontogenic tum ors (presently in its third edition). As a fu ll-tim e facu lty m em ber, he taught m ore than 30 postgraduate courses in Brazil and abroad, and was a m em ber of num erous exam i­ nation com m ittees.

D r. H . E b lin g, B ra z ilia n r e s e a r c h e r , d ies a t 5 6 B razilian dentistry recently lost one of its m ost dedicated researchers and educators w ith the sudden death of Dr. Hardy Ebling, head of

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PEOPLE is also a professor o f oral pathology at the U niversity of Chicago, where he received h is m aster’s and d oc­ toral degrees. T h e Z oller C lin ic— w hich re­ cently marked its 50th anniversary— is part o f th e U n iver­ sity of Chicago M ed ical Center. A ctive in dental affairs, Dr. Goepp is a m em ber o f the ADA C ouncil on Dental R esearch and a con su ltan t to the ADA C ouncil on Dental M ate­ rials and Devices.

D r. F o r m ic o la n a m e d d e a n a t C o lu m b ia d e n ta l sch o o l Coincident with the conclusion o f Phase I o f the three-phase building program of the Tem ­ ple University School o f Dentistry, an oil painting o f Dr. Charles L. Howell recently was unveiled by Dr. Dale F. Roeck, dental dean, assisted by Ms. Susan Howell, Dr. Howell’s daughter. Dr. Howell w as dental dean at Tem ple from 1964 to 1975, and currently is serv­ ing as dean o f the Ohio State University College o f Dentistry.

HONOR DR. HOWELL, FORMER TEMPLE DEAN M ore than 100 faculty and staff m em bers of T em p le U niversity Sch oo l of D entistry were present recently at the un veiling o f a por­ trait of Dr. Charles L. How ell, dental dean at T em p le from 1964 to 1975. Dr. H ow ell now is dean of the O hio State U niversity College of Dentistry. P resid ing at the un veilin g was Dr. D ale F. Roeck, T em p le dental dean, w ho recounted Dr. How­ e ll’s m any contributions to the progress of the Sch oo l of D en­ tistry during h is tenure. “ A ll of us, faculty, staff, students, and alum ni, are deeply indebted to Dr. How ell for the m any positive

D r. G oep p n a m e d a c tin g d ir e c to r o f Z o lle r C lin ic Dr. Robert A. Goepp recen tly was appointed acting director of the W alter G. Z oller M em orial Dental C lin ic in Chicago. Dr. Goepp, who previously

changes that w ere institu ted by him throughout h is adm inistra­ tio n ,” Dr. R oeck said. A ssisting Dean R oeck in the un veiling w as Ms. Susan H ow ell, Dr. H ow ell’s daughter, w ho is a m em ber of the audiovisual staff at the school. Follo w in g the cerem ony, the painting was placed in a position of prom inence, along w ith por­ traits of other form er deans of the Sch oo l of D entistry. It is particu­ larly appropriate that the portrait was com pleted and placed in the new ly renovated first floor of the dental school build ing sin ce the renovation w as initiated during Dr. H ow ell’s term o f office.

headed the oral pathology and radiology areas at the clin ic, su c­ ceed s Dr. Robert C. L ikins, director of th e clin ic for th e past decade. Dr. Goepp joined the Z o ller C lin ic about 20 years ago, internin g there after graduating from the Loyola U niversity S chool of D entistry. He

Dr. A llan J. Form icola, onetim e act­ ing dean of th e College o f M ed icine and D entistry of New Jersey-N ew Jersey Dental Sch oo l, has b een ap­ pointed dean o f the C olum bia U n i­ versity School of D ental and Oral Surgery.

ALLAN J. FORMICOLA

Dr. Form icola, who assum ed his new position Sept 1, w as professor of period ontics at the New Jersey school w here h e was acting dean in 1 9 7 6 -1 9 7 7 and associate dean from 1973 to 1976. At Colum bia, Dr. Form icola b e­ com es the 11th dean of the 126year-old school and succeeds Dr. Edward V. Z egarelli, who had headed the school sin ce 1974 and had announced h is intentio n to re­ tire. T h e new dean served at the New Jersey Dental S ch oo l sin ce 1970 w hen he joined the facu lty as as-

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PEOPLE sociate professor and chairm an of the departm ent of periodontics. From 1968 to 1970 he was a clin ica l investigator at the Institute of Den­ tal R esearch and assistant professor o f den tistry at the U niversity of A l­ abam a M ed ical Center at B irm in g ­ ham . He also was in private practice in period ontics in 1 9 6 7 -1 9 6 8 . A 1963 dental graduate of G eorgetow n U niversity, Dr. For­ m icola has contributed several books in h is field and is the author of m ore than a score of articles in p rofessional journals. At the New Jersey D ental Sch oo l, he was nam ed outstanding educator in 1 9 7 1 , and received leadership recognition awards in 1973 and 1977. Dr. Form icola, 49, is a native of M t. V ernon, NY.

D r. T im m o n s b eq u eath es gift o f $ 5 ,0 0 0 to A FD H Dr. Gerald D. Tim m on s, former dean of the T em p le U n iversity S ch oo l of D entistry and leader in the dental profession for m any years who died recently at the age of 80, has bequeathed an unrestricted gift o f $ 5 ,0 0 0 to the A m erican Fund for Dental Health to assist the fund in carrying out its tasks in dental edu­ cation, research, and service. Dr. T im m ons, one of the founders of thé AFDH and a past president of the ADA, was affiliated w ith the fund sin ce its incep tion and for m any years served as both director and trustee. He lent h is expertise to the fund-raising programs among dentists.

Now a well-known name in dentistry stands behind a most complete dental abrasive line.

In th e lab and in th e o p e ra to ry in a dazzling s e le c tio n o f sizes and grades, D edeco m ounted points, g rin d in g w heels, separating discs and stones have pro ve d th e ir m e rit fo r o v e r 40 years. N o w D edeco (D ental D e ve lo p m e n t and M fg. C orp.) is a part of th e 3M D ental P ro d ucts Family. D ental P ro d u c ts /3 M ,2 2 3 -4 N 3M Center, St. Paul, M N 55101.

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M. MICHAEL COHEN, SR .

H a rv a rd en d o w e d te a c h in g fund h o n o rs D r. M . C oh en F riends and colleagu es of Dr. M. M ichael Cohen, Sr., B roo k lin e, M ass, are establishing an endow ed teaching fund in his hon or at the Harvard S chool of D ental M edicine. Dr. Cohen holds appointm ents as a lecturer on oral pathology at the Harvard School of D ental M ed icine and as a senior associate at C h il­ d ren’s H ospital M ed ical Center. In­ com e from the C ohen fund w ill benefit the departm ents of oral pathology and ped iatric dentistry at Harvard. One of the pioneers in the field of p ed iatric dentistry, Dr. C ohen also has m ade im portant contributions to oral pathology, care of the hand­ icapped, and other areas o f d en ­ tistry. Over a period o f 5 0 years he has taught at Harvard, Tufts U n iver­ sity, and the U niversity of P enn syl­ vania, and is author o f m ore than 70 papers and two books. In addition to his titles at Har­ vard, Dr. Cohen is on the staff of the New England M ed ical Center, stom atologist at the F ernald State Sch ool and the E u n ice K ennedy Shriver Center in W altham , and con­ sulting stom atologist at Lakeville Hospital. He also is a founder and first chairm an of the M assachu setts Cerebral Palsy A ssociation. Contributions to the Cohen Fund are being m ade through the Harvard Sch ool o f Dental M ed icine, 188 Longwood Ave, B oston , 0 2 1 1 5 .

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ELAM

Roy O. Elam , Jr., a general prac­ titioner in N ashville, is the new president o f the Tennessee Dental A ssociation. He received h is DMD degree in 1943 from th e U niversity of L ou isville Sch oo l o f D entistry after attending V anderbilt U niver­ sity. He served as chairm an of the TDA cou n cil on dental programs from 1972 to 1 9 7 7 . P rofessional m em berships in clu d e those in the A m erican A cadem y o f Restorative Dentistry, A m erican A cadem y of Dental P ractice A dm inistration, P ierre Fauchard A cadem y, A cadem y o f General D entistry, In ­ ternational and A m erican Colleges of D entists, and the Tenn essee M edicaid advisory com m ittee. An avid golfer, Dr. Elam and h is w ife, T ish , have six children.

Charles F. Fletcher, a general prac­ titioner in A lexandria, is the new president of the V irginia D ental A s­ sociation. He received his DDS de­ gree in 1952 from the M ed ical Col­ lege of V irginia. In addition to hold ­ ing several other positions w ith the VDA, Dr. Fletch er is a past presi­ dent of the Northern V irginia Dental Society, present m em bership chairm an o f the A m erican Prosthodontic So ciety , and executive com m ittee chairm an o f the Federa­ tion of Prosthodontic O rganizations. He is a m em ber of the board o f d i­ rectors at A lexandria H ospital and on the advisory com m ittee at the

FLETCHER

TARULLO

Northern V irginia Com m unity Col­ lege. O ther present affiliations in­ clude that of fellow of the A m erican and International Colleges of D en­ tists (also a past presid ent for V ir­ ginia o f th e ACD), and m em bership on the board of directors of the A lexandria T B A ssociation. Locally, Dr. F letch er is a charter m em ber and past presid ent o f th e A lexan­ dria Sertom a Club and past presi­ dent of the Fairfax County PTA. He and his w ife, H ilda, have three child ren, M ich ael A ndrew , Steven W alter, and Beverly A nn.

Ralph P. T arullo, a general prac­ titioner in W altham , is the new president of th e M assachusetts D en­ tal Society. He received his dental degree from th e Tu fts U niversity School of Dental M ed icin e in 1946. Dr. Tarullo is a visiting instructor in operative dentistry at Tufts, an in ­ structor in the M D S dental assis­ tants certificatio n program, and a trustee of the M id dlesex D istrict of the M DS. A m em ber of the oral surgery staff at W altham Hospital, Dr. T arullo also is presid ent of the W altham Lions Club and the W altham Com m unity Foundation, and is on the board o f directors of the W altham A rea Cham ber of Commerce. His sp ecial interests in ­ clude snow skiing, flow er garden­ ing, and golf, and he and his wife, Rita, have two child ren, A nn M arie Niem yski and D aniel.

PRESIDENTS

JOHNS

Laurence E. Johns, a general prac­ tition er in H agertow n, is the 1978 president of the M aryland State D ental A ssociation. He received his DDS degree in 1962 from the U n i­ versity of M aryland d ental school and was nam ed to the Gorgas Odontological Society . Dr. John s has held several positions in his constitu ent organization and has served as pres­ ident and secretary of the W ashing­ ton County D ental Society . He has been a m em ber o f the A m erican Dental A ssociation House of D ele­ gates. Dr. Johns is a m em ber o f the Pierre Fauchard A cadem y and is past presid ent of the W ashington County chapter o f the A cadem y of General D entistry. He has served in various cap acities in the W ashing­ ton County Health Departm ent, W ashington County H ospital, and W ashington County D etention C en­ ter. Locally, he is past d irector of the W ashington County u n it o f the A m erican Cancer S ociety . He has been active in num erous civ ic or­ ganizations and cu rren tly is trustee and deacon of the F irst B rethren Church. H is sp ecial in terests are cam ping, farm ing, and traveling. He and h is w ife Patsy have tw o c h il­ dren Debra K. Neal and Linda M. Johns.

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PRESIDENTS

WEATHERALL

John T. W eatherall, a general prac­ tition er in Texas City, is the new p resid ent o f the Texas Dental A sso­ ciatio n . He received h is DDS degree in 1951 from the U niversity of T exas D ental B ranch at Houston. Dr. W eatherall has served in various e lectiv e offices of the T exas Dental A ssociation , and is a past president o f the N inth D istrict Dental Society. He is a staff mem ber at both the D anforth M em orial H ospital and G alveston County M em orial H ospi­ tal, and holds professional m em ber­ ships in the A m erican and Interna­ tio n al Colleges of D entists, and the P ierre Fauchard A cadem y. Dr. W ea­ therall is a past president of the T exas City Rotary Club and a m em ber of the Texas City Lodge AF & AM , Scottish Rite T em p le in Gal­ veston, and E l M ina Shrine, G alveston.

W illiam T. Holthaus, a general p ractition er in Omaha, is the new p resid ent of the Nebraska Dental A ssociation . He received his DDS d egree in 1955 from the Creighton U n iv ersity Boyne Sch oo l of Dental S cie n ce , and was an assistant c lin i­ cal professor of crow n and bridge at Creighton from 1958 to 1972. He re­ ceiv ed th e Sp irit of Creighton Aw ard and was a m em ber of Alpha Sig m a Nu, national Jesuit honor so­ ciety. Dr. H olthaus is form er presi­ dent of the Om aha D istrict Dental So ciety and Omaha/Douglas County

HOLTHAUS

I.IJN T

Health Dept, and also served as trustee o f the ODDS. He currently serves on th e advisory cou n cil of the U niversity of Nebraska College of D entistry and o f the Creighton U niversity dental alum ni. A ctive in com m unity affairs, Dr. Holthaus is a past president of the W est Omaha C osm opolitan Club and the M arian High S ch oo l lay board of trustees, and is a m em ber of the Knights of Columbus. His special interests are boating, w ater skiing, and snow m ob ilin g, and he and his w ife have four ch ild ren— Sherrie W atson, m arried daughter w ho is his hygienist, and Tom , Jim , and De­ bbie.

Paul R. Lunt, a general practitioner in Cedar City, is the new president of the Utah Dental A ssociation. He was graduated in 1959 from the U niversity of M issouri at Kansas City S ch oo l of Dentistry. He is a de­ legate to the ADA House of Dele­ gates and form er president o f the Southern Utah D istrict Dental S o c i­ ety. Dr. Lunt has been ch ief of staff at the V alley V iew M ed ical Center, and is a m em ber of the International College o f D entists. He holds the title of bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ o f Latter Day Saints, is current president o f the Rotary Club, and is a board m em ber of the Chamber o f Com m erce. Am ong his special interests are hunting and Arabian horses. He and his wife,

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FOWLER

N aom i, have five child ren , Ray, Sage, Ned, M arcus, and Chris; Ray is a dentist working w ith h is father. N aom i has served on the WAADA board as d istrict vice-president.

Charles W. Fow ler, a general prac­ tition er in L ittle Rock, is the 1978 president o f the Arkansas State D en­ tal A ssociation. He received his dental degree in 1948 from the St. L ouis U niversity School of D en­ tistry, and practiced in O sceola prior to serving in the U nited States A ir Force D ental Corps from 1950 to 1 952. S in ce that tim e, he has p rac­ ticed in L ittle Rock. Dr. Fow ler is a past presid ent of the Central D istrict (Ark) Dental Society and the Pulaski County Dental Society. He also is a past secretary-treasurer of the Cen­ tral D istrict Dental Society and a form er m em ber o f the Arkansas State Board of Health. He holds m em bership in the Academ y of General D entistry, the A cadem y of Im plant Dentures, and the A m eri­ can A cadem y of P ractice A d m inis­ tration. A ctive in num erous com ­ m unity organizations, Dr. Fow ler is a past president of the W est Little R ock Rotary Club, a past chairm an o f the Pleasant V alley Country Club, and a past chairm an o f the ad m inis­ trative board o f the Pulaski Heights U nited M ethodist Church. He and his w ife, Jeanette, have three daughters— all o f w hom are dental hygienists.

PEO PLE

APPOINTED As chairm an of the department of oral and m axillofacial surgery in the School of Dentistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Ron D. Baker, a professor of oral surgery who is a specialist in the areas of bone grafting and recon ­ structive surgery. He succeeds Dr. Ernest Small, who is returning to full-time teaching and research after being department chairm an the past six years. As a mem ber of the advisory task force on dental health policy for the state of New York by Gov. Hugh L. Carey, Dr. I. Lawrence Kerr, Endicott, ADA Second District trustee. Governor Carey noted that “1 am re­ questing the task force to develop

policy recom m endations designed to improve and advance dental health and dental health services in New York state.” As director of development and alumni relations for Northwestern University Dental School, Richard J. Lesniak, who w ill be responsible for raising private funds for the Dental School and coordinating the a c­ tivities of the dental alumni associa­ tion. He has been associate director of the Northwestern Partnership Pro­ gram. As chairm an of the departm ent of or­ thodontics at Temple University School of Dentistry, Dr. Haskell Gruber, who was chairm an of the department of orthodontics at the United States Air Force Consultant

M edical Center Hospital in Weisbaden, Germany, and also was m ilitary consultant in orthodontics to the Air Force surgeon general when he re­ tired last December after 22 years in m ilitary service. He is the only den­ tist to have received the A ir F o rce’s research and development award. To the National Commission on A l­ lied Health Education, Mary Jane Kolar, who is director of professional development for the A m erican Den­ tal Hygienists’ A ssociation. Funded by the Kellogg Foundation, the com m ission was established to study national developments in allied health education and to make rec­ omm endations for future educa­ tional directions. Ms. Kolar has di­ rected ADHA’s professional devel­ opment division since 1972.

DENTIST-DESIGN ED

BUTLER G U M

toothbrushes Co m fo rt-si/o d. narrow head has rounded c o r n e is tot easy, uentle access to all posterior areas.

f x c lu s iv o aoaie shaped turn allows easiei peneti ation into the sulcus and prevents bristle "b u n ch -u p " mterproximally.

E-xc'usive. v e n d e d and tapered bustles ica ch oeep into mat gins and crevices. Extra Feature: Butler "Velvet T ip ” “ bristles with satinized finish remove plaque more effec­ tively than ordinary polished bristles’

PEOPLE To the National A dvisory Council on Health Professions Education, Dr. Don Allen, dean of the U niver­ sity of Florida College of Dentistry. Dr. Allen will represent the dental profession during his four-year term on the council, whose 2 0 members advise the secretary of the US De­ partm ent of Health, Education, and Welfare concerning the various programs authorized by the Health Professions Education A ssistance Acts, including recom m endations on contracts, grants applications for construction, capitation grants, spe­ cial projects, and financial need. To the CPR com m ittee of the San Diego County Heart A ssociation, a chapter of the A m erican Heart A s­ sociation, Cmdr Roger E. Alexan­ der, DC, USN, an oral and m axillo­

facial surgeon with the San Diego Naval Regional Dental Center. He is the first dentist in San Diego to be invited to join this com m ittee. Dr. A lexander is an instructor and instructor-trainer in cardiopulm o­ nary resuscitation, and is editor of ResusciLetter, an informational newsletter for CPR instructors in San Diego.

As associate dean for student affairs at the New Jersey Dental School of the College of M edicine and Den­ tistry of New Jersey, Dr. Bernard Rakow, who is an associate profes­ sor of operative dentistry and has been a faculty member for six years. Dr. Rakow also has served on the faculty of the New York University College of Dentistry.

To the faculty of the U niversity of Colorado School of Dentistry: —Dr. Paul S. Casamassimo, as assistant professor in the division of p ediatric dentistry and as ch ief of pediatric dentistry at the John F. Kennedy Children’s Diagnostic Cen­ ter at the University of Colorado M edical Center; —Dr. Doran Ryan, as associate professor and chairm an of the divi­ sion of oral surgery; and —Dr. John G. Scrabeck, as senior instructor and director of patient admissions.

A s director of the office of adm is­ sions and records at the University of Illinois M edical Center Campus, C hicago, James W. Graham, PhD, w ho has served as director of the

PATIENT-PROVEN F irst to r e c o g n i z e t h e im p o r t a n c e of b r u s h d e s ig n fo r e f f e c t iv e o r a l h y g ie n e . Dr. J o h n O . B u t le r p i o n e e r e d t h e c o n c e p t s t h a t led to th e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t o d a y 's m o d e r n G - U - M t o o t h b r u s h . T h e d o m e - s h a p e d trim w ith its r o u n d e d , t a p e r e d b r is tle s r e a c h e s e f f e c t i v e l y in to t h e s u lc u s . S a t in iz e d e n d s o f th e n y l o n f i l a m e n t a re v e l v e t soft, a n d e x c e p t i o n a l l y e ff ic ie n t p l a g u e r e m o v e r s . B u t le r o f f e r s a s e l e c t io n of t o o t h b r u s h e s in A d u lt. T w e e n a n d J u n io r s ize s. N e x t t im e y o u r e c o m m e n d or d i s p e n s e a b r u s h , c h o o s e o n e f r o m t h e p r o f e s s i o n a l g u a lit y B u t le r line.

E x c l u s i v e P e r i o P i e h o l e in h a n d l e H o ld s a n y ro u n d too th p ick. N e w f o r m u l a s t i m u l a t o r tip h a s fi rm b o d y, s ta ys fle xib le lo n g e r. E a s ily W i d e , e a s y (¡rip h a n d l e is d e s i g n e d

r e m o v a b l e if c o n t r a - i n d i c a t e d .

to III t h e p a l m , lo r b e t t o r c o n t r o l o f b r u s h in g te ch n ics.

An Evaluation of the F tfe ctivcncs s of Variou:

Butler

J o h n O. B u tle r Co.

mmm. P E O P L E D ivision of Educational M eas­ urem ents at the ADA. His new duties w ill concern the colleges of dentistry, m ed icine, nursing, and pharm acy; the graduate college; the Sch oo l of A ssociated M ed ical S c i­ ences; and the School of P u blic Health. To positions w ith M idw est A m eri­ can, dental division of A m erican Hospital Sup ply Corp: — Don M cKenzie, as m arketing manager. He w ill have m arket re­ search and product m anagem ent re­ sp on sibilities for the M idw est Am er­ ican line of endodontic instrum ents and low -speed hand pieces, and

PHYLIS M YLES

DONALD McKENZIE

— Phylis Myles, as product m an­ ager of high-speed handpieces. As chairm an of the departm ent of orthodontics at Loyola U niversity (Illinois) Sch oo l of D entistry, Dr. Lewis K lapper, who has been assis­ tant departm ent chairm an since 1976. He succeeds Dr. M ilton Braun, who retired from the fu ll­ tim e faculty. As cod irector of the V eterans Ad­ m inistration Southeastern Regional M ed ical Center in Birm ingham , Dr. W illiam B. W escott, who has been serving as ch ief of the dental service at the VA H ospital in Durham, NC, and on the facu lties of the U niver­ sity of North Carolina S ch oo l of D entistry and the departm ent of pathology at the Duke U niversity Sch oo l of M ed icine. He replaces Dr.

R. L. (Bud) M atkin, who is now codirector of the new ly created re­ gional m edical education center in Long B each, Calif.

As executive vice-presid en t of Delta Dental of P ennsylvania, G ary D. Radine, who form erly was director of dental care at the California Dental A ssociation sin ce 1970. Prior to his work with the CDA, he served with the Serra M ed ical Hospital in San Jose, Calif. As officers of the Sybron Corp., R ochester, NY: — W illiam G. vonBerg, as ch air­ man and ch ief executive, and — Paul Pagerey, PhD, as p resi­ dent. Sybron Corp produces equip­ m ent, instrum entation, chem icals, and supplies for markets in profes­ sional health care, laboratory fields, and industrial process industries. To positions with Johnson & Johnson Dental Products Co.: — Ronald G. Gelbman, as vicepresident for m arketing, and to the com p any’s m anagem ent board; — Donald A. Grilli, as vicepresident for operations; and — Jam es B. Rose, as director of personnel and to the com pany’s m anagem ent board.

HONORED W ith a doctorate of scien ce degree in physics by the U niversity of Geneva, Sw itzerland, R ichard M. W aterstrat, a research associate of the ADA at the N ational Bureau of Standards. He was granted a leave of absence to attend the university. Dr. W aterstrat presen tly is inves­ tigating the possible use of titanium alloys for cast partial dentures. W ith the M eritorious Service M edal for outstanding service as dental in ­

structor and officer in charge of the dental sp ecialist course, dental spe­ cial branch, dental scien ce division, at the A cadem y of Health S cien ces, U S Arm y, Ft. Sam H ouston, T ex, Lt Col. R ich ard A. Nürnberg. He is being assigned to the US Arm y D en­ tal A ctivity at Ft. Leavenw orth, Kan. W ith the U niversity of M aryland at B altim ore A lum ni A ssociation ’s D istinguished A lum nus Award at the group’s annual reunion and d inner-dance, Dr. Joseph P. Capp uccio, clin ica l professor of oral surgery at the B altim ore College of D ental Surgery, Dental S ch oo l, U ni­ versity of M aryland, and ADA presid ent-elect. Dr. Cappuccio also received the Dr. W alter I. Levine Aw ard given by the B altim ore Chapter of A lpha Omega Fraternity. W ith the Dr. John R. Callahan Award of the O hio Dental A ssociation, Dr. Robert J. Nelsen, executive director, A m erican College of D entists, for his research contributions in radiation

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hygiene, biom aterials, and b iom ech an ical factors o f jaw fu n c­ tions. T he presentation was made at a luncheon during the recent 112 th annual m eeting of the O hio Dental A ssociation. W ith the A m erican Society o f A sso­ ciatio n E xecu tiv es’ editors and pub­ lishers sectio n ’s Gold C ircle Award for its outstanding directory, the O range County (Calif) Dental S oci­ ety. The w inning entry— one of 575 received— was subm itted by Kathie L. B oice, OCDS executive director.

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PEOPLE W ith the Navy A chievem ent Medal “for professional achievem ent in the superior perform ance of duty w hile serving as dental officer,” M arine

OLOFF L. HANSEN

A ircraft Group 24, First M arine Brigade, from Septem ber 1975 to A p ril 1978, Lt. Cmdr. Oloff L. H an­ sen, USN. W ith the M aim onides Award from the state of Israel by the Detroit alum ni chapter of A lpha Omega Fraternity, Dr. Jack Law son, Detroit, form er presid ent of the Detroit alum ni chapter. Guest speaker for the occasion was Dr. Harry Lyons, dean em eritus, V irginia Com m onwealth U niversity Sch oo l of D entistry, and form er president of the ADA, A m eri­ can College of D entists, and A m eri­ can A ssociation of Dental Schools. W ith an honorary m em bership in the T exas Dental A ssociation “ in recogn ition of contributions made to the advancem ent of the scien ce of d en tistry,” Cheryl L. Aiello, di­ rector of sch oo l health education in the bureau of dental h ealth, Texas D epartm ent of H ealth, who is creator of the ADA award w inning T attle Tooth Program . By having the 1978 N orthwestern O rthodontic A lum ni Sem in ar dedi­ cated to him , Dr. H arold T. Perry, Jr., professor and chairm an, de­ partm ent o f orthodontics, N orth­ w estern U niversity Dental School. W ith the M arcia C. Noyes Award, the m ost coveted award of th e M ed­ ical Library A ssociation, Em ilie V.

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W iggins, who retired recently as head of the N ational Library of M ed icin e catalog section, a position she held since 1962. She worked at the NLM for 30 years.

W ith the 1978 service award by the Florida Dental A ssociation “ in re c­ ognition of continuous, outstanding contributions and dedication to the dental profession,” Dr. Jose E. M edina, assistant vice-presid ent for facilities planning and operations, U niversity of Florida Health Center, and form er dean of the U niversity of Florida College of Dentistry.

ELECTED As presid ent-elect and vicepresident, m edical staff executive com m ittee, M edical College of

LOUIS F. ROSE

P ennsylvania H ospital, Dr. Louis F. Rose, DDS, MD, who is associate professor of dental m ed icine and surgery.

director o f dental and oral surgery, Brookdale H ospital M edical Center, Brooklyn. As president of the New Y ork U n i­ versity College of D entistry A lum ni A ssociation for 1 9 7 8 -1 9 7 9 , Dr. Vin­ cent V. LaBruna, New Y ork City or­ thodontist who is an instructor at the dental school and attending ch ief of orthodontics at Colum bus H ospital in M anhattan.

To m em bership in the A m erican Col­ lege of Legal M ed icine, an organiza­ tion that deals with legal, social, and philosop hical problem s of health care, Dr. Robert L. Pekarsky, an oral and m axillofacial surgeon from Hon­ olulu. Dr. Pekarsky has done e xten ­ sive consultation work for insurance firm s on liability and m alpractice cases. As a director of the fixed prosthodontic section of the A m erican A ssocia­ tion of Dental Sch oo ls, Dr. P atrick W alker, chairm an of the fixed prosthodontic section o f the departm ent of restorative dentistry at the U niver­ sity of Southern California S ch oo l of Dentistry, who w ill serve a three-year term on the board of th e organization w hich represents 60 dental schools in this country and eig h t in Canada.

PROMOTED

To positions w ith D entsply Interna­ tional, Inc: — Edw ard J. Lipawsky, as presi­ dent, and — Robert J. de Trey, Robert K. Pfister, and Henry M. Thornton, as mem bers of the board of directors for three years. Mr. de Trey also w ill serve as vice-chairm an of the board.

To the rank of professor at the U n i­ versity of North Carolina S ch oo l of Dentistry: —-Dr. H. G arland Hersey, Jr., de­ partm ent of orthodontics, who is as­ sistant dean of acad em ic affairs, and — Dr. Fran k W. M cC racken III, departm ent of rem ovable prosthodontics, who is assistant dean for outpatient service.

As editor for the Society for B io ­ m aterials and editor-in-chief of the Jo u r n a l f o r B iom ed ical M aterials R esearch, Dr. A. N orm an Cranin,

To executive director of the Doctors Council of the City o f New York, Dr. Donald C. M eyer, a dentist. The cou n cil represents som e 2 ,0 0 0 den­

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PEOPLE tists, physicians, podiatrists, op­ tom etrists, and veterinarians af­ filiated w ith New York City Health and Social Service agencies and m u nicipal hospitals.

To the rank of professor at the U ni­ versity of North Carolina at Chapel H ill School of Dentistry: — Dr. H. G arland H ershey, Jr., de­ partm ent of orthodontics, w ho also is assistant dean of academ ic affairs, and — Dr. F ran k W. M cC racken III, departm ent of rem ovable prosthodontics, who also is assistant dean for outpatient service.

period ontics at the U niversity o f Il­ lin o is College of D entistry and hold s appointm ents at M ichael R eese H ospital in Chicago and St. Francis H ospital in Evanston. As president of the Greater Norwalk (Conn) D ental Society , Dr. David S.

Gottlieb, who p ractices periodon­ tology in Norwalk. He is state ad­ viser to the A m erican A cadem y of Periodontology on d ental health plans for C onnecticu t, and recently served two term s as presid ent o f the C onnecticu t S o ciety of P eriod on­ tists.

INSTALLED As president of the 900-m em ber D al­ las County Dental Society at cere­ m onies in the Hyatt R egency Dallas Hotel, Dr. Bob A. Swepston, Plano. Serving as m aster of cerem onies was Dr. Parm er Richardson, outgoing president.

As suprem e president of X i Psi Phi Fraternity at a board of directors’ meeting in Colum bus, O hio, Dr. G. Russell Duckw orth, W ichita, Kan, who w ill serve two years.

As 66th presid ent of the A m erican A cadem y of Periodontology during the group’s recen t annual m eeting

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A1 Daurio and his wife, Genevieve, hold the M artin Staunt Award presented re­ cently to Mr. Daurio for his loyalty, de­ dication, and achievem ent during his more than 32 years of service with Midwest Am erican, dental division of Am erican Hospital Supply Corp. Cur­ rently assistant production m anager, Mr. Daurio also has served as super­ Dental leaders gather around the plaque m em orializing the late M ayor R ichardson Dil-

visor and superintendent.

worth of Philadelphia in the garden adjacent to the headquarters of the Philadelphia County Dental Society, w hile sculptor Angelo Frudakis (kneeling) points to the work of art. Standing (from left) are Drs. Leonard R eichm an, M erion, society president; Thom as Fox, Bryn M awr, past president; John Bomba, D rexel Hill, form er state society president; and A. J. Chialastri, Norristown, president-elect.

Dr. A. J. A aronian (third from left), assistant ch ief m edical director for dentistry, V eterans Admin­ istration, W ashington, DC, readies to cut the ribbon at recent dedication o f the new dental clin ic at the VA M edical Center in A lexandria, La. Also shown a re (from left) Dr. G. M. Newton, chief, dental service; Dr. Ronald Barrett, Louisiana State U niversity School of Dentistry; Dr. Lowell Busch, staff dentist; Dr. E. W. W ilkerson, ch ief o f staff; Dr. John K. Baldw in, staff dentist; Dr. John W. W alsh, VA central office; and W. R. Armstrong, Jr., hospital director. The new clin ic occupies 2,946 square feet and includes an oral surgery suite, oral hygiene and preventive dentistry room, exam ination operatory, X-ray rooms, and com plete laboratory facilities.

Brig. Gen. Joe L. Cheatham (right), US Army Health Services Command deputy comm ander for dental ser­ vices, is presented the “A ” profes­ sional designator for his specialty skill identifier by Maj. Gen. M ar­ shall E. McCabe, HSC commander. Awarded by the Army surgeon gen­ eral, the “A” designator is the high­ est recognition given to mem bers of the Army m edical department who have gained national prom inence in their specialty.

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Dr. Claude L. Nabers (right), San Antonio

Lt. Col. Garth Brown (right), a Strategic Air Command dental surgeon from Wurtsmith AFB in

periodontist,

Michigan, receives a certificate denoting his completion of the Air W ar College program from Col. R.

displays the citation accom ­

panying the Department of the Army Out­

Doran, wing com mander at Wurtsmith. Looking on is Mrs. Brown.

standing Civilian Service Medal presented to him by Maj. Gen. M arshall E. McCabe, com­ m ander of the US Army Health Services

In an unusual ceremony, six US Army dentists were promoted recently from major to lieutenant

Command, Fort Sam Houston, Tex. Dr. Nab­

colonel in Nuremberg, Germany. Brig. Gen. George Kuttas (center), deputy commander, US Army

ers received the highest recognition of a pri­

Medical Command, Europe, is shown with the promoted officers, Stephen Davis, Donald Hanson,

vate citizen that m ay be awarded locally by the head of a major Army command for his

Dennis Holt, Ellis Mullinax, John Stringer, and Thomas Tesch, who all are assigned to the 87th Medical Detachment (Dental Service).

public service as a consultant in periodontics to the Dental Activity of Fort Sam Houston since 1958.

Dr. John E. Horton (right) receives the Legion of Merit from Col. Duane E. Cutright, commander, USA Institute of Dental Research, following his retirement as a colonel from the Army Dental Corps. Dr. Horton w as cited for his immunologi­ cal studies of periodontal disease and his detection of an osteoclast activating factor, which may explain the mechanism of bone loss in periodontal disease as well as other localized disorders of bone. Dr. Horton currently is chairm an and program director, department of periodontology, H arvard School of Dental Medicine.

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EVENTS

H old re se a rch p ro g ram at G reat L akes institute The 1978 summer training program of the Naval Health Sciences Educa­ tion and Training Command, Bethesda, Md, was the occasion for research projects by dental students at the Naval Dental Research Insti­ tute at Great Lakes, 111. Three of the students were juniors from the University of Louisville. They were Ens. Pamela N. Minke, who worked with Lt. Comdr. G. Gaugler on “Fluoride accumulation by dental plaque microorganisms”; Ens. Larry L. Woodruff, who carried out procedures for “Cytotoxicity testing of dental implant materials” with his mentors, Comdr. G. E. Clark and Lt. S. A. Leone; and Ens. Vaughan Mayo, who studied

4TV Capt. M. R. Wirthlin, DC, USN (second from left), commanding officer of the Naval Dental Re­ search Institute, Great Lakes, 111, is shown with dental students who participated in a research training program at the institute. They are (from left) Ens Larry L. Woodruff, USNR; Ens Pam ela N. Minke, USNR; and Ens Vaughan Mayo, USNR.

“Interdental contacts associated with proximal pockets” under the direction of Cmdr. E. B. Hancock. Another student, Ens. Richard R.

Schwab, USNR, a sophomore from Northwestern University, assisted with the data analysis for the study conducted by Ensign Mayo.

Army conference discusses trends in dental plans and operations The 1978 course on “Current trends in dental plans and operations,” hosted for the third consecutive year by Maj. Gen. S. N. Bhaskar, assistant surgeon general for dental services and chief of the Army Dental Corps, was conducted at a rural conference center in Airlie, Va, just outside the Washington, DC, area. This year’s meeting was a landmark conference in that during the activities of this past year the dental com­ manders of the Army Dental Care System gained com­ plete control of their personnel and material assets in the rendering of patient care. The conference was attended by about 125 dental commanders and Medical Service Corps executive of­ ficers from US Army Dental Activities around the world. They exchanged ideas concerning the current opera­ tions of the Army Dental Care System.

Formal course sessions included presentations by members of the Dental Care System, two of which were by Brig. Gen. George Kuttas, deputy commander, Medi­ cal Command Europe, and Brig. Gen. Joe L. Cheatham, deputy commander for dental services, Health Services Command. Additionally, a day was dedicated to an executive development/organizational effectiveness seminar during which conference members of the Den­ tal Care System were exposed to the latest innovations in management developed by the US Army and as­ sociated civilian industries. Talks by two guest lecturers, Lt. Gen. Richard G. Trefry, Army Inspector General, and Maj. Gen. Enrique Mendez, deputy surgeon general, provided those in at­ tendance a better understanding of the workings of the Army and its medical department.

Dental commanders and executive officers from US Army Dental Activities listen to a lecturer during the recent meeting held in Virginia. Right, Maj. Gen. S. N. Bhaskar, chief of the Army Dental Corps, gives the opening address.

N O T IC E S

ADA MEMBERS RETIREMENT PLAN (Equity and Fixed Income Account Statistics) Equity Account Number of Units

Aug 31, 1978

Sept 15, 1978*

3,452,824

3,442,857

$17.18

$17.31

$59,317,000

$59,604,000

Fixed Income Account

$144,662,000

$145,809,000

Total Fund

$203,979,000

$205,413,000

Unit Value Total Equity Account

'Latest date figures available.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FELLOWSHIPS

■ The Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, is an­ nouncing that the Swedish Medical Research Council and the Swiss Na­ tional Science Foundation each will make available in 1979 several re­ search fellowships to qualified United States biomedical scientists. These fellowships will provide postdoctoral training in basic or clinical areas of medical research. To be eligible, candidates must be United States citizens, and have been engaged in independent, re­ sponsible research in one of the health sciences for at least two of the past four years. Applicants also must provide evidence of accep­ tance by a training institution and preceptor. The fellowships provide for reim­ bursement of the cost of round trip tourist air fare for the fellow and his family, and health insurance is pro­ vided during the term of the fellow­ ship. Stipends for the Swedish Medical Research Council fellow­ ship range from $10,000 to $13,600 annually, depending on the number of years of postdoctoral research experience at the time of the award. The Swiss National Science Foundation stipends range from 22,800 Swiss francs (approximately $9,200) to 28,000 Swiss francs (ap­ proximately $11,400), depending on

age and experience of the applicant. In addition, the Swiss National Sci­ ence Foundation fellowships pro­ vide a dependency allowance for spouse and dependent children. Applicant materials may be ob­ tained from Scholars and Fellow­ ships Program Branch, Fogarty In­ ternational Center, National Insti­ tutes of Health, Bethesda, Md 20014. The deadline for receipt of completed applications is Jan 1, 1979. Applications will be reviewed for scientific merit at the Fogarty In­ ternational Center, and will be for­ warded to Sweden or Switzerland for final selection and award in late spring or mid-summer of 1979. All correspondence with the Fogarty International Center con­ cerning these fellowships must be clearly marked “Swedish Medical Research Council Fellowship” or “Swiss National Science Founda­ tion Fellowship.”

ADVANCED PROGRAM

■ A one year postgraduate program, supported by a grant from the Na­ tional Cancer Institute, will be available next July 1. This program is designed to provide the trainee with a broad background in oral cancer. Candidates who have completed an approved postgraduate training

program in oral pathology are pre­ ferred, although individuals with postgraduate experience in other dental specialty areas, or intern­ ships or residency training, will be considered. The training program will be somewhat flexible, depending on the background and the experience of the trainee. It will involve rota­ tion through the various cancerrelated services at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Emory University Hospital and Clinic, Grady Memorial Hospital, and Emory University School of Den­ tistry. The person selected must be a United States citizen or a foreign national who holds a permanent re­ sidence vias at the time of appoint­ ment. An annual stipend of $12,000 is provided. Those interested in applying may contact Dr. Charles A. Waldron, Emory University School of Den­ tistry, Atlanta, 30322, for additional information.

M em bership in A sso ciatio n sets re co rd high 1 3 2 ,2 6 9 Membership in the American Den­ tal Association has surpassed the 132,000 mark for the first time in history. As of Sept 1, the overall member­ ship total stood at 132,269, which topped the previous high of 131,066 set at the end of last year. Of this year’s total, 113,573 were fully privileged members. The re­ mainder were affiliate (737), as­ sociate (76), honorary (120), and student members (17,763).

C o rrection The death of Dr. Eugene M. Clifford, Jr., was erroneously reported in The Journal. We regret this listing in the August issue.

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