COMING UP
Indiana University School of Dentistry
Calendar of Events
December 2002
Happy Holidays, Everyone -- May 2003 bring you
Good Health, a Bounty of Time with your
Loved Ones,
and a Horizon Rich with Opportunities
To look up and not down,
To look forward and not
back,
To look out and not in, and
To lend a hard.
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â€"Edward Everett Hale |
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(1822-1909) |
December is the time for holiday cheer -- and it's also the time when all
full- and part-time IUSD employees must enroll in an OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND
SAFETY UPDATE session. Dr. Jack Schaaf, chair of the Infection Control
Committee, has arranged 6 one-hour sessions to choose from this year, including
an evening course for those who can't make one of the noon classes.
Registration is not required. The only employees who don't have to participate
are those who have already taken an update required for hospital privileges or
for private practice. Dates are listed throughout the calendar.
2 (Mon)
NATIONAL DENTAL BOARD EXAMINATION, Part I
LAST DAY TO REGISTER for the 3rd annual Holiday Door Contest. Registration
forms go to Hazel Edmundson in Service and Supply, DS B22, 278-2260.
2,3 (Mon, Tues)
NATIONAL DENTAL BOARD EXAMINATION, Part II
3 (Tues)
NATIONAL DENTAL HYGIENE BOARD EXAMINATION
4 (Wed)
STAFF COUNCIL, noon in DS115
5 (Thurs)
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY UPDATE session, noon-1 p.m. in DS S116
STATE OF THE CAMPUS ADDRESS for IUPUI Faculty Council and Faculty Body,
3-5:30 p.m. in IH 100
6 (Fri)
LAST DAY OF FALL SEMESTER CLASSES
LAST DAY TO DECORATE for the Holiday Door Contest
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY UPDATE session, noon-1 p.m. in DS S116
8 (Sun)
Last day to submit a nomination for the IUPUI EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY AWARDS.
The IUPUI Chancellor's Diversity Cabinet is seeking nominations and
applications from students, staff, faculty, and community members for these
awards, which honor IUPUI academic and support programs, events, and policies
for exemplary achievements in 1) recruitment and retention of underrepresented
groups, 2) diverse campus climate, and 3) innovative academic activities. To
print a nomination form, go to http://diversity.iupui.edu
9 (Mon)
Judging for the HOLIDAY DOOR CONTEST takes place this morning.
DENTAL FACULTY PRIVATE PRACTICE board of directors meeting, 8 a.m. in the
Dean's Office
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY UPDATE session, noon-1 p.m. in DS S117
Please join Dean Lawrence Goldblatt and some special guests for the
school's traditional HOLIDAY PARTY, 3-5 p.m. in the IUSD basement lounge. Take
a few minutes this afternoon to get together with your friends and colleagues to
wish them the best for the holidays and the year ahead. All faculty, staff, and
students are invited to participate in this annual celebration. Let's share
some good food, good company, and good times.
9-13 (Mon-Fri)
ASSESSMENT WEEK for dental students and FINAL EXAMINATION WEEK for dental
assisting, dental hygiene, and graduate students
10 (Tues)
Take advantage of this opportunity to PARTICIPATE IN THE SELECTION OF THE
NEXT PRESIDENT OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY, 10:45-11:45 a.m. in room 132 of the
University Place Conference Center. The meeting has been scheduled to give
dental school faculty and staff a chance to discuss the selection process with
some of the people who are leading this effort, including 3 members of the IU
Board of Trustees and the IUPUI members of the search and screen committee. All
faculty and staff are welcome -- please participate if you can.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY UPDATE session, noon-1 p.m. in DS S117
STAFF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL TRAINING FOR SUPERVISORS (faculty and staff
responsible for making staff performance appraisals), by Elizabeth Hatcher,
director of staff development and support; 2:30-3:30 p.m. in DS S116. Register
by contacting Katherine English by e-mail or by phone, 274-7758.
11 (Wed)
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY UPDATE sessions, noon-1 p.m. in DS S116 or
5:15-6:15 p.m. in DS S116
12 (Thurs)
STAFF COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, noon in DS S119
13 (Fri)
RESEARCH COMMITTEE, 8 a.m. in DS S421
FALL SEMESTER ENDS 5 p.m.
14 (Sat)
The IUSD LIBRARY'S SPECIAL HOLIDAY SCHEDULE BEGINS TODAY. The library will
be closed on the following weekends: Dec. 14-15, 21-22, and 28-29, and Jan. 4-5.
From Dec. 16 through Jan. 3, the library will be open on weekdays from 7:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m., except for Christmas day and New Year's day, when the library will
be closed. Regular library hours resume on Monday, Jan. 6.
18 (Wed)
ALL DENTAL STUDENT GRADES DUE TO THE STUDENT OFFICE by 9 a.m.
19 (Thurs)
PROGRESS COMMITTEE meeting to discuss first- and second-year DDS students, 8
a.m. in DS S421
20 (Fri)
STUDENT RESEARCH SUBCOMMITTEE, 8 a.m. in DS S421
PROGRESS COMMITTEE meeting to discuss third- and fourth-year DDS students,
noon in DS S421
23-Jan 3 (Mon-Fri)
CLINICS CLOSED
25 (Wed)
CHRISTMAS (school closed)
25-Jan 1 (Wed-Wed)
ALPHA OMEGA INTERNATIONAL DENTAL FRATERNITY annual meeting, Washington, D.C.
Jan 1 (Wed)
NEW YEAR'S DAY (school closed)
Jan 6 (Mon)
CLINICS REOPEN and SPRING SEMESTER BEGINS for all IUSD students
People, Places & Things
MARK YOUR SPRING SEMESTER CALENDARS. IU's Human Resource Services has
created a training series exclusively for IUSD's faculty and staff to provide
us with the type of information that can help us enhance our communication
skills. Training consultants have set up 4 courses this spring, and participants
must register for all 4 sessions so please plan ahead. Each course will
be held at Walker Plaza on a Wednesday afternoon. Register with Katherine
English, 274-7758. Save these dates:
Jan. 29: Basics in Communication, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Feb. 26: Body Talk: Understanding Non-Verbal Communication, 1:30-4:30
p.m.
March 26: The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), 1-4:30 p.m.
April 30: Building Bridges, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
ADA NEWSBRIEF. An article on periodontics written for the Journal of the
Indiana Dental Association by Drs. Vanchit John and Michael
Gossweiler caught the eye of the editors of an American Dental Association
publication, Dental Editor's Digest, which is produced by the ADA
Department of Professional Communications. In their article, which the Digest
summarized in its November 2002 issue, Dr. John, assistant professor of
periodontics, and Dr. Gossweiler, part-time clinical assistant professor of
periodontics, discuss the wide variety of surgical treatment options available
today and new non-surgical advances in the specialty aimed at helping patients
fight periodontal disease. Topics they raised include DNA tests that allow both
the type and quantity of periodontal pathogens to be determined, and a genetic
test (PST) that assesses periodontal disease risk. The article was one of 5 that
composed the JIDA's summer 2002 theme issue on periodontics, for which
Dr. John served as guest editor. Dental editors around the country are welcome
to reprint Digest items in their own publications.
SALUTING FELLOWSHIP. In October, 3 IUSD faculty members were inducted into
the American College of Dentists during the college's annual convocation, held
this year in New Orleans, La., in conjunction with the ADA's annual session.
New fellows installed at the meeting are Dr. Timothy Carlson, professor
of operative dentistry; Dr. Robert Stokes, part-time clinical assistant
professor of operative dentistry; and Dr. Domenick Zero, associate dean
for research and chair of the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry.
Also taken into the Indiana Section of Regency 4 are the following IUSD alumni:
Drs. Bernard Asdell and Martin Szakaly of South Bend (Dr. Szakaly
is second-year dental student Brian Szakaly's dad), Michael
Stronczek and Dennis Zent of Fort Wayne, Desiree Dimond of
Indianapolis, and Timothy Gossweiler of Carmel. Dr. George Willis,
associate dean for clinical affairs, is currently serving as chair of the
Indiana section.
THE "SEAL MOBILE" to Serve Low-Income Children. What is the most common
childhood disease? You might say asthma, chicken pox, or the common cold, but
according to a U.S. Surgeon General's report, the answer is tooth decay.
The IU School of Dentistry and the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH)
hope to help combat this problem in Indiana by building a mobile unit that will
carry dental staff across the state to apply sealants on the teeth of children
enrolled at Title I schools, which serve students from the lowest-income
families, and at community health centers. Exams and education will also be
provided to children in Head Start programs.
Construction of the 40-foot custom-built mobile dental unit, recently named
the Seal Mobile, has been made possible with funding obtained from the ISDH and
IUPUI. The IUSD Mobile Dental Sealant Program -- also known as SEAL INDIANA --
will be not-for-profit, and must become self-sustaining through reimbursement it
will receive from Medicaid, Hoosier Healthwise, and a sliding fee schedule for
the working poor.
Indiana falls far short of the Healthy People 2010 National Health Objective
of having sealants on the teeth of 50 percent of all children. The problem is
even worse in children who are poor. According to the Surgeon General's 2000
Report on Oral Health in America, children from poor families are more
susceptible to tooth decay and are more likely to have the problem untreated.
Dr. Karen Yoder, director of the school's Division of Community
Dentistry, is SEAL INDIANA's program director.
"The numbers typically used to describe the extent of decayed teeth among
dentally underserved children cannot adequately describe the pain and suffering
experienced by children who wake up at night with a toothache," says Dr.
Yoder. "Tooth decay is the number one preventable childhood disease, but in
order for some children to receive preventive services, the services must be
taken to them."
"The Mobile Dental Sealant Program will work with existing community health
centers in areas of Indiana where the demand for dentists is not met by the low
number of dental providers," said Joni Albright, assistant commissioner
for the ISDH. "The program will go to the areas most in need."
Dental case managers will be employed to assure that children in need of care
find dental "homes." Local dentists will also be involved in the planning
process to ensure that children with dental care needs other than sealants are
referred to dentists in their communities.
Set to begin operating in January 2003, the Seal Mobile will have two
stationary dental chairs and treatment areas inside the unit and 4 portable
units for setting up additional treatment sites within a school or other
community facility. The unit will be staffed with a dental team, and IUSD's
dental and dental hygiene students will be assigned to the program through
service-learning rotations. Students from the regional campuses will also be
invited to participate. The program will operate about 160 days a year, and it's
expected that more than 5,000 sealants will be placed annually on the teeth of
about 1,200 children.
The Seal Mobile will also be used to conduct research through IUSD's Oral
Health Research Institute. Emphasis will be placed on making IUSD researchers,
faculty, and facilities more accessible to dentists throughout Indiana.
LEADING THE SEARCH. Just as dental materials faculty member Dr. Keith
Moore's responsibilities as a member of the search committee for a new
IUPUI chancellor begin to wind down, similar responsibilities for Katherine
English are picking up.
On Nov. 1, the Indiana University Board of Trustees appointed a 17-member
committee to lead the search for a new IU president, and one of those members is
our own Kathy English, senior administrative secretary in the dental school's
Academic Affairs office. An IUSD employee since July 2000, Kathy is the only
staff member serving on this committee, which is composed of prominent members
of the Hoosier community (such as Judge Sarah Evans Barker of the United
States District Court) and representatives from IU's faculty, trustees,
student body, alumni, and administration.
It's a small group of people, but the duty they've been charged with is
enormous. Kathy is humbled by being named to the committee -- and intent on
doing whatever she can to help the group narrow down the field of applicants and
identify the best possible candidates for the IU presidency.
"I feel very honored to have been chosen to serve on the committee," says
Kathy, who adds that she welcomes suggestions and ideas from everyone at our
school. You can stop by to see her in room DS102, or get in touch by phone
(274-7758) or e-mail (kjenglis@iupui.edu)
Current IU President Myles Brand will leave his position at the end of
2002 to become head of the National Collegiate Athletics Association. Gerald
Bepko, chancellor of IUPUI, will serve as acting president while the search
for a new administrator is under way.
THE HDA HAS PLENTY TO OFFER -- TAKE MY "PALABRA" FOR IT. If you've
mastered "hola" and "adiÛs" but haven't a clue how to fill in the
middle part of the conversations that you'd like to have with your
Spanish-speaking friends -- and that you need to have with some of your
dental patients -- then you, dear amigos, should learn more about the Indiana
Chapter of the Hispanic Dental Association (HDA).
Although the Indiana Chapter is still very young -- it made its debut only
about 18 months ago -- the group is growing and its members are making their
presence known throughout the community by providing some much-needed assistance
as Spanish-speaking dental professionals and as teachers of higher education
with valuable knowledge of the Hispanic culture to share with other educators.
Current officers of the chapter are Dr. Angeles Martinez-Mier,
assistant professor of preventive and community dentistry, president;
postdoctoral student Dr. Marta Alvarez-Scott, treasurer; and Dr. Ana
Gossweiler, part-time clinical assistant professor of periodontics,
president-elect. Dr. Margherita Fontana, assistant professor of
preventive and community dentistry, served as the chapter's first president
last year.
Drs. Martinez-Mier and Gossweiler both attended the HDA's annual session in
November in San Diego, Calif., as did HDA member Dr. Carlos Gonz·lez-Cabezas,
assistant professor of preventive and community dentistry. Dr. Gonz·lez-Cabezas
presented two research papers at the meeting -- "The Fluoride Varnish Effect
on Secondary Caries Progression" and "Microbial Evaluation of a Caries Risk
Impression Material."
Back here at home, the HDA membership has been busy participating in a wide
variety of activities, including high school career days, community health
fairs, a community summit focusing on issues relevant to the Hispanic
population, dental screenings organized by Marion County and IUSD, and an
elective course offered by the IU medical school on the topics of health
disparities in the community and cultural competency. The HDA also participated
in a conference organized by IUPUI to recruit Hispanic youngsters into college
and professional careers.
During the current semester, Dr. Ana Gossweiler has been leading the HDA's
first elective Spanish course for students and others at IUSD to help them
enhance their ability to communicate with the school's growing population of
Spanish-speaking patients. Several HDA members have been teaching the course,
and they will offer it again next fall.
The chapter is proud to announce that this spring it will present the state's
first Spanish continuing education course for Indiana's dental practitioners,
their staffs, and others with an interest in learning the Spanish words for
dental terminology. The CE course will be taught in 4 Saturday sessions in April
(12th, 26th) and May (17th, 31st). Faculty, staff, and students are welcome to
enroll, but will be assessed the same course fee as everyone else. For course
registration information, contact Roxana Fuentes, Center for Advanced
Professional Studies, 615-0002.
Who may join the HDA? Anyone! You don't have to be Hispanic. You don't
have to have any prior knowledge of the Spanish language. If you've got an
interest in Hispanic culture and in oral health issues that are pertinent to the
Hispanic population, then the HDA is interested in you and the ways you can help
Indiana meet the needs of Spanish-speaking members of our community.
To learn more about the "AsociaciÛn Dental Hispana," visit the national
Website ( http://www.hdassoc.org ) or have a chat with any of the HDA members
mentioned above. They're excited and enthusiastic about their organization,
and they're always searching for new ways the HDA can help chip away at the
language barrier between English-speaking dental professionals and
Spanish-speaking dental patients.
End December 2002 Calendar
Send items for January calendar by Dec. 20: Indiana
University School of Dentistry, Room B32, 1121 West Michigan Street,
Indianapolis IN 46202-5186. Fax: (317) 274-7188. E-mail:
smcrum@iupui.edu