COMING UP
Indiana University School of Dentistry
Calendar of Events
August 2005
A Special Welcome to All New Dental Hygiene
and Dental Assisting Students
Recognition Month for IUSD's
Support Services Staff
July 29 (Fri.)
COME SAY YOUR FAREWELLS to Peggy Waryas , clinic administrator in the Faculty Private Practice, as she retires from her 19-year career with the IU School of Dentistry; 10 a.m.-noon in DS S421. All students, staff, and faculty welcome.
July 29-Aug. 3 (Fri.-Wed.)
NATIONAL DENTAL ASSOCIATION annual convention, Las Vegas
3 (Wed.)
STAFF COUNCIL, 12:15-12:45 p.m. in DS114
3-6 (Wed.-Sat.)
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ESTHETIC DENTISTRY annual meeting, Kohala Coast, Hawaii
8 (Mon.)
ORIENTATION FOR DENTAL ASSISTING STUDENTS
9 (Tues.)
Book Club discusses LYDIA CASSATT READING THE MORNING PAPER, a historical novel by Harriet Scott Chessman ; noon in DS S119. Everyone is welcome to participate. Even if you haven't read the book, come and listen to what others have to say about it. The discussion might inspire you to make room for the book on your own reading list, or to buy it as a gift for a friend or family member.
11 (Thurs.)
HOMELESS SHELTER SEALANT program for volunteer students and staff, held this evening. For details about this event as well as many other unique opportunities to volunteer your services in the community during the 2005-2006 academic year, contact Dr. Karen Yoder , director of Community Dentistry,
kmyoder@iupui.edu.
12 (Fri.)
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE for Student Research Subcommittee's Aug. 26 meeting
17, 18 (Wed., Thurs.)
ORIENTATION FOR FIRST- AND SECOND-YEAR DENTAL HYGIENE STUDENTS
18 (Thurs.)
Faculty Council members: Last day to SUBMIT AGENDA ITEMS for the council's Aug. 25 meeting to Prof. Elizabeth Hughes , council secretary (eahughes@iupui.edu)
19 (Fri.)
RESEARCH COMMITTEE, 9 a.m. in DS S421
22 (Mon.)
FIRST SEMESTER CLASSES BEGIN for dental assisting, dental hygiene, fourth-year dental, and graduate students
23 (Tues.)
Book Club opens its discussion of the first half of THE NAMESAKE, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Jhumpa Lahiri ; noon-1 p.m. in DS S119. (The group will wrap up its treatment of this book at a meeting on Sept. 6.) Everyone welcome.
24-27 (Wed.-Sat.)
FDI WORLD DENTAL CONGRESS, Montreal
25 (Thurs.)
FACULTY COUNCIL, noon in DS S117
26 (Fri.)
STUDENT RESEARCH SUBCOMMITTEE, 8 a.m. in DS B31
Ninth annual IUSD STUDENT APPRECIATION PICNIC welcomes all new and returning students, 12:30-4 p.m. at Riverside Park, Shelter #5. For all students, staff, and faculty. Undergraduate and predoctoral clinics and classes are cancelled this afternoon; cancellation of graduate clinics and classes is at the discretion of program directors. Before first semester shifts into high gear, let's make the most of a sunny (we hope) afternoon to give our new students a proper "IUSD Welcome," and to wish our returning students the best as they continue their studies. Eat a light breakfast!
31-Sept. 4 (Wed.-Sun.)
AMERICAN STUDENT DENTAL ASSOCIATION annual session, Houston
People, Places, and Things
PURSUING A CAREER INSTEAD OF A JOB. Congratulations to Kathleen Gottman , a dental assistant in Oral Facial Development who has spent the last month in the spotlight as the recipient of the IUSD Staff Council's latest Staff Excellence award.
Kathleen has been singled out for excellence relatively early in her employment at the IU dental school, which began in 2000. "She has mastered her profession," says an award nominator, who calls Kathleen the kind of assistant that dentists hope to work with. "Dental assisting is not merely a job for her, but a career."
The award was bestowed in part because of Kathleen's exceptional communication skills with patients. "In addition to remembering patients' names, she also recalls their siblings, if any, and the time they prefer to be scheduled," a nominator says. "She knows exactly what to say to motivate a patient. Patients and parents often ask about her when she is not present in the clinic."
Kathleen's rapport with patients does not come at the expense of everyone else she works with, including the department's graduate students. "Even though her knowledge and experience in certain areas may be far more than that of most residents, she has a humble way of helping them without making them feel bad," a nominator explains. "She can often be seen taking pictures, making impressions, tying archwires, or giving instructions to patients when the residents get behind in their schedules. She demonstrates how a private practice should be operating."
Kathleen is lauded for setting an outstanding example in the workplace as a team member who maintains "high standards, excellent rapport, and exemplary professionalism."
SEEKING PARTICIPANTS FOR NEW DENTAL STUDY. Young adults (18 to 30 years old) are needed to participate in an Oral Health Research Institute study that will look at the possible relationship between dental plaque and heart disease in African Americans and Caucasians. Participants will be paid to attend a screening visit to determine if they qualify for the study. Qualified subjects will participate in a three-phase study over an 11-week period that requires a weekly visit for blood draw and a dental exam. Since the study involves a "no brushing" period, subjects will be compensated well for their participation. The benefits and risks of the study will be explained at the screening visit. For more information, call 274-8822 and ask for the person screening for the plaque/heart disease study.
A TOUR DE FORCE IN THE TOUR DE FRANCE. Most people following the phenomenal cycling career of the now seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong (Tours 1999-2005) know that the biggest triumph in his life thus far is the battle he waged against cancer in 1996. But many do not know that the battle took place across the street from the IU dental school, at the IU Medical Center. Dr. Lawrence Einhorn , IU Distinguished Professor of Medicine (http://faculty.iu.edu/einhorn.shtml) led the medical team that successfully treated Armstrong's advanced form of testicular cancer, an aggressive cancer that also spread to his lungs and brain. Doctors gave him less than a 50 percent chance of surviving. Armstrong returned to his bike training five months after his diagnosis in October 1996, and by 1998 he was once again winning competitions, or finishing near the front, in cycling events all over the world.
TRADING MOUTH MIRROR AND EXPLORER FOR A PITCHFORK. Artist Grant Wood 's American Gothic, one of our nation's most celebrated (and parodied) paintings, turned 75 last month (http://www.artic.edu/artaccess/AA_Modern/pages/MOD_5.shtml). The model for the dour, tight-lipped farmer who solidly grips a three-pronged pitchfork in the Iowan artist's famous depiction of rural American life was Wood's Cedar Rapids dentist, Dr. Byron McKeeby , an 1894 dental graduate of the University of Iowa. (Wood's sister was the model for the woman in the painting.) American Gothic hangs in the Art Institute of Chicago, where it was first exhibited in 1930. It is the subject of a new book by the same name written by Harvard University historian Steven Biel . (Chicago's world-renowned Art Institute, by the way, was established the same year as Indiana's dental school, in 1879.)
WHITNEY RICHMOND WINS LIMERICK CONTEST. As a guest lecturer in the first-year dental students' "History of Dentistry and Ethics" class, Professor Emeritus Arden Christen invited members of the Class of 2009 to compose limericks with dental, oral, or facial themes. After receiving 12 submissions from seven students, Dr. Christen turned to author Joan Christen , research associate in oral biology, to judge the entries in terms of meter, rhyme, and originality.
As we reported last month, the Christens recently published a book titled Limericks with a Smile: Dental, Oral and Facial Limericks of Yesterday and Today. As senior author, Joan Christen composed more than 300 of the book's entries. As a skilled limerist herself, she saw talent underlying the verses created by IUSD's newest dental students. "I was impressed with the overall originality and verbal ingenuity that all entrants demonstrated in crafting their limericks," she said.
Congratulations to Whitney Richmond , who won first place for this clever five-liner:
My toothache just would not subside,
So the dentist said, "Open up wide!"
The sounds that ensued
Were not good for the mood
Of the patient that waited outside.
The second-place limerick was composed by Ryan Helms :
There was a young patient from Gill,
A man who couldn't hold still.
A wiggle, a shake,
Never taking a break,
He froze when he looked at the bill.
And to Jessica Scheumann , third place for:
There once was a lady named Mae,
She made facial expressions all day.
Wrinkles and lines on her face did appear,
Growing old she started to fear,
Now with Botox, her face has nothing to say!
Whitney, Ryan, and Jessica each received a copy of the Christens' book, and contestants Ann Tawadros, Tamara Smith, Tracy Jenkins , and Boikai Mensah-Zoe received honorable mention. "Some of the submissions will be published in the future dental literature," said Dr. Christen.
GREATNESS ON THE GREENS (TIGER WOODS, TAKE NOTICE). The ScholarChip Classic trophy has been returned to the school from the engraver's, with a fresh, new "School of Dentistry" etched neatly on the side. Dentistry's summer 2005 golf victory marks the third in a row â€" and the sixth in the golf competition's brief nine-year history.
Organized by the IU Alumni Association, this annual scholarship fundraiser pairs dental alumni with dental students, who then compete against graduates and students of the School of Medicine and the Kelley School of Business. (At this year's June competition, the business school replaced one of our former foes, the School of Law â€" the lawyers and law students threw in the towel after an eight-year losing streak.)
Medicine took home the trophy after the event's premiere in 1997, and beat us again in 2000 and 2002. But thanks to the finely tuned athletic prowess of our alums and students, we're a formidable bunch to deal with these days.
The big, impressively shiny trophy is back on display in the case outside the Office of Development on the first floor (DS110).
And here are the folks to thank for defending that trophy â€" and once again making the School of Dentistry very proud:
Alumni Competitors (and Student Sponsors): Jeff Dean (DDS'83), Ron Ditto (DDS'69), John Folkers (DDS'95), Stephen Holka (DDS'02), Chuck Kerkhove (DDS'62), Dale Lentz (DDS'67), Robert Long (DDS'99), Michael Luarde (DDS'88), Bob Modlin (DDS'59), Ryan Murphy (DDS'02), Norman Novak (DDS'68), James Shupe Jr . (DDS'86), J. Harold Smith II (DDS'73), Fred Sputh (DDS'77), Sally Sturgeon (DDS'76), and Kyle Taylor (DDS'99). Bloomington, Ind., periodontist Mark Sutor and IUSD Development Director John Hoffman also participated.
Dental Student Competitors:
Class of 2005 â€" Andy Bargren, Dave Bernath, Jeff Clark, Joel Crane, Jeremy Friedman, Jason Glassley, Tim Greer, Josh Howder, Mathew Kavanaugh, Ben Mohrman, John Neal, Craig Thiessen , and Ben Weege
Class of 2006 â€" Ashlee Cave, Adam Firestone, Matt Heineman, and Ajay Joshi
End August 2005 Calendar
Send items for September calendar by Aug. 26: Indiana University School of Dentistry, Room DS B32, 1121 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis IN 46202-5186. Fax: (317) 274-7188. E-mail:
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