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Indiana University School of Dentistry
Calendar of Events

February 2006

National Children’s Dental Health Month

Recognition Month for IUSD’s
Administrative Staff

1 (Wed.)

FACULTY ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORTS are due today. Submit one copy of the FASR and your current C.V. to your department chair and two copies of each of these documents to the Office of Academic Affairs.

2 (Thurs.)

SUPPORT THE UPCOMING HEALTHCARE MISSIONS TO MEXICO AND ECUADOR by buying a $5 lunch in the basement beginning 11:30 a.m. You can also order cookie dough and prebaked brownies through another fundraiser (see Feb. 10). Please do whatever you can to help support this important service-learning program, which relies on grants and donations for funding. You can also help our student volunteers by writing a check made payable to the IU Foundation. Donations are tax-deductible. (Indiana gives a tax credit.) On the memo line write “Service Learning Account 38-D008-54-6.” Checks go to Pamela Lovejoy in the Office of Development, DS110.

3 (Fri.)

Fourth annual GIVE KIDS A SMILE program brings community dentists to the dental school today to join our students and faculty in providing free dental treatment to low-income children. Sponsored by the American Dental Association and locally by the Indiana Dental Association, this program is taking place in dental offices, dental schools, and community clinics throughout the nation. Our dental school is serving as one of Indiana’s key sites, with patients being seen in the first-floor clinic areas and the pediatric dentistry clinic on floor two. Dr. Judith Chin, assistant professor of preventive and community dentistry, is once again serving with excellence as the community spokesperson for this event. This year, she conducted pre-event television interviews with Angela Cain of WTHR on Jan. 23 and with morning news co-anchors Tracy Forner and Angela Ganote of Fox 59 on Jan. 30.

7 (Tues.)

IUPUI FACULTY COUNCIL, 3:30-5:30 p.m. in IH 100

8 (Wed.)

Book Club begins its discussion of WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST, a highly imaginative novel by Gregory Maguire; selected by Michelle Fatheree, assistant to the chair in Restorative Dentistry. Come to room DS S119 at noon today. Everyone welcome.

9 (Thurs.)

A reminder: 5-BUCK LUNCHES support the Alternative Spring Break trips to Mexico and Ecuador; available in the basement at 11:30 a.m.

10 (Fri.)

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE for Student Research Subcommittee’s Feb. 24 meeting

Last day to place your pre-order for BLONDIE’S COOKIE DOUGH OR PRE-BAKED BROWNIES. You can place your order at any of the clinic coordinators’ desks on the third floor. This fundraiser aids the volunteers who are heading to Mexico and Ecuador this spring. Orders will be delivered two to three weeks from today. For more info, contact dental student Bryan Turner, jobturne@iupui.edu.

The IUSD students’ annual VALENTINE’S DAY DANCE is in full swing from 7 to 11 tonight at a new site this year, the Indianapolis Children’s Museum. Faculty and staff are welcome, too. Tickets are $20 per person and will be on sale outside the cafeteria during lunch hours until Feb. 1. The price of your ticket covers a buffet dinner and beer/wine. If you didn’t already get a reservation form, you can pick one up in Assistant Dean Robert Kasberg’s office, DS130, until the lst. You can also buy tickets at the door.

11 (Sat.)

CE course TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES FOR YOUR DENTAL PRACTICE, by Technology Services staff John Gosney, director; Nadine Florek, assistant director; and Brian Lich, network manager and senior security analyst. Course is at the dental school from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call 278-9000.

CE course CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSITATION, by CPR coordinator Kathy Thompson. Call 278-9000 for details.

Electricity 101. Thomas Alva Edison was born on this day in 1847. He invented the incandescent light bulb in 1879, the same year a group of Hoosier dentists “invented” the Indiana Dental College. According to Dr. Jack Carr’s History of the Indiana Dental College, the first electric streetlights in Indianapolis were installed in 1886 on exceedingly tall poles as high as 153 feet. In the 1880s, the roster of courses for third-year dental students looked a lot like it does today, with one exception: Amidst their classes on orthodontia, pathology, prosthetics, and operative dentistry, the students also were required to enroll in the fundamentals of electricity.

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Everything’s Coming Up (Carnations and) Roses. The Staff Council’s extraordinarily successful and time-honored VALENTINE’S DAY FLOWER SALE is in full bloom today. Capture that certain someone’s attention by wearing your heart on your sleeve, a carnation in your buttonhole, and a rose in your hair. And never underestimate the power and the beauty of a dozen breathtaking roses, or just one solitary flower. Don’t ask me how the Staff Council has managed to maintain these low, low prices, but we certainly thank the council reps for being as sensitive about our wallets as they are dedicated in sponsoring this much-looked-forward-to sale each year. Carnations are $1 a piece, roses are $3, and bud vases are $2 (small) and $5 (large). “The sale begins at 7:30 a.m. in the main lobby, and lasts until the end of the day or until we sell out,” says Carol Hawkins, administrative assistant in pediatric dentistry at Riley Hospital. Let’s all do our best to make sure every flower has a home by 5 p.m. If you’ve got any questions, contact Carol at caahawki@iupui.edu or 278-4238.

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone.

15 (Wed.)

Today is Dental Illustrations’ DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING MATERIALS FOR POSTERS to be presented at the American Association for Dental Research meeting in Orlando, Fla., in March. The division’s services and supplies are free to those presenting posters at this meeting, but today’s deadline must be observed. All materials must be in their final format and ready for mounting. Submit presentation titles as Word documents to mdirlam@iupui.edu. For more information about Dental Illustrations’ poster services, contact Mark Dirlam, division supervisor.

16 (Thurs.)

A reminder: 5-BUCK LUNCHES support the Alternative Spring Break trips to Mexico and Ecuador; available in the basement at 11:30 a.m.

17 (Fri.)

CE course DENTAL IMPLANTS: WHO, WHAT, WHEN, AND WHY, Dental Hygiene Series, Part III, by Dr. Steven Blanchard, assistant professor of periodontics; 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at The Fountains, 502 E. Carmel Drive, Carmel, Ind. Call 278-9000.

RESEARCH COMMITTEE, 9 a.m. in OH 110

IUSD FACULTY COUNCIL, noon-1 p.m. in DS S117

At the stroke of midnight, you won’t turn into a pumpkin — but you will find yourself shut out of the Research Day registration process. Today is the FINAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR RESEARCH DAY table clinic and poster abstracts and registration materials. For the first time in Research Day’s 14-year history, the entire registration process is online. Once you submit your abstract and other required information through the online registration, your mentor will automatically be sent it by email for review and approval. Your faculty mentor MUST review your submission and abstract prior to the deadline.

Please Note: The online program will automatically reject submissions after midnight on the 17th.

To register and submit your abstract, go to the Intranet and sign in, then click on the Explorer bar on the left side of the page. Choose Research Day 2006, near the bottom of the LaunchPad Shortcuts menu. (The submission system for Research Day is incompatible with Mac computers. Mac users can register by using the computers in the library.)

18 (Sat.)

CE course MULTIDISCIPLINARY UPDATES FOR THE DENTAL AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL, presented by faculty of the IU schools of Medicine and Dentistry; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Ruth Lilly Learning Center auditorium, Riley Hospital Outpatient Center. Call 278-9000.

DENTAL ASSISTING PROGRAM PRESENTATION AND TOURS, today at the School of Dentistry from 9 a.m. to noon. The program welcomes anyone with an interest in pursuing a career in, or learning more about, dental assisting. Parking is available in the Vermont Street garage east of the dental school for a fee of $3.25 for three hours. Please call the Dental Assisting office at (317) 274-4407 if you are interested in attending or have questions. Preregistration is recommended, but not required.

21 (Tues.)

Lunch Box Discussion Series THE CLINICIAN’S RESPONSIBILITY IN REPORTING ELDER ABUSE, by Prof. Mary Wolf, IU School of Law (Indianapolis); noon-1 p.m. in DS S421. Everyone welcome. No registration required.

22 (Wed.)

Book Club discusses the last half of WICKED today at noon in DS S119. All welcome.

The theme of IUPUI’s 17th annual Joseph Taylor Symposium is THE CRISIS IN URBAN HEALTHCARE. Keynote speaker is Judith Monroe, Indiana state health commissioner, and panelists are Lisa Harris, CEO of Wishard Health Services; Samuel Odle, president and CEO of Methodist and IU hospitals; and Bernice Pescosolido, IU sociology faculty member and director of the Indiana Consortium for Mental Health Services Research. Luncheon speaker is University of Michigan sociology professor David Williams, a member of the National Academy of Science’s panel on measuring racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare. He is also a professor of epidemiology at Michigan’s School of Public Health and director of the South African Initiatives Office. The symposium is 8:45 a.m.-2 p.m. at the University Place Conference Center, and is free to the public. Tickets ($30) and reservations are required for lunch. Register for lunch by Feb. 10 by calling 274-3280.

22, 23 (Wed., Thurs.)

AMERICAN EQUILIBRATION SOCIETY annual meeting, Chicago

22-24 (Wed.-Fri.)

ACADEMY OF OPERATIVE DENTISTRY annual meeting, Chicago

23 (Thurs.)

A reminder: 5-BUCK LUNCHES support the Alternative Spring Break trips to Mexico and Ecuador; available in the basement at 11:30 a.m.

23, 24 (Thurs., Fri.)

AMERICAN PROSTHODONTIC SOCIETY and AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY annual meetings, Chicago

23-26 (Thurs.-Sun.)

CHICAGO DENTAL SOCIETY’S MIDWINTER MEETING, Chicago

24 (Fri.)

AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESS SEMINAR for 3rd and 4th year dental students, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. in DS S116. Attendance is required.

STUDENT RESEARCH SUBCOMMITTEE, 8 a.m. in DS S421

IUPUI’s 2006 Edward C. Moore Symposium features keynote speaker Dr. William Plater, the campus’s executive vice chancellor and dean of the faculties; 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the IUPUI University Library. Dean Plater will address the theme of this year’s conference: THE MISSION: TRANSFORMATION OF COLLEGE TEACHING; THE CHALLENGE: HOW CAN WE GET THERE? His presentation is 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Register at http://ecmoore.iupui.edu.

ALUMNI RECEPTION co-sponsored by Dean Lawrence Goldblatt, IU School of Dentistry, IDA, and IUSD Alumni Association; 5-6:30 p.m. in room E262 of McCormick Place Complex, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. Held in conjunction with the Midwinter Meeting. Everyone welcome. RSVP to Karen Deery, 274-8959 or kdeery@iupui.edu.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FIXED PROSTHODONTICS annual scientific session, Chicago

28 (Tues.)

Seminar, Indiana Section of the AADR: VALIDATION OF ICDAS (INTERNATIONAL CARIES DETECTION AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM), AND USE IN CLINICAL CARIES STUDIES, by Dr. Hafsteinn Eggertsson, assistant professor of preventive and community dentistry; noon-1 p.m. in DS S116. Everyone welcome.

People, Places & Things

HALL OF FAMER. Congratulations to IU dental alumnus and pediatric dentist Hubbard “Hub” Hougland (DDS’63), Muncie, Ind., who will be inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame during ceremonies at the Primo Banquet Hall in Indianapolis in March. Back in high school in the 1950s, Hub was a Scottsburg Warrior, and the first Scottsburg player to score more than 1,000 points in a career. More than a half century later, his record of 1,323 points is still the Warriors’ fourth all-time highest. Hub and his teammates won three sectional titles in a row (1953-1955). He also was a standout later on as a college player at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, where he set a single season field goal accuracy record in his third year.

Dr. Hougland isn’t the only IUSD alumnus who has excelled in sports. There are many others, including four whose accomplishments are currently featured in the display case across the hall from Technology Services on the dental school’s first floor: former Indiana Pacer Steve Green (DDS’84), All-American Diver Charee Campbell (DDS’02, M/Orthodontics ’05), former Indianapolis 500 driver Jack Miller (DDS’92), and Olympic long-jump gold medalist Gregory Bell (DDS’61). Jean Frantz, library services representative, and Mark Dirlam have done an outstanding job of preparing this display — be sure to check it out.

ALUMNI AT OUR FINGERTIPS. Speaking of IUSD alumni, if you’ve ever needed to know a graduate’s mailing address, or the year he or she graduated, there’s an IU Website that brings this information to your fingertips. The Indiana University Alumni Directory is posted at https://alumni.indiana.edu/directory/index.php. It may be used by IU alumni, faculty, students, and staff for IU-related business and for personal, non-commercial communications.

IUPUI STAFF RECOGNITION OPPORTUNITIES. Nominations for IUPUI’s Gerald L. Bepko Staff Council Spirit Award are being accepted until March 3. The award, which is presented each year at the Chancellor’s Convocation in October, is given to full-time appointed staff employees or teams of employees who best exemplify teamwork and who contribute to the mission and strategic initiatives of the university as well as the community. The IUPUI Staff Council has also issued an invitation to all IUPUI staff employees to submit information about how they “Make a Difference” in the IUPUI workforce or in the community. Selected staffers will be recognized on the IUPUI Staff Council Website during Staff Council Awareness Month in March. Nominations are being accepted through March 3. You’ll find the submission forms and more information about both these opportunities at http://www.iupui.edu/~scouncil/home.html.

End February 2006 Calendar

Send items for March calendar by Feb. 22: Indiana University School of Dentistry, Room B32, 1121 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis IN 46202-5186. Fax: (317) 274-7188. E-mail: smcrum@iupui.edu