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Indiana University School of Dentistry
Calendar of Events

June 2002

Recognition Month for IUSD's
Building Services Staff

COME SAY YOUR FAREWELLS to Marilyn Herald, who retires today after 17 years of dedicated service as an assistant in the Service and Supply Center and as IUSD's official come-rain-or-come-shine "Mover of the Mail." Please help Marilyn's department give her a proper send-off during a reception in her honor from 1 to 4 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Everyone welcome.

ASSESSMENT WEEK for DDS classes of 2004 and 2005

DON'T LET GO OF THAT TROPHY: 6^th annual SCHOLAR CHIP CLASSIC, 11:30 a.m. at Hanging Tree Golf Club. Coordinated by the IUPUI Alumni Office, this tourney pairs foursomes of alumni and students from the schools of Dentistry, Law (Indianapolis), and Medicine, with the school teams competing against one another. Dentistry's golfers, who won the Scholar Chip Classic last summer and have claimed victory 3 out of 5 years, have no intention of letting the trophy slip out of their grasp in 2002. The tourney supports the professional schools' scholarship funds. There's still room for 4 more faculty or alumni golfers to serve as sponsors and to team up with student golfers. To register or for more information, call 274-5063.

One of 6 opportunities in June and July for members of the DDS Class of 2005 to fulfill their CPR REQUIREMENT before first semester gets under way. Students who do not sign up for one of these sessions will be assigned CPR training during first semester through their Problem-Based Learning group. To register for today's session, which is 8 a.m.-noon at Walker Plaza, contact Wendy Senour, 274-3859. For information about the classes, contact Kathy Drake, 274-8841.

INDIANA STATE DENTAL AND DENTAL HYGIENE BOARD EXAMS, held at the dental school

INDIANA STATE SPECIAL OLYMPICS, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in Terre Haute. IUSD volunteers are needed to help provide services to the athletes through the Special Smiles program, which is designed to increase access to oral care for persons with mental retardation. As an organizer of this year's program, the IUSD Division of Community Dentistry has put the call out for students and faculty who are needed to conduct dental screenings, provide dental hygiene education, and assist with fitting athletes with mouth guards. To volunteer or to seek more information, get in touch with Dr. Paul Zitterbart, assistant professor of preventive and community dentistry (pzitterb@iupui.edu; 615-0010).

One of 6 opportunities in June and July for members of the DDS Class of 2005 to fulfill their CPR REQUIREMENT before first semester gets under way. To register for today's session, which is 1-5 p.m. at Walker Plaza, contact Wendy Senour, 274-3859.

SUMMER BREAK for DDS Class of 2005

One of 6 opportunities in June and July for members of the DDS Class of 2005 to fulfill their CPR REQUIREMENT before first semester gets under way. To register for today's session, which is 8 a.m.-noon at Walker Plaza, contact Wendy Senour, 274-3859.

STAFF COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, noon in DS 250F

LAST DAY OF SECOND SEMESTER classes for DDS Class of 2003

FATHER'S DAY

ASSESSMENT WEEK for DDS Class of 2003

CE mini-lecture ESTATE PLANNING, by Robert Elzer of Baker & Daniels, Indianapolis; 8:30-10:30 a.m. at Walker Plaza. Call 615-0002.

AMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS' ASSOCIATION annual session, Beverly Hills, Calif.

RESEARCH COMMITTEE, 8 a.m. in DS S421

CE course MICROENDOSCOPIC SURGERY, a lecture and workshop for endodontists by Dr. John Ricci, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Dr. George Bruder, Harvard School of Medicine; Dr. Barnett Schulman, New York University; and Dr. John Stropco, Scottsdale, Ariz. Course is 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily at Walker Plaza. Call 615-0002.

STAFF COUNCIL, noon in DS115

HONOR DENTIST. Dr. Henry Swenson, professor emeritus of periodontics, has earned another award to add to his sizable collection: He is the Indianapolis District Dental Society's 2002 Honor Dentist. The award is being presented at the Indiana Dental Association's Awards Ceremony, held May 30 during the IDA annual session at the Marriott Downtown hotel.

DIPLOMAS AWARDED. Congratulations to two IUSD staff members who recently completed their degree programs at IU. Judy Doyle, assistant to the chair in the Department of Periodontics and Allied Dental Programs, received an Associate Degree in General Studies through the School of Continuing Studies in May 2002; and Susan Beane, library services coordinator in the IUSD Library, received a Master of Library Science degree from the IU/Indianapolis School of Library and Information Science in Dec. 2001. Both women participated in IUPUI's commencement exercises held downtown Indianapolis on May 12.

DIPLOMATE STATUS ACHIEVED. Dr. Vanchit John, assistant professor of periodontics, has successfully completed requirements for board certification and is now a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. Dr. John is also serving as a guest editor for the Journal of the Indiana Dental Association for a theme issue on periodontics scheduled for publication later this year.

A WHALE OF AN HONOR. Indiana University continues to build an international reputation for leadership in dental caries research, as evidenced by a recent announcement of the European Organisation for Caries Research (ORCA) that Indianapolis will host the group's international congress in July of 2005, with Dr. George Stookey, distinguished professor of preventive and community dentistry, chairing the session and serving in the lead role of "co-president." ORCA, which usually holds its meetings in European countries, is composed of a prestigious group of some 300 scientists around the globe whose objectives are to promote research into dental caries and related matters, to evaluate research findings, and to encourage the practical application of those findings. ORCA produces the highly regarded Caries Research journal. Two other future ORCA congresses will be chaired by researchers who pursued postdoctoral fellowships at our Oral Health Research Institute in recent years: Dr. Funda Yanikoglu will be co-president of the 2004 meeting, to be held in Istanbul, Turkey; and Dr. Andrew Hall will lead the 2007 meeting in Glasgow, Scotland.

LATEST IN THE I.C. SERIES. A few weeks ago, IUSD published a 372-page hardback book titled The Changing Practice of Restorative Dentistry as part of the series of books associated with the dental school's Indiana Conference. The book's editor is Dr. E. Steven Duke, chair of the Department of Restorative Dentistry. The Indiana Conference provides a forum for dental scientists and educators to review and discuss topics of importance to the advancement of dental science. The Changing Practice of Restorative Dentistry contains the illustrated work of 24 researchers and scholars from Canada, China, England, Japan, Liechtenstein, Sweden, and the U.S. Each presented a paper at the Indiana Conference hosted at IU by Dr. Duke in the summer of 2000. IU faculty who were among those featured at the conference and whose manuscripts appear in the book are, in addition to Dr. Duke: Dr. Domenick Zero, chair of the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry (Drs. Carlos González-Cabezas and Margherita Fontana, co-authors); Dr. Serkis Isikbay, assistant professor of prosthodontics; Dr. Donald Newell, associate professor of periodontics (Dr. Vanchit John, co-author); and Dr. Bruce Matis, professor of operative dentistry.

TOP RESEARCH AWARD FOR DR. DOWSETT. Dr. Sherie Dowsett, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Host Defense Research Laboratory, has been informed by the IU Office of Research and University Graduate School that the dissertation she prepared for her Ph.D. degree, awarded last year, is one of only 3 dissertations from a pool of 220 to receive the Esther L. Kinsley Ph.D. Dissertation Award for 2001-2002. The Kinsley award, which carries a stipend, is the highest honor for research that IU bestows upon its graduate students. Dr. Dowsett's recognition for work deemed "truly outstanding" has been given for research published under the title "Untreated Periodontal Disease in Indigenous Populations of Guatemala, Central America: Epidemiological, Genetic and Microbial Considerations." Dr. Dowsett's dissertation was judged for originality, documentation, significance, accuracy, organization, and style. She is the first student from the School of Dentistry to receive this award.

APPLAUSE FOR OUR GRADUATES. The April and May calendars listed several students who received end-of-program honors during a variety of awards ceremonies held on campus this spring. In addition to the previously mentioned honorees, the following members of the graduating classes received recognition at the IUSD Graduation Awards Banquet, held at University Place Hotel on May 3. Congratulations to the award winners and to all other members of the 2002 classes.

Atefeh Ahanchian
Highest Academic Award

Jennifer Tuxhorn
Clinical Achievement Award

Bridgette Bryant
Graduated with Distinction

Amy Lynn Byrd
Harriett F. Hine Award of the IUSD Alumni Association

Patricia Hammer
Dr. Tillman E. Miller Clinical Achievement Award, 2nd Place; A. Rebekah Fisk Memorial Award of the Indiana Dental Hygienists' Association

MariaSonia Herrington
Graduated with High Distinction; Rossya Kaufman Memorial Award

Amanda Murphy
Graduated with High Distinction; Rossya Kaufman Memorial Award; Johnson Public Health Scholarship

Jessica Ray
Graduated with Distinction

Adrienne Redmon
Johnson Public Health Scholarship

Raquel Smith
Dr. Tillman E. Miller Clinical Achievement Award, lst Place

Sara Waddell
Procter & Gamble Co. Prevention Award; Hu-Friedy Award

Dean's Gold Awards (for achieving an average score of 90 or above on Parts I and II of the National Board Dental Examination):

Dean's Silver Awards (for achieving an average score of 90 or above on either Part I or Part II of the National Board Dental Examination):

Other honors:

Leyla Abazari
American Society of Dentistry for Children Certificate of Merit/Indiana Chapter Award

Benjamin Adams
Dr. Charles E. and Janice B. Kem Award; American Association of Endodontists Award

Lyde Adams
Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc., Award for Achievement in Periodontics

Aaron Altschul
Graduated with Distinction; American Association of Orthodontists Award

Justin Buchanan
Waterpik Technologies Prosthodontic Award

Samuel Bullard
Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc., Award for Achievement in Research; Pierre Fauchard Academy Award

Faith Bult
International Congress of Oral Implantologists Award; Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc., Award for Achievement in Restorative Dentistry; American Academy of Dental Practice Administration Certificate of Merit

Charee Campbell
Graduated with High Distinction; American Association of Women Dentists Award

Jeffrey Elo
James L. Maus Memorial Scholarship; American Dental Society of Anesthesiology Horace Wells Award

Lisa Foerster
Delta Dental Fund Student Leadership Award

Erin Fuson
Indiana Society of Pediatric Dentistry Award

Robert Ghering
American Association of Public Health Dentistry Award

Ryan Goslin
Graduated with Distinction; American College of Prosthodontists Award

Jill Halcarz
Organization of Teachers of Oral Diagnosis Award

Marsha Hickey
Maynard K. Hine Award of the IUSD Alumni Association; Dr. Tillman E. Miller Clinical Achievement Award; John F. Johnston Award

Evan Hiple
Indiana Dental Association Award

Jessica Ransom Kazem
American Association of Oral Biologists Oral Biology Award

David Knop II
Graduated with Distinction; American Academy of Gold Foil Operators Award; Academy of Dental Materials Award; American Academy of Oral Medicine Award

Devon Kutsch
James E. Humphrey, DDS, Memorial Scholarship

Valerie Lake
American Academy of Periodontology Award

Christopher Meunier
American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry Award

Gina Meylan-Senkowski
International College of Dentists Award

Roger Miller
Academy of Operative Dentistry Award

Michael Noffze
Graduated with High Distinction; Glenn J. Pell Award

Gregory Olsen
Graduated with High Distinction; American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Award; Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity Scholarship

Kimberly Wagler Parsons
Dentsply International Merit Award

Aidan Phan
Graduated with High Distinction; American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Award

Jeffrey Scheich
Academy of General Dentistry Award

Chad Shaw
American Equilibration Society Achievement Award

Swati Singh
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain Award

Elizabeth Dockerty Smith
Graduated with Distinction; American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Award

D. Scott Stucki
Indiana Society of Periodontists Award; American Student Dental Association Award

Bradley Stutler
Indianapolis General Dentistry Study Club Award

End June 2002 Calendar

Send items for July calendar by June 26: Indiana University School of Dentistry, Room DS B32, 1121 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis IN 46202-5186. Fax: (317) 274-7188. E-mail: smcrum@iupui.edu