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Indiana University School of Dentistry
Calendar of Events

June 2006

Recognition Month for IUSD's
Building Services Staff

A Well-Scrubbed Appearance. Doug Ross, Ben Casey, Meredith Grey, Marcus Welby, Joe Gannon, Jeffrey Geiger, James Kildare, and Young Doctor Malone have all looked stylin' in their scrubs, but that's easy for the TV docs because they get plenty of help from the wardrobe department. If your scrubs have seen better days but you're too busy right now to stop for a wardrobe tune-up, you have a convenient opportunity to stock up on new clinical garb today during the IUPUI Jags Bookstore SCRUB SUIT SALE. Here's a case where you don't have to go to the store; the store is coming to YOU. Stop by the dental school's basement locker area between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and you'll find a large variety of scrubs to choose from, all marked down from their original price by 25%. Jags Bookstore members are entitled to an additional 5% discount (and you can sign up at the sale).

ASSESSMENT WEEK for first- and second-year dental students. Semester ends for these two classes on June 2. The Class of 2009 returns on Monday, July 10, and the Class of 2008 on Tuesday, July 18. Class of 2008 students taking the written exam for Part I of the National Boards must return on July 17.

Final day to submit NOMINATIONS FOR THE INDIANA DENTAL ASSOCIATION OUTSTANDING FACULTY MEMBER AWARD to Dr. Margot Van Dis, chair of the selection committee, DS S110A

FACULTY ENRICHMENT SESSION, 9 a.m.-noon (room to be announced)

Today is the deadline for faculty to submit the FACULTY COUNCIL SURVEY to Dr. William Babler, acting chair of Oral Biology, wbabler@iupui.edu. Anonymously submitted copies are also welcome â€" the collection box is in DS266.

Indiana Section of the American Association for Dental Research presents THE MONITOR DENTAL PRACTICE PROGRAM, by Dr. Brad Curtis, University of Sydney Faculty of Dentistry, Australia; noon-1 p.m. in DS114. Synopsis: In 2003, the University of Sydney implemented the Caries Management System within the clinical dentistry component of the undergraduate teaching program. Today's presentation details the development and implementation of a clinical trial that seeks to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the Caries Management System within private dental practices in Australia. This research is the first being undertaken in Australasia to establish the costs and effectiveness of a structured preventive program compared to "standard" care, provided by a range of city, suburban, and rural dental practices in fluoridated and nonfluoridated communities. The perspective of the private dental practice is the focus of the analysis, because without information on cost-effectiveness it is unlikely that the profession will embrace the necessary changes. All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend this presentation.

IUPUI Human Resources training session (#4 in the 8-part series for IUSD supervisors and managers): MOVING TOWARDS COLLABORATION, by Marilyn Bedford, Human Resources training consultant; 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Walker Plaza. Register with Elizabeth Hatcher, director of Staff Development and Support, ehatcher@iupui.edu.

FACULTY ENRICHMENT SESSION, 9 a.m.-noon (room to be announced)

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE for Student Research Subcommittee's June 23rd meeting

LAST DAY OF CLASSES for third-year dental students

MODULE GRADES DUE in the Student Office by noon today for first- and second-year dental students

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

COURSE GRADES DUE in the Student Office by 9 a.m. today for first- and second-year dental students

Health and life sciences leaders from across the state are invited to participate in an industry-networking event titled "INNOVENTION," presented by the Indiana Health Industry Forum and held at the Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis. For more details, visit www.ihif.org.

ASSESSMENT WEEK for third-year dental students

Student Research Presentation Program features the work of two members of the DDS Class of 2007 at 5 p.m. this evening in room DS S212. Everyone welcome.

Allison Bergdoll: TEMPOROMANDIBULAR SYNOVIAL FIBROBLAST MEDIATED COLLAGEN CLEAVAGE

Terrence O'Neill: ESTERASE ACTIVITY IN U937 CELLS AFTER EXPOSURE TO DENTAL ELUANTS

PROGRESS COMMITTEE meets regarding students in the first- and second-year classes; 1 p.m. in DS245.

FACULTY COUNCIL, noon in DS S116

RESEARCH COMMITTEE, 9 a.m. in DS S421

FATHER'S DAY

Indiana Section of the AADR presents SERINE PROTEINASE DEPENDENT COLLAGEN DEGRADATION, by PhD candidate Dr. Fengyu Song; 2-3 p.m. in DS S116. Everyone welcome.

Today marks the 10^th anniversary of the DR. SAMUEL D. HARRIS NATIONAL MUSEUM OF DENTISTRY, Baltimore. The museum's Gala Weekend Celebration is June 23 and 24. For details, visit www.dentalmuseum.org. The University of Maryland's Baltimore College of Dental Surgery is the nation's oldest dental school. It was established in 1840, 39 years before the Indiana Dental College.

IUPUI Human Resources training session (#5 in the 8-part series for IUSD supervisors and managers): NEGOTIATION, by Dan Griffith, Human Resources training manager; 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Walker Plaza. Register with Elizabeth Hatcher, ehatcher@iupui.edu.

STUDENT AFFAIRS COUNCIL/DEAN'S STUDENT TOWN HALL, noon in DS114

AMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS' ASSOCIATION annual session, Orlando, Fla.

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

Student Research Presentation Program presents DENTAL PLAQUE ACCUMULATION AS A RISK FACTOR FOR CORONARY HEART DISEASE, by PhD candidate Dr. Vivian Wahaidi; 5 p.m. in DS S212. Everyone welcome.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR DENTAL RESEARCH general session and exhibition, Brisbane, Australia

Like any other year, 1956 had its share of golden moments: Mickey Mantle was named the American League's Most Valuable Player, Around the World in 80 Days won an Oscar, the Phil Silvers Show won an Emmy, a college football star in Indiana â€" Paul Hornung of Notre Dame â€" received the Heisman Trophy, and future IUSD dental graduate Gregory Bell, now of Logansport, Ind., won an Olympic gold medal in the long jump. Dick Clark took over as host of American Bandstand, and high school gym floors around the nation were put to the test by sock-hoppers swinging to hits like Blue Suede Shoes and Be-Bob-A-Lula. Nat King Cole became the first African American to host a nationally televised variety program. And in 1956, you could buy a gallon of gas for less than what one first-class postage stamp costs you today.

On July 1st of that year, a golden moment was in the making for the IU School of Dentistry, too. It was Sunday, and while White House dwellers Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary, and Elvis surprised TV viewers by showing up on the Steve Allen Show in a tuxedo, Dr. James Baldwin, an IU Class of 1954 dental graduate (and "Yaley" alum in physics), was busy preparing for his first day on the job as a part-time instructor of "orthodontia" at IU.

We're pretty sure that no marching band and no sky full of confetti heralded Dr. Baldwin's arrival, but had IUSD known then what IUSD knows today about this extraordinarily gifted and dedicated teacher, such a greeting would have been appropriate.

It isn't his personal achievements that have made Dr. Baldwin invaluable to the orthodontic faculty, although he has plenty of them to his credit: He's a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, a former president of the Edward H. Angle Society (both the Midwest Component and national organization), and a recipient of prestigious honors such as the American Association of Orthodontists' Louise Ada Jarabak Research Award and the American Board of Orthodontics' Dale B. Wade Award.

It is, instead, the special way that Dr. Baldwin has steadfastly connected with students for five decades, and his philosophy about the learning process, that have shaped his remarkable contributions to the part-time faculty at IUSD.

"In the beginning I decided to teach because it looked like a good way to learn more myself," Dr. Baldwin said in an interview in 1997. …"If you want to learn something really well, teach it! Teaching orthodontics helped me maintain a better standard of practice."

He also said that his favorite reason for coming out to the school is the chance to interact with students. "It's been an interesting experience to work with students, first as their contemporary, then in a fatherly way, and now in a grandfatherly way."

When asked to define the difference between a good teacher and a great one, Dr. Baldwin said: "The great teacher is the one you remember many years later. The great teachers in my life stimulated and challenged me. They brought their material to life with their enthusiasm."

There's no question which category Dr. Baldwin belongs to.

Dr. Baldwin, on behalf of all the students you have expertly guided in the past half century, we say happy 50th anniversary to you, and thank you for everything you've done to support the mission of this school. Yours is an astonishing record of service, and one that makes IUSD extremely proud.

People, Places, and Things

STUDENT HEADING FOR DENTISTRY'S HUB. If dental students were required to write "What I Did on My Summer Vacation" essays at the beginning of fall semester, Poonam Shah would undoubtedly have a very impressive vacation to describe. She recently learned that she has been accepted into a prestigious externship for a select group of dental students to be held at the American Dental Association headquarters in Chicago this summer. A few days after she completes her first year of dental school, Poonam will head for Chicago for a four-week opportunity to work on research projects under the supervision of ADA scientists. She was eligible for this program as a member of the American Student Dental Association. Poonam will be matched with one or more researchers whose interests are similar to hers. The externs will be introduced to many components and activities of the ADA and its foundation, including the Seal of Acceptance process and the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs. Some externs may collaborate with researchers at the ADA Foundation Paffenbarger Research Center in Gaithersburg, Md. Poonam and the other externs will also help plan the next annual ADA Dental Students Research Conference.

KNOW YOUR REPS. After recent campus elections, three IUSD staff members were added to the list of those representing the dental school on the IUPUI Staff Council: Eileen Cassidy and Barbara Jarjoura, both administrative secretaries in Restorative Dentistry; and Jeffery Chandler, clinical services team leader, Office of Clinical Affairs. In this role, they join Carol Dill, assistant to the dean; Michelle Fatheree, assistant to the chair in Restorative Dentistry; and Christina Freeman, infection control supervisor, Central Sterilization and Services.

TEACHING AWARD FOR DR. JOHN. Congratulations to Dr. Vanchit John, associate professor of periodontics, who has received a 2006 Outstanding Periodontal Educator Award from the American Academy of Periodontology. The awards are given by the academy to periodontics teachers who demonstrate excellence in teaching and serve as an inspiration to their students. Dr. E. Brady Hancock, chair of Periodontics and Allied Dental Programs, surprised Dr. John with the award during a recent departmental meeting. The names of this year's recipients will be highlighted at the AAP's annual meeting this fall in San Diego.

PROMOTIONS. Congratulations to the following professors, who have recently been notified of their promotions on the IUSD faculty:

Dr. Judith Chin, promoted, with tenure, to Associate Professor of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry

Dr. Dominique Galli, promoted, with tenure, to Associate Professor of Oral Biology, Department of Oral Biology

Prof. Elizabeth Hughes, promoted to Clinical Associate Professor of Dental Hygiene, Department of Periodontics and Allied Dental Programs

Dr. Don-John Summerlin, promoted to Professor of Oral Pathology, Department of Oral Pathology, Medicine, and Radiology (tenured in 1996)

The promotions are effective July 1, 2006, and tenure for Drs. Chin and Galli is effective July 1, 2007.

End June 2006 Calendar

Send items for July calendar by June 23: 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