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Indiana
University School of Dentistry
Calendar of
Events
March
2002
Recognition
Month
for
IUSD's Allied Dental Professionals
Send items for April
calendar by March 27.
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
2-6 (Sat-Wed)
79th Annual Session and Exposition of the
AMERICAN DENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, San Diego, Calif.
6 (Wed)
Legal Compliance Training for IUSD supervisors: AMERICANS
WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 9:30-10:30 a.m. in DS S117. Register by noon on March 1
(an electronic version of the registration form is on the common drive in
Academic Affairs' external folder). Send registration to Katherine English by mail, DS 102, or e-mail.
6-9 (Wed-Sat)
80th General Session and Exposition of the
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR DENTAL RESEARCH, San Diego
7 (Thurs)
IUPUI FACULTY COUNCIL, 3:30-5:30 p.m. in DS115
8, 9 (Fri, Sat)
CE lecture and workshop PERIODONTAL SURGERY FOR GENERAL
DENTISTS, by Dr. Donald Weissman,
Chicago, Ill., and Dr. Donald Newell,
associate professor of periodontics; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily at Walker Plaza. For
fees and registration information, call 615-0002.
11 (Mon)
DENTAL FACULTY PRIVATE PRACTICE board of directors, 8 a.m.
in the Dean's Office
11-15 (Mon-Fri)
SPRING RECESS. No classes or special clinic assignments.
Clinics open Mon.-Wed. only.
15 (Fri)
RESEARCH DAY COMMITTEE, noon in DS245
17 (Sun)
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
18
(Mon)
Dental
Illustrations' DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING MATERIALS FOR POSTERS to be presented
at IUSD's 10th annual Research Day. The division's services and
supplies are free to those presenting posters at Research Day, but today's
deadline must be observed. Service will NOT be provided on posters submitted
after today (no exceptions). For more information about Dental Illustrations'
poster services, contact Mark Dirlam,
division supervisor, by e-mail.
20 (Wed)
CE lecture DENTAL TREATMENT OF THE MEDICALLY COMPROMISED
PATIENT, by Dr. Jack Schaaf,
associate professor of dental diagnostic sciences; 8:30-10:30 a.m. at Walker
Plaza. For more information call 615-0002.
Legal Compliance Training for IUSD supervisors: FAMILY AND
MEDICAL LEAVE ACT, 9:30-11 a.m. in DS S117. Register by noon on March 15 (an
electronic version of the registration form is on the common drive in Academic
Affairs' external folder). Send registration to Katherine English.
STAFF COUNCIL EXECUTIVE group, noon in DS250F
21 (Thurs)
STUDENT AFFAIRS COUNCIL/DEAN'S STUDENT TOWN HALL, noon in
DS114
22
(Fri)
SMOKING
CESSATION INTERVENTIONS, a workshop led by IU's Nicotine Dependence Program;
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at University Place Conference Center. The course is designed
to educate health professionals about managing care of the highly dependent
tobacco user. Presenters are program co-directors, Drs. Arden Christen and Stephen
Jay; program coordinator, Deborah
Hudson; and Dr. Richard Feldman,
Indiana's state health commissioner. For information about registration and
fees, contact the medical school's Division of Continuing Medical Education,
274-8353.
Third
annual IUPUI symposium HIGHTLIGHTING THE RESEARCH OF FACULTY, STAFF, AND
STUDENTS OF COLOR, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in the IUPUI University Library. Keynote
speaker is Dr. Jorge Chapa, professor
and founding director of Latino Studies at IU Bloomington. The symposium also
includes paper and poster presentations. The event is free, but advanced
registration is required. Register by March 15 at www.opd.iupui.edu/multicultural.html.
For more information call Sherrée Wilson,
IUPUI Office for Multicultural Professional Development, at 278-6221.
The
2002 Maynard K. Hine Scholarship
Lecture TREATMENT UPDATE ON TRAUMATIC DENTAL INJURIES, cosponsored with the
Indiana Section of the American College of Dentists; 1:30-4:30 p.m. at Walker
Plaza. Lecturers are Dr. Kenneth Spolnik,
associate professor of endodontics; and Dr. Jeffrey Platt, Ralph W. Phillips Scholar in Dental Materials. This
year, the Hine scholarship is awarded to the Department of Endodontics. Lecture
is preceded by a luncheon at noon. For information about registration and fees,
call 615-0002.
24
(Sun)
PALM
SUNDAY
25, 26
(Mon, Tues)
NATIONAL
DENTAL BOARD EXAMINATION; Part II retakes
26
(Tues)
NATIONAL DENTAL HYGIENE BOARD EXAMINATION
Legal Compliance Training for IUSD supervisors: WORKERS
COMPENSATION, 9:30-10:15 a.m. in DS114. Register by noon on March 22 (an
electronic version of the registration form is on the common drive in Academic
Affairs' external folder). Send registration to Katherine English.
27
(Wed)
Legal Compliance Training for IUSD supervisors: FAIR LABOR
STANDARDS ACT, 9:30-10:30 a.m. in DS S117. Register by noon on March 22 (an
electronic version of the registration form is on the common drive in Academic
Affairs' external folder). Send registration to Katherine English.
PASSOVER begins at sundown
29 (Fri)
GOOD FRIDAY. Classes and clinics as usual.
RESEARCH COMMITTEE, 8 a.m. in DS S421
31 (Sun)
EASTER
People, Places, and Things
IN TRIBUTE TO THE JARABAKS AND RALPH PHILLIPS. Two of
IUSD's faculty members have recently been honored with endowed faculty
positions that memorialize two national leaders in dentistry who made a lasting
impact in their respective fields.
Dr. Eugene Roberts,
director of the Division of Orthodontics in the Department of Oral Facial
Development, has been named the Joseph R.
and Louise Ada Jarabak Professor of Orthodontics. The position was made
possible with funds from the estate of Joseph Jarabak, an orthodontist who was a
nationally known dental educator and author and a northern Indiana practitioner.
"During Dr. Roberts' distinguished career, he has
developed a world-renowned reputation as a scholar, educator, and leader in bone
research," says Dr. Lawrence Goldblatt,
dean of dentistry. Dr. Roberts also directs the graduate orthodontic program and
serves as an adjunct professor of mechanical engineering at the Purdue School of
Engineering and Technology at IUPUI.
The Jarabak professorship, which also honors the memory of
Dr. Jarabak's wife, Louise, was created to enhance orthodontic education,
stimulate research in the field, and support the development of orthodontic
teachers at IU. Dr. Jarabak, who served as a professor of orthodontics at both
Loyola University and the University of Chicago, is best known for his textbook,
Technique and Treatment with the Light-Wire Appliances.
"From my perspective, this professorship is the epitome
of an academic career," says Dr. Roberts. "Endowed faculty positions help us
maintain a realization of the contributions individuals have made."
Dr. Roberts earned his dental degree from Creighton
University, a doctorate in anatomy from the University of Utah, and a
certificate in orthodontics from the University of Connecticut. Between his
doctorate and orthodontic study programs, he was a lieutenant commander in the
U.S. Navy and for 14 months oversaw the dental care of 28,000 military personnel
in Viet Nam. Afterwards, Dr. Roberts served on the faculty of the University of
the Pacific (UOP) for 14 years. His reputation in bone research emerged while he
was directing the school's Pacific Bone Research Laboratory. When Dr. Roberts
accepted a position at IU in 1988, the laboratory moved with him.
Dr. Roberts has received numerous awards including the
Alumni Association Medallion of Distinction from UOP, the IUSD Alumni
Association's Distinguished Faculty Award for Research, the Medal of the City
of Paris and the Medal of the City of Rouen in France for his work in
implantology, and three Cosmos Achievement Awards from NASA headquarters in
Washington, D.C.
Dr. Jeffrey Platt,
director of the Division of Dental Materials in the Department of Restorative
Dentistry, now holds a position honoring the memory of Dr. Ralph W. Phillips, a legendary IU professor and international
scholar in the field of dental materials. Friends and former colleagues of Dr.
Phillips created the Ralph W. Phillips Endowed Professorship Fund to support the
position.
While being selected for any endowed position is an honor,
Dr. Platt finds that the Ralph W.
Phillips Scholar in Dental Materials holds particular significance for him,
as he had known Dr. Phillips since childhood. "My father always made sure I
understood that Dr. Phillips was a famous man, a man whom we all needed to
respect," says Dr. Platt. "My family's long ties to this man make my new
title all the more meaningful."
Dr. Platt's father, Dr. James
Platt of Fort Wayne, was a chemist in Dr. Phillips' laboratory before he
became a dentist and educator. James helped establish a training program for
dental hygienists on the Indiana Universityâ€"Purdue University Fort Wayne
campus in 1964 and served as one of the original faculty members.
A generation after James worked for Dr. Phillips, Jeffrey
worked in Dr. Phillips' lab part time while attending dental school.
Dr. Phillips was appointed to IUSD in 1940 and continued to
contribute to the faculty until shortly before his death in 1991 at age 73. He
created the dental materials laboratory that Dr. Platt oversees today. Dr.
Phillips is best known for his highly regarded textbook, Skinner's Science
of Dental Materials, which he named after Eugene Skinner, the original author. The two men collaborated on the
later editions until Dr. Skinner's death in the 1960s. The 1996 edition,
renamed Phillips' Science of Dental Materials by new editor Dr. Kenneth
Anusavice of the University of Florida, is still in use across the country
today.
"Dr. Jeffrey Platt embodies many of the characteristics
Dr. Phillips displayed and the principles he so valued," says Dean Goldblatt.
Dr. Platt served for several years at Naval healthcare
units in Indiana, Maine, and Japan and practiced general dentistry for 12 years
in his hometown of Fort Wayne. While practicing and also teaching at IPFW, he
commuted to Indianapolis to earn a master's degree in dental materials. He
joined the dental school's part-time faculty after completing his degree in
1996 and was appointed full-time in 2000. In his new position, Dr. Platt
continues to support the philosophy of Dr. Phillips: the importance of
conducting research that has a scientifically proven application in the dental
office.
NATIONAL
AWARDS. Congratulations to Dr. Melissa
McHenry, a pediatric dentistry resident who is one of eight winners of the
2002 Graduate Student Research Award competition of the American Academy of
Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) Foundation. Dr. McHenry studies the influence of
genetic background on dental fluorosis susceptibility and resistance. Her
research mentor is Dr. Eric Everett,
assistant professor of oral facial genetics and dermatology. Dr. McHenry will
receive a monetary award and a trip to Denver, Colo., in May to attend the
AAPD's 54th annual session. The eight national finalists are
submitting manuscripts that will compete for the academy's prestigious Ralph E. McDonald Award, named in honor of IUSD's dean emeritus
and professor emeritus of pediatric dentistry. The winner will receive another
monetary award and will present his or her paper at the annual session.
Congratulations,
also, to faculty member Dr. George
Stookey, who served for many years as IUSD's associate dean for research
and as director of the Oral Health Research Institute. Dr. Stookey has been
named the 2002 recipient of the Research in Dental Caries Award of the
International Association for Dental Research. Sponsored by the Warner-Lambert
Company, the award will be presented to Dr. Stookey during the opening ceremony
of the 80th IADR general session in San Diego this month. Dr. Stookey
has frequently been honored for his research, and in recent years he has led
efforts to establish Indiana University as the world leader in research on the
early detection of dental caries. IU bestowed the title of "Distinguished
Professor" on Dr. Stookey in 1998.
SCHOLARSHIPS.
Three graduate students in periodontics are the 2002 recipients of the Henry
M. Swenson Periodontic Scholarships: Dr. Robert
DePoi, Dr. Ryan Jackson, and Dr. Jason
Owens. They received the scholarships in February at a dinner held during
the Midwinter Meeting in Chicago. The scholarships honor IU Professor Emeritus
Swenson, a part-time professor of periodontics and IUSD faculty member since
1943.
IUSD
GRADUATE FACULTY. The following teachers recently accepted positions on the IUSD
Graduate Faculty: Dr. Andréa Ferreira
Zandoná and Dr. Angeles Martinez
Mier, both assistant professors of preventive and community dentistry; Dr. Jeffrey
Platt; and Dr. Karen Yoder,
associate professor of preventive and community dentistry. Members of the IUSD
Graduate Faculty may direct research and training of students enrolled in the
Master of Science in Dentistry program, and may serve as the chair or as a
member of MSD students' research or advisory committees.
ASDA
NEWS. New officers of the American Student Dental Association are Garth
Hatch, 3rd year, president; Emily
Eberhardt, 3rd year, vice president; Joshua
Souweine, 2nd year, treasurer and newsletter editor; Jeremy
Sorhus, 2nd year, membership coordinator/class representative; Brian
Szakaly, lst year, class representative; and Timothy
Bacsa, 1st year, legislative liaison.
Vice
President Eberhardt offers the following update on ASDA activities: "Tim Bacsa
will travel to Washington, D.C., this month for ASDA's annual national Lobby
Day. He will be talking to members of congress from around the nation on issues
affecting dental students and the dental community. This year the main bill at
hand is the Children's Health Improvement Act of 2001. This bill would allow
states to improve their Medicaid programs as well as increase the reimbursement
rates to providers of children's dental services. The bill would also provide
more funding to the Indian Health Service and other community centers for
children's dental needs. A national letter writing campaign will be taking
place in the next few weeks. If you are interested in hand writing a letter to
an Indiana senator, please e-mail Emily Eberhardt or Tim Bacsa to obtain a
sample letter form. Good Luck to Tim as he travels to the nation's capital!"
DENTAL
STUDIES FOR CHILDREN AND PARTIAL DENTURE WEARERS. Child participants are needed
for an Oral Health Research Institute study that will use new technology to
locate very small areas of decay before they are visible through a standard
dental exam. Children must be between the ages of 10 and 13 and in relatively
good health, and must not be wearing orthodontic braces. Appointment times will
be scheduled in late afternoons and evenings. Qualified persons will be paid $30
per visit for up to five visits. If you have a child who might be interested in
participating, you can schedule an appointment by calling 274-8822 and asking
for the children's dental study representative.
OHRI
researchers are also looking for persons who wear partial dentures to
participate in studies to test dental products. Persons 18 to 75 years of age
who wear upper or lower partial dentures and who are generally in good health
are needed. Qualified subjects will be paid up to $200-$300 for their time and
will receive free dental cleanings. To learn more about the project, call
274-8822 and ask to speak with the partial denture studies representative.
TEAM CONTRIBUTES TO SMOOTH OPERATION AT OHRI. Collectively,
the five members of the Oral Health
Research Institute's Central Services and Infection Control Team have
contributed about 65 years of service to IUSD. With so much experience often
comes knowledge, insightfulness, proficiency, adaptability, and an industrious
spirit--and that's certainly the case with the latest winners of the IUSD
Staff Team Award.
This well-organized, multi-talented group is composed of Sharon
Gwinn, the Institute's infection control coordinator; research study
assistant Betty "B.J." Hoge; and clinical study assistants Anthony
Wilson, Annetta Hall, and Judith
Weldon.
The group provides a wide range of indispensable services
to faculty, staff, and students who conduct research both at the Institute and
at off-site locations. The team often serves multiple studies taking place at
the same time at different sites. "We do several clinical studies on and off
campus," explains one of the award nominators. "This team provides all of
the infection control, instruments, plastics, and setups for all of these
studies--sometimes on very short notice and with an ever-changing schedule. The
team's main concern is the safety of the subjects who participate in the
clinical studies, and the safety of the personnel working on the studies."
As with any first-rate group of employees, these five
staffers are prepared to go "above and beyond" their usual duties and work
schedules and also to do whatever they can to help the Institute forge new paths
in its ever-evolving research program.
"Although this group is extremely busy with the everyday
functions within the infection-control/sterilization area of Oral Health,
members are frequently asked to sub for various openings in the actual clinical
operations during a study," says one nominator.
"This team has been faced with several challenges in the
early caries detection program with new methods that require innovative
infection control barriers, and they have always found solutions," offers
another.
Members of the Central Services and Infection Control Team
have earned the respect and admiration of their OHRI colleagues. As one
nominator put it: "They are just a great group of people who make our lives
easier!"
LOOKING BACK AT UTAH. While many of us watched the 2002
Winter Olympics on our televisions, at least one member of "Team IUSD"
experienced the opening days of the Olympics in person. Dr. Bruce
Matis, professor of operative dentistry, spent several days with his family
watching the action unfold on site in Utah. "We had a simply fabulous time,"
he says.
Both Dr. Matis and his wife, Joan Matis, have family in Utah. They stayed in Logan, Utah, with
their daughter and son-in-law, Melanie
and Darren Jones, which put Grandpa Matis in a Gold Medal position for
spoiling his new grandson, Jayden Matis
Jones, born in January.
Dr. Matis has been an Olympics enthusiast ever since he
served as a 9-year-old translator for the 1952 Games in Helsinki, Finland, where
he lived as a child. His late father, Henry Matis, was the attaché for the U.S. Olympic Team in 1952.
When we asked Dr. Matis for a brief summary of his
impressions of the 2002 Winter Games, he offered the following--but added that
only several pages of writing could possibly do the topic justice:
"The 2002 Winter Games? WOW! They were awesome, cold,
under tight security, and friendly. We had to be in our seats two hours before
the Opening Ceremony. I wore three to four layers of clothing and still had cold
feet! We practiced audience participation exercises for 45 minutes before the
Opening Ceremony started. It snowed lightly as the ceremony began and again as
it ended. It was perfect! Most of the venues had 25-30 security gates lined up,
and all of us had to go through one of them. Six volunteers helping at each gate
were courteous but thorough. Lots of buses from throughout the U.S. were there
to transport everyone to the venues. The best part was meeting new friends from
many states and countries. The athlete I saw who expressed the Olympic spirit
the best, in my opinion, and who impressed me the most in my four days there was
Simon Ammann of Switzerland, who won
double Gold Medals for the 90- and 120-meter ski jumping events. He was
spontaneous and genuine, not pretentious. He took a fall several months ago, but
had the stamina to continue practicing and come back even stronger. Simon Ammann
exemplified the enthusiasm of amateur athletics that I think we all hope to see
in the Olympics."
Several Associated Press articles about Simon Ammann's
Olympic feats are available at http://www.canoe.ca/2002GamesSkiJumping/home.html.
End
March 2002 Calendar