COMING UP
Indiana University School of Dentistry
Calendar of Events
March 2008
Congratulations to Newest Members of Sigma Phi Alpha and OKU
Recognition Month for IUSD Dental Assistants and Dental
Hygienists
National Dental Assistants Recognition Week, March 2-8
We congratulate the five second-year dental hygiene students and 11
fourth-year dental students who will be inducted later this month into Theta
Chapter of Sigma Phi Alpha dental hygiene honor society and Theta Theta Chapter
of Omicron Kappa Upsilon honor society for dentistry:
Sigma Phi Alpha
Jayme Brown
Molly Carrell
Danielle Koller
Melisa Mann
Jennifer Perry
OKU
Taite Anderson
Sherry Benenhaley
Rebecca Downie
Laura Eberhardt
Bartholomew Hott
Andrea Hutton
Spencer Kruse
Brandon Parrish
Christina Popoviciu
Ryan Pulfer
S. Brooke Shank
The incoming alumni members of Sigma Phi Alpha and OKU will be honored at a
banquet on March 26, when OKU’s Outstanding Student for 2008 will also be
announced.
Two dental faculty members are being inducted into OKU as well: Dr. Joan
Kowolik, Pediatric Dentistry, and Dr. Trevor Treasure, Oral Surgery
and Hospital Dentistry.
OKU also honors an outstanding member of the third-year dental class with the
William S. Kramer Award. This year’s recipient is Matthew Davis.
Among alumni receiving "Life Membership" recognition in OKU in 2008 is
Rear Admiral Carol Turner (DDS’75), Senior Health Care Executive in
the U.S. Navy and Commander of the Navy Medicine Support Command. In 2003,
Turner became the first woman in U.S. history to serve as Chief of the Navy
Dental Corps. The IUSD Alumni Association honored her with its Distinguished
Alumna Award a year later. Turner resides in Jacksonville, Fla.
Other new OKU Life Members include:
Robert Allen (DDS’74), Bethel, Alaska
Russell Beckett (DDS’74), New Castle, Ind.
John Blazic (DDS’76), Plainfield, Ind.
Robert Gebfert (DDS’72), Fort Wayne
Thomas Hickman (DDS’72), Scottsdale, Ariz.
Allan Knapp (DDS’78), Evansville
James McDonald Jr., Ph.D. (honorary member), Indianapolis
Michael McDonald (DDS’72), Lebanon, Ind.
Howard Mohler (DDS’73), Anderson, Ind.
Anthony Urbanek (DDS’73), Nashville, Tenn.
Feb. 29 (Fri.)
The Indiana Section of the American Association for Dental Research presents
INTERACTIONS OF HOST, BACTERIA, AND NICOTINE IN PERIODONTAL DISEASE, by Dr.
L. Jack Windsor, Oral Biology; noon-1 p.m. in DS115. Everyone is welcome to
attend.
1, 2 (Sat., Sun.)
NORTH EAST REGIONAL BOARD EXAM (restorative dentistry/periodontics), IUSD
2 (Sun.)
The Hills Are Alive with the Legacy of a Hoosier Wise Guy. "The Sound of
Music" premiered in New York City on this date in 1965 and went on to earn five
Oscars, including best film and directing kudos for Robert Wise. Wise was
born in Winchester, Ind., and raised in Connersville, Ind. He attended Franklin
College, in Franklin, Ind., but the Great Depression interfered with his chances
of finishing a degree. Wise headed for Hollywood and landed a job in the editing
department of RKO Studios. He is famous as the editor of 1941’s seminal film,
"Citizen Kane," which 67 years later still tops the American Film Institute’s
Greatest Movies list. The multitalented Wise edited, produced, and directed, and
was at home in many genres. He directed several film noir movies; pulled in 10
Oscars for another of the world’s great musicals, "West Side Story"; introduced
audiences to one of the first outer-space robots with a "my way or the highway"
attitude in "The Day the Earth Stood Still"; and took the classic,
scary-old-house horror story to new heights in "The Haunting." Wise got that
sheepskin from Franklin College after all – he was awarded an honorary Doctor of
Fine Arts degree in 1968. In 1990, he attended Connersville High School’s
rededication of its auditorium as the Robert E. Wise Center for the Performing
Arts. He died in 2005, shortly after his 91st birthday.
4 (Tues.)
RESEARCH DAY ORGANIZING committee, noon in DS245
IUPUI FACULTY COUNCIL, 3-5 p.m. in IH 100
5 (Wed.)
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, 9-10:30 a.m. in DS S421
FACULTY ENRICHMENT, 1-2 p.m. (Grand Rounds), 2-5 p.m. (department-organized
activities) in DS S116. No classes, labs, and clinics this afternoon.
Your vote will help decide the future of the IUSD STAFF COUNCIL – don’t miss
an important Staff Council meeting today at 1:15 p.m. in DS S117.
Jerry Baker of the IUPUI Police presents CAMPUS SAFETY this afternoon
from 2 to 4 in DS S117. Everyone welcome, and no registration is required.
5-8 (Wed.-Sat.)
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DENTAL PRACTICE ADMINISTRATION annual meeting, Santa Ana
Pueblo, New Mexico
6 (Thurs.)
ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK FUNDRAISER: CHICKEN SANDWICHES AND PIZZA in the
basement from 11:30 a.m.
9 (Sun.)
Spring Forward. Time to turn your clocks an hour ahead.
10-14 (Mon.-Fri)
IUSD SPRING BREAK. No classes or special clinic assignments. Clinics for D3
and D4 students are open Monday-Wednesday only. The Library is closed on the
weekends preceding and following this week (8/9, 15/16) and will operate with
abbreviated hours on the weekdays, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Best wishes to our ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK faculty and student
service-learning volunteers, who will spend the week providing dental care and
education to communities in Guatemala, Mexico, and Ecuador.
12 (Wed.)
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS to Dental Illustrations for printing of
posters for the upcoming AADR meeting in Dallas. The cost is $25 per poster, and
will be charged to your department. An account number must be provided before
printing can begin. Deadline is firm. Templates for poster layouts are available
on the Common l Drive under ILLUS>External>Poster Templates. For more
information about poster services, contact Mark Dirlam, Dental
Illustrations supervisor (mdirlam@iupui.edu).
14 (Fri.)
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE for Student Research Subcommittee’s March 28
meeting
19 (Wed.)
Indiana Section of the AADR presents BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING FOR LOAD-BEARING
SEGMENTAL DEFECT REGENERATION, by Dr. Tien-Min Gabriel Chu, Dental
Biomaterials; noon-1 p.m. in DS S116. All faculty, students, and staff welcome.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS to Dental Illustrations for printing of
posters for IUSD Research Day. Same guidelines as for the AADR posters (see
March 12 entry above).
20 (Thurs.)
ASB FUNDRAISER: LUNCH in the basement from 11:30 a.m.
21 (Fri.)
CAMPUS HOLIDAY (classes and clinics as usual)
RESEARCH COMMITTEE, 9 a.m. in DS S421
24 (Mon.)
Beech Boy. One of the mega-movie stars of the 1960s and 1970s, Steve
McQueen, was born on this day in 1930 in Beech Grove, Ind. Admired for his
ultra-cool, tough-guy persona, McQueen starred in such hits as "The Magnificent
Seven," "Bullitt," "Papillon," and "The Great Escape." He died at age 50 after a
bout with cancer.
25 (Tues.)
DENTAL HYGIENE NATIONAL BOARD EXAM, IUSD
RESEARCH DAY ORGANIZING committee, noon in DS245
26 (Wed.)
STUDENT AFFAIRS COUNCIL/DEAN’S STUDENT TOWN HALL, noon in DS114
Annual banquet of Theta Theta Chapter of OMICRON KAPPA UPSILON and Theta
Chapter of SIGMA PHI ALPHA honor societies, 5:30 p.m. at University Place Hotel.
By invitation.
27 (Thurs.)
ASB FUNDRAISER: LUNCH in the basement from 11:30 a.m.
28 (Fri.)
STUDENT RESEARCH SUBCOMMITTEE, 8 a.m. in DS B29
IUPUI’s 2008 PROMOTION AND TENURE WORKSHOP, 8 a.m.-noon in Bus 2000.
Presenters include Dr. Uday Sukhatme, dean of the Faculties; Dr.
Sharon Hamilton, associate dean of the Faculties; and Kristi Grefsheim,
director of Programs for Faculty Appointments and Advancement. Tenure- and
non-tenure-track faculty are welcome. Register online by March 14:
http://faa.iupui.edu/events/eventsRegistration.asp?id=1159
29 (Sat.)
DENTAL ASSISTING PROGRAM PRESENTATION AND TOURS for anyone interested in
pursuing a career as a dental assistant; 9 a.m.-noon beginning in DS S117.
Parking is available in the Vermont Street garage east of the school. To
register, call (317) 274-4407.
29-April 2 (Sat.-Wed.)
AMERICAN DENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION annual session and exhibition, Dallas
30 (Sun.)
Indiana University celebrates FOUNDERS DAY this afternoon from 2 to 4:30 at
Assembly Hall on the IU Bloomington campus. We are delighted to report that one
of the faculty receiving a prestigious Founders Day award this year is our own
Dr. Karen Yoder, Preventive and Community Dentistry. Yoder recently
learned in a letter from IU President Michael McRobbie that she has been
selected to receive the Thomas Ehrlich Award for Excellence in Service Learning.
Under her direction, IUSD’s Division of Community Dentistry, established in
2000, has greatly enriched IUSD’s educational programs with diverse
service-learning opportunities for students, and has worked in tandem with many
of the dental school’s faculty, staff, and students to dramatically raise IUSD’s
profile as an important healthcare resource for persons in need throughout the
state of Indiana. Yoder will be honored along with other faculty award
recipients at a luncheon preceding the Founders Day ceremonies.
People, Places & Things
GARNERING ATTENTION FOR GOOD RETENTION. Dr. Richard Gregory, Oral
Biology, and Dr. Jeffrey Platt, Restorative Dentistry, were recently
informed that the IU School of Dentistry has won the AADR National Student
Research Group’s "Retention Award," which is given to the U.S. dental school
that has had the most AADR student members sign up as full members after they
graduate. IUSD will receive a $200 prize for the 29% retention rate it achieved
between 2006 and 2007.
PRESERVING THE SHELF LIFE OF IUSD’S HISTORY. Like most contemporary
libraries, the IU School of Dentistry’s is thriving in an electronic age,
offering its patrons a rich variety of online services designed to aid in the
quick and comprehensive researching of any topic.
But as one of the oldest dental libraries in the nation (established in 1881,
when the school was just two years old), IUSD’s Library also treasures the
numerous print materials and other artifacts that represent the long and
distinguished history of both the school and the profession of dentistry. And
with each passing year, the challenge of keeping the collection in shape grows
more daunting. The Library’s holdings currently include more than 58,000
volumes.
Thanks to a donation from the Institute of Museum and Library Services
(IMLS), the IUSD Library is receiving a set of resources that will help preserve
the collection for future generations. Known as the IMLS Connecting to
Collections Bookshelf, the conservation materials include a set of 20 books
and DVDs that contain information on a variety of topics such as care of prints
and drawings, archival care, photograph management, emergency response and
salvage recommendations, and legal issues that arise with archival materials.
"The information contained therein will assist us in developing policies and
procedures for storing and displaying items, and developing plans to rescue and
restore items in case of an emergency like a burst water pipe," says assistant
librarian Barbara Gushrowski, who submitted the application.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal
funding of the nation’s 17,500 museums and 122,000 libraries. The IMLS and its
cooperator, the American Association for State and Local History, will award a
total of 2,000 free sets of the IMLS Bookshelf by the end of 2008. The
IUSD Library is among the first to receive the materials.
"We are pleased to announce the first group of IMLS Bookshelf
recipients," said IMLS director Anne-Imelda Radice. "These small
libraries and museums are taking up the charge to care for America’s heritage. A
recent national study tells a sobering story about the state of America’s
library and museum collections. Without immediate action we stand to lose
important collections that are at the heart of the American story."
The IMLS Bookshelf is a crucial component of Connecting to
Collections: A Call to Action, a conservation initiative launched by the
IMLS in 2006 in response to a 2005 study by Heritage Preservation documenting
the dire state of the nation’s collections. The multi-faceted, multi-year
initiative shines a nationwide spotlight on the needs of America’s collections,
especially those held by smaller institutions, which often lack the human and
financial resources necessary to adequately care for their collections.
The IUSD Library has numerous items of historical importance that will
benefit from Bookshelf. Among the collection is the complete set of
dental class yearbooks from the Indiana Dental College (1915-1925), an 1878-1879
private practice ledger of an unknown Kentland, Ind., dentist, and thousands of
photographs representing every generation of IUSD’s 129-year history.
The Library’s oldest book – A Treatise of the Teeth: Wherein the True
Causes of the Several Disorders to Which They Are Liable, Are Considered, by
A. Tolver – was published in its second edition in 1752.
DELTA DENTAL HELPS IUSD EXTEND CARE FOR GKAS PARTICIPANTS MOST IN NEED. As
announced in the Feb. 14, 2008 issue of Inside IUPUI, the IU dental
school has received generous funds from the Delta Dental Foundation that will
make it possible for the school to complete treatment on some of the Give Kids a
Smile participants who needed more dental care than could be provided during the
Feb. 1 event. To read the news release, go to
http://info.iupui.edu/news/page/normal/3453.html.
IN THE PAGES OF THE ADA NEWS. The IU School of Dentistry and
Indianapolis dentists David Wolf (DDS’87) and Marsha Hickey
(DDS’02) received prominent coverage of their Give Kids a Smile efforts in the
Feb. 18, 2008, issue of the ADA News. ADA journalist Stacie Crozier
wrote two reports during her visit to Indiana on Feb. 1, "Snow Can’t Put a
Damper on Indianapolis Give Kids a Smile" and "GKAS Care Crosses Cultural
Boundaries." While at the dental school she interviewed Dr. Judith Chin,
Pediatric Dentistry, and Desiree Dimond (DDS’90), a southwest side
dentist who has been volunteering her services at the dental school’s GKAS
treatment site, along with one of her dental assistants, Jennifer Whetstone
(Dent Assist Cert ’98), since the program began in 2003. You can access the
articles at
http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/pubs/adanews/adanewsarticle.asp?articleid=2869 and
http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/pubs/adanews/adanewsarticle.asp?articleid=2870.
MARK YOUR APRIL CALENDARS. Dr. Bruce Pihlstrom, a professor emeritus
of the University of Minnesota and former acting director of the extramural
Center for Clinical Research at the National Institutes of Health/National
Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, will present "Sharing Lessons
Learned at the NIH: What You Need to Know" at noon on April 23, DS S116. Dr.
Pihlstrom will be the guest of the AADR Indiana Section, and all faculty,
students, and staff are invited to attend the seminar. Dr. Pihlstrom will be
available to meet with faculty on the morning prior to his talk and immediately
afterward. Please schedule an appointment with him by contacting Dr. Andréa
Ferreira Zandoná, IN-AADR president (azandona@iupui.edu).
References:
Connersville High School Hall of Fame Website: Robert E. Wise, Academy Award-Winning Director and Producer; accessed Feb. 27, 2008
Franklin College Website: Detailed History (Alumni); accessed Feb. 27, 2008
Robert Wise, Film Director, Dies at 91. New York Times, Sept. 15, 2005
End March 2008 Calendar
Send items for April calendar by March 26: Indiana University School of
Dentistry, Room B32, 1121 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis IN 46202-5186. Fax:
(317) 274-7188. E-mail: smcrum@iupui.edu