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Indiana University School of Dentistry
Calendar of Events

November 2002

Recognition Month
for IUSD's Research Staff


Elizabeth Hatcher, director of staff development and support, has been doing an excellent job of keeping employees of our school abreast of the major changes taking place within IU's 2003 benefits program. It's important that you read through your open-enrollment packet carefully this year, and remember that NOV. 22 IS THE ENROLLMENT DEADLINE for the 2003 program. All forms and information can be downloaded from Website www.indiana.edu/~uhrs/benefits (click on 2003 Open Enrollment Information).

1 (Fri)
Orders for the 2003 edition of the PHYSICIANS' DESK REFERENCE must be placed by 5 p.m. today in order to be included in the Library's group order. For more information, call Susan Beane, the library's access services manager, 274-5204.

Seminar of the Indiana Section of the American Association for Dental Research: CARIES DETECTION: HIGH TECH OR LOW TECH?, by Dr. Christopher Longbottom, senior lecturer in preventive and children's dentistry, University of Dundee Dental School, Dundee, Scotland. "Dr. Longbottom is a world-renowned researcher and clinician in the area of dental caries, with expertise in diagnosis and detection," says Dr. Margherita Fontana, secretary of the AADR's Indiana Section. Dr. Longbottom will be visiting IUSD for about a week to work on research collaborations with the Oral Health Research Institute and the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry. Anyone at IUSD with an interest in meeting Dr. Longbottom should get in touch with Dr. Domenick Zero, associate dean for research, 274-8822. The presentation is noon-1 p.m. in DS S117. Everyone welcome.

2 (Sat)
Indiana Dental Association's ALLIED DENTAL EDUCATION SUMMIT, today at IDA headquarters

3-5 (Sun-Tues)
IUPUI presents the 2002 ASSESSMENT INSTITUTE at the University Place Conference Center and Hotel. This annual program offers IUPUI faculty and administrators in-depth learning opportunities with scholars and practitioners from colleges and universities throughout the U.S. The number of dental school participants contributing to the Institute's programming continues to grow each year. On Nov. 4 and 5, three groups from IUSD will be among those presenting exhibits in Slate Hallway of the Conference Center, accordingly: "Caries Management Competency for Dental Students," presented by Drs. Margherita Fontana and Andréa Ferreira Zandoná, both assistant professors of preventive and community dentistry, and Dr. Domenick Zero, chair of the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry; "Finding the Missing Link (No, Not Australopithecus!) -- a.k.a. Closing the Loop in Assessment," presented by Dr. Christianne Guba, director of clinical assessment and quality assurance, and Dr. James McDonald Jr., associate dean for dental education; and "Structuring the PBL Cases: Integrating Material from Concurrent Courses and Highlighting Professional Behavior," presented by Dr. Joan Kowolik, assistant professor of pediatric dentistry, and Dr. Lech Switalski, visiting associate scientist in preventive and community dentistry. On Nov. 5 from 9:45 to 11 a.m. in Conference Center room 222, the following dental school team will be presenting a workshop titled "Assessment in PBL: Evaluating Student and Tutor Performance": curriculum and assessment specialist Brenda Fitzgerald; Dr. Odette Zero, assistant professor of oral biology; Melinda Meadows, clinical lecturer in dental hygiene; first-year dental student Kiley McQuinn; and Dr. Lawrence Garetto, director of teacher training and development. For more details about this national program, check out "Conferences" at www.planning.iupui.edu .

3-6 (Sun-Wed)
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHETICS annual scientific session, Orlando, Fla.

4 (Mon)
A BENEFITS SPECIALIST from IUPUI Human Resources will be in DS S421 today from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to assist employees having questions about options for 2003.

5 (Tues)
4rd ANNUAL IUSD SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON brings together students who are receiving scholarships during academic year 2002-2003 and the donors and other friends of the school who have made these scholarships possible. The luncheon is 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the University Place Hotel, and is by invitation. The school's honored guests are listed below, followed by the names of the scholarship recipients:

Dr. James Hall, Indianapolis, representing the newly established James and Alice Hall Scholarship in Dental Hygiene, named for and created by Dr. Hall and his wife, Alice Hall, who died earlier this year. Recipient: Jamie Marvel, 2nd yr dental hygiene student.

Dr. Don Nesler, Indianapolis, representing the James W. Huckelberry (DDS'24) Scholarships for dental students, named in memory of an Indianapolis practitioner. Recipients: Jeremy Sorhus, 3rd yr; and Jeremy Felt, Casey Noble, and David Swiderski, 4th yr.

Carolyn Wilson, Columbia City, and her daughters, Cathy Hunter and Kimberly Egolf of Columbia City and Ligonier, respectively, representing the Michael T. Wilson Scholarship for a dental student, named in memory of their son and brother. Mr. Wilson was a third-year IU dental student at the time of his death in 1983. Recipient: Richard Parker, 4th yr.

Dr. Kelley Carr, West Lafayette, and Dr. Guthrie Carr, Lafayette, representing the Guthrie Pullman Carr (DDS'15) Academic Achievement Awards for dental students, named in memory of their father, who was a practitioner in Lafayette. Recipients: Julie Veerman, 2nd yr; and Jennifer Fontaine, 3rd yr.

Dr. James Humphrey, Terre Haute, representing the IUSD Alumni Association Scholarships for dental students in his capacity as association president. Recipients: Joel Crane and Benjamin Reese, 2nd yr; Armen Karimyan, 3rd yr; and Alan Gibb and Sarah Laux, 4th yr.

Dr. Donald Johnson, Carmel, representing the Johnson Public Health Dentistry Awards for dental students, named in memory of his parents, Frank and Jessie Johnson. Recipients: Kyle Amspaugh, Sean Cook, and Doug Huynh, 4th yr.

Doris Ferrari, San Antonio, Texas, representing the Robert J. Alber (DDS'47) Memorial Scholarship for a dental student, named in memory of Mrs. Ferrari's husband, who was a dentist in Ligonier. Recipient: Mary Baker, 3rd yr.

Other scholarships to be bestowed during the luncheon include:

Southeastern Dental Society Scholarship for a dental student, an award newly established this year by the component dental society. Recipient: Elizabeth Hagerty, 4th yr.

Chancellor's Scholarships for dental students, sponsored by IUPUI. Recipients: Carl Jackson Jr. and Melanie Thibodeaux, lst yr; Nassim Olabi, 2nd yr; and Suzan Harris, 3rd yr.

A. Rebekah Fisk Memorial Scholarships for dental hygiene students, named in memory of IUSD's first director of dental hygiene. Recipients: Amanda Cooper, Jennifer Hilton, Stacie Muegge, Sheri Schroeder, and Jaime Swango, 2nd yr.

Walter Ching (DDS'63) Memorial Scholarship for a dental student, named in memory of a pediatric dentist in Honolulu, Hawaii. Recipient: Angela Hazlewood, 3rd yr.

Harvey G. Levinson (DDS'60) Memorial Scholarship for a dental student, named in memory of a practitioner in Sherman Oaks, Calif. Recipient: Michael French, 4th yr.

Milo V. Smith (DDS 1896) Memorial Scholarship for a dental student, named in memory of a practitioner in Winchester. Recipient: Elizabeth Stewart-Alyea, 3rd yr.

Garner Minority Student Scholarship for a dental student, named for and established by Dr. LaForrest Garner, professor emeritus of orthodontics, and his wife, Alfreida Garner. Recipient: Stephanie White, lst yr.

George A. Welch (DDS'51) Memorial Scholarships for dental students, named in memory of a practitioner in Rockville. Recipients: Emily Giltner and Lathe Miller, 4th yr.

Elkhart County Dental Society Memorial Award for a dental student, honoring the memory of dentists who were members of the society. Recipient: Afaq Kheiri, 3rd yr.

Howard K. (DDS'26) and Shizuko Maesaka Award for a dental student, named for the parents of the late Dr. Ray Maesaka, who was an IU professor of prosthodontics. Recipient: Svetlana Berman, 3rd yr.

Delta Dental Foundation Scholarships for dental students, sponsored by the company. Recipients: Mireddy Benet and Jeremy Bruner, lst yr; Stephen Scott and Lisa Waters, 2nd yr; Geoffrey Banga and Rambod Saeedifard, 3rd yr; and Luis Cuellar and Terence Ziehmer, 4th yr.

Omicron Kappa Upsilon Scholarships, sponsored by Theta Theta Chapter of the national honor dental society. Recipients: Jessica Bolander, Aric Murphy, Gavin Rothrock, and Trenton Thalman, 2nd yr; and Michael French, Alan Gibb, and Eric Smith, 4th yr.

6 (Wed)
CE course SALIVA: YOU CAN'T DO WITHOUT IT, by Dr. Susan Zunt, chair of the Department of Oral Pathology, Medicine, and Radiology; and Dr. Domenick Zero. Course is 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Walker Plaza. Call 615-0002.

6-9 (Wed-Sat)
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PROSTHODONTISTS annual meeting, Orlando, Fla.

7 (Thurs)
RESEARCH DAY COMMITTEE, noon (room to be announced)IUPUI FACULTY COUNCIL, 3:30-5:30 p.m. in IH 100

8 (Fri)
IDA COUNCIL ON DENTAL EDUCATION AND PRACTICE, 2 p.m. in DS245

11 (Mon)
VETERANS DAY

13 (Wed)
Seminar of the Indiana Section of the AADR: TARGETED GENE DISRUPTIONS IN MICE: MOLECULAR DISSECTION OF THE FLUID SECRETION MECHANISM, by Dr. James Melvin, University of Rochester, New York; 4-5 p.m. in Medical Science Building, room 326. Everyone welcome.

13-17 (Wed-Sun)
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL RADIOLOGY annual session, San Antonio, Texas

14 (Thurs)
STAFF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, noon at the Oral Health Research Institute, room 125

15 (Fri)
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS for staff bonuses. Nomination packets go to Dr. Chris Miller, executive associate dean, Academic Affairs, room DS102.RESEARCH COMMITTEE, 8 a.m. in DS S421

CE course COMPREHENSIVE ESTHETIC DIAGNOSIS: THE ESSENTIAL STEP, by Dr. J. William Robbins, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For location and other info, call 615-0002.

Seminar of the Indiana Section of the AADR: DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE POST-HUMAN GENOME ERA, by Dr. Lawrence Gelbert, Lilly Research Laboratories, and adjunct professor, IU School of Medicine's Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics; noon-1 p.m. in DS S117. Everyone welcome.

Help IUPUI's Jaguars kick off their 2002-2003 basketball season by coming to the TIP-OFF LUNCHEON today at the Hyatt Regency downtown, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. This is a great opportunity to meet the players, coaches and cheering squad of both the men's and women's teams. Tickets are $40 per person, and $35 per person if you're with a group of 10. Checks are payable to IUF/IUPUI Athletics. RSVP by Nov. 6. For more details, contact Pamela Lovejoy, annual funds officer and special events director, 274-5397.

16 (Sat)
CE course BIOLOGIC TRANSFORMATION AND THE PERIO-RESTORATIVE INTERFACE, by Dr. J. William Robbins; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Walker Plaza. Call 615-0002.

19 (Tues)
LAST MORNING TO HELP "JAM THE JAG" to benefit more than a dozen charities. Susan Steele-Moore, senior administrative secretary in the Department of Restorative Dentistry, is coordinating the dental school's contributions to this important annual IUPUI fund-raising campaign for community charities. The Jag (IUPUI lingo for the campus's Jaguar bus) is looking for sugar; mustard, catsup, and hot sauce; bread; boxes or sacks of mashed potatoes and rice; canned meals, canned fruits, and canned juices; baby food and diapers; plastic wrap; coffee; and other similar products. Items will be loaded into the bus at noon today. Bring your donations to Susan's office (DS 313) or place them in the box in the main lobby.

20 (Wed)
CE mini-lecture RISKS, BENEFITS, AND LIABILITY ISSUES OF SEDATION, by Dr. Mark Saxen, clinical associate professor of pharmacology and anesthesia; 8:30-10:30 a.m. at Walker Plaza. Call 615-0002.

STUDENT AFFAIRS COUNCIL/DEAN'S STUDENT TOWN HALL, noon in DS S116

22 (Fri)
DEADLINE TO ENROLL for health insurance and other benefits through the university for 2003STUDENT RESEARCH SUBCOMMITTEE, 8 a.m. in DS S421

CE course THE ART OF BIPOLAR SURGERY, by Dr. Jeffrey Hoos, Stratford, Conn.; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Walker Plaza. Call 615-0002.

ALL FACULTY STRATEGIC PLANNING, noon in DS S116

28, 29 (Thurs, Fri)
THANKSGIVING RECESS (school closed)

30-Dec 7 (Sat-Sat)
HANUKKAH (begins at sundown on the 29th)


People, Places & Things

AMERITECH FUNDS IUSD PROJECT. Dr. Lawrence Garetto has been informed by the IU Office of the Vice President for Information Technology that a dental school project proposal he and others have submitted will receive a grant of $15,000 from the IU Ameritech Fellows Program, which will provide the funding in concert with a matching award from the school. Titled "Development of a Web-based Discovery Tool for Enhancement of Dental Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Programs," the project is being undertaken by Dr. Garetto; Dr. Karen Yoder, director of community dentistry; and John Gosney, director of technology services. They will employ a tool developed by Plumb Design called ThinkMap to design a program that enables users to link their existing knowledge base with wide-ranging knowledge retrieved from an "information store" database. The ThinkMap application will be designed to complement the school's efforts in problem-based learning and to enhance our students' ability to access information outside the traditional classroom, such as when they are engaging in community outreach programs locally or abroad. IU's third- and fourth-year dental students are the primary focus group for this project, but the overall goal is to create a technological tool that will also serve faculty and staff who participate in service-learning and community outreach programs, dental and medical professionals pursuing lifelong learning goals through IUSD's division of continuing education, and students and educators in the community at large who have an interest in exploring healthcare-related issues by way of a system that has a PBL design methodology. The project gets under way this fall and will be designed and implemented during the next year.

End November 2002 Calendar

Send items for December calendar by Nov. 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