COMING UP

Indiana University School of Dentistry
Calendar of Events

November 2005

Recognition Month for IUSD's
Research Staff

IUPUI FACULTY COUNCIL, 3:30-5:30 p.m. in IH 100

The Book Club completes its discussion of CHOCOLAT from noon to 1 p.m. in DS S119. Everyone welcome.

Annual meeting of the ACADEMY OF DENTAL MATERIALS continues in Banff, Alberta, Canada

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE for Student Research Subcommittee's Nov. 16 meeting

STAFF COUNCIL, 12:15-12:45 p.m. in DS114

Special faculty seminar WHY IS IT HARD FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN?, by Joel Michael, PhD, professor of physiology, Rush Medical College, Chicago; noon-1 p.m. in Fesler Hall C (on north side of Michigan Street, directly across from IUSD). Sponsored jointly by IU Schools of Dentistry and Medicine.

CE course ETHICS FOR DENTAL PROFESSIONALS, by IUSD alumnus Dr. Harvey Weingarten, of South Bend, 7-9 p.m. at IUSD. Course fulfills new CE requirement for licensing by the Indiana State Board of Dentistry. Free to all IUSD faculty, students, and staff, but registration is required. Call 278-9000.

INDIANA DENTAL HYGIENISTS' ASSOCIATION's 59th annual session, Holiday Inn Select, 3850 DePauw Blvd., Indianapolis

Volunteers needed to assist with the dental school's participation in IUPUI's annual ‘JAM THE JAGUARS BUS' FOOD DRIVE. Send an email to Michelle Fatheree (mfathere@iupui.edu), Staff Council secretary, if you'd like to manage one of the food collection boxes that will be on display throughout the school during the drive. There are lots of ways you can play a role in this important project â€" read the details at http://www.iupui.edu/~extaff/prom/jamthejagbus.htm.

CE course ORAL HEALTH PRODUCTS FOR HOME USE, by Karen Baker, College of Dentistry's Department of Oral Surgery and College of Pharmacy's Clinic/Administration Division, University of Iowa; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at The Fountains, 502 E. Carmel Dr., Carmel. Call 278-9000.

ESSENTIAL SPANISH FOR THE DENTAL OFFICE, a two-day CE course by Dr. Ana Gossweiler, clinical assistant professor of periodontics; and Dr. Angeles Martinez-Mier, assistant professor of preventive and community dentistry; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at IUSD. Call 278-9000.

HOMELESS SHELTER SEALANT CLINIC, to be conducted this evening by IUSD volunteers. For more information, contact Dr. Karen Yoder, director of Community Dentistry, kmyoder@iupui.edu.

VETERANS DAY

CE course PHYSICAL EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE DENTAL PATIENT, by Dr. Mark Saxen, IU clinical associate professor of pharmacology; and Dr. Ron Redden, head of anesthesiology in the oral surgery department at the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston. Call 278-9000.

RESEARCH DAY ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, noon-1 p.m. in DS S421

7th annual IUSD SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON brings together students who are receiving scholarships during academic year 2005-2006 and the donors and other friends of the school who have made these scholarships possible. The luncheon begins at noon at University Place Hotel, and is by invitation.

We congratulate all of the scholarship recipients, including two dental students who are receiving awards from national organizations this year.

The American Prosthodontic Society will present Jessica Jarboe with an American Prosthodontic Society Foundation Scholarship, which is awarded to third-year predoctoral students who have demonstrated excellent skills and academic achievement in the prosthodontic discipline. Jessica will also be recognized at the society's annual meeting, which is held in conjunction with the Chicago Dental Society's Midwinter Meeting in February 2006.

Second-year student Paul Concidine has received a scholarship from the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), a federal program designed for students who are in training to become dentists, allopathic and osteopathic physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and nurse midwives. The NHSC's mission is to provide quality primary healthcare to health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) for populations in greatest need throughout the U.S. In exchange for tuition, other educational fees, and a monthly stipend during school, the scholarship recipients agree when they graduate to provide one year of service in an assigned HPSA for each year of scholarship support they received as students. You can read more about this program at http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/applications/scholar_05/index.asp.

Below is a list of additional scholarship recipients whose names were available by our publication date. (Others will be announced in the December calendar.)

Delta Dental Fund Scholarships
Awarded by an affiliate of the Delta Dental Plan of Indiana.
Bethany Bork
Shanna Cook

Pauline Spencer Scholarship
Named for a former director of IUSD's Dental Assisting program who retired in 2001.
Katherine Strange

Dental Assisting Program Scholarships
Kyra Hurley
Emily Smith

James (DDS'56) and Alice (ASDH'64) Hall Scholarship in Dental Hygiene
Named for a couple that conducted a dental practice together in Indianapolis. Dr. Hall is now retired and Mrs. Hall is deceased.
La Chan Roseman, 2nd yr.

A. Rebekah Fisk Memorial Scholarships
Named in memory of IUSD's first director of Dental Hygiene.
Colleen Cummings Beckner, 2nd yr.
Sheila Bennett-Moore, 2nd yr.
Kendra Dunlap, 2nd yr.
Megan Fisher, 2nd yr.
T.J. Greiwe, 2nd yr.

Citizens Gas/Dr. Lehman D. Adams Jr. Scholarship
Established by Citizens Gas and Coke Utility in honor of Dr. Adams, an IUSD oral surgery faculty member, IU Class of 1949 dental graduate, and former member of the Citizens Gas board of trustees.
Michael Harris, 2nd yr.

Steven L. Bricker (DDS'74) Scholarship
Named in memory of an IU faculty member who chaired the former Department of Dental Diagnostic Sciences from 1986 to 1993.
Juanita Taylor, 3rd year.

James W. Huckelberry (DDS'24) Scholarships
Named in memory of the Indianapolis practitioner who worked with IU to create the IUSD Fall Dental Alumni Conference in 1942.
Michael Brown, 4th yr.
Avery Goldberg, 4th yr.
Jessica Hostetler, 4th yr.
Marc McKee, 4th yr.
Nicholas Sampietro, 3rd yr.
Julia Santi, 3rd yr.

Michael T. Wilson Scholarship
Named in memory of a dental student from Columbia City, Ind., who was in his third year of studies at the time of his death in 1983.
Dipesh Sitaram, 4th yr.

Guthrie Pullman Carr (DDS'15) Academic Achievement Awards
Named in memory of a practitioner in Lafayette, Ind.
Colin Lentz, 3rd yr.
Jignesh Patel, 2nd yr.

IU School of Dentistry Alumni Association Scholarships
Carl Drake, 3rd yr.
Shadrach Gonqueh, 2nd yr.
Anjana Gupta, 3rd yr.
Sang Kwon, 2nd yr.
Kenneth Otterstedt, 4th yr.

Johnson Public Health Dentistry Awards
Named in memory of Frank and Jessie Johnson, the parents of 1956 IU dental graduate and retired public health dentist Dr. Donald Johnson, of Carmel, Ind.
Michelle Hofer, 4th yr.
Kellie Schaub, 4th yr.

Robert J. Alber (DDS'47) Memorial Scholarship
Named in memory of a Ligonier, Ind., dentist.
Charles Gabet, 2nd yr.

Walter Ching (DDS'63) Memorial Scholarship
Named in memory of a pediatric dentist in Honolulu.
Michael Colangelo, 3rd yr.

Harvey G. Levinson (DDS'60) Memorial Scholarship
Named in memory of a practitioner in Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Paul Quinlan, 3rd yr.

Milo V. Smith (DDS 1896) Memorial Scholarship
Named in memory of a Winchester, Ind., practitioner.
Christopher Phillips, 2nd yr.

Garner Minority Student Scholarship
Named for LaForrest Garner (DDS'57), IU professor emeritus of orthodontics and former associate dean for Minority Student Services; and his wife, Alfreida Garner.
Christina Popoviciu, 2nd yr.

George A. Welch (DDS'51) Memorial Scholarship
Named in memory of a Rockville, Ind., practitioner.
Stephanie White, 4th yr.

Pierre Fauchard Academy Dental Student Scholarship Award
Jeremy Bruner, 4th yr.

IUPUI Chancellor's Scholarships
Carl Jackson Jr., 4th year
Juanita Taylor, 3rd year
Melanie Thibodeaux, 4th year

Delta Dental Foundation Dental Student Scholarships
Mireddy Benet, 4th yr.
Jeremy Bruner, 4th yr.
Michael Colangelo, 3rd yr.
Derek Graber, 1st yr.
Kenechi Okonkwo, 1st yr.
Levi Schantz, 2nd yr.
Juanita Taylor, 3rd yr.
Huong Vu, 2nd yr.

Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Society Scholarships
Sherry Benenhaley, 2nd yr.
Beau Brasseale, 2nd yr.
Ryan Brown, 4th yr.
Spencer Kruse, 2nd yr.
Brandon Parrish, 2nd yr.
Christina Popoviciu, 2nd yr.
Ryan Pulfer, 2nd yr.
Lucas Reed, 2nd yr.
Brooke Shank, 2nd yr.

Lunch Box Discussion THE CLINICIAN'S RESPONSIBILITY IN REPORTING CHILD ABUSE, moderated by Mary Wolf, a faculty member in the IU School of Law (Indianapolis); noon-1 p.m. in DS S421. All faculty, staff, and students welcome. No registration required.

Carol Hawkins, administrative secretary in the Department of Oral Facial Development, has chosen SHE'S COME UNDONE by author Wally Lamb as the next selection for the Book Club. The first half of this novel from the 1990s will be discussed at noon today in DS S119, and everyone is invited to participate.

STUDENT RESEARCH SUBCOMMITTEE, 8 a.m. in DS B31

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL RADIOLOGY annual session, Charleston, S.C.

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

ENROLLMENT DEADLINE for the university's 2006 benefits program. All forms and information, including a list of sites holding open enrollment information sessions in November, can be downloaded from www.indiana.edu/~uhrs/benefits.

RESEARCH COMMITTEE, 9 a.m. in DS S421

CE course ORAL CANCER AND PRECANCER, by Dr. Jeffrey Casiglia, of Salem, Mass., and DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF XEROSTOMIA, by Dr. Susan Zunt, chair of the Department of Oral Pathology, Medicine, and Radiology; 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Hilton Indianapolis North, 8181 Shadeland Ave. Call 278-9000.

LIBRARY CLOSES at 5 p.m. today.

THANKSGIVING RECESS. The library is closed on Thursday, but reopens for limited hours on Friday (10 a.m.-4 p.m.).

When you sit down amidst your loved ones for a sumptuous feast on Thursday, do so with the knowledge that the groceries you donated earlier this month to "Jam the Jag" are bringing nourishment to families in need during the holiday season. Thanks to each student, staff, and faculty member who helped the IUSD Staff Council and the IUPUI campus fill plates on tables throughout our city this month.

Book Club wraps up its discussion of SHE'S COME UNDONE, noon-1 p.m. in DS S119. Everyone welcome.

ADEA DELEGATE. Patricia Capps, director of the Dental Assisting Program, was recently elected as one of two persons who will serve as an at-large delegate for the national Council of Allied Dental Program Directors in the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) House of Delegates. The position begins during ADEA's annual session in March 2006.

NEW FELLOWS HONORED IN PHILLY. Congratulations to the following IUSD faculty members, who were inducted at conferences last month in Philadelphia as fellows of two of Dentistry's most prestigious organizations.

New fellows of the International College of Dentists are Dr. James Hartsfield Jr., professor of oral facial genetics and orthodontics (School of Dentistry) and of medical and molecular genetics (School of Medicine); Dr. Vanchit John, associate professor of periodontics; Dr. James Jones, professor of pediatric dentistry; and Dr. James Macri, volunteer assistant professor of orthodontics.

New fellows of the American College of Dentists are Dr. Michael Gradeless, adjunct clinical assistant professor of restorative dentistry; Dr. Gregory Phillips, clinical assistant professor of periodontics; Dr. O.H. Rigsbee III, clinical assistant professor of orthodontics; and Dr. James Weddell, associate professor of pediatric dentistry.

IUSD was especially honored this year by the recognition the American College of Dentists bestowed on Dr. Lawrence Garetto, associate dean for Dental Education and professor of orthodontics. Dr. Garetto was one of only two persons in the nation to be inducted into the college as an honorary fellow in 2005.

IUSD alumnus and former pediatric dentistry faculty member Dr. B. Charles Kerkhove Jr. completed his term as national president of the American College of Dentists at the close of the ACD's Philadelphia conference.

MEDIA MOMENT. Dr. William Neal, visiting clinical assistant professor of hospital dentistry and director of the Cottage Corner Dental Clinic, served as a television spokesman in October for the 2005 Harvest of Health Fest, held at Cottage Corner Community Health Center on Oct. 29. Dr. Neal was interviewed for the evening news by health reporter Anne Marie Tiernon of WTHR TV, which annually sponsors the fair with Wishard Health Services. Community participants received free flu shots and a variety of free dental and medical health screenings.

WESTSIDE HEALTH FAIR. IUSD's student volunteers helped make yet another October health fair in Indianapolis a success, this one at the Westside Community Health Center. Students of dentistry joined local members of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) and other healthcare professionals on Oct. 15 at a community event kicking off AMSA's National Primary Care Week. This fall's event was sponsored locally by the Internal Medicine Student Interest Group. Dentistry's students provided patient education and oral screenings at the center, which services residents of the Haughville neighborhood and surrounding area. Participants included second-year dental hygiene student Tawnya Beckering and dental students Mark Klopenstine, fourth year; Lauren Weddell, third year; Jennifer Waller-Smith, Nicole Weddell, and Amber Wickstrom, second year; and Matthew Rasche, first year. Dr. Joan Kowolik, assistant professor of pediatric dentistry, served as faculty mentor.

KNOW YOUR OFFICERS. Newly elected officers of the IUSD Staff Council are Kim Fields, administrative specialist in Academic Affairs, president; Roxana Fuentes, coordinator of Continuing Education, vice president; Carol Hawkins, administrative secretary in Oral Facial Development (Pediatric Dentistry at Riley Hospital), secretary; and A.J. Beiswanger, research technician in Dental Materials, Department of Restorative Dentistry, treasurer. The team commences its work in 2006.

ADEA INTERIM MEETINGS. During the month of November, the American Dental Education Association is holding a number of interim meetings in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Some of the IUSD faculty we've heard about who are participating include:

Three professors who are on the program at the ADEA Dean's Conference, titled "Reformation of Dental Education: Deconstructing Curriculum and Rethinking Boards": Dr. Joan Kowolik, assistant professor of pediatric dentistry; Dr. Laura Romito-Cera, visiting associate professor of oral biology; and Gail Williamson, professor of dental diagnostic sciences. Also attending are Dean Lawrence Goldblatt, national vice president of the Council of Deans; Associate Dean Lawrence Garetto; Dr. Edwin Parks, professor of dental diagnostic sciences; and IUSD's representative to ADEA's Council of Faculties, Dr. Brian Sanders, a professor of pediatric dentistry.

There will also be an ADEA Council of Sections and Council of Students Joint Interim Meeting, working with the same theme of education reformation. IUSD faculty contributing to the Pre-Session Taskforce Workshop on Competencies and Foundation Knowledge are Drs. Romito-Cera and Parks as well as Prof. Williamson, who is serving as the Council of Sections Administrative Board Chairman in Attendance.

Following the pre-session is the joint meeting, which will be moderated by Prof. Williamson. IUSD participants include Drs. Parks, Romito-Cera, and Joan Kowolik; and Elizabeth Hughes, clinical assistant professor of dental hygiene.

Send items for December calendar by Nov. 21: Indiana University School of Dentistry, Room B32, 1121 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis IN 46202-5186. Fax: (317) 274-7188. E-mail: smcrum@iupui.edu