The PFA Highlight Event of the Year

71st Annual International Awards Banquet

The International Awards Banquet, the PFA Event of the Year, was held at noon on Saturday, September 30th. On this momentous occasion, professionals traveled from all over the globe to attend, honoring some of our profession's greatest contributors. Following those ceremonies, we installed the new officers for the 2007-2008 year and thanked those who guided us in 2006-2007.

We recalled the great events of 2007, starting with the New Orleans Venture that had our Officers inspecting the Hurricane Katrina aftermath, followed by President Winspear's unveiling of the Oklahoma Dental Association's huge statue of Pierre Fauchard at the OKDA Headquarters, to celebrate their 100th Anniversary. Then our President attended the Southern California Section's annual Meeting, and the Hall of Fame presentations in Paris, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Adelaide, and India directed by past PFA President Kevin Roach. This has been a star-studded year of activity for the Academy, and our Officers are duly proud of what we have achieved.

International Award

This Award was presented to Dr. Richard E. Bradley. Dr. Bradley was born and raised in Nebraska. After serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII, he returned to Nebraska to earn his undergraduate degree from Creighton University and his dental degree from the University of Nebraska School of Dentistry in 1952. He then practiced general dentistry in Omaha until 1956, when he enrolled in the University of Iowa School of Dentistry to earn his periodontics masters' degree. He returned to the University of Nebraska, where he initiated their first postdoctoral periodontic program in 1961 and remained the chairman until 1968, when he became Dean of the Nebraska School of Dentistry. In 1980 Dr. Bradley became President and Dean of the Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas until 1990.

He served on the NIH National Advisory Committees in Washington, D.C. He was elected to the Nebraska Dental Association's Hall of Fame in 1978. Dr. Bradley served as Chairman of the American Association of the Academy of Periodontology Foundation, Treasurer, Vice President, and President of the American College of Dentists, and President of its Foundation.

His numerous awards include Fellowship in ACD, the American Academy of Periodontology with a Special Citation from them, induction into the Baylor College of Dentistry Hall of Fame, Special Citation from PFA, and a Presidential Citation from the American Dental Education Association. Dr. Bradley continues to teach graduate periodontics at the University Of Nebraska.

Elmer S. Best Memorial Award

This Award was presented to Dr. Patrick Henry. Dr. Henry graduated from the University of Western Australia with First Class Honors in dental science in 1960. He then earned his postgraduate degree from the University of Indiana School of Dentistry in 1963 in Crown & Bridge Prosthodontics. In 1966 he was a Research Fellow at the University of Chicago.

Dr. Henry opened a prosthodontic practice in Perth,Western Australia in 1968. But by 1972, he became a Visiting Professor in the Department of Crown & Bridge at the University of Michigan. In 1982 he established the Perth Osseointegration Training Center developing the Branemark Implant System. In 1984 Dr. Henry established a Southeast Asian and Australian Regional Training Center for oral surgeons, prosthodontists, and plastic surgeon teams to provide interdisciplinary training for applied biotechnology as applied to rehabilitation for congenital, traumatic, and postsurgical defects of the face and jaws. The Center was based at the University of Western Australia in conjunction with the Perth Dental Hospital, the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, and the Royal Perth Hospital. Dr. Henry was Director for the Graduated Program in Prosthodontics for the University of Western Australia from 1980 to 1992. Among his many honors, he is an Honorary Member of the Argentine Society of Maxillofacial Surgery in 1994; a recipient of Distinguished Lecturer Awards from the Greater New York Academy of Dentistry in 1998 and from the American College of Prosthodontics in 1999; and has received Honor Awards from the Korean Republic in 2004 and the Thailand Prosthodontic Society in 2005. In 2006 he received an Honorary Doctorate of Dental Science from the University of Western Australia. Dr. Henry has lectured all over the world. He has written or co-authored more than 100 publications.

Distinguished Service Award

This Award was presented to Dr. Joseph P. Cappuccio who earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Rhode Island and his dental degree from the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery at the University of Maryland in 1946, where he had been Army Battalion Commander for their ASTP Unit. He earned a Fellowship in Oral Surgery there from 1947 to 1948. He was OKU President, President of the Catholic Youth Organization for the Archdiocese of Baltimore (1943-1948), and chaired the Youth Delegation of Americans for the London Youth Conference in 1948, sponsored by the National Welfare Association of England.

Dr. Cappuccio was appointed to the Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery faculty at the Baltimore College of Dentistry in 1950, where he taught full-time for 37 years. In 1978 he studied acupuncture in the Department of Anesthesia at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. In 1987 Dr. Cappuccio was appointed Special Assistant to the Dean for Alumni Affairs in which he served until 1997. He served as President of the Baltimore School of Dentistry Alumni Association (1961-1962) and as Executive Director of the Alumni Association for 20 years.

Among his many recognitions, Dr. Cappuccio received the 1977 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Rhode Island BCDS Alumni Section; their Hall of Fame of Dentistry Award in 1978; the 1975 Distinguished Service Award for the Maryland State Dental Association; 1979 Kentucky Colonel; an Oklahoma Honorary Indian Chief; a 1979 Arkansas Traveler; Honorary Membership in the Virgin Island Dental Society and in the Puerto Rico Dental Association; 1980 Honorary Membership in the American Dental Society of Europe; HonoraryMembership in the Hinman Dental Society of Atlanta; was awarded the Hinman Medallion; and Honorary Membership in the Rhode Island Dental Society.

He was President of the Baltimore Dental Society, the Maryland State Dental Association, the Middle Atlantic Society of Oral Surgeons, the Maryland State Dental Society of Anesthesiologists, ICD's Regent for Maryland, ACD Maryland Chair and Regent (1980-1984), Board member for the American Fund for Dental Health, Trustee for the ADA 4th District (1971-1977), and ADA President (1979). He also served as PFA Maryland Chair, founder of the PFA International Hall of Fame, and was the recipient of the 1980 Maryland Italo American Award, the 1982 Award Medallion from the University of Bologna, the ACD Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. He was a member of the ADA ADPAC (1974-78) and is an Associate Member of the AMA.

Dental Trade & Industry Award

This Award was presented to Tim Sullivan, President of Sullivan-Schein Dental, the U.S. Dental Division of Henry Schein, Inc. which includes 2,200 members of Team Schein. Tim Sullivan served as Vice President of Sullivan-Schein Dental for 7 years when Sullivan Dental Products became part of Henry Schein in 1997. Mr. Sullivan is a CPA who was Chief Financial Officer and President for Sullivan Dental Products. He served on the Board of the Dental Trade Alliance and on the ADA Foundation. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin--Madison.

Sullivan-Schein Dental is the largest distributor of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners in North America and Europe. Henry Schein has been recognized for its excellent customer service and highly competitive prices. It employs 12,000 people operating in 19 countries.

Presidential Award

The outgoing PFA President selects the Award. This year Dr. William Winspear has selected two excellent individuals to receive this award. Brigadier General A. Gordon Rowell was Honorary Dental Surgeon (1963-1974) to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In 1988 the University of Sydney, Australia presented him with an Honorary Degree of Dental Science in recognition for being the most distinguished member of the profession in the history of dentistry in Australia. He is past President of ICD, a past President of the Australian Dental Association, and an Honorary Fellow of the Academy of Dentistry International. He is the Founder and first President of the Australian College of Dental Surgeons for the Royal Australia Army Dental Corps until 1981. In 1978 he was made Officer of the Order of Australia. PFA gave him their highest award, the Elmer Best Award, in 1985. General Rowell was an International Trustee of the PFA Board.

During WWII, Dr. Rowell saw service in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.

He is Master of ICD, ACD Fellow of the ADI, PFA Life Fellow, and Fellow of the Australian College of Dental Surgeons. He has authored many worldwide articles and has been much respected globally for his contributions to the dental profession.

Dr. Cliff F. Loader, posthumously, was selected by President Winspear. Cliff was born in 1916 in London, England, but moved to San Francisco the next year with his family. In 1934 he received his D.M.D. degree from the North Pacific College of Portland, Oregon (now the Oregon Health Sciences University). He established his dental practice in Delano, California in 1940. During WWII he joined the U.S. Army and served in the South Pacific. He earned two Bronze Battle Stars and a Presidential Unit Citation. He was disabled and retired as a Major. He returned to Delano.

Dr. Loader was an individual with high intellect who possessed a multitude of talents and abilities.He was Mayor of Delano for 14 years, President of the League of California Cities, Founder of the Valley National Bank of Delano, Director Emeritus of the American National Bank, Charter President of the Delano Kiwanis Club, and Honorary Member of the Delano Rotary Club. He was President of the Kern County Dental Society, the California State Board of Dental Examiners, the American Association of Dental Examiners, the Academy of Dentistry International and the Pierre Fauchard Academy.

His honors have beennumerous, a few of which were the DelanoMan of the Year, Dentist Citizen of the Year by the American Association of Dental Examiners, Cavaliere with Medal and Rosette by Italian President Leone, the silver Medal by Paris' Mayor Jacques Chirac, the Hillenbrand Award from ADI, and Honorary Membership by the Hawaii Dental Association. The Japan Section of ADI established the Clifford F. Loader Award for Professionalism and Ethical Culture. The ADI named him International Dentist of the Year in 1988. In 1987 he received the PFA Award, and the PFA Gold Medal Award for excellence in 1990 in Boston.

He lived in Bakersfield, California with his wife Rae and his two sons, Chip and Jeff, until his passing in 1996. He was a Fellow in PFA, ICD, ACD, and ADI.

Outstanding Dentist of the Year Award, Nevada PFA Section

Dr. R. Michael Sanders has been selected as the Nevada Section's recipient of their OutstandingDentist of the Year Award. He graduated fromtheNewJersey University of Medicine and Dentistry in 1978 and earned a Master's Degree in education from Rutgers University in 1990. He has taught at the New Jersey Dental School and at the UNLV School of Dental Medicine. His interest has been service in the dental public health field, first in New Jersey serving on the Consortiumon Physician and Dentist Training in Health Care to Persons with Developmental Disabilities of theNewJersey State Department of Health. The Governor of New Jersey appointed him to the Oral Health Policy 2000 Committee of the New Jersey State Department of Health. He was the key developer of the dental clinic for severely disabled patients at the Matheny School and Hospital in New Jersey.

Moving to Nevada in 2002, Dr. Sanders served as dental consultant to the Nevada State Oral Health Program. He is cofounder of the Community Coalition for Oral Health in 2002 and has been their Chair for 3 years.

He is a PFA Fellow, an ACD Fellow, and an ICD Fellow. He is currently the ICD Deputy Regent for Southern Nevada. He serves as the Vice Chair of the Access to Care Committee for the Southern Nevada Dental Society and is a member of the Council on Access, Prevention and Inter-professional Services of the Nevada Dental Association.

Installation of Officers

Following the Awards Presentations, there will be the in-house awards for service to outgoing officers. Then comes the Grande Finale of Installing the new Officers for 2007-2008. Dr. William Winspear, the current President, will automatically become the Immediate Past President. President-elect James Englander was elected to the Presidency.

President James A. Englander

Dr. Englander of Milwaukee received his B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin and earned his D.D.S. degree from Marquette University in 1956. He was a General Practitioner in Milwaukee until his retirement in 2000. His many professional recognitions are Fellowships in ICD, ACD, ADI, AGD, and PFA. As a PFA Fellow, Dr. Englander was Wisconsin Section Chair 1977-1979. He also received the Canadian-American Medical Dental Association Certifi- cate of Appreciation of 1971-1972. He was the 1989 recipient of the Marquette University Distinguished Alumnus in Dentistry, the 1969 Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity Award for Professional and Community Contributions, the Medical Society of Milwaukee's 1975 Certificate of Appreciation, the 1972 Commendation from the Women in Community Service Job Corps, and the 1972 Service Award from the American Cancer Society.

Jim had served as a Captain in the United States Army Dental Corps from graduation until 1958. He is an ADA member, Past President of the Wisconsin Dental Association (1983-1984), and Past President of the Greater Milwaukee Dental Association (1969-1970). He served as a teacher in Marquette's Department of Fixed Prosthodontics (1963-1967); member of the Dean Search Committee (1991-1992); member of the Centennial Fund Committee (1994-200); and Chairman of the Advisory Council to the Dean of the Dental School (1990-2004). He was President of the Canadian-American Medical Dental Association (1976-1978) and Director (1968-2000); Chairman for Wisconsin for the American Fund for Dental Health; and President of the Marquette University Dental Alumni Association (1967-1980). He is a member if the American Academy of History of Dentistry, the Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity, FDI, and the Wisconsin Council on Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse.

Family Album

Dr. Englander is busy serving for the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Milwaukee County Historical Society of Wisconsin, the St. Colette School Endowment Fund, the University of Wisconsin Alumni Association, the University of Wisconsin National W Club (Jim has earned three letters in track and field). He was previously active with the Wisconsin Impact Plan for Job Training, Family Services of Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Psychiatric Service, United Way, City of Hope, the International Institute of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Interagency Council on Smoking and Health (Chairman 1975-1978), the St. Francis Activity and Achievement Center, the Wisconsin Society for Brain Injured Children, the Association for Retarded Citizens of Wisconsin, The Academy of Orthodontics for the General Practitioner, the American Society for Prevention Dentistry, the Midwest Society of Periodontology, the Cardinal-Interdental Dental Study Club, the Chicago Dental Society, and the Wisconsin Dental Forum.

Dr. Englander has authored many articles and has given many presentations about our profession. Jim and his wife Carole are world travelers.

President-elect Charles Eller

Dr. Chuck Eller has been a long-time activist in our profession and in PFA. He served as the Southern California Section Chair for a long time before being elected PFA International Trustee. Last year his outstanding service was recognized when he was elected PFA International Vice President. This year he was selected to become PFA's International President-elect.

Dr. Eller had served in the U.S. Navy after graduation and coincidentally lived in Illinois, two doors away from this Editor's Office.

Vice President Steve Hedlund

Dr. Hedlund of Iowa City, Iowa has served PFA as Iowa Section Chairman before being selected to assume an International Trustee position for Region 10 on the PFA Board of Trustees. He then was elected at the Oklahoma Management Team's meeting to become PFA's next Vice President.

Steve has really gone beyond his usual Fellowship activities as Trustee for PFA. One year our Guatemala/Belize Chair, Dr. Bertram Moldauer, sent his daughter, Dr. Mitzi Moldauer, to the University of Iowa Graduate Program. Past PFA President C.F. Larry Barrett used his influence to help obtain this position for her (although she graduated top of her class in Guatemala), but Steve was there to introduce her to the cold Iowa winters. Steve and Chris looked out for Mitzi while she was there and took her to dinner several times to make her stay a bit warmer. Both of these PFA Fellows did all this without ever meeting Dr. Bertram Moldauer. That is true PFA Fellowship. Dr. Hedlund brings this philosophy to his service as PFA Vice President.

International Board Trustee

Trustee Dr. Michael W. Schafhauser of St. Paul, Minnesota has been selected to take over the position on the Board of Trustees to replace the elevated Dr. Steve Hedlund. Dr. Schafhauser has been serving as Minnesota Section Chairman and was recommended by past PFA President Michael Perpich.

Katrina Still

The second anniversary of the disaster called ''Katrina Meets New Orleans'' has just passed. A recent tour of New Orleans will demonstrate how the French Quarter and all the tourist attractions have returned to be as many remember them. But those areas were the high ground and therefore less susceptible to gross damage. They were basically run by people and companies with deep pockets. Even the dental school and medical centers are beginning to come online again. But the NinthWard is still the same disaster it was 2 years ago, although many homes have since been bulldozed. St. Bernard's Parish is not much better, and those were the areas that suffered most. The city's poorest, neediest, and most in need of dental care lived there.

As of this month, only 40% of the original population has returned, however the sales tax revenues have risen to pre- Katrina levels.

The PFA trip to New Orleans led by President Winspear did elicit help from our profession through PFA, which was the first dental organization to actually contact the New Orleans Public Health Department. Dr. Stephens, M.D., and our Secretary General Richard Kozal arranged instruments from Hu-Friedy at the Chicago Midwinter Meeting. Our Vice President, Chuck Eller, was in contact with the New Orleans Public Health dentist, Dr. Blanche. Dr. Eller personally arranged for three chair units to be sent immediately and followed up with inquiries and paperwork for them to file for a Foundation Grant. A retired PFA Fellow, an oral surgeon, donated his materials and equipment.

Executive Assistant to the Director of Health in New Orleans, Sonya Armstrong, sent Dr. Eller a list of needed equipment and instruments. He has presented this to PFA for their help. Dr. Eller also discussed this at the Management Team Meeting in Oklahoma City, and the Team felt that this is a truly worthwhile endeavor in which to be involved.

But the solution to resurrecting New Orleans from the devastation is extremely complex. The city feels that $50 billion will be needed to replace the failed infrastructure, levees, and water pumping equipment. Although much water did flow over the top of the levees, many of the old levees gave way at their earthen base, requiring a whole new construction strategy. It is being debated whether homes destroyed in the disaster area should be rebuilt. So the disaster continues. Any way we can help out, please advise or contact us for aid. PFA has direct contact with the grassroots effort to supply the dental needs of the city. Talk to Richard Kozal about coordinating any efforts.