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President’s Message |
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By the time these words reach your doorstep, Christmas of 1998 will be history. I hope that all of you had a happy holiday season and that 1999 will be a very good year for you and for our Academy. Let us think about money for a few minutes. I am not referring to your dues, nor holiday bills, but rather money to help a dental student get an education. On your dues statement you will see a line item for a $10.00 voluntary contribution to the Foundation of the Academy. The monies are collected by the Academy and forwarded to the Foundation under the capable leadership of Dr. Robert B. Shira. These funds collected by the Academy are used exclusively for scholarships to dental students chosen by their Deans. In 1997, the voluntary donations to the Foundation by our Fellows amounted to $24,365.00 for the year. Contributions during 1998 fell short of this. |
One of my New Year’s resolutions is to double my contribution to the Foundation. I challenge each one of you to do the same. This money in the amount of $20.00 is something you and I will never miss. But this will mean a great deal to a dental student. So, won’t you join me and write that extra check for $10.00 to the Foundation of the Pierre Fauchard Academy. To our Life Members, I challenge you to make a one-time contribution of $100.00 to the Foundation. Dentistry is the greatest profession in the world and it has been very good to you and to me. We have all been richly blessed. To be able to leave behind a legacy—no matter how small—that will benefit future colleagues and make the way a little smoother for them is truly good stewardship of our funds! |
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Dr. James E. Long International President |
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St. Patrick’s Day in the Desert
1999 Continuing Education Course Mark your calendars now, and plan to attend the PFA’s Second International Continuing Education Course to be held 17–20 March 1999, at Las Vegas’ newly renovated Desert Inn Resort, 3145 Las Vegas Blvd. South. All PFA Fellows and spouses are invited. |
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PFA Board Meeting |
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San Francisco, 23–25 October 1998— The Belgium/Luxembourg PFA Section’s hosted a welcoming reception in the evening at the Conrad Hilton. President Shig R. Kishi called the Academy Board Meeting to order early Friday morning. President-elect James Long gave the Invocation. Dr. Kishi then presented his President’s Report on activity since the Chicago Meeting, entailing his travels to Michigan, southern California, Paris, Belgium, England, and Japan. He thanked Trustee Pierre Marois and his wife Seba for making excellent European arrangements and being gracious hosts. He thanked past U.K. Chairman Raj Rayan and current Chairman Rash Patel for the fine Continuing Education Course they organized in London last June. Dr. Kishi praised the PFA Web site for its activity and innovation, bringing us into the next century on a par with the foremost dental organizations. He noted that there have been 16,000 visits to the site since its inception. We now list up-to-date information and events on the site so anyone can look it up, and we are hyperlinked to sites for nearly every major dental group. The idea of putting our Membership Directory on-line (with a member’s password) is being investigated; security concerns are being addressed. The cost savings from not printing and mailing a Directory will be tremendous, and an on-line directory can be updated daily by the Central Office so it remains current. Dr. Kishi then mentioned the success of the Highlighter newsletter this summer and the disposition of our Wall of Fame at the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore and at the French Dental Society Headquarters in Paris. He reported submitting a Foundation request for funds to continue publishing and mailing the Highlighter,to develop our Web site further, and to sponsor another international continuing education course. President Kishi discussed the Foundation’s activities in Costa Rica in fulfilling the Espinach will requests. He then thanked past President Larry Barrett for representing us at the ACD Ethics Summit in St. Louis last April, and for representing PFA at the FDI Congress in Barcelona, Spain, in the fall. Secretary/Treasurer Richard Kozal went over the advantages of locating the Central Office in Las Vegas within the Community College of Southern Nevada. One is the ability to host continuing education courses in a city that is a major airport hub. He described his arrangements with the Desert Inn for a course this March. Dr. Kozal then reported that our computer system was successfully changed from an R-Base Program to Microsoft Access to better address membership needs. He noted that 29 Dentist of the Year Awards were prepared this year and 72 Student Award certificates were sent to the requesting Section Chairmen. In 1998, 320 new Fellows were inducted in the United States and 126 in other nations; another 65 dentists await 1999 induction. As Treasurer, all bills were paid as of 10 October 1998. Mosby Inc., our Dental World printer and the publisher of Dental Abstracts, informed PFA that there would be no cost increase for 1999. Voluntary contributions for the Foundation amounted to $13,165 from the U.S. and $785 from abroad. The independent review by the accountants is conducted every year and submitted to the Executive Committee. The Budget & Finance Committee meets quarterly to review the finances and the budget. Budget & Finance Chairman James Long reported on the 1998–1999 budget (which was submitted to the Board members a month before the meeting) for review and Board acceptance at the end of the business sessions. The budget was approved Sunday afternoon. General Robert Shira, Foundation President, discussed the Costa Rica progress on the Brenes-Espinach will stipulations. The Loader-Espinach award of $15,000 will be presented every two years to sponsor continuing education courses in Costa Rica at no charge to attending Fellows. Dr. Shira reported that $200,000 was awarded in grants covering 20 projects, mostly those that provide needed dental services to the public. 1998’s approved grants were described in the Highlighter last summer. More than $100,000 was awarded for 82 dental scholarships. He noted that a simplified form was designed for Sections to request up to $5,000 for their projects, which would be given priority for approval. On a more somber note, President Shira discussed the need to begin a fund-raising campaign for contributions to the Foundation. According to not-for-profit tax laws regulating public foundations, our Foundation needs $142,000 a year in new contributions in order to avoid paying taxes on interest income. Academy Fellows donated $13,500 in 1998; this is far short of what is needed to protect the income from taxation so it can be spent on dental projects. Foundation Treasurer George Higue reported on the financial status of the Foundation, including PFA Fellows’ contributions, the Brenes-Espinach funds, and the Mitch Nakayama account. He detailed every expense, investment, and donation in a 61-page bound report distributed to the Board. Nominating Committee Chairman C.F. Larry Barrett presented the following names to serve as officers for the 1998–1999 year. As President-elect, Dr. James E. Long automatically assumes the Presidency at the end of the annual Meeting, having elected the year before. Dr. Fred Halik of New York was nominated for President-elect. Malcolm David Campbell of Michigan was nominated for Vice President. Dr. Richard Kozal was retained as Secretary/Treasurer. Dr. James A. Englander, Wisconsin Section Chairman, was named as candidate for Region 4 Trustee. For the newly created Region 10 Trustee post, neighboring Minnesota Section Chairman Michael J. Perpich was nominated. After acceptance of the report, there being no further nominations, all were elected by unanimous ballot.  Region 4 Trustee James Englander and wife Carol |
 Region 10 Trustee Michael Perpich Constitution & Bylaws Chairman Scott Welch presented his committee’s request to add another Trustee Region to the U.S., due to the expansion of membership in this area. The recommendation to add “Region 10—Central U.S.” was passed by the Board for immediate implementation. This new Region will include the states of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico. In addition to this change, the quorum for the Executive Board Meetings was raised to seven. International PFA Dinner |
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Foundation News |
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The Foundation of the Pierre Fauchard Academy meeting schedule was dominated by a review of the 37 grant applications received, out of about 90 applications requested. The Foundation Board, led by General Robert Shira, met before and after the Awards Luncheon on Saturday, and again on Sunday morning. The Foundation reviewed and approved some 20 service projects for the coming year, totalling more than $300,000. Foremost was renewing the appropriation for $100,000 allotted for dental student scholarships in 17 countries with 81 scholarships.
Included in their grants was the final phase of installing the Brenes-Espinach Multimedia Teaching System at the University of Costa Rica School of Dentistry, in |
memory of the Foundation’s chief benefactor; and the Loader-Espinach Award to provide a Continuing Education Program in Costa Rica. Chief among the Board’s actions was the initiation of the Pierre Fauchard Academy Humanitarian Grant. This special $15,000 grant, commencing in 1999, would be annual, international in scope, and determined at the discretion of the Foundation Board. The grant would be awarded to an organization providing services to the public; any given group could receive the special grant only once. The award would cover a broad spectrum of humanitarian projects, such as clinics for the poor, cleft palate surgeries, tobacco cessation, and mouthguard construction, to name a few. Over the last three years, since receiving the Brenes-Espinach bequest, the Foundation has maintained the principal intact and donated close to $1 million to various dental service programs. Your contribution to the Foundation, made through your dues statement, goes a long way to increasing your dental service globally. You are actually reaching out to the farthest corners of the world to help others through your PFA network of Fellowship. If you know of a group that needs our help, notify your Section Chairman or the Central Office. You may be the conduit for extending PFA into your community—and that is just part of what being a PFA Fellow is all about. |
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Section News |
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Trustee Bernardo Levit reported their new officers: President Adolfo Testa de Madrid, with Dr. Mario Coderch becoming past President; Vice President Mabel Belleville; Secretary Elsa Ethel Varela; and Treasurer Jose Luis Reibel. The Consulting Board of past Presidents includes Drs. Domingo Cubillo, Julia Harfin, and Eugenio Henry. Vice President Mabel Belleville presented a plate on behalf of the PFA to the Centennial of the Journal of the Argentine Dental Association (RAOA) last July. Secretary Elsa E. Varela presented a PFA plaque to the Argentine Association for Children at their XX Congress last September. Dr. Hermida will chair a project to provide mouthguards for the Argentine Federation of Boxing for their special world event.  L-R Trustee Bernardo Levit with Dr. Walter Bielli of Uruguay |
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AUSTRAL-ASIA
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Trustee William Winspear reported that their Section jointly funded orthodontist Dr. W. Eugene Roberts from the University of Indiana to lecture in the scientific program of the Australian Dental Congress. Section Officers were announced as President Jonathan Rogers of South Australia, succeeding Sybille Lechner of New South Wales; William Winspear as Secretary/Treasurer; and Gerard Clausen of Melbourne and Mark Sinclair of New South Wales as Trustees.  The Colonists: Trustee William Winspear of Australia; Mrs. Rash Patel, wife of the United Kingdom Chairman; Trustee Kevin Roach of Canada; and Editor Brophy of the United States at Awards Luncheon
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CANADA
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International Trustee Kevin Roach, on behalf of the Dentistry Canada Museum/Musée Dentaire Canadien, accepted the presentation of the hard-bound edition of The Life and Times of Pierre Fauchard, authored in French by Dr. André Bésombes, translated into English and published by past PFA President George Higue. United States  L-R: Past PFA President George Higue presenting Fauchard book to Trustee Kevin Roach for the Canadian Dental Museum |
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UNITED STATES
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California, Northern Section Chairman Debra Finney inducted 12 new Fellows into the Academy at the PFA International Awards Luncheon last October. They also presented their Section’s Distinguished Service award to Dr. Robert Christoffersen. Chairman Finney announced that their Dental Faculty Training grants would be awarded to Dr. Robert Ho of UCSF and Dr. Alan Budenz of UOP. Their Faculty Recognition Awards went to Dr. John Ino of UCSF and Dr. Eddie Hayashida of UOP. Their Student Scholarship Awards were made to Dr. Kathleen Hwang at UCSF and Dr. Greg Sarka at UOP. Fellow Lewis Turchi, past President of the California Dental Association and ADA Trustee, was a candidate for ADA President-elect. Among his many honors and accomplishments, he highlighted being a Fellow in the Pierre Fauchard Academy. Georgia Dr. Richard Smith of Atlanta was a candidate for ADA second Vice President. He has served as the Georgia Dental Association’s President, Editor, Delegate and caucus officer. He also listed his Fellowship in the PFA for the ADA News Daily. Idaho Chairman Fred Hansing has scheduled their Breakfast Meeting for Sun Valley this 7 June at 7 a.m. Illinois ADA Trustee Frank Maggio, the recipient of the 1998 Illinois PFA Section Distinguished Service Award, was a candidate for ADA President-elect in San Francisco. Dr. Maggio is past President of the Illinois State Dental Society and a Fellow in the PFA. Chairman James Sheldon will be hosting their annual PFA Meeting at the Swissôtel during the CDS Midwinter Meeting in February. Rhode Island Chairman M. Christine Benoit announced that their Section’s Awards Reception and Induction Ceremony will be held Tuesday, 18 May, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick.  Chair Christine Benoit with Washington, D.C. Chair Ashur Chavoor Indiana Chairman Ray Maddox held their third Mentorship Dinner last fall with past ADA President William TenPas as featured speaker. Section Membership Chairman David Matthews has 10 new Fellows awaiting induction this year. |
Oklahoma Chairman James Saddoris, past ADA President, inducted nine new Fellows last Spring at their annual Breakfast and Convocation Ceremony. Honorary Fellowship was bestowed on Dr. Thomas Murdock, past Editor of the ODA Journal. Dr. Keith Keeter, speaker of the ODA House of Delegates, was honored with their Distinguished Service Award by last year’s recipient, Dr. Richard Haught. Dr. H. “Mit” Sorrels of Houston gave the program. Past ADA Presidents Frank Bowyer of Tennessee and Joseph Cappuccio of Maryland were in attendance, along with ADA Trustees Ross DeNicola of Louisiana and Frank Maggio of Illinois. Iowa Past PFA President Larry Barrett was re-appointed to the Iowa State Board of Health for a three-year term by the Governor of Iowa. Dr. Barrett was elected as Vice President of the Board. Nebraska Chairman Richard Tempero will host their annual meeting this Spring to inducted 25 new members. They will also be initiating a Mentorship Program in the dental schools at Creighton University and the University of Nebraska. New York Dr. Richard Mascola, the 1998 recipient of the New York PFA Section’s Distiguished Service Award, was elected ADA President-elect at the ADA Meeting last fall. He has served as ADA Trustee and in many dental offices. He listed Fellowship in the PFA in his ADA News Daily interview. Ohio Chairman Al Uveges will be hosting their annual meeting this May on a riverboat. Their fall breakfast meeting had nearly 150 attendees. South Carolina International Trustee Gordan B. Stine of Charleston was named 1998 Dentist of the Year by the South Carolina Academy of General Dentistry last September at their annual meeting in Hilton Head. In presenting the group’s highest award, past AGD President Bill Walker remarked that Dr. Stine has been a long-time civic and dental leader in South Carolina. Dr. Stine is a past South Carolina Dental Association President and was awarded South Carolina’s Order of the Pa  lmetto three times, by three different Governors.Dr. Gordan B. Stine Washington Fellow Victor Barry of Seattle was a candidate for President-elect of the ADA. He has served as President of the Washington State Dental Association and as ADA Trustee. Of his many honor organizations, Dr. Barry listed the Pierre Fauchard Academy for the ADA News Daily interview. |
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