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JULY/AUGUST 1999
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Hawaii Meeting
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8–10 October 1999
The 141st Annual Session of the American Dental Association will be held in our 50th state. And as many affiliated groups do, we follow and hold our annual Meeting then to enhance maximum attendance. This year, the Academy and Foundation Board Meetings will be held at the Sheraton Waikiki, 8–10 October 1999. All Section Chairmen are especially invited to attend the Academy Board Meetings, the President’s Reception, and the no-host Fellowship Dinner. All Academy reports for the Hawaii Meeting packet are to be received in the Central Office no later than 11 September in order to be included. Reports not filed by that date are the responsibility of the author to distribute to the meeting participants.
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Saturday, 9 October
Foundation Board Meeting 7:30–11:30 am, Oahu Room Awards Luncheon 11:30 am–2:00 pm, Honolulu Room Installation of Officers/Foundation Board Meeting 2:30–5:00 pm, Oahu Room Section Chairman’s Caucus 2:30–3:30 pm, Waialua Room President’s Reception 6:30–8:00 pm, Niihau Room Sunday, 10 October Foundation Board Meeting 8:00 am–noon, Hilo Room Academy Board Meeting 1:00–5:00 pm, Hilo Room Fellowship Dinner (no host) 6:30–10:30 pm, Kahuku Room |
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At our annual Awards Luncheon on 9 October this year in Honolulu, Dr. Jack W. Gottschalk of Cincinnati will be presented with the PFA International Distinguished Service Award.
Dr. Gottschalk served in the U.S. Army at Ft. Bragg following his graduation from Ohio State University for both his undergraduate and dental degrees. In 1957, he returned to Cincinnati to open a private practice; he became involved in organized dentistry and served as President of the Cincinnati Dental Society in 1969. For 29 years starting in 1965, he served as a Delegate to the Ohio Dental Association and chaired nine of the 12 committees he served on. In 1980, he was elected ODA President. He has served as an ADA Delegate for 19 years and has participated on many committees. Dr. Gottschalk’s love for his profession has seen him serve in other capacities such as Dental Consultant for Procter & Gamble, consultant for numerous insurance companies, Trustee Advisor for the American Fund for Dental Health, Chairman of the Delta Dental Plan of Ohio Insurance Company, President of the Board of the Dr. Harris Dental Museum Foundation in Ohio, and Chairman of the Callahan Memorial Award Commission to mention a few. But his community service is not limited to dentistry. Dr. Gottschalk has been active with the American Heart Association, the Cincinnati Mental Health Association, Health Careers Association, the Children’s Dental Care Foundation of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and an Advisor for children with speech impediments for the Cincinnati Public Schools.  Dr. Jack W. Gottschalk
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Dr. Gottschalk holds Fellowship honors in PFA, ICD, and ACD, and he is a member of the American Academy of Dental History. He has been recognized for his service with ODA’s Meritorious Service Award and Distinguished Service award; with the Cincinnati Dental Society’s Meritorious Service Award; with Ohio State University’s Distinguished Dental Alumni Award; with the Hayden Harris Award from the American Association of Dental History; with the Ohio PFA Section’s Distinguished Service Award; and with the Volunteer of the Year Award from the University of Maryland.
One of Dr. Gottschalk’s crowning achievements was his involvement in founding the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore, Maryland. His enthusiasm and leadership have made the museum an international showpiece for our profession. As Chairman of the Board and National Campaign Chairman, he traveled from coast to coast—meeting with corporations, dental organizations, and individuals—to get the Museum from idea to paper to reality. To honor him for this unselfish dedication, the Museum has named an annual lecture for him. Through all this, he and his wife Nancy had the time to raise four children and now have seven grandchildren. For his outstanding service to our profession and to his national community, the Academy honors Dr. Jack Gottschalk with their International Distinguished Service Award. Dental Trade & Industry Award to 3M The PFA International Executive Board has selected 3M Company of Minnesota to receive their 1999 Dental Trade & Industry Award in Honolulu during our Awards Luncheon on 9 October. |
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Mexico City Meeting
26 October–2 November 1999 At the dawn of civilization, a native tribe left their homeland Aztlan (in the southwest of what later became the United States) and, over decades, migrated southeast through the Valley of Mexico. These traveling people called themselves Mexica. They were the last to leave their arid homeland, so it was no wonder that when they reached Lake Texcoco, the area was already inhabited. The only place available to them was Chapultepec on the western shores. The descendents of the mighty Toltecs bested them in a war and drove the Mexica to a wilderness called Tizapan. However, their war god had told them their real homeland would be where they saw an eagle holding a serpent perched on a mighty cactus. The Mexica spotted this sign on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco. So they settled there and built the mighty city of Tenochtitlan. By the time the Mexica began their empire building, several layers of ancient civilizations had come and gone. Teotihuacán, with its huge pyramids to the sun and to the moon, having a population of some 200,000 people at one time, had a gridded city divided into quarter barrios, but was in ruin when the Mexica arrived. As the immigrants from mythical Aztlan grew in power, they became known as the Aztecs. They formed a Triple Alliance with the peoples of Texcoco and Tlacopan to conquer the other powerful cities around Lake Texcoco, forming the mightiest military empire in North America—from the Atlantic (Gulf of Mexico) to the Pacific, from the northern Yaki wastelands south into the Maya tropics. This mighty Aztec Empire, armed with only obsidian blades, faced the |
mighty Spanish Empire armed with cannon, metal weapons, and European diseases. The rest is history. And we are invited to be a part of that history this Fall.
Over Lake Texcoco, built on the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, spread over the ancient ruins of Teotihuacán, is one of the world’s largest cities—Mexico City. The Féderation Dentaire International will host their 87th World Dental Congress here. And you are invited to attend this blending of ancient American history with the epitome of modern organized dentistry in the world. Your PFA will be there. Come along with us. The FDI is composed of 115 national and 29 international dental associations. The Pierre Fauchard Academy, as an international dental honor service organization, is an affiliate member. We will participate in the General Assembly on Tuesday and Thursday, and be hosting our Elmer Best Ceremony at the French Embassy to honor Dr. Francisco Raul Miranda B. of Mexico with our Academy’s most prestigious international award on Wednesday, 27 October, at 7:00 pm. All are welcome. Amid ancient American history, the Aztec Empire capitol, surrounded by Toltec, Olmec, and Maya lands of legend, Spanish and Mexican flavors, in the oldest continuously inhabited city in the New World, the FDI hosting the world’s most modern dental congress in a beautiful recreational setting, and you can be there with us. When will you get another opportunity like this again? Are you doing something more important this Fall? |
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The 1999 Elmer Best Ceremony
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The Elmer S. Best Memorial Award is named for the founder of the Pierre Fauchard Academy. The Award was established by the Academy in 1962. This award is given to members of the dental profession outside the United States who have made distinguished contributions of international significance to dentistry. This is the most prestigious award given by PFA. This year the Board has selected Dr. Francisco Raul Miranda B. of Mexico to receive the Elmer Best Award on 27 October during the FDI Congress.
Dr. Miranda was born in 1911 and earned his dental degree from the Dental School of the National University of Mexico (1934). He is a retired oral surgeon after 50 years of active practice and 30 years as a Professor of maxillofacial surgery. Dr. Miranda is past President (1971–73) of the Mexico Section of ICD, Fellow and Master in ACD, Honorary Member in PFA, Honorary Member of the El Salvador Dental Association, and Honorary Member of the Texas Dental Association. |
Dr. Miranda helped found many professional organizations: in 1942, the Mexican Dental Association (he further served the group as President in 1965–67); the Mexican Association of Oral Surgery (which also elected him President); in 1970, the Mexico City Dental Society; and in 1958, the National Academy of Stomatology (with another stint as President).
Mexico Chairman Dr. Ernesto Acuña has confirmed holding the Best Ceremony in the French House of the Embassy of France through their Cultural, Scientific and Technical Councillor, Alain Fohr. The event will take place on Wednesday, 27 October 1999, at 7:00 pm, with the French Ambassador to Mexico as host. A cocktail buffet is planned after the ceremony. All PFA members are invited to attend to honor Dr. Francisco Miranda.
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Leadership Conference 2000
The Fourth Leadership Conference will be held in Chicago at the Swissôtel on 26 February 2000, during the annual Chicago Midwinter Meeting. This will also be the site for the PFA Interim Meeting. The Academy Board will meet on Friday, 25 February. The Leadership Conference will take place that Saturday, and the Academy Board will conclude their meeting on Sunday, 27 February. |
International Trustee Robert Friedman is the Chairman of the Leadership Conference. All members are invited to attend at no charge, but must make reservations with the Central Office to insure that participant materials are available and a seat reserved. Section Chairmen are expected to attend, since the basic purpose of this Conference is to hone their skills. The Conference is designed to fully inform the members about the Academy resources available to assist their advancement in leadership.
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