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MARCH/APRIL 2000
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President’s Message
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Those of us with receding hairlines and/or graying hair will nostalgically remember the truly monumental works of the late President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, who said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but instead, ask what you can do for your country.” This great comment can be extrapolated to refer to your family, your alma mater, your church, and any other of your many life connections, including the Pierre Fauchard Academy.
Often I talk with dentists who make comments such as, “What does the American Dental Association do for me?” or “What does my county dental society do?” or “What does the Pierre Fauchard Academy do for me?” Answers frequently come back with a rationalization of one kind or another to demonstrate some concrete “dollars and sense, take home and make money” sort of explanation. But these kinds of explanations are not enough. Nothing worthwhile is ever derived from any organization unless one pays for it in the sense of time and commitment. And that means more than just paying dues—although that, too, represents some manner of commitment. What it does mean is that the most benefit is obtained through an understanding of the goals and the objectives of an organization together with an understanding of its “mission statement.” Once that information is known and accepted, then it is easy. One needs to adopt a goal and work at it, and voila, like magic, you have derived much from that connection. Take, for example, Pierre Fauchard Academy’s stated Goal #5: “to develop more service-oriented projects.” Suppose you help out on one of your church or synagogue’s pet projects, providing manpower for the soup kitchen, food for indigents. |
You decide that a truly critical need is to provide much needed oral hygiene instructions for clients of the service while they are a captive audience. You go to your PFA Section Chair and with his/her support you find out just where to go to free-load some oral hygiene supplies and recruit some Fellows for a one-time education effort. Did you get something out of your membership in the organization? Of course you did, and in the very best way possible.
The famous statement could be paraphrased, “Ask not what PFA can do for you, but what you can do for PFA that is interesting and cooperative, that will enable you to get the most out of it.” On that same theme, by the time you read this issue of Dental World, the PFA Leadership Conference will be another page in history. You will be reading details of its events in future communications. Suffice it to say for now, the Section Chairpersons attending the Conference will be thoroughly briefed on techniques and information and will be enthusiastic about designing and achieving events and activities for each of their Sections. I can only ask that PFA Fellows everywhere around the world cooperate and participate to the best of their ability with those Chairpersons. Every Section needs to be a local example of the excellence of what the Pierre Fauchard Academy is meant to be. Frederick J. Halik, D.D.S. President |
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AADE Workshop sponsored by PFA
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The American Association of Dental Editors is hosting a 2-day Editorial Workshop 27–29 April 2000 at the St. Paul Hotel in St. Paul, Minnesota, just before the Minnesota Dental Association’s Star of the North Dental Meeting.
Three seasoned editorial writers will serve as faculty for the workshop. Dr. Larry Meskin, Executive Editor of the Journal of the American Dental Association, will direct the presentations along with James Berry, Associate Publisher of the ADA News. The final presenter will be from the University of Minnesota School of Journalism. This will be a hands-on exercise with writing critiques, immediate feedback, and personalized attention to assist you in sharpening your writing and editing skills. Special arrangements have been made with the AADE through its President-elect Claudia Kanter, Director for Communications for the Minnesota Dental Association, and PFA Editor James Brophy to invite all PFA Section Editors and those interested in becoming editors to attend this limited-attendance workshop. Editor Brophy attended the AADE Seminar in Hawaii before the PFA Board Meetings where the International College of Dentists presented their Golden Scroll and Golden Pen Awards, and the American College of Dentists gave out their Gies Award. Editor Brophy and AADE President-elect Kanter discussed the workshop concept to be held at the third-largest state dental meeting, Minnesota’s Star of the North. Editor Brophy presented the concept of sponsorship to the Academy Board at the Hawaii Meeting and it was overwhelmingly accepted. The AADE invites interested PFA members to attend. The Academy Board felt that this was an excellent adjunct to our Leadership Conference Program with emphasis on writing and editing for those Fellows performing Section Editor tasks or contemplating doing so. The skills presented by the foremost experts in their fields at this workshop are universal, with specific applications to the dental profession. This is an important opportunity for PFA Fellows to attend this limited-attendance workshop for themselves and for PFA. |
Tuition for the course is $195 for AADE members; PFA Fellows qualify through the Dental World membership in AADE. Otherwise, it is $295 for nonmembers. The tuition covers course materials and meals. Registration may be made through the AADE, 735 North Water Street, Suite 617, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA. For further information or a registration form from the AADE, call (414) 272-2749 or fax (414) 272-2754. Be sure to indicate that you are registering through PFA.
The St. Paul Hotel is the headquarters hotel for the Star of the North Meeting; early room reservations are encouraged. Call the hotel at (800) 292-9292 to secure your room in the AADE block. The workshop starts at 1 p.m. on Thursday, 27 April, and winds up at noon on Saturday, 29 April. PFA has been asked to give a small presentation to the attending editors on our Foundation’s Grants Program. PFA literature on our many programs will also be available so the editors can get to know our Academy better. In our sponsorship, we will work interactively with AADE, along with ICD and ACD. AADE President Andrew Brown’s letter to AADE members opens, “Being a dental editor isn’t easy. Few of us have had the formal training in journalism.” This workshop gives everyone the opportunity to polish their skills and to learn from experts. Our PFA Leadership Conference covers only a little material about media presentation, and its importance is lost in the vast amount of material that is presented to those participating. This AADE workshop expands on our Leadership Conference in far better detail and by experts in their field. Attending also provides you with the chance to meet some of the very editors whose publications you may be writing PFA material for. If you are serious about dental communications or wish to know more, this PFA-sponsored event is certain to be essential in adding to that knowledge.” |
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From the Desk of Past President Martin Naimark
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Past PFA Presidents have been asked to submit their observations on the Academy’s progress as they have seen their investment in office bear fruit for our future, and to offer a guiding hand in that future. Dr. Naimark (1992–93) has submitted his thoughts.
The more I remember in walking down “memory lane,” the more I see how we have developed into a great humanitarian honor society. And the more I thought about this article, the more memories surfaced. I inherited the PFA Michigan Section more than 50 years ago, with only five members. Since our mission was to reach out for the best and most qualified dentists in our state, we faced certain challenges: 1. We were the best kept secret in dentistry. 2. We had to establish an identity. 3. We had to create and acquire acceptance. 4. We had to show progress. 5. In our present role, we have arrived. 6. We had to face the new millennium. I contacted the two dental schools in Michigan, the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and the University of Detroit School of Dentistry. We cross-checked dentists in the American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists to consider them as potential PFA members. With my small committee, we made contacts with the above members as a base. We began by honoring dentists who had made their contributions to dentistry through their honor societies, members of the dental schools’ faculty, their respective deans, and others. We grew, and today the Michigan Section totals 201 members. As a former Michigander, I take pride in praising current State Chairperson Virginia Merchant and President-elect Dave Campbell for their experiences. Thanks to their their efforts, Michigan has a vibrant chapter staffed with well-qualified Fellows. |
In my present-day observations, I flipped through the Yellow Pages of our San Antonio, Texas, phone book. Under “Dentists,” my eyes are attracted to bold-print, full-page ads that read, “We cater to cowards with bad breath and crooked teeth.” An optimistic beginning. Another ad reads, “A great smile stands out from the crowd.” (Prove it!) One practice presents itself as “Fiesta Dental”—a fiesta is a religious celebration or holiday.
Eleven full-page ads and many more half-page ads fill this dental section. (We get the message.) We are all entitled to make a comfortable living. But many of the promises of the dental service to be rendered are just that—promises. Whereas the real concern is for the patients who cannot afford good dentistry. We are ever mindful of our leaders who are managing the Brenes-Espinach estate funds. The Foundation of the PFA, which awarded over $317,000 in tuition scholarships and program grants for 1999, brings the 4-year total to over $1.2 million. Those members responsible for this, and who deserve the credit, will be fully recognized and thanked at the appropriate times. Worthy of special mention are those volunteers who are traveling to remote areas of the world to see that dental care is provided for many who have been completely neglected. With funds becoming more available, this could be an attempt at globalization of dental care. We know that the Rotary Club, various church groups, and other organizations have subsidized such efforts as forerunners of our objectives. I want to single out Richard and Judy Kozal for their dedication to PFA. Richard has a familial relationship with each succeeding President. Each President gets his undivided attention during his term in office and beyond. Richard’s direction in changing our central office to Las Vegas took courage and much investigating. Las Vegas is a mecca for conventions. It has ideal weather, is centrally located, has grand entertainment and great accommodations. It will serve us well into the future. The ongoing expansion of our objectives and services bodes well for our recognition as a major honorary dental association. I am proud to have been a part of its birthing. |
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Foundation News
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by Past PFA President C. F. Larry Barrett
At their last meeting, the Foundation Board revised the Grants Program goals and guidelines. It is their wish that these be shared with our membership. |
Guidelines
The following guidelines ordinarily apply to projects eligible for Foundation funding. 1. A suggested dollar amount for grants has been established by the Foundation. A. Support for PFA Section programs: $5,000 B. Service projects that provide public dental care: $10,000 C. Educational programs, continuing education courses, and faculty development: $5,000 D. Clinical research: $25,000 E. Miscellaneous: $5,000 2. The Foundation may fund multi-year grants. 3. The Foundation will not fund the purchase of major equipment and will not pay indirect costs of university or institutional overhead. 4. The Foundation will generally not fund salaries. 5. The Foundation will not fund grants that include, as part of the project, questionnaires and surveys for demographic studies, surveys of need, and all-inclusive surveys. Precluded Support Projects Although the Foundation prefers to remain flexible concerning projects it chooses to support, existing policies generally preclude support for the following projects and programs: 1. Capital improvements 2. Endowments 3. Land and/or building acquisitions 4. Ordinary social services of an ongoing program 5. Programs that are the government’s responsibility and are supported by tax revenues 6. Political candidates, activities, or lobbying efforts 7. Dinners, tables, or tickets for fund-raising events 8. Advertising in charitable publications 9. Promotional materials such as trophies, prizes, or trips 10. Endowment chairs |
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Foundation Grant Applications deadline: 1 June 2000 Applications available from: Executive Director Shig Ryan Kishi 1441 Avocado Avenue, Suite 508 Newport Beach, CA 92660 (USA) |
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Foundation Section News
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Hong Kong
Last December, Chair Jeffrey Y. S. Tsang presented the Foundation scholarship award to University of Hong Kong BDS V student Stanley Lai Man Lung during the University’s Presentation ceremony of Prizes and Awards, co-hosted with the Prince Philip Dental Hospital.  Stanley Lai Man Lung receiving scholarship check from Chair Jeffrey Tsang Belgium President J. Vreven of l’École de Médicine Dentaire et de Stomatologie in Brussels extended his thanks to the Foundation for recognizing their student Nguyen with their scholarship award. Mr. Nguyen is currently doing endodontic postgraduate work in Cleveland, Ohio. Korea Section Secretary General Park Il-Hae reports presenting the Foundation Scholarship Award to Kyung-Hee University College of Dentistry student Ryu Jae-In with Dean Lee Sang-Rae and Korean PFA President Choi Boo-Byung.  L-R: Professor Shin, Dean Lee Sang-Rae, student Ryu Jae-In, Professor Choi Boo-Byung (Section President), and Section Secretary General Park Il-Hae Peru President Fred Halik presented the Best Student Award to Roxana Saldarriaga last November on his Southern Tour in Lima.  03 L-R: Student Roxana Saldarriaga, Cayetano Heredia University Dean Fernando Donayre, and PFA President Fred HalikCosta Rica Dean Fernando Saenz Forero has scheduled the dedication of the University of Costa Rica School of Dentistry’s Multimedia Center for this March. The center will be called the Loader–Brenes Espinach Multimedia Unit, Data Processing, and Clinic Video Unit. Wales The University of Wales College of Medicine presented a scholarship award to Jennifer Edwards, who is in her final year of study for the Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree.  L-R: Dean M.L. Jones, Jennifer Edwards, Dr. Siva Nithiananda of the Cardiff & District NHS Trust United States California, Southern Section The Children’s Dental Health Association of San Diego’s President Patricia Morris thanked us for our past support, noting that they are celebrating their 47th year of public service meeting the needs of the city’s underserved children. Last year, they treated more than 7,000 children in their Children’s Dental Health Center at 1270 24th Street. President Morris extends an invitation to PFA Fellows to visit the clinic when in San Diego. Chair Charles Eller notes that the Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to MEND (Meet Each Need with Dignity), along with an additional $5,000 for the first Humanitarian Grant award. Other grant recipients include the Children’s Dental Health Center in San Diego and the Esperanza Clinic in Tijuana, Mexico. Dean Gerald Vale of the USC School of Dentistry received the scholarship award to present to Paul Sokolowski.  Paul Sokolowski receives scholarship check from Foundation Treasurer George Higue (at right) |
Louisiana
Chair Frank Martello presented Louisiana State University School of Dentistry senior Roman Farrar with the Foundation’s scholarship award. Roman is senior-class President this year and was last year’s Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity Chapter President.  L-R: Chair Frank Martello, Roman Farrar, and Dean Eric Hovland Iowa Section Chair Steve Hedlund presented the Foundation scholarship check to University of Iowa student Kimberly De Batterson. In nominating Kimberly for this honor, Associate Dean Yvonne Chalkley noted that she has taken on leadership roles in the American Association for Dental Research, the American Association of Women Dentists, and the Iowa Student Dental Association. She is junior-class President, was Vice President of her sophomore class, Secretary of AAWD, and ASDC President. Kimberly was recognized for her leadership with the Dean’s Leadership Award in 1997 and 1998.  Section Chair Steve Hedlund presenting Foundation Scholarship check to University of Iowa student Kimberly De Batterson Michigan Chair Virginia Merchant hosted their semiannual breakfast meeting along with PFA President-elect David Campbell during the Detroit District Dental Review last November. Senior Pamela Pappas of the University of Detroit Mercy and Polly Buckey of the University of Michigan were presented with the Foundation Scholarship Awards at this time.  L-R: University of Detroit Mercy Dean Bruce Graham, Chair Virginia Merchant, University of Michigan Dean Marilyn Woolfolk, senior Polly Buckey, PFA President-elect David Campbell, and senior Pamela Pappas Nebraska Nebraska Section Chair Paul Tamisiea presented the Foundation scholarship awards to University of Nebraska College of Dentistry senior Ben Walline and to Michael Cherubini, a senior at Creighton University School of Dentistry. Creighton Dean Wayne Barkmeier assisted Chair Tamisiea in the presentation  L-R: Dean Wayne Barkmeier, senior Michael Cherubini, and Chair Paul Tamisiea Ohio Ohio Section Chair Alfred Uveges presented the Foundation scholarship award to Case Western Reserve student Bradley Jarvis with Dean Jerold Goldberg.  L-R: Dean Jerold Goldberg, Bradley Jarvis, and Chair Al Uveges Virginia Virginia Section Chair Raymond Meade presented the Section’s Recognition Plaque to student Ashley Coleman Eppery in recognition for her leadership and receipt of the scholarship award.  Chair Raymond Meade presenting Recognition Plaque to Ashley Coleman Eppery |
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PFA Platinum Card MBNA, which offers this service to PFA members, has announced a new program that it has established on the Web to help young adults handle their credit card accounts and manage their personal finances. Entitled “Money Matters for Students,” the site is located at www.smartcredittips.com The interactive site discusses the importance of establishing a good credit history and explains how to keep debts manageable. |
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The PFA Foundation needs your support! If you’d like to help the Foundation fund grants for good causes and scholarships for good students, please send a check to: Foundation of the Pierre Fauchard Academy 1441 Avocado Ave., Suite 508 Newport Beach, CA 92660 |
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Academy Section News |
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Canada
International Trustee Kevin Roach published an article, “Dentistry in the Next Millennium: A Canadian/North American Perspective,” in the recent issue of Colgate’s Oral Care Report. Dr. Roach is Associate Editor of the publication. Fellow Barry Chapnick of Toronto has been elected President of Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity at its 92nd annual convention in San Francisco. Dr. Chapnick is a Fellow in ICD and has served as President of the Canadian Academy of Endodontics, the Ontario Society of Endodontists, the Toronto Academy of Dentistry, the George Hare Endodontics Study Club, and the Toronto Alumni Chapter of Alpha Omega.  Dr. Barry Chapnick Peru PFA President Fred Halik joined International Trustee Bernardo Levit and Peru Section Chair Javier Flores-Araoz last November in Lima to induct 38 new Fellows into the Academy.  President Halik (center) with Trustee Levit and Chair Flores-Araoz with Peruvian PFA Section United States California, Southern Chair Charles Eller will be hosting their 30th annual Awards Luncheon on Sunday, 16 April, at the West Coast Anaheim Hotel to honor Dr. Terry Tanaka. The California Southern section is the largest PFA Section in the world and hosts a number of service activities. Louisiana Past Section Chair Robert Hesse of Lafayette received their 1999 Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his leadership and professionalism. Dr. Hesse had served as PFA Section Chair for 8 years. He has served as President and as Secretary for the Acadiana District Dental Association, and was Charter President of the Evangeline Dental Study Club. Dr. Hesse has served as a member and chair of many Louisiana Dental Association committees. Dr. Hesse is a Fellow in the ACD, and has served on the AGD Board of Directors. He was as President of the Lafayette Italian-American Club and the Acadiana Area Loyola University (New Orleans) Alumni Association, and has served on the Board of Directors for the Italian Renaissance Foundation and the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He has been honored with the LDA’s 1993 Distinguished Service Award. Section Chair Frank Martello sums it all up by saying, “Robert Hesse is known for his endless generosity and compassion for his fellow man. Anyone who has met Dr. Hesse knows he is a big man. Those who know him realize he has got an even bigger heart.” Dr. Hesse is a Catholic Eucharistic Minister. He chaired the St. Luke Interfaith Service for Members of the Healing Arts in Lafayette.  Dr. Robert Hesse Massachusetts Past PFA President Minoru Horiuchi has been added to the Board of Trustees for the Forsyth Dental Center in Boston. The prestigious institute is the world’s leading independent research organization devoted to oral and craniofacial biology and related biomedical sciences. It is also home to the oldest continually operating school for dental hygiene. Dr Horiuchi has served nine years on the Board of Governors of the Boston Athletic Association. Massachusetts Governor Cellucci appointed Dr. Horiuchi to the Commonwealth’s Asian-American Commission in 1999. |
Nevada
Secretary/ Treasurer Richard Kozal hosted a grand opening of the PFA Central Office in the beautiful confines of the Community College of Southern Nevada. CCSN Dean Barbara Nelson, representing the college, received the PFA Plaque of Appreciation for their help in remodeling the Central Office.  Secretary/Treasurer Kozal presents Appreciation Plaque to Dean Barbara Nelson Fellow Raymond Rawson, Nevada State Senator, was inducted into the American College of Dentists in Hawaii during their annual Convocation there.  L-R: PFA Secretary/Treasurer Richard Kozal with new ACD Fellow Ray Rawson and his wife, Linda Pennsylvania Past PFA President Nicholas Saccone is serving as ICD Regent for District III. Dr. Stephen Kondis of Munhall received the Pennsylvania Section’s Outstanding Dentist of the Year award at the annual Session of the Pennsylvania Dental Association last year. He has served as President of the PDA and of the Pennsylvania Academy of General Dentistry. He has been recognized with the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Pittsburgh, the AGD Distinguished service Award, and the Albert Pechan Award for Excellence. Dr. Kondis is the new Executive Director of the University of Pittsburgh School of Dentistry Alumni Association. Rhode Island Chair M. Christine Benoit notes the passing of Mrs. Vivian Kershaw last December. She was the wife of past PFA President A. James Kershaw (1972). Mrs. Kershaw had been a tireless volunteer in community service over the decades. Fellow Nicholas Barone of North Providence has been elected President-elect of the RIDA. Fellows Nicholas Barone, Clark Sammartino, and John DaSilva were inducted into ICD in Hawaii last year. Fellow John Underhill is serving as President of the Rhode Island Association of Orthodontists. Fellow Edwin Mehlman of Providence was installed as ADA Trustee. Fellow Robert Bartro of Woonsocket is serving on the ADA Council of Communications. South Carolina PFA Trustee Gordan Stine was honored by the College of Charleston with a Doctor of Human Letters degree presented by President Alex Sanders for a lifetime of outstanding service to the college and to the Charleston community. Dr. Carl Wessinger received their Section’s Outstanding Dentist of the Year Award. The honor was reported in the South Carolina Dental Association’s Bulletin. Virginia Chair Raymond Meade hosted their annual Meeting in Reston to transfer the Section’s gavel to incoming Chair William Bennett.  New Chair William Bennett presents past Chair’s Plaque to Raymond Meade Washington Past Section Chairman of Russia, Dr. Tatiana Spivakova, now married to Stan Sargent, has graduated with high honors from Shoreline Community College in the dental hygiene program and is licensed in the states of Alaska and Washington.  Dr. Tatiana Spivakova-Sargent graduating from Shoreline Community College last June
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Report from Congressman Charlie Norwood, D.D.S. |
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In my last report to the PFA, the Republican leadership, through the Commerce Committee, had asked me and Congressman Tom Coburn of Maryland to write a consensus managed care reform bill. We did, and it included everything you and I want to see in managed care reforms and patient protection. But in working on bipartisan support from Congress, the bill was snuffed: “The insurance industry will never accept any reforms.”
But I took the matter in my own hands and negotiated a compromise bill that garnered 65 cosponsors in 3 hours. This shocked the insurance industry and the Republican leadership, which would not support it. So to confuse the issue and to dilute support, there were three bills—the Norwood/Dingell bill, Dr. Coburn’s bill, and the bill yet to be written by the House Republican leadership. The Senate bill was awful and “the leadership over there has no intention of sending the President any bill he would actually sign.” Only a strong House vote would wake everyone up to the importance of this situation. The House Republican leadership, instead of authoring their own bill, ended up supporting Dr. Coburn’s bill, which threw |
the issue to House debate. All the Democrats and 29 brave Republicans defeated the Coburn bill. The Norwood/Dingell bill then passed 275 to 151 on October 7, with 68 Republicans supporting us.
“I cannot tell you how proud I am of the ADA, the 300-plus other health care and consumer groups, and individual grass-roots members who pulled together to pass this bill.” Now our bill goes to conference with the Senate to work out the differences. We hope the White House will exert enough influence “to force the Senate to do the right thing.” Everyone will have to compromise. Once again, grass-roots pressure will be needed. I then addressed the ADA House of Delegates in Hawaii at their session on October 9 to thank them for their nonstop support. The battle is not over, but we have achieved a victory for our profession and for our patients against huge odds over 5 years. The insurance industry is not happy with me. But with your continued support, we can make government work for its citizens. |
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