PFA Dental World NewsletterJan-Feb 2000

	Dental World^®		JULY / AUGUST 2000
	PIERRE FAUCHARD ACADEMY

From the President’s Notebook

I finally discovered what it is all about! Here we are, past the halfway post of my Presidency term, and at last I am catching on to the nuances of what is what. Sure, the by-laws tell all about the stuff of the President appointing committees and organizing and administering the Board of Trustees Meetings. It also goes without saying that working closely, including daily contact with our expert and hard driving Secretary-Treasurer, Dr Richard Kozal, is what makes the Academy run like a well-oiled machine.

But nowhere is there recorded a detailed record of what a President is expected to learn or grow into by doing the job. Maybe it cannot be explained. But let me try.

The education of a President begins as he or she moves around in the various Regions and Sections of the PFA organization. I have been more than impressed by the enthusiasm, the inventiveness, and the creativity of the leadership, and yes, the cooperation and helpfulness of the sideliners and the leaders-to-be of our great organization. I am likewise impressed by the foresight of our forebears who created this Academy that encourages inventiveness, which leaves the administration and the details of local activity to Section leaders. The Academy also emphasizes that the first priority is on service to our fellow practitioners, particularly the younger and newer ones, and it also does care about dental literature. It proclaims that recognizing our profession’s priceless history through our Hall of Fame and learning from the greats of the past are of signal importance. Our Foundation helps us toward our goals.

Back to the top to answer the question, what is it that can be at long last learned about the Presidency? It is that the President is not, nor does he or she need to be, either a

dictator, or even a strong and forceful leader. Rather the President is simply a symbol of what the Academy stands for. The President is a perception of a representation of all the qualities of the Academy and its leadership, conveniently packaged in one person.

The event that focused my thinking on all this was my wife Woodie’s trip with me to the Asia Region Nine, ably administered by Trustee Dr Eiichi Katagiri, and the Japan Section, competently chaired by President Dr Sadao Wakamoto and co-President Dr Masanori Kawaguchi. The charming Mrs Tomiko Nakayama and her Executive Manager of the Hakusui Trading Company, Mr Mitsuhiro Tatani, hosted us. We were most honored and privileged to present to the noted clinician and researcher, Dr Takao Fusayama, the Mitch Nakayama Memorial Gold Medal Award.

As we participated in their meetings, they accepted us cordially and with open arms, a most heartwarming experience. Surely they regarded us properly as the PFA CEO, but more than that, as a one-person embodiment of the thousands of PFA brothers and sisters across the globe with their assortment of different and strange languages and ways. Just as Woodie and I, they have skimpy or no knowledge of the Japanese language. But beneath the trappings of language and customs, we all think alike. We together espouse the principles and goals of our Academy. That is what I have learned, and that is what counts.

Frederick J. Halik, DDS

President

	Publisher’s Comment
	Dear Editor Brophy, I am writing to apologize to you and the membership of the Pierre Fauchard Academy for the recent problems and delays we have experienced in the publication of Dental World. We have enjoyed our long-term relationship with the academy, going back to the time when you worked with the staff of the Mosby offices in Chicago. Your decision to publish Dental World as part of our Dental Abstracts publication marked the beginning of a collaborative effort that has lasted more than a decade. We believe the combined content of Dental Abstracts and Dental World helps meet your organization’s objective to contribute to and raise the quality level of dental literature. As you have pointed out to me, the need is greater than ever to provide a vehicle for quality information on the work being done in the field by legitimate researchers and dental facilities. I think our combined efforts have met that need. Unfortunately, a combination of recent changes has created an extremely difficult situation for both of our organizations. After Mosby closed its Chicago office in 1998, Dental World and Dental Abstracts were edited by an independent contractor. This arrangement was advantageous because both our organizations benefited from that person’s depth of knowledge and familiarity with the publications. This transition, at that time, went smoothly. We both were satisfied with our relationship. Late last year, that contracted editor experienced some health-related problems, which we were assured would not interfere with our publication responsibilities. However, unforeseen by everyone, including that editor, these		complications worsened and publication deadlines ran behind schedule. Consequently, Dental Abstracts and Dental World were assigned to another managing editor in-house at Mosby. By that time, the publications were seriously behind schedule. We experienced additional complications when we moved from a sheet-fed printer to a web press. I know that these changes, coupled with the delayed schedules, have created a series of problems for both you and the Academy. The situation has created confusion for your members as well as additional work for your board, and it reflects poorly on you as editor even though none of the problems were of your making. For this, I cannot apologize enough. Please assure your board and members that we value our relationship with the Pierre Fauchard Academy and share your goal to make Dental Abstracts and Dental World valuable resources for your members. We have a solid team in place with all necessary safeguards implemented to ensure continuity of service. The September/October issue is on schedule, and we anticipate no delays with future issues. Change always creates some level of frustration, but it also brings new opportunities. I am confident the new team brings many talents to the publications, and we will find many new opportunities to work collaboratively with your organization. Cordially, Nathania Sawyer Acting Publisher Mosby, Inc. Little Rock, Arkansas

	Following the North Star
	Minnesota Past PFA president Larry Barrett and Editor Jim Brophy met with PFA Section Chairpersons Virginia Merchant of Michigan and Howard Mark of Connecticut at the American Association of Dental Editors’ workshop sponsored by PFA last April 26-28 in St Paul, Minn, during the Minnesota Dental Association’s Star of the North Dental Meeting. ADA Journal Editor Larry Meskin and ADA News Manager Jim Berry gave the in-depth presentations and did personal reviews with the 30 workshop participants. PFA Foundation Publicity Chairman Larry Barrett gave a presentation on the Foundation Grants Program and Student Scholarship Awards. Past Minnesota Section Chairman, Dean Mike Tills, welcomed his PFA Fellows and invited us to his University of Minnesota Dental School reception. On Sunday morning, Editor Jim Brophy attended the PFA Minnesota Section’s annual business breakfast at the University Club, greeting the many Fellows who took time from their busy schedules to attend. Wisconsin Jumping on a plane, Editor Brophy made the Wisconsin PFA Section’s annual Luncheon held during their Wisconsin Dental Association Meeting in Milwaukee. Chairman Glenn Maihofer inducted 9 new Fellows into the Academy before a crowd of nearly 200. International Trustee James Englander was presented their Distinguished Service Award. The new Marquette University School of Dentistry Dean William Lobb was introduced. Toronto May 14 found PFA President Fred Halik, past PFA President Ray Klein, and Editor Jim Brophy joining International Trustee for Canada Kevin Roach at the Ottawa Dental Association Meeting where Trustee Roach hosted their annual PFA Luncheon. President Halik and Trustee Roach inducted 13 new Fellows into the Academy. Their Distinguished Service Award was presented to Dr Donald Rife. Hall of Fame Chairman Ray Klein addressed the Canadian Section on the formation of the PFA International Hall of Fame and proceeded to officially install Dr James B. Willmott as the first Canadian dentist to be honored with Hall of Fame status. Japan President Fred Halik and his wife Woodie attended the Japan Section Meeting with International Trustee for Japan Eiichi Katagiri and Section Chairmen President Sadao Wakamoto and co-President Dr Masanori Kawaguchi. Mrs Tomiko Nakayama and her Executive Manager Mitsuhiro Tatani of the Hakusui Trading Company hosted our President. President Halik presented the Mitch Nakayama Gold Medal Award to Dr Takao Fusayama.		Brussels On June 8, President Fred Halik, Secretary/Treasurer Richard Kozal, past PFA President Ray Klein, and Editor Brophy joined Belgium/ Luxemburg Section Chairman Jose Dahan for their annual dinner meeting. Professor Dahan gave an outstanding continuing education presentation. President Halik and Chairman Dahan inducted 4 new Fellows into the Academy. Paris The next day, come noon, our officer entourage was at the headquarters of Le Conseil National de l’Ordre des Chirurgiens-dentistes to meet with International Trustee for Europe Pierre Marois, France’s Section Chairman Huburt Ouvrard, Germany’s Section Chairman Frank Braun, and President Andre Robert of the National Council of the Order of Dental Surgeons. During the ensuing ceremonies, President Robert presented their Gold Medal to our President. The Academy then honored Professor Charles Berenholc, President of the Academie Nationale de Chirurgie dentaire, with Honorary Fellowship into the Pierre Fauchard Academy. Hall of Fame Chairman Ray Klein gave the history of our International Hall of Fame and proceeded to place our recent inductees–Drs L. D. Pankey of Florida and James Willmott of Canada–formally on the Wall of Fame at the French headquarters. During the reception that followed, Dr Andre Robert gave the officers a tour of the mobil dental van that the Foundation has helped fund. Later that evening, the French dignitaries were hosted to a dinner by the PFA Officers at Fouquet’s on the Champs des Ellyses. London On the way home, President Fred Halik, Secretary/Treasurer Richard Kozal, International Trustee Pierre Marois, and Editor Jim Brophy met with Sir Brian Parkins, past United Kingdom Chairman, for dinner to discuss expansion of that Section’s role in the Academy As these events occurred over a brief 6 weeks, the complete reports have not been made. In our next issue, we will highlight their importance and particularly those honored in following the North Star from Japan to Paris covering the internationality of the Pierre Fauchard Academy.

	Central Office
	All reports for the October Chicago Board Meeting are to be sent to the Central Office no later than Sept. 11 to be included in the meeting packet.		The dates for the interim Meeting are March 29-31 at the Westin Airport Hotel in Atlanta, Ga.

	From the Desk of the Foundation Executive Director by Dr Shig Ryan Kishi
	As of late May, 102 grant applications have been sent to requesting applicants. Eighteen more grant applications have been submitted to the Foundation for review. Probably about 50 applications will be discussed at the October Chicago Meeting. Sixteen US dental schools have submitted the name of their student recipient for this year. Australia and Hong Kong have submitted their student names from the non-US dental schools.		Seventy-five Foundation Certificates have been mailed to the 1999 scholarship recipients. I want to thank Mrs Betty Lu Marvin for her donation to the Foundation. Donations are essential to increasing our ability to provide scholarships and grants. Your consideration in donating to your Foundation is deeply appreciated by a world of people the Foundation serves.

Calendar 2000

15 August

16-17 August

13-15 October

14 October

14-18 October

29 November-2 December

FDI Jubilee Conference, London

FDI Third World Conference on Oral Health Promotion, London

PFA Academy and Foundation Board Meetings, Chicago

President’s Luncheon, Swissôtel

140th ADA annual Meeting, Regency Hyatt, Chicago

FDI Centennial Congress, Paris

Calendar 2001

TBA, Spring

May

6-8 September

27 September-1 October

13-17 October

PFA Academy Board Meeting

Australasia PFA Induction, Brisbane

25th European Prosthodontic Association Conference, Prague

FDI World Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

141st ADA annual Meeting, Kansas City, Mo

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	Table of Contents- JULY / AUGUST 2000
	Presidents Message		PFA Academy Board Meeting Schedule
	Publisher's Comment		Foundation News - International
	Following the North Star		Section News - International
	Central Office Reports		Section News - United States
	From Foundation Executive Director		New York State Section Meets
	Calendar 2000-2001

	Table of Contents- JULY / AUGUST 2000
	Presidents Message		PFA Academy Board Meeting Schedule
	Publisher's Comment		Foundation News - International
	Following the North Star		Section News - International
	Central Office Reports		Section News - United States
	From Foundation Executive Director		New York State Section Meets
	Calendar 2000-2001

	From the President’s Notebook
	I finally discovered what it is all about! Here we are, past the halfway post of my Presidency term, and at last I am catching on to the nuances of what is what. Sure, the by-laws tell all about the stuff of the President appointing committees and organizing and administering the Board of Trustees Meetings. It also goes without saying that working closely, including daily contact with our expert and hard driving Secretary-Treasurer, Dr Richard Kozal, is what makes the Academy run like a well-oiled machine. But nowhere is there recorded a detailed record of what a President is expected to learn or grow into by doing the job. Maybe it cannot be explained. But let me try. The education of a President begins as he or she moves around in the various Regions and Sections of the PFA organization. I have been more than impressed by the enthusiasm, the inventiveness, and the creativity of the leadership, and yes, the cooperation and helpfulness of the sideliners and the leaders-to-be of our great organization. I am likewise impressed by the foresight of our forebears who created this Academy that encourages inventiveness, which leaves the administration and the details of local activity to Section leaders. The Academy also emphasizes that the first priority is on service to our fellow practitioners, particularly the younger and newer ones, and it also does care about dental literature. It proclaims that recognizing our profession’s priceless history through our Hall of Fame and learning from the greats of the past are of signal importance. Our Foundation helps us toward our goals. Back to the top to answer the question, what is it that can be at long last learned about the Presidency? It is that the President is not, nor does he or she need to be, either a		dictator, or even a strong and forceful leader. Rather the President is simply a symbol of what the Academy stands for. The President is a perception of a representation of all the qualities of the Academy and its leadership, conveniently packaged in one person. The event that focused my thinking on all this was my wife Woodie’s trip with me to the Asia Region Nine, ably administered by Trustee Dr Eiichi Katagiri, and the Japan Section, competently chaired by President Dr Sadao Wakamoto and co-President Dr Masanori Kawaguchi. The charming Mrs Tomiko Nakayama and her Executive Manager of the Hakusui Trading Company, Mr Mitsuhiro Tatani, hosted us. We were most honored and privileged to present to the noted clinician and researcher, Dr Takao Fusayama, the Mitch Nakayama Memorial Gold Medal Award. As we participated in their meetings, they accepted us cordially and with open arms, a most heartwarming experience. Surely they regarded us properly as the PFA CEO, but more than that, as a one-person embodiment of the thousands of PFA brothers and sisters across the globe with their assortment of different and strange languages and ways. Just as Woodie and I, they have skimpy or no knowledge of the Japanese language. But beneath the trappings of language and customs, we all think alike. We together espouse the principles and goals of our Academy. That is what I have learned, and that is what counts. Frederick J. Halik, DDS President

	Calendar 2000
	15 August 16-17 August 13-15 October 14 October 14-18 October 29 November-2 December		FDI Jubilee Conference, London FDI Third World Conference on Oral Health Promotion, London PFA Academy and Foundation Board Meetings, Chicago President’s Luncheon, Swissôtel 140th ADA annual Meeting, Regency Hyatt, Chicago FDI Centennial Congress, Paris
	Calendar 2001
	TBA, Spring May 6-8 September 27 September-1 October 13-17 October		PFA Academy Board Meeting Australasia PFA Induction, Brisbane 25th European Prosthodontic Association Conference, Prague FDI World Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 141st ADA annual Meeting, Kansas City, Mo
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