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General Robert Shira to be honored at President’s Dinner
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Dr Robert Shira to Be Honored
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Dr Robert B. Shira has had a long and distinguished career in dentistry, education, military service, and organized dentistry. His resume reads like there were five men actually working around the clock for his some 80 years. But his true greatness lies in knowing the gentle man behind the gentleman. So always willing to spend a few minutes mentoring his younger colleagues. His stature as a giant is derived from his ability to bend low to raise us up. For this reason (and a book of achievements and honors), Dr Robert Shira, General Shira, Dean Shira, Professor Shira, ADA (et al) President Shira has been unanimously selected by the Pierre Fauchard Academy to be installed as the first living member of the PFA Hall of Fame.
 Editor Brophy, Foundation President Robert Shira, and Foundation Treasurer George Higue at ADA Hawaii Meeting Robert B. Shira was born in Butler, Pennsylvania, in December of 1910, but he moved to Dewey, Oklahoma, in 1912. While growing up, he worked in a drug store to pay for his education. His first distinguished honor came in 1927 when he was selected Outstanding Student of his graduating class before beginning one year at Bartlesville (Oklahoma) Junior College. He then was accepted to Kansas City’s Western Dental College (now the University of Missouri School of Dentistry), where he graduated with his DDS degree in 1932. Dr Shira then commenced private practice in Dewey, Oklahoma, in 1932. With the sudden death of his older brother Frank, the young Dr Shira took over his brother’s practice in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, in 1933. But in 1938, he was selected as one of 12 (of 350 applicants) for an Army commission in the Dental Corps. He started as a First Lieutenant at Barksdale Field, Louisiana, that year. By 1940, he was a Captain and served as a General Dental Officer. Late that same year, he was sent to join the staff of the Governor of the Panama Canal who was a Major General in the Army Corps of Engineers. He was the General Dental Officer at the 1000-bed Gorgas Hospital operated by the Canal Zone government. When war came and much of his staff was sent elsewhere, Dr Shira had to assume their duties as well, including oral surgery, since he was the only dental surgeon in the Canal Zone. At that time, the Caribbean was the No. 1 defense area against a Japanese attack after Pearl Harbor. Military defenses were constructed, which resulted in many industrial accidents that required oral surgery. Dr Shira was the man. And the Germans were busy sinking Caribbean shipping, leaving many injured sailors to be hospitalized in the Canal Zone. All the oral surgery was Dr Shira’s. “There I was, without any formal training in oral surgery, being required to deal with these patients. So, through the experience I gained from the 10 months spent with the Army oral surgeon at Gorgas, plus the books, and much prayer, plus the assistance of a wonderful dental assistant who had worked with several oral surgeons prior to my arrival, I got the job done. I became an oral surgeon by accident.” In 1947, now a Colonel, he was assigned to Letterman General Hospital on the Presidio in San Francisco as the Chief of Oral Surgery. There he established the Army Residency Training Program in Oral Surgery. The specialty of Oral Surgery was being organized at this time. Dr Shira was among the first to attain Diplomate status in 1949 and was then named to the Advisory Board of Examiners in 1950. The Surgeon General had Dr Shira organize a 5-day annual training program for all Regular and Reserve Dental Corps officers; this was later expanded to allow civilian dentists to attend. In 1954, Dr Shira was sent to Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, DC, as Chief of Oral Surgery and Director of all oral surgery training programs. |
While there in 1958, Dr Shira had the experience of a lifetime. In his own words, “I was called on to remove a maxillary left second molar for the President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower. This was an experience I will never forget—and one that gave me a great deal of professional satisfaction—that I was able to care for this great man and provide the professional care that was needed.” But it was not as easy as all that. Besides the security and commotion surrounding the President, Eisenhower had a history of heart disease.
In 1960, Dr Shira became Chief of the Dental Service, operating 3 separate clinics and training all dental interns. In 1964, Dr Shira was sent to Germany to serve as Dental Surgeon for the Army headquartered in Heidelberg. He was responsible for all the Dental Corps activities in Europe and Africa. That was 125 dental clinics, 2 general hospitals, and 10 station hospitals with 450 dental officers plus their personnel. In November of 1966, now a Brigadier General, Dr Shira was reassigned to Walter Reed Army Medical Center as Director of Dental Activities. In September of the following year, Dr Shira was promoted to Major General and assigned as Deputy Surgeon General and Chief of the Army Dental Corps, responsible for all the Army dental facilities around the world, including Vietnam, which encompassed some 3000 dental officers on duty. “As a Major General and Chief of the Army Dental Corps, I was in Vietnam inspecting the various dental activities in that war zone (1972). One afternoon, I was traveling with a group in a helicopter and we visited a one-chair dental clinic located in the Delta of southern Vietnam. It was staffed by a recent graduate of one of our dental schools. This dentist asked me to see a little 7-year-old Vietnamese girl who had been struck by a motor scooter the day before and had suffered extensive fractures of the mandible. I examined the girl, and the need for immediate, definitive care was obvious. I was scheduled to deliver a professional lecture that evening to the dental personnel in the Saigon area.  Past PFA Presidents with Foundation President Shira presenting first Foundation grant check I told the group that was accompanying me that if they desired, they could get in the helicopter and return to Saigon, but I was staying to care for this little girl. I then proceeded to reduce and immobilize the fractures and give the dentist careful instructions on how to carry out the postoperative care. Now, as a health professional, it really meant more to me to be able to care for this little girl than it did to care for the President of the United States. Any capable dentist could have taken care of the President in Washington, DC. But on the Delta in Vietnam, I was the only one available who had the knowledge and skill to treat that little girl. Of course, I received great personal and professional satisfaction from both experiences. However, to me the caring for the girl in Vietnam was the true essence of being a health professional, for I was the only one available who could deliver the care she needed.” In 1971, Major General Shira received the Distinguished Service Medal, which was added to his Legion of Merit with 2 Oak Leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the American Defense Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. That year, he retired from the Army—but not from serving dentistry. |
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From Major General to Dean of the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in one year, Dean Shira agreed to be a candidate for the ADA Presidency. From 1974 until November of 1976, Dr Shira was President Shira of the American Dental Association.
 Dr Shira presiding over the Foundation Meeting In 1980, Dean Shira was elevated to Senior Vice President and Provost of Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. Then in 1985, he requested to return to the school’s Health Campus in Boston to serve as Vice President for the Health Sciences. His final assignment in 22 years at Tufts was to serve as Special Assistant to the President of Tufts University. In 1993, after the death of his beloved wife Eileen, Dr Shira retired from Tufts University and moved to Maryland to be closer to his 3 children and 8 grandchildren. Along with this distinguished career in the military and in education, Dr Shira served as President of the Pierre Fauchard Academy, in 1984, and two terms as the current President of the Pierre Fauchard Foundation. His other Presidencies include the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Editor Shira served for the Journal of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology and for the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr Shira was Chairman for the ADA Council on Dental Therapeutics, the American Cancer Society’s Workshop on Oral Care of Patients with Oral Cancer, the American Heart Association’s Workshop on Dental Problems on Cardiac Patients, and the FDA’s Dental Products Committee. He is a Fellow in PFA, ACD, ICD, and AGD. Dr Shira is a consultant to the ADA Councils on Dental Therapeutics, on Dental Materials and Devices, on Dental Education, and on Scientific Sessions. He holds dental licenses in California, Massachusetts, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Along with the 1969 PFA Gold Medal, Dr Robert Shira has received the American Cancer Society’s Sword of Hope Award, the Massachusetts Dental Association’s Etherington Award, the University of Missouri’s Man of the Year Award and the school’s Distinguished Alumni Award, the Dental Society of New York State’s Jarvis-Burkhart Medal, California’s Tri-County Dental Society’s Distinguished Achievement Award, Alpha Omega Fraternity’s Achievement Award, the Ohio Dental Association’s Callahan Award, the ADA’s Gies Award in Oral Surgery and the ADA’s Distinguished Service Award, New York’s First District Dental Society’s Henry Spenadel Award, West Virginia’s Society of Oral Surgery’s Simon Hullihan Memorial Award, Atlanta’s Thomas Hinman Meeting’s Hinman Award, the New England Dental Society’s Achievement Award, the Connecticut Dental Association’s Alfred Fones Award, ACD’s Gies Award, ICD’s Dental Leaders listing, and 24 honorary memberships in various dental organizations. A man for all seasons, a dentist for the world, in constant service to humanity, the first global dental surgeon—that is the career of Dr Robert B. Shira and his legacy. Come join us at the President’s Dinner to honor this great man as he is recognized permanently with Dental Hall of Fame status |
along with Pierre Fauchard. Enjoy the company of this dental legend while the moment is still ours to do so. For he will pass this way but once. There will never be another like Dr Shira, who helped forge our profession into the high quality standard that distinguishes dentistry as a profession—just as Pierre Fauchard did in the 18th century.
 Foundation Executive Director Shig Ryan Kishi and President Robert Shira In his own words, Dr Shira expresses his philosophy as a health professional: “To me, being a dentist and a member of the health delivery team is a very important and challenging commitment. No individual can be truly healthy unless the oral cavity is healthy. Dentistry has the obligation of delivering the quality oral health care, which contributes so much to good overall health. None can provide this care except dentists, and it is essential that each and every dentist do the very best they can in every situation. “The importance of being a health professional cannot be overemphasized. In 1969, the United States Department of Labor issued a bulletin stating that there were 21,741 occupations and professions available to the graduates of our colleges and universities. There are undoubtedly many more today. When one gives serious thought to these 21,741 occupations and professions, we must ask ourselves how many give to their members the right to do what dentists can do. How many convey the right to operate on living tissue, the right to prescribe drugs for a human being, and the right to relieve the pain and suffering of one’s fellow man. There are not many—medicine, dentistry, osteopathy, optometry, podiatry—five. There may be a few more, but certainly less than 10. For this reason, in my opinion, health professionals are a group apart—they are different than other people, and great responsibilities fall on their shoulders. There is no place for mediocrity in the healing arts. The patients we serve are someone else’s loved ones. We must treat them with skill, kindness, dignity, and compassion. We must do unto others what we would want done to ourselves or our loved ones in similar circumstances. To do this, we must keep abreast of the latest developments in our profession and provide only the finest oral health care to the patients we serve.” It is seldom that contemporaries can define a turning point in history. Rarer even still to select an individual who had a major role in that historical effort. But Dr Robert Shira, indubitably, is that individual in time who has helped usher in the high standard of professional dentistry. And he is continuing to spread those efforts throughout the world through his recommendations for grants of funds to various global dental organizations designed to elevate the world’s level of health care and education. The Pierre Fauchard Academy is proud to be guided by his leadership as his Presidency of our Foundation enables this man’s unique talents to promote our profession, its goals, and its service worldwide. |
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AADE Editors’ Workshop
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The American Association of Dental Editors, under the able organization of President-elect Claudia Kanter, hosted an Editors’ Workshop in St Paul during Minnesota’s Star of the North Dental Meeting last April. The three day workshop was sponsored by an Academy grant through the Dental World and publicity committees. Editor Brophy had worked out the arrangements with President-elect Kanter at the AADE Meeting in Hawaii held before the PFA Board Meeting at the ADA Session last October.
The AADE Editors’ Work-shop featured ADA Journal Editor Larry Meskin, ADA Publications Editor Jim Berry, and the St Paul Pioneer Press Editor Ron Clark. Attendance was ex-tended to all PFA Fellows, particularly our Section officers. Chairs Howard Mark of Connecticut and Virginia Merchant of Michigan attended along with past PFA President Larry Barrett, who addressed the AADE Workshop on the Foundation’s grants programs as their Publicity Chairman. |
Editor Jim Brophy also attended as a participant. The contacts all our officers made there, as well as the in-depth presentations on the fine art of editing publications, were invaluable. Editor Brophy will use the material gathered from these top names in dental publications for his Leadership Conference presentations. Considerations are being made to sponsor another such workshop for our PFA Chairs and their Section Editors.
The Conference covered writing, editing, editorializing, style, issues, personal critiques, and several heated debates over such topics as professional responsibility versus editorial integrity. This was a capsulated formula to refine the job of editor/writer/ reporter, which so many editors become. Dental World and PFA are organizational members of the American Association of Dental Editors. |
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Awards Luncheon, Saturday, 14 October 2000
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Gold Medal Award
Dr Harold C. Slavkin, Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research of the Public Health Service for the US Department of Health and Human Services, has been selected to receive this year’s highest honor, the PFA Gold Medal. In response, Dr Slavkin said, “Life is a wonderful adventure, filled with many opportunities. I have loved the journey and feel very flattered that my peers have elected to honor me in this fashion. Thank you.” Dr Slavkin, as of mid August, assumed the duties as Dean of the University of Southern California School of Dentistry. Dr Slavkin notes, “After five years as a Director of NIDCR, my wife and I are going home.” Many of those who attended the First PFA International Continuing Education Program in London in 1998 will remember the outstanding presentation given by Dr Slavkin. Distinguished Service Award Dr Dale F. Redig of California will be honored with the PFA Distinguished Service Award at our annual Luncheon this October. Dr Redig earned his DDS and MS degrees at the University of Iowa. He was a Fulbright lecturer at the University of Baghdad (Iraq) from 1963 to 1964. He headed the Depart-ment of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Iowa School of Dentistry until 1969 before becoming Dean and Professor of the University of the Pacific’s School of Dentistry (1969-1978). From 1976 through 1983, Dr Redig was education consultant for building a dental school at Saudi Arabia’s King Saud University of Riyadh. After his deanship, Dr Redig took on the position of Executive Director for the California Dental Association (1978-1996). He has served as a member of the ADA Council on Dental Education and on the ADA’s Commission on Dental Accreditation. He also is past President of the American Fund for Dental Health (1980-1984), the American Society of Constituent Dental Executives (1989-1990), and President-elect (1978) for the American Association of Dental Schools. Dr Redig has been much sought for his ability to design and develop dental schools and their programs in Saudi Arabia, Vietnam’s University of Saigon, and as United Nations consultant to Qatar University, United Arab Emirates. After retiring from CDA, Dr Redig accepted the position of CEO for the Alliance for Dental Reimbursement Plans and still serves as Treasurer for the Sacramento Theatre Company. |
Honorary Fellowship
Nikolaj M. Petrovic, President and CEO Emeritus of the American Dental Trade Association, will be presented with Honorary Fellowship in the Pierre Fauchard Academy at the Academy Awards Luncheon. Dental Trade & Industry Award The Dental Trade & Industry Award will go to Ultradent Products Inc, developers of the Astringedent Dento-Infusor concept. Actually, it was all the brainchild of Dr Dan E. Fischer, who began formulating this concept while at Loma Linda School of Dentistry (1970-1974). He was not able to interest any existing dental manufacturers with his products, so he founded his own company. After the success of Astringedent, Dr Fischer went on to develop a superior retraction cord resulting in Ultrapak. Then came Ultra Etch. From Dr Fischer’s kitchen table, where he was surrounded by family working on his product, Ultradent expanded to 400 employees shipping to 62 countries and featuring 500 products. Ultradent has earned the “Exporter of the Year Award” and in 1993 the “Direct Distributor of the Year Award.” Dr Dan Fischer also has been active with his dental school since his graduation, from his start as an instructor in Fixed Prosthethics to his current status as Adjunct Professor. He was presented the 1994 Loma Linda University Alumnus of the Year Award. And in 1995, the Utah ADG honored him with its “Utah Dentist of the Year Award.” Other notable awards include Utah’s Governor’s 1997 Medal for Science & Technology and the Clinical Research Institute’s 2000 Millennial Achievement Award. Dr Fischer is still in private practice. He will accept the PFA Award at our Luncheon. |
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International Trustee James Englander Honored
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PFA Trustee for Region 4 James A. Englander was honored by the Wisconsin PFA with its Distinguished Service Award this spring. Section Chair Glenn Maihofer cited Dr Englander’s outstanding and continuous dedication to the dental profession in nearly 50 years of service.
Jim Englander graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a BS degree and earned his DDS from Marquette University’s School of Dentistry. He then served as Captain in the United States Army for 2 years before entering private practice in Milwaukee. In 1963, Dr Englander returned to Marquette as an instructor in Fixed Prosthodontics until 1967. In 1967, he became President of the Marquette Dental Alumni Association. The following year, Dr Englander became the Director for the Canadian American Medi-cal Dental Association. In 1969, Dr Englander was elected President of the Greater Milwaukee Dental Association. And that same year, he served on the Comprehensive Health Planning Agency of Southeastern Wisconsin, a post he held until 1975. Alpha Omega Fraternity presented him its Achievement Award for Professional and Community Service. In 1971, the Canadian American Medical Dental Association honored Dr Englander with its Certificate of Appreciation. Dr Englander also was active in community dental programs, serving on the Comprehensive Health Planning Agency of Southeastern Wisconsin (1969-1975); on the Cream City Medical Society Neighborhood Health Center (1969-1972); on the Milwaukee Area Technical College Dental Advisory Board (1970-1974); on the Emergency Medical Services Urban Council of Milwaukee County (1972-1975); with the American Cancer Society, where in 1972 he was presented its Service Award; on the Wisconsin Interagency Council on Smoking and Health (1975-1978); and he received the Women in Community Service Commendation in 1972. In 1975, Dr Englander received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Medical Society of Milwaukee, and he served on the Southeastern Wisconsin Health Services Agency from 1975 until 1982. Governor Patrick Lucey appointed Dr Englander to the Wisconsin Health Policy Council (1976-1977). In 1976, Dr Jim Englander became President of the Canadian American Medical Dental Association. And he was inducted into PFA Fellowship that year. |
In organized dentistry, Dr Englander was making his mark as well. He was ADA Delegate in 1981, 1982, and 1983; Wisconsin Chair for the American Fund for Dental Health; and Wisconsin Dental Association President in 1983. From 1984 until 1989, he was Associate Editor for the Journal of the WDA.
He became an ACD Fellow in 1972, rising to Wisconsin Chairman in 1977 and 1978. He joined AGD in 1982, became an ADI Fellow in 1985, and an ICD Fellow in 1992. As a PFA Fellow, Jim Englander became State Chairman in 1988 and was elected to International Trustee status in 1998 for Region 4. In 1988, Governor Tommy Thompson appointed him to serve on the Wisconsin HIV Advisory Council (1988-1990). Then in 1993, Governor Thompson placed him on the Wisconsin Advisory Commission on Dentistry (1993-1995). In 1989, Dr Englander received Marquette’s Distin-guished Alumnus in Dentistry Award. And in 1991-1992, Jim served on Marquette’s Search Committee for a Dean for the Dental School. Dr Englander remains community active with the Wisconsin Impact Plan for Job Training, Family Services of Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Milwaukee County Historical Society, the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, United Way, City of Hope (Milwaukee Young Executive Chapter), the International Institute of Wisconsin, the St Coletta School Endowment Fund, the St Francis Activity and Achievement Center, the Wisconsin Society for Brain Injured Children, the Association for Retarded Citizens of Wisconsin, and the University of Wisconsin Alumni Association. In honoring Dr Englander, Section Chair Glenn Maihofer spoke of his achievements before a luncheon crowd of more than 200, which included the Marquette Dental School Dean, the PFA International Editor, and several past WDA Presidents. |
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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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Dr James Branson Willmott, 1837-1915, Toronto, Ontario
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Dr James B. Willmott is the first distinguished Canadian dentist honored with induction into the PFA International Hall of Fame at ceremonies conducted in Toronto last May. Included among those honoring Dr Willmott were PFA President Fred Halik, Canadian Trustee Kevin Roach, Hall of Fame Chairman Ray Klein, Ontario Section Chair Aldo Boccia, and Dental World Editor James Brophy.
 Dr Willmott display from the University of Toronto Dental Museum Dr Willmott’s distinguished importance to the profession of dentistry in Canada was his visionary development of Canadian dental education. Within his lifetime, he forged and elevated the unregulated itinerant dental tradesman of the 1860s into a Canadian dental profession with the status of recognized academic standing and international reputation by 1915. Dr Willmott built and maintained the solid foundation on which the profession grew in Canada to be recognized among the world’s highest-quality standards of dental surgery. Dr Willmott took an active interest in town affairs and held many positions of trust as a young itinerant dentist in Milton. This early experience was invaluable for Dr Willmott, who became a driving force toward passing the Act of Incorporation of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario in 1868. This was the first efficient dental law enacted in the world. Dr Willmott left Milton in 1870 to attend the Philadelphia Dental College, graduating at the head of his class with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. Such degrees were not at that time conferred in Canada until Ontario’s Royal College of Dental Surgeons, founded in 1875, was affiliated with the University of Toronto in 1888. |
After earning his formal degree from Philadelphia, Dr Willmott opened his dental office in Toronto. From this leading Canadian city, Dr Wilmott used his clear vision, acute intuition, organizing genius, and executive ability to promote his high ideals of life conduct and dentistry. As a man of recognized high moral character and a pillar of his church and profession, he soon became a revered figure by those he influenced. He was cofounder of Canada’s first School of Dentistry in 1875 and was its Dean until his death in 1915. Dr Willmott worked unceasingly to create recognition for his profession, and he finally attained this in 1888 with the affiliation of his dental college to the prestigious University of Toronto. His continued activities in dentistry earned him international respect for our profession. His dedication and driving force in elevating his dental college was honored by the University of Toronto in 1914, when he was conferred the Honorary Doctor of Laws degree—the first Canadian dentist so honored.
One of his students of 1887 went on to become Dean of the Chicago College of Dental Surgery, which later affiliated with Loyola University of Chicago. That dental school was founded by a fellow Canadian and classmate of Dr Willmott’s, Dr Truman Brophy. And Dr Willmott’s student was Dean Charles N. Johnson, who said of his mentor, “He meant more to Canadian dentistry during the days of its organization than will ever be computed. I do not know where in any land the profession of that land owed more to a single individual than the profession of Canada owed to Dr Willmott. The name of Dr Willmott will always be indissolubly linked with the science of morals and the theory of integrity.” This was the age of great dental leaders who throughout the world moved our profession out of the barbershops, jewelry stores, market places, itinerancy, and preceptorship to establish a formal educational rite of passage into professionalism, ethics, and morals. And these dental greats wedded those three words to forge a strong recognition of the science and art of dental surgery. As Sir William Mulock, quoting Hamlet, said of Dr Willmott, “Taking him, all in all, you will never see his like again.” The same can be said of those honored in the International Hall of Fame. Dr James B. Willmott certainly deserves that ranking. |
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Hall of Fame Chairman Ray Klein thundered into Toronto from Atlanta amid lightening storms that rocked his entire route, closed down airports, and halted many flights. But International Trustee Kevin Roach was there to greet him to initiate the first Hall of Fame installation in Canada. Also on hand for the installation were Presi-dent Fred Halik (who drove) and Editor Jim Brophy (who took a bucking propeller plane).
The Canadian PFA did an excellent job of organizing the event in conjunction with its Distinguished Service Award presentation and Induction Ceremony. Trustee Kevin Roach and Ontario Section Chair Aldo Boccia hosted the event at the Royal York Hotel to honor Dr James Branston Willmott during the annual Spring Meeting of the Ontario Dental Society.  Hall of Fame Chairman Ray Klein Many dignitaries and guests were in attendance, including relatives of Dr Willmott—great grandniece Sonya Willmott and great granddaughter Mrs George Williams Willmott. Dr Ann Dale, curator of the dental museum at the University of Toronto, had set up an excellent display of Dr Willmott mementos and gave the event attendees enthusiastic insights into his life. |
 Trustee Kevin Roach presenting Dr Willmott (stained glass window portrait on left) to the PFA Section Hall of Fame Chairman and past PFA President Ray Klein gave a thorough presentation of the Academy’s Hall of Fame, its history, the Paris venue, the displays at the National Dental Museum in Baltimore, and our pride in inducting Canada’s leading dental great into Fellowship among the world’s outstanding dental surgeons. PFA President Fred Halik recognized Dr Kevin Roach’s initiative in bringing Dr Willmott to nomination for the PFA Hall of Fame. Dr Halik of New York expressed, “It is wonderful to visit my neighbors across the Lake.” President Halik presented a plaque to Dr Ann Dale for the museum and to the relatives of Dr Willmott in attendance.  L-R, Trustee Kevin Roach, Sonja Willmott, Chairman Ray Klein, Mrs George Willmott, Museum Curator Dr Ann Dale, President Fred Halik |
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PFA President Fred Halik, Secretary/Treasurer Richard Kozal, International Trustee Pierre Marois, Hall of Fame Chairman Ray Klein, French Section Chair Hubert Ouvrard, German Section Chair Frank Braun, and Editor James Brophy joined President André Robert at the headquarters of Le Conseil National de l’Ordre des Chirurgiens-dentistes in Paris to conduct our biannual Hall of Fame ceremonies honoring the world’s greatest dental surgeons at the primary location of the PFA International Dental Hall of Fame.
The International officers entourage had just arrived that morning after attending festivities the evening before hosted by the Belgium/Luxembourg PFA and its Chair, Professor Jose Dahan. But the gentle high-speed train from Brussels and the beautiful spring day in Paris roused everyone’s spirits to gala heights to celebrate the International Hall of Fame Ceremony at 11 am with our French Fellows at their dental headquarters. International Trustee Pierre Marois introduced the head table of l’Ordre President Andrè Robert, PFA President Fred Halik, PFA Hall of Fame Chair Ray Klein, and French Section Chair Hubert Ouvrard. Hall of Fame Chair Ray Klein, a past PFA President, described the history of initiating the
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President Fred Halik and Chair Ray Klein then removed the veil to display the new plaques on the wall.
Later that day, Dr Robert would take us on a tour of the mobile dental clinic funded by the Foundation. We would honor Professor Charles Berenholc, President de l’Academie Nationale de Chirurgie Dentaire, and join them all at a cocktail reception hosted at their headquarters, closing the day’s events with a formal dinner at Fouquet’s Restaurant in Paris on the Champs Elysées.  Hall of Fame Chairman Ray Klein and PFA President Fred Halik unveil most recent inductee plaques  Hall of Fame reception at French Headquarters |
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The European Tour 2000
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Belgium Section Chairman Jose Dahan and his wife Marta were, as always, most gracious hosts. And Belgium is a great country to start a European tour. In this unique part of Europe, cultures blend in overlapping the Teutonic with the Romance. French, German, Flemish, and BBC English are well understood by these gracious people. The friendliness and beautiful landscapes were rivaled only by their fine chocolate, exquisite lace, and beer as fine as their best wines. With France to the south, Germany to the east, The Netherlands on the north, and Great Britain a jump across the Channel to the west, Belgium is the melting pot of Europe with its careful love of fine art, architecture, and culinary tastes. Its name is derived from the prehistoric Belgae people. Today it is the headquarters for NATO, the foremost European military defense headquarters, and for the European Union. Its master cities of Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, and Ghent have deep roots in European history and art. Such Flemish artists as the van Eyck brothers, Memling, Bosch, and van Dyck reveal a softer side of the charm and warmth of a people who have also been unwilling hosts to Napoleon’s Waterloo (12 miles south of Brussels), the Kaiser’s WWI scars, and Hitler’s Blitzkrieg. |
President Fred Halik, Secretary/Treasurer Richard Kozal, Hall of Fame Chairman Ray Klein, and Editor Jim Brophy headed the entourage that arrived June 7. That evening, a quiet intimate dinner party was held at Dr Philippe Aubry’s La Quincaillerie Restaurant to discuss the arrangements for the next day’s ceremonies and activities.
Early the next morning, Marta Dahan loaded us into her van and took us to Ghent, the City of Flowers, where the treaty ending our Revolutionary War was signed. But more than flowers, the Sint Baaf’s Kathedral hosts van Eyck’s Het Lam God’s Altar paintings, among the many highlights. For the afternoon, we were whisked to 16th century Brugge to experience the beautiful city’s architecture, with a stop along the canals to lunch and appreciate “the most painted landscape in the world”—a pastoral scene with a meandering river. But the evening was quickly upon us as we dressed to attend the Belgium/Luxembourg Section’s Induction and Awards Ceremonies at La Maison du Cygne Restaurant, an over 200-year-old establishment on the Grande Plaza of Brussels. And there is no grander plaza anywhere than that in old Brussels. Its awesome square is surrounded by the finest multistory architecture you will ever see. The customary cocktail reception was followed by Professor Jose Dahan’s lecture on “Habits and Occlusion,” the modern techniques of recording the forces in the mouth and their interpretation into treatment—a cutting-edge technology presentation. After dinner Chair Jose Dahan and President Halik honored Professor Jose Vreven of Brussels, Professor Jan de Boever of Ghent, and Dr Raymonde Duque of Brussels with Honorary Membership for their contributions to the profession of dentistry. Afterward, Drs Dahan and Halik were the inducting officers for new Fellows Drs Veronique Gester of Brussels, Anne Carpentier of Moustier, Christiaan Colpaert of Brussels, Natalie Donnay of Sart-Dames-Avelines, and France Gillet of Brussels. |
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| France At the crack of dawn, the PFA entourage was on the super-speed train to Paris. The beautiful French countryside blended with that of Belgium quickly, punctuated only by intermittent rural villages that are bookmarked with their tall church spires. Too soon for napping, we arrived at Le Gard Norde in Paris. The immediate impact of Paris is electric, a world capital of modern and ancient heritage whose international status can be sensed from our first step off the train. And we participated in that electricity, having only a couple of hours to prepare for the ceremonies at the Dental Headquarters for the French Dental Society. We hastened to International Trustee Pierre Marois’ apartments in the shadow of Le Tour de Eiffel to begin our day’s adventure. By 11 AM, our video camera was set up and running as our PFA entourage, now joined by German Section Chair Frank Braun and his wife, was greeted by the French Dental Society officers and dignitaries. International Trustee for Europe Pierre Marois welcomed us all to the ceremonies. France’s PFA Chair Hubert Ouvrard welcomed us to the City of Lights during their beautiful spring season. President Andrè Robert of Le Conseil National de l’Ordre des Chirurgiens-dentistes gave the rousing keynote address as he did at the 1998 Ceremony. “At the beginning of this new century, we find the Pierre Fauchard Academy as the best in the world. It honors our own Pierre Fauchard whose impact on the dental profession still is felt today, even with the development of new technology. Pierre Fauchard, along with Voltaire and Rousseau, are symbols of a turning point in the history of man. They contributed to an age of change that began a more intelligent, thoughtful advancement of our civilization. “Here we meet just days after celebrating the historic D-Day of 1944. We have not forgotten that our brothers from America consecrated our soil with their blood and their lives for the cause of fraternity, freedom, and liberty. This Academy is another example of our shared brotherhood that has so many things in common with so few differences. I welcome the Pierre Fauchard Academy, our Academy of Fellowship.” President Andrè Robert then presented our President Fred Halik with the French Gold Medal of Honor, their de la medaille d’Or du Conseil National. PFA President Fred Halik then addressed the group, “I salute you from your colleagues from around the world. It is a pleasure to be in Paris to honor Pierre Fauchard in his country. In 1728, his first professional dental textbook stimulated, by precept and example, the gentle art of healing in his highly ethical practice of dentistry. We, today in the PFA, are still following his example by promoting and honoring the same professional dental literature and those who, by precept and example, demonstrate the same ethical practice of dentistry. This International Dental Hall of Fame is but one example of our mission. Honoring Dr Charles Berenholc is another. “It is my honor to be among my brothers and sisters here in France. To have my words translated into this world’s most beautiful language is another honor. Vive la France.” President Halik then proceeded to present “du diplome de Membre d’Honneur de la Pierre Fauchard Academy” to Professor Charles Berenholc, President de l’Academie Nationale de Chirurgie dentaire. |
After the ceremonies, President Robert took the PFA Officers on a tour of the mobile dental clinic that was parked outside their offices (a feat in itself to get that large van through those narrow streets and a miracle to find a parking space). A reception and socializing at the headquarters rounded out the afternoon. An evening dinner to honor the day’s award dignitaries was hosted at Fouquet’s Restaurant on the Champs Elysées, about midway between the Arc de Triomph and the Louvre. Fouquet’s was known as the place where the French resistance met in the basement to plan their offensive against the Nazi occupation. One historian remarked that the Germans knew about that and kept an eye on them there. How clever of both sides to meet where the wine and food are the best in Paris. Between all the toasts with fine French wine and gourmet entrée, the blue of the evening shaded into the dark of the night. Exhausted from the weekend’s activities, we returned to our rooms for some much-needed sleep. Come next morning, though, Secretary/Treasurer Richard Kozal had President Halik and Editor Brophy et al crossing Paris to visit Le Procope, a restaurant noted to be the “hangout” for Voltaire and Pierre Fauchard in the 1700s. Fauchard was said to have carved his name in a table there. However, the establishment was unaware of any carving, let alone a Pierre Fauchard. But Voltaire they knew, and offered to host our next Awards Dinner in 2002. This was a short walk to Notre Dame to thank God for the success of the ceremonies and activities that had occurred in the last 2 days. Our attempts to meet up at the Eiffel Tower in separate cabs failed when the Tower was closed to prepare for that evening’s rock concert(?). That evening, International Trustee for Europe Pierre Marois hosted the PFA Officers entourage for dinner at le Relais de l’Entrecote to discuss the PFA stature in Europe Section by Section. Monday found us bidding adieu to Paris in springtime, but gracious hosts Pierre and Seba Marois join us to chunnel under the English Channel to London. |
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London After the tour reservations had been made, past United Kingdom Chairman Raj Rayan had difficulty bringing together the ceremonies, a place, and the dignitaries to induct some 20 new Fellows. Dame Margaret Steward and Professor Scully were to be honored. And our Monday evening dinner meeting with some English leaders in British dentistry fell through at the last minute, but was rescheduled for Wednesday evening. |
President Halik then hosted a dinner meeting of our officers at Bentley’s to discuss the particulars of our global programs for the rest of his term. The next evening, we were invited to the home of Dr Brian Parkins, past President of the American Dental Society of London and past PFA Section Chair for the United Kingdom. A Northwestern University master’s graduate, Dr Parkins has served as the Chairman of Dental Examiners for the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is also a Justice of the Peace—among his many honors and duties, which include being Chairman of the European Section of ACD. A very knowledgable leader, Dr Parkins discussed the situation of the Academy in the United Kingdom with the officers. A social dinner followed the meeting. The next day we departed, completing the European Tour 2000, which allowed for extensive personal contact between our European Fellows and their International Officers. Much was accomplished on so many various levels, but particularly it demonstrated that the Academy is a global organization in person, not just in name. |
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Charles Berenholc
Du diplome de Membre d’Honneur de la Pierre Fauchard Academy |
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Du diplome de Membre d’Honneur de la Pierre Fauchard Academy
Born in 1924 in Warsaw, Poland, Charles Berenholc arrives in France to earn the Croix de Guerre for 1939 to 1945 as a young man. He then goes on to achieve a distinguished career in the profession of dental surgery. Today, he is a Professor at Rene Descartes University in Paris, and he is a hospital consultant practitioner while serving as President for the National Academy of Dental Surgery (1990, 1995, 2000). He is also head of the dental unit at Sainte-Perine Hospital, the Public Health Laboratory for Renes Descartes University Dental Faculty, and an international expert for the World Health Organization. He is an Expert to the French High Court, a clinical Expert on the Board of Pharmacy for the Ministry of Health, and a member of the National Academy of Pharmacy. During his free time, he serves as President of the Study Center for Epidemiology and Prevention Research (CERES), of the Interministerial Commission for the Study of Home Care for the Elderly and the Handicapped, and of his Section for the National Council of Universities. Dr Berenholc is Founding President of the National Committee for Dental Ethics associated with the National Academy of Dental Surgery and with the National Conseil de l’Ordre of Dental Surgeons. He has been honored with the Croix de Guerre, Officier de la Legion d’Honneur, and Commandeur des Palmes Academques. He holds Honorary Presidency in the National College of University Professors and in the National College of Teachers in Public Health. The Academy is proud to welcome the following new Fellows: Drs Lawrence Busino of Albany, Salvatore DeRicco of White Plains, Anthony Forcella of White Plains, Bhagwati Mistry of Tarrytown, Allan Mohr of Massapequa Park, Nicholas Nicosia of Rochester, Ashok Soni of Hawthorne, Jeffrey Stein of White Plains, Robert Tauber of Pleasantville, and Jeffery Watson of Fayetteville. Section Chair Ed Feinberg presented the Pierre Fauchard Academy Plaque to NYSDA Executive Director Roy Lasky. Mr Lasky has done a great deal to assist the Pierre Fauchard Academy in New York State. |
 Dr Charles Berenholc His support has made it possible to appropriately honor achievement and promote the advancement of the Academy. Mr Lasky has transformed the state association from a small operation to a thriving, modern association. He has assembled a first-rate staff of experts who are a joy to work with. With thisextraordinary team, the NYSDA has assisted countless colleagues and patients. Under his direction, NYSDA has created award-winning, innovative programs. As New York’s Chief lobbyist and Executive Director of EDPAC, Mr Lasky has performed absolute miracles in the state legislature to the benefit of dentists, educators, patients, and health care institutions. Mr Lasky holds a BA in English from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and an MA in Political Science from SUNY Albany. He joined NYSDA after having served as the Executive Director of the New York Association for the Learning Disabled and as a Research Analyst for New York State Assemblyman Saul Weprin. After the luncheon, NYSDA President-Elect Michael Fallon launched a new tradition by offering a champagne toast. The toast honored the new Fellows, guest of honor Roy Lasky, members, and guests. |
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From the Desk of Congressman Charlie Norwood, DDS
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I had hoped that by this letter I could tell you that the Norwood-Dingell Bill would be law. There has been a great deal of movement, but working out the differences between the House and the Senate versions has come down to (1) who will be covered by this new law and (2) what form will liability for insurance companies take. In June, some Senators tried to pass the Norwood-Dingell Bill outright, but it fell short by two votes.
That is an improvement as we gained Sen. Fitzgerald of Illinois, Sen. Spector of Pennsylvania, Sen. Chafee of Rhode Island, and Sen. McCain of Arizona. OSHA has pursued its attempts to impose new ergonomic regulations affecting employment. They have been prevented, until they complete a study ordered by Congress, to determine whether or not these new regulations are necessary. |
I want to thank those at the Tennessee Dental Association for the great time I had at their Meeting. I have been busy in Washington this year and have not been able to attend as many of the dental meetings that I would like. I do have some time between now and the election if those invitations still stand. I do want to thank so many of you for your contributions to our reelection effort. Without your help, it would be impossible to pay for these absurd million-dollar elections. Thanks, Charlie P.O. Box 499 |
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Central Office Report
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By Secretary/Treasurer Richard Kozal
The Budget and Finance Committee met at the PFA Central Headquarters in Las Vegas this July. All was found to be in order. The Interim Board Meeting has been scheduled for March 29 to 31 at the Westin Airport Hotel in Atlanta, Ga. Third dues notices have been mailed out now. Eighteen Outstanding Dentist of the Year plaques have been prepared and two special request certificates have been processed to date. Foundation donations from the US members total $21,820 and from Life Members are at $2765. Our Website is constantly expanded and updated daily. Our Directory is as accurate as the office is informed. |
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From the Desk of the Foundation Executive Director
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Dr Higue is etching the names of the 54 US dental school scholarship winners on the Foundation certificates to be sent with their checks this September. The international dental schools have until the end of August to submit their scholarship winners.
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Many grant applications have been received for consideration at the October Chicago Meeting by the Foundation Board.
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From the Desk of the Foundation Treasurer
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Greed is the avenue motivating many investors to abandon security in lieu of large returns, which all too often seems to result not only in the loss of income, but the loss of investment as well. The PFA Foundation Board was well aware of this in directing that safety first and optimal income second be paramount concerns relative to investing Foundation funds. These recommendations resulted in the current investment in Treasury Bonds, Treasury Bills, GNMAs, and FNMAs. Optimal investment timing enabled us to invest at an overall return exceeding 7.5%. We certainly could not do that with the present-day interest rates.
I think I might do well to point out that our Foundation has certain financial needs. A fixed annual income is needed so as to ensure that the amounts needed for the various donations will be available on a timely basis. At present, our annual income is about $433,000, of which $326,000 is budgeted for donations and $86,500 for expenses, leaving about $20,000 for the reserve. These figures are only approximations. Reserves have been invested in long term GNMA and FNMA funds, short term Treasury Bills, and long term Treasury Bonds. At the present time, the GNMA investment pool totals $557,426.45, bearing an interest rate of 7 to 7.5% guaranteed for about the next 25 years. The FNMA investment pool totals $335,366.50 bearing an interest rate of 7.5%. A Treasury Bond of $3,225,000, maturing in February of 2007, callable in February of 2002, bears an interest rate of 7.625%, and the Treasury Bond of $1,685,000, maturing in November of 2016 bears an interest rate of 7.5%. |
I think it is important to point out that the total of all contributions in the Brenes-Espinach Fund was $5,078,895.04 and the value on 31 December 1999 was $6,073,107.20—an increased value of $994,212.16 this June 2000.
Members’ contributions go a long way in supporting these investments by (1) providing current working capital, and (2) by offsetting the amount to reduce IRS taxes, which our Foundation needs in annual private contributions to do. Members’ contributions are more than the actual figures, since they allow the offsetting amount to be kept from being taxed. The principal, to guarantee our regular flow of funds for scholarships and grants through the interest, is protected by each year’s members’ contributions and outside donations. Thank you for all your support and please be generous. Your contribution is magnified by all the other Fellows’ contributions and wisely allocated to worthwhile projects to promote oral health around the world. |
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Foundation News
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Argentina
International Trustee Bernardo Levit has arranged for the Foundation scholarships to be presented at the LaPlata School of Dentistry to students Hernan Alberto Castillo and Maria Victoria Gulino, and at the University Nacional Rosario to student Glenda Veronica Tonso. Canada Trustee Kevin Roach arranged the Foundation Scholarship Award to be presented to the University of Montreal dental student Stefan Siedikowski with pictures in Le Journal Dentaire au Quebec. Costa Rica The PFA sponsored Loader-Brenes Espinach Seminar this year featured Dr Antonio Bascones, Professor and Chairman in Oral Medicine and Periodontology and Vice Dean of the Dental Faculty at Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. In his letter of appreciation to the Foundation, Dr Bascones thanked Drs Mario Rodriguez Cordero and Fernando Saenz Forero for their help in making the program such a success last March. Foundation Vice President Carl Lundgren visited the PFA donated Multi Media Labs at the Costa Rica Dental School last March just before their formal dedication. These are the pictures he took of the facilities. France International Trustee for Europe Pierre Marois and Le Conseil National de l’Ordre des Chirurgiens-dentistes President Andrè Robert expressed their pride in the mobile dental clinic van purchased with a PFA Foundation grant through their L’Association Bus Social Dentaire. President Robert personally took Fellows on a tour of le Bus Social Dentaire, which was parked outside their headquarters, and introduced its staff. But it was parked only for a short time as the van returned to servicing the dental needs of Paris, for which was its purpose. The tour of its facilities was impressive, with all the equipment needed to perform all aspects of dentistry so carefully designed for convenience and compactness. Dr Robert has every right to be proud. Singapore Associate Professor Jennifer Neo of the National University of Singapore sent a thank you letter acknowledging the presentation of the Foundation Scholarship Award to student Kian Wee Chua at the annual Faculty Awards Day held in August 1999. |
Massachusetts
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine’s Assistant Dean Mark Gonthier sent a thank-you letter acknowledging the presentation of the PFA Senior Student Award at Tufts Seventh Annual Senior Awards Dinner last May to student Eric Weinstock. The Tufts Class of 2000 Senior Dinner & Biographies booklet contained our award under their “Recognition for Leadership” section. Eric Weinstock’s biography lists him as earning a BA from Brandeis University in psychology and his JD from the Virginia School of Law. He will return to Tufts after graduating to study endodontics. Washington, DC Executive Director Nancy Kelly of Health Volunteers Overseas thanked the Academy for supporting the International Volunteer Symposium to be held in Chicago during the ADA Meeting at the ADA Building at 211 E. Chicago Avenue on Thursday, 12 October (6 to 9:30 PM) and on Friday, 13 October (7:30 AM to 5:30 PM). Attendance is limited to 40 dentists (call for reservations at 800-621-8099, ext. 2726; E-mail szmczyk@ada.org). Speakers will include Dr Dickson, Professor at the University of Saskatchewan Dental School; Dr Leff, a Virginia endodontist and Chair of the Dentistry Overseas Steering Committee; Dr Mackler, a periodontist and Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry; Ms Moher, an educational consultant and former faculty member of the University of Arizona School of Medicine; and Dr Serio, charter member of the ADA Dentistry Overseas Steering Committee of Health Volunteers, Director of the Dominican Dental Mission Project, and Periodontics Chairman at the University of Mississippi. The symposium is for those first interested and for veterans. Kentucky Chairman Karl Lange presented the Foundation Scholarship Awards to Paul Benson and to Gina Higgins at their 1999 Awards Luncheon in conjunction with the Kentucky Dental Association Meeting. Chairman Karl Lange also presented the new Scholarship winners for 2000 to Chris Freeman of the University of Kentucky and Mark Nation of the University of Louisville at the April annual PFA Awards Luncheon. Pennsylvania Section Chair Joseph Donato had the PFA foundation Scholarship awards presented last May to Temple University School of Dentistry student Heather Zeitz with Dean Martin Tansy; and to University of Pittsburgh Dental School junior Suneet Bath by interim Dean Thomas Braun and Dr Stephen Kondis, Executive Director of their Dental Alumni Association. Wisconsin Section Chair Glenn Maihofer hosted Foundation Scholarship student Sarah Santos of the Marquette University School of Dentistry at the annual Awards Luncheon last April held during the WDA State Meeting. Ms Santos thanked the Academy for its scholarship, which will help her in entering the orthodontics program. In her address before some 200 dental and PFA dignitaries, she particularly noted that the “most important part of the award was being recognized for her dental school achievement by this most prestigious dental organization.” Marquette Dental School Dean William Loeb also extended his appreciation to the Academy for its mentorship program and to the Foundation for its scholarships. Washington State |
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Section News
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Finland
Section Chair Dr Kai Masalin, who is also National Secretary for the Finnish National Committee for FDI, presented outgoing Chair Dr Leila Telivuo our PFA Appreciation Plaque for her 9 years of service to the PFA Finland Section. This was performed during the annual FDI Luncheon held last May in the Helsinki International Fair and Congress Center during the Finnish Annual Dental Congress with some 50 distinguished colleagues present. Peru Section Chair Javier Flores-Araoz P. hosted the annual induction dinner during the Academia de Estomatologia del Peru Octavo Congress Internacional in Lima. PFA President Fred Halik had the opportunity to present a continuing education lecture, which was translated into Spanish for his audience. Pakistan Chairman Professor M. A. Soofi hosted the first PFA Convocation this August at the Avari Hotel in Lahore. The chief guest speaker was Dr Naseem Hassan Shah, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Professor M. A. Soofi also was the opening speaker for the fourth annual convocation of ICD as he is Regent for ICD Section 24. |
Canada
Trustee Kevin Roach noted that there are 5 Sections in his country – Quebec/Montreal, Ontario, British Columbia, Prairie, and the Maritime Provinces. All are active and functioning. Ontario Trustee Kevin Roach and Section Chair Aldo Boccia hosted the annual Induction and Awards Luncheon this May during the Ontario Dental Association Meeting in Toronto at the Royal York Hotel. International President Fred Halik (from across Lake Ontario), past PFA President Ray Klein of Florida, and International Editor Jim Brophy of Chicago attended along with many dignitaries, including University of Toronto Dental Museum Curator Dr Ann Dale, Dr Donald Rife, and relatives of their dental school founder James Willmott, Sonja Willmott and Mrs George W. Willmott. President Halik, Trustee Roach, and Chair Aldo Boccia inducted new Fellows Drs Rick Caldwell, Robert Carmichael, Brian Chapnick, Cameron Clokie, Michael Connolly, David Cowan, Delbert Crowe, Johann de Vries, Mel Hawkins, Norman Ironstone, Hardy Limeback, Angelos Metaxas, Gerry Solomon, Robert Sutherland, and Ian Watson into Academy Fellowship. President Fred Halik then assisted Trustee for Canada Kevin Roach in honoring the Distinguished Dentist of the Year, Dr Donald L. Rife. Dr Rife earned his dental surgery degree from the University of Toronto in 1950. He then served as President of the Canadian Dental Association for Children in 1955 and 1956 and for the Canadian Dental Association in 1977 and 1978. He has been Ontario Dental Association Councilor for North Toronto, editor of the ODA newsletter, and served on the ODA Executive Board. He is a Fellow in ADI and PFA and a member of the Toronto Academy of Dentistry. Dr Rife has been a general dental practitioner and active in organized dentistry for 50 years. |
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California, Northern Section Dean Art Dugoni of UOP’s School of Dentistry was the third recipient of the American Association of Dental Schools’ Distinguished Service Award last April during the AADS’ annual meeting in Washington, DC. This award is not given on a regular basis, only when an individual merits its presentation. Dr Dugoni has served as President of the California Dental Association and as Treasurer for FDI. Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist appointed Fellow Reuben Pelot of Knoxville to the Board of Dentistry. Dr Pelot earned his degrees at Georgia Tech, the University of Tennessee, and from the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry. Besides PFA he is a Rotarian and a member of the Volunteer Ministry Center. The Volunteer Ministry Center, which was featured in the April 17 issue of the Knoxville News-Sentinel, pictured Dr Pelot and his wife Barbara providing dental care to those in need. |
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REGION 1—Europe Pierre Marois France REGION 2—N.E. USA Robert Friedman Connecticut REGION 3—S.E. USA Gordan Stine South Carolina REGION 4—Midwest USA James A. Englander Wisconsin REGION 5—Western USA Gary Lowder Utah REGION 6—Canada Kevin Roach Ontario REGION 7—Latin America Bernardo Levit Argentina REGION 8—Australasia William Winspear Australia REGION 9—Asia Eiichi Katagiri Japan REGION 10—Central USA Michael Perpich Minnesota |
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