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Brazil
 Chair Dra. Lucy Dalva Lopes held their Meeting and Leadership Conference with Professor Frederic Korvec last December. Lithuania Lithuania Dental Association President Gintaras Juodzbalys sent the Academy a Christmas card. Spain Ilustre Consejo General de Colegios Oficiales de Odontologos y Estomatologos Chairman Manuel Alfonso Villa Vigil and Treasurer Jose Font Buxo wish the Academy a successful New Year in their recent missive. United States California, Northern Section  L-R, Trustee Gary Lowder, Biographer Cynthia Brattesani, Dean Charles Bertalomi, and Chair Dan Castagna Chair Daniel Castagna hosted their annual Installation and Awards Luncheon, with more than 60 attending, held during the CDA Scientific Session last September in San Francisco to honor the University of California San Francisco Dental School Dean Charles Bertalomi with their Distinguished Service Award. The Biographer was Fellow Cynthia Brattesani, with Chairman Dan Castagna doing the presentation. International Trustee Gary Lowder inducted new Fellows Nava Fathi, Sloan McDonald, William Moore, Nader Nadershahi, Martin Rayman and William Saupe.  New Fellows with Trustee Gary Lowder and Chair Dan Castagna |
California, Northern Section continued Their Faculty Recognition Awards went to Drs. Belinda Gregory-Head (UOP) and Dorothy Perry (UCSF). The Faculty Training Grants were awarded to Drs. Doug Young (UOP) and Harold Goodis (UCSF). The Section’s own Scholarship Awards were presented to UOP’s Kirsti Detwiler and UCSF’s Paul Weller. The International PFA Senior Student Awards went to UOP’s Tiffani Cotter and UCSF’s Hoa Lai. The Foundation Scholarship Awards were presented to UOP’s Natsha Lee and UCSF’s Brian Davey. Their Section’s Allied Service Award was presented to Hazel O. Torres. The event’s keynote speaker was Executive Director Tim Comstock of the California Dental Association. Secretary/Treasurer Stafford Duhn reports 240 members in their Section. Connecticut Chair Howard Mark had a busy year with his Fellows becoming involved in several programs. “Protecting the Smiles of Connecticut’s Children” is a program designed to avoid sports injuries by educating the parents, students, teachers, and coaches about mouth guards. This effort is chaired by Fellow Gregory Egnaczyk of Shelton. The Mentorship Program at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine under Chairman Howard Mark will become a school requirement. This is supported by the University, the alumni, and the PFA. For the last seven years, the PFA and the dental school students have participated in the Special Olympics programs during the summer and the winter games. The Section sponsors a “tee” during the ADA Golf Tournament held to benefit the Oral Health 2010 Committee Initiatives. The Section has also supported the UConn Dental School’s Peru Dental Mission in the Amazon. Our Section has sponsored a grant proposal for a “Bridge the Gap” Program in the Bridgeport area to serve the dental cares of the needy. The next meeting of the Connecticut Section will be on 9 May 2001 at the Al Dente Restaurant in the Foxwoods Resort and Casino. This will be held during the State Dental Meeting. Florida Chair Robert Hart attended the Hall of Fame presentation for L. D. Pankey in Key Biscayne. Last December, he presented the Foundation scholarship award to University of Florida College of Dentistry student Tamara Tibby. The Section held its annual Breakfast Meeting with ICD during the Florida National Dental Congress last June in Orlando. New Fellows Thomas Nordman, Joseph Calderone, Don Ilkka, Frank Catalanotto, Russ Rainey, and John Krueger joined other new members Clifford Marks, Don Tillery, Robert Cowie, Neil Torgerson, William Grider, and Mark Mitchell. Chairman Robert Hart was elected Region Trustee to succeed Gordan Stine. Dr. Gary Herbeck will become Florida Section Chair. |
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Illinois
The Illinois Section accepted four new Fellows during the PFA President’s Luncheon last October. International President Fred Halik conducted the inductions.  A couple of colonels and an admiral—Secretary/Treasurer Richard Kozal, past Loyola Dean Rafael Suriano, retired ICD Registrar Richard Shafer CBS Medical Advisor dentist Dr. Marvin Berman was the Section’s Outstanding Dentist of the Year Award recipient at the President’s Luncheon. The Academy Board has installed Dr. Chris Baboulas as the new State Chair.  International President David Campbell with University of Illinois Dean Bruce Graham and photographer Shirley Brophy, whose daughter is dating Dean Graham’s son at the University of Michigan Iowa Past PFA President Larry Barrett and his wife Lois have established a PFA Educational Award at the University of Iowa School of Dentistry in honor of the late Dean James McLearn and of past Executive Associate Dean John Montgomery. The McLearn-Montgomery Award will alternate years between a faculty member and a dental student. This year, a faculty member, Dr. Debra Haselton of the Department of Family Dentistry received the Award presented at the PFA Luncheon Meeting.  L-R, Lois and Larry Barrett, Dr. Debra Haselton, Hermine McLearn, and Dean John Montgomery Maryland Dr. Don Brotman has been selected as the new State Chairman. Massachusetts Chair Norman Becker reported on the Presentation of Chair Award at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Dean Lonnie Norrisa and accepted for the university by Roslyn Berenberg. The Chair recipient Athena Papas will also receive the PFA Section’s Award for Distinguished Service at the PFA Meeting during the Yankee Dental Congress. PFA Fellow Erling Johansen, Dean Emeritus and endowed Professor for Dental Research, gave the Response. Tufts President John DiBiaggio, a PFA Fellow as well, welcomed all to the Ceremony.  L-R, Dean Emeritus Erling Johansen, Dean Lonnie Norris, Tufts Trustee emeritus Roslyn Berenberg, Dr. Athena Papas, Tufts President John DiBiaggio |
Michigan The Detroit Dental Bulletin for November/December highlighted President Campbell’s Installation as PFA President in a two-page article written by Editor (and PFA Michigan Chair) Virginia Merchant who also included a sidebar piece on the Academy itself. The Michigan Dental Association’s publication called New Doc contained an article by Dr. William Huszti entitled “Dentistry’s Best Kept Secret: Mentors” in which he mentions that he nominated our President Malcolm David Campbell to the ADA for its Outstanding Mentor Award. “You cannot begin to use the word retirement when referring to Dr. Malcolm David Campbell,” wrote Huszti. How well we know! “He’s an advocate of continued learning, continued self-improvement, and giving back to the community and dentistry. He is active in organized dentistry locally and at the state level. He is rarely home, traveling around the world as an ambassador for our profession. What touches me deeply are his generosity and clear desire to help others surpass the successes and milestones he has set in his career. His goals are pure and warm. He is an uncommon person and, to me, exemplifies all the best in a proud time-honored profession.” Rhode Island Chair M. Christine Benoit reported holding the annual Awards Reception and Induction Ceremony last May in Warwick to present the Outstanding Dentist of the Year Award to Dr. Robert Bartro of Woonsocket. The RIDA attorney and dental lobbyist Patrick Quinlan was honored with a Certificate of Appreciation. Six new Fellows were inducted for the year. Their next Awards Reception will be on Tuesday evening, 15 May 2001, to add more Fellows to their 84 total. Three service projects keep the Ocean State Fellows busy. For eight years, Mentorship Chairman Richard Walsh paired up new dentists with established dental practices. PFA Fellows participate in the “Donated Dental Services,” which provides $2 million in dental care to the needy. The Section’s “Hey Dude, Chew Isn’t Cool!” has been a smashing success. A Foundation grant made this traveling display possible.  L-R, Fellows Mary and Jeffrey Karish-Dodge, James and Robert Bartro, John Biernacki, and James Brennan Section Chair Christine Benoit retired as Chairman to assume her duties as Vice President of the Rhode Island Dental Association. Dr. Richard Walsh was appointed as her successor. Dr. Walsh is Trustee of the South County Dental Society, past component President, and serves on the RIDA Council on Scientific Sessions. Wisconsin Trustee Jim Englander is hosting a wine tour of Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, and Germany this September. Anyone interested please e-mail Jim at CJenglndr@aol.com or fax him at 414/271-8006. South Carolina PFA Vice President Gordan Stine presented their Section’s Honor Award to Fellow Larry Ferguson, Section Vice President, during the November Meeting of the Coastal District Dental Society. Pictures were taken by Section President Gene Atkinson II.  L-R, Vice President Gordan Stine and Fellow Larry Ferguson |
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