1. January - February

Thoughts From the President
I hope all of you and yours had a joyous holiday season. The old year, 2001, is in the past, and hopefully this new year, 2002, will be a better one. Sometimes it takes a catastrophe to bring people together, in spirit and purpose; may we fellows in the PFA use our knowledge and influence worldwide to encourage and urge leaders of governments to pursue peace.		I would encourage you fellows to recommend dentists you know who are deserving and qualified to your section chairman so he may extend an official invitation to become a fellow in the Pierre Fauchard Academy. Previous presidents have done so much for this great fellowship, and I hope that I can carry on this great tradition that I might be the president you would want me to be. Scott M. Welch, DDS President

Kuala Lumpur Chairman’s Meeting
International Trustee from Japan Professor Mamoru Sakuda represented the Academy at the FDI Congress PFA Chairman’s Caucus. Due to the September 11th U.S. disasters, President M. David Campbell and Editor Brophy were unable to get to Malaysia for the Congress and Caucus Meeting. L-R, Malaysia Chair R. T. Arasu, UK Chair Rash Patel, India Editor V. P. Jalili, International Trustee Mamoru Sakuda, Past Malaysia Chair Paul Lee, past UK Chair Raj Rayan, and Republic of Georgia Chair Vladimer Margvelashvili		Newly installed Japan Trustee for Region 9 Mamoru Sakuda carried on in hosting our Chairman’s Caucus at Kuala Lumpur’s Legend Hotel on Wednesday afternoon, 26 September. In addition to our new International Trustee, new Malaysia Chair R. T. Arasu, Immediate past Malaysia Chair Paul C. K. Lee, India Section Editor V. P. Jalili, UK Chairman Rash Patel, Immediate past UK Chair Raj Rayan, and Republic of Georgia Chairman Vladimer Margvelashvili attended to discuss PFA Section concerns. Professor Sakuda thanked Dr. Arasu for his handling the local arrangements and for the beautiful PFA meeting backdrop. A moment of silence was held for those who lost their lives in the United States tragedy. The meeting concentrated on discussing inter-Section discussion, membership, and global communications. Suggestions were made for improvements, such as the electronic publishing of Dental World on the PFA Web site, and getting Dental Abstracts to more Region 9 Fellows. The initiation costs and dues were too expensive for many struggling but qualified dentists to become members. More Regional Meetings for the Section Chairs to attend would enhance sharing solutions to mutual problems. Some stipend for travel expenses needs to be considered. India Section Editor Jalili distributed his section’s Journal to the attending members. This Journal provides for a well-performed means of communication within the Fellowship.

PFA Annual Board Meeting
President M. David Campbell opened the annual PFA Board Meeting’s first session at 8 a.m. on 12 October 2001 at the Crown Westin Hotel in Kansas City during the annual ADA Session. All Board members were present except Dr. Bill Winspear from Australasia. Some 27 Section Chairs from around the world were in attendance. The Invocation was given by President-elect Scott Welch. L-R, Secretary/Treasurer Richard Kozal, President David Campbell, and President-elect Scott Welch opening the Annual Meeting Past President Min Horiuchi introduced the new Trustee from Region 9, Professor Mamoru Sakuda of Osaka, Japan. Introductions of the attending Section Chairs were made. And the Minutes from the Atlanta Meeting were approved. President’s Report President Campbell noted that “the real purpose of health professionals is to touch the lives of people in need.” Our Academy does that in a number of ways, but an important way is for the Academy officers to visit our Sections and Fellows to support their efforts in servicing the public. This year we set goals, and we achieved them. Due to new technology, the Central Office increased processing requests and dues. We hosted a real continuing education course that was well attended and provided seven CE credits. Our Web site is being updated and improved routinely to make it user friendly. The Directory has been placed there. Donors to the Foundation have been listed there. All the issues of Dental World are available at our site. We can even purchase PFA materials and paraphernalia on-line. The visitors to our Web site have doubled in six months to 7343 at our last June report.		We have been involved in updating our printed pamphlets and literature, to modernize their appearance as well as content. And a Long Range Planning Committee was appointed and hosted a successful meeting in Atlanta last March. We consulted with the Foundation in streamlining the Section Chairs grant application form, which is now in use. My visits to many Sections around the world have demonstrated results in increased activity and induction of new members. I encourage all Academy officers to touch their Sections, Chairs, and Fellows whenever possible as this encourages sharing of problems, solutions, and genuine camaraderie. We presented the Elmer Best Medal to FDI President Jacques Monnot in Paris in front of our Hall of Fame. And we honored Professor Claude Severin there as well. In our travels, we not only visited Sections and inducted new Fellows, in Europe we brought our own continuing education professor, Dr. Raymond Rawson, who gave four courses in three countries. “Meeting with these extremely well educated and caring dentists has certainly raised my level of appreciation of the dentistry being done throughout the world by PFA members.” It was with deep regret that the World Trade Center and Pentagon disasters in the United States prevented us from having a presence at the FDI Meeting in Kuala Lumpur due to inability to travel there. But our new Trustee Mamoru Sakuda and Malaysia Section Chair R. T. Arusa went ahead and held a Section Chair’s Meeting there as planned. Past PFA President Min Horiuchi introducing Japan Trustee Mamoru Sakuda at the Board meeting

		Secretary/Treasurer Richard Kozal The newly designed Fellowship key is available upon request. Last year 75 Student Award certificates were sent out to dental schools in the United States, Canada, Ireland, and Australia. Eligible Life Members this year were 59 joining the current list of 1126. Our annual Corporate Report was filed with the State of Illinois and the Foreign Corporation report was filed in Nevada. The annual accounting review by an independent firm was completed in March and sent to the Budget and Finance Committee. The report was that the Academy’s books are in proper order. As Treasurer . . . , all bills are current as of 30 September 2001 except for this October’s annual meeting and the Mosby DA/DW subscription/printing bill. Since the March Meeting, 248 new Fellows have been processed with more awaiting induction. We have collected $27,424 for Foundation donations from the dues notice envelopes in 2001. Dan Jonker, the Academy accountant, has refined the reporting documents for an easier understanding of the financial matters of the Academy, which are available for your review. The independent review by the outside accounting agency was completed and sent to the Academy Board and to the Foundation Board. The bank statements are included in this meeting packet for your review.
Secretary/Treasurer’s Report by Richard Kozal Thank you to all our PFA friends for their support this year during our trying times with Judy’s surgeries, and then the loss of her mother, while we were handling PFA business in Europe. “We have always felt a special bond with our PFA family throughout the 20 years of running the Central Office together. We have met so many good people from all over this small world. And we are proud to call more than a few “lifelong” friends. However, in any endeavor, it is impossible to please everyone all the time, but we do our best to do so. We have made the Academy a “life” devotion to do the best to make things work smoothly and efficiently, with pride and integrity, maintaining the highest standards of excellence, ethics, and in a professional manner. As Secretary . . . , the Community College of Southern Nevada has been very accommodating in providing us the necessary office space to efficiently run the business of the Academy and to establish a dental museum there. My contact with the British Dental Museum while we were in London promises some very fine European pieces (at no cost to us) to internationalize our dental museum. We are preparing a PFA Museum pamphlet to encourage more donations. Computer technology has provided us the ability to update and refine our activities so that anyone in the world can visit us in seconds to get updated at a fraction of the time and cost it had taken just a few years ago. Putting the Directory on the Web site has saved the Academy thousands of dollars in printing and mailing costs alone. We are currently reworking the site to make it more visitor friendly and modern. Dues notices have been mailed and are being returned slowly as is always the case. Our lockbox reception of the incoming dues saves hours of staff time in posting them since the bank does this in daily depositing them. Notices for the year 2002 will be mailed out in early November. The Initiation fee remains at $100; and the annual dues remain at $85. The final dues notice letter will be mailed in October for the 224 delinquent members (3% of the membership). Often it takes awhile to reach those who have moved, retired, or passed away. The Central Office sent out 23 Outstanding Dentist of the Year plaques for Section presentation and six retiring Section Chairmen plaques. Fellowship certificates and new member paraphernalia are mailed out by Federal Express to insure timely delivery.


Budget and Finance Report Chairman Scott Welch reported that this committee meets quarterly to review the finances, go over the budget, and offer suggestions. Rather than propose a dues increase to cover the rising costs, the committee recommended eliminating the Interim Meeting this year to get finances back on track from the expensive skyrocketed hotel costs at the Chicago Meetings and Leadership Conference in 2000. This suggestion was accepted by the Board for 2002. Constitution and ByLaws Report Chairman William Winspear was unable to attend from Australia, but many of the matters concerning these documents had been approved previously. No new suggestions were forthcoming. The Policy Manual was updated with procedures from the Hall of Fame Committee, past PFA President Ray Klein as Chair, which were published in the last issue of Dental World and were accepted by the Board at their final session on 15 October 2001.		Foundation Report An in-depth Foundation Report is given further in this issue as it covers quite an extensive amount of information that should be read separately from the Academy business so as not to confuse the two groups. The Foundation’s Executive Committee canceled their Kansas City Annual Meeting due to the September 11th disasters. Their report is taken from their Meeting Agenda manual and reports to the Academy. Membership Report Chairman Michael Perpich reported that since the Atlanta Meeting the membership showed no growth in achieving the 5% goal set for all the Sections. His recommendation was to hire a staff person for the Central Office that would be just handling recruitment, or hire an independent firm to do it. An independent firm, Growth Trends, Inc., would charge us about $8 a member. Estimated total cost was about $34,000 for contacting 4200 members for a Membership Retention Program. This included surveying the membership on various topics pertinent to recruitment, retention, and lapsation. Our current membership stands at 7560 Fellows with 4192 in the United States, 2148 Internationally, and 1196 Life Members. California (both Sections), leads the world in members followed by Ohio under Chair Al Uveges, and then India.


Executive Committee Report This Committee is composed of President David Campbell, President-elect Scott Welch, Vice-President Gordan Stine, Secretary/Treasurer Richard Kozal, and immediate past President Fred Halik. Their recommendations were that since the Web site is becoming more useful to the general membership with its instant worldwide availability of information and greater ownership of Internet capability of the members, that we plan to expand the site to include as much Academy information as possible. A new feature being planned will present items relative to dental history. The annual Board Meeting agenda was established and approved. The Awards luncheon program was reviewed and approved. Mrs. Janet Campbell planned a wives’ breakfast for Friday morning 12 October with other activities dovetailing into the ADA spouses program. The Committee approved recommending the elimination of the Interim Meeting for Spring 2002. But the Executive Committee will hold a one-day meeting at the Central Office in Las Vegas on March 13th to be sure that all Academy business is being taken care of. Membership activity was discussed since the Atlanta Meeting presentation. Lack of activity by some Trustees and Section Chairs kept the recruitment lower than the goals agreed upon. Membership has remained stagnant for last year. The President reported on his travels that resulted in many new Fellows being inducted. The Foundation Fund-raising Chairman, past PFA President Larry Barrett, requested from the Academy what it would cost to print the Foundation donors in Dental World. The Committee asked Editor James Brophy for the figures, which he replied were $529 per page (no pictures) plus any additional postage for the mailing, if necessary.		Nominating Committee Report Chairman Fred Halik’s report was given at the Interim Meeting with all the Chairs moving up an office, Dr. Robert Friedman nominated for Vice President, and Dr. Howard Mark to serve as Region 2 Trustee. They were elected to office by the Board. Publicity Report Chairman Robert Friedman noted that we have been getting increased coverage in many State Journals due to the heightened activity of Section dental service projects. The Foundation grants program to the Sections has begun paying off. Editor James Brophy reported that he has additional Media Relations manuals that were distributed at the Leadership Conference available for Section Chairs upon request. Dental World Editor James Brophy reported that we are having no problems with our Mosby relationship currently. In addition to the Media Relations manual Editor Brophy has available, he distributed his final draft of a manual on Creating a Newsletter, requesting the Board and attending Section Chairs review the work and offer suggestions. In conjunction with the Publicity Committee, Editor Brophy has urged all Sections to establish a newsletter once or twice a year to keep their members informed. A newsletter is the most important contact you can keep with your membership. All the really active Sections have an Editor as officer and publish some type of communication to their Fellows. (Dr. Brophy has served many years as Publicity Director for the Illinois Elks Association, dealing with some 430 Illinois newspapers. The authored manual reflects that experience.)


Awards Committee Report Chairman James Englander reported presenting the 2001 Elmer Best Award to FDI President Jacques Monnot in Paris at our Hall of Fame last June. The Pierre Fauchard Gold Medal was presented to Dr. Richard Shaffer, retired U.S.Admiral, and retired ICD Registrar. Honorary Fellowship was conferred in Paris on Professor Claude Severin, President of L’Academie Nationale de Chirurgie Dentaire. The President’s Award was presented to Dr. John Molinari at the Awards Luncheon last October. No candidates for the Distinguished Service Award or for the Dental Trade and Industry Award were nominated. Nominations for the 2002 Awards are being received to be considered by the Committee and Board approval.		Hall of Fame Report Chair Ray Klein reported on the inductions of Drs. Robert Shira in Chicago, George Hollenback in California, and Gerald Leatherman in London. Last June, their plaques were formally placed on the Wall of Fame in Paris, and in the other site venues. Drs. Ray Klein, Fred Halik, and Pierre Marois met with an ADA Committee to discuss locating a Wall of Fame venue at the Chicago ADA Headquarters. This is in the discussion stage. Chair Ray Klein (right) giving Hall of Fame Report A more complete report on the Hall of Fame procedures was published in the last issue of Dental World.


Leadership Conference The last Leadership Conference was held in Chicago in 2000 under Dr. Robert Friedman. The 5th Leadership Conference is scheduled for 2003. The Chairman, date, and place are yet to be determined. The estimated cost of holding this function is $30,000. The Foundation will be requested to assist in financing the event. Mentorship Report The last Leadership Conference was held in Chicago in 2000 under Dr. Robert Friedman. The 5th Leadership Conference is scheduled for 2003. The Chairman, date, and place are yet to be determined. The estimated cost of holding this function is $30,000. The Foundation will be requested to assist in financing the event. Chairman Gary Lowder has sent out letters to all the Section Chairs requesting that they review the possibility of establishing or joining a current Mentorship Program at their State’s dental school(s), or, as Rhode Island has done, establish a similar program with new dentists. Belgium/Luxembourg Chairman Professor Jose Dahan presented his WEPE Program to the Board under old business. His aggressive dentists exchange program between eastern Europe and western Europe was reported in the Sept/Oct 1999 issue of Dental World and has been discussed since then.		This year, Dr. Dahan presented a pilot program to the Academy that could be run for about $5000. With the information developed from this project, his Section could provide statistics and a refined program for approval of a Foundation grant. The pilot project would encompass two dentists, one from Belgium to go to Romania for 15 days to visit several offices there and assist in improvement suggestions. The Romanian dentist would visit dental offices in Belgium to learn new techniques to bring back to his country. Eventually the program is projected to handle 10 protégés from different countries. Belgium Chair Jose Dahan (center) presenting his WEPE Program for Europe Trustee Gary Lowder endorsed this proposed Mentorship Program and the Academy voted the funds for initiating it.


Section Chairs’ Report The attending Section Chairs from all over the world went into caucus to select Indiana Chair Ray Maddox as their presiding officer with Mexico Chair Ernesto Acuna assisting. Section Chairs Meeting Their suggestions were: • An open invitation to all PFA Members to all future continuing education courses (this was done in the May/June 2001 Dental World for the Mark Murphy presentation in Kansas City. All members, guests, staff, and family were invited.)		• Have an established, uniform Induction Ceremony. • Create an updated new Section Chair packet. • Publish our PFA objectives and the value of PFA membership on the Web site. • Have newsletter-quality blurps on the Web site for downloading for section newsletters. • Create a “Project Idea” manual for Sections to appraise various projects for initiation in their areas. • Upgrade the membership forms, the processing of them, and suggest a screening process. What guidelines are to be used in selection? • Make it as easy as possible for new Section Chairmen to get up to speed by providing as many guidelines and suggestions as soon as possible to get the Section organized or keep it running. • Can the Web site, and our documents, forms, etc., be translated into other languages? These proposals and questions were discussed during the final session on 15 October 2001. Many were answered, others were referred to committees for working out some solutions.


International Committee Chairman Ernesto Acuna of Mexico noted that the problems being experienced in different countries all over the world are various, and often unique to their areas. Couple that with attempts to get together from such a large diverse area to discuss these problems, and the International Committee has a great difficulty in generating something useful for the Academy. Two situations do seem to be universal. One problem is that dental professionals in different countries do not earn the same level of income as their American Fellows do. Some countries are experiencing severe inflation, others recessions. The annual dues ($85 US) and the initiation fee ($100 US) translate extremely high in many of these countries. This prohibits all but the very rich to be able to afford joining, or even staying as members. Recruitment of qualified professionals, particularly teachers and those doing public service, is impossible when confronted by the cost of becoming a member. Trustee Bernardo Levit of Argentina added, “Are we an organization of only the rich that can afford to join, or of the best qualified professionals in that country?” Certainly, this is a dilemma as Dr. Levit described. On the other hand, should the better-off American members support the functions of the Academy and of those members in these depressed countries? Secretary/Treasurer Richard Kozal noted that the Academy investigated the possibility of adapting the FDI sliding scale fee schedule based on that country’s GNP that FDI uses for these situations. But, when the figures were all plugged in, the result indicated that we could not financially operate the Academy internationally.		So the Executive Board reviews each country’s situation on a “case by case” basis to arrive at an equitable arrangement. This can be changed from year to year as the situation changes. Another international problem that was discussed concerned governmental and/or third-party carriers’ intervention into the dental practice, which dictates treatment to public service dental employees. This often results in the dichotomy in what is needed and having to do what the government or carriers tell you to do on the basis of cost factors. Trustee Levit felt that the PFA Sections, or even the Academy internationally, need to take a stand to inform the patients about the situation, educate them as to what is accepted proper treatment, and define a good dentist. Chairman Charles Eller of Southern California suggested that the Academy adopt a patient Bill of Rights like they have in California. He would secure a copy for submission to the Academy for adaptation and adoption for the profession worldwide. The PFA Sections that are involved with this problem can use this document to support change in their countries. PFA would be providing an ideal role model that would enhance the respect for our organization by taking a high level position on this problem. On the other hand, we might be getting into hot political waters and be banned in those countries. Now that would get us some publicity!

PFA Annual Board Meeting
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Region 4
Trustee James Englander:

Michigan Chair Virginia Merchant held their annual breakfast meeting to induct three new Fellows in which our President Campbell attended. Their mentorship program at the University of Detroit-Mercy has been successful. Students from the University of Michigan have requested PFA to start one there this Fall.

Currently, the Section is recruiting volunteer dentists to provide a dental camp in the Upper Peninsula.

Wisconsin Chair Glenn Maihofer inducted 10 new Fellows this year and honored Dr. Paul Oberbreckling with their Distinguished Service Award. The Wisconsin PFA Mentorship Program at the University of Marquette has been extremely successful, earning ADA recognition.

Kentucky Chair Karl Lange involves his Fellows in dental public service projects such as the Children’s Dental Health Month and the Special Olympics Smiles Program.

Ohio Chair Al Uveges inducted 11 new Fellows this year. Dr. Uveges runs the world’s second largest Section in the PFA.

West Virginia Chair James Overberger hosted their annual meeting to honor Dr. Michael Medovic with their Distinguished Service Award.

Indiana Chair Ray Maddox is in his sixth year of a successful mentorship program at their dental school. At their annual meeting, they honored Dr. Donald Tharp with their Distinguished Service Award.

Illinois Chair Chris Baboulos inducted four new Fellows this year.

Region 5
Trustee Gary Lowder:

Hawaii Chair George Kanna passed away in July.

Past Utah Chair Rod Cragun had to resign last May after having been diagnosed with a brain tumor.

California, Southern Section, Chair Charles Eller hosted an excellent banquet meeting attended by President-elect Scott Welch to induct new members. They also produced a video of the many Foundation grant projects that have been funded there.

California, Northern Section, Chair Daniel Castagna inducted seven new Fellows.

Washington State Chair David Minahan held their annual meeting and inducted six new members. Trustee Gary Lowder attended representing PFA international officers.

Idaho Chair Greg Romriell held their annual meeting, which included a one-day continuing education course.

Arizona Chair Anita Elliott was installed at their annual meeting in April and attended the PFA functions in Kansas City.

Wyoming Chair Scott Houfek hosted their annual meeting with ACD and ICD.

Nevada Chair William Rohel attended the Academy functions in Kansas City.

Montana Chair Wayne Hansen was tied up with national commitments and had no activity this year.

Alaska proposed Chair Julie Robinson of Anchorage was approved by retiring Chair Art Hansen. Dr. Robinson attended many functions at Kansas City last October.

Oregon is still without a Chairman.

Trustees’ Report

Region 1
Trustee Pierre Marois:

Our Region has been fortunate to have our President visit many Sections and officiate at several functions during the last year. He has been in France twice, Belgium twice, England, Scotland, Italy, and Spain as our Ambassador of good will.

We hosted the Elmer Best Award in June and had the Hall of Fame plaques Ceremony.

Chair Hubert Ouvrard of France inducted 12 new Fellows. President Andrè, Robert of Le Conseil National de l’Ordre des Chirurgien-Dentistes thanked the Academy and the Foundation for contributing $10,000 to their mobile dental clinic. Academy officers met with the American Dental Club of Paris.

Belgium Chair Jose Dahan inducted two Fellows last November with President Campbell and two more this June. President Campbell also installed Dr. Valentin Mountafchiev as Bulgarian Section Chairman. President Campbell also presented the Foundation scholarship to a Louven University dental student and presented Honorary Fellowship to the Dean Daniel van Steenburghe.

In London, we inducted 22 new Fellows and installed Dr. Gerald Leatherman into the Hall of Fame. Dr. Rawson participated in a daylong continuing education course along with past United Kingdom Chair Raj Rayan.

In Switzerland, I visited with our new Chair Roland Sollner, who organized a meeting to honour outgoing Chair Dr. Dela Bona and to induct new members.

In Italy, after President Campbell’s visit, Chair Guido Bracchetti inducted nine new members.

In Spain, Chair Garro Bario inducted 21 new fellows.

In Portugal, Chair Gil Alcoforado inducted 14 new members.

German Chair Frank Braun attended the Paris ceremonies and promised an event in Germany to induct new Fellows for this year.

Region 1 has been very active, and we hope to continue this.

Region 2
Trustee Robert Friedman

Our Region played host to our President at Connecticut’s New England PFA Leadership meeting arranged by Chair Howard Mark.

ADA Trustee Edwin Mehlman attended as well as UConn Dental Dean Peter Robinson.

Rhode Island held their meeting in May under the new leadership of Chair Richard Walsh, who had headed up their Mentorship Program for new dentists. Past Section Chair Christine Benoit has stepped up to being Vice President of the Rhode Island Dental Association.

Membership is always a problem and needs to be addressed constantly. Should we be inclusive (with a large membership) or exclusive (recruiting only the top 3%)? Quo vadis?

Region 3
Trustee Robert Hart:

Our Sections hold their annual meetings in conjunction with their State Association Sessions. I have been discussing getting mentorship programs started in those areas that have none as yet.

Trustees’ Report continued
Region 6 Trustee Kevin Roach: Dr. Roach announced two new Canadian Chairmen. Barry Dolman from Montreal, Past President of the Canadian Dental Association, will become Quebec Chairman. He is currently organizing the 2002 Montreal Fellowship Induction Luncheon. Dr. Dolman replaces retiring Chair Guy Miranda of Quebec City. Tom Brenneman from Manitoba, the current Vice President of the Canadian Dental Association, will become Chairman for the Western Provinces. He replaces our former International Trustee, Sheldon Claman, who served in this position. Twenty-three new Fellows have been nominated for induction at the Montreal Luncheon. The event will take place on May 25th during the Centennial CDA Annual Session in conjunction with Les Journee Dentaire du Quebec, and it should be the largest Canadian dental meeting ever held. Past PFA President Michael Cripton has been nominated for the Elmer Best Award. He is the only Canadian to serve as PFA International President, and he currently serves on the Foundation Board. The Canadian Fellows presented a $1000 donation to the Foundation. Region 7 Trustee Bernardo Levit: The economic situation in South and Central America have hindered our recruitment and retention efforts. Though the Executive Committee has tried to help in many cases, it has not been enough to stop the loss of members. Third-party problems are having a negative impact on dentistry—low and late compensation to the dentists, and patients’ ignorance of what they should be able to accept as proper dentistry. Insurers have begun to dictate treatment. For financial reasons, “many former sponsors do not help us because it is against their own interests and would not care about sacrificing their profession in the altar of their economic interests.” We feel that PFA could best serve in Latin America by educating the patients on what is considered proper dental treatment and how to judge a good dentist.		Region 8 Trustee William Winspear: In May we held our Triennial Breakfast Meeting to induct 26 new Fellows by our Section President Jonathan Rogers. The 2001 Gordon Rowell Prize for Excellence was awarded to Dr. Nathan Patrick from the University of Sydney. Three Foundation scholarships were distributed to dental students at the Universities of Queensland, Melbourne in Victoria, and Adelaide in South Australia. The FDI Congress will be held in Sydney on 18 – 21 September 2003. All the executive members of the Planning Committee are PFA Fellows. The Chairman Reginald Hession is a Life Fellow. Trustee William Winspear will handle protocol and public relations. Region 9 Trustee Mamoru Sakuda: The Trustee’s position was transferred to me from past Trustee Eiichi Katagiri on 1 September 2001. He was presented with the outgoing Trustee’s Award at our 32nd Annual Meeting of the Japan Section on 8 September in Niigata City. I helped chair the Section Chairmen’s Meeting in Kuala Lumpur during the FDI Congress. The gathering was very productive in gaining ideas for improvement. Region 10 Trustee Michael Perpich: Fellow Larry Jones has retired as Section Chair for Texas. Texas, due to its size, has been divided into four Sections. Dr. C. Roger Macias has been named as one of the Section Chairs. Nebraska Chair Paul Tamisiea has also retired, leaving a vacancy. Chairs are also sought for Missouri, New Mexico, and North Dakota. Last May, I attended the Iowa PFA Dinner with Chair Steve Hedlund and past PFA President Larry Barrett. In Minnesota, I have been helping the Center for Political Torture and the Minneapolis District Dental Society apply for Foundation grants.


Web Site Report This report was published in the last issue of Dental World. Chair Appointments New Chair appointments for 2001-2002 were: In Region 1, Professor Valentin Moutaftchiev for Bulgaria, Dr. Roland Sollner for Switzerland, and Dr. Felipe Rezk-Lega for Lebanon. In Region 2, Dr. Don-N Brotman for Maryland, Dr. Richard Walsh for Rhode Island, and Dr. William MacDonald for Connecticut. In Region 3, Dr. James Roethele for Louisiana, Dr. Karyn Stockwell for Georgia, and Dr. Richard Barnes for Virginia. In Region 5, Dr. Stanwood Kanna for Hawaii and Dr. Bonita Elliot for Utah. In Region 6, Dr. Barry Dolman for Quebec and Dr. Thomas Brenneman for the Western Provinces. In Region 9, Dr. R. T. Arasu for Malaysia. In Region 10, Dr. Roger Macias for Texas. Old Business The WEPE Project presentation was described under the Mentorship Program. New Business The suggestion of not holding an Interim Board Meeting in 2002 in order to save costs and to permit the Executive Committee to handle the interim business was discussed and accepted by the Board. The Executive Board, subsequent to this meeting, agreed to hold their meeting for this purpose in Las Vegas at the Central Office on 13 March 2002. Section Chair Reports These appear under Section News. International Committee Appointments Budget & Finance: Chair Gordan Stine, David Campbell, Robert Friedman, and Richard Kozal. Membership: Chair Charles Eller, Pierre Marois, Glenn Maihofer, Don Brotman, Diampo Lim, Frank Braun, Gordan Stine, James Englander, ex-officio Richard Kozal. Nominating Committee: Chair M. David Campbell, Fred Halik, James Long. Constitution & ByLaws: Chair Robert Hart, Nicholas Saccone, Karl Lange, Barbara Mauldin.		International Committee Appointments continued Publicity: Chair Daniel Castagna, Larry Barrett, Richard Kozal, James Brophy. Publications: Chair David Stahl, Gordan Stine, Virginia Merchant, Norman Becker, Richard Kozal, James Brophy. Awards: Chair Gary Lowder, Diampo Lim, Robert Shira, Frank Braun, Bernardo Levit, Pierre Marois, Mario Ulmansky, Nicholas Saccone. International Advisory: Chair Ernesto Acuna, Paul C. K. Lee, Henk Schotte, Kevin Roach, Frank Braun, Jeffrey Tsang, Pierre Marois, Eiichi Katagiri, Bernardo Levit, Clive Ross, T. Samraj, William Winspear, Raj Raja Rayan, Mario Ulmansky. Mentorship: Chair Ray Maddox, Gary Lowder, Robert Hart, Larry Barrett. Consultants: Kathryn Kell, Ernesto Acuna, William Winspear. Hall of Fame: Chair Ray Klein, Larry Barrett, Minoru Horiuchi, Kevin Roach, Pierre Marois, Frank Braun, with consultants Nicholas Saccone, William Winspear, Bernardo Levit. Local Arrangements: Chair Richard Kozal, James Roethele, William Buchanan. Strategic Planning Session The Sunday morning session addressed several topics, the most important of which was the renaming of the Long Range Planning Committee to the Strategic Planning Committee to be chaired by Trustee Howard Mark. This committee is to have three to five members serving for three to five years at a time to maintain continuity. This group would be charged with producing a “living document” to be reviewed annually in planning a strategy for the future. This committee would be responsible for initiating implementation of new ideas and following up on them. Another concept that was enthusiastically accepted for implementation was having a Past Presidents Committee that also could maintain continuity, offer recommendations, and assume some of the Academy’s expanding duties. Indiana Chair Ray Maddox and Trustee Gary Lowder discussed the Section Chair recommendations. One of those was to check into a “flexible dues structure” for the economically depressed countries. The Central Office would work up what it costs the Academy to maintain an international member, including the cost factors for plaques, awards, pins, certificates, etc. The Board debated some other recommendations from the officers such as quarterly reports from the Chairs to keep more abreast of our progress, appoint an aggressive membership committee composed of Chairs from different regions, and explore the costs involved in hosting regional continuing education courses sponsored by PFA.

Meet Your President

Dr. Scott M. Welch is a quiet, humble man. He is a listener. He leads by inspiration and by being the first to get going on the difficult tasks. Perhaps it is living under the presence of the high Rocky Mountains of Wyoming that gives a man humility. But make no mistake, he gets the job done.

Since Dr. Welch earned his dental degree in 1953, he has nearly a half century of outstanding accomplishments in dentistry, in his community, and in his church.

Dr. Welch has served on the local level first as President of WDA’s Northwest District Dental Society. Then in 1978, he became President of the Wyoming Dental Association.

All the while, Scotty (to his friends) served our profession in a practical manner by spending most of those 50 years as a dental examiner. He became a member of the American Association of Dental Examiners in 1967 when he was appointed to the Wyoming State Board of Dental Examiners by Republican Governor Stan Hathaway. Dr. Welch served as President of that Board for 1967-1973 and again for 1985-1990. In 1975, Democratic Governor Ed Herschler appointed Dr. Welch to the Council on Health and Medical Services, and again to the Wyoming State Board of Dental Examiners in 1985.

He became President of the American Association of Dental Examiners for 1977-1979. He served on the Joint Commission of National Dental Examinations for 1978-1984 and on the Steering Committee for the Central Regional Dental Testing Service in 1985 through 1990.

Dr. Welch was recognized for his dedication with Life Membership in the American Association of Dental Examiners (1978) and with their Citizen of the Year Award in 1988.

On the national level, Dr. Welch ran for ADA 2nd Vice President. He also served in the ADA House of Delegates as a WDA Delegate starting in 1983. He is a Fellow in PFA and ACD.

On the international level, Scotty is a member of FDI. He served PFA as State Chairman, International Trustee, and through the Chairs to become PFA International President for 2001-2002.

Dr. Scott Welch with two sons

True leadership is not just contained within his profession. Dr. Welch is a member of the Lovell, Wyoming, Lions Club for nearly 40 years. He has served as Clerk, Treasurer, and Chairman for the Big Horn County School District. And he has been Trustee (1958-1978 and 1989-1992) for the North Big Horn Hospital.

As a religious man, Dr. Scott served as Bishop for his LDS Church for 1959-1967, then as Youth Leader from 1967 to 1980, served on the High Council for 1967-1976, was Counselor to the President for 1970-1972, and serves as Financial Clerk since 1987.

Dr. Welch and his wife Kathleen have raised a family of five sons and two daughters. Son Barry Welch is a physician. Sons Bradley, Greg, and Scott are dentists.

An article about Dr. Welch stated that “Dentistry needs dynamic leaders like Scott M. Welch who have the dedication and sound judgement to formulate policies that respond in innovative ways to today’s challenges. He has proven ability and his leadership inspires the confidence of his peers.” The article goes on, “Scott has been dedicated to advancing the interests of dentistry for fifty years, and he is not about to stop now.” That about says it all. We are fortunate to have this quiet leader bring his skills to serve our Academy.

65th PFA Gold Medal Awards Luncheon
Awards Luncheon One of the largest crowds ever attended our Awards Luncheon this year at the Westin Hotel on Saturday, 13 October, held during the ADA Session. Outgoing President M. David Campbell called the Luncheon together with Trustee Robert Hart giving the Invocation for Rev. Matthew Campbell, who was unable to attend from Scotland. Dr. Molinari gives address Dr. John Molinari gave an address on “Infection Control—Past and Future Challenges.” Trustee James Englander presented this year’s Award recipients starting with the PFA Gold Medal being presented to Dr. Richard Shaffer, retired USN Admiral and past ICD Registrar. A large ICD contingent of dignitaries was present to honor Dr. Shaffer. They included ICD President Richard Schoessler, International President Min Horiuchi (past PFA President), USA Section President Richard Shick, US Section President-elect Charles Simons, US Section Vice President Carl Lundgren (past PFA President), past ICD President Lloyd Phillips, 8th District Regent William Kort (past PFA President), past U.S. Section President John Layden, and past Regent Richard Kozal. ICD’s Lloyd Phillips and Regent William Kort President Campbell presents Gold Medal Award to Dr. Richard Shaffer		Dr. Molinari receiving Presidential Award President Campbell then proceeded to install the new Academy Board Officers for 2001-2002. Incoming President was Dr. Scott M. Welch of Wyoming. Installed were President-elect, Dr. Gordan Stine of South Carolina and Vice President, Dr. Robert Friedman of Connecticut. New Trustees were Dr. Howard Mark of Connecticut for Region 2 and Dr. Mamoru Sakuda of Japan for Region 9. Officers being sworn in: Trustee Howard Mark, Trustee Mamoru Sakuda, Vice President Robert Friedman, President-elect Gordan Stine Outgoing President Cambell places President’s Medallion on new President Scott Welch President Welch receives calfskin certificate from Argentina Trustee Bernardo Levit Gold Medal recipient Richard Shaffer with Philippines Chair Dean Diampo Lim and 1999 Gold Medal recipient James Vernetti of California

John A. Molinari, PhD
Dr. Molinari received his BA in biology from St. Vincent College and his PhD in microbiology from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. He currently is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Detroit-Mercy School of Dentistry. Dr. Molinari has published more than 200 scientific articles in the areas of microbiology and immunology. He co-authored the text Practical Infection Control in Dentistry. He has lectured nationally and internationally on topics dealing with infectious diseases and asepsis. Dr. Molinari serves as consultant for Detroit area hospitals. He is also consultant for the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs, and on the Michigan Dental Association Special Committee on Health Hazard Regulations.		He was Project Coordinator for the governmental Health Resources and Services Administration Task Force on AIDS and Dental Education. He is Chairman of the American Association of Dental Schools Curriculum Advisory Committee on Bloodborne Infectious Diseases. Dr. Molinari is the Infection Control Section Editor for the Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry, and he is a member of the Editorial Board for the ADA Journal. Dr. Molinari is an Honorary Member of the Michigan Dental Association and of the ICD. He serves as the State Chairman for the Michigan Governor’s Risk Reduction and AIDS Policy Commission.

Membership Thoughts Like many organizations throughout the world, membership has either remained static or has been declining. And, when we speak about “membership,” this includes the initial recruitment, induction, retention, and lapsation. Each of those categories has its own approaches. As we journey through time, the reasons we had for joining change as well. We acquire new reasons for maintaining our membership. As a living entity, any organization must first adapt to the times it exists in. Editor Brophy, in his written work on America’s Secret Societies, notes the number of them founded after the U.S. Civil War. He describes why many failed and a few survived. The survivors did so because the reasons for which the organizations were established had changed in time. Those groups that did survive changed to address the contemporary problems. One example would be the United States’ largest organization for its time, the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). Membership was limited to those who had served in the Union Army. For nearly 50 years, the GAR shaped American politics. But when all the Union veterans died off, so did the organization. We see this happening in the VFW today. The Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of Pythias, and many other organizations were founded after the Civil War as the civilian counterpart to the GAR. Their membership requirements were elite, but not limiting. However, their social activities and exclusive membership requirements eventually spelled doom for them. The Elks, Moose, and Eagles survived the “social fraternity” phase because they adapted to the times. This changing of the times gave birth to new groups, like the Lions, Rotary, and Exchange Clubs, around the turn of the century. They grasped the need for community service organizations to fill the void between public welfare and upper class philanthropy. The Elks, Moose, and Eagles slowly adopted these goals as well. They survived. Then after WWII, things changed again. The community needs were still there, but the pool of potential members changed. The “baby boomer” generation started to rebel against many of their families’ accepted ideas. Technology played a bigger role in their lives. Formal education became a must to succeed in a world filled with baby boomer competition. College fraternities declined in membership. Many dropped their exclusive membership requirements and survived. Some did not. The Pierre Fauchard Academy was founded in 1936 with very lofty goals of meeting the literary needs in our profession. It limited its membership to only the top 3% of the world’s dentists because it was felt that they could best meet those goals through their leadership. And it appealed to a pool of professionals who were “joiners” and active in organized dentistry. Times changed in dentistry as well, but this was not felt so acutely until the 1990s. Dentists, by their very nature, are more educated, basically conservative, and organizationally inclined to protect their independence in practice. They are respected in their communities where they are often active. Being active—joining community organizations—was a way of feeding their practices. Then came advertising, third party carriers, PPOs, HMOs, and all the other changes that resulted in a profession of colleagues becoming business competitors. ACD has seen this and has implemented a campaign to structure ethical conduct within the profession. (A sad commentary that this is needed today.) PFA, in its own way, has done this as well. Some time ago, our subtitle of “an international honor dental organization” added the word “service.” No one noticed, since that was what we had begun to do. No one certainly objected. From a 1936 mission goal of improving dental literature and giving out awards—certainly needs of those times—we began mentoring, a scholarship program, and grants for service projects. We encourage our Sections to not emphasize being a “knife and fork” club, to one sponsoring dental public service. We have changed and will survive. Change in our mission, as reflected by what we are doing, also brings with it the need for funding. No longer are we running an honor organization out of a shoebox of names and addresses. We are big business in mentoring, scholarships, and grants. That takes money to organize and execute. As we extend PFA internationally, that need will become more acutely felt. We are becoming a major world player in dentistry. And we must begin to prepare for this role.		But the change in the available pool of recruits needs to be recognized as well. That still needs to be addressed. Canadian Trustee Kevin Roach pointed out the “graying of dental leaders” and the need today to appeal to the “baby boomers” and beyond. Trustee Bernardo Levit touched on another problem. Do we take only the top 3% of those who can afford membership or the top 3% that deserve it, but have economical restraints? Vice President Robert Friedman, though, makes the pertinent statement that perhaps it is time to loosen the top 3% requirement. When we slipped in the word “service” into our mission, we silently committed millions of dollars, pounds, francs, pesos to our future activities. All the PFA volunteers in the world will reduce that cost, but they will not change the fact that funds will be necessary to carry out all the programs we undertake. When we slipped in the word “service,” we expanded our role in dentistry. That role may not be able to be carried out by a “graying leadership” alone. We will need younger members to perform the service functions. Then the debate becomes, what do we with the 3% figure? Or do we even need that as a limitation (since it is not defined anywhere anyway)? Can we evolve into the only international dental service organization, which provides the “honor” through our awards? By adapting a different membership approach, we can achieve more Fellows, which generates more revenue to run the operation. Recruitment hinges on several basic factors first—organization, activity, and appeal. Currently, we are well organized on the international level with Sections, even some Districts, down to the Fellows level. Our philosophy has always been to grant the Sections complete autonomy from dictated structured recruitment, induction ceremonies, and activity, as opposed to the other colleges. This has been touted as our hallmark of difference. But, perhaps, it is also our undoing. New Section Chairs, those wishing to establish a Section, and those named as Chairs that do nothing are at a loss sometimes to know where to begin. In their offices, they follow rigorous procedures to produce ideal treatment results. They look to PFA to do the same. Perhaps it is time, as many of the Chairs have said themselves, to establish “suggested” formats for operating a Section; new guidelines for recruitment; establishing Section offices of Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary/Treasurer, and Editor; a framework for an induction ceremony; and a list of possible Section projects to undertake. Each of these formally composed can allow for individual Section variation. And each of them has their own reasons for being. We discussed the new ideas for recruitment. But beyond any new ideas, the most successful Sections with large memberships are (1) organized, (2) with a cadre of officers (ideal for experienced succession), (3) have some type of newsletter to communicate with its members, and (4) are involved in one or more Section projects. Often they have also developed a formal recruitment policy, screening process, and induction ceremony. The tuxedo rental companies published a report that the greater number of marriages that survive were performed in formal dress. The Elks Initiation is formally done in tuxedo and has a greater retention than other groups that initiate in street clothes or just hand the recruit a certificate of membership. Whether these reports are true or not, the formality of the Induction Ceremony expresses how important the event is in PFA and in the life of the new member. This aids in retention and lowering lapsation. The activities that a Section holds is another answer to appeal, retention, and lapsation. As dues rise to cover costs, as economic times become more difficult, as the kids get into college at the same time, members begin to reassess their membership when the dues statement comes out. But if the Fellow feels he is a part of bringing dentistry to the indigent, this gives him reason to stay. If he is participating in a worthwhile project, this gives him reason to recruit his friends and classmates. None of this can happen without an organized Section running the local operations. The days of the International Board members doing it all are gone. The world is too big. And we are expanding into areas that need local leadership to meet unique needs.
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Membership Thoughts continued... There is no one magical answer that fits all sizes. Each must be tailored at the local level to meet the local needs by a local organization. When we were a “knife and fork” club, meeting once or twice a year, we could dip into our pockets and make donations for different small projects. Today we have taken on major worldwide dental public service programs, scholarships distributed around the world, mentoring programs that extend into the jungles and into the old Soviet Union. We are now a major player. To effectively take on that role, we must be organized on all levels, and we must have graying leadership along with new young ideas. The honor no longer comes from the exclusiveness of being a Fellow, but being a Fellow running people-to-people programs exclusive to PFA and to the world. So our first approach to expanded recruitment is to organize our Sections to accept new members. Expanded recruitment also encompasses adding more Sections in Africa, eastern Europe, and Asia. The economic conditions in many of these places precludes $85 a year dues, let alone a $100 initiation fee. Yet, if we expect to be a world leading dental organization, if we are to continue dental service to the needy, that is where we need to establish new Sections. We ought to get there first to become a tradition among the local dental professionals. To do so would be costly. The answer, like the European Union does, like our Hall of Fame does, is to accept only a certain number of poorer Sections a year, establish a provisional status with provisional dues before full recognition. Belgium Chair Professor Jose Dahan recognized this years ago in trying to establish his West-East Program of Exchange (WEPE) between western and eastern European dentists. Not only is this a mentoring program, but eventually it will raise the level of dentistry in those areas needing it. Through Dr. Dahan and his Fellows, PFA will have initiated it. He fills a very important need in this modern world. In attending the 2000 FDI Congress, President Campbell and Editor Brophy participated in many committee meetings on the state of global dentistry. FDI Executive Director Per Ake and Editor Brophy were in discussion at one of those meetings when Per Ake asked who should be doing a certain world project. Editor Brophy responded, “If not FDI, then what other world dental organization?”		Per Ake answered that there were no other world dental organizations. But President Campbell and Editor Brophy discussed privately that FDI was in little better position than PFA to accomplish what needs to be done eventually. PFA is another world dental organization, free of the politics of the situation, that could do it. Where do we want to be in the next century? As Chicago waterfront architect Daniel Burnham said, “Make no small plans.” Do we wish to evolve into a world dental leadership role? Or stay as one of many “knife and fork” clubs? Finally, we address the oft-quoted statement made in soliciting a prospective member who says, “What do I get out of it?” Past PFA President Fred Halik addressed this in his “President’s Notebook” in the March/April 2000 issue of Dental World. He quoted U.S. President John Kennedy’s statement, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but instead, ask what you can do for your country.” He notes the “dollars and sense, take home and make money” mentality behind the question of “What’s in it for me?” and he answers that “nothing worthwhile is ever derived from any organization unless one pays for it in the sense of time and commitment.” The benefits from belonging to any group cannot be tabulated in money. What price can you put on helping another person? Can you get that same feeling anywhere else but when you reach out to help another? What price can you place on the fine friends you have made? The recognition and esteem you have earned? The justification of your very existence? Past President M. David Campbell frankly answered the question during the Kansas City Board Meeting when he said, “Get something out of it? No, it is payback time! Others have helped you get where you have gotten. Now it is time to give back. You join PFA to pay for the opportunity to do more for your profession, for humanity, to make our world a better place because of you. You are an established dentist and, as such, have a certain responsibility to help others less fortunate. And, in doing so, you will be rewarded with the help of others, happiness for yourself, hope for our future, recognition by your peers, the prestige of doing what is needed, and the privilege of paying more to do more. That is why you should join! You cannot buy that anywhere else.” That about says it all.

2002		CALENDAR
21-24 February 13 March 3-7 April 3-7 April April 25 May 25-29 May 25-29 May 1-5 October 19–23 October		137th MidWinter Meeting, Chicago, Illinois Executive Board Meeting, Central Office, Las Vegas, Nevada 24th Asian Pacific Dental Congress, Seoul, Korea 44th Korean Dental Association Congress Ohio PFA Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio Canadian PFA Induction Luncheon, Montreal, Canada 100th Anniversary Canadian Dental Association, Montreal, Canada Les Journee Denatire du Quebec 90th FDI Congress, Vienna, Austria 143rd ADA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana

2003
25-29 October Fall		ADA 144rd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA FDI 91st Annual Meeting, Sydney, Australia
(Have your PFA Event date put here. E-mail Editor Brophy at PFADWJMB@aol.com)

PFA Continuing Education Course Kansas City, 11 October 2001
Dr. Mark T. Murphy opened the 8 a.m. continuing education program to a nearly overflowing crowd of PFA Fellows, staff, and family from all over the world. Trustee Professor Mamoru Sakuda of Japan, Belgium Chair Professor Jose Dahan, past UK Section Chairman Raj Rayan, Philippines Chair Dean Diampo Lim, and many U.S. Chairs were present for the informative and entertaining presentations. President David Campbell welcomed everyone, gave the introductions, and distributed the lecture materials. The next few hours flew by as Dr. Murphy discussed national trends, professional concerns, patient analysis, and most importantly, communications. With a healthy injection of Dr. L. D. Pankey, Dr. Murphy (a Pankey Institute associate faculty member) discussed the balance of life between love-work-religion-play. To serve your patients best with the finest dentistry you can perform, you need to evaluate their personalities and responsiveness to your treatment presentation. Dr. Murphy receiving Appreciation Plaque from President Campbell.		Lecturer Mark Murphy handling personal questions They need to understand and appreciate what you need to do for them. One size does not fit all patients in this customized service we provide. The afternoon sessions went over verbal skills and described a customer service model for dentistry. Those attending stayed well after the lectures for the question-and-answer period that personalized the day’s presentations. The time was well spent.

PFA History
Walter A. Cyhel was PFA President in 1977. After serving his term, Fellow Walter became PFA Secretary, an office he held from 1977 until his death in 1985. He was also recipient of the PFA Special Service Citation and was very active in ICD. The saying goes that “behind every great man there is a woman.” In Walter’s case there were two women, his wife Vickie and her sister Helen Smolak. “In those early days,” Vickie Cyhel discussed PFA after attending the Awards Luncheon, saying “There were only about 4000 members. We ran the Secretary’s Office out of a bunch of punch cards kept in a shoebox. Helen and I did all the records by hand—address changes, sending out dues notices, everything. “When Walter went to Japan, I did not want to go. When he came back he had the nickname of Mt. Fuji Stomach. Walt was a crazy, wonderful man. He took these boob toothbrushes with him to hand out in Japan. You would rub them and make them grow. Another time he handed out these ear covers, which were called ‘bull s_ _ _ protectors.’ “When it was time to send out the dues notices, Helen and I would spread them all out on the dining room table and sort them out by country. The we had to lick the stamps on each one of 4000 envelopes and take them to the post office. When the return letters came back, we would spend many evenings posting them to that member’s card in the box. There were no computers then. I don’t know what we would be able to do today with 7000 cards.		L-R, Vickie Cyhel, Secretary Kozal, and Helen Smolak “We had a lot of good times together and met so many wonderful friends through our work in PFA. I still keep in contact with many of the older gals.” And we thank you, Richard, for coming to Kansas City to be Walter’s pallbearer.

Foundation Report
The Kansas City Meeting packet contained the Minutes of last year’s Foundation Meeting in Chicago in October, 2000, for approval at this year’s Board Meeting. The highlights of that meeting included Foundation President Robert Shira’s three-page report on the Foundation status; Vice President Carl Lundgren’s visit to the Foundation project in Costa Rica and his tour of the dental school; Executive Director Shig R. Kishi’s 12-page report on the Foundation business; a bound financial report by Treasurer George Higue; and an Executive Committee Report by President Robert Shira. Business matters included: • Budget allocation of $10,000 for funding special projects and contributions that would fall between the grant deadlines; • Establishing a committee to review investment policy for any recommendations; • Review of grants applications (previously reported in the Jan/Feb, 2001 Dental World); • Student scholarship funding for $123,000;		• Establishing an “available past PFA Presidents list” to fill vacancies on the Foundation Board when its membership drops below the Bylaws prescribed number of 14; • A report on the American Association of Dental Editors Conference the Academy sponsored in St. Paul, Minnesota, in April, 2000; • Establishment of a grant appeal mechanism to the Foundation Officers; • Support for the Academy’s 2001 Programs; • Discussion of Foundation fund-raising possibilities; • Discussion by the Board to hold only an annual meeting, usually before the annual ADA Session; • The Foundation Humanitarian Award be selected by the President, the Executive Director, and the Grants Chairman who have reviewed all the applications.

The 2001 President’s Report by Foundation President Robert B. Shira
This year, 34 grant requests were considered with seven being returned because they failed to meet the established criteria. Scholarship letters were mailed out in early February to all the dental school deans with copies going to Section Chairs. Publicity has increased under Dr. Larry Barrett, who also has contacted the Section Chairs for assistance in getting our news in their local publications.		The remaining Brenes-Espinach property in Costa Rica, the jewelry store, has been sold and the funds deposited in the Foundation’s Brenes-Espinach Account. The flower shop with adjacent squatters was donated to Foundacion Piedad, a charitable foundation operating in Costa Rica to which we had donated dental equipment in the past. The Foundacion also agreed to accept the responsibility for the care and maintenance of the Brenes-Espinach cemetery plot.

Academy President’s Report to the Foundation by Academy President M. David Campbell
The real purpose of health professionals is to touch the lives of people in need. To accomplish this goal, we have attained several achievements this year: • Increased the Central Office efficiency in processing applications and funds; • Scheduled an all-day continuing education conference in Kansas City; • Improved our Web site; • Updated our PFA informational publications; • Established a long range planning committee; • Recommended a simplified grant application for our Sections which was adopted by the Foundation; • Visitation to many of our Sections has demonstrated results in bringing in new members and activation of some dormant groups;		• Hosted a Region 9 Section Chairs Meeting during the FDI Congress in Kuala Lumpur; • The Presidential visits to our Sections is important to stimulate activity and foster a sense of Academy support and encouragement. President Campbell thanked the Foundation for their support during his year as PFA President. He requested funding for 2002 Academy projects: • Upgrading our Web site ($20,000); • Support for our PFA Dental Museum (to be located in the new Nevada dental school in 2003), which will include a mini-Hall of Fame ($15,000); • Funding for our International Mentorship Program ($5000).

Grants Committee Report by Vice President Carl Lundgren
Vice President Carl Lundgren This enters our sixth year of grant application. Our system has worked well with a minimum of confusion and burden. The grants reviewed for this year (34) have a total request value of $219,197. The 2001 year budgeted amount is $137,000. The year 2000 budget carryover amount not spent (as reported by Treasurer George Higue) is $80,345. The donation of the flower shop to another foundation will also provide us a tax credit. Non-U.S. dental service sites (20%) are in France, Costa Rica, Vietnam (through The Netherlands Section), Haiti, and three in Mexico. Only one dental school request was received and that was for $5000.		All the grant considerations were handled by mail, phone, fax, and e-mail to reduce administration costs. Treasurer George Higue has donated his investment genius and accounting skills and supplied an in-depth, bound report on the Foundation funds. And the Foundation office has kept office costs under $60 a month. So the Foundation funds are being well conserved by the Officers in charge. There were three Priority One requests of which two were our obligations to Costa Rica and the Humanitarian Award: • Priority One: three requests; • Priority Two: (Section requests) 4; • Priority Three: (Public Service) 19; • Priority Four: (Continuing Education, Faculty Development, Dental Schools) 4; • Priority Five: (Research) 0; • Priority Six: (miscellaneous) 0; • Scholarships: 72 Due to the cancellation of the Foundation’s Annual Meeting in Kansas City this year, the review of the applications for grants will be handled among the Board by phone or some agreeable means by the Board of Trustees. Once the grants process has been completed, those receiving Foundation grants will be reported in Dental World.

Foundation Treasury by Foundation Treasurer George Higue
It should be noted that due to the Foundation’s investment strategy handled by Treasurer George Higue, that the Foundation funds have not suffered the tremendous losses being experienced by stock market investments. Thus, the grant and scholarship plans can proceed without concern for available funds. Based on year 2000 information and IRS tax rules, the Foundation can expect to distribute $329,000 for 2001. The distributable amount is roughly 5% of the average fair market value of the assets for the current year. Any portion not distributed by the Foundation by the end of 2001 must be given out before the end of 2002 to avoid IRS tax penalties.		Foundations pay either a 1% tax on investment income or a 2% tax depending on the amount of funds distributed. Thus, the Foundation needs to distribute the $80,345 carryover from 2000 before 31 December 2001 to avoid IRS penalties, and at least $300,000 to avoid the 2% tax. By distributing the $329,000 realized income from investments and the $80,345 carryover, the Foundation will avoid $3500 in excise tax. Before the Kansas City Meeting was canceled, the Board was to have received a presentation from Merrill Lynch Services about investment strategies.

The Executive Director’s Report by Dr. Shigeo R. Kishi
The Foundation Executive Director attended the Academy’s Interim Meeting in Atlanta last March to present the Foundation’s Report to the Academy, which was reported in Dental World. The insurance agency covering the Directors and Officers’ Insurance Policy recommended that the Academy and the Foundation carry separate policy coverage. This has been done. The University of Costa Rica School of Dentistry was sent a check ($7500) to cover our final commitment of $104,500 to their Brenes-Espinach Multimedia Teaching System. The Costa Rica PFA Section was also sent $7500 for the Loader-Espinach Award, which will be presented in 2002. Since October 2000, 115 grant applications were mailed out, resulting in 41 grants received, of which seven were returned. Thirty-four grants were then considered by the Grants Evaluation Teams.		Donations to the Foundation for year 2000 were $22,840 from U.S. Fellows, $710 from International Fellows, and $2925 from Life Members. For the year 2001, up to 18 July 2001, donations were $22,655 from U.S. Fellows, $849 from International Fellows, and $3025 from Life Members. Scholarships were extended to 53 U.S. dental schools (based on membership), who all responded, and to 19 international Sections, of which 17 have replied. Non-U.S. dental schools contacted were Argentina (1), Australia (3), Belgium (1), Canada (3 to 10 recipients), Chile (1), Costa Rica (1), England (2), France (2), Germany (1), Hong Kong (1), India (2), Ireland (1), Japan (3), Korea (1), Mexico (1), Peru (1), Poland (1) no response, Portugal (1) no response, and Singapore (1).

Foundation Fund Raising Report
The Foundation needs to augment the solicited donations we receive currently through the dues notice in order to reduce the amount of funds paid in taxes. Thus, the Foundation Board has initiated plans to request that Sections host events to aid in raising funds for the Foundation. Some other suggestions have been made to petition the dental trade and service industries for help. Another was to have individual Fellows cosponsor, in whole or part, the student scholarships for naming rights to the scholarship. Pledges and bequeaths have also been discussed. Currently, donors to the Foundation are listed on our Web site. Discussion is underway to decide if the cost of publishing donor’s names in Dental World would be beneficial.		Donations from our membership and other sources are going to become more important since rolling over investments are going to be at much lower interest rates, resulting in less funds for distribution. If the lower realized funds are not supplemented by contributions to the principle, then the amounts available for grants and scholarships will be reduced. The Board will be faced with either reducing the amounts per scholarship/grant or giving fewer grants and scholarships. We are faced with a multiyear commitment to raising funds since one year’s effort will not achieve the goal. To initiate this understanding a letter to all Fellows explaining the situation is being considered to determine if the cos

Foundation News
Canada Vancouver Dr. Patrick Gowdy thanked the Academy for his selection to receive the Foundation Scholarship, and he promised through his career to maintain “the integrity of the profession and enhancing the public awareness of oral health issues.” Dean Edwin Yen of the University of British Columbia Faculty of Dentistry in Vancouver presented the Foundation Scholarship certificate and check to student Denny Essig. The May/June issue of The Contact Point printed a whole-page picture of then Quebec Vice Chairman Barry Dolman (past Canadian Dental Association President and current Quebec Chair) presenting the Foundation Scholarship certificate to student Huy Sroy Lor, a junior at the University of Montreal. The same picture also appears in Nouvelles en Bref. The April 2001 issue of The Journal Dentaire du Quebec printed an item and picture of the presentation of the Foundation Scholarship certificate by Quebec Chair Guy Miranda to student Marc-Andre Beaupre with Dean Diane Lachapelle and Vice Dean Denis Robert in attendance. The University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry publication printed an article and picture of Pierre Fauchard and of Fellow Anne Dale presenting the Foundation Scholarship certificate to student Shervin Abbaszadeh with the Dental Students Society President Wajahat Ali Khan in attendance. United States New Jersey University of New Jersey School of Dentistry student Matthew Peluso was selected as the 2001 Scholarship recipient. Minnesota James Miller thanked the Academy for receiving the Academy research Award at the University of Minnesota’s Senior Recognition Ceremony.		United States continued... Washington State Scholarship recipient Jason Bourne thanked the Academy for being honored with their Senior Student Award. Recipient Denny Essig receiving congratulations from Dean Edwin Yen

PIERRE FAUCHARD ACADEMY
Officers M. David Campbell President Michigan Scott Welch President-elect Wyoming Gordan Stine Vice President South Carolina Richard A. Kozal Secretary/Treasurer Nevada James M. Brophy Editor Illinois Fred Halik Immediate Past President New York		Trustees REGION 1—Europe Pierre Marois France REGION 2—N.E. USA Robert Friedman Connecticut REGION 3—S.E. USA Robert S. Hart Florida 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

Section News
Brazil Chair Professor Lucy Dalva Lopes expressed her “immeasurable sadness” experienced over the September 11th tragedies and that the Brazilian people are choked with grief for our loss. Dr. Renato Geromel was elected President of the Brazil Section. His Secretary/Treasurer is Dr. Jose Carlos De Vivo. Australasia Trustee William Winspear reported holding their triennial Breakfast Induction Meeting in Brisbane during the Australia Dental Congress to bring in 26 new Fellows. Officiating was Section President Jonathan Rogers. The Gordon Rowell Prize for Excellence was awarded to Dr. Nathan Patrick from the University of Sydney. The 2003 FDI World Dental Congress will be held in Sydney between 18-21 September 2003. Fellow Reginald Hession will serve as Chairman of the Organizing Committee, which is composed of all PFA Fellows. Trustee William Winspear will be in charge of protocol and public relations. All Fellows are invited to attend. Trustee William Winspear, on the September 11th tragedies, “I am so saddened by the horror you have all experienced that at this time I cannot express my true feelings, except to say—God Bless America.” Canada Trustee Kevin Roach announced new Chairs for Quebec and for the Western Provinces. Past CDA President Barry Dolman of Montreal will assume the duties for the Quebec Section as he plans the 2002 Montreal Fellowship Induction Luncheon. He replaces Guy Maranda who served with distinction. Replacing beloved past PFA International Trustee Sheldon Claman for the Western Provinces will be CDA Vice President Tom Brenneman of Manitoba. For the 2002 Montreal Fellowship Induction, 23 new members have been proposed for Fellowship at the Luncheon on May 25th. The PFA affair will be in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Dental Association, and be held with Les Journee Dentaire du Quebec from 25-29 May. This will be the largest dental meeting ever held in Canada. You are all invited. The Canadian Section has nominated Dr. Michael Cripton for the Elmer Best Memorial Award. Dr. Cripton is the first Canadian to serve as President of the PFA and the only international Fellow to serve in that office. Other Canadians to receive the Elmer Best Award were Drs. C. H. M. Williams (1965), Donald W. Gullet (1970), William G. McIntoch (1980), Ronald E. Jordan (1987), and Nicholas A. Mancini (1994). The Canadian Fellows presented a $1000 check to the Foundation at the Kansas City Meeting through their Trustee Kevin Roach. Argentina Argentina Section President Mabel Belleville presented a PFA Appreciation Plaque to the C.O.R.A. – F.O.L.A. President during the 2nd annual Latin American Congress and National Symposium on Prevention in Buenos Aires. Trustee Bernardo Levit communicated with President Campbell on 11 September his shock at “the horrible crime committed” that day. On September 12th, noon, the Argentine PFA Section held a brief memorial in memory of those who lost their lives the day before in the U.S. disasters. The Fellows then repudiated “the cowardly terrorist attack.” Chile Chair Francisco O. Campos holds monthly dinner meetings to plan Section activities. Fellow Rafael Uson heads up their Mentorship Program for new dentists. Fellow Roberto Irribarra runs their Action Road Program to help get dental care for the old age patients with economic difficulties. Fellow Raul Frugone is in charge of public relations and publishes a PFA magazine three times a year.		Chile continued Last June, PFA President Campbell and International Trustee Bernardo Levit helped to induct 16 new Fellows, one from Bolivia, at their Induction Dinner. Honorary Life membership was awarded to Professor Dr. Juan Colin. In July, they held their elections selecting new Chair Jaime Koiffman, who will take his position this March. Secretary/Treasurer Luis Felipe Jimenez Squella, on behalf of the Chilean Section expressed their sincere sorrow “in this tragic moment that the American people are suffering. We cannot find the exact words for expressing our feelings, just to say God bless you.” Chair Professor Campos said “Por nuestros hermanos Americanos, por favor reenvia esta Vela de la Esperanza, para que no se apague, si ella esta en movimiento no sucedera. Oh Senor dale resignacion a todas esas familias que han sufrido, tal tragedia de perder a sus seres amado.” Costa Rica Chair Mario Rodriquez C. informed the Board that the Loader-Espinach Award will be presented this year to Dr. Benjamin Herazo Acuna, Director of Instituto de Educacion Continuada of the Federacion Odontologica Colombiana and is an active member of the Colombian Institute of Bioethic Studies. The presentation will be this March in conjunction with the 60th anniversary of the University of Costa Rica School of Dentistry. Israel Chair Mario Ulmansky suggested that holding CE courses in Europe and South America would attract more members, particularly those Fellows at universities who could attend them at university expense. (Editor’s note: Our first CE course was held in London in 1998 and four courses were offered in 2001 in Brussels, Paris, and London.) Korea Dr. Kim Hong Ki, a Founder of the Korean Section, has been re-elected their President. He is also President of the Korean College of Oral Implantology. Their Section is planning to provide dental services in poor Asian countries. Mexico Chairman Ernesto Acuna E. reported expanding their Mentorship Program to include the University of the Bajio in Guanajuato and the University of the Yucatan in Merida. The University of Oaxaca School of Dentistry accepted the Section’s proposal to initiate a program there as well. Their next Section meeting was held last 17 November for their 44 Fellows. Chair Ernesto Acuna sent the deepest sympathies from all the Mexico Fellows for the tragic loss of life on September 11th. Spain Chair Professor Javier Garro Barrio hosted their annual meeting to induct many new Fellows. Nicaragua Dr. Karla Sandino of Nicaragua was introduced at the Awards Banquet in Kansas City by Trustee Bernardo Levit. Subsequent to the Luncheon, she met with Secretary/Treasurer Richard Kozal, Editor James Brophy, and Trustee Bernardo Levit to discuss forming a PFA Section in her country. Dr. Sandino is currently Vice President for International Relations for POH while living in Louisiana pursuing a postdoctorate degree. She will be returning to her country to practice. There she will explore the interest of fellow dentists to form a new Section. Nicaragua has two dental schools and about 800 dentists. L-R, Margarita of Columbia, Dr. Hemant Thakur, Dr. Karla Sandino, and Trustee Bernardo Levit
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Japan Section The Japan Section held their PFA meeting at Nippon University School of Dentistry in Niigata City on 8 September. Dr. Mamoru Sakuda, Professor Emeritus at Osaka University, was elected Chairperson for the Japan Section and confirmed as Region 9 International Trustee to succeed retiring Dr. Eiichi Katagiri. Five new Fellows were inducted into membership. Plaques were presented to Drs. Sadeo Wakumoto and Eiichi Katagiri. Dr. Takahisa Okumura was appointed as the new Secretary General of the Japan Section. Chair Sadeo Wakumoto reports the passing of several important Japan Fellows in Dr. Haruo Fukumoto, past Section Chair; Professor Jiro Hasegawa, a past Section Chair and Chairman of the Michinosuke Nakayama Memorial Award Committee; Dr. Sekio Fukuyo, Section Chair-elect; and Dr. Shiro Tanaka, Auditor.		The 31st annual Meeting of the Japanese Section was jointly held during the 2nd Asian Section Meeting in Tokyo last May with 80 attending. PFA President Fred Halik and Korean Chair Professor Boo-Byung Choi were in attendance to induct three new Fellows. The Foundation scholarships were presented to students from Kanagawa Dental College, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Kyushu University faculty of Dentistry, and Osaka University Faculty of Dentistry. Trustee Mamoru Sakuda was one of the many international Fellows who wrote expressing their sorrow for the September 11th tragedies.

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United States r Anita Elliott was installed at their annual meeting last Spring and attended the Kansas City functions. California, Northern Section Chair Daniel Castagna reported needing to cancel their September annual New Fellow/Awards Luncheon held during the California Dental Association’s Scientific Session due to the national crisis. Seven new members were elected to Fellowship and to be inducted. Dr. F. Gene Dixon received the Section’s Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Dixon was the Founder of the California Dental Service, precursor of Delta Dental. Recognition and Service Certificates were to be presented to the faculty and students of the University of the Pacific and of the University of California-San Francisco dental schools. The keynote speaker scheduled was CDA President-elect Steven Chan. The Northern California Section has established a non-dentist award for dentally related achievements called the Allied Service Award. Section dues for the 225 Fellows is $20 to fund their programs, such as two $1000 academic scholarships for dental students, and two $750 dental faculty training grants. Currently, they are considering sponsorship of a Student Leader Internship Program in conjunction with CDA. Dr. Stafford Duhn is their current Secretary/Treasurer. California, Southern Section Chair Charles Eller hosted their annual meeting with President-elect Scott Welch in attendance. The highlight of the meeting was to show their professionally made videotape of all the Southern California dental service clinics that have received Foundation funding. Dr. Philip J. Boyne was presented their Outstanding Dentist of the Year Award. Dr. Boyne has served as President and/or Director of the American Board of Maxillofacial Surgery, the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Institute of Oral Biology, and the American Cleft Palate Foundation. L-R, Belgium Chair Jose Dahan with Dr. and Mrs. Charles Eller at the President’s Reception New Fellows inducted by President-elect Scott Welch, Secretary/Treasurer Richard Kozal, and past PFA President Shig Kishi were Drs. Mark Burgett, Thomas Gaffaney, Martyn Green, Robert Hale, Minway Lee, Larry Lytle, Richard Mowry, Suzanne Popp, Wilfred Rathbun, Paul Reggiardo, Kirikumar Salvi, Thomas Tate, Frank Vidjak, and Stephen Zweig. Past President Carl Lundgren is serving as ICD’s USA Section Vice President. Past Gold Medal recipient (1999) James Vernetti has been one of those selected to carry the Olympic Torch to Salt Lake City. Section Editor William Mihram put out a beautiful eight-page newsletter called PerSpecTive, which contained pictures of the Hollenback presentations to Dr. Lloyd Baum for Loma Linda School of Dentistry and to Dean Harold Slavkin for the USC School of Dentistry. President-elect Scott Welch was congratulating Dr. Richard Stevenson of UCLA’s School of Dentistry for his receiving the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award which also went to Loma Linda’s Dr. Bruce Walter and USC’s Dr. Joe Brochman. The seniors of each of those schools select the recipient of this award. Also pictured were the 2001 Student of the Year Award recipients Scott Steedman of Loma Linda, Eric Phelps of UCLA, and Richard Curtis of USC. The California 2000 Grant Awards went to Thousand Smiles Craniofacial Surgery and Dental Care Mission under Dr. James Vernetti, the Roy Bal-Allard Children’s Dental Center under Dr. Naomi Bement, and the UCLA Venice Dental Center under Dr. Ronald Mito. Connecticut L-R, ADA Trustee Ed Mehlman, Chair Howard Mark, and International Trustee Robert Friedman at their annual Section Meeting Chair Howard Mark noted that their Section was coming of age with Statewide dental recognition for their support of many important dental projects across the State. Particularly was the support for the Bridge the Gap project initiated by Trustee Robert Friedman and 35 PFA members. Another program was their support for the Special Olympics project managed by the dental students of UCONN School of Dental Medicine. Dr. William MacDonnell, a West Hartford anesthesiologist, will succeed Chair Howard Mark who became International Trustee for Region 2 last October. Dr. MacDonnell is past President of the Connecticut State Dental Association and a Delegate to the ADA House. Georgia Fellow T. Howard Jones, a general practitioner in Carrollton, was a candidate for ADA President-elect during their annual Session in Kansas City last October. He won the confidence of the House of Delegates in being elected to this office over some very qualified competition—all PFA Fellows.		Idaho Chair Greg Romriell held their annual meeting last October in Boise to host a daylong continuing education seminar whose keynote speaker was Dr. Robert Christine. Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Romriell at Kansas City function Iowa Past PFA President C. F. Larry Barrett, who turned 80 last year, was written up in the University of Iowa Alumni magazine last October as the “ultimate Hawkeye fan.” He received an unusual birthday present from his wife Lois and their son John when they fully endowed an athletic scholarship in Dr. Barrett’s name with an initial gift of $125,000. Dr. Barrett, a season-ticket holder for UI athletics, has long been involved in raising funds to support the University of Iowa’s athletic program. He was made an honorary letterman at the second 2001 home football game. Wide receiver Timothy Dodge was the first recipient of the Dr. Larry Barrett Scholarship. Several friends of Dr. and Mrs. Barrett expressed their happy birthday wishes by contributing to the scholarship fund as well. John Barrett, Larry’s son, was a four-year University of Iowa varsity golf letterman. Chair Steve Hedlund inducted seven new members into the Section. Their Outstanding Dentist of the Year Award was presented to Dr. Clarence Hosford by past ADA Trustee Mike Pudwill. International Trustee Mike Perpich was in attendance. Their Fall Luncheon was held on 19 October. Indiana Chair Ray Maddox reported on their successful mentorship program at the University of Indiana, which is in its sixth year. They presented the Senior Student Award to Gregory Alan Frahm. They held their annual meeting to honor Dr. Donald Tharp of Indianapolis with their Outstanding Dentist of the Year Award. Chair Ray Maddox reporting to the Board in Kansas City Hawaii Chair George A. Kanna passed away last July after being diagnosed with hepatoma. We sincerely appreciate all he did for the Hawaii Section during his service as Chairman. Illinois Fellow Dennis Manning of Highland Park was elected to the ADA 1st Vice Presidency at their annual Session in Kansas City last October. He has served as ADA Delegate and is past President of the Illinois State Dental Society. Chair Chris Baboulos inducted four new Fellow this year. Their Student Award of Recognition went to Northwestern’s Brian Bartlett, University of Illinois’ Barrett G. Moore, and Southern Illinois University’s Paul S. Sahni. Florida Chair Gary Herbeck held their annual breakfast meeting with ICD to induct nine new Fellows. Dr. Larry Nissen was selected to receive their Section’s Recognition Award. Dr. Nissen was also the 2000 Florida Dental Association Dentist of the Year recipient. He will become President of the AAOMS this year. Fellow Frank Nickolas of Naples died recently and will be missed. Kentucky Chair Karl Lange was actively involved in the recently held “Summit for Understanding” with Kentucky’s Lt. Governor Steve Henry and with the Children’s Dental Health Project to find ways to fund dental services for the poor. His Fellows are active in projects geared to access of dental care in their Special Olympics Smiles Program and Children’s Dental Health Month. The Foundation Scholarships were presented to students Irene Rita Maragos Hurst from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry and Christopher Scott Freeman from the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry. Louisiana Their 2001 PFA Annual Meeting was held last September at the Riverfront Hilton in New Orleans. Chair Frank Martello presented the Distinguished Service Award to Dr. Peter Fortier. Dr. Fortier earned his physics degree and worked for Westinghouse’s Medical Division until entering dental school. Upon graduation, he specialized in oral and maxillofacial radiology since 1969. He is Board Certified by the AAOMR and taught at Loyola University of the South, and then LSU where he is professor emeritus. Drs. Charles Foy and Duane Delaune, leaders in AGD, were inducted into Fellowship. Chair Frank Martello, having served his PFA Section since 1995, passed the torch of leadership to Dr. Jim Roethele. Past State Chair Robert Hesse was present at the ceremonies and serves on the Advisory Board. Massachusetts Fellow Norman Becker was honored by the ADA as one of three editors selected to receive their Council on Communications first annual Distinguished Dental Editor Award. Dr. Becker is Editor for the Journal of the Massachusetts Dental Society where he has served since 1960. Our late Fellow Roger Scholle of Illinois was also one of the three dental editors selected for his work on the Illinois Dental Journal. Your PFA International Editor served under him as Assistant Editor. Dr. Becker also was honored by ICD with a Special Citation and was given a Honorable Mention Award, Division I, for his use of graphics. Past PFA President (1988-1989) Minoru Horiuchi is serving as ICD International President.

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United States continued Michigan Fellow George L. Bletsas of Grosse Ile was a candidate for the ADA office of President-elect at the October ADA Meeting in Kansas City. He also had attended the PFA New York Section Luncheon last Spring. Chair Virginia Merchant held their annual Induction ceremony last Spring to induct three new Fellows with the assistance of PFA President David Campbell. Their Mentorship Program at the University of Detroit-Mercy has been so successful that they will be expanding it into the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. Their current plans for the coming year are to recruit Fellows to provide a dental care camp in the Upper Peninsula for challenged adults. The Foundation Scholarships were presented to students Christina Mahi Patrianakos from the University of Michigan and Chad E. Betz from the University of Detroit-Mercy. Maryland Chair Don-N Brotman at the Kansas City Awards Luncheon Chair Don-N Brotman held a reorganization dinner meeting last Spring attended by the National Dental Museum’s Jack Gottschalk of Cincinnati. PFA President David Campbell attended to help install Dr. Richard Grubb into Fellowship, Fellow H. Berton McCauly, a dental historian, presented insights into the life of Pierre Fauchard. Nebraska Fellow James F. Smith of Omaha was a candidate for 1st Vice President for the ADA at their annual Session last October in Kansas City. Dr. Smith is past President of the Nebraska Dental Association, the Omaha District Dental Society, and ADA Delegate. Chair Paul Tamisiea has resigned and a replacement is needed. Nevada Chair William Rohel attended the Kansas City functions last October. New Hampshire Chair David Stahl hosted a social meeting and dinner last September for some 25 members and guests. Dr. Dominick DePaola, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Forsyth Institute in Boston, gave the presentation on nutrition and its relation to oral and infectious disease. The Manchester Union-Leader sent a reporter to cover the PFA event. Section discussion at that meeting considered supporting the new State Dental Society’s mentorship program, but decided to initiate their own since it was making slow progress. Chair David Stahl was honored at the Tufts University Dental School Commencement last June when the senior class valedictorian Brian Ting received the Stahl Scholarship of $1000. Dr. Stahl co-chaired his 50th dental school class reunion, which raised the largest amount of contributions for any 50th anniversary. New Jersey Fellow Henry W. Finger of Medford was a candidate for President-elect of the ADA at their annual session in Kansas City last October. Oklahoma Past Chair James Saddoris attended the Kansas City functions to thank everyone for their help while he was Section Chairman. Dr. Saddoris is a past ADA President. Dr. William Goodman of Fairland is the current Section Chair. Dr. and Mrs. James Saddoris at the Kansas City President’s Reception New Mexico Chair Robert Gherardi has resigned due to a lack of time to re-energize his Section. A new Chairman is being sought. New York Chair Edward Feinberg wrote this letter, “The World Trade Center catastrophe has touched us all very deeply-and we mourn the loss of our relatives, friends, colleagues and compatriots. If we have learned anything at all from this senseless act, it is that we must remain united—steadfast in spirit and in service to others. Our Pierre Fauchard Academy is a wonderful vehicle to accomplish this unity. When we choose new members, we recognize the service they have done to help others, and this inspires others to do the same. These new members in turn support the efforts of our international foundation, which works hard to improve the profession and the dental care of millions throughout the world.” Well said. Their Section held their June Luncheon Meeting in Syracuse during the annual meeting of the New York State Dental Association with more than 60 members in attendance. Past PFA President Fred Halik, also past NYSDA President, gave the Invocation. Guests included ADA Trustees George Bletsas and Howard Fine, ASDA representative to NYSDA Michael DeLuke and NYSDA’s Executive Director Roy Lasky. NYSDA Secretary/Treasurer Kirk Gleason, NYSDA Councilman Tony DiMango, and NYSDA Governor Joseph Caruso inducted 11 new members into Fellowship—Drs. Jennifer Bempkins of Rochester, Timothy Bleiden of Rochester, James Cavallaro of Camillus, John Comisi of Ithaca, Carl Gerard of Rochester, Chandra Kaushik of East Hills, Alfred LaPorta of Armonk, Margaret Madonian of Liverpool, Paul Nozynski of Mancius, Robert Raiber of Manhattan, and James Vlassis of Fayetteville. NYSDA Vice President Bill Calnon presented their Section’s Outstanding Dentist of the Year Award to past Section Chair John Billen, past Chief of Dentistry for Rochester General Hospital and past Director of Project Hope.		Ohio Chair Alfred Uveges, who leads the second largest Section in the world, most recently lost his youngest daughter to breast cancer. Our deepest condolences pour out to this fine man who has had to balance so much. Their annual breakfast meeting in Columbus in September 2000, had 124 Fellows in attendance to honor their Outstanding Dentist of the Year Award to Ralph “Jim” Snelson and to induct 11 new Fellows. Their annual breakfast meeting in Columbus last September inducted four new Fellows and presentation of the Foundation student scholarships to students Shelley D. Shults at Ohio State and to Richard A. Young at Case Western Reserve. Their April 2002 Meeting in Cleveland during the North Coast Spring Meeting has a CE Course planned. Pennsylvania Fellow Ronald B. Gross, a Pottstown orthodontist, was elected ADA Trustee for the Third District. He is past President of the PDA, the Montgomery Bucks Dental Association, and the American Association of Orthodontists. Rhode Island Chair Richard Walsh held their annual meeting last Spring where Trustee Robert Friedman presented their Outstanding Dentist of the Year Award to outgoing Chair M. Christine Benoit. Five new Fellows were inducted: Drs. Lizabeth Costa-Carroccia, Edward Ferry, George Gettinger, Paul Matrullo, and Shirley Spater. The geographically smallest Section in the world has 91 members. Chair Walsh reports on their three active service projects. Their Mentorship Program serves new dentists in Rhode Island, which has no dental school of their own. Over 90% of their Fellows participate in the Donated Dental Services Program chaired by Fellow Clark Sammartino, which has provided nearly $175,000 of dental care to needy patients. Their Smokeless Tobacco Program, funded by a Foundation grant and by their Section, has been an outstanding success with their displays and literature being distributed at numerous schools, baseball clinics, and health fairs throughout their State. This is an ongoing project and will continue to be supported by their Section due to its enthusiastic support from their State. Past Section Chair Christine Benoit with new Section Chair Richard Walsh at the Kansas City CE Program Texas Fellow Felix C. Crawford of Plainview was elected ADA 2nd Vice President at their annual Session in Kansas City last October. He is past President of the Texas Dental Association and recipient of their Distinguished Service Award. Region Trustee Michael Perpich noted the resignation of Chair Larry Jones. As the State is too large to administer under one Chair, Trustee Perpich has proposed dividing Texas into four Sections with Dr. C. Roger Macias serving as one of the Chairs. Utah Chairman Rod Cragun had just stepped down when he discovered that he had a brain tumor. He died shortly thereafter. He will be missed by his Fellow PFA leadership. Dr. Bonita Elliot participated at the Kansas City meetings as the new Utah Chair. Washington State Chairman David Minahan held their annual Dinner Meeting last July at the Seattle Athletic Club during the Pacific Northwest Dental Conference. Nearly 70 attendees joined International Trustee Gary Lowder of Utah to induct seven new Fellows into the Academy. Drs. Henry Chin, Mark Grace, Denny Homer, Dave Houten, Mark Laviola, Jim Ribary, and Jim Steiner became Fellows. West Virginia Chair James Overberger held their annual meeting last Spring to honor Dr. Michael D. Medovic of Wheeling with their Outstanding Dentist of the Year Award. Their Senior Student Award for Outstanding Service was presented to Kim L. Capehart of the West Virginia University School of Dentistry. Wisconsin Fellow Kathleen Roth, a general practitioner in West Bend, was elected as ADA Trustee for the 9th District. Dr. Roth is past President of the Wisconsin Dental Association. She has chaired the Workforce Study for Dentistry in Wisconsin since 1988 and the WDA-Milwaukee Brewers’ Fifth Grade Smokeless Tobacco Education Program since 1999. She has served as Vice Chair of the ADA Council on Membership. Chair Glenn Maihofer held their annual luncheon meeting last Spring to induct ten new Fellows. Dr. Paul Oberbeckling was recipient of their Outstanding Dentist of the Year Award. L-R, Past Chair, Trustee James Englander and Chair Glenn Maihofer at the Awards Banquet Their annual Mentorship Dinner held last October hosted some 250 mentors and protégés. But the dinner is not their only activity. Many social and educational functions are planned for the participates throughout the year.The Foundation Scholarship was presented to Lori Stempski during Marquette University’s Hooding Ceremony last May. Wyoming Chair Scott Houfek cosponsored their annual meeting with the other colleges. He attended the Kansas City functions. He is serving as an examiner for the National Examining Board. Dr. Dale Peterson was the recipient of their Section’s Award of Recognition. He sent a letter thanking the Academy for the honor.


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