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2002 |
CALENDAR |
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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 |
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2003
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25-29 October Fall |
ADA 144rd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA FDI 91st Annual Meeting, Sydney, Australia |
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PFA Continuing Education Course
Kansas City, 11 October 2001 |
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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. |
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PFA History
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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. |
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President's Kansas City reception
13 October 2001 |
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 President Campbell (center) welcoming Seba and Pierre Marois of Paris  L-R, Past PFA President Bill Kort, Dam Backer of The Netherlands, and Chair Ernesto Acuna of Mexico |
 National Dental Museum’s Jack Gottshalk meeting Japan Trustee Mamoru Sakuda with past PFA President Min Horiuchi  L-R, Gold Medal recipient Richard Shaffer, Trustee Mike Perpich, and President-elect Gordan Stine |
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Foundation Report
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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. |
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The 2001 President’s Report
by Foundation President Robert B. Shira |
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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.
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Academy President’s Report to the Foundation
by Academy President M. David Campbell |
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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). |
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Grants Committee Report
by Vice President Carl Lundgren |
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 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. |
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. |
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Foundation Treasury
by Foundation Treasurer George Higue |
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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. |
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The Executive Director’s Report
by Dr. Shigeo R. Kishi |
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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). |
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Foundation Fund Raising Report
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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 |
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Foundation News
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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. |
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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 |
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