PFA Dental World Newsletter July/August • 2002

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Table of Contents- July/August 2002

Presidents Message
Professor Dr. Walter Lieber Bielli

PFA Annual Meeting Schedule

Dr. Joseph A. Devine

Elmer Best Award Ceremonies

Now, the Rest of the Staff

Dr. Michael J. Cripton

Membership, Membership

Dr. Raymond D. Wenn

Membership and Retention

Dr. Kenneth C. Bentley
2002 Calendar

Dr. Denis Forest FDI World Dental Foundation

100th -Canadian Dental Assoc.
Foundation News- International

One Section Chairman’s Program
Foundation News - United States

Guatemala Section News- International

Awards Banquet
Section News- United States

Dr. Minori Horiuchi
Nota Bene

Dr. Rufino N. Achacoso

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	Awards Banquet
	The Annual PFA Awards Banquet will be held Saturday, 19 October 2002, at the New Orleans Hilton Riverside Hotel in the Marlborough Room at 11:30 am. At that time, the new PFA International Officers for 2002-2003 will be sworn into their offices. A reservation envelope is enclosed with this issue. The Luncheon will be $40 apiece, with tickets at the door. Please respond to the Central Office for reservations as the meals need to be ordered in advance of the event. The PFA Awards will be presented during the ceremony. The PFA Gold Medal is presented annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the art and science of dentistry. This year, this top PFA honor will be conferred on past PFA President Dr. Minori Horiuchi of Massachusetts. At the Awards Ceremony, The International Elmer Best Award will be presented to Dr. Rufino N. Achacoso of the Philippines. PFA International Certificates of Merit will be presented to Professor Dragoslav of Serbia and to past Uruguay Chair Walter Lieber Bielli. Honorary Fellowship will be conferred upon Iowa Dental Executive Director Robert W. Harpster. Director Harpster is retiring this year after serving Iowa dentistry since 1989. Then PFA President C. F. Larry Barrett had selected him to receive the President’s Award in 1997, and he now highly recommends Dr. Harpster for Honorary Membership in our organization.		Robert Harpster is a native of Washington, DC, and a graduate of American University in 1966. He earned his masters degree in public administration in urban affairs and public relations in 1969 from the same University. He then spent 10 years as Chief Executive Officer and six years as Deputy Director of the League of Iowa cities, a volunteer nonprofit association, serving the public entities in Iowa. He then became Managing Director of Investors Management Group, Ltd., in Des Moines. He received two White House appointments—the first was as Iowa’s representative to the White House Conference on Balanced Growth and Economic Development (1978) and the other was as Iowan representative to the National Rural Community Facilities Conference in the same year. He has received nine gubernatorial appointments, including the “Year 2000 Committee,” the “State Coalition on Iowa Issues,” and “Healthy Iowans 2000.” As Iowa Dental Association Director, he has run a model office dealing with all the services provided for by a State professional organization. He has already received the ACD Service Award, the PFA President’s Award, and now will become an Honorary PFA Fellow. The Dental Trade and Industry Award will be given to Gerd Schulte, President of Degussa AG of Germany. The President’s Award, selected by President Scott Welch, will be presented to Dr. Joseph A. Devine.


	Dr. Minori Horiuchi
	Minori Horiuchi was born 7 September 1927 in Kyoto, Japan, where he graduated from Doshisha High School in Kyoto in 1944. He was then enlisted in the Japanese Navy Air Force during World War II and was trained as a Kamikazi pilot as the War ended. How fortunate for both our countries that he was not needed for that final mission. In 1950, Dr. Horiuchi graduated from the Tokyo Dental College whereupon he served as a dentist in the 35th Station Hospital for the United States Army in Kyoto before coming to the United States in 1951. He then interned at the Guggenheim Dental Clinic in New York City until 1952. He then became a Clinical Fellow at the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children in Boston for the next five years, studying Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Horiuchi is a third-generation dentist. In 1888, his grandfather received the 56th dental license in Japan. His father earned his degree from the Tokyo Dental College in 1914 and from the University of Illinois in 1916. Both his grandfather and his father were Presidents of the Kyoto Dental Association. Dr. Horiuchi’s older sister and younger brother are also dentists in Japan. Dr. Horiuchi realized that to practice dentistry in Japan would be to live in the shadows of his grandfather and father, so he sought to pursue his own his own career in the United States. He re-earned his dental degree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in 1960, and a postdoctorate in Orthodontics at Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 1980. Dr. Min has gone on to serve as President of the Massachusetts Society of Dentistry for Children (1966-1967), President of PFA (1988-1989), President of the American Academy of Dental Science (1994-1995), President of the USA ICD (1997), and International President of ICD (2002-2003). Dr. Min also serves as Trustee on the PFA Foundation. Dr. Horiuchi served as Associate Director of the International Advanced Dental Education Program at Harvard School of Dental Medicine (1988-2001). In the late 1980s, Dr. Horiuchi opened his own general dentistry practice to include pediatrics and orthodontics to serve the Japanese speaking population in the Boston area.		At present, Dr. Horiuchi is a lecturer in the Restorative Department at Harvard, an active member of the Forsyth Institute Board of Trustees, and practices in Newton Center, a suburb of Boston. Dr. Min Horiuchi has been decorated by the Emperor of Japan with the Order of Sacred Treasure and the Medal of Gold Rays with Rosettes for his many contributions in dentistry and founding the Japanese Association of Greater Boston in which he served as their Founding President. Min also serves on the Board of Governors for the Boston Athletic Association, which promotes relationships between the United States and Japan. His organization promotes the Boston Marathon. Massachusetts Governor Argeo Paul Cellucci appointed him on the Asian-American Commission for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1999. That same year, the Tokyo Dental College appointed Dr. Horiuchi as manager of Dr. Hideyo Noguchi’s Memorial House in Shandaken, New York. His honors and awards are many. He has served as President of the Rotary Club of Newton (1970-1971), Trustee on Dean College of Franklin, Mass (1992-1997), served as Director of the West Suburban YMCA in Newton (1987-1996), and Trustee of the Newton Pride Committee (1997-current). He has Life Memberships in several organizations and has received the Prince Chichibu Award from the Japan Amateur Athletic Federation (1965) in Gifu, Japan. He holds a citation from the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs (1991). He has been named “Notable Newtonian” and December 11 is Dr. Minoru Horiuchi Day in Newton, Mass.


	Dr. Rufino N. Achacoso
	Rufino Achacoso, or Pen as he is fondly called, was born in 1924 in Botolan, Zambales, in the Republic of the Philippines. The outbreak of WWII disrupted his pre-law studies at the University of the Philippines, so he joined the United States Armed Forces of the Far East (USAFFE). After the War ended, Rufino entered the Manila Central University to study dentistry, at the same time as serving as Master Sergeant in the Philippine Army Military Police Command. He earned his dental degree in 1948. Dr. Achacoso did his postgraduate studies in Prosthodontics at the University of Illinois (1951-1952) and then in West Germany at the University of Cologne.		He was appointed as the first Chief of Dental Services of the Philippine Veterans Memorial Hospital in 1956, during which he studied Hospital Training at the VA Hospital in New York and at the Bronx Veterans Hospital (1956-1957). In 1959, Dr. Achacoso was appointed a Dental Board Examiner by then Philippine President Carlos Garcia. He served on the Philippine Dental Association Board for 10 years, twice as President of the Quezon City Dental Chapter. He was also the Founding Chapter President of the Philippine Prosthodontic Society and the Philippine Academy of General Dentistry. He is a Fellow in PFA, ICD, and ADI. Dr. Achacoso has been active in the Christian Family Movement, the Philippine-Japan Cultural Exchange, the Quezon City Foundation for the Youth, the Rotary Club, and the Philippine Youth Symphonic Band.


	Professor Dr. Walter Lieber Bielli
	day afternoon, the government held a late luncheon (3 pm) to honor us all with Certifica		A Chairman Moldauer was glowing. The program he had worked so long and hard to put together came off


	Dr. Joseph A. Devine
	Born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1927, Joe Devine graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1948 and then earned his dental degree from Creighton University Dental School in 1952. After serving in the U.S. Army, he started a private practice in Cheyenne and became involved in organized dentistry. Dr. Devine has held all the offices in the Wyoming Dental Association, including the Presidency. He served as ADA Trustee from the 14th District (1978-1984). He is a Fellow in PFA, ACD, and ICD. In the ADA, Dr. Devine has served as Delegate from Wyoming to the House of Delegates (1965-1979), as ADA 2nd Vice President (1974-1975), and then as ADA President (1986-1987).		He is active in his community as a member of the Elks (BPOE), the Eagles (FOE), the Moose (LOOM), Rotary International, Alpha Epsilon Delta, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He served three terms on his school board, including two years as Chairman. He was a member of the Executive Committee for the Health Services Agency, and Chairman of the Wyoming Health Coordinating Council. His many awards include the PFA Gold Medal (1988), Creighton University Dentist of the Year (1985), Distinguished Alumnus of Creighton University College of Dentistry (1986), and Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Wyoming (1988).


	And Now, the Rest of the Staff by immediate past PFA President Malcolm David Campbell
	When dentists think of staff, we usually think of dental assistants, administrative personnel, dental hygienists, and laboratory technicians. However, this is really only a portion of our staff. If dentists are to have a successful practice, we must have an efficient staff in all phases of the practice so that it will be successful and trouble-free. It is important for us to do what we do well. That means we do dentistry. We do not have the time, knowledge, or temperament to do all phases of running a dental practice, which is a business. In addition to the immediate office staff, auxiliary staff is necessary. The selection of an accountant is obviously important. The accountant should come to the office on a regular basis. An accountant will be able to recognize any mathematical mistake and correct it immediately. I remember years ago, in my early days of practice, I was attempting to reconcile a bank statement. I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to find the mistake. It was a very small amount of money, but frustrating because I simply could not find it. At that moment my accountant came in.		I tossed him the checkbook and walked out of the room. He came to me in about five minutes with the answer. The problem was that I had been making the same mistake over and over. When I asked him how he could find the discrepancy so quickly, he replied, “Because I know where to look!” The reason we are skilled in dental treatment is because we know where to look. Obviously, there are more important considerations for hiring an accountant or tax preparer. To find the one you need, check with the Council for Accounting and Taxation, the National Association of Enrolled Agents, or your State’s Society of CPAs. Remember, for a tax preparer you need an accredited tax or an accredited tax advisor for accountants. It is better to have one who charges by the hour. A flat fee per return encourages them to pump out work quickly, as opposed to carefully. After dealing with the problems of patients and their care, you need an expert to deal with your tax and accounting situations to keep clear of government entanglements.


	Membership, Membership, Membership by past PFA President Shig Ryan Kishi
	I would like to take this opportunity to make a suggestion that might help increase the number of new Fellows for 2002 and beyond. It will take some work, but the effort will reap tremendous benefits for the service we provide to those we serve. Past PFA President (and current Foundation Treasurer) George Higue (1974) through countless hours of work brought in 1200 new members into the Academy in the United States. Past PFA President (and past DW Editor) Clifford Loader (1978) brought in an equal amount internationally. As a Section Chair in 1988, I noticed a number of individuals in my immediate area that were not Fellows. Therefore, I contacted them and invited them to our Fellowship. Some 63 new Fellows were then brought into the Southern California Section. There are a number of individuals who were on faculty at the various dental schools in the area that I did not know personally. I contacted them by telephone and by letter. I asked the Deans of the dental schools in my area to submit names of five or more of their faculty who they felt were highly qualified individuals for Fellowship. This system worked and we increased our membership.		I realize that every state does not have a dental school, and that it will take some effort on the part of the Section Chairs to accomplish this. But I really feel that this effort would be worth their time. At least 265 new Fellows can be inducted into the Academy through contacting the Deans of the dental schools. The Section Chairs should set a deadline for themselves to call on the Dean(s) to solicit prospectives. The Deans are well aware of the work we do through their Foundation contact for scholarship awards. If any Chair needs a copy of the various types of letters to mail to the candidates, please contact me or the Central Office. I also realize that each country has a different protocol for inviting new Fellows into the Academy and that protocol needs to be respected. But we should not cease to recruit new members as the new graduates age into qualified younger prospectives. New members bring newer ideas, changes in perspective, and new programs to get involved in. This is a good thing for a thriving, growing Academy. Membership is everyone’s business!


	Membership and Retention by Vice President Robert Friedman
	Membership and retention is vital to the success of the PFA and to our beneficial influence on our profession. More members brings greater involvement in service projects. More service projects attract more members. This is critical to getting good, worthy new Fellows. Service is our “raison d’etre,” our reason for being. Service is helping others. It is giving back. Fellows were chosen to be members of our Academy because they gave of themselves. As dignified, righteous professionals we distinguish ourselves and set the example for others to follow.		We lead the way to raise the standards of our profession and do honor to our calling. Student scholarships and Foundation grants give us the tools for each Section Chair to develop almost any worthwhile service project you can think of. Three or four Sections can pool their grants and sponsor a CE course open to new potential members. Other ideas are out there just needing leadership to implement them. You are that leader.


			Calendar 2002
	1-5 October 17 October 18–20 October 19–23 October		90th FDI Congress, Vienna, Austria AADE Conference at the New Orleans Marriott PFA Academy and Board Meetings, New Orleans, Louisiana 143rd ADA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana (Have your PFA Event date put here. E-mail Editor Brophy at PFADWJMB@aol.com)

Calendar 2003

25-29 October

Fall

ADA 144th Annual Meeting, San Francisco

FDI 91st Annual Meeting, Sydney, Australia


	FDI World Dental Federation
	The FDI USA Section has sent out a notice that, as a result of decisions made at their Kuala Lumpur Meeting last January, “every member of a National Dental Association that is a member of FDI will automatically become an individual member of FDI.” In other words, your membership will become a part of your ADA dues benefits.		Whether this will now include an ADA dues increase to cover this new FDI membership is not spelled out. But FDI USA National Secretary Timothy Rose (past ADA President) has asked that all current FDI members in the United States contribute what they would have paid in FDI dues to a new ADA International Oral Health Fund.

	Table of Contents- July/August 2002
	Presidents Message		Professor Dr. Walter Lieber Bielli
	PFA Annual Meeting Schedule		Dr. Joseph A. Devine
	Elmer Best Award Ceremonies		Now, the Rest of the Staff
	Dr. Michael J. Cripton		Membership, Membership
	Dr. Raymond D. Wenn		Membership and Retention
	Dr. Kenneth C. Bentley		2002 Calendar
	Dr. Denis Forest		FDI World Dental Foundation
	100th -Canadian Dental Assoc.		Foundation News- International
	One Section Chairman’s Program		Foundation News - United States
	Guatemala		Section News- International
	Awards Banquet		Section News- United States
	Dr. Minori Horiuchi		Nota Bene
	Dr. Rufino N. Achacoso
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