1. January - February

At our annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, the key issue among our Fellows was communication: (1) more of it; (2) improved timeliness; and (3) use of electronic communication.

In an effort to improve the communication among our Fellows, I will use this column as one method of keeping you informed on recent activities of the Management Board. In December, President-elect Howard Mark and I met with Mark Stanley, our Webmaster. Our goal is to improve the site by making it easier for two-way communication between the membership and the Management Board. By the end of our meeting, we were able to e-mail, from our laptops, to the entire Pierre Fauchard Academy Board of Trustees, our activities and actions. It was truly amazing to see that the Academy Trustees were aware of what was happening before the meeting was over. While we cannot promise this type of communication all the time, it does serve as an example of what we can do in this electronic age.


To maximize our success as an international organization, we need to utilize many forms of communication and insure that all forms are serving identified needs appropriately. At our next meeting in March, your Management Team, in conjunction with Dr. James Brophy, Editor of the Academy’s publication, Dental World, will discuss the issues and concerns raised by the membership at the Orlando Meeting regarding the content of the publication. Our Web site and Dental World are two significant Academy expenses, and it is our goal to maximize our return on our investment for our members.

We will continue to discuss these issues at our annual Board Meeting in October. Additionally, in an effort to keep the Academy’s Trustees informed of the Management Board’s activities, I have taken the responsibility to e-mail to the Trustees management updates on a bimonthly basis.



Michael J. Perpich, DDS

President

Hall of Fame Induction for Dr. Morinosuke Chiwaki

Dr. Morinosuke Chiwaki was honored with Induction into the PFA International Hall of Fame during the Awards Luncheon of the 35th annual Meeting of the Japan Section in Tokyo last Autumn. Past PFA President Minoru Horiuchi, also an Honorary Member of the Japan Section, presented the Hall of Fame plaque honoring Dr. Chiwaki to Tokyo Dental College President Yuzuru Kaneko with over 100 Fellows in attendance.
Dr. Chiwaki is considered the Father of Modern Dentistry in Japan for his pioneering work to bring the latest dental techniques and research to his people.
Before there was a Hall of Fame, PFA honored such dental greats with a memorial tribute to such individuals who had made a lasting contribution to the profession of dentistry. This was done at a time when the Awards Luncheon, held during the annual Meeting, was called the Memorial Luncheon. Dr. Chiwaki was so honored at the 1993 Memorial Luncheon in Seattle with past PFA President Minoru Horiuchi being the “essayist,” that is the presenter of the honored individual’s life. Because of the Luncheon running so long, and with the formation of the PFA International Hall of Fame, the Memorial Luncheon was discontinued after 1995. The annual Luncheon has since been called the Awards Luncheon, at which our current awards are presented and the new incoming officers for the year are installed.

Many of those dental greats so honored at the Memorial Luncheon have since been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Dr. Morinosuke Chiwaki has been awaiting the right venue for such a permanent honor.


L-R, Tokyo Dental College President Yuzuru Kaneko receives Chiwaki Hall of Fame plaque from PFA past President Min Horiuchi (photo courtesy of Dr. Masanori Kawaguchi)



Morinosuke Chiwaki, DDS, LLD


Morinosuke Chiwaki was born on 1 February 1870 in Tokyo where he spent his boyhood years. He was educated at Keiogijuke (now the Keio University), graduating in 1889 when he then entered the Takayama Dental School in 1893. By 1895, he had qualified as a dentist. By 1898, he moved to China to practice in Peking and Shanghai, but he returned to Japan a year later. In 1900, he succeeded Dr. Kisai Takayama, Dean and Founder of the Takayama Dental School, which later became the Tokyo Dental College. Dr. Chiwaki served in that capacity until his retirement in 1943.

He was zealously devoting his untiring efforts toward improving the institution, which stands today as a unique monument to his energy and sacrifices.

He also maintained a private practice in Tokyo until 1914. After that he devoted his entire efforts to dental education and to organized dentistry, which was in its infant stage in Japan.

In 1903, Dr. Chiwaki and some of his colleagues formed the All Japan Dentists’ Society in which he served on the Managing Committee. He was chiefly responsible for bringing about the 1906 Dental Law, which established the standard of dental education and practice.

Since its founding, the All Japan Dentists’ Society has undergone many alterations and is today the Japan Dental Association. At the time of its founding until the end of World War II, membership was compulsory for all dental practitioners. Dr. Chiwaki was its President in 1919 until 1946. He served on many committees of various government organizations representing the dental profession. He was on the Central Board of Health, and on the Investigation Board of Social Insurance. He also represented dentistry on the Board of Promotion and Investigation of Pharmacies in the Home Office, as well as on the School of Hygiene Investigation Board in the Ministry of Education. In 1895, he began editing and publishing the Shikwa Gakuho, a monthly dental publication, in which he served as Editor until his retirement in 1943. That journal is the oldest of its kind in the academic field of Japan.

Dr. Chiwaki was President of the Japan Odontological Society from 1912 to 1916. During that period, he also served as President of the Dental Section for the 4th Japan Medical Congress. The Emperor recognized his service to the dental profession by decorating him with the Fifth Degree of the Sacred Treasure in 1924. He received a Commendation from the Minister of Education in 1928 for his splendid services to the educational world.

Dr. Chiwaki was eagerly interested in the progress and welfare of the International Dental Federation since its beginning. He served on the Executive Committee representing Japan. He was President of the Japanese National Committee.

He was elected an Honorary Member of the French Dental Association in 1908 and of the Paris Dental Society in 1922. He served as Honorary President of the 7th and 8th International Dental Congress in 1926 and in 1931.

Dr. Chiwaki traveled the world extensively in 1922. During that trip, he came into contact with many eminent dental educators. Loyola University of Chicago conferred on him the Honorary Degree of LLD through the U.S. Ambassador in Tokyo in 1925. At the 1933 Chicago Centennial Dental Congress, busts of world-famous dental celebrities were exhibited. Dr. Chiwaki was among those of Drs. Pierre Fauchard, G. V. Black, Truman Brophy, Fonzi, Harris, Mammery, Miller, and Tomes. This was a deserving tribute to the lifelong endeavors of Dr. Morinosuke Chiwaki. That was their Hall of Fame of that day. Now, the Pierre Fauchard Academy has placed his plaque in a permanent place of honor at their venues in Paris, Baltimore, Chicago, and at the Tokyo Dental College.

Montreal Gala

Congres annuel de la FDI

International Trustee Barry Dolman has invited all PFA Fellows to attend the FDI World Congress in Montreal this August. He would like us to participate in their PFA Section events, as well as enjoy one of the finest French cities in America. Their Special Awards Dinner is scheduled for 24 August at 8:30 PM after the FDI opening ceremonies. These ceremonies will be held in the Atrium of the Montreal World Trade Center adjacent to the Congress Center attached to the Intercontinental Hotel on the doorstep of the historic city of Old Montreal. Please forward $100 USD per person to Dr. Barry Dolman at 5885 Cote des Neiges, #304, Montreal, Qc, Canada H3R2W4 before April 30 to attend this special event. For any inquiries: DrDolman@sympatico.ca.

PFA will be presenting the 2005 Elmer S. Best Award to Dr. George Albert Zarb for his outstanding contributions to our profession.

A housing form can be downloaded at www.tourisme-montreal.org/housing/dentist; complete the form and fax it to 514/844-6771. Or you can e-mail the form to reervation@tourisme-montreal.org. Indicate your hotel choice as “Inter-Continental only PFA” as your only choice. All reservations must be in by 30 March 2005 to insure you get with the PFA group.

The Awards Committee, chaired by Trustee James Englander, has approved Dr. George A. Zarb of Toronto to receive the 2005 Elmer S. Best Award to be presented in Canada in August in conjunction with the FDI/PFA functions. The PFA Board of Trustees has approved the committee’s recommendation.

Elmer S. Best Award Presented to Professor Zhang Zhenkang

During the Third Beijing International Stomatology Planning Scientific Conference on 22 October 2004, Dr. Zhang Zhenkang, the Honorary Schoolmaster of Peking University School of Stomatology, received the highest PFA Award at the Friendship Hotel during the PFA Awarding Ceremony. Professor Zhenkang is the first Chinese Stomatology expert to receive this high Award.

The Elmer S. Best award was established in the name of the Founder of the Pierre Fauchard Academy to memorialize him as well as to honor those recipients meritorious of receiving such an acclaim.

Dr. Frank Braun, Section Chair of Germany, made the presentation and praised the work and excellent achievements that Professor Zhenkang has made to his country’s dental program and to the profession of dentistry.

An interesting footnote to our awardee’s credentials is that he serves as Associate Editor for Colgate’s Oral Care Report and is listed on the masthead immediately below our past PFA President Kevin Roach, who is also an Associate Editor of the publication.

This information has been reported to PFA by Yang Weiwei, Chen Ming, edited by Liu Li, and translated by Luo Shengian.

ADA News Notes PFA Hall of Fame

The ADA News had an article with picture of the induction of Dr. Frederick S. McKay into the PFA International Hall of Fame in Vail, Colorado, during the Colorado Dental Association’s Awards Luncheon. Present to make the presentation and formal installation were then President Kevin Roach, Hall of Fame Chair, and past PFA President, Raymond Klein, Colorado Section Chair Bonnie Ferrell, and Editor James Brophy.

As past PFA President Nicholas Saccone put it, in commenting on the excellent press coverage, “This is just what Joe Cappuccio envisioned when the original Hall of Fame Committee was formed in achieving PFA exposure and honoring the legends in the history of dentistry.”


President Kevin Roach and Chair Raymond Klein with formal Hall of Fame plaque for Dr. Frederick McKay

Foundation News.
Central Office Report

by Secretary General Richard Kozal

Academy dues for U.S. Fellows for 2005 are $110; one-time Initiation fees for New Fellows are $150; dues and fee for a new member totals $260 to be paid in USD attached to the nomination form. All new Fellow certificates and pins will be sent to the Section Chair. Allow at least 14-20 days for the preparation and mailing. For short notice requests, call 1-800/232-0099. The preferred method of presentation should be at a formal induction ceremony, such as an appropriate dental meeting or social function.

The 2005 dues are being processed with excellent returns including Foundation donations. The dues are posted into the Academy’s computer database files. The Foundation donations are posted on the Web site. The 2004 unpaid Fellows have received their final notice last September to U.S. and Canadian Fellows. The final list of delinquent, resigned, passed away, and returned mail will be sent to all Section Chairs and Trustees to help provide assistance with those names on the list.

The 2004-2005 Leadership Directory has been sent out for the Academy and the Foundation. ANY corrections noted, please inform the Central Office immediately. This would be most helpful and appreciated.

Our Web site now contains the E-mail Directory both by Regions and alphabetically.

You can post your Section Meeting dates on line at our Web site under “Calendar of Events.” Complete the form and send it electronically to the Webmaster. Also send a copy of the dates and any information on your activities to Dental World Editor James Brophy at the e-mail or mail address in the Officers’ Box of this newsletter.

New items on the Web site for downloading under “Inquiries” are (1) Nomination forms, (2) the new Constitution & Bylaws, (3) the current PFA Brochure, and (4) the PFA logos.

A CD Rom Disk containing the Academy’s complete Web site is available to all Section Chairs upon request.

Letters for the 2005 Fauchard Gold Medal Award have been mailed out to the 16 past recipients for their nominations.


Academy membership nomination forms, Section forms for the Distinguished Dentist Award, Academy Awards Recommendation forms for use by the Trustees and Chairs are available by request in writing, e-mailing, or calling the numbers in the Officers’ Box. Please include the full name as it is to appear on the award/certificate including middle name or initial and the proper degree, such as DMD, DDS, or equivalent. Include the address of the recipient so a congratulatory letter can be sent from the Academy President. Allow 20-30 days for preparation and mailing.

PFA Awards Recommendation form for special awards needs to be completed in full to properly make the presentation at our annual Awards Luncheon, or where and when presented. The Board of Trustees seeks recommendations for the various awards and as a leader in our profession, your recommendations will be presented to the Awards Committee. Upon their approval, these recommendations will be submitted to the Board for final approval. All recommendations for awards require a brief letter of recommendation and current Curriculum Vitae. These awards include (1) the PFA Gold Medal (U.S. candidates), (2) the Elmer S. Best Award (International candidates), (3) the PFA Distinguished Service Award (U.S. candidates), (4) the Certificate of Merit Award (International candidates), (5) Honorary Fellowship Award (both U.S. and International candidates), and (6) the Dental Industry Award of Recognition (U.S. and International candidates).

Our President, Michael Perpich, encourages all Section Chairs to make an extra effort this year to recruit worthy individuals for Fellowship in your Academy. With older members passing away or converting to Life Membership, we need to replace their numbers with new Fellows. This year’s international goal is 500 new Fellows.

If you have any questions, call me at 1-800/232-0099, or e-mail the office.


From the Desk of Foundation President Carl Lundgren…

Our Financial Team Is Applauded

Our financial success has been implemented by three long-term people, aside from our Board, that we need to have you know more about. The Foundation was established in 1986 and a donation of $5 million was given us in 1994 by Dr. Brenes-Espinach of Costa Rica. Under the direction of our former Treasurer, Dr. George Higue, and the Board, the investment program, augmented by other donations, has been exceptionally lucrative and sound. Dr. Bill Kort is the current Treasurer. Over the last 10 years we have awarded, in grants and in scholarships, nearly $4 million. And we still have a Fair Market value of $7 million.

The first of the three people is our investment consultant for 17 years, Frank J. Buchholz. He is the Senior Vice President of Bank of America Investment Services, Inc. of Newport Beach, California. He advises clients on investment strategies, including fixed income, equity, investment management, and insurance needs.

Frank started in the securities business in 1982 with Smith Barney. He joined the Bank of America in 1985 and worked in Los Angeles on the trading floor prior to joining the private bank. He holds Series 7 and Series 63 Security Licenses, and also holds a Principal’s License, as well as life and variable annuity insurance licenses.

Frank has enjoyed great success in partnering with the Private Bank. His production has consistently placed him in the top 10 out of 800 financial advisors nationwide.

Our CPA firm is Windes & McLaughery, one of the largest and most prestigious firms in Los Angeles County. Our particular CPA is Donita Joseph, who is a Senior Partner. She has been managing our tax accounting for 10 years. She manages the accounts for about nine other nonprofit groups. Nonprofits, if they meet all of the IRS requirements, are taxed at a rate of only 1%.

Our accountant for the last 10 years has been Maria Bustamonte who also is employed by Dr. George Higue in his real estate business. Due to Dr. Higue’s generosity, the Foundation experiences no expense. Maria is an honors graduate of California State University of Long Beach after majoring in finance and accounting. She manages the issuing of all the checks and produces highly detailed financial reports to the Board and to the tax preparer.

These are our three most important people who have made our Foundation the success it is today.

From the Desk of Foundation Executive Director, Dr. Fred Halik…

The PFA Foundation Seeks Grant Applications

Interesting, helpful, and useful projects emphasizing the concept of access of dental care to underserved people at home and around the world was the theme of many grants funded by the Foundation this year. Dr. Lundgren, our Foundation President, reports that at the Annual Meeting of Trustees, grants in excess of a third of a million dollars were approved for distribution.

A few typical examples from the 30 approved and worthy projects include:

• The Maryland Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped, who, through donated services by dentists and suppliers, have been able to create dental prostheses for individuals who would not be able to gain employment otherwise due to their appearance.

• The Netherlands Section of the Pierre Fauchard Academy has designed a project for teams of maxillofacial surgeons, as well as general dentists and other specialists, to treat children with congenital cleft lip, jaw, and palate disorders in Laos. They also teach modern therapy procedures to the local professionals.

• The HEALS (Health Establishments at Local Schools) Project in Alabama has brought dental care to large groups of underserved children in distressed areas of Huntsville, Alabama.

• The Howard Dental Center Educational Outreach Project in Colorado brings critically needed oral health care to HIV/AIDS patients who are debilitated and no longer are able to afford private care

• The Emergency Dental Bus sponsored by the Board of French Dental Surgeons and by the French Section of the Pierre Fauchard Academy brings care directly to the needy, underserved people of Paris.


• The Himalayan Dental Relief Project, originating in Colorado, uses volunteers to bring dental care to various areas of Asia and now in India and Vietnam.

• The Ben Massell Dental Clinic, sponsored by the Jewish Family and Career Services, brings free dental services to low-income and indigent individuals in the Metropolitan Atlanta area.

• The Thousand Smiles Foundation from California brings craniofacial surgical and accompanying dental care to the huge population of children born with cleft lips and palates in Latin America.

Another major concern of the Foundation of the Pierre Fauchard Academy is in the area of dental student education. The Trustees of the Foundation once again committed financial scholarship grants, $1500 this year, one to each dental school in the United States and 28 other countries across the world. The school administration selects a student who has demonstrated leadership ability, high academic achievement, and for whom additional financial help is necessary.

These programs are making a difference throughout the world. The PFA Foundation is seeking grant applications from organizations participating in such programs. Application forms are available from the Executive Director Frederick J. Halik, DDS, 30 Spruce Ridge, Fairport, New York, 14450-4278.

Please note that the Grants Chairman Gary Lowder has insisted that all applications for grants be submitted by the 1 June 2005 deadline, or they will not be considered in the 2005 grant submissions to the Board.


Foundation Committee Appointments



Executive Committee
Carl Lundgren, President and Chairman
Vice President David Campbell,
Academy President Michael Perpich,
ex-officio Executive Director Fred Halik

Grants Committee
 Gary Lowder, Chairman

Budget & Finance
 William Kort, Treasurer and Chairman
Minoru Horiuchi, Gary Lowder, Nicholas Saccone, Scott Welch
ex-officio Academy President-elect Howard Mark
Executive Director Fred Halik

Bylaws & Policy Committee
Howard Mark (Academy President-elect)
Chairman Minoru Horiuchi and James Long

Public Relations Committee
C. F. Larry Barrett, Chairman
Dental World Editor James Brophy
Vice President David Campbell
Academy Secretary General Richard Kozal

Memorial & Tribute Funds Committee
C. F. Larry Barrett, Chairman
Dental World Editor James Brophy
Immediate past PFA President Kevin Roach
Academy Secretary General Richard Kozal
International Academy Trustees Barry Dolman
and Robert Hart

PFA Museum Board
(Foundation Member) William Kort


Foundation Section News




Costa Rica

Dr. Ronald de la Cruz Rojas, President of the Costa Rica Chapter of the PFA announced the presentation of the Foundation Scholarship Award for 2004 to dental student Jeffrey Bastos Montero by the Universidad de Costa Rica School of Dentistry Dean Carlos Filloy E. and PFA President of Costa Rica Ronald de la Cruz.


L-R, Dr. Ronald de la Cruz, Dean Carlos Filloy, dental student recipient Jeffrey Bastos Montero

Canada

Foundation dental school scholarships were presented to Warrick Yu at the University of British Columbia; Lon Riemer at the University of Alberta; Mark Venditti at the University of Saskatchewan; D’Arcy Pierce of the University of Manitoba; Aly Adatia at the University of Western Ontario; Andrew Lee of the University of Toronto; Chris Allington of McGill University; Claude Raymond of the University de Laval; Marie-Laure Prins of the University de Montreal; and Wade Abbott of Dalhousie University.

Switzerland

Chair Rolland Söllner and Professor J. Meyer, Vice Director for the Center for Dentistry, presented the Foundation Scholarship Award to dental school junior Mrs. Photini Mengisopoulos of the University of Basel Dental School for her leadership qualities at the university, the dental school, and in community affairs, along with her intelligence, imagination, initiative, and integrity. This was the first Foundation scholarship given in Switzerland, and the ceremony included the presentation of a dozen roses. The Schweiz Monatsschr Zahnmed had an entire page about the event.

United States

Ohio

Chairman Al Vegas and Central Region Chairman Walter Buchsieb presented the PFA Scholarships to Ohio State University School of Dentistry recipients Captain Tom Parsons and Philip Bromeli.


L-R, Captain Tom Parsons, Section Region Chair Walter Buchsieb, and recipient Philip Bromeli

Oregon

Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry Associate Dean for Student Affairs Mark Mitchell noted that their Dean Jack Clinton presented the Foundation Scholarship Award to dental student Eric Anderson. Both the recipient and the school expressed their thanks for our generosity.

L-R, Dean Jack Clinton presents scholarship award to recipient Eric Anderson


PFA Section News

Australasia

Trustee Jonathan Rogers reports that the Australian Dental Association will be holding their Congress in Adelaide, South Australia from 3-7 March 2005. Their PFA event will be held on 5 March 2005.

Belgium/Luxembourg

Chair Jose Dahan has planned hosting a “Fraternity Supper” to culminate a membership drive in Belgium, particularly the Flemish areas, and in Luxembourg. In coordination with the Central Office, he has secured promotional brochures to send to all the Section members to promote bringing a guest with them to their dinner to participate in their scientific and professional discussions.

They have also established their own Web site at http://fauchard.org/news/Region01/Belgium.htm. This site will report on the activities of their four committees: Aesthetic Dentistry, co-chaired by Drs. Nicole Schuhmann and Eddy Van Assche; Family Dentistry, chaired by Drs. Christiaan Colpaert, Anne Carpentier, and F. Gillet; Functional Dentistry, chaired by Dr. Alain Arys; and Dental Surgery, chaired by Dr. Jean-Paul Lambert.

Four new members were inducted into Fellowship at the end of 2004.

Bulgaria

Chair Professor Valentin Moutaftchiev has tendered his resignation due to other pressing commitments, but he has suggested Dr.Laura Andreeva, a leading specialist in the country, for his replacement.

Finland

It is with deep regret that we learn of the passing of Fellow Inkeri Rytomaa.

Germany

Chair Frank Braun has 12 potential new members awaiting induction. While looking for a Chair for Austria, he will also induct three new members from there. In traveling to China to present the Elmer Best Award to Professor Zhang Zhenkang, he hopes to establish a PFA Section there with two possible Chinese members.

Greece

Chair Thana Paschos had been serving on the Olympics Committee, but now has the time to contact Dean Constantin Oulis of the dental school there to help promote PFA within the university. Dr. Maria Grakedaki of Thessalaniki has been nominated for Vice Chair to assist in the development of their Section.


Japan

Outgoing Chair Mamoru Sakuda holding his Honor Award from the International PFA for his service as Section Chair

International Trustee Mamoru Sakuda that the Japan Section held its Board Meeting last 22 January.

At their 35th Annual Luncheon Meeting, Dr. Yoshio Kaneda was honored with the Certificate of Merit plaque presented by PFA International Trustee Mamoru Sakuda. Dr. Kaneda is past Chair of the Japan Section and an Honorary Member of the Section.


Trustee Mamoru Sakuda presents the Certificate of Merit Award to Dr. Yoshio Kaneda (photo courtesy of Dr. Masanori Kawaguchi, Japan section Auditor)




Section Chair Tsuneaki Kuwahata inducted three new members into Fellowship: Drs. Teruko Takano-Yamamoto, Yuichi Takeuchi, and Shiro Yamada.

Dr. Manabu Iidaka served as Chair of the LOC for this annual Meeting, and Dr. Masanori Kawaguchi is Auditor for the Japan Section. Both contributed with their excellent photographs for our publication. Also in attendance, as mentioned, Past PFA President Min Horiuchi, Trustee Mamoru Sakuda, Section Chair Tsuneaki Kuwahata, the Michinosuke Nakayama Memorial Award Chair Hirokazu Hashimoto, Auditor Masanori Kawaguchi, recipient of the 2002 Foundation grant for Dental Treatment Services for Leprous Patients, and Chair of the Chubu Component of the Japan Section Minoru Yamamoto, along with Tokyo Dental College President Yuzuru Kaneko, Award recipient Yoshio Kaneda, and the new Fellows.

Chair Tsuneaki Kuwahata inducting new Fellows (photo courtesy of Dr. Manabu Iidaka)



PFA Section News Continued

Macedonia

Chair Branislav Dastevski inducted two new Fellows last year—Professor Dr. Mile Carcev, the Representative of the Dental Chamber for the Republic of Macedonia, and Professor Dr. Ljuben Guguvcevski, the General Manager of the Dental Clinical Center in Skopje—during a luncheon by Lake Ohrid. Two more members are being nominated to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Dental Faculty in Skopje.

Mexico

Chairman Ernesto Acuna E. inducted seven new Fellows into membership: Drs. Marcos Bloch, Gabriela Carrasco, Pedro Ortiz, Jaime Edelson, Roberto Justus, Yolanda Villarreal, and Jorge Zemeno. Dr. Jose Solon discussed the future of the Mentorship Program at their three dental schools. Dr. Alfredo Navarro, a recent graduate of the Universidad Tecnologica de Mexico Dental School, discussed his experience participating in the mentorship program. The over 70 guests were then addressed by architect Carlos Flores Marini with an audiovisual presentation on “Mexico’s Monumental Patrimony.”

Vision sin Fronteras reported that Montemorelos University, in celebration of their 62nd Anniversary hosted by the Faculty of Health Sciences, honored the life work in the development of dental services at the university by Dr. Lloyd Baum, a fantastic educator, by naming their dental school after him.

Netherlands

Secretary J. A. van Bentum reported holding their Autumn Meeting in Roermond with a discussion by Ir.H. de Goey of the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sports concerning certification, quality practice, and quality control. The conclusion was that practitioners often fear the government bureaucracy, which believes that with more restrictions they can force a higher quality level of dentistry.

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The new Chair for their Section, Dr. E.A.J.H. Dony-Nabbe was installed. Outgoing Chair A.M. Crielaers gave his farewell.

The Spring Meeting was held in Utrecht to discuss the development and education of the mouth-care practitioner. The Ministry of Health developed the concept of independent hygienists and extended duties for assistants without consulting the Dutch Dental Society. A board of speakers on both sides of the issue was heard coming to the conclusion that if government does not start with consultation of the profession, do not expect the profession to support such concepts.

Their third lustrum last September was celebrated in Barcelona, Spain, where discussion was about European regulations on the education of dentists.

Poland

Chair Professor Eugeniusz Spiechowicz reported holding three meetings and one General Meeting last September whose topic was “The Polish Dentist in the European Union: Our rights and duties.” Three new candidates were proposed for membership. Their Council has decided to develop the cooperation between the PFA and the Polish Dental Association and the Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists to develop plans for securing scholarships for outstanding dental students.

Serbia

Chair Professor Dragoslav Djukanovic is planning an initiation of new members in May 2005, as the economic conditions there are improving.

Switzerland

Chair Roland A. Söllner noted that PFA is getting recognized as an elite and philanthropic dental organization. Two candidates have been submitted for Fellowship.







2005 Calendar


19 March


9 April

24-27 August


7-9 October


7 October

8 October


9 October



Management Team Meeting, Palm Springs, California,
Hilton Garden Inn, Rancho Mirage

Foundation Board Meeting, Chicago, Chicago O'Hare Hilton

FDI World Congress, Montreal, Quebec
Canadian Section Meeting

Academy Annual Board Meetings, Philadelphia
Foundation Board Meetings

Section Chair Caucus

Annual Awards Luncheon
President's Reception

PFA Dinner Party, Marriott Hotel
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