Our Academy’s ability to communicate with each other has greatly improved with the changes made to our Web site, enabling an instant dialogue between our membership and officers. This state-of-the-art communication is imperative in our efforts to grow our organization globally. This communication invites Sections to discuss their activities and allows us to be a resource for each other.

So, when your colleagues ask, “What is the PFA all about, and what services do they offer dentistry and our communities?” you can feel proud and assured that the great things we are doing are well represented on our Web site. Invite those that you believe would be a great addition to our Academy’s membership to learn more about us by visiting our Web site, www.fauchard.org, for the most up-to-date and timely information in the world.

Elmer S. Best Memorial Award

Montreal, Canada

The Awards Committee and the PFA Board have approved Dr. George Zarb, Professor-emeritus of the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry, to be the recipient of the 2005 Elmer S. Best Memorial Award at the PFA Dinner held during the FDI Congress Session in Montreal, Canada, this August.

Dr. George Zarb

Dr. Zarb is a humble man, but his resume would fill its own book, if he were to list all his activities and honours. He is the Director of the Graduate Prosthodontic Program and Implant Prosthodontic Unit for the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto. Prior to his retirement in June of 2004, Dr. Zarb was the full-time Chairman of Prosthodontics.

He has lectured nationally and internationally, written several papers on different aspects of prosthodontics, and co-authored some 13 textbooks, as well as contributing chapters to several others. He has organized and edited the published Proceedings from five international conferences and was co-editor of Oral Science Reviews. His current research is in the field of Implant Prosthodontics. He also has maintained a part-time private practice in Toronto since 1966.

He is the recipient of numerous awards and honours, including an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden;

an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Dalhousie University (Canada); and an Honorary M.D. from his original alma mater, the University of Malta. He was the 1993 recipient of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Award for Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry. He also holds an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of England.

Dr. Zarb is past President of the International College of Prosthodontists, of the Academy of Prosthodontics (USA), and of the Association of Prosthodontists of Canada. He was recently appointed Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Prosthodontics.

Last year’s Elmer S. Best Memorial Award recipient, Dr. Zhen-Kang Zhang of Peking University School of Stomatology, has been invited to attend the Montreal Ceremony on 24 August 2005 by past PFA President Kevin Roach. Dr. Roach also suggested that PFA Vice President William Winspear of Sydney, Australia, International Trustee for Asia, Dr. Mamoru Sakuda of Japan, and Hong Kong Section Chair Jeffrey Y. S. Tsang would like to host a PFA cocktail reception at the 2006 FDI Congress in Shenzhen to introduce PFA to China. Dr. Zhang’s assistance in this venture would insure its success.

Dr. Richard F. Mascola was a fantastic individual. He fought for dentists’ rights all over the country as a strong and outspoken advocate for private practice. Having served from New York as the ADA President (1999-2000), he “retired” into teaching at Nova Southeastern Florida University College of Dental Medicine as Associate Professor and Director of the Dental Clinic.

He was a PFA Fellow and gave the keynote address at our Awards Luncheon last year in Orlando. His message was a unique call for us all to join forces and work in the entire world for the betterment of humanity’s dental problems. He told us to put aside our global differences and concentrate on humanitarian goals.

But time has a way of catching up with us all, and Dr. Mascola left us last May 28th. He was buried on June 11th in St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingham, New York. He had been living with his wife Betsy in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, when bi-lateral lung cancer felled this great man.

Dr. Mascola was known to many PFA fellows and their families. All of them have said such outstanding tributes to this selfless individual.

While at Nova, Dr. Mascola had befriended two students: PFA Fellow Dr. Ivan Moldauer, now a professor in the Endodontics Departmentt at Nova; and Maureen Roach, daughter of past PFA President Kevin Roach, who is now a dentist doing postgraduate studies in Colorado. Both could not say enough about how he took the time from his busy schedule to help them.

PFA Gold Medal

This year’s PFA Gold Medal recipient has been selected and approved by the Board to be presented to Dr. Dushanka V. Kleinman, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.

Dr. Dushanka V. Kleinman

Dr. Kleinman is the newly named Assistant Director for Roadmap Coordination in the Office of the Director of NIH. She is the Deputy Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) at the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services; and the Chief Dental Officer of the United States Public Health Service. She graduated with her B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1969 and earned her D.D.S. degree from the University of Illinois College of Dentistry in 1973. Upon completing her dental degree, Dr. Kleinman did a Rotating Internship at the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics in 1974. She then went on to receive her Master’s Degree in the Science of Dentistry in Dental Public Health from the Boston University Henry Goldman School of Dental Medicine in 1976.

Dr. Kleinman has served as an Assistant Professor for two years at the University of Maryland at the Baltimore School of Dentistry before receiving her commission in the United States Public Health Service in June of 1978. Her first assignment was with the Division of Dentistry in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare’s Health Resources Administration as a dental surgeon participating in preventative dentistry and expanded duty dental auxiliary activities.

PFA Distinguished Service Award

This year’s PFA Distinguished Service Award will be presented to Dr. Jeremiah J. Lowney, Jr. of Norwich, Connecticut. Dr. Lowney is a graduate of Tufts University for his B.S. degree and Temple University School of Dental Medicine for his professional degree.

Dr. Jeremiah Lowney, Jr.

He also holds an M.S. degree in growth and development, a Certificate of Proficiency in Orthodontics from SUNY in Buffalo and another Masters degree in Public Health from the University of Connecticut (1966). He was honored by being awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters degree (honorary) from the University of Bridgeport (1989), and another from Quinnipiac University (1995).

Dr. Lowney served as Lt. Commander in the U.S. Navy. As a Rotarian, he earned the 1984 Paul Harris Fellow for Rotary District #7980. He is also a former member and chairman of the City of Norwich Personnel and Pension Board, and he served a six-year term on the Board of Finance for the town of Lebanon. He currently sits on the Board of St. Joseph Living Center, the Eastern Connecticut A.H.E.C., and the Ray & Pauline Sullivan Foundation. He has served past Directorships for the Norwich Saving Society, Norwich Quinnebaug Unit of the American Cancer Society (with two terms as their President), and of the Norwich YMCA.

He has served as Trustee for the University of Connecticut (six years), the John Dempsey Hospital (as Board Chairman), and was a member of the State of Connecticut Board of Governors for Higher Education (15 years with four as Chairman). He currently serves on the Board of the Peoples Bank since 1997.

Professionally, Dr. Lowney is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Connecticut Department of Community Medicine. He is a Fellow in ICD and ACD, a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, and served two terms as President of the Connecticut State Society of Orthodontists.

Dr. Lowney was the founding President (1982) of the Haitian Health Foundation, which provides humanitarian and health care for 200,000 poor people of Haiti. This outreach now serves 105 rural villages with 175 employees and a budget of $2.5 million.

Pope John Paul II awarded him a Papal knighthood in 1988–Knight of St. Gregory. Dr. Lowney is also a Knight of Malta, and a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre.

Dr. Lowney’s list of honors and awards is long and varied. Among them are the Connecticut Jefferson Award, the Congressional Certificate of Merit, the New London County Bar Association Liberty Bell Award, the Humanitarian Award from the New York Academy of Dentistry, ACD’s Distinguished Service Award, the Connecticut State FONES Award, the University of Connecticut’s Distinguished Alumni Award, and the 1990 Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award.

Jeremiah and his wife Virginia have four children and 10 grandchildren.

PFA International Fellowship

The Awards Committee and the PFA board have approved of this International Fellowship be presented to Dr. Malvin Ring.

Dr. Malvin Ring

He was nominated by past PFA President and current Foundation Executive Director Fred Halik for this honor.

Dr. Ring graduated with a B.A. from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York in 1939. He then served in WWII before receiving his dental degree from St. Louis University School of Dentistry in 1946. He then served in the Korean Conflict and started a dental practice in Batavia, New York, before he went on to obtain a Masters of Library science in 1970.

His academic affiliations include the School of Dental Medicine, SUNY at Buffalo (1965 on); Associate Professor-emeritus in Dental History and Literature at SUNY-Buffalo, and Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Librarianship (1971-1975) at the State University College at Genesco.

Dr. Ring was the Editor of the Journal of the History of Dentistry. He is the author of Dentistry–an Illustrated History.This work has been published in six languages. It is the only book in dentistry to have been reviewed in the New York Times.

Dr. Ring has appeared on the Larry King Show, the Today Show, NOVA, PBS’ Morning Edition, and Canadian TV’s Lifetime. He has spoken on 18 radio talk shows and delivered more than 60 professional papers before various dental groups in six different countries. He is a Fellow in ACD, earned the Hayden-Harris Award from the American Academy of History of Dentistry, the “Visionary Dentist of the Millennium” Award from the American Students Dental Association (1999), and is listed in Who’s Who in the East, in the International Biographical Dictionary, and in the Dictionary of Educators.

He started life in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1919. Dr. Ring and his wife Hilde have been married for 29 years and have two children.

Dental Trade & Industry Award

The annual Dental Trade & Industry Award of Recognition has been approved for the G. C. Corporation, whose President and CEO is Makoto Nakao of Tokyo. The company was nominated for this high honor by International Trustee Mamoru Sakuda of Japan.

Makoto Nakao, G. C. Corporation

Mr. Nakao is a diligent gentleman who has made many various contributions to the development of modern dentistry worldwide. His company received the 2004 Japan Quality Medal for the recognized excellence of his products. This is not an easy award to earn. His company must demonstrate total quality management-focused activity for at least three years after winning the Deming Prize. Since 1970, only 18 companies in Japan have achieved this award.

Born in 1948, Makoto Nakao finished his doctorate in the Department of Studies of Science and Technology at the Graduate School of Waseda University in 1976. In 1974, he had joined G. C. Dental Industrial Corporation, rising to become President and CEO of the now G. C. Corporation in 1983.

He has served as President of the International Dental Manufacturers (IDM) from 1994 to 1996. In 1997 until 2001, he was President of the Japan Dental Industry Council. Before that, he had been an officer on the Japan Research Council on Dental Products (1984–present), Director for the Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices (1985–present), President of the Japan Dental materials Manufacturers Association (1992), was awarded honorary membership in the ADA (1996), made the List of Honor for the Asia Pacific Dental Federation (2000) and Honorary Member of ICD–USA Section in 2000.

Makoto Nakao was honored in 1995 with Commander of the Order of the Crown of Belgium, awarded the Japanese Society for Dental materials and Devices Prize in 2002, and was certified as a Person of Merit for Japanese Pharmaceutical Affairs by the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

His company, under his leadership, has adopted the policy of providing environmentally safe dental products, made with earth-friendly processes that are people friendly and fill the needs of the dental practitioner. G. C. Corporation was established in 1921 based on three management principles—contributing to the environment and society by improving oral hygiene, improving the corporate quality to meet the customers’ expectations, and forming a team of associates striving to improve respect for their fellow man.

From the Office of Congressman Charlie Norwood…

I now know for certain that Georgia’s 9th Congressional District and the 12th Congressional District have been lumped together. This puts me into a probable race against incumbent liberal Democrat John Barrow.

In order to continue to be dentistry’s representative on the floor of the House, I will need your support. You sent me to Washington to fight for you and to be your voice in Congress. You know I have been there for our profession each and every time. And I am still fighting.

In the next few weeks, I will reintroduce the CLEAR Act, which would enlist our State and local law enforcement in the fight to combat criminal illegal aliens. Rather than put illegal aliens in prison at taxpayers’ expense, my bill would deport them immediately.

The project is called “Bridge the Gap” and it involves a modest group of 10 plastic and maxillofacial surgeons, an anesthetist, and two dentists—all based in The Netherlands. Its aim is to teach and train the surgeons of the National Hospital of Maxillo-Facial Surgery in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) in Viet Nam to perform cleft palate and facial related surgery.
For unknown reasons, Viet Nam and Laos have a high incidence of children born with a cleft lip, jaw, and palate disorder. This disorder prevents these people from normal speech, breathing, and eating along with the unattractive facial deformity that condemns them to be social outcasts. With the exception of this deformity, the patients are otherwise normal. However, sufficient knowledge to operate on these patients is missing in these areas of Southeast Asia.

Dr. J.R.D. Backer first met with Professor Lam Ngoc An, Director of the Maxillo-Facial Institute, in 1994 as a guest of the Vietnamese Dental Association and the Academy of Dentistry International.

Half a year later, Dr. Backer introduced his “Sharing of Knowledge” idea and won the support of KLM Airlines. With their financial help, he was able to assemble a small team of Dutch surgical specialists to begin a working relationship with the Viet Nam Institute; and to introduce a group of Vietnamese surgeons, young specialists, nursing staff and operation assistants to The Netherlands. This established a formal working relationship between the Medical Faculty of Ho Chi Minh City and the University of Amsterdam. Thus, the “Bridge the Gap” Foundation was born.
Besides the goal of training Vietnamese surgeons, the Bridge the Gap Foundation assisted the Viet Nam dental school in organizing a children’s department, a preventative care department, and create scientific outlines for monitoring surveys.

By 2000, the Foundation had established a contract and protocol with the Ho Chi Minh City dental school to provide these treatments to children. Their Foundation also assists in providing new and modern medical and dental equipment to the hospital and dental school.

Another stumbling block was that the Viet Nam Institute had to charge their patients about $50 to cover the costs. The Foundation made arrangements to cover these costs and to be able serve the neediest of the needy. In some cases, this meant traveling out to the farthest provinces to operate on those children who could not possibly come to the Institute for treatment. Over the last decade, some 1500 patients have been treated and nine qualified Vietnamese surgeons have been trained.

In 1999, tremendous floods in Quang Nam Province washed away much of their equipment and supplies. The Bridge the Gap Foundation team worked in that province in 2000 and were impressed by the situation and wanted to help. In 2001, the Foundation shipped dental units and x-ray machines, along with other equipment, to Viet Nam to help restore the situation in Quang Nam.
The Netherlands Embassy in Hanoi, the Netherlands Consulate in Mo Chi Ming City, and the Viet Nam Embassy in The Hague have greatly helped out.

In 2003, the team worked in Saigon and Chau Doc. In 2004, they continued at those sites. By 2005, the team worked at My Tho.
Currently, their assessment is that after 10 years of surgery and training, Viet Nam has enough skills to solve their own medical problems. So, the Dutch team went to Laos, visiting Vientiane, their capitol. They have aimed to have an agreement signed with the University Hospital Mahosot with the approval of the government for 2006.
The Bridge the Gap Foundation, for which Dr. Backer is Secretary, has no political, racial, or subversive motives for this project. It is just professional fun, a scientific exchange of knowledge, and working together with our highly valued colleagues in Southeast Asia.

While the deadline for the 2005 Grant Applications to be submitted in their final form to the Foundation Grants Chairman is long past, the work of the Foundation Trustees has begun in earnest. The grants received in approved form, have been reproduced, distributed to designated separate groups of the Trustees, and are being reviewed for presentation at the Annual Foundation Board Meeting in Philadelphia this October. The Grants Chairman will compile the reports of the separate designated Trustees for a general presentation to the Board as a whole. The Board will review the grant applications and determine which ones to fund and at what amount.

With this year’s long-term bonds program catching up on the reduced interest rate, our fair market value of the principal has diminished. Thus, the turnover rate has resulted in a lower interest yield of about a 4% loss. This will need to be reflected in reducing the amount of funds available in awarding to the grants.

The October Foundation Board Meeting will be a difficult one for the Trustees and their red markers to try to meet our expectations for funding as many grants and for what amounts.

The Board and their financial advisors have seen this coming and have decided on a two-fold plan.

One part of the plan is to convert from a nearly exclusive long-term, high interest bond investment program to a diversified equity portfolio. There will be some expected volatility in these investments, but history tells us to expect the equity market to swing to the positive side. This change in focus could only have been achieved after the high-interest bonds came due. And that is what the excellent stewards of the Foundation have been closely following to make the conversion as these bonds were called in.

The second part of the plan is to expand the capital base through a fundraising effort. Past PFA President C.F. Larry Barrett has undertaken this project, which has already produced some success. Once his program is in place and finalized, your Foundation will be asking for your help to achieve this expansion of our capital base through your generosity.

But between our 10 years of high interest bond yields and this year’s switch to a comparable yield equity portfolio, due to the lower bond market interest rates, we are going to need some sharp pencil work and your increased generosity to continue the excellent work the Foundation has achieved over the last decade.

California, Southern Section

Last year’s grant to the UC-San Diego Student-Run Free Dental Clinic Project of San Diego was highly acclaimed by last year’s October issue of the ADA News. The UCSD Pre-dental Program encourages students with an interest in dentistry to get involved with mentoring, education, and volunteerism by providing these individuals with a “hands-on” experience with dentists. The project is run by Dr. Irvin Silverstein with about a 60-person core group. It involves the students into learning about dentistry, serving as volunteers, reaching out to the community schools with oral hygiene instructions, learning about dental student life, and a variety of other dentally related subjects. The success rate of students choosing dentistry as a profession in 2003 was 53 were accepted into some dental school and 13 entered UCSD School of Dentistry

The project operates three local health care centers with the newly renovated Pacific Beach Clinic opening last April. PFA was listed as one of the contributors that have made this possible, along with the ADA Foundation, the California Dental Association Foundation, Delta Dental of California, Dentsply International, and Sullivan-Schein Dental. In fact, the keynote speaker at the UCSD opening of the Pacific Beach Dental Clinic, held at the UCSD School of Medicine, was UOP’s dental school Dean Art Dugoni.

Nebraska

Chair Francis Cavolvic introduced the Foundation 2005 Scholarship recipients at their annual Luncheon Meeting last April in Lincoln. The student recipients were Lenny Hopper of the UNMC College of Dentistry and Albert Zambito of Creighton University Medical Center.

Oklahoma

Chair William Goodman hosted their annual Breakfast last April, where the Oklahoma College of Dentistry Dean (and PFA Fellow) presented the Foundation Scholarship Award to dental student Mike Wallace. Aaron Bulleigh was presented the PFA student Achievement Award.

Oregon

Dr. Phyllis Beemsterboer, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry in Portland, reported that Dean Jack Clinton presented the Foundation Scholarship Award to dental student Sterling Card last May.

Illinois

Past PFA President and current Foundation Treasurer William Kort attended the University of Illinois School of Dentistry’s Honors Day to present the PFA Foundation Scholarship Award to dental student Siddhi Doshi.

Scholarship recipient Siddhi Doshi receives award from Foundation Treasurer William Kort

Wisconsin

Chair Glenn Maihofer presented the Foundation’s Scholarship Award to Marquette University’s junior dental student Karen Potaczek at their annual Luncheon Meeting last May. Marquette’s School of Dentistry Dean William Lobb was in attendance.

South Carolina

Senior dental student David M. Hicklin of the Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine was named this year’s recipient of the Foundation Scholarship. He was presented the Award by Dean John J. Sanders. David Hicklin, a Spartanburg native, has served as past President of the American Student Dental Association.

Senior David Hicklin receives the Foundation Scholarship Award from Dean John Sanders

President’s Message:

Netherlands PFA Section

Elmer S. Best Memorial Award

Foundation

Dr. Richard Mascola

Foundation News

PFA Gold Medal

Section News- International

PFA Distinguished Service Award

Section News - USA

PFA International Fellowship

Academy Board Meetings

Dental Trade & Industry Award

Calendar

Congressman Charlie Norwood

Officers & Trustees

International

Hong Kong

Chair Jeffrey Y. S. Tsang is currently serving as President of the Asia Pacific Dental Federation among his other duties as Regent for ICD and PFA Chair.

India

Chair S. G. Damle hosted their 18th annual Convocation and Awards Ceremony of the PFA India Section at the Hotel Goldfinch in Bangalore last January. The Senate and the General Body Meetings were held after the Convocation. Secretary/Treasurer T. Samraj reported that Chairman Dr. Subash Chandra Shetty adorned the Chairman’s collar and declared the Convocation “open.” He introduced the Chief Guest Dr. S. Ramanand Shetty, Director of Medical Education for the government of Karnataka. Secretary T. Samraj then introduced the 17 new Inductees for membership whose Certificates of Fellowship were then presented by the Chief Guest. The PFA medallions were presented by the Chairman. The PFA pins were then presented by the International Honorary Fellow, Dr. Major General Kartar Singh. And the Journal of the PFA India Section was given them by Chief Editor Dr. V. P. Jalili.

The newly inducted Fellows were Drs. Anil Sukumaran, T. P. Chaturvedi, Ashok Kumar Jena, Somesh Grover, M. Shiva Shankar, R. R. Hebballi, G. V. Ramachandra Reddy, M.L.V. Prabhuji, M. Natashekara, G. Vishwanath, Pradeep Chandra Shetty, Purushotham Manvi, Virat Galhotra, Jayakar Shetty, Raji Viola Solomon, Babitha Ann Philip, and Rupam Sinha.

The Chief Guest Dr. S. Ramanand Shetty awarded the “Best Out-going” Student B.D.S. Awards to Dr. Ruchi Singh (2003) of the College of Dentistry in Indore and to Dr. Shilpa Chandra (2004) of the Bapuji Dental College in Davangere.

Dr. Raji Viola Solomon receiving Fellowship Certificate from Dr. S. Ramanand Shetty

The Chief Guest then presented the PFA International Senior Student Awards to Dr. S. T. Srinivasa Gowda (2003) of the A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences in Mangalore, to Dr. Rupinder Kaur (2003) of the Christian Dental College in Ludhiana, and to Dr. Ranjana Gupta (2003) of the Ragas Dental College in Chennai. The PFA International Certificates of Merit were then awarded to Dr. N.Rajeev Shetty (1996) and to the late Dr. B. Srinivasan (2003) posthumously.

The Chief Guest gave the keynote address to the newly inducted Fellows outlining the work of Dr. Pierre Fauchard. He challenged them to emulate his footsteps. Dr. Shiva Shankar gave the Response. The Convocation Dinner and Awards Ceremony was compeered by Ms. Bhawana with some 75 in attendance.

The 2005 Officers of the India Section are Chairman S. G. Damle of Mumbai, Vice Chairs Drs. R. Bellie of Coimbatore, Ann Kohli of New Dehli, Ashima Valiathan of Manipal, and C. Krishnarjun Rao of Guntur. The Secretary/Treasurer is T. Samraj of Salem and the Editor is V. P. Jalili of Indore.

United States

California, Northern Section

PFA Fellow Dr. Marc Geissberger, an Associate Professor at the University of the Pacific’s Art Dugoni School of Dentistry, has been appointed as Chairman of the Department of Restorative Dentistry. During his 14-year career at UOP, Dr. Geissberger is credited for initiating innovative programs, instituting curricular changes, academically and clinically, and created a group practice mentor model. He established the dental school’s Clinical Excellence Day and the Future Educators’ Night for students interested in dental teaching. He additionally founded the dental school’s Aesthetic Dentistry Clinic.

Currently, Dr. Geissberger serves as President-elect of Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society’s Supreme Chapter, as Treasurer of the Dental Alumni Association and a Board member for the University Council of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry.

PFA has honored Dr. Geissberger with its Excellence in Student Leadership Award and its Faculty Recognition Award, among the many awards Dr. Geissberger has received since earning his dental degree in 1991.

Dean Art Dugoni, also a PFA Fellow, stated, “I am deeply appreciative of his outstanding role and continuing commitment to make sure that our students become the best they can be.”

California, Southern Section

International Trustee Charles Eller reports holding their 35th Annual awards luncheon last may in Anaheim during the California Dental Association’s Scientific Session. Our PFA Section honored the ADA’s Immediate Past President Eugene Sekiguchi of Monterey Park, California, with their PFA Honor Award. Dr. Sekiguchi is Associate Dean for International and Legislative Affairs for USC’s School of Dentistry. He also has served as past President of the California Dental Association and of the San Gabriel Valley Dental Society. He is also a Fellow in PFA, ICD, and ACD. Two of Gene and Claire’s children, Kevin and Jill, are dentists.

PFA International President Michael Perpich gave a talk on our mission in the world and past PFA President Carl Lundgren, Foundation President, gave a report of the Foundation. Dr. Cherilyn Sheets gave an address on “The Foundation Grants in Action.” Her group, The Children’s Dental Center of Inglewood, had received a grant last year from the Foundation.

California, Southern Section Continued...

Other Southern California groups receiving Foundation grants are The Thousand Smiles Foundation of Chula Vista by Drs. Tanaka and Vernetti, the MEND Dental Clinic of Pacoima under Dr. David Campbell, the St. Vincent de Paul Village Dental Clinic of San Diego under Dr. Michael Ward, and the UC-San Diego Student Run Free Dental Clinic of San Diego under Dr. Irvin Silverstein.

The Outstanding Teacher of the Year Awards were presented by our President Michael Perpich to Dr. Robert Allan Handysides of Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, to Dr. Russell D. Nishimura of UCLA’s School of Dentistry, and to Dr. Eddie Sheh of USC’s School of Dentistry.

The PFA Foundation Student Awards were presented to Marcus A. Paulson by Loma Linda University School of Dentistry’s Dean Charles Goodacre, to Elena Yurushalmi by UCLA School of Dentistry’s Dean No-Hee Park, and to Erik Bartolome by USC School of Dentistry’s Dean Harold Slavkin.

The Induction of new nine Fellows into the Academy was performed by PFA President Michael Perpich and Section Editor William Mihram. Those being inducted were Drs. Monica Bruce of Los Angeles, Clelan G. Ehrler of Rialto, James Klusmier of Fullerton, Lilia Larin of National City, Kenneth J. Jacobs of Beverly Hills, Stephen M. Lodeski of Arcadia, Ronald Malouf of Cypress, Philip B. Potter of San Clemente, and Barbara Young of San Diego.

The California, Southern Section, Officers are Chair Charles Eller, Vice Chair Frank T. Curry, past Chair Steven H. Ferriot, and Editor William L. Mihram.

The Section also donated a $1000 grant in memoriam of International Trustee Bernardo Levit of Argentina to Dr. Debra Palmer of Racine, Wisconsin. Dr. Palmer is this year’s recipient of the Wisconsin Section’s Distinguished Service Award. She is currently working on an Argentina dental project.

They also presented a donation to the U.S.S. Midway, which is retired in the San Diego Harbor. This contribution is for rehabilitating its shipboard dental clinic. Last month, the ship’s museum hosted its one millionth visitor. This project is headed by Dr. Roger Zibbettz, a PFA Fellow.

Connecticut

Section Chairman William MacDonnell with PFA President-elect Howard Mark, International Trustee Richard Walsh, and Fellow Jeremiah Lowney presented their 2005 Distinguished Service Award to Dr. Marc Craig last May at their annual Meeting with over 40 members present. Dr. Marc Craig was honored for his dedication and service to the indigents of Haiti where he has worked for 10 years in Jeremia, Haiti, the site of the Haitian Health Foundation’s Clinic and Medical Center founded by Dr. Jeremiah Lowney a quarter of a century ago.

Past PFA President William Kort presents Academy’s Achievement Award to Michael Albazzaz

Pamela Sawyer, a Republican representative from Bolton, spoke at the luncheon, giving insights into the political process in Connecticut She is the daughter of dentist Edward Zeigler of Rhode Island who also was in attendance.

Dr. Margaret Smith, the Director of the Generations Dental Collaborative in Willimantic, spoke about the “Smiles for the Quiet Corner” Project she heads and for which the Foundation had funded a grant last year.

Seven new Fellows were inducted by our President-elect that evening at the Mohegan Sun Resort.

Illinois

Past PFA President William Kort attended the University of Illinois School of Dentistry’s Honors Day to present our Aca-demy’s Student Achievement Award to Michael Albazzaz.

Maryland

The Dr. Samuel Harris National Museum of Dentistry in association with the Smithsonian Institution has been recognized as an “authentic Baltimore site” by the Baltimore City heritage Area. Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley made the official announcement last May. It becomes one of the 33 sites, services, and events so recognized. Other such sites include Babe Ruth’s Birthplace and Museum, Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, and the Jewish Museum of Baltimore.

The National Dental Museum is celebrating its 10th anniversary. In 2003, NDM had been designated by the 108th Congress as “the official museum of dentistry.” On the campus of the University of Maryland-Baltimore, the Dental Museum is partly housed in the nation’s first school of dentistry. NDM is also one of the first venues for the PFA Wall of Fame in the United States.

Nebraska

Secretary/Treasurer Gary Westerman reports Chairman Francis Cavolvic held their annual Luncheon Meeting last April at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln during the 137th annual Session of the Nebraska Dental Association. Dr. Cavolvic conducted the business meeting. He read a review of the History and Objectives of the Academy and discussed the interest in participating in a student-mentoring program with the two dental schools in Nebraska—Creighton and the University of Nebraska.

New Fellows were inducted during the ceremony part of the meeting and they were Drs. Dean Cope, Fred Diedrichsen, William Kathrein, Kevin Low, and Jack Wesch. A short biographic sketch was read on each of them, followed by the Oath of Membership and distribution of membership certificates and pins.

The PFA Foundation Scholarship recipients were introduced, as well as the visiting Nebraska Dental Association Officers that dropped by.

Nevada

Mrs. and Dr. Jose Dahan with Judy Kozal in the PFA Dental Museum

Dr. and Mrs. Jose Dahan, Section Chair of Belgium/Luxembourg, visited the Central Office and the PFA Dental History Museum in Las Vegas on their way to attend an orthodontics meeting in San Francisco.

Oklahoma

Section Chair William Goodman hosted their annual Breakfast and Convocation Meeting last April. PFA International President Michael Perpich gave the main address.

Colonel Phillip Abshere was presented their Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Abshere earned his dental degree at the Oklahoma University College of Dentistry, where he served as Class President in his sophomore, junior, and senior years. He received awards in operative dentistry and periodontology, and he was an honor student in prosthodontia, pedodontics, and endodontics as well. He was presented at that time with the College’s Leadership Award.

Dr. Abshere is active in all the ladder dental organizations and has served as President of the Oklahoma State Dental Society, as an ADA Delegate, and as a U.S. Air Force pilot. He was the leader on the forensics team at the Murrah Federal Building bombing in 1995. He was also the lead dentist in the Vukovar, Croatia, investigation of the Ovcara mass graves. He has received many military awards and is ANG/SGD Air National Guard Surgeon General for dentistry.

Seven new Fellows were inducted into Fellowship. Left to right in the picture are Drs. Brian Coerver, J. Mark Folks, Neil Glass, Robert M. Lamb, PFA President Michael Perpich, Dusten Lively, Craig Spaulding, and Susan Whiteneck.

L-R, Past Award recipient Dr. Jerome Miller, 2005 Distinguished Service Award recipient Dr. Phillip Abshere, and PFA President Michael Perpich

Rhode Island

Section Chair Richard Walsh (and PFA International Trustee) with PFA President-elect Howard Mark presented the Rhode Island Distinguished Service Award to Shirley Spalter last May at their annual Meeting at the Warwick Crowne Plaza Hotel. Dr. Spalter was honored for her dedication and service in attending to the dental needs of specially challenged and disabled patients in her position as Director of the dental clinic at the Rhode Island Hospital. Her parents and brother attended the ceremony as well.

Wisconsin

Chair Glenn Maihofer held their annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon last May at the Hilton Hotel in Milwaukee. Honored during the ceremonies was Dr. Debra Palmer for her many years of service to the poor and indigent throughout the world. Dr. Maihofer, with the assistance of International Trustee James Englander, presented her with their 2005 Distinguished Service Award.

Trustee James Englander discussed the Academy’s service programs and those grants funded by the Foundation. He encouraged the Wisconsin Section to develop an appropriate program to serve the needy population in Wisconsin. Dr. Englander also introduced International Trustee Charles Eller from

California, who was in attendance for his 50th Class Reunion at Marquette University School of Dentistry. Marquette’s dental school Dean William Lobband Dr. Fred Jaeger, President of the Wisconsin Dental Association, discussed the PFA-Marquette dental school-Wisconsin Dental Association’s Award winning Mentorship Program before a crowd of some 100 attendees, including 14 WDA past Presidents.

ADA Trustee Kathy Roth addressed the many challenges facing our Association in dealing with problems on the national level.

Seven new Fellows were inducted into the Academy by Chair Glenn Maihofer and Trustee James Englander.

L-R, Chair Glenn Maihofer, Award recipient Debra Palmer, and International Trustee James Englander

7 October 2005, Friday

8–9:30 am

10 am–noon

10 am–noon

Noon–1:30 pm

1:30–2:30 pm

2:30–5 pm

ADA Opening Session, Convention Center Hall D

Academy Board Meeting, Marriott Grand Ballroom K

Section Chair Caucus, Marriott Grand Ballroom L

Joint Working Lunch, Marriott Grand Ballroom L

Executive Session, Marriott Grand Ballroom K

Academy Board Meeting, Marriott Grand Ballroom K

Saturday, 8 October

7:30–11:30 pm

11:30 am–2 pm

2:30–5 pm

6:30–8 pm

Foundation Board Meeting, Independence Ballroom III

Awards Luncheon, Marriott Grand Ballroom C/D

Foundation Board Meeting, Independence Ballroom III

President’s Reception, Marriott Grand Ballroom L

Sunday, 9 October

8 am–noon

1–5 pm

6:30–10:30 pm

Foundation Board Meeting, Marriott Grand Ballroom K

Academy Board Meeting, Marriott Grand Ballroom K

PFA Dinner Party, Marriott Liberty Ballroom A

The Awards Luncheon and the “no host” PFA Dinner Party are by reservation only through the Central Office. ALL Section Chairs are invited to attend all functions, even the Board Meetings.

ALL REPORTS for the Board Meeting packets must be received at the Central Office no later than 10 September to be included in the Meeting packet. Those reports received after that date will NOT be included.

Spontaneous oral reports will NOT be allowed during the Meetings. If you need to make an oral report during the meeting, advise the Central Office before 10 September to be included on the Meeting Agenda. NO EXCEPTIONS!

FDI World Congress, Montreal, Quebec, Canadian Section Meeting

Canadian PFA Section Dinner Meeting and Elmer Best Award Presentation, Montreal, Canada

Final date for all reports to be at the Central Office for the Meeting packet

PFA and Foundation Board Meetings, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia

Section Chair Caucus, Grand Ballroom L, 10 AM–1:30 PM

Awards Luncheon, Grand Ballroom C/D, 11:30 AM–2 PM

President’s Reception, Ballroom L, 6:30 PM–8 PM

PFA Dinner Party, Liberty Ballroom A, 6:30 PM–10:30 PM

36th Japan Section Annual Meeting, Hiroshima, Japan

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