As a new year begins for the Academy, it is a time for reflection on the past and for anticipation of the future. I am honored to lead the Academy into the future, but, without the building that has preceded me, that future might be not so bright. The sound basis that has been my good fortune to inherit is a tribute to many who have been in this position, but especially to those I immediately follow—Drs. Lowder, Roach, and Perpich. All of the Fellowship should thank them for their wisdom, their dedication, and their attention to detail on behalf of all of us—the Fellows of the Academy!

And, now it is my turn! My previous message charted the path I wish to take the Academy in during 2006. As I wrote, I have charged each committee of the Board to review its goals and mission, revise them to more suitably dovetail into the strategic plan, so that through these efforts we can continue to grow PFA into the future on a sound, more focused basis that will benefit the Fellowship no matter where on the globe they are. The Management Team will review their preliminary reports in April and plan even more precisely for the full Board meeting in October. It may seem that this is moving slowly, but appropriate time must be given to be certain that change is beneficial and in the right direction. All of you will learn about this progress through Dental World and through our enhanced Web site.

South America has long been a bastion for PFA through the efforts of a beloved, now deceased, Trustee, Dr. Bernardo Levit of Argentina. I am delighted to tell you that the newly appointed Trustee, Dr. Ernesto Acuna of Mexico, has recently returned from a very successful meeting in Chile and Argentina with a fine group of new and old Fellows from several countries in that area. My regret is that I could not make this trip, and I applaud Ernesto for taking up the baton of leadership in this most important way!

Past President Michael Perpich and I have been diligently working with our Webmaster to expand the outreach and flexibility of the Web site for the Fellowship. Mark Stanley, the Webmaster, has begun the process of creating a Web page for the Section Chairs and enlarging our capacity to use various languages on the site. He has indicated that these new features should be in place relatively soon, which will certainly enhance our communication capabilities. In today’s world, this is vital to the concerns, to the growth, and to the relationship-building needs of the Academy.

I would like to urge all Section Chairs to make certain that their active members have sent in their renewals for 2006. It is these numbers in each Section that will determine the extent to which the rebate of dollars to them is available for local programs and projects. This policy of rebates went into effect last year with only a few beneficiaries taking advantage of it. This was put into place to further the capability of each Section to communicate with its Fellow members, to enhance programs in the local area, and to stimulate interest in the Academy among potential candidates for Fellowship. Please take advantage of this worthwhile policy!

Richard Kozal, Secretary-General of the Academy, tells me that the response to the “yellow card” enclosure in the dues statements, asking for possible nominations for Fellowship, has been overwhelming. The Board thanks you all for this because it says a great deal to us about your feelings for the Academy. The names have been forwarded to the specific Section Chair for his/her use in 2006. Growth in Fellowship is essential to the Academy’s continuance on all levels, as we all know; without it, we cannot retain our premier status as an International Honor Dental Service Academy!

Again, our best wishes for a very successful, healthy, and happy 2006!

Howard Mark, DMD

Our Executive Secretary Richard Kozal has been busy contacting members for this year’s dues and any donations that can be made to the Foundation to help in our new venture to aid disaster Fellows from the recent catastrophes. He thanks all of you who have been so prompt and generous in your response.

The yellow nomination cards have been coming in well. We are up to 125 by the end of November from about 35 States. The cards have been mailed out to Canada at the beginning of December. The International dues notices will be out in January.

In regard to the Dues Rebate Program, established last year to aid Sections in establishing their own local programs, 11 applications have been received as of the beginning of December; they are from Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Northern California, Southern California, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Section leaders are asked to plan now and submit your requests.

The lists of deceased, resigned, mail returned, moved, and delinquent Fellows will be sent to the Section Chairs and Regional Trustees for follow up procedures.

Nomination Forms for the 2006 Pierre Fauchard Gold Medal have been mailed out to the 16 past recipients requesting their input.

The Academy Awards Nomination Forms are available on line for downloading and/or printing out. These are to be used for (1) the Distinguished Dentist Award for each Section, and (2) the Academy Awards Recommendation Form for use by the Trustees, Section Chairs, etc. All these forms, once filled out, are to be sent back to the Central Office.

The PFA Leadership Directory, with the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the Academy Officers, the Academy Committee Members, and the Foundation Committee Members, has been sent out. Any corrections will be deeply appreciated. The E-mail Directory, by Regions and alphabetically, has been completed and sent out. Any additions or corrections to make this accurate are always needed.

The upcoming Meeting dates are published in the calendar of Dental World and may be found online.

Our Assistant Secretary Judy Kozal is doing well from her surgery and is back at work part-time to bring us up to speed. And in case we missed you, both Judy and Richard wish you a most joyous holiday season, and that it may continue through this new year.

LETTER FROM THE SOUTH

by past PFA Louisiana Chair James D. Roethele

September 2005

Dear All,

My wife and children are fine as is everyone that evacuated New Orleans. We know that both our home and office are underwater. We will be allowed to return home for 36 hours to assess and secure the damage and get essentials when the water receded. We are then requested to not return home again for two months while clean up and emergency crews take care of damaged and dangerous streets. In the meantime, most of our friends, family, and patients are between Baton Rouge and Houston. Baton Rouge is one hour from our home and Houston is about six hours away. We are about 15 miles away from Lafayette, Louisiana (two hours from our home). I will be using a friend’s office in Lafayette to handle my patient’s emergencies, once they are able to contact me. Phone communications, including cell phones, are very poor. I have finished setting up a computer and am assessing E-mail again. We have already visited with our insurance agents, which fortunately happen to be here where we are staying. Our future will be dependent on the insurance assessors and the amount of hurricane damage. Unfortunately, flood insurance will not cover anywhere near the losses caused by the flooding. We are confident from the news we have gathered that there is definitely some hurricane damage, and our insurance will take very good care of us. I am already prepared with a mobile home and dental equipment to begin working as soon as power is restored to our area. We have a builder to supply hookups. Sadly, I am way ahead of the game, but all the residents of our town and the surrounding area will not be residing back there until their homes are restored within the next 6 to 24 months. Therefore, we will have very few patients with dentistry as a priority for some time.

Other AACD dentists [Editor’s note: Dr. Roethele is Chairman of the American Board of Cosmetic Dentistry, the “credentialing authority of the AACD”] are in similar situations.

Few people have an opportunity to start over, and now we have that chance. Looking back, though, we have been so blessed that there are few things we would change. I had my backup mobile home rescued before the hurricane hit by my sister, so the only regrettable loss, other than the obvious, are my nine binders of slides and photography equipment. Rest assured that we are well, and we are prepared for any situation. We are inspired by the outpouring of prayers, good wishes, and offers of assistance. I will continue to serve the AACD in the same capacity or more, since I will have some time on my hands for the next few months.

Thank you so much for your extremely generous offers for work assistance and prayers. My wife and I both cry when we read them. We have been kicking many ideas around, and it has been difficult to make any decisions with so much uncertainty in regards to restoring home and office, insurance considerations, and schools for our children. All of this is on an extreme lack of sleep. We went from a 5000 square foot home to a 500 square foot attic room, which serves as bedroom and office for all of us.

We are happy and excited with anticipation of what the future holds as we start over, like so many others. We are among the fortunate, as so many of the people here in Louisiana have been more gracious than you can imagine.

We have purchased a mobile home to serve as our home and office, but are still struggling with City Hall with permits, fees, and waiting periods. We estimate two weeks and we will be up and running. This will serve us temporarily until our home and office are rebuilt/repaired. Insurance adjusters still cannot get in to assess the damage or write checks. Starting over in a new town is kind of exciting, but still very uncertain. The dental representatives here say that there are many displaced dentists looking for housing and work. I was told a story of a dentist who flagged down a Patterson truck in Baton Rouge to ask him to spread the word that he is available to work anywhere as a dentist, hygienist, or assistant. Communication is still poor. Traveling the streets is worse than rush hour all day long, everywhere. And building supplies and manpower to reconstruct are scarce and hard to find.

But the people here have been wonderful and extremely generous, along with our patients, the city, and our people from back home.

We attended orientation at our children’s elementary school for displaced families. The school cafeteria was filled with families in the same clothes they evacuated in. Everyone was still in disbelief. Some of the students were wearing donated school uniforms, while other students were wearing street clothes. They are calling out the student’s names to be escorted to their new classrooms. The Principal called a little boy’s name in 4th grade. The little boy stood up in tears, and the Principal went to pat him on the head to console him. The little boy threw his arms around the Principal and hugged him with all his might, sobbing profusely. The 4th grader’s father was wiping tears and the entire crowd in the cafeteria began to cry and sniffle.

When I was negotiating with the landowners to place my temporary building, I asked if we could work out a graduated lease term agreement to pay less in the beginning of the lease, because we had no income and no access to our bank, so income was low. He said, “I tell you what, I am not even gonna charge ya.” He is an attorney and has helped me work with plumbers and electricians and local banks to get going. There are people cooking for the people in shelters here every night. There are volunteers, including my mother-in-law, who are doing the laundry for those at the shelter here.

This is just a glimpse of what displaced are going through and the generosity of the people around us. We still consider ourselves among the fortunate and have an opportunity to begin again.

Be good and God bless.

After the untimely passing of our forever Latin American Trustee Bernardo Levit, there was no debate about who his successor should be. The PFA Chair of Mexico, Ernesto Acuna E., was a top choice. He is and has been a dedicated professional on the world stage of dentistry in FDI, the Dental Association of Mexico, and in PFA. He was one of the first Section Chairs to initiate a Mentorship Program after PFA’s involvement. He has organized the FDI Meeting in Mexico, and has been a leader in doing much the same for the Mexican Dental Association. But more than that, Dr. Acuna has been a suburb ambassador for Mexico.

As past PFA president Gary Lowder put it, “The choice of Dr. Ernesto Acuna as Region VII Trustee was indeed inspired. He is a manifest spirit of renewed enthusiasm, respected by all.” Dr. Lowder attended last year’s Mexican Dental Convention where he and International Trustee Ernesto Acuna met with representatives from Argentina, Brazil, and Peru. Dr. Lowder sat at the head table for the opening ceremonies of the Convention and was officially introduced representing PFA. Dr. Lowder also represented PFA, along with the Canadian Dental Association President, at the Mexican ICD Induction Ceremony, and they were appropriately introduced.

Dr. Norberto Montheil being installed as Chair by Trustee Ernesto Acuna

As his election to fill Dr. Bernardo Levit’s role in Latin America had barely finishing echoing the Meeting room walls, he was on the ground running for PFA. First, he represented us at the Mexican Dental Convention the next week. Then he went to Chile at the end of November on an invitation from Section Chair Luis Felipe Jimenez to attend their Induction Ceremony in Santiago on 28 November. Fifty-five Fellows were in attendance at the Intercontinental Hotel to welcome nine new Fellows into PFA—Drs. Rene Rojas Sanchez, Emilio Cruz Diaz, Jorge Sepulveda Hodar, Alfredo Gantz B., Pedro Pablo Bombardiere Rosas, Sergio Sanchez Rojas, Claudio Diaz Pino, Juan Pablo Nacrur Awad, and Armando Silva Reyes.

Trustee Acuna addressed the gathering on the importance of worldwide Fellowship, the Mentorship Program, and on the Foundation. He read a message from President Howard Mark to the Section. He presented Dr. Jimenez his medal as Section Chair, and PFA gifts to Drs. Jimenez, Campos, and the two attending Deans of their dentals schools.

Trustee Acuna discussed with Chair Jimenez and past Chair Dr. Omar Campos the idea of hosting a Latin American Induction Ceremony at the upcoming Latin American Congress,

which is a large event in South America that hosts a day of scientific programs, as well as cultural and social programs.

Dr. Jimenez volunteered Chile as the host site for 2008, which will be the Centennial Anniversary of the founding of the Chilean Dental Society.

Then Dr. Acuna was off to Argentina, to Buenos Aires, to install Dr. Norberto Montheil as the new Argentina Section Chair with his medal of office and Certificate of Appointment. They discussed the duties of being a Chair, part of Region 7, and PFA assistance.

Dr. Acuna set up a meeting with Chair Montheil and Diego Pucharelli who worked as an assistant to Dr. Levit on running Region VII and the Argentina Section. They also attended the Memorial Service for Dr. Levit at the cemetery where Trustee Acuna presented Dr. Levit’s widow Esther with Dr. Levitt’s Medal of Office. He also was given time to present a PFA eulogy on our behalf.

Trustee Acuna presenting Medal of Office
to Chair Luis Jimenez

On 2 December, Trustee Acuna met with Dr. Levit’s brother-in-law Jose Chaufan, where he was to obtain the Region VII PFA documents. Jose Chaufan then returned the $2700, which was to be presented to some 18 other Foundation Scholarship recipients, but Dr. Levitt had only accomplished two presentations before his death. He also presented Dr. Acuna with the dues from the Argentina Section Fellows.

Dr. Montheil will attempt to search for the students that were to receive the scholarship awards as the certificates have their names on them. He will also start to re-organize the Section.

Dedication of Dr. Levit’s headstone in Argentina with
Trustee Ernesto Acuna and Chair Norberto Montheil
in attendance with family

New Fellows of Chile (standing) with Section Officers and Trustee Acuna (seated)

Dr. Howard Mark

After decades of unselfish, devoted service to the Pierre Fauchard Academy, to the dental profession, and to his community—in fact to every group he has ever touched—Howard I. Mark, DMD, FACD, FICD, FPFA, has become President of one of the world’s greatest dental honor service organizations. If it is an honor to become a Fellow in PFA, how much greater the honor than to be asked by its leaders of such an organization to become their President?

As Fellows in PFA, we ought to know about our leader and why he is held in such high regard.

There is a saying that your reputation precedes you. Before your Editor even met Dr. Mark, so much was said of his activities that he seemed to be unbelievable. And in meeting this gracious, humble person of great charm at the ADA Meeting in Hawaii one year, it all seemed to be true.

Howard Mark began his life to fame in Connecticut as the 1946 Salutatorian of Ansonia High School. He then trekked to Washington, D.C. to earn his undergraduate degree at Georgetown University. From there, it was on to Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (Boston) for his DMD degree. Dr. Mark and his new bride Sheila took up residence in New York to work on his postgraduate degree in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center as an intern and assistant resident.

Enough of New England and the Mid-Atlantic States, they left for Birmingham, Alabama, for a Teaching Fellowship and residency in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery until 1955, when he was commissioned a Captain in the U.S. Army at Ft. Lee, Virginia.

After returning to Connecticut, Dr. Mark opened a practice in most of the State—Hartford, Middletown, Avon, and Glastonbury—from 1957 until his retirement in 1996.

But those years were filled with activity. He became a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Dentistry in 1964, rising to Clinical Professor and Director of their Mentoring Program (1999) there, to this very day. Still serving his profession in many capacities, Dr. Mark became the Director of the Division of Dentistry and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery for Mt. Sinai Hospital in Hartford in 1976 for the next 18 years. He also was Director for the General Practice Residency Program in Dentistry at Mt. Sinai.

Dr. Mark was selected to serve on many Connecticut State Dental Association, hospital, and community projects for some 20 to 30 years, including the Council on Hospital Service, Friends of the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, the Connecticut Hospital Planning Commission. President of the Greater Hartford Probus Club (1966); President of the Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity Hartford Alumni Chapter (1967), Regent (1967-70) for Regency 13 for Alpha Omega, President (1969-70) of the Connecticut Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons and Chair (1967-1999) for their Annual Symposium, Delegate for 17 years to CSDA House of Delegates, President of the Hartford Dental Society (1972-73), Vice Chair for the Special Gifts and Dental Division of the Hartford Jewish Federation (1970-1984), 20 years serving on the Long Rivers Council for the Boy Scouts of America, President (1973-74) for the New England Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, Executive Committee Member for Mt. Sinai Hospital (1973-1975), Trustee for Beth El Temple in West Hartford (1974-1979), President of the Medical Staff for Mt. Sinai(1983-85), and the list is endless.

In 1985 to 2002, Dr. Mark became the Editor of the Connecticut State Dental Association’s Journal. In 1989-1997, he served as Membership Chair for the American Association of Dental Editors, through their Chairs until his Presidency in 1995.

He has been a Connecticut Delegate or Alternate to the ADA since 1985 to 2003.

In the ensuing years, Dr. Mark has served in some capacity at the hospitals of Mt. Sinai, Hartford, Middlesex, the Newington Children’s Hospital, St. Francis Hospital, the Capital Area Hospital, the Veterans Home and Hospital, the John Dempsey Hospital, the Connecticut Valley Hospital, the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center while serving on CSDA’s Council on Hospital Service, Director on the Board of the Connecticut Hospital Planning Commission, Chairman of the Committee on Hospital Dental Service for the American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, member on the Council on Professional Services for the Connecticut Hospital Association, Consultant to the ADA’s Council on Hospitals and Institutional Services, the Hillside Home Nursing Center, the Queens Nursing Home, the Brookview Nursing Home, and more.

From 2000 to the present day, he has been President of the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative, Inc.

Dr. Mark is a member of the International Order of Foresters, Jonathan Lodge #166; the Indian Guide Movement; the Boy Scouts of America; a Founding Member of the American Trauma Society; the Horace Wells Club; the Hartford Association for Retarded Children; the Pan American Medical Society; the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology; OKU, ACD, ICD, the Maimonides Society, and all the PFA International Chairs to the Presidency (2005-2006).

His list of honors and awards is as long as his service record—the 1951 Robert R. Andrews Honor Research Society (Tufts); 1952 Diplomat for the National Board of Dental Examiners; 1959 Diplomat for the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons; 1962 Distinguished Service Award, Hartford Alumni Chapter for Alpha Omega; the 1973 Award of Merit of the Hartford Dental Society; the 1979 Maimonides Award from the State of Israel; the 1980 Distinguished Service Award of the Connecticut State Dental Association; the 1984 Shalom Award; the 1985 Distinguished Service Award of the Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Staff; the 1988 and 1997 Gies Foundation Editorial Award; the 1990 Horace Hayden Award of CSDA; the 1990 Golden Pen honorable Mention Award of ICD; the Distinguished Service Award in 1994 from the Connecticut PFA Section; the 1994 Distinguished Service Award from the Division of Dentistry Attending Staff for Mt. Sinai; the 1995 Distinguished Service Award for CSDA; the 1995 and 1996 Golden Pen Award of ICD; the 1997 Daniel Lynch Award of the Greater Waterbury Dental Society; the first Presidential Achievement Award (1997) from the American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons; the 1998 Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of Dental Editors; the 1998 Distinguished Service Award from the Connecticut Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons; the 1999 Special Citation of the Connecticut State Dental Association; and the 2002 Diplomat of the National Board of Dental Anesthesia.

Dr. Howard Mark and Sheila have four children, two of whom are dentists, and 12 grandchildren.

And Dr. Howard Mark is always smiling.

Mary Higue, it is with a heavy heart that we note your passing. You were a great supporter of PFA and of your husband, George, a past PFA President and the Foundation’s Treasurer-emeritus. Behind every strong man, a leader in his world, stands a wonderful woman who supports all his endeavors, and puts up with all his joys and sorrows. Mary Higue was such a great woman. Age has prevented them both from attending recent PFA activities, but in visiting their California home a couple of years ago, Mary was still full of life and energy, still strong in her support of George’s activities. We miss even the thought that she has quietly left us one sunny morn.

From the Desk of
Foundation President
M. David Campbell

It is an honor and a privilege to serve as President of the Foundation of the Pierre Fauchard Academy. It is also intimidating to follow the leadership of Drs. Robert Shira and Carl Lundgren as Presidents, George Higue as Treasurer, and Shig Kishi as Executive Director. They established such a firm basis for our Foundation that the Board of Trustees has been able to operate effectively from the beginning. The foundation would not be in our present position without their leadership and devotion.

I would like to share with you some of the actions of the Foundation Board during the October Meeting in Philadelphia. The Board was concerned about our Fellows all over the world who have suffered great losses from the 2005 disasters. When we heard that some of our Fellows had their livelihood, their homes, their offices, and even their family members hurt, the Board was deeply concerned.

We know there are many organizations that help everyone—the Salvation Army, for example. The ADA can help all dentists. The Board felt, as you probably do, that we must do what we can to help our Fellows within the PFA. However, we did not want to vote to simply dispense money and not know where or how it helped our Fellows. We do not have the funds available to give large amounts of money. However, when a Fellow has lost everything, anything helps. After lengthy debate, exploring the ways this could be accomplished legally within the Foundation By-Laws, the Board took a bold step and voted to establish an Emergency Disaster Relief Fund. The Board is to be commended for their forward thinking.

Japan Chair Dr. Kuwahata and the delegation from Japan present a Relief check to President Campbell and Academy President Michael Perpich

The total results of the Board’s combined information and ideas were referred to the Executive Committee, which will now set the criteria to operate such a program. What the Foundation does best is to partially fund one grant at a time. The Foundation can make an effective difference one step at a time. We know we cannot consider every need out there for our profession. But the PFAF can make a difference for a few Fellows who have lost much. The action that the Board took was so appreciated that in a matter of a few hours we received our first donation from the Section Chair of Japan, Dr. Tsuneaki Kuwahata.

As you know, money is a major concern. You may have experienced changes in your own financial planning and accounts receivable. I am sure we all have found more requests in our mail for donations from worthy groups. We are looking to help in future disasters as well. The Foundation Board offers direct help for a Fellow dentist. There are many opportunities to give assistance. Our Board has formulated a series of ways by using property, wills, and estate gifts. Please check at our PFA Web site at www.Fauchard.org for further information as it becomes available on ways to help our Fellows.

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce our new Foundation Board Officers. Our new Vice President is Dr. C. F. Larry Barrett. Dr. William Kort will continue as Treasurer. And we welcome Dr. Michael Perpich on the Foundation Board as Trustee. All members of the Foundation have served, or are serving, as President of the Pierre Fauchard Academy, or in some major role in the Academy.

Thank you all for the unselfish dedication you provide our profession.

Our Foundation Executive Director Fred Halik has been working on revising the Foundation’s Web site presence to make it more friendly, and accurate. The links are simple: Home/Scholarships/ Grants/Applications/ Contact us.

The “home” page explains what the Foundation is, how it was formed and who are its officers.

The “Scholarships” page is about the Dental Student Scholarship Program run by the Foundation since its inception. The thinking follows that if the Foundation is “to promote all aspects of oral health,” then in accordance with this directive, the promotion of oral health begins with the education of dental practitioners, the men and women responsible for delivering dental health care, and to develop their leadership skills for the profession and for their communities.

The dental student scholarships are apportioned on the basis of a Section’s membership. Accordingly, each of the 54 dental schools in the United States and the 28 selected other schools worldwide are provided a dental scholarship (currently about $1500 each) to be presented to a student that meets the Foundation requirements. At the beginning of the calendar year, the dental schools are invited to select a qualified dental student from the Junior Class who has demonstrated high leadership characteristics, is above the academic average, and has a need for financial support. Once the dental school informs the Foundation of their selection, a check and certificate are sent to the school for presentation at their annual Spring Awards Ceremony, and/or in conjunction with the local PFA Section Chair. A photograph of the presentation and any copy they would like to send is requested so that this honor may be shared with our Fellows through Dental World.

The “Grants Program” page is for those seeking monetary support for projects that will benefit the dental profession and the public that it serves. The grant applications are online and able to be downloaded, but to be considered the grant requested for must be consistent with the Foundation’s goals, objectives, and restrictions. Although the Foundation Board remains flexible to consider innovative projects in all areas of dentistry, including practice and education, it does place special emphasis on programs that increase access to dental care and provide the deserving but inadequately served public. The forms may also be downloaded or requested by mail.

First, the applicant is asked to pay attention to the requirements, to add the necessary inclusions and documentation asked for, and for six copies to be submitted in English. Faxed or E-mailed applications are not accepted. And all applications must be in by June 1st.

The applications are then reviewed by the Grants Committees of the Foundation for their recommendations. All this is then submitted to the entire Board of Trustees at their annual Autumn Meeting where the final discussions and decisions are made by the entire Board. Those grants approved will be notified and asked to sign a contract. Upon receipt of their contract, the funds will be issued. A final report of their funded project and the use of the funds is required by December of the contract year.

The maximum dollar amounts for grants are (1) $5000 for the PFA Section programs under that Section’s control and in which a significant number of Fellows participate; (2) $10,000 for Service Projects that provide increased access to dental care for the public in need; (3) $5000 for educational programs, including continuing education; and (4) $5000 for miscellaneous programs that the Board deems worthy of funding.

The Foundation’s restrictions are often overlooked and result in a majority of the rejections. These need to be adhered to in order to continue the path toward approval. There are 21. The Foundation will not fund (1) the purchase of major equipment costing $2000 or more; (2) no university or institutional overhead costs; (3) no salaries; (4) no replacement of funds already available for personnel costs; (5) no questionnaires or survey projects; (6) no capital project costs; (7) no endowments; (8) no land and/or building acquisitions; (9) no social services of a non-dental nature; (10) no programs that are supported by tax revenues or are the responsibility of the government; (11) no development, maintenance, or revision of temporary or permanent museum-type dental exhibits; (12) no religion-based activities; (13) no funding of political candidates’ activities or lobbying efforts; (14) no funding of schools below the college level; (15) no funding of dinners, tables, or tickets to fund-raising events; (16) no advertising in charitable publications; (17) no promotional activities such as trophies, prizes, or trips; (18) no endowed chairs; (19) no funding to the general funds of other functions or organizations (however, specific projects or programs conducted by other foundations or organizations may be considered for grants); (20) no funding of essays or essay prizes; and (21) no funding of research.

Only non-profit, tax-exempt organizations and individuals employed by such organizations (with the exception of student scholarship awards) are eligible to receive Foundation grants. In the United States and its protectorates, a proposal submitted by other than a tax-exempt organization will be rejected. Tax–exempt organizations outside of the United States shall abide by the same governing rules as those adhered to by organizations within the country in which the tax-exempt status applies and is recognized by the appropriate governing body. Each organization shall agree to take all legal, fiscal, and administrative responsibility for their projects.

While all this information may seem unnecessary to an individual Fellow not making a grant, knowing the general tenets of what the Foundation can and cannot do will be very useful when a Fellow is discussing a grant project or selling the Foundation’s programs. Much of this information may even be new to our readers. Understanding what the Foundation is all about and its functions will help a great deal in hurt feelings of rejections, embarrassment in encouraging some program that cannot be funded, or considering one that can be.

Before acting in any manner, contact Executive Director Fred Halik to discuss any possible proposal. Fred is “user-friendly” and will save time and effort in fabricating a Foundation grant.

United States

Puerto Rico

The Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ciencias Medicas, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Alvan Velez reported that the Foundation’s Dental Student Scholarship Award was presented to Cristina M. Abreu-Sosa by Dean Yilda Rivera and Assistant Dean Alvan Velez.

Washington State

The Fall issue of the Dental Alumni News for the University of Washington Dental Alumni Association recognizes the Foundation for their scholarship award to graduate Peter Pellegrini; and to the Academy for their Senior Student Award to Paul Nielson.

L-R, Assistant Dean Alvan Velez, Dean Yilda Rivera, and recipient Cristina Abreu-Sosa

Australasia

Trustee Jonathan Rogers hosted their inaugural regional dinner last November held in South Australia at the Adelaide Club. This was in the home State of Trustee Jon Rogers, orthodontist Raymond Begg, Howard Florey of penicillin fame, and astronaut Andy Thomas. An overflow dinner of some 34 guests (with some turned away due to lack of space) attended along with PFA President-elect William Winspear, Trustee Jonathan Rogers, Australasia President Mark Sinclair, and the South Australia Dental Board President Dr. Gaffney. The event was a huge success. The featured speaker Tony Lake spoke on his experiences as a volunteer forensic odontologist in the recent Tsunami aftermath in Thailand. The evening of camaraderie provided an opportunity to acknowledge local Fellows and to recognize the achievements within and outside the profession.

South Australia Dental Board President Dr. and Mrs. Gaffney

Chile

International Trustee Ernesto Acuna attended their Section Dinner Meeting to help induct nine new Fellows, present the new Chair Luis Felipe Jimenez S. his Medal of Office, and to honor retiring Chair Professor Omar Campos.

Trustee Acuna presents PFA honor gift to Professor Omar Campos

Japan

Japan Section Chair Tsuneaki Kuwahata presented your Editor with a copy of their Section’s magazine, which runs some 191 pages. The first page contains their Certificate of Charter from 1981 signed by then PFA President Leo Bongers and all the Officers and Trustees. My Japanese is rusty and I kept reading it left to right. But on page 159, there is an article about the presentation of the Foundation student scholarship award to Osaka Dental University student Atsuko Kida, along with many other articles about PFA activities worldwide.

Japan Section Secretary Sakurako Ogawara reported that they held their 36th annual Meeting last October in Hiroshima hosted by their new incoming Chair Toshio Morioka.

Seven new Fellows were inducted into the Academy. The Section Chair’s Medal of Office was transferred from outgoing Chair Tsuneaki Kuwahata to Toshio Morioka. Guest speakers were Dr. Kwang Hyun Kim of Korea, the former Chair of the PFA Japan-Korea Exchange Affairs who spoke on “The State of Affairs of Dentistry in Korea”; Professor Takashi Uchida from the School of Dentistry in Hiroshima speaking on “Recent Innovation of Educational Systems in the Hiroshima School of Dentistry”; and Munetsugu Ueda of Japan, a representative of the Japanese Tea Ceremony, on “The Relationship between the Japanese Culture and a Votary of Tea-Ceremonial.”

Philippines

Chair Dean Diampo J. Lim held an Induction Ceremony last year in conjunction with the Republic of the Philippines 97th annual Convention and Scientific Meeting. Dr. Antonio Rivera was their featured speaker.

Dean Lim hosted an “Outreach Program” where they provided oral hygiene classes for students of the Aeta Tribe in the R.P. Section in Botolan, Zambales.

United States

Wisconsin

PFA Vice President James Englander reports that the December issue of the Wisconsin Dental Association Journal, page 10, covered their 11th annual Mentorship Dinner held at the Marquette University Alumni Union Hall ballroom with nearly 400 guests attending. Their Mentorship Program is a joint effort by PFA, Marquette University School of Dentistry, and the Wisconsin Dental Association. This year 77% of the MUSoD students elected to participate in this award-winning program. Some 142 dentists throughout Wisconsin participate in the program.

Fellow Constantine Stamatelakys of Brookfield, a periodontist in Greenfield and West Allis, was elected President of the Wisconsin Dental Association (2900 members) last November at their House of Delegates Meeting in Waukesha (west of Milwaukee). He is also a member of the American Academy of Periodontology, the Midwest Society of Periodontists, and is currently President of the Wisconsin Society of Periodontists.

Also selected as WDA President-elect was Fellow Eva Dahl, a fourth generation dentist from Onalaska, who has served as ADA delegate and currently serves on the ADA Council on Education and Licensure.

Elected WDA Vice President was Fellow Monica Hebl, a general dentist in Milwaukee. She has served as President of the Greater Milwaukee Dental Association (2003-2004), trustee for the WDA Greater Milwaukee Region and a five-time ADA Delegate. She is also this year’s recipient of the WDA’s Political Action Award for her recent service on the Governor’s Task Force to improve access to oral health.

Fellow Michael Donohoo, a general dentist in Milwaukee, was re-elected as WDA Speaker of the House of Delegates. He has served as President (1994-95) of the Greater Milwaukee Dental Association, seven times as ADA Delegate, and Treasurer of the Political Action Committee. He is also this year’s recipient of the WDA’s Media Relations Award.

Fellows Paul Levine of Bayside, a second generation dentist practicing in Brown Deer, and Julio Rodriguez of Brodhead, a past President of the Green County Dental Society, have been elected to the WDA House of Delegates.

California, Northern Section

Fellow and Dean of the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry (UOP), Dr. Dugoni is this year’s recipient of ADI International Dentist of the Year Award. Dr. Dugoni received this distinguished award in Philadelphia during the ADI Convocation last October. This award is presented to an individual who best exemplifies international leadership. Dr. Dugoni is regarded as one of the most respected figures in the dental profession. He currently serves as President of the ADA Foundation, is past President of the ADA, of the American Association of Dental Schools (AADS), of the American Board of Orthodontics, and for the California Dental Association. He also served on the FDI Council for 9 years and was their Treasurer. His list of honors fills tomes. No greater professional can match the service and dedication that Dean Art Dugoni has given of himself to dentistry.

New York

Fellow Francis J. Murphy, a Rockville Centre oral surgeon, is this year’s recipient of the New York State Dental Association’s Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes outstanding service to NYSDA. The Award was presented last November at the Association’s Board of Governors Meeting in Manhattan. A PFA Fellow since 1994, Dr. Murphy has also served on the NYSDA Board of Governors and was Chair of the NYSDA Council on Dental Health Planning and Hospital Dentistry. He also served on the NYSDA Strategic Planning Committee, on the Constitution and Bylaws Committee, and on the Editorial Review Board for the New York State Dental Journal.

Dr. Murphy is a past President of the Nassau County Dental Society, where he served on many of their committees, and has represented Nassau County to the ADA.

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