The value of this legacy, once all the dust settled and it was finalized, has enabled the Foundation to augment the activities of the Academy in a multiplicity of ways. Over the past 10 years, approximately $3.5 million has been awarded to dental service projects across the globe that have passed the strong scrutiny of a dedicated Grants Committee and have been deemed worthy, and to selected third-year dental students, passing into their fourth year, in the form of scholarships in all US schools of dentistry, most of the Canadian dental schools, and some 28 dental schools in other countries. The service projects bring oral health care to needy peoples, impoverished neighborhoods and areas, and to many neglected regions both here and abroad. With over 130 applications annually, it is a daunting task for the Committee to wade through the extensive documentation, search their own consciences as to how to judge these, and then to finally decide on some 30 to fund. What is even more interesting is that these 30 are secondarily reviewed by the Foundation Board of Trustees in concert at their annual meeting in October, before the final okay is authorized. Nothing is left to chance!

So now, back to my theme! All who have been selected as candidates for Fellowship in the Academy have likewise to pass muster. Hopefully, those inducted have truly passed the test, have been among the leaders in dentistry, have dedicated themselves towards making the dental profession responsible and responsive, and have earned the sobriquet of “dental leader” from their colleagues. A plaque on the wall, a pin in the lapel, a medallion around the neck: none of these are worth what it cost to fabricate them, if they are not put to good use in the service of others, in the raising the bar of professionalism and ethics, and in the pursuance of excellence.

I hope this overview has reminded us all as to the true value of Fellowship in the Academy. I urge each of you to reach out, identify those who would add esteem and worth to the Academy, bring their names to the attention of your Section Chair or your specific Trustee for consideration in the next class of inductees, and spread the word about who we are, what we are about, and why being a Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy is an honor unto itself!

The annual meeting is not far away, and the dates are October 16-18. If you have not made your reservations for it, please do so. We would welcome all of you in Las Vegas; that would be something to shout about!

Be proud of the Academy, and celebrate your being a part of it!

May 1 is a busy day in history. In times long past, it was Maypole Day, an ancient celebration of the Rites of Spring. Recent tradition has the Communist Workers’ Day celebrations hosted in certain countries. This year U.S. cities were crowded with immigration marches. The California Dental Association was hosting their annual Spring Scientific Session in Anaheim near Disneyland. The Southern Section of California held their 36th Annual Awards Luncheon with nearly 150 Fellows and dignitaries attending. And the International PFA held their 2006 Management Team Committee Meeting.

Outgoing Chairman and International PFA Trustee Charles G. Eller gave the introductions, particularly noting that the PFA International Officers were in attendance with President Howard Mark of Connecticut, President-elect William Winspear from Australia, Vice President James Englander of Wisconsin, immediate past President Michael Perpich of Minnesota, Executive Secretary Richard Kozal of Nevada, and Editor James Brophy of Illinois. Dr. William Frank gave the Invocation.

PFA International President Howard Mark spoke on the Academy Mission. Past PFA President and past Foundation President Carl Lundgren had an ankle injury and could not attend to give the Foundation Report. The past PFA Gold Medal recipient James Vernetti also could not attend, having fallen off his bike and sustained injury as well. Past PFA President and Foundation Treasurer-emeritus George Higue was also detained. Our long-time Fellows of that Section were deeply missed.

Dr. Richard Marias of the MEND Project that had received a Foundation grant gave a brief presentation of his program.

L-R, New Section Chair Douglas Cassat, Student Award recipients Jennifer Crowe, Tomas Kotansky, and Danelle Carpio with President-elect William Winspear

PFA International President-elect William Winspear of Australia announced the PFA Student Awards to Loma Linda University’s Tomas D. Kotansky, presented by Dean Charles Goodacre and Associate Dean Paul Richardson; to UCLA’s Jennifer J. Crowe, presented by Dean No-Hee Park; and to USC’s Danelle Carpio, presented by Dean Harold Slavkin.

L-R, Past President Michael Perpich, Loma Linda’s Dr. Fred Berry, and President Howard Mark

PFA immediate past President Michael Perpich and President Howard Mark announced the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Awards to Loma Linda’s Dr. Fred A. Berry, UCLA’s Dr. Donald W. Fisher, and USC’s Dr. Leslie Kaneko.

Drs. Mark and Winspear along with Trustee Charles Eller inducted 14 new Fellows into the Academy.

President-elect William Winspear, President Howard Mark, and new Fellow Dr. Devang Ghandhi

Dr. Sheets maintains a full-time private dental practice in Newport Beach with a special emphasis on esthetic rehabilitative dentistry and implants. She is an educator, clinician, author, and lecturer—nationally and internationally. She is co-Executive Director of the Newport Coast Oral Facial Institute, an international non-profit teaching and research center, considered to be one of the finest microsurgical training centers in the world.

Dr. Sheets is also a Clinical Professor of Restorative Dentistry at USC’s School of Dentistry and on their Board of Counselors. In partnership with the University of California-Irvine School of Engineering, Dr, Sheets is heading an ongoing research project involving energy dissipation in natural teeth and dental implants. Dr. Sheets is President of Perimetrics, LLC, a manufacturing company for the Periometer instrumentation developed by Dr. James Earthman, which is being evaluated at the Newport Coast Oral Facial Institute sine 1997.

Dr. Sheets is a past President of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry and of the American Association of Women Dentists. She is a member of numerous professional organizations including the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, the American Equilibration Society, the Pacific Coast Society of Prosthodontics, and the Academy of Osseointegration, as well as a Fellow in PFA, AGD, ACD, ICD, and ADI.

In 2002, Dr. Cherilyn Sheets was honored with the Gordon Christiansen Award for Excellence in Lecturing. In 2004, she received the USC School of Dentistry Alumnus of the Year Award.

Dr. Sheets serves on numerous editorial boards of peer-reviewed journals. She is also the Founder and Chairperson of the Board of the Children’s Dental Center in Inglewood, which is a non-profit prototype dental center for providing multi-disciplinary care to children of the working poor.

Cherilyn and her husband Mark Moehlman have a daughter Melissa.


International Trustee Charles Eller announced the PFA 2006 Foundation grant award recipients, which are Esperanza International Inc. run by Drs. Kingston and Bobbitt; The Flying Samaritans of Orange County run by Dr. Ted Tanabe; The MEND Dental Clinic of Pacoima run by Dr. Richard Marias; the St. Vincent de Paul Village Dental Clinic in San Diego run by Dr. Michael Ward; and The Thousand Smiles Foundation of Chula Vista run by Drs. Tanaka and Jim Vernetti.

The California, Southern Section boasts of eight past International PFA Presidents in the 70 years since the founding of the Pierre Fauchard Academy. Those who achieved such honor are Drs. Albert Vielle (1962), Hugo Kulstad (1970), George Higue (1974), Clifford Loader (1978), Edwin Halverson (1982), Foster Bens (1991), Shigeo Ryan Kishi (1998), and Carl Lundgren (1994).


In closing, Dr. Charles Eller thanked his officers for all their help in the past years—Vice Chair Frank T. Curry, past Chair Steven Ferriot, and his outstanding Editor William Mihram. He then passed the gavel of Section Chair leadership to Dr. D. Douglas Cassat as a most successful PFA event was brought to an end.


Everyone had such an excellent time, the luncheon attendees were slow to leave, meeting old friends, renewing acquaintances, and making new friends.

Dr. Cherilyn Sheets, Honor Award recipient

Dr. Sheets receiving Honor Award
from President Howard Mark

Past ADA President Eugene Sekiguchi
and PFA President Howard Mark

Retiring Chair Charles Eller turns over Section Chair to Dr. Douglas Cassat

L-R, President-elect William Winspear, Secretary General Richard Kozal, Northern California Section Chair Dan Castagna, and immediate past President Michael Perpich

President Howard Mark called the Management Committee Meeting to order with the Invocation given by President-elect William Winspear. The Minutes from the annual 2005 Board Meeting in Philadelphia were approved.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

The President reported a slow but logical growth in the Academy that has stabilized us on a sounder basis. The Academy is on a more secure financial foundation than ever before due to better fiscal controls and a closer oversight on expenditures, while at the same time expanding its outreach. Most of this is due to the officers, who deeply care about the Academy and their performance as a team.

The implementation of the strategic plan will do more in establishing appropriate priorities for programs, Fellowship growth, and retention. Use of our Web site will increase internal communication as we go forward. More careful evaluation of committee functioning as it relates to our mission will enable us to proceed in a more functional manner. Fellowship and retention are the cornerstones of the Academy’s continuation as the premier international honor dental service organization. But much more needs to be accomplished to see that this happens. State and Regional components need to be assisted in every way possible and to insure that their leadership is addressing these goals. We need the reports and projected activities from our Section leaders to be able assess how the Management Team can react to their needs in sufficient time to review our suggestions for the Las Vegas Annual Meeting.

SECRETARY GENERAL’S REPORT

Secretary General Richard Kozal reported that 30 Dentist of the Year Awards were prepared for as many Section presentations, along with three outgoing Section Chair plagues. A joint mailing by the Academy and the Foundation went out to 54 dental schools for the individual student awards and scholarships.

Membership dues notices for 2005 had been sent out with a very good initial response. Delinquent members will be turned over to requesting Section Chairs for follow up.

The Web site continues to be modified and improved. The articles on the history of dentistry are very successful and attract many visitors to our site. The information in our online Membership Directory is updated routinely.

Quarterly Management Team Conferences to review the budget and the finances are held regularly in conjunction with the Budget and Finance Committee.

PFA has filed all the necessary paperwork with the State of Nevada to act as a foreign corporation operating in Nevada.

The Central Office has requested that we stay in the Four Seasons Hotel for our Meetings and social functions for the annual 2006 Meetings in Las Vegas. Notices have been sent out to the officers and a schedule of our activities has been regularly posted online and in Dental World.

Life Member letters were sent out last January. Subscribing to DW is optional for them.

Voluntary donations for the Foundation have risen, mostly from Fellows in the United States.

The current PFA pamphlet has been updated with new information cards.

The printing bill for DA/DW has been paid through last year. Our publisher has informed us that our subscription rate to Dental Abstracts will go up for next year by 4%.

Dues notices to the lock box have been very effective in having them deposited daily and accounted for with updating regularly.

The yellow nomination card, mailed with the dues statements, has netted nearly 300 nominees.

All outstanding invoices are reviewed and paid in a timely fashion. There are currently no outstanding invoices as of this date. The financial statements and bank reports are included in this meeting packet for Committee review. Our accountant Dan Jonker prepares our PFA financial report. The CPA Company of John Kopczyk, Ltd. of Chicago reviews that report.

AUDITOR’S REPORT

The Financial Report was reviewed by our accountant, line for line. Some line item slots were questioned and either combined or initiated new ones to better display our financial picture. Dan Jonker expressed praise for our successful financial picture, after some years of financial struggling. Everything was in perfect order.

Management Team in session

WEB SITE

Our Web site has demonstrated continual growth and interest. Traffic has grown 40% in the last two years alone, with a constant upward trend. The most visited sites are our “publications”—Dental World and the Journal of Dental History. Then comes “inquiries” and thirdly “awards.” New editable pages for all the Officers and Trustees enable almost instantaneous communication to our Fellows. Immediate past President Michael Perpich has been working on this and can assist in introducing these sites to the Officers.

Language translations are now being tested with French being the first attempt. Spanish will follow. English continues to be the language of international business. While the usage of computers has reached over 1 billion people who spend an average of 30 hours a month online, the largest percent of population usage by continent are North America and Australia—both English-speaking areas.

More forms are able to be downloaded off our Web site.

FOUNDATION REPORT

President Mark had attended their Interim Meeting in Chicago earlier in the month and discussed the progress of their plans, particularly those regarding their fund raising. The Committee reported what they had done with the Foundation 2005 grants for the Web site, the Academy Museum, and Dental World. The Secretary General noted that the voluntary dues contributions to the Foundation had been coming in well, particularly from the United States Fellows. The Academy Grant requests for 2006 were discussed.

CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS

The changes made at the Philadelphia Meeting were integrated into the legal documents for further review. Some suggestions were made for Chapter VIII—Nominations and Elections.

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Secretary General Richard Kozal commented that the yellow nomination cards had been coming in with some nominations for 38 States and Canada. The membership goals for next year ought to be the same, with emphasis on retention to stop the bleeding from that source.

NOMINATION COMMITTEE

Immediate past President Michael Perpich presented the candidates for election/ moving up for the Las Vegas Annual Board Meeting. They are:

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE

Chair James Englander presented an in-depth report suggesting some guidelines for discussion. The main gist of the report was to break down the Publications Committee into three subcommittees: Publications, Publicity, and Web site. Also direction was requested as to whether a long-range plan be established for the future that our publications should take. The last one drawn up was in 1999.

AWARDS COMMITTEE

Chair James Englander reported that the Board of Trustees had ratified the Awards Committee’s Award recommendations:

HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE

Chair Kevin L. Roach reported that the Harris National Museum in Baltimore has space for 20 more plaques. Currently, there are 16 distinguished dental individuals, including Drs. McKay and Chiwaki. The main venue is in the Paris Dental Headquarters. But our Hall of Fame is also featured on the PFA Web site as well as online at the ADA Headquarters Building in Chicago. The next Hall of Fame Installation visit to Paris is scheduled for 2007 in conjunction with a major dental meeting being organized by International Trustee Hubert Ouvrard.

Those Honourees, approved by the Board and awaiting formal induction are:

Additional names for future approval that have been suggested and need Board approval and full committee support are:

PRESIDENT-ELECT’S REPORT

Dr. William Winspear attended the Formal Dinner of the Australasia Section in Adelaide, South Australia, which was organized by Dr. Richard Sawers. Dr. Winspear has also been working on the Constitution and ByLaws Committee as well as helping to establish criteria for the Hall of Fame Committee procedures. The Strategic Planning Committee proposes no action to the document but will continue to monitor the need for such. The Budget and Finance Committee is about to commence preparation of the 2007 Budget.

VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Dr. James Englander has served six years as Trustee and 10 years as Chair for the dynamic Wisconsin Section before being elected to start in the Executive Officers’ Chairs. He currently has served for many years on the Awards Committee and this year on the Publications Committee. "I have been encouraged to become more involved after past President Gary Lowder redirected our mission to service and recognition, past President Kevin Roach redefined the Academy structure while setting new objectives and goals, past President Mike Perpich created the atmosphere for moving ahead with projects that fulfill the Academy’s purpose, and President Howard Mark with President-elect William Winspear have initiated the leadership to begin the journey with enthusiasm and renewed energy."

EDITOR’S REPORT

Editor Jim Brophy and his photographer Shirley Brophy have become familiar faces at many PFA events to chronicle our happenings for posterity through pictures and the written word. Besides editing our Dental World, Jim has been working with the Foundation in their fund-raising campaign and with other Academy and Foundation committees. He and Shirley, like Richard and Judy Kozal, serve as ambassadors for our PFA projects. In 15 years of service to the Academy as Editor, Dr. Brophy has collected the experience and history of our organization to be of contributing value to all Fellows who request his help. As new innovations are available to expand our message, our publication has adopted them to make our primary means of communicating both informative and interesting.

FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE

International Trustee for Latin America, Dr. Ernesto Acuna E. has been actively filling the shoes of our late departed Trustee Bernardo Levit. In chairing the Fellowship Committee, he and his group have delineated several points to consider:

• Clarification of the present criteria for the selection of new Fellows

• Appropriate steps to discover dentists worthy of the honor of our Fellowship

• Providing assistance to our Section Chairs to enable them to reach a goal of five to 10 new Fellows annually

• Develop means and guidelines to retain our present Fellows and get them involved.

The concept of recruiting new Fellows and retaining them is the work of all Fellows from our top Officers down. Each of these activities is interdependent on the others to insure success.

The Awards Committee and the Academy Board of Trustees has approved the selection of Professor Dr. Pierre Machtou of Paris to receive the prestigious Elmer S. Best Memorial 2006 Award. The presentation was made in June in Paris by past PFA President Michael Perpich, International Trustee Hubert Ouvrard, and the Section Chair for France Dean Marie-Laure Boy-Lefevre.

Dr. Machtou is an internationally known endodontist and comes highly recommended by International Trustee Hubert Ouvrard and International Trustee-emeritus Pierre Marois. Dr. Machtou was born in Algiers during the war, of French nationality. At the age of 20, he earned his Certificate of Medical Studies in Paris and his DDS degree four years later at the Paris Faculty of Medicine, the same year he received his Certificate of Faculty of Odontology of Paris. The next year he earned his Certificate in Biology from the Faculty of Medicine of Paris. In 1971, he received his Certificate in Endodontics from the Rene Descartes, Paris 5 University. In 1973, he completed his undergraduate thesis on “The dentin-pulp complex—pulp tissue repair potential” at the Paris #7 University. By 1980, he had earned his Masters in Endodontics from Paris #7 University. He completed his PhD thesis at Paris #7 University in 1997.

Dr. Machtou began his teaching career as Lecturer on the Faculty of Dental Surgeons in endodontics at Paris #7 University in 1976, where he became Senior Lecturer in 1984, then First Class Senior Lecturer in 1990, Professor in 1998, and First Class Professor in 2005 In his dedication and rise through

teaching, Dr. Machtou has become Chairman of the Endodontics Department at Paris 7, where he also serves as co-Director of the Multicentric Residency academic program for Paris 7 University, for Paris 5 University, and for Clermont-Ferrand UFR. He is also Vice Dean in charge of the undergraduate curriculum and training program as well as Director of the Emergency and Diagnosis Department UFR Garanciere-Paris 7.

Dr. Machtou is the French Representative to the European Society of Endodontogy of which he is a member. He serves on the Editorial Boards for The International Endodontic Journal and The Practical Procedures of Aesthetic Dentistry. He is also Associate Editor for Endodontic Practice.

Dr. Machtou is a visiting Professor for the University of Belgrade and maintains status as International Expert Referee for the Hebrew University–Hassah Faculty of Dental Medicine in Jerusalem, for the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, for the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry in Canada, and for the University College of London.

Pierre Machtou has served as Scientific Director and as General Secretary of the French Endodontic Society, Charter President of the Parisian Study Club of Endodontology. And member in the American Association of Endodontists, the European Society of Endodontology, PFA, ICD, Alpha Omega Fraternity, the National Committee of the H. Schilder Chair in Endodontics, and the French College of Teachers in Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics.

Dr. Machtou has embraced research activities all over the world—in France, at the University of Lebanon, and at the University of Toronto. His international publications, lectures, and writings cover six pages; his inventions another page.

Following in the footsteps of his vaunted predecessor Pierre Fauchard, Pierre Machtou has moved his profession forward many steps. To quote his nominator, our PFA International Trustee Hubert Ouvrard, “He is a very brilliant colleague, one of the best endodontists in the world, and a very charming fellow.”

This year’s PFA Gold Medal recipient has been selected and approved by the Board to be presented to Dr. Rex Ingraham of Glendale, California, USC Professor-emeritus. Dr. Ingraham has led a long and distinguished career in our profession. Originally from Grand Junction, Colorado, he attended Mesa College and Western State College in Colorado, but then transferred to USC to complete his B.S. and D.D.S. degrees before the War. At USC, he became Instructor in Operative Dentistry during the War and rose through the ranks to become a USC Professor in Operative Dentistry in 1946, a Distinguished Professor in Restorative Dentistry in 1967, and Professor-emeritus in 1983.

Dr. Ingraham is on the staff of Presbyterian Hospital and Olmsted Memorial Hospital as well as Consultant for the Long Beach Veterans Hospital, while maintaining a private practice in Encino.

His list of awards is distinguished and notable, starting with his 1941 membership in Omicron Kappa Upsilon, 1941 Medal of Recognition from the American Dental Club of Paris, and USC’s La Touche Award. He became an ACD Fellow in 1951 and an Honorary Alumnus of Northwestern University School of Dentistry in 1957. 1964 was a banner year for recognition with Le Chevalier au Grande Ordre du Vieux Moulin Neston of France, the Award of Outstanding Contributions to Dental Science from the St. Louis Dental Society, the Award of Merit from the Metropolitan Denver Dental Society, the Thomas Hinman Award, and ICD Fellowship. He received the USC General Alumni Award of Merit in 1975 and by the next year was inducted into the USC Hall of Fame.

In 1977, he was presented the Torch of Learning Award from Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The next year, he was awarded Honorary Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry. By 1979, PFA recognized him with their annual Honor Award from the Southern California Section. In 1980, Dr. Ingraham earned the Thomas B. Hinman Award (Georgia) and the Callahan Memorial Commission Award (Ohio).

He has also served on the California Board of Dental Examiners (1941) and on the Idaho Board of Examiners (1971)

In 1983, at age 69, he was honored with ADI International Dentist of the Year Award. Now in 2006 he will be receiving PFA’s highest award, the PFA Gold Medal.

Dr. Rex Ingraham’s list of school and professional activities covers pages of copy, as does his publications and lectures with presentations given internationally and across the United States. There have been few current dentists who have not been touched by Dr. Ingraham’s genius. We even used his Restorative Dentistry textbook at Loyola University in your Editor’s generation of dentists.

He and his wife Lucille have had two sons. They have been active in the Glendale Congregational Church, the YMCA and the Boy Scouts of America.

The Awards Committee and the PFA Board have ratified the selections to present the PFA Distinguished Service Award to past PFA Presidents H. Raymond Klein (1991-1992) and Carl G. Lundgren (1993-1994).

Dr. Raymond Klein of Jacksonville, Florida, earned his degrees of B.S., D.D.S., and Pedodontics from Indiana University. He practiced pediatric dentistry in Lafayette, Indiana, for a couple of years before moving to Jacksonville, Florida, in 1965. Besides all the usual memberships, he also is a Fellow in ACD, ICD, PFA, and active in FDI. He currently holds the position of Vice President in ACD.

This year, he has retired as Chairman of the PFA Hall of Fame Committee, which he served on for the last 10 years. His continued contribution to PFA and many dental organizations has been outstanding. Ray has served as President of the Florida Dental Health Foundation (1998-2001), Chairman of the FDHF Capitol Campaign Committee (1997-2001), President of the American Academy of Dentistry Foundation (1998-1999), 5th District Trustee for the ADA (1993-1997), President for the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (1993-1994), PFA President, President of the Florida Dental Association (1990-1991), President of Florida Section for ACD (1986-1987), President for the Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry (1985-1986), President of the Northeast Florida Dental Association (1983-1984), President of the Indiana University Pediatric Dentistry Alumni Association (1981-1982), President of the Jacksonville Dental Society (1979-1980), President for the Florida Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (1974-1976), President for the Florida Society of Dentistry for Children (1973-1974), and President for the Academy of Dentistry of Jacksonville (1972-1973). But to reach the level of Presidency in each and every organization, much work and dedication went into serving his profession. And what are not mentioned in his list of successes are the many offers he turned down, such as becoming a candidate for ADA President.

Adding to that outstanding career of professional service is the many-faceted side of Dr. Klein’s community service: lifetime Honorary Member for the Florida Sheriff’s Boy’s Ranch (1979), Florida

Dr. H. Raymond Klein

Governor Lawton Chiles State of Florida Proclamation for Outstanding Community Service (1993), and the prestigious Paul Harris Fellow Award of Rotary International (1982), to name a few. Add to that his service as Chairman of the St. Andrew’s Day School Board (2004), Vestry Member for the St. John Episcopal Church (1980-1984), President of the Arlington Rotary Club (1988), President for the Jacksonville Boy’s Home (1989), and staff member for the St. Vincent Hospital, the Hope Haven Hospital, the Baptists Hospital, and the University Hospital.

His professional honors and awards fill a couple of pages, with the most distinguished being the Leon Schwartz Lifetime Service Award (1997), the Distinguished Service Award (1985), the Dentist of the Year Award (1984), and the President’s Award (1991) from the Florida Dental Association, ACD’s Geis Fellow Award (2000), and Honorary Memberships in the Hinman Dental Society (1998), the Alabama Dental Association (1997), the Mississippi Dental Association (1997), and the Georgia Dental Association (1995).

Dr. Ray Klein married Renee, a hygienist graduate from Temple University, and somehow found the time to have three children.

What an outstanding career! What an outstanding man for all times and activities! What a lovely and understanding wife!

In alphabetical order only and not to be otherwise ranked, the other Distinguished Service Award is to be presented to Dr, Carl G. Lundgren of Rolling Hills Estates in California. Carl was born in Provo, Utah, but earned an undergraduate degree from Compton College (California), where he was Class President, Student Council President, and two-time Letterman. He then attended USC to receive his DDS degree, followed by a two-year term as Lt. (JG) in the USNR Dental Corps with service in Guam and San Diego.

Dr. Carl Lundgren

Upon returning to Los Angeles, Dr. Lundgren served as an Intern in the Los Angeles County General Hospital. Upon completion of his Internship, he opened a private practice in Hawthorne (California) until 1974, and then moved his practice to Lawndale (California) where he practiced until retiring in 2002.

Dr. Lundgren served as a USC Clinical Associate Professor in the Gnathology Department from 1971 to 1977.

He is a lifetime ADA Member from 1950 and has served as Alternate Delegate to the ADA House (1977). He has also served on many positions in the California Dental Association including their House of Delegates (1973-1980). Dr. Lundgren has served as President and as Editor for the Western Los Angeles Dental Society, and appeared on television on behalf of Dentistry for the 1977 Jerry Lewis Telethon and the1978 NBC Health Fair.

Dr. Lundgren has spent many years in the service of dental writing as Editor for the Western Dental Society (1979-1981); the Academy of General Dentistry earning the Best Newsletter Citation (1984), the Most Improved Newsletter Citation (1985), and the Best Editorial Awards in 1986 and 1987; Editor for the Southern California Academy of General Dentistry (1982-1987); ICD District 13 Editor (1983-1988). He won the Best Editorial Award for the California Dental Association and the 1980 Golden Stylus Award in 1980. That was the same year he attended Michigan State University and the California Dental Association Seminar for Editorial Writing, followed the next year with the ADA Editor’s Seminar. Dr. Lundgren has many articles published on dentistry in newspapers, the CDA Journal, the Western Los Angeles Dental Society Newsletter, and in the Southern California Academy of General Dentistry Newsletter.

Dr. Lundgren was a dental spokesman since 1976 for the Western Los Angeles Dental Society (1976-1980), which included speaking at over 12 service clubs; he was the 1977 CDA Faculty spokesman for the USC training program, and he lectured on dental delivery systems at the 1978 component general membership meeting. Dr. Lundgren followed that with a 1979 Mini-spokesman Course Training Session for the Western Dental Society, and was the Moderator leading an all-day workshop on dental insurance for the Western Dental Society

Dr. Carl Lundgren holds Fellowships in the AGD, ICD, ADI, ACD, and PFA. In these organizations, he earned the 1987 Master for AGD, was U.S. Section President for ICD in 2002 (as well as Regent, 1994-2000); he was PFA International President (1993-1994), and their Foundation President (2002-2005).

In his community, Dr. Carl is in the Kiwanis (Legion of Honor) for 45 years of membership and served as their 1957 President. He was the Founder and was Chairman for the Hawthorne Parade for 26 years (1953-1980). He served as President (1953) of the Hawthorne Toastmasters Club. He served on the Hawthorne YMCA Board of Governors (1951-1960) serving as their 1957 Chairman. He served on the Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce (1950-1988) and was their 1966-1967 President. He donated a quarter of a century to the Southwest Children’s Dental Clinic and five years to the Boy Scouts of America. He also was Publicity Chairman (1975-1980) for the Hawthorne Community Fair. Dr. Lundgren co-directed the Southern California Counties dental participation in the 1978 NBC Health Fair, which screened over 30,000 patients at 100 sites in 6 southern California Counties. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium of San Pedro (California), which has been judged to be nation’s outstanding small aquarium by the American Zoo and Aquarium Society. This fits into his personal love for swimming (college letterman) and scuba diving.

Carl is married to an outstanding woman in Marge Lundgren with four married children and seven grandchildren. Marge can be seen even today helping out at many PFA functions. But many do not realize that Marge is a UCLA lifetime credentialed teacher of business office administration.

Carl and the Lundgren family can certainly be proud of their outstanding list of achievements. Carl leaves big footprints to follow.

The Awards Luncheon Banquet cost will be $45 (the same as last year), and the Sunday night dinner will remain at $75. Due to the hotel logistics of serving the meals, it is essential to reply with funds in the enclosed envelope. Tickets will be handled at the door (usually by Judy Kozal and Marge Lundgren).

The PFA Section In India and their outstanding Journal of the PFA India Section are both celebrating their 20th Anniversary all this year. Though the India Section is actually older than 20 years, it needed to be rebuilt after a severe decline in 1987. But Chief Editor V. P. Jalili has produced an outstanding publication for the Fellows in India that has successively been produced for 20 uninterrupted years, with Dr. V. P. Jalili as its Chief Editor since April of 1987.

This year’s first issue was distributed at a special function held at the All-India Institute of Medical Science in New Delhi by Professor N. K. Gangoli, the Director General of Medical Research. Dr. Anil Kohli, President of the Dental Council of India, presided over the April function.

Such functions will continue until the end of this year, concluding with their fourth and last issue of their Journal for the year in December, 2006, at their Annual Convocation of the Section.

PFA President Howard Mark congratulated India PFA Editor Dr. V. P. Jalili and their Secretary T. Samraj for their dedication and service to our profession for these two decades.

Dr. Mark, speaking for the entire PFA Board and our Fellowship, noted that this was a special occasion for both entities, and for the Academy in particular, as this reflects the vitality of the India Section and its ongoing commitment to educational excellence—may it continue to grow in stature and numbers for many years to come!

"The example of the India Section is a story we hope can be emulated across the world by other Sections and Regions as a way for the Academy to expand its message of leadership in, and service to, the profession of dentistry from a global perspective. Service to others less advantaged has been the hallmark of the Academy since its inception in 1936. And this mission has been well supported by the PFA Foundation through its Grants Program. Leadership has likewise been stressed because those in this position greatly influence the directions and activities of their respective organizations. These attributes are commensurate with Fellowship nomination and selection, as we seek the best in dentistry for induction as Fellows. We are proud of the Academy and the influence it is having on world dentistry!

"When the Academy was founded, one of the forces that led to this was an antipathy toward the type of dental literature then extant. This was purely proprietary in nature, with few exceptions, and had little or no basis in research or scientific principles. Dr. Elmer Best and the original cadre of founding members railed against these deceptive practices, and they felt the need to form an organization dedicated to fostering change in such literature. We have seen the principled results of this activity with the proliferation of peer-reviewed dental literature, with sound scientific bases, and the more rigid application of credible principles.

"The Journal of the PFA India Section edited by Dr. V. P. Jalili and his co-editors, typifies one of these enlightened and substantive publications. Dr. Jalili, who has been the Chief Editor for the full 20 years of the Journal’s existence, and his staff, are to be commended and applauded as the Journal celebrates its 20 years! As a long-time editor myself, I can empathize with the effort it takes to put forth each and every issue. But I also am aware that the rewards are worth it! This is indeed a milestone to be savored and appreciated at all levels of the profession because of the scope of material presented and the prestige it provides for the Fellowship of the India Section. May it long endure!

"On another level, the Academy is proud to inform all readers about its Web site. As a means of international communication, enabling all of the Fellowship to be in contact with colleagues in other parts of the world, it is the tool of the future and will be well utilized by the Board of Trustees of the Academy. Please use this as well! We have also truly become international with the impending installation of the first President outside of the United States and Canada—Dr. William Winspear of Australia, in October in Las Vegas, Nevada! Hopefully, one of your Fellows will be able to attend this momentous event!

"Again, we salute all of India, all of the Fellows, and both the Journal and the Section, on the wonderful 20th anniversaries you are celebrating this year. May your Annual Convocation in December be successful in every way!"

The grant applications are now complete for this year. The deadline is 1 June every year. Now come the difficult decisions! Our Executive Director, Dr. Fred Halik, screens and evaluates all the applications. The suitable applications are then passed on to Gary Lowder and his Grants Committee. The grants are evaluated by six committee members. The entire Foundation Board then must decide which of the deserving applications will be selected for funding.

You can see from this description of the process that we are as thorough as possible in making the choices. There are so many people in need in this world and I, for one, am proud of what this Foundation contributes to the health of so many people that would not be cared for without our help.

The Foundation is dependent upon you for your help and caring for those in need and also for your donations of both time and money. The Board appreciates your generosity in donating money now and remembering the Foundation in your will.

I feel truly blessed to have the caliber of people on the Foundation and the Academy Boards. We work well together to successfully provide dentistry to the needy. Our PFA Sections around the world continue to prove we are a caring organization.

It is astonishing how many people only gain empathy for another person’s situation when we experience for ourselves what others must endure. It is only then that some of us are able to actually be of help. Some people, though, are able to simply jump in and help. They do not stand at a distance and think, “Oh, that must be difficult.” They do not judge others who are in difficult circumstances. They just go out and help.

When we reach out together, as a profession, to those in need, both the donor and the recipient are better for it.

Thank you for strengthening our world.

MONDAY
16 October

8–9:30 AM ADA Opening Session

9:30–11 AM Section Chair Caucus

10 AM – noon Academy Board Meeting

Noon — working lunch

1:30–2:30 PM Executive Session

2:30–5 PM Academy Board Meeting

TBA

Four Seasons Ballroom 3

Palo Verdi

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TUESDAY
17 October

7:30–11:30 AM Foundation Board Meeting

11:30 AM–2 PM Awards Luncheon

2:30–5 PM Foundation Board Meeting

6:30–8 PM President’s Reception

Palo Verdi

Four Seasons Ballroom 3

Palo Verdi

Acacia Ballroom 1

WEDNESDAY
18 October

8 AM–noon Foundation Board Meeting

Noon - working lunch with...

1–5 PM Academy Board Meeting

6:30-10:30 PM PFA Dinner Party

Palo Verdi

Academy/Foundation Boards

Palo Verdi

Mesquite Room 1

All Section Chairs are particularly encouraged to attend all the Board Meetings and annual PFA events. Cost for the Awards Banquet and the PFA Dinner Party will be available in the next issue and are by reservation only. Any PFA Fellow may attend as well with reservation in advance.

ALL REPORTS for the Board Meeting packet must be received by the Central Office no later than 8 September to be included in the Meeting packet. Those reports received after that date will NOT be part of the official Meeting packet. Spontaneous oral reports during the Meetings will NOT be allowed. However, if you wish to make an oral report, please inform the Central Office before 8 September in order to be placed on the Meeting Agenda. No exceptions!

United States

California, Southern Section

Dr. Terry Tanaka, Director of the Thousand Smiles Foundation’s Field and Surgical Team, has by letter thanked the Foundation and Academy for last year’s grant to their efforts in providing needed dental care in Ensenada, Mexico. This is their 23rd year of operating and becoming one of the largest humanitarian comprehensive dental and surgical teams in the United States. They have provided dental services for more than 18,000 needy children, and life-enhancing surgeries for more than 1800 children. He also expressed thanks to Fellow James Vernetti who at 92 still makes the journey to Mexico to help in their project. Volunteers are always welcomed

Colorado

The Howard Dental Center for HIV/AIDS Oral Medicine, a non-profit organization in Denver, which is operated by Dr. Sally Preston, a graduate of Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and managed by Felicia Diamond, an M.A. graduate of the University of Colorado, used their grant money to publish a monograph series on oral treatment of HIV-positive patients in private practice. In the publication, thanks is given to Fellow Gene S. Bloom for his help.

Georgia

Physician John K. Spitznagel, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center in Jasper, Georgia, thanked the Foundation for its grant to help provide basic medical, dental, vision, and other health services to those in Pickens County who have no access to health care. Also serving on their Board of Directors is dentist Bennie J. Norton and Superior Court Judge Brenda Weaver. Retired Congressman Edgar Jenkins, Jasper Mayor John Weaver, Editor Dan Pool of the Pickens County Progress, and dentist Edward N. Parnell, Jr., serve on their Advisory Board.

Iowa

Marilyn Peasley, Director of the Dental Program at the Marshalltown (Iowa) Community Schools, thanked the Foundation for providing the resources to service 39 low-income children with necessary dental care. Through some of the grant money, two trips were made for some 30 students each to the University of Iowa College of Dentistry (200 miles round trip) for extensive dental problems. Additional funding was provided through the Marshall County United Way.

Associate Dean Yvonne Chalkley of the University of Iowa School of Dentistry named dental student Lindsay Compton to receive the Foundation’s James M. Brophy, Sr. Memorial Scholarship Award. This is the first presentation from Vice President Larry Barrett’s Foundation Scholarship Program designed to help raise funds for the Foundation’s corpus funds. Half will be presented to a worthy dental student and half goes into the Foundation funds.

Louisiana

Director of Student Affairs Darlene Brunet of the LSU Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry reports that the PFA Foundation Scholarship Award was presented to student Nicholas J. Rauber. Mr. Rauber expressed his sincere appreciation when presented the Award by Dean Eric J. Hovland last May.

PFA Foundation Scholarship recipient Nicholas Rauber receiving Award from Dean Eric Hovland of LSU Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry

Massachusetts

Dr. Peter Kramers, Chairman of the Massachusetts Dental Society’s Council on Access, Prevention, and Interprofessional Relations, thanked the Foundation by letter for the MDS grant to fund “Tips on Spit,” an anti-smokeless tobacco program that produced a piece on the dangers of the use of chewing tobacco. Their high school contest for artwork for their calendar generated more than 125 entries. The calendars were distributed to 850-targeted schools in Massachusetts.

Pennsylvania

The 2006 Foundation Scholarships have been awarded to dental students Jarrette Kalp of the University of Pittsburgh, Anna Mordinson of the University of Pennsylvania, and Heather Rothrock of Temple University.

Tennessee

Executive Director Ginny Weatherstone of the Volunteer Ministry Center of Knoxville thanked the Foundation for their grant last year in support of their People’s Clinic serving the homeless and poor of the area. This follows a prior grant several years ago. At that time your Editor was in Knoxville (site of the University of Tennessee) and visited the clinic (op.cit. March/April, 2005, pictures on page 5). The Clinic was well kept and easily accessible from the city in a corner building and serving the needs of the community.

August Canadian Dental Association Annual meeting St. John’s, Newfoundland

Canadian PFA Luncheon

94th FDI World Congress, Shenzhen, China

147th ADA Annual Session, Las Vegas, Nevada

PFA Annual Board Meetings, Las Vegas, Nevada

82nd Annual Session of the Greater New York Dental meeting, New York, New York

11:30 am–2 pm PFA Awards Luncheon, Ballroom 3

6:30–8 pm PFA President’s Reception, Acacia Ballroom 1

6:30–10:30 pm PFA Dinner Party, Mesquite Room 1

Canada

Trustee Barry Dolman reports that the Canadian Dental Association annual Meeting will be held in St. John’s, Newfoundland, 24 through the 26th of August. PFA will be holding a luncheon at this event on Friday, 25 August. Scheduled to be inducted into Fellowship are Drs. David J. Zaparinuk, Paul V. Demarco, Marc Robert, Marina R. Sexton, Thomas Raddall III, Donald J. Walsh, Bruce Ward, Brian Rinehart, Mark R. Darling, Robin W. Gamble, Stuart A. Root, Christena Chruszez, Barry Maze, Marc G. Mallot, Randall R. Croutze, Patricia A. Kmet, Adrian J. Palencar, Larry L. Raley, Myron A. Stein, Michael Champagne, Christopher W. Haunsperger, Wayne A. Maillet, Barry P. Fleming, J. A. Jack Sherman, Carolyn Poon Woo, Ross D. Anderson, Brenda L. Thomson, and Scott M. Maclean. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please let Dr. Dolman know if you will be coming to the Luncheon.

The Quebec Dental Surgeons Association celebrating their 40th Anniversary, honoured our International Trustee for Canada Barry Dolman for his exceptional contributions to his profession by bestowing Life Member on him at the May Meeting during Les Journees Dentaire du Quebec.

France

Chair Marie-Laure Boy Lefevre, Dean of the University of Paris 7–Denis Diderot, has reported that their Section has initiated a Section newsletter to inform its Fellows of the activities in their Section. They also have noted that the Elmer Best Award will be presented to their Dr. Pierre Machtou in June 2006, by past PFA President Michael Perpich. Their Section Secretary is Anne du Sorbier of Paris.

Chile

Chair Dr. Pabla Barrientos was installed as their new Chair of Chile last April at the intercontinental Hotel in Santiago, Chile during their annual Dinner Meeting. Following the official Ceremony the Section hosted a seminar on “Our Objectives for this Period.”

Chilean Section Meeting dinner program

Netherlands

Chair Anne-Elizabeth Dony held their Autumn Meeting near the garden of the Royal Palace called “Paleis Het Loo” that formed a perfect setting for the Awards presentation to Drs. Dam Backer and Peer Hanedoes for their outstanding contributions to the PFA.

Poland

Chair Professor Eugeniusz Spiechowicz reported on the activities of its elite membership. The President of the Polish Stomatological Association, Professor Marek Zietek, is a PFA Fellow; and Dr. Zbigniew Klimek, a PFA Fellow as well, is President of the Association of Polish Dentists. Both organizations offer many continuing education and dental training sessions open to their members. Their Section holds five meetings a year with their main session in September. Five new Fellows are awaiting initiation into membership.

United States

Arkansas

Chair Tom Smith of Little Rock and co-Chair Bill Lefler are organizing a membership drive. Any Fellows who have friends or retired dentists there who qualify for membership, please nominate them to our Secretary General Richard Kozal with their names, addresses and brief resume, or contact Dr. Tom Smith at Tsmith8861@comcast.net or fax Dr. Smith at 1-501/664-1519.

They hosted their PFA Reception at the Embassy Suites Hotel last April during the Arkansas State Dental Association Meeting.

California, Northern Section

Drs. William Lundergan and Lisa Harpenau with their Award

Fellow Lawrence M. LeVine of San Rafael was named Vice Chairman of the Northern California Section for the ACD. He is a PFA Fellow and a 1962 graduate of the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry.

Drs. William Lundergan and Lisa Harpenau of the Art Dugoni School of Dentistry, and officers of the American Dental Education Association’s Section of Periodontics, received the Thomas P. Nowlin Best Performance by a Section Award from the ADEA during its 83rd annual session in Orlando. Fellow, and UOP Professor of Periodontics, William Lundergan is also a Consultant to the California State Board of Dental Examiners and to the Veterans Administration Dental Clinics in Palo Alto and in Martinez, California. He earned his Certificate in Periodontics from the University of Connecticut in 1983 and is a Fellow in PFA and ACD.

Dean Arthur A. Dugoni

The UOP Art Dugoni School of Dentistry Alumni Association presented their Dean Arthur A. Dugoni with their Inaugural Award named in his honor at their 107th Annual Meeting at San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel with some 800 guests and dignitaries in attendance. The Arthur A. Dugoni Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes individuals for their exceptional achievement, commitment, and service to the dental school and to the profession. No one is more deserving of this tribute than Dr. Dugoni who has served our profession internationally for a half-century. His achievements are too numerous to mention here, perhaps in a large book, but currently he serves as on the ADA as President of the American Dental Association Foundation and as a past President of the ADA and of the California Dental Association.

California, Southern Section

L-R, Trustee Charles Eller, California Editor William Mihram, and new Chair Douglas Cassat

Retiring Chair Charles Eller hosted their huge PFA Luncheon in Anaheim during the California Dental Association’s annual Spring Scientific Session. He introduced the new incoming Chair Dr. D. Douglas Cassat.

During that Awards Luncheon, your Editor got to meet with the California, Southern Section Editor William Mihram, who regularly produces one of the best Section newsletters in the world called PerSpecTive. Bill’s production of this very informative publication for his Section’s Fellows serves as an excellent example of what can be done in keeping the Fellowship informed. Just look at the southern California record! Their number of past Presidents, their number of grants, their number of activities is no coincidence. Their newsletter keeps them informed.
Fellow Lloyd Baum attended the PFA annual Luncheon last April. Dr. Baum’s life work was honored by Montemorelos University on their 62nd Anniversary by the Faculty of Health Sciences for his life’s work in the development of dental services at their University by naming their dental school after him.

Fellow Lloyd Baum attended the PFA annual Luncheon last April. Dr. Baum’s life work was honored by Montemorelos University on their 62nd Anniversary by the Faculty of Health Sciences for his life’s work in the development of dental services at their University by naming their dental school after him.

Connecticut

Section Chair William A. MacDonald gave his Section Report for the year. Two Distinguished Service Awards were presented to former Section Chair Robert Friedman of Fairfield (past President of the Connecticut State Dental Association) and to Dr. Salvatore Squatrito of Manchester, also a past President of CSDA. The Section worked with Dr. Margaret Smith, the Director of the Generations Family Dental Center in Willimantic and the northeast area of Connecticut, to obtain a Foundation grant for their operation. An anonymous $5000 gift from a PFA Fellow was also presented to Dr. Smith to assist in her work in the “Quiet Corner” of Connecticut.

Their annual Meeting was held in conjunction with the Connecticut State Dental Association to induct eleven new Fellows into the Academy. International President Howard Mark and International Trustee Richard Walsh of Rhode Island were in attendance to assist in conducting the ceremony.

Their 2006 Distinguished Service Award was presented to the retiring CSDA Executive Director Noel Bishop to honor him for his 17 years of dedicated service. ICD Regent, and former PFA Rhode Island Chair, Christine Benoit was in attendance with the ICD Deputy Regent for Connecticut, PFA Fellow, Howard Bailit.

Dr. MacDonald will be stepping down as Connecticut Section Chair in October and Dr. Robin Mark Santiago of West Hartford will fill the position of Section Chair. Dr. Santiago is a Fellow in PFA, ACD, and ICD. She is a Clinical Associate Professor at University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine and serves on their Mentorship Program. She is a Pankey Institute Associate and co-Founder of the Southern New England Pankey Study Club.

Our President Howard Mark has been honored by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons with their prestigious Community Service Award. “To say that I am thrilled at being selected to receive this important award from one’s peers is putting it mildly!” Dr. Mark noted. “But this is certainly not mine alone. Without the support of many people, as dedicated as I am, to the cause of good oral and dental health care, this would never have come about.”

President Howard Mark with new Section Chair Dr. Robin Santiago

Illinois

Fellow Fred Margolis of Buffalo Grove was presented with the Distinguished Member Award from the Illinois State Dental Society, their highest award, at their annual session in Itasca. This award pays special tribute to a member in recognition of significant humanitarian services to mankind and to the profession. Dr. Margolis certainly fits this tribute in his dedication to the profession in providing dental care to children, not only in his private practice, but also serving as Chairman for over 10 years for the Illinois Special Olympics Special Smiles, and as a past President of the Illinois Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped. Dr. Margolis is a clinical instructor at Loyola University’s Oral Health Center and has lectured for over a quarter of a century. He is a nationally recognized speaker on pediatric dentistry, laser dentistry, and dentistry for the disabled patient. He has been the staff dentist for Glenkirk Campus for the developmentally disabled children for the last 14 years, and has also served as staff dentist for the Center on Deafness. Your Editor visited his pediatric office in Buffalo Grove and was given several demonstrations on the effectiveness of using dental laser technology on children. A warmer, more generous professional could not be found worthier than Dr. Fred Margolis.

Dr. Fred Margolis giving a lecture in Libertyville

L-R, PFA Trustee Charles Eller with Dr. Lloyd Baum

Oklahoma

Section Chair William E. Goodman reports hosting their Annual Induction Ceremony and Breakfast Meeting last April during the Oklahoma Dental Association annual Session. Sixty-five members enjoyed the meal to welcome nine new Fellows into the Academy. They were Drs. James L. Clark, Kenneth S. Coy, Wallace G. Haskett, Steven E. Powell, John J. Dmytryk, G. Frans Currier, Alan R. Owen, and Robert L. Shirley.

On display was a miniature bronze copy of the life-size statute of Pierre Fauchard that will adorn the grounds of the Oklahoma Dental Association sculpted by our own Fellow Gary Gardner. They have also urged the ADA to place a similar statue in the Chicago ADA Headquarters.

Their Distinguished Service Award was presented to Dr. Frank Miranda, Associate Dean of the Oklahoma University School of Dentistry, who has received many honors and awards for his extensive dental publications. The PFA Award was presented by last year’s Distinguished Service Award recipient Dr. Phil Abshere.

Former Indiana Section Chair Ray Maddox was their Guest Speaker, talking on “Dentistry: Profession or Trade?”

Dr. Frank Miranda holding the Award presented by Dr. Phil Abshere

Pennsylvania

Past President Nicholas Saccone reports that Mrs. Geri Shair, widow of Ben Shair, passed away last May. However, the Scranton District Shair Scholarship Award, funded by her, will continue through the support of the Scranton Area Foundation, the Scranton District, and the University of Scranton.

The PFA Award this year was presented to Judy McFadden and published in the Pennsylvania Dental Journal.

Rhode Island

International Trustee Richard Walsh hosted their annual Induction Ceremony last May. Our International President Howard Mark was in attendance to assist.

Utah

Chair Richard Petty hosted their annual Section Breakfast Meeting during the Utah Dental Association Convention last February. Past PFA President Gary Lowder assisted in inducting Drs. Paul R. Baugh and Robert J. Capener into Fellowship.

Dr. Richard C. Enger was selected as their Distinguished Dentist of the Year. He is also the attorney in fact for their professional liability company PIE.

Past President Gary Lowder and ADA Trustee Joel Glover were in attendance to honor this outstanding professional.

Dr. Tom Hilton of the Oregon Health and Science University gave a presentation on PRECEDENT, Practice-based Research Collaborative in Evidence-based Dentistry. Dr. Joel Glover spoke on the evolution of the new dental school at UNLV, particularly as there are many similarities to the same beginning efforts in Utah. Dr. Gary Lowder gave a video presentation of a Foundation grant project in Mexico to urge more Fellows to seek such opportunities for service, and to apply for Foundation grants to implement such projects.

Dr. Lowder and Chair Richard Petty discussed the Foundation scholarship programs and grant opportunities for the Utah Section.

L-R, Past President Gary Lowder welcomes new Fellows Paul Baugh and Robert Capener

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