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2 Indiana University School of Dentistry ALUMNI BULLETIN Contents
Homecoming Announcement 4
Indiana's Dental Health Program 5
Dr. Wilson Retires 6
Department of Operative Den tis try 7
Alumni Notes 8
Graduating Seniors 10, 11
Odd-Den ti ties 13
Library 14
R. W. PHILLIPS EDITOR RUHAMAH HANNAH ASSISTANT EDITOR
A free and non-profit bulletin issued by Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, Indiana, for the purpose of keeping its alumni informed of the activities and progress of the school. October 8-9, 1948
INIJIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY Annual Alumni Meeting BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA
Program-
Friday, October 8- 1 :00 p.m.-Registration-Indiana Union Building 2-5 p.m.-Parlors A,B,C-Union Building-Table Clinics by Alumni and faculty of IUSD. 6:30 p.m.-Banquet-Guest of honor, Dr. ]. L. Wilson 8:30 p.m.-Entertainment by University talent in the Little Theater of the University Auditorium
Saturday, October 9-Parlors A,B,C,D 8:00 a.m.-Annual Business Meeting-Election of. officers 9:00 a.m.-"Occlusion and Its Relationship to Dentistry"- Dr. Ernest Granger, New York 10:30 a.m.-Greetings from Dr. Harold Hillenbrand, Secretary, A.D.A. 11 :00 a.m.-Greetings from Dr. Clyde Minge, President, A.D.A. 11 :30 a.m.-Alumni Hall-Luncheon-Guest of honor, President Wells 2:00 p.m.-Football game-Texas Christian-Indiana University
President Don Draper and his various committees have arranged a program which should prove to be· both entertaining and instructive. You cannot afford to miss this two-day meeting on the Indiana Campus. Blocks of reservations for rooms have been made at the Indiana Union Club, Gra ham Hotel, Turner Hotel, and McCormick's Creek Hotel. Last year dozens of persons were turned away because they did not send in their reservations early.
Note to the ladies: A special program for the ladies) stressing educational as well as entertaining features) has been arranged for Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. Bring your dentist to Bloomington on October 8-9.'
Reservations for room, football gam , banquet and luncheon should be ent to Mr. Claude Rich, Alumni Office, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana or to Dr. Harry H aley, 1121 We t Michigan, Indianapolis 2, Ind.
-Plan now to attend!
4 Indiana's Dental Health Program
Roy D. Smiley, D.D.S. Director Division of Dental Health
In 1936, the Indiana State Board of Indiana State Dental Association, spon Health started its first State-wide dental sored a week of lectures on children's health program, part of which consisted dentistry. Both projects were well re of local demonstrations using a mobile ceived and supported by the public, but dental unit in selected rural districts. with the resignation of Dr. Childers in These demonstrations were the first of 1946 the activities of the Division again their kind in the United States and at were retarded until a new director was tracted widespread attention. Many appointed. states now have a far more extensive Early in 1946, the Richmond, Indiana, program. School Pilot Program was suggested by After this beginning, the Division of the United States Public Health Service, Maternal and Child Health of the In and the plan for the project was pre diana State Board of Health, cooperating pared by the State Board of Health, with the Indiana State Dental Associa school and city authorities and dentists tion, proceeded slowly to extend its dental of Richmond, and the Council on Dental health program under the direction of Health of the Indiana State Dental As Mary K. Westfall, D.D.S., Dental Health sociation. This program gave the Divi Educator. Numerous communities were sion of Dental Heal th an opportunity to vi s.ited, lectures on dental health were be among the first to institute a research given in the schools together with dem study on the. control of dental caries. onstration treatment and remedial ser The Richmond Dental Health Program vices, and many valuable data were re is a fact-finding study to determine: corded. 1. The incidence of dental caries of a Early in the program, the State Board given number of school children in a of Health recognized the need for post representative midwestern city. graduate training for dentists, in the 2. The increm ent of dental defects of a rural areas especially, with regard to given number of school children on an services for children. Co-operating with annual basis. the Indiana University School of Dent 3. The ratio of dental personnel to popu istry, postgraduate courses. in children's lation required to provide complete dentistry were made available and 60 dental care. dentists attended these courses. 4. The increase of dental care service that can be provided through the e ffective of the Division's personnel Entrance utilization of trained auxiliary personnel. into the Armed Services caused a cur tailment of dental heal th services and the All children from kindergarten through mobi'e unit cea ed to function. However, junior high school are given complete after this period of inactivity, a great dental examinations annually and a com impetus was given the program when the plete and accurate record is. kept. The Indi? na General Assembly, in 1945, enact children are urged to go to their private ed a bill which officially created a n ew dentist for treatment. A series of 2 Divis!.on of Dental H ealth as a part of per c ent sodium fluoride treatments, top the f.tate Board of Health. ically applied, has been given to each Dr. L. M. Childers became the fir t child participating in the program to aid director of the new Division, July 1, 1945, in the prevention of dental caries. and very successfully promoted a D ental The following is a summary of a por- H ealth Week and, co-operating with the ( Continued o n page 12) 5 Dr. John Lacy Wilson Retires
assistant professor, associate professor and in 1935 was appointed professor of op erative dentistry. On July 1, 1948, he was made a professor emeritus. He is a member of the American Dental Association, Indiana State Dental Associ ation, Indianapolis Dental Society, Omi cron Kappa Upsilon, a fellow in the American College of Dentists and a mem ber of Delta Sigma Delta fraternity. His official record li ts him as a Mason, a Baptist and believe it or not, he is listed politically as "independent." We assume that this means independent of anything developed by the Democratic Party. He was married June 30, 1915, to Miss Nina A. McNeely and has one daughter. Because of his sincerity and conscien tiousness, Dr. Wilson developed some in tense likes and dislikes in dentistry. For "J. L." instance, he is fully convinced that gold sincere . . . conscientious foil restorations properly placed are ideal, . . . competent . . . . . critical and he will vehemently say so anytime and any place. On the other hand, he John Lacy Wilson, Professor and Head has little good to say about silicate filling of the Department of Operative Den materials. He is as critical and impatient tistry since 1935 and Supervisor of the with careless dentistry as he is pleas~d Clinic since 1923, retired from active with meticulously prepared restor~tions. teaching at Indiana University School of His contributions are too well known Dentistry, July 1, 1948. His service will to all alumni to enumerate at this time, be missed, for it is doubtful if any one but his intense des.ire to teach dentistry man in modern times has had more good correctly deserves special mention. An influence on dentistry in Indiana than editorial in the Indianapolis News ex has J.L. He was always a true friend presses this point of view very well. It of the dental students, particularly those reads as follows: who had to work their way through "Any field college. of endeavor, especially in the profess.ions, is enormously benefited Dr. Wilson was born in Pleasantville, if it possesses an outstanding teacher, Indiana October 1 1877. He attended one who inspires his pupils and imbues Frankli~ High Sch;ol and was graduated the best of them with his own high from Indiana Dental College in 1912. and uncompromising standards.. Before that time, he had learned tele graphy and served as an operator and "The dental profession in Indiana has trained dispatcher on various railroad . been fortunate to have had such a teach Immediately upon graduation, he re er for nearly 35 years. He is Dr. John ceived an appointment as clinical instruc L. Wilson, retiring professor of operative tor at Indiana University School of Den dentistry at the Indiana University School tistry, and held the ranks of associate (Continued on page 19)
6 The Operative Dentistry Department of Indiana University School of Dentistry
Dr. Drexel! A. Boyd~ Professor of 0 perative Dentistry
those practicing and teaching in thi field. Here in the Middle West the home of The Father of Modern and Op erative Dentistry, great effort has been directed toward the teaching and prac tice of a high standard of dentistry with particular emphasis upon those opera tions considered restorative or operative in nature. Looking back at the names associated with this department at both Indiana Col lege and Indiana University School of Dentistry, one finds teachers and prac titioners who had the integrity, skill, and knowledge to imbue those with whom they came in contact with their own high ideals and to train them to perform operative procedure of the highest type. Recent statistics how that an unusually DR. BOYD high percentage of Indiana graduates New Head of Operative Dentistry have passed out-of-state Board Examina tions. Health administrators and armed Indiana graduates have had reason to service officers have been exceedingly be proud of their training in dentis.try complimentary in their comments con since the establishment of Indiana Col cerning the operative ability of Indiana lege. They are proud of their proficiency trained men. It is the des.ire ·of this in the performance of dental operations department not only to maintain these and in the practice of dentistry as a ideals and reputations but also to improve health service to the public. The Depart the standard and qualities of its gradu ment of Operative Dentistry long has ates through continuous endeaver along been that department of dentistry which those lines which have proved successful has promulgated the greatest amount of in the pa .t and by employing car fully this proficiency, for in the years gone studi d new methods of teaching and by it included the bulk of the services practice. rendered by d ntistry. H0wever, with The objective of operative dentistry the passing of time and the establish today is to train students to perform those ment of pecialties within the field of operations deemed nece sary in this phas dentistry, quite a number of the e s rvices of dentistry for th adequate health ser have come to be included in specialized vice to the public. This includes both services. Operative dentistry today ha. res.torative and preventive procedures. become as pecialized a the specialtie This i being accomplished by a three which have sprung from it. This limiting of the scope of operative dentistry has fold program. resulted in the eeking of perfection by (Continued on page 18)
7 Alumni Notes by Mrs. Cleona Harvey
This article is being written to the Air Force, Bangor, Maine; Dr. Hubert- accompaniment of air drills and sledge Seller, '45, Greencastle, Indiana; Dr. C. hammers as the walls of the dental build M. Hobert, '25, New Albany, Indiana; ing crumble under the mighty blows of Dr. Marcos Dones, '46, Puerto Rico; a crew of workers. The great day of Dr. Ralph C. Day, '10, Vincennes, Indi remodeling has arrived and we wonder ana; Dr. Kenneth P. Watts, '26, Green if we will survive. field, Indiana; Dr. George W. Simpson, We have graduated another class since '44, Franklin, Indiana; Dr. Lloyd Nevel, last we went to press and now have 23 '47, 406 Washington #402, Gary, Indi more alumni of I.U.S.D. According to ana; Dr. R. D. Gannon, '46, Monticello, present information, Doctors Badell, Indiana; Dr. R. F. Ferling, '40, Elkhart, Christensen, Crosswhite, Giordano, Hamp, Indiana; Dr. G. J. Morris., 36 S. 8th Smiley, and Winer are entering private Street, Richmond, Indiana Dr. J. A. Pauk practice. Doctors Avery, Giltner, Haacke, s.tys, '28, Chicago, Illinois; Dr. A. W. and Marlette are joining Uncle Sam's Hammelman, '27, Poseyville, Indiana; forces; Doctors Burke, Edwards, Graves, Dr. Richard S. Johns, '47, 508 Calumet Kohlman, Nolan, and Schindel have Building, Hammond, Indiana; Dr. R. J. agreed to continue their education as Alber, '47, 301 S. Cavin Street, Ligonier, "internes" and to assist their Alma Mater Indiana; Dr. Ralph Stark, '15, Fort in training more dental students (Dr. Wayne, Indiana; Dr. 0. H. Goyert, '15, Edwards just reported in after getting Batesville, Indiana; Dr. Paul J. Narco married on the "Bride and Groom Pro wich, '47, 625 Lincoln, Gary, Indiana; gram" and having a wonderful honey Dr. G. H. Fross, '26, 3114 Mishawaka moon financed by that program) . Dr. Avenue, South Bend, Indiana; Dr. G. F. White writes he is interning at Jersey McKean, '26, 205 West Huntington, City Medical Center and Dr. Whisler Montpelier, Indiana; Dr. Paul T. Wor 1s m Chattahoochee with the Florida ster, '44, 503 Citizens Bank Building, State Hospital. Dr. Thomas Boyd is Anderson, Indiana; Dr. G. D. Timmons, doing research here at the school under '25, Temple University, Philadelphia, a research fellowship of the Pepsodent Pennsylvania; Dr. R. A. Campani, '18, Company and Dr. Muhler will be teach Porto Alegre, Brazil. Dr. Paul A. Allen, ing on the Bloomington Campus and '29, Greenfield, Indiana; Dr. Byron E. working on his doctor's degree in chem Price, '41, Terre Haute, Indiana; Dr. A. istry. Dr. Gilbert plans to do graduate L. Petter, '15, Stuttgart, Arkansas; Dr. work at the University of Michigan H. M. Fullmer, '44, 1834 Broadway, New W. K. Kellogg Foundation Institute. Orleans., Louisiana; Dr. Ira T. Hull, '11, Late entries in our "Guest Book" in South Bend, Indiana; Dr. James R. Roche, clude Dr. Ralph Minear, '23, Columbia '47, Fortville, Indiana; Dr. Thurman L. City, Indiana; Dr. B. W. Brant, '38, 404 Smith, '35, Frankfort, Indiana; Dr. Joseph Union Bank Building, Kokomo, Indiana; C. Smith, '25, Terre Haute, Indiana. Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Fisher and son, '47, Dr. Ert J. Rogers has been confined Alexandria, Indiana; Dr. and Mrs. P. C. to his home for a week or so following Garman, '18, 113Y2 E. Lincoln, Goshen a minor operation but he expects to be Indiana; Captain M. R. Inman, '46, Dow (Continued on page 16)
8 Graduating Class of 1948
9 R.OBERT D. AVERY PAUL A. BADELL THOMAS M. BOYD
MAX CUR115 BUR.KE CAL\JIN C.CHRl7TEN5EN VERNON J.CRO~iSWHITE.
RICHARD s.EDWARDS BERT W. GILBERT PHILIP C.GILTNE~
ALBERT R.GIORDANO AR 1H UR. j. HAACKE JOSEPH f, KARPINSKI
KOBER1 H. MARLETTE JOSEPH C. NOLAN
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,,,,._ )~ •• '/i\:,1. JEROME -tt. SCHINDEL
GEOROf R. WHI TE Seniors Rece~ve Awards
Other honors included the C. V. Mos by award for outstanding work in oral surgery to Richard S. Edwards, the C. V. Mosby award for outstanding work in or thodontia to Calvin C. Christensen, the certificate of merit from the American Society for Dentistry for Children to Eliz abeth A. Graves, and the C. V. Mosby research a ward to Joseph C. M uhler. The Leonard Singer Senior Essary con- test a wards were as follows: 1st prize- Joseph C. Muhler 2nd prize-Philip C. Giltner 3rd prize- Jerome H. Schindel In addition to members of the faculty and assisting staff, the program was at tended by members of the Bloomington faculty, and representatives of the Board of Trustees, Alumni Association, and In diana State Dental Association.
Joseph C. Muhler, Paul A. Badell, Philip C. PROGRAM Giltner, Jerome H. Schindel, and Dr. Ally N. Burks {Continued from page 5) tion of the treatment rendered during The annual senior Honor Day program the first year: was held May 28 in the lounge of Ball REPORT Residence. For the first time, the prog Dec. 23, 1946-Dec. 23, 1947 1. Number of children examined .... 3,600 ram was given in the evening in order 2. Number of children, dental treat- that wives and friends of the seniors and ment completed ...... 1,800 faculty could attend. 3. Number of children receiving top- Scholastic honors recognized through ical fluoride treatments ...... 5,060 election to Omicron Kappa Upsilon, na 4. Number of schools completed ... . 11 5. Number of clinics operating ...... 2 tional dental honor society, were re 6. Percentage of children examined ceived by four members of the gradu who are participating in the pro- ating class. Students who were elected gram ...... 75 % included: Paul A. Badell, Philip C. Gilt The present staff consists of: ner, Joseph C. Muhler, and Jerome H. 6 U.S. Public Health Service Dentists Schindel. 7 Dental Assistants 2 Clinic Clerks Dean Maynard K. Hine, president of Dental Health Educator Theta Theta Chapter, awarded the keys. Dental Hygienist Secretary Dr. Ally N. Burks, member of the fac Dr. George E. Waterman, assigned to ulty, was also elected to membership, and Indiana by the United States Public Dr. E. E. Ewbank, Kingston, Indiana, Health Service, is the dental officer in received the annual honorary membership charge of the Richmond program, and
of Omicron Kappa Upsilon. (Continued on page 19)
12 Odd-dentities by ruhamah hannah work on remodelling the building has at ent sterilizing room will be dr. boyd's of long last been started and is progressing fice. the elevator will be from the base very nicely. walls are being knocked ment to the balcony in the clinic and out and dirt is being dug out. people will be located on the south side of the walk around carrying yardsticks · and building, just west of the back door, com looking very intent. at first, watching ing out into the southwest corner of the them convey the dirt out of the basement third floor waiting room. and, of was great fun and we were all hanging course, the labs are being re,modelled . . . out the windows, but now it's routine the faculty honored dr. j. I. wilson with stuff and we go unconcernedly about our a dinner at the columbia club for his business. the two labs on the first floor, many years of service ... i must mention west, are being made into one room and the state meeting because that was the will house the library, with part of the first one i'd ever attended and i enjoyed stacks directly below in the basement. it very much. saw many people whom also in the basement will be the student i hadn't seen for years-noble sevier, '43, lounge and locker rooms. on the second jim zimmerman, '43, robert b. stone, '44, floor, oral diagnosis will be moved across harold exline, '44, edgar dejean, '44, the hall into the enior lecture room, and charley pope, '43, dick wulff, '44, bob surgery will expand to include the rooms brown, '44, max y. burke, '44, tom beav now occupied by diagnosis, losing the ers, '44, bill aitken, '43, and lloyd nevel, room at the west end of their present '47, although it hadn't been years since i'd set-up to childrens' clinic. x-ray and pho seen him . . . dr. I. rush bailey and dr. tography will occupy the space where drexell a. boyd are now on the faculty the library is now. 44 new ritter units full time ... the new interns are drs. are being installed in the clinic. the senior richard s. edwards, elizabeth a. graves, lab has been divided, the north half hav max c. burke, earl r. kohlmann, thomas ing two long benches back to back in the m. boyd, joseph c. noland, and jerome a. center running from east to west. the schindel . . . drs. hine, van huysen, muh south side of the lab is being partitioned ler, healey, hall, mcdonald and mr. phil off into three rooms-a demonstration lips attended the meeting of the inter- room, an office, and a lab for the dental national association for dental research at technician. the students will no longer rochester, new york, and all those plus will be have drawers in lab benches, but drs. hughes and boyd attended the meet supplied with technic boxes in which they ing of the american association of dental can carry their lab equipment. in the crown and bridge department the glas schools at buffalo ... congratulations to partition which now run north and south the new members of omicron kappa up has been swung around east and west, silon- drs. philip c. giltner III, jerome h. enclosing the space just outside the crown chindel, joseph c. muhler, paul a. badell, and bridge office. this space will be ally n. burk , and e. e. ewbank . . . the crown and bridge lab. the sterilizing summer session i in full swing with 25 room will be moved into the alcove under students in attendance . and thats all the stairway to the balcony and the pres- for this time.
13 Library by Rita Lee Downina
Book reviews by members of the faculty.
Gates) R. R. Human ancestry from a tween Sinanthropus (Chinese Man) and genetical point of view. Cambridge, skulls of Mongoloids and the American Mass., Harvard University Press, 1947. Indian that it is probably that the later $7.50. are mainly descended from Sinanthropus. This book relates a study of the origin In the discussion of the particular route and history of the races of mankind, taken by man into America it is theorized based on evolutionary background. In that man crossed the Bering Strait either the beginning chapters the author dis on a land bridge or on ice north of the cusses the principle of parallel develop strait. The early migrations of small ment which has been expressed in various groups probably took place at the be ways by paleontologists. The conclusion ginning of recent times, 9,000 to 10,000 is reached that the modern so-called race. years ago. of man are not simultaneous divcrgents The discussion of the torus palalinus from a single stock but there has been is of particular interes.t to the dentist. much independent evolution on different Dr. Gates believes that it is a useless continents from
14 imal grooves and the path of insertion found by the clinician should be classified is excellent. as a causative factor or the result of a The chapter on limits of the uses of previous insult. the three-quarter crown should receive So far as dentistry is concerned there careful consideration. This chapter, is hardly a phase whose ultimate success which contains several good points, is does not depend upon an ability to ana divided into the following sections: dan lyze and cope with a bone problem. In ger of decay, anchorage value, endanger many instances of modern practice we ment of the pulp, and teeth in irregular strive to prevent avoidable damage and positions and of irregular shapes. in others we are called on to remove a (Reviewed by Dr. E. ]. Rogers) cause and prevent reoccurrence. Drs. Weinmann and Sicher are particularly Weinman, ]. P. and Sic her, H. Bone and qualified to discuss the subject because bones; fundamentals of biology. St. of the depth and breadth of their exper Louis, Mosby, 1947. $10. iences in the basic sciences, medicine, and Bone and Bones is in part an answer dentistry. There is ample reason and to an existing and growing demand for data to challenge some of the prevailing something to assist the profe sions in concepts of bone development in both its bridging the gap which exists between growth and calcification proces. es. the basic and clinical sciences. Gener Bone and Bones is adequately illustrated ally speaking, our knowledge of bones as by 289 cuts careftilly chosen and beauti organs and bone as a tissue has been fully reproduced. Schematic drawings scattered throughout the literature and help the reader to understand the auth not readily obtainable to those who have ors' ideas and contains enough practical a limited time to study the subject. cases to keep interest. The bibliography The past decade has shown consider appears to include a complete listing of able advancement in our knowledge of references from the European and Amer this field by the use of improved methods ican literature which has any bearing on of study of the field. This is particularly the subject. It is the first comprehensive true in the case of serial x-rays of the book in this field since the translation head and face, using the Broadbent of Lerich and Policaid and can be rec Bolton technique, and the us of vital ommended as a suitable book for any dyes so extensively employed by Schour professional man's library. The general and others who were interested in in pract1t10ner as well as the specialist creasing our information on the physio should find that he is better qualified logical behavior. The authors are thor to cope ·with his clinical problem by oughly familiar with these recent find having studied Bone and Bones. ings and have incorporated modern think (Reviewed by Dr. ]. W. Adams) ing in their writings. A book of this type is justified also because the professions in the evolution of their respective specialities have tended Seniors Pass State Board to take on particular interests and biases to the point where one gain , the impres The school of dentistry is plea ed to sion that a fact in one phase of practice announce that all of the seniors who took may not be true in another. A truth must the State Board examinations in June be a truth and can be the basis for a passed. The examinations are composed common denominator between different of two days of written test , and two days fields of work. This book atempts to of practical work in the clinic and lab throw light on whether the bone condition oratory.
15 ALUMNI Barr, Ervine Byrd (Continued from page 8) (Intern ?) Children's Fund of Michigan back on the job next week. Dr. Hum Detroit 2, Michigan phreys is looking and feeling fine and we are happy to report he is able to Burack, Irwin Lionel climb the three flights of stairs to the (Intern ? ) clinic and assist in the Crown and Walter Reed Hospital Bridge department. Washington, D. C. Dr. Peter Ferrini writes he liked the Castle, William Francis "new and mighty handsome alumni bul (Private Practice) letin". Thank you, Dr. Ferrini, for Mr. 64 Union Avenue Phillips and Miss Hannah. They have Lynbrook, New York worked hard to make this little publi cation something of interest. Compton, Harold James Just received an announcement of the (Private Practice) wedding of Dr. Norman R. A. Alley and Frankfort, Indiana Anna Florence Harris in Miami, Florida. Denny, Robert Dale Our congratulations and best wishes go (Private Practice) to Dr. and Mrs. Norman Alley, who will 205 W. 3rd Street be "at home" at 2230 Lincoln Avenue, Rushville, Indiana Coconut Grove, Florida. Wayne As we promised in the May Bulletin, Dykema, Roland (Instructor-I.U.S.D.) we are listing the members of the Class 1121 West Michigan of 194 7, giving their addresses and Ind. what they are doing to the _best of our Indianapolis, knowledge. We hope you will check this Ferrini, Pete Paul information and feel free to make cor (Private Practice) rections. We welcome the latest infor Union Nat'I Bank Bldg. mation concerning our alumni. Next is East Chicago, Ind. sue we plan to give the same information Wayne concerning the 1946 Class. In the mean Fisher, Anthony Practice) time we are sending a questionnaire to (Private Church Street the 1946 Class and hope they are quick 124 W. Indiana to respond to our S.O.S. for their where Alexandria, abouts. Flynn, Edward Sarsfield Practice) Adams, Thomas Woodward (Private Street (Private Practice) 723 Main (Indpls, Ind.) 7601 Reading Road Beech Grove Cincinnati 16, Ohio Gephardt, David Andrew Alber, Robert James (Private Practice) (Private Practice) 815 W. 8th Street Wakarusa, Indiana Anderson, Indiana Alley, Norman R. A. Graffeo, John (Intern ?) (Private Practice) Fla. State Hospital 102-61 W. Jamaica Ave. Chattahoochee, Fla. Richmond Hill, New York
16 Isaacs, Fred Huston Moss, Richard W. (Private Practice) (Private Practice) 641 Ohio Street-Room 29 114 Lake Shore Drive Terre Haute, Indiana Culver, Indiana Johns, Richard Sutherland Moss, Robert L. (Private Practice) (Instructor- Gros Anatomy Indiana 5231 Hohman Street University- taking premed) Hammond, Indiana 722 Atwater Indiana Kazwell, Albert Leo Bloomington, Narcowich, Paul Joel (Private Practice) (Private Practice) Cedar Lake, Indiana 144 N. Broad St. Kelley, Hudson Gaylor Griffith, Indiana (Graduate Study-I.U.S.D.) Nazzaro, Rocco P. 1121 West Michigan (Private Practice) Indianapolis, Ind. 896 N. 285th St. Kirchhoff, John T. Paterson 3, New Jersey (Private Practice) Nevel, Lloyd Norman 11854 Sanford Avenue (with Gary School System) Detroit, Michigan 406 Washington- Apt. 402 Kunkel, William Albert Gary, Indiana (Private Practice) Pentecost, John William 432 Wayne Pharmacal Bldg. (Private Practice) Fort Wayne, Indiana 334 N. Independence Lang, Lawrence Arden Tipton, Indiana (Private Practice) Radcliffe, Charles Daniel 509 Johnson Building (Private Practice) Muncie, Ind. Huntington, Indiana Laskin, Daniel M. Roche, James Richard (Private Practice?) (Planning to practice in Indianapolis) 103 E. 125th Street 321 Si. Merrill Street New York, New York Fortville, Indiana Lawrence, William Irvin Routes, John Samuel (Instructor-I.U.S.D.) (Private Practice) 1121 West Michigan 410 Center Street Indianapolis, Indiana Hobart, Indiana Lindquist, John Theodore Shepard,. Miles Milner (Private Practice- Risk Brothers Den (Private Practice?) tal Clinic) 1346 Commerce Avenue 400 Shulz Building Longview, Washington Lafayette, Indiana Shuser, Murray MacDonald, Henry Holden (Private Practice) (Associated with Dedham Medical A - 60 Y ereance Avenue ociation) Clifton, N w J rsey Boston, Mas achusetts Simmons, John J. McKay, James Robert (Private Practice) (Private Practice) 10712 S. Union Street 445 N. Pennsylvania- Room 910 Kokomo, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana (Continued on page 19)
17 OPERATIVE The third phase of opera tlve tra1n1ng (Continued from page 7) _ is the clinical service performed by the The theories and principles associ students during the junior and senior ated with this subject are presented to year. In the past few years by a more the students by lectures for a period of efficient scheduling of time and patients, three years. These are given once each the number of dental operations per week for five semesters. During the soph formed by the juniors and seniors has omore year these lectures cover nomen been greatly increased. A recent tabu clature, instrumentation, principles of lation shows that the units of work per cavity preparation, and a basic consider student hour have increased well above ation of dental histology and pulp re that of former years. This has been high action as associated with operative pro ly beneficial to the students, for it has cedures. The junior year includes lec enabled them to be better prepared to tures on all types of procedures and meet the routine problems found in the clinical routine with particular emphasis practice of dentistry. This condition placed upon instrumentation and pro would not be a healthy one had not the cedure in the placement of the various former standard of quality been main types of restorations_ During the senior tained. This was accomplished by the year unusual operative procedures and increasing of the ratio of instructors to techniques are discussed and the seminar students. The addition of new exper type of teaching is used. The students ienced full-time and part-time instructors are assigned special subjects and when to this department has greatly increased thesei reports are given, all members of the efficiency of the students and of the the class have an opp©rtunity to learn department as a whole. This should be from the experience and study of their reflected in the increased ability of In classmates. diana graduates in the years to come. The second phase of the training in The place:rpent of root canal restora operative dentistry is a three half-day tions ( endodontia) has been re-empha per week laboratory period. The aim of sized in the Operative Department for the this period is to train the student to past two years. An attempt is being made perform dental operations efficiently an? t@ prepare the student more adequately to learn techniques which will be used in the treatment of diseases of the dental later in the clinic. It is the desire of pulp and the apical periodontal tissues. the staff to get away from the old It is felt that improved training in this monotonous repetitive type of training phase of operative dentistry will enable and to ubstitute for this an efficient the student, after his graduation, to balance between proper habit formation render more complete service to his pa and creative thinking on the part of tients. Instruction has for its objective the student so that he may use his lab the developing in the mind of the stu oratory experience and knowledge more dent a ub tantial scientific basis for un easily in the clinics. The Operative De derstanding diseases of the pulp and api partment has taken advantage of the cal periodontal tissues and the develop knowledge and services of the Dental ment of sufficient practical ability in Materials Department and today tu him for treating of ca es encountered in dents have a better understanding of the practice. physical properties of restoratives and The course of instruction in the sopho may more intelligently select and place more year is divided into that given in dental restoration . This increased know the 1 cture room and that in the lab ledge of dental materials enables the oratory. In the former, emphasis. is students and staff to improve the s.e.rvices placed upon terminology and procedure. rendered the patients in the clinic. (Continued on page 19) 18 ALUMNI mittees. While Dr. Wilson's many friends (Continued from page 17) wish a happy, quiet period of retirement Singer, Jack David for him those who know him best realize (Private Practice) that he still desires to teach and that he 7344 Michigan Avenue has too much ability to be allowed to Detroit 10, Michigan leave the field of d ntistry. Stine, Arthur Ivan (Private Practice) OPERATIVE New Castle, Indiana (Continued from page 18) Temple, Billy Gene In the laboratory, the student is given (Private Practice) training intended to give him a working 425 Elsby Building knowledge and ability in the principles New Albany, Ind. of opening, cleansing, and filling root Tuckman, Marvin Alfred canals. (Private Practice) In the clinic years, the student is pro 17 Church Street vided sufficient root canal cases: Paterson, New Jersey 1. To assure the development of his Walker, Woodrow Wilson ability to carry out routine endodontic (Private Pr~ctice) procedures. 204-205 Scott Building 2. To instill confidence in hi ability Burlington, N. C. to carry out such procedures. Walton, Martin Oliver 3. To widen his knowledge, judgement (Associated with Lee County Health and experience to the level that will en Department) able him to handle the problems of root 123 E. 1st Street canal therapy with which he will be Dixon, Illinois confronted when he begins his practice.
J. L. PROGRAM (Coniinued from page 6) (Continued from page 12) of Dentistry. As legions of dental stu he cordially invites all who are interested dents learned over the years-Dr. Wilson to visit the clinics. was a perfectionist about technique and In addition to this program, the State a 'neat, well-done job.' His insistence on Board of Health and Indiana Univer ity excellence, both in the students' scien School of Dentistry are sponsoring a tific background and their operating pro fluoride research project to determine the cedures has been one of the chief factors effect of various fluoride compounds on in the present high standing of the pro the solubility of the enamel and dentine fession in this state. Like every man who of the teeth. The Children's D ntal Clin gives of his best, he can retire in the se ic in the Riley Hospital for Crippled cure knowledge that he has inspired many Children is sponsored by the State Board who will carry on his influence and of Health, and this service includes. a den ideals." tal study of 50 diabetic children in the Dr. Wilson was honored by a dinner hospital. given him by his faculty colleagues on C. L. Howell, D.D.S., M.P.H., joined the eve of his retirement when he was the division of dental health June 7, 1948. presented with several gifts. Dr. Wilson's His training and experience will enable future plans include service as a consult the division to emphasize d ntal services ant to the Indiana State Board of Health to children. for the next year, and continuing to serve (Reprinted from the Monthly Bulletin of as advisor on some dental school com- the Indiana State Board of H ealth.)
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23 Return to INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY Sec. 562, P.L.&R. 1121 West Michigan U.S. POSTAGE INDIANAPOLIS 2, INDIANA Paid Indian~polis, Ind. Permit No. 563