MAGAZINE OF THE tufts university dental alumni association spring 2011 VOL. 15 NO. 1
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136 Harrison Avenue Paid Boston, MA Boston, ma 02111 Permit No. 1161 SPORTS FOR SCHOLARSHIP www.tufts.edu/dental WIDE OPEN Dental medicine Come join the Tufts University Dental Alumni Association for the 29th Annual Wide Open Treat the Child, Golf & Tennis Tournament Treat the Parent Monday, September 19, 2011 Wellesley Country Club 390 Wellesley Ave. Wellesley, Massachusetts T U FT S
U NI V E Tufts Dental alumni, faculty, family RS IT Y and friends are invited to participate! Leading man OFFI C All proceeds benefit the Gerard Caron, D78, traded in a rural practice for a military career. E OF Along the way, he discovered he enjoyed being a leader—and that he PU B
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was good at it. He’s now the highest-ranking dentist in the Air Force ATION s and commander of the medical wing that’s the first stop on home soil
Schedule of Events for troops wounded overseas. For more on the story, turn to page 10. 8167 05/11
Golf and Tennis Registration 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Golf Tournament 11 a.m. shotgun start Lunch included A toolkit for Tennis tournament 2 to 4 p.m. handling your Reception 4 p.m. pediatric patients Awards Dinner 5 p.m. Registration Fees Golf Tournament $350/player $1,300/foursome if signed up together Tennis Tournament $200/player Reception and Dinner Only $75 for guests and noncompetitors a M in lv e : K Photo PLUS: the next dean n artist among us n decoding ‘Dentist speak’
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OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS r MasterCard r VISA r Discover Tufts University Card #______Exp.______Going the Distance School of Dental Medicine TOTAL ENCLOSED $______136 Harrison Ave. Nicholas Gordon, Marek Ogledzki and Inga Keithly, all D12, take to the city Boston, MA 02111 Please mail this form and your check, payable to Tufts streets for a training run prior to this year’s Boston Marathon. The three University Dental Alumni Association, to Office of competed on the Tufts President’s Marathon Challenge Team, which raises Alumni Relations, Tufts University School of Dental money to support teaching and research at the university that promotes FOR MORE INFORMATION Medicine, 136 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02111. healthy living. The dental students were among 200 Tufts runners who ran Phone 617.636.6773 the 26.2-mile course from Hopkinton to Boston on April 18. Gordon finished Registration confirmation and directions will be in 4:15:19; Ogledzki in 3:35:48, and Keithly ran 4:54:59. Email [email protected] mailed to you prior to the tournament. http://dental.tufts.edu/alumni
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28062_cvrs_CS5.indd 4-6 5/13/11 8:34 AM contents spring 2011 volume 15 no. 1 features 10 The General Dentist The unexpected path of Gerard Caron, D78, the highest-ranking dentist in the Air Force. By Julie Flaherty
cover story 14 On Good Behavior Knowing how to connect with pint-sized patients—and their parents—is the key to a successful pediatric visit. By Julie Flaherty
19 ‘A Poet, Too, Was There…’ A 19th-century dentist, immortalized in a Longfellow poem, earned a place in literary history. By Gail Bambrick 22 Color His Career Richard Goodkind, D62, approached his profession with an artist’s touch. In retirement, 22 he continues to pursue his Muse. By Helene Ragovin departments
26 To Better Society 2 letters A conversation with Anthony Monaco, the next 3 From the Dean president of Tufts University. By Taylor McNeil 5 word of mouth a scan of people, Places & events 8 lab notes a report on leading-edge science 5 30 on campus dental school news 42 Beyond Boundaries providing the Means for Excellence 44 UNIVERSITY NEWS the wider world of tufts 46 ALUMNI NEWS staying connected
Cover illustration by James Yang Tooth illustration by Alex Nabaum
28062_p01.indd 1 5/9/11 4:01:20 PM letters
dental medicine a salute to service As I came through the Tufts clinic this Tufts School of Dental Medicine is hard to volume 15, no. 1 spring 2011 morning, I noticed a stack of Tufts Dental find elsewhere. I am so proud of the verti- Medicine magazines. Seeing Chris Pflipsen, cal expansion and the fact that much of the Executive Editor Lonnie H. Norris D10, in uniform on the cover immediately money to build it was donated by alumni. Dean, School of Dental Medicine caught my eye (“Dental Force,” Fall 2010). From an education standpoint, I feel Editor Helene Ragovin Jacqueline Mitchell did such a wonderful competent in many fields. The best class Editorial Director Karen Bailey job with the article, not only describing at Tufts was medicine. I still use Dr. Alumni Editor Vangel R. Zissi, D62, DG67 what the Health Professions Scholarship [Kanchan] Ganda’s book as a reference. I Design Director Margot Grisar Program is all about, but also giving us a talk about Tufts all the time, and the other Senior Designer Betsy Hayes glimpse of how these exceptional young residents and even the instructors are get- Contributing Writers Gail Bambrick, Julie Flaherty, Kristin people feel about serving their country and ting sick of listening to me! Livingston, Taylor McNeil, Jacqueline Mitchell their initial military experiences. vladana babcic, d10 Contributing Editor Karen Kenny She caught the human side of it as well first-year postgraduate Editorial Advisors as the professional side. Her description of in endodontics Maria Tringale, Senior Director, what Dr. Jenny Liang, D08, had to deal with university of illinois at Dental Development and Alumni Relations chicago college of dentistry Mark Gonthier, Associate Dean, in Afghanistan was fascinating and inter- Admissions and Student Affairs esting. Over the past several years, we have Mary-Ellen Marks, Faculty Secretary had several of our dental alumni serve in Susan Ahearn, Associate Director, correction Narayani Baliga, DI07, was Alumni Relations Iraq and Afghanistan. incorrectly identified in a photo from the Yankee Dental Alumni Association Dental alumni reception that appeared in the Tufts University, not only the School President Mostafa H. El-Sherif, DI95 of Dental Medicine but the entire univer- Fall 2010 issue of the magazine. The Office of Dental Alumni Relations apologizes for the error. Vice President Peter A. Delli Colli, A69, D73 sity, has a multitude of military alumni. Secretary Lisa Vouras, D89 Every one of them, when they notice Capt. Assistant Secretary/Treasurer Pflipsen on the cover, will do a double take Your New Editor John J. Millette, D91 and appreciate the positive recognition of Treasurer Nicholas T. Papapetros, D91 military service from their alma mater. With this issue, Tufts Dental Medicine Directors charles rankin, welcomes a new editor, Helene Ragovin, Cherie Bishop, D94; Joseph P. Giordano, d79, dg86, d08p, d11p D79, DG84; Peiman Mahdavi, D91, DG94; who has been a senior writer in Tufts’ Office Raina A. Trilokekar, DG88, DI91; professor of endodontics of Publications for a decade. Before that, Derek A. Wolkowicz, D97, DG00 tufts school of dental medicine she was a reporter and editor for news- Ex-Officio papers in New Jersey, and her work has Past Presidents: Tofigh Raayai, DG77, DI80; the best of tufts John P. Ficarelli, D73, D10P, DG12P; been recognized by the New Jersey Press Nicholas T. Papapetros, D91 I was getting nostalgic about Tufts and Association. At Tufts, she has covered the Dental M Club Chair excited to see all the endo people at the AAE School of Arts and Sciences for the Tufts John P. Ficarelli, D73, D10P, DG12P conference in San Antonio in April. I am Journal and its successor, Tufts Now. Historian Charles B. Millstein, D62, A10P appreciative of my Tufts education. I really In a way, Ragovin is entering the University Liaison do love Chicago, and the faculty at the “family business”: her father and grand- Thomas F. Winkler III, A62, D66, D10P University of Illinois have been wonderful, father were dentists. She’s eager to hear Chapter Presidents Steven Dugoni, D79, A08P, A12P, California but being at a different school has allowed from you. If you have a suggestion or a EJ Bartolazo, D92, New York me to appreciate a lot of aspects of Tufts. story idea, please contact her at helene. William N. Pantazes, D90, DG08, Florida The alumni and “family” atmosphere of [email protected] or 617.627.2125. John A. Vrotsos, DG82, Greece Tufts Dental Medicine is published twice annually by Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, the Tufts University Dental Alumni Association and the Tufts University Office talk to us of Publications. The magazine is a publication member of the American Association of Tufts Dental Medicine welcomes letters, concerns and suggestions from all its readers. Dental Editors. Address your correspondence, which may be edited for space, to Helene Ragovin, Editor, Send correspondence to: Tufts Dental Medicine, Tufts University Office of Publications, 80 George St., Medford, Editor, Tufts Dental Medicine Tufts University Office of Publications MA 02155. You can also fax us at 617.627.3549 or email [email protected]. 80 George St., Medford, MA 02155
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28062_p02-04.indd 2 5/11/11 2:29:21 PM from the dean
Choices That Built a Life and Career
as i reflect on my life’s path to date, i think During my 16 years as dean, I have of the Robert Frost poem The Road Not Taken: worked with, and had the support of, dedi- cated administrators, faculty, students, staff I shall be telling this with a sigh and alumni. The university presidents, pro- Somewhere ages and ages hence: vosts, overseers, trustees and fellow deans have all been supportive and worked collab- Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— oratively on the academic priorities that have I took the one less traveled by, advanced the school. Together, we have been And that has made all the difference. able to enhance the stellar global reputation the school has enjoyed over many years. Some people form a decision about a professional career early in life. I did Through strategic planning, the school not. Born in the inner city of Houston, Texas, during legal segregation has maintained a balanced budget for 15 and with a core family that never left Texas, how could I ever imagine one years while making improvements to every aspect: research, faculty, staff, facilities, day becoming the dean of Tufts University School of Dental Medicine? technology, academic standards, quality of There have been times when roads diverged in my life—and my travels often programs, diversity, alumni relations and did not have a clear destination. However, along the way I always gave each fundraising. Considering the changes in the endeavor my best effort, intent on advancing. I made important decisions as economic climate these past few years, these those roads divided, and I followed uncharted paths: leaving Texas to attend are accomplishments not taken lightly, and Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., and not immediately entering professional of which I am extremely proud. school after college, instead working as a plastics engineer in the automotive In March, the American Dental Edu- industry. When I was drafted into the U.S. Army, I applied to Infantry Officer cation Association (ADEA) Gies Foundation Candidate School, which carried a longer service commitment. recognized the school for its superior achieve- After my military service, I decided to attend dental school. At that time, ments in support of dental education(see with a wife and a year-old daughter, my goal was to become a general dentist story, page 30). As I stood on the stage, along so I could return to the workforce quickly. I thought about working as a den- with the senior members of my administra- tal director at a community health center. But once I was in dental school, I tion, to accept the award, I could not have found the educational environment stimulating. I never left academia. I earned been more gratified by what we have accom- D.M.D. and M.P.H. degrees at Harvard and then decided to specialize. I was plished together. fortunate to be selected for the postgraduate program in oral and maxillofacial The most apparent, of course, is the five- surgery at Tufts, and I committed my career to a broader definition of “serving floor, 95,000-square-foot expansion of the the community.” dental tower. The Tufts University sign atop However, two decisions stand out as the most influential. The first was to the building is a brilliant gateway to the go to the Fisk senior dance, “Dutch treat,” with my chemistry major classmate, health sciences campus in Boston. However, Donna Farmer. Now my wife of almost 45 years, she has been the most inspira- I think our most significant achievements tional and invigorating love of my life. The many of you who have met Donna revolve around the enhancement of per- know of her commitment to our family and her devotion to Tufts School of sonnel and programs that are fostering an Dental Medicine. The second was to come to Tufts more than 34 years ago. environment for the highest academic stan- Of the 57 U.S. dental schools, only three have African-American deans. Since dards and quality patient care. 2003, I have been the only African-American dean at a dental school that is not While we are proud of what we have “historically black.” My tenure at Tufts has been defined by an environment of done, we cannot rest on our laurels. respect, unlimited opportunities, mentorship and support. See CHOICES, next page
PHOTO: ROSE LINCOLN spring 2011 tufts dental medicine 3
28062_p02-04.indd 3 5/11/11 2:29:22 PM From the dean
The dental school’s strategic focus on improving every aspect of life at One Kneeland Street received national recognition in March when the school received the Gies Award for Vision, Innovation and Achievement. Accepting the award, from left, Joseph Castellana, Nancy Arbree, Maria Tringale, Maria Papageorge, William J. Gies II, the grandson of the award’s namesake, Lonnie Norris, James Hanley and Mark Gonthier.
CHOICES, continued from page 3 The school is now in an excellent posi- decline, to 13,001 in 2010. Construction continues on the complete tion. A solid foundation has been built— This data only magnifies the need for renovation of the second floor, which, when physically, financially, programmatically Tufts University School of Dental Medicine it opens in September, will contain 48 opera- and operationally—to transition to new to continue to work hard to be a first choice tories for pre-doctoral training. Future facil- leadership and to continue to be preeminent for dental education. I’m asking your ities improvements will be needed to address in dental education in the next decade and renewed commitment to that goal. the pre-clinical space on the eighth floor, the beyond. Since 1868, each of the 14 previ- My mother, who is almost 92, sent me the third- and fourth-floor pre-doctoral clinic ous dental deans has built on the school’s poem Counting. I think it helps explain her areas and the 20,000-square-foot shell space heritage to grow its prestige. It has been my ever-present influence on my outlook: on the tenth floor. responsibility, and pleasure, to do the same. In academic planning, curriculum revi- With your generosity and loyalty, and Count your garden by the flowers sions must be completed; faculty recruitment the efforts of our outstanding develop- never by the leaves that fall and development are paramount in succes- ment team, led by Maria Gove Tringale, Count your days by golden hours, sion planning; and additional laboratory senior director of Alumni Relations and Don’t remember clouds at all, space is needed as our basic science research Development; John Ficarelli, D73, D10P, Count your night by stars, enterprise grows. Innovative sources of rev- DG12P, president of the Dental M Club; not by shadows enue are necessary to offset some of the esca- James Kane, D74, DG76, G78, DG79, D04P, Count your life with smiles, lating costs of dental education, and we must DG06P, chair of the capital campaign and not tears sustain our efforts to address the access-to- Thomas F. Winkler III, A62, D66, D10P, And all throughout your lifetime, care needs of underserved patients who have vice chair, the school has met its $40 mil- Count your age by friends little or no dental insurance. lion goal for the Beyond Boundaries cam- not years. As people live longer and the links paign, which will conclude in June. between oral health and overall well-being By 2020, it has been predicted that 20 With conviction and generosity, we continue to be documented, dental educa- new dental schools will have opened in the have made a difference. Life is about tran- tors and the oral health-care profession must U.S. While dental medicine still has a strong sitions, and those roads less traveled. Amid work in partnership with other health-care applicant pool, the ratio of applicants to change, there is this certainty: by continu- professionals to provide comprehensive, enrollees is likely to decrease when new den- ing to work together as a community, Tufts integrated, patient-centered care. tal schools accept their inaugural classes. University School of Dental Medicine can Each day I have had the privilege of Our school continues to be a national become even greater. From my own fam- walking through the doors of One Kneeland leader in the number of applications ily, Donna, Marlaina, M99, and Michael, Street to be part of this engaging environ- received for the D.M.D. program. Every A01, to my Tufts family, thank you for a ment of motivated faculty, staff and students, year, approximately one of every three wonderful journey. working to fulfill our missions of educa- dental school applicants nationally applies tion, patient care, research and community to Tufts. Historically, dental school appli- service. Each day has presented opportuni- cations have been cyclical. In 1990, 5,123 ties, and thus, those days have turned into applied. After a peak of 13,742 national the years that have flown by quickly. applicants in 2007, there has been a modest lonnie h. norris, d.m.d., m.p.h.
4 tufts dental medicine spring 2011 PHOTO: american dental education association, www.adea.org
28062_p02-04.indd 4 5/11/11 2:29:23 PM word of moutha scan of people, places & events
an assistant professor of public health Too Much of a and community service. Public health officials used to assume that residents of the Sunbelt drank more Good Thing? water. To make up for drinking less water, people living in the northern tier of the country would need higher fluoride con- Federal government poised to lower recommended fluoride centrations in their water, up to 1.2 mil- levels in drinking water by Jacqueline Mitchell ligrams per liter. But today, Americans likely consume the same amount of water from Juneau to Jacksonville. Meanwhile, we’re also getting more s the baby boomers enter their 60s this decade, they will fluoride from other sources. “Too much have more of their own teeth than any generation of elders or too little fluoride may be problematic before them. That’s thanks in large part to fluoridated com- for children,” says Paul J. Vankevich, D81, munity drinking water, a practice first implemented in 1945 assistant professor of general dentistry. Aand now considered one of the major public health achievements of the 20th Children under age 8 who ingest too century. Today, about three-quarters of Americans, roughly 270 million, much fluoride are at risk for fluorosis, drink fluoridated water. Dental decay and tooth loss—while still too high in which occurs when the fluoride ion inter- certain demographics—is at an all-time low. feres with the development of tooth enamel. Earlier this year, two federal agencies proposed changes in the recom- In 2007, the Centers for Disease Control mended amount of fluoride used in public water supplies. The Department of and Prevention reported a marked increase Health and Human Services (HHS), in conjunction with the Environmental in fluorosis—which manifests as white Protection Agency, suggested lowering fluoride levels from 1.2 milligrams per or brown stains on tooth surfaces—in liter of water to 0.7 milligrams per liter. After further review, HHS expects to American teens since the 1980s. That spike publish the new guidelines later this spring. could be the result of how many more fluo- The guidelines were last adjusted in the 1960s. The original levels were ridated products are available today, includ- set according to a formula based on a community’s mean annual tempera- ing over-the-counter toothpastes and rinses ture, before air conditioning became a way of life, says Wanda G. Wright, as well as fluoride supplements and topical treatments applied by dental professionals. “The new federal recommendations take these other sources of fluoride expo- sure into account in attempting to balance its decay-fighting benefits against the risk of fluorosis,” Vankevich says. Not getting enough fluoride remains the bigger problem. After a sharp decline in the 20th century, tooth decay has been making a comeback since 2000, espe- cially among children living in commu- nities where there is little access to oral health care. “The good thing [about fluoridating public water] is that everybody benefits, whether or not people are insured or have access to care,” says Wright. “And in com- munities where there are access-to-care issues, that’s where you especially want fluoridation.”
ILLUSTRATION: alex nabaum spring 2011 tufts dental medicine 5
28062_p05-07.indd 5 5/11/11 2:33:39 PM word of mouth
Talking ’Bout This Generation
they show up to class in flip-flops, and is being driven by our students . . . the major- interaction. Most lectures at the dental they text their professors with questions, ity now come to lecture with laptops,” says school are stored on TUSK. “The way we even on holidays. They will bargain for Michael Thompson, a professor of general teach now, we put all of our materials online, better grades, but they’d rather collaborate dentistry who chairs the Student Promotions as opposed to packing a classroom. So you than compete. They are the Millennials, Committee and directs the Student Teaching can look up sometimes and just a third of also known as Generation Y, born roughly Assistant Program. “This use of laptops has the class is sitting there,” he says. between 1980 and 2000, and they make up altered, to some extent, how we provide But Millennials aren’t that hard to get to the vast majority of pre-doctoral students. information to students.” know. Accustomed to blogging and posting The Millennials’ habits and preferences For example, the Tufts University video diaries, Millennials are comfortable are changing the educational landscape, Sciences Knowledgebase (TUSK) data- expressing their feelings and opinions. including here at Tufts School of Dental base houses a wealth of multimedia course For the last five years, students have Medicine. material, including slides that once would created class Facebook pages, where stu- There’s an unprecedented 30-year age gap have required an overhead projector. And dents can socialize online even before they between the average dental professor and his since much of the dental school building is matriculate. All that texting and social net- equipped with wire- working “improve communication among less Internet access, the class as well as help to build class unity,” “It’s cool if there’s a question students can down- says Thompson. load these teach- Millennials leave the nest later, and, even I can’t answer during class; ing materials dur- when they do take flight, many maintain I’ll say, ‘somebody Google it.’” ing class. That also close ties to mom and dad. At the same time, means professors Millennials’ parents remain involved in their —Michael Thompson can tinker with their adult children’s lives. online course con- Some colleges have created staff posi- or her students, says Maureen McAndrew, a tent as the class progresses. And if students’ tions just to handle students’ parents professor at New York University College of intellectual curiosity takes a lecture slightly concerns about everything from housing Dentistry, who spoke to Tufts dental faculty off the planned trajectory, laptops and to grades, says McAndrews. Tufts Dental about teaching Generation Y. smartphones keep them out of the weeds. School now hosts an information session These young adults don’t remember a “It’s cool if there’s a question I can’t answer for parents during its orientation for the world without the Internet, cell phones and during class; I’ll say, ‘somebody Google incoming class. “It’s nice to do that,” says social networking. Their expectation of it.’ And we have the answer in 30 seconds. Thompson. “Now we build a relationship instant access to information is one of the I learn on the spot myself,” says Thompson. with the parents, and that makes it a more Millennials’ defining characteristics. But Thompson also worries that all positive experience for everyone.” “To a large extent, technology use at Tufts of this connectivity means less personal —jacqueline mitchell
The (Dental) Rite of Passage
remember poking at a wiggly incisor with the tip of your tongue? youngsters unsure of what to expect when they lose their first tooth can follow along with 6-year-old Amanda, the star of a picture book designed to prepare children for the big mo- ment. The aptly-named I’ve Lost My First Tooth (PageOne Press, 2010) is written by Dan Page and illustrated by Mark Bellerose, and includes an endorsement from Stanley Alexander, D75A, professor and chair of pediatric dentistry at Tufts. “In the tradition of the children’s poet Shel Silverstein, I’ve Lost My First Tooth captures what goes on in a child’s head (no pun intended) during this ‘coming- of-age’ milestone,” Alexander writes. “I would recommend this book to child and parent alike for a quick and fun description of this important developmental period.”
6 tufts dental medicine spring 2011 ILLUSTRATION: MARK BELLEROSE
28062_p05-07.indd 6 5/11/11 2:33:39 PM A smattering of dentistry tidbits the to inform, amuse and amaze Number of awards Tufts Dental list School received this year from the d Council for Support and Advancement September 20 The date China 51% Percentage of celebrates “Love Your Teeth Day,” a national holiday promoting of Education (CASE): Americans who say they are oral health awareness among its 1.3 billion citizens. a Silver Medal for most likely to floss just before visiting the dentist. the publication for the grand opening of the Vertical Expansion Project, lbs and an Honorable Mention for the design of this magazine.
June 3, 1868
Date that the Massachusetts Legislature granted a charter to Boston Dental College, later to become the Tufts College Dental School. Its first home was at 5 Hamilton Place, opposite Park 1.6 billion Street Church. Weight of an elephant’s molar. $2,000,000,000 Elephants can go through What Americans spend every Number of school days six sets of molars in a lifetime, year on toothpaste, mouthwash, U.S. children miss according to the San Diego Zoo. floss and other dental products. each year because of dental disease, accord- ing to a report from the Commonwealth Fund. $$ 24 two Number of women listed as dentists dollars in the 1870 What the Tooth Fairy U.S. Census. is paying per tooth % these days, according to Money Magazine. 73 The percentage of Americans who would rather go shopping for groceries than floss.
ILLUSTRATION of chinese poster: Kimberly Lee Ai Fen; istock photo spring 2011 tufts dental medicine 7
28062_p05-07.indd 7 5/11/11 2:33:42 PM leading-edge science
promotes overall health and confers some resistance to disease. An electron micrograph image of For their study, published in the March 2011 issue of the Journal Treponema denticola bacterium in a of the American Geriatrics Society, Cheung and colleagues she patient with periodontal disease. trained with at National Yang-Ming University in Taiwan, including Yu-Lin Lai, DG95, wondered if periodontal disease might be linked to disability later in life. “As periodontists, we see in our practices how various degrees of disability affect quality of life, home care and access to treatment,” says Cheung. “A couple of studies touched upon the topic briefly. This is the first study I know of [that goes into] so much depth.” To test their hypothesis, the team gathered data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which assesses the health and nutritional status of Americans. NHANES has been compiling these statistics since the 1960s through detailed inter- views and health examinations, including periodontal screenings. Cheung and her colleagues analyzed NHANES data collected from 1999 to 2004 on nearly 4,000 study subjects ages 60 and older who did not report any heart-related disease. The researchers found that healthy gums, nearly half of them were totally edentulous, and more than a quarter suffered from some degree of periodontitis. healthy aging After controlling for other factors, including age, sex, Body Mass Index and smoking habits, the team found that edentulism was Researchers find link between periodontal disease significantly associated with a far greater likelihood of disability. For and late-life disability by Jacqueline Mitchell example, those who had lost all of their natural teeth were 57 percent more likely to report difficulty doing household chores and preparing meals, and 63 percent were more likely to have trouble participating in social events. Similarly, patients with severe periodontitis were eriodontitis, the chronic infection of the ligaments much more likely to report functional limitations than those with only and bone that support the teeth, can lead to tooth moderate or no gum disease. loss. And the damage doesn’t end there: gum disease Although cross-sectional studies, those done at one point in time, has been linked to a variety of chronic illnesses, cannot establish causation between gum disease and late-life disabil- including a higher risk of heart attack and stroke. ity, this research does demonstrate that poor periodontal health is an Now you can add one more thing to that list: physical disability in independent risk factor for disability, Cheung says. Only a longitudinal the elderly, according to the findings of a research team, including Wai study, one that monitors the periodontal health of a group of people S. Cheung, DG02, DI06, an associate professor of periodontology. with the same type of disability over a long period of time, could con- Their research suggests that increasing insurance coverage for peri- clusively demonstrate such a relationship. odontal care as we age could be a cost-effective way to keep us active However, the team’s findings lend credence to the notion that and socially engaged well into our golden years. inflammation may be one mechanism underlying many of the chronic More people are living longer than ever before. In the United States, diseases associated with old age. the number of people age 65 and older is expected to reach 72 million Cheung and her colleagues suggest that paying closer attention to by 2030, double the 36 million seniors in 2004. periodontal health can pay dividends for everyone. The researchers Periodontal disease is of particular concern to older people. A 2009 recommend that dental practitioners provide standard periodontal study in the journal Gerodontology, for example, found that 38 percent care, including ultrasonic scaling or intensive periodontal mainte- of otherwise-healthy men over age 65 had severe gum disease. nance, more frequently. They also say that increasing insurance That’s bad news—and not just for the mouth. The inflammation coverage for such treatments, starting in midlife, could keep seniors and infections related to poor periodontal health are known risk smiling for years to come. factors for heart disease, cognitive decline and metabolic disorders. Likewise, other studies have demonstrated a correlation between Jacqueline Mitchell, a senior health sciences writer in Tufts’ Office of oral health and the ability to eat a nutritious, balanced diet, which Publications, can be reached at [email protected].
8 tufts dental medicine spring 2011 photos: bsip/photo researchers inc.
28062_p08-09.indd 8 5/9/11 4:39:26 PM Another Target in the War on Cavities
ost of us would rather not think about the hundreds every six months, looking for changes in the composition of the of types of bacteria that live in our mouths. Not so for dental plaque and whether that correlated with the number of new the Tufts pediatric dentists Cheen Loo and Nooruddin cavities the kids developed. A third of the children in the study M Pradhan and their colleagues, who set out to create a developed new cavities during the year after treatment, perhaps more comprehensive catalog of the critters that live in kids’ mouths. because oral hygiene and dietary habits don’t always change at In oral exams of more than 80 children, the researchers collected home, Pradhan suggests. But the researchers wondered if specific a host of bacteria that had not previously been identified, including microorganisms might also play a role. one of particular note, Scardovia wiggsiae, which they have been able At Forsyth, researchers led by Anne Tanner cultured the bacteria to finger as another possible villain in causing severe caries. clinging to the toothpicks and sequenced the DNA of unidentified Researchers are already well acquainted with one kind of microbes. Once they knew the DNA sequences, the researchers bacteria known to cause cavities in kids and adults: Streptococcus turned to the Human Oral Microbiome Database (HOMD), an online mutans, which thrives on sugars. As it metabolizes those sugars, information warehouse that Forsyth developed. The HOMD works S. mutans produces acids that dissolve something like a reverse telephone tooth enamel, leading to decay. book: enter the DNA sequence of the But scientists had theorized that S. bacterium, and the HOMD gives you the mutans couldn’t be the only cavity-causing species, if it’s known, or the group to culprit. It’s not even detected at the scene which the strain likely belongs. of the crime in some cases of tooth de- In the samples Pradhan and his cay. Likewise, plenty of people who play colleagues collected from the children host to S. mutans never develop cavities. with severe decay, the Forsyth scientists Other bacteria, including members of the identified almost 200 groups of microbes, Lactobacillus family, have been associated including 45 that had not been found with dental caries, but the association is in the human mouth before. Among the not strong for cavities in young children. novel bacteria was S. wiggsiae, a member To paint a clearer picture of the oral of the Bifidobacterium family that also Researchers suspect that newly identified, or as-yet- ecosystem, Loo, DI10, and Pradhan, DG93, unidentified, bacteria may be contributing to tooth decay. is significantly associated with severe DG94, DI06, collaborated with researchers caries—even when the notorious S. at the Forsyth Institute, Goldman School of Dental Medicine at Boston mutans is not present. “We were excited about the finding,”P radhan University and Harvard University School of Dental Medicine to compare says. “We had anticipated there was something there.” the bacterial composition of the plaque found in children, ages 2 to 6, Learning more about the biology of S. wiggsiae could offer new ways with severe dental caries to that of kids with no decay. to prevent cavities, Loo says. “We’ve studied S. mutans so much, we Over a year, Pradhan collected bacterial samples from 26 other- know exactly how it works. If we study the metabolism of S. wiggsiae, wise-healthy children with severe cavities as he performed restorative we could learn if and how the species might cause cavities,” she says. work or extracted decayed primary teeth. Pediatric dentists at Boston The next step is to test whether S. wiggsiae is indeed cariogenic. University collected bacteria samples from another 14 children with One way to do that would be to introduce S. wiggsiae into the mouths advanced decay. Loo and her colleagues at the other sites recruited of laboratory animals to see if the new bug will cause cavities. 42 caries-free children for comparison. If S. wiggsiae thrives on sugar, like S. mutans, that would be When Pradhan filled or pulled cavity-ridden teeth from children an even stronger incentive to limit sweets in children’s diets, in the severe caries group, he used sterile toothpicks to scrape the the researchers say. Conversely, if S. wiggsiae chows down on a pathogenic plaque off the affected teeth. The samples were put on ice completely different food group, dentists would have to include and rushed to the Forsyth Institute for analysis. Pradhan also charted that information in their dietary counseling for patients. the amount of decay in each child, noting which teeth were affected. Either way, says Loo, most dentists’ advice is unlikely to change. A week later, when the children returned for follow-up, their “Oral hygiene will probably remain the same,” she says. “The ultimate parents were given dietary counseling and instruction in good oral goal is to remove bacteria of all kinds from the mouth.” hygiene. Loo continued to sample the bacteria in the kids’ mouths —jacqueline mitchell
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Once a small-town practitioner, Gerard Caron, D78, commands the medical wing at the country’s most renowned military base
By Julie Flaherty Photogra phy by Kelvin Ma
t 1600 hours, the plane from “Taking care of these injured airmen, soldiers and Germany lands at Joint Base Marines—there is probably nothing more important that Andrews Naval Air Facility out- we do,” he says. “If there was anything that I never, ever side Washington, D.C. Maj. Gen. thought I would be involved with as a dentist, it’s this.” Gerard Caron, D78, watches as As commander of the 79th Medical Wing, which is the sick and injured emerge from based at Andrews, Caron is in charge of this three-times-a- the enormous belly of the slate-gray C-17 transport. Some week transfer operation, as well as the nearly 1,500 employ- walk on crutches; others are carried on litters. One patient ees who provide health care to 400,000 airmen, veterans is in critical condition. Buses wait on the tarmac, ready to and their families in the Washington area. He is also the take the Marines to the National Naval Medical Center in highest-ranking dentist in the Air Force and serves as its Bethesda, Md., the soldiers to Walter Reed Army Medical assistant surgeon general for dental services. Center, the airmen to the medical center at Andrews. This job wasn’t exactly what he was picturing when he Were the general to walk over, the medical personnel made the decision 25 years ago to leave his small solo prac- would undoubtedly come to attention. But Caron doesn’t tice in rural Maine to join the military. Becoming a general want to interfere. The tall man with thoughtful blue eyes is is not a career path you can plan, he says. still a little awed that this first point of return to home soil But the military provides lots of opportunities for lead- for the nation’s “wounded warriors,” some of them com- ership. And Caron found that he not only was good at lead- ing from Afghanistan and Iraq, is part of his jurisdiction. ing, he kind of liked it, too.
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28062_p10-13_CS5.indd 11 5/11/11 2:40 PM Earlier in the day, at 1230 hours, Caron is met with salutes as he walks through the clinic at the 579th Dental Squadron at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in southeast Washington. He was the commander here 10 years ago, and it’s clear that although most of his time now is devoted to overseeing the medical wing, his heart is still in dentistry. He points out that military and civilian dentistry are similar—with a few excep- tions. The emphasis here is on keeping the airmen “deployment-ready;” that is, free from cavities, gum disease, fractures or faulty restorations that are likely to need emergency treatment during the next 12 months, longer than the average deploy- ment. At the end of 2010, almost 95 percent of uniformed Air Force personnel were deemed ready to deploy, a statistic in which Caron takes some pride. The post-cleaning conversations in the Maj. Gen. Gerard Caron is briefed on the residency program at the 579th Dental Air Force clinic might go a little differently Squadron clinic by Senior Airman Anita Fisher. Right: Caron has lunch with enlisted personnel under his command at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility. than they would in a typical civilian prac- tice, with reminders to keep up dental care even during deployment. You might not be able to stand in front of a mirror every morn- going to be inspected on something.” In into the service; they didn’t seem to have ing to floss, the military dentists advise their the first four years after the plan was imple- those problems. patients, but you can do it in your tent. You’ll mented, from 2000 to 2004, the percentage The couple hemmed and hawed about find M&Ms at the end of every food line, but of Air Force patients characterized as high whether they should look into the military make sure that the comfort foods don’t linger on risk for cavities decreased by 31 percent. life. Then an uncanny sign arrived in the your teeth. Ditto for Mountain Dew. daily mail. Right at the top of the pile was a Caron has helped oversee a number of Military Career Takes Off card from an Air Force recruiter. Soon after, technological upgrades to Air Force dental Caron grew up in Nashua, N.H., in a fam- in 1986, Caron joined the Air Force as a major. services. In the clinic lab, a state-of-the-art ily with no military or dental connections The Carons soon got the travel they machine can sculpt a new bridge in minutes, to speak of. His father was a mechanic, and desired. Dr. Caron went on to treat patients ensuring an airman can be on to his next he was the first in his family to go to college. as a general dental officer in Maine, as a chief assignment in just a couple of hours (rather But his family dentist seemed to make a good of dental examination and diagnosis in the than days). In 2010, the Air Force completed a living, so he applied to Tufts Dental School. United Kingdom, as a resident in compre- four-year program to convert all 90 of its clin- “I really started dental school with no idea hensive dentistry in Mississippi and as a clini- ics at home and abroad to digital radiology, of how to pay for it,” he says. In his senior year, cal dentistry flight commander in the Azores. supported by two central archives that allow a National Health Service Corps Scholarship, And with 30 days off a year—much more access to any digital image from any location. which pays tuition in exchange for a pledge than his solo practice allowed him—he was But Caron says one of the biggest of service in an underserved community, able to take his family on trips throughout improvements in recent years has been the helped soften the financial blow. After serv- Europe and to the pyramids in Egypt. “I’ve Air Force’s adoption of risk-based assess- ing his year in a rural health center in Maine, probably spent more time doing things with ments, which help dentists and hygienists he set up his own practice in the scenic town our kids as they were growing up because make specific cavity-prevention recom- of Brooks, northwest of Belfast. of being in the Air Force than I would have mendations for each patient based on factors After seven years, the drawbacks of being otherwise,” Caron says. He also credits the such as a history of cavities, visible plaque, a solo practitioner in a small town were experience with giving their children, now diet, exposure to fluoride and dry mouth. clear. It was difficult for him to take time off, grown and living in New Jersey and Oregon, “We instituted that model across the yet he and his wife, Kathy, longed to travel. the confidence to travel on their own. entire system,” Caron says. “We put it on the And as their two children grew, they wished But hands-on dentistry was just part of inspection checklist. Nothing spurs a clinic they had better educational opportunities. the job. “Before you know it, you’re being director to action like knowing they are Caron knew a few dentists who had gone offered opportunities of leadership,” he says.
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28062_p10-13_CS5.indd 12 5/11/11 2:40 PM going?” he asks, bringing up the most famous aircraft to use the base. “Have you gotten into the city to see the sights?” One staff sergeant says that most of his time off is spent catering to his pregnant wife’s needs. “Where does she go for her prenatal?” Caron asks with interest, opening up a conver- sation about raising a family in the Air Force. Someone brings up the Air Force’s new fitness test, which many believe is more dif- ficult to pass than the old one. Airmen and airwomen are now tested twice a year, instead of once, among other changes. “Wishing and hoping that it’s going to change isn’t the answer; spending more time on the track probably is,” he says, with just the right mix of empathy and encouragement. (Caron “When leaving an assignment to go to learned from a previous commander—one who grumbled about a policy change—that another assignment, I used to write down openly criticizing higher authority causes the things that inspired me about [that style morale to fall. “You can argue when a policy is being formulated,” Caron says. “Then the dis- of] leadership.” —Air Force Maj. Gen. Gerard Caron, D78 cussion is over, and it’s time to get on with it.”) His challenge for the next couple of years will be a different kind of reducing: cost-cut- He was assigned as dental squadron com- is probably How Good People Make Tough ting. Defense Secretary Robert Gates recently mander and worked in the Washington, Choices, which is not a military primer or announced the military would be making office of the Air Force surgeon general, edit- a management guide, but a book on ethics. $78 billion in budget cuts. Caron is already ing the book on Air Force dental policy. In “Choosing between right and wrong is not a looking to see where the Dental Corps, which 2009, he was given his first deployment, as difficult thing to do,” he says. “But how do performed an estimated $85 million in care commander of a medical group on an air base you weigh two options when both are right last year, can begin to save money. in the Kyrgyz Republic during Operation from a certain point of view?” He says one Not to say that Air Force dentistry won’t Enduring Freedom, the military operation of the most difficult parts of his job is dis- be moving forward. Caron is currently in Afghanistan. ciplining—fairly and fittingly—someone overseeing the design of a new dental clinic, But where did his ability to take charge under his command. scheduled to open at Anacostia-Bolling in come from? Was he class president in high He has also taken cues from his own com- 2016. By then he will most likely have fin- school? Captain of the debate team? “No,” manders. “When leaving an assignment to go ished his term as chief of dentistry, but he is he says, “but I was an Eagle Scout.” to another assignment, I used to write down used to starting projects and then handing This afternoon, his wife, Kathy, joins the things that inspired me about their leader- them off to others. In most military careers, him as he tours the Fisher House, a tempo- ship,” he says. His first commander oversaw a Caron says, “you’ll be on to another assign- rary home for families of patients receiving clinic with 40 people, and would go out of his ment before your efforts will show anything.” care at the Andrews base medical center. way to say good morning to everyone, to know It took 10 years to get all the approvals for a As the general asks the director about the at least something about what was going on in scholarship program he proposed that sends house’s fiscal health (holding strong), Kathy their lives. “I saw the importance of making enlisted airmen and airwomen to school to Caron points out that her husband has long personal connections with people.” become licensed dental hygienists. been a student of authority. “He is always He demonstrates that particular skill “The thing is not to lose heart and not be reading books on leadership,” she says, at a lunch with enlisted men and women, a discouraged by how long it sometimes takes and indeed, his bookshelf has held every- monthly opportunity for some of the dental, to get things done,” he says. “If it’s important thing from Lincoln on Leadership: Executive pharmacy and biomedical equipment techni- enough, and you keep working at it, and you Strategies for Tough Times to the story of cians in the 79th Medical Wing to talk with get other people working with you, eventu- George C. Kenney, the air commander in their commander. The smiling general joins ally you’ll get there.” tdm the South Pacific during World War II, to them in the cafeteria at 1100 hours, and, over Colin Powell’s autobiography. a meal of catfish, proceeds to put them at ease. Julie Flaherty can be reached at But the reference he consults most often “Any of you seen Air Force One coming or [email protected].
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28062_p10-13_CS5.indd 13 5/11/11 2:40 PM On Good Behavior Communication and connection make dental visits easier for young patients— and their parents
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by julie fl ahert y
ot long ago, pediatric dentist john ficarelli had a 6-year-old girl come to his practice to have her teeth cleaned. Before they had even started, the ner- Nvous little patient began to cry. So the hygienist, hoping to develop a rapport with the child, asked the mother to step out of the room. The daughter was anxious, true, but the mother sitting in the waiting room was downright distraught. Knowing that the hygienist was merely showing the girl how an electric tooth- brush worked, Ficarelli went over and gently reassured the mom: “She’ll be fine.” The mother looked up. “I can’t do this to her,” she replied. Ficarelli, D73, D10P, DG12P, managed to calm the parent down and suggested that she might be projecting her own fears onto her child.
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28062_p14-18.indd 15 5/11/11 2:46:09 PM It’s rare that a simple cleaning leads to to the dental chair. A 1985 survey of pediat- can’t even fool around, you can’t even joke, high drama, but the takeaway is this: When it ric dentists found that those who had been and you’re not getting anywhere.” comes to behavior management, handling the practicing longer were less likely than recent The goal is to make a connection. If the pediatric patient is only part of the battle. graduates to allow parents into the opera- dentist asks a young patient what her favorite Alfred Rich, an assistant clinical profes- tory. Camacho-Castro chalks this up to self- food is, or what school she goes to, parents sor who has taught at Tufts Dental School assurance: “As the clinician gains confidence should resist the urge to jump into the con- for 36 years, remembers when he first with years of experience, it is easier to trans- versation; the answer doesn’t really matter. learned about handling young patients. “My mit that confidence to parents, who will not “Once a dentist gets a child looking in his instructor told me that behavior manage- mind remaining in the waiting area, under- eyes and answering questions, he’s 90 per- ment was not so much for the child, it was standing that the child will be fine without cent of the way there,” says Dennis McTigue, for the adult,” he says. “I agree.” them during treatment,” she writes in The a former president of the American Academy As Laura Camacho-Castro, DG83, DI09, Fearful Dental Patient. of Pediatric Dentistry who has researched an associate clinical professor of pediatric But no matter how often she encourages the use of behavior management techniques dentistry, puts it: “You cannot treat a child her own students to leave the caregivers in in treating children. without treating the parent first.” the waiting room, she frequently sees them Even if the child begins to cry or throw a After all, caregivers are bringing more come into the Tufts clinic “with the parents, tantrum, it’s the dentist’s show. Camacho- than their child into the dental office. They the grandma, everybody behind them.” Castro explains: “I’ll say to the parent: ‘She’s are bringing their own fears, parenting style, Camacho-Castro’s reasons for wanting a little nervous, but I will handle that. Let me attitudes towards authority and qualms about parents to remain in the waiting room are do all the talking. If I feel it will be better for scary stuff they read on the Internet. simple. “We prefer them not to be in the you to talk to her, I will let you know first.’ ” Being able to address those issues is a skill operatory so we can be ourselves, and the full Dentists have an assortment of behavior that not only benefits pediatric dentists. The attention of the child will be toward us.” But management techniques at their disposal (see “The Pediatric Toolbox,” next page) But a 2005 analysis of research on behavioral man- “Parents can be wonderful sources agement reported that parents “may object to behavior management techniques … if they of help, but can also make the job much aren’t fully informed of the rationale, timing more difficult, particularly if they and contingencies associated with such tech- preload the child with niques prior to their onset.” Another study found that parents were much more accept- their own anxieties.” —Dennis McTigue ing of unfamiliar management techniques if dentists explained them beforehand. “You can’t do anything that the parent American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry she’s fine if a parentreally wants to sit in. “You does not understand why you’re doing it,” counts about 5,000 practitioners as members, have to tell them what you expect them to do. Rich says. compared to the more than 120,000 general Tell them to sit in the background, behind the McTigue has run into just such a prob- dentists who are practicing in the U.S.— child, so the child cannot see them. We don’t lem while trying to assess a child’s occlu- which means kids are much more likely to want the parent over us like a helicopter, hov- sion: “I’m trying to check the child’s bite, see a family dentist than a specialist. ering and watching our every move.” and the mom is saying ‘Open your mouth!’ For new dentists, and even some more Ficarelli, on the other hand, says he has It all goes back to communication. The big experienced ones, glossing over communi- gladly welcomed parents into the operatory thing is talk to the parents and let them cation with the parents is “one of the major since he started practicing more than 30 know what the parents’ role is.” mistakes,” says Camacho-Castro, who con- years ago. But the implication is that they are tributed a chapter on pediatric behavior there to observe. “The seats are functional,” Pass the Anxiety management to the textbook The Fearful he says, pointing to a wooden stool in the “Parents can be wonderful sources of help, Dental Patient (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010). “You corner, “but they are not comfortable.” but can also make the job much more dif- don’t ask enough questions, and then you fail As with the mother mentioned earlier, he ficult, particularly if they preload the child to know what the parents’ expectations are does occasionally ask a parent to step out. with their own anxieties,” McTigue says. before you engage in any treatment.” “The only time I find I have to send a parent Parents can unintentionally unnerve a out—and this is an intentional arrangement child when they are trying to offer comfort, In or Out? with the parent; it’s not something I do as a says Cheen Loo, DI10, who directs Tufts’ post- For dentists treating a new pediatric patient, punitive thing—is if the child is not at all doctoral program in pediatrics. “Sometimes one of the first things to determine is interacting with us,” he says. “If the child the language that parents use—‘you don’t whether the parent intends to tail the child is only paying attention to the parent, you See BEHAVIOR, page 18
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Dentists have a standard arsenal of behavior management referring to the name often used for the suction straw. “If I try to techniques. “Tell-show-do”—where the dentist tells the patient do that, kids see right through it.” Ditto for the sweet, sing-song about the procedure, shows him how it will be done and then voice. “If you’re not honest and real, they’re going to see right does it—is still the gold standard. Distraction, rewards and through it, and you’ll lose them.” modeling (where a child watches another child going through That’s not to say Fanikos doesn’t make kids’ appointments the procedure with good results) are also used. entertaining. For the most part, these techniques have not been studied “Let them play with the instruments, let them shoot water at scientifically for their effectiveness. The exception is voice people as they walk by, make it a fun environment,” he says. control, where the dentist gives commands firmly and praise in a But perhaps the most distinctive part of his style is that he gentler tone. It was found in a well-controlled study to be effec- gives his young patients—particularly those who tell him flat out tive in reducing interruptive behaviors in children. “I don’t want to be here”—a chance to make their own decisions. The one technique that has fallen away is the practice of “I say, ‘I’m not going to make you stay. I’m here to help you, calming a screaming child by putting a hand over his mouth, but you need to take responsibility and want to help yourself.’ which was dropped from the American Academy of Pediatric At 5, 6 years old—they get that. That’s one thing I’ve learned Dentistry’s clinical guidelines in 2006. “People started saying from my own kids. They may not be able to articulate it the way I don’t want these heavy-handed techniques,” explains Dennis adults do, but they get it … I’ve tried very hard to communicate McTigue, a former president of the academy who has studied it in terms they understand.” the use of behavior management techniques in treating children. John Ficarelli, D73, D10P, DG12P, a pediatric dentist who Yet while all dentists are armed with the same behavior practices in Brookline, Mass., is a big proponent of tell-show- management tools, the ways in which they are used vary. do, but he stops short of showing a patient the needle, or “You meet it with the way you are, according to your telling her how it will feel. personality,” says Alfred Rich, an assistant clinical professor “If you tell a child, ‘Now you’re going to feel a little pinch,’ of pediatric dentistry at Tufts School of Dental Medicine. they are going to feel a pinch.” Better, he says, to distract them “That’s why teaching students behavior management by saying they will feel you shaking techniques is so difficult. It’s not something their cheek, or feel their lip getting you can mimic, because if your personality fat, or hear their tooth going to isn’t exactly the same, it’s not going sleep, which Ficarelli accentuates to work for you.” by adding his own snoring noise. For example, Daniel Fanikos, “I’ve had kids laugh while D09, a postdoctoral student in I’m doing an injection,” Ficarelli pediatric dentistry, can’t bring says. One child, in the midst of the himself to use the standard pediatric injection, was so distracted by the euphemisms for dental tools. doctor’s comical snoring she said, “Dr. “Mr. Thirsty—that doesn’t come out Ficarelli can’t sleep at a time like this!” of my mouth very well,” Fanikos says, —julie flaherty
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28062_p14-18.indd 17 5/11/11 2:46:09 PM BEHAVIOR, continued from page 16 option, worse than putting a hand over a says. Her students will often label a parent have to be worried; the dentist is not going to screaming child’s mouth or strapping the who has a million questions as “difficult,” hurt you; you’re not getting the drill’—makes child to a papoose board. By 2005, it had but, she notes, that is a parent’s right. the kids start to think, ‘Oh, maybe I should be jumped to the third most acceptable tech- “I tell them I’m amazed not every par- worried about this.’ ” nique, after tell-show-do and nitrous oxide ent comes and asks me what kind of anes- All the child may hear is “worry,” “hurt” sedation. While general anesthesia has thesia are you using, what kind of expe- and “drill.” A better way of putting it, says become safer over the years, dentists worry rience do you have, how many children Loo: “We’re going to see the dentist so she that parents are unduly influenced by the have you treated?” Camacho-Castro says. can make your teeth clean and maybe take smooth sedations they see on television hos- “Sometimes they appear aggressive, but they some pictures.” pital dramas and the stories from friends are not, really. It’s that they are so nervous. Parents can also send non-verbal cues. about sleeping through procedures. And once you explain everything to them, More than once, Ficarelli has had a mother “Pediatric dentists report increasing num- the aggressiveness will go away.” sit quietly in the corner while he explained a bers of parents attempting to dictate the treat- Making an accomplice of the caregivers procedure to the child, only to see her jump ment approach,” Barbara Sheller, a pediatric can’t come too early. That’s one of the real up and hold the child’s hand once he was dentist, wrote in a 2004 conference paper reasons pediatric dentists advocate bringing about to start. published in Pediatric Dentistry. “Parents children for their first dental appointment “That’s a warning sign if you’re a 4-year- calling to request general anesthesia for recall before their first birthday. old,” he says. appointments because ‘my child cried at the Dentists continue to need the parents’ OK, so what should a parent do? last visit’ clearly do not understand the indi- support well into the teen years. Stanley “If the parent just sits there and laughs at cations, risks, benefits, limitations or costs of Alexander, D75A, an orthodontist and chair our jokes,” Ficarelli says, “that really makes a anesthesia or sedation,” she wrote. of pediatric dentistry at Tufts, had one orth- difference.” General anesthesia can be indicated for odontia patient who swore up and down that Many dentists also believe that parents very young children who need extensive he was putting the prescribed rubber bands have become more lax in disciplining their treatment or those with special needs, and on his braces. The boy’s mother backed him kids, which can lead to problems in the den- the Tufts pediatric dental clinic regularly up, even though Alexander could tell that the tal office. In a 2002 survey, pediatric dentists sees five or six such cases a week. The prob- teeth were not adjusting the way they should. reported that by and large, parenting skills lem is when parents think general anesthesia So to prove a point, Alexander surreptitiously have taken a nosedive, in their opinion. is the easy way out, or the only way the den- left off the hooks where the rubber bands Nearly 88 percent of them believed parenting tist will be able to look in their child’s mouth. attach. At the next appointment, it was the styles had “absolutely or probably changed” “They will demand it, sometimes, like it’s a same story. Only when Alexander asked the during their lifetime, and the majority of beauty parlor,” says Camacho-Castro. When patient to demonstrate to his mother how he them felt parents were more willing to accept that happens, she explains that first she has put the rubber bands on did the patient real- their child’s disrespect and less likely to set to try other options to get that mouth open. ize the attachments were missing. “I wasted limits on their child’s behavior. “Many, many times we can achieve that, and a month of time,” Alexander says, but both The dentists also opined that caregiv- the parents change their attitude completely the patient and his mother were embarrassed ers were increasingly overprotective of their and are very happy with us.” into compliance. “It worked.” children, which can translate to unrealistic The ability to turn a seemingly belliger- While it may be true that parenting styles expectations. “They are expecting everything ent parent into an amenable one is something have changed, Ficarelli says that parents who to run extremely smoothly that comes with experience, Camacho-Castro are truly difficult are the exception. “The vast without any little bitty tiny majority of people are just as laid back as they bit of pain,” Camacho-Castro “If the parent were 30 years ago,” he says. says. Often that is exactly As for the behavior of young children, he what dentists manage to do, just sits there says it’s healthy, after all, for them to test the she says, but “I think it’s a little and laughs at boundaries. He’s reminded of his favorite bit unfair.” response ever to the question “How do you In recent years, parents appear our jokes, think your child will react to dental treat- to have become increasingly com- that really ment?” that appears on the dental health- fortable with the use of pharma- makes history form he uses in his practice. ceuticals—and specifically general “Fine,” the father wrote, “until she gets to anesthesia—to help get their children a difference.” know you.” tdM through dental procedures. In a 1991 —John Ficarelli survey of parental attitudes towards Julie Flaherty, a senior health sciences writer behavior management techniques, general in Tufts’ Office of Publications, can be reached anesthesia was rated the least acceptable at [email protected].
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28062_p14-18.indd 18 5/11/11 2:46:10 PM A‘ Poet, Too, Was There…’
by gail bambrick
re you leading a double life? Many dentists across the centuries have combined their practices with other pur- suits as poets or painters, inventors or craftsmen, says H. Martin Deranian, who counts himself among those with both vocation and avocation. “In my own case,” he says, “I began with a love of history and writing and thought I might be an academic. But I wanted a profession where I didn’t just spend time alone in a library, where I could interact with and help people. So I chose dental medicine.” Deranian taught history at Tufts School of Dental Medicine for 40 years and is the author of several books and numerous articles on dental history. Now retired from teaching, he maintains his practice in Worcester, Mass., while continuing to write and do research. “I want my work to elevate the profession of dental Thomas W. Parsons Jr., medicine so people see it and understand it from the broadest possible perspective,” Deranian says. the dentist, bard and So it is not surprising that he was struck by this bit of classical scholar, is information while reading Dental Chronology: A Record of the More Important Historic Events in the Evolution immortalized in Longfellow’s of Dentistry (1945), by the physician and oral surgeon Hermann Prinz: Tales of a Wayside Inn “The man referred to as the ‘Poet’ in Longfellow’s Tales of a Wayside Inn was Thomas W. Parson, a dentist and poet, who practised dentistry in Boston and London. He devoted the last twenty years of his life to literature.”
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28062_p19-21.indd 19 5/13/11 8:37:31 AM And so began the intriguing case of After spending 18 months at Harvard and to great heights,” Deranian says. Dr. Thomas William Parsons Jr., (Prinz apprenticing with his father, Parsons opened Despite the fact that he was prolific, had left off the last “s” in Parsons) that led a practice on Winter Street in Boston. It Parsons remained, as Deranian says, a him from Boston and the Wayside Inn to is known from his letters that his patients poet for poets, and not someone the gen- scholarly prominence and fame as a poet in included James Russell Lowell, the found- eral public read widely. His one book of Italy. Parsons was among the first and fin- ing editor of Atlantic Monthly, which pub- poetry was privately published through the est American translators of Dante’s Divine lished 25 of Parsons’ poems, as well as the efforts of his wife, Hannah Allen, and did Comedy, “a visionary journey through the author and social critic Charles Eliot Norton not earn great public acclaim, even though horrors of Hell, through Purgatory and the preface was written by the literary giant finally into Paradise,” as Deranian Norton. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow describes it. (1807–1882) and the cover But Parsons’ work is timeless, Deranian “Can you imagine this?” of his poetry collection says. Twelve of his poems are included in Deranian says. “During a Tales of a Wayside Inn, Edmund Clarence Stedman’s An American festival marking the 600th published in 1863. Anthology, 1787–1900, and five appear in birth year of Dante, Parsons F.O. Matthiessen’s The Oxford Book of was honored with a public American Verse (1950)—both considered reception, crowned with seminal works in the field. a laurel wreath and drawn Parsons’ mention as the “Poet” in the through the streets of preface to Longfellow’s Tales of a Wayside Florence in a chariot.” Inn is testament to their friendship and to But let’s return to the Longfellow’s regard for his work: beginning. Born in Boston in 1819 and A Poet, too, was there, whose verse educated at the Boston Latin Was tender, musical, and terse; School, Parsons spent a year in Italy, The inspiration, the delight, in 1836–37, studying Italian literature The gleam, the glory, the swift flight, and the poet who eventually would define Of thoughts so sudden, that they seem his own life outside of dentistry. Parsons trav- and the aforementioned Henry Wadsworth The revelations of a dream, elled extensively throughout Europe with his Longfellow, the friend who would immortal- All these were his; but with them came father, Thomas William Parsons, a graduate ize the dentist/poet in his 1863 book. No envy of another’s fame… of Harvard Medical School and one of the While there are few details about Parsons’ few physicians who specialized in dentistry dental practice, Deranian says it must have Parsons’ presence as a character at at the time. been a successful one, judging by the size of Longfellow’s fictional gathering in a local Following in his father’s footsteps, the his estate when he died in Scituate, Mass., in tavern is marked by a photograph of the son entered Harvard Medical School in 1892. “What I found in him is something that dentist-poet, which hangs in the parlor of 1841—the same year he published what may truly does define our profession—the pas- the Wayside Inn on the Boston Post Road be his most well-known poem, “On a Bust sion and compassion that drive individuals in Sudbury, Mass. Before a fire in 1955, the of Dante,” in the Boston Daily Advertiser & Patriot newspaper. Two years later, at age 24, Parsons became the first American and the youngest transla- Friends and patients tor to publish a large portion of Dante’s work of Thomas Parsons Jr., in The First Ten Cantos of Dante Alighieri. In from left, the Harvard 1867, he completed the translation of all of professor Charles Eliot Dante’s work. Norton, also a Dante Of his achievement, the physician and scholar; James Russell Lowell, the poet and author Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. wrote: editor; and Oliver Wendell “Dr. Parsons is as true a poet as we have Holmes Sr., the physician among us … to his life-long devotion to and author. Dante, by the absorbing study he has given him, I attribute the facility of his style, the exquisite art that characterizes this work. He has written poems finer than any other American poet has written.”
20 tufts dental medicine spring 2011 photos: top oval, courtesy of the countway library of medicine; bottom spread, american antiquarian society
28062_p19-21.indd 20 5/13/11 8:37:39 AM The inn on the Boston Post Road in Sudbury, Mass., was the gathering place for the characters in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Tales of a Wayside Inn. Inset: an engraving from the 1879 Houghton Mifflin edition of the book.
inn also had a guest room known as the the Dante Society with Longfellow, Lowell “Dr. Parsons’ lighter lyrics have a grace Parsons Room. and Norton, as well as with Holmes and and distinction which make it difficult to In Tales of a Wayside Inn, Longfellow, the Nathaniel Hawthorne. explain why they fail to win wide liking. most popular poet of his time, created a met- In 1894, two years after Parsons’ death, That his far more serious work failed to aphor for the actual gatherings of the great the poet and novelist Thomas Bailey do so is explicable. Such austere poetry, writers and thinkers of the day. Parsons kept Aldrich wrote about Parson’s poetry in once created, becomes a part of the mate- company with most of them, as a member of Century Magazine: rial world; it instantly takes to itself the permanency of mountains, prairies and rivers; it seems to have always existed.”
It’s impossible to look at a profession in isolation from its history and tradition, says Deranian, a former president of the American Academy of the History of Dentistry. “History lifts our horizons,” he wrote for the journal Aesculapius. “We forfeit the chief source of inspiration if we do not cultivate the lives of those who have left their mark on the pro- fessions. They serve as much-needed models after which to pattern our lives.” tdM
Thomas Parsons’ father was an itinerant dentist, not uncommon for the profession back then. Here, an Gail Bambrick, a senior writer in Tufts’ advertisement for his services, published in a Worcester, Office of Publications, can be reached at Mass., newspaper in 1822. [email protected].
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28062_p19-21.indd 21 5/13/11 8:37:42 AM In prosthodontics and in painting, COLOR Richard Goodkind says it’s all about nuance HIS CAREER
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28062_P22-25.indd 22 5/9/11 5:13:21 PM richard goodkind, d62, chose to become all borrowed from the artistic sensibility the subtleties of color. He also published a prosthodontist because he considered it a that Goodkind had expressed as a young boy extensively on the topic of tooth color. specialty that required a particular artistic when his grandmother encouraged him to Goodkind’s appetite for art goes back touch. draw and paint. to his childhood in Brooklyn, N.Y. Some of “I thought I could use my artist’s abilities During his decades-long tenure as a faculty his first subjects were the animals in nearby to develop a beautiful smile for a patient,” member at the University of Minnesota Prospect Park Zoo—a prescient choice, it says Goodkind, who started painting long School of Dentistry, he developed a course seems, since he now specializes in painting before he thought about a career in dentistry. in oil painting for graduate prosthodontics wild birds and fish. Fabricating crowns; working with color to students to help them develop an eye for He took art lessons at the Brooklyn match a patient’s teeth; crafting dentures, partials and other restorative appliances— by Helene Ragovin Artwork by Richard Goodkind
The Missouri River in Craig, Mont., bathed in afternoon light, as captured in oils by Richard Goodkind, D62.
28062_P22-25.indd 23 5/9/11 5:13:21 PM Museum and the Pratt Institute, and flirted with becoming a professional artist before being persuaded to follow in the footsteps of his father, Abraham Goodkind, D33. (Richard Goodkind’s pen-and-ink drawing of the old dental school building on Harrison Avenue illustrates the inside covers of the 1962 Tufts Dental yearbook.) He spent more than 30 years at the Top, Goodkind’s painting of an University of Minnesota, as a professor of autumn brook trout, which was chosen with a private safari to Tanzania; his most prosthodontics, acting chair of restorative as the 2010 Minnesota Trout and recent painting, a departure from birds and Salmon Stamp; above, a work titled dentistry and director of the graduate “Boys of Summer,” depicting brown fish, is of a majestic African elephant. prosthodontics program, before retiring in trout gorging on mayflies. In retirement, Goodkind has thrown 1997. And he continued taking art lessons, himself into his art to an even greater never losing his passion for paint and brush An avid outdoorsman, he has paired his degree—“I wonder how I had time to work all and canvas. His medium is oil, and he says love of hunting and fishing with his art, my life,” he jokes—and has begun showing his he paints in the style of the classical realists capturing in exquisite detail the wildfowl paintings. He won the 2010 Minnesota Trout of the Boston School, who used vibrant and fish he has encountered in Montana, and Salmon Stamp contest—his painting was color and exacting detail to create a sense New Zealand, Wales, Norway, the Bahamas used on a stamp for state trout licenses, and of light and space. and the Florida Keys. Most recently, he and revenue from the stamp sales supported trout Goodkind’s subject of choice is wildlife. his wife celebrated their 50th anniversary and salmon habitats in Minnesota. tdM
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28062_P22-25.indd 24 5/9/11 5:13:24 PM Goodkind combines his love of the outdoors with his passion for painting. Above, a pair of northern shovelers in flight; left, a male ruddy duck in display; below, a pair of A yellow-rumped warbler alights on a delicate branch. northern pintails, in a work titled “Serenity of the Marsh.”
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28062_P22-25.indd 25 5/9/11 5:13:29 PM To Better Society
That’s how Tufts’ incoming president, Anthony Monaco—in his first interview— defines the role of academia by taylor m cneil
he next president of tufts holds a peculiarly While vacationing at his home in Delaware over the winter break, British title, pro-vice-chancellor, at that most British of he spoke about his aspirations, his science and his family. institutions, the University of Oxford. But there is noth- ing staid or tradition-bound about either the man or What’s on your agenda for your first year as president of Tufts This pioneering work in neuroscience. Anthony Monaco—Tony to University? friends and colleagues—grew up in Wilmington, Del. He attended Anthony Monaco: I’ll be spending a lot of time meeting people and Princeton University on a generous financial aid package and went listening. One of my major goals is to understand the strategic issues on to an M.D. and a Ph.D. from Harvard Medical School, special- facing each of the schools, and what the interdisciplinary issues are izing in the genetics of neurological disorders. that knit the schools together into one Tufts. I’ll spend time in each Monaco’s fascination with genetics took him to the U.K., then school with the deans and their faculty and students to understand the hub of this burgeoning field. He worked on the human genome what they do well, what things could be done better and strategically project at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund in London and what they would like to achieve. I will also spend much of my time started the human genetics laboratory at the Institute of Molecular going out and meeting with alumni and friends of Tufts. Medicine in Oxford. At Oxford, he co-founded the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, which identifies the genetic under- How would you describe your leadership style? pinnings of common human diseases. Monaco’s own research has I try to approach leadership through transparency and consen- focused on the genetic basis of disorders such as autism, language sus building. I want to synthesize and bring together strategic impairment and dyslexia. Under his leadership, the Wellcome approaches to develop innovative solutions to problems. For me, I Trust Centre doubled in size: it is now the largest externally funded need to do that from the ground up. It’s about devising strategies university-based research center in the U.K. and making choices. The most important ingredient is to work with As Oxford’s pro-vice-chancellor for planning and resources people and listen to their views. That’s where I spend a lot of time since 2007, Monaco developed strategies for academic, capital and before making big decisions. student-enrollment planning; senior academic appointments and budgeting and resource allocation for Oxford’s academic divisions, How do you see your research background serving you as libraries, museums, administration and colleges. He has worked president of Tufts? to broaden access to Oxford, create and fund interdisciplinary At the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, there were 30 research ventures and boost support for the humanities. different research groups, and I had to bring them together into At 51, Monaco has acquired just the skills one would hope to a mission where the sum was greater than the parts. I used that find in the 13th president of Tufts University. Introducing him approach when I became pro-vice-chancellor. At Oxford there are to the Tufts community in November, James A. Stern, E72, chair four divisions—mathematical, physical and life sciences; medical of the Board of Trustees, noted Monaco’s “record of exceptional sciences; social sciences and humanities. Each had its own strategic accomplishment as a university leader, biomedical researcher and issues and its own funding problems. My job was to work together teacher.” He added, “Tony will bring to the presidency of Tufts with the heads of those divisions, match their objectives with fund- deeply held commitments to academic excellence, diversity, a ing and get the four divisions to cooperate to bring the entire insti- global perspective and the university’s central role in society.” tution to a higher level. I think those experiences are essential to Tony Monaco—reader of historical novels, father of three active leading a major research university. boys, ages 9 to 12, who can’t wait to sled down the hill behind the president’s residence on the Medford/Somerville campus, and At Oxford, what has been your involvement with the humanities? spouse of Zoia Monaco, a cell biologist who heads a research group As pro-vice-chancellor, I spent a lot of time working with the at Oxford—will succeed President Lawrence S. Bacow on August 1. humanities division. They had their funding cut by government,
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28062_p26-29_CS5.indd 27 5/11/11 2:55 PM and were struggling to break even. We are reviewing how we teach performing research on K–12 educational issues or getting involved the humanities and trying to get a humanities center—which Tufts in their local communities to the big international issues, such as the already has—to create an environment in which faculty can per- international veterinary program at Tufts or the global health issues in form interdisciplinary research and graduate education. I spent a which multiple schools at Tufts are involved. These are all important considerable amount of time trying to facilitate their top priorities ways of being active citizens. and assembling the resources, facilities and fundraising programs so that they could have a more solid financial basis. More personally, my At Tufts, there’s increasing interdisciplinary collaboration, such as own research crosses into the humanities in a certain sense—I work between the engineering school and the medical school. Is that an on the genetics of language and communication and reading. approach you’d like to see more of? I think the humanities in particular foster an appreciation of the Yes, absolutely. It certainly needs to be a faculty-supported initiative. creativity of the human mind. Humanities scholars are always chal- For example, at Oxford, the biomedical engineers decided to work lenging and questioning established ideas and modes of thought. So in in the medical school, right in the midst of the medical researchers some ways, I don’t see the aims of humanities scholars as that different and some distance away from the rest of engineering. The biomedi- from the aims of colleagues involved in science and math. Both disci- cal engineers now have better access to clinicians and other medical plines try to challenge the current ways of thinking about an impor- research programs. It’s an example of a great experiment in cross-dis- tant issue. There are parallels between the sciences and humanities ciplinary collaboration that is working well. Oxford also has a similar that maybe aren’t appreciated as much as they should be. issue to Tufts: our medical sciences division and the hospitals are on two separate campuses, two miles outside the center of Oxford. So What are some of the differences between student experiences in you’re always trying to deal with cross-campus practical issues as well the U.K. and the U.S.? as more strategic issues. That said, I think there are ways of integrating At Oxford, the tutorial system is based on very small classroom teach- across campuses. ing with leading academics in a college environment. That’s very difficult to replicate elsewhere, because it does have its costs. But the The Boston area has many research institutions. How do you see practice of having more personal contact between faculty and under- Tufts fitting into that mix? graduate students in a small classroom setting or as advisers or men- I’d like to see Tufts build on its strengths as both a competitor and tors is something I value, and Tufts values as well. a collaborator with other universities and institutes. Tufts should I’m also very interested in developing the skills of graduate stu- focus on those areas in which it is identified as world-leading and dents beyond training in a particular discipline. Graduate students then ensure that we have the facilities, resources and people in place need to acquire other skills that are important to their personal and to compete for external funding. Some of this can be accomplished by professional development. At Oxford and in the U.K. in general, there collaboration. For example, if there’s an area where two institutions, has been increasing emphasis over the last few years in building up by working together, can win grants from the National Institutes of transferable skills such as communication, presentation and writing, Health, then the scientists will figure that out, and the central admin- time management and team management, in addition to the supervi- istration should facilitate that collaboration. sion of graduate students on their individual projects. Being able to The life sciences are a niche area for Tufts, with the veterinary, communicate your ideas and the excitement of scholarship and sci- nutrition, medical and dental schools, as well as the basic science ence—to the media and others—is vital. It’s an area I’ve been involved research being performed on the Medford/Somerville campus. in at Oxford for many years. There are ways of organizing different programs in the life sciences The other big difference is that undergraduate study in Oxford and that would build on the strengths of Tufts and involve other research most U.K. institutions is subject-specific. For example, if you are going institutions in the Boston area. to study chemistry at Oxford, you do not normally enroll in humani- ties and social sciences courses to round out your liberal arts educa- How will you foster diversity in the student body? tion. So that system does create a different type of graduate at the end. I obviously want to continue the great tradition that Larry Bacow has built up, trying to make need-blind admission at Tufts a reality. It’s Is that better? very close, but it’s not quite there yet and will require further fundrais- I prefer the American style. I think it is advantageous to give students ing and engagement with alumni and friends of Tufts. It does seem a bit of time to decide what they want to focus on and enable them to that the admissions policies are quite robust at Tufts, and I want to experience a range of subjects in higher education. continue to create opportunities to attract a diverse student body.
Active citizenship is part and parcel of the Tufts identity. Is that A HANDLE ON GENETICS idea of service to others important to you, too? What drew you to genetics in the first place? Absolutely. You’re not just studying something to understand it As an undergraduate at Princeton, I was really interested in neuro- better—you’re trying to better society by demonstrating that your science and behavior. When I was in the neuroscience program at research has an impact beyond its essential findings. I think you can Harvard, the geneticist Lou Kunkel gave us a talk on how he was bring active citizenship to many different levels, ranging from people going to take on Duchenne muscular dystrophy using a genetic
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28062_p26-29_CS5.indd 28 5/11/11 2:55 PM approach. It was just clear to me that this was going to work. I lab and do lots and lots of repetitive things and isolate DNA using camped out on his doorstep, and when he came in the next morn- big centrifuges. Collecting pieces of DNA from human chromo- ing, I said, “I have to do my Ph.D. with you.” He took me on—I was somes in those days before the genome project started was quite a his first student. He had just started his own lab and had received a physical process. grant to try this genetic approach. We worked together for several years. It was great fun, and also challenging. RETURN TO BOSTON How have your three sons reacted to the big move? What have you discovered? I think that they are quite excited because it’s a new opportunity. For the last 15 years, I’ve focused on learning disabilities and other There will be new schools, new sports—no more cricket, not much neurodevelopmental problems in children—where language, the rugby. They love soccer, so they will be trying that. Zoia and I keep ability to read and the right social skills don’t develop properly, them involved, and we try to stay involved in what they are doing. We as is the case with autism, for example. There’s a lot of overlap support them and give them the opportunities, and they do the rest. between these different areas. By studying all of them and taking a general, non-biased genetic approach, we’ve been able to identify And they are moving into a home on a college campus. genes that are specific to one disorder as well as some genes which It will be fun, with all the events going on at Gifford House, the are involved in multiple disorders. president’s residence. My sons are pretty outgoing, so I don’t think Some of these genes can be involved in reading and language; they will shy away from meeting people. They certainly enjoyed some can be involved in language and autism. Our research, as the announcement weekend at Tufts. well as the research of others, has shown that these genes do have They also can’t wait for that first big snow so they can sled down the effects across these different areas. The outcome can be autism or hill behind Gifford House. Larry Bacow sent us some pictures of the epilepsy or a language problem, depending on other factors. Once blizzard on December 27 so the boys could see what it would be like. we get a handle on the genetics, we want to understand what those other factors are. If you can influence these other factors and the What’s on your reading list? outcome, you can develop treatments or interventions that might I like reading historical novels such as The Dancer Upstairs, by help children compensate for their neurodevelopmental problems. Nicholas Shakespeare, and An Instance of the Fingerpost, by Iain Pears. For nonfiction, I like history, such asThe Greatest Benefit You kept your research group together at Oxford after you were to Mankind, a history of medicine by Roy Porter. I’ve also read appointed pro-vice-chancellor. Do you plan to continue with that America, Empire of Liberty: A New History of the United States, by at Tufts? David Reynolds, and The Ascent of Money, by Niall Ferguson. Also, I’m certainly not going to set up a lab at Tufts, but for a transition I just read An Entrepreneurial University: The Transformation of period I’m going to try to supervise at a distance the students and Tufts, 1976 –2002, by Sol Gittleman. postdoctoral fellows I have at Oxford, with senior people there who will be leading the group on a day-to-day basis. I will have to achieve Have you and your family visited the U.S. much? it with Skype and other methods of communication—as I do now as These last five years we’ve come over at Christmas, because we have pro-vice-chancellor. I have an obligation to those students and those a house in Delaware, and we usually come over at Easter. During research programs to stay involved as best I can. I think I’ve already the summer, we go to the beach near our home. The boys like shown that the group can be productive in this situation. swimming, and they tried surfing last year and took sailing lessons.
What are you most proud of besides your family? This won’t be the first time you’ve lived in Boston. I’m really proud of the members of my lab who, as I have taken I spent seven years at Harvard Medical School, and I did my Ph.D. a step back over the last three-and-a-half years, have risen to the at Children’s Hospital with Lou Kunkel. I did my clinical rota- challenge and have kept the lab at the cutting edge. They devel- tions at different hospitals—Massachusetts General, Roxbury VA oped themselves as the next generation of scientists in this area of Hospital, Brigham and Women’s and Children’s. research and have been incredibly productive. They identified one of the first genes involved in dyslexia and described its mechanism What did you miss most about Boston when you were at Oxford? of action in brain development. In addition, they have just identi- The soft pretzels they sell outside Fenway Park. fied one of the first genes involved in human handedness. How do Boston and Oxford compare? What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done? I would say the biggest difference is that Oxford has one major uni- Identifying the gene for Duchenne muscular dystrophy with Lou versity. In Boston there is the excitement of having so many major Kunkel, and overcoming problems that researchers hadn’t had to universities in one city. That’s one thing I missed about Boston face before. It was an intellectual challenge, and also a physical when I was in Oxford. When I leave Oxford, I am going to miss challenge, because of the way we performed molecular biology the city, its traditions, my colleagues and friends that we’ve built back then. It wasn’t a thought experiment: you had to get in the up over 20 years. tDM
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Another Jewel in the Crown
Gies Award recognizes leadership in teaching, research, service and diversity by Helene Ragovin
hen tufts school of dental medicine completed its dental schools, many allied and postdoc- ambitious expansion project in November 2009, adding five toral education programs and numerous stories of teaching and research space atop its building on corporations working in dentistry. Kneeland Street, it marked—both figuratively and literally— “I am so very pleased that the school the crowning achievement of a transformative phase in the school’s history. received the Gies Award,” said Dean Lonnie During the past several decades, the dental school not only elevated its physical H. Norris, DG80. “This recognition reflects presence, but has made strides in research, curriculum, diversity, faculty recruit- on the dedicated teamwork of administra- ment and development, community service and leadership in the profession. tors, faculty, staff and students, with the Those achievements haven’t gone unnoticed: the American Dental Education support of alumni, in elevating our edu- Association (ADEA) Gies Foundation has given the school its 2011 William J. cational standards and enhancing patient- Gies Award for Outstanding Achievement by an Academic Dental Institution. care services. President Lawrence S. Bacow “In a whole variety of areas, Tufts School of Dental Medicine has shown sig- has been exceptional in his support of the nificant achievement, and this award was sent to honor those areas of achieve- dental school by fostering mutual respect ment,” says Richard Valachovic, executive director of ADEA and president of the and collaboration across the university.” Gies Foundation. “In bestowing this award, now the rest The award, named for the pioneering dental educator William J. Gies (pro- of the world knows what those of us at Tufts nounced “guys”), was presented on March 14 during ADEA’s annual meeting in have always known: what a great place the San Diego. Based in Washington, D.C., ADEA represents all U.S. and Canadian School of Dental Medicine is,” said Bacow. “Our dental school is a true gem. In fact, for many people in New England, and indeed through- out the world, when they think of Tufts University, they think of our dental school,” he said. The dental school, Bacow added, “has been blessed with fabulous leadership. Our dean, Lonnie Norris, has clearly helped raise the school to new heights.” Indeed, in honoring the School of Dental Medicine, ADEA is also honoring the
Students and faculty have moved into the expanded space at One Kneeland Street. Left, the periodontics clinic on the 12th floor; above right, students work in the Simulation Learning Center on the 14th floor.
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28062_p30-37.indd 30 5/11/11 2:56:46 PM according to ADEA. The school has also taken an active role in support of GLBT applicants and enrolled students. In keeping with the university’s commit- ment to active citizenship, expanding the dental school’s community outreach efforts has been a priority. In 2006, the Department of Public Health and Community Service “In a whole variety of areas, Tufts School was established, following a $5 million gift from Delta Dental Plan of Massachusetts of Dental Medicine has shown significant that endowed a faculty chair in community achievement.” —Richard Valachovic, adea service and public health and provided sup- port for electronic patient records at eight off-site clinical facilities. tenure of Norris, who became dean in 1996 sustainable research program. Since then, Tufts was also the first dental school in the and is retiring on August 1. it has received nearly $6 million annually country to offer off-site externships for stu- “Although the award goes to the institu- in sponsored research grants from federal, dents, now available at 26 sites. Dental stu- tion, it clearly recognizes the dynamic and corporate and other sources and recruited dents have also provided services to victims substantial leadership of Lonnie Norris in funded researchers to the faculty. of domestic violence and the special needs identifying these areas of achievement to A Dean’s Research Scholarship, an honors population and participated in Boston’s Step focus on,” says Valachovic, an overseer to scholarship awarded to five incoming stu- Up program, bringing oral health services to the dental school. “It’s not just about the dents interested in basic science, was estab- the city’s low-income public schools. bricks and mortar, but about the research lished five years ago. The scholars receive a “The realization of this vision and signif- monies that have come in, the innovations merit award and mentoring from a faculty icant enhancement to the school’s operating in which dental education is delivered to member while they work on a research proj- environment would not have been possible the dental students, the residents and the ect. Tufts faculty have played a leadership without Dean Norris’ tireless emphasis on other post-docs, all the incredible things role in the creation of a Consortium for Oral finding a way to expand the school’s capacity that have happened during his tenure.” Health-Related Informatics that coordinates to do even more than was done in the past,” Shortly after Norris became dean, the clinical data from 20 dental schools to sup- said Mark Gonthier, the school’s associate school took on the goal of promoting a more port research on treatment outcomes. dean for admissions and student affairs. vigorous research enterprise. That goal has Improving the school’s diversity has also “The Gies Award is a huge recognition of been accomplished in many ways; nota- been one of Norris’ major goals. Tufts is this,” Gonthier said. bly, in 2003, the school received a one-year now among the top 10 dental schools in the grant from the National Institute of Dental country in the number of African-American Helene Ragovin, the editor of this magazine, and Craniofacial Research to develop a and Hispanic/Latino students enrolled, can be reached at [email protected].
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Translating ‘Dentist Speak’
A new movement is helping health-care professionals communicate better and improve outcomes by Helene Ragovin
hen some tufts dental students literacy has only recently been recognized on a were learning how to communi- national level by the surgeon general and the Institute cate better with their patients, one of Medicine,” says Kurtz-Rossi, an adjunct clinical W repeatedly used the term “caries” to instructor who teaches a seminar on health literacy as describe a common oral health problem. The teacher part of the School of Medicine’s health communica- kept correcting him. tion program. The course, one of only a handful on “Who uses the term ‘caries’ for ‘cavity’? No one. the topic taught at medical schools across the country, Only dentists,” said the instructor, Sabrina Kurtz- draws students from the medical and dental schools, Rossi. “They were so involved in their own field and the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy their own learning that they had forgotten how people and other public health students at Tufts. outside the field talk.” The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The use of discipline-specific language isn’t limited defines “health literacy” as the ability to read, under- to dentistry. For health-care students and practitioners, stand and act on health information. “Within the field, there is too often a gap between what the provider is we see it as much broader than that,” Kurtz-Rossi says. intending to say and how their patients interpret and act “Health literacy is a two-way street. It’s not only the skills on that information. Bridging that terminology gap is the patient brings to the clinical encounter, but the skills one goal of the growing field of health literacy, a move- of the health-care provider and ability of the system to ment designed to increase communication and under- communicate health-care information.” standing in health care. Of specific importance to dentists, the American “You’d think it would be so obvious, but health Dental Association in November introduced a
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28062_p30-37.indd 32 5/11/11 2:56:49 PM strategic action plan to improve health literacy in the the case. “One physician told me that 20 years ago when field. Limited health literacy is “a potential barrier to he was in training, he got marked down for using com- effective prevention, diagnosis and treatment of oral mon language rather than medical terminology” when disease,” says the ADA’s action plan report. “Clear, talking to a patient, Kurtz-Rossi says. “That’s changing accurate and effective communication is an essential now, but doctors need to almost unlearn what they’ve skill for effective dental practice.” learned” when they talk to their patients. “In medical school, you communicate with your stu- Wake-up Call dents and colleagues in one way,” she says. “When you’re The consequences of poor communication go far beyond working with patients, you need to speak about health in confusion. “Miscommunication is one of the top causes ‘living room language,’ also known as plain language.” of medical errors,” Kurtz-Rossi says. Patients who don’t It isn’t as simple as it sounds. “Sit down and try to understand hospital discharge instructions for home write in everyday language about a health-care topic— care or dosing instructions for their medication are more it’s not so easy,” Kurtz-Rossi says. “Students are often likely to be re-admitted. surprised; they’re challenged by it.” Within the past two decades, assessments of adult lit- For example, she says, “think about communicating eracy in the U.S. have revealed that nearly 50 percent of risk. It’s a fairly complex concept. When you’re counsel- the population has basic or “below-basic” literacy skills, ing patients about cancer treatment or other treatments, according to the National Institute for Literacy. “That we expect people to understand the concept of risk and was a wake-up call to the health field,” Kurtz-Rossi says. “If mil- lions of people have limited “If millions of people have limited literacy, literacy, that raises questions about the ability of a large part that raises questions about the ability of our population to navigate the health-care system and our of a large part of our population to navigate ability to reduce health-care the health-care system and our ability to disparities.” At the same time, researchers reduce health-care disparities.” have documented the mismatch —Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi between written health informa- tion that is being disseminated and the reading skills of patients. “We’ve built a lot of make life decisions based upon the information provided evidence documenting that we’re not doing such a great to them. Communicating the concepts is just as impor- job communicating health information to patients and tant as communicating the vocabulary.” the larger community,” Kurtz-Rossi says. Culture also has a bearing on health literacy, Kurtz- The patients at greatest risk for not understand- Rossi says, and there are times when health-care concepts ing what is being communicated include the elderly, and vocabulary literally don’t translate. “For example, in those who haven’t completed high school, the poor Navajo there is no word for chemotherapy,” she says. “If and those for whom English is not the first language, you’re working with an interpreter, not only the word, Kurtz-Rossi says. but the whole concept has to be explained.” But they are not the only ones. “If you have a Ph.D. Kurtz-Rossi teaches her students about working with but know nothing about heart disease, and your doctor interpreters, stressing the importance of using profes- starts talking about angioplasty, you may not under- sionals instead of a patient’s family members. stand,” she says. A guest speaker in one of Kurtz-Rossi’s classes That leads to another element of expanding health was a “cultural broker” from Maine Medical Center literacy: promoting a shame-free environment when in Portland who helps members of Maine’s growing communicating with patients. “You don’t know who Somali immigrant community navigate the health- doesn’t understand and who may be too embarrassed to care system and helps providers better understand say so,” Kurtz-Rossi says. “We talk about establishing an Somali culture and health-care needs. atmosphere of helpfulness, encouraging questions and “One of my students recently described to me how a engaging all staff.” Somali woman missed an appointment at the hospital During the past decade, more medical schools and and had to reschedule because her sister served as the schools of public health have recognized health literacy interpreter and confused the location,” she says, which as a core competency for students. That wasn’t always illustrates the need for trained interpreters.
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From Research to Reality
There’s much to consider as stem cell therapies make their way to the clinic, Bates-Andrews speaker says by Jacqueline Mitchell
moving science from the lab and into The federal regulation process—based Early on in their lab work, stem cell the clinic can lead to a host of issues that on the model for drug approval—can be researchers would be wise to consider their few beginning researchers ever consider. even more complicated for stem cell thera- products’ final destination: the operating Janet M. Hock, an adjunct faculty mem- pies. Not quite medical devices, not quite room, Hock said. With stem cell therapies ber at Tufts School of Dental Medicine drugs, stem cells fall into the FDA’s “bio- costing $20,000 to $30,000 per procedure, who worked in the pharmaceutical indus- logic” category, which also includes blood, researchers must think about “how the try, discussed the challenges of bringing tissues, vaccines and gene therapy—any- cells are actually going to be used and how new treatments to market—particularly thing created by biological, versus chemical, to educate your clinician,” said Hock, who stem cell therapies—during her key- note address at the 2011 edition of Bates- Andrews Research Day. An expert in bone marrow-derived stem cells, Hock’s research looks at how our stem cells can be coaxed into fixing badly broken or osteoporotic bones, including jaw bones damaged by periodontitis. “Humans are not particularly good at healing,” says Hock, the executive direc- tor of the Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health, a research collabora- tion of Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, the University of Maine and the Jackson Laboratory. “Stem cells allow patients to become healing competent.” Mercurial young cells that can mature into a variety of tissues, stem cells them- selves present the first logistical hurdles. For example, scientists are just now begin- ning to understand the complex interac- tion between stem cells and the envi- ronment in which they are grown. “The micro-environment is really important; it can change what kind of tissues you can regenerate,” said Hock, a former profes- sor of medicine and periodontics at the schools of medicine and dentistry at the University of Indiana. More important, she urged young sci- processes. Before human clinical trials can described long dinner discussions with entists to think beyond the bench and plan begin, the FDA, not unreasonably, wants to surgeons about adapting existing surgical for the manufacturing process. “When it know exactly what’s being tested. protocols to accommodate stem cells. comes to stem cells, what are you going to “OK, so what’s your product?” asked Defining the success of stem cell therapies use for quality control?” she asked. “How Hock, who was the chief scientific offi- also presents special challenges. For a drug do we ensure they’re consistent? From lot cer for Eli Lilly and Co. in the 1990s. “A developed to treat diabetes, for example, the to lot, they can be very different. The FDA cookie has a list of ingredients. How do we goal is clear: lower blood sugar to a specific doesn’t like that.” describe the composition of cells?” level. Likewise, withholding that drug from
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28062_p30-37.indd 34 5/11/11 2:56:51 PM half of the study subjects gives you a built- in control group. But for stem cell thera- pies, the parameters are less clear. “How the heck do you show the stem cells caused the healing and that it didn’t occur by chance alone?” Hock asked. One of her study subject’s legs had been shattered during the running of the bulls in Spain. The man came to Hock’s clini- M cal trial after 14 conventional surgeries had at M failed. When surgeons treated the man with sh her stem cell therapy, “the guy healed up in two weeks. Two years later, his bone looked more dense and stronger than [that in the uninjured leg],” she reports. Tonsil cancer left another of Hock’s study we can’t say the healing is a result of the Clockwise from far left: Janet M. subjects with extreme bone loss in the lower stem cell therapy.” Hock, executive director of the jaw, nerve damage, dry mouth and pain so Forethought about the research process Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health, delivers the keynote intense the man was suicidal. After treat- can help smooth the approvals process, address at Bates-Andrews Research ment with the experimental stem cells, the Hock said. “Some of us see the FDA as a Day; Hubert Park, D11, speaks man’s pain and swelling began to subside. hurdle, but I think the responsibility lies with Susana Ferreira, DI08, adjunct Nine months later, the man’s nerves had with us, as clinicians and scientists, to advise assistant professor; classmates regenerated and his skin ulcerations had them,” she said. “You have the chance to be Marek Ogledzki and Dimitri Tripodakis, both D12, examine healed. Within two years, his salivary gland leaders in thinking about this.” posters; Lily Hu, D12, shows her started working again. work to Walter Meinzer, assistant “None of these patients had controls,” Jacqueline Mitchell can be reached at clinical professor. said Hock. “With a [study group] of one, [email protected].
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Up Close with 3 Bates-Andrews Day
Jeffrey Tsai, D12 time between clinic visits was five years, medical histories of 120 patients with peri- The Power the range varied, from every two years to odontal disease to those of 120 people with of Epidemiology 24 years for one individual. healthy gums, recording the prevalence of “A logical next step could be to compare allergies and asthma, smoking, diabetes and jeffrey tsai, d12, is no stranger to the demographics and cooperation levels of other medical conditions in each group. research. He logged time at the bench as an patients for whom the time span between Indeed, Brown found a significant undergraduate and spent the summer after his dental treatment using [general anesthesia] inverse correlation between respiratory first year of dental school as a student fellow is less than five years with those for whom it allergies and periodontitis. Among the peo- at the Boston Biomedical Institute. But dur- is more than five years,” says Tsai. ple with periodontal disease, fewer than 6 ing his second year at Tufts, Tsai had some- While Tsai intends to continue collaborat- percent also suffered from allergies. In con- thing of a revelation in his epidemiology class. ing with Morgan to follow up on his project, trast, almost a third of people with healthy “I was fascinated by how this information which earned the Bates-Andrews Research gum tissue also had allergies or asthma. His about populations could influence policy and Day Oral Disparities Award, he hasn’t work also confirmed previous studies that how that policy in turn affects the lives of millions of patients,” he says. “That was powerful “You develop relationships with the faculty motivation to do research.” Tsai found a willing men- and the research department when you present tor in John Morgan, an associ- your project.” —Jeffrey Brown, d12 ate professor of public health and community service and the former dentist-in-chief at Tufts Dental decided whether he wants to work in the lab found that smokers are more likely to have Facilities (TDF) Serving Persons with Special or in the clinic after graduation. Either way, gum disease than non-smokers. Needs, a network of seven clinics that pro- he says, he considers his research experience Brown wants to expand the research to vide care to 9,000 developmentally disabled at Tufts a boon to his career. “Research gives include 200 subjects in each group, which patients across Massachusetts. Special-needs us the opportunity to improve our patient will strengthen the statistical significance of patients sometimes require general anesthe- care, and it really plays an extraordinary role his findings. Though the work is time con- sia to undergo dental treatment, making it a in advancing the profession,” he says. suming—it was a full-time job over three lengthy and costly procedure. That’s one rea- weeks last summer—he says, “the pros far son the developmentally disabled are thought outweigh the cons. It’s very rewarding when to suffer disproportionately from poorer Jeffrey brown, D12 you can see the results of something you’ve oral health compared to the general public, Nothing to Sneeze At worked on for a year.” though there hasn’t been enough research Although Brown intends to be a clini- about this population to know for sure. when jeffrey brown, d12, decided to take cian, his Bates-Andrews project uncovered “This is not a well-studied group,” says on a research project, he knew he wanted a hidden talent. Inspired by Associate Dean Tsai, who combed through records from the to do something in periodontology, a spe- for Research Gerard Kugel, D85, M.S.93, seven TDF clinics to learn more about the cialty that already interested him. Then who has published and lectured extensively special-needs patients who received dental Wai S. Cheung, DG02, DI06, an associate on restorative materials and techniques, care there over a one-year period. Tsai found professor of periodontology, told Brown Brown realized he would be interested in that 347 of them required general anesthesia, about a curious phenomenon: epidemio- hitting the lecture circuit someday, too, most for preventive care such as examina- logical studies suggested that people with helping keep his colleagues current on novel tions and X-rays. Seventy percent of them allergies had less periodontal disease. Was science and techniques. Brown says that required interventional treatment, including the association a fluke, or could people with research isn’t a solitary pursuit in a lab; it’s extractions and restorations. seasonal allergies and asthma really be less about relationships. “You develop relation- More than half of the 347 patients had a susceptible to gum disease? ships with the faculty and the research office history of receiving care while under gen- To find out, Brown screened some 1,500 when you present your project,” he says. “A eral anesthesia, Tsai discovered, but there patient records, examining full-mouth lot of people think of research as a resumé was a wide variation in how frequently digital radiographs to determine patients’ builder, but you learn so much by doing they sought treatment. Though the median periodontal health. Then, he compared the more than what’s expected of you.”
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28062_p30-37.indd 36 5/11/11 2:56:54 PM y Researchers 2011 AWARD WINNERS
Best Postgraduate Poster Presentation (cash prize donated by Jess Kane, maureen timmeny, D12 David Tesini and Nancy Jo Soporowski): Ala Ali, “The Influence of Different the abcs of the Convergence Angles and Resin Cements on the Retention of Zirconia research process Copings”; faculty mentors: Roya Zandparsa and Gerard Kugel
roughly one-third of patients with Best Scientific Research Presentation by a Senior, Andrews Society Award temporomandibular disorders (TMD) (cash prize donated by Jess Kane, David Tesini and Nancy Jo Soporowski): also suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, a Rebekah Lucier, “Whitening Products Delay Re-epithelialization in a 3D Wound-healing Model”; mentors: Susana Ferreira, Jonathan Garlick, condition in which the tongue and/or soft Gerard Kugel and Christophe Egles tissues lining the throat collapse into the airway, causing pauses in breathing and ADA/Dentsply Student Clinician Award for Best Overall Pre-doctoral Table loud snoring that disrupt sleep. In addi- Clinic (travel to present research at ADA annual session): Eunice Lee, tion, people with both sleep apnea and “Effect of Chlorhexidine on the Bond Strength of a Self-etch and Total-etch TMD report more discomfort and have Adhesive to Dentin”; mentor: Gerard Kugel lower pain thresholds than those who have TMD, but sleep peacefully. Second Place for Pre-doctoral Table Clinic: Cathy Zhao, “Angiogenic and Maureen Timmeny, D12, wondered if Wound Repair Potential of ES and iPS-derived Fibroblasts”; there was a correlation between the condi- mentor: Jonathan Garlick tions. “I wanted to look at the relationship between TMD and apnea to see if, as a den- Third Place for Pre-doctoral Table Clinic: Jeremy Plourde, “Marginal and tist, it would make sense to refer a TMD Internal Fit of E4D CAD/CAM All-ceramic Crowns”; mentor: Gerard Kugel patient to a sleep medicine specialist.” A former psychology major and nurs- Research Committee Award for Basic Science Research: Julianna Bair, “FAK/Src-depleted Fibroblasts Alter Epithelial-Stromal Crosstalk and Enhance ing student, Timmeny had gathered data Human Carcinoma Progression”; mentor: Addy Alt-Holland for research studies before, but had never run her own, full-scale study. “I wanted Massachusetts Dental Society and ASDA Public Health Award (cash to have that experience before I left dental prize donated by the Massachusetts Dental Society): Ramya Bhat, school,” she says. Working with Leopoldo P. “The Correlation between BMI and Early Childhood Caries”; Correa, DG11, an assistant professor at the mentor: Catherine Hayes Tufts Craniofacial Pain Center, Timmeny recruited 84 men and women undergoing Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) Hilde Tillman Award (cash prize donated by sleep studies at Tufts Medical Center and OKU): Maureen Timmeny, “The Association Between Temporomandibular asked them to complete a survey to deter- Disorder Symptoms and Obstructive Sleep Apnea”; mentor: Leopoldo Correa mine if they had TMD. After the sleep technicians and physicians scored the sleep Procter & Gamble Traveling Fellowship Award (donated by Procter & studies, Matthew Finkelman, an assis- Gamble): Nicolas Freda, “Light Consistency and Heavy Consistency within tant professor and statistician at the dental Group Comparison”; mentor: Ronald Perry school, crunched the numbers. Dr. Chad Anderson Family Award for Innovative Methodology and Research Although the data didn’t demonstrate a Design: (cash prize donated by Chad Anderson): Sheila Soroushian, correlation between TMD and sleep apnea, “Rinse Time of Hemostatic Retraction Pastes”; mentor: Ronald Perry Timmeny’s project earned the Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) Hilde Tillman Award Multicultural Award for the Advancement of Dental Research (travel award at Bates-Andrews Day. She says the work gave donated by Kistama Naidu): Corey Decoteau, “Bond Strength of Multi-step her a deeper understanding of the research Cements to Enamel and Zirconia”; mentors: Ronald Perry and Gerard Kugel process in general and of sleep medicine in particular. It also rounded out her career at Oral Health Disparities Award: Jeffrey Tsai, “Dental Treatment of Tufts. “You get exposed to a different aspect Developmentally Disabled Patients Requiring General Anesthesia”; of the school students don’t see unless you do mentor: John Morgan [research],” says Timmeny. —jacqueline mitchell
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GENERAL DENTISTRY D. Kaplan, Y.N. Wu, C.P. Zhang, L. Wang and people all sleeping on simple bunk beds in Jinkun “Jake” Chen, professor and director J. Chen, Biomaterials (in press). one room and eating rice and beans at every of Division of Oral Biology, won the top award, meal to get you into the swing of things.” Paul the Excellent Overseas Scholar, at the Global Matthew Finkelman, assistant professor hopes that through introductory experiences Congress of Chinese Dentists in Xiamen, China, PUBLICATIONS: like these, Tufts students will continue to December 1–4, 2010. ■ “A Zero- and K-inflated Mixture Model for volunteer after graduation. PRESENTATIONS: Health Questionnaire Data,” M.D. Finkelman, ■ First International Conference on Dental and J.G. Green, M.J. Gruber and A.M. Zaslavsky, Paul Stark, associate professor and director Craniofacial Stem Cells, New York Academy of Statistics in Medicine (in press). of advanced and graduate education, gave a Science, New York, N.Y. April 27–29, 2011. ■ “Stochastic Curtailment of Health presentation on “Oral Health Quality of Life ■ “Current Trends of Dental Clinical Technology Questionnaires: A Method to Reduce in Adults with Developmental Disabilities” and Concepts in North America,” “MicroRNAs Respondent Burden,” M.D. Finkelman, Y. He, at the annual meeting of the International Regulate Osteogenic Differentiation through W. Kim and A.M. Lai, Statistics in Medicine Association for Dental Research in San Targeting Canonical Wnt Signal Antagonists” (in press). Diego. This is a collaborative project with and “Application of Induced Pluripotent John Morgan, associate professor of public Stem (iPS) Cells in Periodontal Tissue Richard S. Harold, D80, A00P, D06P, assistant health and community service, and Matthew Regeneration,” Global Congress of Chinese clinical professor, presented a Minuteman Finkelman, assistant professor. Dentists, Xiamen, China, December 1–4, Lecture on “Dentistry and the Law” at Yankee 2010. Dental Congress in Boston on January 27. PROMOTIONS: ■ Guest professor, Peking University, for a In March, he presented a Lunch and Learn Harish Gulati to associate clinical professor. series of dental research lectures to dental session at the American Dental Education students, graduate students, residents and Association meeting in San Diego titled David Leader, D85, to associate clinical faculty in the School of Stomatology, “The Lost Art of the Case Note.” Harold served professor. November 2010. as moderator during the session on ethics, ■ Distinguished lecturer, 14th International licensure and malpractice at the annual Symposium on Dental Technology and conference of the American College of Legal ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL Products, Shanghai, China, November 2010. Medicine in Las Vegas February 24–27. During PATHOLOGY ■ “Translational Studies of Oral and the same meeting, he gave a lecture on “Ethical Michael A. Kahn, professor and chair, Maxillofacial Tissue Regeneration,” College of Guidelines of Prescription Writing.” He was attended the National Roundtable for Dentistry Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, China, also awarded the designation of fellow of the meeting in Chicago January 7–8. He was a November 2010. American College of Legal Medicine. visiting professor at the University of Southern PUBLICATIONS: Nevada Postgraduate Dental School, where he ■ “Application of Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) William Lobel, D72, associate clinical conducted oral pathology training to prepare Cells in Periodontal Tissue Regeneration,” professor, was inducted as a fellow of the students for their boards. X. Duan, Q.S. Tu, J. Zhang, J.H. Ye, C. Sommer, International College of Dentists during COMMUNITY SERVICE: G. Mostoslavsky, D. Kaplan, P.S. Yang and J. the annual meeting of the American Dental ■ Dental screening for seniors, Foxboro Council Chen, Journal of Cell Physiology, 226:150–157, Association in Orlando, Fla. on Aging, Foxboro, Mass., October 30, 2010. 2011. PRESENTATIONS: ■ “Effects of miR-335-5p in Modulating David Paul, D89, associate professor, ■ “Practical Oral Pathology,” Yankee Dental Osteogenic Differentiation by Specifically returned for a sixth year to Nicaragua from Congress, Boston, January 29, 2011. Down-regulating Wnt Antagonist DKK1,” January 29 to February 13, this time leading ■ “Oral Pathology: Short Stories and Tales” J. Zhang, Q. Tu, L.F. Bonewald, X. He, G. Stein, a four-member oral health-care team from and “Oral Cancer Adjunctive Screening J. Lian and J. Chen, Journal of Bone and Mineral the School of Dental Medicine. Twelve Devices,” Alexandria International Dental Research, February 23, 2011 (E-publication students and faculty from Tufts School of Congress, Alexandria, Egypt, November 3, ahead of print). Medicine also joined the mission to provide 2010. ■ “AKT1 Is a Downstream Target of APPL1 care to those from the most isolated and ■ “Oral Cancer Screening: Where Are We and Mediating Adiponectin Signaling and Inhibition underserved areas of Nicaragua. In addition Where Are We Going?,” Canadian Association in Osteoclasts,” Q. Tu, J. Zhang, E. Saunders, to Paul, the Tufts Dental team included three of Dental Consultants, Toronto, October 2, F. Liu, L.Q. Dong and J. Chen, Journal of D11 students, Nathan Clem, Brock Olson and 2010. Biological Chemistry, February 7, 2011 Elizabeth Turner. The team was again based Publication: (E-publication ahead of print). in the small village of Tadazna, where they ■ “Clinical Pathological Conference: Case 3,” ■ “Roles of SATB2 in Osteogenic spent 12 days living and working without any J.M. Hall, K.R. Torske, M.A. Kahn, Differentiation and Bone Regeneration,” running water or bathroom facilities. The Tufts A.A. Moreland and S.L. Moschella, Head J. Zhang. Q. Tu, R. Grosschedl, M.S. Kim, contingent treated 250 surgical patients and and Neck Pathology, 4:226–9, 2010. T. Griffin, H. Drissi, P. Yang and J. Chen, extracted 800 teeth. They also performed Tissue Engineering A, March 8, 2011 consults, fluoride treatments, exams and Lynn Solomon, associate professor, attended (E-publication ahead of print). other preventive care. Paul said the goal the 100th annual meeting of the U. S. and ■ “Critical-size Calvarial Bone Defects Healing of this combined medical/dental school Canadian Academy of Pathology in San in a Mouse Model with Silk Scaffolds and project is “to immerse ourselves in both the Antonio, Texas, February 26–March 3. She SATB2-modified iPSCs,” J.H. Ye, Y.J. Xu, community and culture to get a true feeling participated in the Tufts Academic Leadership J. Gao, S.G. Yan, J. Zhao, Q.S. Tu, J. Zhang, for what these people are living with on a Development Program’s workshop on handling X.J. Duan, C.A. Sommer, G. Mostoslavsky, day-to-day basis. There is nothing like 22 difficult communications last December.
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28062_p38-41.indd 38 5/9/11 5:17:47 PM PRESENTATIONS: Regenerative Medicine International Society abstract for the American Heart Association, ■“Fibro-osseous Lesions of the Jaws,” of North America and the American Society for Chicago, November 12–15, 2010. Schofield Barracks Dental Clinic, Honolulu, Matrix Biology, Charleston, S.C., October 24, ■ “Analysis of the Zebrafish Craniofacial Mutant Hawaii, March 16, 2011. 2010. 69N/lyon,” Serena Kankash, DG13, and ■ “Partners In Pathology,” a continuing PUBLICATIONS: Pamela C. Yelick, abstract for Bates-Andrews education course, Yankee Dental Congress 36, ■ “Molecular Pedomorphism Underlies Research Day, Tufts School of Dental Medicine, Boston, January 29, 2011. Craniofacial Skeletal Evolution in Antarctic March 1, 2011. ■ “Head and Neck Cancer Examination for the Notothenioid Fishes,” R.C. Albertson, Y-L Yan, ■ “Localization of Dental Stem Cell Niches in Dental Team,” a continuing education course, T.A. Titus, E. Posano, M. Vacchi, P.C. Yelick, Zebrafish,Danio Rerio,” Stephen N. Cagliostro, Massachusetts Dental Society, Southborough, H.W. Detrich and J.H. Postlethwait, BMC DG13, Yujin Lee, M.S.10, and Pamela C. Yelick, Mass., December 10, 2010. Evolutionary Biology 10(1):4, 2010. abstract for Bates-Andrews Research Day, Tufts ■ “Diagnosis and Management of Oral Cancer,” ■ “Modern Methods for Visualizing the Teleost School of Dental Medicine, March 1, 2011. a continuing education course, presented Skeleton: Capturing Autofluorescence of with Maureen Sullivan, Buffalo Niagara Dental Alizarin Red,” M. Connolly and P.C. Yelick, Meeting, Buffalo, N.Y., November 5, 2010. The Journal of Applied Ichthyology (in press). ORAL AND ■ “Oral Pathology Potpourri: Histopathologic ■ “Mineralized Craniofacial, Axial Skeletal and MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY Interpretations,” University of Vermont Tooth Development and Regeneration,” Lonnie H. Norris, DG80, dean and professor, Department of Anatomic Pathology, Burlington, P.C. Yelick and M. Connolly, The Journal of was one of three Boston community leaders Vt., November 1, 2010. Applied Ichthyology (in press). honored by the Wang YMCA of Chinatown ■ “Head & Neck Cancer Examination for the ■ “Bioengineered Periodontal Tissue Formed at a dinner celebration on November 7, Dental Team,” continuing education course, on Titanium Implants,” Y. Lin, G.O. Gallucci, 2010. In a statement in the event program, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, G.D. Busser, D. Bosshardt, U.C. Belser and Tufts President Lawrence S. Bacow praised October 6, 2010. P.C. Yelick, Journal of Dental Research, Norris for his dedication to “education, ■ “Clinical Cases on Solitary Fibrous Tumor and December 13, 2010 (E-publication ahead inclusiveness, excellence and community. He Eruption Cyst,” Eastern Society of Teachers of of print). has strengthened the school’s commitment to Oral Pathology, Milwaukee, Wisc., October 1–3, ■ “Tooth Tissue Engineering: Optimized service and increased the capabilities of its 2010. Dental Stem Cell Harvest Based on Tooth clinics to reach out to Chinatown’s children,” PUBLICATIONS: Development,” M.T. Duailibi, S.E. Duailibi, the president said. The dean received the ■ “Tp63 in Oral Development, Neoplasia and E.F. Duailibi, R.M. Negreiros, W.A. Jorge, District One Distinguished Service Award Autoimmunity,” R. Romano, L.W. Solomon and L.M. Ferreira, J.P. Vacanti and P.C. Yelick, from the International College of Dentists on S. Sinha, Critical Reviews in Oral Biology and Artificial Organs (in press). January 28, 2011, during the Yankee Dental Medicine (in press). ■ “Influence of Aqueous and Congress in Boston. Tufts Provost and Senior ■ “Chronic Ulcerative Stomatitis: Evidence Hexafluoroisopropanol-based Silk Scaffolds Vice President Jamshed Bharucha said Norris for Autoimmunity Etiology,” M.A. Carlson, on Human Dental Pulp Cells,” W. Zhang, exemplifies “leadership as service.” J.A. Garlick and L.W. Solomon, Oral Surgery, I. Pruitt Ahluwalia, R. Literman, D.L. Kaplan Oral Medicine, Oral Patholology, Oral Radiology and P.C. Yelick, Journal of Biomedical Materials Morton B. Rosenberg, D74, professor and and Endodontology (in press). Research (in press). head, Division of Anesthesia and Pain Control ■ “Relationship between Chronic Ulcerative ■ “Identification of Adult Mineralized Tissue PRESENTATIONS: Stomatitis and Lichen Planus—Preliminary Zebrafish Mutants,” V. Andreeva, M. Connolly, ■ “Preparing Yourself and the Office for a Report,” A. Banka-Wrona, L. Solomon, D. C. Stewart-Swift, D. Fraher, J. Burt, J. Cardarelli Medical Emergency,” Middlesex District Dental Zoukhri and M. Olszewska, Abstract, 19th and P.C. Yelick, Genesis, January 10, 2011 Society, Waltham, Mass., March 16, 2011. Congress of the European Academy of (E-publication ahead of print). ■ Lead faculty for “High Fidelity Human Dermatology and Venerology, October 2010. ■ Special Issue on Craniofacial Development, Simulation for Anesthetic and Medical V. Andreeva and P.C. Yelick, Genesis, 2010. Emergencies,” eight courses at the annual Pamela C. Yelick, G89, professor and director, ■ “CRC’s Biomedical Engineering Handbook, meeting of the Association of Oral and Division of Craniofacial and Molecular Genetics fourth edition, W. Zhang and P.C. Yelick, 2010. Maxillofacial Surgeons, Chicago, September PRESENTATIONS: ■ “Morphogenesis of the Jaw—Beyond the 27–October 2, 2010. ■ “Mineralized Tissue Development and Embryo,” R.C. Albertson, V. Andreeva and ■ “Pharmacology for the Dental Assistant,” Regeneration,” Fourth Aegean International P.C. Yelick, Methods in Cell Biology, (in press). annual meeting of the Association of Oral and Conference on Tissue Engineering, Crete, ■ “Tissue Engineered Dental Epithelial and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Chicago, September Greece, scheduled for May 31 to June 5, 2011. Mesenchymal Cell Sheets,” S. Sengupta and 27–October 2, 2010. ■ “Applications for Dental Stem Cells in Tooth P.C. Yelick, an abstract for the TERMIS North ■ “Update for BORID Medical Emergency Kits Tissue Engineering,” the keynote speech, America Annual Conference and Exposition, for the General Dentist,” “BORID Review of First International Conference on Dental and Orlando, Fla., December 5–10, 2010. Medical Emergency and Office Preparedness,” Craniofacial Stem Cells, New York Academy of ■ “Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization “Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen Sedation Competency Science, New York, N.Y., April 27–29, 2011. of the Zebrafish Craniofacial Mutant 100N,” Course” and “The Difficult Child: Behavioral and ■ “Applications and Current Limitations of A. Asante Hatcher and P.C. Yelick, an abstract Pharmacological Approaches,” Tufts University Dental Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine,” for the annual Biomedical Research Conference School of Dental Medicine Division fifth annual Regenerative Conference, Miami, for Minority Students, November 12, 2010. of Continuing Education. Fla., February 18, 2011. ■ “Friend of GATA-2 (FOG-2) Regulates FOXM1 ■ “Preparing Your Office for a Medical ■ “Biologic and Synthetic Scaffolds for Dental Expression and Cardiomyocyte Proliferation,” Emergency,” Cape Cod District Dental Society, Tissue Engineering,” Tissue Engineering and S. Greytak, P.C. Yelick and G.S. Huggins, an Hyannis, Mass., 2011.
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■ “Current Concepts and Controversies on National Hispanic Dental Association and the G. Kugel, J. Kelly and P. Stark, abstract Deep Sedation and General Anesthesia for the Latino Excellence Award from the nonprofit presented at the annual meeting of the Ambulatory Patient,” Illinois Society of Oral and Latin Roots for her dedication to improving International Association for Dental Research, Maxillofacial Surgeons, March 12, 2011. Latino children’s education in New England. San Diego, March 15–19, 2011. In February, Herman was nominated as one ■ “Strength Analysis of Rebonded Composite ORTHODONTICS of the 100 most influential Latinos in Boston Using Seventh-generation Bonding Agents,” Barry Briss, D66, DG70, professor and chair, by El Planeta, the largest Hispanic newspaper C. Decoteau, C. DeFuria, B. Magnuson, received the Dr. Frederick Moynihan Award in Massachusetts. On March 3, she gave S. Sharma, M. Gonzalez, G. Kugel and for Outstanding Contributions and Service to a keynote speech at Middlesex Community M. Finkelman, abstract presented at Orthodontics, presented by the Massachusetts College in Lowell, Mass., titled “Our History/ the annual meeting of the International Association of Orthodontists. Moynihan Our Strength: Latino Women Moving Forward.” Association for Dental Research, San Diego, graduated from Tufts Dental School in 1951 March 15–19, 2011. and practiced in Massachusetts for more than Rory O’Neill, associate clinical professor, ■ “Bond Strength of Multi-step Cements 40 years. delivered a lecture on “The Orthodontic– to Enamel and Zirconia,” C. Decoteau M. Periodontal Connection” on October 2, 2010, Ogledzki, R. Perry and G. Kugel, abstract Lokesh Suri, DI01, DG03, DG04, associate in Nice, France, during the congress of the presented at the annual meeting of the professor International Academy for the Advancement of International Association for Dental Research, PRESENTATIONS: Interdisciplinary Dentistry (IAAID). O’Neill was San Diego, March 15–19, 2011. ■ “Interdisciplinary Treatment: Integrating also named president-elect of IAAID. ■ “Shear Bond Strength of CAD/CAM-milled Orthodontic Treatment into Complex Cases,” Lithium Disilicate Luted to Dentin,” D. Nill, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial PROMOTION: M. Harsono, G. Kugel, M. Finkelman and Orthopedics, Center for Dental Education Wai Cheung, DG02, DI06, to associate L. Fox, abstract presented at the annual and Research, All India Institute of Medical professor. meeting of the International Association for Sciences, New Delhi, India, March 22, 2011. Dental Research, San Diego, March 15–19, ■ “Interdisciplinary Treatment: Treatment PROSTHODONTICS AND 2011. Options and Making Treatment Decisions,” OPERATIVE DENTISTRY ■ “Bleaching of Teeth Treated with Unique Department of Orthodontics, Maulana Azad Nathan Birnbaum, associate clinical professor, Treatment for Early Caries,” D. Nobrega, Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India, was a co-author of “Digital Dental Impression R. Perry, M. Finkelman, G. Kugel and March 21, 2011. Systems,” published in Inside Dentistry in M. Harsono, abstract presented at the annual ■ “Use of Bone Plates for Orthodontic February 2011. meeting of the International Association for Anchorage,” meeting of the Boston division of Dental Research, San Diego, March 15–19, the Seattle Study Club, November 4, 2010. Hamasat Gheddaf-Dam, assistant professor 2011. ■ “Orthodontic Treatment: Timing and Options,” PRESENTATION: ■ “Microleakage in Rotary-prepared Dentin Franciscan Hospital for Children, Boston. ■ “SAC Classification in Implant Dentistry,” vs. Laser-textured Prepared Dentin,” ITI Study Club Boston South, February 2011. A. Samad-Zadeh, E. Doherty, G. Kugel and PUBLICATION: W. Tao, abstract presented at the annual PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY ■ “Comprehensive Oral Rehabilitation of a meeting of the International Association for Nooruddin Pradhan, DG93, DG94, DI06, Patient with Dentinogenesis Imperfecta,” Dental Research, San Diego, March 15–19, assistant professor, has attained diplomate H. Gheddaf-Dam, P. Papaspyridakos, M. Chen, 2011. status with the American Board of Pediatric G. Benic, G. Gallucci and H.P. Weber, Clinical ■ “Changes in Early Dentin Bond Strength of Dentistry. Advances in Periodontology, accepted for Self-etch and Total-etch,” E. Lee, G. Kugel, publication, 2011. W. Tao, V. Maeng and J. Lee, abstract PERIODONTOLOGY presented at the annual meeting of the Timothy Hempton, associate clinical Gerard Kugel, D85, M.S.93, professor and International Association for Dental Research, professor, was named the 2011 Clinician associate dean for research San Diego, March 15–19, 2011. of the Year during the 2011 Yankee Dental PRESENTATIONS: ■ “Effect of Chlorhexidine Application in Congress in recognition of his decade of ■ “All Ceramics and CAD/CAM Dentistry,” Dentin Bond Strength with Time,” E. Lee, service as a speaker and volunteer at the New York Dental Society, March 3, 2011. E. Doherty, E. Kaminsky, M. Finkelman and annual dental meeting in Boston. Hempton ■ “Adhesive Dentistry: Is Newer Always G. Kugel, abstract presented at the annual continues to teach periodontics to sold-out Better?,” Academy of Operative Dentistry, meeting of the International Association for crowds of dentists, hygienists and assistants Chicago, February 24, 2011. Dental Research, San Diego, March 15–19, at the convention. He has served on several ■ “Esthetic Dentistry: Keys to Success,” 2011. Yankee Dental program committees and last North Carolina Academy of General Dentistry ■ “Marginal and Internal Fit of E4D CAD/CAM year was one of four program chairs. Hempton annual meeting, Raleigh, N.C., February 12, All-ceramic Crowns,” J.R. Plourde, G. Kugel, was the lead author of the article “Implant 2011. T. Hill and M. Harsono, abstract presented Maintenance: Techniques and Tools for PUBLICATIONS: at the annual meeting of the International Effective Debridement of Artificial Anatomy” ■ “Non-carious Lesions Due to Tooth Surface Association for Dental Research, San Diego, in the January 2011 issue of Dimensions of Loss: To Restore or Not to Restore,” Mabi L. March 15–19, 2011. Dental Hygiene. Singh, Gerard Kugel, Britta Magnuson and ■ “Bond Strengths of Pre-coated Brackets Athena Papas, Inside Dentistry, March 2011. with Different Curing Directions/Lights,” Aidee N. Herman, associate clinical professor, ■ “Influence of Resin Cements on Retention K. Mahoney, N. Mahoney, M. Harsono and received the Presidential Award from the of Zirconia Copings,” A. Ali, R. Zandparsa, G. Kugel, abstract presented at the
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28062_p38-41.indd 40 5/9/11 5:17:48 PM International Association for Dental Research, ■ “Comparison of Radiopacities of Composite Inserted into Extraction Sockets: Human San Diego, March 15–19, 2011. Restorative Materials to Dentin,” C. DeFuria, Fresh Cadaver Study,” S.H. Jun, B.M. Chang, ■ “Shear Bond Strength of Different Products A. Samad-Zadeh, J. Towers, M. Finkelman, H.P. Weber and J.J. Kwon, International on Etched Dentin,” L. Fox, M. Harsono, G. Kugel and R. Perry, abstract presented Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, J. Towers, R. Perry and G. Kugel, abstract at the annual meeting of the International 25:985–990, 2010. presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Dental Research, San Diego, ■ “Early Peri-implant Tissue Reactions on International Association for Dental Research, March 15–19, 2011. Different Titanium Surface Topographies,” San Diego, March 15–19, 2011. S. Yamano, G.O. Gallucci, K. Wada, H.P. ■ “Viscosity As a Function of Time of Vasiliki Tsakalelli, DI10, assistant professor, Weber, G. Sukotjo, et al., Clinical Oral Implants Light-bodied Impression Materials,” gave a presentation on “A Prospective Research, December 27, 2010 (E-publication M. Ogledzki, C. Decoteau, R. Perry and Clinical Trial of Implants Restored Using the ahead of print). G. Kugel, abstract presented at the annual Medialized Seating Technique in the Aesthetic ■ “A Five-year Prospective Multi-center Clinical meeting of the International Association for Area of Maxilla” at the 26th annual meeting Trial of Non-submerged Dental Implants with Dental Research, San Diego, March 15–19, of American Academy of Osseointegration, a Titanium Plasma Sprayed Surface in 200 2011. which took place in Washington, D.C., March Patients,” D.L. Cochran, J.J. Jackson, ■ “Bond Strength of Non-coated Brackets 3–5, 2011. A.A. Jones, J.D. Jones, D.A. Kaiser, T.D. Taylor, Based on Curing Light Directions,” H.P. Weber, J. Richardson, F.L. Higginbottom M. Harsono, K. Mahoney, N. Mahoney and Hans-Peter Weber, professor and chair and T. Oates, Journal of Periodontology, G. Kugel, abstract presented at the annual PRESENTATIONS: January 14, 2011 (E-publication ahead meeting of the International Association for ■ “What Every Surgeon Needs to Know of print). Dental Research, San Diego, March 15–19, About Prosthodontic Concepts,” annual ■ “Comprehensive Oral Rehabilitation of a 2011. meeting of the Academy of Osseointegration, Patient with Dentinogenesis Imperfecta,” ■ “Shear Bond Strength in Brackets Using Washington, D.C., March 2011. H. Gheddaf-Dam, P. Papaspyridakos, M. Chen, Different Curing Lights,” N. Mahoney, M. ■ “Real-world Occlusion: Considerations for G. Benic, G. Gallucci and H.P. Weber, Clinical Harsono, K. Mahoney and G. Kugel, abstract Occlusal Designs and Loading Protocols in Advances in Periodontology, accepted for presented at the annual meeting of the Implant Dentistry,” Center for Craniofacial publication, 2011. International Association for Dental Research, Esthetics continuing education course San Diego, March 15–19, 2011. with Noshir Mehta and Gerard Kugel, Tufts PROMOTION: ■ “Evaluating the Flexural Loading Conditions University School of Dental Medicine, Ali Muftu, DG95, DG96, DI97, DI02, DG08, to of Three Restorative Materials,” N. Shakourian, March 2011. professor. M. Harson, J. Orfanidis, G. Kugel and R. Perry, ■ “Predictable Dental Implant Therapy,” abstract presented at the annual meeting implant continuing education for local of the International Association for Dental dentists, Muskegon, Mich., February 2011. PUBLIC HEALTH AND Research, San Diego, March 15–19, 2011. ■ “Predictable Dental Implant Therapy,” local COMMUNITY SERVICE ■ “Whitening Products Delay Reepithelialization implant continuing education, Grand Rapids, Kanchan Ganda, professor and head of the in a 3D Wound-healing Model,” R.N. Lucier, Mich., February 2011. Division of Medicine O. Etienne, S. Ferreira, J.A. Garlick, G. Kugel ■ “Fundamentals of Implant Dentistry” and PRESENTATIONS: and C. Egles, abstract presented at the annual “Peri-implant Tissues,” Harvard School of ■ “Partners in Health Care: The Role of meeting of the International Association for Dental Medicine, February 2011. Medicine in Dentistry,” with Diana J. Esshaki, Dental Research, San Diego, March 15–19, ■ “Biological and Clinical Rationales for D11, American Dental Education Association, 2011. Various Implant Designs,” Massachusetts San Diego, March 2011. ■ “Five-year Clinical Evaluation of CAD/ General Hospital Maxillofacial Surgery Grand ■ “Pharmacology in Dentistry” and CAM-generated Zirconia Bridges,” R. Perry, Rounds, Boston, October 2010. “Medical Alerts in Dentistry,” Jamaican G. Kugel, S. Ferreira, S. Sharma and B. ■ “Soft Tissue or Bone-level Implants for Dental Association, February 16–19, 2011. Magnuson, abstract presented at the annual Esthetic Success,” 40th annual meeting of meeting of the International Association for the American College of Prosthodontists, Carole Palmer, G69, N69, professor and Dental Research, San Diego, March 15–19, Orlando, Fla., November 2010. head of the Division of Nutrition and Oral 2011. PUBLICATIONS: Health Promotion, is the 2011 recipient of ■ “Shear Bond Comparison of Bonded Resin- ■ “Effects of Nicotine on Gene Expression the Leadership and Expertise Award from the modified Glass Ionomers,” C. DeFuria, and Osseointegration in Rats,” S. Yamano, Friedman School Alumni Association. Palmer A. Samad-Zadeh, J. Towers, S. Macdonald, J.A. Berley, W. Kuo, G.O. Gallucci, K. Wada, is a professor at the Friedman School and R. Perry, M. Finkelman and G. Kugel, abstract H.P. Weber and G. Sukotjo, Clinical Oral directs its Combined Dietetic Internship/ presented at the annual meeting of the Implants Research, 21:1353–1359, 2010. Master’s Program. She published an article International Association for Dental Research, ■ “Clinician and Patient-reported Long-term about the connection between diet and oral San Diego, March 15–19, 2011. Evaluation of Screw and Cement-retained health, “Feeding a Healthy Relationship,” ■ “Effect of Anti-microbial Agents on Shear Implant Restorations: A Five-year in the November 2010 issue of the British Bond Strength to Dentin,” A. Samad-Zadeh, Prospective Study,” S. Sherif, S.M. Susarla, magazine Preventive Dentistry. The article C. DeFuria, J. Towers, G. Kugel, R. Perry J.W. Hwang, H.P. Weber and R.F. Wright, was reprinted as “Promoting Good Nutrition” and M. Finkelman, abstract presented at Clinical Oral Investigations, September 1, in the Irish Dentist in February 2011. the annual meeting of the International 2010 (E-publication ahead of print). Association for Dental Research, San Diego, ■ “Comparison of Initial Stability Parameters March 15–19, 2011. and Histomorphometric Analysis of Implants
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28062_p38-41.indd 41 5/9/11 5:17:48 PM beyond boundaries providing the means for excellence
Teaching assistant Steven Nguyen, D11, assists Ivy Ahluwalia, D14, during a weekend pre-exam practice session in the Simulation Learning Center.
Practice Makes Perfect
Simulation Learning Center eases the transition from class work to patient care by Kristin Livingston
few nights a week, after the dental clinics close for the dental practice, they’re able to break down day, the new Simulation Learning Center is still abuzz. To help problems in a more intimate setting with prepare first- and second-year students for their practical exams, folks who already know the routine. fourth-year dental students and teaching assistants, including “Our sessions are more structured for Shauna Basil, D11, Diana Esshaki, D11, and Steven Nguyen, D11, are tutoring easier access to answers, versus a lecture their peers—with a bonus: they’re also honing their own teaching skills. where there are 180 students in the room,” “It’s a really wonderful system,” says Dean Lonnie H. Norris, DG80. “I’m says Nguyen. Students are able to work so impressed when I see the teaching assistants. They look like junior fac- on more than one project at a time while ulty members. I can see them maturing and becoming more knowledgeable interacting with successful fourth-years through teaching.” who appreciate their growing roles as lead- Says Esshaki, “I want to teach—and this is a great learning environment ers and educators in the community. for that.” “We’re trying to show [the first- and At roughly 10 to 15 students per TA, first- and second-years are not only ben- second-years] that although this is a dif- efitting from a high-tech environment that eases the transition to real-world ficult period in the curriculum, there is a
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28062_p42-43.indd 42 5/11/11 2:59:15 PM “Annual Fund dollars and financial support are so important because they give us that extra boost to keep our facilities technologically advanced.” —Dean Lonnie H. Norris
Above, Nguyen demonstrates the technique of applying amalgam to a molar; right, students work on individual projects in the Simulation Learning Center.
light at the end of the tunnel,” adds Basil. The Simulation Learning Center spans the length of the 14th floor at One Kneeland Street. Day and night, students are treated to spectacular views of Boston from each of the 108 simulation stations. Each station is equipped with lights, water, suction tools and a computer monitor, and students stay connected via a control center operated by an instructor, who uses a microphone and video camera to demonstrate technique. “We invest in our students and give them the best, because they’re going to be the best,” says Dorothy Vannah, an associ- ate professor and director of the Simulation Learning Center. “They have so little a real patient would be capable of. students to study even when the clinic is time—there’s so much we want to share “New ventilators will soon be added closed—a rare occurrence these days. with them and teach them,” she says. “The to soak up the dust from drilling,” adds “Annual Fund dollars and financial Simulation Learning Center allows for a Vannah, “and laptops will be added to each support are so important because they very smooth transition from the classroom simulation station for access to paperless give us that extra boost to keep our facili- to actual patient care.” records systems and the Tufts University ties like the Simulation Learning Center Work in the learning center involves Sciences Knowledgebase (TUSK), which technologically advanced,” Norris says. different typodonts, or tooth-filled jaws, means that 108 different projects can be “And while the lab is an impressive sight secured within a plastic mannequin head going on at the same time in one room.” to see on its own, when the activity is in that is encased in a skin-like mask. The In addition, two classes can occur simulta- there, that’s when the real significance of mannequin-patient is also positioned in the neously. With the push of a button, a divider what we’re doing shines through.” chair more realistically than was possible in splits the Simulation Learning Center in two. the old sim clinic. Students can no longer Lectures will also begin to appear online as Kristin Livingston, a writer in the Advance- twist and turn the head to make things go recording devices are added to the control ment Communications office, can be reached easier, or open the mouth wider than what center camera. That will make it easier for at [email protected].
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“I really want to welcome Huw,” said Dean Lonnie H. Norris, DG80, who is retir- ing this summer after leading the school for 15 years. Both men have met before, as members of the American Dental Education Association’s Council of Deans. Norris said that his successor “fostered positive relationships” and is currently chair of the council. “He is a well-respected chair, and I know he has the leadership vision and the credentials. I am very pleased he decided to accept the position here at Tufts.” Prior to joining UAB, Thomas held positions of increasing responsibility at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and the University of Connecticut Health Center. He is the author or co-author of more than 150 articles, chapters and abstracts in numer- ous scientific journals. His research focuses Huw F. Thomas will become the dental school’s 16th dean on August 1. on tooth development, particularly that of the tooth root and periodontium. Most recently his studies have examined nutri- tional influences on the development of tooth enamel. The Next Leader A fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American College of Dentists and International College of Dentists, Thomas chaired the section on Huw Thomas, dean of dentistry at University of Alabama, dentistry and oral health sciences of the heads to Tufts this summer by Jacqueline Mitchell American Association for the Advancement of Science, and in 2010, received an Award for Excellence from the Society for Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine. uw f. thomas, the next dean of tufts school of dental A native of Wales, he earned his dental Medicine, offered words of praise for the institution he will degree from Guy’s Hospital at the University inherit this summer and promised to “work tirelessly” to of London. He received a pediatric dentistry advance its mission during his formal introduction to the certificate from the Eastman Dental Center HTufts community in April. in Rochester, N.Y., and a master’s in dental “I can’t tell you how honored I am to become the sixteenth dean of Tufts research from the University of Rochester. School of Dental Medicine,” Thomas told the faculty, students and staff gathered He earned a doctorate in biomedical sci- on the sunlit fifteenth floor of the dental school. “Tufts has an outstanding repu- ences from the University of Connecticut tation, not just for its clinical work and research, but for the legacy it’s created. Health Center. I look forward to working with each and every one of you on the many chal- Tufts School of Dental Medicine and lenges ahead. Working together, we can face them and continue Tufts’ wonderful UAB share an interesting history. In 1949, legacy,” said Thomas, who starts his new job on August 1. dental school Dean Joseph Volker left Tufts Thomas has been dean of the School of Dentistry and a professor of pediatric to head the newly established School of dentistry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) since 2004. He Dentistry at UAB, and went on to become helped bring UAB to the forefront of dental education reform with a progressive president and chancellor. And Charles curriculum and a strong research enterprise. “Scotty” McCallum, D51, H88, is a former Tufts President Lawrence S. Bacow called Thomas “a highly respected scholar, president of UAB and served as dean of its a gifted clinician and a talented administrator. You are joining a fantastic team. I dental school from 1962 to 1977. hope you find Tufts to be as welcoming and warm as I have these past 10 years,” “It’s about time Alabama gave something said Bacow, who is stepping down this summer. back to us,” joked Norris.
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28062_p44-45.indd 44 5/11/11 3:00:24 PM Our Man at Treasury
Fletcher’s Michael Klein gets up close and personal with the global economy by Taylor McNeil
he view from michael klein’s Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to for- people assume he stays abreast of the latest office window is a bit differ- mulate U.S. international economic policy. economic policies and can explain them in ent from his usual one at the The goal of the international office, says plain English. T Fletcher School at Tufts, where Klein, is to help foster sustained growth International economics is more impor- he’s a professor of international economic and economic stability in the United States tant than ever. “The crisis that we’ve had affairs. Now he sees the White House. and encourage policies that do the same in over the last few years has demonstrated Klein has been on leave from Fletcher other countries. the way in which events in one country since last summer, serving as the chief Seeing the political dimensions of eco- can affect what happens in other coun- economist in the U.S. Treasury’s Office of nomic policymaking “has been eye-open- tries,” Klein says. “So in the Office of International Affairs. He’s leading research ing,” Klein says, something that academic International Affairs, there is a real focus and writing policy briefs on current eco- economists don’t always pay enough atten- on how international events affect the U.S., nomic topics. Working in the main Treasury tion to. “That’s a very important aspect to and how the U.S. affects the world.” That building on Pennsylvania Avenue, he finds how policy gets done, both domestic poli- has meant, for example, dealing with debt the view isn’t the only thing that’s changed. tics and international politics.” challenges in Europe, which threatened to While the articles he writes for academic He was offered the job by his current stall the U.S. economic recovery last spring, journals might be years in gestation, now if boss, Lael Brainerd, the undersecretary and controversy over U.S. monetary policy, he takes more than a week to draft a policy for international affairs at Treasury, who which led to “cries of currency wars from brief, it’s stale—yesterday’s news. reports to Geithner. Klein got the call some in emerging market countries in the Klein and his colleagues, permanent because of his policy-oriented research fall,” he says. staffers at Treasury and interns from schools on topics such as exchange rates, and, he His role, Klein says, “is to provide intel- like Fletcher, provide the background for suspects, because as a college professor, lectual heft and depth to what’s going on in the international affairs division.” In meetings and policy briefs, he draws on On leave from Tufts, Michael Klein is the chief economist in the U.S. Treasury’s Office of International Affairs. his knowledge of—and contributions to— scholarly research on topics to provide background about current concerns for top-level policymakers at Treasury. “It’s providing a context and framework for thinking about issues,” he says. Klein is a bit cagey about the exact issues he’s working on at the moment—that’s part of playing politics in Washington. But he does offer one general topic as an example: rebalancing. That’s about trying to find a healthy equilibrium in the cur- rent account balance between countries— essentially between surpluses that are too big (think China) or deficits that need to come down (think you and me, buying all those goods from China, and the U.S. not selling enough in return). It’s a topic Klein has written about for academic journals, and that knowledge is useful in formulat- ing U.S. economic policy.
Taylor McNeil, the senior news editor in Tufts’ Office of Publications, can be reached at [email protected].
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28062_p44-45.indd 45 5/11/11 3:00:25 PM alumni news staying connected
A Big Turnout and Lots of Awards Mark Yankee Dental Congress 36
early 1,000 alumni turned out for the annual tufts And Joseph Kenneally, D81, District One University Dental Alumni Association reception at Yankee regent of the ICD, recalled his first tooth Dental Congress 36. Dean Lonnie H. Norris, DG80, and extraction in the clinic, for which Norris Mostafa El-Sherif, DI95, president of the alumni associa- was his clinical instructor. Kenneally said Ntion, welcomed the alums to the gathering, which was held at the Westin he was grateful to have Norris guide him Waterfront in Boston on January 28. through the procedure. Overall, more than 7,000 dentists were among the more than 27,000 Norris expressed his appreciation for participants at Yankee Dental, New England’s largest dental meeting, which the recognition and extended thanks to took place January 27–29 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. all who have supported him throughout The Tufts Alumni Lounge on the exhibit hall floor was a hub of activity, with his career. alumni stopping by to meet with classmates and colleagues between courses Timothy Hempton, associate clinical or grab a snack. professor of periodontology, was named At the annual dental meeting, Norris received the District One Distinguished the 2011 Clinician of the Year in recogni- Service Award from the International College of Dentists (ICD). Tufts Provost tion of his decade of service as a speaker Jamshed Bharucha said the dean exemplifies the ideal of “leadership as service.” and volunteer at Yankee Dental. Hempton Maria Papageorge, D82, DG86, DG89, A12P, professor and chair of oral and continues to teach periodontics to sold-out maxillofacial surgery, reflected on the years she worked with Norris, a Tufts- educated oral surgeon, in the department and praised him for being “hard working, energetic and caring to his patients.”
Right: Kelly Wojcicki, Nora Zaki and Joyce Gitangu, all D08. Below: Santhosh Veeranna, DG10; Kathleen O’Loughlin, D81, executive director and chief operating officer of the American Dental Association. Golnaz Goodarzi, a general dentist who practices in North Andover, Mass.; Mostafa El-Sherif, DI95, president of the Dental Alumni Association; Lioubov Richter, DI96; and Ron Richter. Bottom right: Paul Schoenbeck, D94 and Janis Moriarty, D94, general chair of Yankee Dental Congress 36.
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28062_p46-55.indd 46 5/11/11 3:07:18 PM Filling out their crowds of dentists, hygienists and assistants class gift forms, at the convention. Hempton has served on from left: Katie Wych, class several Yankee Dental program commit- treasurer, Anna tees and last year was one of four program Czechowski, chairs. Christy Cowell, Barry Briss, D66, DG70, D95P, DG97P, Hannah Beatty and professor and chair of orthodontics, Farah Assadipour, secretary for the received the Dr. Frederick Moynihan Class of 2011. Award for Outstanding Contributions and Service to Orthodontics, presented by the Massachusetts Association of Orthodontists. Frederick Moynihan grad- uated from Tufts Dental School in 1951 and received his postgraduate certificate in orthodontics from Tufts two years later. He practiced in Massachusetts for more than 40 years. Ross Icyda, D11, president of the Class of 2011, received the senior student award from the American College of Dentists on January 29, the same day that David Leader, D85, associate clinical professor of general D11 classmates Morgan Pierce, dentistry, presented a talk on “Rheumatic Class Presidents Genko Stanilov Joellyn Ferro and Allison Piper. Diseases and Oral Health.” and Ross Icyda. Mark your calendars for the 2012 Yankee Dental Congress, which will take place at the Boston Convention Center from January 25–27. The Tufts dental Senior Enthusiasm alumni reception will be held on January 26 at the Westin Waterfront. at Yankee Dental
The Office of Dental Development and Alumni Relations hosted a senior class reception during Yankee Dental Congress in Boston on January 28. Dean Lonnie H. Norris, DG80; Mostafa El-Sherif, DI95, president of the Tufts Dental Alumni Association; Jess Kane, D74, DG76, G78, DG79, D04P, DG06P, and Pamela Maragliano, D04, talked to the seniors about staying engaged with the school, attending lectures and events and becoming ac- tive as reunion co-chairs and members of the alumni board. Class Presidents Ross Icyda, D11, and Genko Stanilov, D11, and Vice President Hubert Park, D11, asked their classmates to consider contributing to the senior class gift to support health services offered to the public at the Sharewood Clinic, a free clinic run by Tufts dental and medical students in Malden, Mass. Of the 107 seniors who attended the reception, 59 made a gift at the Dean’s Inner Circle level that night. Many of the gifts were made in honor of retiring Dean Norris, who was named an honorary member of the class.
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the best of times register now! As our profession continues to grow and dental tech- nology improves, dentists are continuing to Tufts Dental enjoy practicing and improving their lives and the lives of millions of patients. We are truly living in the best Career time for our profession. Our school and alumni association are strong and will continue to grow with the support of our dedicated alumni. During Dean Lonnie Norris’ 16-year Link tenure, he has improved our school and elevated the bar for excellence. Now it is our responsibility to maintain • that excellence. Search job openings and practices for I am privileged to be serving as sale or rent. (Searches can only be your alumni association president, and I will continue working hard to made by members of the Tufts Dental add more benefit to your membership. community. Postings are available to Currently, we are in the process of searching for opportunities to endorse non-alumni and multiple members companies to allow our members the of an office.) benefit of getting the best rates and service. If you have any ideas for • Use the Alumni Advisors Network, other services or benefits, please contact me or any members of the an opt-in directory that connects Tufts Executive Board. students and alumni for advising, On behalf of all of the association members, I would like to thank Dean networking, referrals or just keeping Norris for his dedication to the dental in touch. school during his deanship. He will be missed by all of us. • Create or enhance resumes with templates from Resume Builder. Yours truly,
mostafa h. el-sherif, di95 president, tufts university dental alumni association dental.tufts.edu/careerlink [email protected]
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28062_p46-55.indd 48 5/11/11 3:07:23 PM Above: Joanna Claustro, D11, Bryan Katz and Kristine Concepcion, D14. Below: Lorraine Archambault, Roland Archambault, Maris Mann-Stadt, Cole Archambault, A10, D14, Joan Archambault, A10P, D14P, and Gary Archambault, D79, A10P, D14P
Above: Shari Mandel, D77, D14P; Alex Mandel, D14P and Jonathan Mandel, D14; Top: Nicanor Concepcion, D06P, D14P; Fatima Concepcion, D06P, D14P; Rona Hsu, D14; Chao-Chung Hsu, DI81, D14P; and Hui Chin Hsu, D14P.
the family business
More than 70 incoming and current Tufts Dental students who are related to a dental alum celebrated their family connections during the Amanda Stone, D14; Genevieve Stone, fourth annual Dental Legacy Reception, held at D14P; and Walter Stone, D82, D14P. the W Hotel in Boston on August 30, 2010.
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The Wellesley Country Club
ABOVE: Joe Giordano, D79, DG84, left, and Donald LeClair, D79, watch Richard McNulty, D79, make his putt.
LEFT: John Millette, D91; Peiman Mahdavi, D91, DG94; Scott Fitzgerald, D91; Matt Giamarco, D89; Barry Bornfriend; and Derek Wolkowicz, D97, DG00. Fitzgerald, Giamarco and Bornfriend, the Team Gross Champions, hold their trophies.
BOTTOM: Tennis tourney winner Boris Bacanurschi, D06; Sheldon Sullaway, D62; and David Mitchell Singer, D98, DG00.
Swing for Scholars
Wide Open raises $21,000 for Student Loan Fund
more than 90 alumni and friends enjoyed a perfect fall day for golf and tennis during the 28th annual Wide Open Golf and Tennis Tournament, held on September 20, 2010, at the Wellesley Country Club. The tournament, which is supported by dental alumni and cor- porate sponsors, raised $21,462 for the Student Loan Fund, bringing the 28-year cumulative total to $292,757. The 2011 tournament will again be at the Wellesley Country Club, on September 19.
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Team Gross Champions: Hole in One Sponsor: Silver Level: ($475) Nicholas Papapetros, D91 Scott Fitzgerald, D91; Wagner Motors Benco Dental Tufts Health Sciences Matt Giamarco, D89; Barry Glidewell Laboratories Bookstore Reception Sponsor: Bornfriend; Tim O’Brien Ivoclar Vivadent Tufts School of Dental Gentle Dental Medicine, Division of Team Net Champions: Par Club: (Cash, less than Continuing Education Barry Regan; Jack Standard Golf Foursome: $475, and/or prizes) Tufts School of Dental ($2,500) Dombeck; Steve William Accomando, D67 Medicine, Office of McKenna, D87, DG90; Dental Associates of Alumni Relations and Barr & Barr Inc. John Isenburg Walpole Development Cherie Bishop, D94 Designs for Vision Inc. Tufts University School of Tennis Champion: Chaba Florists Eastern Dentists Dental Medicine Alumni Boris Bacanurschi, D06 Insurance Co. Mostafa El-Sherif, DI95 Association Erbaluce Awards Dinner and Raffle Rosen and Associates, Wellesley Country Club Sponsors: ($6,000) LLP Joseph Giordano, D79, The Westin, Boston DG84 Waterfront 3M Unitek Tee Hole Sponsor: Jacob Wirth Restaurant Whip Mix Solmetex ($1,250) JP Licks Vapiano Sullivan Schein Dental Crown Healthcare Apparel The Langham, Boston Sybron Endo Gold Level: ($650) Radisson Hotel, Boston Golf Gift Sponsor: Keystone Dental The Ritz-Carlton, Boston ($6,000) Common Patterson Dental Shibly Malouf, DG64, Davis & Towle Spring Insurance Group, J98P, A04P, D10P LLC
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Transitions don’t miss a thing
The Tufts University Dental Alumni Tufts School of Dental Medicine hosts events across Association has elected Rustam the country and around the world. Don’t miss the DeVitre, DG76, DI77, D12P, as a new chance to join us if an event is happening near your director on the Executive Board. DeVitre seasonal residence. graduated from Government Dental College in Mumbai, India, in 1973, and Do you have more than one residence? Many alumni split completed a master’s in dental surgery their time between two residences and attend Tufts Dental in orthodontics there the following year. events in both places. Sharing your seasonal address with He earned a postgraduate certificate in Tufts will keep you plugged in to events and activities prosthodontics from Tufts in 1976 and a wherever you are. D.M.D. in 1977. DeVitre was an assistant professor of restorative dentistry from 1976 to 1984, and worked in the faculty practice Contact us with your seasonal address update: at Tufts from 1977 to 1984. He then opened his restorative prac- EMAIL: [email protected] tice in Boston, where he continues to work. He is a member of the PHONE: 617.636.6773 Academy of Dental Science, American College of Prosthodontics, the American Dental Association and the Massachusetts Dental Or, please fill out this form and mail it to: Society. He is a past president of the Northeast Craniomandibular Tufts Dental Alumni Relations Society. DeVitre is a reunion co-chair and a member of the Dental 136 Harrison Avenue M Club. He and his wife Virginia Shahinian, D77, DG79, D12P, Boston, MA 02111 reside in Cohasset, Mass. Name
The Tufts Dental Alumni Association Class has elected Joanne Falzone, D80, as a new director on the Executive Board. preferred address: A longtime reunion co-chair, Falzone is a clinical professor and director Street of dental anatomy at Tufts School of City, State, Zip Dental Medicine. She received the Phone Dean’s Award for Preclini-cal Teaching Excellence in 2006, 2007 and 2009. Email Falzone is also a graduate of the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene Check here if new information. and Northeastern University. In addition to her many volunteer activities, Falzone is on the board of directors at the Mollie SEASONAL ADDRESS: Hirshberg Learning Center/South Shore Mental Health in Quincy, Mass., and is the presiding chair of the registration committee Street for the Yankee Dental Congress. She has two sons and resides in City, State, Zip Weymouth with her husband, Peter Cherubini. Phone
Caitlin (Caty) Smith has joined the if you would like to receive mail at your seasonal Office of Dental Development and address, please indicate start/stop dates. Alumni Relations as a staff assistant. Providing this information allows you to continue to maintain She had been temping as a staff your preferred mailing address. assistant for alumni relations since last September and joined the team Start stop on December 6. She earned an Check here if you do not want mail sent to your undergraduate degree in 2010 from seasonal address during dates noted above, and the Carroll School of Management tufts will continue to use your preferred address. at Boston College, where she played club lacrosse. She is an avid skier and Boston Bruins fan.
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BLAZE OF GLORY. A favorite photographic subject for Wilbur Riff, D52, is the setting sun, this one taken near his home in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. If you’d like to submit a photograph for possible inclusion in the magazine, please email it to the editor, Helene Ragovin, at [email protected].
MAY 14 MAY 29 OCTOBER 10–13 NOVEMBER 12–15 Alumni reception in Alumni reception in Alumni reception in conjunction Alumni reception in conjunction with the annual conjunction with the annual with the annual session of the conjunction with the annual session of the American session of the American American Dental Association session of the American Association of Orthodontists Association of Las Vegas, Nevada Association of Periodontology Chicago, Illinois Pediatric Dentistry Miami Beach, Florida New York, New York NOVEMBER 3 MAY 22 Alumni reception in For the most updated Tufts University’s 155th SEPTEMBER 12–17 conjunction with the annual information, contact the Commencement Alumni reception in conjunction session of the American College Office of Dental Alumni Academic Quad with the annual session of the of Prosthodontists Relations at 617.636.6773 Medford/Somerville campus American Association of Oral Scottsdale, Arizona or email dental-alumni@tufts. 9 a.m. and Maxillofacial Surgeons edu. Or visit go.tufts.edu/ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania dentalalums.
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ada in the Below, from left: Karen Wallach, D85; Tony Giamberardino, D85; sunshine state and Diane Giamberardino.
Alumni and their family and friends had a chance to connect—and also to race hermit crabs and make flip books—at a reception during the annual session of the American Dental Association in Orlando, Fla., on October 9, 2010. More than 60 From left: Steve Tonelli, D80, A04P, A10P, D14P; Bruce folks turned out for the event at Verrill, D80; Guillermo Porro, D80; Bob Amato, D80, the Orlando Hilton. DG83; and Butch Marianetti, D80.
windy city retreat
Maria Papageorge, D82, DG86, DG89, A12P, professor and chair of oral and maxillofacial surgery, addressed alumni and friends at a reception held in conjunction with the annual session of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in Chicago on September 30, 2010. More than 40 visitors mingled at the Hilton Chicago, where Papageorge up- dated them on news from the department and on the dental school’s newly opened vertical expansion.
From left: Pashkar Mehra, DG99; William Deighan, DG86; Richard Catrambone, D85, DG89; Laurie Manthos, D87, DG91; and David Kelly, D73.
professor hosts prosthodontists
Hiroshi Hirayama, DG90, DI93, DG94, professor of prosthodontics and operative dentistry, hosted more than 40 alumni and students at a reception in Orlando, Fla., on November 4, 2010. They were in town for the annual meeting of the American College of Prosthodontists.
From left: Vincent Mariano, D82, DG84; Holly Shepherd, DG13; Mike Butera, D10, DG13; Khaled El Rafie, DG13; Jong Won Yoon, DG13; Dong-soo Hong, D09, DG13; and Lino Calvani, DG91.
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Carl Perlmutter, D64, DG70, and Back row, from left: Robert Hunter, D63, Connie Hunter, Wally the Green Allyn Segelman, D73, DG77. Monster, Jean Fiore and Louis Fiore, D62; front row, from left: Charles Jacappo, Mary Jacappo, Mary Timmons and James Timmons, D53.
sox a hit with alums
One hundred dental alumni, family and friends spent the afternoon watching the Red Sox take on the Florida Marlins during a spring training game on March 5 in Fort Myers, Fla. Attendees Dean Lonnie H. Norris, enjoyed a private picnic cookout and a visit with Donna Norris and Sox Hall Sox Hall of Famer Jim Rice before watching the of Famer Jim Rice. sold-out game, which Boston lost, 11–2.
new york meeting
The Greater New York Chapter of the Tufts Dental Alumni Association and the Office of Dental Development and Alumni Relations hosted a reception and dinner on November 30, 2010, at the Marriott Marquis for 60 alumni and guests who attended the New York meeting. Keynote speaker Kathleen O’Loughlin, D81, executive director and chief operating officer of theA merican Dental Association, talked about the need for dentists to give back to their communities.
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Sheldon Sullaway D62 was among the 75 runners and walkers 55 FOR ’55 representing Tufts Dental at Members of the Class of ’55 the 2010 Komen Race for the marked their 55th reunion in Cure in Boston last fall. It was 2010. Back row, from left: John the largest turnout in the eight Wolkowicz, D55, D91P, D97P, DG95P, DG00P; Walter Crites years the dental school has Jr., A50, D55; Victor Fournier, been participating in the event, D55; Francis Hannaway, D55; which raises money for breast Peter Vouras, D55, D89P; cancer research. Tufts Dental and Harry Kavoogian Jr., D55, was recognized with an award for A84P; front row, from left: Kas Kowalski, D55; Arthur Sandler, the largest participating college D55, A80P, J82P; Paul Harvey, or university team. Sullaway D55, D81P; and Stanley defended his age-group title with Listernick, A50, G51, D55. a third-place finish, for which he received a pair of running shoes.
Barry S. Briss, A63, DG74; William Maness, protocols; risk assessment Richard Kulbersh, E65, D66 DG70, D95P, DG73, DG75; and Pamela and risk management and the will be honored in May at DG97P, received the Dr. Maragliano, D04, earned Adult encouraging results that the team the annual session of the Frederick Moynihan Award for Preventive Practice of the Year has compiled from a research American Board of Orthodontics Outstanding Contributions and honors at the American Dental project it conducted. The team in Chicago. Kulbersh is chair of Service to Orthodontics from the Association meeting in Orlando, studied the success of its caries the Department of Orthodontics Massachusetts Association of Fla., in October 2010. A major prevention program and how it at the University of Detroit Orthodontics at the 2011 Yankee part of the competition was a relates to quality of life. They Mercy School of Dentistry. Dental Congress, which took one-hour presentation at the plan to publish their research. place in Boston in January. Briss meeting. The team’s presentation William Lobel is professor and chair of detailed preventive practices, Bill Green retired D72 was inducted as orthodontics at Tufts. including modification of the D69 in October a fellow of the International CAMBRA protocols and how 2008, when he sold his New College of Dentists during the Lewis Wharf Dental CAMBRA was implemented Hampshire practice to Josh annual meeting of the American D67 Associates, the successfully in the private- Osofsky, D06, and Drew Wilson. Dental Association in Orlando, practice of Robert Chapman, practice setting; periodontal In July 2010 he was appointed Fla., in October 2010. to the dental staff at the Northwest Medical Center in St. John Ficarelli, Albans, Vt., and he “unretired” D73 D10P, DG12P to work part-time in a rural see DG09. health clinic in Richford, Vt. Green and his wife, Bonny, William traveled to Spain in February for DG73 Maness, their sixth dental mission trip to DG75, see D67. RETO, a Christian drug reha- bilitation program with 4,000 Jeffrey R. Brook One place. Right now. residential participants. During D74 received the 2010 the first four trips, he extracted Distinguished Faculty Award from about 400 non-restorable teeth New York University for his work on each two-week visit. Now the in the Department of Periodontics Your source for news about students, scholarship, program has a three-chair clinic and Implant Dentistry. The award scientific discoveries, concerts, campus life, sports, speakers, symposia and more. and an X-ray machine, so he is is given by the graduating class able to do restorative dentistry to a faculty member in recogni- as well as extractions. Green tion of his or her ability as a http://now.tufts.edu lives in St. Albans, Vt., and clinician, educator and mentor. Edgewater, Fla. He was chosen because he not
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only shared his experience with was the lead faculty member Tina Wang as free antibiotics and other students in the NYU clinic, but for the “High Fidelity Human D86 joined the medications. Diament-Golub, also invited them to his practice Simulation for Anesthetic and Longwood Dental Group in a part-time faculty member in in North Massapequa, N.Y. Medical Emergencies” courses Brookline, Mass., last October, pediatric dentistry at Columbia Harvey Levy, who practices at the annual meeting of the after it merged with her former University College of Dental in Frederick, Md., received his American Association of Oral practice at One Brookline Place. Medicine, her 15 dental students second Lifelong Learning and and Maxillofacial Surgeons, The combined practice has and the rest of the team treated Service Recognition from the held in Chicago last fall. He 13 dentists. 1,600 patients. The team Academy of General Dentistry also presented a program on provided dental extractions, in August 2010. He was also “Pharmacology for the Oral Jamie Diament- cleanings and fillings and offered inducted into the U.S. Martial Surgical Assistant” at the D87 Golub returned preventive care, oral-health Arts Hall of Fame. He welcomed meeting. Rosenberg directed in February from her annual education and free toothbrushes a granddaughter, Atara Shulamit the first “Sedative and mission trip to Jamaica. Through and toothpaste. Friedman, whose name means Medical Emergency Course the organization Health Care “gentle leader.” for Assistants” last October, International, she provides free Nooruddin Morton Rosenberg, during the annual meeting of the dental care to residents of rural DG93 Pradhan, A09P, professor of oral and American Academy of Pediatric communities in the southern DG94, DI06, attained diplomate maxillofacial surgery at Tufts, Dentistry in San Diego. and central areas of the island. status with the American Board Founded by Noel Brown, a New of Pediatric Dentistry in October York University-educated dentist 2010. who was born in Jamaica, the organization brings dental Dante A. students to these underserved D95 Gonzales joined areas each year. The team also the editorial advisory board for includes physicians and nurses Sharecare (www.sharecare. who provide blood pressure com), a consumer-oriented and glucose screenings as well website that promotes healthy
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Check here if address is new. Send to: Susan Ahearn, Tufts Dental Alumni Relations 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111 KICKING IT UP A NOTCH email: [email protected] or Fielding a flag football team is a beloved fall tradition at Tufts fax: 617.636.4052 Dental, and this year’s team made the school proud. The team— known, appropriately enough, as the Dentists—participated in Name Class the 15th annual North East Flag Football Regional Tournament on December 4 in Charlestown, Mass., making it as far as the Street second day of playoffs. The team received funding from the Office of Student Affairs. From left: Muddassar Tukdi, D11; Brad City State Zip Khankanian, D12; Samir Hussain, D11; Afshin Rahimi, D11; Tyler Email Fleming, D12; Ben Song, D11 (seated in middle); Ninus Ebrahimi, D10, DG12 (seated in middle); and Daniel Jun, D12 (in front).
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living and provides answers to Cristina Floro Krista Kane to dentistry at the state and visitors’ questions from some of D98 became engaged D04and Jamie Kane, local levels. She volunteers at the nation’s leading physicians, to John O’Hara in Ireland on DG06, welcomed their second Yankee Dental Congress and nurses and other professionals. November 10, 2010. O’Hara daughter, Teagan Nuala, on with the Charles River Dental Gonzales is the only dentist on proposed overlooking the Cliffs January 8. Study Club. the advisory board. of Moher. They set their wedding Pamela Maragliano, Josh Osofsky, see D69. date for St. Patrick’s Day at Holy see D67. John J. Giordano Name Cathedral in Chicago. Amanda D96 graduated Janel Forde D07 Backstrom from the Army Medical Katie M. Rand D05 and her husband, celebrated the opening of Artesa Department’s Basic Officer D01and her husband, Maurice Blenman, welcomed Dental in Martinez, Calif., with Leader Course at Fort Sam Mark Stempler, welcomed a a baby in fall 2010. a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Houston, Texas, on October daughter, Abigail Hayden, on February 10. She has owned the 18, 2010. Giordano now has a May 14, 2009. Abigail joins twin Neela Gandhi has practice since May 2010. formal affiliation with the Army sisters Mollie and Jessica, age 5. D06 been recognized Medical Department Regiment. Rand purchased a dental office, as a William McKenna Volunteer Mabi Singh, He was commissioned as a Rand Dental, in February 2010, Hero by the Massachusetts DI07 an associate captain in November 2009 and practices general dentistry. Dental Society. The award is professor of general dentistry and serves as a Dental Corps She and her family reside in given in memory of Dr. William at Tufts, has been accepted officer and reservist with the Boynton Beach, Fla. H. McKenna, who was a huge into the Massachusetts Dental Massachusetts Army National contributor to the development Society’s Leadership Institute, Guard Medical Command. He Wai Cheung, of the Yankee Dental Congress designed to provide dentists continues to maintain both his DG02 DI06, has and a volunteer in the MDS with training to become effec- general and forensic dentistry been promoted to associate pro- community. She was honored by tive civic leaders on a local, practices in Worcester, Mass. fessor of periodontology at Tufts. her peers for her contributions state or national level. Selected
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participants are required to at- John Massoud, practice residency, has been and speakers tend four participatory sessions D10 see D09. accepted into the Massachusetts as well as a with well-known facilitators Jamie Rhew Roberts and Dental Society’s Leadership team-building and speakers Matthew Roberts welcomed a Institute, designed to provide event. Following as well as a son, Hayden Quinn, on August dentists with tools to become completion of team-building 24, 2010. effective civic leaders on a local, the training, event. Following state or national level. Selected participants completion of Supreeth participants are required to take part in a yearlong ad hoc the training, DG11 Veeranna, attend four participatory sessions committee that focuses on an participants who is completing a pediatric with well-known facilitators issue affecting dentistry. take part in a yearlong ad hoc committee that focuses on an issue affecting dentistry. IN MEMORIAM
Leila Roumani Sarkis M. Shaghalian, D40 Rosemary Bersch, D47 Thomas L. Blanchard Jr., D53 D09 joined West December 28, 2010 January 12, 2011 March 2, 2011 Roxbury Dental Arts in West Port St. Lucie, Florida Sykesville, Maryland West Springfield, Massachusetts Roxbury, Mass., in October 2010. Stanley Summer, D40 Walter W. Burnett, D47 Richard J. DesLauriers, D54 Elizabeth Shenk and Tyler February 23, 2011 January 29, 2011 November 22, 2010 Carmack were married in May Providence, Rhode Island South Hero, Vermont Longmeadow, Massachusetts 2010 and are expecting a baby girl this June. In January, they Harry Avnet, D41 Arthur R. Fantaci, D48, DG53 Robert H. Querze, D55, DG59 took over Shaftsbury Dental November 30, 2010 January 8, 2011 October 26, 2010 Center in Vermont from Herb Canton, Massachusetts Wolfeboro, New Hampshire Plymouth, Massachusetts Moskowitz, D98P, who retired. They had most recently worked Jacob H. Belofsky, D43A, DG48 William J. McPadden, D48, Richard W. Perron, D56 D79P in Fairfield County, Conn. They January 5, 2011 November 17, 2010 Boca Raton, Florida, and West December 5, 2010 Westborough, Massachusetts remain involved in humanitar- Hyannisport, Massachusetts Easton, Connecticut ian work. Shenk volunteers with William F. Brennan, D59, A84P, Operation Smile, and that orga- Henry B. Wolfe, D43A Aristotle N. Vontzalides, M88P, D96P, A98P, M02P nization is one of the reasons December 21, 2010 A46, D48 January 4, 2011 she became a dentist. Carmack Scarsdale, New York February 19, 2011 Warwick, Rhode Island is fluent in Russian, and dur- Peabody, Massachusetts ing graduate school, would Charles E. Rounds, D45, Francis D. Nelen, D59 translate while providing free J73P, G79P George P. Canucci, D50 January 10, 2011 dental work to Jewish Holocaust January 15, 2011 September 26, 2010 South Hadley, Massachusetts survivors in Russia. They hope Scituate, Massachusetts Plymouth, Massachusetts to set up free dentistry days at Jason Shultz, D61 Shaftsbury Dental Center for Charles A. Sprague, D45 James C. Goodchild, D50 August 26, 2010 patients in need, beginning in April 22, 2011 October 8, 2010 Los Altos, California spring 2012. South Dennis, Massachusetts Saco, Maine, and Newton, Massachusetts Leah M. Massoud and John David C. Garre, D66 Massoud, D10, welcomed a Marvin Dwore, D46 November 22, 2010 Willard A. Coy, D51 son, Costa John, on October 13, December 18, 2010 Chatham, Massachusetts Niskayuna, New York September 16, 2010 2010. Rotonda West, Florida Robert J. Smith, D66 George F. Henderson, A45, D46 Abeer November 6, 2010 October 23, 2010 Calvin V. Giusti, D52 New Port Richey, Florida DG09 Basunbul, Fernandina Beach, Florida December 28, 2010 Jessica Chiang and John North Providence, Rhode Island Paul Okon, D69, A96P, D98P Ficarelli, D73, D10P, DG12P, Vincent A. Schaefer, D46 January 20, 2011 attained diplomate status with February 24, 2011 Norman A. Epstein, A48, D52 Newton, Massachusetts the American Board of Pediatric Brewster, Massachusetts February 19, 2011 Dentistry in November 2010. Marblehead, Massachusetts
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MAY 25 SEPTEMBER 17 OCTOBER 21 What’s New in Today’s Clinical Dentistry?: New Advances in Implant Overdentures Balanced Oral Environment Evidence-based Information Every Dr. Allen Schneider Dr. Nels Ewoldsen Dental Practice Should Know Dr. Paul Vankevich SEPTEMBER 21 NOVEMBER 2 Dental Office Ergonomics: How to Lower Oh Baby: Infant, Preschool JUNE 2 Your Risk of Musculoskeletal Injury and and Teen Dentistry Dental Treatment for Little Jake: Incorporate Techniques for Prevention Ms. Lee Somerville Practical Knowledge and Clinical and ReliefSteve Satin Skills You Need to Treat Children in NOVEMBER 4–5 Your General Practice SEPTEMBER 23 Nitrous Oxide Certification Course Drs. David Tesini and Joseph O’Donnell CEI: Real-world Occlusion Drs. Morton Rosenberg, C.S. Maller Participation Course and William MacDonnell JUNE 3 Drs. Gerard Kugel, Noshir Mehta Sixth Annual Oral Cancer Symposium and Hans-Peter Weber NOVEMBER 9 Full-arch Rehabilitations: JUNE 17 SEPTEMBER 24 How to Create Complete Dentures Dentistry à la Carte: Advancement Headache and Facial Pain: From Basics to Current Standards of CAD/CAM Dentistry Evidence-based Treatment Dr. Lino Calvani Dr. Parag Kachalia SEPTEMBER 30 SEPTEMBER 10 Margolis Lectureship The Phantom of the Opera-tory: Dr. John Casco Tufts University School of Dental Let Your Pharmacology Inner Voice Medicine is an ADA CERP-recognized Guide You to Great Patient Management SEPTEMBER 30–OCTOBER 1 provider. ADA CERP is a service of the Dr. Thomas Viola Nitrous Oxide Certification Course American Dental Association to assist Drs. Morton Rosenberg, C.S. Maller dental professionals in identifying quality SEPTEMBER 16 and William MacDonnell providers of continuing dental education. Simplicity in Endodontics: ADA CERP does not approve or endorse An Achievable Goal and a New Way OCTOBER 14 individual courses or instructors, of Looking at Filling Techniques Fifth Annual Dental Sleep nor does it imply acceptance of credit Dr. Sergio Kuttler Medicine Symposium hours by boards of dentistry.
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Name______
SPORTS FOR SCHOLARSHIP Graduation year or affiliation with Tufts Dental______
Guest(s) name(s)______
Address______
______WIDE OPEN Daytime phone______Email______
My handicap is______. Cost includes lunch, tournament, reception and awards dinner.
Golf Tournament $350/player $1,300/foursome if signed up together
My foursome will include: 2. ______3. ______4. ______r Please check here if you would like to be placed in a foursome.
Dental Alumni Tennis Tournament Student Loan Fund $200/player
Reception & Awards Dinner Only $75 for guests and non-competitors
PAYMENT Can’t participate this year? Please consider a $100 donation to help future students of _____ golfers @ $350 each = $______Tufts Dental and be listed as a tournament _____ tennis @ $200 each = $______sponsor in Tufts Dental Medicine magazine. _____ dinner only @ $75 each = $______I will be unable to attend the 2011 WIDE OPEN, Please complete the registration form and but I’d be proud to be listed as a sponsor for my enclose your check, made payable to Tufts $100 donation to the Student Loan Fund. University Dental Alumni Association, and mail to: r My check for $______is enclosed. r Please charge $______to my
OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS r MasterCard r VISA r Discover Tufts University Card #______Exp.______Going the Distance School of Dental Medicine TOTAL ENCLOSED $______136 Harrison Ave. Nicholas Gordon, Marek Ogledzki and Inga Keithly, all D12, take to the city Boston, MA 02111 Please mail this form and your check, payable to Tufts streets for a training run prior to this year’s Boston Marathon. The three University Dental Alumni Association, to Office of competed on the Tufts President’s Marathon Challenge Team, which raises Alumni Relations, Tufts University School of Dental money to support teaching and research at the university that promotes FOR MORE INFORMATION Medicine, 136 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02111. healthy living. The dental students were among 200 Tufts runners who ran Phone 617.636.6773 the 26.2-mile course from Hopkinton to Boston on April 18. Gordon finished Registration confirmation and directions will be in 4:15:19; Ogledzki in 3:35:48, and Keithly ran 4:54:59. Email [email protected] mailed to you prior to the tournament. http://dental.tufts.edu/alumni
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28062_cvrs_CS5.indd 4-6 5/13/11 8:34 AM MAGAZINE OF THE tufts university dental alumni association spring 2011 VOL. 15 NO. 1
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136 Harrison Avenue Paid Boston, MA Boston, ma 02111 Permit No. 1161 SPORTS FOR SCHOLARSHIP www.tufts.edu/dental WIDE OPEN Dental medicine Come join the Tufts University Dental Alumni Association for the 29th Annual Wide Open Treat the Child, Golf & Tennis Tournament Treat the Parent Monday, September 19, 2011 Wellesley Country Club 390 Wellesley Ave. Wellesley, Massachusetts T U FT S
U NI V E Tufts Dental alumni, faculty, family RS IT Y and friends are invited to participate! Leading man OFFI C All proceeds benefit the Gerard Caron, D78, traded in a rural practice for a military career. E OF Along the way, he discovered he enjoyed being a leader—and that he PU B
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was good at it. He’s now the highest-ranking dentist in the Air Force ATION s and commander of the medical wing that’s the first stop on home soil
Schedule of Events for troops wounded overseas. For more on the story, turn to page 10. 8167 05/11
Golf and Tennis Registration 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Golf Tournament 11 a.m. shotgun start Lunch included A toolkit for Tennis tournament 2 to 4 p.m. handling your Reception 4 p.m. pediatric patients Awards Dinner 5 p.m. Registration Fees Golf Tournament $350/player $1,300/foursome if signed up together Tennis Tournament $200/player Reception and Dinner Only $75 for guests and noncompetitors a M in lv e : K Photo PLUS: the next dean n artist among us n decoding ‘Dentist speak’
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