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1992-09 Goldman School Advisory: September 1992

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Last Hurrah for the Class of 1992

There was lots of good cheer as mem• Speranza, and Dr. William Eaves 1993 and incoming first-year class bers of the Class of 1992 celebrated (DMD '86), who worked with Dr. were honored at a party at the Castle on eaming their degrees in May. Speranza, were on hand as the award in the Charles River Campus on July 10. More than 200 guests attended the Dr. Speranza's memory was presented The smiling faces of proud gradu• Senior Dinner for the predoctoral to Walter Fonfara. Dr. Speranza was a ates, families, friends and faculty could graduates, which took place in the member of the Oral Diagnosis faculty be found in abundance during the School of Medicine's Hiebert Lounge. during the 1980s. dental school's Commencement Donna Hackley, class valedictorian, Postdoctoral residents graduating ceremonies on May 17. The day started gave the keynote address, and 30 this year were honored at various with the University's exercises at academic and personal achievement events as well. On May 2, the Depart• , followed by lunch at awards were presented to outstanding ment of Endodontics hosted a dinner . That afternoon, the students. Congratulations to Young Jun for residents at the Colonnade Hotel. dental school held its annual graduation An, John Cataudella, Maureen Colella, Dr. and Mrs. Jon Kapala hosted a at the Alfred . Dan Lynne Drizen, Steven Elbaz, Walter dinner for graduating residents of the Nathanson, professor and chairman of Fonfara, Jr., Robert Gilardetti, Pediatric Dentistry Department at their the Department of Biomaterials, gave Montserrat Gonzalez, Rita Gmszecki, home on May 9, and the first-year the commencement address, which was Donna Hackley, Bruce Hmurovic, students gave the graduates a luncheon followed by the presentation of Young Nam Kim, Linda Kono, Karen on May 15. diplomas. Eighty predoctoral graduates Mega, Georgina Mesa, Robert Moreau, A number of events honoring received their degrees and were hooded Christopher Nguyen, Eduardo Rodes, graduating residents took place this by Tom Kilgore, associate dean for and Roger Phillips. summer. On June 14, Dr. and Mrs. Predoctoral Programs, and Sydell Awards were presented in memory Hyman (Smoky) Smukler hosted a Shaw, director of Predoctoral Admis• of two faculty members. Donna cookout at their home for residents in sions and Student Affairs. Seventy-five Hackley received the first Steven R. the Department of Periodontology and post-doctoral students and six graduate Gordon Memorial Award, in memory Oral Biology. On June 29 the Oral students were also honored at the of the late Dr. Steven Gordon of the Surgery Department recognized the ceremony. Associate Dean Paula Prosthodontics Department. Mrs. Carol graduates at a dinner. The Department Friedman also announced the names of Speranza, wife of the late Dr. Joseph of Prosthodontics' classes of 1992 and the academic award winners. Goldman School Page 2 ADVISORY

First Distinguished Alumni Awards Presented

In this world, excellence often goes Donahue has distinguished herself accepted the award. Dr. Gordon's unrewarded. Not so during the school's through her work as the director of the friend, Carrie Fuchs, was also present. recent alumni weekend, when four Office on Women's Health within the Congratulations to all of the award alumni received the Alumni United States Department of Health recipients. If you know of alumni who Association's first Distinguished and Human Services. have distinguished themselves in Alumni Awards. The awards were Michael Sheff (Pedo '68) received service to the school, the profession, or given during the Alumni Gala on the award for service to the community, the community, nominate them for the May 15. because of his work in promoting 1993 awards. Nomination forms will be Dr. Harold Levin (Endo '62), who Dental Health Month, which helps available in September. has a practice in Lynn and Peabody, bring awareness of the need for proper received the award for distinguished dental care into the lives of millions of service to the school. Dr. Levin has people each year. Dr. Sheff maintains a been a volunteer faculty member since practice in Newton and is very involved his graduation, spending one day a with the Dental Society. week lecturing and working with A special Distinguished Alumni residents in the Endodontics Award was given posthumously to postdoctoral program. In addition, he Steven Gordon, a 1978 graduate of the has been chairing a campaign to endow DMD program and faculty member at the Herbert Schilder Chair in the school. His dedication to his Endodontics, an effort that has raised profession (especially in the field of $750,000 to date. geriatric dentistry), the school and his Harold Levin (Endo '62), left, was The award for service to the dental patients, students and colleagues, made presented with a Distinguished Alumni profession was presented to Agnes him one of the most respected instruc• Award by Zhimon Jacobson, president of Donahue, a 1975 graduate of the tors at the school. Dr. Gordon's the BUGSGD Alumni Association, during Pediatric Dentistry program. Dr. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gordon, the recent Alumni Gala.

Board of Visitors Meets in June

Members of the school's Board of program focused on research. Aram development and alumni relations Visitors were welcomed to the annual Chobanian, dean of the School of officer. meeting of the group on June 15. Medicine, shared with the Board his After lunch, Christine Paige, clinical According to Dean Spencer Frankl, the vision of research for the Boston director of the Dental Health Center, meeting began with breakfast and a University Medical Center. Dan and Joseph Boffa, director of the tour of the Dental Health Center at 930 Nathanson, professor and chairman of Dental Health Plan, presented a report Commonwealth Avenue. The rest of the Department of Biomaterials, and on the first year of the plan. Following the meeting took place in conference Dana Graves, associate professor of the their presentation, John McManama, rooms at the School of Law. Department of Periodontology and Oral professor and chairman of the Depart• The meeting began with opening Biology, presented the latest advance• ment of Operative Dentistry and remarks by Marshall Sloane, chairman ments in their departments. The Madalyn Mann, director of the APEX of the Board of Visitors, and a report morning session concluded with a Program, presented the latest innova• on the progress of the school by Dean presentation on fundraising efforts at tions in the predoctoral program. Frankl. The remainder of the moming's the dental school by Glenn Kaufhold, Goldman School Page 3 ADVISORY

AADS and AADR Come to Boston

Boston University was well represented Health Plan. Drs. Jong and Friedman ("Evaluating Master Cast Techniques at the annual meetings of the American and Joseph Boffa, director of the for Multiple Implant Abutment Prosthe• Association of Dental Schools (AADS) Dental Health Plan, worked with Dr. ses"); Jose Segura ("In Vitro and the American Association for Paige on the poster. Microleakage Under Crowns Cemented Dental Research (AADR), both of with Resin Cements"); Phillipe Researchers well represented which took place in Boston recently. At Aramouni ("The Influence of Die the AADS meeting, Thomas Kilgore, Both faculty and students from the Systems and Die Stones Upon Die associate dean for Predoctoral Pro• Department of Periodontology and Oral Position"); Jean Asmar ("Efficacy of a grams, served as chairperson-elect for Biology and the Department of Rotary Electric vs. a Manual Tooth• the Section on Clinic Administration Biomaterials had a strong presence at brush in Orthodontic Patients"), and and led the section meeting that was the AADR meeting that took place Rebecca Kraivixien ("Bond Strengths of held in conjunction with the Section on following the AADS meeting. Luting Resins to Etched Glass Ceramic Comprehensive Care and General One of the highlights of the meeting In Vitro"). Dentistry. Dean Spencer Frankl was the presentation of the AADR's Researchers in Oral Biology pre• introduced the meeting's theme, Gies Award to Tao Xu, assistant sented 11 abstracts. They were: "MCP-1 "Integration of Comprehensive Care research professor of Periodontology Regulates Expression of Integrins in Philosophy into Clinic Management and Oral Biology, during the opening Monocytes" by Yanling Jiang and Dana Systems." John McManama, chairman ceremonies on March 11. Dr. Xu Graves; "TGF-B Modulates PDGE and professor of the Department of received the award for his paper, Binding in Human Osteoblastic Cells" Operative Dentistry, presented "Primary Structure and Anticandidal by Mohames Chaibi and Dr. Graves; BUGSGD's comprehensive care Activity of the Major Histatin from "Competitive Absorbtion of Salivary program in his talk entitled "The Parotid Secretion of the Subhuman Proteins to Existing Pellicles" by Patient-First Philosophy of Clinical Primate, MacacafascicularisT The Michael Ho, Mark Lamkin and Frank Teaching." award is given annually for the best Oppenheim; "Molecular Cloning and Associate Deans Anthony Jong and paper published in the Journal of Characterization of the Hamster Paula Friedman chaired and co-chaired, Dental Research during the preceding Salivary AEG/Gene" by George Huang respectively, the Section on Commu• year. and Maria Kukuruzinska; and "Effects nity and Preventive Dentistry. Dr. Presentations made by faculty and of Human Salivary Histatin 5 on Friedman moderated the meeting on staff in the area of biomaterials Actinomyces Species" by Chris "Restorative Materials for the 21st included: "Design of Prefabricated Post Kalpidis, Dr. Xu and Dr. Oppenheim. Century" that dealt with the status of Heads on Various Core Materials" by Other abstracts were: "Relevance of current restorative materials and the Phillip Millstein; "Dentin Etching vs. the ALG7 Gene Expression to Salivary impact of changes in these materials on Priming: Effect on Bond Strength In Gland Function" by Dr. Kukuruzinska the curriculum, patient care, and the Vitro" by Nargess Ashayeri; "Effect of and Kelley Lennon; "Solubility of In community. Cement on Retention of a Prefabricated Vivo Acquired Enamel Pellicle" by Madalyn Mann, director of the Endodontic Post" by Douglas Riis; and Chris Lin, V. Apekin, Lamkin, M. Paz, APFX program, presented the poster "Dentin Etching vs. Priming: Surface Dr. Kukuruzinska and Dr. Oppenheim; "The APFX Program: Applied Profes• Element Analysis" by Ron E'Herault. "Identification of Epitope Regions in sional Experience." Presenting the Students presenting papers on the Human Salivary Histatins" by Chris poster with her were Drs. Jong and topic of biomaterials were: Earah Amin Saxer, Dr. Xu and Dr. Oppenheim; Friedman, and Maxine Peck. "A ("Evaluation of Parameters Affecting "Regulated Expression of Monocyte University-sponsored Dental Health Bond Strength to Dentin In Vitro"); Chemoattractant Protein-1 in Normal Plan as an Employee Benefit" was the Andre Hashem ("Effect of Resin Human Osteoblasts" by Steve Williams title of a poster presented by Christine Cements and Resin Cores on Crown- and Dr. Graves; and "Candidacidal Paige, clinical director of the Dental core Retention"); Paolo Vigolo Mechanism of Salivary Histatin" by Drs. Xu and Oppenheim. Goldman School Page 4 ADVISORY

On the Road to Florida Several members of the Goldman activities and plans for the new catch up with former classmates and School of Graduate Dentistry's research center. In addition to his current colleagues, as well as hearing administration and faculty were on responsibilities on the Board of about the many enhancements made at hand as the school hosted two special Visitors, Sloane is co-chairing the the school during the past few years. events for alumni and friends of the Medical Center fundraising campaign The daytime hours were busy as school in Palm Beach, Florida this past for the new building. well. Glenn Kaufhold, development February. The following evening, more than and alumni relations officer; Sydell Board of Visitors Chairman 100 alumni, spouses and friends of the Shaw, director of Predoctoral Admis• Marshall Sloane and his wife Barbara school attended a cocktail party and sions and Student Affairs; and Madalyn hosted a dinner in their home to buffet dinner at the home of Dr. and Mann, director of the APEX Program, prospective donors for the new Center Mrs. Marvin Rosenberg. Dr. Rosenberg visited with alumni from Palm Beach to for Advanced Biomedical Research, (Perio '60) welcomed the group and Miami, renewing old ties and discuss• under construction on Albany Street. Dean Frankl shared news of recent ing possible affiliations for the APEX Dean Spencer Frankl shared his vision happenings and changes at the school. program (see related story in this issue for the school and discussed research Alumni present enjoyed being able to of Advisory).

If You Missed the Party

It was an evening filled with terrific food, good music and great fun. Alumni, faculty and staff gathered for the school's first annual Alumni Weekend on May 15 and 16. The two-day event kicked off with an alumni gala at the on Friday evening. Saturday offered a day-long continuing education program. That evening, reunioners from through• out the university filled Symphony Hall for Boston University Night at the Boston Pops. The concert was indeed special, as music superstar Bonnie Raitt and her father, well-known Broadway star John Raitt, performed as special guest artists with the Pops. Goldman Schoo. Page 5 ADVISORY

APEX: Making a Difference As the APEX program wraps up its director; Paula Marchand, program program: working in APEX sites third year, program coordinators and coordinator in Continuing Education; outside of the Boston area. participating dentists met recently to Anthony Jong, associate dean; Stephen "APEX was designed to better discuss how the APEX has been Kane, assistant clinical professor and prepare students to enter the 'real working and to plan for the future. John McManama, professor and world' of dentistry upon graduation," APEX dentists from the Greater chairman, both of the Department of said Ms. Mann. "For many students, Boston area joined faculty and students Operative Dentistry; and Leslie Harder, this 'real world' may be 2,000 miles of the Goldman School of Graduate coordinator of the Comprehensive Care from Boston." The 10 students are Dentistry for the annual APEX Confer• Teams. Students Linda Blaschke (DMD working in new APEX sites, many ence, which was held in February. 93), Ronald Bucari (DMD 94) and belonging to Boston University alumni, According to Madalyn Mann, director Robert Moskal (DMD 95) also during the 16-week rotation this of the APEX program, the conference presented. summer. Usually, these offices are in was designed as an open forum to the students' hometowns. In addition to Recognition within the allow dentists, faculty, and students to the practical experience, students are educational arena and plans share their thoughts and experiences now able to begin developing a for the future with APEX. network in the geographic areas they "We wanted to let everyone in• The APEX program was featured at the are planning to retum to upon gradua• volved with APEX — the dentists, the recent American Association of Dental tion. Ms. Mann noted that she expects faculty and the students — know how Schools meeting in Boston, where the first year of this new aspect of the program has been working. We Madalyn Mann gave a poster presenta• APEX to be successful and hopes to wanted to hear from the participants tion. "Lots of people were interested. I offer the same opportunity to students themselves how APEX is doing," received a tremendous amount of next summer. commented Ms. Mann. Participants positive feedback. And after talking Along with these expansion activi• discussed how the program has with many people, I can say we are still ties, efforts are underway to expand the progressed in its three years, exchanged the only school with a program as number of APEX offices in the Boston ideas on how to improve APEX, and comprehensive as APEX," commented area. Ms. Mann noted that within the suggested possible future goals of the Ms. Mann. next month, a direct-mail package will program. Even as APEX gains recognition be sent to more than 300 local dentists. Participating in the program were within educational circles, plans are "We feel dentists in the community will Ms. Mann; Sydell Shaw, director of underway to enhance the program. This be interested to leam more about the Pre-doctoral Admissions and Student summer, 10 first-year students are program and its success during the past Affairs; Kathi Eerland, administrative participating in a new aspect of the three years," said Ms. Mann.

The Delta Dental Plan of Massachusetts, in celebration of its 25th anniversary, awarded $10,000for scholarships to the Goldman School of Graduate Dentistry 1 recently. Similar donations were made to the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Tufts Dental School. Delta Dental plans to award the scholarship money each year for five years. Associate Dean for Administration Paula Friedman accepted the donation from two founders of the Delta Dental Plan of Massachusetts, Dr. Walter Guralnick (left) and Donald Hutchinson (right) at a ceremony recently. Goldman School Page 6 ADVISORY

Local Residents Learn about Dental Health at Museum of Science

Students of the Goldman School parents learned a great deal, too. with silver-colored Silly Putty. Dr. participated in the Massachusetts Douglas Schildhaus, a resident in Schildhaus' exhibit was so well Dental Society's (MDS) celebration of the Pediatric Dentistry program, received, the museum asked him to National Dental Health Month during a coordinated Boston University's modify it so it could become part of the program at the Museum of Science's participation this year. Students from permanent collection. Human Body Discovery Space in BUGSGD participated by demonstrat• Joining Dr. Schildhaus during the Febmary. ing some of the museum's dental exhibit were Karen Mega (DMD 92); That month, nearly 16,000 children exhibits. One of the highlights was a Eric Belinfante, Linda Blaschke, and their parents used the Human Body hands-on demonstration that Dr. Andrew Chase, Timothy Chase and Discovery Space, a collection of Schildhaus created. It consisted of an Thomas Michalik, (all DMD 93); Rita exhibits designed to demonstrate how oversized plaster model of a tooth with Wright, (DMD 94); and Marianne the body functions. According to Tom a cavity. Dr. Schildhaus filled the tooth Ching (Pedo 94) and Mayee Regudo Kilgore, associate dean for Predoctoral with Silly Putty to signify decay. Using (Pedo 93). BUGSGD faculty member Programs, while the program was a spoon-shaped instruments, the kids Michael Sheff coordinated the MDS's designed for the children, many dug out the decay, and filled the tooth Dental Health Month celebration.

Paula Friedman Wins Alumni Award; Lectures on Mentoring

Associate Dean for Administration sium on "Women Dentists — Facing conference, held under the auspices of Paula K. Friedman recently received the Issues" which was held in New Columbia University and the American the Distinguished Alumni Award at York City in March. Dr. Friedman's Association of Women Dentists, aimed Columbia University's School of address discussed "Mentors: Who are to bring together women dentists to Dental and Oral Surgery. The award, they? Where are they? Do we need review the progress and problems of which has been presented only three them?" Also participating in the women as their numbers increase times in the past, recognizes Dr. program was Jeanne Sinkford, special within the dental schools as both Friedman as an outstanding alumna and assistant to the executive director of the students and faculty. dental educator. American Association of Dental Schools, and a member of the The award was presented in con• BUGSGD's Board of Visitors. The junction with a well-attended sympo• Goldman Schoo. Page 7 ADVISORY

Employee Highlight: Judy Lamh Bright Smiles at A lot more than meets the eye Annual Clinic Day

If you've been to the new Dental When not working, Judy's The DMD Class of 1993 brought Health Center at 930 Commonwealth interests and activities are diverse. smiles to many little faces during the Avenue, or were around the school's Taking a break from dentistry, Judy school's annual Clinic Day in April. third floor during the months before spent several years working in Nearly 150 fourth-grade children from the center opened, you've probably interior design. She has a degree in the Blackstone School participated in a met Judy Lamb. But there's more to the field, and worked as a sales hands-on program about dental health. her than meets the eye. consultant and visual merchandiser One highlight of the day was the Judy joined the staff of the dental for Yield House furniture in announcement of winners of the annual school in January 1991, bringing with Braintree. But dentistry called her poster contest, where children were her more than 25 years of experience back, and she came, bringing her asked to portray the importance of building and managing dental interior design skills with her by dental health. practices. As Dental Health Supervi• decorating the new dental center. In Another feature was an exhibit by sor, her newest challenge is a big one. addition, she has worked with several 20 dental companies and organizations "My job is complex. My primary practices on refurbishing existing, which was open to all dental students. responsibility is to see that our older offices. The day culminated in the annual patients are as comfortable and On the weekends, Judy can be Clinic Night celebration, held this year pleased with their care as possible," found in the mountains of North at the Marriott Hotel in Copley Place. says Judy. Conway, NH, with her husband The evening, which was an opportunity "Building a team is also impor• Doug. Climbing? "No-building a to celebrate and toast a job well done, tant," she added. "With a practice like house from scratch," replies Judy. featured fine foods, high spirits and this, where residents rotate, our She and Doug, along with their dancing. patients have to bond with the staff — daughter Heidi, built an "earth Congratulations to the organizing they provide the continuity. I help house" during the mid-80s and are team from the junior class: Linda ensure that happens." Her other big completing a big "above ground" Blaschke, Samy Parsa, Stephanie Payne responsibility: creating a rewarding house. And Judy isn't just decorating and Linda Vidone. environment for the APEX students the new place — she's done it all, who rotate through the center. "This including using a bulldozer to clear is their first taste of what a real dental the land. office is like. I want to leave them After the house is completed, Judy with a good impression." says, "I start rebuilding a late-1950s Mercedes." Goldman School ADVISORY

And Speaking of...

Frank Oppenheim, chairman of the explored ways to enhance the integra• Dental Society in Edmonton, Alberta, Department of Periodontology and Oral tion and collaboration of dental Canada; to the Stark County Dental Biology, spoke on "The Structure and research activities within dental Society in Canton, Ohio, and to the Function of Salivary Proteins" at the education, to enhance the research Toledo Ohio Dental Society in Febru• University of Oslo in Norway and the potential of dental schools and to ary. He also spoke on the "Healing University of Umea in Sweden in examine the scientific impact of Potential of Lesions of Endodontic March. research on dental schools. Origin and its Application to Dean Spencer Frankl and Dr. Endodontic Chairman Herbert Prosthodontic Diagnosis" at the Oppenheim attended a meeting at the Schilder was the feature speaker at a American Academy of Fixed National Institutes of Health in number of meetings. He delivered an Prosthodontics meeting in February. Washington, DC, on April 27 and 28. address entitled "Predictably Success• Associate Dean for Administration The meeting, entitled "Strengthening ful Endodontics" at the Dental Associa• Paula Friedman has been elected to the NIDR-University Partnership: A tion of Trinidad and Tobago's annual the Council of Faculties of the Ameri• Meeting of Dental School Deans," convention; to the Edmonton District can Association of Dental Schools.

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Denise Lobb SERVICE RECOGNIZED — Eight members of the school's faculty and Designer staff were honored at the University's Service Recognition Dinner in April. Joining Associate Dean Thomas Kilgore at the dinner were, left to right, Joyce Snowden of Patient Services; Ronni Schnell of Send news to: Prosthodontics; John Alexander of Prosthodontics, and Maria Serret of Office of External Affairs Periodontology, all of whom were honored for 10 years of service. Not Goldman School of Graduate Dentistry pictured are James Eiore of Prosthodontics (25 years), Ronald 100 East Newton Street E'Herault of Biomaterials, and Veronica Walsh and Ellen Wolfe of Dental Care Management, all of whom have been with the University Room 308 for 10 years. Boston, MA 02118 (617) 638-4892