ii All Rights Reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the author. Published 1999 at Houston, Texas and distributed jointly by The Edward C. Hinds Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the UT- Houston Dental Branch Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Anesthesiology and Oral Pharmacology. First edition limited to 600 copies. iii The Edward C. Hinds Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the UT-Houston Dental Branch Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and the authors are deeply appreciative of the substantial financial support which W. Lorenz Surgical, Inc. has provided for this project. We also gratefully acknowledge the following additional sponsors, who also provided significant financial support: Jeffrey E. Ashby 3i Implant Innovations, Inc. Stryker Leibinger Synthes Maxillofacial ITI, Straumann U.S.A. iv This book is dedicated to all individuals who have been a part of the UT-Houston Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training program during the first fifty years of its existence, and to those who will follow. May the time and effort spent by future oral and maxillofacial surgery residents be meaningful and the learning experiences be fulfulling and rewarding. Robert R. Debes, D.D.S. 1999 v “The properly trained dentist has an important role to play in the management of disease and injuries of the oral and maxillofacial region. We will establish a program that will provide the opportunity for interested dentists to obtain the necessary training to assume that role.” Edward C. Hinds, D.D.S., M.D. 1949 vi CONTRIBUTORS Kirby L. Bunel, D.D.S. Private Practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Texarkana, Texas. President, Edward C. Hinds Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Preface, The Edward C. Hinds Academy Donald P. Butler, D.D.S. Director, Predoctoral Program, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Anesthesiology and Oral Pharmacology, UT-Houston Dental Branch. Editor, Birth of the Program, The Program Today, Faculty, Alumni Directory Robert R. Debes, D.D.S. Private Practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Houston, Texas. Former Clinical Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, UT-Houston Dental Branch. Primary Author John F. Helfrick, D.D.S., M.S. Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Anesthesiology and Oral Pharmacology, UT-Houston Dental Branch. Preface, 1980-1989, 1990-1999, Extramural Rotations, Foreign Graduate Training, Future of the Program Terry D. Taylor, D.D.S., M.S. Private Practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Houston, Texas. Former Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Training Program, UT-Houston Dental Branch. 1990-1999 Mark E. K. Wong, D.D.S. Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Training Program, UT-Houston Dental Branch, Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Anesthesiology and Oral Pharmacology, UT-Houston Dental Branch 1980-1889, 1990-1999, The Faculty, Extramural Rotations vii CONTENTS PREFACE ........................................................................................................ X ABOUT THE AUTHOR ................................................................................. XI FOREWORD ................................................................................................. XII PART I. PROLOGUE ...................................................................................... 1 THE UT-HOUSTON DENTAL BRANCH ..................................................... 1 TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER ......................................................................... 5 THE HOUSTON SOCIETY OF ORAL SURGEONS ..................................... 8 PART II. THE PROGRAM AND THE RESIDENTS ................................. 10 BIRTH OF THE UT-HOUSTON PROGRAM .............................................. 10 1949-1959 ...................................................................................................... 13 1960-1969 ...................................................................................................... 22 1970-1979 ...................................................................................................... 29 1980-1989 ...................................................................................................... 34 1990-1999 ...................................................................................................... 40 EXTRAMURAL RESIDENT ROTATIONS ................................................ 50 FOREIGN GRADUATE TRAINING............................................................ 55 THE PROGRAM TODAY ............................................................................ 57 FINAL OBSERVATIONS ............................................................................. 60 THE FUTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT ..................................................... 64 PART III. THE FACULTY ........................................................................... 66 EDWARD C. HINDS, D.D.S, M.D. ............................................................... 66 JOHN F. HELFRICK, D.D.S., M.S. ............................................................... 69 JOHN E. PLEASANTS, D.D.S. .................................................................... 72 OTHER FACULTY ....................................................................................... 74 1949-1959 .................................................................................................. 74 1960-1969 .................................................................................................. 74 1970-1979 .................................................................................................. 75 1980-1989 .................................................................................................. 77 1990-1999 .................................................................................................. 79 PROGRAM DIRECTORS ............................................................................. 81 SERVICE CHIEFS ........................................................................................ 84 CURRENT FULL TIME FACULTY MEMBERS ........................................ 85 FULL TIME FACULTY (C ONTINUED ) ......................................................... 86 UT-HOUSTON OMS FACULTY MEMBERS 1949-1999 ........................... 87 PART IV. APPENDIX .................................................................................... 88 THE EDWARD C. HINDS ACADEMY ....................................................... 88 HOUSTON ENDOWMENT, INC. ................................................................ 90 viii EDWARD C. HINDS LECTURSHIP ............................................................93 UT-HOUSTON OMS OUTSTANDING ALUMNI AWARDS .....................93 DECEASED UT-HOUSTON OMS ALUMNI ...............................................93 PART V. ALUMNI DIRECTORY..................................................................94 UT-HOUSTON OMS ALUMNI BY GRADUATION YEAR .......................94 UT-HOUSTON OMS ALUMNI AND FACULTY ALPHABETICAL LISTING .......................................................................................................100 UT-HOUSTON OMS FULL TIME FACULTY 1949-1999 .........................105 UT-HOUSTON OMS ALUMNI BY DENTAL SCHOOL AND GRADUATION YEAR ................................................................................106 UT-HOUSTON OMS ALUMNI BY CURRENT STATE ............................111 UT-HOUSTON OMS ALUMNI BY DENTAL SCHOOL REGION ...........116 PART VI. BIBLIOGRAPHY .......................................................................123 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................123 PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS ......................................................................124 ix PREFACE It is with great pride and humility that we address you, the alumni of the UT-Houston Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Training Program. As you read this history of our Department, we know you will share our feelings of pride in belonging to such a diverse, yet uniquely linked group. We are filled with a sense of gratitude and admiration for all of the individuals whose efforts paved the way for those of us who followed in their footsteps. The information documented in this history has enabled us to appreciate proudly our professional roots in a way that could not be accomplished otherwise. We are humbled by the recognition that the professional success which we all enjoy today is the direct result of the selfless actions of our predecessors. As the author states in his final observations, we alone are not responsible for our present good fortune as oral and maxillofacial surgeons. This document enables us to acknowledge the contributions of our colleagues. As President of the Edward C. Hinds Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Chairman of the Department it is our duty and pleasure to acknowledge one special colleague, Dr. Robert R. Debes. This publication is the result of the sacrificial dedication of Dr. Debes. Though not completed single-handedly, Dr. Debes was clearly the man leading this effort to success. Our alumni owe a debt of gratitude to him for authoring this outstanding publication which will perpetually document the history of the training program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at UT-Houston. We also wish to acknowledge our sponsors, which enabled us to publish such a quality product. The financial support for this project and many others by these