BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE ........ ie PAID ALBANY, N. Y. 413 NORTH PEARL STREET Permit No. 1648 ALBANY, NEW YORK 12201 NO.I I 50c Address Correction Requested . f ... , y " • Ie is sent to you by your Ticonium Laboratory, doctor. The magazine that covers the whole range of your interests - professional and personal. - Ie A MAGAZINE FOR DENTISTS, DENTAL ASSISTANTS, AND DENTAL HYGIE NISTS grant from the New York State Department of Health drea, who, like her father, enjoys basketball. Published monthly by to work at Buffalo's Roswell Park, one of the nation's Although Dr. Hittleman attends all 41 home games, TlCONIUM COMPANY leading cancer research facilities. he doesn't attend the other 41 games the Braves play Division of CMP Industries, Inc. In September, 1956 he entered the Temple Uni­ on the road because of his commitment to his West Albany, New York "CProfessional' , versity School of Dentistry, where he obtained his Seneca State School position and his private practice. Editor Joseph Strack <, ,~~ ~-~\< dental degree. "However, if an emergency should occur on the Contributing Arthur H. Levine, D.D.S. " -~ Enthusiasm for basketball never left him. Many road, the dentist for the other team would render as­ Editors Maurice J. Teitelbaum, D.D.S . 7..Vife ~ . ---- ' r other NBA team dentists, who are in private practice sistance to our players, much as I would do when a Cover Artist Edward Kasper 'f£. \,"\ Ii '.' in addition to their basketball duties, are farmer high visltmg team comes to Buffalo," he explains. "It's sort By Sylvia S, Levine ~~.~l~ ; J ~ ~<t<Jt/ Iaa IMEMBER PUBLICATION school and college players who maintained their love of an understanding between all NBA team dentists." ae AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL EDITORS ~ q.~> / ., '~ ,,, for the game. Other team dentists, who never played He recently aided Spencer Haywood, the Seattle Su­ _//~~ '/ " ' 'r Tic is microfilmed by the game, enjoy the excitement of being part of a pro­ personics superstar, during a visit to Buffalo. University Microfilms, Tne. ~/ fessional basketball organiaztion, even though on a Continuing to keep his hand in basketball, Dr. Hit­ 300 N. Zeeb Road part-time basis. tleman often finds time to play the game with other Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 T 0 be the wife of a dcntist lends an added di'n~ en~ion to the mari­ In June 1960, after graduating from Temple, Dr. West Seneca School staff members during lunch hour. Tic's International Standard Serial . tal state, Number is: US ISSN 0040-6716 Tic Hittleman accepted a dental position at Gowanda He is also an avid golfer, has a 10-handicap, and plays No young woman entering marriage can assess in practical terms State Hospital, in western New Yark, and there be­ in the lower 80's and high 70's. November 1973 Vol. XXXII No. 11 the many problems and adjustments necessary to make her marriage came exposed to the problems of retarded children. When the 17 teams of the National Basketball As­ CONTENTS a success. Unless she realizes that marriages are made not born He knew then that he wanted to devote part of his sociation take to the floor, team dentists too take their "PROFESSIONAL" WIFE she is doomed. And the addition of anoth~r element, the fact tha~ dental career to helping such youngsters. place in the various arenas across the country, watch­ An excellent interpretation she is now the wife of a professional man, makes the adjustment a During the summer of 1964 he became chief of ing over their warriors. Playing a vital role in keep­ of the unique role of the little more difficult. dentistry at the West Seneca State School, a facility ing valuable team members in top physical form, Dr. dentist's lady The anonymous wife of a man who commutes to his business can which was opened two years earlier and is considered Hittleman is but one of a new breed of sports dentists AN ORAL SURGEON VIEWS go about her daily tasks considerably more rclaxed, The profes­ one of the finest such schools for the retarded in the found behind the team bench. A labor of love, yes, DENTAL IMPLANTS sional man's wife experiences that subtle, but constant, fceling of nation. It has a residency of between 1,800 and and labor necessary for the health and welfare of the Every dentist interested in being on display at all timcs. For some strange reason the public 2,000. sport and its participants. this subject will want to looks upon her as an extension of her husband, This is particularly Often accompanying Dr. Hittleman to the Buffalo P.O. Box 43 read this 3 so in a small community. Braves home games is his 11-year-old daughter, An- Dunkirk, N.Y. 14048 YOUR DENTAL LIBRARY An explanation of this, according to one psychologist, is the high esteem in which most laymen hold the professional man. It is a Tic's new book-article re­ view service to help you blind, at times unrcalistic, standard that assumes perfection in all keep up with today's fast- areas including the choicc of a wife. moving dentistry 7 Some years back when milk was dclivered on the back step in STAMPING OUT DENTISTRY returnable bottles, a mothcr stopped going to a pediatrician because she found out that the empty milk bottles that were sct out at his Another exclusive TIC fea­ ture: Martin's Postal Pano­ house for the milkman to pick up, were not washed, This did not rama 11 mean that the pediatrician was not compctent, but this is the way ANGLES AND IMPRESSIONS many people react, unreasonably or not. And since a professional man wants to present his best image, milk bottles must be clean and One of the most readable commentaries in current wives perfect. professional literature 12 There are no written guidelines for being the perfect wife of a dentist. What is required in a small town does not ncccssarily apply NBA DENTIST to a large urban community. Each young woman is differcnt and A behind-the-scenes report has to create her own identity in order to develop into a happy 11U­ on a new "speciality" in dentistry-the team dentist man being. in basketball 14 The sensitive introspective individual cannot be expectcd to do what an outgoing extrovert finds quite easy. By the same token, the Copyright, 1973 latter cannot function too well in situations the former finds not too TICONlUM COMPANY, Division of CMP Industries, Inc. difficult. 413 North Pearl St., Albany, New York 12201 As I look back ovcr the years of my husband's professional life in a small suburban town, I think the conclusions I have reached Send all editorial contributions to have been the result of listening, watching, cxamining, and above Joseph Strack, P,O , Box 407 all, discussing thc aspects of my role with my husband, North Chatham, New York 12132 Certain qualitics are essential in this auxiliary role. One is the ability to size up certain social situations quickly (when they relate Opilliolls expressed by colltributors to Tic do not necessarily ref/ect the viell's of the pllblishers. OUR COVER Dr. Hittleman usually sits behind the players' bench during a game. Here he is Prill ted in U.S.A. by Pictured is the plaque that marks the historic site in Eastham, Cape Cod, talking to John Hummer. reney Printillg Co., fIlC. , Bayollne, N.J. Mass., where the Pilgrims had their first encounter with "hostile Indians" while searching for a place to settle. Annual Subscription, $5.00 16 TIC, NOVEMBER 1973 TIC, NOVEMBER 1973 1 to her husband) and to meet them with tact and un­ ing needlework with fri end s or piaymg in a small mu­ the former Fort Wayne Pistons, now the Detroit Pis­ derstanding. It is al so essential to be able to listen sic ensemble or participating in a weekly discussion tons. with a sympathetic car when patients insist on relating group, or even joining a bridge club. if that is her in­ Larry Brown, a cousin of Dr. Hittleman's, coaches their dental experiences and problems. In a small clination. the Carolina Cougars of the American Basketball As­ town this may occur frequently. However, if she is going to join an organization sociation, the youngest of the two pro basketball It is taken for granted that the wife of a dentist has should the choice be weighed with considerable care? loops. a vital interest in her husband's profession. Sh e may Yes and no. To espous~ and work for an organiza­ The Buffalo Braves are the NBA Team of the fu­ even play an active role in the office. This, however, tion involv'd in controversial issues will certainly lead ture, an exciting blend of super-talented youngsters may not always meet with success. to repercussions. Yet, to deny commitment to one's and proven pros. You'll hear the names for many When my hu sband first started to practice I helped deep convictions and to straddle a fence on many im­ years to come-Elmore Smith, Bob McAdoo, Bob him in the office for several months. It was a dismal portant issue s during a whole lifetime can be a stultify­ Kauffman. And, with a talented team has come a tal­ failure for him, for me, and for some of the patients. ing and frustrating way to live. An example may be ented dentist in Joel Hittleman. He didn't like telling me what to do and I didn't like the building of a badly needed new school despite a Paul Snyder, owner of the Buffalo Braves, who was the lack of creativity in the job.