CLASS OF 2017 NEWSLETTER

Lyric of the Week

Im on the right track, baby
I was born this way
- Lady Gaga

Week 25
Reminders:
ORAL CANCER WALK FUNDRAISER!
Wednesday January 14, 2015 at the Promenade Bar and Grill (344 3rd Ave) at 8:30pm.
10% of proceeds from the night will go to the Oral Cancer Walk.
There are drink specials, food specials, and raffle tickets!
Drink specials: $4 pint Millers/Coors, $15 pitchers, $5 well drinks, $5 house wine
Food specials: $ 2.50 sliders all night
Two-step schedule update for General Clinic sessions that begin on January 5, 2015.
Step 1: General Clinic is canceled for January 5-9.
Step 2: See new clinic times!
Course is being modified from 2 sessions every other week to 1 session every other week.
The days that you are assigned to attend won't change, but instead of being in clinic for both
morning sessions, you will only have 1 session.
Refer to attachment in email from Gretchen North for your new clinic time.
Class of 2017 White Coat Ceremony!!
Questions about the ceremony can be directed to dental.studentaffairs@nyu.edu
Detailed information Class of 2017 White Coat Ceremony Website
Initial Clinical Experience (ICE) in pediatric dentistry
Students must wear scrubs, closed toe shoes, bring safety glasses, and have their NYU ID before
arriving for attendance. Students failing to meet these requirements are subject to dismissal and
make-up rotations.
Meet in the Dental School lobby (Septodont Lecture Hall) at 8:15 a.m. to take attendance. From there
students will be assigned to either an off-site location or the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic on 9W.
Transportation will be provided to and from off-site locations.
ePortfolio and Peer Assessment web sites update Dr. Allen has been working on the issues with IT.

The recommendations for website use are:

1 - USE VPN even if at school. If you do not have VPN on your computer - stop by 8th floor
2 - If you are still having logon issues, change browsers.
Using a MAC, Firefox and Chrome work much better than Safari.

If you want to send in any announcements - just email them to melissa.lass@nyu.edu by Saturday at 2:00 pm.

Class Reminders - To Do List

Aesthetic Dentistry
Lab January 12, 2015
2nd session of the D2 Esthetics-Invisalign Lab Course.
** Go to the supply desk 15 minutes prior to your lab to pick up the sterilized cheek retractors from
Marie.
These MUST be returned to Marie after you are done with them at the END of the session.
**HOMEWORK if you have homework due tomorrow (those who missed the first session), please
check in with Dr. Cheung before heading down to the 6th floor.
Lab Exercise:
Meet in 11th floor lab, check in, check off certificates, go over what will be done in clinic, pick
up mirrors and retractors
Go to 6w, partner up, take photos on each other, and examine partner intraorally
Have students upload photos to Test chart in AxiUm, delete photos from camera, save
layout to new folder on computer, have students email photos of partner to themselves in
their own NYU accounts
Students examine each other intraorally
Students and Instructors complete Session 2 evaluation online
Students return mirrors and retractors to Marie
DUE January 12, 2015 BRING CERTIFICATES for each one!!
4. 2014 Producing Orthodontic Clinical Photographs
KC 1 Extraoral Photos (33 Q's)
KC 2 Smile and Frontal Photos (19)
KC 3 Lateral Buccal Photos (30)
KC 4 Occlusal Photos (18)
5. Uploading Photos into
KC Loading photos into Dolphin in AxiUm (9)
6. Producing Alginate
KC Producing Alginate Impressions Self-Assessment (30)
7. Fabricating Quick
KC Fabricating Quick Study Models in Plaster
CR I - Sim: Fixed & Implant Pros
Lab 41 January 13, 2015
A1/A2/B1
Practical II -2 - Fixed Partial Denture
#19-21 chamfer preparations
(#19 FCC, #21 PFM)
(BEST OF TWO ATTEMPTS)
B2
Lab Exercise:

Single unit chamfer preparations: Tooth #27 and interim restorations.

Single unit shoulder preparations: Tooth #3 and interim restorations.
Lab 42 January 15, 2015
A1/A2/B1
Lab Exercise:
Single unit chamfer preparations: Tooth #27 and interim restorations.
Single unit shoulder preparations: Tooth #3 and interim restorations.
B2
Practical II -2 - Fixed Partial Denture
#19-21 chamfer preparations
(#19 FCC, #21 PFM)
(BEST OF TWO ATTEMPTS)
UPCOMING DUE DATES:
January 15, 2015 Trim Dies: #19-21, #8, Application of Die Spacer, Articulate Casts, Work
Authorization for Castings
February 10, 2015 2 Single unit chamfer preps (#27) and interim restorations to a standard of
excellence. (#28 removed from assignments by Dr. Antonoff)
February 10, 2015 2 Single unit shoulder preps (# 3) and interim restorations to a standard of
excellence. (#2 removed from assignments by Dr. Antonoff)
March 19, 2015 2 sets of preparations and interim restorations #6-8 prepared to a standard of
excellence.

CR II - Sim: Removable Pros

Lab January 14, 2015
SurveyanddesignthediagnosticcastsandpreparetheabutmentsonthetypodontfordesignC
Lab Quiz - questions will come from lab manual
Lecture - January 14, 2015
Lecture Quiz - questions will come from lecture material.
Pharmacology
Attendance randomly taken for bonus percentage to be added to grade.
HP II

Class Guest Speaker January 16, 2015

Ethics
Class January 16, 2015

Intro to Oral Surgery

Housekeeping items:
1) Several of you start the seminar series this week. All D2 students have been scheduled one
in-person session with me this semester. These sessions all take place in the 3rd floor seminar room
(of the Schwartz Building) from 10:45AM-12:45PM, and are listed on your schedule as "Intro to OMFS."
2) All D2 students are scheduled for the bench lab on March 24. This is not a seminar session. This is
a hands-on lab to practice topics related to flaps and sutures.
Location for OMS Lock Box 3W (Mounted on the wall on the right side of the OMS Faculty office 3W)
On documents being handed in Clearly print your last name, first name and #17_ _ _ on Left side of
the top of the page
Use this format Smith, John #17-102
Infectious Disease
EXAM 2 January 16, 2015

Conference #4 Herpes Virus and HPV

Extra Credit if you attend 5 conferences GO TO YOUR SECTION
Random attendance taken in class
Note from Curriculum Reps:
The following questions will be asked on this exam according to Dr. Boylan:
The exact same question on the acid-fast stain that was on this exam (you gotta learn it
sooner or later that might be my favorite all-time question).
A question on the composition of vaccine for the prevention of either streptococcal
pneumonia, meningococcal meningitis or H. influenza meningitis (and epiglottis).
A question on the requirement of lactobacilli for niche colonization.
A question on the virulence factors of B. anthracis.

Intro to Peds
Attend your session - as indicated in a personal email.
As per Dr. Hermans email:
Note about the quizzes - to be held during the session
Suspicion of cheating in any way or form will be dealt with harshly.
That means immediate failure for the quiz or examination in question, followed by a referral
to the Peer Review Board for disciplinary action.

Upcoming Practicals.to the end of the semester!

15-01-13

A1, A2,
B1

CRI

Prosth Practical II-2: Fixed Partial Denture - #19-21 chamfer

preps (#19 FCC; #21 PFM)
(second of two attempts)

CRI

Prosth Practical II-2: Fixed Partial Denture - #19-21 chamfer

preps (#19 FCC; #21 PFM)
(second of two attempts)

15-01-15

B2

15-01-27

A1, A2,
B1

CRI

Prosth Practical III-1: Fixed Partial Denture - #19-21 3-unit bridge

interim restoration (use provided red prepared teeth) (first of
two attempts)

15-01-28

All

CRII

Practical on Survey and Designing Removable Partial

Denture on Diagnostic Cast

CRI

Prosth Practical III-1: Fixed Partial Denture - #19-21 3-unit bridge

interim restoration (use provided red prepared teeth) (first of
two attempts)

15-01-29

B2

15-02-10

A1, A2,
B1

CRI

Prosth Practical III-2: Fixed Partial Dentures #19-21 3-unit bridge

interim restoration (use provided red prepared teeth) (second of
two attempts)

15-02-11

All

CRII

RPD Competency Exam

15-02-12

B2

CRI

Prosth Practical III-2: Fixed Partial Dentures #19-21 3-unit bridge

interim restoration (use provided red prepared teeth) (second of
two attempts)

15-02-25

All

CRII

Make-up Practical and Competency Exam

CRI

Competency Assessment 26C: Implants (1st attempt)

written part - 100% correct
simulation part - no critical errors

CRI

Competency Assessment 26B: Fixed Partial Denture Part I -#19-21

3-unit bridge prep (1st attempt)
OR one practical exam required to pass practical portion of
course

15-02-26

15-03-03

All

All

15-03-05

All

CRI

Competency Assessment 26B: Fixed Partial Denture Part II #19-21 Interim Restorations (1st attempt)
(utilize preps from Part I)

15-03-16

All

Aesthetics

Diastema Closure - Teet #8 and #9

15-03-17

All

CRI

OSCE's (objective simulated clinical exam)

CRI

Competency Assessment 26C: Implants (2nd attempt)

written part - 100% correct
simulation part - no critical errors

CRI

AACT
Practice for Competency
Lab Work

CRI

Competency Assessment 26B: Fixed Partial Denture Part I #19-21 3-unit bridge preps (2nd attempt)
OR one practical exam to improve a practical previously passed

CRI

Competency Assessment 26B: Fixed Partial Denture Part II #19-21 Interim Restorations (2nd attempt)
(utilize preps from Part I)

15-03-31

15-04-02

15-04-07

15-04-09

All

All

All

All

15-04-14

All

CRI

AACT
LAST DAY FOR PARTIAL LAB CREDIT
Completion and sign-off lab work - partial credit

15-04-15

All

Aesthetics

Challenge #1 - Tooth colored Onlay preparation & temp

15-04-16

All

CRI

AACT
Practice for Competency

CRI

Competency Assessment 26B: Fixed Partial Denture Part I #19-21 3-unit bridge preps (3rd attempt)
OR one practical exam to improve a practical previously passed

15-04-21

All

15-04-23

All

CRI

Competency Assessment 26B: Fixed Partial Denture Part II #19-21 Interim Restorations (3rd attempt)
(utilize preps from Part I)

15-04-29

All

Aesthetics

Challenge #2 - Porcelain Veneer

15-05-11

All

Aesthetics

Challenger #3 - Gold Onlay #31

15-05-18

All

Aesthetics

Remedial Session for failed competency/challenges

***EVERYONE must take all CR I Practicals TWICE, even if you receive 100 on the first
attempt best score will be recorded.

Upcoming Exams.to the end of the semester!

January 16, 2015 Infectious Diseases Exam 2

January 22, 2015 CR1 Written Exam 2
January 30, 2015 Pharmacology Exam 1
February 6, 2015 Infectious Diseases Final Exam
February 25, 2015 CR2 Written Final Exam
March 6, 2015 Systems Pathology Exam 1
March 19, 2015 Intro to Pediatric Dentistry Final Exam
March 26, 2015 CR1 Written Final Exam
March 30, 2015 Fundamentals of Behaviour Exam
April 2, 2015 Pharmacology Exam 2
April 8, 2015 Systems Pathology Exam 2
May 6, 2015 Fundamentals of Behaviours Exam
May 8, 2015 Pharmacology Final Exam
May 15, 2015 Systems Pathology Final Exam
May 18, 2015 Fundamentals of Behaviour Exam
May 18, 2015 Aesthetics Wax-Up DUE
May 19, 2015 Aesthetic Final Exam
May 20, 2015 Intro to OMFS Exam
May 21, 2015 Advanced Prosthodontics Exam

Outreach Opportunities
View NEW Outreach opportunities here:
nyucd17.com/outreach

Lab Availability

View LIVE lab availability here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bXLi2tidxQJAxLA7LAFXDAK8PnPbICeJfgfuQx5B3Hw/edit?usp=sharing

Curriculum Updates/Reminders

DOD
Exam was made to be worth 100 points out of 104
Dr. Allen was lenient with the "passing grade" within a point or two.; he passed those with 68-69
For challenge statuses and updates check http://nyucd17.com/curriculum

Get Challenge Forms here:

http://nyucd17.com/curriculum.

Shout Outs!

Do you think someone deserves a SHOUT OUT?? Tell me at melissa.lass@nyu.edu

Tips from Upper Classmen

Make sure that you understand the nucleic acid distinctions (ss+ RNA, etc.) for the different viruses and what they
mean in terms of replication in the cell.

Do you have tips from upperclassmen PLEASE share them with us all!!