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Destiny: Dental Dean
Three Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry alumni have followed different paths to the same pinnacle in dental education administration.
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More than story time and makebelieve, a therapy called child life is being explored as a novel tool in dentistry to help calm anxious pediatric patients.
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By practicing playing dentist during child life therapy, children gain knowledge and coping skills in preparation for upcoming dental treatment.
The Baylor Dental Journal is published by the Office of Communications & Institutional Advancement; Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry; 3302 Gaston Avenue; Dallas, Texas 75246; 214.828.8214. This issue was printed September 2009. Production of the Baylor Dental Journal is supported by a grant to HSC-BCD from the Baylor Oral Health Foundation. Financial support to defray printing and mailing expenses is provided by the Baylor College of Dentistry Alumni Association. HSC-BCD serves people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability or national origin.
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After a 15-year quest, a Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry faculty member is a catalyst in establishing dental infection control standards in his homeland 7,000 miles away. 48. Impressions 40. Class Notes
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s you can see from articles elsewhere in this issue of the Baylor Dental Journal, HSC-Baylor College of Dentistry has been making significant progress in the number and quality of research projects conducted at the college. In 2008, HSC-BCD received more than $8 million in grants for research and training, and the college has
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This research growth spurt began in 2004 when HSC-BCD received funding for its U24 Research Infrastructure Enhancement Program, led by Dr. David Carlson, now HSC vice president for research and graduate studies. This grant enabled the college to recruit senior magnet investigator and biomedical sciences chair Dr. Rena DSouza, who in turn has hired a critical mass of outstanding researcher-educators. The promise of growth in clinical research also has been enhanced by the colleges partnership in a consortium of North Texas institutions that received a $34 million National Institutes of Health Clinical and Translational Science Award. Funded in September 2007, the grant established the North and Central Texas Clinical and Translational Science Initiative, led by Dr. Milton Packer at UT Southwestern Medical Center and directed at HSC-BCD by Dr. Paul Dechow. The ultimate goal of this wide-ranging initiative is to speed the transfer of laboratory discoveries to new therapies that improve human health. The project has created a variety of clinical research training and collaboration opportunities for our faculty. Complementing these research efforts is the colleges Office of Technology Development, which was established in 2006. Housed in the Office of the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Dr. Larry Bellinger, the Office of Technology Developments goals are to increase translational research opportunities within the college and increase collaborative research with industry. Led by Dr. Lynne Opperman, this office encourages innovative thinkers on the faculty to identify translational technologies. The college also has seen success in grant funding for technology development, helping secure more than $1 million in the offices short lifespan.
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A wide variety of research topics exists among the more than 70 research projects currently in progress at the college, ranging from behavioral to highly technical. In this Journal youll read about two assistant professors in pediatric dentistry who received a grant to explore whether a behavior management technique called child life could help previously uncooperative pediatric dental patients. Student research remains a high priority at HSC-BCD and is supported by 20 to 25 faculty mentors working with more than 35 students on grants from the Baylor Oral Health Foundation. In addition, HSC-BCD was one of 20 U.S. dental schools to receive an NIH T32 grant to provide support for training dental student research scholars and preparing participants to become the next generation of dental academic research faculty. The $1.6 million grant is the largest T32 award in HSC history. An R25 grant from NIH announced in April 2008 is providing more than $600,000 to fund a series of curricular changes that will provide students with skills to improve their decision making and help them critically evaluate new information. HSC-BCD has a long history of solid scientific inquiry, laying the foundation for the growth were experiencing today. Since the 1970s, research has been given a priority in our strategic planning, and a substantial amount of space has been allocated to laboratories and offices for researchers, including the Sciences Building, completed in 2005. Growth in research provides exciting new opportunities for the college and helps advance the mission of the Health Science Center. We look forward to continuous growth ahead in all our research endeavors.
certain indication of research growth at HSC-Baylor College of Dentistry is a comprehensive training program funded in July 2008 by a $1.6 million National Research Service Award Institutional Research Training (T32) Grant from the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research. This four-year project, the largest T32 grant awarded in the history of the Texas A&M Health Science Center, will provide research training and career development for dentistscientists. The primary goal of the program, named B-STARS: Baylors Scientific Training Program for Dental Academic Research Scholars, is to train dental scientists to conduct clinically relevant oral health research. In turn, those researchers can bring their scientific knowledge into the clinical setting. The program is directed by Dr. Rena DSouza, professor and chair of biomedical sciences at HSC-BCD, with co-directors Dr. Paul Dechow, professor and director of the graduate program in biomedical sciences at HSC-BCD, and Dr. Perrie Adams, associate dean for research at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. A program advisory committee and a steering team offer guidance. B-STARS offers new and enhanced training to predoctoral and postdoctoral students in a unique and rigorous multidisciplinary environment. It offers three tracks: a
loria Guerrero, a 31-year-old cancer survivor from Venezuela, arrived at HSCBaylor College of Dentistry in Dallas in March 2008 for the final procedure that would give her a new look. Guerrero, who developed a retinal blastoma at age 7, lost her left eye. The high doses of radiation she received to fight the cancer then caused the bone structure on the left side of her face to fail to develop. Dr. Marianella Gonzales, assistant professor in oral and maxillofacial surgery at HSC-BCD, met Guerrero while working at the Santa Rosa Maxillofacial Surgery Center in Caracas, Venezuela. She performed surgery to correct the symmetry of Guerreros face. However, because that country has no anaplastologists to restore absent parts of the human body through prostheses, Guerrero was still missing an eye, its lid and the surrounding bone structure. Gloria comes from a very poor family and had no way to pay for this type of procedure,
Gonzales says. She is such an intelligent and motivated person, and I felt she could go far. But, not having what we consider a normal looking face, she had been somewhat afraid to move forward. When Gonzales joined the HSC-BCD faculty in April 2007, she met Suzanne Verma, anaplastologist at the dental schools Center for Maxillofacial Prosthodontics. The two talked about Guerreros case. Gonzales used her personal funds to return to Caracas and surgically place titanium implants in the bone to support an orbital prosthesis. She then paid for Guerreros travel to the United States in order to complete her care. The final delivery of her orbital prosthesis was an emotional day for everyone in the room, Verma says. It was the first time since she was 7 years old that she could look in the mirror and see both eyes. She can now go out in public and go about life without drawing attention to her defect, Verma continues. It is only through a team approach that we can accomplish the rehabilitation of both body and spirit.
Dr. Marianella Gonzales and Suzanne Verma share Gloria Guerreros excitement on the day her final orbital prosthesis is delivered.
CAMPUS CONNECTION
urvey results show that HSC-Baylor College of Dentistry students prefer to use electronic technology to supplement, but not completely replace, their traditional classroom education. The results of the 2008 Student Preferences for Learning With Digital Technology Survey were released last September. The survey was conducted by the colleges planning and assessment committee to help meet e-technology initiatives in the colleges strategic plan. It started with a focus group of four dental students elected by their classes. The group identified critical issues in using electronic technology for instruction and communication at the college. Based on the results of that focus group and numerous faculty discussions, a survey was constructed that requested information about students experience level with computers, digital equipment used, frequency utilizing and effectiveness of college resources, preferences for learning in various environments, the need for standardization of e-course materials and preferred modes of communication. The survey was administered online in May to all dental students and dental hygiene students. More than 90 percent of students said they were average or experienced users of computers. Nearly a quarter of students owned both a laptop and desktop computer. More than
90 percent of students also said they had high speed Internet access and owned MP3 players. Regarding specific e-learning resources, about two-thirds of students found them effective for learning. They cited virtual microscopy, digital skull atlas and digital tooth atlas as the most effective resources. A clear theme of the survey results was that digital resources should not replace the human touch, says Dr. Ann McCann, director of planning and assessment and one of the reports authors. Many students expressed that faceto-face interaction is still their favorite form of communication. In fact, 74 percent of students wanted online materials to supplement but not replace lectures. More than 60 percent preferred printed textbooks over digital texts. McCann says the survey results are being closely examined by college administrators. She says the results will not only help administrators allocate the colleges resources; they also show that some of the colleges strategic initiatives for e-learning should move faster, particularly the need to centralize e-resources. Currently e-resources are available at several electronic locations, such as the colleges intranet, the colleges public share drive and on Blackboard or WebCT. Nearly all students 98 percent said the need for a central location for digital course materials was important. Students want one place where everything is, one way to submit and obtain information, McCann says.
Many students expressed that face-to-face interaction is still their favorite form of communication.
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Dr. Loulou Moore assists a Scout in a hands-on laboratory activity.
ental and dental hygiene students are teaming up to provide care to patients in local nursing homes two afternoons per week. For each rotation, two fourth-year dental students and two dental hygiene students
Nursing home residents receive individualized attention from dental hygiene students, who join with dental students in this community dentistry rotation.
accompany Dr. Patricia Skur, assistant professor in public health sciences, to one of 13 local nursing homes. The nursing home rotation began as an option for dental students in the spring 2007 semester. The idea came from Skur, who provides care herself at the homes. She worked with Dr. Dan Jones 89, professor and chair of public health sciences, to establish a student rotation. Many of the students who participated that spring enjoyed their experience, so we decided to incorporate it into our rotation schedule in the fall 2007 semester, Skur says. Near the completion of the rotations first year, leaders from the dental hygiene program expressed interest in joining the effort. JoAnn Scofield 01, dental hygiene associate professor and clinic coordinator, organizes the dental hygiene students participation. We gave the students the responsibility to determine which services they could provide that would help the patients, Scofield says. This includes brushing their teeth, cleaning their removable appliances, performing oral health education or just providing a smile and a
little company. The students took the initiative to visit each room to see what they could do. The nursing home rotation has been such a good experience, says Scofield.
to increase access by emphasizing this new role in the dental workforce. Dental health coordinators are proposed to Dr. Robert Brandjord help bridge the gap between distinct cultural communities and dental health care systems. The approximately 80 students, faculty members and local dentists who attended the lecture also heard Brandjord describe coordinator training in development in three locations: Michigan, Oklahoma and California. The annual Brauman-Bell Alpha Omega Lectureship is named for distinguished HSCBCD alumni Drs. Alfred W. Brauman 38 and
Welden E. Bell 34. It is organized through the colleges faculty development committee, the Office of Communications & Institutional Advancement and the Dallas alumni chapter of Alpha Omega International Fraternity. Bell was a faculty member in oral and maxillofacial surgery and a continuing education lecturer until his death in 1990. He also was a visiting lecturer to 24 dental schools throughout the United States and Canada and the author of nine textbooks on orofacial pain and TMJ disorders. Brauman was instrumental in establishing the Dallas Chapter of Alpha Omega fraternity while in dental school. A practicing dentist in Dallas for more than 50 years and a commercial real estate developer, he was an active community volunteer and philanthropist until his death in 1996. Bell and Brauman maintained a friendship for 52 years.
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ne of HSC-Baylor College of Dentistrys student organizations initiated an ambitious project in April 2008, an Oral Cancer Walk to raise funds and awareness and ultimately help patients detect oral cancer. The Student National Dental Association chose to focus their efforts on oral cancer because of the diseases connection to dentists and the African-American community. Since dentists are the primary health care providers who detect oral cancer, it is vital that the general population hears from the dental school about what the risk factors are, and the importance of screenings, says Dr. Saosat Olatunbosun 08, former SNDA fundraising chair. Oral cancer is the sixth most common cancer in men in the United States. It disproportionately affects African-Americans, who are diagnosed with oral cancer twice as often as white patients. Approximately 41 percent of oral cancer patients die within five years of diagnosis. For African-Americans, 66 percent of patients die within that same time. However, SNDA members also point out that early detection significantly reduces the
risk of death and believe their 5K walk can help in two ways: raising awareness about oral cancer within the community and helping fund patients who need oral biopsies. At the event, participants heard firsthand why their help is so important. Dan Stack, the Dallas coordinator of a nonprofit group, Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer, inspired the crowd with his own survival story of overcoming oral cancer. Adults received free oral cancer screenings, and children received free dental screenings. In addition to the colleges SNDA members, several others in the community joined the event. Staff members from the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Dallas walked, and students from Southern Methodist University and the University of North Texas volunteered as well. With the first walk under their belt, SNDA students hope to improve and expand the event so that it eventually becomes an annual community activity. Were trying to reach out to the community, says third-year dental student Harold Kamara, 2008-2009 SNDA president. The Oral Cancer Walk will send the critically important message of early detection and prevention.
Participants in the first Oral Cancer Walk lend their efforts to promoting awareness and early detection.
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eventy HSC-Baylor College of Dentistry volunteers cared for more than 800 children at the 12th annual Dallas Mayors Back to School Fair Aug. 7, 2008, at Fair Park. HSC-BCD was one of more than 60 booths at the fair, free for Dallas school children who come from low-income families. Most families pre-registered for the fair, and if they visited four categories of service providers such as HSC-BCD during the event, they received free school supplies. The HSC-BCD booth offered miniscreenings for students and applied fluoride varnish to their teeth. More than 3,000 fluoride packets were donated by Premier for the event, said Richard Cardenas, public health sciences administrative coordinator and the fair organizer for HSC-BCD. The HSC-BCD booth was filled with patients throughout the event. Dental and dental hygiene students, pediatric dentistry residents, faculty members and staff all pitched in to assist. A key group of volunteers was Spanish translators, who conveyed to parents what was seen during the childs miniscreening. Over the last four years, explaining childrens dental needs and how to access dental care to non-English speaking parents has presented a challenge, says Dr. K. Vendrell Rankin 77, associate chair of public health sciences. We serve a large Hispanic
community at this event, so the translators are extremely helpful. According to Dr. Dan Jones 89, public health sciences chair, Weve done this long enough now that weve learned to maximize our efficiency. Our goal next year is to ask the city for a larger space so we can serve more people. Aside from the immunizations, were the only booth at the fair that performs a service that immediately benefits the student. Rankin appreciates the atmosphere at the HSC-BCD booth. What strikes me is the childrens unquestioning cooperation, particularly the very young ones, many of whom are seeing a dentist or dental hygienist for the first time. Very few are scared; we have very few criers. They trust you completely, and thats a great feeling, she says.
Top: Elain Benton greets 2-year-old Chrissy and her mom, Kissy, at the Dallas event. Bottom: Free school supplies for eligible Dallas school children are a benefit of the fair.
WOMEN STUDENTS AT HSC-Baylor College of Dentistry provided free care to women and children in east Dallas Nov. 22 at the Dental Day for Moms and Kids. The event, organized by the colleges Counterclockwise from top: chapter of the Texas Association of Women Dental students Catherine Whinery 09 and Sharmin Khan and hygiene student Shahriela Ganjoor volunteer Dentists, was the first in what organizers are at Dental Day for Moms and Kids. The event provides a hoping will become a biannual tradition. new service opportunity for women students.
Hosted at Mission East Dallas, the event provided exams and cleanings for moms, sealants for kids and education about topics relevant for young children. Twenty-six HSC-BCD dental and dental hygiene students cared for 43 patients and applied 90 sealants throughout the morning.
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n Oral Health Research Education grant of $633,343 from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research has been received by HSC-Baylor College of Dentistry. The grant will help the college implement a series of curriculum initiatives to instruct students how to incorporate evidence clinical research outcomes into their patient-related decision-making. Funding began in April 2008 and will be distributed over four years. This R25 grant will be an excellent tool for enhancing our clinical research capability in several fundamental ways, says Dr. James S. Cole 75, HSC-BCD dean. In addition, our students will be empowered throughout their professional careers by exposure to new critical thinking and scientific inquiry skills. I expect the benefits of this initiative to greatly impact BCDs overall effectiveness. The curricular changes are collectively designated as CUSPID: Clinicians Using Science to Produce Inspired Dentists.
CUSPID proposes multipronged strategies for imprinting clinicians-in-training with the key skills required for filtering, appraising and synthesizing information needed for clinical decisions. CUSPID focuses on the principles and skills of scientific inquiry necessary for dentists to critically evaluate new information and advances in treatment and to participate in dental practice research networks. The program supports enrichment activities through a Dental Scholars Program, which will provide a subset of dental students with additional curricular experiences in clinical and translational (lab bench to chairside) research. A faculty development program will enhance the ability of all faculty members to teach students sound scientific rationale for the incorporation of new information and technologies into oral health care. The program is jointly administered by a team of three principal investigators, each with a unique skill set and academic profile. Dr. Robert Hinton, professor in biomedical sciences, serves as contact principal investigator. Dr. Dan Jones 89, professor and
chair of public health sciences, and Dr. Charles Berry 73, associate dean for academic affairs, serve as co-principal investigators. A similarly broad-based steering committee will direct the implementation of CUSPIDs objectives. Committee members include: Dr. Rena DSouza, professor and chair of biomedical sciences; Dr. Paul Dechow, professor in biomedical sciences; Dr. Peter Buschang, professor in orthodontics; Dr. Amp Miller 73, director of curriculum; Dr. Larry Bellinger, associate dean for research and graduate studies; Dr. Lavern Holyfield 77, director of faculty development; and Dr. Ann McCann, director of assessment. The primary thrust of our effort in CUSPID is to improve our students criticalthinking skills for the application to evidencebased practice, says Hinton. In addition, the R25 grant provides us a unique opportunity to enhance the culture of evidence-based inquiry at the college by establishing venues for faculty development and perhaps nourishing the aspirations of a small subset of our students to become dental academicians.
The NIH Oral Health Research Education grant leadership and steering committee includes, from left: Drs. Paul Dechow, Rena DSouza, Charles Berry, Ann McCann, Robert Hinton, Lavern Holyfield, Dan Jones, Peter Buschang and Larry Bellinger. Not pictured is Dr. Amp Miller.
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embers of the HSC-Baylor College of Dentistry family mourn the loss of Dr. Paul P. Taylor 44, professor emeritus, founder of the colleges pediatric dentistry graduate program and chair of pediatric dentistry for more than 20 years. Taylor passed away Sept. 17, 2008, at age 87 after complications from a stroke. He is remembered as a compassionate dentist, dedicated teacher, beloved mentor and good friend. Dr. Taylor had an enormous impact on Baylor College of Dentistry, says Dr. James S. Cole 75, HSC-BCD dean. I remember his remarkable devotion from my days as a student, which continued after his retirement as chair of pediatric dentistry. Even when he was in his 70s and 80s he would still show up early on a cold Saturday morning for a student Eat & Learn program to share his wisdom and show
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his support. It is a tribute to him and a great benefit to us that he stayed involved with the college until the very end, Cole says. Taylor was only the second dentist in Texas to have formal graduate training in pediatric dentistry. He was the third dentist ever to become a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. He later served as chairman of that organization. He was chairman and vice chairman of the Pediatric Dentists Section of the American Dental Association and received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002 from the Dallas County Dental Society. For 22 years after his formal retirement in 1986, Taylor continued teaching pediatric dentistry graduate students each week. He was inducted into the HSC-BCD Hall of Fame in 1999 and received the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2007. Dr. Taylor was a pioneer in pediatric dentistry and a legend, says Dr. Suzi Seale, Regents professor and former chair of pediatric
dentistry. His influence has been far-reaching and touched many. I wouldnt be where I am today, doing what I love to do, if it werent for him, his mentoring and his influence in my life. After graduating from HSC-BCD, Taylor completed a graduate degree in pediatric dentistry at the University of Michigan dental school. He served as a captain in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. In 1953, he returned to Dallas and entered private practice. He served for many years as the director of the dental training programs at both Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children and Childrens Medical Center of Dallas, where an endowment has been established in his name. To continue Taylors legacy, memorial donations can be made to the following organizations: the dental service at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, the Paul P. Taylor Pediatric Dentistry Association Endowment Fund at the Childrens Medical Center Foundation or the BCD Pediatric Dentistry Support Fund at the Baylor Oral Health Foundation.
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The prestigious awards were presented by HSC President Dr. Nancy W. Dickey at the Leonore and Walter Annenberg Presidential Conference Center at the George Bush Library Complex.
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NEWSMAKERS
Kathleen Muzzin
Marylou Gutmann
I like coming to work every day because of the friendliness and enthusiasm of the students, faculty and staff.
Dr. MichAel McWAtterS The superb group of dental hygiene faculty members at HSC-BCD is another highlight of her career, says Muzzin. With degrees from Southern Illinois University, Loyola University Chicago and the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Muzzin has embraced the commitment to lifelong learning she imparts to her students. Her research interests include desensitizing agents for dentin hypersensitivity and aerosol reduction devices for ultrasonic scalers and air polishers. This is not the first accolade Muzzin has received for outstanding teaching. She received the same award in 2004 and the teaching award for part-time faculty in 1995. I enjoy teaching at Baylor and feel fortunate to be able to work in an institution that promotes high ethical educational and clinical standards, Muzzin says. McWatters, associate professor in restorative sciences, has been a member of the HSC-BCD faculty since 2001. He teaches fixed prosthodontics to second- and third-year dental students. Additionally, he instructs first-year dental hygiene and Summer Predental Enrichment Program students. I like coming to work every day because of the friendliness and enthusiasm of the students, faculty and staff, says McWatters. I think teaching at a professional level like Baylor is special because the students are so bright and motivated and really want to be here to learn. McWatters practiced general dentistry in Austin, Texas, for 28 years. While in Austin, he held every office in the Capitol Area Dental Society including president in 1989-90. He also has held positions on two state-level committees in the Texas Dental Association and has been a member of the American Dental Association and the Texas Dental Association for 36 years. Since retiring from private practice, McWatters has taken annual dental mission trips to Central America with Christian Medical Missions, Inc. His trips involve traveling to remote villages to do extractions for indigenous people who do not have access to dental treatment. Not ready for full retirement, in 2001 McWatters contacted longtime friend and HSCBCD classmate Dr. Amp Miller 73, professor and director of curriculum in academic affairs, who offered him a position at the college. I owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. Amp Miller for giving me the opportunity to teach at Baylor, and I no longer even think about retirement, McWatters says. Gutmann retired in May 2008 from her position as professor and graduate program director at the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene. She spent 27 years in dental hygiene education and an additional 10 years in private practice.
She taught at HSC-BCD for 15 years and at the University of Maryland for 12 years. In the past 27 years, I have had the privilege of impacting, of making a difference in, the education of over 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students, says Gutmann. It has been an honor and a tremendous responsibility, but I wouldnt trade a moment of it for anything in the world. Gutmann was named Teacher of the Year in 1987 by her students in Maryland and previously received the award at HSC-BCD in 2003. She received the Texas Dental Hygiene Directors Association Teaching Excellence Award in 1995. Gutmann received an associate degree in dental hygiene from Fones School of Dental Hygiene at the University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, Conn. She later received a bachelors degree in dental hygiene through the degreecompletion program at the University of Maryland in Baltimore and a masters degree in Instructional Systems Development from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The author of more than 30 articles in dental and dental hygiene journals, Gutmann has contributed three book chapters to dental hygiene textbooks and presented more than 70 papers and continuing education courses in the United States and abroad. Because of her retirement, the 2008 Dental Hygiene Teacher-of-the-Year Award was particularly rewarding. What a positive way to end my academic career, she says.
It has been an honor and a tremendous responsibility, but I wouldnt trade a moment of it for anything in the world.
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NEWSMAKERS
Ive always had a passion for teaching I want to have an influence in the direction of both periodontics and dental education.
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By Kathryn Jones
heir long careers took them in opposite directions, but three alumni of Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry wound up with the same title dean at respected dental schools from coast to coast. Now at the helm of dental schools in San Francisco, Dallas and Augusta, Ga., these alumni find themselves balancing similar issues as they lead faculty and students into a bold new era of dental education. Dr. James S. Cole 75, the current dean of HSC-Baylor College of Dentistry, assumed the schools top post in 2000, 25 years after graduating from the college. Dr. Connie Hastings Drisko 61, a Caruth School of Dental Hygiene graduate, has served as dean at Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry since 2003. And Dr. Patrick J. Ferrillo
Jr. 76, dean of the University of the Pacifics Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry since 2006, took over after the legendary Dugoni ended his 28-year tenure as dean. Although all have their roots in HSC-BCD, the trio took very different roads to their current positions. Cole discovered dentistry as a career possibility through a chance encounter with a friend while both were on military deployment. After graduating from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, with an accounting degree, he served in Vietnam and spent four years on a U.S. Navy ship in fact, his vessel was involved in picking up the crew of the crippled Apollo 13 space capsule after it landed safely in the Pacific. During his stint in the Navy, Cole wrote software programs that ran on the ships computers and helped keep
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track of the crew. One night while on shore leave in the Philippines, he ran into a friend, Dr. Keith Thornton 69, a dentist from Dallas. The two talked about dentistry. It really did seem kind of interesting, Cole recalls. When his tour of duty ended, he wasnt sure what he wanted to do. After consideration, he came back to Dallas and enrolled in dental school. After graduation, Cole went into practice with a classmate. To make ends meet, they both taught part time. Then something unanticipated happened. The course director in dental materials suffered a heart attack. Another part-time faculty member took over his lectures, and Cole assumed the course administration responsibilities. I was thrust into that situation weeks after my graduation from dental school, Cole says.
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In 1977, he and his dental partner decided not to continue private practice. Cole started teaching full time at HSC-BCD and counts Dr. Jesse Bullard, who retired as professor and chair of restorative sciences in 1995, as his first mentor. He gave me projects to do promotion and tenure, finance, budget. I enjoyed working on them and built a close relationship with him, he says. He began to spend his evenings in 1979 writing computer programs for the school to monitor clinics, average grades and track students progress through the school. His work attracted the attention of Dr. Richard Bradley, who became dean in 1980 and was Coles next mentor. For the next six to seven years, Cole taught part time and ran the colleges computer services part time. He also began to get more involved in the schools finances.
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For Dr. James Cole, nurturing all aspects of dental education and watching students personal and professional growth are highlights of serving as dean at HSC-Baylor College of Dentistry.
In 1990, Cole became the colleges chief financial officer, watching over the budget and financial affairs. He also became involved in working with the Texas Legislature. He was named interim dean in 1999 and a year later took the helm. Generally in academics, people move through the academic side, while I moved through on the administrative side, he observes. But that also brings unique skill sets. Drisko known to her friends as the White Tornado because of her striking shock of short white hair and her energetic demeanor followed a different path to the deans chair. Two of her cousins were pediatric dentists in
Oklahoma. She worked for them as a chairside assistant while in high school. She decided to attend HSC-Baylor College of Dentistry because of its strong dental hygiene program and excellent reputation, she says. After graduating, she launched her career as a dental hygienist and spent 16 years in practice in Dallas before becoming interested in teaching. Wanting to further her education and knowledge, Drisko attained her dental degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and completed a hospital-based general practice residency at the Veterans Affairs Medical
Lunchtime meetings with students, a personal interest in their success and the ability to see the impact of Georgias only dental school are all rewarding opportunities for Dr. Connie Drisko.
Center in Leavenworth, Kan. She later served as associate dean for academic planning and faculty development and assistant dean for research at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. When Drisko arrived at Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry she started shaking up the status quo by proposing a rather significant curriculum change. It had never been done in 34 years of the school, she recalls. Clinical education is delivered now through the Comprehensive Care Clinic, which is based on a generalpractice model. The clinic is equipped with a computerized
management system that includes electronic patient records and digital radiography, providing real world experience for students. Her current major project is a new $112 million dental school facility. Ground should be broken in late 2009, and the new building is scheduled for completion in fall 2011. The new facility will accommodate the vast growth and technological advancements that have characterized the school since its existing building opened in 1970, Drisko says. Patient visits are expected to increase from 50,000 a year to nearly 100,000 at the new five-floor facility.
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Dr. Patrick Ferrillo appreciates the sense of family at Pacific and says his dental-educator father influenced him to understand the value and rewards of being in academics.
One reason Drisko enjoys her job is because she oversees Georgias only dental school and can see its impact. About 85 percent of the colleges students stay in Georgia to practice, and the schools grads represent about one-third of the states practicing dentists, Drisko says. To the west, Ferrillo seemed born to follow his fathers footsteps into dentistry and education. The elder Ferrillo started the endodontic department and its graduate program at HSC-Baylor College of Dentistry. Ferrillo says his mother was a great Italian cook, and dental students hung around their house or ate meals there. Students loved
his father, who was appreciated for his humanistic leadership style and warmth. He influenced me to understand the value of being in academics and the rewards you can receive, Ferrillo explains. Fresh out of dental school, Ferrillo wasted no time pursuing those academic rewards. He joined Southern Illinois Universitys School of Dental Medicine as a clinical assistant professor of endodontics, then rose to director of curricular activities. Only 10 years out of dental school, he became the schools acting dean and, a year later at age 36, was named dean.
Ferrillo remained dean at SIU for 16 years until Las Vegas and its dental school came calling. In 2002 he was asked to become the founding dean at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine. Ferrillo says he loved the job of shaping a dental school from the ground up and had no intention of leaving UNLV. Then Dugoni announced he was stepping down at the University of the Pacific. The opportunity was too good to pass up, Ferrillo says. [To me] Pacific was the premier dental school in the world, he says, with the added benefit of a real sense of family. People really love this school. Theres a magic here thats incredible. Pacific features an accelerated curriculum (students can receive a four-year curriculum in three years), cutting-edge research and outreach programs. Students and faculty treat each other with respect, Ferrillo says. Even though tuition and fees are high, students know they get tremendous value. The three deans hold similar views about effective leadership styles that stress inclusiveness, communication and teamwork. Set the vision, hire the best people you can and let them go to work, Ferrillo says. Despite his business background, Cole says he doesnt like meetings or committees. He takes more of a hands-on approach to build consensus in advance. I do try to walk around and meet with people and figure out where theyre coming from, he says. My concern is that sometimes when you get in a meeting, people have a tendency to be defensive and look out for their turf and hold their ground against each other. I try to build consensus before the meeting. It lets me sleep better at night. Drisko describes herself as a team player who draws on the strengths of others. In some ways, I have taken the best from a bunch of people, she says with a laugh. Im probably a little more of a risk taker, not afraid to try fairly big new ideas. My administration is not so much of an ivory tower but a place where well-informed decisions can have more of an effect, Drisko continues. I really like the bottom-up kind of administration. I like to grow people. Im very committed to providing faculty development like I was developed as a faculty member. For all three deans, interacting with students and watching their personal and professional growth wins hands-down as the most rewarding aspect of their jobs. Students represent the future of oral health care not only in their own states, but also in the nation and beyond, says Drisko. All three view the future of dental education as filled with many changes in the political environment, economic pressures, and increasingly sophisticated technical tools such
as digital radiography, electronic patient records and CAD/ CAM systems. Most graduates today need to be more concerned with all aspects of health, Ferrillo says. Today students also are more actively learning, more engaged in the use of technology. Dental education in general is becoming more and more complex, Drisko adds. Keeping up with the technology is a real challenge. All dental education is caught between embracing technology at an earlier stage only to see something bigger and better three months later. Cole says he has advocated extending HSC-BCD more into research and building its research portfolio. Ultimately, though, we dont want to have silos of research
we need to translate from the bench top to the chairside. Dentistry has to keep looking in that direction. When not strolling the hallways of their dental schools or working with faculty and students, these three busy deans keep their lives in balance with outside interests. Cole dotes on his 3-year-old granddaughter, travels with his wife, Barbara Were fascinated by Californias missions, he says and participates in a book club (John Graves Texas classic Goodbye to a River recently captivated him). Drisko is a self-described cookaholic who likes to try different kinds of cuisines with her husband, Richard, a retired dentist. She even makes her own pasta. And Ferrillo says he socializes with students and faculty a lot. Something is going on almost every weekend, he says. We do a lot of celebrating. The divergent paths finally led the three deans on a journey to the same destination: the opportunity to put their personal imprints on dental education and help inspire and nurture faculty and a new generation of students. As Ferrillo says, The best reward you can receive is seeing young people rise to their potential.
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Learning to cope
Child life uses play, guided imagery and verbal explanations to develop coping strategies, emotional stability and decreased anxiety in young patients. It has been used for decades in the medical setting and is well-documented to improve health care experiences for hospitalized children. However, no quantitative research or literature exists about its application in dentistry. That is, until now, as Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry conducts research to explore the use of child life in dentistry. This could potentially help solve a huge problem, and Im staggered no one has thought to do it before, says Dr.
hen Cinda McDonald called Ethans* name for his appointment, the 5-year-old immediately hid behind his dads legs in the waiting room. Oh no, Im not going to be able to get him off the ceiling, McDonald thought. She gently tried to coax Ethan to come back with her into the dental clinic, but he wanted to stay with Dad. He had developed a fear of the dentist during a procedure when he was 4 and liked the security Dad offered. Ethan was at the clinic for a child life therapy session with McDonald, a certified child life specialist. The goal: helping Ethan overcome his fear of the dentist. McDonald believes its best for children to have sessions independently, to give them empowerment. So she made a deal with Ethan: for this first session only, Dad could come with them and wait outside the door. By the end of the visit, Ethan was no longer crying and instead was carefully exploring the curious dentist tools she brought for him to play with. At his second therapy session, Ethan was willing to come into the clinic without Dad. And by the end of that visit, Ethan was ready to show Dad what he learned about the dentists office and to practice being a dentist on Dad. When Ethan finally had his first dental treatment, he not only made it through to completion but was comfortable and cooperative. This is what McDonald calls a huge victory moving from being terribly frightened to placing complete trust in the dentist. That is the goal of child life therapy, a behavior management technique that systematically desensitizes children to stressful medical, trauma or grief situations.
*Name has been changed.
Cinda McDonald watches as Mac the puppet becomes the patient during a child life therapy session.
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Suzi Seale 70, 72, 79, Regents professor and former chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, who proposed and championed the project from the outset. The use of child life in dentistry makes so much sense. The quest began in September 2006 when pediatric resident Dr. Ty Hinze 05, 07 teamed with Seale and Dr. Carolyn Kerins 02, 05, assistant professor in pediatric dentistry, to explore the effectiveness of child life in the dental clinic setting for uncooperative children ages 4 to 8. A current study involving children ages 5 to 10 who have had a previous negative dental experience is being conducted by Kerins and Dr. Kavitha Viswanathan, a fellow assistant professor in pediatric dentistry. Pediatric dentists learn a variety of behavior management techniques during their residency training, including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic methods, Kerins says. By their nature, children may present to the dental clinic with varying degrees of fear and coping skills. Considering the average childs attention span is 20 to 30 minutes, you can imagine how an hour-long appointment, with someone looking in your mouth, could set up a pretty stressful situation. Kerins says pediatric dentists strive to work with children in the least threatening way possible to help mold
them into lifelong dental patients. She thinks child life could be a logical, novel approach to a recurring problem.
The child life dental team: Dr. Ty Hinze, Dr. Kavitha Viswanathan, Dr. Carolyn Kerins, Cinda McDonald, Sammie and Mac
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As the children play with Mac or Sammie, they typically project their own feelings and experiences onto the dolls. What seems like simple playtime is actually a therapeutic way for children to express themselves and comfortably tell McDonald why they are afraid. Some misconceptions have appeared during play, such as the time when a child put a toy syringe into the dolls eyes to make him go to sleep. McDonald then discussed a more accurate scenario with the child, and they played out the corrected image.
never experienced a traumatic dental procedure. These children, when compared to those who did not receive child life therapy, exhibited superior coping skills to tolerate invasive dental treatment. They were less anxious and more cooperative during their restorative dental treatment. The dental assistant could tell the minute the patient walked into the room if he had child life therapy, Kerins says. The parents of the first research patients also considered the experience a success. In a telephone survey to assess their satisfaction, all of the parents surveyed said the child life sessions were effective in reducing their childrens fear and anxiety toward dental treatment. In fact, most were surprised at their childrens behavior following the sessions. My child still talks about Mac all the time and shows everyone who comes to our house a picture of him with Mac at the dental office, said one patients mother.
A sense of control
In another component of the therapy, children are given a set of simple medical items to continue their progress at home. With their own surgical masks and gloves, they can practice playing dentist with their toys or often, with Mom and Dad in a more comfortable place. Manipulating medical items can give a child a sense of control, as they now understand more, having had a chance to play with those very items to which they will be exposed in their procedure, McDonald says. The children also take home a photo of them playing dentist with Mac to remember the positive experience. Preliminary data from the initial child life research at HSC-BCD shows that child life intervention can be effective in alleviating fear in children ages 4 to 8 who have
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Role playing gives children a sense of control, so Cinda McDonald helps a young patient dress up as a dentist during a therapy session.
In my eyes, this
study isnt affecting only dental care it will affect how the child views all medical care, for the rest of his life.
~ Cinda McDonald
When we got funded, we already had patients waiting to enroll, Viswanathan says. Because this study focuses on reversing fear from a previous appointment, parents are asked to complete a questionnaire that describes their childs last dental visit and the childs emotions before, during and after the treatment. This helps McDonald identify which of the essential dental fears an injection, the drill, an extraction, the dentist or the environment is what that child fears. Madison* and Alyssa* were the first two patients in the study. Both are 9-year-olds who had been restrained during their previous dental appointments; Madison got an injection, Alyssa had an abscess drained. In their child life sessions, both girls learned coping strategies such as deep breathing, silent counting and visualization. McDonald encourages patients in the study to experiment with coping strategy options because they are old enough to reason and adjust their behavior. In this way, they find the method that works best for them. When I met with Alyssa, we figured out how to relax, McDonald says. I told her, Make your body feel like a string of spaghetti, as McDonald demonstrates by sinking into her chair. I tried it, then she tried it, and I encouraged her to practice it at home. In later sessions, to give the children a stronger sense of
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control, McDonald talks through what will happen in their dental procedure. She lets them taste the numbing cream, shows them the actual injection needle, invites them to sit in and adjust a dental chair, all the while explaining how everything works. Its empowering for these children to know ahead of time whats going to happen, McDonald says. Its opening their eyes to why we do things that we do things for them, not to them. Alyssa and Madison coincidentally had sessions on the same days and got to be friends in the waiting room. Their families encouraged one another, as well. After Alyssa finished her third and final session with McDonald and then received her dental treatment, she gave Madison some encouraging words. As Alyssa said goodbye to Madison, Madison admitted she didnt know if she was ready to get her shot, McDonald says. Alyssa told her, If I can do it, you can do it. That was a great way to start the study, McDonald says. Now two patients who probably would have never returned to the dentist have overcome their fears.
Next steps
By its end, the current study will provide child life therapy to numerous children who need dental procedures that require at least two appointments, but have been previously uncooperative at the dental office. Kerins and Viswanathan hope the results will help lead to financial support for a larger, long-term study. Because child life therapists are required to complete a 480-hour internship during their training, the faculty members hope child life interns could supplement McDonalds work in the larger study. Child life therapy in dentistry could have many positive outcomes, say the researchers, most notably the development of confident, cooperative patients. In my eyes, this study isnt affecting only dental care it will affect how the child views all medical care, for the rest of his life, McDonald says.
to be truthful about the procedure. Dont say it wont hurt if theres a chance it could, because a child could then lose trust in future visits. McDonald adds that if a child does cry during a dental procedure, not to worry because crying is an outlet for him or her. Children often cry because they cant verbally express how theyre feeling.
is coping. Rather, they think its a sign of failure, McDonald says. Many children can cry during a procedure but still cooperate and let the dentist complete the work.
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n January 2007, Dr. Raghunath Puttaiah sat in a New Delhi hotel room and dialed the phone again. For 15 years or so, he had been trying to convince Indias dental hierarchy to put a premium on infection control in the countrys 100,000 dental offices. He had made calls. He had sent messages. He had spent hours waiting in uncomfortable chairs for appointments that were rarely kept. Yet the problem remained. By his unofficial calculations, Puttaiah figured that only about one out of four practitioners was dedicated to safe practices in infection control. As for the rest, he had heard stories that made his hair stand on end dentists washing and reusing gloves or sterilizing their equipment with makeshift pressure cookers. He knew change had to occur at the top. That meant persuading the countrys dental leadership and 250 dental schools to step out in front. Id been telling them, We need to do something, says Puttaiah, who is an associate professor in diagnostic sciences at Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry. Few listened, even as India became one of the worlds emerging fronts for HIV infection, with the National AIDS Control Organization estimating that at least 2.5 million people are living with the AIDS virus in India. The problem doesnt stop with HIV. One study of clinicians found poor knowledge of hepatitis B transmission and prevention. In the United States, youre assured of walking into a dental office and getting a safe level of care, he says. In India, less
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is certain. The country is large and diverse medical and dental practices in more affluent or metropolitan areas may be as hygienic as any American practice, especially as an improving economy and medical tourism to India increase patient demand for safety. Nonetheless, in more remote portions of the country or in clinics that operate on a shoestring, infection transmission remains a threat. One 2006 survey of dentists in Haryana, near Delhi, found that the majority of general dentists used boiling water to sterilize equipment. Health authorities are responding. In 2006, Indias Ministry of Health and Family Welfare joined with the World Health Organization in a campaign called Clean Care is Safer Care to reduce healthcare associated infections. Although Puttaiah left India for the United States more than two decades ago, he remains committed to helping the country of his birth. He also has become an expert in infection control conducting studies on dental water systems, disinfectants and the dynamics of corrosion. On an international basis, hes trying to make a difference, says Dr. Judith Chin of Indiana University School of Dentistry, who has worked with Puttaiah through the Organiza-
tion for Safety and Asepsis Procedures, which promotes dental safety throughout the world. At last, improvements are noticeable in India. In 2007, Puttaiah teamed with the head of Indias dental council to publish its first-ever book of dental safety standards, a book now distributed free to every dentist in the country. For the work, he even got an official handshake from the countrys prime minister. But getting there took more than a decade of persistence. On his twiceannual travels back to India, mostly out of his own pocket, Puttaiah quietly made his case: Infection control in India was a problem, but a solvable problem. If I was there three days, Id knock on three different doors, he says. Its not that they dont want to do
Dr. Raghunath Puttaiah (left) greets Indias Honorable Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh (third from left) along with the president of the Dental Council of India, Dr. Anil Kohli (far right), during the dental safety standards release ceremony by the prime minister.
it, he says of his Indian colleagues, theres just no importance attached to it. Though the incidence of HIV has been steadily climbing, AIDS is still wrought with stigma. In many ways, paying heed to the need for better infection control might also be a tacit admission of the scope of HIV in the country, Puttaiah says. He also faced practical as well as psychological barriers. Universal precautions make dentistry more expensive. Many dentists in India operate on a thin financial margin, working from offices fashioned from their homes and garages. Carefully sterilizing equipment, using proper disinfectants and purchasing disposable materials all cost money. To improve safety, dentists either would have to shrink their already meager profits or charge more to patients who might not be able to afford it. During the years spent pushing for change, Puttaiah got used to answering skeptics. He recalls one dentist asking how on earth he was supposed
The state capitol in Bangalore, India, is at the heart of Indias fifth largest city and fastest growing major metropolis.
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to buy all the handpieces Puttaiah said he needed. Puttaiah complimented the mans booming practice and added, You could set an example. Buy the extra equipment and charge more if you have to, Puttaiah advised. You can then put a poster in your lobby saying, We follow strict infection control. He became skilled in safety salesmanship. That patient in the chair is someones mother, sister, brother, child, he would say. Are you doing them a service if they get an infection because of something you did not do? The answers are within yourselves. In many ways, he waged his campaign for infection control as both an outsider and insider. He had to be seen as both an Indian who loved his country of origin and an American resident who knew that safe practices were
not optional. He didnt want Indian dentists to resent him as someone who had left for better opportunity and returned only to tell them what to do. If you sound like a hot shot, theyll never listen to you, he says. He couldnt drown people with information. The message has to seep in, Puttaiah explains. At times, when he would return home and start paying the bills from his latest trip, Puttaiah would wonder if he was making a difference. But he says now that he would always remember the advice from a professor at the university where he first studied dentistry: If you give up, nothing will happen. On that January 2007 day in New Delhi, he called the office of Dr. Anil Kohli, the president of the Dental
Council of India the highest dental authority in the country. Puttaiah explained to a dental council assistant that he lived in Dallas but was in New Delhi until the next morning. Would Dr. Kohli have about 15 minutes to meet? Puttaiah asked. Kohli agreed. For more than an hour, Puttaiah sat outside the councils administrative offices waiting for his 15 minutes. He could smell the curried aroma from an ongoing lunch meeting. Hed gotten used to people canceling, but Kohli eventually ushered him into the office. Puttaiah then presented Indias most powerful dentist a CD that contained a presentation on infection control, and the two men exchanged business cards. Kohli appeared, at least to Puttaiah, genuinely interested in leading every dentist in his country into a
We all want to have some sense of safety when we go in for any kind of treatment, no matter where we are in the world.
Therese Long
more modern era of dentistry. Puttaiah returned to Dallas. He heard nothing for weeks. Then, on a day out of the blue, he learned that Kohli was making a visit to Dallas. The initial reasons for the trip were vague, and Puttaiah secretly wondered if Kohli was seeking him out to discuss infection control. Puttaiah made an appointment to meet, and the two men resumed talks as if four months and 7,000 miles had never interrupted the initial discussion.
The result, before Kohli left Dallas in May 2007, was an agreement between the two men to produce a document that contained dental safety standards for India, with Puttaiah taking the technical lead and Kohli shepherding it through the administrative and legal steps. It was officially adopted the following September. The government has printed 20,000 copies so far, made the document available over the Internet and required dentists to follow it. I must say that Dr. Puttaiah has played a major role [in infection control], Kohli wrote in an e-mail, by not only making the general dentist understand the importance of sterilization in the day-to-day practice, but also by giving them the minutest detail regarding the various infection control protocols. Fourth-year HSC-BCD dental student Purvi Patel says easily accessible
standards are arriving at the right time. India has been warming to the idea of better infection control, in large part driven by Indian-born Americans returning to India for visits and seeking dental care abroad as the cost of U.S. health care rises. Medical tourism also has made practitioners more conscious of safety. People from here demand more, says Patel, who was born in India and whose uncle practices dentistry there. Dr. Anil Reddy of the colleges pediatric dentistry faculty also points out that as Indias economy has expanded, patients have higher expectations. The patients are demanding it, and they are better able to afford the treatment, Reddy says. Until the dental care standards were put together, Indian practitioners could have found the infection control information they needed from U.S. government Web sites. But its not
cob, awed by the turreted Gateway of India. She did not know then that one day she would cross the Arabian Sea to live a landlocked life in Dallas as professor and chair of biomedical sciences at Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry. DSouzas brother still lives in Mumbai, as do many friends who shared cups of tea at Leopold Caf. Her childhood home sat in the shadow of the Taj Hotel, and she held her wedding reception there before leaving for the United States at age 23. Now, these landmarks hosts to some of the happiest moments of her youth had become scenes of violence and death. It brought up for me memories of 9/11, she says. Her brother was unharmed, but she soon learned that the sister of one of her dental school classmates had been killed.
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something easily Googled up, says Chin, the dental faculty member from Indianapolis. Not every dentist is going to have the time to look through different documents and piece the information together, she says. In addition, U.S. standards arent in metric, and few dentists will sit down and figure out the conversions. Even our tooth terminology is completely different, says Chin, explaining differences in ... the tooth numbers themselves, or positioning for X-rays. In addition, having a document produced and endorsed by the Indian government is a powerful statement and a major step toward improving conditions for a country that is home to 15 percent of the worlds population. We all want to have some sense of safety when we go in for any kind of treatment, no matter where we are in the world, says Therese Long, direc-
tor of the Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures. Puttaiah is not resting on his laurels and is now extending his expertise to Russian dental schools as well. He returns to India to lead seminars on infection control including one attended by 1,000 dentists last sum-
mer. He is traveling to the countrys dental schools, trying to make sure that for the next generation of Indian dentists, infection control will be a matter of course. Hes still footing the bills, only now he figures India will eventually pay him back with a safer future.
She believes that India, like the United States, will eventually learn to cope with the threat of large-scale, orchestrated terrorism. Its something that can happen on your soil, she says. And life there, as it has here, will eventually return to some kind of normalcy. That caf within days was filled with customers, she says. Today, her personal grief has evolved into a collective sorrow for an entire country that has in its health care, technology and even its media been steadily trying to pull itself into the modern age. Yet even as India advances, the culture has abided by its heritage as the birthplace of the nonviolent protest. Gandhi remains embedded in the
countrys mindset, she says, making terrorism a particular affront to the nations spiritual center. India is also proud of its status as the worlds largest democracy, where diverse cultures and religions mingle side by side. Mumbai in particular, home to 19 million people, is such a melting pot of these religions that exist peacefully, she says. She does not believe the terrorism in her home country signals a pushback from decades of tolerance. She notes that these terrorists came from elsewhere, as did the 9/11 perpetrators. It seems to be coming from the same group of people raised to hate, DSouza says. Hatred has always been the most devastating force in humanity.
Recent terrorist attacks shook Indias traditionally peaceful population.
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IN TOUC H W IT H A LU M NI
Message from the Alumni Association leadership
THE BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION works both out front and behind the scenes to advance our alma mater as one of the premier dental schools in the country. The association recently helped recognize an important transition for the Class of 2011 advancing from preclinical labs and lectures to providing patient care in the clinic. We were honored as president and president-elect of the association to participate in a special white-coat ceremony marking this occasion for second-year dental students. The Alumni Association purchased the students white coats, which were embroidered with the Texas A&M Health Science Center logo and the Baylor College of Dentistry name. This event is just one way the Alumni Association contributes to our remarkable school and its students and graduates. Alumni receptions hosted by the association in January and May, free practice and jobposting listings on the alumni Web site, and an online alumni directory provided to members at the Century Club level and higher are just a few benefits. Access to college and alumni news updates and assistance with class reunions and receptions are additional benefits the association offers. We are privileged to represent a dental school without equal. Thank you for your dedication to giving back to your school, professional community and Alumni Association. Dr. Scott Staffel Stay involved! With your Dr. Brad Crump 2009-2010 Alumni help, our school will continue 2008-2009 Alumni Association President Association President to graduate the best and brightest.
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in 1980. He has given more than 300 scientific presentations at major national and international dental meetings. He was a faculty member and board member for the Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education for 15 years. He currently is a faculty member for the Center for Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry. He is a past president of the Dallas County Dental Society and the American Academy of Dental Practice Administration. He also is a fellow of the International College of Dentists and the American College of Dentists. McDougal is a founding director of T Bank, which specializes in dentists business and financial services and Top: Peggy Ward Countryman (center, with corsage) is surrounded by family members for the Distinguished Alumni Awards presentation. has clients in 32 states. Bottom: Dr. Tom McDougals wife, daughters and son-in-law join him (left) at the Volunteerism has been awards presentation. a priority throughout McDougals career. He has served in the thoroughbred horse. Her career also is filled Childrens Oral Health Center for 38 years with volunteerism for cancer patients, animal and provided dental care to children while on charities and her church. I promised my higher power I would perform mission trips to Honduras and Brazil. He also is active within his church. at least one good deed a day when I conquered McDougal expresses gratitude for his The Big C 13 years ago, and I have not broken education at HSC-BCD and enjoys giving back to that promise, Countryman says. the college that guided him. McDougal also has embarked on a I have enjoyed my career immensely and successful career as a restorative dentist, am very thankful to have had the guidance and faculty member, lecturer and banker. training given me at Baylor, McDougal says. Upon his graduation, McDougal served as Some of my most fulfilling moments have a captain in the U.S. Air Force and received come from mentoring and counseling current advanced training in several disciplines of Baylor dental students. I believe this marvelous dentistry. He then opened a private practice in profession will be in very capable hands. Richardson, Texas, where he primarily works in aesthetic and restorative dentistry. McDougal began lecturing about dentistry
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Dr. Brent Hutson contributes his expertise in forensic odontology to the Collin County Medical Examiners Office.
Typically the forensic dentists caseload is fairly light, sometimes going months with no activity. When he is called, Hutson takes personal leave from the college to work in Collin County. The infrequency of cases in Collin County, however, doesnt mean they are simple. Hutson has helped with three high-profile murder cases. In two of the cases, Hutson used forensic dentistry to identify the crime victims. He took X-rays of the victims teeth and entered their dental records into the National Crime Institute Computer. Meanwhile, the dental records of missing persons are uploaded to the same database, and the files are searched for a match. As a forensic dentist, Hutson deals with more than the victims dentition; he is consulted if a victim has intra-oral injuries to determine if they are evidence of physical violence. He also is asked to evaluate bite marks on victims, which is
how he became involved in his most infamous case. Hutson was called in 2006 when the Collin County Medical Examiner noticed a victim had a patterned injury on her neck. Suspecting they were bite marks, he asked Hutson for a consultation. Hutson not only confirmed they were likely caused by a bite from a human; he predicted the marks were unique enough to help identify the suspect. I told the police on the case, Whoever did this, well, has some very unusual alignment of the maxillary anterior teeth, Hutson says. We should be able to evaluate some suspects just from their teeth. Unlike typical bite marks, which form two mirrored horseshoe shapes, these upper bite marks were nearly straight or linear with gaps where some teeth left no marks. When police arrested a suspect based on other evidence, they asked Hutson to come to the Collin County detention center and take impressions of the suspects teeth. It was very unpleasant, Hutson says of the encounter. The inmate was in his orange jumpsuit, shackled and escorted by six guards. It felt very Silence of the Lambs. Hutson created casts to duplicate the suspects bite and then used Photoshop to convert them into a hollow outline. The case proceeded to a capital murder trial in 2007, and Hutson was called to testify in court. In a presentation to the jury using his laptop computer, Hutson overlaid his recreated bite outline onto a photo of the marks on the victim. The two aligned with, as Hutson showed, reasonable scientific certainty. The jury handed a guilty verdict and ultimately recommended the death penalty. In retrospect Hutson realizes this experience has been exceptional, but he certainly doesnt enjoy recounting it. Not a lot of forensic dentists have the opportunity to testify in a capital murder case, Hutson says. It was exciting, but I hope thats the last time I have to do it. Next time, its Dr. Schells turn.
The inmate was in his orange jumpsuit, shackled and escorted by six guards. It felt very Silence of the Lambs.
Dr. Brent hutSon
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r. Patricia L. Blanton 67, 74, 76 and Dr. Bettye M. Whiteaker-Hurt 68, 70 each possess a new and prestigious honor as the 2008 Periodontics Distinguished Alumni. Dr. William W. Hallmon, then professor and chair of periodontics, presented the awards at a reception Dec. 4 at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Both recipients demonstrate remarkable leadership and professional accomplishments. They exemplify the awards criteria, having distinguished themselves as outstanding scholars, clinicians and leaders in their specialty regionally, nationally and internationally. Blanton received her doctorate in anatomy from Baylor University and her dental degree and certificate in periodontics from HSCBaylor College of Dentistry. She has spent most of her professional career at the college, where she currently is professor emeritus in biomedical sciences. In addition to numerous academic positions and professional appointments, Blanton practices periodontics and implantology full time. Blanton is a regent of the American College of Dentists, a member of the American Dental Association presidents task force to study the Commission on Dental Accreditation, a delegate to the ADA and a consultant for the Texas Dental Association. She has held numerous past positions with the ADA, TDA and the Dallas County Dental Society. She served as the first female president of the TDA. Blantons awards and recognitions include nomination to the Texas Womens Hall of Fame
Dr. Bettye Whiteaker-Hurt (left) and Dr. Pat Blanton are honored as periodontics distinguished alumni.
for health and research, the Baylor College of Dentistry Distinguished Alumni Award, the DCDS Dentist of the Year Award, DCDS Lifetime Achievement Award, the American Association of Women Dentists 2008 Woman Dentist of the Year/Lucy Hobbs Taylor Award, and the Commanders Award from the Europe Regional Dental Command. The HSC-BCD biomedical sciences library, to which she generously has given, is named in her honor. Whiteaker-Hurt received her dental degree and certificate in periodontics from HSC-BCD and her master of science in dentistry from Baylor University. She was the first female recipient of the Gold Medal for Scholastic Achievement Award and the first female graduate of the colleges periodontic residency program. In 2001, she was appointed clinical assistant professor in periodontics after her retirement from private practice.
Whiteaker-Hurt is a longstanding director of the Baylor Oral Health Foundation. She has served as president of the Alumni Association board of directors and as a member of the colleges board of trustees. She has held numerous positions in the Dallas County Dental Society, including past president. Whiteaker-Hurt has endowed at least three scholarship funds that bear her name, including one for periodontic graduate students at HSCBCD that has awarded 27 recipients to date. She and Dr. William Hurt established a fund for an endowed chair in periodontics in 2006. She also is the major contributor of the periodontal resident endowed fund, which facilitates resident education. Whiteaker-Hurts accolades include the Baylor College of Dentistry Distinguished Alumni Award, the Texas Academy of General Dentistrys Award of Excellence and the Texas Dental Association Honorable Order of Good Fellow Award. She was inducted into the HSCBCD Hall of Fame in 2005.
eriodontic graduates between 1972 and 1987 remember former department chair Dr. William C. Hurt, who gained the respect and admiration of students and colleagues Dr. William Hurt by leading with integrity and vision. Hurt passed away Dec. 31, 2008, in Mississippi. He was 86. Named professor emeritus of periodontics upon his retirement, Hurt was noted for recruiting a strong faculty, establishing the Stomatology Center and inspiring significant research. He served as editor of the Journal of Periodontology, published extensively and lectured around the world. Dr. Hurts death creates a void in those who knew and loved him, says Dr. Terry Rees 68, professor and director of the Stomatology Center. He played a most important role in our lives, as well as in the evolution of our profession.
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background in crown and bridge. When Cochran was a student, Baylor College of Medicine was still located in Dallas, and dental students took their basic science courses with the medical students. Cochran lived in a fraternity house a few blocks away on Gaston Avenue and walked to class every day. After graduating in 1942, Cochran started work at his fathers dental practice in Fort Worth. Six months later, he reported for duty in the Navy and provided dental care for the men of the USS Oregon. He later served at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi and completed 24 years in the Navy Reserve. In 1946 Cochran opened his own practice in Fort Worth. Since then, he says, his career has outlasted patients, technology and office space. I started in the Medical Arts Building in downtown Fort Worth, but they imploded that one, Cochran says. So I moved to the doctors building by Harris Hospital, and they blew that one up, too. Eventually Cochran moved to the Medical Tower in the hospital district, his final office location. Aside from that one, everywhere I moved, they blew up. Well, except for the building my dad practiced in on Sylvania Avenue; its still there, Cochran says. As his office location changed over time, so did dental technology. Cochran says implants and high-speed drills were the greatest changes
he saw during his career. I still have some instruments that Im trying to get rid of, but no one knows anything about them, he says of his pneumatic mallets, which were used to tap gold foil into cavities as filling. Cochrans career includes leadership in several professional organizations. He served as president of the Southwest Prosthodontic Society, the Fort Worth dental society and the Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry. He also was a member of the Texas Gnathological Society, a study group that occasionally met at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. To Cochran, however, the highlight of his six and a half decades in dentistry has been his patients. Ive served the fine citizens of Fort Worth, he says. Ive had the most wonderful career.
Dr. Irad Cochran treats a patient on his last day in the office.
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Jeanette Roach delivers her oral health message to children as the Tooth Fairy.
in its Central Dallas ministry, where she does home maintenance for needy families. The Ausmus Laursen scholarship was created by Mary Ellen Ausmus-Laursen, a 1968 graduate in dental hygiene. She wanted to share her love of her profession with current dental hygiene students. Her idea began in memory of her father and sister. When the two both passed away in 1978, she suggested memorial gifts to the scholarship in lieu of flowers. She did the same when her mother passed away in 2004. The scholarship became endowed in 2003 with an additional gift from Ausmus-Laursen and her husband, Glenn. Both the scholarships namesake and its first recipient express fulfillment from the award. Im really proud of the scholarship and glad its finally becoming the vision I had in mind, says Ausmus-Laursen. Roach says she values the education and experience she gained at HSC-BCD and thanks Ausmus-Laursen for helping me achieve my goals and turn my dreams into reality.
arch 18 was a special day for Dr. Gwendolyn Kines 05. It was her day literally as the mayor of Terrell, Texas, proclaimed it Dr. Gwendolyn Kines Day. She was summoned to a city council meeting the night before, where she found more than 60 friends and family waiting there for Mayor Hal Richards proclamation. The room broke into applause when she entered. A 1989 graduate of Terrell High School, Kines now gives back to her hometown. In addition to sponsoring a local Give Kids a Smile event, she and her staff actively assist uninsured or low-income patients. Kines is active in other community projects. She is a member of the school districts foundation and the Kiwanis Club. She also sponsors the high schools Key Club and volunteers at the local hospital.
Photo courtesy of The Terrell Tribune
Terrell, Texas, Mayor Hal Richards (right) honors Dr. Gwendolyn Kines with a proclamation.
Waugh is a past president of the ODA and the Oklahoma County Dental Society. He has served as treasurer of the American College of Dentists and represents the ODA as a delegate to the American Dental Association. He is actively involved with the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, serving on the Admissions Committee and as a preceptor faculty member in addition to being a Dean Robertson Society Life Fellow. Waugh also is a past president of the Baylor College of Dentistry Alumni Association.
f you have good news, dont keep it a secret! Share your professional accomplishments, personal milestones and family updates with the HSC-Baylor College of Dentistry family by sending your news for Class Notes. (Well take photos, too.) Now you can submit via the HSC-BCD Web site at http:/ /bcd.tamhsc.edu/bdjo/ classnotes.html.You may also fax to (214) 874-4529, e-mail to ccox@bcd.tamhsc.edu or mail to Carolyn Cox, Editor, Baylor Dental Journal, Baylor College of Dentistry, 3302 Gaston Ave., Dallas, TX 75246.
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Class Notes
1942 Dr. Irad Cochran Jr. of
Forth Worth, Texas, retired June 2, 2008, at age 90. In a story upon his retirement, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram identified him as Texas oldest practicing dentist.
Wyoming in spring 2009. Drawing from her interest in teaching dental hygiene through distance education, her dissertation researched administrative strategies to improve such programs. She currently teaches in the dental hygiene program at Laramie County Community College and works for a periodontist in Cheyenne.
1968 Dr. Bettye WhiteakerHurt of Dallas received the HSCBCD Department of Periodontics Distinguished Alumni Award on Dec. 4 in Dallas.
fulfilling 100 implant dentistry continuing education hours in the preceding five years, obtaining a letter of recommendation and upholding maintenance requirements to sustain the credential.
In Memoriam
Dr. Edwin S. Hoot 40 Dr. Howard D. McCamey 40 Dr. William P. Menn 43 Dr. Francis E. Altaras 44 Dr. Elenzo H. Ramsey Jr. 44 Dr. Paul P. Taylor 44 Dr. Thomas R. Williams 44 Dr. B. G. Douglas 45 Dr. Clyde G. Smith 45 Dr. Leon B. Cohen 46 Dr. Myers Thornton 47 Dr. William Wilkerson 47 Dr. George Endicott 48 Dr. Jack H. Hittson 48 Dr. Robert H. Hargrove 49 Dr. John H. McCulloch 49 Dr. Tully A. Mayer 50 Dr. James A. Polk 50 Dr. Kent E. Toler 50 Dr. Warren H. Binkley 51 Dr. Madison S. Pace 53 Dr. Clarence W. Shahan 53 Dr. Frank L. Bond 57 Dr. Roy L. Bowden 57 Dr. George Byrne Garrett 58 Dr. Gilbert F. Hatcher 58 Dr. John E. Knudsen 58 Dr. Raymond L. Atkins 59 Dr. David E. Avery 59 Dr. Owen F. Rick Herold 59 Dr. Robert M. Vorderlandwehr 60 Dr. Roy A. Waterhouse 60 Dr. Kenneth H. Porter 61 Lynette V. Dickson 62 Dr. Gerald E. Wood 62 Dr. Bernald R. Stubbs 63 Dr. Sam R. Elder 66 Dr. Christopher F. Anderson 69 Dr. Robert H. Stutts 72 Dr. Michael L. Olives 73 Dr. Charles R. Blanton 74 Jane L. Andreae 80 Vivian C. Boyd 84 Dr. Charles I. Williams II 96 Dr. Scott A. Sawyer 05
Contact Lori Dees in the Office of Communications & Institutional Advancement at (214) 828-8471 or ldees@bcd.tamhsc.edu if you would like to make a memorial contribution.
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Campbells establish fund honoring their daughter
in orthodontics. His devotion to the college and commitment to its sustained advancement are evident in his words and deeds. All along, even back in 1978 when I made out my first will, Ive named Baylor as a beneficiary of my estate. Ive also donated two patents to the dental school, which should provide royalties in the future, Campbell says. As for Kimberly, an only child, Campbell says she always wears a smile. She has never had a sad day, he insists. Kimberlys parents have devoted their lives to her since her birth in 1967, with her mother providing aroundthe-clock care to meet her special needs. I was quite pleased and honored on behalf of the college but not surprised when Phil shared his plans with me to establish the endowment, says Dr. James S. Cole 75, HSCBCD dean. He has been a great supporter in so many ways. However, as much as I admire his dedication to our college, hes impressed me most indelibly as an exceptional father. institutional advancement, to discuss how to implement the idea. They established a fund at the HSC Foundation and created a brochure and donor cards. Shaffer then visited with her classmates about helping and shared the idea with the next class. She hopes future senior classes will adopt funding this scholarship as a tradition. When I talked to the president of the junior class, she was very excited about it and wanted it to continue, Shaffer says. I wanted to begin a tradition of paying it forward from one class to another. The student aid staff at HSC-BCD is impressed by the students initiative. We are thrilled to see such a beneficial commitment from the Class of 2009, says Kay Egbert, director of student aid. Members can be proud of their efforts to relieve financial pressure from future dental hygiene students. We support their endeavors and hope this will encourage many more scholarships. The scholarship fund is open to donations from past, present or future dental hygiene students and anyone else who would like to contribute. Contact the HSC-BCD Office of Communications & Institutional Advancement at (214) 828-8214 or smitchelljackson@bcd. tamhsc.edu for more information.
he parents of one special daughter, Kimberly Campbell, are honoring her life by establishing a fund in her name to benefit clinical research in orthodontics at HSCBaylor College of Dentistry. Dr. Phillip M. Campbell 71, 73 and Kimberlys mom, Skipper, have announced their intention to create the Kimberly Campbell Research Endowment through a series of charitable gifts. The first visible step in that quest recently was completed: the Kimberly Campbell Seminar Room. The new seminar room accommodates meetings and lectures and includes study carrels for orthodontic residents in addition to a large conference table. It is housed on the colleges seventh floor. Baylors been good to me, and its a joy to give back to the school I love, says Campbell. A longtime college supporter, he closed his Huntsville, Texas, practice in 2005 to join the HSC-BCD faculty in orthodontics as graduateclinic director and holder of the Robert E. Gaylord Endowed Chair in Orthodontics. During his 35 years in private practice, Campbell served on the colleges board of trustees when the dental school was private and on the board of directors of the Baylor Oral Health Foundation. He received the Baylor College of Dentistry Alumni Associations Distinguished Alumni Award in 1993 and the Department of Orthodontics Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1996. In 2002, he was inducted into the colleges Hall of Fame. Campbell was instrumental in the success of the $1 million fundraising campaign for the Gaylord chair and later spearheaded the campaign to establish the Dr. Tom Matthews Endowment, which supports an annual lecture
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embers of the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene Class of 2009 focused not only on their own future but also on the students who would take their Lynn Shaffer place. Every student of the 30-member class pledged or contributed seed money to create a new scholarship fund, the Dental Hygiene Senior Class Scholarship, to annually benefit a senior dental hygiene student. The idea was conceived by classmate Lynn Shaffer 09. This whole process [of dental hygiene school] has been life-changing for me, says Shaffer, who returned to school after a career in banking. As graduation approached, I was thinking I wish I could leave something behind to benefit a future student or class. Shaffer approached Susan Mitchell Jackson, executive director of communications and
indsey McLaughlin became interested in dentistry as a braces-wearing teenager in middle school. She later worked for her familys general dentist during college summer breaks and for a year before entering dental school. Now this family-oriented fourth-year dental student has received the first American Dental Partners Foundation/Carus Dental Scholarship at HSC-Baylor College of Dentistry. After working for a general dentist, I discovered I really enjoyed it, she says. The staff was wonderful, and I appreciated the teamwork in the office. That is where I became familiar with the clinical aspect of dentistry as a chairside assistant and also experienced the business side of dentistry in the front office.
Lindsey McLaughlin
Upon completion of dental school, McLaughlin plans to stay close to her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas. I spend time with my family in Fort Worth just about every weekend, she says. Im glad to be so close. Through a short essay and two letters of recommendation, McLaughlin demonstrated her strengths in teamwork, clinical excellence and leadership skills. All are criterion required of the scholarships recipients, who can be either third-year or fourth-year dental students. We think that giving back to our profession through scholarships will only strengthen the future of dentistry, says Dr. Ray Scott, president of Carus Dental, who worked closely with the college to establish the scholarship fund in 2007. The fund was created through donations by Scott and other Carus Dental dentists who made contributions to American Dental Partners Foundation specifically to benefit the scholarship at HSC-BCD. Weve made a commitment to continue giving to ensure that our endowment will keep growing for the benefit of many in years to come, says Scott.
Kerney Laday
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hildren in Southeast Dallas soon will get a tremendous improvement in their oral health care, thanks to funding coming to HSCBaylor College of Dentistry from the Crystal Charity Ball. HSC-BCD and its community partners will receive $500,000 for the Southeast Oral Health Project, announced in February by the Dallasbased Crystal Charity Ball Committee. The projects goal is to essentially adopt the community, says Dr. Daniel Jones 89, professor and chair of public health sciences at HSC-BCD. It is projected to improve the oral health of the communitys children with a comprehensive, four-pronged approach: screening, prevention, referral and treatment. The project will start exactly where it can reach the most children: at school. Dentists and HSC-BCD students will annually visit schools in Pleasant Grove to provide oral health screenings, oral health education and oral hygiene kits to every student. It is estimated this alone will serve 10,000 children annually. For second-graders, theyll also receive an invaluable preventative tool. Each student will receive free sealants to minimize tooth decay for several years, courtesy of HSC-BCDs sealant program, led by Dr. Stephen Crane 73, assistant professor in public health sciences, and staffed by D4 students. Children who need additional care, an estimated 1,800 of them, will be referred for treatment at the new Southeast Dental Clinic, located within their own neighborhood at the existing Parkland Community Oriented Primary Care Center. It is this final component that will help meet the areas tremendous need for a public dental clinic. Dental decay is the most common chronic disease among children, and Dallas Independent School District officials say dental problems are the leading reason why children miss school. A childs chances of existing dental problems, however, are tripled if the family has no dental insurance.
Currently, little or no options exist in Pleasant Grove for the uninsured to get dental treatment. In an area with no rapid transit and an average per capita income less than half the Dallas average, the barriers to accessing dental care can be insurmountable. This acute need has been recognized before. The 2007 Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council report, Our Community Health Checkup, specifically recommends dental services for the uninsured in Southeast Dallas. But that will soon change. After the grant funding arrives in February 2010, the dental clinic is scheduled to open in September that same year. The project is one of a team effort. Jones, along with Dr. K. Vendrell Rankin 77, professor and associate chair in public health sciences, and Susan Mitchell Jackson, director of communications and institutional advancement, collaborated on the project within HSC-BCD. The college pooled its resources with Community Dental Care, the Baylor Oral Health Foundation, Parkland Health and Hospital System, the city of Dallas and DISD to propose the project to the Crystal Charity Ball for funding. The Crystal Charity Ball has raised funds to improve the lives of Dallasarea children since 1952. It has twice before funded HSC-BCD public health projects: the Dallas County Sealant Initiative in 1999 and the Vickery Meadow Childrens Oral Health Project in 2005. With the Southeast Oral Health Project, were building on lessons learned, Jones says. The Vickery Meadow project is a proven, sustainable model that well use and improve in Pleasant Grove. Annually, the Southeast project will provide an estimated 16,000 dental appointments and interactions with children. Within two years it will be completely selfsustaining.
This is the third dental health project supported through the Crystal Charity Ball.
Top: Parkland health center administrator Argentry Fields is thrilled about the new dental clinic. Bottom: The Southeast Oral Health Project will benefit children when the new clinic opens in fall 2010.
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Gift Report
TEXAS A&M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY is grateful for the financial support it receives from loyal and diverse constituencies. These gifts represent the tangible and lasting means of assuring that the colleges quest for excellence continues. In this issue of the Baylor Dental Journal, gift reporting for HSC-BCD, Baylor Oral Health Foundation and Baylor College of Dentistry Alumni Association reflects cumulative giving by individuals and organizations during the 2008 calendar year. Not included in these listings are competitively awarded grants and contracts managed through the Texas A&M Research Foundation. Every effort has been made to make each list complete and accurate, but inevitably some errors or omissions may have occurred. We would appreciate receiving corrections, comments or questions. Please direct any concerns to HSC-BCDs Office of Communications & Institutional Advancement at (214) 828-8471. You also may contact this office for information on ways to continue your support of the college and its mission. We heartily thank our alumni, faculty, staff, students, friends and members of the corporate and foundation communities for their generosity and commitment to the college.
Up to $249 Alliance of the Dallas County Dental Society Ms. Maria A. Anderson 94 Anonymous Mrs. Mary Ellen AusmusLaursen 68 Mrs. Frances F. Bell 57 Dr. Jim L. Burk, Jr. 64 Ms. Margaret A. Countryman 57 Ms. Lori L. Dees Dr. Jacob Geller 56 Dr. Jerry L. Greer 74 Dr. James H. Hall 73 Ms. Donna G. Hanner 59 Ms. Phyllis Huckabee Mrs. Nancy L. Kerr Dr. Steven F. Kolb 83 Dr. Ernestine S. Lacy 94 Dr. H. ODell Marshall Dr. Trent M. Nguyen 06 Mr. and Mrs. Alan Piper Dr. John H. Reed Ms. Lynn Shaffer Dr. Larry R. Stewart 78 Dr. Todd J. Svane 84 Ms. Emma J. Terrell 57 Mr. Abdolreza Vaezzadeh In-Kind Contributions 3M Unitek American Orthodontics Astra Tech Carestream Health Inc. GAC International Inc. Dr. Daniel L. Jones 89 LED Dental Dr. Mazin N. Nakhleh 86 Nobel Biocare USA, Inc. Panadent Corp. Piezosurgery Inc. Speed System Orthodontics Strite Industries Limited Dr. Reginald W. Taylor Gifts In Honor Of: Dr. Edward R. Genecov 56 Dr. Timothy M. Huckabee 87 Dr. Claude R. Williams, Sr. Gifts In Memory Of: Mr. John L. Thompson Dr. Phillip Earle Williams 26
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department Pediatric Dentistry Support Fund Periodontal Resident Endowment Fund Robert S. Staffanou Scholarship Fund Patricia Clendenin Wessendorff Caruth School Fund Straumann Fund Tom Matthews Lectureship Whiteaker-Hurt Endowed Chair $50,000 or more Straumann USA $25,000$49,999 Dr. Phillip Campbell $10,000$24,999 Astra Tech Dr. Bettye M. Whiteaker-Hurt $1,000$9,999 William and Loretta Anderson Dr. Jay Arnette Baylor Orthodontic Alumni Association BIOMET 3i Brasseler USA Dental, LLC Dr. Ralph Brock Ronald and Cheryl Bryant Capricorn Foundation Mrs. Marge Demoudt DENTSPLY Dr. William H.Dunklin, III Dr. Gregory G. Farthing G. Hartzell & Son Hu-Friedy Dr. James Dean Jensen KLS Martin L.P. Keystone Dental, Dr. Dean Schwartz The Murrell Foundation Nobel Biocare Osteohealth P & G Company Dr. Michael M. Perry Dr. Robert S. Staffanou Family Mrs. Ruth Staffanou Dr. Robert M. Steckler Dr. Paul P. Taylor Dr. Danny Watts Mrs. Patricia Clendenin Wessendorff Dr. David Wilbanks
$500$999 Dr. Terry B. Adams Dr. Gwang Ho Ahn Dr. J. Moody Alexander Dr. Bong Chan Bae Bradley Family Trust Dr. Jesse Bullard Dr. Linda A. Crawford Dr. Stephanie Crise Dr. Robert W. Gallagher Dr. Stephen P. Girdlestone Dr. Hilton Neil Goldreich Drs. Steven J. and Joy A. R. Hernandez Dr. Brigitte D. Herrmann Michael and Lorna Kakesako Dr. James S. Moore Periodontal Health Group Dr. Bruce K. Reeder Dr. Sherri J. Reuland Dr. Stephen P. Shepard Dr. Sung Gi Shin 3M $250$499 Dr. Amy Bender Dr. Tony Dacy Dr. John B. Farmer Dr. Van Hill Dr. Arthur V. Khurshudian Miracle Dental Laboratory of Houston, LP Mr. Earle Nye Dr. Harold W. Simpson Dr. Michael A. Sitters Dr. Kathia D. Steel Dr. Richard A. Steele Tidtke Marketing Group, Inc. Dr. Daniela A. ZambonFagundes $100$249 Dr. Mike D. Allen Dr. Raymond Barbre Dr. Scott Bates Dr. William T. Buchanan Dr. Nancy R. Chaffee Jack and Beppie Comes Dr. Robert S. Croft Dr. Patrick D. Crowe Dr. Fanasy P. Deming Dr. Noel P. Dragon Dr. Jean E. Driscoll Dr. Troy N. Elms Dr. Bryan Elvebak Ms. Margaret Furst Ms. Mary K. Gandy Dr. John A. Gerling Dr. Kimberly Hansen Gronberg
Dr. Barry James Dr. Jeffrey James Dr. Jeff Johnson Dr. Seuss Kassisieh Dr. Jekyong Jay Kim Dr. Herbert Klontz Dr. Harold J. Koppel Dr. Mark LaHaye Mrs. Mary Ellen AusmusLaursen Dr. Rodney Lewis Dr. Sheng-Po Lu Dr. and Mrs. James F. Lunardon Dr. Jeremy R. Lustig Dr. Adam Martin Dr. Frank Miller Dr. Maryam Mojdehi-Barnes Dr. W. Jim Moore Dr. Jacqueline Moroco Dr. Karen Neat Dr. Christopher T. Nevant Dr. Patrick M. Ohlenforst Dr. Dan C. Peavy Dr. Michael D. Plunk Dr. Alan V. Reed Dr. Arthur C. Reed Ms. Kay Rickets Dr. Lee M. Romine Dr. J.M. Rowan, Jr. Dr. Wayne Sankey Dr. Kirk D. Satrom Denny M. and Mary Smith Dr. William B. Snipes Dr. Chester E. Spencer, Jr. Dr. Thomas M. Stark Dr. Cory Stephens Dr. Marvin G. Stephens, Jr. Ms. Emily J. Streck Dr. Kim Travers Dr. John R. Valant Dr. Charles W. Weathers Dr. Evan G. Wilson Mrs. Melissa Wise Up to $99 Ms. Mary J. Armstrong Ms. Frances Bell Mrs. Helen Blackwood Dr. Patricia L. Blanton Dr. Gary C. Coleman Ms. Peggy Countryman Ms. Virginia P. Davis Mrs. Guy Dynek Mr. John Eirschele James and Sherry Englbert Dr. Gayle Glenn Ms. Donna Hanner Cynthia Jayne McKeever
John H.C. and Mary Louise Riley Ms. Emma Jo Terrell Dr. Keith E. Thayer Dr. Julie Vargo Gifts In Honor Of: Dr. Patricia Blanton Dr. William W. Hallmon Dr. Cory Stephens Dr. Marvin Stephens Dr. Bettye Whiteaker-Hurt Gifts In Memory Of: Dr. William C. Hurt Dr. Robert S. Staffanou Dr. Paul P. Taylor Mr. R. Garrow Wessendorff
Scholars Club $500$999 Dr. Robert A. Baker 75 Dr. John N. Conniff, Jr. 73 Dr. Demetra C. Dorsey 98 Dr. Rusty Dunavant 02 Dr. John S. Findley 70 Dr. Sandi L. Hamm 88 Dr. Nathan E. Hodges 00 Dr. Joseph D. James, Jr. 74 Dr. Eugene M. Kouri 61 Dr. Pamela A. Moore 96 Dr. LaVan R. Parker III 94 Dr. Nancy L. Rajchel 87 Dr. Donald H. Roberts, Jr. 74 Dr. Francisco J. Romero 74 Dr. Kevin L. Seidler 78 Dr. Julie A. Stelly 87 Dr. Charles D. Stetler 89 Dr. Mary K. Swift 94 Dr. Edward J. Vlosich 84 Dr. Jason P. White 06 Dr. Paul Wong 79 Dr. Debrah J. Worsham 85 McCarthys Club $250$499 Dr. Terry B. Adams 78 Dr. Rebecca A. Aduddell 96 Dr. Monica Boehmer 89 Dr. Welleyn L. Bullis 67 Dr. Hugh R. Burch 67 Dr. Jason Carlyon 02 Dr. Chris S. Cartwright 78 Dr. Robert J. Christian 69 Dr. Evelyn P. Clark 93 Dr. Leon A. Conkling 72 Dr. Kirk A. Coury 87 Dr. Mark A. Craig 90 Dr. Paul G. Davis, Jr. 83 Dr. Weaver G. DeHay 76 Dr. OE Dickinson 54 Dr. Michael L. Dobbins 68 Dr. William P. Glaros 74 Dr. Kerry M. Goad 78 Dr. James B. Goates 76 Dr. Billy A. Gray, Jr. 78 Dr. David M. Grogan 81 Dr. James H. Hall 73 Dr. Kenneth M. Hamlett, Jr. 74 Dr. Jennifer A. Hathaway 92 Dr. WR Haught 67 Dr. Marvin M. Hewlett, Jr. 73 Dr. Dudley M. Hodgkins 76 Dr. Cory B. Jaetzold 06 Dr. James R. Kersten 69 Dr. Arthur H. Kuhlman 71 Dr. Lester H. Kuperman 70 Dr. Ernestine S. Lacy 94
Dr. Thad Langford 74 Dr. William T. Lee, Jr. 67 Dr. Joy K. Lunan 80 Dr. Thomas M. McDougal 64 Dr. Paul E. Menton 66 Dr. Maryam Mojdehi-Barnes 97 Dr. Frank H. Moore, Jr. 69 Dr. William D. Northcutt III 57 Dr. Anandkumar N. Patel 97 Dr. Ned H. Patrick 71 Dr. Daniel C. Peavy, Jr. 62 Dr. Robert C. Penny 74 Dr. Kevin E. Porter 92 Dr. David W. Price 81 Dr. Murray R. Ray 68 Dr. Roger B. Salome 69 Dr. Carina L. Schwartz-Dabney 93 Dr. Kirk E. Scott 96 Dr. Donald M. Skelton 70 Dr. Johnny C. Smith 81 Ms. Janice L. Snyder 75 Dr. Corbett K. Stephens 01 Dr. Marvin G. Stephens, Jr. 71 Dr. Eugene D. Stevenson, Jr. 88 Dr. Casey Stroud 01 Dr. George W. Strunk 75 Dr. Ronald C. Trowbridge 73 Dr. James M. Watson 84 Dr. Terry D. Watson 67 Dr. Scott Waugh 74 Dr. Thomas M. Weil 65 Ms. Patricia Whalley 66 Dr. John C. White 84 Dr. Steven Widner 86 Dr. James E. Williams 83 Dr. Andy Wilson 95 Dr. Ronald L. Winder 73 Century Club $150$249 Dr. Weldon B. Adair 49 Dr. John E. Adcock 75 Dr. Lichelle Aldana 93 Dr. Deanna E. Aronoff 91 Dr. Stanley W. Ashworth 71 Dr. Cary B. Askins 72 Dr. Pamela J. Asseff 93 Mrs. Mary E. Ausmus-Laursen 68 Dr. Bryan A. Austin 93 Dr. Stephen L. Baird 81 Dr. John T. Baker 67 Dr. Richard Baker 68 Dr. John D. Barrett 77 Dr. Todd Baumann 02 Dr. Jerry R. Beachum 59 Dr. David Beal 78 Dr. Robert A. Bettis, Jr. 64 Dr. Bryan W. Bishop 84 Dr. Patricia L. Blanton 74
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This Impressions page, a new highlight of the Baylor Dental Journal, is designed to capture a moment in time in the rich history of our Dallas dental school. The people of Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry have called the school by various names: State Dental College from 1905 to 1918, Baylor University College of Dentistry from 1918 to 1971 and Baylor College of Dentistry from 1971 to 1996, when the name became longer to reflect the affiliation with the Texas A&M University System. Through the ebb and flow of history, the dental school has been nurtured by people who reaped its benefits and perpetuated its legacy. Enjoy this glimpse into the mirror of time.
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ctober 2nd, 1916! An important date in the lives of 80 men who gathered in Hall A for their introduction to the faculty. The largest Freshman Class in the history of S.D.C.! No
wonder we were given such a hearty reception, and made to feel that we were an important part of State Dental, and not altogether mere fish. The year has been a profitable one, for with the increased facilities for teaching we were prepared to do more, and better work than any previous class. Of course, there were a few who soon became discouraged and dropped out, for it didnt take us very long to see that we would have to do some hard studying and conscientious work to succeed. However, with Dr. Gibbs we have done a good years work in Chemistry. Likewise, Dr. Milliken has worked hard and faithfully to teach us Anatomy, and we have gotten so we can give some fairly good descriptions in Osteology. Histology doesnt hold so many terrors, as it did when we heard our first lecture on KaryokinesisThanks to Dr. Perrella for being a good fellow. When we think of our first week in laboratory, Im sure it brings forth a smileimpressionimpressions in compound, and impressions in plaster; but that is over and now we can make a partial plate, a full upper and lower, a shell crown, a Richmond crown, carve a bone tooth, prepare a cavity, and slip downstairs before second roll call. True, we havent done our very level best in everything all the timeno dental student ever does thatbut as we look backward over the past eight months we feel that we havent spent all the time in vain. And there have been some never-to-be-forgotten times socially, which have brightened and cheered us when there seemed to be no silver lining, for who could worry when there are so many pretty maidens in Dallas who are ever ready to sympathize and encourage? The freshmen werent long finding the prettiest, sweetest and dearest girl in the whole world, so life hasnt been so bad after all, has it boys? With finals only a few weeks off, we have dusted our text books, and have gotten our notes together, and are praying that we will soon be Fish-no-more.