Dr. Heisler lectures at Russian dental conference
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William H. Heisler, DDS, professor of restorative dentistry,
International Dentist Program, presented a lecture on adhesive dentistry,
"Modern Dental Materials," at Stomatology 2001 in Moscow, Russia,
on February 9.
This national dental convention, held in the Moscow World
Trade Center, was attended by dentists from as far away as Magadan, more
than 5,000 miles from Moscow. In fact, to his surprise, one of Dr. Heisler's
dentist friends from Magadan was in his audience.
During Dr. Heisler's six-day stay, he met with staff of
the Adventist Health Center and presented the same lecture to the dentists,
dental laboratory technicians, and staff as part of their weekly continuing
education program. He also had an hour-long meeting with Dr. Vladimir
Sadovski, general secretary of the Russian Dental Association, and publisher
of six Russian language dental journals and newspapers.
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Dr. Sadovski presented Dr. Heisler with a copy of the Russian
dental journal Stomatological News, containing an article titled "Cosmetic
Dentistry" written by 1998 IDP graduate Alexander Serdyukov, with
special thanks for assistance in preparation of the article to William
S. Seibly, DDS, PhD, also from IDP. Dr. Heisler first met Dr. Sadovskiwhen
he visited the School in 1997.
Dr. Heisler, who has been studying the Russian language
for 18 months, has made two previous trips, sponsored by Rotary International,
to the Russian Far East to take dental care to children in Magadan and
Palatka. His Rotary Club currently has funded grants amounting to $28,000
to take dental equipment to Russia and to study related environmental
problems.
Dr. Heisler stated that in addition to attending the dental conference, he visited the Kremlin and several other prominent sites in Moscow in spite of sub-freezing temperatures almost the entire stay, with the thermometer registering -17°C (0°F) two nights.
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| (Above):
Dr. Heisler meets with Dr. Vladimir Sadovski, secretary general of
the Russian Dental Association. (Left): Anatoly Kolesnik, DMD, chief,
department of oral diseases prevention, Central Research Institute
for Stomatology (left), translates for Dr. Heisler. |
(Above): In the Kremlin complex, Dr. Heisler stands beside a thermometer registering -13° Celsius. Above: Dr. Heisler lectures to staff and dentists at Moscow Adventist Health Center. Standing in the center is Ted Flaiz, DMD, a relief dentist from Hermiston, Oregon. |
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