Dentalgram April 2002   Department news Administration Carol Curtis is a new mom—baby Sunny Brooke was born March 21, and was 7 lbs., 12 oz., 20 inches Continuing Dental Education Annabelle Galvan, department secretary, and Leo Galvan, dental maintenance, welcomed baby Aleah Lauren Galvan on March 21, 2002. Dental Educational Services Frank Cortez-Flores, DDS, PhD, MS, MPH, is a reviewer in the peer review meeting for residency training in general and pediatric dentistry grant program, Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Public Health Service, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Professions, Office of Peer Review. The peer review will take place in Washington D.C./Rockville, Maryland, area May 6 to 9. Endodontics Marjorie Sweet has joined the department as a part-time secretary. She is completing a communication disorders program at University of Redlands, with a music minor and enjoys baking and decorating cakes as a hobby. One of the many cakes Marjorie has decorated- adorned with Mickey Mouse Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Philip J. Boyne, DMD, MS, DSc, was an invited lecturer March 22, at the American Academy of Implant Dentistry Annual Western District Meeting, Universal City, California. His topic was “State-of-the-art in bone grafting and bone inductor in implant surgery.” Robert W. Mower, SD ’98,chief resident, oral and maxillofacial surgery program, was an invited lecturer March 21, at the American Academy of Implant Dentistry Annual Western District Meeting, Universal City, California. His topic was “Tibial Bone Grafting for Implant Dentistry.” Oral Diagnosis, Radiology and Pathology Lane Thomsen, SD’65, MS’74, associate professor, has joined with Educational Horizons Online, <edhonline.com> to offer review courses for dental hygienists in head and neck anatomy, anatomy and physiology, and pathology review. Restorative Dentistry Yiming Li, DDS, MSD, PhD, professor of restorative dentistry and a consultant of the American Dental Association (ADA) since 1999, has been appointed as ADA’s representative to standards committee on dental products. Service Learning Please drop by the office of service learning and welcome Janelle Bietz as administrative secretary. Janelle’s husband is Ken, and they are parents to 12-year-old Everett and 10-year-old Amanda. Janelle enjoys reading, camping, and sewing projects in her spare time. Ron Forde (left), SD’83, director, service learning, and Doyle Nick(right), SD’78, assistant professor, restorative dentistry, presented a poster at the American Dental Educational Association meetings in March on the subject of Service Learning. It had a very good reception from educators from other dental schools. Welcome The School welcomes the following new employees: Alanna Wilkinson, senior PBX operator, clinic administration. Michael Kinder, laboratory helper, central sterilization. Jennifer Campos, RDA, International Dentist Program.   Our thoughts and prayers are with William Allen, who underwent successful lung transplant surgery at UCLA Medical Center Sunday, April 7. Send greetings to: <william@allen.net>.         Back University | Medical_Center | LLU&MC_home | Search | Employment | News_&_events | Academics | Our_mission | Admissions | Registration | Research | Alumni | Student_resources All contents copyright © 2001 Loma Linda University. All rights reserved. Revised February 14, 2001 Send comments and questions to webmaster@univ.llu.edu  URL: http://www.llu.edu