Department news
Administration
William Loveless, EdD, recently retired pastor of the University
Church, will be helping the School of Dentistry on a part-time basis.
He will be helping us prepare for accreditation, review and enhance our
curriculum in the areas of behavioral science and religion, and also help
us identify ways to improve our care of patients. He will be interviewing
a number of faculty and students during the next month and Dr. Goodacre
would appreciate your cooperation by helping him in any way possible.
Ombudspersons for the School of Dentistry are Ms. Joni Stephens,
x44631; and Dr. Dan Tan, x44640. (Dr. Schlenker retired so Dr.
Tan has replaced him.) You are encouraged to contact Ms. Stephens or Dr.
Tan if you have a sensitive issue to discuss.
Clinic Administration
Welcome to new employees or transfers:
Kathy Biller, clinic coordinator, Clinical Services Division
Dyonne Nick, student, Surgery Center for Dentistry
Charell Pester, coordinator, implant dentistry
Janet Torongo, RDH, Faculty Dental Offices
The new NT server is being installed and brought on-line, which will enhance
network service. However, during the initial time to bring it on-line
you may experience some challenges with the system. Please be patient
during this process.
Marina Moore is located in the "old" oral surgery office,
room 2290. Her extension has remained the same, 88387. If you are not
able to reach Marina at her extension, you can also call the clinic administration
office at extension 44603.
Dental Hygiene
Teresa Thomas, DH'95, dental hygiene instructor, is getting married
on September 3, 2000. Her fiancé, Brian Anderson, MD, is in his last
year of residency in Emergency Medicine here at Loma Linda University.
Marilynn Heyde, DH'74, MPH, joined the dental hygiene department
as a faculty member in June. Her MPH was granted in June'00 from the LLU
School of Public Health. She will be involved in classroom and clinical
teaching. She and her husband have returned to California after having
spent their professional lives in Florida, Tennessee, and Illinois. They
are glad to be back.
Dental Educational Services
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| Dr. Frank Cortez-Flores |
There were more than 50 presenters and the dengue presentation was awarded first place. Both of these studies were also presented at the American Public Health Association National Conference held in Washington, DC, in November, 1999.
During the month of June, Dr. Cortez-Flores was at UCLA attending the California Geriatric Education Center: Interdisciplinary Faculty Development Program - A UCLA Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology.
Dr. Cortez-Flores recently returned from Atlanta, Georgia, where he presented his study on "Dengue, Aedes Aegypti And Hurricane Reconstruction in The Caribbean and Central America: Prevention And Control Following A Natural Disaster," at the second International Conference of Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) in Atlanta, July 16-19, 2000. He also presented at the first ICEID in March, 1998, which was sponsored by CDC, PAHO, and WHO, among others.
Dr. Cortez-Flores is also a faculty member of the Department of International Health in the School of Public Health; and also associated with Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Health and Child Survival Fellows Program.
Educational Support Services
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| Christy Robinson |
"I will miss my friends in the School of Dentistry, but I'll visit you when I come for dental appointments," Christy says. "This is a very exciting opportunity, to be able to contribute to my alma mater."
Christy will continue to assist in special projects for LLUSD, such as brochures, newsletters, etc. Her La Sierra University phone number will be (909) 785-2001.
Endodontics
Congratulations to Dr. and Mrs. Shahrokh Shabahang, who were blessed with their first child on August 1, Roxanne. The baby was five and a half pounds and 19 inches long.
Anneke Barth, employee of Loma Linda Endodontics, will be married to Rich Hopkins on August 19, 2000, at Immanuel Baptist Church on East Baseline Avenue. Reception will follow at Edwards Mansion in Redlands.
First-year endodontic graduate students have begun their studies and practice in the Department of Endodontics.
Dr. Wallis E. Andelin received his BS from the Brigham Young University (1980) and his DDS from Georgetown University School of Dentistry, Washington, DC (1984). He also received a Certificate in Advanced Restorative / Hospital Dentistry (1985) from LLUSD. Prior to entering graduate endodontics, Dr. Andelin served as a dental officer in the Naval Dental Center Southwest, Point Mugu, Calif., as assistant clinic director. He is married and has four children.
Dr. David F. Browning received his BS from the University of South Florida (1984) and his DDS from Emory University School of Dentistry, Atlanta, GA (1988). Prior to entering graduate endodontics, he served six years as a Navy dentist and from there to private practice in Atlanta, Georgia. He is married and has two children.
Dr. Robert Hsu received his BS degree at University of California, Davis, CA (1993) and his DDS from Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery, New York, NY (1997). Prior to entering graduate endodontics, he practiced general dentistry for one year in Yangmei, Taiwan, and then to private practice in Bakersfield, California.
Dr. David D. Roland received his BA from La Sierra University (1975), and his DDS from Loma Linda University School of Dentistry (1978). Prior to entering graduate endodontics, he served as honorary assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Dentistry. He is married and has two children.
Oral Diagnosis, Radiology, Pathology
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| Dr. Ron Blank |
Originally from Utica, New York, as a young boy, Dr. Blank was impressed by his family dentist, who insisted that he loved dentistry so much that he'd do it even if he didn't make money at it. Ron started thinking seriously about dentistry as a career. After a major in math and minor in chemistry at Andrews University, he moved to Loma Linda for his dental training. He obtained his DDS degree in 1975.
Since graduation, Dr. Blank has practiced privately in New York for a
few years, but spent many more years in the Navy, where he received advanced
training in prosthodontics.
"I like to travel," he says, so he enjoyed his stations in Guam,
Washington, DC and Bethesda, Maryland, Winter Harbor, Maine, Norfolk,
Virginia, Camp Pendleton, California, and Bremerton, Washington. He also
served on a destroyer tender and nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, cruising
the high seas. When he retired from the Navy, he had earned the rank of
Commander.
Dr. Blank is married to Sandy Blank, RN, and they have two children, a
20 year-old daughter, Cariann, and an 18 year-old son, Travis, both students
at Pacific Union College. "Wherever we go," says Dr. Blank,
"Sandy's had the hardest job in life, making a house a home, and
bringing up the kids. She's supportive to the nth degree. We got married
my sophomore year in dental school. We've been married almost 29 years."
In 1998, the Blanks moved to Loma Linda University. Dr. Blank, who teaches
ODRP and restorative dentistry, is known for his sense of humor. He says,
"I believe philosophically in treating all patients as you would
your family. Dentistry is very demanding, but it also should be enjoyable.
I try to find the fun part of dentistry. Demand excellence, but have fun.
I love the students. That's the bottom line. It's stimulating to me, and
I enjoy working with them. It's also very helpful to pull from my 70,000-plus
patient encounters, to teach students in the clinic or in the labs."
Orthodontics
Congratulations to orthodontic graduate student James C. Choi,
DDS, and his wife Mayumi, on the birth of their son Joshua J. Choi on
July 6 at 8:59 pm. He weighed 5 lbs 4 oz and measured 18 inches long.
Quick Recovery tips
When updating patient demographics, make sure you click or press Enter
through every screen to save updated information. If patient has information
on the 'Guarantor' screen (the third tab on patient demographics), make
sure that information is updated also.
Did you know we could sort by SSN? Go to 'Work With Patients;' click on
the Functions key. Under sort enter the SSN in the Social Security field
xxxxxxxxx, then press Enter.
Remember that if patient's insurance is Denti-Cal make sure they are tied
to a 'D' fee schedule in patient demographics.
If you have questions about Quick Recovery, e-mail mMoore@sd.llu.edu.
Reminder for supervisors/managers: mark your calendars for the "Quick
Recovery In-House Training" at the Coleman Pavilion - Macpherson
Society Learning Center, room A1105.
Restorative Dentistry
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| Dr. Bruce Hasenauer |
Bruce Hasenauer, SD'77, joined LLUSD as Assistant Professor in
the Department of Restorative Dentistry on August 7, 2000. After graduation,
Dr. Hasenauer practiced in Atlanta, Georgia for two years with his uncle,
Loel Wurl, SD'62. In 1980 he moved to Denver, Colorado and began his own
private practice which he conducted until he sold the practice in 1999.
During this time he and his partner Per Reiakvam, SD'80, also started
and conducted a school for dental assisting in Denver named Hampden Dental
College.
Dr. Hasenauer and his wife Sheryl have three children. Son Cory is a dentist
in Denver Colorado. Daughter Casey is an occupational therapy student
at LLU. Daughter Caitlin will be a junior at Mile High Academy in Denver.
Compendium carries proceedings
of LLUSD Continuing Ed symposium
The June 2000 / Vol. 21, Suppl No. 28 issue of A Supplement to Compendium
of Continuing Education in Dentistry carries symposium proceedings
of ÒTooth Whitening: State of the Art 2000, Loma Linda University School
of Dentistry.Ó
According to James Dunn, SD'69, professor of restorative dentistry,
the articles in the supplement represent several presenters from a symposium
on tooth whitening held at LLUSD in November 1999. Dr. Dunn is a member
of Compendium's editorial board.
Tooth Sensitivity Study
A comparative efficacy study of two dentifrices for the relief of dentinal
hypersensitivity.
Study Purpose: The School of Dentistry is currently recruiting approximately
65 adult subjects to evaluate the effectiveness of toothpaste designed
to reduce tooth sensitivity.
Study Duration: If you qualify it will take 8 weeks to complete the study
and you will be required to return for four follow up visits. Each visit
will typically last 30 minutes.
Study Criteria: If you have sensitivity to cold drinks or air when eating,
drinking or brushing your teeth, and if you qualify, as an incentive for
your participation you will receive $75 upon completion of all appointments
and at the end of the 8-week study. If your teeth are sensitive and you
are interested in participating please contact Alisa for more information
Monday Ñ Thursday, 8:00 am Ñ 4:00 pm at (909) 558-1000 extension 83542
or (909) 558-0656.
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