LLU School of Dentistry Jan. 2000 Dentalgram

Alumni-Student Convention to be February 10-14

The School of Dentistry's annual Alumni-Student Convention has reached its 40-year anniversary this year, and many changes and upgrades are planned, according to Kathleen Moore, MHIS, director of the Alumni Association. The convention will be held February 10 - 14.

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The golf tournament is always a popular feature of the convention. This year, it will be played at Redlands Country Club. Visit the Alumni Association office for details and registration.

Major events will be held in the Coleman Pavilion and Prince Hall. Continuing education mini-clinics will be rolled into a plenary symposium, and the table clinic presentations will be made and judged on the mall between Prince Hall and University Church. The National Dental Auxiliary will host several events, including a missions benefit concert; and dental hygiene and dental assisting alumni will celebrate with a luncheon and continuing education.

The dental and dental hygiene alumni of the year will be presented at the banquets. Television personality Art Linkletter is the speaker at the Thursday evening banquet.

Student dedication program to be special feature of convention

The Alumni Association, together with the School of Dentistry, invite students, staff and faculty to a very special dedication ceremony on Friday evening, February 11. This event will take place in the University Church at 7:30 p.m.

Freshman and senior dental students, junior and senior dental hygiene students, and all International Dentist Program students will be dedicating their professional lives to Christian service. The Alumni Association will present personalized Bibles and laboratory coats to the students.

Gerald Winslow, PhD, dean of the Faculty of Religion and special assistant to the president of Loma Linda University, will give an address on the privileges and responsibilities of a Christian dental health professional. Music will feature the School of Dentistry students; a reception will follow the program.

Staff are invited to attend to show their support for the students; faculty are asked to participate by wearing academic regalia and marching in. (Faculty: please contact the Alumni Association at ext. 44399 to express your interest in participating.)

School of Dentistry administration has invited the families of the freshman and senior dental students, as well as the dental hygiene and international dentist program students, to a special dinner at 5:30 p.m. that evening.

The Dental Student Association will be giving tours of the School of Dentistry starting at 4:00 p.m. that afternoon.

Please plan to attend this beautiful and inspirational ceremony. For more information, please contact the Alumni Association at ext. 44399.

Golf tournament, Redlands Country Club, Feb. 10, 8:00 a.m.
Open house and tour of new facilities, School of Dentistry, Feb. 10 , 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Table clinic presentations, mall on LLUSD campus, Feb. 10, 9:00 to noon and 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Homecoming banquet, Coleman Pavilion, Feb. 10, 6:30 p.m.
Art Linkletter speaks to LLUSD alumni
National Dental Auxiliary Activities
When you can't deep up, connect! - Mary LoVerde Shows You How, Coleman Pavilion, Feb. 10, 9:00 a.m. to noon
Luncheon with Mary LoVerde, Coleman Pavilion, Feb. 10, noon to 1:30 p.m.
Missionaries and NASDAD breakfast, Fellowship Hall, Feb. 11, 7:00 a.m.
Student dedication service, University Church, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m.
Continuing dental education courses, LLUSD & Coleman Pavilion, Feb. 11, 13 & 14, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
OKU annual luncheon, Coleman Pavilion, Feb. 11, noon
Dental hygienists/assistants luncheon, San Bernardino Hilton, Feb. 11, noon
Sabbath activities, University Church, Feb. 12
8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. worship; 9:45 a.m. Sabbath School
Class reunions, as arranged by the classes, Feb. 12, 6:00 p.m.