Dr. Bakland receives Dintinguished
Service Award
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| Leif K. Bakland, SD’63 was given the School Distinguished Service Award during School of Dentistry conferring of degrees ceremonies held May 27 on the campus mall. |
Leif K. Bakland, SD’63; MS, received the School Distinguished
Service Award during conferring of degrees ceremonies for the School of
Dentistry. Colleagues took extreme care to make sure that the award would
be a surprise to Dr. Bakland—in fact, the page containing his biography
was removed from the copy of the graduation program he was given!
After graduating from LLU, Dr. Bakland completed a certificate
in endodontics in 1973 at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. In 1976,
he was recruited to chair the department of endodontics at Loma Linda
University.
Dr. Bakland’s career in academic dentistry has included
many officer roles, including serving as president of the American Board
of Endodontics, California State Association of Endodontists, and the
Tri-County Dental Society; and secretary-treasurer of the International
Association of Dental Traumatology. He has served as a consulant inendodontics
for the U.S. Army Dental Corps, the U.S. Navy Dental Corps, and the Veterans
Administration.
Adding further distinction to his career, Dr. Bakland has
authored more than 50 publications—including journal articles, textbook
chapters, and scientific abstracts in the areas of endodontics, traumatology,
and immunology. He is currently co-editor of Endodontics. In addtion,
he is editor of LLU Dentistry; and is a reviewer for the Journal
of the California Dental Association, the Journal of General Dentistry,
and is a member of the American Association of Dental Schools’ national
peer review panel.
Since 1973 Dr. Bakland has also presented numerous continuing
education courses throughout the United States, and in Mexico, Chile,
Germany, Norway, Italy, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Egypt,
Kuwait, Iran, Korea, Greece, Israel, and Japan.
Dr. Bakland’s contributions have been distinguised
by notable scholarship, administration, and teaching. From 1987 to 1991,
he served the School as associate dean for clinic administration. He currently
is chair of the department of endodontics, and is associate dean for advanced
education.
The School Distinguished Service Award was given to Dr.
Bakland in recognition of and appreciation for his contributions to Loma
Linda University and the broader world community.
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