Department news
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| Employee appreciation: The School of Dentistry showed their appreciation for the dedicated work of LLUSD employees by holding an Employee Appreciation luncheon on April 21 in the Wong Kerlee International Conference Center. As staff members arrived, they were greeted by Dr. Charles J. Goodacre, dean of the School, and Mary Hartwell, dental clinics manager. After choosing from a delicious buffet of sandwiches, fruit, and pastry, staff and faculty gathered at tables in a conference room. It was pleasant to spend a bit of time, relaxing with people you don't see everyday. Employee Appreciation Day is an annual celebration which grew out of Secretaries' Day. |
Administration
* Graduation weekend is coming up quickly and all faculty are urged to
participate. The weekend will begin with a baccalaureate service planned
for Saturday, May 27, at the University Church. The service will honor
graduates in both the Schools of Dentistry and Medicine. Faculty and students
will march in the processional in their academic regalia. Faculty are
to meet in the breezeway between Magan Hall and the library at 10:45 a.m.
At the end of the processional, faculty will be seated in the choir loft
for the service.
SD Commencement will be held on Sunday, May 28, on the University Mall. Faculty and students should arrive no later than 4:00 p.m. Faculty will be lining up on the sidewalk by the circle; students will be gathering on the sidewalk in front of Magan Hall. Services will begin promptly at 5:00. Faculty are asked to contact Carmi at x44601 or by e-mail to notify her of your plans to participate in the ceremony.
Many families will be celebrating the achievements of our graduates. Please plan to participate in these important events.
* The sexual harassment seminar, mandatory for LLU employees, will be held May 10 in Prince Hall, rooms 1101-1102, at noon. If you missed the April 24 session, please plan to attend this one.
* An automobile was recently donated to the School of Dentistry, and
is now for sale. For information, please contact Ron Secor, MBA, associate
dean, financial administration, x44687.
1984 Cadillac Eldorado (black), 2 door, all leather interior, 132-134K
miles. Reportedly in good working condition. $2,000/OBO.
Clinic administration
* Josonjia Thompkins, sterilization supervisor, is engaged to be married to Raymond Brown, who is a doctoral student in theology, as well as administrator and educator for Azusa Pacific University. They were engaged on April 17, and plan to marry on August 26.
* Carol Sorrells, supervisor in dental radiology, had back surgery in April and is at home recovering. We wish her a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing her again when she returns in May.
* Congratulations to Eunice Espinoza, FDO, and her husband Gerry Lopez, on the birth of their daughter, Vianca Jennel Lopez. Vianca was born on Tuesday, April 4, at 12:00 noon. She was 7 lbs 8 oz. and measured 18 inches long.
* Welcome to new employee, Helene Julius, who is organizing a
database of implant dentistry patients.
Dental Hygiene
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| Randall Tosten, DH'01, and Tomas Kutansky, DH'00, called dental hygiene alumni during the anual phonathon. | Heather Dunham, DH'98, enjoyed talking with her classmates. |
* Dental hygiene department benefits from phonathon: Faculty, students and alumni joined together in April to call dental hygiene alumni on behalf of their Annual Fund campaign. They raised over $7,000 in pledges, which augments gifts previously received this year.
Twenty-five callers talked with almost 300 alumni during the phonathon. In addition to the Annual Fund, which supports the dental hygiene loan fund, alumni also made gifts to the Violet Bates Scholarship Fund and the Hartzell Scholarship Endowment.
* Rhonda Hamerslough, RDH, instructor, and Karen Simpson, DH'66, MPH, chair and assistant professor of dental hygiene, attended the AADS convention in Washington, DC.
* Joni Stephens, DH'69, MSEd, professor of dental hygiene, attended the IADR in Washinton, DC.
* The dental hygiene Class of 2000 pinning ceremony will take place
on Friday, May 26, 2000 at 6:00 p.m. at Campus Hill Church. The dental
hygiene pin has a traditional and personal meaning to each dental hygienist.
Receiving the pin means that each graduate has been prepared to become
a caregiver and is accepting the responsibilities of a health care professional
who will devote their time in serving "To Make Man Whole" as
is the tradition of Loma Linda University.
Endodontics
At the recent annual session of the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) held in Honolulu, faculty and students in the department of endodontics were busy in many aspects of the annual meeting of the specialty organization.
All of the graduate students attended: Drs. Silvia Cecchini, Nooshin Noghreian, Sony Thomas, Johnathan Wee, Erol Apaydin, Robert Handysides and Nishan Odabashian. Dr. Noghreian also presented a paper in the graduate student section of the Oral Research Presentation program: "Hard tissue forming potential of MTA compared to common endodontic filling materials."
Others presenting lectures were: Mahmoud Torabinejad, DDS, MSD, PhD, professor and director of the graduate program in endodontics, "Expanded clinical horizons of MTA;" and E. John Munce, SD'78, PG'88, assistant professor of endodontics, "Obstruction management."
Participating in the organizational structure of the AAE were several faculty and alumni: Dr. Torabinejad was re-elected Treasurer of the AAE and Dr. Leif K. Bakland, professor and chair of the department of endodontics, was installed as president of the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Endodontics during the AAE meeting.
Serving in various capacities were: James Abbott, SD'74, MS'77 and Gary Yonemoto, DDS, MS'80, directors of the AAE Board of Directors representing District VI (California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii). Dr. Steve Morrow, associate professor of endodontics - Constitution and Bylaws Committee. Dr. Robert Frank, associate professor, and Dr. Shahrokh Shabahang, assistant professor, Research Committee.
* Congratulations are in order for Debra Meadows, DDS, PG'93,
assistant professor of endodontics who, during the AAE meeting, successfully
passed the third phase of the endodontic specialty examination (oral examination)
and became certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics.
International dentist program
The esthetic dentistry of Naoki Ned Shimizu, SD'97 (IDP), was
showcased in the Masterpiece section of Quintessence of Dental Technology,
November 1999, Volume 24, No. 11. The Dentalgram editor would tell
you a bit more than this, but the entire journal is in Japanese! Dr. Shimuzu
is practicing in Houston, Texas.
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| Drs. Doug and Lynn McKendry. |
* Lynn L. McKendry, RDH, MPH, faculty member in the International
Dentist Program, and wife of Dr. Doug McKendry, past faculty member in
endodontics, has earned both her Master of Business Administration and
her PhD in management, from California Coast University. Congratulations!
Orthodontics
* Stephanie Nevins of orthodontics gave birth to a baby boy, Jacob Michael, 4 lbs. 2 ozs, 17 inches, at 6:55 pm on Saturday, March 25, at LLUMC. Congratulations!
* Congratulations to alumnus Dween Muse, DDS, MS'90, who has recently been certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics.
* V. Leroy Leggitt, SD'84, MS'92, associate professor, attended the AADS meeting in Washington, DC. He made a poster presentation at the Technology Fair and Expo on April 2, titled "Interactive Radiographic Quick Time Virtual Reality (QTVR)."
* Willis L. Schlenker, SD'57, MS'80, associate professor, attended the International Association of Dental Research (IADR). He gave a poster presentation Friday, April 7, of the results of a study in which he was the principal investigator, aided by Carlos Muñoz, DDS, MSD, professor and director of the Center for Dental Research, Aaron C. Rondon, SD'99, Kerby Carambot, lab assistant, and Neil Jessop, senior research assistant on "Shear Bond Strength of Brackets Using Three New Adhesives."
* Marianne Davis, CDA, RDA, dental assistant, also attended the International Association of Dental Research. She gave a poster presentation Friday, April 7, "Effect of Steam and Chemical Sterilization on Metal Joints of Orthodontic Pliers," co-authored by principal investigator Dr. Schlenker, Dr. Carlos Muñoz, and Kerby Carambot.
Dr. Schlenker was also involved in another paper that was presented
on Friday, April 7, by Dr. Muñoz who attended the IADR meeting, "Effect
of Bracket Type of the Shear Bond Strength of Fuji Ortho LC." Dr.
Muñoz was the principal investigator and it was co-authored by Dr.
Schlenker, N. Jessop, R. Feller, C.W. Mertz, and R.S. Demke.
Service learning
Dental and dental hygiene students volunteered to screen children for
dental needs at the annual Kids Care Fair, held April 30 in the Drayson
Center.
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