Department News
Clinic Administration
* Adriana Blanco,Faculty Dental Offices, earned her RDA certification
* Cheryl Ford, periodontics, earned her RDA certification
*Please welcome the following new employees.....
Tammy Perry, secretary, dental records
Corey Pace, secretary, orthodontics
Heather Lind, dental assistant, orthodontics
Eunise Acosta, RDA, orthodontics
Gianna Hutton, office aide, oral surgery
Robin Payne, insurance specialist, dental insurance
* Bowling update: Julie Cranfill has
finally been dethroned as the bowling champ. Ruben Hernandez bowled
an impressive 242, beating Julie's high by one pin. Congratulations, Ruben.
Anyone wishing to join us for bowling is welcome. Bowlers meet Wednesdays
from noon to 1:15, $1 per game.
Dental Hygiene
* Dentsply has programs for dental and hygiene programs which allow them
to give us donations in the form of products. On June 30, the end of the
fiscal year, Dental Hygiene had received products such as pit and fissure
sealants, a prophy jet, and cavitron inserts worth $3,623.27.
Dental Insurance
Two School of Dentistry dental insurance specialists were present when
the Loma Linda Bank of America was robbed on September 30. Delores
Galindo and Soledad Garcia were (lawfully) extracting lunch
money from the ATM on the east side of the bank building, when a robber
burst from the front doors with a paper grocery sack full of money. The
robber screamed, "Let me go!" as he was tackled by bank security
guards, and turned over to San Bernardino County Sheriff deputies.
"I felt like running without stopping. I'm not going there again!"
vows Ms. Garcia.
Endodontics
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| Leif K.
Bakland, SD'63, professor and chair of endodontics, recently returned
from a lecture tour of Kuwait and Iran. He first spoke to the Kuwait
Dental Association on the topic of "Management of Endodontic
Mishaps." After that, he traveled with his wife, Grete, to the
old Persian city of Shiraz, where he gave two lectures on dental trauma
and endodontics to the Third International Congress of the Iranian
Endodontic Association, a meeting that drew about 1,000 participating
dentists. A highlight of Dr. Bakland's trip to Iran was the opportunity to visit the ancient (ca. 500 BC) city of Persepolis, which is older than the Acropolis in Athens. Persepolis was destroyed by Alexander, who we in the West refer to as "Alexander the Great," but whom the Persians call "Alexander the Devil" for obvious reasons. Shown is the Gate of Xerxes at Persepolis, which is Greek for "City of the Persians." |
* The Department of Endodontics presented the 16th Annual Review of Endodontic Biology on September 26 - 27. This two-day course is primarily for endodontists preparing for certification by the American Board of Endodontics and is the longest continuously running course of its kind. About 100 endodontists and other dentists from all over the country attended.
* Returning to the Department for a second sabbatical is visiting scholar, Dr. Chan-Vi Hong, from Dankook University in Korea. His first sabbatical here was in 1992 - 93, and Dr. Hong will now spend the next 12 months conducting research in endodontics with Dr. Mahmoud Torabinejad, professor and director of the advanced education program in endodontics.
Joining Dr. Hong in his one-year stay in Loma Linda will be his wife, Byung-Hyun, and their daughter Ji-Yeon and son Seok-Jin. We welcome the Hongs back to Loma Linda and wish them all the best during their stay here.
Oral Surgery
Welcome to Albert W. Lin, DDS, who has joined our department as assistant professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Dr. Lin teaches in the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic, as well as in the dental/oral clinics at Riverside County Regional MC and Arrowhead Regional MC. He joined the School of Dentistry faculty in September.
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| Dr. Albert W. Lin |
Dr. Lin graduated with his DDS from University of Illinois of Chicago
in 1992. In June of 1998 he completed a 4-year oral and maxillofacial
surgery residency at Northwestern University Medical Center. Dr. Lin is
engaged to Christy Lam, first year resident in pediatric dentistry at
USC.
"We are very happy to add Dr. Lin to our talented faculty,"
says Wayne Tanaka, DDS, associate professor and acting chair of
the department.
Periodontics
We would like to extend a hearty welcome to Dr. Tord Lundgren.
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| Dr. Tord Lungren |
Dr. Lundgren joined the faculty in September, coming to us from Sweden,
and has brought his wife and one of his three children. Dr. Lundgren will
be with us for at least one year, possibly more. Welcome to the Loma Linda
family.
Restorative Dentistry
* We have a new full time faculty member
in Restorative.
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| Dr. Bruce Walter |
Bruce Walter, SD'73, has been in private
practice in Seattle, WA since 1975. Along with his practice he has been
teaching part time at the University of Washington School of Dentistry
in the Department of Operative Dentistry, and has been an active participant
in the Academy of Operative Dentistry. He joined the LLU faculty on September
1, 1999. The Walter family includes his wife Carol, his son Robert Walter,
SD'99, and another son, Jack, a senior in the LLU School of Medicine.
We welcome Dr. Walter to the Department of Restorative Dentistry.
* Two faculty members have rejoined the Department of Restorative Dentistry
within the last year.
Dr. William Palmer
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| Dr. William Palmer |
graduated from USC in 1953 and was a member of
the LLUSD faculty from 1955 to 1960. Since leaving Loma Linda in 1960
he has practiced in Mississippi. He has also spent eight years in mission
work for the SDA church interspersed throughout his 38 years in Mississippi.
This service work took him to Colorado, Maryland, Delaware, Puerto Rico,
British Columbia, and Tasmania. He also spent two years teaching Child
Health and Development at the University of Mississippi. He and his wife
Marybel have two adult children.
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| Dr. Ed Shryock |
Dr. Ed Shryock graduated from LLU in 1962 and began a practice in Santa Maria, CA. He joined the LLU faculty on a part time basis in 1964 and continued that arrangement until 1969 when he returned to obtain a Masters degree in anatomy. After finishing his graduate training at LLU he went to the University of Florida where he was chairman of the department of occlusion and fixed prosthodontics until 1978 when he returned to California and began a dental practice in Riverside. After a few years he moved to Palm Desert and continued that practice until this summer when he sold the practice and returned to teaching at LLU. He and his wife Ruth continue to live in Palm Desert.
We welcome both of these men back to Loma Linda University.
* The Center for Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry warmly welcomes our new employee, Michelle Ojeda. Michelle is our clinical secretary, working in the front office. She comes to us with several years of dental experience and has already proven to be quite an asset. Thanks, Michelle, for becoming a part of our team!
* Vicki Gann has moved from implant dentistry to the Drayson Center. Judson Klooster, dean emeritus of the School of Dentistry, says of Vicki: "I know the implant residents and attending faculty will miss her. She started back when Dr. James directed the Center. I remember hearing him comment frequently how much he appreciated Vicki ėkeeping him pointed in the right direction.'"
* Tony Daher, DDS, MSEd, associate professor of restorative dentistry, was invited by the Lebanese Dental Association to speak at their 50th Jubilee Celebration, on two prosthodontics topics: "Implant templates for partially and completely edentulous patients" and "Economical, quality dentures: Principles and practical tips." Many international speakers were there from France, Belgium, Egypt, and Lebanon; also speakers from Texas, Boston and Loma Linda.
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