LLU School of Dentistry Dentalgram

Dentalgram

September 2002

Department news

Dental Educational Services

• Jay S. Kim, PhD, professor of biostatistics, educational services department, attended the Joint Statistics Meeting–2002, held in New York City, August 11 to 15. This meeting, sponsored by American Statistical Association, attracted about 4,000 statisticians from around the world. Dr. Kim chaired the session on sampling techniques.

International Dental Affairs

• Dr. Quint Nicola, SD’69, assistant professor, oral diagnosis, pathology, and radiology, recently visited some of the Seventh-day Adventist mission clinics in the Inter-American division. He met with staff of Trinidad, Tobago, St. Vincent, and Antigua, and reports that our clinics are doing well, although there are many needs and challenges.
Dr. Nicola also attended the wedding of Dr. Sam Williams (LLUSD ’00) who was married to Simone Marguerite Williams in Trinidad on July 21, 2002.

Welcome

A warm welcome to the following employees:

Cathy Anderson (left) and Cari Mace are new employees in the prosthodontics program and clinic.

• Korwren Wurstle, RN, Surgery Center for Dentistry;

• Kirk Dahlke, senior research assistant, bio-materials research. Kirk’s wife, Rebecca, has been accepted into the dental hygiene program and will start the program in the fall;

• Cathy Anderson prosthodontics, administrative secretary. Cathy’s husband, Dan Anderson, will be an incoming D1 this fall;

• Omari Onyango, laboratory assistant, Center for Dental Research;

• Cari Mace, patient care coordinator, prosthodontic clinic;

• Yolanda Saldana, part-time PBX operator. Yolanda will work Wednesdays and Thursdays. Her sister is Marsella Perez, Surgery Center for Dentistry;

• Jacqueline Howard, RDA, oral surgery department;

• Danielle Yanez, student worker. Danielle is the daughter of Miriam Yanez, who works in dental hygiene.