Student news   First Hartzell Scholarships awarded Michael Lents and Laura Kim Norgaard, both DH'00, were named the first recipients of the Hartzell scholarships for dental hygiene students at Loma Linda University. G. Hartzell and Son challenged dental hygiene alumni and friends to match their annual gifts of $5,000 over a period of five years. With the addition of a foundation grant, this new scholarship endowment reached over $95,000 by the end of the campaign.   International Dentist Program welcomes 8 new students Joining the IDP in June were the following new students: Manu Alexander, College of Dental Surgery, Mangalore, India Lana Gardi, University of Baghdad, Iraq Rittu Gill, Dental College and Hospital, Maharashtra, India Dilpreet Grewal, K.L.E.S. Dental College, Karnatka, India Sandhya Hegde, A.B. Shetty, Dental Science, Mangalore, India Yan Huang, Beijing Medical University, Beijing, China Tong Liang, Bethune University of Medical Science, Changchun, Jilin,China Andrea Moore, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany CDA Journal features LLU student table clinic winners There they were in four-color process: the first-place winners of the student table clinic competition at the California Dental Association meeting, which met last April in Anaheim. And all the first-place winners were from our School of Dentistry! The table clinic winners' pictures were prominently featured -- in color -- along with their abstracts, in the CDA Journal, Volumne 27, Number 8, August, 1999. Congratulations! DH2000 celebrates Sabbath in San Diego by Brandy Vander Dussen, DH'00 On August 14, the senior dental hygiene class was on the move again. A Sabbath barbecue held on a sunny San Diego beach brought spouses, children, parents, and friends to join the activities. "I enjoyed watching Shelly learn how to boogie on her new boogie board," Julie Jakovac said. At noon, everyone gathered on blankets to participate in an inspiring devotional talk by Ben Bowen, a theology major from Walla Walla College, and his brother Joe, who shared the gospel. "He helped us to see that we are here for a greater purpose and dentistry is our way of reaching out and achieving that," stated Elizabeth Brutus. Jackie Tatum agreed. She summed up the day saying, "It was a great afternoon. We enjoyed the beautiful San Diego weather and spending time together with friends and family." Careers in Dentistry Should I or shouldn't I? by Fred Kasischke, DMin Should I become a dental hygienist? Is dentistry really the profession I want? What would the academic process be like? Do I have the manual skills to consider such a life-work? Those questions and more prompted 51 young adults to register for the Careers in Dentistry seminar this year, held July 25 - 27 at Loma Linda University.   Careers in Dentistry attendees consider the advice of Paul Gerber, DDS, second year pediatric dentistry graduate student.   Sunday evening, July 25, the group registered and enjoyed a light dinner together at the Drayson Center. A tour of the dental school and brief orientation on the nature of the professions, the history of LLU, and our spiritual emphasis completed the first phase of the careers seminar. The next two days were packed full from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Lectures were given in the basic sciences and introductions to each department within the School were shared. There was time for manual skills work in the laboratory and exposure to the charting procedures. The group worshiped together, learned about the admissions process and about the financial implications of pursuing a degree at LLUSD. The broad spectrum of the service learning program was explained as a cornerstone of the School, and personalized by a student who had just returned from a mission trip. Ample opportunities were provided for each registrant to interact with a current student, asking questions, observing and learning first-hand the challenges and rewards of education at LLUSD. Sandy Webb, assistant director of admissions, coordinated the seminar with Duane Wacker, SD'64, assistant professor of restorative dentistry, serving as the dental host throughout the two days. When all gathered for the concluding dinner on Tuesday evening, comments from participants included, "This confirms my decision, and I want to be here," and "There is a feeling of family here, I can already sense that." The admissions department believes Careers in Dentistry to be a very valuable recruitment tool. Approximately one-third of those who participate in our workshop are accepted into one of our programs. Gratitude goes to each department and to each student who contributed, impacting the life-changing decisions being made by young dental-professionals-to-be. Fun with 'puters Vickie Li, SD'93, assistant professor, assists Greg Skeens, SD'01, with the QuickRecovery treatment plan. Renee Johnson, SD'00, combines patient record entries and nap time (unfortunately not Mom's nap time!) University | Medical_Center | LLU&MC_home | Search | Employment | News_&_events | Academics | Our_mission | Admissions | Registration | Research | Alumni | Student_resources All contents copyright © 2001 Loma Linda University. All rights reserved  Revised February 12, 2001 Send comments and questions to webmaster@univ.llu.edu URL: