Awards Pierre Fauchard Academy Awards Scholarship to John Nelsen, SD'99 Professor Honored with Pierre Fauchard Academy Award Mexican University Honors LLU Professor Alumni/professors Honored by Professional Organizations LLU Student Table Clinic First in ADA/Dentsply Competition Resident Wins Award ADA Recognizes Student Missionaries Seven '2K' Dentistry Students Rewarded for Academic Excellence Pierre Fauchard Academy Awards Scholarship to John Nelsen, SD'99 Dean Goodacre presents the Pierre Fauchard Academy award to John Nelsen, SD'99. John Nelsen, senior dental student and former student missionary to Ecuador, has been awarded a $1,550 scholarship from the Pierre Fauchard Academy. John was called to an appointment on December 1 with Charles J. Goodacre, SD'71, MSD, dean of the School of Dentistry, not knowing the reason for his summons. When John was told of his award, he broke into a big grin of delight (and relief.) The award recognizes John's "outstanding leadership, accomplishments, and dedication to advancement of dental literature." Top Professor Honored with Pierre Fauchard Academy Award Anthony H.L. Tjan, DDS, PhD, emeritus professor of restorative dentistry, received the 1998 Michinosuke Nakayama Memorial Award from the Pierre Fauchard Academy, Japanese Section, on October 17, during its annual meeting in Kobe, Japan. This prestigious award is the highest honor bestowed by the academy and recognizes individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to dental materials research and development. Top Mexican University Honors LLU Professor   Dr. Lloyd Baum   Lloyd Baum, DMD, MS, professor of restorative dentistry in the LLUSD International Dentist Program, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Education degree at Universidad de Montemorelos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico in late May. Loosely translated, the citation reads, "In recognition of his extraordinary valor...for his educational work in the formation of generations of dentists...the impressive body of literature and scientific investigation...his valuable contribution to the advancement of dentistry...and his notable example of selfless dedication to the service of God and mankind." Dr. Baum is one of the founders of the LLU School of Dentistry, and a member of the Pierre Fauchard Academy and Omicron Kappa Upsilon. He and others are working to establish a dental school at the University of Montemorelos, a Seventh-day Adventist institution. Top Alumni/professors Honored by Professional Organizations   Mark P. Miller   * Two School of Dentistry alumni were among six general practitioners in California who earned the Academy of General Dentistry's prestigious Mastership Award at a special ceremony held in Boston in July. It is not an easy task to accomplish this, according to the Academy. First, one must achieve fellowship status by completing 500 course hours within 10 years and then pass a written examination. The road to Mastership involves 600 additional hours, 400 of which must be earned by participating in hands-on courses sanctioned by the AGD. There are in excess of 100,000 dentists in the United States, and only about 1,400 have achieved Mastership status since they were first awarded in 1972.   Ming-Way Lee   One Master honored is Mark P. Miller, SD'72, who has practiced general and cosmetic dentistry in Santa Ana and Tustin since 1972. "I am proud to be a graduate of Loma Linda University," he says, "and I am continually proud of the fine heritage Loma Linda has had in its faculty." The other Master honored is Ming-Way Lee, SD'86, associate professor of restorative dentistry in the International Dentist Program.   Ebenezer Johnson   * Ebenezer Johnson, BDS, SD'88, assistant professor of restorative dentistry in the International Dentist Program, has been awarded a Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry, at the July convocation of AGD. Dr. Johnson completed the exam in 1991, then took more than 700 hours of continuing education in AGD-recognized courses. Dr. Johnson lives in Loma Linda, and practices with his wife, Rachel Johnson, DDS. He received OKU membership in 1989.   John C. Munce   * John C. Munce, SD'78, PG'88, Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics and assistant professor of endodontics, was recently awarded Fellowship in the Academy of Dentistry International. Fellowship in the Academy is an honor bestowed upon dentists who have distinguished themselves in their profession and who have been nominated for the award by an active Fellow of the Academy. The Academy is an honor organization founded to assist in providing continuing dental education to the dental profession in lesser developed countries. In addition, the Academy is involved in humanitarian projects around the world and through its Foundation provides grants and funds for research, patient care and professional improvement. Top LLU Student Table Clinic First in ADA/Dentsply Competition   Sam Kim, Caroline Le, and Dan Nguyen   Sam Kim, SD’99, was first place winner with the table clinic, Comparative Analysis of Alternatives to Traditional Post and Core Systems on Severely Flared Canals of Endodontically Treated Teeth at the ADA/Dentsply Student Clinician Competition during the American Dental Association Annual Session in San Francisco, October 23-28, 1998. Previously, Sam and his classmates Caroline Le and Dan Nguyen had placed first at the 1998 California Dental Association Spring Session in Anaheim, and second at the 1998 Alumni-Student Convention held on this campus in February. At the recent ADA meeting, Sam participated in Category 1: Clinical Application and Technique, along with student representatives from 20 other dental schools. Only one member of each table clinic team is allowed to make the presentation and field questions. As first place winner, Sam was an honored guest at the ADA banquet honoring the ADA president, and also received a travel prize to attend the midwinter meeting of the Chicago Dental Society. Sponsoring the Loma Linda University entry was Douglass Roberts, SD’66, MS’77, professor of restorative dentistry. Also attending the ADA meeting was Fred Berry, DDS, associate professor of restorative dentistry and coordinator of the LLU Student Table Clinic Program. Three other Loma Linda University School of Dentistry students have done well in this competition during the last few years. Vincent Chee, SD’92, placed first at the 1991 ADA Meeting in Seattle; James Henderson, SD’95, placed third at the 1994 ADA Meeting in New Orleans; and Franco Audia, SD’97, placed first at the 1996 ADA Meeting in Orlando. Loma Linda University was recognized as being one of only 19 dental schools to have participated in each of the 40 competitions which have been sponsored by Dentsply International. Congratulations to the team of Sam Kim, Caroline Le, and Dan Nguyen, on a job well done. Top Resident Wins Award Franco Audia, SD'97, second year oral and maxillofacial surgery resident, made a poster presentation at American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in Cleveland, Ohio, and won Second place for his research on morphogenetic protein. The project was done in collaboration with oral surgeons from the University of Milan, Italy; and supervised by Philip Boyne, DMD, MS, professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Top ADA Recognizes Student Missionaries The American Dental Association has presented certificates of recognition to LLUSD students and alumni for meritorious service in foreign locations. We are proud and pleased to add our appreciation and send our congratulations to these students and alumni: Harry Albert, SD'98 - Brazil Matthew Bruner, SD'98 - Ecuador Erin Carpenter Estey, SD'98 - Papua New Guinea Kerisa Elloway, SD'00 - Brazil Mark Estey, SD'98 - Papua New Guinea Andrea Gasporra, SD'98 - Brazil Andrew Kim, SD'98 - Moscow, Russia James Yoo, SD'98 - Papua New Guinea Periza Zaninovic, SD'00 - Brazil Top Seven '2K' Dentistry Students Rewarded for Academic Excellence The School of Dentistry has recognized seven third-year dental students who placed at the 90th percentile or higher in their Part I National Board exams during the summer: Brian Black, Charles Calder, Christopher Cox, Kerisa Elloway, Madelyn Fletcher, Marc Larson, and Christopher Sechrist, all SD'00. The students have been notified of their Academic Excellence Silver Award, which will be presented during the awards banquet in May, 1999. The School of Dentistry has implemented an incentive system to reward students with exceptional performance on the National Board examinations. The incentive system for students with 90th percentile performance on either NBI or NBII includes the following: Notification of the Academic Excellence Silver Award School pays fee for NB Part II examination (> 90 on NBI) School pays application fee for California State Board (>90 on NBII) Recognition at LLUSD faculty meeting, LLU DENTISTRY, and the School of Dentistry Dentalgram Press release to student's hometown newspaper Black Calder Cox Elloway Fletcher Larson Sechrist Top News Briefs contents 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 March 1, 2001 Send comments and questions to webmaster@univ.llu.edu  URL: http://www.llu.edu