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School of Dentistry Alumni Student Convention to take place February 5 to 8

Rella Christensen, PhD

The 2004 Alumni Student Convention will take place Thursday, February 5, to Sunday, February 8, 2004.

The opening event, a golf tournament, will be held at the Yucaipa Valley Golf Club at 7:30 a.m. Attendees will learn about current research during scientific sessions throughout the day. Thursday sessions include topics in endodontics, prosthodontics, operative/restorative dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and dental hygiene.

Attendees may also visit exhibitors' tables in Wong Kerlee International Conference Center.

Dentists and dental hygienists, and dental assistants viewing all student table clinic presentations and completing the table clinic questionnaire will be awarded two complimentary California continuing education credits.

On Thursday afternoon, alumni will advise junior and senior dental students during a special student-alumni mentoring session.

The homecoming reception, welcoming back alumni, will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Wong Kerlee International Conference Center. At 6:00 p.m. during the OKU Society dinner and business meeting, keynote speaker Rella Christensen, PhD, will present "Current Trends in Dentistry." The meeting will take place in the School of Dentistry amphitheater.

Friday, February 6: Exhibitors' tables in Wong Kerlee International Conference Center will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

On Friday, scientific sessions featuring topics in pediatrics, operative/restorative dentistry, periodontics, endodontics, and dental hygiene, continue throughout the day.

The family day reception and tour will begin at 2:00 p.m. According to Kathleen Moore, MHIS, director, School of Dentistry Alumni Association, the comprehensive tours of the School provide valuable insight into the organization.

Lisa Beardsley, PhD, MPH, vice chancellor, academic affairs, Loma Linda University, will be the keynote speaker for the student dedication service, at 4:00 p.m. in Gentry Gymnasium. During the dedication service the focus turns to the students. Family, classmates, and friends are invited, and faculty will show support by marching in academic regalia.

Students will provide special music and Dr. Beardsley will address the students, calling them to a life of service.

Each first-year student is presented a Bible with his or her name embossed on the cover, and students in their final year receive a lab coat with their name embroidered on it. These gifts are provided with Alumni Association funds.

Saturday, February 7: Early Church at Worship begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Gentry Auditorium, followed by Church at Study at 10:00. A second Church at Worship service will be held at 11:15.

In the afternoon, Another Peace gospel choir will present a vesper service. Another Peace is an award-winning gospel choir that will take the audience on a musical journey from traditional spirituals and anthems, to the "praise and worship" experience of contemporary urban Gospel music. The choir, founded in 1985, is made up of students and alumni from both La Sierra and Loma Linda Universities, and is directed by Alan Woodson, DDS, a 1987 graduate of the School of Dentistry.

Service learning mission trips have been an integral part of the School's dentistry training program for 50 years. During the service Ronald E. Forde, DDS, director, service learning, will be joined by students sharing their experiences providing dental care to people in need locally and around the globe.

The Alumni Student Convention concludes Sunday with a symposium, "Office Safety and Infection Control."

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SD dean's list for autumn quarter released by office of academic affairs

The School of Dentistry office has released the dean's list for the School for autumn quarter.

The eligibility requirements for achieving dean's list status are: achieve a term grade point average of at least 3.5 with no grade lower than a B-; receive no incomplete grades for the quarter; and complete at least 12 units of coursework during the quarter.

The academic review committee reviewed the performance of all students for the autumn quarter and voted to include the following students on the dean's list:

Dental-class of 2007

Chad Abby, Christine Aufderhar, JoDevenne Bilbao, Leslie Butler, Jeffrey Carter, Brian Chan, Eunduk Choi, Curtis Chu, Diana Clinciu, Joseph Collins, Michael Cooper, Krystle Fenton, Tiffany Graham, Christian Hoybjerg, Kwang Dong, Andrew John, Tyler Johnson, Bethany Kronberg, Charles Kwon, Tiffany Lamberton, David Lee, Melissa Lee, Timothy Lewis, Wini Zerline Luong, Christopher Morris, Travis Nelson, Timothy Oh, Elizabeth Park, Jamie Pragasam, Kongkiat Ratanatharathorn, Mary Ritter, Matthew Sanders, Stuart Segura

Dental-class of 2006

Jordan Buzzell, Scott Dexter, Cameron Fuller, Chad Gustafson, Matthew Gustafsson, Jack Hamilton, Daniel Hayden, Justin Holder, Elena Iacob, Brandon Kearbey, Malinda Kearbey, Donald Kim, Tomas Kutansky, Brent Leggett, Laura Dray Pierce, Erik Sahl, Kevin Salgado, Soo-Young Song, Nancy Tang, Pamela Vigna, Wade Williams

Dental hygiene-class of 2005

Tracy Adams, Jacqueline Becerra, Claudine Caballera, Michelle Carrick, Gina Cuccia, Amy Ferrence, Bekki Griffin, Kelly Harklerode, Dana Hawkins, Jenae Kerbs, Lindsay Landis, Kelli Lyon, Patrice Lyon, Stacey Malcomson, Jung Im Kimberly Romero, Rebecca Sanchez, Lindsay Saunders, Kristin Van Ryn, Emily Vixie, Melissa Vogt, Lorrie Wilson, Debra Zawistowski

Dental hygiene-class of 2004

Melyssa Ankrum, Heather Borso, Rebecca Dahlke, Alycia Jackson, Ann Lee, Amber Preciado, Lisa Walker

IDP-class of May, 2005

Khaldoun Attar, Tarana Chhatriwala, Jeong Suk Kim, Emmanuel Klein, Jorge Menendez, Mei-Ting Nieh, Yuliya Sorkin, Pratibha Vegulla

IDP-class of December, 2004

Feras Awad, Rodrigo DeMarco, Navpreet Dhaliwal, Ghias Jabbour, Kusam Kahwach, Yutdhasak Kjornrattanawanich, Vladislav Loshkarev

IDP-class of May, 2004

Marcelo Bada, Fadi Bitar, Lilia Herrera, Yong Liu, Raji Mathew, Saramma Benn Thomas, Hongwei Wang

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School of Dentistry alumni phonathon tops 2003

Volunteering for the School of Dentistry annual fund Gold Campaign phonathon this year were (from left): Drs. Brian Black, SD'00; Mark Estey, SD'98, and Gary Chan, SD'89. Forty-five alumni participated in the fall event sponsored by the School of Dentistry Alumni Association.

The phonathon for the Annual Gold Campaign sponsored by the School of Dentistry Alumni Association brought in pledges of $112,250, which is a 6 percent increase over last year's Fall effort.

The project was coordinated by Brent Dupper, DDS (SD'88), vice president for Century Club Affairs.

Forty-five alumni, from classes ranging from 1957 through 2003, participated in the annual phonathon.

"This is one of the most important activities of our campaign," notes Dr. Dupper."In addition to the pledges raised, it is great to be able to talk with our alumni around the country and tell them about the projects their gifts will support here at the School."

Volunteer Mark Carpenter, SD'80, was honored for his exceptional level of participation. Dr. Carpeneter attended every single night of the phonathon duirng October and November.

"It is no surprise," says Dr. Dupper, "that the class of 1980 has consistently been the top class in the number of members supporting the Annual Fund each year."

Alumni participating in this year's effort include Drs. Brian Black, SD'00; Gary Bogel, SD'69; Jack Booker, SD'60; Mike Boyko, SD'75A; Dave Brodeur, SD'71; Mark Carpenter, SD'80; Gary Chan, SD'89; Brent Dupper, SD'88; Gilbert Dupper, SD'67; Matt Elison, SD'03; Tami Elloway-Song, SD'90; Mark Estey, SD'98; Ron Forde, SD'83; Gary Golden, SD'76; Charles J. Goodacre, SD'71; Robert Handysides, SD'93; Floyd Hansen, SD'80; Jim Harris, SD'74; Bill Heisler, SD'59; Bob Jung, SD'78; Dan Kunihira, SD'74; Richard Kunihira, SD'86; and Terri Kunihira, SD'88.

Others were Drs. Charles Lee, SD'75B; Jim Lucas, SD'78; Todd Milledge, SD'88; Bob Mitchell, SD'78; Steve Morrow, SD'60; Dan Newbold, SD'82; Doyle Nick SD'78; Quint Nicola, SD'69; Marvin Ota, SD'78; Ken Pierson, SD'00; Maynard Pogue, SD'94; Alfred Pragasam, SD'76; Eugene Rathbun, SD'65; Susan Roche, SD'93; Tom Rogers, SD'83; Willis Schlenker, SD'57; Carl Seheult, SD'87; Maria Sheu, SD'94; Mavern Suprono, SD'78; Tony Theodorou, SD'64; Dave Westerberg, SD'88; and Stuart Yoon, SD'98. The firm of Weiser & Associates assisted in contacting alumni not reached by alumni volunteers.

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