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From the Dean’s Desk

The smiles on the faces of the children who were here for Give Kids A Smile! said it all: They were having fun. It is so important that a child’s first experience with a dentist is a pleasant one, and everyone who was involved with the event made that happen. My sincere thanks to all who had a hand in making this annual event a huge success. I also want to thank our many alumni who opened their offices for all, or part, of the day to participate in the event. One of the most important things we do as dentists is help kids form good oral health habits.

A Message from the Dean

Brightening Smiles Throughout New Jersey LaughterandsmilesaboundedonFebruary1,whensome350childrencametotheNewarkcampusforthe11thannualGiveKidsASmile!event.Thenationalprogramprovidesfreeoralhealtheducation,screeningsand,insomecases,treatmentforchildrenages12andunderwhodonothaveregularaccesstodentalcare.ItisheldinpartnershipwiththeAmericanDentalAssociationandtheNewJerseyDentalAssociation,andwasfundedbyagrantfromthePNCFoundation.Becausemanyofthekidswereseeinga

dentistforthe irsttime,organizersmadesuretheexperiencewasapleasantone.OntheNewarkcampusamagicianputonaninteractiveshow,anddentalstudentsfashionedanimalsoutofballoons,paintedthekids’faces,andplayedcarnival‐stylegameswiththem.“Wedon’twantthesechildrentobeafraidofgoingtothedentistinthefuture;wewantthemtorememberthisdayasanenjoyableone,”explainsDebraGoldsmith,RDH,MS,associateprofessor,anddirectoroftheNewarkevent.“Wehopeaftertodaytheyestablishgoodoralhealthandhygienehabits,andwewantthemtoknowtheyhaveadentalhomehereatNJDS.”Atotalof34kidswereseenatNJDS’sthreeextramuralsites,and30wereseeninScotchPlains,bringingthenumbertomorethan400.NJDSalumniacrossthestateopenedtheirof icestounderprivilegedkids,andmorethan150UMDNJfaculty,staffandstudentsvolunteeredattheevent.

February 2013

Photo by Dr. Rebecca Reed

Above and left: Going to the dentist can be fun, especially if it’s national Give Kids A Smile! day. Pictured are kids from Newark, who couldn’t help but smile during the event. About 400 children were seen at NJDS sites throughout the state.

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DonaldM.Payne,Jr.,whorepresentsNewJersey’s10thDistrict,paidavisittoNewJerseyDentalSchoolonFebruary19.Along‐timeadvocateforNewJersey’sworkingfamilies,hechosetocometoNJDSbecauseitisthestate’sonlydentalschoolandthelargestprovideroforalcaretounderservedpopulations.AlongwithastopintheOralandMaxillofacialSurgeryDepartment,wherehetriedhishandatstitching,thetourincludedtheDepartmentofPediatricDentistryandtheSpecialCareTreatmentCenter.ANewarknative,CongressmanPaynewaselectedtoCongressinNovember2012afterthedeathofhisfatherDonaldPayne.BeforegoingtoWashingtonheservedasNewarkMunicipalCouncilpresidentandwasdirectorofstudenttransportationfortheEssexCountyEducationalServicesCommission.Hiscurrentagendaincludescreatingjobs,increasinghealthandeconomicsecurityandinvestingineducation.AsamemberoftheCongressionalBlackCaucus,heisalsoworkingtoreduceheathcaredisparitiesamongminorities.

A Congressional Visitor Comes to NJDS

Getting to the Heart of the Matter

LunchtimeConcert

Monday,March18Noon‐1pm

NJMSGalleneAlumniLounge

Drs.AliceandAmiramSheffetwillplay

DohnanyiandDvorakPianoQuintets

Calendar of Events

Congressman Donald Payne tries his hand at stitching with students in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department.

NJDSfacultyandstaffdonnedredonFebruary1,insupportofNationalWearRedDay.It’sestimatedthatcardiovasculardiseaseaffectsmorethan23millionwomeneveryyear,yetonlyonein iveknowsthesymptomsandrisksuniquetofemales.Bywearingredwomensignifytheywilltakechargeoftheirownhealthandhelpightthedisease.TheNJDSladiesinredare:(bottom,center)OnyxZeda.( irstrow,l‐r)ChristineMelendez,RosaChaviano‐Moran,DMD,andEvelynKerstig;Secondrow:JasmineBrookins,KeishaNettles,BrendaBrowerandAndreaWest;Toprow:LaTo‐iaTaylor,KathyRyan,RobinWright,DebraBer‐eski,andPatWagner.

AccreditationReception

Thursday,February284:45pm

DeltaDentalEducationalConferenceCenterMultipurposeRoom

Lightrefreshmentswillbeserved

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Minority Students Receive Scholarships

Twosecond‐yearstudentseachreceivedaprestigiousscholarshipfromtheAmericanDentalAssociationFoundation.YanelisPerezreceivedthePre‐doctoralStudentScholarship,andDaniaSantanawasawardedtheUnderrepresentedMinorityPre‐doctoralStudentScholarship.Theawardsarehighlycoveted,withonly25recipientsineachcategoryfromacrossthecountry.BothMs.PerezandMs.SantanaareCuban‐born,liveinMiami,FL,andgraduat‐edfromFloridaInternationalUniversity.(l‐r)RosaChaviano‐Moran,DMD,directorofMulticulturalAffairs;KimFenesy,DMD,associ‐atedeanofStudentAffairs;YanelisPerez,DaniaSantana,andDeanFeldman.

BookChaptersShahidAziz,DMD,MD,associateprofessor,andVincentZiccardi,DMD,MD,professorandchair,bothOralandMaxillofacialSurgery.“ManagementofPediatricFacialFractures,”OralMaxillofacialTrauma,fourthedition,ElsevierSaunders,Chapter29,pg.735‐748,2012.PamelaAlberto,DMD,clinicalassociateprofessor,OralandMaxillofacialSurgery“AnesthesiainClinicalDentalHygienePractice,”SavvySuccess,AchievingProfessionalExcellenceandCareerSatisfactionintheDentalHygieneProfession, irstedition,Vol.II,Chapter30,pg.263‐276,2012.JournalArticlesLouisDiPede,DMD,interimchair;RobertFlinton,DDS,professor;andT.K.Vaidyanthan,PhD,allRestorativeDentistry.“Fractureresistanceofsofttissuelevelimplantsandcyclicloadingandexternalmodi ication.”JournalofProstheticDentistry,2013;109:30‐36.

ScottKachlany,PhD,receiveda$100,000grantfromtheFoundationVentureCapitalGrouptostudytheef icacyofLeukotherainthetreatmentofveterinarywhitebloodcelldiseases.StevenToth,DMD,instructor,CommunityHealth,andJillYork,DDS,assistantdeanofExtramuralClinics,receiveda$50,000grantfromtheStateofNewJersey,DepartmentofHealth,DivisionofHIV,STD,andTBServices,forcareandtreatmentofpatients.

Publications

Grants

DavidKrol,MD,adjunct,PediatricDentistry,presented“EspeciallytheMouthPart”duringPediatricGrandRoundsatStonyBrookMedical,StonyBrook,NY.Dr.Krolalsobeganservingasaco‐editoroftheJournaloftheCaliforniaDentalAssociationinJanuaryforthethemeissue“Medical/DentalCollaborationandIntegration.”SaulWeiner,DDS,professor,RestorativeDentistry,presented“ComplicationsinImplantTreatment”atthe5thImplantDentistryConsensus,heldattheSharjahUniversityCollegeofDentistryintheUnitedArabEmiratesinDecember.

HowardH.Pomeranz,DDS,clinicalprofessor,DepartmentofEndodontics,passedawayonJanuary27,2013,attheageof77.AgraduateofColumbiaHighSchoolinMaplewood,NJ,HamiltonCollegeandtheUniversityofPennsylvaniaSchoolofDentalMedicine,hewasamemberoftheMatthewH.CryerSociety,thehighestacademichonorawardedatPennDentalMedicine.Healsore‐ceivedtheMosbyBookawardforacademicscholarshipthere.Dr.PomeranzservedintheU.S.Armyfrom1957to1958andintheArmyReserveforsixyears.HecametoNJDSin1969andremaineduntilhisdeath.Duringhistenureheservedasdirectorofpostgraduateendodonticsfrom2001to2003.Hewasalsoaclinicalprofessorandco‐directorofpostgraduateendodonticsatColumbiaUniversityfrom1995to1998.Hewastheauthorofmanyjournalarticlesandlecturedaroundtheworld.In1976hebecameaDiplomateoftheAmericanBoardofEndodontics.Inadditiontoteaching,Dr.Pomeranzwasinprivatepracticefrom1963to1994,pri‐marilyinMillburn,N.J.,withGeraldFishelberg,DDS,aclinicalprofessorinEndodonticsatNewJerseyDentalSchool. AnardentNewYorkGiantsfan,Dr.PomeranzwasborninNewark,grewupinMaplewoodandlivedinEastOrangefornearly50years.Heissurvivedbytwosisters,AvisKnif in,ofPrincetonJunction,andEllenSax,ofBrookline,MA.,andtheirhusbands.Healsoleavestwonieces,AbigailKnif in,ofNewYorkCity;andJenniferJonesandherhusband,ofNorthBrunswick,N.J.Othersurvivorsareagrandnieceandagrandnephew. ExpressionsofsympathyinmemoryofDr.PomeranzmaybedirectedtotheFoundationforHealthcareAdvancement,HowardPomeranzMemorialScholarship,120AlbanySt.,TowerII,Suite850,NewBrunswick,N.J.08901,Attn:JennyKershner.Ms.Kershnermayalsobereachedatjkershner@njhf.org,or973‐679‐4693.

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Presentations

In Memoriam