Dental magesMarquette University School of Dentistry Win te r 2007

An interview with ADA President Kathy Roth

Research Helps Lift School to New Level

Editor:Ms. Carol Trecek, Director,

Continuing Education & Alumni Relations

Committee:Dr. William K. Lobb, DeanMr. James Brozek,

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Dr. Kate Bruns Gilson, Class of 1999

Mr. Donald D. Kynaston, University Advancement

Mr. Jay P. Rabideaux, Director, Development Programs

Dr. John L. Sadowski, Class of 1968

Dr. Nicolas J. Shane, Class of 1971

Marquette University Dental Alumni Association Board of Directors 2006-2007

President:Donale (Kramer) Lenhardt, D’93

Vice President:Wendy (Jefferies) Knoell, D’00

Treasurer:Dennis Connor, D’73

Immediate Past President:Matthew Bistan, D’97

Directors:Thomas Kraklow, D’88Chris Maury, D’01Nick Nelson, D’84Frederick Prehn, D’82Darryl Stich, D’01Sheila Stover, D’97, M.S. G’03Michael Kopecky, D’89

Marquette University Alumni Association liaison:Nicholas Shane, D’71

Marquette University School of Dentistry

Win te r 2007

Dean’s messageWilliam K. Lobb, D.D.S., M.S.DeanMarquette UniversitySchool of Dentistry

On the coverDr. Kathleen Schleif Roth (D’74), President of the American Dental Association, addresses the ADA Convention in Las Vegas. Photo by Lagniappe Studio, Courtesy ADA News ©2006 American Dental Association

Inset: MUSOD students present their research findings at the annual Research Day poster session

Discovery

Discovery means to gain knowledge through obser-vation, study, or search. This issue of Dental Images highlights the work we do in the dental school to advance the science of our profession and to engage our students in discovery on a daily basis.

As the graduates featured in this issue transition into the world of clinical practice they are poised to discover things about themselves and the work they do that they could not understand a few short months ago. They will discover their potential as oral health care providers, their value to society, and the expecta-tions that their patients have of them as they engage in their daily work. Most importantly, they will discover their responsibility as a professional.

Another feature of this issue is an interview with an alumnus who has discovered an ability to lead and to take on awesome responsibilities. I doubt that Dr. Kathy Roth knew she had this wonderful

leadership potential until it was discovered initially through her involvement and activity at her local and state dental societies. This discovered talent and her boundless energy have finally emerged at the national level as the second woman to assume the title and responsibility as the President of the American Dental Association.

The scope and quality of the discovery in dentistry today is defined and determined by each dental school and the people who work in them. Future discovery in dentistry will only be as far-reaching and innovative as the dental schools are capable of supporting. We are called to support our profession and the dental education which forms the basis for the future of dentistry. By making sure our dental schools have the resources and support they need, we ensure our legacy of discovery will continue.

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Correction: Photo # 12 on Page 11 of the last issue of Dental Images was incorrectly captioned. The photo is of MaryLou & Jim Del Balso (D ‘73) with Mike Karczewski (D ‘86, G ‘94). We apologize for the error.

Dean William Lobb with ADA President Kathy Roth (D’74)

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Research Helps Lift School to New LevelIn the 1990s, a century after its founding, the Marquette University School of Dentistry was at a crossroads. University administrators, were considering the grim possibility of closing the state’s only dental school.

Today, more than a decade later, MUSoD is regarded as one of the leading institutions for student research opportunities among the �� dental schools in the United States. It is attracting record numbers of applicants for both the four-year dental school program and for the various graduate programs. And at a time when dental faculty recruitment is the most challenging for all dental schools, Marquette is busily recruiting additional faculty members, all with experience in clinical or basic research and the ability and willingness to mentor students.

Other evidence of the turnaround is the new dental school building, which opened in 2002 and has been widely recognized as one of the finest and most techno-

Dr. Iacopino was recruited to build on this tradition by expanding the research programming and to nurture a more consistent culture of scholarship among the faculty.

“The goal was to produce new knowledge for the profession and develop national leadership that would lead to product development through research and schol-arship programs established for dental students, graduate residents and faculty,” he says, adding: “I was expected to be an agent of change for the school.”

Why the change from clinical training alone to training plus research and scholarship?

“Dentistry had drifted too far from its roots, and dental education nationally was languishing,” Dr. Iacopino explains. “Its foundations must still be in science and discovery. Our graduates must know more than

technical procedures. They must also be familiar with the scientific method as well as be highly skilled clinicians, and be able to apply new technology to patient care.”

MAjoR CHANgES IN BUDgET, INfRASTRUCTURE, CURRICULUMOver the past seven years, Iacopino has helped introduce new ideas and new ways of thinking. He has worked with the administration and faculty in making major changes in the school’s infrastructure and curriculum – and exposing students to topics not traditionally included in dental curricula.

“Before 1999, there was no formal internal budget nor an identified infrastructure to support faculty research.

gRADUATE RESIDENTS Do RESEARCH AT gREEK LABoRAToRy

When Gerry Bradley went to Ohio State University in 1994 to study orthodontics, he met a colleague from Greece whose brother ran a dental biomaterials laboratory at the University of Athens dental school – “one of the best-equipped such labs in the world,” says Dr. Bradley.

Today, as associate professor and program director of the ortho-dontics graduate program at MUSoD, as well as chairman of the Department of Developmental Sciences, Dr. Bradley has leveraged that friendship from graduate school and regularly sends his orthodontics graduate residents to Athens to do weeklong mentored research projects at the famed laboratory.

Dr. Bradley has been part of the Marquette faculty since 1995, arriving at a time when the dental school was beginning to accel-erate its focus on research at all levels. “Now that we’re empha-sizing research more, the quality has increased enormously across all of our graduate programs,” he says.

Every year, one or two residents take part in a weeklong project in Athens, working with international research scientists on the testing of wires, brackets or other orthodontic materials. Afterward, they

prepare their findings for submission to a professional journal. Marquette provides funding for resident travel and personal expenses and our Greek colleagues provide lab time, equipment and expertise.

Graduate residents – in endodontics, prosthodontics and advanced general dentistry as well as orthodontics and dental biomaterials – are given the option of writing a thesis or publishing their work in a professional journal. Most prefer to publish their work.

“In the last two years, four of five orthodontics residents had work published.” Dr. Bradley says. Ortho residents also work with Dr. David Berzins, graduate program director for dental biomaterials, and an assistant professor in the Department of General Dental Sciences. He has been a prolific mentor for many of our past orthodontic residents and provides invaluable expertise. In addition, with the recruitment of Dr. Dawei Liu, PhD, who has established his own lab with an emphasis on cellular biology and root resorption in particular, we see our residents diversifying into other areas depending on their interests and background. Some residents also work with Dr. Douglas Lobner, an assistant professor of physiology and neurobiology, studying the neurotoxicity of dental materials.

logically advanced dental education facilities in the world. The new facility contains a dedicated area for clinical research and faculty practice.

ENTER AN AgENT of CHANgEOne of several catalysts for the dramatic change in research at Marquette University School of Dentistry has been Anthony M. Iacopino, DMD, Ph.D, who came to the School in 1999 to serve as Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies.

Marquette has a long history of clinical excellence and graduating highly competent dental practitioners.

Marquette University School of Dentistry is widely recog-nized as one of the finest and most technologi-cally advanced dental education facilities in the world.

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MUSoD students present their research findings at the annual Research Day poster session

Orthodontic resident Dr. Marcus Neipresak works on a research project

Dr. Iacopino leads a group discussion regarding evaluation of product advertisements and literature

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Since Dr. Iacopino joined the faculty he has helped:• Establish an institutional research budget to

provide seed money to promote school research• Increase funding for travel so faculty, graduate

residents and dental students can attend national meetings and present their research findings

• Establish funding for faculty development programs, to give faculty the skill sets and training needed to mentor students (Iacopino credits his own professional development to good mentorship and training)

• Develop new relationships within the broader university, the Medical College of Wisconsin and other Milwaukee institutions. One of the most significant results of this collaboration is a two-year program at the Medical College of Wisconsin that trains Marquette dental faculty in clinical research and scholarship.

Finding Funding – Dr. Iacopino credits the university’s Jesuit administration and the School’s dean, William Lobb, for supporting the effort. “Bill Lobb’s been a great dean. He’s a hands-off leader who lets his content experts develop ideas. He’s a risk-taker. He supports his associate deans. And the Jesuits have provided great support.”

But the university and the school alone could not bankroll the transition to the school’s new focus on research. As part of the transition, Iacopino had to find new sources of money. He helped secure federal grants from the Department of Education, National Institutes of Health and private foundations.

Over seven years, he has helped raise $3.� million toward supporting research and enhancing scholarship at the school. These include an Oral Health Research Curriculum Grant from NIH’s National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), to be used for developing, implementing and assessing a dedicated curricular track of continuous student research and scholarly activity throughout the four years of dental education. Funding was also provided by the US Department of Education in the form of a grant from the Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education and used to support a wide array of faculty development activities. These activities are designed to help promote integrated biomedical and clinical content, research-oriented, evidence-based approaches to dental education, and teaching methods emphasizing how to apply new science and technologies to patient care using case studies.

Curriculum – “We redesigned and streamlined the curriculum,” Iacopino says. “We put students in the clinic immediately their first year, instead of after their second year. Now their learning is case-based, in addition

to traditional lectures. Our third-year students are now about a full year ahead of where third-year students used to be. They know more procedures and more compli-cated procedures. And they understand the scientific foundation behind their treatments.”

“Rather than all students following a rigid curriculum in lockstep,” Iacopino says, “their curriculum is now unique, flexible and customized. If they want to do research, they adjust their schedules. For those who prefer to pursue careers as community dentists, they become sophisticated consumers of research. They’ll become the early adapters of new technologies because they’ll under-stand technology and know how to integrate it into their practice. They’ll be critical thinkers in addition to highly skilled clinicians.”

For graduate residents, “we developed a common core curriculum for both basic biomedical and research-oriented courses. They take them together, regardless of specialty. We’re one of the few schools in the US with a common core curriculum. Many schools struggled with how to do this. By adopting a yearlong flexible schedule, we’ve found a way to let residents get in and out of the general core materials and still have time to do research in their discipline. This core concept was highlighted recently at the 200� American Dental Education Associ-ation Symposium in Orlando, and we’ve been singled out as leaders at other national meetings.”

RESEARCH ExPANDS AT ALL LEVELS“Although we’re regarded as a medium-sized school, we’re now considered one of the top student research institutions in our profession in the country,” he continues. “Our school is also one of the most modern and most technologically advanced in the United States. Without lengthening the time they spend here, our dental students spend up to a year doing other things. They can get a certificate in gerontology, a master’s degree, or do mentor-directed research projects around the country and get excused from class without compromising their clinical education. We’ve set up a national network.”

He adds that Marquette “is the first dental school in the country to implement a customized flexible curriculum and a dedicated research and scholarship curriculum track that specifically supports dental student research and scholarship, and the first dental school nationwide to develop an interinstitutional DDS-PhD program in partnership with the University of Rochester.

Student data indicates a continual increase in the number of students involved in research and schol-arship each year. Before MUSoD received the Oral Health Research Curriculum Grant from NIH, an average of four students participated in research and scholarship each academic year. Since then, 12 students

RESEARCH: IT’S NO LONGER JUST FOR FACULTy OR GRADUATE RESIDENTS ANyMORE.

In a change from the way dental education used to be, Marquette students have the ability to complete significant research experiences as part of their four-year education program. Supported by an Oral Health Research Curriculum Grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, students are exposed to research and scholarship topics not tradi-tionally included in dental curricula. They are also offered customized flexible schedules so they can elect to take part in “hands-on” mentored research and other scholarly experiences at local, national, and interna-tional sites. They can even earn certificates, or Master’s and PhD degrees as part of their scholarly activity.

Seven years ago, only one percent of MUSoD students engaged in research. Since then, the percentage of students doing research has risen steadily; currently, 15 percent of students are conducting mentored research. In addition, some have published manuscripts, begun pursuing advanced training or advanced degrees and are expressing increased interest in academic or research careers, or both.

Helping to pique and support their appetite for doing research is the Student Research Group (SRG) chapter,

and MUSoD is one of the most active of 55-plus chapters in dental schools in the United States and Canada. All dental students are invited to join the organization, although some choose to be more active than others.

Some of the SRG activities include a semiannual newsletter, Research Day, the Journal Club and Lunch and Learn Workshops focused on research.

In addition to an annual national meeting of the membership, SRG also meets annually in March with the Wisconsin chapter of the American Association of Dental Research (AADR). There, students hear from a prominent local speaker and have an opportunity to socialize with practicing community clinicians and faculty.

The MUSoD chapter of SRG was honored recently by the national SRG for having the greatest percentage of participating members, highest number of new members and for best newsletter. The chapter publishes a newsletter two or three times a year. The editor, James Roger, a third-year student, also serves as the chapter’s science officer, and is president-elect of the national SRG. He will assume office at the AADR Annual Meeting in New Orleans in March.

OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE THE DDS

Among the significant changes in the dental school’s new curriculum is the opportunity it gives students to pursue mentored research programs ranging from one to three months during regular curricular hours. Students may select a mentor from local, national or international sites, and their efforts could ultimately lead to their earning certificates, or pursuing Master’s degrees and PhDs. At Marquette, that option includes a unique inter-institutional DDS/PhD program with the University of Rochester. That university does not have a four-year dental school but does operate a graduate dental facility within its medical school, and provides continuing education for community dentists.

The program is designed to let MUSoD students spend summers doing research in Rochester. Beginning in their fourth year, they will complete all of their studies at Rochester, where all preclinical and clinical work follows MUSoD guidelines. Rochester also pays for their tuition during the fourth year. At the end of that year, they will earn their DDS from Marquette.

They complete the PhD program during the fifth or sixth year, depending on the progress of their research. Each of those additional years comes with a $20,000 stipend. Students must declare their interest in this program by the end of the first year.

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CUTTINg THEIR TEETH oN RESEARCHMarquette students Jim Roger, Travis Hickock, Kim Dyoco, Krissy Christopoulos, David McGowan and Rachael Schhuette at the NSRG President’s luncheon during the 2006 American Association of Dental Research (AADR) annual meeting in Orlando

Julie Javarone (NSRG President 2006) (left) presenting the award for Marquette Student Research Group’s newsletter to Rachael Schhuette (class of 2008) (right) at the NSRG Business meeting during the AADR Annual Meeting in Orlando Florida

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DENTAL SCIENCE ASSISTS CRIMINAL jUSTICE

Two mild-mannered, law-abiding members of the senior faculty at MUSoD have long had a professional interest in violent crime – especially assaults in which the perpetrator or the victim leave behind bite marks that could be used as physical evidence at a trial. Every year, hundreds of criminal cases involve human bites. To link a suspect to a crime involves comparing remarkable characteristics in the injury with the same remarkable patterned characteristics in the dentition of the suspect.

Adjunct Professor L. Thomas Johnson and Associate Professor Thomas W. Radmer are conducting a computer-assisted pilot study of six characteristics of the human dentition, to begin building a database that would let a crime analyst state scientifically the probability of a bite mark being linked to a suspect. It would enhance the status of tooth marks as evidence in convictions, much the same way patterns found in shoe prints or tire tracks can sometimes link evidence to a suspect and help confirm guilt or innocence.

Dr. Johnson, the principal investigator, developed the protocol for the research project titled “Quantification of the Individual Character-istics of the Human Dentition.” Dr. Radmer is a co-investigator, along with a student working toward a Ph.D in forensic odontology, Peggy VanScotter-Asbach. They are mentoring six dental students who are also helping in the research.

Also working with them is Daniel D. Blinka, a law professor at Marquette, who teaches courses in criminal law, criminal procedure and evidence. The project is endorsed by the Wisconsin Attorney General, and the state Department of Justice (DOJ) has provided two imaging specialists to ensure that the protocol for the computer imaging they use conforms to the FBI’s Scientific Working Group on Imaging Technology standards – an important consideration for the future admissibility of the data, Dr. Johnson says.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE BACKGROUNDS

In addition to having practiced dentistry, teaching and research, both Drs. Johnson and Radmer have assisted medical examiners and criminal prosecutors over the years.

Dr. Johnson is one of 94 board certified forensic odontologists in the United States and Canada, and one of the two in Wisconsin. He is a

forensic consultant to the Wisconsin DOJ, whose crime laboratories and Division of Criminal Investigation are working in partnership on his research. In addition, Dr. Johnson has testified as an expert witness in criminal cases over the years. In his 45 years of teaching at Marquette, he has taught pathology, oral pathology, forensic dentistry and fixed prosthodontics, as well as general dental sciences, which he is currently teaching.

Since 1980, Dr. Radmer has served as a forensic dental consultant for the Kenosha County Medical Examiner. A board-certified oral surgeon, Dr. Radmer is also director of the predoctoral program in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the dental school.

PROBABILITy ENHANCES JUDGMENT

Bite mark analysis is a comparative science, not an exact science,” Dr. Johnson says. “It involves an objective assessment of details and subjective interpretation of the meaning of the details. It’s an art, but then so is medical diagnosis. The development of a database will begin to reduce subjectivity and establish the validity and reliability of bite mark analysis.”

Dr. Johnson began working on the project about 18 months before applying for and winning a one-year grant in January 2006.

He and his fellow researchers are currently applying for second-year funding and in February 2007, Dr. Johnson will present a paper on his findings to date at the annual session of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

When left untreated, bacterial plaque on teeth or restorative surfaces can promote chronic inflammation, which contributes to oral and systemic disease. Among those exploring the challenge of chemical plaque control is Associate Professor Andrew (Drew) R. Dentino, DDS, Ph.D, whose work involves development of an intra-oral drug delivery system designed to slow down or prevent colonization of pathogens in microbial plaque. Dr. Dentino, a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, is also program director of Periodontics at MUSoD.

“Mechanical methods – brushing and flossing – have gone about as far as they can in controlling plaque formation,” he says. “The work we’ve been doing at the dental school has plaque control as its unify-ing theme. We’ve been working on a novel intra-oral drug delivery system as well as a phosphate containing denture base resin both of which aim to alter pellicle formation to inhibit pathogen colonization on these surfaces.”

SALIVARy PROTEIN STARTS PROCESS

He credits landmark studies on salivary protein functional domains by Dr. Antony Raj Periathamby in the late 1980s and early ‘90s that advanced knowledge of the three basic functional domains that appear to be a part of most salivary proteins. There appears to be an enamel binding domain, a natural antibiotic region and bacterial binding domain to each salivary protein. Plaque formation starts with a salivary protein coating on the tooth enamel surface.

“The molecular design for our intra-oral drug delivery system is based on the concept of functional domains and selective release of antimicrobials using synthetic peptides linked by different chemical bonds. In essence, we chopped out the bacterial binding domain and created a new hybrid peptide with a more breakable bond between the enamel binding domain and the natural peptide antibiotic.”

To study the feasibility of their concept, Drs. Dentino and Periath-amby used several types of chemical linkages and peptide fragments. They mixed hybrid or control peptide, then exposed fluorescently la-beled candida albicans cells and watched for leakage of the fluorescent dye that would indicate permeability and cell death over time.

GRANTS SUPPORT EFFORT

Their data suggest that the control peptide has no deleterious effect on candida while the hybrid peptide is causing cell perme-ability and death over the 10-hour period of the experiment. They found similar results when they tested the hybrid peptides against periodontal pathogens. The research has received funding from the American College of Prosththodontics and the National Institutes of Health, as well as internal grants from Marquette.

To show that the concept was not toxic to human cells, they tested the material on human gingival epithelium and on gingi-val fibroblasts. In the first case, the hybrids, unlike chlorhexidine, did not hinder epithelial cell growth and viability. They found similar results with the fibroblasts.

The second challenge was to prevent biofilm from forming on denture base surfaces. “Unlike the natural tooth and mucosal sur-faces, the acrylic in dentures has no electrostatic charge, which dictates a different pellicle formation compared with the natural surfaces,” Dr. Dentino says. “The tissue side of the denture in particular is susceptible to colonization by pathogens.”

To provide a binding site for the antimicrobial peptides, the two researchers modified the resin by adding phosphate groups (negative charges) in increasing concentrations and checking for antimicrobial binding and inhibition of candida colonization of these resins. They finally achieved success.

Currently, the researchers are testing denture base material for premarket approval by the FDA, and biofilm formation studies on the charged and uncharged surfaces in an attempt to better understand what happens on a molecular level on these unique surfaces. Dr. Dentino has applied for patents for the technologies, and has begun discussion with companies interested in licensing the materials.

participated in research during the 2003-200� school year, 31 students during 200�-200�, 3� students during 200�-200�, and �� students during 200�-2007.

In addition, there have been marked increases in the number of students attending regional or national meetings, acquiring national research awards, publishing peer-reviewed manuscripts, and pursuing certificates and advanced degrees. Students are significantly more aware of alternative careers and are expressing an increased interest in pursuing academic and research careers, Dr. Iacopino says.

Changing of the GuardDr. Iacopino has stepped down from his position as Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies,

and is helping recruit a successor for the job. This will allow him to concentrate his efforts on maintaining the new student programs that have been developed and also allow him more time to get back to his own research and scholarship. Once the new Associate Dean is on board, Dr. Iacopino hopes to work with that individual to add a more robust clinical research effort and encourage more participation by the clinical faculty in such areas as diagnostic imaging and epidemiology, in addition to supervising some of the programs he has set up.

At conferences and conventions, people can’t wait to hear what’s new at Marquette.

“Marquette is a mid-sized dental school,” he says, “but that hasn’t stopped us from gaining national respect.

SEARCHINg foR A NoVEL WAy To CoNTRoL PLAqUE

“The work we’ve been doing at the dental school has plaque control as its unifying theme. We’ve been working on a novel intra-oral drug delivery system as well as a phosphate containing denture base resin both of which aim to alter pellicle formation to inhibit pathogen colonization on these surfaces.”

– Andrew (Drew) R. Dentino, DDS, Ph.D, Associate Professor

Drs. Radmer and Johnson examine a report indicating a small variation in their independent measurements, referred to forensically as an error rate

Look for more information on dental research In the spring issue of Marquette Magazine

Dr. Dentino working on phosphate denture-base protein pellicle composition

Phosphated acrylic blocks are prepared for studies on flexure strength

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Where you are from: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

What are your future plans: I am working as an associate with Dr. W. Gerald Berg (D ’70) in Sturgeon Bay. I worked for Dr. Berg as a dental assistant between my graduation from St. Norbert’s College and attending Marquette. My husband Travis and I recently had a baby girl, Paige Katherine, and we are very glad to be back in Door County with family close by.

How did your Marquette dental education prepare you for what you are doing now: My Marquette dental education prepared me well for private practice giving me a great base of knowledge to build upon. While learning the ins and outs of managing a small business has been an adjustment, I am very confident with my clinical skills and comfortable communicating with my patients.

1) Dean Bill Lobb with Jeffrey Niedziela 2) Tammy Boudry 3) Erin Vertz, Stephen Lasslo, Ryan Basler, Michael Micallef, Demetrios Sarantopoulos, Andy Wiers 4) Ammon Pitt being hooded by his father Dr. Bruce Pitt and brothers Drs. Jerem and Jason Pitt 5) Marquette University School of Dentistry Class of 2006

6) Dean Bill Lobb with Karen Potaczek (#1 Student in class)

Demetrios Sarantopoulos, Class of 2006

Where you are from: Chicago, Illinois

Your future plans: I am enrolled in the Graduate Prosthodontic Program here at Marquette University School of Dentistry. I plan to go into private practice after my residency program.

How did your Marquette dental education prepare you for what you are doing now: Marquette has a good reputation for many years as a restorative program especially in prosthodontics. All the courses that I took and the faculty that were there to teach these courses gave me a solid foundation from which to build.

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7) Honor Students: Sara Elizabeth Leonette Cody, Melissa Ann Johndreau, David Joseph Kachelmeyer, Leeanne M. Klum, Stephen John Paul Lasslo, Callie Irene Mencias, Jeffrey S. Niedziela, Jennifer K. Olson, Timothy J. Quirt, Todd W. Rasch, Mark J. Ridenour, Ellen Zimmer Underwood, Rieck Albert Beiersdorf, Matthew R. Olson, Karen Kay Potaczek

9) Scott Loiselle being hooded by class mentors Drs. Toni Roucka and Carter Benson 10) Christine Smith, Melissa Johndreau, Sara Cody, Julie Wills, Robin Simon 11) Dr. Richard Hagner commis-sioning graduates Abby Ludwig and Brent Johnson 12) Mohil Joshi, Dr. April Watson, Veronica Rupert-Martinez, Cheska Avery

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alumni news

Marquette graduate Kathleen Roth (D’74) took over as President of the American Dental Association at the Annual Session in Las Vegas last October. Dr. Roth answers some of our questions….

An interview with ADA President Kathy Roth

q. What do you think are the biggest issues facing dentistry today?

A. As I look at the issues of importance today, sadly, many of those at the top have been there for years. Access to dental care is somewhat of an overall umbrella issue that blends over into many other areas of concern for all of us, whether at the ADA or within each state. Government funded programs to provide care for those in need are simply under funded by state and federal governments so the systems are not functioning well or acceptable for patients or providers. Besides adequate funding, the programs must find solutions for multiple issues of concern. But within access we see “potential” solutions being put forward which don’t necessarily improve programs, such as changing scope of practice for those on our dental team, increasing the number of graduating dentists hoping this increase will bring dentists into providing more care to the under-funded programs, and uniquely designed clinical settings to answer increasing care, sometimes using dental students or foreign trained dentists to expand the capacity of providers. The ADA is working very hard to put forward multiple solutions to this complex problem of care for those unable to access the current system.

translating that into our dental practices. We are on the threshold of some exciting new developments in the oral systemic relationships and this will encourage partnering and working with our medical colleagues. It’s a great time to be leading the ADA!

q. What would you like to accomplish as President?

A. I will be very committed to opening doors and partnering with outside groups and organizations that the profession has not always looked to for programs and projects. Many of our medical colleagues and other healthcare groups have an interest and concern for quality oral health and as we try as the profession to put forward solutions with solid actions for care, we need to recognize the partnerships that would help us to reach goals of improving care for those in need.

I have the opportunity to be the face of the ADA this year and I would be proud to have our members as well as those not currently in membership see a strong inclusive voice who accepts the challenges before us and works diligently to address those concerns.

I am creating an ADA taskforce to re-visit a compre-hensive study overseen by Dr. Timothy Rose during his term as ADA president. It was called the Future of Dentistry Report. There are many recommendations within that comprehensive report some of which we have addressed and implemented, other areas I believe we still could devote energy to. At this � year review, I believe we will find areas within dental education as well as practice that need to be considered for the profession.

Along with reviewing that great work, we will be unfolding a National campaign for dental education

through the ADA Foundation. Not only is it important to support the dental schools we have throughout the U.S. with funding for faculty, schol-arship and endowment, but the ADA is in a position to drive innovations within the dental education system, which our dental schools cannot. It is critical that all of us understand the need to ensure a strong, dynamic dental educational system for our children and grandchildren and the unfolding of “Our Legacy, Our Future” is an exciting beginning. Dentists as a group tend to be giving and compas-sionate individuals and this major initiative of philanthropic giving dedicated to our profession will be significant for all of us to play a role.

q. What do you see as the role of women in dentistry?

A. As the second female president of the ADA, I am honored and thrilled to have the opportunity to lead the association. Over the past decade, we have seen more women enter the profession and a natural progression into leadership roles will follow. We are seeing more diverse leadership in state associations and at the national level, which makes our voice of dentistry strong and respected. Dentistry is an outstanding professional career for women and as their professional careers unfold, they will bring a significant voice to leadership of dentistry.

Future dental education is another concern at the national level. We must invest in the education of our profession to ensure a strong, quality education for our children, grandchildren and all those dentists who will oversee this great profession in years to come. The current educational models we have throughout the US are in a fragile condition - whether we talk about the faculty, the physical structures of some schools, the cost of that education, or the dynamic changes that need to be made within the current curriculums. We must use technology to improve the education our new dentists are entitled to.

The National Healthcare Information Infrastructure is going to be an area of critical importance to dentists throughout the country as well as dental schools and all of us as individuals. As an electronic patient record becomes a reality within the government and the medical community, we in the dental profession will be using the systems created as well.

The ADA is going to be dedicated to improving and assuring improved oral health for the elderly population and we have dedicated a strong commitment to programs and projects to address eldercare over the coming years. All of these areas are challenging and I look forward to unfolding solid solutions, programs of value and certainly appreciating the new science in our profession, then

2) The Roths’ dental office (l to r): Dan (D’74), Jennifer, Rogene, Kathy (D’74), Emily, Katy and Jane

4) A presentation at the AMSUS American Military Surgeons of the U.S. in San Antonio, Texas honoring leading female dental surgeons serving our county

5) The American Dental Association’s first female president, Dr. Geraldine Morrow of Anchorage, Alaska and Dr. Kathy Roth

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3) The Roths: (l to r) son-in-law Jeff and daughter Sara, parents of Kathleen 3 1/2, Joseph 6 1/2, son Andrew and his wife Julie, and Dr. Kathy Roth and her husband, Dr. Dan Roth

Photos of Dr. Roth and her family and

staff were provided by Dr. Roth

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1946Paul Copoulos, Arthur Del-Zio

Over 400 people gathered at Marquette in September to celebrate class reunions. Members of the classes of 1946 to 1991 and every five years in between joined the party. The weekend gave graduates the opportunity to take a CE class, tour the school and reconnect with old friends and classmates.

1951

row 1: Neil Park, John Keeffe, Kenneth Gores row 2: Robert Winders, Charles Ziegler, Bill Plummer row 3: Avrom Kniaz, Lee Groth, Robert Crawford, Oren J. Roesler 1956

row 1: Alfredo Carrasquillo, Jim Englander, Jim Kassner row 2: Luther Paine, Jerry Ziebert, George Daugherty, Jim McCann, Jim Koehl, Tom Gengler row 3: Donald McKinnon, Erich Press, Kenney Willarson, Farrel LeVasseur, Richard Wirtz row 4: Bob Schallhorn, Alfred Romagna, John Wussow, Tom O’Brien, Robert J. Van Beck, Joe Micka, Edward Biel row 5: Phil Bruden, Ronald Holzhauer, Vic Hansen, Charlie Nelson, Francis Panno, David Young, Stephen Kozak, Peter Schelkun

1961

row 1: James C. Boyd, David Kent, John C. Mayer, George Cunningham, Norman Weiss row 2: Frederick R. May, Donald Haupt, Richard Tatro row 3: Ron Hubbard, Dick Stanchina, Norman Savers, Jim Sadlon 1966

row 1: Gary Schwensow, Donald Mitchell, Luke Matranga, Bob Mroz, Jim Bojar, Tony Zimmerman row 2: Bill Flanagan, Den Nosek, Jerry Mahalick, Bob Heiden, Buzz Heller, Don Novakovic

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1971 row 1: Robert Brennan, Denny McMahon, Bill Franta, Dick Defurio, Dan D’Angelo row 2: Nick Shane, Dean Crow, Robert Goelz, Rob Brevard, Charles Chenoweth, Chuck Bohl row 3: Michael Connor, Tony Skiba, Skip VanGorden, Frank Marinelli, Ken Waliszewski

1976 row 1: Richard Niedziela, Peter Guagliano, Lawrence Seibert, Steven Stoll, Thomas Beci row 2: C.J. Ott, Chris Johnson, LeeAnn Podruch, Anita Chu Fountain, Christopher Dix, Gary Olsen row 3: James Leppi, James Maurin, John Moser, Michael Bartelt, David Ressman, Eugene Heller row 4: Bruce Barrette, John Werwie, Richard Schabowski, Jim Champa, Tom Kielma, Jim Kuhlow, Michael Fountain

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1) 1946 Classmates: Paul Copoulos and Arthur Del-Zio 2) 1961 Classmates: Donald Haupt, Norman Weiss, David Kent and Dick Stanchina 3) 1976 Classmates: Jim Kuhlow and James Leppi 4) Ron Hubbard (D’61) and Jeanne Hoppe 5) Eric Momsen, Lynn Momsen (D’96) and Patrick White (D’93, G’96)

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7) 1986 Classmates: John Borja and Dean Uelmen 8) Nancy Engelberg, Jennifer Lynn Gequillana, Rose Pham (D’96), Nikol Kurziak (D’96) and Ryan Engelberg (D’96) 9) Oren (D’51) and Madelyn Roesler

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1981

row 1: Thomas Daniel, John Stockinger, Richard Reilly, Chris Kammer, Robert Reilly, David DeGrave row 2: James Bialk, Maurice Palermo, Tom Macak, Mike Szymanski, Joe Wittig, Robert Lang, Scott Lewis row 3: Dave Lloyd, Eileen Panacek, Byron Hadjokas, Tod Hammes, Paul Engibous, Brad Wessels, Bob Klement row 4: Tom Kujawski, Rob Harrison, Marty Hanneman, Glen Magyera, Chuck Strehlow, Jim Urbaniak, Brad Gerdes row 5: Chris Stevens, Bob Dennison, Mike Ebben, Jerry Teclaw, Gerry Vogler, Mark Lyman, Gene Pascucci, John Vogl, Paul Miller

1986

row 1: Maria Ramos, Karyn Brzezinski, Karen Spitzer, Karen Jahimiak row 2: Paul Moyer, John Stuparitz, Paul Conrardy, Kamyar Saeian, David Groh, Mike Karczewski row 3: Michael Kim, Mark Barradas, Norman Chau, Bill Graf row 4: Llyod Anseth, Dean Uelmen, Bill Crinzi, John Lee, Dana Bott, Scott Charmolirow 5: Jeff Sorensen, John Borja, John Masak, Tom Scherrer, Eric Claessens, Brian Schaefer

1991

row 1: Mike Peters, Katie Bearden, Margaret Bolek, Van-Aun Peters, Edy A. Guerra, Beatriz Terry row 2: Josephine Chianello Berman, Jeevaka Yapa, Jean Leconte, Jean Piper, Pat Corizrow 3: Juan C. Amundaray, Yolanda Rodriguez, Irene Beyer, Jerry Middleton, Terry Rieschrow 4: John Olsen, Jay Hazen, Scott Fishman, Tim Angelus, Jim Klein, John Irving

1996

row 1: Lynn Momsen, Jo Dennis, Noelle Marks, Michelle Piper, Rose Pham, Elizabeth Doolittle row 2: Darren Scarlett, Andrew Tam, Glenn Gequillana, Christine Bui-Tillman, Karen Opferman row 3: Ryan Engelberg, Frank Kaman, Denise Kissell, Jackie Zimmer, Deb Dimitrakakis, Nikol Kurziak row 4: Hugh Murdoch, Angel Garcia, Catherine Baer-Mirza, Robert Rudman, Thomas Lornson

2001row 1: Matt Milana, Mariah (Baus) Murphy, Brent Selle, Allison (Rhodes) Dowd, Robb Warren, Julie (Roach) Maury, Bao Nguyen, Kerrie (Reynolds) Moore, David Knopf row 2: Bill Mauthe, Jim Allen, Chris Maury, Sean Vostad, Marcus Vanderleest, Dan Kujak

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10) Nick Shane (AS’67, D’71) welcomesalumni to the reunion dinner 11) 1966 Classmates: Den Nosek, Buzz Heller, Bob Mroz and Gary Schwensow

12) Michelle Irving (HS’88) and Van-Ahn Peters (AS’89, D’91) 13) Nikol Kurziak 14) 1956 Classmates: Jim Koehl , George Daugherty and Alfredo Carrasquillo

15) 1991 Classmates: Jerry Middleton and Edy Guerra 16) Richard DeFurio (D’71), Sue Wallander and Charles Chenoweth (D’71)

17) Scott Fishman (D’91), Susan Dalsasso and Tim Angelus (D’91)

20) Jeanne and Bill Flanagan (D’66), Bob Heiden (D’66), Dolores and Tony Zimmerman (D’66)

19) 1991 Classmates: Katie Bearden, Mike Peters and Jean Leconte

18) Frank Panno (AS’52, D’56), Jay Rabideaux (C’00) and Jerry Ziebert (D’56, G’71)

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Where are they now?

Ken Zakariasen, DDS, MS, PhD Dean 1992 - 1996

Dr. Zakariasen served as Dean of Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry before coming to Marquette in 1992. He received his BA, DDS, MS and PhD from the University of Minnesota, a Certificate from the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business, and a MS in Organization Development and Analysis from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.

Currently, Dr. Zakariasen serves as Professor and leader of Public Health Leadership, a new graduate program in the University of Alberta School of Public Health. He previously served as Associate Dean and Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. He is also Professor in Health Policy and Management and recently drafted the University’s four-year academic plan with two other UA professors.

Where did your career/life take you after leaving Marquette?We went to California for about a year and a half, then back to Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, which I doubt we will ever leave. (We split our time between Sun Prairie and Alberta). For about six years, I worked with dental professional organizations before returning to academic life. During that time I had the opportunity to go back to school at Harvard and Case Western Reserve universities, particularly in the area of Organization Development, which has formed the basis for the rest of my career.

What is your fondest memory of your time here as Dean?My best experiences at Marquette were working with great people, contributing to the “Marquette Experience”, being part of a superb team that was instrumental in saving the dental school from being closed.

What was your greatest challenge as Dean?Overcoming the notion in the minds of many important constituencies that Marquette School of Dentistry should be considered for closure, creating an exciting vision of what the school could become and, with the help of many from the University, the dental profession, and many others from government and the public, getting the vision out and making it “stick”.

Any messages to graduates who were students during your time here?You have graduated from a great School in a great University! I have no doubt that you are doing well, and Marquette is a big reason for why you are doing well. Give back generously to Marquette so they can continue to enrich the lives and careers of current and future students, and ultimately their patients. And, never stop learning, never stop getting better as a health professional and always be proud that you are a Marquette alumnus!

Russell Brown, BA, DDS, MS Dean 1970 - 1984

Dr. Russell Brown received a BA from Carroll College before attending Marquette University School of Den-tistry. He received his DDS in 19�7 and then went on to obtain his MS in Iowa in 19��. From the late �0s until 1970 he served at Chairman of Pedodontics and Chief of Dental Services at Milwaukee Children’s Hospital. He served as Assistant and then Associate Dean of the School as well as Director of Dental Graduate Studies and Co-ordinator of Dental Research. From 1970 until 19�� he served as Dean of the School of Dentistry.

Where did your career/life take you after leaving Marquette?I did a lot of traveling and visiting friends, playing golf, and finally retired to Daytona Beach, Florida.

What is your fondest memory of your time as Dean?The outstanding cooperation of faculty, staff, university administration, dental alumni and the Wisconsin Dental Association during the renovation of the dental school and securing funds for operational support for the School of Dentistry from the State of Wisconsin on a contract for services basis. This was beginning of the on-going relationships with the State.

What was your greatest challenge as Dean?The major renovation of the school at the same time conducting classes and clinic for the students. While this was going on, we enlarged and upgraded the faculty and staff and did a complete curriculum revision.

Any messages you want to send to graduates who were students during your time here?I am always pleased to read or hear about the contribu-tions to dentistry and to society that our graduates are doing. Please keep up the good work.

Marquette University School of Dentistry catches up with two former deans to see where life has taken them since leaving Milwaukee.

Dr. Victoria Ortiz-ParsonsAssistant Professor, Department of General Dental Sciences

Dr. Ortiz-Parsons did her undergraduate work at the Universidad Autonoma de Manizales, Manizales-Colombia. She worked in private practice in Colombia for a year and then came to the United States where she did a two year GPR program at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Ortiz-Parsons then did an implant fellowship at the same institution before coming to Marquette University. At MUSoD she completed the Graduate Prosthodontics Program in December 200�. Dr. Ortiz-Parsons is a member of the International Congress of Oral Implantology, the WDA, and the American College of Prosthodontics and will be doing research in implants.

Dr. Michael E. Grady Clinical Assistant Professor and Comprehensive Patient Management Group Leader, Department of General Dental Sciences

Dr. Grady graduated from Marquette University School of Dentistry in 19��. He served six years in the US Army Dental Corps stationed in Germany, Kuwait, Texas, and Panama. Dr. Grady returned to Wisconsin in 199� and worked in private practice until joining MUSoD in June. He is a member of the Wisconsin Dental Association and the Academy of General Dentistry.

Mr. Thomas Wirtz Director, Dental Informatics

Mr. Wirtz has developed medical management software for more than 1� years. The application is use in more than 100 hospitals and clinics across the country. Mr. Wirtz also worked as director of informa-tion technology for the federal court in Eastern Wisconsin, where he implemented and supported an electronic case management system. He received his BA degree in Psychology from Marquette University in 19�2 and worked in the Research Support Office at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee while completing his Master’s Degree in Social Work in 19��.

Ms. Kim RothDirector of Central Services, Department of Clinical Services

Ms. Kim Roth, who lives in Sheboygan, received an Associate degree in Material Management and a Bachelors degree in Management/Communication. She is a Certified Registered Central Service Technician, a Certified Nursing Assistant and Veterinary Assistant. Ms. Roth serves on the recognition committee for the American Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals.

Dr. Jason MailhotProfessor and Chair, Department of Surgical Sciences

Dr. Mailhot earned his undergraduate degrees from State University of New York at Farmingdale and Oneonta Colleges and his DMD degree from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine. He obtained his Specialty Certificate in Periodontics and MS degree from the Medical College of Georgia, School of Dentistry and School of Gradu-ate Studies. Dr. Mailhot completed a Post-Doctoral Clinical Research Fellowship with Procter & Gamble in the Regulatory & Clinical Development, Oral Care Division in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has been involved in educating and training post-graduate periodontal residents and pre-doctoral dental students while conducting his own periodontal research. He has authored/co-authored over 3� publications and served as a periodontal consultant for several professional and scientific companies and for the VA Medical Center - Dental Services. Dr. Mailhot has practiced dentistry for over 2� years and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. He will maintain a practice limited to periodontics and dental implantology. He is a Colonel in the US Army Reserve and a decorated combat Veteran who has served on active duty in Iraq.

Dr. Conrad A. NennClinical Assistant Professor and Comprehen-sive Patient Management Group Leader, Department of General Dental Sciences

Dr. Nenn, a graduate of Iowa State University (1973) and Marquette University School of Dentistry (197�), met his wife, Kasey, a dental hygienist, while working at La Clinica de los Campesinos, a migrant health facility in Wild Rose, Wisconsin. He established his private practice in Wild Rose, where he practiced general dentistry for 27 years. During

that time he was active in his local dental society as well as the Wisconsin Dental Association.

Ms. Lynn Ann BryanClinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgical Sciences/ Periodontics

Ms. Lynn Bryan is the newest member of MUSoD’s Periodontics Program and is the non-surgical care coordinator. Ms. Bryan received her BS in Dental Hygiene and Master of Education degrees at Marquette University and comes with stellar teaching credentials both in-state and out of state. She has been a part-time faculty member and an integral part of our non-surgical case management for several years. Ms. Bryan has also taught the dental hygiene Local Anesthetic course at Marquette and Milwaukee Area Technical College since 2000, as well as serving as Treasurer and Faculty contact of the Wisconsin Dental Hygiene Student Conference since 1997.

school newsNew Faculty and Administrators

in memoriamThe Marquette University community joins in prayerful remembrance of those who passed away in the second half of 200�. May the souls of the faith-ful departed rest in peace. Eternal rest grant unto them, Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

Dr. Richard D. Alexander ‘69Dr. John M. Alles ‘62Dr. James Bigalke G’73Dr. August J. Bentz ‘45Dr. Richard E. Boynton ‘58Dr. Donald R. Cotey ‘50Dr. John M. Cross ‘58Dr. Lew J. Engebretson ‘51Dr. Frank G. Frantal ‘69Dr. Sidney Arthur Geise ‘53Dr. Robert J. Grant ‘81Dr. Robert E. Herman ‘46Dr. Gordon Drew Jennings ‘87Dr. Norris N. Knight ‘62Dr. Peter Joseph Lausten ‘77Dr. Seymour S. Lefco ‘37Dr. Robert Arthur Marti ‘76Dr. Edward Lee Mosby ‘60Dr. John D. Niland ‘57Dr. Kenneth Jerome O’Connell ‘68Dr. Jerry E. Olson ‘57Dr. John J. O’Meara ‘34Dr. Rosario Peri ‘42Dr. Albert B. Shulman ‘38Dr. Robert A. Sullo ‘66Dr. Ludvick R. Svoma ‘52Dr. Gordon L. Vander Laan ‘55Dr. James yee, Jr. ‘69

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Dental Partners FoundationMidwest Dental3M Unitek

$50,000 - $99,000Nobel Biocare USA Inc.ORMCO OrthodonticsGreater Milwaukee Foundation,

Walter and Olive Stiemke Fund

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Mrs. Kelly J. Hawke-Saigh and Dr. Frederick M. Saigh

Dr. Scholl FoundationDr. and Mrs. James L. Van MillerDr. Dannel V. WielgusMs. Susan L. WineWisconsin Dental FoundationDr. Robert R. YoungquistDr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Ziebert

$5,000-$9,999Mrs. Carol D. Grace-Bauer

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and Dr. Michael S. KopeckyDr. and Mrs. Craig W. ByersDr. Charles H. CaplanDr. and Mrs. Richard E. ChangDr. Charles D. ChenowethDr. Paul Michael ChrismanDr. Blane R. ChristmanDr. and Mrs. Gary D. CongerDr. and Mrs. J. Dennis ConnorDr. and Mrs. Michael F. ConnorDr. and Mrs. Robert L. CooperDr. Marshall H. CossmanDr. and Mrs. John P. CostelloDr. and Mrs. Michael L. CostelloDr. Michelle CowgillDr. and Mrs. John R. CrawfordDr. Dean W. CrowMr. Paul F. and Dr. Paula S. CrumDr. and Mrs. Mark J. CurranDr. Gregory E. CusterDr. Eva C. DahlDr. James A. DamascusDr. Daniel

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and Mr. Trien Thanh LeDr. and Mrs. Grant A. LemkeDr. and Mrs. Mark D. LenzDr. Scott J. LewisDr. Gary L. LindemoenDr. and Mrs. Thomas J. LinstrothDr. and Mrs. William K. LobbDr. Alfred T. LongoDr. and Mrs. Kevin L. LovellDr. and Mrs. Gary L. LuedtkeDr. James C. MagestroDr. and Mrs. Jerome A. MahalickDr. Waheed A. MalikDr. Marcelino J. MarencoDr. and Mrs. Frank L. MarinelliDr. and Mrs. Mark J. MatthewsDr. and Mrs. James T. McCannDr. and Mrs. Richard M. McCardell

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Dr. James E. ReaganDr. John C. ReardonDr. Robert S. ReavesDr. Dewey I. ReillyDr. and Mrs. Thomas H. ReitzDr. and Mrs. David S. RobinsonDr. and Mrs. Edward W. RogersDr. and Mrs. Thomas M. RomanDr. and Mrs. Richard L. RomeneskoDr. and Mrs. Timothy J. RosinMr. and Mrs. Donald RouseDr. Robert T. RudmanDr. Mark S. RuskDr. James P. RyanDr. and Mrs. Stephen F. SailerDr. and Mrs. Victor J. SalernoDr. and Mrs. Greg SamuelsDrs. Norman C. and Ann C. SaversDr. Richard J. SchabowskiDr. and Mrs. Robert G. SchallhornDr. and Mrs. Bruno E. SchifflegerDr. and Mrs. Joseph M. SchmidtDr. and Mrs. Edwin R.

SchoenenbergerDr. and Mrs. Thomas M. SchroepferDr. Katherine F. SchrubbeDr. and Mrs. William S. SchusterDr. and Mrs. Anthony Sciascia Dr. and Mrs. Nicolas J. ShaneDr. Frederick L. ShererDr. and Mrs. Frank F. Shuler, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Jon J. SisulakDr. and Mrs. Tony F. SkibaDr. Carl J. SmithDr. and Mrs. Paul D. SmithDr. and Mrs. Gregory J. SobczakDr. and Mrs. James E. SpringbornDr. and Mrs. John N. StellpflugDr. and Mrs. David H. StelterDr. Christopher John StevensDr. Erwin F. StierDr. Steven J. StollDr. Sheila E. StoverDr. and Mrs. Ronald C. SzarlanDr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Taft, Jr.Dr. Christine S. TempasDr. and Mrs. Stanley F. TeplinDrs. Beatriz E. Terry and Edy GuerraDr. M. Jay TerzisDr. and Mrs. Edward P. TheissDr. Gus and Mrs. Linda TiborisDr. William G. ToburenTP Orthodontics, Inc.Dr. James R. TrinityDr. Tzong-Guang TsayDr. and Mrs. Michael S. UpdykeDr. and Mrs. Donald E. Van ScotterDr. and Mrs. Paul D. Vander Kelen

Dean’s Circle Honor RollDr. Richard E. VoigtDr. and Mrs. Donald J. WadeDr. and Mrs. Richard M. WagnerDr. Jan Marie WaiteDr. David P. WaltherDr. Philip M. WanezekDr. and Mrs. Pen-Hua WangDr. and Mrs. David WanserskiDr. George E. WarrenWashington-Ozaukee County

Dental SocietyDr. Robert C. WeberJames F. Weisgerber, D.D.S.Dr. and Mrs. James J. WerwieDr. Georgia A. WilliamsDr. Brian J. WilsonDr. Bruce K. WinterDr. Connie N.

and Dr. James A. WinterDr. Richard G. Wirtz

and Ms. Vivian E. BergWisconsin Dental Study ClubWisconsin Society of OrthodontistsDr. Jeffrey WongMrs. Peggy WussowDr. David R. YoungDr. Linda Yusman-WirthDr. Ronald A. ZagorskiDr. Kenneth J. ZganjarDr. Anthony J. Ziebert

Every effort has been made to present an accurate and complete list of donors. If you find an error, or would like to be included in the next honor roll of donors, please contact Jay Rabideaux at (�1�) 2��-�092

The School of Dentistry Dean’s Circle recognition society honors donors of $1,000 or more to the School of Dentistry in a single fiscal year. The following alumni and friends have made Dean’s Circle level contributions between July 1, 200� and December 31, 200�. The generosity of these and all other donors makes a real difference in our student, faculty and patient experience.

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1) Wayne Holt and Dr. Lobb 2) Dr. Lobb and Dennis Brown of Delta Dental of Wisconsin 3) Tim Sullivan, Sr. Judith Sullivan, SDS and Dr. Lobb

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1) Dan Roth (D’74) and Sheila Stover (D’97, G’03) 2) Carla and Tony (D’71) Skiba and Frank Marinelli (AS’67, D’71) 3) Carole (DH’73) and Dennis Connor (D’73)

7) Jean and Russ Kittleson (D’58), Paul Smith (AS’74, D’79) and Dr. Lobb

8) Terence Geary (D’82) and Steve Froehlich (D’77)

6) Michael (D’74) and Anita Fountain (D’74)

9) Ric Palmer (D’79) and Richard DeFurio (D’71) 10) Lysette Brueggeman (D’90), Lakisha Arif-Holmes and Michael Kopecky (D’89) 11) Stephen (D’56) and Kathleen Kozak

12) Jan Felkner (DH’74), CJ Ott (D’76) and John Felkner (D’75) 13) Roberta Brown (D’65, G’75), Mary Brown (D’75) and Lou Boryc (D’73)

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Clinic Technology Upgrade—Today’s PriorityTo date, the resources have been secured to fund $700,000

of this $1 million project. This leaves $300,000 of the total project cost remaining. With your help, the School of Dentist-ry will achieve its goal of completing this technology upgrade by the start of the fall semester in August. you can help put us over the top!

Gifts to the Dental School Fund make an immediate impact in our student, faculty and patient experience. This year, gifts to the Dental School Fund are being used to support a comprehensive technology upgrade in the campus dental clinic. Once the funding is in place, this project will result in digital radiography, electronic patient records and an advanced 3-D dental imaging system.

The 200�-07 Dean’s Circle Donor Recognition reception took place on Friday, September 22, 200�. Almost 200 alumni and friends gathered in the Robert and Judith M. Sullivan Atrium to celebrate the past year’s fundraising success.

Last fiscal year, just over 300 alumni and friends made Dean’s Circle level contributions to the dental school. To date, 22� Dean’s Circle level gifts have been made this fiscal year totaling over $1.� million in new commitments. Please consider making your Dean’s Circle donation of $1,000 or more today using the contribution envelope found in this magazine.

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Save the Date— 2007 Dean’s Circle Donor Recognition Reception, Friday, October 19

School of Dentistry Honors Henni Society MembersDr. Bill Lobb presented commemorative bronze medals to the three School of Dentistry supporting donors who are members of the Archbishop John Martin Henni Society. The Henni Society recognizes donors of $1 million or more to Marquette University. Of the more than fifty Henni Society level donors, three—Judy and the late Robert Sullivan, Wayne Holt and Delta Dental of Wisconsin—have directed the majority of their giving to the dental school.

The origin of Marquette University can be attributed to the Most Rev. John Martin Henni, the first bishop of Milwaukee, who raised the funds and petitioned the Jesuits to open a college. “The entire Marquette family owes a debt of gratitude to Arch-bishop Henni for having the conviction and persever-ance to see this University established,” says Dr. Lobb, “likewise, we are grateful for the members the society created in his name, who lead the way in our contin-ued advancement as an institution. I’m excited for the day when we can recognize one of our own dental alumni in this group.”

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ADA Annual Session - Las Vegas

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1) A group of Marquette Dental grads and friends pose with Anthony Crivello (S ’78) (first row, far left), after his performance as the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera at the Venetian Hotel.

3) Wendy Jeffries Knoell (D’00), Joy Tomas Johnson (D’00),Joe Johnson, Kevin Connor (E ’00, D’04), Kristina Grabowski Connor (D’03)

9) Kasey Bruch-Nenn (DH’79), Debbie Schrank, Terina and Vic (D’70) Salerno, Dick Donovan (D’70)

5) Carol Trecek (AS’86, MBA’91), Kathy Roth (D ’74), Susan Dalsasso 6) Paul (D’ 67) and Barbara Gruber, Lori and Mark (S ’79) Paget, Jim Thiel (D’64) 7) Kathy Roth (D’74), Dean Bill Lobb, Michele Tafoya (D’03), Amy Johnson (D’03)

8) Russ Dunkel, Tom Kraklow (D’88), John Olsen (D’91)

4) John Moser (D’82),Monica Hebl (D’85), Tom Raimann (D ’80)

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FarewellFor the past eleven years, I have come to know dentists in the state of Wisconsin and around the country – now it is time to say good-bye. I have accepted a position at Loyola University in Chicago as Assistant Vice-President for Mission and will start this coming July. This job is filled with possibilities not because of what it offers but what you have given me to bring to the position. Over time, I have been welcomed into your homes and your hearts and for this, I humbly say thank you. I only wish I had the opportunity to tell you in person but time does not allow that luxury to happen. Until the next time our paths cross, please know of my continued prayers for you and your family.

God Bless,Fr. Patrick Dorsey, S.J.Chaplain of Marquette University School of Dentistry

April April 10 CE Your Way: Allergic Patients & Dental Care Providers: Practice ImplicationsDr. John Molinari, PhD�:30 - �:30 p.m.

April 11 CE: Occupational Respiratory Infectious Diseases: Aerosols, Spatters & PrecautionsDr. John Molinari9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

April 18 CE: Immediate Provisionalization of Single Tooth Implants in the Esthetic Zone: A Practical Clinical ApproachDrs. Michael Norton, Joseph Schmidt & Joseph Best9:00 a.m. - �:00 p.m.

April 27 Alumni Awards DinnerHonoring: Distinguished Alumnus in Dentistry: Ronald D. Woody, D.D.S. Dent ’63Outstanding Dental Service Award: Steven J. Albright, D.D.S. Dent ’78 Friends of the School of Dentistry Award: The Hon. John Gard and Cate ZueskeCocktails : �:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m.

June June 1 CE: Digital Photography: A Valuable Tool to Improve Lab Communication & Patient Presentations Drs. Tod Hammes, Dennis Hartlieb & John Moser

June 23-30 CE: Greek Isles CE Cruise Pandora’s Box: Bugs, Birds, Bumps, and Vaccines Dr. John Molinari

September 7 CE: Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven, But Nobody Wants to Die: The Reality of Removable ProsthodonticsDr. Nader Sharifi

September 28 Alumni ReceptionADA Annual SessionSan Francisco Marriott5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

October 20Alumni ReunionsAll five year classes from 19�2 - 2002 are invited to attend. If you graduated in a year ending in 2 or 7 and have not yet received a preliminary notice regarding the event, please contact us to receive information

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For more information on these events and more, please call �1�-2��-3093 or visit the website at www.marquette.edu/dentistry

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Bud (D’52) and Ramona English and Bev (AS’64) and Neil Peterson (D’67)

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