OMICRON KAPPA UPSILON OMEGA CHAPTER NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY

2010 – 2011 RECOGNIZING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE in DENTISTRY Vol. 40 No. 1

ANNUAL CONVOCATION AND INDUCTION 2010 Omicron Kappa Upsilon Omega Chapter Inductees:

Starting top left to right: Drs.: Vessela Lazarova, Kolika Punia, Usha Kolli, Haseena M.G. Mohideer, Paul Kraft, Robert Block, Justin Chan, Jungwon Joun, Karen Curran, Ann SlamaSim Abraham, Chizobam Idahosa, Sarah Wilsey, Hannah Ehrenreich, Ruojun Huang, Junaid Afridi, Core Corpodian, Ji Hyun Kim, Isaak Yelizar, Harjit Kaur, Kalpit Shah, Susan Thomas, Bhumika Rajput, Larisa Takhalova Isakov, Abidemi Gbotosho, Lillian Wu, Mona Zahedi, Raja Baki, Marjan Moghadam, Howard Choi, Ibukun Akinyede, Danielle Klaman, Andrew Yampolsky, Mr. Glenn Marrus and Dr. Naoshi Hosomura

Starting at bottom left to right row: Mrs. Marina Aranbayev, Drs.: Boris Pinhasov, Abidemi Gbotosho, Mr. IIya Yelizarov, Drs.: Vessela Lazarova, Jennifer Chang, Howard Choi, Lillian Wu, Simi Abraham, Susan Thomas, Parikshit Sharma, Larisa Takhalova Isakov, Bhumika Rajput, Hannah Ehrenreich, Chizobam Idahosa, Ruojum Huang, Andrew Yampolsky, Avi Malkis, Mona Zahedi, Isaak Yelizar, Yefim Aranbayev, Ibukun Akinyede, Corey Corpodian, Usha Kolli, Mitchell Lipp, Ji Hyun Kim, Jungwon Joun, Rovert Block, Mr. Uday Kolli and Dr. Raja Baki

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DEAN’S MESSAGE: As we all appreciate the wonderful outcomes of the recent site visit by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), I want to take this opportunity to recognize the key role that the members of Omega Chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon played in ensuring the success of the 2010 accreditation site visit.

The stakes were high and the scrutiny, as expected, was intense, but NYUCD was more than ready. Throughout the past two years of site visit preparation, Omega Chapter members have been instrumental in ensuring the rigor and thoroughness of our review of requirements, refining policies and procedures, and measuring performance. Thanks in large part to your efforts, the site visitors were impressed by the sophistication of our education, research, and

patient care programs and, in particular, by the collaboration, congeniality, and communication among our faculty, students, administrators, and staff that you have done so much to foster.

The site visitors’ findings are a tribute to Omega Chapter’s continuing deep commitment to the creation of an environment for excellence at NYUCD – even when a site visit isn’t around the corner – and always looking for ways to do even better.

I offer all of my colleagues in Omega Chapter my hearty congratulations on your many contributions to the academic life of our institution on an ongoing basis and, in particular, on your specific role in advancing the level of scholarship at NYUCD, which the site visitors found noteworthy. I am very proud to be your Dean

Sincerely,

Charles N. Bertolami, DDS, DMedSc Herman Robert Fox Dean

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:

On behalf of myself and the Board of Directors of Omega Chapter, it is my privilege and honor to welcome you into Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the National Honors Dental Society. Your induction pays tribute not only to your academic achievements but also to your continued professionalism and ethical behavior during your years at the New York University College of Dentistry. You are looked upon as the leaders of your profession, a symbol of the level of behavior each that all should strive to achieve through practice of the Art and Science of Dentistry. We feel confident that you will continue to demonstrate the same degree of knowledge, care for patients’ concerns, professional collegiality, and ethics that you have evidenced while at NYUCD.

It is hoped that your years at the College have been an exciting and productive learning experience and that, as you go further with your training or into private practice, you will look back at the years spent here with a well deserved feeling of accomplishment. For the past years, you have been our students. Now, we greet you as colleagues – fellow members of the honored profession of dentistry. Now it is your turn to help with the development of the next generation in the profession. Some will achieve this by following a path of academic dentistry, whether it is through teaching at a Dental college full or part time or serving as professional staff at a training hospital where you supervise residents. Others may accomplish this, later in their careers, by taking a new graduate “under their wing” as an associate in their private practice. Some will serve the greater community by publication of clinical observations (case studies) you have encountered. Finally, some may be invited to participate in clinical trials. All of these improve the general state of knowledge in the field an advance the overall science of dentistry.

Whatever you choose, may it bring you success and may you truly enjoy the voyage you are about to embark upon. Spending your life doing something you truly love is one of the greatest gifts that can be bestowed upon someone. We congratulate you and your families and wish both a happy, healthy and productive life in the future and hope you will fondly remember NYUCD and OKU and participate in our future endeavors.

Sincerely,

Martin Roy, Ph.D. President

OMICRON KAPPA UPSILON OMEGA CHAPTER

Omicron Kappa Upsilon is a National Dental Honor Society founded in 1914 at Northwestern University School of Dentistry. The New York University College of Dentistry Chapter, Omega, was founded by charter on June 6, 1929, and is one of 51 active chapters in North America. Admission is based on scholarship and character and is determined by annual election by active members.

Alumni Members (Associate Members) are selected from the top 20% of the graduating class, as reported to the chapter annually by the Dean of Academic Affairs. From this listing, not more than 12% may be elected each year.

Faculty Members (Active) are selected from the dental college faculty and are those who have been teaching full time for three years or part time for six years. These faculty members must have made outstanding contributions to the art, science, or literature of dentistry.

Lifetime memberships may be granted to active (faculty) members who have been members for 30 years and who have reached the age of 60. Lifetime members are exempt from dues and retain all of the privileges of active members while they remain on the dental school faculty. Omega Chapter is interested in the accomplishments and activities of our members.

Please advise the secretary of your current address so that we can keep our rosters current and you can continue to receive our mailings. We would appreciate having your email address so that you will be able to receive all our future electronic newsletters which will keep you abreast of all the wonderful activities of the Omega Chapter as well as the Annual Convocation and Induction information.

White Coat Ceremony

Dinner of Academic Excellence

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EVENTS CALENDAR 2010-2011

AP White Coat Ceremony: Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Distinguished Lecturer Series: Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Dr. Brian Schmidt, NYUCD

Understanding Oral Cancer in the Genome Era

Dr. Schmidt, an oral maxillofacial surgeon, specializes in symptom management and care of oral cancer patients, is the Director of the Bluestone Center for Clinical Research and Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Schmidt holds an MD degree and a PhD in oral biology, as well as a DDS degree. Prior to joining NYU, Dr. Schmidt was at the University of California, San Francisco, as Director of the Oral and Maxillofacial Oncology Fellowship and of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Training Program, and, more recently, as Vice Chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Dinner for Academic Excellence: Tuesday, February 22, 2011, @ Commons--by invitation Please contact Maureen McAndrew, (mm154@nyu.edu) for more information.

Omega Chapter Business Meeting: Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Supreme Chapter Meeting/ADEA: Sunday, March 13, 2011

State of Art Conference: Saturday, March 19, 2011 o Dr. Christian Stappert; Scientific Program Chairman; o Speakers: Dr. Alessandro Devigus (Switzerland) ; Dr. Ariel Raigrodski (USA); Dr. Roland

Frankenberger (Germany); Dr. Irena Sailer (Switzerland); Dr. Christian Coachman (Brazil)NYUCD.

o For more information, visit the website: www.nyu.edu/dental/ce call (212) 998-9757 or email dentalcde@nyu.edu

Annual Research Day: Thursday-Friday, April 14-15, 2011 This event is sponsored by the Office of Research at the College. As it has for many years, our Omega Chapter provides judges for the competition and presents the OKU Omega Chapter Award to the undergraduate DDs student with the Outstanding Poster presentation in either basic science or clinical science. The Award consists of a certificate as well as monetary award.

Annual Convocation and Induction Dinner, The convocation/induction of new members.

RESERVE THIS DATE: Thursday, May 19, 2011, The Water Club Restaurant

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2010-2011: OKU Omega Chapter Officers and Committees

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Martin Roy, M.S., Ph.D. – President (212) 998-9541 Jill Fernandez, R.D.H., M.P.H. - President-Elect (212) 998-9653 Mark S. Wolff, D.D.S., Ph.D. - Vice President (212) 998-9666 Michael B. Ferguson, D.M.D. – Secretary/Treasurer (212) 998-9797 Denise J. Estafan, D.D.S. – Past President (212) 998-9303

DELEGATE TO SUPREME CHAPTER Mark S. Wolff Michael Ferguson (Alternate)

AUDITING Ivy Peltz, CH Esther Kuyinu

AWARDS Elise Eisenberg, CH Kenneth Allen Jill Fernandez David Lefkowitz Gail Miranda Harvey Wishe

CONVOCATION David Glotzer, CH Ken Allen, Co-CH Elise Eisenberg Michael Ferguson Esther Kuyinu Milton Palat Arnold Ray Andrea Schreiber

MEMBER RELATIONS Harvey Wishe, CH Robert Boylan Neal Herman Marjan Moghadam Bapanaiah Penugonda

MEMBERSHIP Kenneth Allen, CH Denise Estafan Robert Glickman Milton Palat Anthony Palatta Paul Rosenberg Arthur Schackman Ashok Soni Anthony Vernillo Harvey Wishe

PUBLICATIONS Mark Wolff, CH Elise Eisenberg, Co-CH Michael Ferguson

FINANCE Michael Ferguson, CH Jill Fernandez Martin Roy

mr5@nyu.edu jbf2@nyu.edu mark.wolff@nyu.edu mbf2@nyu.edu de1@nyu.edu

STATE OF THE ART Graziano Giglio, CH Ana Giglio, Co-CH Gerald Barrack John Calamia Denise Estafan David Glotzer James Kaim George Whinston

NOMINATING Jill Fernandez, CH David Glotzer James LoPresti Anthony Palatta Ivy Peltz

STUDENT ACTIVITIES Maureen McAndrew, CH Michael Ferguson Robert Boylan Jill Fernandez Neal Herman Martine Mandracchia Marjan Moghadam Rima Sehl Harvey Wishe

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2010-2011 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

BIOGRAPHIES

President, Martin Roy, Ph.D. is a 1968 graduate of Brooklyn College with a co-major in Biology and Chemistry. He received a Master’s degree in Cell Biology from Brooklyn College in 1973, after completing two years of active duty in the U.S. Army. He received his Ph.D. in the Department of Biology of the New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science in 1979, with sub-specializations in Experimental Hematology and Endocrine Physiology. He joined the faculty of the NYU College of Dentistry in 1975. He is currently Professor of Histology and Cell Biology in the Department of Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology of the College of Dentistry and in the Graduate School of Arts and Science. Administratively, he

serves as the course coordinator for the Cellular Organelles and Functions course and the Oral Biology courses. For the last twenty years he has conducted research involving the use of Dietary Selenium Supplementation in the prevention of and adjuvant treatment for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

President-Elect, Jill B. Fernandez, RDH, MPH, is a 1982 graduate of the University of Bridgeport, CT where she received her AS degree in dental hygiene. In 1985 she received her BS degree in Health Education at New York University. In 1988 Jill joined the faculty as an instructor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry as Director of the Pediatric Outreach and Prevention Programs. She is responsible for all Pediatric Dentistry outreach activities both in New York City and internationally. Jill also completed a 30 year career in the US Navy and Navy Reserves. She received her Master’s in Public Health in 1996 at New York University and was subsequently also promoted to Clinical Assistant Professor in that same year. In

1999 she was promoted to Clinical Associate Professor. Jill has presented numerous lecture/demonstrations and symposiums at local and national professional meetings. She is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) and is a faculty mentor for the AAPD NYU student chapter. For over 10 years, Professor Fernandez has been, and is currently the regional organizer for one of the largest Special Olympics Special Smiles Program in New York City. Jill is currently the Director of Pediatric Outreach and Prevention Programs in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry.

Vice President Mark Wolff, DDS, PhD. is Professor and Chair of the Department of Cariology and Comprehensive Care and Associate Dean for Pre-doctoral Clinical Education at the New York University College of Dentistry. Mark is a 1981 graduate of the Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine and a 1982 Graduate of the Stony Brook General Practice Residency. Mark became a full time practitioner starting a family dental practice in Stony Brook Long Island, focusing on medically compromised patients and esthetic dentistry. He still maintains a small part-time practice there. He entered dental education as a part-time faculty while enrolled in a PhD program in Oral Biology and Pathology, completing his degree in

1997. During that time, he served as Chair of the Department of General Dentistry and Director of Operative Dentistry at Stony Brook. He was Director of their Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program for two years. In 1999, Mark became a full-time member at Stony Brook and helped to develop and implement the first paperless dental school in the nation. Mark has conducted a wide variety of laboratory and clinical research projects with over fifty funded projects completed. He has mentored over fifty DDS students in summer research projects. Mark joined NYUCD in 2005, where he designed, developed, and implemented an extensive curriculum in caries risk assessment/minimal intervention and has designed dental information systems to monitor the risk of the entire dental patient populations. He was the founding Councilor of the ADEA Cariology Special Interest Group. He has authored or co-authors over 50 papers and text chapters. He has served as the principal or co-principal investigator on more than $4 million in grants.

Secretary-Treasurer, Michael Ferguson Dr. Michael Ferguson completed his D.M.D. training and AEGD Certificate at Boston University School of Dental Medicine. He has taught pre-doctoral and post-doctoral residents in dentistry at Boston University School of Dental Medicine and at Harvard University School of Dental Medicine as well as at the Harvard Medical School. He is currently the co-director of fixed clinical prosthodontics at NYU College of Dentistry. His clinical areas of expertise include diagnosis, treatment planning, and restorative dentistry. He has been an active clinician, researcher and teacher since 1989.

His research areas of interest include, tooth whitening/color and pre-clinical and clinical/didactic academic education programs. His most recent collaborate project included a satisfaction survey of patients receiving implants @ NYUCD. Dr Ferguson has authored/co-authored numerous peer reviewed articles and has recently co-authored a book entitled "Clinical Cases in Prosthodontics" , His mission as an educator is to teach ethical sound treatment planning and proper treatment sequencing and to assure an extensive clinical experience using the latest proven techniques and materials. As a teacher, he has an expertise in curriculum development including Problem Based Learning (PBL) and electronic case-based course materials. He lectures to the undergraduates, is actively involved in clinical supervision, and mentors both students and faculty in the clinics. He serves nationally as a CODA/ADA consultant, and is a member or chaired educational committees school wide and nationally.

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2010 ANNUAL CONVOCATION

Presentation of the Dr. Michael Alfano Award for Excellence in Kramer Award presented to Sean Stringer Research to Robert Range” Denise Estafan; Michael Alfano, Kalman Denise Estafan, Kalman Einbinder, Sean Stringer and Charles Bertolami Einbinder, Robert Range, Elise Eisenberg and Dean Charles Bertolami

New Faculty Inductees Officers Denise Estafan, Bijan Moghadam, Marjan ,Moghadam and Dean Charles Martin Roy, Jill Fernandez, Mark Wolff and Michael Ferguson

Bertolami , New fac not in picture: Gerald Klazany, Ashraf Estafan and Stuart L. Segelnick

Honorary New Life Member Denise Estafan, Michael Alfano, Glenn Marrus and Dean Charles Bertolami Picture :1Michael Alfano and Deans Charles Bertolami

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THE DINNER

Standing: Robert Block, Stuart Hirsch, David Sirois, Robert Range, Elise Standing: Peter Sacks, Ruojun Huang, Harvey Wishe, Junaid H. Afridi, Eisenberg, Michael Alfano Schazia Raheem Seated: Bridget Block, Charles Bertolami, Debbie Marrus, Glenn Marrus Seated: Joan Phelan, Paul Kraft, Crystal Kraft, Lou Terracio

Standing: Parikshit Sharma, Kenneth Magid, James LoPresti, Corey Standing: Simi Abraham, Bapanaiah Penugonda, Bhumika Rajput, Rajinder

Corpodian, Mark Wolff Jain, Karen Curran, Hanna Ehrenreich

Seated: Susan Thomas, John Calamia, Kalpit Shah, Arthur Schackman, Seated: Linson Abraham, David Tarrab, Stan Dawkins, David Telles

Elaine Bajana

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THE DINNER

Standing: Brain Bulik, Andrw Yampolsky, Jerome Lish, Bruce Lish, John Ricci Seated: Ann E. Slama, Frederick More, Uday Kolli, Usha Kiran Kolli, Mijin Choi

Standing: Ayodeji Gbotosho, Sergio Garcia-Rivera, Osamu Idahosa, Chizobam N. Idahosa, Joyce Hoch, Gerald Hoch Seated: Abidemi O. Gbotosho, Ralph Cunningham, Lillian Wu, Dominick Congiusta, Leslie Petosa

Standing: Martin Roy, Kenneth Allen, Mitchel Ervin, David Glotzer, Sean Stringer, Kamen Genov Seated: Susan Roy, Mokhtar Estafan, Denise Estafan, Robert Boylan, Leigh Busch.

Standing: Mona Vahedi, Ashok Soni, Bijan Moghadam, Ashkon Mobini, Leila Jahangiri Seated: Gary Goldstein, Ashraf Estafan, Esther Kuyinu, Marjan Moghadam, Ali Modiri

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THE DINNER

Standing: Yoon hee Yang, Lisa Antonoff, Nikolay Lazarov, Howard Choi, Ji Standing: Boris Pinhasov, Anthony Vernillo, IIya Yelizarov, Isaak Yelizar, Hyun Kim, Ivy Peltz Arthur Isakov, Yefim Aranbayev, Marina Aranbayev Seated: Martine Mandracchia, Vessela Lazarova, Maureen McAndrew, Seated: Mitchell Lipp, Harmon Cooper, Larisa Takhalova, Michael Ferguson Danielle E. Kalman, Kalman Einbinder

Standing: Paul Rosenberg, Michael Turner, Nova Bhojwani, Stanley Turetzky, Avi Malkis Seating: Robert Glickman, Miriam Robbins, Kokila Punia, Tatyana Malkis

Standing: Steven Resnick, Eric Studley, Jill Fernandez, Jungwon Joun, Justin Chan, Sayaka Tamamura Seated: Sara C. Wilsey, Amr Moursi, Neil Herman, Haseena Mohamed Ghouse Mohideen

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THE DINNER

Standing: Ayodeji Alajo, Bert Gaster, Andre Stein, David Blank, Allan Standing: Barnet Bucklan, Robert Schoor, Jennifer Chan, Andrew Schenkel Solden Seated: Joel Hirsch , Stephen Bergen, Juliet Kafka-Bergen, Naoshi Seated: Ibukun T. Akinyede, Mr. Sudhir Sidhu, Harjit Kaur, Herbert Gross, Hosomura Raja Baki

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CAMARADERIE

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Basic Sciences Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology and Medicine

Periodontics Pediatrics Oral Surgery

Orthodontics Cariology and Comprehensive Care Prosthetics

Deans Endodontics Biomaterials and Biomimetics

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OMEGA CHAPTER DONOR’S LIST 2009 - 2010

NYUCD Dean’S Fund Proctor and Gamble

Dr. Gordon Reiss Memorial Fund

Members:

Kenneth Allen Joel Hirsch Allan Solden

Lisa Antonoff Lloyd Landa Dennis Tarnow

Ivan Berger Amr Moursi Van Thompson

Lauren Bourell Peter Mychajliw Stanley Turetzky

Robert Boylan Anthony Pavone Michael Turner

Barnett Bucklan John Ricci Harvey Wishe

Sang Choon Cho Miriam Robbins John Young

Dominick Congiusta Martin Roy Wenxia Zhou

Peter Di Fiore Arthur Schackman Ira Zinner

Denise Estafan Andrew Schenkel

Herb Gross Andrea Schreiber

Neal Herman Rima Sehl

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