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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:[email protected],or973‐679‐4693.
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Presentations
In Memoriam