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For the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine Community / Fall 2004

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Features2 Riding the Wave of the Future

by juliana delany

6 Muscle Buildingby lisa j. bain

10 Periodontitis and Preterm Birthby jennifer baldino bonett

Departments14 On Campus: News and People

20 Scholarly Activity

22 Philanthropy: Highlights and Honor Roll

27 Alumni: News and Class Notes

36 In Memoriam

P E N N D E N T A L ’ S F I R S T W H I T E C O A T C E R E M O N Y W A S H E L DA U G U S T 2 3 I N T H E F O N S E C A G A R D E N S , P A G E 1 4 .

Penn Dental JournalUniversity of PennsylvaniaSchool of Dental Medicinewww.dental.upenn.edu

Amsterdam Deanmarjorie k. jeffcoat, dmd

Director, Development and Alumni Relationsjim garvey

Director, Publicationsbeth adams

Contributing Writersbeth adamslisa j. bainjennifer baldino bonettjuliana delanymary mccarronjenni vazquez

Designdyad communications

Photographycandace dicarlomark garvinaddison gearypeter olson

Penn Dental Journal is published twice ayear for the alumni and friends of theUniversity of Pennsylvania School ofDental Medicine. © Copyright 2004 by theTrustees of the University of Pennsylvania.All rights reserved. We would like to getyour feedback and input on the PennDental Journal – please address all corre-spondence to: Beth Adams, Director ofPublications, Robert Schattner Center,University of Pennsylvania School ofDental Medicine, 240 South 40th Street,Philadelphia, PA 19104-6030,[email protected].

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O N T H E C O V E R The Dentrix Electronic Dental Chart allows users to record existing procedures, treatmentplans, completed procedures, and conditions at a chairside computer, as pictured in the School’s Myers Clinic.Entries simultaneously appear in both the “Graphic Chart” and as a text description in the “Progress Notes.”

A Message f r o m t h e d e a n

In the past year, I have been welcomed into a new family, the Penn Dental family.There is really no need to tell you as alumni how special you are. Most of you areleaders in your chosen fields, many give your time to teaching, and some of youto research. One thing is for sure, Penn Dental, more than 125years old, has shaped dentistry in the past, and you, our alumni,are pushing the envelope for the present and future. It is hard toimagine that each matriculating class of students is more talented

every year, and this freshman class is no exception. Our residencies and postgraduate degree programs also have made and continue to make the field of dentistry what it is.

The Penn Dental Journal is designed to keep our alumni and friends up-to-date with the school, and we are pleased to debut this newly designed format.In this issue, you will find new initiatives, such as our White Coat Ceremony.Led by the Penn Dental Alumni Society, with Dr. Marc Ackerman as the2004-05 President, this new event was a great success, and allowed alumni,faculty, and staff to welcome new students in our profession. Involvement ofthe alumni in this rite of passage not only improves the educational process,but also helps the students better understand the nobility of the professionthey have chosen and that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

There will be other exciting initiatives in the coming years. After all,Penn is a dynamic place, and the School of Dental Medicine is leading the profession inchange. You will read about them in the Journal. I hope many of you will participate, becausewe are stronger with your involvement and support.

This publication is intended to meet the needs and interests of our alumni and friends.You will read about upcoming events, as well as coverage of events that have already happened.

It is our hope that these chroniclesof activities will encourage you to participate.

Regular features will includestories on academic and clinical programs and the School’s basic and clinical sciencesresearch. Each issue will also include regular departments: On Campus, with news on PennDental clinical programs and faculty and students; Philanthropy, acknowledging gifts toPenn Dental; Alumni News, spotlighting events and programs specifically for alumni; ClassNotes, with updates from your fellow alumni themselves; and Scholarly Activity, listing aselection of faculty achievements, publications, and grants.

Please let us know what you would like to see in the Journal — we will make every effort to accommodate you. I look forward to seeing you on campus or at one of our many off-campus alumni functions throughout the year.

Marjorie K. Jeffcoat, DMDAmsterdam Dean and Professor of Periodontics

Welcome to your journal — the Penn Dental Journal.

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Riding the Wave of the Future

Electronic Patient Charting Debuts in Student Clinic

by juliana delany


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ecent visitors to Penn Dental’s Myers Clinic mayhave noticed a subtle change — no more papercharts. That is because the clinic is in the midst

of a pilot project to introduce the Dentrix Practice ManagementSystem, a state-of-the-art computer software program thateffectively eliminates the need for traditional charting.Chosen for its small size and self-contained nature, theMyers Clinic, which now has a computer terminal at each ofits 14 chairs, is setting the stage for a potential schoolwideoverhaul that will bring the dental school clinics fully into the21st Century.

“This technology is state-of-the-art,” says Dr. JudithBuchanan, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. “It will makethe whole patient chart immediately accessible to all qualifiedparties. It’s the wave of the future, and the logical next stepfor Penn Dental.”

New to Myers, but not to Penn Many readers may already be familiar with Dentrix, the foremost dental practice man-agement software in use today. A member of the Scheinlegion of dental products, Dentrix is Windows-based and utilizes Oracle database technology, the industry standard.Specifically, the Dentrix interface being piloted in the MyersClinic will change the way that the clinic handles criticalfunctions such as patient charting, claims processing, and thechairside use of digitized images, including x-rays.

Although Dentrix has never before been used so exten-sively at the School, it has been present since 2000, when theSchool’s faculty practice offices, the Penn Dental CareNetwork, purchased the software for back-office functions.(Dentrix replaced a homegrown character-based applicationthat had become expensive and difficult to maintain). Lastyear, Dentrix was put to use in the School’s Coleman Clinic,where postdoctorate periodontal students have beenequipped with wireless laptops and are using Dentrix forperiodontal charting. However, the Myers project representsthe first time that every patient’s entire dental record will beplaced on the system.

Because the Myers Clinic is small in size and housed in aself-contained location, it seemed a natural setting for thepilot project. Currently, two of the School’s 13 primary careteaching units of roughly 15 students each have been trainedon and are operating the Dentrix system.

For Schools and Practices, Multiple Advantages Saving space andallowing faster access to records are just two of Dentrix’s manybenefits to the clinic, and to practices in general. In additionto storing complete patient records, Dentrix allows a user toschedule appointments, submit information and X-rays toinsurance companies for payment, search through pastrecords, input notes, and even present patients with detailedtreatment scenarios and their costs — all from a chairside

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computer terminal. In addition, Dentrix’s graphic capabili-ties permit practitioners to upload and access x-rays and viewfull-color tooth charts for each patient. The software offersadditional capabilities for educational settings — students canfill out patient reports at each stage of a procedure, then havea faculty member sign off on them online.

“From an academic standpoint, the benefits are obvious,”says Dr. Buchanan. “Students will be much better prepared togo into their own practices if they can master this technologybefore they graduate.”

Dr. Najeed Saleh, a faculty group leader in the pilot pro-ject, agrees. “By using Dentrix, students are acquiring newskills in electronic documentation,” he says. “This will add anew dimension to their organizational skills.”

There may be advantages for patients as well. “TheDentrix system will not influence patient care directly,”explains Dr. Saleh, “but the fact that patient information isalways readily available will improve the quality of care for ourpatients. There will be no more possibility of lost charts, lessneed for chart maintenance, and possibly even less need forhuman resources. Clinical and financial data will always beaccurate and up-to-date.”

And, in response to age-old complaints about hard-to-read handwriting among doctors and dentists, the system virtually eliminates the need for handwritten materials,reducing possible errors due to illegibility.

Perhaps the greatest advantage that the DentrixEnterprise system offers, however, is the ability to handle datafrom several different practice sites at once. “Other similarprograms can be used at one location only,” says Dr. AllanOlitsky, Director of the Penn Dental Care Network, whomanages the Network’s three dental practices with two officesin West Philadelphia and one in Bryn Mawr. “If you see apatient in one office, and the next day that patient calls witha problem while you are working in another office, you

simply go to a computer and pull up the records.” This mul-tiple-site access holds particular promise for a dental com-munity like Penn’s, with multiple clinics.

Putting a New Technology into Practice Dentrix is a simple,user-friendly system. However, introducing a new technologyto an already busy group of people is not without its chal-lenges. This task was undertaken by the School’s InformationServices staff. Shelly Pollack of Information Services providedthe clinic’s students with two eight-hour training sessions andworked individually with faculty members.

From the project’s genesis, it has been overseen by acommittee made up of group leaders Dr. David Weinstockand Dr. Saleh, both Clinical Associate Professors ofRestorative Dentistry, who have worked closely with DanShapiro, Director of Information Services, and his staff. Also represented on the committee are two students, AntheaWilliams (D’05) and Elizabeth Rode (D’05).

“The hardest part of the project has been trying to createan electronic charting system in one clinic while the rest ofthe school operates on a paper-based system,” says Ms.Williams. “We’ve tried to predict every scenario that mightarise. We were able to come up with solutions to many poten-tial problems.” She feels that having students involved in theprocess has been critical to its success: “It’s the students whoare using the new system. I believe that students help to bridgethe gap between the administration and faculty.”

Turning Goals into Reality Since the Myers Clinic pilot projectkicked off this September, administrators, faculty, and stu-dents throughout the School have eagerly awaited word on itsprogress. Preliminary reports show that the project is movingforward smoothly and successfully.

“It’s going tremendously well, better than I everexpected,” says Mr. Shapiro, who is overseeing the project.“The group leaders and the students have been very positive.Everyone is taking this new technology very seriously. I amgratified by the support we have received from both facultyand students.”

Reports Ms. Williams, “We are transitioning relativelysmoothly into the electronic charting system. It takes time tolearn, and we have many questions, but we have a very supportive staff that is working hard to troubleshoot anyproblems.” She adds, “My fellow students are very excitedabout Dentrix. Our work looks more professional, and thepatients really enjoy the graphics.”

This technology is state-of-the-art. It will make the whole patient chart immediately

accessible to all qualified parties. It’s the wave of the future, and the logical

next step for Penn Dental.dr. judith buchanan



Despite the many advantages the Myers Clinic is encoun-tering along the way, the ultimate goal of the project remainsa long-term one — to assess the feasibility and effectiveness ofinstalling the Dentrix system schoolwide.

“It is always smart to test something with a small group ofstudents first,” says Dr. Uri Hangorsky, who recently wasappointed to the position of Associate Dean for ClinicalAffairs, after serving for many years as director of undergrad-uate periodontal education. “We will find out through the

Is Dentrix Right for Your Practice?

If you are already using Dentrix, you may know that it is theindustry’s leading practice management software, currentlybeing used by more than 21,000 practices worldwide. If you arenot, you may want to learn more about it.

Penn Dental’s Myers Clinic is utilizing DxOne: The DentrixEnterprise Solution, a comprehensive patient management systemdesigned for use in practices with multiple offices. However,

Dentrix also creates a software package foruse in almost every type of practice. Amongthe system’s most useful features:

On-screen tooth charts can help you recordtreatments and conditions, presenting theinside of your patient’s mouth in vivid color.You may choose to print a copy for yourpatient to take home.

Intelligent Estimation provides a printableestimate of what a patient’s upcoming proce-dure will cost and how much will be coveredby available insurance.

Quick Checkout allows you to print a state-ment for your patient summarizing the workyou have just performed and listing anyfuture appointments.

Perfect Day Scheduling helps you schedule appointments moreefficiently, allowing time for emergencies while providing follow-up visits in a timely manner. This feature can save you and yourpatient time at the end of the visit.

Compatibility with emerging technologies, such as intraoral cameras, digital x-ray systems, and computerized blood pressuremonitoring, can ensure that your practice is always up-to-date.

To learn more about whether Dentrix is right for your practice,visit www.dentrix.com.

One perio chart in the Dentrix system graphically represents probingdepth, bleeding, suppuration, gingival margin, mucogingival junction,and clinical attachment level, as well as mobility, furcation grade,plaque, and bone loss.

project which functions are suitable for use throughout theSchool.” This will be accomplished, he says, through in-depth interviews with participating students and patients atthe close of the academic year, as well as a comprehensive fiscal analysis. If all goes well, says Dr. Hangorsky, “The finaloutcome of the project will be that every student at the Schoolof Dental Medicine will have access to a chairside computer.”

“This is the future,” he says simply, in reference to themany new capabilities offered by Dentrix. “This is where weneed to be.” pdj

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Muscle Building:A Scientific Workout for Dr. Elisabeth Barton

by lisa j . bain

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Dr. Barton joined Penn Dental in March 2003. And withher arrival, the School continued to build upon the strengthof its own basic science faculty, gaining a new area of exper-tise, namely, muscle physiology. “As a physiologist and anexpert in skeletal muscle, Dr. Barton has brought a newdimension to the department and School,” says Dr. EdwardMacarak, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anatomyand Cell Biology.

Dr. Barton, who holds a Ph.D. in physiology and biophysics from the University of Washington, completed apostdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Physiology atPenn’s School of Medicine in 1999. She was also an instruc-tor there before joining Penn Dental. Here, she is teachingthe muscle and nerve lectures in the School’s Physiologycourse and the nerve lecture in Histology. And in her lab, Dr.Barton is investigating skeletal muscle repair, focusing muchof her work right now on the protein called insulin-likegrowth factor I (IGF-I). Dr. Barton is examining the role ofIGF-I in the muscle repair process and the potential of IGF-Igene therapy to help build up muscle affected by disease orother conditions.

While Dr. Barton is looking at IGF-I gene therapy tobuild and repair skeletal muscles, this protein, produced inboth muscle and the liver, is getting much attention acrossmany disciplines. Here at Penn Dental alone, other investi-gators are exploring its potential to strengthen smooth muscles and to promote bone growth. In addition, the FDArecently approved IGF-I to stimulate bone regrowth in areasaffected by periodontal disease.

“The same sorts of things I look at in muscle, others areinvestigating in other biological systems,” notes Dr. Barton.“We are all looking at the actions of this particular protein indifferent tissues, which eventually could lead to therapeuticand clinical applications in several areas of dentistry and

medicine.” Dr. Barton is currently focusing her research onthe craniofacial muscles, with specific emphasis on the mas-seter muscle, which can be involved in TMD.

Dr. Barton explains that although TMD has been studiedfor years, little is known about the underlying mechanismthat gives rise to the muscle pain often associated with it. Whatis known, however, is that craniofacial muscles do not repairthemselves as well as skeletal muscles. “It is possible that thisimpairment in the muscle repair process could lead to morepain and muscle damage, exacerbating the disorder,” says Dr.Barton. “In discussing this study with our Oral MedicineDepartment, they confirm that TMD patients often have muscle soreness, but they can’t figure out why. That iswhat we are trying to understand — is there a basic biologyunderneath it?”

Dr. Elisabeth Barton spends her lab time building muscle. But no, you

won’t find her there lifting weights. This Assistant Professor of Anatomy

and Cell Biology is working out the science of muscle repair. From the

repair of muscles in the face to those in the limbs, Dr. Barton’s research

investigations are exploring the potential to help such diverse problems as

temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) and muscular dystrophy.

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So, while Dr. Barton examines the basic questions infacial muscle biology, she is also studying whether or not theprotein IGF-I can enhance muscle repair in the massetermuscle of mice, and if so, be used in humans to help relievethe symptoms of TMD. Dr. Barton launched this study lastyear with seed money from the Joseph and JosephineRabinowitz Award for Excellence in Research. Dr. Barton wasthe first recipient of this award, which was established by Dr.

Joseph Rabinowitz, EmeritusProfessor of Biochemistry, topromote independent researchamong junior faculty.

Preliminary data fromDr. Barton’s lab shows that the masseter muscle does get largerin response to IGF-I; however,the pathway leading to theincrease in muscle size appears

somewhat different in the jaw muscle as compared to limbmuscle. “Why does it respond in this different way?” asks Dr.Barton. “That is going to be part of my research for the nextcouple of years.”

Ultimately, Dr. Barton hopes the research may lead togene therapy treatment for TMD or other muscle diseases.“The jaw muscle is a fairly localized region — much differentin comparison to genetic muscle diseases where you mighthave to treat the entire body,” she explains. “Thus, the jaw isa good candidate for a targeted gene therapy approach — thatis what I’m hoping will ultimately come out of this work.”

Exploring Other Applications, Collaborations Among Dr. Barton’sother research projects is a collaborative study with anorthopaedic team at Penn’s School of Medicine. It is lookingat another promising target for IGF-I gene therapy — therotator cuff. She is investigating whether IGF-I delivered tothe damaged rotator cuff could promote regeneration andrepair. “It’s a similar problem to the masseter muscle,” shenotes. “There are a lot of people who have shoulder injuries;and again, it’s a clean model where gene therapy could be targeted to a limited, focused area.”

Dr. Barton explains that the challenge of using genetherapy to treat conditions that affect muscles throughout thebody will be to develop an effective system for systemic delivery.Thus, testing and perfecting viral gene delivery in localizedmuscle, like those in the rotator cuff or the masseter muscle,is an important step in advancing gene therapy overall. “If we

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can show that IGF-I gene therapy works in a particular localsystem, we not only get proof of principle, but we also have anapplication that can go into clinical trial quite readily,” saysDr. Barton. “Years down the line, when viral gene delivery is more accepted, we’ll then be able to move into systemicapplications.”

It was the possibility of using IGF-I gene therapy to buildmuscle throughout the body, however, that brought notorietyto Dr. Barton’s early work on IGF-I. She first began studyingIGF-I while a fellow at the School of Medicine with Dr. H.Lee Sweeney. They were looking at IGF-I as a possible ther-apy for muscle-wasting diseases, such as muscular dystrophy,or to prevent age-related muscle loss. In December 1998, shewas the lead author on an article published in the Proceedings ofthe National Academy of Sciences, in which she and her colleaguesshowed that both muscle mass and strength could beincreased in mice by injecting the muscle with a virus genetically engineered to deliver IGF-I.

Soon after the journal publication and presentation ofthe research at a scientific meeting, news of the “mighty mice”began appearing in the popular press around the world as theimplications of the research for improving athletic perfor-mance became clear. The International Olympic Committee,the World Anti-Doping Agency, the National HumanGenome Research Institute, and the President’s Council onBioethics all weighed in with their concerns. Five years later,media interest continues, with Dr. Barton’s work featured ina January 2004 article in the New York Times Magazine and aCNN special, “Life Beyond Limits,” in May 2004. Dr.Barton herself has tried to steer clear of the controversy,focusing instead on the applications for which the technologywas originally intended and extending it to new areas, as sheis doing here at Penn Dental.

The encouragement I have gotten has beenincredible, and that gives me the confidence to

push forward in new directions…There is a genuine sharing of knowledge and resources

within departments and across disciplines. dr. elisabeth barton

Fertile Research Environment In coming to Penn Dental, Dr.Barton says she has found a unique and supportive researchenvironment that fosters the professional growth of juniorfaculty members like her. “The encouragement I have gottenhas been incredible, and that gives me the confidence to pushforward in new directions,” she notes. “Senior investigatorstalk to junior investigators. There is a genuine sharing of knowl-edge and resources within departments and across disciplines.”

This supportive and nurturing culture is no accident,says Dr. Macarak. “We have a lot of things in place that are setup to help people, especially junior faculty just starting their

career,” he notes. A mentoring committee meets with juniorfaculty every six months to assess their research progress andoffer advice on their professional development.

“Coming to Penn Dental and starting a lab has been awonderful step for me. I enjoy working with such a diversegroup of scientists and clinicians,” adds Dr. Barton.“Everyone brings something different to the table and thatcreates a fertile learning environment and makes for the besttype of collaborations that lead to more global applications.I’m looking forward to continuing to build upon my currentresearch within the School and beyond.” pdj

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Researchhas shown that pregnant women with untreated

periodontitis are three to eight times more likely to deliver a baby prematurely.

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Penn’s School of Dental Medicine has long been

ahead of its time in the study of oral health and its

implications on systemic health. Now, major new research

launched at Penn Dental could take those implications to a

new level — and have a profound, near-immediate effect on

public health.

With a $5 million grant from the Commonwealth of

Pennsylvania, researchers at Penn Dental and Penn’s School

of Medicine have initiated the first large-scale multi-center

study in our area of the effect of periodontitis on preterm

birth. Leading the study are co-principal investigators

Dr. Marjorie K. Jeffcoat, Dean of the School of Dental

Medicine, and Dr. George A. Macones, Associate Professor

of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Penn’s School of Medicine.

This study will expand on Dr. Jeffcoat’s preliminary research

on periodontitis and preterm birth — it showed that pregnant

women with untreated periodontitis are three to eight times

more likely to deliver a baby prematurely.

“One in ten babies in the United States is born too little,

too soon,” says Dr. Jeffcoat. “It takes the most exciting time

in a family’s life and turns it into a time of great uncertainty

and potential trauma for all involved.”

Babies are considered premature if born during or

before the 36th week of gestation (one week before full term)

and weighing less than 5 lbs. 8 oz. Preterm birth is the most

common cause of infant morbidity, mortality, and long-term

neurological disability, according to pediatric research. And

in addition to the painful human cost, the financial cost of

low birth weight children is prohibitive — $5 billion annually

according to the March of Dimes.

The March of Dimes reported this year that the pre-

mature birth rate in the U.S. has reached a historic high,

increasing by 29 percent since 1981. “It’s a huge problem in

this country,” says Dr. Jeffcoat. “But because it has been with

us so long, people tend not to recognize it.”

But early on, Dr. Jeffcoat did. A graduate of the Harvard

School of Dental Medicine, she came to Penn Dental as Dean

in 2003 from the University of Alabama School of Dentistry

where she was Assistant Dean of Research and Chair of the

Department of Periodontics. She perceived a correlation

between women with untreated periodontitis and preterm

birth in the late 1970s while she was a fellow at Harvard. Since

then she has studied thousands of obstetrics patients with

periodontitis and published a pilot intervention study in the

Journal of Periodontology in 2003.

Even accounting for other risk factors for preterm birth

(such as maternal body mass index, prior preterm birth, fetal

fibronectin, bacterial vaginosis, and smoking), the study’s

outcome was stunning: Performing scaling and root planing

during pregnancy in patients with periodontitis cut the

number of preterm births in half.

The Next Step The new Penn Dental and Penn Medicine study

will take the next step in examining the correlation between

preterm birth and periodontitis. Starting this fall, dentists

are checking consenting obstetrics patients at the Hospital of

the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital, and Albert

Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia for periodontal

disease. Researchers will then assign the patients to study groups:

periodontically healthy; gingivitis-only; untreated periodontitis;

periodontitis with scaling and root-planing treatment before

delivery; or periodontitis with treatment after delivery.

Exploring the Link

Periodontitis and Preterm Birth by jennifer baldino bonett

Performing scaling and root planing duringpregnancy in patients with periodontitis cut

the number of preterm births in half.

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Patients receiving regular carefrom their dentists are not eligi-ble. A goal of the study is to giveunderserved women access to dental care, part of Penn Dental’scommitment to public service.

That is what especially excitesDr. Rose Wadenya, AssistantProfessor Clinician Educator ofPediatric Dentistry in theDepartment of Preventive andRestorative Sciences and theSchool’s Director of MinorityAffairs. She conducts research onoral health disparities and outreachto minorities and underserved populations, and is one of thePenn Dental faculty working on the periodontitis study withDr. Jeffcoat. “Periodontal disease affects about 40 percent of reproductive-aged women in underserved areas,” says Dr.Wadenya. “The possibility of reducing spontaneous pretermbirth through screening and treating periodontal disease is a bigstep towards our outreach to this most vulnerable group.”

Dr. Wadenya also treats children at the Children’sHospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), another site participatingin the study. “As I treat medically complex children atCHOP, I notice that many of them were preterm births. Icannot help but wonder how many could have been as a resultof periodontal infection in the mother during pregnancy,”she says. “One has to talk to these parents, and see these chil-dren, to realize how important it is to do something … Youcan see the pain, fatigue, and sense of no hope in these families. These children are constantly in and out of the hos-pital. If, through this study, we can make even the slightestdifference in reducing the numbers of preterm births, thenwe have an obligation — we must.”

A Catalyst for Action Making this kind of difference has longbeen a passion for Dr. Jeffcoat. Her arrival at Penn engen-dered excitement both at the Dental School and across campus at the School of Medicine, where faculty researchershave long been working on identifying the roots of preterm birth. When he learned of the Commonwealth ofPennsylvania’s RFP for pregnancy outcomes research, Dr.George Macones of Penn Med turned to his new colleague in

the Evans Building. Drs. Jeffcoat and Macones won the grantand Penn is now one of three Centers of Excellence forresearch in pregnancy outcomes in the state.

Dr. Macones, Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine atPenn Med, has conducted clinical trials to identify molecularand genetic factors in infection-related preterm births. Butthis is the first project on periodontal infection and pretermbirth at Penn Med and the first partnership of its kindbetween Penn obstetricians and periodontists. It is, Dr.Macones says, a “huge opportunity” and highlights theimportance of Penn’s signature cross-disciplinary research.

If the findings of this large study support the conclusionsof Dr. Jeffcoat’s earlier work, then obstetricians and dentistsmay be working together more frequently. “Ob/gyns will needto recommend that patients get their teeth checked before apregnancy,” says Dr. Macones. Toward this end, periodontalscreening and preventive care are recommended for patientsof all ages. Also, Dr. Macones points out, patients with thehighest rates of periodontal infection are likely to have otherinfections and socioeconomic circumstances that lead topreterm birth. Those correlations could mean a change inthe insurance industry — Medicaid currently does not coverperiodontal treatment. “If we find that screening for andtreating periodontal disease affect preterm birth, then insur-ance will have to cover it,” Dr. Macones says.

Specialists at Penn Dental see the probable link betweenperiodontitis and preterm birth as a catalyst for action thatcould measurably improve public health. “If it pans out thatperiodontal disease is a risk factor for systemic conditions, we

Periodontal disease affectsabout 40 percent of reproductive-aged women in underserved areas…

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can do something about it,” says Dr. Jonathan Korostoff,Associate Professor Clinician Educator of Periodontics. Hisstudies of immunological and microbiological factors in thepathogenesis of periodontal disease make him a natural forDr. Jeffcoat’s research team.

He is excited by the opportunity.“I don’t think you can askfor a better situation,” says Dr.Korostoff.“The greatest asset theschool has right now is Dr. Jeffcoat. She is a world authority.”

History in the Making Dr. Jeffcoat is also adding a chapter tothe Penn Dental legacy: Prior deans and faculty have madedental history by recognizing a relationship between oralhealth and systemic health. As early as the 1940s, Penn Dentalfaculty were conducting research on the effects of systemicdisease on oral health tissues and the curriculum included the study of dentistry and its relation to internal medicine.On the graduate level at the time, dental students receivedinstruction from faculty of Penn’s Graduate School ofMedicine.

In 1964, the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvaniachanged the name of the School of Dentistry to the School ofDental Medicine. Explained in a letter to alumni, the changeaimed to reflect “the greater emphasis now placed on theacknowledged relationship between oral and generalmedicine in modern dentistry.” At the same time, University

leaders also changed the degree granted to graduates ofPenn’s School of Dental Medicine from a DDS to a DMD toreflect this movement in dentistry.

This noteworthy history inspires Dr. Thomas P.Sollecito, Associate Professor Clinician Educator of OralMedicine, who will also be working with Dr. Jeffcoat on hernew study. He calls the link between medicine and dentistry“the best part about Penn Dental … we offer a unique

perspective and opportunity fordental students and residents.”(Dentists in training also willhave the opportunity to work onDr. Jeffcoat’s study.)

Dr. Sollecito spends con-siderable time at the Hospital ofthe University of Pennsylvania,treating patients with bothcomplex dental and medicalproblems in departments asvaried as otorhinolaryngology,transplant, emergency andtrauma. “We are thought of asan integral part of the medicalteam,” he says. “At the DentalSchool, we all have the drive.We all have the want to under-stand the science behind thedentistry. We seek those answers

for the betterment of patients and health in general.”Alumni can help achieve this goal as well. As Dr. Wadenya

puts it: “The alumni are our advocates out in the communi-ties. Providers and consumers in the communities are notlikely to call the Dental School asking about new findings ortreatments, but they will call dentists that they already have arelationship with,” she says. “With the knowledge on thistopic, alumni can also become more proactive in educating,preventing, and treating periodontal disease not only inpregnant women but in all women of reproductive age. Theycan lead by example.” pdj

…The possibility of reducingspontaneous preterm birththrough screening and treatingperiodontal disease is a big step towards our outreach tothis most vulnerable group.dr. rose wadenya

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On Campusn e w s

Penn Dental Holds First White Coat CeremonyThe Penn Dental Alumni Society welcomed the Class of 2008 to thestudy of dental medicine and the pur-suit of professional practice throughthe School’s first white coat ceremony,launching what will become an annualtradition for Penn Dental’s incomingclasses. Held August 23 in The FonsecaGardens, the event drew approximately330 attendees, including students andtheir families, along with alumni, faculty, staff, and members of PennDental’s Board of Overseers.

“From the time students begintheir education, they are also learningwhat it means to be a professional prac-titioner — the trust, integrity, andethics that form the foundations of thedoctor-patient relationship. The whitecoat represents these principles, andwith this ceremony, we hope to rein-force them as an integral part of ourstudents’ education and development,”notes Dean Marjorie Jeffcoat. Throughthis annual event, the School also hopesto introduce new students to the PennDental Alumni Society, laying thefoundation for building a strong rela-tionship with alumni throughout theireducation and beyond.

The program opened with welcom-ing remarks by Dean Jeffcoat and PennDental Alumni SocietyPresident Dr. MarcAckerman (D’98), fol-lowed by a history ofPenn Dental and the whitecoat ceremonies by Dr.D. Walter Cohen (D’ 50),Dean Emeritus. Dr.Cohen explained that thefirst white coat ceremonywas held at ColumbiaUniversity College ofPhysicians and Surgeonsapproximately 20 yearsago and is now a practicein nearly every U.S. medical school anda growing number of dental schools.

“The wearing of the white coat forthe first time is a milestone. A studentwearing the coat is taking on theresponsibility of a health care profes-sional,” said Dr. Cohen in his remarks.“It signifies to patients that you willstrive to regard them with the utmostrespect as a result of the relationshipbetween caregiver and patient.”

The ceremony culminated with thereading of the professional oath by theClass of 2008, followed by the individualpresentation of the white coats. Each of the 116 students in the Class of 2008introduced themselves after receivingtheir white coats from representativesof the Penn Dental Alumni Society,which included Dr. Marc Ackerman(D’98), Society President; Dr. JeffreyBlum (D’80), First Vice President; and Dr. Orhan Tuncay (D’74).

Six students in this year’s freshmanclass received their coats from theirparents, who are Penn Dental alumni.They included Thomas (T.J.) Filip fromhis father, Dr. Thomas Filip (D’73);Madeleine Goodman from Dr. NelsonGoodman (D’73); Noah Orensteinfrom Dr. Robert Orenstein (D’74);Justin Rashbaum from Dr. JayRashbaum (D’72); Courtney Seltzerfrom Dr. Alan Seltzer (D’78); and

Lindsay Pfeffer from her mother, rep-resenting the late Dr. William Pfeffer(D’74).

In spite of the 90-degree heat, all students were smiling in their newlyconferred white coats as the ceremonyconcluded with a reception for studentsand all attendees. In the future, alumniare welcome to attend.

Class of 2008 Facts & Figures

• The Class of 2008 has thehighest GPA in the school’shistory — a mean overallGPA of 3.59 and a mean science GPA of 3.54. Themean DAT scores for theclass were 20 for academic,17 for perceptual ability, 20for reading comprehension,and 20 for total science.

• For the second year in a row,the freshman class includesmore women than men,with the 116-member Class of 2008 consisting of 61women and 55 men.

• The students have come toPenn Dental from 24 differ-ent states and eight foreigncountries — Canada, Iran,Israel, Japan, Korea, Kuwait,New Zealand, and Taiwan.

The 116 members of the Class of 2008 were welcomed to the study of dental medicine at the School’s first white coat ceremony. Visitwww.dental.upenn.edu/about/news.htmlto view more event photos.


Three Academic Departments Merge into OneA new academic department was introduced this summer, merging Penn Dental’s Restorative, PediatricDentistry, and the Community OralHealth Departments. Now called theDepartment of Preventive andRestorative Sciences and chaired by Dr.Peter Berthold, the department com-

bines more than136 standing andassociated facultyand is responsiblefor 28 coursesoffered across allfour years of thecurriculum. TheDepartment ofPreventive andRestorative Sciencesis further dividedinto two divisions —

the Division of Pediatric andCommunity Oral Health, and theDivision of Restorative Dentistry.

“This is a fabulous opportunity anda daunting challenge to have been askedto chair this new department,” says Dr. Berthold, who served in theDepartment of Restorative Dentistryfor 16 years and was chairperson for theDepartment of Community OralHealth for four years. “This new struc-ture will allow us to focus resources insome of the most important areas oforal health. Even if health promotionhas increased the oral health statusamong large groups of our society,children and adolescents in our under-served communities need increasedaccess to care.”

Dr. Berthold explains that thedepartment’s courses and programsbring together important sections ofdentistry, allowing a deeper under-standing of the interplay betweenresearch, care, and education in com-munity settings, among children, andin restorative dentistry in general.

“Along with continuing to developour educational resources in basicrestorative dentistry, we will also beenhancing instruction in implantologyand esthetic dentistry utilizing new pre-clinical and clinical technologies, suchas virtual reality-based education andmicroscopes,” adds Dr. Berthold.

“Departments, like the curriculum,are not static entities,” notes DeanMarjorie Jeffcoat. “They will not changefor change sake. But over time, depart-ments and divisions may change to better reflect the talents of the PennDental faculty, and the state-of-the-art of the profession.”

Penn Dental Inducts New Membersto OKU National Dental Honor SocietyPenn Dental’s Eta Chapter of OmicronKappa Upsilon (OKU), the nationaldental honor society, inducted its 2004members at a special dinner, held May6 at Penn’s Faculty Club.

The student inductees includedgraduating seniors Marlene Alexander,Laith Azzouni, Michael Cestone, JaminCho, Hye-Ran Choo, SotiriosDiamantis, Gultaj Grewal, Ann ColterHosch, ThuyLinh Huynh, NealKravitz, Joseph Lamendella, JessicaLorusso, Shan-Chuan Lu, ShawnMiller, Ghulam Murtaza, and NeilVadecha. Faculty members Dr. VickiPetropoulos, Assistant ProfessorClinician Educator of RestorativeDentistry, and Dr. Rajnikant Shah,Clinical Assistant Professor ofRestorative Dentistry, were alsoinducted, and an honorary member-ship was awarded to Senator ArlenSpecter for the support he has broughtto Penn Dental over the years.

Cory Resnick (D’05) was also hon-ored last May as the recipient of theOKU William S. Kramer Award ofExcellence, presented each year to athird-year student who exemplifies theOKU ideals of scholarship, character,and potential promise for advancementof the profession and service to thecommunity.

Since 1916, Penn’s OKU EtaChapter has honored students basedupon scholarship and character. Eachyear, the upper 20 percent of the grad-uating class are eligible for election to OKU, from which 16 inductees are selected.

“Penn Dental’s OKU chapter isone of the oldest and most establishedin the country and remains a vital andactive group,” notes Dr. BehnoushRashedi, Assistant Professor ClinicianEducator of Restorative Dentistry andPresident Elect of the chapter, whotook office in August with Dr. ArthurSteinberg, Clinical Professor ofRestorative Dentistry and chapterPresident. “We look forward to contin-uing to build new programs throughour chapter and engaging members in the community of esteemed profes-sionals and valuable resources OKUmembership offers them.”

Student Research Program Provides Hands-on Learning The Penn Dental Summer ResearchProgram continues to provide studentswith hands-on learning opportunities,exposing participants to the many facetsof research and the career options theyoffer. Having marked its 24th year thissummer, this competitive program allowsstudents to engage in basic laboratoryor clinical research by either workingon an ongoing faculty research investi-gation or proposing a project designedin collaboration with a preceptor.

Twelve students participated in the2004 program. They chose from 35faculty preceptors within the School ofDental Medicine and the PennUniversity at large. “The strength ofthis program is that it teaches studentson a firsthand basis about evidence-based dentistry — that the proceduresthey will perform as dentists are basedon clinical evidence and research,”observes Dr. Joseph DiRienzo,Assistant Dean for Student Research,

Dr. Peter Berthold,Chair, Departmentof Preventive andRestorative Sciences

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who oversees the program. “This year’sstudents also had a keen interest in howresearch might play a role in their dental career choices.”

In addition to providing hands-on experience, the program also keepsparticipants abreast of current research-related issues through a series of presentations from experts in the field.This year, Penn Dental alumnus Dr.Jeff Garber (D’71), who recently finished a masters in bioethics at Penn,presented a lecture on ethical concernsinvolved in human subject research as well as other ethical dilemmas,including underreporting of data and conflict of interest.

Students accepted into the programwork full-time in July and August andmany often continue to work with theirpreceptors throughout the academicyear. This summer’s student researchersare listed above.

This spring, participants will make oral and poster presentations oftheir work at the School’s Oral HealthFair and Table Clinic, the winner ofwhich will represent Penn Dental in the ADA/Dentsply Student ClinicianProgram at the American DentalAssociation annual meeting. Last year’swinner, Shalin Shah (D’06) recentlypresented his project, Type III Collagen-Deficient Mice Exhibit Altered Skeletal andCraniofacial Development (Dr. Sherrill Adams,Professor of Biochemistry, preceptor),at the ADA Annual Session, heldSeptember 30 to October 3 inOrlando, FL.

“The students gain valuable experience, not only in the lab, but also in presenting their research to a scientific audience,” adds Dr.DiRienzo. “Students directly interactwith research faculty which no doubtbroadens their consideration of career choices in dentistry.”

Summer Program Reaching Out toProspective DentistsPenn Dental is opening its doors toprospective dentists, offering a specialsummer course to gain a better under-standing of dentistry and decide whetherit is the right career choice for them.

The six-day course provides amulti-faceted introduction to den-tistry. Students take impressions of one another’s teeth, chart each other’smouths, meet with current dental students, and visit high-tech privatepractices of alumni and faculty. A largeportion of the course also takes place in the School’s preclinical lab on virtualreality teaching units — high-tech stations that simulate a dental careenvironment with computerized patientmannequins, dental instruments, andrelated software.

The course is aimed at prospectivedental students or those just beginningto consider a dental career, and isdesigned to explore the hands-on skillsneeded to drill a tooth or place a fillingthat are such a fundamental part of dental education and professionalpractice. No dental experience isrequired, and participants, who mustbe 18 years of age or older, get a valuablepreview of the art and craft of dentistry,while learning psychomotor skills in afun and enjoyable way.

The course was introduced this past summer, and Dr. Judith Buchanan,Associate Dean for Academic Affairs,

2004 Summer Research ProgramParticipants

• Helena Rafailov (D’05), A comparison ofthree instruments in creating a centered platform for separated instrument removal,Dr. Mian Iqbal, Assistant Professor Clinician Educator, preceptor

• Ryan Tamburrino (D’06), Bone height andstresses in post and core restored teeth, Dr. Zahra Afsharzand, Assistant ProfessorClinician Educator, preceptor

• Olga Volchonok (D’07), Watershed analysisof trabecular bone pattern, Dr. Linda Otis,Associate Professor of Oral Medicine, preceptor

• Paul Urban (D’07), Characterization ofdentin using polarization sensitive opticalcoherence tomography, Dr. Linda Otis, preceptor

• Isaac Tam (D’05), Composite bonding toamelogenesis imperfecta affected teeth,Dr. Francis Mante, Associate Professor ofRestorative Dentistry, preceptor

• Anna Shibanova (D’07), The lingual anatomicaldistribution of CN VII and CN IX, Dr. RichardDoty, Professor, University of PennsylvaniaSmell & Taste Center, preceptor

• Elizabeth Prada (D’06), Type 2 diabetes mellitus in children is associated with poororal health, Dr. Thomas Sollecito, AssociateProfessor Clinician Educator of OralMedicine, preceptor

• Anna Mordinson (D’07), Evaluation andcharacterization of a co-culture system for studying expression of the cytolethal distending toxin of Actinobacillus actino-mycetemcomitans, Dr. Joseph DiRienzo,Professor of Microbiology, preceptor

• Cyelee Kulkarni (D’07), The effect of IGF-1 on craniofacial muscle repair, Dr. ElisabethBarton, Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology, preceptor

• Barton Coppin (D’07), Determination of roles of SRCR in binding to HIV-1 gp120, Dr. Daniel Malamud, Professor ofBiochemistry, preceptor

• Hanh Bui (D’07), Telomerase defects in oralsquamous carcinoma, Dr. Faizan Alawi,Assistant Professor of Pathology, preceptor

• Kerri Bourgeois (D’07), Hemostatic properties of articaine with 1:100,000epinephrine and articaine with 1:200,000epinephrine, Dr. Elliot Hersh, Professor of Pharmacology, preceptor

Prospective dental students get a glimpse ofdentistry in the School’s virtual reality lab.


plans to offer two sessions next July andAugust. Each session can accommodateup to 20 students. “Dentistry is such a fascinating profession, and thiscourse is especially good for individualswho haven’t been introduced to thefield through friends or family memberswho are dentists,” says Dr. Buchanan.“There are always a few students whocome away intrigued by the idea ofbecoming a dentist.”

Student Clinics Get Fresh LookTwo of Penn Dental’s clinics, the Paletz Clinic and Main Clinic, got afresh look this summer, enhancing thepatient care environment for studentsand patients alike. Paletz Clinic, locatedin the lower level of the School’sThomas W. Evans Building, receivedthe most comprehensive update.

“We basically undertook a totalretrofit of the space, giving it a com-plete facelift,” says Facilities ManagerJerry Friel of the Paletz Clinic, which is used as a general restorative teachingclinic for third- and fourth-year stu-dents. The renovation work involvednew flooring, a new ceiling, fresh paint,new instrument and supply storage cabinetry, a new sink, and the creationof an additional storage area. New windows were also installed on one sideof the clinic and new mini-blinds wereadded throughout. In addition, all ofthe dental equipment in the 14-chairclinic was completely overhauled.

Within the school’s Main Clinic,repairs were made to the grand, origi-nal windows that line the clinic’s northwall, with the wooden frames replacedand painted as needed. Other workincluded cleaning and disinfecting theentire venting system, replacing looseor stained ceiling tiles, touch-up paint-ing, and relamping of all the lightingon the clinic’s 25-foot-high vaultedceiling. Finally, an overhaul was per-formed on all of the dental equipmentthat outfits this 76-chair clinic.

“We couldn’t have completed thiswork without the help and support ofthe University’s Facilities Department,”adds Tom Freitag, Associate Dean forFinance and Administration. “We aremost grateful to them for helping us toimprove the clinical experiences forour students and our patients.”

New Community Service Award Honors Dr. Judith RodinA new Penn Dental award has beenestablished in honor of former PennPresident Dr. Judith Rodin. The JudithRodin Community Service Award,which pays tribute to Dr. Rodin’s workin building strong community ties, willrecognize a Penn Dental student forextraordinary service in the WestPhiladelphia community. The awardwill be presented annually to a deserving student.

The creation of the award wasannounced by Dean Marjorie Jeffcoat

during Alumni Weekend 2004. Thefirst award was presented to Dr. Rodinherself for her dedicated service to WestPhiladelphia during her 10-year tenureas president of the University. Nextyear’s Judith Rodin Community ServiceAward will also be presented duringAlumni Weekend, which will be heldMay 13–15, 2005.

“Penn’s urban initiative has becomea model for university-communitypartnerships, and the School of DentalMedicine has been a big part of it,” saidDr. Rodin upon receiving the award.“The people of West Philadelphia haveenormous respect for the dentists anddental students they meet at Penn, asdo I. And as our graduates make theirway in the world, they carry with themthat all-important tradition of service.”

Community service has become animportant part of Penn Dental’s educa-tional priorities. Four courses involv-ing community service are incorporatedinto the curriculum and students arerequired to fulfill at least 70 hours ofcommunity service prior to graduation,including rotations in the PennSmilesvan, the mobile dental clinic that servesapproximately 800 local children eachyear. During the 2003–2004 academicyear, Penn Dental students and facultyvisited 275 sites and provided oralhealth care services to approximately21,000 community members.

The Paletz Clinic got a fresh look this summer, enhancing the environment for students and patients alike.

Dr. Judith Rodin accepts a new Penn Dental service award, established in her honor.

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On Campus p e o p l e

Dr. Amy Gutmann Inaugurated as Penn’s Eighth President Amy Gutmann, Ph.D., was officiallyinstalled as the eighth President of the University of Pennsylvania at aninauguration ceremony held in theUniversity’s Irvine Auditorium onOctober 15. Dr. Gutmann comes toPenn from Princeton University whereshe served as Provost and was also theLaurance S. Rockefeller UniversityProfessor of Politics and the UniversityCenter for Human Values. She isPresident of the American Society of

Political and Legal Philosophy,a Fellow of theAmerican Academyof Arts andSciences, theW.E.B. Du BoisFellow of theAmerican Academyof Political andSocial Science,and a Fellow of

the National Academy of Education. In2003, she was awarded the CentennialMedal by Harvard University for “grad-uate alumni who have made exceptionalcontributions to society.”

Dr. Gutmann’s inauguration ceremony was part of a multi-day cele-bration, which included an array ofevents across campus. The celebration,which kicked off on October 9 withPenn-West Philadelphia CommunityCelebration Day, also included a concert, an inauguration dinner, anacademic procession along LocustWalk, and a symposium focusing onissues central to Dr. Gutmann’s distinguished scholarship.

The symposium, titled Rising to theChallenges of a Diverse Democracy, featuredexperts on five panels, the majoritydrawn from Penn’s own faculty, whodiscussed and debated how universitieseverywhere, and Penn in particular, can rise to the challenge of upholdingand strengthening core democratic values in a diverse global community.Penn Dental’s Dr. Judith Buchanan,Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, was among the panelists for Leading andLearning from Local and Global Communities,which addressed how research universitieslike Penn can productively collaboratewith and learn from the many differentcommunities in which they operate.The other symposium panels includedCreating and Communicating Knowledge in anUnequal World, Improving Lives by Investing inScience and Technology, Educating Professionals asEngaged Citizens, and Making the Most of OurCultural Differences.

Dr. Gutmann has taken a greatinterest in the School of DentalMedicine. With a voracious quest forknowledge about Penn Dental, she haslearned more about the School sinceher appointment than many of usknow. “I am pleased to report that Dr.Gutmann is supportive of our mission,our students, and our faculty,” saysDean Marjorie Jeffcoat.“We are fortunate to beable to welcome her to thePenn Dental family.”

Faculty Appointed to Three NewAdministrative Posts With the start of the 2004–2005 aca-demic year, three Penn Dental facultymembers were named to newly createdadministrative posts in admissions,clinical education, and postdoctoralstudy. Drs. Scott DeRossi, UriHangorsky and Edward Lally say theyare looking forward to the studentinteraction and new responsibilities.

Dr. DeRossi, Assistant ProfessorClinician Educator of Oral Medicine,has assumed the role of Assistant Deanfor Admissions, overseeing admissionsfor both the Penn Dental predoctoralprogram and the School’s postdoctoralresidency programs. His responsibili-ties include introducing prospectiveDMD students to the School and itsacademic programs during student visits, interviewing prospective students,and participating in recruiting events at various colleges and universities. He will also work closely with a newlyformed Admissions Committee on stu-dent selection and will help to identifythose students qualified to receive theDean’s Scholarships.

Dr. Hangorsky, Clinical AssociateProfessor of Periodontics, has beenappointed Associate Dean for Clinical

New Penn Dental administrativeappointments (from left):Drs. Scott DeRossi, Uri Hangorskyand Edward Lally

President Amy Gutmann


Affairs. In this position, Dr. Hangorskyoversees and manages the clinical edu-cation of DMD students in the School’sclinics. Working closely with the facultyin the clinical departments, he is respon-sible for the quality of the predoctoralstudent clinics and the coordination ofspecialty services in those clinics.

Dr. Lally, Professor of Pathology,has been named Director of the Mastersin Oral Biology program. Designed forpostdoctoral students interested in anacademic career, this program can bepursued concurrently with graduatedental education. In this role, Dr. Lallyoversees all aspects of program admis-sions. His responsibilities will also includeassisting students in selecting a thesissupervisor, setting up and coordinatingmeetings of candidates with thesis com-mittees, and hearing thesis defenses.

Dr. Martin D. Levin Named Board of Overseers ChairDr. Martin D. Levin (D’72, GD’74)recently assumed a new leadership rolewithin the Penn Dental Board ofOverseers, officially appointed as thenew chairman at the Overseers meetingin early November.

Dr. Levin takesover this office fromoutgoing ChairRichard A. Collier(W’66, WG’67),who held the postsince 1999. “PennDental is mostgrateful for thethoughtful leader-ship Richard has provided as Chair andequally appreciative to Marty for hiscommitment to the school in taking onthis new role,” says Dean MarjorieJeffcoat.

Dr. Levin’s ties to Penn Dental are many. He earned his DMD andpostdoctoral certificate in endodonticsfrom the School in 1972 and 1974,respectively, and has been an activemember of the Board of Overseers andthe Penn Dental Alumni Society Boardfor several years. Dr. Levin also co-chairs“The Hat in the Ring Society,” whichraises funds to benefit the School’sendodontic residents.

Dr. Levin has a private practice inendodontics in Chevy Chase, MD.Among his other professional activities,he is a Diplomate of the American Boardof Endodontics and is a member of theCollege of Diplomates and OmicronKappa Upsilon Honor Society. Dr.Levin has authored numerous papers,lectured internationally, and is also aconsultant at Children’s NationalMedical Center in Washington, DC,and an Adjunct Assistant Professor ofPostgraduate Endodontics at NovaSoutheastern University College ofDental Medicine.

Dr. Andres Pinto Selected for ADA InstitutePenn Dental faculty member Dr. AndresPinto (D’99), Assistant ProfessorClinician Educator of Oral Medicineand Director of Medically ComplexPatient Care, was selected as one of 12participants for this year’s AmericanDental Association (ADA) Institute forDiversity in Leadership. The Institute,sponsored by the ADA Foundation, is a three-part leadership developmentprogram for dentists who belong toracial, ethnic, or gender groups tradi-tionally underrepresented in leadershiproles. Its goal is to provide dentists withthe leadership skills necessary to helpthem make a positive impact in theircommunities, dental associations, andthe profession.

Candidates for the program musthave an active dental license, have prac-ticed for a minimum of five years, andhave demonstrated promise as a leader.This year’s participants were selected bythe ADA Board of Trustees from a fieldof 60 applicants. They will attend threetwo-day leadership training workshopsled by faculty from the Kellogg Schoolof Management at NorthwesternUniversity in Chicago.

“It is exciting to see the ADA takean interest in cultivating the leadershipskills of minority dentists,” said Dr.Pinto, who is originally from Columbia.After returning from the first of theseries of workshops, he noted that theinteractive workshops were extremelyuseful. “The program helps you developskills you don’t learn in school, such aseffective leadership techniques, negoti-

ation, and persuasion,” he says. “I alsohad the opportunity to meet and shareideas with many interesting colleagues.”

Each participant will use the skillsthey learn at the Institute in a culmi-nating project. Dr. Pinto’s project willfocus on childhood obesity and oralhealth. The project will use the clinicalsetting to determine what parents knowabout the factors that cause obesity andpoor oral health and will provide com-munity education to promote awarenessof the problem and change behavior.

Penn DentalWelcomes New DevelopmentDirectorPenn Dental ispleased to welcomeJim Garvey as itsnew Director ofDevelopment andAlumni Relations.

Mr. Garvey, who assumed his new postin April, comes to Penn Dental fromthe William Penn Charter School, wherehe had been the Director of Developmentsince 1993. At Penn Charter, Mr. Garveymanaged all aspects of the developmentprogram, including alumni relations,marketing, and communications. Healso directed two capital campaigns,raising over $25 million for the School.

“I’m grateful to be at such a top-notch university and at a school that hasa deep commitment to excellence and isso rich in history and leadership in thedental profession. It’s inspiring,” saysMr. Garvey, who holds an MBA fromTemple University and a BA degreefrom Connecticut College. He and hiswife have three children — two daugh-ters, 17 and 14 years of age, and a 12-year-old son — all of whom attendPenn Charter. Mr. Garvey can bereached at the Penn Dental Office ofDevelopment and Alumni Relations at215-898-8951, or through email [email protected].

Dr. Martin D. Levin

Jim Garvey

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Scholarly Activity

Awards &AchievementsDr. Morton Amsterdam, EmeritusProfessor of Periodontics• Recipient of the 2004 Lifetime

Achievement Award, presented at the 8th InternationalSymposium on Periodontics &Restorative Dentistry.

Dr. Sunday Akintoye, AssistantProfessor of Oral Medicine• Recipient of the 2004 Joseph

and Josephine Rabinowitz Awardfor Excellence in Research atUniversity of Pennsylvania Schoolof Dental Medicine.

Dr. Raymond Fonseca, Professor ofOral and Maxillofacial Surgery• Recipient of a special Lifetime

Humanitarian Award, presentedby the Class of 2004.

Dr. Carolyn Gibson, Professor ofAnatomy and Cell Biology• Recipient of the 2004 Research

in Oral Biology DistinguishedScientist Award, presented by the International Association for Dental Research.

Dr. Martin Greenberg (GD’68),Professor and Chair of theDepartment of Oral Medicine• Recipient of the 2004 Alumni

Award of Merit, presented by thePenn Dental Alumni Society.

Dr. Edward P. Henefer (D’54, GD’56),Clinical Professor of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery • Recipient of the 2004 Alumni


Dr. Elliot Hersh, Professor of OralSurgery/Pharmacology• Recently appointed as an editor

of Current Medical Research andOpinions.

• Recipient of the 2004 Basic ScienceAward for excellence in teachingwithin the basic sciences, pre-sented by the Class of 2004. Thisis the eleventh straight year thatDr. Hersh received this award.

Dr. Marjorie K. Jeffcoat, AmsterdamDean and Professor of Periodontics• Installed as President of the

Academy of Osseointegration.

Dr. Yi-Tai Jou (D’99), AssistantProfessor Clinician Educator ofEndodontics• Recipient of the 2004 Earle Bank

Hoyt Award for teaching excel-lence by a Penn graduate who is a full-time junior faculty member,presented by the Class of 2004.This is the fourth year in a rowthat Dr. Jou received this award.

Dr. Nathan B. Kobrin, ClinicalAssistant Professor of RestorativeDentistry• Recipient of the 2004 Robert E.

DeRevere Award for excellence inpreclinical teaching by a part-time faculty member, presentedby the Class of 2004.

Dr. Anna Kornbrot (D’79, GD’82),Clinical Assistant Professor of Oraland Maxillofacial Surgery• Recipient of the 2004 Alumni


Dr. Steven Liu, Assistant ProfessorClinician Educator of RestorativeDentistry • Recipient of the 2004 Joseph L. T.

Appleton Award for excellence inclinical teaching by a part-timefaculty member, presented by theClass of 2004. Dr. Liu is a third-time recipient of this honor.

Dr. Vicki Petropoulos, AssociateProfessor Clinician Educator ofRestorative Dentistry• Recipient of the 2003 Charles E.

English Award in Clinical Scienceand Techniques, given by theInternational Congress of OralImplantologists to the author(s)of the most significant article(s)within the Clinical Science andTechniques section of ImplantDentistry. Her two winning articles were:

• Petropoulos VC, Balshi TJ, BalshiSF, Wolfinger GJ. Extractions,implant placement and immediateloading of mandibular implants: a case report of a functional fixedprosthesis in 5 hours. ImplantDent. 2003;12 (4):283-90.

• Balshi TJ, Wolfinger GJ,Petropoulos VC. Quadruple zygomatic implant support forretreatment of resorbed iliac crest bone graft transplant.Implant Dent. 2003;12(1):47-53.

Dr. Andres Pinto, Assistant ProfessorClinician Educator of Oral Medicine• Selected as one of only 12 dentists

nationwide for the 2004–2005American Dental AssociationInstitute for Diversity in Leadership.

Dr. Louis E. Rossman, ClinicalProfessor of Endodontics• Recently elected Treasurer of the

American Association of Endodontists.

SelectedPublicationsA selection of work published in 2004by members of the Penn Dental faculty,who are indicated in bold text.

Afsharzand Z, Lim V, Rashedi B,Petropoulos VC. Dentist communica-tion with dental laboratories forprosthodontic treatment usingimplants. J Prosthoddont. 2004.

Afsharzand Z, Rashedi B, PetropoulosVC. Communication between the den-tal laboratory technician and dentist:work authorizations for fixed partialdentures. J Prosthodont. 2004.

Akintoye, S.O., Otis, L.L., Atkinson, J.C.,Brahim, J., Kushner, H., Robey, P.G.,and Collins, M.T. Analyses of variablepanoramic radiographic characteristicsof maxillo-mandibular fibrous dysplasiain McCune-Albright Syndrome. OralDiseases. 2004; 10:36-43.

Cocchi F, Fusco D, Menotti L, Gianni T,Eisenberg RJ, Cohen GH, Campadelli-Fiume G. The soluble ectodomain of herpes simplex virus gD contains a membrane-proximal pro-fusiondomain and suffices to mediate virusentry. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA.2004;101:7445-7450.

Connolly SA, Landsburg DJ, Carfi A, J. Whitbeck JC, Zuo Y, Wiley DC, Cohen GH, Eisenberg RJ. A potentialnectin-1 binding site on herpes simplex virus glycoprotein D. J. Virol.Accepted for publication, 2004.

Cury PR, Araujo NS, Bowie J, Sallum EA,Jeffcoat MK. Comparison between subtraction radiography and conven-tional radiographic interpretation duringlong-term evaluation of periodontaltherapy in Class II furcation defects.J Periodontol. 2004 Aug;75(8):1145-9.PMID: 15455744.

Cury PR, Araujo NS, Bowie J, SallumEA, Jeffcoat MK. The relationshipbetween radiographic and clinicalparameters in periodontal mainte-nance in Class II furcation defects.Pesqui Odontol Bras. 2004 Apr-Jun;18(2):116-20. Epub 2004 Aug 05. PMID: 15311313.

Doray P. Interim RestorativeMaterials in Esthetic Color Trainingin Dentistry by Paravina RD, PowersJM. Elsevier/ Mosby, St. Louis,Missouri, 2004.

Earl PL, Americo JL, Wyatt LS, Eller LA, Whitbeck JC, Cohen GH,Eisenberg RJ, Hartmann CJ, JacksonDL, Kulesh DA, Martinez MJ, MillerDM, Mucker EM, Shamblin JD,Zwiers SH, Huggins JW, Jahrling PB,Moss B. Immunogenicity of a highlyattenuated MVA smallpox vaccineand protection against monkeypox.Nature. 2004;428:182-185.

Fogg C, Lustig S, Whitbeck JC,Eisenberg RJ, Cohen GH, Moss B.Protective immunity to vaccinia virus induced by vaccination withmultiple recombinant outer mem-brane proteins of intracellular andextracellular virions. J. Virol. In Press, 2004.

Goepfert AR, Jeffcoat MK, AndrewsWW, Faye-Petersen O, Cliver SP,Goldenberg RL, Hauth JC. Periodontaldisease and upper genital tractinflammation in early spontaneouspreterm birth. Obstet Gynecol. 2004Oct;104(4):777-83. PMID: 15458901.

Hersh EV, Moore PA. Drug interac-tions in dentistry: The importance ofknowing your CYPs. J. Amer. Dent.Assoc. 2004;135:298-311.

Hersh EV, Levin LM, Adamson D,Christensen S, Kiersch TA, Noveck R,Watson G, Lyon J. Dose-ranging analgesic study of Prosorb® diclofenacpotassium in postsurgical dentalpain. Clin Ther. 2004;26:1215-1227.

Hersh EV. Comment on: comparison of 5 days ER clarithromycin versus 10 days penicillin V for the treatmentof streptococcal pharyngitis/ tonsillitis. Curr. Med. Res. Opin.2004;20:451-452.


Krummenacher C, Baribaud F,Ponce De Leon M, Baribaud I,Whitbeck JC, Xu R, Cohen GH,Eisenberg RJ. Comparative usage ofherpes virus entry mediator A andnectin-1 by laboratory strains andclinical isolates of herpes simplexvirus. Virology. 2004;322:286-99.

Levine R, Ganeles J, Clem D, Jaffin R,Beagle J, Keller W. A multicenteranalysis of the “Wide Neck” ITI dental implant used for single molarreplacement. International Journalof Maxillofacial Implants.Submitted for publication, 2004.

Levine R, Beagle J. Posterior single-tooth replacement with theStraumann Dental Implant System.Implant Realities. 2004;II(2);28-29.

Levine R. 11-year retrospective onimmediate loading of full maxillaryarch cases. Implant Realities.Submitted, 2004.

Levine R, Beagle J. The ITI implantused as single posterior teeth: The“Tripod” dogma has been tested,questioned and nullified. ImplantRealities. 2004;II(2);28-29.

Lim V, Afsharzand Z, Rashedi B,Petropoulos VC. Predoctoral implanteducation in US dental schools.J Prosthodont. 2004.

Linehan MM, Richman S,Krummenacher C, Eisenberg RJ,Cohen GH, Iwasaki A. In vivo role of nectin-1 in entry of herpes simplexvirus type 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2through the vaginal mucosa.J Virol. 2004;78:2530-2536.

Marmor DS, Pinto A. Recurrentparotid enlargement as initial pre-sentation of pediatric Sjogren sSyndrome. Oral Surg Oral Med OralPath Oral Radiol and Endod.2004;97(4):459 (Abstract).

Petropoulos VC, Wolfinger GJ,Balshi TJ. Complications of molarreplacement with a single implant: Acase report. J Can Dent Assoc.2004;70:238-242.

Petropoulos VC, Balshi TJ, Balshi SF,Wolfinger GJ. Treatment of apatient with cleidocranial dysplasiausing osseointegrated implants: Apatient report. Int J Oral MaxillofacImplants. 2004;19:282-287.

Petropoulos VC, Rashedi B.Complete denture education in USdental schools. J Prosthodont. 2004.

Petropoulos VC, Rashedi B. Removablepartial denture education in US dental schools. J Prosthodont. 2004.

Pinto A, DeRossi SS. Salivary glanddisease in pediatric HIV: an update.J Dent Child. 2004;71:33-37.

Periodontics: Medicine, Surgery &Implants. Rose LF, Mealey BL, Editors.Elsevier Publishing Co., June 2004.

Rossman, LE. Relationship betweenPulpal and Periodontal Diseases inPeriodontics by Rose L, Mealey B,Genco R, Cohen DW. Elsevier/Mosby,St. Louis, Missouri, 2004.

Rossman LE, Hasselgren G andWolcott J. Oral-Facial Pain ofOdontogenic Origin-Diagnosis andTreatment in Pathways of the Pulpby Cohen S, Hargreaves K.Elsevier/Mosby, St. Louis, Missouri,to be published 2005.

Sollecito TP, Sullivan KE, Pinto A,Stewart J, Korostoff J. Systemic con-ditions associated with periodontitisin childhood and adolescence. Areview of diagnostic possibilities.Med Oral. In Press, 2004.

Stoopler ET, Pinto A, Alawi F,Raghavendra S, Boyce R, Porter D,Sollecito TP. Granulocytic sarcoma:an atypical presentation in the oralcavity. Spec Care Dentist.2004;24:59-63.

Weisgold AS, Starr N. PeriodontalProsthesis: Functional Biology,Implants, and Esthetics inPeriodontics: Medicine, Surgery andImplants by Rose L, Mealy B, GencoR, Cohen DW. Elsevier Inc.,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2004.

Yepes JF, Sullivan J, Pinto A.Tuberculosis: Medical managementupdate. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral PathOral Rad Endod. 2004;98:267-73.

Selected GrantsThe following grants were awardedto date in 2004:

Department of Anatomy and Cell BiologyNormal Human Cementurm Cells in Citro and in Vivo, 1/04–12/04Funding Source: National Institutesof HealthPrincipal Investigator: Dr. Wojciech J.Grzesik, Research Assistant Professorof Anatomy and Cell Biology

Enhancing Recovery of Muscle After Rotator Cuff Repair, 8/04–7/07Funding Source: National Institutes of HealthPrincipal Investigator: Dr. ElisabethR. Barton, Assistant Professor ofAnatomy and Cell Biology

Department of BiochemistryRegulating Osteoblast Proliferationand Differentiation, 8/04-7/09Funding Source: National Institutes of HealthPrincipal Investigator: Dr. Hyun-DuckNah-Cederquist, Research AssociateProfessor of Biochemistry

Department of Oral MedicineUse of Pilocarpine to Reduce theIncidence of Dental Caries inPatients With Sjogren’s Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial, 10/04–10/05Funding Source: MGI Pharma, Inc.Principal Investigator: Dr. MartinGreenberg, Professor and Chair ofthe Department of Oral MedicineCo-Investigators: Dr. Frederick B.Vivion; Dr. Burton Rosan, ProfessorEmeritus of Microbiology; and Dr.Andres Pinto, Assistant ProfessorClinician Educator of Oral Medicine

Oral Health Status of a PediatricType 2 Diabetic Population,10/04–10/05 Co-Principal Investigators: Dr.Thomas P. Sollecito, AssociateProfessor Clinician Educator of OralMedicine and Dr. Andres PintoCo-Investigators: Dr. RochelleLindemeyer, Assistant ProfessorClinician Educator of PediatricDentistry, Dr. Sheea Maggee, and Dr. Elizabeth Prada

Drexel University Partnership for thePeople Ryan White Title I, 7/04–6/05Funding Source: The PhiladelphiaAids ConsortiumPrincipal Investigator: Dr. Thomas P. Sollecito

The Effect of Rephresh Breath Drinkon Food-Related Halitosis, 8/04–9/04Funding Source: Tasker CapitalCorporationPrincipal Investigator: Dr. Linda L. Otis,Associate Professor of Oral Medicine

Site-Specific Osteogenic Propertiesof Human Bone Marrow StromalStem Cells and TherapeuticApplications in Osteoradionecrosis,07/01/04–6/30/05Funding Source: American CancerSociety and University of PennsylvaniaPrincipal Investigator: Dr. SundayAkintoye

Department of Oral Surgery and PharmacologyA Comparison of the HemostaticEfficacy of 4% Articaine, 5/04–4/05Funding Source: NovocolPharmaceutical of CanadaPrincipal Investigator: Dr. Elliot Hersh,Professor of Oral Surgery/Pharmacology

Peak Plasma ArticaineConcentrations and CardiovascularResponses Following IntraoralAdministration of 4% Articaine,9/04–8/05 Funding Source: NovocolPharmaceutical of CanadaPrincipal Investigator: Dr. Elliot Hersh

Department of PeriodonticsA 9-Month, Multi-Center, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled ClinicalTrial Evaluating the Effect ofDoxycycline MonohydrateModified-Release Capsules qd inCombination with Scaling and Root Planing vs. Placebo qd inCombination with Scaling and Root Planing, 3/04–12/05Funding Source: CollagenexPharmaceuticals, Inc.Principal Investigator: Dr. Alan M.Polson, D. Walter Cohen Professorof Periodontics

Department of Preventive andRestorative SciencesThe Diversity Fund, 6/04–6/05Funding Source: Office of theProvost, University of Pennsylvania Principal Investigator: Dr. RoseWadenya, Assistant ProfessorClinician Educator of PediatricDentistry

Office of the DeanRural Health Outreach SpecialInitiative, 8/04–7/05Funding Source: Health Resources & Services AdministrationPrincipal Investigator: Dr. Marjorie K. Jeffcoat, Professor of Periodontics and Dean of theSchool of Dental Medicine

Periodontal Infection andPrematurity, 2004–2008Funding Source: Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaCo-Principal Investigators:Dr. Marjorie K. Jeffcoat, and Dr. George Macones, AssociateProfessor of Obstetrics andGynecology, Penn School ofMedicine

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Philanthropy h i g h l i g h t s

Penn Dental Deanship EndowedEffective in July of this year, the dean-ship of Penn Dental was designated the Morton Amsterdam Chair for theDeanship at the University of Penn-sylvania School of Medicine, endowedthrough a $1 million gift given by the late Hon. Walter H. Annenberg(W’31, H’66) in honor of Dr. MortonAmsterdam (D’45), Professor Emeritusof Periodontics at Penn Dental. Thegift was originally made to Penn Dentalin 1990 and redesignated to endow theschool’s deanship on the approval ofMrs. Annenberg in February 2003.

The chair was named in honor ofDr. Morton Amsterdam, a friend ofthe Annenbergs and a long-time mem-ber of the Penn Dentalfaculty, widely respectedas a leader in periodon-tics and prosthodontics.Dr. Amsterdam firstbecame part of the PennDental faculty in 1953 asa visiting lecturer. Heserved as AssistantProfessor of Periodonticsand Associate Professorof Periodontics from1955 to 1959 and 1959 to1963, respectively, andheld the post of Professorof Periodontics from1967 until his retirement in 1992. Dr. Amsterdam also served as directorof Penn Dental’s postdoctoral program in periodontics and periodontal pros-theses from 1969 to 1973.

He presently continues to serve as avisiting professor at Boston UniversitySchool of Graduate Dentistry and as alecturer at Harvard University. Amonghis many professional honors, Dr.Amsterdam was the recipient of the2004 Lifetime Achievement Award,presented at the 8th InternationalSymposium on Periodontics &Restorative Dentistry, and in 2003, hereceived the Master Clinician Awardfrom the American Academy ofPeriodontology.

Dean Jeffcoat adds, “Penn Dentalis fortunate to have Dr. Amsterdamserve on the part-time faculty withemphasis on a field he pioneered,perio-prosthetics.”

Class of 1955 Funding the Sigmund L. Seigel Alumni CenterAt the time of their 45th Reunion fiveyears ago, the Class of 1955 raised morethan $250,000 to fund the creation ofthe Sigmund L. Seigel Alumni Centerat Penn Dental. It is named in memoryof their classmate Dr. Sigmund L. Seigel,who died from injuries sustained in amotor vehicle accident in 1999.

“Through their generosity, themembers of the Class of 1955 are notonly creating a lasting memorial to Dr. Seigel, but also enhancing PennDental’s facilities with a special meetingspace,” notes Director of Developmentand Alumni Relations Jim Garvey.

The Center will be located in whathas been the S-1 Conference Room,situated at the back of the stairwell onthe second floor of the Thomas W.Evans Building. This entire 780-square-foot room will undergo a completerenovation to create a state-of-the-artspace that will be used for classes andlectures, as well as continuing educa-tion courses and other special programsand events. There will also be space foralumni to gather and relax when visitingthe school. This room was the School’soriginal library when the Evans Buildingwas constructed in 1915 and one of the design goals will be to reveal andincorporate some of the original archi-tectural details into the renovation.

“Our plan is to create a state-of-the-art meeting space with a design that issensitive to the historic integrity of thebuilding,” says Tom Freitag, AssociateDean for Finance and Administration,who was overseeing the final selectionof a project architect at press time.

The renovation of the space isexpected to begin in early 2005 and be completed in the spring, when theClass of 1955 will be celebrating its50th Reunion.

Drs. Jeffcoat and Amsterdam at Alumni FacultySenior Day


Philanthropy h o n o r r o l l , j u l y 2 0 0 3 - j u n e 2 0 0 4

BenjaminFranklin SocietyGifts from members of theBenjamin Franklin Society com-prise a substantial portion of thetotal amount raised each year inAnnual Giving. The Society’s sup-port is a vital and essential sourceof income to the School of DentalMedicine. The School is grateful toall of its donors, but special grati-tude and recognition is extendedto those who have contributed tothe Benjamin Franklin Society andthe Red and Blue Society.

Founder ($10,000 and above) Straumann USA Dental Associates of Rochester3i Implant Innovations Alvin T. Boyd, D’71

Fellow ($5,000 to $9,999)C. C. & S. K. Alpert PhilanthropicParker McCay and CriscuoloAnthony F. Moreschi, C’49,

D’54, GD’61Laurence B. Brody, C’52, D’56Russell G. Marriott, D’73Steven Alan Schwartz, D’76Christopher H. Joy, D’80

Associate ($2,500 to $4,999) Michael J. Feldman Family

Philanthropic Fund L. K. ManagementMBNA Foundation Irving & Lorain Rothstein FundWyeth PharmaceuticalsMorton Amsterdam, C’43, D’45Robert H. Williams, CHE’59, D’63Richard A. Collier, Esq., W’66, WG’67Lawrence Kessler, C’66, D’70Michael D. Ryan, GD’66Gerald H. Kreinces, D’68Mark A. Mintzer, D’70David S. Crimmins, D’74Kenneth C. Fieldston, D’74Jay M. Neuschatz, D’74Robert A. Jaffin, D’75Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77Fred B. Kastenbaum, D’77Robert N. Lipner, D’77

Anna Kornbrot, D’79, GD’82Richard Copell, D’80Randolph L. Mitchell, D’81David S. Tarica, D’83Tara Lee Sexton, D’88Masakazu Nishibori, GD’93Dr. Marjorie K. JeffcoatBernard W. Kurek, WEV’03,

WEV’05, D’73

Red and BlueSociety($1,000 to $2,499)Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.Stanley & Marion Bergman

Family Fund Brasseler USA Dental LLCFoundation for the CarolinasTreis Inc.Wyeth Robert Litowitz, D’43Eric A. Englund, D’51Errikos Constant, C’52, D’54Robert N. Reynolds, D’53Alan E. Besas, D’54William A. Billingham, D’54John L. Coker, Jr., D’54, GD’55Thomas T. Doran, D’54Ilze Lakstigala, D’54Vincent A. Callery, D’56, GD’59Lawrence E. Krutick, D’57Harry M. Hoffman, D’59Jack Piekarsky, D’59Daniel B. Green, D’60Ronald M. Nakamura, C’61, D’65Edward J. Beatty, Jr., D’64William E. Jacoby, Jr., D’64Frank R. Besson, D’65, GD’68Richard E. Derrick, D’65Alan H. Frankel, C’67, D’70Joseph E. Gian-Grasso, C’67, D’71Sidney Gutsin, D’68Richard E. Levitt, C’68, D’72, GD’77Matthew A. Mandel, D’68Robert E. Nist, D’70William D. Olmsted, D’70, GD’77Albert M. Price, D’70Stephen A. Cooper, D’71Robin David Harshaw, D’71Mark A. Judy, D’71Gary N. Anderberg, D’72Martin D. Levin, D’72, GD’74

Robert E. Weiner, C’72, D’79Robert M. Atebara, D’73Albert U. Liberatore, D’73Michael A. Petrillo, D’73Lewis E. Proffitt, D’73, WG’80Howard C. Hopenwasser, D’74Allan D. Klenetsky, D’74Gary A. Linton, D’74Ronald Michael Pross, D’74Edwin W. Slade, D’74Mark B. Snyder, D’74, GD’77Mario A. Vilardi, D’74, GD’77Bruce Bolen, D’75Richard Stanley Tobey, Jr.,

D’75, GD’80William P. Khani, D’76Edward ST Kim, D’76Eric H. Spellman, D’76David S. Williams, D’77Allen Y. H. Cheng, D’78Paul J. Mckenna, Jr., D’79Michael David Yasner, C’79, D’83,

GD’84, GD’86Paul W. Teplitsky, D’80Jeffrey Kane, D’84James Anthony Vito, D’84,

GD’87, GD’90Laurence G. Chacker, D’85Sari Ann Netsky, D’85, GD’86David Brian Ettinger, D’87, GD’93Jeffrey Ganeles, GD’87Craig Ostrander

Thomas EvansSocietyThe School gratefully acknowl-edges and welcomes the individualswho have joined the ThomasEvans Society. In order to broadenour base of support, it is essentialthat we invite new members tothe club and encourage currentcontributors to sustain or increasetheir level of giving.

Associates ($500 to $999) Family DentistryRobert S. & Susan

Morgenstein FundOral Surgery & Dental ImplantAnthony Quinn Charitable

Lead Trust

Southern Delaware Oral &Maxillofacial

E. Earl Doyne, D’45, GD’48Richard C. Ferguson, D’46Eugene G. S. Adams, D’50Edwin R. McDevitt, Jr., C’50, D’53Nevin C. T. Shaffer, D’51Edwin S. Sved, D’51Albert J. Anderson, Jr., C’52, D’55Dorothy A. Kinney, D’52Virginia K. Ostrander, DH’52Jesse H. Hogg, Jr., D’53John Allan Bier, D’54Edward P. Henefer, D’54, GD’56Vincent J. Smith, D’54William L. Wesner, D’54Charles H. Wolfe, D’54Daniel A. Bomberger, D’55Aaron M. Hader, D’58Leonard Abrams, GD’59James H. Greeley, D’59Arnold L. Podell, D’59Jacob A. Salzmann, C’59,

D’63, GD’64Emanuel R. Tress, D’63Fred C. Bergamo, D’64Robert S. Hall, D’64James D. Smallwood, D’64William K. Deal, D’65Theodore A. Souliotis, D’65Francis J. Dermody, D’67Michael J. Kish, C’67, D’71Gary L. Lighter, D’69Richard L. Rothstein, D’69Jeffrey A. Bassin, D’70William J. Bisignano, Jr., D’70Robert S. Frankel, D’72Douglas E. Peterson, D’72, GR’76Jay M. Rashbaum, D’72Barry A. Turner, D’73Lance J. Adelson, D’74Steven R. Diak, D’74Mark A. Higginbottom, D’74John A. Kerchoff, D’74Patricia A. Ludwig, CW’74, D’81Jon A. Ruel, D’74Lawrence H. Shendalman, D’74Ronald G. Weissman, D’74Peter C. Wright, D’74William R. Colite, D’75Jeffrey C. Kleiman, EE’75, D’79Norman S. Margolies, D’75Steven Jay Reubel, EE’75, D’80Jerry H. Rich, D’75Gail Spiegel Cohen, C’76, D’80Mitchell H. Davich, D’76Steven G. Lewis, C’76, D’81Arthur F. Eddy, D’77Kenneth G. Koktish, D’77Heywood R. Kotch, D’77Walter K. Kulick, D’77Neil B. Rosenbaum, D’78Kenneth J. Weiss, D’78Ralph J. Bozza, D’79Andrew B. Casabianca, D’79Thomas R. Schneid, D’79Hillel D. Ephros, D’80Isaac Garazi, D’81, GD’84Normand S. Boucher, GD’82Edward J. Dooley, D’82James D. Hudson, D’82Donald R. Ruch, Jr., D’82K. Scott Danoff, D’83Michael W. Lew, D’83Amy L. Ludwig, D’83

Gail Ellen Schupak, D’83Mark W. Evans, D’84Bruce Freme, D’84, GD’85David Mark Klugman, D’84Jerald N. Rosenberg, D’84Michael S. Shreck, D’84Josh H. Brickman, D’85Gregory A. Hillyard, D’85Saundra B. Reilly, D’85Lisa A. Ritter-Kahn, D’85Donald J. Salomon, D’85Thomas A. Herberger, GD’87Paul Michael Tedeschi, D’88Paul Edward Tomasovic, D’88Diem-Trang D. Nguyen, D’91Mara L. Leveson, D’95, GED’95, GD’98Patricio J. Sumaza, D’97Dr. Mark Steig

Members ($250 to $499)AT&T Cone Charitable Foundation Elizabeth Oms Group LLC Louis Sandor, Jr., DDS PAKenneth D. Silvestri DMD, Inc.Donald R. Johnston, D’34Arthur H. Blakeman, C’38, D’42Solomon Shapiro, C’38, D’42Richard Green, D’39Hardin King Davis, D’41Joseph E. Grodjesk, D’41Nicholas D. Saccone, D’44Frederick Kapinos, D’46Harold V. Garrity, Jr., D’49Chester W. Taylor, D’51Edward B. Lewis, D’52Anthony J. Russo, D’52Richard G. Commons, D’53C. Clark Johnson, D’53Thomas O. Sweet, D’53Richard C. Baumbach, D’54, GD’57Richard C. Davis, D’54George R. Smith, Jr., D’54, GD’58Richard P. Udall, D’54Jacob Harris, C’55, D’58, GD’60Lawrence W. Loveland, D’55John R. Mann, Jr., D’55Richard W. Marcus, D’55Alden L. Snyder, D’55John P. Hellwege, C’56, D’59Charles W. Jensen, Jr., C’56, D’59Louis A. Rigali, D’57Abe M. Finton, D’58P. Charles Gabriele, D’58, GD’60Rowland A. Hutchinson, D’58Donald S. Mayes, D’58Barry D. Meiselman, D’58Joseph M. Nastri, Jr., D’58Herbert A. Schneider, D’58Gerald L. Fine, D’59Donald G. Lovejoy, D’59Nicholas G. Pituras, D’59James N. Sarantos, D’59Peter H. Strife, D’59Frederick L. Cox, D’60Arthur Fertman, D’60Clark A. Heydon, Jr., D’60Frank A. Pettisani, D’60John C. Mckenna, D’61Edwin S. Mehlman, D’61Joseph J. Stout, D’61John D. Andrews, D’63Daniel P. Decesare, D’63Wayne A. Drysdale, D’63Henry S. Hammer, D’63

It is with great pleasure and tremendous gratitude that wepresent our Honor Roll for the 2003–04 year. Listed beloware the names of alumni, parents, and friends of PennDental who have chosen to demonstrate their support of

the School by making generous gifts. Gifts to Penn Dental, whether to our annual fund, endowed

fellowships and professorships, or one of our current buildingprojects, serve to make the school stronger — today and in thefuture. On behalf of the students, faculty, and administration,thank you for all you do to help make Penn Dental the best!

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Warner E. Lund, Jr., D’64Bruce W. Manning, D’64Vincent A. Parisi, D’64, GD’65Charles Bromberg, D’65David J. Cantor, D’65, GD’67Theron M. Hatch, D’65Irvin G. Lubis, D’65William David Dailey, D’66Mrs. Gertrude Stahl Epstein, DH’66Neil B. Epstein, D’66Herbert N. Gutentag, D’66Anthony C. Harlacher, D’66Jeffrey H. Harnett, D’66Franklin D. Niver, D’66Donald C. Phillips, D’66Richard A. Spagna, C’66, D’68Steven M. Baron, D’67Michael J. Collins, D’67Jerome M. Laffer, D’67Harvey S. Levine, D’67Walter E. Maust, Jr., D’67Gerald P. Sternberg, D’67Randall G. Baldwin, D’68Donald G. Bell, Jr., D’68Henry S. Grzyb, D’68C. Robert Waters, Jr., D’68Michael L. Brugg, D’69Victor S. Dietz, D’69James R. Elder, D’69David H. Kornbluth, D’69Edward L. Loev, D’69Douglas J. Macko, D’69William C. Caddoo, D’70David F. Gage, D’70John W. Jost, D’70Bernard C. Maloney, Jr., D’70Brian C. Dubin, D’71, GD’73Leslie Jay Green, D’71John D. Karabasz, C’71, D’76James H. Mendillo, C’71, D’75Michael F. Stroock, D’71Michael G. Cook, C’72, D’76Edward R. DiPaul, D’72Myron S. Graff, D’72Lawrence T. Herman, D’72Frederick R. Molander, Jr., D’72Jeffrey H. Rempell, D’72Charles M. Brenner, D’73Edward A. Budnikas, D’73, GD’75Dennis N. Cohen, D’73Thomas S. Filip, D’73Cary J. Limberakis, C’73, D’78Vernon Loveless, D’73Randolph C. Myerson, D’73, GD’78Ralph S. Pfeifer, D’73John W. Schreiber, D’73John W. Burk, D’74Francis E. Clark, D’74Mark J. Doherty, D’74Carl S. Gulrich, D’74Robert P. Indyk, D’74, GD’83John G. Manning, D’74Robert I. Orenstein, D’74Sam Pennise, D’74Richard W. Ruby, D’74Robert M. Sorin, D’74Melvin S. Babad, D’75Kenneth M. Devita, D’75Spencer Z. Forman, D’75W. Michael Tuman, C’75, D’79Donald B. Weeks, D’75Arthur Z. Weiss, D’75John N. Gershey, Jr., D’76Robert L. Kirstein, D’76Charles H. Lambert, D’76Gregory O. Page, D’76Peter J. Rattigan, D’76Claudia F. Balderston, C’77, D’81Lawrence W. Bandoni, D’77Irwin H. Brenner, D’77Arnold I. Maloff, D’77Sidney Chojnowski, D’78Jerome B. Goldberg, C’78, D’80James L. Pearlstein, D’78

Larry Pepper, D’78Barry D. Raphael, D’78Steven J. Rothenberg, D’78Carolee S. Solof, D’78J. Richard Steedle, D’78, GED’78Baruch J. Twersky, D’78Patti Lee Werther, D’78,

GED’78, GD’81Jeanne Koch Bertino, D’79Nancy B. Creed, D’79Gary A. Di Santo-Rose, D’79, GD’80Hal D. Fruchtman, D’79Douglas A. Gedestad, D’79Bruce H. Godick, D’79, GD’83Stephen H. Grossman, D’79, GD’80Gary L. Hartz, D’79David M. Pinkert, D’79Saul M. Pressner, D’79Alan B. Rosenthal, D’79Abraham Wenger, D’79John A. Cerrato, D’80Robert C. Fisher, D’80George L. Grillon, D’80John T. Lynch, Jr., D’80Frederick J. Marra, D’80, GD’80Charles M. Riotto, D’80Jonathan Zamzok, D’80David P. Bell, D’81William A. Bilodeau, D’81Barry S. Chudnofsky, D’81John B. Dewolf III, D’81Kenneth C. Fordham, Jr.,

GED’81, D’82Stuart M. Ginsberg, D’81David J. Hauss, D’81Jerome A. Kleponis, D’81Jay A. Nelson, D’81Gary W. Seldomridge, D’81Robert Spoont, D’81Gregory Reed Campbell, D’82Tat F. Chiang, D’82Robert J. Connelly, Jr., D’82John M. Cross, D’82John C. Ford, D’82Edwin P. Hogan, D’82Robert Gerald Savarese, D’82Robert J. Bernstein, D’83, GD’84David N. Bordonaro, D’83William A. Deighan, D’83Steven E. Haas, D’83, GD’84Terry A. Hurtt, D’83Allen D. Pearlman, D’83Jay A. Valenci, D’83Peter Chin, D’84Alan J. Demaso, D’84Brian P. Hogan, D’84Joseph J. Iuliano, D’84Richard D. Riddle, D’84Stephen A. Solomon, D’84Eugene H. Yeung, D’84Jay Lee Arlick, D’85Heidi C. Crow, D’85Keith C. Rogerson, D’85Michael P. Szostak, D’85Debra A. Koehn, D’86Jonathan Pura Asuncion, D’87Michael Bufo, D’87Robert Joseph Demarco, D’87Jaime Gateno, GD’87, GD’90Edward Arthur Krukowski, D’87Frederick E. Kane, D’88Bruce Goldman, D’89Mark W. McDonough, D’90, GD’92David James Nepa, D’91Michael Glenn Weinberg, D’91Gurbuz Edeer, D’94Manisha N. Ghodke, D’94David A. Rosh, D’94Timothy C. Lin, D’96, GD’99Alena R. Spielberg, D’97Joori Kim, D’98Anonymous Glenmede Trust Co.Dr. Jennifer K. Kwon

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Henry Gaines, D’47William C. Miller, D’47J. Raymond Moore, Jr., D’47James S. Skinner, D’47, GD’48Mortimer L. Weisenfeld, D’47Edward F. Callaghan, D’48John P. Donovan, D’48Joseph P. Drazek, D’48Norman A. Freeman, C’48, D’54Harry R. Philippi, D’48Helen Crafts Price, D’48Lee F. Reilly, Jr., D’48Edwin Cowen, C’49, D’51Murry A. Decoteau, D’49, GD’51Philip P. Haines, C’49, D’53George A. Krikos, D’49John T. Kubaska, D’49L. Bowman Banford, Jr., D’50Glenn F. Bitler, C’50, D’52Raymond L. Bitzer, Jr., C’50, D’54Ralph D. Fleming, D’50Henry A. Geidel, Jr., D’50George S. Johnson, C’50, D’53Harold Krivins, D’50S. Arthur Rybeck, D’50Edward U. Austin, GD’51Robert J. Disney, D’51Rear Adm Paul E. Farrell, D’51William W. Flanagan, Jr., D’51Ray L. James, D’51Walter E. Knouse, Jr., C’51, D’53Frank R. Lowrey, D’51Bruce L. Malcolm, D’51George C. Matthews, D’51Kenneth W. Miller, D’51William E. Rasberry, D’51Barbara M. Stolzenberg, D’51Clayton H. Birdsall, D’52Robert M. Bongberg, D’52John W. Burgess, D’52Robert J. Burrison, C’52, D’54Robert H. Conte, D’52Warren E. L. Daley, D’52Arthur M. Gitlin, C’52, D’59Edwin A. Golubiewski, D’52Richard C. Heinl, D’52Edwin W. Kane, C’52, D’54, GD’58Roger P. Kellogg, D’52J. David Rockafellow, D’52John A. Spaulding, D’52Colum J. Boyland, D’53Harvey Cedarbaum, D’53C. Peter Chaconas, D’53Donald A. Cooper, D’53Kristen Dalane, D’53Douglas M. Dunbar, D’53Glen E. Foster, Jr., D’53Richard H. Gates, D’53Joseph I. Gerber, D’53Maurice Goldberg, C’53, D’56, GD’60Richard D. Grossman, D’53George H. Haden, D’53Bernard P. Lewis, D’53Seymour Oliet, D’53W. Eugene Ryon 3rd, D’53Arthur H. Tomlinson, D’53Morton S. Weinstein, C’53, D’56Robert A. Werner, D’53Edward G. Bednar, C’54, D’58Lt. Col. David O. Boxwell, D’54Joseph B. Cohen, D’54Myron D. Eisenberg, D’54Joseph P. Falcetti, D’54Richard D. Field, D’54Robert J. Fischer, D’54Albert A. Galullo, D’54Alan G. Harquail, Jr., D’54, GD’60John M. Hollis, D’54Francis W. Indzonka, D’54Louis D. Kaplan, D’54Philip H. Lowell, D’54Walt W. Magnus, C’54, D’57John L. McCabe, D’54Richard L. Mcclelland, D’54Thomas A. McManus, Jr., D’54

Albert Melli, C’54, D’58Paul G. Mosch, C’54, D’56Col. James W. O’Hara, Jr., D’54J. Paul Ovens, D’54Milton I. Ratner, D’54Austin Robbins, D’54Claude W. Springer, D’54Arthur Straussberg, D’54Virginia Hamilton Trexler, D’54Adam F. Andrews, D’55, GD’59Karl F. Arbogast, Jr., D’55David J. Bleiberg, D’55, GD’58Deo Rhodes Boyland, D’55Leslie A. Commons, D’55Edmund A. Dabagian, D’55Warren E. Dodson, D’55Donald B. Dolan, D’55Robert A. Greene, Jr., D’55Arnold Katz, C’55, D’58John L. Kotchick, Jr., D’55C. Wendell Lofland, D’55G. Edward McComsey, Jr., D’55Ralph F. Minervino, Jr., C’55, D’60Alvin S. Morrison, C’55, D’58Arthur Z. Ponce, D’55Gerald Sowsy, D’55Robert E. Timby, D’55Morton J. Weyler, D’55Stephen Wotman, D’55Charles V. Adrian, D’56Anthony J. Bernardo, D’56Edmund B. Coughlin, D’56Joseph E. Deitch, D’56David C. Dickinson, D’56Alvin Eller, D’56Harold B. Ginsberg, D’56Heber T. Graver, D’56, GR’72Edward G. Holteen, D’56G. Robert Lange, D’56Morton H. Levy, D’56Bernard M. Mechlowitz, D’56Robert K. Mehler, D’56Kenneth W. Purdy, Jr., D’56Bartley C. Reuter, D’56Thomas M. Sagges, D’56Irving R. Spector, D’56Alfred C. Thompson, C’56, D’59Donald G. Tomlin, D’56, GD’59Bernard J. Zeldow, D’56Carroll P. Andres, C’57, D’61Leslie R. Becker, D’57Richard M. Cushner, D’57Leonard J. Drazek, D’57Harold M. Faigel, D’57Brooke D. Fulford, D’57, G’57Paul B. Kenyon, Jr., D’57Stuart A. Kleit, D’57Edgar R. Kunz, Jr., D’57William Moore, D’57Col. Lloyd F. Shaver, Jr., D’57Alan M. Stoneback, D’57Herbert W. Weinstein, D’57Thomas G. Woodman, D’57Richard S. Altman, D’58Francis A. Defrino, D’58Norman F. Faulkner, D’58Thomas J. Garrett, D’58Walter W. Hashimoto, D’58Leonard G. Jewson, D’58Norman W. Leard, III, D’58Arthur Marshall, D’58Joseph R. Pastorello, D’58David Rapkin, D’58Myron I. Schaffer, D’58Francis W. Siebert, D’58Marvin H. Sitrin, D’58Charles W. Tager, D’58Robert J. Valent, D’58Chris T. Armen, D’59Joseph R. Bonacci, D’59Donald G. Cheek, D’59Richard P. Dakin, D’59Jay I. Glat, D’59Philip W. Kitchin, D’59Henry A. Miller, C’59, D’64


Donald B. Olivie, D’59Omer E. Paquette, D’59Stanley B. Segal, D’59Robert B. Spilker, D’59John T. Stevens, D’59James L. Ackerman, D’60Philip R. Barbell, C’60, D’63Stephen C. Barbell, C’60, D’63Capt. Barry Benn, D’60Philip S. Caplan, D’60Arthur S. Cobin, D’60Richard C. Durbeck, D’60James H. Dyen, D’60Edgar F. Geigel, D’60Marshall J. Goldin, C’60, D’64Arnold G. Greene, D’60, GD’61Peter B. Gregory, D’60William F. Lenker, D’60Rein Maavere, D’60Philip A. Miolene, D’60William P. Schlansky, D’60Gerald D. Verdi, D’60Harvey Wenick, D’60James J. Canalichio, D’61John W. Canzano, C’61, D’65Philip F. Cerveny, Jr., D’61Lawrence G. Coulter, D’61Neal L. Freedman, C’61, D’64Martin Glassman, D’61Robert A. Katin, D’61, GD’63Richard E. Snyder, D’61Norman A. Whytock, D’61James Pinson Woolf, D’61Raymond J. Bastkowski, D’62Richard T. Buczkowski, D’62Bernard F. Buteau, Jr., D’62Fred S. Dias, D’62Captain Gordon B. Groff, D’62Barry W. Langsam, D’62David S. Lesser, D’62Donald B. Munger, D’62Norman Shapiro, D’62Harry A. Snyder, D’62Henry J. Strazzella, D’62Charles Walowitz, D’62Eli Wilks, D’62Dennis E. Winn, GD’62Nicholas J. Borrello, D’63Ronald L. Good, D’63Charles P. Hadtke, Jr., D’63John B. Hoffman, D’63Theodore Kasander, GEE’63, D’78Albert S. Mowery, Jr., D’63Andrew M. Ragona, D’63Lawrence N. Rouff, D’63, GD’66W. B. Somerville II, D’63Myron Allukian Jr, D’64Jerry Baldwin, D’64Warren F. Daugherty, Jr., D’64Peter C. Elarde, Jr., D’64Michael J. Friedman, D’64Robert H. Graeme, D’64James K. Green, D’64E. Marston Jones, D’64, GD’65Lewis A. Kay, D’64Teresita A. O’Halloran, D’64C. Thaddeus Szymanowski, D’64John M. Uhl, C’64, D’68John B. Wahlig, D’64Joshua H. Wilson, Jr., D’64Paul F. Zizza, Jr., D’64Mrs. Gail Downs Baer, DH’65Robert W. Beideman, D’65,

HOM’80Alan L. Gartenberg, D’65Jerold D. Geisenheimer, D’65Robert G. Giannuzzi, D’65Norman Goldberger, D’65Robert F. Goulstone, D’65Marshall S. Greenberg, D’65Frederick O. Johnson, D’65Joseph Kornbleuth, D’65R. Richard Lund, D’65George B. Marschall, D’65James E. Phillips, GD’65

John E. Potochny, D’65Daniel W. Springer, D’65Vija Tamuzs-Rubans, D’65Morris L. Weinman, D’65Arnold S. Weisgold, GD’65Joseph R. Zaientz, D’65Joel E. Abraham, D’66Malvin F. Braverman, D’66Howard Buckwald, D’66Stephen M. Fisher, D’66, GD’67Jay P. Goldsmith, D’66Robert Henner, D’66H. Kenneth Jackier, D’66Myron E. Katz, D’66Richard W. Mayne, D’66Charles V. Pasqualini, Jr., D’66Jeffrey R. Plancey, D’66Albert G. Senger, Jr., D’66Eric G. Anderson, D’67Edwin L. Cohen, D’67Harold E. Coulston, Jr., D’67James S. Foley, D’67Samuel C. Foster, D’67Philip C. Giarraputo, D’67Michael Russ Glogoff, D’67Robert W. Johnson, D’67Robert L. Leff, D’67Timothy P. Percarpio, D’67Richard J. Pitz, D’67Samuel R. Selzer, D’67Jeffrey B. Shapiro, D’67, GD’70L. Henry Sprouse, D’67Norman H. Stoller, D’67, GD’73Thomas R. Wilks, D’67Robert D. Wisch, D’67Anthony V. Angelichio, D’68Frederic J. Freidus, D’68Michael M. Greenburg, D’68Donald T. Hendrixson, D’68Gul R. Lalwani, D’68Fred J. Levin, C’68, D’72, GD’76Arthur S. Liblit, D’68Brady Kenneth Lyons, Jr., D’68Evan C. Moll, D’68Michael B. Pusin, D’68Carl W. Schamu, D’68Michael R. Baram, D’69Bruce I. Braverman, D’69Brian W. Courtney, D’69Andrew P. Galante, D’69John F. Gell, D’69Mark A. Goldblatt, D’69Harry S. Grand, GR’69, D’74Alan E. Horowitz, C’69, D’73Charles R. Lipton, D’69Jeffrey I. Lipton, D’69Joseph P. Mazza, D’69Mansour M. Moheban, D’69Barbara Morgan, D’69Douglas G. Pincock, D’69Stephen D. Smith, D’69John E. Spellman, D’69Juris M. Svarcbergs, D’69Steven Aaron Wolman, D’69David K. Anderson, D’70John R. Bartlett, D’70Danny E. Black, D’70Herbert C. Brannen, D’70Robert Gordon Dinmore, D’70Charles R. Dufort, D’70Marc W. Heft, EE’70, D’74Frederick D. Hicks, D’70Miles E. Kuttler, D’70William H. McLain, D’70Robert H. Bechtold, D’71Craig Yale Bloom, D’71, GD’76Robert B. Bowden, D’71Robert J. Collins, D’71Phillip L. Coulston, D’71Veasey B. Cullen, Jr., D’71, GD’74Carol L. Daiser, D’71C. Dwight Decker, D’71Richard C. Drummond, D’71, GD’73Harry P. Grossman, D’71Howard B. Grover, D’71

Robert W. Jung, D’71Patrick M. Keeley, D’71Donald E. Kondrat, D’71Arthur W. Kupperman, D’71Peter Steven Lamm, D’71Frederic Paperth, D’71Robert H. Rappaport, D’71Kenneth A. Reinhold, D’71Joel Ross, D’71Walter R. Shaghalian, D’71Mark Unger, D’71Douglas C. Walters, D’71David M. Barnett, D’72William D. Baxter, D’72Ted M. Camesano, D’72Robert P. Cohen, D’72Robert H. Fish, D’72A. Patrick Flynn, D’72Stephen N. Fox, D’72Paul Gingras, D’72Howard P. Kessler, D’72David Levy, D’72Richard Mao, D’72Richard J. Moses, II, D’72Mrs. Marlene N. Price, MT’72Mitchell B. Resnick, D’72Anthony M. Rossi, D’72Alan A. Shapiro, D’72James B. Wolf, D’72Colonel Ronald P. Appleby, D’73Robert W. Austin, D’73David Brother, D’73Paul F. Czarzasty, D’73William W. Dreyer, Jr., D’73William F. Dudley, D’73Nelson J. Goodman, D’73Jack L. Greenbaum, D’73Elliott K. Gutman, D’73Michael N. Klein, D’73Steven D. Lasser, D’73Jeffrey R. McKechnie, D’73Bruce H. Schneider, D’73Bruce D. Shoicket, D’73Joel S. Teig, D’73John A. Zalatan, D’73Harvey J. Barbag, D’74Jeff C. Bauer, D’74Bruce R. Bragdon, D’74Walter I. Chinoy, D’74Tsin F. Chuang, D’74Ellen Eisenberg, D’74Howard Fluhr, D’74Eddy Gindi, D’74Benjamin P. Iuvone, D’74Richard M. Kanter, D’74Richard M. Kondrat, D’74Raymond S. Lagstein, D’74Jeffrey M. Leitner, D’74Kim R. Montgomery, D’74Christopher E. Neale, D’74Charles F. Post, D’74, GD’75Marco D. Rand, D’74Edward P. Roy, D’74Michael B. Rulnick, D’74, GD’76Peter C. Ryan, D’74Michael F. Sullivan, D’74Richard C. Buzin, C’75, D’79Michael A. Krane, D’75Ronald M. Martin, D’75, GD’78James W. McClellan, D’75Gregory W. Sanford, D’75Michael A. Schacter, D’75, GD’77Daniel M. Segal, D’75Howard E. Strassler, D’75Stephen M. Weisner, D’75, GD’77Garry R. Adair, D’76Rebecca L. Berger, D’76Philip A. Cooper, D’76Mark E. Donelan, D’76Brian S. Duchan, D’76Sarkis Euksuzian, D’76Robert J. Golden, D’76Alan J. Guber, D’76Alfred S. Halas, D’76Howard Kantrowitz, D’76

Scott K. Leedy, D’76Joel A. Leonard, D’76Robert F. Prior, D’76Howard J. Ritt, D’76Joe T. Ruby, D’76Peter R. Barnett, D’77, WG’79Jeffrey I. Berger, D’77Peter G. Campbell, D’77Anthony J. Ciotti, D’77Donald H. Currie, D’77Marc B. Gainor, C’77, D’81Gregory G. Indyke, D’77Arthur A. Kravitz, D’77Dana L. Manchester, D’77Bruce A. Miller, D’77Dr. Mary Jane Martin Prior,

C’77, MT’77Robert Resnick, D’77Daniel M. Shoenthal, D’77Mitchell A. Smolow, D’77Arthur W. Thurm, D’77Michael G. Town, D’77Todd M. Blinder, D’78Arthur F. Dean, D’78Lawrence M. Erwich, D’78David A. Evans, D’78Allan J. Horowitz, D’78Andrew G. Jacobson, D’78John L. Lenahan, D’78Eileen A. Leone-Taylor, D’78Farideh Moattari Madani,

GD’78, D’84Glenn W. Paskow, D’78David M. Press, D’78Alan J. Seltzer, D’78Sherry Shapiro, D’78Mrs. Donna Lewis Smolow, DH’78Robert M. Solomon, D’78Dennis C. Warshowsky, D’78Fred J. Alba, C’79, D’82Sheryl R. Berezin, D’79Martha Dunham Catafamo, D’79Robert A. Goodwin, Jr., D’79Thomas W. Herfort, D’79Joshua S. Kleederman, D’79Gregg M. Lane, D’79Ronald G. Scott, D’79Kathleen A. Siu, D’79, GED’79Leonard C. Taddei, Jr., D’79Deborah J. Whitman,

D’79, GED’79Pamela L. Alberto, D’80Capt. Jay A. Black, D’80James V. Bordoni, D’80Daniel C. Eckhard, D’80Philip H. Ehret, D’80Richard L. Fiese, D’80Susan Connolly Fiorillo, D’80Nancy J. Flint, D’80Gregory V. Keating, D’80Donald J. Millner, D’80David A. Nusblatt, D’80Lorna Petersen, D’80Judith S. Post, D’80John F. Powers, D’80Robert C. Todd, III, D’80Gary B. Toubman, D’80Edward S. Yalisove, D’80Robert M. Benedon, D’81, GD’84Marc H. Berley, D’81Thomas J. Boland, D’81Paul W. Brown, D’81, GD’82Vincent A. Cesario, Jr., D’81Karen G. Cook, D’81Jack H. Corn, D’81, GD’82Donna M. Federici, C’81, D’87Michael B. Forman, D’81Jeffrey M. Ginsberg, D’81Amy L. Golden, D’81Phillip P. Ho, D’81Stephen Allan Locke, D’81,

GD’82, GD’87Charles T. Loo, D’81Judith S. Mamber, D’81Richard J. Phillips, Jr., D’81

David P. Pitman, C’81, D’86Michael Plotno, D’81Dennis J. Red, D’81Thomas W. Reinhard, D’81Peter S. Rosenman, D’81Stephen E. Shpeen, D’81Ann Wesolowski Walters, D’81John A. Weierbach II, D’81, GD’82Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Wesolowski,

PAR’81J. Craig Alexander, D’82Anne M. Chalemin, D’82Gary S. Dworkin, D’82, GD’83Neal B. Gittleman, D’82Christopher V. Hughes, D’82Janice R. Johnson, D’82Edward C. Kassab, D’82Richard C. Kessler, D’82Robert Korwin, D’82, GD’83Michael A. Landau, D’82Ramona M. L’Heureux, D’82Joseph J. Lucchesi, D’82Craig F. McBeth, D’82James J. McDermott, D’82Joel I. Nathanson, D’82David A. Newman, D’82Chester J. Palmieri, D’82Francine B. Rebhun, D’82Karen Knopf Rosen, C’82, D’85Robert I. Rosner, D’82, GED’82Brian D. Shuman, D’82,

GD’83, GD’85William H. Bohrod, D’83Robbin E. Cramer, C’83, D’84Robert A. Dores, D’83, GD’84Robert A. Engl, D’83George J. Feldman, Jr., D’83Martin J. Glassman, D’83William J. Messersmith, D’83Michael R. Nawfel, D’83Douglas S. Ramsay, D’83Ira S. Rosen, D’83Walter F. Russo, D’83Steven Speroni, D’83Shari Samansky Summers, D’83Howard J. Barsky, D’84Cindy M. Behrens, D’84Annette Kriegel Davidoff, D’84Mark B. Desrosiers, D’84Jay S. Fishbein, D’84David A. Goodman, D’84Andrew B. Gross, D’84Robert S. Gurmankin, D’84David M. Jacobowitz, D’84Eric M. Levine, D’84Wayne W. Maibaum, D’84Michael W. Migdal, D’84Jane C. Miller-Levinson, D’84, GD’85Ellen Drazner Saffir, D’84Stuart M. Schnall, D’84Michael R. Smith, D’84Stephen R. Bradley, D’85Robyn J. Dogus, D’85Gregory L. French, D’85Rosalia Gallo, D’85James A. Isaacson, D’85Richard D. Isaacson, D’85Howard D. Lassin, D’85Agnes Lau, D’85M. D. Lipshultz, D’85Sarah M. Lynch, D’85Douglas R. Mahler, D’85Thomas A. McGraw, D’85Susan Schwartz Plotnick, D’85Dallas L. Pulliam, Jr., D’85Peter D. Russo, D’85Maria Christina Sevilla, D’85, GD’86David M. Sheintop, D’85Timothy P. Sweet, D’85Eric A. Wachs, D’85William U. Blymire, D’86Michael Andrew Carol, D’86William P. Grohol, D’86Thomas G. Planzos, D’86John W. Rosenlieb, D’86

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Stuart Alan Chavis, D’87James Theodore Criares, D’87Jeannette P. Desino, D’87Gregory Scott Direnzo, D’87Mitchell Joseph Farr, D’87,

GD’89, GD’90Mark David Kopera, D’87Keith Martin Phillips, D’87Eric C. Weiss, C’87, D’90Seth Matthew Blitzer, D’88John Michael Capogna, GD’88Lisa Anne Ferrari, D’88Marc Phillip Gimbel, D’88Jerald Samuel Matt, D’88Francis Joseph McClain, D’88Hilton Zvi Segal, GD’88, D’91Teresa Destefano-Razian, D’89Sophia C. Kladias, D’89Sharon Hibbard Stokes, D’89Amy D. Field, D’90Daryl Klopp, D’90Karin Michelle Lamar, D’90Ross S. Lesser, D’90Lori B. Lubliner-Robinson,

D’90, GD’92Anita Marie Milici, D’90, GD’93Richard E. Paul, D’90Laura Ann Randolph, D’90Stephanie E. D’Aprile, D’91Russell L. Forman, D’91Daniel J. Gesek, Jr., D’91Simin Manii, D’91Adithya Babu Reddy, D’91Sari Zimmer, D’91Ann Kearney Astolfi, D’92Peter Paul Devlin, D’92Mark S. Farina, D’92John S. Horchos, D’92Reinaldo Horta Brito, D’92Jonathan Hastings Terhune, D’92Paul Luff Boger, D’93Andrew J. Krygier, D’93, GD’96Samantha A. Vitagliano, D’93Joy Bockstein Abt, D’94Staci B. Frankowitz, D’94Joseph A. R. Gabany, D’94, GED’95Amy Elizabeth James, D’94Syamala Jasti, D’94Randi C. Lempert, D’94, GD’95Laurene Alyse Marks-Wolf, D’94Farah D. Shariff, D’94Marielena Arroyo-Pratt, D’95Jill S. Baldinger, D’95, GD’98Nuntiya Kakanantadilok, D’95Bartley L. Larrow, Jr., C’95, D’96Anita S. H. Patel, D’95Robert D. Lipschutz, D’96Blair A. Schachtel, D’96Joanna Ioana Bodea, D’97Jennifer Lee Kazemi, C’97, D’00Kevin T. Nii, GD’97Rachel A. Maher, D’98Corina Radu, D’99A. Melissa Vargas, C’99,

D’02, GED’02Gregory CatchingsLois F. FeldhendlerBrett R. Levin, D’00Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. LewisElsa F. MuellerJ. W. O’HaraTaiwo M. Osunkoya, D’00Jeannette K. Song, D’00Lynn Tcherkezian, D’00John A. WatsonSusan B. WestIbrahim Y. Alhussain, D’03Loren C. Buonocore, D’03Kathleen P. Lambert, D’03Maria-Paz U. Smith, D’95, WEV’03Chantiste Beal, D’05

The Young Ben Club Bruce Fisher, D’92, M’97,

GD’00, RES’00Gurbuz Edeer, D’94Manisha N. Ghodke, D’94David A. Rosh, D’94Mara L. Leveson, D’95,

GED’95, GD’95Timothy C. Lin, D’96, GD’99John M. Wachtel, D’96 Alena R. Spielberg, D’97Patricio J. Sumaza, D’97Joori Kim, D’98

GraduateSpecialtiesAnnual GivingEndodonticsDBS BankDoctors Herbranson & JaberEndodontic Associates Endodontics AssociatesEndodontics Associates Ltd.Exton Endodontics PCInfinite EndodonticsSouth Bay EndodonticsRev. James A. Tsigounis, D’58Noah Chivian, D’59Frederick L. Cox, D’60Fred S. Dias, D’62Robert T. Wilson, D’64, GD’70Herbert N. Gutentag, D’66Alan Gary Selbst, D’67George E. Biron, D’68Albert A. Citron, D’68Dennis G. Brave, GD’71W. Theodore Schwartz, II, GD’71Alan Kirsch, GD’72William G. Sloan, D’72, GD’87David W. Belardi, GD’73Gerald E. Longhurst, GD’73Edward M. O’Keefe, GD’75Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77Kenneth A. Koch, D’77, GD’93Jay R. Melvin, GD’77Lawrence A. Popkin, GD’78Bruce H. Godick, D’79, GD’83Jeffrey A. Lieberman, GD’79Valerie Eisenbe Yasner, C’79,

D’83, GD’86Robert C. Director, GD’81Jack G. Roskies, GD’82Michael J. Feldman, D’89Phillip S. Min, GD’93Craig C. Broome, GD’94Frederick Rodney Cho, GD’96Donald Tsung-I Liu, D’96, GD’99Jean Kang, GD’00Dr. Lisa SladeDenny Y. Fang, GD’01Leon H. Strohecker, D’57, GD’60Donald B. Bershtein, D’62Joseph Lipa, Jr., D’62Henry J. Strazzella, D’62Alexander W. Hochheiser,

C’64, D’67Robert W. Kidd III, D’65Lawrence Kessler, C’66, D’70Marshall I. Gottsegen, GD’67Stephen O. Hand, D’69, GD’71Henry J. Cluver, D’71Peter F. Johnson, D’71John J. Leonard, D’71Joseph R. Greenberg, D’72, GD’76Dale W. Grove, D’72Neil S. Hiltunen, D’73Spencer Z. Forman, D’75Gail Spiegel Cohen, C’76, D’80Captain Eric Lewis, D’76Jerrold B. Resnick, D’76

Marcus E. Paul, D’77John G. Steciw, GD’77Robert B. Chastant, GD’78David T. W. Lau, D’79David Tai-Man Shen, D’79, GD’81Richard Copell, D’80William W. M. Cheung, D’81, GD’82James D. Hudson, D’82Paul Y. Lee, GD’84Douglas W. White, D’85, GD’88Guy Coby, GD’87, GD’90Thomas A. Herberger, GD’87Mr. Bruce D. Manson, WG’87Joyce A. Perih, GD’89Jay Kevin Selznick, D’90Howard P. Fraiman, D’91,

GD’93, GD’94Tony L. Skanchy, GD’91Dr. and Mrs. Barry H. Hendler,

PAR’93Roger A. Achong, D’94Therese DiFlorio Brennan,

D’94, M’98, GD’01Frank A. Vigliotti, D’94, GD’98Mr. Theodore B. Young, WG’96Xiaoyan Dai, D’98Renee BanakisJacqueline BoumaDr. Robert J. BrayAnonymous, CW’00Anonymous, D’00Michele E. GladstoneHarry L. HabbelCarl H. HochheiserMiriam D. HochheiserDr. and Mrs. Michael J. MundenarMay Nooreyazdan, D’00Ronald V. RunyonDr. Russell K. Street

Oral SurgeryAtlantic Oral & Maxillofacial Reading Oral Surgery Group Ltd.Louis H. Guernsey, Sr. D’47, GD’56Peter Dennis Quinn, D’74, GD’78Michael L. Iczkovitz, GD’79Kenneth Adams MacAfee,

D’83, GD’86Lawrence Mark Levin, D’87, GD’92Dr. and Mrs. Barry H. Hendler,

PAR’93Carol M. PyleColeman J. Spector

Orthodontics Harry & Velma Galblum

PhilanthropyJames E. Pumphrey, GD’61Lawrence N. Rouff, D’63, GD’66Louis S. Vodzak, GD’67Donald M. Humen, D’68, GD’72Francis G. Forwood, D’77, GD’79Vanessa A. Morenzi, D’83,

GD’84, GD’89Michael Angelo Perillo,

D’93, GD’95Estate of Harriet Worrall Mershon

PediatricsFrances B. Glenn, D’56Amy A. Bergels

Periodontics D. Walter Cohen, C’47, D’50Edwin J. Zimmet, D’70

BequestsEstate of Arvid G. TrippEstate of Mary McGinley, DH’32Estate of Louise P. ColellaEstate of Gertrude Yarman Estate of Eleanor B. ReidEstate of Thelma Dillon Andress,

ED’33, G’35Estate of Jess R. Frisbee

Capital GivingAdirondack Dental

Health Assoc.Advanta Corp.Alfredo Alexander DentistryArizona Orthodontic Specialists Associated OrthodontistsB. & D. Dental Associates PCBarclays CapitalBenco Dental CompanyDanhakl Family FundDrs. Desilets Byrne & Manzoli PCFelberbaum Family FoundationCraig W. Fischer DMD PCHighland Gun ShopInfinite EndodonticsL. K. ManagementSouthcoast Endodontics PCEdward B. Shils, W’36, G’37,

GR’40, L’86, GL’90, GRL’97George R. Gray, D’50Edwin C. Horne, D’52Robert P. Levy, C’52Lee Cassella, D’55, GD’69Lawrence W. Loveland, D’55Morton J. Weyler, D’55John T. Ziegler, D’55Leon H. Strohecker, D’57, GD’60Donald B. Bershtein, D’62Joseph Lipa, Jr., D’62Henry J. Strazzella, D’62Alexander W. Hochheiser,

C’64, D’67Robert W. Kidd, III, D’65Lawrence Kessler, C’66, D’70Marshall I. Gottsegen, GD’67Stephen O. Hand, D’69, GD’71Henry J. Cluver, D’71Peter F. Johnson, D’71John J. Leonard, D’71Joseph R. Greenberg, D’72, GD’76Dale W. Grove, D’72Neil S. Hiltunen, D’73Spencer Z. Forman, D’75Gail Spiegel Cohen, C’76, D’80Captain Eric Lewis, D’76Jerrold B. Resnick, D’76Marcus E. Paul, D’77John G. Steciw, GD’77Robert B. Chastant, GD’78David T. W. Lau, D’79David Tai-Man Shen, D’79, GD’81Richard Copell, D’80William W. M. Cheung,

D’81, GD’82James D. Hudson, D’82Paul Y. Lee, GD’84Douglas W. White, D’85, GD’88Guy Coby, GD’87, GD’90Thomas A. Herberger, GD’87Mr. Bruce D. Manson, WG’87Joyce A. Perih, GD’89Jay Kevin Selznick, D’90Howard P. Fraiman, D’91,

GD’93, GD’94Tony L. Skanchy, GD’91Dr. and Mrs. Barry H.

Hendler, PAR’93Roger A. Achong, D’94Therese DiFlorio Brennan, D’94,

M’98, GD’01

Frank A. Vigliotti, D’94, GD’98Theodore B. Young, WG’96Xiaoyan Dai, D’98Renee BanakisJacqueline BoumaDr. Robert J. BrayAnonymous, CW’00Anonymous, D’00Michele E. Gladstone,Harry L. HabbelCarl H. HochheiserMiriam D. HochheiserDr. and Mrs. Michael J. MundenarMay NooreyazdanRonald V. RunyonRussell K. Street

EndowmentsLeonard Abrams DDS Prize FundIrene R. Conway

Lenore and George FeldmanScholarshipNeil & Sharon Danzger

Philanthropy FundMichael J Feldman Family

Philanthropy FundDavid & Debra Feldman

Philanthropy FundAndrew & Mindy Feldman

Philanthropy

Linda Johnson Gilliam Lecture ForumGilliam Foundation

Alfred H. & Halina GreenbergScholarshipAlfred H Greenberg, D’59

Samuel & Louis RossmanEndowed ScholarshipLouis E Rossman, D’75, GD’77Nancy F. Chalmers, CW’64Mr. & Mrs. Leonard DubinSylvia P. LevinDr. & Mrs. E. J. DellheimAnnaeel MogulJane A. Corey, GNU’97Michele D. Hangley, Esq., L’98Eva H. CohenRaymond FinkMr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Field,

Esq., C’52Joan SibnerArnold L. Podell, DDS, D’59

Dr. & Mrs. Edward F. SipeMemorial Scholarship FundEstate of Mary McGinley, DH’32

Frank & Mary Vinci Scholarship FundSalvatore F. Vinci, D’76

Yarman LectureEstate of Gertrude Yarman

The Penn Dental Office of Development and Alumni Relationsacknowledges the generous support of contributors to the Universityof Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine during the period of July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004.

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of donor listings.We regret any error or omission and ask you to notify Mary McCarron,Administrative Assistant for Development, with any corrections at215-898-8951 or [email protected].


Alumni n e w s

Alumni Weekend 2004 Marks Special Beginnings, EndingsMore than 200 Penn Dental alumniand their guests gathered for AlumniWeekend 2004, enjoying a host ofeducational and social activities andcelebrating 12 class reunions (thoseclasses ending in “4” and “9”), includ-ing the 50th for the Class of 1954.Held May 14 to 16, this year’s event alsomarked some important beginningsand endings for Penn Dental and theUniversity, as Dr. Marjorie Jeffcoatparticipated in her first alumni week-end as Penn Dental Dean, and Dr.Judith Rodin experienced her last asPenn President.

Penn Dental recognized Dr. Rodinfor her outstanding leadership of the University during the All-AlumniReunion Luncheon, held at theUniversity’s Museum of Archaeologyand Anthropology. There, Dean Jeffcoatannounced the creation of the JudithRodin Community Service Award at

Penn Dental, honoring Dr. Rodin’sstrong commitment to building com-munity partnerships during her presi-dency. The award, which was presentedto Dr. Rodin, will be given annually to a Penn Dental student (see story,page 17).

The 2004 Alumni Awards of Merit were also presented as part of theluncheon program. This year’s recipientsincluded Dr. Martin Greenberg (GD’68),Dr. Anna Kornbrot (D’79, GD’82),and Dr. Edward P. Henefer (D’54), (seestory, page 28). In addition, the Penn

Dental Alumni Society votedon and accepted its 2004-2005 slate of officers, electingDr. Marc Ackerman (D’98),President; Dr. Jeffrey Blum(D’80), First Vice President;Dr. Joshua Wolgin (D’98),Second Vice President; andDr. Tara Lee Sexton (D’88),Treasurer. The outgoing pres-ident was Dr. Anna Kornbrot.

“It is my hope to continuerevitalizing the Alumni Society

and offer new opportunities for alumnito experience the evolving Penn Dental oftomorrow,” notes Dr. Ackerman on hisrole as the new Alumni Society President.

Among other highlights of theweekend was the Women’s Forum — anaddition to the educational program that featured a panel discussing theirdental career choices, obstacles they

have encountered as women, and howthey balance their professional andpersonal lives. Moderated by Dr. JudithBuchanan, Penn Dental’s AssociateDean for Academic Affairs, and devel-oped by Drs. Anna Kornbrot andMargrit Maggio (D’87), the other panelists included Dean Jeffcoat, Dr.Phoebe Leboy, Dr. Barbara Steinberg,Dr. Linda Himmelberger (D’79), andDr. Tara Sexton. The forum was madepossible by Dr. Linda Gilliam (D’89), a Penn Dental Overseer.

Two continuing dental educationcourses were also part of programofferings — Periodontal Disease and PretermBirth: Does Therapy Work?, presented byDean Jeffcoat, and Biodontics: TheIntegration of Biotechnology and ClinicalDentistry, by Dr. Edward F. Rossomando(D’64), Professor of BioStructure andFunction and Oral and MaxillofacialSurgery at the University of ConnecticutSchool of Dental Medicine.

Members of Penn’s Dental HygieneAlumni Society also gathered for a lun-cheon and continuing education coursetitled Take Five: Oral Cancer Screening. Dean

Dr. Clement C. Alpert (C’32, D’34), the oldest Penn Dental alumnus to attend Alumni Weekend, carriedthe School’s flag in the Parade of Classes, leading the procession with Dean Marjorie Jeffcoat (center)and Dr. Kenneth Fieldston (D’74, left). Visit www.dental.upenn.edu/alumni/alumni-news.htmlto view more event photos.

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Jeffcoat visited the lunch to give anupdate on Penn Dental and to takequestions.

Plans are already beginning forReunion Weekend 2005, which will beheld May 13 to 15 and include reunionsfor the classes of ’00, ’95, ’90, ’85,’80, ’75, ’70, ’65, ’60, ’55, ’50, and’45. Among the plans for this year’sgathering will be a central location forall reunion dinners, which will be heldat the historic Union League. In addition,a joint reception for all reunioners will be held at the Union League priorto the reunion dinners, enablingalumni to easily socialize with friendsand colleagues from other classes thantheir own. For more information, contact Candy Elkind Emerson, Penn Dental’s Associate Director ofDevelopment and Alumni Relations,[email protected], 215-898-8951.

Dean Plans Alumni Visits Around the Country In an effort to get to know Penn Dentalalumni in other parts of the country,Dean Marjorie Jeffcoat is traveling tomany states, including Florida, NewYork,Massachusetts, and Texas, as well asWashington D.C. this school year.

These alumni gatherings are orga-nized to coincide with various dentalassociation meetings and plans are alsounderway for visits to be hosted in thehomes of Penn Dental alumni, creatingan inviting environment for graduatesto meet the Dean.

“I am very much looking forwardto meeting some of the esteemed grad-uates of Penn Dental,” says DeanJeffcoat. “During my year-long tenurehere, I have had the opportunity to getto know many of our newest dentists.Of course as a dentist myself, I knowmany Penn Dental graduates, but I lookforward to seeing how Penn Dental hasshaped the careers of previous graduat-ing classes.”

This fall, Dean Jeffcoat made twovisits to Orlando, FL. The first timegathering with alumni at a receptionheld during the American DentalAssociation 145th Annual Session inOctober. The second time in earlyNovember, when a special dinner washeld in conjunction with the AmericanAcademy of Periodontology in memoryof the Dr. Leonard Abrams, a highlyregarded Penn Dental professor, whopassed away in July. And in lateNovember, the Dean visited withalumni in New York City atthe Greater New YorkDental Meeting.

To date, those alumnireceptions with DeanJeffcoat scheduled for2005 include the follow-ing: January 28, 6 to 7:30p.m., at the MarriotCopley Plaza, Boston, MA,in conjunction with theYankee Dental Congress;

March 10, 5:30 to 7 p.m., at the WaltDisney Dolphin Hotel, Orlando, FL,in conjunction with the Academy ofOsseointegration Annual Meeting; andApril 7, 6 to 8 p.m., at the WyndhamAnatole Hotel, Dallas, TX , in con-junction with the American Associationof Endodontists meeting April 6–9.

Alumni Society Presents 2004 Alumni Awards of MeritThe Penn Dental Alumni Society onceagain honored the achievements andcontributions of Penn Dental graduateswith its Alumni Award of Merit, pre-senting the 2004 awards to Drs.Martin Greenberg (GD’68), EdwardHenefer (D’54), and Anna Kornbrot(D’79, GD’82).This year’s awards wereconferred at the All-Alumni ReunionLuncheon, held May 14 duringReunion Weekend.

Presented annually, the award recognizes alumni who have maintainedclose ties to Penn Dental and who havedemonstrated leadership in the dentalprofession and community.

Dr. Martin Greenberg, whoearned his dental degree at ColumbiaUniversity School of Dentistry andcompleted a residency in general den-tistry at Queens Hospital Center, cameto Penn Dental to continue his educa-tion and pursue his interests in oralmedicine. He completed a residency inoral medicine and clinical research atPenn Dental in 1968, and since then,has been part of the faculty, rising to

Alumni Society President Dr. Marc Ackerman (left), who acceptedthe Alumni Award of Merit for Dr. Edward Henefer, with theother award recipients: Drs. Anna Kornbrot and Martin Greenberg.


the position of Professor of OralMedicine in 1982 and becoming Chairof the department in 1988. Since 1988,he has also been the School’s AssociateDean for Hospital Affairs. In 2000, he was recognized by the AmericanAcademy of Oral Medicine as therecipient of the Samuel Charles MillerAward for Outstanding Contributionto Oral Medicine — the highest awardgiven in the field of oral medicine. He is currently the President of theAmerican Board of Oral Medicine anda member of the Oral Cancer ProtocolCommittee with the American DentalAssociation. He also serves as the editorof the Oral Medicine Section of theJournal of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, OralPathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics.

Award recipient Dr. EdwardHenefer, who this year celebrated his50th class reunion as a 1954 PennDental graduate, has been a highlyrespected member of the Penn Dentalfaculty for more than 40 years. Hejoined the faculty in 1961 as an Associatein Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, andhe was part of the standing faculty from 1964 through 1984, holding theposition of Professor of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery from 1971through 1984. Since then, Dr. Heneferhas continued to teach on a part-timebasis as a Clinical Professor of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Henefer alsomaintained a private practice in oraland maxillofacial surgery in BrynMawr, PA, from 1976 to 1992. He was a fellow with the American College ofDentists for many years and has beenactive in numerous national and localdental societies throughout his career.

While affiliated with Penn Dental,Dr. Henefer has also taught residents at the Philadelphia General Hospital,Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia,Presbyterian Hospital, and the Hospitalof the University of Pennsylvania andwas appointed head of the section oforal surgery at Pennsylvania Hospitalfrom 1971 to 1980. Early in his career,

Dr. Henefer was a Captain in the U.S.Army Dental Corps and the post oralsurgeon for two years at Fort Rucker,Alabama. He also consulted at Fort Dix Army Hospital.

Dr. Anna Kornbrot earned herDMD from Penn Dental in 1979 andwas the first woman to complete a resi-dency in oral and maxillofacial surgeryat the School in 1982. Since 1982, shehas been a member of the Penn Dentalfaculty, sharing her skills and knowl-edge as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.Presently, in addition to her privatepractice, she is also a clinical instructorat Thomas Jefferson UniversityHospital. Her other administrativeappointments have included AssistantChief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeryat Graduate Hospital from 1983 to1993 and Co-director of the GraduateHospital Temporomandibular JointService from 1987 through 1993. Dr. Kornbrot is a diplomate of boththe American Board of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery and the AmericanCollege of Oral and MaxillofacialSurgeons. Having maintained active ties with fellow alumni, Dr. Kornbrotserved as the 2003-2004 President of the Penn Dental Alumni Society.

“This year’s recipients of theAlumni Award of Merit all share a loveof teaching and a strong commitmentto the School of Dental Medicine,” saysPenn Dental Alumni Society PresidentDr. Marc Ackerman. The Society presentsthe Alumni Award of Merit annuallyand is currently accepting nominationsfor the 2005 awards. All nominationswith a curricula vita should be sent tothe Penn Dental Office of Alumni andDevelopment Relations, 240 South40th St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, by March 1, 2005.

Alumni Profile: Dr. Gregory Russell (D’03)Just a few months after his graduationfrom Penn Dental, Dr. Gregory Russell had more than 3,000 patientsin his care — deployed to Iraq as anArmy brigade dentist. Dr. Russell, whoattended Penn Dental through theArmy’s Health Professional ScholarshipProgram, went on active duty for hisfour-year service requirement in July2003, receiving a direct commissioninto the Dental Corps as a Captain. Hewas deployed to Iraq for eight months,returning to Fort Bragg, N.C., in April2004, where he is now working in thedental clinic there.

“Although deploying was tough, itwas a very good year for me as a dentist,”notes Dr. Russell. “Being on my ownmade me step up and put to use all ofthe knowledgeand skills Igained at PennDental. I nowknow for a factthat I could nothave had bettertraining thanwhat I received at Penn.”

While in Iraq, Dr. Russell was thedentist for more than 3,000 soldiers ofthe 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the82nd Airborne Division. Stationednear Al Fallujah, he provided primarygeneral dental care to all of the soldiersand civilians assigned within the Division’sTask Force Area of Operation. He alsoserved as the primary coordinatingtriage officer in mass casualty situationsand provided limited humanitariandental care to the local population.

Patient treatment was performed in a mobile unit that could be brokendown and moved to different locationsas needed, and Dr. Russell notes thatbeing set up in the middle of the deserthad its challenges.

“Supplies were limited and orderscould take weeks to months to arrive.We did, however, have all the equip-ment that a civilian dental office would

Dr. Gregory Russell

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have except on a much smaller scale.Everything is designed to be packed intodurable containers for safe movement ifnecessary,” says Dr. Russell. While thedigital radiography and compact compres-sor and sterilizer were all high-tech, headds that the dental chairs were quiteprimitive — a simple folding chair thatwhen stowed away would measure only 2'x 2'x 4".

As the only dentist in a 30- to 50-mile radius, he found his deployment situation a challenging and rewardinglearning experience. “It is very dangerousto travel by air or ground, and therefore, I would not want to send a soldier out ofmy area for treatment,” notes Dr. Russell.“So I had to handle all types of cases onmy own as they would present themselves.I feel that Penn prepared me very well forsuch an experience.”

While Dr. Russell is thankful to behome and enjoying daily life with his wife,Angela, and daughter, Alexandria, he isproud to have served in Iraq. “I am glad Igot to serve with the men and women ofthe Armed Forces who put their lives onthe line day in and day out for the free-doms of this country and others.”

Dr. Lewis E. Proffitt, Penn Dental Join in Sigma Pi Phi Centennial CelebrationPenn Dental alumnus, Dr. Lewis E. Proffitt(D’73, WG’80), and a distinguishedgroup of his fellow Sigma Pi Phi fraternitybrothers gathered at Penn Dental on June28 for a special luncheon as part of thefraternity’s centennial celebration, heldthis summer in Philadelphia.

Sigma Pi Phi is one of the largest andoldest African American fraternities in thenation with 112 chapters nationwide andmore than 5,000 members. This year thefraternity returned to Philadelphia, thecity of its founding, for its national meet-ing and 100th Anniversary. Dr. Proffittconvened the meeting in recognition ofone of the fraternity’s original founders,Dr. Richard John Warrick, a dentist whograduated from the Pennsylvania Collegeof Dental Surgery. The Pennsylvania

College of Dental Surgery merged with the University of Pennsylvania DentalDepartment in 1909, which later becamethe School of Dental Medicine. Thus, Dr.Proffitt brought his fraternity home toPenn Dental.

“It was an honor and privilege toacknowledge the legacy and accomplish-ments of Dr. Warrick at Penn Dental,”notes Dr. Proffitt. “He and the other threefounding members were social pioneersand the builders of a great fraternal structure.”

Dr. Proffitt hosted 17 other fraternitymembers from throughout the country atthe Penn Dental luncheon, also attendedby Dean Marjorie Jeffcoat, who shared in a discussion on Penn Dental’s ongoingcommitment to minority recruitment and retention.

Since its founding, Sigma Pi Phi hasbecome a virtual Who’s Who in BlackAmerica, and over the years, has countedamong its members such leaders as W.E.B.DuBois, Martin Luther King, Jr., ArthurAshe, and Maynard Jackson.

“Sigma Pi Phi is unique in that itbrings together individuals from so manydifferent areas and provides an unequalledchance to mentor and network on a multi-tude of levels,” adds Dr. Proffitt, who hasheld a variety of local, regional, and nationaloffices within Sigma Pi Phi and is consid-ering running for the national Grand SireArchon (President) Elect in 2006.

Other Penn Dental alumni among the Sigma Pi Phi membership includeMarshall D. Vaughters (D’51), Edwin C.Horne (D’52), Norman L. Clark (D’82,M’85) and Spencer Carl Saint-Cyr (D’97).

“Penn Dental was honored to host this distinguished group in many fields,ranging from dentistry to law,” notesDean Marjorie Jeffcoat. “These men serveas role models for dentistry’s leaders ofthe future — our students.”

Penn Dental Journal

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With the digital version, youcan access an exact replica of theprinted magazine, just as it appearson the page. You can download itinstantly right to your desktop. Justgo to www.dental.upenn.edu/journaland click on the “digital version”link. You’ll get instructions for down-loading a copy of this issue and learnhow to sign up for email alerts ofwhen the next issue is available.

The digital version uses AdobeAcrobat Reader, software that youprobably already have or can down-load for free at www.adobe.com.Read it at your desktop, take it withyou on your laptop, or print out thearticles that interest you.


Alumnic l a s s n o t e s

1930’sP. Richard Wexler (D’32) and hiswife, Helen, are enjoying retire-ment in Casa De Las Campanas,CA, a retirement community situ-ated in the mountains near SanDiego, and they welcome visitors!Dr. Wexler has been active onnumerous committees there —from the Safety & Security (fouryears, two as Chair), TV Satellite,and Technology committees tothe Men’s Investment Club (twoyears as Chair, one as treasurer),the Mac Computer Club (a found-ing member and two years aschair), and the Foundation andAwards Sub-Committee. TheWexlers are blessed with two children — Nancy and Stacy.

1940’sMarion Mendenhall (nee Dunlap,DH’42) and Ralph, her husband of 60 years, are enjoying theirretirement in the independent living section of a continuing care facility in Ocean City, NJ.They frequently travel to ScottsValley, CA, and Arvada, CO, to visit children and grandchildren,and a third son visits them everySaturday (for dinner).

1950’sThis year marks the 50th anniver-sary of the opening of Anthony J.Russo’s (D’52) dental practice inMilford, CT. His eldest son, WalterRusso (D’83), practiced with himsince 1983 and continued thepractice after Tony’s retirement in1994. Tony’s daughter, Jane Russo(D’84), practices part time withWalter and her husband, Dr.Andrew Kurjanowicz, in his prac-tice. Tony’s younger son, PeterRusso (D’85), practices orthodon-tics in Branford, CT.

John Allan Bier (D’54), ReunionChairman of this class, wrote: “ThePenn Dental Class of 1954 held its 50-Year Reunion on May 14 with dinner at the Union League of Phila-delphia. There were approximately 35class members in attendance, and anapproximately equal number of fam-ily members. The opportunity torenew old friendships, reflect onexperiences in the profession, andbring each other up to date on familyaffairs was thoroughly enjoyed by all,as at the same time we lamented theabsence of those who were not withus. Regrettably, several class memberswished to attend but were unable to do so due to illness, their own orthat of family. To those, we sincerelysend our best wishes for an unevent-ful recovery. To those class memberswho did not attend for whateverother reason, we hope to see younext time. Time goes faster andfaster and the year 2009 will arriveall too soon. On behalf of the Class,our regards to all.”

Lee Cassella (D’55) retired from his oral and maxillofacial surgerypractice in December 1986 andmoved to Rancho Bernardo, CA, to becloser to his two daughters, who areboth in the entertainment business.Six years after his wife’s death, heremarried, and has since dabbled inreal estate; he currently owns tworental homes. On June 29, he cele-brated his 80th birthday, pleasantlysurprised by a party planned by hiswife and four children. Dr. Cassellaalso has five grandchildren and looksforward to the 50th reunion of theClass of 1955.

Stephen Wotman (D’55) is Professorof Community Dentistry andBehavioral Science at the School ofDental Medicine at Case WesternUniversity in Cleveland, and Professorof Epidemiology and Biostatistics inthe Medical School there. He is alsothe principal investigator for a $2.5million grant to study dental prac-tices. Over a three-day period, he willobserve 20 dental practices in north-ern Ohio, accumulating the mostcomprehensive database about dental practices in the U.S.; analysisof the data will continue over a four-year period.

Matthew J. Cohen (D’57) retiredfrom practice in March 1999. He isnow an Adjunct Professor ofAnatomy and Physiology in theallied health and nursing programsat Delaware County CommunityCollege in Media, PA, and is aLecturer in biology and nutrition inthe nursing program at NeumannCollege in Aston, PA.

Richard S. Altman (D’58) served inthe US Navy for 21 years followinggraduation, deployed all over theworld. While in the Navy, he receivedan MS degree in oral biology fromGeorge Washington University anda certificate in periodontics fromthe US Naval Graduate DentalSchool. After his navy career, he hada periodontal practice in Orlando,FL, for 25 years, retiring from it inJuly 2004. For the last 14 years, hepracticed with his son, David. Hehas served as President of theOrange County Dental Society, theCentral District Dental Association,the Florida Society of Periodontists,and the Southern Academy ofPeriodontology. He is a Fellow of theAmerican College and the Inter-national College of Dentists. He andhis wife, Peggy, live in Maitland, FL.They have a daughter, Joanne Tate,and four grandchildren.

1960’s

Melvyn Greenstein (D’60)sold his practice and retired fiveyears ago, and this year, he alsosold his dental marketing com-pany, Direct Dental Services,Inc., which provides free dentalwork to communication work-ers unions using their dentalinsurance. The companyemploys over 250 dentists andprovides services in 18 states. Henow sells life, health, and vari-able annuity policies to dentistsand physicians. Active innumerous community and den-tal associations, he has beenhonored by The Academy OneHundred of the University ofFlorida School of Dentistry, theAcademy of General Dentistry,The Israeli Committee ofGreater Miami, Ohr SomayachInternational, and The NationalGeographic Society. His son(D’88) is a practicing dentist inMiami and his daughter is ahygienist in Nashville. He hasbeen married for 44 years andspends as much time as possible playing with his sixgrandchildren.

Gerald L. Fine (D’59), retired from private orthodontic prac-tice, maintains his skills by teaching at NYU and working atthe local hospitals in the cleftpalate departments and resi-dency programs. In addition, he is the Chief of the OrthodonticDepartment at St. CharlesHospital and Mather MemorialHospital in Pt. Jefferson, NY. Heand his wife, Barbara, a Penn grad-uate, travel often, and play bridgeand tennis. Dr. Fine also states,“We have two of the smartestgrandkids that we love to watch.”Above: Dr. Gerald Fine and wife,Barbara, in Alaska.

32 alumni: class notes

Edwin L. Granite (D’61) was recently elected Chairman of the Department of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery and HospitalDentistry, Chief of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery, and Program Director of the Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery Residency atChristiana Care Health Services.

Frederic Melnick (D’61) is Presidentand CEO of Paris Dreams Ltd.,www.anamericaninparis.com ,which provides a complete guide to Paris — from hotels to day trips,it has all you need to know aboutvisiting the City of Lights.

Walt Myers (D’61) just completedhis 37th year in his oral surgerypractice near Atlanta. Although hehas sold the practice, he will con-tinue to work part-time with hissuccessor and another long-timeassociate. This past summer, hebackpacked for 10 days in the Lewisand Clark wilderness in Montana.He hopes to continue in part-timeoral surgery practice until he is well into his seventies. The rest ofthe time he builds furniture, hikes, swims, and spoils his fivegrandchildren.

Dennis T. Lindo (D’62) sold his practice three years ago and nowpractices twice a week with theEisenmann Group. He currentlyserves on the Board of Directors of Banco del Istmo, the largest institution of its type in CentralAmerica and Panama. He is also on the Board of Directors at IncaeUniversity in San Jose, Costa Rica,famous for its business school anda branch of Harvard, and on theBoard of a 91-year-old family busi-ness that focuses on logistics andwarehousing. He still finds time for painting and travel, and he and his wife, Bonnie, have threedaughters and eight grandchildren.

Betty Brussel Shamas (DH’63)retired from a 40-year career in dental hygiene, 31 years of which were with the same periodontist. She currently lives in St. Petersburg, FL, with herhusband, Ed, and has threedaughters. One daughter is married with two daughters of her own; one is a physician;and one is studying for her master’s degree in sign lan-guage/interpreting at GaluadetUniversity. She is still on theDental Hygiene Alumni Board,and cherishes her years at Penn and the lifelong friendships started there.

Lois Foster Hirt (DH’64) has con-tributed to two anthologies — Hot Chocolate for the Mystical Lover — 101 True Stories of SoulMates Brought Together by DivineIntervention and Small Miracles for Families — ExtraordinaryCoincidences that Reaffirm ourDeepest Ties. It is the story of her85-year-old mother and 86-year-oldstep-father who reunited after a60-year separation, detailing howthey met and why they weren’teach other’s first spouse. She is stillwriting her “fun” dental column for the Los Angeles and South Baydental hygiene newsletters and the American Dental HygienistsAssociation.

Mickey Langsfeld (D’64) retiredfrom a 40-year practice of generaldentistry in Philadelphia, and now enjoys golf, tennis, family, photography, and his family tree.He says he had a great time renewing friendships at the 40th Reunion Weekend.

Cas Szymanowski (D’64) welcomedhis son Jonathan to his periodontalpractice in Sacramento, CA.Jonathan recently obtained hisDiplomate status from theAmerican Academy of Periodon-tology, and they have been practic-ing for three years, during whichthey established the SacramentoDental Forum. As directors, theyprovide a multidisciplinary continu-ing education program for dentists. Another son, Damon, willcomplete an orthodontic programat Penn Dental in 2005 and will bemarried to Alison Juozokas, MD, the same year. His son, Jeremy, is a fourth-year radiology residentat the University of SouthernCalifornia. Dr. Szymanowski’s activities include making tuitionpayments, golfing, cycling, skiing,and collecting fine wines. He andhis wife, Jacqueline, a former nurse at HUP, will celebrate their39th wedding anniversary onChristmas Eve.

Since 1998, Barbara Levy Tobey(DH’64) has been the Director ofthe Office of Women’s Health atthe Indiana State Department ofHealth. Barbara has a strong con-cern for many areas of women’shealth, particularly as they relate tounderserved women. Under herdirection, she has developed andimplemented a mini-grant initia-tive, which provides funding forwomen’s health programmingstatewide. The office has developedand implemented programs in critical areas of women’s healthsuch as cardiovascular disease,osteoporosis, physical activity, girls’health and obesity. Barbara has a BS from the University ofPennsylvania and a MS from IndianaUniversity School of Dentistry.

David J. Cantor (D’65, GD’67)continues to actively practice oraland maxillofacial surgery inAnnandale, VA. Last year, he wasnamed a “DistinguishedPractitioner and Member of theNational Academy of Practice inDentistry” by The NationalAcademies of Practice, whichrestricts its membership to only 150 dentists in active practice at any time.

Allan D. Samuels (D’65) wasrecently awarded Life Membershipin the ADA and the PennsylvaniaDental Association.

Joseph T. Thompson (D’66)achieved a Mastership in theAcademy of General Dentistry in San Antonio, TX, in 1992, andbecame President/CEO of ThePinnacle Experience, Inc. The Pinnacle Experience is aPennsylvania corporation thatprovides educational programsfor healthcare professionals and organized dentistry, special-izing in practice administration.In 1994, he successfully transi-tioned one of the top practices in the United States grossing inthe top 1% of the nation. In 1995,Dr. Thompson was appointedDirector of Development for the Holy Redeemer HealthSystem, a $400 million health-care system operating in twostates, and was later promoted to V.P of Development/ChiefDevelopment Officer. He alsoserved as President of theMontgomery/Bucks DentalSociety through 1996.

Robert “Skip” Collins (D’67) is thePresident of the American Board of Dental Public Health for 2004–2005. Dental Public Health is one ofthe nine specialties in dentistry recognized by the American DentalAssociation.

In October 2004, Charles R. Weber (D’69) was elected to theAmerican College of Dentists, and was named President of thePennsylvania Dental Association in April 2004. Currently, he is also a member of the AmericanDental Association’s Council on Annual Sessions.


1970’s Ivan Stangel (D’70) left a tenuredacademic position to start a lifesciences company in the Marylandarea as an outgrowth of hisresearch. The company has com-pleted its first technology, arobust adhesive for mineralizedtissues that has been sold to dental professionals for extremebonding to teeth.

Edward Landau (D’71) recentlyopened a new combined practicein pedodontics, orthodontics, andcosmetic/restorative dentistry inNew Hope, PA, with David Reiss(D’80), an orthodontist, and JuliaMayzenberg (D’01), a pediatricdentist. The state-of-the-art facil-ity has all of the latest technologydesigned for providing excellentpatient care.

Arnold J. Malerman (GD’72), whois a Clinical Associate Professor ofOrthodontics at Penn Dental,recently participated in a Journalof Clinical Orthodontics roundtable on preventive and intercep-tive orthodontics, the content ofwhich appeared in the followingarticles: JCO Roundtable: EarlyOrthodontic Treatment, Part 1.JCO. 2004; 38 (2): 79-90 and JCORoundtable: Early OrthodonticTreatment, Part 2. JCO. 2004; 38 (3): 135-154.

William F. Dudley (D’73) says that2003 and 2004 have been excit-ing years in his family. His oldestson, Scott, graduated from PennDental; his son, Keith, graduatedfrom Gettysburg College (May‘04) with a BA in economics; andhis daughter completed her thirdyear as a biology teacher aftergraduating from Bucknell in 2001with a BS in biology. He and hiswife, Lois, will ultimately retire inCape May, but he plans to con-tinue in solo practice for another10 years. He enjoys fishing on hisboat and still plays a lot of tennis.

Tom Filip (D’73) says he was proud to attend the first whitecoat ceremony for Penn Dental inAugust 2004. His son T.J. is a first-year student and Dr. Filip presented him with his first white coat.

Jeffrey G. Priluck (D’73)accepted a teaching fellowshipat Emory Dental School aftergraduating from Penn, and for the past 30 years, he hasbeen in private practice inDunwoody, GA. He received his Fellowship in the Academyof General Dentistry, and in2003, attained his Mastershipin the Academy. He also servedas President of the GeorgiaAcademy of General Dentistryand now serves on the Board.Appearing on CNN as a commentator on new develop-ments in dentistry, he is currently a candidate formembership in the PierreFauchard Dental Society. Twoyears ago, Dr. Priluck and hispartner — both graduates ofLas Vegas Institute, PankeyInstitute, and the RosentalInstitute at New YorkUniversity — established asecond practice, dedicated tothe newest cosmetic proce-dures. His wife, Penny, servesas the office coordinator. Theyhave two children — Jason, a talent agent in Hollywood,CA, and Shayna, a student at George WashingtonUniversity.

Jaclyn Gleber (DH’74) wasrecently honored by thePennsylvania Dental HygienistsAssociation (PDHA) as therecipient of its CommunityDental Health Award. As Chairof the PDHA Public RelationsCommittee, she takes everyopportunity to publicize com-munity outreach programs and individually researchedand developed plans for astate-wide sealant program.She also organized the “Greater Delaware ValleyDental Hygiene Conference,”the largest one-day dentalhygiene conference in theEastern United States. She is currently the Director of the Office of ContinuingProfessional Education atThomas Jefferson University,and hosts interdisciplinary CEcourses for dental hygienists,physicians, nurses, psycholo-gists, and occupational andphysical therapists. A PastPresident and Trustee of hercomponent organization, shehas participated at the nationalassociation level by chairingtable clinic and research postersessions, making multiple presentations, and acting as a state delegate during annual session.

Spencer Forman (D’75) still practicesmostly geriatric dentistry inJamesburg, NJ. His wife, Louise, iscompleting an MBA Program atRutgers University, and his oldestson, Drew, just began a PhD pro-gram in Material Engineering atCornell. His middle son, Robert, is ajunior at Wharton (W’06), studyingMarketing and Communications,and his youngest son, Jonathan, iscurrently applying to colleges. Dr.Forman has recently achieved theLevel 4 coaching accreditation fromthe USA Hockey Coaching EducationProgram, enabling him to coach any precollege players.

Louis E. Rossman (D’75, GD’77)is an endodontist in Center City Philadelphia, and ClinicalProfessor of Endodontics at PennDental. He was recently electedTreasurer for the AmericanAssociation of Endodontists. Dr. Rossman and his wife, Val,have two children — Alexis (C’06)and Benjamin. They reside in Bala Cynwyd, PA.

Mark A. Stone (D’76) recently finished his term as the President ofthe Massachusetts Academy ofPediatric Dentistry, and celebratedhis 25th year of practice. His daugh-ter, Sara, was married on May 30,2004 to Nathan Hefez.

William E. Harrell, Jr. (GD’77) serveson the Council on InformationTechnology (COIT) of the AmericanAssociation of Orthodontics, theStandards Committee DentalInformatics (SCDI) of the AmericanDental Association, and is Chairmanof the Board of Acuscape Inter-national, Inc., which produces 3Danatomic digital modeling fororthodontic/dental applications. He has been in orthodontic privatepractice in Alexander City, AL, since1977. The author of numerousarticles and book chapters, he is also involved in 3D research interestsfor orthodontic, dental and medicalapplications.

H. Robert Levin (D’74) retiredfrom dentistry in 2000 followingan injury to his left hand from asports accident. In 2002, hebecame a racing consultant andpartner in The Preferred Pals RacingStable (www.preferredpals.com).Left: Robert Levin with his wife, Cynthia.

Bob Orenstein’s (D’74) son, Noah,just entered the Penn DentalClass of 2008, and he says hecan’t wait to turn his practiceover to Noah.


Rebecca Weber (D’77) retired 10years ago from general dentistry,but her husband Ken Riso (D’75,GD’86) still practices endodontics in a group of four endodontists.Their practice area ranges fromBoynton Beach to Jupiter, FL.

Frederic Barnett, (D’78, GD’81) iscurrently the Associate Editor of theJournal of Endodontics and serveson the Editorial Board of DentalTraumatology.

V. Lynne Cochran (D’78), who hashad a solo general practice since1978, was awarded an MBA fromWaynesburg College in May of2004, which she says has helped in managing her business and in her dealings with organized dentistry.

Cary Limberakis (D’78) completed abusy year that included continuingas Treasurer of the MontgomeryBucks Dental Society and Presidentof the Suburban Study Club, which recently hosted the annualConsortium of Four Dental StudyGroups. He was also recently honored by the Greek OrthodoxEcumenical Patriarchate with thetitle of Archon of the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle.

Arthur N. Litowitz (GD’79)is currently the managing partnerof Central Florida OrthodonticSpecialists, a private grouporthodontic practice. He is also a part-time Adjunct ClinicalProfessor of Orthodontics at theDental School of Orthodontics atJacksonville University. In his spare time, he is earning an MBAonline from Nova SoutheasternUniversity’s Huizenga School of

Business and Entrepreneurship.Now retired from PediatricDentistry (1979–1995), he is enjoy-ing life with his wife, Kit Kimbl, aretired dental hygienist from theUniversity of Michigan, and theirdaughter, Alaia.

1980’sJeffrey Blum (D’80) has been pro-moted to Clinical Associate Professorof Pediatric Dentistry at PennDental, and has been on the activefaculty and staff of Children’sHospital since the completion of hisresidency at Boston UniversityGoldman School of GraduateDental Medicine. Dr. Blum is aDiplomate of the American Boardof Pediatric Dentistry, a Fellow inthe American Academy of PediatricDentistry, and past President of theAssociated Pediatric DentalSpecialists of Pennsylvania, thestate component of the AmericanAcademy. He is on the Penn DentalAdmissions Committee and on the Executive Board of the AlumniAssociation. He practices inWynnewood and resides in Merionwith his wife, Cindy, and childrenEthan, Abby, and Samantha.

David P. Bell (D’81) is in privatepractice in Newington, CT. He andhis wife, Nadine, celebrated their25th wedding anniversary last June.Twins Brian and Sarah are seniorsat Boston College and QuinnipiacCollege; Sarah is a psychologymajor and Brian is applying to dental school. His youngest son,Joshua, is in seventh grade and anavid fisherman and Yankee fan.

In May 2004, Constance M. Killian(D’81) became President of theAmerican Board of PediatricDentistry, the certifying board forthe specialty of pediatric dentistry.After receiving her DMD at Penn,she completed a GPR at DanburyHospital in Danbury, CT, andreceived her certificate in pediatricdentistry from St. Christopher’sHospital for Children in Philadelphia.She is currently in private practicein Doylestown, PA, where she liveswith husband, Joao Neves, and theirtwo children, Sara and Dan. She isalso a Clinical Assistant Professor atPenn Dental and on staff at CHOP.

Stuart Lieblich (D’81) was electedto serve as a Director of theAmerican Board of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery, the certify-ing board for oral and maxillo-facial surgery. Following his OMFS residency at Kings County/Downstate Medical Center inNew York, he was on the full-timefaculty of the University ofConnecticut. Now, he is in privatepractice in Avon, CT, and on thepart-time faculty. Dr. Lieblich ismarried to Janot Bente (D’81), andthey make their home in Canton,CT, where Janot practices familydentistry in a group practice.They have two children — Brettand Margot — pictured above.

Cheryl A. Lerner (D’82, C79), wholeft private practice nine years ago, is currently the Vice Presidentof Professional Relations at Dental Benefit Providers (DBP), aUnitedHealth Group company,located in Rockville, MD. In addition,she serves as Vice Chair of theMarketing Committee for theNational Dental EDI Council, a not-for-profit organization dedi-cated to promoting and advancingelectronic data interchange (EDI)within the professional dental community. She is also the Chair ofthe Mid-Atlantic Dental Directors’Workgroup and the liaison to the

payer community for the MarylandState Board of Dental Examiners(MSBDE). Dr. Lerner is also pleasedto have the opportunity to boastabout her husband, a practicingdentist, and her three sons, each ofwhom excel in their respectiveendeavors!

Michael Lew (D’83) is a Trustee ofthe California Dental Association,where he has also served on theStrategic Planning Committee, theCommittee on Rules, and as aDelegate to the American DentalAssociation. He will continue toserve California dentists on theBoard of TDIC, the malpracticeinsurance company of theCalifornia Dental Association. He isalso on the Board of the CaliforniaAcademy of General Dentistry andthe Academy of General DentistryFellowship Committee. He antici-pates receiving his Masters in theAcademy of General Dentistry in2007, having received hisFellowship in 1991. He is currently a Fellow in the Pierre FauchardAcademy and a Fellow in theAmerican College of Dentist. Heand his wife, Vivian, are the proudparents of a daughter in the dental hygiene program at theUniversity of Pacific in Stockton, CA, and two sons in high school.

Donna Galante (D’84, GD’86)has been practicing orthodonticswith her husband, Dr. Paul Cater(GD’92), in the Sacramento areasince moving to California in 1993.They have offices in Rocklin,Roseville and Penn Valley. They are also the proud parents of two children — Carina and Nate.When not at the office, she and her family are enjoying waterskiingor tubing at their lake house in the Sierra Foothills, snow skiing in Tahoe, traveling to Hawaii andother locales, or spending time with family and friends.

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Wayne Maibaum (D’84) felt com-pelled to thank an influential PennDental teacher by writing an article inthe Jan/Feb 2004 issue of DentalPractice Report titled, “What wouldDr. Maltz do?.” He says he was thankedby Dr. David Maltz for his sentiments,but was reminded by his wife, Joan,that he was remiss in not mentioningthe woman behind the man. Dr.Maibaum says, “I would like to correctthis grievous omission and thankJoan for being my second familywhile studying at Penn and no doubtcontributing to Dr. Maltz’ ability to besuch a positive role model.”

Peter Wing Hong Ngan (GD’84), whoearned his certificates in orthodontics,pedodontics and hospital dentistry atPenn Dental, serves as a Diplomate tothe American Board of PediatricDentistry and the American Board ofOrthodontics. He is also Professor andChairman, Department of Orthodontics,West Virginia University School ofDentistry, and head of the school’sDivision of Pediatric Dentistry. He is aFellow of the American Society ofDentistry for Children and anorthodontic consultant to the ADACommission on Dental Accreditation.He also serves on the Angle Ortho-dontists Editorial Board and is refereefor the American Journal of Ortho-dontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics,Orthodontics and Craniofacial ResearchJournal, Journal of Dental Researchand Pediatric Dentistry Journal. Dr.Ngan has published extensively andlectured internationally on the earlytreatment of dental and skeletal malocclusions. Dr. Ngan’s researchinterests include growth and develop-ment, biology of tooth movement,dentofacial orthopedics, orthodonticappliance therapy, oral implantology,and orthodontic bonding systems.

Cheryl L. Andrews (D’85, GD’86)is running for her third term as aSelectman in Provincetown, MA,where the local press reportedshe was “taking a bite out of government.” She was re-electedand this year serves as Chairman of the Board. In May of this year,Dr. Andrews married her partner,Jennifer, and was featured twice on ABC Nightly News andappeared on the front page of theChicago Tribune, May 18, 2004.

David Margulis (D’87) recently published an article in New AgeHealing (July 2004) called, “Kaballah,Karma, and Cavities: Bad TeethToday from a Poor Oral Hygiene in a Previous Life.” He has a busy private practice in Chicago with a strong emphasis on holistic dentistry, which incorporates art,dance, and pet therapy in helpingthe patient confront their dentalcondition. In addition, his rock band,Evën Sh’siyah, continues to appeararound the Midwest and plans torelease its third CD this fall.

In May 2004, Dr. Joseph R. Ladner(D’89) was awarded Diplomate status by the American Board ofPeriodontology. He currently is thepresident of the Mercer CountyDental Society and maintains a prac-tice limited to periodontics anddental implants in Hermitage, PA.

1990’sAmy D. Field (D’90) is currently inprivate practice as an oral surgeonin Nashua, NH, working part-timeand raising two toddlers, Anna andAndrew, with her husband John.She recently flew solo in a Cessna172 on her quest for a private pilot’s license, and attended Karin Lamar’s wedding in July with JudyKimmelman in Portsmouth, NH.

Jay Selznick (D’90) and his wife,Jennifer, have been married for nineyears and have three children —Richard, Harrison, and Jordyn. Dr.Selznick, who has three offices, isboard certified in oral and maxillo-facial surgery and is the Chief ofOral and Maxillofacial Surgery atUniversity Medical Center in LasVegas, NV. “Penn in hindsight is one of the single greatest academicinstitutions in the world,” he says.“It’s an honor to be an alumnus.”

Roger A. Achong (D’94) com-pleted a pedodontics residency at Michigan after Penn Dental.He is currently in a group practicewith two other pediatric dentistsin Concord, NH. He and his wife,Renée, have two children — Racheland Ryan — pictured above.

Jill Kanski Bruno (D’94, GED’94)and her husband Dr. James Bruno(M’96, GD’99) are opening officesright next to one another in ChevyChase, MD. She will be practicingorthodontics — she earned herorthodontics license from EastmanDental Center at the University ofRochester — and he will be practic-ing plastic surgery. Her husbandcompleted a residency in plasticsurgery at the Cleveland Clinic afterfinishing oral surgery at Penn.

Miguel Hirschhaut (GD’95) gradu-ated as a dentist from UniversidadCentral de Venezuela in 1993 andearned his certificate in orthodon-tics at Penn Dental in 1995. Heserved as an Assistant Professor of Occlusion, Orthodontics andPeriodontics at Universidad SantaMaria in Caracas, Venezuela from1995 to 1998 and as ClinicalProfessor of Orthodontics atUniversidad Central de Venezuela,from 1995 till present. He has a private orthodontic practice inCaracas, Venezuela with specialfocus on adult orthodontics. He haslectured and published extensivelyon orthodontics and served as the

Secretary General of theVenezuelan Society ofOrthodontics from 2000–2002and was the Editor of theVenezuelan Journal ofOrthodontics from 2000–2002.

Nuntiya Kakanantadilok (D’95)was accepted as a Diplomate of the American Academy ofPediatric Dentistry in November2003, and was appointed theDirector of the Division ofPediatric Dentistry atMontefiore Medical Center,Bronx, NY in 2003.

Kimberly A. Kochis (D’95)completed her endodontic resi-dency at the University of Iowain 1998 and received her boardcertification in May 2004. Shealso earned her MBA from theUniversity of California, Irvine in2000. She and her husband, Dr. Robert R McLachlan, Jr., aprosthodontist who practices inSan Diego, have two children —Jensin and Carson.

Tim Bonniwell (D’96) is in hiseighth year with the US AirForce and is a 2003 graduate ofthe US Air Force-sponsored oraland maxillofacial surgery pro-gram at Wilford Hall MedicalCenter. This winter, he success-fully challenged the first stageof obtaining his board certifica-tion and is eagerly anticipatingthe oral exam to complete theprocess. He is on the teachingstaff for the AEGD residency atLangley Air Force Base, VA, andhe and his family live inHampton, VA.

Marc Fenster (D’97) purchased a dental practice in Smithtown,NY, in January, and recentlybought another practice in thearea and combined it with hisSmithtown office.

Stacey Goldstein (D’97)completed postdoctoral trainingin endodontics at SUNY at StonyBrook in June 2000 and is apracticing endodontist in NewYork. She married Dr. MatthewLipp on April 22, 2001, and theyhave a son, Spencer William,who was born on April 9, 2003.They recently moved to ShortHills, NJ.


Marc Ackerman (D’98), President ofthe Penn Dental Alumni SocietyBoard, received the 2004 B.F. andHelen E. Dewel Award. Presented bythe Editorial Board of the AmericanJournal of Orthodontics andDentofacial Orthopedics (AJO-DO),this annual award recognizes thebest clinical paper published by theAJO-DO. He and co-author Dr. DavidSarver won for a two-part articletitled “Dynamic Smile Visualizationand Quantification: Part 1. Evolutionof the Concept and DynamicRecords for Smile Capture,” and“Dynamic Smile Visualization andQuantification: Part 2. SmileAnalysis and Treatment Strategies.”

Joel Laudenbach (D’98, GD’04)completed the oral medicine andgeriatric dental medicine fellowshipprograms at Penn Dental and theInstitute of Aging at the Ralston-Penn Center in June 2004. He currently practices oral medicineand medically complex/geriatricdentistry privately in Center CityPhiladelphia. In addition, Dr.Laudenbach is an AssistantProfessor and the Director ofGeriatric Dentistry at the ColumbiaUniversity School of Dental andOral Surgery.

Jennifer Schwartz (D’98) and her husband Jason are pleased to announce the birth of DanielJudah. His siblings — Yoni, Eli,Meira, Gavi, and Kivi — arethrilled with their new brother.Jennifer is currently a generalpractitioner at Palisades Dental in Fort Lee, NJ.

G. Ross Segal (D’98) attendedTemple University’s orthodonticprogram following his gradua-tion from Penn Dental. For thepast several years, he has beenpracticing orthodontics inPennsylvania and New Jersey,and is currently associated with Temple University’s Dr.Orhan Tuncay, in an exclusiveInvisalign practice in Center City.In June of 2004, he lectured onthe Inivisalign appliance at TheLiberty Dental Conference, andhe continues to provide seminarson Invisalign to local studygroups. He has been married fortwo years to Elana, also a Penngraduate, who gave birth totheir first child, Alexa HarynSegal, on August 3, 2004.

Vincent Mongiovi (D’99, GD’01)opened his solo orthodonticpractice in December 2003 in Chadds Ford, PA. Email: [email protected]

2000’sFrederick A. Hartman (D’01)married Neile Jennifer Maloney,a 2002 Wharton MBA graduate,in Bristol, RI, over Memorial DayWeekend 2004. The weddingwas featured on TLC’s daytimetelevision show, A WeddingStory, on September 20, 2004.Those responsible for introduc-ing the couple, Dr. Andrew Hoch,a Penn Dental graduate, and hiswife Ellen, also a Wharton MBAgraduate, were in attendance.Presently, the new Mrs. Hartmanis the Director of Off-AirMarketing for DiscoveryCommunication’s TLC Networkin Silver Spring, MD. Dr. Hartmanis completing his training in oraland maxillofacial surgery at theWashington Hospital Center inWashington, DC. The coupleresides in the Cleveland Parksection of the District.

Dr. Leonard Abrams RememberedDr. Leonard Abrams, Adjunct Professor of Periodontics and part of PennDental for nearly five decades, passed away suddenly on July 6, 2004.“Dr. Abrams was an esteemed colleague to all,” said Dean MarjorieJeffcoat on his passing. “More importantly, he had a major influencein the lives and careers of countless pre- and postdoctoral students.”

Dr. Abrams, who completed his postdoctoral training in periodontics at Penn, joined the Penn Dental faculty in 1958, and

until 1963, served as an Instructor in OralMedicine. He began teaching in theDepartment of Periodontics in 1959, first as an Instructor (1959–1964) and then as a Clinical Associate Professor (1964–1981)and Clinical Professor (1981–1993).

“Dr. Abrams was one of the trulygreat “thinkers” in the dental profession. Heunderstood the stomatognathic system likefew others and he had an uncanny ability toimpart this knowledge to his students,” says

Dr. Jonathan Korostoff, Associate Professor Clinician Educator ofPeriodontics at Penn Dental. “As I am sure my colleagues who werefortunate enough to have had Dr. Abrams as a teacher will agree, we are all better clinicians as a result of that experience.”

Dr. Abrams was an internationally recognized practitioner,author, and educator. This past spring, he was honored as the recipient of the 2004 Pennsylvania Dental Association RecognitionAward for his extensive contributions to the dental profession, and in August, Dr. Abrams was to have received the Charles PincusAward, the highest honor awarded by the American Academy ofEsthetic Dentistry. He was a founding member and past president of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry and the DelawareValley Academy of Osseointegration. He also received a DistinguishedLecturer award from the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics.Dr. Abrams leaves behind his devoted wife, Ethel; two sons, Josephand Jonathan; two granddaughters; and a sister. A Penn Dentalalumni dinner was held in his memory during the AmericanAcademy of Periodontology meeting recently held in Orlando.

Emanuel Wender, D’28Brooklyn, NY October 1, 1999

Mortimer Obrieght, D’29Rockville Centre, NY

Frank B. Gardner, II, D’30Morehead City, NC, October 29, 2003

Julius A. Seemann, D’40Edison, NJ, November 19, 2001

David C. Baker, D’41East Hampton, NY, October 20, 2003

Lester R Swartz, D’41Longwood, FL, May 27, 2004

Daniel Siegel, D’43Lauderbill, FL, 2003

George Lynch, GD’47Port St. Lucie, FL, October 7, 2003

Edward R. Martin, D’50Melbourne, FL, August 14, 2003

Donald S. Gillespie, D’51Belvedere, CA, September 24, 2004

Leonard Weissburg, D’51Monroe Twp., NJ, September 27, 2003

Joseph J. Speicher, Sr., D’53Cortland, NY, November 30, 2003

John J. Bosko, D’56Tustin, CA, March 14, 2003

David F. Ditmore, D’57Needham, MA, May 21, 2004

Richard D’Alessandro, D’65Farmingham, CT

Mark Cherkas, D’69Philadelphia, PA, April 21, 2004

C. Douglas Kayser, D’69Stoddard, NH, July 28, 2004

John H. Scarmeas, D’85Wichita, KS, November 14, 2003

In Memoriam

Penn Dental Alumni Society Board

OfficersMarc Ackerman, D’98President

Jeffrey R. Blum, D’80First Vice President

Joshua B. Wolgin, D’98Second Vice President

Tara Sexton, D’88Treasurer

DeansMarjorie K. Jeffcoat, DMDUniversity of PennsylvaniaSchool of Dental MedicineAmsterdam Dean

D. Walter Cohen, D’50Dean Emeritus

Raymond J. FonsecaDean Emeritus

Jan Lindhe, DMDDean Emeritus

Past PresidentsLewis E. Proffitt, D’73, WG’80 Laurence Chacker, D’85Richard Drummond, D’71Clair W. Flinn, D’64Joseph Gian-Grasso, C’67, D’71John Hellwege, D’59Edwin C. Horne, D’52 Anna Kornbrot, D’79, GD’82Margrit M. Palmer-Maggio, D’87W. Jack McDonnel, C’53, D’57Judith McFadden, D’82Morton E. Melman, D’44Peter D. Quinn, D’74, GD’78Nicholas D. Saccone, D’44Allan S. Shaw, D’59Mark B. Snyder, D’74, GD’77Gershon A. Stern, D’54James A. Tatoian, D’64, GM’65Robert E. Weiner, D’79Arnold Weisgold, GD’65Michael Yasner, D’83, GD’86John T. Ziegler, D’55

Members at LargeThomas E. Boytim, D’79Richard R. Chillemi, D’62Joseph W. Foote, D’74Adena M. Goldman, GD’01Howard Goldstein, D’90Shahin Kazemi, GD’97Edward Kim, D’76Samuel Kratchman, GD’91 Bernard W. Kurek, D’73Lawrence M. Levin, D’87, GD’92Martin D. Levin, D’72, GD’74Michael Perillo, D’93, GD’95Spencer Carl Saint-Cyr, D’97Robert J. Tisot, GD’71Orhan C. Tuncay, GD’74Richard S. Tobey, Jr., D’75, GD’79Patti Lee Werther, D’78, GED’78, GD’81

Welcome Class of 2008!

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Calendaro f e v e n t s

April 7, 2005American Association of EndodontistsWyndham Anatole HotelDallas, TX6 p.m.–8 p.m.www.aae.org

May 13–15, 2005Penn Dental Alumni WeekendUniversity of Pennsylvania and Union League Philadelphia, PA www.dental.upenn.edu/alumni

For more information, please call the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at 215-898-8951.

Continuing Education Courses

December 10 & 11, 2004Beyond the Blade: Advanced Instrumentationand Innovative Treatment ApproachesSpeakers: Nancy Lieberman, RDH, BS and Terri McCurdy, RDH, BS Noon–7 p.m., Dec. 10, 7 CDE lecture credits 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Dec. 11, 7 CDE hands-on creditsPenn Dental, Evans Building, Seminar Room S-13, Philadelphia, PA

January 14 & 15, 2005The Direct and Indirect Esthetic Restoration:Techniques for Success in Anterior and Posterior Clinical ProceduresSpeakers: Alan M. Atlas, DMD and StevenWeinberg, DMD9 a.m.–5 p.m., Jan. 14, 4 CDE lecture credits and 3 hands-on credits9 a.m.–5 p.m., Jan. 15, 4 CDE lecture credits and 3 hands-on creditsThe Gregg Conference Center, 270 South Bryn Mawr Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA

January 26, 2005Maxillary Biomechanics, Esthetics, andProsthetic Considerations Related to the Crown-Height SpaceSpeaker: Carl E. Misch, DDS9 a.m.–4 p.m., 6 CDE lecture creditsSheraton University City Hotel, 36th andChestnut St., Philadelphia, PA

For more information on these and other PennDental continuing education programs, visitwww.dental.upenn.edu/cde or call 215-573-9098.

Penn Dental Alumni Events and Receptions

November 30, 2004Greater New York Dental Meeting Marriott Marquis HotelNew York, NY5:30 p.m.–7 p.m.www.gnydm.com

January 28, 2005Yankee Dental Congress 30Marriott Copley PlazaBoston, MA6 p.m.–7:30 p.m.www.yankeedental.com

March 10, 2005Academy of Osseointegration Annual MeetingWalt Disney World Dolphin HotelOrlando, FL5:30 p.m.–7 p.m.www.osseo.org

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