penn dental journal spring 2013

Penn Dental JournalFor the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine Community / Spring 2013

New Syngcuk Kim Endodontic Clinic: A High-Tech Setting for Research, Education, Care | page 2Diversifying Dentistry: Dual-Degree Programs Lead to Illuminating Research | page 8

Faculty Perspective: Removable Prosthodontics | page 13

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Departments14 On Campus: News and People

24 Scholarly Activity

28 Philanthropy Highlights

30 Alumni: News

34 Class Notes

36 In Memoriam

STATE-OF THE-ART EQUIPMENT OUTFITS THE NEW SYNGCUK KIM ENDODONTIC CLINIC,

SEE STORY, PAGE 2.

Penn Dental JournalVol. 9, No. 2

University of PennsylvaniaSchool of Dental Medicinewww.dental.upenn.edu

Deandenis f. kinane, bds, phd

Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relationsmaren gaughan

Director, Publicationsbeth adams

Contributing Writersbeth adamsamy biemillerjuliana delany

Designdyad communications

Photographymark garvinpeter olson

Penn Dental Journal is published twice ayear for the alumni and friends of theUniversity of Pennsylvania School ofDental Medicine. ©2013 by the Trustees ofthe University of Pennsylvania. All rightsreserved. We would like to get your feed-back and input on the Penn Dental Journal— please address all correspondence to:Beth Adams, Director of Publications,Robert Schattner Center, University ofPennsylvania School of Dental Medicine,240 South 40th Street, Philadelphia, PA19104-6030, [email protected].

Office of Development and AlumniRelations, 215-898-8951

ON THE COVER: The new Syngcuk Kim Endodontic Clinic opened for patient care on January 7, 2013.Pictured in the clinic with Dr. Synguck Kim, Louis I. Grossman Professor, Department of Endodontics (center),is (left to right) Dr. Yi-Tai Jou (D’99), Director, Predoctoral Endodontics; Dr. Frank Setzer (GD’06, GD’07,D’10), Clinic Instructor; and Dr. Bekir Karabucak (GD’97, D’02), Associate Professor of Endodontics andDirector of the Postdoctoral Endodontics Program. The state-of-the-art facility was made possible throughthe support of many alumni and friends, see story, page 2.

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A High-Tech Setting forEducation, Research, Patient Careby beth adams

8 Diversifying Dentistry: Dual-Degree Programs Lead to Illuminating Researchby juliana delany

13 Faculty Perspective: Removable Prosthodontics by kenneth kent, dmd

THE SCHOOL IS EXPANDING ITS CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SEE STORY, PAGE 16,

AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE UPCOMING CDE PROGRAMS AT www.dental.upenn.edu/CDE.

June 23-28University of PennsylvaniaSchool of Dental Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

Visit www.dental.upenn.edu/pennperio2013 for speaker list, program schedule, and registration.

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

ince the last issue of the Penn Dental Journal, there has been much to celebrate. December 31, 2012 marked

the official close of the University’s Making History: The Campaign for Penn — the ambitious seven-year,

University-wide campaign that surpassed its original $3.5 billion goal to raise an unprecedented total

of approximately $4.302 billion. Penn Dental Medicine had a $37 million goal as part of Making History,

and we too exceeded our goal, reaching $37.9 million by the close of the

Campaign (see story, page 28). On behalf of our current and future students, faculty,

and staff, I thank all of our supporters for your commitment to this great institution.

Through overwhelming support from alumni, family, and friends, the Campaign

built resources for facilities renovations, student scholarships, faculty, research, and the

annual fund and endowment. Most recent among the projects this Campaign made

possible was the completion of the state-of-the-art Syngcuk Kim Endodontic Clinic

(see story, page 2), which opened for patient care in January. We celebrated the opening

of this facility, the alumni and friends support that made it possible, and the many

contributions of Dr. Kim to the School and the field of endodontics with a special

dedication event on March 1 (see photos, page 30). This clinic was the first key project

in a 10-year Master Plan for facilities improvement. Building on this momentum,

feasibility plans are now progressing for the next project — the transformation of the

Evans Lower Concourse (ELC). The key aspects of this project will be: a) an infrastructure

renovation; b) a state-of-the-art Preclinical Lab and Continuing Education Training Center and; c) a new general

restorative clinic, comparable in size to the Main Clinic (see story, page 7).

In other areas, we are pleased to welcome Madeline Monaco, PhD, MS, MEd, Senior Director of Global Scientific

and Professional Affairs with Johnson & Johnson Consumer and Personal Products Worldwide, to our Board of

Overseers (see story, page 20). Industry has to play a vital ‘reality check’ role in Penn Dental Medicine’s three-fold

mission of education, research and clinical service: Madeline joins other Board members in adding an invaluable

perspective as we work to expand both the scope and scale of the School’s corporate partnerships. We are also building

our continuing education programs with new vision and new resources (see story, page 16). We continue to strengthen

our research enterprise through faculty recruitment, by appointing recently a highly respected researcher Henry

Daniell, PhD, as Professor in the departments of Biochemistry and Pathology (see story, page 20).

Finally, I want to congratulate the Class of 2013 as you move on to the next phase of your dental careers and welcome

back alumni as you return for Alumni Weekend 2013, May 10-12. Together with the entire Penn Dental Medicine

community, we have much to celebrate. With shared commitment, we continue to shape the future of dental education

and care, building support for our students, enhancing our facilities, and strengthening our faculty and research to

better serve everyone.

Denis F. Kinane, BDS, PhD

Morton Amsterdam Dean

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SYNGCUKENDODONTICCLINIC:

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enn Dental Medicine opened the doors of its new Syngcuk Kim Endodontic Clinicon January 7, 2013, and with it, opened the doors to one of the most high-techclinical settings for endodontic instruction and patient care. While excellence in

endodontics has long been synonymous with Penn Dental Medicine, now the School hasa clinic environment that reflects the leading-edge instruction, research, and clinical carethat are the hallmarks of the Penn program.

“It is truly the best of the best in terms of the equipment,” says Dr. Syngcuk Kim,Louis I. Grossman Professor, who has led the Department of Endodontics for the past 21 years. “Seeing this clinic become a reality is tremendously rewarding for all it brings to the School. It gives our students and faculty the best environment for learning andteaching, provides the opportunity for first-rate clinical research, offers a wonderfulvenue for continuing education, and enables us to provide excellent patient care to the community.”

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Above: Dr. Syngcuk Kim, Louis I. Grossman Professor (center), in the Syngcuk Kim Endodontic Clinic with (left to right) Dr. Samuel Kratchman, GD’91, Clinical Associate Professor of Endodontics; Dr. Yi-Tai Jou, D’99,Director, Predoctoral Endodontics; Dr. Frank Setzer, GD’06, GD’07, D’10, Clinic Instructor; Dr. Bekir Karabucak,GD’07, D’02, Associate Professor of Endodontics and Director, Postdoctoral Endodontics Program; and Dr. Meetu Kohli, D’02, GD’05, Clinical Assistant Professor of Endodontics.

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BUILT WITH NEW VISION, INSPIRED ALUMNI The state-of-the-art facility is the first project of the School’s10-year master plan for facilities improvements, a strategicplan for building and renovating key clinical, research, andteaching spaces to advance the School’s mission and ensure itcan continue to attract top students and faculty. While thisclinic is a vital part of this vision for the future, making it areality drew on strong ties from the past as well, with alumnicoming together in great numbers to support the project.Alumni and friends contributed more than $2 million tofund the renovation, which recognizes Dr. Kim’s contribu-tions to the Department and the field of endodontics as awhole with the naming of the clinic in his honor. A specialdedication event was held on March 1, 2013 to celebrate thenew space and alumni support (seephotos, page 30).

“Our education at Penn Dental hasgiven us so much; it is only appropriatethat we give back, and recognize Dr. Kim,who has been such a great mentor,” saysDr. Samuel Kratchman (GD’91),Clinical Associate Professor of Endo-dontics at Penn Dental Medicine, whoalong with his fellow endodontic alumni— Drs. Jung Lim (GD’ 04) and BrianLee (D’00, GD’04) — led fundraisingefforts for the clinic renovation among the Penn EndoGraduate Alumni Group. “I am very humbled by the namingof this clinic in my honor and the tremendous alumni supportat all levels that has made it possible,” adds Dr. Kim.

MODERN MEETS CLASSIC The new space combines bright, moderndesign within the classic architectural elements of the historic Thomas EvansBuilding, with the original 10-foot windowsrevealed on both the north and south sidesof the clinic, flooding the space in naturallight. The Philadelphia-based architec-tural firm of Buell Kratzer Powell

designed the clinic, which remains in its previously existinglocation on the second floor of the Evans Building, butgained square footage by expansion into an adjoining area onthe east end of the clinic.

The clinic features a total of 23 chairs and is designed onthree levels. The entrance level includes the patient receptionand waiting area, a surgical suite, a handicapped-accessibleoperatory, a cone beam CT radiography suite, and an instru-ment dispensing room. Five steps lead up from that level tothe main clinic space; divided by a central corridor thatincorporates a supply area, it features a wing of eight opera-tories on one side (designated for first-year residents) and a wing of eight on the other (designated for second-year residents). Steps on the east end of the clinic lead up to thethird level — the new space gained in the renovation. It features

the main surgical suite, fouroperatories for predoctoral stu-dents, a consultation/meetingarea, and preclinical work stationsfor participants in the Depart-ment’s continuing educationprogram for international clini-cians, which is a three-monthprogram designed for generaldentists practicing in othercountries.

Each operatory features a surgical microscope, a digital x-ray unit, a chair-sidecomputer for accessing patient records, and an elevated monitor for viewingclinical care as it occurs. The chairs are also specially designed with endodonticultrasonic and endodontic electric motors built into the instrument panel.Designed in three levels, the entrance level includes the patient receptionand waiting area, a surgical suite, and a handicapped-accessible operatory.


OUTFITTED WITH LEADING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY Over the past two decades, the field of endodontics has beentransformed by the illumination and magnification of theoperating microscope and the accompanying high-techinstruments, and Penn Dental Medicine has been at the forefront of that movement, establishing itself as the leader inthe integration of the operating microscope into endodonticeducation and practice. The high-tech equipment of the newclinic takes the Department to a new level of leadership.

Through a partnership with Carl Zeiss Meditec, theclinic is outfitted with ZEISS OPMI® Pico surgical micro-scopes in its 21 operatories and has OPMI® PROergo surgicalmicroscopes in its two surgical suites. “This is the latest generation of microscopes with the best configuration of features in terms of flexibility and illumination,” notes Dr. Kim. “Using a microscope in dentistry is different fromother types of surgery. In dentistry, the patient is awake andcan move, and we need to follow that movement. It involvestremendous flexibility in the microscope and our micro-scopes are perfectly equipped for that.”

“We also have gained a great abilityto document cases for research and education,” adds Dr. Bekir Karabucak,Associate Professor of Endodontics andDirector of the Postdoctoral Endo-dontics Program, explaining that each ofthe microscopes includes a high-definitioncamera for still image capture and videorecording or streaming.

The clinics high-tech equipment goesbeyond the microscopes as well. The chairsare specially designed with the incorpora-tion of endodontic ultrasonic andendodontic electric motors into the instru-ment panel. Each operatory also includes its own Carestream digital x-ray unit, seam-lessly integrated with the School’s electronicpatient records, along with a chair-sidecomputer for accessing patient records anda second elevated monitor for viewing

clinical care as it occurs. Along with Zeiss, other corporatesponsors that provided much of the state-of-the-art equipmentfor the clinic are B&L Biotech, Brasseler, and Carestream.

“Having all this equipment at each unit makes for moreefficient care, which benefits the patients as well as the students,” says Dr. Frank Setzer, Clinic Instructor. The fullyequipped operatories also benefit students in terms of thecost of their postdoctoral education. “A number of programsrequire students to purchase their own microscopes andendodontic motors,” explains Dr. Kim, “providing them aspart of our clinic, eliminates that expense from our residents’educational budgets.”

Rounding out the high-tech equipment within the clinicis a cone beam CT radiography unit. “Having a cone beamunit within the clinic gives our residents direct hands-onexposure to taking these scans and learning how to interpretthem with the help of radiology,” says Dr. Karabucak. “Whilewe only use these 3D scans for special cases, seeing theanatomy and pathology before doing these procedures is avital tool that is now readily available.”

Dr. Samuel Kratchman (GD’91) in the ZeissMicrosurgical Suite — it and the Dr. GabrieleEdoardo Pecora Microsurgical Suite are speciallyequipped for streaming live surgical casedemonstrations. All surgical microscopes in theclinic are outfitted for capturing high-resolutionphotos and video.

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16 operatories in the main clinic area equally outfitted withmicroscopes and monitors, there can now be 16 participantsfor this one-on-one instruction. “There needs to be a monitor and microscope for each participant, so we canobserve their work and watch that they are doing it correctly,”explains Dr. Setzer. “The new clinic doubles the number wecould accommodate previously in these hands-on courses.”

From continuing education toclinical instruction and patientcare, the benefits of this new clinicare many indeed and extend beyondthe present. “It’s an inspiring space,”observes Dr. Kim. “We have greatstudents and great faculty, and nowa great clinic that will allow us to do even more.” PDJ

—Beth Adams

ADVANCING CONTINUING EDUCATION Along with enhancing the educational experience for the residents in the School’s endodontic program and the pre-doctoral students who rotate through the clinic, this newfacility will also advance the School’s continuing educationefforts for courses held at Penn Dental Medicine as well as atvenues around the country and world.

The two surgical suites — the Zeiss Microsurgical Suiteand the Dr. Gabriele Edoardo Pecora Microsurgical Suite —are specially equipped for streaming live surgical case demonstrations to outside sites, such as national meetings orinternational symposia, as well as to monitors within theclinic itself or Penn Dental Medicine classrooms.

“The consultation area in the east wing of the clinic has amonitor so students or participants here as part of our inter-national program can sit in that area and observe and discusscases as they occur in one of the surgical suites,” notes Dr. Karabucak. “It is another way this technology can add toour teaching resources.”

The new clinic will boost the Department ofEndodontics’ Microscope Training Center courses as well.Since 1993, the Department has opened its doors to currentpractitioners looking to build their skills with the operatingmicroscope and the latest instrumentation through itsMicroscope Training Center. Faculty members and postdoc-toral residents provide intensive two- and three-day seminarsand one-on-one hands-on training in microendodontics,advanced microendodontics, and microsurgery. With the

The 16 operatories in the main clinic area – 8 on each side ofthe center corridor — are equally outfitted with microscopesand monitors, doubling the number of participants theDepartment can accommodate in its one-on-one, hands-oncontinuing education courses.


NEXT STEPS: FACILITIES MASTER PLAN MOVINGFORWARDWith the Syngcuk Kim Endodontic Clinic complete, sights are set on the next prioritywithin the School’s 10-year master plan for facilities improvements — the lower concourse of the Thomas Evans Building.

Plans for the Evans Lower Concourse call for a major transformation of this 34,000-square-foot space, where along with an infrastructure renovation, the featured projectsinclude a new Preclinical Lab and Continuing Education Training Center, replacing theGeneral Restorative Dentistry Lab, and a new general restorative clinic, replacing theMyers and Paletz clinics. When the master plan was originally completed, the PreclinicalLab and Continuing Education Training Center was slated for the third floor of theEvans Building; subsequently, unforeseen challenges with that location prompted achange of plans. Now, the current General Restorative Dentistry Lab will undergo acomplete overhaul to become the new Preclinical Lab and Continuing EducationTraining Center — a high-tech environment for preclinical instruction and hands-oncontinuing education courses.

The Preclinical Lab and Continuing Education Training Center will feature fixed bencheswith ample space for table-top projects and retractable simulation units fully outfittedwith dental equipment and designed to replicate the spatial dynamics of a clinical settingto reinforce correct positioning and posture. Each space will also have a dental lightand computer monitor for instructional videos and streaming of live demonstrations.This new space and its technology will also be used for hands-on continuing educationprograms, where presenters can stream live demonstrations.

The Lower Concourse Clinic will provide an estimated 70 dental operatories within asingle space that is the same footprint as the School’s Main Clinic two floors above.The entrance will be on the north side, allowing for a patient waiting area directlyaccessible from the lower level corridor and elevators in the Robert Schattner Center.The waiting area will also be bathed in natural light from an existing wall of windowsthat offer a view of the rock garden within the Robert Schattner Center courtyard and Fonseca Gardens.

Currently, plans are progressing with a feasibility study for the Evans Lower Concourseunderway. Using the original master plan as a starting point, the study is re-evaluatingthe program and performing a strategic analysis of the mechanical, electrical, andplumbing systems and an assets and structural assessment review to determine construction costs and a programming- and design-phase schedule for moving forward.Be a part of shaping the future of care at Penn Dental Medicine. Contact Maren Gaughan,Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relations, at 215-898-8951 for more information on the Evans Lower Concourse projects.

A consultation area in the east wing, thirdlevel of the clinic also has a monitor wherefaculty can discuss cases with students asthey occur in one of the surgical suites.This third level — the new space gained inthe renovation — also features the mainsurgical suite, four operatories for predoc-toral student cases, and preclinical workstations for participants in the Department’scontinuing education program for interna-tional clinicians, which is a three-monthprogram designed for general dentistspracticing in other countries.

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EVEN BEFORE SHE ARRIVED at Penn Dental Medicine asa first-year student, Lauren Katzel (D’12), a Ukiah, Calif.,native and graduate of University of California at SantaBarbara, knew that she wanted to focus on the public healthaspect of dentistry. “I always pictured myself working withunderserved communities,” she says. “Not everyone hasaccess to good dental care, and I wanted to help change that.”

In her first year at Penn Dental Medicine, she seized theopportunities available, volunteering at a clinic in SouthPhiladelphia with a primarily Spanish-speaking population, aposition she would maintain for all four years. During thesummer, she participated in Bridging the Gaps, an interdis-ciplinary summer internship program focusing on communityhealth. In 2008, when she heard about a new dual-degreeprogram being offered in conjunction with Penn’s Master ofPublic Health program (MPH) in the Perelman School ofMedicine, it sounded perfect, and she became the first PennDental Medicine student to graduate with both dental andpublic health degrees.

A WELL-ROUNDED COMBINATION: The MPH curriculumallowed Lauren to combine her primary passions. “I was ableto learn not just the clinical aspects of dentistry, but also to godeeper into public health areas like epidemiology and bio-statistics,” she says. “I received an unusually well-roundeddental education as a result.”

Though the content of the dual-degree program was justwhat Lauren was looking for, the workload was not without itschallenges. “Tackling two graduate programs at one time wastricky, especially in terms of time management,” she says. Shecredits Dr. Joan Gluch, Director of Community Oral Healthand Associate Dean for Academic Policies, and Dr. RobertCollins (D’71), Clinical Professor of Community OralHealth, with helping her plan and schedule so that her transition was a success, and with providing support through-out her four years.

A VALUABLE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY: As her senior yearapproached and she began to plan for the capstone projectrequired for the MPH program, Lauren stumbled uponanother seemingly perfect fit: a research opportunity withRosie Frasso, PhD, CHP, Director of Education for theMPH program. Dr. Frasso was collaborating with principalinvestigator Jennifer Culhane, PhD, at the Children’sHospital of Philadelphia on the Philadelphia CollaborativePreterm Prevention Project (PCPPP), a large-scale study ofwomen at high-risk for preterm birth, and invited Lauren tojoin the team. “I was thrilled to be given an opportunity toanalyze data from a large-scale, community-based, random-ized controlled trial,” an ideal subject for her capstone project, Lauren remembers.

The close association of Penn Dental Medicinewith Penn’s other professional and graduateschools affords the unique opportunity for students to combine their dental degree with agraduate degree in another major field of study.With the announcement this past November of anew dual-degree program in law, there are nowmore options than ever — a total of six innovative,inter-professional, dual-degree programs. Whilepreparing to become dentists, qualifying studentscan simultaneously earn a master’s degree inBioengineering with the School of Engineering &Applied Science, in Business Administration withWharton, in Education with the Graduate Schoolof Education, in Bioethics or Public Health withthe Perelman School of Medicine, or a Juris Doctordegree with the School of Law. Currently, 20 dentalstudents are taking advantage of dual-degreeopportunities (see box, page 12). Their experiencesare leading to in-depth research and independentstudy opportunities that can change the way theythink and shape their plans for the future. Hereare three such stories from students who havetaken on the challenges, and the unique benefits,of a dual degree.

Dual-degree programs in a rangeof fascinating fields lead to illumi-nating research and nontraditionalcareer paths.

DIVERSIFYINGDENTISTRY

The CCPPP, a collaboration among 12 major hospitals inPhiladelphia, recruited and followed more than 1,000 womenfor two years. All of the subjects had a history of preterm birth,defined as less than 35 weeks of gestation. The research teamwas examining systemic inflammation as a cause of pretermbirth, and had determined that the risk factors for systemicinflammation were stress, depression, being over- or under-weight, smoking, and infection, such as periodontal disease.

More than half of the subjects had been given a periodontal exam as part of the study. How many of them hadperiodontal disease, and what other risk factors were present?Lauren’s job was to sift through the records of 765 women to find the answers. As she methodically examined the data, a profile began to take shape: 56% of the high-risk womenshe studied had periodontal disease. Those identified withperiodontal disease, compared with those not identified with periodontal disease, were more likely to be AfricanAmerican, older, of lower income, overweight or under-weight, and were heavier smokers.

Lauren’s results informed the growing body of researchfindings addressing the relationship between oral health andpreterm birth, and for the first time established the preva-lence of periodontal disease for a large sample of women atextremely high risk for preterm delivery. (Miguel PadillaHernandez, D’13, a dental student currently earning a dualdegree in dental medicine and public health, will continue towork on the PCPPP using the same data set and collaboratingwith Dr. Culhane’s team on his own capstone project, whichhe hopes will shed further light on the issue.)


A PERFECT FIT: Lauren Katzel, D‘12Dual-degree program in Public Health

PRESENTING HER FINDINGS: Lauren presented her capstoneproject — the final requirement of her MPH — to fellow students and faculty in December 2012. With Dr. Frasso andother team members, this recent alumna is now completing apaper titled “Periodontal Disease Prevalence and Risk Factorsin Women with a History of Early Preterm Birth,” which she hopes will be published later this year. She believes herfindings may be applied in the future to identify high-riskwomen and intervene in their prenatal care, thereby loweringpreterm birth rates.

Lauren could not be more satisfied with her choice ofdegree or with the research experience that came with it.“Research is such a big part of dentistry, and understandingpublic health is such a big part of research,” she says.“Knowing how to apply evidence-based reasoning will helpme throughout my dental career.”

UNDERSTANDING HOW THINGS WORK has always beena priority for Haim Tawil (D’14), who grew up in LongBranch, N.J., and studied Biomedical Engineering at RutgersUniversity as an undergraduate. “I’m fascinated by how structure meets functionality,” says the Penn Dental Medicinejunior. Originally considering medicine, he took an engi-neering class at Rutgers taught by a materials scientist who discussed the elements of tooth structure, and realized the twofields — dentistry and engineering — could be merged. He alsoliked the pioneering spirit associated with dental discoveries:“A lot of things in medicine were originally tested in dentistry.Dentistry is like the Wild West of biomaterials,” he says.

As a freshman at Penn Dental Medicine, he heard Dr. UriHangorsky, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, describe thedual-degree program in Bioengineering available to dentalstudents in conjunction with Penn’s School of Engineeringand Applied Science. The program was slated to become avail-able to students starting with the class of 2015, but Haimexpressed so much enthusiasm that Dr. Hangorsky made theprogram available a year earlier. Once he worked out hisschedule (the Bioengineering degree requires ten courses, twoof which — biochemistry and anatomy — also count toward hisdental degree), Haim found he loved the learning experienceof combining classes in both subjects: “Engineering is allabout problem solving,” he says. “It’s a great way to balance theclinical aspect of dentistry.” Through his studies, he has discovered a range of interesting ways that engineering can be applied to dentistry, including instrumentation, imaging,tissue engineering, and material science.

HANDS-ON, INDEPENDENT RESEARCH: Haim had a chance toput some of his newfound learning to the test after his firstyear, when he was chosen by Dr. Francis Mante, AssociateProfessor, Division of Restorative Dentistry and Director ofBiomaterials, to pursue an independent research project overthe summer. (Although there is no research project requiredfor the Master’s in Bioengineering, the project earned him an independent research credit.) He collaborated withDr. Mante in a study on surface changes in titaniumimplants, titled "Use of Electrochemical Spark Anodizationon Titanium Surfaces to Increase Chondrocyte Adhesion and Proliferation."

Haim believes his research could have critical implica-tions for many joint replacement surgeries, including thetemporomandibular joint. Currently, titanium is used formedical implantation throughout the body. Although it haslong been used for bony implants, it has not been successfulin implants involving cartilage cells, such as joint replace-ments. Discovering a surface modification technique for titanium that would allow a single titanium implant to becompatible with both bone and cartilage cells would greatlyimprove the structural performance of any rehabilitatedjoint, says Haim. Using a process called electrochemicalanodization, Haim and Dr. Mante experimented with altering the metal by creating pores on its surface, then testing its biocompatibility with bone and cartilage cells.

STRUCTURE MEETSFUNCTIONALITY: Haim Tawil, D‘14Dual-degree program in Bioengineering

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CONTINUING TO EXPLORE: Haim’s experience in thelaboratory ultimately shaped the curriculum of his dual-degree program: when the project was complete,he found that he wanted to explore related topics further,and ended up selecting engineering classes in biomate-rials and environmental degradation, which in turn,have shaped his outlook on what he’d like to do in thefuture. While the research project was an illuminatingexperience for Haim, research is only one aspect of thecareer he envisions for himself after finishing dentalschool. He plans to do it all — work as a dentist, collab-orate with a dental supply or other dental-relatedindustry, and maybe even teach a biomaterials course ortwo in a program similar to the one he is enrolled innow. By pursuing multiple roles within dentistry andengineering, he will continue his exploration of structure,functionality, and balance.

AS A LITTLE GIRL, Rayna Strong (D’13) loved goingto the dentist. “It was always a positive experience,” sheremembers. “I always felt good about myself when I wentthere. I decided early that I would be a dentist and helpmake other people feel good about themselves.”

It was not until she attended Wheaton College inIllinois, however, that she knew what kind of dentist shewanted to be. Wheaton, a Christian liberal arts school,stressed critical, ethical, and theological analysis of justabout every subject, and as a predental major, Raynaunderstood that this way of looking at the world wouldfigure heavily into her future practice of dentistry. Inparticular, she wanted to serve underserved populations,bringing dental care to those who need it most.

INSPIRED BY A MENTOR:Her convictions, and her desireto attend Penn Dental Medicine, were cemented by aninternship at Oregon Health Sciences University in herhometown of Portland, where she worked closely with Dr. David Rosenstein, the founder of one ofPortland’s first community dental clinics, who encour-aged her to look at Penn Dental Medicine’s program.Dr. Rosenstein spoke enthusiastically about School andall that it had to offer: “He basically told me that Pennwas where I wanted to be,” she remembers.

IN PURSUIT OF ETHICAL THINKING: Rayna Strong, D‘13Dual-degree program in Bioethics

Rayna was accepted, and, in her freshman year,learned about a dual-degree option in Bioethics,offered in conjunction with the Perelman School ofMedicine, that required just five additional courses and would support and nurture her holistic view of dentistry. Focusing on the ethical examination of topicslike health care rationing and cultural competency, “itallowed me to continue to think critically, and to analyzethings on moral and ethical grounds, while pursuingthe clinical study of dentistry,” she says.

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS: Preparing to graduate thisspring, Rayna is completing the final project requiredfor the Master’s in Bioethics: a paper with the workingtitle “Reprioritizing Social Justice in Dentistry andDental Education.” In her paper, she examines the definition of professionalism as it is taught in dentalschools across the country.

“What does it mean to be a professional?” she asks.“As professionals in health care, do we all have an obligation to reduce disparities and serve the under-served? We know that everyone needs dental care. Whatkeeps us from acting on that knowledge more often?”She questions the traditional values of dental education,believing that dental schools are often run more likebusinesses, with more focus on the market environmentthan on service. She feels that of all the health care professions, dentistry is one of the more conservativeand resistant to change.

Change is what she seeks: “I hope that my paper will encourage dentists, and dental schools, to lookcritically at themselves, and to look beyond the statusquo,” she says, adding that she would like to see her fellow dentists continually striving for true excellencein all aspects of practice. In addition to researching theopinions of industry leaders, her paper will include theresults of interviews with student and faculty membersat Penn Dental Medicine.

PUTTING IDEAS TO WORK: Rayna, who received a schol-arship for dental school from the National HealthService Corps, will have a chance to put her words intoaction. To repay her scholarship, she will work for thenext four years in an underserved area in ruralMississippi where the need is great. There, she will continueto promote the concepts that have shaped her educationand her outlook: social justice, ethical thinking, andexcellence. PDJ

—Juliana Delany

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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOENGINEERINGMehren Merchant, D‘14Neel Patel, D‘14Haim Tawil, D‘14Seung Hyung Kim, D‘15Jonathan Vo, D‘15

MASTER OF BIOETHICS Jemima Louis, D‘13Matt Ryskalczyk, D‘13Rayna Strong, D‘13Sean Dekow, D‘15William Konicki, D‘15

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTHMiguel Padilla, D‘13Miriam Abkari, D‘14Milda Chmieliauskaite, D‘14Matthew Oishi,D‘15Eunice Chay, D‘15

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATIONLaura Gart, D‘14Chirag Pahreet, D‘14Teemar Carey, D‘15David Greco, D15Matthew Paradisgarten, D ‘15

TAKING ON THE CHALLENGEThese 20 Penn Dental Medicine students are currentlyenrolled in dual-degree programs:


Although more people are keep-ing their teeth longer, the needfor removable prosthodontic

care continues to increase as people areliving extended, more active lives 1, 2, 3

and access to dental care is anticipated todecline.4 Despite seeking dental caremore frequently,5 by age 50, Americanshave lost an average of 12.1 teeth.2

According to the World HealthOrganization, people with fewer than 20of their own or replacement teeth may beconsidered disabled because they areunable to eat and speak effectively.

Restorative diagnosis and treatmentis becoming more challenging as activeindividuals of all ages seek dental carewith more complex medical problems.Aging patients are taking multiple medi-cations, many of which cause xerostomia,with resultant increases in complex caries(especially on the roots).6, 7 The com-promised condition of the remainingdentition complicates our ability torestore the partially dentulous patient.

As we are striving to provide moreeconomical, longer lasting care in fewervisits, advances in dental materials andtechnology are giving us more diverseand sophisticated treatment alternatives.Basic concepts of contemporary dentalrehabilitation founded upon classicremovable prosthodontic theories andsound biomechanical principles shouldbe considered as we select the best treat-ment for our patients.

Classic paradigms of care are chal-lenged daily. For example, a flexibledenture base material that does not provide rigidity of the major and minorconnectors and clasp assemblies com-promises support and stability of therestoration. Use of metallic restorationson principle abutment teeth may be discouraged due to fears of amalgam orcosts of metal alloys. Before selecting

alternative techniques ormaterials such as tooth colored composites orceramics to support remov-able prostheses, we shouldcarefully weigh the advan-tages and disadvantages.

As we adopt “modern”expedited techniques, suchas the one-visit final impres-sion, we need to acknowledgetheir benefits and limita-tions. Our diagnostic skillsmust be outstanding as thelack of a primary cast restricts our diagnostic evaluation of the complexedentulous patient. Efficiency shouldimprove — not jeopardize — the qualityof care.

New technology is often beyond theresources of patients most in need. Theplacement of implants, often guided bysophisticated imaging is becoming thestandard of care to replace missing teeth.Ironically, the indigent living near orbelow the poverty level, are most likely to lose teeth and least able to affordreplacements. Conventional removableprostheses are frequently the most prac-tical solution for many.

The challenge of selecting the mostappropriate care for the diverse andgrowing edentulous population isbecoming more complex, as the selectionof materials and treatment alternativesfor each patient increases. The choice of techniques and materials should be based upon sound biomechanicalprinciples and substantiated by labora-tory and clinical evidence, as well aspatient needs, desires, health, andfinances.

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1. Douglass CW, Shih A, Ostry L.; J Prosthet Dent. 2002Jan; 87(1):5-8.

2. National Institute of Dental and CraniofacialResearch; A Plan to Eliminate Health Disparities,Revised, February 2002

3. HEW. National Center for Health Statistics, Series11, Number 7: Selected Dental Findings in Adults byAge, Race, and Sex; United States – 1960-1962.Reprinted November 1965.

4. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey(NHANES) III

5. Department Of Health & Human Services, PublicHealth Service, December 15, 1999

6. Winn D, et al: Coronal and root caries in the dentitionof adults in the United States, 1988-91. J Dent Res1996:75(Spec Iss):642-651.

7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Surveillance for dental caries, dental sealants, toothretention, edentulism, and enamel fluorosis—UnitedStates, 1988-1994 and 1999-2002. In: SurveillanceSummaries, August 26, 2005. MMWR 2005:54 (No.SS-3)

8. Oral Health–Healthy People 2010: Objectives forImproving Health; 2010, Volume II, Section 21

By Kenneth Kent, DMDClinical Associate Professor of Restorative Dentistry

Dr. Kenneth Kent

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Penn Dental Medicine Awarded $1.5Million Grant for Student ScholarshipsPenn Dental Medicine student scholar-ship resources got a boost this past fallwith the award of a $1.5 million grantfrom the Health Resources and ServicesAdministration (HRSA) of the U.S.Department of Health and HumanServices. Designed to support studentdiversity and increase access for under-represented minorities, the grant willallow Penn Dental Medicine to providefinancial aid for four years to 22 studentsthis year and 26 new and continuingstudents each of the three remainingyears. The School was one of just threedental programs in the country toreceive the HRSA award this year.

Penn Dental Medicine has receivedand distributed more than $1.9 millionin HRSA scholarship grants in the pastseven years. This year’s award, however,is the first time HRSA has committedto funding multiple years of scholarshipsat one time, giving continuity and reas-surance to the students who receive them.

“We’re so fortunate to receive thesescholarship funds in order to attractand retain talented students fromacross the country,” said Dr. Joan Gluch,Penn Dental Medicine’s AssociateDean for Academic Policies, Directorof Community Oral Health and ProjectDirector of the grant. “With theseawards, we will be able to broaden accessfor students who would otherwise havebeen unable to attend Penn DentalMedicine.”

This academic year, Penn DentalMedicine received $330,000, dividedamong eligible students for scholarshipsof $15,000 each; the School will thenreceive $390,000 each of the followingthree years, providing eligible studentswith $15,000 in aid every year, pendingfederal budget re-authorization.

“The students who can benefitfrom this award appreciate the challenges

faced in underserved populations whenit comes to health care and are moti-vated to improve these circumstances,”said Dr. Beverley Crawford, PennDental Medicine’s Director of DiversityAffairs and co-investigator on the grantalong with Susan Schwartz, the School’sAssistant Dean for Student Affairs.“They are also more likely to choose topractice in an underserved area aftergraduation. The presence of these stu-dents at Penn Dental Medicine and thesharing of their experiences can onlyenhance the learning environment and

provide their peers with a clearer under-standing of our vulnerable populations.”

This award is given as part ofHRSA’s Scholarships for DisadvantagedStudents program, which providesfunding to accredited schools offeringdegrees in the health professions andnursing programs. Participating schoolsthen, in turn, can offer scholarshipsto full-time students from low-incomeand disadvantaged backgrounds overtheir tenure in school.

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A New Spot for a Little R&RStudents have a new place to gather between clinic and classes with the opening a new studentlounge in January 2013. Situated on the first floor of the Evans Building, the new space featurestwo areas — one section outfitted with a large screen television, sectional sofa for relaxing, andcomputers for surfing the web or doing some work; and an open area with tables and chairs foreating lunch and visiting with friends. The original windows of the Evans Building flood thespace with natural light and the historic architecture adds a grand feel to the space. The loungehas an entrance on 40th Street and is accessible from within the school from the stairwell tothe Lower Concourse of the Evans Building below. An opening party for students was held onJanuary 29.


Penn Dental Medicine Collaborates in NewCenter of Excellence in Pain EducationAccording to the American Academyon Pain Management, an estimated 75million Americans live with chronic oracute pain. Yet, pain treatment is nottaught extensively in many health pro-fessional schools, and clinicalapproaches to pain management can beinconsistent. Penn Dental Medicine isworking to help change that situation.

To better prepare medical profes-sionals to properly diagnose and effectivelytreat acute and chronic pain, Penn Dental

Medicine is collaborating with Penn’sSchool of Nursing and Perelman Schoolof Medicine, to help create nationaltraining protocols in pain management.This effort is through Penn’s designationin May 2012 as one of the nationalCenters of Excellence in Pain Educationby the National Institutes of Health(NIH) and the National Institute ofDrug Abuse.

“The interprofessional educationand training developed for nursing,dental, medical, and pharmacy studentsat the Center will focus on advancingassessment, diagnosis, and safe treatmentof acute and chronic pain conditionswhile minimizing the abuse of opioidpain relievers,” says co-principal inves-tigator from Penn Dental Medicine Dr. Elliot V. Hersh, Professor in theDepartment of Oral and MaxillofacialSurgery/Pharmacology. Dr. John T.Farrar from the Perelman School ofMedicine is the principal investigatorand Dr. Rosemary Polomano FAANfrom the School of Nursing is the otherco-principal investigator.

The first outcome from the collab-oration at Penn’s Center was a 31-hourcourse, Pain Science and Practice.Presented in January 2013, 84 dentalstudents, 50 nursing students, and fivemedical students learned about painassessment, diagnosis, and management.

“The course culminated in studentsparticipating in two simulations,” saysDr. Hersh. “One simulation was roleplaying patient-care scenarios, andanother was discussing and supportingor refuting some published evidence-based guidelines for treating variouspain syndromes.”

Developing learning scenario casesand incorporating evidence-basedmedicine approaches is one of the goalsof the Center, as well as developingvideo simulations to meet the need forcontemporary educational tools.

“We envision creating avatar orfirst-person player simulations aboutpain care,” says Dr. Hersh. “Thesewould follow similar structures of cur-rently popular video games with a goalof maintaining patient health with atolerable level of pain.”

Additional programs of study indevelopment include a case-basedlearning module on sickle cell diseaseand pain, and another on postoperativepain, both of which are now underreview by the NIH. “We expect stu-dents enrolled in next year’s class toaccess those programs as part of theircurriculum,” says Dr. Hersh. A thirdmodule on chronic orofacial pain iscurrently under development withmajor input from Dr. Hersh as well asDr. Andres Pinto, Associate Professorof Oral Medicine, and Dr. ThomasSollecito, Professor and Chair of OralMedicine, from Penn Dental Medicine.

The Center of Excellence in PainEducation at Penn is one of only 12Centers in the country. These Centerswere selected by the NIH Pain Consortiumafter a contract solicitation process andreview. The National Institute on DrugAbuse is coordinating the project.

Penn Dental Medicine is collaborating with Penn’s School of Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine, to help createnational training protocols in pain management.

The Goldin Seminar for Life SkillsDr. Ezekiel Emanuel was the guest speakerat Penn Dental Medicine on February 2,2013, for this year’s Goldin Seminar for LifeSkills lecture, titled "Healthcare at a Crossroad,"speaking on health care reform.

Dr. Emanuel, who is the University’s 13thPenn Integrates Knowledge Professor, theDiane v.S. Levy and Robert M. Levy UniversityProfessor, and the Vice Provost for GlobalInitiatives, was special advisor for healthpolicy to President Obama from January2009 to January 2011 and one of the principalarchitects of the Affordable Care Act.

Here at Penn, Dr. Emanuel is also chair of the Department of Medical Ethics andHealth Policy in the Perelman School ofMedicine. His appointment is sharedbetween the Perelman School of Medicineand the Department of Health CareManagement in the Wharton School.

The annual Goldin Seminar series is madepossible through an endowed fund estab-lished by Penn Dental Medicine alumnusDr. Marshall Goldin (C’60, D’64) and hiswife, Harriet Goldin (CW’62). Dr. Emanuel,right, pictured with Dr. Denis Kinane,Morton Amsterdam Dean of Penn DentalMedicine.

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Continuing Education Programs Growingwith New Direction, New ResourcesPenn Dental Medicine’s continuingeducation initiatives are building andgrowing through new vision and newresources. This past fall, Dr. SyngcukKim, Louis I. Grossman Professor,Department of Endodontics, took on a new leadership post, adding oversightof the School’s continuing educationefforts to his role as Associate Dean for Global Affairs and ContinuingEducation. And in December 2012,the School received a major gift fromArrail Dental Group, China, to helpadvance the School’s future develop-ment of continuing education programshere and around the world (see relatedstory, page 28).

The reimagining of the School’scontinuing education program firstbegan with the Dean’s Council, anadvisory board formed in 2010 to support targeted issues for growth anddevelopment within the School. TheSchool’s continuing education effortswas the Council’s first charge andthrough surveys of alumni and stake-holders in business and industry as well as a review of other programs, the Council has helped to define thedirection for the School’s continuingeducation.

“Our goal is to provide lifelonglearning opportunities in support ofthe University’s mission of local,national, and international engagement,taking advantage of our preeminentfaculty to provide innovative academicand practical courses,” said Dean’sCouncil Chair Dr. Martin Levin (D’72,GD’74) at the time the Council under-took its continuing education review.

With his appointment, Dr. Kimhas been building on those themes,stressing that the strength and depth ofthe School’s faculty as well as the manyaccomplished Penn Dental Medicinealumni practicing worldwide are keyresources for successful program devel-opment. “Over the past three years, wehave drawn on alumni from around theworld as well as our faculty to presentthe Penn Endodontic Global Symposia,”


The Penn Endo Global Symposium, held February 16-18, 2013, in Mumbai, India, was the seventh endodontics symposium held since 2010; pictured aresome of the attendees and presenters. Penn Dental Medicine faculty and alumni present the symposia, which are among the School’s growing continuingeducation efforts.

says Dr. Kim, “that model has been agreat success and we plan to continue tobuild on it for future programs.” Since2010, there have been EndodonticGlobal Symposia in Taiwan, SouthKorea, Germany, Poland, Japan, Brazil,and India. The next one is planned forBeijing, China, in June in cooperationwith the Arrail Dental Group, andthrough the support from Arrail Dental,future plans calls for a symposia eachyear in Beijing on different clinical areas.

While such international programswill be a major focus of the School’sgrowing continuing education program,current plans are for at least one majormulti-day symposium at Penn each yearalong with a number of single-day, special topic courses. Looking to thefuture, a key component in expandingthe continuing education offerings atthe School will be the completion ofone of the next major projects in theSchool’s 10-year Master Plan for facilitiesimprovements — the Preclinical Lab andContinuing Education Training Center(see related story, page 7) — which willfeature new space and technology forhands-on continuing education programs.

Those upcoming continuing educationprograms currently scheduled include:

• Global Penn Endo Symposium,Beijing, China, June 7-9, 2013 – Anoverview of key topics in modernendodontic practice, presented byPenn Dental Medicine faculty andalumni.

• The 5th International Congress onAdhesive Dentistry, June 14-15, 2013– Penn Dental Medicine will host thisforum for clinicians, researchers, andthe dental industry from around theworld to showcase the latest develop-ments in adhesive dentistry.

• Penn Periodontal Conference 2013,June 23-28, 2013 – A research focused,‘Gordon Conference’-like program,featuring leading experts from theU.S. and internationally on the latest research on clinical,translational, and basic sciences inperiodontology.

• Bender, Seltzer & GrossmanAcademic Review of Endodontology,September 27-29, 2013 – An intensivereview of the biologic foundations ofEndodontology where world-renowned

faculty will present the latest evidence-based information within theirrespective fields.

• Bisphosphonate Osteonecrosis: AnUpdate, October 5, 2013 – A multidis-ciplinary review of the research andclinical management of patients withosteonecrosis of the jaw, addressinghow anti-resorptive drugs may interferewith immune function, wound healing,and bone repair.

A full schedule of additional courses is under development for fall 2013/spring 2014, including topics such asanesthesia, cone beam CT radiography,CAD/CAM technology, and pain scienceand practice. Visit www.dental.upenn/cdefor more information and ongoingupdates on the continuing educationprogram schedule.

To coordinate and manage programplanning and development of thegrowing continuing education initiatives,Pamela Rice joined the School’s Officeof Continuing Education this past fallas Director of Continuing Education.She can be reached at 215-573-9098,or [email protected].

Penn Dental Medicine Part of MulticenterStudy of Head, Neck Cancer OutcomesPenn Dental Medicine has beenawarded a $1.3 million grant over fiveyears as part of a multicenter team tostudy dental and oral medicine-relatedoutcomes of cancer patients receivinghigh-dose radiation to the head andneck. Funded by the National Instituteof Dental and Craniofacial Research, it is part of an $8.15 million award toCarolinas HealthCare System, whichwill administer the grant.

The first-of-its-kind clinical studywill unite five sites in collaborativeinvestigation to systematically examinedental outcomes of over 750 patients.Data gathered during the five-yearstudy is expected to help healthcareprofessionals better understand oraland dental complications experiencedby these patients after radiation therapyand will influence the development of patient care protocols

Each year, 40,000 Americansdevelop head and neck cancer, and manyreceive high-dose radiation therapy,often in combination with surgeryand/or chemotherapy. These patientsare at high risk for dental/oral diseaserequiring dental extractions. Both dentalinfections and extractions also increasethe risk for bone infection and necrosis.

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“Dental management protocols for these patients are currently basedon expert opinion rather than research-based guidelines,” says Dr. Thomas P.Sollecito (D’89, GD’91), Chair andProfessor of Oral Medicine and theinvestigator leading the study at Penn.“The results of this study will havetremendous impact on guiding the mosteffective dental and medical care forthese patients before and after radiation.”

“Head and neck cancer is a terribledisease and more prevalent than manyknow,” says Dr. Sollecito. “Treatmentcan damage oral and maxillofacial tissues,which has a profound impact on thepatients’ quality of life and may inducesignificant changes which persist through-out a patient’s life. This study will giveus a better understanding of thesechanges, identify risk factors for disease,and improve our ability to deliver thebest dental care for these patients.”

Both the interprofessional collabo-ration and the longitudinal design ofthe study make it a unique study whichwill have significant impact in the field.“The longitudinal design of the studyallows us to follow patients over anextended period of time,” says Dr.Sollecito. “This, along with the oppor-tunity to collaborate with the Depart-ment of Radiation Oncology in Penn’s

Perelman School of Medicine, and inconjunction with the other four inves-tigation sites, should produce valuabledata that will influence patient care,education, and research.”

Patients will be enrolled at CarolinasMedical Center, Penn Dental Medicine/Perelman School of Medicine, Universityof Connecticut Health Center, HarvardUniversity/Dana Farber Cancer Center,and New York University. The Universityof Minnesota will serve as the datacoordinating center for this study.

Dr. Thomas Sollecito (D’89, GD’91), Chair andProfessor of Oral Medicine, is leading Penn’s portion of a multicenter study of head and neckcancer treatment outcomes.

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~ Research Spotlight ~

New Collaborations across DisciplinesThe Joseph and JosephineRabinowitz Award for Excellence inResearch is supporting new collabo-rations across disciplines, presentedthis year to two Penn Dental Medicinefaculty members who will be workingon projects with colleagues fromother Penn schools. The awards werepresented at a reception at PennDental Medicine on January 24, 2013.

This year’s recipients are Dr.Hydar Ali, Professor, Department ofPathology, and Dr. Ricardo Walter,Assistant Professor of RestorativeDentistry, selected for their projects“Cross-Regulation of G ProteinCoupled Receptor Signaling in HumanMast Cells” and “Development of aNovel Bisphenol A-Free CompositeResin Restorative Material,” respec-tively.

C3aR Signaling“Our project focuses on a new aspectof C3aR biology and utilizes a rela-tively new technique to determinehow it interacts with other cell surfaceproteins to induce signaling,” saysDr. Ali, who is collaborating withEmer Maria Smyth, PhD, ResearchAssociate Professor of Pharmacologywith Penn’s Institute for TranslationalMedicine and Therapeutics.

Their proposal looks at G proteincoupled receptors (GPCR) for thecomplement component C3a (C3aR),which play an important role inasthma and its exacerbation by respi-ratory viruses. Until now, he notes,the main focus of research has beento determine how C3aR phosphory-lation and the subsequent recruitmentof adapter molecules regulate receptorfunction in human mast cells. However,he adds that the possibility that C3aRfunction may be cross-regulated byother seven transmembrane domainproteins has not been considered.

“In our study, we will test thehypothesis that C5L2, a non-signalingseven transmembrane domain protein,contributes to C3aR signaling in humanmast cells,” says Dr. Ali. “We will thenutilize bioluminescence resonanceenergy transfer (BRET) technology totest the hypothesis that C3aR forms aheterodimer with C5L2.”

Bisphenol A-Free Composite ResinResponding to recent concerns thathave been raised regarding possibleadverse effects from the elution ofbisphenol A (BPA) from restorativematerials, Dr. Walter and his collabo-rators — Virgil Percec, PhD, P. RoyVagelos Professor of Chemistry, andAndrew E. Feiring, PhD, AdjunctProfessor of Chemistry, both in Penn’sSchool of Arts & Sciences — are inves-tigating a potential alternative to BPAin these materials. BPA is an endocrinedisruptor that mimics estrogen andclinical studies have linked the presenceof composite resin restorations withlower psychosocial functioning and anincrease in urinary BPA concentrationin children; initial recommendationshave been made to minimize the use of such materials during pregnancy,explains Dr. Walter.

“Given the widespread use of dentalcomposite resin restorations, finding areplacement monomer for the BPA-

derived monomers used in dentistryis a pressing issue,” notes Dr. Walter,adding that a potential substitute ofbisphenol A glycidyl methacrylate(bis-GMA), one of those BPA-derived monomers in dental formu-lations, is acrylamides made fromplant-derived diols. “These mayreplace the bis-GMA with non-estrogen-like intermediates, whichderive from renewable resources(cellulose),” he adds. “Our aim is todesign and evaluate bis-acrylamides-based composite resins with physicaland mechanical properties at leastsimilar of those of current materials.”

The Rabinowitz Award wasestablished in 2002 through thegenerosity of the late Dr. Joseph“Jose” Rabinowitz, an active memberof the School’s Biochemistry facultyfor 29 years, and his wife, Josephine.Dr. Rabinowitz joined Penn’s Schoolof Medicine faculty in 1958 andmoved to Penn Dental Medicine in1963, where he served on the activefaculty through 1992. Even afterbecoming Professor Emeritus, hecontinued to teach in the BiochemistryDepartment until his death in 2009.Dr. Rabinowitz was known for hisresearch in lipid and steroid bio-chemistry, and made the seminaldiscovery that HMG CoA was a keyintermediate in cholesterol biosyn-thesis. His research helped lead tothe development of the importantclass of cholesterol-lowering drugsknown as statins.

The Rabinowitzes endowed thisaward to promote independentresearch among Penn Dental Medicinefaculty members. Recipients received$20,000 toward each of their projects.

Josephine Rabinowitz (center) with this year’sJoseph & Josephine Rabinowitz Award forExcellence in Research recipients.

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Dr. Margrit Maggio Selected for ADEALeadership InstituteDr. Margit Maggio (D’ 87), AssistantProfessor of Restorative Dentistry,

Director of Pre-clinical Dentistryand Director ofAdvanced Sim-ulation, has beenselected as a 2013-2014 AmericanDental EducationAssociation(ADEA) LeadershipInstitute Fellow.

The ADEA Leadership Institute,which began in 2000, is a year-longprogram to develop the nation's mostpromising dental educators to becomeleaders in dental and higher education.The Institute, unique to dental educa-tion, includes four phases throughoutwhich Fellows undertake a variety ofassignments designed to both guide andenhance their professional develop-ment. The Institute includes sessions inleadership theory, team building, com-munications, managing change, publicpolicy, educational policy, legal issues,research, and budgeting and financialmanagement. Fellows are faculty andadministrators from allied, predoctoral,and postdoctoral dental education.

Dr. Maggio joins a group of themost promising dental educators andupon graduation will become one ofonly 285 members of the Institute. The2013-2014 Fellows were oriented at the2013 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition,held March 16-19, 2013 in Seattle.

Madeline Monaco of Johnson & JohnsonAppointed to Board of OverseersPenn Dental Medicine announces theappointment of Madeline Monaco,PhD, MS, MEd to its Board ofOverseers, approved by the Universityof Pennsylvania’s Board of Trustees for a three-year renewable term at theirNovember 2012 meeting.

Dr. Monaco is Senior Director ofGlobal Scientific and Professional Affairswith Johnson & Johnson Consumer andPersonal Products Worldwide. In herrole at Johnson & Johnson, she leads aglobal team in the development of business and scientific strategies, workingwith government and professionalorganizations, universities, and otherresearch leaders to further the sciencebehind consumer products and com-municate that science around the world.

Prior to Johnson &Johnson, she heldleadership, teach-ing, and researchpositions withinPennsylvania StateUniversity, the U. S.government, Cornelland Columbia uni-versities, and KraftFoods Inc.

Dr. Monaco holds a doctorate innutrition and health behavior fromColumbia University, a Master of Sciencedegree in biochemistry and nutritionalbiochemistry from Cornell University, a Master of Education degree fromColumbia University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in biological sciencesfrom the City University of New York.

“Madeline brings an impressiveand unique perspective on research,public health, and the role of industryto support these. She will tremendouslycomplement the existing talent on theBoard,” says Dr. Denis Kinane, MortonAmsterdam Dean of Penn Dental

Medicine. In her Board role, she iseager to help engage Johnson & Johnsonin possible collaborations in researchand public programs, already workingwith Penn Dental Medicine and Penn’sLeonard Davis Institute of HealthEconomics on developing a review oforal care public health strategies.

The Penn Dental Medicine Boardof Overseers provides volunteer leader-ship to the School and acts as an advisoryresource for the Dean and otheradministrative leaders, stewarding themissions of both Penn Dental Medicineand the University of Pennsylvania.

Henry Daniell, PhD, to Join Penn Dental MedicineAdding to the depth of its researchenterprise, Penn Dental Medicineannounces the appointment of HenryDaniell, PhD, as Professor in thedepartments of Biochemistry andPathology.

A highly respected researcher whoseexpertise spans multiple disciplines, Dr. Daniell’s lab focuses on the devel-opment of a novel concept to reduce thecost of prescription drugs. Dr. Daniellhas developed a system to produce bio-pharmaceuticals in a protective coatingso that they can be delivered by mouthwithout being destroyed by the stomach.This new platform reduces cost by eliminating prohibitively expensive fermentation, purification, cold storage/transportation and sterile injectionscurrently used in the production anddelivery of biopharmaceuticals. Some ofhis ongoing projects include the devel-opment of edible vaccines for polio,tuberculosis, malaria, cholera, and bio-terrorism agents (anthrax, plague, etc.).

As Director of Small MoleculeTranslation at Penn Dental Medicine,he will continue the vital work of creatingand utilizing therapeutics for the benefitof all. Dr. Daniell uses his oral delivery

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concept to addressseveral autoimmunedisorders, includingtype 1 diabetes oradverse immunologi-cal reactions in thetreatment of hemo-philia. He also usestherapeutic proteindelivery to degrade

plaques in advanced Alzheimer’s brainsor regulate blood sugar levels in type 2diabetes. His widely translational work,which has important applications tomucosal immunity — a topic of consid-erable importance in dental research —has led to the award of more than 50 patents.

“Dr. Daniell brings a passion forscience and teaching that will signifi-cantly advance the educational andresearch missions of the School,” says

Dr. Denis Kinane, Morton AmsterdamDean of Penn Dental Medicine.

Dr. Daniell joined the Universityof Central Florida (UCF) in 1998 asProfessor of Molecular Biology, andsince 2002, he has been a PegasusProfessor, a prestigious UCF title thatrecognizes outstanding accomplishmentsin teaching, research, and service. In2002, he also was named Chair of theUCF Board of Trustees, and since 2008,Dr. Daniell has been a Professor ofMedicine at UCF. He was inducted as aforeign member of the Italian NationalAcademy of Sciences as the 14th American;Ben Franklin was the first Americanhonored in 1786. Dr. Daniell is also aFellow of the American Association forthe Advancement of Science. Amongmany awards, he was the recipient ofthe UCF Research Incentive Award foroutstanding research contributions

(2002-2012); the Bayer HemophiliaAward, Buenos Aires, one of five globalawards for outstanding hemophiliaresearch (2010); and the AmericanDiabetes Association Award for out-standing contributions in diabetesresearch (2008). During his tenure atUCF, he also introduced the ProfessionalScience Master’s program and B.S. inBiotechnology.

Throughout his career, Dr. Daniellhas served on numerous panels withinthe US National Academy of Science;the NIH, National Institute of Allergyand Infectious Diseases; and the NIH,Center for Scientific Review. He leadsan accomplished research program,supported by the NIH and the UnitedStates Department of Agriculture, as well as the Bill and Melinda GatesFoundation, the Juvenile DiabetesResearch Foundation, and Bayer.

Henry Daniell, PhD

Dr. D. Walter Cohen (C’47, D’50) Receives 2013 William J. Gies AwardDr. D. Walter Cohen (C’47, D’50), Dean Emeritus and ProfessorEmeritus, Department of Periodontics, at Penn DentalMedicine, was recognized for his outstanding achievements inand contributions to dental education with a 2013 William J.Gies Award. Presented by the ADEAGies Foundation, the phi-lanthropic arm of the American Dental Education Association(ADEA), the Gies Awards honor individuals and organizationsexemplifying dedication to the highest standards of vision,innovation, and achievement in dental education, research,and leadership. The awards are named after dental educationpioneer William J. Gies, Ph.D.

Dr. Cohen received the Gies Award for OutstandingAchievement – Dental Educator. A highly respected teacherand clinician, Dr. Cohen first joined the Penn Dental Medicinefaculty in 1951, and through his tenure at the School, he built alegacy of leadership in the field of periodontics, advancing toserve as professor and chairman of the Department ofPeriodontics and building the School’s postdoctoral periodonticsprogram. At Penn Dental Medicine, he also served as AssociateDean for Academic Affairs from 1969 to 1972, and from 1972 to1983, Dr. Cohen was at the helm as Dean of Penn Dental Medicine.

“Walter has contributed so much to the fields of dentalmedicine, periodontology, and dental education that PennDental Medicine and dentistry in general are deeply indebted

to him. He is truly deserving of this very appropriate special recognition,” says Dr. Denis Kinane, Morton Amsterdam Dean of Penn Dental Medicine. From Penn Dental Medicine, Dr. Cohen went on to teach as a Clinical Professor of Dental Medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, and

became President of the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1986, serving in that leadership role through 1993 (through mergers and acquisitionssince 1993, the Medical College has become Drexel University College of Medicine). From 1993 through 1998, he was Chancellor of the MedicalCollege, and currently serves as Chancellor Emeritus at Drexel University College of Medicine. Throughout his career, he also taught courses andlectured at many universities throughout the country and around the world.

The eight 2013 Gies Awards were presented March 18 at a celebration held in conjunction with the 2013 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition,March 16-19, in Seattle. The 2013 honorees were selected by a panel of judges consisting of the ADEAGies Foundation Board of Trustees.

Dr. Bruce Donoff, Dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, presented Dr. D. Walter Cohen (C’47, D’50, right) with the 2013 William J. Gies Award forOutstanding Achievement – Dental Educator on March 18 at the ADEA AnnualSession, held in Seattle.

Dr. Paul Berson (GD’77) Receives 2012 ADAGolden Apple AwardDr. Paul Berson (GD’77), ClinicalAssociate Professor of RestorativeDentistry at Penn Dental Medicine, was recognized for his excellence inteaching and mentorship with the 2012American Dental Association (ADA)Golden Apple Award for InspiringCareers in Dental Education.

This annual award recognizes anADA member and/or a faculty memberwho is an outstanding mentor willing toshare his/her knowledge to enhance thescholarly, professional, and personaldevelopment of students and/or juniorfaculty interested in academic careers.The recipient is nominated throughletters of support from students, faculty,and administrators and selected byADA’s Council on Dental Educationand Licensure.

“The ADA gives this award to onlyone faculty member in the entire country.This not only speaks for the nationalstature of our faculty in general, butfor the above-and-beyond dedicationof Dr. Berson in specific,” says Dr.Markus Blatz, Chair and Professor ofPreventive & Restorative Sciences. “Thisprestigious national award is based onstudent recommendations, and there-fore, the greatest recognition for anyeducator. I congratulate Dr. Berson

for this outstanding accomplishment. Itis an inspiration as we strive for excel-lence in clinical dentistry and dentaleducation.”

Dr. Berson first joined the PennDental Medicine faculty in 1974, servingas an Instructor and Lecturer from1974 to 1977, as Assistant Professor ofForm and Function of the MasticatorySystem and Restorative Dentistry from1977 to 1981, and Clinical AssistantProfessor of Restorative Dentistry from1982 to 1990, and again, from 1999 to2008. In 2008, he was named ClinicalAssociate Professor of RestorativeDentistry, and from 2005 through2012, Dr. Berson was also a PrimaryCare Unit (PCU) Group Leader in theSchool’s general restorative clinic, serv-ing as a close mentor to students andguiding other faculty in his PCU. Dr.Berson was recognized by Penn DentalMedicine and students for his teachingwith the Earl Banks Hoyt Award forexcellence in clinical teaching by a juniorfull-time faculty member in 1978, andagain in 2008, with the L.T. AppletonAward for excellence in clinical teaching.

Dr. Berson was presented with theApple Award for Inspiring Careers inDental Education at a special ceremonyas part of the School’s Department ofPreventive & Restorative Sciences retreat,held November 17, 2012.

Student Named Academic Dental Careers FellowPayal Verma (D’14), a third-year PennDental Medicine student in the Programfor Advanced Standing Students, hasbeen selected as one of 10 fellows forthe 2013 ADEAGies Foundation/AADRAcademic Dental Careers FellowshipProgram (ADCFP).

Established in 2006 with the goalof encouraging and preparing studentsto enter academic dentistry, the year-long ADCFP provides U.S. andCanadian dental students with training,mentorship, and hands-on experiencesin research, teaching, and other aspectsof academic careers in dental schools.Dr. Verma will be working with Dr.Andres Pinto (D’99, GD’01, GR’07,GR’12, M’12), Associate Professor ofOral Medicine and Division Chief ofCommunity Oral Health at Penn DentalMedicine, as her faculty mentor.

“I am very honored to receive thisfellowship, and I especially thank Dr. Pintofor his utmost support and encourage-ment,” says Dr. Verma. “I stronglybelieve that ADCFP will provide me theperfect platform to channel my clinicalskills and experience in research towardfulfilling my aims and aspirations.”

Fellows and mentors work closelythroughout the year, starting with atraining session for all participants atthe 2013 ADEA Annual Session &Exhibition, which was held March 18-19,in Seattle, and concluding at the 2014ADEA Annual Session & Exhibitionwhere fellows will make a poster pre-sentation on their ADCFP experience.Other program components include a

“I strongly believe that ADCFPwill provide me the perfectplatform to channel my clinicalskills and experience in researchtoward fulfilling my aims andaspirations.”

— PAYAL VERMA (D’14)

Dr. Paul Berson (center) with (left to right) Dean Denis Kinane, Dr. Markus Blatz, Mindy Altemose (D’13),Neha Bansal (D’13), Dr. Najeed Saleh (D’94), and Pierre Botes (D’13).

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Dr. Stoopler’s many teaching rolesat Penn Dental Medicine include coursedirector for Principles of Medicine, theoral medicine core curriculum forGraduate Dental Education, the VernonJ. Brightman Conference Series, andthe Advanced Clinical Oral MedicineSelective. He is also a lecturer in 10 othercourses at the pre- and postdoctoral levels.

The Lindback Awards forDistinguished Teaching at Penn wereestablished in 1961 with the help of theChristian R. and Mary F. LindbackFoundation. This year’s recipients wererecognized at a University-wide eventheld on April 17, 2013.


research practicum; a teaching practicumin four settings;biweekly collabora-tions between thefellow and mentor;faculty/administra-tors interviews;webinar trainingsessions; career

reflection essays; and a portfolio andprogram evaluations.

“This is pivotal opportunity for usto cultivate the faculty of the future andfor our students to learn about the greatsatisfaction that an academic career canoffer,” adds Dr. Pinto. “It is a true honorto be able to mentor Payal.”

Dr. Eric T. Stoopler (D’99, GD’02) Receives Lindback Teaching AwardDr. Eric T. Stoopler (D’99, GD’02),Associate Professor of Oral Medicine,

has been recognizedfor his excellence inteaching as a 2013recipient of theUniversity of Penn-sylvania’s ChristianR. and Mary F.Lindback FoundationAwards for Distin-guished Teaching.Penn presents eight

Lindback awards each year, dividedevenly between health-related disciplinesand all other departments and divisions.Award winners are determined bynominations and recommendationsmade by faculty and students.

Dr. Stoopler has been part of theSchool’s standing faculty since 2002,starting as Assistant Professor of OralMedicine and promoted to AssociateProfessor of Oral Medicine in 2011.Since 2007, he has served as Directorof the School’s Oral Medicine ResidencyProgram, and, in addition, he currentlydirects the oral medicine externshipprogram at the Hospital of the Universityof Pennsylvania (HUP) and he is on themedical staff at HUP, PENN PresbyterianMedical Center, and the Children’sHospital of Philadelphia.

Payal Verma (D’14)

Dr. Eric T. Stoopler(D’99, GD’02)

Student Research Recognized 2013 American Association for Dental Research (AADR) Bloc Travel Grant Awards: Predoctoralstudents Kang Ko (D’15) and Brianna Yang (D’15) were recognized for their research as recipientsof 2013 American Association for Dental Research (AADR) Bloc Travel Grant awards. They wereselected based on the scientific excellence of the research abstracts they submitted for theIADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition, held March 20-23, 2013, in Seattle and receivedtravel funds from the AADR's Bloc Travel Grant to attend the General Session, where they presented their research.

Ko’s research project was titled “Diabetes Reduces Mesenchymal Stem Cells Through AlteringApoptosis and Proliferation” with faculty preceptor Dr. Dana Graves, Professor, Department ofPeriodontics.

Yang worked on a project titled “The Role of Src-Family Kinases in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma,”a collaborative study between Penn Dental Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine underfaculty preceptors Dr. Thomas Sollecito, Professor of Oral Medicine, and Dr. John Seykora of theSchool of Medicine’s Department of Dermatology. In addition, she was one of nine dental students nationwide selected to present her research in the junior category of the AADR/Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Hatton Awards Competition, also held as part of theGeneral Session in Seattle; as the second place winner in this competition, she was one of twostudents who went on to represent the American division in the 2013 IADR/Unilever HattonCompetition and Awards.

2013 American Academy of Oral Medicine Lester Burket Award and Case Report Award:Oral Medicine residents Dr. Juan Bugueno (GD ’13) and Dr. Christine Nadeau (GD ’13)were recognizedfor the excellence of their research activities as recipients of 2013 American Academy of OralMedicine Lester Burket Awards, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy ofOral Medicine in San Antonio, April 23 – 27, 2013; they were also selected for a Case ReportAward, making an oral presentation of a clinical case at the San Antonio meeting.

Dr. Bugueno received the Burket Award in the basic science category for a project titled the“Effects of hypoxia on human mesenchymal stem cells is site-dependent” with faculty preceptorDr. Sunday Akintoye, Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine. His Case Report Awardoral presentation was “Bilateral facial paralysis secondary to large diffuse B-cell lymphoma” withfaculty preceptor Dr. Martin Greenberg, Professor Emeritus, Department of Oral Medicine.

Dr. Nadeau was recognized in the clinical science category with her Burket Award for a projecttitled “Diagnosis and treatment of Burning Mouth Syndrome: An economic perspective” withfaculty preceptors Dr. Andres Pinto, Associate Professor of Oral Medicine and Dr. Faizan Alawi,Associate Professor of Pathology. Her Case Report Award oral presentation was “Pyostomatitisvegetans in a patient with ulcerative colitis” with faculty preceptors Dr. Thomas Sollecito,Professor and Chair, Department of Oral Medicine, and Dr. Faizan Alawi, Associate Professor of Pathology.

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Scholarly Activity

Awards &AchievementsDr. Eric Abrams, Clinical Associate,Department of Preventive &Restorative Sciences, presented aClinical Research Award inRecognition of OutstandingResearch in Dental Sleep Medicine,American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, June 7, 2012.

Dr. D. Walter Cohen (C’47, D’50),Dean Emeritus, Professor Emeritus,Department of Periodontics, presentedthe William J. Gies Award forOutstanding Achievement – DentalEducator, ADEAGies Foundation,March 18, 2013.

Dr. Margrit Maggio (D’ 87),Assistant Professor of RestorativeDentistry, Director of PreclinicalDentistry and Director of AdvancedSimulation, selected as a 2013-2014American Dental EducationAssociation (ADEA) LeadershipInstitute Fellow.

Dr. Eric Stoopler (D’99, GD’02),Associate Professor of OralMedicine, presented a 2013Christian R. and Mary F. LindbackFoundation Award for DistinguishedTeaching, University of Pennsylvania,April 17, 2013.

Standing FacultyPromotionsDr. Sunday Akintoye, promoted toAssociate Professor, Department ofOral Medicine, effective July 1, 2013

Dr. Hydar Ali, promoted toProfessor, Department ofPathology, effective July 1, 2013

GrantsRecently awarded research grants.

Department of Anatomy & Cell BiologyIn vivo Preclinical studies of PLGFvariant testing8/20/2012-8/19/2014Funding Source: Shire HumanGenetic TherapiesPrincipal Investigator: Dr. ElisabethBarton

Analysis of Akp null mouse modelfor muscle function11/30/2012-11/29/2013Funding Source: AlexionPharmaceuticalsPrincipal Investigator: Dr. ElisabethBarton

Department of MicrobiologyKSHV-encoded Small Peptites1/15/2013-12/31/2014Funding Source: NIHPrincipal Investigator: Dr. Yan Yuan

Department of PathologyA. actinomycetemcomitans Cdtinduces pro-inflammatory innateimmune responses4/1/13-3/31/18Funding Source: NIHPrincipal Investigator: Dr. BruceShenker

Department of PeriodonticsMulti-Center Phase 3 Trial ofMinocycline HC1 1mg Microspheresfor the Use in Subjects with Peri-Implantitis: Clinical andMicrobiological Evaluations5/4/2012-5/31/2014Funding Source: Orapharma, IncPrincipal Investigator: Dr. JosephFiorellini

Department of Oral SurgeryResident Education Grant #1034611/5/2012-12/31/2012Funding Source: Synthes, IncPrincipal Investigator: Dr. Anh Le

AO Course Select Topics inOrthognathic Surgery inWashington, DC1/15/2013-4/30/2013Funding Source: Synthes, IncPrincipal Investigator: Dr. Anh Le

A Double-Blind, Randomized,Placebo-Controlled, Multiple-Dose,Multicenter Phase III Study of theSafety and Efficacy of CL-108 in theTreatment of Moderate to SevereAcute Pain1/18/2013-1/17/2014Funding Source: CharlestonLaboratoriesPrincipal Investigator: Elliot Hersh,Professor

PET/CT for the Diagnosis/Prognosisof TMJ Osteoarthritis1/1/2013-12/31/2013Funding Source: Oral AndMaxillofacial Surgery FoundationPrincipal Investigator: Eric Granquist

SPRIX (ketorolac tromethamine)nasal spray in patients on a high fatdiet, compared to patients takingoral ketorolac tromethamine11/12/2012-5/1/2013Funding Source: LuitpoldPharmaceuticals, IncPrincipal Investigator: Dr. Elliot Hersh

Department of Preventive &Restorative SciencesClinical Evaluation of anExperimental Universal AdhesiveUsed with and without PhosphoricAcid Pretreatment in PosteriorComposite Resin Restorations5/15/2012-5/31/2014Funding Source: DentsplyPrincipal Investigator: Dr. RicardoWalter

Scholarships for DisadvantagedStudents (SDS)9/30/2012-6/30/2016Funding Source: Bureau of HealthProfessions/HRSA/DHHSPrincipal Investigator: Dr. Joan Gluch

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SelectedPublicationsA selection of recently publishedwork by Penn Dental Medicine faculty/researchers (indicated in bold).

Abe T, Hosur KB, Hajishengallis E,Reis ES, Ricklin D, Lambris JD,Hajishengallis G. Local complement-targeted intervention in periodontitis:Proof-of-concept using a C5a recep-tor (CD88) antagonist. J Immunol.2012 Dec 1;189(11):5442-8.DOI:10.4049/jimmunol.1202339.

Akintoye SO. Dental implant failurein middle-aged women may be asso-ciated with positive history of oralbisphosphonate treatment. J EvidBased Dent Pract. 2012Dec;12(4):228-30.DOI:10.1016/j.jebdp.2012.09.012.

Alblowi J, Tian C, Siqueira MF, KayalRA, McKenzie E, Behl Y, GerstenfeldL, Einhorn TA, Graves DT.Chemokine expression is upregu-lated in chondrocytes in diabeticfracture healing. Bone. 2013;53(1):294-300.

Almazrooa S, Kajiya M, Kawai T, SiaYW, Uppa A, Pinto A, Lee RS, Kim SH,Bohle GC, Huryn JM, Lee NY, EstiloCL, Yoder W, Westlund K, Ma F,Wang C, Carlson CR, Danaher R,Miller CS. Oral abstract proceedingsof the annual meeting of the ameri-can academy of oral medicine,charleston, SC, USA, april 17-21, 2012;edited by joel J. napenas, DDS, andsunday O. akintoye, BDS, DDS, MS,co-chairs, AAOM abstracts commit-tee abstracts. Oral Surg Oral MedOral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2012SEP;114(3):E58-63.

Andriankaja OM, Galicia J, Dong G,Xiao W, Alawi F, Graves DT. Geneexpression dynamics during diabeticperiodontitis. J Dent Res. 2012Dec;91(12):1160-5.DOI:10.1177/0022034512465292.

Asthetik in der Zahnheilkunde -Materialien und Techniken. Germanedition ed. Blatz M, Terry D,Leinfelder K, Geller W, editors.Berlin, Germany: QuintessenzVerlags - GmbH; 2012.

Atanasiu D, Cairns T, Whitbeck J,Saw W, Rao S, Eisenberg R, Cohen G.Regulation of herpes simples virusgB-induced cell-cell fusion by mutantforms of gH/gL in the absence of gDand cellular receptors. mBio. 2013Feb. 26;4(2):e00046-13.DOI:10.1128/mBio.00046-13.

Baltazar GC, Guha S, Lu W, Lim J,Boesze-Battaglia K, Laties AM,Tyagi P, Kompella UB, Mitchell CH.Acidic nanoparticles are trafficked tolysosomes and restore an acidic lyso-somal pH and degradative functionto compromised ARPE-19 cells. PLoSOne. 2012;7(12):e49635.DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0049635.

Blatz MB, Phark JH, Özer F, ManteFK, Saleh N, Bergler M, Sadan A. Invitro comparative bond strength ofcontemporary self-adhesive resincements to zirconium oxide ceramicwith and without air-particle abrasion.Journal of Esthetic and RestorativeDentistry. 2012;24(3):223-4.

Blatz M, Bergler M. Clinical applica-tion of a new self-adhesive resincement for zirconium-oxide ceramiccrowns. Compend Contin Educ Dent.2012;33(10):776-81.

Bondy-Carey JL, Galicia J, BagaitkarJ, Potempa JS, Potempa B, Kinane DF,Veillard F, Scott DA. Neutrophilsalter epithelial response to porphy-romonas gingivalis in a gingivalcrevice model. Mol Oral Microbiol.2012 Nov 22. DOI:10.1111/omi.12008.

Brisson BK, Barton ER. Insulin-likegrowth factor-I E-peptide activity isdependent on the IGF-I receptor.PLoS One. 2012;7(9):e45588.DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0045588.

Calantog A, Hallajian L, Nabelsi T,Mansour S, Le AD, Epstein J, Wilder-Smith P. A prospective study toassess in vivo optical coherencetomography imaging for early detec-tion of chemotherapy-induced oralmucositis. Lasers Surg Med.2013;45(1):22-7.

Guan H, Ricciardi RP. Tumorigenesisby adenovirus type 12 E1A In:Robertson E.S., Jasmin J.-F., LisantiM.P., editors. Curr Cancer Res v.8. ;2012; p. 489-508.

Gupta K, Subramanian H, Klos A, Ali H. Phosphorylation of C3a recep-tor at multiple sites mediates desen-sitization, β-arrestin-2 recruitmentand inhibition of NF-κB activity inmast cells. PLoS ONE. 2012;7(10)

Hajishengallis G, Chavakis T.Endogenous modulators of inflam-matory cell recruitment. TrendsImmunol. 2013 Jan;34(1):1-6.DOI:10.1016/j.it.2012.08.003.

Hajishengallis G, Connell TD. Type IIheat-labile enterotoxins: Structure,function, and immunomodulatoryproperties. Vet ImmunolImmunopathol. 2012 Sep 26.DOI:10.1016/j.vetimm.2012.09.034.

Hajishengallis G, Darveau RP, CurtisMA. The keystone-pathogen hypoth-esis. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2012Oct;10(10):717-25. DOI:10.1038/nrmi-cro2873.

Hajishengallis G, Krauss JL, Liang S,McIntosh ML, Lambris JD.Pathogenic microbes and commu-nity service through manipulation ofinnate immunity. Adv Exp Med Biol.2012;946:69-85.

Hajishengallis G, Lambris JD.Complement-targeted therapeuticsin periodontitis. Adv Exp Med Biol.2013;734:197-206. DOI:10.1007/978-1-4614-4118-2_13.

Hajishengallis G, Lamont RJ. Beyondthe red complex and into more com-plexity: The polymicrobial synergyand dysbiosis (PSD) model of peri-odontal disease etiology. Mol OralMicrobiol. 2012 Dec;27(6):409-19.DOI:10.1111/j.2041-1014.2012.00663.x.

Hajishengallis G, McIntosh ML,Nishiyama SI, Yoshimura F.Mechanism and implications ofCXCR4-mediated integrin activationby porphyromonas gingivalis. MolOral Microbiol. 2012 Dec 15.DOI:10.1111/omi.12021.

Chen M, Su W, Lin X, Guo Z, Wang J,Zhang Q, Brand D, Ryffel B, Huang J,Liu Z, He X, Le AD, Zheng SG.Adoptive transfer of human gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cellsameliorates collagen-induced arthri-tis VIA suppressing Th1 and Th17 andenhancing regulatory T cell differen-tiation. Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Feb 11.DOI:10.1002/art.37894.

Cobanoglu N, Unlu N, Ozer F, BlatzM. Bond strength of self-etch adhe-sives after saliva contamination atdifferent application steps. OperDent. 2013 Jan 17. DOI:10.2341/12-260-L.

Cody V, Pace J, Nawar HF, King-Lyons N, Liang S, Connell TD,Hajishengallis G. Structure-activitycorrelations of variant forms of the Bpentamer of escherichia coli type IIheat-labile enterotoxin LT-IIb withtoll-like receptor 2 binding. ActaCrystallographica Section D:Biological Crystallography.2012;68(12):1604-12.

Damek-Poprawa M, Both S, WrightAC, Maity A, Akintoye SO. Onset ofmandible and tibia osteoradionecro-sis: A comparative pilot study in therat. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, OralPathology and Oral Radiology.2013;115(2):201-11.

Drucker SD, Prieto LE, Kao DW.Periodontal probing calibration in anacademic setting. J Dent Educ. 2012Nov;76(11):1466-73.

Durzynska J, Philippou A, BrissonBK, Nguyen-McCarty M, Barton ER.The pro-forms of insulin-like growthfactor I (IGF-I) are predominant inskeletal muscle and alter IGF-I recep-tor activation. Endocrinology. 2013Feb 13. DOI:10.1210/en.2012-1992.

Durzynska J, Wardzinski A,Koczorowska M, Gozdzicka-JozefiakA, Barton ER. Human eb peptide:Not just a by-product of pre-pro-IGF1b processing? Horm Metab Res.2013 Jan 18. DOI:10.1055/s-0032-1331699.

Golden LR, DeSimone HA,Yeroshalmi F, Pranevicius M,Saraghi M. Severe intraoperativebronchospasm treated with a vibrat-ing-mesh nebulizer. Anesth Prog.2012 Fall;59(3):123-6. DOI:10.2344/12-00003.1.

SelectedPublications(continued)Hajishengallis G. Editorial: A tollgate to escape T cells. J Leukoc Biol.2013;93(1):3-5.

Hajishengallis G. Periodontalbiofilm and immunity: immune sub-version by select pathogens as acommunity service. In:Jakulovics,NS.,Palmer,RJ., editor.Oral microbial ecology. Norfolk, UK:Caister Academic Press; 2013; p. 167-82.

Hajishengallis G, Lambris JD.Complement and dysbiosis in peri-odontal disease. Immunobiology.2012 NOV;217(11):1111-6.DOI:10.1016/j.imbio.2012.07.007.

He A, Hersh EV. A review ofintranasal ketorolac tromethaminefor the short-term management ofmoderate to moderately severe painthat requires analgesia at the opioidlevel. Curr Med Res Opin.2012;28(12):1873-80.

He L, Zhang E, Shi J, Li X, Zhou K,Zhang Q, Le AD, Tang X. (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate inhibitshuman papillomavirus (HPV)-16oncoprotein-induced angiogenesis innon-small cell lung cancer cells bytargeting HIF-1α. Cancer ChemotherPharmacol. 2013:1-13.

Hong P, Chen K, Huang B, Liu M, CuiM, Rozenberg I, Chaqour B, Pan X,Barton ER, Jiang X-, Siddiqui MAQ.HEXIM1 controls satellite cell expan-sion after injury to regulate skeletalmuscle regeneration. J Clin Invest.2012;122(11):3873-87.

Jaber T, Yuan Y. A virally encodedsmall peptide regulates RTA stabilityand facilitates kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus lytic replica-tion. J Virol. 2013 Jan 9.DOI:10.1128/JVI.02746-12.

Jefferies SR, Pameijer CH, Appleby DC,Boston D, Loof J. A bioactive dentalluting cement - its retentive proper-ties and 3-year clinical findings.Compend Contin Educ Dent.2013;34(Special issue 1):2-9.

Katsoulis J, Mericske-Stern R, RotkinaL, Zbaren C, Enkling N, Blatz MB.Precision of fit of implant-supportedscrew-retained 10-unit computer-aided-designed and computer-aided-manufactured frameworks madefrom zirconium dioxide and tita-nium: An in vitro study. Clin OralImplants Res. 2012 Oct 2.DOI:10.1111/clr.12039.

Kim JJ, Kim SJ, Kim YS, Kim SY, Park SH, Kim EC. The role of SIRT1 on angiogenic and odontogenicpotential in human dental pulp cells.J Endod. 2012 Jul;38(7):899-906.DOI:10.1016/j.joen.2012.04.006.

La Rocca AP, Alemany AS, Levi Jr. P,Juan MV, Molina JN, Weisgold AS.Anterior maxillary and mandibularbiotype: Relationship between gingi-val thickness and width with respectto underlying bone thickness.Implant Dent. 2012;21(6):507-15.

Lambris JD, Hajishengallis G, RicklinD. Preface. Immunobiology.2012;217(11):1025.

Li W, Ren G, Huang Y, Su J, Han Y, LiJ, Chen X, Cao K, Chen Q, Shou P,Zhang L, Yuan ZR, Roberts AI, Shi S,Le AD, Shi Y. Mesenchymal stemcells: A double-edged sword in regu-lating immune responses. Cell DeathDiffer. 2012 Sep;19(9):1505-13.DOI:10.1038/cdd.2012.26.

Lim JC, Mitchell CH. Inflammation,pain, and pressure - purinergic sig-naling in oral tissues. J Dent Res.2012;91(12):1103-9.

Lu DP, Wu PS, Lu WI. Sedating pedi-atric dental patients by oralketamine with alternating bi-lateralstimulation of eye movement desen-sitization and minimizing adversereaction of ketamine by acupunctureand bi-digital O-ring test. AcupunctElectrother Res. 2012;37(2-3):103-23.

Lucas M, Lu GP, Lu DP, SudhakaranP, Lam C, Liebell DK, Park KH, YooTW, Wang X, Wu H, Reyes-CamposMJ, Diaz-Toral LG. How do you treatbell's palsy in your practice? MedicalAcupuncture. 2012;24(3):194-8.

Maggio M., Bergler M., Kerrigan D.,Blatz M. Treatment of maxillary lateral incisor agenesis with zirconia-based all-ceramic resin bonded fixedpartial dentures: a clinical report.Am Journ Esthet Dent. 2012;2(4):226-37.

Margolis DJ, Fanelli M, KuppermanE, Papadopoulos M, Metlay JP, XieSX, DiRienzo J, Edelstein PH.Association of pharyngitis with oralantibiotic use for the treatment ofacne: A cross-sectional and prospec-tive cohort study. Arch Dermatol.2012 Mar;148(3):326-32.DOI:10.1001/archdermatol.2011.355.

Mcintosh ML, Hajishengallis G.Inhibition of porphyromonas gingi-valis-induced periodontal bone lossby CXCR4 antagonist treatment.Molecular Oral Microbiology.2012;27(6):449-57.

Meltzer AM. Immediate implantplacement and restoration ininfected sites. Int J PeriodonticsRestorative Dent. 2012;32(5):e169-173.

Moorwood C, Liu M, Tian Z, BartonER. Isometric and eccentric forcegeneration assessment of skeletalmuscles isolated from murine modelsof muscular dystrophies. J Vis Exp.2013 Jan 31;(71). pii:50036.DOI:10.3791/50036.

Nadeau C., Stoopler ET. The clinicalvalue of diascopy. J Can Dent Assoc.2013;79:d11.

Nevins M, Nevins ML, Schupbach P,Fiorellini J, Lin Z, Kim DM. Theimpact of bone compression onbone-to-implant contact of anosseointegrated implant: A caninestudy. Int J Periodontics RestorativeDent. 2012 Dec;32(6):637-45.

Noelken R, Donati M, Fiorellini J,Gellrich NC, Parker W, Wada K,Berglundh T. Soft and hard tissuealterations around implants placedin an alveolar ridge with a slopedconfiguration. Clin Oral ImplantsRes. 2012 Dec 5. DOI:10.1111/clr.12079.

Oliveira GM, Miguez PA, OliveiraGB, Swift EJ,Jr, Farrell S, AnastasiaMK, Conde E, Walter R. Safety andefficacy of a high-adhesion whiteningstrip under extended wear regimen.J Dent. 2012 Dec 8.

DOI:10.1016/j.jdent.2012.11.019.

Ozer F, Blatz M. Self-etch and etch-and-rinse adhesive systems in clinicaldentistry. Compend Contin EducDent. 2013;34(1):12-20.

Paglia DN, Wey A, Breitbart EA,Faiwiszewski J, Mehta SK, Al-Zube L,Vaidya S, Cottrell JA, Graves D,Benevenia J, O'Connor JP, Lin SS.Effects of local insulin delivery onsubperiosteal angiogenesis and min-eralized tissue formation duringfracture healing. Journal ofOrthopaedic Research. 2012

Passia N, Blatz M, Strub J. Ist dieLachlinie ein gultiger Parameter furdie asthetische Analyse?In:Witkowski S, Schicha K, editors.Asthetische Analyse - Klinische undzahntechnische Konzepte undVerfahren. Berlin, Germany:Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH; 2012;

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Arrail Dental Group Gift to AdvanceSchool’s Continuing EducationThis past December, Penn DentalMedicine received a major gift to helpadvance the School’s continuing educa-

tion efforts. Themulti-million-dollar contributionfrom Arrail DentalGroup, China, willsupport continuingeducation programdevelopment hereand around theworld. This gift was made possiblethrough Penn DentalMedicine Board of

Overseer Robert Zou (WG’94), who isthe founder and CEO of Arrail DentalGroup.

When Zou joined the School’sBoard in 2010, one of his goals was tohelp support the expansion of PennDental Medicine’s continuing educationofferings in Asia — this gift will do thatand more. It will fund the developmentof annual symposia in China and alsosupport continuing education programdevelopment at Penn Dental Medicine.

“The dental industry is undergoinga dramatic change, driven by consumers’increasing demand for a high qualitylife and by the development of newtechnologies,” says Zou. “By supportingPenn Dental, I hope our gift will enablethe School to enhance its continuingeducation efforts, so as to solidify itsleadership position in the global market.”

Zou, a 1994 graduate of the Penn’sWharton School, has built Arrail DentalGroup into one of the largest privatedental groups in China. Arrail launchedits first dental clinic in Beijing in 1999,and today, Arrail Dental has 26 clinicsand one dental hospital in Beijing,Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Guangzhou,

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and Hangzhou. Prior to founding ArrailDental Group, Zou spent more than 14years with SmithKline Beecham, BankersTrust, and A.T. Kearney in China,Hong Kong, and the United States. Hehas served as Chairman of the WhartonClub of Beijing and is also a memberof the Wharton Executive Board forAsia. Zou first forged a relationship withPenn Dental Medicine through a faculty/staff exchange program between Arrailand the School.

The first continuing educationprogram being developed through thesupport of Arrail will be the PennEndodontic Global Symposia in Beijing,to be held June 7 – 9, 2013. It will feature Penn Dental Medicine facultyand alumni, presenting on the latestscience and practice within modernendodontics. Plans call for an annual

symposium in Beijing in cooperationwith Arrail, focusing on different clinical areas.

“This support from Arrail will playa key role in helping us move our con-tinuing education programs to the nextlevel,” adds Dr. Syngcuk Kim, AssociateDean for Global Affairs and ContinuingEducation. “It will have a great impactnow and into the future.”

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“This support from Arrail willplay a key role in helping usmove our continuing educationprograms to the next level.”

— DR. SYNGCUK KIM, ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

Board of OverseerRobert Zou (WG’94),founder and CEO ofArrail Dental Group.

Time to Shine: Making HistoryCampaign Exceeds Goal The University-wide Making HistoryCampaign — Penn’s most ambitiouscampaign ever — came to its officialconclusion on December 31, 2012,surpassing its $3.5 billion goal toraise an unprecedented total of$4,302,890,707. Through over-whelming support from Pennalumni, family, and friends, theseven-year campaign built resourcesfor faculty and staff, undergraduatescholarships, graduate and profes-sional student aid, buildings andrenovations, programs and research,and unrestricted resources.

Following are some figures on theimpact of the Campaign Universitywide:

• 788 new funds and scholarships forundergraduate financial aid werecreated and the average Penn Grantincreased to $41,953, a 60% increasesince FY2007.

• Graduate and professional financialaid doubled with 845 funds createdor supported.

• 161 endowed professorships; 16 newcurators, coaches, and directorships;and 22 Penn Ingrates for Knowledgeprofessorships were created.

• 50+ large capital projects were supported by campaign contributors.

• $2.022 billion was raised for programs and research.

• Annual giving increased an averageof 45% over the life of the campaign.


Penn Dental Medicine CampaignHighlightsAt Penn Dental Medicine, the School’sMaking History Campaign goal of $37million was exceeded as well with thefunds raised totaling $37.9 million bythe close of 2012.

Some of the key accomplishmentsthe Campaign has made possibleinclude: the establishment of theCheung Family World Scholarship tosupport students from developingcountries; the creation of the WilliamW.M. Cheung Advanced Dental CareClinic to manage advanced cases inrestorative and esthetic dentistry; therecruitment of accomplished faculty

researchers in periodontics,microbiology, and oralsurgery; a wealth ofnew resources for theOral and Maxillo-facial Departmentand ResidencyProgram through a

record $17.3 million giftfrom the Louis Schoenleber,

C'42, D'43, estate; the development of a 10-year master plan for facilitiesimprovements; and the completion ofthe first large project of that plan — the state-of-the-art Syngcuk KimEndodontic Clinic (see story, page 2).

For more on the impact of theCampaign at Penn Dental Medicineand all of Penn’s schools and centers,visit the Campaign’s final report website at http://finalreport.upenn.edu. PennPresident Amy Gutmann hosted aUniversity-wide celebration of the successof the Making History Campaign on

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April 19, 2013 in Penn Park and a special celebration event was held for supporters at Penn Dental Medicine on April 18.

As Penn Dental Medicine joinswith the rest of the University in cele-brating the success of Making History,plans are set to continue the momentumfor ongoing growth and developmentthrough facilities improvements, studentscholarships, faculty and research, andcommunity outreach programs. Thenext key funding priority for facilities is the renovation of the Lower

Concourse of the Evans Building,which will include a new PreclinicalLab & Continuing EducationTraining Center and new generalrestorative clinic (see related story,page 7).

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Making History Campaign Impact in NumbersThrough the Making History Campaign, Penn Dental Medicine raised a total of $37.9 million through support from 3,516 donors.

AREA OF SUPPORT GIFTS IN MILLIONS

Clinics and Evans Renovations $7.1M

Graduate Student Scholarships 2.5M

Term Chairs .4M

Endowed Professorships 4.0M

Clinical Research 1.2M

Annual Fund (discretionary) 4.3M

Endowment 18.4M

TOTAL $37.9M

syngcuk kim endodontic clinic dedicationAlumni, students, faculty, and staff gathered onMarch 1, 2013 for a dedication celebration of theSchool's new Syngcuk Kim Endodontic Clinic. Theevent included a continuing education programfor attendees, an open house of the clinic, a ribboncutting ceremony and reception, and a dinner at the University Museum — all celebrating thesupport of alumni and friends who funded theproject and honoring Dr. Syngcuk Kim, the Louis I.Grossman Professor of Endodontics, who has ledthe Department of Endodontics for nearly 21 years.

1 On behalf of the Penn Dental endodontics residents, Chafic Safi (GD’ 15) presented Dr. Kimwith a plaque in recognition of his many years of dedicated service and commitment to Penn Endo.

2 Maren Gaughan, Associate Dean for Developmentand Alumni Relations, with Dr. Ioana Catalina, Dr. Meetu Kohli (D’02,GD’05), and Dirk Priewe ofCarl Zeiss Meditec.

3 Dr. Kim and members of the EndodonticDepartment faculty.

4 Dr. A. K. Bobby Mallik (D’97, GD’98), with hisdaughter, Meera.

5 Dr. Frank Setzer (GD’06, GD’07, D’10, center)with endodontic residents.

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6 Dr. Stephen Shpeen (D’81), with Dr. FrancineTrzeciak Cwyk (D’82, GD’84), and Gary Cwyk .

7 Dr. Sweta Shah (D’08, GD’10), with her husbandVipul Saini.

8 Drs. Meetu Kohli (D’02, GD’05), Samuel Kratchman(GD’81), and Justo Sosa.

9 Dr. Bekir Karabucak (GD’97, D’02) with Drs.Saju George (D’95, GD’00), Helmut Walsch(GD’00, GD’01), and Spyridon Floratos (GD’09,GD’10).

10 Dr. Kim being roasted by Dr. SamuelKratchman (GD’91).

11 Dean Denis Kinane, Dr. and Mrs. Kim, and Dr. Alvin Grayson.

12 Dean Denis Kinane and Dr. Kim following theunveiling of Dr. Kim’s portrait.

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making the penn dental connectionPenn Dental Medicine alumni and studentsgathered for an evening of networking at theMaking the Penn Dental Connection event, held at the Union League of Philadelphia,October 22, 2012.

1 Zack Korwin, D’14; Renee Nykolak, D’14; Dr. FaridehMadani, GD’78, GD’80 ,D’84; and Sheedah MadaniD’15.

2 Penn Dental Medicine Board of Overseer, Dr. Richard Copell, D’80, with Ishrath Ragwala,D’13, and Neha Ajnera, D’13.

3 Dr. David Ettinger, D’87, GD’93, with KeithGoldman, D’13, and Alice Bassahi, D’16.

4 Roseanne Butts and Bernice April received theAward for Outstanding Service to Students bythe Executive Student Council.

5 Dean Denis Kinane with T.J. Filip, WG’08, D’09,Derek Conover, D’08, WG’10, and Steven Lin, D’15.

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ALUMNI IN ACADEMIAAs part of the alumni in academia article in the last Penn Dental Journal, we included a list of alumni who we could confirm at the time as currently working in academic roles (see Fall 2012 Penn Dental Journal, pages 14,16). As a follow-up, we asked to hear from others who were doing the same. In response, we were pleased to learn of the following alumni active in teaching and clinical roles at schools nationwide. We know there are others — we would still like to hear from you as well. Share your position with us at www.dental.upenn.edu/classnotes or [email protected] and we will share it with your fellow alumni in a future issue of the Penn Dental Journal.

Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard School of Dental MedicineDr. Marc Ackerman, D’98Director of Orthodontics, BostonChildren’s Hospital

Instructor, Harvard School of DentalMedicine

Eastman Institute for Oral Health at University of RochesterJ. Daniel Subtelny, D’47Professor Emeritus, Program Directorand Chair, Division of Orthodonticsand Dentofacial Orthopedics

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterCherry L. Estilo, D’98Associate Attending DentistDirector, Dental Oncology FellowshipProgram

Dental Service, Department of Surgery

NYU College of DentistryGeorge Cisneros, D’77Professor and Chair, Department ofOrthodontics

Temple University Kornberg Schoolof Dentistry Dr. Orhan Tuncay, GD’74Professor, Chair, and ProgramDirector, Department ofOrthodontics

Tufts University School of DentalMedicine Daniel Green, D’60Professor and Chair, Department ofEndodontics, Director ofPostgraduate Endodontics

University of Connecticut Ellen Eisenberg, D’74Professor and Section Chair, Oral &Maxillofacial Pathology,Department of Oral Health &Diagnostic Sciences, University ofConnecticut School of DentalMedicine

Associate Professor, Department ofPathology and LaboratoryMedicine, University of ConnecticutSchool of Medicine

Director, Oral Pathology BiopsyService, University of ConnecticutHealth Center

University of Florida College of DentistryEdward S. Hopwood, D’98Assistant Clinical Professor,Department of RestorativeDentistry

University of Michigan School of Dentistry R. Scott Conley, D’96Robert W. Browne Professor ofDentistry,

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics andPediatric Dentistry

Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian HospitalCherry L. Estilo, D’98Assistant Professor of Clinical SurgeryDepartment of Dentistry, Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery

West Virginia University School of DentistryPeter Ngan, GD’84Professor and Chair, Department ofOrthodontics

Head, Division of Pediatric Dentistry,WVU

Western University of HealthSciences/Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterJoel M. Laudenbach, D’98, GD’04Assistant Professor, Oral Medicine andGeriatric Dentistry

Medical Staff, Division of Dentistry &Oral Surgery, Cedars-Sinai

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SHARE YOUR NEWSWe want to hear from you. Share your news on personal and professional accomplishments with yourfellow Penn Dental Medicine alumni through the Class Notes section of the Penn Dental Journal. We havemade it easy for you to make a submission — simply go to www.dental.upenn.edu/classnotes where you can quickly send us your information — we welcome photos as well.

Or, you can send your submissions to:

Robert Schattner CenterUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Dental MedicineOffice of Development and Alumni Relations240 South 40th StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19104-6030

Alumnic l a s s n o t e s

1930’sSeymour Bauch (C’36, D’37) hasturned 100 — happy birthday!

1950’sMs. Ann Sproule Hunnicutt (DH’53)a Dental Hygienist for 40 years andthe last 15 years was the 2nd RDH to have her own practice in SantaBarbara, CA. In 1971, she foundedthe SPCA in Davis, Calif. Now retired,she is a duplicate bridge tournamentplayer in Ft. Myers, Fla.

1960’s

Charles R. Weber (D’69) is currentlya trustee to the American DentalAssociation and a candidate forPresident-Elect to the AmericanDental Association.

1970’sRichard Aigen (D’72) is now happilyretired and living out the summersin Quechee, Vt. He spent the winterat the PGA National in Palm BeachGardens, Fla., and is keeping busyplaying golf with two sons and fishing with two grandsons.

Ellen Eisenberg (D’74) is Professorand Section Chair, Oral & MaxillofacialPathology, Department of OralHealth & Diagnostic Sciences, atthe University of ConnecticutSchool of Dental Medicine; AssociateProfessor, Department of Pathologyand Laboratory Medicine, Universityof Connecticut School of Medicine;and Director, Oral Pathology BiopsyService, University of ConnecticutHealth Center.

Louis E. Rossman (D’75, GD’77) hasbeen appointed as Visiting Professorof Endodontics, Tufts UniversitySchool of Dental Medicine. Dr.Rossman is President -Elect of theFoundation of the American Associationof Endodontics and has a privatepractice in Endodontics in CenterCity Philadelphia.

1980’sJeffrey A. Kimelman (C'79 D'83) hasbeen appointed Chief of Oral &Maxillofacial Surgery for KennedyHealth System, Cherry Hill, Stratford,and Washington Township, N.J.

Daniel P. DeCesare (D’63) waspresented the DistinguishedDentist Citation for "OutstandingContributions to the Art andScience of Dentistry" by thePierre Fauchard Academy, aninternational honor society.Dr. DeCesare is a Diplomate ofthe International Congress ofOral Implantologists and hasfellowships in the AmericanCollege of Dentists and theInternational College of Dentists.He has been practicing perio-dontics and implant dentistryfor over 40 years and has officesin Providence and Johnston, R. I.

James H. Doundoulakis (D’82, GED’82) aprosthodontist and implant specialist inNew York, N.Y. and Greenwich, Conn., wasinducted as a Fellow of the InternationalCollege of Dentists at its 83rd AnnualConvocation in San Francisco, Calif. onOctober 19, 2012. An honorary organizationfor the recognition of outstanding andmeritorious service to the professionaland community, the College presented Dr. Doundoulakis with a membershipplaque, a gold lapel pin, and a gold keysymbolic of this Fellowship for conspicuous

service rendered in the art and science of dentistry. Dr. Doundoulakis, who is President of the New York County Dental

Society, also joined Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman of the Board andChief Executive Officer of Henry Schein, and other leaders of the dentalcommunity in opening the NASDAQ Stock Market in Times SquareMarch 20, 2013 in celebration of FDI World Dental Federation's "WorldOral Health Day". "World Oral Health Day" global sponsors Listerine® Brandand Unilever, joined other leading dental professionals to recognize theintegral importance of oral health to total health. The theme of FDI'sWorld Oral Health Day 2013, "Healthy Teeth for Healthy Life," under-scores the importance of oral health to overall health and well-being.

Peter R. Auster (D’80) has been electedto the Board of Directors of the AmericanAcademy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He continues to be the President of theNew York affiliate of the AACD, the EmpireState Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.Dr. Pamela Doray (GED’76, D’84) is a fellow AACD board member and theboard members of the ESACD includePenn Dental graduates Dr. MichaelTeitelbaum (D’89) and Dr. Raj Upadya(D’97). Dr. Auster maintains a Cosmetic/General Dentistry practice in Pomona, N.Y.

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Luis J. Fujimoto (D’90, GD’93) has been appointed President of the Osseointegration Foundation, Chicago, Ill. Dr. Fujimoto is thePresident/Chairman of the New York State Board of Dentistry for theNew York State Education Department. He is a Past President of theNorth East Society of Periodontists and the Eastern Dental Society. Dr. Fujimoto is a Board Member of the James Brister Society at theUniversity of Pennsylvania and the Medical Reserve Corps at the NewYork State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Dr. Fujimoto is a Member of the Cochrane Oral Health Group, Manchester, UnitedKingdom. He also serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal ofOsseointegration and the Annals of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.Dr. Fujimoto is a Member of the Centerstage Society of the AnnenbergCenter at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Fujimoto is a ClinicalProfessor of Periodontology in the Department of Periodontology ofNippon Dental School, Tokyo, Japan. He is a former Clinical AssociateProfessor of Postdoctoral Periodontology in the Department ofPeriodontology and Implant Dentistry at New York University Collegeof Dentistry, and a recipient of multiple fellowships and the ADA

Golden Apple Award. Dr. Fujimoto is in the private practice, Comprehensive Dentistry with Advanced Servicesin Implants and Oral Rehabilitation, in New York City.

1990’sEdward S. Hopwood (D’98) isAssistant Clinical Professor in theDepartment of Restorative Dentistry,University of Florida, College ofDentistry. He volunteers at theSeminole Campus AEGD programand has been involved with thatprogram for 15 years.

2000’sJustin Rashbaum (D’08) has servedfor the past year as the QVCspokesperson for Supersmile, anationally recognized whiteningtoothpaste system developed by Dr. Irwin Smigel, the world-renowned “Father of AestheticDentistry.”

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CORRECTIONIn the Fall 2012 issue of the Penn Dental Journal, the Class Note under the 1950’s should have read that RichardRushmore, D’52, attended and celebrated his 60th Penn Dental Reunion together with Edwin Horne, D’52, at theSchool of Dental Medicine this May. Mistakenly, we listed Dr. Marshall Vaughters instead of Dr. Rushmore.

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Mrs. Mildred Weis Levitt, (DH’32)Philadelphia, PA; November 14, 2012

P. Richard Wexler, (D’32)La Canada Flintridge, CA; January 1,2013

Mrs. Marguerite Getz Chain, (DH’38)New Holland, PA; December 14, 2012

Carey Johansen, (D’39)Richmond, VA; March 21, 2012

Joseph E. Grodjesk, (D’41)Monmouth, IL; August 18, 2012

John E. Richmond, (D’43)Henderson, NY; October 5, 2012

Louis B. Ferrara, (D’43)New York, NY; November 28, 2012

Carl R. Smith, (D’43)Delray Beach, FL; December 3, 2012

Theodore H. Kirrstetter, (C’46, D’48)Lansdale, PA; December 8, 2012

Louis H. Guernset, (D’47, GD’56)Norristown, PA; December 6, 2012

Mrs. Jean Booth Chiemingo, (DH’47)Cape May Point, NJ; December 12, 2012

George M. Savitsky, (ED’48, D’54, GD’59)Ocean City, NJ; September 4, 2012

Mrs. Dorothy S. Douglass, (DH’49)Huntingdon Valley, PA; August 8, 2011

Michael H. Buckley, (D’51)Clinton, NY; March 27, 2011

Rear Admiral Paul E. Farrell, (D’51)Collegeville, PA; October 19, 2012

James S. Williams, (C’51, D’54)Wyndmoor, PA; December 1, 2012

Hobart H. Moyer, (D’52)State College, PA; August 10, 2012

Donald A. Cooper, (D’53)Toms River, NJ; July 11, 2012

Richard A. Ern, (D’53)Southbury, CT; September 11, 2012

Myron D. Eisenberg, (D’54)Philadelphia, PA

Ralph F. Minervino, Jr., (C’55, D’60)Landing, NJ; August 01, 2012

Morton J. Weler, (D’55)Woodbridge, CT; January 5, 2013

Robert J. Shaeffer, (GD’60)San Antonio, TX; December 7, 2011

James E. Houston, (D’60)Montrose, CO; February 1, 2013

Joseph A. Helfrich, (GD’61)West Chester, PA; January 26, 2013

Howard H. Pomeranz, (D’62)East Orange, NJ; January 27, 2013

In MemoriamGeorge A. Layman, (D’64)Chambersburg, PA; October 8,2012

Jonathan W. Reeder, (C’65, D’69)Houston, TX; January 1, 2013

Robert W. Johnson, (D’67)Dexter, NY; August 26, 2012

Anthony V. Angelichio, (D’68)Illion, NY; March 12, 2012

Robert E. Lung, (GD’68)Town and Country, MO; January 1,2013

Jeffrey R. Blum, (D’80)Ardmore, PA; November, 28 2012

Agnes Dziarski, (D’86)Flossmoor, IL; August 4, 2012

Nalin Patel, (D’90)Newtown, PA; October 8, 2012

PENN DENTAL MEDICINE has much to celebrate following the conclusion of the University’s Making History Campaign onDecember 31. With your shared commitment, we continue to shape the future of dental education and care, building support for our students, enhancing our facilities, and strengthening our faculty and research to better serve our community.

Please help sustain the School’s leadership in the profession by making your commitment to the Dental School Annual GivingFund before June 30, the end of Penn’s fiscal year. Whatever your level of support, your gift is significant to our efforts in maintaining an education that is “second to none.” For your convenience, gifts to the Dental School Annual Giving Fund can bemade in several ways:

• transfer appreciated securities for substantial tax benefits.You will receive income tax deduction equal to the fair market value of the stock on the effective date of the gift,while also avoiding capital gains tax on the transfer. For transferinstructions, please contact the Office of the Treasurer at215-898-7254 or [email protected]. This will help toensure both timely receipt and appropriate allocation of the gift.

For more information, please contact the Office of Development & AlumniRelations at 215-898-8951.

• call the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at215-898-8951 to make a gift by credit card.

• visit www.dental.upenn.edu/give to make a secure gift online.

• send your check, made payable to the “Trustees of theUniversity of Pennsylvania” using the enclosed envelope.

Shaping the Future of Care


The University of Pennsylvania values diversity and seeks talented students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds.The University of Pennsylvania does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protectedclass status in the administration of its admissions, financial aid, educational or athletic programs, or other University-administered programs or in its employment practices. Questions or complaints regarding this policy should be directedto the Executive Director of the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs, Sansom Place East, 3600Chestnut Street, Suite 228, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6106; or (215) 898-6993 (Voice) or (215) 898-7803 (TDD).

Penn Dental Medicine Board of OverseersWilliam W. M. Cheung, D’81, GD’82, ChairStanley M. Bergman, PAR ’02Richard Copell, D’80, Campaign Co-Chair William DeVizio, DDSMatthew J. Doyle, PhD�Patrik Eriksson Madeline Monaco, PhD, MS, MEdLewis E. Proffitt, D’73, WG’80David S. Tarica, D’83, Campaign Co-ChairGeorges Tawil, DDS, DScodUmit Yigit, C’81, D’86 Robert Zou, WG’94

Ex officioMembersMartin D. Levin, D’72, GD’74 Chair — Dean’s Council

Keith Libou, D’84President — Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society

Penn Dental Medicine Alumni SocietyExecutive CommitteeKeith D. Libou, D’84President

Bernard W. Kurek, D’73, WMP’03, WEV’04First Vice-President

Spencer-Carl Saint-Cyr, D’97Immediate Past President

David Richard Silver, D’85, GD’86, GD’88Secretary-Treasurer

Members-at-Large John David Beckwith, D’87Judith Zack Bendit, DH’81 Jeffrey R. Blum, D’80Stefani L. Cheung C’08 D’11 D. Walter Cohen, C’47, D’50Gail Spiegel Cohen C’76, D’80Marc Anthony Cozzarin, D’87Lee B. Durst-Roisman, D’83 Kimberly A. Farrell, D’11 Paul Feldman, D’83 Charlene Fenster, DH’75Catherine Foote, C’00 D’04 GD’06 Howard P. Fraiman, D’91, GD’93, GD’94 Marshall J. Goldin, C’60 D’64 Dan Han, D’07 GD’11 Sam S. Kadan, D’95 Alisa G. Kauffman, D’85Elena Kurtz, D’04 GD’06 Michael B. Rulnick, D’74, GD’76 Donald H. Silverman, D’73,WG’74 Thomas L. Snyder, D’71, WG’74 Dean Ford Sophocles, D’87 Robert Marc Stern, D’87 Robert J. Tisot, GD’70Robert E. Weiner, C’72, D’79 Edwin J. Zimmet, D’70

Past Presidents (last 7 years)Spencer-Carl Saint-Cyr, D’97Tara Sexton, D’88Marc B. Ackerman, D’98 Anna Kornbrot, D’79, GD’82Lewis E. Proffitt, D’73, WG’80 Margrit M. Maggio, D’87Laurence G. Chacker, D’85Michael D. Yasner, C’79, D’83, GD’84, GD’86

Ex officioMemberDr. Jaclyn M. Gleber, DH’74

Student RepresentativesRiddhi PatelStudent Council President

Matt RyskalczykClass of 2013 President

Seyar BaqiClass of 2014 President

Fadi RaffoulClass of 2015 President

School AdministrationDenis F. Kinane, B.D.S., Ph.D.Morton Amsterdam DeanProfessor of Pathology and Periodontics

Maren GaughanAssociate Dean, Development and Alumni Relations

Sarah BurtonDirector, Alumni Relations and Annual Giving

Dean’s CouncilMartin D. Levin, D’72, GD’74, Chair

Robert Brody, C’80, D’84Joseph E. Gian-Grasso, C’67, D’71Glen Oxner Howard Rosa, D’82Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77Tara Sexton, D’88

Penn Dental Medicine went pink on November 2, 2012, to help build awareness of the importance of early detection in the fight against breast cancer. Students and faculty in the teaching clinics andclinicians and staff in the three offices of the Penn Dental Faculty Practices wore pink gowns, gloves,and masks, reminding patients of the vital role of screening in preventive care.

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May 4, 2013 American Association of Orthodontics Annual Meeting ReceptionPhiladelphia MarriottPhiladelphia, PA

May 7, 2013Senior Farewell DinnerRitz-CarltonPhiladelphia, PA

May 10-12, 2013Alumni WeekendCelebrating reunions for classes ending in “3” & “8”Philadelphia, PA

May 13, 2013Class of 2013 CommencementIrvine AuditoriumPhiladelphia, PA

Continuing Education Programs

June 7-9, 2013Global Penn Endo Symposium Beijing, China

June 14-15, 2013The 5th International Congress on Adhesive DentistryAnnenberg CenterPhiladelphia, PA

June 23-28, 2013Penn Periodontal Conference 2013Penn Dental MedicinePhiladelphia, PA

September 27-29, 2013Bender, Seltzer & Grossman Academic Review of EndodontologyPenn Dental MedicinePhiladelphia, PA

October 5, 2013Bisphosphonate Osteonecrosis: An UpdatePenn Dental MedicinePhiladelphia, PA

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

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