Fall & Winter 2015 FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY Interprofessional Education: Promoting Teamwork, Enhancing Care QS World Rankings #1 US, #4 World Graduation 2015 Alumni Profiles: The Pogoncheffs Honor Roll of Donors Dear Alumni and Friends: DEAN’S MESSAGE Fall semester is a time when campus seems to explode with energy and excitement. The talk of football consumes many conversations, the undergrad- uate students return and a new academic year launches. The new semester is a good time to take stock of our many accomplishments and DentalUM is a great place to share these with our loyal alumni, friends and colleagues. The University of Michigan School of Dentistry’s vision is to build on the strengths of our university and state and through the efforts of our diverse School of Dentistry community. We will lead the science and practice of dentistry with contemporary and engaged learning, exemplary patient care, and preeminent research. An amazing collaborative effort of our faculty, staff and students identified key goals and core values essential to move our mission forward. These goals and values then guide our strategic plan. As you read this issue of DentalUM you will see examples of our strategic plan successes. We’ve focused on five domains—people, education, research and discovery, patient care and responsible growth and sustainability. The commitment to the plan has been inspiring. I applaud the effort of the entire dental school community for their hard work and dedication and the tremendous progress made to achieve our goals. The story highlighting the 2015 Profiles for Success program was a major achievement for the people domain. Developing critical thinking skills was the focus of the education domain. The newly established interprofessional education program demonstrates how students apply critical thinking skills in the delivery of care as they consult with those in other health care disciplines. The research and discovery domain concentrated on initiatives to bolster success in attaining extramural awards. The summary of research awards from May – July illustrates exceptional success in this area. The vision for the patient care domain is for the U-M School of Dentistry to be ranked as the most respected and trusted dental school in the country. How wonderful for us to be named the #1 school in the U.S. in the 2015 QS World Ranking of Dental Schools. And there is no better display of a commitment to responsible growth and sustainability than the 2015 Honor Roll of Donors. Our alumni and friends understand that to be the leaders and best requires support that extends beyond state funding and research awards. We are grateful for every gift and acknowledge your generosity, loyalty and friendship. Our strategic plan is an evolving process. It is the work of our talented faculty, dedicated staff, remarkable students and the incredible support of our alumni and friends that contribute to our many successes. I hope you enjoy reading about our accomplishments and share my immense pride in all that we have achieved. Kind regards…and Go Blue! Dr. Laurie K. McCauley Dean In this Issue Honors, Awards, Fellowships Streamlining Workflow 18 9 2 A Great Start for Interprofessional Education School of Dentistry faculty and students were pioneers in a new health care course designed to enhance interprofessional collabora- tion among the health professions. Faculty Profile 10 Robert Eber (DDS, MS) Director of Clinical Research Graduation 2015, Awards 20 Alumni Profiles Discoveries and Awards 26 16 The Pogoncheff Family In this issue you will see examples of our strategic plan in action; how our students are engaged in contemporary learning emphasizing interprofessional collaborations and how we continue to lead in the science and practice of dentistry. Pictured on the cover in the newly renovated Taubman Health Sciences Library are (L-R) Dr. Domenica Sweier, Kaitrin Kramer (D4), Dr. Mark Fitzgerald and Eric Tye (D4). One of the primary goals of the new health sciences library is to encourage students from all disciplines to work together and expand their collaborative efforts. We hope you have bookmarked www.dent.umich.edu so you have up to the minute access to School of Dentistry news and events. University of Michigan School of Dentistry Alumni Society Board of Governors: Fall & Winter 2015 Volume 31, Number 2 DentalUM magazine is published twice a year by the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. Send comments and updates to: dentistry.communications@umich.edu or Director of Communications, School of Dentistry, Room 1218, 1011 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078 Dean .......................................................Laurie McCauley Director of Communications .................Sharon Grayden Writer & Editor ............................................. Jerry Mastey Designer ......................................................... Ken Rieger Member publication of the American Association of Dental Editors Regents of the University of Michigan: Michael J. Behm, Mark J. Bernstein, Laurence B. Deitch, Shauna Ryder Diggs, Denise Ilitch, Andrea Fischer Newman, Andrew C. Richner, Katherine E. White, Mark S. Schlissel, ex officio. 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Copyright © 2015 The Regents of the University of Michigan A Great Start for Interprofessional Education Eye opening. A value-added experience. I gained greater knowledge about the role dentists can play in a health care setting. This course helped me to better understand team dynamics. Those are some of the comments from students in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, nursing and social work who participated in the University of Michigan’s first broad based interprofessional education course, Team-Based Clinical Decision Making. Fall & Winter 2015 During the four-month course (January through April), students talked about their profession’s roles, learned about future professional roles of their fellow students and discussed numerous topics that ranged from patient care and safety to cultural influences on decision making. Case studies were used to enrich active and engaged learning. Applying what they learned, students worked in teams to craft treatment plans for patients with a range of complex health problems. 2 For more than three years, Dr. Carol Anne Murdoch-Kinch , associate dean for Academic Affairs at the School of Dentistry, chaired the U-M Steering Committee for Interprofessional Education composed of colleagues from the College of Pharmacy, the Medical School and Schools of Dentistry, Nursing, Social Work, Public Health and Kinesiology. Dr. Frank Ascione , former dean of the College of Pharmacy (2004- 2014), is the director of the center. Photo by Per Kjeldsen This experience will help us after graduation. Planning the next IPE course that begins in January are: front row (left to right) -- Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren (Nursing), Debra Mattison (Social Work), Nikki Sweier (Dentistry) and Bruce Mueller (Pharmacy); back row -- Anica Madeo (Project Manager), Joseph House (Medical School), Gundy Sweet (Pharmacy), Mark Fitzgerald (Dentistry) and Michelle Pardee (Nursing). AN IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL FIRST “The course was an important first,” Ascione says. “While the health sciences schools at Michigan have collaborated in research and service initiatives for many years, this was the first time five U-M schools and colleges developed a common approach to educat- ing students together on health matters.” Seven schools and colleges are collaborat- ing on possible additional efforts through the Center for Interprofessional Education. As a profession, dentistry has focused its attention primarily on health and illness in terms of the oral cavity and head and neck, he says. “That’s important, but dentistry and other professions have to be incorporated into the total picture of overall patient health and overall patient care. It’s important that practitioners from dentistry and other health professions are involved and work together.” About 270 students participated in the Team-Based Decision Making class: 115 third-year dental students, 75 third-year pharmacy students, 36 in social work, 29 in medicine and 16 graduate nursing students. Students in dentistry and pharmacy were required to take the class. But it was optional for students at the other schools. The class was divided into small groups that met every two weeks to complete a module. Modules were taught at each of the five participating health science schools by different interprofessional faculty teams. “MUSIC TO MY EARS” Murdoch-Kinch remembers stepping into the Kellogg Auditorium when the class began. Normally, a classroom is a relatively quiet place. An instructor stands before a group of students and talks about a given subject. Students sit, listen, take notes and ask questions. But not this time. The IPE class was different. “What I heard was music to my ears. The classroom was lively. Everyone was participating. Students were talking about their profession and sharing their experi- ences. Faculty and students were asking questions of each other and exchanging ideas. Everyone was engaged in active learning. I loved it,” Murdoch-Kinch said. “Our overriding goal was to get students to learn more about the role each profession plays in providing health care and learning to work as a team,” Murdoch-Kinch says. “Complex problems are seldom resolved by one person. Each person brings different skills, ideas and knowledge that can help patients.” The success of the Team-Based Clinical Decision Making course “has given us a solid foundation upon which to build new learning opportunities,” she adds. Dr. Nikki Sweier , clinical associate professor in CRSE, and Dr. Michelle Pardee, clinical assistant professor of nursing, taught the nursing-created module in the same course at the School of Nursing. Throughout the 14-week semester students rotated through the different two-week long modules presented by each of the schools involved. Each module consisted of a complex case study with specific learning objectives that represented an area of strength for that profession. For example, the dentistry-led module focused on head and neck cancer while the social work-led module focused on end of life issues. FACULTY EMBRACE NEW CHALLENGE Fitzgerald and Sweier said they were fas- cinated with the idea of teaching teams of students from other health care disciplines. Without hesitation, they embraced the new opportunity and challenge. “We stepped forward to teach this course,” Fitzgerald says. As he spoke, Sweier seemed to complete his sentence when she added, “because we wanted to do this.” Murdoch-Kinch said faculty collaborated for more than a year designing the curriculum. Sweet said the curricula of the various health science schools and colleges on campus “have traditionally been very siloed. Students don’t often work together until they are in a practice setting. We wanted to change that.” Drs. Gundy Sweet and Mark Fitzgerald taught the Team-Based Clinical Decision Making course at the School of Dentistry. She said the goal was to give students from the five participating health science schools “the opportunity to learn about each others’ professions and begin working together on clinical cases as interprofessional teams to gain an appreciation for what each discipline brings to the team and how their perspectives can differ.” Pardee agreed, admitting she was stepping out of her comfort zone and “somewhat nervous about teaching the course.” She says she spent more time learning as much as she could about team-based learning and approaches to enhance group learning. Looking back, “this was a wonderful oppor- tunity for me to grow as a faculty member. I wasn’t the only expert in the classroom,” she says. Initially, the faculty team considered having the Team-Based Clinical Decision Making course taught in one location. But that changed. Instead, sessions were rotated among the units involved. “That turned out to be a good decision because many students learned more about the other pro- fessions just by being in another building. It was an enriching experience,” Ascione said. REVIEWING, PREPARING FOR JANUARY 2016 Since May and continuing during the summer, those involved with the course have been reviewing student feedback to determine what changes could be made to improve the next course that begins in January. Some tweaks are anticipated, but all agree that the core objective was met. sor of Social Work, agreed and added, “Preparing the next generation of health care providers to work collaboratively across professional boundaries will contribute to enhanced patient outcomes and improve- ments in the quality of health care.” Anica Madeo , program manager of the Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education, was lauded for her work. “Her behind-the-scenes efforts were crucial to our success,” Fitzgerald says. Fitzgerald also says he “was impressed at how students educated each other when they discussed their experiences. That helped them to be comfortable working with others from different professions and in diverse situations.” Also important, from his viewpoint, “is that students learned the importance of being adaptable. They often were leaders in certain situations and played supporting roles in others.” Doctor of Pharmacy student Mary Rothermal agrees with that assessment. “Adaptability will be important as we advance in our careers and interact with other members of a health care team,” she says. “I gained new insights and apprecia- tion for what each person of the health care team can contribute to improving a patient’s life. I also learned how wrong many precon- ceived notions are about each profession.” Sweier says those student interactions paid off. “They constantly educated each other about their respective professions to help other team members.” “EYE OPENING” Students themselves marveled at how much they learned from each other. Harris Imam , a 2016 MD candidate, summarizes his experiences in two words – “eye opening.” He says as a medical student at the hospital, “we frequently work with other health profes- sionals, but rarely get an opportunity to 2015 Fall & Winter However, there was some anxiety. “We didn’t know how it would work out, despite the time and effort that went into planning the course,” Fitzgerald says. Dr. Bradley Zebrack , associate profes- Photo by Per Kjeldsen Dr. Mark Fitzgerald , associate profes- sor and associate chair of the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics (CRSE), and Dr. Gundy Sweet, clinical professor of pharmacy, taught the dentistry-created module within the Team- Based course at the School of Dentistry. 3 A Great Start for Interprofessional Education (Continued) learn about other professionals’ decision- making processes and how their perspec- tives influence their recommendations.” Pediatric acute care nurse practitioner Michelle Dwyer said, “As a nurse, I have been in hospital settings and have seen both functional and dysfunctional teams. This course helped me to better understand team dynamics. I also gained a greater respect and appreciation of the role each profession can play to help patients.” Tony Koehn , a 2016 Doctor of Pharmacy candidate, said he had some misgivings, at least initially. “When class began, I wondered why dental students were a part of the IPE team. But as the semester progressed, I gained greater knowledge about the role dentists can play in a health care setting and came to truly respect the dental profession,” he said. “I learned a lot from my dental colleagues and hope they did likewise about those of us in pharmacy.” Photo by Per Kjeldsen He adds that he learned more “about the importance of fostering good physician- dentist relationships, especially for patients with oral cancers, the valuable resources social workers can provide, and insights pharmacists offer in terms of drug dosage administration in a hospital.” Drs. Nikki Sweier and Michelle Pardee taught the Team-Based Decision Making course at the School of Nursing. Fourth-year dental student Kaitrin Kramer said, “Our experiences will help us after graduation because this team approach to patient care is the direction health care is moving.” Fourth-year dental student Eric Tye probably summed it up best. “I believe that if we are going to be expected to interact with members from different professions in practice, we need to learn to begin doing that while we are in school. This course gave us an opportunity to communicate and build relationships with students from other health care profession programs. …Inevitably, effective interprofessional collaboration and communication will be paramount to successfully treating patients.” “Just the Beginning,” Dr. Frank Ascione “We made tremendous progress. This is just the beginning. We’re looking to build on the success of the first course,” says Dr. Frank Ascione, director of the U-M Center for Interprofessional Education. Fall & Winter 2015 The curricula for students in the Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) and Doctor 4 of Pharmacy (PharmD) programs have incorporated IPE. Initially, in the Master of Social Work (MSW) program, this course will be required for Integrated Health Scholars and Detroit Clinical Scholars. The course is an elective for students in the Medical Doctor (MD) and graduate nursing programs, Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). “IPE is an educational innovation designed to transform how we at Michigan educate students in the health professions,” Ascione says. Who’s Involved INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY Frank Ascione, PharmD, MPH, PhD (Director, Interprofessional Education, University of Michigan Mark Fitzgerald, DDS, MS Domenica Sweier, DDS, PhD Anica Madeo, MSW, MPH (Project Manager, Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education) Bruce Mueller, PharmD Gundy Sweet, PharmD School of Dentistry “We want faculty and students to talk to each other, learn from each other and, in the process, know more about another’s profession because these insights will ultimately make the lives of patients who come to them for care even better.” Ascione says faculty and others involved in IPE “are looking beyond the 2015-2016 academic year to 2016- 2017. We are identifying potential new courses and faculty to plan and teach those courses.” School of Nursing Michelle Pardee, DNP, FNP-BC Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren, RN, PhD School of Social Work College of Pharmacy Bradley Zebrack, MSW, MPH, PhD Debra Mattison, MSW Medical School Learn more at: //interprofessional.umich.edu Joseph House, MD Joseph Hornyak, MD, PhD Jennifer Stojan, MD Student Reactions The future of health care is going to rely on health care professionals from medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, social work, nursing, physical therapy and others who work together to provide top patient care. Patients are living longer which, among other things, means they are more likely to have complex medical, emotional and social histories. If this program is to be a success, and the health care system is committed to providing the very best patient care, all professions must be “all in.” – Eric Tye (D4) I enjoyed my experiences in this course, especially interacting with other students and analyzing and discussing the case studies. These experiences helped me to realize, even more, that we approach patient care differently, based on our professional training and skills. Our experiences will help us because this approach to patient care is the direction health care is moving – providing comprehensive care that involves individuals from other health care professions. – Kaitrin Kramer (D4) – Anthany Beasley, Master of Social Work program Being in a group with students from medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy and social work was a novel experi- ence. I learned about the importance of fostering good physician-dentist relationships, especially for patients with oral cancers. I also learned about the valuable resources social workers can provide to patients. I learned about the insights pharmacists can provide in terms of drug dosage administration in a hospital. It was very beneficial to interact with students in other professions who provided insights on how their education molds their perspectives and recommendations to provide the best patient care possible. – Harris Imam, MD Candidate 2016 When the course began, I believe we lacked respect for each other’s field of study. That was probably due, in large part, to our unfamiliarity about the other disciplines. I did not know, for example, that many oral surgeons are dentists and medical doctors or that the field of hospital dentistry even existed. When classes began, I wondered why dental students were a part of the IPE team. But as the semester progressed, I gained greater knowledge about the role dentists can play in a health care setting and came to truly respect the dental profession. I learned a lot from my dental colleagues and hope they did likewise about those of us in pharmacy. – Tony Koehn, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate 2016 Communication was a major focus of this course. The emphasis on communication among members of an interprofessional team demonstrated how each discipline brings its own knowledge and skills to treat a patient and how, when all the pieces come together, a “whole treatment plan” emerges to benefit a patient. For those who lacked confidence in ex- pressing their knowledge and opinions, this course helped us to communicate with confidence and become more effective than we thought possible. I saw how members of our team evolved and became more comfortable and confident sharing their knowledge and opinions with others. – Kayla Popova, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate 2016 I think any student in medicine or other health care disci- plines should learn more about inter- disciplinary care so that when they go into practice they better understand how multidisciplinary teams work. As a nurse, I have been in hospital settings and have seen both functional and dysfunctional teams. This course helped me to better understand team dynamics. I also gained a greater respect and apprecia- tion of the role each profession can play to help patients. – Michelle Dwyer, Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 2015 Fall & Winter “I enjoyed the course and thought it was a great intro- duction that offered many beneficial sug- gestions on learning to work with a team of individuals from other professions. The perspectives of those in other disciplines, such as those who provide clinical care, revealed how important it was for all members of the team to constantly communicate with one another to help improve the life of each patient.” “Eye opening.” Those are the two words I would use to describe the IPE course. As a medical student at the hospital, we frequently work with other health professionals, but rarely get an opportunity to learn about other professionals’ decision-making processes and how their perspectives influence their recommendations. 5 U-M Dentistry, Others Pioneer New Approach to Dental Care Bioengineering, 3D Printing Help Adult Dental Patient with Periodontitis It’s the first reported case of a dental “replacement part” being created in a laboratory using bioengineering and three-dimensional printing to help an adult human patient alleviate the effects of periodontal disease. Dr. William Giannobile, chair of the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the U-M School of Dentistry, collaborated with colleagues elsewhere at U-M and the University of Milan, Italy, to develop a customized dental scaffold that was placed in the patient’s mouth to stimulate regenera- tion of periodontal tissues. “Several factors converged that enabled us to proceed on this first human case using 3D printing to treat the patient,” Giannobile said. Fall & Winter 2015 Those factors began to come together in 2011 when Dr. Giulio Rasperini, a professor of dentistry at the University of Milan, was in Ann Arbor as the Ramfjord Visiting Professor, to learn more about some of the pioneering work being done in Giannobile’s lab. 6 Rasperini, who has worked extensively with Giannobile for more than 10 years, is lead author of the case report, “3D-Printed Bioresorbable Scaffold for Periodontal Repair.” The paper appeared in late June in “Online First,” the electronic version of the July issue of the Journal of Dental Research and in print in the September issue of JDR. This is a computer-generated side-view model of the scaffold placed in the patient’s mouth. The internal portion of the scaffold showing extended pegs was positioned over the patient’s canine tooth root to provide a structural framework to regenerate compromised periodontal tissues. Two years ago, a 53-year-old male approached Rasperini seeking treat- ment for aggressive bone destruction around a lower canine tooth that compromised the tooth’s supporting structures. Having collaborated exten- sively previously, both Rasperini and Giannobile discussed the possibility of fabricating a scaffold to be placed in the patient’s mouth to help alleviate what Rasperini characterized as the patient’s “hopeless prognosis.” PATIENT CONSENTS TO NOVEL PROCEDURE “We were concerned because this was the first time a scaffold would be fabricated using bioengineering as well as three-dimensional printing, which is relatively new in dentistry and periodontics,” Giannobile said. “We told the patient about the risks involved, notably that using a com- bination of bioengineering and 3D printing had never been used to help ease a problem in the mouth of an adult before,” he said. “We told the patient there was a significant chance of infection since the area around the tooth would be exposed to an external substance.” Informed of potential risks, the patient agreed to the procedure. Following a CT scan in Rasperini’s Milan office, the dimensions of the scaffold were sent electronically to Giannobile’s lab at the School of Den- tistry. Giannobile collaborated with Dr. Scott Hollister, a professor of biomedi- cal engineering at the U-M College of Engineering and a pioneer in the use of 3D printing for medical applications, about the scaffold. A PhD student in Giannobile’s laboratory and a student in the Department of Biomedical Engi- neering at the College of Engineering, Sophia Pilipchuk, manufactured the scaffold with a 3D printer. Since there are several types of tissue in the mouth, Giannobile said a major challenge was customizing the scaffold to the complex topography of the patient’s periodontal wound. A slowly resorbing plastic material, polycaprolactone (PCL), and another substance, hydroxyapatite, were used to make the 3D scaffold. Hydroxyapa- tite is a naturally derived mineral-based material that is a structural building block of teeth and bones. The scaffold was combined with a platelet- derived growth factor that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to stimulate periodontal regeneration. however, eventually became exposed and had to be removed. After removal, the scaffold was examined microscopically, along with the bone in the patient’s mouth. After the scaffold was made in Ann Arbor, it was delivered to Italy where the University of Milan Institutional Review Board approved placing the scaffold in the patient’s mouth. “This was an important small step to better understand how bioengineered scaffolds that are manufactured using a 3D printer may be used to stimulate tissue regeneration to help patients in the future,” Giannobile said. “Our preliminary follow-up investigations show that we will probably need to apply a more rapidly dissolving material in future human studies.” Rasperini performed the surgery and Giannobile assisted with the delivery of the scaffold. “The procedure succeeded in the short term. We were able to help the patient for 13 months,” Giannobile said. The scaffold, Photo by Jerry Mastey RESULTS Dr. William Giannobile and Sophia Pilipchuk review work on a dental scaffold in his laboratory. The use of 3D printing is expected to grow rapidly in the future possibly leading to its extensive clinical use during the next decade. 3D printing is gaining greater support in developing dental models and dental implant guides, and may be especially helpful when placing dental implants. School of Dentistry 4th in World Rankings #1 in U.S. The U-M School of Dentistry is ranked as the top dental school in the U.S. and the fourth in the world, according to a new survey of institutions of higher learning. education, service, research and discovery,” said Dr. Laurie McCauley, dean of the School of Dentistry. “It is an honor to be part of this world-class faculty,” said Dr. Renée E. Duff, assistant dean for student services, “and a privilege to teach, year after year, exceptional individuals who represent the brightest and best from Michigan and around the world.” Rankings are based on academic peer review (40%), faculty/student ratios (20%), faculty citations in research publications (20%), employer reputa- tion (10%), international student ratio to measure the diversity of the student community (5%), and international staff ratio to measure the diversity of the academic staff (5%). “The School of Dentistry is proud of its reputation for innovation and excellence in advancing health through 2015 Fall & Winter QS World University Rankings, an annual publication of British Quac- quarelli Symonds (QS) Company, has been publishing university rankings since 2010. The U-M School of Dentist- ry ranked 4th with a score of 87.6 in the 2015 QS survey. A complete list of the top 50 dental schools in the world can be found on the QS World University Rankings website. 7 “Those Who Stay…” Photo by Celia Alcumbrack-McDaniel What better way to “kick off” our leadership programs than touring the biggest football stadium in the United States?! The Leadership Pathway and the Scholars Program in Dental Leadership organization (SPDL) met at the “Big House” this year to get acquainted and discuss leadership in this special environment. Joseph Farkash summed up the experience saying, “As students, the importance of our school’s history and reputation is infectious, and a tour through the stadium reminded us of what it means to be a part of a program that is known for its ‘Leaders and Best’ and ‘Those Who Stay ...’ will truly be leaders.” Fall & Winter 2015 The School of Dentistry’s Dental Class of 2019 received their white coats at a special ceremony at Rackham Auditorium July 29. The White Coat Ceremony marks the beginning of their clinical training and classroom education and officially welcomes them into the dental profession. 8 Photo by Celia Alcumbrack-McDaniel president, who earned his dental degree from U-M in 1985, lauded students for selecting dentistry as their career. “Being admitted to dental school is just the beginning. Now you have to step up your efforts,” he said. “Being a dental professional never ends.” Reminding them of their responsibilities to their Michael Halcomb savored One hundred nine patients and the profes- the moment receiving his students, 64 men and 45 white coat from R.J. Price sion, he urged dental women, are members of (D4) as Ashley Howard (D4) students to “do the the first-year dental class. looked on. right thing. Always. That Seventy-five are Michigan goes a long way in building trust with residents, 34 are non-residents. patients and your peers.” The 109 first-year dental students are approximately 5.8 percent of Dr. Stephen Stefanac, clinical profes- 1,874 individuals who applied. sor, senior associate dean, and associ- ate dean for Patient Services, urged Welcoming the students, their families dental students to plan, prepare and and friends, Dean Laurie McCauley be willing to improve. Reflecting on told students “you are surrounded by his days as a dental student, Stefanac a world-class faculty and a world-class said, “Everything I learned was for a university” and urged them to embrace purpose, but it wasn’t immediately the school’s core values of compassion, apparent what that purpose was until leadership, excellence, responsibility, after graduation.” He also urged dental trust, creativity and inclusion. students, despite the time they spend with their studies, to take advantage “STEP UP YOUR EFFORTS” of opportunities to be involved with student groups and participate in In his keynote address, Dr. Mark volunteer experiences. Johnston, Michigan Dental Association Photo by Celia Alcumbrack-McDaniel D1s Receive White Coats Following the ceremony, D1 Philip Yoong paused for this photo in the Sindecuse Atrium with his mother, Janet Yoong, and friend, Jeemin Kang (left). FROM DENTAL HYGIENE TO DENTISTRY One dental student receiving a white coat was Anushey Pervez, who earned a Bachelor of Science degree in dental hygiene last year from the School of Dentistry. “When I started the dental hygiene program, I had no intention of going to dental school. But I changed my mind,” she said. “It was a difficult journey because I was taking required classes for dental hygiene as well as trying to complete the dentistry prerequisites. But I think being a dental hygienist and becoming a dentist will be rewarding.” Streamlining Workflow Using Technology Leads to Award A better, more efficient way to create, print and track the printing of posters and other graphic works used by students and faculty for special events and conferences has been developed by the School of Dentistry’s Digital Learning Services (DLS). The process was described in detail in a report submitted to a competition hosted by the university’s Information Technology Services unit and received a first place award. Dan Bruell, media services manager of DLS, a service within the school’s Dental informatics unit, says the new approach streamlines workflow as it leverages and combines M+Google forms and M+Box shared folders. LARGE NUMBERS SEEKING HELP In the past, dental and dental hygiene students often descended en masse on the school’s multimedia designer with requests to print their “poster presentations” for Research Day and Pathways Day. In the weeks leading up to Research Day, held in mid February, and Pathways Day, held in March, “we often received 90 to 100 requests from students to print their posters,” Bruell says. Around the same time, faculty need posters for presentations at important scientific conferences adding to the logjam of requests. The file sizes for posters ranged from 20 to 70 megabytes, depending on content and the number of high- resolution graphics. File size limits on the e-mail system meant larger files could not be sent electronically as an attachment. Those files were put on a jump drive and personally delivered to the design team. The ad hoc approach was inefficient, often missed critical bookkeeping information, and resulted in some files being lost or misplaced since they had no identifying informa- tion associated with them. That process has changed. Those problems have been eliminated. Dan Bruell has developed a better, more efficient way to create, print and track the printing of posters and other graphic works. “The new approach of managing and tracking poster requests is more efficient and accurate,” Bruell says. In addition to less foot traffic to Digital Learning Services, “no files have been lost since we began this new process,” he says. Bruell continues to look for ways to improve the process and apply this approach to enhance workflow for other graphics projects more efficiently. Re-establishing the Profiles for Success (PFS) program this year marked a major achievement for the school’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Six prospective dental students from diverse backgrounds participated in this six-week, on-campus experience. PFS is designed to increase awareness of career options in the dental profes- sion, enhance study skills, prepare students for the Dental Admissions Test, and provide guidance in successfully submitting the application to dental school. The 2015 program was tremendously successful with all of the students completing their applications early and all applying to U-M School of Dentistry. This initiative realizes a primary goal in the school’s strategic plan and aligns with Presi- dent Schlissel’s campuswide effort to improve diversity. Photo by Per Kjeldsen 2015 Profiles for Success STAY CONNECTED! 2015 Fall & Winter 2015 PFS participants (L-R) Front - Kayla Tillman, Kennysha Adger; Middle - Briana Lung, Alvaro Malaga; Back - Justin Sanders, Jeffrey Q. Taylor. 9 Faculty Profile Robert Eber, DDS, MS DDS 1984; MS, Certificate, Periodontics 1987 Director of Clinical Research In 1994, Dr. Martha Somerman, chair of the Department of Periodontics, Prevention and Geriatrics, hired Eber as a clinical assistant professor at the School of Dentistry. A year later, Dean William Kotowicz asked Eber to serve as one of the first directors of the four Vertically Integrated Clinics, which began operation in June 1997. The clinics offer students – in all four dental classes and all three dental hygiene classes – opportunities to work together, with clinical faculty supervision, to provide comprehensive patient care. It’s a big challenge. But if Dr. Robert Eber’s determination and track record are any indication, he will succeed in his new position as Director of Clinical Research at the School of Dentistry. Named to the position last December, Eber is responsible for overseeing the school’s numerous clinical research activities. He also works with research- ers to ensure that regulatory and other compliance-related mandates are met. Eber’s first priority is determining the scope of clinical research being con- ducted by dental school faculty. That includes the number of active clinical research projects, total revenues and expenditures, and the number of investigators and staff involved. THE ROAD TO U-M Fall & Winter 2015 Building may be a part of Eber’s heredity. 10 Growing up in Elkhart, Indiana, near the Michigan-Indiana state line, he thought about becoming an architect. The idea seemed logical since his father, Bob, was a brick and stone- mason and his mother, Lori, was a secretary and seamstress. However, by the time Eber finished high school, he decided to become a dentist “because it combined art, science, working with my hands and helping others, things that interested me,” he says. Talking to his sister, a dental hygienist, about her work, and shadowing his brother-in-law at his dental practice, helped Eber confirm his career choice. After three years of undergraduate study at Indiana University in Bloom- ington, Eber was accepted to the I-U School of Dentistry (IUSD) in Indianapo- lis, where he earned his dental degree in 1984. Three years later, he earned a master’s degree in periodontol- ogy from The Ohio State University. “I enjoyed the surgical aspects of periodontics and wanted to specialize in one area of dentistry,” he says. Eber practiced periodontics in India- napolis from 1988 through 1995. In 1990, he began teaching part time at IUSD. Teaching, however, wasn’t a new experience. After graduating he taught for a year (1987-1988) as a full-time clinical assistant professor of periodon- tics at the OSU College of Dentistry. Since then, Eber has taken on various leadership roles both for the depart- ment and the school. He was acting director of graduate periodontics during Dr. Hom-Lay Wang’s sabbatical leave (2000), interim vice chair for clinical affairs for PPG (2001-2002), a member of the school’s Executive Committee (2005-2008), associate department chair and chair of the Clinic Advisory Committee (2002-2010), and director of the Pathways Program (2010-2014). Since last December, Eber has been director of clinical research. SOMETHING MISSING But something was bothering Eber. “I enjoyed private practice and teaching dentistry part time, but decided to pursue a full-time career in academic dentistry because I thought I could make a bigger difference by training others to be excellent clini- cians,” he says. Photo by Jerry Mastey “Once all this information has been gathered, we can develop a roadmap that our investigators can use to plan new projects, identify potential col- laborators and link to possible funding resources,” he says. “It is a challenge, but I enjoy challenges and have a great team of people and support from Dean Laurie McCauley.” “Moving from Indiana to Michigan was a great decision,” he says. “I enjoyed working with the dental and dental hygiene students to help them develop their clinical skills to provide the best possible patient care.” Dr. Robert Eber in one of the school’s clinics. Photo by Dr. Carlos González-Cabezas “All of my experiences in the clinics and working with students and faculty were steppingstones to taking on new challenges and leadership roles,” he says. Eber credits his year-long participation in the American Dental Education Association’s Leadership Institute (2009-2010) for helping him to assume new leadership roles. HELPING CREATE A NEW PROGRAM A key component of the school’s curric- ulum, Pathways provides time in each dental student’s schedule to conduct self-directed study and a mentored project in an area of dentistry that interests them. “It was exciting to develop a new program,” he says. “We started with only the program name, but from this the Pathways team developed objectives, content and a strategy to get everyone moving in the same direction.” The program now offers every dental student opportunities to investigate an area of interest in one of the three pathways. A NEW AND BIGGER CHALLENGE Eber says his experiences and ability to collaborate with a diverse group of faculty, students and staff are helping him in his new role as director of clinical research. “With ever increasing government regulation, it is important for the school to have oversight of all clinical research and provide guidance and direction to faculty and students conducting research on human subjects,” he says. Any research involving human subjects must be submitted to one of the university’s institutional review boards for approval. Although Eber is one of the school’s representatives to the Medical School’s Institu- tional Review Board, not all studies are reviewed by that board. To improve the school’s ability to track clinical and other human subject research, Eber is working to develop a system where clinical research- ers would register any studies that involve human subjects with the dental school’s Office of Research and Training prior to submitting the studies for IRB approval. Clinical research has been moved back to the school. Since early 2005, many clinical research studies were performed at the Michigan Center for Oral Health Research at Domino Farms. “But the geographical distance from Central Campus didn’t work out for many of our faculty and patients, so the facility was closed and the research was transferred back here,” Eber says. Looking back, Eber has no regrets about pursuing a career in academic dentistry. “It’s the best professional decision I made,” he says. “I enjoy the variety, and it’s fun coming to work each day. Whether I’m teaching students, providing patient care or engaged in administrative duties, putting all of the pieces of the puzzle together is challenging. But it’s a challenge I enjoy.” Dr. Robert Eber meets with members of his team to discuss a new clinical study submitted by a faculty member. Left to right: Tina Lucas, Eber, Tina Huffman and Sara Wesley. 2015 Fall & Winter Eber has enjoyed participating as a faculty mentor, along with Drs. Sunil Kapila, Yvonne Kapila and Carlos González-Cabezas, in the Kenya Summer Research Program, which also involves other U-M units includ- ing medicine, pharmacy, nursing, public health and engineering. For the past five years, three or four dental school faculty members and six to eight students have traveled to Meru, Kenya, to conduct oral health surveys, perform dental screenings and provide preventive dental care to primary and secondary school children. Dr. Robert Eber does an oral exam on a student in Meru, Kenya, during the Kenya Summer Research Program. Photo by Jerry Mastey When the Pathways Program was launched in 2010, Eber directed one of its programs, the Health Care Delivery Pathway. A short time later, he became director of the entire Pathways Program which also included a Research Pathway led by Dr. Darnell Kaigler and a Leadership Pathway led by Dr. Russell Taichman. A resource, such as a navigational roadmap, is also being created that will ultimately assist clinical investiga- tors to develop their research ideas, pursue funding for their studies, ensure clinical trials have proper approval and adhere to government regulations and guidelines. “This is something critical we need to do,” he says, “because if a study that seemed to be low risk was found not to be in compliance, it could jeopardize the research enterprise at the school and the entire university.” 11 Faculty News Nör Named New CRSE Chair Dr. Jacques Nör is the new chair of the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics effective Sept. 1, following a highly competitive international search. Nör is the Donald Kerr Collegiate Professor of Dentistry, professor of otolaryngology at the Medical School and professor of biomedical engineering in the College of Engineering. He has taught at both predoctoral and graduate levels and has served on many school and U-M committees. Nör is co-director of the U-M Head and Neck SPORE (Specialized Programs of Research Excellence) funded by the National Cancer Institute and principal investigator for several NIH grants. His work has been published in 160 peer- reviewed publications and nine book chapters. He recently received the Distinguished Scientist Award from IADR. The Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics is one of the school’s largest with approximately 130 faculty, adjunct faculty, researchers and staff. It plays a significant role in educating students in the predoctoral curriculum including preclinical instruction, comprehensive patient care and practice management. Nör succeeds Dr. Stephen Bayne who chaired CRSE the past 10 years. Dean Laurie McCauley expressed her “heartfelt thanks and sincerest gratitude to Dr. Stephen Bayne who served CRSE and the school with the utmost dedication and thoughtful leadership for the past ten years.” Dr. Brent Ward New OMS/HD Chair Dr. Brent Ward became the new chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Hospital Dentistry on July 1. Ward, associate professor of dentistry, section head and clinical lecturer in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Hospital Dentistry in the Department of Surgery at the Medical School, has been interim chair since January. He is also program director of Oral/ Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at the Medical School and is a member of several professional societies, including the American Academy of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery where he is currently president. Neck Oncologic and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Program. He teaches pre-doctoral dental, dental hygiene students and residents having served as program director of the residency program and more recently the oncology/microvascular fellowship. Dean Laurie McCauley said Ward’s independent and collaborative research efforts have resulted in vital external funding to the university community. Ward succeeds Dr. Joseph Helman. “We are extremely grateful for the leadership he provided during his 13-year tenure as chair where he not only sustained, but markedly advanced, the goals of the department and the mission of the school and greatly elevated the standing of Michigan Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Hospital Dentistry,” McCauley said. Ward leads a national effort to collect oral, head and neck cancer data in his role as director of U-M’s Oral/Head and Fall & Winter 2015 New Director of Global Oral Health Initiatives 12 Dr. Carlos González-Cabezas is the new director of the Global Oral Health Initiatives (GOHI) program at the U-M School of Dentistry. His appointment by Dean Laurie McCauley was effective May 1. An associate professor in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, González- Cabezas will support faculty to identify and develop international programs, explore possible globalization partnerships with other schools and colleges, and represent the School of Dentistry at university-wide global affairs programs and activities. “I’m excited and grateful for the opportunity to build on the foundation Dr. Yvonne Kapila established when she was director of the school’s Global Oral Health Initiatives,” González-Cabezas said. Kapila directed GOHI from its inception in 2011 until the end of last year. González-Cabezas has been actively involved in one of those programs, the Kenya Summer Research Program. Squarize Wins Major Foundation Award Dr. Cristiane Squarize, an assistant professor in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, is one of 12 individuals nationwide, and among the first two dentists, to receive a prestigious award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program. She received the award which is designed to increase the number of faculty from diverse backgrounds who have the potential to reach positions of influence in academic medicine or dentistry, and who will serve as role models and be mentors to students with similar backgrounds. Squarize and the other award recipients will each receive a $420,000 grant to support their research activities, career advancement and leadership development. Her laboratory is investigating how altered signaling pathways contribute to tumor development and progression as well as dictate stem cell function. This includes, for example, the role that phosphatase and tensin homolog genes (PTEN) play in the development of many cancers, including those of the head and neck. Found in nearly all body tissues, the tumor suppressor PTEN participates in stem cell control and tissue homeostasis in addition to blocking cancer cell division and metastasis. When cells “don’t get this message,” uncontrolled cell growth results which can then lead to tumor formation and spreading. Polverini Named Distinguished University Professor Dr. Peter Polverini received one of the University of Michigan’s top honors when he was named the Jonathan Taft Distinguished University Professor of Dentistry by U-M Regents. The appointment was effective September 1. He is the first from the School of Dentistry to receive the prestigious distinction. He was dean of the School of Dentistry from 2003 to 2013. Distinguished University Professorships recognize exceptional scholarly and/or creative achievements, national and international reputation, superior teaching and mentoring, and an impressive record of service. When it created these positions in 1947, the Board of Regents wanted Distinguished University Professors to be recognized for their major contributions to the university, the nation and the world. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS In a nomination letter, Dean Laurie McCauley and Dr. Paul Krebsbach, chair of the Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, noted that Polverini “has had a distinguished career in vascular biology…and has long been an influential figure in academic dentistry.” They described Polverini as “a remarkable mentor and visionary who has fostered leadership development, community and global outreach, and innovative and biomedically-integrated dental education.” NAMING THE PROFESSORSHIP Each distinguished professorship bears a special name that is determined by the appointed professor in consultation with his or her dean. Regent Bylaws state the name of the professorship shall be “the name of a person of distinction in the same general field of interest, preferably a person formerly associated with the university.” This professorship is named for Jonathan Taft, the School of Dentistry’s first dean (1875-1903). Dr. Peter Ma, a professor of dentistry in the Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences (BMS), has been named a Fellow by the Materials Research Society. MRS is an international organization of almost 16,000 materials researchers from academia, industry and government from 80 countries. Its mission is to promote interdisciplinary materials research to advance materials that improve the quality of life. Members are in disciplines that include physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, engineering and now dentistry. Ma was awarded the fellowship for his consistently innovative work in biomaterials sciences and engineering. His research focuses on developing materials with applications in dentistry and medicine. Some materials, such as those used in restorative dentistry, replace the structure and function of damaged or diseased tissues or organs. 2015 Fall & Winter Peter Ma New Materials Research Society Fellow 13 Faculty News Murdoch-Kinch 6 Faculty Promoted Effective Sept. 1, six School of Dentistry faculty members Reappointed Associate received promotions following action by U-M Regents Dean for Academic Affairs during their May required 21 meeting. One by instructional track The appointment approval the Regents. U-M Regents have approved the reappointment of Dr. Carol Anne Murdoch-Kinch as associate dean for Academic Affairs for a five-year term to June 30, 2020. Dean Laurie McCauley submitted the reappointment nomination citing Murdoch-Kinch’s “tireless commitment to the School of Dentistry’s educational initiatives… enthusiastic leadership…and integral role in advancing the school’s mission.” Those achievements include a revised dental curriculum, the interprofessional education project, a school-wide mentoring program, and launching an assessment of the school’s culture and climate. Murdoch- Kinch is also coordinating the school’s re-accreditation self- study to prepare for next year’s site visit by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Murdoch-Kinch oversees the Office of Academic Affairs which provides a broad range of services that include developing and enhancing the academic structure and educational experience for students, faculty and staff. The office provides personal, academic, financial and career counseling to students in areas that include dental student admissions, financial aid, student registration, orientation and graduation. Fall & Winter 2015 Fasbinder Named Interim DFA Director 14 Dr. Dennis Fasbinder has been named interim director of the School of Dentistry’s Dental Faculty Associates (DFA) practice by Dean Laurie McCauley effective September 1. He is a clinical professor in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics. A master clinician, Fasbinder has a thorough understanding of the operations of this important clinical service. DFA is a full-service dental practice within the school offering a comprehensive range of oral health services. Sixty-eight faculty members practice in the DFA which provided care to more than 4,400 patients during the past year. other five clinical and research track appointments were approved by the Provost and reported to the Regents. INSTRUCTIONAL TRACK Nan Hatch (DMD, PhD), advanced to associate professor with tenure from assistant professor in the Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry. CLINICAL TRACK Theodora Danciu (DMD, DMSc) advanced to the rank of clinical associate professor from clinical assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine. Tracy de Peralta (DMD, PhD, MClin Ed) advanced to the rank of clinical associate professor from clinical assistant professor in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics. Janet Kinney (RDH, MS), director of the school’s Dental Hygiene Program, advanced to the rank of clinical associate professor from clinical assistant professor of dentistry. Berna Saglik (DDS, MS) advanced to the rank of clinical associate professor from clinical assistant professor. She is a member of the Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences. RESEARCH TRACK Susan Taichman (RDH, MS, MPH, PhD) advanced to associate research scientist from assistant research scientist. She is also an assistant professor of dentistry without tenure in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine. McCauley Honored by OSU Dean Laurie McCauley was recently honored by The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. She received the Distinguished Alumni Award during the college’s 71st annual Post College Assembly in March. McCauley received her DDS from OSU in 1985 (cum laude), as well as an MS in 1988 and a PhD in veterinary pathobiology in 1991. 2 Dental Hygiene Faculty Receive Best Paper Awards Two School of Dentistry dental hygiene faculty members won first- and third- place Best Paper awards during the American Dental Hygienists’ Associa- tion’s recent annual session in Nash- ville, Tennessee. The award celebrates the best research papers published in the Journal of Dental Hygiene during the previous year. TREATMENTS FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS A CHALLENGE Dr. Susan Taichman, an assistant professor and associ- ate research scientist, won a first-place award for her study which appeared in the April 2014 issue. Her research revealed that changes in clinical guide- lines associated with breast cancer therapy present challenges to many dental hygienists when they provide oral health care to those patients. “I focused on exploring whether there is a gap in knowledge among dental hygienists about possible oral compli- cations from breast cancer treatments, as well as what professional practices they use when treating breast cancer patients,” Taichman said. She mailed a questionnaire to about 10 percent of the 9,620 licensed dental hygienists in Michigan. “More than 70 percent of the dental hygienists who responded felt they needed additional training about recommended clinical guidelines,” Taichman said. “They specifically lacked knowledge about frequently prescribed anti-estrogen medications for pre- and post-menopausal breast cancer patients.” Only 13 percent of the dental hygienists surveyed correctly identified the effects of anti-estrogen therapy when providing oral health care to breast cancer patients. Fewer than 10 percent believe their knowl- edge of the subject is up to date. Key oral health issues breast cancer patients face, she said, are oral/ pharyngeal mucositis, xerostomia and an increased risk of dental caries and oral infections as a result of chemotherapy-induced immune suppression. Taichman said that during anti-estrogen therapy, breast cancer patients are at an increased risk for gingival bleeding, periodontal diseases, tooth loss, osteonecrosis and burning mouth syndrome. Taichman said results of the study show a need for more education about the oral side effects of breast cancer therapies and how to provide the best possible care for patients being treated for breast cancer. BreastCancer.Org estimates that more than 231,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in the U.S. this year. MID-LEVEL DENTAL PRACTITIONERS Anne Gwozdek, clinical assis- tant professor, won a third- place award for her paper about Minne- sota’s mid- level dental practitioners. Her paper detailed how Minnesota’s Dental Therapist Law, enacted in 2009, became the first in the nation to result in a new dental professional work- force model to address the issue of access to oral health care. A mid-level practitioner is a health care worker who collaborates with a dentist to provide basic preventive and restorative services to patients. “The paper was meant to help those in states who might be interested in pursuing this type of legislation better understand how much work will be needed to develop a mid-level dental practitioner law,” Gwozdek said. Her article was co-authored with School of Social Work colleagues Luke Shaefer and Renee Tetrick and appeared in the October 2014 issue. Save the date! February 10, 2016 Keynote Speaker: Pamela Den Besten DDS, MS Professor, Department of Orofacial Sciences | Chair, Division of Pediatric Dentistry Co-Director Oral and Craniofacial Sciences PhD & DDS-PhD programs Director, Center for Children’s Oral Health Research | UCSF School of Dentistry 2015 Fall & Winter Alumni & Friends... 15 Cancer, Nerve Cells in Deadly Dance A team of researchers led by Dr. Nisha D’Silva, a professor in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, has made a discovery that challenges the conventional wisdom about perineural invasion, a process which holds that cancer cells are marauders that invade nerves using the path of least resis- tance to spread head and neck and other cancers. D’Silva, principal investigator, de- scribes the deadly process as a “waltz.” “Once head and neck cancer invades the nerves, it is one of the worst things that can happen,” she said. “It is highly correlated with poor patient survival, and there is no targeted treatment for it because it is not known why some tumors do this and some tumors don’t.” D’Silva’s lab found that perineural invasion begins when the nerve releases a stimulus that triggers a specific protein receptor in cancer cells. The receptor activates instructions in the cancer and releases the same stimulus back to the nerve. The nerve recognizes the stimulus, which causes the nerve to head toward the cancer, similar to two dancers recognizing each other across a room and slowly moving closer until they become permanent partners. After this initial pairing up, the loop continues. “Basically, it’s like they are waltzing,” said D’Silva who also has an appoint- ment at the U-M Medical School’s Department of Pathology and is a member of the U-M Cancer Center’s Head and Neck Oncology program. It is extremely difficult to study perineu- ral invasion in head and neck cancer, so her lab had to develop a way to observe these interactions in live samples. First, researchers implanted the nerve in chick egg membranes, and Photo by Nisha D’Silva By Laura Bailey, U-M News Service This photomicrograph shows a nerve cell (central structure) invaded by cancer cells. after the nerve integrated, they studied the interactions between the nerve and head and neck cancer cells. D’Silva said the next steps in the research are to find out “when and how we can interrupt the dance.” The findings appeared in Nature Communications. Fenno Photo on Cover, Work Featured in AEM Fall & Winter 2015 The photograph of an organism by Dr. Chris Fenno, an associate professor in the Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, appears on the cover of the September issue of AEM, Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 16 (T. denticola) which has been isolated from complex oral microbial communi- ties that contribute to periodontal disease. Due to a lack of genetic tools available to study this organism, progress in understanding how it alters tissue function has been limited. Fenno is senior author of an article that appears in the publication, “A Modified Shuttle Plasmid Facilitates Expression of a The September issue of AEM Flavin Mononucleotide-Based In the article that accompanies the Fluorescent Protein in Treponoma photo on the cover, a team of research- denticola ATCC 35405.” ers led by Fenno reports advances in Fenno says that bacterial pathogens, methods that will enable scientists to including those found in periodontitis, better study how T. denticola partici- can alter normal tissue function. One pates in tissue destruction. such organism is Treponema denticola Their approach facilitates the intro- duction of genetic material into the organism so that the role of individual genes can be studied. As a proof of principle demonstra- tion, the researchers introduced a gene encoding a novel fluorescent protein into T. denticola. While most fluorescent-expressing proteins used in research require oxygen for their activity, the protein used in this study is active in both the presence and absence of oxygen. This approach, using a flavin mononucleotide-based fluorescent protein (FbFP), will enable more rigorous studies of the behavior of this microbe in the oxygen-depleted subgingival environment. Research News Franceschi Research Team Finds Possible Prostate Cancer Biomarker Dr. Renny Franceschi and a team of researchers have discovered a biomarker that may be impor- tant in diagnos- ing prostate cancer. Franceschi, a professor in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, said the discovery occurred while he and other research- ers in his lab were investigating bone formation. Biomarkers are used to measure when something may be wrong within the body. Franceschi said there is interest among researchers trying to find biomarkers that point to an aggressive or nonag- gressive disease. He and his colleagues discovered a biomarker that they believe can make that distinction. “We discovered this regulatory mecha- nism in bone cells, but subsequently found it was also operative in prostate cancer cells,” he said. Prostate cancer can grow so slowly the carrier dies of natural causes before the cancer spreads. However, the deadly form progresses very rapidly. Worldwide, prostate cancer is the sec- ond-most common cancer in men, ac- cording to the World Cancer Research Fund International. In the U.S., about 221,000 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in 2015, resulting in roughly 27,500 deaths. “If this biomarker does indeed control the growth of prostate cells, it’s a new signal that’s not been seen before and could provide a potential new drug target for prostate cancer,” Franceschi said. “It could also be a potential biomarker to discriminate between fast and slow growing tumors.” The paper, “Role of Runx2 Phos- phorylation in Prostate Cancer and Association with Aggressive Disease,” appeared online April 13 in Oncogene. The U-M researchers made the discovery in a roundabout way, said Franceschi, whose research lab mainly studies bone formation, not cancer. Sponsored Research Awards (May, June, July 2015) Yvonne Kapila and Chris Fenno: Multi-PI grant from National Institutes of Health (R01) —$2.1 million — “Oral Treponema Surface Proteins: Host Cell Interactions” Yuji Mishina: National Institutes of Health (R01) — $1.7 million — “Molec- ular pathogenesis of craniosysnostosis caused by enhanced BMP signaling” Brian Pierchala: National Institutes of Health (R01) — $1.1million — “A p75/ Ret receptor complex as an integrator for survival and death” Margherita Fontana: Delta Dental of Wisconsin (award) — $70K — “The effectiveness of Silver Diamine Fluoride as a Treatment for Caries in Comparison to Traditional Restorative Techniques: A 12 Month Randomized Controlled Trial” Dennis Fasbinder: Ivoclar Vivadent (award) — $36K — “Clinical Evaluation of Glass Ceramic Material for Chair- side CAD/CAM Crowns” Darnell Kaigler: American Association of Endodontists (award) — $24K — “Cell therapy for dental pulp tissue engineering” Yvonne Kapila: King Abdulaziz University (award) — $5K — “A Novel Sirtuin-3 (SIRT3) inhibitor, LC-0296, inhibits cell survival and proliferation, and promotes apoptosis in Head and Neck Cancer Cells 2” Nan Hatch: Delta Dental Foundation (award) — $3K — “In Vitro Analysis of 3D Printed Scaffolds for Control of Craniofacial Tissue Mineralization” 2015 Fall & Winter Peter Yaman: TruEnamel (sub contract: National Institutes of Health) — $102K — “A tooth whitening desensitizing agent for the treatment of dentin hypersensitivity” Gustavo Mendonca: International Association for Dental Research (In- novation in Implant Sciences Award) — $75K — “miRNA Modulation of Osteoblast Differentiation on Na- noscale Titanium Surfaces” 17 Graduation 2015 Outstanding Instructor Award to Prof. Janet Kinney The Dental Hygiene Class of 2015 presented the Outstanding Instructor Award to Prof. Janet Kinney during graduation ceremonies. Thanking them for the award, Kinney said their arrival in the summer of 2011coincided with the launch of a new dental hygiene curriculum. a positive role model for the profession of dental hygiene.” Dental Hygiene Class President Sally Ammar’s voice trembled with emotion as she thanked her classmates, her parents and other members of her family for their support during her three years of dental hygiene education at U-M. Photo by Per Kjeldsen “You were always receptive to our innovations,” Kinney said, adding that she would “miss your open minded- ness and openness to change.” Kinney applauded the dental hygiene class for their “amazing skills and abilities, and helping others. There are many leaders in this group,” she said. “Collectively, you have the ability to be Ammar Praises Classmates, Family Prof. Janet Kinney (left) received the Outstanding Instructor Award from dental hygiene graduates that was presented by their class president, Sally Ammar. “You’re my second family, my sisters and a big brother,” she told her classmates. Ammar also noted with pride, the commitment to excellence and the passion and compassion of every member of the Dental Hygiene Class of 2015. Dack Receives AAPHD Award for Community Dentistry Fall & Winter 2015 18 Elisa Dack (BS 2014) was the second- place recipient of the Dental Hygiene Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Community Health Dentistry for alerting residents and public officials in West Branch, Michigan that the level of fluoride in the city’s water supply for its 2,100 residents was below recommended standards. Dack said when she reviewed the city’s Annual Drinking Water Quality Reports from 2009 to 2013, “I learned that the average amount of fluoride was far below the recommended optimal amount of 0.7 parts per million,” she said. To raise awareness among city officials and oral health care professionals, Dack conducted a fluoridation forum at a local library and developed pre- and post-forum surveys to assess how each group felt about the importance of fluoride in water supplies. “This project was important to me because I often see children in pain from dental caries in the dental office of Dr. Jonathan Berns, where I practice dental hygiene,” Dack said. “I wanted to do something about that.” Because of Dack’s efforts, the West Branch City Council voted 6-1 to raise the city’s water fluoridation level to 0.7 parts per million on June 1. Photo by Anne Gwozdek A graduate of the Dental Hygiene Degree Completion E-Learning Program was recognized for her community dentistry initiative by the American Association of Public Health Dentistry during the organiza- tion’s national conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Dental Hygiene 2014 Degree Completion E-Learning Program graduate Elisa Dack, with Dr. Michael Monopoli, president of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry. Alumna & Students Honored The School of Dentistry’s dental hygiene program bestowed its highest award on an alumna for her more than 30 years of service to the profession and also recognized the academic achievements and contributions of members of the Dental Hygiene Class of 2015. The honors were presented during the spring Dental Hygiene Alumni Association luncheon with the Washtenaw District Dental Hygienists’ Association. Association, the Michigan Dental Hygienists’ Association, the Oakland Dental Hygienists’ Association, and has served as American Dental Hygienist Association Student Chapter advisor at UDM. She retired in 2010 after teaching full time for 19 years at UDM. Photo by Janet Kinney Durinda Mattana (RDH, BS 1981, MS 1987) received the Outstanding Dental Hygiene Alumna Award. Durinda Mattana (center) received the Outstanding Dental Hygiene Alumna Award. On the left is Michelle Velez, president, U-M Dental Hygiene Alumni Association with Wendy Kerschbaum (right), past director of the school’s dental hygiene program. Nominated by Wendy Kerschbaum, she wrote that she knew Mattana, first as a dental hygiene student and later as a graduate student. Mattana, Kerschbaum added, “still stands out as one of the finest people and students I have encountered.” Mattana has been active in the American Dental Education Associa- tion, the American Dental Hygienists’ HONOR SOCIETY Three dental hygiene students who graduated in the top 10 percent of their class and a faculty member were inducted into the Sigma Phi Alpha (Nu Chapter) of the National Dental Hygiene Honor Society. Kathryn Kupczyk and Rita Numan were students in the bachelor’s degree program. The third student, Elizabeth Chislea, is a graduate of the Degree Completion Program. Katherine Yee (RDH, BSDH, MPH), a graduate of the Degree Completion Program in 2009 and a faculty member, was also inducted. Dr. Michael Britt (DDS 1973, MS periodontics 1976) was inducted as an honorary member. Others in the Dental Hygiene Class of 2015 who received awards included: Sally Ammar, Pauline Steele Student Leadership Award Rachel Swanson, the Johnson & Johnson Professional Excellence Award Jessica Cordell, the Hu-Friedy Golden Scaler Award Kristin Wilson, the Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals Student Total Achievement Recognition (STAR) Award Kathryn Kupczyk, Washtenaw District Dental Hygienists’ Society Professional Involvement Award Amira Sidahmed-Bakri, the Senior Dental Hygiene Student Award for Special Interest/Achievement in Community Dentistry and Dental Public Health Emily Pedersen and Jessica Duell received the Wendy Kerschbaum Emerging Leader Award STUDENT AWARDS Fourteen students receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene received Ginsberg Center Service Cords in recognition of their community service. They were: Stephanie Denn, Margaret Hellner, Lauri Cladera, Sally Ammar, Jamie Bilk, Tabita Filimon, Kathryn Kupczyk, Kristyn Lantz, Inducted into Sigma Phi Alpha, the Dental Hygiene Honor Society, were (left to right): Dr. Michael Britt, Kathryn Kupczyk, Rita Numan, Elizabeth Chislea, and Katherine Yee. 2015 Fall & Winter After earning her master’s degree from U-M, Mattana was a part-time clinical instructor both at U-M and Oakland Community College. In 1991, she became an assistant professor at the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM), and six years later an associate professor, teaching dental hygiene and dental students. Mattana also directed UDM’s Institute for Advanced Continuing Dental Education for eight years and has been writing and updating informa- tion for a chapter for three editions of a popular textbook, Clinical Practice of Dental Hygiene, by Esther Wilkins. The textbook is now in its 11th edition. In 2011, Mattana returned to U-M to teach two dental hygiene education courses in the school’s Dental Hygiene Degree Completion E-Learning Program. She also developed and taught an online graduate course, Practicum in Pre-Clinical/Clinical Teaching. Rita Numan, Angela Pietrobono, Haley Prevo, Amira Sidahmed-Bakri, Rachel Swanson and Kristin Wilson. Photo by Janet Kinney DURINDA MATTANA, OUTSTANDING ALUMNA 19 Graduation 2015 Graduates Urged to Be “More Perceptive, More Connected Care Givers” It’s what you do…even when you don’t know you’re being watched… that can have a lasting impact on someone’s life. Describing the sights, sounds and smells of her first time in an emergency room, Ofri recalled how her body “refused to move” toward a patient in need of care despite what she was learning in classrooms. “My job was to go and help her,” she said, “yet all I could do was cringe behind a desk, gutlessly pretending to examine paperwork.” Graduates of the U-M School of Dentistry heard physician, teacher and writer Dr. Danielle Ofri describe the profound impact that both deeds and words can have on patients and inspire others. Ofri, an attending physician at Bellevue Hospital’s Medical Clinic, and an associate professor of medicine at New York University, described in exquisite detail how observing a nurse aide in the emergency room at Bellevue Hospital shaped her experi- ences as a first-year medical student and ultimately as a physician. Moments later, the patient was ap- proached by a nurse aide who reached out, took the patient’s hand into hers, spoke softly and gradually gained the patient’s confidence. “Don’t worry, I’ll stay with you,” the nurse aide assured the patient. THE POWER OF EMPATHY 20 Still behind the desk, Ofri said, “That nurse aide embodied the idea that the best teachers are the ones who walk the walk. Her act of compassion left me breathless as I cowered behind the triage desk. Her example of empathy resonated more powerfully and au- thentically than any lecture or mission statement.” Photo by Per Kjeldsen Fall & Winter 2015 An author of several books on life in medicine and patient care, Ofri uses stories from personal experiences to teach health care providers about the humanity of each patient and describe ways to improve health care. Dr. Danielle Ofri urged graduates to be more perceptive and empathize with their patients. Most patients, Ofri said, can tell when care is focused on them and their needs or on someone or something else. She urged graduates to consider the Oath of Maimonides, a 12th century physician and scholar, who wrote, “May I never see in the patient anything but a fellow creature in pain.” She also urged graduates to read a poem by the late physician and poet, John Stone, who, when he was at the Emory University School of Medicine, wrote, “You will learn to see most acutely out of the corner of your eye and hear best with your inner ear.” Photo by Per Kjeldsen A RELUCTANCE TO HELP Dean Laurie McCauley congratulated and welcomed graduates and guests and also introduced commencement speaker Dr. Danielle Ofri. THE LESSON OF PATIENT CARE Ofri said she never learned the name of the nurse aide. “But I am forever in her debt for teaching me this powerful lesson about what taking care of patients really means.” She urged graduates “to become more astute, more perceptive and more connected caregivers.” The Class of 2015 111 DDS degrees 26 Bachelor of Science degrees (Dental Hygiene) 34 Master’s degrees and certificates (Dental Hygiene, Orthodontics, Endodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Periodontics, Prosthodontics, Restorative Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry) 2 PhD degree(s) (Oral Health Sciences) Dental Class President Kyle Taylor Quantifies the Hours of Dental Education than that amount of time to their dental education. Telling his classmates that “dentistry is a profession of numbers,” Kyle Taylor, president of the Dental Class of 2015, used numbers to give his classmates some perspective on their dental education at Michigan. Photo by Per Kjeldsen Recalling their first day of class on June 29, 2011, Taylor said that 1,409 days elapsed from that day to graduation. Citing best selling author Malcolm Gladwell, Taylor said that Gladwell wrote that one needs to devote 10,000 hours to an endeavor to be considered “an expert.” Taylor said dental students devoted more Who’s counting? Dental class president Kyle Taylor did and told classmates about their more than 12,000 hours of work during their four years at U-M. “If you don’t count major holidays and weekends, nine-hour days and no summers off, and another four hours of studying, reading, and planning, we have invested at least 12,584 hours of work. That’s 524 straight days,” he said. However, Taylor advised his classmates against complacency. “Our learning doesn’t stop at today’s commence- ment,” he said, urging them to continue learning and improving throughout their careers. 9 Alumni Hood Sons, Daughters Christopher Niquette, hooded by Dr. Christopher Niquette (DDS 1986). Other students who were hooded by a parent were: Nine parents who earned their dental degree from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry hooded a son or daughter at graduation. Jocelyn Carroll, hooded by Dr. Joel Carroll (DDS 1988). For Alena Fear, the occasion was extra special since she was hooded by both of her parents, Dr. Dalbert Fear (DDS 1982, MS oral surgery 1986) and her mother, Dr. Mary Ausum (DDS 1982). Evan Sachs, hooded by Dr. Robert Sachs (DDS 1983). Robert Haddad, hooded by Dr. Nadim Haddad (DDS 1993). Katherine Uppleger, hooded by Dr. Robert Uppleger (DDS 1981). Photo by Per Kjeldsen John Vinckier, hooded by Dr. Mary Vinckier (DDS 1982). Shalini Kamodia was hooded by her father, Dr. Sanjay Kamodia, who received his dental degree from U-M in 1989. Photo by Per Kjeldsen John Vinckier stoops to make it easier for his mother, Dr. Mary Vinckier (DDS 1982), and Dr. Renee Duff to hood him. Photo by Per Kjeldsen Alena Fear was hooded by her father, Dr. Dalbert Fear (DDS 1982, MS oral surgery 1986), and mother, Dr. Mary Ausum (DDS 1982). It was a special moment for Katherine Uppleger and her father, Dr. Robert Uppleger, Jr. after he hooded her. 2015 Fall & Winter Photo by Per Kjeldsen Shalini Kamodia, hooded by Dr. Sanjay Kamodia (DDS 1989). 21 Graduation 2015 (Continued) Paul Gibbons Award to Dr. Mark Snyder The individuals who were among the early recipients of the Paul Gibbons Award include Drs. Corwin Wright, Kamal Asgar, Walter Swartz, Frank Comstock, Brien Lang, Ken Carpenter, Donald Hellman, and Joseph Regezi. Before presenting the award, Kyle Taylor, dental class president, men- tioned Snyder’s ability to “connect with students with his wit, sense of humor and unyielding desire to teach.” He also noted Snyder’s availability and willingness to help. “And there were never any shortcuts with him.” nationally renowned expert in prosthet- ic dentistry and cleft palate treatment and surgery until his death at age 44 in 1964. Snyder told graduates, “You’re an exceptional group of students” and urged them to “discover their passion and find that part of dentistry you want to do.” The award is given to a faculty member graduates consider the most influen- tial during their time in the school’s predoctoral program. Gibbons was a Photo by Per Kjeldsen “It’s a huge honor to be selected for this award,” said Dr. Mark Snyder after receiving the Paul Gibbons Award from the Dental Class of 2015. “My father (Dr. Daniel Snyder, DDS 1962, MS operative dentistry 1967) graduated from Michigan and taught here throughout his dental career. The names on the plaque are ones I have heard in my house all my life. I’m extremely humbled to be included.” Dr. Mark Snyder expresses his gratitude to the Dental Class of 2015 for the Paul Gibbons Award. Photo by Per Kjeldsen Photo by Per Kjeldsen Scenes from Graduation Photo by Per Kjeldsen Photo by Per Kjeldsen Fall & Winter 2015 Ovy Quintanal breaks into a big smile as he receives his dentistry hood. 22 Dental degree in hand, Dr. Jennifer Hunter paused for a photo with members of her family (left to right): Larry, Doreen, and her brother, Desmond. Sarah Baxter is hooded by Drs. Renee Duff and Donald Heys. Photo by Per Kjeldsen Photo by Per Kjeldsen Photo by Per Kjeldsen Alice Lee (right) prepares her mother, Ingrid, for a family photo. Ingrid is wearing the cap and gown Alice wore during the school’s graduation ceremonies. Alice said, “It’s a Korean tradition to have parents also wear a son or daughter’s graduation cap and gown when taking family photos and my way to honor my parents for their support during my education.” Creative motarboard art dis- played throughout graduation. Awara Kokoiy received congratulations from her two nieces, four-year-old Anya and three-year-old Arya. Future Plans: Kinnari Patel shows the mortar- board she decorated. Photo by Per Kjeldsen Photo by Per Kjeldsen The Dental Class of 2015 Total: 111 students: 43.2%: Private Practice/ General Practice Associate 18.0%: Specialty Training: Orthodontics: 8.1% Oral Surgery: 6.3% Pedodontics: 2.7% Endodontics: 0.9% Residency 6.3%: Community Janelle Cooper is hooded prior to receiving her dental degree. Photo by Per Kjeldsen Photo by Per Kjeldsen Dentistry/Public Health Now that they have received a dental degree, Drs. Kevin Goles and Lior Aljadeff will practice dentistry in the military. 9.0%: AEGD 5.4%: Military 1.8%: Other 2015 Fall & Winter 16.2%: General Practice 23 Student News Tarek Metwally Selected for Prestigious NIH Program A third-year U-M dental student is the only dental student among 54 students nationwide selected to participate in a prestigious research program at the National Institutes of Health. The others are medical students. Tarek Metwally is participating in NIH’s comprehensive year-long Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP). The research enrichment program, which began in August, is designed to attract the most creative and research-oriented medical, dental and veterinary students to the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for me to get involved in exciting science, some novel research and interact with other students from around the country,” he said. “This wouldn’t have happened without the encouragement of Dr. Nisha D’Silva and others in her lab.” D’Silva is a professor in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine and an associate professor of pathology at the Medical School. DELAYING GRADUATION, FUTURE PLANS Metwally said he does have some regrets about delaying his graduation for a year to participate in the NIH program. “But this is a great opportunity that may help me with my decision to pursue a career in academic dentistry after I graduate in 2018.” Metwally, who said he is considering pursuing a PhD after earning his dental degree, said he wants to participate in more basic research at NIH and also begin exploring areas of clinical research. ENCOURAGEMENT FROM THE D’SILVA LAB When he was working for his bachelor’s degree in biology at U-M, Metwally investigated possible research opportunities through the university’s Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program. A friend mentioned the head and neck cancer research D’Silva and members of her team were conducting. “That caught my attention, so I followed up.” MRSP blends elements of two former highly successful programs, the NIH Clinical Research Training Program and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute/ NIH Research Scholars Program. Metwally said D’Silva’s invitation asking him to join her research team “was one of the best things that has happened to me. The research is very interesting, the work is collaborative, and the people working in her lab are great colleagues. It’s the best of all worlds.” U-M dental students who participated in past MRSP programs include Karen Likar (DDS 2006) in 2005-2006, Jane Stieber (DDS 2011) in 2009-2010, and Vander Broek (DDS 2014) in 2012-2013. Dental Students Receive Scholarships 24 Five U-M dental students have been awarded scholarships by the Michigan Dental Association Foundation to help them defray some of their education expenses. Scholarship recipients must be U.S. citizens, Michigan residents, and attend Michigan universities. The fourth-year dental students are: Allison Everett, from Grosse Pointe, Michigan, received a $1,800 Robert Mitus Scholarship. She hopes to be in a General Practice Residency program after receiving her dental degree. Kaitrin Kramer, a fourth-year dental student from Novi, Michigan, received a $1,800 Robert Mitus Scholarship. After earning her dental degree, Kramer will begin a year of postdoctoral research. Eric Tye, from Macomb Township, Michigan, received a $1,800 Robert Mitus Scholarship. Tye plans to become an associate in a private practice in Macomb Township after graduation. My Yang, from Waterford, Michigan, received a $1,800 Robert Mitus Scholarship. Yang is applying for admission to an AEGD and/or GPR program. Photo by Jerry Mastey Fall & Winter 2015 AWARDS FROM MICHIGAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION MDA Foundation scholarship recipients (left to right) Allison Everett, Kaitrin Kramer, Spencer Crouch and My Yang. Not pictured, Eric Tye. Spencer Crouch, from Traverse City, Michigan, received a $1,000 John G. Nolen Scholarship. After graduation, Crouch hopes to enroll in an orthodontics residency program. Dental Students in New Taubman Library Video The renovated library on the Medical Campus complements interprofes- sional education efforts now underway at U-M enabling students in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing and other health sciences opportunities to collaborate as they develop the knowledge and skills they will need in the future. Two School of Dentistry students were excited to be part of a new video highlighting the transformation of the Taubman Health Sciences Library. Trevor Coelin (D4) and Sheri McCormack (D2) briefly appear at the 1:08 and 1:51 mark of the video. http://www.uofmhealth.org/news/ archive/201508/grand-space-learning- u-m-reopens-taubman-health-sciences Dental, DH Students at Asian American Health Expo “We provided information about important associations between oral and systemic health,” Le said. “We also answered questions regarding the link between diabetes and gum disease, oral hygiene education and oral cancer awareness.” Le said many questions were raised about the association between diabetes and gum disease as well as taking antibiotics prior to certain dental procedures. Representing the School of Dentistry at the recent Asian American Health Expo were (left to right): Fourth-year dental hygiene student Peter Liang, John Le and Anqi Hu, both third-year dental students. Andrei Taut and Noam Greenbaum, both D3s, show some of the more than 200 books for children that they and other members of the Alpha Omega dental fraternity collected this summer from School of Dentistry students, faculty and staff to help promote literacy development in the Ann Arbor area. Some of the books will be available in the school’s pediatric dental clinic and some will be given to U-M affiliated clinics and health centers, mostly in low income areas. New books will be handed out to children at their well-child exam from the time they are 6 months old until they are 5 years old. Gently used books will be given to older patients or placed in clinic waiting areas for families to take home. 2015 Fall & Winter The goal of the expo was to raise awareness about wellness and healthy living programs and also encour- age people to eat healthy and get involved in daily exercise. Free cholesterol, A1C and hepatitis B screen- ing were also offered by the hospital’s lab. Photo by Jerry Mastey Three School of Dentistry students talked to more than 100 members of the Asian American community and presented important information about oral health and systemic health during an Asian American Health Expo at Henry Ford Hospital in West Bloom- field, Michigan. The three were dental students John Le and Anqi Hu and dental hygiene student Peter Liang. Dental Students Collect 200 Books for Kids 25 Alumni Profiles The Pogoncheffs: – METODI (DDS 1976) – CARL (DDS 2009, MS PROSTHODONTICS 2012) – JOHN (DDS 2011) – ANNA (DDS 2013) “I think I’m the luckiest of the Pogoncheffs because I have three mentors,” Dr. Anna Pogoncheff says with a laugh. “Each of us has our own strengths, and we seem to complement each other nicely.” Dr. John Pogoncheff says their father “has a strong work ethic which includes three core beliefs — show up everyday, do your best, and don’t let anything overwhelm you. That advice, based on his extensive personal experience, has had a calming influence on all of us.” Fall & Winter 2015 That guidance Dr. Metodi Pogoncheff imparted to his children, two of whom are his practice partners, comes from what he says he learned from his parents. 26 Growing up in Grand Ledge, Michigan, Metodi was up at 4:15 on the mornings he did not have school to help run the family’s bakery in downtown Lansing. His job included delivering pies and cakes to area restaurants. THE ROAD TO DENTISTRY Initially, Metodi considered a career as a teacher. But he changed his mind The Doctors Pogoncheff: (front) Metodi, Anna; (back) Carl, John after conversations with parents and his junior high school shop and math teacher. “The teacher suggested they consider sending me to prep school if I wanted to become a teacher. My parents and I did not want to do that, so I began considering another possible career.” Near the family bakery was the family dentist whose office was two blocks from the state capitol. “I’d often stopped by and asked him questions about dentistry, and one day he asked me if I would like to work in his dental lab. I accepted,” Metodi says “and worked there in high school and as an undergraduate student while studying at Albion College.” that to prepare me for an education and profession that would be very demanding.” PREPARING SONS, DAUGHTER FOR DENTISTRY Dr. Carl Pogoncheff says the lessons his father learned were passed along to him working in his father’s practice prior to beginning his dental education at Michigan. “Dad tried to prepare me for the demanding instructors and courses I would have. He even simulated what I might experience. Many times he told me, ‘here, wax these teeth,’ and I then had to figure out what to do and how Working in Dr. Michael Leary’s lab casting crowns and making bridges “was great training that helped me when I was a dental student at Michigan,” Metodi says. “I remember after I made my first inlay and showed it to him. He looked at it, and without saying a word, made it clear to me that I needed to re-do it,” he says. “I later realized he did Photo by Lavon Pogoncheff Talk to the younger Doctors Pogon- cheff – Carl, John and Anna – and the comment one often hears from each is the positive influence their father had on them when they were growing up, including their decision to become dentists. Photo by Lavon Pogoncheff Her father, Dr. Metodi Pogoncheff, agrees. “We come together nicely as a team, using each other’s talents and abilities to help our patients,” he says. “I’m impressed with their skills, especially in oral surgery.” important mentors. “All have extensive dental knowledge and experience they gladly shared.” Another reason Carl said he considered a career in dentistry was watching how his father interacted with his patients, the rapport he had with them, and the long-term relationships he developed. Carl says Walcott and Dr. Howard Hamerink “gave me great advice about patient care and practice management when I was a dental student. They also emphasized the importance of lifelong learning.” Anna agrees. “Dad has always loved what he’s doing, and you see that in the care and attention to detail he takes with everything he does. Patients appreciate that.” In high school, Anna also worked in her father’s dental office “cleaning operatories, sterilizing instruments, developing radiographs, you name it. The work ethic at dad’s office was the same as the work ethic at home.” “He kept a close watch on our school projects and always reminded us of our deadlines,” Carl says. “My mother did too.” An elementary school librar- ian for more than 20 years, Marcia Pogoncheff earned a master’s degree in library science and worked for the State of Michigan Library in Lansing and the Grand Ledge Public Schools. DENTAL EDUCATORS REMEMBERED, PRAISED The Pogoncheffs say their dental edu- cation at Michigan was outstanding. Metodi says, “I had some great instruc- tors” including Dr. Richard McPhee, who taught crown and bridge; Dr. Gerald Charbeneau, who taught operative dentistry; and Dr. Brien Lang in complete dentures. Anna says she especially remembers Drs. David Campbell, Wayne Walcott and Peter Yaman. She also consid- ers Carol Stamm, clinical subjects coordinator, and Gary Mora, the school’s in-house laboratory technician, 2015 Fall & Winter John says that Dr. Kenneth Stoffers, a preclinical instructor, “gave me tech- nical and clinical insights that helped me build upon what I learned from my dad and brother.” In 2013, Carl was awarded board certification by the American Board of Prosthodontics, the highest credential a prosthodontist can receive. He has his own Young Joseph Pogoncheff (perhaps a future member private practice, limited to of the Dental Class of 2040?) enjoys a reward for being a good patient that was made on a 3D printer in his prosthodontics, down the grandfather’s dental office. hall in the same building as his father and siblings’ general practice. Carl is also making simple objects like rings and an adjunct clinical lecturer in the key chains and an occasional dinosaur Department of Biologic and Materials to reward their pediatric patients. Sciences, Division of Prosthodontics at “In the future, I think dentists will the School of Dentistry. use 3-D printers to make crowns In addition to running his private and bridges in their offices for their practice and teaching, Carl serves patients,” Metodi says. “It wouldn’t on the School of Dentistry’s Board of surprise me, years from now, if dentists Governors, as did his father who served made replacement teeth for their two, three-year terms. “I was a dental patients.” student a short time ago, and with the GIVING BACK interactions I have with the students in clinics, I thought I could offer the There is one other lesson that Dr. board some insight into the challenges Metodi Pogoncheff has passed along today’s dental students are experienc- to his sons and daughter – the impor- ing educationally and in their personal tance of giving back. lives,” he says. “The college or university that EMBRACING NEW accepted you eventually resulted in TECHNOLOGY you receiving a bachelor’s or dental or graduate degree. That helped you The younger Pogoncheffs say to achieve the success you enjoy,” he their father has a keen interest in says. “As graduates, I think all of us technology. owe something to our alma mater to help the next generation of students to They recalled one meeting where he someday be as fortunate and suc- told them that he thought the office cessful as we all are today. The dental needed a 3-D printer. The other school community is an important part Pogoncheffs embraced their father’s of our family, and it is all about family.” idea. “But I don’t think we’re ready, just yet, to use it to help patients,” Anna says. Instead, the Pogoncheffs are experimenting with the printer, Photo by Lavon Pogoncheff to do it. But after a lot of trial and error, I wound up doing that so often that by the time I was in dental school, it was relatively easy to do.” 27 Photo courtesy of the Delta Dental Foundation mag ltown Denta Photo court esy o f Dr. Clark Downey (DDS 2008), of Dayton, Ohio, appeared on the cover of the May issue of Dentaltown magazine and also wrote an account of his seven dental mission trips to South America and South Africa for the publication’s “Do Good” section. Dr. Laura Norris (DDS 2014), is the first recipient of the Patrick Gribben Community Commitment Award. azine Alumni News (Left to right): Kim Garland, Delta Dental Foundation; Chris Shea, Cherry Health; Dawn Gribben; Dr. Laura Norris; Dr. Renee Duff, U-M School of Dentistry; and Sharon Barton, Cherry Health. The $25,000 award recognizes her efforts to provide oral health care to children and adults in underserved areas of Michigan. Established by the Delta Dental Foundation, the $25,000 award honors Gribben’s achievements during the 25 years he was president and chief executive officer of Delta Dental of Michigan and later the Delta Dental Fund, which is dedicated to improving the oral and overall health of children and adults. Norris was selected for the award by School of Dentistry faculty based on her commitment to work for at least a year in underserved communities. For the past year, she has been practicing at Cherry Health in downtown Grand Rapids. Fall & Winter 2015 “I’m honored to have been selected as the first recipient of the award,” Norris said. Since last July, Norris said she has treated more than 1,100 patients. “It’s been very rewarding to be able to offer care to people who may not otherwise have the opportunity or access to dental care,” she said. Norris said she plans to continue practicing at Cherry Health. 28 The Gribben Award will be presented annually to a student from the U-M School of Dentistry who has demonstrated a commitment to community service by agreeing to practice in a federally designated Health Professional Shortage Area in Michigan for at least one year. Dr. Michael J. Frankman (DDS 2006), of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was named that state’s Young Dentist of the Year by the South Dakota Dental Association during the organization’s annual session in Sioux Falls. Frankman is currently on the SDDA’s Board of Trustees and is a past president of the Southeastern District Dental Society. Dr. Sara L. Filstrup (DDS 1999, MS pediatric dentistry 2001) was inducted as Parliamentarian of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry during the organization’s annual session in Seattle in May. She maintains a private practice in Cam- bridge, Massachusetts. Dr. Amr M. Moursi (DDS 1988) of New York City, was inducted as an Academic-at-Large Trustee of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry during the organization’s annual session in Seattle in May. He chairs the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the New York University College of Dentistry. Dr. Gary R. Baughman (MS ortho- dontics 1977), of Stockton, California, recently completed a three-year term as Speaker of the House of Delegates with the American Associa- tion of Orthodontics. As Speaker, he is a member of the AAO’s Board of Trustees and presides at meetings of the House of Delegates when it elects officers, adopts an annual budget and acts on submitted reports. Baughman has served as a delegate in the organization’s House for more than 20 years and has served on numerous task forces. Dr. Gary Kaberle (DDS 1972), of Traverse City, Michigan, is profiled in the June 16 issue of Michigan Today as “The Real B.A.T. Man.” The story notes that when he was a teenager, Kaberle thought a one-of-a-kind B.A.T. car in a used car lot was “cool,” so he bought it. Ultimately, his collectable car was used to help his wife in her battle with breast cancer. Read the story at www.michiganto- day.umich.edu/ the-real-batman. Dr. Richard J. Mathewson (DDS 1959), of Norman, Oklahoma, has published a book, William Mathewson, a historical account of the original “Buffalo Bill” William Mathewson, a frontiersman and hunter who explored unsettled areas between the Missouri River and Rocky Mountains. He was the first to earn the nickname “Buffalo Bill” for saving settlers from starvation during the winter of 1860-1861 when he supplied them with buffalo meat. Dean Laurie McCauley (center) and others attended the June 20 annual meeting of the Upper Peninsula District Dental Society in Iron Mountain, Michigan. Others present were (left to right): Trish Furlong, fiancé of Dr. Steven Davis (DDS 2012, MS periodontics 2015); Mrs. Barbara Kelly; Dr. Peter Kelly (DDS 1970, MS periodontics 1972); McCauley; Jessy Grizzle, McCauley’s husband; Mrs. Mary Johnston; and Dr. Mark Johnston (DDS 1985) president of the Michigan Dental Association. In Memoriam Sally Holden, who taught dental hygiene at the School of Dentistry for more than 30 years, passed away June 14. She was 81. Holden joined U-M as a research associate in 1969, became an instructor two years later, and was named an associate professor in 1977. She retired in 1999. During her career at U-M, she co-authored Dental Anatomy Workbook, published in 1974 and updated in 1993. She also wrote Head and Neck Anatomy in 1985, which was updated in 1995. Active in organized dentistry as a member of ADHA, MDHA and the Michigan Association of Dental Hygiene Educators, Holden was also a consultant to the Michigan State Board of Dental Examiners, MDHA and the New York Public Health Department in Buffalo, N.Y. 1946 Dr. Robert Sykes July 15, 2014 Ionia, Michigan 1956 Dr. Theodore Miller February 20, 2015 Bethesda, Maryland 1976 Dr. Brian Lahiffe MS, periodontics May 24, 2015 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Send us Your News! We want to hear from you. Send us news about your achievements, awards, or honors. Contact: SODalumnirelations@umich.edu University of Michigan | School of Dentistry 1011 N. University | Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2015 Fall & Winter Dr. Jackson “Jack” Bates (DDS 1941), of Ovid, Michigan, died May 4 at the age of 97. He practiced dentistry in Ovid for 36 years after four years of service in the U.S. Coast Guard. A photogra- pher for the Michigan Daily and the Michiganensian during his days at U-M, Bates also took photos of administra- tors, faculty members, students, clinic photos and facilities at the School of Dentistry, including construction of the Kellogg Building in the late 1930s and early 1940s which appeared in the Fall 2001 DentalUM. Many of his photos are displayed in the Kellogg Auditorium. A memorial service for Dr. Jackson Bates and his wife, Janet, who passed away in 2009, was held in Ovid on June 27. 29 Why We Give… the Drs. Ritzema Each year, the School of Dentistry receives gifts from its alumni, many of whom have a long and consistent history of generosity. During the Victors for Michigan campaign, we are highlighting some of those alumni. Meet Dr. Christopher Ritzema and Dr. Billie Roberts-Ritzema. Both earned their DDS from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 1994. “WE ENJOY DOING IT” “We had our share of student loans that helped pay for our dental educa- tion,” says Dr. Chris Ritzema. “But whenever Billie and I read about the cost of dental education today, it’s still hard to believe that it’s so much higher. We give to try to help today’s students with the cost of their educa- tion and also to help update clinical facilities.” Fall & Winter 2015 NOMINATION FORM Chris’ brother, Bruce, earned his dental degree from U-M in 1986. Billie was a nurse at U-M Hospital before starting her dental education. 30 As dental students, Chris Ritzema and Billie Roberts sat next to each other. “We had no choice because the seats were in alphabetical order back then,” she says with a laugh. “But we never dated.” After earning their dental degrees, both served in the U.S. Air Force and then served with U.S. Public Health Service in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The government service helped them reduce their educational debt. “Our dental education at Michigan allowed us to reach our professional and personal goals,” Billie says. Chris agrees and adds, “I hope our dental school colleagues will reflect on what they have achieved because of the great education they received at Michigan and will make a gift to help today’s dental students reach their goals.” By the time the Ritzemas opened their private practice in Cadillac, Michigan in 1999, their student loans were repaid. They acquired their practice from a fellow School of Dentistry alumnus, Dr. Thomas Moriarty (DDS 1957). Since 1999, they began gifting to the School of Dentistry and have done so annually. “We enjoy doing it. The dental school is like home to us,” Chris says. Drs. Billie Roberts-Ritzema and Christopher Ritzema (DDS 1994). BOARD OF GOVERNORS Looking for Leaders! Alumni Society Board of Governors Here’s your chance to make a difference. In the fall of 2016 five persons will be elected to the School of Dentistry’s Alumni Society Board of Governors. The group will include four dentists and one dental hygienist. All will serve a three-year term. If you are interested in serving, or if you would like to nominate someone, complete the form and mail or e-mail the information. If more than 10 individuals are nominated, the Board’s nominating committee will select a representative slate. If you have any questions, please contact Gretchen Yankle (734) 615-2870 or by e-mail: yankleg@umich.edu. Nominations will be published in the Spring & Summer 2016 issue of DentalUM. Please submit a brief biography (45 words or less) for each nominee. If you nominate yourself, please send your biography with your nomination. If you are nominating a colleague, we will contact the nominee to confirm the nomina- tion and request a biography. NOTE: Due to space limitations, all biographies must be 45 words or less. CVs cannot be accepted. I Nominate:___________________________________________________ Class Year(s):__________________________________________________ Address (if known):_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 2nd Name:____________________________________________________ Class Year(s):__________________________________________________ Address (if known):_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Mail or e-mail your information to: Gretchen Yankle (yankleg@umich.edu) Office of Alumni Relations University of Michigan School of Dentistry 540 E. Liberty, Suite 204 Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Nominations must be received at the School of Dentistry by February 16, 2016. Alumni Supporting Clinic Renovations Pledges of financial support to renovate clinics at the School of Dentistry are gaining momentum among alumni. The school has set a goal of raising $35 million during the Victors for Michigan fundraising campaign. Included in that goal is the need for gift support to help renovate clinics and update facilities. To date, approximately $17.5 million of the $35 million goal has been raised, of which $4.5 million has been raised for clinic renovations. Want to name an operatory? A gift of $25,000 ($5,000/ year for 5 years) offers you the opportunity for your name to appear on a plaque in one of the new operatories. Mike and I love being dentists and providing quality care for our patients. It all started more than 30 years ago in clinics at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. Previous graduates provided financial support to enhance our education. So we are gladly giving back to support dental students today and tomorrow. Training and mentoring the next gen- eration of dentists keeps our profession strong and the U-M School of Dentistry relevant. – Dr. Connie Verhagen (DDS 1986, MS 1988) – Dr. Michael Cerminaro (DDS 1986) “Because of the education we received at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, we have enjoyed many successes in our careers and in life. We are grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the Victors for Dentistry campaign with our gift to renovate clinical facilities to help dental students of the future learn the skills they need to successfully treat patients. We hope others will give generously to improve facilities and also to provide financial aid to deserving students.” – Dr. Bill Lee, right, (DDS 1980) – Dr. Bruce Lee, left, (DDS 1987) “University of Michigan dental students, not just now, but in the years ahead, need to be trained in the most modern, up-to-date facilities to provide quality oral health care that patients expect and deserve. We are committed to doing what we can to help our future colleagues in any way we can. Our gift is our way of expressing our desire to carry on that tradition of excellence at the School of Dentistry.” – Dr. Janis Chmura Duski (DDS 1989) – Dr. Edward Duski (DDS 1989) 2015 Fall & Winter 31 Alumni Supporting Clinic Renovations (Continued) “As a U-M dental student, I thought our student clinic was fine. But only after I graduated, joined the Navy, and talked to other dentists about their school’s fa- cilities and programs, did I realize that we at Michigan were on the cutting edge, both with our facilities and in dental education. I want that Michigan tradition of excellence to continue. ” – Dr. James Roahen (DDS 1976) “I have been fortunate to enjoy and benefit from a career in dentistry. As a student, I remember high-quality facilities and dedicated instructors. I want to help others have a similar experience at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. I am aware of the costs to operate a dental education facility in the face of dwindling federal and state resources. This is my way of helping and I encourage others to do so.” – Dr. Charles Caldwell (DDS 1977) “The education I received at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry prepared me for the professional life I have enjoyed and was the foundation for the financial success our family has enjoyed. Giving back was probably the easiest decision we could make. It made sense for us to show our deepest gratitude for the education that made it all possible.” – Dr. Reggie VanderVeen (DDS 1976) & Mrs. Gayle VanderVeen “I have been looking for ways to give back to the school that has given me so much. The clinic renovation is a unique opportunity for me to make a gift that will have an immediate impact on dental education. Our clinic chairs and units have been in service for more than 20 years and need to be updated. With my gift for an operatory in the student clinics, I feel I am making a difference to the future of dentistry in a concrete way.” Fall & Winter 2015 – Dr. Scott Schulz (DDS 1996, MS 2003) 32 “Our gift for the clinic is based on my experiences as a dental student using equipment that was dated and made learning more difficult. We don’t want students, now or in the future, to be at a disadvantage, so we are happy to help advance the education and training that will continue to advance and be important in the future.” – Dr. David Kott (DDS 1967) & Mrs. Charlene Kott “Our gift to help renovate the dental clinics is our way to acknowledge the opportunities the University of Michigan has provided the Gietzen family – not just mine as a graduate of the School of Dentistry in 1976, but also our daughter, Melissa, who earned her BFA in 2003, and son, Matthew, who received his dental degree in 2005. Kathleen and I hope our gift will benefit students in the years ahead.” – Dr. Timothy Gietzen (DDS 1976) & Kathleen Gietzen “At age 12 my best friend broke his front tooth while we played baseball on a sunny Saturday. His dentist prepared #8 for a crown while I held the suction. That day changed my life, and so did the University of Michigan. I thank God for the gift of being in this profession. It seems fitting to help the institution that gave me the foundation for a great career. Go Blue, and good luck to the future dentists who are lucky enough to call Michigan their Alma Mater.” – Dr. Jeffrey Mader (DDS 1989) “It has been gratifying to have been involved in dental education here at Michigan and to have witnessed so many achievements during the past three decades. Our clinics are an important part of our success and have enabled our dental students to detect, diagnose, treat and prevent oral health diseases. My gift acknowledges the school’s leadership and achievements along with my strong desire to maintain that position in oral health care and education well into the future.” – Dr. Richard Christiansen (Dean 1982-1987) & Nancy Christiansen “I am making my gift to the School of Dentistry to help renovate clinics because I am very grateful for what the school has done for me. The great dental education I received at Michigan enabled me to have financial success along with having the daily satisfaction of practicing in the profession I was fortunate to enjoy for so many years. My hope is that my classmates and others who followed us will be as generous as they can be to help future generations of students at Michigan.” – Dr. Bruce Foote (DDS 1964) – Dr. Stephen Stefanac 2015 Fall & Winter “When I learned the School of Dentistry was planning a significant renovation, I wanted to do my part. As Associate Dean for Patient Services, I wanted my support to be for improvements to our clinics. My gift seems the best way to support that effort.” 33 Honor Roll of Donors Dear Alumni and Friends of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, I am regularly encouraged and inspired by the many wonderful and generous alumni and friends of our School of Dentistry. The 2015 Honor Roll of Donors is impressive and we are extremely appreciative to all of our benefactors. Each and every gift exemplifies a significant commitment and unfailing loyalty to our school. We are at the mid-point of the Victors for Michigan Campaign and the School of Dentistry is on track to reach our Victors for Dentistry Campaign goal. During the fiscal year July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 we had over 1,400 donors make gifts to the school totaling $4,340,071. Thank you so much! But I believe that with your help and generosity, we can do so much more. Our top two priorities are support for student scholarships and the renovation of our clinical facilities. These priorities are essential to fulfilling our mission and the promise to educate the state’s dental leaders and the very best clinicians. In this Honor Roll we are highlighting some of the donors who have pledged support to our clinic renovation priority. For a gift of $25,000 ($5,000/year for 5 years) you can name an operatory. The naming plaques in each operatory will serve as a daily reminder of the generosity of our alumni and friends and the power of giving back. In future honor rolls we will highlight our scholarship donors, as well as benefactors to our other fundraising priorities. On behalf of the students, faculty and staff of the School of Dentistry, please accept our sincerest thanks and heartfelt appreciation. We promise to be responsible stewards of your gifts and we will work to remain deserving of your loyalty, generosity and friendship. Thank you for being a Victor for Dentistry! Go Blue! Dr. Laurie K. McCauley Dean Fall & Winter 2015 MONTEITH SOCIETY 34 The Executive Committee of the Presidential Societies established the John Monteith Legacy Society in order to recognize those persons who have designated the University as beneficiary (or partial beneficiary) of their estate. To be recognized in the John Monteith Legacy Society: Make a gift in any amount to the University of Michigan from your estate, Provide the University with a copy of that portion of your estate plan pertaining to the gift, and/or Sign a John Monteith Legacy Society Statement of Intent. MONTEITH SOCIETY * Deceased Dr. Lawrence W. Marquis Dr. Donald C. Mattison, Jr. Dr. Kathleen A. McPherson Dr. Charles H. Meinhold* Dr. and Mrs. Robert I. Millard Dr. David and Mrs. Janet Miller Dr. Jack W. Nash Dr. C. Gordon Niles Dr. Gerald V. Nowinski Ms. Linda B. Patterson Dr. James E. Ponitz Dr. and Mrs. G. David Rubley Dr. James B. Satovsky Dr. and Mrs. Norman J. Schuen Dr. and Mrs. George Schuster Dr. and Mrs. Selden D. Schwartzberg Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Shick Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Shuster Dr. and Mrs. David A. Siewert Dr. Ralph H. Smith, Jr.* Dr. Lisa D. Sostecke Dr. Craig Spangler and Ms. Teresa Honnold Dr. Lloyd and Mrs. Ruta Straffon Dr. David J. Strawbridge Dr. Paul T. Sugiyama Dr. Terry A. Timm Dr. and Mrs. Jay A. Werschky Dr. Daniel D. White Dr. Donald J. Wurtzel, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. George M. Yellich Dr. Murray L. Yoffee SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS The School of Dentistry takes special pride in recognizing the strong support received in 2014/2015 from the following: $100,000 + International Association for Dental Research Riken Research Cluster for Innovation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Roberts Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Roy H. Roberts Dr. Lisa D. Sostecke Mr. Timothy and Mrs. Laurie Wadhams $50,000 - $99,999 Drs. Bruce and Diana Abbott American Association of Orthodontists Foundation Dr. Norman J. Clement Delta Dental Foundation Osteology Foundation University of Jazan $25,000 - $49,999 Dr. Charles R. Caldwell Dr. Raymond R. Chalmers Estate DentaQuest Institute ITI Foundation for the Pro- motion of Implantology Dr. Jeffery W. Johnston LUTE Fund of the Maine Community Foundation Dr. Laurie K. McCauley and Dr. Jessy W. Grizzle Mette Foundation Dr. and Mrs. David L. Miller Osseointegration Foundation Osteogenics Biomedical Drs. Peter and Donna Rick Ms. June M. Stover $10,000 - $24,999 3M Corporation Dr. and Mrs. Thomas O. Ballard Dr. Loren S. Daniels Dentsply International Dr. and Mrs. Timothy H. Gietzen Dr. Timothy A. Hanigan KLS Martin L.P. ORMCO Corporation Drs. Daniel and Debra Peters Procter & Gamble Company Dr. Frank E. Robbins Memorial Trust TP Orthodontics, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. M.H. Reggie VanderVeen $5,000 - $9,999 Betmar Charitable Foundation Dr. Eric W. Brust Dr. and Mrs. Donald R. Burkhardt Drs. Michael Cerminaro and Connie Verhagen Dr. Patrick L. Domine Mr. Thomas E. Dunbar Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Gardner Dr. William V. Giannobile Dr. Burton L. Hagler Dr. Joseph I. Helman Dr. James A. Homon Dr. and Mrs. Allan Jacobs Dr. Jed J. Jacobson Dr. James A. Kessel Dr. and Mrs. David A. Kott Dr. William and Mrs. Shelley Lawler Dr. Ronald and Mrs. Mary Lints Dr. Jeffrey S. Mader Dr. and Mrs. James McNamara, Jr. Drs. Rodrigo and Kathleen Neiva North American Strasbourg Osteosynthesis Research Group Dr. Wayne L. Olsen Dr. and Mrs. James O. Roahen Mr. Harvey P. Sackett Dr. Scott O. Schulz Dr. Douglas Shiffman Dr. Stephen J. Stefanac Dr. Leslie N. Stumpos Mr. Donald Wurster and Mrs. Joan Gibson FRIENDS Dr. James and Mrs. Jamie Abelson Ms. Zaihrah Allohaibi Mr. Mohammed L. Almumaiz Anonymous Donors Dr. Sharon Aronovich Ms. Assal Aslani Mrs. Alicia K. Baker Dr. and Mrs. Rajat Banerjee Dr. Barry Bartee Dr. Chad Bartee Dr. Stephen Bayne and Mrs. Sharon Grayden Mr. Robert and Mrs. Dora Bertoli Drs. Mark Bohm and Ann Shields Dr. Wenche S. Borgnakke Mr. George E. Bork Ms. Annette Bowen Drs. Robert Bradley and Charlotte Mistretta Ms. Shirley W. Brand Mr. Lorne Brown and Mrs. Carolyn Cole-Brown Ms. Tiffany Brown Ms. Anna Buuck Dr. Dennis G. Charnesky Dr. Don and Mrs. Lynda Clewell Ms. Betsy Cornellier Mr. John and Susan Courtright Ms. Nancy Culotta Ms. Jill N. Danbert Dr. Robert and Mrs. Amy Daniels Ms. Bonnie Davis J. Paul and Kerri Dixon Mrs. Mary Driver Mr. Thomas E. Dunbar Ms. Alisa Dvarishkis Mr. Neal Enke Gregg and Sandra Epstein Mr. and Mrs. Charles Featherly Mrs. Elaine Fieldman Mr. Charles and Mrs. Betty Finkbeiner Mrs. Millicent A. Fisher Dr. Marci Fishman and Ms. Lynne Wright Mr. C. Eric Fonville and Ms. Marina Shoemaker Mr. Michael Fox Jeffrey R. Freshcorn Ms. Katya M. Frimenko William and Karen Gardner Dr. William V. Giannobile Drs. Carlos Gonzalez and Margherita Fontana Dr. Susan D. Goold Ms. Mary Jo Gray Chime Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Green Ms. Danielle Hakala Mr. Anthony and Ms. Jane Halaris Dr. Kurt and Mrs. Laura Hammond Mrs. Erica J. Hanss Ms. Elise A. Hantula Dr. Joseph I. Helman Kamran and Yasaman Hemati Mr. Raymond and Mrs. Peggy Holcomb Dr. C. John Hood and Mrs. Sharon Hood Paul and Ellen Hughes-Cromwick Dr. Robert J. Isaacson Ms. Mary H. Ivers Dr. Lynn A. Johnson Michael and Christine Johnson Mr. Donald and Mrs. Marie Jones Ms. Michelle R. Jones Rashaan and Kafi Josey Ms. Sara Kassim Mr. Trevor G. Kay Mr. Steven Kendler Mr. Frederic and Mrs. Stephanie Keywell Kyung-Hong and Yoomi Choi Ms. Jean S. Klark Mrs. Helen T. Klocko Mrs. Susan P. Koehler Ms. Sandra J. Kosko Dr. Paul H. Krebsbach Woof Kurtzman and Elizabeth Hertz Ms. Tracey L. Larkin Mr. and Mrs. Jerold Lax Mr. Ishwar Laxminarayan Mr. Henry M. Lederman Ms. Julia Lee Mr. Charles Lesch Ms. Nancy Lewis Ms. Vera L. Lewis Hunter and Kristin Lochmann Mr. Joshua L. Loerwald Dr. Dennis E. Lopatin Ms. Greesim Loy Mr. David and Catherine Lucas Kenneth and Jane Lucas Mr. Roger Lurie Mr. Thomas and Ms. Patricia Lurie Ms. Mary P. Maher Ms. Melissa H. Martin Jerry and Maryan Mastey Dr. Laurie K. McCauley and Dr. Jessy W. Grizzle Mr. Thomas C. McCrandall Ms. Andrea B. McDaniel Mr. Robert and Mrs. Marjorie Mellen Mr. Justin Meyer Mr. Robert W. Meyers Mr. George and Mrs. Jenifer Michos Ms. Linda E. Midler Drs. Kevin Miller and Alice Penrose Mr. Amar Mistry Continued 2015 Fall & Winter Dr. Terry K. Abernathy Dr. Robert and Mrs. Bellva Abraham Dr. Patrick and Mrs. Sandra Ainslie Dr. Robert* and Mrs. Katherine Aldrich Dr. Lyle and Mrs. Marcia Andress Dr. Arnold R. Babcock Dr. and Mrs. Richard Bailey Dr. Daniel and Mrs. Barbara Balbach Dr. Thomas O. Ballard Dr. Gary R. Baughman Mrs. Alice Beeker Dr. and Mrs. Royce L. Beers Dr. and Mrs. Morley Biesman Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Booth Dr. John and Mrs. Beth Bouws Dr. John C. Cameron Mrs. Sandra Whittington Cartwright Dr. Thomas D. Charbeneau Dr. and Mrs. Peter C. Chiaravalli Dr. and Mrs. Richard Christiansen Dr. and Mrs. John Cohen Dr. and Mrs. John R. Cook Dr. Walter* and Mrs. Bonnie Crowson Dr. Robert E. Davis Dr. Robert John Dent Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Dick Dr. David L. Edgar Dr. Paul J. Edwards Dr. Edward and Mrs. Deborah Ellis Dr. Stuart and Mrs. Lois Falk Mrs. Benita Feldman Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Fisher Ms. Agnes M. Goss Dr. Katie Graber Evarts Drs. Lee and Jane Graber Mrs. Edith M. Graneggen Dr. and Mrs. David L. Grant Dr. Robert S. Greenberger Dr. and Mrs. Richard K. Grover Dr. James E. Harris Dr. John Bradley Heyde Dr. William P. Hoffmann Dr. Gerald L. Howe Dr. Charles E. Hubbard Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Iocca Dr. James Kanter Dr. Charles & Mrs. Dolores Kelly Dr. and Mrs. Alan Kessler Dr. Daniel R. Klein Dr. and Mrs. David A. Kott Dr. and Mrs. Walter C. Kovaleski Dr. & Mrs. Gerald David Krause Dr. and Mrs. Dan M. Levitsky Dr. Walter M. Lucas III Dr. and Mrs. Gary Mancewicz 35 Fall & Winter 2015 36 Dr. Dorian D. Moore Dr. Neal C. Murphy Dr. Rodrigo Neiva Mrs. Harriet A. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Barbara Nelson James and Martha Nield Ms. Diane L. Nixon Ms. Harriette Noble Dr. Norman and Mrs. Jane Palm Mr. Nicholas Pargne Dr. Yeonsoo and Mrs. Claire Park Ms. Nicole M. Pentis Mrs. Sarah H. Petersen Dr. Claudia A. Petrescu James and Nancy Pflasterer Ms. Lois A. Plantefaber Ms. Constance M. Poissant Mr. Lloyd E. Powell Ms. Margaret A. Priebe Dr. Rishindra and Mrs. Gwendolyn Reddy Mr. Andrew A. Reichert Dr. and Mrs. Robert Reisig Mr. Ricardo and Mrs. Elizabeth Rodriguiz Dr. Alexander Rogers and Mrs. Anan Rojas Ms. Debra Rogers Ms. Teresa L. Roman Ms. Sharan Rosen Ms. Kathrine J. Ross Mr. Larry and Mrs. Marcia Rusinsky Mr. Harvey P. Sackett Dr. Susan Sacks and Mr. Jim Andrews Mark Salke and Lisa Ferguson Mr. Pedro M. Sanantonio Mr. Phillip and Mrs. Cathy Sanborn Ms. Dorothy Superstine Sandberg Ms. Michelle Schaffer Mrs. Nayda Schwartz Ms. Bridget Sherman Mr. Ted and Mrs. Mary Simon Ms. Joanne Skelly Dr. Christopher and Mrs. Colette Smiley Dr. Roger and Mrs. Kelly Smith Mrs. Barbara B. Soloko Dr. Martha J. Somerman Mr. WM. P. Stambaugh Dr. Marianne F. Stefan Ms. June M. Stover Russell and Patricia Strassburg Ms. Keehna Sture Dr. Joseph B. Suffridge Mr. Michael C. Syer Dr. Russell S. Taichman Ms. Julie D. Tamarkin Drs. Robert Taylor and Linda Chatters George and Jennifer Thompson Mrs. Carrie S. Towns Ms. Margaret A. Venema * Deceased Dr. Rio J. Vetter Ms. Katrina E. Wade Mr. Timothy and Mrs. Laurie Wadhams Dr. Hom-Lay Wang Ms. Emery G. Ward E. Earl and Lindy Weintraub Stuart and Deborah Weisblatt Dr. Susan C. Wineberg Mrs. Elaine S. Wong Mr. Donald Wurster and Mrs. Joan Gibson Dr. Robert and Mrs. Melissa Young Mr. Gregory J. Zann, III Ms. Julie G. Zann Ms. Yan Zhong Dr. Samuel Zwetchkenbaum ASSOCIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS Chalmers J. Lyons Academy of Oral Surgery International Association for Dental Research Livingston District Dental Society Macomb Dental Society Michigan Academy of General Dentistry Michigan Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Michigan Association of Orthodontists Michigan Community Dental Clinics Michigan Dental Association Michigan Chapter of International College of Dentists Midwestern Society of Orthodontists Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists Periodontal Study Club for Dental Hygienists Rocky Mountain Society of Orthodontists Sigma Phi Alpha NU Chapter Southern Association of Orthodontists Southwestern Society of Orthodontists University of Jazan University of the Pacific Washtenaw District Dental Society West Michigan Dental Society BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS 3M Corporation Ann Arbor Chapter of Links ASI Medical Avalon Biomed Benevis BioLegend Brasseler USA Dental Butler/Till Media Services Colgate Speakers Bureau Davis Dental Laboratory Davison Dental Laboratories Delta Dental DenMat Dental Art Laboratories Dental Business Services Dental Care Alliance DentaQuest Institute Dentsply International Designs for Vision Drs. Plunkett Ralstrom Makowski Thansas Ker & Associates Expertec Dental Laboratory Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Fortress Insurance Company General Scientific Corporation GlaxoSmithKline Great Expressions Dental Center Henry Schein Hu-Friedy Impladent J & J Consumer Companies JedMed Keystone Dental KLS Martin Lachell Surgical Mager Scientific MDA Insurance & Financial Group Medical Protective Company Nobel Biocare North American Strasbourg Osteosynthesis Research Group Orascoptic Research ORMCO Corporation Ortho Organizers Orthoaccel Technologies OrthoSynetics Osteogenics Biomedical Osteology Foundation Pacific Dental Services Pfizer Philips Sonicare ProAssurance Procter & Gamble Company Professional Solutions Insur- ance Co. Professional Support Services Propel Orthodontics Q-Optics Quality Aspirators Riken Research Cluster for Innovation Schneider Electric Sharp Denture SK Dental Labs Sunstar Americas Taylor Enterprises Tooth Town Pediatric Dentistry TP Orthodontics Treloar & Heisel Ultradent Products Ward Dental Laboratory Ziegler Practice Transitions Zimmer Dental Zimmer, U.S.A. FOUNDATIONS Alpha Omega Foundation American Academy of Peri- odontology Foundation American Association of Endodontists Foundation American Association of Orthodontists Foundation Betmar Charitable Foundation Delta Dental Foundation ITI Foundation for the Pro- motion of Implantology The Loutit Foundation LUTE Fund of the Maine Community Foundation Martin Family Foundation Mette Foundation Osseointegration Foundation Pfizer Foundation Prudential Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Roberts Family Foundation Schneider Electric North America Foundation ESTATES Dr. Raymond R. Chalmers Estate Dr. Frank E. Robbins Memorial Trust Dr. Roy H. Roberts Chari- table Lead Trust Dr. George and Mrs. Ruth Stead Estate Gifts in Kind Gifts-in-kind represent a donation of equipment or materials which are used to assist the educational and/or research objectives of the School. Ms. Melva Baxter Dr. Daniel H. Cox Mrs. Karen Gardner Dr. John Garlick Ms. Jane Halaris Ms. Helen Klocko Ms. Rachel Krell Mr. Thomas McCrandall Ms. Harriette Noble Ms. Barbara E. Pichette Dr. Sandra Purrington Ms. Debbie Rogers Ms. Kathrine Ross Ms. Carol Schreck Dr. Marianne Stefan Keehna Sture University of the Pacific Ms. Susan Wineberg Gifts in Memoriam The School of Dentistry receives gifts made as a tribute to a spouse, family member, friend, or dedicated associate. Gifts in memoriam provide a unique opportunity for permanent remembrance by helping to ensure the continuity of the institution that had a profound effect on the individual’s life. Dr. Jack W. Bates Mary Alice Bates James and Martha Nield Susan M. Smith Evan Michael Carter Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell D. Wolf Jeffrey Eichhorn Dr. and Mrs. Daryl W. Frederick Mrs. Marabel Hackelman Mrs. Dorothy Superstine Sandberg Mary Anne Hibner Mr. and Mrs. Charles Featherly Dr. Samuel Zwetchkenbaum Dr. Kazumasa “Kaz” Kaya Dr. Jeffrey Lindhout Christine Poissant Klausner Constance M. Poissant Josef Walter Kolling Dr. Marilyn Woolfolk Mr. Arvil Lawhorn Alicia Baker Mary Bennett Bonnie Dawson Sheri Doig Mary Jo Gray Laurel Green Dean Laurie McCauley Maureen O’Rielly Ann Somppi Jean Thompson Quinn Wilt Ruth Lucas Mr. and Mrs. David Lucas Dr. H. Dean Millard Dr. Debra O. Lisull Dr. Daniel Mixer Thomas and Barbara Nelson Emily Nelson Maggie Nelson Dr. Harry Pape Mrs. Barbara Soloko Dr. Walter Swartz Dr. Clifford John Hood Dr. C. John Hood Dr. Herbert Hood Dr. Scott Hood Ruth L. Uitvlugt Kenneth and Jane Lucas Dr. Arnold Winshall Dr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Nagel Dr. Lawrence C. Wolf Jeffrey Berger Bob and Dora Bertoli Jim Andrews and Susan Sacks Nancy Culotta and Kathleen Reilly Elaine Fieldman Jerold and Judith Lax Dr. Melvin R. Yoffee Mrs. Shirley Brand Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Daniels Elizabeth Hertz and Woof Kurtzman Ms. Nancy Lewis Mr. Roger Lurie Margie and Bob Mellen Ms. Linda Midler Ms. Teresa Roman Sharan and Elliot Rosen Diane Rosenblum and Mark Mitshkun Mrs. Nayda Schwartz Ted and Mary Ann Simon Stuart and Deborah Weisblatt Weiss Family: Lois Weiss Ronda and Ken Music Linda Midler Doug and Xuan Weiss Dr. Gregory Zann Dr. John B. Douglas Gifts in Honor Gifts received in honor of an associate, mentor, instructor, dedicated profes- sional, friend, or spouse which express esteem for someone special. Danielle Baratz Dr. Robert G. Nakisher Dr. Eli Berger Jeffrey Berger and Susan Kessler Dr. Susan Cohen Mrs. Dorothy Superstine Sandberg Jeff and Kim Green Larry and Marcia Rusinsky Dr. Steven Lash Mrs. Stephanie Keywell Dr. Ross Margeson Mr. and Mrs. Earl and Lindy Weintraub Ms. Lois Plantefaber Ms. Lynne Wright and Dr. Marci Fishman Mrs. Miriam Schaffer Ms. Michelle Schaffer Senser Family Mrs. Dorothy Superstine Sandberg Miss Alexandra Zann Ms. Julie Zann Miss Gabriella Zann Ms. Julie Zann Ms. Julie Zann Greg, Kasey, Alexandra, Gabriella and Emily Zann $1 - $499 1956 $1,000 + 1941 G. Burrill Colburn Jerome H. Sklaroff Arlene J. Yoas $1 - $499 1952 Robert B. Evans Shirley Hoag Anne M. Munns James A. Shimokusu Jackson W. Bates * Anthony LaForgia $500 - $999 1943 $1 - $499 $1 - $499 Barbara A. Lambert 1944 $1,000 + Raymond B. Robins $1 - $499 Alvin B. Lezell 1945 John L. Sinclair, Sr. M. Jerome Edwards Alfred D. Hanson Joan B. Hayden L. Anne Hirschel Robert D. Morrison Ilene M. Pluta Richard W. Rose William A. Smith 1953 $1,000 + $500 - $999 $1 - $499 $1 - $499 William E. Brown William M. Creason * 1946 $1 - $499 Edward D. Atwood Robert S. Sykes * 1947 Charles L. Kelly Robert W. Christie Maxine B. Cleary William E. Holt James W. Reese James L. Strikwerda Allen W. Weiss 1954 $1 - $499 $1,000 + 1948 $1 - $499 Seymour D. Berman Raymond A. Brandte $1,000 + Eric Billes Florence F. Goodyear $500 - $999 William K. Baer $1 - $499 Ann J. Rabaut Beverly J. Simonds 1949 $1,000 + George E. Williams $1 - $499 Ross D. Margeson Robert J. Murray Joan E. Neuwirth Marilyn S. Stein Agnes Yalda 1950 $500 - $999 Frank W. Comstock $1 - $499 Melva J. Baxter Carol A. Hawley Jane V. Jeffery Betty L. Smith Thomas F. Smith 1951 $500 - $999 Mary Dolores E. Kelly Joan C. Lamont Edmund H. Hagan Samuel D. Nagel Barbara A. Arthur Gerald M. Bowers Sandra W. Cartwright Robert D. Crossman Donald J. Davies Ronald J. Jenkins Ann E. Kirby Melvin R. Lund Norma C. Lynch Donald C. Mattison Carolyn D. Snell Karen L. Ter Keurst 1955 $500 - $999 Ellsworth Levine $1 - $499 Arnold G. Bauer Shirlee R. Diamond Lustig Kenneth E. Frieswyk Raymond M. Hagan Kenneth W. Hock Jack L. Humm Marvin Imber Ann C. Jordan Joanne M. Lawrence Ira C. Madden James R. Nixon Robert A. Rector Arthur B. Schiff Franziska I. Schoenfeld Roger B. Sullivan David S. Thompson Donna Troll. Francis S. Williams Clare M. Warren Nancy J. Wright William G. Swanson 1959 $500 - $999 $1,000 + $1 - $499 Leon Blum Mary L. Christian John B. Clarke Milo L. Danzeisen Charles E. Dixon Lois A. Falk Ninion A. Landy Evelyn P. MacKenzie-Gryson Merritt W. Major Harry C. Mighion Dick H. Nieusma Doris A. Roeder Darlyne A. Underhill 1957 $1,000 + Loren S. Daniels $500 - $999 Blair G. Munns $1 - $499 Donald S. Brown John R. Chapleski M. Kenneth Dickstein Stuart Falk Frederick C. Gerhardt Jerome Y. Greene Sally L. Gustke Arnold W. Hartz Marshall D. Hershon JoAnn G. Meinberg Darlene D. Moore Thomas R. Moriarty James I. Nordhoff William K. Rahn M. Sharon Rugh George R. Walkotten William R. Lawrence $1 - $499 Ann Dinius Joan V. Foster Herbert M. Gardner Norman H. Hine Lynn L. Hobbs Leon Y. Kau David L. Koth Jeanine A. Link George E. McIntosh Brenda G. Sellars Carol G. Spengler Dennis E. Winn 1960 $1 - $499 O’Linda L. Anderson Linda K. Armstrong James R. Bakeman Henry H. Beaudry Richard R. Cannon Frank K. Duiven Cornelius J. Huizinga Donald M. Hurst Gerald L. Laker Geraldine D. Parks Norma E. Robb Donna W. Schuster George E. Schuster Roger L. Visser Edward F. Willey 1961 $1,000 + Ian G. Lamont Daniel R. Balbach Edwin J. Fuder Lysle E. Johnston $500 - $999 1958 J. Daniel Kutt John J. McFatridge Dolores M. Malvitz $1,000 + $1 - $499 Mirdza E. Neiders $500 - $999 Henry J. Brown Richard I. Hart $1 - $499 William W. Adams Eugene L. Bonofiglo Robert C. Campbell Robert A. Dahlgren Gene A. Derricotte James R. Easley Ernest K. Efimoff David L. Good Peter Gryson LaMar A. MacNutt Louis Maraviglia Robert L. Mixer Paul T. Richman Robert W. Shippee Eugene VanDyken Joyce M. Walker Cathlyn A. Patterson Stuart E. Gould Ronald J. Paler Susan E. Smith Gerald L. Howe Charles T. Watling Martin Moss Judith B. Kelly Patricia A. Gillhooley Joan E. Piatt Edward W. Kuivinen Gerald H. Boerman Lee W. Jones 1962 $1 - $499 Melvin J. Gay JoAnne Ivory Carol S. Lidtke Robert B. McKenney Victor E. Nelson J. Thomas Nott Continued 2015 Fall & Winter Dr. Hector Rios Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lederman ALUMNI GIFTS BY CLASS YEAR 37 James L. Pittman Mary H. Pohlod James L. Savera Edith S. Schweikle Seiji Shiba Larry H. Stone William F. Vogt 1966 1969 $1,000 + $1,000 + $500 - $999 $1 - $499 1963 $1 - $499 $1 - $499 Dr. William C. Addison Ms. Kathleen O. Buszek Dr. John A. Capodanno Dr. Henry S. Dennis Dr. Jack E. Faber Dr. Edward A. Fisichelli Dr. Gerald D. Hause Dr. Harvey C. Johnson Dr. Howard Lum Dr. Harold M. Mathers Dr. George R. Migoski Mrs. Bonnie B. Olbrich Dr. Robert D. Renzema Dr. David A. Siewert Dr. Lloyd H. Straffon Ms. Janet V. Trower Mrs. Dana J. Willsey Dr. Dean B. Willsey Thomas O. Ballard Robert A. Anthony Robert F. Shankland Norman L. Chmielewski Thomas C. Dawson Ralph M. Gillhooley William H. Gwynn Pamela P. Jennett Ronald C. Knop Virgilene A. Koren Tetsuo Nakamoto James Chris Norman Jon M. Richards Walter R. Secosky Betty L. Sheteron Mary E. Stout Donald L. Wilton 1967 $1,000 + 1964 Charlene Kott David A. Kott Douglas L. Ramsay Nelson L. Smith $1,000 + $500 - $999 Arnold P. Morawa Thomas G. Robinson $1 - $499 Robert A. Abraham William B. Akerly James C. Biel Fred C. Fielder Charles E. Hanna Thomas E. Holman Martha E. Hubbard William F. Jerome Susan L. McKenzie Robert B. Ouellette Bernard L. Rainey Susan R. Rizman Nancy W. Rugani Donald W. Strobel John M. Wiley 1965 $1,000 + Gerald P. Spinazze $500 - $999 Richard A. Johnson Barbara J. Scott $1 - $499 Mary S. Burns Sally A. Deck Robert J. Dent Jerome J. DeSnyder John H. Duiven Richard L. Fisher Edward D. Goyings * Diane K. Hartt Phillip G. Hoffman Robert J. Johnson Sandy L. Parrott Brace B. Pentoney Susan J. Pritzel Gustave A. Pschak Victor L. Ratkus Ellen M. Rowe Karen H. Sanders Carol H. Schreck Preston G. Shelton Janet L. Shorno 38 1968 $1 - $499 Fall & Winter 2015 Susan S. Johnson $1,000 + Phebe A. Blitz Mary E. Cruickshank Michael M. Goode C. Randolph Greschaw Chase F. Klinesteker Sandra S. Klinesteker Frank A. Kokmeyer Ronald L. Lebus John D. Marx Sharon L. Miller David A. Noble Jerilyn J. Richardson Susan P. Vandenbout * Deceased Kurt D. Spieske $500 - $999 Dean E. Albertson Wayne N. Colquitt $1 - $499 Katherine S. Armel * Carol E. Bowers Reid J. Calcott George A. Cripps Molly A. Fisher Paul J. Loos Thomas P. Osborn Lucille P. Reeves James A. McNamara Mary K. Baker Donald J. Buikema Sandra A. Cavette Karen D. Essell Edward S. Haenick Brian D. Hartwell Fredric H. Harvey H. Charles Hill Larry S. Luke John W. Mullally Daryl Nels Marcia M. Rollins Frank H. Sayre Roger C. Smith E. Suzanne Williams 1970 $1,000 + Phyllis L. Beemsterboer Daniel H. Cox Patrick L. Domine Daniel C. George Roger W. Hill David C. Johnsen G. Peter Kelly Frank M. Piesko $500 - $999 John W. Burau Thomas E. Love $1 - $499 Marcia L. August William D. Beck James C. Cruickshank Joseph B. Dennison Patricia A. Finlan John H. Howarth F. Edward Jordan Glenn E. Minah Gary S. Rochlen G. David Rubley Charlotte R. Rudner Donald C. Smith James H. Tonn Verle H. Wiita John M. Williams Keith M. Williams Marny L. Williams 1971 $1,000 + John D. Bouws David L. Miller James E. Morris Richard A. Rubinstein John F. Sivertson $500 - $999 Ronald M. Rosenberg Linda A. Schreiber $1 - $499 Ronald J. Cain Bosco P. Chan Douglas W. Gorringe Lee W. Graber Gayle A. Gray Kenneth T. Hovey Gary W. Johnson Henry L. Kanar R. William Lustig Susan H. Margelis David J. McChesney Julie G. Meyer William E. O’Connor Marsha B. Rohrman James B. Satovsky Richard R. Schirmer Sue E. Seymour Dale V. Wentzloff 1972 $1,000 + Peter C. Chiaravalli Donald R. Heys Ronald J. Heys Steven M. Lash Vaughn A. McGraw Wesson E. Schulz $500 - $999 Richard L. Holthaus David E. Massignan Robert C. Skillicorn $1 - $499 David L. Brown Carol L. Chaconas Diane L. Cooper Bruce J. Crispin Nancy B. Donnelly Daryl W. Frederick Donald C. Goeckel Douglas W. Gray Larry E. Hearin Thomas J. Huisman Gail F. Levy Donna L. Macorkindale James E. Ponitz Katherine F. Roush Robert L. Schwarb Bruce L. Sprague Bruce A. Stewart Murray L. Yoffee Diane L. Zambito Rodney A. Rohloff Marvin Sonne Arunas S. Vaitiekaitis Cynthia S. Wagner Randall E. Williams Arthur E. Woehrlen 1974 $1,000 + William E. Brownscombe Herb L. Dulaney Allan Jacobs Douglas Shiffman $1 - $499 William B. Bacheler Helene S. Bednarsh Sanford B. Birnholtz Roger W. Black David A. Bloom Christine T. Bush Brent L. Carey Thomas D. Charbeneau Cheryl L. Davies- Lewandowski Timothy P. Fitzharris Kenneth A. Fox Robert C. Guy Lois A. Havermans Granvil L. Hays Pamela K. Hilbert Mark E. Iocca Alan Kessler Daniel Leske Sally L. MacSwan Susan T. McComb Craig Passon Frederick M. Ruffer Richard J. Sambuchi Sharon L. Scripter J. Spencer Smith David E. Szczesny Thomas S. Young 1975 $1,000 + 1973 Donald J. Nyquist Richard L. Sherman $1,000 + $500 - $999 Sharon L. Brooks Arnold L. Tracht Bruce M. Weny $500 - $999 William E. DeVries David W. Hancock William R. Maas David W. Welmerink $1 - $499 John O. Beldo Sharon M. Breuker Janice E. Ellis Anne E. Gwozdek Robert C. Haack James S. Hayward Steven Z. Hechtman Thomas P. Hughes Sheila D. Jacobs Norman D. Katzman Donn G. Kipka Paul D. McEwen Nicole G. Obregon Terry K. Abernathy David R. Hartman David W. Howard Michael L. Iczkovitz $1 - $499 Patrick T. Ainslie Roseta K. Alvord Deborah D. Bowen Melanie D. Colbert John B. Douglas Carol Drinkard Cynthia A. Humphries Michael J. Kosovec Mark C. Manikian Timothy J. Nawrocki Lawrence H. Pollak Bruce A. Rosenblum Margo P. Tobias Richard H. White James L. Wieland 1976 1978 1980 $1,000 + $1,000 + $1,000 + Timothy H. Gietzen Howard A. Hamerink John H. Hatfield Metodi C. Pogoncheff James O. Roahen M.H. Reggie VanderVeen $500 - $999 Kennard W. Creason Paul C. Danek Richard L. Jankowski Gary Krebill. Donald J. Powers Richard W. Schmid Jasper N. Watts Jeffrey H. Weiss $1 - $499 Wendy L. Arntson John M. Borchers James M. Braun Richard L. Carpenter Deborah A. Chenevert Ann K. Dill Kenneth W. Dill Mary C. Downey Gary N. Gordon Charles E. Kehr Edward A. Kotz James R. Lennan Bruce R. MacDonald Gary W. Mancewicz Helen S. Post Robin B. Vanderkaay Richard S. Williams 1977 $1,000 + Bruce H. Abbott Richard J. Baker Gary R. Baughman Charles R. Caldwell Harvey B. Comrie Michaele I. Malecki Robert L. Malecki Stratton H. Zarafonetis * $500 - $999 Vicki A. Nidzgorski Robert R. Puszykowski Walter J. Sepura $1 - $499 $500 - $999 Jeffrey L. Blackburn Catherine K. Draper Bradley A. Dykstra Douglas S. Peebles $1 - $499 Daniel A. Bowen Alan K. Charnley Curles C. Colbert Bonnie L. Dawson Deborah M. Fairbrother Arthur W. Fediuk Jane Graber. Rodney J. Halonen Steven R. Hoekman Pamela J. Kloote Kenneth S. Kornman Terry J. Kuras Mark A. Luria Kimon A. Rumanes Mark Shain. Robert B. Springstead Julie C. Stern Rena Anne Swanson James P. Utess Mark Vanderkaay Katherine F. Wagner Marilyn W. Woolfolk 1979 $1,000 + Scott H. Bolkema Nan E. Niland Andrew C. Tarkington $500 - $999 Jeffrey L. Ash David R. Bolla $1 - $499 Lance J. Adelson R. K. Bannow Michael G. Behnan Earl K. Bogrow Janice L. Dall Luann S. Dolven Thomas O. Hallquist Debra K. Kobylka Frederick J. Leavitt Connie Noftz MacKinnon Sandra L. Purrington Guity M. Rabbani Robert O. Reisig Gerald R. Ryan Ronald S. Scheinbach Mary Anne Simmons Thomas A. Simmons Richard A. Tack Donald A. Thill Paul J. Yantorni David J. Betz Robert J. Currier Robert M. Hale Jeannine E. Hopfensperger William J. Lee Solomon K. Pesis James P. Simmer $500 - $999 Timothy E. Kabot Patrick C. Kelly John L. Sinclair, Jr James C. Stewart $1 - $499 Michael J. Bannan Steven B. Blanchard Scott B. Boyd Dean R. Carlyon Joanne Dawley. Susan M. Dennis Michael D. Eisinger Edward Kelly. Mark A. Lange Sharon M. Lundberg Robert P. Miller Richard B. Morrison Ruth M. Noll Michael L. Pardonnet Walter R. Sassack Daniel G. Schultze Robert A. Schweyen Marsha F. Smeltzer Dean T. Sueda Bruce E. Turpin Susan L. Wannemacher 1981 $1,000 + Franklin H. Alley Samuel T. Bander Norman J. Clement David S. Duda Kerry M. Kaysserian William C. Lawler Wayne L. Olsen Leslie N. Stumpos Barbara Q. Sturtz David H. Sturtz Karen M. Tarkington 1982 $1,000 + Jon E. Cabot Karson L. Carpenter Jeffery W. Johnston John F. McMahon Gregory J. Oppenhuizen Jeffrey S. Smith D. Craig Valassis $500 - $999 Stephen J. Blake K. Alan Murray $1 - $499 Mark A. Azzopardi Michael J. Brunner Fotini R. Cornell Michele R. Dale-Cannaert Mark L. DeWitt Dennis G. D’Hondt Lawrence D. Duffield Theresa A. Gardocki Stacey Garrison Steven M. Hall Gregg G. Hipple Barbara C. Hoffman Donald L. Hoffman Marcia L. Knopp John O. Leitner Leslie L. Menzies Gregory G. Movsesian John C. O’Donald Carolyn L. Romzick Jeffrey L. Schimp Richard J. Strikwerda Mark G. Summersett Donald J. VanderLinde Suzanne G. Wolf 1983 $1,000 + Ralph W. Burgess William L. Krieg Sally A. Stommen Donald J. Wurtzel Kevin P. Cooper Pamela E. Cooper Kevin L. Denis Richard J. Gardner Jeffrey P. Halvorson Claudia L. Menton Thomas L. Nykamp Peter E. Shumaker $1 - $499 $500 - $999 $500 - $999 Victor L. Acevedo Karen A. Arnett Kathy L. Evertsberg Kay B. Fetchiet Pamela Friedman William P. Hoffmann Thomas D. Jusino Debra J. Leider George J. Magulak Mark S. Migdal Samuel P. Nesbit Barbara E. Pichette Mary J. Prusi Gary Sasaki David M. Adams Mark W. Adams Richard J. Bakeman Jeffrey W. Easton Janet S. Kinney Alexander E. Lee Randall G. Weiss $1 - $499 Jeffrey L. Adler Karen Bartos. Jeffrey K. Bastin Lanre L. Bello Jon S. Buxton David M. Clark James A. Hosner Carol A. Lefebvre Debra O. Lisull Jeffrey S. Meral John A. Merrill Steven J. Moravec Kris A. Overly Nicholas G. Paron Rajiva Tirtha. Robert D. Uhrin Dennis E. Winn Gregory A. Yassick 1984 $1,000 + Charles A. Bookwalter James A. Kessel Mary M. Lints Jack Schwarcz $500 - $999 Rick L. Diehl Gerald C. Dietz Jeffrey D. Jacobson David W. Swan $1 - $499 Bradford M. Allen Steven R. Alspach Ross W. Anderson David H. Bloink Marcy S. Borofsky John H. Coker Gina M. Fontana Margaret M. Martlew Deborah L. Moriartey Gregg S. Resnick Scott W. Riga Gregory S. Rotole Mindy S. Salzberg-Siegel John M. Steinberg Susan B. Strikwerda Douglas A. Vandermeulen 1985 $1,000 + Richard A. Stanchina $500 - $999 Craig P. Goldin Marcy A. Goldin Mark M. Johnston John M. Randall $1 - $499 Diane Myers-Bridgeman Marcia Curtze-Renaux Kristin L. Fairbanks Bruce R. Fisher Peter A. Garchow Ghanem M. Ghannam Melissa J. Keller J. Daniel Lewis Patricia A. McGarry Michael R. Murphy Steven J. Niergarth Mark L. Powell Lane C. Stumpos Steven A. Sulfaro Terri L. Todaro Tammy Trullard Continued 2015 Fall & Winter Marc A. Abramson Phyllis Y. Bridges Thomas W. Carlson Susan H. Carron Charlene K. Felker John W. Garlick Douglas R. Gillett Patrick T. Hellner Michael D. Jennings Paul R. Kuhlman Lynne E. Provenzano Alan L. Reisig Ann C. Richards David L. Richards John L. Robinson Lori E. Singer-Wayne Sally T. Springstead Karin Tartal Magnus A. Wilson Diana W. Abbott Sondra M. Gunn Jed J. Jacobson Shelley D. Lawler Brent J. Martin Harriet K. McGraw Lisa D. Sostecke John J. Schauer Patricia A. Smoes Craig W. Spencer M. Bernona Stevens Mary K. Such Jeffrey L. Weinfeld Richard A. Whipple 39 1986 $1,000 + Michael J. Cerminaro Michael J. Dionise Ronald R. Lints Marc P. Mallory Bonita M. Neighbors Connie M. Verhagen $500 - $999 Michael J. Fischer David G. Klump Glenn A. Munro $1 - $499 Kevin E. Klebba David M. Lenhart Jeffrey A. Lindhout Jeffrey S. Mader Donna L. Rick Peter D. Rick Todd K. Rowe $500 - $999 Michael J. Ballard Eliot S. Essenfeld Unae K. Han Linda D. Shepard Gilbert E. Smith Keith E. Wester Timothy M. Bair Kristy L. Beck-Bair Gail A. Callaghan Thomas F. Covington Cynthia A. Denis Maura A. Fichter Ileen A. Himebaugh- Peterson Scott J. Hodges Molly S. Knittel Ann E. Kurtis Eileen Lim Alia Meroueh Leigh E. Snyder Stephen C. Ura Jeffrey L. Zanetti $1 - $499 1987 $1 - $499 $1,000 + Bruce C. Lee Keith A. Nalley Stephen J. Stefanac $500 - $999 Theodore B. Hennig $1 - $499 Loretta J. Andres Dean B. Buxton Karen E. Flachs Rhonda C. Lamberg Robert M. Pacella Bruce A. Seitz Jeffrey A. Sekerak Cheryl E. Stanback Fryer Perry C. Uhazie David A. Wright 1988 Roger D. Burleson Richard L. Denney Thomas P. Kearns William B. Keskimaki Pamela J. Miller Sandra D. Picazio Janice J. Wilmot Patrick L. Zanetti 1990 $500 - $999 Flor D. Loya-Costabile Mujib A. Minhas Kevin M. Rebhan Tereze L. Steinhoff Kimberlyn R. Atherton Lloyd T. Bishop Keith A. Combs Andrea C. Mertz James M. Mertz Domenica G. Sweier Michael R. Wolfgram 1991 $1 - $499 Andrea K. Ford Danielle W. Gehlert Dina L. Korte Anna H. Seo Samuel A. Spraggins Martin R. Valley 1992 $1,000 + Michael J. Kehoe 40 Eric W. Brust Steven D. Shoha Aric C. Smith $1 - $499 Fall & Winter 2015 $500 - $999 $1 - $499 Joel T. Carroll Steven M. Dater John S. Halmaghi Sharon K. Hosea Christine L. Kearns Tamara Bloch Koss Amr M. Moursi James G. Olsen Susan F. Rider Kimberly J. Roehl Deborah M. Wolfgram Donald A. Worm 1989 $1,000 + Jacqueline J. Anderson Thomas E. Anderson Grace A. Curcuru Robert S. Dame Jack M. Hosner Stephen J. Jarvie Robert G. Nakisher Stephen J. Thompson Lisa J. Zimmer 1993 $1,000 + James S. Allen Mart G. McClellan Daniel J. Peters Debra S. Peters Paul W. Reed $500 - $999 Mark A. Osenieks $1 - $499 Chris C. Chrysler Mary B. Chrysler Robert L. Eggleston Robert C. Gano 1994 $1,000 + John S. Faber $500 - $999 $500 - $999 Jeffrey J. King Krista L. Wortman Mark C. Wortman $1 - $499 Hugh E. Friel Matthew N. Fulton Shelly F. Jones Gulafshan A. Munshey Timothy M. Talbott Jeffrey A. Young Justin N. Zumstein Christopher A. Ritzema Billie J. Roberts-Ritzema 1998 $1 - $499 Daniel L. Bolt James A. Homon Lisa L. Knowles Gregory S. Brya Kenneth L. Egger Sami A. Maassarani Darin J. Schettler $1,000 + $500 - $999 1995 Eric L. Eby Karrie T. Williams $1,000 + $1 - $499 Beth A. Faber Burton L. Hagler John C. Hall Timothy A. Hanigan Eric W. Knudsen Linda S. Taichman $500 - $999 Eduardo J. Gerlein Dina Khoury Hanby Erik J. Hanby $1 - $499 Gillian E. Asher Jill G. Brion Shawn L. Zimmer 1996 $1,000 + Donald R. Burkhardt Elizabeth A. Knudsen Danielle M. Murphy Paul S. Murphy Scott O. Schulz $500 - $999 David T. Copus Renee E. Duff Mark V. Nearing $1 - $499 Randall W. Chambers Jason Dopp. Susan M. Franssen Marnie L. Grant Thomas E. Herremans Susan L. Luft-Marcotte Angela M. McGoldrick Jeffrey J. Riggs Jennifer M. Schau Todd J. Schultz Bridget R. Swanberg-Austin AnnaMarie Defoe Damon O. Watson 2002 $1,000 + Katherine G. Evarts $500 - $999 Chad C. Carver Ryan C. VanHaren $1 - $499 Lindi J. Ezekowitz Michael V. Mehling Danielle K. Reed Rachel E. Williams 2003 $500 - $999 Michael P. Campeau Christopher E. VanDeven $1 - $499 Caryn M. Alvarado Fernando Alvarado Andreina M. Castro Kathryne W. Feng Geraldine C. Garcia-Rogers Angela R. Gasser Brian T. Robinson Jessica L. Becker Adam S. Daniels Scott Kooistra. Charles P. Liu Daniel J. Rejman Rebecca A. Rubin Christopher J. Sakkaris Susan A. York 1999 2004 $1,000 + $1,000 + Brandan L. LeBourdais $500 - $999 Emily E. Kaiser $1 - $499 Duke N. Bui Heather J. Cadorette Abbie Horky Christopher B. McDaniel Maria Mendez Lydia A. Muccioli Scott J. Nelson Allan D. Padbury Laura M. Roth 2000 $1,000 + Nael M. Meri Brent B. Ward $500 - $999 Brian Meade Elizabeth Meade $500 - $999 Thomas J. Bouwens $1 - $499 Jeffrey M. Helmus Carrie H. Thangamani 2005 $1,000 + Heather L. Gietzen Matthew K. Gietzen Alma R. Nava-Carpenter Rodrigo E. Neiva $1 - $499 Jason M. Rice Andrew J. Schoonover 2006 Jonathan W. Gillesby Saloni Sharma Robert A. Strobel $1,000 + $1 - $499 Brent Accurso Scott D. Shwedel Erica A. Del Rosario Patricia A. Doerr George M. Hebeka Charles I. McLaren Afnan A. Sweidan 1997 2001 $1,000 + $1,000 + Elizabeth M. Graham M. Amin Jaffer G. Scott Kelly Devin O. Norman Keith G. Sikora Yvette M. Tabangay $1 - $499 Philip L. Michaelson $500 - $999 Robin C. Le Thais Carvalho Booms J. Brett Mangum Alyssa S. Levin $500 - $999 $1 - $499 Andrea M. Bertotto Philip A. Davidson James Jostock Mihae P. Ravey Aimee N. Snell Evan R. Whitbeck 2007 $500 - $999 Annelise H. Sullivan $1 - $499 Daiva Bidva Daniel G. Bouwens Joelle R. Lewis Megan E. Moyneur Kelly R. Wagner 2008 $1 - $499 Ashwini Sudhir Joshi Jaime A. Ocampo Mindy J. Streem 2009 $1,000 + Kathleen G. Neiva Carl M. Pogoncheff Allen A. Robinson $1 - $499 Katrina Baeverstad Rashmi Bajoria Michael D. Burgardt Jason Dulac Andrea M. Fraser Anne C. Rolecki George W. Wu Lindsey E. Wurtzel-Douville 2010 $1 - $499 Duane E. Bennett Samuel G. Blanchard Aaron R. LaRock Bradley M. Robinson Elizabeth A. Vinckier Lindsey A. Vogl 2011 $1,000 + Devin Johnson $500 - $999 Carrie A. Ehinger $1 - $499 Heba M. Abuhussein Heather A. Bunce Najwa Jaamour Gail A. Krishnan Evelyn O. Lucas-Perry Stephen M. Mancewicz Albert A. Pesis 2013 $1 - $499 R. Shad Hattaway Annette T. Kavanaugh Emily S. Kennedy 2014 $1 - $499 Douglas Fujawa Monika P. Hall-Camilletti Stephanie M. Nunez 2015 $1 - $499 Alexandra Dodds Rachel Krell Alissa N. Pullos Sarah A. Tomaka School of Dentistry Alumni Boards The true strength of any school is reflected in the abilities, atti- tudes and accomplishments of its graduates. Michigan alumni/ ae have always had a profound impact on the profession of dentistry and continue to be an influential factor in the school’s success. The students, faculty, and administrators are sincerely grateful for the ongoing involvement of the many alumni and friends who serve the School of Dentistry. Campaign Committee Mrs. Sheree Duff Dr. Janis Chmura Duski Dr. Timothy Gietzen Dr. Raymond Gist Dr. Allan Jacobs Dr. Jed Jacobson Dr. G. Peter Kelly Dr. William C.F. Lawler Dr. Wayne Olsen Dr. M. H. Reggie VanderVeen Dr. Jay Werschky Dr. Donald Wurtzel Board of Governors Dr. Steven Dater (Chair) Dr. Thomas Anderson(Chair-Elect) Dr. Scott Schulz (Immediate Past President) Ms. Bridget Beattie Ms. Heather Bunce Dr. Brian Cilla Dr. Lawrence Duffield Dr. Matthew Gietzen Dr. Jeffrey Halvorson Dr. Jori Lewis Dr. Michael Palaszek Dr. Carl Pogoncheff Dr. Wes Schulz Dr. Bruce Turpin Dr. M.H. Reggie VanderVeen Mrs. Janet Wilson Dental Hygienists’ Alumni Association Executive Board Michelle Schwesig-Velez (President) Michelle Washburn ( Past-President) Beth Ann Fuller (Secretary) Jennifer Pixley‐Forgacs (Treasurer) Janet Kinney (ex-officio) Meggan Aiuto Elizabeth Easter Annette Kavanaugh Nicole Kulas Elizabeth McGuire Amy Parks Erin Relich Katherine Yee Annual Fund Chair Dr. Donald Heys Dr. Ronald Heys Dental Hygiene Annual Fund Chairs Mrs. Janet Kinney Mrs. Anne Gwozdek HOW TO CONTACT US School of Dentistry Office of Alumni Relations & Development 540 E. Liberty, Suite 204 Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2210 Telephone: (734) 763-3315 Fax: (734) 615-6285 Email: SoDalumnirelations@umich.edu www.dent.umich.edu Richard Fetchiet Executive Director of Alumni Relations and Development (734) 647-4016 plateman@umich.edu Jeffrey Freshcorn Director of Development Campaign Director (734) 647-4394 freshco@umich.edu Campaign Director. Major gifts, gifts of securities, trust and bequest gifts, and estate planning information. Carrie Towns Major Gifts Officer (734) 764-6856 clarkca@umich.edu Major gifts, gifts of securities, trust and bequest gifts, and estate planning information. Thalia Colliau Annual Giving Officer (734) 615-6187 thaliaj@umich.edu Donor and gift records, gift processing and acknowledgements, Honor Roll of Donors, Annual Fund liaison. Gretchen Yankle Meetings/Special Events Planner (734) 615-2870 yankleg@umich.edu Alumni events, homecoming programs, reunion programs, emeritus programs, Alumni Board of Governors and Dental Hygiene Executive Board liaison. VICTORS FOR DENTISTRY WE WANT TO KNOW YOUR STORY! WHY DO YOU GIVE TO THE SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY? Please contact us and share why you support the School of Dentistry. SODalumnirelations@umich.edu School of Dentistry | Office of Development and Alumni Relations | 540 E. Liberty, Ste. 204 | Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Assistant to Major Gift Officers. Alumni biographical records/updates. General office management. Office of Continuing Dental Education 1011 N. University Avenue Room G508, School of Dentistry Building (734) 763-5070 cde.umich@umich.edu 2015 Fall & Winter Crista McClain Administrative Assistant (734) 763-3315 41 1011 N. University Ave. | Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078 Address Service Requested Upcoming Continuing Education Courses Kenneth J. Ryan, DDS Memorial Seminar: What Every Dentist Needs to Know About TMD January 13, 2016 Cone Local Anesthesia for Dental Hygienists April 26-28, 2016 RDH Study Club May 13, 2016 Beam CT in Dentistry: Clinical Applications and Hands-on Training March 4, 2016 Ramfjord Moyers Symposium: Anecdote, Expertise and Evidence: Applying New Knowledge to Everyday Orthodontics March 4-6, 2016 Delta Prosthodontic Management of Edentulous Patients: Update April 22, 2016 Symposium: A Team Approach for Successful Comprehensive Patient Care June 2-4, 2016 Dental in Traverse City: Using Modern Material Science & Technology to Enhance Restorative Success for Indirect Restorations September 23, 2016 Homecoming October 14, 2016 Assisting and Monitoring Nitrous Oxide/ Oxygen Sedation April 25, 2016 For more information visit the CDE website at www.dent.umich.edu/cde