DentalUM Fall 2003

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Upcoming Continuing Dental Education Courses
December 15-17, 2003 (Monday-Wednesday)

Local Anesthesia for Dental Hygienists
Instructors: Prof. Wendy Kerschbaum, Karen Ridley,
Christine Klausner
This course, which includes 15hours of classroom instruction and 14hours of clinical training,
introduces dental hygienists to the essential skills and knowledge for safe and effective
administration of local anesthesia. Participants workin groups of three and will administer
local anesthesia on each other.
January 14, 2004 (Wednesday) Per Kjeldsen
Kenneth J. Ryan, DDS Memorial Seminar:

Maximizing Your Artistic Talent in Esthetic Dentistry
and the Interdisciplinary Approach
Instructor: Ronald Goldstein, DDS
The Ties That Bind
The morning section of this two-part course will focus on perfecting the artistic side of A new pedestrian bridge connecting the University’s Central Campus and the U-M
dentistry. This presentation will deal with visualization, one of the important elements in Medical Center officially opened near the new Life Sciences Institute on September
improving esthetic restorations. The afternoon section will offer guidelines on ways to obtain 15.
the best esthetic results, including profile considerations.
From opposite sides of the bridge that spans Washtenaw Avenue near Zina Pitcher
Drive, deans from several schools and colleges unwound a 100-yard spool of ribbon.
When both groups met at the center of the walkway, they tied the two ribbons
For more information about these and other together under an arch of maize and blue balloons.
continuing dental education courses, contact: February 7, 2004 (Saturday)
Associateships and Practice Buy-Ins: A Course for Among the deans from Central Campus participating in the ceremony included Dr.
University of Michigan Established and New Dentists Peter Polverini (right), dean of the School of Dentistry; George Kenyon, dean of the
School of Dentistry College of Pharmacy (center); and LizBarry (right), managing director of the Life
Instructor: Darrell W.Cain, CPA
Office of Continuing Sciences Institute.
Whether you’re an established dentist considering hiring an associate or thinking about selling
Dental Education your practice…or if you’re a new dentist who’s thinking about becoming an associate or They joined Dean Allen Lichter of School of Medicine and Dean Noreen Clarkfrom
1011N.University purchasing a practice…this course is for you. Darrell W.Cain, president of a certified public the School of Public Health.
Room G508 accounting firm who has negotiated the sale of over 400dental practices, will describe the
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078 advantages and disadvantages of associateships vs. buy-ins and also provide practical advice on Several offices in the Life Sciences Institute, the physical focal point of the Life
Phone: (734) 763-5070 how to minimize the taxburden for both buyer and seller. Sciences Initiative, also opened that day. The 230,000square foot facility is one of
Fax: (734) 936-3065 three new buildings that are part of the life sciences initiative.
www.dent.umich.edu
DentalUM
Fall 2003 Volume 19, Number 2
DentalUM magazine is published twice a year by the

University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Office of Alumni It’s Great to be
Relations and Continuing Dental Education.
Mail letters and updates to: Jerry Mastey, Editor, School of
Dentistry, Room 1209, 1011 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor,
Back at Michigan
MI 48109-1078. Or you may send your letters and updates
via email to: jmastey@umich.edu.
It’s great to be back at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry.
Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Polverini As you know, I was a department chair here prior to becoming dean
Director of External Relations and
Continuing Dental Education . . . . . . . Richard Fetchiet at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.
Writer & Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Mastey
Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ChrisJung
What I learned and experienced…in both roles and at both schools…
Photography . . . . . . . Per H. Kjeldsen, Keary Campbell has reaffirmed in my mind that the University of Michigan School of
Member publication of the American Dentistry is among the nation’s, if not the world’s, premier dental schools
Association of Dental Editors whose faculty, staff, and students are rich with ideas and deep in talent.
The Regents of the University: Returning to Michigan is an opportunity to be in a world-class
David A. Brandon, Laurence B. Deitch, Olivia P. Maynard, academic institution where there is freedom to be creative at a level not
Rebecca McGowan, Andrea Fischer Newman, Andrew
C. Richner, S. Martin Taylor, Katherine E. White, Mary Sue possible elsewhere.
Coleman, ex officio. I am committed to maintaining…and more importantly, advancing…
University of Michigan School of Dentistry that hard-earned and well-respected position.
Alumni Society Board of Governors
That reputation was a major reason for my decision to return. It’s not
Terms Expire 2003:
Kamal Asgar, ‘59, Park Ridge, NJ
often one is offered an opportunity to lead a dental school with a 128-year
William J. Costello, ‘70, East Lansing, MI (Chairman) history of greatness.
Susan Carron, ‘77, Farmington Hills, MI
Anne Diederich Gwozdek, DH ‘73, Ann Arbor, MI Indeed, as I learned during the three years I was away from Ann
Terry Timm, ‘71, Saline, MI Arbor, there is something to be said about absence making the heart grow
Terms Expire 2004: fonder. When combined with being closer to family, the lure of Michigan
Joseph T. Barss, ‘80, Chicago, IL
Eli Berger, ‘57, ‘61, Birmingham, MI was simply irresistible.
William E. Brownscombe, ‘74, St. Clair Shores, MI In conversations with faculty, staff, students, alumni, University
Janet Cook, DH ‘81, Whitmore Lake, MI
Thomas P. Osborn, ‘68, Bloomfield Hills, MI officials, and others prior to becoming dean on June 1, I came to appreciate,
Ex Officio Members: even more, the breadth and depth of talent that is here.
Steve C. Grafton, Executive Director, Alumni Association It’s not just at the School of Dentistry. It’s elsewhere – at other
Richard Fetchiet, Director of External Relations and
Continuing Dental Education University of Michigan schools and colleges, throughout Ann Arbor,
Thomas C. Pink, ’69, Alumni Association Liaison
Peter Polverini, Dean
across the state, and among our alumni. This is truly is a resource-rich
The University of Michigan, as an equal opportunity/
environment.
affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable I will continue to build upon the foundation that has made ours the
federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and
affirmative action, including Title IX of the Education great School it is.
Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973. The University of Michigan is committed to
a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for Sincerely,
all persons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, creed,
national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, sexual
orientation, disability, or Vietnam-era veteran status in
employment, educational programs and activities, and
admissions. Inquiries or complaints may be addressed
to the Senior Director for Institutional Equity and Title IX/
Section 504 Coordinator, Office for Institutional Equity,
2072 Administrative Services Building, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
Peter Polverini, Dean
48109-1432. (734) 763-0235, T.T.Y. (734) 747-1388. For
other University of Michigan information, call (734) 764-
1817.
DentalUM Fall 2003 1

In This Issue
COVER STORY
12 Hall of Honor Unveiled

The School of Dentistry unveiled its Hall of Honor at a gala celebration on
September 4th as a part of homecoming weekend. Eighteen individuals
once affiliated with the School were posthumously inducted during
ceremonies attended by family, friends, and colleagues of those honored.
Design by Chris Jung. Photo by Per Kjeldsen.
16 - The Honored 18
In alphabetical order (by last name) are the first 18 individuals that were
inducted into the School of Dentistry’s Hall of Honor. A plaque with the
head and shoulder image of each person, their post-graduate degrees,
and a short narrative describing his or her achievements are provided.
FEATURES
4 Dr. Peter Polverini Assumes Deanship

The new Dean of the School of Dentistry, Dr. Peter Polverini, has been busy
since assuming his new job June 1. In an interview he talked about his first
weeks back, what he would like to achieve, and who some of his mentors
were that helped him to reach his current level of success. 4
32 Major Renovations Underway
Never have there been as many simultaneous renovation projects underway
in the history of the School of Dentistry as there are now. One major
renovation project recently ended. However, four others continue.
37 Faculty Profile – Dr. Jacques Nör

He didn’t know he graduated at the top of his dental class until seven years
after earning his dental degree. A successful researcher, clinician, teacher,
and mentor at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Dr. Jacques
Nör admits his journey from Brazil to the U.S. has been amazing and that
“I’ve been lucky to find the right people here at Michigan.”
47 Interesting Interests
32
Talk to faculty and staff at the School of Dentistry, or visit them at their office
or at a clinic, and you learn about an interesting hobby or pursuit that they
have. In some instances, the activity parallels a career. However, some are
engaged in activities away from the School that have no connection to their
professional roles.
51 Graduation Day
37
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60 Alumnus Profile – Dr. William Maas
As president of the dental class of 1973, William Maas challenged
classmates to develop a personal or professional statement of
purpose so they would find themselves providing oral health care in
a system shaped with their input. Since then, Dr. Maas has been a
part of the team that prepared the first Surgeon General’s report
about oral health in America and has also been commended for his
dedication to improving the oral health of the nation and reducing
oral health disparities.
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DEPARTMENTS
12 Alumni Relations & Development

12 - Hall of Honor & Other Homecoming Weekend Activities
29 - West Preclinic Renovations Proceeding
30 - The Fundamentals of Effective Gift Planning
43 Faculty News
57 Dental Hygiene
51 66 Department Report:
Biologic and Materials Sciences
70 Research
70 - U-M Dental Students Win 40% of AADR Research Fellowships
It’s about as rare as a major league baseball player with a .400
batting average. Collectively, U-M School of Dentistry students
batted .409 when nine won 22 research fellowships from the
American Association for Dental Research.
70 – School of Dentistry #6 Nationally in NIH Awards
72 - D1 Student’s Clinical Research Wins Award
60 Sara Kellogg wasn’t even a student at the U-M School of
Dentistry when she won first place for her dental research.
She competed against 200 others and won a top award for her
poster presentation on hypertension.
73 – Do Bones Support and Spread One Type of Cancer?
School of Dentistry researcher, Dr. Abraham Schneider, recipient
of the Dziewiatkowski Award, is seeking answers to that
question.
75 School News
82 Alumni News
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Off and
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Dr. Peter Polverini Assumes
The new Dean of the School of Dentistry, Dr. Peter Polverini, has been
busy since officially beginning his job on June 1.
In addition to meetings in his office, Polverini has taken time to meet
with faculty in their offices and clinics, talk to researchers in their labs, and
converse with students.
Four days after becoming dean, he addressed faculty, staff, and students
in the Kellogg Auditorium discussing a range of issues and answering their
questions.
Several weeks later, he sent an electronic newsletter to faculty, staff, and
students outlining some of his plans. That electronic newsletter, Thought
You’d Be Interested…, was also sent to alumni.
In early July, the new dean took time to answer questions on a range
of subjects including his reasons for returning to Michigan, his short- and
long-range plans for the School, how reductions in state appropriations to the
University might affect the dental school, and new initiatives he would like
to see.
Below is an edited transcript of the interview.
“I’m excited ~ Q&A~

about the Question: Can you give DentalUM readers an idea of what your first
four weeks as dean have been like? What are some of the issues you’ve
opportunities been dealing with since your first full day on the job June 2nd?
and the Answer: I’d say the first four weeks have been a time of reacquainting myself
with the University and faculty, and how the School functions at such a high
potential this level on a day-to-day basis; that is, understanding how this institution really
works.
School has to Q: Is the reacquainting process different as dean?
be even better.” A: Yes it is. As a faculty member you see things from a somewhat narrow
vantage point. But as a dean, it’s a broad panorama. I’ve become increasingly
impressed with the level of activity and the challenges here, at all levels.

Running...
Deanship at School of Dentistry
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Q: You were a department chair here in the compared to being a department chair? How
Department of Oral Medicine, Pathology, and did those lessons prepare you for this job?
Oncology, and then named dean at the School A: I think the one thing I did learn is the value
of Dentistry in Minnesota. Why did you want and the absolute importance of engaging faculty
to return to Michigan, this time as dean of the in the decision making process. The dean’s role
School of Dentistry? is to make sure the ship is on course and to make
A: I felt Michigan offered opportunities that could sure that it stays on course. But it’s the faculty
be found at few, if any, other dental schools in that really drives the process. The one thing I did
the country, such as an opportunity to re-engage learn is that the more you engage faculty, the more “I’ve become
research at a level that I could not at perhaps other information you share, the greater the likelihood increasingly
institutions, and an opportunity to be part of an wise decisions will be made. impressed with
innovative research and educational program that the level of
is continuing to evolve at this dental school. Q: How are you engaging the faculty? activity and the
I didn’t have to convince faculty of the need challenges here,
A: I do it several ways: through committees and at all levels.”
for change here. Change is part and parcel of what by getting out and seeing faculty on the clinic floor
makes this place great. The issue is not that change as well as in their laboratories. So I actually get
should occur, it’s expected. The reason this place out to see them in their place of work.
continues to be as good as it is, is because it accepts
change as an opportunity for continued success Q: How often do you do that?
rather than as an obstacle to derail programs or
derail ideas. A: Every week. At least half-a-day a week I will
be out on the clinic floor or in the research tower
talking to faculty and talking to students.
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Q: Do you see that acceptance of change

continuing?
Q: What’s been their reaction?
A: Oh yes. Certainly there are going to be some
A: I think they welcome it. You learn things
aspects of change that are going to be perhaps
you don’t learn in a traditional committee-like
more difficult than others. But by and large,
structure. You hear things from people that you
there always are faculty here that are capable of
normally would not hear. There’s a hierarchy in
engaging in that process. There’s a willingness to
any organization, but when you get right down to
engage change here.
the faculty, it’s a wonderful way to learn about
“I firmly believe
the operation of this institution through their eyes.
FACULTY AND DECISION MAKING in empowering
Everybody has a different vantage point and sees people to make
Q: Were there any major lessons you learned things differently. So it’s valuable to see and hear decisions.”
as dean at Minnesota that surprised you, what other people think.

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MANAGEMENT STYLE it’s hard to back out of it. I won’t be doing research
at the level I used to. But I will be engaged and
Q: Is there anyting new you’ve learned your I’ll be expected to compete for research funding.
first four weeks here compared to when you
left as a department chair? Anything taken Q: Has there been “a typical day” since you
you by surprise? returned?
A: There really have been no surprises. Not that A: A typical day is one that begins at 7:00 a.m.
this place is overly predictable. But there certainly and doesn’t end until 6:00 or 6:30 p.m. Between
have been no big surprises. meeting faculty, getting out into the clinics,
“The more
you engage meeting alumni, it’s the whole package. There’s
Q: What was your management style as dean something different everyday. So that’s what
faculty, the more
information in Minnesota? Will it be the same here? makes the job really exciting.
you share, the A: I firmly believe in empowering people to make
greater the decisions. I strongly believe in a decentralized Q: How do you plan to allocate your time
likelihood wise system, but one in which I engage at every level. in the week s and months ahead; that is,
decisions will be But decentralization doesn’t mean hands-off. What managing, mentoring chairs and faculty, fund
made.” it means is empowering people to make decisions raising, your own research, etc.?
and allowing them to make those decisions and, A: It’s difficult to put a time frame on each
at the same time, to provide a check and balance activity. I give the time that’s needed. My first
in the system. responsibility is to the faculty, the students, and
the staff of this School. They come first. After
Q: Is it a tough adjustment returning to that, I focus on things that might be in my own
Michigan as dean compared to leaving as a areas of interest.
department chair? I will be engaged in the teaching program on
A: It’s difficult in the sense the responsibility a limited basis. I will be involved in diagnostic
is much more substantial. I put in significantly pathology to help relieve some of the burden carried
by junior faculty. And I will be participating in
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more time daily just doing day-to-day things, and

I haven’t even started re-engaging my research the research program, but I’ll do that only as time
in a meaningful way yet. So it’s a lot of work. permits. My first responsibility is to make sure I’m
But I love every minute of it. Nothing I do is at the table at the University level to ensure that
insignificant or unimportant because it’s dealing when such decisions are made the dental school is
with people and therefore you pay attention to the on the radar screen and that we are able to garner
details. There are a lot of details with this job, the resources we need to continue to be successful.
more so than as a department chair.
PERCEPTIONS OF DENTAL SCHOOL
“Change is part TIME MANAGEMENT
and parcel of Q: During your trips from Minneapolis to Ann
what makes this Q: Given your responsibilities, do you think Arbor to talk to officials at the University level,
place great. … that perhaps your research might be one thing what were their impressions of the School of
The reason this that might have to be pushed off to the side? Dentistry? How is the School perceived by the
place continues University’s central administrators?
to be as good as A: It will no longer be my primary focus. But it
it is, is because certainly is one vehicle that I use to stay connected A: There’s no doubt in my mind from the
it accepts to the scientific community here. It’s the one thing President, the Provost, and others that they
change as an I do that I enjoy doing. It’s a way I continue to perceive this as being one of the truly great dental
opportunity exercise my intellect at another level compared to schools. There are very few schools that have the
for continued performing the administrative chores I have. I take breadth and depth of strengths that we have: our
success.” it very seriously and it is very competitive. But undergraduate program, our outstanding research
once you’ve been in a competitive environment, program, and our quality postgraduate program,

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both PhD and specialty programs in postgraduate more responsibility for their education, not only as
certificate and master’s programs in dentistry. students but also as graduates and practitioners. I
So there’s no doubt the President and the think the focus will be more and more on decision
Provost realize what an outstanding institution making and the complex issues that affect decision
the School of Dentistry is. The expectations are making.
that it continue to be what it is, if not be better.
SHORT- AND LONG-TERM GOALS
Q: Did they say how much better or suggest
any benchmarks? Q: Do you have any short-term and long-
term priorities? Short-term being six to 18 “There’s no
A: No, but I think when you’re close to being doubt the
months and long-term being the next two to
in the top three, you don’t have much room to President and
five years?
maneuver. So the thought is they want this to be the Provost
looked at as the best dental school in the country. A: We’ve always had a quality educational realize what an
program. We’ve always had a quality research outstanding
program. And we’ve always had a quality patient institution
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS the School of
care program. Those have always been considered
Dentistry is.”
Q: What are some of your educational very strong. Perhaps the linkages between those
program plans? programs could be improved.
A: I think, for example, we can continue to One way I think to bridge those gaps or to
develop an innovative, creative educational create linkages is by developing a strong clinical
program that better prepares our students for a and translational research program in which we
different patient population than what I faced can take to the chairside much of the outstanding
when I graduated from dental school. This will science that is going on here at this institution and
involve a population of patients that are older; elsewhere and then implement that into our patient
that often suffer from multiple chronic diseases; care program through a topflight clinical research
that demand high quality care, as they should and
agenda. Per Kjeldsen
most rightly deserve; and that requires students to

What I’d like to see is the science we do
be much more skilled in decision making.
translated into better patient care. I think one
They will continue to be excellent dentists.
way of doing that is by developing a clinical
They will do the quality restorative dentistry this
institution is known for. But the modern dentist is research program that establishes linkages between
going to need to be even better prepared in areas research, education, and patient care.
that perhaps have not been a major area of focus,
in this case, diagnosis. We’re in an age where Q: Will this require an overhaul or major
genomics and proteomics will change how we change or transition with current programs?
“Our alumni
live for several generations to come. Our students A: No, I think the will has always been there. should be very
understand, better than earlier generations, the I think it’s going to require some investment proud of this
implications of this new knowledge on how it in individuals, some investment in programs, School, not only
affects their practice and patients. and some investment in facilities. We have an for the caliber
outstanding faculty doing state-of-the-art science of student it
Q: How will these concer ns af fect the
in a 30-year-old facility. So there’s a mismatch. educates, but
predoctoral, dental hygiene, and other
In order for us to retain our best scientists, in order for the quality
programs?
for us to continue at the levels we are, this all has
and breadth of
its faculty and
A: It means we’re going to have to develop a to be done in modern facilities. One of the things
programs.”
curriculum that allows our students to be better I’m going to be working very hard on during the
self-learners, that better prepares them to be next couple years is garnering the resources we
continuous learners, and forces them to take need to rebuild this infrastructure.

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FUNDING AND TUITION shoulders. As an institution we have to look at

other ways of raising revenue.
Q: When you mention investing in individuals,
programs, and f acilities, you’r e talk ing Q: In what ways?
money. Yet the University is facing a cut of A: I think of looking at how we do business in
$36 million in state aid next year under the terms of faculty practice. Some changes could
governor’s budget proposal. Where are new be made there that would allow faculty to be
resources going to come from? more productive and, at the same time, enable the
A: There may have to be some reallocation School to both save and garner resources. Also,
“I would hope research enterprises need to expand well beyond
of resources. We have to make some difficult
our students
decisions. If you can’t fund everything, what then traditional sources such as NIH. We could look
take advantage
of every are you going to support? What we’re going to at industry as a source of dollars to help drive the
opportunity need to do is make some tough decisions. There scientific engine here.
they can to will have to be some reallocation. There will
Q: Pharmaceutical companies? Biotech?
be the best also have to be some reinvestment with private
educated dollars, as well as, hopefully, some investment A: Pharmaceutical companies, biotech, dental
dentists they from the University. manufacturing companies, all those would help.
can be and to
engage every Q: When you mention reallocation, are you ENCOURAGING RISK TAKING
aspect of the referring to paring back programs?
educational A: Some programs may have to be pared. But
Q: When you were here last October to speak
program…” to faculty, staff, and students as one of several
these decisions will have to be made with broad
candidates for the dean’s job, you said “I want
faculty input.
to encourage risk taking. People who take risks
Q: Has the Provost or anyone at the University are those I truly value.” Can you elaborate on
level mentioned how the $36 million cuts in that comment and how that affects your plans?
state aid might affect the School of Dentistry? A: I was referring to people who are willing to
come up with ideas of new ways of doing things,
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A: Certainly my predecessor, Bill Kotowicz,

and the chairs made decisions how they were someone who’s willing to sit down and say “I
going to deal with these cuts. In some cases, it’s have an idea,” people who are willing to flush
reduction in open positions, that is, positions not out ideas, to come up with new strategies to do
being filled and reductions in dollars spent on business differently.
services. Certainly, any time there are budget That could mean getting involved in a number
cuts, programs and people are affected. of ways. Someone might say “I might be willing
to talk to this company to invest in our School,”
Q: Will they be across the board? or “Let’s look at our practice plan, can we do
“I hope staff something differently to attract more faculty or
would look at A: No, not across the board. There have been
keep them here,” or “Can our educational program
this place as a strategic cuts. Each department came up with a
change to be more creative and challenging?”
career.” list of things that they felt they could live without.
Those are all risks because there’s no guarantee
I don’t believe in across the board cuts. You make
they’re going to work. But if you don’t try them,
decisions and you move on.
you’re never going to get there.
Q: On the other side of the coin, will there be
a need to raise tuition? ALUMNI, FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS
A: I don’t think a decision has been made yet. But Q: DentalUM is read not only by our alumni,
it may occur. This is a tuition-driven enterprise but also by faculty, staff, and students. Is
in many respects. But I think we can no longer there anything you would like to say to each
continue to put the burden on the student’s of these groups?

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A: With the alumni, they should be very proud A: The School’s admissions policy more closely
of this School, not only for the caliber of student parallels that of the Law School. We don’t have
it educates, but for the quality and breadth of quotas. What we do is we look for the best
its faculty and programs. The fact is, this place students that we can. Will it change? No. We
continues to work hard to be the very best at what it will always go after the best students we can.
does. It has not shirked its responsibilities whether
they be educational, scientific, or social. And it PERSONAL MENTORS
has done it without flinching.
This School has really set the bar when it Q: Looking back at your career from where
comes to being the best at what you are and to be you star ted to where you are today, has “We can
no longer
willing to admit that it needs to get better at what there been any one particular person that
continue to put
it does. So the alumni should feel that this place you’ve tried to emulate, a person whose
the burden on
will continue to thrive and get better and that they management style or life has inspired you?
the student’s
will continue to be proud of it. I look at alumni as A: There’s probably no one person. But certainly shoulders. As
a valuable resource and welcome their dialogue. a number of people during my career that have an institution
I want our faculty to make sure that this is a played a big role as my mentors. we have to
place where they continue to grow and thrive. It’s One was Dr. Ramzi Cotran who recently look at other
my job to make sure that opportunities continue passed away. He was the Frank Burr Mallory ways of raising
to exist for them to be creative. I don’t want professor of pathology and chief of pathology
revenue.”
people leaving here because they’re unhappy at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital of the
or they can’t be successful, but if they do leave Harvard Medical School in Boston.
it’s because there are opportunities that we can’t He was my graduate mentor and I was his first
possibly provide them. We want cases like that graduate student. Ramzi was very patient with
to be few and far between. We want to make this me and really showed me that once you engaged
a place where young people can thrive and grow
in science it became a part of your life. Science
and where senior faculty can sustain and grow as
was woven into the fabric of his life. His energy,
investigators and educators.
his excitement and enthusiasm about science was
For students, this is a once in a lifetime
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something that really stuck with me. He spent the

opportunity. I would hope our students take
time nurturing me as a future faculty member.
advantage of every opportunity they can to be the
Along with him, Mike Gimbrone who was
best educated dentists they can be and to engage
also, at the time when I was one of Ramsey’s
every aspect of the educational program and to
graduate students, an assistant professor. Mike
take some responsibility on themselves for what
was one of the real superstars in the field of
they want to do with their lives. I would also
cardiovascular biology which was an area I
urge them to explore all the opportunities offered,
worked in, vascular biology. Mike was someone
not only at the dental school, but the rest of this
who, very early in his career, took the time and
University. What makes this place great is not “I want our
was very patient with me.
only the people who are here, but also what it’s faculty to make
These two people, during my graduate sure that this is
surrounded by.
studies, really did a lot to infuse the excitement of a place where
I hope staff would look at this place as a
science and make it a journey that I would follow they continue
career, that they have opportunities for input,
for the rest of my career. to grow and
and that they have a voice in the decision making
The other person was Jerry Shklar who was thrive.”
process that affects their lives.
my mentor when I was in oral pathology. He was
a person who infused the value of science as a
Q: Will the Supreme Cour t’s rulings on practitioner of pathology and really demonstrated
diversity in June have any impact on the the value of integrating science into how I
d ental sch ool ’s ad m ission p ol icies or practiced dentistry then as a pathologist who saw
programs? patients and did diagnostic work.

He was that wonderful bridge between So all have a lot to do with where I am
the clinical and diagnostic part and the basic today, either because of the personal sacrifices
research that I did. He did a lot to bridge that they’ve made on my behalf, or the attention they
gap between the research and the practice of gave me as I was growing up in the system, the
dentistry. He was a guy who would give you real care they demonstrated, and their desire to
the shirt off his back. He treated me as much want me to be successful. In the end, it really
as a son as anything else. He treated all his boils down to the big “M” word, “mentoring.”
graduate students that way. I was mentored by some of the very best.
Another person I remember, as my
department chair, was Dan Scarpelli, who was Q: And what they passed on to you, you,
chair of pathology at Northwestern University. in turn, are trying to pass along to others?
He was a guy who, when I was working hard to
get promoted and things weren’t looking good, A: You bet. The values they established in me
stuck with me. I was working very hard to get are the same values I like to see in other people.
my grant. It was at the eleventh hour when I I’ve been lucky, that the number of people
finally got my grant funding from NIH. All his who have come through my lab have all been
hard work paid off. It was through him that I successful. In fact, the first person I trained as
understood the value of investing in a faculty a fellow is coming to University of Michigan as
member, as he invested in me. Whereas others an endowed professor of rheumatology in the
might not have wanted me to continue in the department of medicine. That’s Alisa Koch. So
tenure track, he continually fought for me. As I can’t be much prouder than that.
it turned out, I like to think that his investment Let me conclude by saying I couldn’t be
paid off. happier than to be back here at the University
Those are the people I look at academically. of Michigan School of Dentistry. I’m excited
And of course, I can’t forget my wife because about the opportunities and the potential this
she’s put up with my travels and has fully School has to be even better.
supported whatever decision I’ve made. She
and my children have been very supportive.
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“We’re going to have to

develop a curriculum that
allows our students to be
better self-learners, that
better prepares them to be
continuous learners, and
forces them to take more
responsibility for their
education.”

Keary Campbell
New Dean
Welcomes Keary Campbell
New Dental Students

Class of 2007
Monday, August 25, was a day of firsts for Dean Peter Polverini and the
Class of 2007.
It was his first opportunity, as the School’s new dean, to welcome first-year
dental students to the University of Michigan School of Dentistry.
For the students, it was their first day at the School, their first opportunity
to meet their colleagues, School administrators, and members of the faculty.
Dr. William Costello, chairman
of the School of Dentistry’s In remarks to the 109 first-year students, Polverini acknowledged their
Alumni Society Board of excitement. “This is a unique and very special day for all of you,” he said.
Governors, was among those “You’re on your way to establishing new, long-term friendships with your
attending orientation for the classmates here today.”
first-year dental students. Referring to pictures of U-M graduates on the walls of a room in the Alumni
“I’m impressed with them,” he
Center, he encouraged the students to not only become leaders in their profession,
said, “especially those who
went the extra mile to take but their communities too. He also encouraged the students to “take advantage
science and other courses of all the opportunities that are available to you, not just at this School, but across
they needed, after earning campus as well.”
their undergraduate degrees, Keary Campbell
so they could gain admission

to our School.” Costello
mentioned one student who
earned a degree in mechanical
engineering but, after some
soul searching, wanted
something more from a career.
“It was heart warming to see
how many young people made
some significant decisions
about their futures at this
stage of their lives.”

18 Inducted in First Hall
Family, Friends of the Honored Among Those Present
Per Kjeldsen
After the Hall of Honor was officially ust wonderful.”

unveiled, family members of the inducted “Very honored that he was chosen.”
and guests took time to look at all the “He would have been embarrassed because he was such a shy person.”
plaques on the wall outside the Continuing
Dental Education office. Those were just a few of the comments voiced by some of the family
members of School of Dentistry legends who were inducted into the School’s Hall
of Honor during inaugural ceremonies on September 4th.
Deans of the School, a professor who persuaded leaders in many communities
to add fluoride to their water supplies, a dental investigator who conducted long-
term studies on the effectiveness of various periodontal treatments, were among
the 18 in the first class inducted.
The Hall recognizes and honors the achievements of dental profession legends,
all deceased, who once were associated with the U-M School of Dentistry.
“A school with such a long and distinguished history as ours has recognized
the need to honor those who made significant contributions to this School, the
profession of dentistry, and the oral health and well-being of millions of individuals
in this country and around the world,” said Dean Peter Polverini.

of Honor Ceremony
Per Kjeldsen
Werschky, past-chairman of the Board

of Governors and chair of the Hall’s
Selection Committee. He added the “The Hall of
ceremony would now be an annual event
that will be a part of fall homecoming
Honor is long
activities. overdue and
Family Members Comment
is a perpetual
“It was just wonderful,” said Susan remembrance
Heinen, the granddaughter of the late of our dental
Dr. Kenneth Easlick, who was among
Dr. Susan Carron, a member of the School’s Board of Governors the 18 inducted. “He would have been heritage.”
(center) shares a light moment with Dr. Walter Niemann, Class
so pleased to be recognized this way. Dr. Jay Werschky, chair,
of 1951 and stepson of Dr. Paul Jeserich, and his daughter, Lucy
Niemann French, before the induction ceremony began. But at the same time, I think he would Hall of Honor
have been a bit embarrassed because, Selection Committee
Family Members Attend at heart, he was a shy person.”
Family members of the late Dr. Similar comments were voiced by
Dominic Dziewiatkowski, Dr. Kenneth Alec Kerr, the youngest son of the late
Easlick, Dr. Paul Jeserich, Dr. Donald Dr. Donald Kerr. “He would have been amused and
Kerr, Dr. Floyd Peyton, and a distant Per Kjeldsen gladdened by it, but he wouldn’t have
relative of the School’s founding dean, shown any visible emotions because he
Dr. Jonathan Taft, were among those was a very low-key person who never
who were present for the ceremony. sought the limelight,” Kerr said of his
When the name of their honored father.
relative was called, they gathered near a Sons of the late Dr. Floyd Peyton
podium to hear a past or current member came from other parts of the country to
of the School’s Alumni Society Board attend.
of Governors or a faculty member read Terry Peyton, who traveled from
the plaque’s inscription. Afterwards, Florida, said, “My father would have
the family received a replica of the been very honored to have been chosen,
plaque to take home. especially to be among those who
“The Hall of Honor is long overdue were included in the first ceremony.
Keith Peyton gives his brother Terry a closer
and is a perpetual remembrance of look at the plaque honoring their father, However, I’m sure he would have given
our dental heritage,” said Dr. Jay Dr. Floyd Peyton. credit for his success to the School

Per Kjeldsen Per Kjeldsen
As she learned more exploring

the Taft family heritage, Jay Taft, the
great-grandson of Dr. Jonathan Taft,
sent Krueger an e-mail suggesting she
contact Anderson to learn more about
the Taft family lineage. But Jay Taft did
not know that Krueger and Anderson
had already met.
“I’m not going to keep the replica
of the plaque that was given to me
today,” Kruger said with a laugh after
the induction ceremony. “Instead, I will Susan Heinen, Dr. Kenneth Easlick’s granddaughter, receives a replica
Sam Dziewiatkowski, and Jane Damren, the son and
daughter of Dr. Dominic Dziewiatkowski listen to Dr. send it to a family member who was of the plaque honoring her grandfather from Dr. Thomas Pink.
Gerald Charbeneau read from the plaque that cites much closer to Dr. Jonathan Taft.”
some of their father’s achievements. Per Kjeldsen
for giving him the opportunities to

succeed.”
Keith Peyton, who traveled from
Virginia, said, “As a family, we’re Hall of Honor
proud of what my father achieved Nomination Criteria
and that he was recognized for those
achievements, which included being
Nominees to have been
the first to receive a doctorate in
a graduate of the dental,
dental materials.” However, “I wish
dental hygiene, master’s or
our 89-year-old mother could have
doctoral (PhD) program and/
attended. She really would have
or a faculty member, and/or a
enjoyed it.” Dr. Richard Shick reads from the plaque as Barbara Krueger, a distant
research staff member of the relative of the School’s first dean, Dr. Jonathan Taft, listens.
Also receiving a copy of a plaque
University of Michigan.
was Barbara Krueger, who described
herself “as a distant relative of Dr. Nominees must be deceased. Per Kjeldsen
Jonathan Taft,” the School’s first dean. Nominations solicited and

Krueger attended following an reviewed annually. Nominees
interesting turn of events that began inducted as appropriate.
much earlier.
Several years ago, she was Nominations reviewed by
commissioned by the School of the Review Committee of the
Dentistry to create artwork for the School’s Alumni Society Board
entrance to the dental school library. of Governors. Committee
At that time, however, Krueger was submits names to full Board
unaware of her family ties to Dr. for approval.
Jonathan Taft until she began talking
to librarian Patricia Anderson about the Members of the family of Dr. Donald Kerr receive a replica of the
history of the dental school. plaque that honors him from Jay Werschky.

Alumni and Faculty Hall of Honor Putting it all together…
Introduce Honorees Selection Committee Tammy Szatkowski-Reeves,
U-M School of Dentistry alumni and faculty A committee of the School of Dentistry’s Alumni Sindecuse Museum Curator
members introduced each of the 18Hall of Honor Society Board of Governors recommended the
inductees during ceremonies on September names of 18 individuals as the first class that Per Kjeldsen
Taking an idea…a
4th. Listed in alphabetical order, by last name, was inducted into the School’s Hall of Honor hall of honor…
are the inductees and the names of those who on September 4th. and transforming
introduced them. Dr. Jay Werschky, past-chairman of the it into reality was the
• Dr. Russell W. Bunting (by Dr. Eli Berger) Board of Governors, chaired the Selection responsibility of Tammy
• Dr. Cyrenus G. Darling (by Dr. William Costello)
Committee. Other members included: Szatkows ki -R eeves,
• Dr. Dominic D. Dziewiatkowski
(by Dr. Gerald Charbeneau) • Dr. William Brown curator of the School of
• Dr. Kenneth A. Easlick (by Dr. Thomas Pink) • Dr. Gerald Charbeneau Dentistry’s Gordon H.
• Dr. Dorothy G. Hard (by Mrs. Susan Pritzel) Sindecuse Museum.
• Dr. James Hayward
• Dr. Nelville S. Hoff (by Mrs. Anne Gwozdek) Drawing on her
• Dr. Philip Jay (by Dr. William Brownscombe) • Dr. Lysle Johnston, Jr.
• Dr. H. Dean Millard nine years experience,
• Dr. Paul H. Jeserich (by Dr. William Costello)
• Dr. Donald A. Kerr (by Dr. Jay Werschky) • Dr. Arnold Morawa including four as museum
• Dr. Percival Lowery (by Dr. Susan Carron) • Mrs. Susan Pritzel curator at the School of
• Dr. Chalmers J. Lyons (by Dr. Thomas Osborn) • Dr. Richard Shick Dentistry, it was a challenge she relished. “Basically, I
• Dr. William R. Mann (by Dr. Lysle Johnston, Jr.) was in charge of making the project happen,”she said.
• Dr. Floyd O. Ostrander (by Mrs. Anne Gwozdek) • Dr. Ray Stevens, Jr.
• Ms. Debbie Montague Working with Richard Fetchiet and Debbie
• Dr. Floyd A. Peyton (by Dr. Gerald Charbeneau)
• Ms. Tammy Szatkowski-Reeves Montague from the School’s office of alumni relations,
• Dr. Sigurd P. Ramfjord (by Dr. Richard Shick)
• Dr. Ralph Sommer (by Dr. Jay Werschky) Szatkowski-Reeves conducted extensive research
• Dr. Jonathan Taft (by Dr. Richard Shick) on similar walls or halls of honor at other schools,
• Dr. Marcus L. Ward (by Dr. William Brown) at Michigan and elsewhere, before presenting her
suggestions to the Board of Governors in the spring of
2001.
The Plaque
Szatkowski-Reeves also had other responsibilities.
She met with vendors to review samples of plaques;
collaborated with the School’s designer, Chris Jung, to
create a plaque that would be unique and distinguished;
Impressive. and actively worked with members of the School’s Alumni
That’s the best word to describe the Hall of Honor plaques on the wall outside the Continuing Dental Society Board of Governors and kept them appraised on
Education office in the Kellogg Building. all aspects of the project.
Each plaque weighs 3.2pounds, measures eight by twelve inches, and is made of glass one-half “When I talked to the plaque vendors, I told them
inch thickcurving outward at the edges. Beneath the glass is an array of colors, mostly navy blue with we wanted a colors for the plaque that would reflect the
touches of lighter blue and lavender, dentistry’s official color. University of Michigan, maize and blue,”she said. “Dr. Jay
Etched on the glass is a gold image, similar to a photographic negative, of each individual. Also in Werschky, who was president of the Board of Governors
gold are the names of each individual, when they lived, when and from what university they received at the time, liked the idea but also suggested that since
their postgraduate degrees, and a 60- to 65-word narrative describing their achievement while at the lavender is the official color of dentistry that we also add
U-M School of Dentistry. a touch of that color to the plaques. We did that and the
The background for each plaque is a customized, hand-painted treatment, making the look of results were outstanding.”
each plaque unique. Funding for the Hall of Honor project was provided
The plaques appear to “float.” Hidden mounting offsets each plaque at various depths of the by the Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry endowment.
wall to give the floating illusion.
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DEVELOPMENT
Class of ‘53 Welcomed

A warm, friendly, “Hi, I’m Peter Polverini, dean of the
School of Dentistry, welcome,” greeted members of the Class 27 29 31 32
25 26 28 30 33 34
19 20 21
of ’53 and their spouses as they arrived for the Emeritus 18
22 23
24
Luncheon at the School of Dentistry. 11 12 13
14
15
10 16 17
The luncheon was one of several activities that were
a part of the School’s Homecoming Weekend activities 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
September 4-6.
In luncheon remarks to more than 80, Polverini said his
three years away from Ann Arbor proved “there is something
to be said about absence making the heart grow fonder.”
The luncheon was also the group’s opportunity to be the
first to receive their emeritus pins at the School. In previous 1. Casper Eberwein 2. Allan Ash 3. Irvin Fieber 4. Leonard Posner
years, the pins were awarded by the U-M Alumni Association 5. Arthur Nolen 6. John Larder 7. Maurice Smith
8. Benjamin Brabb 9. John Glick 10. Thomas Russell 11. Allen Weiss
at their facilities. “However, we wanted to continue that 12. Darwin Weersing 13. James Aaronian 14. Donald Briggs
tradition but at a new venue, the School of Dentistry,” 15. Robert Cording 16. Donald Draper 17. Leon Fogel 18. William Gregory
Polverini said. 19. Vincent Greeson 20. William Daines 21. James Laidlaw
22. John Carson 23. Eugene Garbarino 24. Wilbert Fletke 25. James
Following the luncheon, members of the dental and
Schindler 26. James Reese 27. Charles Kelly 28. Leonard Veatch
dental hygiene classes posed for a class picture at the south 29. Edward Martin 30. James Strikwerda 31. Leslie Sher 32. William Love
entrance of the School. 33. Robert Everett 34. James Currier
Per Kjeldsen Per Kjeldsen
The Dental Hygiene Class of ’53. Front row (left to right): Patricia Wright,
Sally Page Clark, Maxime Cleary, Shirley Halas, and Darrell Duffiel; back row The Dental Class of ’53.
(left to right): Betty Carlson, Susan Garbarini, and Suzie Pederson.

More than 150 at
2nd Annual Morawa Lecture
Keary Campbell
Dean Peter
Polverini,
Dr. Robert Vogel,
and Dr. Arnold
Morawa prior to the
start of this year’s
Morawa Lecture
during
fall homecoming
weekend.
More than 150 oral health care professionals came to Ann Arbor on
September 5th for the second annual Morawa Lecture. Among those attending
were School of Dentistry alums who were in town to celebrate class reunions
that evening and attend the Saturday tailgate and football game at the Big
House.
In welcoming remarks, Dean Peter Polverini thanked Dr. Arnold Morawa
for his more than 30 years of service to the School of Dentistry.
“Arnie built our alumni relations and continuing dental education
programs into one of the most respected in the nation,” Polverini said.
Morawa directed the graduate pediatric dentistry program from 1978 to
1988. The following year, he became assistant dean for alumni relations and
continuing dental education, a position he held until he retired three years
ago.
“In light of these and other achievements during Arnie’s remarkable
career, we thought it was appropriate that our annual homecoming continuing
education program be called ‘The Morawa Lectureship,’” Polverini said.
Dr. Robert Vogel, an internationally-known lecturer on implant dentistry,
was this year’s Morawa lecturer.
In a fast-moving program that focused on comprehensive implant
prosthetics and predictable anterior esthetics, Vogel discussed an array of
scientifically based techniques, tips, and tricks in implant dentistry. Topics
covered included treatment planning, avoiding biomechanical failures,
developing ideal soft tissue esthetics, and other topics.

2nd Annual Tailgate
For the second consecutive year, the School of Dentistry hosted a tailgate party as a part of
its homecoming weekend activities.
This year’s event was held at the U-M Golf Course, just west of the club house, beginning at
nine o’clock, three hours prior to the noon kickoff between U-M and the University of Houston.
U-M beat Houston 50 to 3.
Jerry Mastey Jerry Mastey
Dean Peter Polverini and his wife, Carol, welcome Dr. David Kaminski (Class Marty Bailey talks to Dr. Steve Dater (Class of 1988) and his wife, Mary, about
of 1984) and his family at the School’s tailgate party prior to the start of the activities in the office of alumni relations during the School of Dentistry’s
Michigan-Houston football game on September 6. tailgate.
Jerry Mastey Jerry Mastey
Can’t tell the players without a scorecard. Dawn Ford places a name tag on Dr. Diana Neering talks to Matt Kiisk (Class of 1968) who came from California
Will Fletke (Class of 1953) as he gets ready to join colleagues at the School’s to be at this fall’s homecoming weekend. With Kiisk are John Martin and his
tailgate. wife, Chris.

Cal Waisanen Aces 12th Hole at Golf Outing
Jerry Mastey
It wasn’t his first-hole-in one. But it was probably his

most special.
Cal Waisanen (Class of 1973) recorded his fourth ace on
the 12th hole during the School of Dentistry’s sixth annual
golf outing in September at the U-M Golf Course.
“I’ve had three others, but I’ll always remember this
one because I was with a great group of friends when it
happened,” he said. Savoring the moment with Waisanen
and giving him high-fives after his 228-yard drive were Drs.
Terry Timm, Michael Dibble, and Gerry Eisenmann.
Dave Montague of Champion Chevrolet in Howell
presented Waisanen with a two-year lease for a 2004 Chevy Among those giving Cal Waisanen (front, center) high-fives for his hole-in-
Trailblazer from the dealership. one were teammates Terry Timm (left), Michael Dibble (center), and Gerald
Waisanen’s interest in golf began more than 40 years ago Eisenmann (right).
when his father coached Olivet College’s varsity golf team.
Waisenen and his brother were the team’s bag boys.
Jerry Mastey
Team
Winners
1st place, 15 under:
Team of Paul Elder, Mike Marderosian, Dave
Heidenreich, and Tom Pinnavaia.
2nd place, 10 under:

Team of Gary Lockwood, Suzanne Santoro,
and Sean Sexton.
3rd place, 10 under:

Dean Peter Polverini greeted golfers as they arrived at the 10th hole.
Team of Joanne Dawley, Larry Crawford, John
Breza, and Robert Anthony.
For the teams that tied, their score on

the highest handicapped holes were
compared. The three toughest holes (highest
handicapped) determined second and third
place winners.
2004 Golf Outing – Thursday, September 23, 2004

West Preclinic Renovations Proceeding
During homecoming, School of Dentistry graduates,
members of their family, and others had an opportunity to
take a peek at renovations to the west preclinic. Funded by Alumni
Renovations began just days after the academic year
ended in late April. However, before that work began, last West preclinic renovations…and those that
year’s first-year dental class paused for a farewell picture. will begin next April in the east preclinic…
As detailed in the Spring & Summer issue of DentalUM are entirely funded by gifts from alumni of
(p. 45), the renovations to the facility are the first in more than the U-M School of Dentistry.
30 years. When work is completed next June, 110 new high-
tech simulation units will replace the tables and countertops You can help ensure the education of dental
that were the mainstay of preclinical education. students now and in the future. To learn
A generous gift of $1 million from Dr. Roy Roberts and more, contact:
his wife, Natalie, and a $1 million allocation from a previous
gift from the Roberts, helped launch the renovations. But • Diana Neering, director of development:
help from more School of Dentistry alumni is needed. at (734) 647-4394 or by
Similar work will take place in the east preclinic e-mail: dneering@umich.edu.
beginning in April 2004.
Current facilities will be removed and 110 new high-tech • Martin Bailey, assistant major gifts
simulation units will also be installed in that clinic. officer: (734) 615-2870 or by
Renovations to both west and east preclinics will cost e-mail: baileymd@umich.edu.
about $7 million. Funds for the renovations are being raised
with the help of alumni and friends of the School of Dentistry.
Per Kjeldsen
Before renovations to the west preclinic began this spring, second-year dental students paused for this picture for posterity.

The Fundamentals of
Effective Gift Planning
t the School of Dentistry we are sincerely grateful If you are at an age when you are required to withdraw
for the numerous programs that are made possible funds from qualified retirement accounts, you may find that
through the generosity of many benefactors. Student withdrawing certain amounts to make charitable gifts can be
scholarship support, faculty support, research funding, and an excellent way to minimize, or possibly eliminate, taxes on
updated equipment and facilities are among the many needs those withdrawals.
that are enhanced by gift income. If you have securities or property that
Today, perhaps even more than ever, you have owned for at least a year that
private gift support is essential to the are not part of a retirement account and
vitality of the School. If we relied solely have appreciated, gifting them entitles
on government support and tuition, we you to an income tax deduction for the
would not be the world-class dental school full value of the asset, not just the amount
we are today. Our benefactors help make you paid for it.
that possible and ensure the excellence Consequently, you benefit from the
that is expected at Michigan. exemption from tax on the gain. You
may deduct gifts of appreciated assets
Maximizing Benefits each year in amounts totaling up to 30%
When you make a gift to the School of your adjusted gross income and you
of Dentistry, it is in many ways similar can use any excess deduction for up to
to investing your financial resources. five years in the future.
Rightly so, you expect a return on that investment. If the current value of your securities or other property is
Like any investment, the key to making the most of your less than the original cost, it is usually best to sell the property
charitable dollars is to carefully consider what you want to and donate the cash proceeds. You may then be able to claim
accomplish, which need at the School most resonates with tax benefits for both the capital loss and the charitable gift,
you, and then plan your gift-giving strategy. effectively deducting more than the current value of the asset.
Before deciding how much to give, you need to seriously Also consider a gift-in-kind (i.e. works of art, antiques,
consider what to give, when to give, and how to give. It’s dental equipment, etc.). Special rules apply to the tax
possible you can (or could) increase your charitable gift by benefits for such gifts. In addition, they must be approved
taking advantage of various tax incentives. for acceptance by the School before gifting.
Outright Gifts of Cash, Securities, Property Wills, Retirement Plans, or Trusts

While you may first think of giving cash (usually in the As part of your long-range financial planning, you may
form of a check), charitable gifts may be made using other want to consider a gift that will be received only after you
types of assets. and your loved ones no longer need the assets used to fund
Cash gifts allow you to eliminate tax on up to 50% of the gifts.
your adjusted gross income each year. Amounts not deducted Giving through your will may be a convenient way to
the year your gift is made may be carried over for up to five leave a lasting legacy at the School of Dentistry after providing
years. for your loved ones. You may decide to leave a specific
If you have recently sold securities or other investments, amount, a percentage of your estate, or all or part of what
you may want to consider using a portion of the cash proceeds remains after family and friends have been considered. A
to make your gift to help reduce the capital gains taxes you bequest can often be arranged with a simple addition (codicil
might pay as a result of selling those assets. or amendment) to your existing will.

Similarly, if you have created a living trust to provide the trust term.
for the management and eventual distribution of your assets If you wish to delay an inheritance while funding a
while reducing the cost of probate and other estate settlement meaningful gift to the School, the CLT may be a good option
expenses, a simple amendment is all that’s needed to add a to consider. It is especially attractive in times of lower interest
gift provision. rates.
Using retirement plans to make gifts is gaining in
popularity. Advice and Counsel
IRAs, pension and profit-sharing plans, and similar Do seek financial and/or legal counseling as you consider
retirement plans may be sources of charitable gifts. If you gift options.
have one or more retirement plans and discover that you have The School’s development officers would be pleased to
more than adequate resources for retirement, it may be wise discuss the many giving opportunities that are available at the
to periodically use a portion of those funds to make your School of Dentistry. For more information please contact:
charitable gift to the School. Diana Neering Marty Bailey
Amounts remaining in qualified retirement plans at death Director of Development or Assistant Director
may be subject to both income and estate taxes when received (734) 647-4394 of Major Gifts
by your heirs. For this reason, charitable gifts of retirement dneering@umich.edu (734) 615-2870
plan balances may well be your gift of choice from an income baileymd@umich.edu
and estate tax planning perspective. Per Kjeldsen
Use of a charitable remainder trust (CRT) or similar gift

option makes it possible for you to make your gift now and Clayton Scholarship
retain income for your life or a period of time you choose.
You can make a significant gift while providing for retirement, Awarded
caring for older loved ones, or arranging for funds to meet The graduate prostho-
educational expenses. dontics program of the
A CRT typically features income tax benefits in the Department of Biologic and
year of the gift and can also offer a way for you to convert Materials Sciences awarded the
low-yielding assets to a source of additional income without Joseph A. Clayton Scholar-ship
incurring capital gains tax at the time of the gift. Fund for the 2002-2003 academic year to Dr. Rob
Schumacher.
Because the assets used to fund these types of gifts will
The $5,000 award was presented earlier to
ultimately be used for charitable purposes, they are generally
Schumacher, a second-year graduate prosthodontics
not subject to gift and estate taxes. Your assets can be put
student. The award is made possible from an
to work earning income while you enjoy the satisfaction of endowment initiated by Dr. Joseph A. Clayton who,
knowing you are making a meaningful gift to the program or for 25 years, until his retirement in 1996, developed,
project you’ve chosen to fund at the School of Dentistry. directed, and taught in the graduate program in
It is also possible for you to set aside assets in a charitable restorative dentistry.
lead trust (CLT). Distributions from a CLT are designated for Schumacher, raised in White Pigeon, Michigan,
charitable purposes for the period of time you choose. Assets graduated from the University of Kentucky College
are then returned to you or others you designate. of Dentistry two years ago. After completing the
A CLT can be used to fund your gift over a period of time prosthodontics program, he plans to earn his
while reducing or eliminating gift and estate taxes that might National Board Certification in Prosthodontics and
otherwise be due on assets given to loved ones at the end of become a missionary.

Major Renovations
UNDERWAY
One Project Ends, Four Continue
A lot of work is going on at the School of Dentistry these days. No,
not dental work, although a lot of that is also going on. The work is
construction work.
“We’ve never had as many different venues being renovated at one
time as we do now,” said Dr. Dennis Turner, assistant dean for patient
services, as he talked about the various projects.
Turner is in charge of a staff of about 110 people with multiple responsibilities,

including the smooth operation of all clinical facilities. They’re also responsible for
ensuring that clinical faculty and students have the equipment they need in clinics
to treat patients, and that patient records are secured yet available. [DentalUM,
Fall 2001, pages 46-53.]
“The staff has adapted very well to an environment where, for the past year,
things seem to have changed almost daily,” he said. “I can’t praise them enough
for what they’ve done to make sure everything runs as smoothly as it has so that
faculty, students, and patients are not affected.”
This May, one project ended when renovations to dispensing and sterilizing
areas concluded a year after they began.
However, four other projects continue. They are:
• Renovations to facilities between the Blue Clinic and the Green Clinic on
the second floor.
• Renovations to facilities between the Blue Clinic and the Green Clinic on
the third floor.
• Relocation of Central Records.
• Renovations to the west preclinic.
These improvements, among the first comprehensive renovations at the
School in three decades, follow a report presented in early 2002 from Rothman and
Partners of Boston that outlined “a comprehensive vision” of facility improvements
the School needed to make. [DentalUM, Fall 2002, page 20.] The projects
proceeded based on revenues received and anticipated.

“This has cut their waiting time by
Dispensing and Sterilization about 10 minutes,” Sweier said. “Since
the lines move quicker, the students are
able to provide more efficient care.”
He attributed that success to
Jane McDougall, supervisor of dental
dispensing.
“She designed the bays with
efficiency in mind,” Sweier said. “All
the equipment is now within arm’s
reach of the person dispensing it.”
Beneath the countertop of each bay
are 42 drawers – seven columns and
six rows. Above the countertop, and
slightly behind the person dispensing
the equipment, are eight elevated bays
for additional storage. Other equipment
is available at an automated vertical file
storage system a few feet away.
New Atmospheres,
More Storage
Another major improvement is
For the first time since the current Work on the project began in April that a wall has been installed between
School of Dentistry building opened 2002 and was completed in May 2003. the areas where clean instruments are
more than 30 years ago, dispensing and “It’s a tribute to everyone that during dispensed and used instruments are
sterilization facilities on the second and this entire time we maintained all of returned.
third floors have a new look. our services flawlessly,” Turner said. “It’s not just a physical difference,
Old equipment has been removed, it’s an atmospheric difference too,”
state-of-the-art equipment has been Lines Move Quicker Turner said. “On the clean side where
installed, and facilities have been totally The biggest difference in the instruments are dispensed, there’s
redesigned for ease of use and greater dispensing facilities is that the unit positive atmospheric pressure where
efficiency. is now self-contained. Previously, clean air moves out but dirty doesn’t
“We wanted to create a more students lined up at one end of a desk come in. On the side, where used
ergonomically efficient workplace so and moved down to the other end until instruments are returned, negative
we can better serve our customers, the they had received all the equipment they atmospheric pressure prevents
students,” said Gary Sweier during needed for their clinical work. contaminated air from leaving.”
a tour of the refurbished facilities. That’s all changed. Storage capacity has also increased.
“Because those working here have been New dispensing facilities on both New shelves on walls allow more
using these facilities and the equipment the second and third floors contain three equipment to be stored and easily
day-in and day-out for years and are bays. Each is identical. Students can retrieved. “Basically, everything’s in
familiar with their operations, they had go to one of the three bays to pick up one place,” Sweier said. “If something’s
a tremendous amount of input into the the equipment and supplies they need not easily accessible, a person walks
layout and design of everything here.” for their clinic work. only a few steps to retrieve it.”

Keary Campbell
New Autoclaves and

Tunnel Washers
Each day, central sterilization
receives and processes about 1,200
packages of instruments from 14
clinical departments within the School,
including predoctoral and dental
hygiene programs. The processing
takes place between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00
p.m.
Although new technology is being
used, the process of steam sterilizing
hasn’t changed much during the past
50 years.
Three new 48-inch autoclaves and
one new 16-inch autoclave sterilize
instruments at temperatures up to 270
degrees Fahrenheit.
Two new fully automated tunnel
washers pre-wash contaminated
instruments at 180 degrees. Then
the clean instruments are submerged
in an ultrasonic bath to remove any
remaining debris.
Jane McDougall is pictured in front of one of the dispensing bays she designed. Relying on her 30
years of experience, she designed the units so dental students could get their equipment and supplies From there, the instruments
much quicker. “Their wait times have declined by eight to twelve minutes, depending on the time of are rinsed in hot water and a thin,
year,” she said. Supplies given to the dental students are within arm’s reach of each dispenser. At each anticorrosive material is applied before
bay, beneath the countertop, are 42 drawers – seven columns and six rows – for storage. Above the being sent to a tank to dry at 240 degrees
countertop, and slightly behind and above each dispenser, are eight elevated bays for additional storage.
Four of those elevated bays are visible in this picture. for three minutes.
A conveyor belt then sends the
instruments to a bagging station where
Keary Campbell they are packaged and placed onto
carriages which are then loaded into the
autoclaves for sterilization. “Workers
don’t have to bend and lift instruments
like they did before,” Sweier said.
No Equipment on Patient
Elevators
No longer are the patient elevators
used to transport clean and dirty
instruments between the second and
third floors.
Renovations also included installing
a new dumbwaiter between the second
and third floors. Contaminated and
clean instruments are now delivered in
Instruments about to be sterilized are rolled on a cart by Tom Davis into a 48-inch autoclave. a sealed “mini-elevator” between the
two floors.

2nd and 3rd Floors
Better, more efficient use of Patient Care Coordinators will
existing space is also driving the especially notice the changes.
renovations that have been underway As intermediaries between
since early May between clinics on the patients and dental students, the four
second and third floors. coordinators ensure that patients receive
The two clinics on the second floor the care they need…and that students
Keary Campbell
Gary Sweier left a message for the future

behind this wall on the second floor. and the two clinics on the third floor obtain the support they need to help the
are not being reconstructed. What is patients get that care.
A Message for the Future affected is a total of nearly 2,700 square Now located in cramped quarters
feet of space on both floors between the on the first floor, two patient care
You’ve got to hand it to Gary Sweier. He’s thinking Blue Clinic and the Green Clinic. coordinators will move to the second
about the future. “Once this work ends, there will floor and the two others will move to
Shortly after new autoclaves and ultrasonic be a noticeable difference in how the third floor once the renovations are
tunnel washers were moved onto the second floor clinical faculty, students, patients, and finished.
of the School of Dentistry building last November our patient care coordinators interact,” In their new locations, patient care
[DentalUM, Spring & Summer 2003, page 46], he said Georgia Kasko, manager of clinical coordinators will be just a few steps
created something for posterity – a time capsule. support services who’s coordinating the away from patients or dental students
The time capsule wasn’t big – an air-tight renovations. needing help.
plastic container about six inches long. When work is completed in January “This geographical closeness of
Inside the plastic tube was a sheet of paper that 2004, both second and third floors will the patient care coordinators to those
contained information about the project, including have: with whom they’re interacting with will
when construction began and ended, as well as the • New equipment including x-ray enable them to more quickly address
date Sweier created the time capsule, November 22, machines, chairs, and completely any concerns or issues than they were
2002. renovated laboratories providing able to before,” Kasko said. “So they’ll
Also on the sheet of paper were the names of 33 support of daily patient care be in an even better position to serve
people who played a role in seeing the project come activity. patients and students.”
to fruition – Dean William Kotowicz; Dr. Dennis Turner, • A new consulting room, with up to If there’s a need for one or more
assistant dean for patient services; Dorothy Smith-Fesl, eight chairs, for patients, faculty parties to discuss something in private,
facilities manager; and others, including architects instructors, students, and patient Kasko added, they’ll be able to do
and contractors. care coordinators. that too, which is something that was
• A new scheduling room where difficult, at best, to do previously.
Before the blocks of concrete were sealed, Sweier
students can privately converse
said he put the time capsule into the west interior
with patients on a tele
corridor wall of the central sterilization unit on the
phone in one of four
second floor.
cubicles.Each cubicle
At the bottom of the paper, Sweier wrote:
will have a comput
“Whoever finds this time capsule please take a
er monitor so den
moment to see if any of the individuals involved
tal records can be re
in this project are still around. My guess is if this trieved electronical
wall is being torn down, a major renovation of the ly and students can
building is taking place or the building is being schedule their patients
torn down.” directly in the system.
Sweier said he wasn’t sure where he would be • New mini-lockers
in 30 or 40 years, so he couldn’t leave his forwarding for mail and
address. equipment storage.

Central Records
Per Kjeldsen
spot to another to retrieve a record, they with a lot of information verification

have to do what I call ‘the records room and compliance, especially with the
watusi’,” Lentz said with a laugh. new HIPAA guidelines on patient
privacy. We have to make sure all the
Secure and Available Records information in every one of our patient
In addition, students or faculty who files is both accurate and current.”
pick up records now do so at one small The length of time a patient’s file
door. The new facility will have a much remains on “active” status depends on
larger area that will enable two people several factors, primarily when they
to dispense records. That, in turn, will were last treated.
reduce the time students or faculty wait If a patient is not treated for three
at the window. years, his or her file is removed and
stored at an off-
site location.
Debbie Lentz, central records supervisor, and However, if a
George Vamvoudakis, night shift team leader, are
seen with some of nearly 70,000 patient records. patient keeps
Between 600 to 800 patient records are retrieved returning for
each afternoon and evening to prepare for clinical oral health care
activities the next day at the School of Dentistry.
at the School of
Dentistry, his
It was supposed to be a temporary or her records
facility. remain in the
In 1990, the School centralized all active files for
its patient records. “We were eager to years, or in
provide both security and availability some cases,
long before HIPAA and privacy rules decades. If a
came along a decade later,” Turner said. patient is over
More than a dozen years, the 21 years of age
“temporary” facility wasn’t so and has not
temporary and storage space for records been treated for
was at a premium. The new facilities will be both 10 years, then the record is shredded.
“We’re stuffed to the gills,” secure and will also offer quick access With the relocation of Central
said Debbie Lentz, central records to dental records. Records, paper records will continue
supervisor. Lentz said it’s common for her staff to be maintained for most patients.
Until this September, more than to retrieve between 600 to 800 patient However, more records will be
70,000 patient dental records were records each afternoon and evening maintained electronically in the future.
stored in cramped facilities on the first to prepare for the next day’s clinical
floor. activities. “That number doesn’t even West Preclinic
In April, renovations began on include patients who come in at the Almost as soon as the previous
nearly 1,700 square feet of space in last minute as walk-ins to the Patient academic year ended in late April, work
the basement. When finished in late Admitting and Emergency Services began in the west preclinic.
September, there will be ample room Clinic,” she said. More information about this work
for records and staff. Central Records, however, is not is on page 29, in the Development
It can’t happen quickly enough. just involved with storing data. section, of this issue of DentalUM.
“Space is so tight right now that “We’re more than a records
when someone tries to get from one room,” Lentz said. “We’re involved

Faculty Profile
An old tool…and
new ones. Dr. Jacques
Nör holds forceps his
grandfather used as a
dentist in Brazil in the
1920s. By comparison,
in the background is a
relatively new tool that
he uses extensively in his
work as dentist/scientist
– a computer monitor. On
the monitor are electronic
images of human blood
vessels engineered
in mice. “I think my
grandfather would be
amazed to see the new
tools we’re using today,
but at the same time, he
would be sad to know the
instrument he used as a
dentist is still widely used
now,” Nör said.
Per Kjeldsen
Dr. Jaques Nör Family and dentistry are close to Dr.

Jacques Nör’s heart.
As he talked about growing up
Successful researcher, in Brazil, coming to the U.S., and his
career and experiences at the U-M
clinician, teacher, School of Dentistry, the 39-year-old
associate professor opened one of
his desk drawers and pulled out a
and mentor nearly century-old pair of forceps
his grandfather used when he was a
dentist.
“I never met him because he
died long before I was born,” Nör said.
“But looking back, I think that he,
along with my parents and a cousin,
all had a strong influence on me
which ultimately led to my decision
to become a dentist.”

Born in Porto Alegre, a city of about 3 million located his fourth year of study, he worked Saturdays treating children
approximately 500 miles south of São Paulo, Nör said his at a local orphanage.
achievements would not have occurred without a strong As he worked toward his dental degree, Nör said he
foundation of core values and ethics his parents instilled. “studied a lot.” He also mentored other students and worked
“They, an older brother, and an older sister gave me in the school’s emergency clinic. “I was now doing what I
much more than they themselves ever had or that I could liked,” he said. “I think my experiences in chemistry made
ever give back to them,” he said. “My parents emphasized me appreciate my good fortune even more.”
the basic principles of life – honesty, hard work, and not But Nör could also unwind when he had to.
hurting anyone. They also worked hard to make sure we all He played for a soccer team and was also musically
received a good education.” inclined. “I played guitar, wrote
Nör’s parents received an melodies for lyrics, and was a
elementary school education. His vocalist for a band that recorded
father, who celebrated his 90th a few songs, appeared on TV a
birthday in July, was a sexton at few times, and played at festivals
a church in Porto Alegre. His in southern Brazil,” he said.
mother was a housewife. The year 1985 was an auspicious
When his father retired after one.
working 37 years at the same
church, the family moved to Honor Seven Years
Taquara, a town of about 50,000 Delayed
located about 50 miles northwest Not only did Nör open his first
of Porto Alegre. practice in Taquara that year, he
At the time, Jacques was only also recorded an achievement he
12. However, less than a decade wouldn’t learn about for another
later he would return to Taquara seven years.
and open a dental clinic in that “Opening a practice in Brazil
community. is different than it is here,” he
said. “In Brazil, you don’t walk
From Chemistry to Dentistry into an existing practice to work with someone else. Instead,
As he discussed the Brazilian education system, Nör you do it on your own.”
said that unlike the U.S., after graduating from high school During his first few months as a solo practitioner in
a Brazilian student could enter a professional school without 1986, Nör said his first patients were entirely members of
going to college. his family. A niece, Mirian Sipert, was his dental assistant.
In 1981, Nör was admitted to the chemistry program The office had just enough room for a desk and a couple of
at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Porto chairs.
Alegre. While taking a physics course and another in organic Although business was slow initially, word of his
chemistry, “I quickly realized that was not what I wanted to expertise spread. “By 1988, I was booked solid for two
do with my life.” months in advance. I worked Monday through Friday
Instead, his career path received a boost from a cousin from eight in the morning until seven at night and Saturday
who was also his roommate, Duarte Matzenbacker, who mornings,” he said.
asked Nör to help him in his clinic. “I really enjoyed myself Following an internship, Nör received a certificate in
and thought maybe this was the path for me.” pediatric dentistry from the Brazilian Federal University in
The following year, 1982, Nör took another exam and 1990.
was admitted to the dental program. He also took a closer look at his future.
“The feelings in dentistry were totally opposite of what “I knew if I wanted to continue advancing as a dentist
I experienced in chemistry,” he said. “I found myself at that I would have to do it in the United States,” he said. While
home.” interviewing for the master’s program in pediatric dentistry
In addition to his studies, Nör spent his Saturdays and at four dental schools across the U.S., including Michigan,
vacation days helping his cousin in his dental clinic. During Nör learned something that surprised him.

Seven years after earning his dental degree, he learned
that he graduated with the highest grade point average among
the 80 dental students who were in his class in Brazil. “I
thought I did well, but I didn’t think I was at the top of my
class,” he said.
A “Life-Changing” Decision
“I gladly accepted the offer Dr. Paul Loos sent me to
study pediatric dentistry here at Michigan,” Nör said.
“That decision to come to the U.S. to further my
career here at Michigan was a life-changing one for me,” Blood Vessels and
he continued. “Although I enjoyed clinical dentistry Tumor Growth –
enormously, I discovered there was another part of dentistry, Angiogenesis Research
research, that could help me with my clinic work.”
However, before he left Brazil in 1992 to come to Dr. Jacques Nör is extensively involved in a
Michigan, Nör’s mother gave him something – the forceps new and increasingly important area of research
his grandfather used when he was a dentist in the 1920s. that focuses on the formation and growth of new
In addition to discovering another aspect of the
blood vessels (angiogenesis).
His interest in this area of research began
profession and adjusting to academic and cultural differences,
as he worked for his doctoral degree and has
Nör faced another challenge – becoming more proficient in
continued since.
English. Although he had taken several English courses in
In 1998, Nör received the School of Dentistry’s
Brazil, he discovered it wasn’t enough. Dziewiatkowski Memorial Award for his research
“Improving my English and trying to grasp the content that attempts to understand why diseases, such
of some courses was difficult at times,” Nör said, “especially as oral cancer, need new blood vessels to develop
Dr. Lysle Johnston’s cephalometrics course. It was more of a and survive.
challenge than usual because I also had to learn the meaning The following year, Nör won both the
behind some of the subtleties of his humor.” prestigious Edward H. Hatton Award from the
Although many helped him adapt to his new academic, American Association for Dental Research and the
professional, and cultural environment, Nör paid tribute to International Association for Dental Research for his
several. research on how blood vessel survival affects the
“Dr. Robert Feigal, who was my mentor for my master’s growth of oral tumors. His research was mentored
thesis, had a significant impact helping me make the transition
by Dr. Peter Polverini who, at the time, chaired
the Department of Oral Medicine, Pathology, and
from clinician to researcher. Dr. Johnston gave me the
Oncology.
academic background and the support that I needed to get
Nör conducted further angiogenesis research in
into the doctoral program. Drs. Charlotte Mistretta, Brian
the lab of Dr. Gabriel Nuñez, a professor of pathology
Clarkson, and Peter Polverini all played major roles in the at the U-M Medical School and a leading researcher
doctoral program that enabled me to succeed.” in the field of cell death and inflammation.
Currently, Nör is the principal investigator of
Gravitating to Research a $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes
Nör also said he owned a debt of gratitude to Dr. James of Health that is seeking to understand how blood
McNamara. vessels grow, how they contribute to the growth
“When I was in his orthodontics techniques course, he of cancer, and what might be done to arrest their
told me to look into the Oral Health Sciences program that development.
was about to begin. He thought I would benefit. And he was
right.” [See sidebar on Oral Health Sciences, page 41.]
As he worked for his PhD in Dr. Peter Polverini’s
laboratory, Nör’s research focused on angiogenesis,

Photo courtesy of Dr. Jacques Nör
the formation and growth of new blood vessels that is

fundamental to physiological and pathological processes.
When asked why he chose this area, Nör said he wanted
to learn about “a basic biological phenomenon that affects
many aspects of oral health.” [See sidebar on angiogenesis
research, page 39.]
Although he teaches first-year dental students in a
preclinic and dentists in the School’s Advanced Education in
General Dentistry clinic, Nör doesn’t treat as many patients
as he used to when he first entered the profession.
“I love working in a clinic, but because of my research,
I’m not as extensively involved with it as I was earlier in my
Dr. Jacques Nör rented two rooms in this house in Taquara, Brazil and
career,” he said. “I have found that clinic work and research practiced dentistry here for eight years before coming to the University of
do, in fact, complement one another. It’s not a matter of Michigan.
either/or.”
When asked how he finds time to teach, be involved in “Now tell me,” Nör said with a grin, “how many men
six research projects, write about his research, mentor nearly can say they married the same woman five times?”
a dozen students, serve as a thesis committee member for four Silvia is a dentist who decided to start a second career
others, and serve on the editorial board of three professional about six years ago. After earning dual degrees (a bachelor’s
publications, Nör said it’s a matter of organizing and time and master’s) at Eastern Michigan University, she is an
management. interior designer for a firm that specializes in health care and
“I do spend many hours here, so when I go home, the corporate design. “Her experiences in her first career have
time I spend with my wife is even more meaningful,” he said. helped her to succeed in her second,” Nör said.
When he was in Brazil last Christmas, Nör visited his
Two Coincidences, Five Wedding Ceremonies parents and returned to the small office where he had his
Nör met his wife, Silvia, at a 1996 lecture in Lima, Peru. first job as a private practitioner. As he passed the clinic, he
She was studying in Connecticut at the time and returned couldn’t help but ponder what he has achieved.
to Peru to meet her father, Ramon Castillo. At the time, he “I thought if I didn’t make it here, my ‘Plan B’ would
was president of the Latin American Meeting of Pediatric be to return to Brazil. Since my career is progressing, our
Dentistry where Nör spoke. decision is to remain here,” he said.
“Silvia and I had a chance to talk at the opening To reinforce that conviction in his own mind, Nör
ceremony and we immediately clicked,” he said. “It wasn’t recently sold his two most prized Brazilian possessions – his
until later that I realized who her father was.” former office and his automobile, a 1990 Chevy Monza.
But there was an even more interesting coincidence Nör
learned about when he returned to Ann Arbor. A Desire to Make a Difference
“When I mentioned Silvia’s name to my academic “It’s been an amazing journey that began with my parents
advisor, Dr. Brian Clarkson, he smiled and said he and her who taught me the basic principles of life, as well as being
father were roommates during the 1960s when they were lucky to find the right people here at Michigan, that helped
students at the University of Rochester in New York,” Nör me to achieve all this good fortune,” Nör said. “To be here,
said. in this environment, where so many people are not just good,
In November 1997, Dr. Jacques Nör and Silvia were but outstanding at what they do, is truly an inspiration.”
married in a civil ceremony in Ann Arbor. But they had to As for what he would ultimately like to achieve, Nör
repeat the ceremony four more times. put it this way: “Because of my education and what I’ve
The first time was a church wedding in the hometown of learned here, I feel I’m doing cutting edge research that has
her parents in Lima, Peru. The second time was at another the potential to have an impact on human beings suffering
church wedding in the hometown of Nör’s parents in Brazil. from oral cancer. If I can contribute even one small building
The third and fourth times, about a year later, were at the block that improves the quality of life for patients suffering
Brazilian and Peruvian consulates in Chicago. from oral cancer, I will have accomplished something.”

OHS
Per Kjeldsen
Oral Health Sciences PhD

“changed my life”
Valued Colleagues Dr. Jacques Nör was the first person
to defend his doctoral thesis and one of
two individuals who received a doctoral
“I feel very fortunate to work with such a degree in Oral Health Sciences from the
talented group of people,” said Dr. Jacques U-M School of Dentistry during graduation
Nör (center) about the people who work ceremonies in May 1999. [DentalUM, Fall
with him in his lab. Pictured with him are 1999, page 16.]
(left to right): “Receiving that degree changed my
life,” Nör said. “It helped me realize the
• Tatiana Botero, a faculty member in the
impact research can have on people’s lives,
endodontics program conducting
especially those who have oral cancer.”
laboratory research.
Noting that the life expectancy for
• Kathleen Neiva, a junior faculty member
patients with oral cancer hasn’t changed
now in the Oral Health Sciences doctoral
much in 30 years, Nör said the Oral Health
program.
Sciences PhD program “gave me the tools
• Ryan Soden, a master’s student in the
I need and now use in my work. I want to
endodontics program.
make a contribution, no matter how small
• Matthew Pinsky a third-year dental
it might be, to changing that record and
student who won the Grand Prize in Basic
making a difference in the lives of people
Science at this year’s Research Table
suffering from this disease.”
Clinic Day program for his work on
He praised both Drs. Charlotte Mistretta
angiogenesis in oral cancers.
and Peter Polverini for their efforts.
• Gabriela Mantellini, a faculty member in
“As director of the doctoral program,
operative dentistry conducting
Charlotte deserves so much credit for all
laboratory research.
her leadership that made the program
• Wendy Song, a physician, PhD, and
possible,” Nör said. “And Peter Polverini was
research associate who has been with
an excellent mentor who has always been
the lab that was created almost three
there for me throughout my academic
years ago.
career at Michigan.”
• Aurelia Vanderburg, a second-year dental
“The Oral Health Sciences program is
student who was in a summer research
another example of how lucky I’ve been
program when this picture was taken.
since coming here to Michigan,” Nör said.
• Elisabeta Karl, a candidate in the Oral
Health Sciences doctoral program.
“Without them,” Nör said, “I wouldn’t be
able to do what I’m now doing.”

Dr. Jacques Nör
Professional Achievements
Selected Highlights
Education Memberships in Professional and Research
• Doctor of Philosophy, Oral Health Sciences, University of Michigan Societies
School of Dentistry (1999) • American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Master of Science, pediatric dentistry, University of Michigan (2002to present)
School of Dentistry (1994) • American Association for Cancer Research (2000 to present)
• Certificate in pediatric dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande • International and American Association for Dental Research
do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil (1990) (1992to present); Member, AADR Fellowships Committee
• Internship in pediatric dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande (2001-2004)
do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil (1986) • American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (1992 to present)
• Doctor of Dental Science, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul,
Porto Alegre, Brazil (1985) Service
• Member, Oral Health Sciences PhD program committee,
Academic Appointments and Professional U-M School of Dentistry (2003-present)
Experience • Faculty, Oral Health Sciences PhD program (2000 to present)
• Associate professor of dentistry, U-M School of Dentistry • Member, Fellowships Committee, American Association for
(effective September 1) Dental Research (2001-2004)
• Assistant professor of dentistry (1999-2003) • Member, editorial board, Pediatric Dentistry, the Journal of the
• Adjunct lecturer (1995-1999) American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (2001-2005)
• Clinical instructor (1994-1995) • Member, editorial board, Operative Dentistry, the Journal of the
American Academy of Operative Dentistry (2001to present)
Honors & Awards • Ad hoc reviewer, American Journal of Pathology (2001to present)
• Dean’s Research Award, U-M School of Dentistry (2002) • Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Dentistry for Children
• New Dentist Scientist Award, American Dental Association Health (2003to present)
Foundation (2001) • Ad hoc reviewer, Angiogenesis (2001to present)
• Edward Hatton Award, International Association for Dental • Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Dental Research (2001to present)
Research (1999) • Member, editorial board, Brazilian Journal of Pediatric Dentistry
• Edward Hatton Award, American Association for Dental Research (2002to present)
(1999) • Member, Experimental Therapeutics and Cancer Biology
• Dziewiatkowski Memorial Award for excellence in student programs, U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center (2001to present)
research, U-M School of Dentistry, Department of Biologic and • Member, Research Committee, U-M School of Dentistry
Materials Sciences (1998) (2002to present)
• Pediatric Dentistry Alumni Memorial Award, Kenneth Easlick • Member, Student Research Program Committee, U-M School of
Society, U-M School of Dentistry (1995) Dentistry (2002to present)
• Graduate Student Research Award, American Academy of • Coordinator, Research Seminar Series, U-M School of Dentistry,
Pediatric Dentistry (1995) Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics
• Award of Recognition, highest grade point average among 80 (2002to present)
dental students, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio
Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil (1985)

Faculty NEWS
Giannobile New Clinical Research Director
This year is turning out to be a received the
banner year for Dr. William Giannobile. Anthony
This summer, he was named to R i z z o
the new position of director of clinical Periodontal
research. Research
In July, he received a prestigious Award. This
award for his work...just weeks after year, he also
receiving another major award. received, for
the second
Director of Clinical Research time in as
“Will’s appointment to the many years,
new position of director of clinical the R. Earl
research reflects his stellar reputation Robinson
as a scientist and educator,” said Dr. Award.
Peter Polverini, dean of the School In addi-
of Dentistry. “During his career, he tion to his
has established solid professional and teaching and research responsibilities, in San Francisco in September.
personal bonds with scientists and Giannobile belongs to numerous Other contributors include: R.
academicians throughout the clinical professional and research societies, Bruce Rutherford, former professor,
research community that will enable our serves on the executive council of the Department of Cariology, Restorative
School to establish and sustain a broad- Midwest Society of Periodontology, Sciences, and Endodontics, now chief
based, competitive clinical research is an associate editor of the Journal scientific officer with a dental company
program.” of Periodontology, has served on in Seattle; Orasa Anusaksathien,
Giannobile, an associate professor numerous School committees, and has PPG lecturer; Sarah Webb, research
of dentistry in the Department of been an advisor to dental and graduate associate, PPG; and Qiming Jin,
Periodontics, Prevention, and students. research associate, PPG.
Geriatrics, will work with a clinical Giannobile also won a clinical
research center steering committee Wins Major Award… research award from Quintessence
to define the center’s current and for Second Time Publishing Company for publishing
future programs. Polverini said he For the second consecutive year, a scientific manuscript that has direct
envisions the center serving as “a new Giannobile won the R. Earl Robinson clinical relevance and application in
opportunity to provide patient care, Award. Established to encourage periodontics.
capitalizing on our existing strengths research in periodontal regeneration, In his article that appeared in the
in basic and translational research and the award is presented to the author(s) June 2002 issue of the International
applying them in a patient centered of a peer-reviewed published paper that Journal of Periodontics and Restorative
environment.” contributes the most to the knowledge Dentistry, Giannobile, in collaboration
Earlier this year, Giannobile of periodontal regeneration in a given with researchers at the Forsyth Institute
became the first School of Dentistry calendar year. and the Harvard School of Dental
faculty member to receive U-M’s He won for his paper published in Medicine in Boston, reported on
prestigious Henry Russel Award for the February 2003 issue of the Journal the significance of reservoirs of oral
his outstanding record of teaching of Periodontology. The award was microorganisms that can be eradicated
and research. [DentalUM, Spring & presented at the annual meeting of the by surgical therapy to improve patient
Summer 2003, page 70.] Last year he American Academy of Periodontology health.

Faculty NEWS
Rapid Test Moving Closer
Looking for Periodontal to Commercialization
Disease...and Biotoxins
Another test Dr. William Giannobile
is developing may be close to
A diagnostic kit being developed by an associate commercialization.
professor of dentistry may not only determine if a For the past two years he and a team
patient has periodontal disease. It may also serve as of researchers have been developing a
a “front line” test oral health care professionals might test that, in 15 minutes or less, would
be able to use to determine if a patient has also been allow dentists to test patients in their
exposed to biological warfare agents. office for active periodontal disease and
With a $4.2 million grant from the National peri-implant disease. [DentalUM, Fall
Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research, Dr. 2001, page 73.]
William Giannobile is developing the kit that would During a six-month study in 2000
analyze small volumes of saliva to look for pathogens of more than 70 patients with advanced
that cause periodontal disease and biological toxins. periodontal disease, Giannobile and a
By the end of next year, Giannobile hopes to team of researchers discovered that a
begin using the diagnostic kit to test a small number of molecule known as ICTP is released into
patients in School of Dentistry clinics. The following a patient’s bloodstream as bone dissolves.
year, larger-scale clinical trials, perhaps involving The molecule is present in patients
more than 100 patients, could begin. with active periodontal disease and those
The device would simultaneously measure the with osteoporosis and bone cancer.
presence of bacterial byproducts, immune response “We hope to give dentists a non-
mediators, and bone breakdown products. invasive tool that they can use in their
Sandia National Laboratories, which has major office to determine if a patient has
research and development responsibilities in national periodontal disease,” Giannobile said.
security, energy, and environmental technologies, “Much like a rapid-pregnancy test that
is also working with Giannobile to develop the a woman can use to determine if she is
diagnostic test, dubbed “the microchem lab.” or is not pregnant, this tool would look
Because other pathogens have features similar to for certain chemical markers to quickly
those responsible for periodontal disease, Giannobile verify the presence of periodontal or peri-
said the test could also determine if a patient has major implant disease.”
systemic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and Funded with a small business
osteoporosis. innovation grant from the NIH, the test
Collaborating with him are Dr. Charles is being developed with Biomimetic
Hasselbrink and Dr. Mark Burns, both with the U-M Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a small biotech firm
School of Chemical Engineering, and Drs. Dennis that has licensed Giannobile’s device, and
Lopatin and Charlie Shelburne with the U-M School Assay Designs, Inc., an Ann Arbor firm that
of Dentistry. is working to develop the rapid chairside
use of the test.

Bradley Receives Major Award Clewell Earns Major
Award from U-M
Dr. Robert Bradley, chair of the Department Medical School
of Biologic and Materials Sciences, recently
received the highest honor bestowed by the It’s been quite a year for Dr.
Association for Chemoreception Sciences. Donald Clewell, professor in
The award, the Maxwell M. Mozell Award the Department of Biologic and
for Achievement in the Chemical Senses, was Materials Sciences and professor of
presented at the group’s 25th anniversary meeting microbiology and immunology at the
in April.
Medical School.
Bradley was honored for his 25 years of
This summer, Clewell received
research contributions that seek to understand
the Distinguished Faculty Leadership
how neural connections for taste sensation
are formed and how taste neurons in the brain Award in Biomedical Research from
function. Using animal models, Bradley has the U-M Medical School’s Biomedical
developed techniques to record taste neurons in Research Council.
a rodent’s brainstem to learn more about how the The award, the highest honor
brain processes neurotransmissions focusing on taste. bestowed by the Medical School,
Combining pharmacology and neurophysiology, Bradley’s laboratory has recognizes a faculty member in
made new discoveries about the nature of the interactions between neurons to biomedical sciences who makes
form synapses and pathways for taste sensation. His lab has been using infrared outstanding contributions in research,
videomicroscopy to study special sets of neurons that regulate salivary secretion teaching, and student mentoring.
under stimulus control from the taste system. Last year Clewell became the
Bradley’s work on the taste system highlights the major sensory system of
first faculty member from the School
the oral cavity, specifically, the sense of taste which is crucial in directing nutrient
of Dentistry to receive the prestigious
intake, rejecting poisons, and providing quality of life pleasures associated with
Distinguished Faculty Achievement
the social- and life-sustaining function of eating.
In addition, Bradley’s laboratory is working to develop a neural implant to Award from the University of
make long-term recordings from single sensory fibers that innervate the tongue. Michigan Horace Rackham School
The implant consists of a sieve-like array of small holes which are surrounded of Graduate Studies.
by electrodes. The electrodes are connected to recording equipment that allow Clewell’s research was featured
recordings to be made from one sensory fiber to determine how taste buds react in the Spring & Summer 2003 issue
to changing conditions in the mouth over an extended period of time. of DentalUM (pages 79-81).
Taylor and Kotowicz: ADEA Leadership Institute

Dr. George Taylor, an associate professor in the in dental education.
Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and They will also work in groups with others in the program,
Endodontics, is one of 21 fellows selected for the American including fellows and advisors, who share similar interests
Dental Education Association’s Leadership Institute. and aspirations.
The Institute is a year-long program designed to develop One of three Leadership Institute advisors is former
the nation’s most promising dental faculty to become future School of Dentistry Dean, Dr. William Kotowicz. He and the
leaders in dental and higher education. During the June-to- other two other dental leaders from across the country will
June program, fellows pursue a project addressing a key issue advise Taylor and 20 other members of the Class of 2004.

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and Hospital Dentistry, promoted

to professor of dentistry, with
tenure.
• Dr. Mary Ellen McLean, Depart-

ment of Cariology, Restorative
Sciences, and Endodontics,
promoted to clinical associate
professor.
• Dr. Michael Ignelzi, Department

of Orthodontics and Pediatric
Dentistry, promoted to associate
professor of dentistry, with tenure.
• Dr. Jacques Nör, Department of

Cariology, Restorative Sciences,
Dr. Bud Straffon talks about Dr. Robert Feigal’s achievements during a farewell party for Feigal (left) and Endodontics, promoted to
prior to his return to Minnesota. associate professor of dentistry,
with tenure.
Dr. Robert Feigal Returns to Minnesota
Dr. David Kohn, associate professor
The School of Dentistry recently said farewell to Dr. Robert Feigal. He
in the Department of Biologic and
returned to the University of Minnesota to become chair of the dental school’s
Materials Sciences, was named
Department of Preventive Sciences in mid-June.
associate editor for Journal for Dental
Feigal earned degrees in dentistry, pediatric dentistry, and completed his
Research.
doctoral training at the University of Minnesota in the 1970s.
During his 11 years at Michigan, Feigal was the director of the graduate Dr. Russell Taichman, associate
program in pediatric dentistry and head of the division of pediatric dentistry in professor in the Department of
the School’s Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry. He was also the Periodontics, Prevention, and
Samuel D. Harris Professor of Pediatric Dentistry and served as Associate Dean Geriatrics, received the Undergraduate
for Graduate Programs and Facilities. Research Opportunity Program’s
Recognition Award for Outstanding
Also of Interest... Research Mentorship. The award
recognized his mentoring contributions
Dr. Sharon Brooks has been named Dr. Charlotte Mistretta, professor of and developing future researchers and
editor of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, dentistry and the director of the School academic leaders.
the official journal of the International of Dentistry’s Oral Health Sciences
Association of Dentomaxillofacial PhD program, was recently named the Dr. Barbara Smith, an assistant professor
Radiology. Published six times annually, William R. Mann Professor of Dentistry in the Department of Periodontics,
the journal is the only one dedicated to by U-M Regents. Prevention, and Geriatrics, and director
this major field of interest. At its May of the School of Dentistry’s geriatric
meeting, the association agreed to fund On September 1, the following faculty dental programs, was elected secretary
an online subscription to the journal for members were awarded promotions: of the Geronotology and Geriatrics
the 66 poorest countries in the world, so Education Section during the annual
that their faculty and researchers could • Dr. Stephen Feinberg, Department meeting of the American Dental
obtain access to the journal. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Education Association in San Antonio.

INTERESTING
INTERESTS
Talk to faculty and staff at the School of Dentistry, or visit them at their
office or at a clinic, and sooner or later you learn of an interesting hobby
or pursuit that they have.
In some instances, the activity parallels a career. Others, however,
are engaged in activities away from the School that have no connection
to their professional roles.
On the following pages are examples of individuals with a range of
“interesting interests.”
Photo courtesy of Dr. Russell Taichman
Vacationing “up Dr. Russell S. Taichman

north” means Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics, Prevention,
Geriatrics
something totally Arctic Hiker
different to Dr. Russell Every summer since 1991, Taichman
S. Taichman. To him, and about 10 others each take a 70-pound
backpack with two weeks of food, clothing,
“up north” is WAY fuel, and emergency supplies – but no cell
north – the phones or radios. They’re oblivious to the
news. To navigate, they rely on a Global
Arctic Circle. Positioning Satellite system.
“The trips combine my interests in
history, natural history, and exploration,”
he said.
Hiking and occasionally kayaking,
sometimes up to 80 degrees north latitude
(the North Pole is 90 degrees north latitude),
Taichman sees breathtaking and barren
landscapes few have seen.
Recently, he found a dog skull he later
learned were the remains of the dog that
belonged to Admiral Robert E. Perry, the first
to explore the area. On another trip Taichman
discovered a waterfall that park rangers were
unaware of.
A map of the Arctic on his office wall
sports dozens of red, blue, green, and yellow
push pins showing a particular trip and areas
visited.
Sometimes his wife, Susan, accompanies
him. “But not this year,” he said. “She wanted
furniture for the house instead.”
This picture of Dr. Russell Taichman was taken in

2001 at Pangnitrung Fjord on Baffin Island at 66
degrees north latitude. “We just crossed the Arctic
Circle following a 16-day hike in nearby Auyuittuq
National Park,” he said. The park is often referred to
as “the Switzerland of the Arctic.”
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Dr. David Jacobson

Tucked in a corner of Director, Patient Admitting and
Emergency Services Clinic
Dr. David Jacobson’s Self-taught Musician & Instrument
office is “a cheap rock Repairman
and roll guitar,” as He plays throughout the day, as time

he described it, that permits. “I’m uncomfortable if I’m away from
a musical instrument too long,” he said.
he often plays. A self-taught musician, Jacobson first
learned to play the piano growing up in New
York City. “Music intuitively came to me as
naturally as language,” he said.
Jacobson also repairs and builds
instruments. Following a luthiery apprentice-
ship last summer, he began designing “the
better jazz guitar.”
Collecting musical instruments is also
in Jacobson’s repertoire – guitars, basses,
keyboards, drums, and other stringed
instruments such as the bouzouki, mandolin,
banjo, and sitar. So too is recording. Two
of his compositions were released on an
independently-produced CD entitled
Technicolor Motorhome 2000.
Although a picture of Frank Zappa
is pinned to a bulletin board in his office,
Jacobson especially admires the work of Larry
Carlton, a prolific guitarist who has recorded
numerous commercial soundtracks.
Jerry Mastey
Sylvia Bowman Ever wonder

Administrative Assistant, School of Dentistry Personnel Office
Dog Walker
who walks
It’s volunteers like Sylvia Bowman.
the animals
Four times a week, including five or that are cared
six hours on weekends, she walks dogs, of
all sizes, at the Humane Society of Huron for by your
Valley just outside Ann Arbor.
“I take them outdoors and walk them,
local humane
play ball with them, and give them an society?
opportunity to stretch their legs,” she said.
“I also try to make some of them more
sociable so people want to adopt them.”
Bowman’s interest in the program
began two years ago when she and her
husband wanted to adopt a dog. “I learned
more about the program and thought this
would be a fun opportunity to volunteer.
It’s great exercise, plus, I get paid in kisses!”
The best part of the program, she
said, “is seeing a dog go home with its new
family.”
Oh yes, the Bowmans did find the dog
they wanted – a beagle, named “Snoopy.”
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Jane Folske
Department Secretary, Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry
Sometimes a hobby Archer
or interest is acquired Just ask Jane Folske. She didn’t learn
to use a bow and arrow…until after she was
during childhood. married.
Other times, it’s later For the past 22 years, Folske has joined
her husband, Bruce, deer hunting nearly
in life. every weekend between early October and
late December. Other times, she’s practicing
or competing in archery leagues or three-
dimensional animal targets.
“During deer hunting season, I climb a
tree or hide in a camouflage blind. But even
if nothing happens,” she said, “I enjoy being
outdoors at daybreak, watching the sun rise,
and hearing and seeing the animals awaken.”
It took her three or four years to bag her
first deer with a bow.
Folske uses a 42-pound compound
bow and a 28-pound longbow. (“Pound”
describes how much force is used to pull
the string.)
Two years ago, Folske was asked by
the Michigan Bow Hunters Association to
participate in a 21-arrow salute memorial
service, honoring an archery legend. “Each
of us fired an arrow simultaneously. It was
impressive and an honor to be involved.”
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Debbie Montague “I’m a basket

Alumni Officer, Office of Alumni Relations
Basket Maker
case!” Debbie
Montague
For more than seven years she has been
making baskets of all kinds – flower, pumpkin, exclaims in
and recently, a fishing tackle basket that was
a gift to former Dean William Kotowicz.
jest as she
Although Montague said she wasn’t sure talks about
she would enjoy basket making when a friend
first suggested it, “I fell in love with it,” she said.
her passion
“I’ve always enjoyed working with my hands. – making
I think it started when I was seven and took
piano lessons for 10 years.” Later, Montague baskets.
made clothes for her daughter, Melissa, when
she was growing up.
In addition to weekly classes, Montague
and six friends get together every other week
to discuss and show their creations. She also
attends an annual convention in Grand Rapids.
Montague estimates she’s made more
than 150 baskets, all of them practical…and
durable. Depending on their size and strength
of the reeds that are used, her baskets can hold
between 20 to 40 pounds of goods or supplies.
“This is my way of unwinding at the end of
a day,” she said. “Everyone needs some kind of
release from work at the end of the day. And
this is it for me.”

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Christine Klausner
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics,
If you’re Prevention, and Geriatrics
looking Fashion Eyeglass Aficionado
for Chris She’s usually wearing fashion eyeglasses

whose frames have an assortment of colors –
Klausner at reds, blues, greens, or orange.
the dental “It’s my menopausal jewelry,” she said
with a laugh. “I don’t collect diamonds or
school, it’s gold, so I wear these instead.”
Recalling the first pair of eyeglasses
easy she wore as a fifth-grader – ones with thick,
to find her. black frames – Klausner said, “I hated them.
So when contacts first came out when I was
a high school senior, I bought those.”
Although she still wears contacts,
Klausner began searching for fashion eye wear
about four years ago. “I wanted something
with a splash. After favorable response to the
first pair from patients, students, and faculty,
I looked for another set. Now I have about
eight pairs. Since they cost only ten or twenty
dollars a pair, they’re affordable,” she said.
Klausner said her husband also keeps
an eye out for new glasses she might want
to wear. “Fashion doesn’t always have to be
clothes. It can be other things, like eyeglasses.
And that works for me.”
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John Drach
Professor of Dentistry, Department of Biologic and Materials
Sciences
Mug Collector
“Don Clewell suggested I put others

up, otherwise the shelf would fill with
books and papers and look cluttered,”
Drach said.
Drach took Clewell’s advice. Now he
has 20 mugs on his shelf.
His favorites include one from one
When John Drach
of his daughters about dads, one from
his granddaughter, another from Glacier
moved into his
National Park, and another from Wheaton office in 1986 after
College.
“The one in my hand is also a favorite,
becoming chair of
from the College of Pharmacy. My dad was
a pharmacist, my wife was a pharmacist,
the Department
and I was too,” he said. of Biologic and
Since 1966, Drach has been involved
in drug research, a professor at the College
Materials Sciences,
of Pharmacy, and teaches pharmacology to
dental and dental hygiene students. “So
he put a coffee
drugs really have been a part of my life, or mug on his shelf.
at least a significant part of it,” he said.

May 10, 2003
Graduation Day
Live a Life of Real Meaning and

Significance, G raduates Advised
Can three words make a difference in a person’s professional and
Keary Campbell
private life?
The speaker at this spring’s School of Dentistry commencement is
convinced they can.
Dr. Charles Bertolami, dean of the University of California School
of Dentistry in San Francisco, told graduates they have succeeded in
acquiring a considerable amount of information and transforming it into
knowledge.
But he cautioned knowledge and wisdom are not identical.
“Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom,” he said.
Bertolami’s challenge to graduates was to advance to the next level
Dr. Charles Bertolami, Dean of the and “take that knowledge and transform it, if you can, into wisdom.”
UCSF School of Dentistry He said that’s possible by remembering what he called “the three
magic words – discernment, feeling, and faith.”
All are interrelated.
Describing discernment as the ability to see the truth that is acquired
by living, Bertolami told graduates, “If you’re going to be an effective
practitioner, you have to accept that all people are incredibly discerning…
especially patients (who) are exquisitely effective in figuring out
everything they need to know about you and doing it with unbelievable
speed.”

Graduation Day Bertolami added that earning a degree is more than possessing a body of
knowledge. “People also see you as caring, compassionate, honest, fair, and
good.” If that’s not the case, he said, “this will be discovered and rediscovered
Dr. Bertolami’s Remarks about you hundreds and thousands of times by patients and colleagues alike.”
on School Web site Physical and emotional responses to perceptions, he said, create feelings.
You can hear Dr. Charles Bertolami’s Suppressing feelings is sometimes necessary, Bertolami said. But doing
commencement remarks in their entirety so continuously, he cautioned, “is an extremely dangerous game. Once we get
on the U-M School of Dentistry’s Web site: comfortable hardening ourselves in one context, it can get out of control…and
www.dent.umich.edu. diminish our humanity.”
On the homepage, click the text that Finally, he advised students to have faith, or confidence, not just in themselves
reads, “Graduation 2003.” Headlines or in others, but in something greater. “Everything depends on you being a part
and photographs of each speaker will of something and a part of something big,” he said. For those who were unsure,
then appear as will the time of each Bertolami advised them to “believe in the excellence and superiority of truth over
speaker’s remarks.
untruth. That’s a start.”
You can listen to his remarks and those of Discernment, feeling, and faith, he said will help students make a successful
other speakers in any order you choose. transition from dental school and “will lead you to a life of real meaning and
significance.”
Kotowicz Praised by UCSF

Dental School Dean
Keary Campbell
Knowing that Dr. William Kotowicz would soon be

stepping down as dean of the U-M School of Dentistry three
weeks after graduation (but remaining a member of the
faculty), Dr. Charles Bertolami took a moment in his address
to praise his friend.
“For the graduates of this institution, the University of
Michigan, you should feel especially grateful because you’re
graduating from a dental school that is inarguably, one of
the finest in the entire world,” Bertolami said.
“There is no one who knows dental education anywhere
in the world who, if asked to name the top three dental
institutions in the world, would not include the University
of Michigan,” he said. “You can’t appreciate this if the only
Because of renovations to Hill Auditorium, the dental school you know is Michigan. But go someplace else
School of Dentistry’s graduation was held at for a change and you’ll come back feeling extremely grateful.”
the Power Center for the Performing Arts. Hill “I’m saying this,” he joked, “as a person who himself
Auditorium is scheduled to reopen in January graduated from The Ohio State University.”
following nearly $39 million of renovations Bertolami said Kotowicz “has devoted his entire career
during the past two years. to this institution and along, with the faculty, has brought it
to the eminence it now enjoys.”

Graduation Day
Distinguished Service Award
to Dr. James Avery
Keary Campbell
“I loved teaching students…and I also want to thank them for using some of
my textbooks,” Dr. James Avery joked after receiving the Distinguished Service
Award.
A professor of dentistry, Avery retired from active faculty status in 1991 after
an illustrious 37-year career that began at the School of Dentistry in 1954 as an
assistant professor.
During his career he contributed to teaching, service, and research at the
School of Dentistry and the Medical School. He also held important administrative
positions, including chair of the Department of Oral Biology (1977-1986), was a
member of the executive committee (1962-1965), and served as president of the
International Association for Dental Research from 1974 to 1975.
As he thanked those who contributed to his success, Avery paid tribute to
Dody, his wife of 53 years. “She told me I ought to stand up and smile, shut up,
and sit down,” he said. After laughter and affectionate applause from the crowded Dr. James Avery
auditorium subsided, he continued, “Dody, I’m going to do just that.”
In addition to winning many honors and awards, Avery wrote more than 130
articles for publication, wrote and edited three textbooks, served on the editorial
advisory board for the Journal of Dental Research, and was a scientific reviewer
for several dental and oral health care publications.
The Class
Teaching Awards to
Richards, Kerschbaum, and Dowson of 2003
You’ve undoubtedly heard the remark, “Records were meant to be broken.”
In one case, that may not be true.
96 DDS degrees
Dr. Philip Richards received the Paul Gibbons Award for the 10th consecutive
year…a feat that may never be equaled, much less surpassed. 32 Bachelor of Science
The annual award from dental students recognizes a teacher for his or her degrees in dental hygiene
outstanding teaching during the four years they, as students, were in the predoctoral
program.
Richards, a clinical associate professor in the Department of Periodontics,
11 Master’s degrees
Prevention, and Geriatrics, talked about his life and success in detail in the Fall
2002 DentalUM (pages 36-41). 1 PhD
Professor Wendy Kerschbaum, director of the dental hygiene programs, and
Deborah Dowson, adjunct clinical instructor, were co-recipients of the Outstanding
Instructor of the Year Award presented by graduating dental hygiene students.
More information about the award presented to Kerschbaum and Dowson
appears in the Dental Hygiene section of this issue (page 58).
The remarks of all three and their advice to students can be heard on the
School’s Web site www.dent.umich.edu.

Graduation Day
Dental Class President:
Keary Campbell
“Aloha”
In their farewell address, it’s customary for dental senior class presidents to
say “goodbye” to their classmates.
Not this year.
Instead, dental senior class president Aleco Tujios, concluded his remarks
with one word, “Aloha,” and slowly walked away from the podium.
Saying “aloha” is the Hawaiian word for “hello” and “until we meet again,”
the Hawaiian-raised Tujios said, “As the ancient Hawaiians didn’t believe in saying
goodbye, I will not say goodbye to my class. Aloha.”
Before he concluded his remarks, Tujios, told classmates that “in moving out
of the protective confines of the dental school…the future care of our patients
lies solely in our own hands….It’s time for us to move on and take on new
Dental senior class president Aleco Tujios.
responsibilities.”
Tujios enters the U-M pediatric dentistry program this fall.
His remarks can be heard on the School’s Web site: www.dent.umich.edu.
Keary Campbell
O ver the past decade, the
Norman Mette Foundation has
provided $385,000 in scholarships
to U-M dental students. The
Mette Foundation also supports
scholarships at the U-M
Medical School. Dean William
Kotowicz publicly thanked Karl
Schetten-helm, a member of the
Foundation’s board of directors,
for their support of the School of
Dentistry and the University at this
Karl Schettenhelm spring’s commencement. Several
weeks earlier, the Foundation
received the Universit y of
Michigan’s James B. Angell
Presidential Society Recognition
Award for gifts totaling more than
$1.6 million.

Graduation Day
Keary Campbell Keary Campbell
Prior to receiving their dental degrees, brothers Robert and William Oral Health Sciences doctoral student Christopher Kazor is robed by Drs.
Stevenson began commencement ceremonies singing the National Walter Loesche and Charlotte Mistretta.
Anthem.
A proud moment for Dr. Thomas Pink, a member of the School’s Alumni Society With his seven-month-old son, Sammy, in his arms, dental student
Board of Governors, as he robes his son, Michael, just prior to being awarded his Stephen Sterlitz is about to receive his dental degree. Also wanting to
dental degree. participate in the ceremony, to the surprise of Dr. Marilyn Woolfolk (left)
and Dr. Dennis Turner (right), are Sterlitz’s two other sons, 3-1/2-year-old
Stephen (left) and 1-1/2-year-old Mitchell (back to camera).
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NERB Changes Benefit Dental Students
Eligible for Licensing by Graduation
May graduation ceremonies were

doubly sweet for the Class of 2003.
Not only did dental students walk
off stage with a DDS degree, they also
knew the results of their NERB scores
earlier than they had before.
The benefit? Graduates were able
to begin their careers months earlier
than in the past.
Before
Since 1969, the Northeast
Regional Board (NERB) has
developed, administered, scored,
and reported the results of tests taken
by dental students.
Tests were given on two
consecutive days, typically in late
April. Both days, students might
spend a total of 12 or 13 hours on the tests, not only taking Under the old schedule, Turner noted, if a student learned
them, but also setting up for the test and cleaning up. they had to re-take one or more sections of the test, they
They would not learn the results until late June or early couldn’t do so until mid-August. “By then, they might be
July. If a retake of one or both sections of the test was enrolled in a graduate program, or AEGD program, or even in
necessary, the earliest that could be done was in mid-August. the military which could make rescheduling impossible until
Beginning in the fall of 2002, the U-M School of Dentistry nearly a year after they graduated.” In addition, candidates
participated in a pilot program that changed all that. who were entering private practice would have to put their
lives on “hold” for months.
New Changes
U-M was one of five of 22 dental schools in NERB’s Now a Degree and a License to Practice
jurisdiction that took advantage of the program that allowed “This new schedule gives students peace of mind and
students to take the first part of their NERB exam in September allows them to begin their careers much earlier,” he said.
and the second part this past March. Opportunities to retake For the School of Dentistry, this meant that 100 percent of
the exam were also available. the graduates who took the exam were eligible for licensure
NERB launched the pilot project following approval of a by commencement ceremonies in May.
resolution by the ADA’s House of Delegates that urged NERB Turner praised his staff for their efforts.
and other testing organizations to work with dental school “This success did not come without a great deal of effort
educators to see if there was a way to improve the process. and dedication on the part of staff members in the office
“We participated because we thought the new timetable of patient services,” he said. “The exam was given on the
would benefit our students,” said Dr. Dennis Turner, assistant weekend and many of our staff worked the evening before
dean for patient services. His office worked closely with the exam and then put in 15 hour days on both Saturday and
NERB to schedule and administer the exam at the U-M School Sunday. They took a real personal interest in the success of
of Dentistry. our students.”

DENTAL HYGIENE
Graduation
Anne Gwozdek Receives
Outstanding Alumnae Award
Anne Gwozdek, a member of the School of Dentistry’s Alumni
Society Board of Governors who earned her dental hygiene degree at
U-M in 1973, was the recipient of this year’s Outstanding Alumnae
Award at spring graduation.
2003
Presented by the U-M Dental Hygienists’ Alumnae Association,
the award honors an individual who has made significant contributions
to the dental hygiene profession.
Jemma Allor, president of the organization, said that “anyone who
meets Anne is instantly drawn to her positive outlook, vibrant energy,
and winning attitude.”
Gwozdek, as president of the Michigan Dental Hygienists’
Association (1999-2000), helped to expand the number of seats on
Anne Gwozdek (right) receives the Outstanding Alumnae
the state’s Board of Dentistry to include two members of the dental Award from U-M Dental Hygienists’ Alumnae Association president
hygiene profession, Allor said. Jemma Allor.
Working in private practice and as an adjunct clinical instructor
at the School of Dentistry, Allor said Gwozdek was also involved
with a task force that led to legislation that allows dental hygienists to
administer local anesthesia following 15 hours of classroom instruction
and 14 hours of clinical training. [DentalUM, Spring & Summer 2003,
pages 48-49.]
“I’m honored and humbled to receive this award,” Gwozdek said.
Recalling donning cap and gown to participate in her own
graduation ceremonies 30 years ago, she added, “little did I know at
that time what an impact my years here would have on my personal
and professional life.”
She said the education she received at the School of Dentistry
“opened the doors of employment opportunities and career
advancement, enhanced my love of lifelong learning, and provided
me with unprecedented respect among my patients and peers.”
Gwozdek encouraged graduates to remain involved with the
School after graduating.

DENTAL HYGIENE
Outstanding Instructor Award
to Kerschbaum and Dowson
The Dental Hygiene Class of 2003 presented its
Outstanding Instructor of the Year Award to Wendy
Kerschbaum and Deborah Dowson at spring commencement
ceremonies.
Senior dental hygiene class president Richelle Pipski said
“it was so difficult to decide on a single candidate that my
classmates and I chose to bestow it upon two instructors.”
Pipski said Kerschbaum was not only “an integral part of Call for
our dental hygiene careers as an instructor, but also a guidance
counselor, sounding board, and, most of all, our friend.”
Members…
Dowson was “ever so patient, she has taught us to be
The Dental Hygienists’ Alumnae
patient with ourselves,” Pipski said.
Association is looking for members
The remarks of Pipski, Kerschbaum, and Dowson can be
who would like to serve on its
heard in their entirety on the School’s Web site www.dent.
Executive Board beginning in 2005.
umich.edu.
In addition to arranging
Dental hygiene homecoming activities, the DHAA
senior class stays current on dental hygiene issues
president at the School and sponsors various
Richelle Pipski
functions for DH students. It also
(right) and
Professor Wendy selects a recipient of the Outstanding
Kerschbaum. Alumnae Award that is presented each
year at commencement.
DHAA meetings are held
quarterly, generally at the School
of Dentistry. For more information,
please contact Debbie Montague in
the School of Dentistry’s Office of
Deborah Alumni Relations at (734) 764-6856.
Dowson thanks
dental hygiene
graduates for
the award they
presented to
her.

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Alumnus Profile
Photo courtesy of ADA News. © 2001 American Dental Association
Playing an
important role in
shaping the U.S.
Surgeon General’s
Report on Oral
Health
Director, Division of Oral Health,
Dr. William Centers for Disease Control and
Maas
Prevention
Assistant Surgeon General, U.S.
Public Health Service (retired)
In this photo, taken in the spring of 2001, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher presented Dr. William
Maas with the Surgeon General’s medallion for his work as the chief dental officer of the U.S. Public
Health Service. The medallion is the highest award bestowed by the U.S. Surgeon General.
s president of the dental class of 1973, William monitor oral health and establish guidelines for infection
Maas challenged classmates in his farewell address. control in clinical dental settings.
He urged them to develop a personal or professional Two years ago he retired as an Assistant Surgeon General
statement of purpose, or identify with a personal mission, so after 28 years of service as a commissioned officer in the U.S.
that they eventually would find themselves providing oral Public Health Service.
health care in a system that was shaped with their personal He also played a major role in shaping the groundbreaking
input. report focusing on the state of oral health in America issued
Since leaving the School of Dentistry, Dr. William Maas three years ago by the U.S. Surgeon General.
has helped to shape the direction of oral health care.
Today, Maas directs the Division of Oral Health in Change of Direction
the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and So how did the Detroit-area native wind up in an
Health Promotion with the Centers for Disease Control and influential policy shaping role?
Prevention in Atlanta. “When I entered the University of Michigan School of
The division’s programs extend the use of proven Dentistry in 1969, I wanted to become a solo practitioner in
strategies to prevent oral diseases, assist state oral health the Detroit area after earning my dental degree,” Maas said
programs, and build the evidence base for preventive during a telephone interview from his Atlanta office.
strategies through research and program evaluation. Division But by the time he actually received his DDS in 1973,
programs also strengthen state and national abilities to his plans were beginning to change.
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“I wasn’t ready to settle down,” he said with a chuckle, health care is administered so that people could get the proper
“so I joined the Indian Health Service, in part, as an adventure, preventive services and dental care they needed,” Maas
but mostly to provide oral health care to a community of continued. “It also broadened my perspective. I was not just
individuals who needed it, in this case at the Public Health responsible for treating individuals, I also had responsibility
Service’s Indian Hospital in Pine Ridge, South Dakota.” for treating a community of patients.”
For three years he provided clinical services in hospitals During these assignments, Maas determined that there
and remote field clinics, directed a team of four dentists and was not a solid evidence base to answer many of the questions
seven assistants, provided a broad scope of services in five that he had while making clinical treatment decisions or
clinics to a large population on a vast, medically isolated determining clinic and program policies. He sought advance
reservation, evaluated community needs, and planned and training in health policy and management.
implemented innovative school- and community-based
prevention programs that were later used as models for Indian Advancing Professionally
Health Service policies. In 1982, Maas earned a Master of Public Health degree
By 1978, Maas was director of dental services for the from Harvard’s School of Public Health and, a year later,
Indian Health Service in Aberdeen, South Dakota. another master’s degree from Harvard, this time in Health
There he directed a dental program providing clinical Policy and Management.
care and community health services for 57,000 persons in From 1983 to 1984, he was a dental public health resident
nine hospitals and 17 ambulatory care sites. He was also in the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General and subsequently
responsible for strategic planning, resource allocation, became board-certified in dental public health.
maintaining clinical data bases for program evaluation, and By 1987, Maas became assistant chief in the dental
transferring scientific knowledge to interdisciplinary health services branch of the Indian Health Service. He was
workers to use in community clinics. now responsible for developing and evaluating IHS dental
programs, allocating resources, and guiding nearly 300
Ypsilanti Head Start Memories dentists and more than 400 other personnel who served nearly
His response to challenges while working in South 1 million patients in 27 states.
Dakota, and even more recently in his national leadership In 1989, Maas became the first dentist to be assigned to
roles, were strongly influenced by memories of his dental the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality. He served
school days. in several positions, including acting chief of the scientific
“I remember Bob Bagramian, Emerson Robinson, myself, review branch and deputy director of the extramural program
and several others screening four- and five-year-olds who were that addressed issues of cost, quality, and access.
in the Head Start program on the outskirts of Ypsilanti. I was In his roles, Maas was the principal advisor to staff and
struck by how much dental disease this group of children had agency leaders about developing and disseminating scientific,
compared to others we had seen in the city,” he said. policy-relevant information needed by patients, clinicians,
More than three years after the Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health
was issued, Maas said its findings “are as robust now as they were then.”
The reason for the disparities, he learned, was due to the purchasers, health plans, and policy makers so they could
fluoridation of the city’s water supply. make better oral health care decisions.
It was during his second year at Pine Ridge that Maas’s “These three issues – cost, quality, and access – these are
experiences in Ypsilanti resurfaced. the three issues we all face in the oral health delivery system,”
“I didn’t really forget them,” he said, “but I don’t think I Maas said. “But there are a lot of tradeoffs that have to be
appreciated them as much until I was in South Dakota where made in these areas in moving the system forward, which can
I saw high levels of dental disease.” be better understood by research.”
“That motivated me even more to see what policy changes Maas’s experiences were setting the stage for something
could be made at local, state, or national levels in how oral even bigger.

Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health other health care providers, and others. We hope this report
In May 1997, he was selected as Chief Dental Officer is an opportunity for everyone involved in providing oral
of the Public Health Service and was promoted to the rank health care to improve cross-collaboration so that, in the end,
of Assistant Surgeon General. In this role, he provided the public receives the oral health care it deserves.”
leadership for, and coordination of, Public Health Service More than three years after the report was issued, Maas
dental programs and professional affairs for the Office of said its findings “are as robust now as they were then.”
the Surgeon General and the U.S. Department of Health and Among the report’s major conclusions: oral health
Human Services. means much more than healthy teeth, oral health is a
component of overall health, and that safe and effective
measures exist to prevent the most common dental diseases
“When I first became involved (caries and periodontal disease), but these have not been
with this report (the U.S. Surgeon applied as widely as possible which, in turn, has resulted in
profound oral health disparities in the U.S. today.
General’s Report on Oral Health), Maas said now that the detailed report has been public for
I was a one of three individuals more than three years he is pleased that organized dentistry “is
using it as a vehicle to advocate to local, state, and national
responsible for developing an policymakers what needs to be done to achieve the goal of
outline and providing context and appropriate oral health care for everyone.”
Two years ago, Maas received the Distinguished Service
structure.”
Medal, the U.S. Public Health Service’s highest award, for
his “distinguished career and his dedication to improving the
A short time later, Maas became a member of the project oral health of the nation and reducing health disparities.”
team that prepared the first report from the Surgeon General In citing his achievements as director of the Division
about the state of oral health care in America. of Oral Health with the Centers for Disease Control, the
“When I first became involved with this report, I was a commendation said, “Dr. Maas is concluding his remarkable
one of three individuals responsible for developing an outline career with a strong finish. His management of a major
and providing context and structure,” he said. The other two health program and contributions to dental public health
members were Dr. Caswell Evans, projector director and leave behind a large legacy.”
executive editor, and Dr. Dushanka Kleinman, co-executive Looking back on a 30-year career, it’s safe to say Dr.
editor and deputy director of the National Institute of Dental William Maas has, indeed, practiced what he advocated.
and Craniofacial Research.
“The last three months before the report was issued,
Jerry Mastey
we worked almost night and day to determine the best way

to sequence the contents of the report, how much detail we
would include, and other factors,” Maas said.
“We had Surgeon General, Dr. David Satcher, reviewing
copy and giving us feedback, as well as public health agencies
and many others.” As chief dental officer, Maas oversaw the
Department’s review and final editing of the report.
The report was issued May 25, 2000.
Report’s Themes Still Valid

“This report is about oral health, not dentistry. It’s a
report about a health issue, not a professional issue. That
distinction merits mention,” Maas said.
“While the dental profession does have the most interest Dr. William Maas (center) was among those at the School of Dentistry’s
Homecoming tailgate at the U-M golf course prior to the Michigan-Houston
in oral health, there are others who are involved in oral health game on Saturday, Sept. 6. With him are Dean Peter Polverini (left) and Maas’
including program administrators, policymakers, physicians, father, Larry.
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Selected Highlights
Education
• Master of Science, Harvard University (1983)
• Master of Public Health, Harvard University (1982)
• General Practice Residency, Indian Health Service (1978)
• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Michigan (1973)
Professional
• Director, Division of Oral Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(1998-present)
• Chief Dental Officer, U.S. Public Health Service (1997-2001)
• Senior Dental Advisor (Chief Dental Officer), Agency for Health Care Policy and
Research (1989-1998)
• Assistant Chief, Dental Services Branch, Indian Health Service (1987-1989)
• Chief, Area Dental Services Branch, Aberdeen area (South Dakota) Indian Health Service
(1978-1981)
Honors and Awards

• Distinguished Service Medal, U.S. Public Health Service (2001)
• President’s Award, American Dental Association (2001)
• Surgeon General’s Medallion, Office of the U.S. Surgeon General (2001)
• Carl A. Schlack Award, Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S. (1998)
• Jack D. Robertson Award, Public Health Service “Dentist of the Year” (1994)
• Meritorious Service Award, U.S. Public Health Service (1989)
Professional Affiliations
• American Association of Public Health Dentistry (1976-present)
• American Association of Public Health Dentistry, Vice President, President-elect,
President, Past president (2000-2003)
• American Dental Association (1969-present)
• American Dental Association, Consultant, Council on Governmental Affairs; Council on
Access, Prevention, and Interprofessional Relations; Delegate, 4th District, House of
Delegates (1997-2001)
• American College of Dentists (1994-present)
• American Public Health Association (1978-present)
• Commissioned Officers Association of the USPHS, Member, National Board of Directors
(1989-1994)
• Reviewer, Journal of the American Dental Association and other journals

A New Tool for Dentists?
U-M Professor Helping ADA Develop
Evidence-Based Dentistry
“It’s just one piece of the oral “It’s an extension of the ADA’s
health care puzzle. We’re trying to policy that empowers dentists
give dentists a new tool they can to make decisions that take
use in their daily quest of providing into account several factors
quality oral health care to patients. – the preferences of their
This tool will summarize all the patients, the medical and
scientific evidence pertaining to dental histories of each patient,
clinical problems they face on a and the clinical expertise of
daily basis.” the dentist,” he said. However,
That’s how Dr. Amid Ismail Ismail also emphasized what
describes the work of the ADA’s evidence-based dentistry is not.
Interagency Task Force on Evidence- “It is not about reimbursement or
Based Dentistry. deciding what procedures should be
Ismail, a professor in the Department of covered by dental insurance companies. It is not
Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics, is a a ‘cookbook’ approach to dentistry. It is not designed to
consultant to the committee. replace the way dentists now practice,” he said.
For about two years, committee members have discussed According to the ADA, evidence-based dentistry
ways to develop the concept of evidence-based dentistry “requires the judicious integration of systematic assessments
(EBD) as a roadmap of useful procedures ADA members of clinically relevant scientific evidence.”
might want to consider and possibly use in their daily work. Put another way, EBD examines scientific evidence
Although evidence-based dentistry is relatively new in pertaining to oral health care and dentistry in a disciplined,
the U.S., it’s frequently used in medicine and nursing and methodical, unbiased manner. Information, or evidence, that
commonly used in some European countries. appears in journal publications is summarized and presented
Ismail’s earlier experiences and insights are helping the in a way that mitigates biases inherent in that information.
committee develop a possible roadmap. That will be achieved by following a set of predetermined
“I had major EBD experience working with the Canadian protocols about how to extract the information. The reader will
Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination and also also be informed about other aspects of the evidence including
helped develop the concept of evidence-based dentistry prior how it is evaluated and the number of reliable evaluators that
to coming to Michigan,” he said. “I understand the logistics were used to extract the information.
that make a dental practice work and what goes on daily in For example, a recent systematic review on treating oral
a dental practice.” mucositis after chemotherapy found that current evidence
favors using ice chips rather than medication, such as
What It Is…What It Is Not chlorehexidine, to reduce the risk of developing inflammation
In a nutshell, Ismail said that evidence-based dentistry and ulcers. Dentists might then advise patients that a cup of ice
is about the scientific basis behind clinical practices. during chemotherapy might prevent potential problems later.

In short, in evidence-based dentistry, a question is
defined, information about a question is gathered, organized,
and evaluated. Possible outcomes are assessed and then that
information would be made accessible to dentists online. “It’s just one piece of the oral
“Each practitioner can then decide what to do with that
health care puzzle. We’re
information in a given situation by also taking into account
other important factors – their education, experiences, and trying to give dentists a new
patient preferences,” he said. tool they can use in their
The Role of Technology daily quest of providing
Technology will play an important role in shaping quality oral health care
evidence-based dentistry.
Already information is available to dentists and patients
to patients. This tool will
on the Internet, World Wide Web, and from print publications. summarize all the scientific
But the sheer volume of that information presents challenges.
evidence pertaining to
A patient with a specific condition may use the Internet
and the Web to investigate and collect numerous articles, clinical problems they face
reports, and data about that situation. However, a dentist on a daily basis.”
might not be able to read and digest all the information that is
published monthly because of other responsibilities including
running an office and providing oral health care to hundreds Dr. Amid Ismail, professor of dentistry
or thousands of patients. and consultant to ADA’s Interagency
Evidence-based dentistry could be a dentist’s “edge.” Task Force on Evidence-Based Dentistry.
“A practitioner could go online, type a phrase about
a procedure or condition, ask a question, and then get a
summary of unbiased information from a Web site that we’re
planning to develop,” Ismail said. information, and invite dentists to submit questions on an
As information is retrieved, dentists could “discuss” it array of topics. That, in turn, will help the group identify
online using message boards, provide commentary, and share major oral health care issues.
their insights and experiences with one another. “The ADA policy on evidence-based dentistry is a
prudent and thorough approach to serving dentists and their
What’s Next patients which, I believe, will be a model for others to follow,”
In the months ahead, Ismail said the EBD committee will Ismail said. “It’s an exciting venture. I’m glad to be a part
develop lists of credible, authoritative sources of information of it and working with so many great people through an
dentists can rely on, summarize clinical and scientific organization of the ADA’s stature.”

DEPARTMENT REPORT
Keary Campbell
arlier this year I was appointed Goals

chair of the Department of Our immediate plan is to recruit
Biologic and Materials new faculty members to replace
Sciences (BMS) after Dr. several individuals who are retiring.
Christian Stohler left to become Searches are currently underway for a
Dean of the University of Maryland microbiologist as well as two clinical
School of Dentistry. In addition to track faculty. In the near future, a
his many achievements here, Dr. national search will be launched to
Stohler was well-known internationally recruit a new department chair.
for his investigations of oral-facial A second goal is to increase
pain disorders. In fact his work, opportunities for clinical faculty
described in the Spring & Summer to have access to research in the
2002 issue of DentalUM (page department that will result in greater
67), was featured in the May 23, interaction among basic scientists and
2003 issue of Newsweek magazine. clinicians. By taking advantage of the
As I read the article, it was broad expertise possessed by our basic
Robert Bradley,
interesting to note that one quote from science and clinical faculty members,
Chair Dr. Stohler that was highlighted in I anticipate we will be able to develop
that issue of Newsweek was a remark new opportunities for clinical research.
similar to one he delivered at the first These goals will be important in
Roberts Professorship in Dentistry strengthening an already outstanding
lecture last fall here at our School. department with expertise in several
At that time, he said that in about areas of biologic and materials sciences
10 or 15 years patients would be taking and enhancing the reputation of this
“predictive tests that will show what department. My hope is that this
will or will not work” based on the will bolster our competitive edge
genetic makeup of each individual and in recruiting excellent faculty and
that drugs will be custom-designed sustaining our exceptional funding
for individuals based on their genetic record, which I will describe a bit later
composition. [DentalUM, Spring & in this report.
Summer 2003, page 44.] Prior to leaving, Dr. Stohler
Obviously, all of us wish him recruited Dr. James Simmer to our
well in his new venture in life. With department as an associate professor
this change in department leadership, of prosthodontics. Dr. Simmer, who
I would like to use this opportunity to earned his dental degree from the
outline some of my plans. University of Michigan in 1980, later
obtained his doctorate in 1990 from
Wayne State University School of
Medicine.
Before arriving at Michigan to begin

teaching, Dr. Simmer was an associate Drs. Mooney and Cun-Yu Wang department. Other Prosthodontic
professor in pediatric dentistry at the received the William J. Gies Award faculty featured included Dr. Michael
University of Texas Health Science during the 2003 meeting of the American Razzoog, and Dr. Dong-Ho Lee.
Center in San Antonio. His research Association for Dental Research [see Dr. Rob Schumacher a second-
interests focus on tooth development, DentalUM, Fall 2002, page 70]. This year prosthodontic graduate student
enamel and dentin formation, and the award is presented for the best paper presented a poster on “Custom
molecular genetics of developmental published in the Journal of Dental Designed Zirconium Crowns for
abnormalities of tooth development Research during the preceeding year. Implant-Retained Restorations.”
such as amelogenesis imperfecta. Yours truly received the Max Mozell Last October, the department
Award for Outstanding Achievement hosted an open house to show what the
Department Awards in the Chemical Senses presented at students in the Graduate Prosthodontic
and Honors the Association for Chemoreception Clinic are doing. It was also a time to
During the past year, several Sciences in April 2003 [see this issue of re-establish connections with alumni
members of our department have been DentalUM, page 45, for more details]. and friends and tour the facility to see
honored for their achievements. Dr. Charlotte Mistretta was named what exciting things are occurring.
Dr. Don Clewell received the the William R. Mann Professor of Participants also attended a seminar
Distinguished Faculty Achievement Dentistry for her outstanding leadership that featured presentations by two of
Award from the Horace Rackham and nationally recognized achievement our graduate students. A presentation
School of Graduate Studies [see in research, teaching, and service. by Dr. Nicholas Tselios was entitled
DentalUM, Fall 2002, page 33] as At the annual Faculty Awards “Introduction of the Maxillofacial
well as the Distinguished Faculty Banquet this spring, dental students Prosthodontist.” Dr. Maha Al-Reyahi
Lectureship Award in Biomedical honored prosthodontic faculty. spoke on “Implant Complications.”
Research [see this issue, page 45]. Dr. Geoffrey Gerstner, Dr. Maira
Dr. John Drach was inducted as Rodriguez, Dr. Jose Delgado and Dr. Research
President of the International Society Alessandra Macedo were recognized This has been a banner year for
for Antiviral Research [see DentalUM, for their teaching. Dr. Kenneth May and research funding for the department.
Fall 2002, page 32] and was also elected Dr. William Godwin were recognized During the past three years faculty
a Fellow of the American Association for their volunteer work during the have been very successful in obtaining
for the Advancement of Science. annual summer mouth guard clinic. funding from a number of agencies (see
Dr. Josef Kolling was elected Several prosthodontic faculty Figure 1 on the next page). The total
vice president of the Michigan Dental members participated in the Nobel amount received is at a record level for
Association. Next year, he will become Biocare World Conference entitled, us, about $7 million as of press time,
president-elect and, in 2005, president “Today’s Standard for Patient Care,” and has been steadily increasing during
of the organization. this spring. Dr. Brien Lang was a the past four years (see Figure 2 on the
Dr. David Mooney was named in member of the Scientific Committee next page).
the February issue of the Massachusetts that designed the educational program While about 50% of the funding
Institute of Technology Review as which included more than 50 speakers comes from the National Institute of
among people to watch in 10 emerging from around the world. Dental and Craniofacial Research
technologies that the magazine predicts His lecture also highlighted (NIDCR), other institutes at the
will change the world. research from many members of the National Institutes of Health are the

Selected Faculty and
Christopher Nosrat
My research involves working with a family of
related proteins known as neurotrophic factors. They play
major roles in the survival, development, maturation and
regeneration of nerve cells in the central and peripheral
nervous systems. Members of our team have shown that
different classes of neurotrophic factors are important for
connectivity and development of teeth and the peripheral
taste system in both rodents and humans.
We have also established culture-dish and in vivo
models for tooth innervation to understand how teeth become
innervated and how we can develop therapies for idiopathic
dental pain. We are also using transgenic mouse technology
to generate new animal models to study target tissue-nerve
interactions and to possibly generate mice with supertasting
source of 31% of the funding. The rest comes from capabilities. We also use microarray technology to find out
other sources, both national and local. what genes are important for the structural integrity of the
This diversity of funding sources reflects the peripheral taste system.
wide area of expertise members of our faculty A second project in the lab utilizes cells derived from
possess. Interestingly many investigators have the dental pulp to develop repair strategies for spinal cord
been successfully funded for a number of years injury and neurodegenerative diseases (such as Parkinson’s
with successive competing renewals of the same disease). Specific cells from the dental pulp produce an
grant proposal. array of neurotrophic factors. We have shown that grafting
For example, Drs. Clewell, Mistretta, and such cells into spinal cord injury models improves the
myself have obtained funds for the same basic condition and rescues the motoneurons (nerve cells that
project for 18, 15 and 17 years, respectively, control movement) from death. Work with cell culture and
representing long-term commitments to research animal models of Parkinson’s disease is ongoing. We aim
in the dental school. Because of the wide range to develop an autologous grafting technique in which cells
of scientific expertise of the department faculty, from the dental pulp could be utilized for transplantation into
research is being conducted on a number of the brain of the same patient.
subjects. Some examples of these different interests
are described on the next two pages. Charlotte Mistretta
I’ve asked some members of our faculty to My lab is interested in learning how sensory nerves find their
provide information about the research they’re way to particular regions of the tongue during development.
conducting here at the School of Dentistry. Their Specifically, we want to know how nerves that innervate taste
descriptions are provided.

Their Research
organs and nerves that innervate touch and pain receptors families with inherited tooth defects, such as amelogenesis
can initially grow into the tongue in a common bundle, imperfecta, dentinogenesis imperfecta, and familial tooth
and then find their way to neighboring but separate lingual agenesis, and characterize the genetic mutations that are
sense organs. We’re conducting experiments to answer this the source of their tooth defects. We are currently making
question: What aspects of the developing tongue might attract knockout mice for enamelin and kallikrein-4, which will give
specific nerves to specific regions in the tongue? us a better understanding of the functions of these proteins
Goals are to test hypotheses about how the family of during tooth formation. The term “knockout” refers to the
neurotrophin molecules modifies neurophysiology of the fact that a particular gene is removed or knocked out of the
neurons in sensory ganglia, to discern molecules that regulate genome to then see what happens.
papilla development, and to determine effects of regulatory
molecules and target tissues on functional differentiation of Dennis Lopatin
innervating ganglia. In vitro approaches are used, including a My laboratory studies the interrelationships between
compartment culture system for embryonic ganglion explants infection and immunity. Studies have included evaluations
to permit separate molecular maintenance of the neuron cell of host immunity during periodontal therapy, relationships
body, or soma, versus the neurites that grow from the soma, between oral and systemic health, and interactions between
and subsequent electrophysiological recording, and organ oral pathogens and the host that define disease outcomes.
cultures of the entire embryonic rat tongue. These in vitro Current investigations are good examples of what’s known
systems make possible study of molecular affects on cell as a “clinic to bench to clinic approach.”
function in the developing taste system. Such studies are Clinical studies revealed that healthy subjects had higher
essential for a full understanding of how neural circuits form levels of antibodies to bacterial stress proteins than patients
in the sense of taste, which motivates our food choices and with periodontal disease. With the assistance of Allison
thereby mediates healthy or unhealthy diet patterns. Combs, laboratory investigations revealed that these proteins
modified inflammatory responses, apparently making patients
James P. Simmer more susceptible to disease. As part of her doctoral work
My principal research goal is to understand the genetic in our laboratory, Dr. Domenica Sweier is now studying the
and biochemical mechanisms of tooth development, nature of the protective antibodies in patients. These findings
particularly dental enamel formation. Working with will lead to new tests to identify patients at risk for developing
colleagues at Michigan State University, we extract disease, as well as therapeutics for intervention.
developing teeth from pigs, isolate developing pig enamel In related studies, Dr. Charles E. Shelburne is studying
teeth to characterize proteins important for normal tooth the response of microbial pathogens to host anti-microbial
development, and then identify the cDNAs and genes that proteins. It is anticipated that these studies will lead to a better
encode them. understanding of how bacteria resist our immune defense
Our most notable achievements were to clone the genes mechanisms and the development of drugs to make bacteria
for kallikrein 4 (KLK4) and enamelin (ENAM), which are more susceptible to our innate defenses.
important for dental enamel formation. We also recruit
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RESEARCH
Dental Students Win 40% of
AADR Research Fellowships Keary Campbell
It’s about as rare as a major league baseball player with a .400 batting average.
Collectively, U-M School of Dentistry students batted an astounding .409 at
this year’s American Association for Dental Research conference.
Nine dental students were among a group of 22 who received fellowships for
their research projects. The fellowships give students an opportunity to continue
their research and travel to AADR and IADR meetings.
In addition, dental student Azadeh Yavari won second place in the AADR
Pfizer Hatton Awards Competition, Junior Division. The award is presented to
a student who demonstrates potential for a productive career in dental research. Student: Miranda Attia
Competition for this award is limited to students who have conducted their research Mentor: Dr. Dennis Fasbinder
as part of their professional training or undergraduate studies. Project Title: The Influence of Preparation Design
Dr. Renny Franceschi, associate dean for research, said “the success of our Features on the Fit of CAD/CAM-generated
students in obtaining these competitive fellowships and awards is a tribute to their Ceramic Crowns
dedication to dental research and the quality of our faculty mentors.” What the Project’s About: Technology plays a
All 10 winners, their faculty advisors, and projects are featured on this and major role in dentistry. Using computer aided
the following pages. design and computer aided manufacturing
techniques, this research project looks at new
ways to design and prepare tooth-colored crowns
with the CEREC 3-D system (Sirona) so that once a

crown is placed on a patient’s tooth it comfortably
adapts to the unique contours of the mouth and
also maintains margin integrity.
School of Dentistry #6
Student: Swati Shah Student: Maura Stanchak Recent data from the federal government
Mentors: Drs. Lloyd Straffon, Marita Inglehart Mentor: Dr. Stephen Eklund shows the U-M School of Dentistry ranked
Project Title: Behavioral Management of Pediatric Project Title: Effects of Payment Changes on Cost sixth among the nation’s dental schools in
Dental Patients – The Parent Perspective and Patterns of Dental Care total awards from the National Institutes
What the Project’s About: Does the past affect What the Project’s About: This project involves of Health during federal fiscal year 2002.
the future? Shah’s project looks at the experiences using anonymous dental claims data to study how The statistics were released in early June.
parents had with dentists when they were access to dental care and patterns of treatment Total awards to the U-M School of
children and how those experiences now affect change with the switch from traditional Medicaid Dentistry surpassed more than $8.6
the types of oral health care that they as parents to the new Healthy Kids Dental program. Healthy million for 35 projects during federal fiscal
allow their children to receive. Kids Dental, administered by Delta Dental Plan year 2002 (October 1, 2001 to September
of Michigan, has replaced traditional Medicaid 30, 2002).
coverage in 37of Michigan’s 83counties.

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Student: Matthew Pinsky Student: Curtis Godfrey Student: Jeffrey Wessel

Mentor: Dr. Jacques Nör Mentor: Dr. Peter Yaman Mentor: Dr. George Taylor
Project Title: iCapase-9-mediated Ablation of Project Title: Fit and Shear Bond Strength of Project Title: C-reactive Protein: A Systemic
Oral Cancer Microvascular Network and Tumor Cell Indirect Inlays Cemented by Pre- and Post-cure of Connection between Periodontal Disease and
Necrosis Dentin Adhesive Cardiovascular Disease
What the Project’s About: This research is What the Project’s About: Manufacturers What the Project’s About: This study investigates
evaluating if disrupting blood vessels that feed of dental adhesives have recently specified the relationship(s) between periodontal
oral cancers can lead to the death of cancerous polymerization of the dentin adhesive agent prior disease, cardiovascular disease, and C-reative
tumor cells. A gene (iCaspase-9) is induced to kill to cementation of the restoration. This study protein (CRP), a plasma protein that responds to
cells exposed to a drug and also induced into cells is testing the shear bond strength of ceramic inflammatory stimuli. It will evaluate whether
that are responsible for the growth of blood vessel bonded inlays using the pre-cured dentin bonding CRP levels are higher in individuals with both
tumors. When the gene is activated, tumors are agent technique as well as a simultaneously-cured periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease
observed to determine if they regress, and if so, to bonding agent. The marginal fit of the ceramic than in persons with only periodontal disease or
what degree. inlays and the effect of pre- and post-curing is also cardiovascular disease alone or neither disease.
being assessed.
Nationally in NIH Awards Keary Campbell
Student: Anne Lin

Included in those numbers were 31 Mentor: Dr. Michael Ignelzi
research grants totaling more than Project Title: Genomic Approaches to Study Craniosynostosis
$8 million, two training grants of more What the Project’s About: Craniosynostosis, the premature
than $455,000, and two fellowships of fusion of skull bones, is the second most common human
more than $79,000. birth defect in the face and skull. Working with Dr. Michael
The rankings of other dental Ignelzi and his collaborators in the Musculoskeletal Diseases
schools and the awards they received Core Center at the Medical School, Lin is using gene chips
can be found on the Web at: http:// (more than 1,500spotted onto glass slides), to compare
grants1.nih.gov/grants/award/trends/ gene expression in normal skulls against those undergoing
dhedent02.htm. craniosynostosis.

Photo by Jeremy Bayer Keary Campbell
First-Year Dental Student

Sara Kellogg wasn’t even a student at the
U-M School of Dentistry when she won first
place for her dental research this spring.
Now a first-year dental student, Kellogg
competed against 200 others and won
Student: Matthew Artley Student: Brent Accurso the top award from the American Dental
Mentor: Dr. G. Rex Holland Mentor: Dr. Paul Krebsbach Education Association/Dentsply for her
Project Title: Neuropeptides & Inflammatory Project Title: Effects of Parathyroid Hormone on poster presentation, Hypertensive Patients in
Mediators in Symptomatic Human Dental Pulps Bone Marrow Stromal Cell Grafts in Irradiated a Dental School Patient Population.
What the Project’s About: Teeth with dental Craniofacial Defects It was the first time in about ten years a
caries are sometimes painful. This leads What the Project’s About: Because radiation U-M School of Dentistry student captured the
to difficulties in diagnosing and selecting is a common postoperative treatment for head top honor.
appropriate treatments. This project examines the and neck cancers, it’s critical to determine if new
possibility that cells in the dental pulp produce approaches to bone regeneration are effective for Reviewing Dental Records
pain reducing substances, known to be active in healing craniofacial defects that may result from The poster presentation was the result
the central nervous system (such as endorphins) cancer surgery and subsequent radiation therapy. of a thesis project Kellogg was required to
in response to bacterial toxins and that these This study seeks to determine if the adverse complete prior to receiving her bachelor’s
may be responsible for the varying degrees of effects of radiotherapy can be overcome by degree at Kalamazoo College.
pain experienced. Understanding the process of combining mesenchymal stem cell transplantation For nearly a year, Kellogg, under the
pain generation will lead to more appropriate with anabolic parathyroid hormone therapy. If supervision of Dr. Jack Gobetti, reviewed the
treatment, reduce tooth loss, and lead to more successful, this combined approach may lead to charts of nearly 1,000 patients for incidents
effective restoration of damaged teeth. new strategies for craniofacial reconstruction for of hypertension. All patients were treated in
patients with head and neck cancers. U-M School of Dentistry clinics.
“I investigated incidents of hypertension
among patients treated at the dental school,
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how many patients were unaware of their
Student: Azadeh Yavari (2nd place, AADR Pfizer Hatton Awards condition until they were treated here, the
Competition, Junior Division) accuracy of the records, and how these results
Mentor: Dr. Michael Ignelzi compared with national results,” she said.
Project Title: Msx2Is Required for the Down-Regulation of From what Gobetti told her, Kellogg said
Alx4by FGF2 no research had been conducted on the topic.
What the Project’s About: This study focuses on cranio- “As far as Dr. Gobetti and I could determine,
synostosis, an early fusion of the cranial sutures, that is the no research of this kind has been conducted at
second most common birth defect affecting the face and skull. any U.S. dental school, despite the increased
We studied specific candidate genes that, when mutated, are rates of hypertension which prompt the need
known to cause early fusion in attempts to better understand for these screenings,” she said.
the molecular mechanisms of craniosynostosis. Her findings were an eye-opener.

Do Bones Support
Takes Top Prize - Hypertension Affects Dental Treatment and Spread One
Hypertension Common
Photo courtesy of Sara Kellogg
Type of Cancer?
More than 30 percent of the
patients who were treated were School of Dentistry
hypertensive. Of that number,
nearly half, 48 percent, were
Researcher Seeking
unaware they had high blood Answers
pressure prior to their visit to a
dental provider. A student in the School of
In addition, nearly 9 percent Dentistry’s Oral Health Sciences PhD
of the patients recorded blood program is conducting research that’s
pressures that were so high trying to determine why prostate cancer
that they had to get medical cells grow and survive.
approval from a physician prior Dr. Abraham Schneider, this year’s
to receiving oral health care. recipient of the Dziewiatkowski Award,
says that despite advances in diagnosis
What the Findings Mean to Dentists and patient care, it is still not fully
“Because hypertension is the most prevalent health problem among adult patients, understood why advanced prostate
recognizing it and treating it before a patient comes to a dental clinic is important,” cancer cells are prone to metastasize
Kellogg said. “Dentists have a unique opportunity to screen for hypertension since to the skeleton and, in turn, stimulate
many patients often visit their dentist on a more regular basis than their primary care the formation of abnormal bone which,
physicians.” ultimately, affects a patient’s quality of
Hypertension screening offers dentists an opportunity to establish baseline blood life.
pressures of their patients, Kellogg added, which, in turn, means they can regularly Prostate cancer is estimated to
monitor a patient’s change in blood pressure over extended periods of time. “Sadly, cause approximately 31,000 deaths
though, this opportunity is rarely taken advantage of,” she said. “And since a dental annually in the U.S.
setting can be stressful for many patients, not recognizing hypertension and dealing with “It appears that bone is an ideal
it beforehand can have serious consequences for patients with elevated blood pressure.” place for prostate cancer cells to grow
Kellogg thought that both the ADA and the American Dental Education Association and survive,” Schneider said. “A variety
should reevaluate their guidelines and strengthen them, if necessary. of bone-specific factors provide a fertile
environment that enable prostate cancer
Two Reactions to Winning Top Prize cells to thrive in the skeleton and cause
When she learned she had won the top prize, Kellogg said “Dr. Gobetti jumped out abnormal bone formation.”
of his chair while I just sat in mine, stunned.” Using novel experimental models,
The abstract of Kellogg’s work has already been published in the February issue his research is attempting to learn why
of the Journal of Dental Education. She plans to work with Gobetti on publishing the that occurs.
research in more detail and plans to become involved as the U-M School of Dentistry’s Schneider said he’s determined that
representative to the ADEA. when cancer cells are injected into mice,

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they frequently metastasize to joints of research, Schneider said that although it

the lower limb and to the craniofacial doesn’t happen often, dentists need to
region. be aware that prostate cancer cells also
In a novel noninvasive procedure metastasize in the craniofacial region.
Schneider and researchers use a In addition, the knowledge
bioluminescence molecular imaging gained from these models about bone
system at the U-M Center for Molecular remodeling and how tumor-derived
Imaging to track tumors in real-time. factors can modify the bone may help
The cancer cells are marked with inform practitioners of ways to treat
a gene that generates light, similar to localized bone loss, including cases of
the way fireflies generate light. That periodontal disease.
light is captured electronically by a Presented annually since 1989,
camera and displayed on a monitor that the Dziewiatkowski Award honors the
enables researchers to view the results memory of Dr. Dominic Dziewiat- Dr. Abraham Schneider (left) is presented the
of their work immediately and pinpoint kowski, director of the Dental Research Dziewiatkowski Award by Dr. Robert Bradley,
Chair of the Department of Biologic and Materials
the location and the progression of the Institute from 1967 to 1972 and chair Sciences.
cancer cells over time. of the Department of Oral Biology from
As to how dentists and their 1967 to 1977.
patients might one day benefit from his
Dr. Bina Park Wins AAO Research Essay Award

Dr. Moon Bina Park, a graduate of the School of Dentistry’s orthodontic training program, recently was
awarded the Harry Sicher First Research Essay Award by the American Association of Orthodontics. The annual
award is given by AAO for an individual’s meritorious first research effort.
Park, who worked in the laboratory of Dr. Michael Ignelzi, examined genes that control new bone formation
in her project, A Profile of Gene Expression During Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis.
Distraction osteogenesis is the formation of new bone (osteogenesis) triggered by the gradual separation
(distraction) of a bone that has been cut. If a bone is cut and gradually distracted, new bone grows between the
two cut ends.
Ignelzi said Park’s work is significant for two reasons.
“First, mandibular deficiency is the third most common human birth defect affecting the face and skull.
Although distraction osteogenesis has quickly become state of the art to correct human mandibular deficiency,
we have little insight into the genes that control the formation of new bones,” he said.
Ignelzi said Park’s work also has implications for tissue engineering. “By applying force to the mandible to
stimulate the growth of new bone, we avoid a major problem, the rejection of artificial materials by the body.”
Park’s project was a part of a larger collaboration Ignelzi and his research team has with a group at Stanford
University.
U-M School of Dentistry students have won five of the past seven Sicher First Research Essay awards.

School News
2 Grad Students Win Major Perio Awards
Talk about an impressive achievement! endodontics at the Charite, Humboldt University in Germany.
This spring, two students in the U-M School of As she worked for her DMD degree she realized “that
Dentistry’s graduate periodontics program won both major restoring a tooth and preventing it from caries was one thing,
awards from the American Academy of Peridontology. but when confronted with periodontal disease, even a perfect
The residents, Ricardo Gapski and Yong-Hee Chun, tooth-colored state-of-the-art restoration cannot prevent a
each won a $15,000 Abram and Sylvia Chasens Teaching tooth from being lost.”
and Research Fellowship from the AAP. Studying periodontics at U-M and hearing lectures by
Created two years ago, the annual $30,000 fellowships scientists “has been an eye opening experience for me,”
help graduate students launch their careers in periodontal Chun said. “I’m fascinated by the fact that clinical events
education. To be considered for the award, candidates must are simulated and tested at the molecular level.”
be third-year students enrolled in an accredited periodontal Reflecting on her laboratory experiences, Chun said
program in the U.S. or Canada. They must also express a conventional periodontal therapy alone is not entirely
desire to pursue a career in periodontal education. sufficient to correct or prevent periodontal disease. That
Both Gapski and Chun received a Master of Science realization has led to a greater interest in periodontal
degree in periodontics during commencement ceremonies regeneration.
this spring. Chun said she hopes to work toward better understanding
the processes of developing periodontal tissues.
Ricardo Gapski Dr. Laurie McCauley, chair of the Department of
Gapski said his desire to teach periodontics was Periodontics, Prevention, and Geriatrics said, “The fact that
influenced by his clinical and volunteer experiences both two of our students won this award is a great testimonial to
during and after earning his dental degree from the Federal the quality of our graduate periodontics program.”
University of Parana State in Curitiba, Brazil.
Michigan, he said, “changed me professionally and Per Kjeldsen
personally, making me enthusiastic toward a new path,

investigating and teaching.”
Reflecting on his experiences in Brazil and at Michigan,
Gapski said he has enjoyed teaching and would like to use his
experiences in clinics and classrooms to enhance the quality
of life for all patients. “Since teaching is a two-way street,”
he said, “I am confident that I have the skills as an instructor
to share my knowledge with students, while enhancing my
own.”
Yong-Hee Chun
Chun came to U-M School of Dentistry after earning
her dental degree and Doctor of Dental Medicine degree at
Yong-Hee Chun and Ricardo Gapski both won a $15,000 from the American
the University of Goettingen, Germany. She then worked Academy of Periodontology to help them launch their careers in periodontal
as a clinical assistant professor in operative dentistry and education.

School News
Student Dentists Make Customized
Mouth Guards for Young Athletes
Jerry Mastey
They came from Detroit, Ann Arbor, Dexter, Dr. Ken May checks
Ypsilanti, South Lyon, and other parts of Michigan. the mouth guard
One parent and her son arrived as early as 7:30 a.m., made for 13-year-
an hour-and-a-half prior to the start of the program. old Anthony
Rossetto of South
More than 100 student athletes were at Lyon to ensure a
the School of Dentistry July 26 to receive free proper fit. Since
customized mouth guards made by dental students he plays football,
Anthony asked for
who were supervised by faculty members.
and received a strap
The young athletes who were fitted for the on his mouth guard.
mouth guards said they would use their new piece
of protective equipment in sports including football,
ice hockey, soccer, and wrestling.
The annual clinic, now in its 16th year, is Jerry Mastey
organized by the dental school’s Student Council Third-year dental

which invited all dental students to participate. It’s student Paris
Vaughn explains to a
an opportunity for them and faculty members to young athlete what
serve the community and a way for the students happens after his
and faculty to interact in a less formal, more relaxed oral impression has
environment. been taken.
Dental Students Enthused

“I really enjoyed doing this for the first time last
year, so that’s why I participated again this year,”
said fourth-year dental student Reneelyn Salud.
Paris Vaughn, a third-year dental student, said
this was the first time he participated in the mouth Jerry Mastey
guard clinic. “I saw pictures of previous clinics and

it looked like fun, so I decided to join in,” he said.
Third-year dental student and dental student
council president Susie Sandstrom, said, “this year’s
clinic was great. We had a lot of student and faculty
participation and more than 100 kids and adults from
many different communities who were fitted. I can’t
wait to do it again next summer.”
As the young athletes waited in the lobby, Joan
McGowan, associate professor of dental hygiene, Dr. Sharon Brooks discusses the importance of mouth guards with
talked to them and provided information about the a reporter from Ann Arbor Community TV.
dangers of spit tobacco.

A Front-Row Seat in Policy Making
Dental Student Claudia Cotca Shares Her Experiences
There’s nothing like having a front-row seat in observing and having a hand in shaping
policy. That’s what fourth-year dental student Claudia Cotca will tell you.
Two years ago, she was selected by the American Student Dental Association to be
the ADA’s Washington National Policy extern [DentalUM, Spring & Summer 2002,
pages 79-80.]
Since then, she has returned monthly to the nation’s capitol to participate in the
dynamics of the policy-making process.
She shared some of her recent experiences and observations.
March 11 & 12:

Invited by Richard Green, director of communications for the ADA’s Congressional office in Washington to
attend the ADA Washington Leadership Conference. Legislative briefings, Capitol Hill hearings, meetings
with legislators and staff kept the session intense and relevant for active grassroots leaders from around
the nation. Ergonomics, amalgam, Medicare and Medicaid coverage, children’s health, and oral health
disparities were among the topics discussed.
March 28:
Invited by Julie Allen Scott, ADA health care consultant and project manager, to attend the Bioterrorism
Conference co-sponsored by the ADA and the Department of Health and Human Services. I was extremely
pleased to witness the White House’s recognition of the dental profession as a leader in supporting new
programs of the Office of Homeland Security.
The government is counting on dentists and physicians to play a major role in using their professional
expertise to help the public cope with biological and/or chemical weapons emergencies. As the oral health
care profession has assumed more responsibility, the government has appropriated funding for Universities to
participate in preparing education/information programs to help with this new role. [Editor’s Note: See page
44 for story about Dr. William Giannobile’s efforts to develop kit to analyze saliva for periodontal disease
and potential biological toxins.]
May 8:
I attended the House Wellness and Human Rights Subcommittee Hearing in Government Reform on
Amalgam chaired by Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN) and led by Rep. Diane E. Watson (D-CA). The ADA testified
against the claims of amalgam-related mercury hypersensitivity and toxicity. The committee heard evidence
from sources including research supported by the FDA, ADA, CDC, and World Health Organization. I am
working to arrange showing a videotape of this important hearing at the School of Dentistry.
There are more complications to this issue than meet the eye. These include the government taking
a leading role in supporting the removal of amalgam from the marketplace, assuming some financial
responsibility for this action, and maintaining the integrity of the profession. Another complicating factor
involves the rules and regulations dentists must follow, especially limited fees associated with Medicare and

Photo by Reflections Photography, Washington D.C.
Following the President’s dinner

in Washington, D.C., fourth-year
dental student Claudia Cotca (right);
School of Dentistry alumna and ADA
Political Action Committee chair,
Jane Grover (second from right); and
Dr. Ed Vigna, ADPAC treasurer get
together for a picture with Senate
Judiciary Committee chairman, Orrin
Hatch (R-Utah).
Medicaid coverage of composite restorations. The bottom line from this hearing seems to be that as
composites improve and policy is enacted that supports the use of new materials being developed,
amalgam may no longer be used.
May 21:
President’s dinner. I was invited by Dorothy Moss, director of the ADA’s Government Affairs Office
in Washington, D.C, and attended with ADA Executive Director, Dr. James Bramson; ADA lobbyists
Judy Sherman, Mike Graham, and Bill Prentice; ADA Political Action Committee (ADPAC) director
Frank McLaughlin; Dr. Ed Vigna, ADPAC treasurer; and School of Dentistry alumna Dr. Jane Grover
(DDS, 1979), ADPAC chair.
I was impressed at how effective the dental profession is in leading and adapting to numerous
economic and political changes. Unappreciated by many, this flexibility has led to thorough reviews
and recommendations on the best ways to practice dentistry which are significant, both nationally
and internationally. I’m especially interested in how these changes and recommendations can help to
improve oral health care in countries whose economies are in transition.
May 27:
Lobbied with the Global Health Council at the Capitol. Attended meetings with officials in the offices
of Senators Elizabeth Dole and Carl Levin, and Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Livonia, MI) to discuss
the Millennium Challenge Account. This White House-initiated proposal of $1.3 billion would help
countries whose economies are in transition provide health care services. Also discussed was the
Children’s Dental Health Improvement Act (SB 1142) which provides funds to states to administer
oral health care services to children.
May 30 & 31:

Guest of ADA Council on Governmental Affairs. ADA is informed by NIDCR of emphasis on oral
health disparities by NIDCR director Dr. Lawrence Tabak and Dr. Dushanka Kleinman, chief dental
officer of the U.S. Public Health Service. I was delighted to hear Dr. Kleinman praise, in particular,
the School of Dentistry’s Dr. Amid Ismail for his work investigating oral health disparities in Detroit.
At this time, the ADA is informed by members of the National Governors Association that the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are proposing a change that would result in canceling
funding for about 3,000 dental residency programs at dental schools around the country. The reasons
for this proposal are unknown presently. Since then, the ADA has met with Health and Human
Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and other officials on Capitol Hill seeking to halt the proposed
move. Other topics discussed include women’s health, oral health and disability, and children’s health.

13 Honored for Long-Term Service
The School of Dentistry recently hosted its fifth annual
awards program for staff members with more than 10 years
of continuous service.
Schultz Wins Distinguished Keary Campbell
Research Administrator Award

Patricia Schultz, admin-istrative associate in the Office
Keary Campbell
of Research at the School of

Dentistry, recently received a
major award for her work from
the University’s Office of Vice
President for Research. She
was one of three from across
the U-M campus to receive Honored for 30 years of service were Bobby Newton (left), and Bonnie
the Distinguished Research Loepke, Department of Periodontics, Prevention, and Geriatrics.
Administrator Award.
The annual award honors Keary Campbell
individuals “from any unit

at the University who have
demonstrated over a number
of years distinguished
service exemplifying the goals of professional research
administration.”
Prior to presenting the award, Fawwaz Ulaby, U-M vice
president for research, described Schultz as “a person who
goes about doing her job without fanfare or calling attention
to her efforts.”
Schultz joined the School’s Office of Research as its Kumud Danak, administrator in the Department of Biologic and Materials
first administrator in the summer of 1995. In addition to Sciences, was recognized for 20 years of service.
serving as the School’s primary research administrator, Keary Campbell
Schultz also administers the School’s Oral Health Sciences

doctoral program and supports the School’s Center for
Craniofacial Regeneration, formerly known as the Center
for the Biorestoration of Oral Health.
One nominator characterized Schultz as “a cherished
resource who has been essential for the success of our
research activities.”
In addition to her activities at the School, Schultz has
also made contributions to research administration across
campus. She has served on committees developing electronic
administrative systems and has worked to develop the
Research Administrators Instructional Network. Honored for 10 years of service were: Front row (left to right): Chris
Strayhorn, Ed Steinman, Pattie Katcher, and Nancy von Hofe. Back row: Judy
Schultz is a member of the American Association for Schmidt, Pamela Horvath, Marie Navarre, Coral Adas, and Amy Reyes. Also
Dental Research and the Society of Research Administrators. receiving a 10-year award but not pictured was Doreen Fitzgerald.

Dr. Jonathan Taft (1820-1903)
A Centennial Review of the Achievements of
By Patricia Anderson, U-M School of Dentistry Librarian
to practice, dental degrees were uncommon and

difficult to obtain.)
In 1850, Dr. Taft earned his DDS degree from
the Ohio College of Dental Surgery. In 1854, he
joined the College’s faculty and became its dean
in 1858.
Dr. Taft continued to publish actively for
over 60 years. Several articles were slated for
publication at the time of his death in 1903.
In 1858, he was already the editor of the
nationally-regarded journal, Dental Register
of the West, which he later co-edited with his
friend, George Watt, DDS, until Watt died in
1893. Following Watt’s death, Dr. Taft was the
publication’s editor until relinquishing the role to
Dr. Nelville Hoff in 1900.
Noted Author and Prominent Leader

In 1859, Dr. Taft published the first edition of
the textbook, Taft’s Operative Dentistry, which,
through several editions, remained the definitive
This photo of Dr. Jonathan his October 16th marked the 100th work on this topic until his death.
Taft, which appeared in anniversary of the death of the founder During his professional career, Dr. Taft
the School of Dentistry’s
of the University of Michigan School held a number of leadership positions in dental
Alumni Bulletin in
1971, is believed to have of Dentistry, Dr. Jonathan Taft. Dr.Taft organizations including:
been taken when the was also a leader in the dental profession – locally, • President, American Dental Association
dental department was nationally, and internationally. (1868-1869).
located in a building
which was on the site of Born in 1820 in Russellville, Ohio (a town • Co-founder, National Association of
the current Chemistry of about 500 approximately 42 miles southeast of Dental Examiners (1883).
Building on North Cincinnati and 15 miles north of the Ohio River), • First President, National Association of
University Avenue. The Taft began studying dentistry in 1841.
photo was acquired from Dental Examiners (1883; reelected in
Arthur Forbes, assistant Two years later he entered private practice and 1884, 1885, and 1886).
professor of English. published his first article as a dental professional • Co-founder, National Association of
His son, Robert Norman in 1847. (The first dental school in the nation, Dental Faculty (1884).
Forbes, was valedictorian
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, was founded • President, International Medical Congress,
of the Dental Class of
1898. in 1840, followed by the Ohio College of Dental Section XVII: Dental and Oral Surgery
Surgery in 1845. So at the time Dr. Taft began (1887).

the 1st Dean of the U-M School of Dentistry
• President, National Association of Dental Dr. Taft was also recognized as a leading
Faculty (1899-1900). supporter of women in the dental profession,
• Chairman, American Medical Association, serving as a mentor to both Lucy Beaman Hobbs
Section of Oral and Dental Surgery (1892). Taylor and Ida Gray. Taylor was the first woman
• Executive Committee, World’s Columbian in the nation to receive a degree in dentistry, from
Dental Congress (1892-1894). the Ohio College of Dental Surgery in 1866. Gray
was the first African-American woman to earn a
Building the U-M College of Dental dental degree, in 1890, from the University of
Surgery Michigan College of Dentistry.
The Michigan State Dental Association In another pioneering endeavor, Dr. Taft was
aggressively recruited Dr. Taft for the deanship the first dentist to testify in an American court
of the U-M College of Dental Surgery (as it was using bitemarks as evidence.
called at the time of the College’s creation in 1875). Truly an innovator and leader, it was only
Two years later, Dr. Taft was inducted into the fitting that upon his death, obituaries and tributes
Michigan Dental Association and in 1881 received were published in over 20 of the leading dental
the honorary degree of Doctor of Medicine from journals of the time. One of those tributes was
U-M. from the Faculty of the College of Dental Surgery
Dr. Taft successfully shepherded the College of the University of Michigan adopted October 23,
of Dental Surgery through its early years, defining 1903. It read, in part:
goals and standards for the College, lobbying for
He labored to make this a leading school
improved facilities, and refining the curriculum.
for training men to the highest ideals of
That effort culminated in 1900 with the adoption
professional culture, that through its alumni,
of the first four-year program leading to a dental
professional standard might be upheld and
degree.
public service of the highest grade be secured.
It was no coincidence that the first significant
discussions of professional ethics in dentistry His personal efforts have ceased forever, but
involved Dr. Taft and George Watt in the late 1850s. his spirit remains to complete the work he
The first national code of dental professional ethics designed.
was adopted by the American Dental Association Additional information about Dr. Taft can be
in 1866. Dr. Watt chaired the committee that found on the University of Michigan Dentistry
drafted the code of ethics. Library Web site: www.lib.umich.edu/denlib/
In an editorial endorsing the new code of about/exhibits/taft. Or you can visit the new
ethics, Dr. Taft stated it covered the same ground as exhibit about Dr. Taft at the School of Dentistry’s
a similar code in Ohio. Ohio adopted the national Sindecuse Museum.
code in 1866 and Michigan followed suit in 1877,
shortly after Dr. Taft became dean at Michigan.
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Alumni News
School of Dentistry Alums in MDA Leadership Roles
Six graduates of the University of Michigan School of New MDA Office
Dentistry were recently elected to leadership positions with Kolling, MDA secretary from 2002-2003, is the first person
the Michigan Dental Association for 2003-2004. They are: to be elected to the new position of vice president.
This is the first step in a three-year succession that leads to
• Dr. Raymond Gist, Class of 1966: new MDA the presidency of the organization. Kolling’s one-year term
president [DentalUM, Spring & Summer 2003, as president of the 6,100 member organization will begin in
pages 29-31]. mid-May in 2005.
• Dr. George Goodis, Class of 1964: president-elect. “This is a new office for me and one that’s been re-
• Dr. Josef Kolling Class of 1981: elected to the newly- established by the MDA,” Kolling said. The MDA abolished
created position of vice president. the office of vice president in 1979 and in its place established
• Dr. Joanne Dawley, Class of 1980: secretary. the Board of Trustees and House of Delegates.
• Dr. Steve Dater, Class of 1988: treasurer. Kolling served a maximum of two consecutive three-year
• Dr. Wayne Colquitt, Class of 1968, joined the MDA’s terms as a member of the Board of Trustees representing the
Board of Trustees representing the Washtenaw District. Washtenaw District.
Class Notes
Adam Hogan (DDS 2003) is now doing his general Academy of Prosthodontics. In
practice residency with the U.S. Navy in Portsmouth, 1996, she received the Medical
Virginia. Before graduating, he was awarded the prestigious College of Georgia’s Teaching
Delta Dental Fund Student Leadership Award for his Excellence Award. Six years
outstanding leadership, volunteerism, and activities in the later, her department received a
dental profession and the community. The award, which Department Award for Teaching
included a cash gift of $2,500, recognized Hogan for his Excellence from the Board of
leadership and potential to contribute to the profession. Regents of the University System
Hogan was student council president and vice president and of Georgia.
directed the 2001 mouth guard clinic.
Gary Berman (DDS 1981), has been elected president
Paula Sweeney (DH 1994), who is working as a regional of the American Society of Forensic Odontology. The
practice manager for Dental Care Partners overseeing the organization, with more than 1,100 members in 26 countries,
operations of five Detroit area offices, recently earned a is the largest organization dedicated to the pursuit of forensic
master’s degree in Health Services Administration from the dentistry. Berman, who has more than 10 years experience
University of Detroit. She also received the Dean’s Scholastic identifying the remains of individuals from disasters, was
Achievement Award and the American College of Health called to Ground Zero hours after two jets slammed into the
Care Executives Achievement Award. World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. [DentalUM,
Spring & Summer 2002, pages 51-53.]
Carol A. Lefebvre (DDS 1983; MS, prosthodontics 1986)
is the new editor of The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. A Scott Arbit (MS orthodontics, 1978) was recently elected
professor of oral rehabilitation at the Medical College of president of the Wisconsin Society of Orthodontists for a
Georgia School of Dentistry, Lefebvre is a diplomate of one-year term. He has served as president of the Wisconsin
the American Board of Prosthodontics and a fellow of the Society of Dentistry for Children and has lectured for the

Wisconsin Dental Association
on temporo-mandibular joint In Memoriam
diagnosis and treatment as well
as on leading edge retainer
Dr. Herschel S. Horowitz
techniques. Arbit, who has served
on numerous professional and Dr. Herschel S. Horowitz (DDS, 1956), died at his
community boards and is involved home in Bethesda, Maryland, Aug. 10. He was 71.
in philanthropy, has also written After earning a master’s degree in public
articles on TMJ and cleft palate. health in 1960, he spent his career as an advocate
of community water fluoridation, both nationally
Capt. Kimon Rumanes and internationally.
(DDS 1978) has moved to a Among the awards he received included the
new job at the Navy Bureau of International Association for Dental Research’s
Medicine and Surgery where he H. Trendly Dean Award for distinguished
is working with the staff of the accomplishments in research and development
Chief of the Navy Dental Corps in behavioral science, epidemiology, and public
in Washington, D.C. For the past health; the Association of Public Health Dentistry’s
three years he was commanding Distinguished Service Award, and the American
officer of the Naval Dental Center Public Health Association’s John Knutson
Southeast, based in Jacksonville, Distinguished Service Award in Dental Public
Florida. In his new role, Rumanes will work on homeland Health.
defense coordination, HIPPA issues, implementing digital “I worked with Dr. Horowitz,” said Dr.
radiography throughout all Navy clinics, dental office design William Maas, Director, Division of Oral Health,
on ships, and other matters. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
retired Assistant Surgeon General, U.S. Public
Jack B ates (DDS 1941) Health Service. “He received the highest awards
[DentalUM, Fall 2001, pages 20- his specialty can bestow and contributed to the
25] seems to be enjoying using oral health of hundreds of millions of people
his computer and learning how to throughout the world.”
use his new scanner. “I’m turning
a lot of photographic negatives ’71 Dr. James G. Pagonis
and slides into prints. My father May 3, 2003
left me 30 slides he made up years
’71 Dr. Gary J. Garwood
ago showing early scenes of my
Glastonbury, Connecticut
home town of Ovid, Michigan,
April 27, 2003
and I was able to get those into prints. …I’m now starting
to print many negatives of pictures I took ever since 1935 ‘75 Dr. Stephen L. Miller
in my hometown. That should keep me out of mischief for Fenton, Michigan
most of the summer. It’s fun and exciting.” July 20, 2003

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Per Kjeldsen
Upcoming Continuing Dental Education Courses
December 15-17, 2003 (Monday-Wednesday)

Local Anesthesia for Dental Hygienists
Instructors: Prof. Wendy Kerschbaum, Karen Ridley,
Christine Klausner
This course, which includes 15hours of classroom instruction and 14hours of clinical training,
introduces dental hygienists to the essential skills and knowledge for safe and effective
administration of local anesthesia. Participants workin groups of three and will administer
local anesthesia on each other.
January 14, 2004 (Wednesday) Per Kjeldsen
Kenneth J. Ryan, DDS Memorial Seminar:

Maximizing Your Artistic Talent in Esthetic Dentistry
and the Interdisciplinary Approach
Instructor: Ronald Goldstein, DDS
The Ties That Bind
The morning section of this two-part course will focus on perfecting the artistic side of A new pedestrian bridge connecting the University’s Central Campus and the U-M
dentistry. This presentation will deal with visualization, one of the important elements in Medical Center officially opened near the new Life Sciences Institute on September
improving esthetic restorations. The afternoon section will offer guidelines on ways to obtain 15.
the best esthetic results, including profile considerations.
From opposite sides of the bridge that spans Washtenaw Avenue near Zina Pitcher
Drive, deans from several schools and colleges unwound a 100-yard spool of ribbon.
When both groups met at the center of the walkway, they tied the two ribbons
For more information about these and other together under an arch of maize and blue balloons.
continuing dental education courses, contact: February 7, 2004 (Saturday)
Associateships and Practice Buy-Ins: A Course for Among the deans from Central Campus participating in the ceremony included Dr.
University of Michigan Established and New Dentists Peter Polverini (right), dean of the School of Dentistry; George Kenyon, dean of the
School of Dentistry College of Pharmacy (center); and LizBarry (right), managing director of the Life
Instructor: Darrell W.Cain, CPA
Office of Continuing Sciences Institute.
Whether you’re an established dentist considering hiring an associate or thinking about selling
Dental Education your practice…or if you’re a new dentist who’s thinking about becoming an associate or They joined Dean Allen Lichter of School of Medicine and Dean Noreen Clarkfrom
1011N.University purchasing a practice…this course is for you. Darrell W.Cain, president of a certified public the School of Public Health.
Room G508 accounting firm who has negotiated the sale of over 400dental practices, will describe the
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078 advantages and disadvantages of associateships vs. buy-ins and also provide practical advice on Several offices in the Life Sciences Institute, the physical focal point of the Life
Phone: (734) 763-5070 how to minimize the taxburden for both buyer and seller. Sciences Initiative, also opened that day. The 230,000square foot facility is one of
Fax: (734) 936-3065 three new buildings that are part of the life sciences initiative.
www.dent.umich.edu

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Per Kjeldsen

Upcoming Continuing Dental Education Courses

December 15-17, 2003 (Monday-Wednesday)

January 14, 2004 (Wednesday) Per Kjeldsen

Kenneth J. Ryan, DDS Memorial Seminar:

DentalUM magazine is published twice a year by the

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12 Hall of Honor Unveiled

4 Dr. Peter Polverini Assumes Deanship

37 Faculty Profile – Dr. Jacques Nör

12 Alumni Relations & Development

“I’m excited ~ Q&A~

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Q: Do you see that acceptance of change

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more time daily just doing day-to-day things, and

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most rightly deserve; and that requires students to

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FUNDING AND TUITION shoulders. As an institution we have to look at

A: Certainly my predecessor, Bill Kotowicz,

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something that really stuck with me. He spent the

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“We’re going to have to

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New Dental Students

so they could gain admission

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After the Hall of Honor was officially ust wonderful.”

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Werschky, past-chairman of the Board

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As she learned more exploring

for giving him the opportunities to

Jonathan Taft,” the School’s first dean. Nominations solicited and

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Class of ‘53 Welcomed

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It wasn’t his first-hole-in one. But it was probably his

2nd place, 10 under:

3rd place, 10 under:

For the teams that tied, their score on

2004 Golf Outing – Thursday, September 23, 2004

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Outright Gifts of Cash, Securities, Property Wills, Retirement Plans, or Trusts

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Use of a charitable remainder trust (CRT) or similar gift

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Turner is in charge of a staff of about 110 people with multiple responsibilities,

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