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Dental Alumni NewsT H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F W A S H I N G T O N D E N T A L A L U M N I A S S O C I A T I O N

Talent Night2004

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Cyrena Sexton (‘04) and Dominick Curalli (‘05) perform at the recent Talent Show.

SUMMER/FALL 2004Volume 30 Number 2

This issue…

Upcoming Events 2

Campaign Kick-Off 3

Dean’s Column 5

Alumni Officers 04-05 6

President’s Message 7

Football Homecoming 8

Golf Tournament 9

Alumni Profile 10

ADA Reception 12

Practice Mgt Retreat 13

Dean’s Club Dinner 14

Ernie Jones Lecture 16

Bite Open Tournament 17

Middaugh Awards 17

Graduation 18

Honors & Awards 19

Winter Ball 22

Vendor Show 23

Student Profile 24

GKAS 25

WDSF Dental Camp 25

Student Lobby Day 26

Student News 27

Talent Show 28

DPHS Dept Spotlight 30

Ortho Dept Spotlight 33

MCH Pedo Dent Conf 36

Dr. Raigrodski 37

MLK, Jr. Awards 37

Sam Anderson Dinner 38

AAAS Symposium 39

Research/Acad. Affairs 40

Clinical Services 41

Student Services 42

Curriculum/What’s New 43

Community Partnerships 44

SURF 45

Faculty News 46

Domoto Fund 47

Classnotes 48

In Memoriam 49

Distinguished Professor 50

CDE Schedule 51

Dental Alumni NewsSchool of DentistryBox 357137University of WashingtonSeattle, WA 98195-7137www.dental.washington.edu

MANAGING EDITOR: Randy NewquistASSISTANT EDITOR: Connie LehmenHEALTH SCIENCES PHOTOGRAPHER: Gavin Sisk

Board of Trustees OfficersPRESIDENT: Mark Drangsholt ’84PRESIDENT-ELECT: Collins Woodside ’97SECRETARY: Mike Johnson ’97TREASURER: Mark Grace ’94

Members:Donald Raleigh ’50H. Sam Anderson ’51Robert McCarter ’52Burton Goodman ’53Donald Compaan ’54Johnny Johnson ’55Joseph Grillo ’56Jeremy Worden ’57Richard Westin ’58Arild Hammer ’59Robert Monsen ’60Donald Lederman ’61Al Leonard ’62Thomas Jones ’63Thomas Ware ’64Martin Anderson ’65Mel Wilenzick ’66Chester Woodside ’67James Seather ’68Dexter Barnes ’69Patrick Fleege ’70T. Michael Doyle ’71Richard Crinzi ’72Fred Wemer ’73Sherwin Shinn ’74David Minahan ’75

Bryan Edgar ’76John Ive ’77J. Michael Hardy ’78Brewster Bede ’79Ross Fraker ’80Thomas E. Jacka ’81Mike Johnson ’82Tony McLaughlin ’83Mark Drangsholt ’84LaRae Vanderschelden ’85Teresa Yagi ’86Rosemary Warren ’87Beth O’Connor ’90Carrie York ’91Ross Drangsholt ’92Mike Kern ’93Mark Grace ’94Amanda Tavoularis ’95Les Seelye ’96Collins Woodside ’97Sarah Fraker ’98Burleigh Surbeck ’99Edward Dolan ’00Nicole Serra ’01Michael George ’02Alex Kang ’03

Faculty Representative:David L. Pitts ’77 Endo

Alumni Services and Development:Sally Bryant DeChenne, Interim Executive DirectorRandy Newquist, Director - Dental Alumni & Development EventsConnie Lehmen, Assistant DirectorKate Goldyn, Program Coordinator

Please send class note updates (including marriages,births, professional news, awards, travel and photos);correspondence; death notices and remembrances; andaddress changes to Dental Alumni News, UW Schoolof Dentistry, Box 357137, Seattle, WA 98195-7137.

PHONE: (206) 543-7297FAX: (206) 543-6465EMAIL: [email protected]

© 2003 University of Washington Dental Alumni Association

Upcoming Events

DENTAL ALUMNI FOOTBALL HOMECOMING & LUNCH

Saturday, September 18, 2004Center for Urban HorticultureLunch 1 pm-3 pmGame: UW vs UCLA 4 pm Kickoff – Husky Stadium

SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY RESEARCH DAY

Wednesday, September 22, 2004Keynote Address: Paul B. Robertson, DDS8:15am-12:30pm, Room T435/Health Sciences Center

6TH ANNUAL DENTAL ALUMNI GOLF TOURNAMENT

Friday, September 24, 2004Trilogy Golf Club at Redmond RidgeRedmond, WATee Time – 8 am

SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY DEAN’S RECEPTIONAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION – ORLANDO

Saturday, October 2, 2004J.W. Marriott Grande Lakes Orlando HotelOrlando, FL5 pm – 6:30 pm

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING

Monday, October 11, 2004UWMC Plaza CaféConference Room A6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

CAMPAIGN UW KICKOFF:CREATING FUTURES – “COME TOGETHER WASHINGTON”

Friday, October 15, 2004Bank of America Arena, Hec Edmundson Pavilion, UW Seattle Campus4:30 pm Doors open for faculty-student research showcase6 pm – 7 pm Program “Come Together Washington”Keynote Address from Bill Gates III and President Emmert.A free public event. Free parking.

FULL BOARD MEETING

Monday, November 1, 2004Washington Athletic Club6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Congratulations Class of 2004The Class of 2004 achieved a 100% pass rate

on the Western Regional Exam Board taken in June.

Join us for Come TogetherWashington on Friday, October 15!

During the coming four years, the Universitywill be conducting the ‘public phase’ of a compre-hensive campaign to enhance the ability offaculty, students and staff to do their best work,and to increase the impact of the UW locally,nationally and globally. Campaign UW: CreatingFutures will provide incalculable benefit to ourstudents, faculty, and citizens, near and far,through facilities improvements, scholarships andfellowships, faculty and research support, andother resources that enable deserving students toobtain a UW education.

What Campaign UW: CreatingFutures means for the School ofDentistryOn April 23, Dentistry Campaign Co-Chairs Drs.Bryan and Linda Edgar, Dean Martha Somerman,campaign committee members, faculty chairs,alumni and friends of the School, and specialguest Dr. Arthur Dugoni, dean of University ofthe Pacific School of Dentistry, collaborated oncampaign planning – sharing their ideas andcommitment to garnering the private supportnecessary to meet the goals of the coming Schoolof Dentistry campaign.

In the Summer 2003 issue of this newsletter,we announced plans for a dramatic remodel of the

UW School of Dentistry B-wing. Updating thephysical structure of the School to meet thechallenges and opportunities of 21st century dentaleducation will require the unwavering support ofthe School’s alumni and friends, as well as founda-tions and corporations. In return, donors candelight in the satisfaction of helping the Schoolmaintain its position as one of the very top dentalinstitutions in the United States. Private supportfrom generous and forward-thinking individualsand organizations will help us to draw the mostbrilliant students, attract and retain a superiorfaculty, and provide space for research thatcontinues to press the frontiers of knowledge inoral health diseaseand disorders.

School ofDentistryProposedCampaignGoals

B-WING REMODEL$10,000,000

Architects rendering ofcourtyard between UW Schoolof Dentistry B and D wingsafter remodel.

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On Friday, October 15, the public is invited tojoin us for Come Together Washington, a specialevent designed to celebrate the unique contribu-tions of our community and the University. At4:30 pm, the Hec Edmundson Pavilion doors willopen for a diverse and engaging faculty-studentshowcase. A program will begin at 6:00 pm,featuring remarks from UW President MarkEmmert, a keynote address from Bill Gates III,co-founder of Microsoft Corporation and the Bill& Melinda Gates Foundation, and the publicannouncement of Campaign UW: Creating

Futures. A free public reception follows at7:00 pm.

Citizens of the community, the entire State,region, and beyond benefit from this University’sendeavors; they are stakeholders in this institution– both benefactors to and recipients of the educa-tion, research, service, and health care conductedat the UW. Come Together Washington is a celebra-tion of this incredible partnership. We hope youwill join us.

Visit www.uwalum.com/ctw for more detailsabout this free event.

Campaign UW: Creating Futures


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The state-of-the-art design will bring together, ina patient-friendly environment, all the specialtytraining programs for which the School is soacclaimed. In addition, the project will provideupgraded research facilities, clinics, and increasedopportunities for collaboration between ourundergraduate and graduate clinics.

ENDOWED CHAIRS ANDOTHER FACULTY SUPPORT $ 9,350,000The establishment of endowed chairs and profes-sorships will allow the School to retain ourrenowned faculty and to be competitive inrecruiting new faculty.

CENTER FOREARLYCHILDHOODORAL HEALTH(CECOH)$1,500,000A state-of-the-artfacility, combiningthe expertise ofpediatricians,pediatric dentistsand other healthcare providers,will be home tothe Center forEarly ChildhoodOral Health. Withthe goal ofbecoming thenation’s leadinginstitute forpediatric oralhealth, the Center

will address the problems of children’s oral healthby improving access to preventive care, and bymaking that care part of the training and responsi-bility of primary care physicians and dentists. TheCenter will serve as a place for development ofservice models and for research as well. The statedgoal of $1.5 million will fund program start-up,curriculum development, and an endowedleadership position in children’s oral health. Otherfunding opportunities in the Center will beoutlined as plans progress.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND LOANS(INCLUDING DIVERSITY) $750,000The ability to offer student scholarships and loanswill ensure success in the competitive search forthe best students and the most diverse studentbody. These forms of financial assistance allowstudents to concentrate on academics, research,patient care and community service, rather thanon jobs outside the School.

UNCOMPENSATED CAREFUNDS/COMMUNITY SERVICE $500,000These funds will pay for oral health care ofpatients who do not have financial access to oralhealth care at the School and will also coverexpenses for students and supervising faculty totravel to and provide care in clinics outside of theSchool. Through the treatment of these patients,student clinical education is expanded and theSchool provides much-needed oral health care tothe underserved.

Please know that your past gifts have helpedestablish the stellar reputation of the UW Schoolof Dentistry. Your future gifts, both annual giftsand campaign gifts, are essential to the modern-

ization and continued success ofthe School. Quite simply, yourgifts to the UW School ofDentistry impact the very livesof everyone in the PacificNorthwest and beyond.

Gift by gift, you make thedifference. Gift by gift, you arecreating futures.

Left to right: Dr. Tar-Chee Aw shows UW President Mark Emmert howto work with a dental simulator during a recent visit to the School,while Chris Piper (’05) and Dean Somerman look on. President Emmertwill be a keynote speaker at the Campaign UW: Creating Futures Kicks-Off on Friday, October 15!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!Join us for Come Together Washington

Join us Friday, October 15, 2004 in the Bank of America Arena at HecEdmondson Pavilion on the UW Seattle campus. All UW School of Dentistry

alums and friends are encouraged to attend. Doors open at 4:30 pm, theprogram begins at 6:00 pm, and a free public reception will be held at 7:00 pm

–after the program concludes. Admission and parking are free.

For more information, please call 206-685-9350 or 206-221-5624.

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The 51 dental students in the class ranked #1 inthe nation among the 50 dental schools thatparticipated on Part II of the National BoardDental Examinations and 5th in Part I. Theyalso achieved a 100% pass rate on the WesternRegional Exam Board (WREB). I am pleased tosay these outstanding results are almost becom-ing ‘tradition’ at the UW School of Dentistry.What a great testament to the quality and workethic of our students, staff and faculty.

While here, these students, as well as thefour dental hygiene graduates, totally immersedthemselves in their dental education, fromresearch to clinical training to volunteerism. InJanuary, for example, many of them were activein both the Washington State Dental Associa-tion (WSDA) Dental Legislative Day and theASDA-American Dental Education AssociationNational Dental Student Lobby Day. Each year,to prepare our students for such events, WSDAprovides them with valuable training andmentoring in communicating dental issues tolawmakers, which increases their effectiveness ininfluencing the outcome of critical dental-related legislative bills. This year, students spoketo legislators about access to dental care, studentloan consolidation restrictions, and funding forthe National Institute of Dental and Craniofa-cial Research (NIDCR) —issues that will have ahuge impact on their futures in dentistry. I haveno doubt that experiences such as Lobby Dayand Dental Legislative Day help expand ourstudents commitment to the advancement of theprofession that will result in many valuablecontributions to dentistry in the years to come.

It is always a little sad –despite the manygratifications –when a class leaves the School.However, the arrival of the incoming class helpsdissipate these feelings with its opportunities towork with a wonderful and eager group of newlyrecruited students. Jeremy Horst, the first toenter the School through the new DDS/PhDprogram, funded by the WSDA, is just such astudent. Jeremy says that he was “looking for aschool that would be both supportive and

interactive and the UW School of Dentistry hasturned out to be just that.” Although he onlyarrived in June, Jeremy is already conductingresearch on the role of collagen in fetal develop-ment through our Summer UndergraduateResearch Fellowship (SURF) program. Over 20years old, the SURF program fosters faculty-student collaboration while providing a superiortraining ground for basic and translational clinicalresearch (see article pg. 45).

In faculty research news, Beverly Dale-Crunkand Richard Darveau, at UW SOD, and EdwardClark, at UW SOM, joined Stanford UniversityProfessor David Relman in a major presentationentitled ‘Innate Immunity and Oral Health’ at the2004 meeting of the American Association for theAdvancement of Science (AAAS) in Seattle. AAASis the largest general-science meeting in theworld, and this year it broke attendance recordswith over 3,300 family members joining morethan 5,000 scientists at this annual conference.You can read more about our School’s participa-tion in this preeminent symposium, recentnoteworthy accomplishments of many of ourstudents and faculty members, and past andupcoming alumni events, in this issue. It has beena great year. The faculty and staff are all veryproud of the Class of 2004 and their manyachievements; several new faculty appointmentshave been made with searches in advanced stagesto fill other vacancies; administrative staff hasbeen strengthened and compliance procedures tomeet new stringent regulatory requirements arebeing implemented; our outreach programs areexpanding and our efforts to increase student,faculty and staff diversity is ongoing. On October15, our capital campaign, UW Creating Futures,will be officially launched. Your support is criticalto its success. I look forward to the upcomingschool year and to greeting the Class of 2008.

Martha J. Somerman

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Another Stellar YearCongratulations to the Class of 2004!

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P R E S I D E N T : M A R K T. D R A N G S H O LT

Class of 1984; class representative 1985-90, 1999-present; full-time faculty member, Departmentsof Oral Medicine and Dental Public Health Sciences, University of Washington; Oral Medicinepractice, University of Washington Medical Center; member of Seattle-King County DentalSociety, Washington State Dental Association, International Association for Dental Research,International Association for the Study of Pain, American Academy of Oral Medicine, Society forEpidemiologic Research.

P R E S I D E N T E L E C T : C O L L I N S W O O D S I D E

Class of 1997, member of Seattle-King County Dental Society and Washington State DentalAssociation, practices in Madison Park, completed a one-year general practice residency programon Long Island in New York, member of many study clubs and enjoys speaking to neighborhoodschools about oral health and dentistry.

S E C R E TA R Y: M I C H A E L W. J O H N S O N

Class of 1982, MS in Prosthodontics from the Mayo Clinic in 1992. Class representative, 1983-1989 and 2003-present. Full-time private practice limited to fixed, removable and implantprosthodontics in Bellevue. Board Certified in Prosthodontics, and member of SKCDS, WSDA,Pacific Coast Society for Prosthodontics, American College of Prosthodontics, InternationalCollege of Prosthodontics, American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics and the Academy ofOsseointegration. Lectures and mentors study clubs on prosthodontics and implant dentistry.

T R E A S U R E R : M A R K R . G R A C E

Class of 1994, general practice in downtown Seattle; active member of Seattle-King CountyDental Society and the Washington State Dental Association; part-time faculty, University ofWashington School of Dentistry; served as president of the UW Dental Alumni Associationduring 01-02.

Dental Alumni Association Officers2004-2005

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President’s Message

As I take over the reins of the Alumni association presidency, it gives me a chance to reflect over

the past 20 years since I graduated from dental school in 1984. I spent most of the first 10 years

in private dental practice, which was fun and rewarding. Then I’ve spent most of the past 10

years training to be a scientist at the University of Washington. This dual nature of experiences

has given me another perspective on the role of the University and the School of Dentistry on a

more global scale.

Our esteemed research university of the 21st century is a unique and special place. In my

mind, there is no doubt that it is and will continue to be a driving force of our modern society

and economy for the foreseeable future. Important discoveries are being made every day,

somewhere on campus. Given the global threats of infectious pandemics, vast climate change,

or unpredictable terrorism, solutions to these problems are being addressed as I write. It is not

so far-fetched to think that collective intellectual might of American universities may save the

world in the future.

How does this relate to dentistry? The School of Dentistry is one small but important part

of the entire University of Washington community. With implants, advanced restorative tech-

niques, interdisciplinary care, and possible oral- systemic health connections, never has dentistry

had so much to offer, but the profession is asked to do more than ever. Challenges to dentistry

are also apparent, with widely disparate oral health, lingering concerns about the safety of

dental materials and techniques, and puzzles of orofacial pain still being issues that have been

inadequately addressed. Our School is up to the challenge of these problems, but needs more

than lip service to solve these problems.

The days of the Alumni Association serving primarily as the School of Dentistry ‘cheerleader’

have long passed. Over the past 20 years, the state support for the school has plummeted from

about 80% of the budget to only 33% today. The School has made up the differences by very

successfully competing for federal research dollars, and by increasing the charitable giving by

friends of the School, but we still have not kept up with our peer institutions. Having active and

devoted alumni that can raise awareness and funds for the School is vital if it is to continue to

thrive and excel in this next century.

As the present campaign to raise money for the University and School is launched, I hope

you will consider giving to the School of Dentistry and University that has given you so much.

Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] if you have comments or questions.

Mark DrangsholtClass of 1984

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UW Huskies vs UCLAJoin us for the

UW DENTAL ALUMNIHOMECOMING AND PRE-GAME LUNCH

Saturday, September 18, 20041pm Lunch; 4pm Kick-off

Join your fellow alumni, their families and friends for lunch and an exciting game ofHusky football. Festivities will begin at 1pm with lunch at the UW Urban HorticultureCenter (2501 NE 41st Street, Seattle). Make the easy walk over to Husky stadium for the4pm kick-off. Free on-site parking. Cost is $50 for the game and lunch or $25 for thelunch only. You must be a member of the Dental Alumni Association to purchase tickets.

R E G I S T R A T I O N

UW Dental AlumniHomecomingand Pre-Game Lunch

Saturday, September 18,2004

Please complete registrationform and return, along withyour check, to:UW Dental AlumniBox 357137Seattle, WA 98195-7137

Individuals purchasing tickets mustbe current 2004 members of theDental Alumni Association. Thereare a limited number of tickets,so please act promptly.

Game and Lunch # of tickets ($50 each)

Lunch only # of tickets ($25 each)

Please renew my Dental Alumni Association membership ($60) I am a 2004 member

NAME

ADDRESS

CITY STATE ZIP

PHONE CLASS YEAR

G U E S T N A M E ( S ) :

PAY M E N T:

Total amount enclosed: $

Enclosed is my check made payable to UW Dental Alumni.

Please charge my Visa MasterCard

CARD NUMBER EXPIRATION DATE

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golf6 T H A N N U A L U W D E N TA L A L U M N I

T O U R N A M E N T

Friday, September 24, 2004Trilogy Golf Club11825 Trilogy Parkway NERedmond, Washington

4 person scramble format, shotgun startTee time: 8:00 amCost: $145 per person (4 people per team)

Price includes green fees for 18 holes of championship golf, shared ridingcart, continental breakfast and lunch at awards’ banquet, sleeve of golfballs, and many other prizes.*

Limited spots available. Sign up your teams today.

For more information, please call the UW Dental Alumni Officeat (206) 543-7297.

*To be eligible for the class (team) competition, all four members of the team mustbe alumni of the UW School of Dentistry and be from the same graduation year.

A P P L I C A T I O N

6th Annual Dental AlumniGolf Tournament

Friday, September 24, 2004

Please return application and payment to:UW Dental AlumniBox 357137Seattle, WA 98195-7137

Application can be faxed to:(206) 543-6465

NAME

ADDRESS

CITY STATE ZIP

PHONE CLASS YEAR

O T H E R T E A M M E M B E R S :

PAY M E N T:

Enclosed is my check made payable to UW Dental Alumni.

Please charge my Visa MasterCard $ .

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Mark H. Bingham, DDS (’78)B Y R A N D Y N E W Q U I S T


The motto of the WestSeattle Rotary Club is‘Service above Self.’This motto describesthe type of life MarkH. Bingham has alwaysstrived to live up to.Whether it be in hisprivate dental practice,his service in thecommunity as a leader,working with youth inthe boy scouts or as aloving husband andfather, he has alwaysbelieved in puttingothers first as he fulfillsa life devoted to service.

Mark H. Binghamgraduated from theUniversity of Washing-ton School of Dentistryin 1978. After gradua-tion, he went to

Mountain Home, Idaho to work as an associatefor his brother Bruce. Bruce L. Bingham gradu-ated from the UW School of Dentistry in 1965.Mark worked with his brother for one year beforemoving back to Seattle to buy his own practice.

Back in Seattle, Mark purchased a privatepractice in West Seattle from Leland Hardy,

where he has continuedto practice since 1979.His practice is locatedon California Avenue afew blocks north of theMorgan Street Busi-ness District. Cur-rently his wife Janet isthe front desk recep-tionist at his office.

Mark and Janetestablished their homein West Seattle sincemoving back and arethe proud parents of

Alumni Profile

four children- Mike, Kristee, Jonathan and Kathy.Mike and his wife Emily live in Schenectady, NewYork and have a son named Christopher. A secondchild is on the way. Kristee graduated with honorsin French at the University of Washington in 2002and she lives and works in Redmond, WA.Jonathan and Kathy are currently students atBrigham Young University-Idaho in Rexburg,Idaho. All four children have brought great joy toMark and Janet and they enjoyed raising theirchildren in the West Seattle community.

Mark, Janet and their family have always had agreat time camping together. One of their favoritehighlights is the annual family camping trip toMount Rainier every Labor Day weekend. Theycamp at Ohanapecosh Campground and have ablast enjoying the outdoors together. They enjoyplaying a variety of games together as a family and

Mark and Janet camping.

Mark and Janet at aValentine’s Dance.

Mark and Janet enjoy traveling together. Mark and Janet with their four children. Left to right,Jonathan, Kristee, Kathy and Mike.


most importantly spending time together. Markenjoyed a good game of golf in the past. After hipreplacement surgery in 2002 he has picked it upagain and is really enjoying himself.

Besides practicing dentistry, Mark has strivedto be very active in the community. He has been amember of the West Seattle Rotary Club fornineteen years, serving as an officer and finally aspresident for the 1997-98 year. During his term aspresident, the club celebrated their 50th anniver-sary. One of the services that the organizationprovides is sponsoring exchange students. Markand Janet had the privilege of hosting an exchangestudent, Doryanne, from the Philippines. Theyfelt that hosting a student was a beautiful experi-ence for their family.

For over twenty years, Mark has also beeninvolved in the West Seattle Chamber of Com-merce and on the Peer Review Committee forSeattle-King Dental Society. He has served aschair of the Peer Review Committee for two yearsand continues to serve on this committee. He alsowas involved as a volunteer when the AmericanDental Association Annual Meeting was held inSeattle in 1991.

Mark is very involved in his church. Heserved as Bishop of the West Seattle Ward for theChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He

also has served as a teacher, thecommunications director, and as award missionary with his wife.Since 1988, he has served forsixteen years in Boy Scoutcallings. He has been an assistantscoutmaster, scoutmaster, troopcommittee member, troopcommittee chair, and district chairfor the Boy Scouts of America.His callings may vary but heseems to always be asked to serveagain with the scout troop,because he loves working with theyouth, and he is excellent at doingso. Being a scouting leader, takesa lot of time. Mark has spenttime on weekends and during the summer takingthe troop on campouts and to a week-longsummer camp. He also has taken the scouts onhikes, on orienteering activities, etc. Currentlyhe is the assistant scoutmaster and is also thedeacons quorum advisor in his ward. Mark feelsthe most rewarding part of serving in the boyscouts is watching the young men become eaglescouts, seeing the training they receive that willhelp them in every aspect of their lives, watchingthem grow in their personal lives, and seeingthem get married and have families. He contin-ues to have close relationships with many of theyoung men to which he was a leader.

Mark’s personal philosophy in dentistry andalso in his personal life is that you can motivatepeople far better with praise than criticism.When you are trying to teach oral hygiene to apatient, it is much more effective to find a smallthing to compliment them on, and in so doingthey will listen more intentlywhen you give them neededsuggestions to change theirbehavior. He always wants tolift people up and make themfeel better about themselvesand their lives.

Mark H. Bingham is dedi-cated to his dental practice, hiscommunity, his church and hisfamily. He does so much for theWest Seattle community. He isproud to be a graduate of theUniversity of Washington Schoolof Dentistry. He will continue tolead a life of service to all that hecomes into contact with.

Mark as a scout leader at a special Alki Beach TimeCapsule celebration.

Mark repelling with the boy scouts.

Mark rock climbing with the boy scouts.


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o The University of WashingtonSchool of Dentistry

Invites Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Students and Friends

to a hosted reception at the

American Dental AssociationAnnual Session in Orlando, Florida

Saturday, October 2, 2004J.W. Marriott Grande Lakes Orlando Hotel4040 Central Florida Parkway, Orlando

5:00 pm – 6:30 pmComplimentary Beverages and Hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Host: Associate Dean, Dr. Robert O’Neal

Please RSVP to UW Dental Alumni by September 15that (206) 543-7297


Dentist Helping DentistPractice ManagementRetreat and Reunion 2004Former classmates enjoyed sharing stories ofpractice in the real world at the second annualretreat and reunion of the Practice ManagementCourse at the UW with the theme, ‘DentistHelping Dentist.’ The event was held on June19th at the South Campus Center and seventeenalumni dentists from the classes 2000 - 2002attended. Dr. James Steiner opened the daydiscussing the effects of stress on the dentalpractitioner. Studies show that the key causes fordentist stress are not the clinical issues, but thepractice management problems experienced. Dr.Steiner is convinced that dentists as colleagueshelping one another can reduce the effects ofstress and increase their well-being.

Attendees were polled prior to the retreat andidentified staff issues, retention and leadership asthe top three practice challenges. Dr. RalphO’Connor, guest speaker and practice manage-ment consultant, spent the rest of the day helpingthe dentists address the problems that theycurrently deal with. Dr. O’Connor states that“The retreat allows dentists to realize they are notalone in feeling insecure. The retreat shows toeach dentist the need of group support and theprocess to solve problems. The goal of the retreatis to show each participant the need for sharingwith others and the need to take post grad coursesto enlarge their skill care and judgment.”

Responses from the attendees were verypositive, including “I think the topics were exactlywhat I wanted to learn about,” and “At this stageof my career, I feel my focus is finding a viablepractice and the information I received at theretreat will help.”

Jeanne Nichols and Dr. Steiner have foundthat the retreats have been extremely beneficial inassessing the content of the fourth year practicemanagement course and keeping current with theyoung practitioner’s issues. Nichols says, “Wewish to continue this as an annual event and hopethat participants will encourage others from theirclass to attend this worthwhile event.” Dr. Steinerand Jeanne Nichols wish to thank the UW DentalAlumni Association for their support in sponsor-ing this event and providing lunch.

20th Annual Dean’s Club Dinner


The 20th Annual Dean’s ClubDinner was held on Saturday,May 22, 2004 at the MarriottWaterfront Hotel in downtownSeattle. The large crowd of 250enjoyed the festivities honoringthose who twenty years earlier hadthe vision to begin the Universityof Washington School of DentistryDean’s Club.

Drs. Linda and Bryan Edgar,the Dean’s Club Co-Presidents,were the hosts for the evening.They recognized all chartermembers of the Dean’s Club and had them stepforward to be recognized and to receive a specialplaque recognizing their contribution to the Dean’sClub and the Dental School. Those chartermembers in attendance were Sam Anderson, Donaldand Vicky Compaan, Bryan and Linda Edgar,Johnny and Pat Johnson, Desmond Neff, JoanneNichols, Richard and Joann Swanson and Stephenand Elda Teel. The Edgar’s also recognized theClass of 1954 that was celebrating their 50thReunion since graduating from Dental School.

During the formal program, ChristopherHerzog was presented with the Jack E. NicholsStudent Leadership Award. This award wasestablished in 1994 to recognize and reward studentleaders within the School of Dentistry with the hopeof inspiring students to continue in leadership rolesthroughout their professional careers. EricNordstrom received the Johnny N. Johnson StudentLeadership Award. Johnny Johnson was present toassist with the presentation. This award recognizes adental student who has furthered the goals oforganized dentistry through participation in studentoffice activities or by other involvement beyond

traditional student officer roles.The highlight of the evening was the presentation

of the 2004 Distinguished Alumnus Award and the2004 Dean’s Club Honarary Lifetime Member Award.Dr. Sam Anderson, chair of the DistinguishedAlumnus Committee and Dr. Mark Drangsholt,president-elect of the UW Dental Alumni Associa-tion, presented the 2004 Distinguished AlumnusAward to Dr. Richard B. McCoy (’61). Drs. Bryanand Linda Edgar presented the 2004 Dean’s ClubHonorary Lifetime Member Award to Dr. Dan G.Middaugh. Both recipients are so highly respected bythe dental community and the School and highlydeserve to receive such prestigious awards. Ourcongratulations to both Dr. Richard McCoy and Dr.Dan Middaugh.

The special evening concluded with Dr. MarkDrangsholt recognizing the efforts of Dr. AmandaTavoularis for her service as president of the DentalAlumni Association this past year and Dr. TimothyWandell recognizing the efforts of Drs. Bryan andLinda Edgar for serving as co-presidents of the Dean’sClub the past two years. A special recognition wasalso given to Dr. Sue Corbett, as she retires afterworking inthe DentalSchool for thepast 33 years.Her mostrecent role atthe Schoolwas ChiefDevelopmentOfficer.It was awonderfulevent!

Charter members of Dean’s Club receive special plaques at the dinner.

Erlys and Richard McCoy.

Chris Herzog receives theJack E. Nichols StudentLeadership Award.

Class of 1954 celebrate 50th Reunion.

Mical and Dan Middaugh.

Mark Drangsholt (left) and Sam Andersonpresent the 2004 Distinguished AlumnusAward to Richard B. McCoy.


20th Anniversary of theSchool of Dentistry Dean’s Club

Established in 1983 to lend special support to the School of Dentistrythrough funds dispersed at the Dean’s discretion.

Listed Below are Charter Members donating $1,000 or more to start the Dean’s Club.

Since 1983, membership has been expanded to include all individuals who donate$500 or more to any fund in the School of Dentistry and to corporate and foundation

board members who contribute $1,000 or more.

Charter Mambers

Dr. and Mrs. Alan D. Adams

Dr. and Mrs.* Howard S. Anderson

Dr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Barrett

Dr. and Mrs. Wynn* L. Beebe

Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Brain

Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Brown

Dr. and Mrs. Maynard S. Campbell

Dr. and Mrs. Donald E. Compaan

Dr. and Mrs. Gerhard B. Davidson

Dr. and Mrs. Homer J. Dyer

Drs. Bryan and Linda Edgar

Dr. and Mrs. Brett C. Fidler

Dr. and Mrs. John R. Fitzgerald

Dr. David W. Hanson

Dr. and Mrs. James H. Harken

Dr. and Mrs. Howard K. Jensen

Dr. and Mrs. Johnny N. Johnson

Dr. and Mrs. Ferdinand* L. Knechtel

Dr. and Mrs. Thompson* M. Lewis

Dr. and Mrs. James C. McGraw

Dr. and Mrs. James* K. Muller

Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Murray

Dr. and Mrs. Desmond G. Neff

Dr. and Mrs. Jack* E. Nichols

Dr. and Mrs. Leonard E. Nixon

Dr. and Mrs. Richard O. Nodtvedt

Dr. and Mrs. Jack L. Nugent

Dr. and Mrs. Lyle E. Ostlund

Dr. Theodore A. Pilot

Dr. Eric W. RantaDr. and Mrs. John* W. Ricketts

Dr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Sobottka

Dr. and Mrs. Otto O. Stevens

Dr. and Mrs. Richard D. Swanson

Dr. and Mrs. W. Stephen Teel

Dr. and Mrs. Richard V. Tucker

Dr. and Mrs. John D. Walsh

Dr. and Mrs. Donald M. Wright

Dr. and Mrs. Keith* H. Yoshino

* in memory

The 34th AnnualErnest M. JonesMemorial Lectureshipwas held on Friday,March 26, 2004 inHogness Auditoriumwith Dr. Edward P.Allen as the guestspeaker. He is cur-rently a ClinicalProfessor in theDepartment ofPeriodontics at BaylorCollege of Dentistryand maintains a full-time periodontalpractice in Dallas,Texas with an emphasison periodontal plasticsurgery. He spoke onthe topic of, ‘TheInterdisciplinaryApproach to EstheticDentistry.’

The crowd of overfive hundred peoplewere treated to anexcellent presentationon how gingival leveland form are importantconsiderations inesthetic dentistry,because they affect the

Ernest M. JonesMemorial Lectureship


appearance oftooth form.Therefore,evaluation andcorrection ofsoft tissueabnormalitiesare importantcomponents ofinterdiscipli-nary therapy and contribute to the successfuloutcome of complex cases. In his presentation, healso discussed the role of periodontal plasticsurgery in interdisciplinary cases and describedcurrent concepts for correction of the mostcommon soft tissue problems including excessivegingival display, gingival recession, loss of inter-dental papillae, and loss of alveolar ridge contour.

Dr. Dexter Barnes (’69) was chair of the event.Dean Martha Somerman welcomed the largeaudience and also gave a ‘State of the School’address at the alumni business luncheon held atthe South Campus Center. Dr. Mark Drangsholt(’84) conducted the business meeting as president-elect of the Dental Alumni Association. The2004-05 officers were elected at the meeting.They are: President Mark Drangsholt (’84),President-elect Collins Woodside (’97), SecretaryMike Johnson (’82), and Treasurer Mark Grace(’94). They began their terms of office on July 1,2004.

The next Ernest Jones Memorial Lectureshipwill be held on Friday, March 25, 2005 at

Benaroya Hall indowntown Seattle.The title of theprogram is ‘Interdisci-plinary Management ofImplants in theEsthetic Zone,’ and thespeakers will be Dr.Frank Spear, Dr. VinceKokich, and Dr. DavidMathews. Mark yourcalendars now!!!

Dean Somerman gives ‘State of the School’address at luncheon.

Dexter Barnes ’69, Dean MarthaSomerman, Edward P. Allen(speaker), and Mark Drangsholt’84 (President-elect).

Jeff Parrish (‘79), James Cockrell(‘70), and Chester Woodside(‘67) at the luncheon.

Ernest Jones Luncheon at South Campus Center.

Dan G. Middaugh Dental StudentProfessional Service AwardOn Wednesday, February 4, 2004, fivestudents from the UW School of Dentistrywere awarded $1,000 checks in recognition oftheir service as student leaders. The fivestudents were Chris Herzog (’04 and StudentCouncil President), Mike Jorgensen (’04 ClassPresident), Chris Piper (’05 Class President),Peter Pellegrini (’06 Class President), andBecca Bockow (’07 Class President). Theaward was presented to each at a specialdinner held in their honor at Ray’s BoathouseRestaurant.

Also attending the event were DanMiddaugh, associate dean and faculty memberat the School, Greg Kaveney, executivedirector of Seattle-King County DentalSociety, and Randy Newquist, director ofdental alumni and development events.

At the dinner,the students and theprofessional leadersfrom the communitywere able to discussissues of mutualinterest. Studentsgained valuableinsight into the roleand importance oforganized dentistry.Dan Middaugh toldthe assembled group,“I have establishedthis award to encourage students to continuetheir involvement in organized dentistry asdental students and as practicing members ofthe profession after graduation.”

Bite Open Golf TournamentWith looming clouds and occasional drizzle, the13th Annual Bite Open Golf Tournament wasplayed at Washington National Golf Club onSaturday, May 22, 2004. There were 24 teams and144 players that participated. Greg Wu andJessica Smith from the class of 2004 were theorganizers of the tournament this year. Allparticipants received goodies provided by AurumCeramics and Straumann when they arrived, andthen proceeded to their respective holes for theshotgun start. This was the firstyear that the format was sixplayers to a team and from thefeedback, players had a goodtime with the new format andappreciated not having to wait aslong between holes. Groups hadto battle on and off rain andoccasional wind gusts, but asalways the golf tournamentprovided fun for all. Afterwards,participants gathered in theclubhouse for a BBQ dinner andraffle, before heading for home.

The winning team was the following:

Brian Almond, 4th YearScott Starley, 4th YearBrian Fong, 1st YearKevin Otto, 1st YearSam Sage, 1st YearJohn Almond, Alumni

Long Drive: Brian Fong

Closest to Pin: John Almond


A special thank you toall sponsors of the

Bite Open Golf Tournament:

Aurum Ceramic Dental Lab

Burkhart Dental Supply

Dental Group, LLC

Matsco Financial

Nakanishi Dental Lab

Nitrox, Inc.

NORDIC

Paterson Dental Supply

Straumann

UW Dental Alumni

Washington Dentists’Insurance Agency (WDIA)

Left to right: Greg Kaveney, Randy Newquist, Mike Jorgensen, BeccaBockow, Chris Herzog, Peter Pellegrini, Chris Piper, and Dan Middaugh.


The 54th Commencement Ceremony for theSchool of Dentistry at the University of Washing-ton took place in the Meany Hall Theatre onSaturday, June 5, 2004. 51 students from the classof 2004 took part in the graduation ceremony.Dean Martha Somerman welcomed the largegraduation gathering, gave remarks about themany achievements of the Class of 2004, andintroduced all the participating faculty.

Mike Jorgenson, the senior class president,spoke to his class about all the wonderful experi-ences and challenges they have had together andthen he introduced Dr. Robert Johnson, professorof periodontics, who spoke and sang to the largegathering. Dr. Johnson was selected to speak by a

vote from the graduating class and has been apopular graduation speaker for several years.

Drs. Thomas Junge and Dolphine Odahooded the students as Drs. Edmond Trueloveand James McHugh read a narrative written byeach student. As each student walked across thestage to shake hands with Dean Somerman, a slideshow of personal photos chronicling their livesand years as UW dental students played on ascreen above.

Dr. Somerman then congratulated the class of2004 and closed the ceremonies with an invitationfor all to attend and enjoy a reception for thegraduates. A special thank you to WashingtonDental Service for sponsoring the reception.

Class of 2004 Graduation

DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY GRADUATESBrian AlmondVivian BaeForrest BaleJody BrennanJoshua CadwellRosanne ColuccioNelson ChenSusan Chen JacksonTerry ChunMitchell EdlundGraham EggerZachary EhrmantroutTimur ErnafasovNadeem EsmailMatthew FlugstadDavid FordRyan Fox

Chad GalbraithLevi GreenTimothy GutmannDavid HamiltonChristopher HerzogBryan HirstBenjamin HorganMichael HornLi-Kuei HungMichael JorgensonPaul KennedyEric KvinslandAbert LeeIsaac LinesJared LothyanGary MayneMicah Mortensen

Amy MoslanderHeather NealDang NguyenTammy NguyenEric NordstromIrene ParkhillWendy ScottGeoffrey SeukCyrena SextonJessica SmithBenjamin SpigerScott StarleyChristopher SteenAlicia StephensMarjorie TsutsuiSuzanne WinansGreg Wu

BACHELOR OFSCIENCE IN DENTALHYGIENE GRADUATESVictor Abreu AssuncaoAnita Rodriguez Munson BrockMerri JonesBernadette PhillipsYana Torgan

Mike Jorgenson (’04 ClassPresident), shakes handswith Dean Somerman atgraduation.

CONGRATULATIONSTO THE

CLASS OF 2004

Of the 50 dentalschools that

participated inthe December 2003

National BoardPart II, the University

of Washingtonfinished #1 overall.

The Class of 2004 alsohad a 100% pass rate

on the WREB!

Graduation Photos were taken by: The Picture Man/www.gradphoto.com


Dental Student Honors and AwardsCeremony 2004

ADA ScholarshipElicia Thompson

Bryan and Linda Edgar ScholarshipAmy Cook

Mark and Barbara WalkerEndowed ScholarshipPaul Nielson

Charles V. Callihan Memorial ScholarshipTheron BakerLeRoy HortonJeffrey Kochevar

James and Joyce Oates ScholarshipJody Brennan

Randy Carr Memorial ScholarshipThomas Dance

Dental Alumni Association ScholarshipAnna BiegingRyan DoyleShawneen GonzalezJordan HighamFleur JonesKris KimZachton LoweRoger LucasSara RiechersBenjamin RuderErika SmartTonya RiceJohn Yu

Permanente Dental AssociatesRecognition AwardDavid HamiltonChristopher HerzogWendy ScottJessica SmithScott Starley

Alumni Services Dental SupportFund ScholarshipAdam FordEllen Mark

Alice Knowles Duff ScholarshipEllen Mark

Ronald G. Fitzer Memorial ScholarshipDavid NewellPeter Pellegrini

Karl-Åke Omnell ScholarshipLeRoy Horton

Dr. Tony Michael PontiMemorial ScholarshipJeremy Chaison

John D. Guthrie Memorial ScholarshipJoshua CadwellEric KvinslandAmy Moslander

Earl C. Maston Scholarship for Excellencein Pre-Clinical Operative DentistryDaniel Bruce

Psi Omega ScholarshipRebecca BockowDaniel BradyMark ChambersJulidang ChueAdam CramerSeth EdvalsonGregory GillespieLeRoy HortonJames JacobsMathew JefferyRyan KidmanMarcus LowryRyan McNamaraGeoffrey PingShana ReidyDarcy RuempingAnnie SohnKory Wilson

Predoctoral ScholarshipBlake Herbison

Pfizer-Warner-Lambert DentalStudent ScholarshipLeRoy Horton

W.K. Kellogg/ADEA ScholarshipLeRoy Horton

Kirby and Erna SpeyerMemorial ScholarshipAnna BiegingBrendan EghtedarTravis HoweyNavid Newport

Ben and Betty Zukor ScholarshipAnna BiegingKimberly DokovnaChristopher Piper

Dan G. Middaugh Dental StudentProfessional Service AwardRebecca BockowChristopher HerzogMichael JorgensenPeter PellegriniChristopher Piper

Dental Hygiene Achievement AwardMerri Jones, RDH

Washington State Dental Hygienists’Association Outstanding Graduate AwardAnita Rodriquez Munson Brock, RDH

Community Outreach AwardMerri Jones, RDHBernadette Phillips, RDH

HuFriedy Golden Scaler AwardVictor Abreu Assunção, RDH

Academy of Dental Materials AwardAbert Lee

Western Society of Periodontology AwardJessica Smith

Academy of Dentistry for Persons withDisabilities AwardIrene Parkhill

Academy of General Dentistry AwardEric NordstromSuzanne Winans

Washington Academy of General DentistryAppreciation AwardDr. E. Ricardo Schwedhelm

Student Awards

Congratulations to the following UW dental students who received awards and scholarshipson Friday, June 4, 2004 in Hogness Auditorium at the UW School of Dentistry.

AWARDS OF ACHIEVEMENT AND SCHOLARSHIP

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Honors and Awards (continued from previous page)

Washington Academy of GeneralDentistry Service AwardDr. Tar-Chee Aw

Washington Academy of GeneralDentistry and William Howard StudentCompetition AwardFirst Place: Heather NealSecond Place: Eric NordstromThird Place: Wendy ScottFourth Place: Jessica Smith

Alpha Omega Scholarship AwardScott Starley

Academy of Operative Dentistry AwardSusan Chen Jackson

American Academy of Dental PracticeAdministration AwardTammy Nguyen

American Academy of EstheticDentistry AwardSuzanne Winans

American Academy of Gold FoilOperators Achievement AwardJody Brennan

American Academy of Oral andMaxillofacial Pathology AwardEric Nordstrom

American Academy of Oral andMaxillofacial Radiology AwardScott Starley

American Academy of Orofacial PainOutstanding Senior AwardBryan Hirst

American Academy of OralMedicine AwardEric Nordstrom

American Academy ofPeriodontology AwardSuzanne Winans

American Association ofEndodontists AwardScott Starley

American Association of Oraland Maxillofacial Surgeons DentalImplant Student AwardForrest Bale

American Association of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgeons Dental StudentAwardNadeem Esmail

American Association of OralBiologists AwardMarjorie Tsutsui

American Association of Public HealthDentistry AwardChristopher Herzog

American Association ofOrthodontists AwardSuzanne Winans

American College of DentistsFerrier Memorial PrizeJody Brennan

F. Burns Guthrie Memorial ScholarshipScott Starley

American College of DentistsOutstanding Senior Student AwardBrian Almond

American College of ProsthodontistsUndergraduate Achievement AwardJoshua Cadwell

Certificate of Merit American Academyof Pediatric Dentistry PredoctoralStudent AwardMichael Jorgenson

American Student Dental AssociationAward of ExcellenceEric Nordstrom

Award for Excellence in ProsthodonticsAmy Moslander

Charles L. BolenderProsthodontic AwardLevi Green

Dentsply Student ClinicianProgram AwardStephen Hansen

Research Advisory CommitteeTravel AwardsJason GileStephen HansenMohammed RafieElicia Thompson

Jack I. Nicholls Clinical Research AwardJeremy ChaisonJessica Smith

Pierre Fauchard Academy DentalStudent ScholarshipBrian Almond(Class of 2004 recipient)

Christopher Piper(Class of 2005 recipient)

Pierre Fauchard Academy SeniorStudent AwardBrian Almond

Fixed Prosthodontics AwardAmy Moslander

Hospital Dentistry AwardChristopher “Kit” Steen

International College ofDentists AwardTerry Chun

Dr. Frank Burns Guthrie MemorialScholarship AwardJessie Banks(Class of 2005 recipient)

Susan Chen Jackson(Class of 2004 recipient)

International Congress of OralImplantologists AwardVivian BaeJessica Smith

John C. Kois Prize in RestorativeClinical ExcellenceEric NordstromSuzanne Winans

Johnny N. Johnson, DDS StudentGovernment LeadershipEric Nordstrom

Dr. Jack E. Nichols Awardfor LeadershipChristopher Herzog

Eleanor Bushee SeniorDental Student AwardAmy Moslander

Organization of Teachers of OralDiagnosis AwardVivian Bae

School of Dentistry Governanceand Service AwardsBrian AlmondVivian BaeForrest BaleMichael JorgensonIrene Parkhill

Quintessence Award for ClinicalAchievement in PeriodonticsSuzanne Winans

Quintessence Award for ClinicalAchievement in Restorative DentistryBenjamin Horgan


Quintessence Award forResearch AchievementMarjorie Tsutsui

Horace Wells Senior Student AwardDavid Ford

Seattle Pediatric Dentists SocietyDavid B. Law AwardChristopher Herzog

Washington Association of WomenDentists AwardSuzanne Winans

Teledyne Water Pik“Best of the Best” AwardAmy Moslander

Dennis P. Duskin Inspirational AwardRosanne Coluccio

Student Council StudentRecognition AwardCyrena Sexton

Omicron Kappa Upsilon Certificatesof Recognition

First Year Second YearSara Riechers Fleur JonesBradley Sainsbury Kris KimAnnie Sohn Zachton LoweKory Wilson Peter PellegriniKyle Winter Jennifer Tung

Third YearAdam BerryKimberly DokovnaJeffrey KochevarMarcus LowryPaul Nielson

Omicron Kappa UpsilonScholarship Awards

First Year Second YearKyle Winter Kris KimKory Wilson Zachton LoweSara Riechers Jennifer Tung

Third YearMarcus LowryPaul NielsonJeffrey Kochevar

Omicron Kappa UpsilonWilliam H. Kramer AwardPeter Pellegrini

Omicron Kappa Upsilon MembershipBrian AlmondChris HerzogMicah MortensenEric NordstromScott StarleySuzie Winans

Washington State Dental AssociationStudent AwardChristopher Herzog

Washington State Dental AssociationFaculty AwardDr. Edmond Truelove

AWARDS OF SERVICECertificates of service to the School ofDentistry are presented to the following2003-2004 members of the Student Counciland individual class officers:

DENTAL STUDENT CLASS OFFICERS

Fourth Year ClassPresident ...................... Michael JorgensonVice President ............................ Vivian BaeTreasurer ........................... Amy MoslanderSocial Chairs .......................... Irene Parkhill

Wendy ScottJessica Smith

Student CouncilRepresentatives ......................... Isaac Lines

Scott StarleyASDA Representative ........ Eric NordstromADEA Representative ......... Cyrena Sexton

Third Year ClassPresident ........................ Christopher PiperVice President ..................... Niharika SinghSecretary ....................... Marisa ReichmuthTreasurer ........................Nathan O’ConnorSocial Chairs .................... Shafeena Chatur

Gretchen JorgDarcy RuempingStephen Russell

ASDA Representative ............. Jennifer PalmADEA Representative ..... Shawneen Gonzalez

Second Year ClassPresident ........................... Peter PellegriniVice President ........................... Fleur JonesSecretary ................................. Roger LucasTreasurer .............................. Zachton LoweSocial Chairs ............................. Emily Baird

Jeremy ChaisonNikki ChinAdam Jury

Emi KatzenbergerBenjamin Ruder

Shokofeh TabaraieASDA Representative ..... Pamela GustafsonADEA Representative ............. Daniel Brady

First Year ClassPresident ......................... Rebecca BockowVice President ...................... Sabrina HabibSecretary ................................. Kunal WaliaTreasurer ........................................ John YuSocial Chairs ................... Elizabeth Chilton

Daniel FrostJenette Intrachat

ASDA Representative ............ Ryan ChiangADEA Representative .... Michael Bowman

Student Council OfficersPresident .................... Christopher HerzogVice President ................ Christopher PiperScribe ........................................ Emily BairdFundraiser/Treasurer .......... Cyrena Sexton

Ryan DoyleSocial Chairs .............. Shawneen Gonzalez

Niharika SinghEmily Baird

WSDA 1st Delegate ........... Eric Nordstrom


Winter Ball 2004The UW School of Dentistry Winter Ball,sponsored by the Class of 2005, was held down-town at the Elliott Grand Hyatt Hotel. Theelegant affair resembled a prom as the guestsarrived dressed in style. The Ball was held onSaturday, January 24, 2004 and was a greatsuccess. The crowd of 200 was a nice mix ofstudents, faculty, alumni and friends of the School.

Those responsible for making this eventpossible were committee members ShafeenaChatur (’05), Gretchen Jorg (’05), Nate O’Connor(’05), Chris Piper (’05), Marisa Reichmuth (’05),

Darcy Ruemping (’05),Steve Russell (’05) andNiharika Singh (’05).

The crowd enjoyedthe music of band, ‘SoundsUnlimited.’ The eveningconsisted of dancing,socializing, a dessert buffetand beverages. It was awonderful event.


Annual Student Vendor ShowThe Class of 2004 and ASDA sponsored theAnnual Student Vendor Show at the University ofWashington on Friday, April 30, 2004. It was heldat the Center for Urban Horticulture and broughttogether over 250 students, alumni, and corporatefriends of the School of Dentistry.

The planning committee consisted of ChrisHerzog, Student Council President; MikeJorgenson, (’04) President; Amy Moslander, (’04)Treasurer; Eric Nordstrom, (’04) WSDA 1st

Vendor Show Sponsors:A-dec, Inc.

Air Force Health ProfessionsBurkhart Dental SupplyConsani Seims LimitedDDS.com & DMD.com

Dental Group LLCDesigns for Vision, Inc.

Harrison & Cardillo Dental LabHu-Friedy Mfg. Co., Inc.

JB Dental Supply CompanyKeller Rohrback L.L.P.

Mass Mutual Financial GroupMerrill Lynch

Nakanishi Dental LaboratoryNitrox, Inc.

NORDICNW Army Health Care Recruiting

OrascopticPacific Underwriters Corporation

Patterson Dental SupplyPremier Dental Products Company

Procter & GambleSchneider & Kobata, PS

SDI, Inc.Sonicare/Philips Oral Healthcare

Tulsa DentalUltradent Products, Inc.

UW Dental Alumni AssociationWDIA

Willamette Dental Group

Delegate; Paul Nielson, (’05) ASDA; JenniferPalm, (’05) ASDA; Pamela Gustafson, (’06)ASDA; Ryan Chiang, (’07) ASDA; and RandyNewquist, UW Dental Alumni and Development.

This event gives the students a great opportu-nity to talk to the vendors to learn about theirproducts and services. The event would not havebeen possible without the sponsors, and we wantto thank all of them for making this event such agreat success. The major sponsor of the event wasWashington Dentists’ Insurance Agency (WDIA).Proceeds from the event go towards graduationevents of the senior class and travel for ASDAstudents to attend national professional meetingswhere they have the opportunity to represent theUniversity of Washington.


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A typical week during first year dental school forPaul Nielson (’05):

• School for 12 hours.

• Take wife, Erin, to the hospital to deliverour baby—help her with Isabella’s birth.

• 4 hours later, rush to make it to a previouslyscheduled appointment to buy useddental equipment.

• Fly to Washington, D.C. a few days later toattend National Student Lobby Day.

• Study for oral pathology exam while in D.C.

• Fly home.

• Find correct course notes and re-studyfor exam.

• Take exam.

• School for 12 hours…

OK. Maybe not a completely typical week. Butfor Paul, pandemonium is not atypical. During histhree years at the UW School of Dentistry, he haskept himself incredibly busy. However, after 10-12hours days as a first-year student and 12-16 hourdays (including studying at home) as a second-yearstudent, his third year, he says, was “all downhill.”Paul found consulting with faculty and interactingwith the staff this past year, while treating patients,both rewarding and fun. He looks forward tostudying orthdontics after graduation in June, andthen, perhaps serving for a few years in a ruralclinic. Paul would like to “be a part of the solution”to the ‘silent epidemic’— the growing lack ofaccess to dental care throughout this country.

Right now, his fourth year of dental schooland his family are foremost on his mind. His wifeand daughter are what have motivated him to dowell in school. In fact, Paul says, he “…is gratefulfor the time he spends alone with Bella while hiswife teaches dance classes – happy to be ‘forced’into contributing to her parenting, which createsbalance in his life.”

Finding balance is not always easy, since likeso many of our dental students, in addition to thedaily rigors of school, Paul is very active in theAmerican Student Dental Association (ASDA).

He recently traveled to Washington, D.C. as theAmerican Dental Political Action Committee Repfor ASDA. His list of affiliations includes ASDA,the Washington Dental Association (WSDA), theAmerican Dental Association (ADA) and ADPAC.He has received ten awards from the School,written several articles regarding his dentallegislative activities, and served in many capacitiesas student leader, including being chief coordina-tor of last February’s ADA Give Kids A SmileMouthguard Event. Paul says that after learningabout issues critical to dentistry, he becameinterested in communicating them to legislators.“If we don’t educate them about the issues ofdentistry,” says Paul, “another group that is not asinformed will.”

Prior to entering dental school, Paul gradu-ated from Brigham Young University with a B.S.in Zoology and served a two-year mission for hischurch in Antofagasta in Northern Chili (which hesays was a life-altering experience and helped himmold his life goal). While growing up in Boise,Idaho, his best friend’s father was an orthodontistwho really liked his work and that appealed toPaul. Later, working as a ‘plaster monkey’ in anortho lab while attending BYU and seeing lots of‘before and after’ cases, he became committed to acareer as an orthodontist.

Asked if he is concerned about his accumulat-ing debt as a dental student (his will total morethan $100,000, a little under the national averagefor a U.S. graduating dental student), Paul saysthat the scholarships he has received have helpedto ease the stress. Occasional trips to Disneyland,courtesy of his in-laws, have also provided much-needed stress relief. His next trip, however, willrequire more energy than a family vacation. OnJuly 30 and 31, Paul will climb Mt. Rainier with agroup that includes classmate Tom Dance (’05)and UW SOD alum Tom Gatten (’03). In histypically modest way, Paul says “There will be no‘hand-over-hand’ climbing; we are taking theeasiest route to the summit.” This cavalierapproach to such a daunting task is not surprisingcoming from a man who manages being a father, ahusband, and immersing himself in organizeddentistry—all while attending dental school.

Family Helps Dental StudentPaul Nielson (’05) Find Balance


UW-WDSF Dental Camp Program ContinuesPast issues of the UW Dental AlumniNews have featured stories about theUW School of Dentistry dental campsfor middle school and high schoolstudents – a partnership with theWashington Dental Service Foundation.By the time this issue is mailed out, fivecamps will have been conducted so farthis year with two more being planned,all for the purpose of providing them anopportunity to learn about dentalprofessions and good oral health habitsthrough hands-on exercises. Under thesupervision of volunteer Dental Campmentors; pre-doctoral dental students,student dental hygienists, and studentdental assistants; the students performsome basic training activities related tocareers in dentistry, dental hygiene,dental assisting, and dentallaboratory arts.

Students for these camps have beenrecruited through these programs:

January 24 camp – ConneX , aprogram of the Northwest CommunityAction Center, an affiliate of YakimaValley Farm Workers Clinic, inToppenish, WA, with the goal of helpingto increase the diversity of all health

professions and to promote practicing inregions that are underserved.

February 28 camp – Making Connec-tions, a UW Women’s Center-sponsoredprogram serves socio-economicallydisadvantaged Seattle high schoolstudents to help them gain the confi-dence and skills necessary to prepare forcollege and the professional world.Unique to this camp, organized byJessica Banks (‘05), was that all campersand Dental Camp mentors were females.

June 29 camp – Gaining Early Aware-ness & Readiness for UndergraduatePrograms (GEAR UP), a WashingtonState program funded by the U.S.Department of Education, whichprovides college preparation andawareness activities.

July 2 camp – U-DOC, a high schoolsummer enrichment program offered bythe UW School of Medicine Office ofMulticultural Affairs, whose goal is tofoster, affirm and encourage high schoolstudents’ interest in the medical profes-sion by allowing them to further exploremedical careers and to get a valuable

Seattle Seahawks Chris Davis andUW Athletes Attend Mouthguard Event

introduction to college life. The studentscome from urban and rural communitiesacross Washington State.

August 3 and 10 camps – GEAR UP hasrecruited students from all over the State.

The dental camp program was developedin response to work by WashingtonDental Service Foundation’s EducationalFutures Task Force that identified theneed to diversify dental professionals.WDS Foundation is committed toaddressing this issue by offering scholar-ships and supporting pipeline programs,such as Dental Camp, to promote dentalprofessions. Dr. Douglas Jackson, anassociate professor in the Department ofOral Medicine and the director ofeducational partnerships at the School ofDentistry, coordinates all of the camps.

These camps and the efforts ofdental practitioners –serving as mentors,offering internships, promoting dentalcareers to their patients and communitymembers, especially under representedminorities, and encouraging youngpeople to consider careers in dentistry –contribute to increased diversity inthe profession.

UW School of Dentistry studentshighlighted the importance ofmouthguards on Feb. 6, as participantsin national Give Kids a Smile Day, anAmerican Dental Association (ADA)initiative. At the event, UW dentalstudents, under the supervision of SODfaculty members Drs. Joel Berg and E.Ricardo Schwedhelm, made mouthimpressions for nearly 75 middle andhigh school students from which severallocal dental laboratories made freemouthguards. The Seattle event was oneof many Smile Day activities across thenation, when dental schools and dentistsprovided free oral health care tochildren in their neighborhoods.

Dr. Berg, chair of the UW Depart-ment of Pediatric Dentistry, and specialguests Seattle Seahawks fullback ChrisDavis, Husky offensive tackle KhalifBarnes, and Husky fullback Zach

Tuiasosopo, spoke to the students andtheir parents about the importance ofusing mouthguards in both contact andnon-contact sports. Barnes andTuiasosopo got mouth impressions madeat the event to demonstrate to thestudents how easy the procedure is. Dr.Berg told attendees that, “A mouthguardis an important piece of athletic equip-ment to wear to prevent dental injuriesduring non-contact sports, such asgymnastics. Properly fitted, they canhelp prevent injuries to the lips, tongue,face and jaw and can prevent brokenteeth.” The ADA estimates thatmouthguards prevent approximately200,000 injuries in high school andcollege football alone.

Organizations that donated prod-ucts and services were: EdgewoodDental Lab, Nakanishi Dental Labora-tory, Zundel Dental Laboratory, Dental

Resources Inc./ProForm Mouthguards,Issaquah Dental Lab, Lake City DentalLaboratory and Procter & Gamble. Theevent was funded by: Seattle KingCounty Dental Foundation and theDental Student Alliance of Washington(DSAW), whose members also helpedorganize the event, and the UW DentalAlumni Association.

Back -left to right: Husky offensive tackle KhalifBarnes, Husky fullback Zach Tuiasosopo and SeattleSeahawks fullback Chris Davis with students whocame to the ADA Give Kids A Smile MouthguardEvent to get a free mouthguard. Front-left to right:Randy Petropoulos, Kaitlynn Petropoulos, KathieLaPierre and Nikki Petropoulos.


UW Dental Students Participatein Both State and NationalLegislative EventsOn Friday, January 30, 38 UW dental studentswere among the 150 Washington State DentalAssociation (WSDA) members who converged inOlympia to promote their legislative agenda tolocal lawmakers and to show their support forcritical dental-related bills. In between meetingswith legislators, members reported to the WSDAtent to share information with other WSDAmembers. This annual event provides dentalstudents with valuable training in communicatingdental issues to lawmakers.

In March, four UW dental students traveledto the nation’s capital for the ASDA-AmericanDental Education Association National DentalStudent Lobby Day. Greg Gillespie (’06),Shawneen Gonzalez (’05), Jennifer Palm (’05)and Paul Nielson (’05) were among 159 dentalstudents from 46 schools who held 154 meetingswith Members of Congress or their staffs. Accord-ing to Neilson, “Our UW group met with ninecongressional offices. We discussed student loanconsolidation issues and federal financial appro-priations to the National Institute of Dental andCraniofacial Research (NIDCR) and the DentalHealth Improvement Act. The Dental HealthImprovement Act gives federal dollars to statesthat apply and matches the money with statefunds. It can be used for improving access to carein underserved areas and also to recruit and retain

dental school faculty. The event was an effectivedemonstration of the importance of beingactively involved in the legislative process.”Students also lobbied for student loan debtrelief through reauthorization of the HigherEducation Act.

Legislative Liaison Matt Gillham ofNebraska said, “Government will always be afactor in dental care; the only question is towhat extent. Lobby Day provides dentalstudents with the best opportunity to communi-cate directly with policymakers, and to thereforeinfluence government’s role in dentistry.”

Left to right: Greg Gillespie (’06), ShawneenGonzalez (’05), Jennifer Palm (’05), PaulNielson (’05) in front of the Capital Building.

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the American DentalEducation Association

the American StudentDental Association

the American Dental Association

the American Associationfor Dental Research

the American Association of Oraland Maxillofacial Surgeons

Key Bank/Key Education Resources

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Merri Jones, RDH, presented a poster at the 2004UW Undergraduate Research Day. She wasmentored by Dr. J Goldberg, Professor ofEpidemiology. For summer 2004, she was invitedto bring this work, ‘Is TemporomandibularDisorder Genetic?: A Twin Study Using theUniversity of Washington Twin Registry,’ to the16th International Symposium on Dental Hy-giene, Madrid Spain.

Anita Munson Brock, RDH, a recipient of an all-expense paid 2003 summer internship in Chicagowith the American Dental Hygienists’ Associationand the J. O. Butler Company, is completing amanuscript based on this work with direction byDr. Joseph Chasteen, recently appointed Direc-tor of the Office of Educational and InformationTechnology.

Marjorie Tsutsui (‘04) wasawarded an AADR StudentResearch Fellowship for2003-2004 to follow-up herSURF research from anearlier year.

The Harvard School ofDental Medicine started theHarvard Research AcademyAnnuals Abstract Competitionfor pre-doctoral dentalstudents this year. StephenHansen (’07) took first placein this national competition.

Stephen’s project was “Role of Porphyromonasginigivalis proteases in regulation of human ß-defensin-2.” He will receive a cash prize and acommemorative plaque, and his work will bepublished in the 2004 Harvard Research AcademyAnnuals. His preceptor is Dr. Sun Oh Chung.

Drs. Christopher R. Sabourin and Timothy L.Gatten, post graduate students in endodontics atthe UW, won the 4th place award in the GraduateStudent Table Clinic Presentations at the AnnualSession of the American Association ofEndodontists in Anaheim, CA in May.

Drs. Rachelle S. Hecht and Theron D.Eichenberger, post graduate students inendodontics at the UW, won the 7th place awardin the Graduate Student Poster Research Presen-tations at the Annual Session of the AmericanAssociation of Endodontists in Anaheim, CA inMay. The competition was sponsored by Dentsply,Inc and was opened to endodontic graduatestudents in all of the programs across the country.

Jessica Smith (‘04 - whocompleted SURF in 2002)and Justin Yeates (’07 -SURF ‘03) both won Honor-able Mention and a cashaward in the Morita JuniorInvestigator competition atthe annual IADR meeting inMarch.

Zachton Lowe (‘06 ) was chosen to participate inthe AADR Student Research Group Caulk/Dentsply Competition at IADR —one of about 14student competitors nationwide.

The American StudentDental Association (ASDA)recently announced that UWSchool of Dentistry studentPaul Nielson (’05) has beenselected for a 2004-05national leadership positionwith the ASDA.

Two University of Washington periodonticsgraduate students were recognized by the Califor-nia Society of Periodontists this year and receivedawards at their annual meeting held in May.Dr. Jim Janakievski won the award for ‘studentleadership/outstanding periodontal resident.’Dr. Simone Verardi won the ‘California Societyof Periodontists Award for Excellence in BasicScience Research’ for research he is doing withDr. Sandra Bordin, research professor in theDepartment of Periodontics. The title of thepaper is ‘Cytokine Profiles of Fibroblast SubtypesResponding to Complement C1q.’ Both Drs.Janakievski and Verardi are third year studentswho will complete their programs this spring.


Talent Night 2004The Dental Student Council presented theAnnual Talent Night for the UW School ofDentistry on Saturday, May 15, 2004. The eventwas held in the Auditorium at the HUB (which isthe Student Union Center on main campus). Theevent featured performances by students, faculty,staff, and alumni. As guests arrived they social-ized, enjoyed food and beverages, and vieweddisplays. Artwork was provided by Dr. XavierLepe’s 2nd year waxing contest participants.

4th year dental students Chad Galbraith andMicah Mortensen were the master of ceremoniesfor the show. They set a great mood with theirhumor and jokes. The show featured vocal solos,group numbers, piano, guitar, and dance. One ofthe highlights of the evening was the dancenumber by the Back-Action Condenser Boys.

The show began with an original pianocomposition by Sherwin Shinn, class of ’74. Itcontinued with an upbeat version of ‘BoogieWoogie Bugle Boy’ with Cyrena Sexton (’04),Forrest Bale (’04), and Amanda Steen (2nd yrmedical student). Dominick Curalli quieted thegroup with the ‘D-1 Blues’ and a ‘Medley.’ Itcontinued with a song and a humorous dialoguefrom Mark Anderson (’06) and Brad Judy (’06).Nelson Chen (’04) sang a beautiful solo,‘Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You.’The Back-Action Condenser Boys rocked the

house with a great dance routine by Todd Johnson(’05), Tom Vo (’05), Dominick Curalli (’05), GeoffPing (’05), and Chris Piper (’05). That took theshow to intermission. During intermission, thecrowd continued to eat, drink, and have a wonder-ful time socializing.

The second half of the show began withBalkan and Gypsy Music by Damir Jurkovic (OralMedicine) and his two sons with Joseph Chasteen(Oral Medicine) on the drums. Brad Judy ’06played two beautiful numbers on the guitar,‘Classical Gas’ and ‘Mood for a Day.’ GeoffreyGreenlee (Orthodontics) sang ‘Si Volvieras a Mi.’Tar-Chee Aw (Restorative) shared a monologuewith the group. The evening ended with talentedCyrena Sexton (’04) singing ‘Blues in the Night.’It was wonderful to see so much talent displayedby those involved with the School of Dentistry.

A special thank you to the Student Counciland all those involved in planning such an out-standing event.

A. Master of CeremoniesChad Galbraith (’04) andMicah Mortensen (’04).

B. Chris Piper (’05), ChrisHerzog (’04), Tom Vo(’05), and Emily Baird (’06).

C. Brian Thornton (’03) andJennifer Thornton (’02).

D. Sherwin Shinn (’74)plays original pianocomposition.

E. Nelson Chen (’04) sings tothe crowd.

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H. & I. The Back-ActionCondenser Boys(left to right: GeoffPing (’05), Tom Vo (’05),Todd Johnson (’05),Dominick Curalli (’05)and Chris Piper (’05).)

J. Dominick Curalli ’05sings and plays for theaudience.

K. Forrest Bale (’04) beltsout a number.

L. Tar-Chee Aw(Restorative) displayshis talent in amonologue.

M. Damir Jurkovic and his two sons playBalkan and Gypsy music.

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There have been some significant changes in theDepartment of Dental Public Health Sciences(DPHS) during the past year. Dr. Douglas Ramsaywas appointed as chair of DPHS, and ProfessorTim DeRouen, who had been chair of the Depart-ment for 16 years, was given new administrativeresponsibilities as the School of Dentistry’sExecutive Associate Dean for Research & Aca-demic Affairs.

DPHS merges innovative teaching, clinicalactivities and research in a highly collaborativeenvironment. Interdisciplinary collaborations arethe norm in DPHS. DPHS has faculty expertise inseveral areas that include biostatistics, epidemiol-ogy, health services, law, higher education policyand administration, behavioral sciences and dentalhygiene. Many of our faculty members holdadditional appointments in departments outside ofthe School of Dentistry. One of the Department’sgreatest strengths is the ability of its faculty tocross traditional disciplinary boundaries. Thisallows them to work in their own areas whileinteracting with individuals in other fields. This iswell-illustrated by noting the School of Dentistry’stwo most recent NIH-funded, school-wide centergrants, directed by professors of DPHS, Dr. TimDeRouen, principal investigator of the Compre-hensive Oral Health Research Center for Discov-ery, and Dr. Peter Milgrom, principal investigatorfor the Northwest / Alaska Center to Reduce OralHealth Disparities.

Instructional ProgramsDPHS faculty members teach formal courses forundergraduate, dental, and graduate students.DPHS offers a dental hygiene program forlicensed dental hygienists pursuing a baccalaureatecollege degree. The Department also teaches anundergraduate pre-dental course entitled ‘Plan-ning a Career in Dentistry for the Future.’ Dentalstudents take several DPHS courses during their4-year curriculum that include ‘Social and Histori-cal Perspectives in Dentistry,’ ‘Scientific Litera-ture in Clinical Decision Making,’ ‘Ethics in

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Dentistry,’ as well as didactic and clinical courseson the management of fearful dental patients.DPHS also offers a clinical elective course inwhich dental students, faculty, and assistants fromthe School of Dentistry travel to Longview, WA,one Saturday every quarter to treat primarilyMedicaid-eligible children and their parents in theCommunity Dental Clinic at Kaiser Permanente.This activity is supported by Regence Blue Shield,PeaceHealth, Kaiser Permanente, St. JohnMedical Center and Cowlitz County HealthDepartment. Graduate dental students enrolled inclinical specialty programs as well as otheradvanced standing students may take DPHScourses on ‘Biostatistics in Dentistry,’ ‘ClinicalEpidemiology and Study Design in Dentistry’ and‘Behavioral Dental Research.’

Our current post-doctoral fellows come froma variety of backgrounds. Dr. Trilby Coolidge is aclinical psychologist conducting research on theprevention and treatment of dental fear. Dr. KietLy is a physician investigating public healthapproaches for the prevention of dental disease.Dr. Carrie Heike is a pediatrician studying geneticepidemiology. Our most recently appointed fellowis Dr. Pablo Monsivais, a neuroscientist receivingadditional didactic training in nutritional sciences.He will be studying the influence of social andeconomic forces on diet selection.

DPHS faculty members also participate inother teaching venues. Here are several illustrative

DPHS postdoctoral fellows (left to right) Pablo Monsivais,Trilby Coolidge, Carrie Heike and Kiet Ly.

Dr. Douglas Ramsay.


examples: 1) Dr. DeRouen continues to direct theUW School of Dentistry’s Summer ResearchInstitute in Clinical Dental Research Methods.(Faculty instructors from DPHS and numerousother Departments contribute to the success ofthis institute, which thus far has attracted partici-pants from 26 states and 30 foreign countries).2) Drs. Christine Riedy, Phil Weinstein, FredQuarnstrom, Marco Alberts and Peter Milgromrecently taught in the Pacific Islands ContinuingClinical Education Program for dentists, physi-cians and other health professionals. Dr. Milgromcontinues to work on this project in collaborationwith the University of Hawaii. 3) Dr. Coldwell,Dr. Milgrom and Norma Wells are working withHeritage College in Toppenish, WA, to improveeducational opportunities. One of their goals is tocreate opportunities for participating in health-related research at the UW. Dr. Karl Kaiyala andDr. Jeff Sherman (Oral Medicine) are working toinclude other schools in this endeavor. 4) Middleand high school students learn to be oral healthpromoters and to participate in communityactivities with the UW Oral Health Collaborative(the outreach component of the dental hygieneprogram). This combined educational and serviceprogram, known as the ‘Tooth Fairy and WizardAcademy,’ is directed by Norma Wells and hasgiven students opportunities to participate inwellness fairs hosted for instance by the YakamaNation, El Centro de La Raza, Head Start andEPIC in Central Washington, and Island County.5) Dr. Brian Leroux and Dr. Lloyd Mancl teach ingraduate Biostatistics and Extended M.P.H degreeprograms in the School of Public Health.

Research OverviewThe research program in DPHS is active anddynamic. DPHS faculty members have a goodrecord of competing successfully for funded grantsupport. Below is a brief “snapshot” of the kinds offunded research projects in which our faculty areengaged. It is important to realize that many ofthese projects are conducted collaboratively withother academic units, professional societies,community organizations, business organizations,and governmental agencies.

Caries prevention and treatment projects:

• Effectiveness of fluoride varnish in high cariesrisk pre-school children in Yakima County

• Evaluation of the efficacy and cost-effectivenessof the Access to Baby and Child Dentistry

(ABCD) programs, which are designed toincrease utilization of preventive dental servicesin Washington State

• The effect of expanding Medicaid benefits toinclude preventive dental treatments deliveredin medical settings for very young children inCowlitz County

• Early childhood caries prevention strategieswithin the Head Start program in the PacificIslands (e.g., Federated States of Micronesia[Pohnpei, Chuuk, Kosrae], Republic of Palau,Republic of Marshall Islands, and Guam)

• Caries transmission prevention in Alaska nativeinfants

• Effectiveness of motivational interviewing forthe prevention of early childhood caries inSurrey, British Columbia, Canada

• Research to determine whether amalgamrestorations have any subtle health effects inchildren is being studied in Lisbon Portugal

• Evaluate provider adoption and clinical effec-tiveness of caries control-services for high riskchildren

• Research examining whether preschool childrenwith Medicaid dental insurance are more likelyto see a dentist if their mothers have a regularsource of dental care

Periodontal disease: • Evaluate the effect of a common surgical

treatment for adult periodontal disease on toothloss

• Research on the reported association betweenperiodontal disease and systemic disease

• Research on early onset periodontitis inchildren in Senegal

Behavioral Sciences: • Evaluation of a “long-distance” therapy for

reducing dental fear in three rural Washingtoncommunities

• Evaluation of a novel strategy to reduce theacquisition of dental fear for children undergo-ing restorative dental procedures

• Clinical evaluation of an orthodontic device thatmeasures patient compliance



• Evaluation of a motivational interviewingstrategy to reduce avoidance of dental care

• Studies on sociocultural influences on children’soral health

• Studies on how the social environment influ-ences children and adolescents relative to theacquisition of smoking

• Research on taste preference and dietary habitsduring childhood and adolescence

• Basic biobehavioral research on the mechanismsresponsible for tolerance development tonitrous oxide

Biostatistical Methodology: • One of the features of DPHS that is relatively

unusual nationally is that biostatisticians spendtime not only on collaboration with others, butthey also develop new biostatistical methodsneeded to address problems in dental research.For example, dental research often leads to thecollection of data that are ‘clustered’ (e.g.,multiple measurements in the same mouth) andrequire non-standard statistical approaches.Drs. DeRouen, Leroux, Mancl, Spiekerman,and Hujoel have all contributed to new statisti-cal methodology for clustered dental data.

Clinical ActivitiesThe Dental Fears Research Clinic (DFRC)continues to fulfill its mission of patient care,teaching, and research. Recent faculty additions tothe DFRC include Dr. Tar-Chee Aw (Departmentof Restorative Dentistry) and Dr. Mandy Lam. Inaddition to this long-standing clinical activity,DPHS is sponsoring a new clinical activity incollaboration with the Department of PediatricDentistry. Dr. Philip Weinstein and Dr. TarjaKaakko (Department of Pediatric Dentistry) arecreating a new preventively oriented clinicdesigned for preschool children with specialneeds. This clinic is anticipated to begin seeingpatients this year.

Notable Faculty News • Two of our faculty members have been elected

as officers in the Behavioral Sciences and HealthServices Research group of the InternationalAssociation for Dental Research. Dr. Milgromis the new president elect, and Dr. Coldwell is anew first-year director. Directors are respon-

sible for selection of research awards and ofresearch presentations at the annual meetings.

• Dr. Susan Coldwell will be promoted to the rankof Associate Professor effective July 1, 2004.

• Dr. Philippe Hujoel continues to play a significantrole in dentistry’s move toward evidence-basedpractice. Dr. Hujoel is the Senior Associate Editorfor the Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice,and he was one of the co-organizers of the FirstInternational Conference on Evidence-BasedDentistry held in November 2003. He will be adiscussant at an upcoming NIDCR/NIH work-shop on Methods for Enhancing the Efficiency ofDental/Oral Health Clinical Trials: CurrentStatus, Future Possibilities.

• In April 2004, Dr. Brian Leroux and Dr.Philippe Hujoel gave invited presentations atthe First International Meeting on Method-ological Issues in Oral Health Research: Follow-up Studies held in Leuven, Belgium. Dr. TimDeRouen also attended this meeting.

• Please see page 46 for other facultyachievements.

I would like to conclude this brief overview ofDPHS by returning to the discussion of the collabo-rative environment that is integral to much of theDepartment’s activity. Many of the projects under-taken by our faculty would not be possible withoutthe considerable efforts of collaborators. We thankyou all and appreciate your efforts! The oral healthproblems confronting our society are complex, andthe solutions will require a multidisciplinary strategysupported by different constituencies. For example,addressing important problems in dental publichealth often requires working in urban, rural andinternational locations. While our faculty have anadmirable record of working in these communities,it is critical to appreciate that success of theseactivities requires dedication and cooperation ofnumerous individuals, groups and organizations.The Access to Baby and Child Dentistry programprovides a good example of how a collaborativeeffort involving public agencies, the professionalcommunity, foundation support and the School ofDentistry is critical for programmatic success. This isan exciting time in DPHS. New opportunities areemerging to form collaborative partnerships, and welook forward to working with you to improve thepublic’s health.

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Dr. Peter Milgrom, Professor ofDPHS and director of theNorthwest / Alaska Center toReduce Oral Health Disparitiesprovides a technical assistanceworkshop for Head Startteachers and administratorsfrom the US territories and USaffiliated states in the Pacific.


With the generous support of UW orthodonticalumni, $1.5 million was pledged to endow afaculty chair in the Department of Orthodonticsin recognition of the many contributions made byAlton Moore and Richard Riedel. I am pleased toreport that payments on the pledges are on targetand the Moore-Riedel Chair in Orthodonticsshould be fully vested late this year. Our next taskwill be to identify the first recipient. This willprovide us with a significant opportunity toenhance our teaching and research activities.

With the help of the UW OrthodonticAlumni Association, we have embarked on anothersignificant challenge: a much needed renovation ofthe graduate orthodontics clinic. The level ofdelight, pride and productivity that I see in ourstudents, faculty and staff far surpasses what youmight expect from people working in a worn andoutdated facility. The UW Postgraduate Programin Orthodontics is excellent and does deserve to bein a facility reflecting that excellence. Partneringwith the UWOAA, we expect to make that areality in the next few years.

Undergraduate ProgramThe most significant news on the undergraduatefront is the recent addition of two new facultymembers who will be teaching and administeringthat part of our curriculum. Geoff Greenlee, agraduate of the UW Orthodontics Program (’00),is directing the main undergraduate didacticcourse. Recently, he was asked by the CurriculumCommittee to restructure this one course intotwo. The goal now is to cover the developmentaland biologic fundamentals of orthodontics in onequarter followed by a more clinically orientedcourse in a subsequent quarter. Among otherthings, Geoff is also in charge of the undergradu-ate minor tooth movement clinic (Yes, we dorequire every dental student to treat a minororthodontic case!) and a literature review electivefor the dental students who have a special interestin orthodontics.

Paola Leone is the other new faculty memberwho has been assigned to work with the dentalstudents. She comes to us from Italy by way of the

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Saint Louis University Orthodontics Program.Paola directs and teaches the undergraduateclinical seminar series. She has also been teachingin both the didactic courses and the pre-clinicallaboratory. Her main clinical teaching duty hasbeen with the Pediatric Dentistry Residents,where she has been supervising early andinterceptive orthodontic treatments.

Geoff and Paola have certainly done theirpart in UW’s recent #1 national ranking on Part 2of the National Boards. These students were inthe top quintile in every part of the test, includingorthodontics.

Graduate ProgramWe sometimes hear rumors that we don’t acceptUW dental graduates into our highly competitivepostgraduate program. Our goal has always beento get the absolute best students we can attract tothe program and our current crop is no exception,with UW grads well-represented. They include:Michael George (‘02), Danilee Baldwin (‘00),Reid Winkler (‘98), Isaac Fu (‘03) and BrianAlmond (‘04).

We are attempting to develop a hands-onclinical experience for our graduate students in thetreatment of Craniofacial Anomalies. We have


Graduate student Danilee Baldwin and DentalAssistant Eden Areaya reviewing a completed case.


had a successful relationship with the Children’sHospital Craniofacial Center that has primarilyfocused on didactic and observational experiences.We’d like to build on that by beginning thesetypes of treatments in our clinic. Geoff Greenleehas had a craniofacial fellowship at Children’s andtherefore I’ve asked him to take on the challengeof developing such a clinic in collaboration withtheir faculty.

ResearchWe continue to have a substantial amount of

activity in translational and clinical research.While some is unsupported, most of these studiesare supported by NIDCR or industry sponsors.Sue Herring’s lab continues to focus on questionsrelated to the biomechanical influences oncraniofacial morphology. Sue has been quitesuccessful at obtaining NIH support for this workas well as attracting, students, postdoctoralfellows, and collaborators. Her group has recentlybegun to examine biomechanical influences in

mandibular distraction osteo-genesis. In addition to indus-try-sponsored studies onorthodontic tooth movement,Greg King and Zee Liu havealso been looking at distractionosteogenesis in an NIDCRsponsored project. Thisconvergence of interests showssome promise for future newdirections for both Herring and

King labs. Anne- Marie Bollen is also working onan NIDCR funded translational project designedto examine the impact of dietary calcium on therisk of periodontal disease.

The department’s clinical research is quiteextensive. Several faculty members are conduct-ing a randomized clinical trial as part of theNorthwest/Alaska Center to Reduce Oral HealthDisparities that will examine the efficacy of aprogram aimed at early orthodontic interventionin a Medicaid population with the ultimate goal ofusing such an approach to improve access toorthodontic services for low-income families.Others are collaborating with investigators fromFlorida on another randomized clinical trialassessing the impact of early orthodontic treat-ment on oral health and attitudes toward oral

health, as well as developing approaches topredicting orthodontic outcomes using non-conventional modeling. Other clinical studiesinclude novel pharmacological approaches topreventing orthodontic relapse, use of largeinsurance claims datasets to assess risk factors inTMD, use of archived orthodontic records toexamine issues related to stability of orthodonticoutcomes, application of telemedical approachesto providing early and limited orthodontictreatment at remote sites.

In addition to active research, the departmentalso has several members who are on federallyfunded career enhancement fellowships. Theseinclude Anne-Marie Bollen and Greg Huang, bothof whom are on NIDCR K awards designed todevelop clinical faculty.

Faculty/Staff NewsRETIRED:

• Peg Evered retiredafter 22 years as theProgram Assistant inthe Graduate OrthoClinic

• Jim Clark retiredafter more than 31years teachingphotography anddigital imaging toUW graduatestudents and dentalstudents.

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Dr. Greg J. King.

Peg Evered and Jim Clark at theirretirement party in January.


Graduate student Darcy Cruikshank discusses a treatmentplan with Greg Huang.

APPOINTED:

• A number of orthodontists have recently beenappointed as Affiliate Faculty and are teaching inthe Graduate program: Irena Baker, RossDrangsholt, Krissy Fey, Vince Kokich, Jr., GailPettis, Greg Vaughn and Heather Woloshyn.

• Greg Huang was appointed to the AAO Councilon Scientific Affairs

• Don Joondeph is serving on the Board ofTrustees of the AAO

• Greg King was appointed as Vice Chair of thePARC Committee of the American Associationof Orthodontists Foundation

• Doug Ramsay was appointed as Chair of theUW Department of Dental Public Health

• Peter Shapiro was appointed as Graduate ClinicDirector

• Dave Turpin is serving as Editor-in-Chief of theAmerican Journal of Orthodontics andDentofacial Orthopedics

PROMOTED:

• Anne-Marie Bollen was promoted to therank of professor

CDE:

• Numerous members of the department havegiven CDE courses around the world.

• Of particular note in this regard are VinceKokich Sr. (Multidisciplinary Treatment),Bob Little (Stability and Relapse) and Jim Clark(Imaging), all of whom have extensive CDEactivities.

NEW FAMILY ADDITIONS:

• Anne-Marie Bollen — Georges-Henri

• Josh Erickson — Kathryn

• Greg Huang — Meghan

• Paola Leone — Claudio

• Jennifer Love-Swalwell — Ethan

• Michele Nucci — Alex

• Kathy Rafferty — Clare

• Many, many grandchildren

Graduate student Joshua Erickson analyzinga cephalometric radiograph.

In April the UW Department of PediatricDentistry co-hosted two consecutive conferencesfor the Maternal and Child Health Bureau(MCHB).The first conference, organized bydepartmental faculty member Penelope Leggott,brought together trainees and faculty from theother two MCHB leadership training programsin pediatric dentistry - the University of NorthCarolina (Director William Vann) and theUniversity of Iowa (Director Michael Kanellis) –to discuss critical issues facing pediatric dentistry.The conference began with two outstanding andthought-provoking keynote presentations whichset the stage for a lively meeting. UW’s ownPhilippe Hujoel discussed ‘Challenges for anevidence-based approach to pediatric dentistry’and UCLA Chair of Pediatric Dentistry JimCrall followed with ‘An evidence-based approachto children’s oral health policy.’ Nationallyprominent guest faculty included David Nash,former dean at the University of KentuckySchool of Dentistry; Dominick DePaola, directorof the Forsyth Institute in Boston; and JohnRossetti, former dental director for MCHB.Trainees discussed their research ideas and theopen-forum encouraged feedback and exchangeof ideas, while faculty presented on a range oftopics and accomplishments. The conferenceprovided an exceptional opportunity to shareideas and network with colleagues and peers andto broaden our understanding of the MCHvision to improve oral health for children andtheir families. During the weekend UW pediatricdentistry graduate students and faculty also

Pediatric Dentistry HostsNational MCH LeadershipTraining Conferences

played host to our out-of-state visitors withoutings to Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery,Snoqualmie Falls and Seattle Center. The threecenters will share research and recreation nextApril in North Carolina, as the conference rotatessites annually.

A second conference, The Future of Maternaland Child Health Leadership Training, was co-hosted with the MCH Program in the School ofPublic Health and Community Medicine(SPHCM), with additional funding from UWCenter for Comprehensive Oral Health Re-search. The meeting brought together some 120interdisciplinary faculty from MCHB-fundedleadership training programs in 30 states in anunprecedented national forum. The conferencewas organized and chaired by Wendy Mouradianand Colleen Huebner (director of the MCHprogram in SPHCM) both of whom have facultyappointments in pediatric dentistry. The confer-ence aimed to identify key leadership competen-cies, training strategies, and assessment methodsfor this leadership training. Working groupscovered a variety of topics critical for effectiveleadership including communication skills,critical thinking and evaluation of evidence base,advocacy, negotiation and conflict resolution,personal reflection and mentoring of trainees andfaculty. Outcomes of this meeting are beingsynthesized for further discussion at a nationalMCHB gathering in Washington, DC nextspring. The conference is available for on-lineviewing at http://www.cademedia.com/archives/MCHB/leadership2004/.



Dr. Ariel J.Raigrodski Named New Directorof Graduate Prosthodontics ProgramOn January 5, Ariel J.Raigrodski, DMD,MS, began serving as Associate Professorand Director of the Graduate Prosthodon-tics program in the Department of Restor-ative Dentistry. Dr. Keith Phillips, who wasdirector of the program since 1996, is nowthe associate director of Graduate Prosth-odontics.

Dr. Raigrodski also holds an appoint-ment as adjunct associate professor in thedepartment of prosthodontics at LouisianaState University School of Dentistry. He isa member of the editorial review boards ofPractical Procedures and AestheticDentistry, the Journal of Esthetic andRestorative Dentistry, and the Journal ofProsthodontics. Dr. Raigrodski is a

graduate of the Hebrew University inJerusalem, Israel. He received his certifi-cate in prosthodontics at Louisiana StateUniversity School of Dentistry where healso completed a fellowship in implantsand esthetics, culminating in an M.S.degree. He is a Diplomate of the AmericanBoard of Prosthodontics, a fellow of theAmerican College of Prosthodontics, amember of the American Academy ofFixed Prosthodontics, the Academy ofOsseointegration and other professionalorganizations.

Dr. Raigrodski lectures both nation-ally and internationally giving CDEcourses and lectures on esthetics andimplant restorative dentistry and on

Philip Weinstein, PhD, Receives CommunityVolunteer Recognition AwardOn January 15, in the lobby of the WarrenG. Magnuson Health Sciences Center, theUW Health Sciences Center paid its annualtribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. Theobservance, one of the longest-establishedin the Seattle area, featured the theme,‘Educating the Next Generation: theDream Continues.’

As people began filling the seats in thelobby, they were entertained by the amaz-ingly talented Eckstein Middle SchoolSenior Jazz Band that played severalnumbers throughout the ceremonies. Thefree program also featured the CapoeiraAngola of the Seattle Parts & RecreationArt Corps and Bailadores de Bronce, aMexican folkloric dance group. Afteropening remarks from Master of Ceremo-nies Nanci Murphy, associate dean in theSchool of Pharmacy, President Lee L.Huntsman spoke about Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr.’s dream and the importance ofpassing on Dr. King’s values to successivegenerations through education. He calledMartin Luther King, Jr. Day an “Americanand a people’s holiday” that we all need tocelebrate collectively and individually.

Dr. Huntsman then presented U.S.Representative Jim McDermott with theUW Distinguished Community Award tohonor him for his many humanitarianprojects, including being a leader in thefight for equal rights in the United States

and other countries, for being active incoalitions to stop domestic violence, forhelping to foster the Hate Free Zoneproject, and for all his work that has made abroad and substantial impact on so manyindividuals.

While accepting the award, Congress-man McDermott talked about his desire for“a world where his four children will bejudged not by the color of their skin, but bytheir character.” “Education,” he said, “isthe great equalizer.”

Next, keynote speaker, Dr. AlonzoPlough, director of the Department ofPublic Health, Seattle & King County andan associate professor in the UW School ofPublic Health and Community Medicine,spoke about disproportionate access tohealth care – noting how though it is lessoutwardly evident than the injustices of Dr.King’s time, it is no less unjust. He askedthat we not accept the “rhetoric of justiceto substitute for action in pursuit ofjustice.” E. Roberto Orellana, researchassistant in the Innovative ProgramsResearch Group in the UW School ofSocial Work, was the student speaker.

Polly Olson, from the Native Ameri-can Center of Excellence, School ofMedicine and Kathleen Sellick, UWMC,presented the Community VolunteerRecognition Awards, including the Schoolof Dentistry’s Dr. Philip Weinstein, a

innovative ceramic materialsincluding CAD/CAMtechnology, his main area ofresearch. Dr. Raigrodskicommented, “My goal is toshow growth and improve-ment in keeping with thecutting edge of new tech-nologies while maintaining classic conceptsof treatment planning and integrating strongrelationships with the other disciplines. Iwould like to bring my own twist to aprogram that for many years has enjoyed anexcellent reputation throughout the world.Coming to the Graduate Prosthodonticprogram in an attempt to take it to the nextlevel is a great privilege.”

psychologist and professorin the Dental Public HealthSciences. Dr. Weinstein hasdemonstrated his commitment to children,sensitivity to cultural issues and interper-sonal relationships, and creative problem-solving as a volunteer Court AppointedSpecial Advocate (CASA) for the KingCounty Juvenile Court, a program knownas Dependency CASA. As such, he acts asan advocate for children who have beenabused or neglected and are the subject ofcourt proceedings. Among other efforts tohelp the underserved, Dr. Weinstein serveson the board of the Forgotten Child Fund,is a founder of the Make a Child SmileProgram, and is a founder and volunteerattending faculty member with the CowlitzCountry Community Dental Clinic thatprovides free or low-cost dental care forchildren, the disabled, and young adults inone of the poorest counties in WashingtonState. Much of Dr. Weinstein’s professionalwork is directed toward public health andcommunity-based research to prevent toothdecay in young children. He is also aconsultant to the First Nations dental careprograms in Canada. Dr Weinstein is veryexcited about his recent research findingswhich, he says, “…show that a briefcounseling intervention reduced earlychildhood caries by two thirds.” His paperwas the lead article in JADA this June.


Dr. H. Sam Anderson Honored atProsthodontic Awards BanquetOn Wednesday May 12, at the ProsthodonticAwards Banquet at Ray’s Boathouse, Dr. SamAnderson was recognized for his 52 years ofservice to the University of Washington School ofDentistry. Dr. Anderson graduated from dentalschool in 1951, the second graduating class from

the UWSOD. In 1952 he began volun-teering his time in the department andsince then has assisted in all areas ofclinical prosthodontics. Over the years,Dr. Anderson has often been recognizedby students as a warm and caring teacher.He was presented with Husky parapher-nalia to keep him comfortable whilesupporting his beloved football team.Responding to the recognition with hisusual humor, Dr. Anderson indicated hisplans to be on board for another 50 years.

A charter member of the F. L.Jacobson Amalgam Seminar, past presi-

dent of the Robert L. Platner Prosthetic Seminar,executive council member of the WashingtonDental Service, president of the WashingtonState Chapter of the Academy of GeneralDentistry, and the 1985 Distinguished Alumnusfrom the University of Washington School ofDentistry, Dr. Anderson maintained an activedental practice in Seattle for many years.

The Prosthodontic Awards Banquet isscheduled annually to recognize senior dentalstudents who have participated in theProsthodontic Honors Program. Levi Green,fourth-year dental student, was selected as theoutstanding student for the class of 2004 and waspresented with the Charles L. BolenderProsthodontic Award. This year’s banquet wasparticularly nostalgic –with the merger ofprosthodontics with restorative dentistry, thedinner will be not be held as a separate event inthe future.

Dr.Xavier Lepe presentsgifts of Husky goodiesto Dr. Anderson.

Dr. Sam Anderson and Ruby Smith are all smiles at recent dinner to honor his 52 yearsof service to the UW SOD.


School of DentistryFaculty MembersSpeak at AAAS SymposiumThis past February, over 5,000 scientists andeducators from around the world converged onSeattle for the 2004 meeting of the AmericanAssociation for the Advancement of Science(AAAS), the largest general-science meeting inthe world. UW Professors Beverly Dale-Crunk,Richard Darveau and Edward Clark joinedStanford University Professor David Relman tospeak on ‘Innate Immunity and Oral Health.’

“The fact that the UW School of Dentistrywas represented at this large national scientificforum is a reflection of the quality of theresearch that is done at the School of Dentistry,”says Dr. Dale-Crunk, Scientific Director,Comprehensive Oral Health Research Centerand Professor of Oral Biology. The workreported by these four researchers (and sup-ported by the NIDCR) dealt with studies of ournatural responses to bacteria. “The innateimmune system is a very subtle system thatkeeps us healthy most of the time,” says Dale.A better understanding how the system workscan help us understand how to enhance it, sheadds. “If our cells can tell the difference betweendifferent types of bacteria, what else are theydoing that may protect our bodies frominfection?”

One way we respond to bacteria is to makenatural antibiotics in our mouths. These maylead to new treatments for oral infections, aswell as ways to boost the infection-fightingpowers of mouthwashes, denture coatings, andwound dressings. These compounds, called

beta-defensins, are key components of ourinnate immune system. Dr. Dale-Crunkdiscussed the ways that these natural antibioticsare activated and could be used to treat orprevent infection.

The mouth is “a perfect place to study theinnate immune system because it’s such anincredibly complex and challenging ecologicalsystem,” says Dr. Dale-Crunk. “It is full ofmoist surfaces, perfect for bacteria to adhere to;we feed these bacteria at regular intervals withnutritious foods and snacks.” As a result, anddespite efforts to brush them away, we havemillions of bacteria in our mouths. “Yet most ofus remain healthy—without infections—mostof the time,” says Dale.

Dr. Dale-Crunk collaborated with Dr.Darveau, a research professor in the UWSchool of Dentistry’s departments of periodon-tics and oral biology, and the UW School ofMedicine’s Dr. Edward Clark, a professor inthe UW School of Medicine Department ofMicrobiology, for this presentation.

Nearly 10,000 people attended this year’sannual AAAS meeting in Seattle, including3300 children and family members, doublingthe attendance at last year’s meeting in Denver.AAAS President Mary Ellen Avery noted in heropening remarks that a role of the annual eventis to bring experiences and ideas from themeeting to the public. The AAAS annualmeeting accomplishes two of its main goals –to advance science and serve society.


Message from Dr. Timothy DeRouen,Exec. Assoc. Dean of Researchand Academic Affairs

In the area of dental research,the School continues to play aleadership role in the nation.We are listed as third amongdental schools this year in thedollar value of research grantsreceived by our faculty fromthe National Institute ofDental and CraniofacialResearch (NIDCR). What isnot reflected in that figure isthe fact that our facultycollaborate on and helpstimulate interdisciplinary oralhealth research in otherschools at UW that are notcredited directly to the Schoolof Dentistry. For example, theComprehensive Center forOral Health Research(CCOHR), funded byNIDCR, is an interdisciplinaryhealth-sciences-wide centerwith investigators from otherhealth science schools as wellas from the School of Den-tistry. While the School ofDentistry does not get directcredit for this large grant and

others like it, NIDCR does compile a list of thetotal amount of research funds it awards to eachuniversity, and on this list the University ofWashington is first, and has been for several years.

There are several new grant initiatives in oralhealth research already submitted or to besubmitted soon. The program that funds theComprehensive Center for Oral Health Research

is being phased out by NIDCR. Instead ofcomprehensive centers, NIDCR has invitedapplications for specialized centers of research.Investigators active in CCOHR have put togethergrant applications for two specialized centers: aCenter for Innate Immunity in Oral Health andDisease, and a Center for CraniofacialMechanobiology. Those grant applications will bereviewed in early summer. The Regional ClinicalDental Research Center, which previously wasfunded by a center grant from NIDCR that hasbeen phased out, will be applying in June forfunding from the National Center for ResearchResources to become a satellite research clinic ofthe General Clinical Research Center in theSchool of Medicine, which has been continuouslyfunded for almost 40 years. In July, an applicationwill be submitted from UW School of Dentistry,in collaboration with Oregon Health and ScienceUniversity School of Dentistry, to establish aPacific Northwest Dental Practice Based ResearchNetwork that will enroll more than 100 practicinggeneral dentists across the Northwest. If success-ful, this grant will fund research conducted in theoffices of dental practitioners on topics selected tobe relevant to their practices.

In the academic area, articles elsewhere in thisissue describe new course emphases recentlyintroduced on the use of endodontic rotaryequipment and on implants. A new academicprogram being introduced for Fall Quarter 2004 isthe combined DDS/PhD program. A generousdonation from the Washington State DentalAssociation, and an award of tuition waivers fromthe University of Washington has allowed thisprogram, under discussion for a couple of years, toenroll its first student this year.


Message from Dr. Robert O’Neal,Associate Dean of Clinical Services

As the new associate dean, I have really enjoyedthe first months in the position and having theopportunity to work with a great group of profes-sionals. This time has been a flurry of activity forthe Office of Clinical Services (OCS), fromselecting a new associate dean to implementing anelectronic clinic management system (CMS).Following is an update on new programs andprojects in clinical services.

New Clinic Management Softwareto Revolutionize Clinic OperationsA new Clinic Management Software (CMS) willimprove account monitoring, increase qualityassurance through better sequencing of care, anddramatically modernize school record-keeping.Billing, scheduling and treatment planning areareas to be tested in the summer and implementedwith students in the fall. When fully utilized, CMSwill manage all aspects of clinical operations in apaper-less system.

New Patient Welcome Center toOpen in SummerA new patient Welcome Center, located in theHealth Sciences Center lobby will provide patientswith a more visible and convenient introduction tothe School’s Clinic. The Center will providepatient information, initial examinations, andradiographs. Patients will be directly assigned tostudents during initial patient visits to createcomprehensive treatment plans in a manner moreclosely aligned to private dental practices.

Quality Assurance ProgramWe are currently integrating a new QualityAssurance Program with the Health ScienceCenter. The program has three major componentsincluding, compliance, standardization of policies,and a pro-active risk management program.

Clinic Equipment UpgradesContinueTen new surgical/restorative microscopes fromGlobal Microscopes will be installed in the D-1lab. Additional mounts will be placed so that thisnumber can be increased for CDE courses andmade available to various study clubs. Additionalmobile units will allow these microscopes to beused in the clinics.

Equipment upgrades are also being plannedfor the D-1 simulator pre-clinical laboratory,which was considered “state of the art” five yearsago. Rapid technology advancements have datedsome of the computer monitors, and a plan forrepairs and painting is in place.

With the dedication of the thirty-five mem-bers of the OCS, the pre-doctoral and post-doctoral clinical programs -and to a degree thegrowing faculty practice- continue to grow andchange in response to the needs of a first-ratedental school.


Message from Dr. James Steiner,Associate Dean for Student Services,Admissions, and Outreach

In the last year we welcomedthree new employees to ourteam: Lia Brawner, ProgramAssistant, and Carol Brown,Manager, in Student Servicesand Admissions, and ElizabethGately, Project Manager for TheRobert Wood Foundation Grant(under the direction of Dr. DougJackson). They joined MollyMcAllister, Program Coordina-tor/Registrar, and Kathy Craig,Admissions Officer. Personnelshifts have resulted in a numberof internal reviews which have,in turn, lead to a number ofsignificant and, we hope,sustainable changes. First of all,we developed a mission state-ment focusing on studentdevelopment, learning, andrights with an ultimate goal ofstudent success. Secondly, weendured several months ofremodeling for the benefit of

moving into a combined and well-designed officesuite that affords more privacy for counselingpurposes. This new arrangement has alreadyresulted in improvements in service. Students alsorecognize our effort to make this office a warm,welcoming, and enjoyable place to visit andconduct business.

In the area of Admissions, we enlarged anddiversified the selection committee; held our firstannual committee retreat with a focus on equalopportunity issues; began conducting interviewswith two faculty members per applicant; andinitiated discussions about a shift away from theemphasis on scores and grades to include factorssuch as community service, volunteerism, and

contributions to diversity in the admissionsreview. For his years of service to this group andfor his dedication to and concern for students,I want to extend special thanks to Dr. DanMiddaugh who steps down this year ascommittee chair.

We are active participants at health careerevents in the state and are working with theoutreach team to identify and mentorunderrepresented applicants. In autumn 2003 weinitiated the use of admissions tracking softwareAClient and are prepared to employ ADEA’sInfoSource, a web-based program that allowsapplicants to track their status online. Ourapplicant pool increased this year by 10% to 791of which we interviewed about 100. The resultingClass of 2008 includes 18 women and 37 menwith strong qualifications for success.

Early this winter, I interviewed each memberof the first year class. I wanted to know how theywere doing academically and personally, and tryto find out what problems or successes they hadencountered during their first quarter as dentalstudents. These sessions were instructive and theinsights gained will assist future classes in easingthe adjustment to a foreign, competitive, and fast-paced environment; we plan to incorporate thisinformation into our preparatory sessions inSeptember.

As a unit, we continue to provide counseling,scheduling, registration, financial aid advising,loans, scholarships, and a myriad other services tostudents every day. In addition, the Dean hasasked that coordination of the School’s outreachefforts fall under our umbrella. Goals for 2004-05include improved service to graduate students,increased opportunities for grads and predocs tointeract –both professionally and socially, and theinstitution of a task force to review internationaldental health care experiences.


What’s New in the Curriculum?

Starting in the fall of 2004, the UW School ofDentistry will have an implant program that willenable all of our students to achieve a level ofclinical competency in this discipline. Over theyears, the implant program has grown from anelective course limited to the top six students ofthe class, to one that gives all our dental studentsthe opportunity to be exposed to non-compleximplant treatment.

The new pre-clinical and didactic courses,now given to junior dental students at the begin-ning of their third year — autumn quarter, aredesigned to prepare students for the core of thenew clinical implant dentistry curriculum.Theclinical activity, comprehensive exposure toimplant dentistry that goes beyond lecture-based

orientations, will be directed by the Departmentof Restorative Dentistry. In the clinic, studentswill routinely provide implant-based treatment onfixed single units and lower removableoverdentures. Any student who has a non-complicated, implant candidate within the dentalschool patient pool, can restore the patient ifapproved by the supervising implant faculty.

In the past, the elective implant course onlystarted at the end of the third year, giving thestudents only one year to manage implant pa-tients. Having the course early in their curricu-lum allows the students to identify potentialimplant candidates, refer them for implantsurgery, and restore their implants in the clinic ina timely manner.

Implant Course Expansion Planned for Fall of 2004

New Rotary Equipment Keeps Endodontic Education at Forefront

New in the Department of Endodontics is theintroduction of rotary files into the curriculum.Rotary instrumentation was first taught in the pre-clinical laboratory course in the fall of 2002. Sincethat time, two more classes have been added torotary instrumentation to help clean and shape theroot canal system. Now all dental students in the

pre-doctorial endodontic clinic use rotary files.The introduction of rotary nickel-titanium files,along with other advances in technology that havebeen incorporated into the endodontic curricu-lum, guarantees that the University of Washing-ton will continue to be at the forefront of endo-dontic education.


COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPSFULFILL AN IMPORTANT PARTOF SCHOOL’S MISSIONThe service mission of the University ofWashington School of Dentistry is “to improvethe health and well-being of the people of thecommunity and region through service outreachprograms that are especially attentive to minorityand underserved populations.” There are manysuch UW dentistry programs and what iscommon to them all is that they each fulfill atleast one of the components of the overallmission of the School of Dentistry.

Pediatric dental student rotations tocommunity clinics in Eastern Washington, forexample, provide oral health care to childrenwho might otherwise not have access to dentalcare. Associate Director of the Yakima ValleyFarm Workers Clinic (YVFWC) Dr. MarkKoday, points out three major benefits to hisclinic from the partnership with the UWDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry: 1) the dentalstaff constantly reviews its system for diagnosingand treating patients in advance of havingrotation students as externs, 2) the clinic staff atYVFWC benefits from the up-to-date researchand procedures brought by the rotating studentsand faculty, and 3) working with rotatingstudents has become an incentive for currentdentists on the clinic staff to remain at YVFWC.

There is another benefit that greatly affectsthe community, according to Chris Phillips,former director of the Interfaith Clinic inBellingham and current Director of Outreach forSt. Joseph’s Hospital in Bellingham, wheninterviewed for Case Studies in Community-University Partnerships –Department of PediatricDentistry (one of the few departments to beincluded in a series of UW case studies). “WhenUW SOD faculty and staff come to the commu-nity to supervise externs at Interfaith Clinic, they

influence other oral health policies inWhatcom County.”

Another highly successful service outreachprogram, the School’s partnership with HeritageCollege, seeks to increase opportunities forstudents at Heritage to participate in research inthe health sciences, particularly the oral healthsciences. Drs. Susan Coldwell and Peter Milgrom,directors of this training grant program, buildupon the Heritage College mission to providehigh-quality, accessible higher education tomulticultural populations that have been educa-tionally isolated.

The UW also partners with the WashingtonDental Service Foundation (WDSF) to conductdental camps where middle school students fromthroughout Washington State learn about oralhealth career opportunities and about the impor-tance of oral health to good overall health.Participating minority students perform ‘hands on’dental activities in the dental simulation lab underthe supervision of volunteer UW pre-doctoraldental students, student dental hygienists andstudent dental assistants. This ‘pipeline’ programencourages underrepresented minority groups topursue dental careers, while also providing anopportunity for students in the dental school tomentor minority middle school students.

Through the many community serviceoutreach programs where students and facultycollaborate, students learn to value patient carethat reflects sensitivity, ethical behavior, culturalcompetence and professionalism. While studyingin an environment where student dentists arerespected as colleagues in the profession, theybecome responsible and able practitioners whowill give back to their school, the dental professionand their communities.


SURF ProgramHelps DentalStudentsContribute toScientificCommunity“It far exceeded my expecta-tions. I had no previous experi-ence, but they molded me into aperforming researcher, equip-ping me with the skills to do theresearch and present at semi-nars.” Adds first-year Universityof Washington dental student,Stephen Hansen, “What is sogreat about the SummerUndergraduate ResearchFellowship (SURF) program isthat they help students designresearch projects that can beaccomplished in a three monthperiod – projects that are bothworthwhile for the student and that will contributeto the scientific community.”

Established in 1983, the SURF program overthe years has held as its primary aims: 1) to intereststudents in research and academic careers and, 2) toeducate students in critical thinking. The programmakes them better consumers of research literature,and, says SURF Program Director Dr. LindaLeResche, “They also become better able toevaluate and appreciate research.” The programfosters faculty-student collaboration with a long-range goal to increase high-quality dental researchmanpower needed in both basic and clinical oralhealth research.

Hansen’s research, for which he won the SURFresearch competition during the UW School ofDentistry Research Day on September 24, 2003,was titled ‘Role of Porphyromonas GingivalisProteases in Regulation of Human ß-Defensin-2.’Hansen’s preceptor was Dr. Whasun Chung,research assistant professor in oral biology, and hisresearch was conducted in the laboratory of Dr.Beverly Dale-Crunk, professor in oral biology.

SURF presents an opportunity for students tocomplete a research program –from writing a

proposal to presenting their results. Students‘own’ their projects and, under the guidance ofexperienced mentors, conduct all aspects ofresearch: literature review, data collection,analysis, abstract and presentations both at theSOD Research Day and the annual AmericanAssociation of Dental Research (AADR) meeting.One of the reasons Hansen chose the UW for hisdental education was because other schools towhich he was accepted did not have a SURFprogram.

For her second SURF project second yeardental student Fleur Jones chose to conduct researchin geriatrics with her preceptor, Dr. Asuman Kiyak,professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofa-cial Surgery and adjunct professor in psychology.Fleur’s research was titled, ‘A Survey of Oral Healthin Long-Term Care.’ She presented at the MarchAADR meeting in Hawaii, where she had anopportunity to meet students from dental schoolsacross the country. “A great benefit of SURF,” saysJones, “was presenting at IADR and getting to seethe wide variety of research being done across thecountry, meeting dental students from other schools

Fleur Jones (’06) presenting inMarch at AADR.


SURF STUDENTS AND PRECEPTORS:

BOTTOM ROW (l to r):Dr. Werner GeurtsenDr. Sue HerringRebecca BockowAshley NelsonEmi KatzenbergerDr. Christine RiedyDr. Sue ColdwellJeremy HorstRyan Walker

SECOND ROW (l to r):Brienne RoloffRemy ChoiDr. Lei YinMark AndersonDr. Trilby CoolidgeDr. Joel BergMatthew Miller

THIRD ROW (l to r):Julidang ChueStephen HansenDr. Sun ChungMichael LemmeMichael LaytonBrad SainsburyDr. Zee LiuDr. Frank Roberts

FOURTH ROW (l to r):Kyle WinterDr. Owen LawrenceDr. Linda LeResche(SURF Program Director)Lance GledhillTheron BakerDr. Karl KaiyalaKent George

TOP ROW (l to r):Dr. Richard PreslandDr. Mark DrangsholtGarret YamaguchiMark ChambersKory WilsonJordan HighamDr. Phil Weinstein

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Norma Wells, RDH, MPH, was a featuredpresenter at the 6th Annual University of LisbonPreventive Dentistry Conference in Portugalduring January 2004.

Dr. Beverly Dale-Crunk received funding onApril 1st for a R21 (Exploratory/Developmentgrant) from NIH/NIDCR. The grant is for twoyears; total award $416,900 (direct and indirectcosts). The project title is ‘Protease-activatedreceptor signaling in oral innate immunity.’

Affiliate Instructor Doreen Naughton, RDH, BS,was a finalist for the National Dental HygieneMentor of the Year award for 2004.

Dr. Cheryl Cameron has been appointed to theDepartment of Health and Human Services,HRSA Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary,Community-Based Linkages.

Two UW SOD Department of Public Healthfaculty members have been elected as officers inthe Behavioral Sciences and Health ServicesResearch group of the International Associationfor Dental Research. Dr. Peter Milgrom is thenew president elect and Dr. Susan Coldwell is anew first-year director. Directors are responsiblefor selection of research awards and of researchpresentations at the annual meetings

The 82nd General Session & Exhibition of theInternational Association for Dental Research(IADR) was held in Honolulu, HI, in March.

Dr. Paul Robertson willserve as the 2004-2005president-elect of the IADR.Dr. Wendy Mouradianpresented the openingkeynote address on ‘Ethics,Research, and Social Values:Dental Research in a Chang-ing World.’ Dr. BeverlyDale-Crunk represented the

IADR Distinguished Scientist Award Committeeand Dr. Peter Milgrom is the incomingpresident-elect of the IADR Behavioral Sciencesand Health Services Group. Dr. Linda LeRescheis the president of the Seattle AADR Section. Thisyear, Dr. Asuman Kiyak chairs both the AADREthics Committee and the Distinguished ScientistCommitttee for the Behavioral Sciences & HealthServices Research Group. The IADR is anorganization of more than 12,000 members thatserve as the primary representative of the dentalacademic and research community throughoutthe world.

Dr. Ariel J. Raigrodski, DMD, MS, was namedthe 2004 recipient of the Young Faculty of theYear Award from the American Academy of FixedProsthodontics.

Dr. Paul Robertson


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and seeing how other schools operate, and havingexposure to dental products. Most importantly, theinteraction with others about your research helpsyou to see your work from other perspectives –theypoint out both strengths and errors in your work.”

Funding for the program comes from theNational Institute of Dental and CraniofacialResearch (NIDCR), the UW Dental AlumniAssociation and from the School. Students receivea stipend and research expenses. “The contribu-tion from the Alumni Association,” says Dr.LeResche, is very important to the program.”From 13 participants five years ago, the programhas grown to 29 students. Participants generallyconduct the research in the summer betweentheir first and second years in dental school,though a few do it during the third year of schoolon top of their regular studies. Some, likeHansen, complete it in the summer prior tostarting dental school. Students are chosen for theprogram by a faculty Research Advisory Commit-tee that reviews proposals for scientific merit anddetermines the feasibility of doing the researchover a single summer.

Dr. Ross Beirne and Dan Brady (’06), whoreceived funding from the UW DentalAlumni Assn. for his research project.

Left: AADR Fellowship winner Marjorie Tsutsui.

Norma Wells (left) meeting withfour graduates of the first oralhygiene class in Lisbon,Portugal. January 2004.


Children Being Treatedthrough Peter K. DomotoFund for ChildrenSince March 25, 2004, the UW Pediatric DentalClinic has treated 11 children, paid for by thePeter K. Domoto Fund for Children. One of thosepatients, a five-year old girl from Lakewood,Washington with caries in almost every singletooth, was referred here by her school nurse.Many of the children who will apply for treatmentthrough the Domoto Fund are referred by theirteachers, school nurses, public health or HeadStart staff. This little girl has already had oneappointment, under sedation, to care for one-halfof her mouth, and she will be back soon tocomplete her treatment. At this appointment, sheand her family will be instructed in oral hygieneand nutrition –valuable information that willimprove the lives of her siblings and parents, andperhaps individuals outside her nuclear family.Her treatment through the Domoto Fund goeswell beyond benefiting just one patient.

The sobering statistics:• Half of all the children in King County do

not receive regular oral health care

• One out of seven second and third gradershas untreated decay

• 25% of Washington State children arereported by their parents to have unmetdental needs

• According to the National Health InterviewSurvey, almost three times as many U.S.children lack dental insurance as lackmedical insurance

(From 2000 Washington State Smile Surveyexcept where noted)

What can be done to helpthese children?Funds from the Peter K. Domoto Fund forChildren are now being used to treat children inKing County and will provide badly needed careto many children through the UW PostgraduateProgram clinic, while helping fulfill importanteducational objectives for our residents. Estab-lished in July 2002 to honor Dr. Peter K. Domotoupon his retirement as chair of the UW SODDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, this fund isbeing used to cover uncompensated dental carefor children, ages 3-9. (Call for a brochure onfinancial qualification and services available).

What can you do to helpthese children?Please join the many colleagues, friends andadmirers of Dr. Domoto, who dedicated his entireacademic career to developing programs toprovide oral health care to children who have ahigh risk of dental disease and little access to care,by giving to the Peter K. Domoto Fund forChildren. If you have already given, we hope youwill consider once again contributing to this veryworthy fund. A gift of $1,000 per year will providecomprehensive care to 10 or more children withsignificant dental needs that often prevent themfrom engaging in normal daily activities.

You may send checks made out the UWFoundation and send them to: University ofWashington Dentistry Development, Box 357137,Seattle, WA 98195-7137, phone 206-685-9350, orgive online at: https://supportuw.washington.eduto give to this very special fund.

The Universityof WashingtonFoundation is thefundraising arm ofthe UW. 100% ofyour gifts to theirsolicitations gotowards supportingthe program youindicate— includingto any funds at theSchool of Dentistry.

Dr. Peter K. Domotowith a patient.


Class Notes

CLASS OF 1952Kenneth E. McVey, Spokane, WA. - After 37years of practice, I have been retired for 16 years.We have three children, but none has followed inthe family tradition of dentistry. We have oneveterinarian, one surgeon, and my daughter is anurse practitioner. My grandson has come back tothe tradition and is now a successful first-yeardental student in an Eastern dental university. Hisgreat grandfather graduated from NorthwesternSchool of Dentistry in 1909. His dean was G.V.Black. After my grandson graduates he will be thesixth dentist in our family. I have taken the timeduring retirement to invent two dental products:one being the E-Vac high volume dental aspiratortip. Recently I retired from playing the sax in a16-piece dance band after 18 years. My wifeArleen and I celebrated our 60th wedding anniver-sary last February.

CLASS OF 1953Jack Perrodin, Chatsworth, CA. - Gloria andI especially enjoyed our trip to Seattle for the 50threunion. It was great to see all those smiley faces!

CLASS OF 1954Donald E. Compaan, Redmond, WA. - Justterminated my dental practice in Skyway Park inSeattle after 491/2 years in continuous time there.Dentistry has been very good to me. Leaving mypatients with their loyalty and friendship wasn’teasy. Continuing to serve on the AdmissionsCommittee at our U.W. School of Dentistry, thisis my 29th year. I am currently serving on theInternational College of Dentists NationalFoundation Board and the I.C.D. InternationalCouncil.

CLASS OF 1962Paul Heins, Redmond, WA.- My wife Joyceand I are returning to the Seattle area after 29years at the University of Florida. We are excitedabout returning to the Northwest and lookforward to renewing old friendships from theSchool of Dentistry community.

CLASS OF 1963Wallace B. Brown, Salt Lake City, UT. - InFebruary I was awarded the Utah Dental Associa-tion Distinguished Service Award. I served as

District Governor, Rotary International from July1, 2003 to June 30, 2003. I was appointed toGovernor’s Commission on Volunteers on Febru-ary 19, 2004 and I retired from private practice inEndodontics on December 2003.

CLASS OF 1974John M. Denny, Sammamish, WA. - I amretiring from the U.S. Air Force Dental Corpsafter 30 years of active service in June of this year,specializing in orthodontics in 1985. For the pastfive years, I have chaired the Wilford Hall MedicalCenter Tri-Service Orthodontic ResidencyProgram and have served as the Military Consult-ant in Orthodontics to the Air Force SurgeonGeneral. It has been a rewarding career, as wehave traveled all over the world, but it’s time forKay and I to return to Seattle to practice andteach.

CLASS OF 1974Sherwin R. Shinn, Redmond, WA. - I retiredfrom my private practice in March 2003. Sincethen Jerri and I have been very busy planning anddelivering dental humanitarian outreach projectsin Bolivia, Micronesia, and Jamaica. The cross-cultural experiences and travel adventures havebeen amazing. I am continually surprised at thelack of dental services and education available inthe rest of the world. Our Smile Power Founda-tion has educated over 30,000 children. Werecently have extended our training into a newseminar/workshop series called “Personal Empow-erment Plus +” in which we teach adults what wehave learned about communication skills and aproven success model for making your dreamscome true and finding true fulfillment.

CLASS OF 1978Michael A. Rivera, PrinceGeorge, BC. - 2010 WinterOlympics here wecome!…Whistler Village isalready preparing for the bigevent! I am still practicingpart-time Surgery/ImplantDentistry in Whistler. Ifvisiting for ski or summerholiday, give me a call.My email address [email protected] .

Class Notes

CLASS OF 1985Jane Hon, Redmond, WA.- Both my hus-band, Loren Davis, DDS, and I received ourfellowship award from the Academy of GeneralDentistry last July in Nashville. We bothgraduated from UW in 1985.

CLASS OF 1989Shawn Naccarato, Boise, ID. I am nolonger practicing chairside dentistry. Instead, Inow work full-time as a police officer with theBoise Airport Police Department and I teachpart-time at the local dental hygiene school. Ihad been in law enforcement as a part-timedeputy sheriff while I operated my dentalpractice in Jerome, Idaho. However in July 2000I decided to leave dentistry and pursue a fulltimecareer in law enforcement. That decision was adifficult one to make, but I had been sufferingfrom ankylosing sponsylitis (arthritis in my lowerback) since I was 28 years old; and it becameobvious to me that chairside dentistry was nothelping my arthritis. I felt that if I could leavethe chairside, I may be able to slow the progressof the disease and get a few more good years outof my back. Although that was a difficultdecision to make at the time, the subsequentmove to Boise opened up new opportunities forme to participate in dentistry without having tofurther injure my spine. It also gave me the

opportunity to write a book, entitled The Handsof a Practitioner, the Heart of a Provider. Withthe recent upswing in professional ethical miscon-duct, a comprehensive reeducation in ethicalconcepts is imperative. You can find out moreabout the book at the following webpage address:http://www.trafford.com/robots/03-1474.html .

CLASS OF 1999Sloan K. Jorgensen, Moses Lake, WA. -Classmates Dr. Trevor Veltkamp (’03), Dr. JennyVeltkamp (’02), and Dr. Sloan Jorgensen had theopportunity to volunteer their dentistry skills inRoatan, Honduras in July 2003. A non-profitmedical-dental clinic was built and started inRoatan by an oral surgeon from Moses Lake, whotalked Dr. Jorgensen into going. “It is a beautifulisland with awesome diving and people! The clinicis a real blessing to the Roatan people. It’s neat tobe part of it. It was a super experience and I goback every chance I get!” says Dr. Jorgensen. Formore information on volunteering in the Roatanclinic visit www.fthfoundaton.org or contact Dr.Jorgensen at [email protected]

CLASS OF 2002Michael L. George, Bellevue, WA. - I willbe finishing my graduate training in Orthodonticsin December 2004 and will be settling in theEverett area.


In Memoriam

Colonel John C. Rhoades (Class of 1952)passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2004. Hewas 85 years old. He was born January 3, 1919in Nottingham, England to Harry Rhoades andMaude Mary Buttress Rhoades. He held adegree in Microbiology, was an alternate for aRhodes Scholarship and received his DDSdegree from the University of Washington

School of Dentistry in 1952. During his lastassignment he was the Dental Surgeon at theU.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs,Colorado. He was preceded in death by hisparents and a brother. He is survived by hisloving wife, Marguerite C. Rhoades; son, JohnC. Rhoades and his wife Michele; and a grand-daughter Rachael M. Rhoades.

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Washington Dental Service Foundation

Distinguished Professor in

Dentistry Symposium

Clinical Dental Practice: Current and Future TrendsSpeakers: Dr. Kenneth Kornman, Dr. Roy Page, Dr. Margaret Walsh, Dr. Kenneth Anusavice,

Dr. Martha Somerman, Dr. Stephen Bayne, Dr. Harold Crossley, and Dr. Maxwell Anderson.

Friday and Saturday, November 5-6, 2004

at the new Marriott Waterfront Hotel, Seattle, WA.

14 CDE Credit Hours

The University of Washington wishes to thank Kaiser Permanente and Permanente Dental Associates for a significant gift in support of this program.

The clinical practice of dentistry has witnessed substantial changes in a single lifetime and is expected to undergo a major transformation inthe future. These predicted changes are linked to declining trends in the prevalence of dental caries and periodontal diseases in manysegments of the population, substantial demographic alterations of both dental provider and patient populations, scientific and technologicaladvances in the prevention and treatment of oral diseases, and an increasing influence of mechanisms for funding oral health care.Concurrently, edentulousness has decreased dramatically and an increasing proportion of adults are maintaining a natural but highlyrestored dentition for a longer life expectancy. However, there remain many population groups with severe oral disease.

The Distinguished Professorship was made possible in 1985 by a generous contribution from Washington Dental Service Foundation thatmatched funds from the Washington State Legislature.

Dr. Paul B. Robertson was appointed the Distinguished Professor in Dentistry for 2002-2004. He is Dean Emeritus and Professor at theSchool of Dentistry. The program was formulated by an Advisory Committee with broad representation, including the Washington DentalService Foundation, University of Washington School of Dentistry, and the practicing dental community.

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The symposium will focus specifically on the following:

• diagnostic testing for oral disease

• periodontal risk assessment

• smoking prevention and cessation

• control of dental caries

• regeneration of teeth and periodontium

• future of dental biomaterials

• pharmacological issues in dentistry

• reimbursement policies on dental practice


UW Continuing Dental Education Schedule

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Law/Lewis Lectureshipon Pediatric DentistryThe Dental Team Versusthe Reluctant DragonFriday, September 10, 2004Dr. Marvin Berman

Oral Medicine UpdateFriday, September 24, 2004Dr. Edmond Truelove, ChairOral Medicine Faculty

9/27-10/1/04Orthodontic Mini-ResidencyProgram(for Orthodontists)Monday-Friday,September 27-October 1, 2004Dr. Vincent Kokich,Course Chair

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Digital Dental Photography(Lecture & Lab)Saturday, October 9, 2004Mr. James Clark

Emerging InfectionControl Challenges andRecommendations(Seattle)Friday, October 15, 2004Dr. John Molinari

Emerging InfectionControl Challenges andRecommendations(Spokane)Saturday, October 16, 2004Dr. John Molinari

Endodontics, Reviewand PreviewFriday, October 22, 2004Chair, Dr. James D. JohnsonFaculty, UW Departmentof Endodontics

Update in Pediatric DentistryWine Country Program(Walla Walla, WA)Friday, October 29, 2004Dr. Joel BergDr. Barbara Sheller

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Oral Cancer Detection andTobacco Use CessationADA Co-SponsoredFriday, November 12, 2004

Digital Dental Photography(Lecture & Lab)Saturday, November 13, 2004Mr. James Clark

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Women and MedicationHealth Issues, AntibioticPremedications, andOsteoporosis(Tacoma)Friday, December 3, 2004Ann Spolarich, RDH, PhD

Keeping Up With MedicineA Review of InternalMedicine for the DentalPractitioner(Day 1 & 2)Friday and Saturday,December 3-4, 2004Dr. Bart Johnson

Oral Sedation withTriazolam: The Drug,Monitoring andManagement: The Truth/Science Behind the Myths,Rumors and Regulations(Lecture & MinorParticipation)Friday and Saturday,December 10-11, 2004Dr. Fred QuarnstromDr. David DonaldsonDr. Mark Donaldson

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