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R e a c h i n g B E Y O N D T H EB O U N D A R I E S

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V I S I O N S T A T E M E N T :

T O B E T H E D E N T A L S C H O O L O F C H O I C E

Fulfillment of this vision is measured by our ability to:

offer unique and innovative educational experiences; set the standard for education of the oral health

professional of the future; provide unsurpassed opportunities for students, faculty and staff; cultivate a passion for teaching, research,

patient care and service; provide state-of-the-art clinical, educational and research facilities; expand knowledge and practice through

world-class research; deliver comprehensive, leading-edge patient care;

and enhance the quality of the academic culture.

V A L U E S

People and Diversity

Treat all students, patients, staff and faculty with respect, dignity and compassion; recognize diversity and individual beliefs; encourage and accept individuality;

adhere to the principles of equality and fairness

Ethical Behavior

Deal openly and honestly in all activities; respect confidentiality and personal privacy; adhere to laws and regulations and the policies of NJDS/UMDNJ; ensure that all members of the NJDS community

adhere to this standard; protect and assure the individual’s right to report any deviations from NJDS and/or University standards

Excellence

Continuously strive for superior performance in education, patient care, research and community service; empower students, faculty and staff to achieve the highest standards; put those we serve first, including the community,

the profession, patients and students

Collaboration

Actively participate in interdisciplinary activities; communicate and collaborate with others to help them be more successful; create a formalized structure for faculty-to-faculty mentoring, with particular emphasis

on junior faculty advancement; publicize opportunities for collaboration; seek and establish collaborative relationships with other schoolsand industry; work to develop collaborations among and between departments and schools within the University

Innovation and Flexibility

Be excited about and open to change; provide opportunities to exchange ideas; encourage and support the implementation of new ideas; encourage further community-based initiatives which are

economically, culturally and academically desirable; develop reward systems that promote “out of the box” thinking

Positive Relationships and Trust

Encourage shared ownership of common purposes, values and visions; provide open access to important information; facilitate open communication among all parties;

encourage and reward leadership and individual contribution; establish an environment of caring, inclusiveness and individual responsibility: recognize the community as a

vital asset to achieving the NJDS mission

M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T

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VISION & CORE VALUES

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

THE COMMUNITY THAT IS NEW JERSEY DENTAL SCHOOL

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EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF DENTAL PROFESSIONALS

SERVING NEAR AND FAR

PROVIDING PATIENT CARE

CONDUCTING TODAY’S RESEARCH FOR TOMORROW’S CURES

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ach day brings further affirmationof my belief that our greatUniversity is surging beyond theboundaries of the ordinary tobecome a model of excellence ineach of our mission areas. Thisyear’s achievements at New JerseyDental School (NJDS) certainly

reflect that conviction, and I applaud the faculty,staff and students who have contributed to thisyear of accomplishment.

NJDS is the State’s only school of dentistryand an invaluable resource. But its value alreadyhas a much wider scope. I am encouraged by theschool’s commitment to reach well beyond ourborders to carry out its mission. There is clearevidence that it is well on its way.

NJDS was recognized this year by the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services in anational report as a model of success for providingHIV-specific dental care through the Ryan Whiteprogram. The School was selected from amongthousands of Ryan White grantees across thecountry for this honor, a testament to NJDS’sdedication to this underserved population.

In addition, NJDS is one of only eight dental schools in the country to receive a RobertWood Johnson Foundation grant to provide dental care in underserved areas, through studentcommunity outreach. Service has been a cornerstone of the School’s educational

philosophy. The Community-Oriented DentalEducation, known as the CODE program, is justone example. In CODE, senior students havethe opportunity to treat patients beyond the wallsof the School in satellite clinics. A new 27-month grant is now in place to fund this important endeavor.

As the link between oral health and one’sgeneral well-being becomes more apparent, thecontribution that our graduates make to keepingNew Jersey healthy becomes more critical. NJDSis educating dentists who will achieve the higheststandards of their profession, and many willmake significant contributions to the body of scientific knowledge, as well. NJDS is the nexusof cutting-edge dental research. Dr. JeffreyKaplan was singled out as one of the top 10researchers in New Jersey, a distinction that notedhis discovery of an enzyme that advances thefight against staph infections.

I congratulate Dean Feldman and everyoneat New Jersey Dental School for remarkable successthis year in the classrooms, the laboratories, theclinics, and the communities that depend onthem for care and compassion.

Sincerely,

William F. Owen, Jr., MD

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oundaries define our environment. They mark thestart of one thing and the end of another, providingstructure, order and protection. From the lanes onthe highway, to the hours on the clock, boundariesare the framework within which we all live.

Often boundaries are perceived as barriers, obstacles that prevent progress and limit growth. AtNJDS, however, we view them as goals to be

surpassed. We continually reach beyond what is commonly expected toaccomplish the extraordinary. We believe that only by reaching — oftenbeyond our grasp — can we achieve and sustain excellence.

Perhaps the best example of this philosophy is the way we carry outour mission of education, research, community service and patient care.We take education far beyond the classroom walls. Our students engagein many service-learning projects, in the surrounding community, as wellas in other parts of the country and the world. One of the requirementsof a NJDS education is preforming community service, however, moststudents go well beyond the required quota. In addition to enhancingtheir classroom education, these experiences instill a lifelong commitmentof giving back to the community.

Our faculty members take dental education to medical, nursing andphysician assistant students at other UMDNJ schools. There, they teachfuture health care providers to perform comprehensive oral examinationsand to identify the signs of systemic diseases that manifest in the oral cavity. Our Internet continuing education course, Update in OrofacialPain, is the only one of its kind in existence. More than one hundred ofpracticing dentists around the world have completed it, and all say it isinvaluable in treating patients’ pain that goes beyond the common temporomandibular disorders (TMD).

We conduct cutting-edge research that benefits people at home andin other parts of the world. Our scientists are awarded millions of dollarsto perform investigations in their New Jersey labs and in collaborationwith medical universities and health organizations in places like Canada,China, Ireland and South Africa. They are renown in their fields and areoften invited to speak on their findings at international professional meetings.

Thosands of New Jersey residents who comes to us receivetreatment. We are the largest oral health care provider in the state; lastyear alone, we had more than 130,000 patient visits to our clinics. OurSpecial Care Treatment Center, which cares for physical and developmen-tally disabled children, is the only one in the region, serving patients fromas far away as Delaware and New York State. And, we deliver oral healthcare to places like Africa, the Caribbean and Bangladesh.

These are only a few examples of the many mission-driven servicesthat reach beyond the usual limits. I invite you to read our 2008 annualreport and learn about the many ways in which our reach exceeds our grasp.

Sincerely,

Cecile A. Feldman, DMD, MBAD E A N , N E W J E R S E Y D E N T A L S C H O O L

BMesssage from the President

Messsage from the Dean

New Jersey Dental School (NJDS) goes beyond offering dental education and patient care. We hold a key place within the Universityof Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), which is renowned as a leader in academic health care. Yet NJDS is a thrivingentity unto itself. Together, we have built a community in which people work together, a place where everyone contributes to the lifeof the institution.

In 2008, for example, a new strategic plan was written to guide us through 2012. Before beginning, Dean Feldman held focusgroups of faculty, staff, administration and students to ask for their input. Everyone wrote a short- and long-term solution for achieving one of the seven strategic goals, which was put into an electronic file for use by the strategic planning committee. “We

wanted to get as much input as possible,” explains Dean Feldman. “It is vital to the success of our school that everyone play a role inplanning our future.”

Besides working side by side, we have opportunities to get to know one another outside of our offices and classrooms. Each yearwe hold an annual softball game — faculty/staff vs. the incoming class — and we celebrate autumn with our annual Fall Fest. Wehonor our coworkers’ years of service, we hold our formal Winter Gala, and we celebrate the arrival of spring. These activities reinforce the collegial environment that already exists at NJDS and motivate us to continuing working together to help those we serve.

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Generating Good NewsThe presidential election, the Beijing Olympics and the economy may have gottenthe lion’s share of news last year, but the media did not overlook the good thingsthat happened at NJDS.

Among the most notable coverage was Dr. Gill Diamond’s role in a BBCdocumentary, “Killer Dragons,” which aired several times in April on theNational Geographic Channel. Dr. Diamond spoke about the Komodo dragonand its role in his research. A spot on NBC television’s “New York Nightly News,”with Chuck Scarborough and Sue Simmons, featured our patient clinics. Thereport included footage shot on campus and commended our dental clinic for itshigh quality and value in these fiscally difficult times. Television cameras alsocame to campus to cover Give Kids A Smile!, Dr. Daniel Fine’s research findingson childhood periodontal disease and Dr. Shahid Aziz’s cleft palate missions toEcuador and Bangladesh.

The print media found NJDS quite newsworthy, as well. Our StatewideNetwork for Community Oral Health was cited as a model of success in a nationalreport published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ThePower of Connection, 2008 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Progress Report. We were laudedfor providing HIV-specific dental care to a seven-county area, something notdone anywhere else in the country. Equally exciting was the December issue ofNew Jersey Business magazine in which Dr. Jeffrey Kaplan was named one of thetop 10 scientists in New Jersey. Area newspapers covered Dr. Shahid Aziz’s cleftpalate missions and Dr. David Goteiner’s research linking heart disease and oralhealth. Dr. Justin Stone was featured in two newspapers for his “wisdom andvision” in founding the Special Care Treatment Center.

News of our school also traveled through cyberspace in 2008. MedExcel,Inc.’s E-hospital Newspaper highlighted our Dental Exploration pipeline program,and the American Association of Dental Education’s online bulletin covered severalstudents and faculty accomplishments throughout the year. The American DentalAssociation’s ADA News included a half-page on NJDS in its national coverage ofGive Kids A Smile!

Preparing for EmergenciesCaring for each other’s safety is why we are at the forefront of preparedness. Wecontinue to implement phases of our Emergency Operation Plan (EOP), whichwas established in 2005. The plan is designed to fit into the overall EmergencyPreparedness Policy of UMDNJ.

In 2008, we focused on what to do if there were an outbreak of the plague.On October 10, we held a drill in the Oral Health Pavilion, in conjunction withUniversity Hospital, to simulate the distribution of antibiotics. All of the hospitalsin Essex County held drills that day, using the New Jersey Department of Healthand Senior Service standing orders and UMDNJ’s Mass Prophylaxis Plan.

About 100 University employees participated in the exercise. They filled outhealth screening forms on themselves and up to five immediate family members, todetermine if any antibiotics were contraindicated. Then each received an emptybag, which would contain antibiotics provided by the Centers for Disease Control(CDC), if the outbreak were real.

As part of our EOP, we participate in evacuation drills on a regular basis, and in 2007, we held our first shelter-in-place exercise to simulate what to dowhen people are asked to remain in the building because of an external disaster.

GILL DIAMOND, PHD, ORAL BIOLOGY, HAS USED BLOOD

FROM THE KOMODO DRAGON (PICTURED HERE) IN HIS

RESEARCH ON THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM. DR.

DIAMOND WAS PART OF THE BBC DOCUMENTARY “KILLER

DRAGONS,” WHICH AIRED ON THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

CHANNEL LAST YEAR.


Administrators are currently developing a plan to carry out a lock-downdrill, which is put in place when there is an immediate threat of dangerwithin the building.

“We certainly hope none of these things ever happen,” says DeanFeldman. “But we want to be ready for any and all types of emergencies.”

Celebrating Years of Dedication For the second consecutive year, the NJDS family honored those employ-ees who celebrated landmark years of service. At the annual ceremonyheld in December, a total of 60 staff and 78 faculty members celebratedanniversaries and received a certificate and a custom-made NJDS pin.

Topping the list were staff members who celebrated 35 years: LuzBaretto and Nicholas Bernardo, both of Facilities Management; KarenFloriani, CDR, RDA, of Pediatric Dentistry; and JoAnne Lametta ofStudent Affairs. There were four faculty members who celebrated 40 yearsor more: William Nicholas, DMD; Melvyn Oppenheim, DMD;

Armand Ricciardelli, DMD; and Lawrence Schneider, BDS, PhD.Celebrating 35 years were: Gerald Fishelberg, DDS; Joel Gelbman, DDS;Talib Najjar, BDS, DMD, MD, PhD; Joel Pascuzzi, DMD; Zia Shey,DMD, MS; Andrew Sullivan, DDS; and Stephen Wechsler, DMD.

Dean Feldman told the gathering that long-term employees domore than serve, they are passionate about helping others. “It’s their com-mitment to their patients that keeps them here so long,” she said. “Ouroutstanding patient care, excellent education and cutting-edge research donot happen by chance. All of that takes caring and dedicated employees.”

Bringing Experts to CampusSomeday, people will be able to give a drop of saliva, perhaps at the dentist’s office, and immediately find out if they have diseases like cancer, Type II diabetes or Alzheimer’s disease. That someday is nearly here,according to David Wong, DMD, DMSc, Director of UCLA’s DentalResearch Institute and head of the Human Salivary Proteome Project.

Dr. Wong was the first guest speaker in the new Dean’sDistinguished Lecturer Series that began in 2008. Coordinated by theDepartment of Institutional Research, the lecturer series will bring aworld-renowned researcher or educator to NJDS each year. The talk,“Saliva Diagnostics: Scientific and Clinical Frontiers,” was held in theOral Health Pavilion and drew a large crowd of faculty and staff. “I predict that within the next 24 months, we should see the first reliabletesting being done on saliva,” Dr. Wong told the group. “It will resultin much earlier detection of diseases, a decrease in cost to the health caresystem and a higher quality of life.”

Dean Feldman expressed the importance of providing intellectualdevelopment for both faculty and staff. “The topic of salivary diagnosisis one that is close to those in the oral health community, but it is alsoof interest to everyone,” she says. “We will continue to find topics thatare of general interest while keeping us abreast of the latest advances indentistry and dental education.”

NJDS LeadershipThe associate deans, department chairs, and directors make up ourAdministrative Council, headed by Dean Cecile Feldman. The councilis responsible for the areas of education, clinical affairs, student affairs,finance, development, and research. They work together, ensuring thatNJDS maintains the highest standards, while carrying out its mission.

In addition to their duties at NJDS, Administrative Council members belong to professional organizations and often hold electedand/or appointed positions. Dean Feldman serves on the NationalAdvisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council of the NIH. In thatcapacity, she advises, assists and consults with and makes recommenda-tions to the Secretarty and the Director of the NIDCR on matters related to the activities carried out by and through the Institute and thepolicies respecting these activities..

2008 Administrative Council, standing from left to right:

Arnold Rosenheck, DMD, Assistant Dean for Hospital Affairs and Institutional Development and Acting Chair, Community Health; Mel Kantor, DDS, Acting Chair, Diagnostic Sciences; Dana Graves, DMSc, Chair, Periodontics; Joseph Konowich, BS, Associate Dean, Administration and Finance; Kim Fenesy, DMD, Associate Dean, Student Affairs; Barbara Greenberg, MSc, PhD, Acting Associate Dean, Research; Stephen Wechsler, DMD, Director, Postgraduate Programs; Cecile Feldman, DMD, MBA, Dean; Daniel Fine, DMD, Chair, Oral Biology;

Michael Conte, DMD, MPH, Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs; Andrea West, MBA, Director of Development; Gary Hartwell, DDS, MS, Chair, Endodontics; Geeta Acharyga, BDS, MBA, CPC,CHC, Compliance Officer; Milton Houpt, DDS, PhD, Chair, Pediatric Dentistry; Vincent Ziccardi, DDS, MD, Chair, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Robert Flinton, DDS, MS, Chair, RestorativeDentistry; Jeffrey Linfante, DMD, Director of Admissions and Student Recruitment; and Robert Binder, DMD, Interim Chair, Orthodontics.


JanuaryMatch Day for the Class of 2008continued the tradition of success.100 percent of thefourth-year students who appliedfor post-graduate residencies wereplaced into programs .

FebruaryThis was among the busiestmonths for community outreach,as NJDS celebrated NationalChildren’s Dental Health Month.Students, faculty and staff participated in community-basedhealth fairs and screeningsthroughout the state. Some2,500 children enjoyed Children’sOral Health Day, held at LibertyScience Center in Jersey City.

Dr. Shahid Aziz and a team ofhealth care providers traveled toBangladesh, where they per-formed 41 cleft palate surgeries.He worked with ImpactFoundation Bangladesh, withfunding from Smile Train, KLSMartin, and Stryker Leibinger.

At the 2008 Give Kids A Smile!event, 1,073 kids were seen atour five sites. Of those, 845 wereseen in Newark. A total of 400students, faculty, staff, and students from NJDS andUMDNJ-School of HealthRelated Professions volunteeredat the five sites.

March NJDS received a two-year,$200,000 grant from the RWJFoundation to improve studentbody diversity or provide dentalcare in underserved areas,through student community out-reach. That funding, along with atwo-year, $120,000 grant fromAmeriChoice, were used to createthe new CODE II program.

AprilA total of 215 people had freescreenings at the 2008 OralCancer Screening, sponsored bythe Oral Cancer Consortium, TheEssex County Cancer Coalitionand NJDS. This was the first year

that prostate caner screeningswere offered at the event.

David Wong, DMD, of UCLAis the first speaker in the newDean’s Distinguished LecturerSeries. He discussed the use ofsaliva as a diagnostic tool.

Dr. Gill Diamond had a role in aBBC documentary, KillerDragons, which aired on theNational Geographic Channel.His research using Komodo dragon blood was highlighted.

MayAt the NJDS Convocation,members of the Class of 2008were honored with special awardsfor scholarship, service and lead-ership. At commencement thefollowing week, the UMDNJBoard of Trustees conferred 71Doctor of Dental Medicinedegrees and 17 Master of DentalScience degrees to the Class of2008.

NJDS welcomed the 22 mem-bers of the second InternationalDMD class. They come fromAfrica, Asia, Europe, SouthAmerica and the Caribbean.

JuneNJDS joined in the spirit of win-ning at the NJ Special OlympicsSummer Games. As part of theSpecial Smiles program, studentand faculty volunteers performeddental screenings, provided oralhygiene and nutritional instruction, and fabricatedmouth guards for 500 athletes.

The 2008 New Jersey DentalAssociation annual conferencewas held at the Trump Taj Mahalin Atlantic City. Three NJDSsummer research students tooktop honors for their research.

NJDS teamed up with theNJDA, NJ Dept. of Health andSenior Services, and the NJ OralCancer Work Group to presentthe first Oral Cancer Screening

Day at the State House inTrenton. A total of 90 peoplehad free screenings.

JulyNJDS welcomed 84 collegesophomores and juniors to thesix-week Summer Medical andDental Education Program,designed for highly motivatedstudents looking to becomephysicians and dentists.

The Ronald McDonald HouseCharities (RMHC) of the NewYork Tri-State Area and theNational RMHC awarded a$50,000 grant to be used fordental operatories in the NJDSSpecial Care Treatment Center.

AugustThe 88 entering students of theClass of 2012 began their dentalcareers with a White CoatCeremony. White coats and pinswere presented by AnthonyVolpe, DMD, ’60; JamesDelahanty, DMD, ’73, president

of NJDS Alumni Association;and Daniel Krantz, DDS, president of NJDA.

A member of the Class of 2012,Gregory Devries, is the firstentering student to have completed both Decision forDentistry and Gateway toDentistry, NJDS’s first twopipeline programs.

The HIV/AIDS Bureau inWashington, DC, chose NJDS’sStatewide Network forCommunity Oral Health to befeatured in its national publica-tion as a model of success fortreating HIV/AIDS-specificpatients.

Sixteen NJDS students traveledto Arizona, where they treatedmembers of two NativeAmerican tribes. Since the program’s inception four yearsago, 50 students have gone tothe Southwest, where they performed 1,500 procedures.

SeptemberAt a Celebration of the 2008Academic Year, two NJDS facul-ty were inducted into the StuartG. Cook Master Educators’Guild: Eli Eliav, DMD, PhD,professor, Diagnostic Sciences,and Joel Pascuzzi, DMD, clinicalprofessor, Periodontics.

Glenn Rosivack, DMD,Pediatric Dentistry, and a groupof 25 students volunteered at theNewark Bait and Fly CastingClub’s annual Fishing Derby forthe Handicapped.

OctoberNJDS participated in a drill tosimulate what to do if there werean outbreak of the plague. Heldin the Oral Health Pavilion, bagsthat would contain antibiotics ina true outbreak were distributedto 100 UMDNJ employees.

Fall Fest 2008 was held in thecourtyard, under beautiful sunnyskies. Students, faculty and staff

enjoyed picnic fare, with entertainment provided by student-musicians.

NovemberNewark Mayor Cory Bookermakes his first official visit toNJDS. After touring the school,he spent time in the Special CareTreatment Center.

December The second annual EmployeeService Recognition programwas held to honor faculty andstaff who have been with theschool for at least five years.Each received a certificate ofappreciation and a custom-made NJDS lapel pin.Following the ceremony, everyone enjoyed lunch in theOral Health Pavilion.

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Excellence in education is the standard at NJDS. As one of the premier dental schools in the country, we ensure that our students graduate with the clinical skills and cultural sensitivity necessary to not only meet, but exceed their patients’ expectations.

Our reputation as a school that offers one of the best dental educations in the country is clearly reflected in our student body; weattract some of the brightest and best. The 88 members of the Class of 2012 and were selected from the largest applicant pool in theschool’s history: 2,190. They came to NJDS from prestigious colleges and universities, such as MIT and Johns Hopkins, and the class’saverage college GPA is 3.5.

They continue their academic excellence after they enroll, as well. One example is Tricia Quartey, Class of 2009, who receiveda highly competitive scholarship from the Executive Women of New Jersey. These Graduate Merit Scholarships are bestowed on New

Jersey women pursuing graduate degrees in the state and are based on academic performance and clarity of career goals. Developing leadership skills is another important aspect of an NJDS education, and many NJDS students use these abilities on

and off campus. Benjamin Gardea, Class of 2010, received one of the 10 highly coveted scholarships awarded by the National HispanicHealth Foundation to dental and medical schools in New York and New Jersey. The awards are based on leadership skills, a deep com-mitment to the Hispanic community and academic excellence. Another student, Maria Cordero, spent some of her spare time in thenational public policy arena. A member of the Class or 2009, she was appointed Center Group Leader in Public Policy and Advocacyof the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). She participated in a dental lobbying day on Capitol Hill and traveled toChicago, where she presented the students’ perspective on oral health education to several dental organizations headquartered there.

ROSA CHAVIANO-MORAN, DMD, COMMUNITY HEALTH, CONDUCTS A CLASS IN THE STATE-OF-

THE ART ORAL HEALTH PAVILION.

Educat ing the Next Generat ion of

DENTAL PROFESSIONALS



Learning Outside the ClassroomGaining the clinical skills to become a competent dentist is the core of an NJDS educa-tion. But we demand more. Our students must become sensitive and appreciative of thecultures and beliefs of every patient who comes to them. One way they gain this culturalcompetency is through our Community-Oriented Dental Education (CODE) program,which enables 11 fourth-year students to complete their clinical requirements at the extra-mural clinics in our Statewide Network for Community Oral Health Care. The clinics arein underserved areas with a high percentage of HIV/AIDS patients, migrant workers andfarmers. Under faculty supervision, the students provide general oral health care in a private-practice-like setting, before graduating.

Thanks to a 27-month, $200,000 “Pipeline, Professions and Practice: Community-Based Dental Education” grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) anda two-year, $120,000 grant from AmeriChoice, last year, we created the new CODE IIprogram, which will enable all of our fourth-year students to spend at least two weeks atan extramural clinic.

“The programs give our students multicultural learning experiences and teaches themto successfully treat HIV/AIDS patients,” says Jill York, DDS, director of the StatewideNetwork. “And, both programs provide access to oral health care for the underserved, andincrease the number of dental providers capable of managing this population’s needs.”

Our Statewide Network was chosen by the U.S. Department of Health and HumanServices to be featured in a 2008 national publication as a model of success. We were lauded for providing HIV/AIDS-specific care in a seven county area, something not done anywhere else in the country. “Being chosen from hundreds of Ryan White grantees wasa testimonial to the dedication of our faculty and staff at the extramural clinics,” says DeanFeldman. “We take great pride in serving this population, and providing this invaluableexperience for every student.”

Going InternationalOur students get a wide variety of opportunities at NJDS to master cultural competency.They participate in outreach programs in the surrounding community, across the state andacross the country. And, they can participate in an international exchange program withTrinity College School of Dental Sciences in Dublin, Ireland.

In 2008, Trinity student Paul Hooi came to NJDS, and Ryan Sheridan, Class of2009, spent two weeks in Dublin. “It was an amazing experience,” says student/doctorSheridan. “Everyone was extremely warm and friendly, and it was very interesting andenlightening to get a different perspective on dentistry. I think any student who has thechance should take advantage of a program like this.”

In the near future, even more NJDS students may be able to participate in foreignexchange programs. An agreement with a German dental school is in the final stages, andtalks are underway with schools of dentistry in Australia, Brazil, India and Israel.

Changing the Face of DentistryWe have been committed to closing the “diversity gap” in the oral health profession, sincewe first opened our doors. We strive to recruit qualified minority students, so our classesmore accurately reflect the country’s population. Last year was no exception. Our newestclass is comprised of about 35 percent Asians, nearly 5 percent Hispanics and approxi-mately 5 percent African-Americans. In the last five years, we have realized a 12.3 percentincrease in the number of minority students, an accomplishment of which we are veryproud.

We believe it is never too early to introduce dentistry as a career to underrepresentedminority students. One of the many ways we do so is through our unique pipeline programs.

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STUDENTS PARTICIPATING THE SUMMER MEDICAL

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JILL YORK, DDS, DIRECTOR OF THE STATEWIDE

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RYAN SHERIDAN,’09, AT IRELAND’S CLIFFS OF MOOR,

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Our newest, Dental Exploration, is now in its second year and has been extremely wellreceived by administrators and students alike. The two-part program is designed formiddle school students in Newark. A few faculty members first give a talk on oral healthcare and dentistry at a school, and later a small group of especially interested studentsspend a morning on campus. A highlight for the children is donning proper clinic attireand eyewear and painting their teeth with a plaque-disclosing solution, in the NJDSclinic. They children are surprised at how much plaque remains, even after brushingthat morning.

Next year, we will begin working with even younger students, through a new pro-gram, Dental Express. Tailored to children in pre-Kindergarten through fourth grade,it can include one or more components: a video, “The Dental Defenders Against theCavity Creeps;” learning proper brushing and flossing, using special dental puppets;and interactive games on proper nutrition and hygiene. Both programs were designedand implemented by Nadege Dady, MSEd, director of Educational Programs in theOffice of Student Affairs, and Rosa Chaviano-Moran, DMD, director of MulticulturalAffairs.

We have been recruiting older students for nearly a decade with two programsdesigned and implemented by Kim Fenesy, DMD, associate dean for Student Affairs,and Jeanette DeCastro, MEd, director of Student Advisement and Support Programs.

Decision for Dentistry gives high school students throughout New Jersey theopportunity to spend three separate days on campus. Faculty members and studentmentors oversee the teens as they take dental impressions on mannequins in the NJDSclinic. They also observe procedures being performed on patients at the chair side andlearn about the admissions process and financial aid.

Gateway to Dentistry is an intense, two-week program for qualified undergradu-ate college students. Offered twice a year during college breaks, the program is highlycompetitive, with about 150 to 300 students across the country vying for 30 spots. Thestudents may opt to live on campus, and each is assigned a mentor. They performhands-on clinical techniques and learn about research opportunities. They also receivecareer counseling and information on the admissions process and financial aid.

We know these programs are working. As of 2008, 26 percent of all of ourminority students participated in a pipeline program, and 17 percent of the Class of2012 completed one of the programs. Last year, we enrolled the first student ever tocomplete both Gateway and Decision for Dentistry, Gregory Devries. “I thought Iwanted to be a dentist, but the programs really cemented my decision,” says theKinnelon, NJ, resident. “I actually got to see what it would be like to be a dentist, andNJDS was always my first choice.”

Summer Enrichment at NJDSSummer at most schools is a time to slow down, however NJDS doesn’t stop its recruit-ing efforts. In fact, we have been hosting a six-week program for college freshmen andsophomores since 2003. Known as the Summer Medical and Dental EducationProgram (SMDEP), it is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and NJDSis one of only 12 dental schools in the country that participates.

The program encourages qualified, educationally and/or economically disadvan-taged minority students to consider medicine or dentistry as a career. In 2008, 19 students from across the country participated in the dental program. The students takedidactic classes in basic sciences and learn ways to improve their study skills. They alsoperform a number of hands-on activities in the dental clinic and shadow dental studentsand faculty members. Jeffrey Linfante, DMD, director of Admissions and Recruitment,and Rosa Chaviano-Moran, DMD, director of Multicultural Affairs, coordinate theprogram.

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A Caring, Nurturing FacultyNJDS faculty members are many things. They are clinicians, with private practices; scientists,whose research is published in prestigious, refereed journals; authors, who have written mono-graphs, book chapters and books; editors who serve on editorial boards of highly acclaimeddental journals; orators, who are invited to speak around the world; and volunteers, who provide free treatment for people who do not have access to regular oral care.

First and foremost, however, the NJDS faculty is comprised of dedicated, enthusiasticeducators. They demand nothing less than the best from their students, yet they are availablealmost any time to help those who may need it. They are mentors in the truest sense, guidingand encouraging students to reach beyond their capabilities.

Our outcomes data attest to the caliber of an NJDS education. Once again, on Part I ofthe National Board Dental Exam, our numeric scores put us eighth in the nation. Our clinicalNortheast Region Board (NERB) exam results continue to top others in the region, with 100percent of our students passing by graduation. And, all of our fourth-year students whoapplied for residencies were accepted into their first choice programs.

Our post-graduate programs continue to thrive, as well. Students from around the worldcompete for acceptance, particularly in orofacial pain and prosthodontics. Each applicant goesthrough a rigorous admissions process, and once he or she is accepted, receives individualizedinstruction. These students continue on to successfully manage difficult orofacial pain, provide the most advanced dental treatments possible and contribute to research that may oneday lead to cures for some of the most devastating oral and systemic diseases.

It is not surprising, then, that our professors are continually being honored. Two NewJersey Dental School professors recently joined a distinguished group of teachers deemed tobe the best: The Master Educators’ Guild. At a Celebration of the New Academic Year, heldin October, Eli Eliav, DMD, PhD, professor, Diagnostic Sciences and director of the Divisionof Orofacial Pain, and Joel Pascuzzi, DMD, clinical professor, Periodontics, were inductedinto the prestigious Guild. Educators are chosen by their deans from nominations submittedby faculty, students, administrators and department chairs.

Before presenting the awards, David Gibson, EdD, then dean of UMDNJ-School ofHealth Related Professions, told the gathering that faculty members are the heart of our enterprise. “Each is an adventurer, finding his or her own path to providing a purposeful education, continually making it stronger and finding ways to improve it,” he said. “Theyuphold the highest standards for our students, tenderly bringing them forward.”

The Master Educators’ Guild was founded in 1999 by UMDNJ’s second president,Stuart D. Cook, MD, to recognize faculty who set the highest academic standards and have atrue gift for teaching.

More KudosOur faculty members’ reputations reach beyond the NJDS campus. They are recognized fortheir dedication to teaching by other UMDNJ schools and the Foundation of UMDNJ. In2008, Rufus Caine, Jr., DDS, MPH, associate professor, Diagnostic Sciences, received theExcellence in Teaching Award from the UMDNJ-School of Public Health.

The Foundation’s Excellence in Teaching Awards went to Howard Drew, DMD, clinicalassociate professor, Periodontics, and Gerald Fishelberg, DDS, clinical professor, Endodontics.Excellence in Research Awards were presented to Daniel Fine, DMD, chair and professor,Oral Biology, and Eli Eliav, DMD, PhD, professor, Diagnostic Sciences and director of theDivision of Orofacial Pain.

Bringing a New Educational PerspectiveThere is an ongoing need for academicians in dentistry, and those with a fresh approach areespecially welcomed. That is why Arnold Rosenheck, DMD, assistant dean of Hospital Affairsand Institutional Development, worked with state legislators to pass a law allowing qualified,foreign-trained dentists to get a special dental teaching certificate.

Bill PL2007, Chapter 235, became law in January2008. Israeli born and educated, Eli Eliav, DMD, PhD,director, Division of Orofacial Pain, added teaching to his other duties after the bill was passed, and MicheleLandolt, BDE, who was trained in Switzerland, joined theRestorative Dentistry faculty as an assistant professor.

“This law opens the door for us to bring talentedprofessors to campus,” says Dr. Rosenheck. “These twoprofessionals are highly respected in their fields. Theirexperience and insight are invaluable and will be a benefiton campus and beyond.”

Educating Across the DisciplinesThe latest research indicates that there is a strong link

between oral health and overall health. Some scientists callthe oral cavity the mirror of bodily health, since many diseases manifest there. Among them are the leukemias,HIV infections and diabetes, to name only a few.

Then there is oral cancer. Each year in the U.S.,more than 30,00 new cases are diagnosed and about 8,000people die. When diagnosed in the early stages, however,oral cancer is highly curable.

Dental students are taught to recognize these diseasesin the oral cavity, but it is not always part of a medicalschool curriculum. Neither is performing a comprehen-sive oral cancer examination. In an effort to increase earlydiagnoses of these conditions, our faculty members lectureon many aspects of dental medicine to students at theUniversity’s three medical schools: Robert Wood JohnsonMedical School, New Jersey Medical School, and theSchool of Osteopathic Medicine.

“It is essential that future physicians learn to examinethe oral cavity and associated structures,” says ArnoldRosenheck, DMD. “If physicians include a comprehen-sive oral exam as part of every physical they perform, theycan detect oral; cancer at a very early stage and, in somecases, prevent it. And knowing the systemic diseases thatmanifest in the mouth can help them make faster, moreclear-cut diagnoses.”

Dr. Rosenheck is working with UMDNJ-School ofNursing to offer the same interdisciplinary program toadvanced nurse practitioners, as well. “This will, inessence, extend our workforce, by reaching further intothe underserved communities that have little access tohealth care,” he says. “The cost is relatively low and theresults will be far reaching.” .

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roviding much-needed oral health care to members of the community is an integral part of an NJDS education. Students are required toperform 12 hours of community service, but many go well beyond that quota. They willingly give of their time, throughout the semesterand during breaks, often organizing outreach programs on their own. Last year they visited school and hosted programs for every age group,from pre-schoolers to senior citizens. They often team up to take part in other organizations’ activities, especially those that promote earlydetection and prevention of cancer. Last year students participated in walks to benefit oral cancer, breast cancer, the New Jersey SpecialOlympics and the disabled.

Our faculty members are involved in community service, as well, joining their students at a variety of events. Especially active are members of the Community Health faculty: Debra Goldsmith, RDH, MS, assistant professor; Rosa Chaviano-Moran, DMD, assistant

professor and director of Multicultural Affairs; and Rebecca Reed, DMD, MPH, assistant professor. Others who reach out beyond campusare Nadege Dady, MS.Ed, director of Educational Programs, Academic Affairs, and Asha Samant, associate professor, Restorative Dentistry.

We also serve in other areas of the U.S. and in foreign countries, where people have little, if any, access to oral health care. Alongwith helping these underserved populations, these missions give our pre-doctoral students and post-graduate residents unforgettable multicultural learning experiences.

Attending to Needs in Africa Although teams from NJDS have been traveling to other countries to provide desparately needed care for several years, 2008 marked a


SHAHID AZIZ, DMD, MD, ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, IS SURROUNDED BY HAPPY CHILDREN IN BANGLEDESH.


first in taking health care to Africa. Neil Agnihotri, DMD, a resident in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, andElizabeth Crespi, Class of 2009, traveled with a team to Berekum, Ghana, where they performed 22 cleft lip andpalate surgeries. Dr. Shahid Aziz organized the trip through Healing the Children and Smile Train organizations.

“In Africa, being disfigured is not accepted the way it is here,” says student-doctor Crespi. “People with cleftlips and plates stay in hiding, so many were afraid to come to us. They were also skeptical; they couldn’t believe thesurgery was free. Now, they’re hoping we come back so the word can spread and others will come forward for treatment. The parents were extremely grateful and emotional. Some were even brought to tears. I am so grateful tohave had this experience. It was life changing.”

Dr. Agnohotri agrees. “It was an incredibly amazing and spiritual experience,” he says. “The entire trip embodiedwhy I went into health care.”

Going Across the Globe“Most people in Bangladesh are too poor to afford basic medical care, so surgery to repair cleft lips and palates iswell beyond their means. As a child grows, the cleft grows as well, and the faces of beautiful children become seriouslymisshapen. Teeth grow haphazardly and speech and eating are often affected.”

These are the words of Shahid Aziz, DMD, MD, associate professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, who travelsto Bangladesh each year to perform cleft surgeries. In 2008 he and a team of nine medical practitioners traveled toChuadanga, where they performed 41 cleft surgeries in 11 days. “Many of the people in Bangladesh don’t even realizethe deformity can be repaired with a 90-minute operation,” says Dr. Aziz. “It’s wonderful to see the smiling faces of theparents and children after the surgeries. These trips are a great way to introduce our residents to the gratification thatcomes with helping the global community.”

Team members from the NJDS Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery included Shuaib Mali, DDS, andGeorge Sandau, DMD, MD, both chief residents; and Frances Devonshire, RN, BSN. Dr. Aziz worked with the ImpactFoundation Bangladesh, with funding from Smile Train, KLS Martin, and Stryker Leibinger.

Care in the CaribbeanMost people visiting Caribbean islands see only blue skies, palm trees and beautiful aqua seas. Last year, when PamelaAlberto, DMD, visited Haiti and the Dominican Republic, she saw a totally different side of tropical paradise:unimaginable, gut-wrenching poverty. “Many of the young children in Haiti have no clothes or shoes, they runaround naked,” says the clinical associate professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. “In the mountain towns there, thepeople live in mud huts and struggle to find enough food for one day. There is no running water or sanitation. Inboth countries, toothbrushes and toothpaste are considered a luxury, something only rich people can afford.”

Working with a group from her church, in conjunction with World Vision, a Christian Humanitarianorganization, Dr. Alberto went to the Dominican Republic in search of a location to set up a dental clinic. She tookabout 200 pairs of inexpensive flip-flops and 400 toothbrushes and toothpaste, donated by NJDS students and some ofher patients. “It’s as if I were handing out gold,” she says. “We had to explain to many of them how to use a toothbrush,because this was the first one they’d ever owned. They use small sticks, or whatever they can find, to clean their teeth.But with almost no water, they can’t be accomplishing very much.”

Dr. Alberto found a location for the clinic in Restauracion in the Dominican Republic, about two miles fromthe Haiti border. “The Haitians are in dire need of oral health care too, but there is no available water and electricitythere,” says Dr. Alberto. “With the clinic so near the border, the Haitians will walk across, and we can provide carefor them, as well.” Once the clinic is set up, she plans to take groups of students to the island to provide basic dentalcare. “That will truly be a mission of mercy and one that none of us will ever forget,” she says.

Going Beyond New Jersey’s BordersAlmost all Native American children have experienced tooth decay by they time they reach third grade, and 72percent of them have unfilled cavities. Teens and adults in this population are affected by the lack of access toregular dental care, as well. It’s estimated that they have double the amount of tooth decay and periodontal diseasethan the national average.

To help correct this disparity in care, NJDS students spend a week of their summer vacation performing dentalservices in the Southwest. Last year, 16 fourth-year students headed to Arizona in August to provide this desperatelyneeded oral health care at two Indian Health Service sites. Nine of the students went to the Hopi Indian Reservation in

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Polacca, along with Cheryl Biber, DMD, associate professor, and Henry Marder, DDS, clinical assistant professor,both in the Department of Restorative Dentistry. The other seven traveled to Red Mesa Hospital located in the FourCorners Region of the state, where they treated Navajo patients. They were supervised by associate professor GaryVitaletti, DMD, and clinical associate professor James Delahanty, DMD, both of Diagnostic Sciences, and DebraGoldsmith, RDH, MS, of Community Health. The students performed emergency extractions, root canals, fillings,cleanings, minor periodontal therapy and prosthetic treatment.

Dr. Vitaletti launched the program in 2005 with only six students. Since then, 50 students have traveled toNorth and South Dakota and Arizona, where they have performed more than 1,000 procedures on nearly 450patients. “I am pleased that the program is accomplishing all of its goals,” he says. “Our students get a uniquemulticultural experience while improving their clinical skills and we advance our school’s reputation on a nationallevel. Most importantly, we provide oral health care to an extremely underserved population.”

For the first time in 2008, the externship satisfied requirements mandated by the new CODE II CommunityService Program. “The students had already volunteered before they knew that,” says Dr. Vitaletti. “I think that saysa lot about them and their values.” Major funding was provided by the Indian Health Service (IHS), the NJDSAlumni Association, the New Jersey Dental Association and the AMB Foundation, an organization dedicated tohelping the indigenous people of the Americas. Several NJDS faculty members and friends of the IHS Program alsomade individual contributions.

Caring Close to HomeThe residents of New Jersey have always been, and will continue to be, our top priority. Throughout the year, students,faculty and staff volunteer, on and off campus, teaching nutrition and proper oral hygiene and distributing information, toothbrushes and toothpaste. They visit schools, nursing homes, community and cultural centers,churches and halfway houses, in and around Newark and throughout the state.

“We want to instill in our students a lifelong commitment to giving back to the community,” says DeanFeldman. “There are so many people who need care and, for whatever reason, are unable to get it. Our responsibilityas dentists is to increase access for people in underserved communities at home and abroad.”

Health Smiles Abound during GKAS!Going to the dentist can be fun, especially if it’s the first Friday in February. That’s Give Kids A Smile! day, whenchildren across the country receive free oral screenings, education, preventive care, and, in some cases, treatment.This year, 1,073 New Jersey children were seen at NJDS’s five sites. Of those, 845 were seen on the Newark campusand the remainder at our intramural clinics. A total of 400 students, faculty members and staff from NJDS andUMDNJ-School of Health Related Professions volunteered at the five sites, and a number of our alumni wereamong those who saw children at their private practices.

Many of the kids have never seen a dentist before, so organizers in Newark make sure the experience is anenjoyable one. Several students juggled, played the guitar and sang, and performed magic while the children waited.“It is so good to watch these children get excited about seeing the dentist,” says Debra Goldsmith, RDH, MS, director the event. “Our students truly enjoy helping them, as well, so it is definitely a day of the heart.”

A Winning EventEveryone gets into the spirit of winning at the New Jersey Special Olympics Summer Games. As part of The SpecialSmiles Program last year, NJDS alumni, faculty members, and students provided dental screenings, instructions onproper oral hygiene and nutrition, and they fabricated about 500 custom mouth guards for athletes to wear during thecompetition. The event is held every June on The College of New Jersey’s campus in Ewing.

Last year the dental volunteers took the mission one step further: They collected data on those athletes whoreceived dental screenings. A representative sample of the oral health of Special Olympians around the world wasgenerated and later used to encourage dental schools to increase special needs instruction and to demonstrate to alllevels of government that this population has a vital need for increased access to oral health care. James Delahanty,DMD, clinical associate professor, Diagnostic Sciences, organized the NJDS team.

An Affair of StateThe New Jersey State House is a place where laws are made to protect people’s rights. On June 12, however, a differenttype of action took place inside the Trenton landmark: free oral cancer screenings were offered to protect people’s lives.

NJDS teamed up with the New Jersey Dental Association,the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services and theNew Jersey Oral Cancer Work Group to institute the first OralCancer Screening Day. A total of 90 people opted to be examinedfor oral cancer, including state employees — from security officersand administrative assistants, to state representatives and senators— and visitors who were there for the day.

Arnold Rosenheck, DMD, was one of the dentists providingscreenings, while Debra Goldsmith, RDH, MS, handed out litera-ture and explained the importance of early detection and preven-tion of oral cancer. “A screening takes only a few minutes and cansave a person’s life,” says Dr. Rosenheck. “Our hope is that thosewho had screenings will tell others that the procedure is painless andeasy. We want to get the word out to as many people as possible thatoral cancer can be prevented.”

Preventing Cancer, Two Screenings at a TimeEvery year, thousands die from oral cancer, yet it is highly curableif diagnosed in the early stages. The same is true for prostate cancer.Last year for the first time, visitors to the annual NJDS OralCancer Screening were offered both types of screenings in thesame building.

A total of 215 people had screenings at the event, which washeld in conjunction with the Essex County Cancer Health Fair.“Since 1998, NJDS has been at the center of prevention and earlydetection of oral cancer,” says Dr. Rosenheck. “Offering a secondtype of screening means we may be able to save even more lives.We’re looking to add breast and cervical cancer screenings in thefuture.”

Organizers of the event were Melissa Beards, programadministrator in Diagnostic Sciences; Michael Conte, DMD,associate dean, Clinical Affairs; Mahnaz Fatahzadeh, DMD, assis-tant professor, Diagnostic Sciences; Arnold Rosenheck, DMD,assistant dean, Chris Touhy, MPH, coodinator, ECCC; and StanWeiss, MD, professor, Preventive Medicine and CommunityHealth at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School.

A Capital ExchangeGetting to know one another was the order of the day during thefirst “UMDNJ Day at the State Capitol,” held at the New JerseyState House in Trenton, in September. Legislators and their staffslearned about the University’s eight schools, while faculty and students from UMDNJ sat in on a session of the State Assemblyand met members of the leadership and governor’s staffs.

State workers visited the schools’ exhibits and table displays,where several types of free screenings were being offered. At theNJDS table, faculty members from the Department ofCommunity Health discussed the risks of oral cancer, the oral/sys-temic health connection, and demonstrated proper oral hygiene. “This was a great opportunity to let our state legislators know allthat we do at UMDNJ,” says Dr. Rosenheck. “It also reinforced thefact that our University is New Jersey’s health care authority.”.


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We believe that every patient should have access to oral health care. Through our clinics on the Newark campus and our StatewideNetwork for Community Oral Health, we provide care to thousands of patients. No one is turned away. In 2008, we had more than130,000 patient visits between our school in Newark and our statewide extramural sites. Clearly, we are making a difference in thelives of those we serve.

Meeting Special Needs with Compassion For dentists who are only minimally trained in the care of patients with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, muscular

dystrophy and a host of other developmental and physical disabilities, performing routine dental procedures would probably be very

challenging, if not impossible. For Evan Spivak, DDS, director of NJDS’s Special Care Treatment Center (SCTC), and his team, it isall in a day’s work.

Part of the Department of Pediatrics, the SCTC was established in 1994 and is the largest provider of comprehensive dental carefor patients with special needs. The only facility of its kind in the region, the center serves people of all ages, from as far away asDelaware, Pennsylvania and New York State. There are currently 7,500 patients on the center’s registry, up from 5,300 in 2005, andlast year there were 4,232 patient visits, compared to 3,769 in 2005. Five dentists, one hygienist and four dental assistants care forthese patients in the center’s six operatories. More complex patients who need multiple procedures are treated under general anesthe-sia in the University Hospital’s operating rooms. The center had 400 hospital cases last year.

Kenson Noel, DMD, assistant professor, Community Health, who proceded Dr. Spivak’s in his position, opened the Hospital Dentistry


ANTHONY LEPERA, DDS, RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY, AND A FOURTH-YEAR STUDENT PERFORM A DENTAL PROCEDURE IN THE CLINIC.


Oral Health Clinic in Somerdale to serve the residents of southern New Jersey. While he does treat some children,most of his patients are adults with acquired physical impairments, such as strokes, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia,severe arthritis HIV/AIDS and chronic heart disease.

Along with providing care, we teach future dentists how to effectively serve this population. There is an overwhelming need for this type of practitioner, yet training is only offered at half of all U.S. dental schools. We offeran elective program for up to 10 pre-doctoral students each year, and we have a residency program, which Dr. Spivaksays was the first in the nation to be accredited. In addition, dental assistant and dental hygiene students fromUMDNJ-School of Health Related Professions rotate through the center, giving them valuable experience they wouldnot otherwise have. Most of these students will not specialize in special care, thus our goal is for them to feel com-fortable treating mildly disabled patients that they might otherwise refer to a specialist.

The majority of patients who come to our centers have Medicaid coverage, but reimbursement for these services isextremely low. As healthcare professionals, however, we realize that it is our responsibility to increase access for all under-served populations. “We take great pride in being able to treat the residents of New Jersey, especially patients with spe-cial needs,” says Dean Feldman. “Their overall health is usually very fragile, and research suggests that when oral healthdeteriorates, general health soon follows. It’s imperative that these patients get the oral health care they need.”

Joining Forces for Special CareFor the first time last year, the Gala to Benefit the Autism Center at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School shared itsproceeds with our Special Care Treatment Center (SCTC).

Besides raising awareness and funds, the 5th annual gala honored several people who have spent their entirecareers improving the oral health care of autistic children. Among them were the founders of the SCTC, Robert Kroll,DDS, and Justin Stone, DDS, adjunct associate professor, Pediatric Dentistry, who were lauded for their “wisdom andvision” in establishing a special needs clinic. In 1961, the two teamed up to open a dental practice that would treatonly special needs patients, and in 1994, they founded the hospital-based SCTC. Nearly a half-century later, Dr. Stoneand the center continue the work.

New Jersey Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts, Jr., was honored for championing the passage of laws to improvethe detection, treatment and awareness of autism in New Jersey, and the Developmental Learning Center-Warren waslauded for its innovative methods of teaching life skills to autistic children.

Care where it is Needed MostSouthern New Jersey is unique, with its combination of rural areas — populated by farmers and migrant workers —and struggling, underserved cities like Camden and Atlantic City. Residents in this area of the Garden State are historically disadvantaged, and there are a disproportionate number of people living with HIV/AIDS. According tothe NJ Department of Health and Senior Services, of the 35,309 New Jerseyans living with HIV or AIDS, almost5,000 reside in the seven southern counties.

A lack of dental insurance and the need for private practitioners who are sensitive to these patients’ needs makeit difficult for them to get desperately needed oral treatment. Since 1989, NJDS has helped care for thousands of theseuninsured and underinsured individuals, through our Statewide Network for Community Oral Health, directed byJill York, DDS, associate professor, Community Health. Besides providing care, the clinics in Somerdale (CamdenCounty), Northfield and Galloway (Atlantic County) also function as educational centers for NJDS pre-doctoral students and medical students from UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine. Our new CODE II program(Community Oriented Dental Education) will enable all fourth-year dental students to spend at least two weeks atone of the sites. Along with treating HIV/AIDS and special needs patients in a private-practice-like setting, these students will gain additional experience working with people from a variety of cultures.

In 2008, we received a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), of the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services, to fund the Community Based Dental Partnership. This program oper-ates out of the Statewide Network and will be funded for the next five years, with a recommended total amount of$1,949,740. A federal Ryan White Part F grant will support care for even more patients at our clinics. Additionalfunding in 2008 included a one-year $143,977 grant from the Philadelphia Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA) and aone-year $250,000 grant from the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services.

“Research has shown that HIV/AIDS patients who have oral health care do much better than those who do not,”says Dr. York. “A multidisciplinary approach to these patients’ treatments, including regular dental visits, enables themto have a much higher quality of life.”

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AT THE 2008 GALA TO BENEFIT AUTISM ARE (L-R) ROBERT KROLL, DDS, FOUNDER OF THE SCTC; CECILE FELDMAN, DMD, MBA, DEAN OF NJDS; JEFFREY GITTERMAN, EVENT CHAIR AND PRESIDENT

OF GITTERMAN AND ASSOC. LLC; MILTON HOUPT, DDS, CHAIR OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY AT NJDS; AND JUSTIN STONE, DDS, FOUNDER OF THE SCTC. DRS. KROLL AND STONE WERE HONORED FOR

THEIR “WISDOM AND INSIGHT” IN ESTABLISHING THE MUCH-NEEDED CENTER.

Relieving PainAnne Ciemnecki suffered agonizing facial pain for more than 14 years.She was diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia, one of the most painfulmedical condition known. She went to California for treatment,which included three surgical procedures, but got only minimal relief.She eventually came to the Orofacial Pain Clinic at NJDS, where GaryHeir, DMD, clinical professor and clinical director of the OrofacialPain Center, fabricated a neurosensory stent to fit her palate. Shefilled it with a topical medication that he formulated and finallyfound relief. Although other researchers were using this method, Dr.Heir was the first to try it in the orofacial region.

“At first I had to refill the stent with medication six times aday,” Ms. Ciemnecki says. “Now I only do it two or three times aday, and sometimes not at all. I can talk, eat and sleep with it in mymouth. It’s such an easy, practical solution to an acute problem.”

Every year, millions of Americans, like Ms. Ciemnecki, seektreatment for orofacial pain that is unrelated to dental problems.This type of pain can be difficult to diagnose, so patients often seeseveral dentists and doctors and endure misdiagnoses and failedtreatments for years. Our Orofacial Pain Clinic — one of only 11 inthe country — has specially trained orofacial pain dentists who arerenowned for diagnosing and treating pain disorders, which in somecases may be caused by life-threatening illnesses. People from acrossthe country seek relief at our clinic on the advice of their physiciansand dentists.

The Division of Orofacial Pain, part of the Department ofDiagnostic Sciences, is directed by Eli Eliav, DMD, PhD, professor,along with Richard Pertes, DDS, clinical professor, and Dr. Heir.They and their post-graduate students use the latest methods todiagnose conditions such as, temporomandibular disorders (TMD),neuropathies, burning mouth syndrome, musculoskeletal disorders,migraines and neurovascular disorders, to name only a few. “Theanatomy of the head and neck is very complex, with robust inner-vation,” says Dr. Eliav. “That is why pinpointing the problem can bedifficult. But when properly diagnosed, most of these conditions canbe effectively managed.”

In addition to treating patients, the Pain Clinic team is exploringmore definitive methods of diagnoses and more effectual treatments.Using Quantitative Sensory Testing — a system that employs thermal,mechanical or electrical stimuli — they now differentiate inflamma-tion from nerve damage and central nervous system involvement. Thisis particularly useful in conditions like atypical odontalgia, or toothpain not caused by a specific etiology, since it may save a patient frommisdiagnosis and unnecessary dental treatment. The team is alsostudying facial pain in HIV/AIDS patients; new treatments for burn-ing mouth syndrome (BMS); and the nutritional and psychologicalneeds of HIV patients in relation to their pain levels.

Leading the Way in ImplantologyThere was a time when people who lost teeth had only two replace-ment options: a fixed tooth supported appliance or a removable


appliance. Today, there’s a third choice: dentalimplants.

Considered by many to be the fastest growing dis-cipline in dentistry today, the Implant Center at NJDSis a multi-departmental Center of Excellence. Theadvantages of implants are many. No other teeth arecompromised, and since the “root” of the artificialtooth (implant) is actually fixed in the jawbone, itfunctions similar to the patient’s natural tooth.

Our program has had dramatic growth. In 2005,we placed 300 implants, in 2007, we placed 500, andlast year we placed 900. That means all of our pre-doc-toral students gain implant experience before they graduate. Only a handful of dental schools in thecountry are able to offer their students this academicand clinical exposure. We also offer a post-graduateimplant program that currently has 45 studentsenrolled. These students manage the more difficult andcomplex cases. In addition, we are among the fewschools to offer a Fellowship in Implant Dentistry

Every implant patient at NJDS receives individual-ized care from a multidisciplinary team consisting of dentists from our departments of Oral and MaxillofacialSurgery, Periodontics and Prosthodontics. To diagnosepatients and prepare treatment plans, we use the latestcomputer imaging and software. The precise measure-ments and realistic models that CAD (computer-aideddesign) and CAM (computer-aided manufacturing)deliver to the auto industry are now being used to placedental implants. The patient first has a CT scan, andthose results are entered into the computer. Using specialized software the patient’s entire mouth is visual-ized in 3D. This 3D imaging enables our dentists todetermine the optimal implant position before evertouching the patient. The entire procedure is less inva-sive and more precise than ever, creating ideal estheticsand function for the patient.

NJDS provides many Implantology CDE coursesthat have attracted dentists from around the world. Anumber of our Implant Center faculty have traveledacross the country and to foreign countries to speak onimplant dentistry, and many have garnered grants, overthe years, to investigate new materials and methods ofimproving implantology. Among them are LouisDePede, DMD, assistant professor; Saul Weiner, DDS,professor; and Hoda Yousseff, DMD, associate profes-sor, all in Restorative Dentistry; Howard Drew, DMD,clinical associate professor, Periodontics; and BarryZweig, DDS, professor, Oral and MaxillofacialSurgery. .


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GARY HEIR, DMD, CLINICAL DIRECTOR OF THE OROFACIAL PAIN

CLINIC, WITH PATIENT ANNE CIEMNECKI, A TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA

SUFFERER WHO FOUND RELIEF AT THE CLINIC.


C o n d u c t i n g To d a y ’s R e s e a r c h f o r

T O M O R R O W ’ S C U R E S

Someday, dentists may be able to replace a missing tooth by growing a new one. A mouthwash might be developed that cures cavitiesand regenerates tissue around the teeth. There may even come a time when gene therapy will eliminate oral disease forever.

Imagining such possibilities, then laying the foundation to achieve them, is what inspires our researchers.“Our scientists are highlymotivated and excited about the work they do,” says Barbara Greenberg, PhD, acting dean of Research. “They are also very resourceful.In 2008, alone, they garnered nearly $2 million in grants. Their research extends well beyond oral health care, affecting many others areas of human health. The vital work that they do today will mean a better tomorrow for all of those we serve.”

The Genetics of Tooth Decay With its homogeneous population and common genetic ancestry, Ireland was deemed the ideal location for a new study being

conducted by Scott Diehl, PhD, professor, Oral Biology. Thanks to a five-year $3,157, 976 grant from the National Institutes ofHealth (NIH), Dr. Diehl will evaluate some 3,400 school children, ages 11 to 15, in a region of Ireland where the drinking water isfluoridated. The team will use advanced genomic methods to identify genetic variations that control differences in susceptibility todental fluorosis. They will also search for genes that influence the risk of dental caries. Dr. Diehl, also the director of the Center for Pharmacogenomics and Complex Diseases, is teaming up with scientists at the University Dental School in Cork, Ireland.

“Studies of human twins have shown that inherited differences are a major reason why some people have extensive tooth decayand others have none,” he says. “Until now, only a handful of places in the human genome have been searched for genes related totooth decay, and no searches have been conducted for genes affecting susceptibility to fluoride.” He adds that the study will be thefirst to use new techniques that enable investigators to search the entire human genome for inherited variations in fluorosis risk.

SCOTT DIEHL, PHD, ORAL BIOLOGY AND DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR PHARMACOGENETICS,

IS SEARCHING THE HUMAN GENOME FOR GENES RELATED TO TOOTH DECAY.



LUMINESCENT MALIGNANT WHITE CELLS IN A

MOUSE, BEFORE (LEFT) AND AFTER THEY ARE

INJECTED WITH LEUKOTOXIN, A POSSIBLE NEW

TREATMENT FOR SOME LEUKEMIAS

These findings may eventually contribute to improving the oral health of Newark children, as well. He recently begana similar study on risk factors for caries in children who were treated in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at NJDS.Though much smaller than the Irish study, the local study will help determine if the findings are unique to Ireland or applyto other populations.

Dr. Diehl is also analyzing data collected during last summer’s Beijing Summer Olympics, when air pollution was dramatically reduced during the games. He and a team of colleagues from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School,UMDNJ-School of Public Health, and scientists from the Chinese EPA and Peking University, are investigating how inher-ited variations in genes alter the effects of air pollution on pulmonary and cardiovascular health.

In another study, the NJDS researchers are attempting to find genetic variation that is related to the severe side effectsassociated with opiate pain medications, such as morphine and oxycodone. Genetic testing in the future might then enablephysicians to select medications for each patient that minimize side effects while ensuring pain relief.

A five-year study to examine the genetics of susceptibility to periodontitis is currently being completed. NJDSresearchers collaborated with a team of German dentists, who provided 4,000 subjects whose oral and systemic health werefollowed for more than five years. The study will look at caries, tooth loss and periodontitis and evaluate the relationship ofthese conditions with systemic disease, including stroke and heart disease.

Among the BestEvery year, community- and hospital-acquired Staphylococus aureus infections cause more than 100,000 deaths in the U.S.and cost upwards of $30 billion to treat. Jeffrey Kaplan, PhD, associate professor, Oral Biology, has spent most of his careerlooking for ways to reduce the incidence of these infections, and his efforts have not gone unnoticed. In December, he wasrecognized as one of the top 10 scientists in the state, by New Jersey Business magazine. He was cited for his discovery of dispersin B, an enzyme that breaks down the layer of slime that enables staph to stick to human tissues and implanted medical devices. The magazine says of his discovery: “...Not only does dispersin b have the potential to reduce community-and hospital-acquired staph infections, it could also eliminate the need for conventional antibiotics.”

Dr. Kaplan has received an NIH National Research Service Award, and dispersin b was named one of the top six discoveries by NIH-funded researchers in 2004. It is scheduled to enter human clinical trials next year, as a topical agent forthe treatment and prevention of wound infections. Dr. Kaplan received a $50,000 grant from the Foundation of UMDNJin 2008 to continue his work.

Putting Bacteria to Good UseMost bacteria found in natural or industrial settings survive in microbial communities, known as biofilms. Researchers havebeen using a variety of agents against biofilms, and Daniel Kadouri, PhD, assistant professor, Oral Biology, is working withthe predatory bacteria Bdellovibrio and Micavibrio. The long-term goal of his research is to harness the potential of theseorganisms to control biofilms. Dr. Kadouri received a $35,000 grant from the Foundation of UMDNJ last year for this work.

In a separate study, he is investigating the role of biofilms in oral infectious diseases, such as periodontitis.

Zeroing in on a New TreatmentEach year, 138,000 Americans are diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma, which account for approximately 10 percentof all the cancer cases in the U.S. And for some types of leukemia, the survival rate has remained steady for the past 25 years.

“Based on those statistics, we can see there is a great need for new therapies,” says Scott Kachlany, PhD, assistant professor, Oral Biology. He and a team at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey are working on developing a promising newtreatment for certain types of leukemia and lymphoma. In 2008 he was awarded grants of $307,416 from the NIH, $37,500from the New Jersey Commission of Science and Technology, and, most recently, a $500,000 investment from theFoundation Venture Capital Group, to start a company, Actinobac Biomed, Inc., to develop the therapy into a drug.

Dr. Kachlany explains that several FDA-approved drugs are derived from bacterial toxins. He and his team are studying atoxin, known as leukotoxin, produced by the bacterium Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (Aa). The researchers are amongonly a handful in the world studying this particular toxin. They began by developing a leukemia cell line and made it light-pro-ducing by adding the same gene that enables fireflies to light up. When leukotoxin was added to the luminescent malignantcells, they lost their light, indicating they had died. Subsequent testing on mice and on other cell lines in the laboratory was alsosuccessful, which means leukotoxin could become an alternative treatment in certain leukemias. The company hopes to beginclinical trials in two to three years.

Searching the Animal Kingdom for AnswersThe Komodo dragon, the world’s largest lizard, is indeed a fearsome beast. It can weigh asmuch as 200 pounds and grow to be 10 feet long. Its 60, inch-long serrated teeth and bacte-ria-laden saliva enable this Indonesian dweller to inflict a deadly bite with very little effort.Except, when it battles its brothers. Komodos are known to fight and bite each other, yet theynever get infections. Why? What do these creatures have that humans do not, or vice versa?

Those were the questions that prompted Gill Diamond, PhD, associate professor,Oral Biology, to look beyond our species in his quest to bolster the human immune system. He already knew that anti-microbial peptides (bacteria-fighting molecules) hadbeen discovered in the skin of the African clawed frog, so he went in search of the equivalentin mammals. He discovered similar peptides in the airways of cows, which he named TAP(trachea antimicrobial peptides). Further searches revealed peptides in the winter flounder,a vertebrate, and in the blood of the Komodo dragon, a reptile. He and his team are nowworking to develop useful drugs, using the dragon peptides. Questions still remain, how-ever: Will the new drugs work in humans? Will they be more effective than those that

DANIEL FINE, DMD, CHAIR, ORAL BIOLOGY JEFFREY KAPLAN, PHD, ORAL BIOLOGY

already exist? Dr. Diamond is determined to find out. Meanwhile, he continues to work on developing a vitamin

D aerosol spray. He has already demonstrated that vitamin D inconcentrated doses will induce genes in the mucosal lining of thelungs and trachea to produce greater quantities of anti-microbialpeptides, thus enhancing the cells’ disease-fighting capabilities.The aerosol may be especially beneficial to those with cysticfibrosis, since they tend to be vitamin D deficient and are proneto serious, sometimes even life-threatening, infections of thelungs and trachea.

The research team is also looking at using vitamin D toincrease anti-microbial peptides in human mouths to help quellthe production of plaque and periodontitis. They are currentlyawaiting the arrival of a special mouse that they will use to taketheir research to the next level. They envision a vitamin D mouthrinse that will effectively fight periodontal disease.

Last year Dr. Diamond received a $93,000 grant fromPolymedix, Inc.; a two-year NIH grant (total cost $429,000);and a $97,200 grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for hisvitamin D studies.

Finding New Diagnostic ToolsDaniel H. Fine, DMD, has spent much of his career studyingAggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa), a microorganism that hebelieved could predict the initiation and progression of LocalizedAggressive Periodontitis (LAP). LAP primarily affects African-American and Hispanic children and can lead to premature loss offront teeth and molars, adversely affecting the child’s appearance,self-esteem, speech and nutrition.

The chair of Oral Biology and director of the Center for OralInfectious Disease, Dr. Fine and his team screened more than1,200 healthy Newark school children for periodontal disease, cavities and the presence of Aa. They also took saliva and plaquesamples from the 11- to 16-year-olds. Those children who hadcaries or LAP were offered free treatment, and all participants gotfree cleanings and instructions on proper oral hygiene. Theresearch was funded by a $3.4 million grant from the NIH.

The study findings, which were recently published in theJournal of Periodontology, indicate that Dr. Fine’s hypothesis wascorrect. All the subjects who developed LAP had Aa, but manywith Aa remained healthy. The researchers did, however, find asalivary marker known as MIP-1alpha in all the students whodeveloped the disease. “That’s a very important discovery,because MIP-1 alpha has been shown to be a marker that pre-dates x-ray evidence of bone loss by six to nine months inmultiple myeloma, a plasma cell cancer that affects the bones,”says Dr. Fine. “We’ve begun to design strategies for early detectionof LAP, so cost-effective methods of prevention can be devel-oped. This study is unique in that while we’re moving closer tostemming a devastating oral disease, we’re helping children withLAP right now.”

COMMUNITY HEALTH

Nicholas DePinto, DMD, clinical instructor,

was awarded a $9,060 grant from

DENTSPLY Tulsa Dental to purchase five

hand pieces, and Steven Toth, DMD,

clinical instructor, was awarded a $7,050

grant from Kerr Dental to purchase six LED

dental curing lights. The equipment pur-

chased with both grants will be used to

teach CODE students at the University

Dental Center in Galloway.

Jill York, DDS, director of the Statewide

Network for Community health and

associate professor, received a grant

awarded by the Health Resources and

Services Administration of the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services

to support the Ryan White Community-

based Dental Partnership. From September

1, 2008, to August 31, 2009, the funding

is $389,948, a $36,255 increase over the

funding for 2007. The recommended

support of the program for the next five

years is estimated at $1, 949, 740.

DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES

ORAL BIOLOGY

Mel Kantor, DDS, professor, received a

$369,000 grant from Health Resources

and Services Administration, Department

of Health and Human Services, for

HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act Part

I. Dr. Kantor also received a $537,617

Department of Health and Human Services

Care and Treatment grant (08-770-AID-E-O).

More GrantsSince they were able to detect such miniscule levels of MIP-1 alpha in saliva,

the researchers decided to expand the investigation and look for markers in osteo-porosis. With a $37,500 grant from the New Jersey Commission on Science andTechnology, they are searching for elevated levels of markers in the saliva of twogroups of osteoporosis patients: one group that has been newly diagnosed and hasnot yet started treatment and another group who has the disease and is receivingtreatment.

In a third study involving Aa, Dr. Fine has teamed up with the HarvardUniversity Primate Center. The NJDS scientists identified two outer membraneproteins on Aa that bind to epithelial cells exclusively in Old World monkeys. Theresearchers are currently trying to determine how the organism colonizes the oralcavities of the primates.

Continuing the SearchVincent Tsiagbe, PhD, associate professor, Oral Biology, is studying the relationshipsamong normal cells that defend the body against infections and the way in whichthose relationships are exploited for lymphoma growth. His work on the role ofendogenous retroviruses in lymphoma growth in a mouse model was supported byan R01 grant from the NIH. Dr. Tsiagbe was also supported by a grant from theCancer Research Institute, to examine the relevance of endogenous retroviruses inhuman lymphoma development. He received a $45,000 grant from the Foundationof UMDNJ for “Unraveling Germinal B cell Lymphoma Development” last year tocontinue his work.

A separate area of Dr. Tsiagbe’s work involves examining the role of immunecells in the development of gradual bone loss in periodontal disease.

From the Laboratory to the Dental ChairHelping people who wear dentures to live more comfortably is the aim of a studybeing conducted by Marc Rosenblum, PhD, DMD, associate professor, RestorativeDentistry. Thanks to a $7,250 grant from Glaxco Smith Klein, he is looking at anew experimental denture liner, or sealant, designed to prevent food from migrat-ing under the flanges of removable partial dentures (RPDs). He is also comparing itto a commercially available product.

Five subjects who wear both upper and lower distal extension RPDs are currently enrolled in the double crossover clinical study to evaluate the efficacy andsensate qualities (taste, feel, etc.) of the experimental vs. the commercial sealant.

The Oral/Systemic Health ConnectionThe search to link oral health and overall health continues, and David Goteiner,DDS, clinical professor, Periodontics, has added to that growing body of knowledgelast year.

The development of coronary artery disease is attributed to many factors,including heredity, high cholesterol, smoking, hypertension and diabetes. Somestudies suggest that chronic dental infections, such as periodontitis, may act syner-gistically with these classic risk factors for a more robust inflammatory response inthe development of atherosclerotic diseases. The production of inflammatorycytokines in IL-1-postive individuals, as a result of poor dental health, could be associated with an acute coronary event.

Dr. Goteiner was the lead investigator in a study to determine whether acutecoronary syndrome (ACS) and angina patients have a greater prevalence of IL-1polymorphism at the time of hospital admission than groups without ACS and



Gifts and Pledges of $1,000,000 and upCavan M. Brunsden, D.M.D. '79Delta Dental Plan of New Jersey, Inc.Kidzdent Children's Dental Care, PANancy L. Villa-Brunsden, D.M.D. '89

Gifts and Pledges of $250,000 to$999,999 The Healthcare Foundation of New JerseyAnthony R. Volpe, D.D.S. '60

Gifts and Pledges of $25,000 to$249,999AnonymousColgate-Palmolive CompanyHoward J. Drew, D.M.D. '82Ina R. DrewCecile A. Feldman, D.M.D., M.B.A.The Hyde and Watson FoundationHal H. Kimowitz, D.M.D. '75Joseph F. Konowich, B.A.New Jersey Dental AssociationFotinos S. Panagakos, D.M.D., Ph.D. '93The Ronald McDonald House CharitiesRonald McDonald House Charities

New York Tri-State Area

Linda E. Stone, D.M.D. '82UMDNJ-NJDS Alumni AssociationHarry K. Zohn, D.M.D.

Gifts and Pledges up to $24,999Maritza Acevedo-HodavanceMowa M. AkinyeyePamela L. Alberto, D.M.D. '80William E. AllenNatalie L. Aloyets-Artel, M.P.H., M.S.W. '99Alpha Omega FoundationLouis M. AltonjyFelicitas AlvarezVeronica AndradeAviva L. Andreen, D.D.S.Renee M. Arace, D.M.D.Christopher Arena, D.M.D. '04Sandie ArmandWayne A. Armenti, M.D.Pamela ArmstrongKimberly AtkinsonRalph J. Attanasio, D.D.S. '61Trina AustionAnthony AvelloRamonita AvilesShahid R. Aziz

Michele A. Bardzinski, D.M.D.Michael L. Barnett, D.D.S.Harout Barsemian, D.M.D. '01Kimberly A. BarwickWesley BarylskiJoseph A. Battaglia, D.M.D. '79Merry Sue BaumBayonne Community BankMelissa A. BeardsNicholas BernardoChandrika BhanushaliBielan, Saminski & Associates, PCEva BoberBob's Carpet ServiceBonaventura Devine Foundation, Inc.Marcella BradleyAndrew I. Brafman, D.M.D. '76Hillary L. Broder, Ph.D.Brenda BrowerJack BudnickMary J. Burke, D.D.S.Julia M. BushJorge H. CacedaJune M. CadoganRaymond B. Calantone, D.M.D. '78Maritza Camacho

Mark A. CappelliJohn Francis Capriccio, D.D.S., M.D.Suzie CardosoVincent J. Castellano, D.M.D. '78Ragunath ChandranRosa M. Chaviano-Moran, D.M.D. '86Joseph ChoploDeborah B. ClevelandRichard A. Collier, Esq., M.S., J.D.James CollinsMichael Conte, D.M.D., M.P.H. '93Nicholas R. Conte, Jr., D.M.D. '00The Cooper Health SystemJuanita CorbinThomas CoughlinArthur J. Crosta, D.M.D. '67Cynthia CurranCVS CorporationNadege DadyDenise Sharon DavisNancy M. DavisMonir A. Dawoud, M.D.Jason H. Deblinger, D.M.D. '02Ronald Deblinger, D.M.D.Jeanette DeCastroMichael R. Della Rosa, D.M.D. '72

N E W J E R S E Y D E N TA L S C H O O L 2 0 0 8 D O N O R S

R eaching beyond the boundaries enables us to touch the lives ofthousands of people each year. Whether providing scholarships tounderrepresented students, or treating children with special needs,

we are dedicated to those we serve.Without your contributions, however, we would not have been able

to accomplish so many of our mission-driven goals. Thanks to our manygenerous alumni, we were able to offer scholarships to a number of studentslast year, which were especially needed in these fiscally difficult times.

Financial support from foundations and corporations was invaluablein helping us expand our educational mission, as well. Funding from theRobert Wood Johnson Foundation and AmeriChoice enabled us to createa new Community Oriented Dental Health program so that all of ourfourth-year students spend two weeks at our clinic sites. Nobel Biocare, 3I(Implant Innovations Inc.), and Zimmer, Inc. provided in-kind donationsand educational grants that benefited our pre- and post-graduate studentsalike. And, Colgate Palmolive Company provided funds for our StudentSummer Research program, our New Horizons in Dentistry program, andour many community service projects.

We have accomplished a great deal together in the last few years. Thestate-of-the-art Delta Dental Learning Center has become a hub of activityon the Newark Campus and for the City of Newark. Whether occupied bystudents who are studying, practicing dentists taking continuing educationcourses, or community members participating in citywide events, the center is rarely empty. The full-floor technologically advanced patient

clinic in the Oral Health Pavilion is equally as busy. With your help, welook forward to completing an additional clinic floor to accommodate evenmore patients.

We can be proud of the many goals we have reached, but there is stillmuch more to do. A priority project going forward is the renovation of ourPediatric and Special Care Treatment Center. Although we are still workingtoward our goal, last year Ronald McDonald House Charities and DeltaDental of New Jersey Foundation targeted their donations toward ourplanned renovation and ongoing clinical program. The demand to treatdevelopmentally and/or physically disabled children continues to soar.Because they depend solely on us for this vital treatment, we are countingon you to help us provide this desperately needed care.

Our curriculum continues to change to keep pace with the ever-evolv-ing dental profession. In order to handle the most complex cases and to giveour post-graduate students an optimum experience, we plan to integrateour endodontics, prosthosdontics and periodontics clinics into a Center forAdvanced Disciplinary Dentistry. It will feature 44 open operatories andseven private and semi-private operatories, as well as a dedicated prosthet-ics laboratory, reception area and conference room.

We are the largest oral health care provider in New Jersey and thestate’s only dental school. Our mission is to prepare future dentists, providecare for those in need and serve our community, from educating childrenabout nutrition and oral hygiene, to treating patients with oral cancer. Withyour help, and by working together, we know we can accomplish our goals.

GIVING NEW JERSEY SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT CAPITAL CAMPAIGNListing includes multi-year pledges to the expansion fund and scholarship endowments

ORAL BIOLOGY

Lisa Ryan, PhD, assistant professor,

received a $412, 054 grant from the NIH

for “Human Beta Defensin-1 in HSV-1

Innate Immunity.”

ORTHODONTICS

Anil Ardeshna, DMD, assistant professor,

received a $3,000 Master Educator’s Grant

to investigate “Use of CD-ROM to teach den-

tal and post-graduate students concepts

and clinical application of orthodontic bio-

mechanics.

RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY

Robert Flinton, DDS, chair and professor,

received an $80,000 grant from Zimmer

Dental, Inc. for a surgical implant

fellowship.

Hoda Youseff, DMD, associate professor,

received a $17,000 grant from Astra Tech

as principal investigator for “Hoops Strains

in Collars of Internal and External

Connection Implants.” Saul Weiner, DDS,

professor, is co-investigator.

Saul Weiner, DDS, professor, received a

$133,950 grant from Megagen USA, Inc.

as principal investigator for “A clinical

investigation of the rescue internal

implant.” Hoda Yousef, DMD, associate

professor, is co-principal investigator.

angina. They compared 137 patients, who were admitted to the hospital via theEmergency Department and discharged from the cardiac unit with a diagnosis of acutemyocardial infarction or angina, to a control group of 1,959 subjects with an unknownhistory.

The team concluded that for patients 60 years and older, there was a statistically significant correlation between ACS/angina and IL-1 polymorphism. Patients withACS/angina were more likely to evidence positive Il-1 polymorphism and severe peri-odontitis. The findings were published in the Journal of Periodontology.

“My hope that the results of this study will not only convince people to regularlyvisit the dentist,” says Dr. Goteiner. “I hope the findings will also provide another toolfor the early detection of heart disease so patients can quickly receive treatment.”

Mentors Making a DifferenceWhen the National Science Foundations asked scientists across the country what it wasthat prompted them to go into research, without exception they said an outstandingmentor.

NJDS faculty members have mentored hundreds of students over the years, at thepre- and post-doctoral level. They enjoy counseling students and find great satisfactionin watching them uncover new knowledge. Last summer, three NJDS pre-graduate students took top honors at the New Jersey Dental Association (NJDA) annual conven-tion in June. The NJDA invites dental students from across the region — including NewYork and Pennsylvania — to present their posters at the student table clinic. HarshShah,’10, Peanut Wong,’11, and Roshani Patel,’10, took first-, second- and third-placerespectively. Mr. Shah was mentored by Tritkala Vaidyanathan, PhD, professor,Restorative Dentistry, in looking at “Artificial Aging of Chlorinated Polyethylene andMaxillofacial Silicone Elastomer.”

Daniel Fine, DMD, and several oral biology post-graduate students mentored bothMs. Wong, who investigated “Detection of Viruses in Periodontal Pockets and Saliva, UsingPCR” and Ms. Patel, who investigated “Prevalence of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitansand its Various Subtypes Among Newark Youth.”

In December, student-doctor Shah was one of six students to receive an award forthe same research at the annual Hinman Student Research Symposium in Memphis. Ofthe 93 pre- and post-graduate dental students who participated, only three awards eachwere given for clinical and basic research. Mr. Shah also learned that month that he hadbeen awarded a 2009 Summer Dental Student Award (SDSA) from the NIH’s NationalInstitute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. He will spend eight weeks at the NIH inBethesda, Maryland, where he and a mentor will conduct research. Mr. Shah may bechosen to present his research at a national meeting or co-author a research paper.

Even a local high school student found the help she needed at NJDS. AlexandraLeBental, a Livingston High School senior last year, was a regional finalist in the YoungEpidemiology Scholars (YES) program for her project, “Association of Interleukin-4Gene Polymorphism and Periodontal Risk.” Scott Diehl, PhD, and his doctoral studentsmentored her during the summer. “Everyone was willing to help whenever I needed it,”she says. “It was a great opportunity, definitely one of my best experiences yet.” Alongwith a trip to Washington, D.C. to present her findings, Ms. LeBental received a $2,000scholarship to study at Carnegie Mellon University, where she is now a freshman. .

Cosmo V. DeSteno, D.M.D., Ph.D. '69Frances A. DevonshireEmily DiazElisa DiDolciScott R. Diehl, Ph.D.Michele J. DiMaira, D.M.D., M.S., P.A. '90Theresa G. DiMauloLouis A. DiPede, D.M.D. '90Joseph M. DiStefano, Sr., D.M.D. '70Stephanie R. DouglassCelesha A. DoveEastern Dentists Insurance CompanyPhilip M. Echo, D.M.D. '89Alma EdmondsEli Eliav, D.M.D., M.S.Juanita Felicia EllisKaren FairlieMahnaz Fatahzadeh, D.M.D.Fauchard Dental Society of NJ, Inc.Kim E. Fenesy, D.M.D. '86Javier FerrandizDaniel H. Fine, D.M.D.Robert J. Flinton, D.D.S., M.S.Maria Flores-MezaKaren A. FlorianiLinda FloydRobert Paul Forte, Sr., D.D.S. '60Charles J. FreundLouis L. Galiano, D.M.D. '82Janice Gibbs-ReedRosemary GlanzmanMichael Glick, D.M.D.Zulma Y. GloverDebra GoldsmithRobert Neal Goldsmith, D.M.D. '06Michael Goralski, C.R.T., M.S. '07Neha Goswami, C.R.T. '94Audrey R. Gotsch, Dr.P.H., C.H.E.S.Irene A. GrahamMagalie GravaBarbara GreenbergGerald GuzyGeorge HamptonDollylee R. HarrellGary R. Hartwell, D.D.S., M.S.George F. Heinrich, M.D. '72Luis A. Hernandez, Jr.Kenneth J. HesselbirgMark D. HoganMilton I. Houpt, D.D.S., Ph.D.Lisa Barsanti HoytChing-Yu HuangLaura ImperioseGeorge Jenkins, D.M.D. '99Diane JoeRoger E. Johansen, D.M.D. '84Doric JohnsonJoseph J. Brogan AgencyScott Kachlany, Ph.D.Edward Kaplan, D.D.S.Jeffrey B. Kaplan, Ph.D.Chinnaswam KasinathanMunr KazmirElizabeth Ketterlinus

Edward KonciakDolores KoontzA. Michael Krakow, D.M.D.Feng-Shen KuoJoanne LamettaGregory C. LaMorte, D.D.S.Teri E. LassiterMichael Paul Lateiner, C.R.T., M.S. '07Danielle M. Laube, M.S. '07Joel E. Leizer, D.D.S.Nilda LeonJean A. Lewis, C.R.T. '06Jeffrey C. Linfante, D.M.D. '90Maria S. Lo GattoCarmine J. LoMonaco, D.D.S. '64Edens LoremstoireVivian H. LubinJesus M. LunaJoseph LygaMagyar Bank Charitable FoundationRichard A. Mahevich, D.M.D. '67Carol MannJeannine L. MansfieldKenneth Markowitz, D.D.S.Joel Martin, D.D.S., M.S.Pam MathesonEdward J. McCartin, Jr.James McIntoshSondra McIntosh, R.N. '95Audrey McNeilDelia MedinaRita V. Mehra, D.D.S.Purva Suhas Merchant, C.R.T., M.S. '07Rich MerkelGail MicheliniDmitriy MikhelzonMarvin MilesDonald MindiakStuart MinkoffLeonilda MinutilloMK Foundation, Inc.Madhu Mohan, D.M.D. '05Arthur E. MooreHeideko MooreLynda K. Moore, C.R.T. '98Rosalind MorrowFrances M. Moy-Chiu, D.M.D. '83Alexandria V. MullinsGene F. Napoliello, D.D.S.Maria V. NavarroNew Jersey Dental School Class of 2000Thomas P. O'HareMelvyn N. Oppenheim, D.D.S.Oral & Maxillofacial Associates of

Montclair, LLCNoelle OwensVeronica Salmon OwensAnthony V. Palladino, Jr.Wilmer Palma DiazJoel N. Pascuzzi, D.M.D. '72August D. Pellegrini, Jr., D.D.S.Patricia PerryVictor M. Petriella, D.M.D. '69Anllely Pichardo

Jennifer PichardoMarilyn PittmanThe C. Northrop Pond and Alethea

Marder Pond FoundationPatrick A. Quaranta, D.M.D. '72Joseph RadmanNarayanan Ramasubbu, Ph.D.William G. Ranucci, D.M.D. '89Audrey ReeseThe Reeves FoundationJohn F. Ricciani, D.M.D. '70Joseph RinaggioMark D. Robinson, D.M.D. '93Dennis RodanoThomas A. RodanoNancy RodriguezSharon RoseMarc A. Rosenblum, D.M.D., Ph.D. '79Arnold H. Rosenheck, D.M.D.Bara S. RosenheckSpencer Scott RosenheckR. Glenn Rosivack, D.M.D., M.S. '82Thomas A. Rossi, D.M.D. '77Nawal W. Roumie, D.M.D. '78Inez Rouse-PearsonLisa K. Ryan, Ph.D.Helen SchreinerRobert SchrockThomas M. Scorziello, D.M.D. '97R. David Seldin, D.M.D., M.P.A. '67Annie ShambergerRobert A. Shekitka, D.M.D. '77Yvonne SherrillSylvia Jean Sherrod '86Zia Shey, D.M.D. '73Izhar A. SiddiquiHarris SilversteinJerome Silverstein, D.D.S.Gloria J. SmithWarren C. Sordill, D.M.D.Gaetano G. Spinnato, D.M.D., M.D. '67Evan SpivackDarlene D. StocksJustin H. Stone, D.D.S.Streamline DentalMaxine Strickland, D.M.D., M.P.H. '89Richard StuartAndrew J. Sullivan, D.M.D.Third Millennium Dental ForumLisa M. ThomasValerie D. Thompson-CromerNanci S. Tofsky, D.D.S.Kenya TravittUMDNJUMDNJ-New Jersey Dental SchoolUMDNJ-NJDS Administration and

FinanceUMDNJ-NJDS Class of 2002UMDNJ-NJDS Office of Planning

and AssessmentUMDNJ-NJDS Office of the DeanRosemarie D. VaccaroJaya Vaidyanathan, Ph.D.Tritala K. Vaidyanathan, Ph.D.

Kathleen A. ValentinoLlanell VararajReena VargheseMimi M. Vella, D.D.S. '63Kabilan Velliya GounderSheryllanne D. VictoriaVictoria TV SalesGary B. Vitaletti, D.M.D. '72Patricia A. WagnerStephen M. Wechsler, D.M.D.Saul Weiner, D.D.S.Susan M. Welsh, M.D., M.B.A., M.I.M.William J. Welsh, Ph.D.Andrea WestJohn P. WichtermanKessha WilliamsSherri WilsonRobin K. WrightFlor YanezXimin YangHoda Yousef, D.M.D., M.S. '96Yaping YuanGang YueAl ZancaVincent Bernard Ziccardi, D.D.S., M.D.

President's Circle $25,000+Associated Retinal Consultants, LLCBiomet 3i, LLCThe Eye Institute of New JerseyThe Robert Wood Johnson FoundationZimmer Dental, Inc.

Dean's Academy $5,000 to $24,999Christine E. AndersonAnonymous--NJDSGeorge E. Bambara, D.M.D. '89Bloomfield Health Careers Foundation, Inc.Choctaw Nation of OklahomaColgate Oral PharmaceuticalsColgate-Palmolive CompanyMichael J. Donato, Jr., D.M.D. '93Philip M. Echo, D.M.D. '89Gentle Caring DentistryYosh Jefferson, D.M.D. '78New Jersey Dental AssociationNobel Biocare USA, LLCOral & Maxillofacial Associates of

Nutley, LLCOrthodontic Specialist PCFotinos S. Panagakos, D.M.D., Ph.D. '93Judith A. PanagakosWilliam G. Ranucci, D.M.D. '89The Smile Train, Inc.Linda E. Stone, D.M.D. '82

University Club $2,000 to $4,999 AMB FoundationMatthew T. Ankrum, D.D.S., M.S., P.C.Tat F. Chiang, D.M.D. '85Donald J. Cinotti, M.D.Delta Dental Plan of New Jersey

Foundation, Inc.Delta Dental Plan of New Jersey, Inc.

Howard J. Drew, D.M.D. '82Kim E. Fenesy, D.M.D. '86Foundation of UMDNJGlaxoSmithKilneJoel N. Pascuzzi, D.M.D. '72Amy E. Stone, D.D.S. '05Samuel H. Taller, M.S., M.D., F.A.G.D. '82Anthony R. Volpe, D.D.S. '60Thomas L. Walker, D.D.S.

Caduceus Club $1,000 to $1,999Michael C. Alfano, D.M.D., Ph.D. '71Associated Eye Physicians and Surgeons

of NJ, PABarinder S. Athwal, M.D. '82Athwal Eye Associates, P.C.Bayonne Community BankRichard A. CancelosiFrancis Cangemi, M.D.Cascade Endodontics PCEugene A. Chiappetta, M.D.William R. Cinotti, D.D.S.Community Foundation of New JerseyWilliam H. Constad, M.D.Peter L. DeSciscio, D.M.D. '85Lawrence A. Dobrin, D.M.D., P.A. '75Joel D. Eichler, M.D.Philip N. Eichler, M.D. '63Pierre Fauchard Academy FoundationPhilip M. Fiore, M.D. '84Marc P. Gimbel, D.M.D. '92Vincent J. Giovinazzo, M.D. '77Donald A. Greenfield, M.D.George F. Heinrich, M.D. '72Illinois Retina InstituteJon W. Jenson, C.R.T. '06Bernard L. KapellKeystone Eye Care GroupKamal Kishore, M.D.Warren M. Klein, M.D. '72Warren M. Klein, M.D., P.A.Ronald H. Kolker, M.D. '63Joel E. Leizer, D.D.S.John K. Lim, M.D., F.A.C.S.Bradford Carter Liva, M.D.Lawrence S. Lizzack, D.M.D. '72Barry Alan Maltzman, M.D. '70John A. Mercantini, D.M.D. '72Andrew S. Milone, D.D.S., M.S.D. '62Benjamin Natale, D.O.Neigel Center, P.A.Janet M. Neigel, M.D. '81Paul R. Ocken, M.D. '73OCPI, Inc.Palisade Eye AssociatesAnthony Panariello, M.D.Norma PanicoKathleen C. PassidomoRamakrishna Ratnakaram, M.D.Mark A. Schachman, D.M.D. '87Jeffrey Schiller, M.D. '79Steven L. Schnell, M.D.Susan Shyne-Athwal, Ph.D. '87John J. Siliquini, Sr., M.D. '60

Kirk Tchorbajian, M.D.Alan A. Vella, D.D.S. '61Vitreo-Retinal Associates of NJ, P.A.Richard H. Wong, M.D. '79Abdollah Yamani, M.D.Amir Yamani, M.D. '98Shawyin Yee-Armah, M.D. '93

Founders Club $500 to $999Pamela L. Alberto, D.M.D. '80Joseph A. Battaglia, D.M.D. '79Ann Michele Blake, D.D.S. '01Cavan M. Brunsden, D.M.D. '79Charles A. Caruso, D.D.S. '63June C. Chang, C.R.T. '07Rosa M. Chaviano-Moran, D.M.D. '86Joseph DamatoEastern Dentists Insurance CompanySamuel R. Epley, D.M.D. '05Fauchard Dental Society of NJ, Inc.Cecile A. Feldman, D.M.D., M.B.A.Daniel H. Fine, D.M.D.Ryan K. Graver, D.M.D. '07Theodore R. Grawehr, D.D.S. '60Alicia Ronnette Gray, D.M.D. '01The Gordon & Llura Gund FoundationHarrison Lions ClubCraig S. Hirschberg, D.D.S. '83Kidzdent Children's Dental Care, PAHal H. Kimowitz, D.M.D. '75Frederick B. LaceyWilliam M. Lane, D.M.D. '77Julie Leduc '04Carmine J. LoMonaco, D.D.S. '64Joel Martin, D.D.S., M.S.John T. Moran, D.M.D. '79Craig E. Nixon, D.M.D. '89August D. Pellegrini, Jr., D.D.S.Princeton Area Community Foundation, Inc.Donna J. Quinby, D.M.D., M.S.D. '95Richard D. Riva, D.D.S.Arnold H. Rosenheck, D.M.D.Louis J. Russo, Jr., D.M.D. '64Robert A. Saporito, D.D.S.Robert A. Shekitka, D.M.D. '77Edward F. Taylor, D.D.S. '63Brian P. Trava, D.M.D. '88UMDNJ-President's OfficeWNY Leones CubanosVincent Bernard Ziccardi, D.D.S., M.D.Harry K. Zohn, D.M.D.

Patrons Club $250 to $499 Associates In Endodontics, P.C.Robert Edward Binder, D.M.D.Annmarie Brennan-Rider, D.D.S. '81Joshua H. Brickman, D.M.D. '87Joseph Aloysius BukovecCalifornia Retina ConsultantsVincent J. Castellano, D.M.D. '78Alessandro Attilio Castellarin, M.D.Poonam D. ChongCarmen Cicalese, D.M.D., C.R.T. '07Carol A. Cinotti

Richard J. Cleave, III, D.M.D. '82Nadege DadyMichael J. Deasy, D.M.D. '72James L. Delahanty, D.M.D. '75James P. DeMatteoThomas J. Emmer, Sr., D.D.S. '61David B. FergusonOrazio L. Giliberti, M.D.Renee GoldDavid A. Goldberg, D.M.D. '79Glen M. Goldstein, D.M.D. '87Suzanne Grubowski, D.M.D. '93Hackensack Lions ClubRosanne Kabana Harrington, D.M.D. '88G. Hartzell & SonAnthony Ienna, D.D.S. '89Independence Dental AssociatesJoseph F. Konowich, B.A.Peter Kudyba, D.D.S. '60Lions Club of NutleyV. Ronald Mancuso, D.D.S. '63Richard A. Marcus, D.M.D. '86Sharon MascettiJulane W. Miller-ArmbristerEdward M. Millward, D.M.D. '00Moorestown Lions ClubNorth Plainfield Lions ClubRaymond K. Panda, D.M.D. '66PNC Financial Services GroupHoward H. Pomeranz, D.D.S.Nicole PotocharRandolph Dental CareGerard L. RiderRaymond F. Roncin, Jr., D.M.D. '87R. Michael Sanders, D.M.D. '78Joseph J. Seebode, M.D.Dennis S. Siddiqi, D.M.D. '07Jerome Silverstein, D.D.S.Barry I. Simon, D.M.D.Louis J. Theodorou, Jr., D.M.D., '01Martin J. Ungar, D.M.D. '78Silvio J. VenturiLouisa A.V. Vilensky Sanders, D.M.D. '82Jamie Wasserman, D.M.D. '03Jason Wasserman, D.M.D. '03Jay Weinberg, D.M.D. '72West Essex Lions ClubJohn WilliamsRobert A. Wortzel, D.M.D. '67

Century Club $100 to $249Able Sanitary and Construction

Services, Inc.Atlantic Highlands Lions ClubJames B. AyersAgnieszka D. Bara, D.M.D. '01Charles W. Berwitz, D.M.D. '65Mitchell J. Bloom, D.M.D. '92Carol E. Bolanos, D.M.D. '99Roland J. Bondani, D.M.D. '77Cindy M. Breznak, M.D. '87Joseph T. Buzzanco, D.M.D. '86Donald J. Byk, D.M.D., M.S.D., P.A. '67Central Jersey Ophthalmology, PA

Kenneth B. Chance, D.D.S. '82Larry T. Chen, D.M.D. '77Francis P. Chinard, M.D.Alfonse A. Cinotti, M.D.Howard ClemsonBarbara B. Comerford, Esq.Frederick S. Conlin, Jr., D.D.S. '63John T. Cozzone, M.D.Cranbury Lions ClubThomas Johnson CurninDentronix Inc.Dorothy DePaolaDistrict 16D Eye & Ear FoundationEssential Dental SeminarsJohn R. Favetta, M.D. '75Adam E. Feret, D.M.D., P.A. '67Paul H. Feuerstein, D.M.D. '72Debra Ann Firestone, M.D.Denise Fleischmann, D.M.D. '00Howard L. Freedman, M.D.Madelyn G. Gambrel, D.D.S.Conrad GangoneRobert B. GarnerScott D. Gersch, D.M.D. '03James F. GiannoneMichael D. GreenPaul S. Greenfield, M.D.Blanche Durand Grube, D.M.D. '82Michael G. Hopkins, D.M.D. '87Shalin P. Jani, D.M.D. '97Keystone DentalOmelan Kotsopey, D.M.D. '81Mitchell A. KruegerRichard J. Kudler, D.M.D. '72Lafayette Family DentistryRobert L. Lapinski, D.M.D. '71Allen Levine, D.M.D. '72Michael LinnMei-Ying Liu, D.M.D. '86Jason H. Lizzack, D.M.D. '01Allison B. Loeb, D.M.D. '04Madsen & Placa Family DentistryWarren Christopher Madsen, D.M.D. '89Richard A. Mahevich, D.M.D. '67Raoul Maizel, M.D.Jonathan Mangot, D.M.D., P.C. '87Raouf M. Mansour, D.M.D., Ph.D. '77Robert D. Marciani, D.M.D. '66E. Gioia MarcianoGeorge Mardirossian, D.M.D. '67Bridget C. MastronardyMedford Lakes Lions ClubPhilip E. Memoli, D.M.D. '86Vasilios D. Mesimeris, D.M.D. '93Mid Florida Eye CenterI. Marvin MillerJohn C. Minichetti, D.M.D. '82Bhagwati Mistry, D.D.S. '81Robert NobleHugh D. Parker, D.M.D. '83Perfect FinishBarbara Sluka Piccolo, D.M.D. '85Sally-Jo Placa, D.M.D. '89Felix A. Puccio, D.D.S. '62



Rahway Dental Group, P.A.Clyde E. Rankin, IIICharles S. Ranson, D.M.D. '84Lloyd R. RauchJennifer Gail Reyes Martin, D.M.D. '00J. Clifford Rigby, D.M.D. '85Robert RossThomas A. Rossi, D.M.D. '77Neil M. Roth, D.M.D. '71Stanley M. Rous, M.D. '69Torin W. Rutner, D.M.D., M.D. '98Scott M. RyanSpeakers BureauMatthew S. Steinberg, D.M.D. '83Michael A. Steinle, D.M.D. '90Sunstar Americas, Inc.Steven P. Susskind, D.M.D. '92Synthes (USA)Justin D. Thornton, D.D.S.Patricia A. Tordik-Steinle, D.M.D. '90Trecartin Family DentistryWilliam J. Trecartin, Jr., D.M.D. '87United Way Special Distribution AccountVentnor-Margate Lions ClubWinston WeiDaniel J. Weller, D.M.D. '74Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna, LLPRobert T. Wong, D.M.D. '77

Contributors up to $99Maria F. Ambio, D.M.D. '08Allan R. Anderson, D.D.S. '61Charles A. Baker, D.D.S. '86William A. Belfer, D.M.D. '72Arthur S. Benson, D.D.S. '82Jonathan M. BirdPaul B. Bratter, D.M.D. '84Arthur S. Butensky, M.D. '80Stanley J. Cohen, D.M.D., P.A. '76Marc Cotugno, Esq.Thomas CozzoneRachelle DavisAnne M. DelNegroDiane DenburgThe Dental Group at Post Office SquareSteven J. DeVito, D.M.D. '75Marie F. DiTrolioKatheryn E. FloodLarry P. Frohman, M.D.Deborah S. Fruchtman-Butensky, M.D. '80Jennifer GonyeaBryan Graye, D.M.D. '07George R. GrossThomas E. HigginsJeffrey S. Jackel, D.M.D., M.D. '76Frank W. Jones, M.D.Harold H. KayeKelly M. KinderDavid C. McKay, D.M.D. '86Norma MeachamJohn A. MerriganJeffrey S. Panicucci, D.M.D. '91

Josephine A. PepeJoan K. PolskinPhilip J. Render, D.M.D. '72Anna S. SchumanRachel ScocozzaAnthony R. Silvestri, Jr., D.M.D. '72Felice SkidmoreStephen Smiley, D.D.S. '79Jacquelyn W. Van OrdenSaul Weiner, D.D.S.Donna Yock, D.M.D. '84

Gifts In-Kind - ($0.00 + )Rockwell Automation, Inc.

Statewide Network for Community Oral Health:University Dental Center at Galloway, NJUniversity Dental Center at Matheny, Peapack, NJUniversity Dental Center at Somerdale Medical and Education Center, Somerdale, NJUniversity John H. Cronin Dental Center, Northfield, NJ

NJDS Centers:Advanced Technology Education CenterCenter for the Correction of Dentofacial DeformitiesCenter for Dental and Oral Health (Faculty Practice)Center for Oral Infectious DiseasesCenter of Pharmacogenomics & Complex Disease ResearchNortheastern Minority Oral Health Research CenterSpecial Care Treatment CenterThe Center for Orafacial PainThe Implant CenterThe University Hospital Craniofacial Center of New Jersey

Faculty: Full-time 82Part-time 119Volunteer 161

Enrollment: Predoctoral 382 Postgraduate 63 Masters in Dental Sciences 8

Number of Applicants for the Class of 2012: 2,190 Entering Class of 2007: 88Asian: 35%Black: 5%Hispanic: 5%Entering Class Overall GPA: 3.47Entering Class Overall Science GPA: 3.41

2008 Degrees Awarded: 71 Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) 17 Master of Dental Science

Programs:

List of BS/DMD Affiliates:

N E W J E R S E Y D E N TA L S C H O O L F A S T F A C T S 2 0 0 8

DMDDevelopmental Disability FellowshipEndodonticsGeriatric Dental FellowshipGeneral Practice ResidencyInfectious Disease FellowshipMaster of Science in DentistryMaster of Dental Science

Oral MedicineOrofacial Pain FellowshipOral and Maxillofacial SurgeryOrthodonticsPediatric DentistryPeriodonticsPhD in Oral BiologyProsthodontics

Caldwell CollegeFairleigh Dickinson UniversityMontclair State University New Jersey City UniversityNew Jersey Institute of Technology North Carolina Central University

Ramapo CollegeRowan CollegeRutgers UniversitySaint Peters College Stevens Institute of Technology

The 2008 Annual Report is written and produced by NJDS editor, Merry Sue Baum.Design: Eric Miller + AssociatesPhotography: Dr. Pamela Alberto, Merry Sue Baum, Elizabeth Crespi,’09, John Emerson, JMH Images, Dan Katz, Jeffrey Linfante, Ryan Sheridan,’09 and Fred Stucker



. TUITION AND FEES. OVERHEAD. DENTAL CLINIC REVENUE. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS. OTHER . STATE APPROPRIATION

. SALARY EXPENSES. OPERATING EXPENSES. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

5.63%

11.05%

19.90%

63.42%

F Y 2 0 0 8 R E V E N U E S U M M A R Y

TOTAL: $41,323,000

F Y 2 0 0 8 E X P E N S E S U M M A R Y

TOTAL: $41,323,000

27.34%

0.62%

18.95%

11.05%

35.77%

6.27%

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