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New Digs MCG Breaks Ground on New School of Dentistry

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“ We plan to have students in the building in fall 2011 – wouldn’t it be great to have our ribbon-cutting ceremony exactly two years from groundbreaking?

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Dear Colleagues,

elebrations are in order for the School of Dentistry! First and foremost, we celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of our students. Their commitment to the community is evident in many ways: raising funds for the Give a Smile Foundation, a studentinitiated patient-assistance program; planning a volunteer program to give much-needed dental care at the Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home, affectionately known as the Blue Goose; advocating for patients through state and national political action committees and Georgia Law Day; and hosting an annual holiday charity ball, all while excelling on national boards and licensure. Finally, their extraordinary commitment shows through giving back to their alma mater with gifts and pledges to the new building fund. What more could you ask for? Speaking of the new building, on Sept. 30 we hosted nearly 600 supporters for the groundbreaking. Our heartfelt thanks go to Gov. Sonny Perdue and state legislators Greg Goggans, Ben Harbin, Lee Hawkins, Jack Hill, Lester Jackson, Quincy Murphy, Ed Tarver and other members of the local delegation for joining in the celebration. We plan to have students in the building

in fall 2011 – wouldn’t it be great to have our ribbon-cutting ceremony exactly two years from groundbreaking? Looking forward, we are developing a new strategic plan in conjunction with the recently established Faculty Senate. Soon we’ll initiate a self-study with the Commission on Dental Accreditation; a site visit is scheduled to begin Valentine’s Day 2012. As you can see, much work has been done on fund raising and design for the new School of Dentistry building, but there is more work (and fund raising) to do before 2011. We are well along in planning the new Education Commons Building where we will share classrooms and computer labs with the School of Medicine. Funding for planning of this facility was approved in the ’09 and ’10 state budgets, but more work will be needed to identify funding for completion of the project. Thanks for helping us celebrate our accomplishments – stay tuned for more to come!

Connie Drisko, D.D.S. Dean and Merritt Professor

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New Digs Groundbreaking Held

Access Where Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Needed Improving Dental Care in Rural Areas

22 Putting Their Money Where Their Futures Begin

Keeping it in the Family

Tooth Technology

Honor Roll of Donors

More Than a Building

Superstars Retire Drs. Mohamed Sharawy, David Pashley and Steven Adair

D E PA RT M E N T S Student BITES

Going South Dr. Jimmy Londono

Student Voice

Faculty BITES

Development

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New Digs! MCG Breaks Ground on New School of Dentistry Fifteen acres of empty land came back to life on Sept. 30. Nearly 600 people – state and local officials, members of the dental community and Medical College of Georgia students, alumni, faculty and staff – gathered on the site of the former Gilbert Manor housing complex to break ground for MCG’s new School of Dentistry building.

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he scene brought back memories for many people. “When we arrived at MCG in the late ’60s, it was like this: nothing but dirt,” said Jean Hickey, wife of founding Dean Judson Hickey. “The façade [of the existing building] is the same, but the rest of the school has progressed just like dentistry has.” That progression is continuing with the new five-story dental school facility that will occupy a portion of the property that formerly housed the Gilbert Manor housing project. “In two years you will see this building and it will wow you,” Dean Connie Drisko said during the ceremony. Gesturing toward the crowd of dental students wearing their white coats, she added, “Students, this new facility is for you.” continued

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The former Gilbert Manor Housing Project

As the state’s only dental school, the building is for Georgia as well. “It looks like even in this economic downturn we could wind up with two decades in a row of almost 25 percent population growth in Georgia,” Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue said. “How can a state with only one dental school keep up if we don’t grow? The very fact is that we need more dentists in all aspects.” Georgia has 41.4 dentists per 100,000 citizens – considerably fewer than the nationwide ratio of 54.3 per 100,000, according to the American Dental Association. “In order to produce more dentists, we have to have the appropriate facilities, both in terms of size and in terms of technology,” University System of Georgia Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. said. “This new facility will be as good an example of ‘build it and they will come’ as we can possibly do. But, more than just showing up, this building will result in ‘build it and

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they will come – and they will stay’ to practice in the state.” Approximately 80-85 percent of MCG School of Dentistry graduates currently practice in Georgia. “While this facility has a very specific purpose related to oral health – it is, after all, the epicenter of dental education in Georgia – it will also stand as a monument to the collective effort of Georgians who believe in, work for and support a shared goal,” MCG President Daniel W. Rahn said. He thanked MCG’s partners for their collaboration and support, the MCG community for living the institution’s mission of better health and the former residents of Gilbert Manor, the community located on the site for nearly 70 years. “I can’t think of any more popular project than this dental school,” said Sen. Jack Hill, chair of the Georgia Senate Appropriations Committee. “We’re looking for great things from this school and additional graduates for a growing state.” “The story we are all a part of is really about better health – not just better oral health – for the people we serve,” Dr. Drisko said. “Thank you for recognizing this important oral health and systemic health connection and for supporting the training of an expanded dental workforce to meet the needs of the state.” BE&K Inc. has begun construction and the building should be occupied by fall 2011. The 268,788-square-foot building will be more than 100,000 square feet larger than the existing building, which opened in 1970 on LaneyWalker Boulevard. The expanded space will allow the school to increase its class size incrementally from 63 to 100 by 2016 and its residency

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It looks like even in this economic downturn

we could wind up with two decades in a row of almost 25 percent population

growth in Georgia. How can a

state with only one dental school keep up if we don’t grow?

The very fact is that we need more dentists in all aspects. — Gov. Sonny Perdue

” positions from 44 to 72. The increase will make the MCG School of Dentistry among the largest in the nation; only 13 of the country’s 58 dental schools have a class size of 100 or more, according to the ADA. The facility will house the dental school’s nine specialty clinics, two large student clinics, simulation labs, the School of Allied Health

Sciences’ dental hygiene program, an administration area, an expanded faculty practice and a new Center for Esthetic and Implant Dentistry. Patient visits are projected to increase significantly. “In addition to being designed to accommodate current and future dental technologies, the building will be welcoming and comfortable for continued

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patients through the use of generous daylighting, wood paneling and brick,” said John Starr, principal architect for Atlanta-based architectural firm Lord, Aeck & Sargent, which designed the project in collaboration with Francis Cauffman Architects. The architects consulted with faculty, students and a patient- and family-centered care advisory group on key features of the project. “This day truly is a testament to a tremendous work ethic from a lot of folks,” said Rep. Ben Harbin, chair of the Georgia House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, noting the financial supporters of the project. Financing for the facility’s construction includes $5 million appropriated by the state in the 2008 budget, $97 million in bonds approved by the

Georgia Legislature in the 2009 and 2010 budgets and nearly $7.5 million in private gifts and pledges. The Augusta Commission provided $10 million in 2008 for University System of Georgia acquisition of the Augusta Housing Authority’s Gilbert Manor property for MCG expansion. MCG is continuing to seek additional private support for the project. Planning also is under way for the Education Commons facility, a new building that will be adjacent to the new School of Dentistry. The Commons will include classrooms, computer rooms and conference rooms for dental and medical students. Other MCG facilities also are proposed for the Gilbert Manor site. n

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The commitment of

our students to a new facility is extraordinary, particularly for the students who will

graduate before the building is completed.

— Dean Connie Drisko

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Former MCG President Daniel W. Rahn (from left), Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr., Gov. Sonny Perdue, Sen. Jack Hill, Rep. Ben Harbin, Dean Connie Drisko and Dr. Roger Murchison, associate pastor of First Baptist Church of Augusta

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Putting Their Money Where Their Futures Begin

BY AMY CONNELL

hen the Class of 2010 made two $10,000 pledges to the School of Dentistry as freshmen, they also pledged to encourage future classes to follow suit. “We felt like it was an opportunity to be the first class to contribute to the new dental school in an organized manner, while hoping our commitment to the future of MCG would encourage other classes to follow suit,” says Darron Alvord, senior class president and legislative liaison for the American Student Dental Association. The Class of 2011 did just that when class members presented School of Dentistry Dean Connie Drisko with a $2,500 check for the school’s building fund. “Our class gift was unique from others in that we made an immediate contribution to the school instead of just a pledge,” says Alison Youngpeter, junior class president. “We thought it would be more helpful to give the actual gift while funds were still being raised for the new dental school. However, now that the building is slated to open just after our graduation, we can wait to find out what some of the real needs of the new building will be and make a specific donation at that time.” The sophomore class has upped the ante. The class pledged $25,000 to the school’s building fund for an operatory. “We wanted to do something that would have a lasting impact and connect with the students, faculty and staff,” says Ryan Bloomquist, a second-year dental student. “I came up with the idea of furnishing an operatory that not only benefits students, faculty and staff, but patients as well.” Ryan calculated that if every student paid $35 each semester, they could give $25,000 to the school by the end of their senior year. “We’re more than on track to give that amount,” he says.

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Class of 2010 Ryan credits senior William Bennett for pioneering the idea of a whole class pledging a large gift. As a freshman, William calculated how much each student would have to donate per semester to total a $10,000 gift. The amount, $16 per semester for 10 semesters, was doubled when the class decided to make an additional $10,000 pledge to create the Class of 2010 Scholarship Endowment. “We wanted to stand with our future colleagues in support of the profession,” William says. “We wanted to give back to the school that has given us so much already.” The Class of 2013 took a different approach to pledging. Class President Ben Popple met with his class in September and took a vote. “We want to give as much as we can,” Ben says, noting the goal of 100 percent participation. “We are tentatively setting an ambitious goal and are going to do a trial period this year to see if everyone is financially able to contribute.” No matter the amount of the gifts, the act of generosity from all four classes is greatly appreciated, says Dr. Drisko. “The commitment of our students to a new facility is extraordinary, particularly for the students who will graduate before the building is completed,” she says. n

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B I T E S n A Smile of a Race Racers take off in front of the School of Dentistry Oct. 24 in the second annual Give a Smile 5K Run/Walk. Seventy participants raised $2,000 for the student-run foundation, which assists MCG dental patients who need help paying a least a portion of their bill. Firstplace finishers were Jacob Melnick, an MCG School of Allied Health Sciences junior, and Bridget Lyons, a University of Georgia student.

n Student Presents Research at ADA Meeting Senior Alpesh Patel, who placed first in the American Association for Dental Research National Student Research Group DENTSPLY/ Caulk Basic Science Research Competition for his work on blue curing light stunting tumor growth, presented his research at the American Dental Association annual meeting in Honolulu in October.

n SNDA Scholarships Several members of the Student National Dental Association received scholarships: From the Georgia Dental Society, $1,000 scholarships were awarded to Septian Borders, Kenneth Bunn, Johnny Gosier, Michael Thomas, Devon Watson and Tameika Wheeler. From the Stoney Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Society, $1,500 scholarships were awarded to Joidaz Gaines, Shauntae Jones, Dawnyetta Marable, Perrice Murray and Bianca Starkes.

n A Cool Idea Perrice Murray

ASDA students capitalized on the Georgia heat to host a fundraiser for the Hope Dental Clinic, a local nonprofit facility. Students raised over $350 selling banana splits Aug. 25 in celebration of National Banana Split Day. The event was sponsored by Kroger, Dairy Queen and dental supply company Henry Schein. Meg Whitney, Kristina Mohme, Paige Moses and Jessica Watson

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The winners:

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Ryan Fulchi (from left), Dr. John Coleman, Adam Goldberg and Paul Trotter

Becky Paquin gets pampered

The annual Fall Golf Tournament sponsored by the MCG chapter of the American Student Dental Association teed off Oct. 7 at Bartram Trail Golf Club. Those who didn’t golf enjoyed a sports massage and manicure.

Dr. James Barenie (left) and Dr. Norris O’Dell

WELCOME BACK Students from all four classes enjoyed a fun evening Aug. 17 at downtown Augusta’s Marbury Center before settling down to classes.

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Chris Howlett (’11), with wife Elizabeth and daughter Reagan

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2010 classmat es Erin Sitz (f rom left), Chri Beth Rainwat sty Sikes, er, Brandi Ow en and Sharla Bush

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Students and their families in the new lab

n Family Day Families accompanied first-year dental students to the MCG campus Sept. 12 for Family Day activities, where they met with faculty and administration and got a taste of studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; classes. Matt Smith with his family

Kryslyne Moore and her family snap pictures

Raymond Dickey shows his family tools of the trade

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Access Where It’s Needed BY AMY CONNELL

he School of Dentistry will improve access to dental care for underserved Georgians by increasing the state’s dental workforce.

A three-year, $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will enable MCG to increase the number of teaching sites in Georgia where dental students learn. The grant will also increase loan forgiveness for graduates who practice in underserved areas. Seniors complete two-week rotations with dentists at 13 clinics in the cities of Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Dalton, Dublin, Folkston, Rome and Savannah. The U.S. Census Bureau cites nearly 1.8 million Georgians living in rural counties. Georgia has 58 single-county or low-income Dental Health Profession Shortage Areas. Private and public practitioners statewide work as volunteer faculty members for the school. The Georgia Statewide Area Health Education Centers Network, which works to improve the diversity of health care workers and services for the medically underserved, helps provide development training for adjunct faculty in these clinics and provides student housing in some areas. “The clinics have their own distinct specialty of care; some clinics treat developmentally challenged individuals, others serve predominantly homeless patients, several treat mainly pediatric patients and all serve underserved patients without dental insurance, so students gain different experiences and more opportunities than what is available on campus,” says Ketarya Dent, project director and clerkship program coordinator for the School of Dentistry. The experience benefits both adjunct faculty and students. Senior Leigh Ann Trotter recently completed a rotation at the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness, a public health agency in metro Atlanta, where she helped treat many children.

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“We don’t get to see a lot of children in school, so it was such a good experience for me since I’m applying for a pediatric dentistry residency. I think it’s good that we get out of our bubble on campus because the patients at these off-site clinics are the ones who need the most care,” says Leigh Ann. “We’re able to do more things and have the freedom to develop our own clinical judgment.” Dr. Charles Roszel, a dentist at the Floyd County Health Department Dental Clinic in Rome, Ga., and dental director of the Northwest Georgia Health District, noted that the experience adds a new dimension to his job. “These students are smart, and it’s a joy to be in clinic teaching them,” says Dr. Roszel, who joined the adjunct faculty three years ago. “They experience different areas since our clinic is divided into two parts, pediatric restorative and oral surgery and anesthesia. We also have a mobile clinic, so they get to go out in some of the rural schools and get another feeling for the breadth and depth of the problems here.” Dr. Carole Hanes, associate dean for students, admissions and alumni in the School of Dentistry and co-investigator on the grant, hopes the exposure and loan forgiveness will continue to attract students to these underserved areas to practice. Funds totaling $200,000 annually will be provided for eight dentists who agree to serve in a Dental Health Profession Shortage Area. “Each dentist could potentially receive $25,000 each year for three years,” says Dr. Hanes. “The goal is to help them pay back their loans and for them to establish themselves in these areas. Students see that they could make a living in those areas, and at the same time, they’re providing care to underserved patients.” The grant also will maintain MCG’s pediatric dentistry rotation at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Center for Craniofacial Disorders. The school has six pediatric residents and sends one each month to treat critically ill patients. n

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Keeping it in the Family BY AMY CONNELL

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aving a child follow in his parents’ footsteps is a milestone some people only dream of, but for many MCG School of Dentistry families, it’s a reality. The school has more than 30 legacy students: sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, spouses and other relatives of alumni who are perpetuating the family legacy of improving health and reducing the burden of illness on society. Here are just a few:

Test Subject Paul Trotter, Class of 2010

Growing up, Paul was often his father’s guinea pig.

Dr. T. Barrett Trotter, an Augusta orthodontist, would try new orthodontic appliances on his son before trying them on his patients. “Even before then, I can remember Dad calling me into his study at home and showing me models of teeth or X-rays of an interesting case,” says Paul. “That’s what got me interested in dentistry, specifically orthodontics.” His decision to go to dental school was solidified his senior year of high school. Paul was working with his father and was allowed to change arch wires for patients with braces and make retainers in the lab. “I’ve always liked physics and think there’s a lot of it in orthodontics,” Paul says. “Where and how to apply a force to a tooth to get a solution takes physics and involves problem-solving, and it makes sense to me.” Paul hopes to enter into an orthodontics residency and eventually practice with his father. Dr. Trotter, who graduated from the first School of Dentistry class in 1973, couldn’t be happier about Paul’s decision. “I was elated. He has older brothers who are in other professions, and I’m very proud of their accomplishments, but it’s wonderful to have a son follow in my footsteps,” Dr. Trotter says. Dr. Trotter’s passion for dentistry began when he was 12 and had braces. His orthodontist, Dr. Sam Fennell, greatly impressed him, and he knew then he wanted to pursue orthodontics as a career. His dental school experience was quite different from Paul’s. For instance, Paul’s class size of 62 is about three times larger than his was. “Dental school was a great experience for me. The faculty-to-student ratio was high, and we got a lot of personal attention since we were the first class,” Dr. Trotter recalls. Nonetheless, he made sure Paul knew he still had to work hard. Paul says, “He told me to be patient and prepared to work hard because nothing is handed to us. It’s a lot of hard work.” As graduation nears, Paul is more than ready to work with his father, and vice versa. “One of the most comforting things about having Paul come work with me is knowing that when I do retire, my patients will be well-cared for by him,” Dr. Trotter says. continued Dr. T. Barrett Trotter (left) with son Paul

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Bonding Together Alicia Thomas, Class of 2012

licia Thomas and her husband, Fionn, have much in common.

They met at an MCG minority event in 1998 when they were assigned to the same table. She was earning a medical technology degree, and he was a sophomore in dental school. “They had us seated by zodiac signs, and we’re both Leos,” says Alicia, a sophomore dental student. “We began talking and found out our fathers are pastors; he has four brothers, and I have four sisters. We also have the same beliefs and ideologies and began attending church together.” A year later, they married at his church in Millen, Ga. Both earned their degrees in 2000. They eventually settled in Statesboro, Ga., where Alicia worked in a hematology lab while her husband pursued a private practice. Their careers progressed along with their family, which now includes children Fionn II, Imani, Felton, Ferrison and Fenton. Alicia also helped out in her husband’s practice and “realized I really enjoyed interacting with my husband’s patients. As a medical technologist, I was in a lab and seldom had patient contact. Patient interaction is one of the things that inspired me to pursue dentistry.” Alicia enrolled in the School of Dentistry in 2008. In a couple of years, she and her husband will have one more thing in common when Alicia joins his practice.

“We’ve been working together in many ways for years and are both grounded in Christian beliefs,” her husband says. “I encouraged Alicia to do what makes her happy, and I knew dentistry would be very rewarding for her.” While Alicia agrees school is rewarding, she acknowledges that living apart is a challenge. “I commute a couple of days a week and have two of our sons here with me,” she says. “With hard work and determination, you can achieve your goals.”

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The future generation: Imani (from left), Fionn II and Felton

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Working His Way Up Jimmy Cassidy, Class of 2013

s a young boy, Jimmy Cassidy and his brother, Charlie, often visited their father’s general dentistry practice in Macon, Ga.

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To keep the boys busy, their father, Dr. James L. Cassidy Jr., let them play with wax used to fabricate dentures. “He gave it to us because he didn’t want us bothering the patients,” Jimmy says with a laugh. “Charlie and I loved going back in the lab and playing with the wax.” The freshman also remembers his father’s enthusiasm for dentistry. “He absolutely loves dentistry, and somebody who is that happy and enthusiastic about his job inspires you to want to be like that,” Jimmy says. Jimmy began working with his father at age 14, but the experience wasn’t what he expected. Dr. Cassidy put Jimmy to work sorting files in the office basement. “It was horrible because it was the middle of the summer and there wasn’t air conditioning,” Jimmy recalls. “My goal was to get up into the real office where it was 73 degrees.” Jimmy eventually made it to the “real office,” and during his college summer breaks helped train new dental assistants. “My dad definitely showed a lot of trust in me and took the time to explain everything he was doing,” says Jimmy. “He’s the best teacher.” Jimmy taught his father some things as well. “He was assisting me chair-side one summer and convinced me to

start doing implants,” Dr. Cassidy says. “Jimmy thinks about things differently and said, ‘Look, it is like doing a root canal with no root there.’ It was the confidence he had in me that sparked me to start doing implants.” Dr. Cassidy, a 1983 School of Dentistry graduate, enjoys working alongside his son and would like to practice with him, but he wants Jimmy to make his own decisions. “I was elated when Jimmy was accepted to dental school, and I told him if he finds another path, that’s perfectly fine too. I don’t want him to feel like he has to be locked into this. My dad did the same for me,” says Dr. Cassidy, noting that he and his dad did practice together for nearly five years before his father retired. “We had the best time together,” Dr. Cassidy says. “He had a lot of influence on me, especially when it came to organized dentistry. It’s imperative that students get involved, and I was thrilled when Jimmy told me he was the American Student Dental Association legislative liaison for his class.” Dr. Cassidy also was thrilled to learn more about the new dental school when he and his wife, Wendy, attended Family Day Sept. 12. “I’m so excited for Jimmy because he’ll get to experience both dental school buildings,” Dr. Cassidy says. “From a legacy standpoint, he’ll know what it was like for me, and he’ll know what it’ll be like for future students.” n

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In Their Class of 2009 Ashley Moss

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Robert B. Moss Jr. (’80), father

(first-year orthodontics resident)

Class of 2010 Darron Alvord

Robert Pearson (’78), uncle David Pearson (’84), uncle

William Bennett

Richard Bennett (’98), brother R. Reppard Bennett (’73), uncle T. Reppard Bennett (’84), cousin Bert Yeargan (’83), cousin Hank Yeargan (’01), cousin Hugh Armstrong (’06), cousin

Sharla Bush

Chad Bush (’93), brother

Shivane Gupta

Monica Gupta (’03), sister

Jason Howard

Julie Howard (’96), sister

Dawnyetta Marable

Lawrence Marable (’85), uncle Michael Marable (’90), uncle Ulysses Marable III (’05), cousin Johnny Gosier (’12), cousin

Beth Rainwater

Michael Rainwater (’77), uncle

Paul Trotter

Barrett Trotter (’73), father William Trotter (’00), cousin

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Will Boyd

Michael Boyd (’90), father

Johnny Gosier

Lawrence Marable (’85), uncle Michael Marable (’90), uncle Dawnyetta Marable (’10), cousin

Jason Lee

Thomas Lee (’82), father

Kristina Mohme

Chip Mohme (’81), father

Joseph Pierce

R. Thomas Pierce (’78), father

Benjamin Poston

Robert Poston (’76), father

Alyson Satterfield

Stanley Satterfield (’83), father

Alicia Thomas

Fionn Thomas (’00), husband Michael Thomas Jr. (’13), cousin

Claire Worthy

Michael Worthy (’80), father

Class of 2013 James Barron II

James Barron (’83), father Dara Barron (’87), mother

Jimmy Cassidy

Jimmy Cassidy (’83), father Dan Cassidy (’89), uncle

Ben Taylor

Allen Taylor (’86), uncle

Michael Thomas Jr.

Fionn Thomas (’00), cousin Alicia Thomas (’12), cousin

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Rochelle Asher

Leah Asher (’09), sister

Whitney Berelc

James Perry Kay (’84), father

Stacey Cohen

Ralph Cohen (’74), father

Chris DeLeon

Cara DeLeon (’08), sister

Bradshaw Ford

Brad Ford (’78), father

Bret Hester

Wayne Hester (’81), father

Hannah Johnson

Robert Johnson (’82), father

Lauren Lee

Dave Lee (’83), father

Gran Sumrall

Joe Sumrall Jr. (’81), father

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s our leaders pushed their shovels into the ground on Sept. 30, the vision of a few became an exciting reality for all. Amid the enthusiasm that comes with the promise of a new facility, we can’t forget that the School of Dentistry is built of more than just brick and mortar. Our institution is made up of men and women who dedicate their lives to oral health. The building in which you find these people is merely an instrument of our education. Though space is becoming tighter each year, our current facility continues to serve as a worthy training ground for some of the most well-equipped young dental professionals in the country. Enduring more than one facelift over the years, our building serves as a bond between the classes that have walked its halls. Many memories have been made at the corner of 15th Street and Laney-Walker Boulevard in Augusta. I have enjoyed hearing accounts of my classmates’ parents facing the same struggles we are enduring. It is hard to imagine those I know only as seasoned professionals shaking in their shoes the first time they wielded a hand piece in clinic. I am sure seeing their children walk the same halls as they once did is a dream come true. My father and I have a somewhat different tale. In the frigid winter of 1970, as a young apprentice in the local pipefitters’ union, my father helped install the heating and plumbing in what was then the new dental school. I have memories of him recounting how he would open his thermos at lunchtime only to find that his sweet tea had frozen solid. Though the footprints I follow were made by work boots, I am quite fond of our story. A new building will bring much with it. An increase in class size will make more students’ dreams of becoming a dentist a reality. A state-of-the-art facility also will provide great leverage to recruit faculty from around the country. And ideally, the level of oral disease in our state will be reduced. While all this is exciting, our goal as an institution should not change. In the end, our school will be judged not by the age of our building or the size of its graduating class, but by the quality of the professionals who emerge from its halls. n

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Tooth Technology The Clinician’s Partner

BY AMY CONNELL

Bryan Rucker looks over a wax crown for imperfections

With a small drill, microscope and very steady hands, Bryan Rucker meticulously works to shape a perfect set of veneers. “Imagine grinding a dental prosthetic down to within a micron where you absolutely cannot make a mistake,” says Mr. Rucker, a dental lab technician in the MCG School of Dentistry Restorative Laboratory. “That’s the kind of pressure we deal with every day.” The Restorative Lab is a one-stop shop for students, residents and faculty who need bridges, crowns, dentures and more made for their patients. The technicians work mainly with students, as they are the first priority, says recently retired lab supervisor Frank Henry. “The students always come first,” says Mr. Henry. “The lab gets a lot of student traffic throughout the day, and it’s our responsibility to finish what they started.” Students take an impression and make a model of the patient’s mouth. The model is mounted onto an articulator, a machine that mimics the way the mouth works, and sent to the technicians. From there, the technicians begin their work. “We’re like a drugstore. We fill orders like pharmacists, and we have to be well-versed and competent in dental procedures,” Mr. Rucker, a ceramist, says. “We begin with making the metal framework fabrication. That

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entails custom-making whatever is necessary to restore the teeth, whether it’s a single molar, bridge or custom implant.” A diagnostic wax model, which is a small replica of the teeth, is made and cast in metal. The metal is then finished, or prepped, for porcelain. Once the metal is finished, Mr. Rucker mixes porcelain powder with water to apply one layer at a time to the framework to resemble a tooth. Lastly, the prosthetic is polished and ready for the patient. The technicians aren’t pigeonholed to one task, though. They are involved in the entire prosthetic process. “Having technicians in a dental treatment facility is of great benefit to the clinician,” says Dr. Kevin Plummer, associate professor of oral rehabilitation. “They supplement the faculty in teaching for both the undergraduate and graduate dental students.” Senior Mark Causey credits the technicians for bettering his dental education. “We oftentimes fail to recognize the people behind the lab order forms; they are always willing to help,” Mark says. “Bryan has come down to take pictures and meet my patients in order to produce the most natural restorations, and they answer questions and provide knowledge.” The technicians often take time to step out of the lab and show students how to cast. “It’s fun to show the students different procedures and let them get a hands-on experience because, as dentists, they should know how to do everything,” Mr. Rucker says. “In the end, you want the patient to be happy with the product. “My goal first and foremost is patient satisfaction,” he says. “You have to think from the impression forward, and sometimes, it’s just as important to troubleshoot what you don’t want in order to get the perfect product.” For Mr. Rucker, the profession is a natural fit, allowing him to combine two passions: science and art. “This field is a match made in heaven for me. I’ll never forget the first time I saw a tooth coming down out of a furnace. I was completely fascinated,” he says. “I said, ‘I’m going to do that – that’s my line of work.’” n

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Getting to know the lab techs Frank Henry n Mr. Henry came to work every morning at 2 a.m. “I’m a military man, so I’m used to getting up early. I like it because it’s quiet, and I can get a lot done,” he says. n A huge University of Tennessee Volunteers fan, Mr. Henry had the lab decked out in tons of Tennessee Vols paraphernalia before he retired.

Bryan Rucker n Mr. Rucker earned a degree in studio art from the University of South Carolina Aiken. While in college, he worked in a dental lab and fell in love with making teeth. “I’m very detail-oriented and like working with translucent materials. Tooth morphology interests me, and as an artist, it’s rewarding when I can create a tooth, and it looks like a tooth,” he says. n He is certified by the National Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology. n Mr. Rucker has undergone a few minor eye surgeries. “You have to watch your eyes when you’re shaping,” he says. He always wears safety glasses now. n The South Carolina native has a 15-year-old daughter, Marya.

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facultyBITES n Dr. Abdelsayed Receives Teaching Excellence Award

Dr. Rafik Abdelsayed has received the School of Dentistry’s 2009 Teaching Excellence Award. The award honors teaching experience, effectiveness, leadership, professionalism, creativity, effective use of Dr. Rafik Abdelsayed technology and rapport with students. “He is an awesome lecturer,” “fun to listen to” and “weaves a great story” were some of the comments made by students in recent reviews. Dr. Abdelsayed, associate director of oral health and diagnostic sciences, has been at MCG for 13 years and holds a joint appointment as associate professor in the School of Medicine Department of Surgical and Anatomic Pathology. He also consults for several pathology labs in the Augusta area. After graduating from Cairo University School of Dentistry in Egypt, Dr. Abdelsayed received his D.D.S. at Indiana University School of Dentistry through an advanced standing program for foreign graduates. He completed a fellowship in oral and maxillofacial pathology at Washington University School of Dentistry before returning to Indiana to earn a master’s degree in the same field. Dr. Abdelsayed is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and is a fellow of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. He serves on the editorial boards for four dental journals. He recently received the Outstanding Faculty Award from the Georgia section of the American College of Dentists in appreciation for contributions to the education of dental professionals.

n Dr. Wikesjö Appointed Interim Associate Dean for Research Dr. Ulf M.E. Wikesjö, professor of periodontics and oral biology, has been named interim associate dean for research. Dr. Wikesjö came to MCG in 2006 from Temple University School of Dentistry and is the Dr. Ulf M.E. Wikesjö founding director of MCG’s Laboratory for Applied Periodontal & Craniofacial Regeneration. He serves a joint appointment in the MCG School of Graduate Studies and is an adjunct professor at the Malmö University Centre for Oral Health Sciences in Sweden. He researches craniofacial tissue engineering, oral implants, bone biomaterials and devices and periodontal wound-healing, regeneration and therapy. Dr. Wikesjö chairs the school’s Nobel Biocare Research Subcommittee and serves on the Nobel Biocare Center of Excellence Operations Committee, MCG Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and the school’s Research Advisory Committee. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Periodontology, Journal of Clinical Periodontology and Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research. Dr. Wikesjö earned a doctor of dental surgery degree and a Ph.D. from Lund University School of Dentistry in Sweden and a doctor of dental medicine degree from Temple University. He earned certification for advanced training in periodontology at Lund University from the National Board of Health and Welfare and in periodontics from Loma Linda University.

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n Dr. Callan Appointed Chair of General Dentistry Dr. Richard Callan, associate professor of general dentistry, has been appointed chair of the Department of General Dentistry. “Rick was very instrumental in helping start the general dentistry Dr. Richard Callan department, so it’s a natural progression for him to become its chairman,” says Dean Connie Drisko. “He has unmatched management skills and an ability to bring private practice to dental education.” A 1983 alumnus of the School of Dentistry, Dr. Callan is the first permanent chair of the department, which was created in 2006. He has served as the department’s interim chair since September 2007. Dr. Callan came to MCG in 2000 from private practice. He is co-director of the dental school’s Comprehensive Care Clinic. He serves on the School of Dentistry Student Affairs, Admissions and Curriculum Committees and the University System of Georgia Board of Regents Academic Advisory Committee on Business Administration. Dr. Callan is a member of the American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, American Dental Education Association, Academy of Operative Dentistry, International Association of Dental Researchers, Pierre Fauchard Academy and International College of Dentists. Dr. Callan earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Pittsburgh and an educational specialist degree in educational leadership from Augusta State University.

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n New Faculty Dr. Kurt Metzler has joined the Department of Oral Rehabilitation as an assistant professor. Previously, Dr. Metzler had a private practice in Salt Lake City, where he also served as a staff prosthodontist at Dr. Kurt Metzler the Salt Lake City Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Metzler received his D.D.S. from The Ohio State University and his master’s degree from Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, where he received his certificate in prosthodontics. He completed his general practice residency at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.

Dr. Martin Salgueiro has joined the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery as an assistant professor after serving as chief resident at MCG. Dr. Salgueiro received his D.D.S. from the Universidad Dr. Martin Salgueiro Central de Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela. He received postdoctoral training at the General Hospital of the West in Caracas, Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, the University of Miami and Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.

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Superstars retire BY PAUL A HINELY

Drs. Mohamed Sharawy (from left), David Pashley and Steven Adair

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he Three Tenors are retiring. Not Domingo, Pavarotti and Carreras—but Adair, Pashley and Sharawy. “We’re losing our superstars,” Dean Connie Drisko says of the three Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry faculty. “Like The Three Tenors, these professors are each stars in their own right, but together they have brought MCG’s message to the world.” Drs. Steven Adair, David Pashley and Mohamed Sharawy collectively have spent nearly 100 years teaching in the School of Dentistry. They all came to Augusta by way of the University of Rochester in New York, and they all intend to keep serving MCG in their retirement.

Each retiree received an MCG lamp during a recent reception in their honor. Dr. Mohamed Sharawy (center) receives his gift from Dean Connie Drisko (right) as wife, Nayera, looks on.

ON SUCCESS: Dr. Sharawy says his greatest accomplishments include being a founding faculty member of the school, helping develop the curriculum and participating in extramurally funded clinical research that improved practice related to the temporomandibular joint, bone grafts and implants. He recently received the American Association of Implant Dentistry presidential citation for 25 years of research and education in dental implants.

ON RETIREMENT: In addition to teaching half time, Dr. Sharawy will remain active in continuing education, publishing and producing podcasts for students.

ON FAMILY: Dr. Sharawy’s wife, Nayera, was the school’s first master’s alumna in oral biology. They have three children, Iman, Ihab and Hesham, and two grandchildren.

Dr. Mohamed Sharawy Along with Dr. Pashley and more than a dozen others from the University of Rochester, Dr. Sharawy was a founding faculty member of the School of Dentistry when he arrived in August 1970. “I accepted the job here even though the school was in a trailer,” says Dr. Sharawy, professor of oral biology and oral and maxillofacial surgery. He was impressed by founding Dean Jud Hickey, who wanted the faculty to have not only dental degrees, but a Ph.D. in a basic science. “All of Jud’s promises were fulfilled and then some.” Working with the new faculty to develop the dental school was the realization of a dream for Dr. Sharawy. He took the lead in developing the anatomy program. “What I learned at Rochester and brought to MCG is that you cannot spoon-feed anyone and have them succeed,” he says of his teaching style. “When working with cadavers in gross anatomy, my students are encouraged to discover and find things on their own under our supervision. If the students learn well, they will take care of the patients well.” It’s a system that works. Dr. Sharawy has taught every graduate of the MCG School of Dentistry. He’s also trained 32 foreign dentists who earned their doctorates at MCG, some of whom joined the faculty. Retirement is not stopping him from expanding on that record, either. He will continue to teach half time and will direct the applied clinical anatomy program until new faculty take over. “It’s good to phase out gradually instead of abruptly so that the students don’t lose the experience you want to impart,” Dr. Sharawy says. With 39 years – and counting – at the School of Dentistry, Dr. Sharawy says the positive environment and his dental school family have made work a joy. “It makes me happy to come to work.” continued

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Dr. David Pashley

ON SUCCESS: Early in his career, Dr. Pashley discovered that oxalic acid was extremely effective in reducing dentin sensitivity. He used it to formulate a topical dentin desensitizing gel that is marketed by several companies.

ON RETIREMENT: Dr. Pashley will return to MCG half time to teach in bioclinical seminars and continue his investigations to improve the durability of resin-dentin bonds with a $3.1 million grant. He’ll also spend time visiting his grandchildren and fishing.

ON FAMILY: Dr. Pashley’s wife, Edna, is an alumna and retired faculty of the School of Dentistry. They have two sons, Steve and Tom, and three grandchildren.

Dr. Pashley arrived on the heels of Dr. Sharawy in September 1970. He was drawn to MCG by Dr. Hickey’s “experiment in dental education.” Most of the founding faculty members who came from Rochester worked together at MCG for 30 years or more and were like a “Band of Brothers,” he says. “There has been a lot of collaboration between us, and over the years I’ve spent more time with these guys than my own brothers,” says Dr. Pashley, Regents Professor of Oral Biology. Three years after joining the faculty, Dr. Pashley received his first grant from the U.S. Public Health Service – $7,500 a year to study dentin permeability. Throughout his career he’s had a total of 14 major grants worth about $10 million and corporate contracts worth $650,000. His latest grant will keep him working five years into retirement. “Some people never discover anything, but if you have an active lab and an active curiosity, you’re always trying things. We’ve discovered some interesting things about why tooth-colored restorations don’t last as long as amalgam,” Dr. Pashley says. His research has focused on solving that problem. “It could save people a lot of money and a lot of grief.” Like Dr. Sharawy, he’s taught nearly every MCG dental student to cross through the School of Dentistry doors and numerous master’s, Ph.D. and postdoctoral students. “Now we’re teaching the children of guys we’ve already taught, and that’s the wake-up call for retirement,” Dr. Pashley says. “That, and we have more backaches.”

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Dr. Steven Adair The Rochester “Band of Brothers” may have initiated a migration from New York to Georgia. In 1990, Dr. Adair came to MCG from Eastman Dental Center at the University of Rochester to chair the Department of Pediatric Dentistry. “At Eastman I taught only residents for the first 14 years of my career, so coming to MCG was a great change and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed teaching students, as well as residents,” he says. The interaction with students has kept him young and on his toes. “I feel as though I’m making a secondary impact on the kids that my former students and residents are treating,” Dr. Adair says. “In the long term, that has more impact than anything else I’ve done.” In March 2008, Dr. Adair began working half time for FORBA Dental Management, where he will continue full time when he retires from MCG. As the company’s chief dental officer, he will be involved in quality assurance, compliance and continuing education. “It’s a different world being in the private sector, but I still get to use my teaching skills to provide continuing education for the dentists who work in that system,” Dr. Adair says. He says he will especially miss his co-workers at MCG. “It’s like the definition of a church – it’s not the building that matters; it’s the people who come together in that building. The same is true for the dental school,” Dr. Adair says. n

n Going the Distance In October, MCG honored longtime staff and faculty at the Employee Recognition Ceremony. These School of Dentistry employees were among those recognized and received lapel pins for their years of service.

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ON SUCCESS: Dr. Adair was editor of Pediatric Dentistry and has served leadership roles in numerous national organizations, but he feels his greatest accomplishment is the knowledge he’s passed on to students and residents about caring for children’s oral health.

ON RETIREMENT: Dr. Adair will work full time for FORBA, but he’ll come back to teach at MCG as clinical faculty.

ON FAMILY: Dr. Adair and his wife, Marcia, have two daughters, Erin and Emily.

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DR. JIMMY LONDONO

MCG Dentist Brings Smiles to South American Hometown

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Going South BY SHARRON WALLS

Who says you can’t go home again?

Since 2004, Dr. Jimmy Londono has traveled to Colombia three times a year, back to the town where he grew up. But he’s not there on holiday. He’s there to give back.

Dr. Jimmy Londono (from left), patients Mr. and Mrs. Ramirez, Dr. Roberto Maal and dental hygienist Gloria Arce

Dr. Londono, an instructor in oral rehabilitation in the School of Dentistry, spends his vacations operating a clinic for citizens who can’t afford dental care. He, his two partners and up to four dental specialists journey to Armenia, a city of about half a million west of Bogotá, to perform cutting-edge implant surgery, in addition to placing crowns, bridges and fillings. They work for a week straight with one goal in mind: Sonriále a Colombia – to Give a Smile Back to Colombia. “I always wanted to do something to help people in my native Colombia,” Dr. Londono says. “There are many Colombians who do not have teeth and so they hesitate to smile. I thought it would be great if we can let them smile again.” Initially he volunteered by himself out of a friend’s office. “Then it got big,” he says. A fortuitous conversation with friends at the 2005 American Academy of Implant Dentistry meeting in Orlando, Fla., paved the way. Drs. Jorge Arce and Leonardo Granados, also native Colombians, became enthused with Londono’s vision. Pooling their resources, the three built a clinic with three operatories, two surgical rooms and a dental hygiene room staffed by two volunteer assistants. It serves 20-25 adults a week when open. It’s more than they can handle on their own. Back in Augusta, Drs. Londono and Granados, lecturers in MCG’s renowned Maxi Course in Implant Dentistry, a 10-month, 300-hour continuing education course, offer participants a hands-on opportunity not continued

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Dr. Rhonda Krause (from left), patient Magnolia Molano, Drs. Shannon Daugherty and Jimmy Londono

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There are so many people

involved to make this happen.

It has been a long, long journey

and it has been hard, but it pays

off when a patient hugs you. — Dr. Jimmy Londono

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available during the program itself: volunteering at the clinic. True to the charitable nature of Sonriále a Colombia, recruited dentists pay for their own airfare, lodging and supplies. “We are doing two things at the same time,” says Dr. Londono. “We are helping American dentists who have gone through the Maxi Course get practical experience, and we are helping people who don’t have the means to obtain implant surgery.” Patients are carefully selected and screened before the team arrives in Colombia. Implant patients must be economically disadvantaged nonsmokers in good general health with good oral hygiene, willing to comply with postoperative maintenance and followup appointments. Patients who can pay for some or all of their treatment are treated at the end of the week to help defray costs for program participants. “We don’t have the funds to pay all the expenses,” Dr. Londono says. “Implants run $400-$500 in a country where the average monthly income is $160. Sometimes we place five, six or seven implants in a patient. It’s a lot of money. If we have a patient with the means to pay, we use that money to make up the difference for somebody else.” The clinic is open during MCG’s spring break in April, then in June and again in November. Dr. Londono uses his vacation time, as does Dr. Granados, an MCG clinical faculty in private practice with Dr. Edward Mills in Atlanta. Dr. Arce, an oral surgeon in Los Angeles, closes his practice while in Colombia. “We try to do as much as we can for the patients,” Dr. Londono says, “but we can’t do everything. We want to maximize our time to do things not too many people can do.”

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With 52 dental schools in the country, Colombia has no shortage of dentists. But dentists’ rates are set by the government; most only make around $500 a month and can’t afford charity work. “There are two different classes in Colombia,” Dr. Londono says, “those who can afford dentists and those who can’t. People who can’t afford to go to the dentist for a crown, which can cost $300, will have a troublesome tooth extracted instead.” Those are the people Sonriále a Colombia strives to help. Drs. Arce, Granados and Londono have gone about the business of improving Colombian smiles quietly, but lately they’re getting noticed. On their last visit, they appeared on a regional television talk show, Pido La Palabra, to discuss their work. The mayor of Armenia and the governor of the state, Quindío, have helped with publicity. Dental supply companies have pitched in with discounts on bulk orders. Dr. Londono’s sister, who works full time in the family’s travel business, assists in scheduling patients. A dentist friend screens X-rays to determine potential surgical candidates. “There are so many people involved to make this happen,” says Dr. Londono. “It has been a long, long journey and it has been hard, but it pays off when a patient hugs you.” n

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hen Dr. Jimmy Londono headed to Mexico from his native Colombia in 1998 for advanced education in oral surgery, he had no idea he’d end up waiting tables at a Mexican restaurant in Atlanta instead. The Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico was on strike. So Dr. Londono headed home, with a layover in Miami. Killing time, he called a friend who talked him into visiting Atlanta, and his life took a major turn. He started over – from scratch. He’d sold his practice in Armenia, but was never paid for it. Virtually penniless, he began working 18 hours a day, seven days a week, to pay tuition for the MCG Maxi Course in Implant Dentistry. He continued with the restaurant for three years, even after he began working and training with Dr. Edward Mills, director of the course. Dr. Londono decided to advance his education further in 2005. That led him to MCG’s three-year prosthodontics residency program. It was a long road, but he’d found a new home. In 2007, Dr. Londono became an instructor in the MCG School of Dentistry. In addition to teaching and seeing patients, he researches prosthodontics and implant materials and works with Dr. Gerard Chiche in the new Center for Esthetic and Implant Dentistry.

At a glance: n D.D.S. from Universidad Autonoma de Manizales, 1995 n Associate Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry n Fellow, International Congress of Oral Implantology n Former clinical staff director for the Atlanta Institute for Advanced Education n The youngest of 14 children, Dr. Londono’s father died when he was a year old. His mother raised the family by herself and sent every child to college. n Family: Wife Maria and daughters Rashelle Monet, 9; Marianna, 7; and Isabella, 3. Dr. Londono met his wife at the 1998 Hinman Meeting. She worked for Dr. Mills and he stopped by looking for information about implant dentistry. n Dr. Londono’s passion is dentistry, but he also is enthusiastic about soccer and Formula One racing. Dr. Jimmy Londono with second-year student Hunter Edwards in the lab

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D E V E L O P M E N T

A Great Day...Thank You! If you would like to invest in the future of the School of Dentistry and dentistry in Georgia, please call the Development Office at 706-721-4156, or make your check payable to the Georgia Health Sciences University Foundation, Inc.

his is the time of year we recognize and thank the special people who have generously contributed to the school during the last fiscal year. It is especially gratifying this year, because your gifts to the Building Imperative helped us break ground on our new building. An estimated 600 people attended the historic event Sept. 30. We could not have done it without you. Construction on our new home is expected to be completed in about two years. We will have an even larger event to commemorate the ribbon cutting. While we are excited about how well fund raising for the new building has progressed, we are also extremely grateful for the countless donors who contribute to scholarships, research, student and faculty support and other program activities. Gifts and pledges to the School of Dentistry totaled $4,799,523 in fiscal 2008-09. Our extended family – alumni, friends, businesses, dental organizations and foundations – are our lifeblood. Each and every one is genuinely appreciated; we could not possibly thank you enough. As we celebrate the success of the Building Imperative and the many other accomplishments of the school, we also celebrate you – our family. n

School of Dentistry Development Staff: Kate Channell (clockwise from bottom left), Dale Crail, Hayden Hutchison and Marta Gouge

HONOR ROLL of DONORS

2008-09 The tremendous success and reputation that our School of Dentistry enjoys would not be possible if not for the hundreds of alumni, faculty, staff, organizations, corporations, foundations and friends who give so generously to the school. At the conclusion of the fiscal year, it is always our pleasure to say thank you to everyone who invested in the school. Our 2008-09 fiscal year ran from July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009, and every gift, large or small, makes a difference. If you did not make a contribution last year, please consider us in your philanthropy for the coming years. Your support helps us sustain our pursuit of excellence. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the Honor Roll. If an error has been made, please accept our sincere apology and notify us immediately at 706-721-4156. We will publish a correction in the next issue of Word of Mouth.

Giving Levels n President’s Level Lifetime donors of $50,000 or more n Founder’s Level Lifetime donors of $10,000 to $49,999 n Partner’s Level Annual donors of $1,000 to $9,999 and lifetime gifts less than $10,000 n Loyalty Club

$500 to $999

n Aesculapius Club $250 to $499 n Century Club

$100 to $249

President’s Club A LIFETIME OF GIVING The President’s Club is the highest honor accorded donors to the Medical College of Georgia. Members are recognized in perpetuity for cumulative lifetime giving to the School of Dentistry at the indicated levels. President’s Level The Carlos and Marguerite Mason Trust Dr. Joe S. and Sharon Chafin Dr. J. Emmett Collins Dr. G. Blake Collins Congressman Charlie Norwood Fund Dr. Emile T. Fisher The Emile T. Fisher Foundation For Dental Education Georgia Dental Association Georgia Society of Periodontists Dr. Marvin C. Goldstein Dr. Ronald E. Goldstein

Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, Inc. The Livingston Foundation Dr. George B. MacMaster Mary Allen Lindsey Branan Foundation Dr. Jeannie Harris Moran Procter & Gamble Dr. Robert I. Schattner Dr. Walter E. Stewart The Thomas P. Hinman Dental Society MCG Dental Practice Group Mrs. Rita Goldstein Wolfson

Founder’s Level AFTCO Associates Alliance of the Georgia Dental Associations American Dental Association and ADA Foundation Atlanta Dental Study Group Dr. Leon and Mrs. Barbara Aronson Dr. James T. Barenie Biomet-Microfixation Bisco Dental Products Dr. Gordon L. Brady Dr. Kathy S. and Mr. Tom Brittingham Ms. Mary W. Burnett Drs. Daniel and Becky Carlon Dr. Michael R. Carr Dr. James and Wendy Cassidy Jr. Drs. W. Franklin and Gretchen B. Caughman Coca-Cola Foundation Dr. Max J. and Mrs. Sharon Cohen Dr. Ralph S. and Mrs. Benita Cohen Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Comer Mr. Dale Crail and Mrs. Pam Crail Dr. Connie L. Drisko and Dr. Richard R. Drisko Eastern District Dental Society Editorial Council of The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry Dr. and Mrs. Wallace S. Edwards Dr. and Mrs. Alec Nazih Elchahal Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund First Union National Bank of Georgia Dr. A. Allen French and Dr. Ginger Kirkland Dr. F. Michael Gardner Georgia Academy of Dental Practice Dr. and Mrs. James A. Granade Jr. Dr. Edward J. and Mrs. Lorraine Green Dr. and Mrs. Wade B. Hammer Dr. Aubrey F. Hedrick Jr. Dr. Wayne W. Herman Dr. C. Wayne Hester Mrs. Jean R. Hickey Dr. and Mrs. James W. Holland Jr. Dr. and Mrs. John E. Horvath Dr. and Mrs. T. Howard Jones Dr. William M. Jopling Dr. Jeffrey W. Jordan KLS Martin Kappa Lambda Chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dr. Kirk Andrew Kimmerling Dr. Suzanne R. King Dr. Dave C. and Cheryl S. Lee

Dr. Gerald H. Loft The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation Drs. Hugh and Anne Mazzawi Dr. James M. and Leigh Anne Mazzawi Dr. Dwight McLaurin Dr. and Mrs. Matthew McRae Jr. MCG Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery MCG Periodontics Alumni MCG School of Dentistry Alumni Association Dr. Ben Z. Mibab Dr. Michael H. Miller Dr. Edward H. and Mrs. Nancy Mohme II Dr. David R. Myers Dr. Logan Nalley Jr. and Mrs. Dale M. Nalley Dr. Emmanuel C. Ngoh Dr. and Mrs. James L. Orrington Dr. and Mrs. David A. Owings Dr. and Mrs. Paul E. Pafford Pankey-Dawson Study Group Drs. David and Edna Pashley Dr. David and Libby Perry Dr. R. Steven Powell and Mrs. Deborah Taylor Powell, R.D.H. Dr. Michael E. and Mrs. Candice S. Pruett Drs. Melisa Rathburn-Stewart and Michael B. Stewart Drs. Gerald R. and Candace Rausch Dr. and Mrs. Michael B. Rogers Dr. Stanley D. Satterfield Dr. and Mrs. George S. Schuster Drs. Marie C. Schweinebraten and Christopher McFarland Dr. Mark Shurett Dr. Kent C. Simmons and Mrs. Susan Simmons Dr. and Mrs. Allen L. Sisk Dr. George N. Snelling III Dr. Karyn L. Stockwell Dr. and Mrs. T. Barrett Trotter Ultradent Products Inc. United Concordia Dr. Willis J. Walker Drs. Richard and Rebecca Weinman Dr. and Mrs. John D. Welch Drs. David J. and Elaine Whitney Wilmer B. Eames Dental Study Group Dr. Michael R. Worthy Mrs. Gwen Fulcher Young

ANNUAL GIVING Fiscal Year 2008-09

President’s Level MCG Dental Practice Group Dr. Jeannie Harris Moran Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta Inc. The Thomas P. Hinman Foundation

Founder’s Level Dr. William V. Argo Jr. Biomet 3i Dr. Joe S. and Sharon Chafin Dr. William W. Clance Jr. Dr. Emile T. Fisher KLS Martin Dr. George B. MacMaster Drs. Hugh and Anne Mazzawi Dr. Thomas R. McDonald Dr. R. Steven Powell and Mrs. Deborah Taylor Powell, R.D.H. Drs. Melisa A. Rathburn-Stewart and Michael B. Stewart Drs. David and Elaine Whitney

Partner’s Level Dr. Robert H. Ackerman Dr. Ronald M. Adams AEGIS Publications LLC American Association of Endodontists Foundation Dr. Richard C. Anderson Astra Tech Inc. Atlanta Business Bank Dr. Sidney M. Baggett Dr. Melvin O. Baker Dr. Charles E. Barber Dr. Rodrick L. Barden Dr. Jon W. Barden Dr. Lee A. Bell Sr. Dr. James F. Boyle Dr. Cecil B. Bray III and Dr. Sally Young Dr. Kathy M. and Mr. Tom Brittingham Dr. Charles W. Brunson Jr. Dr. Richard S. Callan Dr. Vincent M. Carey Drs. Daniel and Becky Carlon Ms. Tina Carter Dr. Sam L. Castillo Dr. David A. Causey Dr. Ron and Debi Cavola Cherokee Study Club on behalf of Seattle Study Club and Dr. Colin Richman Dr. and Mrs. Douglas E. Cleveland Coca-Cola Foundation Dr. Max J. and Mrs. Sharon Cohen Dr. Ralph S. and Mrs. Benita Cohen Mr. Dale Crail and Mrs. Pam Crail Dr. George I. Crawford Dr. W. Keith Crummey Dr. Michael Doyle

Dr. Connie L. Drisko Dr. Daniel D. Dunwody III Eastern District Dental Society Dr. C. Weldon Elrod The Emile T. Fisher Foundation For Dental Education Mr. Mohammad R. Esfandiarinia Dr. Kenneth H. Farrar Dr. Craig N. Fievet Dr. Kevin B. Frazier Dr. A. Allen French and Dr. Ginger Kirkland Dr. Mark Garfunkel Dr. Andrea M. Garmon Dr. Thomas P. Godfrey Dr. Ronald E. Goldstein Dr. Vernon W. Greene Jr. Dr. Bradley K. Greenway Ms. Margaret C. Hamlin Dr. Carole M. Hanes Dr. Philip J. Hanes Dr. John F. Harrington Jr. Dr. Wayne W. Herman Mrs. Jean R. Hickey Dr. Judson S. Hickey Dr. Lindsay D. Holliday Dr. Philip L. Hooton Dr. Walter K. Hudson Jr. Dr. Mark M. Ingram Dr. Sherida D. Jacobs Kappa Lambda Chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dr. Edward Kelly Dr. Jennifer E. Key Dr. W. Frank Kimbrough Dr. Kirk Andrew Kimmerling Dr. Michael L. Kinsley Dr. Kevin M. and Lisa Kirkland Dr. J. Malcolm Kling Dr. Philip E. Koch Dr. Samuel Jason Ledford Dr. Thomas E. Lee Dr. Gary A. Lewis Dr. Carl J. Lockwood Dr. Robert J. Loushine Dr. Robert N. Lowe Dr. Dale C. Madson Dr. Deborah Young Makerson Dr. James M. and Leigh Anne Mazzawi MCG Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery MCG Orthodontic Alumni Medtronic Dr. Dale A. Miles Dr. Jan Karen Mitchell Dr. Ronnie E. Mobley Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Murray Dr. Marlon E. Murrell Dr. David R. Myers Dr. Arun Nayyar Dr. Donald B. Nelson Sr. Night of White Dr. Patricia E. Noland Dr. Norris L. O’Dell Dr. and Mrs. David A. Owings Dr. and Mrs. Paul E. Pafford Dr. Erick V. Pagan Dr. Forest R. Pagett Dr. J. Benjamin Patrick Dr. Sergio J. Pausa Dr. Jeffrey N. Pennington

Dr. Michael K. Phelan Pierre Fauchard Academy Dr. Stanley M. Prince Dr. Louvenia A. Rainge Dr. Ronald K. Reagin Jr. Dr. James H. Reynierson III Dr. Colin S. Richman Dr. B. Bonita Richter Dr. Jesse L. Robinson Dr. Matthew P. Sands Dr. Gino G. Saponari Satilla Area Dental Society Dr. Derek V. Schop Dr. and Mrs. George S. Schuster Dr. Mohamed Sharawy Dr. Ronald C. Smiley Dr. Brian L. Smith Dr. Christopher H. Smith Dr. Deena H. Smith Dr. L. Travis Smith Drs. Matt and Page M. Smith Dr. Robert H. Smith Dr. Susan L. Sockwell Dr. Glenn D. Sosebee Dr. Curtis M. Standish Dr. Karyn L. Stockwell Dr. Stephen B. Turner United Concordia Dr. Michael O. Vernon Vista Pro Consulting Inc. Dr. H. Paul Walls Dr. and Mrs. John D. Welch West Georgia Dental Study Club Dr. Ulf Wikesjö Willeford Group, CPA Dr. Jerry L. Williams Dr. Cameron M. Wimpy Dr. Michael R. Worthy Dr. Henry M. Wright Dr. Kenneth R. Wyatt Dr. Patrick H. Yancey III Dr. Shurlang Yen

Loyalty Club Drs. W. Franklin and Gretchen B. Caughman Ms. Michelle U. Christiano Dr. Jeril R. Cooper III Mr. Martin F. Crean Dr. Varnell Gaines Dr. John W. Guinn, III Dr. Brian P. Hall Dr. Van B. Haywood Dr. Andrew Robert Kious Dr. Khai Le Dr. Carol A. Lefebvre Dr. Holland Maness Dr. Regina L. Messer Dr. Michael H. Miller Dr. Michael L. Myers Dr. Pat Patterson Dr. Michael E. Piepenbring Dr. Kevin D. Plummer Dr. and Mrs. James N. Powell Dr. Janet Ellington Reed Ms. S. Darnell Taylor Dr. S. Bryan Whitaker

word of MOUTH

Thank You to all our donors

Aesculapius Club

Century Club

Dr. James D. Allen Dr. Raymond Barnum Dr. Roberta C. Cann Dr. Douglas P. Clepper Dr. Clayton R. Davis Dr. Laurie A. Deemer Dr. Mohammed Elsayed Elsalanty Mr. Darrell E. Gentry Dr. Charles Edward Graper Dr. Isaac S. Hadley Dr. Solon Kao Dr. Masood H. Kiyani Dr. Jeffrey R. Larner Ms. Gail J. Lemon Dr. Kaneta R. Lott Dr. David L. Maddox Dr. Michael K. Martin Dr. Glenn I. Maze MCG Senior Dental Hygiene Class of 2009 Dr. Lorie Miller-Stevens Mr. Ray Norman Ms. Julie Paist Dr. David H. Pashley Mr. Jason Price Dr. Thomas C. Rumph Jr. Rich and Mary Rutherford Ms. Kathleen Sample Dr. Mahmood Seyed-Mozaffari Southwestern District Dental Association Dr. Mark R. Stevens Dr. Rhoda Joyner Sword Thomasville Dental Center Dr. Keith R. Volkmann

Dr. Rafik A. Abdelsayed Dr. Worku Abebe Dr. Steven M. Adair Dr. Robert Anthony Dr. Jimmy W. Arnold Dr. Russell P. Atchley Dr. Philip S. Baker Joseph and Marcie Becker Dr. Louis S. Belinfante Dr. Daniel Levy Bercowski Clare Billman Dr. James L. Borke Mr. R. William Bowers Dr. Martha Brackett Dr. Jerry P. Broman Mr. and Mrs. James S. Brudvik Ms. Laurie Bush Dr. Alice L. Caldwell Dr. Nancy R. Chaffee Dr. Daniel C.N. Chan Dr. Katharine N. Ciarrocca Dr. Lester F. Cohen Mrs. Judith Lynne Couture Dr. Eladio DeLeon Jr. Dr. Scott S. DeRossi Ms. Debbie Dye Mrs. Terrie D. English Ms. Janice Ethridge Dr. William G. Evans Dr. Henry Ferguson Ms. Lisa A. Gonzalez Ms. Marta M. Gouge

Dr. C. Thomas Graham Dr. Tim Hansford Dr. Jefferson F. Hardin Mr. Franklin B. Henry Mrs. Jane Henson Dr. Ross H. Hill Dr. J. William Holden Jr. Dr. Edward A. Holmes III Dr. R. Gary Holmes Dr. Kelly W. Hughes Ms. Linda S. James Mrs. Linda L. Jobe Dr. Sajitha Menon Kalathingal Dr. Meredith L. Koehler Dr. Troy M. Lawhorn Dr. David Lazarchik Dr. Scott A. Leggio Dr. Jill E. Lewis Ms. Veronica V. McCloud Dr. Anthony Guy Mollica Moore Colson CPA Dr. Darrell J. Morton Michael and Gretchen Negles Dr. Donald F. Nelson Dr. Steven K. Nelson Dr. Frank L. O’Connor Dr. Richardson M. Odum Dr. Kalu U. Ogbureke Dr. Fred A. Padgelek Dr. Curtis L. Pickard Dr. J. Marvin Reynolds Dr. Frederick A. Rueggeberg Dr. Helen N. Sempira Dr. Rico D. Short

Dr. Michael K. Shrout Dr. Cristiano Smith Mr. David E. Smith Dr. Stanley A. Stein Ms. Donna C. Strom Dr. Franklin Tay Dr. T. Barrett Trotter Dr. Vanessa Vargas Ms. Lisa N. Wheatley Dr. Nelson D. Yang

Milton Antony Guild The Milton Antony Guild was established to ensure the university’s continued success through the support of alumni and friends. The guild, named in honor of MCG’s founder, recognizes donors who have generously provided or promised gifts to MCG through bequests, trusts and other life income gifts. Membership in the Milton Antony Guild also includes anyone who notifies MCG of the intent to support the university through a will, trust or life income gift.

Drs. Connie L. Drisko* and Richard R. Drisko*

Dr. Emile Fisher*

Dr. and Mrs. John Harden*

Dr. and Mrs. John Horvath

Dr. and Mrs. James Orrington *founding member

If you have remembered the school in your will or would like to learn more about gift planning, please contact Dale Crail, School of Dentistry director of development, at 706-721-8614 or Tony Duva, associate vice president for gift planning, at 706-721-1939.

Winter 09

Top 5 Class Giving Initiative $172,561 to date Friends of MCG (SOD non-alums)

$48,980

$3,000,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 $250,000 $105,000 $100,000 $100,000 $55,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $40,000 $40,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $26,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $22,000

Class of 1983

Class of 1976

$22,000

The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation Inc. Dental Practice Group, MCG School of Dentistry Dr. Emile Fisher Dr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Goldstein Dr. Walter E. Stewart and Mrs. Walter E. Stewart Dr. Jeannie Harris Moran (’75) Dr. Melisa A. Rathburn-Stewart and Dr. Michael B. Stewart Dr. George MacMaster (’86) Dr. Kathy M. and Mr. Thomas Brittingham (’83) Dr. Jimmy and Mrs. Wendy Cassidy (’83) Dr. Joe and Mrs. Sharon Chafin (’81) Drs. Connie L. and Richard R. Drisko Dr. and Mrs. Alec Nazih Elchahal (’95) Drs. Allen French (’81) and Ginger Kirkland (’87) R.D.H. Dr. Wayne Hester (’81) Dr. Isaac and Mrs. Joanne Holton Jr. (’76) Dr. Paul Isler and Mrs. Martha Isler Dr. David and Elizabeth Perry (’84) Dr. R. Steven Powell (’81) and Mrs. Deborah Taylor Powell (’80) R.D.H. Dr. and Mrs. Michael B. Rogers Dr. Marie Schweinebraten and Dr. Chris McFarland (’79) Dr. George N. Snelling III (’75) Dr. Karyn L. Stockwell (’82) Dr. and Mrs. T. Barrett Trotter (’73) Atlanta Dental Study Group Georgia Dental Association Georgia Society of Periodontists Dr. Blake Collins (’95) Drs. Hugh and Anne Mazzawi Dr. Aubrey F. Hedrick Jr. (’77) Drs. James and Elaine Whitney MCG School of Dentistry Alumni Association Dr. Dave C. and Cheryl S. Lee (’83) Dr. William V. Argo (’82) Dr. Leon and Mrs. Barbara Aronson Dr. David Causey (School of Medicine ’77)* Dr. and Mrs. Nelson Clements (’80) Dr. Edward J. and Mrs. Lorraine Green (’83) Drs. Ken and Carol Leggett (’87) Dr. Thomas R. McDonald (’83) Dr. Edward H. and Mrs. Nancy Mohme (’81) Dr. J. Gregory Morris (’93) Dr. Robert and Marianne C. Moss (’80) Dr. David Pumphrey and Mrs. Christine Pumphrey Dr. Stanley D. Satterfield (’77) Dr. Mollie Winston and Dr. Greg Marks Atlanta Business Bank D.D.S. Staffing MCG School of Dentistry Class of 2012* Rhonda Mullins/Vista Pro Consulting Willeford Group CPA PC Alliance of the Georgia Dental Association

Building fund gifts and pledges as of November 2009 34

Class of 1981

$12,600

$22,000 $20,000 $19,000 $17,000 $16,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $12,600 $12,431 $12,000 $12,000 $12,000 $12,000 $12,000 $11,000 $11,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $9,500 $8,000 $7,000 $7,000 $6,050 $6,000 $6,000 $6,000 $6,100 $5,500 $5,300 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000

Class of 1986

$12,431

$12,000

MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1976* Dr. Emmanuel C. Ngoh (’94) Dr. Gordon L. Brady (’76 )* Dr. Ben W. Jernigan Jr. (’76)* AFTCO Associates Dr. and Mrs. William W. Clance Jr. (’80) Mrs. Jean C. Hickey Dr. and Mrs. James W. Holland Jr. Dr. Grant and Mrs. Shuishan Loo (’90) MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1983* MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1981* Drs. Daniel and Becky Carlon Dr. Patrick W. Powell (’87) Dr. Michael R. Worthy (’80)* Aegis Publications MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1986* Dr. Kenneth K. Hutchinson (’82)* Dr. Kent C. Simmons and Mrs. Susan Simmons Dr. J. Alex and Mrs. Sandra Bell (’82) William T. Calhoun, D.M.D. Drs. W. Franklin and Gretchen Caughman Mr. Dale and Mrs. Pam Crail Dr. Kathryn R. Freedman (’01) Drs. Mike (’86) and Jill Golsen (’93) Dr. James A. Granade Jr. Drs. Philip and Carole Hanes Dr. and Mrs. John E. Horvath Dr. T. Howard Jones Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Jordan (’86)* Dr. Victor A. and Mrs. Beth Koehler (’74) Dr. James Matthew and Mrs. Leigh Anne Mazzawi (’98) Dr. Ben Z. Mibab Dr. Paul E. Pafford (’76)* Drs. Gerald (’82) and Candace Rausch (’83) Dr. Mark A. Retterbush (’83) Dr. Mark S. and Kathy Ritz Dr. Mark Shurett Drs. Matt (’85) and Page Smith (’86) Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Sugarman Drs. Richard (’76) and Rebecca Weinman Mrs. Gwen Fulcher Young American Dental Association/ADA Foundation Georgia Academy of Dental Practice MCG Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery MCG School of Dentistry Class of 2010* Thomas P. Hinman Dental Society MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1974* Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Associates Dr. and Mrs. N. Tyrus Ivey Dr. Robert J. Michelich MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1991* Dr. and Mrs. Clayton R. Davis (’80) Dr. Renee B. Parrish (’91) Eastern District Dental Society MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1977* Dr. and Mrs. Doug Clepper (’73) MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1980* Dr. Andrew R. Allgood (’73) Dr. Douglas E. Cleveland Dr. John W. Dickey (’81)* Dr. Timothy and Tammy Fussell (’87)

$7,654,324.10

$5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $4,600 $4,000 $4,000 $4,000 $4,000 $4,000 $3,500 $3,300 $3,250 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,400 $2,250 $2,200 $2,100 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $1,981 $1,750 $1,700 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,100 $1,100 $1,075 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000

Dr. and Mrs. Steven R. Goldberg Dr. Greg and Julie Griffin (’98) Dr. James E. Haddad Jr. Dr. John F. Harrington Jr. Dr. Robert W. Johnson (’82) Dr. Douglas and Mrs. Reeda Katz (’80) Dr. Philip E. Koch (’77) Dr. Richard B. Liipfert (’85) Dr. Dale Madson (’76) Dr. and Mrs. Ronnie E. Mobley (’74) Dr. Robert H. Smith Dr. Steven B. Turner (’77) Dr. Jeremy R. Ward (’97) New Hampshire Dental Society Northern District Dental Society MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1989* Dr. Ralph Cohen (’76)* Dr. Michael O. Vernon (’77)* Mr. Don Waters MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1978* Southwestern District Dental Association Dr. Vernon Greene Jr. (’74)* Dr. Glenn Sosebee (’91) Seattle Study Club of Atlanta Dr. Susan J. Baker (’85) Dr. and Mrs. Robert Ellis Dr. Gino Saponari (’96) MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1987* Dr. Brad Lipham (’94) and Mrs. Amy Stevens Lipham R.D.H. (’92) Dr. Sergio J. Pausa (’89)* Dr. James Quarles* MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1975* MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1988* MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1998* MCG School of Dentistry Class of 2011* Western District Dental Society Dr. James W. Dougherty Dr. Bradley Greenway* Dr. David A. Causey MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1982* Dr. Melvin O. Baker (’74)* Dr. Vincent M. Carey (’91)* Dr. Celia P. Dunn (’90) Dr. and Mrs. L. Maxwell Ferguson Dr. Andrea M. Garmon (’89)* Dr. Wayne W. Herman Dr. Gary A. Lewis (’77)* Dr. Marlon E. Murrell (’74)* Dr. Patricia E. Noland (’91)* Drs. David and Edna Pashley (’78)* Dr. Curtis M. Standish (’81)* MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1973* MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1992* MCG School of Dentistry Class of 2001* Scientific Voice Dr. Philip L. Hooton (’81)* MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1997* MCG School of Dentistry Class of 2002* Dr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Adams (’83) Dr. Janine J. Bethea Dr. Max J. Cohen Dr. Richard S. Callan (’83) Dr. Lindsay D. Holliday (’83)* Edward Kelly, D.D.S. and Rita Kelly Dr. H. Jeffrey Lindsey (’84)* Dr. Ronald K. Reagin Jr. (’02)* American College of Prosthodontists–Georgia Section Dr. Jimmy S. Balkcom (’78) Dr. Dara Barron (’92) Dr. Shurlang Yen (’96) MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1984* MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1999* Reserve Officers Association, Department of Georgia Dr. Robert Ackerman (’73)* Dr. Richard C. Anderson (’83)* Dr. Stan J. Anderson (’74)* Dr. Russel P. Atchley (’80)* Dr. Charles E. Barber (’01)* Dr. Sidney M. Baggett (’87)* Dr. Rodrick L. Barden (’96)* Dr. Raymond Barnum (’75)*

767 total donors

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Dr. B. David Barrett Dr. Lee A. Bell Sr. (’73)* Dr. Lex Belyeu* Dr. Jim Boyle (’77) Dr. Cecil B. Bray III (’83) and Dr. Sally Young (’84)* Dr. Jimmy L. Brock (’76) Dr. Charles W. Brunson Jr. (’81)* Dr. Ronald L. Burton (’78) Dr. J. David Carson Dr. Sam L. Castillo (’88)* Dr. Jeffrey A. Cauley Dr. Ron Cavola and Debi Cavola Dr. and Mrs. Keith Crummey (’84) Dr. J. Benjamin Deal (’74) Dr. C. Weldon Elrod (’77)* Dr. James Fagan III (’81) Dr. James Farmer (’88)* Dr. Kenneth H. Farrar (’80)* Dr. John H. Ferguson Dr. Craig N. Fievet (’77)* Dr. Brad Ford (’78)* Dr. Kevin B. Frazier Dr. Mark Garfunkel (’75)* Dr. James A. Granade III (’95) Dr. Robert M. Gray (’81)* Dr. Erica Greene (’06)* Dr. Wade B. Hammer Dr. Walter K. Hudson (’90)* Dr. Mildred M. “Mili” Hunt (’81)* Dr. Mark Ingram (’81)* Dr. Sherida Jacobs (’97)* Dr. James G. Keagle Ms. Julie Kerlin Dr. Michael Kinsley (’87)* Dr. Kevin and Lisa Kirkland (’07) * Dr. Michael L. Kiyani (’97)* Dr. Malcolm Kling Dr. Thomas Lee (’81) Dr. Carl Lockwood (’77)* Dr. Robert N. Lowe (’78)* Dr. Lawrence E. Marable (’85) Dr. Dale Miles (’84)* Dr. David R. Myers Dr. Donald B. Nelson Sr. (’74)* Dr. Norris L. O’Dell (’75)* Dr. Erick Pagan (’91)* Dr. Forest Pagett (’92)* Dr. J. Benjamin Patrick (’75) Dr. Rex Patterson Dr. Michael K. Phelan (’86)* Dr. Gail V. Plauka Dr. Bruce A. Preston (’90) Dr. Stanley Prince (’91)* Dr. Hal S. Raper Jr. Dr. James Reynierson III Dr. Derek V. Schop (’95)* Dr. Susan Sockwell (’92)* Dr. Ronald C. Smiley (’81) Dr. Brian L. Smith (’01)* Dr. Deena Holliman Smith (’87) Dr. Richard A. Smith Dr. James R. Smouse Dr. George W. Thomas Dr. Paul Walls (’82) Dr. Jerry L. Williams (’86)* Dr. Cameron Michael Wimpy (’82) Dr. Marvin Winter Dr. Kenneth Wyatt (’99)* American Association of Endodontists Foundation American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons American College of Dentists American Dental Political Action Committee MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1990* MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1995* MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1996* MCG School of Dentistry Class of 2007* Pierre Fauchard Academy Procter & Gamble West Georgia Dental Study Club

*Class Giving Initiative

Numerous contributors at MCG Club Giving Levels

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Medical College of Georgia

n Residents Present Research

R e s e a r c h B I T E S

Drs. John Decker and David Kwon, Fort Gordon periodontal residents and students in the Department of Oral Biology master’s program, accompanied Dr. Ulf Wikesjö to the Europerio 6 meeting in Stockholm in June to present their research. They also attended the American Academy of Periodontology District VIII Research Forum in Boston in September, where Dr. Decker placed first in the poster competition and Dr. Kwon reached the finals.

n Student Receives Award

Dean Connie Drisko (from left), Dr. George Schuster, Betty Schuster and Dale Crail, director of development

n Dr. Schuster Endows Scholarship While on campus for groundbreaking this fall, Dr. and Mrs. George Schuster presented Dean Connie Drisko with a gift to create a new scholarship. The Dr. George and Mrs. Betty Schuster Endowed Scholarship will be awarded to dental students who have demonstrated interest and aptitude in basic science or clinical research and are of the highest ethical character. Dr. Schuster strongly advocates early involvement in research for dental students. Dr. Schuster retired in 2008 after 38 years with the School of Dentistry. He was honored with the positions of Emeritus Associate Dean of Research, Emeritus Chair of Oral Biology and Emeritus Professor of the Schools of Dentistry and Graduate Studies.

Georgia’s first Pierre Fauchard Student Research Award was presented to Ryan Bloomquist, a second-year dental student. The $1,000 scholarship, sponsored by the organization named after the father of modern dentistry, is given to a student in the upper 25 percent of his class with a strong interest in research or scholarly activity in clinical or basic science. Ryan, a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology, researches bone regeneration techniques and developmental biology and has been published in peer-reviewed manuscripts. He is pursuing a doctor of philosophy degree in oral biology in addition to a D.M.D.

Ryan Bloomquist

word of MOUTH

in History Mission and Vision

The mission of the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry is to educate dentists in order to improve overall health and to reduce the burden of illness on society through the discovery and application of knowledge that embraces craniofacial health and disease prevention. Its vision is to be a premier school of dentistry. MCG is an affirmative action/equal opportunity educational institution that prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, 1987: Students compete in a relay against faculty in the dental lab

disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation or status as a Vietnam War veteran. The MCG School of

w w w. m c g . e d u / s o d Interim MCG President: James N. Thompson, M.D.

Dentistry believes a diverse student body enhances the educational opportunities

Vice President for Strategic Support: Deb Barshafsky

for all students and is beneficial to the

Director of University Communications: Jack Evans

dental profession, the School of Dentistry

Dean, School of Dentistry: Connie Drisko, D.D.S. School of Dentistry Publications Liaison: Donna Strom Publications Manager: Damon Cline Editor: Sharron Walls Art Direction/Layout: P.J. Hayes Design Photographer: Phil Jones Writers: Amy Connell, Paula Hinely and Sharron Walls ÂŠ2009 The Medical College of Georgia is the health sciences university of the University System of Georgia

and the state of Georgia.

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April 23

Goldstein Lecture Series

April 23

Dental Hygiene Alumni Day

April 24

Dental CE with the Faculty

May 29-31

Augusta, Ga. Augusta, Ga. Augusta, Ga.

Clinical Advances in a Restorative Practice Hilton Head, S.C.

June 27-July 3

25th Annual Symposium on General Dentistry St. Simons Island, Ga.

July 16-18 October 1-3 October 15-17

Dental Hygiene Symposium Pedo at the Beach

Savannah, Ga.

Hilton Head, S.C.

MCG Homecoming April 22-25, 2010

Dental Update for the General Practitioner Young Harris, Ga.

December 9-10

Last Chance Dental CE

Augusta, Ga.

www.mcg.edu/ce/dental.html

Mark your calendar and make plans to attend. Reunions will be held for the SOD Classes of 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005.

MCG School of Dentistry Annual Report FY09

Moving Forward

Celebrating 2009 and

February 20, 2009

Phases

May 29, 2009

August 17, 2009

Highlights n Groundbreaking of new School of Dentistry building, with planning and design stages complete and construction under way

n An 11.96 percent increase in clinic income with an overall average increase of 16.3 percent since 2003

n Establishment of a School of Dentistry Faculty Senate

n A 5 percent increase in School of Dentistry Alumni Association lifetime members, rising from 240 in fiscal 2008 to 253 in fiscal 2009

n A 128 percent increase in extramural research funding since 2003, with average increases of 25.15 percent per year

n A 15.16 percent increase in Dental Practice Group clinical revenue

n Implementation of Center for Esthetic and Implant Dentistry

n A 14 percent decrease in state taxpayers’ contribution to the school’s budget since 2003* *The current rate of state funding, 52.5 percent, is just 2.5 percent above the 50 percent goal.

n Gifts and pledges surpassing the $2 million goal for a total exceeding $4.8 million, including a $3 million pledge from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, the school’s largest pledge ever

Dr. David Myers Dean, 1989-2000

1969

Building on

Dr. Judson C. Hickey Dean, 1966-1987

the Past

n n n n

Solid reputation Excellent clinical programs Sustained quality during enrollment growth High-quality continuing education

The 2007-09 American Dental Association Report ranked MCG

the country’s most affordable dental school for total first-year costs as well as all four years.

Focused on

“

Every major goal in our five-year strategic plan has been met or exceeded.

Education

”

n Recruitment of 41.5 percent of freshman class from health shortage areas

n A 98.4 percent first-time pass rate on Parts I and II of National Board Dental Exam

n Diversity levels that exceed the national average, including 8.31 percent African Americans (compared to 5.47 percent nationally) and 14 percent under-represented minorities

n Sponsorship of 55 continuing education courses, nearly double the number offered in fiscal 2003

n Full accreditation of Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency n Development of second-year curriculum for General Practice Residency and graduation of first two students from expanded program

n Four of five MCG Student Government Association offices, including president, are held by dental students n Dental student representation on the American Student Dental Association (Vice President William Bennett, ’10, and Legislative Grassroots Network Chair Jack O’Neill, ’11)

the Future

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n State-of-the-art facilities n Enhanced technology

—Dean Connie Drisko 2003-present

Service

n Engaged alumni

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FY ’08

FY ’07

FY ’06

FY ’05

FY ’04

FY ’03

1,388,905 3,029,973 4,855,246 9,274,124

1,378,047 2,689,513 4,216,050 8,283,610

1,325,594 2,267,836 2,791,660 6,385,090

1,429,484 2,316,537 2,502,233 6,248,254

1,253,135 1,913,549 2,364,008 5,530,692

958,212 1,801,150 1,831,070 4,590,432

947,231 1,366,063 1,485,532 3,798,826

25,941 20,976 15,571 62,488

28,378 20,439 12,814 61,631

23,691 13,081 14,263 51,035*

25,503 16,973 12,160 55,636

25,368 14,744 12,135 52,247

26,622 12,244 10,132 48,998

24,793 10,806 9,286 44,885

41,476 31,966 33,584 107,026

43,127 33,704 32,563 109,394

42,675 34,654 32,907 110,236

36,870 27,786 20,229 84,885

41,678 21,568 18,850 82,096

42,656 25,260 24,079 91,995

39,564 19,926 19,348 78,838

Clinical Revenue ($) Students Residents Faculty Total

Patient Visits (#) Students Residents Faculty Total

Intramural Procedures (#) Students Residents Faculty Total

Future Goals n Integrate restorative solutions via CEREC CAD/CAM technologies; include in all four years of student curriculum

n Develop customized mobile applications n Open a dental clinic in Cuzco, Peru to enhance student enrichment opportunities in global health (opening in the spring) n Develop a Clinical Research Center for the new dental school building

Research n Submission of six patent applications, four by Dr. Stephen Hsu and two by Dr. David Pashley

n Participation by 30 dental students in the Student Research Program, with 20 presenting research at the International Association for Dental Research/American Association for Dental Research general session

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We’re celebrating the past, and we’ll keep growing and excelling in the future. We have an unbelievable opportunity in this new school, not only through increasing the size of our student body and faculty, but also in making significant changes in our curriculum, including more infusion of technology.

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—Dean Connie Drisko State of the School Address October 28, 2009

Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry 1459 Laney Walker Blvd. Augusta, GA 30912

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