2020 In this issue
Miller Pediatric Clinic Naming
3-Generations of OU Dentistry Graduates Remembering Dean William E. Brown
MESSAG E FROM THE DE AN
It’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow! Tomorrow’s dentistry will be here before we know it. One of my favorite visionaries is Walter Elias Disney, a man known for his lofty goals and dreams. When he built Disneyland, he featured a revolutionary look at the progress of our society in a venue called the Carousel of Progress, a display made entirely of animatronics. He even worked to visualize what future society would be like when he created EPCOT back in the ’60s. EPCOT stands for Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow. Incidentally, you may not be aware, EPCOT was initially not intended as a theme park, but a completely functional and futuristic community where people could live. The reason I enjoy this production is that it references the past, focuses on the societal achievements of today, and emphasizes tomorrow. That vision is exactly what we are doing here at the college. We have a very strong past, and by using it, we can focus on the needs of our profession today, with a high emphasis for tomorrow. That is why we have adopted the thought process of teaching today’s dentistry today and constantly looking at tomorrow and what is needed to address the profession. Ultimately, it leads to one of our theme statements: “Today’s students, tomorrow’s professionals.”
Dean’s Message
If someone were to take a look at the college in early 2012 and now, they would hardly recognize it. In that time, we have incorporated an electronic health record system complete with student grading and progress reporting ability. In addition, we have implemented an entirely new clinical care model for our patients, modernized our curriculum, implemented usage of digital radiography, remodeled almost half of our building, and added the digital tools and equipment commonly used in the practice of today. Yes, we have made marked changes inside the building. Outside our building, our integration into the organized practice sector and community is stronger now than ever. We have a multitude of faculty that are involved in councils, commissions, committees and other organizational entities on a local, state, and national level. This comes from one of the founding principles of the J. Dean Robertson Society. Other key initiatives of the J. Dean Robertson Society are student program support, both software and hardware technological advances, student and faculty research and a host of scholarships. Since its inception, the J. Dean Robertson Society has been one of the most significant reasons for our success. Your continued support is critical to all of these areas, and for the advancement of our profession. Looking at all that we have accomplished, I am very excited about the promising future of the OU College Of Dentistry. We are continually working to improve the educational process to subsequently provide you with the most well-prepared colleagues. Once again, to reiterate the statement: today’s students, tomorrow’s professionals. I invite all of you to come to the college so that you may see our “carousel of progress.” Some of you may not even recognize the building; many are shocked at how incredible it looks. Come take a look; I know that you will be proud of what we have accomplished. As I think about our last several years and ponder on our own Carousel of Progress, one of my favorite lines from their theme song is, “there’s a great big beautiful tomorrow shining at the end of every day - and tomorrow is just a day away.”
Raymond A. Cohlmia, D.D.S.
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A Family Legacy
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The Influence of One New & Promoted Faculty New Director Named Faculty Recognition Retired Faculty Luncheon Longtime Faculty Member Retires Research
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Class of 2019 DDS Class of 2019 DH Scientific Day Student Associations White Coat Ceremony Meet the Classes of 2021 & 2023
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Class Notes In Memoriam 2020 Continuing Education
Another great year has come and gone at the OU College of Dentistry! The Class of 2019 has graduated and the new classes of dental and dental hygiene students have already started their second semester. Thanks to your support of the J. Dean Robertson Society, these students are getting to learn and use all the new 3D technology on the market. For those of you who don’t know me, let me introduce myself. My name is Nathan Brown and I am a graduate of the dental class of 2007. Although my career as a dentist began then, I have always been around the field. My dad, S. Kelly Brown, is a graduate of the very first class in 1976 and, in turn, dentistry has become my passion as well. Since graduation, I have been on multiple ODA boards, the J. Dean Robertson Society board of trustees, and a member of the Alumni Association since 2011. I served as Vice President of the Alumni Association Board the past few years and was just recently named as President. I look forward to this new chapter to serve and support the association and the OU College of Dentistry.
From the Alumni President
Alumni Weekend was a great time to see old friends, classmates and faculty. We honored this year’s dentist and dental hygienist of the year, as well as young dental and young dental hygienist of the year, all of whom were very deserving of their awards. The Dr. Stephen K. Young Distinguished Service Award award was also presented to Dr. Dunn Cumby, a graduate of the college’s first dental class and a long-time faculty member. He has given back countless hours of service to the school, many of which you probably cherished while furthering your education on your path to becoming a dental professional. We had a great time continuing a Saturday tradition by tailgating prior to kickoff of the OU vs. Texas Tech game. The Dean’s Circle Dinner this year was a completely new event. We enjoyed a silent auction, live music, and a great meal. And we’re hoping to make next year’s event even bigger and better! The J. Dean Robertson Society Board of Trustees voted in the January meeting to turn this event into a fund-raiser to support indigent care, helping Oklahomans access oral health care. We would like to invite all alumni and friends of the college to attend,so please save the date for Friday, November 13, and be on the lookout for more details coming soon! Last year, more than $215,000 in scholarships was given out to dental and dental hygiene students, and $80,000 of that amount was provided by the J. Dean Robertson Society. As you know, your gifts each year to the J. Dean Robertson Society support student scholarships, indigent care, student externships, research projects, tutoring, as well as new building renovations to provide a professional clinical learning experience. There is still time to make a gift for this fiscal year. Please contact Megan Louk, Director of Development, before June 30 to make your contribution. Every gift makes a significant impact. This fall will mark the 32nd anniversary of the founding of the J. Dean Robertson Society. Enjoy the stories, photos and updates in this issue. As usual, you can stay in touch year-round by following OU College of Dentistry on Facebook, @OUCollegeofDentistry on Twitter and @ou_dentistry on Instagram. Thank you for your support of the OU College of Dentistry. You really do make a difference in dentistry in Oklahoma and beyond.
Nathan K. Brown, D.D.S. Class of 2007
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SAVE the DATE
Friday, November 13, 2020 Earlier this year, the J. Dean Robertson Society Board of Trustees voted to change the format of the college’s annual Alumni Weekend and Dean’s Circle Dinner. This year, the event formerly known as the Dean’s Circle Dinner will become a fundraiser benefitting the J. Dean Robertson Society, open to all alumni and friends of the college. We hope this event will be a fun evening with the goal of raising money for indigent care funds, to help our fellow Oklahomans unable to afford the cost of dental care. Please save the date and plan to join us! More details will be made available in the coming months, and invitations will be mailed early fall. In addition, we would like to encourage all reunion classes to use this as an opportunity to get together. For more information, please contact Megan Louk, director of development and external affairs, at 405-271-4380 or email Megan-Louk@ouhsc.edu.
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New Dean’s Circle Gold Members: Nathan K. Brown, D.D.S. Damon R. Johnson, D.D.S. Betty J. Nittler David F. Nittler, D.D.S. Ronald K. Shaw, D.D.S. New Dean’s Circle Silver Members: Perry L. Brooks, D.D.S. Adam G. Cohlmia, D.D.S. Lester L. Cowden, III, D.D.S. Randi M. Hobbs, D.D.S. Vincent E. Montgomery, D.M.D. Karen Willhoite, D.D.S. New Dean’s Circle Members: Tabitha L. Arias, D.D.S. Steven R. Carson, D.D.S. Larry D. Lander, D.D.S. Mary Martin, D.D.S. Brant P. Rouse, D.D.S.
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On Thursday, Nov. 7, more than 160 Dean’s Circle members, faculty, alumni and students attended the Dean’s Circle Dinner held at Coles Garden in Oklahoma City. This year, entertainment and a silent auction were added to the cocktail hour, making for an even more memorable event. Following dinner, Dean Raymond A. Cohlmia recognized the recipients of the 2019 Alumni Awards (beginning on page 6) and new Dean’s Circle members.
These new Dean’s Circle members are recognized for their contributions during the 2018-2019 campaign. Any new Dean’s Circle members who contributed to the 2019-2020 campaign will be recognized in our next issue.
Dental Hygienist of the Year award recipient Shelly Von Short and her mother Cookie Short.
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JDR Scholarship recipients Samirah Mohamad and Mary Temple-Goins visit with Dr. Kelly Brown and Jan Brown.
Tami Simon, Dr. Ray Cohlmia, Sr., and Dr. David Simon.
Dr. Todd Bridges places a bid on one of the live auction items.
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YOUNG DENTA L HYGIENE A LUMNA OF THE Y E A R Emily Saldana, R.D.H
Presenter: Donna Wood, R.D.H., M.S.
Ms. Emily Saldana was born on June 11, 1992 in El Reno, Oklahoma. She is the first of four children born to Mr. and Mrs. Saldana of San Luis, Mexico. Ms. Saldana is a first-generation college graduate. Prior to her graduation from the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry in 2016, she graduated with an Associate of Science degree from Redlands Community College.
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Following receiving her degree in dental hygiene, she worked at Family Dentistry of Yukon for two years. Since September of 2018, she has been working with two different practices. One of which is Dental32, where she practices under Dr. Steve Truong and Dr. Daryn Lu. The other practice is Heritage Dental in Norman. She works there under Dr. Elie Abou-Nassar. Aside from her work with the two dental offices, she loves to volunteer on a consistent basis with several different organizations. Ms. Saldana regularly donates her time and efforts to the Oklahoma Mission of Mercy events, Free Dental Day at My Dentist in Weatherford, the Good Shepard House in El Reno, Pets and People, The Helping Hand in El Reno, Angel Tree and the Oklahoma Blood Institute. She is also an active coordinator of the Oklahoma Safety and Health Administration, and a member of the Health Occupations Students of America and National Technical Honor Society. For her outstanding contributions to the advancement of professional dentistry, and in recognition of her commitment to community service, the Alumni Association to honored Ms. Emily Saldana as the 2019 Dental Hygiene Alumnaof the Year.
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DENTAL HYGIENE ALUMNA OF THE YEAR Shelly Von Short, R.D.H., M.S., Ph.D. Presenter: Donna L Brogan, R.D.H.
Shelly Von Short has worked in the field of dentistry for more than 35 years. She is a highly regarded practice management consultant, accomplished speaker and writer, and has presented throughout the United States and Europe. Ms. Short earned her bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene from the OU College of Dentistry in 1985. While in hygiene school, she was class president and earned the Outstanding Senior award. Upon graduation, she practiced dental hygiene for six years in Zurich, Switzerland. In Switzerland, she had a wonderful clinical opportunity to work as a periodontal therapist. Additionally, she served as the president of the American Dental Hygienist’s Organization of Switzerland. She moved back to the United States and joined the faculty at the College of Dentistry in 1994 as an adjunct clinical instructor in the Department of Dental Hygiene.
In 1996, she earned her Master’s in Nutritional Sciences, with an emphasis is health promotion, from the OU College of Allied Health. In 1997, she began her career in consulting with the Jameson Marketing and Management Consulting Company, as a senior business and clinical consultant. In 2007, she earned an alternative correspondence doctorate of philosophy in holistic nutrition from Clayton College of Natural Health in Birmingham, Alabama. In 2009, after working more than a decade in practice management, she founded her own consulting company Zum Wohl, which combines her expertise in business management, practice analysis and clinical efficiency with her passion for health education and wellness. Ms. Short has been a loyal supporter of the OU College of Dentistry and the J. Dean Robertson Society. The College of Dentistry was thrilled to have her back as an adjunct faculty member, teaching within the Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency program; and now as a clinical assistant professor teaching practice management courses. For her outstanding contributions to the advancement of the dental profession and her commitment to the OU College of Dentistry, the Alumni Association honored Ms. Shelly Von Short as the 2019 Dental Hygiene Alumna of the Year.
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YOUNG DENTA L A LUMNUS OF THE YEAR Daryn L. Lu, D.D.S.
Dr. Daryn Lu began his dental career after earning his doctorate of dental surgery from the OU College of Dentistry in 2015.
He currently serves on the OU College of Dentistry J. Dean Robertson Board of Trustees and the Oklahoma Dental Foundation board of trustees. He also serves the Oklahoma County Dental Society as the program chairman and the Oklahoma Dental Association as the 2020 Annual Meeting Chair. He is the current Vice President of the Oklahoma Academy of General Dentistry chapter and travels to dental schools to speak on behalf of the American Dental Association Success Speaker corps.
Following graduation, Dr. Lu spent two and a half years with a DSO in Shawnee before joining a downtown Oklahoma City private practice as an associate, where he continues to practice today.
Dr. Lu is also actively involved with Leadership Oklahoma City through their LOYAL program and he helped start the Oklahoma City chapter of the National Association of Asian American Professionals.
In 2017, Dr. Lu received his fellowship from the American College of Dentists and in 2018 he was selected to join the Crown Council Young Dentists Program. In addition, he was nominated for the American Dental Association’s 10 Under 10 award in 2017 and 2018.
In recognition of all his outstanding work and dedication to the dental community, the Alumni Association presented Dr. Daryn L. Lu as the 2019 Young Dental Alumnus of the year.
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Dr. Lu has a passion for serving and giving back, as he volunteers his time locally with Good Shepherd Ministries and the Oklahoma Asia Health Coalition, along with overseas through the Christian Dental Society.
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DENTA L A LUMNUS OF THE Y E A R Juan R. Lopez, D.D.S.
as an American Dental Association Delegate in 2018. In 2013, Dr. Lopez was presented with the Oklahoma Dental Association’s Distinguished Presidents Leadership Award for outstanding service and leadership to the association.
Presenter: Raymond A. Cohlmia, D.D.S., Dean He was chair of the 2018 Oklahoma Mission of Mercy, a two-day
A native of Oklahoma City, Dr. Juan Lopez graduated from St. Mary’s High School and later attended the University of Central Oklahoma, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. He went on to earn his doctor of dental surgery degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry in 1991. In 1992, he established a private practice in Lawton, Oklahoma, where he has practiced as a general dentist for the past 27 years. Dr. Lopez is a fellow of the American College of Dentists and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. He is active in many professional dental organizations, including the American Dental Association, the Oklahoma Dental Association, and the Comanche County Dental Society. He is a past president of both the Oklahoma Dental Association and the Comanche County Dental Society. In addition, he served
free dental clinic serving the needy and underprivileged throughout the state of Oklahoma. And, in 2013, he was the co-chair of the Oklahoma Mission of Mercy held in Lawton. Dr. Lopez is also a loyal supporter of the OU College of Dentistry. He is a member of the J. Dean Robertson Society Board of Trustees, and serves as chairman of the JDR Diversity Scholarship Selection Committee. He also serves as a member of the college’s Admissions Committee. Active in his community, he is the recipient of the Wayne Gilley Ambassador Award for Community Service presented by the Lawton - Ft. Sill Chamber of Commerce. For his outstanding contributions to the advancement of professional dentistry, and in recognition of his loyal commitment to community service, the Alumni Association honored Dr. Juan Lopez as the 2019 Dental Alumnus of the Year.
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Dr. Cumby founded and maintained a private practice of general dentistry in Oklahoma City from 1977 to 2018 and has been a part-time faculty member at the OU College of Dentistry since 1977. At the College, he served as Chair of the Department of Community Dentistry from 2006 to 2018. As a clinical professor, his primary teaching responsibilities were in the areas of ethics and practice management. During his tenure as chair, the Department of Community Dentistry was selected to pilot a new workforce model, the Community Dental Health Coordinator for the American Dental Association. The ADA awarded a training contract to the College for 1.4 million dollars for a 5-year period to pilot the rural component of their Community Dental Health Coordinator initiative. Dr. Cumby served as the program coordinator.
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Dunn H. Cumby, D.D.S.
Presenter: Stephen K. Young, D.D.S.
Dr. Cumby graduated from Mt. St. Mary’s High School in 1969. Upon graduation, he had offers to go to both West Point and Georgetown, but he also had a summer scholarship to attend the University of Oklahoma. After that summer, he decided to remain at OU. Dr. Cumby completed his undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1972 and began his dental education at the OU College of Dentistry as a member of the very first dental class in 1976. In 1977, he completed a Master’s Degree in Public Health at OU; and in 1998, he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology from Kansas Newman College in Wichita. It was also in 1998 that Dr. Cumby was ordained a Permanent Catholic Deacon for the Oklahoma City Archdioceses. Furthermore, he completed a Master’s of Theology from Xavier University of Louisiana in 2007.
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Always heavily invested in his community, Dr. Cumby was: • Chairman of the Board of City County Health Department of Oklahoma City; • Board Member of Saint Meinrad School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Indiana; • and president of the Oklahoma Dental Foundation. Dr. Cumby belongs to a number of professional organizations including the Oklahoma Dental Association and the National Dental Association. He has received numerous awards including: • Outstanding Man of the Year in North East Oklahoma City for Outstanding Service to the Black Community; • the Urban League’s Outstanding African American Man of Medicine Award; • Outstanding Classroom Instructor Award from the College’s graduating senior classes of 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2014; • and the Oklahoma Human Rights Commission 22nd Annual Human Rights Award. Earlier in 2019, when Dr. Cumby visited with Dean Raymond Cohlmia about his plans to retire, he was asked to continue teaching ethics and to help integrate a Master’s of Public Health program into the curriculum at the College. Fortunately for the College, Dr. Cumby agreed. In recognition of 42 years of outstanding service to the OU College of Dentistry, its students, and to the dental profession at large, the Alumni Association honored Dr. Dunn H. Cumby as the recipient of the 2019 Dr. Stephen K. Young Distinguished Service Award.
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On Saturday, September 28, as part of Alumni Weekend activities, the college welcomed alumni, faculty and friends to its annual tailgate prior to the Texas Tech football game. Similar to last year, the tailgate was held in conjunction with the OU Alumni Office’s Boomer Bash, where attendees had the opportunity to eat, drink, visit with one another, and listen to the pep band perform. Mascots Boomer and Sooner even made an appearance!
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A Family
Legacy There’s a group of healthcare providers who are passionate about dentistry and oral health, and the power they hold to improve lives. It is a passion that has driven three generations of dental professionals from one family. They all pursued – or are pursuing – degrees in dentistry at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry on the Health Sciences Center Campus in Oklahoma City, the first three-generation family to do so at the college. For Wyatt Jones of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, dentistry is a thread woven into his earliest childhood memories. Now in his second year at the OU College of Dentistry, Wyatt represents the third successive generation at the college. He said he chose dentistry as career path, but equally important, as a way of life, modeled by his father, Robert Stephen Jones, D.D.S., (1992), and grandfather, Gary Dean Jones, D.D.S., (1977), who died in 2006. “I was only 11 when Papa died, but I remember how I admired and respected him as a very wise man. I learned from my dad and my grandfather that dentistry is a lot more than just being a dentist.” Wyatt remembers a paper he wrote as a third-grader about his goal to become a dentist. “‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ was never really a question for me. It was always Plan A, and there was no Plan B.” Stephen Jones remembers his father, Gary, as a man of humble beginnings. With a strong sense of community service and loyalty, the late Dr. Jones was keenly aware of hardship and adversity faced by many friends, neighbors and family members. “It didn’t sit well with him that some people had very limited access to oral healthcare because of financial constraints,” Stephen Jones said of his father. “It fueled his desire for higher education and his choice of dentistry as a career. And within his practice he worked to make it possible for more people to access needed care.” After military service, Gary used his veteran’s benefits
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to gain his degree and study dentistry. He married Linda Jones, D.H., also a College of Dentistry graduate (1977), and they established a dental practice in Stillwell, Oklahoma, where they continued to see patients until 2000. Linda no longer works in dental hygiene, but works actively with the Cherokee Nation dental program. As a youngster, Wyatt spent considerable time at his grandfather’s practice, and later, at his father’s office occasionally helping with miscellaneous office tasks or just hanging out. He had opportunities to accompany his dad on emergency calls, and would often drop by to talk or ask questions. “I respected and admired both men. But my dad was my number-one role model - the person I wanted to be,” Jones said. It was during Wyatt’s senior year in high school that his father accepted a job with Cherokee Nation, the largest tribal health system in the nation, now with 1.4 million patient visits annually. Having discovered an innate ability
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and affinity for business early on, Stephen currently serves where he can excel in both business and dentistry, as well as improving access to healthcare for an underserved population. It also was a new learning venue for Wyatt. “My passive learning experience now includes perspectives from the public healthcare setting as well as the private practice model.” Wyatt completed his undergraduate degree at Oklahoma State University then applied to the OU College of Dentistry to continue his education in the profession he already loved. OU was Wyatt’s first choice, not only to carry on the family tradition, but because it offers an exceptional education. “They definitely give you every opportunity to succeed in private practice or a public healthcare setting, including the hand-skills part of the profession. We’re in clinic a lot sooner than students in other schools, and there’s no substitute for hands-on experience. You learn by doing. No one else has the same teeth.” In their second year of study, Wyatt and his classmates are now seeing actual dental patients in clinics housed in the College of Dentistry. In every field related to health, scientific and technological advances have taken huge leaps for phenomenal improvements in treatments and outcomes. Dentistry affords a certain kind of artisanal creative opportunity as well. “As I’ve progressed into the field, the artistry is a big driver. I fell in love with the handcraft. It’s amazing how you can change someone’s life,” Wyatt said. Development of new materials, and new applications for those materials pave the way for individualized techniques. “You figure out how to be your own artist and craft the best result for each patient,” he said. Positive patient interaction is fundamental to a successful practice. The College of Dentistry offers a course called Patient Contact. “Patient communication and education are critical skills that you can’t learn without understanding how to approach the person,” Wyatt said. “Determining the necessary dental care priorities depends on a solid evaluation.” According to Wyatt, dentists don’t just “fix problems.” There’s a wealth of systemic health information evident in an oral health evaluation and dentistry is becoming more integrated into “traditional” healthcare. For example, a tumor in the head or neck region revealed in an x-ray, or a concerning oral lesion found during an exam, may trigger a specialty referral that could mean life-saving treatment.
Accountability is part of the family’s legacy – accountability to patients and community. It’s not a strategy, but a philosophy, which Stephen Jones brought to his work with the Cherokee Nation. “When you hire local talent, you foster accountability. Where no connection exists, you’re out of touch with your patient population,” he said. It’s one of the lessons he’s tried to instill in his children. “Our families were involved in the community and schools, and we hope our kids will want to be involved.” According to Stephen, Wyatt in particular seems to have embraced this work ethic and is motivated to give back. He has volunteered at several Oklahoma Mission of Mercy (OK MOM) events, a two-day, free dental clinic held annually at different locations across the state. Even at this phase of his life, Wyatt has depth of insight into people and cultures. “I grew up in a situation that gave me a unique perspective on how people have to prioritize needs. Despite my dad’s success in business and dentistry, I saw financial hardship up close,” Wyatt said. “Everyone wants a pretty smile,
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but it’s far more than a cosmetic thing. The advances in technology are incredible, but coming up with a few thousand dollars to do the necessary work is impossible for many individuals or families.” As Wyatt is the first, third-generation student at OU, his father was the first, second-generation student to study at the College of Dentistry. “Dentistry was all I had known, with both parents in that field,” Stephen said. He fully explored the many directions a business career might take him. “But at the end of the day, it was about what I had seen modeled in my life. I made the decision to pursue dentistry in college.” After graduation in ’92, Stephen Jones worked for the Cherokee Nation for four years to fulfill the terms of his scholarship. He then went into practice with his dad. When Gary retired, Stephen took over that practice, expanded it and invested in another practice in a neighboring town. With keen business development skills, he focused on growing both practices. “I am forever grateful for the dental field that has opened up so many avenues for me.” He credits dentistry for making it possible to transition from clinical dentistry to an administrative role with a system-wide perspective. Approached by the Cherokee Nation to help build its dental program, Stephen ran it for six years. In 2018, he became acting executive director for the Cherokee Nation Health System. He is currently working with the OU College of Dentistry on a tribal joint venture to establish a pediatric residency program in dentistry. Stephen said Wyatt is a better student than his forefathers. “Of the three of us, he’s probably the most wholehearted, committed and dedicated.” So committed, Stephen said, that he occasionally reminds his son to savor the moments. “There are great memories being made. I encourage him to enjoy the time.” Inevitably, people have expectations and sometimes make assumptions. That’s one reason Wyatt feels strongly about being where he is on his own merit, doing the work and earning the grades. “That makes me proud as a dad,” Stephen said. The advantage Wyatt has experienced is proximity to people who not only support his effort, but have expert knowledge of the profession. They are available to discuss cases, situations, offer guidance or just be a sounding board when pressure is extreme. “I was definitely blessed by the influences around me - people with vision and experience who care about me.”
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When Wyatt seeks advice or vents frustrations, these occasions cause Stephen to reflect on his own interactions with his dad in earlier times. “A lot of things you just have to learn through experience. There aren’t always cut-anddried answers. It’s an intense field of study that creates unique and very strong bonds among students. My best friends go back 30 years. Much dedication and determination are required to achieve the goal.” Stephen is gratified to see each of his children moving into the next phase of their lives, independent and confident. “Sometimes they don’t understand the lessons you try to teach by example, but it’s nice when you see that your kids got it. If they had advantages, they didn’t take them for granted, wanting to make their own way, to earn their places in the world. Only time will tell how much of a difference we can make. It’s rewarding, yet humbling, to see your children follow in your footsteps. Wyatt’s success brings me a lot of joy.” Wyatt said, “I’ve grown up in Oklahoma. I’ll practice in Oklahoma. I never considered going anywhere else.” He feels a strong bond through shared cultural background with the people of Tahlequah and Adair County. “I relate to them and understand them.” While cultivating these local roots may be advantageous in building a practice, it is also part of the community-service mindset shared by the Jones family. There’s a true sense in which Wyatt is carrying on a family legacy, but it’s not like a family business that is handed down, and it isn’t a choice made under pressure or perceived obligation.
“You have to want it, not just because someone else is doing it. I’m determined to make my family proud. That means working hard as a student and, ultimately as a dentist who serves the community by providing superior care to his patients.”
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2018-2019 Annual Donor Report
Giving Categories Dean’s Circle Levels
J. Dean Robertson Society Established in 1988, the J. Dean Robertson Society is the OU College of Dentistry’s private annual giving fund, and is composed of alumni and friends who are dedicated to the advancement of excellence throughout the college. This annual campaign is among the largest fundraising efforts for the college. The society is named in honor of Dr. Joseph Dean Robertson, a beloved pediatric dentist and former faculty member. Dr. Robertson was an icon within the Oklahoma dental community. Well-known and respected as a practitioner, Dr. Robertson was remembered as the quintessential professional. At the college, he was adored by faculty, students, administrators and alumni alike. Gifts made to the J. Dean Robertson Society support student scholarships, student externships, student research projects, indigent care for patients and capital improvements, among others. Throughout its history, donors to the Society have given collectively more than $6.5 million. The 2018-2019 annual campaign marked the 30th year of the J. Dean Robertson Society. In celebration of 30 years, the College developed a new, fresh logo for the J. Dean Robertson Society.
Gold: $5,000 and above Silver: $2,500 - $4,999 Dean’s Circle: $1,250 - $2,499 Faculty Dean’s Circle: $1,000
Young Dean’s Circle Levels Class of 2010-2015: $500 Class of 2016: $400 Class of 2017: $300 Class of 2018: $200
Additional Support Levels Fellow: $500 - $1,249 Affiliate: $250 - $499 Patron: $100 - $249 Donor: $99 or less
Gifts to the J. Dean Robertson Society may be made online at dentistry.ouhsc.edu/JDR The following pages contain a list of alumni and friends of the OU College of Dentistry who made contributions to the J. Dean Robertson Society during the 30 Year Campaign (Fiscal Year July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019). Year of graduation, if applicable, is in parenthesis.
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Dean’s Circle Gold
Dean’s Circle
Tamara S. Berg, D.D.S. (1995)
Tabitha L. Arias, D.D.S. (2017)
Beau J. Boren, D.D.S. (1999)
Mark L. Argo, D.D.S. (1990)
Nathan K. Brown, D.D.S. (2007)
Douglas A. Auld, D.D.S. (1982)
John C. Clayton, D.D.S. (1978)
Kenneth J. Baldwin, D.D.S. (1987)
Twana D. Farley-Duncan, D.D.S.(1991)
William L. Beasley, D.D.S.
Todd A. Frankenbery, D.D.S. (1995)
Kay S. Beavers, D.D.S.
Edward E. Harroz, Jr., D.D.S. (1981)
Gabriel Bird, D.D.S. (2007)
Edward E. Harroz, III, D.D.S. (2007)
David J. Birdwell, D.D.S. (1981)
D. Todd Johnson, D.D.S. (1991)
William J. Blum, D.D.S. (1983)
Larson R. Keso, D.D.S.
Blaire A. Bowers, D.D.S. (2010)
Thomas J. McGarry, D.D.S.
M. Edmund Braly, D.D.S. (1976)
Paul M. Mullasseril, D.D.S. (1998)
Michael S. Breland, D.D.S. (1995)
David F. Nittler, D.D.S. (1980)
C. Todd Bridges, D.D.S. (1995)
& Betty J. Nittler
George I. Bridges Jr., D.D.S.
Ronald K. Shaw, D.D.S. (1989)
Matthew L. Bridges, D.D.S. (2017)
Susan E. Whiteneck, D.D.S. (1981)
Donna L. Brogan, R.D.H. (1994)
Steven W. Hogg, D.D.S. (1980) Mathew D. Hookom, D.D.S. (2009) Bradford B. Hoopes, D.D.S. (1982) Scott T. Hubbard, D.D.S. (2008-Ortho) Mirinda R. Hyde Krista M. Jones, D.D.S. (1981) Randolph P. Jones, D.D.S. (1980) Mohammad Karami, D.D.S. (1993) Sharukh S. Khajotia, D.D.S. Joe Lai, D.D.S. (1997) & April Lai, D.D.S. (1999) Robert M. Lamb, D.D.S. Larry D. Lander, D.D.S. Thomas E. Lequia, D.D.S. (1990) Daryn L. Lu, D.D.S. (2015) John K. Maravich, D.D.S. (1999) Mary Martin, D.D.S. (1984)
Bonnie L. Burton, D.D.S. (1990)
Dean’s Circle Silver
Randy S. McCormick, D.D.S. (1999)
Patricia Z. Cannon, D.D.S. (1995)
Philip M. Abshere, D.D.S. (1981)
Robert E. Carson, D.M.D.
R. Todd Boone, D.D.S. (1987)
Steven R. Carson, D.D.S. (1984)
Susan E. Brackett, D.D.S. (1978)
Brian G. Chastain (2007)
L. Joe Bradley, D.D.S.
Ray Cohlmia, D.D.S.
Perry L. Brooks, D.D.S. (1990)
Kenneth S. Coy, D.D.S. (1977)
S. Kelly Brown, D.D.S. (1976)
Robi L. Craig, D.D.S. (1999)
Adam G. Cohlmia, D.D.S. (2011)
G. Frans Currier, D.D.S.
Matthew E. Cohlmia, D.D.S. (1991)
Rebecca L. Davis, D.D.S. (1994)
Raymond A. Cohlmia, D.D.S. (1988)
Edward T. Dehan, D.M.D.
Lester L. Cowden, III, D.D.S. (1985)
John J. Dmytryk, D.M.D.
Josephine W. Freede
Calvin Doan, D.D.S. (2006)
Jay Ghosh, D.D.S. (1993)
Dayna Duke, D.D.S. (1989)
Mark T. Hanstein, D.D.S. (1985)
Benjamin F. Edwards, Jr., D.D.S. (1980)
Randi M. Hobbs, D.D.S. (2008)
Heath H. Evans, D.D.S. (2009)
Doug Kirkpatrick, D.D.S. (1991)
Christopher R. Fagan, D.D.S. (2011)
& LaDonna Kirkpatrick, R.D.H. (1989)
Timothy R. Fagan, D.D.S. (1981)
Damon R. Johnson, D.D.S. (1993)
John M. Folks, D.D.S. (2001)
Juan R. Lopez, D.D.S. (1991)
Terry J. Fruits, D.D.S. (1979)
Andrea M. Montgomery, D.D.S. (2004)
Steve P. Garn, D.D.S. (1987)
Patrick R. Montgomery, D.D.S.
Val Garn, D.D.S. (1992)
Vincent E. Montgomery, D.M.D.
Chad M. Garrison, D.D.S. (1996)
Richard M. Oakley, D.D.S.
Robert G. Gerety, D.D.S. (1992)
James B. Roane, D.D.S.
John E. Gladden
Russell J. Stratton, D.D.S.
Mark W. Goodman, D.D.S. (1990)
Karen Willhoite, D.D.S. (1995)
Kevin L. Haney, D.D.S. (1989)
C. Rieger Wood, D.D.S. (1981)
Richard Haught, D.D.S.
& Donna Wood, R.D.H. (1979)
V. Matthew Heim, D.D.S. (2005-Ortho) & Somer R. Heim, D.D.S. (2008) Richard G. Henry, D.D.S. (1990) Jeffrey F. Hermen, D.D.S. (1991)
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Myron S. Hilton, D.D.S. (1982)
Stephen K. McCullough, D.D.S. (1979) Glen A. Mead, D.D.S. (1977) Robert M. Merrill, D.D.S. (1990-Ortho) Frank J. Miranda, D.D.S. Donald L. Mitchell, D.D.S. Alan A. Miyake, D.D.S. Rajesh M. Patel, D.D.S. (1992) Justin Power, D.D.S. (2005-Ortho) Karen G. Reed, D.D.S. (1992) Douglas P. Rockwood, D.D.S. Brant P. Rouse, D.D.S. (2004) Troy A. Schmitz, D.D.S. (2015) Susan L. Settle, D.D.S. (1986) Paul A. Shadid, Sr., D.D.S. (1984) Shelly V. Short, R.D.H. (1985) David A. Simon, D.D.S. (1984) Floyd Simon Jr., D.D.S. (1982) Steven L. Skanchy, D.D.S. Kevin S. Smith, D.D.S. (1988) Larry G. Smith, D.D.S. (1980) Aaron C. Southerland, D.D.S. (2010) Denny W. Southard, D.D.S. (1981) James A. Sparks, D.D.S. (1986) Steven M. Sullivan, D.D.S.
(1988-Oral Surgery) Jeanne C. Sutton, D.M.D. Robert L. Talley, D.D.S. Paul S. Tiwana, D.D.S. Phoebe L. Vaughan, D.D.S. (2011) Randall E. Venk, D.D.S. (1980)
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W. Scott Waugh, D.D.S.
Joseph M. Meador, D.D.S.
Wesley E. Nipper, D.D.S. (1993)
Robert P. Webb, III, D.D.S. (1980)
Vincent E. Montgomery, M.D.
Bruce K. Reeder, D.D.S. (1993)
Mori K. White, D.D.S. (1992)
G. K. Rains, Jr., D.D.S. (1982)
Rodney K. Rhodes, D.D.S. (1988)
Don Whitsett, D.D.S.
Stephen E. Reagan, D.D.S. (1977)
Steven R. Scott, D.D.S. (1980)
Ronald L. Winder, D.D.S.
M. Timothy Rudd, D.D.S. (1988)
Jesse D. Storts, Jr., D.D.S. (1984)
Kendra H. Yandell, D.D.S. (2008)
Donald W. Schiess, D.D.S. (1989)
David F. Tate
Moses Yang, D.D.S. (2011)
Rebecca W. Schiller, R.D.H. (1996)
Dwight L. Turner, D.D.S. (1981)
James R. Yeary, D.D.S. (1985)
Fred P. Schonwald, Jr.
Thomas M. Van Den Berghe, D.D.S. (1991)
Stephen K. Young, D.D.S.
Tony Stretesky, D.D.S.
Bryan J. VanOven, D.D.S. (2003)
Nathaniel W. Talley, D.D.S. (2007)
Roney G. Walkup, D.D.S. (1998)
Mary Thomas
Darlene Wynne
Fellow George E. Arquitt, III, D.D.S. (1996) Chad B. Carter, D.D.S. (2015)
Patron
Trent W. Yadon, D.D.S. (1987) Lynn P. Youngblood, R.D.H. (1996)
Aaron T. Cohenour, D.D.S. (2009)
Errol J. Allison, D.D.S. (1988)
Richard N. Corwin, D.D.S. (1976)
Jack B. Austerman, D.D.S.
Calvin Doan, D.D.S. (2006)
Carol M. Blossfeld, D.D.S. (1996)
Jeannie M. Bath, D.D.S. (2000)
Steven W. Fooshee, D.D.S. (1977)
Brandon R. Bowers, D.D.S. (1976)
Jennifer J. Campbell, R.D.H. (1986)
Katherine Kelly, D.D.S. (1999-Ortho)
Alka V. Cohen, D.D.S. (1981)
Francis DiCarlo, R.D.H. (1997)
Larry J. Lavelett, D.D.S. (1987)
Laurie E. Cunningham, R.D.H.
Erin L. Duncan, R.D.H. (1997)
Grady L. Lembke, D.D.S. (1999)
Michael L. Dial, D.D.S. (1987)
John E. Frank
Eric M. Loper, D.D.S. (1986)
Gabriel Duffy
Glynnis L. Gangwer
Allyson H. Meacham, R.D.H. (1979)
Casey G. Fishburn, D.M.D.
E. Vann Greer, D.D.S.
Mostafa Norooz, D.D.S. (1995)
Keifer L. Fisher, D.D.S. (1987)
Rachel Harper
Scott G. Renfrow, D.D.S. (2005)
Hollie C. Greer, R.D.H. (1987)
Scott C. Hicken, D.D.S. (1986)
Michael D. Rohrer, D.D.S.
Robert A. Gruenberg, D.D.S. (1984)
W. D. Jett, D.D.S. (1981)
Richard R. Seals, Jr., D.D.S. (1979)
Michael D. Hampton, D.D.S. (1983)
Sarah M. Justus, R.D.H. (2016)
& Dianna J. Seals, R.D.H. (1981)
Terry G. Haney, D.D.S. (1980)
Karel M. Ludwig, R.D.H. (2003)
Jeff Shadid, D.D.S. (1985)
David J. Harrell, D.D.S. (1980)
Earl H. Mabry, D.D.S.
Oliver M. Spaeth, D.D.S. (2004)
Don W. Haskins, D.D.S.
Shahryar Nemovi, D.D.S. (2015)
Rachel L. Standlee, D.D.S. (2009)
R. Randall Haskins, D.D.S. (1989)
Kristi Nickel
Michael R. Stephens, D.D.S. (2001)
Karla J. Henry
Ronda G. O’Daniel, R.D.H. (1978)
Jackson L. Sullivan, D.D.S. (1995)
Jeffrey C. Hill, D.D.S. (1998)
Beth A. Soderfelt
Ryan J. Theobald, D.D.S. (2011)
Matthew B. Hodgson, D.D.S. (2016)
Lisa M. Surritte, R.D.H. (1981)
Matthew J. Walls, D.D.S. (1998)
Andrew J. Holloman, D.D.S. (2007)
Heather M. Thompson, M.D.
Lewis R. Wayt, D.D.S. (2002)
John D. Horn, D.D.S. (1980)
Shyler D. Vincent, D.D.S. (2009)
Staci P. Wekenborg, R.D.H. (1992)
Autumn G. Hurd, D.D.S. (1999)
Donor
Sally R. Kern
Affiliate
William M. Kohs, D.D.S. (1985)
Mark S. Anthony, D.D.S. (1988)
Robert J. Livingston, D.D.S.
Kimberly A. Firey, D.D.S. (1996)
Myers W. Lockard, Jr., D.D.S.
Sherrie L. Brown, R.D.H. (1978)
Megan C. Louk
Carolyn M. Caudle, D.D.S. (2001)
Pamela G. Low, D.D.S.
Darrell W. Daugherty, D.D.S. (1998)
Anita Naik Madhav, D.D.S. (1994)
Susan R. Davis, D.D.S. (1987)
David O. Marks, D.D.S.
Suzanna Dooley
Mark K. McAlister, D.D.S. (1981)
Jennifer J. Griffin, D.D.S. (1999)
Roley D. McIntosh, D.D.S. (1979)
Wallace G. Haskett, D.D.S. (1977)
Charles A. McQuigg, D.D.S. (1986)
Carolyn R. Hetrick, D.D.S. (2013)
David C. Mier, D.D.S.
Herbert Klontz, D.D.S.
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Special Funds Gift Giving In addition to recognizing donors to our annual giving society, the OU College of Dentistry would like to thank all of the individuals, organizations and companies that have played an instrumental role in founding and supporting these special funds. The following is a list of those who have made contributions during the past fiscal year (July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019).
Alliance to the Oklahoma Dental Association Scholarship
Dentistry Clinical Equipment Fund
Carol Jane Shadid Memorial Scholarship
Donald L. Mitchell Excellence in Prosthodontics Award
Oklahoma County Dental Society
Ralph O. Shadid, M.D. & Marjorie T. Shadid
Class of 1987 Endowed Scholarship John E. Taylor, D.D.S. (1987)
College of Dentistry Indigent Care Fund
Delta Dental of Oklahoma Foundation
Community-Based Dental Education Program
Delta Dental of Oklahoma Foundation
Coy Endowment
Kenneth S. Coy, D.D.S. (1977)
Dean’s Support Fund
Elizabeth M. Bennie Durga Buchupally, D.D.S. (2015) Kay C. Gerety Shelley Hires Harry R. Segnar, III Susan L. Settle, D.D.S. (1986) Frank J. Wiebelt, D.D.S. C. Rieger Wood, D.D.S. (1981)
Delta Dental Scholarship Fund Delta Dental of Oklahoma Foundation
David O. Marks, D.D.S.
Donald L. Mitchell, D.D.S.
Dr. Raleigh Holt, Jr., Scholarship Ashley P. Holt Elaine T. Holt Mary Martin, D.D.S. (1984) Brant P. Rouse, D.D.S. (2004)
Dr. Ronald & Barbara Winder Scholarship
Ronald L. Winder, D.D.S. & Barbara R. Winder
Graduate Alumni Support Fund in Orthodontics
Brent S. Dobson, D.D.S. (2006-Ortho) Rachel R. Hardinger, D.D.S. (2009-Ortho) Mark H. Holt, D.D.S. (1989-Ortho) Jeffrey A. Housley, D.D.S. (2002-Ortho) Larson R. Keso, D.D.S. Neeps Patel, D.D.S. (2009-Ortho) Stephen F. Snodell, D.D.S. (1991-Ortho) Mark D. Unruh, D.D.S. (1997-Ortho)
J. Mark Felton Graduate Orthodontic Travel Fund
John C. Clayton, D.D.S. (1978) E. Vann Greer, D.D.S. Oklahoma Orthodontic Society Rodney K. Rhodes, D.D.S. (1990-Ortho) Alejandro Alberto Romero-Delmastro, D.D.S.
Kurtis Barton Memorial Scholarship
Matthew L. Bridges, D.D.S. (2017) Seth L. Cowden, D.D.S. (2017) Kasey R. Gillespie, D.D.S. (2017) Mohammed R. Kayyali, D.D.S. (2017) Tiffany L. Maldonado, D.D.S. (2017) Amber D. McCabe, R.D.H. (2010) Timothy A. McClain, D.D.S. (2017)
Legacy Project: Capital Improvements
Alexander & Strunk, Inc. Dr. Jack B. Austerman C. Todd Bridges, D.D.S. (1995) Matthew E. Cohlmia, D.D.S. (1991) Raymond A. Cohlmia, D.D.S. (1988) Delta Dental of Oklahoma Foundation Twana Farley-Duncan, D.D.S. (1991) Josephine W. Freede David F. Nittler, D.D.S. (1980) & Betty J. Nittler Jeff Shadid, D.D.S. (1980) Scot R. Shadid, D.D.S. (1984) & Nanay L. Shadid D.D.S. (1985)
Michael D. Rohrer, D.D.S. Award Michael D. Rohrer, D.D.S.
Orthodontic Dental Clinic Renovation Fund
Mark E. Blanchette, D.D.S. (1992-Ortho) Brent Shannon Dobson, D.D.S. (2006-Ortho) Jay Ghosh, D.D.S. (1993-Ortho) Robert J. Herman, D.D.S. (2004-Ortho) Jeffery A. Housley, D.D.S. (2002-Ortho) Gregory W. Hubbard, D.D.S. (1992-Ortho) Larson R. Keso, D.D.S. Michael J. Kierl, D.D.S. (1989-Ortho) Doug Kirkpatrick, D.D.S. (1993-Ortho) Herbert Klontz, D.D.S. Cal F. Martin, D.D.S. (2013-Orthho) Robert M. Merrill, D.D.S. (1990-Ortho) John J. Morozuk Anand N. Patel, D.D.S. (1999-Ortho) Rodney K. Rhodes, D.D.S. (1990-Ortho) Alejandro Alberto Romero-Delmastro, D.D.S. Mark D. Unruh, D.D.S. (1997-Ortho) David R. Weller, D.D.S. (2004-Ortho)
Pediatric Dental Clinic Renovation Fund
Twana D. Farley-Duncan, D.D.S. (1991)
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Reichmann-Staples Chair in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Kenneth J. Baldwin, D.D.S. (1987) Thomas M. Rogers, D.D.S. (2005)
Russell J. Stratton Scholarship Russell J. Stratton, D.D.S.
Scientific Day Award
American College of Prosthodontists American Student Dental Association Colgate Laurie E. Cunningham, R.D.H. Delta Dental of Oklahoma Dentsply Sirona John J. Dmytryk, D.M.D. Oklahoma Academy of General Dentistry Oklahoma Association of Women Dentists Oklahoma County Dental Association Oklahoma Dental Association Oklahoma Dental Hygienists Association Oklahoma Orthodontic Society Oklahoma Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons Omicron Kappa Upsilon Student American Dental Hygiene Association
Tulsa County Dental Society Endowed Scholarship
Alexander & Strunk, Inc. Mark A. Andregg, D.D.S. (1989) Apex Endodontics Burkkhart Dental Supply Cooper & Chockley Orthodontics Delta Dental of Oklahoma Eastern Oklahoma Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons First Oklahoma Bank Todd A. Gentling, D.D.S. (2003) Jerry L. Greer, D.D.S. Green Country Endodontics James W. Hackler, D.D.S. Christopher R. Mastin, D.D.S. (2003) Nicole N. McCollam Kenner Misner, D.D.S. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, PLC Platinum Dental Group, LLC Lindsay A. Smith, D.D.S. (2004) Tulsa County Dental Society Scott W. Wagner, D.D.S. (1997) Mark E. Whitney, D.D.S. Justin M. Young, D.D.S. (2016)
William J. Blum, D.D.S. Missions Scholarship
William J. Blum, D.D.S. (1983)
William N. Flesher Memorial Fund
Joseph L. Paventy, D.D.S. (2010-Ortho)
Make a Contribution There’s still time to make a contribution to the current campaign for the J. Dean Robertson Society, which runs through June 30. If you would like to make a gift, or if you have a question about your current Dean’s Circle membership, please contact Megan Louk, director of development, at 405-271-4380, or email Megan-Louk@ouhsc.edu. Or you can give online at dentistry.ouhsc.edu/JDR All gifts to the J. Dean Robertson Society made during July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020, will be published in the next issue of OU Dentistry.
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HORIZON Committed to improving the health of Oklahomans and shaping the future of dentistry
The College of Dentistry is committed to improving the health of Oklahomans and shaping the future of dentistry by developing highly qualified dental practitioners and scientists through excellence in education, patient care, research, community service, faculty and facilities. How You and Your Organization Can Help Support This Mission. You and your organization can help by partnering with us on a variety of special events and opportunities the OU College of Dentistry hosts throughout the year. Most importantly, your partnership at any level will both benefit our mission and promote your organization to current and future dental professionals.
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Sponsorship Opportunities
Student Welcome Dinner & Fall Vendor Fair (Tuesday, August 18, 2020) Sponsorship Opportunities: • Vendor Table – $1,000 (10 available)
The following events are just a few of the many sponsorship opportunities available through the college’s Horizon Partnership Program. Events include student, faculty, and alumni events. If you or your organization are interested in sponsoring one of the events below, or interested in other sponsorship opportunities, please contact Kayla Harp using the contact information at the bottom of this page.
Dean’s Circle Dinner – OKC (Friday, November 13, 2020) Sponsorship Opportunities • Exclusive Reception Sponsor - $5,000 (1 available) - Includes four tickets to the dinner and a table sponsorship • Entertainment Sponsor - $2,500 (1 available) - Includes two tickets to the dinner and a table sponsorship • Table Sponsor - $1,500 (10 available) - Includes two tickets to the dinner
Scientific Day (Friday, April 17, 2020) Sponsorship Opportunities • Vendor Table – $1,000 (10 available) - Includes two tickets to the Scientific Day Awards Luncheon DDS Senior Dinner and Awards Ceremony (Thursday, May 7, 2020) Sponsorship Opportunities: • Exclusive Reception Sponsor - $5,000 (1 available) - Includes four tickets to the dinner and a table sponsorship • Entertainment Sponsor - $2,500 (1 available) - Includes two tickets to the dinner and a table sponsorship • Table Sponsor - $1,500 (10 available) - Includes two tickets to the dinner
All sponsors will be recognized in event programs and signage, and will be included in the Dean’s welcome remarks.
Interested in viewing more sponsorship opportunities with the college? Contact: Kayla Harp Kayla-Harp@ouhsc.edu | (405) 271-3433
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College Mourns the Passing of Dr. Jerome B. Miller and Announces Dedication in his Honor
The Influence of One‌
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Jerome B. Miller, D.D.S., was a nationally recognized and respected pediatric dentist who taught part-time at the college and mentored countless dental students throughout his professional career. Dr. Miller passed away in July of 2019. An Oklahoma native, Dr. Miller earned his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of Oklahoma. After graduating in 1963, he attended dental school at Baylor College of Dentistry and received his graduate pediatric dentistry training at the Children’s Medical Center in Dallas. Dr. Miller returned to Oklahoma City in 1968, where he established his private pediatric dental practice and dedicated his life to providing high-quality dental care to the children of Oklahoma, until his retirement in 2012.
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largest fundraiser. Concerned about the ever-rising cost of dental education, Dr. Miller established the Miller Scholarship in 2003, providing an annual $5,000 award to a deserving dental student who showed great enthusiasm and promise in pediatric dentistry. He continued to stay in contact with and mentor these scholars throughout their professional lives. In 2009, he was awarded the OU College of Dentistry Alumni Association’s Distinguished Service Award, the college’s highest honor.
Dr. Miller’s impact on the dental profession is profound. He served as president and was a fellow of both the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) and the American College of Dentists (ACD), where he worked tirelessly to elevate the ethics of the profession. Both organizations recognized his efforts by awarding him their top awards, the Distinguished Service Award (AAPD-1999), the Pediatric Dentist of the Year (AAPD-2004) and the William J. Gies Award (ACD-217). Further, he was a valued fellow in both the Pierre Fauchard Academy and the International College of Dentistry. Despite earning his dental education at other institutions, Dr. Miller considered the University of Oklahoma to be his home. The OU College of Dentistry first opened in 1972, nearly a decade after Dr. Miller enrolled in dental school. In an interview from 2016, Dr. Miller said, “I call OU my dental school now even though I wasn’t able to go there.” One student who grew fond of Dr. Miller and his dedication to pediatric dentistry was Kevin Haney, D.D.S. “Through the years, what Jerry did for the OU College of Dentistry was nothing short of extraordinary,” Dr. Haney said. “Personally, what he did for me was transformative— to be a living example of what I should always be: professional, ethical, engaged, knowing, seeking and giving. Because of his mentorship, I’m a far better person than I would have been without him.” Dr. Miller was a great advocate and supporter of the college. It was largely through his efforts that the college’s first endowed chair came to culmination – the William E. Brown Chair in Pediatric Dentistry. In addition, he played an integral role in the creation of the J. Dean Robertson Society, the college’s annual private support fund and
In 2016, Dr. Miller, and his wife Kay, announced a $1 million gift to the college to underwrite the renovation of OU’s pediatric dental clinic, which treats more than 2,000 low-income patients per year. When asked what inspired this gift, Dr. Miller said, “One of the principal reasons I give to the college is that it is teaching state-of-the-art dentistry, and that’s what I’m about.”
“I want the children of Oklahoma to have the best oral health they can, and this is the way to get it,” he said. “You need to train young doctors with the newest techniques and in the best facilities.”
In recognition of his life-long support and dedication to the OU College of Dentistry, the college is honored to announce the naming of its pediatric dental clinic in his memory, and will hereby be known as the Dr. Jerome B. Miller Pediatric Dental Clinic. When renovations are complete, the Dr. Jerome B. Miller Pediatric Dental Clinic will be one of the most technologically advanced clinics available, with full computerization and the addition of 3-D radiographic units, transforming the appearance of the current institutional
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Roman Garcia, D.M.D., M.P.H. General Practice Residency and Comprehensive Care Dr. Garcia grew up in Wellington, Florida and graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a degree in philosophy and history. Following graduation, he attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham for post-baccalaureate education. He later attended the University of Pittsburgh School of Dentistry and Public Health. After earning his doctorate, he completed a general practice residency at OU Children’s Physicians Dental Clinic at OU Medicine and is now a clinical instructor in the General Practice Residency program and the Division of Comprehensive Care. Troy Schmitz, D.D.S. Operative Dentistry Dr. Schmitz is a 2015 graduate of the OU College of Dentistry. After graduation, he worked in Midwest City, Oklahoma for several years in corporate dentistry. Coming back to teach was always something he knew he wanted to do and he is now an assistant professor in the Department of Operative Dentistry. David Shadid, D.D.S., M.S.D. Endodontics Dr. Shadid joined the college after having a successful private practice for two years in Oklahoma City. He is a native Oklahoman and is active in his church and community. He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry and received his master’s degree from the University of Washington in Seattle. He will be assuming the position of Chairman of the Department of Endodontics next summer.
2019 New Faculty Part-Time
Tracy Blessing, D.M.D. A native of Miami, Florida, Dr. Blessing received her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida in 2005, graduating cum laude with a degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition. She then pursued a Doctorate of Dental Medicine degree at Tufts University in Boston, graduating in 2010. Subsequently, she completed a General Practice Residency in New York City focusing on full mouth reconstruction, smile design and facial aesthetics. Since 2011, Dr. Blessing has built and maintained a robust comprehensive dental and facial aesthetic practice in Miami Beach, Florida. She has been an invited speaker and clinical instructor both nationally and internationally on the cosmetic and therapeutic uses of botulinum toxin and dermal fillers. In 2018, Dr. Blessing relocated to Oklahoma City and now maintains practices in both Oklahoma City and Miami Beach.
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Niranjan Joshi, D.D.S.-Prosthodontics Mary Martin, D.D.S.-Professor Julie Speights, D.D.S.-Comprehensive Care Patrick Woods, D.D.S.-Prosthodontics Named Division Head of Comprehensive Care: Dr. Ann Johnson
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College Names New Director of Faculty Practice With 25 years of experience in dental practice management, Caryl Parsons has joined the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry as the director of faculty practice. Parsons comes to the College of Dentistry from Woodward, Oklahoma, where she was owner, operator and director of marketing and management of a small business. In her new role as director, she will plan, develop, implement and manage business operations and practice initiatives of the OU College of Dentistry, with clinical and administrative oversight responsibilities. “The days spent here at the OU College of Dentistry have been rewarding and challenging at the same time,” Parsons said. “The future is so bright and filled with the promise of cutting-edge technology coupled with the pinnacle of care offered to every patient from the doctors who educate tomorrow’s dental professionals. We have an idea that sustains each of us each day at OU Dentistry.” Parsons’ extensive background in the field of dentistry began in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in her role as an assistant with a pediatric dentistry practice. There, she received training in the principles of systems development, patient retention, treatment plan acceptance and increased production. Subsequently, she accepted a management position at a multi-facility, multi-doctor practice in Oklahoma City, where she was active in all aspects of practice, including hiring, training and retention, and facilitation of all clinical operations.
“Every patient is my patient, and every patient should feel like they are my only patient!”
Parsons attended the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where she studied marketing and management. She has served on boards of multiple organizations, including Leadership Oklahoma, Northwest Domestic Crisis Services, Woodward Education Foundation, Northwest Oklahoma Red Cross, Woodward Chamber of Commerce and the Woodward Tourism and Visitors Bureau. She also served as the Oklahoma Mission of Mercy hospitality lead in 2017.
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2019 Faculty Recognition College of Dentistry Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: Dr. John Dmytryk Outstanding Professorial Achievement Award: Dr. Joy Hasebe Outstanding Part-time Achievement Award: Dr. Wally Haskett Dean’s Service Award: Dr. Kay Beavers
5 Years of Service: Dr. Yacoub Al Sakka Dr. Suhair Jambi Dr. Tapan Koticha Dr. Karen Rattan Dr. Kathy Rogers Dr. Kent Scoggin Dr. Rieger Wood
15 Years of Service: Dr. Joy Hasebe
20 Years of Service: Dr. John Clayton Dr. Paul Mullasseril
25 Years of Service: Dr. Kevin Smith
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2019 Retired
Faculty Luncheon
On Nov. 13, the college welcomed retired faculty members back to campus for its annual retired faculty luncheon. Retirees had the opportunity to visit with one another as well as with current faculty members. After lunch, they were given a tour of the college and learned about the many innovative changes being made in curriculum, and even got to test new technologies.
Retired Faculty: Dr. John Clayton Dr. Dunn Cumby Dr. Joy Hasebe Dr. Johnny Siler
Retired Staff: Gladys Davis Billy Harley Sharon Harwood
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43 Years
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After 43 years, Dunn H. Cumby, D.D.S., head of the Division of Community Dentistry at the college, has stepped down. He plans to pursue life, family and the groundwork for a new master’s degree program within the college. The first African American man to graduate from OU College of Dentistry in 1976, Dr. Cumby said he has achieved everything he sought to do over the past 43 years. "I spent three years at OU for my undergrad and went to dental school in Oklahoma City at the OU College of Dentistry. After the fourth year, I received my M.P.H. and D.D.S. Soon after, I became a faculty member at the college and have been for the last 50 years," Dr. Cumby said.
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While Dr. Cumby was an instructor at the college, he also founded his private practice in 1976. In 1999, he began teaching courses such as Introduction to Practice Management, Practice Management and Fundamentals of Dental Practice. He also taught Introduction to Ethics. In 2007, Dr. Cumby was approved for a training program, called the Community Dental Health Coordinator Pilot Training Program, which generated $1.4 million to the OU College of Dentistry. In addition to his dental career, in 1998 Dr. Cumby became an ordained deacon for the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. He's also a 4th Degree Black Belt and World Taekwondo referee, as well as directed and instructed for the East Side YMCA World Taekwondo School for three years. “It wasn’t that I was ready to retire, I just needed more time and flexibility," Dr. Cumby said. “I’ve got nine grandkids now and eight of them live in California. My wife goes to visit them for long periods of time and it makes me want to have more time with them.” Last year, Dr. Cumby, 68, said he was offered a deal to sell his private practice. “I was at a church in Orlando, Florida, and I remember praying for
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a solution, just praying for God to decide something for me and I would be ready to do it. About two weeks later, one of my former partners went out to dinner with me and asked if I would be interested in selling him my practice," he said.
"I offered him a project to work on and I told him to do it in his own way. We're working to add a master’s program for public health, and who better than Dr. Cumby could we find to fulfill this duty?"
Dr. Cumby's colleagues said he's highly respected and has touched the lives of countless patients and students.
Dr. Cumby will continue to teach ethics and help at his former practice one day a week.
Dr. Raymond Cohlmia, dean of the college and longtime colleague of Dr. Cumby, said that he is an exemplary professional and an invaluable asset to the university. He's one of the last faculty that would know all 2,237 graduates who have come through this college, Dr. Cohlmia added. "I mean it when I say that I am one of Dr. Cumby's kids. When you come to him about anything, it's like everything stops and all of his attention is dedicated and focused is on you. He is a very compassionate man," Dr. Cohlmia said. Dr. Cumby was one of Dr. Cohlmia’s professors long before he became the dean of the college and Dr. Cohlmia attributes much of his success to the help he received from Dr. Cumby.
"OU has been good to me and I feel that I've been good to them. It's a symbiotic relationship and I have nothing but great experiences here," Dr. Cumby said. “Whatever you do in your life, make sure in yourself that you have the talent or gifted ability to do what you want to do. It will almost always work out.”
"When Dr. Cumby came to me about retiring, I knew he wouldn't be able to sit idle," Dr. Cohlmia said. "Dr. Cumby is a professional, and a professional will continue their work until the day they die. ... He would be bored in retirement.
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“If we can find a way to replace a tooth-colored filling every 14 years instead of every seven years, we can reduce the cost of oral healthcare and save more of the patients’ tooth structure,” Dr. Khajotia said. Tooth-colored fillings contain chemical bonds called ester bonds. The saliva in a person’s mouth contains enzymes called esterases. Dr. Khajotia’s study focuses on the esterases in saliva that have the ability to break the ester bonds in tooth-colored fillings. His previous studies have shown that when the bonds break down, the surface of the filling begins to degrade and becomes rougher, which allows more plaque to form. Because filling material contains many different components, Dr. Khajotia wants to understand which of them are linked to more or less plaque formation. If individual components can be isolated, filling materials might be changed so that they don’t support as much plaque growth. “This represents a gap in our knowledge in dentistry,” he said. “We don’t know precisely what is happening to these fillings at the junction between tooth structure, the filling material and what we call a bonding agent. It’s a complex interface, but we are beginning to learn more about why these fillings fail earlier than they should.”
College Researcher Earns Grant to Seek Longer-Lasting Tooth-Colored Fillings When dentists discover cavities in their patients, they are often filled with a tooth-colored material that looks just like a person’s own teeth. However, tooth-colored fillings usually require replacement every five to seven years, often because tooth decay has formed under the filling. A researcher at the OU College of Dentistry in Oklahoma City is investigating which components of filling materials are most susceptible to decay and which enzymes in a person’s saliva cause the most plaque. Sharukh S. Khajotia, B.D.S., Ph.D., associate dean for research, recently received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to further his investigations into decay and tooth-colored fillings. Although filling materials have improved considerably since the 1960s, it is estimated that in the United States alone, more than $5 billion is spent each year on restoring and replacing fillings, he said.
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Dr. Khajotia has been building his research over the years to the point where he earned the recent federal grant. In previous research funded locally by the Presbyterian Health Foundation and the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology, he studied how two saliva enzymes degrade fillings. The new grant expands that research. He is using tests that he and his team developed and that are now being used around the world, including a process for creating a three-dimensional structure of plaque. The new grant also includes funding for several dental and dental hygiene students to participate in the research, a process that benefits them greatly as they begin their careers.
“Patient care and research go hand in hand; without one, you cannot have the other,” Dr. Khajotia said. “Most of the developments in dental biomaterials have been based on a clinical need. Our college has a history of clinical excellence, so doing research is a logical extension of our clinical capabilities.”
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Fighting Back Against Bacteria on Dental Restorations
asked themselves: What if the adhesive resins used in restorative dentistry could not only bond a filling to the tooth, but also could fight against bacteria that attack the filling? The solution they proposed was the utilization of nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide nanoparticles. “A nanoparticle can be 750 times smaller than the thickness of a human hair,” Dr. Khajotia said. “The properties of many conventional materials change when formed from nanoparticles because they have a great surface-to-volume ratio compared to larger particles.” Dr. Esteban Florez and Dr. Khajotia determined they needed to construct higher-quality nanoparticles and make them functional within dental polymers to create the adhesive resin. Toward this end, they established a collaboration with Adam Rondinone, Ph.D., a scientist from the Center for Nanophase and Materials Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This multidisciplinary team started to fabricate nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide nanoparticles using robust synthesis processes based on the production of chemical compounds, known as solvothermal reactions. Unlike other adhesive resins, the materials developed display antibacterial properties, which are enhanced by on-demand light irradiation. The research looks promising, and the team is hopeful about its translation into clinical practice. For now, it has led to other findings, such as the nanoparticles’ ability to produce crystals containing high concentrations of phosphorous and calcium from saliva-like solutions.
Most people don’t look forward to going to the dentist, especially when continually replacing fillings and crowns. What if there was a secret weapon fighting the bacteria that causes dental restorations to fail? Fernando Luis Esteban Florez, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., and Sharukh Khajotia, B.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., are on the forefront of developing that secret weapon. The traditional procedure used to place composite fillings involves several steps, but before the placement, an adhesive resin must be applied to bond the tooth to the filling. The disadvantage is that cavities can recur over time as a result of biofilm—a pool of various bacteria—seeping into micro cracks of a restoration. Because of this common problem, Dr. Esteban Florez and Dr. Khajotia
The team investigated the nanoparticles using cutting-edge scientific technologies available at Oak Ridge, including time-of-flight secondary ion spectrometry, small-angle x-ray spectroscopy, small-angle neutron scattering and advanced microscopies. “Using neutron scattering, we can understand how well the nanoparticles are dispersed, how they impact polymer chains, and what types of interfaces are established between the polymer and nanoparticles,” Dr. Esteban Florez said. Today, the research team holds two patents. Current research into functionalizing the nanoparticles in areas other than dentistry, including antibacterial coatings for the control of cross-contamination in hospitals, is ongoing.
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Brandon Joseph Cohlmia Oklahoma City University of Oklahoma, B.S., 2015 General Practice Oklahoma City Cama Danielle Cord Yukon, Oklahoma Oklahoma Baptist University, B.S., 2015 Residency Oklahoma City
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Doctor of Dental Surgery On Saturday, May 11, the Class of 2019 graduated with their Doctorate of Dental Surgery degrees. The commencement ceremony was held at First United Methodist Church in Oklahoma City. Listed below the names of each graduate is their hometown; undergraduate college or university; practice, residency or graduate program; and their location after graduating from dental school. Javeria Ahmad Plano, Texas University of Texas at Dallas, B.S., 2013 General Practice Oklahoma City Jeremy Ryan Archer Tulsa, Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, B.S., 2013 General Practice Oklahoma City Micah Asadi San Antonio, Texas University of Texas at Austin, B.S., 2014 General Practice San Antonio, Texas
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Savneet Basati Dallas, Texas Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, B.D.S., 2013 Residency Oklahoma City Jamie Lynn Bell Oologah, Oklahoma Rogers State University, B.S., 2013 General Practice Claremore, Oklahoma Anthony Boon Oklahoma City University of North Texas, B.A., 2013 General Practice Midwest City, Oklahoma Karlee Brownlee Okeen, Oklahoma Southwestern Oklahoma State University, B.S., 2015 General Practice San Antonio, Texas Graham Alec Busby Edmond, Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, B.S., 2015 General Practice Oklahoma City Sam Blake Campbell Tahlequah, Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, B.S., 2015 Indian Health Service Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Joshua Crossley Mustang, Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, B.S., 2012 General Practice Oklahoma City Kanyon Cunningham Altus, Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, B.S., 2015 General Practice Altus, Oklahoma Londan James Davis Fort Cobb, Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, B.S., 2015 General Practice Chickasha, Oklahoma Tara Brooke Denton Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Rogers State University, B.S., 2013 Residency Oklahoma City Sheila Amanda Emamian Edmond, Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, B.S., 2014 General Practice Oklahoma City Brock Frazee Oklahoma City Oklahoma State University, B.S., 2014 Residency Oklahoma City Srujani Reddy Gadusu Telangana, India NTR University of Health sciences, B.D.S., 2012 General Practice Johnstown, Pennsylvania
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Uzma Hajiyani Oklahoma City University of Oklahoma, B.S., 2015 General Practice Arlington, Texas
Greg Moses Blanding, Utah Brigham Young University, B.S., 2015 General Practice Greenville, South Carolina
Cooper Pasque Norman, Oklahoma Liberty University, M.A., 2013 Residency, U.S. Army Fort Bragg, Fayettville, North Carolina
Carlee Jae Holland Winnsboro, Texas Oklahoma State University, B.S., 2015 General Practice Winnsboro, Texas
Charles A. Mosley Hillsboro, Oregon Pacific University, B.S., 2013 General Practice Portland, Oregon
Olivia Louise Pogodzinski Dousman, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S., 2013 Dousman, Wisconsin
Ryan Richard Howard LaVerkin, Utah Southern Utah University, B.A., 2014 General Practice St. George, Utah
Narayan K. Naik Oklahoma City University of South Carolina, B.S., 2015 General Practice San Diego, California
Krysten Jackson Lawton, Oklahoma Cameron University, B.S., 2014 Residency Oklahoma City
Austin Michael Neil Broken Arrow, Oklahoma University of Tulsa, B.S., 2015 General Practice Sand Springs, Oklahoma
Mohammad Kandar Oklahoma City International University of Science and Technology, B.D.S, 2011 General Practice Oklahoma City
Garrett Landon Nelson Duncan, Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, B.A., 2008 General Practice Duncan, Oklahoma
Kenzie Karnish Ponca City, Oklahoma Oklahoma State University, B.S., 2015 General Practice Oklahoma City Douglas Scott Kooken Oologah, Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, B.S., 2014 General Practice Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tri Nguyen Oklahoma City University of Oklahoma, B.S., 2013 General Practice Oklahoma City Philip James Osborn Edmond, Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, B.S., 2015 General Practice Charlotte, North Carolina
Bryce James Lamer Garber, Oklahoma University of Central Oklahoma, B.S., 2014 Residency Memphis, Tennessee
Tarandeep Kaur Pannu Kent, Washington Shri Guru Ram Das Institute of Dental Sciences and Researchers, B.D.S., 2013 General Practice Fort Worth, Texas
Ryan Montgomery Hot Springs, Arkansas University of Arkansas at Little Rock, B.S., 2015 General Practice Hot Springs, Arkansas
Eric Cooper Parsons Oklahoma City University of Oklahoma, B.S., 2015 General Practice Edmond, Oklahoma
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Zachary Alan Siegler Tulsa, Oklahoma Villanova University, B.S., 2012 Residency Newark, New Jersey Arpit Singh Tracy, California Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College, B.D.S., 2016 Indian Health service Ada, Oklahoma Shelby Nell Steffenhagen Choctaw, Oklahoma Rose State College, A.A., 2013 Residency San Antonio, Texas
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Doctor of Dental Surgery Honors & Awards Academy of Dental Materials Award For excellence in scholarship in dental materials. Lynna Van Merkey
Johathan Wade Suttle Edmond, Oklahoma University of Central Oklahoma, M.S., 2012 General Practice Okarche, Oklahoma Tuan A. Tran Moore, Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, B.S., 2007 General Practice San Jose, California Lynna Van Merkey Broken Arrow, Oklahoma University of Tulsa, B.S., 2015 Residency Lincoln, Nebraska
Academy of General Dentistry Senior Student Dental Award For the senior students who exhibits the potential for becoming outstanding general dentists. Krysten Jackson Garrett Landon Nelson Academy of Osseointegration Outstanding Dental Student in Implant Dentistry Award Recognizes the most deserving senior student in this field of dentistry. Tara Brooke Denton American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology Dental Student Award Outstanding in the field of oral and maxillofacial pathology. Sam Blake Campbell
Terrick Lloyd Washington Ardmore, Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, B.M.A., 2014 Public Health Services Ardmore, Oklahoma
American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology Achievement Award For exceptional interest and accomplishment in dental radiology. Shelby Nell Steffenhagen American Academy of Oral Medicine Award Outstanding in the field of oral medicine. Bryce James Lamer
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American Academy of Periodontology Award For the graduating senior who displays the highest level of academic and clinical achievement related to periodontics. Micah Manah Asadi
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American Association of Endodontists Student Achievement Award For demonstrating remarkable skill in the area of endodontics during dental training.
Clinic Operations Staff Award Recognizes the student who Clinic Operations staff feel exemplifies professionalism, character and overall friendliness among the staff.
Cooper Pasque
Greg Tilton Moses
American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons Dental Implant Student Award For outstanding performance in undergraduate study and clinical training in the area of implant placement.
Comprehensive Care Clinic Award Recognizes the graduating senior dental student who has high standards of ethics, clinical skills, and overall excellent patient care.
Tuan Anh Tran
Miranda Clinic - Schuyler Pracht Robertson Clinic - Shelby Steffenhagen Shillingburg Clinic - Cooper Pasque
American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons Dental Student Award For outstanding performance in undergraduate study and clinical training in the area of oral and maxillofacial surgery and anesthesiology. Bryce James Lamer American Association of Orthodontists Award For demonstrating exceptional interest in the development of the oro-facial complex. Shelby Nell Steffenhagen American College of Dentists Outstanding Student Leader Award For demonstrated leadership and outstanding scholastic performance.
Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence Presented for attaining the highest academic standing during the prescribed years of study at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry. Bryce James Lamer Dental Support Lab Award For demonstrating exceptional technical skills and knowledge associated with dental laboratory technology. Uzma Hajiyani
Bryce James Lamer
Dentsply International Merit Award in Removable Prosthodontics For outstanding performance in the field of removable prosthodontics.
American Dental Society of Anesthesiology Horace Wells Senior Student Award For demonstrated proficiency in the field of dental anesthesiology.
Edwin L. Wilson, Jr. Award of Excellence Recognizes a student who, like Dr. Wilson, exemplifies compassion, dedication and leadership in the field of dentistry.
Philip Osborn
Cama Danielle Cord
Cama Danielle Cord
American Student Dental Association Award of Excellence The award honors the spirit of volunteerism and recognizes student participation or leadership in service to their school or local community. Will Seibold
Eleanor J. Bushee Memorial Award Presented by the American Association of Women Dentists to a senior dental student who is an AAWD member and has demonstrated outstanding leadership and academic excellence.
Brasseler’s Shillingburg Award for Excellence In Restorative Dentistry For the highest achievement in all aspects of restorative dentistry.
Fred C. Seids Award in Pediatric Dentistry For demonstration of exemplary improvement and aptitude in pediatric dentistry.
Sam Blake Campbell
Uzma Hajiyani
Kenzie Karnish Austin Michael Neil
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Hanau Best of the Best Award for Excellence in Prosthodontics For outstanding achievement in prosthodontics. Jonathan Wade Suttle International College of Dentists Student Humanitarian Award For exemplified and demonstrated passion for altruistic humanitarian service as a dental student. Cama Danielle Cord International College of Dentists Student Leadership Award For demonstrated leadership as a dental student and future leadership potential. Bryce James Lamer Jerome B. Miller Award of Excellence in Pediatric Dentistry Presented to the senior student who exemplifies the best attributes of pediatric dentistry and plans to pursue the specialty as a career. Tara Brooke Denton Komet’s Fixed Prosthodontics Award For outstanding achievement in the field of fixed prosthodontics. Douglas Scott Kooken Michael E. Lindley American Student Dental Association Award For outstanding student leadership and service to the American Student Dental Association.
Michael Louis Backowske Award for Excellence in Anatomical Science Presented in the first year in recognition of overall academic excellence in the anatomical sciences. Cama Danielle Cord Oklahoma Association of Pediatric Dentists Award For outstanding performance in the field of pediatric dentistry. Cooper Pasque Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society For graduates exhibiting achievements in scholarship, exemplary traits of strong character, and professional potential. (Members are wearing a stole representing the society.) Sam Blake Campbell Cama Danielle Cord Srujani Reddy Gadusu Bryce James Lamer Olivia Louise Pogodzinski Shelby Nell Steffenhagen Lynna Van Merkey Outstanding Senior Leadership Award-Dentistry Presented annually by the Health Sciences Center in recognition of those students deemed outstanding in their college. Each college committee selects one graduating senior student based on leadership, campus involvement, professional development, and community service. Cooper Pasque
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Pediatric Honors Program Jamie Lynn Bell Cama Danielle Cord Tara Brooke Denton Bryce James Lamer Cooper Pasque Shelby Nell Steffenhagen Jonathan Wade Suttle
Southwest Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons Senior Dental Student Award For outstanding achievement in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Bryce James Lamer
Pierre Fauchard Academy Senior Student Award For outstanding academic achievements in dentistry. Tarandeep Pannu Quintessence Award for Clinical Achievement in Periodontics For excellence in the clinical aspects of periodontics. Jonathan Wade Suttle
William E. Brown Service Award Presented for the highest level of service to the dental school community and the community at large. Cooper Pasque William S. Kramer Award of Excellence The purpose of the award is to recognize junior dental student who has demonstrated scholarship, character, and the potential promise for advancement of dentistry and service to humanity. Lynna Van Merkey
Quintessence Award for Clinical Achievement in Restorative Dentistry For excellence in the clinical aspects of restorative dentistry. Ryan Alexander Montgomery Quintessence Award for Research Achievement For exemplary performance in materials research and scientific presentation. Eman Zahrah Qureshi Richard L. Reynolds Award & Scholarship For academic excellence in the Division of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology. Cooper Pasque Robert G. Gerety Scholarship in Orthodontics For sustained interest and superior performance in academic and clinical orthodontics. Carlee Jae Holland Robert M. Bird Society Award Presented to a graduating student who shows a great potential for a creative contribution to the dental sciences. Zachary Alan Siegler
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Dental Hygiene On Saturday, May 11, members of their Class of 2019 graduated with their Bachelor of Science degrees in dental hygiene. The commencement ceremony was held at First United Methodist Church in Oklahoma City.
Devon Anderson Ada, Oklahoma Practice: Ada, Oklahoma
Ashley Brown Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Practice: Bixby, Oklahoma
April Armstrong Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Practice: Oklahoma City
Paige Butler Inola, Oklahoma Practice: Oklahoma City
Karsen Baker Marlow, Oklahoma Practice: Duncan Oklahoma
Kelsey Carson Elk City, Oklahoma Practice: Yukon, Oklahoma
Jenna Baty Tulsa, Oklahoma Practice: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Callie Cook* Ada, Oklahoma Practice: Ada, Oklahoma
Caitlyn Blackburn Binger, Oklahoma Practice: Carnegie, Oklahoma
Taylor Cook Edmond, Oklahoma Practice: Edmond, Oklahoma
Emily Booker Lawton, Oklahoma Practice: Dallas
Amy Dominguez El Paso, Texas Practice: Moore, Oklahoma
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Carlie Dowers Maysville, Oklahoma Practice: Pauls Valley, Oklahoma Kyesha Edwards* Tulsa, Oklahoma Practice: Oklahoma City Hannah Evans Lawton, Oklahoma Practice: Shawnee, Oklahoma Bailey Farni Canute, Oklahoma Practice: Killeen, Texas Kaylee Gandy Ringling, Oklahoma Practice: McKinney, Texas Jordyn Grace* Plano, Texas Practice: Oklahoma City Lauren Haake* Edmond, Oklahoma Practice: Tulsa, Oklahoma Kaylin Hendrix Norman, Oklahoma Practice: Tulsa, Oklahoma Jessica Horne Edmond, Oklahoma Practice: Edmond, Oklahoma
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Honors & Awards Parents Association Outstanding Student Awards Kyesha Edwards
William E. Brown Service Award Presented for the highest level of service to the dental school community and the community at large. Kyesha Edwards
Sigma Phi Alpha Honor Roll An honor fraternity membership based on scholarship, leadership and service to the profession; elected by the faculty from the top 20% of the graduating class. Callie Cook Bailey Farni Jacqueline Mee
Lauren Morf Taylor Swartz
Sharon Barton Faculty Award Presented to the graduate who consistently strives for academic and clinical excellence, has a desire and openness to learning and demonstrates exemplary ethical standards. Lauren Morf
Golden Scaler Award Sponsored by Hu-Friedy and awarded to a graduate from each site who has demonstrated excellence in clinical skills, patient management and ethical patient care. Laurie Lacoss Carlie Dowers
Hopelynn Yerian Katie Taylor
Star Award Sponsored by Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals. This award is given to the dental hygiene student who shows excellence and commitment to the hygiene profession by demonstrating true dedication to the profession, exhibiting extraordinary compassion in patient care, displaying enthusiasm and follow-through for community service and enjoys the practice of dental hygiene. Kaylin Hendrix
Clinical Coordinators’ Award Given to students the clinical coordinators believe embody the consummate clinical dental hygiene student. Jacqueline Me Iqra Saleem
Ideal Dental Hygienist Award Sponsored by the Oklahoma Dental Hygienists’ Association and presented by graduating seniors at each site who honor a classmate by selecting the student they believe most embodies the qualities of the ideal dental hygienist. Laci Moreland Paige Turner
Hope Mcbride Kelsey Carson
Bryn Houlton McAlester, Oklahoma Practice: Mcalester, Oklahoma Laurie Lacoss Lone Grove, Oklahoma Practice: Ardmore, Oklahoma Shea Linse Oklahoma City Practice: Oklahoma City Hope Mcbride* Houghton, Michigan Practice: Oklahoma City Shani Mcguire Madill, Oklahoma Practice: Ardmore, Oklahoma Jacqueline Mee Henderson, Nevada Practice: Oklahoma City Mckenzie Moore Pauls Valley, Oklahoma Practice: Pauls Valley, Oklahoma Laci Moreland Atoka, Oklahoma Practice: Atoka, Oklahoma Lauren Morf* Norman, Oklahoma Practice: Norman, Oklahoma Iqra Saleem Tulsa, Oklahoma Practice: Tulsa, Oklahoma Sydnie Seibold* Lawton, Oklahoma Practice: Colorado Springs, Colorado Ryann Sills* Ennis, Texas Practice: Dallas
Farrin Smith* Tulsa, Oklahoma Practice: Tulsa, Oklahoma Danielle St. Clair Duncan, Oklahoma Practice: Norman, Oklahoma Taylor Swartz* Grove, Oklahoma Practice: Phoenix, Arizona Katie Taylor Cache, Oklahoma Practice: Oklahoma City Michelle Tucker Oklahoma City Practice: Oklahoma City Paige Turner Collinsville, Oklahoma Practice: Tulsa, Oklahoma Baylee Warnke Canute, Oklahoma Practice: Elk City, Oklahoma Brandi Wilson* Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Practice: Owasso, Oklahoma Amanda Woodside Norman, Oklahoma Practice: Yukon, Oklahoma Hopelynn Yerian Enid, Oklahoma Practice: Oklahoma City Fernanda Zapien-Maynez Norman, Oklahoma Practice: Dallas
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Abbigail Smith Sand Springs, Oklahoma Practice: Sapulpa, Oklahoma
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2019 Scientific Day
The 38th annual Scientific Day was held at the Reed Center – Sheraton Hotel in Midwest City, on April 10, 2019. More than 500 students, residents, faculty and dentists attended the event, which was sponsored by Delta Dental of Oklahoma and the Delta Dental of Oklahoma Foundation. More than 50 posters were presented, and over $11,000 was awarded in prize money to students who participated in the poster presentations and the Ishmael Essay Contest. Winners can be seen to the right.
Join us at this year’s Scientific Day,
held in conjunction with the Oklahoma Dental Association’s Annual Meeting.
April 17, 2020
Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City
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Scientific Day Winners List Neeral Patel DS2 Clinical Accuracy of 3-D Printed Casts Compared to Traditional Casts
Dr. Greg Stewart Noise Exposure Evaluation of a Dentist During Typical Work Week
Paige Butler DH2 Oral Health Knowledge of OUHSC Nursing Students
Kaylin Hendrix DH2 & McKenzie Moore DH2 A Nation at Risk: Patient Management in the Opioid Epidemic
Dr. Xixi Wu Management of Non-Restorable Tooth with Existing Diastema: Case Report
Lauren Haake DH2 Diet: Are You Feeding a Disease?
Dr. Kami Chervilov & Dr. Kevin Ripp Review of Implant-Supported Fixed Complete Denture Materials
Iqra Saleem DH2 Human Papillomavirus and Its Association with Oral and Systemic Health
Ella Miller DS2 & Ciarra Stapleton DS2 A Study of the Gender Wage Gap Among Dentists in Oklahoma
Zack Siegler DS4 Canal Transportation: Examination of Three Ni-Ti Rotary Systems
Lauren Morf DH2 Oklahoma Dental Hygienists and Students Addressing Sensitive Topics
Karsen Baker DH2 Preventing Caries in School-Aged Children
Devon Anderson DH2 Linking Oral Health to Cancer
Dr. Joshua Woodward Virtual Surgical Planning and In-House 3D Printing of Surgical Splints
Dr. Michael Hooper and Dr. Clark Plost Chlorhexadine and Hydrogen Peroxide as Antiseptic Mouth Rinses
Dr. Hayden Fuller Palatally-Impacted Canines: Various Surgical Techniques
Jordyn Grace DH2 It’s All in Your Head: Alzheimer’s and Periodontal Disease
Taylor Swartz DH2 From ‘Nope’ to Hope: Sensory Solutions for Autistic Dental Patients
Dr. Prashan Shanthakumar Maxillary Septa and Path of Posterior Superior Alveolar Artery Canal
Shani McGuire DH2 A Review of the Environmental Impact of Amalgam and Cremation
Crystal Rajan DS2 Digital Image Enhancement and Detection of Simulated Proximal Caries
Amanda Akkari DS3 Opioid Prescribing Patterns Among Oklahoma Dentists: A Survey
Dr. Ahmad Sedeqi Surgical Management of Persistent Peri-apical Lesion: Case Report
Dr. Nasim Lasemi Crown Lengthening Procedure: Definition, Types and Indications
April Armstrong DH2 Benefits of Using Intraoral Cameras in Dentistry
Jenna Baty DH2 The Dental Hygienist’s Role in Detecting Sleep Apnea
Sydnie Seibold DH2 Oral Health of Children with Diabetes
Dr. Larson Wayman & Dr. Christopher Caldwell Prevention and Management of Work-Related Pain Among Dentists
Ashley Brown DH2 & Carlie Dowers DH2 Implications of Oral Health Neglect in Long-Term Care Facilities
Dr. Aaeshah Al Kanderi Incidence of NPC Perforation in Relation to Implant Placement Hannah Kraemer DS2 Sorption and Solubility of Antibacterial Nanofilled Dental Adhesives Caytlin Nichols-Eidson DS2 Assay of Lysine Decarboxylase Activity Associated with Gingivitis
Meridith Corwin DS3 & Bryce Lamer DS4 Comparing Machined CAD/CAM Complete Dentures vs. Conventional Fabrication
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Albert F. Staples Society The Albert F. Staples Society is the major student-led community service organization within the OU College of Dentistry. Their mission is to provide service to both the community and to the college. Through their different committees, they aim to serve while promoting interaction among students, faculty and staff.
Habitat for Humanity The Staples Society volunteered at the Oklahoma Kids Korral, a home away from home for children battling cancer and receiving cancer treatment in Oklahoma City, by The Toby Keith Foundation. The Kids Korral not only provides a home for families, but a place to play, relax and enjoy home-cooked meals, and the Staples Society had the pleasure to hang out with the families by bringing pumpkins to paint and popcorn to munch on.
Oral Health Fair The Oral Health Fair was back for another year, this time held at Stanley Hupfeld Academy. The Staples Society screened elementary students and even some parents, and recommended potential dental treatments. Most importantly, they taught the kids and their families the importance of oral health in ways of nutrition, general education, and how to properly brush and floss their teeth. In addition to dental screenings, families were able to receive flu shots, speak with nutritionists and eat dinner.
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OK Kids Korral The Staples Society volunteered at the Oklahoma Kids Korral, a home away from home for children battling cancer and receiving cancer treatment in Oklahoma City, by The Toby Keith Foundation. The Kids Korral not only provides a home for families, but a place to play, relax and enjoy home-cooked meals, and the Staples Society had the pleasure to hang out with the families by bringing pumpkins to paint and popcorn to munch on.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Halloween Party The Staples Society once again hosted their annual Halloween party, where they partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma City. Children and their mentors were invited to attend and participate in cookie decorating, games, arts and crafts, and face painting.
MLK Elementary Christmas Party Santa and his Staples Society elves visited children at MLK Elementary School in Oklahoma City. The children received toothbrushes and gifts from the dental students who volunteered.
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Diversity Council
American Student Dental Association
A Day in the Life On Nov. 9, 2019, the Diversity Council provided an opportunity for students from Roosevelt Middle School to come experience “a day in the life” of a dental student. The students enjoyed preclinical activities including placing composite and amalgam, waxing a central incisor, and taking and pouring impressions on a typodont. Dr. Rhone and Ms. Beatty gave students an overview and history of dentistry, and dental and dental hygiene students were able to speak to the students about what led them to choose a career in the dental field. The event was a treat for all involved!
Unconscious Bias Training Led by Carrie McClain of the OUHSC Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the Diversity Council hosted a two-part interactive Unconscious Bias Training for Health Professions. Faculty, staff and students gathered to learn about unconscious biases such as a patient’s background, gender, race, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status or religious beliefs, and how healthcare providers should focus solely on a patient’s medical needs.
Conference The Oklahoma chapter of the American Student Dental Association took seven members to Chicago for the National Leadership Conference this November. The conference had both general sessions and breakout sessions. For the breakout sessions, students could pick seminars pertaining to leadership, mental health, business or dental specific topics. The attendees learned from experts about how to start and run a practice, and how to be a leader in not just the dental field but in the community as a whole. They were also able to hear about how to deal with the stress of being a dentists, learn more about insurance and explore dental specific topics like trauma and implants. The students were able to bring what they learned back to the college and share their new knowledge with their peers. Through opportunities like National Leadership Conferences, members of OU ASDA are molded into superior leaders, better clinicians and strong mentors.
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Pre-Dental Simulation Course This course was designed for pre-dental students to gain insight and learn, hands-on, what the clinical portion of dental school entails. More importantly, it is an opportunity to begin developing the hand skills that are necessary to succeed. Attendees got to work with various high-speed hand pieces and much more. Students who complete the course have a better idea of what it takes to be a dental student and become a more competitive applicant.
Casino Royale The sixth annual Casino Royale took place in October at the Devon Boathouse in Oklahoma City. Casino Royale is a social and interactive event featuring gaming tables, drinks, dancing, food and great prizes. Students dress up and enjoy a night of fun with classmates, friends, spouses, faculty and staff. It is one of the events students look forward to all year!
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DentFest DentFest is a fun event that ASDA coordinates for students to learn more about available options in the dental industry from than 20 different vendors. Students get the chance to network, try on loupes, get free swag and much more.
Student Council
Dental Scream Student Council was proud to host one of the most thrilling events of the year, Dental Scream. Students dressed up in their craziest costumes and enjoy food, music and a costume contest. The DJ was a hit and the costume contest turned into a dancing contest, with students dancing the night away to win the gift card prize.
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White Coat Ceremony DDS White Coat Ceremony
On Friday, June 14, the college hosted its 14th annual White Coat Ceremony for members of the dental class of 2022 and the international dental student class of 2021. The ceremony was held at First United Methodist Church in Oklahoma City. Dean Raymond A. Cohlmia presided over the ceremony and Dan Wilguess, D.D.S., president of the Oklahoma Dental Association, was the guest speaker.
Dental Hygiene White Coat Ceremony
On Friday, August 16, the college hosted its annual White Coat Ceremony for members of the dental hygiene class of 2020. The ceremony was held at the Rainbolt Family Auditorium at the Samis Education Center, located on the OU Health Sciences Center campus in Oklahoma City. Donna Wood, dental hygiene program director, presided over the ceremony and Dean Raymond A. Cohlmia was the guest speaker.
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STUDENTS // CL ASSOCIATIONS ASS OF 2021
Introducing the Dental Hygiene Class of 2021
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Mean GPA Entering the Program
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Applicants 46
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Interviews Conducted
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Mean Age Entering the Program
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Introducing the Dental Class of 2023
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States Represented States Represented in Accepted Class
Top 6 States
from which applications were received OK, TX, AR, CA, UT, and CO
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Mean GPA Entering the Program
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1028 Applicants
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Interviews Conducted
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Students Accepted
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Class Notes Members of the dental hygiene Class of 1979 gathered for lunch at Redrock Canyon Grill in Oklahoma City in July, sharing both past memories and updates. A great time was had by all.
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Darlene Weichbrodt, R.D.H., at age 66 conquered the Grand Canyon from rim to rim on foot taking the South Kaibab trail down and the Bright Angel trail back up. Ed Braly, D.D.S., was appointed to the Oklahoma Commission on Opioid Abuse in November, 2019.
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Dennis Ray Gimlin, D.D.S., retired from the Army Reserve on March 1, but continues practicing part-time with the Pueblo Community Health Center, and working full-time as an analyst for the Missile Defense Agency. He completed his 11th marathon in 27 months in December in College Station, Texas.
Steve McCullough, D.D.S., was selected to be the Director of the American Board of Orthodontics from the Southwestern Society of Orthodontists at the American Association of Orthodontists annual meeting this year. He will become the president of the American Board of Orthodontics in 2026.
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Jeff Baggett, D.D.S., celebrated 20 years of practicing together with Grady Lembke, D.D.S. (Class of 1999), and 13 years as the OKC Thunder team dentist. After practicing anesthesia at Deaconess Hospital since 1996, Doug Bayless, D.D.S., is now semiretired and working exclusively at The Oklahoma Kidney Stone Center at Integris Deaconess. He travels with his son, Sam, who is a senior at the University of Central Oklahoma.
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Ronald Smith, D.D.S., recently retired from his private practice, Courtyard Dental, after 21 years. Before starting his own practice, he practiced with the U.S. Air Force and a large group practice. His nephew, David Smith, D.D.S. (Class of 2012) has taken over Courtyard Dental.
Sherry Paxson, R.D.H., was named dean of the School of Health Sciences at San Juan College in Farmington, NM. Trent Yadon, D.D.S., considers himself blessed to have enjoyed a career in dentistry and plans to retire. David Brown, D.D.S. will be taking over his practice.
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Roy L. Stevens, D.D.S., was appointed to the American Dental Association Council on Dental Education and Licensure Anesthesiology Committee where he will represent the ADA. He continues as editor-in-chief of The Pulse: The Newsletter of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology.
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Kemie Houston, D.D.S., moved her office to 233 Stone Pointe Trail in Castle Rock, Colorado.
Debbie Ozment, D.D.S., gave a TEDx Talk at the University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, about reversing the treatment of chronic systemic inflammatory diseases.
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Julia Bagley, daughter of Michelle Osburn, R.D.H., was accepted into the OU Dental Hygiene program, Class of 2021.
The Class of 1989, Drs. Joe De Hoogh, Jan Henry, Kevin Haney, Jeff Parker, Richard Brown, Joe Narde, Randy Haskins, Ray Coleman, Shelley Canada, Charles Towe, Greg Cox, Frank Miranda (adopted), Ron Shaw, Eric Hopkins, Don Schiess, Dayna Duke, Greg Brasher and Kurt Gibson celebrated their 30th anniversary since graduating.
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John Hodge, D.M.D. (Class of 1995Orthodontics), received the Meridian Star Readers’ Choice Man of the Year award in Mississippi.
Members from the Class of 1989, Drs. Shelley Canada, Dayna Duke, Eric Hopkins, Joe Narde, Joe De Hoogh, Don Schiess, Ron Shaw and Kevin Haney, gathered together at the 2019 Alumni Weekend Reunion Luncheon in the fall.
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Twana Farley-Duncan, D.D.S., celebrated 25 years of private practice at Antlers Family Dentistry. She also became a grandmother to Joseph Gregory Werner in July. Her daughter, Kait, is a resident in Internal Medicine in Tampa, Florida, and her son, Caleb, is a second-year dental student at the OU College of Dentistry. Her stepdaughter, Sarah, started nursing school at Rogers State University in Claremore, Oklahoma, this year, and stepson, Jack, is an engineer with BNSF railroad. Dr. Farley-Duncan’s husband, Jack, celebrated his retirement from the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control and is becoming an amazing chef.
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After 23 years, Kellie Hopkins, R.D.H., has slowed down from working four days a week to two. Her three boys are grown and she and her husband have purchased a condo in the Dominican Republic and hope to start spending a lot more time there. She mentions that getting older has its perks. Jeannie McGee Bath, D.D.S., was one of ten U.S. dental directors selected for Americares Charitable Dental Clinic Leadership Institute, a one-year program to learn about best practices to run a free and charitable dental clinic.
Sandra Windsor, D.D.S., moved her office to 5700 SE 74th St., Suite 400, in Oklahoma City.
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Gabriel Bird, D.D.S., completed and moved into his new building in the heart of Norman, downtown Main Street.
Rusty Wayt, D.D.S., and his wife of sixteen years, are on the move again from Ft. Rucker, Alabama, to Camp Zama, Japan, Tokyo.
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Andrea Montgomery, D.D.S., married Mark Haddon, Jr. on May 4, 2019. Dr. Montgomery and her husband reside in Cache, Oklahoma, with their son, Luke On The Cusp Pediatric Dentistry, the practice Montgomery. of Ryan Roberts, D.D.S., has expanded and Dr. Montgomery opened its second location in Midtown Tulsa continues to in April. The flagship location is designed to serve infants, practice in Lawton, children, teens and those with special needs.
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In early 2019, Alejandro Romero-Delmastro, D.D.S., purchased the practice of Dr. Gary Breece in Enid, Oklahoma, now called Orthodontic Solutions. He now practices in Enid four days a week and maintains the position of clinical assistant professor at the college.
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Dana Sparks, R.D.H., and her family welcomed Jackson Lee Sparks on Nov. 21, 2019.
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Jordan Hansen, D.D.S., and his wife, Katrina, welcomed their fifth baby girl, Hazel Skye Hansen, in June, 2019.
Nicholas Jensen, D.D.S., and his wife added baby number five to the crew in February 2019. Miles joins his older siblings Katelyn, Jacob, Brennan and Maverick in New Mexico. Everyone is healthy and happy.
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We want to know what you’ve been up to! Submit your update for the next OU Dentistry magazine by emailing DentistryAlumni@ouhsc.edu. Please include your full name, graduation year and the names of any others in your photo, should you choose to send one.
Lacey Kanipe, D.H., married her husband, Justin Kanipe, on April 19, 2019, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They are currently residing in Jenks, Oklahoma and just adopted their first fur baby, Winnie.
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Parul Ajmani, D.D.S., purchased an existing practice from Mike Dugan, D.D.S. this year and is practicing general dentistry in the OKC Metro area.
Daryn Lu, D.D.S., married Edith Quiñonez, R.D.H. (D.D.S. Class of 2021) on September 19, 2019, in a small, private wedding ceremony.
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IN MEMORIAM ALUMNI Cynthia Volger-Henry, R.D.H. Class of 1973 Cynthia (Cyndy) Volger-Henry passed away on Sept. 28, 2019 after a fight with a rare form of leukemia. She graduated from the first dental hygiene class at the OU College of Dentistry in 1973. Cyndy served on the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry as the Dental Hygiene Member for seven years, as well as served for many years with the Oklahoma Dental Hygienists’ Association (ODHA). In 2017, Cyndy received the OU Outstanding Dental Hygiene Alumnus of the Year award. Darryl Dwayne Reed, D.D.S. Class of 1978 Dr. Darryl Reed passed away on March 31, 2019, at the age of 67 years. He grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and moved to Claremore, Oklahoma, where he lived most of his life. He received his undergraduate degree at Oklahoma State University, and then attended the OU College of Dentistry, where he graduated in 1978. After graduation, he established his dental practice in Claremore, Oklahoma. Matthew Chad Stephens, Sr., D.D.S. Class 1999 Dr. Matthew Stephens, known to many as Matt, passed away on May 9, 2019, after a fight with cancer at the age of 44. He graduated from the OU College of Dentistry in 1999 and went on to become an ordained minister, Navy Lieutenant Commander and Army Major. During his service he suffered a traumatic brain injury but would not be defined by his ailments, but rather use them to shed a very public light on the difficulties and inefficiencies of the veteran healthcare system.
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2019 FACULTY
French E. Hickman, D.D.S. Dr. French E. Hickman passed away on Dec. 12, 2019. He was a part-time faculty member at the OU College of Dentistry and taught orthodontics to both dental and orthodontics students. In 1984, he was named “Outstanding Part-time Faculty Member” by his students. He was very active in professional dental organizations, holding many offices including President of Oklahoma county Dental Association, Oklahoma State Dental Association, Oklahoma State Orthodontic Association, and the Southwest Society of Orthodontists. Stewart Shapiro, D.M.D., M.S. Ph.D., Professor Emeritus Dr. Stewart Shapiro, one of the college’s founding faculty members, passed away Oct. 8, 2019. He was recruited in the early stages of the inception of the dental school to serve as the first Chair of the Department of Dental Services Administration. He was a remarkable member of the institution from 1972 until his retirement in 1999. Arthur R. Vernino, D.D.S. Professor Emeritus Dr. Arthur R. Vernino, Professor Emeritus in Periodontics, passed away May 17, 2019, at the age of 84, after a lengthy illness. Dr. Vernino was the Director of the Periodontics Graduate Program from 1981 until his retirement in 1999. After retirement, he and his wife moved to Leesburg, Florida. After his health began to decline, he and his wife moved to the Houston area to be closer to family.
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as president of the Michigan Dental Association, American Society of Dentistry for Children and American Academy of Pedodontics. He was recruited to the University of Oklahoma in 1969 to initiate a facility and curriculum plan for what would become Oklahoma’s premier dental school, the OU College of Dentistry. The college officially opened its doors in 1972, and saw its first dental class of 24 students graduate in 1976. Brown served as dean from 1969 to 1987, and was acting provost for OU Health Sciences Center from 1973 to 1975. He successfully recruited high-caliber dental educators in order to develop a dental program that became the standard of excellence in dental education. Brown retired in 1987 and returned to his home state of Michigan after serving as founding dean for 18 years. In retirement, Brown was part of the Oklahoma City Red Cross volunteers serving on site during the aftermath of the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
William E. Brown, D.D.S., Founding Dean Dr. William E. Brown, the founding dean of the OU College of Dentistry, passed away Jan. 16, 2020. “Dr. Brown was a phenomenal individual, who laid an incredible foundation for the outstanding program we have here today,” said Raymond A. Cohlmia, D.D.S., College of Dentistry dean.
He leaves a legacy of service and academic excellence, and will be remembered for his invaluable contributions not only to the College of Dentistry but to the entirety of the educational mission of the University of Oklahoma. Faculty, staff and students will continue to benefit from the foundation of high-quality education he established at the OU College of Dentistry
The son of a practicing dentist, Brown was originally from Benton Harbor, Michigan, and earned his doctor of dental surgery degree from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. After graduation, he joined his father’s dental practice, then pursued specialty training in pediatric dentistry, ultimately establishing a pediatric dentistry practice in Ann Arbor, which continued for 15 years. He taught in the department of pediatric dentistry at the University of Michigan and in 1961 became a full professor, and a full-time faculty member in 1962. He also served as associate dean for graduate and post-graduate dentistry. Concurrent with his leadership role in dental education, he became actively involved in organized dentistry and served Th e U n i v e r s i t y o f O k l a h o m a- C o l l e g e o f D e n t i s t r y / 2 0 2 0 M a g a z i n e
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Spring 2020 Continuing Education Digital Dentistry Study Club Sessions
Presented by: Yacoub Al Sakka, D.D.S. March 28, July 18, September 19, December 5 9 a.m. – noon CE Hours: 3 each session, 12 total
Basic Digital Overview (Emphasis on Scanning)
Presented by: Yacoub Al Sakka, D.D.S. and Sharukh Khajotia, B.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Friday, April 3 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CE Hours: 6
Helping Both Patient and Clinician Understand the Nitty Gritty of Periodontal Diseases
Presented by: Mary Hamburg, D.D.S., M.S. and Shelly Short, R.D.H, M.S. Ph.D. Friday, April 10 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CE Hours: 6
Mastering Bonding Agents and Cements
Presented by: Sharukh Khajotia, B.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Friday, May 1 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CE Hours: 6
Bench Test Prepatory Course for International Dentists Monday, May 11 - Friday, May 15 Registration now open!
Review of Panoramic and Cone Beam CT Technique and Interpretation Presented by: Farah Masood, D.D.S. Friday, May 15 9 a.m. – noon CE Hours: 3
2021 Residency in Implant Dentistry Module I: Jan. 15, 16, 17 Module II: Mar. 5, 6, 7 Module III: Apr. 16, 17, 18 Module IV: Jun. 18, 19, 20 Module V: Jul. 16, 17, 18 Registration will open April 1, 2020
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For more information, or to register, please visit dentistry.ouhsc.edu/CE or contact Deanna Foster, manager of continuing education, at 405-271-4050 or email Deanna-Foster@ouhsc.edu.
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