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On the Cover

College Administration

Dr. Sal Nares, Head, Periodontics; Dr. Martin L. Kolinski, ’78, Periodontics ’80; Dr. Tricia R. Crosby, ’04, Periodontics and MS Oral Biology ’07; and Dean Clark Stanford cut the ribbon on the new Postgraduate Periodontics Resident Room named for Drs. Kolinski and Crosby. Their significant gift comes during IGNITE: The Campaign for UIC. See page 13.

Dean: Clark Stanford, DDS, PhD, Prosthodontics, UIC Distinguished Professor, cmstan60@uic.edu; Executive Associate Dean and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs: Susan A. Rowan, DDS ’84, srowan@uic.edu; Associate Dean for Research: Lyndon F. Cooper, DDS, PhD, cooperlf@uic.edu; Associate Dean for Prevention and Public Health Sciences: Caswell A. Evans, DDS, MPH, casevans@uic.edu;

Photo Credits Lloyd DeGrane: p. 7-8, 10, 12; Tom Killoran Photography: p. 40; Elizabeth Monge: cover, p. 2, 13, 14; UIC Creative and Digital Services Photography: p. 51, 54 (left).

Associate Dean for Finance and Administration: Michael D. Harner, MBA, EdD, mikeh@uic.edu; Associate Dean for Student and Diversity Affairs: Darryl Pendleton, DMD, dpendle@uic.edu; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs: Toni M. Roucka, RN, DDS ’90, MA, troucka@uic.edu; Associate Dean for Advancement: Mark J. Valentino, mjv@uic.edu

Vision Editor-in-Chief: William S. Bike, billbike@uic.edu;

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Art Direction: Ana Lisa Ogbac, aogbac1@uic.edu; Design: Kim Arias Design, UIC Office of Publications Services;

Associate Dean for Advancement: Mark J. Valentino, mjv@uic.edu;

Project Coordinator: Janette Guzman, jguzma32@uic.edu

Director of Development: Bruno Mancari, bmancari@uic.edu; Director of Donor Relations: Ana Lisa Ogbac, aogbac1@uic.edu; Director of Advancement Communications: William S. Bike, billbike@uic.edu; Project Coordinator: Janette Guzman, jguzma32@uic.edu

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Contents Page 12

Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Message

IGNITE: The Campaign for UIC

Advancement Report

Honor Roll

28 News 38

Research

Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Message

Alumni Class News

In Memoriam

Student Activities

Faculty/Department News

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Continuing Education

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Case study

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Dean’s Message Join Us in IGNITE: The Campaign for UIC

Dear Alumni and Friends:

I am excited how IGNITE: The Campaign for UIC will impact the College of Dentistry over the next five years. I am excited about the future of our hard-working dental students, faculty, and staff, and the new and innovative ways our students are learning and growing—and how all will benefit from the success of the campaign.

Our future includes: Collaborations taking place across the University to bring the UIC Health Sciences Colleges together, realizing a new model of care called UI Health. Dentistry will have a leading role in the creation of these models centering on the holistic, cumulative health of the residents of Illinois and people across the globe.

Patients from across the age and health spectrum who come seeking comfort, bright new smiles, and a future devoid of pain, filled with the promise to do well in the world.

The dental profession being at the forefront of delivering accessible oral health care to all Americans in a number of ways, especially with our graduates lighting the path.

Our alumni, friends, and partners—all feeling their investments in UIC reaping rewards and knowing together, we will Change the Future of Oral Health.

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Private giving during the IGNITE campaign is crucial to the College of Dentistry. Visiting with Dean Clark Stanford (left) is Dr. Frank A. Maggio (right), Loyola ’71, UIC Periodontics ’75, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, He and his wife, Christine, made a generous naming gift for the Department of Periodontics Sterilization Room.

With this excitement comes a great deal of confidence. I know that at the culmination of IGNITE: The Campaign for UIC, we will have transformational changes at the College of Dentistry. This is indeed a campaign like no other. Through the success of IGNITE, the College of Dentistry will affect change at many levels. We will not sit back and wait for others to do so. UIC does not react—we lead. For two decades, UIC has been at the forefront of transforming dental education; increasing access and diversity; addressing disparities; creating healthier communities; and driving discovery. We cannot stop. There is too much to do. Partner with us and increase the depth and impact of student scholarships we can offer. You will open doors to hungry and determined minds who want to join this noble and wonderful profession. There are many aspiring students knocking at our door—help us open it for them. Partner with us to establish the level of endowment needed to retain and recruit the finest faculty in both our clinical and research enterprises. Endowments are the lifeblood of the highest quality institutions of higher learning. The IGNITE campaign will allow us to secure endowed chairs, professorships, and fellowships enhancing the learning and discovery of the most innovative and creative faculty. Based within a framework of accountability, oversight, and humanitarian ethics, we will assure the finest and most respectful education for our students. Innovation and creativity through your support will propel us to be a stronger global leader in dentistry. Help us create healthier communities by expanding our students’ ability to visualize their role in the process of improving equity of health. (Access and equity are different things.)

Elevate our level of discovery. To maintain our position among the top two percent of the dental programs globally. It is key that we excel in the areas of the “omics” (Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics, etc.), patient-oriented outcomes, and implementation science. These areas of research are often called “Big Data” due to the complexity and inherent interdisciplinary nature of the research efforts. I do not know what the dental profession will look like 100 years from now. However, I know there will be a dental profession. It probably won’t look like anything I can conceive of at this time. Imagine creating a legacy lasting far into the future, enabling the changes we cannot even imagine. Visualize a gift shaping and guiding the profession a century from now. I invite you to consider your legacy as a partner with the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry. It all starts with a single spark. Be the spark that illuminates our pathway as we Change the Future of Oral Health. Wouldn’t that be a beautiful legacy? Thank you,

Clark M. Stanford, DDS, PhD UIC Distinguished Professor and Dean College of Dentistry 3

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College of Dentistry alumna Dr. Arlene Engert, ’83, (right), along with Annie Li, Applied Health Sciences ’15, and Bill Merchantz, Business ’79, lit the new Flames cauldron to officially kick off the IGNITE campaign, along with Chancellor Michael Amiridis and mascot Sparky D. Dragon Jr.

Be the spark Illuminate the pathway for learning and discovery,

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IGNITE: The Campaign for UIC will be transformational for the College of Dentistry By William S. Bike

he University of Illinois at Chicago launched Ignite: The Campaign for UIC last October when hundreds of alumni, friends, faculty, staff and students came together at the Pavilion for a festive kick-off event. That evening, Chancellor Michael Amiridis announced the University’s overall goal of $750 million. The College of Dentistry’s goal is $37 million and its underlying theme

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is “Changing the Future of Oral Health.” The campaign will conclude on June 30, 2022. “I am pleased to see that the College of Dentistry has set an ambitious goal of $37 million over the course of the IGNITE campaign,” said Chancellor Amiridis. “I hope that you will be inspired to join with many UIC dental alumni, graduates of the Loyola and Northwestern dental programs, and our foundation and corporate partners, who have made generous gifts during the early phases of the campaign. “Together, you will help the College of Dentistry succeed in a transformational campaign that will position us to change the future of oral health,” Chancellor Amiridis said. “For two decades, UIC has been at the forefront of transforming dental education; increasing access and diversity; addressing disparities; creating healthier communities; and driving discovery,” said Dean Clark Stanford. “We cannot stop here. There is too much to do. “Through this campaign, we will create a legacy for the future to continuously create opportunities. We will never close doors to people because of the cost, resources, complexity, difficulty, and challenges of a complex profession. We want to continuously create opportunities to let everyone have a chance. “The College over the last 100 years has been in a unique position to provide opportunities to people of all backgrounds to become experts and leaders in the United States, if not the world. We want to offer a grand opportunity for every one of our future students and faculty,” Dean Stanford said. The UIC College of Dentistry ranks among the top two percent of the world’s most prestigious dental institutions. “We have excellence in education, research, and patient outcomes,” explained Dean Stanford. Given this honored position, however, the College wants to achieve more. “We will not be satisfied until we eradicate oral disease, and drive discoveries to cure oral cancer and accelerate the regeneration of tissues,” Dean Stanford continued. “We will do this through the creation of centers of excellence in translational research, including the area of analysis of large data sets (“Big Data”); a transformation area that is revolutionizing science. “Our focus will be on wound healing; geriatric oral health; novel approaches to address oral health equity; creation of sustainable models in dental education; and continuing our evolution tools to fuel our hungry students with the education they need to become the world’s leaders in oral health delivery and discovery,” he said.

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A Campaign for Unity and Achievement As Chancellor Amiridis noted, IGNITE: The Campaign for UIC is bringing together a variety of partners to achieve these goals. During the IGNITE campaign, the College will leverage its world-wide status and position of leadership to improve the manner in which students learn and their view of how the profession impacts society. “Our next important steps will directly address these challenges by creating a sustainable model of dental education, recruiting and retaining talented faculty, and promoting relevant research that includes basic and translational science and community based activities,” Dean Stanford said. “Success in this campaign will propel us forward to where our

students are performing at the top one to two percent in the nation, if not globally,” he added. IGNITE: The Campaign for UIC will provide the resources for the College to focus on five key areas.

Realize a new model of care We will partner with fellow UIC health sciences colleges to realize a model of providing healthcare throughout Illinois and the State. We envision a model that allows patients to see a team of primarycare providers—dentists, physicians, nurse practitioners, and many others in the primary care team, all in one visit located in a clinic in their own community. “The patients in the future are going to be much more complex in terms of their medical, social, and emotional history, and we’re going to have to provide an education that

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Dental students collaborate with nursing students in patient care.

is immersive and makes our future graduates competent in that complex environment,” Dean Stanford said. “They need to be able to operate within the primary care environment of the future where they are going to be working much closer with colleagues from all different parts of the healthcare system.”

Support students

The future of the College is in its people, so attracting and supporting the most talented and ambitious students is critical. “The IGNITE campaign from the College’s perspective is to really focus on student outcomes,” Dean Stanford said. “The best way to do that is through continuously improving our faculty, because faculty are an important part of the student outcomes, as well as increase the amount of student scholarships to

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IGNITE Kick-Off support a broader range of students to be able to come here and be able to experience the profession of dentistry.” He noted that scholarships are crucial because there is a concern that some “people who traditionally would be excellent dentists aren’t even considering entering the profession because of the cost.” “There are many ways to support the IGNITE campaign and we invite alumni and friends to create named endowed scholarships that are enduring or to designate their support to the A.C.E. Student Scholarship Fund, which provides current use scholarship dollars annually to help alleviate student indebtedness,” said Associate Dean for Advancement Mark J. Valentino.

Partner for innovation

We will enter into public/private partnerships where research interests align. “There are two big areas of exploding science right now in the areas of health and healthcare,” said Dr. Lyndon Cooper, Associate Dean for Research. “One is the area of ‘Big Data,’ which deals with everything from the microbes, the fungi, and the viruses that make up who we are,” Dr. Cooper said. “The interplay among them is so important to most of the chronic diseases we treat. Understanding that really is a computational issue. Big Data science provides strategic linkages and bridges to other expertise, and makes sure that dentistry plays a leading role. “The other area extremely important for us is implementation science, looking at everything from design, to how a patient identifies that they have a health issue, to how they engage with a health provider, to how they get themselves— both individually as well as a population— to a state of health, and maintain that health,” Dr. Cooper said. “This is so important because this is where many of

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IGNITE Kick-Off our other allied health colleagues are going, and dentistry needs to take a leadership position.” In addition, Dr. Cooper said, the College is also particularly strong in regenerative medicine, and among the College’s IGNITE goals are obtaining funding for a Center for Regenerative Medicine and an Endowed Chair for its Director. “Endowing faculty positions to retain and recruit the brightest and the best faculty will allow the College to build on the excellence of its research enterprise and donors who fund research projects will be our partners in incredible discovery over the next five years and beyond,” added Valentino. “Private support in this critical space also will give our students increased research opportunities at the undergraduate and graduate levels.”

Fund faculty excellence

We will secure endowed chairs and professorships to attract and retain the faculty expertise and bandwidth necessary to carry out the strategic goals we outline. “Recruiting and retaining the very best faculty is one of the biggest challenges—there’s a lot of competition out there,” Dean Stanford said. “We have to make sure that when we recruit, that potential faculty member knows he or she is coming to a place of excellence. “One measure of excellence is having endowed faculty positions, which provide additional resources to allow the faculty member to do great things, like trying innovative educational approaches, innovative science, and innovation in terms of addressing social equity issues,” he added. “Endowments are the lifeblood of the highest quality institutions

of higher learning,” Dean Stanford noted. “The IGNITE campaign will allow us to secure endowed chairs, professorships, and fellowships enhancing the learning and discovery of our most innovative and creative faculty.”

Invest in infrastructure

We will continue to make strides in updating our infrastructure, technology, and learning environments to create a comfortable, contemporary, and welcoming environment for our students, staff, and the populations we serve. “Students not only want the best in terms of faculty, but they want the best in technology,” Dean Stanford explained. “They want to know that when they will have the best education they possibly can. That takes the creation of leading-edge facilities, so facilities are going to be an ongoing part of this campaign.”

A Fire Inside of Us “There is a fire inside of us—a motivation to reach beyond our recent achievements to pursue new opportunities and to chase dreams, no matter our place of heritage or circumstance,” Dean Stanford said. “The College of Dentistry invites you to be a partner with us in a campaign like no other,” Dean Stanford said. “We begin a new journey of discovery with a boundless energy to do good in the world.” UIC Chancellor Michael Amiridis agrees.

“I look forward to joining with Dean Clark Stanford in thanking you for the many ways you will guarantee the success of IGNITE: The Campaign for UIC,” Chancellor Amiridis added. “We have an excellent dental school— one of the finest in the United States—and I cannot wait to see what we will accomplish.”

The College is well-positioned for the IGNITE campaign with Valentino as Associate Dean for Advancement, who has served as the chief Advancement officer for the College for more than 25 years. “During my quarter century at UIC, I have had the privilege to engage with hundreds of donors who

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have provided generous resources to help us transform dental education, conduct path-breaking research, improve the delivery of patient care, and expand access and equity through our community outreach and legislative activities,” Valentino said. “I have seen how scholarships have opened doors for dental students who otherwise might not have been able to pursue their dreams, and how endowed positions have recruited and retained excellent faculty. “I have watched with admiration as our clinical and research faculty and administration have worked tirelessly, side-by-side with our students, residents, and staff, to transform a very good dental school into one that others aspire to become,” he added. During the “quiet phase” of the IGNITE campaign, Valentino and his team already have raised $11.3 million of the $37 million goal for the College.

Having led the College’s Advancement efforts through several campaigns, Valentino knows firsthand “what the impact of a successful capital campaign can have on an institution,” he said. “In large part, the excellence of our College of Dentistry is a direct result of the generosity of the donors who supported our previous campaigns.” The IGNITE campaign “truly will be one like no other, because we are in a unique position to achieve all that we aspire to do,” Valentino said. “IGNITE will allow us to reach higher and make the world a better place. We will create new models of care, cure disease, increase access, and spark the future. “We will accomplish this with your participation,” Valentino said, noting that he looks forward to “the opportunity to sit down individually to hear your story and learn what excites you about the IGNITE campaign, and how we can assist

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you as you consider what your legacy will be.” “It all starts with a single spark,” Valentino said. “I have seen how one gift inspires another and another and before you know it, momentum builds and transformational change occurs. “Be that spark,” he said. “Illuminate the pathway for learning and discovery, for access and outcomes. Let us gain your confidence, share your passion, steward your resources, and create meaningful and lasting partnerships.” At the culmination of IGNITE, the College and the University will be different and better institutions. “Legacy gifts and endowment have fortified other institutions of higher learning,” Valentino concluded. “UIC is where your investment in the future should be. With your support, we will become the premier, urban research University for the City of Chicago—solving the issues of today and anticipating the challenges of tomorrow.” “With your passion and UIC’s mission, we will together embark on a transformative journey—and it all starts with a single spark,” Dr. Stanford concluded. For more about the IGNITE campaign or making a gift, contact Mark Valentino, Associate Dean for Advancement, mjv@uic.edu, (312)413-7702 Bruno Mancari, Director of Development, bmancari@uic.edu, (312) 413-3554 Ana Lisa Ogbac, Director of Donor Relations, aogbac1@uic.edu, (312) 996-0485

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The Campaign for UIC seeks to raise $37 million in private giving

to transform the lives of a new generation of students, reinvent dental education that correlates to a new model of care, and bring new innovations and service to the Chicago region and the world. This is your opportunity to partner with a College of Dentistry that will change the future of oral health. Here is how your investment will impact the College when the campaign culminates in December 2022.

College-wide Campaign Priorities I. We will redefine the model for dental student experience and success

III. We will drive life-changing discoveries

• Center for Digital Excellence

• C enter for Bioninformatics and Translational Research

• Geriatric Oral Health Center

• Center for Regenerative Medicine

• Student Technology Center

• Chair for Director of Regenerative Medicine

• R enovation of Central Sterilization

• Professorships for Research Faculty

• E stablishment of five endowed scholarships for undergraduate students

• Regnerative Tissues Research Fund • Materials Research Fund

• A .C.E. Student Scholarship Fund • S ervice Learning Fund for intramural communitybased rotations • D ental Public Health Residency Program • S tudent Learn Labs • U ndergraduate Clinical Research Endowment Fund

IV. We will strengthen connection to our communities. • Pediatric Dentistry Ambulatory Surgery Center • E ndowment for Operating Expenses related to the Pediatric Dentistry Ambulatory Surgery Center

II. We will cultivate and empower faculty leaders

• R enovation of First Floor Welcome Center and Second/Third Floor Patient Reception Areas

• Named Deanship

• Edentulous Clinic operating needs

• Professorship for the Associate Dean for Research

• Technology Upgrades for 3D Imaging Center

• P rofessorship for the Director of the Geriatric Oral Health Center • Professorship in Education Innovation • P rofessorship for Director of Dental Public Health Residency Program

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IGNITE Kick-Off Departmental Priorities Department of Endodontics

Department of Periodontics

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Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences

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 Chair

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 Professorship

 Professorships

 P rofessorship

 Periodontics Digital Library

 Nijole A. Remeikis Fund

Department of Orthodontics

 Periodontics Residents’ Speakers Bureau Endowed Fund

 Renovation of Faculty Room

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 Fellowship

Department of Oral Biology

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 Periodontics Instructional Endowed Fund

 P rofessorships

 Bennett Klavan Endowment Fund

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 F ellowships

 Professorship

 C enter for Digital Craniofacial Technology

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Department of Pediatric Dentistry

Department of Restorative Dentistry (Advanced Prosthodontics) Priorities  Renovation of Advanced Prosthodontics Resident Laboratory

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 Professorships

 P rofessorship

 Renovation of Residents’ Rooms

 I ndru C. Punwani Resident and Faculty Development Fund

 Professorships

 E ndowed Research Fund

 Advanced Prosthodontics Residents’ Endowed Activities Fund

 C linic technology and equipment upgrades

 Fellowships

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Join Together T w o A lumni

for Special IGNITE Campaign Gift to Create New Postgraduate Periodontics Resident Room; Others Support Important Effort.

The long-term impact of private giving and the appreciation of recipients was on display on February 15 when more than 30 alumni, faculty, residents, and staff of the Department of Periodontics joined with Dean Clark Stanford and other College administrators at a special dedication ceremony. A significant gift from Dr. Martin L. Kolinski and Dr. Tricia R. Crosby has allowed the College to create a new Postgraduate Periodontics Resident Room which

has been named in their honor. Several other alumni and friends of the program also made generous donations to help furnish the room and assisted in the renovation of the Periodontics Clinic as well. These special donors came forward during the quiet phase of IGNITE: The Campaign for UIC, which was made public last October. Both Drs. Kolinski and Crosby are alumni of the College. Dr. Kolinski earned his DDS in 1978 and his

Certificate in Periodontics in 1980. Dr. Crosby earned her DDS in 2004 and her Certificate in Periodontics (she was Chief Resident) and her MS in Oral Biology in 2007. They practice together in St. Charles, IL, and are among the leading implant specialists in Illinois. They also serve as adjunct faculty members at the College in Periodontics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The College community will be forever grateful to Dr. Kolinski and

Periodontics residents, faculty, and benefactors in the Dr. Martin L. Kolinski and Dr. Tricia R. Crosby Postgraduate Periodontics Resident Room.

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Department of Endodontics Establishes first

Endowed Professorship Named for Dr. Franklin S. Weine

Donors are Dr. Ronald Milnarik and Pauline Milnarik A significant IGNITE campaign gift from Dr. Ronald Milnarik, ’67, Loyola Endodontics ’75, Clinical Assistant Professor, Endodontics, and his wife, Pauline, has established the first endowed professorship in the Department of Endodontics: The Franklin S. Weine Endowed Professorship in Endodontics. The Milnariks named the professorship for the late Dr. Franklin S. Weine, ’57, who was a faculty member admired by his students at three highly respected educational institutions: the UIC College of Dentistry, Loyola University Chicago School of Dentistry, and Osaka Dental University, Japan. Dr. Weine was one of Dr. Milnarik’s teachers, and Dr. Milnarik also considered him a mentor, colleague, and friend. Endowed professorships allow the University to recruit and retain promising teachers and researchers from around the world and encourage them to innovate and expand their careers at UIC. “We decided to provide this gift because we wanted to support my dental school, to honor Dr. Weine, and to further bring together UIC and Loyola alumni, since Dr. Weine and I had ties to both schools,” Dr. Milnarik explained. “We were both alumni of UIC, he taught at Loyola for 23 years before coming back to UIC to teach, and I was one of his endodontics students at Loyola. “Dr. Weine was head of graduate endodontics at Loyola and our main endodontic teacher, but most

importantly, he was our inspiration,” Dr. Milnarik said. “He was a great mentor for all the graduate students in endodontics. I thought an endowed professorship would be a wonderful way to honor him.” “Dr. and Mrs. Milnarik’s gift will drive innovations in Endodontics and honors both the mentorship of Dr. Weine and the expertise of our Department of Endodontics today, and is visionary for helping endodontics for the future,” said Dean Clark Stanford. “The gift creates a legacy that will be impactful across the College and shows the leadership, humility, value, and vision of Dr. Milnarik.” Endodontics Department Head Dr. Bradford Johnson, Endodontics ’91, MPH ’05, is grateful to the Milnariks for the department’s first endowed professorship. “The creation of an endowed professorship will greatly enhance the visibility and stature of our department at all levels—College of Dentistry, UIC, and nationally/internationally,” he said. “An endowed professorship creates a lasting legacy and grows with time,” Dr. Johnson continued. “In addition to the prestige attached to an endowed professorship, the endowed position will be a valuable incentive for recruitment and retention of future endodontics faculty. Funds generated by the endowed position will be used to support faculty and resident research and other scholarly activities in the Department of Endodontics.”

Dr. Franklin S. Weine, ’57, speaking at Reunion 2006 after he was presented with the College’s Distinguished Dental Alumnus Award. “An endowed professorship in my field of endodontics is an enduring, lasting way to support the College,” Dr. Milnarik explained. “I have a propensity for planning ahead, and my hope is that it will give the Department of Endodontics a boost and more flexibility in attracting and retaining great new faculty, now and long into the future. “An endowed professorship is a way to not only perpetuate Dr. Weine’s memory, but to inspire others to aspire to be as great a teacher as he was,” Dr. Milnarik noted. “He was a passionate teacher who used practical cases to illustrate points. He had a whole series of favorite cases that provided examples that his students will never forget, and I’ve followed his method in teaching our students here.” This also is the College’s first endowed professorship established during the IGNITE campaign. Funding continued on page 16 13

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Periodontics Resident Room Named continued from page 12 Dr. Crosby for their generous gift to create this state-of-the-science facility,” said Dean Clark Stanford at the dedication. “This Resident Room is a key factor in our efforts to renovate the space dedicated to the Department of Periodontics.” Dean Stanford acknowledged several others who contributed to the Resident Room and Postgraduate Clinic. Four members of the Periodontics Class of 1981 made gifts to name a resident workstation. They are Drs. Andrew W. Browar, James D. Kassolis, Timothy P. Walsh, and Michele Zmick-Garfield. Dr. Alan L. Rosenfeld, ’74, Clinical Professor, Periodontics, named a resident workstation in honor of his father, Dr. Leon D. Rosenfeld. Dr. Michael B. Hagearty, Periodontics ’72, named a resident

From left toright, Dr. Andrew W. Browar, Dr. Susan Rowan, Dr. Alan L. Rosenfeld, and Dr. Michael Schmerman.

workstation, honoring legendary faculty members Drs. Terry Annex, ’66, Erwin Barrington, ’59, Bennett Klavan, ’44, and Jerry Miller. Dr. Frank A. Maggio, Loyola ’71, UIC Periodontics ’75, Clinical Assistant Professor, and his wife, Christine, made a generous naming gift for the department’s Sterilization Room. Naming a surgical operatory was Dr. Thomas Braun, ’85, MS ’88, and his wife Maria. Also naming a surgical operatory were members of the Towns family, Dr. Stephen B. Towns, ’73, Dr. Jeanette Holloway, Dr. Clarence Towns Jr., ’45, Endodontics ’65, MS ’75, and Dr. Eleanor Towns. “I want to thank Dr. Kolinski, Dr. Crosby, and all of our donors from the bottom of my heart for your generosity during the IGNITE campaign, and for your belief in the

important role that the Department of Periodontics and the UIC College of Dentistry play in Changing the Future of Oral Health,” Dean Stanford said. Department Head Dr. Sal Nares spoke next, noting that, “Through the generous support of Dr. Kolinski and Dr. Crosby, we have been able to create a new resident space complete with new technology, teaching assistance, and furnishings. “The room is away from the patient environment for the first time, providing privacy. It is a place conducive to learning, where residents and faculty can bond and consult with each other in a forum for open discussion, lecture, and literature reviews,” Dr. Nares said. “It is a place where residents can study complex cases in a spacious, comfortable, and collaborative environment.” Third-year resident Dr. Taylor

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IGNITE Kick-Off Newman shared some heartfelt words on the impact of the new space for her and her fellow residents, noting that the new Resident Room “was literally the talk of the school. When residents from other departments came in to discuss cases, their jaws dropped, and they couldn’t stop saying how incredible the room is. Beaming with pride, we felt lucky to work in such a beautiful space.” She noted that watching her co-residents make the space into a home by bringing in a bonsai tree, coasters, candles, and decorations was “one of the best aspects of this change. Everyone added their own flair, bringing a personal touch that was inspired by this renovation. In a way it let us be individuals, but at the same time brought us closer as a group. “Life as a resident can be challenging, but knowing that we begin and end our day walking into a room that was made specifically for us, that caters to the needs of residents and the department, boosts the morale and lessens the load a bit,” Dr. Newman said. “To know we are supported by the alumni means more than we can explain,” she added. “We are so grateful for the generosity that allowed this room to become possible, and for the mentorship and dedication to our education that the alumni have shown.” Drs. Kolinski and Crosby came up to speak next, with Dr. Kolinski leading off by joking that he “never wanted to donate to a place that would have me as a speaker.” But he became serious when he noted that “when I was growing up I didn’t have

“Life as a resident can be challenging, but knowing that we begin and end our day walking into a room that was made specifically for us, that caters to the needs of residents and the department, boosts the morale and lessens the load a bit.” —Dr. Taylor Newman

much, so it is an honor to be able to make a donation like this.” Dr. Crosby noted that she started at the College in the hygiene program in 1996 and went on to earn a BS, DDS, certificate in Periodontics, and MS in Oral Biology, “spending 11 straight years here as a student—some of the hardest and most rewarding times of my life. “My experience here was second to none,” she continued. “For example, in 2004 we began routinely using CT imaging for all implant

treatment plans. At this time we also began the routine use of Simplant software, which allowed us to embrace this prosthetically directed implant treatment philosophy. It was an example of how collaborative accountability opened the door for a new relationship with the Prosthodontics Department. This technology jump-started the learning in the PG Perio program to a high level. “Periodontics means everything to me,” Dr. Crosby said, “and I want to thank the department for my education and introducing me to Marty. “We strive every day to contribute to the good of our community, and we are honored to give back to the College,” Dr. Crosby said. Dr. Kolinski agreed, and noted that he and Dr. Crosby not only have fun practicing, “but I didn’t know I was getting one of the best residents ever when she joined my practice. When you realize the person you are mentoring is better than you, you realize you are truly lucky.” Drs. Kolinski, Crosby, Nares, and Stanford then cut the ribbon on the new Dr. Martin L. Kolinski and Dr. Tricia R. Crosby Resident Room. The entourage then took a tour of the facility led by Program Director Dr. E. Dwayne Karateew, who noted that, “the Resident Room is a source of energy for the program. It exemplifies resident life, and it could not have been created without Dr. Crosby, Dr. Kolinski, and the benefactors from the Class of 1981, and Dr. Rosenfeld, as well as Dr. Maggio and others who contributed to our clinic.

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IGNITE Kick-Off Endowed Professorship Named for Dr. Weine “I want to thank everyone who has contributed to this truly wonderful place,” he concluded. “It makes us strong and gives us a joie de vivre.” A reception followed, during which time Dr. Rosenfeld noted that the event created “a moment which will forever connect, past, present, and future periodontics at UIC. The opportunity to give back is priceless and rewarding, especially when donors show humility and are humbled by the opportunity.” He said that Drs. Crosby and Kolinski “set a wonderful, heartfelt, sincere tone which will serve as a teachable moment for our residents as they begin their life journey. Taylor Newman’s remarks hit the perfect tone and showed the residents’ appreciation. The emerging vision of Drs. Stanford and Nares was on display. “Meaningful incremental change takes time, and the stewards are worthy of our continued support and confidence,” Dr. Rosenfeld concluded. Opportunities exist for alumni and friends to name surgical operatories in the new Department of Periodontics Postgraduate Clinic, as well as resident workstations in the Dr. Martin L. Kolinski and Dr. Tricia R. Crosby Postgraduate Periodontics Resident Room. To create a legacy gift and contribute to the Department of Periodontics during the IGNITE campaign, contact Director of Development Bruno Mancari at (312) 413-3554 or bmancari@uic.edu.

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faculty excellence through endowed professorships and endowed chairs is one of the five key areas the College is focusing on during IGNITE. “We are extremely grateful to receive this unique gift from Dr. and Mrs. Milnarik as its impact on the Department of Endodontics will be felt for generations,” said Associate Dean for Advancement Mark J. Valentino. “Their support also provides us with great momentum as we begin the public phase of the IGNITE campaign. To have an alumnus and faculty member make such a leadership gift should inspire others to partner with us in similar ways. With the combined support of our many alumni and friends, this truly

can be a transformational campaign like no other for the College of Dentistry,” he continued. “I’d also like to recognize the important work that Director of Development Bruno Mancari provided in this effort. Building relationships with our donors that make it both comfortable and enjoyable to support our critical initiatives is what we aspire to do within the Office of Advancement,” added Valentino. For 23 years, Dr. Weine was Professor and Director of Graduate Endodontics at the Loyola University Chicago School of Dentistry. At his passing in 2012, he held the rank of Professor Emeritus at Loyola’s Medical Center, Adjunct Professor in

Dr. Ron Milnarik, 2nd from right, at Reunion 2018 with UIC colleagues William S. Bike, Dr. Robert Hawkinson and Dr. Stephen Weeks.

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the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry’s Department of Endodontics, and Visiting Professor of Endodontics at Osaka Dental University in Japan. His textbook, Endodontic Therapy, was published in seven languages. “Dr. Weine has almost universal name recognition in the endodontic community and among the many thousands of general dentists who trained using his classic textbook in the 1970s through the 1990s and beyond,” Dr. Johnson said. Dr. Weine earned his DDS from the UIC College of Dentistry in 1957, and his MSD and Certificate in Endodontics from Indiana University in 1966. He earned the UIC College of Dentistry’s highest honor, the Distinguished Dental Alumnus Award, in 2005. The surgical suite in the Postgraduate Endodontics Clinic also bears Dr. Weine’s name. In addition to his writing, lecturing, and teaching, Dr. Weine kept a part-time clinical practice specializing in Endodontics in downtown Chicago for four decades. “The incredibly generous gift that Dr. Milnarik and his wife, Pauline, provided is even more remarkable considering that they chose to name it after Dr. Milnarik’s mentor, Dr. Weine, instead of themselves,” Dr. Johnson concluded. “I am deeply grateful for the Milnariks’ gift and want them to know they have created a legacy that will endure for the benefit of future generations of endodontists and dentists.”

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Dr. Ron Milnarik and his wife, Pauline, presenting the 2013 Dr. Marshall W. Milnarik Scholarship to Dr. Nisha Mehta, ’13. “It makes me feel fantastic to recognize and honor Dr. Weine this way,” Dr. Milnarik said. “If others were also to contribute to the professorship, additional donations from all those who were inspired by Dr. Weine would be most welcome.” Several years ago, Dr. Milnarik established the Dr. Marshall W. Milnarik Scholarship at the College. Named for his father, a Loyola Dental School alumnus, the scholarship is awarded annually to a third-year

student in honor of clinical and academic excellence, along with interest, leadership, and enthusiasm for the profession. For more information, or to make a donation to the Weine Endowed Professorship, or for more information on the IGNITE campaign, contact Mark J. Valentino, Associate Dean for Advancement, at (312) 413-7702 or mjv@uic.edu, or Bruno Mancari, Director of Development, at (312) 413-3554 or bmancari@uic.edu.

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Arcolian Dental Arts Society Provides Support The Arcolian Dental Arts Society was generous to the College at its Christmas Dinner Dance at the Park Ridge Country Club on Dec. 1. Arcolian Dr. Frank Maggio, Clinical Assistant Professor, Periodontics, and Arcolian President Dr. Stephen Esposito, presented Dean Clark Stanford with a check

The society also presented a scholarship for $2,000 to D-3 Andrew Bertagna. “I am very proud of both my Italian heritage and my career choice,” Bertagna said. “So, being recognized by a dental society composed of Italian-Americans is a great honor that I will always cherish.”

Arcolian of the Year Dr. Frank Maggio and Arcolian President Dr. Stephen Esposito presented Dean Clark Stanford with a check for $1,000 to support the College. for $1,000 to support the College’s Service Learning Fund and A.C.E. (Achievement, Commitment, and Empowerment) Scholarship Fund during the IGNITE campaign. The donation was requested by Dr. Maggio as part of his being named Arcolian of the Year.

He plans to use the money to support his research-related endeavors. Bertagna expressed his gratitude to all the members and executive board of the society “for seeing potential in me and recognizing it with an award.”

He noted that, “when Italian immigrants first came to America, they operated in a close network, relying on their fellow immigrants for support and friendship. The Arcolians and organizations like theirs re-establish this old dynamic within a professional society by bringing together individuals of similar heritages, allowing for relationships between individuals of similar heritage to be established and flourish even in our modern, diversified society. “These organizations recognize intrinsic commonalities amongst dental professionals, as well as provide a neutral and causal form for neophytes within the profession to meet and establish relationships with and learn from older, more prominent members,” Bertagna said. “These societies also provide an opportunity for peers to remain in contact with each other long after graduation.” The Arcolian of the Year Award “recognizes my work as a periodontist, as a faculty member and Alumni Board Director at the UIC College of Dentistry, as an active member of organized dentistry, and as a person of Italian-American heritage,” Dr. Maggio said. “I am proud and humbled that the society chose to honor me. “I also am proud of the close relationship between the Arcolians and the College,” he continued. “Dean Stanford and the faculty, staff, and students of the College understand the importance of the good works provided by the Arcolians, and the Arcolians understand that the future of the oral health profession is being created at UIC.”

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Advancement Report The society serves as a professional, social, and charitable organization for Italian-American dentists. For more information, contact Dr. Maggio at maggiof@ sbcglobal.net or (847) 312-3752.

Dean’s Council Members Enjoy Architecture Tour The College of Dentistry on Oct. 1 sponsored a Chicago River-based Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) Tour of the Chicago skyline and a reception on the riverbank for members of the UIC Dean’s Council. Members of the Dean’s Council are those who have contributed $1,000 or more to the College. “The day was beautiful and we had more than 70 Dean’s Council members attend this wonderful event,” said Dean Clark Stanford. The tour explored “some incredible Chicago history along the river,” said Dr. Manal Ibrahim, ’93, Prosthodontics ’96, who attended with her husband, Dr. Anthony LaVacca. “We had a wonderful time and the weather cooperated with us.” “My wife, Alisa, and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves that afternoon,” said Dr. Paul Burkey, Loyola ’83, MS Ortho University of Iowa ’85. “The

CAF guide was very knowledgeable and informative. We have cruised on different architectural river tours, but this was our favorite trip yet.” “There were many alumni and others on the cruise, and we got to spend a lot of time socializing and enjoying new friends,” Dr. LaVacca said. “There was a reception along the river immediately following the cruise, and most of the alumni stayed and enjoyed some more time together. I love this aspect of being connected to the UIC College of Dentistry.” Dr. Burkey enjoyed the social aspect, too. He noted that as a Loyola alumnus, “it has been awesome to be so warmly received by UIC. As a dental ‘orphan’ following the closure of Loyola, it is great to be adopted into the UIC family.” That family camaraderie is one reason, Dr. Ibrahim said, “why it is so important to show financial support for the College. As an alumna, it’s a small way of giving back for the incredible personal and professional experiences we all gained during our time in dental school.” “I think it is very important for us who have had the privilege of receiving a dental education to be supportive of the great things that are occurring on Paulina Street,” Dr. Burkey concluded. “Staying involved

Dr. Manal Ibrahim and Dr. Anthony LaVacca. by contributing, time, knowledge and resources allows the next generation of dentists to benefit as we have.” The previous year, the College sponsored a Dean’s Council tour of the Art Institute of Chicago. Other cultural activities for Dean’s Council members are being considered for the future. For more information on how you can become a Dean’s Council member, contact Ana Lisa Ogbac at aogbac1@uic.edu or (312) 9960485.

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Honor Roll THE HONOR ROLL RECOGNIZES DONATIONS FROM JULY 1, 2016, TO JUNE 30, 2017 I am humbled to see the amazing successes our students and faculty are achieving. The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry is at the forefront of innovation in education and research, equipping the next generation of dentists to provide the very best in patient care. I hope you are as proud of these students and faculty as I am. They are remarkable, in our classrooms, research laboratories, dental clinics, and in the community. Our clinics provide world-class clinical care and education and our students have unique opportunities to learn special dental skill sets by working in our community-based rotations. Your gift always makes a difference! Thank you for your support and for all you have done for the dental profession. I look forward to working together with you as the College achieves its goal of changing oral health, forever. —Clark M. Stanford, DDS, PhD, Prosthodontics Dean and UIC Distinguished Professor $500,000 and above KaVo Kerr Group

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Dr. Bradford R. Johnson* and Mrs. Lizabeth Johnson Dr. Christopher J. Leonard, ’00, and Dr. Rebecca M. Leonard, ‘00 Dr. Daniel C. Leonard, ’96 Great Lakes Dental Partners, LLC Orthopli Corporation Propel Orthodontics Reliance Orthodontic Products, Inc. Ms. Patricia S. Wager Dr. Stephen H. Y. Wei* and Mrs. Gladys Wei Dr. Christopher S. Wenckus, ‘71*, and Mrs. S. Elaine Wenckus Dr. George R. Zehak, ‘77 and Mrs. Maria Zehak

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Academy of Osseointegration Advocate Health Care Dr. Bruce W. Allen, ‘66 and Mrs. Edith J. Allen Dr. Kamlesh G. Amin, ‘83 and Ms. Alpana Hansoty Mrs. Leonora S. Andria Dr. Vincent J. Arpino, ‘93* and Dr. Tina Smith Arpino, ‘93 Dr. Jmi L. Asam* and Mr. Robin Asam Dr. Shereen S. Azer* Dr. Daya Bhat, ‘08* Dr. Neeta F. Bhushan, ‘08

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Dr. Gerald M. Bieze, ‘70 and Mrs. Sarah A. Bieze Bisco, Inc. Dr. James W. Blackburn* and Mrs. Jennifer Blackburn Dr. William J. Bleecker, ‘71 and Mrs. Ada M. Bleecker Dr. Andrew W. Browar, ’79* and Dr. Taisa L. SzeremetaBrowar* Dr. Kurt E. Bruksch, ‘82 and Mrs. Jeanne M. Bruksch Dr. Paul S. Burkey, Loyola ‘83 and Mrs. Alisa F. Burkey Dr. Stephen D. Campbell and Mrs. Tara Campbell Dr. Harry O. Channon, ‘63* and Mrs. Frances L. Channon Dr. Thomas G. Chung, ‘56 and Mrs. Jenny L. Chung Dr. Rhonna L. Cohen, ‘72 and Dr. Donald A. Chambers Dr. Perry Danos and Mrs. Peggy Danos Dental Arts Laboratories, Inc. Dr. Jason Edwards Dr. Caswell Evans and Mrs. Arlene G. Evans Dr. Nona C. Flores G C America Inc. Mr. Michael R. Gapski and Mrs. Lynne K. Gapski GE Foundation Dr. Newton C. Gordon* Dr. William B. Hamel, ‘83 and Mrs. Belinda Lutz-Hamel Dr. Jianjun Hao* and Dr. Lihong Lin* Dr. Robert E. Haraden, ‘98 Dr. Anastasia M. Haupt* and Dr. Dustin B. Haupt* Henry Schein Orthodontics Dr. Gary R. Herberger, ‘78 and Mrs. Dale R. Herberger Dr. Ryan K. Hurley, ‘06* and Dr. Tonya M. Volk* Illinois Academy of General Dentistry Illinois State Dental Society Foundation Dr. James Izzo, Loyola ‘79+ Dr. Stephen T. Jagielo, ‘82 and Mrs. Cindy S. Jagielo Dr. Louis G. Karras, ‘89* and Mrs. Angie Karras Dr. Spiro Karras, ‘89 and Mrs. Theodora Karras Dr. Dushanka Kleinman, ‘73 and Mr. Joel E. Kleinman

Dr. Joel R. Korczak, ‘81 Dr. Janet M. Kuhn, ‘79 and Dr. Jeffrey A. Kramer, ‘79 Dr. Thomas C. Lakars, ‘67* and Mrs. Linda I. Lakars Dr. Yi-Chen Liu* Dr. Gary W. Long, ‘77 and Mrs. Gary W. Long Dr. Mulokozi Lugakingira* and Mrs. Kos Lugakingira Mr. Raghavachari Madhavan William Wrigley Jr. Company Dr. Michael J. McCormack, ‘66 and Mrs. Noreen P. McCormack Dr. Michael J. Mintz* and Mrs. Julie H. Mintz Miracle Corners of the World, Inc. Dr. Mia Myoungah Seo, ‘14 and Christopher Chung Dr. Milton M. Murasaki, ‘66 and Mrs. Virginia Stein Dr. Charles R. Neach, Loyola ‘70 and Mrs. Peggy D. Neach Dr. Jon Dale Nickelsen, ‘03 Dr. Elizabeth C. Nixon, ‘92* Dr. John Nowak, ‘98* and Mrs. Renee Nowak Dr. Joanne R. Oppenheim, ‘89* and Dr. Kenneth Kromash Orthodontic Alumni Association of Illinois Dr. Roshan P. Parikh, ‘08 Dr. Indru C. Punwani Dr. William J. Quest* and Dr. Diane Johnson* Dr. Scott R. Rehm* Dr. James B. Ricker and Mrs. Susan C. Ricker Mrs. Louise S. Robinson+ Dr. Antonino Romano, Loyola ‘91 and Mrs. Sharyn Romano Dr. D. M. Salzer, ’68 and Mrs. Susan G. Salzer+ Dr. Ira A. Satinover, ‘79* and Dr. Luisa A. DiPietro, ‘80* Dr. Thomas Schlieve* and Ms. Cristina Bartis Dr. Patricia A. Scott, ‘88* Dr. Roy A. Shellow, ‘63 and Mrs. Eva Shellow Dr. Jin-Moon Soh* and Mrs. Duckui So Dr. Clark M. Stanford and Mr. Alan Light Dr. Daniel W. Steadman, ‘82 and Mrs. Kathleen A. Steadman Dr. Byung W. Suh, ‘93

Sunstar Americas, Inc. The Edgar D. Coolidge Endodontics Study Club Triangle Community Foundation, Inc. Mr. Adalbert L. Vlazny and Mrs. Clare C. Vlazny Dr. Stephanie M. Ward, ‘01 Dr. Brian S. Wardell* Dr. Peter C. Wasilkoff, ‘69* and Mrs. Donna J. Wasilkoff Dr. Samuel S. Wexler, ‘64 and Mrs. Charlene S. Wexler Ms. Barbara P. Wiley

$500 to $999

Dr. Chris P. Alemis, ‘98 American Dental Society of Anesthesiology Apex Design Build Dr. Marsha A. Babka, ‘76 and Dr. Charles Goodman Barrington Animal Hospital, Inc. Dr. Kathryn L. Bielik, ‘91 and Mr. Neal W. Bielik Dr. Susan Bishop Dr. Neil R. B. Bonje, ‘97* Brasseler USA Dr. Blase P. Brown, Loyola ‘81 and Mrs. Nancy Brown Dr. Joseph E. Canzona, ‘69* Carr Healthcare Realty, LLC Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals Subsidiary of ColgatePalmolive Dr. Ryan J. Colletta* and Mrs. Stephanie Colletta Dr. Garison D. Couser* Crosstex International Inc. Cutting Edge Practice, Inc. Czarnowski Display Service, Inc. DENTSPLY International DENTSPLY Raintree Essix Designs for Vision Inc. Dr. Geri A. DiFranco, Loyola ‘85 Dr. Kristi R. Donley* Mr. Mohannad K. Elzeibak Dr. Joseph R. Funderburk* GlaxoSmithKline Dr. Melvyn A. Golden, ‘74 Dr. LeRoy S. Gurga, ‘79 and Mrs. Janet L. Gurga Dr. Evan S. Halpern* and Mrs. Karen Halpern Henry Schein Inc. Hinrichszenk + Pesavento LLC Hu-Friedy Manufacturing, Inc.

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Dr. Raza A. Hussain and Dr. Nadia S. Hussain Illinois Section of the American College of Dentists Illinois Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons Dr. Iwona Iwaszczyszyn, ‘04 Dr. N. O. Jackson, ‘71 Johnson & Johnson Dr. Donald S. Kaneoka, ‘58 Dr. D. B. Kelley, ‘76 and Mrs. Lu Ann Kelley Kettenbach USA Dr. Hammad A. Khan, ‘03* and Mrs. Henna Khan Dr. Thomas J. King Jr., ‘71 and Mrs. Maureen King Dr. Harold J. Kiriluk, 75 and Mrs. Corinne L. Kiriluk Komet USA LLC Dr. Annette M. Kugelmann* Lang Dental Manufacturing Company, Inc. Dr. Christine S. Lee, ‘93* and Mr. Sang K. Lee Dr. Gary M. Leverton, ‘72 and Mrs. Janice L. Leverton Dr. Cathy E. Longos* and Dr. Thomas J. Longos Dr. Weyland Lum* Dr. Natanya Marracino* Dr. Richard P. Martino, ‘64 and Mrs. Margot F. Martino Medical Protective Company Dr. Bruce R. Metcalf, ‘66 and Mrs. Jean H. Metcalf Dr. Ronald M. Milnarik, ‘67 and Mrs. Pauline A. Milnarik Dr. John M. Nusstein, ‘87 and Mrs. Tammie L. Nusstein Orascoptic Ortho Classic Pesavento & Pesavento, Ltd Dr. William D. Petty, Loyola ‘74 Premier Dental Products Co. Procter & Gamble Company Dr. John C. Reed, ‘90 and Dr. Isabelle Reed Dr. Stephen L. Rider, ‘80 and Mrs. Karen S. Rider Dr. Richard Rosato* Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc. Schenck SC Dr. Robert Schmidt Shofu Dental Corporation Southern Dental Industries, Inc. Southpoint Insurance Dr. Anupama Sridhar* Sultan Healthcare

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SurgiTel The Dentists Insurance Company Dr. Constantinos Theodoropoulos, ‘84 Dr. Ronald E. Trapp, ‘69 and Dr. Sue E. Trapp-Hamilton, ‘71 Treloar & Heisel, Inc. Universal Dental, LLC Mr. Mark J. Valentino and Mrs. Carmen P. Valentino Voco America Inc. Dr. Stephen M. Weeks, ‘89* and Mrs. Mary S. Weeks Dr. Richard A. Wilson, ‘71 and Mrs. Lisa Wilson Dr. Pedram J. Zaghi, ‘04 Dr. Zyad O. Zaibak, ‘02 Dr. Richard L. Zimmers, ‘57 and Mrs. Linda K. Zimmers

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Dr. Olubanwo O. Abejide, ‘16 Mrs. Lea Alexander and Mrs. Pollyanne Mather Dr. Sahar M. Alrayyes* and Dr. Khaled M. Abughazaleh* Dr. Donald S. Amano* and Mrs. Nettie Amano Dr. Paul H. Anders, ‘55+ Dr. Denis D. Anderson, ‘69 and Mrs. Barbara A. Anderson Dr. Paul M. Anfenson, ‘84 and Mrs. Maria Anfenson AOA Orthodontic Lab Dr. James L. Armstrong, ‘71 and Mrs. Virginia L. Armstrong Dr. Bobby W. Austin, ‘75 and Mrs. Joan T. Austin Dr. Jerome B. Austriaco, ‘88 Ms. Daisy A. Avila Dr. James K. Bahcall and Mrs. Amy R. Bahcall Mr. Lindell Bainter and Mrs. Sara B. Bainter Dr. Michael J. Barrows, ‘73* and Mrs. Susan K. Barrows Dr. Andok Barseghyan* Dr. Kurt A. Barth, ‘97 and Mrs. Tracy L. Barth Dr. Denis J. Bartz, ‘79 Dr. Marcia H. Basciano, ‘78 Dr. Scott D. Beallis, ‘86 and Dr. Mojdeh Beallis, ‘94 Dr. David R. Behringer* Dr. Rose S. Beicos, Loyola ‘84 Dr. Logan T. Bell, ‘10* Dr. Dale Benjamin*

Dr. Robert A. Benny, Loyola ‘67 Dr. Raymond B. Bersano, ‘71 and Mrs. Martha V. Bersano Dr. Gregory A. Bertagna, ‘81 and Mrs. Luisa T. Bertagna Mr. William S. Bike and Ms. Anne M. Nordhaus-Bike Dr. Thomas G. Bleck, ‘78 and Mrs. Marcia D. Bleck Dr. Paul M. Blidy, ‘69 Dr. Barry M. Bolewicz, ‘67 and Mrs. Linda Bolewicz Dr. Calvin W. Borchardt, ‘60 Dr. Mitchell L. Marder, ‘81 and Mrs. Carla Bradshaw Dr. William M. Brennan, ’76 and Mrs. Mary N. Brennan Dr. William M. Brennan, ’04 and Mrs. Shaye L. Brennan Dr. George W. Brent, ‘61 and Mrs. Nancy J. Brent Dr. Alan B. Bronstein, ‘75 and Mrs. Emily N. Bronstein Dr. Mark A. Bruhn, Loyola ‘77 Dr. Fred H. Buettner, ‘86 Ms. Virginia H. Buglio Dr. Shandra Bundy-Smith, ‘94 Ms. Irma Butler Mr. Aquilino R. Cabanban and Mrs. Phoebe Cabanban Dr. Robert J. Cabay, Loyola ‘86 Dr. Andrew J. Calhoun* Ms. Deborah E. Carr-Woods Ms. Janice Y. Carter Ms. Wendy L. Cerny Dr. Shu F. Cheuk, Loyola ‘76 Dr. Edward J. Chiera, ‘90 Dr. Robert F. Chorak, ‘80 and Mrs. Marie L. Chorak Dr. Anthony W. Chulick, ‘73 and Mrs. Micki R. Chulick Dr. David L. L. Clemens, ‘80 and Mrs. Inger B. Clemens Dr. Kevin E. Collins, Loyola ‘74 Mr. Ted G. Collins and Mrs. Sheri I. Collins Dr. Michael Lee Conlon, ‘75 and Mrs. Patricia Egan Conlon Dr. Thomas M. Connell, ‘67 and Mrs. Judy J. Connell Dr. Peter A. Contos, ‘05 Dr. James F. Cramer, ‘59 and Mrs. Kathleen Cramer Mr. Brady M. Crook and Mrs. Melissa Crook Mr. Raynard D. Crosland Dr. H. T. Cubbon, ‘70 and Mrs. Patricia Cubbon

Dr. Thomas A. Curry, ‘84 and Mrs. Kathy M. Curry Dr. Michael A. Czarkowski, ‘79 and Mrs. Patricia L. Czarkowski Dr. John M. Damas, ‘73 and Mrs. Nancy A. Damas Mrs. Jayne Daniel Mrs. Alejandra Davidson Dr. Dale J. Davis* and Dr. Lisa M. Davis* Dr. Melissa L. Davis, ‘13 Ms. Johnnie Mae Davis Dr. Sydney R. Demovsky, ‘62 and Mrs. Dianne E. Young Dr. Michelle DeVaull Pinkert, Loyola ‘86 Ms. Yesenia Diaz Dr. Karina J. Dick, ‘95 and Mr. Ronald E. Dick Dr. Christine L. Haag, ‘86 Dr. Thomas R. Dirksen, ‘57 and Mrs. Jean T. Dirksen Dr. James E. Donlan, ‘57 and Mrs. Carol A. Donlan Dr. Deane E. Doolen, ‘55 and Mrs. Hulda A. Doolen Dr. Harold R. Dreebin, ‘60 and Mrs. Reva Dreebin Ms. Janet Duncan Ms. Asha Eapea Mr. Everett C. Earley Ms. Danielle Earls Edge Advisors, LLC Dr. Rebecca J. Egolf* and Mr. Dennis R. Egolf Dr. Barry A. Janov, ’59 and Dr. Jeanne M. Duggan, Loyola ‘81 Dr. Norman C. Eifler, ‘57 and Ms. Ada J. Eifler Dr. Ralph K. Erdmann, ‘81 and Mrs. Mi-Sung Erdmann Dr. Norman L. Eskoz, Loyola ‘79 Mr. James B. Evert Dr. Robert A. Faessel, ‘68 and Mrs. Felicia Faessel Dr. Kevin M. Fahey Dr. Angela M. Falcone, ‘01 Dr. Richard M. Faner, ‘72 and Mrs. Madiline S. Faner Dr. Benjamin L. Farnum, ‘58 and Mrs. Toni L. Farnum Dr. Curtis D. Fauble, ‘88 and Mrs. Kathryn Fauble Dr. Gregory L. Fauth, ‘73*+ and Mrs. Geralyn A. Fauth Dr. Johnathan J. Feehan, ‘09

Dr. Robert F. Ferek, ‘84 Dr. Donald C. Findlay, ‘60 and Mrs. Judith R. Findlay Mr. Carlos L. Finney Dr. John W. Fischer, ‘79 and Mrs. Amy F. Fischer Mr. Troy A. Flores and Mrs. Jannice R. Flores Ms. Madison A. Flores Ms. Molly Flores Dr. David J. Foulkes, ‘66 and Mrs. Ann Foulkes Dr. Susan J. Foundos-Biegel, ‘87 and Mr. Dennis Biegel Dr. John S. Fox, ‘84* Ms. Angel M. Frazier Dr. Gary W. Freed, ‘75 and Mrs. Victoria L. Freed Dr. James P. Frett, ‘79 and Mrs. Jacqueline Frett Dr. Ralph G. Frick, ‘54 and Mrs. Loretta M. Frick Ms. Alma D. Gallegos Dr. Paul V. Gallo, Loyola ‘77 Dr. M. J. Gebhart, ‘65 and Mrs. Carol A. Gebhart Dr. Kenneth W. Gehrke, ‘82* and Mrs. Theresa Gehrke Dr. Carl R. Gilmore, ‘64 and Mrs. Rosemary J. Gilmore Dr. Lee W. Graber and Dr. Jane B. Graber Dr. Kenneth M. Grebliunas, ‘81 and Mrs. Donna M. Grebliunas Dr. Daniel M. Greising, ‘90 and Mrs. Rebecca R. Greising Dr. Ann M. Grieve, ‘84 and Mr. Douglas G. Grieve Dr. Stephen E. Grimm, ‘79 and Mrs. Celestine Grimm Ms. Polina G. Gubareva Dr. Charles A. Gutweniger, Loyola ‘55 Ms. Nancy Guzman Dr. Allan L. Hablutzel, ‘82 and Mrs. Gail Hablutzel Dr. Michael D. Han and Ms. Sue Bin Park Dr. Robert J. Haney, ‘70 Dr. Danny Hanna Dr. Shellie M. Harden, ‘94 Dr. Wayne J. Harkness, ‘71 and Mrs. Cheryl L. Harkness Mr. David E. Harn and Mrs. Reita Harn Dr. Michael D. Harner and Mrs. Eileen H. Harner

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Honor Roll Dr. Thomas A. Harris, ‘82 and Mrs. Patricia Harris Dr. Mary J. Hayes, ‘76* Heartland Dental, LLC Ms. Lois Heffren Dr. Robert J. Hellige, ‘73 Dr. Harry G. Henderson, ‘75 and Mrs. Patti L. Henderson Dr. Jeffrey M. Henkin, ‘69 and Mrs. Marjorie E. Henkin Dr. Norberto J. Hernandez, ’95, and Mrs. Vivian I. Hernandez Ms. Beverly G. Herrick Dr. Mark A. Hofmeister, ‘82 and Mrs. Janet Hofmeister Dr. David Horberg, ‘70 and Mrs. Judith B. Horberg Dr. Ralph E. Horton, ‘61 and Mrs. Mary E. Horton Mr. Mike Howard Mr. David Howe Mr. Matthew D. Howe Dr. Maryellen A. Hoye, Loyola ‘84 Dr. Michael P. Hoyland, ‘74 Dr. Thomas J. Hughes, ‘80 and Mrs. Agnes A. Hughes Ms. Mary L. Hummons Dr. Kenneth C. Hyten, ‘66 and Mrs. Jane G. Hyten Dr. Edison A. Ishaya, ‘94 Mrs. Jennifer L. Bereckis Jacobucci Dr. Lawrence E. Jagmin, ‘77 and Mrs. Donna J. Jagmin Dr. Martha P. Jaimes, ‘17 Dr. Barry A. Janov, ’59 and Dr. Joanne M. Duggan, Loyola ‘81 Shufeng Jin Dr. Pamela J. Johnson* Dr. Stephen A. Johnson, ‘76 and Mrs. Cheryl Johnson Ms. Michelle D. Johnson Dr. Kenneth J. Jozwiak* and Mrs. Sharon R. Jozwiak Ms. Isabel R. Juan Araceli Juarez Dr. Edmund J. Jung, ‘76 and Mrs. Elizabeth Jung Dr. David A. Kanarek, Loyola ‘74 Dr. Gene R. Kantack* and Mrs. Sandra Kantack Dr. James A. Karlowicz, ‘75 and Mrs. Constance Karlowicz Dr. Rodney H. Katagihara, Loyola ‘76 Dr. Louis Kaufman, ‘95 Dr. Richard I. Kaufman, ‘50 and Mrs. Marian Kaufman

Dr. Nadia Kawar Dr. George F. Kennedy, ‘59 Mrs. Saba M. Khan Dr. Saleh S. Kharsa* Dr. Kevin T. King, Loyola ‘78* and Mrs. Jacqueline D. King Dr. Walter Y. Kitajima, ‘68 and Mrs. Diana M. Kitajima Dr. Bennett Klavan, ‘44 Dr. Robert N. Klein, ‘58 and Mrs. Linda Klein Dr. James C. Klein, ‘60 and Ms. Yvonne J. Klein Dr. Kent L. Knoernschild and Mrs. Karen A. Knoernschild Dr. Jay G. Kolb, ‘67 and Mrs. Kathleen O. Kolb Dr. Lindy A. Kona, ’89 and Dr. Bradley J. Stanciu, ‘90 Ms. Arlene J. Kovin Dr. Sigurds O. Krolls, ‘57+ and Mrs. Ruth Krolls Mrs. Valerie J. Kuhl Mr. Craig C. Kulwin Ms. Angelica Lagunas Dr. Peter M. Latham, Loyola ‘74 Dr. Randall E. Lawson, ‘85 and Mrs. Mary A. Lawson Dr. Robert M. Lazerson, ‘64 Dr. Lawrence M. Le Vine, ‘62 Dr. Chuljoo Lee, ‘78 Ms. Maria G. Leon Dr. Irving J. Leonard, ‘59 and Mrs. Marilyn M. Leonard Dr. David B. Lewis, ‘81 and Mrs. Christine Lewis Dr. William W. Li, ‘77 and Mrs. Tina M. Li Dr. Mary A. Licking, ‘77 Dr. Jack L. Lieberman and Mrs. Marilyn Gordon Mr. Richard R. Lindstrom and Mrs. Daryl M. Lindstrom Dr. Gary W. Lippincott, Loyola ‘80* and Mrs. Cynthia Lippincott Dr. Shuchen C. H. Lo, ‘91 Dr. Joseph H. Lovasko* Dr. James E. Lupi* Dr. Rollie W. Lyman, ‘61 CAPT Cornelius T. Lynch Dr. Gilbert D. Mackey, ‘54+ and Mrs. Dorothy Mackey Dr. John A. Maddrell, ‘56+ and Mrs. Beverly Maddrell Dr. Evelyn T. Maggos, ‘91 Dr. G. D. Magnes, ‘58 and Mrs. Laurie Magnes Dr. Conrad Magno, ‘03 Dr. Robert B. Malek, Loyola ‘77

Mr. Bruno Mancari and Mrs. Gina M. Mancari Dr. Thomas W. Mansfield, ‘65 and Mrs. Susan W. Mansfield Dr. Mohamed S. Mansour, ‘12 Dr. James M. Maragos, Loyola ‘81 Dr. Thomas M. Mareing, ‘75 Mr. David A. Markiewicz Dr. Paul R. Martineau, ‘74 and Mrs. Janet F. Martineau Ms. Jacqueline Martinez Dr. Michael T. Massey, ‘93 Dr. Theodore F. Mayer, ‘82 and Mrs. Lisa D. Mayer Dr. Denise L. McAllister, ‘96* and Mr. Howard W. McAllister Dr. David N. McAuslan, ‘80 and Dr. Mary Kane McAuslan, ‘81 Dr. Richard F. McBride, ‘67 Dr. David C. McClelland, ’61 and Mrs. A. K. McClelland Dr. Richard T. McDaniel, ‘65* and Mrs. Hannah T. McDaniel Ms. Ashley M. McIntosh Ms. Ellyn McNamara Ms. Luz M. Mendez Ms. Annette C. Merkel Dr. Robert J. Michet, ‘78 Dr. Alan M. Miller, ‘64 Dr. James B. Miller, ‘61 and Mrs. Linda E. Miller Dr. Miloslava M. Miller, ’09 and Mr. Kevin R. Miller Dr. Charles W. Miller* and Mrs. Dru A. Miller Mr. Matt Mitchell Dr. Ronald E. Mizer, ‘64 and Mrs. Gloria J. Mizer Dr. Todd A. Molis, ‘74 Mr. Francis L. Mon and Mrs. Lourdes G. Mon Dr. Michael D. Mora, ‘83 and Dr. Cheryl Mora, ‘91 Dr. Steven J. Moravec* and Mrs. Chandra A. Greer Dr. John W. Mortell, ‘78 Dr. Denise C. Murmann, ‘92 Dr. John E. Murphy, Loyola ‘66 and Mrs. Kathy H. Murphy Dr. Scott R. Musil, ’83 and Mrs. Roseanne R. Musil Dr. Michael W. Naborowski, ‘91* Dr. Neal C. Nealis, ’79 and Mrs. Randee J. Nealis Network for Good Dr. Laura M. Neumann, ’77 and Dr. Charles A. Neumann Mrs. Christina L. Nicholas

Dr. Patricia Nihill and Dr. Ronald W. Botto Dr. Linda O. Nikho Ms. Nancy A. Norman Mr. Charles Nott and Mrs. Clara K. Nott Dr. Glenda E. Nuckols, ‘78 and Mr. Larry D. Crosby Ms. Ana Lisa F. Ogbac Mrs. Rosario Ortiz Mr. Glen Pacholski Ms. Yolanda Padilla Dr. Brenda R. Palmer, ’99 and Dr. Gary J. Palmer Ms. Anna Panova Ms. Isha B. Parikh Dr. Robert H. Parish, ‘78 and Mrs. Penny J. Parish Mr. Scott E. Parrish and Mrs. Nancy L. Parrish Dr. Jigneshkumar M. Patel, ‘97 and Mrs. Rupal R. Patel Dr. Mumtaj A. Patel Ms. Holly Paul Dr. Jobe L. Payne and Mrs. Jacqueline Payne Dr. Darryl D. Pendleton Mrs. Giovanna Perez Dr. Howard H. Polk, ‘63 Dr. Steven D. Pooley, ‘87 Mr. Joseph Porter and Mrs. Florine A. Porter Ms. Melissa R. Portis Dr. Paul D. Potter, ’80 and Mrs. Terrie K. Potter Dr. Thomas V. Powell, Loyola ‘57* Dr. Thomas L. Prendergast, ‘90 Dr. Mary A. Rackauskas* Dr. Robert E. Rada, ‘85 Dr. Mark F. Rappleye, Loyola ‘86 Dr. Gerald Raybeck, Loyola ‘79 Dr. Elliot M. Razdolsky, ‘91 Dr. Annmarie Redmond, ‘13 Dr. Nijole A. Remeikis, ‘59 Dr. Gary K. Resch and Mrs. Roma Resch Dr. Victoria A. Rinando, ‘05 Dr. Candido Rivera, ‘14 and Ms. Lucia Rivera Dr. Ralph Robbins, Loyola ‘75 and Mrs. Gail Robbins Dr. Gary A. Rodgers, ’83 and Mrs. Mary Rodgers Dr. Charles W. Roe, ’72 and Mrs. Mary M. Roe Dr. Norman D. Rotblat, ‘64 and Mrs. Cynthia Rotblat Dr. Toni M. Roucka, ‘90 and Mr. Edmund A. Roucka 23

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Honor Roll Dr. Susan A. Rowan, ’84 and Dr. Daniel A. Rowan Dr. Phil N. Ruckman Dr. Sheldon A. Rudnick, ’64 and Mrs. Charlotte K. Rudnick Dr. Gerald P. Runde, ’81 and Mrs. Karen R. Runde Dr. Bernard E. Ryan, ’77 and Mrs. Nancy D. Ryan Mrs. Deborah K. Sachen Dr. Surekha Sakala, ‘98 Dr. Justin P. Salem, ‘94 Dr. Mark R. Sandrik, ’84 and Mrs. Michele M. Sandrik Ms. Maria Y. Santamaria Ms. Gayatri M. Satam Ms. Mona Sawwan Dr. Kevin K. Schultz, ‘83 Ms. Colleen P. Scroll Dr. Kenneth G. Sherman II* and Mrs. Janet S. Sherman Dr. Steven M. Shikami, Loyola ‘93 Dr. Steven C. Simmons, ’75 and Mrs. Cynthia K. Simmons Dr. Jeffrey R. Slotten, ‘84 Dr. Darryl R. Smith, ‘88 and Mrs. Janice K. Smith Dr. Joseph A. Smith, ‘64 and Mrs. Janet G. Smith Mr. Leonard A. Smith Ms. Sarontay Smith Dr. Donald C. Sorensen, ‘64* and Susan Sorensen Dr. Denise D. Sorpassa, ’88 and Mr. Robert S. Sorpassa Mr. Chuck Sosey and Mrs. Rhonda Sosey Dr. Peter Spilotro, Loyola ‘93 State Bank of Speer Ms. Elia Storino Dr. Jonathan R. Striebel, ‘12 Mr. Maxie Suero and Mrs. Erlita D. Suero Dr. Gregory T. Swenson, ‘61 Dr. Richard C. Talbot, ‘63 Dr. Thomas J. Tax, ‘68 and Mrs. Joanne C. Tax Dr. Gregory S. Tehle, ‘79 Dr. Carrie E. Thangamani* and Mr. Vijay Thangamani Thieme Dr. Michael A. Thompson, ‘03* Dr. Yevgen D. Tkachuk, ‘13 Dr. Peter M. Tomaselli, ‘86 Dr. William J. Tonne, ’72 and Mrs. Margaret A. Tonne Dr. Gregg A. Toolson, Loyola ‘88* and Mrs. Janette Toolson

Dr. Spencer L. Toppen, ‘60 Dr. Russell P. Umbricht, ‘68 and Mrs. Margaret M. Umbricht Mr. Albert Vaughn Dr. Shawn M. Velez, ‘04 Dr. Christina G. Venizelos, ’82 and Dr. Paul C. Venizelos Mrs. Maria Grace C. Viana and Mr. Marlos Viana Mr. Ranjith Vijayakumar Dr. Nishtha Viniak, ‘07 and Mr. Vikrant Viniak Dr. Dana D. Vitkus, ’70 and Mr. Alex Vitkus Dr. Wayne D. Walker, ‘85 Ms. Mary E. Walters Dr. Richard E. Walton* and Mrs. Laura R. Walton Mrs. Robin J. Waner and Mr. Michael H. Iser Mr. James S. Watts Dr. R. T. Welindt, ‘85 and Dr. Kelly F. Welindt Dr. Gerald L. Wine, ‘67 and Mrs. Linda S. Wine Dr. John F. Wonderlick, ‘71 Prof. Christine D. Wu Dr. Richard H. Yamada, ‘66 and Mrs. Mildred A. Yamada Dr. Rodney E. Yergler, Loyola ‘84 Dr. Chester N. Zembroski, ‘62 Mrs. Yan Zhao Ms. Elizabeth A. Ziemba Mrs. Kimberly J. Zobel Dr. Elizabeth Zwemer-Larsen, ‘50 Dr. Christopher P. Zwiercan, ‘11 and Mrs. Nicole Zwiercan

Giving By Class Year Class of 1944

Dr. Bennett Klavan

Class of 1950

Dr. Richard I. Kaufman Dr. Elizabeth Zwemer-Larsen

Class of 1951 Dr. Jerome Fein

Class of 1954

Dr. Ralph G. Frick Dr. Gilbert D. Mackey+

Class of 1955

Dr. Paul H. Anders+ Dr. Deane E. Doolen

Class of 1956

Dr. Thomas G. Chung Dr. John A. Maddrell+

Class of 1957

Dr. Thomas R. Dirksen Dr. James E. Donlan Dr. Norman C. Eifler Dr. Sigurds O. Krolls+ Dr. Thomas V. Powell Dr. Richard L. Zimmers

Class of 1958

Dr. Benjamin L. Farnum Dr. S. Sol Flores Dr. Seymour L. Gottlieb Dr. Donald S. Kaneoka Dr. Robert N. Klein Dr. G. D. Magnes

Class of 1959

Dr. James F. Cramer Dr. Barry A. Janov Dr. George F. Kennedy Dr. Irving J. Leonard Dr. Nijole A. Remeikis

Class of 1960

Dr. Calvin W. Borchardt Dr. Harold R. Dreebin Dr. Donald C. Findlay Dr. James C. Klein Dr. Spencer L. Toppen

Class of 1961

Dr. George W. Brent Dr. Ralph E. Horton Dr. Rollie W. Lyman Dr. David C. McClelland Dr. James B. Miller

Class of 1964

Dr. Carl R. Gilmore Dr. Robert M. Lazerson Dr. Richard P. Martino Dr. Alan M. Miller Dr. Ronald E. Mizer Dr. Norman D. Rotblat Dr. Sheldon A. Rudnick Dr. Joseph A. Smith Dr. Donald C. Sorensen* Dr. Samuel S. Wexler

Class of 1965

Dr. M. J. Gebhart Dr. Thomas W. Mansfield Dr. Richard T. McDaniel*

Class of 1966

Dr. Bruce W. Allen Dr. Michael J. McCormack Dr. Milton M. Murasaki Dr. Bruce R. Metcalf Dr. David J. Foulkes Dr. Kenneth C. Hyten Dr. Richard H. Yamada

Class of 1967

Dr. Barry M. Bolewicz Dr. Thomas M. Connell Dr. Jay G. Kolb Dr. Richard F. McBride Dr. Thomas C. Lakars* Dr. Ronald M. Milnarik Dr. Gerald L. Wine

Class of 1968

Dr. D. M. Salzer Dr. Robert A. Faessel Dr. Walter Y. Kitajima Dr. Thomas J. Tax Dr. Russell P. Umbricht

Class of 1969

Class of 1962

Dr. Sydney R. Demovsky Dr. Lawrence M. Le Vine Dr. Chester N. Zembroski

Dr. Denis D. Anderson Dr. Paul M. Blidy Dr. Joseph E. Canzona* Dr. Jeffrey M. Henkin Dr. Ronald E. Trapp Dr. Peter C. Wasilkoff*

Class of 1963

Class of 1970

Dr. Harry O. Channon* Dr. Roy A. Shellow Dr. Howard H. Polk Dr. Richard C. Talbot

Dr. Gerald M. Bieze Dr. H. T. Cubbon Dr. Robert J. Haney Dr. Paul L. Glick* Dr. David Horberg Dr. Dana D. Vitkus

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Class of 1971

Dr. James L. Armstrong Dr. Raymond B. Bersano Dr. William J. Bleecker Dr. Wayne J. Harkness Dr. N. O. Jackson Dr. Thomas J. King Jr. Dr. Thomas E. Resnick Dr. Sue E. Trapp-Hamilton Dr. Christopher S. Wenckus Dr. Richard A. Wilson Dr. John F. Wonderlick

Class of 1972

Dr. Rhonna L. Cohen Dr. Richard M. Faner Dr. Gary M. Leverton Dr. Charles W. Roe Dr. William J. Tonne

Class of 1973

Dr. Michael J. Barrows* Dr. Anthony W. Chulick Dr. John M. Damas Dr. Gregory L. Fauth*+ Dr. Robert J. Hellige Dr. Dushanka Kleinman

Class of 1974

Dr. Melvyn A. Golden Dr. Michael P. Hoyland Dr. Paul R. Martineau Dr. Todd A. Molis

Class of 1975

Dr. Bobby W. Austin Dr. Alan B. Bronstein Dr. Michael Lee Conlon Dr. Gary W. Freed Dr. Harry G. Henderson Dr. James A. Karlowicz Dr. Harold J. Kiriluk Dr. Thomas M. Mareing Dr. Steven C. Simmons

Class of 1976

Dr. Marsha A. Babka Dr. William M. Brennan Dr. Mary J. Hayes* Dr. Stephen A. Johnson Dr. Edmund J. Jung Dr. D. B. Kelley

Class of 1977

Dr. Mark C. Baker* Dr. Lawrence E. Jagmin Dr. William W. Li

Dr. Mary A. Licking Dr. Gary W. Long Dr. Laura M. Neumann Dr. Bernard E. Ryan Dr. George R. Zehak

Dr. Mark A. Hofmeister Dr. Stephen T. Jagielo Dr. Theodore F. Mayer Dr. Christina G. Venizelos Dr. Daniel W. Steadman

Class of 1978

Class of 1983

Dr. Marcia H. Basciano Dr. Thomas G. Bleck Dr. James H. Bryniarski Dr. Gary R. Herberger Dr. Chuljoo Lee Dr. Robert J. Michet Dr. John W. Mortell Dr. Glenda E. Nuckols Dr. Robert H. Parish Dr. Lawrence R. Voss*

Class of 1979

Dr. Denis J. Bartz Dr. Andrew W. Browar* Dr. Michael A. Czarkowski Dr. John W. Fischer Dr. James P. Frett Dr. Stephen E. Grimm Dr. LeRoy S. Gurga Dr. Jeffrey A. Kramer Dr. Janet M. Kuhn Dr. Neal C. Nealis Dr. Ira A. Satinover Dr. Gregory S. Tehle

Class of 1980

Dr. Robert F. Chorak Dr. David L. L. Clemens Dr. Luisa A. DiPietro Dr. Thomas J. Hughes Dr. David N. McAuslan Dr. Paul D. Potter Dr. Stephen L. Rider

Class of 1981

Dr. Gregory A. Bertagna Dr. Ralph K. Erdmann Dr. Kenneth M. Grebliunas Dr. Joel R. Korczak Dr. David B. Lewis Dr. Mitchell L. Marder Dr. Mary Kane McAuslan Dr. Gerald P. Runde

Class of 1982

Dr. Randy L. Bisping Dr. Kurt E. Bruksch Dr. Kenneth W. Gehrke Dr. Allan L. Hablutzel Dr. Thomas A. Harris

Dr. Kamlesh G. Amin Dr. Michael E. Bond Dr. James C. Davis Dr. Arlene M. Engert Dr. William B. Hamel Dr. Michael D. Mora Dr. Scott R. Musil Dr. Gary A. Rodgers Dr. Kevin K. Schultz

Class of 1984

Dr. Paul M. Anfenson Dr. Barry E. Booth* Dr. Thomas A. Curry Dr. Robert F. Ferek Dr. John S. Fox* Dr. Ann M. Grieve Dr. Tony W. Liu Dr. Susan A. Rowan Dr. Mark R. Sandrik Dr. Jeffrey R. Slotten Dr. Constantinos Theodoropoulos

Class of 1985

Dr. Alex G. Alemis Dr. Thomas B. Braun* Dr. Randall E. Lawson Dr. Robert E. Rada Dr. Wayne D. Walker Dr. R. T. Welindt

Class of 1986

Dr. Scott D. Beallis Dr. Fred H. Buettner Dr. Christine L. Haag Dr. Peter M. Tomaselli

Class of 1987

Dr. Susan J. Foundos-Biegel Dr. John M. Nusstein Dr. Steven D. Pooley

Class of 1988

Dr. Jerome B. Austriaco Dr. Curtis D. Fauble Dr. Patricia A. Scott* Dr. Darryl R. Smith Dr. Denise D. Sorpassa

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Class of 1989

Dr. Louis G. Karras* Dr. Spiro Karras Dr. Lindy A. Kona Dr. Joanne R. Oppenheim* Dr. Stephen M. Weeks*

Class of 1990

Dr. Edward J. Chiera Dr. Daniel M. Greising Dr. Ruhan S. Ozgen Dr. Thomas L. Prendergast Dr. John C. Reed Dr. Toni M. Roucka Dr. Bradley J. Stanciu

Class of 1992

Dr. Denise C. Murmann Dr. Elizabeth C. Nixon*

Class of 1993

Dr. Vincent J. Arpino* Dr. Cathleen P. Coyne Dr. Christine S. Lee* Dr. Michael T. Massey Dr. Tina Smith Arpino Dr. Byung W. Suh

Class of 1994

Dr. Mojdeh Beallis Dr. Shandra Bundy-Smith Dr. Shellie M. Harden Dr. Edison A. Ishaya Dr. Justin P. Salem

Class of 1995

Dr. Karina J. Dick Dr. Norberto J. Hernandez Dr. Louis Kaufman

Class of 1996

Dr. Daniel C. Leonard Dr. Denise L. McAllister*

Class of 1997

Dr. Kurt A. Barth Dr. Neil R. B. Bonje* Dr. Steven T. Kuhn* Dr. Jigneshkumar M. Patel

Class of 1998

Dr. Chris P. Alemis Dr. Robert E. Haraden Dr. John Nowak* Dr. Surekha Sakala

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Honor Roll Class of 1999

Dr. Brenda R. Palmer

Class of 2000

Dr. Gabriel D. Hostalet Dr. Christopher J. Leonard Dr. Rebecca M. Leonard

Class of 2001

Dr. Angela M. Falcone Dr. Stephanie M. Ward

Class of 2002

Class of 2012

Dr. Mohamed S. Mansour Dr. Jonathan R. Striebel

Class of 2013

Dr. Melissa L. Davis Dr. Annmarie Redmond Dr. Yevgen D. Tkachuk

Class of 2014

Dr. Mia Myoungah Seo Dr. Candido Rivera

Dr. Dennis R. Lamonte* Dr. Zyad O. Zaibak

Class of 2016

Class of 2003

Class of 2017

Dr. Hammad A. Khan* Dr. Conrad Magno Dr. Jon Dale Nickelsen Dr. Michael A. Thompson* Dr. Paul E. Wine

Class of 2004

Dr. William M. Brennan Dr. Tricia R. Crosby* Dr. Iwona Iwaszczyszyn Dr. Shawn M. Velez Dr. Pedram J. Zaghi

Class of 2005

Dr. Peter A. Contos Dr. Victoria A. Rinando

Class of 2006

Dr. Ryan K. Hurley*

Class of 2007

Dr. Nishtha Viniak

Class of 2008

Dr. Daya Bhat* Dr. Neeta F. Bhushan Dr. Roshan P. Parikh

Class of 2009

Dr. Agnieszka Chruszczyk* Dr. Johnathan J. Feehan Dr. Miloslava M. Miller

Class of 2010

Dr. Logan T. Bell*

Class of 2011

Dr. Christopher P. Zwiercan

Dr. Olubanwo O. Abejide Dr. Martha P. Jaimes

Specialty Degrees

Dr. Khaled M. Abughazaleh Dr. Sahar M. Alrayyes Dr. Donald S. Amano Dr. Jmi L. Asam Dr. Shereen S. Azer Dr. Andok Barseghyan Dr. Dale Benjamin Dr. David R. Behringer Dr. James W. Blackburn Dr. Andrew J. Calhoun Dr. Ryan J. Colletta Dr. Garison D. Couser Dr. Dale J. Davis Dr. Lisa M. Davis Dr. Kristi R. Donley Dr. Rebecca J. Egolf Dr. Anthony Eltink Dr. Shahrbanoo Fadavi Dr. Joseph R. Funderburk Dr. Robert W. Glineburg Dr. Newton C. Gordon Dr. Michael B. Hagearty Dr. Evan S. Halpern Dr. Jianjun Hao Dr. Anastasia M. Haupt Dr. Dustin B. Haupt Dr. Bradford R. Johnson Dr. Diane Johnson Dr. Pamela J. Johnson Dr. Kenneth J. Jozwiak Dr. Gene R. Kantack Dr. Saleh S. Kharsa Dr. Annette M. Kugelmann Dr. Lihong Lin Dr. Yi-Chen Liu Dr. Cathy E. Longos Dr. Joseph H. Lovasko

Dr. Mulokozi Lugakingira Dr. Weyland Lum Dr. James E. Lupi Dr. Natanya Marracino Dr. Charles W. Miller Dr. Michael J. Mintz Dr. Steven J. Moravec Dr. William J. Quest Dr. Mary A. Rackauskas Dr. Scott R. Rehm Dr. Richard Rosato Dr. Thomas Schlieve Dr. Kenneth G. Sherman II Dr. Jin-Moon Soh Dr. Anupama Sridhar Dr. Taisa L. Szeremeta-Browar Dr. Carrie E. Thangamani Dr. Marylene V. Vitiello Dr. Tonya M. Volk Dr. Richard E. Walton Dr. Brian S. Wardell Dr. Stephen H. Y. Wei

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Dr. Denis J. Bartz, ‘79 Dr. Rose S. Beicos, ‘84 Dr. Robert A. Benny, ‘67 Dr. Blase P. Brown, ’81 Dr. Mark A. Bruhn, ‘77 Dr. Paul S. Burkey, ’83 Dr. Robert J. Cabay, ‘86* Dr. Shu F. Cheuk, ‘76 Dr. Kevin E. Collins, ‘74 Dr. Michelle DeVaull Pinkert, ‘86 Dr. Geri A. DiFranco, ‘85 Dr. Joseph V. Discipio, ‘52 Dr. Jeanne M. Duggan, ‘81 Dr. Norman L. Eskoz, ‘79 Dr. Paul V. Gallo, ‘77 Dr. Charles A. Gutweniger, ‘55 Dr. Maryellen A. Hoye, ‘84 Dr. James Izzo, ‘79+ Dr. David A. Kanarek, ‘74 Dr. Rodney H. Katagihara, ‘76 Dr. Peter M. Latham, ‘74 Dr. Gary W. Lippincott, ‘80* Dr. Frank A. Maggio, ‘71* Dr. Robert B. Malek, ‘77 Dr. James M. Maragos, ‘81 Dr. John E. Murphy, ‘66 Dr. Charles R. Neach, ‘70 Dr. William D. Petty, ‘74 Dr. Thomas V. Powell, 57* Dr. Mark F. Rappleye, ‘86 Dr. Gerald Raybeck, ‘79 Dr. Ralph Robbins, ‘75 Dr. Antonino Romano, ‘91 Dr. Steven M. Shikami, ‘93

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Dr. Daniel M. Laskin, MS Oral Surgery â&#x20AC;&#x2122;52, enjoys the speakers at the UIC Alumni Awards Luncheon with Dr. Robert Barish, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, and Dr. Michael Miloro, Head, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

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University Honors Dr. Daniel Laskin Dr. Daniel M. Laskin, MS Oral Surgery ’52, along with two other outstanding UIC alumni, were honored by the University during the UIC Alumni Awards Luncheon on Sept. 28. Dr. Laskin was honored with the Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Howard Kaufman (BA ’82, Liberal Arts and Sciences) and Jean Ragalie-Carr (BS ’83, Applied Health Sciences) received the Alumni Achievement Award. Dr. Laskin is a world-renowned researcher in the field of craniofacial growth, temporomandibular joint problems, and connective tissue physiology and pathology. He was one of the founders along with Dr. Bernard G. Sarnat, ’40, MS Histology ’40, of the modern Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the College and served as Department Head, and he helped the department achieve international acclaim. “I always loved the challenge of working with oral and maxillofacial residents — and watching them grow into competent professionals,” Dr. Laskin said. Dr. Laskin recently made a generous gift to create the Dr. Daniel M. Laskin Faculty Fund in the Department of Oral

and Maxillofacial Surgery as a precursor to an endowed professorship named for Dr. Laskin in the department. The College is actively seeking additional donations for the current Laskin Faculty Fund so that it can enhance the value, and the impact, of the future Dr. Daniel M. Laskin Endowed Professorship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The department also hosts an annual lecture named for Dr. Laskin. For more information about this year’s Laskin lecture, see page 66. Dr. Kaufman is a leader in cancer immunology and a world-renowned melanoma specialist. He developed two Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs to treat cancer and serves as the president of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer. Ragalie-Carr is an innovator in the discipline of childhood health. Her efforts have helped establish programs such as the National Dairy Council and National Football League-affiliated “Fuel Up to Play 60.” She also played an integral role in developing programs for former First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let Move” campaign.

At the Alumni Awards Luncheon, Dr. Laskin (seated, center) was joined by (left to right, back row) Myrna Greene; Dr. Charles S. Greene, ’63, Clinical Professor, Orthodontics; Dr. Thomas Skiba, ’68, MS OMFS ’77, Clinical Assistant Professor, OMFS; Dr. William Flick, ’74, Clinical Professor, OMFS; Mark J. Valentino, Associate Dean for Advancement; and (left to right, seated) Nancy Stavin; Dr. Michael Miloro, Head, OMFS; Dean Clark Stanford; and Dr. Robert Barish, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs. 29

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Dr. Daniel M. Laskin, (second from right) was congratulated by (left to right) University President Timothy Killeen, Dean Clark Stanford, and Chancellor Michael Amiridis.

OMDS has New Oral Medicine and Orofacial Pain Clinic The Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences (OMDS) has expanded the scope of its Oral Medicine Clinic, which now is the Oral Medicine and Orofacial Pain Clinic. Dr. Harvey Wigdor, ’76, MS Oral Pathology ’84, Professor, OMDS, is Chief of the new clinic, which is located on the first floor of the College. “It’s not just a name change,” Dr. Wigdor explained. “It’s a significant difference. We have been treating Orofacial Pain in patients. But now that we’ve brought on Dr. Jasjot Sahni, who was trained at USC in an Orofacial Pain/Oral Medicine residency, her presence makes a tremendous difference in treating

Dr. Jasjot Sahni and Dr. Harvey Wigdor.

unusual and unique Orofacial Pain patients.” Dr. Sahni is a Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor. “I deal with Chronic Orofacial Pain including mainly TMD and neuropathic pain, on a daily basis,” she explained. “I’m also trained in Dental Sleep Medicine and Oral Medicine.” Dr. Sahni also diagnoses and treats lesions, headaches, neuropathic pain, trigeminal neuropathy and neuralgia, myofascial pain, muscle pain, joint issues, temporomandibular disorders (TMD), burning mouth syndrome, dry mouth, bruxism, halitosis, and sleep disorders caused by craniofacial issues. Dr. Wigdor also noted that Dr. Beth Miloro, Clinical Assistant Professor, OMDS, also is a key faculty member in the Oral Medicine and Orofacial Pain Clinic.

“This clinic can only be successful with outstanding clinicians such as Dr. Miloro, Dr. Sahni, and others,” he said. Besides an increased emphasis on treating Orofacial Pain, Dr. Wigdor noted that the new clinic will “provide the dental students with more of an understanding of the medical model—how to take a good health history,” he said. “When you read the literature on physical diagnosis, many practitioners believe that 80% of performing a correct diagnosis is attained through proper health histories.” Collaboration is another emphasis at the new clinic. “We had a patient suffering from Crohn’s disease who was developing oral ulcers,” Dr. Wigdor explained. “Oral ulcers are not uncommon with patients who present with Crohn’s or irritable bowel syndrome, but

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News dentists and gastroenterologists may not always be familiar with this. That’s an example of why they should collaborate and why taking a good health history is crucial.” He also said that the clinic is developing a closer collaboration with the Department of Dermatology at UI Health. “A lot of what we treat are dermatologic lesions,” Dr. Wigdor explained. “There are times we need to lean on a dermatologist to help us out because there are a lot of medicines available for dermatologic lesions that they work with much more commonly than we do.” Dr. Wigdor also thanked Dr. Richard Monahan, Head of OMDS, for naming him Chief of the new Oral Medicine and Orofacial Pain Clinic. The Oral Medicine and Orofacial Pain Clinic also welcomes outside referrals. To contact the Oral Medicine and Orofacial Pain Clinic, call (312) 3551222 or email oralmedicine@uic.edu.

Noorullah, Clinical Community Academic Manager. “The goal of the grant is to have our students become comfortable treating kids five years old and under, so upon graduation they will be more likely to treat such children in their offices,” Noorullah added. “This funding is intended to give students experience in treating this age group, and it also is in this group that we can begin to dissect the risk factors that lead to early childhood caries,” said Dr. Caswell Evans, Associate Dean for Prevention and Public Health Sciences. There will be three sites available, with D-3s going to two and AS-3s going to one.

“All of the students in those classes will go,” Noorullah said. At the Douglas County Health Department, they will serve a rural and Amish population. At the DuPage County Health Department, they will serve special needs patients. At the Englewood Neighborhood Health Center Woman, Infants, and Children Clinic on 63rd Street, they will perform screenings on young children and provide education to parents. The HRSA grant also funds community-based experiences for students in all of their years in dental school. For DMD students, “In the D-1 year, the students go to the Chicago

Students to go on Rotations in Third Year, Participate in Service Learning Throughout the Four Years in Dental School A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant of over $1 million over five years obtained in 2017 will enable D-3 students and Advanced Standing-3 students to go out on rotations to community clinics for the first time. “The D-3s go out on rotation in the spring semester and the AS-3s in the summer semester,” said Khatija

DMD and DMDAS Special Care Dentistry Track students in their last year have been caring for patients at the DuPage County Health Department clinics as part of the College’s HRSA grant. The students are assisting Dr. Robert Rada, Clinical Professor, Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, to be sure the College’s D-3 and AS-3 students have a great learning opportunity in their rotations. With Dr. Rada, Special Care Dentistry Track students in the picture are Gayatri Satam, Melissa Villafane, Laurel Frausto, Gabi Revis, and Camilla PeraltaSugano. (Not pictured is DMDAS student Myla Alder.)

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News Public Schools or other schools to provide oral health education,” Noorullah explained. “In the D-2 year, they will be going to Mile Square, a federally qualified health center affiliated with UIC, and they will provide patient education. In the D-3 year they will go to the three sites [mentioned above], and in the D-4 year they will continue go to community clinics for 16 weeks. “So now, throughout the four years of our curriculum, there are service learning community-based experiences for our students,” Noorullah said.

Advanced Prosthodontics Program Places Two Alums, One Resident Among of Six Finalists in National Competition The College’s Department of Restorative Dentistry’s Advanced Prosthodontic Program was recognized with three finalists in the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP) John J. Sharry Research Award Competition. Dr. Ghaith Darwish, ’14, Prosthodontics ’17, earned second place in the competition for his research, “Improving Polymethyl Methacrylate Resin Using Novel Nana-Ceramic Coating.” The other two finalists were third-year Advanced Prosthodontics Resident Dr. Saad AlResayes, honored for his research, “Corrosion Behavior of Ti 15Zr Dental Implant Alloy Compared to CpTi and Ti 6Al 4V Alloys,” and Dr. Randold Binns, Prosthodontics ’17, honored for

his research, “Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on Candida albicans Biofilm on Polymethyl Metharylate Resin.” Sponsored by the ACP Education Foundation, the John J. Sharry Prosthodontic Research Competition is held to stimulate and acknowledge original research in prosthodontics by residents. The 2017 Sharry Research Competition was held during the Annual Session of the American College of Prosthodontists in San Francisco, Nov. 1 through 4. This highly competitive award requires eligible individuals to submit an abstract of their research. The Sharry Research Award Committee then identifies up to 12 individuals for submission of a complete manuscript for consideration. From these manuscripts, six finalists are identified to present as part of the final competition at the ACP Annual Session. “As part of an incredibly

impressive showing, the UIC Advanced Prosthodontic Program made up three of the six finalists for the 2017 award competition,” said Dr. Stephen Campbell, Head, Restorative Dentistry. The College’s Advanced Prosthodontics residents have scored impressive showings in the Sharry competition for several years. In 2014, Dr. Aram Kim, Prosthodontics and MS Oral Sciences ’14, won first place. In the 2015 competition, Dr. Amy Au, Prosthodontics and MS Oral Sciences ’15, finished second. The 2016 competition saw the Advanced Prosthodontics place three finalists: Dr. Craig Sikora, Prosthodontics and MS Oral Sciences ’16, won first place; Dr. Virginia Hogsett, Prosthodontics and MS Oral Sciences ’16, won second place, and Dr. Alec Zurek, ’13, Prosthodontics and MS Oral Sciences ’16, was a finalist. Faculty mentors to Dr. Darwish, Dr. Binns, and Dr. AlResayes were Dr.

Left to right, Dr. Judy Yuan, Dr. Saad AlResayes, Dr. Ghaith Darwish, Dr. Randold Binns, and Dr. Bin Yang. Drs. AlResayes, Darwish, and Binns were Sharry contest honorees, and Drs. Yuan and Yang were among their mentors.

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Campbell, Dr. Bin Yang, Dr. Christos Takoudis, Dr. Cortino Sukotjo, Dr. Christine Wu, Dr. Kent Knoernschild, Dr. Judy Yuan, and Dr. Mathew Mathew. “This was a story of success, accomplishment, recognition, and a journey that we were all part of over the past three-plus years,” said Dr. Campbell. “The journey, the sharing, and the opportunity to work closely together at the very highest level of expectations are the most valuable parts of what we have all shared and the most important part of this story.”

Drs. Brad Johnson, Kent Knoernschild Strengthen College’s Relationship with China The College’s relationship with China has become even stronger thanks to a visit there by Dr. Brad Johnson, Endodontics ’91, MHPE ’05, Head and Director of Postdoctoral Endodontics, and Dr. Kent Knoernschild, Professor, Restorative Dentistry, and Director of the Advanced Specialty Program in Prosthodontics. The two presented at the Peking Union Medical College and Hospital Multidisciplinary Forum for Dentistry in Beijing for about a week in November. Dr. Lin Tao, Professor, Oral Biology, was the original connection who brought several visiting scholars from Peking Union to the UIC College of Dentistry in 2016. The Chinese school in return extended an invitation to the College to send some of its scholars to China, and Drs. Johnson and Knoernschild took them up on the offer. Peking Union paid all expenses. The official

sponsor was Professor Jizhi Zhao, Head of Dentistry there. Dr. Johnson presented on Regenerative Endodontics, and on Endodontic Microsurgery: Impact of New Materials and Technology on Outcomes, also performing an endodontic microsurgical procedure on a model. Dr. Knoernschild presented on Optimizing Outcomes: Dental Implant Patient Diagnosis and Treatment Planning for Single and Multiple Units, and Diagnosis, Virtual Planning, Guided Surgery, and the Prosthodontic Reconstruction. They received good advice on what to expect in China from College faculty who have been there—Dr. Tao; Dean Clark Stanford; Dr. Christine Wu, Professor, Pediatric Dentistry; and Dr. Qian Xie, Assistant Professor, Endodontics. “I emailed Dr. Xie twice while in Beijing for advice,” Dr. Johnson noted. Peking Union is one of the most

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prestigious hospital/medical schools in China, “so the technology and facilities were similar in many ways to what you would find in this country,” Dr. Johnson said. “Their best teaching hospitals are well-equipped.” “Dental implants are just beginning to gain popularity there as a care modality, so it’s important to do whatever is possible to retain teeth using endo,” Dr. Knoernschild explained. “In their 20-chair dental clinic, nearly half the chairs are reserved for endo. Patients make appointments, check in, and review their test results at terminals that look much like ATMs.” He noted that the Peking Union hosts specifically asked Dr. Knoernschild to speak about implants “to grow their ability to provide that approach to care.” “I feel that Dr. Knoernschild and I both made solid connections with our hosts and opened up the possibility of even more future scholarly

Dr. Kent Knoernschild and Dr. Brad Johnson on the Great Wall of China.

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exchanges between UIC and Peking Union,” Dr. Johnson said, noting that the Chinese school’s faculty now “have a better idea of what we do here. I was able to include some of the research done in our department in my presentation, which was primarily clinical.” “They seem serious about growing an educational and academic exchange relationship between our two institutions,” Dr. Knoernschild noted. “They are thinking of longer programs for the future, and one of the coordinating doctors said she looked forward to see us in either America or China again. “As speakers, we gave visibility to UIC as a leading and innovative academic, clinical, and research institution,” Dr. Knoernschild said. Dr. Johnson was very complimentary of “the attention and generosity of our hosts,” he said. “They really took care of everything.” Dr. Knoernschild agreed. “Dr. Johnson and I mutually said we were having lessons in hospitality— such respect, attention to detail, kindness, friendliness, and warmth.” The duo also experienced Beijing and nearby areas. “It’s interesting to see how they have preserved a lot that represents China’s ancient history while at the same time developing a densely populated, modern city of more than 20 million people with buildings, stores, and roads that look similar to those of a typical U.S. city,” Dr. Johnson said. “It was a little surprising that many signs were in Mandarin and English.” “China is such an incredible mix of ultra-new with ancient,” Dr. Knoernschild said. “State-of-theart technology superimposed on

thousands of years of culture.” Traffic in Beijing “was much worse than Chicago,” Dr. Johnson said. “People, bicycles, scooters, cars all crowding the streets,” Dr. Knoernschild said. “Pedestrians do not have the right of way. Shoulders on the freeway were often just another lane, with many on the shoulder driving the speed limit. Wow!” During their visit, the weather was exceptionally clear. “Everyone there commented on how lucky we were to be able to see the city this way, as Beijing has the reputation for incredible and terrible smog,” Dr. Knoernschild said. They visited the tourist sites— the Forbidden City (the old imperial palace), hutongs (older preserved neighborhoods), the Great Wall of China, temples and palaces, markets “where hard bargaining over price was expected and encouraged,” Dr. Johnson said, and restaurants. “Saying the food was great was an understatement,” Dr. Knoernschild said. “Chinese food in Beijing is incredible. But the first thing you see walking up the mountain to the Great Wall is a Burger King. We didn’t stop.” Dr. Wei Wong, who had visited the College in 2016, joined Drs. Johnson and Knoernschild on the Great Wall, walking more than two miles with them up and down steep hills and stairs. “The next day he went to work at Peking Union and told the doctors his legs were broken—I think he thought we were crazy,” Dr. Knoernschild said. “He said Chinese people walk to the top of the wall, look at the view, and say ‘beautiful,’ and go back. We Americans had to take the long walk.” The two thanked Professor Zhao,

and Associate Professor Li Qian, and Drs. Wong, Wang, He, Ho, and Ge of Peking Union “for a wonderful and well-coordinated visit,” Dr. Knoernschild concluded.

Give Kids a Smile Day a Success About 50 students from St. Malachy School visited the College of Dentistry Feb. 8 for its Give Kids a Smile Day. The annual event brings together students and faculty from the College with school children to promote oral health education and provide free preventive exams to underserved communities. “If kids understand the basics about brushing, flossing, and healthy diets, they are more likely to prevent cavities, early loss of teeth, and gum disease — things that can cause pain and school absenteeism in the short term and cost money in

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UIC College of Dentistry students Karen Homsi (left) and Maria Molnar teach youths how to brush their teeth properly during the annual Give Kids a Smile Day. adulthood,” said Dr. Sahar Alrayyes, Clinical Assistant Professor and Predoctoral and Postgraduate Clinic Director, Pediatric Dentistry While nearly 42 percent of kids have cavities, Dr. Alrayyes said the risk is highest in kids who live in low socioeconomic status neighborhoods, like those who attend St. Malachy. The St. Malachy students, who are in kindergarten, second, and sixth grades, rotated between educational presentations, activity stations, and preventive exams. Karen Homsi, a third-year dental student in a pediatric clinical rotation, is one of 12 students who helped provide preventive care — cleanings and fluoride treatments — to youngsters during Give Kids a Smile Day. “I have something that can help you,” Homsi said to a St. Malachy

kindergarten student during a cleaning. “Remember the ‘Rules of Twos.’ Brush two times a day, for two minutes. Side to side, and don’t forget your tongue!” Homsi said each child is different. “Some ask a lot of questions and some sit quietly until the exam is over, but I think they are all having fun because they are here with their friends and doing

things that don’t normally happen at the dentist,” she said. Sue Jolie, a kindergarten teacher from St. Malachy, said keeping things fun is what keeps her students interested. “Yes, they are learning about dental health, but they are also getting their face painted — that gets them excited,” Jolie said, “and they get a kick out of interacting with the dentistry students, who are younger and more relatable than most dentists they’ve known.” A fourth-year dentistry student known to the St. Malachy students as “Mr. Molar” entertained kids by dressing up as a tooth and carrying a novelty-sized toothbrush while teaching them about good brushing habits. “We’re here to make it fun so that they are more likely to remember what they learned,” said Moein Azimi, aka Mr. Molar. Azimi, who lived in Iran until the age of 17, said he has seen firsthand what happens when preventive health is not a priority and dental care is “seen only as a luxury.”

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News “Preventive care is the best care,” Azimi said. Later in the day Clark, the Chicago Cubs’ mascot, arrived and visited with children, adult patients, and faculty, staff, and students. Dean Clark Stanford had fun visiting with Clark the mascot, as they both have the same name. This is the 16th year the College of Dentistry has hosted Give Kids a Smile Day, a program of the American Dental Association Foundation that launched nationally in 2003 as a way for dentists to join with others in the community to provide dental services to underserved children.

“We want to do our part in reducing oral health disparities and we want to provide our students with the opportunity to give back, understand the issues around access to care, and gain valuable patient care experience,” Dr. Alrayyes said.

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Research Dr. Patrick Smith Earns AAPHD Grant Dr. Patrick Smith, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Prevention and Public Health Sciences and the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, has earned a grant from the American Association of Public Health Dentistry Foundation for his proposal, “Understanding community engagement in low-income, predominantly Black communities to

promote oral health.” The grant is to develop a service initiative/research project based on three questions: Considering there are significant health disparities within low-income Black communities, are waiting for a dentist, or waiting for better Medicaid reimbursement, the only strategies? How can we help communities develop their own sustainable oral health programs and systems? What are the challenges of engaging low-income Black communities with an understanding that there is an element of concentrated, urban poverty that may exist? “To do this, we want to develop and promote an oral health program with a community-based organization or school,” Dr. Smith explained. “In the process, we plan to interview and have focus group sessions with community leaders, health workers, and other individuals from the community to hear their perspectives about the best ways to include them in sustainable oral health initiatives. The thinking is geared more towards empowering and supporting community members as they carry out their own initiatives, rather than being the sole persons delivering the initiatives.” Dr. Smith hopes to gain tools the College can use to build more programs and support policy for low-income Black communities in an effort to reduce disparities. “The themes I have in mind are centered around oral health literacy and service delivery,” Dr. Smith said. “How are oral health messages and services delivered and received?” To execute the project, Dr. Smith is in discussion with the UIC Office of Community Engagement and Neighborhood Health Partnerships to identify partners for collaboration, and he also is communicating with local high schools regarding curriculum development for oral health. He hopes to bring volunteer dental students from the College and predental students from UIC into the project. The grant is for $5,000 for one year. Dr. Smith was recognized at the AAPHD Business Meeting at the National Oral Health Conference on April 15 in Louisville, KY, for his proposal.

College Well-Represented at AADR The College sent several faculty, students, and postdoctoral fellows to offer oral presentations and posters at this year’s annual American Association for Dental Research/ Canadian Association for Dental Research Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., March 21 through 24, 2018. This year, the College was represented by over 20 faculty, students, and postdocs, and staff making two keynote and 11 presentations, and 25 peer-reviewed research poster presentations. Presenters were: Dr. Yvette Alania, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Restorative Dentistry, Dentin Adhesion of Resins Containing Micron and Submicron Polylactide Capsules. Dr. Ana Bedran-Russo, Associate Professor, Restorative Dentistry, Contribution of Proteoglycans to the Fracture Mechanics of Dentin Matrices. Dr. Fanny Chmilewsky, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Oral Biology, The Complement Receptor C5L2 Negatively Regulates Odontoblastic Differentiation. Dr. Lyndon Cooper, Associate Dean for Research and Head, Oral Biology, How Simple is Osseointegration. Yangbasai Dong, student, Delayed Tooth Movement in McroRNA-29 Sponge Transgenic Mice. Marybeth Francis, DMD/PhD student, Histone Methyltransferase Inhibitor PFI-2 Reduces Alveolar Bone Loss in Periodontitis. Elizabeth Guirado, DMD/PhD student, Hypophospahtemia Leads to Defective Synthesis of Dentin ECM Components. Dr. Veronica Haywood, Postdoctoral Fellow, Differential Expression of Glycosylation Related Genes During Wound Healing.

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Dr. Shalise Holt, Postgraduate Resident, Orthodontics, Dentin Matrix Protein 1 in Saliva as a Biomarker for Root Resorption. Dr. Linda Kaste, Professor, Pediatric Dentistry, Dental School, Science Policy: A Qualitative Assessment of Awareness for Dental Research. Angelica Lagunas, DMD/PhD student, Novel Targeted Therapies for Oral Cancer Stem Cells. Annette Merkel, DMD/PhD student, Endocytosis of DMP1 and its Receptor is Facilitated by Rab Proteins. Dr. Russell Pesavento, Postdoctoral Fellow, Novel Biolfilm Inhibitors of Oral Streptococci. Benjamin Salameh, student, EDAR Gene Variants and Mandibular Morphology in a Japanese Sample. Anna Salapatas, DMD/PhD student, BOT-64 Promotes Osteogenic Differentiation of Odontogenic Progenitors. Garima Sinha, student, Oral Hygiene Knowledge and Practices in U.N.-listed “Least Developed” Countries. Dr. Yunzhu Qian, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Novel Antimicrobial Silver-Modified Electrospun PLGA/PCL Scaffolds for Craniofacial Hard-Tissue Regeneration. Dr. Tolga Tozum, Associate Professor, Periodontics, Clinical and Molecular Diagnostics and Tools for Risk Assessment. Dr. Christine Wu, Professor, Pediatric Dentistry, Alcoholfree Antimicrobial Mouthrinses Inhibit Human Supragingival Plaque Regrowth and Glycolysis. Dr. Mamoru Yotsuya, Visiting Research Assistant Professor, Craniofacial Biology, NG2 Potentiates Prechondroblastic Cell Signaling During Mandibular Condylar Cartilage Development. Dr. Camila Zamperini, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Restorative Dentistry, Combined Effect of Fluoride Varnish and Dentifrices in Biofilm Biomass.

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an R03 research grant of $318,000 from the National Institutes of Health for his project, “Elucidating the novel regulatory role of long non-coding RNAs in myeloid inflammatory cell differentiation and function.” In a four-year term beginning in May, Dean Clark Stanford has been appointed to the National Institutes of Health’s National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council. Dr. Christine Wu, Professor, Pediatric Dentistry, serves as Chair of the American Association of Dental Research (AADR) Fellowship Committee. She served as a judge and chaired the Judging Committee for the AADR Joseph Lister Award for New Investigators Oral Presentation Competition at the AADR Annual Meeting on March 22 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Dr. Wu was awarded a research grant by Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. for three pilot human studies to evaluate whether the consumption of cranberry or cranberry products benefit oral health. As a UIC Honors College Fellow, Dr. Wu was advisor to UIC student Shira Berger on her Capstone research project. Berger’s poster won second place in the Honors College student research poster competition, Nov. 20, 2017. Her poster title was “Effects of dried fruit consumption on regrowth and glycolysis of human dental plaque biofilm” (Berger, Li and Wu). Berger has been accepted to the UIC College of Dentistry and will be an incoming D-1 this fall.

Grants Roundup and Research News Dr. Michael R. Markiewicz, Assistant Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, earned an Edward C. Wach Research Fund grant to study MicroRNA Analysis to Assess for Oral Dysplasia and Carcinoma. His co-investigators are Dr. Guy Adami, Associate Professor, Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences; Dr. Joel Schwartz, Professor, OMDS; and Dr. Michael Miloro, Head, OMFS. The research project of Dr. Angela Lu, Orthodontics ’18, won the 2018 Thomas M. Graber award of Special Merit from American Association of Orthodontists Foundation. Her research project is “Orthodontic Tooth Movement in MicroRNA-29 Sponge Transgenic Mice.” Her research mentor is Dr. Phimon Atsawasuwan, This prestigious award is given to only four awardees from all applicants from nationwide and international orthodontic programs each year. Dr. Afsar Naqvi, Research Assistant Professor, received

Dr. Christine Wu (second from left), pictured with finalists and other judges at the AADR meeting.

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President’s Message Positive Accomplishments Spark IGNITE Campaign Dear Alumni and Friends: Dean Clark Stanford does an email newsletter called Smile of the Week. Each week he sends this to the College of Dentistry faculty, students, residents, staff, administration, and Alumni Board members to recognize outstanding service, events, accomplishments, or milestones of the UIC College of Dentistry family. (Don’t worry, you’re not being shortchanged! The latest news about the College also can be found in Vision or the College’s website.) But I refer specifically to Smile of the Week because it is a great example of the amazing positive continued improvement here at the UIC College of Dentistry. Since joining the College in 2014, Dean Stanford has built on the accomplishments of previous Deans to make the UIC College of Dentistry one of the premier teaching, research, and patient care institutions for dentistry in the country. Additionally, he has been able to reverse the fiscal fortune of the College through department accountability and responsibility. In this positive environment, I have seen that there is a fire inside people at the College, a motivation to reach beyond its recent achievements to pursue new opportunities and to chase dreams. IGNITE: The Campaign for UIC will provide the means to do this, bringing together graduates of UIC’s, Loyola’s, and Northwestern’s dental programs, other members of the profession, and the College’s corporate and foundation partners, demonstrating daily the remarkable value of the College’s professional degrees and certificate training programs. The prestige and professional impact of our degrees and certificates are a reflection of a superior education, reinforced by the College’s ongoing commitment to evolving technology, emerging science, improving the curriculum, and engaging our communities to address oral health disparities in Chicago, throughout Illinois, and beyond. The College invites all of us to partner with it in this $37 million transformational campaign for the College. I am proud to already have been part of IGNITE, and I will continue to contribute to the College during the IGNITE campaign. I urge you to join the campaign with your own contributions. With our passion and UIC’s mission, we will together embark on a transformative journey for the College, and it all starts with a

Dr. Bill Hamel, ’83 (center), President, receiving the College’s Dr. Irwin B. Robinson President’s Leadership Award from Dr. Jon Nickelsen, ’03, Vice President, and Dean Clark Stanford. single spark. Be the spark! To learn more about the IGNITE campaign, see page 4.

Welcome, and Farewell A new member has joined the UIC Dental Alumni Association Board of Directors, Dr. Robert J. Michet, a 1978 graduate of the College. We welcome him, and I look forward to working with him on behalf of the College during the coming years Also, I will be welcoming my son, Philip, to my practice this year. I’m so proud that he decided to follow in my footsteps and join one of the greatest professions in the world. This is my final message as President of the Alumni Association, as my term ends this year, so I’m also happy to welcome our next President, Dr. Jon Nickelsen, ’03. I know he’ll do a great job, and I am looking forward to working with him as well. I have been privileged to serve for more than two years and want to thank everyone of the Advancement staff at the College for all the hard work that they continue to do to make our alumni the best informed and involved of all the colleges at UIC. Mark Valentino, Bruno Mancari, Bill Bike,

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Ana Lisa Ogbac, and Janette Guzman are the best people to work with. I also have been privileged to work with my fellow Board members, Dean Stanford, and the College’s faculty, staff, students, residents, and alumni. In my role as President, I could not have asked for a more hard working and caring group of individuals. My duties as President took me away from family at times, so I particularly want to thank my wife, Belinda, who supported my presidency by being a frequent participant in College alumni events. I couldn’t have done it without my First Lady! And I couldn’t have done it without you, my fellow alumni and friends of the College. It’s been a privilege, and I look forward to seeing you at the next College of Dentistry event!

Join Our Alumni Board Activity on the UIC Dental Alumni Association offers the opportunities to network, engage with alumni, and affect change at the College. Applications may be found on our website: https://dentistry.uic.edu/alumni/alumni_ association/

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President: William B. Hamel III, ’83 Vice President: Jon D. Nickelsen, ’03 Secretary-Treasurer: Frank L. Karkazis, Northwestern ’87, Northwestern Representative Immediate Past-President: Arlene M. Engert, ’83 Dean: Clark M. Stanford

(through June 2018) Marsha Babka, ’76 Julie Laverdiere Beck, ’90, OMFS ’95 Ryan Tuscher, ’09

With warmest regards,

William B. Hamel III, ’83 President, UIC Dental Alumni Association

Ex-Officio Directors William S. Bike, Editor of Vision Charles F. DiFranco, Loyola ’81, Loyola MS Periodontics ’83, Former President Deane E. Doolen, Jr., ’55, Former President Robert J, Ficek, ’62, Former President Cissy K. Furusho, ’96, Pediatric Dentistry ’98, MS Oral Sciences ’00, Former President Harold J. Kiriluk, ’75 Thomas J. King Jr., ’71, Ortho ’59, Former President Lawrence W. Kolar, ’82, Former President Donald A. Krzyzak, ’61, Former President Steven T. Kuhn, ’97, Pediatric Dentistry ’00, Former President

(through June 2019) Daniel R. Brunetti, ’11 Peter A. Contos, ’05 Shellie M. Harden, ’94 Roshan Parikh, ’08 Paul Burkey, Loyola ’83, MS Orthodontics University of Iowa ’85 (through June 2020) Shandra Bundy-Smith, ’94 Priscilla P. Chang, ’07 Manal Ibrahim LaVacca, ’93, Prosthodontics ’96 Robert Michet, ’78 Toni M. Roucka, ’90 Frank A. Maggio, Loyola ’71, UIC Periodontics ’75, Former President Neal C. Nealis, ’79, Former President Richard P. Perry, ’68 Genaro Romo, ’97, Former President Susan A. Rowan, ’84, Former President Ross E. Rubino, ’77, Former President Daniel N. Uditsky, ’69, Former President Kapil Vij, ’99, Pediatric Dentistry ’01, MS Oral Sciences ’04, Former President Ronald J. Waryjas, ’77, MS Orthodontics ’85, Former President Samuel S. Wexler, ’64, Former President Keith P. Wilson, ’97, Former President

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Alumni Class News 1957 Andrew J. Haas, Silver Lake, OH, received the 2017 American Board of Orthodontics’ Dale B. Wade Award of Excellence in Orthodontics, in recognition for his 60 years of teaching. For more than 50 years, Dr. Haas has made a monthly trip from Ohio to teach at the College.

1959 Dan Nielsen, Green Valley, AZ, spoke to the Rockford Dental Society in October 2017 about the fluoridation of Rockford drinking water in 1965. The Fluoridation Committee then consisted of Dan; Louis Andria, ’54; and Steve Cole, ’63. They and the Winnebago County Dental Society were instrumental in Rockford fluoridating its water. The Rockford Historical Society published the talk in Nuggets of History. Norman Wahl, MS Northwestern ‘62, author of Who Was Who in Orthodontics and former instructor at University of California at Los Angeles, published a new book, The Golden Age of Orthodontics—Decline and Aftermath, which depicts how the orthodontic specialty, having enjoyed a post-World War II period of plenty, was beset with a combination of forces that threatened the specialty’s status quo. One of these, a drop in the birthrate, contributed to an increase in general practice orthodontics, straining interdental relationships. The book is available at Amazon.com and other venues.

1962 Lawrence M. Le Vine, San Rafael, CA, FACD, FICD, FADI, FPFA, will be leading his 42nd ski trip for the Marin County Dental Society. The trip provides 18 hours of CE and has raised over $250,000 for the society. They have gone to most ski areas

west of the Mississippi and western Canada. Lawrence, a diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, has been on the endodontic faculty of the University of the Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco since 1967. He also serves on three committees for the Marin Tennis Club in San Rafael.

1964 Sam Wexler, Richmond, IL, was in the Lake Geneva, WI, library when he saw a plaque in memory of 19th Century dentist Alice Sherman Barber, DDS. Being a dental historian, he researched her history and created a display in her honor at the Geneva Lake Museum. Dr. Barber was an 1890 graduate of the University of Michigan Dental School and practiced in Lake Geneva.

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in addition to being the Editor of the Journal of the History of Dentistry. He has presented over 800 lectures, papers, and continuing education courses in the United States and 52 foreign countries. James has authored or co-authored more than 300 articles in dental journals, as well as three textbooks, and has taught full time for more than 27 years at three universities. He holds an Honorary Professorship at the School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, and is the recipient of the Hayden-Harris Award from the American Academy of the History of Dentistry, the highest honor bestowed by the Academy; an Honorary PhD from the University of Athens, Greece; a lifetime Merit Award from Marquette University High School, Milwaukee, WI; and the I.B. Bender Lifetime Educator Award from the American Association of Endodontists.

Milt Salzer, Northbrook, IL, received a third place award in the 2017 American Dental Education Association Geis Foundation editorial competition from the American Academy of Dental Editors and Journalists.

1972 James L. Gutmann, Endodontics, received the 2017 Edgar D. Coolidge Award, the American Association of Endodontists’ highest honor. Later in 2017, he received an Honorary Fellowship in Dental Surgery by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Scotland. James is Professor Emeritus in Endodontics/ Restorative Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, Past President of the American Association of Endodontists, and is the President of the American Academy of the History of Dentistry,

Dr. James L. Gutmann, Endodontics ’72 (left), received an Honorary Fellowship in Dental Surgery by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Michael J. Barrows, Endodontics ’77, MS Histology ’81, Frankfort, IL, and his service in the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division are the subjects of an exhibit in the First Division Museum at Cantigny in Wheaton, IL. The museum recently completed a $7.8 million project that updated it from 1970 to the present. Mike was a Captain in the Army Dental Corps at Ft. Riley, KS, and he participated in Reforger 1974; Reforger was an annual exercise conducted during the Cold War by NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Paul Herbert, Executive Director of the museum, invited him to be in one of the exhibits.

Neal C. Nealis, Chicago, had an article on tooth proportions published in Dentistry Today, Jan. 3, 2018, entitled “The Golden Proportion: Fact or Fiction?”

1981 Kenneth N. Milin recently celebrated the 35th anniversary of practicing on the North Shore of Chicagoland and marked his first year at 411 Linden Ave. in Wilmette, IL. He also has added Dr. Steven J. Bacalar to his team. The news about Kenneth was covered in the Wilmette Patch of Oct. 27, 2017.

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as well as Colorado Springs and Hawaii. His last assignment was Commander of the Dental CommandPacific, responsible for dental care in Korea, Japan, Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, and California. He has retired to Kailua, HI, and is currently studying Culinary Arts at Kapiolani Community College/University of Hawaii.

1982 Jay (John) Etzenbach, Periodontics ’84, Kailua, HI, recently retired from the U.S. Army following a 21year career. In 1984, he opened a private practice in periodontics in his hometown of Peru, IL. After 11 years in private practice, he was commissioned into the U.S. Army and was stationed throughout Germany

Dr. Michael Barrows and his wife, Susan, at the First Division Museum in front of the exhibit about Dr. Barrows. He is wearing his American Legion Post 1977 uniform. On the screen pictured with Dr. Barrows are his grandsons Dominic and Benjamin.

Dr. Arlene Engert, ’83, former President of the UIC Dental Alumni Association Board of Directors, and Dean Clark Stanford were enjoying a UIC Flames basketball game on Feb. 10 when Sparky D. Dragon came by to greet them.

1983 Jerome Correa, Homer Glen, IL, and his Orland Square Dental have joined DecisionOne Dental Partners.

1977 Ron Waryjas, MS Orthodontics ’86, has joined the Chicago Dental Society Board, and also is Director of the South Suburban Branch.

1986 Dr. Jay (John) Etzenbach, ’82, Periodontics ’84.

Thomas F. Schneider Jr., Glenview, IL is Treasurer of the Chicago Dental Society.

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Chicagoland Smile Group Fulfills its Charitable Mission: Veteran Smiles

The most extreme case was that of a female veteran from Gary, IN, who had awoken at 4 a.m. and took public transportation to the Michigan Ave. office. “I think we extracted 12 teeth from her,” Dr. Parikh said. “Her maxillary front premolar to premolar all were broken to the gum line. For us to extract those for her definitely Dr. Roshan Parikh, ’08, and his Chicagoland Smile Group decreases the probability of infection. She said, ‘I am so team look at their Mission: Veteran Smiles initiative as a thankful for this.’” “moral obligation,” he said. Dental students did not perform procedures The group did its first free dental day in 2015, but escorted and comforted patients and observed and some veterans participated. It followed up with procedures. a Veterans Day event in 2017, opening up access to Kreisheh, who worked as an intern at Manus dental care not only to veterans, but to their families as dental’s Michigan Avenue location before enrolling at well, at the group’s Manus dental locations at 676 N. the College, said, “Volunteering at the Veteran Smiles Michigan Ave and 1646 E. 55th St. in Chicago. event was my “What way of thanking veterans coming our veterans for back from their services helping protect and sacrifices our country to preserve our have in terms of freedom,” said access to dental Kreisheh. “It is truly care is terrible,” sad that these Dr. Parikh said, people don’t have noting that for his regular access team of dentists, to dental care specialists, and and they wait for hygienists, “it events like this to was just the right relieve their pain thing to do. It’s and save what’s pretty easy to left of their teeth.” get volunteers, “I think it’s and nobody who something in our participated was Chicagoland Smile compensated.” Group DNA to be Along with able to volunteer Dr. Roshan Parikh, ’08 (right), with volunteers at Mission: Veteran Smiles. 35 members of and help others the Chicagoland out when we can,” Smile Group team, said Dr. Parikh, who outside volunteers also volunteers included some with the College as a member of the UIC Dental Alumni from the College, among them student Fadi Kreisheh. Association Board of Directors. “We did anything that is a same-day procedure— He noted that Chicagoland Smile Group is planning cleanings, x-rays, checkups, scalings, fillings, root canals, to continue Mission: Veteran Smiles as an annual event, extractions, and education,” Dr. Parikh explained. “Some at more locations. people needed a combination. We heard stories from To contact Dr. Parikh, email roparikh@csgsmiles.com. people who say, ‘Oh, I haven’t been to the dentist since I was in Desert Storm.’” —William S. Bike

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Cheryl D. Watson-Lowry, Chicago, is President-Elect of the Chicago Dental Society.

Patrick Fitzgerald, Endodontics ’06, and his wife, Lindsay, had a baby girl, Charlize Elin, on March 1. She joins older sisters Kinsley, 8, and Kennedy, 6.

1993 Manal Ibrahim, Prosthodontics ’96, Naperville, IL, a member of the UIC Dental Alumni Association Board of Directors, appeared on Channel 32 Fox-TV in February to discuss ways to improve your smile. See goo. gl/9shQDi.

1995 Stacey Van Scoyoc, Bloomington, IL, was the subject of an article in Illinois Dental News’ August 2017 issue. She has served on the Illinois State Dental Society Board of Trustees and is a representative to the American Dental Association’s Council on Dental Practice. She also enjoys ocean surfing.

1998 Robert E. Haraden, Grayslake, IL, had an article published in the March 2018 issue of Dentistry Today, “Using the Right Matrix Band for Better and Faster Large Class II Restorations.” He is with PinkBand, which provides silicone coated dental matrix bands. See www.PinkBand.com.

Joshua Renken, Springfield, IL, serves on the board at Hope School. His practice’s hiring a dental assistant with Down Syndrome was the subject of an article in the Nov. 2017 Illinois Dental News.

2006 Peter Q. Shelley, Endodontics and MS Oral Sciences, Broomfield, CO, offered tips on using Twitter to inform and update patients in an article, “31 Dental Marketing Ideas the Pros Use,” published on FitSmallBusiness.com on March 8, 2018. His practice is Elm Endodontics.

2008 Chernara Baker has opened an affiliated Affordable Dentures & Implants practice in Aurora, IL, the fourth practice in the Affordable Dentures & Implants network. Benjamin Scott, Endodontics, Knoxville, TN, completed the American Board of Endodontics board certification process and was recognized at the 2017 Grossman Reception.

2009 Sonia Belani, Periodontics and MS Oral Sciences ’12, has become certified in LANAP laser gum disease treatment. She practices at Elite Dental Specialists in Aurora, IL.

2010 Dr. Robert Haraden '88, and Mirna Simental represented PinkBand at Clinic and Research Day.

Christina Olarov, Endodontics ’13, Naperville, IL, completed the American Board of Endodontics

board certification process and was recognized at the 2017 Grossman Reception.

2011 Michael Munaretto, Endodontics and MS Oral Sciences ’13, Chicago, completed the American Board of Endodontics board certification process and was recognized at the 2017 Grossman Reception.

2012 Christine Marijanovic, Vero Beach, FL, has joined the dental team at Treasure Coast Community Health. Thomas Schlieve, OMFS, was recently named the Graduate Program Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, TX. As program director of one of the largest and most historic OMFS programs, he will oversee the education of over 30 graduate OMFS residents across six different hospitals including two level one trauma centers. Following residency in OMFS at UIC, he went on to obtain his MD from Louisiana State University, completed general surgery training at UIC, and then a Maxillofacial Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Although still early in his career, Dr. Schlieve has already authored numerous manuscripts and book chapters, and has been an invited speaker for numerous national and international meetings.

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Alumni Class News 2016 Alexandra Martella, Endodontics, Farmington Hills, MI, presented at the American Association of Endodontists meeting in New Orleans, LA, in April. Paul Lazari, Orthodontics, MS Oral Sciences, San Jose, CA, received the 2017 Milo Hellman Award at the American Association of Orthodontists Annual Session.

2017 Htet Bo, Pediatric Dentistry, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada received the Richard C. Pugh Achievement Award, which honors the top three percent of scores on the 2017 American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (ABPD) Qualifying Examination. She is one of a very small number to be recognized for her performance on the written Pediatric Dentistry board exam. Fahad Al Mufti, Chicago, was named to the Leading Physicians of the World publication.

Masood Sirjani, Endodontics, Clarendon Hills, IL, presented a poster, “Effect of Botox on Proliferation and Differentiation of Dental Pulp Stem Cells in Hypoxic Conditions,” at the American Association of Endodontists meeting in New Orleans, LA, in April. The poster placed in the top ten out of more than 100.

Loyola 1983 Paul Burkey, Vernon Hills, IL, recently provided dental services to the people of LaCeiba, Honduras. He also brought supplies to donate to a hospital and school clinic. Paul wants to acknowledge the generosity of dental supply companies Hu-Friedy, Dentsply GAC, Benco Dental, Top Quality Gloves, and Plak Smacker. He and his son Seth also want to thank Rafael, their host with A Broader View Volunteers, who welcomed them into his home.

Dr. Paul Burkey, Loyola ’83, 2nd from left, brought needed dental supplies to Honduras. He is shown with Karla Pineda, Seth Burkey, and Minamy Salinas.

1984 Louis A. Imburgia, Park Ridge, IL is President of the Chicago Dental Society.

1986 Dean P. Nicholas, Lombard, IL, is Vice President of the Chicago Dental Society. Terri S. Tiersky, Skokie, IL, is Secretary of the Chicago Dental Society.

Nominate your colleague or professor for an Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award! Outstanding Alumni Achievement Awards are presented at the Alumni Reunion and other venues.

Email DentAlumniAward@uic.edu and be sure to include the name of the award in the subject line.

Send in your nominations for future Alumni Achievement Awards:

Please include the following information in the message:

Distinguished Dental Alumnus Award E. Lloyd DuBrul Faculty Achievement Award F. William Towner Organized Dentistry Award Raffaele Suriano Award Recent Alumnus Award

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In Memoriam Longtime Faculty Member Dr. Ellen BeGole Passes Away Dr. Ellen Ann BeGole, Associate Professor Emerita of Orthodontics, passed away on April 2 at age 83. Born June 16, 1934, Dr. BeGole, an internationally known biostatician, served on the faculty of the Department of Orthodontics beginning in 1975. After retiring from her full-time duties in 2000, she returned to the College as a part-time faculty member. She was a frequently published researcher and was a former President of the UIC chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. She received her PhD in Educational and Biostatistics at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. BeGole was the mother of Jane (James) Waidanz; grandmother of Melanie; and sister of Janet (the late Russell) Gage.

Baranowski (Tina), and his daughterin-law Lorrie Baranowski. Dr. Baranowski was a 30-year veteran of the U.S. Army, retiring with the rank of Colonel in 1975.

Memorials may be directed to the Clayton Public Library, 211 E. Main St., Clayton, IL 62324.

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J. Thomas Lanka, Broadalbin, NY, passed away on Jan. 28, 2018, at age 81. He is survived by his wife, Lenore; daughter Kathleen Lanka, daughter Karen Hedman and her husband Chris, son John Lanka, son Dan Lanka and his wife Katrina, and four grandchildren. Memorials in his name may be made to the Galway Public Library New Building Fund, PO Box 207, 5264 Sacandaga Rd., Galway, NY 12074.

Dr. H. Lawrence Hedmark, Bloomington, IL, passed away Sept. 20, 2017, at age 90. He is survived by daughter Dawn Segalo, wife of A. Michael; daughter Nancy Loy, wife of Steve; nine grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren.

1953 Dr. Leonard Pawlowski, Glen Ellyn, IL, passed away Aug. 15, 2017, at age 96.

1954 Dr. Gilbert D. Mackey, Gurnee, IL, passed away Oct. 26, 2017, at age 87. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; children Diana, Jackie, wife of Mike, Richard, Sue, wife of Ron, Karen wife of Ron, Janet, wife of Michael, Jerry, husband of Lisa, and several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or St. Mark’s Lutheran Church of Waukegan, IL.

1944 Dr. Leo Baranowski, River Forest, IL, passed away on Oct. 20, 2017 at age 96. He is survived by his children, Elizabeth Baranowski (Vincent), and Tom

Dr. Conrad E. “Ed” Nielsen, Warrenville, IL, passed away Oct. 26, 2017, at age 92. He practiced in Clayton, IL for 56 years. He is survived by four sons: Neil Nielsen, husband of Linda; Dr. Thomas Nielsen, husband of Dr. Kathryn Bohn; Dr. Jeffrey Nielsen, husband of Pamela; and Joseph Nielsen; and he is survived by five grandchildren.

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1966 Dr. Chris H. Sarlas, MS Pediatric Dentistry ’68, Palos Heights, IL, passed away Oct. 19, 2017, at age 75. He is survived by his wife, Georgia; son H. Christopher, husband of Carol Kalvonjian; daughter Johanna Abend, wife of Warren; and grandchildren Nathan and Myles. Memorials may be made to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church.

1972 Dr. William W. Busch, McHenry, IL, passed away on July 1, 2017, at age 70. He survived by Jane, his wife; daughters Jessica, Jillian, and Bethany; sonsin-law George and Mark; and five grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the Rotary International Foundation.

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In Memoriam 1973 Dr. Gregory L. Fauth, Periodontics ’82, Naperville, IL, passed away Dec. 23, 2017, at age 70. He was a former faculty member in the Department of Periodontics. He is survived by his wife, Geralyn; children Wade, husband of Jessica Pierce; Riley, husband of Rachel Golda; McKenzie Dekker, wife of Clint; Niki Plzak, wife of Paul; Jill Hoffman, wife of Aaron; and Laura Doran; and seven grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Waubonsie Community College Foundation’s Edward and Frances Fauth Scholarship.

1974 Dr. Robert G. Metcalf, Downers Grove, IL, passed away Oct. 21, 2017, at age 70. He is survived by his wife, Denise, and children Robert and Kelly. Memorials may be made to the Second Wind Lung Transplant Assn.

1976 Dr. Gerald A. Leisten, Periodontics ’80, Hinsdale, IL, passed away on Dec. 29, 2017, at age 67. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen; and children Matthew, Margaret, and Thomas. Memorials may be made to the Wellness House of Hinsdale, IL.

1986 Dr. Michael D. Fedyna, Palatine, IL, passed away Dec. 4, 2017, at age 58. He is survived by sons Ryan and

Nicholas. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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Richard, and Dianne Hanson, wife of Allen; 12 children; and 16 greatgrandchildren.

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Dr. Robert Unger, Chicago, passed away at age 93. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; children Margaret Unger, wife of Robert; Marilyn Nusbaum, wife of Cary); Robert Unger; Richard Unger, husband of Pamela; Dr. Joseph Unger, husband of Susan; and Dorothy J. Unger; eight grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren. He was a former President of the Loyola Dental Alumni Association. Memorials in his name may be made to the Illinois State Dental Society Foundation, 206 S. 6th St., Springfield, IL 62701.

Dr. John L. Dolce, Fayetteville, AR, passed away Jan. 2, 2017, at age 81. He is survived by his wife, Mary; children Marcia Stewart, wife of Carl; John Dolce, husband of Lori; Edward Dolce, husband of Lotte; Helene McGowean, wife of Glen; Matthew Dolce, husband of Elizabeth Ward; foster children Pam and Jan; and 14 grandchildren.

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Dr. James A. McNicholas, Oak Lawn, IL, passed away on Dec. 24, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Therese; children Mary Therese Galka, wife of Bob; Dr. Robert McNicholas, husband of Cathy; Jean Spiegelhalter, wife of Tom; Dr. Susan Rowan, Executive Associate Dean and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, wife of Dr. Daniel Rowan; Kathy Daniels, wife of Rich; James P. McNicholas; and Dr. Eileen McCaffrey, wife of Deacon Chris; 22 grandchildren; and 13 greatgrandchildren. Memorials in his name may be given to Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.

Dr. C. Stephen Burgner, Bourbonnais, IL passed away Oct. 5, 2017, at age 67. He is survived by his wife, Mary; daughter Alycia White, wife of Erik; son Christopher; and two grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Salvation Army.

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Editor’s note: The photos of the late Dr. Arthur B. Buckley, ’53, and the late Dr. Peter A. Paesani, ’56, were incorrectly identified in the In Memoriam section of last issue of Vision. We regret the confusion.

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Student Activities Students Receive White Coats A total of 122 students, 70 members of DMD Class of 2021 and 52 members of the DMD Advanced Standing Class of 2019, received their white coats, marking their eligibility to enter the patient care environment, on Sept. 22, 2017. Students begin seeing patients their first year under the College’s curriculum. The White Coat Ceremony is an annual tradition marking the matriculating class of students entering the dental profession. It celebrates the choice to pursue a life in service to the health of society. During the ceremony, College of Dentistry deans and faculty members cloak students in their first white coat as a symbol of the trust bestowed upon them to carry on the healing profession of dentistry. Dr. Toni Roucka, ’90, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, was master of ceremonies. She noted that “the first White Coat Ceremony was held in the fall of 2003, and now it is considered a rite of passage for each class.” Dean Clark Stanford spoke next, and said it was a “wonderful, joyous time for students, families, and spouses.” He told the students that the program they have embarked upon is designed not only to provide a dental education, but “to improve emotional intelligence as well—to allow you to put yourself in the place of the patient.” Quoting Plutarch, a biographer and essayist from ancient Greece, Dr. Stanford said, “A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” Dr. Stanford asked the students “to reach out to your colleagues. Unlike in your previous schools, you are not in competition with your peers. You are in competition with yourself.” He talked about core values the students should keep in mind: respect of patient autonomy, justice, veracity, competence, integrity, professionalism, and compassion. “The white coat symbolizes the transition of a lay person into the

health professions,” Dr. Stanford said. “Never forget that we are here to provide the best in patient care.” Speakers from several dental organizations followed. The first was Dr. Susan Bordenave Bishop, President, Illinois State Dental Society (ISDS) Foundation, and USA Regent, 8th District, International College of Dentists (ICOD). “Congratulations,” she told the students. “This is a great day in a great school which provides a great education.” Dr. Bishop noted that the foundation sponsors educational events and programs, Clinic and Research Day awards, scholarships, and the Mission of Mercy, in which disadvantaged persons receive dental treatment, and to which “everyone here is invited,” she said. She noted that she also represents the ICOD USA Section, a Fellowship honor society for dentists committed to community service and humanitarian programs. “We help the College by providing some funding for the Guatemala rotation,” she said. Dr. Bishop concluded with the advice, “Always do what is best for the patient and you will always be a great dentist.” Dr. Muzammil Saeed, ’03, spoke next. He is President-Elect of the 51

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Student Activities Illinois Academy of General Dentistry. An alumnus, he recalled that when he was a student at the College, “All I wanted to do was graduate and never look back. But when I do look back, I see it was a great time and I got a great education.” He offered what he called “simple advice: take small bites. Don’t try to do too much at once.” Dr. Saeed noted that “the profession of dentistry truly is a lifetime of learning and the AGD is here to help. “You will be faced with many ethical challenges,” he added. “Your moral principles will always help you make the right decision.” Dr. Saeed concluded, “Always stay hungry and always stay involved.” Dr. Kirk Noraian, President of the Illinois Section, American College of Dentists, told the students, “As President I humbly come before you as a colleague and friend to talk about excellence. “Entering the clinic is one of the most important times of your career,” he continued. “You will remember lessons learned there when you least expect it. “Strive for excellence every day; you will never tire of your chosen profession,” Dr. Noraian said. “There is a light at the end of the tunnel—even though sometimes you’ll think the power went out,” he continued. “But know that we left the light on for you. “Seek out mentors in school and after graduation, and pay it forward after graduation,” Dr. Noraian concluded. “May your white coat remind you to always do your best.” Dr. Phillip Fijal, Loyola ’86, was the final speaker from organized dentistry. At the time of the ceremony, he served as President of the

Chicago Dental Society. Although he graduated from the Loyola School of Dentistry, “I’m an adopted UIC alum,” he noted. The CDS, Dr. Fijal said, is “the largest component dental society in the country. On behalf of our 7,000 members, I’d like to congratulate you for reaching this milestone.” Dr. Fijal recalled that when he was in school, classroom work preceded clinical work, and “when it was finally time to make it to the clinic, I was both nervous and excited. In the clinic, you will be taught patient care and you will quickly put it into practice. “Always remember, every patient is someone’s mother, father, brother, sister, son, or daughter,” he concluded. “Take care of them as if they were your own.” Students then received their white coats from College faculty. Their names were announced by Dr. Priscilla Chang, ’07, Clinical Associate Professor, Restorative Dentistry, and Dr. Adriana SemprumClavier, Clinical Director, Advanced Standing Program. Dr. Seema Ashrafi, ’93, MS Histology ’94, Periodontics ’99, Clinical Director, Advanced Standing Program, led the faculty recognition. Dr. Caswell Evans, Associate Dean for Prevention and Public Health Sciences, led the students in the Dentist’s Pledge. Dr. Roucka presented pins and offered closing remarks. A reception for students, families, and faculty followed at the College. We invite you to become a 2018 UIC College of Dentistry White Coat Sponsor and contribute to the success and journey of the next generation of UIC dentists. Please log on to https://dentistry.uic.edu/whitecoat-ceremony to learn more.

Dr. Elizabeth Kaminsky Named an Albert Schweitzer Fellow

Periodontics Resident Dr. Elizabeth Kaminsky was named an Albert Schweitzer Fellow for the 2017-18 year. Dr. Kaminsky earned her fellowship through the Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program, a chapter of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, and through the Health & Medicine Policy Research Group, an independent policy center that conducts research, educates, and collaborates with other groups to advocate policies and impact health systems to improve the health status of all people. Schweitzer Fellows spend a year working to address barriers affecting the health of underserved communities and develop lifelong leadership skills. In doing so, they follow the example set by famed physician-humanitarian Dr. Albert Schweitzer, for whom the fellowship is named. “The Schweitzer Fellowship program is an extraordinary opportunity for students and residents to engage in service

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projects and set the stage for a service-oriented career,” said Dr. Caswell Evans, Associate Dean for Prevention and Public Health Sciences. “Fellows understand the need to extend access to care and respond to the health challenges faced by the whole community. We are proud of the record of achievement by our Schweitzer Fellows. Elizabeth Kaminsky is continuing that record.” “I chose to apply for the Schweitzer Fellowship because I believe holistic care, interdisciplinary teamwork, and community outreach should be the foundation of dental medicine,” Dr. Kaminsky said. “Becoming a Schweitzer Fellow will help me reach these goals as a future dentist and healthcare provider.” She noted that her Schweitzer project “involves increasing dental education and access to dental care for an at-risk, underserved community on Chicago’s North Side.” Dr. Kaminsky is working at the Broadway Youth Center (BYC), a branch of Howard Brown Health. “BYC is a safe space for LGBTQ youth ages 12-to-24 who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability,” Dr. Kaminsky explained. BYC offers low-cost and free services such as medical, social, and mental health care along with resource advocacy (ID replacement, housing referrals, and food stamp and job application assistance), education opportunities (a GED program, tutoring, and scholarship assistance), and drop-in services (such as food, clothing, youthled programming, and leadership opportunities). “I am seeing youth for dental screenings and education sessions to

improve dental knowledge and help them access dental treatment at UIC,” Dr. Kaminsky said. “I hope to increase awareness about the importance of dental care as a component of the overall systemic health of the youths,” she continued. “I also hope to create a partnership between BYC and UIC so that a dental referral system will be in place for future years.” Dr. Kaminsky noted that she is working closely with her UIC Schweitzer mentor, Dr. Colin Haley, ’07, Clinical Assistant Professor, Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, to make the referral system possible. Dr. Kaminsky is one of two current Schweitzer Fellows at the College. The other is student Joseph Deek. Since the 2006-07 year, the College has had 16 students or

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residents serve as Schweitzer Fellows. Dr. Kaminsky noted that additional volunteers at BYC always are welcome. For more information, log on to https://howardbrown.org/ byc/. For a video on two earlier College of Dentistry Schweitzer Fellows, log on to https://youtu. be/8cuzt6iY0d4. The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship program is dedicated to preparing the next generation of professionals who will serve and empower vulnerable people to live healthier lives and create healthier communities. Its vision is to create a global corps of leaders who promote change with and in communities, health and human service systems, and the world. Log on to www. schweitzerfellowship.org for more information.

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Annual White Coat Ceremony Thursday, September 27 Honoring our students as they affirm their commitment to professionalism, humanism, integrity and ethics in dentistry. For more information, please contact Millie Mendez, Director of Student and Diversity Affairs at (312) 413-1209 or Angelica Alvarez, Assistant Director of Student Affairs at (312) 355-5259. https://dentistry.uic.edu/sponsor-whitecoat

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Dr. Stephen Campbell and Dr. and Mrs. Ken Gehrke.

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News Dr. Ken Gehrke Retires After Nearly 40 Years at College Dr. Ken Gehrke, ’82, Advanced Prosthodontics ’84, Clinical Associate Professor, Restorative Dentistry, retired from teaching at the College on Dec. 31. “I have been at the College since 1978, when I began as a D-1 in a class of 165 students,” he recalled. “Back then, we started on the fifth floor as D-1s, fourth as D-2s, third as D-3s, and second as D-4s. After completing all of our requirements, it was a short escalator ride out the front door—yes, we used to have escalators.” In 1984, Fixed Prosthodontics Department Head Dr. Valdemars Jekkals invited him to join the faculty. Dr. Gehrke taught at the College and

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had a private practice until 1999, when he sold his practice to “devote my time entirely to the College,” which included participating in the Faculty Dental Practice. Dr. Gehrke is pleased by how relations between faculty and students have improved over the decades. “During my undergrad years, there was in many cases a less than collegial relationship between many faculty in their interactions with students,” he noted. “I have seen a constant movement away from this attitude to a much improved collegial atmosphere with faculty. The present environment is far more amicable, productive, and supportive than it was in my days as a student.” Dr. Alex Chan, ’78, Advanced Prosthodontics ’80, and the late Dr. Jim Buckman, ’64, served as role models and mentors for Dr. Gehrke, he said. “Their commitment to their teaching duties, their students, and their patients was amazing. I owe much to Dr. Buckman and Dr. Chan.” Another role model and mentor “beginning with my years in the undergraduate clinics and extending to the present day is Dr. Charles Luptak,” (Loyola ’68) Dr. Gehrke added. “Dr. Luptak supervised one of our first clinical experiences, our group complete denture patient with three students participating in the

treatment procedures. Dr. Luptak exhibited his skill, patience with our slow progress, and kindness and respect for the students and the patient throughout the entire process.” Dr. Gehrke expressed his gratitude to all of the Deans who have guided the College during his years—Deans Seymour Yale, ’45; Allen Anderson, ’64, Pediatric Dentistry ’65, MS ’66; Dale Eisenmann, ’65, PhD ‘68 (Interim), Bruce Graham, Bill Knight (Interim), and Clark Stanford. He also expressed his gratitude to Department Head Dr. Stephen Campbell. “He guided my introduction to and participation in national Prosthodontics organizations,” Dr. Gehrke said. “I am also very appreciative of Dr. Campbell’s guidance and support during my promotion process.” Recalling a fun memory, Dr. Gehrke noted that during a D-2 Prosthodontics course, “some students came up with a method of delaying the setting time of the rubber base that we were using for typodont final impressions—mixing the rubber base in an area of cooler ambient temperature. The cooler temperature in late fall could be found on the roof of the College. So off to the roof we went with rubber

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College faculty hailing from around the globe got together during the College’s Diversity Week.

base, mixing spatula, mixing pad, and impression syringe on a mission to obtain the ideal final impression. “I am grateful to all of the faculty, staff, students, and patients I have had the opportunity to interact with over the years,” Dr. Gehrke concluded.

Administration Dr. Caswell Evans, Associate Dean for Prevention and Public Health Sciences, recently was named Co-Chair of the Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education. He was a panelist on the Chair of the ADEA Board of Directors Symposium—Vision 2030: The Word of Oral Health and Practice at the American Dental Education Association Annual Session and Exhibition on March 19, and on the Building the Case for Social Mission in Dental Education panel on March 20. Carolyn Feller and Braulia Espinosa, Directors of Admissions, and Laura Macias, Admissions and Records Specialist, participated in the GoDental recruitment event at the American Dental Education Association Annual Session and Exhibition on March 18. Dr. Toni Roucka, ’90, Associate

Dean for Academic Affairs, along with students Alhusain Ghazala and Karen Homsi, spoke on “Exposing the Hidden Curriculum—Creating a New Conversation,” at the American Dental Education Association Annual Session and Exhibition on March 18. Homsi and Clara Bazjek also spoke on “Exploring Student-Run Peer Mentorship Programs in North American Dental Schools.” Dean Clark Stanford in September had the opportunity to work through a day and half oral cancer patient-oriented outcomes workshop in Santiago, Chile, and then gave a talk at the International College of Prosthodontists (ICP). Meeting there. Dr. Stanford spoke to the Kenwood-Hyde Park Branch of the Chicago Dental Society in October, providing a presentation on Oral Health and the UIC College of Dentistry-Today and in the Future. Dr. Bita Fayz, MS Histology ’92, Clinical Assistant Professor, Restorative Dentistry, is the KenwoodHyde Park Branch President. Academy of Osseointegration News, Vol. 28 (4) 2017, published Dr. Stanford’s article, “The 5 things I cannot do without in my implant practice.” In March, Dr. Stanford spoke at the American Academy of Restorative

Dentistry meeting on use of ceramic veneers to manage young patients with malformed teeth.

Interdepartmental Dr. Stephen Campbell, Head, Restorative Dentistry; Dr. Kent Knoernschild, Professor, Restorative Dentistry; Dr. Rand Harlow, Clinical Associate Professor, Restorative Dentistry; Dr. Lyndon Cooper, Associate Dean for Research, and Head, Oral Biology; Lab Technician Lee Culp; and P. Wohrle presented The Power of Digital Prosthodontics – from Diagnosis to Prosthetic Care, 2017 ACP Annual Session, November 2017, San Francisco, CA. Dr. Campbell was Master of Ceremonies, set the stage, and moderated for the prosthodontics/ digital/surgical afternoon. The 3D demonstration by Dr. Harlow included digital diagnosis, and treatment planning and methods for fabrication abutment and crown. All then watched a live demonstration of a single immediate implant placement and definitive restoration from Chicago with Dr. Aristotelis Marinis, Clinical Assistant Professor, Restorative Dentistry, as the clinician. All was streamed live from the Restorative

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Dentistry clinic. It was completed in 14 minutes, from beginning of extraction, to cementation of the final ceramic restoration. Dr. Campbell demonstrated precision planning leading to a new, innovative, digitally driven, full arch immediate placement approach that includes guided surgery and rapid restoration with potentially definitive opposing arch prostheses. At the end of the program, comments the College representatives received included “inspiring,” “game changer,” and “amazing.” One individual said the program pushed prosthodontics ahead five years. Dr. Campbell and Dr. Cooper spoke on the American College of Prosthodontists/American College of Prosthodontics Education Foundation Digital Dentistry Curriculum Initiative at the American Dental Education Association Annual Session and Exhibition on March 17. Dr. Cooper also spoke at the Chair of the ADEA Board of Directors Symposium— Vision 2030: The Impact of Technology and Scientific Discovery on Dental Education on March 19.

Department of Endodontics Dr. Satish Alapati, Endodontics ’11,

Dr. Anne George and her research team.

was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. Dr. James Bahcall, Clinical Associate Professor, increased his teaching time to 60%. Dr. Robert Hawkinson, ’72, Endodontics ’76, MS Histology ’80, Assistant Professor, increased his teaching time to 40%. Dr. Brad Johnson, Endodontics ’91, MHPE ’05, Head, presented on Regenerative Endodontics and Endodontic Microsurgery at the Peking Union Medical College and Hospital Multi-disciplinary Forum for Dentistry 2017, Beijing, China, Nov. 10 through 12, 2017. Dr. Ron Milnarik, Clinical Assistant Professor, has performed as a supernumerary (an “extra”) for Lyric Opera of Chicago for several years. He recently appeared as a “Priest of Brahma” in Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers, which is set in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).

Department of Oral Biology Dr. Anne George, Professor, Oral Biology, was elected to a four-year term as a Member-at-Large of the Section on Dentistry and Oral Health Sciences for the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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Dr. Xianghong Luan, Associate Professor, gave a lecture, MicroRNA Function in Periodontal Homeostasis, on Dec. 7 at UIC.

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dr. William G. Flick, ’74, MPH ’98, Clinical Professor, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Illinois Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in Oct. 2017 regarding the results of the Illinois Dental Anesthesia/Sedation Survey, which was completed through the department. Dr. Flick created and taught a new Continuing Education course for practicing dentists to administer the influenza vaccine. The course content also will be included in the dental students’ curriculum. Dr. Flick and Dr. Michael Miloro, Head, gave a Continuing Education session on Risk Assessment: Case Presentations of Adverse Patient Events Associated with Inadequate Assessment on Jan. 19, and on Medical Risk Assessment for the Dental Patient on Jan. 26, at UIC. Dr. Michael Han, Assistant Professor, attended the Arnett and Gunson Orthodontics and Orthognathic Surgery Course, Santa Barbara, CA.

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Dr. Miloro and the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Lectures: Han MD, Markiewicz MR, Miloro M. “Laser-assisted Indocyanine Green Imaging for Assessment of Perioperative Maxillary Perfusion During LeFort I Osteotomy: A Preliminary Study,” Oral Abstract in AAOMS, San Francisco, CA. Han MD. “Orthodontics and Oral and Maxillofacial Study Club,” UIC OMFS. Publications: Borba AM, da Silva EJ, da Silva ALF, Han MD, Naclerio-Homem MG, Miloro M. “Accuracy of orthognathic surgical outcomes using 2D and 3D landmarks—the case for apples and oranges?” J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2018. Dr. Michael R. Markiewicz, Assistant Professor, earned the Faculty Educator Development Award (FEDA) from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation. He spoke on Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma, Dept. of Surgery, Grand Rounds, Buffalo General Hospital, and on Maxillofacial Reconstruction in Children, Dept. of Otolayrngology, Grand Rounds, University at Buffalo School of Medicine. He gave a clinical session on Pediatric Head and Neck

Reconstruction at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, San Francisco, CA. He spoke on Complications in Trauma at Complications in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Chicago. Dr. Markiewicz was appointed to the Editorial Board of Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Endodontics. He is an ad hoc reviewer for the journals Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases, Oral Cancer, and Injury. He published seven journal articles in 2017. Dr. Michael Miloro, Head, is Section Editor, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Craniomaxillofacial Deformities, Sleep Disorders, Cosmetic Facial Surgery; completed 20 years on the Editorial Board, Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics; delivered the 4th Annual Stanley J. Behrman, DMD, Lectureship and Visiting Professorship, Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, NY; made five presentations (receiving the First Place Abstract Award and the First Place Poster Award) at the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial

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Surgeons 99th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA; presented at the American Society of Peripheral Nerve Surgery Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ, the Chicago Academy of Dental Research in Glenview, IL, and the 23rd International Conference on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Hong Kong. Dr. Miloro received the Distinguished Service Award from the International association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and spoke as a Visiting Professor, Lecture and Cadaver Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He co-wrote 12 articles in peer-reviewed publications, six abstract presentations, and two book chapters. Dr. Alexis B. Olsson, Clinical Associate Professor, was appointed President of the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Publication: Markiewicz M, Alden T, Momin MV, Olsson AB, Jurado RJ, Abdullah F, Miloro M. Does Receiving a Blood Transfusion Predict for Length of Stay in Children Undergoing Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosysnostosis? Outcomes Using the Pediatric National Surgical Quality

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Dr. Jasjot Sahni and Dr. Marie Therese Galang-Boquiren.

Improvement Program Dataset. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 75: 1732-1741, 2017.

Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences Drs. Blaise Brown, Colin M. Haley, and Meg Strotman, Clinical Assistant Professors, and Dr. Alison Doubleday, Assistant professor, spoke on Casewriting for Integrated Curricula: Getting Started, at the American Dental Education Association Annual Session and Exhibition on March 19. Dr. Colin M. Haley, Clinical Assistant Professor, spoke on Knowledge Acquisition and Group Effects in Small Group Learning at the American Dental Education Association Annual Session and Exhibition on March 18. Dr. Philip Patston, Associate Professor, spoke in the UIC College of Medicine’s Building Leaders/ Interprofessional Education and Collaboration Series on “Who put me in charge? How leadership roles can happen even if you are not planning for it” on Nov. 29, 2017. D-4 and AS-4 Special Care Dentistry Track students have been caring for patients at the DuPage County Health Department clinics as part of the College’s HRSA grant.

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The students are assisting Dr. Robert Rada, Clinical Professor, to be sure the College’s D-3 students, who in 2018 are starting rotations, have a great learning experience in the community. Dr. Jasjot Sahni, Clinical Assistant Director, gave a Lunch and Learn at the College on Dec. 8, 2017, on “Introduction to Facial Pain and its Role in Dentistry. She gave a Continuing Education workshop on Pain Diagnosis and Management on Jan. 12, at UIC.

Department of Orthodontics Dr. Phimon Atsawasuwan, Orthodontics and MS Oral Sciences ’11, Associate Professor, presented his research project titled “Roles of Secretory MicroRNA-29 during Orthodontic Tooth Movement” at the 2018 Eastern Chapter of the Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists (EHASO) annual meeting in Milan, Italy, on March 8 through 13, 2018. Student Yangbasai Dong was selected to be a student representative from the College to present his summer research project for the 2018 American Association for Dental Research/Dentsply Sirona SCADA program at the AADR/

Canadian Association for Dental Research annual meeting, in Fort Lauderdale, FL, on March 21 through 24, 2018. His research mentor is Dr. Atsawasuwan. Dr. Maria Therese GalangBoquiren, MS Oral Sciences ’04, Orthodontics ’07, Associate Professor and Director of Predoctoral Orthodontics, presented her research at the World Sleep Congress in Prague, Czech Republic, in Oct. 2017 and spoke at the Asian Pacific Orthodontic Conference in Boracay Island, the Philippines, March, 2018. Dr. Linda Kaste, Professor, is participating in the Provost’s FacultyAdministrator Leadership Program. Her mentor is Dean Charles Ray, the Acting Dean for the UIC College of Medicine. Dr. Kaste had a paper accepted and e-published recently: Finlayson TL, Lemus H, Becerra K, Kaste LM, Beaver SM, Salazar CR, Singer RH, Youngblood ME Jr. Unfair Treatment and Periodontitis Among Adults in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2018 Jan 11. doi: 10.1007/s40615-017-0459-5. [Epub ahead of print] Dr. T. Peter Tsay, Professor of Orthodontics, was invited as a speaker at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Taiwanese Association of

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Orthodontists. The meeting took place at Kaohsiung, the second largest city in Taiwan, from Dec. 8 to 10, 2017. The invited speakers included orthodontic scholars, researchers, and clinicians from Taiwan, U.S., Japan, South Korea, India, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Brazil. The topic of Dr. Tsay’s presentation was “Art of Orthodontic Finishing and Detailing.” The international seminar schedule for Dr. Tsay in 2018 will bring him to Moscow, Russia (May), Nanjing, China (June), and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (September).

Department of Pediatric Dentistry The department on Nov. 18 participated in the 15th Annual Pediatric Oncology Thanksgiving Festival, providing screenings and oral health education to 150 patients and family members. Dr. Sahar Alrayyes, Pediatric Dentistry and MS Oral Sciences ’02, Clinical Associate Professor; Dr. Anne Ashley Compton, and dental student Fadi Elayyan spent the December holidays providing free dental care to children in Bethlehem, Palestine. The team performed complete oral rehabilitation surgeries on patients

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Dr. Sahar Alrayyes, Dr. Anne Ashley Compton, and dental student Fadi Elayyan.

with special health care needs including cancer, hemophilia, and Down Syndrome. Dr. Alrayyes participated in Special Olympics Special Smiles 2017, where oral health care information and dental screenings are provided to participating Special Olympics athletes. She also participated in a Backto-School Health Fair run by State Senator Iris Martinez (D-20th). Dr. Marcio da Fonseca, Head, spoke on Dental and Oral Care for Children with Cancer at the Department of Pedodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Chiang Mai University, Chaiang Mai, Thailand in Nov. 2017; on Oral Lesions: New Insights in Pediatric Dentistry, Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel, and An Update on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Hebrew University, Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel, March 2018; on An Update on Antibiotics Prophylaxis in Pediatric Dentistry, Dental and Oral Care for Children with Cancer, Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Annual Meeting, Seoul, South Korea, April 2018. Grants: Increasing Access to Dental Care Under General Anesthesia, Project Coordinator, Wisdom Tooth Award, Delta Dental

of IL Foundation, Naperville, IL, $100,000; Silver Diamine Fluoride Application for Underserved Children, Principal Investigator, America’s Tooth Fairy: National Children’s Oral Health Foundation, Charlotte, NC, $5,000. Dr. Bruce Douglas, Adjunct Clinical Professor, wrote an article for the Dec. 2017 Illinois VFW News on acoustic trauma and tinnitus. Dr. Charles LeHew, Research Assistant Professor, was co-author of a Feb. 2018 position statement for the Society of Behavioral Medicine, “Support Oral Cancer Early-Detection Examinations.” Dr. Sheela Raja, Associate Professor, has a new book out, The PTSD Survival Guide for Teens. She led a day-long CE course for dentists at the University of Michigan on Feb. 16 focused on interacting with traumatized and vulnerable patient populations. Dr. Christine Wu, Professor, was elected Co-Chair of the UIC Campus Promotion and Tenure Committee. Dr. Wu is President of the MidAmerica Chinese American Professional Association. Dr. Wu gave a presentation, title “Do Functional Foods Promote Oral Health?” on Nov. 27, 2017 at the Dental School of the Universidad Latina de Costa Rica in San Jose, Costa Rica.

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Publications Alrayyes S, Baghdan D, Haddad RY, Compton AA, Mohama S, Goreishi R, Kawar N. Sickle cell disease: An overview of the disease and its systemic effects. Dis Mon. 2018 Jan 29. pii: S00115029(17)30204-3. doi: 10.1016/j. disamonth.2017.12.003. Alrayyes S, Compton AA, Kawar N. Oral health considerations for pediatric patients with sickle cell disease. Dis Mon. 2018 Jan 10. pii: S0011-5029(17)30207-9. doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2017.12.006 Da Fonseca MA, Avenetti D. Social Determinants of Pediatric Oral Health. Dental Clinics of North America 61(3):519-532, 2017. Da Fonseca MA, Strumpf M. Dental local anesthesia for patients with pseudocholinesterase deficiency. Special Care Dentistry 2018 Jan 18. doi: 10.1111/scd.12270. [Epub ahead of print] (editorial). Kawar N, Alrayyes S, Aljewari H. Sickle cell disease: An overview of orofacial and dental manifestations. Dis Mon. 2018 Jan 12. pii: S00115029(17)30205-5. doi: 10.1016/j. disamonth.2017.12.004. Mitchual S, da Fonseca MA, Raja S, Weatherspoon DJ, Koerber A. Association Between Childhood Traumatic Stress and Behavior in the Pediatric Dental Clinic. Pediatric Dentistry 39:203-208, 2017. Nelson T, da Fonseca MA, Scott J, Hannanvash N, Weinstein P. Patient care agreements to improve pediatric dental compliance and selfefficacy. Pediatric Dentistry 39:299303, 2017.

Department of Periodontics Sharon Arrigo, Dental Unit Coordinator, received a Sparky D. Dragon Customer Service Award from the College in January. Dr. Carmen Graves has joined the department as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Periodontics. Dr. Nadia Kawar, Clinical Assistant Professor, gave a presentation at Grand Rounds in

Dr. Carmen Graves. the Pediatric Department at Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine recently. In her presentation, “Periodontics, Pregnancy Outcome, and Public Health Approaches, Dr. Kawar shed light on periodontitis being a common disease as it relates to systemic diseases and adverse pregnancy outcome, which is a public health concern. Drs. Kevin WanXin Luan, Clinical Assistant Professor; Michael Schmerman, Clinical Assistant Professor; and Tolga Tozum, Associate Professor; and all successfully passed the Qualifying Exam of the American Board of Periodontology. Dr. Frank Maggio, Loyola ’71, Periodontics ’75, Clinical Assistant Professor, has been elected to serve as President of the DALE Foundation Board of Trustees. The foundation is a national nonprofit that provides continuing education and conducts research to promote oral health. Dr. Kazuhisa Yamazaki, Professor, Laboratory of Periodontology and Immunology, Division of Oral Science for Health Promotion, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences in Japan, visited the College in November gave a talk on Periodontal Disease and Systemic Disease.

Instructor, was quoted in an article about teeth grinding in the online publication Tonic, Sept. 14, 2017. Dr. Bruce Graham, Professor, spoke on Student Cheating—You Can Prevent it at the American Dental Education Association Annual Session and Exhibition on March 20. Dr. Rand Harlow, ’92, Prosthodontics ’97, Clinical Associate Professor, Dentistry presented a live demonstration of Intraoral Scanning and Planmill Milling on stage as part of the 47th Annual Session of the American College of Prosthodontists in San Francisco, Nov. 1 through 4, 2017. Dr. Kent Knoernschild, Professor, presented Prosthodontic Planning with Dental Implants – Decisions for Predictable Care, at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, November 2017, in Beijing, China. Dr. Aristotelis Marinis, Clinical Associate Professor, and Dr. Stuart Schelkopf, Postdoctoral Fellow, presented a live patient treatment from the College’s ProCare Dental Group Implant and Innovations Center Clinic. Using 3D streaming technology, the live patient care was broadcast across the country to the large audience in San Francisco as part of the 47th American College of Prosthodontists Annual Session in November 2017. Dr. Sharif Mohammad and Dr. Andrea Reale-Reyes joined the department as Clinical Assistant Professors.

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Dr. Sath Allareddy Named Ortho Department Head Dr. Veersahtpurish (Sath) Allareddy will become Head of the College’s Department of Orthodontics on July 1. Dr. Allareddy was chosen following a national search by a committee led by Dr. Lyndon Cooper, Associate Dean for Research and Head of the Department of Oral Biology. “This is a proud moment in the College’s history,” said Dean Clark Stanford. “Dr. Allareddy has an incredibly strong history of scholarship and orthodontic teaching, especially concerning craniofacial anomalies.” Dean Stanford noted that Dr. Allareddy “brings a combination of academic rigor, clinical expertise, leadership, management, and business expertise that will be invaluable as a member of the senior leadership of the College." “In this era of genomics, I want the Orthodontics program to prepare our residents to excel in delivering multidisciplinary, personalized, and ‘precision Orthodontics’ care,” Dr. Allareddy said. “I am confident that the very accomplished Orthodontics team will provide a solid platform for our residents to excel. We want our residents to be life-long learners and leaders and to leave an imprint beyond Orthodontics.” Areas of research in which Dr. Allareddy is an expert include hospital quality of care, orthodontic clinical outcomes, cleft and craniofacial clinical outcomes, dental education, dental related outcomes in hospital based settings, the role of hospital procedure volume on surgical outcomes, and Class II Division I malocclusions. He has had ten grants funded during his career. “One of my interests would be to prepare the Department of Orthodontics to serve as an Oral and Craniofacial Clinical and Translational Research Center of Excellence,” Dr. Allareddy said. “As a first step, we are working with Dean Stanford

to recruit an outstanding ‘Big Data Analytics’ scientist. The goal is to drive innovation through translational research using ‘Big Data Analytics’ techniques. We want to position the UIC Department of Orthodontics at the forefront of research, teaching, clinical care, and service.” Most recently, he was Professor and Director of Clinical Research at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. Dr. Allareddy also formerly taught at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, where he was Director of Pre-Doctoral Orthodontics. Dr. Allareddy wanted to come to the College for several reasons. “Chicago is a melting pot of cultures and truly represents what America is,” Dr. Allareddy said. “Added to that, the historic UIC Orthodontics program is one of the oldest and largest programs in the country. Since 1931, close to 800 Orthodontists have graduated from the program, and several of them have gone on to become giants in the Orthodontics field.” Dr. Allareddy also noted that, “The core strength of the UIC Orthodontics program stems from its outstanding faculty members and residents.” He holds more than 20 honors and awards, including two Research Achievement Awards in 2018 from the Society of Critical Care Medicine. A reviewer or editorial board member with 30 journals, he also has been active in organized dentistry with both national and local societies, having served as President of the Iowa branch of the American Association of Dental Research. The co-author of the book Canine Exposure in Clinical Cases in Periodontology, Dr. Allareddy is the author or co-author of more than 160 journal articles and has made more than 225 presentations at regional, national, and international dental meetings. He also has directed seven graduate theses. Dr. Allareddy earned his BDS from Ragas Dental College in Chennai, India; his MBA from the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa; his MHA and PhD

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from the College of Public Health at Iowa; and his MMSc in Oral Biology from Harvard. He also performed a residency in orthodontics at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and a fellowship in cleft and craniofacial orthodontics at Harvard and at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Allareddy is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. He noted that when he applied for Orthodontic residency positions, “the UIC Orthodontics program was my top choice. I could not get into UIC, so I went to Harvard instead. Since then, I have been following the progress and accomplishments of the UIC Orthodontics program and when an opportunity presented to serve as the Department Head, I could not let this slip by.” His commitment to healthcare is a deeply personal one. Three months before he was to graduate from his Orthodontic residency, he was hospitalized in Boston with malaria and developed black water fever, which has a high mortality rate. So, he noted, “I want every patient of mine to experience the best possible care. This is my driving philosophy." Dr. Budi Kusnoto had been serving as Interim Head of Orthodontics, and will continue in the department as Professor and Orthodontics Program Director.

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The Regenerative Sciences Seminar Series is held at the UIC College of Dentistry, 801 S. Paulina St., once per month at 12:30 p.m. on selected Thursdays. Call (312) 355-2662 for more information. Know a college-level predental student? Tell them about our monthly tours from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tours are followed by a Q&A session with College of Dentistry Admissions staff. RSVP information is posted on the Admissions website at http://dentistry.uic.edu/prospective_ students/prospective_student_tour_registration and http:// dentistry.uic.edu/prospective_students/doctor_of_dental_ medicine__dmd_/.

Positions/Practices/Space Available

A “Positions/Practices Available” page is on the College’s website at http://dentistry.uic.edu/alumni/career_postings/. Check it out for listings of jobs that are available, and for notices of practices that are for sale. For adding or subtracting listings from this website, contact William S. Bike at billbike@uic.edu.

Come join the professionals at ProCare Dental Group PC. Generous compensation, contemporary facilities, flexibility, autonomy, premier locations, continuing education, professional camaraderie. Part-time and full-time positions available. (847) 621-7229. General dentist: Family Dental Care. Full or part time. Several of our associates have become partners. Come and talk to them. Very high income potential. Specialists on staff. Currently five locations and growing. (773) 978-7801 (ask for Laura) or email personnel@familydentalcare.com. http:/ familydentalcare.com. Fantastic future, now! Careers for Pediatric Dentists in a multi-specialty dental practice in a Chicagoland western suburb. Our large multi-specialty practice has an opportunity for several Pediatric Dentists who will provide dental care for infants, children, and adolescents. The Pediatric Dentist should be comfortable working with young patients and enjoy providing excellent patient care to children in a loving comforting way. The parents in our practice are equally as important and must have a full understanding of the treatment being provided to their child. Send Your CV/ Resume To: Bestdentaljobs@aol.com. Full-time dentists wanted—Chicagoland offices. Gain lots of experience in a digital, chartless office while treating everyone from kids to seniors. Excellent income. Hit the ground running without waiting to build your own clientele. We love to help train new dentists. Recent graduates welcomed. Sign-on bonus and guaranteed base rate. Malpractice insurance paid. Free CE offered. Please email resume to director@allstardentalclinic.com. (FA permanent) Part-time pediatric specialists wanted. Chicago and suburb locations. Generous per diem compensation. Half- or full-day every week or every two weeks. Flexible schedule. Digital/chartless offices. Malpractice insurance paid. New pedo specialists welcome. Director@allstardentalclinic.com. (FA permanent) General dentistry practice opportunity, in vibrant, prosperous community of 12,000 near Effingham, IL. New stand-alone building with five operatories. Practice is 65+ years at its present location. Current doctor purchased this practice 20+ years ago, relocating here from Chicago with my wife. Began and raised our family here. Have enjoyed very gratifying practice success and a wonderful lifestyle in a town with excellent schools and entertainment and

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recreational amenities far beyond what one would expect for its size. Will sell outright to experienced practitioner or willing to stay to transition to and mentor new grad. Email inquiries to patientsnowfriendsGPpractice@gmail.com. (3/23/18) Hiring for pediatric dentists in an exclusive pediatric practice within a multi-specialty facility with a team of specialists and support staff. The office treats between 7090 patients daily. We offer an outstanding compensation package. Salary ranges between $250k and $350k. Medical and dental insurance benefits. Malpractice insurance. 401k. Sign-on bonus. Partnership opportunity. Send your CV/resume to: recruiter@innovativepediaticdentistry.com. (3/15/18) Fully equipped digital office with three operatories. Outstanding location, available immediately. Communal compressors, evacuation and Wi-Fi. Activate software and go to work. Perfect specialist satellite office (Perio, Endo, O.S.). Only $1,895 per month, negotiable. Call (847) 824-4919. (3/30/18)

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Full-time orthodontist opportunity in our modern, well-established affiliated Maple Shade practices in the Peoria, IL area. Great earnings opportunity upwards of $400,000 per year! Relo/sign-on bonus. Experienced practitioners or new residents welcome. Email resume/cv to bames@dentalcarealliance.com. Learn more @ www. dentalcarealliance.net. (5/7/18) Part-time Associate Dentist needed for our general practice in our new facility, located in LaSalle/Peru, Illinois. We are an experienced and motivated team that enjoys practicing quality dentistry in a fun and friendly atmosphere. Our office is equipped with digital x-rays, a 3D Galileos Scanner and a Cerec Custom Crown Milling Unit. Located in the Illinois Valley, Peoria, Bloomington and the Quad Cities are just an hour drive away, as well as Chicago. Please send resume to smilemakers@comcast.net. (5/4/18)

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Continuing Education Continuing Education Courses to be Held at University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry ISDS Courses for Dental Assistants and Hygienists Several Continuing Education courses, held under the auspices of the Illinois State Dental Society (ISDS), are scheduled to be held at the University of Illinois College of Dentistry, 801 S. Paulina St., Chicago, IL 60612. The ISDS is an approved provider of Continuing Education. For more information or to register, or for refund and cancellation information, email Gloria Pitchford at gpitchford@isds.org, log on to www.isds.org, or call (800) 4754737.

Nitrous Oxide Monitoring and Administration Course Course objectives and content: This course for monitoring and administration of nitrous oxide by dental assistants and dental hygienists is designed to meet the certification requirements of the State of Illinois for expanded functions. This course will include both didactic and clinical components in the monitoring and administration of nitrous oxide and advanced airway management. It will provide instruction in anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and dental emergencies as they relate to the use

of nitrous oxide in the dental office. After successful completion of this course the dental assistant can return to the private office and provide expanded function for the dental team and the monitoring of nitrous oxide, while the dental hygienists will be able to start and stop the flow of gas. Credit: Six credit hours. Dates: Wednesdays, Oct. 10, and Nov. 14, 2018. Instructor: Dr. Evelina Kratunova, Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Dentistry. Fee: $295 ISDS member dentist staff; $525 non-member dentist staff. Prerequisite: Must be currently certified in CPR/BLS for healthcare providers, or its equivalent. A copy of your current BLS card must accompany registration form. This course is open to all qualified dental assistants for monitoring and dental hygienists for administering.

Coronal Polishing and Pit/Fissure Sealants Course Course objectives: This course will provide dental assistants with the proper educational requirements as stated in Illinois law for application of pit and fissure sealants and coronal polishing, which includes didactic study in anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and dental emergencies followed by a written exam. This course also will include two hours of clinical experience on pit and fissure sealants and two hours on coronal polishing. The clinical instruction on coronal polishing will include work performed on a human subject. At the completion of this course

and prior to being permitted to perform these expanded functions in Illinois, the dental assistant must meet the following requirements: Be 18 years of age and working as a dental assistant for at least 1,000 hours. The supervising dentist must personally observe the successful placement of six sealants on a patient or patients by the dental assistant. The successful participant will receive a certificate of completion. Continental breakfast and lunch are provided. Credit: Ten credit hours. Date: Saturdays, Sept. 15, and Nov. 10, 2018. Instructors: Dr. Brian Caraba, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;95; Dr. Marta Demski, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;13; Jennifer Bereckis, RDH, Director of Clinical Operations. Fee: $495 ISDS member dentist staff; $850 non-member dentist staff. Prerequisite: Must be at least age 18, and a dental assistant for at least 1,000 hours.

Anesthesia/Sedation Assistant Monitoring Clinical Certification Course This course is offered as a Continuing Education experience for dental assistants and hygienists who work in dental or oral surgery offices in the State of Illinois where sedation or general anesthesia is administered. The course is designed to meet the requirements of the Illinois Dental Practice Act and the rules administering the Dental Practice Act. The course includes both lecture and clinical exposure. Course objectives and

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competencies: The assistant will: Become familiar with the anatomy and physiology involved with monitoring and airway maintenance in the sedated dental patient. Obtain a basic understanding of the physiology of the respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems as they related to anesthesia and sedation. Become familiar with the health questionnaire and its application for the evaluation of the patient undergoing anesthesia/sedation and be able to link this information to the ASA classification. Develop an understanding of the levels of sedation/anesthesia and be able to recognize these levels in the patient under dental sedation. Acquire the skills required for monitoring the sedated patient, including monitoring of blood pressure, pulse, perspiration temperature, and level of consciousness. Learn to operate automated monitoring devices including the EKG and pulse-oximeter. Learn to complete the anesthesia record and make appropriate monitoring entries during the procedure and during recovery. Learn basic management protocols for anesthesia-related emergencies and become more competent in assisting the dentist in their management. Continental breakfast and lunch are provided. Credit: 12 credit hours. Dates: Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 17 and 18, 2018. Course times to be announced. Instructor: Dr. William Flick, ’74, Clinical Associate Professor; Dr. Michael Miloro, Department Head, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Fee: $550 ISDS member dentist

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staff; $875 non-member dentist staff. Prerequisite: Current BLS certificate.

Local Anesthesia Course objectives and content: This four-day course will satisfy the State of Illinois expanded function training requirements to allow registered dental hygienists to administer local anesthesia under the general supervision of a licensed dentist. Dr. Stanley F. Malamed’s Handbook of Local Anesthesia (6th Edition) text is not included in the fee and must be independently purchased. Credit: 32 credit hours. Dates: Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 19 and 20, and 26 and 27. Instructors: Dr. William Flick, ’74, Clinical Associate Professor; Dr. Michael Miloro, Department Head; and Dr. Thomas Skiba, ’68, MS OMFS ’77, Clinical Assistant Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Fee: $1,045 ISDS member dentist staff; $1,100 non-member dentist staff. Prerequisite: Current BLS certificate.

College the First to Offer Course on Administering Flu Vaccine A bill passed in 2016 by Illinois General Assembly allows dentists to administer the flu vaccine. The UIC College of Dentistry, in collaboration with the Illinois State Dental Society, developed and is now the first to offer the statewide continuing education course dentists are required to pass to administer the vaccines.

Dr. William Flick (right), teaches several ISDS courses, and he also created a flu vaccine administering course in collaboration with the ISDS, in which he works with Jennifer Bereckis (left).

“This is a major step forward in improving access to preventive care and meeting the basic health care needs of people throughout Illinois,” said Jennifer Bereckis, Director of Clinical Operations. Dr. William Flick, ’74, Director of the Predoctoral Oral Surgery Clinic, created and taught the first course on Dec. 1, 2017. After completion of the course, the practitioner will understand the legal requirements, the indications and contraindications, types of vaccinations, techniques of intramuscular drug administration, management of adverse events, and vaccine handling and storage. The course also has a clinical portion where the practitioners will practice intramuscular injection techniques on each other. For more information on future course offerings, contact Jennifer Bereckis at (312) 996-1036 or bereckis@uic.edu.

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Calendar September 15: Coronal Polishing and Pit/Fissure Sealants Course. UIC College of Dentistry. Fee is $495 for Illinois State Dental Society member dentist staff, $1,100 for ISDS non-member dentist staff. Email gpitchford@isds.org, log on to www.isds. org, or call (800) 475-4737. 19 and 20 and 26 and 27: Local Anesthesia Course. UIC College of Dentistry. Fee is $1,045 for Illinois State Dental Society member dentist staff, $1,100 for ISDS non-member dentist staff. Email gpitchford@isds.org, log on to www.isds. org, or call (800) 475-4737.

October 10: Nitrous Oxide Monitoring and Administration Course. UIC College of Dentistry. Fee is $295 for Illinois State Dental Society member dentist staff, $525 for ISDS non-member dentist staff. Email gpitchford@isds.org, log on to www.isds. org, or call (800) 475-4737.

Email gpitchford@isds.org, log on to www.isds.org, or call (800) 475-4737.

February 2019 20: Clinic and Research Day. UIC College of Dentistry. Call (312) 996-1027. 22: Reception during Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. Call (312 996-0485.

April 2019 26: Reunion, UIC College of Dentistry and Loyola University Chicago School of Dentistry alumni. Years ending in “4” and “9” highlighted. Alumni Awards presented. Email dentreuion@ uic.edu or call (312) 996-0485. For more UIC College of Dentistry events, log on to https:// dentistry.uic.edu/calendar/upcoming.

17 and 18: Anesthesia/Sedation Assistant Monitoring Clinical Certification Course. UIC College of Dentistry. Fee is $550 for Illinois State Dental Society member dentist staff, $875 for ISDS non-member dentist staff. Email gpitchford@ isds.org, log on to www.isds.org, or call (800) 475-4737.

November 10: Coronal Polishing and Pit/Fissure Sealants Course. UIC College of Dentistry. Fee is $495 for Illinois State Dental Society member dentist staff, $850 for ISDS nonmember dentist staff. Email gpitchford@isds.org, log on to www.isds.org, or call (800) 475-4737. 14: Nitrous Oxide Monitoring and Administration Course. UIC College of Dentistry. Fee is $295 for Illinois State Dental Society member dentist staff, $525 for ISDS non-member dentist staff.

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Case Study Comprehensive Diagnosis: The Fundamentals of Esthetic Implant Dentistry This case study comes from Dr. Lyndon Cooper, Associate Dean for Research and Head of the Department of Oral Biology. Sometimes we miss the forest for the trees. In the following treatment scenario, the initial presentation (Figure 1) masked important diagnostic features that would assure eventual esthetic success. Most importantly, these features guided a relatively simple approach to treatment. Noted is the presence of an ankylosed maxillary left central incisor. Given the history of trauma at age eight or nine, its location is not surprising. What is not necessarily obvious is the root resorption/agenesis, its relative buccal position in the arch, and â&#x20AC;&#x201C; importantly â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the unaffected health and position of the connective tissue attachments at the adjacent teeth. With good systemic and oral health, as well as a stable occlusion, replacement the maxillary left incisor was positively indicated. For many reasons, including the patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current enrollment in college away from home, a staged approach to implant placement and restoration was selected. The extraction was completed and healing was uneventful (Figure 2). After several months, the implant was placed by a one-stage procedure. A simple provisionalization scheme using an interim removable partial denture was provided for the duration of healing. After three months, a final implantlevel impression was made and a patient-specific zirconia abutment was made. Using the same impression and digital information, a lithium disilicate crown was designed, milled, and characterized using an in-office system. Following this nine-month period involving extraction, implant placement, and prosthetic management of the missing tooth, the abutment (Figure 3) was placed, Note the condition of the peri-implant mucosa is free of clinical signs of inflammation and its form is appropriate and symmetrical with the contralateral central incisor tooth. After etching and silane treatment, the crown was cemented to the abutment using a dual-cure, resin cement. The shallow location of the abutment (< 1mm) relative to the mucosal margin facilitated residual cement removal. The final crown at one week post-cementation demonstrates proper dimension, contour and color. Importantly, there is reasonable symmetry of the peri-implant mucosa demonstrated for the left and right central incisors (Figure 4). This treatment scenario illustrates how the decisions made regarding treatment can be guided by initial diagnostic information. Knowing the relative importance of the buccal bone volume, the dimension of existing keratinized tissue (estimated following extraction), and the location of the connective tissue contacts at the adjacent teeth, helped to identify a staged approach to treatment as one method of managing this scenario with minimal, yet, proper intervention.

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