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UTHSC Chancellor Steve J. Schwab, MD Interim Dean and Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs J. Stansill Covington III, DDS, MS, FRSM (London) Assistant Dean, Financial Affairs Daniel E. Brown, JD, CPA Associate Dean, Postgraduate Affairs David R. Cagna, DMD, MS
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Associate Dean, Faculty and Academic Affairs Edward J. DeSchepper, MAEd, DDS, MSD Senior Executive Associate Dean, Research Franklin Garcia-Godoy, DDS, MS, PhD, PhD Assistant Dean, Institutional Affairs Mark Scarbecz, PhD Associate Dean, Extramural Affairs John Seeberg, DMD
Letter from Interim Dean Covington.....................................................................2 UTHSC Chancellor..........................................................................................................3 Letter from Alumni Board President ................................................................... 4 COD Earns Reaccreditation ......................................................................................5
Chair Department of Bioscience Research Franklin Garcia-Godoy, DDS, MS, PhD, PhD
Building the Future .......................................................................................................6
Chair Department of Dental Hygiene Lynn Samons Russell, RDH, BS, Med, EdD
COD’s Clinical Reach Across Tennessee..............................................................7
Chair Department of Diagnostic Sciences and Oral Medicine K. Mark Anderson, DDS, MS
New Dental Sleep Medicine Clinic..........................................................................8
Chair Department of Endodontics Adam Lloyd, BDS, MS
Campus Briefs................................................................................................................ 12
Chair Department of General Practice James C. Ragain, DDS, MS, PhD
Our Students Are Future of Dentistry ............................................................... 14
Chair Department of Restorative Dentistry Barry Owens, DDS Chair Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Lawrence W. Weeda, Jr., DDS Chair Department of Orthodontics Terry M. Trojan, DDS, MS Chair Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Community Oral Health Larry Dormois, DDS, MS
COD Briefs........................................................................................................................10
Scholarship Recipients............................................................................................... 17 Alumni Award Winners.............................................................................................20 2018 William F. Slagle Dental Meeting............................................................... 22 Meet New Director of Development for COD................................................ 23 Congrats to Our Grads!............................................................................................. 24 1911 Society...................................................................................................................... 27
Chair Department of Periodontology Paul S. Bland, DDS
Dr. Heber Simmons Honored with Endowed Professorship................... 28
Chair Department of Prosthodontics Russell A. Wicks, DDS, MS
TDA Foundation Supports Student Research............................................... 29
Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni Affairs Love Collins, III
Golden Graduate Homecoming 2017.................................................................30 Where Would You Be Without UTHSC?........................................................... 32
Associate Vice Chancellor for Development Bethany Goolsby, JD
In Memoriam...................................................................................................................34
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Alumni Affairs Tim Lanier
Continuing Dental Education.................................................................................36
Senior Director of Annual Giving and Advancement Services Jada Williams
Alumni Board of Directors.......................................................................................36 Legacy Society ............................................................................................................ 37
Senior Director, Alumni Programs Chandra Tuggle Assistant Vice Chancellor for Communications and Marketing Sally Badoud, MBA Editor Peggy Reisser Contributing Writers Peggy Reisser Amber Carter Jackie Denton Designer Adam Gaines Photographers Thurman Hobson Jackie Denton Brandon Dill
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Letter from Interim Dean Covington I cannot express how pleased I am to have been selected as interim dean of the College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. I am especially proud that I am the first alumnus of the college to serve as dean. These are exciting times for our college. A most successful American Dental Association accreditation process is behind us, and we look ahead to the construction of the Delta Dental of Tennessee Clinical Building. The building will connect to the Dunn Dental Building and will house, among other things, our new Special Needs Clinic. This ground-floor clinic will be equipped with all the necessary specialties to treat this patient population. I want to express our thanks to the Women’s Initiative, a group of our female alumni led by Ruth Bailey, DDS, Jeannie Beauchamp, DDS, and Terryl Propper, DDS, MS, who are raising funds for the clinic. I appreciate everyone who has been a part of this important effort to date. In this issue of Dentistry magazine, you will meet Antonio (Tony) Burns, our college’s new director of development, along with alumna Christina Rosenthal, DDS, MPH, whose Determined to be a Doctor Someday (DDS) program is a model for recruiting future practitioners from a variety of backgrounds. You will learn how your College of Dentistry is reaching across the state to train the next generation of practitioners and bring better oral health to the citizens of Tennessee. You will read about our new Center for Dental Sleep Medicine and Orofacial Pain, which expands our clinical efforts into new realms. And you will see our outstanding students, who are the bright and shining future of our profession. I am dedicated to staying in touch with all our wonderful alumni and friends. I intend to travel across Tennessee and Arkansas early in the year to introduce myself to component dental societies and attend gatherings of alumni. I look forward to seeing you! Please remember that alumni are always welcome on campus. Sincerely,
J. Stansill Covington III, DDS, MS, FRSM (London) Professor and Interim Dean
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UTHSC Chancellor Lauds Performance; Issues Challenge for Future The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s academic and clinical performance in 2016-2017 was “at a national caliber level,” Chancellor Steve Schwab, MD, said during his annual State of the University Address. Revenues were the highest ever for the university, and student recruitment and performance continued an upward trajectory.
current dental building, and offering a more attractive façade, as well as additional clinical and academic space.
“I think we’ve concluded a very strong year,” he said. The progress pushes the university steadily toward the goal he set several years ago to move into the top quartile of academic health care institutions.
“We are steadily and reliably bringing faculty, staff, and students best-in-class practice facilities,” Dr. Schwab said.
Dr. Schwab said the university has continued to expand its reach across the state with clinical programs in medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy. “We truly are a state-spanning institution,” he said. UTHSC generated $357 million in clinical revenue; $257 million in sponsored programs (non-clinical grants and contracts), the largest in the UT System; $17 million in philanthropy; $141 million in state appropriations; and $86 million in tuition. “This is the most revenue we’ve ever had, and it finds us in a very strong go-forward position to carry out our missions,” he said. Dr. Schwab pointed to the unprecedented construction on campus as a tangible sign of progress. He cited the new Delta Dental Building planned for the Memphis campus, describing it as a glass-and-steel structure wrapping the
Impending renovation on the Historic Quadrangle will return students to the center of campus for the first time since the 1970s. Renovations to the Nash Building and Nash Annex will yield an additional 100,000 square feet of state-of-the-art research space in Memphis.
The Center for Health Care Improvement and Patient Simulation soon to open in Memphis is a reflection of this. It will allow students from all six colleges to train together in simulation settings. Enrollment continues to climb to a total of 3,201 students and 1,496 residents and fellows, he said. “Our graduation rates are spectacular.” The most recent graduation rate is at 97 percent, and the first-time board pass rate is at 94 percent. Dr. Schwab cited the College of Dentistry for its reaccreditation and its expanding statewide clinical practice program. “It’s a credit to have that group here,” he said. He commended the UTHSC faculty and staff for their work, and encouraged an even stronger performance in the future.
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Letter from Alumni Board President Fellow Alumni, A lot has happened in our College of Dentistry in the last year. Former Dean Dr. Tim Hottel has become the director of Statewide Oral Health Initiatives in the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor. In this role, he will work to develop the oral health efforts of the university across the state. The university manages clinics in Memphis, Jackson, Union City, Chattanooga, and Bristol. Additional sites are planned in Nashville and Knoxville. Dr. J. Stansill “Stan” Covington III, associate dean for Admissions and Student Affairs, has been appointed interim dean. The faculty and students are enthusiastic about his appointment. Dr. Covington and his team are working hard to ensure that our students achieve excellent pass rates on the National Board Dental Examination and on clinical exams going forward. After some analysis, they are confident that the college’s curriculum aligns with the expectations of the national board. Thanks to the generous contributions of our alumni, renovations of the Dunn Building are now complete. We are proud to say that our students have a state-of-the-art facility in which to learn! We encourage you to attend the 2018 Slagle Dental Meeting, and to visit the college. The Slagle Meeting offers outstanding nationally recognized educators, courses required for licensure, and the opportunity to reconnect with your classmates. Through the Slagle Meeting, your Dental Alumni Association is committed to support the college. We hope you will join us and participate in our efforts.
Sincerely,
Robert H. Lewis, Jr., DDS. ’76
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The COD Earns Reaccreditation from American Dental Association The College of Dentistry has received full reaccreditation from the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, the nation’s largest dental association. The designation, which lasts for seven years, comes after a rigorous process that included review of the curriculum, site visits, and interviews with patients, faculty, staff, and students. Edward DeSchepper, MAEd, DDS, MSD, associate dean for Academic Affairs, and Mark Scarbecz, PhD, assistant dean for Institutional Affairs, co-chaired the committee in the college that oversaw the reaccreditation process. It included a college self-study involving all programs that produced roughly 80,000 pages of documentation and took approximately two years. “I would like to let the alumni know that the accreditation process has undergone several changes, and in my opinion, is very stringent in its evaluation of programs,” Dr. DeSchepper said. “They can be proud to know that the College of Dentistry administration, faculty, staff, and students are working together to ensure their school is keeping up to date with all aspects of dentistry and dental education, which was confirmed by approval status after this thorough evaluation.” Dr. Scarbecz added, “We appreciate the continued support of the alumni in this endeavor.”
The process was accomplished under the administration of Tim Hottel, DDS, MS, MBA, who served as dean of the college for eight years. The reaccreditation coincided with Dr. Hottel’s decision to move to a new role as director of Statewide Oral Health Initiatives in the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor. This new position allows Dr. Hottel to focus on fully developing the oral health initiatives of the university across Tennessee. This includes supporting and developing the emerging Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD), or residency program, and the orthodontics program in the Saint Thomas Health System in Nashville. It also entails continuing the growth of the college’s distance clinical program in Chattanooga; supporting the development of the forensic dentistry fellowship; and assisting with the design and construction process for the new Delta Dental Building. Chancellor Steve Schwab, MD, expressed his appreciation for the many years of Dr. Hottel’s successful service as the dean, as well as for his willingness to focus on the development of the university’s statewide initiatives. The chancellor has charged a committee to begin the search for a new dean. Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, FAST, dean of the College of Pharmacy, and Anthony A. Ferrara, vice chancellor for Finance and Operations for UTHSC, chair the committee. UTHSC COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY | FALL 2017
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Building the Future We look forward with anticipation to the new face of our College of Dentistry in Memphis. Funded with $39 million from the state and a generous donation of roughly $7 million from Delta Dental of Tennessee, the planned new steel-and-glass structure is intended to wrap the existing Dunn Dental Building, fronting on Union Avenue. The aesthetic of the building, which will be named in honor of Delta Dental, is intended to support the college’s image as a top-tier institution and a leader in oral health care.
While still in the development stages, plans call for expanding clinical and educational space, and offering more room for the growing number of specialty clinics the college is opening. The top floor will house expanded administrative space. Attractive to students, faculty and patients, the building will be an asset to the campus and the city of Memphis.
The Bristol Clinic Grand Opening
Extending Smiles Across Tennessee We are proud to say that through our robust clinical outreach across the state, ninety senior dental students and thirty senior dental hygiene students have provided care during approximately 8,800 patient visits at five extramural clinical treatment facilities for the working poor across the state in 2016-2017.
donated all the funds for the new chairs and X-ray equipment to support the student rotation.
These impressive numbers are evidence that the push to meet the needs of the underserved across Tennessee, which began in earnest roughly three years ago, is paying off. UTHSC’s College of Dentistry is now not only the state’s dental school, but also a major clinical provider statewide.
The Bristol Clinic is in the Healing Hands Health Center, with renovations made possible through a generous donation from Delta Dental of Tennessee’s Smile 180 Oral Health initiative. Delta Dental also funded vehicles for students to use to travel from Memphis to Bristol for their rotations.
These clinics are staffed by fourth-year students under the supervision of faculty. Senior students spend a total of five weeks on these rotations.
This year, students are providing dental care at two smaller Tennessee Health Department facilities in Somerville and Covington. Previously, students had been rotating to a larger facility in Jackson. Another clinic is planned for Nashville in conjunction with Saint Thomas Health.
In 2015, the college opened the doors of two dental clinics to serve the working poor in communities at either end of the state, Union City in western Tennessee and Bristol at the far eastern edge of the state. The following year, the college established a similar dental program in Chattanooga. The Chattanooga clinic is located in the Dodson Avenue Community Health Center. Delta Dental of Tennessee
The UTCOD Dental Clinic in Union City is located on West Main Street in space donated through the Bill and Carol Latimer Charitable Foundation. This location is fully staffed and operated by UT personnel.
In East Tennessee, the college will grow as it occupies the third floor of the new Audiology Building when it is constructed on the UT-Knoxville campus. The dental space will house the existing AEGD and oral surgery programs and a pre-doctoral program for fourth-year students in a dental clinic setting.
By the Numbers
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SENIOR DENTAL STUDENTS (SOON EXPANDING TO 100)
EXTRAMURAL DENTAL CLINICS ACROSS THE STATE
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SENIOR DENTAL HYGIENE STUDENTS
PATIENT VISITS IN 2016–17
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New Dental Sleep Medicine Clinic Solution for Many Suffering from Sleep Apnea Ten years ago, Alan Blanton was having difficulty sleeping. The Collierville dentist thought it was insomnia, until his primary care provider referred him for a sleep study. Dr. Blanton was diagnosed with moderate obstructive sleep apnea. He was asked if he knew anything about the use of oral appliances to treat sleep apnea. He did not, but the question prompted research that eventually drew Dr. Blanton away from his private practice and into his current position as director of the new Center for Dental Sleep Medicine and Orofacial Pain in the College of Dentistry. The center opened in the Dunn Dental Building in April. Approximately 180 patients have sought treatment in the first months of operation.
Sleep apnea occurs when the airway collapses during sleep, obstructing the intake of oxygen past the blockage for periods from 10 seconds to 90 seconds or longer and interrupting sleep. Some causes include malformations of the soft tissue of the mouth and throat, obesity that results in extra soft tissue in the wall of the windpipe, or lax muscles of the throat and tongue caused by aging or other conditions. The three primary treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea are the CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine worn during sleep to continuously blow pressurized air through the airway to keep it open; surgical intervention to the palate or base of the tongue to re-sculpt and support the airway; and oral appliance therapy. “Obstructive sleep apnea is a chronic, progressive, potentially fatal disorder that is poorly managed with the CPAP in nearly half of the individuals who are administered that treatment modality,” Dr. Blanton said. Oral appliance therapy uses custom-fitted oral appliances that are attached to the teeth to hold the lower jaw in a slightly forward position, stabilizing it and lifting tissues up to prevent the airway collapse from occurring. Worn only during sleep, an oral appliance fits like a sports mouth guard or an orthodontic retainer. The patient is fitted with the device that best suits the mouth and the breathing issue. Follow-up visits ensure it sits properly and is relieving the problem. “Oral appliance therapy, in my opinion and in a lot of people’s opinions, is the least invasive,” he said. More than 100 types of oral appliances have received FDA clearance.
In addition to its clinical mission, the center will have an education component that will offer training to dental students, as well as continuing education for practicing physicians in how to screen, assess, treat, and refer patients with sleep apnea and facial pain. “Obstructive sleep apnea is one of the most underdiagnosed medical conditions in the United States,” Dr. Blanton said. “Estimates are that 20 million or more individuals in the adult population suffer from sleep apnea and more than 90 percent of them are undiagnosed and untreated.” 8
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While still in private practice, Dr. Blanton became certified by the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, the certification arm of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, a sister organization of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is the governing body for all certified sleep physicians and certified sleep clinics across the country. “There are only about 250 board certified dentists for treating sleep apnea in the country,” he said. “We’re trying to increase those numbers, because that’s not adequate to treat all the patients who have sleep apnea and need this modality of treatment.”
“I want Tennessee to be positioned to be a major player in that interprofessional education initiative.” Alan O. Blanton, DDS, MS
An alumnus of the UTHSC College of Dentistry, Dr. Blanton knew that the administration was interested in adding dental sleep medicine to its clinical offerings. He joined the faculty in January 2017, and the center opened a few months later. Oral appliance therapy is used as a treatment for primary disruptive snoring. The center will also treat patients for orofacial pain or cranial facial pain. “There’s a lot of overlap between what we do with oral appliances to treat sleep apnea and what we do to treat oral facial pain patients,” he said. The center is housed in the college’s Department of Diagnostic Sciences and Oral Medicine, in line with approximately a dozen similar programs active at dental schools across the country. “There are a lot of things going on at the national level with the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and within the dental schools,” Dr. Blanton said. “I want Tennessee to be positioned to be a major player in that interprofessional education initiative.” As an associate professor, Dr. Blanton will teach Sleep Disordered Breathing/Orofacial Pain/TMD (Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction) courses for third- and fourth-year students beginning in January. “We eventually hope to have students rotate through the clinic and develop a graduate program with residents,” he said. He works closely with the Sleep Fellowship program in the College of Medicine, and will have those residents experience time in the clinic.
“We also have planned and scheduled a 48-hour (three weekends over three months) Dental Sleep Medicine Mini-Residency for practicing dentists and their staffs that will begin at the College of Dentistry the first part of May and continue with sessions in June and July,” Dr. Blanton said. “Hopefully, this will be the model for an eventual mini-residency sanctioned by the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. We are also in the beginning stages of developing a similar Orofacial Pain/TMD Mini-Residency to address those component disorders.” As health care continues to change, dentists are in the position of taking on a more active role in the screening of patients for medical conditions, Dr. Blanton said. “Patients are less likely to see their primary care physician for regular check-ups and physicals. However, many patients will see their dentists regularly, once or twice a year. That puts us in the position of being able to screen for many conditions like hypertension, skin disorders, oral cancers, sleep-disordered breathing problems, just to name a few. That is the direction dental education is going. Oral appliance therapy for the management of obstructive sleep apnea is a perfect model for the new direction of interprofessional health care education.” The Center for Dental Sleep Medicine and Orofacial Pain is located in the Dunn Dental Building at 875 Union Avenue, Suite C 101. To contact the center, please call 901.448.1463 or email ablanton@uthsc.edu.
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College of Dentistry Briefs Making Oral Health Fun Faculty, students, and staff of the College of Dentistry brought Lessons in a Lunchbox: Healthy Teeth Essentials and Facts about Snacks, an oral health literacy program developed around a lunch box, to more than 170 students at Bruce Elementary School in Memphis. With a lunchbox as a teaching tool, the students were taught the importance of dental hygiene. Funding for Lessons in a Lunchbox came through the Children’s Oral Health Institute of Baltimore.
Middle Schoolers Smile with COD Outreach The College of Dentistry provided free dental services to 78 sixth-, seventhand eighth-grade students on the American Dental Association’s National Give Kids A Smile Day in early February. More than 800 free dental procedures, including screenings, teeth cleaning, and a range of other services worth $17,954, were provided by fourth-year dental students under faculty supervision.
UTHSC Joins in Mission of Mercy Volunteers from various colleges at UTHSC, most from the College of Dentistry, were among the huge numbers offering their services during the Mid-South Mission of Mercy, a two-day free dental clinic for the underserved in Memphis and the Mid-South in February. Initiated by Mitch Godat, DDS, MS, an alumnus of the College of Dentistry, the Mid-South Mission of Mercy is sponsored by the Memphis Dental Society, with assistance from the Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas Dental Associations, along with a legion of other volunteers. More than 1,856 registered volunteers treated 2,154 patients, and provided $1,166,091 worth of free dentistry.
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SGAEC Honors Dental Instructors, Students Robert ‘Bob’ Hannah, D4, presented the Student Government Association Executive Council Excellence in Teaching Awards to Lawrence W. Weeda, DDS, and Vinay Jain, BDS, MS, MDS, during the SGAEC banquet held in the spring at the Student Alumni Center. Also recognized during the awards ceremony were the new members of the Imhotep Society for Dental Hygiene and Dentistry.
White Coat 2017
Way to Go!
The annual White Coat Ceremony took place July 14, 2017, at the Cannon Center in Memphis. The keynote speaker was Joe Dean O’Neal, DDS, who is an alumnus of Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry and 2018 president of The National Dental Association. Ninety-one students in the Class of 2019 received their white coats and a box of business cards to signify their transition to student doctors in the College of Dentistry clinic.
Congratulations to our Dental Hygiene Class of 2017, which had a 100 percent pass rate on the Southern Regional Testing Agency (SRTA) dental hygiene licensing examination. Another high note — 15 out of 29 made a score of 97 or above.
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Campus Briefs
UTHSC Leaders Named Health Care Heroes Two outstanding leaders from UTHSC were named 2017 Health Care Heroes by the Memphis Business Journal. The annual awards recognize the best and the brightest in Memphis’s health care community. Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operations Officer Ken Brown, JD, MPA, PhD, FACHE, received the 2017 Health Care Heroes Award for Administrative Excellence. Altha Stewart, MD, associate professor of psychiatry and founding director of the Center for Health in Justice Involved Youth, received the 2017 Health Care Heroes Award in the Health Care Provider (Physician) category. Dr. Stewart is the president-elect of the American Psychiatric Association.
Ending Domestic Violence Domestic abuse survivor Mildred Muhammad, the ex-wife of D.C. sniper John A. Muhammad, was the keynote speaker October 28 at Bridging Troubled Waters, a free community forum at UTHSC aimed at ending domestic violence, resolving conflicts peacefully, and building healthy relationships. Sponsored by the university, the Memphis Crisis Center, and the Family Safety Center, the event was in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Ms. Muhammad said 80 percent of victims do not have physical scars. This makes it more difficult for them to get help. She knows firsthand the toll domestic violence takes. Her ex-husband went on a three-week shooting rampage in Washington, D.C., in 2002. After his conviction and execution, she learned from police that she was the primary target of his rage, and his end goal had been to find and kill her, too.
Security Upgrades UTHSC’s Memphis campus is in the midst of more than $20 million in security upgrades, including a $2 million renovation to an unused building that will be a new state-of-the-art headquarters for the Campus Police Department. The new facility, located in what was an audiology and speech building, will include offices, training areas, dispatch space, conference rooms, and an indoor firing range in the basement. The new facility fits with the university’s strategic plan to improve security on the campus and play a vital role in safety in the entire Memphis Medical District. UTHSC has received state funding to upgrade video security technology, improve wireless and keyless access for all buildings, and outfit an emergency operations center in the lower level of the General Education Building. UTHSC COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY | FALL 2017
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Fourth-Year Dental Student Glad He Chose Profession It’s a confidence thing, according to Bryan Goodman, who is in his last year of dentistry school at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and it’s what excites him the most about becoming a dentist. “When patients are in my chair, I joke a lot with them, and that interaction is important to me, but also it’s getting them to a point of being confident in themselves and in their smile,” Goodman said. “I get a lot of confidence from my patients’ smiles, and I enjoy seeing people smile, and a lot of times, when patients come to us, they don’t smile at all.” A Nashville native and Duke University alumnus, Goodman’s path to the UTHSC College of Dentistry did not begin immediately after graduation. Double majoring in political science and psychology, he did not decide to attend dentistry school until his junior year. This meant doing a post baccalaureate at Middle Tennessee State University to receive all the prerequisites needed to apply. He says the experience helped him stand out among applicants, and his major has helped him in the clinics when interacting with patients. “When they’re coming to us in the clinics, a lot of the time, it’s their first introduction back to having regular dental care,” Goodman said. “So it’s important to just make those patients as comfortable as possible, so that they can continue to come back and we can provide comprehensive care.” Although Goodman did not grow up in a family of dentists or doctors, he was always around them, because both parents were administrators at Meharry Medical College. Ultimately, he chose UTHSC because of the scholarships and clinical opportunities available to students.
“Having kept up with my friends at other dental schools and hearing about their experiences, I know for a fact that I am at a significant advantage being trained at UTHSC,” he said. “Particularly in the dental school, they really make strong strides to make sure we are self-assured, competent and confident practitioners, and that is what makes the financial investment worth it.” After graduation, he plans to attend a General Practice Residency program, but he expects to make the most of the few months he has left at UTHSC. He is now the president of the Student National Dental Association, after serving as vice president during his second and third year of dental school. He wants to use this leadership role as a platform to show minority students, particularly those still in high school, they can get here, too. “With people of color, a lot of the time, they may have an interest in health care, and if they don’t see someone like them who is already in that position, it’s really hard to get a plan together to get to that next step,” Goodman said. In the spring, he plans to bring back the Impressions Program. The minority recruitment program encourages pre-dental students through interaction with dental students in workshops, clinics, and labs. “I want to focus on high school students so they know this is a career that is very fulfilling, it’s a career you can enjoy, and it’s a career you can succeed in,” Goodman said. “Dentistry checked all of the boxes for how I saw my future. After researching the field, speaking with several dentists and now wrapping up my second year in clinic, I know with complete certainty that I will lead an enjoyable and fulfilling career.”
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Dentistry Blends Best of All Worlds Fourth-year dental student Brent Danley chose dentistry because it blends art, interpersonal communication, and biological engineering. The Texarkana, Arkansas, native graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in biological engineering. “In this field (dentistry), I still have the opportunity to engage in social interaction and become a part of the community,” Danley said. “I have a degree in biological engineering and what it lacked in social interaction, I have found in dentistry.” The relationships forged with students have become some of Danley’s most memorable moments at UTHSC. “Your dental class becomes a very tight-knit group, and the people I have met will be some of my best friends for the rest of my life,” he said. When he is not in school, Danley loves the outdoors, spending summers at the lake and autumn hunting or camping in the woods. He said he is also “obsessed” with sports, and if he is not outdoors, he is usually watching college football or ESPN.
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Danley is currently involved in the American Student Dental Association as the legislative liaison, and is a member of the curriculum committee. He is the vice president of his dental class, as well as a member of Harvest Church in Germantown. “Involvement is important to ensure that the voices of the students are being heard,” Danley said. “I believe it is very important that students have a voice on campus and continuously try to improve on the experience of students coming behind them. “ Upon graduation, he plans to specialize in pediatrics, and is currently interviewing for residency positions. For incoming students, Danley gives simple advice: Don't get discouraged when times get tough. “Professional school is extremely challenging and everyone struggles at some point,” he said. “Seek out current students and really listen to their advice.”
2017 Annual Scholarship Banquet The College of Dentistry held its Scholarship Awards Banquet on March 4 at the Hilton Memphis. Delta Dental of Tennessee sponsored the event. Thank you to all our scholarship donors, and congratulations to all the recipients!
AMERICAN FAMILY DENTISTRY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD David (Jay) Travis, D-3
DR. JANES T. ANDREWS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Cali Spell, D-4 Gavin Fox, D-4; Austin Collazo, D-4
DR. AND MRS. LOWELL DALE BLEVINS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Phillip Platt, D-3
Sarah Mixon, D-4 Neil Johnson, D-4 Grayson Hunley, D-2 Timothy Jones, D-2 Sydney Katras, D-3 Robert Hannah, D-3 Charly Edwards, D-3 Kathryn Beil, D-3 Cody Christian, D-3 Jill Gibson, D-3 Richard Law, D-3 Nadareh Naseri, D-3
DORIS COSTELLO BOWYER MEMORIAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
DR. WILLIAM LEE AND BONITA R. CRABTREE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Robert Hannah, D-3
Lauren Gunderman, D-1
DR. AND MRS. NOAH DAVID BRITTON SCHOLARSHIP
DELTA DENTAL OF ARKANSAS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Brent Danley, D-3
DR. JOHN T. (JACK) CAMP SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Abtin Iranmanesh, D-2 Cody Christian, D-3 Chad Tribble, D2 David Travis, D-3 Matthew T. Reed, D-4
DR. CLIFTON BOYCE CHUNN, JR. AND MRS. CHERYL CHUNN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Simon Chanin, D-4
HAROLD CLOOGMAN, D.D.S., SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Haley Sharp, D-3 Benjamin Thomas, D-4 Robert Borum, D-2 Adam Parker, D-4 Sydney Collette, D-2 Mariko Crocker, D-4 Bradley Diminick, D-2 Gavin Fox, D-4
Franklin Ivers, D-2 Thomas Jones, D-4 Brent Danley, D-3
DELTA DENTAL OF TENNESSEE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Brian Poore, D-2 Alexander Hagar, D-1 Grayson Hunley, D-2 Cameron Baker, D-4 Kelsey Faulkner, D-1 Charly Edwards, D-3 Jill Gibson, D-3 Sarah Mixon, D-4
DELTA SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND AWARD Daltria Li, D-4 Laura Clark, D-4 Spencer White, D-4
DENTISTRY STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Fred “Jim” Hollingsworth, D-3
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2017 Annual Scholarship Banquet (cont.) DR. WINFIELD C. DUNN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Bryan Goodman, D-3 Haley Parks, D-3
E. MAC EDINGTON, JR., D.D.S., AND LINDA KAY EDINGTON SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Brady Pope, D-2
WILLIAM J. EELLS, D.D.S., SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Julian Smith, D-2 Simon Chanin, D-4 Kenneth Groshart, D-3
ELIZABETH CLUB SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Lydia Watson, D-4
DR. R.O. AND FANNIE B. FORD SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Wesley Whisenant, D-1 Cameron Togrye, D-1
DR. KENNETH L. FRAME AND SARA JO FRAME-MAZUR SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Thomas Jones, D-4 Cali Spell, D-4 Travis Russell, D-4
HELEN FLANAGAN FRY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Allison Miles, D-3
DEAN JAMES T. GINN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Jennifer Brown, D-3
DR. JOSEPH W. GRAHAM, SR., SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Ryan Roberts, D-4 Angela Frantz, D-4 Brooklin Byrd, D-3
GUTHRIE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Reed King, D-4
DR. AND MRS. F. PAYNE AND DR. MARK HARDISON SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Christian Cain, D-3
DR. EARL O. HENRY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Shelly Gareiss, D-3
THOMAS P. HINMAN MEETING SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Jennifer Brown, D-3 Charly Edwards, D-3
DR. AND MRS. NORRIS HOWELL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Forest Driver, D-2
JOSEPHINE CIRCLE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Savannah Hughes, D-4 Anna Giles, D-4
DR. GERALD R. KARR FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Taylor Wilson, D-4 Alston (James) Owen, D-4
DR. W.C. ‘DUB’ LADY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Timothy Jones, D-2 Richard Law, D-3
DR AND MRS. DAVID LIBBY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Amy Campbell, D-3
O.D. AND RUTH MCKEE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Marie Alston, D-2 Jill Gibson, D-3
DRS. JOE AND CHRIS MILLER SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Michael Estivo, D-2
DR. JOE AND PAT MOSIER SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Ryan Tutor, D-3
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BEVERLY AND DR. TOM NASH SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Sarah Atkins, D-3
DR. AND MRS. THOMAS ONSTOTT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Christopher Adkins, D-3
LEADING WITH GOOD HANDS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Alexander Pilgreen, D-4
DR. MALCOLM OVERBEY STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD John (Pug) Pate, D-4 Gavin Fox, D-4 Abtin Iranmanesh, D-2
DR. MATONE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Bradley Hillman, D-4
DR. MAURICE E. PETROVSKY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Ryan Roberts, D-4
DR. MCCORD FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP AWARD David Turpin, D-1
REDWINE-MITCHELL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Ben Thomas, D-4 Corey Hill, D-3
SECOND DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Adam Parker, D-4 Hong Tran, D-3
SINQUEFIELD FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Jack Kang, D-2
SHANNON SLAGLE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Kaitlyn Chambers, D-2 Mariko Crocker, D-4 Samuel Cason, D-3
DR. ROY M. SMITH SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Riddhi Kshatriya, D-3
DR. BUFORD AND LYNDA SUFFRIDGE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Creighton Powell, D-4
CECILY W. TIPTON SCHOLARSHIP AWARD John Kim, D-2 Brady Pope, D-2 Anthony Rusher, D-2 Chad Tribble, D-2
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION’S ANDY HOLT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Ashton Monks, D-1 Davis Fesmire, D-3 Richard Law, D-2 David Young, D-4
DR. AND MRS. THOMAS N. WEEMS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Daltria Li, D-4 Kelsey Carver, D-4 Ethan Ake, D-4 Cale Atteberry, D-4 Michael Fesmire, D-4 Kyle Coghlan, D-4 Gloria Coronado, D-4 Bryan Benbow, D-3 Caitlin Kern, D-3 Bryan Benbow, D-3
DR. ROBERT N. WILSON SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Klyne Fawcett, D-2 Benjamin Davis, D-3 Emily Muler, D-3
XI PSI PHI FRATERNITY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Charly Edwards, D-3
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Drs. Beauchamp and Lewis Honored by Alumni Association The College of Dentistry Alumni Association will present its top awards at the upcoming 2018 William F. Slagle Dental Meeting March 2-4 in Memphis. An outstanding pediatric dentist and a respected oral and maxillofacial surgeon and past president of the alumni association are this year’s honorees.
Jeannie Beauchamp, DDS (COD ’91)
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Robert H. Lewis, Jr., DDS (COD ’76)
OUTSTANDING ALUMNA AWARD
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Jeannie Beauchamp, DDS (COD ’91)
Robert H. Lewis, Jr., DDS (COD ’76)
Dr. Jeannie Beauchamp practiced dental hygiene for seven years before returning to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) to pursue her doctoral degree. Upon graduation, the Oak Ridge, Tennessee, native completed a two-year pediatric dentistry residency in 1993, before going on to practice in Clarksville, Tennessee, where she established Clarksville Pediatric Dentistry, PC, in 1999.
After graduating from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Dentistry, Dr. Lewis completed his residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at UTHSC/City of Memphis Hospital in June 1980.
Dr. Beauchamp is actively involved in her community. Her organizational involvement includes Clarksville Sunrise Rotary Club, Clarksville Chamber of Commerce, the United Way, Leadership Clarksville, Boy Scouts of America, Cumberland Bank & Trust, Clarksville Housing Authority, Customs House Museum Foundation, Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Haiti Dental Mission, Good Samaritan Dental Ministry, Head Start Advisory Committee, and the Montgomery County Health Advisory Committee. A tireless advocate for children’s dental health, Dr. Beauchamp has served on several state advisory panels regarding dental care of children and special needs, including the TennCare Medical Care Advisory Committee. She is also very involved in local, state, and national dental societies. Dr. Beauchamp is active with the Tennessee Dental Association (TDA), currently serving as secretary and chairman of the TDA Government Affairs Committee. She is past president of the Eighth District Dental Society and past president of Tennessee Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. She served the American Dental Association as a delegate to the ADA House of Delegates for 10 years. She presently serves on the Council of Government Affairs. She is chairman of the American Association of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) PAC committee and chairman of the AAPD Interprofessional Relations Committee. Dr. Beauchamp is a Fellow of the American College of Dentists, a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, and a Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy. She was voted Dentist of the Year by the Tennessee Academy of General Dentistry in 2012.
He and his wife, Mary, who is a 1978 UTHSC College of Nursing graduate, moved to Rogers, Arkansas, where he founded Ozark Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. A former president of the Arkansas Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Dr. Lewis is a recipient of the Arkansas State Dental Association Humanitarian Dentist Award and the Arkansas Delta Dental Open Heart Award. He currently serves as president of the UT College of Dentistry Alumni Board of Trustees. Dr. Lewis has been a member of the Craniofacial Surgery Team at Arkansas Children’s Hospital for the last seven years. The majority of his mission work has been through Operation New Life, a multi-surgical specialty organization from Arkansas founded by Bill Alfonso, DDS, a UT graduate and a plastic surgery colleague. Together they have made more than 27 weeklong mission trips to Honduras, where they instruct plastic surgery residents, maxillofacial surgeons, dental and medical students to diagnose, develop treatment plans, and surgically manage facial fractures, tumors, and congenital deformities of the face. In that time, with the help of many other oral and maxillofacial surgeons, they have assessed more than 2,000 patients and provided surgical care for more than 700 patients, who otherwise could not have received treatment. For that, he, Dr. Alfonso, and John Jones, MD, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon from Little Rock, were honored as Distinguished International Professors of Surgery by the Honduran College of Medical Sciences. Dr. Lewis continues to practice as the senior surgeon in a specialty practice. His son, Paul, a 2014 UTHSC College of Dentistry graduate, is following in his father’s footsteps, and is completing his oral and maxillofacial surgery training at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Join us in Memphis for the 2018 William F. Slagle Dental Meeting The 2018 William F. Slagle Dental Meeting is scheduled for March 2-4 at the Hilton Memphis. In addition to continuing education, the meeting includes an alumni awards luncheon and various reunion activities. The mission of the annual event is to advance the delivery of quality dental care by providing the dental team with a premier educational opportunity. In accordance with this mission, the William F. Slagle Dental Meeting is committed to offering extensive continuing education courses, commercial exhibits, and additional educational programs advancing the growth and development of the dental profession. The William F. Slagle Dental Meeting is sponsored by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the College of Dentistry Alumni Association. All profits from the William F. Slagle Dental Meeting support dental education programs at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Make plans to join fellow alumni in Memphis for this important event. To register, go slagledentalmeeting.com. Thank you for your support! For more information, contact the Office of Continuing Dental Education at utcde@uthsc.edu or call 901.448.5386.
Antonio Burns Joins UTHSC as Director of Development for COD
Antonio (Tony) Burns is the new director of development for the College of Dentistry. He brings extensive experience in strategic planning, volunteer management, and donor engagement. Originally from Chicago, Burns has spent the last nine years at Colgate University. During his time there, he served as an assistant dean of admission, leadership gifts officer, senior leadership gifts officer, major gifts officer, and most recently the director of the Parents’ and Grandparents’ Fund. Burns received a BA from Colgate, an EMPA from the University of South Dakota, and is pursuing a PhD in higher education leadership. His wife, Tehmekah MacPherson, PhD, will be joining him in Memphis, as she pursues her career in dance with the launch of her nonprofit, Dance Dimension Institute. They are excited to make the transition and become a part of the UTHSC family.
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Congratulations to Our 2017 Graduates! DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY Ethan Ake Araz A. Amedy Jordan K. Andrews Cale W. Atteberry Cameron R. Baker Kyle W. Barton Molly E. Bell Adam M. Bennett Jared S. Britt Jacqueline A. Brown Christopher D. Bryant Nicholas J. Byars Kelsey D. Carver Jay J. Castle Simon J. Chanin Dae Y. Choi Laura M. Clark Kyle B. Coghlan Austin Collazo Gloria M. Coronado Mendez Jonathan Covington Mariko Crocker Robert D. Dalby Justin Ryan Ellis David M. Fesmire Daniel J. Fish Hunter Fleenor Gavin C. Fox Angela M. Frantz Josylin Freeman Skylar Hearron Garner Bradley Thomas Gaw Anna C. Giles David Glover Matthew A. Hacker Logan B. Hall Kaleb E. Harp David C. Harris Scott T. Harris John Mark Harris Nicole Hennis Bradley Hillman Thomas Andrew Homonnay Savannah Pierski Hughes
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Brennan Humphreys Miles J. Jacobsen Thomas D. Jenkins Neil Perry Johnson Gary Jones Thomas A. Jones Adiha A. Khan Reed H. King Jacob T. Langston Carlton T. Leding Joseph Lee Daltria T. Li Karol Lorinc Jesse M. Mckinney Van M. Mcqueen Sarah M. Mixon Evan Scott Myers Olawale A. Osinusi Danielle L. Outlaw James A. Owen Steven Oxner Adam N. Parker John D. Pate Alexander W. Pilgreen Creighton D. Powell James S. Raines Matthew T. Reed Ryan Z. Roberts Travis Russell Shawn H. Schlessel Benjamin J. Sentell Connor Silvestri Cali Spell Lauren A. Teachout Benjamin C. Thomas My H. Tran Laura Vo Lydia E. Watson Spencer White Christopher T. Williams Alison Fiona Wilson Taylor Wilson Matthew J. Woods Kelsey A. Wright Jahon Zehtaban
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MASTER OF DENTAL HYGIENE Catherine Chreey Evans Mary S. Pelletier Ashley Peterson
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DENTAL HYGIENE
Daphne Bates Nancy Brynn Benak Jasmine Bianca Brown Maira Paola Castaneda Sheroq Elkhayyat Samantha J. Ellis Haleigh Lynn Ferguson Kendal M. Graham Haily Irene Grove Kristen S. Hayes Sara Lynn Holland Jessica Lynn Johnson Lidia P. Macias Lacey Beth Martin Ashley B. Mcguire Mary Martin Mulroy Ashley Breann Neafus Mila Thu Nguyen Kelsey Michelle Norton Carly J. Overmyer Taylor A Parker Mallorie Michelle Platt Ghadir Hani Quran Morgan Blake Reed Lauren Donnell Richards Correada Y. Sanders Gretchen L. Smith Elizabeth Margaret Smith Ellie Kate Spencer
Winfield Dunn
Phil Wenk
Frank Bowyer
Alumni Honored A former governor of Tennessee, one of state’s most distinguished corporate executives, and a dental pioneer and philanthropist – all three alumni of the College of Dentistry – were among the University of Tennessee’s 100 Distinguished Alumni honored by Tennessee Alumnus magazine in celebration of its 100 years of continuous publishing.
Congratulations to former Tennessee Governor Winfield Dunn, ’55, Delta Dental of Tennessee President and CEO Phil Wenk, ’77, and the late Frank Bowyer, ’39, who served as president of the American Dental Association and the American Board of Orthodontics. We are proud of you!
Lynne Moore New Director of Continuing Dental Education The College of Dentistry has named Lynne Moore, MPA, director of the Office of Continuing Dental Education. She has been employed with the university for 10 years, and has held positions in the offices of Communications and Marketing, Special Events and Community Affairs, and Student Affairs and Enrollment Services. The purpose of the Office of Continuing Dental Education is to provide educational activities that address strategic dental health care needs by offering comprehensive, lifelong learning activities with the goal of continuously improving participant competence in order to enhance patient care. Moore earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and a master’s degree in public administration with a concentration in health care management from the University of Memphis. (The 2018 CE schedule is listed on page 36.) 26
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1911 Society Donor Recognition The 1911 Society recognizes annual supporters of UTHSC, who are critical to our mission of educating some of the best minds, conducting innovative research, and improving health. Membership in the 1911 Society is granted across three different levels: Annual Giving Partners, who make a donation of $100 or more to our Annual Giving Program in any given fiscal year; Sustaining Partners, who give annually at any amount for five or more consecutive years; and Lifetime Partners, who make cumulative gifts of $25,000 or more during their lifetime. To retain membership in the 1911 Society, simply renew your annual gift! Donating to UTHSC every year gives you the continued satisfaction of helping us provide scholarships, laboratory equipment, travel grants, and many other benefits that would not be available using state or tuition-provided dollars alone. Thank you for being a partner with our campus, our colleges, and our programs. There are many opportunities throughout the year to renew your giving — or make your first gift! Whether we reach you via mail, telephone, or email, please take an
opportunity to make a difference for our students, faculty, and researchers through a donation to the Annual Giving Program. If you wish to act right now, you may renew your membership or join as a new member of the 1911 Society for fiscal year 2018 by going to uthscalumni.com/ give to make your secure gift. Your support is critical to strengthen our impact here in Memphis, across the state, and throughout the world. UTHSC is grateful for your partnership. For more information, please contact the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs at 901.448.5516, or visit online at uthscalumni.com/1911. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center offers a number of vehicles through which you can make a gift. Cash gifts may be made online, through the mail, or over the phone. Other ways to give include matching gifts, gifts of stocks or bonds, real estate, gifts in kind, and various planned giving options, which may be incorporated into your overall estate plan. Each is an excellent way to support UTHSC!
Why Make an Annual Gift to UTHSC? Donating to UTHSC every year helps us provide scholarships, laboratory equipment, travel grants, community outreach initiatives, and many other benefits that would not be available using state or tuition-provided dollars alone! Thank you for being a partner with our campus, our colleges, and our programs.
Your gift in any amount will make a difference. Donate $100 or more and become a member of our 1911 Society! For details, go to uthscalumni.com/1911.
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COD Honors Heber Simmons Jr., DDS, MS, with Endowed Professorship The College of Dentistry’s newest endowed professorship honors a man with a lifetime of contributions to the profession. The Heber Simmons, Jr., DDS, MS, Endowed Professorship of Pediatric Dentistry was created to celebrate Dr. Simmons, who is credited with raising more than $100 million nationally through legislative appropriations in support of pediatric dental education. Dr. Simmons (’57, ’62) received his DDS and MS degrees from the UTHSC College of Dentistry. He has remained active with his alma mater, and is the past president of the UTHSC Pediatric Dentistry Alumni Association. This endowed professorship will sustain Dr. Simmons’ legacy in pediatric dentistry and provide funds to recruit exceptional pediatric dental professors to foster the college’s established legacy of providing a top dental education. The campaign was spearheaded by friends of Dr. Simmons, UTHSC alumni, and members of the College of Dentistry faculty. Chaired by Pitts Hinson, DDS, (’75), the committee included: Larry Dormois, DDS, MS, chair of the college’s Department of Pediatric Dentistry; Vent Murphy, DDS, MS, (’86), president of the UTHSC Pediatric Dental Alumni Association; Steve Fuson, DDS, MS, (’92), past president; Dr. Brad Wilkinson, DDS, MS, (’91), treasurer; John Bogert, DDS; Charlie Hall, DDS, MS, (’62); Paul Kennedy, Jr., DDS;
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Jasper L. Lewis, Jr., DDS, MS; Jerry Miller, DDS, MSD; Stephen Moss, DDS, MS; and Charlie Wilkinson, DDS, MS, (’57). Dr. Hinson commended the dedication of the department and the volunteers on the committee. “It was such an honor to chair this campaign and to play a role in establishing this professorship,” he said. “My sincere thanks go out to each donor, the committee, and especially to Heber Simmons for his life of achievement.” Dr. Simmons received a plaque to commemorate the professorship during a dinner in his honor. It will hang in the Dunn Dental Building on the UTHSC campus in Memphis. Dr. Simmons was informed of the planned endowed professorship as a surprise during a 2016 UTHSC Pediatric Dentistry Alumni Board meeting. “I am humbled by this honor and encouraged that the funds will be used to advance pediatric dentistry and the care of children,” Dr. Simmons said. “I am blessed to be part of a team of supportive and caring family and friends in my personal and professional life that has enabled me to go where I have been needed. I feel that by taking care of the children, we are leaving the woodpile higher than we found it.”
Tennessee Dental Association Foundation Supports Student Research The Tennessee Dental Association Foundation (TDAF) has a long history of supporting the College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, particularly for student research. During the TDA Annual Session in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Robert Hopper, DDS, president of the TDAF, along with Dr. Steve Sawrie, DDS MS, president emeritus of the TDAF, and board member Bill Powell, DDS, MS, presented a check for $12,000 to Tim Lanier, assistant vice chancellor for Alumni Affairs at UTHSC, to support the college’s research program for students. “We at the TDAF understand that student research in the UTHSC College of Dentistry has to be a major priority for the good of the profession,” Dr. Hopper said. “We want to be an active partner with the college to help educate and equip the next generation of dental researchers.”
The TDAF funding for student research provides stipends for dental students involved in research projects. Students who participate in the program will present their findings at the UT student research day. In addition, selected students will make oral presentations and submit posters during the Hinman Student Research Symposium in October. These students are also asked to submit an abstract and poster to the American Association for Dental Research. “We are extremely grateful to the TDA Foundation for the continued generosity to our dental student research program,” said Franklin Garcia-Godoy, DDS, MS, PhD, PhD, senior executive associate dean for Dental Research. “Their support is very important to the college as more and more dental students become involved in research.”
Dr. Bill Powell (far left), Dr. Robert Hopper (second from left), and Dr. Steve Sawrie (far right) present a $12,000 check for student research to UTHSC’s Tim Lanier (second from right).
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Golden Graduate Homecoming 2017 Alumni from the six colleges at UTHSC, including 40 from the College of Dentistry, traveled to Memphis to attend the 2017 Golden Graduate Homecoming October 11-13. Honoring the Class of 1967, the celebration included dinner at The Rendezvous, open houses at the various colleges, a tour of the new Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation on campus, and the Golden Graduate Ceremony and Dinner held at The Peabody. The College of Dentistry was honored to welcome Dr. Joe Looper (COD ‘54) and his wife Sarah (Dental Hygiene ‘53), the oldest College of Dentistry graduates to attend the weekend.
Where would you be without Christina Rosenthal, DDS, MPH HOMETOWN: Memphis, Tennessee FAMILY MEMBERS: Arthur Rosenthal, Jr. (husband) Arthur Rosenthal III, Artemus Yancey Rosenthal, Artison Christof Rosenthal (children)
CURRENT POSITION: Owner of Paradigm Dental Center, Memphis, TN HOBBIES: Reading, traveling, doing community service
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WHY DID YOU SELECT UTHSC COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY? Can you believe I only applied to one school? That made the selection process very easy. The warmth and welcoming spirit of the late Dr. Wisdom Coleman, the former dean of admissions, definitely made an impact in my decision. Not to mention, I love the city of Memphis! Despite its difficulties, it is enriched with potential, and I want to be a part its change for the better. WHAT ARE YOUR CAREER HIGHLIGHTS? I have had many. For brevity, I’ll name just a few: 1) being able to bring an American Dental Association president, Dr. Raymond Gist, to tour the beautiful renovations at the College of Dentistry; 2) being selected to the 2010-11 class of the American Dental Association’s Institute for Diversity in Leadership; 3) becoming the 2014-15 Joseph L. Henry Oral Health Fellow at Harvard University; 4) becoming a 2017 Presidential Leadership Scholar and learning from and meeting Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. HOW HAVE YOU BEEN INVOLVED WITH UTHSC? As a result of my participation in the American Dental Association’s Institute for Diversity in Leadership, I created Determined to be a Doctor Someday, or D.D.S., which aims to encourage high school students to pursue health care careers. From day one, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has been supportive of this initiative, agreeing to hold the events on the campus and extending assistance in any capacity needed. This support embodies and is reflective of UTHSC’s dedication to the development of practitioners (even future ones) with a strong commitment to the community. WHY DO YOU GIVE BACK? Every day, I wake up with a desire to serve. Giving back is in the fabric of my being. It is my purpose. WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE TO OTHER ALUMNI ABOUT GETTING INVOLVED? We would not be the practitioners we are today without UTHSC. To whom much is given, much is required. The only way UTHSC is able to retain its fine reputation is by the support of the alumni network. When the school maintains its standard of excellence, the value of the degrees we have received increases. It is our obligation for the future of our profession to get involved. WHAT ARE YOUR NOTABLE MEMORIES FROM YOUR TIME SPENT AT UTHSC? Being active in student organizations, representing the school at various meetings throughout the country, and the time spent with friends are memories I will cherish forever.
Photo credit: Troy Glasgow
In Memoriam 1945
1956
1965
Walter C. Sandusky, Jr., DDS, MS
Gen. Bill B. Lefler, DDS
Donald Bethea, DDS, MS
Memphis, Tennessee
Hot Springs Village, Arkansas
Madison, Tennessee
1951
1957
David K. Rowe, DDS
Anita W. Dawkins
Memphis, Tennessee
Fred A. Murphree, DDS
Starkville, Mississippi
Tupelo, Mississippi
Cyrus Jack Payne, DDS
1952 James E. Paulk III, DDS Asheville, North Carolina
Robert H. Scott, DDS Goldsboro, North Carolina
Ina P. Eiseman Memphis, Tennessee
David H. Holmes, DDS Terry, Mississippi
Beverly Walker Atoka, Tennessee
1954 Lew W. Dougherty, DDS Camden, Tennessee
James H. Dunford, DDS Knoxville, Tennessee
1967
James E. Warren, DDS, MS
Joe G. Collins, DDS
Franklin, Tennessee
Madison, Mississippi
1958
Donald H. Ellis, DDS Kingsport, Tennessee
Joseph W. Wall, Jr., DDS San Antonio, Texas
Ralph G. Grant, DDS, MS Gilbert, Arizona
Patrick G. Allen, DDS
1961
1968 Lowell Nicholas, DDS Sherwood, Arkansas
Phyllis Cain Powell, Tennessee
1974
William M. Parker, DDS
William E. Lenkaitis, DDS
Knoxville, Tennessee
East Walpole, Massachusetts
1962
1997
John D. Alden, Jr., DDS
Michael W. Magursky, DDS
Columbia, Tennessee
Atlanta, Georgia
Ralph M. Cox, DDS Columbia, South Carolina
2004
J. Woody Forbes, DDS, MS
F. Graham Locke, DDS
Jackson, Tennessee
1955
Little Rock, Arkansas
San Antonio, Texas
Highlands, North Carolina
1953
James L. Bevans, DDS, MS
Nashville, Tennessee
1964 Rodger D. Groves, DDS Arlington, Texas
Carl L. Sebelius, Jr., DDS Memphis, Tennessee
James. C. Smith, DDS, MS Memphis, Tennessee
Please note: The College of Dentistry and the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs have worked to provide an inclusive and accurate listing. This list is current through November 1, 2017, based on our records. Please inform the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs of any errors or omissions at 901.448.5516, 800.733.0482, or utalumni@uthsc.edu. If you would like to make a donation in memory or honor of a classmate or friend, please contact the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs at the numbers or e-mail above.
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Carl Louis Sebelius, Jr., DDS Carl Louis Sebelius, Jr., DDS, passed away March 13, 2017, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Born in Nashville on October 12, 1940, Dr. Sebelius received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University. He earned his dental degree at UTHSC, where he remained for more than 50 years, serving as a professor and in various faculty board appointments in the College of Dentistry. In 2006, he was named professor emeritus. He retired from the faculty in 2009. In March 2017, shortly before his death, Dr. Sebelius received an Outstanding Alumnus Award from the College of Dentistry Alumni Association. The award was presented during the William F. Slagle Dental Meeting. As a child, Dr. Sebelius always wanted to know how things worked and dreamed of becoming a scientist. He was inspired by his father and grandfather to pursue a career in dentistry. He was the third Carl Sebelius in his family to have a DDS behind his name. Dr. Sebelius served on the staff at several local hospitals and maintained a private dental practice, all while being an active member of several dental organizations, including the Memphis Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the Memphis Dental Society, the Tennessee Dental Society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon, Xi Psi Phi Fraternity, and the American Dental Interfraternity Council. When not working, teaching, or mentoring, Dr. Sebelius loved spending time at the family river retreat fishing, hunting, boating and golfing. He was an active member of the U.S. Power Squadrons and the Memphis Bass Club. He also had a passion for UT football and the Memphis Grizzlies. Dr. Sebelius and his wife of 55 years, Judy Millen Sebelius, traveled the world extensively after their retirements.
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Choose UTHSC COD for Continuing Dental Education
Alumni Board of Directors
CE COURSE SCHEDULE JANUARY 2018 - JULY 2018
OFFICERS
JANUARY Expanded Functions for Dental Auxiliary - Restorative January 22-25 (Session 1 of 3)
PRESIDENT Rob Lewis, DDS
FEBRUARY Expanded Functions for Dental Auxiliary - Restorative February 19-22 (Session 2 of 3)
VICE PRESIDENT C. L. “Leeby” Greenblatt, DDS
MARCH Expanded Functions for Dental Auxiliary - Restorative March 19-22 (Session 3 of 3) APRIL Expanded Functions for Dental Auxiliary - Prosthetic April 16-19 (Session 1 of 2) Administering Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienist April 20 -21 MAY Administering Nitrous Oxide for the Dental Hygienist May 4-5 Dental Sleep Medicine Mini-Residency May 4-5 (Session 1 of 3) Monitoring Nitrous Oxide for the Dental Assistant May 5 Expanded Functions for Dental Auxiliary - Prosthetic May 7 -10 (Session 2 of 2) JUNE Certification in Sealant Application for the Dental Assistant June 5 Dental Radiology for the Dental Assistant: June 8-9 Dental Sleep Medicine Mini-Residency June 29 -30 (Session 2 of 3) JULY Coronal Polishing for the Dental Assistant July 21- 22 Dental Sleep Medicine Mini-Residency July 27-28 (Session 3 of 3) We are always adding to our CE schedule. Visit uthsc.edu/dentistry/CE frequently for new listings, online registration, and important updates. Join our mailing list for updates and changes to our schedule: uthsc.edu/dentistry/CE/announcments-signup.php.
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SECRETARY/TREASURER Joseph Safirstein, DDS PAST PRESIDENT W. Gene Jines, DDS
MEMBERS ALABAMA Hank McKay, DDS ARKANSAS Terry Fiddler, DDS W. Gene Jines, DDS Drew Toole, DDS GEORGIA William Couch, DDS MISSISSIPPI Hugh “Monty” Monteith, DDS Walker Swaney, DDS TENNESSEE (EAST) Nadim Jubran, DDS Rick Guthrie, DDS Bill Powell, DDS TENNESSEE (MIDDLE) Matt Gorham III, DDS Kathy Hall, DDS Terryl Propper, DDS TENNESSEE (WEST) James Avery, DDS Stueart L. Hudsmith, DDS Valencia May, DDS Stan Young, DDS
Leave Your Legacy REGION I AT-LARGE Yvette Burns, DDS Andrew Huttula, DDS Debra Gray King, DDS Harvey Matheny, DDS REGION II AT-LARGE JK Dillehay, DDS
Have you thought about the legacy you will leave behind? With a Planned Gift, you can: • Simplify your estate for your family • Reduce the tax burden applied to your assets • Benefit causes you hold dear
REGION III AT-LARGE Joseph Safirstein, DDS
Legacy donors become members of the Hershel “Pat” Wall Legacy Society
REGION IV AT-LARGE (PUBLIC HEALTH/ARMED FORCES) VACANT
Dr. Wall’s 50 years of dedication as a student, faculty member, and administrator to UTHSC are unsurpassed. His legacy will live forever, as will the impact made by our donors.
DENTAL HYGIENE Vickie Jones, RDH, BS Lynn Russell, RDH, BS, MEd
For more information about planned gifts to UTHSC and Legacy Society membership, contact Bethany Goolsby at 901.448.5516 or estateplans@uthsc.edu.
PRESIDENT OF THE FACULTY Rebecca Mayall, DDS DEAN EMERITUS, UT COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY William F. Slagle, DDS TREASURER EMERITUS David K. Rowe, DDS* Billy McCann, DDS
EMERITUS MEMBERS Stacey A. Garner, DDS* Charles L. Rogers, DDS H. Vernon Reed, DDS*
HONORARY MEMBERS Joseph E. Johnson, EdD Barbara S. McAdams, JD
*Deceased
The University of Tennessee COD Alumni Association and the UT Alumni Association invite you to the following: Reception in conjunction with the Arkansas State Dental Association Friday, March 9, 2018 5:30 – 7:00 pm Little Rock Marriott Little Rock, AR Reception in conjunction with the Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting Friday, March 23, 2018 5:30 – 6:45 pm Omni Hotel at CNN Center Atlanta, GA
Reception in conjunction with the Tennessee Dental Association Annual Session Cinco De Mayo Party Friday, May 4, 2018 6:30 – 8:30 pm Marriott Cool Springs Franklin, TN
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SAVE 2018 MARCH 2–4
THE DATE!
WILLIAM F. SLAGLE DENTAL MEETING
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