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PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
A Semi-annual Publication
Winter 2008
Number 46
Chair’s Message
The Best Place to Start: At The Beginning
knowledge necessary to effectively manage this unique
The concept that oral health
population. Dental education institutions must embrace
should begin by one year of age has
the concept that dental graduates should be able to manbeen embraced by both the Ameriage the preventive oral health care needs for the populacan Academy of Pediatrics and the
tion from birth to death. This concept is often lost in
American Academy of Pediatric
over-crowded curricula, attempts to provide a uniform
Dentistry. Despite efforts to adpatient population standardized teaching and other logisvance infant oral health there retical issues that face dental schools. New educational
mains minimal exposure to this
programs such as BOHP are helptopic in dental
ing meet this challenge by preparschool curric- Despite efforts to advance infant oral
ula and very health there remains minimal exposure ing practitioners to be competent
managers of the general oral
few opportu- to this topic in dental school curricula
and very few opportunities for actual
health care needs of the entire age
nities for actual clinical experispectrum. These educational exence. If we expect a shift in dental clinical experience.
periences are critical to ensure
practitioners’ ability and willingthat the next generation of dental practitioners recognize
ness to provide oral health care to infants and toddlers,
the importance of initiating oral health care in infancy
then the mind set of our dental school graduates must
and how this develops and serves their future patient
change.
population. Graduates that have
Educational and clinical programs such as the
completed BOHP recognize that
ABCD Program in Washington state and the Baby Oral
the best place to start good oral
Health Program (BOHP) in North Carolina are providhealth care is at the beginning!
ing the foundation so that future clinicians will have the
The Dental Team Versus the Reluctant Dragon
Marvin Berman, DDS
Friday, March 28, 2008
9:00 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.
Registration and continental breakfast to begin at 8:30 a.m.
William and Ida Friday Continuing Education Center
Chapel Hill, NC
See page 3 for details — 6 hour of CE credit
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First RO1 Grant Awarded in Field
Pediatric Dentistry Awarded Health Literacy Grant
The Department of Pediatric Dentistry in collaboration Oral Health Literacy in 2004. Using the lessons learned in
with the Departments of Health Policy and Psychology was health literacy as a foundation, the Working Group focused
on a research agenda. The items on this agenda included:
granted a 1.8 million dollar grant to address oral health
1) the development of instruments to measure dental health
literacy. This constitutes the first RO1 grant on health litliteracy. Existing health literacy assessment instruments
eracy funded by the National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research. The principal investigator is Jessica Y. (REALM and TOFHLA) have been designed for use in
medical settings and need to the be adapted for studies in
Lee (2002), associate professor in pediatric dentistry. She
oral health, 2) descriptive studies on what type of literacy
is joined by co-investigators Gary Rozier (DDS, 1972),
tasks do people need to perform in the context of oral
Bill Vann (1976), Sally Stearns, Daniel Lee and Robert
health including disease prevention, maintenance and sysMacCullum.
tem navigation, 3) correlation studies examining oral
According to the Institute of Medicine, low health
literacy is a wide spread problem, affecting more than 90 health literacy as a predictor of dental outcomes, above and
beyond the level of education; and 4) interventions on how
million adults in the United States where 43% of adults
we can improve literacy proficiency of the population and
demonstrate only the most basic or below-basic levels of
providers. By being the first to develop and test three oral
prose literacy. Low health literacy results in patients’
health literacy instruments (REALD-99, REALD-30 and
inadequate engagement in, and benefit from, health care
TOFHLiD), Lee and colleagues
advances as well as medical er...low health literacy is a wide spread prob- accomplished research goal one
rors. It is likely to be a major
lem, affecting more than 90 million adults and uniquely positioned themcontributor to adverse health
selves for this grant award.
outcomes. Research has linked in the United States where 43% of adults
The goal of the grant is to build
low or limited health literacy
demonstrate only the most basic or belowon previous work and examine
with such adverse outcomes as basic levels of prose literacy.
how dental literacy of caregivers/
poor self-management of
parents affects the oral health outcomes of their pre-school
chronic diseases, less healthy behaviors, higher rates of
aged children in the WIC population. Oral health outhospitalizations, and overall poorer health. Although
comes include interpretation of dental health prevention
little work has been done in the dental arena, it is easy to
information, preventive oral health behaviors and navigahypothesize that relationship can hold true also in dention of the dental health delivery system. The project will
tistry. The importance of health literacy has also been
involve more than 1000 caregiver/child dyads from seven
recognized by the American Dental Association who
North Carolina counties. These include Buncombe, Burke,
passed a health literacy resolution during their 2006 anNew Hanover, Wake, Orange, Brunswick and Robeson. If
nual session. The North Carolina Institute of Medicine
you are involved with the WIC clinics in any of these
recently convened a blue ribbon taskforce to address the
counties, you may be seeing us around. The grant will run
issue of health literacy in North Carolina.
though 2012 so keep an eye out for us. We are excited
Recognizing the urgent need for dental health literacy
about this new endeavor and will keep you posted on what
research, the National Institutes for Dental and Craniofawe find and ways we can improve communications with
cial Research and the US Department of Health and Huparents and caregivers.
man Services convened a Working Group on Functional
Baby Oral Health Program
This past fall proved to be a
very exciting time for the development of our Baby Oral Health Program (BOHP). On the clinical front,
we continue to provide BOHP rotations at Lincoln Health
Community Center and at the School of Dentistry. More,
we’ve expanded our program to include an additional
Early Head Start site. To date, nearly a third of the senior
DDS students gain from the clinical exposure of caring
for infants and toddlers oral health.
On the educational front, we completed our BOHP kit
aimed at providing the dental team with a training DVD,
an educational flip-chart teaching caregivers prevention
related to their young children’s oral health. We’re indebted to the NC Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the NC
Dental Society and the NC Academy of General Dentistry
for the financial support to facilitate the dissemination of
the BOPD Educational Kit. Their assistance will underwrite the production of the BOHP kits for the next two
(See BOHP on page 7)
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Continuing Education
Our October 7, 2007, continuing
education course featuring nationally
known author, Dr. Stanley Malamed,
was a big hit and received outstanding
reviews. Three hundred and fifty participants attended this offering entitled “Prevention and Management of
Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice”. Dr. Malamed has already been
scheduled for a “return engagement” on October 8, 2010!
We thank all of you who attended and look forward to seeing you again at another of our exciting upcoming scheduled courses.
Future Continuing Education Courses
Spring 2008
“The Dental Team Versus the Reluctant Dragon”
Friday, March 28, 2008
9:00 AM-4:30 PM
Registration to begin at 8:30 AM
William and Ida Friday Continuing Education CenterChapel Hill, NC
A continental breakfast, will be available at registration.
Featured Speaker: Marvin Berman, DDS
Dr. Berman received his DDS and graduate training in
pediatric dentistry from the University of Illinois College
of Dentistry. His straight forward, no nonsense approach
to patient management and practice organization will keep
you awake and alert! He is a regular on local and national
media, such as OPRAH, has published numerous papers in
the dental literature and produced numerous videotapes
targeted to the behavior management of pediatric dental
patients, and is a popular international dental lecturer. Using his not-to-be-believed live action videotapes, Dr. Berman will vividly illustrate his multitude of tricks and techniques for turning the reluctant child into a cooperative
one. Learn how to set positive behavior parameters for the
child and at the same time satisfy the needs and special
concerns of the parents. Come prepared to be stimulated!
Tuition: $265 dentist*
$135 staff members*
$150 staff members not accompanied by their
dentist*
*A generous continental breakfast, a buffet lunch and two
breaks with snacks and beverages are included.
This course provides 6 hours of CE credit. For registration
call (919)966-2729, or go to the UNC School of Dentistry’s web page at www.dent.unc.edu/ce.ced.
Stanley Malamed with Tim Wright
Fall 2008
“Incorporating an Infant and Early Childhood Dental Program into Practice: Why, Who and How.
Friday, October 3, 2008
William and Ida Friday Continuing Education Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Speakers:
Rocio Quinonez, DMD, MPH,
Jessica Lee, DDS, MPH, PhD
William Vann, Jr., DMD, PhD
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, UNC-CH School of
Dentistry
Gary Rozier, DDS, MPH
UNC-CH School of Public Health
Robbie Osborn, DDS
Gene Howden, DDS, MS
Angie Baechtold, DDS, MPH
Michael Day, DDS
Private general practice, private specialty practice and
public health practice
Kelly Houpt, RDH
Nancy Peterson, RDH
State dental health program and private practice
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the
American Dental Association, the American Academy of
Pediatrics and many other early childhood health focused
organizations recommend that infants be seen by a dentist
by their first birthday for early oral hygiene and dietary
intervention. The models now exist for introducing this
preventive concept into private practice, public health
practice and even medical practice.
North Carolina has been a leader in developing innovative early care preventive strategies. The speakers in
this course will share their experiences and offer encour(Continued on page 4)
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agement and hints for successfully incorporating infant care into
your practice whether you are a general dentist or specialist. The
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, UNC-CH School of Dentistry
has recently developed and launched the exciting Baby Oral
Health Program©. This packaged program is getting rave reviews and provides the necessary material to implement an early
dental home concept in your practice.
Tuition: $265 dentist*
$135 staff accompanied by their dentist*
$150 staff not accompanied by their dentist*
*A generous continental breakfast, a buffet lunch and two breaks
with snacks and beverages are included. This course provides 6
hours of CE credit.
Faces Seen at the Fall CE
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News of Friends and Alumni
Scott Cashion (1997) of Greensboro was chosen to
receive the North Carolina Dental Society’s 2007 Commendation Award for his professional service to the
NCDS, the Third District Dental Society and the Forsyth
Country Dental Society, other dental organizations and his
community. Congrats Scott!!
News from Nancy and Mike Walker (1984) of Cedar
Rapids, IA: their son, James is a sophomore in dental
school at the University of Iowa and daughter, Caroline is
a junior in college. Mike and Nancy are happy being home
alone with their 13 year old Golden Retriever.
Misty and Ron Hsu (2006) are thriving in Vancouver,
WA. Ron continues his passion for bike riding for charity
events. After riding for fund raising initiatives for Habitat
for Humanity and the Lance Armstrong Foundation, he is
now raising funds for child abuse awareness. Website:
www.firstgiiving.com/ronhsu.
Many alumni and friends are serving the profession
through the Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry,
including editorial board members Martha Ann Keels
(2000) of Durham, Mike Roberts and Tim Wright of
Chapel Hill. Serving on the SESPD Board of Directors are
Scott Goodman of Mathews and Kim Jones (DDS,1991) of
Hickory. Mark Meyer (DDS, 1986) of Winston Salem is
serving as the Vice President for 2007-08.
Stephanie Blumenshine (2010) of Durham won several awards during 2007 for her research on “The Impact of
Oral Health on School Performance” including a SOD
Summer Research Fellowship, a Bawden Award at Research in Review (RIR), an AADR Travel Fellowship to
New Orleans and a Third Place Award in the in the Caulk
Student Research Competition at AADR/IADR. Her findings will be published later this year in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry. Stephanie is now a first year resident
in pediatric dentistry here at UNC-CH.
Tom Maurice (1995) has recently moved into a new
office in a restored historic building in Plainfield, IL. Tom
is also serving in the leadership chain of the Illinois Society of Pediatric Dentistry.
Antonio Braithwaite (2008) of Durham defended his
MPH thesis on “Pediatric Dentists’ Confidence and
Knowledge in Addressing Childhood Obesity”. His presentation on this topic garnered a 2007 Turner Award at the
SOD’s annual Research in Review Day (RIR). Antonio is
in his third year of residency here at UNC-CH
Kudos to Martha Ann Keels (1990) of Durham and
Jessica Lee (2002) of Chapel Hill for being selected to
participate in the AAPD Leadership Institute during 200709. The class of 30 individuals will focus on an array of
topics important for leadership development. The structure
of the program is a three-year course involving a four-day
live-in experience each December, taught by the highly
renowned faculty at the Kellogg School of Management at
Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. The curricular
elements apply to those in private practice, academia and
any other pursuits in which they may be engaged. Scott
Cashion (1997) of Greensboro is an alumnus of the first
class of graduates (2004-06).
The DDS Class of 2007 here at UNC included three
individuals who graduated with distinction, an honor
earned for exceptional academic status and pursuit of an
approved scholarly project. All three projects had a decidedly pediatric flavor. Among the honorees were two of our
current residents, Stephanie Blumenshine (2010) and
Elizabeth Kelly Miller (2010). Stephanie’s honors project
(primary mentor, Bill Vann (1976) examined the impact of
oral health on school performance among NC children and
Liz’s project (primary mentor, Bill Vann (1976) involved
a review of the effectiveness of fluoride varnish for children and adolescents. The third DDS graduate with distinction was Dana Tang (primary mentor, Lorne
Koroluk). Dana’s honor project involved a survey to
document the state’s current practice patterns for children
among general practitioners.
Julie Molina (2008) of Chapel Hill defended her MS
thesis “Root Fracture Diagnosis in Children and Adolescents” and her findings have been accepted for publication
in the Journal of Dental Traumatology. Her research also
won her a 2006-07 OMNII Award and a first place finish
in graduate student competition in the SOD’s 2007 Table
Clinic Competition. She presented here findings at the
2007 IADR meeting in New Orleans and AAPD Annual
Session in San Antonio.
Frank Courts (1977) of Rocky Mount has moved into
a new office. Congrats to Frank for having been appointed
recently to the state’s Physician’s Advisory Committee, an
influential state-wide advisory committee for the NC
Medicaid Program. Frank joins Jasper Lewis (1973) as
the second dentist on the committee.
This was busy year for Carrie Kiefer Arquitt (1999)
of Springfield, MO and spouse George and children Ashley, Abby and Millie. In August, Carrie celebrated the
opening of her new office Child Style Dental, LLC. Congrats Carrie!
Congrats to Annelise Hardin (DDS, 2005) of Chapel
Hill, who opened her new office in Southern Village of
Chapel Hill in June 27th. Reach her at emilyhardin
@southernvillagepedo.com
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Update on Residents and Fellows
Our current ten residents include:
3rd Year: Antonio Braithwaite-New York
DDS University of North Carolina, 2005
Rhonda Kearney-North Carolina
DDS University of North Carolina, 2005
Julie Molina-North Carolina
DDS University of North Carolina, 2005
2nd Year: Jonelle Grant-South Carolina
DDS University of North Carolina, 2006
Elizabeth Prada-Michigan
DMD University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Ray Tseng-Michigan
DDS, PhD The Ohio State University, 2006
1st Year:
Stephanie Blumenshine-Illinois
DDS University of North Carolina, 2007
Kimon Divaris-Athens, Greece
DDS Athens School of Dentistry, 2005
Elizabeth Miller-Georgia
DDS University of North Carolina, 2007
Jossein Shahangian-California
DDS University of CA-Los Angeles, 2007
Our first year residents have made significant advances in their first semester. Stephanie, Liz and Jay are
all fully involved with first semester pediatric dentistry
clinical and didactic activities, including course work in
biomechanics and orthodontic diagnosis and treatment
planning. In addition, all three have chosen their research
projects and identified their research mentors. Kimon has
successfully completed all of his PhD course work this
semester along with taking part in some selected pediatric
dentistry semester courses. In the Spring Semester he will
join his classmates in the graduate clinic.
Jonelle, Liz and Ray, second year residents, have begun handling the responsibilities of both Chief Resident of
the Hospital (CRH) and Chief Resident of Administration
(CRA). They continue to make progress on their research
with Ray receiving an OMNII Award for his project.
Our third year residents, Antonio, Rhonda and Julie
have all completed their research projects and have successfully defended their thesis for their MPH and MS degrees. They are now spending their time rotating through
our off site clinics and will assume additional Graduate
Teaching Assistant responsibilities.
Added Training Clinics
In addition to our long standing relationship with
the Gateway Education Center in Greensboro, we
have added two other training sites. For the past year
the pediatric dentistry residents have been traveling
to two off-site clinics in order to provide care to other
patient populations. Each week our third year residents spend a day or two a week at the Durham
County Health Department or the Alamance County
Health Department.
The purpose of these, or any rotations, is to provide an additional or unique educational experience.
At the Durham County Health Department our residents provide care to a high need patient population
that has traditionally experienced difficulty in accessing care. Our residents provide a service to the community, a role that we hope they continue after they
finish our program.
The residents’ rotation at Alamance County
Health Department also gives them the experience of
community service but it provides something else as
well. Although there is some variation in the number
each day, our resident provides treatment or recall
examinations for 30 to 45 patients each day. Although an attending faculty member is on site, the
resident is responsible for running the clinic that day,
including a morning meeting with staff to discuss the
patient needs and patient flow for the day. This allows them to have a simulated private practice experience that is difficult to provide at our School of
Dentistry clinic. These off site clinics provide both
important patient care and private practice experience.
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Resident’s Corner
The residents have just returned from the holiday break and
this is a quick update into our lives.
First years — Stephanie Blumenshine, Liz Miller,
Kimon Divaris and Jay Shahangian are off to a good start and
have survived the first 6 months of the program. They have
been busy with all of the biomechanics, orthodontic diagnosis, treatment planning, orthodontic techniques, and PPD
seminars. They are all now familiar with after hours hospital
call. On a special note, Jay and his wife, Rayhanah, are expecting a little bundle of joy this summer. Kimon has successfully completed his first semester of PhD work.
Second years — Ray Tseng, Liz Prada and Jonelle Grant
are all enjoying the new challenges of second year. Ray is our
new chief resident of administration (CRA) while Liz is our
new chief resident of the hospital (CRH). Jonelle is still
working hard on her research project and intends to return to
Moldova for a dental volunteer mission later in the semester.
Third years — Antonio Braithwaite, Rhonda Kearney and
Julie Molina are approaching the end. All have successfully
defended their thesis and are preparing for what lies ahead.
Julie and Rhonda are both planning to enter private practice
with UNC Pent Dent alumni while Antonio is setting up his
own private practice in Sanford, NC.
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New Staff with Pediatric Dentistry
We are pleased to announce two new members
to our outstanding dental assisting team. When you
are in town come by and meet them. Pictured below
are the new members of the team. Stephanie Forsyth who trained at Alamance Community College
hails from that town we all love to say—
Saxapahaw, NC. Julie Smith also trained at Alamance Community College and is from Burlington.
RECRUITMENT
Although this article predates our MATCH results, we can
once again report a very successful recruitment effort for the class
to start in July 2008. This year we received 55 applications for
our three MATCH positions. Our program received applications
from individuals from dentals schools in 21 different states.
At the end of October we invited candidates to Chapel Hill to
interview for our program. Of these fourteen individuals, twelve
were currently enrolled in dental school including the University
of Louisville, the University of Connecticut, the University of
Texas at San Antonio, UCLA, Harvard University, the University
of Michigan, USC, the University of Pennsylvania, Medical University of South Carolina and the University of North Carolina.
The remaining candidates were enrolled in other postdoctoral
dental programs. All of these individuals possessed outstanding
educational qualifications and provided the faculty with a group
of excellent candidates from which to choose.
Stephanie Forsyth
(BOHP continued from page 2)
graduating DDS classes and 500 general dentists in the state. The
kits will be ready later this spring and available for sale through
our department website by this summer.
Looking forward, we will continue updating the kit to include a new DVD for the dental team to be released in 2009 that
will address the overlap of nutrition, obesity and oral health for
children under age five. Stay tuned for more BOHP News.
Julie Smith
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North Carolina Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
The NCAPD held its annual breakfast meeting on
Saturday, October 13, 2007 at the Radisson Hotel Research Triangle Park. NCAPD President Scott Cashion
announced Diane Dilley’s retirement as NCAPD Secretary/Treasurer after 16 years of service to the NCAPD.
Officers and directors elected for 2007-08 are:
President
President-Elect
Secretary/Treasurer
Board of Directors
SSPD Director
Medicaid Liaison
NC-AAP Liaison
NCAPD Editor
Rob Moran
Lee Lewis
Mike Milano
Angie Baechtold (1 year term)
LaRee Johnson (2 year term)
Jessica Lee (3 year term)
Martha Hardaway
Bryan Cobb
Martha Ann Keels
Michael Roberts
The following 6 new active members and one new
affiliate were approved for NCAPD membership. New
active members are Suzanne Bird of Charlotte, Robbie
Hollowell of Raleigh , Catherine Hong of Charlotte,
Celilia Hwang of Charlotte, Jenny Jackson of Asheville
and David Kornstein of Maryland. Our new affiliate
member is Mona Curran of North Wilkesboro.
The NCAPD and UNC Pediatric Dentistry Alumni
are planning a reception and dinner during the 2008
AAPD Annual Meeting in Washington, DC which will
take place Saturday evening, May 24th. More information
will be sent out this spring, so mark your calendar now.
Next year’s meeting is scheduled on Saturday morning, October 4, 2008 at the Radisson Hotel Research Triangle Park. The meeting follows the Department’s sponsored CE course on Friday, October 3, featuring UNC
faculty Rocio Quinoñez (2000), Jessica Lee (2002) and
Bill Vann (1976) on infant oral health.
Bobby Elliott and team are moving to 540 Waverly Place,
Suite 300, Cary, NC
Please visit
NCAPD website at
www.ncapd.net
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Department Members Receive Awards
The Department was full of pride at the Dean’s Holiday Breakfast in December when the annual School of Dentistry Staff Employee Excellence Awards were announced and two of the five went to our staff, including Jo Ann Blalock (University Administrative Manager) and Azi Perry (Dental Assistant Supervisor). The School of Dentistry Faculty of the Year Award went to Mike Milano, our Graduate Program Director.
This is another example of the quality and value of our pediatric dentistry team. Congratulations to all!
Jo Ann Blalock,
University Administrative Manager
Azi Perry, Dental Assistant Supervisor
Mike Milano, Graduate Program Director
Vann Recognized for Teaching
William F. Vann, Jr.
(1976) was awarded one of
the “Teaching Excellence
Awards” recently established
by Dean John Williams and
Janet Guthmiller, Associate
Dean for Academic Affairs
to recognize dental school
faculty who have demonstrated excellence in teaching.
Bill has earned this recognition through his forward
thinking approach to teaching
and his thorough preparation
for his teaching encounters.
One of Bill’s more outstanding characteristics as a teacher is his treatment of
students of all types as colleagues wherein he and the
students learn together. We are very proud of Bill’s accomplishments.
Increase in Class Size
Last year our Graduate Program was successful
in petitioning the American Dental Association to
allow us to increase our class size from three to
four residents per year. This fourth position is outside of the MATCH program which allows it to be
used for “nontraditional” candidates. Examples of
these candidates are individuals who wish to simultaneously enroll in both the pediatric dentistry program and a PhD program or international candidates. One of these individuals, Kimon Divaris, is
currently enrolled in our first year class and we plan
on filling the fourth position for the class starting in
2008 as well.
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News of Friends and Alumni
(Continued from page 5)
Exciting times for Bill Chambers (1979), Angie
Baechtold (1998), Andy McKenzie and Ryan Haldeman (2003) of Asheville! Their practice has a new
name “Great Beginnings: Pediatric and Adolescent
Dental Specialists” and a new second location in
Haywood County (Waynesville, NC).
Congrats to Lenise Clifton (1997) and Chuck
Mauney (2000) of Chapel Hill who recently celebrated
their 10th anniversary at their Timberline location.
Jessica Lee (2002) of Chapel Hill recently completed her 20th marathon, taking third in her age group
at the DuPont Trail Marathon in Hendersonville, NC.
Nice work!!
Stephanie Freccia (DDS, 2001) of Wilmington is
now Stephanie Freccia Heaney. She and Aiden
Heaney were married in Napa, CA in July. Aiden is the
UNC-Wilmington Men’s Soccer Coach. Congratulations to you two!!
Congratulations to several alumni on the arrival of
new family members during the past year . Liz Shick
(2005) and Dave Beebe have a daughter Lily Grace,
born at 1:53pm on September 7th, 2007. Lili weighed 8
lbs 1 oz and joins her brother Jack. Tom Bouwens
(2007) and wife Theresa announce the birth of Gabriel
Thomas born September 29th 2007 and he weighed 9
lbs. 1 oz. Krissy Coffield (2003) and husband Neil
announced the birth of a son Wyatt Kristian born September 5th, 2007 and weighed 9 lbs 4 ozs. Ron Hsu
(2006) and Misty also have a new son Wen-Ming Aiden
born November 19th , 2007 and weighed 8 lbs 6ozs.
Congrats to all!!!
Endowing Excellence: Setting the Standard and Raising the Bar
faculty members Phil Caldwell (1974) and John ChrisPediatric dentistry at Carolina has enjoyed over 25
tensen (1982). I am pleased to announce that this fund
years of incredibly generous giving from our Alumni
is on track to reach the $100,000 endowment level early
and Friends of the Department. This legacy of departin 2008, allowing us to celebrate this wonderful achievemental development began with the endowing of the
ment at our annual fall CE Course, which has over the
Ted Oldenburg Fund and it now includes three profesyears evolved into our annual Alumni Homecoming
sorships supporting the faculty and five endowed fellowEvent. Please mark you calendars now to join us Octoships supporting the graduate program. While it took
ber 3, 2008 for this
over a decade to take the
The
many
years
of
exceptional
support
provided
exciting weekend.
first fund to the $100,000
In the early
endowment level, the most by alumni and friends of the department show a
spring
of 2008 we
recently endowed fund
commitment to excellence and leadership that is
will kick off an ambiachieved this level of fundunparalleled at any other program in the country. tious new developing in just 12 months
ment program that
(Sandy Marks Fund). This
will endow our outstanding and innovative graduate proreflects the continued growth in numbers of alumni and
gram in pediatric dentistry. The many years of excepfriends and their tremendous commitment to excellence
tional support provided by alumni and friends of the dein pediatric dentistry education at UNC. Growth of expartment show a commitment to excellence and leaderisting funds (over 20% return) was phenomenal this past
ship that is unparalleled at any other program in the
year due to the excellent fund management by the UNC
country. We are of one mind in our desire to set the bar
Dental Foundation.
high and work to have the very best pediatric dentistry
The generosity of our alumni and friends continues
program. Your continued collaboration and support
to be evidenced by the meteoric growth of the most rehave been, and will always be, essential for setting the
cent fund, the Caldwell-Christensen Fund. This fund
standard.
was established by Rob Moran (1998) and Richard
Brooks (DDS, 1995) to honor two outstanding UNC
Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.
— Booker T. Washington
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UNC Department of Pediatric Dentistry Publications 2007
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TOFHLid: Instrument validation and testing. J Pub Health
Dent 2007;67:136-144.
Lee JY, Rozier RG, Lee SYD, Bender D, Ruiz RE.
Development of a dental health literacy instrument: The
REALD-30. J Pub Health Dent 2007; 67: 124-8.
McIntyre J, Lee JY, Trope M, Vann WF jr. Management
of avulsed permanent incisors:an update. Pediatr Dent
2007; 29:56-63.
Richman JA, Lee JY, Rozier RG, Gong DA, Talekar BS,
Vann WFjr. Evaluation of a dental health literacy reading
recognition Iistrument: The REALD-99. J Pub Health
Dent 2007;67: 129-35.
Verdalis K, Lukashova L, Wright JT, Mendelsohn R, Pe
terson MGE, Doty S, Boskey AL. Maturational changes
in dentin mineral properties. Bone 2007, 40:1399-1407.
Verdelis K, Lukashova L, Yamauchi M, Atsawasuwan P,
Wright JT, Peterson MG, Jha D, Boskey AL. Changes in
matrix phosphorylation during bovine dentin development.
Eur J Oral Sci. 2007,115(4):296-302.
Wright JT. The molecular control and variations in root
formation. Cell, Tissues, Organs 2007;186:86-93.
Journal Abstracts
Hsu RH, Roberts MW, Tulloch CJFC, Trotman CA. A
study of military recruitment strategies for dentists: possible implications for academia. J Dent Ed 2007; 71:50110.
Im JL, Phillips C, Lee JY, Beane R. The North Carolina
Medicaid Program: Participation and perceptions among
practicing orthodontists. Amer J Ortho 2007;132(2):15-21
Atsawasuwan P, Mochida Y, Katafuchi M, Sricholpech
M, Kaku M, Yamauchi M. Lysyl oxidase regulates TGFβ1 function in bone. J Dent Res 2007;86:1097.
Atsawasuwan P, Mochida Y, Yamauchi M. Lysyl oxidase
regulates collagen aquality and quantity in MC3T3-E1 cell
culture system. 29th 2007 ASBMR, #1809.
Jones M, Lee JY, Rozier RG. Oral health literacy among
adult patients seeking dental care. JADA 2007;138:11991208.
Beebee DA, Quinoñez RB, Kennedy DB, Shick EA, and
Kim SH. Failure rates associated with maxillary expansion appliances: A Retrospective Analysis. J Dent Res.
2007; 86:2403.
Kaku M, Mochida Y, Atsawasuwan P, Parisuthiman D,
Yamauchi M. Post translational modifications of collagen
upon BMP induced osteoblast differentiation. Biochem
Biopys Res Comm 2007; 359:463-468.
Beebe, DA, Koroluk LD, Phillips, C. Pretreatment expectations of adolescent orthodontic patients. 107th Annual
Meeting, American Association of Orthodontists, Seattle,
May 2007.
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Bridgers S, Lee JY, Rozier RG, Zeldin L. Use of dental
services during pregnancy among EHS Families. J Dent
Res 2007; 86:1362.
Blumenshine S, Vann WFjr. Gizlice Z, Lee JY. Does
poor school performance affect children’s school performance? J Dent Res 2007; 86:2588.
Choi SJ, Song IS, Ryu OH, Hart PS, Wright JT, Hart TC.
Cellular and transgenic mouse studies of mutant DLX3. J
Dent Res 2007; 86:20.
Divaris K, Dounis A, Polychronopoulou A, Polyzois G.
Oral health-related quality of life among prosthetic patients. J Dent Res 2007 (Spec Iss C):499. Available at
www.dentalresearch.org.
Mochida Y, Parisuthiman D, Katafuchi M, Atsawauwan P,
Kaku M, Yamauchi M. A novel activin/nodal-binding protein, G11, inhibits matrix mineralization in osteoblasts.
29th ASBMR 2007, #1611.
O’Shaughnessey K, Koroluk LD, Kennedy DB. Serial
extractions versus later premolar extractions. 107th Annual
Meeting, American Association of Orthodontists, Seattle,
May 2007.
Samimi A, Lee JY, Roberts MW, Cooper L, Wright JT.
A cost analysis of dental treatment for amelogenesis imperfecta. J Dent Res 2007; 86: 490.
Stearns SC, Park J, Rozier RG, Pahel BT, Quinoñez RB.
Expanding preventive dental care in medical offices for
young children covered by Medicaid. American Public
Gibson CW, Li Y, Daly B, Suggs C, Yuan Z-A, Aragon M, Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, NoKulkarni AB, Wright JT. The M180 amelogenin partially vember 5, 2007. Available at www.apha.org.
rescues the amelogenin null enamel phenotype. J Dent Res
2007; 86:2476.
Sterns SC, Park J, Rozier RG, Pahel BT, Quinoñez RB.
Effects of expanding preventive dental care in medical ofKamiya N, Ye L,Kobayashi T, Mochida Y, Yamauchi M, fices for young children covered by Medicaid. AcademyKronenberg H, Feng J, Mishina Y. BMP signaling in osHealth Annual Research Meeting 2007, Orlando, FL.
teoblasts negatively regulates canonical Wnt signaling to
Available at www.academyhealth.org.
reduce bone mass during embryonic bone development.
29th ASBMR 2007, #M270.
Verdelis K, Sreenath T, Lukahova L, Haruyama N, Wright
JT, Kulkarni AB, Boskey AB. A microcomputed tomography study of dspp-/- molar dentin and enamel. J Dent Res
Katafuchi M, Mochida Y, Atsawasuwan P, Sricholpech
2007; 86:2751.
M, Kaku M, Matsuura T, Yamauchi M. Podocan induces
cellular senescencein MC3T3-E1 cell. 29th ASBMR 2007,
#1779.
Book Chapters
Divaris K, Vrazic D, Ris T. Curriculum structure and
Kearney RL, Lee JY, Rozier RG, Zeldin L, Vann WFjr. European credit transfer system for European dental
schools. In: Plasschaert AJ, McLoughlin J, Keogh J, eds.,
Determinants of a dental home in Early Head Start famiEuropean Convergence in Dental Education. Dent III
lies. J Dent Res 2007; 86:1258.
2004-2007, 2007. pp 79-80.
Lee JY, Rozier RG, Zeldin L. Development and validation
Koroluk LD, The Adolescent Patient. In S.P. Nesbit and
of a family dental home index. J Dent Res 2007; 86:1257
S.J. Stefanac, Treatment Planning in Dentistry, 2nd Edition.
Lee JY, Rozier RG, Zeldin L. Early Head Start parental
C.V. Mosby, St. Louis. 2007. pp. 391-412.
readiness to change children’s oral health. J Dent Res
2007; 86:1260.
Wright, JT. Anatomy and development of the teeth. UpToDate. Wellesley, MA (www.uptodate.com) 9 (1):2-7,
Molina JR, Vann WF, McIntyre JD, Trope M, Lee JY.
2001 – 2007.
Root fractures in children and adolescents: diagnostic considerations. J Dent Res 2007; 86:0791.
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The Children of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry
The Dimock’s
Alan and Lucy
Jessica Lee’s niece and nephew
Luke and Sarah
The Rohlfing Children
Grant and Pierce
The Molina Family
Julie, Emily ,Casey and Tony with
Santa
Jack and Lily children of
Liz Shick and Dave Beebe
The Bouwens
Tom, Teresa and Gabriel
The Baechtold Children
Ethan and Anna Kate
Annie and Thomas
grandchildren of Tom McIver
The Arquitt Family
Ansley, Carrie Katherine and George
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The Children of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry
The Walker’s
Caroline and James
The Halderman Children
Tyler, Grant and Ella
David, Emma and Samuel with
Mom, Leslee Huggins
Children of Kate Pierce
Cason, Howell and Turner
Josey Sirls granddaughter of
Sarah Howard in performance of
“The Nutcracker.”
The Zukaitis Family
Mark, Jillien, Ellise and Kelly
LaRee Johnson’s children
Mia and Jamie Gerdts
Joel and Zach sons of Michael Tapper
and Rocio Quinonez
Lina Cardenas and Dimitar Dentchev
with children Iliana and Alexander
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The Children of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Wen-Ming Aiden newest member of
the Ron and Misty Hsu Family
Lauren daughter of Marianne
and Ryan Sheroan
Nora in her LSU cap
granddaughter of Tim Wright
Wyatt And Gavin sons of Neil and Krissy Coffield
Cara and May Belle daughters of Teg and Todd
Brickhouse
Halley White enjoying the beach
with daughters Bennett and Elina
Zachary son of Matt and Julie Goslee
Conner son of Lili Elling
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The Children and Pets of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Reed and Donna Spears with Tarheel
Ms. Jo’s Mr. Buttons is cute as a “Button” in his
Santa hat
Tyson Poe grandson of Sarah Howard scores
the winning run for the GBC Acceleration
Team in the AAU Nationals in Kinston
The Mauney Children
Anna Claire, Mary Kate and Ben
Newest addition to Ms. Jo’s family
“Baby Beau”
Children and pet of Ioanna (Iatridi)
Roberson of Greece
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