Hats off to College`s first DMD graduates

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VISION
Hats off to College’s
first DMD graduates
Summer
Summer 2015
2015 •• Number
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Contents
Vision
UIC College of Dentistry
Number 60
Summer 2015
Vision (ISSN 1555-3752) is
published semiannually for
the alumni, faculty, students,
and friends of the University
of Illinois at Chicago College
of Dentistry. It is dedicated to
continuing a strong relationship between the College of
Dentistry, the UIC Dental Alumni
Association and its constituents, and friends and other
supporters of the UIC College
of Dentistry.
University of Illinois at Chicago
College of Dentistry (MC 621)
801 S. Paulina Street
Chicago, IL 60612-7211
Phone: (312) 996-8495
Fax: (312) 413-2927
E-Mail: [email protected]
http://dentistry.uic.edu/
On the Cover
New DMD graduates toss their hats in
celebration at Commencement 2015. See
page 49.
Photo Credits
Centro Escolar University: p. 20
(bottom); Josh Clark: p. 9, 11 (left);
Tom Killoran Photography: p. 25-27;
Amy Rothblatt: p. 6; UIC College of
Dentistry: p. 18 (right), 19; UIC Photo
Services: cover, p. 3, 10, 16, 20 (top),
22, 23 (top), 28 (left), 30, 34 (right), 40,
44-51, 52 (left), 54 (Yost), 57 (left), 60
(Obrez, Adami); United States Army: p.
18 (left), 70.
Dean’s Message............................................................................................................................................3
Advancement Report................................................................................................................................. 6
Breaking News: College Cleans Up After (Another) Flood..................................................................14
Feature: Alum Dr. Cayetano Eustaquio Influenced Dentistry in Philippines..................................... 18
News...........................................................................................................................................................22
President’s Message..................................................................................................................................30
Alumni Class News................................................................................................................................... 32
In Memoriam............................................................................................................................................ 40
Student Activities..................................................................................................................................... 44
Faculty/Department News....................................................................................................................... 57
Classifieds..................................................................................................................................................67
Calendar of Events................................................................................................................................... 68
Continuing Education............................................................................................................................. 70
College Administration
Dean: Clark Stanford, DDS,
PhD, Cert. Prosthodontics, UIC
Distinguished Professor, cmstan60@
uic.edu;
Interim Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs: Seema S.
Ashrafi, DDS ’93, MS Histology ’94,
Periodontics ’99, [email protected];
Interim Associate Dean for
Research: David L. Crowe, DDS,
PhD, [email protected];
Associate Dean for Prevention and
Public Health Sciences: Caswell
A. Evans, DDS, MPH, casevans@
uic.edu;
Associate Dean for Student and
Diversity Affairs: Darryl Pendleton,
DMD, [email protected];
Associate Dean for Clinical
Affairs: Susan A. Rowan, DDS ’84,
[email protected];
Assistant Vice Chancellor for
Advancement: Mark J. Valentino,
[email protected];
Director of Advancement: Bruno
Mancari, [email protected];
Director of Donor Relations: Ana
Lisa Ogbac, [email protected];
Director of Advancement
Communications: William S. Bike,
[email protected].
Vision
Editor-in-Chief: William S. Bike,
[email protected];
Art Direction and Design:
Kim Arias, UIC Office of
Publications Services;
Writers: Joseland C. Nixon,
VonJulius Wright.
Dental Alumni Association
President: Arlene M. Engert, ’83
President-Elect: William B. Hamel
III, ’83
Vice President: Jon D. Nickelsen,
’03
Secretary-Treasurer: Frank
L. Karkazis, Northwestern ’87,
Northwestern Representative
Immediate Past-President:
Frank A. Maggio, Loyola ’71, UIC
Periodontics ’75
Directors: (through Feb. 2016) Daniel
R. Brunetti, ’11; Eliot Becker, ’63;
Peter A. Contos, ’05; Shellie M.
Harden, ’94; (through Feb. 2017)
Priscilla P. Chang, ’07; John H. Foley,
’09; Manal Ibrahim LaVacca, ’93,
Prosthodontics ’96; Richard “Rick”
Munaretto, ’01, Endodontics ’03;
(through Feb. 2018) Marsha Babka, ’76;
Jeffrey A. Ruttencutter, ’10, PhD ’10;
Ryan Grelle Tuscher, ’09; James Izzo,
Loyola ’79, Loyola Representative.
Ex-Officio Directors: William S.
Bike, Editor of Vision; Charles F.
DiFranco, Loyola ’81, Loyola MS
Periodontics ’83, Former President;
Deane E. Doolen, Jr., ’55, Former
President; Robert J, Ficek; ’62,
Former President; Cissy K. Furusho,
’96, Pediatric Dentistry ’98, MS Oral
Sciences ’00, Former President;
Harold J. Kiriluk, ’75, Former
President; Thomas J. King Jr., ’71,
Ortho ’59, Former President; Jeffrey
A. Kramer, ’79; Donald A. Krzyzak,
’61, Former President; Lawrence W.
Kolar, ’82, Former President; Steven
T. Kuhn, ’97, Pediatric Dentistry
’00, Former President; David A.
Lichtenwalter, ’53, Former President;
Lorette M. Luksha, Loyola ’85; Neal
C. Nealis, ’79, Former President;
Richard P. Perry, ’68; Genaro Romo,
’97, Former President; Susan A.
Rowan, ’84, Former President; Ross
E. Rubino, ’77, Former President;
Daniel N. Uditsky, ’69, Former
President; Kapil Vij, ’99, Pediatric
Dentistry ’01, MS Oral Sciences ’04,
Former President; Samuel S. Wexler,
’64, Former President; Keith P.
Wilson, ’97, Former President.
Publication Member of the
American Association of Dental
Editors and Journalists.
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UIC C o l l e g e o f D e n t i s t r y
h t t p : / / d e n t i s t r y. u i c . e d u
Summer 2015
Dean’s Messa ge
science. Often they are ranked at the very top of the
nation!
This may seem like a proud, Lake Woebegonelike moment—but this is only possible because of
the innovations started in the new curriculum. The
intense critical learning skills applied to real world
patient issues that are the hallmark of our curriculum
are better preparing our graduates to enter general
practice, the strongest post-graduate programs, our
military services, or academic dentistry. We have
a wonderful faculty that have the most positive
attitude to address the needs of our students as a
top priority.
College
Undergoing
Vibrant Rebirth,
Provides
Best Student
Experience
College is Evolving
Dear Members of the Dental Alumni, Faculty,
Staff, and Students of our College of Dentistry,
Since I started here in October 2014, I have found
the University of Illinois at Chicago College of
Dentistry to be a place of vibrant rebirth and a
strong faculty that are engaged for the best student
experience in dental education.
Dr. Clark Stanford, Dean and UIC Distinguished Professor.
A key metric that I’m very proud about is our
recent dental classes completed both Part I and
Part II of the national ADA dental board exam with
a 100% pass rate, on the first time taking the exam!
More importantly, when I review how the students
performed in all areas of basic science and clinical
science, the students at the College are above the
national average in all areas of clinical and basic
As you page though this edition of our Vision
magazine, please be aware of where our College
has evolved to from the time you were here. The
College has created a very strong, innovative
educational approach to dental education (called
Small Group Learning or SGL), we are attracting
world class faculty, we have built a very strong
faculty in all clinical areas, and we are coming close
to finishing renovations to our clinical areas. We
cannot do it without you! Thanks to every donor who
has contributed to the College!
There are numerous opportunities for those
who haven’t had the opportunity to date to support
our efforts. Please read the Advancement Report
section of the magazine to see how you can make
an impact today that will enhance the experiences of
our students, faculty, staff, and patients.
We are evolving the culture to be one of
expected inclusiveness, collaboration, and
cooperation with a renewed vision that the University
of Illinois at Chicago has unique missions and we
are part of this mission.
For example, our core mission to serve students
who are often the first in their family to go to college
(e.g., this defines >60% of our liberal arts students)
is reflected in the amazing diverse group of students
in dental school. We have a very large applicant
pool to our programs with more than a 10 to 1 ratio
of applicants to accepted students. We strive to
support the communities of northern Illinois and the
State of Illinois by having our alumni representing
more than 60% of the general dentists in our great
state along with almost 100% of the specialists in
the State.
Further, the College’s main clinic and the 18
satellite clinics in Northern Illinois served more than
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28,000 patients with 180,000 patient visits in 2014,
with 89,000 of them for patients under 21 years of
age. The vast majority of the children and young
adults are on various State Medicaid programs.
The College is continuing to adapt to the
changing health reimbursement environment as
the State aggressively moves to various private
managed care organizations and Universitybased insurance products (a.k.a., MCO/ACE/ACO
systems). This has created significant challenges
for us in patient management, billing and finance
and the significant burden created with the risk for
financial loss being moved from the State of Illinois
to the private insurance companies and the College
of Dentistry. Welcome to the new reality, so to say.
This reflects the greater shift that is occurring
in medicine from a Performance-based model (paid
on the number of procedures with the traditional
fee-for service model) to a model based on Quality
and Value (where bundled payments and associated
payment strategies are used as an incentive for total
quality care, stable and better predictable patient
outcomes, and risk being shifted to the provider and,
I would argue, the patient, too).
Budget and Personnel Changes
The College also is working with UIC to help
implement the significant budget reductions
that are a product of the State of Illinois budget
challenges. We are moving ahead here at our
College. The University is strong and vibrant and
we will accomplish our mission! We have had some
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transitions with
staff and faculty
departing (e.g.,
Drs. Bill Knight,
Interim Dean;
Melissa Burton,
Director of Clinics;
and Cindy Gonya,
Associate Dean,
Business, Finance,
and Administration)
and we have
recruited very
strong senior
leadership to the
College including
Dr. Michael Harner Dr. Michael Harner, CPA, MBA,
as our Associate
DEd, joined the College leadership
Dean for Business,
team as Associate Dean for Finance
Finance, and
and Administration.
Administration.
Dr. Harner
comes to us from the Rockford campus of our
College of Medicine and has a CPA, MBA, and
a doctorate in
Education with a
focus on the adult
learner. Dr. Harner
joined us in May.
We also
recently announced
the recruitment
of Dr. Lyndon
Cooper, Professor
and Director of
the Graduate
Prosthodontics
Program from the
University of North
Carolina.
Dr. Cooper is a
world renowned
Dr. Lyndon Cooper, DDS,
expert in research
PhD, will join the College as
in basic and
Associate Dean for Research and
translational
Department Head of Oral Biology.
biology, medical
device design,
clinical research, and advanced Prosthodontics.
Dr. Cooper will be joining the College in November
2015 as the Associate Dean for Research and Head
of the Department of Oral Biology. His recruitment
is part of an overall reorganization of the research
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Surgery in the management of young adults with
significant craniofacial defects (a clinical interest of
mine) along with Dr. Tolga Tozum in our Department
of Periodontics, in managing very challenging
dentoalveolar bone loss conditions.
I have also been working with our Department
of Pediatric Dentistry (Dr. Marcio DaFonseca,
Department Head, and Dr. David Avenetti, Program
Director) to establish a special needs and pediatric
dentistry craniofacial clinic which I staff on Fridays
along with various pediatric dentistry faculty. We
are already getting patients flying into Chicago from
all around the United States and Canada for our
advanced services in this clinic. A wonderful tribute
to the Department of Pediatric Dentistry!
Since day one being at the University of Illinois
at Chicago, I have been in constant communication
with University leadership, the College faculty, staff
and students, and our alumni community. There are
many positive transitions and programs happening
and I encourage you to go to our website and review
the weekly “Smile of the Week” (http://dentistry.uic.
edu/about_us/smileoftheweek/), announcements of
the large number of transformational programs your
UIC College of Dentistry is using to be the very best
dental program in the United States.
Please enjoy this edition of Vision and please
share your own visions with us at the College as we
continue to transform dentistry as a global leader in
oral health care.
Dean Stanford with a patient of his following delivery of
dentures for a five-year-old patient in Pediatric Dentistry.
enterprise at the College as we seek improved
efficacies, cooperation, and enhanced innovation
through a focused basic, translational, and clinical
research agenda to improve oral health.
Warmest regards,
Commitment to Patient Care
I personally have found the College to be a
wonderful place to see my own patients. Starting
about six months ago, I began seeing complex
Prosthodontic rehabilitation patients in the
Department of Prosthodontics on Fridays each
week. I strongly value the cultural transformational
aspects of having our very talented faculty seeing
patients in our own clinics as vital to role modeling
and mentoring for all of our students.
I have enjoyed working with Dr. Michael Miloro,
Head of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial
Clark Stanford
Dean and UIC Distinguished Professor
UIC College of Dentistry,
Improving Oral Health, Forever!
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Advancement Repor t
Service Learning
Changes Students’ Lives
The College prepares oral healthcare professionals
competent and committed to addressing the oral
health needs of the vulnerable and the underserved.
Service Learning is integrated throughout all four
years of the DMD program, culminating in the D-4
year in community-based service-learning rotations
at partnering clinics in Illinois, several other states,
and even in China, Guatemala, and Tanzania.
The College is seeking donations to the Service
Learning Fund to offset the program’s expenses.
“In Illinois, for example, we have a near set of
rotations in the Chicagoland area, and a far set,”
explained Dr. Caswell Evans, Associate Dean for
Prevention and Public Health Sciences.
“For the farther rotations, we provide gasoline
money,” Dr. Evans said. “For the farthest of the far
Illinois rotations, such as in Rockford, Rock Falls,
and Peoria, we rent lodging for students. They
already pay for some expenses themselves out of
pocket, but we want to minimize those by having the
College pay whatever it can. We don’t want student
out-of-pocket expenses to be a limiting factor for
them.”
Students who select the foreign rotations receive
minimal support from the College and end up with
significant out-of-pocket expenses, so private
support would be particularly beneficial.
“For example, the College will provide full
airfare to and from Guatemala, and will provide an
equivalent amount for student traveling to China or
Tanzania, with the students picking up the rest of
the costs themselves,” Dr. Evans said. “So while the
College might pay $600 which will cover the cost of
airfare to and from Guatemala, airfare to China is
closer to $1,110, but we provide only $600.”
Despite their expenses, students feel their
rotations are well worth the effort, Dr. Evans said.
“Having Service Learning rotations as part of
the curriculum is unique,” Dr. Evans said. “The
rotations are life changing experiences because they
introduce the students to a different level of need,
particularly for students who go on foreign trips,
which provide them with immersion into different
cultures and entirely different healthcare delivery
systems.”
With both local and foreign rotations, students
experience different health systems that provide
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“I think the Service
Learning experiences enable us to say
without equivocation that no student
graduates from this
College without having had a firsthand
look at the issues of
access to care and
health inequities.”
—Dr. Caswell
Evans, Associate
Dean for Prevention
and Public Health
Sciences
Dr. Caswell Evans.
different means of access to care.
”Some of the systems are religious-based,
encapsulating health services within a faith-based
environment,” Dr. Evans said. “Some are mobile
facilities; students who didn’t think they could
provide much care on an equipped dental van
instead find they can do exceedingly well and that
there is a value in taking services to where people
are, rather than having the people come to them.”
Students on rotation become familiar with the
Federally Qualified Health Center structures, dealing
with the developmentally disabled, and with rural
settings. “They see dentistry, how it’s practiced,
and how it integrates with general health from
perspectives that cannot be afforded any other way
in the College curriculum,” Dr. Evans said.
“I tell students they will come back different, and
we’re really pleased and proud to be able to offer
something like that in the context of our curriculum,”
he said. “The students have a different world view
and a different personal view. The rotations are an
investment in the future and in the profession that is
extraordinary.
“These are not dental holidays” Dr. Evans
said. “Students get to know other people, cultures,
practices and other places.
“I think the Service Learning experiences enable
us to say without equivocation that no student
graduates from this College without having had a
firsthand look at the issues of access to care and
health inequities,” he added.
Students are enthusiastic about the program,
as reflected in essays in which some students
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who graduated in 2015 they write about their
experiences.
“The ability to participate in rotations outside of
the school was certainly one of the biggest highlights
of attending the UIC College of Dentistry,” wrote
Dr. Max Montatskiy. “The community-based
learning was a unique experience, which helped me
grow as a dentist and as a person.”
Dr. William Cheng noted how much he enjoyed
working with underserved patients. “They seem to
treasure the deeds that other people do for them so
much,” he wrote. “I believe that if the majority of the
world were as gracious as some of these patients,
there would be a lot more peace in this world.”
Dr. Fatima Saaduddin noted how the
experience changed her. “I believe my views on
public health dentistry have changed,” she wrote.
“After my rotations, I realized just how great the lack
of access to care is even just a few hours way from
the Chicagoland area. Being a dentist is not just
about making money and giving people cosmetic
satisfaction; it is about restoring people to health and
to be able to bring a balance to the health disparities
that are present in our system.”
Dr. Katie Serrano was excited to learn about
a new culture. “Many of the patients I saw were
refugees from Somalia and were seeking work in
the Colorado meat packing industry,” she wrote.
“These individuals taught me about their culture and
informed me about how different dental care in the
U.S. is from Africa.”
Dr. Noor Nahas gained a unique experience in
a faith-based facility, noting “I felt like everyone was
connecting including the patients, assistants, and
dentists because they had something in common.
Everyone was judged on their values rather than
their status.”
Dr. Mary Grace Nora, ’15, providing care to a patient on
rotation when Dr. Nora was a student.
“I have a greater appreciation for the barriers
to care that patients face and the many ways that
dentists in the community can help to serve the
needs of these patients,” concluded Dr. Jaime
Chowaniec.
Dr. Evans would welcome donations of any
amount, because the more student out-of-pocket
expenses the College can cover instead, the better.
He noted what different gift levels can subsidize:
• $265 will pay for a student’s gasoline to
extramural rotations in Illinois outside Chicagoland.
• 375 will pay for one week’s hotel bill for
students on their Rock Falls, IL, rotation.
• $600 will pay for a student’s airfare to a
Guatemala rotation.
• $1,100 will pay for a student’s airfare to a
China rotation.
• 1,250 will pay for rent for the students’
apartment in Rockford, IL.
For information on making a gift, contact Ana
Lisa Ogbac, Director of Donor Relations, at (312)
996-0485, or [email protected].
Enhancements Planned
for Group Practice Clinics
College of Dentistry student Andy Luo on a service-learning
rotation in China.
In an effort to continuously improve students’ clinical
educational experience, the College is planning
several enhancements to the Group Practice Clinics.
“We are creating an Operatory Monitor System,
which will allow students to electronically call faculty
over in the Group Practice Clinics to check the oral
healthcare the students have performed on their
patients,” explained Dr. Susan Rowan, Associate
Dean for Clinical Affairs.
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In Aftermath of War,
Students Provide Oral
Healthcare in Guatemala
By Dr. Scott Czarnik, ’15
Four students from the University of Illinois at Chicago
College of Dentistry gripped their seats tightly on March
24, 2015, as their microbus bypassed vehicles around
staggering cliffs thousands of feet over the Guatemalan
town where they would be living.
With their backpacks stuffed with bare necessities
and dental supplies, they were prepared for an
adventure. Their trip was a once-in-a-lifetime endeavor
and included hiking volcanoes, cultural immersion, and
applying their four years of dental school education to
provide care to an underserved Mayan population.
The College selected four, fourth-year students
(who have since graduated): Salvador Cardenas,
Carolyn Cronin, Scott Czarnik, and Ana Nikolova,
as part of an extramural rotation under the Service
Learning program. The students were housed in
Panajachel, Guatemala, which is a 40-minute drive
from Camanchaj, Quiché, Guatemala where they would
provide dental care for a large indigenous Mayan
population. All four students were grateful for this
unique opportunity to serve the local Mayan people, as
it was an amazing culmination of their four-year dental
school career.
The need for healthcare in these areas is extremely
high as a result of a 36-year civil war that ended in
1996. Estimates show that up to 150,000 civilians were
killed or unaccounted for, and over one million displaced
as a result of the war.
Due to the continual struggle during these times of
Carolyn Cronin and Scott Czarnik and a Guatemalan woman
modeling traditional Mayan garments.
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UIC dental students with Salud y Paz youngsters.
unrest, the indigenous people did not receive proper
education, leaving current communities with a 69.1%
illiteracy rate, 70% living on less than the equivalent of
$1 U.S. dollar per day, and a ratio of 1:100,000 people
per fee-for-service dentist in rural areas.
Fortunately for these communities a dentist from
Amarillo, Texas, found his calling to help shift this
inequality. Dr. Phil Plunk participated in many mission
trips to Guatemala and became aware of the vast
healthcare disparities in rural Guatemalan communities.
Eventually, he left his thriving dental practice in Texas
and moved to Guatemala where in 2001 he founded
Salud y Paz, with the mission of providing healthcare,
healing, and education to rural Mayans.
In 2009, Salud y Paz opened a school providing
pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and first grade
education. Indigenous children, sponsored by donors
from around the world, receive a nutritious diet,
education, and healthcare services on the school
premises.
Through a serendipitous meeting between the UIC
College of Dentistry’s Dr. Caswell Evans, Associate
Dean for Prevention and Public Health Sciences, and
Salud y Paz founder Dr. Plunk, an arrangement was
made for four UIC dental student volunteers to travel
to Salud y Paz each spring. This year the UIC students
completed exams and comprehensive care on 51
children.
Unfortunately, most of these children are living with
rampant dental caries and have little knowledge of oral
hygiene and nutrition. Regardless of these challenges,
the UIC volunteers were extremely well-received and
could not have had a more rewarding experience
providing the much-needed care to these children while
learning more about the Mayan culture.
All four students recognized the impact they have
made and hope to return to this community to provide
additional care in the future. Dr. Plunk noted that, “I only
took one small step and doors began to open for me.”
After seeing all that came from these powerful words,
we should all consider taking the same small step when
opportunity presents itself. Guatemala is a place of
great beauty and its humble, hardworking citizens have
much to share—definitely a place worth visiting.
For more information on Salud y Paz, visit www.
saludypaz.org.
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Clinic Enhancements
Continued from page 7
Such a system eliminates long lines of students
waiting to speak to a faculty member for instructor
checks, and therefore allows the student to spend
more time at chairside, devoting his or her time to
patients instead of waiting in line.
“The system will expedite and improve
communication between student and faculty
member,” Dr. Rowan continued.
“I’ve already tried the system and the students
are loving it, so I know it’s going to be successful,”
she said.
The College was able to purchase about half
the monitors needed. “If we can raise money for
the rest, the additional monitors will make life in the
clinic much easier and better for faculty, students,
and patients,” Dr. Rowan said.
Dr. Mohamed Hindy, ’08, Clinical Instructor, Oral Medicine
and Diagnostic Sciences, with student Kirsten Frazier, using
the new technology in a Group Practice Clinic
With the use of the Operatory Monitor System, long lines of
students waiting to speak to a faculty member for instructor
checks are a thing of the past.
“We also hope to purchase iPad minis for
faculty to assist them in teaching in the clinics,” she
said. “The technology will allow patient records to
be viewed away from chairside, promoting better
discussions between students and faculty.
“The new technology will also improve clinical
education by encouraging greater efficiency in
the provision of patient care, and therefore allow
students to provide more oral health care services to
their patients,” Dr. Rowan said.
The College is increasing its use of Digital
Dentistry, employing computer-controlled
components in such areas as computer aided
design/computer aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM)
diagnosis, implants, radiography, photography,
records management, and more
Dr. Rowan also would like the College to acquire
intra-oral cameras, “because they provide the
opportunity for students to show patients what is
occurring in their mouths. The cameras are a very
good teaching tool for the patients, because they
graphically support the recommendations for dental
treatment students offer them. The opportunity
for students to have even a small experience with
an intra-oral camera will help them provide better
patient care throughout their careers.”
Four Group Practice Clinics have been
renovated—but a fifth clinic now must be renovated
as well, Dr. Rowan explained.
“We need to renovate another clinic to create a
fifth Group Practice, which will be required when our
predoctoral class size increases from the current 54
up to 70 beginning in 2016,” Dr. Rowan explained.
Although the College’s renovation of its heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning system (HVAC)
system is being funded by the State of Illinois, it
nonetheless creates some new funding needs for
the Group Practice Clinics.
“The HVAC project closes significant sections of
our sterilization units to accommodate construction
in those areas, and as a result we need to purchase
greater amounts of equipment to ensure there is
always sterile equipment available for the students
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when needed, since our sterilization resources are
diminished,” Dr. Rowan said.
The College continues to raise funds for Group
Practice Clinic initiatives.
“The impact of gifts to the Group Practice Clinics
is that they would provide the space, opportunity,
and up-to-date equipment to ensure that students
receive state-of-the-science dental education and
provide the superior dental care that we are so
proud of and for which we are known,” Dr. Rowan
said.
“Improvements to the Group Practice Clinics will
provide a comfort level for students and faculty that
will open up opportunities for better learning, gaining
improved experience and skill, and better patient
treatment,” she concluded.
For more information on how to make a gift to
the College’s Group Practice Clinics, contact Ana
Lisa Ogbac, Director of Donor Relations, at (312)
986-0485 or [email protected].
Dr. Robert Brunetti
Honored by University
The University on April 23 hosted An Evening with
Legacies and Leaders, at which several generous
benefactors were honored.
College of Dentistry benefactor Dr. Robert G.
Brunetti, President and CEO of ProCare Dental
Group, PC, and President of the Guy D. and
Rebecca E. Brunetti Foundation was one of those
recognized in the “Inspire Discovery” category.
The Brunetti Foundation in 2011 provided the
College with a gift of $8.25 million worth of KaVo
Kerr Group dental equipment and technology—the
largest gift ever in the history of the College.
The College’s ProCare Dental Group Implant
and Innovations Center and DENTSPLY Implants
Clinic was dedicated in 2013. A $3 million project,
the facility was funded by gifts from ProCare, the
Brunetti Foundation, and DENTSPLY Implants. It
features surgical suites, classroom space, and a
total digital radiology platform.
“Legacies and Leaders was a wonderful event,”
Dr. Brunetti said. “I am honored to have been
recognized among the benefactors who have long
histories of supporting the University. I enjoyed
meeting the new Chancellor, Michael Amiridis, and
I was very impressed with him.
“The dental profession means so much to me
and my family that we wanted to do something to
support dental education in Chicago,” Dr. Brunetti
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Dr. Robert Brunetti was recognized at Legacies and Leaders
with a round of applause.
continued. “Although I am not an alumnus of UIC,
having graduated from Loyola’s dental school,
I know that private giving plays a crucial role in the
College’s ability to achieve its missions of teaching,
research, and public service, and I wanted to
support that mission.
“Whenever the College has asked me for my
support, I have been honored to provide it,” he
concluded.
“The impact of Dr. Brunetti’s generosity on
the College is second to none,” said Dean Clark
Left to right at Legacies and Leaders were Dean Clark
Stanford; Dr. Robert Brunetti, an honoree; Dr. Daniel
Brunetti, ’11, an officer of the Brunetti Foundation and
member of the UIC Dental Alumni Association Board
of Directors; Restorative Dentistry Department Head
Dr. Stephen Campbell; and Assistant Vice Chancellor for
Advancement Mark Valentino.
Summer 2015
Experience Cuba!
SEE MYSTICAL CUBA
Take this opportunity to experience Cuba.
Cuba is a destination very few U.S. citizens have seen. Head of the Department of Pediatric
Dentistry at the UIC College
of Dentistry, Dr. Marcio da
Fonseca, has the opportunity to take
a group of people to this fascinating
destination. Please join him for the
Dental Health Delegation to Cuba,
January 21-29, 2016.
On this special program you can
immerse yourself in the energy and
culture of Cuba and:
 Interact with the people of Cuba
during face-to-face exchanges with professional counterparts and Cuban residents
 Create connections with Cuban colleagues, benefiting our collective careers, knowledge base, and
global perspectives
 Promote global understanding through direct interaction and time spent with Cuban people
 Explore iconic sites as you uncover the rich cultural history of Cuba for yourself
We are offering a Dental Health
Delegation to Cuba
with Dr. Marcio da Fonseca.
January 21-29, 2016
Want to RSVP for this rare
opportunity? Email [email protected]
Space is limited for this amazing opportunity to see Cuba. Please email [email protected] to confirm your interest or reserve
your space. The cost per delegate for this unique opportunity is approximately $5,199 estimated, which includes roundtrip
airfare from the departure city, group transportation, meetings and cultural activities, accommodations, Cuban visa, most
meals, and most taxes and tips. I’m looking forward to having you travel to Cuba with me.
Sincerely,
Marcio da Fonseca, DDS, MS
Head, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago
Please forward this message on to colleagues, family, and friends who might have an interest in joining us.
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Stanford. “Gifts from Dr. Brunetti, ProCare, and
the Brunetti Foundation affect research, teaching,
and patient care—the College’s key missions. Dr.
Brunetti and his organizations support research
through being the major benefactors for Clinic
and Research Day; teaching through the ProCare
Dental Group Implant and Innovations Center;
and patient care through the Brunetti Foundation’s
transformational gift of KaVo Kerr Group dental
equipment and technology. Dr. Brunetti’s support
touches on just about everything we do at the
College.”
“UIC is one of the top research universities in
the country,” Chancellor Amiridis said. “ We make
Align Technology to Provide
Funding for Orthodontic Research
Legacies and Leaders featured a pre-event expo of UIC
achievements. Dr. William Hamel II, ’83, and his wife,
Belinda Lutz-Hamel, discussed race cars with engineering
students.
the Chicago area more vibrant, but we have a
global impact. The contributions of Dr. Brunetti,
ProCare, and the Brunetti Foundation to the College
of Dentistry support us in a big way to advance
all of these strengths. He is a leader who has set
an example of putting innovation into action. His
generosity propels the stature and the reputation of
UIC and the College of Dentistry. With the help of
benefactors such as Dr. Brunetti, I am enthusiastic
about UIC’s great future.”
For a video shown at Legacies and Leaders,
featuring Dr. Brunetti and Dr. Stephen Campbell,
Head, Department of Restorative Dentistry, log on to
http://tinyurl.com/LegaciesLeaders15.
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Align Technology, a global manufacturer of clear
aligners, recently announced that it will award four
universities in North America and eight universities
worldwide with grants totaling $310,000. The funding
will be used to support projects that aim to provide
new insights into orthodontic treatment and the use
of intra-oral scanners. The UIC College of Dentistry
will be awarded $25,000.
According to Align Technology, the research
projects will focus on the evaluation of long-term
flexibility and translucency of clear retainers,
analysis of occlusion in patients before and after
Invisalign treatment, as well as assessment of
occlusal characteristics and oral health-related
quality of life, among other topics. Since 2013, the company has also been
awarding funding to research on intra-oral scanners
in order to give recognition to the rapid increase
in the utilization of this technology in orthodontics.
In 2015, the University of Illinois at Chicago and
Shandong University in China will receive $5,000
each to evaluate palatal rugae patterns using 3-D
digital models obtained with the iTero intra-oral
scanner and to evaluate the repeatability and
reliability of digital intra-oral scanning by different
operators under clinical conditions. The Principal Investigators are Dr. Phimon
Atsawasuwan, Assistant Professor, Orthodontics,
and Dr. Emilia Taneva, Clinical Assistant Professor,
Orthodontics.
─Courtesy of Dental Tribune
Dr. Emiliya Taneva.
Dr. Phimon Atsawasuwan.
Summer 2015
FREE Dental Lecture at UIC on
Children’s Oral Health
Attend a free lecture covering early
childhood caries and dental trauma
and earn 4 CE credits.
When: Saturday, October 24, 2015
8:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
(includes breakfast and
refreshments)
Where: UIC College of Dentistry
Lecture Hall South
801 S Paulina St.
Chicago, IL 60612
To register or for more information, visit
www.deltadentalil.com/uiclecture.
Presented by:
Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation
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Breaking Ne ws
College Cleans Up After
(Another) Flood
University and College Personnel
‘Dominate’ Difficult Situation
By William S. Bike
Torrential Rain
Chicago normally receives between three and
seven inches of rain in the month of August. On the
night of August 17-18, it received between two and
three inches in a period of a few hours.
The large amounts of water overwhelmed the
drainage capacity of the College’s roof. Normally,
that is not a problem; water would build up on the
roof and eventually drain and evaporate.
“Into each life, some rain must fall,” wrote Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow in his poem The Rainy Day.
When “some rain” became a torrential downpour
in Chicago on August 17 and 18, however, the
College faced unprecedented flooding on all floors,
and saw University and College personnel and
contractors swing into action to save the day.
‘To use a sports analogy, we dominated the
situation,” said Dean Clark Stanford.
The State of Illinois and the College are in the
first year of a three-year project renovating the
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)
system throughout the building (see related article,
page 23).
A tarpaulin-covered “penthouse” on the College roof. Water
seeped under the tarp and into the building.
Heavy rains caused water to pool on the roof as drainage
systems were overwhelmed.
“The HVAC project is critical to the College
building,” said Dr. Susan Rowan, Associate Dean
for Clinical Affairs. “It is going to provide a safe and
much more comfortable environment for everyone.”
As part of the project, work is being done on
the College’s two rooftop “penthouses,” which are
structures that include HVAC elements and feature
conduits for electrical wiring.
Because of that work, some penthouse walls
needed to be removed and replaced with plastic
tarpaulins, which were expected to protect the
structures from the weather.
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But with the HVAC construction on the roof, this
was not a normal situation.
“The water backed up and seeped underneath
the tarps, and then flowed down the conduits into
the building,” Dean Stanford explained.
That happened at about 11 p.m. Despite the
late hour, there were students in Lecture Hall North
who saw the water “cascading in,” Dr. Stanford said.
“They shot video footage of it.”
The students notified UIC Facilities
Management, which contacted Fred Chapa,
Director of Facilities for the College. Shortly after
midnight, “Fred already had some staff on site
starting to clean things up,” Dr. Stanford said. “But
the water was pouring in as it ran throughout the
middle of the building.”
Along with Lecture Hall North, the water flowed
to Central Sterilization, the Mozart Group Practice
Clinic, supply areas for the clinics, two elevator
shafts, storage closets, and some offices. The
College lost some computers, and the projection
equipment in Lecture Hall North was damaged.
“With Sterilization flooded and many of the
instruments contaminated, I had to cancel clinics
for a day-and-a-half,” Dr. Stanford said. “The
support staff, along with Robin Waner, Director of
Sterilization, literally rolled up their sleeves, put on
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gloves, and took all of those instrument cassettes
apart that had already been sterilized, cleaned up
all the instruments, repackaged them, and sterilized
them again. Luckily, we didn’t lose the autoclaves.”
“Storage closets from the first to the fifth floor
were affected,” explained Dr. Rowan. “The flow of
water caused a loss of supplies and materials.”
“We lost revenue because we had to shut down
the clinics,” Dr. Stanford added. “We also had to
shut down Lecture Hall North; what with the HVAC
repairs, some areas of the building are already
closed off so we’re very tight for space, and this just
exacerbated the problem. And we’re still determining
if we will have to replace carpeting and reupholster
the seating.”
The State of Illinois declared the flood a “Level I
Emergency.”
“That,” Dr. Stanford said, “allowed the HVAC
contractors to tap the expertise of Servpro,” which
is a firm that deals with water and fire remediation.
“They brought in fans and dehumidifiers which were
placed throughout the building, because the goal
was to prevent mold.”
He added, “They’re going to bore holes in
plaster walls in a few days to determine if there is
any moisture left. If there is, there might be drywall
replacement, but that is yet to be determined.”
Cost of the flood damage may turn out to be “in
six figures, if not more,” Dean Stanford said.
“Unfortunately, in construction projects of
this scope these types of incidents can occur,” Dr.
College staff Deborah Carr-Woods, Ginny Lothrop, and Jaleel
Muhammad trying to salvage materials after the flood.
Plastic sheeting on the ceiling helped catch and redirect some of
the water.
Rowan said. “In the end, the outcome of all the
work and effort will be beneficial to the College for
decades to come.”
Before the project even began, in November
2014 a burst pipe caused damage to the Brahms
Group Practice Clinic on the second floor.
‘Phenomenal response’
Concerning the August flood, “The response of
University and College personnel was phenomenal,”
Dr. Rowan said, noting that Mark Donovan,
UIC Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services;
Richard Anderson, UIC Director of Environmental
Health and Safety; the College’s Fred Chapa; and
Winston Atwater, UIC Superintendent of Building
Maintenance all came out to the building in the wee
hours of the morning, many of them bringing staff to
help out.”
“The contractors and the State also helped deal
with the issue as quickly as possible,” Dean Stanford
said.
Dr. Stanford expressed his gratitude to Dr.
Rowan; Dr. Darryl Pendleton, Associate Dean
for Student and Diversity Affairs, and Dr. Seema
Ashrafi, Interim Associate Dean for Academic
Affairs, who dealt with rearranging student space;
Mark Donovan and his Facilities Management Staff;
Janet Parker, UIC Associate Chancellor and Vice
Provost for Budget and Resource Planning; and
Provost Dr. Eric Gislason.
“We are fortunate to have the support of
University administrators who consider what we
do here at the College of Dentistry so critical to the
mission and vision of the University,” Dr. Rowan
said.
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falling and water pouring through our precious
College’s building.
“They did this with optimism and a vision that we
will dominate this challenge,” Dean Stanford said.
“Everybody was unbelievably responsive, and
everybody was helpful,” Dr. Rowan said.
“Even at the height of this problem, our staff,
faculty, and students were willing to roll up their
sleeves and didn’t walk away from the problem,” Dr.
Stanford said. “They took it on, and that says a lot
about this College.”
“We have the most incredible faculty, staff,
students, and even patients who were rerouted, had
to take stairs, had to make tremendous last minute
changes, and did it all without complaining,” Dr.
Rowan said.
“Our faculty, staff, and students are already
stressed, and I was amazed at their resilience
concerning the flood,” Dr. Stanford said. “No one lost
their cool. Everyone was constantly problem-solving.
There’s no one who said we couldn’t do it. Again,
everybody decided that ‘we are going to dominate
this situation.’”
Workers with equipment to clean up flooding.
Dr. Stanford also thanked “all the wonderful staff
who have stepped up to make sure our patients and
students are protected.”
“Everybody was incredible,” Dr. Rowan said.
“Our staff had to work hard to contact patients to let
them know that we had to cancel their appointments.
Nish Shivnani, AxiUm Support Specialist, made
emergency arrangements through the electronic
patient record for messages to go out to as many
scheduled patients as possible to inform them of
clinic closures. Our registration staff communicated
with patients who had not received the information
and who arrived at the College.”
“UIC Chancellor Michael Amiridis has referred
to a unique type of ‘grit’ that a UIC person has—a
determination and focus to get things done, to be the
best and to excel no matter what the challenges,”
Dean Stanford said. “I saw this ‘grit’ literally on
the faces of our staff, faculty, and students on that
Tuesday, cleaning up a nasty mess with ceilings
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The College had to scramble to relocate classes.
Dr. Stanford concluded, “In the end, our College
is about people. The educational and research
missions of our College make us distinctive; our
excellence and the pride it brings only make us
stronger.”
When it comes to the College of Dentistry and
UIC, that strength is something that “some rain”—or
even a flood—cannot change.
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Direct your support of the College
to where you want it to go!
Alumni and friends of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry are welcome to direct their
support to their favorite purpose: students, faculty, research, clinical care, infrastructure, and much more.
Please join the College’s generous donors by contributing to one of the gift funds listed below.
Office of the Dean
Department of Orthodontics
Annual Fund/Dean’s Fund for Excellence (331331)
A
.C.E. Student Scholars Fund (341931) “NEW”
Group Practice Clinic Renovation Fund (335802)
Dentistry Service Learning Fund (334791)
Dr. Moneim Zaki Curriculum Innovations Fund (335872)
Scholarships and Awards Fund (775056)
S
tudent Activities Fund (331329)
D
r. Allen W. Anderson Memorial Fund (771033)
R
ice Family Fund (558426)
K
ottemann Gallery of Dentistry (332133)
D
r. Bruce S. Graham and Linda M. Graham Scholarship
Fund (773981)
m S
taff Development and Enrichment Fund (337232)
m D
epartment of Orthodontics Unrestricted Fund (333011)
m D
rs. Bernard Schneider/Cyril Sadowsky Faculty Fund
(773418)
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
Department of Pediatric Dentistry
m P
ediatric Dentistry Clinic Renovation Fund (330973)
m P
ediatric Dentistry Unrestricted Fund (330542)
m D
r. Indru C. Punwani Resident and Faculty Development
Endowment Fund (773960)
Department of Periodontics
m P
eriodontics Clinic Renovation Fund (336361)
m P
eriodontics Unrestricted Fund (333278)
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Center for Microbiology of Oral Diseases
m D
r. Charles G. Maurice Fund (332349)
m D
r. Nijole Remeikis Endowment Fund (773313)
m R
estorative and Advanced Prosthodontics Clinic
Renovation Fund (337408)
m R
estorative Dentistry Unrestricted Fund (333555)
m D
r. S. Sol Flores and Mrs. Cecilia T. Flores Clinical
Prosthodontics Laboratory Fund (332805)
m D
r. Charles F. Nichols Occlusal Studies Student
Scholarship (335088)
Department of Oral Biology
DMD Advanced Standing Program
m O
ral Biology Unrestricted Fund (337403)
m Dr. James H. Fuller Scholarship Award (772165)
m H
istology Alumni and Friends Fund (331886)
m D
MDAS Program Unrestricted Fund (556719)
m Center
for Molecular Biology of Oral Diseases Unrestricted
Fund (332863)
Department of Endodontics
Research
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
m O
ral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic Renovation Fund
(333082)
m O
ral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unrestricted Fund (333086)
m D
aniel M. Laskin Society (341441)
m D
entistry Summer Student Research Award Fund (340345)
m C
enter for Wound Healing and Tissue Regeneration
Laboratory (335098)
m D
r. Isaac Schour Memorial Dentistry Student Research
Awards (335354)
Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
m O
ral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences Unrestricted Fund
(335088)
m C
enter for Diagnostic Imaging Fund (337719)
m O
ral Medicine Clinic (337179)
Please cut out this page and include with your check made payable to the University of Illinois Foundation. Please
note that 100% of your gift will be directed to the College of Dentistry fund of your choice. Please send your gift
to Ana Lisa Ogbac, Director of Donor Relations, College of Dentistry, MC 621, Room 404 EB, 801 S. Paulina St.,
Chicago, IL 60612-7211. Thank you for your generosity!
For more information, call (312) 996-0485 or email [email protected]
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Feature
Alumnus Dr. Cayetano
C. Eustaquio
Remembered for
Influence on Dentistry
In Philippines
By Dr. John M. Cutter
Shortly after Dr. G. V. Black published his textbook
Operative Dentistry, a young man named Cayetano
Cruz Eustaquio would board a ship in Manila Bay,
the Philippines. By the time of his return, he would
bring distinction not only to that country, but also
to the University of Illinois at Chicago College of
Dentistry.
The steamship, Empress of Russia, was famed
as assuring the fastest trans-Pacific crossing of
its day. Yet, leaving his home on June 13, 1921,
Eustaquio would make a month-long voyage first to
Hong Kong and then to Japan before finally landing
at Vancouver, Canada, on July 11.
As the Philippines enjoyed Commonwealth
status with the United States, Eustaquio traveled
under a United States passport; but North American
entry was often dictated by the relationship between
the steamship lines and railways. It was for this
reason that he would take the Canadian Pacific
Railroad to Toronto on the Great Lakes and then on
Dr. Cuyatano C. Eustaquio, in his graduation photo from the
University of Illinois College of Dentistry.
to Chicago— a journey of almost 10,000 miles.
While it was a U.S. requirement for all
immigrants to have a minimum of $18 to enter,
Dr. Eustaquio came prepared with $600—a truly
enormous sum, considering that the cost of the
average house at the time was $900. According to
his daughter, Nora Eustaquio Santos, now age
90, the family owned a number of race horses, and
apparently winnings more than sufficiently allowed
Cayetano Eustaquio to make the trip to further his
dental education.
Under the governing laws of the day, mentorship
and certification had allowed Eustaquio to practice
as a dentist in the Philippines. Practice income,
however, was meager with payment often made via
bartering food or the occasional chicken.
To the College and Back
Allied forces head for a suspected Japanese Army position at
edge of Baleta Pass, near Baugio, Luzon, the Philippines. The
liberation of the Philippines by the allies resulted in the release
of Dr. Eustaquio from a Japanese prison camp.
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Chicago was the destination of choice due to
the urging of Dr. Joaquin Ladao, a 1913 graduate
of the University of Illinois College of Dentistry and
the first Dean of the Philippine National University
College of Dentistry in 1922. Credited with
introducing American dentistry to an environment
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still accustomed to Hispanic culture, Dr. Ladao
convinced Eustaquio that he and the Philippine
nation at large would be better served by his
expanding his education in the U.S.— and at the
University of Illinois College of Dentistry in particular.
After graduating from the College in 1922,
Dr. Eustaquio would return to the Philippines, marry
Leonor Raymundo on April 30, 1924, and renew
his professional career in Santa Mesa, Sampaloc,
Manila.
In addition to his private practice, he continued
a close affiliation with Dr. Ladao. Being fluent in
English, Spanish, and his native Tagalog, he taught
at the National University College of Dentistry
(NUCD) and was credited with translating textbooks
on dentistry for student use.
In 1940, Dr. Eustaquio rose to the position of
Dean of the college until World War II forced the
NUCD to close its doors.
Undaunted by the war, he continued to teach
dentistry covertly to those students willing to risk
discovery by the occupying Imperial Japanese Army
and also gave aid and comfort to those Filipinos
fighting as guerrillas. Although imprisoned by Japan
during the last ten months of the war for “illegally”
distributing rice to citizens who had chosen him as
community leader, he was released with the Allies’
liberation of the Philippines.
“In the summer of 1944, his absence was
noticeable, but there could be no attempts to inquire
about his whereabouts,” recalled Dr. Sam Flores,
’59, Professor Emeritus of Restorative Dentistry at
the UIC College of Dentistry and a student of
Dr. Eustaquio’s.
“By accident I was told that he was in Fort
Santiago, the most horrible prison camp that was
used by the Japanese military for death penalty
inmates,” Dr. Flores continued. “By the grace of God
he was released and hospitalized in St. Luke’s. It
was here that he signed our diplomas. During my
visit for his signature, he talked about the atrocities,
the treatment, and the abuse he suffered during his
internment.”
One of the first dental schools reopening in
Manila after the 1945 Japanese surrender was
Centro Escolar University (CEU). Taking a small
number of male students from NUCD, Dr. Eustaquio
petitioned the university board to make the CEU
dental program (all-female since its founding in
1925-26) coed.
The previous Dean, Dr. Pedro Vergel de Dios,
had been killed in the war. Given the circumstances,
The connection between Centro Escolar University and the
University of Illinois College of Dentistry was a strong one,
and Dr. Allan G. Brodie (left), Dean and Chairman of the
Department of Orthodontics, even paid a special visit to CEU
in the Philippines.
the Board of CEU acquiesced to Dr. Eustaquio’s
proposal and named him Acting Dean. With the
war having interrupted the flow of modern dentistry,
Dr. Eustaquio again set out for the United States in
September 1946.
“He had made a fast recovery and was with
me at the University of Illinois College of Dentistry
at a refresher course program in 1947,” Dr. Flores
recalled.
Dr. Eustaquio returned to the Philippines about
a year after he arrived in the U.S., bringing with him
the latest in science, technology, and equipment
highlighted by the latest Ritter radiographic units.
Now fully invested as Dean, his tenure would
foster Centro Escolar’s becoming the leading
dental school and public dental infirmary in the
country by 1949. He oversaw new building with
the construction of the most advanced, modernly
equipped operative dentistry and prosthodontic
clinics. Enrollment increased dramatically, with male
students comprising 50% of the class population.
By 1950, a new science building with a surgical
amphitheater was erected. A year later, the pre- and
undergraduate-dental curriculum would increase to a
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six-year program, with Dr. Eustaquio also becoming
the Chair of the Prosthodontics Department.
Throughout this time, he recruited faculty from
U.S. dental schools and universities. He installed
Dr. Jose Valte as Director of the Dental Infirmary
and underwrote his traveling overseas in 1953
to observe clinical operations at the University of
Illinois and the University of Michigan. His return
would see Drs. Eustaquio and Valte introducing the
Philippines to the use of Vitallium chrome cobalt
alloy and modern vinyl acrylics in the construction of
partial dentures.
Strong Relationship With College
Dr. Eustaquio’s relationship with UIC never
waned. Numbering among the practitioners (no
less than 20 being family or close friends) who
cite him as a major influence in their decision to
become dentists are Dr. Virginia Chua, who took
her advanced studies at UIC; Dr. Osman Luis,
who was attached to the Histology Department;
and. Dr. Flores, who is an icon of the UIC College
of Dentistry and has taught at the College from the
1940s to the present.
Even Dr. Eustaquio’s son, Dr. Cayetano R.
Eustaquio, whose early exploratory attempts at
implant dentistry would open that gateway for the
Philippines, attended UIC in prosthodontics and
was taught by Dr. Flores. So strong in fact was the
Illinois connection that in 1954 Dr. Allan G. Brodie,
MS ’34, PhD ’40, then the Dean and Chairman
of the Department of Orthodontics, would pay a
special visit to CEU in the Philippines. And, in 1956,
CEU would award the first post-graduate degree in
Periodontology to Dr. Francis Kysela, a graduate
of Marquette University and a Fulbright Exchange
student.
Dr. Sam Flores (right), ’58, addressing the audience at the
College’s 2015 Graduation Luncheon with Dr. Dan Hilo, ’91.
Dr. Flores was a student of Dr. Eustaquio’s.
“Dr. Eustaquio was a disciplinarian like
Dr. Brodie—but he was the kindest guy when you
got to know him,” Dr. Flores said. “He was a true
friend.”
Centro Escolar University School of Dentistry is
celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2015. Currently
serving 3,600 dental students from the Philippines
and around the world, it offers a four-year program
leading to the degree of Doctor of Dental Medicine,
as well as Master of Science degrees in Dental
Health education, Orthodontics, and Periodontology.
The first and only Level IV accredited dental
program in the Philippines, it was the first dental
school to be peer viewed by the South East Asia
Association for Dental Education (SEAADE).
Named Emeritus Dean in 1963 until his death in
1965, Dr. Eustaquio still remains the longest tenured
Equipment at the
Centro Escolar
University shortly
after Dr. Eustaquio
became Dean.
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Dean in the history of CEU. Honored for his service
by the university, it was said that, “…Dr. Eustaquio,
with his conservative, yet sufficiently progressive
idealism…[and] his maturity…was a man upon
whom the College built its roots…[with] a philosophy
that overlooked and over-rode the difficult and trivial
while focusing on the mission of the College and the
education of dentists…”
Indeed, the strength of any institution can
be measured by the quality of the individuals it
attracts. And, in the life and service of Dr. Cayetano
C. Eustaquio, the Philippines, Centro Escolar
University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago
can be justifiably proud.
References
Centro Escolar University, Then & Now, 1907-1957;
CEU publishing; 1957
Lourdes Maramba-Ceballos, A.B., D.D.S., M.S.;
Centro Escolar University College of Dentistry 19251965 Ruby Anniversary; CEU publishing; 05-26-65.
Santos, Nora Eustaquio; San Mateo, Rizal, Manila,
Philippines; personal interviews Jan.-Apr., 2015.
Author
Dr. John M. Cutter, BA ’74, The Ohio State
University; DDS ’76, The Ohio State University
College of Dentistry; private practice, general
dentistry, Ohio and California, 1976-2010; one of
three principal dentists for the National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) program
for Westat and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention overseeing research locations and
data acquisition across the United States, 20102014. Dr. Cutter is the husband of Joi Santos Aquino
Cutter, grand-daughter of Dr. Eustaquio.
Centro Escolar College of Dentistry Silver Jubilee
1925-1951; CEU publishing; 02-04-51.
Centro Escolar University (above), like the UIC College of Dentistry, remains a thriving institution.
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Ne ws
Grant to Expand
Horizons for Pediatric
Dentistry Residents;
Some to Earn MPH
The Department of Pediatric Dentistry has been
awarded a $1.5 million grant by the Federal Health
Resources and Services Administration.
The grant will allow Pediatric Dentistry residents
to improve their knowledge and skills in public health
dentistry, advocacy, and leadership, and provide
them with the opportunity to improve access to
care for vulnerable populations through pursuing
alternative careers in academics, research, dental
public health, and oral health policy. The grant will
pay for tuition for two residents to pursue an MPH
degree and another two to earn a Certificate in
Public Health in cooperation with the UIC School of
Public Health.
The grant also will provide all Pediatric Dentistry
residents the opportunity to teach oral health
principles and management of children, including
special needs youngsters, in the subspecialty
medical clinics at the U of I Hospital and partner
clinics, where they will have an opportunity to
experience different models of care. They will also
receive training in leadership skills development.
Dr. Marcio da Fonseca, Department Head,
and Dr. David Avenetti, Director of the Pediatric
Dentistry Postgraduate Program, were the Principal
Investigators on this grant and will run the program.
“The funding is approved for five years,”
Dr. Avenetti explained. “The first year will be
the planning year, and the next four will be for
implementation.
“We are going to solicit applicants to the MPH
program and develop partnerships with clinics the
College already has a collaboration with so our
residents can rotate through to experience delivery
of care in a different environment,” Dr. Avenetti
continued. “We will also strengthen our ties with the
U of I Hospital in terms of educating physicians and
residents about pediatric oral health issues.”
“We have nine residents per year, and every
year will include two in the Certificate in Public
Health Program and two in the MPH program,” Dr.
da Fonseca explained. “The others will continue to
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The Department of Pediatric Dentistry recently earned a
grant to expand its public health component.
earn a Master’s in Oral Science and/or a Certificate
in Pediatric Dentistry.” The grant will also provide a
stipend for the MPH students in their third year.
“One of our goals is to focus on leadership
training and get people oriented to advocacy in
public health so they can consider alternative career
choices in Pediatric Dentistry such as academics,
research, dental public health, and oral health policy
and administration,” Dr. Avenetti said. “But if they
go into clinical pediatric dentistry, they will be able
to apply their public health knowledge to clinical
practice.”
Besides readying residents for private practice,
“It’s also our vision to graduate people interested
in an academic career,” Dr. da Fonseca said.
“There is a shortage of dental faculty around the
country. We’re also hoping to make our program
more attractive by offering an enriching educational
experience and so attract a more diverse pool of
candidates who may have an interest in pursuing an
alternative career in the specialty.”
“Another of our goals was to increase access to
care for vulnerable populations,” Dr. Avenetti said.
“We want to not only send our residents to sites to
deliver direct care, but have them educate others
to also provide care for the underserved in their
settings. We want to develop leaders who can train
others.”
“But everyone, not only the people in those
programs, will benefit because they will be rotating
through community partner sites and the University
of Illinois Hospital, and doing leadership training”
Dr. Avenetti said.
“Only a handful of schools earned this grant,”
Dr. da Fonseca noted. “The fact that we are one of
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them speaks to the strength of our plans and to the
strength of UIC itself.
“Our historic mission is serving the vulnerable
populations of the State of Illinois, and we think that
the people who go through this program will have a
better idea of what public health means and how to
serve the underserved,” Dr. da Fonseca concluded.
“It will be a great addition to our graduate program.”
HVAC Project Affecting
All Areas of College
The College is undergoing a project to renovate its
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)
system.
It began in March, and was slated to be
completed 27 months later in June of 2017.
However, the recent period in which the State of
Illinois was operating with no budget brought work
to a temporary halt, and so the project may continue
later into 2017.
In addition to improved temperature control,
the project also will include replacement of older
ceilings and lighting fixtures in the building, as well
as providing a sprinkler system in every area of the
College.
The work is a State of Illinois Capital Project,
with the $20.8 million cost paid for by State funds,
rather than as a University or College project. It had
been under consideration for four years.
“It took that many years to go through the
incredible amount of survey, design, and bidding
work,” said Dr. Susan Rowan, ’84, Associate Dean
for Clinical Affairs, the College administrator who is
leading the project.
She noted that the project involves the members
of the State of Illinois Capital Development Board
(CDB); UIC administration, as the “owners” of the
building; and the faculty, staff, and students of the
College of Dentistry as the “users” of the building.
Dr. Rowan noted that up to ten contractors
are involved with the project, including experts in
ventilation, plumbing, electric, and abatement.
“There are up to 75 individuals working in
different areas of the building at any given time,”
Dr. Rowan said.
The process is vertical, Dr. Rowan explained.
“Whatever area on the first floor is affected, the
same space on the second, third, fourth, and fifth
floors and basement will be affected as well,” she
said. “That is because the air handling units in
this building are connected vertically, rather than
horizontally by floor.”
Administrators know the greatest challenge will
be continuing College employees’ and students’
work during construction.
“We will continue to focus on our mission of
student education, patient care, and research,”
Dr. Rowan said. “To do that, we will need to relocate
individuals temporarily at various phases, because
every part of the building will be impacted.”
Dr. Rowan noted that the College community
has been “incredibly resilient, adaptable, and
understanding,” she said. “There have been
significant changes in relation to timeline and
phases of the project, with some individuals
relocated to temporary quarters for longer periods
than anticipated. The faculty, staff, and students
have demonstrated great tolerance of noise, dust,
The HVAC project will impact every area of the College, and
result in new ceilings in many locations.
temperature fluctuations, and periodic closures of
rooms with fortitude and a ‘we’re all in this together’
spirit.
“Our hope and expectation is that by the end of
the project, we will have a fully sprinklered building
that provides the appropriate heating and cooling
to ensure the comfort of the faculty, staff, students,
and patients,” Dr. Rowan said. “The outcome will
not only be a more comfortable building but a safer
building, less likely to suffer from burst pipes and the
damage that results, with better lighting and modern
esthetically pleasing ceilings.”
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Community Health Honors College
CommunityHealth Chicago, the largest free medical
clinic in Cook County providing comprehensive
medical and dental services for the uninsured,
recently honored the College of Dentistry for its
student-run dental program at the clinic with an
award.
The clinic is located at 2611 W. Chicago Ave.
Dr. Michael Dunlap, ’92, Clinical Assistant
Professor, Restorative Dentistry, accepted the
award.
Dr. Michael Dunlap (2nd from right) accepted the award
from CommunityHealth Chicago. He is shown with Dr.
Michael Santucci; Dr. Farah Shakir, ’15; and Dr. Roxanne
Bavarian, ’15.
“The award we received was for the UIC’s
volunteer dental program at the clinic,” Dr. Dunlap
explained. “Students from the College’s chapters
of the Student National Dental Association and
Hispanic Student Dental Association volunteer every
fourth Saturday to provide free dental services, so
we received the award for providing those services.”
Dr. Dunlap is the College’s faculty member who
works with the SNDA and HSDA at the clinic. He
also serves on CommunityHealth Chicago’s Board
of Directors.
For more information about CommunityHealth
Chicago, call (773) 395-9901 or log on to www.
communityhealth.org.
UIC, Loyola University Chicago, and Northwestern
University dental alumni, as well as alumni of other
dental schools, friends, and spouses are invited.
Participants may shoot on one of the club’s
several championship golf courses, including
Dubsdread, home of the Western Open.
In addition, the golf outing will end with an
evening dinner.
There will be a shotgun start at 2 p.m., so that all
golfers will be able to finish and have dinner at the
same time.
Dr. Thomas J. King, ’71, Chair; and Drs. Don
Doyle, ’78; and Charles DiFranco, Loyola ’81,
compose the Golf Outing Committee.
The fun activity also has proven to be a
networking opportunity, as more alumni from Loyola,
Northwestern, and other dental schools have
attended in recent years.
Alumni who belong to special anniversary
classes in 2016, those classes whose graduation
year ended in a “1” or “6,” are encouraged to get
together at the Golf Outing as part of their Reunion
activities.
The price for golf, a golf cart, and the dinner is
$125. If requesting to play Dubsdread, the price is
$195. For non-golfers wishing to attend, the price for
the dinner alone is $40.
Prizes also are given for golfing prowess and
predictions.
Those interested in golfing should fill out the
form on page 69 to reserve a spot.
Call Ana Lisa Ogbac of the College’s Office
of Advancement and Alumni Affairs at (312) 9960485, or e-mail her at [email protected], for more
information.
Golf Outing Scheduled
The 24th annual Golf Outing, an event hosted by
the College and the UIC Dental Alumni Association
Board of Directors, will be held at Cog Hill Golf
and Country Club, 12294 Archer Ave., Lemont, IL,
60439, (866) 264-4455, on Wednesday, Sept. 16. All
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Tee up at the College’s Golf Outing on Sept. 16.
Summer 2015
Ectodermal Dysplasias
Conference Set
The National Foundation of Ectodermal Dysplasias
will present its Regional Healthcare Provider
Conference, “Interprofessional Approach to the
Management of Ectodermal Dysplasias,” Friday,
Sept. 18, from 12:30 to 5 p.m. at the UIC College
of Dentistry. Admission is free and there will be four
hours of Continuing Education credit.
Talks will include dental and craniofacial aspects
related to the ectodermal dysplasias, dermatology
issues, genetics, and outcomes of an innovative
proteomic clinical trial. One of the speakers will be
the Dean of the UIC College of Dentistry, Dr. Clark
Stanford.
Registration is at https://edschicagoconference.
eventbrite.com. More information is at http://www.
ectodermaldysplasiasconference.com/midwest.html.
College of Dentistry Wins
Challenge of the Deans Free
Throw Contest in Double Overtime
Mark J. Valentino, Assistant Vice Chancellor for
Advancement, and student Fadi Elayyan, brought
home the Dean’s Challenge trophy to the College of
Dentistry this year.
In the Dean’s Challenge, a Dean or Associate or
Assistant Dean and a student compete against their
counterparts from other UIC colleges at halftime of a
UIC Flames game in a free-throw shooting contest.
The two-person team scoring the highest number of
points is crowned the champion.
This year’s contest was held at halftime of the
UIC Flames game against Oakland University’s
Golden Grizzlies on Feb. 5, 2015. At the end of
the free-throw contest the College of Dentistry’s
Valentino and Elayyan were tied with the College
of Pharmacy team, Dean Jerry Bauman and thirdyear student Cong Nguyen. The two teams had
beaten out teams from the College of Applied Health
Sciences, the College of Engineering (the defending
champions), and the College of Education.
As the UIC and Oakland basketball teams came
back on the court to start the second half it was
determined that Valentino and Dr. Bauman would
have a shootout during the first media timeout of the
second half. That timeout came, Valentino and
Dr. Bauman shot free throws again, and were tied
once more at 4-4 at the end of the timeout.
So, they went into double overtime during the
Student Fadi Elayyan and Assistant Vice Chancellor for
Advancement Mark J. Valentino won the Challenge of the
Deans.
second media timeout. Valentino his fifth free throw
of the timeout, winning in double overtime 5-4.
“The event was a great experience, and I’m
glad I had the opportunity to do it,” Elayyan said.
“Hopefully I’ll get an opportunity to defend our title
next year!”
A College of Dentistry team also won the trophy
in 2013.
Dr. Bill Knight Named
Academic Dean at OHSU
Dr. Bill Knight, who has served the College in
various roles since 2001, was named Academic
Dean at the Oregon Health and Science University
School of Dentistry. He joins OHSU Dean Phillip T.
Marucha, who previously was Associate Dean for
Research at the UIC College of Dentistry.
“I promised myself I’d never do another
accreditation, but that’s the first thing I’m going to be
doing when I get there,” Dr. Knight said, laughing.
At the UIC College of Dentistry, Dr. Knight
served as Assistant Dean for Clinical Education,
Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and
Interim Dean. Previously, he was on the faculty of
the University of Michigan and was Academic and
Clinical Dean at the University of Detroit Mercy.
The creation of the DMD curriculum was the
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Dr. Thomas C.
Hart Directing
ADAF Volpe
Research
Center
Dr. Bill Knight.
highlight of his time at UIC, he said.
The UIC College of Dentistry curriculum “sets
our graduates apart from graduates anywhere else
in the country,” Dr. Knight said. “They are prepared
for all of the likely changes that are going to occur in
dentistry specifically and healthcare overall.”
The American
Dental Association
Foundation (ADAF)
has named Dr.
Thomas C. Hart as
the Director of the
ADAF Dr. Anthony
Volpe Research
Center (VRC).
Dr. Hart had
Dr. Thomas C. Hart.
been Professor
of Periodontics
and Director of
Craniofacial Population Sciences Research at the
College. He is a former Head of the Department of
Periodontics.
Dr. Hart also currently serves as the chair of the
ADA Council on Scientific Affairs.
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Summer 2015
Record Attendance at Reunion
A record total of 275 UIC College of Dentistry,
Loyola University Chicago School of Dentistry,
and Northwestern University alumni, spouses,
faculty, guests, and dignitaries enjoyed an
evening of reconnecting, awards, and music
the evening of April 17 at the College’s Reunion
Dinner at Carlisle Banquets in Lombard, IL.
Chaired by Dr. Robert J. Ficek, ’62, and his
wife, Jean, and organized by Ana Lisa Ogbac,
Director of Donor Relations, the Reunion saw
anniversary classes honored whose graduation
year ended in a zero or five, and seven UIC and
Loyola alumni also honored.
Dr. Arlene Engert, ‘83, President of the UIC
Dental Alumni Association Board of Directors,
was master of ceremonies.
Dr. Frank A. Maggio, Loyola DDS ’71,
UIC Periodontics ’75, received the Dr. Irwin B.
Robinson President’s Leadership Award for his
service as President of the Board in 2014-2015.
Dr. Alexander H. Chan, ’78, Prosthodontics
’80, was conferred the University of Illinois Alumni
Association Loyalty Award. Dr. Chan is a Clinical
Associate Professor of Restorative Dentistry at
the College. Along with his decades of service to
the College as a faculty member, Dr. Chan was
one of the Co-Chairs of the We Care, We Count
faculty component of the Centennial Campaign.
Dr. Thomas C. Lakars, ’67, MS Anatomy
’69, received the Dr. F. William Towner Organized
Dentistry Activity Award. Dr. Lakars served
on the faculty for 44 years, most recently
in the Department of Oral Biology. He has
been involved with the international dental
fraternity Delta Sigma Delta for five decades,
including having served as served as Supreme
Grand Master. He also has been active in the
International Association for Dental Research/
American Association for Dental Research.
Dr. Susan A. Rowan, ’84, was granted
the Dr. E. Lloyd Du Brul Faculty Achievement
Award. Dr. Rowan is Associate Dean for Clinical
Affairs and Clinical Associate Professor of
Restorative Dentistry at the College. She formerly
was Managing Partner of the Monet Clinic and
has enjoyed more than 20 years as a clinical
instructor and course director.
Dr. Michael J. Biasiello, Loyola DDS ’85,
garnered the Dr. Raffaele Suriano Award, which
is given for important contributions to dentistry
in the Chicago area on the part of a faculty
member or alumnus of a Chicago-area dental
school, reflecting the contributions of the late Dr.
Raffaele Suriano, Dean of the Loyola University
School of Dentistry. Dr. Biasiello was one of the
leading alumni who was instrumental in the effort
to bring Loyola alumni into the UIC College of
Dentistry family.
Dr. Brian C. Homann, ’12, was the inaugural
recipient of the Young Alumnus/Alumna of the
Year Award. He was honored for his outstanding
work in serving the underserved. He is a founding
participant in the student-run clinic Goldie’s Place
and wrote a manual for dental students across
the nation to follow as they create their own
clinics.
Dr. Frank W. Licari, ’86, was named the
Distinguished Dental Alumnus. He is Dean of the
Roseman University College of Dental Medicine
in Utah. Dr. Licari previously had been Associate
Dean for Academic Affairs at the Midwestern
University College of Dental Medicine. He had
served in a variety of administrative and faculty
positions at the UIC College of Dentistry, and
played a key role in changing the College’s
curriculum to result in the DMD degree. (See
related article on page 49.)
The 2016 Reunion will be held on Friday,
April 15, 2016, at the Carlisle. All classes whose
graduation years end in a one or six will receive
special honors.
All UIC and Loyola alumni are invited to
Reunion 2016, but to hold costs down, only
members of class years ending in one or six
will receive a formal invitation. (See inside front
cover.)
For more information on the 2016 Reunion or
to serve as a class representative, call Ogbac at
(312) 996-0485.
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Reunion 2015
Elder statesmen Dr. Bennett Klavan, ’44, and Dr. Morris
Cohen, ’48.
Dr. Frank A. Maggio, Loyola DDS ’71, UIC Periodontics
’75, received the Dr. Irwin B. Robinson President’s
Leadership Award from Mrs. Louise Robinson.
Alumni were all smiles during the cocktail hour as they reconnected with friends and classmates.
Dr. Gene Romo, ’97 (right), of the University of Illinois
Alumni Association UIC Campus Alumni Advisory
Board and the College’s Alumni Board, presented the
Alumni Loyalty Award to Dr. Alexander H. Chan, ’78,
Prosthodontics ’80.
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UIC Dental Alumni Association Board of Directors
President and Master of Ceremonies Dr. Arlene Engert,
’83, with Dr. Thomas C. Lakars, ’67, MS Anatomy ’69,
who received the Dr. F. William Towner Organized
Dentistry Activity Award.
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Dr. Engert with Dr. Susan A. Rowan, ’84, recipient of
the Dr. E. Lloyd Du Brul Faculty Achievement Award.
Dr. Michael J. Biasiello, Loyola DDS ’85, received the Dr.
Raffaele Suriano Award from Dr. Engert.
Dr. Brian C. Homann, ’12, shown with Dr. Engert, was
the inaugural recipient of the Young Alumnus/Alumna of
the Year Award.
Dr. Frank W. Licari, ’86, recipient of the Distinguished
Dental Alumnus Award, with Dean Clark Stanford.
The 50-year anniversary UIC Class of ‘65 had the largest
turnout.
The 40-year Class of ’75 had the largest turnout of Loyola
alumni.
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President's Messa ge
Events Demonstrate
that University,
College of Dentistry
are in Good Hands
Dear Alumni and Friends:
It is an honor, privilege, and great responsibility for
me to be the President of your UIC Dental Alumni
Association Board of Directors. I have greatly
enjoyed representing College of Dentistry Alumni at
both University and College events.
My first event as President was Chancellor
Michael Amiridis’s Campus Alumni Board Meet
and Greet, held April 2 for members and officers of
various UIC colleges’ Alumni Boards. There, I met
and had a long talk with Chancellor Amiridis about
the University and the College.
Chancellor Amiridis then gave a formal
presentation, and if you ever have the opportunity to
hear him speak, I hope you’ll take advantage of it.
He’s a very down-to-earth and humorous speaker,
and he also really knows the strengths of UIC
and has been conveying them to local, state, and
national leaders. On his very first day on the job, he
had breakfast with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel,
and he’s been discussing the billions of dollars of
economic impact provided by UIC to the State of
Illinois with Governor Bruce Rauner as well.
He understands UIC’s strength as a public,
urban research institution that is a key contributor
to a vibrant metropolitan area with a global impact.
“I’m looking forward to working tirelessly with
all members of the academic and surrounding
community as we develop new and innovative
models of serving the needs of the city, the state,
and their citizens, while at the same time we
advance the stature and reputation of our institution,”
Chancellor Amiridis said.
He also said, “There is a lot of work to do,
and I need your help,” showing he understands
the importance of alumni activities in moving the
University forward. “The things you like about UIC,
let the world know. The things you don’t like, let us
know and give us a chance to correct them.”
Clearly, he understands that the University plays
a critical role not only in transforming the lives of
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President Arlene Engert, ’83, (left), presenting Katie Serrano
with the North Shore Women Dentists Scholarship at the
2015 Graduation and Awards Luncheon.
students, but driving progress for Chicagoland, the
state, and the nation. UIC is in good hands with the
new Chancellor in charge.
The UIC Dental Alumni Association Board
of Directors held its Spring meeting April 23 in
conjunction with the University’s Legacies and
Leaders celebration, a UIC-wide event honoring
active volunteers and donors who spur innovation
and excellence, advancing scholarship, research,
and community service at UIC. At that Board
meeting, it was confirmed that the College is in good
hands as well under the direction of Dean Clark
Stanford. As he gave us his Dean’s report, we were
impressed with his grasp of the strengths and needs
of the College, and his plans for the College’s future.
For more information, see the Dean’s Message on
page 3.
At Legacies and Leaders, the College of
Dentistry received special recognition, as
Dr. Robert G. Brunetti, President and CEO of
Summer 2015
ProCare Dental Group, PC, and President of the
Guy D. and Rebecca E. Brunetti Foundation,
was one of those honored. Dr. Brunetti and his
organizations he runs have been some of the
College’s most generous benefactors. For more
information, see article on page 10.
Also in April, the College held its annual Reunion
for UIC, Loyola, and Northwestern dental alumni.
I’m pleased to report that we had the largest-ever
attendance at a College of Dentistry Reunion. I
enjoyed being the Master of Ceremonies, although
it was hard to hear myself speak with all of the
boisterous fun and visiting going on! But that’s what
Reunions are for, and I really enjoyed seeing all of
the alums’ happy faces as they reconnected with old
friends. Alumni of the three institutions are showing
tremendous spirit and better support for the College
than ever.
On May 6, I also was pleased to welcome the
College’s graduating seniors as they become our
colleagues as alumni at the Graduation and Awards
Luncheon. It was another event filled with happy
faces as students anticipated their Commencement
a few days later, and as many of them received
scholarship support that is crucial to them as they
work on paying the debt incurred in their dental
education as they step into the world of dental
practice. See article on page 46.
The College’s Advancement team is increasing
its effort to raise funds for scholarships for
its students—a great group of young people
committed to improving both the health of the
public and serving the underserved. The College’s
Advancement team would love to tell you more
about funding scholarships, so if you’d like to learn
how to help, give them a call at (312) 996-0485 or
email [email protected].
the College and its board welcome you and your
involvement in College events.
We have professional development and
networking opportunities, and a lot of fun, too. I’m
looking forward to seeing you at the next event!
Sincerely,
Dr. Arlene M. Engert, ’83
President, UIC Dental Alumni Association
Board of Directors
[email protected]
Working Together
Along with Chancellor Amiridis and Dean
Stanford, the Board and I want to work with you to
make your alumni experience the best it can be.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me about alumni
relations, the College, and anything else on your
mind. I’d welcome hearing from you by email at
[email protected] or by phone at (847) 698-2161.
Whether you’ve been an active alumnus or
have not been involved in the College for a while, or
if you’re an alum of the Loyola University Chicago
School of Dentistry, the Northwestern University
School of Dentistry, or another dental school,
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Alumni Cla ss Ne ws
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papers, abstracts, and book chapters. He retired as
Associate Dean Emeritus in 2000, after 32 years
of service. He has held various offices and served
on numerous committees with the International and
the American Associations of Dental Research,
the American Association of Dental Schools,
the American Dental Association, the American
Association for the Advancement of Science
(elected Fellow) and the National Institutes of
Health. Engaged in local community activities, Tom
was recently acknowledged for 40 years of service
to the Augusta Richmond County Library, having
served as President of the Board of Trustees and
the Friends of the Augusta Library for several terms.
As Honorary Trustee and former President for four
years (1997-2000), he has been as active a member
in the Augusta Genealogical Society.
Daniel Laskin, Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery, Richmond, VA, came to the
College in June to attend the seventh annual
Dr. Daniel M. Laskin Lecture. It was presented by
Dr. Tim Turvey, Professor and Chair of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of North
Carolina, on “Current Therapy in Orthognathic
Surgery.”
Dr. Tim Turvey, (right) Professor and Chair of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) at the University of North
Carolina, presented the seventh annual Dr. Daniel M. Laskin
Lecture, “Current Therapy in Orthognathic Surgery,” He
visited with (left to right) Dr. Michael Miloro, Head, OMFS,
UIC College of Dentistry; Dean Clark Stanford; and Dr.
Laskin, OMFS ’52, former Head of OMFS.
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Deane E. Doolen, Havana, IL, writes that
since retiring from private practice in 2009,
he has continued to provide oral health services for
underprivileged patients via a mobile clinic. Also, the
Mason County Health Department, Mason District
Hospital, and Deane’s company EDI Ltd. have
undertaken a collaborative effort to provide parttime dental services in the hospital’s specialty clinic.
His wife, Ann, is volunteering her time to help with
related administrative duties.
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Thomas R. Dirksen, Augusta, GA,
recently was given the Georgia Historical
Records Advisory Council Lifetime Achievement
Award. Since joining the faculty of the Medical
College of Georgia School of Dentistry in 1967,
Tom has published more than 150 scientific
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Dr. Linda Nobel, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for the
Board of Regents, University System of Georgia; Dr. Thomas
R. Dirksen, ’57, Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council
Lifetime Achievement Award recipient; Jean T. Dirksen, wife
of Dr. Dirksen; and Toby Graham, Chair of the GHRACL
and University of Georgia Librarian and Associate Provost.
’61
George Brent, Wilmette, IL, and his
survival of the Auschwitz concentration
camp in World War II, were the subjects of an article
in the April 6 ADA News.
Bill Kort, Oak Brook, IL, sent in this
remembrance of going to the University of Illinois
at Navy Pier: “I had a class about three-quarters of
the way out on the pier. One young fellow had physed just off the pier and couldn’t seem to make it to
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the lecture hall on time. He would come in a few
minutes late every week. This really bothered the
professor greatly. This hall had one set of double
doors, so one day the prof waited until everyone was
in and put a two-by-four through the door handles,
essentially locking out the tardy runner. We all heard
him rattle the door to no avail, then all was quiet.
The lecture went on until a hand saw came through
the two doors and sawed the two-by-four in half.
When the doors opened, the young man came in
and said, ‘Sorry sir, some (expletive deleted) put a
board in the door handles.’ You had to really want to
go to college to go to Navy Pier!”
’65
Morris Hicks retired from active practice
in December 2014.
Richard McDaniel, MS Orthodontics ’71,
Springfield, IL, retired from practice. His gift of his
collection of Dental Cosmos, which was published
from 1859 to 1936 to the Chicago Dental Society
was the subject of an article in the May/June CDS
Review.
is in private practice in Glenview, IL. He lectures
internationally and is widely published. He is cofounder and Chairman of Cosmedent, where he is
responsible for its educational programs and product
development.
Richard B. Waghalter, Bellaire, TX, launched a
new website featuring videos and information about
practice services at www.HealthySmilesOfHouston.
com, created in partnership with SmartBox Web
Marketing.
’69
Dan Uditsky, Schaumburg, IL, recently
was honored with a 50-year pin and
certificate by Alpha Omega Fraternity for 50 years of
membership. Dan served as International President
of AO in 2009 and was the first University of Illinois
at Chicago College of Dentistry graduate to hold
this most prestigious office. In addition, he served
as President of the UIC Dental Alumni Association
Board of Directors for three terms and, to date, has
been the only person to do this.
’66
K. William “Buddy” Mopper, MS
Pediatric Dentistry, was honored by the
American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD)
with an award for “Outstanding Innovation in
Cosmetic Dentistry.” This is the third award given to
Dr. Mopper by the world’s largest cosmetic dental
society. The previous awards were for “Lifetime
Commitment to Providing Excellence in Continuing
Education in Cosmetic Dentistry” and “Outstanding
Contribution to Cosmetic Dentistry.” He currently
Dr. Michael Barrows, ’73, Endodontics ’77, MS Histology ’81,
operating a radar gun.
’73
Dr. Buddy Mopper, MS Pediatric Dentistry ’66, with his
wife, Joan.
Michael Barrows, Endodontics ’77, MS
Histology ’81, Frankfort, IL, was presented
a Certificate of Achievement for having completed
the twelve-week curriculum of the Citizens’ Police
Academy. Mike’s mentor was Officer Leanne Bender
of the Frankfort Police. Frankfort Police Chief John
Burica congratulated Mike on his achievement.
Mike operates a radar gun, checking for speeders in
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Frankfort as part of its “Seniors on Patrol” program.
“It is really fun trying something totally different from
dentistry in retirement,” Mike said.
Rick Hutchins, Naperville, IL, has retired
from clinical practice. He writes, “I have developed
a strong passion for oral systemic health. I’m a
member of the American Academy for Oral Systemic
Health and am currently serving as its Speaker
Liaison for the upcoming Scientific Session in
Dallas next September. I’ve also partnered with
several other AAOSH members in an OSH business
introducing Wellness Centers to dental teams.”
Daniel Janowski, Endodontics ’79, Elmwood
Park, IL, has added associate Neil Singh to his
practice.
Jin-Moon Soh, Pediatric Dentistry, MS ’74,
Inverness, IL, left the College in December 2014. He
had retired in 2006, but had stayed on part time for
the next eight years.
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Gary M. Christensen, Leesburg, FL,
has retired. He writes that he and his wife,
Karen, are busy taking care of parents, enjoying
spending time with six grandchildren, and going on
cruises.
Dr. David Kumamoto (right), ’76, MS ’78, received the Lou
Liay Spirit Award. He is pictured with Dr. Eric Gislason,
then-Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and
Provost and Interim Chancellor.
Dr. Jin-Moon Soh, Pediatric Dentistry ’73, MS ’74 (right)
with two of his mentors, the late Dr. Allen Anderson, ’64, and
Dr. Indru Punwani, at Jeju Island, Korea.
’75
Antonio Cardenas, MS Pediatric
Dentistry, Colombia, coauthored a
textbook called Temprano No, A Tiempo (Early
Not, On Time), which deals with preventive and
interceptive orthodontics covering from deciduous
dentition to permanent dentition. The other author
is an orthodontist, Dr. Gonzalo Uribe, also from
Colombia S.A. He is in the process of editing the fifth
edition of his textbook Fundamentos de Odontología
Pediátrica (Fundamentals of Pediatric Dentistry).
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Dr. David Kumamoto, MS ’78, Chicago,
received the Lou Liay Spirit Award from the
University of Illinois Alumni Association at the UIC
Flames game on Feb. 28. Dr. Kumamoto is a retired
faculty member and was the UIC Flames team
dentist for three decades. The award is presented
for extraordinary spirit and pride in support of the
University and Alumni Association. It is named for
Lou Liay, former Executive Director of the Alumni
Association.
Timothy Robieson, Bridgeview, IL, has retired.
’79
’80
Patrick Fleming (see Scott Fleming,
’12).
Patrick Foley, Lake Zurich, IL, has been
selected to serve as one of the directors
of the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO). This
long-term volunteer position will eventually result
in his being named the President of the ABO, a
prestigious national position. The ABO establishes
and maintains the high level of professionalism
required for board certified orthodontists. Dr. Foley
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’88
continues to practice full-time in Lake Zurich, and
he also serves as a part-time clinical instructor in
orthodontics at the Center for Advanced Dental
Education at Saint Louis University.
’81
James K. Weiss, Bloomington, IL, was
featured in an article in the Bloomington
Pantagraph about the Foehr Group dental practice.
’82
Ted Borris, Mt. Prospect, IL, joined the
Chicago Dental Society staff as Director of
Scientific Programs.
Cindy Satko, MS OMFS ’86, spoke to the
Chicago Dental Society West Suburban Branch on
Jan. 13.
’83
Paul Caputo (see Zach Hernann, ’13)
Sheri B. Doniger, Lincolnwood, IL, is
President of the American Association of Women
Dentists. An article about her assuming this post
appeared in the March/April CDS Review.
Susan Becker Doroshow, Skokie, IL, President
of the Chicago Dental Society, was the cover story in
the Jan./Feb. 2015 edition of the CDS Review.
’84
Susan
Rowan,
Palos Park, IL, reports
that her son, Dan
Rowan, graduated in
May from Midwestern
University and will join
UIC as a first-year
Resident in Emergency
Medicine.
Mike Durbin, MS Ortho ’90, Prospect
Heights, IL, in 2014 was installed as
President of the Illinois Society of Orthodontists.
Denise Hale, Palos Hills, IL, was quoted in
an article about the Finance and Fashion event,
co-sponsored by the American Dental Association,
Illinois State Dental Society, and Chicago Dental
Society, in the Jan./Feb. edition of Illinois Dental
News.
Renee Pappas, Arlington Heights, IL, is Director
of the Chicago Dental Society Northwest Suburban
Branch.
’89
Michelle Jennings, LaGrange, IL, is
Director of the Chicago Dental Society
West Side Branch. Her son, Michael, is studying
actuarial science at Drake University. Her daughter,
Nicole, is in high school.
’90
Henry Vicioso and Gina Bruck,
’01, work at Shorewood Family
Dental Care, Shorewood, IL, which recently
launched a new website featuring videos and
information about practice services at www.
shorewoodfamilydentalcare.com, created in
partnership with SmartBox Web Marketing.
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’86
Alvaro
Dan Rowan with his mother,
Figueroa,
Dr. Susan Rowan, ’84.
MS Pediatric Dentistry,
spoke to
the Mexican Association of Cleft Lip and Palate and
Craniofaicial Anomalies in Veracruz, Mexico.
’87
Philip Schefke, Woodridge, IL, is a
member of the Illinois State Dental
Society Board of Trustees. He also is teaching at
Midwestern University Dental School.
Leila Younger, Algonquin, IL, was named an
American Board of Pediatric Dentistry Director.
She is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatric
Dentistry at the Ostrow School of Dentistry of the
University of Southern California.
Peter Domagala, Periodontics’95,
Gurnee, IL, spoke on cemented implant
abutments at the Chicago Dental Society North
Suburban Branch meeting on March 10.
Jean Link, Parker, CO, was listed in the
publication Leading Physicians of the World,
published by the International Association of
HealthCare Professionals. She also volunteers at
Craig Hospital, helping patients with spinal cord
injuries.
’93
Manal Ibrahim LaVacca, Naperville, IL,
was honored by Align Technologies,
creators of Invisalign, with an award, 1,000 Lives
Changed Through Invisalign. She also is an
Invisalign Top 1% Provider, a distinction held by
only three female dentists in the United States. She
also was interviewed on the Inside the Chamber
television show produced by NCTV17 in partnership
with the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce.
The late John Ortiz passed away in March of
2011. His wife, Robyn, has established a scholarship
in his name. The John Ortiz Scholarships assist
youngsters who plan to continue their education
in college. For more information on donating, log
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’97
Melissa Connell, Pediatric Dentistry ’95,
Chicago, had a new baby, James Robert
Burger, in 2014.
’98
Abdulaziz Khalid Al Qabandi,
Orthodontics, is an orthodontist and Head
of Dental Services at the Kuwait Oil Co. in Kuwait.
He also writes books for children, recently publishing
one about toothbrushing and another about a child
dealing with a bogeyman.
Dr. Manal Ibrahim LaVacca, ’93.
on to www.johnortizscholarship.org. (This is not a
University of Illinois or College of Dentistry fund, so
donors will not receive acknowledgement from the
University.)
’95
Lynse Briney, Downers Grove, IL, is
President of the Chicago Dental Society
North Side Branch and was profiled in the Sept./Oct.
2014 CDS Review.
Norberto Hernandez, Miami, FL, noted that his
son, Nico, led St. Thomas University to the National
Association of Intercollegiate Athletics College
Baseball World Series championship game. He was
the leadoff man and played both infield and outfield.
He has had a tryout with the Atlanta Braves.
Victoria Ursitti, Pediatric Dentistry ’95, Arlington
Heights, IL, reopened her remodeled office in May
2015. Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes helped
dedicate the new facility.
Mona Van Kanegan, Chicago, spoke on the
state of oral health for vulnerable populations at the
Chicago Dental Society North Side Branch meeting
on Jan. 13.
Stacey Van Scoyoc, Bloomington, IL, is a
member of the Illinois State Dental Society Board of
Trustees.
’96
Cissy Furusho, Pediatric Dentistry ’98,
MS Oral Sciences ’00, Chicago, gave a
speech entitled “Hold Your Tongue!” to the Chicago
Dental Society North Side Branch on March 10.
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Dr. Abdulaziz Khalid Al Qabandi, ’98.
’01
’02
’04
Gina Bruck (see Henry Vicioso, ’90).
Jessica Bertoglio opened a new office,
the Toothery in Hoffman Estates, IL.
Antonia Kolokythas, Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery, MS Oral Sciences
’11, Skokie, IL, was on the organizing committee
for the Oral Cancer Foundation’s annual Oral
Cancer Awareness 5K Walk and Run on May 31 in
Redmond Park in Bensenville, IL.
’05
Lynse Briney, Pediatric Dentistry ’11,
MS Oral Sciences ’12, Chicago, was
quoted in an article about the Finance and Fashion
event, co-sponsored by the American Dental
Association, Illinois State Dental Society, and
Chicago Dental Society, in the Jan./Feb. edition of
Illinois Dental News.
Summer 2015
Roshan Parkih is President of the management
platform in a partnership with his Chicagoland Smile
Group and Shore Capital Partners. Shore and
Chicagoland Smile have formed Great Lakes Dental
partners.
’09
Joseph Baptist, Oak Lawn, IL, and his
wife, Takumi, had a new baby, Jane, on
Aug. 8, 2014. Jane weighed 7 lbs., 10.8 oz. and
measured 22 inches at birth.
Natanya Marracino, Endodontics, San
Francisco, CA, completed the three-part American
Board of Endodontics certification process last year
and was honored in a ceremony for new Diplomates
at the American Association of Endodontists meeting
in May.
Dr. Antonia Kolokythas, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ‘04,
MS Oral Sciences ’11, and Dr. Matt McKnight, ’11, were part
of a Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Team
that participated in the Oral Cancer Awareness 5K Walk and
Run.
Raj Puri, Wood Dale, IL, was named President
of the Indian Dental Association of Illinois this
past January. Visit www.IndianDental.org for more
information.
Brian D. Shin opened a new practice, Dental
Care of Glen Ellyn, IL.
’07
Benjamin Lin, Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery ’07, was elected to the Governing
Council of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of
Ontario for 2015-2016.
’08
Jeffrey
Copeland,
Hawthorn Woods,
IL, received
the Academy
of General
Dentistry’s
Mastership Award,
the AGD’s highest
honor. To earn
it, Dr. Copeland
completed 1,100
hours of dental
Dr. Jeffrey Copeland, ’08, received the continuing
AGD’s highest honor.
education.
’10
Raza A. Hussain, Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery, was named Section Chief,
Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the
Jesse Brown Veterans Administration Medical
Center, Chicago. Raza has been affiliated with the
Jesse Brown VA and the College’s Department of
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery since 2005.
’11
Matt McKnight, Chicago, ran in the
Oral Cancer Foundation’s annual Oral
Cancer Awareness 5K Walk and Run on May 31 in
Redmond Park in Bensenville, IL.
Shainal Nagar has opened Sun Family Dental,
a family, cosmetic, restorative, and orthodontic
dental office in the Milton/Alpharetta area of Georgia.
Steven Raphael, Endodontics, Springfield,
MO, completed the three-part American Board of
Endodontics certification process last year and was
honored in a ceremony for new Diplomates at the
American Association of Endodontists meeting in
May.
’12
George Barsa has a new practice,
Confident Smiles, in Chicago at Belmont
and California Avenues.
Jason Guerrero, MS Oral Sciences, Chicago,
spoke on computer-guided implant surgery at the
Chicago Dental Society Northwest Suburban Branch
on March 3.
’13
Jazmine Daye Dillard, Evanston, IL, was
quoted in an article about the New Dentist
Reception at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter
Meeting in the March/April 2015 CDS Review.
Scott Fleming has joined the practice of his
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father, Patrick Fleming, Woodridge Dental in
Darien, IL.
Zach Hernann has joined the Naperville, IL,
practice of Paul Caputo, ’83.
’14
Akshi Gandhi has opened an office, A
Brush with Dentistry, in Dixon, IL.
Aresh Hosseini took over Marie Fe CorpuzBato’s practice in Gurnee, IL.
Cassandra McKenzie is a periodontal resident
at the University of Missouri- Kansas City and
is pursuing a Master’s of Science in Oral and
Craniofacial Sciences. Her research proposal
focuses on referral patterns in Kansas and Missouri.
Cristian Pavel, Chicago, has joined the practice
of his father, Ilie Pavel.
’15
Roxanne Bavarian, Boston, MA, has
begun a four-year residency at Harvard
School of Dental Medicine/Brigham and Women’s
Hospital, which will culminate in a certificate in Oral
Medicine as well as Doctor of Medical Sciences
degree. With this experience, she hopes to pursue a
career in academia, working in either a dental school
or hospital based setting.
William Cheng is in a General Practice
Residency at Jesse Brown Veterans Administration
Medical Center in Chicago.
Jaime Chowaniec, Chicago, is in UIC’s
residency program in Pediatric Dentistry. Jaime
writes, “I plan to pursue a career as a private
practitioner as well as a faculty member at a dental
school or hospital. I also plan to continue my
involvement with organized dentistry and community
outreach to help patients in need.”
Scott Czarnik is in the University of Minnesota’s
Orthodontic Residency Program. He also visited
Southeast Asia in the summer.
Christopher Greenwaldt, Chicago, is in the
General Practice Residency program at Advocate
Illinois Masonic Hospital.
Jasmin Guzman, Chicago, plans on working in
public health as a general dentist.
Young Kwon, Chicago, plans on specializing in
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Marc Manos is attending Temple University in
Philadelphia for his residency in Periodontology and
Oral Implantology, and plans on returning to Chicago
to work after completion of his training.
Syed Majeed is going into private practice in the
Chicago area.
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Parth Nanavati is practicing in Naperville, IL,
and would eventually like to enter a postgraduate
Endodontics program.
Ramanpreet Nanra has joined a private
practice in Northern California as an Associate.
Ramanpreet writes: ‘Every other weekend I am
planning to volunteer for any charitable organization
or volunteer at an old age shelter to serve elderly
population, which has been one of my long term
goals. After two or three years of associateship,
I desire to open my own dental clinic. I aspire to
continue the journey of my career by helping people
with a great enthusiasm and giving them a beautiful
smile. I like to spend my spare time with my loving
and caring family and friends. I keep interest in a
variety of athletic endeavors like playing basketball,
tennis and many more outdoor activities.”
Nadine Nitisusanta works in general practice
with her father in Orlando, FL.
Luma Odeh has joined her husband in dental
practices in Chicago and Orland Park, IL. They have
three daughters, Salma, Leena, and Diana.
Dr. Luma Odeh, ’15, with her daughters Salma, Leena, and
Diana.
Justin Schneider is in a one year general
practice residency (GPR) at Stony Brook University
in Stony Brook, New York.
Katie Serrano is an associate with Premier
Dental Partners in St. Louis, MO.
Yost Smith is in an Oral Surgery residency at
Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, CA.
Mateusz Wietecha has accepted an offer to
work as a post-doctoral research fellow at the worldrenowned ETH (Federal Institute of Technology)
Summer 2015
in Zurich, Switzerland. He writes, “I will be working
in the laboratory of Professor of Cell Biology Dr.
Sabine Werner, who is a leader in the fields of tissue
regeneration and cancer. My project will involve
investigating parallels between the processes of
healing and carcinogenesis, with a goal to figure
out the molecular pathways activated in healing
tissue that allow wounds to resolve so that these
same fundamental pathways can be stimulated in
cancerous tissue to stem the growth of tumors.”
Julie Yoon, Chicago, plans to provide care
for the special needs and medically compromised
patient population. ’88
Joe Baldassano, Inverness, IL,
volunteered for the 2014 Mission of Mercy
in Peoria, IL.
’92
Ilie Pavel (see Cristian Pavel, UIC ’14).
Loyola
’52
Samuel J. Cascio, Oak Brook, IL,
received the Marshall H. Smulson, DDS,
Humanitarian Award at the Ed Kelly 41st Annual
Giant Awards Dinner on June 29.
Dr. Samuel J. Cascio,
Loyola ’52.
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In Memoriam
Obituaries
Dr. George J. Kottemann Passes
Away; Established College’s
Kottemann Gallery
Dr. George J. Kottemann, ’55, Orthodontics ’59, a
distinguished and active alumnus of the UIC College
of Dentistry and the University of Illinois, passed
away at the age of 83 on June 10.
Dr. Kottemann and his wife, Norma, provided
the funding that established the Kottemann Gallery
of Dentistry at the College.
“Dr. George Kottemann was among the College
of Dentistry’s most active, dedicated, and supportive
alumni,” said Mark J. Valentino, Assistant Vice
Chancellor for Advancement. “His leadership
extended beyond the College throughout the
University of Illinois system, the University of Illinois
Alumni Association, and the University of Illinois
Foundation.
“His legacy to the College will live on through his
philanthropic support of the Kottemann Gallery of
Dentistry, endowed scholarships, the transformation
of our dental clinics, and the leadership he provided
our Alumni Board of Directors for more than two
decades,” Valentino added.
“We appreciate George and Norma’s generous
financial contributions, but we also appreciate
their generous contributions of time as well,” said
Dean Clark Stanford. “We are grateful to them for
Dr. George J. Kottemann (center) at the opening of the
Kottemann Gallery.
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Dr. George J. Kottemann, ’55, Orthodontics ’59, and his wife,
Norma, at the Kottemann Gallery.
opening their home for alumni receptions, and for
coming to all of our events so long as their health
permitted.”
Dr. Kottemann was the first UIC alumnus
to serve as President of the University’s Alumni
Association. He was the longest-serving Chair ever
of the University of Illinois Foundation Presidents
Council, serving from 2001 to 2013. Dr. Kottemann
welcomed nearly 3,500 new Presidents Council
members during his tenure.
A Diplomate of the American Board of
Orthodontics, Dr. Kottemann presided for three
years as Speaker of the House of Delegates of the
American Association of Orthodontists.
Dr. Kottemann was the recipient of the 1996
University of Illinois Alumni Loyalty Award; the 1998
William E. Winter Award for Outstanding Advocate
Leadership; the 2001 University of Illinois Alumni
Association Distinguished Service Award; and the
2010 Distinguished Dental Alumnus Award. He also
was one of the leaders of the effort to create the Leo
and Wanda Sabien Class of 1955 Scholarship, one
of the College’s first endowed scholarship funds.
Dr. Kottemann was a longtime member of the
UIC Dental Alumni Association Board of Directors.
“Whenever the Board needed wise counsel or a
calm presence in a heated debate, George was the
man we could count on,” said Dr. Robert Ficek, ’62,
a longtime Board member and former President of
the Board.
As a member of the Disaster Mortuary
Operational Response Team, part of the National
Disaster Medical System of the U.S. Public Health
Summer 2015
Service, Dr. Kottemann aided in the identification
of victims of the September 11, 2001, World Trade
Center attacks.
He had practiced Orthodontics in Peoria, IL,
before retiring several years ago.
“Our condolences to Dr. Kottemann’s wife,
Norma, and to his family,” Valentino said.
“Dr. Kottemann will be missed, but forever
remembered.”
“He was a great man and a loyal friend of the
College,” Dean Stanford said.
Dr. Kottemann is survived by his wife, Norma;
their daughter, Kathy Wire, wife of Jim; their son,
Karl Kottemann, husband of Suzi; five grandchildren;
one great-granddaughter; and his sister, Dorothy
Westly. Contributions in Dr. Kottemann’s name
may be made to the College via the Office of
Advancement, Ana Lisa Ogbac, Director of Donor
Relations, Room 404EA, MC 621, College of
Dentistry, 801 S. Paulina St., Chicago, IL (312) 9960485, [email protected].
Dr. Eliot I. Sakols Passes Away;
Was Longtime Faculty Member.
Dr. Eliot I. Sakols, Orthodontics ’74, MS ’75, passed
away on March 25 at age 67.
He was a faculty member in the Department of
Orthodontics from the 1975 to 2008, and had earned
a Golden Apple for Excellence in Teaching. He was
a member of the College’s Continuing Education
Committee. Dr. Sakols also had taught at the Center
for Craniofacial Abnormalities at UIC.
Dr. Sakols was a member of Omicron Kappa
Upsilon. He and received the Distinguished
Alumnus Award from the Orthodontic Alumni
Association in 2008. His research interest was in
temporomandibular
disorders.
“What an
influence he had on
the generations of
Orthodontists he taught,”
said Dr. Howard E.
Spector, Orthodontics
’83. “A great instructor,
Eliot was very meticulous
and very passionate
about his work. Yet he
was so friendly. Whether
you were a DDS student
Dr. Eliot I. Sakols,
or an Orthodontics
Orthodontics ’74, MS ’75,
resident—he taught them all—he was never short
on time when a student wanted to talk to him. He
always made himself available for anyone who
wanted to do an orthodontic case.”
Dr. Sakols is survived by his mother, Bernice;
brother Richard, husband of Reena; and five nieces
and nephews. Contributions in his memory may
be sent to the Dr. Eliot Sakols Memorial Fund in
the Department of Orthodontics, UIC College of
Dentistry, Office of Advancement, 801 S. Paulina
St., MC 621, Chicago, IL, 60612, or the Ark, 6450 N.
California Ave., Chicago, IL 60645
Class of ’45
Harold Gerstein, Highalnd Park, IL, died on July 7,
2014 at age 92.
Bernard Greene,
Newport Beach, CA,
died on June 24, 2014,
at age 92. He is survived
by his children, Thubten
Chodron; Russell
Greene, husband of
Jane; and Robyn Moses;
five grandchildren; and
two great-grandchildren.
Donations in his name
may be made to Sravasti
Abbey, 692 County Lane,
Newport, WV 99156.
Dr. Bernard Greene, ’45.
Class of ’57
Robert Bradbury,
Golden, CO, died on April 14, 2015, at age 80. He
is survived by his wife, Janice, four children, one
stepson, and eight grandchildren.
Marvin Schumer, Wilmette, IL, died on Sept.
5, 2014, at age 81. He
is survived by his wife,
Nancy; children Ellen
Schumer, spouse of
Tracey Abman; Dr. David
Schumer, spouse of
Michelle; Cara Peterson,
spouse of Steve; Michael
Wolter, spouse of Elisa;
and Annie Wolter, spouse
of Mike Labuda; 11
grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be
Dr. Marvin Schumer, ’57.
made to Community
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Organizing and Family Issues, 1436 W. Randolph
St., Chicago, IL 60607.
Loyola
Class of ’52
Class of ’58
Nathaniel Hamilton Sr., Chicago, died on Dec.
31, 2011, at age 85. He is survived by his wife,
Jessie Joann; sons Nathaniel Jr., Claude, Hugh,
and Charles; daughter-in-law Lesley; and two
granddaughters.
Class of ’60
John P. Murray, Champaign, IL, died on June
29, 2015, at age 81. He is survived by his wife,
Jean; son Grant, husband of Lisa; son Roger; two
stepchildren; five grandchildren; and five stepgrandchildren. Memorials may be made to the
Salvation Army, 2212 N. Market St., Champaign, IL
61822.
Louis T. Zelazo, Downers Grove, IL, a former
Clinical Instructor at the UIC College of Dentistry,
passed away in 2014 at age 85. He served in the
U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He was the
husband of Dorothy; father of Elizabeth Wasilowski,
wife of Thomas; Dr. Susan Zelazo-Smith, wife of
Thomas; Kenneth; Thomas; James; and the late
Lois; grandfather of six; and great-grandfather of
one. Memorials in his name may be sent to the
Missionary Sisters of St. Peter Claver, 5634 S. 72nd
Ct., Summit, IL 60501.
Class of ’60
James A. Berens, Thousand Oaks, CA, passed
away in 2015.
Joseph J. Markiewicz, Chicago, died on March
7. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn, son Joel,
husband of Michelle; son John, husband of Patti;
and three grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s
Association, 8430 W. Bryn Mawr, Suite 800,
Chicago, IL 60631.
Class of ’66
Class of ’62
Class of ’64
Theophilus B. Gray, Chicago, died on May 26,
2014, at age 82. He is survived by his children,
Karen and Byron.
Daniel J. Wiatr, Bowling Green, KY, died on July
5, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Kay C Wiatr;
and children Nikki Phillips, spouse. of Myron; Tanay;
Kris, spouse of Nicci; and Michael. Memorials in his
name may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project,
the American Cancer Society, or a children’s charity.
Class of ’69
Dr. Petar
Milenkovich, ’69
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Petar Milenkovich, Schaumburg,
IL, died Sept. 21, 2013 at age 79.
He formerly was a faculty member
at the College. He is survived
by his wife, Mila; son Dr. Milos
Milenkovich, husband of Tanja, and
two grandchildren.
Alex DeStefano, Lake Bluff, IL, died April 29, 2015.
Class of ’74
Jeffrey H. Pick died at his home in Florida on March
18 at age 67. He is survived by his wife Carole and
sons Brian, Eric, and Kevin.
Class of ’76
Richard Lang, Elmhurst, IL, died Feb. 1, 2015.
Class of ’88
Brian W. Kenny, Oak Lawn, IL, died on Feb. 27. He
is survived by his sons Brian and Vincent. Memorials
in his name may be sent to St. Laurence High
School, 5556 W. 77th St., Burbank, IL 60459.
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Student Activities
Clinic and Research Day
a Success
Clinic and Research Day, held on March 5, provided
a venue for students and postgrads to present
their research achievements to their peers, faculty,
alumni, and the larger research community.
Dr. James E. Melvin, Chief of the Section
of Secretory Mechanisms and Dysfunction of
the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial
Research (NIDCR) of the National Institutes of
Health (NIH), was the keynote speaker.
“Our students and fellows presented 100
posters highlighting their current research,” said
Dr. David L. Crowe, Interim Associate Dean for
Research. “They covered a wide range of topics in
the basic, behavioral, clinical, and applied sciences.
Predoctoral, postgraduate, graduate students,
postdoctoral fellows, and their faculty mentors
competed for awards in a number of categories.”
More than 40 dental products manufacturers
and service providers were on hand to explain their
products and services to students. Platinum-level
sponsor was ProCare Dental Group P.C. Titanium
sponsors were Keystone/Bosworth Co. and the
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Bronze-level sponsors were
Cosmedent, Dental Arts Laboratoris Inc., GC
America Inc., P&G Professional Oral Health (Crest +
Oral B), and Sunstar Americas.
At the end of the day, students and postgrads
were honored for excellence in a variety of
categories:
Maria Alfaro, mentors Dr. Cortino Sukotjo,
Dr. Judy Yuan, and Dr. Mathew Mathew: Research
Associates, 1st Place.
Representatives from Pesavento & Pesavento/
HinrichsZenk+Pesavento talked to students about financial
planning.
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Dr. James E. Melvin of the National Institute of Dental and
Craniofacial Research was the keynote speaker.
Dr. Timmothy Schwartz of the Illinois State Dental Society
presents the ISDS Best Clinical Science Award to Rutger
Stache.
Matthew Bernard, mentor Dr. Anne George:
Omicron Kappa Upsilon Sigma Chapter, Best Basic
Science Award.
Uppoor Bhat, mentor Dr. Keiko Watanabe:
Postdoctoral Fellows, 1st Place.
Michael Boyle, mentors Dr. Premanand
Sundivakkam and Satish Alapati: Schour Award.
Panagiotis Dragonas, mentors Dr. Herve
Sroussi, Dr. Linda Kaste, and Dr. Praveen
Gajendrareddy: Postgraduate Clinical Fellows,
Clinical and Behavioral Sciences, 1st Place.
Marybeth Francis, mentors Dr. Xianghong
Luan and Dr. Thomas Diekwisch: Graduate
Students, 2nd Place.
Nisha Garg, Mozart Clinic, mentors Dr. Seema
Ashrafi and Dr. Maria Therese Galang-Boquiren:
CaseCat Award, Best CaseCat Oral Presentations.
Salma Ghoneim, mentors Dr. Maria Therese
Galang-Boquiren, Carla Evans, and Marcio da
Fonseca: Postgraduate Clinical Fellows, Clinical
Summer 2015
Students Marybeth Francis, Joshua Padovano, and Mateusz
Wietecha are all smiles as Francis picks out a prize in the
student drawing portion of the program. Padovano, Wietecha,
and Dr. Larry Salzmann ran that part of the program.
and Behavioral Sciences, 3rd Place.
Dustin Haupt, mentor Dr. Michael Miloro:
Case Reports, 2nd Place.
Juveria Hussain, mentors Dr. Ana BedranRusso and Dr. Adriana Semprum-Clavier:
Literature Reviews, 1st Place.
Jonathan Klonowski, mento Dr. Gonzalo
Izaguirre: Undergraduates, 1st Place.
Angelica Lagunas, mentor Dr. David Crowe:
Graduate Students, 1st Place; and Cancer Center
Award, 1st Place.
Isabella Marques, mentors Dr. Cortino
Sukotjo and Dr. Mathew Mathew: Postgraduate
Clinical Fellows, Basic Science, 1st Place.
Matthew McKnight, mentor Dr. Antonia
Kolokythas: Case Reports, 1st Place.
Julio Obando, mentor Dr. Thomas Hart:
Panagiotis Dragonas earned the Postgraduate Clinical
Fellows, Clinical and Behavioral Sciences, 1st Place Award
and was congratulated by Dean Clark Stanford.
Angelica Lagunas, shown with Dr. Stanford, received First
Place Awards in the Graduate Students and Cancer Center
categories.
Postgraduate Clinical Fellows, Basic Science, 2nd
Place.
Uvoh Onoriobe, mentor Dr. Michael Miloro,
Brahms Clinic: CaseCat Award, Best CaseCat Oral
Presentation.
Shouvik Ponnusamy, mentor Dr. Michael
Miloro, Mozart Clinic: CaseCat Award, Best
CaseCat Oral Presentation.
Phil Ruckman, mentor Dr. Michael Miloro:
Clinical and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd Place.
Amatul Salma, mentor Dr. David Crowe: Illinois
State Dental Society, Best Basic Science Award;
Students’ Choice Award; and Cancer Center Award,
2nd Place. She also will represent the College in
the Hinman Student Research Symposium at the
University of Tennessee.
Rutger Stache, mentors Dr. Maria Therese
Galang-Boquiren, Dr. James Herdegen,
Dr. Bharati Prasad, Dr. David Carley, and Grace
Dr. Stanford congratulates Uvoh Onoriobe who gave the Best
CaseCat Oral Presentation.
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Joshua Padovano explains his research to Drs. Satish Alapati
and Phimon Atsawasuwan.
Viana: Omicron Kappa Upsilon Sigma Chapter, Best
Clinical Science Award; Illinois State Dental Society,
Best Clinical Science Award; and Predoctoral
Students, Clinical and Behavioral Sciences, 1st
Place. He also will represent the College at the
American Dental Association/DENTSPLY Student
Clinician Program at the ADA Annual Session.
In addition, the students chose Dr. Satish
Alapati Assistant Professor, Endodontics, as Mentor
of the Year.
Students and postgrads also participated in a
drawing for gifts.
“Clinic and Research Day was a smashing
success,” said Dean Clark Stanford. “This was
a very impressive display of research and clinical
care provided at the College. My personal thank
you to the organizing committee—this was the
culmination of work by more than 23 staff, faculty,
and students and I am very impressed by the
caliber and organization of this day. Thank you and
congratulations to all the speakers and presenters
who worked so hard for the College.”
Dr. Sam Cascio, Loyola ’52, with Cascio Scholarship
recipients Anthony Lotesto and Selissa Mantas, with Dean
Clark Stanford.
Dean for Student and Diversity Affairs; and Ana
Lisa Ogbac, Director of Donor Relations, Office of
Advancement and Alumni Affairs.
Dr. Arlene Engert, ’83, President of the UIC
Dental Alumni Association Board of Directors,
hosted the event on behalf of the board. Dr. Clark
Stanford, Dean, welcomed everyone present and
recognized the commitment and dedication of the
many hard-working students, and the benefactors
who made the awards possible. Mark J. Valentino,
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Advancement, was
Master of Ceremonies.
Student honorees were:
Barima Adjei, Bruce S. and Linda M. Graham
Scholarship.
Ankita Agarwal, Dr. Gerson Gould & Mr. Sol H.
Gould Memorial Scholarship.
Omar Aldoori, Dr. Harry Saxon Scholarship,
Dr. Stanley Tylman Award.
Awards Granted at Graduation
Luncheon and Awards Program
Students, faculty, benefactors, and guests enjoyed
the Graduation Luncheon and Scholarship Awards
program on May 6. Awards were given to those
students who exhibited clinical excellence and/or
academic achievement. Awards also were presented
to faculty for their commitment to their students and
for exceptional teaching abilities.
The event was organized by Millie Mendez,
Director of Student Services; Angelica Alvarez,
Program Coordinator, Office of the Associate
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Dr. Martin Dettmer, ’71, with Dr. Robert Savage Memorial
Award recipient Farah Shakir, and Dean Clark Stanford.
Summer 2015
Mustafa Alsafi, DENTSPLY Innovations in
Implant Therapy Award.
Isra Altameemi, Golden Scaler Award.
Xheni Basko, Golden Scaler Award.
Roxanne Bavarian, Dr. Karl H. Hallwass
Scholarship, Dr. Steven Burgard Memorial
Scholarship, Dr. Curt J. Gronner Award.
Daniel Bordatto (D-3), Dr. Marshall W. Milnarik
Scholarship.
Dante Brown (D-3), Foundation of the Pierre
Fauchard Academy Scholarship Award.
Alena Bukhar, Dr. Steven Burgard Memorial
Scholarship.
Dr. Kamlesh Amin, ’83, with Amin Scholarship recipients
Syed Rehman and Syed Majeed, with Dean Clark Stanford.
Morgan Stanley and Dean Stanford honored students Jasmin
Guzman, Christopher Isabelle, and Laura Douglas.
William Burns (D-3), Dr. Adalbert L. Vlazny
Scholarship.
Salvador Cardenas, Ms. Frances Best Watkins
Award.
Yale Cho (D-2), Amy J. Cummins Scholarship.
Jaime Chowaniec, Delta Dental of Illinois
Foundation Award.
Carolyn Cronin, International College of
Dentists Student Leadership Award, Delta Sigma
Delta Academic Award, American Institute of
Orthodontic Research Award.
Scott Czarnik, American Institute of Orthodontic
Research Award, Bisco, Inc. Award.
Ming Ding, Golden Scaler Award.
Ritesh Diwan, Dr. Donald W. Rice Humanitarian
Award, Dr. James R. Havera Scholarship.
Jihan Doss (D-3), Dr. Edgar D. Gifford
Scholarship Award.
Laura Douglas, Morgan Stanley Mercantile
Scholarship Award, Ms. Frances Best Watkins
Award, Dr. Gerson Gould & Mr. Sol H. Gould
Memorial Scholarship, Bisco, Inc. Award.
Toni Elugbadebo, Dr. Earl W. Renfroe & Mrs.
Hilda F. Renfroe Scholarship.
Christopher Greenwaldt, Delta Dental of
Illinois Foundation Award, Dr. Gerson Gould & Mr.
Sol H Gould Memorial Scholarship.
Jasmin Guzman, Morgan Stanley Mercantile
Scholarship Award, Dr. Sunita Bajaj Clinical
Excellence Award.
Christopher Isabelle, Morgan Stanley
Mercantile Scholarship Award.
Somayeh Jahedi, Leo and Wanda Sabien
Class of 1955 Scholarship, Dr. Brian D. Stone
Memorial Award, Straumann Scholarship Predoctoral Implant Award.
Maria Karras, Dr. Daniel Seldin Award.
Steven Kim (D-2), Dr. William F. Stroner Award.
Young Han Kwon (D-2), Dr. William F. Stroner
Award.
Dr. William Kort, ’61, and Dean Clark Stanford presented
Mateusz Wietecha with the Pierre Fauchard Academy Senior
Student Award.
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The College presented a new scholarship for the first time this
year: the Dr. Steven Burgard Memorial Scholarship. Left to
right are the late Dr. Burgard’s 1971 classmates, Dr. James
Armstrong and Dr. William Bleecker; scholarship recipient
Roxanne Bavarian; Mrs. Maralee Burgard, mother of Dr.
Burgard; scholarship recipient Alena Bukhar; and Dean
Clark Stanford.
Laura Liu, American Institute of Orthodontic
Research Award.
Anthony Lotesto (D-3), Dr. Samuel J. Cascio
Scholarship.
Andy Luo, Golden Scaler Award.
Syed Majeed, Dr. Kamlesh Amin Scholarship
Award, Dr. Gerson Gould & Mr. Sol H. Gould
Memorial Scholarship.
Selissa Mantas, Dr. Samuel J. Cascio
Scholarship.
Maksim Montatsky, Dr. Gerson Gould & Mr.
Sol H. Gould Memorial Scholarship.
Noor Nahhas, Bruce S. and Linda M. Graham
Scholarship.
Ramanpreet Nanra, Dr. Leslie J. Braun Jr.
Award.
Parth Nanavati, Dr. Donald L. McElroy
Endodontic Award.
Norris Navoa, Ann Tschirley Gunatillike
Scholarship, Dr. Luz Bondoc Award.
Gergana Nikolova, Leo and Wanda Sabien
Class of 1955 Scholarship.
Nadine Nitisusanta, Dr. Gerald L. Wine
Scholarship Award.
Keith Patel, Dr. Harry Saxon Scholarship.
John Pizarek, Dr. Alan C. Peterson Scholarship,
Dr. James R. Havera Scholarship.
Syed Rehman, Dr. Lina K. Tharp Memorial
Award, Ms. Frances Best Watkins Award,
Dr. Kamlesh Amin Scholarship Award.
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Daniel Rosales (D-2), Dr. Edgar D. Gifford
Scholarship Award.
Spencer Schneider, American Institute
of Orthodontic Research Award, the American
Association of Oral Biologists.
Katie Serrano, North Shore Women Dentists
Scholarship Award.
Farah Shakir, Dr. Robert Savage Memorial
Award, International College of Dentists Student
Humanitarian Award.
Yost Smith, Dr. Daniel Seldin Award,
International Congress of Implantologists Dental
Predoctoral Achievement Award.
Ewelina Szylkowska, Dr. Jerry F. Balaty Award,
DMD Orthodontic Interest Award.
Charlene Uy, Ms. Frances Best Watkins Award.
Laura Wasek-Throm, Dr. Gerson Gould & Mr.
Sol H. Gould Memorial Scholarship.
Mark White (D-3), Ms. Frances Best Watkins
Award.
Mateusz Wietecha, Pierre Fauchard Academy
Senior Student Award.
Dustin Wylde, Academy of Osseointegration
Outstanding Dental Student in Implant Dentistry
Award.
Two Faculty Golden Apple Awards were given
to recipient Dr. Seema Ashrafi, ’93, MS Histology
’94, Periodontics ’99, Interim Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs, by the DMD Medicine Class of
2015 and DMD Advanced Standing Class of 2015.
Student awards also were given at the Omicron
Kappa Upsilon event later that day.
Carolyn Cronin received the Omicron Kappa
Upsilon (OKU) Dr. Lina B. Tharp Memorial Award.
Allison Gerrans of DENTSPLY and Dean Stanford
presented the DENTSPLY Innovations in Implant Therapy
Award to Mustafa Alsafi.
Summer 2015
Alexander Munaretto (D-3) received the OKU
William S. Kramer Recognition of Excellence and
Scholarship Award.
Student awards also were given at the Urban
Health Program Awards on April 23.
Salvador Cardenas and Christopher Isabelle
received the Student Leadership Award.
Laura Douglas and Jasmin Guzman received
the Student Achievement Award.
—Joseland Nixon
Degrees, Certificates Conferred
at Commencement; First DMD
Degrees Awarded
Lots of “selfies” created lifetime photographic memories.
The College’s Dental Students and Advanced
Standing students became the College’s first-ever
DMD (Doctor of Dental Medicine) recipients at
Commencement 2015.
“Graduation is but one step in this ongoing,
lifelong education that defines our excellence in oral
health care,” he said.
Dr. Susan Rowan, Associate Dean for Clinical
Affairs, welcomed all attending and introduced the
platform party. About 70 faculty attended.
Students in the processional were Maria
Karras, who carried the UIC banner; Michael
Golovin, who carried the College of Dentistry
banner; and Samar Syed, who carried the Graduate
College Banner.
Faculty Marshalls were Dr. Seema Ashrafi,’93,
MS Histology ’94, Periodontics ’99, Interim Associate
Dean for Academic Affairs, and Dr. David Crowe,
Interim Associate Dean for Research. Student
Marshalls were Dr. Larry Salzmann, Director,
Predoctoral Program, Pediatric Dentistry, and
Dr. Michael Dunlap,’92, Managing Partner, Mozart
Clinic.
Smiles and high fives were ubiquitous at Commencement.
“In our lives, there are a few milestones that
celebrate the hard work, diligence, and academic
achievement that it takes to become a professional,”
said Dean Clark Stanford as he joined parents,
families, and friends in extending congratulations to
the graduates at the May 9 Commencement held at
the UIC Forum. “Today is one of those milestones.”
Dr. Stanford noted that the graduates
experienced changes in the curriculum during their
years at the College. “We also want to thank you
for working with the faculty as we reinvented the
curriculum to be framed around evidence-based
practice and to prepare you for the new challenges
of patient care, scholarly pursuit, and leadership in
dentistry that no previous generation has ever seen.
Chancellor Michael Amaridis and Dean Clark Stanford
attended their first College of Dentistry Commencement.
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Chancellor Amaridis and Dean Stanford visited with happy
graduates before the ceremony.
The National Anthem was performed by DMDAS
Class of 2015 student Tarnit Kapoor.
Greetings were given by Dr. Michael D.
Amiridis, Chancellor; and student Syed Rehman,
President, DMDAS Class of 2015.
Dr. Stanford gave the keynote address.
Recognizing the postdoctoral education
graduates were Dr. Michael Miloro, Department
Head, and Dr. Antonia Kolokythas, Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery ’04, MS Oral Sciences
’11, Postdoctoral Program Director, Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery; Dr. Carla Evans, Department
Head, Orthodontics; Dr. Marcio de Fonseca,
Department Head, and Dr. David Avenetti,
Postdoctoral Program Director, Pediatric Dentistry;
Dr. Salvador Nares, Department Head and
Dr. Praveen Gajendrareddy, Periodontics ’08,
The UIC Forum was filled with happy family and loved ones.
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Postodoctoral Program Director, Periodontics;
Dr. Stephen Campbell, Department Head, Dr. Kent
Knoernschild, Postdoctoral Program Co-director,
and Dr. Rand Harlow, ’92, Prosthodontics ’97,
Postdoctoral Program Co-director, Prosthodontics.
Conferral of MS and PhD in Oral Sciences
degrees was by Chancellor Amiridis. Recognition
of MS and PhD in Oral Sciences degrees was by
Dr. Alison Doubleday, Assistant Professor, Oral
Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, and Dr. David
Crowe, Interim Associate Dean for Research.
Chancellor Amiridis and Dr. Darryl Pendleton,
Associate Dean for Student and Diversity Affairs,
conferred DMD and DMDAS degrees. DMDAS
graduates were recognized by Dr. Adriana
Semprum-Clavier, Co-Director of the DMDAS
Program, and DMD graduates were recognized by
Abigail Goben, Assistant Professor.
Tarnit Kapoor sang the National Anthem.
Conferred were 63 DMD degrees; 39 DMDAS
degrees; three PhD degrees; 25 MS degrees; four
Certificates in Endodontics, two Certificates in
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; eight Certificates in
Orthodontics; nine Certificates in Pediatric Dentistry;
four Certificates in Periodontics; and four Certificates
in Prosthodontics.
Distribution of diploma covers and awards was
by Mark J. Valentino, Assistant Vice Chancellor
for Advancement; Dr. Blasé Brown, Assistant
Professor, Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences;
and Dr. Anne Koerber, Professor, Pediatric
Dentistry.
Hooders were Dr. Ashrafi; Dr. James
Bryniarski, ’78, Managing Partner, Brahms Clinic;
Dr. Terry Parsons, ’82, Co-Director, DMDAS
Summer 2015
Orofacial Pain Outstanding Senior Award.
William Cheng, American Association of
Endodontists Student Achievement Award.
Jaime Chowaniec, American Academy of
Pediatric Dentistry Certificate of Merit Award.
Scott Czarnik, Walter E. Dundon Memorial
Award.
Ming Ding, Quintessence Award for Research
Achievement.
Laura Douglas, American Association of Public
Health Dentistry Award.
Christopher Greenwaldt, American Association
of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Dental Implant
Student Award.
Somayeh Jahedi, American Academy of Oral
Medicine Certificate of Merit and Award in Oral
Medicine, American Association of Public Health
Dentistry Award.
Students move their mortarboard tassels from right to left,
signifying graduation.
Program; Dr. James Ricker, Managing Partner,
Brahms Clinic; and Dr. Michael Santucci, Managing
Partner, Mozart Clinic.
Dr. Caswell Evans led the Dentist’s Pledge.
Response from the DMD Class of 2015 was by
Laura Liu, Class President.
Carrying the banners during the Recessional
were Farah Talib Husain, UIC Banner; Charlene
Uy, College banner; and Sundeep Kaur, Graduate
College Banner.
Several students received special awards at
Commencement.
Abbas Baiz, American College of
Prosthodontists Achievement Award.
Roxanne Bavarian, American Academy of
Laura Liu, 2015 DMD Class President, spoke on behalf of the
graduates.
Graduates Laura Douglas, Toni Elugbadebo, and Andre
Garcia of the Urban Health Program.
Maria Karras, American Academy of Oral
and Maxillofacial Pathology Dental Senior Student
Award.
Farhana Khan, Academy of General Dentistry
Senior Student Dental Award.
Laura Liu, American Association of
Orthodontists Award.
Marc Manos, American Association of Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgeons Dental Student Award,
Quintessence Award for Clinical Achievement.
Parth Nanavati, Academy of Operative
Dentistry Outstanding Achievement Award.
Justin Schneider, American Academy of
Implant Dentistry Award, Whip-Mix Best of the Best
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Mateusz Wietecha (center), who earned a DMD/PhD, with
fellow DMD graduates Salvador Cardenas (left) and Justin
Schneider (right).
Prosthodontics Award.
Spencer Schneider, Academy of Dental
Materials Award.
Katie Serrano, American Association of Women
Dentists Elenore Bushee Senior Award.
Yaser Shaheen, American Academy of Esthetic
Dentistry Student Award of Merit.
Farah Shakir, American Academy of
Periodontology Award, American Student Dental
Association Award of Excellence.
Fatima Noorain Siraj, Academy of General
Dentistry Senior Student Dental Award.
Fatima Naurose Siraj, American Academy
of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Achievement
Award.
Dustin Wylde, Quintessence Award for Clinical
Achievement in Restorative Dentistry.
Julie Yoon, American Dental Society of
Anesthesiology Horace Wells Senior Student Award.
A video of Commencement 2015 is at http://
www.uic.edu/depts/ovcsa/commencement/
dentistry2015.shtml.
—Joseland Nixon
Nisha Garg Named
Schweitzer Fellow
Student Nisha Garg recently was named an Albert
Schweitzer Fellow.
Schweitzer Fellows spend a year working
to address barriers that impact the health of
underserved communities and develop lifelong
leadership skills. In doing so, they follow the
example set by famed physician-humanitarian
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Albert Schweitzer, for whom the Fellowship is
named.
Ray Wang, Program Director of the Schweitzer
Fellowship program of Chicago, said, “Our Fellows
learn to lead and innovate as they tackle complex
health needs—skills they will use again and again
throughout their professional careers.”
Garg learned about the program from a talk that
Wang gave at UIC. She applied and was accepted,
“giving me the opportunity to design a year-long
community service project that catered towards an
underserved population of my choosing.”
Her goal is to provide oral hygiene information to
military veterans who are ineligible for dental health
care.
“During one of my urgent care rotations earlier
this year, I met a patient
who was still suffering
from a gunshot wound
to the mouth that had
occurred during the
Vietnam War,” Garg
explained. “All of his
teeth were damaged
from the impact, yet
he never received
the proper care and
rehabilitation.”
Through seminars
Nisha Garg.
that she plans to host
at the Jesse Brown
Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Center, Garg
hopes to serve as a resource for veterans deemed
ineligible for VA dental care.
“My seminars will provide information on how
to properly maintain oral hygiene, along with how
oral health directly relates to the health of the entire
body,” Garg said.
“I’m open to as much input and suggestions for
my Schweitzer project as possible,” she added.
“Nisha joins a distinguished group of prior
students from the College that have received this
honor and have participated in the rich experiences
the Fellowship offers,” said Dr. Caswell Evans,
Associate Dean for Prevention and Public Health
Sciences.
Students Douglas, Jahedi Win
Award from AAPHD
An abstract entry by students Laura Douglas and
Somayeh Jahedi, “Achieving Optimal Oral Health
for Special Needs Individuals in Chicago,” was
Summer 2015
awarded Honorable Mention in the Predoctoral
Dental Student Merit Award category for Outstanding
Achievement in Community Dentistry by the
American Association of Public Health Dentistry
(AAPHD).
They were recognized and presented with their
award during the AAPHD Special Merit and Student
Awards Presentation at the National Oral Health
Conference (NOHC) on April 27 in Kansas City, MO.
Douglas and Jahedi presented at the General Poster
Session.
Both Douglas and Jahedi were Albert
Schweitzer Fellows, and their abstract was based
on their Schweitzer Fellowship projects. Schweitzer
Fellows develop and direct service projects
that address the causes of health disparities in
underserved communities.
Douglas’s project culminated in her holding a
Special Smiles Day at Arts of Life Studio, which
provides an artistic outlet for people with and without
disabilities. It is located at 2010 W. Carroll Ave. in
Chicago.
Douglas, five other dental students, and
Douglas’s mentors, Dr. Robert Rada, Clinical
Professor, Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences,
and Dr. Larry Salzmann, Clinical Professor and
Predoctoral Program Clinic Director, Pediatric
Dentistry, volunteered at the March 3 event.
“My mentors oversaw the screening process
and answered any
questions that arose,”
Douglas explained.
“Three of the volunteers
covered the oral hygiene
presentation, while
the other volunteers
handled the screenings
and prophylaxis. My
tasks were to make
sure everyone knew
what was going on
and everyone had the
supplies and forms they Somayeh Jahedi uses a puppet
to explain oral healthcare at
needed.”
the Arts of Life Studio.
For her project,
Jahedi worked
with special needs
individuals at the Illinois Center for Rehabilitation
and Education-Roosevelt (ICRE-R) at 1950 W.
Roosevelt Rd.
With approximately 40 students on site ages 16
to 21, “ICRE-R is a residential school with a mission
to prepare young people with severe physical
disabilities for a successful adult life through a
comprehensive program of education and training,”
Jahedi explained.
To address the dental health concerns of the
ICRE-R students, in addition to providing dental
students with training regarding special needs
patients, Jahedi developed several objectives:
Provide optimal oral hygiene methods for the special
needs population and their caregivers; increase
awareness and volunteerism among dental students
and dental professionals regarding special needs
patients; and provide dental services to ICRE-R
students to address their dental needs.
Jahedi developed a lesson plan from resources
recommended to her by Dr. Rada. “He has proven to
be instrumental in guiding me in the right direction,”
she said.
Marc Manos Represents College
at ADA/DENTSPLY Competition
Pictured at Arts of Life were students Jaime Chowaniec,
Christopher Greenwaldt, Melissa Bradley, Laura Douglas,
and Jacob Lewis.
While a D-4, Dr. Marc Manos, ’15 represented
the College at the 55th annual American Dental
Association (ADA)/DENTSPLY Student Clinician
Research Award Program and Reception in San
Antonio, TX, recently. The event was held at the
Institute of Texan Cultures during the 2014 ADA
Annual Session.
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A total of 72 student clinicians participated in this
year’s program, representing research conducted
across 39 countries.
“One student was selected from each U.S.
institution for the competition,” Manos said. He
was chosen to represent the College because he
received the DENTSPLY International Award at the
College’s 2014 Clinic and Research Day.
Students present their research results of their
clinical, basic science, or public health research.
Manos’ research project is “Periodontal Disease,
Inflammation, and Oral Mucosal Healing.”
“This was my second time representing UIC
at this event,” Manos explained. In 2012, he was
awarded second place in the Clinical Research
category.
leadership at the College, most notably as President
of the Dental Student Council,” he said.
Dr. Smith now is in Oral Surgery Residency at
Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, CA.
Dante Brown Awarded Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Scholarship
Student Dante Brown has been awarded a
University of Illinois at Chicago Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. Scholarship.
Brown, who noted he was mentored by his
own dentist, Dr. Edward Ruiz, ’87, applied for
the scholarship in March of 2014. “I heard about
the scholarship as an undergraduate and applied
through the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student
Affairs’ (OVCSA) website,” Brown said.
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship
program was established at UIC in 1985 to
recognize outstanding minority UIC students,
such as African Americans, Latinos, and Native
Americans, who have demonstrated high
academic achievement in fields in which they are
underrepresented and who have shown strong
commitment to community and campus service. To
qualify for the scholarship an undergraduate must
have a minimum 4.0 GPA. Brown was awarded the
professional level scholarship of $5,000.
Student Marc Manos was one of the 2014 U.S. American
Dental Association/DENTSPLY Student Clinicians.
Yost Smith Earns ACD
Leadership Award
Dr. Yost Smith, ’15,
received an American
College of Dentists
Outstanding Student
Leadership Award
during the school year.
The award recognizes
senior dental students for
demonstrated leadership
and outstanding
scholastic performance,
and includes a plaque and Yost Smith.
a $1,000 cash award
Dr. Smith had been nominated by the College,
and received the award “for my roles in student
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Dante Brown, University of Illinois at Chicago Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Scholarship Recipient.
Summer 2015
When not in class, Brown provides free dental
services at Community Health-West Town, Goldie’s
Place, and to homeless individuals in the community.
In addition to his community service, Brown also is
active with the UIC chapters of the Student National
Dental Association and the American Association of
Public Health Dentistry .
“I tutor on campus and am one of the teachers
for the post-baccalaureate Dental Anatomy course,”
he noted.
—Joseland C. Nixon
Yale Cho Honored by Chancellor
Student Yale Cho was selected for a UIC
Chancellor’s Student Service Award (CSSA), which
he received from Chancellor Michael Amiridis on
April 9.
The CSSA honors students who have made an
outstanding contribution to the University through
service to campus and the UIC community.
“This is a tremendous honor for Yale and our
College,” said Dean Clark Stanford.
College,” Cho explained. “My community service
includes my involvement in the American Student
Dental Association as President-Elect, and cofounding our Pride Alliance group.”
AGD Honors Student Juveria
Hussain’s E-Poster
on Pulp Capping Agents
Student Juveria Hussain received the first place
award in the scientific e-poster category at the
Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) Annual
Meeting in San Francisco in June.
Her research was an evidence-based literature
review on the types of pulp capping agents used
for direct and indirect pulp capping procedures.
It critically appraised the clinical application and
success of the different pulp capping agents,
including agents created in recent years.
“The success of a pulp capping procedure is
multi-factorial,” Hussain explained. “It depends on
the type of pulp capping agent, patient age, type,
site and size of exposure, and pulpal bleeding, to
name a few factors. This research will help students
and clinicians decide the pulp capping agent to use
in clinical case scenarios based on the evidence of
research and its interpretations.”
Her mentors are Dr. Ana Bedran-Russo,
Associate Professor, and Dr. Adriana SemprumClavier, Clinical Associate Professor, Restorative
Dentistry.
Yale Cho received a UIC Chancellor’s Student Service Award
from Chancellor Michael Amiridis.
Cho was nominated for the award by Millie
Mendez, Director of Student Affairs, and Dr. Larry
Salzmann, Clinical Professor and Predoctoral
Program Clinic Director, Pediatric Dentistry.
“Millie and Dr. Salzmann recognized that I put
a lot of energy into organization activities at our
Student Juveria Hussain at the Acedemy of General Dentistry
meeting in San Francisco.
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Hussain also represented UIC at the Academy
for Sports Dentistry Annual Symposium in
Chicago in June, where she presented a poster
on Concussion Protection with Mouthguards. Her
mentor was Dr. Larry Salzmann, Clinical Professor
and Predoctoral Program Clinic Director, Pediatric
Dentistry.
Resident Dr. Reena Patel
wins Punwani Award
The second annual Dr. Indru C. Punwani Resident
Research Awards were presented at the spring
meeting of the Illinois Society of Pediatric Dentists
(ISPD) recently at the American Dental Association
(ADA) building in Chicago.
The 2015 award winners are Dr. Reena Patel,
’13. Pediatric Dentistry Resident, UIC College of
Dentistry, for her research, “Oral Health Beliefs and
Behaviors of Indian Origin Parents,” and Dr. Kevin
White, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital,
for his research, “Inhibition of Streptococcus mutans
and sobrinus by Xylitol and Erythritol.”
Left to right at the ISPD meeting are Dr. Marilia MonteroFayad, President, ISPD, and Clinical Associate Professor,
Pediatric Dentistry; Dr. Reena Patel, ’13, 2nd year Resident;
Dr. Indru Punwani, Executive Director ISPD, and Professor
Emeritus, Pediatric Dentistry; Dr. Kevin White, 2nd year
resident, Lurie Children’s Hospital; and Dr. Ashlee Vorachek,
’09, Research Committee Chair ISPD.
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Dr. Ana Bedran-Russo Named
a UIC Researcher of the Year
Dr. Ana Bedran-Russo, Associate Professor,
Restorative Dentistry, was named a Rising Star and
a recipient of a 2014 UIC Researcher of the Year
Award in the Clinical Sciences category by the UIC
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research.
She had been nominated by Dr. Luisa A.
DiPietro, ’80, MS Histology ’82, Associate Vice
Chancellor for Research and Professor, Department
of Periodontics.
“It is truly an honor to be a recipient of this
award, being selected among great UIC research
colleagues in the clinical sciences,” Dr. BedranRusso said. “It is amazing recognition of my
research, the research done in the College of
Dentistry, and the impact of oral health research.” Dr. Bedran-Russo’s research focuses on bioinspired strategies to enhance the properties of
the tooth for prevention and restorative/reparative
applications. Her discoveries have tremendous
implications for oral and overall human health, as
rather than removing diseased tooth structure and
replacing it with materials dissimilar to natural teeth,
patients will have treatment options that help them
remain free of dental decay.
“Success in research relies on interdisciplinary
work,” Dr. Bedran-Russo explained. “I have been
lucky to have found great collaborators just across
the street in the College of Pharmacy and more
recently with the UIUC Beckman Institute.”
Dr. Ana Bedran-Russo (center) was one of only ten faculty
from across campus honored by the Office of the Vice
Chancellor for Research with Researcher of the Year awards.
Dr. Bedran-Russo won as the Rising Star in the Clinical
Sciences category. She was nominated by Dr. Luisa Di Pietro
(left), Associate Vice Chancellor for Research. Dr. Mitra
Dutta, Vice Chancellor for Research, is at right.
Dr. Luisa DiPietro
Receives Two Honors
Dr. Luisa A. DiPietro, ’80, MS Histology ’82,
Professor of Periodontics, Director of the Center
for Wound Healing and Tissue Regeneration, and
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, was
selected as the recipient of the Distinguished
Service Award from the Wound Healing Society of
Bethesda, MD.
The award is given to an individual who has
been recognized and nominated by his or her peers
for outstanding contributions to the growth and
development of the society.
Dr. Luisa DiPietro (left) receives her award from Dr. Lisa
Gould (right) of the Wound Healing Society.
The University of Illinois also has selected
Dr. DiPietro as a University Scholar for 2015-2016.
“The University Scholars Program was created
to honor and reward outstanding teachers and
scholars,” said Dr. Timothy L. Killeen, President of
the University.
“I have a fantastic group of people who work in
my lab,” Dr. DiPietro said. “There is Dr. Lin Chen,
a Research Assistant Professor of Periodontics;
Dr. Wendy Cerny, Research Assistant Professor
and Coordinator for the Center for Wound Healing
and Tissue Regeneration; and Director of the Office
of Faculty Affairs; Yang Zhao, my Lab Manager;
and Jian Zhou, a research technician. They are
remarkable people that allow me to balance a very
active research program with all my other duties.”
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AAE Honors Dr. Christopher
Wenckus With I. B. Bender
Lifetime Educator Award
Dr. Christopher Wenckus, ’71, Endodontics ’74,
Associate Professor and former longtime Head
of the Department of Endodontics, received the
prestigious I. B. Bender Lifetime Educator Award
from the American Association of Endodontists
(AAE).
The I.B. Bender Lifetime Educator Award is
given annually to acknowledge an AAE member
whose contributions to endodontics in the field of
education have demonstrated excellence through
selfless commitment to full-time educational pursuits,
and whose valuable contributions have instilled in
his/her students the desire to pursue excellence in
their careers.
“I was deeply honored to get this award—the
highest for an endodontic educator,” Dr. Wenckus
said. “In my acceptance speech, I thanked my ‘two
families’ for the opportunity to continue my career in
education.
Dr. Christopher Wenckus, surrounded by faculty and
colleagues at the AAE awards presentation.
“My real-life family backed me all the way,”
he continued. “None of my kids came home after
college; all were gainfully employed. This enabled
me to leave private practice in 1999 and come fulltime at the College as Department Head.
“My second family are my colleagues in
the Department of Endodontics,” Dr. Wenckus
explained. “I was very fortunate to have a dedicated,
hard-working crew.” Dr. Wenckus also noted he
owes much “to my mentor, Dr. Leonard Evanson,
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’59, who was my teacher here at UIC and practice
partner and who passed away way too young, and
to Dr. Nijole Remeikis, ’59, who encouraged me to
stay in education and eventually groomed me for the
Department Head job.”
Dr. Remeikis is a former Bender Award recipient
and was Dr. Wenckus’s predecessor as Department
Head.
He thanked current Department Head Dr. Brad
Johnson, Endodontics ’91, for nominating him for
the award, and Dr. Wenckus noted that his “biggest
backer” is his wife of 45 years, Elaine. “She was
with me every step of the way,” he said.
Dr. Aram Kim Wins
ACP Sharry Research Award
Dr. Aram Kim, MS Prosthodontics ’14, Clinical
Assistant Professor, Restorative Dentistry, was
the first place winner of the John J. Sharry
Research Competition of the American College of
Prosthodontics (ACP).
Dr. Kim won for her research, “Abutment
Material Effect on Peri-Implant Soft Tissue Color and
Perceived Esthetics.”
“We, as clinicians, always strive for the best
treatment for our patients,” Dr. Kim explained. “To
be able to provide patient-centered care, I felt that
we needed a better understanding of patients’
perception and satisfaction of dental treatment. In
my study, I compared perception and satisfaction
between patients and clinicians on dental implant
soft tissue esthetics by different abutment material
choices.”
“The core finding from my study was that
patients’ satisfaction did not differ among different
materials used although measurable color difference
was noted with a sophisticated spectrophotometer,”
she added. “Special thanks to my
mentors Drs. Stephen
Campbell and Kent
Knoernschild for their
unwavering support in
the design and analysis
for the study. Also thanks
to Drs. Lee Jameson
and Farhad Fayz for
their selflessness in
helping with the data
Dr. Radi Masri, chair of
collection. Dr. Jameson
the Sharry Competition,
was the recipient of the
presents the first place
award to Dr. Aram Kim.
same award in 1977, also
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in New Orleans. The history re-lives and the legacy
continues,” Dr. Kim concluded.
Dr. Phimon Atsawasuwan
Receives Biomedical
Research Award
Dr. Phimon Atsawasuwan, MS Orthodontics
’11, an Assistant Professor in the Department
of Orthodontics, was awarded the American
Association of Orthodontists Foundation’s 2015
Biomedical Research Award. Dr. Atsawasuwan’s
award was based on his study, “The effect of
microRNA-29 on orthodontic tooth movement.”
Partnered with Dr. Xiaofeng Zhou, an Associate
Professor in the Department of Periodontics, Dr.
Atsawasuwan will work using animal models
to investigate roles of microRNA during tooth
movement, while Dr. Zhou will help on the technique
of laser-captured micro-dissection and analysis of
microRNA result.
Dr. Phimon Atsawasuwan.
“We expect to gain an insight on how microRNA-29 plays roles in periodontal ligament cells,
osteoblasts, and osteoclasts function during
tooth movement,” Dr. Atsawasuwan. “We will also
investigate if changes of level microRNA-29 will
affect the rate of tooth movement in animals.”
The Biomedical Research Award allocates
$30,000 for one year to each recipient, and six
awards are given per year. All applicants must be
between three-to-14 years in their academic careers.
The award is designed to help orthodontic faculty
conduct independent orthodontic and craniofacial
biology research.
Dr. Aristotelis Marinis Receives
UIC Teacher Recognition Award
Dr. Aristotelis Marinis, a Clinical Assistant
Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry,
received a Teacher Recognition Award for the 20142015 academic year from the Teacher Recognition
Program (TRP) of UIC’s Council for Excellence in
Teaching and Learning.
The award
recognizes the
documented excellence
of UIC teachers. When
considering possible
award recipients, the
award committee reviews
considerations such as an
instructor’s peer reviews,
student evaluations and
unsolicited letters and
comments, and student
achievements. Dr. Marinis Dr. Aristotelis Marinis.
was notified in December
of 2014 of the committee’s
decision to present him with the award.
Dr. Marinis is extremely grateful to those who
supported him along the way. He said, “I would
like to thank my department for all the support that
people provided me; my colleagues Dr. Stephen
Campbell and Dr. Fatemeh Afshari, Prosthodontics
’09, MS Oral Sciences ‘09; and Dr. Judy Yuan for
her mentorship. I would also like to thank all the
faculty and staff for creating the best environment
for teaching and mainly the residents for making me
happy every day with their motivation and dedication
to achieve their best.”
Dr. Ales Obrez Receives
Dr. Jon Daniel Award
Dr. Ales Obrez, PhD ’92, Associate Professor,
Restorative Dentistry, has been conferred the
College’s 2015 Dr. Jon Daniel Teaching Award.
Dr. Obrez received the award from Dean Clark
Stanford and two previous Daniel Award winners,
Dr. Blasé Brown, Clinical Assistant Professor, Oral
Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, and Dr. Alison
Doubleday, Assistant Professor, Oral Biology, at a
recent faculty meeting.
The Daniel Award was established in 2010 in
memory of longtime Oral Biology faculty member
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Dr. Jon Daniel, to honor instructors who have made
exemplary contributions to UIC dental students’
learning. Dr. Daniel passed away in 2009.
Dr. Daniel’s qualities cited in the award are the
ability to engage students’ interest, curiosity, the
ability to motivate students, to challenge them, and
to respond to their needs.
Dr. Obrez noted one of the ways he tries to
go above and beyond his job description as an
educator.
“I think it’s important that we as educators give
students what they in some cases may not even
be getting from their families, such as advice on
professional decisions that may impact their lives,”
Dr. Obrez explained. “That’s what Dr. Daniel was
very good at, namely giving the students advice on
how to handle the highs and lows of life and on what
to do in the future, using examples from his own life
experiences.”
A highlight of being in education, Dr. Obrez
noted, is “when your student, whom you guided and
mentored, becomes successful.”
Dr. Ales Obrez, with Jayne Daniel and Lauren Daniel at the
Dr. Jon Daniel Award presentation.
Study Aims to Determine if Green
Tea can Slow Cancer in Smokers
A study by College researchers aims to determine
whether green tea can inhibit the growth of cancer
cells in smokers.
Green tea is made from leaves of the Camellia
sinensis plant, which are heated after harvest to
destroy enzymes that would break down catechins,
natural antioxidant substances that may prevent or
delay some types of cell damage. Combined with
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Drs. Guy Adami and Joel Schwartz aim to determine
whether green tea can inhibit the growth of cancer cells in
smokers.
the caffeine found in tea, catechins—especially the
most active and abundant one, epigallocatechin-3gallate—has been shown in animal models to be
effective in preventing lung and other cancers.
Drs. Guy Adami and Joel Schwartz, Associate
Professors of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic
Sciences, hope to see whether green tea can induce
a protective process of cell death called apoptosis,
which occurs when cells of a living organism are
damaged, for example by carcinogens.
The researchers will analyze RNA collected from
cells in the mouth and cheek of study participants to
determine, based on gene expression, cell pathways
that are regulated by moderate levels of green tea
consumption.
In an earlier study, Dr. Schwartz discovered
increased apoptosis in cells taken from the tongue
of tobacco smokers after a month of exposure to the
catechins from green tea.
“We believe the cathechins found in green tea
are a possible daily preventative approach for head
and neck cancers,” Dr. Adami said.
For more information about the study, call (312)
355-4311 or e-mail [email protected].
Dr. E. Dwayne Karateew Joins
in Dual Role
Dr. E. Dwayne Karateew recently joined the
College as Clinical Associate Professor for
Postgraduate Periodontics in the Department of
Periodontics where, he noted, he will “essentially
wear two hats.”
Dr. Karateew explained, “The first is to bring
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my clinical experience in both Periodontics
and Prosthodontics into the graduate clinical
environment. The new Commission on Dental
Accreditation directives mandate that Periodontal
residents become proficient in the provisional
restoration of osseointegrated implants, and my role
is to deliver this education.”
He noted that his second function “is in clinical
research. This will be potentially in collaboration
with other institutions in multi-center studies, with
our corporate partners and in guiding our residents
through their Master’s thesis research projects.”
With nearly 20 years of clinical experience,
Dr. Karateew’s goal is to impart knowledge to
Periodontics residents “so that I can watch them
surpass my pinnacles,” he said. “This is the greatest
compliment any educator can receive.
“Having a little laugh along the trip is an added
bonus,” Dr. Karateew added.
Administration
Dr. Susan Rowan, ’84, Associate Dean for Clinical
Affairs, gave the 2015 commencement speech at
Mother McAuley High School in Chicago on May 17.
Dr. Clark Stanford, Dean and UIC
Distinguished Professor, spoke at the BIS2015
Dental Implant Symposium February 9 to 11, 2015,
in Bangkok, Thailand. There were about a thousand
attendees at this conference and the title of his talk
was Evolution of Dental Implant Therapy. He presented lectures on Integrating Predictable
Esthetics into Clinical Practice and on Managing the
Young Adult Presented with Missing Teeth; What
Do You Do? at the 2015 Chicago Dental Society
Midwinter Meeting.
Dr. Stanford gave a talk at the Academy of
Osseointegration annual session in San Francisco
on “Clinical Practice Guidelines for management of
the Edentulous Maxilla” on March 13.
He is the new editor for the upcoming edition of
Boucher’s Prosthodontic Treatment for Edentulous
Patients.
Dr. Stanford was interviewed by ABC 7-TV news
in Chicago on the federal government lowering the
recommended amount of fluoride added to drinking
water because too much fluoride has become
a common cause of white splotches on teeth in
children. This is the first time in more than 50 years
that the government has taken this action.
Department of Endodontics
Dr. E. Dwayne Karateew.
Dr. Karateew earned his B.Sc. in Microbiology
from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver;
his DDS from the Columbia University School of
Dental Medicine in New York City; his Certificate
in Advanced Education in General Dentistry from
Columbia; and Certificates in Periodontics and Fixed
Prosthodontics from the University of Pennsylvania
in Philadelphia.
He previously taught at the University of
Pennsylvania, the University of Washington, and
the University of British Columbia. Dr. Karateew has
offered major presentations in the US, Canada, and
in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Dr. Mohamed Fayad, Endodontics ’00, Clinical
Associate Professor, gave two presentations at
the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter meeting in
February: 3-D Imaging in Endodontics and Root
Canals or Implants? He also gave an invited
presentation at the American Association of
Endodontists meeting in Seattle in May.
Dr. Brad Johnson, Endodontics ’91, Head
and Director of Postdoctoral Endodontics, gave
a presentation on Pulp Regeneration at the CDS
Midwinter Meeting in February. He was elected to
a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the
American Association of Endodontists at the annual
meeting in May. He was also appointed to a fouryear term as a Commissioner for the Commission
on Dental Accreditation (CODA) and Chair of the
Endodontics Review Committee, beginning in 2016.
Dr William Nudera, ’99, MS Endodontics
’05, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, gave
a presentation at the American Association of
Endodontists meeting in May.
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Department of Oral Biology
Dr. Anne George, Allan G. Brodie Endowed
Professor, Brodie Tooth Development Genetics
and Regenerative Medicine Research Laboratory
and Professor, Oral Biology presented at the 15th
International Meeting on Biomimetic Materials
Processing (BMMP-15) Jan 23 to 26 at Nagoya
University, Japan. Her talk was on Biomimetic
Extracellular Matrix Scaffold for Hard Tissue
Regeneration.
Dr. Moneim Zaki, PhD ’69, Professor Emeritus,
who had been working at the College part-time after
retiring a few years ago, has moved to Portland, OR.
Department of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery
Dr. William G. Flick, ’74, Clinical Associate
Professor, spoke on Local Anesthesia, Pain, and
Anxiety Management at an ADA CERP course at the
Quincy Country Club, Quincy, IL on March 20.
Dr. Spiro Karras, ’89, was appointed Clinical
Assistant Professor in the department.
Dr. Antonia Kolokythas, OMFS ’04, MS Oral
Sciences ’11, Associate Professor, presented:
Principles of Head and Neck Reconstruction,
ACOMS, Annual Boot Camp Certification Course,
Chicago, April. At the 5th World IAOO Congress,
Sao Paolo, Brazil, she presented; MicroRNAs
Enriched in Epithelium of Oral Squamous Cell
Carcinoma in Never Smokers, and Decreased
Expression Levels of PFN1, TMSB4X and KRT13 in
Advanced Stage Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
She also was on a panel discussion on Molecular
Biology-Translational Medicine, and chaired an Oral
Abstract Session on Salivary Gland Tumors and a
Poster Session at the Congress.
Dr. Michael Miloro, Head, was appointed
Section Editor, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery. Dr. Miloro; Dr. Cortino Sukotjo, Assistant
Professor, Restorative Dentistry; and Dr. Louis
Mercuri, MS OMFS ’75, received a $5,000 grant
from the American Society of TMJ Surgeons, for
“Outcomes of total TMJ replacement surgery.”
Dr. Miloro presented Complications of TMJ Surgery,
Open Treatment of Condyle Fractures at the
Congreso Internacional de ALACIBU in Lima, Peru,
in May, and UIC Sleep Medicine Grand Rounds,
Surgical Treatment of Sleep Apnea, in June.
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Peer-Reviewed Publications
Kolokythas A, Weiskopf S, Singh M, Cabay RJ.
Renal Cell Carcinoma: Delayed metachronous
metastases to parotid and cerebellum. J Oral
Maxillofac Surg 73: 1296, 2015, http://dx.doi.
org/10.1016/j.joms.2015.01.017’.
Miloro M, Haupt A, Olsson A, Kolokythas
A. Oral spindle cell lipoma: A rare occurrence
and review of the literature. Oral Maxillofac Surg
Cases 1: 12-14, 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.
omsc.2015.04.002
Schlieve T, Funderburk J, Flick W, Miloro
M, Kolokythas A. How do general dentists and
orthodontists determine where to refer patients
requiring oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures?
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 73: 509-513, 2015, http://
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2014.08.004.
Schlieve T, Hull W, Miloro M, Kolokythas A.
Is immediate reconstruction of the mandible with
nonvascularized bone graft following resection of
benign pathology a viable treatment option? J Oral
Maxillofac Surg 73: 541-549, 2015, http://dx.doi.
org/10.1016/j.joms.2014.10.019
Book Chapters
Jamali J, Kolokythas A, Miloro M. Anatomical
Considerations in Dentoalveolar Surgery, and Soft
Tissue Injuries of the Face, in Atlas of Operative
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Haggerty and
Laughlin, Eds., Wiley-Blackwell, 2015.
Jamali J, Kolokythas A, Miloro M. Clinical
Applications of Digital Dental Technology in Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery, in Clinical Applications of
Digital Dental Technology, Masri and Driscoll, Eds.,
Wiley, 2015.
Schlieve T, Kolokythas A. Excision of facial
skin malignancy, in Atlas of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery, Kademani D, Tiwana P, Eds., Elsevier,
2015.
Department of Oral Medicine
and Diagnostic Sciences
Dr. Michael D. Colvard, ’85, MS Oral Sciences
’00, Professor, and Director, UIC DMRT Center,
has been chosen to receive an Oxford Foundation
Fellowship. The research title of his Fellowship is
Museum Anthropology of Mesoamerican Dental
Shamanism, Ethnomedicines, and Catholic Mission
During the Anthropocene.
Dr. Colvard recently earned a PhD in Theology
and Medical Anthropology through the Graduate
Summer 2015
Theological Foundation and its parent, Oxford
Foundation House, Oxford, UK. His PhD focused on
plants used by clergy, monks, and Catholic Knights
to treat dental and oral pain and provide analgesia
during the traumas and epidemics of the Middle
Ages.
He and Dr. Benjamin Vesper, Research
Assistant Professor, were co-authors, with lead
author Dr. William J. Pestle and fellow co-authors
Drs. Victoria Brennan, Roger L. Sierra, Erin K.
Smith, and Geoffrey A. Cordell, on the article
Hand-held Raman Spectroscopy as a Pre-Screening
Tool for Archaeological Bone in the Journal of
Archeological Science, 58 (2015) 113-120.
Department of Orthodontics
Dr. T. Peter Tsay, Professor, was honored as a
Visiting Professor of Nanjing Medical University in
a special ceremony on March 13, 2015 in Nanjing,
China. Dr. Tsay was presented a certificate of
professorship by Chancellor Lin Wang of Nanjing
Medical University. The ceremony took place before
Dr. Tsay’s two-day course entitled Esthetics and
Orthodontic Treatment. The course was attended by
faculty and students of the Orthodontic Department
of Nanjing Medical University and orthodontists from
the City of Nanjing and the Province of Jiangsu.Dr.
Tsay is also invited as a featured speaker for the
Annual Meeting of Chinese Orthodontic Society to
be held in Nanchang, China, Nov. 2 through 4, 2015.
Dr. T. Peter Tsay (right) was presented a certificate of
professorship by Chancellor Lin Wang of Nanjing Medical
University.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Marcio da Fonseca, Department Head, spoke
on “The Importance of Oral Health in Hematopoietic
Stem Cell Transplantation Autism” at the University
of Sao Paulo, Brazil, School of Dentistry; “Taking
Care of Children with Cancer—The Role of the
Pediatric Dentist” at the King Saud University
College of Dentistry in Saudi Arabia; “Childhood
Cancer: Oral and Dental Aspects” at the University
of Damman College of Dentistry and at the
Conference for Arab Pediatric Dentists in Kuwait;
and the “Treatment of the Medically Compromised
Child” at the Michigan Dental Association Annual
Meeting in Lansing, MI.
Pediatric Dentistry Residents Drs. Jazmine
Dillard, ’13; Ellen Huang; Lindsey North; Dhara
Patel; Reena Patel, ’13; Jonathan Patrick; Mital
Spatz, ’10; and Megan Van Lieshout Presented
posters at the American Academy of Pediatric
Dentistry meeting in Seattle in May.
The graduating Pediatric Dentistry residents
gave Dr. Shar Fadavi, MS Pediatric Dentistry ’11,
Professor, Pediatric Dentistry, a nice surprise during
their graduation ceremony, presenting Dr. Fadavi
with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Jazmine
Dillard read the citation on behalf of the Residents.
Dr. Linda Kaste, Associate Professor, was
elected to the American Association of Dental
Research Board of Directors as a member-at-large
for a three-year term that will end in 2018.
Dr. Flavia Lamberghini, Pediatric Dentistry ’06,
MS Oral Sciences ’06, Clinical Assistant Professor,
presented on Welcoming the Pediatric Patient to
your Office at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter
Meeting.
Dr. Sheela Raja, Assistant Professor, was the
lead author on an article, “Identifying Elements of
Patient-Centered Care in Underserved Populations:
A Qualitative Study of Patient Perspectives,”
published in the journal Plos One, May 19, 2015.
She was the lead author on “Trauma Informed
Care in Medicine: Current Knowledge and
Future Research Directions,” published in Family
Community Health, Vol. 378, No. 3, pp. 216-226.
She also published a study, “Self-Reported Physical
Health Associations of Traumatic Events in Medical
and Dental Outpatients: A Cross-Sectional Study” in
the journal Medicine. On May 31, she appeared on
Channel 2 News on CBS-TV in Chicago to discuss
how to keep youngsters active on summer break.
Dr. Larry Salzmann, Clinical Professor and
Predoctoral Program Clinic Director, Pediatric
Dentistry, was elected Chair of the American Dental
Summer 2015
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The Department of Pediatric Dentistry held its annual Give
Kids a Smile Day Feb. 5. UIC Mascot Sparky D. Dragon
came by to greet the youngsters who were receiving free dental
care and education. They were joined by the Tooth Fairy
(student Farah Shakir). A total of 101 children came from
Children of Peace School and St. Malachy School.
Education Association Section on Pediatric Dentistry.
Dr. Darien Weatherspoon, Assistant Professor,
spoke on Oral Cancer in the African American
Community at the College on Feb. 24.
Dr. Christine Wu, Professor, chaired the
PhD/DDS Degree oral defense in mid-May for
the West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan
University, Chengdu, China. It is the oldest and most
established dental school in China.
Dr. Luisa DiPietro, Professor, spoke on “Site
specific differences in the inflammatory response
to injury” at the Annual Meeting of the Association
for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Denver,
CO, and on “Right-sizing wound angiogenesis”
at the World Congress of Angiogenesis, Boston
MA. Sessons chaired: Stem Cell Niche, Session
Discussion Leader, Gordon Conference on Tissue
Repair and Regeneration, New London NH; and
New Concepts in Inflammation, Session Chair,
Annual Meeting of the Wound Healing Society, San
Antonio TX.
Dr. Praveen Gajendrareddy, Assistant
Professor, was invited to be a site visitor for the
Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Dr. Frank A. Maggio, Clinical Assistant
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Professor, spoke at the Temple School of Dentistry
to the Post-Baccalaureate Students about becoming
NELDA (National Entry Level Dental Assistant)
Certified (through DANB, the Dental Assisting
National Board) so they can assist in the clinics
during their program. He also spoke at Dental
Lifeline Network on the need for periodontal
evaluations and care of the people they serve. Dr. E. Dwayne Karateew, Clinical Associate
Professor, spoke at the American Academy
of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) meeting in San
Francisco, CA, on “Non-Surgical enhancement
of the Peri-implant hard and soft tissues. He also
hosteds an open forum with Drs. Dennis Tarnow
and Eric van Dooren. Dr. Zakaria S. Messieha, Clinical Professor,
and Dr. Michael Colvard, Professor, Oral Medicine
and Diagnosrtic Sciences, coordinated and
participated in a medical mission in Santa Cruz,
Bolivia, with a team of surgeons from Mexico and
Colombia.
Dr. Nuha Nakib received a Golden Apple Award
from the DMD Class of 2015.
Dr. Thomas F. Schneider, Clinical Assistant
Professor, this year is concluding his three-year term
on the board of the Chicago Dental Society as well
as three years on the finance committee of the CDS,
serving as the Chair of the finance committee. He
also is completing his second year on the Board of
the CDS Foundation, which is the charitable arm of
the CDS. The Foundation established and supports
a free dental clinic in Wheaton, IL.
Dr. Tolga Tozum, Associate Professor,
presented on Peri-Implant Diseases; Preventive
Methods: Diagnosis and Treatment Options at the
58th annual Midwest Society of Periodontology
meeting. He also gave a talk on “Soft and Hard
Tissue Grafting in Implant Dentistry” at the Meffert
Implant Institute in Ankara, Turkey.
Dr. Juhi Uttami matriculated into both the
PhD in Oral Sciences and Periodontics Residency
program.
Papers Published
Bhat UB, Watanabe K. Serpine1 mediates
Porphyromonas finfivalis induced insulin secretion in
the pancreatic beta cell line MIN6. J Oral Biol, April
2015;2(1).
Dursun E, Dursun CK, Eratalay K, Orhan K,
Celik HH, Tözüm TF. Do Porous Titanium Granule
Grafts Affect Bone Microarchitecture at Augmented
Maxillary Sinus Sites? A Pilot Split-Mouth Human
Summer 2015
Study. Implant Dent 2015, ePub ahead of print.
Ebrahimi N, Obando J, Schmerman M, Khan
S, Kawar N. Management of Thin Gingival Biotype
with Hard and Soft Tissue Augmentation Post
Orthodontic Treatment: A Case Report. Open J
Dent Oral Med 2015, 3: 53-58.
Fordham JB, Naqvi AR, Nares S. Regulation
of miR-24, miR-30b, and miR-142-3p during
macrophage and dendritic cell differentiation
potentiates innate immunity. J Leukoc Biol, ePub
ahead of print.
Goldufsky J, Wood SJ, Jayaraman V, Chen
L, Qin S, Zhang C, DiPietro LA, Shafikhani
S. Pseudomonas aeruginosa requires type III
secretion system to inhibit wound healing in diabetic
skin. Wnd Rep Regen, ePub ahead of press.
Gould L, Abadir P, Brem H, Carter M, ConnerKerr T, Davidson J, DiPietro L, Falanga V, et al.
Chronic wound repair and healing in older adults:
Current status and future research. J Am Geriatr
Soc. 2015, 63:427-438
Khan S, Carmosino AJ, Yuam
JC, Lucchiari N Jr, Kawar N, Sukotjo
C. Postdoctoral periodontal program
directors’ perspectives of resident selection. J
Periodontol 2015, 86:177-184.
Department of
Restorative Dentistry
Dr. Alison Alberts, Resident, and her playing
professional women’s football for the Chicago Bliss,
was the subject of an article in the online publication
DNAInfo.com on May 13.
Dr. Natalie Baker, Resident, at the American
Prosthodontic Society meeting, earned second
place in the APS Graduate Prosthodontic Research
Award competition for “Characterization and
Biocompatibility of Transparent Nanotubes on Hybrid
ZrO2-Ti.”
Dr. Priscilla Chang, Clinical Associate
Professor, was recognized by the D-2s with a
Golden Apple Award.
Dr. Sam Flores, Professor Emeritus, was
honored by the Province of Ilocos Sur of the
Philippines during the Pammadayaw 197th
Anniversary of the Province celebration with the
Fr. Jose Burgos Achievement Award in recognition
of his achievements in dentistry and philanthropy.
Accepting the award for Dr. Flores was his sister,
Phoebe Flores.
Dr. Maria Fernanda Alfaro Coto, at the
APS meeting, took first place in the table clinic
Joseph Powers, D-2 President; Dr. Priscilla Chang; and
Matthew Bernard, D-2 Vice President.
competition for “Fretting corrosion behavior of
Ti6Al4V dental implant alloy: The role of fretting
frequencies.”
Dr. Virginia Hogsett, Resident, presented
“A Prosthetic Approach to Class III Malocclusion
Utilizing Fixed Complete Denture Therapy” at the
American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics in
February.
Dr. Adriana Semprum-Clavier, Clinical
Associate Professor, received the Educator of the
Year Award from the
Student Hispanic
Dental Association.
Dr. Craig
Sikora, Resident,
discussed a full-arch
milled FDP/porcelain
treatment plan at
the department’s
Prosthodontic
Implant Club
meeting on March
10.
Dr. Cortino
Sukotjo, Assistant
Professor, earned
Phoebe Flores with the Fr. Jose
Burgos Achievement Award
an Associate
conferred to Dr. Sam Flores.
Fellowship in the
Summer 2015
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Academy of Prosthodontics. The Fellowship is
conferred for collective career merit and recognizes
leadership within the oral health and prosthodontic
communities. He also earned the American College
of Prosthodontists Clinician/Researcher Award.
The award is presented to individuals who have
made substantial contributions to the welfare and
advancement of the ACP or prosthodontics, with
outstanding contributions to academic dentistry, and
contributions to the sciences or health professions.
Dr. Isabella da Silva Vieira Marques won
second place in the APS table clinic competition for
“Surface characterization and corrosion behavior
of bioactive coatings on cp-Ti surface for dental
applications.”
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Dr. Bin Yang, Clinical Assistant Professor,
earned the American College of Prosthodontists
2014 GSK Prosthodontist Innovator Award.
Her research, “Novel Nano-ceramic Coating on
Polymethyl Methacrylate Denture Base Material,”
seeks to lead to the establishment of a novel TiO2ZrO2 ceramic coating technique to increase physical
and mechanical surface properties, reduce the
diffusion of pathogens into the acrylic base material,
and facilitate the easier removal of pathogenic
factors.
Summer 2015
Calendar
September
November
16: Golf Outing, 2 p.m., Cog Hill Golf & Country
Club, 12294 Archer Ave., Lemont, IL 60439. Email
[email protected] or call (312) 996-0485.
18: Interprofessional Approach to the
Management of Ectodermal Dysplasias,
National Foundation of Ectodermal Dysplasias
Regional Healthcare Provider Conference,
12:30 to 5 p.m., UIC College of Dentistry. Free
admission. Four hours Continuing Education credit.
19: Coronal Polishing and Pit/Fissure Sealants
Course. UIC College of Dentistry. Fee is $450 for
Illinois State Dental Society member dentist staff,
$800 for ISDS non-member dentist staff. Email
[email protected], log on to www.isds.org, or call
(800) 475-4737.
14: Coronal Polishing and Pit/Fissure Sealants
(800) 475-4737.
18: Nitrous Oxide Monitoring and Administration
(800) 475-4737.
January 2016
21-29: Dental health delegation to Cuba with
Dr. Marcio da Fonseca, Head, Department of
Pediatric Dentistry. Email [email protected].
February 2016
October
7: Nitrous Oxide Monitoring and Administration
(800) 475-4737.
14 and 15: Anesthesia/Sedation Assistant
Monitoring Clinical Certification Course. UIC
College of Dentistry. Fee is $525 for Illinois State
Dental Society member dentist staff, $850 for ISDS
non-member dentist staff. Email gpitchford@isds.
org, log on to www.isds.org, or call (800) 475-4737.
24: Early Childhood Caries and Dental Trauma,
free lecture sponsored by UIC College of Dentistry
and the Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation, 8 a.m. to
12:15 p.m. at the College of Dentistry. Attendees will
earn four Continuing Education credits. To register,
log on to http://www.deltadentalil.com/uiclecture.
TBA: Achieving and Maintaining Optimal
Treatment Outcomes for Patients with Partial and
Complete Edentulism Utilizing Interdisciplinary Care
and Digital Technology. UIC Voices of Excellence
Session, Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting.
Call (312) 996-8495.
26: Reception during the Chicago Dental Society
Midwinter Meeting, Virgin Hotel, 203 N. Wabash
Ave., Chicago. 5 to 7 p.m., Call (312) 996-0485.
April 2016
15: Reunion, UIC College of Dentistry, Loyola
University Chicago School of Dentistry, and
Northwestern University School of Dentistry
alumni. Years ending in “1” and “6” highlighted.
Alumni Awards presented. Carlisle Banquets,
435 E. Butterfield Rd., Lombard, IL 60148. Email
[email protected] or call (312) 996-0485.
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Classifieds
Calendar
Don’t forget to post and look for UIC events on the
UIC Calendar at http://www.uic.edu/htbin/eventcal/
eventcal.fcgi. (FN)
Equipment
KaVo’s award-winning electric collections.
Innovation changes everything. KaVo has revamped
its family of innovative electric handpieces.
KaVo electrics are now shorter, lighter, and more
comfortable. For ultimate cutting performance, make
the switch to KaVo electrics today. www.trykavo.
com, (888) ASK-KAVO. (FN)
Brokerage, Financial, and Legal Services
HinrichsZenk+Pesavento (HZP) provides dental
CPA and business advisory service, accounting and
tax services, practice valuations and transitions,
retirement planning and administration, tax
compliance and planning, and payroll. Log on to
www.hinrichszenk.com or call (844) HZP-4DDS.
Insurance
Protecting dentists. It’s all we do at TDIC.
Especially when just starting out. New graduates
receive their first year of professional liability
insurance for a price that’s a little surprising. Learn
more at www.tdicsolutions.com/newgrad. (FA,
FCRD)
Treloar & Heisel Inc. Financial Services for the
Dental and Medical Professional. Disability income
plan; business overhead expense insurance;
disability buy/sell; long-term care. 1 (800) 345-6040,
treloaronline.com. (FA)
Miscellaneous
Facebook users can sign up to be a fan of the
UIC College of Dentistry. Just type in “University of
Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry” in the search
bar of your Facebook page. (FN)
Wound Healing Seminars are held once per month
at 12:30 p.m. on selected Thursdays. Call (312) 3552662 for more information. (FN)
Know a college-level predental student? Tell
them about our monthly tours from 12:30 to 1:30
p.m. Tours are followed by a Q&A session with
College of Dentistry Admissions staff. RSVP
information is posted on the Admissions website
at http://dentistry.uic.edu/prospective_students/
prospective_student_tour_registration and http://
dentistry.uic.edu/prospective_students/doctor_of_
dental_medicine__dmd_/.
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Positions/Practices/Space Available
A “Positions/Practices Available” page is on the
College’s website at http://dentistry.uic.edu/alumni/
career_postings/. Check it out for listings of jobs that
are available, and for notices of practices that are
for sale. For adding or subtracting listings from this
website, contact William S. Bike at [email protected].
Come join the professionals at ProCare Dental
Group PC. Generous compensation, contemporary
facilities, flexibility, autonomy, premier locations,
continuing education, professional camaraderie.
Part-time and full-time positions available. (847)
621-7229. (FDT)
Dentists wanted: Associates earn $200,000 while
gaining lots of great experience. We love to teach
comprehensive pedo, surgical extractions, space
maintenance, fillings, etc. to the right person. If
you are willing to learn, we will keep you busy.
Malpractice paid. Recent grads and H1B visas
welcomed. Offices in Chicago and just outside Cook
County. Email resume (as Word or PDF attachment
only or paste resume in e-mail message) to
[email protected] (FA)
General dentist: Family Dental Care. Full- or
part-time. Several of our associates have become
partners. Come and talk to them. Very high
income potential. Specialists on staff. Currently
four locations and growing. 95% fee-for-service.
No Public Aid. (773) 978-7801 (ask for Laura) or
e-mail [email protected]. http:/
familydentalcare.com. (FA)
Immediate opening for pediatric DDS/DMD
in expanding multi-specialty practice. High-end
technology. Two beautiful locations. Southwest
suburbs, P/T hours available. Looking to add
to an amazing team. Please send resume to:
[email protected]. (FA 7/17/15)
Immediate opening for oral surgeon in expanding
multi-specialty practice. High-end technology, two
beautiful locations, Southwest suburbs. P/T hours
available. Looking to add to an amazing team.
Please send resume to [email protected].
(FA 7/23/15)
Immediate opening for endodontist in expanding
multi-specialty practice. High-end technology, two
beautiful locations, Southwest suburbs. P/T hours
available. Looking to add to an amazing team.
Please send resume to [email protected].
(FA 7/23/15)
Summer 2015
24th Annual UIC Alumni & Friends
GOLF OUTING
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club
12294 Archer Ave.
Lemont, IL 60439
2 p.m. Shotgun Start • 6 p.m. Dinner
$125 per person, includes golf on Course #1, cart, and dinner
$195 per person for Dubsdread Course #4, cart, and dinner
$40 per person Dinner only
WIN RAFFLES, PRIZES, AND AWARDS!
Special raffle for largest turn out from Reunion years ending in -1 or -6!
For more information, contact Ana Lisa Ogbac at (312) 996-0485 or [email protected].
Detach and send with your check made payable to UIC Dental Alumni Association by September 7.
SEND RESERVATIONS TO:
Office of Advancement and Alumni Affairs (MC 621)
UIC College of Dentistry • 801 S. Paulina St. • Chicago, IL 60612
REGISTRATION FORM
Name _______________________________
_________ $125 Golf, Cart, Dinner
School and class year _____________________
_________ $195 Dubsdread, Cart, Dinner
Billing address _________________________
_________ $40 Dinner
City, State, Zip _________________________
_________ Total
Phone _______________________________
E-mail _______________________________
CREDIT CARD INFORMATION:
Name on card __________________________
Card number __________________________
Foursome: ____________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
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Exp. date and CID _______________________
Summer 2015
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Continuing Education
Instructors: Dr. Richard Perry, ’68, and
Dr. James Bryniarski, ’78, Clinical Assistant
Professor, Restorative Dentistry, and Katherine
Lutz, RDH.
Fee: $450 ISDS member dentist staff; $800 nonmember dentist staff.
Prerequisite: Must be at least age 18, and a
dental assistant for at least 1,000 hours.
Continuing Education
Courses to be Held at
College of Dentistry
ISDS Courses
Several Continuing Education courses, held under
the auspices of the Illinois State Dental Society
(ISDS), are scheduled to be held at the UIC College
of Dentistry, 801 S. Paulina St., Chicago, IL 60612.
The ISDS is an approved provider of Continuing
Education and is an ADA CERP Recognized
Provider.*
For more information or to register, or for refund
and cancellation information, email Gloria Pitchford
at [email protected], log on to www.isds.org, or
call (800) 475-4737.
Coronal Polishing and Pit/Fissure
Sealants Course
Course objectives: This course will provide dental
assistants with the proper educational requirements
as stated in Illinois law for application of pit and
fissure sealants and coronal polishing which
includes didactic study in anatomy, physiology,
pharmacology, and dental emergencies followed by
a written exam.
This course also will include two hours of clinical
experience on pit and fissure sealants and two
hours on coronal polishing. The clinical instruction
on coronal polishing will include work performed on
a human subject.
At the completion of this course and prior
to being permitted to perform these expanded
functions in Illinois, the dental assistant must meet
the following requirements:
Be 18 years of age and working as a dental
assistant for at least 1,000 hours.
The supervising dentist must personally observe
the successful placement of six sealants on a patient
or patients by the dental assistant.
The successful participant will receive a
certificate of completion.
Continental breakfast and lunch are provided.
Credit: Ten credit hours.
Dates: Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015; Saturday, Nov.
14, 2015.
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Anesthesia/Sedation
Assistant Monitoring
Clinical Certification Course
This course is offered as a Continuing Education
experience for dental assistants and hygienists who
work in dental or oral surgery offices in the State
of Illinois where sedation or general anesthesia is
administered. The course is designed to meet the
requirements of the Illinois Dental Practice Act and
the rules administering the Dental Practice Act. The
course includes both lecture and clinical exposure.
Course objectives and competencies: The
assistant will:
Become familiar with the anatomy and
physiology involved with monitoring and airway
maintenance in the sedated dental patient.
Obtain a basic understanding of the physiology
of the respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological
systems as they related to anesthesia and sedation.
Become familiar with the health questionnaire
and its application for the evaluation of the patient
undergoing anesthesia/sedation and be able to link
this information to the ASA classification.
Develop an understanding of the levels of
sedation/anesthesia and be able to recognize these
levels in the patient under dental sedation.
Acquire the skills required for monitoring the
sedated patient, including monitoring of blood
pressure, pulse, perspiration temperature, and level
of consciousness.
Learn to operate automated monitoring devices
including the EKG and pulse-oximeter.
Learn to complete the anesthesia record and
make appropriate monitoring entries during the
procedure and during recovery.
Learn basic management protocols for
anesthesia-related emergencies and become
more competent in assisting the dentist in their
management.
Credit: 12 credit hours.
Dates: Wednesday, Oct. 14, and Thursday, Oct.
15, 2015. Course times to be announced.
Instructors: Dr. William Flick, ’74, Clinical
Summer 2015
Associate Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Prerequisite: Current BLS certificate.
Nitrous Oxide Monitoring
and Administration Course
Course objectives and content: This course for
monitoring and administration of nitrous oxide by
dental assistants and dental hygienists is designed
to meet the certification requirements of the State of
Illinois for expanded functions.
This course will include both didactic and clinical
components in the monitoring and administration of
nitrous oxide and advanced airway management.
It will provide instruction in anatomy, physiology,
pharmacology, and dental emergencies as they
relate to the use of nitrous oxide in the dental office.
After successful completion of this course the
dental assistant can return to the private office and
provide expanded function for the dental team and
the monitoring of nitrous oxide, while the dental
hygienists will be able to start and stop the flow of
gas.
Credit: Six credit hours.
Dates: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015; Wednesday,
Nov. 18, 2015.
Instructor: Dr. Larry Salzmann.
Prerequisite: Must be currently certified in CPR/
BLS for healthcare providers, or its equivalent. A
copy of your current BLS card must accompany
registration form. This course is open to all
qualified dental assistants for monitoring and dental
hygienists for administering.
Meals: Continental breakfast and lunch included.
related to the ectodermal dysplasias, dermatology
issues, genetics, and outcomes of an innovative
proteomic clinical trial. One of the speakers will be
the Dean of the UIC College of Dentistry, Dr. Clark
Stanford.
Free Early Childhood Caries
and Dental Trauma Lecture Set
The College of Dentistry and the Delta Dental of
Illinois Foundation will host a free lecture for dental
professionals and dental students covering “Early
Childhood Caries and Dental Trauma.”
Attendees will earn four Continuing Education
Credits.
The lecture will be Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, from
8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the College. Breakfast and
refreshments will be included.
Topics are “Recognition and Treatment of Dental
Injuries in Children,” “Doctor, There’s an Infant in
Your Waiting Room,” and “Early Childhood Caries
and its Prevention.”
Other Courses
Ectodermal Dysplasias
Conference Scheduled
A variety of Continuing Education courses are available for
hygienists and assistants.
The National Foundation of Ectodermal Dysplasias
will present its Regional Healthcare Provider
Conference, “Interprofessional Approach to the
Management of Ectodermal Dysplasias,” Friday,
Sept. 18, from 12:30 to 5 p.m. at the UIC College
of Dentistry. Admission is free and there will be four
hours of Continuing Education credit.
Talks will include dental and craniofacial aspects
Speakers will be Dr. Denny McTigue, Professor,
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, The Ohio State
University, Columbus, OH; and Dr. A. Jeffrey Wood,
Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatric
Dentistry, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry,
University of the Pacific, San Francisco, CA.
To register, log on to http://www.deltadentalil.
com/uiclecture.
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Interdisciplinary Care and
Digital Technology
“Achieving and Maintaining Optimal Treatment
Outcomes for Patients with Partial and Complete
Edentulism Utilizing Interdisciplinary Care and
Digital Technology” will be the topic at the Chicago
Dental Society Midwinter Meeting of the UIC Voices
of Excellence Session in February 2016.
Speakers will be Dr. Kent Knoernschild,
Professor, Restorative Dentistry; Dr. Rand
Harlow, Clinical Associate Professor, Restorative
Dentistry; Dr. Tolga Tozum, Associate Professor,
Periodontics; and Dr. Michael Miloro, Head, Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Dental implants have become the first choice
for a variety of clinical situations ranging from
partial to complete edentulism. As technology
evolves, implant therapy affords new and broader
opportunities for the replacement of teeth and the
adjacent tissues.
At the conclusion of the session, participants
will understand the interdisciplinary applications of
prosthodontic application of single-tooth implants,
overdentures, and implant-supported fixed complete
prostheses, and surgical and restorative aspects
of oral implants placed in the “esthetic zone” and
related mucosal tissue management; of developing
and maintaining anterior aesthetics; of immediate
implants and restorations; and of managing the
severely resorbed maxilla and mandible, sinus
grafting, ridge augmentation, zygomatic implants,
and fibula implants and restoration in cancer
resections.
For information about time, location, and CE
credit, call (312) 996-8495.
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of
Dentistry is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental
Association to assist dental professional in
identifying quality providers of continuing dental
education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse
individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply
acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.
Come to the
UIC College of Dentistry Reception
during the
Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting
All alumni, colleagues, and friends
are welcome to attend.
Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be provided.
Cash bar.
w5 to 7 p.m. • Friday, Feb. 26, 2016
Virgin Hotel, 203 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago
Visit with Dean Clark Stanford and friends and colleagues.
For information, call (312) 996-0485 or email [email protected].
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You are also not a sales goal or a benchmark or a market segment.
You are a dentist. And we are The Dentists Insurance Company, TDIC.
More than 30 years ago, the small group of CDA dentists who started this
company made three promises: to only protect dentists, to protect them better
than any other insurance company out there and to be there when you need us.
Because with TDIC, you’re a dentist first, last and always.
Endorsed by the
Illinois State
Dental Society
Protecting dentists. It’s all we do.
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