30 Apr.pub - University of Iowa College of Dentistry

University of Iowa College of Dentistry
Issue 898
April 30, 2010
DSB WEEKLY
Chris White, Editor
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
College of
Dentistry Holds
2010 Dean’s
Student Leaders
College of
Dentistry Holds
Groundbreaking
Ceremony
Dr. Philip Wertz
Attends Two
Seminars
Dr. Bill Johnson
is AAE
President Elect
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Recent
Publications 5
Filling Station
Menu
Volunteers
Invited!
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College of Dentistry Recognition Dinner
Held for 2010 Dean’s Student Leaders
The 2010 College of Dentistry
Recognition Dinner for the Dean’s Student
Leaders was held April 21, 2010
at the Holiday Inn and Conference
Center in Coralville. There were 73 attendees,
including students, faculty
and staff. Thirty-nine awards were
given to dental students: Freshman
Dental Class: Paul Haufe, Joseph
Kelly, Brian Smith, John Syrbu, Ryan
Teahen; Sophomore Dental Class:
Abbey Ackermann, Andrew Beer, Kyle Burgmeier, Chris DeLong, Kristopher
Hasstedt, Kelly Huston, Sandra Imoehl, Celia Mimms, Michelle Nys; Junior
Dental Class: Melissa Brown, Michael Buck, Noemi Cruz-Orcutt, Jessica Flanigan,
Allison Fuller, Carole Gleich, Majd Haddad, Bailey Hammerberg, Thomas
Heidenreich, Gigi Nelson, Philip Pattee, Jordan Poss, Julie Reynolds, Sean
Sherry, Ryan Walsh, Treagan White. Senior Dental Class: Scott Anderson,
Whitney Dunn, Christi Larson, Will McBride, Asana Mohamad, Diana Ozuna,
Merideth Smith, Karl Swenson, Karla Thole-Bechtold.
The following senior dental students were honored with having received
the Dean’s Student Leaders Award for four years: Scott Anderson, Christi Larson,
Asana Mohamad, Diana Ozuna, and Karl Swenson.
See page 4 for additional photos from the recognition dinner.
College of Dentistry Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony
UI Staff Council
Awards—Call for
Nominations
UI Staff Council
Houchen Bindery
May 2010 Schedule:
May 17-20
Please have orders ready
by Monday noon. Routes
are subject to change with
advance warning.
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A groundbreaking ceremony
was held April 23, 2010, for the College
of Dentistry’s building transformation
project, which will adapt and expand
the dental college facilities. The
ceremony was moved indoors because
of inclement weather.
The project will include a
33,424 sq. ft. addition with an ADAcompliant
entry, additional clinical
space for geriatrics and special needs
patients, a Center for Clinical Excellence that includes a multidisciplinary/
clinical research area, and study rooms for case-based learning (Phase I).
Complete renovation of all 92,785 sq. ft. of the current clinics will then be
accomplished to maintain the College of Dentistry’s world-class educational
and patient care programs serving Iowa (Phase II). The total estimated cost
of the building transformation project is $60 million. (Continued on page 3)

Dr. Philip Wertz Attends Two Seminars in New Jersey
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Dr. Philip Wertz, Department of OPRM, and Dows, attended two meetings recently.
On April 21, 2010, Dr. Wertz attended the New York Society of Cosmetic
Chemists. The one-day meeting was held at the Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange,
New Jersey. The theme of the spring seminar was “Nanotechnology—the
Good, the Frightful, and the Mysterious. Dr. Wertz, who was one of the scheduled
speaker, presented “Pathways Across the Stratum Corneum—Compositions and Dimensions.”
Other speakers included John Crowley, whose two children were diagnosed with
Pompe Disease, a severe neuromuscular disorder. His struggle to find a cure was
recently made into a film, Extraordinary Measures. Crowley presented “Utilizing
nanotechnology in drug development—a personal story.”
Dr. Wertz was the featured speaker at another one-day seminar on April 22, 2010,
that was held at Rutgers University. The meeting was sponsored by the New Jersey Controlled Release
Society Student Chapter and the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials. Dr. Wertz presented “Lipids and the
Permeability Barrier of Skin.”
Additionally, Dr. Wertz met with a co-author to discuss their collaborative effort on an in-process
book featuring innate immunity of the skin and oral mucosa.
Dr. William Johnson Becomes President Elect of AAE
Drs. Georgia Johnson, head of the Department of Periodontics, and William
Johnson, head of the Department of Endodontics, attended the recent
American Association of Endodontists (AAE) Annual Meeting in San Diego,
California. The entertainer for the Saturday evening President’s Event was
Jay Leno and the Johnsons had their photo taken with him (above) — a
backstage perk since Dr. Johnson is president elect of the AAE for 2010
and will become president of the AAE in 2011.

(cont. from page 1: College of Dentistry’s Groundbreaking Ceremony) page 3
Among the invited attendees to the College of Dentistry’s groundbreaking ceremony were U.S. Senator
Charles Grassley; Congressman David Loebsack; State Representatives Scott Raecker, Vicki Lensing and
David Jacoby; State Senators Robert Dvorsky and Steve Warnstadt; Executive Vice President and Provost
Wallace Loh; Senior Vice President Flynn Andrizzi (UI Foundation); Richard Valachovic, executive director of
the American Dental Education Association; Christopher Fox, executive director of the American Association
for Dental Research; President Pro Tem Jack Evans (Iowa Board of Regents); Dr. H. Garland Hershey, co–
chair of the College of Dentistry Building Campaign (BS ‘63, DDS ‘65, ‘71 MS); Dean David Johnsen; Scott
Anderson (D4), president of the Iowa American Student Dental Association; and Dr. David Drake, immediate
past president of the UI Faculty Senate. UI President Sally Mason was unable to attend because of illness.
Dignitaries during the groundbreaking ceremony (above, left to right): State Representative
Scott Raecker; State Representative David Jacoby; State Senator Robert Dvorsky; State Senator
Steve Warnstadt; Dean David Johnsen; U.S. Senator Charles Grassley; U.S. Congressman Dave
Loebsack; and State Representative Vicki Lensing.
(Above, left to right): Executive Vice President and
Provost Wallace Loh sits with Dr. David Drake, immediate
past president of the UI Faculty Senate and professor,
Department of Endodontics, and Dows Institute
for Dental Research.
(Above, left to right): Dr. Deborah Dawson, director
of the College of Dentistry Biostatistics Unit; Dr.
Ronald Ettinger, Department of Prosthodontics, and
Dows; ADEA Executive Director Richard Valachovic
and AADR Executive Director Christopher Fox.

(2010 Dean’s Student Leaders, continued from page 1)
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Dean David Johnsen and Dr. Jed Hand, executive associate
dean, presented the awards. Freshman dental
student awardees (left to right): Dr. Jed Hand, John
Syrbu, Paul Haufe, Brian Smith, Joseph Kelly, Ryan
Teahen, and Dean David Johnsen.
Sophomore dental student awardees: (front row,
left to right): Michelle Nys, Sandra Imoehl, Abbey
Ackermann, Celia Mimms. (Back row, left to right): Dr.
Jed Hand, Chris DeLong, Kristopher Hasstedt, Kyle
Burgmeier, Andrew Beer, Kelly Huston, and Dean David
Johnsen.
Junior dental student awardees (front row, left to
right): Julie Reynolds, Gigi Nelson, Bailey Hammerberg,
Noemi Cruz-Orcutt, Melissa Brown. (back two rows, left
to right): Dr. Jed Hand, Jordan Poss, Treagan White,
Philip Pattee, Ryan Walsh, Sean Sherry, Allison Fuller,
Majd Haddad, Jessica Flanigan, Michael Buck, Carole
Gleich, Thomas Heidenreich, and Dean David Johnsen.
Senior dental student awardees (front row, left to
right): Karl Swenson, Diana Ozuna, Will McBride, Christi
Larson. (back row, left to right): Dr. Jed Hand, Scott
Anderson, Karla Thole-Bechtold, Asana Mohamad, Whitney
Dunn, Merideth Smith, and Dean David Johnsen.
(photo, left) Four year senior dental student
awardees (first row, left to right): Diana Ozuna, Christi
Larson, Asana Mohamad. (second row, left to right): Dr.
Jed Hand, Karl Swenson, Scott Anderson, and Dean
David Johnsen.

Recent Publications
In memorium: Francis
Hewitt Sippy, 1922-2009. [No
authors listed] Oral Surg Oral
Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod.
2010 Jan;109(1):127-8.
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for more information regarding community
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faculty/staff, be sure to award yourself
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UI and Palmer College
Jaw Pain Study Invites Participants
People age 21 or older with chronic jaw pain classified
as temporomandibular disorder may be eligible to
participate in a clinical research study investigating
whether the Activator Chiropractic Technique can reduce
head and neck pain and the need for prescription pain
medications, and improve quality of life.
The collaborative study involves the University of
Iowa College of Dentistry, the UI Institute for Clinical and
Translational Science's Dental Clinical Research Center,
and the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research at
Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport.
Study participants will be randomly assigned to one
of four different treatment groups. Participation, including
follow-up, will last six months and involves examinations
and treatment at the UI Dental Clinical Research
Center. Participants assigned to chiropractic care will be
referred to a private practice in Coralville. All examinations
and treatment are provided free of charge.
For more information, contact the UI Dental Clinical
Research Center at 319-335-7387 or 319-335-6763.

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Volunteers Invited
Do you have a need for two dental fillings on your
permanent back teeth? The UI College of Dentistry
is recruiting subjects for a research study to
evaluate dental fillings of the back teeth. You
may qualify if you have:
recession of the gumline on your back teeth
eroded, abraded areas or notches at the necks
of your back teeth near the gumline
Call the Dental Clinical Research Center for a
screening appointment at (319) 335-6763.
Compensation is provided.
The DCRC will provide special assistance for
people with physical or other disabilities.

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