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President-Elect honored with inaugural ADEA award
The American Dental Education Association Gies Foundation honored ACP President-Elect Charles
J. Goodacre, D.D.S., M.S.D. for his vision, innovation and achievement in global oral health
and education.
The inaugural William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation and Achievement were presented at
the 85th ADEA Annual Session in late March. Goodacre received the Outstanding Innovation, Dental
Educator award, which was one of nine honored in 2008. The recipients were selected by a
distinguished panel of judges consisting of the ADEAGies Foundation Board of Trustees.
“It’s a privilege to recognize these award winners, each of whom took on a challenge in global
oral health and education and pursued it tirelessly,” said Richard W. Valachovic, D.M.D., M.P.H.,
president of the ADEAGies Foundation and executive director of ADEA.
Goodacre is Dean of the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. He is a member of the
American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics,
Past President of the ABP, and Fellow of the Academy of Prosthodontics and the ACP. Dr. Goodacre
also serves as the Messenger Editor-in-Chief.
ACPEF pays 2008 student ACP dues
Continuing the program launched in 2007, the ACPEF Board of Directors voted in favor of paying
ACP student membership dues for all eligible post-graduate students of prosthodontics. ACP
student membership is a vital enhancement of postgraduate prosthodontics students’ training as
membership provides access to the Journal of Prosthodontics, the ACP Messenger, the Prosthodontic
Diagnostic Index , discounted continuing education opportunities, and many other benefits
of membership in the only organization recognized by the ADA to represent the specialty. ACP
membership gives residents entrée to the community and possession of the information necessary to
maximize their training and education.
Register now for Esthetic Continuum in August
The ACP Center for Prosthodontic Education together with the University of Washington School of
Dentistry present Esthetic Continuum 2008 on Aug. 15-16 at The Westin Seattle in Seattle, WA.
This unique update of esthetic technology and techniques features renowned faculty lead by Course
Director Ariel J. Raigrodski, D.M.D., M.S. Sponsored by 3M ESPE, Crest Oral-B P&G Professional
Oral Health, Nobel Biocare and Cusp Dental Laboratory, this comprehensive program will cover
topics from ceramic restorations; porcelain laminate veneers and anterior implant
esthetics to the role of orthodontics and periodontal surgery in facilitating esthetic results.
Book your hotel reservation now online. Visit www.prosthodontics.org and click on Meetings &
Events from any page to access information about the August course including the conference
overview and registration brochure. Don’t forget to register now online while space is still available.
CPE partners with Institute for Facial Esthetics
The ACP Center for Prosthodontic Education is pleased to announce a new joint partnership
with the Institute for Facial Esthetics located in Fort Washington Pa., offering several excellent
continuing education opportunities. All ACP members will receive a $100 discount off registration
fees when they register early.
Courses feature computer presentations, videos and hands-on training of live surgeries with a
special intraoral live video giving participants the “surgeon’s eye view” of the procedures.
For more information visit the Institute for Facial Esthetics’ Web site at
www.dentalimplants-usa.com/iffe or contact Tricia Lansek by phone at (215) 643-5881 or by e-mail
at tricia.lansek@pidentalcenter.com. All courses also appear on the ACP Calendar of Events, which may
be accessed by clicking on the Meeting & Events link from any page of www.prosthodontics.org.
2007 John J. Sharry Research Award Winners
Michael D. Forde, D.D.S., M.S. placed first in the 2007 John J Sharry Research Competition with his
presentation, “Proteomic Analysis of Oral Fluids.” Amit Sachdeo, B.D.S., M.S., D.M.Sc., placed
second based on his research, “Biofilm formation in the Edentulous.” Seiichi Yamano, D.D.S., Ph.D.,
D.M.D., M.M.Sc. rounded out the winning presentations with, “Effects of nicotine in the plasma on
wound healing and osseointegration of a titanium implant in a rat.” Mary P. Walker, D.D.S., Ph.D.
serves as Chair of the ACP Research Committee and presented the John J. Sharry Research
Competition Awards with Thomas J. McGarry, D.D.S., Chair of the ACP Education Foundation.
ACP President Dr. David L. Pfeifer engages the panelists with a question during the
Digital Prosthodontics Technology Conference.
“Together we will bring clinical improvements to the dental
community by careful testing and evaluation, documentation
and, especially, education.”
He added that Fu’s collaborative effort in spearheading this
conference is a perfect example of the importance of teamwork
among the ACPEF, educational institutions and industry.
Fu discussed “The Digital Revolution,” illustrating the
recent technology advances from automotive and aerospace
industries that have made their way into the medical appliances
market. “Three-D scanners and CBCT [cone beam computed
tomography] have advanced to where it is cost-effective to
design and manufacture individualized dental devices,”
said Fu. “Software is now simple enough to be used by
non-technical operators, and automated fabrication systems
with new medical-grade materials are production-friendly
and efficient.”
After Fu’s remarks, sessions on diagnostic imaging, intra-oral
data capture, custom implant abutments/prostheses, prosthesis
fabrication and software’s role in treatment planning followed.
The final session allowed participants to discuss what they’ve learned.
This conference comes a year after the School of Dentistry
and ACPEF sponsored “The Scope of Prosthodontic
Research,” featuring 15 presentations by deans, department
chairs and academic, military and corporate investigators from
throughout the United States and Canada.
“Building on the substantial discussions we had at last year’s
event focused on research,” said Cooper, “this was a real
opportunity to increase awareness of the rapid evolution of
digital technology in dentistry, to paint a complete picture of
the digital landscape for prosthodontics and to focus the
growing resources of the ACPEF on the issues of technology
in prosthodontics.”
Calling all residents
John J. Sharry Prosthodontic
Research Competition entries
now being accepted.
Visit www.acpef.org for
all the details on the 2008
competition in Nashville.
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