Spring 2013 - Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

alumni news
out&about
Golden Gate GatherinG
More than 100 alumni attended a Tufts reception on October 19, held in
San Francisco in conjunction with the annual session of the American Dental
Association. Alumni were able to visit with classmates and friends and spend
time with Dean Huw F. Thomas.
From left: Richard Harold, D80; Hugh Phillis, D80,
DG82, D13P; Joanne Falzone, D80; Robert Chideckel,
D80; Tom Green, D80; Desiree Palmer, D80;
Bruce Verrill, D80; and Pamela DiTomasso, D80.
From left: Mark Gonthier, executive associate dean;
Jin-Por Tsai, D13P; Cheng-Ho Tsai, DI87, D13P;
Michael Lee, D96; and Dean Huw Thomas.
dinner
with the deans
Dean Huw F. Thomas and Executive Associate
Dean Mark Gonthier invited alumni, parents and
friends of the dental school from the Los Angeles
area to attend a dinner at Spago in Beverly Hills on
November 8. The event, “Conversations with the
Deans,” gave Thomas and Gonthier an opportunity
to share their vision for the school’s future.
surGeons
in san dieGo
More than 30 alumni and
friends who were in San Diego
for the annual session of the
American Association of Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgeons
mingled at a reception at the
Hilton San Diego Bayfront
on September 11. Maria
Papageorge, D82, DG86,
DG89, A12P, professor and
chair of oral and maxillofacial
surgery, welcomed the group
and updated them about
news from the department.
From left: Pushka Mehra, Richard
D’Innocenzo, Laurie Manthos, D87, DG91,
Kalpakam Shastri, DG05, Michael Hunter
and Maria Papageorge, professor and chair
of oral and maxillofacial surgery.
From left: Jaubin Nguyen, D99; Myhanh Tran; Mark Gonthier;
Emad Bassali, D97; and Clark Martin, D79, DG83, D15P.
Scott Wolpin, D89; Astrid Soegaard,
D89; and Ron Zeidler, D89.
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