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UB SDM alumni arecurrently practicing or researchingin 213 cities, within 32 countriesacross the globe.reach is a key component of SDM’smission statement, and it’s a visionin which dental school Dean MichaelGlick firmly believes. “It’s a globalsociety. Everyone is in contact with everyoneelse, everyone knows what goeson. To be siloed is detrimental—youcan’t do it any longer,” Glick says.“I think what’s important here is torecognize that it is a two-way street;that we can provide something, butwe also need to recognize what theycan give us,” he adds.“The UB brand and the UB dentalschool brand are very highly regarded,and there’s a lot of competition tocome here.”Mandikos agrees wholeheartedly.When he began researching Americandental schools to find out who had thebest prosthodontics program, “It wasquite clear UB was right in that toplittle group.“What I learned clinically, I couldnot have learned anywhere else,certainly not outside of the USA,” headds. “We just did not have that typeof advanced education program inAustralia, and we certainly did nothave the same number of staff orquality of facility.“My time at UB also helped meto develop many great contacts andmany wonderful friendships. If myprofessor at UB was not the worldauthority in a particular topic, thenhe or she knew the person that was,and I got introduced to that personat a major dental meeting,” Mandikossays. “Those internationalcontacts also helped me to establishmy own credibility back in Australiaand later, they helped me to createmy own continuing education programs,which I present as part of mypractice today.”Glick, who became dean in December2009, embodies the school’sinternational mantra. Born in Sweden,he received degrees in dental medicineat Hebrew University Hadassah School“THE UB BRAND AND THE UB DENTAL SCHOOL BRANDARE VERY HIGHLY REGARDED, AND THERE’S A LOT OFCOMPETITION TO COME HERE.”MICHAEL GLICK, DEAN, UB SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINEof Dental Medicine in Israel beforecoming to the U.S.Upon becoming editor of the prestigiouspeer-reviewed Journal of theAmerican Dental Association (JADA),Glick appointed JADA’s first-everFALL 2011 UBDentist 13

international editorial board. Moreover,JADA now publishes severalinternational editions, including onesin India, Spain, Mexico, Portugal, theMiddle East and, soon, China.That UB’s dental school is highly regardedon a global scale is rewarding,but it comes with a need for constantimprovement. “It’s gratifying, butit’s also challenging because you alsoneed to keep it up,” Glick says. “Andwe need to get better in the sensethat we know that we are great, buteveryone else is getting better as well.If we stand still, we’re going to slip.So that’s a challenge: How do we do itbetter? How do we increase this internationalcollaboration? And again, itgoes two ways.”Over the next few pages, we’ll lookat the many ways in which SDM isbolstering its international reputationwhile improving the education of dentalstudents, whether they hail fromAmherst or India.TEACHING STUDENTS FROM ALLCORNERS OF THE GLOBEEvery day, the walls of SquireHall echo with the wealth ofknowledge shared in classroomsand clinics by highlytrained faculty. The dental school beganwelcoming foreign students in 1896when a pair of Germans graduatedfrom what was then known as Buffalo“IF MY PROFESSOR AT UB WAS NOT THE WORLDAUTHORITY IN A PARTICULAR TOPIC, THEN HE OR SHEKNEW THE PERSON THAT WAS, AND I GOT INTRODUCEDTO THAT PERSON AT A MAJOR DENTAL MEETING.”MICHAEL MANDIKOS, ’98 CERTIFICATE IN PROSTHODONTICS, MASTER’S IN BIOMATERIALSDental College. Wilhelm E. Th. Mullerand Paul B.H. Quedenfeldt were thedental school’s first two internationalgraduates, not counting Canadian residents,according to school records.The following year, Anna M. Thraneof Vienna, Austria, became the firstfemale international graduate. Thranewas an exceptional student who transferredfrom the New York School ofDentistry and graduated from BuffaloDental College in just two years. She receiveda grade of 100 in electricity. Aftergraduating, she was asked to join thefaculty and taught operative dentistry.STUDENTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL DENTIST PROGRAM ARE PICTURED DURING THEIR WHITE COATCEREMONY THIS SUMMER. EXPANDED FOR THE 2011-12 ACADEMIC YEAR, THE COMPETITIVE PROGRAMACCEPTS FOREIGN PRACTICING DENTISTS, WHO COME TO UB TO EARN A COVETED AMERICAN DDS.Three years later, Joseph Voglgraduated. He, too, was from Vienna.And in 1902, Hildegard Schottky, atransfer from the University of Gottingen(Germany), obtained her DDSfrom UB.For more than a century since, dentalstudents and practitioners have continuedto come to UB from all cornersof the globe. Many leave their nativecountries and enroll as first-time dentalstudents. But a unique program offerspracticing dentists in foreign landsthe opportunity to study Americandentistry at UB through the school’sInternational Dentist Program (IDP).“It’s an advanced standing programdesigned for people who have dentaldegrees from abroad who would liketo practice dentistry in the U.S., andin order to do that, they have to earn aU.S. DDS because the curriculum canvary so greatly from country to country,”explains Sandra Flash, SDM’sexecutive director for academic andstudent affairs.The program originated under DeanJames A. English, who led the schoolduring the 1960s. “Because of the politicalchanges taking place worldwide, anumber of dentists left and in some casesfled their countries to take residence inthe United States,” the SDM history book“Roots of Renown” notes. “With therestrictions imposed by state licensurelaws, they were unable to practice theirprofession. Dean English realized theirneeds by establishing a new program.”The program has been revamped forthe 2011-12 academic year. Traditionally,IDP accepted anywhere from oneto 10 students. However, it has beenexpanded starting this year to accommodatea larger group.For this year, more than 300 foreigndentists applied to IDP, 49 of who wereinterviewed. Sixteen were selected forthe program—13 from India, two fromPakistan and one from Egypt. Theschool plans to enroll 24 students startingnext year. In addition, it is now atwo-year program instead of three.14 UBDentist FALL 2011

ERINA HANAKI (RIGHT), A J-1 SCHOLAR FROM JAPAN, OBSERVES A SPECIMEN IN THE ORAL BIOLOGYLAB WITH ASHU SHARMA, PROFESSOR OF ORAL BIOLOGY. HANAKI IS SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO JAPANIN MID-OCTOBER 2011 AFTER FINISHING HER POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES.The dental school created the programout of “a moral responsibility toadvance oral health worldwide by trainingdentists who will go back to theircountries and practice what they learnedhere,” says Othman Shibly, SDM clinicalassistant professor and director of theInternational Dentist Program.IDP has trained many dentists whonow hold prestigious positions indental organizations around the globe,Shibly notes. They include the dean ofa dental school in Taiwan, as well asAhmed Al-Kahtani, who, as noted earlier,heads the Saudi Dental Society.IDP students began their eight-weeksummer session June 6 and finishedAug. 5, receiving instruction in operativedentistry, implants, fixed prosthodontics,pediatric dentistry and more.The session helped integrate the IDPclass with the regular four-year DDSstudents. “The DDS students have beenvery welcoming and supportive, andthe IDP students have been eager to assimilateinto the program,” Flash says.As with many of the dental school’sinternational programs, IDP is mutuallybeneficial to the school’s four-yearDDS students and the program’s participants.IDP students obtain a covetedAmerican DDS degree, while SDM’sstudents are exposed to different cultureswithout having to leave Buffalo.“There are so many benefits to it.The DDS program is so packed interms of curricular content that it’shard for our students to go abroad,”says Flash, noting that the school’sBuffalo Outreach and CommunityAssistance (BOCA) program is oneopportunity, “but otherwise, they don’thave the opportunity. Being exposed tointernational dentists who have a widevariety of expertise is only going to enhancetheir education without havingto go anywhere else.”Moreover, IDP helps the dentalschool’s four-year students hone acritical professional skill: interpersonalcommunication. “Dentistry is a fieldthat is very social. You need to interactwith patients and communicatewith people from different culturesand backgrounds,” she explains. “Themore practice and exposure you haveto that, the more accepting and at easeyou will be at gaining a rapport withpeople from different backgrounds.”A LEGACY OF INTERNATIONALRESEARCHUB’s School of Dental Medicinealso has maintaineda progressive approachtoward embracing researchcollaborations abroad. The school’scontributions to international researchdate back to 1920. That’s when two UBalumni—Leuman M. Waugh (1900)and Waugh’s roommate, Charles F.Bodecker (1900)—along with facultymember Victor H. Jackson wereamong two dozen professionals whogathered at the Columbia UniversityClub to form the International Associationfor Dental Research (IADR).Headquartered in Alexandria,Va., the IADR now boasts more than12,000 members worldwide.Bodecker served as IADR presidentduring the 1940s. In fact, he was one ofthe first two elected members of the organizationand presented its first report.Bodecker’s father, UB alumnusCarl F.W. Bodecker, also played aprominent role in international dentalresearch, serving as chairman of theDental Clinic in the International MedicalCongress in Washington, D.C., in1887. He also presided over the clinicof the International Dental Congressat Chicago during the World’s Fair.The elder Bodecker belonged to severalinternational dental organizations,including the American Dental Societyof Europe.After graduating from UB dentalschool in 1900, Charles Bodecker studiedbiological science at the Universityof Berlin. He returned to the U.S. toa teaching position within the Schoolof Dentistry at Columbia, where hebecame an internationally renownedprofessor of histology.Waugh achieved notoriety for hisexcursions to the Arctic, where he researchedcaries. Before he died in 1972at age 95, Waugh was the last livingfounding member of the IADR.A native of Arcade, N.Y., Jacksonobtained his DDS from the Universityof Michigan. He joined the UB facultyin 1892. He also was director of theInternational Publishing Company.CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGEFALL 2011 UBDentist 15

with universities around the world.The school now has roughly two dozensuch agreements, with more in theworks, allowing SDM faculty to sharetheir knowledge abroad while foreignprofessionals bring their experiencesto UB.“The advantage is, it gives ourstudents a global perspective in what is“DENTISTRY IS A FIELD THAT IS VERY SOCIAL. YOU NEED TO INTERACT WITHPATIENTS AND COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT CULTURESAND BACKGROUNDS. THE MORE PRACTICE AND EXPOSURE YOU HAVE TOTHAT, THE MORE ACCEPTING AND AT EASE YOU WILL BE AT GAINING ARAPPORT WITH PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS.”SANDRA FLASH, SDM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR ACADEMIC AND STUDENT AFFAIRSMany SDM faculty members continueto carry on the dental school’slegacy of international research.Robert Genco, ’63, SUNY DistinguishedProfessor in the UB Departmentof Oral Biology, served as IADR presidentin 1985-86 and again in 1991-92.Another SUNY Distinguished ServiceProfessor, Sebastian Ciancio, who graduatedfrom UB, has fostered severalcollaborations with researchers abroad,including Sultan Al Mubarak, withwhom he collaborated on an importantpaper focusing on periodontal therapyin diabetic subjects. Their paper recentlywas published in the InternationalJournal of Diabetes Mellitus.Ciancio, who chairs the Departmentof Periodontics and Endodontics, is oneof several SDM faculty “globetrotters.”He traveled to Singapore in August toserve as featured lecturer at the SingaporeDental Society’s annual convention,where he lectured to the dentalsociety and to the National Universityof Singapore Faculty of Dentistry.Last January, Ciancio was a featuredspeaker at a dental convention inDubai, where he talked about theimpact of dental problems both onoral health and bodily health. And inJune, Ciancio received a recognitionaward from the International Academyof Periodontology during its biennialmeeting in Lviv, Ukraine. Ciancio isthe immediate past president of theorganization.UB dental school professors’expertise often is sought as a resultof agreements the school has forgedhappening in the world of dentistry,”Ciancio says.Oftentimes, these research collaborationsyield findings that can beapplied in the U.S. Ciancio points tothe diabetes research paper with Al-Mubarak as an example.Diabetes is on the rise in the UnitedStates, but in Saudi Arabia, a far largerpart of the population is affected bythe disease. Researchers can apply theknowledge they gathered in the MiddleEast to diabetes research in America,Ciancio explains.Moreover, he says, such internationalcollaborations help UB studentslearn about different health care systems.“It gives us a very broad perspective,both in our research abilities andin our ability to understand worldwideproblems and help find solutionsto these problems,” says Ciancio.“Sometimes, the solution you find to aproblem abroad can be applied to oneat home that you haven’t found yet.”This year, the dental school signedanother agreement with the SaudiCultural Mission, which will send up tofour practicing dentists to study Americandentistry at UB. The agreementwas forged through the dental school’sprevious relationship with Saudi dentists.Shibly, the International DentistProgram director, says the welcomingnature of both the UB School of DentalMedicine and the university itself makeBuffalo an attractive option for internationaldentists.“Many of our postgraduate traineeshere have or are now in very high positionsin Saudi Arabia,” says Glick, theschool’s dean. “The president of theSaudi dental association is a graduatefrom here, some associate researchdeans are from here, and that gives usa tremendous opportunity to continuethese types of international endeavors.”“BENVENUTI” IN BUFFALOUB’s dental school also hasbeen training practicingItalian dentists and dentalhygienists through its highlyregarded and nearly two-decade-oldItalian Dentist Program, operated byRichard Hall, professor and chair ofthe Department of Oral MaxillofacialSurgery, and managed by the SDM Officeof Continuing Dental Education.This past summer, Buffalo welcomedapproximately 20 dentists and15 dental hygienists from Italy for theweeklong program, which featuresone day of lecture and four days ofsurgical anatomy clinic for the dentists;it’s two days of lecture and threedays in the clinic for dental hygienists,who split time between UB and ErieCommunity College.This year’s group included six Spanishdental professionals, a first for16 UBDentist FALL 2011

the program, Hall said, adding thatseveral Italians participated for a thirdstraight year.“They just love coming back,” saysHall. “It’s an experience that they justdon’t get in Italy; it’s the camaraderieand the people who are involvedin the lectures they get, besides thehands-on [aspect] of doing the surgery.The stuff that I do—the trauma,the pathology—they don’t do that indental school in Italy.”The certificate the dentists and dentalhygienists receive upon completingthe course at UB carries a great dealof prestige upon their return to Italyor Spain, Hall says. In addition, theItalian version of the American DentalAssociation devotes a session of itsannual meeting to “Amici de Buffalo”—Friends of Buffalo—a seminar presentedby the dental professionals whotook part in the Buffalo course.UB’s dental school began its currentItalian Dentist Program underthe direction of Joseph MargaroneJr., ’62, former chair of the UB Departmentof Oral and MaxillofacialCONTINUED ON NEXT PAGEGLOBAL RESEARCHUB dental school faculty members collaborate with researchersaround the globe:Sebastiano Andreana, associateprofessor in the Department ofRestorative Dentistry and directorof implant dentistry, collaborateswith researchers at the UniversitySts. Cyril and Methodius Faculty ofDentistry in Macedonia to investigatethe anti-inflammatory effectsof laser treatment when used asadjunctive periodontal treatment.Sibel and Donald Antonson(Restorative Dentistry) workwith colleagues at HacettepeUniversity (Turkey) comparingfinishing/polishing systems onsurface roughness and gloss ofdifferent resin composites.Violet Haraszthy (RestorativeDentistry) and Joseph Zambon(Periodontics and Endodontics)studied the clinical healthindices and microbiologic parameters,including plaque andbacterial species between naturalteeth and dental implants,with faculty at the HebrewUniversity-Hadassah UniversitySchool of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem.Stefan Ruhl (Oral Biology) continuesto collaborate with colleaguesfrom his previous institution,the University of Regensburg inGermany, and a group at the Universityof Tübingen, most recentlylooking at the integrity of proteinsin human saliva after sterilizationby gamma irradiation, as wellas the adsorption of salivaryproteins and adhesion of bacteriato biomaterial surfaces.Anne Meyer, associate dean forresearch, published a recentpaper with investigators from theUniversity of Birmingham (England)on barnacle settlement andthe adhesion of protein and diatommicrofouling to xerogel filmswith varying surface energy andwater wettability. Xerogel filmswere developed by faculty inUB’s Department of Chemistry.Jose Luis Tapia and AlfredoAguirre (Oral Diagnostic Sciences)teamed up with colleaguesfrom the National AutonomousUniversity of Mexico to describethe clinical relevance of gingivalmelanoacanthoma.Richard Ohrbach, associate professorin the Department of OralDiagnostic Sciences, forged anexchange agreement with MalmoUniversity, Sweden, and hasteamed with investigators at theAcademic Centre for Dentistry’sDepartment of Oral Kinesiology(Amsterdam) to examine TMDpatients’ illness beliefs and selfefficacyrelated to bruxism. He’sworking with a colleague in Indiato produce the newest translationsof the RDC/TMD into Malayalamand Hindi. With colleaguesat the University of Aarhus (Denmark),Laval University (Quebec),Malmo University and ACTA, Ohrbachhas led development of thesecond generation protocol forevaluating and diagnosing TMD.DENTAL HYGIENIST CARLOTTA MICHELI, OF ITALY, WORKS ONSTUDENT-PATIENT ALEXANDRA RIVETTI WHILE ERIE COMMU-NITY COLLEGE INSTRUCTOR KATHRYN ALM LOOKS ON DURINGA CLINICAL SESSION OF SDM’S CONTINUING EDUCATION SUM-MER PROGRAM FOR ITALIAN AND SPANISH DENTISTS.In addition to these research collaborations, SDM faculty also traina number of foreign postdoctoral students each year. A sampling includesthe following current postdocs/research scientists working inthe Department of Oral Biology: Jiang Bian (China), Li lab; SreedeviChinthamani (India), Baker lab; Erina Hanaki (Japan), Sharma lab;Rohitashw Kumar (India), Edgerton lab; Tonjun Liu (China), Yanglab; Sumant Puri (India), Edgerton lab; Prasad Rajendra Settem(India), Sharma lab; and Kai Zhang (China), Li lab.

SDM STUDENTS MICHELE BONNEVIE (KNEELING IN FRONT) AND ARI COHEN (STANDING IN BACK) POSE WITH SOMEOF THE PINT-SIZED PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED CARE DURING A MARCH 2011 BOCA TRIP TO PATZUN, GUATEMALA.Surgery. Margarone formed a partnershipwith Ugo Covani, an Italiandental surgeon, and Covani has beenbringing a group of dentists and dentalhygienists to UB each year for thepast 16 years.The program is sponsored bySweden & Martina, a dental implantcompany based in Italy.Hall says the program’s popularityamong Italian dentists is due in largepart to the success of UB’s medicalcadaver program, which supplies UB’shealth-related schools with a sizablenumber of unpreserved cadavers forstudents to work on.The timing of the course happens tooccur during freshmen orientation atthe dental school. “This is always in thefirst week of August, so the freshmenget an eye-opener because when theygo on the tour to see what the dentalschool is like, they come over to thegross anatomy lab,” explains Hall.“Here you have 20 non-English speakingItalian dentists doing surgery, sothey get to see what it’s really like.”A TRADITION OF SERVICETo be sure, not all faculty excursionsabroad involve lecturingor conducting research. Each year,several faculty members generouslydonate their time and talents tojoin teams of SDM students on servicetrips organized by Buffalo Outreachand Community Assistance, an organizationestablished by SDM studentsin 2003.The group journeys to other countriesto bring much-needed oral healthcare to people who can’t afford suchcare. In some cases, SDM students arethe first dentists these underservedpopulations have seen.The mission of BOCA is simple:to care for those less fortunate. Theservice trips show dental studentsthe importance of giving back to theprofession. “BOCA is very helpful interms of instilling a service mindset toour current students,” says Flash, theschool’s executive director for academicand student affairs.SDM’S GLOBE-TROTTERSThe UB School of Dental Medicine faculty includes many of the world’s foremost authorities inprofessional and academic dentistry. Their expertise is frequently sought and these exceptionalprofessionals travel abroad regularly to give lectures to an international audience.Here’s a sampling of recent faculty lectures:SDM Dean Michael Glick has givena number of lectures, includingcontinuing education coursesin Singapore, Israel, New Zealandand at Sao Paulo University inBrazil. In addition, Glick servedas chair of the science committeefor the World Dental Federationand was a consultant for theWorld Workshop in Oral Medicine,London. He was keynotespeaker for the InternationalOral and Oropharyngeal CancerConference in Mumbai, India.Olga Baker, Department of OralBiology, presented an invitedpaper on cytokine-mediatedinflammatory responses insalivary glands at the BrazilianSaliva Symposium in Sao Paulo.Richard Ohrbach lectured inTokyo at the 23rd Annual Meetingof the Japanese Society ofthe Temporomandibular Jointand at Osaka Dental Universityon temporomandibulardisorders. He also served asorganizing committee memberfor an International ConsensusWorkshop on TMD.Jose Luis Tapia and Yoly Gonzalez-Stucker presented several lectureson oral pathology and TMDto the Faculty of Odontology at18 UBDentist FALL 2011

In addition to bolstering SDM’s serviceinitiatives, BOCA has become oneof the key selling points for the school.“BOCA is one of the things prospectivestudents inquire about during interviews,”Flash says.The program is so popular that approximately40 percent of the school’sgraduating seniors will have participatedin a BOCA trip, she says, adding,“We’ve really seen an absolutely overwhelminginterest among the students.In a typical year, we’re sending 40 to50 students abroad.”Recently, seven SDM students werehonored for their dental service inforeign countries.Catherine Adamson, MelissaBalk, Ariel Cohen, Sara Evens, AmieHeim, Nichole V. Hinchy and BridgetSweeney each received a Certificatefor International Service by the ADAcommittee on international programand development. The certificateis awarded to dentists and dentalstudents who spent at least 14 daysperforming dental services in aforeign country.SDM’s tradition of service isn’tlimited to providing oral health careto less fortunate people. The dentalschool also has made its mark throughorganizations committed to advancingvarious fields within dentistry.One of those organizations, theAmerican Academy of Periodontology,was founded by a UB alumnus. JohnOppie McCall summoned a gatheringof leading periodontists in 1914 to forma group that evolved into the AAP.A native of Geneva, N.Y., McCallreceived his bachelor’s degree fromYale and his DDS from UB in 1904. Hetaught chemistry and periodontia atUB from 1909 to 1919. McCall servedas AAP president in 1917. Ciancio wasits president in 1992.As Shibly noted, the dental schoolfeels it has a moral responsibility toadvance oral health care as a result ofSDM’s standing as a highly regardeddental school within a top public universityfocused on research.But there’s another critical element,what Shibly calls “citizen-to-citizendiplomacy.”“We all go by perception and impressions,”he explains. “By doing these exchangeprograms, we get to know eachother and our mentality will changefrom ‘us vs. the others’ to a concept of‘my identity is your identity when you“THE ADVANTAGE IS, IT GIVES OUR STUDENTS AGLOBAL PERSPECTIVE IN WHAT IS HAPPENING INTHE WORLD OF DENTISTRY.”SEBASTIAN CIANCIO, SDM ’61, SUNY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PROFESSOR;CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF PERIODONTICS AND ENDODONTICSstand with me to promote oral healthand help sick people.’ ”He adds, “The ‘other’ is not thepeople in the Middle East or China orwhoever we’re competing with,” Shiblyadds. “The ‘other’ is poverty, it’s sickness,it’s diseases and oral cancers.”By learning to accept different culturesthanks to international programs,dental professionals from across theworld can unite as one to face oralhealth problems head on.Says Shibly, “We have a shared goalthat brings us together.”the National Autonomous Universityof Mexico in Mexico City.Sawsan Tabbaa (Department ofOrthodontics) provided severaldays of lectures at the SchoolOral Health Program in Kuwaitfocused on interceptive orthodonticsand recent advances inorthodontics.Joseph Bernat, chair of theDepartment of Pediatric andCommunity Dentistry, presentedlectures on child abuse at theMiddle East Conference on PediatricDentistry in Kuwait City.He also participated as an externalreviewer for the Facultyof Dentistry at Kuwait Universityfor graduating dental studentsin recognizing child abuse.Donald Antonson lectured inSlovenia on techniques forexcellence using direct resincomposite materials and inMontreal on the demise of theporcelain metal restoration.Alan Ruttenberg, director ofclinical and translational dataexchange, was a member ofthe Organizing Committee, andLouis Goldberg served on theProgram Committee, for theInternational Conference onBiomedical Ontology held at UBin July. The conference broughttogether more than 200 scientistsrepresenting biomedicalinformatics centers throughoutthe world.Sebastiano Andreana was invitedby the Kuwaiti minister ofhealth to give a series of presentationsto dentists on currenttrends in advanced generaldentistry at dental administrativeconferences sponsored bythe Ministry of Health.FALL 2011 UBDentist 19

CESchool of Dental Medicine Office of Continuing Dental Educationcourse calendarOCT. 19(6 TO 9 P.M.)CE CAFÉ FALL LECTURE SERIESDental Practice TransitionsDr. Chester GaryTUITION: $65 (BUF)Distance learning surcharge appliesCE HRS: 3OCT. 22(9 A.M. TO NOON)Dental Patient HIV ScreeningWorkshopRapid non-invasive test for HIVDr. Michael HattonTUITION: $225 PER PERSONCE HRS: 3Register early…limited enrollment!OCT. 27-29(THURSDAY P.M.-SATURDAY A.M.)Implant ProsthodonticsWorkshopDr. Sebastiano Andreana andDepartment of RestorativeDentistry facultyA hands-on participation workshopDENTIST TUITION: $1,295UB ALUMNI: $1,195CE HRS: 16SEMINARS INENDODONTICSSeries of half-day, graduatelevel, interactive seminars(8:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.)OCT. 28Cleaning and ShapingNOV. 11ObturationDEC. 9Case MismanagementCOMPLETE SERIES: $595INDIVIDUAL SESSION: $225CE HRS: 6 PER SESSIONRegister early…limited enrollment!NOV. 11-12MICP PART TWOAdvanced Ortho FacialImaging/Semi andPermanent Derma FillersDrs. Robert Gordon andBrian PrestonHands-on course, enrollment limitedTUITION: $3,495CE HRS: 15NOV. 16(6 TO 9 P.M.)CE CAFÉ FALL LECTURE SERIESTreating Caries Like a Disease:The Latest in Evidence-BasedPrevention and InterventionDr. John MaggioTUITION: $65 (BUF)Distance learning surcharge appliesCE HRS: 3NOV. 18(9 A.M. TO NOON)Esthetic Management ofExtractionDr. Sebastiano AndreanaHands-on trainingDENTIST: $395CE HRS: 6DEC. 3(9 A.M. TO NOON)Cardio Risk ScreeningWorkshopRisk assessment: heart diseaseDr. Michael HattonTUITION: $225 PER PERSONCE HRS: 3Register early…limited enrollment!DEC. 9(9 A.M. TO NOON)Use of Diode Laser andLaser SafetyDr. Scott BenjaminDENTIST: $125OPTIONAL HANDS-ON WORKSHOP1 TO 4 P.M.$225 PER PERSONRegister early…limited enrollment!DEC. 9-10(TAMPA, FLA.)MICP PART THREEReflective EquilibriumModel/Laser/Peels/ReviewDr. Robert Gordon andguest facultyHands-on course, enrollmentlimitedTUITION: $3,495CE HRS: 15COURSEREGISTRATIONThere are four registration options.A confirmation notice willbe emailed upon receipt of yourtuition payment.MAIL: Send check payable to“UB Foundation,” or print name,address, phone and complete creditcard information and send to:University at BuffaloContinuing Dental Education327 Squire HallBuffalo, NY 14214-8006FAX: Fax name, address, phone andcomplete credit card information to:716-829-2484PHONE:Call 716-829-2320Toll Free 800-756-0328ONLINE: To register online,visit the UB dental eventscourse calendar atwww.ubdentalalumni.comUniversity at Buffalo Continuing Dental Education is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the AmericanDental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does notapprove or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

Recognizing your supportSpecial thanks to alumni and friends who support the School of DentalMedicine. Your generosity helps the school lead innovation in oral healtheducation, research and service to improve quality of life.Building the SDM, Making the DifferenceThe following donors made gifts of $250 or more to the School of DentalMedicine between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011.$100,000 and moreJohn R. Oishei FoundationAngeline A. Pantera*$50,000 - $99,999American Heart AssociationNational Center$25,000 - $49,999Ivoclar Vivadent AGKerr CorporationIla M. Knauf*$10,000 - $24,999Alere CorporationAmerican Dental EducationAssociationChin K. Choung, DDS, CRT ‘78Dentium USAMarshall D. Fagin, DDS ‘70Michael Glick, DMDMurray S. Rosenthal, DDS ‘63Western New York Dental Group PC$5,000 - $9,999American College of RheumatologyResearch Education FoundationMargaret A. Certo, CRT ‘91, DDS ‘89Judith M. CollordDentsply International/MidwestDental DivisionDaniel J. Deutsch, DDS ‘71Thomas A. Doran, EDM ‘88 and JuliaM. DoranMarguerite G. Drinnan, EDM ‘71Michael J. Drinnan, MDNova Southwestern UniversityJames J. Schlesinger, MD ‘86,CRT ‘80, DDS ‘79 and Cheryl V.SchlesingerH. Sonny Spera III, DDS ‘89Burton Spiller, DDS ‘56Mine Tezal, PhD ’04, MS ’98UB Dental Alumni AssociationDaniel J. Zeiter, DDS$2,500 - $4,999Ahmed AlgahtaniAli S. Al-Ghamdi, CRT ‘04, MS ‘04, DDSAmerican Association for DentalResearchAnonymous FriendJohn D. Berner, CRT ‘79, DDS ‘78,MS ‘74Paul M. BronsonWilliam R. Calnon, DDS ‘78Kevin A. D’Angelo, DDS ‘81 and ElizabethA. Schisa-D’Angelo, DDS ‘81Dental Material Gesellschaft MBHMichael S. Dick, DDS ‘84 andDiane DickRussell J. DiPalma, DDS ‘77Stephen D. Fisher, CRT ‘80, CRT ‘79,DDS ‘76Forensic Sciences Foundation, Inc.Ivan T. Lee, DDS ‘84Patrick H. McCullough, DDS ‘77Stephanie T. MuchaMirdza E. Neiders, CRT ‘74, DDSNobel BiocareStryker CorporationXinsheng Zhu, DDS, CRT ‘00$1,000 - $2,499Gary J. Alexander, CRT ‘83, DDS ‘81David C. Alfano, DDS ‘77, MD ‘77Ibtisam H. Al-Hashimi, PhD ‘89, MS ‘85Ahmed M. Al-Kahtani, MS ‘04, CRT ‘03David Lee Anderson, DDS ‘94 andMarca J. Lam-Anderson, MS ‘94Richard F. Andolina, DDS ‘80Anonymous FriendMariane Bafile, DMDFrank C. Barnashuk, CRT ‘81, DDS ‘80Kenneth Berger, DDS ‘80David R. Bonnevie, DDS ‘80Barry C. Boyd, DMD, MDJane D. Brewer, MS ‘85, CRT ‘82, DDS ‘78David H. Brown, DDS ‘83 and Beth E.Reilly, CRT ‘85, DDS ‘84Robert Calcagno, DDS ‘78John C. Canney, DDS ‘52Joseph Cariello, DDS ‘00, CRT ‘01Albert P. Cavallari, CRT ‘87, DDS ‘85and Amy R. Bryan, DDS ‘85To Yei Choy, DDS ‘84Sebastian G. Ciancio, DDS ‘61 andMarilyn J. Ciancio, EdM ‘82Robert E. Cohen, PhD ‘87, CRT ‘85, MS’82, DDS ‘81Robin L. Comeau, MLS ‘03Brandon T. Comella, CRT ‘05, DDS ‘01Mark G. Conners, DDS ‘89Peter J. D’Arrigo, DDS ‘71Jeffrey D. Day, DDS ‘90Mark S. DeNunzio, DDS ‘80Scott E. Dillingham, DDS ‘82Marc D. Doctors, DDS ‘71Donald R. Dolan Jr., DDS ‘77Mary B. Dunn, CRT ‘93, DDS ‘90Steven H. Dweck, DDS ‘93Rosemary Dziak, PhDEighth District Dental SocietyDaniel H. Farr, DDS ‘84Elizabeth W. FeagansA. James Felli, CRT ‘78, MS ‘78, DDS ‘76Stuart L. Fischman, CRT ‘66 and JaneVogel Fischman, PhD ‘96, EDM ‘65Timothy C. Fish, DDS ‘84Chi D. Fu, CRT ’96, DDS ‘95Daniel B. Funk, CRT ‘05, DDSDavis A. Garlapo, CRT ‘75, DDS ‘68GC America Inc.Jonathan R. Gellert, DDS ‘80James A. Getchonis, DDS ‘64Robert L. Gibson, CRT ‘89, DDS ‘88Louis J. Goldberg, DDS, PhDSusanne T. Grennell, DDS ‘75Steven A. Guttenberg MD, DDS ‘69 andDiana W. GuttenbergLynne G. Halik, CRT ‘82, DDS ‘80James M. Harris and Elizabeth C. HarrisMichael N. Hatton, CRT ‘88, CRT ‘88,MS ‘86, DDS ‘82 and ElizabethHatton, MDDonald L. Hayes Jr., DDS ‘51Edmund G. Hohmann, DDS ‘80Barbara J. Hole and George T. Hole, PhDMark D. Horowitz, DDS ‘80Stephen Hung, DDS ‘93Douglas H. Hurd, DDS ‘8018 UBDentist Fall 2010

Steven R. Izzo, DDS ‘88Robin S. Jackson, CRT ‘70, MS ‘70, DDSJohn T. Kahler Jr., DDS ‘54 and SylviaR. KahlerTrevor H. Keller, CRT ’98, DDS ‘97Robert L. Kittredge, CRT ‘70, DDS andSuzanne E. KittredgeJeffrey T. Kozlowski, CRT ‘98, DDS ‘96Anthony R. Kritkausky Jr., DDS ‘92 andJennifer A. Kuracina, CRT ’95, DDS ‘92Walter A. Kurosko, DDS ‘77 andBonnie D. KuroskoRodney D. Littlejohn, MS ‘10, CRT ‘82, DDSJeremiah J. Lowney Jr., MS ‘67, CRT‘66, DDSJohn J. Lucia, DDS ‘94 and MarianelaE. Olivares, DDS ‘94Richard J. Lynch, DDS ‘83Andrew L. MacDonald, CRT ‘91, DDS ‘89Trevor N. Medbery, DDS ‘78Anthony C. Mesolella, DDS ‘88Raymond G. Miller, CRT ‘86, DDS ‘85Norman D. Mohl, PhD ‘71, MA ‘68,DDS ‘56John S. Mott, CRT ‘84, DDS ‘83,Carlos A. Munoz-Viveros, DDS, MSDand Jenny T. Sy-Munoz, DDSRaymond Niceforo, DDS ‘83Kenneth D. Nozik, DDS ‘84Daniel J. O’Connell, DDS ‘85Richard K. Ohrbach, PhD ‘96, MA ‘93,MS ‘89, CRT ’89, DDSJoel H. Paull, EMBA ‘97, JD ‘96, MD‘71, DDS ‘68Phillips Lytle LLPGlenn B. Piper, DDS ‘85Robert D. Putnam, DDS ‘67Frank J. Quarantello, DDS ‘83Christine A. Roalofs, CRT ‘99, DDSMichael J. Romano, DDS ‘85James M. Ross, CRT ‘85, DDS ‘84Richard L. Rubin, MS ‘99, CRT ‘99,DDS ‘84Eric W. Ruckert, DDS ‘79Anthony D. Sabino, DDS ‘72Patrick J. Sabo, CRT ‘91, DDSDouglas A. Sandmann, CRT ‘88, DDS ‘87Steven R. Sessler, CRT ’01, DDS ‘00Othman Shibly, DDS ’99, MS ‘95Michael F. Skrip, DDS ‘77Charles A. Smith II, DDS ‘64James R. Snodgrass, CRT ‘92, DDSRichard S. Sobel, DDS ‘67Patricia J. Starring, DDS ‘85David R. Stasiak, DDS ‘83Steven M. Stern, DDS ‘87Irene D. Strychalski, CRT ‘77, MS ‘77,DDS ‘75Gary P. Swistak, DDS ‘75James P. Szlyk, DDS ‘75Mark Tingey, DDSMark L. Twichell, CRT ‘77, DDS ‘75John H. Twist, DDS ‘61Michael J. Vacanti, DDS ‘58Robert E. Warner, DDS ‘81Dolores J. Wawrzynek, CRT ‘88, DDS ‘85Benjamin L. Webber, CRT ‘09, DDSLeo Conrad Yang, DDS ‘97Stanley A. Youdelman, DDS ‘64Stephanie Zhang, DDS ‘99$500 - $999Frank M. Addabbo, CRT ‘76, DDS ‘75Andrew Arcuri, DDS ‘02Dennis A. Blair, DDS ‘77Beau J. Boren, MS ‘02, DDSDavid A. Braun, DDS ‘88Thomas C. Bruno, CRT ‘86, DDS ‘85Irwin L. Burstein, DDS ‘60 and MarnaG. Burstein, EDM ‘78, EDB ‘58John C. Buscaglia, DDS ‘80, MS ‘77Samuel D. Carocci, CRT ‘87, DDS ‘86Suzanne Cassata-Poole, DDS ‘88John P. Crawford, MS ‘94 andSondra CrawfordRobert L. Cronyn, JD ‘91, DDS ‘82,MS ‘77Jude A. Fabiano, DDS ‘77Mark L. Franke, DDS ‘83Kenneth F. Freer, CRT ‘74, MS ‘74,DDS ‘69James R. Garden, DDS ‘85 andTracy GardenChester J. Gary, JD ‘91, DDS ‘78Mark F. Halek, DDS ‘85Thomas E. Hartnett, DDS ‘79Chen He, CRT ’08, DDSRussell D. Karmel, DDS ‘87Joseph A. La Nasa, DDS ‘57 and GeraldineC. La NasaRobert A. Lang Jr., DDS ‘83Michael Licata, MD ‘89, CRT ‘85, DDS ‘83Fred A. Luongo II, DDS ‘79John A. Lyons, DDS ‘79Thomas S. Mang, PhD ‘83, MS ‘79James C. Matteliano, DDS ‘80, MS ‘75Stephen L. Mckee, DDS ‘09New York State Dental AssociationOKU Lambda LambdaAnthony C. Palombaro, DDS ‘83Anthony J. Peppy, DDS ‘95William F. Pochal Jr., MD, DDS ‘83Scott V. Powers, DDS ‘80James D. Ritzenthaler, DDS ‘59Joseph L. Rumfola, DDS ‘02Joseph A. Rutecki, DDS ‘83Joseph Schachner, DDS ‘63Paul A. Schimmenti, DDS ‘75Michael H. Schwartz, DDS ‘85Laurence P. Schweichler, DDS ‘83Stanley J. Scott, DDS ‘75Dennis M. Seubert, DDS ‘78James H. Shorr, DDS ‘71Mario A. Silvestri, DDS ‘89Charles E. Sinatra, DDS ‘63Peter F. Starkey, DDS ‘83Michael Stern, DMDJames T. Strychalski, DDS ‘64Mark L. Teach, DDS ‘76Universitat Autonòma de BarcelonaDennis Vargas, DDS ‘01Lawrence E. Volland, DDS ‘75Andrew G. Vorrasi, DDS ‘80 and SusanT. VorrasiMitchell W. Wilbert, DDS ‘84Leonard Yee, DDS ‘85$250 - $499Fred J. Alba, CRT ‘87Stanton C. Allen, CRT ‘05Armand S. Andrle, DDS ‘48Anonymous FriendIrwin D. Arbesman, DDS ‘40D. Christian Aumock, DDS ‘81David A. Ball, CRT ‘92, DDS ‘91Barbara C. BenzingerJeffrey H. Berkowitz, DDS ‘94Michael R. Buglione, DDS ‘83Scott A. Burke, DDS ‘02 and Kelly R.Burke, CRT ‘04, DDS ‘02Thomas J. Calnon, DDS ‘72David M. Chodes, DDS ‘85 andJill ChodesLeon G. Danish, DDS ‘75Frances L. DePlato, DDS ‘82James L. Donahue, DDS ‘55Brendan P. Dowd, DDS ‘86David L. Drake, DDS ‘60Kevin D. Dunlavey, MS ‘07, DDSJohn E. Eisner, DDS, PhDMichael A. Esposito, DDS ‘82Michael J. Fanelli, DDS ‘96David K. Fiaschetti, DDS ‘88Ralph E. Field, DDS ‘77Michael J. Foley, DDS ‘98Dominique M. FufidioRobert C. Geckler, DDS ‘61Gary L. Giangreco, DDS ‘91Nancy C. Grant, CRT ‘78, DDS ‘76Frederick J. Halik, DDS ‘46Harris D. Harnick, DDS ‘73Robert D. Helmholdt, CRT ‘61, DDSSteven A. Hershcopf, DDS ‘75Mark C. Herzberg, PhD ‘78, CRT ‘78 andGay S. Herzberg, PhD ‘82, MA ‘78Kenny H. Ho, DDS ‘01Ann S. Jamieson-Cohen, DDS ‘83Richard J. Kobak, DDS ‘89Marilyn J. KorenEdward J. Kucio, DDS ‘57Robert R. Laudico, DDS ‘62Laszlo Ledenyi, DDS ‘91Matthew C. Leighton, DDS ‘94Ira A. Levine, DDS ‘90Chunhao Li, PhDDarryl E. Lieberman, DDS ‘91Arthur J. Macarios, DDS ‘61Nicholas R. Marfino, DDS ‘48John M. Messinger II, CRT ’98, DDS‘97, PhD ‘86Jeffrey C. Miller, CRT ‘84, DDSGary T. Morreale, DDS ‘85Richard B. Myers, CRT ‘65, DDS ‘63Edward J. Nolan, CRT ‘84, DDS ‘83William E. O’Connor, DDS ‘65James W. Olson, DDS ‘64Kenneth A. Paticoff, CRT ‘92, DDS ‘91Patterson Companies, Inc.Diane R. Pudlewski, DDS ‘95Peter D. Purcell, DDS ‘82Joseph T. Quinlivan, DDS ‘51Victoria J. Roeder, CRT ‘98, DDS ‘93Stanley S. Romanowski, DDS ‘89 andAnne M. RomanowskiAlfonso Saia and Nancy W. Saia, JD ‘84Mark A. Salvo, CRT ‘94, DDS ‘93Harvey A. Schenkein, PhD ‘78, CRT ‘78,DDS ‘74Warren M. Shaddock, DDS ‘51 andMarlene ShaddockMarc Shlossman, MS ‘83, CRT ‘82, DDSPatricia A. Simon, DDS ‘89Vadim L. Spivak, DDS ‘02Timothy R. Stanford, DDS ‘76Scott I. Stein, DDS ‘93Louis A. Surace, DDS ‘87Robert J. Swart, DDS ‘53Betty J. ThorntonRoger W. Triftshauser, DDS ‘61Henry Vu, DDS ‘02Mark F. Wierzba, DDS ‘00, PhD ‘88Charles D. Wilke, DDS ‘96Robert O. Wilson, DDS ‘62Barry F. Wood, MS ‘69, CRT ‘68, DDS ‘66Jangyeul Yoon, DDS ‘01Floyd H. Zablotny, DDS ‘59Ronald F. Zielin, DDS ‘64Derek S. Zurn, DDS ‘01* DeceasedWe strive to ensure that gifts arelisted accurately. If any informationlisted is incorrect, please call the Officeof Development at 716-829-6007or email tracyoun@buffalo.edu.John CrawfordDirector of Development-Health Sciences,School of Dental MedicineFALL 2011 UBDentist 23

’61sWHEN THE ’61s GET TOGETHER for theirfive-year reunion, all the other ’1s and ’6s know they’re here.They’re notorious for their rollicking entrance, marching intothe reunion dinner-dance behind the Bar Room Buzzards, aDixieland jazz band whose trumpet player marched next to RogerTriftshauser, ’61, in the UB band in the ’50s (it’s a long story).They talk about toning things down—but not for their 50th.The class also has put its mark on the school. In the 1980s, membersdonated funds to create an emergency clinic in Squire Hall; itis now the pediatric dentistry clinic. In 2008, they combined theirentire accumulated class fund—almost $400,000—with a large donationfrom the Dental Alumni Association to create the William M.Feagans Professorship, the school’s first endowed faculty position.And now that they’ve reached their golden reunion, they havea message for the classes who don’t know them already: Supportour school!“We had a good experience at the school,” John Twist, ’61, says.“It’s not like everyone was buddy-buddy, but we were cohesive.”The late Gerald Grassi, ’61, and Triftshauser spearheaded afundraising effort for their 15th reunion. Twist guesses that 90percent of the class contributed. He says that as a class, membersthought it was the right thing to do.He encourages any class that wants to contribute toa fund for its reunion to do so early, so that thecontribution to the school can grow.The ’61s have stuck together. Twist,who is a reunion co-chair this year,expects to see more than 30 membersfrom the roster of 57; he says he thinksthat only four or five from the class havenever been to a reunion.say,“Do what we do!”“It’s something that started in our school days and has lastedfor 50 years,” Triftshauser says. He and a number of the classmateslived in Shoellkopf Hall during their first years in dentalschool. “We helped each other through anatomy and histology.”He thinks of the class as a family.Triftshauser, who in addition to his practice in Batavia, N.Y.,has been a Genesee County legislator, an admiral in the navalreserve and chair of ADPAC, the ADA’s political action committee,told the incoming first-years this summer that he hoped they’dfollow the example of his class. “We want to see the whole dentalschool as a family,” he says. Because a family takes care of itself.According to Twist, he and his classmates knew their clinicalinstructors were making a financial sacrifice to teach them. Hesays that from the start of their careers, members of the Class of1961 thought they owed something to the school.Seb Ciancio, ’61, who as chair of the Department of Periodonticsand Endodontics sees the impact of private giving from inside theschool, notes that while other top-flight dental schools have severalendowed faculty positions, UB still only has the one that hisclass helped create. “We’re hoping that donations from membersof the Class of ’61 will serve as examples of what others can do toassure that the school maintains leadership in dentistry, dentaleducation and research,” he says.If Triftshauser could be persuaded to exchange his beloved BarRoom Buzzards for a megaphone that would carry his voice to alldental school classes, he would use it to say: “Do what we do! Supportthe school! Every way you can!”24 UBDentist FALL 2011

ClassNotesConrad J. Kubiniec, ’61, isretired and lives in St. Augustine,Fla., in the winter andCazenovia, N.Y., in the summer.He is a master gardenerwho has taken more than 80hours of horticultural coursesat the Instituteof Food andAgricultureSciences at theUniversity ofFlorida, and atKUBINIEC the College ofAgriculture and Life Sciencesat Cornell University in NewYork. He volunteers to helptrain new master gardenersin pruning trees and shrubs.Kubiniec became a life masterin duplicate bridge in 2005and mentors new players atthe St. Augustine DuplicateBridge Club.James N. Mitchell, ’61, reportsthat he is retired from the VAHospital in Syracuse after a30-year career in geriatric dentistry.He enjoys spending hisspare time at a cottage on LakeOntario, playing the piano andgardening.Allen Moss, ’61, is retired fromthe practice ofgeneral dentistryand livesin White Plaines,N.Y. He still enjoysgolf and isMOSS looking forwardto his 50th class reunion in November.Richard R. Wilson, ’61, isretired and lives in Naples,Fla., during thewinter and Lockport,N.Y., in thesummer. Wilsonspends his freetime fishing,WILSON woodworking,gardening, golfing, painting (oiland watercolors), and buildingand flying radio-controlledmodel aircraft.Lawrence Wolfgang, ’61, retiredafter a 33-year teaching careerin the UB SDM. Aconsultant to theADA Committeeon Dental FeeCodes, Wolfgangalso enjoys golfWOLFGANG and photography.Robert J. Herzog, ’69, receivedthe 2011 StatewidePeer Assistance for NursesAward from the New YorkState Nurses Association.He is the first non-nurse toreceive the award. A certifiedinterventionist, Herzogserves as peer assistancecoordinator for the New YorkState Dental Association, anational leader in successful,non-punitive responses to addictiveillness among professionals.He also participatedin a White House conferencecall about the new federalprescription drug abuse planhosted by Gil Kerlikowske,director of U.S. national drugcontrol policy. Herzog is oneof four members namedto the ADA’s wellness taskforce, and also has beennamed chairman of the DentalSection of the 2012 UtahSchool on Alcohol and DrugDependency. The Utah Schoolis an annual training programfor health professionals focusingon addictive illness.Herzog is in private practicein Buffalo.Angelo M. DelBalso, DDS’72, MD, FACR, received theLouis A. and Ruth Siegel DistinguishedTeaching Awardfor Full-Time Teaching in theClinical Sciences. The Siegelaward is the foremost meansfor recognizing extraordinaryteachers in the UB School ofMedicine and Biomedical Sciences.DelBalso is professorand chair of the Departmentof Radiology inthe UB medicalschool anddirector of radiologyat the BuffaloVA MedicalDELBALSO Center.Daniel Briskie, ’85, was namedto the Michigan Board of Dentistry,which regulates thepractice of dentistry and dentalhygiene, and authorizes dentalassistants. Briskie, of GrandBlanc, is a pediatric dentistat Arnold Tracht and DanielBriskie, DDS, PC. He alsoworks as a pediatric dentistin the Department of Surgeryat Detroit Children’s Hospitaland as an adjunct assistantFor the past several decades, Armenian Dental Volunteers has partnered with the Churchof Armenia to provide dental treatment to orphaned and underprivileged children in the rural mountainous regions of Armenia.This past summer, Josh DiMichele, ’03, and Daniel Kuncio, ’03, joined these volunteers for a unique, eye-openingexperience. Most of the several dozen kids (ages 10-16) DiMichele and Kuncio cared for had never seen a dentist before,and had no concept of proper oral hygiene. Some even said they were taught not to brush too often because it could destroytheir enamel. Most kids were brave in the clinic and tolerated the treatments well, even though to DiMichele and Kuncio,the conditions and equipment were like nothing they’d ever seen. “At times it was frustrating because we’d be able to domuch more with more time and under conditions we typically see in U.S., but we were reminded that we can still make ahuge difference in these kids’ lives,” they said. Anyone wishingto volunteer or donate to the cause should contact Viken Garabedianat Armenian Dental Volunteers (www.armeniandentalvolunteers.com),who has headed the program since 1994.DANIEL KUNCIO AND JOSH DIMICHELE POSE WITH CAMPERS THEYTREATED IN ARMENIA AS PART OF A SERVICE TRIP WITH ARMENIANDENTAL VOLUNTEERS AND THE CHURCH OF ARMENIA.26 UBDentist FALL 2011

professor of dentistry in theDepartment of Orthodonticsand Pediatric Dentistry at theUniversity of Michigan.Raymond G. Miller, ’85, wasan invited speaker at “TheBridge” summer lecture seriespresented by the UB NewmanCenter on July 13. His presentation,“Dentistry and theLaw,” covered victim identification,mass-fatality incidentresponse, human bite marksand other areas where a legaldental opinion is required. Miller,clinical professor in SDM’sDepartment of Oral DiagnosticSciences, and his UB researchteam have done significantwork in the area of bite-markresearch and expert dentaltestimony.Brendan Dowd, ’86, appointedStacy Piatkowski Hoffman,’09, as an associate dentistin his private practice locatedat 6932 Williams Road, Suite1900, Wheatfield, N.Y. Hoffmanhas completed the AdvancedEducation in General DentistryResidency program at the BuffaloVA Medical Center.James Lesinski, ’88, alongwith Douglas Saturnino, ’89,and Glen Donnarumma, ’86,GPR ’90, Certificate in Oraland Maxillofacial Surgery, ’90,recently saw 76 patients at afree dental clinic at Lesinski’soffice in Amherst. The groupprovided care to patients whodid not have health insuranceand couldn’t afford such proceduresas cleanings, fillings andtooth extractions. The eventwas arranged by Dentistry fromthe Heart, a national, nonprofitorganization that sponsors freedental care. While Lesinskiand his colleagues could notperform all dental proceduresand had to refer patients withmore serious problems toanother dentist, patients weregrateful for the assistance theyreceived.Angela R. Kamer, MS Oral Sciences,’92, Certificate in TMJ,’92, Certificate in Periodontics,’01, has been promoted to associateprofessor of periodontologyand implant dentistry,with tenure, at New York UniversityCollege of Dentistry.Mary Bush, DDS, ’99, receiveda grant from the Midwest ForensicsResource Center forher proposal titled “ShapeMeasurement Tools in ImpressionEvidence:A StatisticalApproach.” Theproposal wonfirst place in theForensic SciencesFoundation’sBUSH(FSF) Emerging Technology inForensic Science Contest andwill be presented at a half-dayworkshop sponsored by the FSFat the American Academy of ForensicSciences’ annual meetingInMemoriamEdward D. Evans, ’46, of Hamburg, died July 16, 2011.He is survived by his wife, Dorothy (nee Templeman);children, Ned (Holly), Wendy (Thomas) Ryan and Ted(Tracy) Evans; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.Bruce D. Martenson, ’56, died Aug. 21, 2011. Afterserving two years in the U.S. Air Force at Loring AFBin Maine, he returned to Jamestown, N.Y., in 1958 tobegin practicing dentistry on Lakeview Avenue, wherehe practiced until 1995. After an initial retirement, herealized he missed the vocation and re-opened hispractice on E. Fourth Street and continued practicinguntil February 2011.Martenson was a member of the Jamestown DentalSociety, Chautauqua County Dental Society, 8th DistrictDental Society, Sertoma, and the American Dental Association.He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Alta;daughters, Susan Laurie (Angelo) Martenson-Farese,and Karin Marie; and a son, Bruce Gregory (Kristen).Laurence C. Wright, Certificate in Orthodontics, ’57,died on Aug. 1, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Joan(Finley) Wright; sons, David (Dana) Wright, DDS, James(Joanne) Wright, Douglas (Laurie) Wright, DDS, andJonathan (Ann) Wright; 17 grandchildren and 14 greatgrandchildren.Allan V. Payne, ’61, died on June 24, 2011, at age 81.He was last known to be living in Orchard Park, N.Y.Glenn M. Tucker, ’61, died in May 2011.in Atlanta in February 2012.Part of the project also was thesubject of a story on WIVB-TVChannel 4 in Buffalo that airedon Aug. 2. Bush is assistant professorin SDM’s Department ofRestorative Dentistry.Bradley M. Sundick, ’08, marriedLauren Rachel Stein onMay 22, 2011. Lauren is a physicianassistant at SchweigerDermatology in Manhattan andBradley is in his third year ofresidency in oral and maxillofacialsurgery at Lincoln Medicaland Mental Health Center inthe Bronx.

School of Dental MedicineUB Dental Alumni Association337 Squire HallBuffalo NY 14214-8006Nonprofit Org.U.S. PostagePAIDBuffalo NYPermit #1036ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTEDThe University at Buffalo is a premier public research university, the largest and most comprehensive campus in the State University ofNew York system. The School of Dental Medicine is one of 12 schools that make UB New York’s leading public center for graduate andprofessional education and one of five schools that constitute UB’s Academic Health Center.34TH ANNUALBUFFALO NIAGARA DENTAL MEETINGUpstate New York’s Premier Dental Event!BUFFALO NIAGARA CONVENTION CENTERNOVEMBER 2-4, 2011WEDNESDAYThursdayFRIDAYJohn A. Molinari, PhDInfection ControlChester J. Gary, DDS ’78, JDDental Ethics and Jurisprudence in NY StateJohn Asaro, DDS ’73 & Kevin Ricotta, JDRisk ManagementCPR: The Safety CompanyOpening Night Celebration 5:30-8 p.m.Free food, drink & music for all!Robert J. Genco DistinguishedSpeaker SeriesWilliam V. Giannobile, DDS, MS, DMScPeriodonticsMichael A. Meenaghan ImplantSymposiumJay R. Beagle, DDS, MSDImplant ProgramLois BantaFront Office Programs7th Annual Alan Drinnan MemorialSymposiumRaymond G. Miller, DDS ’85, MaryBush, DDS ’99 and Peter BushForensicsRobert R. Edwab, DDSOral Surgery ProgramCharles Blair, DDSPerio Education/Coding ErrorsDON’T FORGET TO REGISTER FOR OUR HANDS-ON COURSES!SPONSORED BY THE UB DENTAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONFOR COMPLETE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS, SPEAKER BIOS AND DOWNLOADS OF HANDOUTS, OR TO REGISTER, visit ourwebsite at www.UBDentalAlumni.org and click on 2011 BND Meeting in the menu bar or call (800) 756-0328 ext 2.This continuing education activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the ADA Continuing Education RecognitionProgram (ADA CERP) through joint efforts between the University at Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine and the UB Dental Alumni Association.