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fromtheCommencement is a rite of passage, the ceremonial moment that signifies promotionfrom one state of life to another. Classically, it marks the formal initiation ofyouth into adulthood. In our case, it celebrates graduation from student to professionalstanding. By the magic of the rite, the men and women of the Class of 2010mounted the stage as our students and descended from it as our colleagues.But in reality, the 87 graduates in the Class of 2010 became dentists over thecourse of their four-year program, and they will continue to learn and grow intothe role for the next several years. They came to the school knowing little or nothingabout dentistry. They built their knowledge and skills incrementally until theywere qualified to leave the shelter of faculty instruction and supervision and maketheir own way.At commencement I said we watch these young dentists venture forth with tre-Deanmendous pride. I’m sure they take pride in their accomplishment. And I encouragethem not to be modest in the pride they feel asgraduates of this school.In fact, let me make the same request of everyreader of this magazine who has a connection withthe School of Dental Medicine: This is your school.This is a great school. Do not be modest about it.As someone who can still claim to have the perspective of a newcomer, I amsurprised that the School of Dental Medicine doesn’t currently enjoy the visibilityits quality merits. This school is a jewel. You are our ambassadors. Indeed, any ofyour accomplishments in the profession brings credit to the school.I asked the members of the graduating class to think about who they are, in themost fundamental terms—Who are you? I am a son. I am a daughter. I am a collegegraduate. I am a husband. I am a wife.—in order to bring them to the identitywe were celebrating that day: I am a health care professional. I am a dentist.I told them what I believe that identity carries in it: They are role models. Theynow have the tools to become vital members of their communities. They will makea difference.And I told them that they are all now, in their fundamental identities, Universityat Buffalo School of Dental Medicine alumni. Let people know. Spread the wordproudly.On the cover:Pedro M. Alvarez Jr., ’76,gives son Pedro Alvarez III, ’10,a heartfelt congratulatory hugafter hooding him at the 2010commencement.Photo: Mark MulvilleUBDentistNews from the University at BuffaloSchool of Dental MedicineUB Dentist is published quarterlyby the School of Dental Medicine;produced by the NewslettersUnit of the Office of UniversityCommunications, Division ofExternal Affairs.Summer 2010 | 10-DEN-002www.sdm.buffalo.eduSDM Editorial GroupPamela C. Jones, PhDAssistant DeanSchool of Dental MedicineMarilyn I. SulzbachExecutive SecretaryUB Dental Alumni Associationuniversity communicationsJudson MeadNewsletters CoordinatorRebecca FarnhamArt Director and DesignerCynthia Todd-FlickProduction CoordinatorOffice of the Dean325 Squire HallBuffalo NY 14214-8006(716) 829-2836pcjones@buffalo.eduinthisissue4 8News BriefsAccreditation preparation,auction night, honors forfaculty and staff.CommencementThe end of one journey, thestart of another: Where nowfor the Class of 2010.s u m m e r 2 0 1 014Their other day jobThe indispensible role ofpart-time faculty.7 2010 senior awardsRecognizing achievement, skill and contribution12 SDM has New York coveredAlumni lead in the state’s organized dentistry18 CDE coursesUpcoming CE opportunities to put on your calendars20 Alumni newsHanau Cup contest, Alumni Association honored21 Building the schoolTwo ’81s show the way22 classnotesMichael Glick, DMDUB Dental Alumni Association337 Squire HallBuffalo NY 14214-8006800-756-0328, ext. 2(716) 829-2061Fax: (716) 829-3609msulzbac@buffalo.eduwww.ubdentalalumni.orgPublication of UB Dentist is made possible by the generous supportof the University at Buffalo Dental Alumni Association.

NewsBriefsAuctioneer BobSchifferle, ’81, PhD ’92,wows the crowd withhis magic. Doug las levere1Accreditation sitevisit nearsPreparation for the Septemberaccreditation sitevisit and review by the Commissionon Dental Accreditation(CODA) is accelerating.On April 22, some 75 facultyand staff convened for an accreditationinformationalseminar to review progress anddiscuss upcoming steps.Dean Michael Glick presentedinformation from the predoctoralself-study and highlightedthe logistics behind the accreditationprocess. He noted thatthe self-study had identifiedinfection control monitoringand training, and dental unitwater lines as areas in whichrecommendations for actionwere considered necessary.Tabetha Magnuszewski, accreditationcoordinator, gave anoverview of her experience as asilent observer during a CODAsite visit at the University ofNorth Carolina (UNC).She said her observationconfirmed that the site-visitteam’s goal is to help schoolsachieve accreditation. She alsodescribed the hospitality UNCprovided to its guests.In other accreditation-relatednews, Carolyn Gray, a wellregardedconsultant in the fieldof dental education, visited theschool for several days in Mayto meet with faculty and staffand review predoctoral selfstudydocumentation. She observedthat the self-study doesnot yet adequately showcasethe school’s strengths. Manyof her recommendations havesince been incorporated intothe documentation.In early August, the school willhost Cecile Feldman, deanof the New Jersey DentalSchool, University ofMedicine and Dentistry ofNew Jersey, and StephenStefanac, associate deanfor patient services atthe University of MichiganSchool of Dentistry, for afull-dress mock site visit.2Aguirre receivesChancellor’sAwardAlfredo Aguirre, MSOral Sciences ’83, Certificatein Oral Pathology ’83, DDS ’01,is a 2010 recipient of the SUNYChancellor’s Award for Excellencein Teaching.Each year, the award, establishedin 1973, honors facultythroughout the State Universityof New York system who havedemonstrated outstandingteaching ability through superbclassroom performance.Aguirre is director of the Departmentof Oral DiagnosticSciences’ Advanced EducationProgram in Oral and MaxillofacialPathology. A UB facultymember since 1991, he hasbalanced teaching with responsibilitiesthat include researchinghuman salivary glands andoral mucosa, and serving as3Recent grants in Oral Biologydirector of UB’s oral pathologybiopsy service.Aguirre has developed courseson advanced oral pathology,oral histology and embryology,and oral mucosal diseases;and he has mentored studentswho now work in private practiceand asfaculty membersat universitiesin theUnited Statesand abroad.Students havealready honoredAguirre. aguirreIn 1997, hewas named Educator of theYear by UB’s Alpha OmegaInternational Dental Fraternityand received the Richard A.Powell Award for Teaching Excellence.In 2003, he receivedthe Alan Gross Award for Educatorof the Year.Chris (Chunhao) Li, assistant professor, was recentlyawarded a 4-year, $1.6 million research grant from theNational Institutes of Health for a project that may leadto the development of processes that are able to inhibitthe biofilm formation of oral bacteria. Newly appointedassistant professor Olga Baker has received a grant of$419,869 from the National Institute ofDental and Craniofacial Research tofund a two-year research projecton the effect of Sjogren’sSyndrome-associated cytokineson salivary gland dysfunction.Doug las levere4A night at theauctionThe AmericanStudent DentalAssociation (ASDA) and BuffaloOutreach and Community Assistance(BOCA) held their 2010charity auction on April 15.A $15 admission bought dinnerand drinks, and entertainmentby Barry Boyd’s newly formedCaribbean Ensemble (that’sBarry Boyd who has a day jobas clinical associate professorin the Department of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery).The centerpiece of the eveningwas the auction itself, with theopportunity to support BOCA,Angel Flight and the Oral CancerFoundation by bidding ondozens of donated lots rangingfrom fine dining to wilderness“We don’t need nostinking badges!” adventure. The event drew acrowd of around 150.Auction lots included DanielConny’s “Loons and Labatts”canoe trip, billed in the catalogas a six-day, late summer wildernesscanoe trip to NorthernOntario for three people, allprovisions, transportation andmajor gear provided. “If you’venever seen a moose up close,had a black fly bite, fallenasleep to the sound of a loon orseen the northern lights, thisis your chance.” This specialtyitem went for $500.“Casino Night and Dinner withDrs. Todd and John Havens,”dinner and merriment for up tofour persons at the Seneca NiagaraCasino, “gambling lossesnot included.” A lucky highrollertook this away for $250.And “Drs. Hatton’s Bar HarborSailing Trip,” a cruise, lunchand sunset dinner for fourstudents who could get themselvesto Bar Harbor, Me. for aweekend. “$1000 value—experience is priceless!” And,after the bidding was over, asteal at $220 (the 1,500 mileroundtrip drive to collect thisitem might have held down theprice).In all, the evening producedalmost $12,000, with half of thetakings going to BOCA and theother half split between AngelFlight and the Oral CancerFoundation.News continued on next page u5Dean’s Associates meet the deanOn the evening of June 3, the School of DentalMedicine held a reception at the ParkCountry Club in Williamsville, N.Y. for membersof the Dean’s Associates, supporters who havecontributed $1,000 or more annually to support theschool, and their guests to meet Dean Michael Glick.The event was organized by Robert Genco, ’63. Shownhere are, left to right, Sebastian Ciancio ‘61, NickMarfino, ’48, Dean Glick, and Frances andRobert Genco.4 UBDentist Summer 2010Summer 2010 UBDentist 5

kohnNewsBriefs6Tech honor forKohnGunther Kohn,School of DentalMedicine chief information officer,has been named 2010 Executiveof the Year by InfoTechNiagara, Western New York’sleading information technologyassociation. It is the group’stop honor.Kohn wasrecognizedforhis workoverseeingthe designof anelectronicoral healthrecord, the part that the Officeof Information Resources isplaying in the clinic modernizationplan, and implementationof the point-of-care informationsystem that provides a fullspectrum of data—from patientrecords to radiographs toteaching materials—to monitorsin each clinic operatory.In a message to the dentalschool community aboutKohn’s award, Dean MichaelGlick noted that in addition tohis marquee accomplishments,Kohn is responsible for theday-to-day operation of theschool’s information technologyinfrastructure.“Under his direction, the ITstaff has successfully respondedto numerous and continuouscomputer-related challengesfrom our student body, facultyand staff,” Glick wrote.7Meyer electedto national postAnne Meyer, associatedean forresearch, has been electedsecretary-treasurer of theAmerican Institute for Medicaland Biological Engineering(AIMBE), the nation’s leadingby-invitation association focusedon bioengineering policyand funding issues. Meyer tookoffice in February in Washington,D.C. AIMBE has a limitedmembership of just 2-percentof the nation’s bioengineers;through its Council of Societies,it represents the views ofover 50,000 practicing bioengineersand scientists in regularmeetings with Congressionaldecision-makers. Meyer wasinducted as an AIMBE fellow in1997. She is the past chair ofthe AIMBE Council of Societiesand continues to be an activeparticipant in the Congressionalmeetings.meyerWHOKNEW!Of 2,000 applicantslast year, the dentalschool invited just300 to interview.See story, Page 17.8StudentsrecognizeHatton,othersThe 2010 graduatingclass selected MichaelN. Hatton,’82, MS OralSciences ’86, GPR ’88hattonand Certificate in Oraland Maxillofacial Surgery ’88, as Educator of the Year.As this year’s honoree, Hatton carried the mace atcommencement.At commencement, Ernesto DeNardin was awardedthe 2010 Richard A. Powell Award for Teaching Excellence.The recipient of this award demonstrates appreciationof differences in individual students and worksto help them realize their full potential. DeNardin iscurrently professor in the Department of Oral Biology.The Dental Student Association presented the WilliamM. Feagans Award to Joseph E. Gambacorta, ’93, inrecognition of his concern that encompasses the finestaspects of academic dentistry, tempered with an appreciationof the demands of “real life” dentistry andthe inherent challenges of student life.The Dental Student Association 2010 Staff AppreciationAward went to Bernadetto (Babe) Sinibaldi for herdedication and sincere interest in the education andwelfare of dental students.The Florence Kronson Award was presented to DonaldHanavan for executing his responsibilities in an outstandingmanner and contributing significantly to thewelfare of the students.The Society for the Advancement of Dental Researchselected Mira Edgerton, Certificate in RemovableProsthodontics ’81, MS Oral Sciences ’84, PhD OralBiology ’94, to receive the Society for the Advancementof Dental Research Award. It is presented to honor thefaculty member whose contributions and support havebeen invaluable in fostering the principles of studentresearch. Edgerton is currently research professor inthe Department of Oral Biology.SDM 2010 Senior Awardsrecognizing achievement, skill and contributionAcademy of Dentistry forPersons with Disabilities AwardKristin BenderAcademy of GeneralDentistry AwardSharon MathewAcademy of OperativeDentistry AwardTiffany D. PasquarielloAlpha Omega Fraternity AwardBurton RankieAmerican Academy of DentalPractice Administration AwardMelissa L. PerrinoAmerican Academy of EstheticDentistry AwardIren I. OrfiAmerican Academy of Gold FoilOperators AwardTiffany M. JadooAmerican Academy of ImplantDentistry AwardGillian B. AlexanderAmerican Academy of Oral andMaxillofacial Pathology AwardVictoria PalermoAmerican Academy of Oral andMaxillofacial Radiology AwardSohyun ParkAmerican Academy of OralMedicine AwardMatthew J. ManseyAmerican Academy ofOrofacial Pain AwardChristopher C. HockAmerican Academy ofOsseointegration AwardNishith PatelAmerican Academy ofPediatric Dentistry PredoctoralStudent AwardJoshua TwissAmerican Academy ofPeriodontology AwardJames A. ShaulAmerican Association ofEndodontists AwardBenjamin PhillipsAmerican Association of OralBiologists AwardAmanda C. WildmanAmerican Association of Oraland Maxillofacial SurgeonsAwardDavid CundickAmerican Association of Oraland Maxillofacial SurgeonsImplant AwardHamed RezakhanAmerican Association ofOrthodontists AwardBurton RankieAmerican Association of PublicHealth Dentistry AwardKristin BenderAmerican College of DentistsOutstanding Student LeaderAwardAmanda C. WildmanAmerican College ofProsthodontists AwardAmanda C. WildmanAmerican Dental Society ofAnesthesiology AwardMatthew S. WallaceAmerican Student DentalAssociation Award of ExcellenceKristin BenderBarrett Foundation AwardBurton RankieEleanor Bushee AwardAmanda C. WildmanDr. Samuel A. Caccamise AwardJames M. MarusichJames Collord Memorial AwardKristin BenderDelta Dental StudentLeadership AwardsKristin BenderShawn X. BuiIren I. OrfiHelen M. WeirichDelta Sigma Delta AwardAmanda C. WildmanDental Alumni AwardWesley S. ShuteDentsply Merit Award inRemovable ProsthodonticsGillian B. AlexanderErie County Dental SocietyChester A. Glor AwardEric M. ViethThe Pierre FauchardAcademy AwardShawn X. BuiFonzi Dental StudyClub Anthony S. GuginoHumanitarian AwardJoshua TwissVictor A. Fumia AwardFirst Place: Gillian B. AlexanderSecond Place: Hamed RezakhanHanau Prosthodontics AwardShawn X. BuiInternational College ofDentists AwardTiffany D. PasquarielloInternational Congress ofOral Implantologists AwardCasey PattersonEdwin C. Jauch AwardJenna L. PolinskyDonald KozlowskiMemorial AwardKyle J. ThorsrudRobert B. Levine AwardSohyun ParkNew York State Society of Oral& Maxillofacial Surgeons OralSurgery AwardVictoria PalermoThe Northeastern Society ofPeriodontists AwardChristopher C. HockOmicron Kappa UpsilonResearch AwardAmanda C. WildmanPediatric and CommunityDentistry Department AwardLisa K. NewmanJohn W. TaylorRichard A. Powell AwardKyle J. ThorsrudQuintessence AwardsResearch Achievement:Nishith PatelRestorative Dentistry:Jenna L. PolinskyPeriodontics:Amanda C. WildmanLester Schatz Memorial AwardAndrew S. DeutchGeorge B. Snow AwardsComplete ProsthesisFirst Place: Shaun X. BuiSecond Place:Tiffany D. PasquarielloFixed ProsthesisFirst Place: Matthew J. ManseySecond Place: Shaun X. BuiThe Harvey D. Sprowl AwardMatthew J. ManseyStephen B. Totten AwardNicholas Tanner6 UBDentist Summer 2010Summer 2010 UBDentist 7

Photos by Mark Mulvillea warm welcome to the professionThe future, at lastDoctor ofDental SurgerySeptember 1, 2009Jordan M. GlennGeneral Practice ResidencyMontefiore Medical CenterBronx, New YorkFebruary 1, 2010Guoqiang GuanUniversity at BuffaloBuffalo, New YorkCamila SabatiniUniversity at BuffaloBuffalo, New YorkBing-Yan WangUniversity at BuffaloBuffalo, New YorkJune 1, 2010Jay W. AlbaneseOral & Maxillofacial SurgeryUniversity at BuffaloBuffalo, New YorkGillian B. AlexanderProsthodonticsUniversity of MarylandBaltimore, MarylandPedro M. Alvarez IIIGeneral Practice ResidencyEast Carolina UniversityGreenville, North CarolinaGlenn T. AshworthAEGDUnited States Air ForceAndrews Air Force BaseWashington, D.C.Lindsay A. BancroftGeneral Practice ResidencyVeterans Affairs Medical CenterPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaMark T. BarryPrivate PracticeOrem, UtahKristin BenderPediatric DentistryWomen and Children’s HospitalBuffalo, New YorkAndrew N. BitterAEGDVeterans Affairs Medical CenterBuffalo, New YorkNathan BouchardPrivate PracticeNewport, Rhode IslandMichelle L. BoydGeneral Practice ResidencyRoswell Park Cancer InstituteBuffalo, New YorkShawn X. BuiPrivate PracticeDallas, TexasBrent W. CasperPrivate PracticeMichael ChangPrivate PracticeJamie CharlandGeneral Practice ResidencyEllis HospitalSchenectady, New YorkAndrew H. ChenGeneral Practice ResidencySt. Joseph’s Regional MedicalCenterPaterson, New JerseyDavid L. CundickOral & Maxillofacial SurgeryNassau University MedicalCenterEast Meadow, New YorkAndrew S. DeutchGeneral Practice ResidencyNew York Presbyterian HospitalWeill Cornell Medical CenterNew York, New YorkDennis C. DoyleAEGDVeterans Affairs Medical CenterCastle Point, New YorkTyler FordhamAEGDYakima Valley Farm WorkersResidencyGrandview, WashingtonEugene GoldmanGeneral Practice ResidencyNewark Beth IsraelNewark, New JerseyAaron G. HassellAEGDUnited States NavyCamp LeJeuneJacksonville, North CarolinaTawfiq N. HazbounProsthodonticsNational Navy Medical CenterBethesda, MarylandChristopher C. HockOral & Maxillofacial SurgeryLincoln Medical and MentalHealth CenterBronx, New YorkTiffany M. JadooGeneral Practice ResidencyBuffalo General HospitalBuffalo, New YorkYou JiaGeneral Practice ResidencyUniversity of RochesterRochester, New YorkAnna Min-Jung KimPrivate PracticeMarshfield, WisconsinPaul A. KloekUnited States Air ForceShaw Air Force BaseSumter, South CarolinaNathan D. KorffGeneral Practice ResidencyErie County Medical CenterBuffalo, New YorkWon Gi LeePrivate PracticeRobert W. LeonardAEGDLutheran Medical CenterMaui, HawaiiDavid W. LindmanPrivate PracticeDenver, Coloradocontinued on the next page uSummer 2010 UBDentist 9

Yao LiuAEGDUniversity at BuffaloBuffalo, New YorkPatrick M. MaddenGeneral Practice ResidencySUNY Upstate MedicalUniversitySyracuse, New YorkMatthew J. ManseyGeneral Practice ResidencyRoswell Park Cancer InstituteBuffalo, New YorkJames M. MarusichGeneral Practice ResidencySt. Joseph’s Hospital HealthCenterSyracuse, New YorkSharon MathewGeneral Practice ResidencySt. Joseph’s Hospital HealthCenterSyracuse, New YorkJasjit MinhasPrivate PracticeSeattle, WashingtonMatthew NadlerGeneral Practice ResidencyNew York Medical CenterNew York, New YorkMichael NagaiOral & Maxillofacial SurgeryUniversity at BuffaloBuffalo, New YorkLisa K. NewmanPediatric DentistryThe Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OhioAlexandra P. NguyenGeneral Practice ResidencyUniversity of Minnesota MedicalCenterMinneapolis, MinnesotaKimanh NguyenAEGDUniversity at BuffaloBuffalo, New YorkMayer H. NoskowGeneral Practice ResidencyMaimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn, New YorkJohn J. O’BrienPrivate PracticeRice Lake, WisconsinIren I. OrfiAEGDVeterans Affairs Medical CenterBuffalo, New YorkJennifer OrtizPrivate PracticeVictoria PalermoOral & Maxillofacial SurgeryThomas Jefferson UniversityHospitalPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaSohyun ParkPrivate PracticeTiffany D. PasquarielloGeneral Practice ResidencyVeterans Affairs Medical CenterNorthport, New YorkDinesh PatelPrivate PracticeDhruvika PatelAEGDLutheran Medical CenterEastside Family Dental ClinicSanta Barbara, CaliforniaNishith PatelGeneral Practice ResidencyStaten Island UniversityHospitalStaten Island, New YorkCasey T. PattersonGeneral Practice ResidencyErie County Medical CenterBuffalo, New YorkMelissa L. PerrinoGeneral Practice ResidencyUniversity of RochesterRochester, New YorkMichael J. PerryAEGDVeterans Affairs Medical CenterBuffalo, New YorkBenjamin G. PhillipsPrivate PracticeBangor, MaineJenna L. PolinskyGeneral Practice ResidencyVeterans Affairs Medical CenterNew York, New YorkMatthew R. PrindleGeneral Practice ResidencyErie County Medical CenterBuffalo, New YorkBurton L. RankieOrthodonticsEastman Institute for OralHealthRochester, New YorkHamed RezakhanPediatric DentistryStony Brook UniversityLong Island, New YorkDaniel L. RhotenPrivate PracticeRichland, WashingtonPhanidhar R. SaddaGeneral Practice ResidencyAllegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaRichard J. Salvatore, Jr.General Practice ResidencyErie County Medical CenterBuffalo, New YorkShady S. SamuelGeneral Practice ResidencyNew York Methodist HospitalBrooklyn, New YorkKameron SchabergPrivate PracticePark Falls, WisconsinAndrew D. SchneiderGeneral Practice ResidencyUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, WashingtonBradley E. SeagoGeneral Practice ResidencySt. Joseph’s Hospital HealthCenterJames A. ShaulAEGDUnited States NavyCamp LeJeuneJacksonville, North CarolinaWesley S. ShuteAEGDUnited States Air ForceWright-Patterson Air ForceBaseDayton, OhioMatthew S. SimonGeneral Practice ResidencyNorth Shore University HospitalManhasset, New YorkRichard P. SmithAEGDUnited States NavyCamp LeJeuneJacksonville, North CarolinaSarah K. StewartProsthodontics ResidencyUnited States Air ForceLackland Air Force BaseSan Antonio, TexasNicholas TannerOral & Maxillofacial SurgeryInternshipThe Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OhioJohn W. TaylorPediatric DentistryChildren’s Mercy HospitalKansas City, MissouriKyle J. ThorsrudOral & Maxillofacial SurgeryDetroit Receiving HospitalDetroit, MichiganMatthew C. TurbushAEGDUniversity at BuffaloBuffalo, New YorkJoshua TwissAEGDUniversity of New MexicoAlbuquerque, New MexicoEric M. ViethPrivate PracticeGreenville, South CarolinaMatthew S. WallaceGeneral Practice ResidencySt. Peter’s HospitalAlbany, New YorkHelen M. WeirichAEGDUniversity at BuffaloBuffalo, New YorkJonas K. WestbrookAEGDUniversity of North CarolinaChapel Hill, North CarolinaJosh J. WhatcottPrivate PracticePhoenix, ArizonaAmanda C. WildmanProsthodonticsUniversity at BuffaloBuffalo, New YorkSteven R. XerriPrivate PracticeRice Lake, WisconsinJeremy J. ZobelPrivate PracticeLincoln, MaineMary E. ZuccaroAEGDUniversity at BuffaloBuffalo, New YorkDoctor ofPhilosophyKanitsak BoonanantanasarnJyoti S. MadhusoodananMaster’s DegreesBiomaterialsRashmi GaneshSatyaprasad C. NayakChaitanya P. PuranikLindsay RodgersOral SciencesBandar AlmaghrabiHadi DaiaEiad N. ElathamnaHaider A. GhloomShawn F. JordanAhmed M. KutkutRobert S. SungTalal ZahidOrthodonticsMichelle L. BurlingameRobert M. AszklerJared H. CondieJeremy MolonWaseem KassasPostgraduateCertificatesAEGDPatrick J. BattistaLeah M. ColucciRomina T. DoyleCharles E. SimpsonYvonne Tsay (2 nd year)EndodonticsShawn F. JordanPeter J. MosesGeneral PracticeResidencyErin L. BrownAlexander N. CampagnaJi Won JungOral & MaxillofacialSurgeryNicholas SchellatiSteven J. SutterOrthodonticsRobert M. AszklerJared H. CondieWael Y. A. EliasWaseem KassasJeremy MolonMichelle L. BurlingamePediatric DentistryJames AdjanTobias W. CorcoranMichelle E. KuntzJacob MyersAdam PreecePeriodonticsKanitsak BoonanantanasarnBandar Al-MaghrabiProsthodonticsHaider GhloomAhmed M. KutkutKatie-Rose R. WagnerGeneral Practice ResidencyTufts UniversitySyracuse, New YorkBoston, Massachusetts10 UBDentist Summer 2010 Summer 2010 UBDentist 11

UB dentists lead inNew York StateNew YorkDentalAssociation(top to bottom)UB School of Dental Medicine alumni are notably active in organized dentistryleadership roles. To name two prominent examples on the national scene,William Calnon, ’78, is currently running for president of the ADA and RogerTriftshauser, ’61, is chair of ADPAC, the ADA’s political action committee.But the number of UB alumni now holding leadership positions in organizeddentistry in New York State deserves special note. They are presidents orpresidents-elect of five district dental societies, stretchingacross the state from the Great Lakes (Eighth) tothe Atlantic Ocean (Second). They hold three seatson the new New York State Dental AssociationBoard of Trustees, including the at-large studentrepresentative seat. And UB is represented inNYSDA leadership as secretary-treasurer, ADA delegateand chair of EDPAC, the association’s politicalaction committee.See Page 22 for a photo of four of thesepower-alums in action.EighthJanice Pliszczak,’90President-elect,Fifth DistrictDental SocietyseventhsixthfifthfourththirdRichardAndolina, ’80Secretary-Treasurer,NYSDAWilliam Calnon,’78ADA Delegate,NYSDALawerenceVolland, ’75Chair, EDPAC,NYSDAJamie Cohn,Class of 2011Studentrepresentative,NYSDA Board ofTrusteesSalvatore Manente,’91President, EighthDistrict DentalSocietyCharles Travagliato,’80President-elect,Eighth DistrictDental SocietyJeffrey Baumler, ’80Eighth Districtrepresentative,NYSDA Board ofTrusteesAndrew Vorrasi, ’80Seventh Districtrepresentative, NYSDABoard of TrusteesPayam Goudarzi,’96President, SixthDistrict DentalSocietybronxnew york countysecondninthnassauqueensChristopher Walsh, ’97President-elect, Third DistrictDental SocietysuffolkStuart Segelnick, ’92President-elect, Second District Dental Society12 UBDentist Summer 2010Summer 2010 UBDentist 13

Mark MulvilleAt their other day jobs, from left, David Croglio, ’87, Paul Ziarnowski, ’77, and lisa Yerke, ’06.Teachingtwhat theypracticePart-time faculty are full-time mainstays of dental educationby Jim Biscohe tradition of practicing dentists taking time to teach is as old as dentistryitself; the central role of practitioners as faculty is as old as the earliestorganized dental schools. That’s true at the School of Dental Medicine, as itis at dental schools across the country. The four part-time faculty profiledhere are representative of practitioners who teach.At the close of the 2009-10 academic year, the School of Dental Medicine had 75 full-time faculty,106 part-time faculty and 104 volunteer faculty. The distinction between full- and part-time faculty asteachers is primarily time commitment, although even that can be slight: in special cases a part-timefaculty member might have a .9 FTE (full-time equivalency) commitment. Most are .2 (one day) or .4(two days), scheduling their teaching to balance the school’s needs and their professional obligations.Most part-time faculty do theirteaching through clinical supervision ofstudent dentists, but some teach entirecourses, some lecture in courses and othersengage in research.Volunteer faculty have more occasionalinvolvement with the school, primarilythrough service opportunities forstudents, such as community outreach.Unlike part-time faculty, volunteers arenot on the payroll.Part-time faculty participate in thegovernance of the school as full votingmembers of the faculty; they serveon committees (including, along withvolunteers, the admissions committee—see Page 17). And they do draw a salary,although as Jude Fabiano, ’77, associatedean for clinical affairs and himself aformer part-time faculty member notes,the income from part-time teaching is asacrifice.David CroglioDavid Croglio, ’87, always felt that if itweren’t dentistry, he might have goneinto teaching. He always had an interestin science. “My fallback was always to bea biology teacher, either at high schoolor college level,” he says. He particularlyrelished his student experience as ateaching assistant for underclassmen indental school.The UB alumnus joined the part-timefaculty in 1988, a year after he graduated.He teaches restorative proceduresduring two clinical periods each Fridayand maintains his own general practice,established more than 20 years ago.“I’ve always been very grateful forhow well the school prepared me to goout and start a career. Whatever successI’ve had in my practice goes back to theroots of UB and the dental school. Thereare times when I’m working on a patient,and I’ll still think of something somebodysaid to me 25 years ago. Those kinds ofthings stick with you. Some of that motivationI try to carry on in my teaching.”Croglio acknowledges the collaborativeenvironment, where ideas and casesare discussed among fellow faculty members,some of whom were his teachers.For the past 15 years, Croglio hasdeveloped his interest in sports dentistry,teaching a senior elective in the subject.He was also named staff dentist for UBAthletics in 1995, tending to about 400athletes from all UB’s varsity teams, frommaking mouth guards to providing emergencytreatment. Last season he beganproviding dental services to the BuffaloSabres.Most of Croglio’s work deals withstandard fillings, crowns and bridges.Sometimes the treatment on the clinicfloor crosses over and a student may workwith him and a specialist faculty member.“It’s dentistry that we do 90 percent ofthe time in practice,” he relates. “Thougha lot of it is pretty routine, it’s refreshingworking with students. It forces you tolook back at things that you do on a dailybasis and reinforces why you’re doingcertain things.”Croglio is grateful for the opportunityto give back the talent that was firstdeveloped in the dental school and theexperience gained over two decades ofpractice.“There’s always the joke that nobodyteaches for the money, and to someextent, I don’t think I’m unique in thatway. That’s how people are at the dentalschool. The people here love to teach andenjoy that interaction with students andcolleagues. Those are all the things thatreally make it worthwhile.”Lisa Marie YerkeFresh from residency training, Lisa MarieYerke, ’06, became the only womanperiodontist practicing in Western NewYork and joined the Department of Periodonticsand Endodontics as a clinicalassistant professor.The enthusiastic Eggertsville nativediscovered during dental school that shewas more interested in bacterial infectionsand surgery than general dentistry.She took a minor in periodontics herebefore going on to a specialty program atEastman Dental Center in Rochester.When she was invited back to thearea to join a periodontal practice lastyear, Yerke knew that she wanted to alsogive back to the school that launched herinterest in dentistry. Last August, shebegan teaching senior dental students intwo clinics one day a week.“I was very surprised how much“There’s always the joke that nobody teaches for themoney. And to some extent, I don’t think I’m unique inthat way.” David Crogliofun teaching is,” she says. “I’m more of adoer. I’m not teaching in lectures. I’m inthe clinic with the students. I still actuallyfeel like I’m a little more of a student.I’m very empathetic with everythingthey’re going through.”Yerke has gotten good feedback fromstudents and faculty on her first year ofteaching. She is glad to have the opportunityto return as a colleague. “It’s beennice seeing all my professors here again,now almost as an equal,” she modestlyrelates. “When I’m teaching, I think ofthe teachers who made the most impressionon me. It’s always the teachers whoabsolutely love what they do. They don’tcare if they’re staying with you a halfhourinto lunch. The teachers who aresuch perfectionists that they won’t letyou stop until you’ve done the absolutebest that you can for the patient. I wantto be someone who makes a difference inwhat students learn and care about—inwhat they actually do.”The new faculty member would liketo encourage more students to becomeperiodontists, especially females. “Eventhough I understand that not everyone inclass is going to want to be a periodontist,I want them all to have an apprecia-14 UBDentist Summer 2010Summer 2010 UBDentist 15

Mark Mulvilletion for the specialties in whatever theydo,” Yerke explains. “Whether they gointo orthodontics or general dentistry,they should fully understand how todiagnose, and to never feel like there’sgoing to be that one day where you justknow it all. There’s always going to bethat continual learning process, listeningto new ideas, being well prepared, andloving what you do.”Paul Ziarnowski“If you want to learn things, teach,” goesthe philosophy of Paul Ziarnowski, ’77,who works with residents in orthodonticstwo days a week. “I enjoy the energyhere. They keep you on your toes.”After graduating from the dentalschool, the West Seneca native did aresidency in California before returningto the area to start a practice and becomea part-time faculty member in operativedentistry. He stopped teaching after ayear because his practice got busy, buthe was also feeling out of his depth inthe clinic. “You’re too close to having justgraduated,” he remembers. “You mightknow it but you don’t feel confidentenough to give it back.”Then he came back to the school,this time as a student in orthodontics.He earned his certificate in 1982 and establisheda rural practice in Springville.In 1995, he became the first part-timefaculty member in orthodontics.The teaching experience has beenvery positive, he notes, with a programthat went from two to three years anda new group of residents each year.“The dynamics of the class are differentwith every group,” Ziarnowski explains.“The changes that have occurred in theprogram in the last 15 years are fantastic.The residents are exposed to a lot morethan they’ve ever been. The quality ofthe treatments coming out of the clinictoday is better than I’ve seen in the last15 years.”Besides his clinic duties, Ziarnowskialso teaches a board journal class(“everybody’s passed their boards mostskripyears”) and an undergraduate orthodonticsenior elective class.He also strives to instill a perspectiveof practicality. “I try to tell them thisis your profession but it’s not necessarilyyour whole life. You’ve got to take acouple of days off to flip hamburgers. Dosomething different—get your head out ofthis. I tell them when they get out of hereto think about living on what you makerather than creating a lifestyle that you’vegot to support. Take the time for yourfamily, your recreation, and to teach ifyou want.“Most people who are here part-timewould probably say that they have thebest of both worlds. You can still havethat office experience and security, thenyou can come to the university and have awhole different experience, share the mistakesyou’ve made and all the good thingsyou’ve learned.”Michael SkripMichael Skrip, ’77, also had a strong desireto be an educator, whether teachingswimming lessons as a young lifeguard ortutoring in college. A year after completinghis residency, he realized his dual ambitionof practicing and teaching, joiningthe dental school in 1978.One day each week, he overseesthird-year dental students who are treatingpatients in restorative proceduresduring three-hour morning and afternoonclinic periods.Skrip impresses upon students thatas their career evolves it will be incumbentupon them to remain current, thinkcritically, review the literature and beaware of the changes occurring in theprofession.“One of the missions of the school islifetime learning and that is so important,”emphasizes Skrip. “I try to instillupon the students the importance ofgood clinical technique but also theability to look at things critically—whatyou’ve done and how you can do thembetter the next time.“We as a profession have certaingoals and outcomes that we have to providefor our students, but I’m also a firmbeliever that you have to know where thestudents are coming from, to know theirworld and understand how they look atthings, to be an effective instructor.”Skrip notes the dramatic changesin the profession over the 32 years hehas practiced, including the materialsused for restorative procedures and thefact that patients are holding on to theirnatural teeth and living much longer. Asa result, their medical histories are muchmore complex, with significantly moreutilization of medications and their impact,plus systemic diseases like diabetesand cancer.“All of these are going to have aneffect on how patients are treated andmanaged. That’s a big part of the dentalschool curriculum,” he says.Skrip welcomes the opportunities on theclinic floor to consult with other facultyon cases in which students are providingtreatment.“Every time I go to the dental school,I learn something that I can apply inmy practice, and vice versa. As a facultymember, they’re asking me to apply thethings I learn in clinical dentistry fourdays a week and bring that back to dentalschool. That’s one of the things parttimefaculty can do. We’re able to assesswhat is a predictable outcome and whatworks or doesn’t work for our patients,and we can bring that perspective to ourstudents.”ichardLynch, ’83,says that judgingby the qualityof candidates he sees applyingto dental school today, he’s notsure he’d make the cut. “But I’dinterview well.”And that, in fact, is key to asuccessful application. Dentistryis a healing art that combineshuman touch with technical knowledge.So how the hundreds of supremelywell-qualified candidates for admissionto dental school present themselves ininterviews—who they show themselves tobe—is critical to sorting out who will bemembers of next year’s entering class.Lynch knows the importance of theadmissions interview because he’s oneof a handful of community practitionerswho volunteer as interviewers.According to David Brown, ’83,clinical assistant professor of restorativedentistry and director of admissions,applying to UB has never been as competitiveas it is now. In 2009, the schoolreceived a record 2,000 DDS applicantsto fill only 90 spots. Brown, who screensevery application himself, says that mostare from high-achieving students withstellar academic achievements. Only 300are invited to the school for interviews.Last year Brown invited communitydentists to sit on the Student AdmissionsCommittee, which includes full-timedental school faculty, fourth-year dentalstudents and clinical researchers. Eightcommunity practitioners signed up.“They help us with the workload,which is considerable, but they also bringunique outside perspectives to the mix,”Brown says of his new recruits.Brown asked volunteers to commit toat least five of the 25 days of interviewing,scheduled from September to Februaryduring the year-long admissions cycle.Community dentists volunteer with admissions committeeFinding the next classApplicants invited to an interviewmeet with teams of two or three committeemembers. On a typical interview day,three or four teams interview a total of 12candidates in the morning; each interviewlasts about half an hour. The fullcommittee then convenes to assess andrate the interviews on a scale of 1 to 5.“I’m looking for a potential colleague,”Lynch says, “someone who isn’tjust intelligent with great skills, but whois ethical, hard-working andhas good communicationskills.”Lynch, a past president ofthe Alumni Association whotravels abroad with the BuffaloOutreach and CommunityAssistance (BOCA) program,also looks for the potentialto create trust with a patient.“You’re inches from a patient’sface with sharp instruments,so you have to know how tomake them feel comfortable,”he says.Richard O’Connor, ’64,another admissions committeevolunteer, is a former assistantclinical professor now retiredfrom private practice. LikeLynch, he enjoys meeting thenext generation of students;he asks them how they wouldhelp improve the school. Hewas particularly impressedlynchwith the number of international applicantsfrom such countries as Iraq andSouth Korea.Maureen Sullivan, ’87, found timefor seven days of interviewing betweenher duties as chief of the Department ofDentistry and Maxillofacial Prosthetics atRoswell Park Cancer Institute and clinicalassistant professor of restorative dentistryat UB. She wanted to hear interviewees’personal struggles and stories of how andwhy they chose dentistry and why theywant to study at UB.One candidate she remembersparticularly was a former French teacher.Lynch interviewed a fishing boat captainwho had decided dentistry was his truepassion. “We want to know if they’regood people as well as good potentialdentists,” Lynch says. “They should alsobe able to demonstrate an understandingof total patient care, and how they plan tosupport our profession.”All of the volunteers say they’ll serveon the committee next year. Brown alsoplans to enlist their help to screen applicationsbefore interviews begin.“It’s been great fun, and a goodrecruiting tool,” says Sullivan. “I’m gratefulfor what UB gave me. I may be busy,but it’s important to find the time to giveback.”—L.N.M.Douglas levere16 UBDentist Summer 2010Summer 2010 UBDentist 17

School of Dental Medicine Office of Continuing Dental EducationCEcoursesSeptember 179 a.m.-12 p.m.Who Will Teach TheNext Generation?Will You?3 CE Hrs ADA/CERPNo charge for dentists.Preregistration required.Enrollment limited.The UB School of Dental Medicineis seeking qualified andenthusiastic individuals tovolunteer in the dental schooland help instruct the next generationof healthcare professionals.Private practitionersmake up a large percentage ofincoming volunteer faculty.What does this mean for theUB School of Dental Medicine?How are private practitionershandling the transition fromindependent practice to thehighly interdependent andhierarchical environment ofdental school? How do we accommodatethe new facultyvolunteers?Join us for an informativeoverview of the procedures andpolicies in place for recent andfuture volunteer clinical facultyat the UB Dental School.October 89 a.m.-12 p.m.Nerve Injuries inDental Practice:“What Do I Do Now?”3 CE Hrs ADA/CERPTuition: UB Alumni MemberDentist $95; Nonmember Dentist$125; Team Member $75Avoidance of nerve injuries,where possible, or their timelytreatment when they do occur,will do much to reduce the riskof medico-legal action in yourdental practice.Modification of diagnosticmodalities in treatment planningand in the procedures oroperations themselves may behelpful in reducing the incidenceof nerve injuries. Oncean injury has occurred, a standardizedmethod of evaluation(which can be easily performedby all dentists) and timelytreatment (by specialists) is essentialto providing the patientwith the best chance of returnof acceptable sensory function.Microsurgical operationshave become the standard ofcare for selected patients withperipheral nerve injuries, notonly in the oral and maxillofacialregions, but throughout thebody. Experience with microneurosurgery,as well as othermethods of nerve injury treatmentwill be presented.Roger A. Meyer, MD, DDS,FACS, private practice with AtlantaOral and Facial Surgery,a consultant in craniofacialsurgery to the Department ofHuman Resources, State ofGeorgia, clinical professor ofplastic surgery at Emory University,and chief of oral andmaxillofacial surgery at NorthsideHospital, Atlanta, Ga.October 14-16Simplified Placementof Dental Implants:a University-basedHands-on Workshop16 CE Hrs ADA/CERPTuition: UB Alumni Member Dentist$1,195; Nonmember Dentist$1,295; Team Member $95 (Oct.16 only for hands-on lab). Limitedenrollment ensures close interactionbetween the instructor(s)and participants to enhance thelearning experience.This is a comprehensive didacticand clinical course providinginformation and skills necessaryto incorporate implantsinto your daily practice. Thecourse includes lectures, videodemonstrations, hands-onexperience and clinical observation.Course participants will observelive surgery performedby, or under the direct supervisionof, the course instructor,and have an opportunity toperform hands-on procedureson pig jaws.The objective of this course isto establish clinical comfortwith placement of dental implants,manipulation of surgicalflaps, obtaining tension freesurgical closure with propersuture materials and suturingtechniques, followed byan overview to restoring theimplant. Treatment planning isextensively reviewed in orderto gain the necessary level ofconfidence in using implantsystems.Sebastiano Andreana, DDS,MS, associate professor anddirector of implant dentistry atthe University at Buffalo Schoolof Dental Medicine, where hehas an appointment in theDepartment of RestorativeDentistry.Michael Hatton, DDS, clinicalassociate professor anddirector of oral medicine, Departmentof Oral DiagnosticSciences; clinical assistant professor,Department of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery.The School of Dental Medicine with support from theJohn Cunat Educational Fund presentsDecember 179 a.m.-4 p.m.A Day with SpecialGuest Faculty Dr. TarekEL-Bialy6 CE Hrs ADA/CERPSelf-ligating OrthodonticBracket Systems: Friction andClinical EfficiencyReview and differentiate differentcompanies’ claims on thescientific evidence about frictionand self-ligating bracketsystems and the clinical efficiencyof different self-ligatingorthodontic systems. A detaileddescription of the key differencesbetween different selfligatingsystems and how theseaffect clinical utilizations willbe presented.Can We Re-Grow Teeth? Factsand FutureReview current facts about regrowingteeth and implicationsfor general dentists (especiallythose who are interested indental implants). Learn how toprevent orthodontically inducedroot resorption once it is diagnosed,and how it can be managedeffectively. Explore thefuture in natural replacementof lost teeth in adults.Tarek EL-Bialy, BDS, MSc,PhD, FRCD(C) is associateprofessor of orthodontics in theDepartment of Dentistry andBiomedical Engineering in theFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry,University of Alberta.This course supported in part byan educational grant from RMO.February 18, 20119 a.m.-4 p.m.Factors of Success inOrthodontics and DentofacialOrthopaedics:What to Do and Howto Do It6 CE Hrs ADA/CERPThe Cunat Fund is anendowment to supporta lecture series createdin 1995 by Western NewYork orthodontists tohonor John J. Cunat uponhis retirement as chairof the Department ofOrthodontics.Dr. Tiziano Baccetti highlightsthe role of individual skeletalmaturation assessed bymeans of the cervical vertebralmaturation (CVM) method ontreatment outcomes in differenttypes of malocclusions,as well as the importance ofconsidering patient craniofacialmorphology for the anticipationof outcomes of dentofacial orthopaedics.Learn fundamentalaspects related to an efficientapproach to orthodontic treatmentas a function of treatmenttiming. The treatmentprotocols that currently areknown to be most efficientin the treatment of differentdentoskeletal problems will beillustrated in detail.Tiziano Baccetti, DDS, PhD,is research professor, Departmentof Orthodontics, the Universityof Florence, Italy, andT.M. Graber Visiting Scholar,Department of Orthodonticsand Pediatric Dentistry, Universityof Michigan.For each course:Tuition: UB Alumni MemberDentist $225; NonmemberDentist $265; Team Member$95For all courses visit theCDE website:www.BuffaloCE.orgfor full descriptions ofCE courses, calendar ofcourse offerings, registrationinformation andCE policies.To register:Call UB Continuing DentalEducation at:716-829-2320 or toll free800-756-0328Fax 716-829-2484UB-CDE is an ADA CERP RecognizedProvider. ADA CERP is aservice of the American DentalAssociation to assist dental professionalsin identifying qualityproviders of continuing dentaleducation. ADA CERP does notapprove or endorse individualcourses or instructors, nor does itimply acceptance of credit hoursby boards of dentistry. UB-CDEdesignates this activity for continuingeducation credits.18 UBDentist Summer 2010Summer 2010 UBDentist 19

ClassNotesUniversity at Buffalo Schoolof Dental Medicine ContinuingDental Education presents aspecial opportunityDon G. Asmus, ’68, has beenthe list master at www.funniesttoptenlists.comfor the pasttwo years. (Take a look whenyou need a laugh. But don’tshow this to the children.)Albert Cantos, ’81, passed thefellowship exam at the 64thannual meeting of the AmericanAcademy of Oral Medicinein April. He is currently clinicalassistant professor in the SDMDepartment of Oral DiagnosticSciences.Frank Scannapieco (Certificatein Periodontics ’89, PhD’91) has rejoined the staff ofthe Journal of Periodontology(JOP) as associate editor. Heheld the position from 2000-06under the editorship of RobertGenco. Scannapieco also wasrecently elected treasurer ofthe American Association forDental Research.Heidi Crow (MS Oral Sciences’91, Certificate in TMD ’91) hasbeen appointed to the graduatefaculty of the University at Buffalo.The appointment carriessignificant responsibility andpublicly acknowledges heracademic and professionalaccomplishments. Crow iscurrently associate professorin the Department of OralDiagnostic Sciences and isdirector of the TMD program.Stuart L. Segelnick, ’92, hasbeen inducted into OmicronKappa Upsilon, the NationalDental Honor Society, as afaculty member. He is clinicalassociate professor in theDepartment of Periodontologyand Implant Dentistry at NewYork University College ofDentistry.Vallikanthan Nadarajah (MSOral Sciences ’95, DDS ’99,GPR ’00) has been promotedto the rank of clinical assistantprofessor in the SDMDepartment of Oral DiagnosticSciences. He has been apart-time faculty member inradiology for ten years.Alums in charge. From left: Lawrence Volland,’75, Jeffery Baumler, ’80, William Calnon, ’78, and Richard Andolina,’80, confer at a New York State Dental Association Board ofTrustees meeting in January 2010.InMemoriamPaul Louis Cipes, ’42, died onNov. 8, 2009. He was 90. Bornin New York City, he served inEurope during WWII and thenpracticed in Eastchester, N.Y.until 1995.Arthur J. Tindall, ’45, of Syracuse,N.Y., died on April 19,2010, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Hewas 90.Monroe Stair Myers, ’47, ofNorthumberland, Pa., diedon May 8, 2010. He was 92. AtSusquehanna University, heplayed on the 1940 undefeatedfootball team coached by therenowned Amos Alonzo StaggJr.Israel J Zitrin, ’51, of Boca Raton,Fla., died on April 4, 2010.He was 89. He practiced inRochester, N.Y. before retiringto Florida.William Robert Moody, ’53, ofSkaneateles, N.Y. and PalmBeach, Fla, died May 6, 2010.He was 86. He practiced formore than 50 years in Lewiston,Syracuse and Skaneateles,N.Y.Samuel Shatkin,’54, of Amherst,N.Y., died on April 25,2010. He was 79. In additionto his practice of dentistry, hewas a plastic, maxillofacial andhead and neck surgeon.Robert J. O’Hara, ’60, of Rochester,N.Y., died on March 22,2010. He practiced dentistryin the Rochester area for 40years.Adolph K. Schmidt, ’62, of Williamsville,N.Y., died on April27, 2010.Make plans to celebrate during theBuffalo Niagara Dental Meeting,Nov. 3-5, 2010. This year’s reuniondinner dance will be at the HyattRegency Ballroom on Friday, Nov.5. Join us for cocktails at 6:30 p.m.,dinner at 7:30 p.m. Plan to join yourclassmates for a great night out!Reunion chairs1940 Dr. Irwin D. Arbesman1945 Dr. William R. PlossDr. Irving Plutzer1955 Dr. Salvator LaMastra1960 Dr. Lawrence GiangrecoDr. Ronald Peterson1965 (open)1970 Dr. Robert A. Gianadda1975 Dr. Joseph P. BreloffDr. Jeffrey R. KuntzDr. Anthony Mastroianni1980 Dr. Frank C. BarnashukDr. David R. BonnevieDr. Michael N. CasseseDr. Gregory F. George1985 Dr. Michael EhlersDr. Stewart M. FenigsteinDr. Catherine M. GoganDr. Raymond G. MillerDr. Patricia Starring1990 Dr. Jeffrey D. Day1995 Dr. Yvonne L. CarneyDr. Diane R. Pudlewski2000 Dr. Ian Walker2005 Dr. Joshua HutterThe Art andScience ofOral-FacialAugmentationThe nation’s first university-basedminimally invasive cosmeticprocedure continuumRegister for MICP I by Sept. 1 and pay just $2,495 (save $500).Register for BOTH MICP I and II by Sept. 1 and pay just $5,490 (save $1,000).Presented by Dr. Robert W. Gordon Two 2-day sessions.October 1-2Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Procedures ITwo-day lecture and hands-on live patient trainingcourse in the UB dental school clinic that guidesyou through entry into the field of lip and perioralaugmentation with Botox and Derma fillers.Tuition $2,995 (enrollment limited)November 19-20Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Procedures IITwo-day lecture and live patient training coursein the UB Dental School clinic training courseutilizing semi- and permanent-derma fillers,biological interactions, technical approaches withspecific materials, and advanced imaging techniquesfor optimal treatment results.Tuition $3,495 (enrollment limited)TopicsRegisternow andsave!Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Procedures I: Anatomy, Minimally InvasiveCosmetic Procedures, Esthetics, Aging, Dermal Fillers, Signature lip styles,Botulinum Neurotoxin, Anesthesia, Oral Facial Orthodontic Esthetics.Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Procedures II: Anatomy mid and upper face,Dermal Fillers, Botulinum Neurotoxins, Forehead, Oral Facial OrthodonticEsthetics, Esthetics, DentaSpa, Business (marketing).Dr. Robert Gordon is bringing his expertise as one of the foremost authoritieson perioral augmentation to a new training program designed togive you the skill and knowledge you need to succeed as a lip and perioralaugmenter. Dr. Gordon wrote the first book on lip and perioral augmentationfor dentists (“Vermilion Dollar Lips”), and is the leader in the art and science.From entry into the field to advanced techniques not available anywhere else,these comprehensive classes will help you develop a high technical proficiencywhile teaching you the underlying aesthetic theory necessary to provide ahigh quality of care and optimal outcome for your patients.UB-CDE is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dentalprofessionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individualcourses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. UB-CDE designates this activity for continuing education credits.22 UBDentist Summer 2010

UB 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.S p o n s o r e d b y t h e u b D e n ta l A l u m n i A s s o c i at i o nJune 17-27, 2010Upstate New York’s Premier Dental Event33rd annual buffalo Niagaradental meetingnovember 3-5, 2010WednesdayHarold Edelman, DDSWhat’s New in Infection ControlChester J. Gary, DDS ’78, JDDental Ethics and Jurisprudence in NY StateCPR trainingOpening Night Festivities (5:30 – 8:00 p.m.)Free for everyone. Food. Drink. Music.Dentists—Raffle drawings all eveningthursdayJohn A. Svirsky, DDS, MEdGreat Cases with New Faces and Breakfast at Tiffany’sRobert J. Genco Distinguished Speaker Series featuringDean Michael Glick, DMDManagement of the Medically Complex Dental PatientfridayJeff J. Brucia, DDSRestorative Materials Update 2010Karen A. Raposa, RDH, MBATips for Treating a Patient with Autism and Dental Hypersensitivity and Erosionbuffalo niagara convention centermark yourcalendarsFor more information or to register, visit our Web site at www.ubdentalalumni.org and click on 2010 BND Meeting in the left menu bar.