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NEWS
RIDE marks first year
The regional dental education program is making remarkable progress
The classroom of the future
RIDE’s distance-learning facility is a high-tech marvel
Major gift of technology
Issaquah Dental Lab steps up its support for the School
Dean’s Club silver anniversary
A gala evening at Seattle’s McCaw Hall features dining, song and
dance, and a new alumni video
Dean Ernest Jones Lectureship
More than 800 people hear Dr. John C. Kois lecture on treatment
planning
Graduation
Hats off to the Class of 2009
FEATURES
Oral tradition
The Washington State Dental Association/UW Dental Alumni Association
mentor program provides students with powerful models of professional
behavior — and welcome sounding boards
A real-world lab
Northwest PRECEDENT research network members not only treat teeth;
they also extract vital information for evidence-based dentistry
IN EVERY ISSUE
5 UWDAA President’s
Message
Our alums step up for our
students
6 The Dean’s Corner
The mentor program needs you
21 Partners in Excellence
22 Donor Honor Roll
25 Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Dolphine Oda, Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery
Dr. David Pitts, Endodontics
summer/fall 2009
27 Faculty Updates
New appointments, honors
and awards
37 Class Notes
39 Reunions
40 In Memoriam
42 CDE Spotlight/Schedule
of Courses
44 Calendar of Events
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