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THE ART OF DENTISTRY
A PUBLICATION OF THE SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SUMMER 2007 ❙ volume 7 ❙ issue 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE ART OF
DENTISTRY
Summer 2007 ❙ volume 7 ❙ issue 2
IN THIS ISSUE
Message from the Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The School of Dental Medicine Today. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2008: An Extraordinary Group of Individuals,
A Typical Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Faculty Spotlight: Dale Baur, D.D.S. ’80, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . 7
Graduation – Class of 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Reunion 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Reunion Weekend Class Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Distinguished Alumnus Award: Earl Willhoit, ’57 . . . . . . 13
Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Donor Recognition Brunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
A Gift That Lasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Alumni Perspective: Mario Pavicic ’92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Gift Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Alumni Association President’s Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Alumni Association Wine Tasting Dinner . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Preceptor Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Continuing Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Alumni Feedback Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
University Alumni Weekend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
COVER: School of Dental Medicine
Charles B. Bolton Building
CASE WESTERN
RESERVE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF
DENTAL MEDICINE
Jerold S. Goldberg, D.D.S.
Dean and Interim Provost
(216) 368-3266
jerold.goldberg@case.edu
Heather M. Siegel
Executive Director of Development and
Alumni Relations
heather.siegel@case.edu
Jennifer M. Wallace
Assistant Director of Development and
Alumni Relations
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Manager, Development and
Alumni Relations
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Phone: (216) 368-3480
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MESSAGE
FROM THE DEAN
Dear Friends,
It was wonderful to see so many of you at reunion weekend in May. I always enjoy seeing old friends, and it is especially
satisfying to me, after four decades of association with the School, to get to know fellow alumni whom I have never met before.
At commencement exercises that same weekend, we saw the class
of 2007 move into the next phase of their professional lives. No
matter how many times one has watched students graduate
from any educational endeavor, commencement exercises always
inspire hope and optimism. Indeed, as we watched the class
of new dentists cross the stage at commencement this May,
optimism for the future of our profession was a fitting response:
the School of Dental Medicine really does attract the best and
brightest students. In this issue, we invite you to take a close
look at a cross section of our student body, as we profile next
year’s fourth-year students, the class of 2008 (see pages 4-6).
We are fortunate to have a highly talented applicant pool from
which to select our student dentists. In fact, for the class which
will begin our program in the fall of 2007, we received a record
of approximately 3,400 applicants for 70 spots—representing
all corners of the United States.
Our commitment to finding the best students prescribes a renewed
commitment to diversity. During the Civil Rights era, many
embraced diversity because it was the right thing to do. Not only
is it the right thing to do, it’s the only way to ensure excellence.
Institutions which overlook female applicants, for example, or
racial minorities, cut themselves off from some of the most
talented future dentists. We choose not to make that mistake.
Of course, the commitment to excellence sometimes means an
increased commitment to financial aid. It would be unfortunate
for the individual, for the Dental School and for our society if
we were unable to accommodate an outstanding future dentist
for financial reasons.
Just as we seek to admit the best students and to employ the
best technology in our research, so too we seek to attract the
best faculty in the world. In order to be the best, we have to
recruit the best. Economics—the significant gap between the
income to be made in private practice and academic salaries—
presents a significant challenge to our profession, the challenge
of enticing the best and the brightest to become the next generation
of dental educators. In order to compete in this sellers’
market, we need to reach into every corner of the United States,
and we also need to be open to excellent international candidates.
In the past there was some concern about considering faculty
candidates from non-ADA accredited universities abroad, but the
proven track record of fine men and women from universities
in Germany, Brazil, Turkey, Switzerland, and Israel, for
example—their research record, their publications, and their
proven leadership in positions across the United States—has
given the lie to the conventional wisdom. In our search for
excellence, we now actively recruit candidates not only from
the best institutions in this country, but also from the best
institutions around the globe. And we are better for it.
On campus we anticipate enthusiastically the inauguration of
new president Barbara R. Snyder. Ms. Snyder has asked me to
serve as Interim Provost for the University, and I look forward
to working closely with her to make a smooth transition and
to lead the University into the future. The School of Dental
Medicine enjoys a strong position in the University; my service
as Interim Provost will only further augment the relationship
between the School and the University.
As always, thank you for your continued support of our
wonderful school.
Sincerely,
Jerold S. Goldberg, D.D.S. ’70
Dean, School of Dental Medicine
Interim Provost, Case Western Reserve University
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BY TIM TIBBITTS
THE SCHOOL
OF DENTAL
MEDICINE TODAY
JEFFERSON JONES, D.M.D., HONORED BY HEALTH LEGACY CLEVELAND
Endodontics Department Chair, Dr.
Jefferson J. Jones, received an Award for
Excellence by Health Legacy Cleveland, a
nonprofit foundation comprised of African
American dentists, physicians, and business
leaders at a dinner on April 29, 2007.
On hand to congratulate Dr. Jones is Interim
President Gregory Eastwood, Dr. André Mickel ’91,
’94, Dr. Francis Curd ’77, and University Trustee
Dr. Ken Chance ’79.
“Dr. Jones’ academic excellence and his
supportive mentoring have made him an
excellent role model for future dentists,”
said Dr. Leon Brown, President of
Health Legacy Cleveland, explaining
Dr. Jones’ selection as the awardee. “His
accomplishments become even more
impressive when one considers he is an
African-American whose ascendancy
began decades ago, when racist sentiment
in America was a considerable obstacle to
advancement.”
Dr. Jones (left) receives the
Award for Excellence from
Dr. Leon Brown, President
of Health Legacy Cleveland.
Dr. Jones was typically humble in his
remarks at the event, using the opportunity
to discuss the challenges for African
American students in dentistry. “It’s never
been easy. There have always been barriers.
I’ve fought to lower those barriers,” he
said. Dr. André Mickel, D.D.S., M.S.D.
’91, ’94, Director of the Postdoctorate
Residency Program in Endodontics,
presented a special gift to his mentor
from a number of Dr. Jones’ former
endodontics students.
“It was a tremendous honor to me to
have people remember,” Dr. Jones said
afterward. “To stand there and be honored
by so many people—faculty members,
friends, family—was wonderful. How
can you contain such joy?”
Health Legacy Cleveland was founded in
1993 to augment the numbers of African
American dentists and physicians in Greater
Cleveland by awarding scholarships to
qualified students pursuing those professions.
According to The Plain Dealer, fewer
than 6 percent of dentists in Cuyahoga
County are African American.
Dinner followed the presentation of
the Award for Excellence. After dinner,
scholarship awards were presented to
high school and college students. $500
scholarships were presented to three
graduates of the Cleveland Municipal
School District who wrote essays
Dr. André Mickel congratulates the scholarship
recipients: Kari Cunningham, Tannishia Goggans,
Kareen Smith and Leonicia Blue, D.M.D.
explaining why they wanted to pursue
medical or dental careers. Scholarships
of $5,000 each were presented to Kari
Cunningham ’10, Tannishia Goggans ’10,
and Kareen Smith ’10. Leonicia Blue,
D.M.D. ’07, received special recognition
as a student who had received Health
Legacy Cleveland scholarships during each
of her four years at the School of Dental
Medicine.
“I definitely wouldn’t have gotten
through dental school without Dr. Jones’s
mentoring. It is critical to have someone
there who understands what you’re going
through,” said Dr. Blue. “I couldn’t name
the number of people he’s helped out,
and not only in the dental profession.
Dr. Jones is just a tremendous person.”

VIVIAN KHOURY ’08 AWARDED ADEA FELLOWSHIP
BY TIM TIBBITTS
Vivian Khoury hopes to follow her dental
school mentors’ footsteps not only into
private practice, but into academia as well.
A fellowship awarded by the ADEA will
give her a push in the right direction.
Ms. Khoury, who majored in Combined
Sciences at Santa Clara University in
California, applied for the Academic
Dental Careers Fellowship Program in
January, 2007, and was informed of her
acceptance in March. The one-year
fellowship will enable her to attend a
number of national workshops and
professional conferences during her last
year of dental school.
PUSH-UPS FOR ORTHODONTIC BOOT CAMP
BY SUSAN GRIFFITH
Shape up and get ready for orthodontics.
After filling out all the orientation
paperwork for the advanced graduate
program in orthodontics, five new
orthodontic residents face some tough pushups
in boot camp at Case Western Reserve
University School of Dental Medicine.
Dressed in military gear, Drs. Richard
Griffith and William Koenig (orthodontic
clinical instructors and 1980 alumni of
the orthodontic program) blow their
whistles and line up the residents for a
challenging and accelerated period of
mental training and practice.
The instructors put the residents through
some rigorous calisthenics of basic clinical
operations and terminology in preparation
for the students’ first day in the orthodontic
clinic. Then the newly oriented residents
are handed a caseload of 50 patients that
they will see over the next 30 months,
from the start of their orthodontic
treatment to its completion.
“This ADEA fellowship is a wonderful
opportunity to introduce students to
careers in academia. Recruiting new faculty
members is currently a national challenge
in dental education,” said Associate Dean
for Education Marsha Pyle ’84. “We have
only begun to develop programs such as
this that can provide students a unique
opportunity to learn and gain experience
in an educational environment.”
Ms. Khoury, who has known she wanted
to be a dentist since she was 13 and had
braces, looks to Dr. Pyle as a mentor and
as a role model as a dental educator. “Dr.
Pyle is very approachable, very willing to
The rigorous clinical experience at Case
Western Reserve University is considered
one of the hallmarks of the School of
Dental Medicine’s graduate program in
orthodontics, according to Dr. Mark Hans,
chair of the department. “From the first
day that students arrive on June 15, they
need to be ready to work,” said Dr. Hans.
“Our program is structured in a unique
way around a ‘big sister and brother’
vertical integration where you have a firstyear
student, second-year student, and
third-year student working as a vertical
team. Patients are assigned to a team,
but the first-year student is expected to
see a set of patients from the beginning
of treatment to its completion,” Dr. Hans
added. In this vertical team, the older
students act as mentors to the new
student.
According to Dr. Dennis Beeson, director
of the orthodontic clinic, students come
from different schools with different ways
of doing things. “We wanted to have a
listen and help students out,” she said.
“Like Dr. Pyle, I’m really interested in
trying to make things better for students,
figuring out ways to help students learn
more effectively.”
The respect is mutual. “Vivian is
thoughtful, kind and caring and
is genuinely interested in teaching in
the future. She is well respected by her
classmates, so her advice and assistance on
a peer-to-peer level has been recognized,”
said Dr. Pyle of Vivian’s having been
selected for the fellowship. “These are
all important qualities for a person who
will be a successful teacher.”
fun experience to introduce students
to our program. The idea has stuck,”
he said.
The boot camp session was started
about four years ago when residents
were asked how the program could
be improved. Dr. Griffith said that a
number of residents commented that
they needed to learn the basic language
of orthodontics and some basic clinical
practices to help them all start at the
same place.
Dr. Griffith recalls that a former resident in
the program, who had been a Navy SEAL,
chimed in, “It sounds like boot camp.”
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BY TIM TIBBITTS
2008:
AN EXTRAORDINARY
GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS,
A TYPICAL CLASS
“THIS MAY BE ONE OF THE BEST STUDENT BODIES IN THE COUNTRY,” says Director of Student Services
Phil Aftoora when asked about the current students at the School of Dental Medicine. “They’re mature, focused, people-centered.”
But Mr. Aftoora may be biased. After all, he gets to know students pretty well during their four years in dental school. In that time, he
tends to develop quite an affection for the marvelous individuals who make up a given class. Even so, he admits, for all that makes the
Class of 2008 special, they are fairly representative of a School of Dental Medicine class these days.
The class of 2008 enrolled 70 students
from an applicant pool of 1,771. Fiftytwo
are male, eighteen female. The class
ranged in age from 20-34 when they
started their first year, with an average
age of 24.7 and six students over age 30.
“I treasure the fact that we have a great
dental school in Cleveland,” says Ellen
Friedman, who grew up in Mayfield Heights
Vivian Khoury and Ellen Friedman study during a break.
Amberlee Taylor
examines a patient in
the clinic.
and Solon, Ohio, after immigrating to the
United States from Ukraine at age 11. “My
parents instilled in me that in order to get
the most out of life, it is very important
to work hard—which included getting
the best education I possibly could,” says
Ms. Friedman, who earned a B.A. in
Psychology from Case Western Reserve
University in 2002. She did not decide to
pursue dentistry until late in her junior
year. Working part time in the faculty
practice at the dental school during her
undergraduate years helped her realize
dentistry was the profession for her.
Of the Class of 2008, Ms. Friedman says,
“We are such a family. Even though we
are from so many different places in the
U.S., we are always there for each other.
We always try to help each other out.”
Indeed, the cohesion this group exhibits
is remarkable considering the ranges of
experiences and backgrounds they bring
to the class.
Nineteen students came from Ohio, and
the Class of 2008 drew students from 19
other states from New York and North
Carolina, on the East Coast to California,
Oregon, and Washington on the West
Coast. Class members graduated from
43 different undergraduate institutions.
Following the westward movement of the
general population and a national trend
in dental applications, applications from
west of the Mississippi have increased
markedly in the past fifteen years. In fact,
of the top ten feeder schools to dental
schools nationally in 2005, only three—
Florida, OSU and Michigan—are east of
the Mississippi, with five in California
and two in Utah.

Members of the
Class of 2008
meet to study.
What brings students from all over the
country to Cleveland, Ohio, for dental
school?
“One of the main reasons for choosing Case
over other schools where I interviewed is
Case’s focus on clinical experiences from
the very first semester, starting with the
grade school sealant program,” explains
Doug Holmes, who set aside an 11-year
career in business with AT&T and moved
his family from Arizona to attend dental
school at Case Western Reserve University.
“Most of the other schools did not offer
any clinical exposure until entering the
third year.”
For Andrew Bushey, the journey to Case
Western Reserve was a little shorter.
Bushey, who grew up in Boardman,
Ohio, and graduated from Notre Dame
University in South Bend, Indiana, chose
Case “because of the cutting edge facilities
it offers and the reputation for providing
a great dental education.”
“The best thing about my decision to attend
Case is the quality of the education I
have received,” he adds. “The faculty
is extremely committed to ensuring we
receive the best education possible. In
addition, I saw the direction that the
school was moving under Dean Goldberg
and knew I wanted to be somewhere that
was striving to improve every year.”
Dentistry is a profession which still inspires
sons—and increasingly often daughters—
to follow in their parents’ footsteps. Part
of what gives a sense of continuity to any
school is legacies, families which have proudly claimed a school as their own for
generations. Andrew Bushey’s father, Michael Bushey, D.D.S., an oral surgeon,
graduated from the School of Dental Medicine in 1976, and the class of 2008
boasts a significant number of second-generation dentists.
Amberlee Taylor, who earned a B.S. in Chemistry at Baldwin-Wallace College in
Berea, Ohio, never intended to follow her mother, Donnalou Zambelli, D.D.S. ’76,
into the profession. “I didn’t realize, when I was younger, what a pioneer she had
been, starting her own practice from scratch.” It was only after Amberlee’s brotherin-law,
Chad Wise, D.D.S. ’01, joined Dr. Zambelli’s practice that Ms. Taylor gave
the profession real consideration. She took a head and neck class and “fell in love.”
That undergraduate course was not the last experience in dentistry that would
lead her to fall in love. In December of her first year in dental school, she met her
husband, Nathaniel Taylor, when the two were applying sealants in the Cleveland
Municipal School District. The couple married 18 months later, in May 2006. Mr.
Taylor, who earned both a B.S. and an M.S. in Biology at Bowling Green State
University, is the son of Malcolm Taylor, D.D.S. ’92, a general practice dentist
who currently serves as president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors.
“I always liked science, always liked working with my hands. People always asked
if I was going to be a dentist like my dad, but I didn’t decide until my junior year
in college,” explains Mr. Taylor, who plans to pursue general dentistry so as not to
limit himself. “I like doing everything in dentistry.”
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The two plan to set up in private practice
in northeast Ohio.
Not all legacies are children of dentists. In
the case of Ann Marie Adornato, it was an
older brother who preceded her at Case
Western Reserve University. Her brother
Dominick Adornato, D.D.S. ’90, the eldest
of 10 siblings, graduated from the School
of Dental Medicine when Ann Marie was
in grade school. Ann Marie, the youngest
of the ten, will graduate next spring.
Having a parent in the profession often
allows a young person to know earlier in
life if he or she wants to be a dentist. For
those students Case Western Reserve
University offers a six-year program, whereby
students take two years of undergraduate
coursework and then start dental school
in what would be their junior year. Alex
Figueroa is one of five such students in
the class of 2008. His father, who has an
orthodontics practice in Chicago which
Alex plans to join, never pressured his
son to become dentist. He didn’t have to.
Growing up around the practice, doing
Alex Figueroa practices on a mannequin in the
pre-clinical lab.
small tasks in the office and eventually
working as an orthodontic assistant was
all it took to convince the young man.
“He’s been an inspiration and a role
model,” says Mr. Figueroa of his father.
“He’s never pressured me, but he’s proud
of me. It’s something we can share.”
Because he knows he wants to go on
for postgraduate training in orthodontics,
Mr. Figueroa values the opportunity the
six-year program gave him to jump-start
his dental education. “It’s a big jump in
coursework from undergraduate to dental
school, but I expected that,” he explains.
“Case prepared me really well for the
didactic portion of dental school.”
The military is the single biggest source of
scholarship money, and another group of
students who enter dental school with a
clear picture of their future are those 12%
of the class who receive military scholarships.
Doug Holmes has a scholarship from the
United States Air Force. In addition to the
financial benefit, Mr. Holmes welcomes
the opportunity to serve his country
during his three-year postgraduate
commitment to the Air Force.
“I have not had to worry nearly as much
about how I’m going to procure, then
pay off, the many student loans needed
to support myself and my family while
in school,” explains Holmes, who plans
eventually to join the dental practice of
his father-in-law, who inspired him to
consider the profession in the first place.
“I’ve always felt the desire to serve my
country in some capacity, and I like the
fact that after graduation I will have time
to perfect my hand skills without the
added stress of immediately increasing my
procedural speed to achieve a set level of
productivity.”
The class of 2008 enjoys a rare level
of esprit de corps. Study groups are
common, and students are much more
inclined to share rather than horde
information that will be useful to the
group. “If someone makes a study
guide they will share it via the class
website,” notes Alex Figueroa. “Our
class is one of the most united classes.
Everybody wants everyone to succeed.”
Ellen Friedman adds that, having
observed the difficulty some students
in previous classes have experienced in
meeting all of their clinical requirements,
students in this class made a checklist of
all the clinical requirements and posted
it in the clinic. “When something
comes up that a patient needs to have
done, students will grab a classmate who
needs to complete that requirement
and pass the job to him or her,”
she says.
Amberlee Taylor echoes her classmate’s
sense of the class’s cohesion, which
does not end at the clinic door. “The
class is very supportive,” she says. “I
recently had to have some surgery,
and the whole class sent flowers. For a
whole week members of the class sent
us dinner.”
“They are very bright individuals who
tend to get the job done without a lot
of complaining or whining. Whether
it is playing games and hanging out in
the student lounge, or participating in
class, they always seem to get along
together and actually enjoy spending
time as a group, and that makes
teaching them a pleasure,” said Dr.
Tim Whittingham, Adjunct Associate
Professor, who has taught physiology
and biochemistry as well as practice
management to this class. “They arrived
as a group of outstanding, compassionate
individuals, and they will leave as a
family of outstanding clinicians.”

BY SUSAN GRIFFITH
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT:
DALE BAUR,
D.D.S. ’80, M.D.
After 20 years of service in the U.S. Army, Case Western Reserve University School of
Dental Medicine alumnus Dale A. Baur, D.D.S. ’80, M.D., comes “full circle” to return to
his alma mater as the newly named Chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery (OMFS). He assumed his new duties April 2.
“I feel I bring some solid administrative
and management experience, as well as a
broad scope of surgical experiences,” said
Dr. Baur.
As he embarks on a new phase in his
professional life, Dr. Baur talked about
several goals he envisions for the department.
One is to continue to attract high-caliber
residents into the oral and maxillofacial
surgery residency program, graduate
training for dentists that leads to certification
in OMFS, as well as completion of
medical school leading to an M.D.
Dr. Baur also plans to raise the department’s
visibility through a number of strategic
initiatives from increased publications for
the field, more presentations at national
meetings, and increased basic science and
clinical research.
“Dr. Baur is a superb surgeon and a
dedicated educator who has made
significant contributions to dental and
medical literature,” said Jerold Goldberg,
Dean of the School of Dental Medicine.
“His broad range of experience and proven
administrative ability will take the program
to even greater levels of contribution to
our patients, the University and to
University Hospitals.”
Dr. Baur’s interests include wound healing,
oral malignancy, salivary gland diseases,
and surgical management of obstructive
sleep apnea. He did a two-year fellowship
at the University of Michigan from 1999-
2001 in tumor and reconstructive surgery
of the oral cavity, head and neck.
“I want the northeast Ohio dental
community to think of the department
as a ‘center of excellence’ in the art and
science of OMFS, and to think of us first
when it comes to referring complex
cases,” said Dr. Baur.
Dr. Baur retired as a colonel in the Army
in order to join the Case Western Reserve
University faculty. His last posting was as
Residency Program Director and Chief
of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the
Eisenhower Army Medical Center in
Fort Gordon, Georgia.
An accomplished teacher, Dr. Baur
has taught and practiced at the Naval
Hospital in the Chicago area, where he
also held the position as Chief of Surgery
and Immunology at the U.S. Army
Dental Research Detachment/Walter
Reed Army Institute of Research. He
has also been a visiting lecturer at the
University of Michigan Medical Center.
The Army recognized his service
contributions with the Army
Commendation Medal, Army Service
Ribbon, National Defense Ribbon,
Expert Field Medical Badge, Air Assault
Badge, and the Meritorious Service
Medal with three oak leaf clusters. He
was inducted into the Order of Military
Medical Merit in 2005. He holds the
Army Surgeon General’s “A” prefix
professional proficiency designation for
demonstrating expertise in the specialty.
Dr. Baur is originally from the Cleveland
area. He returns to Northeast Ohio with
his wife, Nancy, and sons Alex and Andrew,
and joins daughter, Kathleen and son,
Joshua, who currently live in the area.
E-MAIL: dale.baur@case.edu
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CLASS OF 2007 HONORS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS
Alpha Omega Fraternity Scholarship
Award to the graduate attaining the
highest academic standing for the four
years of professional attainment as voted
by the faculty.
RAYMOND P. PLONA III
ROBERT D. LEWIS
Callahan Prize to the graduate who excelled
in scholarship, clinical achievement,
worthy extracurricular activities, and who
shows promise of professional attainment.
RAYMOND P. PLONA III
DANIEL J. BOWSER
Academy of General Dentistry Senior
Dental Student Award to the senior
student displaying the highest potential
and aptitude for the General Practice
of Dentistry.
REBECCA J. FITCH BARNES
STEVEN J. SHIMAMOTO
American Academy of Implant Dentistry
Award to the graduate who has demonstrated
the most interest, academically
and clinically, in implant dentistry.
REBECCA J. FITCH BARNES
NICOLE L. DAHLKEMPER
Dean’s Award presented in recognition
of academic and clinical excellence.
MICAEL S. PECHAN
SHAUN R. ROCKNAK
LAVANYA SEELA
BRYAN J. TERHUNE, JR.
LAUREN A. WANOSKY
DANIEL K. WHITEMARSH
Dean’s Clinical Scholarship Award for
exceptional clinical achievements.
NICOLE L. DAHLKEMPER
BEN R. DANSIE
BRANDON D. HENDERSON
CHRISTOPHER J. JACKSON
ROBERT D. LEWIS
SHAUN R. ROCKNAK
STEVEN J. SHIMAMOTO
The Eleanor Bushee AAWD Senior
Woman Dental Award for recognition of
a senior woman dental student who has
demonstrated outstanding leadership and
academic excellence.
SARAH M. HOGAN
The Joseph D. Gage Award for the
senior exemplifying the highest level of
professional and humanitarian ideals in
the field of General Practice Dentistry.
DANIEL K. WHITEMARSH
The Richard A. Collier Prize for the
most outstanding business plan.
BRETT R. JACKSON
The Robert Dean Feder Award for
exceptional interest in Community
Dentistry.
LEONICIA R. BLUE
Stanley M. Koobation Award in
recognition of outstanding clinical skills.
JASON D. MAJORS
GRADUATION
THE CLASS OF 2007 BY THE NUMBERS
70 STUDENTS
38 GRADUATES HEADED TO PRIVATE PRACTICE
11 GRADUATES ENTERING AEGD PROGRAMS
10 GRADUATES ENTERING THE MILITARY
11 GRADUATES GOING INTO SPECIALTY TRAINING:
2 ENDODONTICS
2 ORAL SURGERY
1 ORTHODONTICS
1 PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
2 PROSTHODONTICS
1 MEDICAL 1 YEAR INTERNSHIP
1 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES CORPS
1 ORAL SURGERY 1 YEAR INTERNSHIP

Dean Goldberg addresses the group at the Gala Awards Dinner
Garry Gutterman ’72, Joe Cain ’52, Barbara Cain, and
Daureen Gutterman
Dean Goldberg ’70 with Judy and Terry Wenger ’67
REUNION 2007
Members of the Class of 1992 with their guests: Peggy and Malcolm Taylor,
Scott Whitney, John and Denise Nase, Mario Pavicic, Nichole Tsirigotakis, Joann Vallera,
Sue and Bob Esser and Steve Landman
Paul Sakaguchi ’57 and Ron Watanabe ’77
Earl Willhoit ’57, Carl Monastra, MBA ’63, and Paul Mathews ’55
Bruce '57 and Jane Forbes with Marilyn and
Bob Harter ’57
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REUNION WEEKEND
CLASS PHOTOS
40 & 47
57
Edward Ferreri ’40 with Edward
Rogers ’47
52
Front Row: Robert Zenobi, Robert Forche, George Newman, Richard Waters,
Ted Smith, Earl Willhoit, Dale Burke, Bruce Forbes
Second Row: Paul Sakaguchi, Travis Smith, Gerald Kess, Alan Gray, Constantine Aronis,
Robert Endersen, David Olson, Sanford Aaronson
Back Row: Robert Harter, Huck Finn, Mario DiGeronimo, Bob Spettel, Edward Kaufman,
Robert Heckel
Jim Whitney, Joseph Cain, Gordon Meeker
62
Donald Blanchard with Dean Jerold Goldberg ’70

67
Front Row: Peter Siudara, Stanley Koss, Efthimios Tartara,
Douglas Amberman, Angelo Daprano
Back Row: Peter Klager, Terrence Wenger, Richard Miller, Philip Mark
77
Front Row: Roger Okuley, James Kozlow, Robert DiBauda, Susan Zunt, Les Christian,
Tom Gerner, Richard Baker, Ronald Watanabe
Back Row: Angelo Nasca, Phil Hopper, David Reisberg, Mike Pecenka, Dan Constable,
Dan Reichert, Anthony LoPresti, John Gates, Marc Reissner, Larry Frankel
72
CLASS PHOTOS
Front Row: Joe Belhobek, James Macy, Cynthia Kamin,
Leonard Gammel, Stephen Merkum
Back Row: Emil Poporad, Chip Bizga, Stanley Hirsch, Garry Gutterman
82
Front Row: Edward Marshall, Ned Robertson, John Parker, Jeff
Dayhuff, Leonard Davidson, Stan Pechan, Craig Vinkovich
Second Row: Robert Newman, Brad Knapp, Mahesh Patel, Denis Schreiber,
Karen Scripture, Zuzana Grunberger, Michael Willen, Zoltan Rajnay
Back Row: Richard Kozan, Drew Wiltman, Craig Shimizu, William Miller,
Leonard Russell, Elizabeth Kozan, Steven Katzel, Laura Shultz Ma’oz,
Jane Dodson, Mary Amstadt Ricotta, Trudy Amstadt
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CLASS PHOTOS
Front Row: John Weidenfeller, Thomas Beach,
Dennis Gaishauser, Patricia Manzo, Soraya Steinhilber,
Veronica Glogowski
Back Row: Brad Kmentt, William Nelson, Andrew Steinhilber,
Stephen Korn, Diana Kyrkos-Davenport
97
Front Row: Jill Babinec, Julie Obenchain, Robyn Vicek,
Kim Menhinick, Alan Kuwabara
Back Row: Cristian Chirla, Ryan Johnson, Steven Chadgimichaelidis,
Charles Arens IV, Chris Cameron
92
Front Row: Malcolm Taylor, Sarah Davis, Margaret Pallone O’Keefe,
Betty DeFilippo-Qadri, Joann Vallera, Robert Esser
Back Row: John Nase, Tom Thomas, Mark Braydich, Mario Pavicic, Shokri Wahib,
Azam Qadri, Steven Landman
02
Front Row: Scott Novak, Reid Wenger, Marko Farian, Kenneth Dibble
Back Row: Andrew Wang, Michael Fioritto, Robert Barber, Bryce Burtenshaw,
Chris Erskine

DISTINGUISHED
ALUMNUS AWARD
Earl B. Willhoit ’57 RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD
2007 Distinguished Alumnus Earl B. Willhoit ’57 has never shied away from hard work. In fact, in 2006, at the age of 83, he made more
than fifteen trips from his home in Savannah, Georgia, to various cities around the United States in his role as an examiner for the North
East Regional Board of Dental Examiners (NERB). He rarely misses a meeting of Dean Goldberg’s Visiting Committee at Case Western
Reserve University School of Dental Medicine.
“Dr. Willhoit is one of those dentists who
is truly grateful for the many good things
the profession brings to those who practice
it,” says Dean Jerold Goldberg. “He is an
active member of our Visiting Committee
and an ardent supporter of the dental
school with a genuine concern for the
future of our program.”
“I always said if I got in to the Dental
School, I would be loyal and give back, and
I really feel that in my heart,” says Dr.
Willhoit of his support for his alma mater.
The work habits—and some of the hand
skills—that made Dr. Willhoit a successful
dentist in his three decades of private
practice were absorbed at a young age.
Raised primarily by his grandparents in
the Glenville area of Cleveland, Ohio, he
learned auto mechanics throughout junior
high and high school. He worked full-time
to put himself through college at Case
Western Reserve University, attending
college part-time for seven years to
acquire a B.A. degree. Even as a full-time
dental student with a wife and, after the
first year, a child to support, he worked
evenings, Saturdays, and summers.
The route to college and dental school—
and the rewards they brought—was not a
direct one for Dr. Willhoit. Service to
country came first. He signed up for the
Navy the day after the United States
entered World War II.
After being sunk twice serving on supply
ships doing convoy duty in the North
Atlantic, he was reassigned to Treasure
Island, in San Francisco, California, as a
gunnery instructor. After a few months there,
he again requested sea duty and was
assigned to a submarine tender in the
Pacific. The ship made the tail end of the
Philippines invasion, and anchored in Leyte
Bay, serviced submarines, sub chasers, and
PT boats. As a Gunner’s Mate First Class,
Willhoit was placed in charge of a gunnery
department with 32 men reporting to him.
Occasionally, when there was free time,
he would find himself hanging around
the on-board dental clinic and laboratory.
“I thought dentistry was pretty interesting,”
he recalls. “I liked the dentist I had as a
child. I had an interest in the field.” He
also was able to see the profession as a
way up the economic ladder. “Boy, those
officers are no smarter than I am,” he said
to himself. “I better go to college.”
For twenty-two of Dr. Willhoit’s twenty-five
years in private practice in Parma, Ohio,
he also worked as a staff member and
ultimately as chief of the Dental
Department at the Cleveland Psychiatric
Hospital. Moreover, he founded the
Southwest Study Club, which is still
active in the Parma and Parma Heights
area. Later in his career as a dentist, Dr.
Willhoit took an interest in financial
planning and became a certified financial
planner. For three years after he retired
from dentistry he worked as a stock
broker in Savannah, Georgia.
Accustomed to working hard all his life,
Dr. Willhoit finds the pace of retirement
a little slow at times. “I still miss dentistry,”
he says. “I miss the people. I miss the
work.” Therefore, in addition to his work
for the NERB, he has also volunteered his
financial expertise through AARP and
through his local church to help elderly
people who need assistance with their
taxes. This past spring, on his way to
Cleveland for his 50th class reunion in
May, Dr. Willhoit’s NERB travel schedule
took him through Detroit, Michigan,
Washington, D.C., and Lima, Dayton,
and Cincinnati, Ohio.
Dr. Willhoit has been married for 59
years to Wilma Willhoit. They have one
daughter, Tiffany, married to Ron Kolat,
and two grandchildren, Brittany, 22, and
Brent, 24.
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CLASS NOTES
1933
Professor Joe Gould,
who after 50 years
on the faculty of the
department still
serves part-time as a
consultant, turned
100 on April 6,
2007. His family
hosted a special party
in his honor. The secret to aging well: “Be
careful what you eat and how you rest,”
Dr. Gould told The Plain Dealer in April.
“After I retired, I adopted a Spanish
custom. After breakfast and lunch, I
took siestas. That seemed to help a lot.”
1952
Joseph H. Cain retired in 1991 after
practicing dentistry for 39 years. All of his
four sons are dentists: Joe ’73 is a professor
of prosthetics dentistry in Oklahoma, and
Peter, Paul ’76, and David ’85, ’94 practice
orthodontics in Connecticut, Long Island,
and California. Now he spends his time
reading and traveling.
James P. Whitney retired in 2000 after
practicing dentistry for 50 years. He now
enjoys visiting his grandchildren. His
daughter-in-law and two sons are also
Case Dental School alumni: Scott S.
Whitney ’92 practices in Cleveland,
OH; Elaine Fly Whitney ’84 and David J.
Whitney ’81, ’83 practice in Atlanta, GA.
1957
Constantine Aronis retired in 2004 after
practicing dentistry for 47 years (and only
missing two days of work). He now is an
assistant handyman in real estate work. “I
enjoy the change from dentistry to fixing
toilets,” he says. He also owns a Porsche
racecar, belongs to the Porsche Owners
Club, and races five or six times a year.
After practicing
dentistry in
Concord, CA for
twenty years after
graduation, Reed
Call moved back
to Utah and has practiced there ever since.
He loves traveling with his wife, Carolyn,
and has been able to see much of the world.
In the spring, they celebrated their 47th
wedding anniversary on the cruise ship
Queen Mary 2. He intends to keep practicing
for as long as his health permits.
Edward Kaufman is still practicing
dentistry in Yonkers, NY. He enjoys
boating, and he travels to Florida every
week. He and his wife, Monica, have
three children.
Richard Waters retired in 1999 after
practicing dentistry for 42 years. He is
now involved in historical society civil
war reenactments and enjoys reading,
traveling, camping, and spending time
with his grandchildren.
1959
Dwight Loomis, who practiced general
dentistry in Parma, OH, for 25 years, has
entered a care center due to a diagnosis of
Parkinson’s disease. His wife, Pat, says Dr.
Loomis would welcome notes from old
friends, as “our days are very long.” He can
be reached at Elmcroft, 1046 N. Jefferson
Road, Room 132, Medina, OH 44256.
1962
Timothy Leong retired in 2004 after
practicing dentistry for 40 years. He is
still recovering from coronary by-pass
surgery last year and just celebrated his
40th wedding anniversary in April with
his wife, Jazmin.
After retiring from dentistry in 1995,
Donald G. Blanchard now enjoys
gardening, golfing, sailing, and traveling.
He graduated late from Dental School
due to breaking both of his legs and his
back by jumping off a roof to make it to
class. The injuries didn’t set him back
much: he currently competes in triathlons
and running events.
Brock T. Carter just moved into a new
home in South Carolina with his wife. He
was recently diagnosed with lung cancer
and had surgery in March, but is home
doing well. He is sorry to have missed
his 45th reunion and his classmates.
EMAIL: brocktcarter@hargray.com
Edward P. Rossi retired from Case
Western Reserve University School of
Dental Medicine in 2000 and now does
part-time oral pathology in Beachwood,
OH. He enjoys traveling to Italy and
playing jazz piano.
1967
Ronald Erkis is an orthodontist in
Columbus. After a recent bout with a
serious illness, he enjoys being back in
practice. He just took in a new associate,
Lynnsay Leefberg, a graduate from the
OSU orthodontics program, and is
looking forward to continuing his new
practice with her.
Gary Guttman has practiced general
dentistry for 38 years in Willoughby, OH.
He is an avid golfer and also enjoys sailing,
fishing, traveling, cooking, and painting.

Peter W. Siudara runs the only Salvation
Army dental clinic on the West Coast
(Camarillo, CA). He has been a real estate
investor for 30 years and is a part-time
futures trader. He has been married for
42 years to his wife, Judy, and has two
sons and one granddaughter.
EMAIL: psiudara@ix.netcom.com
Terrence L. Wenger practices orthodontics
in Mayfield Heights, OH. His two sons,
Ryan, M.S.D. ’98 and Reid, D.D.S. ’02,
M.S.D. ’07, joined his practice in 1998
and 2006 respectively.
EMAIL: DRW233@aol.com
Stanley F. Koss has been practicing
dentistry in the same location in Lorain,
OH, for 35 years and has been a part-time
instructor at the Lorain County Community
College Hygiene School for 45 years. Dr.
Koss, who attained the level of Mastership
in the Academy of General Dentistry and
Fellow in the International College of
Dentists, serves on the Dental School
Board and is the Past President of the
Amherst Rotary.
1972
Michael A. Yunker is
the Assistant Program
Director at Eastman
Dental Center in
Rochester, NY. He and
his wife, Carol, have
two daughters. His wife
and one of his daughters
graduated from Case Western University.
Carol graduated in 1970 and daughter,
Molly, graduated in 2004.
EMAIL: bozovelt@aol.com
1977
Lawrence S. Frankel has a private
practice in periodontics in Lyndhurst,
OH. He also teaches part-time in the
Department of Periodontics. In his free
time he enjoys biking, skiing, and cooking.
He and his wife, Bonnie, MSASS ’79, have
three children.
EMAIL: frankelbunch@adelphia.net
1982
Edward T. Marshall, Jr., received a
degree in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
in 1986 from the Medical University of
South Carolina. He now has a practice in
Akron, OH. He enjoys “family, friends, a
great profession, and many activities away
from work.” He and his wife, Barb, have
three children.
Mahesh U. Patel works in a general dental
office in Sicklerville, NJ. He enjoys
golfing and traveling, and has two
children with his wife, Sumi.
EMAIL: mpatel625@aol.com
After spending ten years raising her four
children with her husband, Roger, Sylvia
M. Kramer returned to dentistry part-time
at different agencies and private practice.
She is a dentist at Summit County
Children Services serving foster children
in Akron, OH, and also works for the
Summit County health department. She
also teaches a dental hygiene program at
Lakeland Community College. In her
spare time she enjoys calligraphy and
crafting with wire and beads.
EMAIL: smkdds@ameritech.net
Michael L. Okun, is a member the
American Dental Association, the Ohio
Dental Association, and the Hillcrest
Study Club (Cleveland area). He enjoys
golf, magic, and biking in his free time.
EMAIL: mokun57@aol.com
1984
Marsha Pyle, an associate professor at
Case Western Reserve University School
of Dental Medicine’s Department of Oral
Diagnosis and Radiology, and associate
dean for education, was recently announced
CLASS NOTES
as chair-elect of the American Dental
Association’s Joint Commission on
National Board Dental Examinations.
Her term begins in October.
EMAIL: marsha.pyle@case.edu
1987
Diana A. Kyrkos-
Davenport received her
certification in Pediatric
Dentistry from Case
Western Reserve
University in 1989.
She opened her office
in Bay Village, OH, in 1991. She recently
expanded her office and hired a new
associate, Sarah Davis ’92. She enjoys
most sports, but especially hockey, snow
skiing and boating.
EMAIL: DKyrkos@aol.com
Andrew M. Steinhilber received his degree
in Periodontics from Case in 1989. He
now has a private practice in Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery, Periodontics, and
Implant Reconstruction in Rochester, NY.
He is also an attending surgeon at the
University of Rochester Medical Center.
He and his wife, Soraya ’87, have two
children.
EMAIL: A15Blade@aol.com
1991
Between 5 “awesome” kids and a thriving
Fremont, California-based private
endodontics practice which includes three
offices, William Cliff and his wife, Natalie,
do not have much time for reflection.
“We try to pull back,” he says. But we’re
playing zone defense against five kids, and
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CLASS NOTES
we seem to be getting beat!” Nonetheless,
Dr. Cliff says he intends “soon” to get
back to Case to “share the joy” of
endodontics with students and residents.
E-MAIL: willcliff@sbcglobal.net
1992
Yana Nedvetsky has a private practice in
implantology in Chicago. She and her
husband, Axel, have two children. Their
second was born in July of 2006. She also
teaches Sunday School at the Amsholom
Congregation in Glencoe, IL.
EMAIL: yanadds@yahoo.com
1997
Since graduation, Shawn
Sharp has been living and
practicing in Minster, OH.
His office was selected by
Matsco and Dental
Economics as the 2006
Dental Office Design Winner
in the area of Group Practice.
He and wife, Deborah, have
three children: Dylan, Logan, and Ava.
EMAIL: dsharp@watchtv.net
2002
Mohammad R.
Razavi and Lisa
Browning ’03 were
married on January
20, 2007,
in the Dominican Republic. He is an
Associate Professor at Case School of
Dental Medicine in the Orthodontics
Department. He also has a private practice in
Mentor, OH.
EMAIL: moerazavi@yahoo.com
Brandon H.
Williams is
currently in his
first year of
orthodontic
residency at
the Tri-Service
Orthodontic Residency Program in San
Antonio, TX. He is also in the Air Force.
He and his wife, Melissa, have two young
children.
EMAIL: bmanandlissy@sbcglobal.net
Marzieh Oghabian
purchased her own
practice, Bahia Dental
Group in Pittsburgh,
CA, in January 2006.
The practice includes
two associate dentists
and six staff members.
The goal of her office is to introduce
Esthetic dentistry and provide preventative
and restorative treatment to her patients.
Marzieh recently obtained her motorcycle
license and purchased a motorcycle.
Riding her motorcycle and exercising are
activities she enjoys in her spare time.
IN MEMORIAM
We mourn the loss of these School
of Dental Medicine alumni and
extend heartfelt condolences to
their loved ones.
Julian J. Andrassy, D.D.S. ’38
Isadore E. Benis, D.D.S. ’48
Don A. Crawford, D.M.D. ’51
Donald J. Goodman, D.M.D. ’45
Paul D. Graebner, D.D.S. ’42
Clement Guelzow, D.D.S. ’29
Carl W. Heiss, D.D.S. ’58
Ernest J. Horky, D.D.S. ’56
Charles J. Hudson, D.D.S. ’58
Herbert P. Janke, D.D.S. ’33
Howard C. Loucks, D.D.S. ’34
Frank H. Nealon, D.D.S. ’31
Leonard R. Neiger, D.D.S. ’54
Adele R. Pasiut, D.D.S. ’56
Lance E. Rozell, D.D.S. ’71
John V. Sammon, D.D.S ’42
Margaret A. Slahor, D.D.S. ’81
James G. Tysse, D.D.S. ’67
Wilbert W. Van Natta, D.D.S. ’51
REUNION WEEKEND 2007
PHOTO CONTEST WINNER
Sanford A. Aaronson, D.D.S., M.S. ’57
“This is my classmate Mario DiGeronimo, by popular request,
singing that great Italian song, ‘Oh, Marie,’ at our 50th reunion.
He was the heart and soul of our class. Go over and talk to him,
your spirits will always be lifted. And during those long afternoons
in the lab he would always be singing this song at his desk. It
brought back a lot of good memories.”

Donor Recognition Brunch
To recognize and thank the donors of the School of Dental Medicine, Dean Jerold Goldberg
hosted the School’s annual donor recognition event on Sunday, June 3. The attendees
enjoyed a wonderful brunch at Lockkeeper’s Restaurant in Valley View, Ohio.
Saint Luke’s Foundation was highlighted during the event for their commitment and
support of the Healthy Smiles program (see page 18). Ms. Denise Zeman, President
and CEO, accepted the award on behalf of the foundation.
This event is just one more opportunity for the Case Western Reserve University School
of Dental Medicine to say thank you. We appreciate the support of our alumni and friends.
Jim Lalumandier, Denise Zeman, and Dean Jerold Goldberg ’70
Carol and Richard Streem ’66, Marion ’80 and John ’79 Wazney and Bill Chepla ’74, ’78
Roma Jasinevicius ’76 and Daniel Degesys ’73
Marilyn Harris, Albert Leatherman ’54, Ted McKinley ’44
and Geraldine Hull
Leonard Gammel ’72, Dean Jerold Goldberg ’70 and
Chip Bizga ’72
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BY TIM TIBBITTS
A GIFT THAT LASTS
SAINT LUKE’S FOUNDATION MAKES A LASTING INVESTMENT IN SCHOOL, CITY YOUTH
In 1998, Dean Goldberg approached Saint Luke’s Foundation for grants to support research. That request was denied. The grant the
School of Dental Medicine came away with instead was more than $40,000 to pilot the Healthy Smiles Sealant Program; operating
funds totaling more than $3.2 million over the first seven years was beyond Dean Goldberg’s grandest hopes at the time.
Healthy Smiles, which has become
a model service learning program
nationally, involves all dental
students in the application of a
plastic sealants over the biting
surfaces of the teeth of all second
and sixth graders in the Cleveland
Municipal School District.
“Poor children still have a lot of
risk factors: poor eating habits, not
brushing their teeth adequately,
and poor access to health care.
A lot of the kids we see in the
public schools don’t even have a
toothbrush,” explained Dr. James
Lalumandier, Chair of the
Department of Community
Dentistry, who runs the Healthy
Smiles Program. “Sealants can be
very effective in preventing caries
on the biting surfaces of back teeth.”
Rarely does a foundation give money to
launch a new initiative and then stay with
the program by funding its operating
budget on an ongoing basis. That is exactly
Saint Luke’s Foundation staff
Front Row: LaTida Lester, Denise Zeman, David Gretick
Back Row: Dan Harrington, Leah Gary, Peg Butler, Kim Fields Jackson
what Saint Luke’s Foundation has done
with the Healthy Smiles Sealant Program.
“Saint Luke’s is a truly remarkable
organization with outstanding leadership,”
said Dean Jerold Goldberg. “With them
we have a real partnership that is clearly
focused on making sure that we improve
the health and well being of the children
of Cleveland.”
After a successful pilot in 1999, the
Foundation informed the Dental School
that it was ready to support
taking the program district-wide.
In 2001-2002, the program
reached kids in approximately 50
schools. By 2003, the program
had expanded to include 75
schools. Today, all K-8 Cleveland
Municipal Schools are serviced.
In addition to applying the
sealants, dental students provide
hygiene education and conduct
examinations of all students,
making referrals to either the
Dental School, City Dental
Clinics, or to volunteer dentists
when immediate
intervention is required.
“Our bet was with Dr.
Lalumandier,” explained Denise
Zeman, President and CEO of
Saint Luke’s Foundation. “We saw something
in him that when you see it you
really want to nurture it. He said, ‘I will
not be satisfied until the kids in the city
of Cleveland have the same opportunity for
dental care as my kids do in Hudson,
OH.’ We’ve gotten nothing but pride
from our work with the Dental School.”
A conversion foundation, Saint Luke’s
Foundation was established in 1997 with
funds from the endowment which
remained when Saint Luke’s Medical

Dr. Lalumandier teaches a student how to apply
sealant.
Center was sold to a for-profit partnership.
The Board of the Foundation is committed
to making grants to support health, health
care, human services, and neighborhood
empowerment, with a special commitment
to the neighborhoods traditionally served
by the Saint Luke’s Medical Center.
The Foundation’s approach to giving is
two-fold. Approximately 45% of annual
grant making is done in the form of
“community grants,” usually grants of less
than $150,000 per year over a one to
three year period. The remaining 55%
of grants are what the Foundation calls
“transformational initiatives,” larger,
longer-term grants designed to make
long-term, systemic change. The grant
which funds Healthy Smiles falls into this
latter category. “This grant is transformational
because it creates the opportunity
for Cleveland’s children to have a dental
home,” Ms. Zeman said. “It also sensitizes
the next generation of dentists to the
needs of the underserved.”
“For me this was a dream—to do what
I’m doing,” Dr. Lalumandier said.
“Without Saint Luke’s I would never have
seen that dream realized. You can think
up great things to do to help people, but
if you can’t get the funding, it just won’t
get done.”
ALUMNI
PERSPECTIVE:
MARIO
PAVICIC ’92
I’m sure all of you have attended a continuing education course and have heard
the speaker utter the words “they never taught us how to run a business in dental
school.” The truth is we all had a little practice management in dental school, but it
was senior year second semester and an optional class.
We were worried about finals, boards
and maybe sleeping in a little instead of
attending a class that we really didn’t
find all that important. Hence the history
of “we were never taught business in
dental school.” Well, that still may be
true in some dental schools, but not at
the Case Western Reserve University
School of Dental Medicine. The
administration understands that a large
part of dentistry is running a business;
therefore, “Practice Management” has
become one of the best kept secrets.
It is time for the secret to be told. The
students begin learning about the business
of dentistry in the second semester of
their third year. The class consists of 14
hours of lecture and emphasizes what a
dentist needs to consider before entering
a new or purchased practice. During
the summer between third and fourth
years, Dr. Tim Whittingham, Adjunct
Associate Professor, leads students through
writing their own business plan as if
they were preparing to present it to a
bank for a practice loan. This course
includes budget plans, financial projections
and profit & loss statements. They
return to me for 21 more hours in the
first semester, fourth year in a class
which covers every aspect of running a
practice from setting fees and billing for
services to owning an office and
managing risk.
The class is rated among the highest
in the school. Students report they
appreciate that the classes are taught
mostly by dentists who know specifics
about dentistry. We share many different
real-life situations from the practice and
have guest lecturers who have years
experience in dentistry. The classes are
pass/fail, and even though they meet
early in the morning, they have over a
90% attendance rate. As you can see,
today’s students understand the value
of learning the business aspects of
dentistry.
So, the next time a speaker makes the
comment “this is stuff they don’t teach
you in dental school,” raise your hand
and say, “They do at Case Western
Reserve University.”
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www.case.edu/development/planned
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GIFT PLANNING
UNIVERSITY WEBSITE OFFERS DONORS A POWERFUL TOOL
FOR EVALUATING GIVING OPTIONS
During our years at dental school, we were taught to use many tools that would provide
the framework for successful careers in dentistry. With that in mind, it is understandable
that our alma mater has a new tool available to help us filter through the many issues we
consider when contemplating a gift. How much do I want to give? How much can I
afford to give? What’s the best way to make a gift? Will this gift accomplish my intended
purpose? Working through these questions can be challenging, but finding a tool to set
you on the right path provides great benefits to you and the School of Dental Medicine.
We now have an interactive “Compare
Gifts” chart on our planned giving
website that allows interested individuals
to compare different types of gifts and
evaluate the pros and cons for themselves.
You can check out this gift comparison chart
at www.case.edu/development/planned or
by visiting the School of Dental Medicine
homepage and selecting “Alumni” then
“Support The School.” Once on the
planned giving homepage, choose the
“Compare Gifts” icon listed on the left
hand menu. You can select up to three
types of gift options to consider.
Partnership gifts provide you and a
beneficiary of your choice income during
your lifetimes, with the principal of the
gift going to the dental school when the
gift term is completed. Estate gifts are
given without removing assets from your
estate until after death. And lifetime gifts
take advantage of troublesome assets or
outright gifts of cash or stock.
After making your selections, a set of
outcomes and a listing of available assets
are provided to help you evaluate your
best options. Answering questions like
which gift types help reduce my income
taxes, estate, or capital gains taxes? Or
which gifts provide stable income
streams? Maybe your questions concern
how to use collectibles, or low yielding
assets you no longer want, to make a gift.
Given the outcome of your comparisons,
you can read further to evaluate which
gift type is the best for your situation
and intended purpose.
When considering your options to
provide support for the School of
Dental Medicine, please use the gift
comparison tool as a way to answer
some of your challenging philanthropic
questions. For more detailed information,
consult with the Office of Planned
Giving at (877) 477-1143 (toll-free) or
(216) 368-3733 (local).
Remember, all gifts of support provide
benefits for the dental school, and
some may also provide added benefits
to you.

ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
DEAR FRIENDS AND FELLOW ALUMNI—
As I write this greeting, I have just spent a wonderful reunion weekend with my dental
school classmates. During the course of our visit, I enjoyed hearing stories of past times,
successes, failures, children, and even grandchildren.
I would like to congratulate the graduating class of 2007. Welcome to our wonderful
profession, and welcome to our Alumni Association. Not only is the Alumni
Association a useful network and a ready source of professional advice, but it also
provides a way to stay involved in the school. The most satisfying part of being on the
Board is that I feel we are making a difference in the direction the school is going by
voicing our opinions and ideas to Dean Goldberg. We act as a sounding board for the
Dean when he is implementing new ideas. I serve on the Board to serve the school and
to give back for the excellent education I received. I have tremendous respect for the
faculty and administration for the way I was educated and treated as a student.
One of the more enjoyable functions of the Alumni Association is planning alumni
events. In addition to reunion, we had two events in the past year. The first, a golf
outing at Firestone Country Club last July, drew 79 golfers. The second was a black-tie
Wine Tasting at the InterContinental Hotel in Cleveland. Each event raised $3,000
which will be used for scholarships.
We welcome input from alumni as to types of events which would appeal to you. If
you’re a regular, what would be a good next event? If you’ve never come to an alumni
event, what would draw you? Should we offer special programming for younger alumni?
Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Let us know by filling out the form at the bottom of
page 24 and faxing it back to (216) 368-3204.
Best wishes,
R. Malcolm Taylor, Jr. ’92
E-MAIL: mtay4219@aol.com
THE 2006 – 2007 ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE SCHOOL
OF DENTAL MEDICINE, CASE
WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
OFFICERS
R. Malcolm Taylor, D.D.S. ’92
President
Frank Petrakos, D.D.S. ’95
Vice-President
Scott S. Whitney, D.D.S. ’92
Secretary
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Term Ends June 2008
John W. Ball, Jr., D.D.S. ’85
Francis M. Curd, D.D.S. ’77
Bruce W. Forbes, D.D.S. ’57
Peter G. Gordon, D.D.S. ’65
Martin Hritz, D.M.D. ’98
André K. Mickel, D.D.S., M.S.D. ’91, ’94
Mario Pavicic, D.D.S. ’92
Peyman Vaziri, D.D.S., M.S.D. ’98, ’01
Term Ends June 2009
Philip H. Dixon, D.D.S. ’83
R. Huck Finn, D.D.S. ’57
T. Roma Jasinevicius, D.D.S. ’76
Stuart B. Katz, D.M.D. ’69
E. Karl Schneider, D.D.S. ’71
Marion L. Wazney, D.M.D. ’80
EFDA REPRESENTATIVE
Shelly Feiwell
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Kari Cunningham ’10
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Alumni
Association
The Alumni Association held its Wine Tasting Dinner this past
February at the InterContinental Hotel in Cleveland. There was a
reverse raffle and a silent auction held during the event. Special guest,
Campy Russell (former player for Cleveland Cavaliers and New
York Knicks), offered words of inspiration and encouragement to
continue working to make a difference in the lives of students by
offering scholarships. Guests included students, alumni, faculty,
administrators, and friends. More than $3,000 was raised to be
used for student scholarships.

PRECEPTOR CORNER
BY MARIO PAVICIC ’92
The Department of Comprehensive Care, the greatest road show in the U.S., once again assembled our caravan and
departed the friendly confines of Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine. This time our travels
took us to “Beantown”—Boston, Massachusetts. Twenty-eight of us joined up at the ninth International Symposium
on Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry meeting. The lectures were outstanding, topped off by our own Avashai
Sadan bringing the house down on Sunday. We all enjoyed great camaraderie and a great department dinner on
Friday night.
Meanwhile back in Cleveland, summer clinic has started again with a few changes. We have added some new faces
and are saying goodbye to a couple old ones. First of all we would like to congratulate Dr. Zina Kaleinikova and
Dr. Alfredo Hernandez on the birth of their son, Nikolas, hopefully a third prosthodontist in the family. Also, we
welcomed Dr. Rodrigo Gimenez from Costa Rica to our department. Finally, we added Dr. Christine Harrington as
a new preceptor to the team.
With new faces added a few goodbyes are in order. Dr. P.J. Goyal will be leaving us to pursue a postgraduate certificate
in the future and with a heavy heart I will be leaving the “preceptorship” for a while. The last nine years have been
very enjoyable for me, but a busy private practice and time needed for my three children has taken precedence for
now. I will continue to teach my practice management classes one morning a week. However, in the words of my
fellow European, “I’ll be back.” Until then please continue to support this tremendous department and outstanding
school. This is Mario Pavicic signing off for the “Preceptor Corner.”
E-MAIL: pavicic@sbcglobal.net
Note: The Preceptor Corner will be continued in the future by Marius Laniauskas, D.D.S. ’80
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THE GREATER CLEVELAND DENTAL SOCI
ETY
JOINT CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM
CASE SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE
THE GREATER CLEVELAND DENTAL SOCIETY
AND CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE JOINT
CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM
For more information go to www.gcds.org or call (440) 717-1891.
CODE# DATE SPEAKER DESCRIPTION
3-07 Friday 10/19/2007 Dr. Karl Hegyi Biomechanical Factors
4-07 Wednesday 12/12/2007 TBA Substance Abuse
4-07 Wednesday 12/12/2007 TBA Infection Control (OSHA)
5-07 Wednesday 12/19/2007 Various * (Seating Limited) “Last Chance” Clinic Day
6-07 Wednesday 11/28/2007 Dr. Rhys Spoors Contemporary Esthetics & All Ceramic Restoration
2007 FEE STRUCTURE:
3-07 Hegyi (ADA Mbr $150/Non Mbr $190)
4-07 OSHA/Substance Abuse ($100 each)
5-07 “Last Chance” Clinic Day ($50)
6-07 Dr. Rhys Spoors ($200)
SPECIAL PRICES:
Retired Dentists – $140
Staff & Lab Techs – $150
Residents/Students – FREE
* ADD $50 if registering within 30 days of a course
WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOUR FEEDBACK!
As you have read over recent years, the Alumni Association Board of Directors has held golf outings, wine tastings and a reverse raffle.
Do you have suggestions in regards to events or activities that you would like for us to hold? If so, please give us more information:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
The School of Dental Medicine at Case Western Reserve University has a Joint Continuing Education program with Greater
Cleveland Dental Society (listed above). Do you have any topics or specific courses you would like to see? Please also take this
opportunity to share your feedback pertaining to our Continuing Education Partnership: ________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
While the Development and Alumni Relations office has a toll free number (877) 468-1436 and a general email address
dentalalumni@case.edu, we would like to give you one more way to provide feedback. Please let us know what you are thinking.
Words of praise, concern and suggestions, all are welcome. ________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Fax this form back to Case Western Reserve University, School of Dental Medicine, Office of Development and Alumni Relations
fax number (216) 368-3204.

CASE WESTERN
RESERVE UNIVERSITY’S
ALUMNI WEEKEND
Celebrating Our Past, Embracing Our Future
OCTOBER 4–7
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UPCOMING EVENTS 2007
JULY 30, 2007
Alumni Reception at the
National Dental Association
Annual Conference
Marriott Atlanta Marquis
Atlanta, GA
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
Alumni Reception at the
American Dental Association Annual Session
Grand Hyatt Hotel – San Francisco, CA
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
AUGUST 3, 2007
White Coat Ceremony
and Reception
Ceremony: Amasa Stone Chapel
3:00 p.m.
Reception: Wolstein Research Building
4:00 p.m.
OCTOBER 9, 2007
Alumni Reception at the American Association of
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
Annual Meeting
Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa
Honolulu, HI
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
RSVP: Call toll free (877) 468-1436 or e-mail dentalalumni@case.edu
School of Dental Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4905
Parents:
If this issue of The Art of Dentistry
is addressed to your daughter
or son who has established a
separate permanent address,
please notify us of the new address:
(877) 468-1436 or dentalalumni@case.edu
SEPTEMBER 14, 2007
Alumni Reception at the
Ohio Dental Association
Annual Session
Hyatt Regency Columbus
Columbus, OH
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
OCTOBER 4-7, 2007
Case Western Reserve University
Homecoming/Alumni Weekend
Two great events, one great weekend!
For details, go to
http://www.case.edu/alumni/weekend
OCTOBER 29, 2007
Alumni Dinner celebrating 100
graduates in the program at the
American Academy of
Periodontology Annual Meeting
Renaissance Washington, D.C. Hotel
Washington, D.C.
5:30 p.m.
NONPROFIT ORG
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
CLEVELAND, OH
PERMIT NO. 2280