Program Manual - Saint Louis University
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Advanced Dental Education <strong>Program</strong> in:<br />
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics<br />
<strong>Program</strong> <strong>Manual</strong><br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Center for Advanced Dental Education<br />
2009-2010
<strong>Program</strong> <strong>Manual</strong><br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Graduate <strong>Program</strong> in Orthodontics<br />
2009-2010
GRADUATE ORTHODONTICS PROGRAM MANUAL INDEX<br />
1. <strong>Program</strong> Description<br />
2. Listing of Faculty<br />
3. Mission and Goals<br />
4. Listing of Course<br />
5. Code of Professional Conduct<br />
6. CADE Due Process<br />
7. Graduate School Due Process<br />
8. AAO Principles of Ethics and Code of Conduct<br />
9. Clinic <strong>Manual</strong><br />
10. Policy <strong>Manual</strong><br />
11. Attendance<br />
12. Leave of Absence Request Form<br />
13. X-Ray Guidelines<br />
14. Complaints to the ADA Commission<br />
15. Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan<br />
16. Employee Health Policy<br />
17. Employee Health<br />
18. Immunizations<br />
19. Influenza Policy<br />
20. Compliance Check List<br />
21. Copy of New Student Letter<br />
22. Big Brother/Sister Little Brother/Sister List<br />
23. Instrument List<br />
24. Suppliers<br />
25. Book List<br />
26. Outside Employment Policy<br />
27. AAO and ADA Membership<br />
28. AAO Library<br />
29. ABO Information<br />
30. SLU Medical Center Map<br />
31. SLU Library Information<br />
32. Faculty and Staff Contact Information
33. Faculty Clinic Schedule<br />
34. Registration Information<br />
35. Student Financial Aid<br />
36. GORP Meeting<br />
37. Email Listing<br />
38. Business Cards<br />
39. Student Health<br />
40. Emergency Contact Information<br />
41. Student Roster<br />
42. Parking and ID Badges<br />
43. Long Distance Information<br />
44. Voice Mail<br />
45. Laboratory Information<br />
46. Supply Room Information<br />
47. Policies Concerning Residents<br />
48. Letter of Indemnity<br />
49. Graduate School Catalogue
The Center For Advanced Dental Education<br />
General Information<br />
The Center for Advanced Dental Education at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> offers advanced dental<br />
education in the areas of Endodontics, Periodontics, and Orthodontics that prepares students for<br />
specialty practice and satisfies the educational requirements of the respective specialty boards. A<br />
Certificate of Proficiency and Master of Science degree are awarded after the completion of all<br />
requirements of the respective specialty program. Other programs, including postdoctoral<br />
fellowships and other special course work for non-degree and non-certificate students, may be<br />
provided in special circumstances.<br />
Introduction<br />
The Graduate <strong>Program</strong> in Orthodontics<br />
Orthodontics was created as a specialty of dentistry to address complex problems involving the<br />
growth and development of the facial structures and dentition. In this specialty, special emphasis is<br />
given to conditions that require tooth movement and alterations of the bones of the facial complex.<br />
In the Department of Orthodontics at the Center for Advanced Dental Education at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>, we endeavor to provide the highest quality, contemporary education for dental<br />
graduates so that they become respected professionals dedicated to the practice and advancement of<br />
the specialty of orthodontics.<br />
Our program, which is one of the oldest orthodontic programs in the U.S., began training<br />
orthodontists in 1948. Since then nearly 700 students have studied and earned their degrees at<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>; the SLU orthodontic program has produced more orthodontists than any<br />
program in the world. Our alumni have compiled an excellent record of accomplishment by<br />
providing high-quality service to their patients, teaching, conducting research, and providing<br />
service to the profession of dentistry and the specialty of orthodontics. We are proud of the<br />
achievements of our alumni and are poised to teach future students who are committed to learning,<br />
the search for knowledge, and the delivery of quality health care.<br />
The <strong>Program</strong><br />
The graduate program in orthodontics at CADE begins near the end of June each year and<br />
continues for 30 consecutive months with graduation in December. This period of full-time study<br />
provides for intensive instruction and training in the biological and clinical sciences related to the<br />
specialty of orthodontics. The course of instruction is designed to satisfy all the requirements for<br />
eligibility for licensure as a specialist, the specialty board in orthodontics, and the Master of<br />
Science degree. The program, conducted through the Graduate School and fully accredited by the<br />
American Dental Association, is well rounded and provides balanced training in clinical<br />
orthodontics, the basic sciences, and discovery. Our goal is to prepare the graduate to pursue a<br />
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career of many possibilities: as a clinician with a practice limited to orthodontics, as a researcher,<br />
or as a teacher of orthodontics.<br />
Requirements for the Master's degree include the successful completion of all course work,<br />
satisfactory treatment of the assigned patients, acceptable performance on all didactic and clinical<br />
examinations, and the successful completion and defense of a thesis.<br />
Instruction in Basic Sciences<br />
Instruction in the basic sciences at the postgraduate level is designed to provide broad and in-depth<br />
knowledge concerning the human form beyond that learned in dental school. Fundamental<br />
knowledge regarding all aspects of the human system is taught with particular focus on growth,<br />
development, and the biological aspects of tooth movement and alteration of bones. Formal<br />
courses are given in the areas of head and neck anatomy, oral biology, molecular biology, genetics,<br />
and facial growth. Basic instruction also focuses on new technologies; computer science is an<br />
integral portion of the curriculum.<br />
Clinical Experience<br />
Following preliminary laboratory and classroom instruction, each resident initiates treatment on a<br />
large number of patients who present with a broad array of dental malocclusions and skeletal<br />
deformities. Although residents are first introduced to the Tweed edgewise philosophy form of<br />
treatment, they are also exposed to Tip-Edge mechanics (the sequel to Begg therapy), functional<br />
and other removable appliances, and to various straight wire appliances. The supervising faculty<br />
present their philosophies and technique by means of lectures, seminars, laboratory exercises, and<br />
demonstrations.<br />
In the clinic, students are exposed to a wide array of patient types. Children, adolescents, and<br />
adults are treated; consequently students are exposed to treatment in the deciduous, mixed, and<br />
adult dentitions. Students are also exposed to cases with compromised oral health that require<br />
consideration of periodontal, restorative, and temporomandibular joint treatment. As a result,<br />
many patients are treated by an interdisciplinary approach with other healthcare professionals.<br />
Throughout the clinical experience, each student receives a great deal of faculty attention. The<br />
development of diagnostic and treatment skills are emphasized as a major responsibility to our<br />
students.<br />
Additional courses and seminars augment the clinical experience covering the topics of diagnosis<br />
and treatment planning, cephalometrics, theoretical and practical biomechanics, oral pathology,<br />
oral medicine, multidisciplinary treatment, speech disorders, craniofacial defects with particular<br />
emphasis on cleft lip/palate rehabilitation, adolescent and adult psychology, implants, dentofacial<br />
orthopedics, surgical orthodontics, TMJ disorders, and practice management.<br />
Research and the Thesis<br />
As part of our responsibility to the specialty and the patients it serves, the faculty is committed to<br />
the production of new knowledge. Following instruction in research design and statistics, the<br />
residents receive experience in the process of discovery by conducting an original research project.<br />
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This effort leads to the preparation and defense of a thesis and, subsequently the production of a<br />
manuscript suitable for publication in a journal relating to the specialty of orthodontics.<br />
Each graduate student works closely with faculty advisors to develop an original clinical or basic<br />
science research project. The topics for research are limitless and usually develop from areas of<br />
special interest “discovered” by the student throughout the first year of instruction. A reasonable<br />
project is worked out with the help of faculty counsel, and this initial step is followed by a period<br />
of in-depth literary investigation to determine what is, and is not, already known about the<br />
particular subject. Then, the necessary equipment and materials are obtained and related<br />
techniques learned. Required laboratory equipment and expertise is available across campus, from<br />
computers to electron microscopes. The work begins and eventually results are produced, analyzed<br />
and interpreted. A written thesis of acceptable literary and scientific merit is then prepared along<br />
with a manuscript suitable for publication so that this new knowledge may become available to the<br />
profession. This experience of discovery is an integral part of the Graduate <strong>Program</strong> and we expect<br />
that the student will produce a meaningful contribution to the field of orthodontics.<br />
SLU is genuinely proud of our students’ achievements in research. Numerous theses completed by<br />
the students while in the program have received recognition in various research competitions and<br />
been presented at national orthodontic and dental research meetings.<br />
Facilities<br />
The orthodontic program is conducted in Dreiling-Marshall Hall. This building was constructed in<br />
1998 and is entirely dedicated to advanced dental education. The vast majority of the space in the<br />
building is used by the orthodontic program. Space is dedicated to patient care (waiting room,<br />
examination, consultation, imaging, clinics), education (classrooms, library, laboratories), research<br />
(laboratories) and the students, staff, and faculty (offices, lounges, locker room). All-in-all, the<br />
orthodontic program is fortunate to have one of the finest educational facilities in the world.<br />
Teaching Staff<br />
Over the years, the faculty has consisted of some of the most talented and dedicated leaders in the<br />
specialty of orthodontics. Several members of the founding orthodontic faculty still remain active<br />
in the program. The orthodontic faculty is presently composed of approximately 50 full-time or<br />
part-time members, most of whom are practicing orthodontists. This broadly-based group of<br />
individuals (they have advanced degrees from many different universities), is relatively large (8.00<br />
full-time equivalents), and have many talents and strengths. Many are certified as diplomates of<br />
the American Board of Orthodontics, many are active in dental and orthodontic associations, and<br />
collectively they have over 1,000 years of experience in clinical orthodontics. Many members are<br />
internationally known for their research, teaching, and clinical ability and contribute regularly to<br />
the literature. In addition to strong academic and clinical orthodontic faculty, other faculty with<br />
expertise in craniofacial anatomy, communication disorders, oral surgery, endodontics, pain,<br />
periodontics, law, bioengineering, management, and psychology contribute to the curriculum. A<br />
large number of visiting lecturers also participate in the education of the students. Because of the<br />
continued study and diligence of this dedicated faculty, our program stands today as a leader in the<br />
training of orthodontists.<br />
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<strong>Program</strong> Director<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Graduate <strong>Program</strong> in Orthodontics<br />
Faculty Roster 2009-2010<br />
Dr. Rolf Behrents (Professor and Orthodontic <strong>Program</strong> Director) (ABO)<br />
Meharry Medical College - 1973 - (Dentistry)<br />
Case Western Reserve <strong>University</strong> - 1975 - (Orthodontics)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Michigan - 1984 - (Ph.D.)<br />
Full-time Faculty-Orthodontics<br />
Dr. Eustaquio Araujo (Professor and Clinic Director)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Minas Gerais - 1969 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Pittsburgh - 1981 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Ki Boem Kim (Assistant Professor)<br />
Dankook <strong>University</strong> - 1992 - (Dentistry)<br />
Dankook <strong>University</strong> - 1995 - (TM & M.S.)<br />
Dankook <strong>University</strong> - 2002 - (Ph.D.)<br />
Vanderbilt <strong>University</strong> - 2005 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Donald Oliver (Associate Clinical Professor) (ABO)<br />
Washington <strong>University</strong> - 1963 - (Dentistry)<br />
Washington <strong>University</strong> - 1967 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Gus Sotiropoulos (Professor and Assistant Clinic Director)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1950 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1952 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Part-time Faculty-Orthodontics<br />
Dr. Cliff Alexander (Assistant Clinical Professor)<br />
Baylor College of Dentistry - 1993 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1996 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Adam Andrews (Assistant Clinical Professor)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Missouri Kansas City - 1977 - (Dentistry)<br />
Texas Tech <strong>University</strong> School of Medicine - 2000 - (Medicine)<br />
Baylor College of Dentistry - 2003 - (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)<br />
Dr. Joe Bauer (Associate Clinical Professor) (ABO)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1970 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1973 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Randy Brown (Assistant Clinical Professor)<br />
Indiana <strong>University</strong> - 1980 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1985 - (Orthodontics)<br />
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Dr. Peter H. Buschang (Adjunct Professor)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Texas at Austin - 1976 - (Physical Anthropology)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Texas at Austin - 1980 - (Ph.D.)<br />
Dr. Jeff Cupps (Assistant Clinical Professor) (ABO)<br />
Washington <strong>University</strong> - 1975 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1986 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Donald Elitt (Associate Clinical Professor) (ABO)<br />
Loyola <strong>University</strong> - 1973 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1975 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Patrick Foley (Assistant Clinical Professor) (ABO)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Illinois - 1980 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1987 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Steven Harrison (Assistant Clinical Professor) (ABO)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Missouri Kansas City - 1984 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Iowa - 1986 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Eugene Hayes (Assistant Clinical Professor)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1966 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1976 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Michael Hudson (Assistant Clinical Professor)<br />
Southern Illinois <strong>University</strong> - 1983 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1985 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Lysle Johnston, Jr. (Professor Emeritus)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Michigan - 1961 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Michigan - 1964 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Case Western Reserve <strong>University</strong> - 1970 - (Ph.D.)<br />
Dr. Chris Kesling (Assistant Clinical Professor) (ABO)<br />
Indiana <strong>University</strong> - 1982 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1984 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. James Klarsch (Associate Clinical Professor) (ABO)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Missouri Kansas City - 1984 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1986 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Chris Klein (Assistant Clinical Professor) (ABO)<br />
Southern Illinois <strong>University</strong> - 1983 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1985 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Jerry Long (Clinical Professor)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1960 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1963 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. William Mastorakos (Assistant Clinical Professor) (ABO)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Missouri Kansas City - 1981 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1983 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Julie McCray (Assistant Clinical Professor) (ABO)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Nebraska - 1987 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1990 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Paul Melnik (Associate Clinical Professor)<br />
Washington <strong>University</strong> - 1967 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1973 - (Orthodontics)<br />
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Dr. Jacqueline Miller (Assistant Clinical Professor) (ABO)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Missouri Kansas City - 1991 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Nebraska - 1993 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Robert Nikolai (Professor Emeritus)<br />
Benedictine <strong>University</strong> - 1961 - (Mechanical Engineering)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Illinois - 1964 - (Ph.D.)<br />
Dr. Michael Purcell (Clinical Professor)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Missouri Kansas City - 1972 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1976 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Stephen Roehm (Assistant Clinical Professor) (ABO)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Illinois - 1977 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1979 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Sheldon Rosenstein (Clinical Professor) (ABO)<br />
Northwestern <strong>University</strong> - 1951 - (Dentistry)<br />
Northwestern <strong>University</strong> - 1955 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Kenneth Rowan (Assistant Clinical Professor) (ABO)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Missouri Kansas City - 1971 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1975 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Pete Sotiropoulos (Professor Emeritus)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1948 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1950 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Suthanya Srisuro (Associate Clinical Professor)<br />
Chulalongkorn <strong>University</strong> - 1968 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1975 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Kevin Walde (Assistant Clinical Professor) (ABO)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Missouri Kansas City - 1983 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1985 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Adjunct and Visiting Faculty<br />
Dr. Leon Aronson (Adjunct Assistant Professor)<br />
Emory <strong>University</strong> - 1963 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1967 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Matt Bauer (Adjunct Assistant Professor) (ABO)<br />
Southern Illinois <strong>University</strong> - 2004 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 2007 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Jay Bowman (Adjunct Associate Professor) (ABO)<br />
Southern Illinois <strong>University</strong> - 1983 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1985 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Mr. John Boyce (Clinical Professor)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1962 - (Law)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1968 - (Masters in Law)<br />
Dr. M. Michael Carstens (Adjunct Professor)<br />
Stanford <strong>University</strong> School of Medicine - 1981 - (Medicine)<br />
Boston <strong>University</strong> School of Medicine - (1987) - (Surgery)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Pittsburgh School of Medicine - 1989 - (Plastic Surgery)<br />
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Dr. Jason Cope (Adjunct Associate Professor) (ABO)<br />
Baylor College of Dentistry - 1995 - (Dentistry)<br />
Baylor College of Dentistry - 1997 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Baylor College of Dentistry - 1999 - (Ph.D)<br />
Dr. Richard Demko (Adjunct Assistant Professor)<br />
Indiana <strong>University</strong> - 1972 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1974 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Luiz Gandini, Jr. (Visiting Professor)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Sao Paulo State-Araraquara (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Sao Paulo State-UNESP (Orthodontics)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Sao Paulo State-Araraquara (Ph.D.)<br />
Dr. Marcia Gandini (Visiting Assistant Professor)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Sao Paulo State-Araraquara (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Sao Paulo State-UNESP (Pedodontics)<br />
Araraquara School of Dentistry (Orthodontics)<br />
Araraquara School of Dentistry (Ph.D.)<br />
Ms. Lynn Marty Grames (Adjunct Instructor)<br />
Southern Illinois <strong>University</strong> Edwardsville - (1979) - (Speech)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - (1981) - (Communication Disorders)<br />
Dr. John Hatton (Professor and Endodontic <strong>Program</strong> Director)<br />
Southern Illinois <strong>University</strong> School of Dental Medicine - (1982) - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Illinois - (1984) - (Endodontics)<br />
Dr. William Hatton (Adjunct Instructor)<br />
Illinois Wesleyan <strong>University</strong> -(1980) - (Music Education)<br />
Southern Illinois <strong>University</strong> - (1989) - (Masters in Business Administration)<br />
Dr. Jessica Hinz (Adjunct Assistant Professor)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Maryland - (1986) - (Psychology)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Missouri - (1991) - (MA Counseling Psychology)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Missouri - (1997) - (Ph.D. Psychology)<br />
Dr. Scott Jamieson (Adjunct Assistant Professor [pending]) (ABO)<br />
Northwestern <strong>University</strong> - (1972) - (Dentistry)<br />
Northwestern <strong>University</strong> - (1974) - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. David Jenkins (Adjunct Associate Professor)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Pittsburgh - (1971) - (Biology)<br />
Pennsylvania State <strong>University</strong> - (1975) - (Anatomy)<br />
Dr. Sanjivan Kandasamy (Adjunct Assistant Professor [pending])<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Melbourne - 2004 - (Orthodontics)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Western Australia - 2001 - (Dentistry)<br />
Dr. Alex Kane (Adjunct Associate Professor [pending])<br />
Dartmouth Medical School - (1991) - (Medicine)<br />
Washington <strong>University</strong> School of Medicine - ( 1994) - (Surgery)<br />
Washington <strong>University</strong> School of Medicine - (1998) - (Plastic Surgery)<br />
Dr. Elias G. Katsavrias (Visiting Associate Professor)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Athens - 1974 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Athens - 1982 - (Ph.D.)<br />
Case Western Reserve <strong>University</strong> - 1984 - (Orthodontics)<br />
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Dr. Peter Kesling (Clinical Professor) (ABO)<br />
Indiana <strong>University</strong> - 1958 - (Dentistry)<br />
Preceptor <strong>Program</strong> - 1958 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Vincent George Kokich (Adjunct Professor) (ABO)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Washington - 1971 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Washington -1974 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Teresa Lasagabaster (Adjunct Assistant Professor)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of the Basque Country - 1997 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 2002 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Richard P. McLaughlin (Adjunct Associate Professor) (ABO)<br />
Georgetown <strong>University</strong> - 1970 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Southern California - 1976 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Douglas Miley (Associate Professor and Periodontics <strong>Program</strong> Director)<br />
Southern Illinois <strong>University</strong> School of Dental Medicine - (1983) - (Dentistry)<br />
Indiana <strong>University</strong> School of Dentistry - (1985) - (Periodontics)<br />
Dr. Kuniaki Miyajima (Adjunct Professor)<br />
Aichi-Gakuin <strong>University</strong> - 1978 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1988 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Aichi-Gakuin <strong>University</strong> - 1991 - (Ph.D.)<br />
Dr. Richard Nissen (Adjunct Assistant Professor [pending]) (ABO)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Iowa College of Dentistry - (1983) - (Dentistry)<br />
Washington <strong>University</strong> School of Dental Medicine - (1985) - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Christian Palettea (Adjunct Professor)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of North Carolina - (1978) - (Medicine)<br />
Grady Memorial Hospital - (1984) - (Surgery)<br />
Emory <strong>University</strong> - (1986) - (Plastic Surgery)<br />
Dr. Tim Randolph (Associate Clinical Professor)<br />
Medical College of Virginia - (1987) - (Medical Technology)<br />
Warnborough College - (2008) - (Hematology)<br />
Dr. Gerald Samson (Adjunct Associate Professor) (ABO)<br />
Marquette <strong>University</strong> - 1975 - (Dentistry)<br />
Emory <strong>University</strong> - 1979 - (Pediatric Dentistry)<br />
Northwestern <strong>University</strong> - 1981 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Christian Sander (Adjunct Assistant Professor)<br />
Bonn <strong>University</strong> - 1999 - (Dentistry)<br />
Albert Einstein <strong>University</strong> - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Kirk Satrom (Adjunct Associate Professor) (ABO)<br />
Emory <strong>University</strong> - 1980 - (Dentistry)<br />
Baylor College of Dentistry - 1988 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Brad Seyer (Adjunct Assistant Professor)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Missouri Kansas City - (1998)<br />
Emory <strong>University</strong> - (2001) - (Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology)<br />
Dr. Meropi N. Spyropolous (Visiting Professor)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Athens - 1961 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Athens - 1972 _ (Ph.D.)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Michigan - 1976 - (Orthodontics)<br />
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Dr. Ernst Taeger (Adjunct Professor) (ABO)<br />
Howard <strong>University</strong> - 1974 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1978 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Geza Terezhalmy (Adjunct Professor [pending])<br />
Case Western Reserve <strong>University</strong> - (1971) - (Dentistry)<br />
George Washington <strong>University</strong> - (1987) - (MA in Higher Education)<br />
Dr. Charles Thornton (Adjunct Associate Professor)<br />
Washington <strong>University</strong> - 1974 - (Dentistry)<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> - 1979 - (Orthodontics)<br />
Dr. Terry Tomazic (Professor)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Detroit - (1971) - (Urban Planning)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Detroit - (1971) - (Sociology)<br />
North Carolina State <strong>University</strong> - (1981) - (Sociology)<br />
Dr. Apostolos Tsolakis (Visiting Associate Professor)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Thessaloniki - 1979 - (Dentistry)<br />
Case Western Reserve <strong>University</strong> - 1981 - (Orthodontics)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Athens - 1994 - (Ph.D.)<br />
Dr. William Whitson (Adjunct Professor)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Arkansas Medical School - (1970) - (Ph.D. Anatomy)<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Utah College of Medicine - (1971) - (Anatomy, Radiobiology)<br />
FAES Graduate School NIH - (1981) - (Biochemistry)<br />
Dr. Albert Woo (Adjunct Assistant Professor [pending])<br />
Brown Medical School - (1999) - (Medicine)<br />
Brown Medical School - (2002) - (Surgery)<br />
Brown Medical School - (2005) - (Plastic Surgery)<br />
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<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Mission Statement<br />
The Mission of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> is the pursuit of truth for the greater glory of God<br />
and for the service of humanity. The <strong>University</strong> seeks excellence in the fulfillment of its<br />
corporate purposes of teaching, research, health care and service to the community. It is<br />
dedicated to leadership in the continuing quest for understanding of God's creation and<br />
for the discovery, dissemination and integration of the values, knowledge and skills<br />
required to transform society in the spirit of the Gospels. As a Catholic, Jesuit university,<br />
this pursuit is motivated by the inspiration and values of the Judeo-Christian tradition and<br />
is guided by the spiritual and intellectual ideals of the Society of Jesus.<br />
In support of its mission, the <strong>University</strong>:<br />
Encourages and supports innovative scholarship and effective teaching in all fields<br />
of the arts; the humanities; the natural, health and medical sciences; the social<br />
sciences; the law; business; aviation; and technology.<br />
Creates an academic environment that values and promotes free, active and original<br />
intellectual inquiry among its faculty and students.<br />
Fosters programs that link <strong>University</strong> resources to local, national and international<br />
communities in collaborative efforts to alleviate ignorance, poverty, injustice and<br />
hunger; extend compassionate care to the ill and needy; and maintain and improve<br />
the quality of life for all persons.<br />
Strives continuously to seek means to build upon its Catholic, Jesuit identity and to<br />
promote activities that apply its intellectual and ethical heritage to work for the good<br />
of society as a whole.<br />
Welcomes students, faculty and staff from all racial, ethnic and religious<br />
backgrounds and beliefs and creates a sense of community that facilitates their<br />
development as men and women for others.<br />
Nurtures within its community an understanding of and commitment to the<br />
promotion of faith and justice in the spirit of the Gospels.<br />
Wisely allocates its resources to maintain efficiency and effectiveness in attaining its<br />
mission and goals.
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> Graduate School<br />
Mission Statement<br />
The Mission of The Graduate School is to define and support excellence in graduate<br />
education through teaching, research, scholarship, and community activities. The<br />
Graduate School is dedicated to educating leaders who will contribute to the knowledge<br />
and skills of their disciplines, promote the discovery of new knowledge, and who will<br />
use, integrate, and disseminate this knowledge consistent with the values, ethics, and<br />
intellectual ideals of the society of Jesus.<br />
In realizing its mission The Graduate School is committed to specific goals and<br />
objectives:<br />
To articulate a vision of excellence for the graduate community<br />
To bring an institution-wide perspective to all post-baccalaureate endeavors<br />
To maintain academic standards across all academic disciplines<br />
To promote the ideals of a Catholic, Jesuit education<br />
To promote the research mission of the <strong>University</strong><br />
To provide quality control over all aspects of graduate education<br />
To enhance the community of scholars among both graduate students and faculty<br />
To develop strategies for graduate education that contribute to and enhance<br />
undergraduate education<br />
To serve as an advocate for graduate education<br />
To provide a cross-university perspective<br />
To emphasize the institution-wide importance of training future college and<br />
university teachers<br />
To serve as an advocate for issues and constituencies critical to the success of<br />
graduate programs<br />
To support and further the non-academic interests of graduate students.
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY<br />
Center for Advanced Dental Education<br />
Mission Statement<br />
Consistent with the mission of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>, the Mission of the Center for<br />
Advanced Dental Education is to be a leader in education, research, patient care and<br />
community service within the scope of endodontics, orthodontics and periodontics. These<br />
activities are shaped by and reflective of Catholic and Jesuit traditions.<br />
From a variety of tangible outcome measures, <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> Center for<br />
Advanced Dental Education will be recognized as a leader in:<br />
Education: Graduates of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> are clinically astute and aware as<br />
clinicians with an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach to caring for cranial<br />
facial and dental patient problems.<br />
Scholarly Work: <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> strives to be a primary source for<br />
exceptional, creative and innovative research in the area of integrated, multi-disciplinary<br />
themes in dentistry. Research is widely disseminated through<br />
publications and presentations at scholarly meetings<br />
Patient Care: Service to patients is exceptional, innovative and multidimensional<br />
with intervention of all dental specialties as appropriate; treatment of<br />
patients is the BEST available in diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment<br />
technique and concept.<br />
Community Service: CADE will maintain and encourage programs which link<br />
CADE and its resources to the community to extend dental education and dental<br />
patient care to those in need.
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY<br />
Center for Advanced Dental Education<br />
Graduate <strong>Program</strong> in Orthodontics<br />
EDUCATIONAL MISSION<br />
It is the mission of the Orthodontic <strong>Program</strong> to provide residents with the knowledge and<br />
skills necessary to conduct a patient-centered, evidence-based orthodontic practice. To<br />
this end, we endeavor to produce specialists who possess high quality technical skills, a<br />
broad based scientific foundation, and ability to assess critically and, as appropriate,<br />
implement the scientific and technical advances that will be encountered during their<br />
career in service to others. In the process, we will produce alumni who will use their<br />
knowledge and skill to establish careers in education, research, and patient care but,<br />
regardless of the their choice, engage themselves in support of the profession and<br />
specialty, continue to seek knowledge, and conduct themselves in an ethical and<br />
professional manner.<br />
EDUCATION<br />
PROGRAM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES<br />
1. Provide residents with a sound knowledge of the history, evolution, and current<br />
concepts of orthodontics and craniofacial biology.<br />
Objectives:<br />
prepare residents to be knowledgeable in all aspects of clinical orthodontics.<br />
become certified by The American Board of Orthodontics.<br />
2. Establish the biomechanical principles that underpin orthodontic and dentofacial<br />
therapeutic mechanisms.<br />
Objectives:<br />
enable residents to understand the treatments they provide.<br />
enable improvement in treatment outcomes and the efficiencies of patient care.<br />
3. Relate the biological concepts of growth and development to malocclusion with regard<br />
to the discernment of etiology, determination of diagnosis, formulation of a treatment<br />
plan, execution of treatment, and estimation of prognosis.<br />
Objectives:<br />
enable residents to understand the relationship between biological process and treatment.<br />
enable treatments to be efficient and effective.
PATIENT CARE<br />
4. Provide residents with the knowledge, skill, and experience to diagnose and treat the<br />
wide variety of dentoskeletal problems encountered by specialists in orthodontics.<br />
Objectives:<br />
perform timely treatment in a setting where there is continued education and<br />
communication between the faculty, residents, and patients.<br />
enable residents to understand the need to collect and maintain high quality records.<br />
perform appropriate follow-up treatment and maintenance therapy directed at the<br />
prevention of relapse.<br />
prepare residents to be experienced in all aspects of clinical orthodontics.<br />
5. Integrate the orthodontic component of treatment within the framework of total dental<br />
and general care of patients.<br />
Objectives:<br />
prepare residents to integrate their treatment with general practitioners and other<br />
specialists in dentistry.<br />
determine all appropriate treatment options, consult with other disciplines as needed and<br />
develop individualized treatment plans for and with patients that will address their<br />
problems and needs.<br />
provide high quality patient care for treatment of complex orthodontic problems and<br />
patients with special needs.<br />
RESEARCH<br />
6. Establish an attitude of questioning and, through research and experience, develop the<br />
resident's critical faculties and familiarity with the scientific method.<br />
Objectives:<br />
demonstrate an understanding of research design and methodology.<br />
conduct original research in a timely manner resulting in a written<br />
document (thesis).<br />
contribute to the orthodontic body of knowledge through publications.<br />
contribute to the orthodontic body of knowledge through presentation in a scientific<br />
forum.
SERVICE<br />
7. Inculcate both the ability and the habit of self-evaluation and the desire for continuing<br />
improvement and clinical excellence.<br />
Objectives:<br />
cultivate intellectual growth and a desire to seek continued knowledge in the field of<br />
orthodontics.<br />
demonstrate a commitment to continuing education by attending professional meetings<br />
and continuing education courses.<br />
8. Foster professionalism, which includes ethical, moral, intellectual, and social<br />
responsibilities.<br />
Objectives:<br />
demonstrate the ability to effectively perform teaching responsibilities.<br />
promote a commitment to organized dentistry<br />
provide orthodontic treatment to assist in meeting the dental needs of the region and local<br />
community.<br />
demonstrate a commitment to organized dentistry by attending professional meetings<br />
demonstrate a commitment to reading the literature.
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY<br />
Center for Advanced Dental Education<br />
Graduate <strong>Program</strong> in Orthodontics<br />
Specific Clinical Competencies<br />
(performed at the level of proficiency)<br />
Examination, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning:<br />
To have the resident demonstrate the ability to…<br />
• produce well documented medical and dental histories<br />
• produce accurate findings from examinations<br />
• construct organized reports from findings<br />
• recognize the need to seek consultation when indicated<br />
• produce diagnoses that are complete and supported by findings<br />
• construct treatment plans that explore alternatives, are sequenced, include<br />
retention plans, and include an estimation of prognosis<br />
Technical Competencies:<br />
To have the resident demonstrate the ability to…<br />
• anticipate and prepare for procedures<br />
• recognize clinically acceptable treatment<br />
• recognize excellent treatment<br />
• produce clinically acceptable treatment results<br />
• produce excellent treatment results<br />
• produce and maintain accurate and complete treatment records
• utilize appropriate infection control<br />
• utilize appropriate radiation hygiene procedures<br />
• control personal behavior and standards that contribute to a professional<br />
environment<br />
Patient Management Skills:<br />
To have the resident demonstrate the ability to…<br />
• maintain an efficient flow of patient treatment by appropriate scheduling<br />
• maintain an efficient flow of patient treatment by using time efficiently during<br />
appointments<br />
• maintain an efficient flow of patient treatment by controlling related work such as<br />
referrals for extraction, completion of laboratory work.<br />
• provide effective patient communication<br />
• communicate well with staff, patients, and parents<br />
• communicate with colleagues<br />
Judgment and Professionalism:<br />
To have the resident demonstrate the need to…<br />
• monitor their own strengths and weaknesses<br />
• eliminate knowledge and skill gaps through study and education<br />
• appreciate and read the literature<br />
• interact with orthodontic colleagues at meetings or study clubs<br />
• need to interact with dental colleagues<br />
• seek consultation with educators or other health care providers when appropriate<br />
• apply relevant basic science information in clinical situations.
Ethical Behavior:<br />
To have the resident demonstrate their understating of the need to…<br />
• provide clear information to patients so they fully understand the problems and<br />
treatments involved<br />
• believe that patient care is the highest priority of practice<br />
• treat all patients equitably without bias<br />
• accept personal responsibility for your own actions and their consequences
Course List 2009<br />
501 Fundamentals of Orthodontics (Graber Text)<br />
501 Pain: Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology, Diagnosis and Treatment<br />
503 Facial Development<br />
504 Molecular Biology<br />
505 Introduction to Statistical Inference<br />
506 Ethics & Dentistry<br />
508 Multidisciplinary Diagnosis and Treatment Planning<br />
508 Evidence Based Specialty Practice<br />
509 Research in Graduate Dentistry<br />
510 Biomechanics<br />
510 Responsible Conduct in Research<br />
511 Practice Management<br />
514 TMJ Disorders<br />
516 Advanced Oral Medicine<br />
517 Advanced Oral Pathology<br />
519 Advanced Head & Neck Anatomy<br />
523 Business Law<br />
524 Implants & Temporary Anchorage<br />
525 Clinical Cephalometrics<br />
533 Embryology<br />
535 Surgical Orthodontics<br />
537 Orthodontic Problems Related to the Cleft Palate Patient<br />
539 Speech Problems<br />
540 History of Orthodontics<br />
549 Diagnostic Procedures in Orthodontics (Graber & Rakosi Text)<br />
550 Diagnosis & Treatment Planning I (Oliver)<br />
553 Clinical Diagnosis I (Mastorakos)<br />
554 Clinical Diagnosis II (Mastorakos)<br />
555 Orthodontic Analysis and Treatment Modalities<br />
556 Clinical Case Conference<br />
558 Clinical Specialty Seminar<br />
560 Introduction to Clinical Orthodontics I (Oliver Clinic Procedures<br />
Lectures)<br />
561 Introduction to Clinical Orthodontics II (Proffit Textbook)<br />
562 Principles of Orthodontic Treatment I (Typodont)<br />
563 Principles of Orthodontic Techniques II (Typodont)<br />
570 Clinic Procedures (Initial Summer Projects)
571 Clinical Orthodontics I<br />
572 Clinical Orthodontics II<br />
573 Clinical Orthodontics III<br />
574 Clinical Orthodontics IV<br />
575 Clinical Orthodontics V<br />
576 Clinical Orthodontics VI<br />
577 Clinical Orthodontics VII<br />
578 Clinical Orthodontics VIII<br />
580 Child & Adolescent Psychology<br />
584 Early Orthodontic Treatment<br />
585 Adult Orthodontic Treatment<br />
589 Review for the ABO Exam<br />
591 Literature Review<br />
594 Orthodontic Internship<br />
595 Special Study for Examinations<br />
599 Thesis Research
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY<br />
CENTER FOR ADVANCED DENTAL EDUCATION<br />
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT<br />
Adapted from the <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> Resident’s Association and<br />
Approved by the Graduate Medical Education Committee June 20, 2000<br />
Preamble # Code of Professional Conduct # Expectations<br />
Code Violations # Procedures # Appendix A-F<br />
The following Code of Professional Conduct for Residents, Fellows and Faculty of <strong>Saint</strong><br />
<strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Center for Advanced Dental Education <strong>Program</strong>s was approved by the<br />
Center for Advanced Dental Education in June , 2001.<br />
I. Preamble<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Center for Advanced Dental Education (CADE) in<br />
sponsoring Graduate Dental Education <strong>Program</strong>s strives to prepare<br />
dentists for practice in their chosen dental specialty, focusing on the development<br />
of clinical skills, professional competence and acquisition of key knowledge<br />
through organized educational programs with guidance and supervision.<br />
Professional competence requires that they manifest in their lives exemplary<br />
ethical and professional attitudes.<br />
Among the attitudes and behavior we espouse are:<br />
1. respect for the sanctity of human life<br />
2. respect for the dignity of patients<br />
3. appreciation of the role of religion, family, work, community and<br />
culture in patients’ well-being and illness<br />
4. devotion to social justice, including addressing inequalities in the availability<br />
of dental care.<br />
5. personal humility and an awareness of dental medicine’s inherent limitations<br />
6. maturity and balanced personal and professional lives<br />
7. an understanding and respect for collegial teamwork in the provision of<br />
care<br />
8. commitment to the development and continued maintenance of clinical<br />
competence in ourselves, our colleagues and our students.<br />
Participants in the CADE programs must realize the importance of this<br />
professional ethic and assume responsibility for developing, reviewing and<br />
maintaining these ideals in themselves, their colleagues and the dental profession.<br />
The fundamental principle is personal responsibility for professional conduct at<br />
all times based on the ethic long espoused by the dental profession of self-
effacing service to society. Development of a professional ethic must begin and<br />
continue for as long as we represent the dental profession.<br />
The Code of Professional Conduct is founded on a long tradition extending at<br />
least from the Hippocratic School. This and other cultures’ traditions<br />
acknowledge the unique privileges and hence responsibilities of the dental<br />
profession. The individual deprived of perfect health becomes vulnerable and<br />
dependent on the knowledge entrusted to the healing professionals who have<br />
pledged that the welfare and autonomy of the patient takes precedence over the<br />
self-interest of the healer. The Code speaks to the relationship of the dentist and<br />
patient, as well as to the relationship of trust and respect among students,<br />
residents, faculty, staff and society in general.<br />
The Code of Professional Conduct recognizes the sponsoring influence of the<br />
Catholic faith and the Society of Jesus, which conceive of the person as a free and<br />
responsible agent capable of making a difference for good or ill in the world.<br />
Residents must develop as critically reflective and socially responsible persons<br />
capable of exercising leadership in advancing the cause of human good.<br />
The Code of Professional Conduct is not intended to dictate behavior. It does,<br />
however, establish minimum expectations that provide a disciplinary framework<br />
for those who choose not to abide by these professional standards, and it serves to<br />
remind everyone that a procedural framework for enforcing the Code is in place.<br />
II. The Code of Professional Conduct for Residents/Fellows/Faculty<br />
“I will conduct myself so that as a student of dentistry, serving as a resident,<br />
fellow or faculty member of the profession of dentistry, I will be able to promise<br />
those whose care I am entrusted competence, integrity, candor, personal<br />
commitment to their best interests, compassion and absolute discretion and<br />
confidentiality.<br />
I shall do by my patients as I would be done, shall obtain consultation when they<br />
desire or I believe there is a need, shall include them to the extent possible in all<br />
important decisions and shall help decrease suffering.<br />
I shall accept all patients in a non-judgmental manner, respecting the full human<br />
dignity of each individual regardless of their value system. I shall at all times and<br />
in all places conduct myself with honor and integrity, and I shall respect the rights<br />
and dignity of all individuals. I promise to attend to my own physical, mental,<br />
intellectual and spiritual development in the best interest of serving others.”<br />
III. Expectations<br />
The following statements, organized into broad categories, further describe<br />
CADE’s minimum expectations for professional behavior.
A. Respect for all individuals in the CADE community<br />
Residents, students, faculty and staff recognize the right of all individuals to<br />
be treated with respect without regard to position, race, age, gender, handicap,<br />
national origin, religion or sexual orientation.<br />
Sexual harassment is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964<br />
and by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. CADE shall take<br />
reasonable steps necessary to prevent sexual harassment from occurring,<br />
which will include, but not limited to: providing a process for filing and<br />
handling complaints; educating the dental school community; affirmatively<br />
raising the subject and expressing strong disapproval thereof; developing<br />
appropriate sanctions, informing faculty, staff, residents and students of their<br />
rights and developing methods to sensitize all concerned. (For complete<br />
policy and procedure, see the <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s Sexual Harassment<br />
Policy at http://www.slu.edu/services/HR/sexharas.html).<br />
B. Appropriate handling of information, records or examination materials<br />
Any form of cheating or providing false information is a violation of the trust<br />
placed in dentists and is a serious infraction of the Code of Professional<br />
Conduct.<br />
Patients’ records must be accurate and legible. Timely and accurate<br />
completion of dental records according to specific guidelines of the affiliated<br />
institution is mandatory.<br />
C. Respect for patients’ confidentiality and safety<br />
Patients’ privacy, modesty and confidentiality must always be honored.<br />
Patients must be treated with kindness, gentleness, dignity, empathy and<br />
compassion. Patients should not be publicly identified without adequate<br />
justification or permission.<br />
D. Proper deportment as a dental professional<br />
Appearance, speech and behavior should be above reproach during patient<br />
care activities. Dress should be appropriate for professional activities, and<br />
personal hygiene should be exemplary.<br />
Possession or use of stimulants, depressants, narcotics or hallucinogenic drugs<br />
and other agents having potential for abuse, except on a physician’s or<br />
dentist’s prescription, are forbidden by <strong>University</strong> policy and local, state and
federal law. Such conduct is prohibited on <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s premises<br />
or as part of any university activity. The selling, bartering, exchanging or<br />
giving away of such drugs to any person is illegal and prohibited. Individuals<br />
engaged in the use of illegal substances will be subject to arrest by law<br />
enforcement agents and will seriously jeopardize their status at this school.<br />
(See Postgraduate Training <strong>Program</strong>s Letter of Appointment, Addendum or,<br />
for complete policy and procedure, see the <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Drug/Alcohol Abuse Prevention Policy at<br />
http://www.slu.edu/services/HR/drugalc.html).<br />
E. Respect for laws, policies and regulations<br />
Laws are established for the benefit of society as a whole. Specific rules,<br />
policies and regulations have been established for the benefit of CADE’s<br />
community. Laws, policies and regulations are not to be disregarded or<br />
violated. Individuals who feel that the policies, procedures or regulations of<br />
the school require modification are encouraged to suggest improvements to<br />
appropriate administrative, faculty or resident offices.<br />
F. Respect for property and instructional material<br />
All property and instructional material must be respected.<br />
IV. Code violations<br />
A violation of the Code of Professional Conduct occurs when any individual acts<br />
contrary to the values and responsibilities expected of those engaged in the<br />
profession of dentistry. Violations occur when anyone jeopardizes the welfare of a<br />
patient, disregards the rights or dignity of another individual, or allows or assists<br />
another in so doing. For example, individuals are subject to discipline under the<br />
Code if they have knowledge of an infraction of the Code, but fail to appropriately<br />
report it.<br />
Appendix A lists examples of unacceptable behavior under each category of<br />
expectations. CADE or any affiliated institutions reserve the right to initiate action<br />
and impose sanctions for any conduct that is not specifically listed in Appendix A,<br />
but is determined to be a violation of the Code, regardless of whether the violation<br />
occurs on or off the premises of the School.<br />
V. Procedures for Investigating and Taking Action to Remedy Code Violations<br />
CADE has a responsibility to ensure a professional environment and to provide<br />
equity for all parties involved in a breach of professional conduct. Therefore, the<br />
Graduate School has adopted procedures to respond to infractions of the<br />
Professional Conduct Code. Any <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> faculty, resident or staff<br />
member may report any infraction of the code to the Dean of the Graduate School
at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>. Procedures related to any disciplinary actions are found<br />
in the Graduate School catalogue.
RESIDENT, FELLOW and FACULTY CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT<br />
Examples of Unacceptable Behaviors<br />
Per Section III.A-F<br />
APPENDIX A<br />
A. Respect for all individuals in the Center for Advanced Dental<br />
Education (CADE) community<br />
Unacceptable behaviors include (but are not limited to):<br />
• expressing racial, sexual, sexist or religious slurs<br />
• committing racial or sexual harassment<br />
• using inappropriate, offensive or threatening language<br />
• committing physical acts of violence or threats of violence<br />
• not shouldering a fair share of the educational team responsibility<br />
• manipulating clinical schedules for one’s own benefit by any means<br />
• causing or encouraging disruptions during educational sessions<br />
• showing lack of respect to technicians, other professionals and support staff<br />
• failing to comply with a reasonable request or instruction from faculty, staff<br />
or administrators<br />
• failure to respond, in a timely manner, to a departmental consulting request<br />
• using computer e-mail or internet in a harassing or libelous manner<br />
B. Appropriate handling of information, records or examination of materials<br />
Unacceptable behaviors include (but are not limited to):<br />
• giving or receiving any information except as allowed by the course director or<br />
teaching faculty during the course of an exam<br />
• plagiarizing, forging or falsifying patient records, research, scientific data,<br />
academic records or financial aid information<br />
• tampering with test material, or dishonesty in connection with an examination<br />
• abusing computerized information or technology<br />
• falsifying or defacing transcripts, evaluation forms or other official documents<br />
C. Respect for patients’ confidentiality and safety<br />
Unacceptable behaviors include (but are not limited to):<br />
• failing to ask for assistance from appropriate faculty or staff when needed<br />
• writing offensive or inappropriate comments in the patient’s chart
• sharing dental or personal details of a patient with anyone other than health<br />
professionals who need the information for the patient’s care<br />
• engaging in discussion about a patient in public areas<br />
• using your professional position in accessing dental or personal details about a<br />
patient, a faculty member, student, staff member or another resident or fellow,<br />
or any other person for reasons other than provision of care.<br />
D. Proper deportment as a dental professional<br />
Unacceptable behaviors include (but are not limited to):<br />
• inducing or allowing the patient or others to believe one’s status as faculty,<br />
resident or fellow is other than it is<br />
• exhibiting personal appearance that gives the impression of uncleanliness or<br />
carelessness<br />
• failing to maintain professional composure during stressful circumstances<br />
• engaging in an inappropriate relationship with patients or their family members<br />
• using alcohol, drugs or other substances inappropriately or excessively, or in a<br />
way that could affect the quality of patient care, on call duties, or academic<br />
performance. (For complete policy and procedure, see the <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> Drug/Alcohol Abuse Prevention Policy at http://www.slu.edu/<br />
services/HR/drugalc.html).<br />
E. Respect for laws, policies and regulations<br />
Unacceptable behaviors include (but are not limited to):<br />
• disobeying federal, state or local laws and ordinances<br />
• disregarding or acting contrary to the institutional regulations and policies of<br />
the <strong>University</strong>, CADE, Department, <strong>Program</strong> and/or dental staffs of<br />
affiliated institutions.<br />
• refusing to provide information or testify in Professional Conduct Council<br />
proceedings (see Section V.A)<br />
F. Respect for property and instructional material<br />
Unacceptable behaviors include (but are not limited to):<br />
• treating cadavers and body parts in a disrespectful manner<br />
• treating animals used for instruction in an insensitive or disrespectful manner<br />
• defacing or destroying other instruction materials, including software<br />
• defacing or destroying <strong>University</strong>, affiliated hospital, or personal property,<br />
or any written material other than one’s own<br />
• removing information, mail or property from mailboxes or lockers not one’s<br />
own
Center For Advanced Dental Education<br />
Dreiling-Marshall Hall<br />
3320 Rutger Street<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63104<br />
Divisions: All Divisions Policy Number: 179.06.01<br />
Subject: Student Disciplinary Procedure<br />
Approved: Executive Director<br />
Approved: Associate Director<br />
Approved: CADE BOD<br />
Effective Date: 2/01/01<br />
Review Dates: 01/01/03<br />
Revised Dates: 08/07/01<br />
Policy:<br />
It is the policy of the Center for Advanced Dental Education (CADE) to hold residents<br />
accountable for the policies and procedures set forth in the Code of Professional<br />
Conduct, CADE policy manual and individual clinic program manuals. These include but<br />
are not limited to clinic hours, attendance, dress code, absenteeism, academic integrity<br />
and unprofessional behavior.<br />
Purpose:<br />
To provide a procedure to hold residents accountable for following CADE policy and<br />
procedure.<br />
Procedure:<br />
1. If any CADE policy conflicts with a Health Science Center, <strong>University</strong>, or Graduate<br />
School policy, the HSC, <strong>University</strong> or Graduate School policy shall take precedence.<br />
Copies of the policy and clinic manuals shall be made available to each resident, faculty<br />
or staff member.<br />
2. Any violation may be reported to the <strong>Program</strong> Director by staff, faculty, resident or<br />
patient of CADE.<br />
3. If a violation is reported, a private conversation with the appropriate <strong>Program</strong> Director<br />
will take place and a written notification will be sent to the resident.<br />
4. Repeat violations may subject the resident to suspension from the <strong>Program</strong>.<br />
5. Recommendation for suspension is made by the <strong>Program</strong> Director to the CADE<br />
Executive Director.<br />
6. The CADE Executive Director notifies the Dean of the Graduate School who is<br />
responsible for the final decision.
Center For Advanced Dental Education<br />
Dreiling-Marshall Hall<br />
3320 Rutger Street<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63104<br />
7. Appeal of any decision is made through the Graduate School.<br />
Attachments: Code of Professional Conduct
Withdrawing from a Course,<br />
Term Work, the <strong>University</strong><br />
Withdrawal from an individual course or from the entire program<br />
of studies for an academic term must be undertaken formally<br />
by the student and through the completion of a changeof-registration<br />
form available from the <strong>University</strong> Registrar,<br />
the collegiate dean, or from Graduate School Admissions (117<br />
Verhaegen Hall, Frost Campus). Formalization of a withdrawal<br />
may entitle the student to a partial refund of tuition paid; the<br />
refund schedule appears in the Schedule of Classes and is set<br />
by the Office of Student Accounts. Separate policies exist<br />
for students developing substantial physical or mental health<br />
problems or who are called to active U.S. military duty during<br />
the academic term; those policy statements are available from<br />
the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs or the <strong>University</strong><br />
Registrar. Depending upon the reason for or the date of withdrawal,<br />
the registration(s) in question may be erased from<br />
the student’s permanent record or a withdrawal indicator<br />
(“W”) may be placed in the grade field(s) in the SLU record.<br />
Ordinarily, withdrawals are not permitted after the middle<br />
class-day of the academic term. An unauthorized withdrawal<br />
may result in the entry of “AF” grade(s) in the permanent<br />
record signifying failure because of excessive absences.<br />
In addition to filing the Registrar’s form, a graduate student<br />
on an academic appointment, withdrawing for the academic<br />
term, must submit a letter of resignation from that appointment<br />
through the academic unit to which service is rendered<br />
if an assistantship and to the Dean of The Graduate School.<br />
A Classified student withdrawing entirely (or taking a formal<br />
leave of absence) from the graduate program is required to<br />
submit a letter of resignation (or a petition for a leave), routing<br />
the letter or petition through the major field and to the<br />
Associate Dean of The Graduate School.<br />
acaDemic sTanDaRDs<br />
Academic Work at the<br />
400, 500, 600, and 700 Levels<br />
Academic work designated by 500- or 600-level numbering<br />
is, by definition, offered for “graduate credit.” In general,<br />
500-level offerings are appropriate for beginning and master’s<br />
degree students and 600-level is advanced graduate work and<br />
for doctoral students. To the extent applicable, graduate students<br />
may obtain credit toward degrees for limited numbers of<br />
credit-hours in 400-level (upper-division) courses and/or 700-<br />
or 800-level (professional) work; limitations are given in the<br />
subsequent section on “Graduation Requirements.”<br />
The Semester-Hour of Credit<br />
One “credit” or “credit-hour” or “semester-hour of credit”<br />
is defined at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> as one lecture, recitation/discussion,<br />
or other class exercise, fifty (50) minutes per<br />
week for one semester; ordinarily the semester is minimally<br />
fourteen (14) calendar-weeks in length exclusive of the finalexaminations<br />
period. Two (2) to four (4) weekly clock hours<br />
of demonstration, laboratory, practicum, etc., varying somewhat<br />
with degree program, are equivalent to one clock hour<br />
of lecture. In the Curricula and Courses section of this catalog,<br />
the number of credits for an individual course is given<br />
in parentheses after the Registrar’s course-identifier and the<br />
course-title.<br />
Grading System<br />
The following are the final (letter) grades designated by The<br />
Graduate School for 500- and 600-level offerings carrying<br />
two (2) or more credits, exclusive of Thesis or Dissertation<br />
Research, their quality-point values (per credit-hour), and<br />
their descriptions:<br />
“A” 4.0 High intellectual initiative and achievement<br />
“B+” 3.5 Above average, approaching high<br />
achievement<br />
“B” 3.0 Clearly acceptable performance<br />
“B-” 2.5 Somewhat below average. Grade does not<br />
fulfill course requirements.<br />
“C” 2.0 Minimum passing grade; achievement<br />
of questionable acceptability<br />
“F” 0.0 Failure<br />
“AF” 0.0 Failure due to excessive absences or<br />
unauthorized withdrawal<br />
For most 500- and 600-level offerings carrying zero or<br />
one semester-hour of credit, one of these two, final grades<br />
is assigned:<br />
“S” Satisfactory<br />
“U” Unsatisfactory<br />
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Neither of these two grades influences the student’s term or<br />
cumulative grade-point average. (The Graduate School does<br />
not permit “Pass/No Pass” grading.)<br />
For Thesis and Dissertation Research registrations, independent<br />
of the number of credit-hours of enrollment for the academic<br />
term, and for Project Guidance (for Ed.D.-degree students<br />
only), and for Special Study for Examinations, Master’s
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Degree Study, Specialist Degree Study, Doctor of Education<br />
Degree Study, and Doctor of Philosophy Degree Study (all<br />
zero-credit), one of these three grades is assigned at the end of<br />
the academic term:<br />
“IP” In Progress<br />
“S” Satisfactory<br />
“U” Unsatisfactory<br />
Toward fulfillment of the credit-hours requirement for Thesis<br />
or Dissertation Research or Project Guidance, the grade of<br />
“S” may be assigned only once: at the close of the final academic<br />
term in residence during which the student has completed<br />
both the hours requirement and the Thesis/Dissertation/<br />
Project itself; at the close of a prior term, if progress has been<br />
made, the “IP” grade is appropriate. If/When a “U” grade is<br />
assigned, no credit toward fulfillment of the hours-requirement<br />
is earned. Adjacent to a Special-Study-for-Examinations<br />
entry in the student record, “IP,” “S,” and “U” indicate that the<br />
exam was not taken, was passed, and was failed, respectively.<br />
For Degree Study registrations, the Registrar will automatically<br />
record an “S” grade at the close of the academic term. None<br />
of these three grades affects the student’s term or cumulative<br />
grade-point average.<br />
For a course at any level that a student elects and is approved<br />
to audit, at the end of the term, the instructor assigns one of<br />
these two “grades”:<br />
“AU” Audit (satisfactorily)<br />
“W” Authorized withdrawal (or unsatisfactory<br />
audit)<br />
Neither of these entries into the permanent record influences<br />
the student’s term or cumulative grade-point average.<br />
If a student completes an authorized withdrawal between the<br />
end of the Late Registration period and the middle day of the<br />
academic term, a designation of “W” is entered into the grade<br />
field for that entry in the permanent record. Withdrawals<br />
beyond the mid-term date are ordinarily disallowed.<br />
The Graduate School offers academic work only at the<br />
500 and 600 levels, per se. For work taken at the 400, 700<br />
or 800 level by graduate students, their final grades are<br />
assigned within the schemes of the Schools or Colleges of<br />
the <strong>University</strong> offering that work. Possible final grades in<br />
such work include, besides or in substitution for those defined<br />
above, the “C+” (2.5 quality points per credit; instead of the<br />
“B-”) and the “D” (1.0 quality point; not a satisfactory grade<br />
for a The Graduate School student).<br />
The following temporary course grades may be given:<br />
“I” All requirements for the course were expected to<br />
have been completed, but have not been completed<br />
by the student at the time, ordinarily at the close of<br />
an academic term, when the Instructor would assign<br />
the final grade; the “Incomplete” may remain in the<br />
permanent record for a maximum of 12 months,<br />
and, if not purposefully amended by then, the grade<br />
is transformed into an “F” (Failure).<br />
“X” Student absent from final examination; must be<br />
rectified within six (6) weeks of the end of the academic<br />
term, or it is replaced by the “F” grade.<br />
“NR” Student is enrolled in academic work for a term<br />
and may not be expected to complete requirements<br />
by the close of that term; code for grade “Not<br />
Recorded”; the notation remains in place until the<br />
Instructor of record communicates a final letter<br />
grade to the Registrar.<br />
Excluding Thesis or Dissertation Research and Project<br />
Guidance, no courses or other academic work offered at the<br />
500 and 600 levels and carrying more than one semester-hour<br />
of credit may be graded on a “Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory”<br />
basis with two possible exceptions: courses in foreign-language<br />
translation (as a research-tool) and, on individual bases,<br />
Summer Sessions institutes or workshops may be approved for<br />
“S/U” grading. (Journal-club and colloquia participation for<br />
zero or one credit-hour are ordinarily graded “S/U.”)<br />
Grade Reports/<br />
The SLU Permanent Record<br />
An electronic grade report is prepared for the student in The<br />
Graduate School at the end of the academic term for which<br />
the student has completed a registration. The report is communicated<br />
to the student via Banner. The report shows a<br />
permanent (or, perhaps, a temporary or a “NR”) grade for<br />
each enrolled course for that term as well as cumulative quality<br />
data for the term and for all work taken in The Graduate<br />
School to date. Graduate School students do not receive midterm<br />
grades. When an initially assigned temporary grade or an<br />
“NR” indicator is rectified to a permanent grade, the change<br />
appears in Banner.<br />
The permanent record at the <strong>University</strong> is begun with the<br />
matriculation of the student. In essence, this record shows<br />
the courses taken and the grades received by the student; the<br />
record is ordered chronologically by academic term. Also<br />
indicated in the permanent record are the previous degrees<br />
earned by the student and any academic work taken elsewhere<br />
that has been approved for transfer into a SLU degree program<br />
and for posting to this document by The Graduate School.<br />
A transcript is a copy of the permanent record, certified as<br />
authentic and true by the Registrar. If and when the student<br />
earns a degree and/or a certificate through The Graduate<br />
School, that item is posted to the student’s SLU record. A<br />
grade-point average is computed for the academic work taken<br />
as a student in The Graduate School. Notably, if a student<br />
in The Graduate School takes a specific course twice, both<br />
entries will appear in the record, but only one will be included<br />
in the work presented toward a degree, but the quality points<br />
from both entries will be included in the computation by The<br />
Graduate School of the graduate career grade-point average.
Good Academic Standing<br />
and Academic Probation<br />
A student is in good academic standing if not on academic<br />
probation or under suspension, or has not been dismissed<br />
from The Graduate School and, if Classified, is making progress<br />
toward a degree within the time-period established for<br />
that degree. A student may be formally dismissed from The<br />
Graduate School, or placed under temporary suspension, by<br />
action of the Dean for academic deficiencies or academic misconduct.<br />
If the cumulative grade point average of a Classified student in<br />
The Graduate School falls below 3.0 (on the four-point scale,<br />
“B” = 3.0), that student is automatically placed on academic<br />
probation (not to be confused with Probationary student-status).<br />
To continue degree pursuit, the student must progress toward<br />
a 3.0 cumulative average and is expected to emerge from<br />
academic probation within nine (9) credit-hours or two successive<br />
academic terms during which coursework registrations<br />
are recorded. A student in The Graduate School will not be<br />
advanced to Candidate status while on academic probation. In<br />
general, doctoral students are expected to achieve at the “B+”<br />
level in postbaccalaureate academic work.<br />
A limited number of credit-hours in 500- or 600-level work in<br />
which the grade of “C” is earned may or may not be accepted<br />
toward a degree in The Graduate School at the discretion of<br />
the individual department or program. The Classified student’s<br />
cumulative grade-point average in academic work presented<br />
to fulfill degree requirements must be at least 3.0. A minimum<br />
grade of “B” is ordinarily required for graduate-degree credit<br />
in any 400-, 700-, or 800-level course.<br />
The case of a student not in good academic standing may be<br />
reviewed at any time within the department or program to<br />
determine a course of action to be taken. A student in The<br />
Graduate School will not be advanced to candidacy while not<br />
in good academic standing.<br />
Acceptable Academic Progress/<br />
Ordinary Time-Periods to Degree<br />
Acceptable academic progress is defined in The Graduate<br />
School for Classified students as the completion of at least<br />
twelve (12) credit-hours in an academic year or a twelvemonth<br />
period. When requested by the Office of Scholarship<br />
and Financial Aid and when applicable, for students progressing<br />
acceptably, The Graduate School will certify the completion<br />
of twelve or more credit-hours in a twelve-month academic<br />
year as passing from one “class year” to the next.<br />
The ordinary time-period to degree for a Classified student<br />
in The Graduate School begins at the start of the academic<br />
term when the first SLU course is taken to be included in the<br />
degree-program. Accordingly, revision of the start of the time<br />
period is possible after matriculation (e.g., if a course taken in<br />
Unclassified status is, subsequent to advancement to Classified<br />
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status, made part of the degree program through a successful,<br />
formal petition to do so). For the student pursuing a master’s<br />
degree, the ordinary time-period to the degree is five (5)<br />
years. For the student pursuing the doctorate directly from<br />
the baccalaureate, the ordinary time-period is seven (7) years.<br />
For the student pursuing the doctorate, having previously (and<br />
rather recently) been awarded a master’s degree in the same<br />
or a comparable major field (i.e., the academic work of the<br />
master’s degree partially fulfills requirements for the doctorate),<br />
the ordinary time-period to degree is five (5) years.<br />
Academic Integrity/Ethics<br />
The <strong>University</strong> is a community of learning, and its effectiveness<br />
requires an environment of mutual trust and integrity.<br />
As members of this community, students share with faculty<br />
and administrators the responsibility to maintain this environment.<br />
Academic integrity is violated by any dishonesty in<br />
submitting, to the instructor for evaluation, an assignment,<br />
test, research report, or any other documentation required to<br />
validate the student’s learning. In a case of clear indication of<br />
such dishonesty, the faculty member or administrator has the<br />
responsibility to apply sanctions to protect the environment of<br />
integrity necessary for learning.<br />
Although not all forms of academic dishonestly are given<br />
here, the instances listed below should be seen as actions<br />
that not only violate the mutual trust necessary between faculty<br />
and students, but they also undermine the validity of the<br />
<strong>University</strong>’s evaluation of students and take unfair advantage<br />
of fellow students. Soliciting, receiving, or providing any<br />
unauthorized assistance in the completion of any work submitted<br />
toward academic credit is dishonest.<br />
Examples of academic dishonesty would be copying from<br />
another student, using electronic devices to share information<br />
during an exam, copying from a book or class notes during<br />
a closed-book exam, submitting materials authored by or<br />
editorially revised by another person but represented as the<br />
student’s own work, copying a passage or text directly from a<br />
published source without appropriately citing/recognizing that<br />
source, taking a test or doing an assignment or other academic<br />
work for another student, or securing or supplying in advance<br />
a copy of an examination without the knowledge or consent of<br />
the Instructor.<br />
Any clear violation of academic integrity will be met with<br />
sanctions. In a case of dishonesty within a course, the<br />
Instructor may assign an appropriate grade and/or recommend<br />
further sanctions to the Dean. The Dean is responsible for the<br />
final decision and notification of all associated parties. The<br />
final decision of the Dean may be appealed as described in<br />
“Procedures for Academic Appeals.”<br />
Ethical behavior must also extend beyond the academic setting<br />
and into professional life. Most major fields require their<br />
graduate students to complete an ethics requirement within the<br />
curriculum. Coursework or other training in ethics in research<br />
is required of academic personnel involved in traineeship and
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investigative programs funded by a number of Federal and<br />
other agencies.<br />
Suspension/Dismissal<br />
The student who is judged guilty of an act of serious academic<br />
dishonesty, e.g., involving a final course or degree examination<br />
or plagiarism in the preparation of a major paper or a<br />
research-report, may be suspended for a specified time period<br />
or dismissed altogether from The Graduate School and the<br />
<strong>University</strong>. Suspension or dismissal may also be warranted<br />
for other academic reasons or on societal grounds, e.g., unauthorized<br />
solicitation or distribution of controlled substances,<br />
endangering one’s self or another person, sexual harassment,<br />
or abusing alcohol or illicit drugs. Reports of such actions may<br />
come from nonacademic staff, faculty, administrators, or other<br />
students. Such reports are to be directed to the Dean who is<br />
responsible for decisions to suspend or dismiss.<br />
Procedures for Academic Appeals<br />
As a general policy, if a student desires to appeal any academic<br />
decision, that appeal should first be made to the faculty<br />
member or faculty committee involved and, if necessary<br />
thereafter, to the department or program chairperson, and the<br />
Dean of The Graduate School, as warranted, in that order.<br />
If a student questions or disagrees with a grade received,<br />
the initial contact should be with the faculty member who<br />
assigned the grade. Appeal beyond the Instructor is to the<br />
<strong>University</strong> personnel in the order indicated above.<br />
The student who wishes to appeal an academic suspension<br />
or dismissal shall first contact the Dean of The Graduate<br />
School for a hearing; then, if warranted, s/he must lodge a<br />
formal appeal with the <strong>University</strong> Board of Graduate Studies<br />
within sixty (60) days of notification of the suspension or dismissal.<br />
The appeal must be in writing, and is to be addressed<br />
to the Secretary of the Board, a position held ex-officio by<br />
an Associate Dean. The Board Secretary will notify all parties<br />
involved of the appeal and will request any supporting<br />
documentation that these parties believe that the Board should<br />
review. The appeal may be heard as an agenda-item at one of<br />
the regularly scheduled Board meetings, or a special meeting<br />
of the Board may be called. At least eight (8) members of the<br />
Board, excluding ex-officio members, must be in attendance.<br />
Minutes will be prepared by the Board Secretary. The Dean<br />
will relinquish the Chair, and one of the Associate Deans will<br />
conduct the meeting. The Board will hear the case presented<br />
by the student and others supporting the student’s appeal.<br />
Following the student’s presentation, the Board will hear the<br />
presentations of the other parties involved. Following the presentations,<br />
the Board will conduct a discussion, and a decision<br />
will be reached regarding the outcome of the appeal. If the<br />
Board finds that insufficient information has been presented,<br />
it may request a period of not longer than thirty (30) days to<br />
obtain the information, meet again, and reach a decision. The<br />
Dean and the Board Secretary shall be present throughout the<br />
entire process, but neither shall be allowed to propose or second<br />
any motion or to cast a vote on any motion related to the<br />
appeal. If a member of the Board is a member of the department<br />
or program involved in the appeal, that Board member<br />
will abstain from active participation in the appeals process.<br />
Diversity, Affirmative Action, and<br />
Disabilities<br />
All programs and activities at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> are<br />
open to all without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation,<br />
age, religion, national origin, disability, or Veteran status.<br />
All <strong>University</strong> policies and procedures are administered<br />
in a manner consistent with the <strong>University</strong>’s Catholic, Jesuit<br />
identity. This policy applies to all students, faculty, and staff<br />
at the Frost and Health Sciences campuses and covers both<br />
their work and educational environments. The office ensures<br />
that the <strong>University</strong> lives up to its commitment to equal opportunity<br />
and non-discrimination.<br />
Contact may be made to the Disability Services Office for<br />
information on <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s non-discrimination<br />
policies, including sexual harassment (Suite 331, BSC, Frost<br />
Campus; telephone 977.8885). The office reviews complaints<br />
that allege violation of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s policies of<br />
equal opportunity and sexual harassment.<br />
The Director of Diversity and Affirmative Action is also <strong>Saint</strong><br />
<strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s Section 504 coordinator and is responsible<br />
for monitoring compliance with the American Disabilities<br />
Act. Students may contact the office for assistance with physical,<br />
academic, and program accessibility to the <strong>University</strong>.
Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct-AAO<br />
PREAMBLE<br />
Membership in the American Association of Orthodontists is voluntary. By accepting<br />
membership, all members assume an obligation of self-discipline above and beyond the<br />
requirements of laws and regulations, in accordance with these Principles.<br />
These Principles express the recognition of members’ responsibilities to the public,<br />
patients, other health care professionals and colleagues. These Principles guide members<br />
in the performance of their professional responsibilities and express the basic tenets of<br />
ethical and professional conduct. They call for an unwavering commitment to honorable<br />
behavior, without regard to personal advantage.<br />
The related Advisory Opinions are as equally binding as the Principles. They are<br />
intended to augment the Principles and further guide ethical behavior.<br />
Advisory Opinions that are most relevant to certain Principles are set forth at the end<br />
of each such Opinion. However, the Principles and Advisory Opinions may, but are not<br />
intended to, apply solely on an individual basis. All of the Principles and Advisory<br />
Opinions taken together shall measure ethical behavior of the member. Accordingly, the<br />
placement of an Advisory opinion in relation to a specific ethical Principle does not<br />
foreclose such Opinion from being interpretive of or augmenting any other Principle.<br />
The term” ethical,” as used in the Principles and Advisory Opinions, means the<br />
highest principles and practices, customs and usages of the orthodontic specialty. It may,<br />
but does not necessarily, involve issues of morality in the practice of orthodontics. The<br />
term “unethical” means conduct which fails to conform to such standards, customs and<br />
usages or policies, and thereby violates these Principles or Advisory Opinions.<br />
These Principles and the Advisory Opinions may exceed, but are never less than nor<br />
contrary to, legal requirements. Under no circumstances should these Principles or the<br />
Advisory Opinions be construed to encourage conduct that violates a law. Violations of<br />
law may subject the member to civil or criminal liability. Unethical conduct in violation<br />
of the Principles or Advisory Opinions may result in disciplinary action by this<br />
Association, such as censure, suspension or expulsion from membership, as provided in<br />
the Association’s Bylaws. Relevant Bylaws provisions appear at the end of these<br />
Principles.<br />
Expulsion from membership is the maximum penalty that by be imposed by the<br />
Association on a member who violates the Principles or Advisory Opinions. However,<br />
the Association may also have an obligation to report to the appropriate governmental<br />
agency and/or state board of dental examiners certain violations of these Principles or<br />
Advisory Opinions.
Acquittal or exoneration of a member charged with illegal conduct in civil or criminal<br />
action does not foreclose the Association’s right to initiate a disciplinary proceeding<br />
against a member with reference to the conduct that was the subject of such action.<br />
However, such acquittal or exoneration may be considered in relation to whether a<br />
violation of these Principles has occurred and/or the penalty to be imposed.<br />
PRINCIPLES AND ADVISORY OPINIONS<br />
I. Members shall be dedicated to providing the highest quality orthodontic care<br />
to their patients within the bounds of the clinical aspects of the patient’s<br />
condition, and with due consideration being given to the needs and desires of<br />
the patient.<br />
A. Members must prescribe and directly supervise the work of all auxiliary<br />
personnel through (i) being in the orthodontic office where the care is<br />
rendered, (ii) prescribing procedures to be performed, personally evaluating<br />
the treatment status of the patient, and (iii) except for imaging processes and<br />
emergency removal of irritating or broken appliances, approving all<br />
procedures performed by auxiliary personnel before dismissing the patient.<br />
B. Members shall make reasonable arrangements for emergency care for their<br />
patients and should, when consulted for an emergency by a patient not of<br />
record, make reasonable arrangements for emergency care and return the<br />
patient to the orthodontist of record unless the patient expressly indicates a<br />
different preference.<br />
C. Members shall make treatment decisions and render all related opinions and<br />
recommendations based on the best interest of the patient without regard to a<br />
member’s direct or indirect financial or beneficial interest in a product or<br />
service, or direct or indirect relationship with the manufacturer or supplier of<br />
such product or service.<br />
D. It is ethical to provide a second opinion to a patient as long as it is qualified as<br />
to whether or not it is based on a review of the treating practitioner’s records<br />
and treatment history.<br />
E. A second opinion should include a diagnosis and treatment plan recommended<br />
to the patient. It must be honest and focus on the facts presented. It is<br />
unethical to propound a specific technique, philosophy, training or ability as<br />
superior without acknowledging that each orthodontist uses different<br />
techniques based on training and experience, and that the second opinion is<br />
based on an orthodontist’s individual perspective. A second opinion must<br />
disclose to the patient any conflict of interest of the member providing the<br />
opinion.
F. Patients should be informed of their oral health status without disparaging<br />
comments about the patient’s prior treatment which are not supported by<br />
known facts.<br />
G. Members should inform their patients of any proposed treatment and any<br />
reasonable alternatives, so that the patient understands their treatment<br />
decisions.<br />
H. Members should avoid interpersonal relationships with their patients that<br />
could impair their professional judgment or risk the possibility of exploiting<br />
the confidence placed in them by a patient.<br />
I. It is unethical to engage, or aid and abet, in treatment which is dangerous<br />
and/or has no scientific basis.<br />
II. Members shall seek to maintain and improve their orthodontic knowledge<br />
and skill.<br />
A. Members should obtain continuing orthodontic education.<br />
III. Members shall recognize and abide by the laws that apply to the practice of<br />
orthodontics in their jurisdiction.<br />
A. Members may assign to an auxiliary or other employee only those duties for<br />
which they have been appropriately trained and that can be legally performed<br />
by such individual in the member’s jurisdiction.<br />
B. Members shall maintain the confidentiality of patient records. Upon request<br />
of a patient or another practitioner acting on behalf of the patient, and<br />
regardless of whether the patient owes an outstanding balance, members shall<br />
provide any information (including copies of appropriate records) that may be<br />
beneficial to the future treatment of that patient. Reasonable costs for<br />
duplicating such records may be charged to the patient, and additional credit<br />
need not be extended therefor.<br />
C. Members should retain patient records (including chart, x-rays, models, etc.)<br />
for at least as long as the applicable statute of limitations period in their state<br />
for bringing a malpractice claim (which may not begin to run in the case of a<br />
minor until the age of majority).<br />
D. Members shall not practice while abusing controlled substances, alcohol or<br />
other chemical agents which impair their ability to practice, and shall urge<br />
chemically impaired colleagues to seek treatment. Members with first-hand<br />
knowledge that a colleague is practicing when so impaired have an ethical<br />
responsibility to report such evidence to the appropriate state or provincial<br />
society or dental board.
E. Members should become familiar with signs of abuse and neglect, and must<br />
report suspected cases to the appropriate authorities in the manner prescribed<br />
by state laws.<br />
F. Members with first-hand knowledge that a colleague rendered faulty treatment<br />
or is engaged in illegal actions must report such matter to the appropriate<br />
agency, as required by law.<br />
IV. Members shall be honest with patients, colleagues and third parties.<br />
A. Members shall not falsely represent the following: their credentials or<br />
certifications, any non-educationally qualified person to be an orthodontist, or<br />
non-member to be a member of this Association. The burden of responsibility<br />
is upon every member to ensure that no person associated with them as an<br />
employee or an associate, who is not a qualified orthodontic specialist, is<br />
falsely announced or represented as such. Members and those they employ<br />
shall represent their credentials, certifications and licenses accurately. It shall<br />
be unethical to announce, advertise or represent credentials or certifications as<br />
similar or comparable to other dissimilar credentials or certifications. For<br />
example, it is unethical to directly or indirectly represent or imply Board<br />
certification (1) by, or as comparable to, the American Board of Orthodontics<br />
when the certifying board is not the American Board of Orthodontics or<br />
recognized by the American Dental Association; and/or (2) in an area of<br />
dental practice that is not one of the recognized dental specialties, unless<br />
Advisory Opinion 5.H.2 of the American Dental Association’s Principles of<br />
Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct, incorporated herein by reference,<br />
has been satisfied.<br />
B. Members may not announce certification in orthodontics and dentofacial<br />
orthopedics from certifying boards not recognized by the American Dental<br />
Association unless such announcement (1) complies with all applicable laws,<br />
and (2) includes the following language: “[name of certifying board] is not<br />
recognized as a certifying board for orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics<br />
by the American Dental Association.”<br />
C. Members shall neither give nor receive “rebates” or “split fees” in relation to<br />
the referral or acceptance of patients. The terms “rebates” and/or “split fees”<br />
refers to any substantial remuneration paid or received, or the division of fees<br />
paid or received, in exchange for referring or accepting a patient for<br />
orthodontic or other health care services; provided that, to the extent permitted<br />
by applicable law and ethical rules, these terms are not intended to include<br />
revenue sharing arrangements between or among members and/or other<br />
dentists or allied healthcare practitioners in an employer/employee,<br />
partnership, corporation or other similar legally-recognized relationship where<br />
compensation is based on revenue received.
D. Members shall not misrepresent the care being rendered to a patient.<br />
E. Members who present educational or scientific information in an article,<br />
seminar or other program must disclose to the readers or participants, in the<br />
promotional material and the presentation, any monetary or other beneficial<br />
interest the member may have in the products promoted or endorsed in the<br />
presentation.<br />
V. Members shall ensure that their public statements, announcements of<br />
services and promotional activities for providing information to aid the<br />
public, patients and/or other health care providers in making informed<br />
decisions, are not false, deceptive or misleading in any material respect.<br />
A. Members must have a reasonable basis to believe that their public statements<br />
with respect to their practice or the specialty are true. Statements should be<br />
avoided that contain a representation or implication regarding the quality of<br />
orthodontic or other health care services, which (a) suggest superiority relative<br />
to other practitioners, unless it is acknowledged that each orthodontist uses<br />
different techniques based on training and experience, and that such claim is<br />
the orthodontist’s individual perspective, and/or (b) are not susceptible to<br />
reasonable verification, by the public, and/or are intended or likely to create<br />
an unjustified expectation about results that can be achieved.<br />
B. Members must properly disclose any enhancement, modification or alteration<br />
of any photographs, computer images, radiographic images or other visual<br />
images that are used in any presentation or publication to patients,<br />
orthodontists, dentists or the public.<br />
C. Orthodontic advertising which includes fees should clearly state all<br />
anticipated fees in the same size type and font.<br />
VI. Members shall be dedicated to generating public confidence in the<br />
orthodontic specialty by improving the quality and availability of<br />
orthodontic care to the public.<br />
A. Members may exercise discretion in selecting a patient into their practice,<br />
provided that they shall not refuse to accept a patient because of the patient’s<br />
race, creed, color, sex, national origin, disability, HIV seropositive status, or<br />
other legally recognized protected class.<br />
B. It is not unethical to withdraw from treating a case when the option exists,<br />
provided that advance written notice to the patient or responsible party is<br />
given to allow for another orthodontist to be secured.
C. Members should pursue changes in laws, requirements, rules and/or<br />
regulations within their jurisdiction that are contrary to the best interest of<br />
their patients.<br />
D. It is not unethical to accept for treatment or complete treatment on a patient<br />
who has an outstanding balance with a previous practitioner.<br />
E. It is not unethical to remove appliances from, or to continue treatment of, a<br />
patient not of record upon request by that patient; provided, that substantial<br />
effort should be made to determine the reason for the request from the patient<br />
and, with the patient’s consent, consult with the patient’s practitioner prior to<br />
such removal or continuation of treatment. If such consent is not obtained, the<br />
patient need not be accepted for treatment unless an emergency situation is<br />
presented.<br />
F. Members should whenever practicable offer orthodontic services to charitable<br />
or educational institutions and other deserving individuals.<br />
G. Members should, where practicable, participate in activities that contribute to<br />
an improved community.
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY<br />
CENTER FOR ADVANCED DENTAL EDUCATION<br />
GRADUATE ORTHODONTIC PROGRAM<br />
CLINIC MANUAL<br />
2009-2010<br />
I. ASSIGNMENT OF PATIENTS<br />
A. WHEN AND BY WHOM<br />
1. The Clinic Director makes the assignment of all cases to each resident.<br />
Included in this assignment are the following:<br />
a. cases with diagnostic data already available;<br />
b. cases for whom initial diagnostic records are to be taken;<br />
c. miscellaneous (active transfer, special treatment and retention) cases.<br />
B. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY<br />
1. The Clinic Supervisor is responsible for the financial arrangements;<br />
therefore, no resident should become involved in this transaction.<br />
You will be creating and updating a patient summary spreadsheet on<br />
a weekly basis stored on shared drive H. This information will be<br />
given to you by Dr. Araujo.<br />
NOTE: Before appliance placement or removal, each resident must verify<br />
the status of the patient’s financial obligation with the Clinic Supervisor.<br />
C. CLEFT PALATE PROGRAM<br />
1. Dr. Gus Sotiropoulos is the immediate supervisor of the Cleft Palate<br />
<strong>Program</strong>; however, administratively, it is part of the regular clinic<br />
program.<br />
2. Cleft Palate patients are to be scheduled only on Tuesdays thru<br />
Thursdays.<br />
3. When a cleft palate patient is assigned to you, please check with the<br />
Clinic Supervisor to make sure the patient has been properly<br />
registered as a patient in the clinic.<br />
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D. INSTRUCTOR ASSIGNMENT<br />
1. The Clinic Director assigns instructors to supervise the treatment of each<br />
patient. These patients must be appointed for times that coincide with the<br />
instructor’s schedule. Before initiating any treatment (including<br />
extractions) the patient’s chart, cephalometric tracings, diagnostic models,<br />
etc., must be approved by the attending instructor and/or Clinic Director.<br />
2. Patients may not be transferred from one faculty member to another<br />
unless the following criteria are met:<br />
a. A written request must be initiated by the patient/parent to the program<br />
and clinic directors stating the reason for the transfer.<br />
b. A written report by the resident must be prepared stating why the<br />
transfer request should be approved with a change of status form.<br />
c. The program director may request a meeting involving the clinic<br />
director, the instructor of record, and the resident to determine the<br />
legitimacy of the request. Only by mutual consent of the instructor<br />
and the program and clinic directors will “permission to transfer” be<br />
granted.<br />
d. If permission to transfer is denied, a meeting between the<br />
patient/parent and the program and clinic directors may be appropriate.<br />
II. OUTLINE OF PROCEDURES FOR STARTING A CASE<br />
A. INITIAL CONTACT<br />
1. The front desk schedules the patient’s appointment for records.<br />
2. The first appointment includes x-ray records, photographs, impressions,<br />
clinical examination, and case history. This appointment takes<br />
approximately 2 hours.<br />
B. FIRST APPOINTMENT<br />
1. Greet the patient and parent or guardian.<br />
2. Check records received and retake unacceptable ones. If intraoral<br />
radiographs are more than six months old, request another set of<br />
bitewings. A clinical faculty member should review all radiographs for<br />
completeness.<br />
3. Develop rapport with patient and parent.<br />
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C. CASE EVALUATION SESSION WITH THE INSTRUCTOR<br />
1. Discuss diagnosis and treatment plan with the supervising instructor.<br />
2. Have your records evaluated and approved. Establish a prognosis and<br />
determine the treatment sequence with the instructor. Make sure to write<br />
down on the patient’s chart all that was discussed and determined.<br />
3. If extractions and other procedures are ordered, type the proper request on<br />
the available forms and have the instructor sign it.<br />
4. Verify the type of appliance to be used and its manner of placement.<br />
5. The resident notifies the front desk to schedule an appointment for the<br />
“consultation” meeting. If possible have both parents and the patient<br />
present at this appointment.<br />
D. CONSULTATION APPOINTMENT<br />
1. Discuss diagnostic data and the treatment plan.<br />
2. Explain the length and frequency of appointments, etc.<br />
3. Have parents (or adult patient) sign the Informed Consent Form.<br />
This must be signed by the legal guardian (no grandparents or<br />
other relatives).<br />
4. Order any necessary general dental treatment. (Be sure to refer to our<br />
other departments, if possible.)<br />
5. If extractions are necessary, make the proper arrangements.<br />
6. Retake any unsatisfactory records.<br />
7. If appropriate, place posterior interdental separation.<br />
8. The resident and patient should schedule the appliance placement<br />
appointment at the front desk.<br />
9. If you anticipate a language problem, please have the instructor or clinic<br />
director sit in with you during the consultation.<br />
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E. PATIENT RECORDS<br />
Patient records, (charts, model boxes) will be kept in the record room, not at<br />
the units. Only the following information will be kept at the unit:<br />
1. Diagnosis/Treatment Plan Form<br />
2. Treatment Record<br />
3. Models<br />
THE FIRST TWO ITEMS ARE TO BE PUT IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE<br />
AND INSERTED INTO A BINDER IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.<br />
III. OPERATING POLICIES<br />
A. GENERAL<br />
1. Regular clinic hours are Tuesday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to noon<br />
and 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Patients are to be seen only during regular clinic<br />
hours except for specially approved circumstances or as reflected in the<br />
schedule.<br />
2. No resident is allowed to see patients on Mondays unless there is an<br />
emergency and the clinic/program director has previously authorized the<br />
visit.<br />
3. All supplies are available from the central supply room and are dispensed<br />
by the Inventory Coordinator from 8:00-12:00 and from 1:00-4:30 p.m.<br />
4. Every effort must be made to conserve supplies. Your help is necessary<br />
and will be appreciated.<br />
B. BANDS<br />
Prefabricated band supplies are checked out of the supply room. When<br />
fitting bands, unused “tried” bands are to be properly cleaned, labeled and<br />
sterilized before being returned to the bandbox. Under no circumstances<br />
should “loose” bands be returned to the supply room.<br />
IV. ROUTINE PATIENT PROCEDURES<br />
A. All appointments are scheduled by the front desk.<br />
B. Excellence in patient care is a priority.<br />
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C. We expect our residents to follow a protocol at each appointment:<br />
1. Welcome the patient. Try to always call him/her by the name or nickname<br />
he/she wants to be called by. Make a note of the special hobbies he/she<br />
might have and talk about them.<br />
2. Follow the entire exposure control plan: gloves, mask, eye protection,<br />
light covers, headrest covers.<br />
3. Have records available.<br />
4. Check oral hygiene and remove the wires.<br />
5. Check for loose bands and/or brackets.<br />
6. Evaluate the case by comparing its progress in relation to the last<br />
consultation and to the initial treatment records.<br />
7. Call the instructor and update him/her on the case.<br />
8. Comment on the treatment progress and options for further steps into<br />
treatment.<br />
9. Proceed with the treatment.<br />
10. Check with instructor his/her individual method to dismiss the patient (i.e.,<br />
it is the instructor’s responsibility to decide if he/she wants to see the<br />
wires and/or the effective treatment done at the consultation before the<br />
patient is sent home). The instructor must sign the chart after each patient<br />
visit.<br />
11. Speak to the parents about the patient’s progress after every<br />
appointment. This should be done outside the reception area.<br />
12. Write a memo to Dr. Gus Sotiropoulos and to Dr. Araujo on missed<br />
appointments and other problems you are facing in treatment.<br />
V. PLASTER LAB AND MINI-CLINIC LAB<br />
A. Each week, a first and second year resident will be assigned to clean the lab.<br />
Cleaning is to be done on a daily basis, Monday through Friday. The<br />
residents must clean the machinery, sinks, and change the paper on the<br />
bench tops.<br />
B. When working in the lab, you are required to police yourself. In other words,<br />
clean up after yourself and make it easier for all.<br />
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VI. RETAINERS AND POSITIONERS<br />
A. The appointed resident will fabricate all initial retainers for completed cases.<br />
The retainer used should be the one specified by the supervising instructor.<br />
(See book in Dr. Gus’ office.) Initial retaining appliances are included in the<br />
treatment fee; however, there is a re-fabrication fee of $100.00 for lost or<br />
damaged Hawley retainers and $60.00 for Essex-type retainers. Depending on<br />
the situation, as determined by the supervising instructor and/or clinic director,<br />
the patient may or may not be required to pay the fee. For those, the<br />
chargeable Hawley retainers will be sent to a commercial laboratory for<br />
fabrication. Financial arrangements must be made with the front desk before<br />
impressions are sent to the laboratory.<br />
B. Retainers to be sent to a commercial laboratory need Dr. Araujo’s signature.<br />
Essex retainers will not be sent out.<br />
C. Positioners are to be used only at the request of the supervising instructor.<br />
There is an additional charge for replacement of a positioner.<br />
VII. STERILIZATION LAB/ SUPPLY ROOM<br />
A. DISPENSING GUIDELINES<br />
1. Never take an entire box of brackets back to your operatory. Take only<br />
those needed for your procedure so that other residents may use them as<br />
well.<br />
2. All supplies that are needed for patient treatment can be obtained from<br />
the supply room. Excluding disposable items (gloves, earloop masks,<br />
headrest covers, etc.), all other items (TP auxiliary products, spool wire,<br />
power chains, etc.) should be returned to the supply room at day’s end.<br />
To maintain inventory and keep costs down, it is important to take only<br />
what you need now and not what you might need later.<br />
3. Always ask for assistance when trying to locate something. Stock in<br />
drawers or cabinets is excess inventory and should only be handled by<br />
the Inventory Coordinator.<br />
B. DENTRONIX RULES<br />
1. Drop up to two instrument racks into the ultrasonic. If you are the third<br />
rack, place yours in for 10 seconds then move all three to the Dentronix<br />
dry heat sterilizer. There should never be more than three racks in the<br />
ultrasonic.<br />
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VIII. UNITS<br />
2. All instruments (including hemostats) that will not fit above the instrument<br />
rack and into the Dentronix should be placed in the statim cassettes.<br />
3. Always remember to lock the door and start the Dentronix.<br />
4. When removing instrument racks, remove all remaining racks from the<br />
high heat sterilizer and leave the door open. Sterile racks should be placed<br />
on top of the dry heat sterilizers.<br />
C. AUTOCLAVE<br />
1. If the machine is still running place your bags to be sterilized on the<br />
autoclave. Write your name on all bags.<br />
2. Do not overfill cassette so that it must be forced into autoclave.<br />
3. Any bag containing plastics (including bite sticks) should be sterilized<br />
using plastics button designated by the rubber glove.<br />
4. Sterile bags, indicated by pink arrow changing to brown, should be placed<br />
in blue containers to be returned.<br />
5. Please return other residents’ instruments on the way back to your<br />
operatory.<br />
6. CADE instruments and appliances should be bagged as such and returned<br />
to the supply room.<br />
7. Bands to be sterilized should be bagged and designated by the box number<br />
for that instructor so that they may be sorted quickly.<br />
Each resident has been assigned an operatory. It should always be clean<br />
enough for others to use at all times. The best way to evaluate our efforts is to<br />
look at an operatory at the end of the day when everything is “put away.” If<br />
followed, these guidelines will add to the professional appearance of our<br />
clinic. Hopefully, everyone will be comfortable with keeping the guidelines<br />
general in scope. Here is a list of recommendations:<br />
1. Please advise the Inventory Coordinator in writing if equipment in your<br />
unit is broken. State the problem, your name, and unit number.<br />
2. Charts, textbooks, and papers should be stored in unit drawers.<br />
3. Models should be kept on the available shelves.<br />
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IX. LIBRARY<br />
4. No food or drink allowed in the clinic.<br />
5. Only supplies absolutely necessary for patient treatment should be<br />
permanently kept out (soap, lotion, gauze, etc.).<br />
6. Office supplies should be kept to a minimum.<br />
7. Personal photos should be framed & limited.<br />
8. The wood trimmed counter top should be cleared nightly.<br />
9. Nothing is to be stored in the plants!<br />
It is important that we organize and maintain our library. We will define some<br />
basic rules to keep that space in such a way that everyone will benefit from it. A<br />
schedule will be posted for residents to organize and re-file returned journals and<br />
books.<br />
X. MISCELLANEOUS<br />
A. Residents and instructors should be addressed as “Doctor” in the presence of<br />
patients, parents, and any professional situation.<br />
B. Personal appearance, attire and conduct should always reflect a professional<br />
atmosphere. Policy regarding clinic attire includes:<br />
1. “Blue” full scrubs (top and bottom) required. No other attire will be<br />
acceptable.<br />
2. Dedicated shoes (tennis shoes - white in color) are required.<br />
3. Non-soiled lab coats are to be worn at all times in the clinic and should be<br />
hung on the hook provided when not in use. Soiled lab coats should be<br />
placed in the appropriate laundry receptacle.<br />
4. Scrubs should not be worn during travel or outside the department. This is<br />
an OSHA mandate.<br />
5. Hospital or other institutionally marked scrubs are not to be worn.<br />
C. Smoking is not allowed in any <strong>University</strong> building or property.<br />
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D. Telephones<br />
1. The receptionist will page you for incoming telephone calls and calls should<br />
be answered as soon as possible.<br />
2. Telephones in the secretarial or reception areas should not be used for<br />
incoming or outgoing calls by the residents.<br />
3. Residents are not allowed in the reception area at any time.<br />
4. Each resident will be given an access code number to make toll calls to<br />
patients. Long distance calls will be charged to the individual code number.<br />
Calls other than to patients will be billed to the resident.<br />
5. Telephone messages will be placed in your voice mailbox or transferred to<br />
your voice mail. These must be checked at least twice a day and on<br />
weekends in case of emergencies.<br />
6. Personal phone calls should be kept to a minimum.<br />
E. Residents are to use the typewriter in the hall outside the clinic. Turn off when<br />
not in use.<br />
F. All patient visits are to be recorded on the treatment record and signed by the<br />
instructor.<br />
G. No one, except for the patient, is allowed in the clinic area. Parents, siblings,<br />
and friends should wait in the waiting room.<br />
H. Patients moving or discontinuing treatment are to notify the Clinic Supervisor<br />
immediately.<br />
1. A written statement from the parent or guardian is necessary.<br />
2. An equitable prorated refund will be determined.<br />
3. Where appropriate, the resident will complete an AAO Orthodontic Transfer<br />
Form (treatment in progress or retention) and a copy of patient records will<br />
be forwarded to the receiving orthodontist.<br />
4. Continuously missed appointments and any other problems related to patient<br />
care must be reported to the clinic/program director in a written format<br />
(front desk).<br />
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XI. EMERGENCY CARE OF PATIENTS<br />
A. DURING CLINIC HOURS<br />
Please make every effort to accommodate your patients for relief of pain and<br />
discomfort during clinic hours, to minimize after hours emergencies. To the<br />
extent possible, make necessary repairs, or have another resident do the<br />
necessary repairs for the patient so that an unnecessary return visit will not be<br />
necessary. Keep in the mind, that for many patients, a parent will have to take<br />
off work in order to bring the patient in, and in some cases they may have an<br />
hour drive or more.<br />
If you are on call during periods when the clinic is closed, but staff is<br />
answering the phones, you will be expected to call the front desk first thing in<br />
the morning to learn if there are any emergency patients to be called, to<br />
arrange a time for the front desk to schedule emergencies for the day, and then<br />
to call in advance of that time to see if there are emergencies scheduled.<br />
Finally the front desk may page you for special needs. You are expected to<br />
respond promptly to the page.<br />
B. AFTER CLINIC HOURS<br />
1. You may choose to give your patients your home phone number or<br />
not...the decision is yours. For those who choose not to give out their<br />
phone numbers with a voice mail attached, they have the duty to check<br />
their CADE voice mails in the evening and weekends.<br />
2. In dealing with patient problems, you should attempt to solve the problem<br />
by phone. If the patient is unable to be made comfortable in this way and<br />
they are several hours away, it may be necessary for them to contact their<br />
hometown dentist for assistance.<br />
3. If they are in the metropolitan <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> area and you determine that<br />
they can not wait until the next clinic day, you may see them in the clinic<br />
after hours only if the following protocol is followed:<br />
A. Contact one of the faculty listed below to discuss the nature of the<br />
problem, and ask if they can meet you at CADE to see the patient.<br />
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B. Contact a classmate to come with you to SLU. These pairs should<br />
consist of at least one male classmate (female and male or male and<br />
male)<br />
C. Contact <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> 314-977-3000, and ask that a Public<br />
Safety Officer meet you at CADE (3320 Rutger), at a specific time.<br />
This stipulation is an essential part of the CADE's Emergency Care<br />
Policy.<br />
D. Call the patient back and confirm the arrangement. In the 10 minutes<br />
that it took to make these arrangements, some patients will change<br />
their minds and of course you will need to call the faculty member,<br />
classmate, Public Safety Officer and notify them of any change in<br />
plans. The faculty member should therefore delay leaving home for at<br />
least10 minutes.<br />
DO NOT GO TO THE CLINIC TO MEET PATIENTS AFTER<br />
HOURS, OR EXIT YOUR CAR WITHOUT THE PUBLIC<br />
SAFETY OFFICER BEING THERE!<br />
E. The residents and faculty member will be asked to show their<br />
identification badges. If you need access to restricted parts of the<br />
building, the watch commander has a master key. The officer will not<br />
be able to stay with the residents, but you can ask the officer to swing<br />
by CADE to check on you every half hour or so. When the procedure<br />
is completed, call 977-3000 to have an officer escort everyone back to<br />
their cars.<br />
4. On weekends, residents are to “cover” their own patients, and if they are<br />
to be out of town they are responsible to have another resident “cover”<br />
their patients.<br />
5. On holidays, and vacations there will be a RESIDENT CALL LIST. The<br />
resident in charge should obtain the PAGER the orthodontic front desk.<br />
A. If the pager should ring with the pager number, it means that you have<br />
a voice message.<br />
B. Call the pager # 460-0627<br />
C. Put in 06921 (zero and the last 4 of the italicized numbers on the back<br />
of the pager)<br />
5 restores messages to the beginning<br />
6 listen to messages<br />
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7 date/time<br />
8 restores<br />
9 n/a<br />
D. Call the number of the emergency call, write this number down on<br />
paper, write down the patient’s name, and write down the parent or<br />
guardian name. Ask if they are a current patient of the orthodontic<br />
clinic. Determine the nature of the problem and whether it is within<br />
the scope of the clinic. Ask when they could meet you at CADE. Ask<br />
that they remain by the phone while you make arrangements for them<br />
to be seen. Tell them you will call back so you may call them back.<br />
When you call them back tell them that you, a classmate, a faculty<br />
member, and a public safety officer will meet you at the specified time<br />
at CADE so that you can help them with their problem.<br />
E. The details of the emergency visit should be transcribed into the<br />
patient record by the resident the next clinic day, and signed by the<br />
Clinic Director.<br />
F. If major trauma to the patient has occurred, the patient should go<br />
to the hospital emergency room. On the Missouri side of the<br />
Mississippi River, <strong>Saint</strong> John’s Mercy Hospital has a general practice<br />
residency and oral surgeons on call. On the Illinois side of the river,<br />
Alton Memorial is best. If these are not convenient or practical they<br />
should go to the emergency room as close to their residence as is<br />
possible. Judgment should be exercised as to whether you should meet<br />
them at the emergency room.<br />
Should you have an extraordinary problem you should call Drs. Oliver or<br />
Kim for advice.<br />
Dr. Don Oliver 314-966-2215<br />
Dr. Ki Boem Kim 314-862-1699<br />
Dr. Tako Araujo 314-239-4193<br />
The faculty will try to advise you of the primary and secondary call person<br />
for each holiday or vacation period.<br />
Revised 7/1/07<br />
Reviewed 7/1/09<br />
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SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY<br />
CENTER FOR ADVANCED DENTAL EDUCATION<br />
GRADUATE ORTHODONTICS POLICY MANUAL<br />
2009-2010<br />
Resident Rights, Responsibilities, and Opportunities<br />
I. DEPARTMENT HOURS<br />
A. Administrative Offices, Laboratories, and Library<br />
1. Located on the second floor of Dreiling-Marshall Hall<br />
2. Open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday<br />
3. Residents can do non-clinical work in laboratories and the library outside regular hours.<br />
In the evenings or on weekends, access to Dreiling-Marshall Hall may be obtained<br />
through the main front door after swiping an activated ID through the card reader. The<br />
Public Safety Office can also be called (977-3000) to arrange to have a Public Safety<br />
Officer come and unlock the building. Residents must be prepared to show a SLU ID on<br />
demand.<br />
B. Orthodontic Clinic<br />
1. Hours are 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday through Friday unless<br />
indicated otherwise in the schedule. Patients are not to be seen before 9:00 a.m. or after<br />
5:00 p.m., and not between 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m., unless special individual<br />
permission is given by the Clinic Director. Furthermore, patients may be seen only if<br />
there is a Clinical Instructor present on the floor. Should a treatment procedure warrant<br />
keeping a patient after 5:00 p.m., the Resident is responsible for remaining with the<br />
patient until he or she is called for by a parent or guardian, or is escorted onto public<br />
transportation.<br />
2. Except in emergency situations, patients are not to be seen during evening hours,<br />
Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays, unless permission is granted from the Clinic Director<br />
and the supervising Clinical Instructor. (See emergency care of patients in Clinic <strong>Manual</strong>,<br />
Section XII, pages 10-12.)<br />
II. ATTENDANCE See tab #2 for attendance policy and information.<br />
III. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DENTISTRY DEGREE<br />
A. The Graduate <strong>Program</strong> in Orthodontics requires formal enrollment in and completion of all<br />
academic work (a total of approximately seventy (70) credit hours of didactic, clinical, research<br />
tools, and thesis research). Any electives that a Resident may decide to take are generally in
addition to the 70 required credit hours.<br />
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B. Descriptions and credit hour values of the individual courses may be found in the "Catalog of<br />
the Graduate School." Evaluations of Resident performance are generally based on the grading<br />
schemes of The Graduate School. Passing grades in didactic courses are "A," "B+," "B," "B-"<br />
and "C." The average, acceptable grade is "B"; definitions of the individual grades may be found<br />
in the "Catalog of The Graduate School." Any course in which a failing grade ("F") is received<br />
must be retaken. Some courses are graded "S" (Satisfactory) or "U" (Unsatisfactory).<br />
C. The quantification of the grading scheme awards four points for an "A," 3.5 for a "B+," three<br />
for a "B," 2.5 for a "B-," two for a "C," and zero quality points for an "F." The quality points<br />
awarded for a course is the product of that associated with the grade received and the credit<br />
hour value. The cumulative grade point average is computed by dividing the total quality<br />
points by the total number of credit hours taken (excluding those with S/U grading). The<br />
minimum cumulative grade point average for "good academic standing" is 3.0. A Resident<br />
cannot become a Candidate for a master's degree while not in "good academic standing."<br />
D. Clinical Requirements<br />
1. A minimum of approximately 50 untreated cases representing the various classifications<br />
of malocclusion is selected for each Resident. A majority of these cases must be finished,<br />
presented with complete records, and accepted, to qualify the Resident for graduation.<br />
If, because of the degree of difficulty of one or more individual cases assigned, it is<br />
determined that these criteria are impossible or impractical to meet, this may be modified.<br />
Transfer cases will be assigned in the fall semester. Additional cases may be started only<br />
with the approval of the Clinic Director. Active orthodontic treatment of family<br />
members will be allowed provided the patient is registered and assigned to a faculty<br />
member by the Clinic Coordinator. NOTE: All cases regardless of the nature or extent<br />
of treatment must be properly registered prior to the initiation of treatment.<br />
2. Comprehensive examinations are held in late fall of the second and third year. At the<br />
option of the Faculty, written comprehensives may be held at the end of the first summer,<br />
end of the first year, end of the second year, and at the end of the program. Retention<br />
patients will be assigned in the latter part of the first year.<br />
3. First year residents will be examined on records and diagnosis their first year.<br />
4. Three Residents will be requested to present records at the annual meeting of the American<br />
Association of Orthodontists (AAO).<br />
5. The residents are responsible for ensuring that their patients are available for treatment and<br />
to follow the instructions provided by the supervising faculty member. The faculty are<br />
responsible for the quality of care that the patients receive.<br />
E. Thesis Research
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1. The Resident must present to The Graduate School two (2) acceptable copies of a thesis<br />
in evidence of thorough knowledge of a facet of the discipline, independent thought, and<br />
the potential for undertaking original research. The thesis must be prepared in the format<br />
of The Graduate School's directive supplemented by the <strong>Program</strong>'s style sheet. The<br />
document must be acceptable to the Readers (Candidacy Committee) and The Graduate<br />
School in its style and composition. The Candidacy Committee must be composed of<br />
three (3) faculty members with at least one (1) being full time at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>.<br />
The research project may be of the Resident's own choosing, but it must be approved by<br />
the thesis advisor (mentor) and the Research Director. A thesis advisor or mentor may<br />
be selected by the Resident or may be assigned by the Research Director. In general, the<br />
mentor should be full time in the <strong>Program</strong> and must be a member of the Graduate Faculty.<br />
A part-time Faculty member may be approved by the Research Director to serve as a<br />
mentor (subject to approval by the Graduate Dean), but to no more than one Resident per<br />
academic year.<br />
2. Modest financial assistance is available to each Resident pursuing the master's degree to<br />
defray the cost of essential supplies and materials associated with the thesis research.<br />
The Resident is required to submit an estimated budget, itemizing the cost of the<br />
proposed study, routing it through the Mentor and the Research Director for approval.<br />
For approved work to be done by the <strong>University</strong>, an authorization form must be<br />
obtained from the Administrative Office before any work is requested. The <strong>University</strong><br />
will not reimburse a Resident for research expense incurred outside this protocol.<br />
3. Three documents govern the format and style of the thesis: (1) the "typing" directive of<br />
The Graduate School (provided in the Candidacy mailing); (2) the <strong>Program</strong>'s style sheet<br />
(distributed during the Research Design course); and (3) "A <strong>Manual</strong> for Writers of Term<br />
Papers, Theses, and Dissertations," by Kate L. Turabian, 5th Edition (can be ordered<br />
through the Matthews Bookstore in the School of Medicine Building, Lower Level).<br />
F. Final Academic Requirements for the Master of Science in Dentistry Degree<br />
1. The Graduate School requires the preparation and filing of a formal thesis research<br />
proposal. This proposal can and should be formalized soon after the successful defense<br />
of the proposal within the Research Design course. The form is available from The<br />
Graduate School or it can be transferred onto a diskette by Information Technology<br />
Services in Des Peres Hall on the Frost Campus. The completed form must be approved<br />
by the Mentor and the Director of the Graduate <strong>Program</strong> in Orthodontics, and it must be<br />
filed with The Graduate School before approval of Candidate status will be given.<br />
2. Toward advancement to Candidacy for the Master's degree, the Resident must first<br />
complete, in the Office of The Graduate School, an "Application for Degree Card." This<br />
action initiates the preparation of a Candidacy mailing to the Resident by The Graduate<br />
School. Specific items in the mailing must be completed and/or reviewed for accuracy and
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completeness by the Resident. The academic record of the Resident is reviewed by the<br />
<strong>Program</strong> Director. Approvals by the <strong>Program</strong> Director are required. After submission<br />
of all required documentation to The Graduate School and favorable action, the Dean<br />
notifies the Resident of advancement to Candidacy. The entire process must occur within<br />
the deadlines established by The Graduate School if the Resident is to anticipate degree<br />
conferral at the close of the academic term in progress.<br />
3. Upon approval of the written thesis and digest/abstract by the mentor, two copies are<br />
transmitted to The Graduate School (where a format check is undertaken), and additional<br />
copies are prepared for the Candidacy Committee. The Resident, who must now be a<br />
Candidate, and the Mentor then schedule the final examination. That schedule must<br />
provide the Readers (Candidacy Committee) with a minimum of one week to review the<br />
thesis. Every member of the Committee must approve the general content of the thesis<br />
before the final examination can take place.<br />
4. Degrees are conferred by the <strong>University</strong> three (3) times each academic year:<br />
(1) in late May at the close of the academic year; (2) in early August at the end of the<br />
(June-July) Summer Session; and (3) in early January after the Fall semester. Formal<br />
commencement exercises occur only once each year in May.<br />
5. In keeping with Graduate School policy, Residents are given a time-to-degree period of<br />
five (5) years to complete degree requirements. It should be noted that the same five (5)<br />
year limit also exists for completion of certificate requirements. <strong>Program</strong> regulations<br />
demand that the didactic and clinical requirements be fulfilled during the thirty-month<br />
residency; otherwise, the residency may be extended or terminated.<br />
G. Guidelines in the Conduct of the Final Oral Examination<br />
1. The Graduate School demands a final, comprehensive, oral examination as the culminating<br />
requirement during master's degree study. In the case of a research degree, the defense of<br />
the thesis will be a part of the final exam.<br />
2. The Mentor and Resident/Candidate schedule the examination. The <strong>Program</strong> Director and<br />
the Director of Research are notified of the date, location, and time of the exam. The exam<br />
must take place in an on-campus location. The Director of Research will post a Public<br />
Notice on one of the <strong>Program</strong> bulletin boards. The examination cannot occur 1) less than<br />
one week from the date of receipt of the thesis copies by the committee members and 2)<br />
until The Graduate School has issued the two sets of (thesis and defense) ballots to the<br />
Chairperson of the Candidacy Committee. The anticipated time period for the<br />
examination should be 1-2 clock hours.<br />
3. To begin, the Committee meets briefly in executive session. The Committee Chairperson<br />
collects the signed thesis ballots and polls the Committee members to make certain there<br />
is unanimous approval of the general content of the thesis. In the case of disapproval, the<br />
examination is postponed.
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4. Members of the Faculty of the <strong>Program</strong> and, with the approval of the Candidate, other<br />
Residents in the Department, may attend the oral presentation of the thesis research and<br />
outcomes. They may ask only questions toward clarification of points of the<br />
presentation.<br />
5. The examination proper begins with the Committee Chairperson inviting the Candidate<br />
and any interested Faculty and Residents into the examining room. The Candidate is<br />
requested to make a presentation, approximately 20 minutes in length, before the<br />
audience. This presentation is to include: a) the statement and origin of the problem, the<br />
source of interest, and the benefits of its solution; b) a brief overview of previous, related,<br />
published research; c) the overall design of the study; d) the manner of data collection; e)<br />
the organizing and reducing of the data (statistics); f) results and their interpretation; and<br />
g) conclusions drawn.<br />
6. Following the Candidate's presentation and the resolution of issues of clarification, the<br />
guests, if any, are excused from the examining room.<br />
7. Each Committee member then asks questions relevant to the research and its outcomes.<br />
Should a general discussion ensue, the Committee Chairperson serves as moderator, and<br />
the Candidate an active participant.<br />
8. Further questions may be asked of the Candidate incidental to points or issues raised<br />
during the discussion. Additional questions pertaining to all facets (didactic, clinical, etc.)<br />
of the Orthodontic program may be directed to the Candidate. When the Committee, as<br />
interpreted by the Committee Chairperson, is convinced of the level of the Candidate's<br />
performance in the oral examination, the Candidate is temporarily excused from the room.<br />
9. The Committee members now complete the defense ballots in executive session. Once<br />
defense ballots are collected by the Committee Chairperson, the committee members may<br />
then discuss the Candidate's thesis and performance in its defense. The Committee<br />
Chairperson may poll the Committee to determine if the Candidate passed the oral exam;<br />
more than one negative vote signifies failure. The Chairperson inquires about changes in<br />
the thesis requested by the Committee members; the mentor may collect the Readers'<br />
thesis copies. The Committee Chairperson may recall the Candidate into the examining<br />
room and announce the outcome of the examination, but the formal notification is<br />
communicated to the Candidate by the Graduate Dean after review of the ballots.<br />
H. Manuscript for Publication of Thesis Research<br />
1. Residents who conduct thesis research must prepare a manuscript suitable for publication<br />
in a refereed journal (The American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial<br />
Orthopedics). A journal should be selected by the resident and approved by the thesis<br />
advisor (mentor). A manuscript should be prepared using the format given in that<br />
journal's information for authors.
2. An abstract of the finished thesis is also to be prepared.<br />
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3. A copy of the finished thesis will be submitted to the AAO Library. Please give this<br />
copy to the Director of the Graduate <strong>Program</strong> in Orthodontics who will see that it gets<br />
to the AAO Librarian. It should be noted that this copy is in addition to the two (2)<br />
acceptable copies presented to The Graduate School as well as one (1) copy for the<br />
CADE library.<br />
IV. COMPLETION OF THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM WITH THE MASTER'S DEGREE<br />
The residency program is not completed with the fulfillment of didactic and clinical requirements.<br />
The Master of Science in Dentistry degree must be earned. In general, specialty state licensure,<br />
American Board of Orthodontics eligibility, and memberships in the American Association of<br />
Orthodontists and constituent societies require full completion of the program.<br />
All Residents are initially admitted into the degree program, but should it become evident during the<br />
residency that a student is unable to fulfill the requirements for the master's degree, the case will be<br />
taken to the Graduate School for discussion and final decision in accordance with the <strong>Program</strong><br />
Director.<br />
V. OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT DURING RESIDENCY<br />
A. The seeking of outside employment by a Resident in the Graduate <strong>Program</strong> in Orthodontics is<br />
not encouraged, but may be permitted if conditions warrant. The following regulations apply:<br />
1. Upon successful completion of the summer session and the fall semester of the first year<br />
in the program, a Resident in academic good standing may request permission to seek<br />
part-time employment. The request will be evaluated by the Clinic Director and the<br />
<strong>Program</strong> Director.<br />
2. If granted permission to work, the Resident will seek employment with a general dentist.<br />
The Resident must communicate the name, address, and telephone number of the<br />
employer to the <strong>Program</strong> Director.<br />
3. The Resident will be allowed to work only on Saturdays.<br />
4. Under no circumstances will an employed Resident be excused from any <strong>Program</strong> function<br />
as a result of employment, regardless of when such functions may be scheduled (for<br />
example, on a Saturday).<br />
5. Under no circumstances will a Resident contract or undertake any type of orthodontic<br />
treatment outside the <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> Orthodontic Clinic.<br />
6. The <strong>Program</strong> Director reserves the authority to review the status of the Resident and, for
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cause, to rescind the privilege to maintain part-time employment. If the working<br />
Resident's grade point average falls below "B" (3.0), the privilege is withdrawn<br />
automatically.<br />
B. The request by a Resident to seek outside employment must be made in writing to the <strong>Program</strong><br />
Director on a form available in the <strong>Program</strong>'s Administrative Office.<br />
VI. GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS IN THE PROGRAM<br />
A. Several graduate fellowships are ordinarily awarded to Residents in the <strong>Program</strong> during their<br />
second year. Residents receive these appointments, subject to availability, following<br />
recommendation by the <strong>Program</strong> Director and approval by the Clinic Director and Executive<br />
Director.<br />
1. Three Orthodontic <strong>Program</strong> graduate fellows may participate in the Cleft Palate <strong>Program</strong><br />
in collaboration with the Missouri State Crippled Children's <strong>Program</strong> and Cardinal<br />
Glennon Children's Hospital. The faculty adviser of this program is Dr. Gus G.<br />
Sotiropoulos.<br />
2. Four Orthodontic <strong>Program</strong> graduate fellows may participate in the Cleft Palate <strong>Program</strong><br />
in collaboration with the Missouri State Crippled Children's <strong>Program</strong> and The Children's<br />
Hospital at Washington <strong>University</strong>. The faculty adviser of this program is Dr. Richard<br />
Nissen.<br />
3. One Orthodontic <strong>Program</strong> graduate fellow is ordinarily assigned to assist in the program<br />
with the Herbert Hoover Boys’ & Girls’ Club. The faculty adviser of this program is Dr.<br />
Michael V. Purcell.<br />
4. Several teaching and research fellowships are also available and will be awarded during this<br />
same period.<br />
5. Four fellowships are also available through Children’s Hospital at Washington<br />
<strong>University</strong>.<br />
B. General Provisions<br />
1. Graduate Orthodontic Residents awarded these fellowships are required to participate in<br />
research or service activities of the <strong>Program</strong> under the direction of a faculty adviser.<br />
2. Fellowship appointments are for one year. The appointment of a graduate fellow may<br />
be terminated by the <strong>Program</strong> Director, subject to the approval of the Executive Director,<br />
whenever deemed necessary for the good of the Graduate Orthodontics <strong>Program</strong>.<br />
3. For each fellowship funded from the <strong>Program</strong> Director's budget, stipend checks are<br />
distributed monthly.
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4. Applications for fellowships are to be submitted on forms available from the<br />
Administrative Office and turned into the <strong>Program</strong> Director.<br />
5. Appointments are made in the spring preceding the new academic year. Applications<br />
should be on file no later than May 1. It is the responsibility of the potential applicant<br />
to honor the submission deadline.<br />
6. Each graduate fellow is expected to devote a minimum of five (5) hours weekly to duties<br />
associated with the appointment. Research fellows appointed on grants may have more<br />
lengthy duties, but they cannot exceed twenty (20) clock hours per week.<br />
7. An Orthodontic Resident may hold only one fellowship at any given time unless<br />
approved by the Dean of the Graduate School. Residents on fellowships may not pursue<br />
outside employment during the period of appointment.<br />
8. Resignation from a fellowship must be made to the Executive Director in writing,<br />
countersigned by the Director of the Graduate Orthodontic <strong>Program</strong>. The exact date of<br />
termination must be indicated.<br />
9. Acceptance of a research fellowship is understood to imply acceptance of the patent<br />
policy of the <strong>University</strong>, and, if a contract is involved, of the contractual provisions<br />
governing patent rights, publication rights, and so forth.<br />
VII. MEMBERSHIPS<br />
A. American Dental Association<br />
Full time graduate student membership applications may be obtained from the Administrative<br />
Office. Annual dues are approximately $30.00 for the American Student Dental Association<br />
and $30.00 for the American Dental Association. Included is a subscription to The Journal of<br />
the American Dental Association.<br />
B. American Association of Orthodontists<br />
Applications may be obtained from the <strong>Program</strong>'s Administrative Office. Annual membership<br />
fee is $20.00 and must accompany the application.<br />
VIII. MISCELLANEOUS<br />
A. Residents are not permitted to use the photocopying machine in the Administrative Office. If<br />
you need to send a fax, please see the Administrative Secretary. A copy machine is available<br />
for Resident use in the CADE Library. A $50.00/per student fee will be assessed to cover use<br />
of the library copy machine for the thirty months.
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B. Locker space is available for Residents on the 2 nd floor from the Clinic Supervisor.<br />
C. Residents are responsible for the laundering and dry cleaning of their own scrubs. Clean lab<br />
coats will be provided.<br />
D. Residents should check their mailboxes and email regularly since notices of <strong>Program</strong> activities,<br />
memos, etc., are given almost on a daily basis.<br />
E. All CADE personnel with clinical patient contact responsibilities (i.e. faculty, staff, and<br />
residents) must maintain certification in basic life support.<br />
F. Libraries<br />
The combined holdings of the <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> libraries total nearly 1.5 million volumes;<br />
approximately 12,800 subscriptions are maintained. The majority of these materials are housed<br />
in the Pius XII Memorial Library on the Frost Campus.<br />
1. The Graduate Orthodontics <strong>Program</strong> maintains a small library on the 2 nd floor; some<br />
unbound and bound journals, older texts and monographs, and archival materials are located<br />
there. Items that are borrowed must be signed out on the list found in the library.<br />
Similarly, items that are returned should be signed in on the list.<br />
2. In the administrative office on the 2 nd floor, some newer books are kept in the Ken Louie<br />
Memorial Bookcase. Any of these items that are borrowed must be checked out and<br />
checked back in with the Administrative Secretary.<br />
3. The Library of the Health Sciences Center is located on the second floor of the Learning<br />
Resources Center. This library subscribes to most orthodontic journals and is the<br />
depository for the <strong>Program</strong>'s copies of theses completed by orthodontic Residents and<br />
bound by The Graduate School. Its stacks contain over 80,000 volumes and serial<br />
subscriptions exceed 1,600.<br />
4. The headquarters of the American Association of Orthodontists, at 401 North Lindbergh<br />
Boulevard in St. <strong>Louis</strong> County, maintains a library. A notable feature of this facility is a<br />
collection of theses and a computerized data base of nearly 6000 theses completed within<br />
the various orthodontic graduate programs throughout the United States.<br />
G. Residents may obtain a key to their lock-up in the plaster lab and chair side from the Clinic<br />
Supervisor. A ten dollar ($10.00) cash deposit is required.<br />
H. Work to be done for Residents by other Departments of the <strong>University</strong> must be approved by<br />
the <strong>Program</strong> Director. Appropriate forms must be prepared and transmitted before the work<br />
is begun. Residents should be aware that it can take a large amount of time before a purchase<br />
order is issued so plan accordingly. Residents not adhering to this protocol are themselves<br />
liable for the costs of such work.
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I. Computers for student use are located in the CADE Library. Residents may not use computers<br />
or typewriters within the Administrative Offices or the Front Desk area of the Clinic.<br />
Typewriters within the Clinic area may be used by Residents for patient records.<br />
J. Student loan deferment forms should be given to the Administrative Assistant for processing.<br />
In general, a new certification for loan deferment must be filed following registration for each<br />
semester. To apply for new student loans, contact the Office of Financial Aid, Room 121 of<br />
DuBourg Hall, Frost Campus; telephone 977-2350. Residents needing verification of<br />
enrollment should contact the program's administrative secretary for a letter.<br />
K. Stamped, outgoing mail may be given to the Patient Coordinator to put in the U.S. mail.<br />
Interoffice mail may be put in the basket on top of the file cabinet in the office of the Patient<br />
Coordinator. The Graduate Orthodontic <strong>Program</strong> does not provide or sell stamps.<br />
L. <strong>Program</strong> bulletin boards are located in the student lounge on the 2 nd floor.<br />
M. Health and hospital insurance is available for purchase by all students through <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>. Call 977-7168 for information about Student Health Insurance. Headquarters for<br />
the <strong>University</strong>'s student health services are on the first floor of Marchetti Towers East,<br />
southeast corner of Laclede Avenue and North Grand Boulevard on the Frost Campus;<br />
telephone 977-2323. Professional staff is on duty there for diagnoses, consultations, basic<br />
medical procedures, and to write prescriptions. Also, appointments may be made to see<br />
Faculty physicians who practice in the <strong>University</strong> Medical Group Building, across Vista<br />
Avenue from the <strong>University</strong> Hospital; the phone number is 977-6100.<br />
N. The parking garage for students on the Health Sciences Center Campus is located at Rutger and<br />
Theresa. Parking fees for the academic term or for the year are assessed at the time of<br />
registration. A tag, to be hung from the inside rearview mirror, must be displayed. For<br />
information, call SLU Parking Services at 977-8656.
ATTENDANCE (Orthodontic <strong>Program</strong>)<br />
1-30-09<br />
A. The Graduate Orthodontic <strong>Program</strong> is thirty months in length. Full-time<br />
attendance in the Department during that period, from approximately June 15<br />
until December 15 thirty months later, is required of all residents. This<br />
attendance is defined as presence on campus from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon<br />
and 1:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Permission to be off<br />
campus during these times must be obtained from the <strong>Program</strong> Director.<br />
Attendance at all lectures, seminars, laboratories, and clinics is<br />
mandatory.<br />
B. Outstanding members of the specialty of orthodontics or allied professions<br />
may be invited by the <strong>Program</strong> from time to time to deliver evening or<br />
weekend lectures, and residents are required to attend these lectures.<br />
C. Temporary Absence from the Department<br />
1. Should illness require temporary absence from the <strong>Program</strong> (for less<br />
than one day), the resident must notify the <strong>Program</strong> Director. A<br />
telephone number must be given to the Clinic Receptionist so that the<br />
resident may be reached if necessary.<br />
2. If a resident leaves the Campus before 4:30 p.m. (for example, to study<br />
in the Library), the above rule (C.1.) still applies. Notification of the<br />
Clinic Receptionist is not only common courtesy, but enables the<br />
handling of telephone calls, etc., efficiently.<br />
D. Extended Leaves of Absence<br />
1. Absence from the Department for any period of one day or longer must<br />
be approved in writing by the <strong>Program</strong> Director. A request form for this<br />
purpose can be obtained in the <strong>Program</strong> Director. This form must be<br />
completed in its entirety. Approval must be obtained prior to the<br />
purchase of airline tickets.<br />
2. If one or more classes would be missed during the period of requested<br />
absence, approval(s) must be obtained from the Instructor(s) as well as<br />
arrangements made to make up missed class work.
3. Requests for leave immediately preceding or following a scheduled<br />
vacation period will not be granted. Emergency leave may be granted<br />
by the <strong>Program</strong> Director. Requests for leave will be considered on a<br />
case-by-case basis.<br />
E. Professional Meetings<br />
1. Residents are encouraged to attend the annual meeting of the American<br />
Association of Orthodontists in May. A leave request form must be<br />
filled out and approved in writing by the <strong>Program</strong> Director.<br />
2. Residents are encouraged to attend the annual meeting of the<br />
Orthodontic Education and Research Foundation in March. A leave<br />
request form must be filled out and approved in writing by the <strong>Program</strong><br />
Director.<br />
3. Residents are encouraged to attend the annual meeting of the Graduate<br />
Orthodontic Residents <strong>Program</strong> (GORP) in August. A leave request<br />
form must be filled out and approved in writing by the <strong>Program</strong><br />
Director.<br />
4. Permission to attend other professional meetings, short courses, and<br />
lectures away from the <strong>University</strong> must also be obtained with a leave<br />
request form and is dependent upon the resident's having demonstrated<br />
satisfactory progress in coursework, clinical responsibilities, and thesis<br />
research.<br />
F. Personal Days<br />
1. Each resident is entitled to ten (10) personal days over the 30 month<br />
duration of the program.<br />
2. Personal days must be scheduled and approved by the <strong>Program</strong> Director.<br />
3. The absence must also be approved by any instructor of record of any<br />
class affected by their absence.<br />
4. Personal days are exclusive of attendance at approved professional<br />
meetings or sick time.<br />
5. If residents extend the time allotted for scheduled vacations (or breaks)<br />
or attendance at meetings by leaving campus early or returning late,<br />
regardless of the circumstance, personal days will be lost at the rate of 2<br />
personal days for each day of absence.
6. Residents should use the scheduled breaks and vacations to make<br />
practice arrangements. Alternately, personal days can be used for such<br />
purposes.<br />
H. Academic Calendars of the <strong>University</strong> and the <strong>Program</strong><br />
1. <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> operates on a semester-schedule. The Summer<br />
Sessions run throughout June, July and August. The Fall semester<br />
begins in early September and ends just before Christmas. The Spring<br />
semester begins in January and ends in mid-June. There are minor<br />
variations between the individual schools' academic calendars.<br />
2. The <strong>Program</strong> generally follows the <strong>University</strong>'s semester calendar to a<br />
substantial extent. The notable difference is the summer term that<br />
begins in late June and ends in late August. The Fall and Spring<br />
semesters are generally followed by the <strong>Program</strong>, although some Spring<br />
academic work, in particular clinical activities, extends through June.<br />
3. The following vacation days and periods have been established for the<br />
Orthodontic <strong>Program</strong>; clearly some dates will vary from year to year:<br />
Third Monday in January-Martin Luther King Day<br />
Spring Break-during the week preceding Easter<br />
Fourth Monday in May - Memorial Day<br />
July 4 - Independence Day<br />
First Monday in September - Labor Day<br />
Fourth Thursday in November - Thanksgiving weekend, beginning<br />
on Wednesday<br />
In late December/early January - two weeks that include Christmas<br />
and New Year's Day<br />
4. Each resident receives one week of vacation between the end of the<br />
Spring semester and the beginning of the Summer session (this is called<br />
interim break). It is anticipated that such time will be used for vacation,<br />
making practice arrangements, etc.<br />
5. Each resident receives one week of vacation during the summer session<br />
sometime in August. This time is scheduled through the <strong>Program</strong><br />
Director. It is anticipated that such time will be used for vacation,<br />
making practice arrangements, etc.
G. Penalty<br />
Excessive tardiness or absence beyond the guidelines given here will<br />
result in an extension of the program for the resident, suspension, or<br />
dismissal.
Graduate <strong>Program</strong> in Orthodontics<br />
LEAVE OF ABSENCE FORM<br />
Resident's Printed Name Date of Request<br />
This form has been completed to initiate a request for a Leave of Absence from the Orthodontic <strong>Program</strong><br />
for the period:<br />
My reason for requesting this is as follows:<br />
Absence From Clinic<br />
To<br />
Because I am going to be absent from the clinic, I request that my patients be rescheduled. It is the<br />
determination of the Clinic Supervisor that this schedule change will not place an undue burden on the<br />
staff.<br />
Clinic Supervisor's Printed Name Clinic Supervisor's Signature<br />
Alternately, my schedule will be maintained and a substitute resident will see my scheduled and emergency<br />
patients, and provide care and treatment under supervision by the appropriate faculty members.<br />
Substitute Resident's Printed Name Substitute Resident's Signature<br />
It is the assessment of the Clinic Director that this change in my clinic schedule will not have a negative<br />
impact on my patients.<br />
Clinic Director's Printed Name Clinic Director's Signature<br />
Absence From Classes<br />
While away from the <strong>Program</strong>, I will miss the following classes. Approvals for all missed courses have<br />
been obtained as indicated below:<br />
Course Instructor's Signature<br />
Course Instructor's Signature
Contact Information<br />
Course Instructor's Signature<br />
Course Instructor's Signature<br />
While away from the program, I may be contacted as follows:<br />
Name Street Address<br />
City, State, Zip Code Area Code/Telephone Number<br />
Status of the Request<br />
Resident's Signature<br />
� Approved � Not Approved<br />
<strong>Program</strong> Director's Signature Date<br />
Policies Regarding a Leave of Absence<br />
An absence refers to any absence from the program for a period of one hour or longer. A request for a<br />
leave of absence from the <strong>Program</strong> must be sought in writing before the absence occurs. In most instances<br />
absences are planned; thus a request for a leave of absence can be made long before the absence is<br />
anticipated. A written request for a leave that is health based (and sudden) may be requested when the<br />
resident returns to school; in such instances the <strong>Program</strong> Director must be notified as soon as practical and<br />
a doctor's note may be requested. An emergency leave may be granted by the <strong>Program</strong> Director under<br />
certain circumstances. This same approval process must be followed before a resident may attend any<br />
professional meetings (e.g., A.A.O., O.E.R.F., G.O.R.P.), short courses, or lectures away from CADE,<br />
unless the <strong>Program</strong> Director indicates otherwise.<br />
Requests for leave immediately preceding or following a scheduled vacation period usually will not be<br />
granted. A resident that is not maintaining adequate standing (i.e., a cumulative grade point average of 3.0<br />
or better and fulfilling their clinical responsibilities) will not be granted leave. Typically a student will not<br />
be granted more than 3 days of leave during any major semester (Spring and Fall).<br />
A leave of absence must be requested in writing, and approved in writing, before any travel plans are<br />
finalized.
1/30/09<br />
Guidelines for the Initial Dental Radiographic Examination<br />
Child or Adolescent Orthodontic Patient (1-17 years of age)<br />
Condition Recommended Radiographs<br />
Regular dental<br />
No previous caries<br />
No obvious pathology<br />
History of fluoridation<br />
Previous caries<br />
Obvious caries<br />
Deep caries<br />
Periodontal disease<br />
Tooth trauma<br />
Impacted teeth<br />
TMJ disorders<br />
Cleft palate<br />
Syndromes<br />
Severe skeletal disorder<br />
Instructor prescription<br />
With previous or obvious caries<br />
With deep caries, trauma, or<br />
periodontal disease<br />
Panoramic film<br />
Cephalogram<br />
Panoramic film<br />
Bite-wings<br />
Cephalogram<br />
Panoramic film<br />
Bite-wings<br />
Periapical films (affected area only)<br />
Cephalogram<br />
Cone Beam CT<br />
Add bite-wings<br />
Add periapical films (affected area<br />
only)<br />
A clinical examination should be conducted before radiographs are taken. Subsequently,<br />
it is recommended that a panoramic film (or CBCT) be taken first so that that need for<br />
additional x-rays can be determined.
Guidelines for the Initial Dental Radiographic Examination<br />
Adult Orthodontic Patient (18 years of age or older)<br />
Condition Recommended Radiographs<br />
Regular dental<br />
No previous caries<br />
No obvious pathology<br />
History of fluoridation<br />
Previous caries<br />
Obvious caries<br />
Deep caries<br />
Periodontal disease<br />
Tooth trauma<br />
Impacted teeth<br />
TMJ disorders<br />
Cleft palate<br />
Syndromes<br />
Severe skeletal disorder<br />
Instructor prescription<br />
With previous or obvious caries<br />
With deep caries, trauma, or<br />
periodontal disease<br />
Panoramic film<br />
Bite-wings<br />
Cephalogram<br />
Panoramic film<br />
Bite-wings<br />
Periapical films (affected area only)<br />
Cephalogram<br />
Panoramic film<br />
Bite-wings<br />
Periapical films (full-mouth series)<br />
Cephalogram<br />
Cone Beam CT<br />
Add bite-wings (affected area only)<br />
Add periapical films (full-mouth<br />
series)<br />
A clinical examination should be conducted before radiographs are taken. Subsequently,<br />
it is recommended that a panoramic film (or CBCT) be taken first so that that need for<br />
additional x-rays can be determined.
Modified after: The selection of patients for x-ray examination: dental radiographic<br />
examination, HHS Pub FDA 88-8273, Rockville, MD, 1987, US Food and Health<br />
Administration, Center for Devices and Radiographic Health.
Commission on Dental Accreditation<br />
211 East Chicago Avenue<br />
Chicago, Illinois 60611<br />
Phone: 1-800-621-8099<br />
Policy on Complaints Directed at CODA-Accredited Educational <strong>Program</strong>s<br />
Students, faculty, constituent dental societies, state boards of dentistry, and other interested parties may submit an<br />
appropriate, signed complaint to the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) regarding any CODA-accredited<br />
dental, allied dental or advanced dental education program, or a program that has an application for initial<br />
accreditation pending. An “appropriate” complaint is one that directly addresses a program’s compliance with the<br />
Commission’s standards, policies and procedures. The Commission is interested in the continued improvement and<br />
sustained quality of dental and dental-related education programs but does not intervene on behalf of individuals or<br />
act as a court of appeal for treatment received by patients or individuals in matters of admission, appointment,<br />
promotion or dismissal of faculty, staff or students.<br />
In accord with its responsibilities to determine compliance with accreditation standards and required policies, the<br />
Commission does not intervene in complaints as a mediator but maintains, at all times, an investigative role. This<br />
investigative approach to complaints does not require that the complainant be identified to the program.<br />
The Commission, upon request, will take every reasonable precaution to prevent the identity of the complainant<br />
from being revealed to the program; however, the Commission cannot guarantee the confidentiality of the<br />
complainant.<br />
Only written, signed complaints will be considered by the Commission; oral and unsigned complaints will not be<br />
considered. The Commission strongly encourages attempts at informal or formal resolution through the program's<br />
or sponsoring institution's internal processes prior to initiating a formal complaint with the Commission. The<br />
following procedures have been established to manage complaints:<br />
Inquiries:<br />
When an inquiry about filing a complaint is received by the Commission office, the inquirer is provided a copy of<br />
the Commission’s Evaluation Policies and Procedures (EPP) manual (includes the Complaint Policy) and the<br />
appropriate Accreditation Standards document.<br />
The initial screening is usually completed within thirty (30) days and is intended to ascertain that the potential<br />
complaint relates to a required accreditation procedure (i.e., one contained in Evaluation Policies and Procedures<br />
[EPP]) or to one or more accreditation standard(s) or portion of a standard which have been or can be specifically<br />
identified by the complainant.<br />
Written correspondence clearly outlines the options available to the individual. It is noted that the burden rests on<br />
the complainant to keep his/her identity confidential. If the complainant does not wish to reveal his/her identity to<br />
the accredited program, he/she must develop the complaint in such a manner as to prevent the identity from being<br />
evident. The complaint must be based on the accreditation standards or required accreditation procedures.<br />
Submission of documentation which supports the non-compliance is strongly encouraged.<br />
Written Complaints:<br />
When a complainant submits a written, signed statement describing the program’s non-compliance with specifically<br />
identified procedure(s) or standard(s), along with the appropriate documentation, the following procedure is<br />
followed:<br />
1. The materials submitted are entered in the Commission’s database and the program’s file and reviewed by staff.<br />
2. Legal counsel, the chair of the appropriate review committee, and the applicable review committee<br />
members may be consulted to assist in determining whether there is sufficient information to proceed.
a. If the complaint provides sufficient evidence of probable cause of non-compliance with the standards or<br />
required accreditation procedures, the complainant is so advised and the complaint is investigated using the<br />
procedures in the following section “formal complaints.”<br />
b. If the complaint does not provide sufficient evidence of probable cause of non-compliance with the<br />
standards or required accreditation procedures, the complainant is so advised. The complainant may elect:<br />
(1) to revise and submit sufficient information to pursue a formal complaint.<br />
(2) not to pursue the complaint. In that event, the decision will be so noted and no further action will<br />
be taken.<br />
c. Initial investigation of a complaint may reveal that the Commission is already aware of the program’s noncompliance<br />
and is monitoring the program’s progress to demonstrate compliance. In this case, the<br />
complainant is notified that the Commission is currently addressing the non-compliance issues noted in<br />
the complaint. The complainant is informed of the program’s accreditation status and how long the<br />
program has been given to demonstrate compliance with the Accreditation Standards.<br />
Formal Complaints:<br />
Formal complaints (as defined above) are investigated as follows:<br />
3. The complainant is informed in writing of the anticipated review schedule.<br />
4. The Commission informs the chief administrative officer (CAO) of the institution sponsoring the accredited<br />
program that the Commission has received information indicating that the program's compliance with specific<br />
required accreditation procedure(s) or designated standard(s) has been questioned.<br />
5. <strong>Program</strong> officials are asked to report on the program’s compliance with the required procedure(s) or standard(s)<br />
in question by a specific date, usually within thirty (30) days.<br />
a. For standard(s)-related complaints, the Commission uses the questions contained in the appropriate<br />
sections of the self-study to provide guidance on the compliance issues to be addressed in the report and on<br />
any documentation required to demonstrate compliance.<br />
b. For procedure(s)-related complaints, the Commission provides the program with the appropriate policy<br />
or procedural statement from EPP. Additional guidance on how to best demonstrate compliance will be<br />
provided to the program. The chair of the appropriate review committee and/or legal counsel may assist in<br />
developing this guidance.<br />
6. Receipt of the program’s written compliance report, including documentation, is acknowledged.<br />
7. The appropriate committee(s) and the Commission will investigate the issue(s) raised in the complaint and<br />
review the program’s written compliance report at the next regularly scheduled meeting. In the event that<br />
waiting until the next meeting would preclude a timely review, the appropriate committee(s) will review the<br />
compliance report in a telephone conference call(s). The action recommended by the committee(s) will be<br />
forwarded to the Commission for mail ballot approval in this later case.<br />
8. The Commission may act on the compliance question(s) raised by the complaint by:<br />
a. determining that the program continues to comply with the procedure(s) or standard(s) in question and that<br />
no further action is required.
. determining that the program may not continue to comply with the procedure(s) or standard(s) in question<br />
and going on to determine whether the corrective action the program would take to come into full<br />
compliance could be (i) documented and reported to the Commission in writing or (ii) would require an onsite<br />
review.<br />
i. If by written report: The Commission will describe the scope and nature of the problem and set a<br />
compliance deadline and submission date for the report and documentation of corrective action taken<br />
by the program.<br />
ii. If by on-site review: The Commission will describe the scope and nature of the problem and<br />
determine, based on the number and seriousness of the identified problem(s), whether the matter can<br />
be reviewed at the next regularly scheduled on-site review or whether a special on-site review will be<br />
conducted.<br />
(1) If a special on-site review is required, the visit will be scheduled and conducted in accord with the<br />
Commission's usual procedures for such site visits.<br />
c. (1) determining that a program does not comply with the procedure(s) or standards(s) in question and<br />
changing a fully-operational program’s accreditation status to “approval with reporting requirements” and<br />
(2) going on to determine whether the corrective action the program would take to come into full<br />
compliance could be (i) documented and reported to the Commission in writing or (ii) would require an onsite<br />
review.<br />
iii. If by written report: The Commission will describe the scope and nature of the problem and set a<br />
compliance deadline and submission date for the report and documentation of corrective action taken<br />
by the program.<br />
iv. If by on-site review: The Commission will describe the scope and nature of the problem and<br />
determine, based on the number and seriousness of the identified problem(s), whether the matter can<br />
be reviewed at the next regularly scheduled on-site review or whether a special on-site review will be<br />
conducted.<br />
(2) If a special on-site review is required, the visit will be scheduled and conducted in accord with the<br />
Commission's usual procedures for such site visits.<br />
9. Within two weeks of its action on the results of its investigation, the Commission will also:<br />
a. notify the program of the results of the investigation.<br />
b. notify the complainant of the results of the investigation.<br />
c. record the action.<br />
10. The compliance of programs applying for initial accreditation is assessed through a combination of written<br />
reports and on-site reviews.<br />
a. When the Commission receives a complaint regarding a program which has an application for initial<br />
accreditation pending, the Commission will satisfy itself about all issues of compliance addressed in the<br />
complaint as part of its process of granting initial accreditation to the applicant program.<br />
b. Complainants will be informed that the Commission does provide developing programs with a reasonable<br />
amount of time to come into full compliance with standards that are based on a certain amount of<br />
operational experience.<br />
(04/83; 12/89) (new policy: 01/95)(item 8 revised: 07/96) (Revised 07/00; 08/02; 07/06; 07/07)
BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS EXPOSURE<br />
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE WORK RESTRICTIONS<br />
JULY 2009<br />
Center for Advanced Dental Education<br />
Introduction<br />
The Center for Advanced Dental Education is committed to protecting the health and<br />
safety of the patients, staff, and faculty and support personnel in our workplace or any<br />
others who may be affected by our activities. This plan represents opinions of the<br />
American Dental Association (ADA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), American<br />
Association of Dental Schools (AADS), Occupational Safety and Health Administration<br />
(OSHA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is consistent with the<br />
policies of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> Medical Center. Recommendations have been, in<br />
some cases, copied from aforementioned organizations and modified for adaptation to<br />
CADE. The intent is to comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Laws and<br />
Regulations, and where these were considered inadequate, more stringent standards<br />
were adapted. Accordingly, we will:<br />
1. Provide a safe and healthful workplace.<br />
2. Operate, maintain and inspect our facility to protect employees (including students,<br />
faculty and staff), service contractors and patients from injury and illness due to our<br />
activities.<br />
3. Train all employees and contractors in safe work practices relating to blood and<br />
blood products.<br />
4. Hold all employees (including students, faculty, and staff) accountable for<br />
performing safely.<br />
5. Comply with all recordkeeping, and audit our procedures to ensure continued<br />
compliance with existing laws and regulations.<br />
6. Require specific safety performance when selecting contracting firms. CADE<br />
requires that contractors meet the training needs of their employees and that they<br />
comply with all laws and regulations, and use safe work practices. As needed, CADE<br />
will provide specific information to assist the contractor in working in our laboratories<br />
and clinics.<br />
General Policy<br />
The purpose of this document is to inform you as an employee (including students,<br />
faculty and staff) that this Department is complying with the OSHA standard by<br />
implementing a written exposure control plan that contains the following:<br />
i. Exposure determination<br />
ii. Methods of Compliance<br />
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iii. Personal Hygiene<br />
iv. <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> Employee Health Procedures on:<br />
I. Pre-placement Evaluations<br />
II. Immunizations<br />
III. Post-exposure Evaluation and Prophylaxis<br />
IV. Tuberculosis Policy<br />
V. Communicable Disease Work Restrictions<br />
VI. Work Related Illnesses/Injuries<br />
VII. Maintenance of Health Records<br />
The written exposure control plan is accessible to all employees and will be updated<br />
when changes in procedures require revision. The plan is kept in the office of the<br />
Executive Director and the office of the Clinic Director, Department of Orthodontics.<br />
Additional copies are distributed to appropriate personnel and are available for review<br />
in the departmental library.<br />
The Clinic Director and his/her designee are the compliance managers for CADE and<br />
will be responsible for implementing this plan.<br />
i. Position Exposure Determination<br />
Employees and others holding the indicated positions at CADE have occupational<br />
exposure:<br />
Faculty (clinic instruction)<br />
Residents<br />
Dental Assistant(s)<br />
Dental Hygienist(s)<br />
Some employees holding the indicated positions at CADE, or the <strong>University</strong>, have<br />
possible occupational exposure. That is, they are occasionally called upon to perform<br />
tasks that my result in occupational exposure:<br />
Clinic Supervisor<br />
Receptionist<br />
Technical Services Personnel<br />
Technology Coordinator<br />
Building and Grounds Maintenance Personnel<br />
Inventory Coordinator<br />
The remaining employees of CADE have no increased risk for occupational exposure to<br />
blood or other potentially infectious materials.<br />
ii. Methods of Compliance<br />
An effective infection control policy requires the cooperation of students, faculty and<br />
staff. This must be achieved through education, demonstration, monitoring and<br />
evaluation. Faculty has primary responsibility for infection control in the clinic.<br />
Since the student is the primary provider of care, the students’ actions will determine<br />
whether or not control of infection has been effective. It is the responsibility of all<br />
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personnel to practice and enforce approved infection control procedures and to ensure<br />
that students and clinic personnel are conforming to these guidelines (Excerpted from<br />
the AADS, Journal of Dental Education, Vol. 55, ANO.0, 1991, 621-630).<br />
The Center has adopted the following concepts and procedures which are specifically<br />
required by OSHA.<br />
Universal Precautions<br />
Universal precautions are an approach to infection control. According to this concept,<br />
all human blood and certain other human body fluids are treated as if known to be<br />
infectious for HIV, HBV, or other blood borne pathogens. OSHA requires the use of<br />
universal precautions to prevent contact with blood and other potentially infectious<br />
materials. Other potentially infectious materials include saliva in dental procedures.<br />
Engineering and Work Practice Controls<br />
Engineering controls serve to reduce exposure in the work place by either removing<br />
the hazard or isolating the worker from it. Generally, this is achieved through the use<br />
of equipment designed for a particular purpose. An example of an engineering control<br />
is the sharps-disposal container that isolates the hazard from the employee by<br />
physical means.<br />
Work practice controls reduce the likelihood of exposure through changes in the way<br />
that tasks are performed. This provision reduces risk by requiring that tasks be<br />
performed in the safest manner possible, for example proper hand washing and the<br />
use of the rubber dam in general dental procedures will reduce the possibility of<br />
exposure.<br />
The following engineering and work practice controls will by followed by CADE and are<br />
specified in the OSHA Standard (29 CFR1010.1030).<br />
Hand Washing<br />
All employees must wash their hands before donning gloves and immediately or as<br />
soon as feasible after removal of gloves or other personal protective equipment.<br />
Employees must wash hands and any other skin with soap and water, or flush<br />
mucous membranes with water immediately or as soon as feasible following contact of<br />
such body areas with blood or other potentially infectious materials.<br />
Sharps<br />
Contaminated needles and other contaminated sharps that include exposed ends of<br />
dental wires (including orthodontic arch wires, tie-wires, etc) must not be bent,<br />
recapped, sheared or removed except as noted below. Shearing or breaking of<br />
contaminated needles is prohibited. Contaminated dental anesthetic needles that<br />
need to be reused on the same patient, can only be recapped by an on-handed scoop<br />
technique or by the use of a mechanical device that protects the employee from<br />
potential needle-stick injuries.<br />
Likewise, blunt-tipped irrigating needles (non-sharp) may be recapped by a onehanded<br />
scoop technique or the use of a mechanical device as these needles are also<br />
designed for use during an operative procedure.<br />
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After use, the disposable sharp or non-sharp needle assembly must be discarded as a<br />
single unit into a sharps container.<br />
Immediately or as soon as possible after use, contaminated sharps must be placed in<br />
a container until appropriately processed. These containers must be puncture<br />
resistant, labeled with a biohazard symbol, or color-coded in red, leak-proof on the<br />
sides and bottom, and handled as noted in the “housekeeping section that follows.<br />
Personal Habits and Eating<br />
OSHA prohibits eating, drinking, smoking, applying cosmetics or lip balm and<br />
handling contact lens in work areas (i.e., clinic treatment station)) where there is a<br />
reasonable likelihood of occupational exposure.<br />
Likewise the OSHA standard on blood borne pathogens also prohibits storage of food<br />
and drink in refrigerators, freezers, shelves, cabinets or other countertops or bench<br />
tops where blood or other potentially infectious materials are present.<br />
Minimizing Exposure<br />
All procedures involving blood or other potentially infectious materials must be<br />
performed in such a manner as to minimize splashing, spraying, spattering and<br />
generation of droplets of these substances. An example of a method that minimizes<br />
the aforementioned exposure would be high-volume dental evacuation.<br />
Mouth Pipetting<br />
Mouth pipetting/suctioning of blood or other potentially infectious materials is<br />
prohibited.<br />
Specimens<br />
Specimens of blood or other potentially infectious materials must be placed in a<br />
container that prevents leakage during collection, handling, processing, storage,<br />
transport or shipping. The container must be labeled with a biohazard symbol or<br />
color-coded in red and closed prior to being stored, transported or shipped. If outside<br />
contamination of the primary container occurs; it must be placed in a second<br />
container that prevents leakage and is labeled or color-coded according to the<br />
requirements of this standard.<br />
The primary container does not have to be labeled. If transported only within the<br />
facility, universal precautions are followed routinely and recognized as containing<br />
specimens.<br />
Equipment<br />
Equipment that becomes contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious<br />
materials must be examined prior to servicing or shipping and must be<br />
decontaminated as necessary, unless this is not feasible. A label must be attached to<br />
the equipment stating which portions remain contaminated. This information must be<br />
conveyed to all affected employees, the servicing representative, and/or the<br />
manufacturer prior to handling, servicing or shipping.<br />
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Inspection schedule for engineering and work practice control.<br />
Item Inspected Responsible Party<br />
Sharps Containers monthly Inventory Coordinator<br />
Dental Assistant<br />
Waste Containers daily Dental Technician<br />
Custodial services<br />
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Provision<br />
When there is occupational exposure appropriate personal protective equipment will<br />
be provided at no cost to the employee. This includes gloves, gowns, jackets, masks<br />
and eye protection. For CPR, resuscitation bags, pocket masks, or other ventilation<br />
devices will be provided. PPEs will be considered “appropriate” only if they do not<br />
permit blood or other potentially infectious material to pass through to or reach the<br />
employee’s work clothes, street clothes, under garments, skin, eyes, mouth or other<br />
mucous membranes under normal conditions of use and for the duration of time<br />
which the protective equipment will be used.<br />
Use<br />
Employees must use appropriate PPEs unless the employee temporarily and briefly<br />
declines to use the PPES when under rare and extraordinary circumstances, it was the<br />
employees professional judgment that in the specific instance it’s use would have<br />
prevented the delivery of health care or public safety services or would have posed an<br />
increased hazard to the worker or co-worker. This allowance must be a rare<br />
circumstance. When the employee makes this judgment, the circumstances will be<br />
investigated and documented in order to determine whether changes in the exposure<br />
plan can be instituted to prevent such occurrences in the future. The employment<br />
policy of the department is that personal protective equipment must be worn at all<br />
times exposure is anticipated and deviation from this Policy will result in investigation<br />
and documentation of the action.<br />
Some examples of “rare and extraordinary circumstances” include “a sudden change<br />
in patient status that puts the patient’s life in immediate jeopardy.” The OSHA<br />
introduction to this standard specifically states that providing dental care for children<br />
is not a rare and extraordinary circumstance that would justify removal of personal<br />
protective clothing and equipment. OSHA contends that children’s fears can be<br />
allayed by educating them about the use of barrier techniques.<br />
Accessibility<br />
Appropriate PPEs in a selection of sizes are readily available at the worksite. PPEs can<br />
only be worn at the worksite. They are not to be worn out of the designated worksite.<br />
This includes scrubs worn in the clinic without a lab coat over them.<br />
Repair, replacement, removal and storage<br />
PPEs will be repaired or replaced as needed at no cost to the employee. PPEs that are<br />
penetrated by blood or other potentially infectious materials must be removed<br />
immediately or as soon as feasible. All PPEs must be removed prior to leaving the<br />
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work area. PPEs must remain on during the treatment, clean-up, and transport of<br />
contaminated items within the worksite. When PPEs are removed, they must be<br />
placed in an appropriately designated area or container for storage, washing,<br />
decontamination or disposal.<br />
Gloves<br />
Gloves must be worn when it can be reasonably anticipated that the employee might<br />
have contact with blood, other potentially infectious materials, mucous membrane and<br />
non-intact skin. Gloves must also be worn by the employee when performing vena<br />
picture or when handling or touching contaminated items or surfaces.<br />
Disposable single-use gloves such as surgical examination gloves must be replaced as<br />
soon as practical when contaminated or as soon as feasible if they are torn,<br />
punctured, or when their ability to function as a barrier is compromised. Disposable,<br />
single-use gloves cannot be washed or decontaminated for the purpose of being<br />
reused. Utility gloves may be decontaminated for re-use if the integrity of the glove is<br />
not compromised; however, they must be discarded if they show any signs that their<br />
effectiveness as a barrier is compromised.<br />
OSHA does not consider gloves to be regulated waste; therefore, they are to be<br />
discarded in designated “usual” waste containers at the operatory.<br />
Various kinds of gloves can be used in dentistry: vinyl, latex, rubber or nitrile, and<br />
plastic film. Latex or vinyl gloves are used for most treatment procedures. When<br />
extensive surgical procedures are anticipated, sterile latex or vinyl gloves are required.<br />
Nonsterile latex or vinyl treatment gloves are adequate for most procedures. Rubber<br />
utility or nitrile puncture-resistant gloves are used for housekeeping procedures such<br />
as cleaning instruments prior to sterilization or surface disinfection. Plastic film<br />
gloves may be used temporarily over a latex treatment glove when it is necessary to<br />
prevent contamination of an object such as a drawer handle or chart.<br />
Gloves must be changed between patients, whether they are worn for treatment or<br />
examination. They should not be washed for reuse. Disinfecting agents may cause<br />
deterioration of glove material, and minute tears or punctures in gloves may occur<br />
during treatment resulting in contamination of hands. If tears or punctures do<br />
appear, gloves must be removed and replaced. Hands should be washed before regloving.<br />
Utility gloves can be washed and reused. They should be replaced when they<br />
become cracked or worn.<br />
Masks, eye protection and face shields<br />
Masks in combination with eye protection devices such as goggles or glasses with solid<br />
side shields must be worn whenever splashes, spray spatter, or droplets of blood or<br />
other potentially infectious materials may be generated and eye, nose or mouth<br />
contamination can be reasonably anticipated. Chin length face shields replace<br />
protective eyewear and masks for purposes of OSHA, but for infection control<br />
purposes, a mask must still be worn in combination with a chin length face shield.<br />
The chin length face shield only replaces or serves in lieu of eyewear.<br />
The mask should be adjusted so that it fits snugly against the face so as not to allow<br />
spatter to enter around its edges. Beards and mustaches should be groomed so that<br />
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the mask fits well. It should be removed as soon as the treatment is over. When<br />
removing the mask, handle it only by the elastic or cloth tie strings. The mask itself<br />
should not be touched. OSHA does not consider masks to be regulated waste;<br />
therefore, they are to be discarded in designated “usual’ waste containers at the<br />
operatory. Eyewear is not disposable. It should be disinfected when contaminated<br />
and before reuse.<br />
Gowns and other protective body clothing<br />
Appropriate protective clothing such as, but not limited to, lab coats, scrubs, and<br />
clinic jackets must be worn in occupational exposure situations. The type and<br />
characteristics will depend upon the task and degree of exposure anticipated. The<br />
apparel chosen must prevent blood or any other potentially infectious materials from<br />
reaching street clothes, work clothes or skin. The degree of coverage must be<br />
consistent with the anticipate degree of exposure. For example, the use of surgical<br />
caps or hoods and/or shoe covers is not required for routine dental procedures.<br />
Moisture impervious protective equipment would only be necessary if a large amount<br />
of blood or other potentially infectious materials would be reasonably anticipated to<br />
contact the gown, apron or other protective body clothing. This would not likely be the<br />
case for general dental procedures. The garment must be removed immediately or as<br />
soon as possible when penetrated by blood or other potentially infectious materials.<br />
Launderable apparel is to be removed when leaving the worksite. When contaminated,<br />
or at the end of each half-day session, they should be returned for laundering.<br />
Disposable apparel is to be discarded in designated containers at the operatory.<br />
Contaminated laundry is defined by OSHA as laundry that has been soiled with blood<br />
or other potentially infectious materials or may contain “sharps”. Contaminated<br />
laundry must be handled as little as possible with a minimum of agitation.<br />
Contaminated laundry includes launderable PPEs but not clothing under PPEs.<br />
Employees cannot take contaminated laundry home to be washed. Contaminated<br />
laundry will be washed or disposed of by the employer.<br />
It is not the responsibility of the employer to launder uniforms or clothing such as<br />
street clothes worn under the personal protective equipment.<br />
The employer will clean and launder all launderable PPEs at no cost to the employee.<br />
Employees who have contact with contaminated laundry must wear gloves and other<br />
appropriate personal protective equipment.<br />
The department requires gloves and eyewear to be worn by all personnel when<br />
examining or treating patients. The wearing of protective apparel (i.e., scrubs; clinic<br />
gowns, jackets) is required when providing patient treatment. The wearing of masks is<br />
required when performing those procedures that my generate spray, droplets, spatter,<br />
or aerosol and is recommended for all other treatment procedures.<br />
Housekeeping<br />
Definitions<br />
Sterilization: The complete elimination of microbial viability. Sterilization should be<br />
used for all dental items that can withstand the process.<br />
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Disinfection: To render free of infection but a less lethal process than sterilization.<br />
Disinfection is only used when sterilization is not possible and sterilizable items are<br />
not available.<br />
Aseptic: Free from infection or septic material<br />
Surface disinfectant: A disinfectant chemical that is safe to use on environmental<br />
surfaces and dental units.<br />
Cold sterilization: Unacceptable term. Surface or environmental sterilization is not<br />
achievable.<br />
Chemical sterilization: Sterilization by a chemical rather than dry heat or moist heat.<br />
Immunity: Antibodies present as a result of vaccination or previous disease exposure.<br />
Cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization<br />
CADE will ensure that the laboratories and clinics are maintained in a clean and<br />
sanitary condition. The Center will determine an appropriate schedule for cleaning<br />
and the method of disinfection for the various surfaces, equipment, and rooms. All<br />
employees must wear gloves when cleaning and disinfecting surfaces or items<br />
contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious material.<br />
Disinfectants used for the above mentioned surfaces or items contaminated with blood<br />
or other potentially infectious materials include chemical germicides that are approved<br />
for use as hospital disinfectants and are tuberculocidal when used at the<br />
recommended dilutions and approved by the American Dental Association for such<br />
use. Blood spills or spills of other potentially infectious materials must be pre-cleaned<br />
and then disinfected with a solution of 5.25% sodium hypochlorite (household bleach)<br />
diluted between 1:10 and 1:100 with water.<br />
The Center has determined that:<br />
1. Dental operatory work surfaces and fixed equipment will be cleaned before each<br />
patient procedure that produces contamination. Work surfaces and fixed equipment<br />
do not require disinfection if non-contaminating patient interactions are accomplished.<br />
2. Sterilization and preparation of work area environmental surfaces will be cleaned<br />
and disinfected at the end of each half day or sooner if work at that site ceases prior to<br />
the end of a half-day.<br />
3. Dental/medical work surfaces will be cleaned and disinfected at the end of each<br />
half-day.<br />
All equipment as well as surfaces that could be contaminated must be properly<br />
cleaned and decontaminated after coming in contact with blood or other potentially<br />
infectious materials.<br />
Work surfaces should be decontaminated with a hospital and ADA approved<br />
disinfectant after procedures:<br />
1. When surfaces are overtly contaminated.<br />
2. Immediately after a spill of blood or other potentially infectious material.<br />
3. At the end of a work shift.<br />
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Protective coverings such as plastic wrap, aluminum foil, or imperviously backed<br />
absorbent paper may be used to cover equipment and environmental surfaces. If<br />
used, these coverings should be removed and replaced after each patient visit.<br />
Equipment that may become contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious<br />
materials must be cleaned and decontaminated per the above schedule and cleaned<br />
and decontaminated prior to servicing and shipping. All bins, pails, cans, and similar<br />
receptacles designed for waste must be lined with a trash can liner that prevents<br />
potential contamination with blood or other potentially infectious materials. Routine<br />
non-contaminated trash does not require special handling.<br />
Contaminated regulated waste defined in the next section must be handled in<br />
accordance with regulated waste rules.<br />
Broken glassware that may be contaminated must not be picked up directly with the<br />
hands. It must be retrieved using mechanical means and placed in a sharps<br />
container.<br />
Reusable sharps contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious materials<br />
must be decontaminated prior to washing or reprocessing. These items cannot be<br />
stored in a manner that requires an employee to reach by hand into a container where<br />
the sharps have been placed. Baskets, such as those used in ultrasonic cleaning<br />
devices, may be used and the instruments “dumped’ because reaching into containers<br />
“blind” is not allowed. Another method would be for the employees to use a<br />
mechanical device such as tongs to remove instruments.<br />
Sterilization Procedures<br />
All personnel handling contaminated instruments must consider those instruments to<br />
be highly contagious for infectious diseases. The cleaning of these items must<br />
therefore be accomplished in a safe manner. The following outline must be used:<br />
1. Personnel cleaning instruments must wear heavy protective gloves to protect from<br />
inadvertent skin puncture and contamination. In addition, protective eyewear and a<br />
mask must be worn to guard against splatter of cleaning solutions.<br />
2. Clean all instruments and items to remove visible and invisible surface debris<br />
(“Bioburden”). These items must be free of blood, saliva, and protein before<br />
sterilization. Mechanical washing or ultrasonic cleaning is appropriate. Rinse after<br />
cleaning.<br />
3. Sort the instruments if appropriate.<br />
4. Individually or by set, “bag” the instruments in their sterilization/storage<br />
container.<br />
5. Place the items in the sterilizer (steam or dry heat) and sterilize by the appropriate<br />
method for that unit. Items for steam sterilization should be “bagged”.<br />
6. Instruments, hand pieces, impression tray, burst, etc. must be sterilized after each<br />
patient.<br />
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7. Bulk disposal items, such as cements, should only be dispensed in anticipated use<br />
amounts. Unused amounts must be discarded and not returned to their bulk<br />
containers. Single use packaging should be used whenever possible.<br />
8. Any items not suitable for heat sterilization must be clinically disinfected in a<br />
manner designed to render it free of infection.<br />
a. Scrub with detergent and brush over sink to remove “Bioburden”. Rinse.<br />
b. Spray with a disinfectant and leave wet for 10 minutes.<br />
c. Rinse under water before use.<br />
9. Sterilized and disinfected items should be stored in a manner designed to maintain<br />
the initial degree of asepsis’. Individually closed packaging is desired. Bulk closed<br />
packaging is a secondary choice. Loose non-packaged items are not acceptable and<br />
must be considered contaminated and require re-sterilization before patient use.<br />
Clinic Protocol<br />
DO NOT WEAR GLOVES in hall, at dispensing window, in waiting room, meeting<br />
patients, on phone, making appointments.<br />
Washing Gloves<br />
Do not Wash Gloves for Infection Control Purposes or for reuse.<br />
NEW GLOVES MUST BE USED FOR EACH PATIENT.<br />
Set-up for the day<br />
1. Wash hands and put on gloves.<br />
2. Flush all waterlines for at least 3 minutes to reduce any microorganisms that may<br />
remain overnight.<br />
Preparing for the patient<br />
1. Flush all waterlines for 30 seconds between patients.<br />
2. If the operatory has not been prepared, clean and disinfect the unit with an EPA<br />
registered tuberculocidal disinfectant capable of killing both lipophilic and hydrophilic<br />
microorganisms at used dilution. Cleaning may also be accomplished by using soap<br />
and water prior to surface disinfection.<br />
3. The environment of the clinic must always be clean and neat. Cover surfaces that<br />
will be contaminated, but not cleaned and disinfected between patients, with approved<br />
barriers.<br />
Any surfaces (horizontal and vertical) within 3 feet of the patient’s mouth must be<br />
considered contaminated after providing treatment that produces spatter. Therefore<br />
cabinet doors and drawers must be closed during treatment. However, only surfaces<br />
that are touched must be cleaned and disinfected or have disposable covers changed<br />
between patients.<br />
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4. Attach saliva ejector tip, sterilized hand piece and sterilized/disinfected three-way<br />
syringe when appropriate for the treatment procedure.<br />
5. Place a toothbrush and a cup of mouth-rinse where they will be accessible to the<br />
patient.<br />
6. Set up all items to be used during the delivery of care.<br />
Patient Treatment Protocol<br />
1. General<br />
a. Instruct the patient to brush their teeth and then rinse with mouthwash for<br />
one minute.<br />
b. Wash hands and wrists at the unit and glove. Once gloved, touch only the<br />
patient and barrier-covered areas or areas that have been cleaned and<br />
disinfected.<br />
2. Charting<br />
Do not touch the record with contaminated gloves. If an entry has to be<br />
made in the record during treatment, an appropriate barrier must be used on<br />
the pen and over the portion of the record that the contaminated glove will<br />
touch. As an alternate, delay making chart entries until the end of treatment.<br />
Another alternative is to us a sterile pencil and note paper, then recopy later.<br />
3. High-speed Evacuation System<br />
When applicable, a high-speed evacuation system should be used and all<br />
possible precautions should be taken when using the high-speed hand piece,<br />
water spray or ultrasonic scaler or during a procedure that could cause<br />
spatter.<br />
4. Three-way syringe<br />
The three-way syringe is hazardous because it produces spatter. Therefore,<br />
caution must be used when spraying teeth and the oral cavity. When used, a<br />
potential for spatter must always be considered and appropriate precautions<br />
taken (for example, use of barrier protection). The use of non-spatter producing<br />
methods of cleansing, such as the use of warm, moist cotton pellets or use of<br />
water before air, is recommended.<br />
5. Dropped instruments<br />
An instrument, arch wire, etc. that is dropped will not be picked up and reused.<br />
If the item is essential for the procedure, a sterilized replacement must be used,<br />
or, in the case of customized arch wires, the wire must be sterilized prior to<br />
replacement in the patient.<br />
6. Disposable items<br />
Used disposable items should be discarded immediately to avoid contamination<br />
of other items. Contaminated waste must be placed in the Biohazard labeled<br />
waste container. All other waste should be placed in the standard waste<br />
container.<br />
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7. Storage and Transport of Contaminated Patient-related Items.<br />
Bite registrations, impressions, retainers, etc. become contaminated. These<br />
items should be cleaned and disinfected, as described later, prior to removal<br />
from the clinic area.<br />
8. Storage of Sterilized Items<br />
The shelf life of correctly packed sterilized instruments is 2 to 6 months as long<br />
as the packaging remains intact. Do not store instruments for intraoral use<br />
unwrapped. Instruments may be stored in their sterilization package<br />
(autoclave) or wrapped after sterilization (dry heat). Sterilizers must be<br />
routinely monitored using biological indicators to guarantee destruction of<br />
bacterial spores.<br />
Clean-up after Patient Treatment<br />
All surfaces that become visibly contaminated with blood must be cleaned immediately<br />
and disinfected using a solution of bleach or a liquid chemical germicide registered<br />
with the EPA as a tuberculocidal “hospital disinfectant.” These products are usually<br />
applied carefully, wiped off with a disposable wiper, reapplied, and left moist for the<br />
recommended time interval. Blood and saliva should be thoroughly and carefully<br />
cleaned from instruments and materials that have been used in the mouth.<br />
Properly dispose of regulated and non-regulated waste (gloves and masks).<br />
a. Remove gloves and wash hands immediately.<br />
b. Complete entries on all form and records relating to the treatment. Then reappoint<br />
and dismiss the patient.<br />
c. Put on utility gloves, or new gloves, before beginning the clean-up.<br />
d. Remove barriers from apparatus and items in the operatory. Clean and disinfect as<br />
necessary and return to appropriate storage location.<br />
e. Remove all disposables and discard.<br />
f. Discard all sharps that could puncture skin into a rigid Biohazard labeled sharps<br />
container.<br />
g. Disinfect all patient-contaminated items to be transported to the laboratory, such as<br />
impressions, bite registrations, etc. Remove all barriers from the unit and discard.<br />
Rinse and clean eyeglasses or face shield with detergent and water.<br />
h. Clean, package, label, and sterilize all unused orthodontic “trial” bands and then<br />
return them to the supply room.<br />
i. Clean, disinfect and prepare the unit or equipment for the next patient. Any area<br />
covered by a barrier may be recovered without cleaning and disinfecting if the barrier<br />
was not punctured.<br />
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j. Any surface disinfectant solution is applied with a “spray-wipe-spray” technique.<br />
Spray the solution onto the surface to be cleaned. Wipe the surface clean using a<br />
paper towel or 4x4 gauze sponge and discard.<br />
*Respray the solution onto the surface and allow it to remain for the recommended<br />
time interval. Minimum 10 minutes.<br />
After all waste has been discarded, all handling of contaminated items and surfaces<br />
have been completed, and disinfection procedures completed, gloves can then be<br />
removed, discarded, and hands washed immediately.<br />
Regulated Waste<br />
OSHA defines regulated waste as:<br />
1. Liquid or semi-liquid blood or other potentially infectious materials (saliva).<br />
2. Contaminated items that would release blood or other potentially infectious<br />
materials in a liquid or semi-liquid state if compressed.<br />
3. Items that are caked with dried blood or other potentially infectious materials and<br />
are capable of releasing these materials during handling.<br />
4. Contaminated sharps, “any contaminated object that can penetrate the skin<br />
including but not limited to needles, scalpels, broken glass, and exposed ends of<br />
dental wires.”<br />
Pathological and microbiological waste containing blood or other potentially infectious<br />
materials.<br />
Contaminated Sharps, discarding and containment<br />
Immediately or as soon as feasibly possible, sharps must be disposed of in closable,<br />
puncture resistant disposable containers that are leak proof on the sides and bottom<br />
and labeled with the biohazard symbol or color-coded in red. Commercial sharps<br />
container receptacles are acceptable. For purposes of disposal, OSHA categorizes<br />
dental wires as sharps. Sharps containers shall be easily accessible to all employees<br />
and located in areas of immediate use. When moving, containers of contaminated<br />
sharps must be closed to the “event of spillage or protrusion of contents.” If leakage is<br />
possible, the initial container must be placed in a second container that has the same<br />
characteristics as the first. Reusable containers must not be opened, emptied, or<br />
cleaned manually or in any other manner that will expose employees to the risk of<br />
percutaneous injury.<br />
Other Regulated Waste Containment<br />
Regulated waste shall be placed in containers that are:<br />
1. Closable<br />
2. Constructed to contain all contents and prevent leakage of fluids on handling,<br />
storage, transport or shipping.<br />
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3. Labeled or color-coded in accordance with the OSHA Standard.<br />
4. Closed prior to removal to prevent spillage or protrusion of contents during<br />
handling, storage, transport or shipping.<br />
If outside contamination of the regulated wastecontainer occurs, it must be placed in a<br />
second container. The second container must have the same characteristics as the<br />
first.<br />
Disposal of all regulated waste will be in accordance with applicable regulations of the<br />
United States and the State of Missouri. It will also be in accordance with any other<br />
regulatory agency that may have jurisdiction in this geographic area.<br />
Disinfection of Prosthetic Devices and Impressions<br />
Disinfection vessels containing a liquid disinfectant is present at treatment operatories<br />
and in the technical laboratories. Any dental material or prosthesis (i.e. retainer) that<br />
has been in direct patient contact must be disinfected prior to use in the laboratory<br />
setting and these same items must be disinfected after laboratory procedures prior to<br />
patient contact.<br />
a. Rinse all objects thoroughly to remove all residual saliva and blood products.<br />
b. Immerse the object for a minimum of 10 minutes. Alginates and polyether should<br />
not be left significantly longer than 10 minutes.<br />
c. Remove the object from the vessel with gloved hands and rinse thoroughly.<br />
Inadequate rinsing might contaminate a model after the impression is poured.<br />
d. An alternate method for disinfecting impressions is to spray the impression and tray<br />
with the disinfectant solution.<br />
Infection Control Practices Radiology<br />
Operator Protection<br />
Protective gloves shall be worn during film and tube placement and during dental film<br />
stripping to minimize risks to the operator and patients. Do not glove until you have<br />
your instruments, film, and have seated your patient.<br />
Gloves removed after film processing and other refuse must be disposed of properly.<br />
Operators must wash their hands as they enter the clinic and after removing their<br />
gloves to handle processed radiographs, film mounts, and records. Do not handle film<br />
mounts or charts with gloves on.<br />
Patient Protection<br />
Supplies will be dispensed rather than stored where they could become contaminated.<br />
The appropriate number and type of films shall be obtained from supervising<br />
personnel.<br />
It is the operator’s responsibility to obtain the appropriate number and size of<br />
intraoral films.<br />
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Supplies and film packets must be kept on a covered work surface. Charts and forms<br />
must be kept away from the work area.<br />
Film holders must be sterilized or disinfected. Disposable items should be used, when<br />
available.<br />
Exposure Procedure<br />
For intraoral radiography, obtain two clean paper cups and place the requested films<br />
inside. Separate the cups and leave them outside the operatory. Take film and make<br />
exposure. Place the exposed intraoral films in the second cup. For occlusal film,<br />
place the exposed film on a clean paper towel. When finished with the exposures<br />
remove and dispose of gloves. Wash hands.<br />
Hold cup with exposed films by the outside only. Enter the darkroom without gloves.<br />
Put on a new pair of vinyl gloves. Remove film from cup and strip from packet. When<br />
finished, remove gloves and dispose of packets and gloves in trash. For occlusal film<br />
carry the paper towel with the film to the darkroom. Put on a new pair of vinyl/latex<br />
gloves. Strip from packet and drop on a clean paper towel. Process film as usual.<br />
Disinfection Procedures<br />
Upon completion of x-ray exposure, seat patient in waiting area. Return to operatory<br />
and disinfect as per protocol before removing gloves. Spray with disinfectant all<br />
exposed environmental surfaces, including the tube head and positioning indicating<br />
device (cone), exposure button, exposure dial, chair headrest, table top work areas,<br />
ledge outside room and apron.<br />
Use a disinfectant soaked 2 x 2 gauze to wipe all the above areas.<br />
Spray all surfaces except x-ray tube head and control panel again and let air dry.<br />
While gloved, dispose of Styrofoam bite blocks and other disposable products in trash.<br />
Place autoclavable instruments in appropriate receptacle. Remove gloves and dispose<br />
of properly. Proceed to process films.<br />
Communication of Hazards<br />
Labels<br />
The required label is the biohazard symbol and the legend “Biohazard” that is<br />
fluorescent orange or orange-red with lettering or symbols in a contrasting color.<br />
Labels are affixed or attached as closely as possible to the container, so there is no<br />
possibility of loss. Alternatively, labels can be imprinted on the container or bag. Red<br />
bags or red containers may be substituted for labels. Regulated waste that has been<br />
decontaminated need not be labeled or placed in red bags, for example, autoclaved<br />
waste would not be labeled.<br />
Biohazard labels are to be placed on containers of regulated waste, e.g., sharps<br />
containers. Laundry contaminated with blood and other potentially infectious<br />
material must also be labeled or color-coded.<br />
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iii. Personal Hygiene<br />
A. Hand Washing: Hands are washed before each patient contact, after each patient<br />
contact, before each procedure, after each procedure, before eating, after use of the<br />
bathroom, before putting on gloves, and after removing gloves. Friction is the most<br />
important part of washing hands. Jewelry should not be worn except for plain<br />
wedding bands. Bacteria can lodge in the sets or stones of rings. Fingernails should<br />
be kept short and clean. Contamination of the uniform by leaning against the sink is<br />
to be avoided. Hands should not touch the sink during or after the washing process.<br />
Equipment needed: approved liquid soap, running water, paper towels, and plasticlined<br />
wastebasket.<br />
Procedure:<br />
� Moisten hands well with running water.<br />
� Soap hands working up a lather using friction.<br />
� Wash the palm and back of each hand with rotary motion.<br />
� Wash fingers by interlacing fingers/thumbs and rotating back and forth.<br />
� Washing action should be a minimum of fifteen seconds.<br />
� Rinse well. Hold fingers down so water flows from wrist to fingers.<br />
� Dry hands gently with paper towel to avoid chapping.<br />
� Turn off faucets with a clean dry paper towel.<br />
� Dispose of towels in wastebasket.<br />
B. Eating/Drinking: Eating and drinking are prohibited in patient care areas where<br />
diagnosis, treatment, and handling of blood or body fluids occur.<br />
C. Contact Lenses: Contact lenses are not to be manipulated in areas where contact<br />
with blood or body fluids may occur.<br />
D. Makeup: Makeup and lip balm are not to be applied in areas where contact with<br />
blood or body fluids may occur.<br />
E. Food: Food is stored in refrigerators designed for this purpose only. These are<br />
cleaned on a regular basis. Any food stuffs to be discarded are to be bagged first to<br />
prevent insect/rodent problems. The refrigerator temperature is to be maintained at<br />
less than 40 degrees F. No food is to be stored in medication refrigerators. No<br />
medication is to be stores in food refrigerators.<br />
F. Microware Ovens: Microwave ovens installed in individual departments are placed<br />
in non-patient care areas only. Microwave ovens are to be cleaned on a regular basis.<br />
Any food stuffs left over are to be bagged and discarded to prevent insect/rodent<br />
problems.<br />
G. Smoking: Smoking is not permitted in Hospital/SLUCare facilities.<br />
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Employee Health<br />
POLICY<br />
It is the policy of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> that there will be an active Employee Health program developed by the<br />
Employee Health staff. The program is to be approved by the SLUHospital Infection Control Committee. SLUCare<br />
physicians are members of the committee. The SLUCare program is to be in accordance with <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Hospital's (SLUH) approved program from the Infection Control Committee, the SLUHospital Medical Executive<br />
Committee, and Administration.<br />
In this manual, “health care worker” (HCW) is defined as any person with activities in a health care environment who is at<br />
risk for exposure to diseases or who may possibly transmit vaccine preventable diseases. These activities are not limited<br />
to contact with patients, blood, or other body fluids from patients. Other types of contact may include: contaminated<br />
medical supplies, contaminated medical equipment, contaminated environmental surfaces, or contaminated air. It is<br />
recognized that individuals can be subjected to substantial risks associated with exposures even during brief sporadic<br />
contact with patients and the health care environment. Personnel classifications may include: attending clinician, autopsy<br />
personnel, clerical staff, contractor, dental personnel, dietary worker, emergency medical service personnel,<br />
environmental services staff, maintenance worker, medical research lab worker, public safety worker, student, volunteer.<br />
It is the policy of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> SLUCare that the Employee Health program will include all HCWs with<br />
activities at approved health care facilities. The determination of need for work-related health care services will be based<br />
on the nature of hazards in the health care environment, the intensity and frequency of health care worker exposure to<br />
these hazards, and overall risk assessment. These principles apply to Employee Health policies and procedures. These<br />
should not be applied to work related injuries and illnesses. In contrast to Employee Health issues, appropriate worker’s<br />
compensation procedures are determined by the employment status of an individual.<br />
PURPOSE<br />
1. To perform health assessments at the time of employment to ensure that the HCWs can perform essential functions of<br />
the job without undo risk to themselves, fellow HCWs, patients, or visitors.<br />
2. To screen for immunity and ensure appropriate immunizations of all HCWs.<br />
3. To provide evaluation after exposure to potentially infectious diseases and offer appropriate prophylaxis to HCWs<br />
who are exposed to infectious diseases or hazards.<br />
4. To provide HCWs with a tuberculosis control program in accordance with the guidelines of the Center for Disease<br />
Control, American Thoracic Society, American Lung Society, Public Health Department, and Occupational Safety<br />
and Health Administration. To identify HCWs at risk for tuberculosis disease. To investigate and manage<br />
tuberculosis infection or tuberculosis disease in HCWs on a routine basis and after exposures to tuberculosis source<br />
cases. To prevent transmission and development of tuberculosis disease in HCWs.<br />
5. To evaluate and provide work restrictions for HCWs with non-work related infectious diseases.<br />
6. To provide medical treatment and case management services to employees for work related illnesses or injuries. To<br />
provide appropriate work restrictions for work related illnesses or injuries.<br />
7. To maintain accurate Employee Health records.<br />
PROCEDURE<br />
I. Pre-placement Evaluations<br />
II. Immunizations<br />
III. Post-exposure Evaluation and Prophylaxis<br />
IV. Tuberculosis Policy<br />
V. Communicable Disease Work Restrictions<br />
VI. Work Related Illnesses/Injuries<br />
VII. Maintenance of Health Records<br />
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I. Pre-Placement Evaluation<br />
A. Medical history.<br />
B. Nurse exam.<br />
C. Physician review with further exam only as indicated by history or the job.<br />
D. Job description - review of essential functions of the job.<br />
E. Immunity to Varicella will be documented.<br />
F. Immunity to Rubella will be documented.<br />
G. Immunity to Measles will be documented.<br />
H. Immunity to Hepatitis B will be documented.<br />
I. Immunity to Tetanus will be documented.<br />
J. Absence of active pulmonary Tuberculosis will be documented.<br />
K. Respirator Fit Testing procedure will be done for all direct patient contact HCWs.<br />
L. Protective eye wear will be supplied to all direct patient contact HCWs.<br />
M. Education by use and demonstration of available needle-less systems and of available sharps with engineered<br />
sharps injury protection.<br />
N. Absence of artificial nails will documented for all direct patient contact HCWs.<br />
O. Education by use and demonstration of SLUCare approved hand hygiene program.<br />
II. Immunizations<br />
A. Hepatitis B Vaccination:<br />
This procedure is written to comply with 1910.1030 Occupational Safety and Health Standard – Toxic<br />
and Hazardous Substances – Bloodborne Pathogens. One of #1 - #5 must be completed.<br />
1. HCW provides documentation of positive quantitative antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen.<br />
2. If the HCW is in the process of getting the three-shot series, the series will be completed as appropriate.<br />
3. If the HCW has completed the three-shot series, quantitative antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen will be<br />
obtained.<br />
4. If the HCW has not received the vaccine previously, the three-shot series is initiated.<br />
5. If the HCW does not wish to receive the vaccine, a Hepatitis B vaccination refusal must signed.<br />
6. Follow up appointments.<br />
a. One month and six month vaccinations will be scheduled at Employee Health.<br />
b. One month following the completion of the three-shot series, quantitative antibody to hepatitis B surface<br />
antigen will be scheduled at Employee Health.<br />
1) If quantitative antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen is positive, no further action needed.<br />
2) If quantitative antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen is negative, a second three-shot series is<br />
initiated. One month following the completion of the second three-shot series, quantitative<br />
antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen will be obtained.<br />
a) If quantitative antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen is positive, no further action<br />
needed.<br />
b) If quantitative antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen is negative, the HCW is considered<br />
a non-responder. The HCW will be counseled regarding precautions to prevent HBV<br />
infection and the procedure for post-exposure evaluation in case of exposure to blood or<br />
other potentially infectious material.<br />
7. Follow up testing for existing HCWs:<br />
Quantitative antibody to Hepatitis B surface antigen testing is done following blood borne pathogen<br />
exposures if not previously documented in the Employee Health HCW file.<br />
8. Records of screening and/or vaccination will be maintained in the Employee Health HCW file.<br />
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B. Rubella - Measles:<br />
1. Rubella (German measles): One of a. - d. must be completed.<br />
a. Documents must be provided confirming laboratory evidence of immunity.<br />
b. Documents must be provided confirming physician diagnosed rubella.<br />
c. Documents must be provided confirming previous vaccination for rubella. Vaccination date must be on<br />
or after the first birthday.<br />
d. If none of the above are available, a rubella titer will be drawn:<br />
1.) If the rubella titer is positive, no further action needed.<br />
2.) If the rubella titer is negative, the HCW is required to be vaccinated with MMR at the time of<br />
employment unless contraindicated.<br />
e. If the MMR vaccine is not administered the HCW is cleared with restrictions.<br />
Restrictions: Non-immune HCW cannot care for patients with Rubella.<br />
2. Measles: One of a. - d. must be completed.<br />
a. Documents must be provided confirming laboratory evidence of immunity.<br />
b. Documents must be provided confirming physician diagnosed measles.<br />
c. Documents must be provided confirming previous vaccination for measles. Vaccination documents must<br />
be provided showing two live measles vaccinations after 15 months of age and at least one month apart.<br />
d. If none of the above are available, a measles titer will be drawn:<br />
1.) If the measles titer is positive, no further action needed.<br />
2.) If the measles titer is negative, the HCW is required to be vaccinated with MMR at the time of<br />
employment unless contraindicated. Follow up appointment for one month MMR vaccination will be<br />
scheduled at Employee Health.<br />
e. If the MMR vaccine is not administered the HCW is cleared with restrictions.<br />
Restrictions: Non-immune HCW cannot care for patients with measles.<br />
3. Contraindications for MMR Immunization:<br />
a. Persons with hypersensitivity to any component of the vaccine including gelatin.<br />
b. Pregnant women or women considering pregnancy in the next three months.<br />
c. Persons with febrile respiratory illnesses or other active febrile infections.<br />
d. Persons with active untreated tuberculosis.<br />
e. Persons with a history of anaphylactic reaction to neomycin.<br />
f. Persons with a history of anaphylactic reaction to eggs.<br />
g. Person receiving immunosuppressive therapy. This contraindication does not apply to persons who are<br />
receiving corticosteroid as replacement therapy (e.g. for Addison’s disease)<br />
h. Person with blood dyscrasias, leukemia, lymphomas of any type, or other malignant neoplasms affecting<br />
the bone marrow or lymphatic systems.<br />
i. Persons with primary and acquired immunodeficiency states, including persons who are<br />
immunosuppressed in association with AIDS or other clinical manifestations of infection with human<br />
immunodeficiency viruses; cellular immune deficiencies; and hypogammaglobulinemia and<br />
dysgammaglobulinemia states.<br />
j. Persons with a family history of congenital or hereditary immunodeficiency, until the immune<br />
competence of the potential vaccine recipient is demonstrated.<br />
4. Timing of MMR immunization and Mantoux skin tests (PPD):<br />
Mantoux skin tests (PPD) must be performed before or at the time of MMR vaccination. Immunization with<br />
MMR may temporarily suppress tuberculin reactivity. Further Mantoux skin tests (PPD) must be postponed<br />
for four to six weeks after MMR vaccination.<br />
5. Follow up for existing HCWs: None.<br />
6. Records of screening and/or vaccination will be maintained in the Employee Health HCW file.<br />
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C. Tetanus: One of #1 - #3 must be completed:<br />
1. Documentation of tetanus booster within the last 10 years.<br />
2. Tetanus diphtheria booster will be administered at the time of pre-placement exam unless contraindicated.<br />
3. If the HCW does not wish to receive the vaccine, a refusal must signed. HCW is cleared for patient care.<br />
4. Follow up for existing HCWs: A tetanus diphtheria booster is administered every 10 years or if indicated for<br />
a work related injury.<br />
5. Records of screening and/or vaccination will be maintained in the Employee Health HCW file.<br />
D. Varicella Zoster: One of #1 - #2 must be completed:<br />
1. HCW will complete medical history question indicating a prior varicella zoster (chickenpox) disease history.<br />
2. If the HCW has no history of varicella zoster (chickenpox), a varicella titer will be drawn.<br />
a- If the varicella titer is positive, no further action needed.<br />
b- If the varicella titer is negative, the HCW is required to be vaccinated with varicella at the time of<br />
employment unless contraindicated. Follow up appointment for one month vaccination will be scheduled<br />
at Employee Health.<br />
3. If the varicella vaccine is not administered the HCW is cleared with restrictions.<br />
Restrictions: Non-immune HCW cannot care for patients with infectious varicella zoster-chickenpox or<br />
varicella zoster-shingles.<br />
4. Follow up for existing HCWs: None.<br />
5. Records of screening and/or vaccination will be maintained in the Employee Health HCW file.<br />
III. Post-Exposure Evaluation and Prophylaxis<br />
A. Blood Borne Pathogen Exposure: An exposure is defined as a percutaneous injury, mucous membrane contact,<br />
or non-intact skin contact with of one of the following: amniotic fluid, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, pericardial<br />
fluid, peritoneal fluid, pleural fluid, semen, synovial fluid, tissue, vaginal secretions, or other body fluids<br />
containing visible blood. Any direct contact without barrier protection to concentrated HIV in a laboratory<br />
facility is considered an exposure. Prolonged contact of several minutes with contaminated blood, tissue, or body<br />
fluids involving a large area of intact skin is considered an exposure. Percutaneous injuries may include a<br />
needlestick or a cut with a sharp object. Non-intact skin is chapped, abraded or afflicted with dermatitis. Human<br />
bites and scratches may be included. In the absence of visible blood in the saliva, exposure to saliva from a<br />
person infected with HIV is not considered a risk for HIV transmission. Exposure to tears, sweat, non-bloody<br />
urine, or non-bloody feces does not require post-exposure follow up.<br />
1. HIV<br />
a. Immediate post-exposure measures:<br />
1) Percutaneous injury:<br />
a) Wash the wound with soap and water.<br />
b) Antiseptics are not contra-indicated. However, there is no evidence that use of antiseptics for<br />
wound care further reduces the risk of HIV transmission.<br />
c) There is no evidence that expressing fluid by squeezing the wound further reduces the risk of<br />
HIV transmission.<br />
d) The application of caustic agents such as bleach is not recommended.<br />
e) Injection of antiseptics or disinfectants into the wound is not recommended.<br />
2) Non-intact skin exposure<br />
a) Wash the area immediately with soap and water.<br />
b) Antiseptics are not contra-indicated. However, there is no evidence that use of antiseptics for<br />
wound care further reduces the risk of HIV transmission.<br />
c) The application of caustic agents such as bleach is not recommended.<br />
d) Injection of antiseptics or disinfectants into the wound is not recommended.<br />
3) Mucous membrane exposure:<br />
Irrigate copiously with tap water, sterile saline, or sterile water for 15 minutes.<br />
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. HCW must notify the supervisor immediately. The Employee Report of Injury is completed by both the<br />
HCW and the supervisor. The original Employee Report of Injury is to be presented at Employee Health<br />
at the time of evaluation. It is not to be left with the staff in the emergency room when the initial<br />
evaluation is done in the emergency room.<br />
c. HCW must report immediately to Employee Health during office hours. If the exposure occurs after<br />
office hours, the HCW must report immediately to SLUCARE Emergency Room. If initial evaluation<br />
takes place in SLUHospital Emergency Room, the HCW must follow up at Employee Health on the next<br />
working day.<br />
d. Risk assessment<br />
Physician evaluation of specific exposure must take place. The risk assessment should<br />
be explained to the HCW so that it is understood. The circumstances of the exposure<br />
are recorded in the HCW’s confidential medical record. Relevant information includes:<br />
Date and time of exposure.<br />
Job duty being performed by the HCW at the time of exposure.<br />
Details of the exposure including: amount of fluid, type of fluid or material, severity of exposure.<br />
For a percutaneous injury include the depth of the injury and whether fluid was injected.<br />
For skin or mucous membrane exposure include the extent and duration of contact and condition of<br />
the skin (chapped, abraded, intact).<br />
Description of source of exposure including, if known, whether the source material contained HIV,<br />
HBV, or HCV.<br />
Factors which increase the risk for transmission of HIV from an individual with<br />
documented HIV infection:<br />
A deep injury to the HCW.<br />
Visible blood on the device causing the injury.<br />
A device previously placed in the source patient’s vein or artery.<br />
A source patient with end stage Acquired Immune Deficiency (AIDS)<br />
Direct contact with concentrated virus in a research lab.<br />
e. Post-exposure HIV prophylaxis (PEP)<br />
1) If PEP is being considered, rapid HIV testing of the source patient should be done if possible. Such<br />
testing is done through Employee Health ONLY.<br />
2) The physician must provide a risk assessment and information regarding current data on the efficacy<br />
and toxicity of post-exposure prophylaxis.<br />
3) The decision must be an informed decision<br />
4) The exposed HCW must decide to accept or refuse post-exposure HIV prophylaxis.<br />
5) The exposed HCW is informed of the option to decline the post-exposure prophylaxis.<br />
6) Baseline history and physical exam are performed.<br />
7) Prophylaxis should be started as soon as possible. In general, it is recommended that prophylaxis<br />
start within one to two hours after the exposure.<br />
8) If source patient is unknown at the time of exposure, consideration of prophylactic medication will<br />
begin after assessing the type and severity of exposure. The setting in which the exposure took place<br />
needs to be taken into account.<br />
9) Medication must be available for immediate administration at the site of initial evaluation.<br />
10) For women of child bearing age, a urine pregnancy test will be performed prior to initiation of postexposure<br />
prophylaxis medications.<br />
11) ALL baseline laboratory studies are to be drawn in Employee Health. If the initial evaluation is done<br />
in the Emergency Room, the exposed HCW must report to Employee Health on the next working day<br />
so that baseline laboratory testing can be obtained in a confidential manner.<br />
12) The HCW must sign a consent or refusal regarding post-exposure prophylaxis.<br />
13) Two prophylactic regimes are recommended: a basic two drug regime for most HIV exposures and<br />
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an “expanded” three drug regime for increased risks for transmission. Three drugs are intended for a<br />
higher risk exposure.<br />
f. Baseline testing for HIV:<br />
1) Employee Health will provide pre-test counseling.<br />
2) Informed consent for baseline HIV testing will be obtained.<br />
3) Results will be reported to the HCW.<br />
4) Employee Health will provide post-test counseling.<br />
Reference: CDC. Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to<br />
HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis. MMWR 2001;50(no. RR11):1-42.<br />
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g. Evaluation of source patient<br />
1) Employee Health Staff Nurse will provide pre-test counseling.<br />
2) Informed consent for HIV testing will be obtained from the source patient or proxy if the source<br />
patient is unable to give consent. The consent shall include consent to disclose the results to the<br />
exposed HCW.<br />
3) If PEP is being considered, rapid HIV testing of the source patient should be done if possible. Such<br />
testing is done through Employee Health ONLY.<br />
4) If the source patient refuses to give consent for HIV testing the attending physician will be notified by<br />
Employee Health. If the source patient refuses to give consent for HIV testing after discussing the<br />
issue with the attending physician, the Infection Control Officer will be notified by Employee Health.<br />
5) Employee Health will notify the source patient’s attending physician that laboratory testing for HIV<br />
antibody is being pursued. The attending physician will advise Employee Health of any known risks.<br />
The attending physicians are encouraged to discuss testing with the source patient.<br />
6) Employee Health physician will evaluate the risk of the source patient by HCW’s history of the<br />
source patient, review of available patient history, and any report from the source patient’s<br />
physicians.<br />
7) The physicians providing care for the source patient will be informed of any positive results from the<br />
source patient laboratory tests.<br />
8) Employee Health staff will provide HIV antibody results with post-test counseling to the source<br />
patient or proxy.<br />
9) Exposed HCW is notified of the source patient results.<br />
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h. Six week follow up: Appointment will be scheduled at Employee Health. After informed consent, HIV<br />
testing will be performed. Employee Health will provide pre-test counseling. Results will be reported to<br />
the HCW and post-test counseling will be provided. Appointment compliance is monitored by Employee<br />
Health only if the source patient has known HIV infection.<br />
i. Three month follow up: Appointment will be scheduled at Employee Health. After informed consent,<br />
HIV testing will be performed. Employee Health will provide pre-test counseling. Results will be<br />
reported to the HCW and post-test counseling will be provided. Appointment compliance is monitored<br />
by Employee Health only if the source patient has known HIV infection.<br />
j. Six month follow up: Appointment will be scheduled at Employee Health. After informed consent, HIV<br />
testing will be performed. Employee Health will provide pre-test counseling. Results will be reported to<br />
the HCW and post-test counseling will be provided. Appointment compliance is monitored by Employee<br />
Health only if the source patient is known to have HIV infection.<br />
k. 12 month follow up: Appointment will be scheduled at Employee Health. After informed consent, HIV<br />
testing will be performed. Employee Health will provide pre-test counseling. Results will be reported to<br />
the HCW and post-test counseling will be provided.<br />
l. All HCW results are confidential<br />
m. As required by law all positive HIV results will be reported to the Missouri Department of Health.<br />
n. All evaluation, treatment, and testing are at no cost to the HCW or the source patient.<br />
o. All exposed HCWs are counseled regarding reducing the transmission of HIV during the twelve months<br />
of follow up. This includes:<br />
1. Avoiding blood, semen, or organ donations.<br />
2. Adopting safer sex practices.<br />
3. Deferring pregnancy.<br />
p. All exposed HCWs are advised of Employee Assistance <strong>Program</strong> services. These support services are<br />
available at the request of the HCW.<br />
q. Records of the exposure will be maintained in the Employee Health HCW files for duration of<br />
employment plus 30 years.<br />
2. Hepatitis B Virus<br />
a. Risk assessment -- High risk source patients for Hepatitis B are patients with suspected acute hepatitis,<br />
known chronic hepatitis, hematology-oncology patients, dialysis patients, hemophiliacs and patients with<br />
other coagulopathy disorders, those who use illicit intravenous drugs, and other patients based on clinical<br />
judgment.<br />
b. Baseline testing for hepatitis B surface antigen screen will be obtained at the time of the post-exposure<br />
evaluation. Quantitative antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen testing will be obtained if not previously<br />
documented.<br />
c. Evaluation of the source patient<br />
1) Employee Health staff nurse will provide counseling regarding hepatitis B surface antigen screen<br />
testing.<br />
2) Hepatitis B surface antigen screen will be obtained.<br />
3) Attending physician will be notified of pending lab results on the source patient.<br />
4) Employee Health physician will evaluate the risk of the source patient by HCW’s history of the<br />
source patient, review of available source patient history, and report from attending physician.<br />
5) The physicians providing care for the source patient will be informed of any positive results from the<br />
source patient laboratory tests.<br />
6) Exposed HCW will be notified of the source patient results.<br />
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d. Post-Exposure Prophylaxis -- The hepatitis B vaccination status and the vaccine-response status (if<br />
known) of the exposed HCW should be reviewed. A summary of prophylaxis recommendations follows:<br />
e. All HCW results are confidential.<br />
f. All evaluation, treatment, and testing are done at no cost to the HCW or the source patient.<br />
g. All exposed HCWs are counseled regarding reducing the transmission of hepatitis B virus.<br />
h. Records of the exposure will be maintained in the Employee Health HCW files.<br />
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3. Hepatitis C Virus<br />
a. Risk assessment -- High risk source patients for Hepatitis C are patients with suspected acute hepatitis,<br />
known chronic hepatitis, hematology-oncology patients, dialysis patients, hemophiliacs and patients with<br />
other coagulopathy disorders, those who use illicit intravenous drugs, patient with blood products<br />
administration before 1993, and other patients based on clinical judgment.<br />
b. Baseline testing for antibody to hepatitis C virus will be obtained at the time of post-exposure evaluation.<br />
c. Evaluation of the source patient:<br />
1) Employee Health Nurse will provide counseling regarding Hepatitis C testing.<br />
2) Antibody to Hepatitis C virus will be obtained.<br />
3) Attending physician will be notified of pending labs on the source patient.<br />
4) Employee Health physician will evaluate the risk of the source patient by HCW’s history of the<br />
source patient, review of available source patient history, and report from attending physician.<br />
5) The physicians providing care for the source patient will be informed of any positive results from the<br />
source patient laboratory tests.<br />
6) Exposed HCW will be notified of the source patient’s results.<br />
d. If the source patient antibody to Hepatitis C virus is positive:<br />
1) Six weeks post-exposure follow up:<br />
a) PCR HCV RNA qualitative<br />
b) ALT<br />
c) If the HCW has a positive PCR HCV RNA, the patient is referred to Gastroenterology-<br />
Hepatology service for evaluation and possible treatment.<br />
2) Three months post-exposure follow up:<br />
a) ALT<br />
b) PCR HCV RNA qualitative (if indicated)<br />
3) Six month post-exposure follow up: Antibody to Hepatitis C virus<br />
4) 12 month post-exposure follow up: Antibody to Hepatitis C virus<br />
e. All HCW results are confidential.<br />
f. All evaluation, treatment and testing are done at no cost to the HCW or the source patient.<br />
g. All exposed HCWs are counseled regarding reducing the transmission of hepatitis C virus.<br />
h. Records of the exposure will be maintained in the Employee Health HCW files.<br />
B. Cytomegalovirus (CMV)<br />
1. Definition of exposure: Intimate or close contact with mucosal membranes, infected tissues, blood, vaginal<br />
secretions, semen, urine, or breast milk of infected patient.<br />
2. Symptomatic susceptible exposed HCWs are evaluated at Employee Health.<br />
C. Conjunctivitis<br />
1. Definition of exposure: Direct contact with ocular secretions.<br />
2. Asymptomatic exposed HCWs need no intervention.<br />
3. Symptomatic exposed HCWs are evaluated and treated at Employee Health.<br />
D. Diarrhea<br />
1. Definition of exposure: Disease is transmitted via the fecal/oral route.<br />
2. Asymptomatic exposed HCWs need no intervention.<br />
3. Symptomatic exposed HCWs are evaluated and treated at Employee Health.<br />
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E. Hepatitis A<br />
1. Definition of exposure: Disease is transmitted via the fecal oral route. Fecal oral exposures should not occur<br />
if standard Infection Control policies and procedures are followed. Because of this, Hepatitis A vaccine is not<br />
routinely offered to healthcare workers. Healthcare workers requesting Hepatitis A vaccination are referred to<br />
the private medical care provider.<br />
2. Asymptomatic exposed HCWs should receive passive immunization with immune globulin. IG 0.02 ml/kg is<br />
given IM as soon as possible after the exposure but within two weeks of exposure.<br />
3. Symptomatic exposed HCWs are evaluated and treated at Employee Health.<br />
F. Herpes<br />
1. Definition of exposure: Direct contact with mucous membrane lesions or virus-containing secretions.<br />
2. Asymptomatic exposed HCWs need no intervention.<br />
3. Symptomatic exposed HCWs are evaluated and treated at Employee Health.<br />
G. Measles<br />
1. Definition of exposure: Airborne by droplet spread. Direct contact with nasal or throat secretions. This can<br />
also include direct contact with articles freshly soiled with nose or throat secretions.<br />
2. Susceptible HCWs include those who have not had the disease, those with a negative measles titer, or those<br />
who have not been successfully immunized with two doses of live measles vaccine on or after their first<br />
birthday and at least one month apart.<br />
3. Asymptomatic susceptible exposed HCWs are evaluated with a Measles titer.<br />
a. If the measles titer is positive, HCWs need no intervention.<br />
b. If the measles titer is negative or pending, asymptomatic susceptible exposed HCWs are unable to work<br />
from the fifth through the 21st day after exposure. Asymptomatic susceptible exposed HCWs may<br />
receive MMR vaccine within 72 hours of exposure at Employee Health. This may provide protection.<br />
Immune globulin (IG) may be used within 6 days of exposure for pregnant HCWs or HCWs for whom<br />
measles vaccination is contraindicated. IG 0.25 ml/kg up to a maximum of 15 ml. Immune globulin (IG)<br />
may be used within 6 days of exposure for immunocompromised HCWs. IG 0.5 ml/kg up to a maximum<br />
of 15 ml.<br />
4. Symptomatic susceptible exposed HCWs are evaluated and treated at Employee Health.<br />
H. Meningococcal Disease including meningitis<br />
1. Definition of exposure: Direct contact with respiratory droplets from nose and mouth.<br />
2. Asymptomatic exposed HCWs are treated with an appropriate antimicrobial agent as prophylaxis.<br />
Prophylaxis should be administered as soon as possible after exposure. Prophylaxis administered later than<br />
14 days after exposure is of limited or no value. If an exposure occurs when the Employee Health office is<br />
closed, the exposed employees are evaluated and treated in SLUHospital Emergency Room.<br />
3. Symptomatic exposed HCWs should report immediately for evaluation to Employee Health or to<br />
SLUHospital Emergency Room if it is after hours. Symptoms include: intense headache, fever, nausea, stiff<br />
neck, or petechial rash.<br />
I. Mumps<br />
1. Definition of exposure: Direct contact with the saliva and respiratory droplets from the nose and mouth.<br />
2. Susceptible HCWs include those who have not had the disease or who have not been successfully immunized<br />
with one dose of live mumps vaccine on or after the first birthday.<br />
3. Asymptomatic susceptible exposed HCWs are unable to work from the 12th through the 25th day after<br />
exposure.<br />
4. Symptomatic susceptible exposed HCWs are evaluated and treated at Employee Health.<br />
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J. Pediculosis (Lice)<br />
1. Definition of exposure: Direct contact with an infected person and objects used by them. Body lice can be<br />
transmitted by indirect contact with personal belongings especially clothing and head gear. Pubic lice are<br />
most frequently transmitted through intimate physical or sexual contact.<br />
2. Asymptomatic exposed HCWs need no intervention.<br />
3. Symptomatic exposed HCWs are evaluated and treated at Employee Health.<br />
K. Pertussis<br />
1. Definition of exposure: Direct prolonged intensive contact with respiratory secretions or respiratory droplets.<br />
2. Asymptomatic exposed HCWs are treated with erythromycin 500 mg PO four times daily for 14 days as<br />
prophylaxis.<br />
3. Symptomatic exposed HCWs are evaluated and treated at Employee Health.<br />
L. Rubella - German Measles<br />
1. Definition of exposure: Direct contact with nasopharyngeal droplets.<br />
2. Susceptible HCWs include those with negative rubella titer or those not successfully immunized with one<br />
dose of live rubella vaccine on or after their first birthday.<br />
3. Asymptomatic susceptible exposed HCWs are evaluated with a rubella titer.<br />
a. If the rubella titer is positive, HCWs need no intervention.<br />
b. If the rubella titer is negative or pending, asymptomatic susceptible exposed HCWs are unable to work<br />
from the seventh through the 21st day after exposure. MMR vaccination is provided at Employee Health.<br />
4. Symptomatic susceptible exposed HCWs are evaluated and treated at Employee Health.<br />
M. Scabies<br />
1. Definition of exposure: Direct skin to skin contact.<br />
2. Asymptomatic exposed HCWs in outbreak situations may be treated with prophylaxis. Prophylaxis is<br />
permethrin 5% single application correctly used.<br />
3. Symptomatic exposed HCWs will be referred for Dermatology consult. HCW is unable to work until treated<br />
by Dermatology and cleared by Employee Health.<br />
N. Staphylococcal aureus Infections<br />
1. Definition of exposure: Direct contact with colonized or infected body sites.<br />
2. Asymptomatic exposed HCWs need no intervention. Culture surveys may be indicated if HCWs are<br />
epidemiologically linked to nosocomial infections. HCWs who are colonized are not restricted from work<br />
unless implicated in S. Aureus transmission within the hospital or facility.<br />
3. Symptomatic exposed HCWs are evaluated and treated at Employee Health.<br />
O. Streptococcal-Group A (GAS) Infections<br />
1. Definition of exposure: Direct contact with infected secretions.<br />
2. Asymptomatic exposed HCWs require no intervention. Culture surveys may be indicated if HCWs are<br />
epidemiologically linked to nosocomial infections. HCWs who are colonized are not restricted from work<br />
unless implicated in GAS transmission within the SLUCare.<br />
3. Symptomatic exposed HCWs are evaluated and treated at Employee Health.<br />
P. Tuberculosis: See Tuberculosis Policy - Section V.<br />
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Q. Varicella - Zoster (VZV):<br />
1. Definition of exposure: Airborne by droplet spread. Direct contact with infected lesions.<br />
2. Susceptible HCWs include those with no prior history of chickenpox, those not known to be immune by<br />
varicella titer, and those not successfully immunized with two doses of live attenuated varicella vaccine 1 to 2<br />
months apart.<br />
3. Asymptomatic susceptible exposed HCWs are evaluated at Employee Health; varicella titer is drawn at the<br />
time of post-exposure evaluation.<br />
a. If the varicella titer is positive, HCWs need no intervention.<br />
b. If the varicella titer is negative or pending, asymptomatic susceptible exposed HCWs are unable to work<br />
from the eighth through the 21st day after exposure. Varicella vaccination is provided at Employee<br />
Health. When given after exposure the vaccine may not provide protection. However, if exposure did not<br />
result in infection, immunization should protect against subsequent infections. VZV immune globulin<br />
(VZIG) may be considered for pregnant HCWs who are not immune and immunocompromised HCWs.<br />
V. Tuberculosis <strong>Program</strong><br />
A. Pre-placement Tuberculosis Screening<br />
1. Pre-placement PPD skin testing is required for each HCW who is PPD status negative or PPD status<br />
unknown. Medical history/screening is performed. The pre-placement PPD test must have been completed<br />
within the 12 months prior to placement into the new job.<br />
2. PPD (Mantoux) tests can be administered and read 48 to 72 hours later at Employee Health.<br />
3. HCW can provide PPD skin test documentation. This must include the date the test was given, the date it was<br />
read, the result (in millimeters of induration), and a sign off of who read it. The HCW can not read their own<br />
test. Tine tests are NOT acceptable.<br />
4. For HCWs who have not had two negative PPD test results within a 12 month period, pre-placement PPD<br />
testing will be the two-step method. This is OSHA required to detect boosting phenomena that might be<br />
misinterpreted as a skin test conversion on subsequent annual Tb screening.<br />
5. If the pre-placement PPD result is negative, HCW is cleared for patient care/work and second step PPD is<br />
scheduled to be completed 2 to 3 weeks later.<br />
6. If a pre-placement or 2-step PPD result is positive, a chest x-ray is provided by Employee Health.<br />
(a) If the chest x-ray and medical screening are negative, the HCW is cleared for patient care/work.<br />
The HCW is referred to the appropriate public health department for evaluation for possible<br />
preventative therapy.<br />
(b) If the chest x-ray and/or medical screening are positive, the HCW is referred to the appropriate<br />
public health department for treatment. The HCW is cleared for patient care/work when the<br />
infectious status is known to be non-communicable.<br />
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5. HCWs who are PPD status positive will have medical history performed including questions for Tuberculosis<br />
symptomatology. The HCW must provide documentation of the positive PPD including the result (in<br />
millimeters of induration), documentation of evaluation for preventative therapy, any preventative treatment<br />
documents, and a negative chest x-ray report from within one year<br />
a. If the HCW is asymptomatic, HCW is cleared for patient care/work.<br />
b. If the HCW is symptomatic or does not have a negative chest x-ray report from within one year, a chest xray<br />
is provided by Employee Health.<br />
1) If the chest x-ray and medical screening are negative, the HCW is cleared for patient care/work.<br />
2) If the chest x-ray and/or medical screening are positive, the HCW is referred to the appropriate public<br />
health department for treatment. Alternatively, the HCW may consult their private medical<br />
physician. Documents must be provided for review. The HCW is cleared for patient care/work when<br />
the infectious status is known to be non-communicable.<br />
B. Annual Tuberculosis Screening<br />
Each individual HCW (as defined under POLICY section p.1) will be screened annually. Screenings will occur<br />
every six months. In February of each year, HCWs with last names starting M-Z will be screened. In August of<br />
each year, HCWs with last names starting A-L will be screened.<br />
1. PPD status negative: PPD (Mantoux) test is administered and read 48 to 72 hours after administration.<br />
a. If the PPD result is negative, HCW is cleared to continue patient care/work.<br />
b. If the PPD result is positive, a chest x-ray is provided by Employee Health. HCW is evaluated at<br />
Employee Health.<br />
1) If the chest x-ray and medical screening are negative, the HCW is cleared to continue patient<br />
care/work. Evaluation for preventative therapy is provided at Employee Health.<br />
2) If the chest x-ray and/or medical screening are positive, the HCW is evaluated and treated through<br />
Employee Health. The HCW is cleared to continue patient care/work when the infectious status is<br />
known to be non-communicable.<br />
2. PPD status positive: Medical health screening including Tuberculosis screening questionnaire is<br />
administered.<br />
a. If the HCW is asymptomatic, the HCW is cleared to continue patient care/work.<br />
b. If the HCW is symptomatic, evaluation and chest x-ray are provided by Employee Health.<br />
1) If the chest x-ray and medical screening are negative, the HCW is cleared to continue patient<br />
care/work when the infectious status is known to be non-communicable.<br />
2) If the chest x-ray and/or medical screening are positive, the HCW is evaluated and treated through<br />
Employee Health. The HCW is cleared to continue patient care/work when the infectious status is<br />
known to be non-communicable.<br />
C. HCW groups at increased risk HCWs in selected departments at increased risk for TB exposure are tested and<br />
assessed every six months. The departments included are: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Microbiology,<br />
Emergency Department, Pulmonary Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Respiratory Care.<br />
D. Contracted Services HCW Tuberculosis Screening Annual Tb screening will include all contracted service<br />
HCWs: Environmental Services, Dietary, Building Services. In the event that a positive PPD result is obtained, a<br />
chest x-ray will be provided by Employee Health. Otherwise, the contracted service HCW will be followed up in<br />
accordance with the procedures of the specific contracted service company. Documentation of follow up for<br />
contracted service HCWs with a positive PPD must be submitted to Employee Health.<br />
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E. HCWs with previous BCG vaccination Tuberculin reactivity caused by BCG vaccination wanes with the<br />
passage of time and is unlikely to persist greater than 10 years after vaccination in the absence of M. tuberculosis<br />
exposure and infection. Tuberculin skin testing is not contraindicated for persons who have been vaccinated with<br />
BCG. The diagnosis of M. tuberculosis infection and the use of preventative therapy will be considered for any<br />
BCG vaccinated persons with greater than 10 millimeters induration, especially if: there is a contact with<br />
infectious tuberculosis, particularly if the infectious person has transmitted M. Tuberculosis to others, the<br />
vaccinated person was born or has resided in a country with high prevalence of tuberculosis, or the vaccinated<br />
person is continually exposed to population in which prevalence of tuberculosis is high.<br />
REFERENCE: CDC. The Role of BCG Vaccine in the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in the United<br />
States, MMWR 1996;45:8-10.<br />
F. Evaluation for Tuberculosis infection in HCWs exposed to infectious tuberculosis case<br />
HCWs are evaluated after confirmed exposure to a source case with infectious M. tuberculosis. A source case is<br />
defined as a patient with sputum, tissue, or fluid smear positive for acid fast bacilli and/or sputum, tissue, or fluid<br />
culture positive for M. tuberculosis, has chest x-ray findings which are highly suggestive of active tuberculosis,<br />
and has clinical signs and symptoms suggestive of active respiratory Tb. These findings may include new apical<br />
infiltrates and/or cavitation. Evaluation is not necessary if the sputum specimen from the source case is<br />
indicative of non-Tuberculosis mycobacteria. A HCW who insists on being evaluated after being advised that<br />
there is a low risk of exposure, may do so at Employee Health. Anyone who has had potential exposure to<br />
active tuberculosis at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>/SLUCare/SLUHospital may receive follow up testing.<br />
1. Definition of exposure: Close prolonged contact with the patient before patient was placed on isolation.<br />
2. Infection Control will send the Infection Control Memo confirming the exposure to the supervisors of<br />
involved departments.<br />
3. Supervisors MUST send a list to Employee Health of all exposed HCWs as defined in the Infection Control<br />
Memo. Supervisors must respond to Employee Health even if no HCW exposures occurred within the<br />
department.<br />
4. Post-exposure Evaluation Process<br />
a. PPD status negative or PPD status unknown:<br />
1) Baseline PPD testing -- The HCW should have a baseline PPD test within in six months prior to<br />
exposure.<br />
2) Post-exposure testing – The HCW should have a 10 weeks post-exposure PPD (Mantoux) test.<br />
b. PPD status positive: Tuberculosis screening questionnaire is administered.<br />
1) If the HCW is asymptomatic, the HCW is cleared to continue patient care/work.<br />
2) If the HCW is symptomatic, a chest x-ray is provided by Employee Health. HCW is evaluated at<br />
Employee Health.<br />
a) If the chest x-ray is negative, the HCW is cleared to continue patient care/work.<br />
b) If the chest x-ray is positive, the HCW is evaluated and treated through Employee Health. The<br />
HCW is cleared to continue patient care/work when the infectious status is known to be<br />
non-communicable.<br />
c. If follow up is done elsewhere, documentation of the HCW’s infectious status and supporting evidence is<br />
to be sent to Employee Health.<br />
G. Positive PPD recent converter HCW follow up<br />
A recent converter in a HCW is defined as a > 10 mm increase in size of induration within a 2 year period.<br />
Follow up evaluation is available at Employee Health. This includes an evaluation for tuberculosis disease,<br />
information on risk of contracting tuberculosis disease, signs/symptoms of disease, and anti-tuberculosis<br />
prophylaxis. Evaluation and preventative therapy are offered at no expense to the HCW if they are evaluated and<br />
followed at Employee Health. Positive PPD test results are reported to the Health Department. HCWs may have<br />
follow up done elsewhere. Documentation of the follow up must be sent to Employee Health for review.<br />
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H. HCWs with active tuberculosis disease HCWs are unable to work until they are non-infectious. Documentation<br />
must be provided showing two weeks of effective therapy for active pulmonary tuberculosis are complete with a<br />
good clinical response. The HCW is cleared to continue patient care/work when the infectious status is known to<br />
be non-communicable.<br />
I. HCW NON-COMPLIANCE HCW compliance with Tuberculosis Screening programs is mandatory. This<br />
includes: pre-placement tuberculosis screenings and 2 step PPD testing, annual tuberculosis screening, increased<br />
risk department semi-annual tuberculosis screening, and post-exposure tuberculosis screening.<br />
1. Employee Health manager or physician will notify Human Resources or the department director that the<br />
HCW is not compliant. Human Resources or the department director will proceed according to individual<br />
company policy to resolve the non-compliance issues. Depending on company policy the HCW may be<br />
relieved from duty until the compliance issue is resolved.<br />
2. The Employee Health manager or physician will notify Human Resources when the HCW is compliant.<br />
J. Guidelines for interpreting a tuberculin skin test<br />
1. A tuberculin reaction of five millimeters or greater of induration is classified as positive in the following<br />
groups:<br />
a. HIV-infected persons<br />
b. Recent contacts of TB case<br />
c. Persons with fibrotic changes on chest radiograph consistent with old healed TB<br />
d. Patients with organ transplants and other immunosuppressed patients (receiving the equivalent of > 15<br />
mg/day of prednisone for > 1 month).<br />
2. A tuberculin reaction of 10 millimeters or greater of induration is classified as positive in persons who do not<br />
meet the preceding criteria but who have other risk factors for Tuberculosis. These include:<br />
a. Recent arrivals to the U.S. (< 5 years) from high-prevalence countries<br />
b. Injection drug users<br />
c. Residents and employees of high risk congregate settings (correctional facilities, nursing homes, homeless<br />
shelters, SLUCares, residential facilities)<br />
d. Mycobacteriology laboratory personnel<br />
e. Persons with medical conditions that place them at high risk (HIV infection; substance abuse; recent<br />
infection with M. tuberculosis; chest radiograph findings suggestive of previous TB; diabetes mellitus;<br />
silicosis; prolonged corticosteroid therapy and other immunosuppressive therapy; cancer of the head and<br />
neck; hematologic and reticuloendothelial diseases; end-stage renal disease; intestinal bypass or<br />
gastrectomy; chronic malabsorption syndromes; or low body weight)<br />
f. Children < 4 years of age<br />
g. Children and adolescents exposed to adults in high-risk categories<br />
3. A tuberculin reaction of 15 millimeters or greater of induration is classified as positive in persons with no<br />
known risk factors for TB.<br />
REFERENCE: Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis, 4th Edition, 2000, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public<br />
Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<br />
“November 2001 – The Internet (HTML) version of the Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis is updated periodically. Therefore, the Internet<br />
version may differ from the print version.”<br />
Retrieved 12-09-04<br />
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VI. Communicable Disease Work Restrictions<br />
Standard precautions and proper handwashing should be practiced at all times.<br />
A. Conjunctivitis: Clinical exam is performed by the Employee Health physician. All treatment is on a private<br />
basis. The HCW is unable to work due to contagious nature of the disease. Prompt initiation of treatment<br />
reduces out of work time. Employee Health may refer to Ophthalmology for one time evaluation to facilitate this.<br />
1. Allergic (eosinophils, bilateral involvement): HCW is cleared for direct patient contact.<br />
2. Bacterial (polymorphonuclear leukocytes, organisms, unilateral involvement): HCW is relieved from direct<br />
patient contact and the patient’s environment until discharge ceases.<br />
3. Viral (epithelial cells, inclusion bodies, bilateral involvement).: HCW is relieved from direct patient contact<br />
and the patient’s environment for duration of the disease; approximately 14 days.<br />
B. Cytomegalovirus Infections: HCW is cleared for direct patient contact.<br />
C. Diarrhea:<br />
1. Acute Stage (diarrhea with other symptoms): HCW is relieved from direct patient contact and the patient’s<br />
environment until symptoms resolve and/or Salmonella/Shigella are ruled out.<br />
2. Convalescent Stage Salmonella (non-typhoidal): HCW is cleared for direct patient contact with restriction.<br />
Restriction: HCW can not take care of immune compromised patients until stool is free of the infecting<br />
organism on two consecutive cultures not less than 24 hours apart.<br />
D. Enteroviral Infections: HCW is cleared for direct patient contact with restriction.<br />
Restriction: HCW cannot care for infants, neonates, or immunocompromised patients and is restricted from the<br />
patient’s environment until symptoms resolve.<br />
E. Hepatitis A: HCW is relieved from direct patient contact, the patient’s environment, and food handling until<br />
seven days after onset of jaundice.<br />
F. Hepatitis B:<br />
1. Acute: HCW is cleared for direct patient contact with restriction.<br />
Restriction: Each HCW case should be reviewed by the ad hoc Committee on HIV/HBV/HCV infection.<br />
HCW should not perform exposure-prone invasive procedures until antigenemia resolves. Such<br />
procedures involve trauma to tissues or contact with mucous membranes or non-intact skin.<br />
2. Chronic Antigenemia: HCW is cleared for direct patient contact with restriction.<br />
Restriction: Each HCW case should be reviewed by the ad hoc Committee on HIV/HBV/HCV infection.<br />
HCW should not perform exposure-prone invasive procedures until antigenemia resolves. Such<br />
procedures involve trauma to tissues or contact with mucous membranes or non-intact skin.<br />
G. Hepatitis C: HCW is cleared for direct patient contact with restriction.<br />
Restriction: Each HCW case should be reviewed by the ad hoc Committee on HIV/HBV/HCV infection. HCW<br />
must wear gloves for procedures that involve trauma to tissues or contact with mucous membranes or non-intact<br />
skin.<br />
H. Herpes:<br />
1. Genital: HCW is cleared for direct patient contact.<br />
2. Hands (herpetic whitlow): HCW is relieved from direct patient contact and the patient’s environment until<br />
lesions have resolved.<br />
3. Orofacial: HCW is cleared for direct patient contact with restriction.<br />
Restriction: HCW cannot take care of neonates, patients with severe malnutrition, severe burn patients,<br />
severe eczema patients, or immune compromised patients until lesions have resolved.<br />
I. HIV: Each HCW case should be reviewed by the ad hoc Committee on HIV/HBV/HCV infection.<br />
J. Measles: HCW is relieved from direct patient contact and the patient’s environment until seven days<br />
after the rash appears.<br />
K. Mumps: HCW is relieved from direct patient contact and the patient’s environment until nine days after the<br />
onset of parotitis.<br />
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L. Pertussis: HCW is relieved from direct patient contact and the patient’s environment from the beginning of the<br />
catarrhal stage through the third week after onset of paroxysms or until five days after the start of effective<br />
therapy.<br />
M. Rubella - German Measles: HCW is relieved from direct patient contact and the patient’s environment until<br />
five days after the rash appears.<br />
N. Scabies: HCW is relieved from direct patient contact and the patient’s environment until initial treatment is<br />
complete and are found to be free of adult or immature lice.<br />
O. Staphylococcus Aureus (Skin Lesions): HCW is relieved from direct patient contact, the patient’s<br />
environment, and food handling until the HCW has received appropriate therapy and lesions have resolved.<br />
P. Streptococcal (Group A) Infections: HCW is relieved from direct patient contact, the patient’s environment<br />
and food handling until 24 hours after the HCW has started adequate therapy.<br />
Q. Upper Respiratory Infections (rhinovirus): HCW is relieved from duty if febrile.<br />
R. Varicella Zoster: HCW is relieved from the patient care environment until all lesions are dry and crusted.<br />
VII. Work Related Illnesses/Injuries<br />
Employee Health is the designated provider of medical care for work related injuries for <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>,<br />
SLUCare, and SLUHospital HCWs. The injured employee, employee’s supervisor, Employee Health, Risk<br />
Management and Human Resources will proceed according to specific company Worker’s Compensation Policy.<br />
A. Immediately after an injury:<br />
1. The employee reports immediately to the supervisor. Together the supervisor and the injured employee<br />
complete an Employee’s Report of Injury.<br />
2. If treatment is needed and/or requested by the employee, the employee is sent to Employee Health (1310 1221<br />
South Grand).<br />
3. If the injury is severe, the employee is sent directly to SLUHospital Emergency Room.<br />
4. If the injury occurs after normal business hours, the employee is sent to SLUHospital Emergency Room.<br />
5. If initial treatment is done in SLUHospital Emergency Room, the employee must follow up at Employee<br />
Health on the next business day.<br />
B. Employee Health will perform evaluation and treatment.<br />
C. Employee Health will provide a Certificate of Fitness outlining the return to work status. The employee is given a<br />
copy for personal records and is directed to take the second copy to the supervisor.<br />
D. Return to work status:<br />
1. The employee immediately reports back to the supervisor (unless the injury is severe) with the Certificate of<br />
Fitness.<br />
2. The supervisor notes the duty status on the certificate of fitness.<br />
3. Questions regarding temporary alternative duty restrictions are to be directed to Employee Health by the<br />
injured employee or by the supervisor.<br />
4. Questions regarding implementation of temporary alternative duty restrictions are to be addressed to the<br />
supervisor. If the supervisor is not able to address the employee’s concerns, the Department of Human<br />
Resources will assist in temporary alternative duty placement.<br />
E. The injured employee must comply with all prescribed treatment.<br />
F. Worker’s compensation benefits are managed through the third party administrator.<br />
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VIII. Maintenance of Health Care Records<br />
HCW health records are maintained at Employee Health. A HCW may request access to their health records through<br />
Employee Health. Employee Health will assure that access is provided in a reasonable time, place and manner.<br />
(OSHA 1910.20)<br />
A. Report and follow up for potential HCW exposures<br />
1. SLUHospital -- Infection Control will send a memo to Employee Health and all departments involved in a<br />
potential exposure. Department supervisors are obligated to:<br />
a. review the Infection Control Memo with attention to the dates of possible exposure and the definition of<br />
exposure<br />
b. notify all HCWs being supervised of the possible exposure including the dates of possible exposure and<br />
the definition of exposure<br />
c. provide a list to Employee Health of HCW exposures. The supervisor must notify Employee Health if no<br />
HCW exposures occurred.<br />
2. Contracted Services HCWs NOT supervised by SLUCARE personnel --<br />
These HCWs will be directed to the contracted services supervisor for reporting and for initiation of health<br />
care services for work related injury/exposure according to the specific contracted services company policy.<br />
3. Contracted Service employees supervised by SLUCARE personnel --<br />
These HCWs will be directed to complete a SLUCARE Employee Report of Injury so that required incident<br />
recording processes can be completed at SLUCARE. Emergency care for severe injuries will be provided.<br />
These HCWs will then be directed to the contracted services company representative for initiation of health<br />
care services for work related injury/exposure according to the specific contracted services company policy.<br />
4. First responders or Good Samaritan --<br />
a. If it is determined during an Infection Control case review that a potential exposure may have occurred, a<br />
Communicable Disease Exposure Report form will be completed by Infection Control or Employee<br />
Health and sent to the appropriate healthcare facility.<br />
b. A Communicable Disease Exposure Report form can be forwarded to Infection Control when completed<br />
by a Good Samaritan, first responder, a designated officer for the employer of the first responder, or a<br />
medical provider providing health care services to the first responder on behalf of the employer. Once<br />
received, Infection Control will perform the case review and complete the response portion of the<br />
Communicable Disease Exposure Report form. This is returned to the inquiring party.<br />
c. If the exposure is a potential blood borne pathogen exposure, Infection Control will forward the<br />
Communicable Disease Exposure Report form to Employee Health for initiation of source patient testing.<br />
This testing will follow standard approved post-exposure evaluation procedures for potential blood borne<br />
pathogen exposures. Employee Health will then complete the response portion of the Communicable<br />
Disease Exposure Report form and return it to the inquiring party.<br />
5. Mortuary personnel will be notified by Infection Control of any potential exposure to a communicable disease<br />
determined before and/or after a body has been released to them.<br />
6. Notifications will remain confidential and will be released only to authorized personnel.<br />
7. The Employee Health Nurse will schedule appropriate follow up with department heads and supervisors.<br />
8. The Employee Health Nurse will send a memo summarizing the follow up and its results to Infection Control<br />
upon completion of the follow up.<br />
9. The Employee Health Nurse will notify Infection Control if a potential exposure/hazard is discovered during<br />
an interview or an examination of any HCW.<br />
B. Compliance of routine HCW health screenings: Employee Health will report compliance of routine HCW<br />
health screenings to appropriate departments. For contract HCWs involved in screenings, the Employee Health<br />
Department will report compliance to the responsible administrator.<br />
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C. Employee Health Department Reports.<br />
1. SLUHospital Infection Control Committee<br />
Employee Health will be represented on the SLUHospital Infection Control Committee. The Employee<br />
Health Nurse will submit a monthly written report including:<br />
a. Summary of HCW exposures. This is to include the disease involved, the number of HCWs exposed, the<br />
number and results of post-exposure evaluations.<br />
b. Cases of HCWs diagnosed with contagious infections or diseases, work location, and date of diagnosis.<br />
c. Annual PPD conversions and the number of HCWs tested.<br />
d. Other pertinent Employee Health findings or issues<br />
D. Maintenance of policies and procedures:<br />
Employee Health will revise and submit all policies and procedures for annual review and approval. All new<br />
and/or revised policies and procedures will be approved by the SLUHospital Infection Control Committee before<br />
being instituted.<br />
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♦ Work related injuries<br />
o Report the incident to supervisor and fill out <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> Employee Report of Injury (light blue) form.<br />
o Do NOT use SLUHospital form (purple form).<br />
o Primary treatment is through SLU Employee Health.<br />
o If after office hours, treatment is done at SLUHospital ER.<br />
o ALL follow up is done through SLU Employee Health.<br />
o Original Employee Report of Injury is turned into SLU Employee Health.<br />
o Specialty MD referrals require SLU Risk Management authorization through Employee Health. Do not bypass SLU<br />
Employee Health: the bills become your responsibility.<br />
♦ Blood /Body Fluid Exposures<br />
o Follow the procedure for work related injuries above.<br />
o Report the incident IMMEDIATELY: at least call it in to SLU Employee Health. Putting it off can make getting blood<br />
work on the source patient impossible.<br />
o Do NOT order HIV, HBV, or HCV bloodwork through the patient's chart if you are exposed to blood or body<br />
fluids!! All blood work for exposed employee and for the patient is done through Employee Health. This is to maintain<br />
confidentiality & to avoid billing source patient/insurance for expenses related to employee work exposures.<br />
o If the exposure occurs during office hours at SLUH/Cardinal Glennon, report to SLU Employee Health for evaluation.<br />
o If the exposure occurs after hours at SLUH or Cardinal Glennon, report to SLUHospital ER for evaluation.<br />
o If the exposure occurs during office hours at an off site location, report the exposure to Employee Health at the off site<br />
location so that the source patient testing can get underway as soon as possible. You will still need to present to SLU<br />
Employee Health for evaluation. DO NOT LET THE OFF SITE LOCATION Employee Health department DRAW<br />
YOUR LABS!! The bills become your responsibility. St. Mary’s-768-8343. Cardinal Glennon-577-5600 ext. 1157.<br />
o If the exposure occurs after hours at an off site location, report to the off site location ER for evaluation. DO NOT LET<br />
THE OFF SITE LOCATION Emergency Room DRAW YOUR LABS!! The bills become your responsibility. The<br />
only acute decision that needs to be made at the off site location ER is whether or not to start post-exposure HIV<br />
prophylaxis medications. On the next working day, present to SLU Employee Health for your labs.<br />
♦ Tuberculosis screenings<br />
o If Tb is in the differential diagnosis for your patient, you need to order AIRBORNE PRECAUTIONS ISOLATION on the<br />
patient first while you are ruling out Tb. ISOLATION comes first: then do your AFB smears & cultures, PPD skin<br />
testing, bronchoscopy, etc. This protects you and other healthcare workers. Contact Infection Control if you have<br />
questions about a specific case: page through hospital operator.<br />
o Annual Tb screenings are required by OSHA. These screenings are done each February and each August. Notices are<br />
distributed. For healthcare workers with a history of previous positive PPD, Tb screening for symptoms is done via interoffice<br />
mail. If the healthcare worker is not symptomatic, there is no need for annual routine chest x-rays.<br />
o PPDs are done at Employee Health - MON, TUES, WED, FRI (with holiday exceptions) 8am to 11am OR 1pm to 4pm.<br />
o ALL employees MUST RETURN for the PPD reading in 48 to 72 hours after the test is administered. We realize that<br />
medical personnel are capable of reading PPD skin tests. However, for OSHA compliance purposes, THERE ARE NO<br />
EXCEPTIONS.<br />
♦ Respirator Fit Testing<br />
o Before you enter a room to care for a patient with active or suspected Tb, you need to be fit tested. It is an OSHA<br />
requirement. At SLUHospital, the orange N95 “duck bill” Tecnol respirator mask is used. At Cardinal Glennon, a blue<br />
3M respirator mask is used. Fit testing has to be performed with these specific masks. This testing is done at orientation<br />
and every Thursday at Employee Health from 8am to 11am OR 1pm to 3pm.<br />
o Facial hair of even 2 days growth between the face and respirator seal makes the respirator ineffective and puts you at<br />
increased risk to get Tb.<br />
��� Employee Health ���<br />
providing work related healthcare services for employees of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>, <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> Hospital, and Abbott Ambulance<br />
1221 South Grand<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63104<br />
phone – 314-268-5499<br />
fax – 314-268-5537
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY<br />
CENTER FOR ADVANCED DENTAL EDUCATION<br />
GRADUATE PROGRAM IN ORTHODONTICS<br />
Students, faculty and support staff are encouraged to be immunized against and/or tested<br />
for infectious diseases, such as mumps, measles, rubella and hepatitis B, prior to contact<br />
with patients and/or infectious objects or materials.<br />
I have read the above statement.<br />
__________________________________________________________<br />
Signature Date
Infection Control Training:<br />
Compliance Checklist<br />
for all persons who are involved in patient treatment<br />
Universal Precautions:<br />
training in and compliance with barrier techniques:<br />
disposable gloves<br />
masks and protective eyewear<br />
protective clothing<br />
training in and compliance with sterilization and disinfection:<br />
training in and compliance with waste disposal<br />
contaminated wastes<br />
sharp items<br />
training in and compliance with sanitation<br />
Emergency Procedures:<br />
Certifications<br />
training in patient medical emergency management<br />
emergency procedures<br />
emergency cart<br />
training in disaster preparedness<br />
training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation<br />
Immunizations<br />
evidence of immunity or immunization against hepatitis B virus<br />
evidence of a negative TB reaction
Legal Issues<br />
adequacy of clinical records<br />
patient medical history<br />
drugs dispensed<br />
training in HIPPA guidelines<br />
training in radiation hygiene<br />
AHA antibiotic coverage guidelines<br />
training in sexual harassment awareness<br />
training in drug abuse for the dental professional
April 1, 2009<br />
Memorandum<br />
To: The Class of 2011<br />
Nicole Kaunitz (<strong>University</strong> of Sydney - Australia)<br />
Mary Ellen Helmkamp (The Ohio State <strong>University</strong>)<br />
Luiz Barbosa (Un Ribeirao Preto - Brazil)<br />
Anita Bhavnani (Case Western Reserve <strong>University</strong>)<br />
Konstantinos Kazanis (<strong>University</strong> of Athens - Greece)<br />
Julianne Ruppel (<strong>University</strong> of Illinois)<br />
Avrum Goldberg (Dalhousie <strong>University</strong> - Canada)<br />
Nicholas Azar (<strong>University</strong> of Nevada Las Vegas)<br />
Ryan Hinckley (Baylor College of Dentistry)<br />
Michael McEwan (<strong>University</strong> of Iowa)<br />
Shereen Azizollahi (<strong>University</strong> of Southern California)<br />
Utumporn Laowansiri (Chulalongkorn <strong>University</strong> - Thailand)<br />
Bryan Wirtz (The Ohio State <strong>University</strong>)<br />
Hiroshi Ueno (Tohoku <strong>University</strong> - Japan)<br />
From: Dr. Rolf G. Behrents<br />
<strong>Program</strong> Director and Professor of Orthodontics<br />
First of all, congratulations on your being accepted into the graduate program in orthodontics at the<br />
Center for Advanced Dental Education (CADE) at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> (SLU). In preparation for<br />
your formal introduction to a career in orthodontics, there are many details we should share with you;<br />
you will have many new and exciting things to think about.<br />
1. Your introduction to SLU orthodontics will begin on Monday, June 22, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. On<br />
that day, you will attend an orientation at the Center designed to welcome and prepare you for<br />
the subsequent 30 months. During that time you will also confirm your registration and pay<br />
any fees that are due, and obtain parking passes and identification cards. You will also be<br />
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getting your picture taken that first day, so please dress appropriately. If there is time, you<br />
will also receive a short orientation to the program and "move into" the Kesling Clinic.<br />
2. We suspect that the present students will throw a party for you during the first month of the<br />
program. There will also be a Center picnic in the fall.<br />
3. We strongly encourage you to seek information about financial aid. You should call Student<br />
Financial Aid at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> (314-977-2350) and ask for the forms (they are not<br />
sent automatically). Even if you do not feel that you will be eligible for a financial award,<br />
you should fill out the forms and send them back. Several special scholarships are provided<br />
through this mechanism and seem to show up by surprise. But, if you do not apply, you will<br />
definitely not receive anything.<br />
4. On a related front, during the second year of the program, students are offered fellowship<br />
opportunities that vary, but are generally for a total of $1,200 for the year. Generally, there<br />
are no other fellowships available through the Center or Orthodontic <strong>Program</strong>.<br />
5. Enclosed is a copy of CADE policy regarding outside employment. To avoid<br />
misunderstanding, please read, sign, and return the accompanying agreement as soon as<br />
possible.<br />
6. The new listings pertaining to your equipment and books are attached. It is expected that you<br />
will obtain all equipment and materials so that you have them in your possession by the first<br />
day of the program. You will be given a short orientation regarding the use of all the items.<br />
Instruments and supplies should be ordered directly from the orthodontic supply companies.<br />
We have negotiated discounts with some of the manufacturers so, when you place your order,<br />
please remind each company that you are a new incoming student at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Books should be purchased from the publisher. Let us know if you have trouble obtaining<br />
any of the items you need. If you have any questions concerning the instruments, please<br />
contact us. There is an important change this year regarding computers: since you are going<br />
to be using and manipulating 3-D patient information, you will need a powerful computer set<br />
up to interact with the system at CADE. After considerable discussion, the faculty have<br />
determined that it is best that a new laptop computer be included on the instrument list. In<br />
this regard CADE will be ordering and receiving the new laptop, configuring it to work with<br />
our system, and then giving it to you when you arrive. We anticipate that the laptop will cost<br />
you $1,750, payable upon your arrival. I am sure that this expense is not welcome news, but<br />
given the technological advances at CADE, we really do not feel there is an alternative.<br />
7. Since most of you have not yet graduated from dental school, you should be aware that you<br />
are responsible to insure that copies of your final transcripts and national board scores (U.S.<br />
students only) are sent to the Office of Admissions at the Graduate School before registration.<br />
If you do not provide these items, a “hold” will be placed on your registration. You should be<br />
maintaining the level of performance that was indicated on the materials used during the<br />
deliberations that resulted in your being offered a place in the graduate program in<br />
Orthodontics at SLU (keep up the good work!).<br />
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8. You will find that the Center requires that all students be certified in CPR, immunized against<br />
hepatitis, and tested for tuberculosis. If you have not completed these items at this time, we<br />
suggest that you wait until you arrive in <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong>. A compliance course will be conducted<br />
early in the program and you will all be attending.<br />
9. Although the beginning of your program is a few months away, if you have not already done<br />
so, you should give some preliminary thought to obtaining a place to stay in St. <strong>Louis</strong> while<br />
you are in the program. Present SLU students can provide a wealth of opinion in this regard;<br />
you should feel free to contact our present students if you want advice or if you have<br />
questions. In addition, please mail us your St. <strong>Louis</strong> address and phone number when it is<br />
established.<br />
10. In order to facilitate your transition to St. <strong>Louis</strong> and our program, we have assigned a second<br />
year student as your big brother/sister. We have enclosed a list of these relationships. It is<br />
suggested that you contact your big brother/sister by calling them at the clinic to exchange<br />
addresses and home phone numbers. They can also tell you a great deal about the program,<br />
housing, St. <strong>Louis</strong>, etc.<br />
11. The Center requires solid color scrubs for use during patient care. Please arrange for the<br />
purchase of these prior to your arrival so that you have enough for five clinic days each week.<br />
Information on acquiring the scrubs can be found on an attached document. The <strong>Program</strong><br />
provides cloth and disposable white covering gowns that are worn over the scrubs while<br />
providing patient care.<br />
12. Early in the program you will be introduced to the Orthodontic Education and Research<br />
Foundation (OERF). This organization was created in 1958 by alumni of the program to<br />
provide continuing education, advance the specialty, and support orthodontic education,<br />
particularly at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>. Today, besides SLU orthodontic alumni, the<br />
organization is also composed of graduates from other schools. It continues to hold an annual<br />
meeting and to support the SLU orthodontic program. Your first formal introduction to<br />
OERF will take the form of a dinner sometime in the fall welcoming you to SLU orthodontics<br />
and student membership in OERF. Please understand that this is a great group of dedicated<br />
orthodontists that are tremendous supporters of the program; we are sure you will benefit<br />
from this association.<br />
13. You will also come to learn that the SLU Orthodontic Alumni Organization is becoming<br />
active again. You will see evidence of this in the early fall when the Charles Henry Tweed<br />
Memorial Lecture is held. Over a two-day period there will be a mixture of educational<br />
opportunities, alumni business meetings, and fun-filled activities. You will receive more on<br />
this event in the future.<br />
14. In August you will be attending the GORP (Graduate Orthodontic Residents <strong>Program</strong>)<br />
meeting; this year’s meeting will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the <strong>University</strong> of<br />
Minnesota. It is usually a great meeting and a wonderful opportunity to meet your future<br />
colleagues in orthodontics. You will receive more information on this event when you arrive.<br />
You might want to discuss GORP with your big brother/sister.<br />
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Much activity is taking place in the Department to prepare for your arrival and the commencement of<br />
your graduate education. Many important alterations are occurring which will impact your training<br />
and maximize the educational experience. The curriculum is being restructured and the schedule<br />
portrays an exciting, complete, educational experience. The transitions that are occurring are<br />
important but our strength remains…the many talented people that are involved are its strength…they<br />
are dedicated to their work—your education. The Department has never been stronger than it is right<br />
now, but it will be even better during your time as a student.<br />
In closing, let me tell you that the faculty, staff, and students are looking forward to working with you<br />
over the next few years to help you realize your aspirations. It should be an exciting and rewarding<br />
time for all involved. Your class has top students and a strong performance by all is anticipated. If<br />
need be, we will be in touch with you later in the Spring to give you more details...for now, we wish<br />
you continued success.<br />
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BIG BROTHER-SISTER/ LITTLE BROTHER-SISTER ASSIGNMENTS<br />
CLASS OF 2009 CLASS OF 2010 Class of 2011<br />
Asha Madhavji Keri Horner Avrum Goldberg<br />
Jessica Cox Genevieve Lange Shereen Azizollahi<br />
Collin Tsai Cameron Rasool Nicole Kaunitz<br />
Catherine Miller Hillarie Hudson Julianne Ruppel<br />
Derid Ure Nathan Mellion Bryan Wirtz<br />
Nicholas Ising Matthew Milliner Utomporn Laowansiri<br />
Courtland Drake Daniel Lovell Ryan Hinckley<br />
Michael Larson Anas Athar Konstantinos Kazanis<br />
Robert Marshall Nathan Bartschi Nicholas Azar<br />
Chad Rowan Craig Minich Mary Ellen Helmkamp<br />
Robert Patterson Joseph Parker Hiroshi Ueno<br />
David Cameron Lance Miller Mike McEwan<br />
Mallory Groves Larrissa Cali Anita Bhavnani<br />
Raphael Separzadeh Ankit Shah Luiz Barbosa
ORTHODONTIC INSTRUMENT LIST 2009<br />
The following is a list of instruments necessary for clinical and laboratory procedures. You may<br />
need additional instruments at a later time during your tenure at SLU. Instruments on this list<br />
will be checked the first week of school. Each resident must have his/her own pliers. Please note<br />
that all instruments should be purchased WITHOUT PLASTIC HANDLE COVERS for dry<br />
heat sterilization (except hard wire cutter). It is suggested that you leave newly purchased<br />
instruments in their packages until they are checked to facilitate returns should there be an error.<br />
The instruments may be ordered directly from the suggested company or from the company's<br />
area representative. Be sure to inform the company that you are a beginning orthodontic resident<br />
in order to obtain the full student discount.<br />
All the instruments listed below must be in your hands for use the first day of the course. The<br />
companies shown have been selected because we believe they offer good quality instruments at a<br />
reasonable price.<br />
Brasseler<br />
Burs: Bring whatever you have from dental school.<br />
(1) Acrylic bur<br />
DCA<br />
(1) Buchin cephalometric tracing template (DCA #1171) or the template from Dental School<br />
(1) Spring bow divider (#8281)<br />
Dentronix<br />
(1) Shear & hold distal end cutter (Dentronix #200 - DS or DSE)<br />
(2) Pin and ligature cutter/hard wire (Dentronix #201 - DS or DSE 201 HA)<br />
(1) Light wire plier (Dentronix #205-G)<br />
(1) Optical plier (Dentronix #208 - DS or DSE or Orthopli 044)<br />
(2) Tweed arch-bending pliers (Dentronix #210)<br />
(1) Tweed loop/omega plier (Dentronix #236 - DS or DSE)<br />
(2) Bird beak (Dentronix #139 – DS or DSE)<br />
Dynaflex<br />
(2) Bite sticks with round, star or square tip- NOT triangular<br />
(Dynaflex square #1425-03)<br />
(2) Napkin chains (Dynaflex will give 2 per resident for free)<br />
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GAC<br />
(1) Palatal arch plier (GAC ODG 159)<br />
(1) Lingual arch-forming plier (GAC ODG 410)<br />
(3) Distal end cutter/flush cut, safety- hold (GAC ODG 1016)<br />
Great Lakes<br />
(1) Model holder for lab work & soldering (Great Lakes #175-106)<br />
(1) Blazer ES-1000 micro torch (Great Lakes #080-006) & butane refills (#080-009)<br />
(1) Three-prong pliers (clasp adjusting pliers-Great Lakes “Lab 3-prong” 220-008)<br />
(1) Serrated wire bending “lab bird beak” (Great Lakes 220-020)<br />
(1) (package) Standard mandrels (Great Lakes 085-019)<br />
(1) (package) Heatless stones (Great Lakes 086-012)<br />
(1) (package) Rubber wheels (Great Lakes 086-017)<br />
(1) (package) Flexies (Great Lakes 086-032)<br />
Hardware store<br />
(1) Dremmel Moto-Tool (cordless/rechargeable or with power cord)<br />
Extra-fine grit sand paper; 600 grit<br />
(1) Hard wire cutter; beefiest you can find to cut .060“wire<br />
Henry Schein<br />
(10) Explorers: (3) single-ended #23E (Henry Schein 822-2331)<br />
(2) single-ended #23E & with perio probe<br />
(5) double-ended #23/#6<br />
Hu-Friedy<br />
(1) Weingart Utility Pliers (HuFriedy #678-201)<br />
(1) Slim Weingart Utility Pliers (HuFriedy #678-202)<br />
(1) How Pliers Straight (HuFriedy #678-203)<br />
(1) Band Seating Pliers (HuFriedy #678-205)<br />
(1) Adhesive removing plier (HuFriedy #678-206)<br />
(1) Posterior band removing plier - long length beak (HuFriedy #678-207)<br />
(1) Posterior band removing plier - short length beak (HuFriedy #678-208)<br />
MASEL<br />
(2) Stainless steel band pusher/seater (Masel #4150-976)<br />
(1) Module Separating plier (Masel #4150-953)<br />
(2) Micro miniature pin & ligature cutter (Masel #4150-603)<br />
ORMCO<br />
(1) Loop forming plier (AEZ/Ormco #803-1404)<br />
(1) Ligature tying plier; coon style (Ormco #800-2503)<br />
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(1) Tweed hollow chop plier with Tweed (wide) handles (AEZ/Ormco #803-0122)<br />
(1) Wick stick; stainless steel .018 slot (ORMCO #02L51)<br />
Orthoclub<br />
(2) Buffalo plaster knife (Orthoclub)<br />
Orthopli<br />
(1) Boley gauge (Orthopli #0132-P) or Digital Caliper (Orthopli #0400EP with ortho tip)<br />
(1) Bird beak (Orthopli #036)<br />
(1) Bayonet bending or detailing plier 1/2 mm (Orthopli #069-1/2)<br />
(1) Bayonet bending or detailing plier 3/4 mm (Orthopli #069-3/4)<br />
(1) Anterior torquing plier set - Orthopli may give one free for each resident (Orthopli #066)<br />
(1) adult & (1) child Dry-field system: (NOLA from Orthopli)<br />
(1) Occlusal photographic mirror; 1 adult/child or similar (Orthopli #PM3R)<br />
(1) Stop bending plier/Nickel titanium-V bent plier- narrow (Orthopli #058)<br />
(6) Elastic remover & band pusher instrument<br />
(4) Ligature director & tucking instrument<br />
(1) Crown & bridge scissors for trimming Essix & IDB set up<br />
(1) Boone Guage (Orthopli #BBG4-PN)<br />
Ortho Technology<br />
(1 set of each) Lip retractors for photography (Ortho Technology #600-302- #84516 & #DT-<br />
155)<br />
(2) Bracket placement tweezers for anterior teeth (OrthoTech OT-204)<br />
(1) Bracket placement tweezers for posterior teeth-straight thin tip (OrthoTech #OT-209)<br />
TP<br />
(1) Light wire pliers without grooves for Tip Edge (TP #100-130p)<br />
(2 sets)Extended orthodontic impression trays: (1) Full set (TP 125-100)<br />
(1) Mini set (TP #125-800)<br />
(2 sets)Rubber base formers deep (TP 100-806, X-large, style”P”)<br />
(1) Crimpable hook plier (TP 100192)<br />
3M Unitek<br />
(1) Bracket removing plier (3M Unitek #444-761)<br />
(1) Closed 3-jaw wire bending plier (3M Unitek #900-729)<br />
(1) Buccal tube convertible cap removing plier (3M Unitek #805-035)<br />
(1) Ortholux LED Curing Light<br />
From any company:<br />
(4) Mathieu ligating plier<br />
(2) Large mixing bowl (rubber)<br />
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(4) Plaster/alginate spatulas (2 of each)<br />
(1) Face mirror for brushing and other instructions<br />
(6) Mouth mirrors<br />
(2) Cotton pliers<br />
(1) #7 wax spatula instrument<br />
(1) PSR perio probe<br />
(3) Gracey curettes and scalers: (1) universal curette & (2) sickle scalers<br />
(1) High-speed hand piece (these may be least expensive available-consider push button)<br />
(1) Low-speed hand piece<br />
(1) Screw head mandrel<br />
(2) Heatless stones and any metal polishing stones/wheels you may have<br />
(1 bx) Burlew wheels<br />
Color-coded instrument rings (Order them after you get here)<br />
LAPTOP COMPUTER<br />
We will be ordering a computer for you and you will pay for the computer when you enter the<br />
program. The estimated cost is $1,750.00. Should you have any questions about computers or<br />
software, please direct them to Dan Kilfoy at 314-977-8376.<br />
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FIRST YEAR GRADUATE ORTHODONTIC RESIDENT EXPENSES<br />
SUMMER 2009<br />
The following are being purchased for you and will be provided upon your arrival:<br />
Laptop computer $1,750<br />
Metal teeth, wax forms, & typodont rental for Tweed Course $100<br />
<strong>Manual</strong> for the Tweed Typodont Course $100<br />
Alexander Book $110<br />
Vac-U-Spat Container & Hose $200<br />
Copy Fee ($50 for the thirty-month program) $ 50<br />
Key Deposit (paid separately) $ 10<br />
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Total $2340<br />
Surgical scrubs will be ordered by our Inventory Coordinator to assure uniformity and quality. The<br />
cost of these will be determined by the number you order and will be charged at $7.65 for each top<br />
and $7.25 for each bottom (sizes XS-L) and $8.50 for each XL top or bottom.<br />
(Please provide your size and the quantity that you would like ordered by contacting Laura Wiley<br />
at 314-977-8395 or email her at wileyla@slu.edu by June 1.<br />
The above fees are estimated to assist you in planning; actual totals may vary somewhat from those<br />
shown. These items will be paid for during the first day of the program.
AMERICAN ORTHODONTICS<br />
1714 Cambridge Avenue<br />
Sheboygan, WI 53081<br />
(414) 457-5051<br />
(800) 558-7687, X208<br />
Local Rep: Brian Horn<br />
bpatrickhorn@hotmail.com<br />
BRASSELER USA<br />
One Brasseler Blvd.<br />
Savannah, GA 31419<br />
(800) 841-4522<br />
Local Rep: Douglas Taips<br />
douglastaips@brasselerusa.com<br />
E.A. BECK<br />
657 West 19th<br />
Costa Mesa, CA 92627<br />
(714) 645-4072<br />
Dentsply CAULK COMPANY<br />
P.O. Box 359<br />
38 W. Clark Ave.<br />
Milford, DE 19963<br />
(800) 532-2855 x609<br />
(636) 861-7558 (Fax)<br />
Local Rep: Linda Zack<br />
CLASS ONE<br />
5064 50 th Street<br />
Lubbock, TX 79414<br />
(800) 343-5291<br />
Rep: Tony Scanio<br />
Tscanio@classoneortho.com<br />
DARBY DENTAL COMPANY<br />
300 Jericho Quadrangle,<br />
Suite 220<br />
Jericho, NY 11753<br />
(800) 645-2310 x4101<br />
Rep: Joe DiBella<br />
joe.dibella@darbygroup.com<br />
ORTHODONTIC SUPPLIERS<br />
DENTAL CORP. OF AMERICA (DCA)<br />
889 South Matlack Street<br />
West Chester, PA 19382<br />
(800) 638-6684<br />
Lynn Cairus Kinka<br />
DENTRONIX (ORTHO.<br />
INSTRUMENTS)<br />
235 Ascot Parkway<br />
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223<br />
(800) 523-5944<br />
DYNAFLEX<br />
10403 International Plaza Drive<br />
St. Ann, MO 63074<br />
(866) 346-5665<br />
(314) 426-4020<br />
Rep: Kurt Gonce<br />
kurtg@dynaflex.com<br />
FORESTADENT<br />
2301 Weldon Parkway<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63146<br />
(314) 878-5985 ext. 24<br />
(800) 721-4940<br />
Local Rep: Doug Hurford<br />
dough@forestadentusa.com<br />
G.A.C. INTERNATIONAL<br />
3555 Knickerbocker Ave.<br />
Bohemia, NY 11716<br />
(800) 422-3513 X1457<br />
Rep: Theodore L. Reed<br />
treed1@gacintl.com<br />
GREAT LAKES<br />
ORTHODONTICS,LTD.<br />
200 Cooper Avenue<br />
Tonawanda, NY 14151-5111<br />
(800) 828-7626
HENRY SCHEIN, INC.<br />
5 Harbor Park Drive<br />
Port Washington, NY 11050<br />
(800) 372-4346<br />
Rep: Sally Browne<br />
Sally.Browne@henryschein.com<br />
HU-FRIEDY COMPANY<br />
3232 N. Rockwell Street<br />
Chicago, IL 60618<br />
(773) 975-6100<br />
(800) 483-7433<br />
Rep: Jill Walker<br />
jwalker@hu-friedy.com<br />
MASEL ORTHODONTICS<br />
2701 Bartram Rd.<br />
Bristol, PA 19007<br />
(800) 423-8227 X 8044<br />
Rep: Stephen Arbakov<br />
stephen_arbakov@masel.net<br />
ORMCO COMPANY<br />
1717 West Collins Avenue<br />
Orange, CA 92867<br />
(800) 854-1741 or (714)516-7400 Ext. 208<br />
Local Rep: Tim McAuley<br />
tim.mcauley@sybrondental.com<br />
ORTHO CLUB<br />
P.O. Box 549<br />
480 E. Water St.<br />
Urbana, OH 43078<br />
(800) 679-6793<br />
(937) 653-5534 (Fax)<br />
Rep: Vince Gonzalez<br />
ORTHO ORGANIZERS<br />
P.O. Box 253<br />
(800) 323-0970<br />
(312) 742-1115<br />
ORTHO TECHNOLOGY<br />
17401 Commerce Park Blvd.<br />
Tampa, FL 33647<br />
(800) 999-3161<br />
ORTHOPLI CORPORATION<br />
10061 Sandmeyer Avenue<br />
Philadelphia, PA 19116<br />
(800) 237-3737<br />
Rep. Bill Tippy<br />
OSCAR, INC.<br />
8025 Castleway Drive<br />
Indianapolis, IN 46250<br />
(317) 849-2618<br />
(800) 428-5333<br />
PATTERSON DENTAL SUPPLY<br />
4810 Park 370 Blvd.<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63042<br />
(800) 325-3184<br />
(314) 739-1911 (Fax)<br />
Local Rep: Matthew Crumpley<br />
matthew.crumpley@pattersondental.com<br />
RELIANCE ORTHODONTIC<br />
PROD.INC.<br />
P.O. Box 678<br />
Itaska, IL 60143<br />
(800) 323-4348<br />
SUMMIT ORTHODONTIC SERVICES<br />
P.O. Box 218<br />
Monroe Falls, OH 44262<br />
(800) 321-9124<br />
T.P. ORTHODONTICS, INC.<br />
P.O. Box 73<br />
LaPorte, IN 46350<br />
(800) 348-8856, Ext. 3209<br />
Rep. Jessie Janiga<br />
Justina.janiga@tportho.com<br />
THE ORTHODONTIC STORE<br />
P.O. Box 209<br />
Gaithersburg, MD 20877<br />
(800) 553-2166
UNITEK CORPORATION<br />
2724 South Peck Road<br />
Monrovia, CA 91016<br />
(636) 699-3628<br />
(800) 852-1990 Ext. 6135<br />
Local Rep: Kevin Harrison<br />
Krharrison@mmm.com
CENTER FOR ADVANCED DENTAL EDUCATION<br />
GRADUATE ORTHODONTIC PROGRAM<br />
BOOK LIST<br />
2009<br />
The first five books are required for your classes. In the mandatory section, Proffit & Graber texts<br />
should be in your possession before classes begin. The other three required texts will be purchased<br />
after you arrive at SLU. The others will be available for your use in the Department or furnished<br />
from other sources. These books will be used in several classes and also serve as a valuable nucleus<br />
for your developing orthodontic library.<br />
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MANDATORY - PURCHASE BEFORE ARRIVAL:<br />
1. Proffit WR, Fields HW, Sarver D: Contemporary Orthodontics, 4th ed., St. <strong>Louis</strong>, 2006,<br />
Elsevier. ($125.00) ISBN #9780323040464 (you do not need the electronic version)<br />
2. Graber TM, Vanarsdall RL, Vig KD: Orthodontics Current Principles and Techniques, 4th<br />
ed., St. <strong>Louis</strong>, 2005, Elsevier Mosby, Inc. ($211.00) ISBN #0323026214<br />
MANDATORY - PURCHASE AT SLU AFTER ARRIVING:<br />
3. Norman GR, Streiner DL: Biostatistics: The bare essentials, 2 nd ed., 2000, BC Decker, Inc.<br />
($42.95) ISBN #1550091239<br />
4. Cronk BC: How to Use SPSS; PYRCZAK Publishing; 4th ed., 2006, ISBN#188458568X<br />
($36.50)<br />
5. Dr. Taeger’s Tweed <strong>Manual</strong> - $100.00 (To be purchased from the department)<br />
6. Alexander, R.G. "Wick": The 20 Principles of the Alexander Discipline, Volume 1.<br />
Quintessence Publishing (The price of $138.00 will be discounted by 20%<br />
ISBN Number 978-0-86715-467-2<br />
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:<br />
1. Bishara SE: Textbook of Orthodontics, Philadelphia, 2001, W.B. Saunders Company<br />
($94.00) ISBN #0721682898<br />
2. Mulligan T: Common Sense Mechanics in Everyday Orthodontics (order directly from Dr.<br />
Mulligan) ($159.00)
3. Jacobson A, Jacobson RL: Radiographic Cephalometry: From Basics to 3-D Imaging ,<br />
2006, 2nd Edition. Quintessence Publishing Company ($110.00) ISBN #0867154616<br />
4. Proffit WR, White RP: Contemporary Treatment of Dentofacial Deformity, 2002 ($215.00)<br />
ISBN #0323016979<br />
5. Okeson JP: Management of Temporomandibular Disorders and Occlusion, 6th Edition 2007<br />
($99.00) ISBN #0323014771<br />
RECOMMENDED:<br />
1. White, SC and Pharoah, MJ, editors: Oral radiology, Principles and Interpretation, 5 th ed.<br />
2004, St. <strong>Louis</strong>, Elsevier. ($109.00) (Previous edition or similar text acceptable – You may<br />
have this from dental school.).<br />
AVAILABLE IN DEPARTMENT:<br />
1. Nikolai RJ: Bioengineering analysis of orthodontic mechanics, Philadelphia, 1985, Lea and<br />
Febiger. ($30.00) (out of print - rent from the Orthodontic Department; $10.00 refunded<br />
when book is returned)<br />
2. Kesling PC: Tip-edge guide and the differential straight-arch technique, 2 nd ed., rev 2,<br />
LaPorte, 1992, 2-Swan Advertising Agency (no cost - will be provided by TP Orthodontics,<br />
Inc.)<br />
3. Tweed CH: Clinical Orthodontics, vol 1 and 2, St. <strong>Louis</strong>, 1966, The C.V. Mosby Company<br />
(no cost - out of print - reference copies are available in the department)<br />
4. Begg PR, Kesling PC: Begg orthodontic theory and technique, 3 rd ed., Philadelphia 1971,<br />
W.B. Saunders Company (no cost - out of print - reference copies are available in the<br />
department)
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY<br />
CENTER FOR ADVANCED DENTAL EDUCATION<br />
OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS<br />
Initial Outside Employment Agreement<br />
Outside employment and its related responsibilities and problems can demand a great deal of<br />
attention and time. As a result, outside employment can produce a serious distraction contrary to<br />
the best interests of the academic, clinical, and research responsibilities of the graduate student.<br />
The demands of each graduate program in all of these areas are so great that any distraction must<br />
be avoided. With this thought in mind, plus past experience, we ask you to carefully read the<br />
attached policy relative to outside employment, sign the agreement, and return it to the Executive<br />
Director of the Center for Advanced Dental Education within ten days.<br />
Rolf G. Behrents, DDS, MS, PhD<br />
Executive Director<br />
I have read, understand and agree to comply with the attached policy statement relative to<br />
outside employment.<br />
__________________________________________<br />
Printed Name<br />
__________________________________________ ___________________<br />
Signature Date
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY<br />
CENTER FOR ADVANCED DENTAL EDUCATION<br />
OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS<br />
Policy Statement<br />
Permission for outside employment while enrolled in any of the Graduate <strong>Program</strong>s in the Center<br />
for Advanced Dental Education at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> will be granted to those residents<br />
needing employment and capable of demonstrating their ability to uphold the standards and<br />
requirements of their program while employed. The following regulations will govern such<br />
employment:<br />
1. Upon successful completion of the first semester of the first academic year in the<br />
program, a resident may request permission to work outside the institution.<br />
2. Upon being granted permission to accept employment, the resident is required to present<br />
a typed and signed letter to the <strong>Program</strong> Director giving the name of the doctor or<br />
organization with whom he/she would be employed, the address and the telephone<br />
number.<br />
3. The employed resident will provide a copy of this policy statement to his/her employer.<br />
4. Residents shall be allowed to work on weekend days only when no lectures or seminars<br />
have been scheduled.<br />
5. Under no circumstances will an employed resident be excused from any program or<br />
institutional function or event as a result of his or her employment, regardless of when the<br />
function or event may be scheduled.<br />
6. Under no circumstances will a resident contract or undertake any form or type of<br />
specialty practice outside of the <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> Center for Advanced Dental<br />
Education clinics. By act, association, or implication, it is not appropriate that a resident<br />
hold himself/herself as anything other than a general practitioner.<br />
7. The Board of Directors, as an advisory group to the Executive Director, has the authority<br />
to review the status of the resident at any time and may recommend that the privilege of<br />
outside employment be granted and rescinded. The Executive Director will make the<br />
final decision.
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY<br />
CENTER FOR ADVANCED DENTAL EDUCATION<br />
OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS<br />
Request for Employment<br />
Please fill out the top portion of this form and submit it to your <strong>Program</strong> Director. He will<br />
present your request to the Board of Directors. You will be notified of their decision following a<br />
review of your request.<br />
Upon employment, you are required to present a typed, signed letter to the <strong>Program</strong> Director<br />
giving the name of the doctor or the organization for whom you will be employed, the address<br />
and telephone number.<br />
If approved, I will seek employment outside of the Center for Advanced Dental Education during<br />
the remainder of my graduate program. I am aware that my outside employment will consist of<br />
general practice only and that I agree to follow all policies that exist or may be enacted regarding<br />
outside employment.<br />
___________________________________________<br />
Printed Name<br />
___________________________________________ ________________<br />
Signature Date<br />
...........................................................................................................................................................<br />
Approved or Not Approved:<br />
_________________________________________ __________________<br />
<strong>Program</strong> Director Date<br />
_________________________________________ __________________<br />
Executive Director Date<br />
...........................................................................................................................................................<br />
To be filled in by the Administrative Office:<br />
Name of Employer ____________________________________________<br />
Address_____________________________________________________<br />
Phone_______________________________
SAINT LOUIS<br />
UNIVERSITY<br />
June 15,2009<br />
Ms. Terry Schrenk<br />
American Association of Orthodontists<br />
401 North Lindbergh Blvd.<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63141-7816<br />
Dear Ms. Schrenk:<br />
3320 Rutger St.<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, 1110 63104-1122<br />
Phone 314-977-8363<br />
Fax 314-977-8617<br />
www.slu.edu<br />
We recommend the following First Year Residents in the Graduate Orthodontic <strong>Program</strong><br />
at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> Center for Advanced Dental Education for student membership<br />
in the American Association of Orthodontists:<br />
Nicholas Azar<br />
Shereen Azizollahi<br />
Luiz Alexandre Barbosa<br />
Anita Bhavnani<br />
A vrum Goldberg<br />
Mary Ellen Helmkamp<br />
Ryan Hinckley<br />
Nicole Kaunitz<br />
Konstantinos Kazanis<br />
Utumpom Laowansiri<br />
Michael McEwan<br />
Julianne Ruppel<br />
Hiroshi Ueno<br />
Bryan \Virtz<br />
If you should require any additional infomlation, please don't hesitate to contact me.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Rf<br />
Rolf G. Behrents, DDS, MS, PhD<br />
Executive Director/Orthodontic <strong>Program</strong> Director<br />
Center for Advanced Dental Education
Application for American Association of Orthodontists Membership<br />
American Association of<br />
OrlhodonHsls<br />
I, _______________________________ , hereby apply for the following (mark only one box below)<br />
o Active o Affiliate o Service o Student o International Student o International o Academic (foreign-trained)<br />
(see reverse for a list of qualifications for each member classification)<br />
membership in the American Association of Orthodontists and agree to comply ",rith its Bylaws and to adhere to its pledge<br />
which I have read and signed on the reverse side of this application.<br />
Date ___________ _ Signature _____________________ ______ _________ _<br />
Main office or teaching facility<br />
Adill·ess ___ _____________________ _____________________ ______ _<br />
City _ _ __________ _ StatelProvince _______ _ ZiplPostal Code ______ _ Country ____ ___ _<br />
Phone ___________ _ ___ Fax _ ____ _______________ __ E-mail _ _________________________ ________ _<br />
Effective date for this address ________ _ _ _____ ___ Please send AJOIDO and correspondence to: o Home 0 Office<br />
Home<br />
Address _____________________________ _ Spouse's Name _ _ ___________________ __ ___<br />
City ____________ _ StatelProvince __________ _ Zip/Postal Code ______ _ Country _ _ ______ _<br />
Phone _____ _______ _ Fax ____________________ _ E-mail ____________________ _<br />
Satellite office<br />
Address ________________ ____ _____ ___ __________________ _____ _<br />
City ____________ _ StatelProvince ____________ _ ZiplPostal Code ______ _ Country ____________ _<br />
Phone _______ _____ _ Fax ______ ______ _____ __<br />
Date and place of birth _____________________ ___ _ Gender: 0 Male 0 Female<br />
Dental school ______________________________ _ Degree ______ _ Date of completion _ _ _______ _<br />
Orthodontic education received at _ _ _ _ ___ ___ __ _ Degree _ ____ _ _ Date of completion ___ _ _ _ _ _<br />
(Copy of degree or certificate verifying completion of orthodontic program must accompany application. If you are currently a .tudent, list your expected date of<br />
completion and send n letter from your school verifYing your full·time student status.)<br />
Military service (service applicants only)<br />
o Army o Navy o Air Force o Marine Corps o Coast Guard o US Public H ealth Service o Veterans Administration<br />
Rank _____ ____________ _ Datesofservice _ _____________________________________ _ _ _<br />
Other<br />
Are you a member of the American Dental Association? (ADA membership is required if permanent U.S. resident) DYes 0 No<br />
ADA member # ______________________________________________________ (please enclose a copy of your ADA membership card)<br />
If you are a student who is a permanent resident of Canada, check here 0 for a free membership in the Canadian Association of Orthodontists.<br />
Are you a member of the World Federation of Orthodontists (international applicants only)? 0 Yes 0 No WFO # ___ ______ __<br />
Has your dental license ever been suspended? 0 Yes 0 No<br />
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude? DYes 0 No<br />
Have you ever been found guilty, either by conviction or admission, of any offense involving the illegal distL'ibution of narcotics? 0 Yes 0 No<br />
PLEASE NOTE: A copy of your ADA membership card (if you are a permanent U.S. resident .. ), a copy of your orthodontic degree or certificate (or a letter<br />
from yom department chair verifYing full-time student status), and membership application fee or first year's dues must accompany this appucat.ion. We<br />
cannot process incomplete applications. Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant.<br />
If you wish to pay your application fee and/or dues with credit card, please complete the credit card information on the back of application.<br />
Please see reverse side of oppli:cation {or pledge and requirements for membership in the American Association of Orthodontists.<br />
(over) 6/07
RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR AAO LIBRARY VISITORS<br />
o The AAO Library is open to AAO Members Monday-Friday,<br />
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. An appointment with the Librarian is required.<br />
o Visitors to the Library are requested to restrict their activity to the first<br />
floor library area.<br />
• Periodicals, theses, and rare books are not available for loan. There is<br />
no charge for borrowing books. Borrowers are expected to pay for<br />
books which are lost or damaged while in circulation.
The American Board of Orthodontics<br />
INITIAL CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION<br />
This 'Clinical Examination is offered to orthodontists following<br />
completion of their orthodontic education. The orthodontist must be a<br />
graduate of a CODA (Commission on Dental Accreditation) accredited<br />
orthodontic program and have the ABO Written Exam.<br />
The examinee must for this examination within thirty-six (36)<br />
months following graduation.<br />
This permits three (3) exams. To encourage<br />
prompt examination<br />
time-limited certificate<br />
will expire ten (10) years from the date of the first available Initial<br />
Certification Exam.<br />
1. Patient Source<br />
Cases may be have been entirely treated,<br />
from appliance appliance removal, by the<br />
examinee under direct sion of a clinical instructor<br />
in an ADA accredited orthodontic program. Active treatment<br />
ends when the same resident removes the appliances and<br />
the retention. In cases of multi-phased<br />
treatment, the of full treatment (appliance<br />
placement to removal) administered by a single<br />
resident is A Confirmation of Resident Treated<br />
Cases (pdf) Director and/or Chairperson is<br />
assure that the cases presented meet these<br />
2. Components of the Initial Certification Exam<br />
Board Case Oral Examination (BCOE)<br />
Case Examination (CRE)<br />
Case Oral Examination (CROE)<br />
3.<br />
for the Initial Certification Exam<br />
Examination component requires six (6) Case<br />
of three (3) cases with a DI of<br />
(3) cases with a DI of ten (10) or<br />
The six case presentations must contain:<br />
• at least one (1) non-surgical case treated with four<br />
(4) extractions that demonstrate effective<br />
space closure (identified as UExtraction Case") .
at least one (1) non-surgical case with bilateral<br />
end-to-end or Class II molar relationship<br />
present at the time of appliance . A<br />
unilateral Class II molar relationship is<br />
also . The final treatment result should<br />
exhibit a Class I molar and canine relationship<br />
(identified as "Class II Case").<br />
• no more than one (1) case treated with orthognathic<br />
surgery as "Surgical Case"). Note that a<br />
surgical case is not required. surgical case<br />
needs interim (pre-surgical) records.
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Computer<br />
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TVNCR<br />
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Fllmitllre<br />
copier<br />
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D<br />
Private Office<br />
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The Anheuser-Busch Institute Branch Library facility is located on the third floor of<br />
the Anheuser-Busch Institute Building, at the corner of Grand and Shaw<br />
Boulevards, and includes the Library's collections on ophthalmology and<br />
dermatology.<br />
All faculty, students and staff at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> can use the Medical Center<br />
Library; this is your Library! The Library is open to the public, but some services<br />
are limited to <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> personnel.<br />
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ALEXANDER, Dr. Cliff<br />
Asst. Clinic. Prof.<br />
5500 Preston Rd. Ste. 360<br />
Dallas, TX 75205<br />
0: 972-393-5550<br />
214-528-3384<br />
healthyhappysmiles@yahoo.com<br />
ANDREWS, Dr. Adam<br />
Asst. Clinc. Prof.<br />
1000 W. Nifong Blvd.,<br />
Bldg. 4, Ste 100<br />
Columbia, MO 65203<br />
0 : 573-443-0466<br />
drandrews@drandrews.com<br />
ARAUJO, Dr. Eustaquio<br />
Professor<br />
1140 Vinetta Dr.<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63131<br />
C: 314-239-4193<br />
H: 314-821-0082<br />
araujoea@slu. edu<br />
ARONSON, Dr. I. Leon<br />
Adj. Asst. Prof.<br />
P.O. Box 996<br />
Savannah, GA 31402-0996<br />
H: 91 2 -44 7 -5141<br />
912-786-4785<br />
ilabga@aol.com<br />
BAUER, Dr. Joachim O.<br />
Assoc. Clinic Prof.<br />
15 Estates Lane Dr., North<br />
Glen Carbon, IL 62034<br />
H: 618-656-4488<br />
Office:<br />
23A Glen-Ed Prof., Pk.<br />
Glen Carbon, IL 62034<br />
0: 618-931-3700<br />
Edw: 618-692-1044 (1061)<br />
F: 618-692-9809<br />
jobauer1 @mac.com<br />
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY<br />
CENTER FOR ADVANCED DENTAL EDUCATION<br />
ORTHODONTIC FACULTY ROSTER<br />
M 2009 2010<br />
BEHRENTS, Dr. Rolf<br />
Executive Director CADE &<br />
Ortho <strong>Program</strong> Director<br />
1119 Mississippi Ave., #310<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63104<br />
C: 314-614-7885<br />
behrents@slu.edu<br />
BOWMAN, Dr. S. Jay<br />
Adj. Assoc. Prof.<br />
1314 West Milham Ave.<br />
Portage, MI 49024-1267<br />
0: 269-344-2460<br />
F: 269-344-2282<br />
drjwyred@aol.com<br />
BOYCE, Mr. John R.<br />
Clinic Prof.<br />
P.O. Box 220226<br />
Kirkwood, MO 63122<br />
0: 314-966-5275<br />
F: 314-966-3488<br />
johnrboycepc@att.net<br />
BROWN, Dr. Randall K.<br />
Asst. Clinic Prof.<br />
1330 First Ave.<br />
Evansville, IN 47710<br />
0: 812-423-6111<br />
F: 812-423-5259<br />
receptionist@bracesbybrown.com<br />
BUSCHANG, Dr. Peter H.<br />
Adjunct Prof.<br />
Baylor College of Dentistry<br />
3302 Gaston Ave.<br />
Dallas, TX 75246<br />
0: 214-828-8122<br />
F: 214-874-4569<br />
phbuschanq@bcd.tamhsc.edu<br />
CUPPS, Dr. Jeffry L.<br />
Asst. Clinic Prof.<br />
928 Brookwood Center<br />
Fenton, MO 63026<br />
0: 636-349-4970<br />
jeffcupps@hotmail.com<br />
6/16/2009
DEMKO, Dr. Richard<br />
Assoc. Clinic Prof.<br />
16407 Wilson Creek ct.<br />
Chesterfield, MO 63005<br />
H: 636-532-0316<br />
rmdemko@swbell.net<br />
ELlTT, Dr. Donald G.<br />
Asst. Clinic. Prof.<br />
1000 Woodfield Estates Dr.<br />
Manchester, MO 63011<br />
H: 314-469-0107<br />
Office:<br />
4585 Washington St., C-1<br />
Florissant, MO 63033<br />
0 : 314-837-4800<br />
314-391-9220<br />
selitt@aol.com<br />
FOLEY, Dr. Patrick F.<br />
Asst. Cline. Prof.<br />
325 N. Rand Rd.<br />
Suite A<br />
Lake Zurich, IL 60047<br />
0: 847-438-8899<br />
H: 847-438-6396<br />
foleyortho@aol.com<br />
GANDINI Jr., Dr. Luiz<br />
Visiting Professor<br />
Av. Casemiro Perez NO.560<br />
Araquara, Sao Paulo<br />
Brazil 14802-600<br />
luizqandini@uol.com.br<br />
GRAMES, Lynn Marty<br />
Adjunct Instructor<br />
39 Club Grounds N.<br />
Florissant, MO 63033<br />
H: 314-838-7069<br />
0 : 314-454-2443<br />
F: 314-454-2380<br />
Iynnmq@bjc.org<br />
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY<br />
CENTER FOR ADVANCED DENTAL EDUCATION<br />
ORTHODONTIC FACULTY ROSTER<br />
2009-2010<br />
GULMEN, Dr. SUleyman<br />
Asst. Clinic Prof.<br />
5 Elks Trail<br />
St. Charles, MO 63303<br />
H: 636-724-7717<br />
Office:<br />
3837 Vaile<br />
Florissant, MO 63034<br />
0: 314-831-9399<br />
HARRISON, Dr. Steven D.<br />
Asst. Clinic Prof.<br />
507 E. Tenth St.<br />
Rolla, MO 65401<br />
0: 573-364-0700<br />
F: 573-364-2775<br />
Harrison65401@yahoo.com<br />
HAYES, Dr. Eugene<br />
Asst. Clinic Prof.<br />
#3 Glenkirk Ln.<br />
Glendale, MO 63122<br />
H: 314-961 -6678<br />
Office:<br />
485 Wildwood Pkwy.<br />
Ballwin, MO 63011<br />
0: 636-394-2726<br />
ghayesortho@prodigy.net<br />
HUDSON, Dr. J. Michael<br />
Asst. Clinic Prof.<br />
2 N. Country Club Rd .<br />
Decatur, IL 62521<br />
H: 217-429-7070<br />
teamortho@comcast.net<br />
JOHNSTON Jr., Dr. Lysle E.<br />
Prof. Emeritus<br />
12305 Third St.<br />
P.O. Box 595<br />
Eastport, MI 49627-0595<br />
H: 231-599-2672<br />
lejjr@umich.edu<br />
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KESLING, Dr. Chris<br />
Asst. Clinic Prof.<br />
Office: Kesling Rocke Orthodontics<br />
1266 S. U.S. Hwy 421<br />
Westville, IN 4639 1<br />
0: 219-785-2566<br />
F: 219-785-2568<br />
chriskes@aol.com<br />
KESLING, Dr. Peter C.<br />
Clinic Prof<br />
Museum Building, Ste 2.<br />
2405 Indiana Ave<br />
LaPorte, IN 46350<br />
0 : 219-326-1337<br />
kesassociates@verizon.net<br />
KIM, Dr. Ki Beom<br />
Asst. Prof.<br />
5 Dartford Ave<br />
Clayton, MO 63105<br />
0 : 314-977-8367<br />
H: 314-862-1699<br />
kkim8@slu.edu<br />
KLARSCH, Dr. James G.<br />
Assoc. Clinic Prof.<br />
1901 Gray Dr.<br />
Des Peres, MO 631 31<br />
H: 314-822-4420<br />
Office:<br />
2821 N. Ballas Rd., #210<br />
Town & Country MO 63131<br />
0 : 314-993-2483<br />
South County: 314-842-5177<br />
F: 314-842-9935<br />
klarschj@slu.edu<br />
KLEIN, Dr. Christopher<br />
Asst. Clinic Prof.<br />
4210 Lincolnshire<br />
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864<br />
ckklein@midwest.net<br />
H: 618-244-4142<br />
0: 618-244-7747<br />
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY<br />
CENTER FOR ADVANCED DENTAL EDUCATION<br />
ORTHODONTIC FACULTY ROSTER<br />
2009·2010<br />
LASAGABASTER, Dr. Teresa<br />
Adj. Asst. Prof.<br />
64 Portal De Castilla<br />
Apt. 1 sl B<br />
Vitoria 01007<br />
Spain<br />
H: 011-34-945-232326<br />
0: 011-34-94-442-4617<br />
F: 011-34-94-442-4617<br />
tlasagabaster@hotmail.com<br />
LONG, Dr. Jerry M.<br />
Clinic Prof.<br />
1642 E. Catalpa St.<br />
Springfield, MO 65804<br />
0: 417-866-7732<br />
C: 417-827-4399<br />
jlonq1217@sbcqlobal.net<br />
MASTORAKOS, Dr. Bill L.<br />
Asst. Clinic Prof.<br />
Office:<br />
10115 Manchester Rd.<br />
St.<strong>Louis</strong>,MO 63122<br />
0: 314-966-4117<br />
Chesterfield: 636-532-7854<br />
F: 314-966-8630<br />
drbill@moastlouis.com<br />
McCray, Dr. Julie F.<br />
Asst. Clinic Prof.<br />
7171 Delmar Blvd.<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63130-4334<br />
H: 314-725-6690<br />
0: 314-721-5551<br />
F: 314-721-0123<br />
jUliemccray@sbcqlobal.net<br />
MELNIK, Dr. Paul A.<br />
Assoc. Clinic Prof.<br />
144 Royal Gate Dr.<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63141<br />
H: 314-576-7447<br />
0: 636-887-3731<br />
0: 636-300-4999<br />
pmelnik@charter.net<br />
6/16/2009
MILLER, Dr. Jackie<br />
1015 G Washington Square<br />
Washington, MO 63090<br />
0 : 636-239-4004<br />
smyldr@yahoo.com<br />
MIYAJIMA, Dr. Kuniaki<br />
Clinic Prof.<br />
11-11 Tamanoi-Cho<br />
Atsuta-Ku 456-0025<br />
Nagoya,Japan<br />
81 (52) 681-6439<br />
miya@naa.atLne.JP<br />
NIKOLAI, Dr. Robert J.<br />
Prof. Emeritus<br />
9422 Green Park Valley Dr.<br />
SL <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63123<br />
H: 314-894-2457<br />
nikolairj@slu.edu<br />
OLIVER, Dr. Donald R.<br />
Asst. Prof.<br />
919 W. Adams<br />
Kirkwood, MO 63122<br />
oliverdr@slu.edu<br />
H: 314-966-2215<br />
0 : 314-977-8604<br />
PURCELL, Dr. Michael V.<br />
Clinic Prof.<br />
79 Meadowbrook Country<br />
Club Estates<br />
Ballwin, MO 63011<br />
H: 636-230-0429<br />
Office:<br />
2821 N. Ballas Rd ., #210<br />
Town & Country MO 63131<br />
0 : 314-991-2017<br />
F: 314-991-1450<br />
Box 537,6315 Lorens Ln .<br />
Cedar Hill, MO 63016<br />
0 : 636-285-2648<br />
docmvtp@qmail.com<br />
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY<br />
CENTER FOR ADVANCED DENTAL EDUCATION<br />
ORTHODONTIC FACULTY ROSTER<br />
2009·2010<br />
ROEHM, Dr. Stephen<br />
Asst. Clinic Prof.<br />
5006 N. <strong>University</strong> st.<br />
Peoria, IL 61614<br />
0: 309-691-9665<br />
F: 309-691-9680<br />
0 : 309-699-0911 E.Peoria<br />
neuqrin@aol.com<br />
ROSENSTEIN, Dr. Sheldon W.<br />
Clinic Prof.<br />
105 Ronan Rd.<br />
Highwood, IL 60042-2064<br />
Srosen7@ juno.com<br />
Dr. Rosenstein Office:<br />
4801 W. Peterson, #515<br />
Chicago, IL 60646<br />
0: 773-539-3534<br />
srosen@juno.com<br />
ROWAN, Dr. Kenneth B.<br />
Asst. Clinic Prof.<br />
430 Virginia Trail<br />
Jefferson City, MO 65109<br />
H: 573-893-5439<br />
Office:<br />
1312 Southwest Blvd .<br />
Jefferson City, MO 65101<br />
0: 573-634-2694<br />
drken@drkenrowan.com<br />
SATROM, Dr. Kirk<br />
Adj. Assoc. Prof<br />
741 W. State St., #2<br />
O'Fallon, IL 62269<br />
0: 618-624-0800<br />
satromortho@aol .com<br />
SOTIROPOULOS, Dr. Gus<br />
Professor<br />
Clinic Director<br />
#5 Archview Dr.<br />
Belleville, IL 62221<br />
H: 618-632-8449<br />
6/16/2009
SOTIROPOULOS, Dr. Pete<br />
Professor Emeritus<br />
1613 10 th Fairway Dr.<br />
Belleville, IL 62220<br />
sotiropg@slu.edu<br />
H: 618-234-2306<br />
SRISURO, Dr. Suthanya<br />
Assoc. Clinic Prof.<br />
Office:<br />
3011 Godfrey Rd.<br />
Godfrey, IL 62035<br />
0 : 618-466-7966<br />
srisuros@sbcglobal .net<br />
TAEGER, Dr. Ernst M.<br />
Adj. Clinic Prof.<br />
16431 Saddle Creek Rd.<br />
Chesterfield, MO 63005<br />
H: 636-532-7705<br />
Office:<br />
4137 North Hwy 67, #A<br />
Florissant, MO 63034<br />
St. Genevieve Office:<br />
0 : 314-653-1333<br />
F: 314-653-1197<br />
0 : 573-883-7135<br />
Ernie1203@charter.net<br />
THORNTON, Dr. Charles<br />
Adj. Clinic Prof.<br />
1827 Sparks Ct.<br />
Wildwood, MO 63011-1784<br />
H: 636-458-1827<br />
SIU : 618-474-7119<br />
thorntoncb@aol.com<br />
TOMAZIC, Dr. Terry<br />
Prof. of Research<br />
Methodology<br />
Office:<br />
Research Methodology<br />
McGannon Hall Rm 230<br />
0 : 314-977-2533<br />
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY<br />
CENTER FOR ADVANCED DENTAL EDUCATION<br />
ORTHODONTIC FACULTY ROSTER<br />
2009-2010<br />
tomazictj@slu.edu<br />
WALDE, Dr. Kevin C.<br />
Asst. Clinic Prof.<br />
4540 Dubois Creek Ln.<br />
Washington, MO 63090<br />
H: 636-239-6304<br />
Office:<br />
1507 Heritage Hills Dr.<br />
Washington, MO 63090<br />
0: 636-239-5151<br />
F: 636-239-7339<br />
kwalde@sbcglobal.net<br />
611612009
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY<br />
CENTER FOR ADVANCED DENTAL EDUCATION<br />
ENDODONTIC, PERIODONTIC ROSTER 2008<br />
SCHREIBER, Dr. Harold Clinical Professor H: 636-537-1817<br />
14627 Mallard Lake Dr. Periodontics<br />
Chesterfield, MO 63017<br />
Office: 0: 314-725-4221<br />
<strong>University</strong> Club Tower<br />
1034 S. Brentwood<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63117
ADMINISTRA TIVE<br />
Anderson, Mary C.<br />
Business Manager<br />
58 Wilshire Terrace<br />
Webster Groves, MO 63119<br />
(314) 962-1299<br />
mander45@slu.edu<br />
Jackson, Kathy<br />
Administrative Assistant<br />
921 Dover Place<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63111<br />
(314) 832-6553<br />
jacksokl@slu.edu<br />
Kilfoy, Daniel<br />
Teclmology Center Specialist<br />
1610 Langdon<br />
Alton, 1L 62002<br />
(618) 462-6188<br />
kilfoydj@slu.edu<br />
Moscal, Becky<br />
Special Asst. to the<br />
Executive Director<br />
9618 Colony Drive<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63137<br />
(314) 869-4538<br />
moscalb@slu.edu<br />
Oppern1ann, Dee<br />
Administrative Assistant II<br />
1301 Piedras Parkway<br />
Fenton, MO 63026<br />
C: (314) 920-9957<br />
oppel111dm@slu.edu<br />
SAINT LOUIS UNNERSITY<br />
CENTER. FOR. ADY ANCED DENTAL EDUCATION<br />
STAFF R.OSTER.<br />
2009-2010<br />
ORTHODONTIC<br />
CLINIC ADMJN<br />
Giltinan-Kniep, Celia<br />
Library Asst.<br />
1023 Diversey Dr.<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63126<br />
(314) 962-9048<br />
giltince@slu.edu<br />
Johnston, Michael<br />
Dental Lab Technician<br />
4001 Fairview Apt. A<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63116<br />
Cell: 314-920-8751<br />
mjolms91@slu.edu<br />
Kujawa, Brianna<br />
Radiology Tech<br />
112 Bradford Dr.<br />
Aviston, 1L 62216<br />
(618) 228-9016<br />
Bkuj awa2@slu.edu<br />
Turner, Marlene<br />
Patient Coordinator<br />
4450A Castleman<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63110<br />
(314) 772-3940<br />
nmicho18@slu.edu<br />
Wiley, Laura<br />
Sr. Inventory Coordinator<br />
4166 Ashland Ave.<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63115<br />
(314) 531-7838<br />
wileyla@slu.edu<br />
ENDO-PERIOCLINIC<br />
ADMIN<br />
Mattingly, Sharon<br />
Clinic Supervisor<br />
5710 N. Ronnie Dr.<br />
Waterloo, 1L 62298<br />
(618)939-0540<br />
Cell: (314) 651-2825<br />
ma ttinsk@slu.edu<br />
Ruhmann, Sandi<br />
Patient Coordinator<br />
1040 N. Jefferson<br />
Florissant, MO 63031<br />
(314) 839-4285<br />
ruhmanns@slu.edu<br />
ENDO/PERIO/ORTHO<br />
CLINIC<br />
Callier, Diane<br />
Dental Hygienist<br />
3417 Sublette<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63139<br />
(314) 752-4566<br />
dcallier@slu.edu<br />
Fete, Karen<br />
Dental Assistant<br />
7 Potomac Ct.<br />
St. Charles, MO 63303<br />
(636) 441-5976<br />
fetekr2@slu.edu<br />
Logan, Lisa<br />
Dental Assistant<br />
18 Dunn Drive<br />
Belleville, 1L 62223<br />
(618) 538-5712<br />
loganlk@slu.edu<br />
1
Mathina. Donna<br />
4704 Candace Dr.<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63123<br />
314-631-6189<br />
dmathina@,slu.edu<br />
Millaway, Christine<br />
Dental Assistant<br />
5115 Lakewood<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63123<br />
(314) 752-1782<br />
cmillaw l@slu.edu<br />
Signorino, Mary<br />
Dental Hygienist<br />
13040 Thornhill Dr.<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63131<br />
(314) 835-1366<br />
mseyerssi@slu.edu<br />
vVhite, Canie<br />
Dental Assistant<br />
7036 Mitchell Ave.<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63117<br />
(314) 645-3876<br />
c\:vhite33@slu.edu<br />
SAINT LOUIS UNNERSITY<br />
CENTER. FOR. ADVANCED DENTAL EDUCATION<br />
S1 AFF R.OSTER.<br />
2009·2010<br />
2
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DR. J. MILLER<br />
DR. PURCELL i DR. ROEHM<br />
July 22 a.m. July 1, 15, & 22 a.m. I July 16 all day<br />
August 26 a.m. August 5 & 26 a.m. August 13 all day<br />
September 23 a.m. . September 2, 16 & 23 a.m. September 24 all day<br />
October 28 a.m. . October 7, 21 & 28 a.m. October 15 all day<br />
November 25 a.m. November 4,18 & 25 a.m. November 19 all day<br />
: December 16 a.m. : December 2 & 16 a.m. December 10 all day<br />
DR. ROSENSTEIN DR. ROWAN DR. SRISURO<br />
July 7 all day July 10 all day July 9 & 23 p.m.<br />
August 4 all day August 14 all day August 6 & 27 p.m.<br />
: September 22 all day September 18 all day September 10 & 24 p.m.<br />
October 13. all day ! October 16 all day October 8 & 22 p.m.<br />
November 2 & 30 all day November 13 all day November 5 & 19 p.m.<br />
: December 11 all day December 3 & 17 p.m.<br />
DR. WALDE<br />
July 10 all day<br />
August 7 all day<br />
September 11 all day<br />
October 9 all day<br />
. November 13 all day<br />
: December 4 all day<br />
DR. ARAUJO<br />
i i<br />
Every Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday and Thursday all day<br />
DR. HAYES<br />
Every Tuesday morning and every Wednesday afternoon<br />
DR. KIM<br />
Every Tuesday all day and Thursday a.m.<br />
DR. MASTORAKOS<br />
EvelY Friday morning; all day when Dr. Brown is here<br />
DR. OLIVER<br />
Every Wednesday all day from June 22-July 22: Every Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon from August 10-December 18.<br />
DR. SOTIROP01JLOS<br />
Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday all day,<br />
THIS IS A TENATIVE SCHEDULE FOR JULY-DECEMBER FOR THE CLINIC INSTRUCTORS. AS<br />
ALWAYS, IT IS SUBJECT TO LAST -MINUTE CHANGES.<br />
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6115/2009
REGISTRATION<br />
You will be for three semesters each year - summer, fall, and spring, usually<br />
during the pre-registration period. There is no charge for summer tuition but you must<br />
make financial by the date specified for fall and spring or your registration<br />
will be canceled. You should receive a bill the week of July 10, 2009 and your<br />
payment will be due in August.
FINANCIAL AIDfDEFERMENTS<br />
Any questions regarding financial aid should be directed through <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>'s Financial Aid Department in DuBourg Hall, Room 121 (977-2350). If you<br />
need to process defeTI11ents, please fill out all your personal information and give the<br />
fonn to Dee to fill out the <strong>University</strong> infoTI11ation and have Dr. Behrents sign. If you<br />
need the school seal, Dee will send it to North Campus to be stamped.
Dear Orthodontic Residents:<br />
I am pleased to inform you that registration is underway for the twenty-first annual Graduate Orthodontic<br />
Residents <strong>Program</strong> (GORP)! This year's event will be held July 31-August 2,2009, in the exciting city of<br />
Minneapolis, on the campus of the <strong>University</strong> of Minnesota.<br />
The Minnesota residents have been working hard to plan both an educational and entertaining program for<br />
this year's event. We are privileged to have as lecturers Dr. Brent Larson, Dr. Geny Samson, LeeAnn<br />
Peniche and Dr. Bjorn Zachrisson, who will be traveling from Norway to present one of his fmallectures<br />
before his retirement at the end of this year. We also have a number of sponsors traveling to our campus to<br />
present various products and services at our large exhibitor's fair.<br />
Events also include the option of playing in the annual golf tournament or taking a beautiful luncheon<br />
cruise along the Mississippi river, comedy entertainment, a resident party, and more!<br />
Please visit our website, WWW.golpoltho.com. to register before June 29, 2009. As always, resident<br />
registration and housing is provided by the generosity of our sponsors.<br />
The residents of the <strong>University</strong> of Minnesota look forward to hosting an unforgettable GORP, and we hope<br />
to see as many of you there as possible!<br />
If you have any questions, please to do not hesitate to contact us. More information can be found on the<br />
website.<br />
\Ve look forward to seeing you in Milmeapolis!<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Jacquelyn R. Schieck, DDS<br />
GORP Chair 2009
Orthodontics<br />
Class Of 2011<br />
BANNER ID USERNAME EMAIL ADDRESS<br />
Azar, Nicholas 000253977 nazar nazar@slu.edu<br />
Azizollahi, Shereen 000232951 sazizoll sazizoll@slu.edu<br />
Barbosa, Luiz Alexandre 000864079 Ibarbosa Ibarbosa@slu.edu<br />
Bhavnani, Anita 000224969 abhavnan abhavnan@slu.edu<br />
Goldberg, Avrum 000230524 agoldbe4 agoldbe4@slu .edu<br />
Helmkamp, Mary Ellen 000225124 mhelmkam mhelmkam@slu.edu<br />
Hinckley, Ryan 000230525 rhinckle rhinckle@slu .edu<br />
Kaunitz, Nicole 000225121 nkaunitz nkaunitz@slu.edu<br />
Kazanis, Konstantinos 000226364 kkazanis kkazanis@slu.edu<br />
Laowansiri, Utumporn 000919638 ulaowans ulaowans@slu.edu<br />
McEwan, Michael 000227364 mmcewan mmcewan@slu.edu<br />
Ruppel, Julianne 000226366 jruppel jruQQel@slu.edu<br />
Ueno, Hiroshi 000226055 hueno hueno@slu.edu<br />
Wirtz, Bryan 000226949 bwirtz bwirtz@slu.edu
MEMO<br />
To: New Residents<br />
From: Kathy Jackson<br />
Date: June 22, 2009<br />
Re: New Business Cards<br />
Please fill out the form below for your new business cards.<br />
You can use up to 12 lines including blanks.<br />
Name:<br />
Title:<br />
Orthodontic Resident<br />
Address: Center for Advanced Dental Education<br />
Dreiling-Marshall Hall<br />
3320 Rutger Street<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63104-1122<br />
Phone: 314-977-8363<br />
Voicemail Ext.:<br />
Fax: 314-977-7782<br />
E-Mail, Cell Phone, or Pager:
STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE<br />
All Graduate Students must carry health insurance. You may attain insurance through<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> or the provider of your choice. For more information about<br />
attaining Student Health Insurance through <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> please call (314) 977-<br />
7168 or visit the Student Health Center in Marchetti Towers East at 3520 Laclede Ave.
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY<br />
CENTER FOR ADVANCED DENTAL EDUCATION<br />
EMERGENCY CONTACTS FORM<br />
Resident Class Year 2011<br />
Name: -----------------------------<br />
Spouse: _________ ______________ __<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong> Address:<br />
Street #: ---------------------------- P.O.Box#: __________ _<br />
City: __________________________ __ Zip Code: _____ _<br />
Parent/Friend Address:<br />
Parent/Friend Name: ----------------------------------<br />
Street #: _______________ _ P.O. Box #: ______ _<br />
City: _____________________ __ StatelProvince: -------<br />
Postal Code: -------- Country (if not USA): ________ _<br />
Phone#: ------------------------<br />
Phone Numbers:<br />
Home: ----------------<br />
Your Cell: --------------- Spouse's Cell: ________ _<br />
Pager# ___________ __<br />
6115/2009
NAME<br />
David Cameron<br />
10237 Reavis Gardens Dr.<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63123<br />
• dcamerol@slu.edu<br />
Jessica Holt Cox<br />
525 Forest Green<br />
Webster Groves, MO 63119<br />
Courtland Drake<br />
7414 Stanford Ave.<br />
i 115 East Monroe Ave. Apt. 300<br />
Kirkwood, MO 63122<br />
Nicholas S. Ising<br />
1273 Woodland Trails<br />
Kirkwood, MO 63122<br />
nising@slu.edu<br />
Michael Larson<br />
4210 Vista Ave.<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63110<br />
mlarson2@slu.edu<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Center for Advanced Dental Education<br />
Graduate <strong>Program</strong> in Orthodontics<br />
Class of 2009<br />
SPOUSE TELEPHONE<br />
Katie C: (702) 856-6578<br />
H: (314) 631-1202<br />
Wynne • C: (901) 239-5868<br />
Jennifer H: (314) 448-1159<br />
C: (402) 880-1948<br />
C: (314) 707-9363<br />
i C: (502) 608-1728<br />
C: (314) 662-3050
Asha Madhavji<br />
1005 Mississippi Ave. Unit C<br />
St. MO 63104<br />
Ro bert Marshall<br />
29 Deerfield Lane<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63146<br />
Catherine (Catie) Miller<br />
4400 Lindell Blvd. Apt. 9D<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63108<br />
Rob Patterson<br />
5788 Flaming Leaf Ct.<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63129<br />
Raphael Separzadeh<br />
4555 Forest Par Ave. #516<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63108<br />
Collin Tsai<br />
4 Delcrest Ct. #202<br />
<strong>University</strong> City, MO 63124<br />
Neel Varma<br />
Angie<br />
Christy<br />
Rachel<br />
H: (314) 260-7794<br />
C: (612) 616-6123<br />
C: (702) 371-5990<br />
C: (804) 380-2062<br />
C: (310) 625-3013<br />
C: (818) 523-6337<br />
H: (314) 558-6450<br />
C: (415) 794-4279<br />
(314) 352-0191<br />
C: (415) 318-6433
NAME<br />
• AnasAthar<br />
• 6646 Lansdowne Ave.<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63109<br />
aathar@slu.edu<br />
Nathan Bartschi<br />
· 2840 Dalton Avenue<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63139<br />
nbartsch@slu.edu<br />
Larrissa Cali<br />
1520 S. Grand Blvd Apt. 102<br />
• St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63104<br />
Horner<br />
1215 MacKay PI.<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63104<br />
khorner5@slu.edu<br />
• Hillarie Ryann Hudson<br />
• 1505 Vail PI.<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63104<br />
hhudson1@slu.edu<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Center for Advanced Dental Education<br />
Graduate <strong>Program</strong> in Orthodontics<br />
Class of 2010<br />
SPOUSE TELEPHONE<br />
Samia C: (913) 406-2463<br />
H:<br />
Lucas<br />
c: (702) 354-9849<br />
H:<br />
C: (216) 406-2736<br />
c: (605) 376-8191<br />
H: (314) 773-0123<br />
i C: (217) 855-4249<br />
H: (314) 256-1958<br />
C: 666-4486
i<br />
Dan Lovell<br />
1415 Dorothy Ave.<br />
Alton, IL 62002<br />
dlove1l3@slu.edu<br />
Nathan Mellion<br />
9126 Eager Rd.<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63144<br />
nmellion@slu.edu<br />
Lance Miller<br />
5547 Genesta Walk<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63123<br />
I hmlle43®Slu.edu<br />
Matt Milliner<br />
I 12408 Summerhouse Dr. Apt 2<br />
• St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63146<br />
i mmilline@slu.edu<br />
Craig Minich<br />
597 Meadowridge Dr.<br />
i St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63122<br />
Joe Parker<br />
12038 Bridal Shire Ct.<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63146<br />
iparke33@slu.edu<br />
Cameron J. Rasool<br />
1107 Mississippi Ave., #503<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63104<br />
crasool@slu.edu<br />
Ankit Shah<br />
! 3301 Park Ave., Apt 303<br />
. St. MO 63106<br />
Megan<br />
Tana Park<br />
Lori<br />
Jan<br />
Amee Pathak<br />
H: (618) 304-3482<br />
C: (330) 844-0467<br />
635-5035<br />
C: (859) 396-6894<br />
C: (513) 658-1123<br />
(314) 984-9909<br />
C:<br />
(314) 395-1158<br />
C: (319) 621-0168<br />
H:<br />
C: (213) 344-8603<br />
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PARKING AND IDENTIFICATION CARD SERVICES<br />
You can obtain parking for the Hickory East Garage on the Medical Center (and<br />
the Compton Garage on north campus) as well as an Identification Badge at Parking and<br />
Card Services in the Salus Center at Grand and Lafayette (314-977-8656) or in DuBourg<br />
Hall, Room 33 (314-977-2957). Your summer parking is $50.00 (prorated from the<br />
full fee of$100.00). Fall and Spring semester parking is currently $200.00 each.<br />
The Banner number on your ID card will be your student ID number that is used<br />
for registrations, reimbursements, etc. Your ID card will be programmed for use in the<br />
card reader at the front door to enable you to gain entry to Dreiling-Marshall Hall before<br />
and after hours as well as on weekends.
LONG DISTANCE CODE<br />
You will need to a long distance code from Kathy for calling patients out of<br />
the area. Please keep your code in a safe place until you memorize it. You will be<br />
charged for long distance calls other than those used for calling your patients. Listed<br />
below is infonnation on how to use your long distance code:<br />
9 1 - Area Code - Phone Number - Long Distance Code
SAINT LOIJIS UNIVERSITY<br />
Department of Orthodontics<br />
MEMORANDUM<br />
To: All Residents Date: 22 June 2009<br />
From: Laura Wiley Re: Laboratory Cleaning<br />
Cc: Dr. Behrents, Dr. Oliver<br />
Dr. Gus, Dr. Araujo<br />
In order to ensure that the plaster laboratory is usable throughout the year it is necessary that clean-up<br />
details be assigned.<br />
Procedure:<br />
Should be cleaned every day!!!!<br />
1. change paper on counter tops<br />
2. empty plaster sediment pans into waste receptacles<br />
3. remove (scrape) plaster, wax, alginate, etc.<br />
4. clean exterior of cabinetry<br />
5. if water has overflowed onto floor, mop with clean water to avoid "tracking"<br />
6. make certain sink drains are clear<br />
7. turn off equipment when finished<br />
8. Shake Dust Collector foot pedal (Daily)<br />
9. Check Dust Collector (weekly)<br />
REMLNDER TO USERS: when trimming models, keep faucet water running into the sink (outside of<br />
the plaster sediment pan) to flush any plaster through the drains. Always cover the plaster vibrators with<br />
plastic prior to use and turn them off them when you are finished. Clean up after yourselves.<br />
PattersonlParkerlUeno<br />
CameronIMiller/McEwan<br />
Groves/CalilBhavnani<br />
Separzadeh/Shah/Barbosa<br />
Madha vj ilHorner/Goldberg<br />
Cox/Langel Azizollahi<br />
TsaiIRasoollKaunitz<br />
MillerlHudsonIRuppel<br />
Ure/MellionlWirtz<br />
Ising/Milliner/Laowansiri<br />
Drake/Lovell/Hinckley<br />
Larson! AthariKazanis<br />
MarshalllBartschi/ Azar<br />
Rowan/Minich/Helnikarnp<br />
ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE<br />
6/22 6/26<br />
6/29 7/3<br />
7/6 - 7/10<br />
7/13-7/17<br />
7/20 7/24<br />
7/27 7/31<br />
8/3 - 817<br />
8/10 8/14<br />
8/24 - 8/28<br />
8/31 9/4<br />
917 9111<br />
9/14 - 9/18<br />
9/21 - 9/25<br />
9/28 -10/2<br />
10/5 - 10/9<br />
10/12 - 10116<br />
10/19 10/23<br />
10/26 10/30<br />
11/2 - 1116<br />
11/9 -11/13<br />
11116 - 11/20<br />
11/23 - 11127<br />
11/30 - 12/4<br />
1217 - 12111<br />
12114 - 12/18
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY<br />
Department of Orthodontics<br />
MEMORANDUM<br />
To: All Residents Date: 22 June 2009<br />
From: Laura Wiley Re: Library Cleaning<br />
Cc: Dr. Behrents, Dr. Oliver<br />
Dr. Gus, Dr. Araujo<br />
LIBRARY CLEANING ASSIGNMENTS<br />
Groves/CalilBhavnani 6/22 - 6/26 10/5 - 10/9<br />
SeparzadehiShahiBarbosa 6/29 -7/3 10/12 -10/16<br />
Madha vj ilHomer/Goldberg 7/6-7/10 10/19 - 10/23<br />
Cox/Langel Azizollahi 7/13-7/17 10/26 - 10/30<br />
TsailRasool/Kaunitz 7/20 -7/24 11/2 - 11/6<br />
MillerlHudsoniRuppel 7/27 -7/31 11/9 - 11/13<br />
UrelMellionlWirtz 8/3 - 817 11/16 - 11/20<br />
Ising/Milliner/Laowansiri 8/10 - 8/14 11/23 - 11/27<br />
Drake/LovelllHinckley 8/24 - 8/28 11/30 - 12/4<br />
Larsonl Athar/Kazanis 8/31-9/4 1217 - 12/11<br />
MarshalllBartschi/ Azar 917 - 9/11 12/14 12/18<br />
RowaniMinichiHelmkamp 9/14 - 9/18<br />
PattersoniParkerlU eno 9/21 - 9/25<br />
CameroniMiller/McEwan 9/28 -10/2<br />
To make sure the Library is ready for each resident to use, PLEASE CLEAN DAIL Y<br />
Make sure:<br />
1. All books are placed back in the correct location.<br />
2. All paper is removed from the tables and the copier area.<br />
3. All debris is removed from computer area.<br />
THAI'{£( YOU
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSrTY<br />
Sl-:PPL Y ROOM HANDOUT<br />
The following points are a few of the many things that fall under the responsibility ofthe<br />
Supply Room that you should be aware of.<br />
o PLASTER LAB - Cleaning the plaster lab after each use is the responsibility of<br />
each resident. To help maintain a clean lab; teams of2-3 residents are assigned<br />
each week for extra cleaning. To assist them with this task, a cleaning checklist is<br />
attached highlighting all the areas to be cleaned. The way to make this job easy<br />
on the team responsible for cleaning is to CLEAN UP AS WE WORK! !<br />
o STERlLIZA nON ROOM - You are responsible for cleaning and sterilizing your<br />
own instruments. Your instruments should be bagged and labeled with your<br />
name. Instruments are then placed into the steam autoclaves. Any bagged items<br />
removed from the steam autoclave should be sorted into the correct bin located<br />
above the steam autoclaves. You are required to load the steam autoclave with<br />
any waiting instruments, not just your own. Bagged instruments on top of the<br />
steam autoclaves are waiting for a machine. When using the Ultrasonic, place<br />
your instruments in the solution for the allotted time, remove, rinse and place in<br />
the dry autoclave. Please don't leave your instruments in the ultrasonic or sink<br />
indefinitely.<br />
o LAB COATS - Lab coats with the department and university patch are required<br />
to be worn by each resident seeing a patient. The coats are located on the lower<br />
level in the closet marked Lab Coats. There are enough lab coats for you to<br />
change weekly. Please put all lab coats in the laundry bag before you leave on<br />
Friday. Lab Coats are not to be wom in the plaster lab. There are lab coats<br />
available specifically for this area and they are located in the lab.<br />
o BRACKETS - Can not leave the supply room. Brackets are valuable and it<br />
takes time to replenish the stock, we must be careful and wise when using.<br />
Brackets must never leave the supply room to avoid misplacement or an<br />
unfortunate mishap. Ifby chance you drop the box or shuffle the brackets, please<br />
let me know immediately so that we can fix the problem quickly.<br />
o BANDS - Must be signed out before leaving the supply room and returned at the<br />
end of the day. This makes them easier to locate if another resident needs the<br />
same bands. When sterilizing bands, please rinse in ultrasonic before bagging<br />
and put the box number on the bag, not the instructor's name. Some instructors<br />
have 10 different band boxes, so a name is not helpful.<br />
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o ARTICULATORS Al\l) FACEBOWS - These will be checked out when needed.<br />
Articulators must be cleaned prior to returning them. All facebows should be<br />
returned after initial use, because there are only five available for use. Each<br />
articulator and facebow box contains certain items when you receive it and should<br />
contain them when returned. A list of the items in each box will be given to you<br />
when checked out. Articulators and all the components are costly, so please be<br />
careful. Once it's checked out, you are responsible for all the parts.<br />
o CHECKING ITEMS OUT - The supply room has several items available for use.<br />
A list of various instruments, burs, and other items is attached. Some items will<br />
be signed out to you and must be returned, while others will be used in the supply<br />
room only. Again, you are responsible for each item your posseSSIOn.<br />
o PATIENT KlTS - Patient kits are available for initial bracketing and debonding<br />
of your patient. Bracket kits contain toothbrush, toothpaste, super floss, wax and<br />
spiral brushes. Debonding kits contain toothbrush, toothpaste and floss. To have<br />
your patient brush during a visit, prepasted disposable toothbrushes are available<br />
on the counter outside the supply room.<br />
Any other questions that have not been answered here, please feel free to ask; I'll be<br />
glad to help. Thank You<br />
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PLASTER LAB CLEANING CHECKLIST<br />
Change paper and wipe/clean counter tops<br />
ElTlpty plaster sediment pans into waste receptacles<br />
Remove (scrape) plaster, waste, alginate, etc. i<br />
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Clean exterior of cabinetry<br />
Mop/Sweep excess on floor<br />
Make certain sink drains are cleari<br />
Turn off equipment when finished i<br />
Fill plaster containers (die stone, Lab, Ortho)<br />
Clean around plaster bins<br />
Clean around model trimmers<br />
Check/empty dust collector and shake handle<br />
The above areas should be cleaned daily to ensure a clean plaster lab. THANK<br />
YOU<br />
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American Vision LP Instrument<br />
MISCALLENOUS INSTRUMENTS<br />
Buccal Tubc Convertible Cap Removing Pliers<br />
Crimpable Hook Pliers<br />
3M Unitek Debracketing Instrument<br />
3M Unitek Bracket Positioning Gauge<br />
Band Forming Pliers<br />
Niti Fonning Pliers<br />
In-Ovation Brackets Engage-R Tool<br />
Damon III Bracket Instrument<br />
3M Unitek Smart Clip Hand Instrument (Engage & Disengage)<br />
Timewise Bracket Instrument<br />
F orestadent Bracket Instlument<br />
Debonding Bur Blocks (3)<br />
Polishing Kit<br />
Lingual Arch forming Plier<br />
Palatal Arch Plier<br />
Headgear Plier<br />
Laser System<br />
ESSIX FORMING INSTRUMENTS<br />
Undercut Enhancing Thermo Plier<br />
Maxillary Tooth moving Thermo Plier<br />
Mandibular Tooth moving Thermo Plier<br />
Bite Plane Thenno Plier<br />
Micro Ramp Thermo Plier<br />
Elastic Hook Forming Thermo Plier<br />
Elastic Hook Notching Thermo Plier<br />
SUPPLY ROOM HANDOUT Page 4 6/16/2009
The Center for Advanced Dental Educuation<br />
Dreiling-Marshall Hall<br />
3320 Rutger Street<br />
st. <strong>Louis</strong>, Missouri 63104<br />
Category: Students Category Number: 4<br />
Subject: Outside Employment for Graduate Students<br />
Divisions: All Divisions<br />
Policy:<br />
Approvals: Effective Date:<br />
Executive Director January 27, 2004<br />
Associate Director<br />
Board of Directors<br />
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Policy Number: 4-2004-02<br />
Review Dates: Revised Dates:<br />
It is the policy of the Center for Advanced Dental Education to require that students are not permitted to<br />
work outside CADE in dentistry without permission.<br />
Purpose:<br />
Given the rigors of the graduate programs, the <strong>Program</strong> Directors will determine if and when an individual<br />
student may employment in dentistry outside of CADE.<br />
Guidelines:<br />
Outside employment and its related responsibilities and problems can demand a great deal of attention and<br />
time. As a result, outside employment can produce a serious distraction contrary to the best interests of<br />
the academic, clinical, and research responsibilities of the graduate student. The demands of each graduate<br />
program in all of these areas are so great that any distraction must be avoided. With this thought in mind,<br />
plus past experience, residents are asked to carefully read the attached policy relative to outside<br />
employment, sign an agreement, and retum it to the Executive Director of the Center Advanced Dental<br />
Education within a specified time.<br />
Policy Statement<br />
Permission for outside employment while enrolled in any of the Graduate <strong>Program</strong>s in The Center for<br />
Advanced Dental Education at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> will be granted to those residents needing<br />
employment and capable of demonstrating their ability to uphold the standards and requirements of their<br />
program while employed. The following regulations will govem such employment:<br />
1. Upon successful completion of the first semester of the first academic year in the program, a resident<br />
may request penmssion to work outside the institution using a form provided.<br />
2. Upon being granted pemrission to accept employment, the resident is required to present a typed and<br />
signed letter to the <strong>Program</strong> Director giving the name of the doctor or organization with whom he/she<br />
would be employed, the address, and the telephone number.<br />
3. The employed resident will provide a copy of this policy statement to his/her employer.<br />
4. Residents shall be allowed to work on weekend days only when no lectures or seminars have been<br />
scheduled.<br />
5. Under no circumstances will an employed resident be excused from any program or institutional
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function or event as a result of his or her employment, regardless of when function or event may be<br />
scheduled.<br />
6. Under no circumstances will a resident contract or undertake any form or type of specialty practice<br />
outside of the <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> Center for Advanced Dental Education clinics. By act,<br />
association, or implication, it is not appropriate that a resident hold himself/herself as anything other<br />
than a general practitioner.<br />
7. The Board of Directors, as an advisory group to the Executive Director, has the authority to review the<br />
status of the resident at any and may recommend that the privilege of outside employment be<br />
granted andlor rescinded. The Executive Director will make the fInal decision.
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The Center for Advanced Dental Educuation<br />
Dreiling-Marshall Hall<br />
3320 Rutger Street<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, Missouri 63104<br />
Category: Students Category Number: 4<br />
Subject: Students Professional Appearance Guidelines<br />
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Divisions: All Divisions Policy Number: 4-2005-03<br />
Approvals:<br />
Effective Date: Review Dates: Revised Dates:<br />
Executive Director<br />
Associate Director<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Students<br />
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March 1, 2005<br />
Policy:<br />
It is the philosophy of The Center for Advanced Dental Education at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> that an<br />
individual's dress, grooming, and personal hygiene directly affects patients, visitors, students, staff,<br />
faculty, and the profession of dentistry and its specialties. It is the policy of the Center for Advanced<br />
Dental Education of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> that all residents will present with a neat, clean, professional<br />
appearance in accordance with established guidelines.<br />
Purpose:<br />
Residents are expected to be well-dressed and meticulously groomed when they are at CADE or are<br />
representing CADE. To clarify expectations, the CADE Board of Directors has established the following<br />
general dress and grooming guidelines:<br />
Guidelines:<br />
All Residents:<br />
1. Must wear clean, non-wrinkled surgical scrubs (matching top and bottom) in clinics and laboratories.<br />
These scrubs may be any solid color as long as the top and bottom match. Each specialty program may<br />
choose the color of the scrubs they wear. The scrub sleeves should be approximately elbow length.<br />
Clinic or laboratory jackets may be worn over the scrubs. The sleeve length of the jacket must cover<br />
the wrist.<br />
2. May wear a white undergarment with surgical scrubs.<br />
3. Must wear socks with clean athletic shoes or shoes when wearing scrubs. Shoes should be clean<br />
and appropriate for the activity. No open-toed shoes or sandals may be worn.<br />
4. Must wear identification affixed on or near the breast pocket of clinic jacket or scrub top.<br />
5. Denim jeans (of any color), shorts, fleece sweatpants (or other athletic clothes), and T-shirts are not<br />
acceptable except for certain social events and "casual days." These events will be announced by the<br />
<strong>Program</strong> Directors at their discretion.<br />
6. No visible piercings (except for earrings) or tattoos are allowed.<br />
7. No caps or hats may be worn in the building.<br />
Male Residents:<br />
1. May wear pants, slacks, collared shirts, sweaters or other professional attire when not required to wear<br />
surgical scrubs. Additional guidance may be given for meetings and guest lectures.<br />
2. Should keep hair well groomed and in keeping with a professional image.
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3. May wear a clean, neatly trimmed mustache and/or beard. Those who elect to wear beards are required<br />
to wear full coverage masks during patient care.<br />
Female Residents:<br />
1. May wear dresses, skirts, blouses, sweaters, dress slacks, pantsuits or other professional attire when<br />
not required to wear surgical scrubs. Additional guidance may be given for meetings and guest lectures.<br />
2. Should wear hair well-groomed and in keeping a professional image. When the clinic, hair which<br />
is not cut short enough to remain close to the head and out of the way clinical procedures must be<br />
worn up or restrained.<br />
CADE reserves the right to determine, on an individual basis, the appropriateness of any<br />
form of dress, grooming, and personal hygiene. Residents failing to adhere to these<br />
guidelines are subject to suspeusion or dismissal.
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Category: Students<br />
Subject: Student Exit Checklist<br />
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St. <strong>Louis</strong>, Missouri 63104<br />
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Category Number: 4<br />
Divisions: All Divisions Policy Number: 4-2004-01<br />
Policy:<br />
Approvals: Effective Date: Review Dates: Revised Dates:<br />
Executive Director January 1, 2004<br />
Associate Director<br />
Board of Directors<br />
It is the policy of CADE that all students must fulfill all academic, clinical, and fInancial obligations prior<br />
to graduation.<br />
Purpose:<br />
The purpose of this policy is to establish a procedure that assures that students have fulfilled all<br />
obligations ofthe program and CADE.<br />
Procedure:<br />
1. All students must undergo an exit process using forms provided by the program director.<br />
2. The exit must be approved by the Executive Director.
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Dreiling-Marshall RaIl<br />
3320 Rutger Street<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, Missouri 63104<br />
rotego'J Category Number: 4<br />
Subject: Student Disciplinary Procedure<br />
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Divisions: All Divisions Policy Number: 4-2005-04<br />
Policy:<br />
Approvals: Effective Date: Review Dates: Revised Dates:<br />
Executive Director April 14, 2005<br />
Associate Director<br />
Board of Directors<br />
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It is the policy of Center for Advanced Dental Education to hold residents accountable for the policies<br />
and procedures set forth in the Code of Professional Conduct, the CADE Policy <strong>Manual</strong>, and individual<br />
clinic program manuals. These documents describe standards for attendance, dress, absenteeism, integrity<br />
and behavior among others.<br />
Purpose:<br />
To describe procedures involved in the disciplinary process and the possible consequences of violation.<br />
Procedure:<br />
1. Copies of CADE policy and clinic manuals shall be made available to each resident, faculty or staff<br />
member.<br />
2. Any violation must be reported to the <strong>Program</strong> Director by staff, faculty, resident or patient of CADE.<br />
3. If a violation is reported, a private conversation with the appropriate <strong>Program</strong> Director will take place<br />
and a written notification will be sent to the resident as appropriate.<br />
4. Repeated violations must be reported to the Executive Director and such may subject the resident to<br />
suspension from the <strong>Program</strong>.<br />
5. A recommendation for suspension or dismissal is made by the <strong>Program</strong> Director to the CADE<br />
Executive Director.<br />
6. If suspension or dismissal is recommended, the Executive Director notifies the Dean of the Graduate<br />
School who is responsible for the final decision.<br />
7. Appeal of any decision is made through the Graduate SchooL
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Dreiling-Marshall Hall<br />
3320 Rutger Street<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, Missouri 63104<br />
Category: Teaching and Education Category Number: 6<br />
Subject: Continuing Education Course Costs for Students, Staff, and Faculty<br />
Divisions: All Divisions<br />
Policy:<br />
Approvals:<br />
Executive Director<br />
Associate Director<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Staff<br />
Faculty<br />
Students<br />
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Policy Number: 6-2005-01<br />
Effective Date: Review Dates: Revised Dates:<br />
November 1, 2004<br />
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It is the policy of the Center for Advanced Dental Education of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> to make continuing<br />
educational programs conducted at CADE available to students, staff, and faculty at no, or little, cost.<br />
Purpose:<br />
The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines that determine the consideration of course costs for<br />
continuing education for CADE personnel. Such policies may be transmitted to groups conducting courses<br />
at CADE.<br />
Guidelines:<br />
For courses sponsored by The Center for Advanced Dental Education<br />
Students, staff, and faculty (full and part-time) will not pay for attendance and all opportunities afforded<br />
other participants (food, handouts, etc.) will be provided to the students, staff, and faculty free-of-charge.<br />
Unless otherwise arranged, students, staff, and faculty will pay for all social events at the same rate as<br />
normal participants (e.g., sporting events, receptions, special dinners, etc.).<br />
For courses at CADE that are sponsored by other institutions, and various organizations, groups,<br />
or companies.<br />
Students will not pay for attendance and all opportunities afforded other participants (food, handouts, etc)<br />
will be provided to the students free-of-charge. Unless otherwise arranged, students will pay for all social<br />
events at the same rate as normal participants (e.g., sporting events, receptions, special dinners, etc).<br />
Regarding courses for staff and faculty (full and part-time), CADE will attempt to negotiate a rate for staff<br />
and faculty regarding attendance (i.e., registration fee). Staff and Faculty should anticipate that they will<br />
be required to pay some fee for such courses, at a minimum to cover the cost of food and course materials.<br />
Unless otherwise arranged, staff and faculty will pay for all social events at the same rate as normal<br />
participants (e.g., sporting events, receptions, special dim1ers, etc).
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The Center for Advanced Dental Educuation<br />
Dreiling-Marshall Hall<br />
3320 Rutger Street<br />
. St. <strong>Louis</strong>, Missouri 63104<br />
Category: Patient Care Management Category Number: 5<br />
Subject: Patient Registration<br />
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Divisions: All Divisions Policy Number: 5-2005-03<br />
Approvals: ! Effective Date:<br />
Executive Director<br />
Associate Director<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Staff<br />
Faculty<br />
Students<br />
February 21, 2005<br />
Policy:<br />
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Review Dates: Revised Dates:<br />
It is the policy of the Center for Advanced Dental Education of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> that persons<br />
receiving treatment in its clinics be registered as patients.<br />
Purpose:<br />
For a number of reasons (malpractice, legal, etc.) all persons being treated the various clinics at CADE<br />
must establish a formal doctor/patient relationship with CADE.<br />
Guidelines:<br />
1. Regardless of relationship to CADE, all persons receiving treatment must be registered. This applies to<br />
CADE students, staff, and faculty. In addition, this policy applies to relatives of CADE students,<br />
staff, and faculty, and all forms of their friends and acquaintances.<br />
2. No person may be treated in the clinic before registration and related required activities (assignment of<br />
resident and instructor, determination offee, examination, collection of diagnostic information,<br />
executing informed consent, etc.).<br />
3. Treatment in the CADE clinics will only be performed during n0D11al clinic hours and under supervision<br />
by faculty. No treatment will be perfoD11ed "after hours," except on an emergency basis.<br />
4. Patients being treated in CADE without being registered will be dismissed as patients. Such persons<br />
must transfer to outside practitioner and will not be accepted for treatment at CADE in the future.<br />
5. Residents, faculty, or staff who violate this policy (or participate violations this policy) will be<br />
suspended or dismissed according the judgment of the Executive Director.
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8. No discounts are available to any form of "friend" of faculty members, staff, or residents regardless of<br />
the logic and the passion of the argument provided. does not qualify an individual to be<br />
considered a<br />
9. Regardless all persons receiving treatment in any clinic must be registered as patients.<br />
10. Only the l-
July 1, 2009<br />
Dear Colleague:<br />
1402 South Grand Blvd.<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63104<br />
Phone : 314-977-9801<br />
Fax : 314-977-9899<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
School of Medicine<br />
Office of the Dean<br />
Attached is your copy of the <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> Health Professional Letter of Indemnity.<br />
This document sets forth the terms, conditions and limits of medical professional liability<br />
coverage provided to you under the <strong>University</strong>’s program.<br />
I urge you to take the time to read this document. It details the coverage afforded you and<br />
describes your responsibilities in the event of an incident, claim or lawsuit.<br />
Please note that the <strong>University</strong> retains responsibility for $1,000,000 in coverage for each and<br />
every occurrence, so it is extremely important that all adverse outcomes be reported to the<br />
General Counsel’s Medical Center Office immediately.<br />
Please note that coverage only applies while you are acting within the scope and course of your<br />
<strong>University</strong> employment or normal student responsibilities. Any extension of coverage beyond<br />
this must be approved in advance and in writing by me. Extension requests should begin with the<br />
appropriate Department Chairperson and then be forwarded to me.<br />
For the 2009-2010 fiscal year, the Associate General Counsel’s Medical Center Office will again<br />
be using a Web-based procedure for accessing, reading and acknowledging the Health<br />
Professional Letter of Indemnity. Please follow the instructions in the attached email for<br />
accessing the Professional Liability Insurance Information Web Page.<br />
If questions arise concerning this document, please feel free to contact Camille Bruton Reinhold,<br />
Claims Coordinator for <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> Medical Center at 977-5767 (brutoncm@slu.edu).<br />
Should you need a certificate of insurance/evidence of insurance or claims history for an outside<br />
organization, please direct your request to Susan Dragon, Paralegal for the General Counsel’s<br />
Office at 977-5959 (sdragon@slu.edu ).<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Philip O. Alderson, M.D.<br />
Dean, School of Medicine
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY<br />
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL LETTER OF INDEMNITY<br />
July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010<br />
1. NATURE AND EXTENT OF PROTECTION<br />
a. This protection is a voluntary undertaking by <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>,<br />
subject to the terms and limits set forth herein, to pay on behalf of those<br />
protected, all sums those protected may become legally obligated to pay as<br />
compensatory damages because of injury or death to any person arising<br />
out of the rendering of, or failure to render, health care services. The<br />
“sums” referred to in the preceding sentence shall include payment of<br />
judgments, settlements, attorneys’ fees, investigative fees, witness fees<br />
and other similar litigation expenses.<br />
b. Health professional liability protection is afforded to <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> employees and duly registered students of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> at the <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> Medical Center for occurrences<br />
during the performance of health care related duties for, or under the<br />
auspices or direction of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>, or during the performance<br />
by them of other health care activities with the permission or approval of<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> by and through the Dean of the School of Medicine<br />
or his/her designee.<br />
i. As used herein, the term “employee” refers to full-time and parttime<br />
salaried faculty members of the various departments and<br />
schools of the <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> Medical Center, voluntary<br />
faculty members when serving under the direction and<br />
authorization of the appropriate dean, and any other person<br />
employed by <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> to render or assist in health<br />
care.<br />
ii. As used herein, the term “student” means students at the <strong>Saint</strong><br />
<strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> Medical Center and includes residents, interns,<br />
medical students, graduate students, fellows, undergraduate<br />
students or any other person in student status as designated in<br />
writing by the Dean of the School of Medicine of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> or his/her designee.<br />
iii. The sole person authorized to grant the “permission or approval”<br />
referred to in Paragraph b is the Dean of the School of Medicine of<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> or his/her designee and the “permission or<br />
approval” shall be stated in writing except when the health care<br />
services of the employee or student are those customarily or<br />
regularly engaged in by persons employed or enrolled in <strong>Saint</strong><br />
<strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> at the <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> Medical Center.<br />
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c. Protection is afforded to each protected individual for professional<br />
services rendered as emergency aid in a “Good Samaritan” capacity.<br />
d. Protection is provided under this agreement to any person performing<br />
volunteer health services without remuneration, on or off the <strong>University</strong>’s<br />
premises, only if their participation has been approved in advance and in<br />
writing by the Dean of the School of Medicine of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>,<br />
or his/her designee, upon recommendation of the appropriate Department<br />
Chairperson.<br />
e. Full-time faculty members on sabbatical or other leave shall be covered<br />
only if they are receiving <strong>University</strong> salary during the period of leave, and<br />
only if their participation in providing health services has been approved<br />
in advance and in writing by the Dean of the School of Medicine of <strong>Saint</strong><br />
<strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>, or his/her designee, and only if no remuneration other<br />
than salary from <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> is received by the faculty member<br />
for the performance of health care services.<br />
f. The protection provided hereunder shall be applicable only with respect to<br />
health care services rendered by the person seeking protection while such<br />
person is acting as an employee, student or protected person within the<br />
meaning of this document and during the time this document is effective,<br />
and only to the extent provided by this document. If these conditions are<br />
met, the protection here rendered is effective regardless of the status of the<br />
person seeking protection at the time a claim is asserted or any loss is<br />
settled or paid.<br />
g. Persons covered under this agreement may carry, or be entitled to the<br />
benefit of, other liability coverage. When there is other indemnity or<br />
insurance covering professional liability which would be available to the<br />
person seeking to be protected hereunder if this document and its<br />
protection did not exist, then the protection provided hereunder, including<br />
the defense of claims and suits against protected employees or students,<br />
shall be limited to the excess over and above such other indemnity or<br />
insurance and shall be void and inapplicable to the extent of such other<br />
indemnity protection or insurance. This is true regardless of any “other<br />
insurance” or similar language in such other indemnity or insurance<br />
agreements. For the protection of this document to be applicable as excess<br />
protection, the person covered by other indemnity or policy of insurance<br />
shall take all necessary measures to enforce the coverage provided by such<br />
other sources. If for any reason the protection here provided be deemed or<br />
held to be on a contributing basis with other indemnity, protection or<br />
insurance, such contribution shall be on an equal basis with such other<br />
protection, and shall in no event be based on any ratio involving policy,<br />
coverage or indemnity limits.<br />
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2. EXCLUSIONS<br />
This protection does not apply:<br />
a. To bodily injury and psychological injury to any employee of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> arising out of and in the course and scope of his/her<br />
employment by <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>;<br />
b. To any obligation for which <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> or any insurance<br />
company as insurer of the person affected may be held liable under any<br />
Workers’ Compensation unemployment compensation or disability<br />
benefits law, or under any similar law;<br />
c. To injury or damage resulting from the acts or omissions of an employee<br />
or student while intoxicated, under the improper influence of drugs or<br />
narcotics, or engaged in a criminal act, or to harm willfully or<br />
intentionally caused, provided that this exclusion shall not be a bar to<br />
protection for any other employee or student against whom a claim is<br />
made as the result of such acts or omissions, unless said other employee or<br />
student participating in the providing of health services knew or should<br />
reasonably have been expected to know that the services performed, or to<br />
be performed, by another person providing services, were subject to the<br />
terms of this exclusion;<br />
d. To property damage to property owned, occupied or used by, rented to, or<br />
in the care, custody or control of, or over which physical control is being<br />
exercised for any purpose by <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>, its employees or<br />
students;<br />
e. To any employment relationship with an employer other than <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> or any self-employment situation furnishing health care<br />
services, unless the protection of this document has been extended in<br />
writing, in advance, by the Dean of the School of Medicine of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> or his/her designee;<br />
f. To any injury, claim, expense, demand, settlement, suit, judgment or<br />
damages involving undue familiarity, sexual intimacy, sexual misconduct<br />
or assault concomitant therewith;<br />
g. To statutory or other fines;<br />
h. To injury or damage resulting from acts or omissions of any employee or<br />
student that are contrary to law;<br />
i. To injury or damage resulting from acts or omissions of any employee or<br />
student that exceed or go beyond the scope of the written permission or<br />
approval previously granted by the Dean of the School of Medicine of<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>, or his/her designee, unless such acts or omissions<br />
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occur during the providing of emergency aid in a “Good Samaritan”<br />
capacity.<br />
j. To claims or suits that are not promptly disclosed and reported in the<br />
manner provided in Section 3 of this document;<br />
k. To any claim, suit, liability, expenses, demands, settlements or judgments<br />
for which coverage has been contractually assumed by another insurance<br />
plan or an entity other than <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>.<br />
3. PROTECTED PERSONS’ DUTIES IN THE EVENT OF OCCURRENCE,<br />
CLAIM OR SUIT<br />
a. Upon becoming aware of any actual or alleged injury or incident with the<br />
potential for later giving rise to a claim, or upon receipt of a notice of a<br />
claim or suit to which this protection applies, the involved employee or<br />
student must notify the Associate General Counsel of the actual or alleged<br />
injury or incident, including particulars sufficient to identify the protected<br />
person and any reasonably obtainable information with respect to the time,<br />
place and circumstances thereof, and the names and addresses of the<br />
injured person and of any available witnesses. These notices may be<br />
provided either by accessing the online incident reporting link at<br />
slucareincident.slu.edu, by calling in to the incident reporting line at 314-<br />
977-8778, or by hand-delivering said notification to the Associate General<br />
Counsel in the General Counsel’s Medical Center Office at 3556 Caroline<br />
Mall, Caroline Building, Room C-130. Such notices shall be made or<br />
delivered within 48 hours of the involved employee or student becoming<br />
aware of the incident, injury or claim. These notices are prepared in<br />
anticipation of defense, for the use of our attorneys, and are intended to be<br />
privileged attorney-client communication prepared for the purpose of<br />
seeking legal advice. If any other policy of insurance or other<br />
indemnification is applicable to any of the persons providing health care<br />
who were involved in the reported incident, the report should indicate the<br />
name of the provider of other coverage, their address and the amount of<br />
coverage.<br />
4. ASSIGNMENT OF PROTECTION<br />
a. The interest hereunder of a protected person is not assignable. If the<br />
protected person should die or be adjudged incompetent, this coverage<br />
will inure to the benefit of the protected person’s legal representative with<br />
respect to liability previously incurred and covered by this document.<br />
5. DEFENSE AND SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS AND SUITS<br />
a. <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> shall, through counsel and personnel of its choice,<br />
defend claims and suits against the protected person, even if one or more<br />
of the allegations of the claim or suit are groundless, false or fraudulent.<br />
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. <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> and its attorneys may offer counsel with respect to<br />
claims for punitive or exemplary damages without voiding other<br />
provisions of this document and without incurring liability to pay any<br />
judgment or claim for or on account of punitive or exemplary damages.<br />
c. As a condition of coverage under this agreement, all protected persons<br />
hereby assign their right to waive any conflicts of interest, with respect to<br />
the retention of counsel, to <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>. This assignment shall<br />
become null and void to the extent a claim involves allegations outside the<br />
scope of protection provided hereunder.<br />
d. <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> may settle any claim or suit brought against any<br />
protected person, as it deems proper. Any protected person may be<br />
consulted prior to settlement to determine their views concerning<br />
compromise. However, <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>, through its authorized<br />
representatives, shall ultimately determine whether settlement shall occur<br />
and at what amount and the decision shall be final.<br />
e. All protected persons, as a condition for the protection afforded, shall be<br />
required to cooperate fully with <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> and its designated<br />
counsel and personnel in processing and defending any claims or suits<br />
directed against any protected person or against <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> as<br />
a result of the activity of the protected person.<br />
6. EFFECTIVE DATES<br />
a. Subject to all terms and conditions contained herein, this Letter of<br />
Indemnity covers protected persons for claims or suits arising from health<br />
care services rendered July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 irrespective of<br />
the date a claim for damages or lawsuit is first presented to the protected<br />
person or <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>. Claims and suits presented February 28,<br />
1998 and after, but related to health care services rendered prior to<br />
February 28, 1998, will be governed by the Letter of Indemnity in effect at<br />
the time of the subject health care service.<br />
7. LIMIT OF FINANCIAL LIABILITY<br />
a. The extent of protection provided by <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> to each<br />
protected person under this Letter of Indemnity is $1,000,000 per<br />
occurrence, inclusive of allocated claims adjustment expenses, subject to a<br />
combined maximum aggregate of $3,000,000, over the effective period,<br />
for all claims and suits against all protected persons and <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>.<br />
b. In addition to the levels of protection provided by this Letter of Indemnity,<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> has purchased, on behalf of the institution and on<br />
behalf of all protected persons, excess commercial insurance in the<br />
amounts at least equal to $20,000,000 per occurrence and $20,000,000 in<br />
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combined aggregate. Insurance protection above the Letter of Indemnity<br />
is provided per the terms and conditions of the excess insurance policy.<br />
8. AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION<br />
a. The terms of this document can be amended or modified by <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> as it deems necessary and changes shall be expressed in<br />
writing. Such changes shall be sent to <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> employees<br />
and duly registered students of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> at the <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> Medical Center. Such changes shall be prospective only,<br />
unless otherwise expressly provided in writing. Only the Dean of the<br />
School of Medicine of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> or his/her designee has the<br />
authority to grant exceptions to the terms of this document, which<br />
exceptions shall be in writing.<br />
9. TERMINATION<br />
a. This voluntary protection program outlined herein will remain in force<br />
through June 30, 2010. It may, at the option of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>, be<br />
terminated and replaced in whole or in part by a modified or different<br />
voluntary protection program or a policy or policies of insurance or<br />
reinsurance with limits of liability as selected by the <strong>University</strong>.<br />
b. This voluntary protection program may be terminated by <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> at its discretion upon thirty (30) days notice to those protected<br />
hereunder.<br />
July 1, 2009<br />
Philip O. Alderson, MD<br />
Dean, School of Medicine<br />
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<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
CATALOG OF THE<br />
GRADUATE SCHOOL<br />
2009
SLU Mission Statement<br />
The Mission of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> is the pursuit of truth for the greater glory of<br />
God and for the service of humanity. The <strong>University</strong> seeks excellence in the<br />
fulfillment of its corporate purposes of teaching, research, health care and service to<br />
the community. It is dedicated to leadership in the continuing quest for understanding<br />
of God's creation and for the discovery, dissemination and integration of the values,<br />
knowledge and skills required to transform society in the spirit of the Gospels. As a<br />
Catholic, Jesuit university, this pursuit is motivated by the inspiration and values of<br />
the Judeo-Christian tradition and is guided by the spiritual and intellectual ideals of<br />
the Society of Jesus.<br />
In support of its mission, the <strong>University</strong>:<br />
Encourages and supports innovative scholarship and effective teaching in all fields of<br />
the arts; the humanities; the natural, health and medical sciences; the social sciences;<br />
the law; business; aviation; and technology.<br />
Creates an academic environment that values and promotes free, active and original<br />
intellectual inquiry among its faculty and students.<br />
Fosters programs that link <strong>University</strong> resources to local, national and international<br />
communities in collaborative efforts to alleviate ignorance, poverty, injustice and<br />
hunger; extend compassionate care to the ill and needy; and maintain and improve the<br />
quality of life for all persons.<br />
Strives continuously to seek means to build upon its Catholic, Jesuit identity and to<br />
promote activities that apply its intellectual and ethical heritage to work for the good<br />
of society as a whole.<br />
Welcomes students, faculty and staff from all racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds<br />
and beliefs and creates a sense of community that facilitates their development as men<br />
and women for others.<br />
Nurtures within its community an understanding of and commitment to the<br />
promotion of faith and justice in the spirit of the Gospels.<br />
Wisely allocates its resources to maintain efficiency and effectiveness in attaining its<br />
mission and goals.
Graduate School Mission Statement<br />
The Mission of The Graduate School is to define and support excellence in graduate<br />
education through teaching, research, scholarship, and community activities. The<br />
Graduate School is dedicated to educating leaders who will contribute to the<br />
knowledge and skills of their disciplines, promote the discovery of new knowledge,<br />
and who will use, integrate, and disseminate this knowledge consistent with the values,<br />
ethics, and intellectual ideals of the Society of Jesus.<br />
In realizing its mission The Graduate School is committed to specific goals and<br />
objectives:<br />
• To articulate a vision of excellence for the graduate community<br />
• To bring an institution-wide perspective to all post-baccalaureate endeavors<br />
• To maintain academic standards across all academic disciplines<br />
• To promote the ideals of a Catholic, Jesuit education<br />
• To promote the research mission of the <strong>University</strong><br />
• To provide quality control over all aspects of graduate education<br />
• To enhance the community of scholars among both graduate students and<br />
faculty<br />
• To develop strategies for graduate education that contribute to and enhance<br />
undergraduate education<br />
• To serve as an advocate for graduate education<br />
• To provide a cross-university perspective<br />
• To emphasize the institution-wide importance of training future college and<br />
university teachers<br />
• To serve as an advocate for issues and constituencies critical to the success of<br />
graduate programs<br />
• To support and further the non-academic interests of graduate students
General Information<br />
THE UNIVERSITY<br />
History<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>, a private university under Catholic<br />
and Jesuit auspices, traces its history to the foundation of the<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> Academy by the Right Reverend <strong>Louis</strong> William<br />
DuBourg, Bishop of <strong>Louis</strong>iana, in 1818. At Bishop DuBourg's<br />
request, the Society of Jesus assumed the direction of the<br />
school in 1827. This small Jesuit college received its charter<br />
as <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> in 1832, becoming the first university<br />
established west of the Mississippi River. The <strong>University</strong><br />
settled at its present site on Grand Boulevard in 1888.<br />
The <strong>University</strong> is physically divided into three campuses. The<br />
Frost Campus is located in the Grand Avenue midtown area,<br />
and the Medical Center Campus one mile to the south. The<br />
third campus, the home of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> in Spain,<br />
is in Madrid. The Madrid Campus offers the opportunity for<br />
a study-year abroad. It also provides an integrated program<br />
of course work for Spanish students preparing to complete<br />
a baccalaureate degree in residence at the <strong>University</strong> in St.<br />
<strong>Louis</strong>. Limited opportunities for graduate study are available<br />
in Madrid.<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> is classified as a DoctorallResearch<br />
<strong>University</strong> Extensive institution by the Carnegie<br />
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The<br />
<strong>University</strong> enrolls more than 11,000 full- and part-time<br />
students including approximately 500 internationals on F or<br />
J visas and collectively from nearly 80 countries worldwide.<br />
Some 96,000 alumni are engaged in a wide spectrum of professional<br />
pursuits throughout the world.<br />
The <strong>University</strong> is presently composed of the following<br />
schools:<br />
College of Arts and Sciences (established in 1818)<br />
The Graduate School (1832)<br />
School of Law (1842)<br />
College of Philosophy and Letters (1898)<br />
School of Medicine (1903)<br />
John Cook School of Business (1910)<br />
Parks College of Engineering, Aviation,<br />
and Technology (1927)<br />
School of Nursing (1928)<br />
School of Social Work (1930)<br />
Doisy College of Health Sciences (1979)<br />
School of Public Health (1991)<br />
School for Professional Studies (1996)<br />
College of Public Service (1998)<br />
Degrees Offered<br />
On the undergraduate level <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> offers an<br />
array of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and professional<br />
bachelor's degrees appropriate to particular schools and<br />
programs. Associate degrees and celtificates are available in<br />
selected fields.<br />
In addition, The Graduate School offers master's degrees and<br />
doctoral degrees through academic units of the College of Atts<br />
and Sciences, the Cook School of Business, Parks College of<br />
Engineering, Aviation, and Technology, the College of Public<br />
Service, the School of Nursing, the Doisy College of Health<br />
Sciences, the School of Public Health, and the biomedical science<br />
departments of the School of Medicine. The MBA, MSW,<br />
JD, and MD degrees are available through the Schools of<br />
Business, Social Work, Law, and Medicine, respectively.<br />
Accreditation<br />
The primary accreditation of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> is with<br />
the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary<br />
Schools. (Inquires on accreditation may be made to the commission<br />
on Institutions of Higher Education of the North<br />
Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 30 North<br />
LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, Illinois 60602, telephone<br />
800.621.7440.) Individual schools and numerous programs of<br />
the <strong>University</strong> have also attained accreditation by appropriate<br />
professional organizations.<br />
Objectives<br />
In keeping with its mission as a Jesuit institution dedicated to<br />
striving for excellence under the inspiration of the Catholic<br />
faith, <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> seeks to establish a collegial<br />
environment in which those of diverse cultural backgrounds<br />
and religious beliefs can participate in the community in a<br />
spirit of cooperation and mutual respect.<br />
Based on the conception of the person as a free and responsible<br />
agent capable of making a difference for good or ill in<br />
the world, the <strong>University</strong> directs its educational efforts to help<br />
students develop as critically reflective and socially responsible<br />
persons, capable of exercising leadership in advancing the<br />
cause of human good in the world, through service to others.<br />
To accomplish its, goals the <strong>University</strong>'s undergraduate curriculum<br />
integrates the humanities, social sciences, natural<br />
sciences, and technology in a unified effort to challenge students<br />
to understand themselves, their world, and their relation<br />
to God; to make critically informed moral judgments; and to
Library and to the libraries of St. <strong>Louis</strong> County.<br />
For additional information, please visit the Libraries of <strong>Saint</strong><br />
<strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> at: http://slulink.slu.edu<br />
Academic Computing<br />
A wide range of computing, networking, seminars, consulting<br />
assistance, and support resources is available on the Frost<br />
and campuses for instructional, research, and administrative<br />
purposes. General purpose microcomputing laboratories are<br />
located in Des Peres, Ritter, and McDonnell-Douglas Halls<br />
and the School of Nursing building. These laboratories support<br />
word processing and general office software, statistical<br />
software, email, and Internet and intranet access. Most buildings<br />
on campus have Internet 2 access and capabilities.<br />
Students, staff, faculty members have access to wireless internet<br />
at numerous hot-spots on campus. The entire campus of<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> will soon have access to a wireless<br />
internet connection. Students may access the internet through<br />
their laptop or desktop computers at hot-spot across campus,<br />
using their <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> e-mail user name and their<br />
Banner pin.<br />
There are also numerous specialized computing labs and hightech/"smart"<br />
classrooms located throughout the <strong>University</strong>.<br />
"ResNet" provides direct, high-speed connectivity to all<br />
student residence-hall rooms. Each student receives an email<br />
account on the SLU email system.<br />
After students have received a SLU email login ID and password,<br />
confidential access to student records is available online<br />
through Banner. The <strong>University</strong> intranet portal, Gateway.<br />
sIu.edu, provides access to many online resources.<br />
Additional infOlmation is available at http://banner.s]u.edu,<br />
http://gateway.slu.edu or by contacting the Registrar's office.<br />
Academic Centers and Institutes<br />
The <strong>University</strong>'s academic resources include a number of centers<br />
and institutes that serve as practicum and internship sites<br />
and/or opportunities for interdisciplinary study and research.<br />
The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies combines<br />
resources of these periods from the departments of English,<br />
Fine and Performing Arts, History, Modern and Classical<br />
Languages, Philosophy, and Theological Studies. Other comparable<br />
resources on the Frost Campus include the Speech,<br />
Language, and Hearing Clinics, the Center for Counseling and<br />
Family Therapy, the Center for Applied Behavioral Science,<br />
the Emerson Center for Business Ethics, the SmUlfit-Stone<br />
Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, the Midwest Center for<br />
Policy Research and Evaluation, and the Center for Liturgy.<br />
On the Health Sciences Center Campus, the Anheuser-Busch<br />
Eye Institute specializes in ophthalmic patient-care, teaching,<br />
and research. The Institute for Molecular Virology provides<br />
facilities for instruction and research in molecular virology,<br />
viral oncology, and cancer biology. In the Pediatric Research<br />
General InfOlmation - 7<br />
Institute fundamental research and laboratory training in<br />
developmental biology are conducted. The Center for Health<br />
Care Ethics addresses ethical issues in medicine through education<br />
and research. The Center for the Study of BiotelTorism<br />
and Emerging Infections, the Center for Biomedical and<br />
Health Care Research, and the Center for HlV/STD Policy<br />
Studies exist within the School of Public Health. The Center<br />
for Advanced Dental Education houses the graduate degree<br />
programs in Endodontics, Orthodontics, and Periodontics and<br />
conducts continuing-education programs in dentistry.<br />
Office of the Registrar<br />
The Office of the Registrar has primary responsibility for registration,<br />
recording of students' academic progress (and maintenance<br />
of the students' permanent records), distribution of<br />
transc11pts, certifications of student status, Veterans' certifications<br />
(for benefits), graduation/diplomas, and the publication<br />
of class-schedules, the Undergraduate Catalog, and related<br />
academic materials. The Registrar is generally responsible for<br />
the computerized student information management system,<br />
and for the protection of the students' right to privacy with<br />
reference to dissemination of information as dictated by the<br />
Federal Education Rights and P11vacy and Civil Rights Acts<br />
and the students' desires. Separate registrar's offices exist for<br />
the School of Law and the School of Medicine.<br />
For additional infOlmation, please visit: http://www.slu.edu/<br />
services/registrar<br />
Educational Technology Services<br />
The Instructional Media Center, located in Xavier Hall Annex<br />
on the Frost Campus, provides the <strong>University</strong> with classroompresentation<br />
equipment, student video-viewing cubicles, distance-learning<br />
support, and assistance for the production of<br />
audio-visual instructional materials in a "do-it-yourself' laboratory.<br />
The Educational Technology Laboratory on the ground<br />
floor of the School of Nursing building also offers self-service<br />
multimedia viewing and materials production to students and<br />
faculty at the Health Sciences Center Campus. Both sites host<br />
extensive catalogs of instructional videos for faculty checkout<br />
01' student reserve viewing, which are also searchable<br />
on the Information Technology Services website (www.slu.<br />
edu/its). Educational Computing Services, which operates the<br />
Educational Technology Laboratory, also provides computer<br />
software- and hardware-refresh services to public and academic<br />
laboratories across the <strong>University</strong>.<br />
The Paul C. Reinert, S.J., Center<br />
for Teaching Excellence<br />
The existence of the Reinelt Center for Teaching Excellence<br />
reflects <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>'s commitment to quality teaching.<br />
The Center for Teaching Excellence was established July
10 - General Information<br />
is available on our Website: www.slu.edu/services!parking.<br />
Running when classes are in session, the Billiken Bus Line<br />
provides transportation within and between the Frost and<br />
Health Sciences -Center campuses; the service is available<br />
Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. Current schedules<br />
may be obtained from the Web at www.slu.edu/services/transportation.<br />
Vans and buses are available for private<br />
charter to student and faculty organizations; reservations must<br />
be made two weeks in advance. Contact the Transportation<br />
Services Office, McDonnell Douglas Hall, Room 0112; telephone<br />
977.7128.<br />
Career Services<br />
The mission of Career Services is to help students and alumni<br />
find their career-paths by discovering their passion and purpose.<br />
Graduate students are encouraged to consult with a<br />
career counselor early in their graduate program and to seek<br />
opportunities for career-related experiences throughout their<br />
academic programs.<br />
Counselors in Career Services can help graduate students clarify<br />
their professional goals, enhance their resumes or curriculum<br />
vitae, create job-search plans, develop networking skills,<br />
and hone their interviewing skills. For more information,<br />
students are encouraged to visit Career Services on the Web<br />
at http://careers.slu.edu, at the Academic Resources Center<br />
(3840 Lindell Boulevard, Suite 100), or call 314.977.2828.<br />
Recreational Facilities<br />
The Simon Recreational Center features a wide range of sport<br />
and recreation facilities, services, and programs. The Center's<br />
facilities include five racquetball courts, a squash COUlt, six<br />
mUltipurpose courts (for basketball, volleyball, tennis, etc.),<br />
a fully equipped, modern, weight and cardiovascular area,<br />
a fitness testing lab, a 40-meter swimming pool, saunas,<br />
whirlpool, spinning studio and two multipurpose rooms,<br />
and an indoor running track. The Phase I expansion of the<br />
Simon Recreational Center is now complete. This expansion<br />
includes: more than 150 new pieces of fitness equipment, a<br />
juice bar and lounge, additional locker rooms, several multipurpose<br />
rooms, full wellness suite, climbing wall and gaming<br />
area. The second Phase of the expansion, which includes additional<br />
locker space and an event room, should be completed<br />
in the SpIing of 2007.<br />
In addition, there is another weight and cariovascular room<br />
in the Salus Center. Outdoor recreational facilities include a<br />
softball field, a sand-volleyball court, three swimming pools,<br />
and a multipurpose intramural field. The park area at Compton<br />
and Laclede features a putting green, gazebo, walking path,<br />
and a lake for the enjoyment of the SLU community.<br />
In addition to club-sports and intramural programs, fitness!<br />
wellness programs, and aerobics classes, informal, drop-<br />
in opportunities are offered at the Center on a year-round<br />
basis. All currently enrolled students are automatically members.<br />
Faculty, staff, alumni, and their spouses may purchase<br />
memberships. For more information, contact the Campus<br />
Recreation office located in the Simon Recreation Center at<br />
977.3181. or at: http://www.slu.edu/organizations/crcisc/<br />
Dining Services<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> contracts with Chartwells to provide<br />
<strong>University</strong> dining services to the staff, faculty, and students<br />
on the Frost and Health Sciences Center campuses. Bannister<br />
House, located at 3824 Lindell, also provides breakfast, lunch,<br />
and catered meetings to faculty, staff, and alumni. COlporate<br />
memberships are available. The Frost campus offers seven<br />
dining locations and the Health Sciences Center provides two<br />
locations. Cash, flex dollars or Billiken Bucks are accepted at<br />
each site.<br />
The Busch Student Center is the home of several popular dining<br />
services. The lower level of the BSC features Au Bon Pain<br />
which serves breads and bakery goods, sandwiches, soups and<br />
salads. Also on the lower level, Salsaritas serves a variety of<br />
fresh Mexican cuisine. The Marketplace is located on the second<br />
floor and offers a variety of options from Chinese fare to<br />
Italian pizzas and pastas as well as soups and salads.<br />
Fresh Gatherings, located in the School of Allied Health<br />
Professions building on the Health Sciences Campus is open<br />
8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Fresh<br />
Gatherings, run by the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics,<br />
offers locally grown, sustainable fare at a reasonable cost.<br />
Many delicious entree and meal options are available for vegetarians<br />
and non-vegetarians alike.<br />
Ameren Cafe, located in the Cook School of Business, is open<br />
from 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. On<br />
Fridays the cafe closes at 2:00 p.m. Soups and sandwiches are<br />
available.<br />
Fusz Food COUlt, located in Fusz Hall, opens daily at 10:00<br />
a.m. and closes at midnight, Sunday through Thursday, and at<br />
7:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Residence Dining Centers,<br />
located in Griesedieck, DeMattias, and Reinert Halls feature<br />
an al1-you-care-to-eat format. Griesedieck dining is open<br />
every day. Reinert and DeMattias centers are open Monday<br />
through Friday_<br />
Meal Plans: <strong>University</strong> Dining Services is proud to offer a<br />
wide variety of flexible meal plans as an easy and convenient<br />
way to enjoy dining on campus. After purchasing a Meal Plan,<br />
the meal card may be used at anyone ofthe three all-you-careto-eat<br />
residence dining locations and in the flex-dollars portion<br />
at any campus dining facility. Commuter Plan - designed specifically<br />
for the non-traditional commuter student who wants<br />
the convenience of an on-campus meal-plan. The C-plan features<br />
a block of 20 meals per semester plus $100 flex dollars.<br />
Standard meal plans are available on a semester basis for 19,<br />
10, 8 or 5 meals a week plus a flex-dollar amount.
With any pertinent questions, contact the Dining Service<br />
Office at 314.977.2827. The Office is open Monday through<br />
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.<br />
Call Bannister House at 977.CLUB, Fusz Food Court at<br />
977.1549, and Allied Health Food Court at 977.8229.<br />
Banking and ATM Machines<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> is home to a branch office of US Bank<br />
which is located on the ground floor of the Busch Student<br />
Center. The Busch Center has a US Bank ATM machine on<br />
the ground floor, and a Commerce ATM on the second floor.<br />
Additional ATM machines are located at the Grand entrance<br />
to DuBourg Hall, in the lobby of the Fusz Residence Hall,<br />
and on the Medical Center Campus on the first floor of the<br />
<strong>University</strong> Hospital.<br />
Campus Ministry<br />
Campus Ministry focuses on promoting the religious life of<br />
the <strong>University</strong> through liturgies, special events, retreats, service<br />
opportunities and sacramental preparation. The Frost<br />
Campus offices of Campus Ministry are located in Wuller<br />
Hall, immediately northwest of the Clock Tower. Priests and<br />
ministers of several denominations are available for personal<br />
and religious counseling on all three campuses.<br />
For additional information, please visit:<br />
http://www.slu.edu/services/ministry<br />
Billiken Bucks<br />
Billiken Bucks is a debit account program that allows students<br />
and employees to deposit money on account in Parking and<br />
Card Services with offices in DuBourg Hall Room 33 and the<br />
MacDonald Building. When purchases are made at campus<br />
dining facilities, coffee shops, convenience store, and the<br />
bookstore, the SLU ill card is swiped, and the amount of the<br />
purchase is deducted from the account. For more information,<br />
call 314.977.3471.<br />
Athletics<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> is a member of the National Collegiate<br />
Athletic Association (NCAA Division 1) and of Mid Atlantic<br />
10. Presentation of a current/valid SLU identification cOO'd at<br />
the gate/door of a "home" athletic event by a student entitles<br />
that student to attend that event free of charge on a first-come,<br />
first-served basis with one exception: men's basketball. For<br />
each home men's basketball game, each student may obtain<br />
one complimentary, reserved ticket one or two business days<br />
prior to each game from the Ticket Office (314.977.3182) in<br />
the Bauman-Eberhardt Athletic Center on the Frost Campus.<br />
Subject to availability, each student may purchase one additional<br />
ticket at half price, Complimentoo'y tickets to students<br />
are not available on the day of the game. The Basketball<br />
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Billikens currently play their home games in the Scottrade<br />
Areana in downtown St. <strong>Louis</strong>.<br />
In March of 2008, the Chaifetz Arena, home to the Basketball<br />
and Volleyball Billikens, will open its doors. This facility has<br />
a seating capacity of 10,600, 12 private suites, hospitality<br />
areas, merchandise outlets, training facilities, sports medicine<br />
facilities, and athletic offices. The Chaifetz Arena will provide<br />
the Billikens a true home-court advantage and enrich the<br />
<strong>University</strong> and campus life. For additional information about<br />
the <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> Arena, please visit: http://oo·ena.slu.<br />
edu/oo'ena4.html<br />
Both the men's and women's soccer teams play their intercollegiate<br />
games on campus at the Robert R. Hermann Stadium.<br />
The sUiface is a mixture of blue grasses that covers an area of<br />
155,000 square feet. The Billikens play on a regulation 120x<br />
75-yard soccer pitch. The Robert R. Hermann Stadium's<br />
seating capacity is 6,050. Facilities include a concession<br />
stand, locker rooms, press facilities and a rooftop area for<br />
press cameras and videotaping.<br />
In addition to the soccer stadium, The Billiken Sports Center<br />
is home to the baseball and softball Billikens with an updated<br />
baseball field and state-of-the-art softball diamond. The<br />
Billiken Tennis Center that includes nine courts is across<br />
Laclede Avenue from the fields. For information about open<br />
courts and to make reservations, call 314.977.318L<br />
The Billiken Sports Center is located one block east of<br />
Grand Boulevard on Laclede Avenue, just behind the Busch<br />
Memorial Student Center on the <strong>University</strong>'s Frost Campus.<br />
Visitors to the Center are able to park in the 2,000 space Olive<br />
Street parking gOO'age adjacent to the Center.
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL<br />
Administration<br />
Donald G. Brennan, Ph.D.<br />
Dean and Associate Provost for Graduate Studies<br />
Gary U. Behrman, Ph.D.<br />
Associate Dean of Admissions<br />
Terri A. Fahrney, Ph.D.<br />
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs<br />
Donna J. LaVoIe, Ph. D.<br />
Associate Dean for Assessment (CASIGS)<br />
Ronald W. Rebore, Ph.D.<br />
Sr. Associate Deanfor Academic Affairs<br />
Offices<br />
The offices of The Graduate School are in Verhaegen Hall on<br />
the Frost Campus; the street address is 3634 Lindell<br />
Boulevard, St. <strong>Louis</strong>, Missouri 63108-3395. The Admissions<br />
Staff and Candidacy Advisors of The Graduate School are<br />
located in Suite 117 and Rooms 105 and 107, respectively. A<br />
central telephone number for the Graduate School Offices is<br />
314.977.2240. The Graduate Student Association (GSA), a<br />
local affiliate of the National Association of Graduate and<br />
Professional Students, is also in Verhaegen Hall, Suite 319. To<br />
contact the Graduate School Association, please call<br />
314.977.2234. The Paul C. Reinert Center for Teaching<br />
Excellence is located in Pius XII Library.<br />
Objectives and General Policies<br />
Graduate study includes a quantitative extension of<br />
knowledge, but is not merely a continuation of undergraduate<br />
or professional training. In addition to deepening and<br />
mastering knowledge in the field of study, the graduate<br />
student must become familiar with the methods and<br />
techniques of investigation which will enable the student,<br />
through personal research, not only to communicate and<br />
advance knowlcdge, but also to evaluate knowledge in an<br />
independent and critical manner.<br />
Graduate students must bccome familiar with the regulations of<br />
The Graduate School, as presented in this Catalog, and those of<br />
the chosen major department or program (and, if selected, the<br />
minor field as well). A graduate student handbook should exist<br />
in every major field. Each student must, therefore, accept<br />
responsibility for compliance with these regulations and for the<br />
consequences associated with noncompliance.<br />
The mere literal fulfillment of course work requirements does<br />
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not automatically guarantee continuance in The Graduate<br />
School or advancement to Candidate status.<br />
The Graduate School reserves the light to modify its<br />
regulations at any time to conform to changes in <strong>University</strong><br />
practice.<br />
Organization and Governance<br />
The Graduate School of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> offers<br />
advanced academic programs at the post baccalaureate level to<br />
qualified applicants. AU programs of study leading to the<br />
academic degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Science, and<br />
Doctor of Philosophy are under the administration of The<br />
Graduate School, as are several certificates, a number of<br />
additional master's, the Specialist in Education, and the<br />
Doctor of Education degree programs.<br />
The Graduate School is organized as an integral division of<br />
the <strong>University</strong>. The Dean reports to the Provost, the President,<br />
and to the <strong>University</strong> Board of Trustees. The Associate and<br />
Assistant Deans have responsibilities assigned to them by the<br />
Dean. The Sr. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs is<br />
responsible for academic programming, data management and<br />
candidacy fulfillment. The Associate Dean of Admissions<br />
coordinates admissions activities, as well as diversity and<br />
presidential fellowships. The Associate Dean for Assessment<br />
has the charge to assess and insure program quality in regard<br />
to student learning outcomes for both the College of Arts and<br />
Sciences, as well as the Graduate School. The Assistant Dean<br />
for Student Affairs is responsible for graduate assistantships,<br />
general student issues, as well as serving as the Faculty<br />
Advisor for GSA. The Graduate Faculty are appointed from<br />
the Faculty of the collegiate units of the <strong>University</strong> by the<br />
Graduate Faculty Membership Committee; an additional<br />
evaluation takes place toward mentor status. The governance<br />
of The Graduate School is the responsibility of the Dean and<br />
the <strong>University</strong> Board of Graduate Studies. The Board includes<br />
administrators from The Graduate School and the <strong>University</strong><br />
Libraries, members of the Graduate Faculty appointed by the<br />
Provost upon recommendation by the Dean, liaison members<br />
from the Graduate Council, and three graduate students. The<br />
Graduate Council, with membership including one or more<br />
representatives from each of the graduate departments or<br />
programs and three GSA Board Executives, advises the Dean<br />
on matters pertaining to graduate education at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>.<br />
The Graduate School has a unique academic structure in that<br />
the majority of its programs and Faculty overlay and work<br />
within individual collegiate units of the university. At <strong>Saint</strong><br />
<strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>, academic master's and doctoral programs<br />
reside within departments of the College of Arts and Sciences,<br />
the College of Education and Public Service, Doisy College of<br />
Health Sciences and in the Schools of Business and<br />
Administration, Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health.<br />
Several other of the <strong>University</strong> graduate units and programs<br />
are also under the direct academic jurisdiction of the Graduate<br />
School Dean.
Degrees, Major Fields, Areas<br />
of Concentration, Certificates<br />
Listed below are the major fields, in alphabetical order, within<br />
which the <strong>University</strong> offers advanced degrees through The<br />
Gl'8duate School. Adjacent to each major field, in order, are<br />
the associated academic/collegiate unit (in brackets), the<br />
available degree(s) and/or certificate(s), and the areas of<br />
concentration if designated (in parentheses). Within a major<br />
field, all degrees indicated may not be available in every<br />
concentration listed. The symbol H(R)" denotes a Master's<br />
research degree; the abbreviation "Pr." refers to a Professional<br />
(Master's) degree.<br />
*Must be an admitted student at SLU to enroll<br />
American Studies [Department of American Studies]:<br />
M.A., M.A.(R), Ph.D.<br />
Anatomy [See Center for Anatomical Science and Education]<br />
Biochemistry [Department of Biochemistry and Molecular<br />
Biology]: Ph.D. See Biomedical Sciences<br />
Biology [Department of Biology]:<br />
M.S., M.S.(R)<br />
Ph.D. (Cellular and Molecular Regulation; Ecology,<br />
Evolution, and Systematics)<br />
Biomedical Engineering [Department of Biomedical<br />
Engineering]: M.S, M.S.(R), Ph.D.<br />
Biomedical Sciences[Department of Biomedical Sciences]:<br />
Ph.D. (Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology,<br />
Pathology, Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences)<br />
Biosecurity and Disaster Preparedness [School of Public<br />
Health]: Certificate, M.S., M.P.H. (Concentration), Ph.D.<br />
(See School of Public Health-Public Health Studies)<br />
Business Administration [John Cook School of Business]:<br />
Ph.D. (Study in International Business and Marketing)<br />
Center for Advanced Dental Education (CADE):<br />
M.S. (R) (Concentration-Endodontics, Orthodontics,<br />
Periodontics)<br />
Center for Anatomical Science and Education:<br />
Certificate, M.S.(R), Ph.D. (Anatomy)<br />
Chemistry [Department of Chemistry]: M.S., M.S.(R), Ph.D.<br />
Communication [Department of Communication]: M.A.,<br />
M.A.(R)<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders [Department of<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders]: M.A., M.A.(R)<br />
Community Health (School of Public Health, Department of<br />
Community Health]: See Public Health<br />
Counseling and Family Therapy [Department of Counseling<br />
and Family Therapy]:<br />
Certificate in MmTiage and Family Therapy<br />
M.A., M.A. (R) (Counseling)<br />
M.A., M.A. (R) (Mm'riage and Family Therapy)<br />
Ph.D. (Maniage and Family Therapy)<br />
Dentistry Resem'ch [See Center for Advanced Dental<br />
Education]: M.S. (R)<br />
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences [Department of Earth and<br />
Atmospheric Sciences]:<br />
M.S. (Geoscience)<br />
M.S.(R) (Geoscience, Geophysics, Meterology)<br />
M.Pr.<br />
Ph.D. (Geophysics. Meteorology)<br />
Educational Leadership [Department of Educational<br />
Leadership and Higher Education]:<br />
M.A..Ed.S , Ed.D., Ph.D.<br />
Lebanon: Ed.D.<br />
Educational Studies [Department of Educational Studies]:<br />
M.A. (Curriculum and Instruction, Educational<br />
Foundations, Special Education)<br />
M.A.T.<br />
Ed.D.<br />
Ph.D. (Curriculum and Instruction, Educational<br />
Foundations)<br />
Cyprus <strong>Program</strong>: M.A., Ph.D.<br />
Endodontics [See Center for Advanced Dental Education]:<br />
M.S.(R)<br />
English [Department of English]:<br />
Certificate* (Computer Assisted Instruction, Rhetoric and<br />
Composition Studies, Teaching Excellence)<br />
M.A., M.A. (R)<br />
Ph.D.<br />
French [Department of Modern and Classical Languages]:<br />
See Modern and Classical Languages<br />
Geographic Information Systems (Department of Public<br />
Policy Studies]: Certificate<br />
Geoscience [Department of Earth and Atmospheric<br />
Sciences]:<br />
M.S., M.S. (R) in Geoscience (Geophysics, Geology)<br />
Ph.D. (Geophysics)<br />
Health Care Ethics [Center for Health Care Ethics]:<br />
Certificate (Clinical Healthcare Ethics)<br />
Ph.D.<br />
Historical Theology (Depm'tment of Theological Studies]:<br />
M.A., Ph.D.<br />
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History [Department of History]: M.A., M.A.(R), Ph.D.<br />
Health Administration [School of Public Health, Department<br />
of Health Management and Policy]: See Public Health<br />
Integrated and Applied Sciences [Chemistry, Geographic<br />
Information Systems (GIS), Physics, Biology): Ph.D.<br />
Mathematics [Department of Mathematics and Computer<br />
Science]: M.A., M.A.(R), Ph.D.<br />
Medieval Studies [Center for Medieval and Renaissance<br />
Studies]: Certificate*<br />
Meteorology [Department of Earth and Atmospheric<br />
Sciences]: M.Pr., M.S.(R), Ph.D.<br />
Microbiology [Department of Molecular Microbiology and<br />
Immunology]: Ph.D. See Biomedical Sciences<br />
Modern and Classical Languages [Department of Modern and<br />
Classical Languages]: M.A. (French, Spanish)<br />
Nursing [School of Nursing]:<br />
Post Master's Certificate<br />
M.S.N., M.S.N. (R) (Adult, Family and Community Health,<br />
Gerontology, Pediatric, Perinatal, PsychiatriclMental<br />
Health)<br />
Ph.D.<br />
Nutrition and Dietetics [Department of Nutrition and<br />
Dietetics] :<br />
M.S. (Dietetics, Nutrition and Physical<br />
Performance)<br />
Dietetic Internship <strong>Program</strong><br />
Orthodontics [See Center for Advanced Dental Education]:<br />
M.S. (R)<br />
Pathology [Department of Pathology]: Ph.D. See Biomedical<br />
Sciences.<br />
Periodontics [See Center for Advanced Dental Education]:<br />
M.S. (R)<br />
Pharmacological and Physiological Science [Department of<br />
Pharmacological and Physiological Science]: Ph.D. See<br />
Biomedical Sciences<br />
Philosophy [Department of Philosophy]: M.A., M.A. (R), Ph.D.<br />
Political Science [Department of Political Science]: M.A.,<br />
M.A.(R)<br />
Psychology [Department of Psychology]:<br />
M.s.(R), Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology, Experimental<br />
Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology)<br />
Public Health [School of Public Heath]:<br />
Certificate (Biosecurity and Disaster Preparedness)<br />
M.H.A.(Health Administration)<br />
M.S. (Biosecurity and Disaster Preparedness)<br />
M.P.H., M.S.P.H. (Community Health)<br />
Ph.D. in Public Health Studies<br />
Public Policy Studies [Department of Public Policy Studies]:<br />
Certificate (Organizational Leadership, Geographic<br />
Information Systems)<br />
M.A.P.A. (public Administration)<br />
M.A.U.A. (Ut'ban Affairs)<br />
M.U.P.R.E.D. (Urban Planning and Real Estate<br />
Development)<br />
Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis<br />
Renaissance Studies [Center for Medieval and Renaissance<br />
Studies]: Certificate*<br />
Research Methodology [Department of Research<br />
Methodology]: Minor*<br />
Sociology [Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice]:<br />
M.A. (Public Sociology, Criminology/Criminal Justice)<br />
Spanish [Department of Modern and Classical<br />
Languages]: See Modern and Classical Languages<br />
Theological Studies [Department of Theological Studies]:<br />
M.A. (Historical Theology, Theology)<br />
M.A. in Religious Education<br />
Ph,D. in Historical Theology<br />
<strong>University</strong> Teaching [Paul C. Reinert, SJ, Center for<br />
Teaching Excellence]:<br />
Certificate in <strong>University</strong> Teaching Skills*<br />
Participation Certificate in <strong>University</strong> Teaching Skills*<br />
Women's Studies [Women's Studies <strong>Program</strong>]: Certificate*<br />
In addition, The Graduate School jointly administers a number<br />
of dual-degree programs. These programs, within which a<br />
student may pursue two advanced degrees concurrently, are in<br />
many instances cooperative endeavors with other<br />
(pr?fessional) schools of the <strong>University</strong>, A list of currently<br />
acttve dual-degree programs follows. The abbreviations for<br />
the two degrees are separated by a slash ("r), The<br />
professional school, if pertinent, is in brackets. If necessary for<br />
clarification, the major field of the Graduate School portion of<br />
the offering is in parentheses.<br />
M.H.A./ M.B.A. [John Cook School of Business]<br />
M.A.P.A.! J.D. [School of Law]<br />
M.A.U.A.! J.D. [School of Law]<br />
M.B.A /J.D [School of Law]<br />
M,H.A.! J.D. [School of Law]<br />
M.P.H.! J.D. [School of Law]<br />
Ph,D. in Health Care Ethics/ J.D. [School of Law]<br />
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M.P.H. I M.D. [School of Medicine]<br />
M.RA.! M.D [School of Medicine]<br />
Ph.D. in a biomedical science or Health Care Ethics I M.D.<br />
[School of Medicine]<br />
M.P.H. I M.S.W. [School of Social Work]<br />
M.A.P.A / M.S.W. [School of Social Work]<br />
M.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics / M.P.H.<br />
M.P.H. I M.S.N<br />
M.P.H.IM.S.N. (R)<br />
M.P.H. / Ph.D. in Psychology<br />
M.A.P.A I M.A. in Political Science<br />
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Admission Policies and<br />
Procedures<br />
All Graduate School applications and petitions can be completed and downloaded from the Web site: http://graduate.slu.edu<br />
Categories of Graduate School<br />
Students<br />
Classified students have been admitted and matriculated<br />
into The Graduate School to pursue advanced degrees and<br />
are advised and directed by academic departments or their<br />
equivalents.<br />
Ullclassified students are not formally pursuing degrees or<br />
certificates, and might not receive advising by academic<br />
departments or their equivalents in planning their studies.<br />
Such students may be completing prerequisites for subsequent<br />
degree pursuit or simply taking coursework for enrichment.<br />
The former group may be eligible for some categories<br />
of financial assistance available through the <strong>University</strong>, but<br />
the latter is not. Ordinarily, a student may not remain in<br />
Unclassified status and be eligible for financial aid for more<br />
than two academic terms. Graduate-level courses taken during<br />
a specific academic term in Unclassified status will not be<br />
approved for subsequent inclusion in a degree program unless<br />
the student seeks and achieves Classified status during that<br />
term and formally begins degree study with the next available<br />
academic term.<br />
PI'obatiollary students are applicants for Classified admission<br />
who are temporarily assigned to this status because of deficits<br />
in their academic backgrounds. Tenure in Probationary status<br />
may not exceed twelve credit-hours or one calendar year.<br />
Probationary students are advised in course work selection by<br />
their academic departments. The coursework completed while<br />
in Probationary status, exclusive of eliminating any prerequisite<br />
deficiencies, may be accepted toward partial fulfillment<br />
of degree requirements; however, students must formally<br />
petition for such acceptance, and receive endorsement from<br />
the proposed major field. If/when the student is approved to<br />
advance to Classified status, the Associate Dean of Academic<br />
Affairs in The Graduate School concurrently recognizes the<br />
applicable course work.<br />
Conditional Students<br />
Conditional Classified applicants are informally admitted,<br />
which permits them to initiate coursework prior to full<br />
approval of Classified status. A student is termed Conditional<br />
often because a required document which would complete<br />
the Classified application is missing, such as an updated transcript<br />
showing the conferral of a degree, 0)' other supporting<br />
documents. The Conditional student may be taking necessmy<br />
prerequisite work or be awaiting a decision on admission<br />
into a post-baccalaureate degree pl'Ogl'am elsewhere in the<br />
<strong>University</strong>. Ordinarily, a student may remain in Conditional<br />
status for only one academic tenn, but the course work completed<br />
during that term may subsequently apply toward a<br />
graduate degree.<br />
A conditional, informally admitted, Unclassified student<br />
is a non-degree-seeking student who has not provided The<br />
Graduate School with a final transcript showing conferral of<br />
degree and is informally admitted for only one academic term.<br />
Certificate students have been admitted and matriculated into<br />
The Graduate School to pursue advanced degrees and are<br />
concurrently seeking certificates or have been admitted and<br />
matriculated directly into certificate programs without seeking<br />
a degree from the The Graduate School. The student and the<br />
major field must understand that, although some completed,<br />
advanced, academic work will partially fulfill requirements<br />
for both certificate and degree, and some elective credits within<br />
the degree program may be assigned to the celtificate, full<br />
completion of both sets of requirements may total credit hours<br />
in an amount greater than that required to em'n the degree<br />
alone. For more information regarding certiificate programs,<br />
contact the individual department or visit: http://www.slu.edu/<br />
graduate/degrees/index_ certificate.php<br />
Auditors m'e students admitted into Unclassified status in The<br />
Graduate School and who enroll in coursework but not for academic<br />
credit. They are fOlmaIly registered with the Registrar's<br />
Office in order to be recognized on their transcripts. They are<br />
expected to attend classes regularly, but are not responsible for<br />
assignments or examinations. Attendance is entered into the<br />
permanent record at the end of the academic term. Tuition to<br />
audit a course and to take the course for academic credit is $50<br />
per credit hour. Email, llbrary, and other priviledges associated<br />
with classified student status m'e granted to auditors.<br />
Students are pennitted to audit one course per semester, with a<br />
two course audit limit within a degree program. It is the decision<br />
of the SchoolS/Colleges whether it is appropriate to permit<br />
their classified students to audit classes.<br />
Visitors are students temporarily admitted by the Graduate<br />
School Dean only for the Summer Sessions. They must secure<br />
depru·tment or program permission for entry into desired<br />
courses. Visitors are not required to formally apply to The<br />
Graduate School, but they must be admitted, then registered,<br />
and permanent records are created for them. SLU Graduate<br />
and Professional School alumni are permitted to audit courses<br />
within five years of their graduation date. Transcripts of<br />
these records may be requested through the Office of the<br />
Registrar. Visitors are assessed tuition at $50 per credit hour.
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For Summer registration information, contact the Summer<br />
Sessions Director in 119 DuBourg Hall, at 314.977.7234, or at<br />
summer@slu.edu.<br />
Faculty of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> may be admitted and register<br />
as Unclassified Graduate School students. Faculty holding<br />
the rank of Assistant Professor of higher, except librarians<br />
with equivalent rank and SLU assigned Air Force officers,<br />
ordinarily will not be granted Classified status toward pursuit<br />
of advanced degrees in the Graduate School. Requests<br />
for exception to this regulation must be initiated with the<br />
Graduate School Dean.<br />
Admission Policies<br />
A viable applicant must possess, minimally, a baccalaureate<br />
degree 01' the equivalent from an accredited, recognized<br />
college or university at the time of matriculation into The<br />
Graduate School. The applicant's previous academic record<br />
must indicate the ability and preparation necessary to pursue<br />
advanced studies.<br />
In a many traditional fields for whieh majors exist at both the<br />
baccalaureate and graduate levels, the prerequisite expected<br />
by the major field is the equivalent of an undergraduate area<br />
of concentration as understood at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>:<br />
a sequence of eighteen or more semester-hours of upperdivision<br />
(advanced undergraduate) courses. (Similarly, for<br />
a formal minor in such a field, the applicant is expected to<br />
have completed at least twelve credit-hours of upper-division<br />
work in the field.) In other graduate major fields, if no corresponding<br />
undergraduate major exists and/or if the master's<br />
degree credit-hour requirement exceeds thirty, the prerequisite<br />
requirement may be expressed in an alternative manner.<br />
Illtematiollal Applicants<br />
Ordinarily, international applicants may not be admitted to<br />
Unclassified status. Documents are required of them that<br />
present evidence of English-language proficiency (generally<br />
through a TOEFL score-report from a recent examination)<br />
and, for visa eligibility, certification of financial support for<br />
the full period of graduate study. The international applicant<br />
must contact International Student Services at icadmit@slu.<br />
edu or at 314-977-2318 for eligibility of unclassified status.<br />
Re-applicatioll<br />
An accepted Classified applicant must register for Graduate<br />
School degree work at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> within two<br />
calendar years (less in some fields) of the original acceptance.<br />
If a Classified student has registered at least once for coursework<br />
in The Graduate School, and if more than three years<br />
have elapsed since the last registration, the student will be<br />
required to re-apply for admission. The fee for re-application<br />
is one-half of the initial application fee.<br />
Immunizatioll Policy<br />
An Classified students in The Graduate School must comply<br />
with the <strong>University</strong>'s immunization policy. All incoming<br />
students must complete and submit the SLU Student<br />
Irrununization Record form, which is included in the acceptance<br />
packet. All materials should be sent to the:<br />
Director of Student Health<br />
SLU Student Health and Counseling Center<br />
Marchetti Towers East<br />
3518 Laclede Avenue, First Floor<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63103;<br />
For all questions regarding student immunization, please contact<br />
the Director of Student Health at 314.977.2323 or shc@<br />
slu.edu.<br />
Required Application Documents<br />
1. Application form with accompanying application fee<br />
2. Official transcripts from all colleges and universities<br />
attended<br />
3. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test scores<br />
(or score from a substitute, standardized test recommended<br />
by the major field and approved by the Dean)<br />
4. Three letters of recommendation (preferably from recent<br />
Instructors)<br />
5. Resume<br />
6. Professional goal statement<br />
7. Possibly other specific documents, as required by<br />
the major field (Please refer to APPLICATION<br />
FOR ADMISSION guideHnes in the application packet.)<br />
Requests for application packets, including departmental<br />
guidelines, should be made to<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
The Graduate School<br />
3634 Lindell Boulevard<br />
117 Verhaegen Hall<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO 63108<br />
or obtained from The Graduate School's web site:<br />
http://graduate.slu.edu<br />
Admission Procedures<br />
The proposed status (Classified. Certificate, or Unclassified)<br />
must be designated. If Classified or Certificate status is<br />
sought, the desired major field or program must be indicated.<br />
An area of concentration Of specialization may be requested.<br />
A formal minor may be proposed, but is not required of<br />
Classified applicants. Available minor fields generally include<br />
all fields in which a graduate degree is offered and, in addition,<br />
Research Methodology.<br />
1. The application form and all supporting documents are<br />
to be sent directly to Graduate School Admissions. If the
applicant forwards transcripts and/or letters of recommendation,<br />
these documents must be received by The Graduate<br />
School in sealed envelopes with signatures across the<br />
seals. The completed Classified or Certificate application<br />
form with the application fee must be filed before the<br />
deadline set by the department or program. If an earlier<br />
date is not specified, the general deadlines are as follows:<br />
Summer-Aprill; Fall-July 1; Spring-November 1.<br />
2. Each application for Classified status is evaluated initially<br />
by an admissions committee in the proposed<br />
major field (and, if applicable, subsequently in the proposed<br />
minor field). The Graduate School receives the<br />
recommendation(s) of the committee(s) and is responsible<br />
for making the final decision and communicating it to the<br />
proposed major field and applicant.<br />
NOTE: Academic records of students who have undertaken<br />
postsecondary studies outside the United States must<br />
include the courses taken and/or lectures attended,<br />
hours of practical laboratory work, the maximum and<br />
minimum grades attainable, the grades earned or the<br />
results of all end-of-term examinations, and any honors<br />
OJ' degrees received.<br />
3. Applicants whose coursework is exclusively confined to<br />
Summer Sessions may seek admission only to specific<br />
non-research master's degree programs.<br />
4. A post-baccalaureate student may pursue only one<br />
advanced degree at a time in The Graduate School except<br />
if admitted to one of several, specific, dual-degree programs.<br />
Dual-Degree Applications<br />
An applicant desiring to undcrtake a dual-degree program<br />
must separately apply, and gain admission, to both advanced<br />
degree programs. All dual-degree programs admission's criteria<br />
are to be approved by program directors of both schools/<br />
departments in collaboration with the Associate Dean for<br />
Admissions of The Graduate School. These criteria are intended<br />
to preserve the academic integrity of each curriculum and<br />
not interfere with established standards for successful completion<br />
of each degree within the customm'y time-frame. All final<br />
decisions rest with the Dean of The Graduate School.<br />
Matriculation Policies<br />
1. The matriculated Classified graduate student must maint<br />
ain continuous enrollment during each nine-month academic<br />
year until graduation. The academic department (major field)<br />
determines whether or not graduate students must also enroll<br />
each summer. Alternatively, students in summers-only programs<br />
must register every summer until degree requirements<br />
are fully completed. The student, violating the mandatory<br />
continuous-enrollment policy, to return to active status, must<br />
pay a fee/penalty determined by the number of consecutive<br />
semesters not enrolled. If a student does not enroll for a period<br />
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of three yem's or longer, a new application for admission will<br />
be required along with a $20 application fee.<br />
2. Classified graduate students are expected to meet with their<br />
advisors at least once each semester. Students must have their<br />
advisor's permission to enroll in new academic work in anticipation<br />
of a new academic term.<br />
3. Students may register for zero credit-hour courses. Details<br />
regarding these enrollments can be found in the Registration<br />
section of this catalog. Such a registration gives the student<br />
access to <strong>University</strong> libraries, computer centers, and other<br />
resources.<br />
4. A Classified graduate student may formalize an interruption<br />
in progress towards a degree by petitioning the majorfield<br />
chairperson and the Graduate School Dean for a leave<br />
of absence. The petition must include the reason for the<br />
requested leave and the specific calendar period of the leave.<br />
An academic leave to avoid enrolling for just one semester<br />
will not be approved. For detailed inforatmion regarding this<br />
policy, see Section X, paragraph X in the Catalog. A typical<br />
leave-period is one calendar year or the equivalent.<br />
5. Students on approved leave of absence do not violate the<br />
mandatory continuous enrollment policy during the leaveperiod;<br />
however, three years or more with no academic progress<br />
results in automatic expUlsion from the degree program.<br />
Students on approved leave generally do not have access to<br />
<strong>University</strong> resources.<br />
6. A Classified student in The Graduate School may petition<br />
to change the degree sought, concentration, or to add or delete<br />
a formal l1)inor. The Petition to Amend the Graduate School<br />
<strong>Program</strong> is the proper document for such a request. Note that<br />
a new classified application is generally required to change<br />
major fields. A student may also petition to continue doctoral<br />
study immediately upon completion of a master's degree in the<br />
same major field. The Petition for Admission into a Doctoral<br />
Degree <strong>Program</strong> is required in this instance.<br />
7. All application and petition forms are available in the<br />
Graduate School Admissions office (117 Verhaegen Hall,<br />
Frost Campus) or online at http://graduate.slu.edu.<br />
Transfer of Credit<br />
The Classified graduate student is expected to complete most<br />
degree requirements in residence, but some advanced work<br />
taken elsewhere may be "transferred," subject to specific<br />
restrictions and by means of a formal process, into the program<br />
in progress at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>. The student must<br />
initiate a petition and have an official transcript of the work<br />
proposed for transfer forwarded to The Graduate School. The<br />
major field makes a recommendation on the petition form, and<br />
the final decision rest with the Dean. Such it petition will not<br />
receive consideration until the student has completed a minimum<br />
of six semester-hours toward the degree in residence.<br />
Ordinm'i!y, work completed elsewhere more than five yem's<br />
prior to the beginning of the current SLU degree program
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will not be approved for transfer into the current program.<br />
For a course to qualify, generally, for transfer, the course<br />
must be applicable for inclusion in the advanced degree<br />
program and in the present major field of the student at<br />
the accredited institution where it was taken; the grade<br />
received must have been B (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) or higher.<br />
(Courses taken on a CreditlNo Credit or Pass/Fail basis<br />
ordinarily will not be considered for transfer because of<br />
the difficulty in determination of levels of student performance.)<br />
Courses taken online (i.e., in the distance-learning<br />
mode) may be transferable, but coursework taken wholly<br />
by mail-correspondence will not be considered for transfer.<br />
A conditional approval of transfer of credit may be<br />
obtained (but it must be in writing and from the Dean)<br />
prior to the student's enrollment in the course(s) in question,<br />
but the petitioning process after completion of the<br />
course work must still be undertaken. Final approvals of<br />
transfer of credit are documented in the students' permanent<br />
records at the <strong>University</strong>.<br />
The master's degree student must complete a minimum<br />
of 80% of the advanced work in residence; i.e., no more<br />
than 20% may be transferred from another institution.<br />
For example, within a 30 credit-hour master's program, a<br />
maximum of six semester-hours of work may be approved<br />
for transfer toward fulfillment of degree requirements. In<br />
general, work that was part of a master's degree program<br />
completed elsewhere will not be approved for transfer;<br />
Le., the same course may not be "double counted" in two<br />
separate master's degree programs. Similarly, a graduate<br />
course taken in partial fulfillment of undergraduate degree<br />
requirements may not also be included in a graduate<br />
degree program.<br />
The Ph.D. degree student must complete a minimum of<br />
80% or, if matriculating as a post-master's student, at least<br />
24 credit-hours of postbaccalaureate work in residence in<br />
preparation for and in anticipation of preliminary degree<br />
examinations. The Ed.D. degree student must complete<br />
at least 38 semester-hours of credit in residence. Students<br />
admitted for doctoral study, having previously completed<br />
a master's degree in the same or a comparable major<br />
field, may expect at least a portion of that prior work to<br />
be recognized as contributing to the overall advanced<br />
preparation for the doctorate; that portion is equivalent to<br />
transferred credit, but it is not written into the <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> permanent record (because of its appearance on<br />
a degree-record elsewhere). For Classified students admitted<br />
and in residence at least one semester full-time or the<br />
equivalent, who have completed some postbaccalaureate<br />
academic work at another university, The Graduate School<br />
encourages early, formal establishment of that work<br />
through a petition for "advanced standing." Postgraduate<br />
work taken at another university and proposed for transfer<br />
into the program of a student pursuing the Ph.D. degree<br />
directly from the baccalaureate will be evaluated in individual<br />
cases and in the full context of the preparation for<br />
preliminary degree examinations.<br />
The <strong>University</strong> Calendar<br />
The <strong>University</strong> operates within a fiscal calendar that begins<br />
on July 1 and ends on June 30. Most colleges/schools of<br />
the <strong>University</strong> follow an academic calendar that includes<br />
two semesters and a set of summer sessions; the "year"<br />
begins with the Summer Sessions and ends with <strong>University</strong><br />
Commencement at the close of the Second/Spring Semester.<br />
The Graduate School generally functions within a calendar<br />
that consists of the Summer Sessions, which run from late<br />
May to mid-August, a FirstlFall Semester beginning in late<br />
August and concluding in mid-December, and a Second!<br />
Spring Semester that starts in January and closes in mid-May.<br />
The School of Medicine follows a three-trimesters-per-year<br />
calendar, and some medical-science courses are delivered<br />
within this calendar. The <strong>University</strong> Calendar is prepared in<br />
some detail in advance of the fiscal year; The Graduate School<br />
supplements that calendar with items and associated dates<br />
of particular interest to its students. The Graduate School<br />
Calendar for 2004-06 is located on the inside front cover, and<br />
a generic academic calendar may be found on the inside back<br />
cover, of this Catalog.<br />
Certification of Status<br />
For the graduate student who previously received financial<br />
assistance in the form of one or more student loans or who<br />
desires to seek a new loan, certification of student status is<br />
necessary. Such certifications are completed in the Office of<br />
the Registrar or in the Office of Scholarship and Financial Aid<br />
under guidelines prepared by The Graduate SchooL Graduate<br />
students are not categorized as full-time or part-time except for<br />
an individual academic term; as a result, for many students,<br />
a new certification is necessary every semester and, in some<br />
instances, also for the Summer Sessions. Generally speaking,<br />
a student in The Graduate School must be carrying nine (9)<br />
credit-hours or more of coursework to be certified as full-time<br />
for the semester; three (3) credit-hours merits one-half-time<br />
status. Exceptions to this schedule exist; e.g., three (3) credithours<br />
of Thesis or Dissertation Research are sufficient for<br />
full-time status for the semester. The offices of The Graduate<br />
School, the Registrar, and Scholarship and Financial Aid have<br />
the complete set of guidelines. Formal status certification cannol<br />
be completed in the Graduate School offices; such materials<br />
received from loan-holding agencies must be taken by the<br />
student to the Office of the Registrar.
TUITION/FEES/DEPOSITS<br />
Tuition and fees are subject to change. The rates for the Fall and<br />
Spring semesters of the 2006-07 academic year are as follows:<br />
Tuition<br />
For most of the programs in<br />
the Graduate School<br />
For the Nursing (NR-N) courses<br />
For the Aerospace Engineering<br />
program<br />
For the graduate dental programs<br />
(CADE)<br />
For Summer Sessions institutes<br />
Religious Education through<br />
Archdiocese<br />
Academic Fees<br />
With Classified application<br />
. With Unclassified application<br />
For late registration<br />
Mandatory-continuousenrollment<br />
violation<br />
Master's graduation<br />
Doctoral graduation<br />
For microfilming Doctoral<br />
dissertation, project-feport-standard<br />
open access<br />
$905 per credit-hour<br />
$925 per credit-hour<br />
$905 per credit-hour<br />
$14,945 per half year<br />
$470 per credit-hour<br />
$360 per credit hour<br />
$40 (nonrefundable)<br />
$10 (nonrefundable)<br />
$50<br />
$100 per semester<br />
$75<br />
$150<br />
$65<br />
$160<br />
For copyrighting Doctoral<br />
$65 (optional)<br />
dissertation, project-report<br />
For binding of two thesis/ $30<br />
dissertation/project-report copies<br />
Admission Deposit<br />
All incoming residents/graduate students in the Center for<br />
Advanced Dental Education programs are required to make a<br />
deposit of $1,000, applicable toward tuition for the first onehalf<br />
year, to hold places in the classes.<br />
Payment of Tuition and Fees<br />
Payment of tuition, fees, and deposits (not covered by financial<br />
aid awards) must be made after pre-registration for classes.<br />
Initial billing statements are mailed to the student's permanent<br />
address by the Office of Student Accounts. Subsequent<br />
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billing statements will be mailed to the student's local address,<br />
or, if specified via Banner, the billing address, throughout the<br />
term as warranted.<br />
Students have the option of paying the balance in full or<br />
participating in a payment plan. Payments must be received<br />
before the due date. (Post-marked dates are not applicable.).<br />
Payments should be directed to the Office of the Bursar<br />
(DuBourg Hall, Room 2) and must be accompanied by the<br />
top portion of the bill. Check payments may be made by mail<br />
or in person to the Cashier's Office. Make all checks payable<br />
to <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>. The student's nine digit Banner<br />
number must appear on the face of the check. Credit card payments<br />
may be made to TMS with a convenience fee if the student<br />
is paying for the fall or spring term in full or if enrolled<br />
in one of the TMS payment plans. Failure to make financial<br />
arrangements by the specified payment deadline will result in<br />
the registration being canceled. If the registration is canceled,<br />
no scholarships or financial aid can be paid to the student's<br />
account. In addition, a $50 fee will be charged to the student's<br />
account if reregistering during the late registration period.<br />
Information about scholarships, government subsidized loans,<br />
and grants is contained in the following section on "Financial<br />
Aid." A variety of payment plan options are offered by <strong>Saint</strong><br />
<strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> to help you afford a <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
education.<br />
SLU Budget Plan (Fall and Spring)<br />
The Budget Plan allows semester charges to be paid in four<br />
(4) monthly installments each fall and spring semester with a<br />
1 % per month finance charge. A minimum of 25% of the total<br />
tuition, fees and room/board charges is due prior to the start of<br />
classes. The balance including the finance charge is payable<br />
in three equal installments due October 1, November 1, and<br />
December 1 in the fall term, or March 1, April 1, and May 1<br />
in the spring term. The account must be paid in full before the<br />
next academic term.<br />
TMS 12 Payment Annual Plan<br />
Annual interest-free monthly payment plans are provided<br />
by Tuition Management Systems (TMS) with a full range of<br />
payment methods (check, online credit or debit card, online<br />
deduction from checking or savings account, and Western<br />
Union Phone Pay), and they include education life insurance<br />
at no additional charge. Advance enrollment is necessary, and<br />
the non-refundable enrollment fee ($90 or $120 for the 12 or<br />
10 month plans, respectively) must be paid to TMS. The first<br />
interest-free payment is due May 1 or July 1, with subsequent<br />
payments due the first of every month. Contact TMS at www.<br />
afford.com or toll free at 1(800)343.0911.
A Graduate Teaching Assistant may work with students in<br />
small groups, lead class discussions, monitor examinations<br />
and grade papers, help prepare lectures, conduct laboratory<br />
sessions, or even be responsible for a course as the primary<br />
instructor. Under the close supervision of the Faculty, teaching<br />
assistants concUll'ently develop teaching skills and a deeper<br />
understanding of the discipline.<br />
A Graduate Research Assistant may be funded by the<br />
<strong>University</strong> or by an externally funded research project. In<br />
either case, the student is assigned a range of duties such<br />
as library searches, field work, laboratory experiments, and<br />
preparation of grant applications and proposals so as to gain<br />
professional skills in research which complement graduate<br />
education.<br />
A Graduate Assistant performs other duties that are not primarily<br />
teaching or research. These duties may include clinical,<br />
advising, or administrative responsibilities that are inherently<br />
related to the student's educational and career objectives.<br />
Presidential Fellowships<br />
These fellowships include a generous stipend for an elevenmonth<br />
appointment as well as 21 credit-hours of tuition<br />
remission and health insurance. The successful applicant must<br />
be admitted as a Classified student in The Graduate School<br />
and be a U.S. citizen.<br />
Dissertation Fellowships<br />
Dissertation Fellowships are awarded in annual competitions<br />
to selected Candidates for the Ph.D. degree. Each nine-month,<br />
academic-year fellowship award includes a stipend, twelve<br />
semester-hours of tuition remission, and health insurance.<br />
Tuition Scholarships<br />
Many graduate programs have a limited number of tuition<br />
scholarships available for students. These scholarships are frequently<br />
reserved for students with serious financial need.<br />
External Fellowships and Traineeships<br />
Individual departments or programs may receive funding<br />
from sources external to the <strong>University</strong> that include support<br />
of graduate students without service obligations. From such<br />
grants, graduate students may be appointed to fellowships<br />
or traineeships consisting of stipends and full tuition scholarships<br />
with the academic approval of the Graduate Dean.<br />
Trainees will be required to participate in training experiences<br />
as demanded by the grantor. Such awards are made for one<br />
year, but may be renewable.<br />
Health Sciences Center Graduate Fellowships<br />
Awards made in the medical sciences include stipends and<br />
tuition scholarships. These appointments are usually made<br />
for one year, but satisfactory progress toward the degree may<br />
Admission Policies and Procedures - 21<br />
lead to reappointment. Fellows must abide by regulations<br />
established by The Graduate School and associated with these<br />
awards.<br />
Diversity Fellowships<br />
The Diversity Fel10wship is designed to assist in achieving a<br />
more diverse population of graduate students commensurate<br />
with the needs of individual disciplines toward enhancing<br />
diversity in their work-forces. This initiative is consistent with<br />
SLU's Mission Statement and with its commitment to making<br />
graduate education more accessible to an inclusive variety of<br />
applicants. The Diversity Fellowship is awarded to a newly<br />
accepted master's or doctoral student who has demonstrated<br />
outstanding scholastic achievement and potential for success<br />
in graduate school. Applicants are nominated by their departments/major<br />
fields, and the diversity fellowship committee of<br />
The Graduate School makes the final selections.<br />
Private Sources<br />
Other graduate fellowships are available from various agencies,<br />
professional organizations, foundations and corporations.<br />
Most of these awards may be taken by the student to the institution<br />
where admission is granted. Listings of such awards<br />
may be found in a variety of reference materials published by,<br />
for example, the Superintendent of Documents, the National<br />
Science Foundation, the Department of Education, and the<br />
Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, DC, the National<br />
Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD, and Peterson's Guides<br />
in Princeton, NJ. Such reference materials are on file in SLU's<br />
Office of Research Services and the Office of Financial Aid<br />
and typically should be available in university and public<br />
libraries. Moreover, information on fellowship opportunities<br />
is available via a number of on-line information-retrieval services,<br />
e.g., FEDIX (Federal Information Exchange)/MOLIS<br />
(Minority On-Line Information System) via the Internet 01' the<br />
World Wide Web.<br />
Graduate Student Loans<br />
The Office of Scholarship/Financial Aid administers a wealth<br />
of Federal and alternative bank funded loan programs. Federal<br />
and alternative bank funded loan programs are for many graduate<br />
students, a cost-effective way to finance their educational<br />
and living expenses. Most of these loans have low interest<br />
rates, and all defer repayment until after the completion of the<br />
student's graduate program of study. In order to be considered<br />
for any type of financial aid program, the student must submit<br />
for each new academic yenr, each program's appropriate<br />
application.<br />
The Office of Scholarship/Financial Aid can supply all needed<br />
applications for all programs and lending sources for bankfunded<br />
loan programs. If applications are needed or questions<br />
arise regarding these programs, please contact the Office<br />
at 314.977,2350. The Office of Scholarship/Financial Aid<br />
encourages early application to better ensure funds availability<br />
for the academic terms for which the financial assistance
22 - AdmissionPolicies and Procedures<br />
is sought.<br />
Federal Stafford Loan <strong>Program</strong><br />
In order to apply for the Federal Stafford Loan program, the<br />
student must be enrolled as a degree seeking graduate student<br />
for a minimum of three credit hours per semester and meet<br />
all other Federal student aid eligibility criteria and file each<br />
academic year's Free Application for Federal Student Aid<br />
(FAFSA). SLU's FAFSA Federal School Code number is<br />
002506.<br />
FEDERAL STAFFORD STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM<br />
The Subsidized Stafford Loan <strong>Program</strong> provides an interest<br />
free, deferred principal repayment loan to eligible graduate<br />
students who are enrolled at least half-time (minimum of<br />
three credit hours). The Unsubsidized Stafford Loan <strong>Program</strong><br />
charges interest while the student is in school. However, as<br />
with this loan's principal, interest charges can be deferred for<br />
payment until after the student is no longer enrolled at least<br />
half-time (three credit hours).<br />
<strong>Program</strong> Name<br />
Subsidized Stafford<br />
Loan (need-based loan<br />
Funded by banks.<br />
credit unions, etc.)<br />
Unsubsidized Stafford<br />
Loan (non-need based<br />
Stafford Loan program<br />
funded by banks,<br />
credit unions. etc.)<br />
Annual Maximum<br />
Loan Award<br />
$8.500<br />
$18.500<br />
(minus any<br />
subsidized<br />
Stafford loan)<br />
Terms of the Stafford<br />
Loan <strong>Program</strong><br />
Variable<br />
interest rate (:s; 8.25%)<br />
and principal payments<br />
commence six months<br />
after enrollment of less<br />
than half-times with up to<br />
30 years to repay. Varied<br />
repay-men! options are<br />
available.<br />
Variable interest rate<br />
(:s; 8.25%) is charged while<br />
in school, but eligible<br />
for capitalization. Principal<br />
payments commence after<br />
enrollment of less than<br />
half-time with up to 30<br />
years to repay. Varied<br />
repayment options are<br />
available.<br />
NOTE: The total maximum cumulative Stafford Loan debt allowed for a<br />
graduate student is $138.500 ($65,500 in Subsidized Stafford and $73.000<br />
in UnslIbsidized Stafford Loans). This $138.500 Stafford Loan debt limit<br />
includes any undergraduate borrowing on the Stafford Loan <strong>Program</strong>.<br />
Satisfactory Academic Progress<br />
Policy for Federal Financial Aid<br />
Recipients<br />
The Educational Amendments of 1976 req uire that <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> implement cliteria for determining that a student is<br />
in "good academic standing" and is maintaining "satisfactory<br />
academic progress" in his or her course of study in order to<br />
be academically eligible for federal student financial aid. A<br />
student who fails to comply with the following policy will be<br />
ineligible to receive federal student fmancial aid.<br />
1. A student in The Graduate School must be a Classified<br />
(degree-seeking) student to receive federal student aid.<br />
2. A student must earn/complete at least 75% of the attempted<br />
credit hours per academic year. Credits transferred into a<br />
student's degree program are included. "Earned" credit<br />
hours are credits for which the student receives at least 2.0<br />
quality points (a "C" grade) or an "S" grade. Audited (AU)<br />
credits are not considered earned. "Attempted" credit hours<br />
include all hours for which the student has registered.<br />
3. A student must maintain a cumulative grade point average<br />
of at least 2.0 "C."<br />
4. The maximum attempted credit hours a student may enroll<br />
for to complete their degree may not exceed 150% of<br />
the required hours. Attempted hours include all hours for<br />
which the student has registered and includes any accepted<br />
transfer credit hours for the student's degree program.<br />
5. Advancement in "class year" is determined both by calendar<br />
time and academic progress. A Graduate School student<br />
must complete at least 12 credit-hours to advance one class<br />
year.<br />
All policies and procedures pertaining to "Satisfactory<br />
Academic Progress" are available in the Office of Scholarship/<br />
Financial Aid and on its website at http://www.slu.edu/services/fin_aid/policies.php.<br />
Alternative Bank Loans<br />
The Office of ScholarshiplFinancial Aid can advise graduate<br />
students on the availability of non-federal loans funded by<br />
banks called Alternative Loans. The Office can provide all<br />
needed applications and lending sources.<br />
To be eligible to receive an Alternative Loan, the borrower must<br />
have a good credit history. Alternative loans charge interest<br />
while the student bonuwer is in school. However, these interest<br />
charges can be capitalized and deferred for repayment along<br />
with the loan's principal, until the student in no longer enrolled<br />
on a half-time basis. Alternative Loans should only be used as a<br />
last resOlt in financing graduate school costs, and after all eligibility<br />
has been exhausted for the Subsidized and Unsubsidized<br />
Federal Stafford Loan program.<br />
Emergency Loan Fund<br />
The USX Foundation has provided a loan fund to The Graduate<br />
School to particularly help its students meet expenses at the<br />
beginning of an academic term, for travel to scholarly meetings,<br />
or to provide assistance in emergencies. The maximum<br />
amount to be borrowed is $1,200, and, if repaid in 90 days,<br />
the loan is interest-free. These funds are available on a firstcome,<br />
first-served basis to Classified, enrolled, U.S.-citizen<br />
students; they may apply to the Master's Candidacy Advisor,<br />
107 Verhaegen Hall.
REGISTR ATION<br />
Pre/Continuing/Late Registration<br />
Pre-registmtion periods for the Summer Sessions and the Fall<br />
Semester and for the Spring Semester are scheduled by the<br />
Office of the Registrar, generally for the months of April and<br />
November, respectively. Pre-registration for the Fall Semester<br />
also continues from late May until eady July. Students make<br />
reservations for courses and other academic work during<br />
the pre-registration periods. At the ends of those periods<br />
the Office of Student Accounts mails billing statements to<br />
pre-registered students, and they must respond to the statements<br />
to confirm their reservations. A period of Continuing<br />
Registration follows the Pre-registration period and precedes<br />
a Late Registration period. Students enrolling during the<br />
Continuing Registration period and thereafter are expected to<br />
complete the entire process, including the making of financial<br />
arrangements with the Office of Student Accounts, and generany<br />
do so in person. A "late-registmtion fee" may be charged<br />
to the student enrolling during the Late Registration period.<br />
Course reservations made during the pre-registration period<br />
will be canceled if there is a balance due and no response to<br />
the billing statement. Similarly, registrations initiated dul'ing<br />
the Continuing or Late Registration periods will be canceled<br />
if financial armngements are not made by the close of those<br />
periods.<br />
Changes in Registrations<br />
Reservations made for courses and other academic work during<br />
the Pre-registration period may be amended at the end<br />
of that period. Changes in enrollments completed during<br />
the Continuing Registration period may be made during the<br />
Late Registration period. No fee is assessed for a change in<br />
registration. Generally, academic work may not be added to<br />
or substituted within the Graduate School student's program<br />
for the term or session subsequent to the second full week of<br />
classes for the semester; more stringent time-lines exist during<br />
the summer sessions. Ordinarily. withdrawals from academic<br />
work may not occur after mid-term.<br />
Registration "Holds"<br />
The Office of The Graduate School may block the registration<br />
of a matriculated student, by placing an academic "hold" in the<br />
SLU permanent record, for one of several reasons. An applicant<br />
to The Graduate School will be permitted to enroll for<br />
one and only one academic term (Informal admission) before<br />
a decision on that application is made. An applicant admitted<br />
as a Conditional student because of a deficiency in the application<br />
file (e.g., an absent, updated transcript to show the conferral<br />
of a Bachelor's or other degree) is likewise permitted to<br />
register for only one academic term in Conditional status. The<br />
Admission Policies and Procedures 23<br />
Probationary student, for whom the period of probationary tenure<br />
has been completed, will not be permitted to register again<br />
until a decision on Classified status has been made. A registration<br />
"hold" may be placed temporarily to mark a student<br />
having violated the mandatory-continuous-enrollment require·<br />
ment. All "holds" imposed by The Graduate School may be<br />
removed only by Graduate School Admissions. The Student<br />
Health Service will also place registration "holds" in cases of<br />
violations of the immunization/health·history policy.<br />
Zero-Credit Registrations<br />
A Classified or Probationary student in The Graduate School<br />
may include in the program for the academic term one or<br />
more zero credit-hour registrations. Often a journal club<br />
or colloquia registration, and in some instances practica or<br />
internship enrollments, may be for zero credit. In fact, a student<br />
may enroll fO!' an academic term for zero credit-hours for<br />
one (or more) of several reasons. The student may be preparing<br />
for language or degree-examination(s), or may have taken<br />
the required total number of credits of Thesis or Dissertation<br />
Research (within the ordinary time period to complete all<br />
degree requirements). The student may be completing the<br />
requirements for course work that was initiated during a previous<br />
academic term. Zero-credit registrations, coded by "5CR"<br />
and "6CR" within course-identifiers, are indicators of no new<br />
academic work underway during the academic term, and by<br />
definition such an entry is the only registration for the telID. A<br />
"5CR" or 6CR" registration is permitted no more than twice<br />
during a degree program. Likewise, a registration signifying<br />
preparation for andlor taking a language or degree-examination,<br />
the course-identifier including the number "595" 01'<br />
"695," is allowed a maximum of twice during a degree program.<br />
Notably, any registration, even if for zero credit-hours,<br />
enables the student to obtain an ID update, thereby to gain<br />
access to the academic resources of the <strong>University</strong> (advising,<br />
libraries, computer-centers, etc.). In no instance, however,<br />
should a student's record show a "5CR" or "6CR" registration<br />
during the degree-examination or research phase of the<br />
academic program.<br />
Research-Phase Registrations<br />
Toward completion of requirements for a research degree, a<br />
master's level student must enroll in a minimum of six (6)<br />
credit-bours of Thesis Research. Accumulation of these credits<br />
may begin after the student has completed the equivalent of<br />
one, full-time semester of coursework in residence. The student<br />
pursuing tbe Ph.D. degree must accumulate a minimum<br />
of twelve (12) credit-hours of Dissertation Research. Eligible<br />
research-degree students are encouraged to distribute Research<br />
registrations over several academic terms, taking numbers of<br />
hours per term commensurate with tbe anticipated intensity
24 Admission Policies and Procedures<br />
of research involvement. A registration of three (3) Research<br />
credit-hours, by itself, is considered a full-time enrollment<br />
for a semester. Ordinarily, the minimum Research registration<br />
for an academic term is one semester-hour. Zero credit-hour<br />
registrations in Thesis or Dissertation Research are possible<br />
after the required credits have been accumulated (within the<br />
ordinary or extended time-to-degree peIiod); by themselves,<br />
such enrollments make the registrants at least one-half-time<br />
students. The "5CR" or "6CR" registration is contraindicated<br />
for a student in the research phase of the degree program. If a<br />
student's degree program becomes protracted such that extensions<br />
of the ordinary time-to-degl'ee period are necessary,<br />
approvals of such extensions of research-degree programs<br />
are ordinary accompanied by the requirements of enrollment<br />
in additional research credits (or additional Project Guidance<br />
credits for students pursuing Ed.D. degrees).<br />
Inter-<strong>University</strong> Registrations<br />
Through mutual agreements with specific local academic<br />
institutions, including Washington <strong>University</strong>, <strong>University</strong> of<br />
Missouri-St. <strong>Louis</strong>, and several other institutions offering<br />
graduate work, Graduate School students may be permitted to<br />
enroll in courses offered at these locations for "in-residence"<br />
credit. In general, for the individual registration, the two<br />
academic units (the student's SLU major field and the offering<br />
unit at the institution to be "visited") must agree to such<br />
enrollments of students at both institutions for the specific<br />
academic term and exchange lists of offerings. The course<br />
must be 500- or 600-level or the equivalent at the "visited"<br />
institution and generally be in the student's major field. The<br />
student must be Classified and full-time for the academic<br />
term. Ordinarily, a maximum of the equivalent of one, threecredit-hour<br />
course may be taken at the "visited" institution per<br />
academic telm. Not more than six semester-hours per degree<br />
program may be taken via inter-<strong>University</strong> registrations. A<br />
special, inter-university registration form, available from the<br />
<strong>University</strong> Registrar or Graduate School Admissions, must be<br />
completed for each such enrollment.<br />
Through special arrangements with the <strong>University</strong>, Aquinas<br />
Institute (Al), uses the SLU electronic student database and<br />
software; accordingly, the Institute's (graduate) courses<br />
are directly assessable to students in The Graduate School.<br />
Enrol1ments by Graduate School students in Al coursework<br />
should be limited, the transfer-of-credit guidelines apply, and<br />
such registrations are to be monitored by the major fields.<br />
Audits, Auditors, and "Visitors"<br />
To audit a course is to attend the class meetings and do the<br />
work for the course excepting that which would contribute<br />
toward the determination of a final grade; e.g., course examinations<br />
would not be written, and a term project would not<br />
be undertaken. The offering academic unit must approve (or<br />
deny) an audit in the same manner as it approves (or denies)<br />
a student to take the course for credit. The tuition charge for<br />
auditing is the same as if the course was taken for credit. At<br />
the end of the academic term, the course instructor determines<br />
if the student has satisfactorily completed the audit; if so, the<br />
designation "AU" is placed by the Registrar in the grade field<br />
for the course on the student's permanent record and, if not, a<br />
"w" is written into the grade field. No credit toward a degree<br />
is earned in an audited course. A change in status of a course<br />
from "credit" to "audit" may not be made after the middle<br />
class day of the academic term. A change in course-status<br />
from "audit" to "credit" will not be approved after the second<br />
week of the semester.<br />
An "Auditor" is an individual who enrol1s for the academic<br />
term only to audit coursework.<br />
The "Visitor" is a student taking coursework only for elll'ichment<br />
or for potential transfer of SLU credits into a degree program<br />
at another academic institution. The "Visitor" is admitted<br />
to the <strong>University</strong> only for the academic term, and is evaluated<br />
for eligibility for registrations in individual courses only by the<br />
academic units offering those courses. Categorically, "Visitor"<br />
status exists only for the Summer Sessions. The "Visitor"<br />
desiring to take graduate-level academic work should be<br />
admitted by Graduate School Admissions rather than by the<br />
Summer Sessions Office (119 DuBourg Hal1, Frost Campus);<br />
no fee is charged for such an admission.<br />
Registrations of Undergraduates<br />
in Graduate Coursework<br />
SLU undergraduate, degree-seeking students may be pennitted<br />
to enroll in 500- or 600-level coursework provided that<br />
specific conditions are met. First, the student must hold senior<br />
standing and have the majority of major-field/area-of-concentl'ation<br />
requirements already fulfilled. Second, prerequisites<br />
for each course in question must have been completed.<br />
Third, the student's cumulative grade-point average must be<br />
minimally 2.7/4. Fourth, the total enrollment for the semester<br />
(summer sessions) may not exceed 15 (six) credit-hours<br />
with not more than six (three) credits in 500- or 600-level<br />
work. To be granted permission to take graduate coursework,<br />
the undergraduate must complete a formal petitioning<br />
progress during which approvals of the course instructor, the<br />
student's major-field advisor, the undergraduate Dean, and<br />
The Graduate School are obtained. As part of the petitioning<br />
process, the student must indicate that the graduate coursework<br />
is to be taken either to partially fulfill requirements for<br />
the baccalaureate degree or it is to be taken for "advanced<br />
graduate credit." In the latter case all area-of-concentration<br />
requirements must have been fulfilled, and approval to take<br />
and successful completion of the graduate course work do not,<br />
of themselves, guarantee the student admission into the applicable<br />
advanced degree program or, in any way, amend the<br />
ordinary process of making application for Classified status in<br />
The Gl'aduate School.
Withdrawing from a Course,<br />
Term Work, the <strong>University</strong><br />
Withdrawal from an individual course or from the entire program<br />
of studies for an academic term must be undertaken formally<br />
by the student and through the completion of a changcof-registration<br />
form available from the <strong>University</strong> Registrar,<br />
the collegiate dean, or from Graduate School Admissions (117<br />
Verhaegen Hall, Frost Campus). Formalization of a withdrawal<br />
may entitle the student to a partial refund of tuition paid; the<br />
refund schedule appears in the Schedule of Classes and is set<br />
by the Office of Student Accounts. Separate policies exist<br />
for students developing substantial physical or mental health<br />
problems or who are called to active U.S. military duty during<br />
the academic term; those policy statements are available from<br />
the Associate Dean for Academic Mfalrs or the <strong>University</strong><br />
Registrar. Depending upon the reason for or the date of withdrawal,<br />
the registration(s) in question may be erased from<br />
the student's permanent record or a withdrawal indicator<br />
("W") may be placed in the grade fie\d(s) in the SLU record.<br />
Ordinarily, withdrawals are not permitted after the middle<br />
class-day of the academic term. An unauthorized withdrawal<br />
may result in the entry of "AF" grade(s) in the permanent<br />
record signifying fallure because of excessive absences.<br />
In addition to filing the Registrar's form, a graduate student<br />
on an academic appointment, withdrawing for the academic<br />
telm, must submit a letter of resignation from that appointment<br />
through the academic unit to which service is rendered<br />
if an assistantship and to the Dean of The Graduate School.<br />
A Classified student withdrawing entirely (or taking a formal<br />
leave of absence) from the graduate program is required to<br />
submit a letter of resignation (01' a petition for a leave), routing<br />
the letter or petition through the major field and to the<br />
Associate Dean of The Graduate School.<br />
ACADEMIC STANDARDS<br />
Acadenlic Work at the<br />
400, 500, 600, and 700 Levels<br />
Academic work designated by SOO- or 600-level numbering<br />
is, by definition, offered for "graduate credit." In general,<br />
SOO-level offerings are appropriate for beginning and master's<br />
degree students and 600-level is advanced graduate work and<br />
Admission Policies and Procedures 2S<br />
for doctoral students. To the extent applicable, graduate students<br />
may obtain credit toward degrees for limited numbers of<br />
credit-hours in 400-level (upper-division) courses and/or 700or<br />
gOO-level (professional) work; limitations are given in the<br />
subsequent section on "Graduation Requirements."<br />
The Semester-Hour of Credit<br />
One "credit" or "credit-hour" or "semester-hour of credit"<br />
is defined at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> as one lecture, recitation/discussion,<br />
or other class exercise, fifty (SO) minutes per<br />
week for one semester; ordinarily the semester is minimally<br />
fourteen (14) calendar-weeks in length exclusive of the finalexaminations<br />
period. Two (2) to four (4) weekly clock hours<br />
of demonstration, laboratory, practicum, etc., varying somewhat<br />
with degree program, are equivalent to one clock hour<br />
of lecture. In the Curricula and Courses section of this catalog,<br />
the number of credits for an individual course is given<br />
in parentheses after the Registrar's course-identifier and the<br />
course-title.<br />
Grading System<br />
The following are the final (letter) grades designated by The<br />
Graduate School for SOO- and 600-level offerings carrying<br />
two (2) or more credits, exclusive of Thesis 01' Dissertation<br />
Research, their quality-point values (per credit-hour), and<br />
their descriptions:<br />
"AU 4.0 High intellectual initiative and achievement<br />
"B+U 3.S Above average, approaching high<br />
achievement<br />
HE" 3.0 Clearly acceptable performance<br />
"B_H 2.5 Somewhat below average. Grade does not<br />
fulfill course requirements.<br />
"e" 2.0 Minimum passing grade; achievement<br />
of questionable acceptability<br />
"F' 0.0 Failure<br />
"AF" 0.0 Failure due to excessive absences 01'<br />
unauthorized withdrawal<br />
For most 500- and 600-level offerings carrying zero or<br />
one semester-hour of credit, one of these two, final grades<br />
is assigned:<br />
u.S" Satisfactory<br />
"U" Unsatisfactory<br />
Neither of these two grades influences the student's term or<br />
cumulative grade-point average. (The Graduate School does<br />
not permit "PassINo Pass" grading.)<br />
For Thesis and Dissertation Research registrations, independent<br />
of the number of credit-hours of enrollment for the academic<br />
term, and fO!' Project Guidance (for Ed.D.-degree students<br />
only), and for Special Study for Examinations, Master's
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Degree Study, Specialist Degree Study, Doctor of Education<br />
Degree Study, and Doctor of Philosophy Degree Study (all<br />
zero-credit), one of these three grades is assigned at the end of<br />
the academic term:<br />
"IP"<br />
"SH<br />
"u"<br />
In Progress<br />
Satisfactory<br />
Unsatisfactory<br />
Toward fulfillment of the credit-hours requirement for Thesis<br />
OJ' Dissertation Research or Project Guidance, the grade of<br />
"s" may be assigned only once: at the close of the final academic<br />
term in residence during which the student has completed<br />
both the hours requirement and the ThesislDissertationl<br />
Project itself; at the close of a prior term, if progress has been<br />
made, the "IP" grade is appropIiate. IflWhen a "U" grade is<br />
assigned, no credit toward fulfillment of the hours-requirement<br />
is earned. Adjacent to a Special-Study-for-Examinations<br />
entry in the student record, HIP," "S," and "U" indicate that the<br />
exam was not taken, was passed, and was failed, respectively.<br />
For Degree Study registrations, the Registrar will automatically<br />
record an "s" grade at the close of the academic term. None<br />
of these three grades affects the student's term or cumulative<br />
grade-point average.<br />
For a course at any level that a student elects and is approved<br />
to audit, at the end of the term, the instructor assigns one of<br />
these two "grades":<br />
"AU"<br />
"w"<br />
Audit (satisfactorily)<br />
Authorized withdrawal (or unsatisfactory<br />
audit)<br />
Neither of these entries into the permanent record influences<br />
the student's term or cumulative grade-point average.<br />
If a student completes an authorized withdrawal between the<br />
end of the Late Registration period and the middle day of the<br />
academic term, a designation of .oW" is entered into the grade<br />
field for that entry in the permanent record. Withdrawals<br />
beyond the mid-term date are ordinarily disallowed.<br />
The Graduate School offers academic work only at the<br />
500 and 600 levels, per se. For work taken at the 400, 700<br />
or 800 level by graduate students, their final grades are<br />
assigned within the schemes of the Schools or Colleges of<br />
the <strong>University</strong> offering that work. Possible final grades in<br />
such work include, besides or in substitution for those defined<br />
above, the "C+" (2.5 quality points per credit; instead of the<br />
HB_") and the "D" (1.0 quality point; not a satisfactory grade<br />
for a The Graduate School student).<br />
The following temporary course grades may be given:<br />
"I" All requirements for the course were expected to<br />
have been completed, but have not been completed<br />
by the student at the time, ordinarily at the close of<br />
an academic term, when the Instructor would assign<br />
the final grade; the "Incomplete" may remain in the<br />
permanent record for a maximum of 12 months,<br />
and, if not purposefully amended by then, the grade<br />
"XU<br />
is transformed into an "F" (Failure).<br />
Student absent from final examination; must be<br />
rectified within six (6) weeks of the end of the academic<br />
term, or it is replaced by the uF" grade.<br />
Student is enrolled in academic work for a term<br />
and may not be expected to complete requirements<br />
by the close of that term; code for grade "Not<br />
Recorded"; the notation remains in place until the<br />
Instructor of record communicates a final letter<br />
grade to the Registrar.<br />
Excluding Thesis or Dissertation Research and Project<br />
Guidance, no courses or other academic work offered at the<br />
500 and 600 levels and carrying more than one semester-hour<br />
of credit may be graded on a "Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory"<br />
basis with two possible exceptions: courses in foreign-language<br />
translation (as a research-tool) and, on individual bases,<br />
Summer Sessions institutes or workshops may be approved for<br />
"SIU" grading. (Journal-club and colloquia participation for<br />
zero or one credit-hour are ordinarily graded "SIU.")<br />
Grade Reports/<br />
The SLU Permanent Record<br />
An electronic grade report is prepared for the student in The<br />
Graduate School at the end of the academic term for which<br />
the student has completed a registration. The report is communicated<br />
to the student via Banner. The report shows a<br />
permanent (or, perhaps, a temporary or a "NR") grade for<br />
each enrolled course for that term as well as cumulative qnality<br />
data for the term and for all work taken in The Graduate<br />
School to date. Graduate School students do not receive midterm<br />
grades. When an initially assigned temporary grade or an<br />
"NR" indicator is rectified to a permanent grade, the change<br />
appears in Bannel:<br />
The pelmanent record at the <strong>University</strong> is begun with the<br />
matriculation of the student. In essence, this record shows<br />
the courses taken and the grades received by the student; the<br />
record is ordered chronologically by academic term. Also<br />
indicated in the permanent record are the previous degrees<br />
earned by the student and any academic work taken elsewhere<br />
that has been approved for transfer into a SLU degree program<br />
and for posting to this document by The Graduate School.<br />
A transcript is a copy of the permanent record, certified as<br />
authentic and true by the Registrar. If and when the student<br />
earns a degree and/or a certificate through The Graduate<br />
School, that item is posted to the student's SLU record. A<br />
grade-point average is computed for the academic work taken<br />
as a student in The Graduate School. Notably, if a student<br />
in The Graduate School takes a specific course twice, both<br />
entries will appear in the record, but only one will be included<br />
in the work presented toward a degree, but the quality points<br />
from both entries will be included in the computation by The<br />
Graduate School of the graduate career grade-point average.
Good Academic Standing<br />
and Academic Probation<br />
A student is in good academic standing if not on academic<br />
probation or under suspension, or has not been dismissed<br />
from The Graduate School and, if Classified, is making progress<br />
toward a degree within the time-period established for<br />
that degree. A student may be formally dismissed from The<br />
Graduate School, or placed under temporary suspension, by<br />
action of the Dean for academic deficiencies or academic misconduct.<br />
If the cumulative grade point average of a Classified student in<br />
The Graduate School falls below 3.0 (on the four-point scale,<br />
"B" 3.0), that student is automatically placed on academic<br />
probation (not to be confused with Probationary student-status).<br />
To continue degree pursuit, the student must progress toward<br />
a 3.0 cumulative average and is expected to emerge from<br />
academic probation within nine (9) eredit-hours or two successive<br />
academic terms during which eoursework registrations<br />
are recorded. A student in The Graduate School will not be<br />
advanced to Candidate status while on academic probation. In<br />
general, doctoral students are expected to achieve at the "B+"<br />
level in postbaccalaureate academic work.<br />
A limited number of credit-hours in 500- or 600-level work in<br />
which the grade of "C" is eamed mayor may not be accepted<br />
toward a degree in The Graduate School at the discretion of<br />
the individual department or program. The Classified student's<br />
cumulative grade-point average in academic work presented<br />
to fulfill degree requirements must be at least 3.0. A minimum<br />
grade of "B" is ordinarily required for graduate-degree eredit<br />
in any 400-, 700-, or 800-level course.<br />
The case of a student not in good aeademic standing may be<br />
reviewed at any time within the department or program to<br />
determine a course of action to be taken. A student in The<br />
Graduate School will not be advanced to candidacy while not<br />
in good academic standing.<br />
Acceptable Academic Progress/<br />
Ordinary Time-Periods to Degree<br />
Acceptable academic progress is defined in The Graduate<br />
School for Classified students as the completion of at least<br />
twelve (12) credit-hours in an academic year or a twelvemonth<br />
period. When requested by the Office of Scholarship<br />
and Financial Aid and when applicable, for students progressing<br />
acceptably, The Graduate School will certify the completion<br />
of twelve or more credit-hours in a twelve-month academic<br />
year as passing from one "class year" to the next.<br />
The ordinary time-period to degree for a Classified student<br />
in The Graduate School begins at the start of the academic<br />
tenn when the first SLU course is taken to be included in the<br />
degree-program. Accordingly, revision of the start of the time<br />
period is possible after matriculation (e.g., if a eourse taken in<br />
Unclassified status is, subsequent to advancement to Classified<br />
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status, made part of the degree progranl through a successful,<br />
formal petition to do so). For the student pursuing a master's<br />
degree, the ordinary time-period to the degree is five (5)<br />
years. For the student pursuing the doctorate directly from<br />
the baccalaureate, the ordinary time-period is seven (7) yeaTS.<br />
For the student pursuing the doctorate, having previously (and<br />
rather recently) been awarded a master's degree in the same<br />
or a comparable major field (I.e., the academic work of the<br />
master's degree partially fulfills requirements for the doctorate),<br />
the ordinary time-period to degree is five (5) years.<br />
Academic Integrity/Ethics<br />
The <strong>University</strong> is a community of learning, and its effectiveness<br />
requires an environment of mutual trust and integrity.<br />
As members of this eommunity, students share with faculty<br />
and administrators the responsibility to maintain this environment.<br />
Academic integrity is violated by any dishonesty in<br />
submitting, to the instructor for evaluation, an assignment,<br />
test, research report, or any other documentation required to<br />
validate the student's learning. In a case of clear indication of<br />
such dishonesty, the faculty member 01' administrator has the<br />
responsibility to apply sanctions to protect the environment of<br />
integrity necessary for learning.<br />
Although not all forms of academic dishonestly are given<br />
here, the instances listed below should be seen as actions<br />
that not only violate the mutual trust necessary between faculty<br />
and students, but they also undennine the validity of the<br />
<strong>University</strong>'S evaluation of students and take unfair advantage<br />
of fellow students. Soliciting. receiving, or providing any<br />
unauthorized assistance in the completion of any work submitted<br />
toward academic credit is dishonest.<br />
Examples of academic dishonesty would be copying from<br />
another student, using electronic devices to share information<br />
during an exam, copying from a book or class notes during<br />
a closed-book exam, SUbmitting materials authored by or<br />
editorially revised by another person but represented as the<br />
student's own work, copying a passage 01' text directly from a<br />
published source without appropriately citing/reeognizing that<br />
source, taking a test or doing an assignment or other academic<br />
work for another student, or securing or supplying in advance<br />
a copy of an examination without the knowledge or consent of<br />
the Instructor.<br />
Any clear violation of academic integrity will be met with<br />
sanctions. In a case of dishonesty within a course, the<br />
Instructor may assign an appropriate grade and/or recommend<br />
further sanctions to the Dean. The Dean is responsible for the<br />
final decision and notification of all associated parties. The<br />
final decision of the Dean may be appealed as described in<br />
"Procedures for Academic Appeals."<br />
Ethical behavior must also extend beyond the academic setting<br />
and into professional life. Most major fields require their<br />
graduate students to complete an ethics requirement within the<br />
curriculum. Course work or other training in ethics in research<br />
is required of academic personnel involved in traineeship and
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investigative programs funded by a number of Federal and<br />
other agencies.<br />
Suspension/Dismissal<br />
The student who is judged gUilty of an act of serious academic<br />
dishonesty, e.g., involving a final course or degree examination<br />
or plagiarism in the preparation of a major paper or a<br />
research-report, may be suspended for a specified time period<br />
or dismissed altogether from The Graduate School and the<br />
<strong>University</strong>. Suspension or dismissal may also be warranted<br />
for other academic reasons or on societal grounds, e.g., unauthorized<br />
solicitation or distribution of controlled substances,<br />
endangering one's self or another person, sexual harassment,<br />
or abusing alcohol or illicit drugs. Reports of such actions may<br />
come from nonacademic staff, faculty, administrators, or other<br />
students. Such reports are to be directed to the Dean who is<br />
responsible for decisions to suspend or dismiss.<br />
Procedures for Academic Appeals<br />
As a general policy, if a student desires to appeal any academic<br />
decision, that appeal should first be made to the faculty<br />
member or faculty committee involved and, if necessary<br />
thereafter, to the department or program chairperson, and the<br />
Dean of The Graduate School, as warranted, in that order.<br />
If a student questions or disagrees with a grade received,<br />
the initial contact should be with the faculty member who<br />
assigned the grade. Appeal beyond the Instructor is to the<br />
<strong>University</strong> personnel in the order indicated above.<br />
The student who wishes to appeal an academic suspension<br />
or dismissal shall first contact the Dean of The Graduate<br />
School for a hearing; then, if warranted, slhe must lodge a<br />
formal appeal with the <strong>University</strong> Board of Graduate Studies<br />
within sixty (60) days of notification of the suspension or dismissal.<br />
The appeal must be in writing, and is to be addressed<br />
to the Secretary of the Board, a position held ex-officio by<br />
an Associate Dean. The Board Secretary will notify all parties<br />
involved of the appeal and will request any supporting<br />
documentation that these parties believe that the Board should<br />
review. The appeal may be heard as an agenda-item at one of<br />
the regularly scheduled Board meetings, or a special meeting<br />
of the Board may be called. At least eight (8) members of the<br />
Board, excluding ex-officio members, must be in attendance.<br />
Minutes will be prepared by the Board Secretary. The Dean<br />
will relinquish the Chair, and one of the Associate Deans will<br />
conduct the meeting. The Board will hear the case presented<br />
by the student and others supporting the student's appeal.<br />
Following the student's presentation, the Board will hear the<br />
presentations of the other parties involved. Following the presentations,<br />
the Board will conduct a discussion, and a decision<br />
will be reached regarding the outcome of the appeal. If the<br />
Board finds that insufficient information has been presented,<br />
it may request a period of not longer than thirty (30) days to<br />
obtain the information, meet again, and teach a decision. The<br />
Dean and the Board Secretary shall be present throughout the<br />
entire process, but neither shall be allowed to propose or second<br />
any motion or to cast a vote on any motion related to the<br />
appeal. If a member of the Board is a member of the department<br />
or program involved in the appeal, that Board member<br />
will abstain from active participation in the appeals process.<br />
Diversity, Affirmative Action, and<br />
Disabilities<br />
All programs and activities at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> are<br />
open to all without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation,<br />
age, religion, national origin, disability, or Veteran status.<br />
All <strong>University</strong> policies and procedures are administered<br />
in a manner consistent with the <strong>University</strong>'s Catholic, Jesuit<br />
identity. This policy applies to all students, faculty, and staff<br />
at the Frost and Health Sciences campuses and covers both<br />
their work and educational environments. The office ensures<br />
that the <strong>University</strong> lives up to its commitment to equal opportunity<br />
and non-discrimination.<br />
Contact may be made to the Disability Services Office for<br />
infOlmation on <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>'s non-discrimination<br />
policies, including sexual harassment (Suite 331, BSC, Frost<br />
Campus; telephone 977.8885). The office reviews complaints<br />
that allege violation of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>'s policies of<br />
equal opportunity and sexual harassment.<br />
The Director of Diversity and Affirmative Action is also <strong>Saint</strong><br />
<strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>'s Section 504 coordinator and is responsible<br />
for monitoring compliance with the American Disabilities<br />
Act. Students may contact the office for assistance with physical,<br />
academic, and program accessibility to the <strong>University</strong>.
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gram director. If the student is undertaking a formal minor,<br />
the candidacy papers must also be routed through the minor<br />
field before being returned to Graduate School Candidacy.<br />
This process must be fully completed by a deadline set by<br />
The Graduate School in anticipation of degree conferral. If<br />
a research-degree is sought, the thesis proposal/prospectus<br />
must be prepared, receive major-field approval, and be filed<br />
with The Graduate School as part of the candidacy process.<br />
The Graduate School encourages completion and filing of the<br />
proposal early - as soon as the student completes and receives<br />
major-field approval of the research design. (If the research is<br />
to involve human subjects or laboratory animals, approval of<br />
the research design by the <strong>University</strong>'S Institutional Review<br />
Board (IRB) or Animal Care Committee (ACC) is required<br />
before Candidate status will be granted; see the explanatory<br />
section below, under Advancement to Candidacy for the Ph.D.<br />
degree.)<br />
Fol1owing filing of the cited materials and favorable action<br />
by the Graduate Dean, the student in good academic standing<br />
becomes a Candidate for the master's degree. Students<br />
seeking nonresearch degrees by attendance exclusively during<br />
Summer Sessions should initiate the candidacy process before<br />
the beginning of the final summer in residence.<br />
Thesis<br />
The Candidate for a research master's degree must present<br />
to The Graduate School two (2) acceptable copies of a thesis<br />
that gives evidence of marked attainment in some phase of the<br />
major field. The thesis must reflect thorough knowledge of<br />
the subject field, the power of independent thought, and the<br />
potential for original research. The written work must follow a<br />
literary style and composition fOlmat within guidelines established<br />
by the major field and The Graduate School. (A copy<br />
of the Graduate School's thesis-format directive is included<br />
in the candidacy packet prepared for the research-degree student.)<br />
An abstract that sets forth the substance of the thesis<br />
must be submitted together with each thesis copy.<br />
The research and the writing of the thesis must be accomplished<br />
in residence except when the Candidate has obtained<br />
prior written permission, from the major field and the Dean<br />
of The Graduate School, to do part of the work elsewhere.<br />
In no instance will the entirety of research/thesis-direction<br />
be provided (by the student's mentor) to a site remote to the<br />
<strong>University</strong>. Research master's degree students must formally<br />
enroll for, and will accumulate, credit-hours of Thesis Research<br />
in the same manner as for coursework taken and satisfactorily<br />
completed. A total of six (6) credit-hours of Thesis Research is<br />
the degree requirement within the ordinary time-period to the<br />
degree.<br />
The Graduate School requires the formal appointments of<br />
three (3) Graduate Faculty "readers" of the thesis, one of<br />
which is ordinarily the student's mentor. The acceptable thesis<br />
must be approved in writing by all three readers, and the<br />
Master's Candidacy Advisor completes a format evaluation of<br />
the thesis and abstract.<br />
A student ordinarily may not circulate the thesis among<br />
the approved faculty readers during the summer months;<br />
likewise, a student should not anticipate the conferral of a<br />
research master's degree at the end of the Summer Sessions.<br />
Similarly, the research master's student may not expect to<br />
take a comprehensive degree examination during the summer.<br />
Exceptions may be granted on individual bases, but only with<br />
prior approval of the student's candidacy committee and the<br />
major field chairperson/director. The Graduate Dean makes<br />
the final decision in response to a letter of request from the<br />
student; the letter must be routed through the student's committee<br />
chairperson.<br />
The research master's Candidate must submit two (2)<br />
approved copies each of the thesis and of the abstract.<br />
Subsequently, the two copies are bound (one for the <strong>University</strong><br />
libraries and the other for the major field). The Candidate is<br />
charged a fee for the binding of the two copies.<br />
Essay<br />
In some departments or master's degree programs, a scholarly<br />
essay, pertaining to some phase of the major field discipline,<br />
is required for the nonresearch degree. Such a requirement is<br />
imposed by the major field, not by The Graduate SchooL As<br />
such, the Graduate School does not receive, evaluate (for style<br />
and format), bind, and/or retain copies of the essay.<br />
Comprehensive Degree Examination(s)<br />
Ordinarily during the final academic term in residence, the<br />
master's degree student must take and pass a comprehensive<br />
oral examination. Advancement to candidacy must precede<br />
this examination. This examination is administered by a<br />
committee of three or more faculty recommended by the<br />
major-field chairperson and approved by the Graduate Dean.<br />
The final examination covers the major field and, if formalized,<br />
the minor field as well; the Candidate for a research<br />
degree is also responsible for the content of the thesis and<br />
its background. The format of the examination requires that<br />
the committee members communicate to the Graduate Dean<br />
their evaluations of the Candidate's perfOl'mance individually<br />
in writing. The student fails the examination if not given satisfactory<br />
evaluations by two of the three examiners. Official<br />
transmission of the outcome of the examination is by letter to<br />
the Candidate and from the Dean.<br />
The master's-degree student is required to register for "Special<br />
Study for Examination" (zero credit) for the academic term in<br />
anticipation of taking during that term the oral degree examination.<br />
This registration carries with it full-time status. A<br />
master's-degree student may enroll not more than twice in<br />
"Special Study for Examination" without the Graduate Dean's<br />
permission.<br />
If the student fails the comprehensive oral examination, the<br />
examinatioll may be repeated, but only once, provided that<br />
a second exam is recommended by the committee and is<br />
approved by the Graduate Dean. Ordinarily, a second exami-
nation will not be scheduled during the same academic term<br />
as the first attempt.<br />
The major field may require a written component to the comprehensive<br />
examination(s); if so, the student must pass the<br />
written component, and the major field must so notify the<br />
Graduate School Dean in writing, before permission will be<br />
given for administration of the oral degree examination.<br />
Ordinary Time·Period to Degree<br />
The entire master's degree program, exclusive of prerequisites<br />
(ordinarily taken before the degree program is initiated).<br />
is expected to be completed within a five-year time-period,<br />
beginning with the academic term of completion of the first<br />
course applicable to the degree. Students pursuing degrees<br />
by attendance only during the Summer Sessions are expected<br />
to complete all requirements for their nonresearch degrees<br />
within a period of six consecutive summers.<br />
Should the five years (or six summers) pass without the student<br />
completing all degree requirements, that student ceases<br />
to be in good academic standing unless and until successfully,<br />
formally, petitioning for an "extension" of the ordinary timeperiod.<br />
Extensions are usually granted for no longer than one<br />
calendar year at a time. Ordinarily, for a student pursuing a<br />
research-degree. each extension carries with it the requirement<br />
of registration for one additional credit-hour (beyond the<br />
required six credits) of Thesis Research. The student taking<br />
a non-research master's degree and exceeding the time-todegree<br />
limit by more than one year may also be required to<br />
take an additional credit-hour per year until completion.<br />
Additional Departmental/Major-field Requirements<br />
In addition to these general requirements of The Graduate<br />
School, each department or major field may, with the approval<br />
of The Graduate School, impose additional requirements that<br />
m·e pertinent to the particular area of study. For many of the<br />
more professionally oriented master's degrees, for example,<br />
the total-credit-hours requirement is greater than thirty (30).<br />
In some fields, the thesis is an absolute requirement; in others,<br />
the student may be given the option to pursue a nonresearch<br />
or a research master's degree. For specific degree requirements,<br />
beyond those imposed by The Graduate School, see<br />
the Curricula and Courses section in this catalog.<br />
The Specialist in Education Degree<br />
The Ed.S. degree program, offered through the Department<br />
of Educational Leadership and Higher Education, is designed<br />
for the educator/practitioner seeking administrative certification<br />
at the elementary, middle, junior high, senior high, or<br />
school-district level. The viable applicant must possess, prior<br />
to matriculation, an appropriate master's degree.<br />
Requirements for the Ed.S. degree include completion of a<br />
minimum of sixty (60) semester hours of postbaccalaureate<br />
study, at least thiity (30) of which must be taken at <strong>Saint</strong><br />
<strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>. For additional descriptive information about<br />
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this program, see the Curricula and Courses section of the<br />
Catalog, specifically under the offerings of the Department of<br />
Educational Leadership and Higher Education.<br />
The Doctor of Education Degree<br />
The Ed.D. degree program is preparation for educational-leadership<br />
roles through a broadly based course work-component<br />
and an extensive project focusing on practical needs within<br />
the major field. The successful applicant possesses a master's<br />
degree in education or a related field or an Ed.S. degree and<br />
must complete in residence a body of post-master's academic<br />
work, much of it in Education and including research prepm·alion,<br />
practica, and internship experiences. Mandatory continuous<br />
enrollment is required during the nine-month academic<br />
year throughout the period of formal pursuit of the Ed.D.<br />
degree.<br />
The overall format of the degree program is currently in<br />
transition. Newly admitted applicants will undertake Ed.D.<br />
projects, perhaps in teams, and begin this effort, concurrently<br />
registering for Project Guidance, early in the program.<br />
The capstone requirement, after the doctoral project has<br />
been completed, is the final oral degree examination that<br />
will embody the presentation and defense of the project.<br />
More extensive and detailed descriptions of the Ed.D. degree<br />
program are given in the Curricula and Courses section of<br />
the Catalog within the offerings in Educational Leadership,<br />
Higher Education, and Educational Studies.<br />
The Doctor of Philosophy Degree<br />
Applicants having superior previous academic records and<br />
showing strong potential for continued academic study and<br />
research. and who have completed the necessary prerequisite<br />
work, may be admitted to pursue the Ph.D. degree. In some<br />
major fields, applicants possessing the bachelor's degree may<br />
be admitted for direct study towm·d this doctorate; in others.<br />
requirements for the appropriate master's degree must have<br />
been completed before formal matriculation in the Ph.D.<br />
degree program will be permitted. Mandatory continuous<br />
enrollment during the nine-month academic year is required<br />
throughout the entire period of formal pursuit of the Ph.D.<br />
degree.<br />
Coursework<br />
Possession of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy implies<br />
advanced intellectual development and achievement. The<br />
Candidate for the Ph.D. degree should have acquired a liberal<br />
education, a broad understanding of the chosen academic<br />
field, and a comprehensive knowledge of the particular specialty<br />
area within that field which embraces the problem of<br />
the student's research. Specific departments or major fields<br />
mayor may not permit their doctoral students to pursue a formal<br />
minor or a "parallel" certificate.
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For the admitted student holding an appropriate Master's<br />
degree, the additional preparation for preliminary degree<br />
examinations generally will approximate 24-30 credit-hours;<br />
ordinarily, most of this work is expected to be advanced graduate<br />
level. Assumedly, the Master's degree study, as a whole or<br />
in substantial part, will contribute to the total post-baccalaureate<br />
preparation for preliminary degree exams. After the student<br />
has been in residence for an academic term, slhe may petition<br />
for "advanced standing" and formal recognition of the applicability<br />
to the doctoral program of that academic work completed<br />
elsewhere. Additional graduate level, academic work, not part<br />
of any earned advanced degree, may be formally transferred<br />
into the doctoral program, but a minimum of twenty-foul' (24)<br />
credit-hours of advanced academic work, prior to the researchphase<br />
of the program, must be completed in residence.<br />
For the student admitted to pursue the Ph.D. degree directly<br />
from the baccalaureate, the total credit-hours required (in residence)<br />
prior to preliminary degree-exams may be as few as<br />
forty-eight (48). See the Curricula and Courses section of the<br />
Catalog for requirements in specific fields in this regard.<br />
A formal minor at the doctoral level must include at least<br />
twelve (12) credit-hours of postbaccalaureate work in the minor<br />
field, and a minimum of nine (9) of those hours must be strictly<br />
graduate level. Nine (9) of the total of twelve semester-hours<br />
must be completed in residence, and minimally six of these nine<br />
hours must be 500- or 600-level. If the student pursues a "parallel"<br />
certificate, it ordinarily requires completion of minimally<br />
fifteen (15) credit-hours, but a p0l1ion of those credits may also<br />
partially satisfy requirements fol' the degree sought.<br />
Ordinarily, no doctoral program may include more than onefifth<br />
(20%) of the coursework in preparation for preliminary<br />
degree examinations in Research Topics ("597," "697") or<br />
Graduate Reading ("598," "698") courses or a combination<br />
thereof. Graduate School degree-students are not permitted to<br />
take 400-1evel tutorials (identified by the course-number 497<br />
or 498).<br />
Research-Tools Requirements<br />
Such requirements are not imposed by The Graduate School<br />
as a whole because of variable needs across major fields. Most<br />
depm1ments or doctoral programs prescribe levels of competence<br />
to be attained in foreign-language translation, statistics,<br />
computer literacy, or other tools of resem'ch. These proficiencies<br />
are generally to be developed in addition to the ordinary<br />
academic work required for the degree. Students are expected<br />
to familim'ize themselves em'ly with the specific requirements<br />
of their depmtments or major fields.<br />
Residency<br />
The Ph.D.-degree student must anticipate at least three (3)<br />
calendar years of in-residence study and research or the<br />
equivalent. Each Ph.D, degree student is expected to spend at<br />
least one (1) academic year or its equivalent in full-time, inresidence<br />
pursuit (at the <strong>University</strong>) of the degree. The minimum<br />
tenure in this regard is one full semester and a contigu-<br />
ous summer-sessions. The general conditions of fulfillment<br />
of the residency requirement are outlined by the department<br />
01' major field of study, subject to approval by the Graduate<br />
Dean. Several programs require contractual residencies.<br />
If a graduate student is pursuing the doctorate in the same<br />
major field in which a Master's degree has been awarded,<br />
all academic work having been completed at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>, the same calendar year of residency may fulfill the<br />
requirement for both degrees. If the doctoral work is undertaken<br />
in a department or program different from that of the<br />
Master's degree, the stated residency requirement associated<br />
with the Ph.D. degree program must be fulfilled separately.<br />
Preliminary Degree Examinations<br />
Each doctoral program will administer a written degreeexamination<br />
consistent with the expectations of the academic<br />
discipline. In general, major fields will administer one<br />
of two types of written examinations. In some programs, a<br />
qualifying examination will be administered relatively early<br />
in the student's doctoral studies. In other programs, the written<br />
examination is structured to assess comprehensive and integration<br />
of knowledge of the discipline and is administered later<br />
after all or nearly all of the student's structured, advanced,<br />
academic work has been completed. Written examinations<br />
will be administered in both major and minor fields of study<br />
if a student has declared a formal minor. The results of the<br />
written examinations are communicated by letter to the Dcan<br />
of the Graduate School in care of the Doctoral Candidacy<br />
Advisor and, if the student's pelformance is satisfactory, the<br />
department chaiIperson recommends a committee of five (5)<br />
members of the Graduate Faculty who will administer the oral<br />
degree examination.<br />
Oral Examination<br />
An oral degree examination is scheduled in advance of the<br />
formalized research-phase of the student's program and after<br />
the Dean approves the examination committee of minimally<br />
five Graduate Faculty members. This examination may evaluate<br />
broad knowledge of the field (if the student took and<br />
passed written qualifying exams) or it may be largely focused<br />
on the disse11ation-proposal/prospectus (usually consisting of<br />
a statement of the pl'Oblem, literature review, and the research<br />
design prepared for the investigation) if the student's written<br />
preliminary degree-exam was comprehensive. In either case,<br />
the examination should be structured to assess the student's<br />
ability to integrate knowledge across the discipline. At the<br />
end of the examination and before the committee is dismissed,<br />
the members of the examination committee independently<br />
complete confidential ballots evaluating the student's<br />
performance; these sealed ballots are then delivered to the<br />
Graduate Dean in care of the Doctoral Candidacy Advisor. A<br />
student receiving two or more unfavorable evaluations from<br />
examinees fails the examination. The Graduate School Dean<br />
formally communicates the outcome of the examination in<br />
writing to the student.
Upon authorization by the Graduate Dean, a student who fails<br />
the oral degree examination may repeat once; ordinarily, the<br />
second attempt should not be scheduled within the same academic<br />
term as the first. The committee that administered the<br />
first exam will also administer the second examination under<br />
ordinary circumstances. The major-field chairperson will submit<br />
a written request for a second examination to the Dean<br />
well in advance of the desired date of that exam. Should the<br />
outcome of the second examination be unsatisfactory, a third<br />
exam is rarely approved, and is considered by the Dean only<br />
upon the unanimous recommendation of the examining committee.<br />
Advancement to Candidacy<br />
A formal prospectus setting forth the anticipated dissertation<br />
title and subject matter of the proposed investigation, recommendations<br />
of minimally three faculty "readers" of the dissertation<br />
by the major-field chairperson, and the application<br />
for candidacy must be filed in the Candidacy Suite of The<br />
Graduate School after the student has passed the oral degree<br />
examination. Students must request candidacy application<br />
materials from the Doctoral Candidacy Advisor after passing<br />
the oral preliminary degree examination. (Fonns are available<br />
from the Doctoral Candidacy Advisor or on the Graduate<br />
School's Webpage: www.slu.edu/graduate/students_candidacy.html.)<br />
The prospectus is to be submitted after the approval<br />
of it by the proposed mentor and in the major field. Some<br />
departments or major fields require a formal prospectus presentation.<br />
After all necessary recommendations and approvals<br />
have been obtained, the candidacy papers are submitted to<br />
The Graduate School. This filing must not be delayed and is<br />
to occur before the substance of the dissertation-research is<br />
undertaken.<br />
If the proposed research is to involve laboratory animals,<br />
the Animal Care Committee (ACC) of the <strong>University</strong> must<br />
review and approve the research design. If the intended<br />
investigation is to involve human subjects or their personal<br />
propelty (including archived matter), the research design and,<br />
if necessary, informed-consent materials must be submitted<br />
to the appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the<br />
<strong>University</strong> or, perhaps first, to a subcommittee of the Board.<br />
The chairperson of the IRB (or the subcommittee) determines<br />
if a full Board review of the design and materials is required.<br />
Approval(s) must be secured before the gathering of data<br />
from or belonging to such subjects may begin, and the fact(s)<br />
of approval(s) must be submitted along with other candidacy<br />
application materials.<br />
Upon submission to The Graduate School of the application<br />
candidacy and the prospectus, with all other necessary<br />
approvals already obtained (e.g., from the IRE or the ACC),<br />
the Dean advances the student to the status of Candidate, and<br />
so informs the student in writing. Doctoral students anticipating<br />
receipt of their diplomas at <strong>University</strong> Commencement<br />
ceremonies in May should formally become Candidates<br />
before the end of the preceding Fall Semester.<br />
Dissertation<br />
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The ability to extend the knowledge base in the major field is<br />
a qualification distinctive to the Ph.D. degree. A Candidate for<br />
this most advanced, earned degree must present substantial<br />
evidence of this ability by presenting and defending a piece<br />
of original and independent research on a topic of importance<br />
that has been previously unresolved within the major field.<br />
Students in the research phase of their Ph.D. programs<br />
must formally enroll in and will accumulate credit-hours of<br />
Dissertation Research in a manner not unlike that for coursework<br />
taken and satisfactorily completed. In general, each<br />
registration for Dissertation Research must be for at least<br />
one semester-hour. Minimally, twelve (12) semester-hours of<br />
Dissertation Research are required of each student pursuing<br />
the Ph.D. degree; only after accumulating the total semesterhours<br />
required may the student register for zero Dissertation<br />
Research credit.<br />
The research for and writing of the dissertation generally must<br />
be completed in residence at the <strong>University</strong>. A doctoral student<br />
may, for good reason, seek and receive permission from<br />
the major field and the Graduate Dean to undertake portions<br />
of the reseal"ch and/or writing "in absentia." The whole of the<br />
effort toward completion of the dissertation away from the<br />
Univel"sity will not, however, in any case, be approved for any<br />
student.<br />
Public Presentation and Defense of the Dissertation<br />
Across all major fields, the Graduate School requires a public,<br />
oral presentation and defense of the dissertation. The<br />
presentation may be scheduled after all Graduate Faculty<br />
"readers" have approved the general content of the dissertation.<br />
A completed, notification-of-readiness form with the<br />
abstract and the vita auctoris in electronic form (on diskette<br />
or communicated bye-mail) and a final-rough-draft (paper)<br />
copy of the dissertation with the abstract (for format review)<br />
must be submitted to the Doctoral Candidacy Advisor well<br />
in advance of (minimally three weeks before) the presentation<br />
date. Candidates anticipating May graduation must, however,<br />
submit an advanced draft of the dissertation for style and format<br />
critique no later than the date set in the Graduate School's<br />
supplement of the <strong>University</strong> Calendar. Following the presentation,<br />
the Candidate must be prepared to respond to questions<br />
from the "readers" and the assembled audience. The dissertation-committee<br />
chairperson serves as the moderator for the<br />
presentation and defense. At the conclusion of the defense, the<br />
"readers" may evaluate the pelformance of the Candidate, but<br />
the dissertation-ballots are not signed individually until each<br />
committee-member fully approves the dissertation.<br />
Publication of the Dissertation<br />
The Graduate School requires submission to the Doctoral<br />
Candidacy Advisor of two (2) copies of the dissertation and<br />
three (3) copies of the abstract toward filing, microfilming,<br />
and binding.
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All completed dissertations are published on microfilm<br />
through Proquest, a division of Bell and Howell Information<br />
and Learning) of Ann Arbor, Michigan. The service, for which<br />
the Candidate must pay a fee, includes 1) preparation and<br />
storage of a "master" microfilm negative of the full text, 2)<br />
production on order of positive film copies, 3) the depositing<br />
of one positive microfilm copy in the Library of Congress and<br />
a listing in the Library's subject and author catalog, and 4)<br />
publication of the abstract (of the dissertation) in Dissertation<br />
Abstracts International and a listing in its annual and cumulative<br />
indices.<br />
Each Candidate prepares the final copies of the abstract and<br />
the dissertation in the forms required for microfilming and<br />
publication and signs a publication agreement with Proquest.<br />
The agreement does not preclude publication of the dissertation,<br />
in whole or in part, by other methods or in other literature.<br />
The publication fee charged by The Graduate School<br />
covers the full cost of the microfilming and publication of the<br />
abstract and dissertation. Proquest will copyright the dissertation<br />
in the Candidate's name for an additional fee.<br />
Subsequent to microfilming by Pl'Oquest, the Library of the<br />
<strong>University</strong> processes a copy of the dissertation with abstract<br />
for circulation. Two copies of the dissertation with abstract are<br />
bound. One bound copy is placed in the SLU library archives.<br />
A microfilm copy is available for local circulation. The second<br />
bound copy is delivered to the major field. The Candidate<br />
is charged a fee to cover the cost of binding.<br />
Additional Degree Requirements<br />
Upon completion of the dissertation and the delivery of three<br />
approved copies of the abstract and two of the dissertation<br />
to The Graduate School, the Candidate must complete an<br />
Application for Degree form. If intending to participate in<br />
<strong>University</strong> Commencement exercises in May, the Candidate<br />
must file this form no later than the date set in The Graduate<br />
School's supplement to the <strong>University</strong> Calendar. Also to<br />
be completed are a set of data for the National Opinion<br />
Research Center's Survey of Earned Doctorates, a shortened<br />
title form (for binding pUlposes), and an exit questionnaire.<br />
The Candidate receives all of these final forms, including the<br />
Proquest publishing agreement, only after the style and format<br />
review by the Doctoral Candidacy Advisor.<br />
Each academic department or major field may, with the<br />
approval of the Dean of The Graduate School, impose requirements<br />
beyond those explained above as appropriate to the<br />
individual field of study. Such additional requirements are<br />
listed within the particular narratives for the specific programs<br />
within the Curricula and Courses section of this catalog.<br />
Time-Period to Degree and Extensions of Time<br />
The doctoral student is expected to complete all requirements<br />
for the degree in a reasonable amount of calendar time. The<br />
student, admitted into a doctoral program after earning a<br />
Master's degree in the same or a similar field (such that the<br />
Master's degree work wholly or in large measure contributes to<br />
the preparation for research in the doctoral field), must anticipate<br />
completion of degree-requirements within five (5) years<br />
of initial matriculation in the doctoral program. The student<br />
admitted to pursue the doctorate directly from the baccalaureate<br />
is expeeted to complete all requirements within seven (7)<br />
years of the initial registration for graduate degree study.<br />
All students in The Graduate School must enroll every Fall<br />
and Spring scmester until they have completed degreerequirements.<br />
After completion of coursework, practica,<br />
research preparation, and the like, and while preparing for<br />
and taking preliminary degree examinations, the student is<br />
to enroll in "Special Study for Examinations"; ordinarily<br />
only two such registrations are permitted. Upon passing the<br />
oral degree exam (and perhaps before the exam), the student<br />
registers for Dissertation Research and continues to do<br />
so while engaged in research and writing. If the time in the<br />
degree-program exceeds the five or seven years and doctoral<br />
requirements remain, the student must fOlmally petition for<br />
an extension of the ordinary time-period, routing the petition<br />
through the mentor to the major-field chairperson or<br />
the graduate program director and to the Academic Dean<br />
of the Graduate School. Generally, when such petitions are<br />
approved, extensions are given for one calendar year at a<br />
time. Also, ordinarily, in part because such petitions typically<br />
occur during the research-phase of the degree-program, each<br />
such approval is accompanied by the requirement of enrollment<br />
in one additional Disseltation Research credit (beyond<br />
twelve, which should have already been taken). (For Ed.D.degree<br />
students, the requirement of one additional credit-hour<br />
in Project Guidance accompanies each approval of a one-year<br />
extension.) Furthermore, if the time-period has been exceeded<br />
to the extent that more than five (5) calendar years have<br />
elapsed since preliminary degree examinations were passed,<br />
to remaln active in the doctoral program the student likely<br />
will be required to retake the preliminary examinations to<br />
demonstrate currency in the major field, and, if appropriate,<br />
the minor field as well.<br />
The Multidisciplinary<br />
Doctoral Option<br />
After having been formally, unconditionally, admitted into<br />
an existing Ph.D. degree program and initiated doctoral studies,<br />
the Classified graduate student may decide to petition for<br />
transfer into the multidisciplinary doctoral option. Because the<br />
availability of academic resources to support an envisioned<br />
multidisciplinary program must be critically investigated and<br />
reviewed by The Graduate School, and because a commitment<br />
of SLU faculty to such an endeavor will not be made by them<br />
to an applicant, directed application for admission into this<br />
program is categorically disallowed. Moreover, the multidisciplinary<br />
option may be sought only by the research doctoral<br />
student; the option is not available at the master's level or<br />
toward another advanced degree.<br />
To begin the transfer process, the student prepares a draft<br />
of a proposal that describes the multidisciplinary program
envisioned. In particular, the draft must contain the rationale<br />
for the transfer, the full complement of applicable, postbaccalaureate,<br />
academic work pmposed that already completed<br />
as well as the work yet to be taken, and the general area of<br />
dissertation research (that, most often, is the motivation for<br />
the transfer). With the pmposal draft in hand, the student proceeds<br />
to select minimally five (5) members of the Graduate<br />
Faculty (aU of whom must possess the doctorate or the faculty<br />
rank of Professor), collectively to serve as a committee<br />
that, in effect, becomes the student's department or major<br />
field. Faculty members are invited by the student to join the<br />
committee on the bases of their expertise and competencies<br />
and their potential interest in the student's proposed program<br />
and career objective. To serve on the committee or not is the<br />
invited faculty member's option. A proposed chairperson<br />
of the committee is designated. At least one, and preferably<br />
a minimum of two, members of the committee must have<br />
Graduate School authorization to direct doctoral dissertations<br />
(i.e., Mentor status).<br />
A formal petition to transfer into the option, signed individually<br />
by all of the proposed committee members, must be<br />
submitted to the Dean of The Graduate School. The petition<br />
with appropriate supporting documentation from the student's<br />
application/academic file is then transmitted to the proposed<br />
committee chairperson for evaluation of the student's preparedness<br />
for and potential for academic success in the envisioned<br />
program. By this time the proposal draft should have<br />
been critiqued by the committee and subsequently revised to<br />
reflect their evaluative comments. Again, the proposal will<br />
ordinarily contain a section pertaining to the envisioned dissertation<br />
research or at least the general academic area of<br />
intended investigation, inasmuch as preparation to undertake<br />
the research as well as the research-area itself are expected to<br />
contribute significantly to the rationale for multidisciplinary<br />
study. (Petition forms and guidelines for the preparation of<br />
multidisciplinary proposals are available in the Graduate<br />
School Admissions office, 117 Verhaegen Hall.)<br />
If the recommendation from the proposed committee chairperson<br />
for approval of the transfer is positive, the petition<br />
with attachments (including the proposal) is reviewed by the<br />
<strong>University</strong> Board of Graduate Studies. An Associate Dean is<br />
the liaison to the Board on behalf of the student, who should<br />
meet with the liaison at least once before the Board considers<br />
the petition and pl'Oposal.<br />
If the proposed program and committee are approved by the<br />
Board, the committee, in consultation with the student, proceeds<br />
to establish/confirm the specific program requirements.<br />
In addition to coursework, the program must include written<br />
and oral preliminary degree examinations to be administered<br />
by the committee in accordance with Graduate School policy<br />
and regulations. Research-tool requirements are to be imposed<br />
as appropriate. The entire course of study, that must meet general<br />
Graduate School protocol for the Ph.D. degree, will be<br />
reviewed toward approval by the Dean.<br />
Regulations and procedures of The Graduate School<br />
for advancement to candidacy also must be followed by the<br />
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students pursuing this doctoral option. The mentor and two<br />
additional "readers" of the dissertation are to be selected<br />
from the committee. The committee approved by the Board<br />
will serve the student through the completion and defense of<br />
the dissertation.<br />
The title of the student's multidisciplinary program must be<br />
distinctly different from the departments and major fields of<br />
doctoral study currently active at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>. An<br />
intellectual commitment shared by the student and the committee-members<br />
is necessary for a successful program. The<br />
<strong>University</strong> Board of Graduate Studies may annually review<br />
each multidisciplinary doctoral program and the progress<br />
therein, and make recommendations to the Dean.<br />
Dual-Degree <strong>Program</strong>s<br />
The Graduate School sponsors, wholly or in part, a number of<br />
formally established, advanced, dual-degree programs within<br />
the <strong>University</strong>. The student pursues, within such a program,<br />
two postbaccalaureate degrees concurrently. In some programs,<br />
the student pursues one degree through The Graduate<br />
School and the other through a professional School (e.g., the<br />
School of Law, the School of Medicine, the Cook School of<br />
Business, or the School of Social Work). Separate applications<br />
must be made for the individual degree programs, and<br />
admission to pursue one of the degrees does not guarantee<br />
admission to the dual-degree program. All supporting documentation,<br />
required of applicants to the individual degree programs,<br />
one set to accompany each application, must be submitted<br />
by the applicant envisioning a dual- degree program.<br />
The existing dual-degree programs within which The Graduate<br />
School participates were individually designed within a rationale<br />
for combining otherwise separate programs, and markets<br />
for the graduates are identifiable. A practical reason for the<br />
student to pursue a specific pair of advanced degrees concurrently<br />
is the sharing of some coursework requirements. All<br />
other requirements of the two, individual degree programs<br />
must be met separately. The applicant should apply to the<br />
more competitive of the two programs first. The individual<br />
major-field components of a dual-degree program must be initiated<br />
reasonably close together in time such that appropriate<br />
integration of the individual programs takes place. The dual<br />
pursuits must parallel one another, and the directors of the two<br />
programs determine the necessary proximity of start dates in<br />
individual instances.<br />
The Graduate School participates in the following programs<br />
taken concurrently that lead to two (2) advanced degrees:<br />
the M.D. degree (School of Medicine) and the PhD. degree<br />
in a medical science field or Health Care Ethics; the M.A.<br />
in Public Administration degree and J.D. degree (School of<br />
Law); the M.H.A. and J.D. degrees; the M.H.A. degree and<br />
the M.B.A. degree (Cook School of Business); the M.P.H.<br />
degree and the Ph.D. degree in Public Health Studies; the<br />
M.P.H. degree and the M.S.W. degree (School of Social<br />
Work); the M.P.H. and the M.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics<br />
degrees; the M.P.H. and the J.D. degrees, the M.P.H. and
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the M.D. degrees; and the M.S. in Nursing and the M.P.H.<br />
degrees. An overview of the joint M.D.lPh.D. degree programs<br />
is given below. Brief summaries of the other individual<br />
dual-degree programs may be found in the Curricula and<br />
Courses section of this Catalog.<br />
The School of Medicine and The Graduate School together<br />
offer a combined M.D. and Ph.D. degrees program for students<br />
interested in research careers in medicine and the biomedical<br />
sciences or Health Care Ethics; the Ph.D. degree<br />
is sought in one of the basic medical (pre-clinical) sciences<br />
or the ethics program. Admission is competitive, and applicants<br />
must meet all requirements for entry into the School<br />
of Medicine as well as The Graduate School. The program<br />
enables most students to complete requirements for both<br />
degrees in six to seven years. The applicant may formally seek<br />
entry into the two programs concurrently or apply for admission<br />
into the Ph.D. program, while initiating M.D.-degree<br />
studies, to begin the Ph.D. portion of the dual-degree program<br />
after completion of the second year of the professional School<br />
of Medicine curriculum. Stipends and tuition scholarships are<br />
available for the dual-degree program, including the Ph.D.<br />
degree portion of study and research.<br />
Applicants or current students possibly interested in a dualdegree<br />
program should contact the administrative personnel in<br />
the two individual degree programs for additional information<br />
and advice.<br />
Certificate <strong>Program</strong>s<br />
The Graduate School has academic jurisdiction over several<br />
categories of postbaccalaureate certificate programs. Master'sdegree-trained<br />
nursing or counseling professionals may seek<br />
academic qualification in an additional specialty or for licensure<br />
via post-Master's certificate programs. Specific application<br />
protocols, not unlike those for Classified status, are in<br />
place. The requirements for these certificates may be found in<br />
the major-field narratives in the Curricula and Courses section<br />
of this catalog. A certificate in university teaching skills may<br />
be earned by graduate students through the Reinert Center for<br />
Teaching Excellence.<br />
The Graduate School has established a framework within<br />
which a Classified graduate student may pursue a certificate<br />
concurrent with and parallel to seeking a graduate degree.<br />
The objective is to improve the student competencies through<br />
inclusion of a series of courses that collectively focus on a particular<br />
area of study related to the broader degree. Admission<br />
to a parallel certificate requires a formal petition. The certificate<br />
generally demands satisfactory completion of minimally<br />
fifteen credit hours, and the program culminates with a capstone<br />
requirement. The majority of the certificate coursework<br />
may also partially fulfill requirements for the graduate<br />
degree; hence, a portion of the required certificate work may<br />
be in addition to the ordinary degree studies. Several such<br />
specific certificate programs have been developed. A certificate<br />
in Rhetorical Studies and Writing Pedagogy is offered<br />
jointly by the Departments of English and Communication.<br />
Certificate programs in Medieval Studies and in Renaissance<br />
Studies are delivered through the interdisciplinary Center for<br />
Medieval and Renaissance Studies. A certificate of Empirical<br />
Research Methods in Descriptive Ethics is offered through<br />
the Center for Health Care Ethics. The Department of Public<br />
Policy Studies offers a graduate certificate in Geographic<br />
Information Systems and the Women's Studies <strong>Program</strong> offer<br />
a graduate certificate in Women's Studies.
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N01ES:<br />
1. The 593-693 number designates a graduate course offered on a h'ial Of a<br />
one time (e.g., by a visiting faculty member) basis. Each individual 593-693<br />
offering must be approved by The Graduate School.<br />
2. The 595-695 number designates a student prepnring for a research tool examination,<br />
final/comprehensive Master's degree examination(s), or preliminaryl<br />
comprehensive Doctoral degree examinations.<br />
3. The "Research Topics" registration generally designates a student rotating<br />
through laboratories toward selection of a mentor andlor learning experimental<br />
measurement techniques in preparation for the research phase of the<br />
Master's or Doctoral degree program. A specific course title may be submitted<br />
to the Registrar for entry into the SLU student's record.<br />
4. The "Graduate Reading Course" is, in essence, a tutorial with an individual<br />
faculty member; the subject matter is tangential to Of beyond that contained<br />
in regular, existing offerings. The instructor is to submit to the Registrnr a<br />
specific course title for the student's SLU record.<br />
5. The "C"'R" registrations, for students choosing not 10 begin new cOUl'sework<br />
during a specific academic term and not yet approaching or in the examination<br />
or research phases of their degree programs, meet the mandatory,<br />
continuous registration requirement and enable access to the <strong>University</strong>'s<br />
academic resources.
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GRADUATE OFFERINGS IN<br />
The Graduate School<br />
Donald G. Brennan, Ph.D.,<br />
Dean and Associate Provost for Graduate Studies<br />
The Graduate School is the academic division of the<br />
<strong>University</strong> through which much of its postbaccalaureate<br />
degree study is offered. Exceptions in this regard are the<br />
professional degree programs in business, social work,<br />
several allied-health fields, law, and medicine. The Center<br />
for Advanced Dental Education and the Center for Health<br />
Care Ethics have reporting lines directly to the Dean of the<br />
Graduate School. Offerings of these two academic units that<br />
lead to advanced degrees or celtificates are detailed within<br />
this section of the Catalog.<br />
CENTER FOR<br />
ADVANCED DENTAL<br />
EDllCATION<br />
Rolf G. Behrents, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.,<br />
Execlitive Director<br />
The Center for Advanced Dental Education (CADE) at <strong>Saint</strong><br />
<strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> is the academic division through which<br />
advanced training in dentistry is administered. The Center<br />
is committed to advancing the science and the art of all dental<br />
specialties through outstanding education, patient care,<br />
and research while promoting a multidisciplinary focus.<br />
At the present time, CADE is comprised of three graduate<br />
dental training programs: Endodontics, Orthodontics, and<br />
Periodontics. The Orthodontic program is wholly based at<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> while the Endodontics and Periodontics<br />
programs are offered in close affiliation with Southern Illinois<br />
<strong>University</strong> School of Dental Medicine, Alton, Illinois. All<br />
advanced dental training programs are fully accredited by the<br />
Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental<br />
Association.<br />
The prerequisite for matriculation in any CADE graduate<br />
dental training program is possession of a D.D.S., D.M.D.,<br />
or equivalent general dental degree. Selection for admission<br />
is based upon the completed application file and a personal<br />
interview. Successful completion of all CADE graduate dental<br />
program requirements results in a Master of Science in<br />
Dentistry (Research) degree and a specialty certificate of<br />
completion of didactic and clinical requirements.<br />
Each individual specialty program demands full-time, inresidence<br />
participation. The three programs vary in length<br />
and differ in educational goals. Requirements include courses<br />
from the core listings below as well as specialty courses<br />
unique to the individual discipline (listed subsequently). The<br />
goal of the core curriculum is to provide advanced concepts in<br />
the sciences that comprise the foundation of graduate dental<br />
education.<br />
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS<br />
Graduate Courses<br />
CAD.50l Pain: Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology, Diagnosis & 'D:eatment<br />
(1)<br />
Explores multiple topics of pain with special emphasis on head and neck<br />
pain and conditions andlor syndromes that mimic dental pain. Protocols for<br />
dealing with both dental and non-dental "pain patients" will be addressed.<br />
(Offered every year.)<br />
CAD.503 Advanced Oral Microbiology (2)<br />
Examines the interface of human host and its microbial inhabitants converging<br />
to cause disease. Describes oral ecosystems resulting from interaction<br />
between human anatomy and physiology and microbial populations and their<br />
physiology with emphasis on the pulpal, periapical, and periodontal regions.<br />
Includes factors that maintain population balance and health or cause population<br />
imbalance and disease in these ecosystems. Includes management and<br />
prevention of oral microbial disease. (Offered every year.)<br />
CAD.504 Molecula[, Biology of the Cell (2)<br />
Cell and molecular biology of the tooth and supporting structures. Attention<br />
given to molecular structure and function of composite proteins of tooth and<br />
bone and 10 cellular and physiological mechanisms key to driving development<br />
and repair. (Offered every year.)<br />
CAD. 505 Introduction to Statistical Inference (3)<br />
Nature of measurement in graduate dentistry. Basic principles and techniques<br />
of research analysis, particularly in graduate dental research. Introduction<br />
to probability theory and sampling theory; criteria of reliability and validity.<br />
Fundamental concepts of descriptive and inferential statistics. introduction<br />
to levels of measurements and application of parametric and non parametric<br />
tests. (Offered every year.)<br />
CAD.506 Ethics in Dental Research and Practice CO)<br />
Two-part course requiring completion of online course BBS.5 J 0 Responsible<br />
Conduct in Research. and attendance and participation in lectures on<br />
Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct and their relationship<br />
to ethical decision making processes in dental practice. (Offered every year.)<br />
CAD.50S Multidisciplinary Diagnosis and 'D:eatment Planning I (1)<br />
Diagnosis and treatment planning of various types of multidisciplinary dental<br />
problems through case studies. Various diagnostic and treatment modalities<br />
are discussed in order to render the most efficacious plan of patient treatment.<br />
Application of biomedical sciences to clinical oro-facial problems at the dental<br />
specialty level. (Offered every year.)<br />
CAD.509 Research in Graduate Dentistry (1)<br />
Research planning. design and qualitative and quantitative methodologies<br />
are examined together with the steps taken in the preparation of a research<br />
proposal, the conducting of the research in an efficient and ethical manner,
and the writing and defense of a thesis. A culminating course requirement is<br />
the oral delivery and defense of a research proposal and the preparation of the<br />
associated literature review. (Offered every year.)<br />
CAD.SI0 Dental Therapeutics (1)<br />
A comprehensive review of the pharmacological considerations of clinical denlishy.<br />
Special emphasis is placed on dentally prescribed medications and their<br />
effects on systemic disease and associated systemic drugs. (Offered every year.)<br />
CAD.Sll Principles of Prllctice Management (1)<br />
A practice managment course which covers a broad range of business-management<br />
topics with an emphasis on application of concepts. (Offered every<br />
year.)<br />
CAD.S14 TMJ Disorders (1)<br />
A lecture series to improve the understanding of TMJ disease and related<br />
disorders and to provide a rationale for differential diagnosis and treatment.<br />
(Offered every year.)<br />
CAD.S16 Advanced Oral Medicine (1)<br />
Material on oral diagnosis and oral medicine is presented to enhance the<br />
ability to make an accurate diagnosis of oral and general diseases. Special<br />
emphasis is placed on treatment of the medically compromised patient.<br />
(Offered every year.)<br />
CAD.S17 Advanced Oral Pathology (1)<br />
Oral diseases wilh similar clinical appearances are presented. A differential<br />
diagnosis will be developed. For each entry, the etiology, biologic history,<br />
elinical features, histologic characteristics, progress, and current treatment<br />
will be identified. (Offered every year.)<br />
CAD.519 Advanced Head and Neck Anatomy (2)<br />
Presentation of the anatomy of specific areas of the head and neck that relate<br />
to dental practice. Emphasis will be placed upon the interrelationships, clinical<br />
significance, and variation of the structures studied. (Offered every year.)<br />
CAD.S22 Clinical Immunology (1)<br />
A comprehensive review of inflammation and immunity and how they protect<br />
or harm the host with special focus on clinical dentislly. (Offered every year.)<br />
CAD.S23 Business Law (2)<br />
A discussion of the legal, professional, and ethical aspects of dental practice<br />
with consideration of practice acquisition, location, promotion, personnel<br />
issues, contract and tort liabilities, practice format and administration. taxes,<br />
insurance and estate planning. (Offered every year.)<br />
CAD.S24 Implants & Temporary Anchorage Devices (1)<br />
A lecture-discussion course introducing dental implaots for applicatiol1s in<br />
periodontics and temporary anchorage devices to support intra-oral clinical<br />
mechanics in orthodontics. Autotransplantation of teeth within inter-disciplinary<br />
patient care is also examined.<br />
(Offered every year)<br />
CAD.GS9S Special Study for Examinations (0)<br />
ENDOUONTICS (CADE)<br />
John F. Hatton, D.M.D.,<br />
<strong>Program</strong> Director<br />
The Center for Advanced Dental Education at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> offers a 24-month program in the specialty of<br />
Endodontics that leads to a Mastel' of Science in Dentistry<br />
(Research) degree. The didactic and clinical phases of the<br />
program are conducted at both <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong> and,<br />
with close affiliation, at Southern Illinois <strong>University</strong> School<br />
of Dental Medicine, Alton, Illinois. Focus of the training<br />
program is three-fold: a comprehensive clinical experience<br />
involving diagnosis and treatment of all categories of nonsurgical<br />
and surgical endodontic cases; the didactic core and<br />
specialty courses encompassing biomedical and clinical con-<br />
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cepts; and research related to the discipline of endodontics.<br />
The program is fully accredited by the Commission on Dental<br />
Accreditation of the American Dental Association. Following<br />
completion of the program, graduates are educationally qualified<br />
for certification by the American Board of Endodontics.<br />
Master of Science in Dentistry<br />
(Research)<br />
Prerequisites<br />
D.D.S., D.M.D., or equivalent general dental degree.<br />
Required Courses<br />
All core courses described under the section entitled Center<br />
for Advanced Dental Education except CAD.514, CAD.523,<br />
and CAD.524 are required. In addition, required endodontic<br />
specialty courses include all courses described below.<br />
Additional Requirements<br />
Supervised clinical endodontic treatment of patients; comprehensive<br />
endodontic specialty examinations utilizing written,<br />
oral, and practical clinical fonnats; teaching practicum.<br />
Total required credit-hours: 51<br />
No formal minor is permitted.<br />
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS<br />
Graduate Courses<br />
ENDG.500 Preclinical Endodontie Technique (1)<br />
A didactic and laboratory introduction to basic and advanced endodontic<br />
clinical principles and techniques. A format to experience alternate clinical<br />
treatment methods. (Offered every year.)<br />
ENDG.S20 Literature Review (1)<br />
An intense, ongoing overview of endodontic literature to assist the resident in<br />
developing a sound base of scientific knowledge regarding the fundamentals<br />
of endodontics. (Offered every academic term.)<br />
ENDG.S21 Literature Review n (1)<br />
ENDG.522 Literature Review ill (1)<br />
ENDG.S23 Literature Review IV (1)<br />
ENDG.524 Literature Review V (1)<br />
ENDG.S30 Preclinical Teaching Practicum (0)<br />
Supervised teaching participation in the instruction of nndergraduate dental<br />
students in the preclinical endodontic technique course. (Offered every year.)<br />
ENDG.S31 Clinical Teaching Practicum (0)<br />
Supervised teaching pal1icipation in tbe clinical instruction of undergraduate<br />
dental studenls. (Offered every year.)<br />
ENDG.S41 Pulp Biology (1)<br />
Nonnal aud diseased pulp conditions and their relationship to periapical tissues.<br />
Emphasis is placed on pulpal neural and vascular supply; pulpal defense mechanisms;<br />
injury, aging, and retrogressive changes; healing and repair of periapical<br />
tissues; and histopathology of periapical lesions. (Offered every year.)<br />
ENDG.S47 Concepts in Biomedical Science (1)<br />
A lecture/discussion series designed to integrate the student's didactic and<br />
clinical experiences in the specialty area with olher dental and medical specialty<br />
subjects. (Offered every other year.)
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ENDG.SSI Principles of Endodontic Surgery (1)<br />
A comprehensive consideration of endodontic surgery is presented. Instruction<br />
and training in the application of relevant biomedical science to meet surgical<br />
and clinical requirements is emphasized. (Offered every year.)<br />
ENDG.SS2 American Board of Endodontics Review (1)<br />
Preparation for ccrtification by the American Board of Endodontics. Course<br />
includes information on board protocol, case presentation format, and a<br />
review of prior board materials to give a foundation for continued preparation<br />
to achieve diplomate starus. (Offered every year.)<br />
ENDG.S60 Clinical Endodontics (1)<br />
Clinical and didactic course relating the biomedical sciences to clinical<br />
endodontic problems in order to gain a level of knowledge necessary to manage<br />
the various modalities of endodontic therapy. Includes the therapeutic<br />
management of routine, complex, and surgical clinical cases. (Offered every<br />
academic term.)<br />
ENDG.561 Clinical Endodontics II (2)<br />
ENDG.562 Clinical Endodontics III (2)<br />
ENDG.563 Clinical Endodontics IV (1)<br />
ENDG.564 Clinical Endodontics V (2)<br />
ENDG.565 Clinical Endodontics VI (2)<br />
ENDG.566 Clinical Endodontics VII (1)<br />
ENDG.591 Endodontic Jonl'llal Club (0·1)<br />
A consideration of reccnt developments and current literature in endodontics<br />
and related fields. (Offered every academic term.)<br />
ENDG.595 Special Study for EXllmiuations (0)<br />
ENDG.S99 Thesis Research (0·6)<br />
ENDG.5CR.90 Master's Degree Study (0)<br />
ORTHODONTICS (CADE)<br />
Rolf G. Behrents, D.D.S., Ph.D.,<br />
<strong>Program</strong> Director<br />
The Center for Advanced Dental Education at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> offers a graduate training program in Orthodontics<br />
that is 30 months in length. The program offers three basic<br />
areas of training: an extensive and comprehensive clinical<br />
experience that involves diagnosis, treatment planning, active<br />
treatment, and retention of patients representing a variety of<br />
malocclusions and craniofacial deformities; a didactic core<br />
and specialty education that encompasses biomedical sciences<br />
as well as elinical concepts; and research related to the discipline.<br />
The program is fully accredited by the Commission<br />
on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.<br />
Following completion of the program, graduates are educationally<br />
qualified for certification by the American Board of<br />
Orthodontics<br />
Master of Science in Dentistry<br />
(Research)<br />
Prerequisite<br />
D.D.S., D.M.D., or equivalent general dental degree.<br />
Required Courses<br />
All core courses described under the section entitled Center<br />
for Advanced Dental Education are required except for<br />
CAD.S03 CAD.SlO and CAD.S22. In addition, specialty<br />
courses required include all courses described below.<br />
Additional Requirements<br />
Supervised active and retention clinical orthodontic treatment<br />
of patients; comprehensive orthodontic specialty examinations<br />
utilizing written, oral, and practical clinical formats.<br />
Total required credit hours: 80<br />
No formal minor is permitted.<br />
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS<br />
Graduate Courses<br />
ORTH.501 Fundamentals of Orthodontics (2)<br />
Team-taught by the orthodontic faculty during the first summer and fall terms<br />
of the graduate program. Course is based upou a respected, comprehensive,<br />
graduate text in the speeialty. Applied seience and techniques of diagnosis,<br />
treatment planning, active therapy, and retention are reviewed. (Offered every<br />
year)<br />
ORTH.S03 Facial Development (2)<br />
An overview of current thought in the field of craniofacial biology. The graduate<br />
student is exposed to the changes that take place in the face from embryo<br />
to adult. Hypothetical control mechanisms. elinical application of facial<br />
growth principles, and the experimental evidence are explored in a critical<br />
review of relevant literature. (Offered every year.)<br />
ORTH.S10 Biomechanics (2)<br />
Concepts of orthodontic displacemeot and force. Kinematics and biomechanics<br />
of tooth movement. Deformable-body mechanics, materials science,<br />
mechanical analyses, and selection of orthodontic-appliance components.<br />
Instantaneous and dynamic analyses of e)(ample appliances and clinical<br />
mechanics. (Offered every year.)<br />
ORTH.525 Clinical Cephalometrlcs (2)<br />
Introductiou to the use of cephalometrie radiographs in clinical 0l1hodontics.<br />
Overview of cephalometrie analyses of historic importance. Lectures and<br />
demonstrations with a laboratory component that includes eephalometric<br />
tracing technique. visualization of treatmeut objectives for orthodontic and<br />
surgical orthodontic cases, analysiS of growth pattern, and treatment results.<br />
(Offered every year.)<br />
ORTH.535 Surgical Ortbodontics (1)<br />
Acquaints the graduate student with those surgical procedures that directly<br />
relate to orthodontic treatment plans. The lecture series encompasses a review<br />
of diagnostic procedures. surgical teclmiques for the treatment of maxillary<br />
and/or mandibular skeletal excess and deficiency as well as laterognathism,<br />
Class JT malocclusion and adjunetive techniques of genioplasty for correction<br />
of mierogenia and macrogenia. In addition to surgical consideration of<br />
jaw deformities, time is allocated for miscellaneous pathological conditions.<br />
(Offered every year.)<br />
ORTH.537 Orthodontic Problems Related to CleCt·Palate Patient (1)<br />
A study of the various aspects of the congenital eleft-lip-and-palate condition<br />
with a consideration of the several professional areas concerned with the total<br />
habilitation of the cleft-tip-and-palate patient. Coursework includes diagno-
sis and treatment of patients at the Cardinal Glennon Hospital Cleft Palate<br />
Center. (Offered every year.)<br />
ORTB.539 Speech Problems Related to the Oral Mechanism (1)<br />
Basic anatomy and physiology of the speech mechanism. Introduction to<br />
phonetics and speech sound production. Survey of communication disorders;<br />
significance of the disorder for the orthodontist, and orthodontic treatment<br />
plan. (Offered cvery Fall semester.)<br />
ORTH.540 History of Orthodontics (1)<br />
Evaluating concepts in pre-specialization disciplinary organization, ethical<br />
considerations. and humanist aspects of thc profession. (Offered every year.)<br />
ORTH.S49 Diagnostic Procedures in Orthodontics (1)<br />
An introduction to diagnostic procedures including the taking of thc prospective<br />
patient's medical and denial history, conductiog the clinical examination<br />
and an evaluation of dental and oral function. The analysis of orthodontic<br />
study casts. (Offered every year)<br />
ORTH.5S0 Dingnosis and Tt'catmellt Planning 1(1)<br />
Evaluation and treatmcnt planning of various types of malocclusion. (Offered<br />
every year.)<br />
ORTH.SS3 Clinical Diagnosis I (1)<br />
The clinical application of the various diagnostic procedures and philosophies<br />
of orthodontic diagnosis and a presentation of practical procedures to help in<br />
the management of unusual problems that can arise during the course of treatment.<br />
(Offered every year.)<br />
ORTH.SS4 Clinical Diagnosis II (1)<br />
Continuation of Clinical Diagnosis I. (Offered every year.)<br />
ORTII.SSS Orthodontic Analysis and Treatment Modalities (1)<br />
An in-depth presentation of specific and complex problems that can and do<br />
arise in orthodontic practice. Recognition, precautions, nod various treatmellt<br />
modalities for each problem are discussed. Advances in orthodontic technology<br />
will be presented utilizing diagrams, photographs, clinical aids, and<br />
actual demonstrations to further enhance knowledge in dealing with difficult<br />
situations. (Offered every year.)<br />
ORTHSS6 Clinical Case Conference (0-1)<br />
In seminar format, each class meeting features the presentation by one of the<br />
students of the work-up and diagnosis of an active orthodontic patient. The<br />
other students and faculty propose and critically evaluate possible treatment<br />
plans and modalities. The presenting student then reviews the actual treatment<br />
plan being followed and the progress in therapy to date. (Offered every year.)<br />
ORTH.SS8 Clinical Specialty Seminars (1)<br />
Individual clinical facnlty members present their personal philosophies of<br />
diagnosis, treatment planning, active therapy, and retention. These sessions<br />
serve also to introduce the students to a diversity of techniques and appliances<br />
and therapy for unusual and exceptional categories of patients and cases perhaps<br />
not routinely seen in the mainstream of Ollhdontic care. (Offered cvery<br />
year.)<br />
ORTH.560 Introduction to Clinical Ol·thodontics (i)<br />
A didactic and laboratory introduction to provide an overview of the range<br />
of problems encountered in clinical orthodontics and approaches to those<br />
problems as well as techniques of orthodontic appliance fabrication and their<br />
applications to assist in solving those problems. (Offered every year.)<br />
ORTH.S61 Introduction to Clinical Orthodontics II (l)<br />
A continuation of ORTH.560. A concentrated, didactic course that addresses<br />
in some depth the procedures of diagnosis. treatment planning, and application<br />
of clinical therapy toward the solutions of orthodontic problems in<br />
patients of various ages and dental development. (Offered every yeal:)<br />
ORTH.S62 Principles of Orthodontic Techniqnes (2)<br />
Course includes typodont setup in normal occlusion before banding; philosophy<br />
of treatment; and a coordination of lectures and seminars with laboratory<br />
demonstration on archwire fabrication and reasons for each bend. (Offered<br />
every year.)<br />
ORTH.S63 Principles of Orthodontic Techniques II (2)<br />
Course includes treatment of Class II, Division I non-extraction case and<br />
lreatmellt of Class I bimaxillary-protl'Usion case, requiring removal of permanent<br />
teeth. (Offered every year.)<br />
ORTH.S64 Tip-Edge Brackets and the Differential Straight-Arch<br />
Technique (1)<br />
The differeotial straight-arcl] technique is a fixed-appliance method of<br />
orthodontics utilizing pre-angled brackets that let the teeth move yet provide<br />
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accurate three-dimensional final control. The light, continuous forces are<br />
physiologically compatible. Course includes complete instruction in theory,<br />
fabrication and manipUlation of the appliance through lectures, laboratory<br />
exercises. and the treatmeot of patients. (Offered every year.)<br />
ORTH.S70 Clinical Procednre (1)<br />
Introduction of the first year students to the policies, personnel, and protocol<br />
of the orthodontic clinic and the ancillary facilities that complement the<br />
clinic. (Offered every year.)<br />
ORTH.S71 Clinical Orthodontics I (2)<br />
Supervised patient treatment in the Orthodontic Clinic. (Offered the first Fall<br />
semester and every academic term thereafter.)<br />
ORTB.S72 Clinical Orthodontics II (3)<br />
ORTB.S73 Clinical Orthodontics ill (1)<br />
ORTH.574 Clinical Orthodontics N (3)<br />
ORTH.S7S Clinical Orthodontics V (3)<br />
ORTH.576 Clinical Orthodontics VI (1)<br />
ORTB.S77 Clinical Orthodontics VII (3)<br />
ORTH.S78 Clinical Orthodontics VIII (0-3)<br />
ORTH.S80 Seminar: Child and Adolescent Psychology (1)<br />
The personal-social development of the child and adolescent from the perspective<br />
of life-span psychology is preseoted and discussed in the context<br />
of orthodontics, which includes the psycho-social impact of malocclusion,<br />
patient-parent-doctor motivations, communication and interpersonal relationships,<br />
patient cooperation and behavior modifIcations, and the psychology of<br />
the orthodontist. (Offered every year.)<br />
ORTII.S89 Review for the ABO Examination (0)<br />
The second year students attend a seriers of seminars with various members<br />
of the faculty toward preparation for the phase two, written examioation<br />
administered periodically by the American Board of Orthodontics. Passing<br />
the cxamination is a required step toward board certificatioo. (Offered every<br />
year.)<br />
ORTH.S91 Literature Review (1)<br />
A consideratioo of recent developments and current literature in the orthodontic<br />
field and in related fields.<br />
ORTH.S9S Special Study for Examinations (0)<br />
ORTB.597 Research Topics (1-2)<br />
Prior permission of guiding professor and program director required.<br />
ORTH.S99 Thesis Research (0-6)<br />
PERIODONTICS (CADE)<br />
D. Douglas Miley, D.M,D., M.S.D.,<br />
<strong>Program</strong> Director<br />
The 36-month graduate program in Periodontics, offered by the<br />
Center for Advanced Dental Education, leads to the Master of<br />
Science in Dentistry (Research) degree. Didactic and clinical<br />
education in graduate periodontics occur at the host institution,<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>, as wen as at two sites (Implant Clinic<br />
and Main Clinic) at the affiliate institution, Southern Illinois<br />
<strong>University</strong> School of Dental Medicine. Focus of the training<br />
program is three-fold: an extensive and comprehensive clinical<br />
experience involving diagnosis and treatment of patients representing<br />
a wide variety of periodontal problems; the didactic<br />
component that encompass the biomedical sciences as well as<br />
clinical concepts; and research related to the study of periodontology.<br />
The program is fully accredited by the Commission on<br />
Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.
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Following completion of the program, graduates are educationally<br />
qualified for certification by the American Board of<br />
Periodontology.<br />
Master of Science in Dentistry<br />
(Research)<br />
Prerequisites<br />
D.D.S., D.M.D .• or equivalent general dental degree<br />
Required Courses<br />
All CAD core cOUJ'ses described within the section entitled<br />
Center for Advanced Dental Education except CAD.523. In<br />
addition, required periodontal specialty courses include all<br />
courses described below.<br />
Additional Requirements<br />
Supervised clinical periodontal treatment of patients; comprehensive<br />
periodontal specialty examinations utilizing written,<br />
oral, and practical clinical formats; teaching practicum; oral<br />
defense of the thesis.<br />
Total required credit-hours: 68<br />
No formal minor is permitted.<br />
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS<br />
Graduate Courses<br />
PERI.500 Principles of Periodontics (1)<br />
An overview of critical didllctic lind clinical information in the field of periodontology<br />
to the incoming periodontal resident. (Offered every year.)<br />
PERI. 501 Periodontal Literature Reviews I (1)<br />
A format for reviewing and presenting significant classical and contemporary<br />
periodontal literature published in related journals. (Offered every semester.)<br />
PERI.502 Periodontal Literature Reviews n (1)<br />
PERI.503 Periodontal Literature Reviews In (1)<br />
PERI.504 Periodontal Literature Reviews IV (1)<br />
PERI.505 Periodontal Utel'ature Reviews V (1)<br />
PERI.506 Pedodontal Literature Reviews VI (1)<br />
PERI.510 Conscious Sedation 1(1)<br />
Course is designed to provide knowledge required to manage pain and anxiety<br />
in Ihe conscious, sedated patient and training in the various sedation techniques.<br />
(Offered every year.)<br />
PERI.511 Conscious Sedation n (1)<br />
Continuation of PERI.51O. (Offered every year.)<br />
PERI.520 Introduction to Graduate Implant Dentistry I (1)<br />
A comprehensive course 10 prepare knowledge necessary for clinical dental<br />
implant treatment; all phases of surgical and prosthetic treatment are discussed.<br />
(Offered every year.)<br />
PERI.521 Introduction to Graduate Implant Dentistry II (1)<br />
Continuation ofPER1.520. (Offered every year.)<br />
PERI.522 Advanced Implant Surgery 1(1)<br />
A comprehensive overview of implant dentistry, with an emphasis on surgical<br />
methods and techn iques. Speciultopics are presented IUld current literature is<br />
reviewed. (Offered every year.)<br />
PERI.523 Advanced Implant Surgery n (1)<br />
Continuation of PERI.522. (Offered every year.)<br />
PERI.530 Clinical Teaching Practicum (0)<br />
Supervised participation in the instruction of clinical periodontics to undergraduate<br />
dental students and pm1icipation with faculty in the development of<br />
treatment plans for new patients. (Offered every year.)<br />
PERI.540 Periodontal Case Presentation Seminar (1)<br />
Resident presentations of patient treatment for eritical review and discussion.<br />
Residents organize clinical case information and records for presentations<br />
of patient diagnosis, treatment planning, and surgical therapy. Gives each<br />
resident the opportunity to observe and evaluate periodontal treatment by<br />
other residents and provides a basis of preparation for the American Board of<br />
Periodontology oral examination. (Offered every academic term.)<br />
PERI.560 Clinical Periodontics I (1)<br />
Clinical course consisting of patien! treatment for periodontal diseases<br />
and other associated conditions in the field of periodontics. Students treat<br />
patients with various periodontal diseases to a level that periodontal health is<br />
achieved, etiologic factors nre controlled, and a schedule for supportive periodontal<br />
therapy is organized for patients. The clinical experience also consists<br />
of dental implant treatment and other adjunctive methods in the management<br />
of patients referred for periodomal treatment. (Offered every academic term.)<br />
PERI.561 Clinical Periodontics II (2)<br />
PERI.562 Clinical Periodontics III (2)<br />
PERI.563 Clinical Periodontics IV (1)<br />
PERI.564 Clinical Periodontics V (2)<br />
PERI.565 Clinical Periodontics VI (2)<br />
PERI.566 Clinical Periodontics VII (1)<br />
PERI.567 Clinical Periodontics Vln (2)<br />
PERI. 568 Clinical Periodontics IX (2)<br />
PERI.570 Periodontal Systemic Interrelationships (0)<br />
Ex.plores the complex interaction between oral and systemic health. Evidence<br />
shows that a number of human diseases are associated with opportunistic<br />
infections in periodontal medicine. These diseases are discussed together with<br />
the oral manifestations and management. (Offered every year.)<br />
PERI.580 Orthodontic-Periodontic Interrelationships (0)<br />
Designed to explore the intelTelationships between the disciplines of orthudontics<br />
and periodontics. In-depth discussion of special toples to improve<br />
patient treatment of interdisciplinary problems in clinical practice. (Offered<br />
every year.)<br />
PERI.591 Current Literature in Periodontics (1)<br />
An ongoing review of current literature io periodontics taken from various<br />
journals. Residents present abstracts and review articles. Critical evaluations<br />
are made of current published research, and new concepts and techniques are<br />
discussed in a seminar format.<br />
PERI.595 Special Study for Examinations (0)<br />
PERI.599 Thesis Research (0-6)<br />
PERI.5CR.90 Master's Degree Study (0)
HEALTH CARE ETHICS<br />
James M. DuBois, Ph.D., D.Se.,<br />
Center Director and Department Chair<br />
Ana S. ntis, Ph.D., D.Se.,<br />
Doctoral <strong>Program</strong> Director<br />
The graduate program leading to the research doctorate<br />
is offered by the Department of Health Care Ethics.<br />
Interdisciplinary in nature, the program involves full-time<br />
faculty in the Center for Health Care Ethics as well as faculty<br />
from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of<br />
Public Service, and the Schools of Law, Medicine, and Public<br />
Health. The program combines an interdisciplinary curriculum<br />
with practica in health care. In cooperation with the Schools<br />
of Law and Medicine, respectively, the Center for Health Care<br />
Ethics offers a lD.IPh.D. and a M.D.lPh.D.<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Prerequisites<br />
There are two admission tracks to the PhD program with separate<br />
prerequisites:<br />
1. Post-baccalaureate: Applicants are required to possess a<br />
bachelor's degree with a major or a minor in a field related to<br />
ethics in the humanities (e.g., philosophy or religious studies)<br />
and their writing sample and statement of aims must evidence<br />
the maturity needed to complete a PhD in health care ethics.<br />
Basic competencies in philosophical and applied ethics are<br />
developed within the doctoral curriculum.<br />
2. Postgraduate: Applicants must have completed a Master's<br />
degree or another advanced degree in a field related to health<br />
care ethics (e.g. an MA in philosophy or moral theology, ID,<br />
or MD). Students whose graduate or professional curriculum<br />
did not include the following, may need to complete additional<br />
prerequisite course work:<br />
• Philosophical ethics (3 credits)<br />
• Applied ethics (3 credits)<br />
• Logic or Critical thinking (3 credits)<br />
• A Master's thesis in ethics OR 6 credit hours of further<br />
humanities studies in which essays are written<br />
For applicants who are otherwise qualified for admission, up<br />
to 9 hours of prerequisites may be completed during the first<br />
year of study within the PhD program.<br />
JDIPhD <strong>Program</strong> Prerequisites<br />
Ordinarily, JD/PhD students are required to satisfy the same<br />
prerequisites as students admitted to the PhD program on the<br />
postgraduate admission track.<br />
MDIPhD <strong>Program</strong> Prerequisites<br />
Health Care Ethics - 99<br />
MDIPhD students must have completed a graduate level foundations<br />
of ethics course and applied ethics course. Students<br />
may satisfy these requirements as directed reading courses<br />
during the summer between the first and second years of<br />
medical school. Applicants to the Health Care Ethics program<br />
must provide a sample of writing in health care ethics that<br />
demonstrates the ability to do doctoral level coursework in the<br />
field.<br />
Required Courses<br />
For the postbaccalaureate (pre-Master's) student the following<br />
courses are required:<br />
HCE.501 Foundations of Clinical Ethics;<br />
HCE.S03 Foundations of Cathoic Health Care Ethics; and<br />
an advanced, one-credit course from the Cliniccal Ethics<br />
Certificate <strong>Program</strong> (e.g. HCE.SlO). An alternative, approved,<br />
graduate, three-credit, foundational-ethics course may be<br />
taken in place of HCE.SOI, HCE.503 and the one-credit certificate<br />
program course.<br />
HCE.521 Theories in Philosophical Ethics (or the equivalent)<br />
Three, advanced, one-credit courses from the Clinical Health<br />
Care Ethics certificate program (e.g., HCE.5lO, HCE.Sl1, and<br />
HCE.512, or an alternative, approved, graduate, three-credit,<br />
applied ethics course)<br />
CMHC.502 Ethical Issues in Public Health (or an approved<br />
substitute, three-credit course)<br />
The following courses are required of all students in the doctoral<br />
program:<br />
HCE.601 Methods in Philosophical Ethics;<br />
HCE.602 Methods in Religious Ethics;<br />
HCE.603 Applied Methods in Health Care Ethics;<br />
HCE.604 Interdisciplinary Research in Health Care Ethics;<br />
HCE.611 Introduction to Medicine for Ethicists;<br />
HCE.612 Health Care Law; and<br />
CMHC.SOO Health Care Organization.<br />
Additional Requirements<br />
Three credit hours of coursework from offerings in health<br />
care in other programs, nine hours of coursework on topics<br />
in health care ethics, three credit hours of practica, and competencies<br />
in medical terminology, reading statistics and study<br />
design, and library database skills.<br />
Between the end of coursework and completing the dissertation<br />
students will be encouraged to attend an ongoing<br />
Interdisciplinary Research Seminar.<br />
No Jormal millor is permitted. Students may complete an<br />
optional Certificate oj Empirical Reserach methods in<br />
Descriptive Ethics, a concentration in Reserach Ethics,
100 - Health Care Ethics<br />
01' a Concentration in Health Care Ethics in the Catholic<br />
Tradition.<br />
Certificate of Empirical Research Methods in Descriptive<br />
Ethics<br />
Students, with the approval of the program's faculty, may opt<br />
to complete this certificate program. The certificate program,<br />
which has two distinct tracks (qualitative and quantitative),<br />
requires 15 hours of coursework, some of which can be<br />
integrated into the traditional Ph.D. program. The aim of the<br />
certificate program is to prepare students to do independent<br />
research based either on survey (quantitative) or on interview<br />
(qualitative) methods. Data gathered during the final courses<br />
of the certificate program should be integrated into the doctoral<br />
dissertation in health care ethics. Courses will include<br />
HCE.651and HCE.652.<br />
Research Ethics Concentration<br />
Students enrolled in the Ph.D. program in health care ethics<br />
may take 15 hours of course work with an emphasis on<br />
research ethics and write a dissertation (12 credits) in research<br />
ethics to develop expertise in the area of human research ethics.<br />
Concentration on Health Care Ethics in the Catholic<br />
Tradition<br />
Students enrolled in the Ph.D. program in health care ethics<br />
may take 15 hours of coursework with an emphasis on health<br />
care ethics in the Catholic tradition and write a dissertation<br />
(12 credits) in the Catholic tradition to develop expertise in<br />
the area of Catholic health care ethics.<br />
Certificate in Clinical Health Care<br />
Ethics<br />
Jill.Burkemper, PIl.D.,<br />
Certificate <strong>Program</strong> Director<br />
The Certificate in Clinical Health Care Ethics has been established<br />
to serve hospital personnel and others engaged in<br />
healthcare. The primary objective of the celtificate program<br />
is to foster clinical ethics skills and knowledge needed by ethics<br />
committee members, physicians, nurses, administrators,<br />
attorneys, social workers, chaplains, and others in healthcare.<br />
To deliver a program manageable for professionals who may<br />
be working full-time, the pl'Ogram includes an extensive distance-learning<br />
component. Participants have the option of<br />
pursuing a concentration in Catholic Health Care Ethics.<br />
Prerequisites<br />
A baccalaureate or equivalent pl'Ofessional degree;<br />
Some pl'Ofessional experience in a health care setting (ordinarily<br />
required); and<br />
Admission to the program subsequent to an application process<br />
Required Courses<br />
HCE.501 Foundations in Clinical Ethics<br />
HCE.5l0 Informed Consent and Surrogate Decision Making<br />
HCE.511 Death and Dying<br />
HCE.516 Law and .Bioethics<br />
HCE.589 Capstone Project: Ethics Case Analysis<br />
In addition, students are required to complete three of the following<br />
courses:<br />
HCE.503 Foundations of Catholic Health Care Ethics<br />
(Required for all students pursuing a concentration in<br />
Catholic health care ethics.)<br />
HCE.512 Ethical, Policy, and Social Issues in Pain<br />
Management and Palliative Care<br />
HCE.513 Patient Safety and Medical Error<br />
HCE.514 Organ Donation: Ethical Issues in Clinical Practice<br />
HCE.5I5 Perinatal and Pediatric Ethics<br />
Time Frame<br />
The pl'Ogram is designed to be completed in one year: found<br />
semester-hours in the Fall semester, three-semester hours in<br />
the Spring semester, and one semester-hour during the following<br />
Summer Session. (Students have the option of taking<br />
longer than one year to complete the Certificate.) Besides the<br />
distant learning component, a two day seminar is required,<br />
onsite at <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>, during each of the Fall and<br />
Spring semesters.<br />
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS<br />
Graduate Courses<br />
HCE.4311S31 Humanism & The Health Care Humanities (3)<br />
Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. Introduces the central themes in the<br />
humanistic tradition and explores the intersection hetween these and health<br />
care. Topics include Post-Enlightenment thought; the tension between scientific<br />
and humanistic approaches; and the critical. educational. and supplementary<br />
functions of the humanities in health care. (Offered every other year.)<br />
HCE.SOI I"oundations uf Clinical Ethics (1)<br />
This course has three main purposes: first, to study the principal ethical norms<br />
that inform clinical ethics discussions; second, to examine the main models<br />
for conducting clinical ethics consultations; third, to present a framework for<br />
analyzing cases which is suitable for writing up case studies. (Offered annually)<br />
HCE.S03 Foundations of Catholic Health Care Ethics (1)<br />
This course examines Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health<br />
Care Services (4th edition, 2001) to offer a critical appraisal of the foundations<br />
of Catholic healthcare ethics. (Offered annually)<br />
lICE.SI0 Informed Consent and Surrogate Decision Making (1)<br />
This course investigates informed consent and desicion-making on behalf of<br />
incompetent patients, including such topics as the legal and ethical basis of<br />
informed consent, standards that health professionals must meet in disclosing<br />
information, slllndards used by surrogate decision-makers, and the role of<br />
advance directives. (Offered annually.)<br />
HCE.Sll Death and Dying (1)<br />
This course surveys ethical issues and norms that pertain to healthcare for<br />
patients who afe near the end of life. (Offered annually.)<br />
HCE.S12 Ethical, Policy, lind Social Issues ill Pain Management and<br />
Palliative Care (I)<br />
A study of: empirical data concerning pain management and palliative care to
Health Care Ethics<br />
identify major areas of concern relevant for ethicists in the clinical selling; an<br />
ethical framework for physicians and institutions in providing pain management<br />
and palliative carc; legal norms regarding pain management, including<br />
salUtes, cases. professional guidelines. and private accreditation. (Offered<br />
annually.)<br />
HCE.SI3 Patient Safety and Medical Error (1)<br />
This course examines related ethical issues of medical error and patient-safety.<br />
especially from the perspective of quality improvement in healthcare today.<br />
(Offered annually.)<br />
HCI
eflect critically on ethical challenges in health care.<br />
HCE.651 Interdisciplinal'Y Research Seminar: Dissertation Research<br />
in Health Care Ethics (0)<br />
The interdisciplinary research seminar is recommended for students between<br />
the end of coursework and completing the dissertation. This seminar examines<br />
ongoing dissertation research, integrating the knowledge of method and systematic<br />
analysis in ethics, of interdisciplinary study. and of foreign literature<br />
in health care ethics. (Offered every year.)<br />
HCE.652 Directed Research in Descriptive Ethics (3)<br />
Prerequisites: Completion of at least nine semester-hours within the Certificate<br />
in Empirical Research Methods program. This course provides the opportunity<br />
to design and carry out directed, research in descriptive ethics. The course<br />
fosters the development of skills necessary to secure grant funding, to gain<br />
Institutional Review Board approval, and to do empirical research that can be<br />
integrated into the doctoral dissertation in health care ethics. (Offered every<br />
other year.)<br />
HCE.660 Bioethics and the Law (3)<br />
This course examines legal issues in health care decision making in areas<br />
typically considered II part of bioethics. These topics include organ transplantation,<br />
genetic medicine. end-of-life care, determination of death, and experimentation<br />
with human subjects, among other topics. (Offered every year.)<br />
HCE.693 Special Topics (1-3)<br />
HCE.695 Special Study for Examinations (0)<br />
HCE.697 Research Topics (1-3)<br />
Prior permission of <strong>Program</strong> Director required.<br />
HCE.698 Graduate Reading Course (1-3)<br />
Prior permission of <strong>Program</strong> Director required.<br />
HCE.699 Dissertation Research (0-6)<br />
HCE.6CR.99 Doctor of Philosophy Degree Study (0)
<strong>University</strong> Administration<br />
and Graduate Faculty<br />
BOARD OF<br />
TRUSTEES<br />
Chairman<br />
Mr. Barry Beracha<br />
Vice Chairperson<br />
Ms. Robin Smilh<br />
Trustees<br />
Mr. J. Joseph AdoJjan<br />
Mr. John S. Alberiei<br />
Reverend Andy Alexander, SJ.<br />
Mr.Richard D. Baron<br />
Mr. Barry Beracha<br />
Reverend Lawrence Biondi, S.J.<br />
Mr. Oliver C. Boileau<br />
Mr. Thomas H. Brouster, SI:<br />
Reverend Richard O. Buhler, S.J.<br />
Reverend James J. Burshek, SJ.<br />
Mr. Robert G. Clark<br />
Mr. Larry Cockell<br />
Mr. John M. Cook<br />
Mr. Gerald E. Daniels<br />
Reverend J. Daniel Daly, S.J.<br />
Mr. Charles L. Drury, Sr.<br />
Mr. Thomas P. Dunne, Sr.<br />
Mr. L. B. Eckelkamp, Jr.<br />
Mr. Robert N. Fox<br />
Dr. Eva L. Frazer<br />
Mr. Shawn R. Hayes<br />
Mr. Joseph Imbs III<br />
Reverend James G. Knapp, S.l.<br />
Mr. AI Litteken<br />
Ms. Mary V. Longrais<br />
Mr. Paul G. Lorenzini<br />
Reverend Keith F. Muccino, 5.1.<br />
Reverend Robel1 L. Niehoff, SJ.<br />
Mr. Tony Novelly<br />
Dr. Francis O'Donnell, Jr.<br />
Mr. Michael D. O'Keefe<br />
Mr. G. Keith Phoenix.<br />
Mr. John K. Pruellage<br />
Mr. Daniel A. Rodrigues<br />
Mr. W. Michael Ross<br />
Mr. James A. Saitz<br />
Mr. Rex A. Sinquefield<br />
Mr. Patrick J. Sly<br />
Mr. James T. Smith<br />
Ms. Martha S. UhlhoJ11<br />
Reverend Daniel P. White, S.J.<br />
TRUSTEES<br />
EMERITI<br />
Mrs. RULh Bettman<br />
Mr. William H. T. Bush<br />
Mrs. Ellen Conant<br />
Mr. John E. Connelly<br />
Dr. Walter Davisson<br />
Mr. James J. Kerley<br />
Mr. James B. Malloy<br />
Mr. William McKenna<br />
Mr. Andrew C. Ries<br />
Mr. Michael F. Shanahan, Sr.<br />
Mr. FrankA. Stroble<br />
ADMINISTRATION<br />
President<br />
Lawrence Biondi, S.1., Ph.D.<br />
Provost<br />
Joseph Weixlmann, Ph.D.<br />
Vice President for Business and Finance<br />
Robert Woodruff, M.B.A.<br />
Vice President and ChlefInformation Officer<br />
Ellen Watson, M.S.L.l.S.<br />
Vice President for Development and<br />
<strong>University</strong> Relations<br />
Thomas Keefe, J.D.<br />
Vice President for Facilities Management<br />
and Civic Affairs<br />
Kathleen T. Brady, B.A.<br />
Vice President and General Counsel<br />
William R. Kauffman, J.D.<br />
Vice President for Human Resources<br />
TBA.<br />
Vice President and Dean for the Madrid<br />
Campus<br />
Frank Reale, S.l, Interim.<br />
Vice President for Student Development<br />
Kent T. Porterfield, Ed.D.<br />
Assistant to the President for Mission,<br />
Identity, aud Values<br />
Frank Reale, S.1.<br />
Enrollment and Academic Services<br />
Boyd Bradshaw<br />
ACADEMIC<br />
DEANS<br />
Doisy College of Health Sciences<br />
CharloUe B. Royeen, Ph.D.<br />
College of Arts and Sciences<br />
Donald G. Brennan, Ph.D.<br />
John Cook School of Business<br />
Ellen F. Harshman, Ph.D., J.D.<br />
The Graduate School<br />
Donald G. Brennan, Ph.D.<br />
School of Law<br />
Jeffrey E. Lewis, A.B., J.D.<br />
School of Medicine<br />
Alderson, M.D.<br />
School of Nursing<br />
Teri Murray, Ph.D ..<br />
Parks College of Engineering, Aviation,<br />
and Technology<br />
Manoj Patankar, Ph.D.<br />
College of Philosophy and Letters<br />
Garth L. Hallett, 5.1., Ph.D.<br />
School of Public Health<br />
Homer Schmitz, Ph.D., interim<br />
College of Education and Public Service<br />
lobn Watske, Ph.D., Interim
148 - Administration and Graduate Faculty<br />
GRADUATE<br />
FACULTY<br />
(fQnlduate (nSIt'UClioH)<br />
(Year shOWn in pafCtltheSC5 is lbc dale of t,;umnl rant)<br />
Benjamin F. Abell<br />
M.S., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Meteorology in Earth and<br />
Atmospheric Sciences (1997)<br />
Paul L. Acker<br />
Ph.D., Brown <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of English (2005)<br />
Carol Ackerson<br />
M.S., Miami <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Clinical Professor in Communication<br />
Sciences and Disorders (2007)<br />
Michael J. Alderson<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Illinois. Urbana·Champaign<br />
Professor of Finance (2002)<br />
Robert D. Aldridge<br />
Pb.D., <strong>University</strong> of New Mexico<br />
Professor of Biology (1985)<br />
HadiAIhorr<br />
Ph.D., Texas Tech <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Intemutionai Business<br />
(2006)<br />
Lyn S. Amine<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Bradford Management<br />
Centre. U.K.<br />
Shaughnessy Fellow. International Business<br />
Professor of Emerita of Marketing (200!!)<br />
A. Michael Anch<br />
Ph.D., Saini <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Psychology (1989)<br />
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering<br />
(2004)<br />
Robert B. Anderson, S.l.<br />
Ph.D .• Boston College<br />
Associate Professor of History (2007)<br />
Robert O. Anderson<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Missouri, Columbia<br />
Professor of Communication (1992)<br />
Professor of International Studies (2000)<br />
Sbirley Perrin Anderson<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>; (R.R.A.)<br />
Professor Emerita of Health Information<br />
Management (1997)<br />
Richard M. Andres<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Aerospace and Mechanical<br />
Engineering (1997)<br />
Eustaquio Araujo<br />
D.D.S., Federal <strong>University</strong> of Minas Gerais<br />
M.S.D., <strong>University</strong> of Pittsburgh<br />
Adjunct Associate Professor of Orthodontics<br />
(2002)<br />
Olga Arbelaez<br />
Ph.D., State <strong>University</strong> of New York<br />
Associate Professor of Modern Languages<br />
(2004)<br />
Michael Ariel<br />
Ph.D .. Washington <strong>University</strong> ,<br />
Professor of Pharmacological and Physiological<br />
Science (2003)<br />
Associate Professor of Anatomy and<br />
Neurobiology (1996)<br />
Harvey J. Armbrecltt<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Rochester<br />
Professor of Internal Medicine (1989)<br />
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular<br />
Biology (1992)<br />
Mark Arnold<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Marketing (2004)<br />
Bernhard A. Asen<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor ofThcological Studies (1993)<br />
Editor, Theology Digest (1984)<br />
Nevin Aspinwall<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of British Columbia<br />
Professor of Biology (J 977)<br />
Rajeev Aurora<br />
Ph.D., State <strong>University</strong> of New York, Stony<br />
Brook<br />
Associate Professor of Microbiology (2004)<br />
Harvey R. Aus!r!n<br />
Ph.D., Ohio State <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Psychology (1990)<br />
Veronica M. Azcue<br />
Ph.D., State <strong>University</strong> of New York, Stony<br />
Brook<br />
Assistant Professor of Modern and Classical<br />
Languages-Madrid (1999)<br />
Elizabeth Baker<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Michigan<br />
Tenured Professor of Community Health (2008)<br />
Joseph J. Baldassare<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Pittsburgh, Massachusetts<br />
Institute of Technology<br />
Professor of Pharmacological & Physiological<br />
Science (1996)<br />
Professor of Internal Medicine (1995)<br />
Doyle W. Banks<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> oflowa, Iowa City<br />
Professor Emeritus of Accounting (2003)<br />
William Bnuks<br />
M.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Missouri, Columbia<br />
Professor of Pharmacological and Physiological<br />
Science (2000)<br />
Janet Barber<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Texas<br />
Assistant Professor of Biology (2003)<br />
Michael D, Barber, S,J.<br />
Ph.D .. Yale <strong>University</strong><br />
Eugene A. Hotfelder. D.D.S., Chair in<br />
Humanities (2004-)<br />
Professor of Philosophy (1998)<br />
Lawrence Barmann<br />
Ph.D .. Cambridge <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of American Studies (1981)<br />
David Barnett<br />
D.Se., Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering<br />
(2002)<br />
Chair. Department of Biomedical Engineering<br />
(2002)<br />
Mary L. Barron<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Nursing (2006)<br />
AlmekeBart<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of California<br />
Associate Professor of Mathematics and<br />
Computer Science (2004)<br />
Jacqueline Batanian<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Birmingham, England<br />
Professor of Pediatrics (2002)<br />
Assistant Professor of Pathology (1996)<br />
Joachim O. Bauer<br />
D.D.S .• M.S. in Dent .. <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Clinical Professor of Orthodontics<br />
(1996)<br />
Dana Banm<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Kentueky, Lexington<br />
Associate Professor of Chemistry (2008<br />
Gregory R. Beabout<br />
Ph.D., Marquette <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Philosophy (1993)<br />
Angie Colelte Beatty<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Michigan<br />
Assistant Professor of Communication (2006)<br />
Assistant Professor of African American Studies<br />
(2006)<br />
Donald P. Bedell<br />
C.P.A.; Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Accounting (1997)<br />
Heatber Bednarek<br />
Ph.D., Michigan State <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Economics (2007)<br />
Rolf Behrents<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Michigan<br />
Professor of Orthodontics (2003)<br />
Director. Graduate <strong>Program</strong> in Orthodontics<br />
(2003)<br />
Executive Director. Center for Advanced Dental<br />
Education (2003)<br />
Clifford J, Bellone<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Notre Dame<br />
Professor of Molecular Microbiology and<br />
Immunology (1984)<br />
Associate Professor of Pathology (1980)<br />
Robert B. Belshe<br />
M.D., <strong>University</strong> ofDlinois. Chicago<br />
Dianna and J. Joseph Adorjan Chair in Infectious<br />
Diseases and Irrununology (l995)<br />
Professor of Internal Medicine (1989)<br />
Professor of Pediatrics {I 989)<br />
Professor of Molecular Microbiology and<br />
Immunology (1993)<br />
Albert E. Bender, Sr.<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Pittsburgh<br />
Professor Emeritus of Education (1996)<br />
Toby Ruth Benis<br />
Ph.D., Columbia <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of English (2003)<br />
Raymond P. Benoit<br />
Ph.D., UniVersity of Oregon<br />
Professor of English (1971)<br />
Scott J, Berman<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Wisconsin. Madison<br />
Associate Professor of Philosophy (J 997)
Peter Bernhardt<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Melbourne, Australia<br />
Professor of Biology (1998)<br />
Brian Betker<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of California Los Angeles<br />
Professor of Finance (2004)<br />
Anna Biggs<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Colorado<br />
Assistant Professor of Nursing (2002)<br />
Ailor Bikandi.Mejias<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Cincinnati<br />
Associate Professor of Modern and Classical<br />
Languages-Madrid (1999)<br />
Lawrence Biondi, S.l.<br />
Ph.D., Georgetown <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Modern Languages (1987)<br />
<strong>University</strong> President (1987)<br />
Richard J. Blackwell<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy (2001)<br />
Gary Bledsoe<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Memphis<br />
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering<br />
(2005)<br />
Russell D. Blytb<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of minois. Urbana-Champaign<br />
Associate Professor of Mathematics and<br />
Computer Science (1991)<br />
Barrie P. Bode<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Florida<br />
Associate Professor of Biology (2003)<br />
James F. Bobman<br />
Ph.D .• Boston <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Philosophy (1997)<br />
Professor of International Studies (2000)<br />
Danforth Chair in Humanities (1997)<br />
Paul D. Boughton<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professiol' Emeritus of Marketing<br />
(2007)<br />
John R. Boyce<br />
J.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
LL.M .• Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Clinical Professor of Orthodontics (1996)<br />
Brett Boyle<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Cincinnati<br />
Associate Professor of Marketing (1997)<br />
Edward Brantmeier<br />
Ph.D .• Indiana <strong>University</strong>, Bloomington<br />
Assistant Professor of Educational Studies<br />
(2005)<br />
Donald G. Brennan<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Oklahoma<br />
Professor of Communication Sciences and<br />
Disorders (1986)<br />
Dean. Graduate School (1988)<br />
Dean. Arts and Sciences (2007)<br />
Associate Provost of Graduate Studies (2006)<br />
Martha Kenuedy Brennan<br />
M.A .. <strong>University</strong> of Illinois, Champaign<br />
Assistant Professor of Commllnication Sciences<br />
and Disorders (2002)<br />
Andrew S. Brlmball<br />
Ph.D., Texas Tech <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Counseling and Family<br />
Therapy (2006)<br />
Joseph F. Brinley<br />
Ph.D., Catholic <strong>University</strong> of America<br />
Professor Emeritus of Psychology (1994)<br />
Robert H. Brockhaus<br />
Ph.D .• Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Management (2004)<br />
Susan Brower-Toland<br />
Ph.D .. Comell <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Philosophy (2008)<br />
Heinrich H. Bruschke<br />
A.M .• <strong>University</strong> of Minnesota<br />
Associate Professor Emeritus of Economics<br />
(1994)<br />
Tony Buchanan<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Oklahoma<br />
Assistant Professor of Psychology (2007)<br />
Richard D. Bucbolz<br />
M.D .• Yale <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Surgery (1996)<br />
Steven Buckner<br />
Ph.D .• Purdue <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Chemistry (2002)<br />
Chair. Department of Chemistry (2002)<br />
Linda Welden Bufkin<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Missouri. Columbia<br />
Associate Professor of Educational Studies (1998)<br />
Eloise Buker<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Hawaii<br />
Professor Emerita of Political Science (2007)<br />
Robert Mark L. Buller<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Glasgow<br />
Professor of Molecular Microbiology and<br />
Immunology (2001)<br />
William J. Burke<br />
M.D .• Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Neurology (1993)<br />
Associate Professor of Anatomy and<br />
Neurobiology (1989)<br />
Associate Professor ofInteroal Medicine (1992)<br />
Thomas Burroughs<br />
Ph.D .• Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Internal Medicine (2008)<br />
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Community<br />
Health (1999)<br />
Peter H. Busclmng<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Texas. Austin<br />
Adjunct Professor. Center for Advanced Dental<br />
Education (2005)<br />
HaroldBusb<br />
Ph.D .• Indiana <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of English (2003)<br />
Trent Buskirk<br />
Ph.D., Arizona State. Tempe<br />
Associate Professor of Public Health (2006)<br />
Pamela Caccbione<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Pl'Ofessor of NUfsing (2004)<br />
Gerardo R. Camilo<br />
Ph. D .• Texas Technological <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Biology (2001)<br />
John C. Cantwell<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Notre Dame<br />
Professor of Mathematics and Mathematical<br />
Computer Science (1973)<br />
Administration and Graduate Faculty - 149<br />
Elsy CardonaJolmson<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Kansas<br />
Associate Professor of Modern & Classical<br />
Languages (2003)<br />
Judith Hockenberger Carlson<br />
R.N .• M.S.N., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Nursing (1998)<br />
Matthew Carlson<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Pennsylvania<br />
Assistant Professor of Communication (2007)<br />
Ellen P. Carnaghan<br />
Ph.D .• New York <strong>University</strong><br />
Tenured Professor of Political Science (2008)<br />
John Mark Carroll<br />
Ph.D .• Harvard <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of History (2006)<br />
Raymond A. Carroll<br />
Ph.D .• Michigan State <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor Emeritus of Education<br />
(1994)<br />
Vincent G. Casaregola<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> ofIowa<br />
Associate Professor of English (1996)<br />
Stephen J. Casmier<br />
Ph.D .• Universite de Nice<br />
Associate Professor of English (2004)<br />
Richard L. Chaney<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Illinois<br />
Associate Professor of Economics (1992)<br />
Jen Jen Chang<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of NOlth Carolina, Chapel Hill<br />
Assistant Professor of Public Health (2005)<br />
Yle-Hwa Chang<br />
Ph.D .• California Institute of Technology<br />
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and<br />
Molecular Biology (1999)<br />
Barry M. Chapnlck<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Chicago<br />
Professor Emeritus of Pharmacological and<br />
Physiological Science (2007)<br />
William C. Charron<br />
Ph.D., Marquette <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Philosophy (1981)<br />
Editor, The Modern Schoolman (1989)<br />
Allping Cben<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Puerto Rico<br />
Assistant Professor of Pathology (2006)<br />
Director. Pathology Research Division (2006)<br />
Govindaswamy Cbinnadurai<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Texas. Dallas<br />
Professor of Molecular Virology (1984)<br />
Mary "Rula" Cblttooran<br />
Ph.D .• Mississippi State <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Educational Studies<br />
(1998)<br />
Jolm C. Cbrivia<br />
Ph.D •• <strong>University</strong> of Washington. Seattle<br />
Professor of Pharmacological and Physiological<br />
Science (200S)<br />
Bryan Clair<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Chicago<br />
Associate Professor of Mathematics and<br />
Computer Science (2006)
150 - Administration and Graduate Faculty<br />
Eddie M. Clark<br />
Ph.D., Ohio State <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Psychology (2006)<br />
Rodney M. Coe<br />
Ph.D., Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Community and Family<br />
Medicine (1972)<br />
Sarah Coffin<br />
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology<br />
Assistant Professor of Public Policy Studies<br />
(2003)<br />
Richard Colignoll<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Wisconsin, Madison<br />
Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice<br />
(2006)<br />
Dorothy McConnell Cooke<br />
R.N., Ph.D .. <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Nursing (1998)<br />
Margaret II. Cooper<br />
Ph.D., Saini <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Anatomy (1993)<br />
Professor of Otolaryngology (1993)<br />
Carmine J. Coscia<br />
Ph.D., Fordham <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular<br />
Biology (1973)<br />
Michael A. Connte<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Illinois, Urbana<br />
Professor of Health Management and Policy<br />
(1994)<br />
Michael Creer<br />
M.D., <strong>University</strong> of Utah<br />
Professor of Pathology (2000)<br />
Professor of Pediatrics (2002)<br />
Donald T. Critchlow<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of California, Berkeley<br />
Professor of History (1991)<br />
Adjunet Associate Professor of Biology (1982)<br />
Robert A. Cropi<br />
Ph.D., New York <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Public Policy Studies<br />
(1997)<br />
Chair, Department of Public Policy Studies<br />
(2006)<br />
John F. Cross<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology<br />
(2003)<br />
David J. Crossley<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of British Columbia<br />
Professor of Geophysics (1995)<br />
Ellen Crowell<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Texas<br />
Assistant Professor of English (2004)<br />
Scott Cummings<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Connecticut<br />
Professor of Public Policy Studies (1999)<br />
Bradley N. Currey III<br />
Ph.D., Purdue <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Mathematics and<br />
Computer Science (1991)<br />
Thomas E. Dalulls<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of California, Santa Barbara<br />
Professor of Anesthesiology (1999)<br />
Associate Research Professor of Internal<br />
Medicine (1985)<br />
Associate Professor of Surgery (1996)<br />
Assistant Research Professor of Pharmacological<br />
and Physiological Sciences (1980)<br />
William Dannevlk<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Meteorology (2004)<br />
Chair, Department of Earth and Atmospheric<br />
Sciences (2006)<br />
Mary Obradovits Dasovich<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Educational Studies<br />
(1998)<br />
J. Wendell Davis<br />
Ph.D .. Oregon State <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and<br />
Molecular Biology (1997)<br />
Benjamin DeFoy<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Cambridge, UK<br />
Assistant Professor of Earth & Atmospheric<br />
Sciences (2006)<br />
Patricia L, Demutb<br />
R.N., Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emerita of GcrontologicalfPsychiatric<br />
MenIal Health Nursing (1997)<br />
Richard Di Paolo<br />
Ph.D., Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Molecular Microbiology<br />
and Immunology (2007)<br />
Stephen J. Dina<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> ofUlal!<br />
Associate Professor of Biology ([975)<br />
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences<br />
(1994)<br />
Vijai V. Dixit<br />
Ph.D., Purdue <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Physics (1989)<br />
Mary R. Domahidy<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Public Policy Studies<br />
(1998)<br />
Dale Dorsett<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Tennessee. Oak Ridge<br />
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences<br />
Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology<br />
(2000)<br />
Brian Downes<br />
Ph.D., Purdue <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Biology (2005)<br />
John P. Doyle<br />
Ph.D .. <strong>University</strong> of Toronto<br />
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy (2007)<br />
Angeln Dries, OSF<br />
Ph.D., GflIduale Theological Union<br />
Professor of Theological Studies (2003)<br />
Kimberly S. Druschel<br />
Ph.D., Ohio State <strong>University</strong>, Columbus<br />
Associate Professor of Mathematics and<br />
Computer Science (1997)<br />
James M. DuBois<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Vienna<br />
Professor of Health Cure Ethics (2006)<br />
Director of Center for Health Care Ethics (2006)<br />
Judith E. Durham<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> onowa<br />
Associate Professor of Chemisu'y (1979)<br />
Jennifer Ehelhar<br />
M.S., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>; R.D.<br />
Instructor of Nutrition and Dietetics (2006)<br />
Margie Stein Edel<br />
R.N., Ed.D., Southern Illinois <strong>University</strong>,<br />
Edwardsville<br />
Associate Professor of Nursing (1998)<br />
Director, Baccalaureate and Master's <strong>Program</strong>s.<br />
School of Nursing (2001)<br />
Retha M. Meier<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Educational Studies<br />
(2008)<br />
Terrance M. Egan<br />
Ph,D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br />
Professor of Pharmacological and Physiological<br />
Science (2005)<br />
Joel C. Eisscnherg<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of NOIth Carolina<br />
Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology<br />
(2002)<br />
Professor of Pediatrics (2003)<br />
Geol'ge L. Eliceirl<br />
M.D., <strong>University</strong> of Buenos Aires<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Oklahoma<br />
Professor ofPalhology (1976)<br />
Michael Elliott<br />
Ph.D., Ohio Stale <strong>University</strong>, Columbus<br />
Assistant Professor of Community Health (2005)<br />
Peggy Ellis<br />
Ph, D., Southern lllinois <strong>University</strong>, Carbondale<br />
Associate Professor of Nursing (2005)<br />
Mary L. Ellsworth<br />
Ph.D .. Albany Medical College<br />
Professor of Pharmacological and Physiologicai<br />
Science (1998)<br />
John P. Encarnacion<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Michigan, Ann Arbor<br />
Associate Professor of Geology in Earth and<br />
Atmospheric Sciences (2001)<br />
R. Gregory Evans<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Community Health (2002)<br />
Associate Research Professor of Internal<br />
Medicine (1988)<br />
Associate Professor of Community aud Family<br />
Medici ne (1989)<br />
COlluie Evashwick<br />
D.Sc., Harvard <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Health Management & Policy<br />
(2006)<br />
Snsan Toft Everson<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Missouri, Kansas City<br />
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership<br />
and Higher Education (2006)<br />
William Barby Faherty, S.J.<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of History (1983)<br />
Kathleen Farrell<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Pittsburgh<br />
Professor of Communication (2002)<br />
Chair, Department of Communication (2002)
Noelle Fearn<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Missouri, St. <strong>Louis</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Sociology & Criminal<br />
Justice (2007)<br />
Marty A. Ferman<br />
Ph.D .. California Coast <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Aerospace and Mechanical<br />
Engineering (2008)<br />
Mark E. Ferds<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Illinois, Urhana-Champaign<br />
Associate Professor of Decision Sciences and<br />
Management Information Systems (1996)<br />
Assistant Professor of Public Policy Studies<br />
(1995)<br />
Thomas Finan<br />
Ph.D .. Catholic <strong>University</strong> of America, D.C.<br />
Assistant Professor of History (2006)<br />
Vernon W. Fischer<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and<br />
Neurobiology (1992)<br />
Professor Emeritus of Pathology (1992)<br />
James E. Fisher<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Illinois, Champaign<br />
Associate Professor of Marketing (1991)<br />
Director, Emerson Center of Business Ethics<br />
(1993)<br />
Jonathan S. Fisher<br />
Ph.D., Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Biology (2007)<br />
CoyD.Fitch<br />
M.D., <strong>University</strong> of Arkansas, Little Rock<br />
Professor of Internal Medicine (1973)<br />
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular<br />
Biology (1976)<br />
John Foley<br />
Ph.D .. Graduate Theological Union<br />
Distinguished Liturgical Theologian of<br />
Theological Studies (2001)<br />
Charles E. Ford<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Oregon<br />
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science<br />
(1998)<br />
David Alex Ford<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Missonri - Columbia<br />
Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology<br />
(2005)<br />
Elizabeth Foreman<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> ofNol1h Caroline-Chapel Hill<br />
Assistant Professor of Philosophy (2008)<br />
Thomas Forrester<br />
M.B .• Ch.B., Ph.D., M.D., <strong>University</strong> of<br />
Glasgow, Scotland<br />
Professor Emeritus of Pharmacological and<br />
Physiological Science (2006)<br />
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine (1983)<br />
Joseph FOl'tiel'<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Wyoming<br />
Assistant Professor of Biology (2003)<br />
Lucien F. Fournier<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Notre Dame<br />
Associate Professor of English (1975)<br />
Gerard A. Fowler<br />
Ph.D., Florida State <strong>University</strong><br />
J.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership<br />
and Higher Education (1998)<br />
Kevin E. Fox<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Tulsa<br />
Assistant Professor of Psychology (2006)<br />
PaMcia Freed<br />
Ed.D., Southern Illinois <strong>University</strong>-Edwardsville<br />
Associate Pl'Ofessor of Nursing (2005)<br />
Raymond W. Freese<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Missouri, Columbia<br />
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and<br />
Computer Science (2007)<br />
Phyllis T. Friedman<br />
Ph.D., California School of Professional<br />
Psychology<br />
Associatc Clinical Professor of Psychology<br />
(1994)<br />
Director. Psychological Services Center (1994)<br />
Qiang "John" Fu<br />
M.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Alabama<br />
Associate Professor of Public Health (2008)<br />
Dennis P. Fuller<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences<br />
and Disorders (2003)<br />
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (1997)<br />
J. Patrick Gaffney, S.M.M.<br />
S.T.D .. Pontifical <strong>University</strong> Angelicum, Rome<br />
Professor Emeritus of Theological Stud ies<br />
(1991)<br />
Nancy J. Galvin<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> ofIowa. Iowa City<br />
Assistant Research Professor of Pathology<br />
(1986)<br />
Kanak S. Gautum<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign<br />
Associate Professor of Health Management and<br />
Policy (1997)<br />
Philip R. Gavitt<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Michigan<br />
Associate Professor of History (1992)<br />
John A. George<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Aerospace and Mechanical<br />
Engineering (2000)<br />
Sarah George<br />
M.D., <strong>University</strong> of Chicago<br />
Assistant Professor of Microbiology (2003)<br />
Jeffrey D. Gfeller<br />
Ph.D .• Ohio <strong>University</strong>, Athens<br />
Professor of Psychology (2007)<br />
Associate Professor of Psychiatry (1998)<br />
Judith L. Gibbons<br />
Ph.D., Carnegie-Mellon <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Psychology (2002)<br />
Professor of International Studies (2003)<br />
Kathleen Nickrcnt Gillespie<br />
Ph.D., Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Health Management and<br />
Policy (1992)<br />
Associate Professor of Economics (1993)<br />
M. Jane Gillespie<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of New Mexico<br />
Adjunct Associate Professor of Endodonticsl<br />
Periodontics (1991)<br />
Fl'ank H. Gilner<br />
Ph.D., Purdue <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Psychology (1975)<br />
Administration and Graduate Faculty 151<br />
James F. Gilsinan, Jr.<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Colorado<br />
Professor of Public Policy Studies (1982)<br />
E.Desmond Lee Professor in Collaborative<br />
Regional Education<br />
James Ginther<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Toronto<br />
Associate Professor of Theological Studics<br />
(2004)<br />
Director, Theological Graduate Studies (2004)<br />
Alvin H. Gold<br />
Ph.D .. <strong>Saint</strong> Lonis <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Pharmacological and<br />
Physiological Science (2000)<br />
* Jesse A. Goldner<br />
M.A., Columbia <strong>University</strong><br />
J.D., Harvard <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Law (1979)<br />
Professor of Law in Psychiatry and Human<br />
Behavior (1988)<br />
Professor of Pediatrics (1985)<br />
Professor of Health Administration (1989)<br />
Professor of Health Care Ethics (2006)<br />
Michael Goldwasser<br />
Ph.D., Stanford <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Mathematics and<br />
Mathematical Computer Science (2006)<br />
Michael P. Grady<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Educational Studies (1998)<br />
Dnane P. Gralldgcnett<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> ofIowa<br />
Professor of Molecular Virology (1981)<br />
Director, Cell and Molecular Biology <strong>Program</strong><br />
(2000)<br />
Matthew Grawitch<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Professional Studics<br />
(2007)<br />
Charles E. Graves<br />
Ph.D., Iowa State <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Meteorology (1997)<br />
John H. Gray, S.J.<br />
Ph.D., King's College, <strong>University</strong> of London<br />
Associate Professor Emeritus of English (1992)<br />
*Thomas L. Greaney<br />
J.D .• Harvard <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Law (1994)<br />
Assistant Professor of Health Administration<br />
(1989)<br />
John Greco<br />
Ph.D., Brown <strong>University</strong><br />
Leonard and Elizabeth Eslick Chair in<br />
Philosophy (2006)<br />
Professor of Philosophy (2006)<br />
Maurice Green<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> ofWiscollsin<br />
Professor of Molecular Virology (1963)<br />
Chair. Institute for Molecular Virology (1964)<br />
Michael Green<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Wisconsin<br />
Professor of Molecular Microbiology and<br />
Immunology (1988)<br />
Mary Ellen Grobar-Murray<br />
R.N., Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emerita of Nursing (2008)
152 - Administration and Graduate Faculty<br />
Leroy J. Grossman<br />
Ph.D., Vanderbilt <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Economics (2001)<br />
Leonard E. Grosso<br />
M.D., Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Wisconsin, Madison<br />
Professor of Pathology (2003)<br />
Gladys Walleman Gruenberg<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emerita of Economics (1983)<br />
Garth L. Hallett, S.J.<br />
Ph.D., Pontifical Gregorian <strong>University</strong>, Rome<br />
Professor of Philosophy (1985)<br />
Dean, College of Philosophy and Letters (1985)<br />
Jay M. Hammond III<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Theological Studies<br />
(2006), Director of Graduate Studies (2008)<br />
Lois Cassandra Hamrick<br />
Ph.D., Vanderbilt <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Modem Languages (2001)<br />
Associate Professor of International Studies<br />
(2000)<br />
Paul J. Handal<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Psychology (1918)<br />
Amy Harkins<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> ofPenllsylvania<br />
Assistant Professor of Pharmacological and<br />
Physiological Science (2002)<br />
Scott Harris<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Oregon<br />
Associate Professor of Sociology & Criminal<br />
Justice (2007)<br />
Steven G. Harris<br />
Ph.D .. <strong>University</strong> of Chicago<br />
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science<br />
(2000)<br />
Richard Harvey<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Kansas<br />
Associate Professor of Psychology (200 1)<br />
Antony J. Hasler<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Cambridge<br />
Associate Professor of English (200 I)<br />
John F. Hatton<br />
D.M.D., Southern Illinois <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of EndodonticslPeriodontics (200 I)<br />
Professor of Orthodontics (2003)<br />
Director, Graduate <strong>Program</strong> in Endodontics<br />
(1994)<br />
Associate Director. Center for Advanced Dental<br />
Education (2003)<br />
Paul Hauptman<br />
M.D., Cornell Uiliversity Medical College<br />
Professor of Internal Medicine (2008)<br />
Adjunct Professor of Health Management &<br />
Policy (2008)<br />
Daniel Haybron<br />
Ph.D .. Rutgers <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Philosophy (2008)<br />
James J. Hebda<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Illinois. Chicago<br />
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science<br />
(1990)<br />
J. A. Wayne Helhnalm, O.F.M. Conv.<br />
Dr. Theol., <strong>University</strong> of Munich, Germany<br />
Professor of Theological Studies (2003)<br />
Chair. Department of Theological Studies (2004)<br />
Margaret Reis Herning<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>; P.T.<br />
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (1999)<br />
Robert B. Herrmann<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Geophysics (1983)<br />
Robert D. Herron<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Wisconsin<br />
Professor Emeritus of Modern Languages (1997)<br />
Rita M. Heuertz<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Clinical Laboratory<br />
Science (2005)<br />
Tomasz Heydnk<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Wrodaw. Poland<br />
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular<br />
Biology (2003)<br />
Gary Higgs<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Illinois •<br />
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Economics (1994)<br />
Associate Professor of Public Policy Studies<br />
(2005)<br />
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Finance (2002)<br />
Charles HildeboIt<br />
Ph.D., Ohio State, Columbus<br />
Adjunct Associate Professor of Periodoutics<br />
(2006)<br />
James F. Hitchcock<br />
Ph.D., Princeton <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of History (1911)<br />
Christine Hoehner<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Public Health (2004)<br />
Julia Hoffman<br />
M.A.. Truman State <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Clinical Professor of Communication<br />
Sciences and Disorders (2004)<br />
Joseph W. Hoffinann<br />
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br />
Associate Professor Emeritus of Pathology<br />
(1998)<br />
Daniel F. Hoft<br />
M.D., <strong>University</strong> of Missouri. Columbia<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> ofIowa. Iowa City<br />
Professor of Internal Medicine (2003)<br />
Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology<br />
and Immunology (1993)<br />
Cornelia Horn<br />
Ph.D., Catholic <strong>University</strong> of America<br />
Assistant Professor of Theological Studies<br />
(2004)<br />
Frances L. Horvath<br />
M.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Dean Emerita, School of Allied Health<br />
Professions (2000)<br />
Jung San Huang<br />
Ph.D., National Taiwan <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular<br />
Biology (1989)<br />
Honore M. Hnghes<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of South Carolina<br />
Professor of Psychology (1993)<br />
William J. HutchIson, S.J.<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Michigan<br />
Professor Emeritus of Social Work (2003)<br />
Deborah Hwa·Froelich<br />
Ph.D .• Wichita State <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences<br />
and Disorders (2005)<br />
Ana Lucia Iltis<br />
Ph.D., Rice <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Health Care Ethics (2007)<br />
Muhammad Q. Islam<br />
Ph.D., Indiana <strong>University</strong>, Bloomington<br />
Associate Professor of Economics (1994)<br />
Associate Professor of International Business<br />
([998)<br />
Chaitman, Department of Economics (2000)<br />
David A. Jackson<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Illinois<br />
Associate Professor of Mathematics and<br />
Computer Science (1998)<br />
Jonathan Jacobs<br />
Ph.D .• Indiana <strong>University</strong>, BloOlnington<br />
Assistant Professor of Philosophy (2008)<br />
John James<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Nebraska, Omaha<br />
Associate Professor of Education (2008)<br />
Paul Andrew Jelliss<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Bristol, U.K.<br />
Associate Professor of Chelnistry (2006)<br />
Director, Integrated and Applied Sciences (2006)<br />
James P. Jennings<br />
C.P.A.; C.M.A.; Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Missomi,<br />
Columbia<br />
Professor Emeritus of Accounting (2007)<br />
Brody Johnson<br />
Ph.D., Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and<br />
Computer Science (2003)<br />
*Sandra Hanneken Johnson<br />
I.D .. New York <strong>University</strong><br />
LL.M., Yale Law School<br />
Professor Emerita of Law (2008)<br />
Teresa Herrera de Johnson<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Modern Languages (1984)<br />
Devin Johnston<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Chicago<br />
Assistant Professor of English (2007)<br />
Georgia K. Johnston<br />
Ph.D., Rutgers State <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of English (2008)<br />
Lysle Johnston, Jr.<br />
Ph.D., School of Medicine. Case Western<br />
Reserve <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Olthodontics (2004)<br />
Lori Jones<br />
M.S .. <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>; RD.<br />
Instructor of Nutrition and Dietetics (2005)<br />
John E. Kalliongis<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Connecticnt<br />
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science<br />
(1991)<br />
Irene Kalnins<br />
Ed.D., Columbia <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing (2007)
David Kaplan<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign<br />
Assistant Professor of Management (2003)<br />
Grant Kaplan<br />
Ph.D., Boston College<br />
Assistant Professor of Theological Studies<br />
(2007)<br />
Swami N. Karllnllmoorthy<br />
D.Se., Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical<br />
Engineering (1997)<br />
Professor of Aerospace Technology (2004)<br />
Barry M. Katz<br />
Ph.D., Michigan State <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Research Methodology<br />
(2007)<br />
JeromeA. Katz<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Michigan<br />
Coleman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurship<br />
Professor of Management (1994)<br />
John F. Kavanaugh, S.J.<br />
Ph.D .• Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Philosophy (1990)<br />
Professor of Health Care Ethics (1998)<br />
John P. Keithley<br />
C.P.A.. Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Missouri, Columbia<br />
Professor of Accounting (1980)<br />
Professor of International Business (1992)<br />
James A. Kelhoffer<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Chicago<br />
Associate Professor of Theological Studies<br />
(2007)<br />
Cheryl Kelly<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Community Health (2008)<br />
Ronald Kellogg<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Colorado, Boulder<br />
Professor of Psychology (2001)<br />
Chairman, Department of Psychology (200 I)<br />
Edwal'd E. Kelly<br />
Ph.D., Fordham <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of English (1994)<br />
John C. Kennell<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Florida<br />
Associate Professor of Biology (2001)<br />
Peter C. Kesling<br />
D.D.S., Indiana <strong>University</strong>, Indianapolis<br />
Clinical Professor of Orthodontics (1990)<br />
KiBcomKim<br />
Ph.D., Dankook <strong>University</strong>, Korea<br />
Assistant Professor of Olthodontics (2005)<br />
Scnug Hee Kim<br />
Ph.D., New York <strong>University</strong><br />
Lorenzini Professor of International Business<br />
(2001)<br />
Professor of Finance (1975)<br />
Director, Boeing Institute of International<br />
Business (1984)<br />
YeeSikKim<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Pharmacological and<br />
Physiological Science (2002)<br />
James R. Kimmey<br />
M.D., <strong>University</strong> of Wlsconsin. Madison<br />
M.P.H., <strong>University</strong> of California, Berkeley<br />
Professor Emeritus of Health Management and<br />
Policy (200 I)<br />
Chal'les Kirkpatrick<br />
Ph.D., Indiana <strong>University</strong>, Bloomington<br />
Associate Professor of Chemistry (1990)<br />
David L. Kirschner<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Minnesota<br />
Associate Professor of Geology in Earth and<br />
Atmospheric Sciences (2000)<br />
Istvan Kiss<br />
Ph.D., Kossuth Lajos <strong>University</strong>, Hungary<br />
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2007)<br />
John N. Kissinger<br />
Ph.D., Michigan State <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Accounting (1989)<br />
*James G. Klarsch<br />
D.D.S., <strong>University</strong> of Missouri, Kansas City<br />
M.S. in Dent., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Clinical Professor of Orthodontics<br />
(2004)<br />
Claudette Klein<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of California. San Francisco<br />
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular<br />
Biology (1987)<br />
Jason Knoufl<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> ofTllinoi •• Urbana-Champaign<br />
Assistant Professor of Biology (2006)<br />
Mark M. Knuepfer<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Iowa<br />
Professor of Pharmacological and Physiological<br />
Science (1996)<br />
Joyce Koenig<br />
M.D., <strong>University</strong> of South Dakota School of<br />
Medicine<br />
Professor of Pediatrics (2006)<br />
Professor of Molecular Microbiology &<br />
Immunology (2007)<br />
Keitb D. Koper<br />
Ph.D" Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Earth and Atmospheric<br />
Sciences-Geophysics (2006)<br />
James H. Koru<br />
Ph.D., Carnegie Institute of Technology<br />
Professor Emeritus of Psychology (2006)<br />
Professor of American Studies (1984)<br />
JacId Kornbluth<br />
Ph.D., Cornell <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Pathology (1996)<br />
Professor of Molecular Microbiology and<br />
Immunology (1998)<br />
Sergey Korolev<br />
Ph.D., Russian Academy of Science<br />
Associate P1'Ofessor of Biochemistry and<br />
Molecular Biology (2007)<br />
Bruce A. Kowert<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Texas, Austin<br />
Professor of Chemistry (1989)<br />
Dan Kozlowski<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of NOItb Carolina-Chapel Hill<br />
Assistant Professor of Communication (2007)<br />
Santosh Krishna<br />
Ph.D" <strong>University</strong> of Missouri, Columbia<br />
Assistant Professor of Public Health (2003)<br />
Robert L. Krizek<br />
Ph.D., Arizona State <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Communication (2000)<br />
Adjunct Associate Professior of management<br />
(2004)<br />
Administration and Graduate Faculty 153<br />
Jane! E. Knebli<br />
Ph.D., Emory <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Psychology (2000)<br />
Kathryn E. Kuhn<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Texas, Austin<br />
Associate Professor of Sociology (I 996)<br />
Associate Professor of American Studies (1998)<br />
Associate Professor of International Studies<br />
(2000)<br />
Timothy Kusky<br />
Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins <strong>University</strong><br />
Paul C. Reinert, S.l., Chair in the Natural<br />
Sciences (2003)<br />
Associate Professor of Earth and Atmospheric<br />
Sciences (2003)<br />
No Kyoon Kwak<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Southern California<br />
Professor of Decision Sciences and Management<br />
Information Systems (1971)<br />
Ik-Whllu Kwon<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Georgia<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Decision Sciences and Management<br />
Information Systems (I975)<br />
Helen Lach<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Nursing (2008)<br />
David Lagnnoff<br />
M.D., <strong>University</strong> of Chicago<br />
Professor Emeritus of Pathology (2003)<br />
Belden C. Lane<br />
Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary<br />
Professor of Theological Studies (1989)<br />
Professor of American Studies (1998)<br />
Joanne Langan<br />
Ph.D., George Mason <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Nursing (2008)<br />
Eric Langenwalter<br />
D.M.D., Southern Illinois <strong>University</strong><br />
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Endodontics<br />
(2001)<br />
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Periodontics<br />
(2001)<br />
Leonard F. Laskowski, Jr.<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Patbology (1990)<br />
Associate Professor Emeritus of Internal<br />
Medicine (1990)<br />
Mary Ann Lavin<br />
R.N., D.Se., Harvard School of Public Health<br />
Associate Professor of Mental Healtb, Family,<br />
Commnnity, and Systems Nursing (2000)<br />
Donna J. LaVoie<br />
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School<br />
Tenured Professor of Psychology (2008)<br />
Craig L. Lawson<br />
M.D., Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Anatomy (2003)<br />
Dennis I,ell<br />
Ed.D., <strong>University</strong> of Missouri. Columbia<br />
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership &<br />
Higher Education (2006)<br />
Andrew J. Lechner<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of California, Riverside<br />
Professor of Pharmacological and Physiological<br />
Science (1994)<br />
Professor of Internal Medicine (1997)
154 Administration and Graduate Faculty<br />
Terry L. Leet<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Washington<br />
Associate Professor of Community Health<br />
(2004)<br />
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics-Gynecology<br />
(2001)<br />
Chair, Depattment of Community Health (2006)<br />
*Jean-Robert Leguey-Feilleux<br />
Ph.D .• Georgetown <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Political Science (2000)<br />
Associate Professor of International Studies<br />
(2000)<br />
David Letschel'<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Michigan<br />
Associate Professor of Mathematics and<br />
Computer Science (2008)<br />
Reuven R. Levary<br />
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Decision Sciences and Management<br />
Information Systems (19S5)<br />
Wesley Joseph Leverich<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Texas, Austin<br />
Professor of Biology (2005)<br />
Michael Lewis<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Missouri, Columbia<br />
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2004)<br />
Roger D. Lewis<br />
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Community Health (2000)<br />
Julia R. Lieherman<br />
Ph.D .• Yale <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Modern Languages<br />
(2001)<br />
Edwin L. Lissun, S . .J.<br />
S.T.D., Pontifical Gregorian <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Theological Studies (1980)<br />
Associate Professor of Community Health (1992)<br />
Maw-Shung Llu<br />
D.D.S., Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Ottawa<br />
Professor of Pharmacological and Physiological<br />
Science (l9S2)<br />
Kathleen Llewellyn<br />
Ph.D., Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Modern and Classical<br />
Languages (2003)<br />
Jennifer K. Lodge<br />
Ph.D., Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular<br />
Biology (2007)<br />
Deborah Gentry Loman<br />
R.N., Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Nursing (2008)<br />
Chair, Department of Mental Heallh, Family.<br />
Community, and Systems Nursing (1998)<br />
Ana Maria Thrncr Lnmperis<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of North Carolina<br />
Associate Professor of Health Management and<br />
Policy (1996)<br />
Timothy J. Lomperis<br />
Ph.D .• Duke <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Political Science (1996)<br />
William J. Longmore<br />
Ph.D .. <strong>University</strong> of Kansas<br />
Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and<br />
Molecular Biology (1997)<br />
Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine (1997)<br />
Oscar Lopez<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Cincinnati<br />
Associate Professor of Modern Languages<br />
(2004)<br />
.JlaoMa<br />
Ph.D., State <strong>University</strong> of New York, Buffalo<br />
Assistant Professor of Aviation Science (2005)<br />
Heather Macarthur<br />
Ph.D., St. Bartholomew's Medical College<br />
Associate Research Professor of Pharmacological<br />
and Physiological Science (2004)<br />
Katherine MacKinnon<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of California, Berkley<br />
Associate Professor of Sociology & Criminal<br />
Justice (2008)<br />
Thomas F. Madden<br />
Ph.D .. <strong>University</strong> ofIllinois, Urbana·Champaign<br />
Professor of History (2004)<br />
Carl Maertz, Jr.<br />
Ph.D., Purdue <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Management (2007)<br />
Matthew Mancini<br />
Ph.D., Emory <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of American Studies (2000)<br />
Chairman, Department of American Studies<br />
(2000)<br />
Helen I. Mandeville<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor Emerita of English (1992)<br />
Ronald B. Margolis<br />
Ph.D .• Bowling Green State <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Community and Family Medicine<br />
(1992)<br />
Associate Professor of Psychology (1990)<br />
Greg Marks<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of California<br />
Associate Professor of Mathematics and<br />
Computer Science (2006)<br />
Jacl{ C. Marler<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Toronto<br />
Associate Professor of Philosophy (1996)<br />
John R. Mal·tln, III<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Anatomy (2004)<br />
R. Scott Martin<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Missouri, Columbia<br />
Associate Professor of Chemistry (2008)<br />
Candace Martinez<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Illinois<br />
Assistant Professor of International Business<br />
(2007)<br />
Hisako Matsno<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of California<br />
Associate Professor of Research Methodology<br />
(2002)<br />
Mildred K. Maltfeldt-Beman<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>; R.D.<br />
Professor of NUliition and Dietetics (200 I)<br />
Iustl"Uctor of Nutrition and Dietetics in Iuternal<br />
Medicine (l9SS)<br />
Associate Professor of Community Health (1992)<br />
Chair, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics<br />
(1982)<br />
Michael K. May, S.J.<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of California, Berkeley<br />
Associate Professor of Mathematics and<br />
Computer Science (1998)<br />
Chair, Depat1menl of Mathematics and Computer<br />
Science (2004)<br />
Richard L. Mayden<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Kansas<br />
William S. Barnickel Chair in the Natural<br />
Sciences (200 I)<br />
Professor of Biology (200 I)<br />
Chailman, Department of Biology (2001)<br />
.Jeffrey P. Mayer<br />
Ph.D., Michigan State <strong>University</strong>, East Lansing<br />
Assistant Professor of Community Health (1991)<br />
Kara McBride<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Arizona-Tuscon<br />
Assistant Professor of Modern & Classical<br />
Languages (2007)<br />
Colleen A. McCluskey<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> oflowa<br />
Associate Professor of Philosophy (2003)<br />
Michael McClymond<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Chicago<br />
Associate Professor of Theological Studies<br />
(2002)<br />
Ryan McCulla<br />
Ph.D., Iowa State <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2007)<br />
Sister Mary Noreen McGowan, F.S.M.<br />
R.N., M.S. in NT.Ed., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emerita of Nursing (1983)<br />
John R. McGowan<br />
Ph.D .. Sonthern llIillois <strong>University</strong>, Carbondale<br />
Professor of Accounting (2000)<br />
Dyan McGuire<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Missouri, St. <strong>Louis</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Sociology & Criminal<br />
Justice (2007)<br />
Richard McGuire<br />
Ph.D., Bowling Green State <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Communication Sciences and<br />
Disorders (2000)<br />
Jane McHowat<br />
Ph.D., Balh <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Pathology (2007)<br />
Janice McIntire-Strasburg<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Nevada<br />
Associate Professor of English (2006)<br />
Dwight E. McLeod<br />
M.S. <strong>University</strong> ofIowa<br />
Adjunct Associate Professor of Periodontics<br />
(2001)<br />
Maryellen McSweeney<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of California<br />
Professor Emerita of Nursing Research (2003)<br />
David Vincent Meconi, S.J.<br />
D. Phil. Oxon., <strong>University</strong> of Oxford<br />
(Ecclesiastical History)<br />
Instructor of Theological Studies (2007)<br />
Joseph C. Meek<br />
c.P.A.; C.M.A.; M.B.A., Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Accounting (1997)
Paul A. Meluik<br />
D.D.S .• Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
M.S. in Dent.. <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Clinial Professor of Orthodontics<br />
(1990)<br />
Norma Milligan Metheny<br />
R.N .• Ph.D .. <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Adult and Gerontological Nursing<br />
(1998)<br />
Avis E. Meyer<br />
Ph.D .• Saillt <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Commun icalion (1999)<br />
Geralyn Meyer<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Missouri-<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Nursing (2006)<br />
Dorothy Duff Miles<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> ofConnecticlit<br />
Associate Professor of Educational Studies (2000)<br />
D. Douglas Miley<br />
D.M.D .• M.S.D .• Indiana <strong>University</strong><br />
Adjunct Assistant Pl'Ofessor of Periodontics (2007)<br />
Assistant Professor of Endodontics (2001)<br />
Director. Graduate <strong>Program</strong> in Periodontics<br />
(1997)<br />
Allison Miller<br />
Ph.D .• Washillton <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Biology<br />
Bnbhi Miller<br />
Ph.D .• Texas Tech <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Counseling & Family<br />
Therapy (2008)<br />
Cheryl Miller<br />
Ph.D .• Iowa State <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering<br />
(2005)<br />
Clarence H. Miller<br />
Ph.D .. Harvard <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of English (2000)<br />
Elwood L. Miller<br />
C.P.A.; Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Accounting (1991)<br />
Patricia Donahue Miller<br />
M.S .• Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor in Communication Sciences<br />
and Disorders (2003)<br />
Stephen William Miller<br />
D.B.A .• Kent State <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Marketing (1982)<br />
Thomas W. Miller, Jr.<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Washington, Seattle<br />
Professor of Finance (2005) ,<br />
Nathaniel Millett<br />
Ph.D., Cambridge <strong>University</strong>. UK<br />
Assistant Professor of History (2006)<br />
Andrew C. Mills<br />
R.N .• Ph.D .. <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Pl'Ofessor Nursing (200 I)<br />
Director, Doctoral Nursing <strong>Program</strong> (2003)<br />
Sllclley D. Minteer<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> ofIowa. Iowa City<br />
Tenured Professor of Chemistry (2008)<br />
Ronald E. Modras<br />
Dr. Theol.. <strong>University</strong> of Tuebingen. Gelmany<br />
Professor of Theological Studies (1988)<br />
Professor of International Studies (2000)<br />
Ana Montero<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Michigan<br />
Associate Professor of Modern and Classical<br />
Languages (2008)<br />
Lynda Morrison<br />
Ph.D., Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Microbiology (2007)<br />
Nancy Mueller Morrison<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Counseling and Family<br />
Thempy (1998)<br />
Wynne W. Moskop<br />
Ph.D., George Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Political Science (1996)<br />
Associate Professor of American Stadies (1996)<br />
Chair. Department of Political Science (2004)<br />
.John J. Mueller, S.J.<br />
Ph.D .• Graduate Theological Union. Berkeley<br />
Associate Professor of Theological Studies<br />
(1984)<br />
.James A. Mulligan<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of California, Berkeley<br />
Associate Professor Emeritus of Biology (1985)<br />
David C. MUllz<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Oklahoma<br />
Professor of Psychology (1977)<br />
Adjunct Professor of Management (1987)<br />
Nikki Murdick<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Georgia<br />
Professor of Educational Studies (1998)<br />
TcriMurray<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Nursing (2005)<br />
Dean. School of Nursing (2008)<br />
Karen Myers<br />
Ph.D .• Illinois State <strong>University</strong>. Normal<br />
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership<br />
and Higher Education (2005)<br />
Alireza Nasseh<br />
Ph.D .• Michigan State <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Finance (1988)<br />
Chair. Department of Finance (2000)<br />
George O. Ndege<br />
Ph.D., West Virginia <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of History (2002)<br />
Associate Professor of International Studies<br />
(2002)<br />
Wendi S. Neckameyer<br />
Ph.D .• Rockefeller <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Pharmacological and Physiological<br />
Science (2008)<br />
Francis W. Nichols<br />
D.es Th., <strong>University</strong> of Stmsbourg<br />
Associate Professor of Theological Studies (1975)<br />
Richard C. Nickeson<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Psychology (1985)<br />
Christen J. Nielsen<br />
D.M.D .. <strong>University</strong> of Pennsylvania<br />
M.S., <strong>University</strong> of Oregon<br />
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Endodontics<br />
(1996)<br />
Robert .1. Nikolai<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Illinois, Urbana<br />
Professor Emeritus of Biomechanics in<br />
Orthodontics (2007)<br />
Administration and Graduate Faculty - 155<br />
Burton J. Nissing<br />
C.P.A.; Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor Emeritus of Accounting<br />
(1996)<br />
Ray N. Nitzscbe<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Illinois. Urbana<br />
Associate Professor Emeritus of Aerospace and<br />
Mechanical Engineering (1994)<br />
J anlce A. Noack<br />
R.N .. Ph.D., Catholic <strong>University</strong> of America<br />
Associate Professor Emerita of Maternal/Child<br />
Nursing (1996)<br />
Shawn E. Nordell<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of New Mexico<br />
Assistant Professor of Biology (1999)<br />
Rosemary Archambault Norris<br />
M.S.P.T .• <strong>University</strong> of Alabama. Birmingham;<br />
P.T.<br />
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (1996)<br />
.Judith Ogilvie<br />
Ph.D .• Harvard <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Biology (2004)<br />
Donald Oliver<br />
D.D.S .• M.S .• Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthodontics<br />
(2007)<br />
Kevin D. O'Rourke, O.P.<br />
J.C.D .• St. Thomas <strong>University</strong>. Rorne<br />
Professor Emeritus of Ethics in Internal Medicine<br />
(1999)<br />
.Jason Organ<br />
Ph.D .• Johns Hopkins <strong>University</strong> School of<br />
Medicine<br />
Assistant Professor of Surgery (2008)<br />
Allen Otsuka<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of California, San Diego<br />
Adjunct Associate Professor. Center for<br />
Advanced Dental Education (1996)<br />
Cynthia Ott<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Pennsylvania<br />
Assistant Professor of American Studies (2007)<br />
YiPun<br />
Ph.D .• Howard <strong>University</strong><br />
M.D .• Beijing Medical College<br />
Associate Professor of Anatomy and<br />
Neurobiology (2008)<br />
Zaitao Pan<br />
Ph.D .• Iowa State <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Earth and Atmospheric<br />
Sciences (2008)<br />
Michael Panicola<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Care<br />
Ethics (2002)<br />
W. Michael Panneton<br />
Ph.D .• Ohio State <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Pharmacological and Physiological<br />
Science (1995)<br />
Charles H. Parker<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Minnesota<br />
Associate Professor of History (1999)<br />
Gerald E. Parker<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Management (1984)
156 - Administration and Graduate Faculty<br />
Kenneth L. Parker<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Cumbridge<br />
Associate Professor of Theological Studies (1998)<br />
Robert Pasken<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Earth & Atmospheric<br />
Sciences (1997)<br />
Manoj S. Patankar<br />
Ph.D., Nova Southeastern <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Aviation Science (2006)<br />
Associate Professor of Aerospace Technology<br />
(2003)<br />
Dean, Parks College (2007)<br />
Jean-<strong>Louis</strong> Pautl'Ot<br />
Ph.D., Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Modern Languages (2003)<br />
Max P. Pepper<br />
M.D., <strong>University</strong> of Pennsylvania<br />
M.P.H., Yale <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Community and Family<br />
Medicine (1994)<br />
Arnn J. A. Pereira<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Houston<br />
Associate Professor of Marketing (1997)<br />
Adjunct Associate Professor of International<br />
Business (1996)<br />
Harris Perlman<br />
Ph.D., Tufts <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Molecular Microbiology<br />
& Immunology (2006)<br />
Pascale Perraudin<br />
Ph.D., Boston College<br />
Associate Professor of Modern and Classical<br />
Languages (2006)<br />
Elisabeth I. Perry<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of California<br />
Professor of History (1999)<br />
Lewis Curtis Perry<br />
Ph.D., Comell <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of History (2008)<br />
.J. Doug Pettinelli<br />
Ph.D., Kansas State <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Counseling and Family<br />
Therapy (2004)<br />
Nancy J. Phillips<br />
M.D., Medical College of Ohio, Toledo<br />
Associate Professor of Pathology (1997)<br />
Kathryn Pole<br />
Ph.D., Texas Woman's <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Educational Studies<br />
(2006)<br />
Jennifer Popiel<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Pennsylvania<br />
Assistant Professor of History (2004)<br />
Brad Pormio<br />
Ph.D .. Stale <strong>University</strong> of New York, Buffalo<br />
Assistant Professor of Educational Studies<br />
(2007)<br />
Jean Potvin<br />
Ph.D .. <strong>University</strong> of Colorado, Boulder<br />
Professor of Physics (2004)<br />
Kimberly K. Powlishta<br />
Ph.D., Stanford <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Psychology (2006)<br />
Michael V. Purcell<br />
D.D.S., <strong>University</strong> of Missouri, Kansas City<br />
M.S.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Clinical Professor of Orthodontics (2004)<br />
Steven Pnro<br />
Ph.D., State <strong>University</strong> of New York, Buffalo<br />
Professor of Political Science (1996)<br />
Associate Professor of Public Policy Studies<br />
(1984)<br />
Hailong Qian<br />
Ph.D., Michigan State <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Economics (2002)<br />
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences<br />
and MIS (200 1)<br />
Clyde Ragland, Jr.<br />
Ph.D., Yale <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Philosophy (2007)<br />
Julianne Rainbolt<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> ofIliinois<br />
Associate Professor of Mathematics and<br />
Mathematical Computer Science (2003)<br />
Mnhammed Waheed-Uz-Zaman Rana<br />
Ph.D., Wayne State <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Anatomy (2008)<br />
Sister Joan Alethea Range, A.S.C.<br />
Ph.D .. Fordham <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor Emerita of Theological<br />
Studies (2003)<br />
Michael Rauchman<br />
M.D., McGill <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular<br />
Biology (2008)<br />
Krislmaswamy Ravindra<br />
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical<br />
Engineering (1996)<br />
Chair, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical<br />
Engineering (1995)<br />
Cecil J. G. Raw<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Natal<br />
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry (1994)<br />
RanjitRay<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Calcutta<br />
Professor of Microbiology (2000)<br />
Ratna Ray<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Calcutta<br />
Professor of Pathology (2005)<br />
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (2008)<br />
Assistant Research Professor of Molecular<br />
Virology (1996)<br />
ROllald W. Rebore, Sr.<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Educational Leadership and Higher<br />
Education (2001)<br />
Associate Dean, Graduate School (2005)<br />
William T. Rebore<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership<br />
and Higher Education (1998)<br />
Chair, Department of Educational Leadership<br />
and Higher Educalion (1998)<br />
Associate Dean, College of Education and Public<br />
Service (1996)<br />
Cordie Given Reese<br />
R.N., Ed.D., <strong>University</strong> of Missouri, St. <strong>Louis</strong><br />
Professor of Mental Health, Family, Community,<br />
and Systems Nursing (2000)<br />
Brother William L. Rehg, S.J.<br />
Ph.D., Northwestern <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Philosophy (1998)<br />
Associate Professor of International Studies<br />
(2000)<br />
Raymond H. Reis, S.J,<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Biology (1973)<br />
George John Renard, Jr.<br />
Ph.D., Harvard <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Theological Studies (1988)<br />
Professor ofInternational Studies (2000)<br />
Alireza Rezaie<br />
Ph.D., Boston <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Biochemistry (2004)<br />
'"Randy R. Richter<br />
M.S., Medical College of Virginia/Virginia<br />
Commonwealth <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (2002)<br />
Irene I. Riddle<br />
R.N., Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Pittsburgh<br />
Professor Emerita of Mental Health, Family,<br />
Community, and Systems Nursing (2001)<br />
Charlotte Pucel Ridley<br />
M.S., <strong>University</strong> of Minnesota, St. Paul; R.D.<br />
Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics<br />
(1999)<br />
James B. Riles<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of London<br />
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and<br />
Computer Science (2001)<br />
Robert Ripperdan<br />
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology<br />
Assistant Professor of Earth and Atmospheric<br />
Science (2004)<br />
Brian Robinette<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Notre Dame<br />
Assistant Professor of Theological Studies<br />
(2003)<br />
Paul D. Roman<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor Emeritus of Economics<br />
(1998)<br />
James C. Romeis<br />
Ph.D., Syracuse <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Health Management and Policy<br />
(2002)<br />
Professor of Community and Family Medicine<br />
(1999)<br />
Sheldon W. Rosenstein<br />
D.D.S., M.S.D .. Northwestern <strong>University</strong><br />
Clinical Professor of Orthodontics (1975)<br />
Michael J. Ross<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Missouri, Columbia<br />
Professor of Psychology (1997)<br />
Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior<br />
(1998)<br />
Director, the Clinical Psychology <strong>Program</strong><br />
(1995)<br />
Bruce E. Rotter<br />
D.M.D., Southern lllinois <strong>University</strong><br />
M.S., <strong>University</strong> of Iowa<br />
Adjunct Associate Professor of Periodontics<br />
(2001)
KeVlll Rowland<br />
Ph.D., West Virginia <strong>University</strong><br />
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Endodontics<br />
(2005)<br />
Michal J. Rozbicki<br />
Ph.D., Maria Curie-Skodowska <strong>University</strong>,<br />
Lublin<br />
Ph.D., Warsaw <strong>University</strong>, Warsaw<br />
Associate Professor of History (1997)<br />
Julie H. Rubio<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Southern California<br />
Associate Professor of Theological Studies<br />
(2005)<br />
Roy Ruckdeschel<br />
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Social Work (1986)<br />
Thomas Michael Ruddy<br />
Ph.D., Kent State <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of History (1987)<br />
Irma S. Ruebling<br />
A.M., Saini <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong>; P.T.<br />
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy (1977)<br />
Chair, Department of Physical Therapy (1977)<br />
Mark Ruff<br />
Ph.D .• Brown <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of History (2007)<br />
Thomas S. Ruh<br />
Ph.D .• Marquette <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Pharmacological and<br />
Physiological Science (2004)<br />
AnnM.Rule<br />
Ph.D., Kent State <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Educational Studies<br />
(1998)<br />
Laurie Russel<br />
Ph.D., Vanderbilt <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Biology (2004)<br />
Jennifer Rust<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of California, Irvine<br />
Assistant Professor of English (2007)<br />
Jan Stephen Ryerse<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Western Ontario<br />
Professor of Pathology (1995)<br />
Edward J. Sabin<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Psychology (1986)<br />
Scott R. Safranski<br />
Ph.D., Indiana <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Management (1988)<br />
Josepb R. Salerno<br />
Ph.D., The Ohio State <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Philosophy (2008)<br />
Luis Salinas·Madrigal<br />
M.D., National Autonomolls <strong>University</strong> of<br />
Mexico<br />
Professor of Pathology (1990)<br />
Professor of Pediatrics (1991)<br />
Professor of Internal Medicine ( 1991)<br />
Gretchen Salsich<br />
Ph.D., Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (2006)<br />
Willis Kenrick Samson<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Texas<br />
Professor of Pharmacological and Physiological<br />
Science (1999)<br />
Director, Basic Biomedical Science Core<br />
<strong>Program</strong> (1998)<br />
Juan Sandoval<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of California, Berkley<br />
Assistant Professor of Sociology & Criminal<br />
Justice (2008)<br />
Thalanayar S. Sallthanam<br />
Ph.D .• Madras <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Physics (1998)<br />
Nil Santianez<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> ofTIlinois<br />
Associate Professor of Modern and Classical<br />
Languages (2005)<br />
Kevin P. SCAnnell<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of California, Los Angeles<br />
Associate Professor of Mathematics and<br />
Computer Science (2003)<br />
Dal'Cell P. Scharff<br />
Ph.D., St. <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Community Health (2000)<br />
Daniel I" SchlaOy, Jr.<br />
Ph.D., Columbia <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of History (1998)<br />
Professor ofInternational Studies (2000)<br />
Adjunct Assistant Professor of International<br />
Business (1994)<br />
Director, Russian/Eastern European Studies<br />
<strong>Program</strong> (1985)<br />
Homer H. Schmitz<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Health Management and Policy<br />
(1996)<br />
Associate Professor of Community and Family<br />
Medicine (1995)<br />
JORnne Schneider<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Kansas<br />
Associate Professor of Nursing (2003)<br />
Mark Schnitzler<br />
Ph.D .• Washington <strong>University</strong>, St. <strong>Louis</strong>, MO<br />
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (2004)<br />
Associate Professor of Health Management &<br />
Policy (2006)<br />
Irene T. Schulze<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emerita of Molecular Microbiology<br />
and Immunology (2002)<br />
Rachel Schwartz<br />
Ph.D., Washington <strong>University</strong>, St. <strong>Louis</strong>. MO<br />
Assistant Professor of Community Health (2007)<br />
.lames F. Scott<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Kansas<br />
Professor of English (1972)<br />
Karla D. Scott<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> oflllinois. Urbana-Champaign<br />
Associate Professor of Communication (2000)<br />
Assistant Professor oflnternational Studies (2000)<br />
Lavern Scott<br />
Ed.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership<br />
and Higher Education (1998)<br />
Administration and Graduate Faculty 157<br />
* .lames M. Sebesta, S.J.<br />
M.Div., Weston College<br />
M.S .• Fordham <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Aviation Science (1995)<br />
Ananth Seetharaman<br />
Ph.D., Georgia State <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Accounting (2004)<br />
Chair. Department of Accounting (2003)<br />
Neil E. Seitz<br />
Ph.D., Ohio State <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Finance (1983)<br />
Leo C. Senay, Jr.<br />
Ph.D., State <strong>University</strong> ofIowa<br />
Professor Emeritus of Pharmacological and<br />
Physiological Science (1994)<br />
Alexa llarnoski Serfis<br />
Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Iostitute<br />
Professor of Chemistry (2006)<br />
*Juan Fernando Serrano Albuja<br />
M.A., <strong>University</strong> ofFIorida<br />
Instructor in Community Health (1995)<br />
John G. Severson, Jr.<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of British Columbia<br />
Professor of Biology (1984)<br />
Maulik Raj Shah<br />
M.D .• Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth <strong>University</strong><br />
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Microbiology<br />
(2007)<br />
Michael C. Shaner<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of South Carolina<br />
Professor of Management (2000)<br />
Associate Professor of International Business<br />
(1998)<br />
Nitish Singh<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Intel'llational Business<br />
(2007)<br />
Thomns A. Shippey<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Cambridge<br />
Walter J. Ong, SJ. Chair in HumanitieslProfessor<br />
Emeritus of English (1993)<br />
.lames D. Shoemaker<br />
M.D., Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Illinois. Urbana<br />
Champaign<br />
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and<br />
Molecular Biology (2002)<br />
PaulJ. Shore<br />
Ph.D., Stanford <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Educational Studies (2003)<br />
Assistant Professor of History (2002)<br />
Associate Professor of American Studies (1998)<br />
Laurie Shornlck<br />
Ph.D .• Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Biology (2006)<br />
Silvana Siddali<br />
Ph.D., Harvard <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of History (2006)<br />
William L. Siler<br />
Ph.D., Arizona State <strong>University</strong>, Tempe<br />
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (1998)<br />
Hemla Singaravelll<br />
Ph.D .• Southern Illinois <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of COllnseling and Family<br />
Therapy (2005)
Travis Threats<br />
Ph.D., Northwestern <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Communication Sciences and<br />
Disorders (2008)<br />
Chair, Department of Communication Sciences<br />
and Disorders (2006)<br />
BrianD. Till<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of South Carolina<br />
Clarence & Helen Steber Endowed Professor of<br />
Marketing<br />
Associate Professor of Marketing (2001)<br />
Assistant Professor of International Business<br />
(1999)<br />
Chair, Department of Marketing (2003)<br />
Daniel L. Tolbert<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Anatomy (1988)<br />
Professor of Surgery (1994)<br />
Director, Center for Anatomical Science and<br />
Education (2004)<br />
Terry J. Tomazie<br />
Ph.D., North Carolina State <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Research Methodology (1995)<br />
Chair, Department of Research Methodology<br />
(J998)<br />
Professor of Olthodontics (2001)<br />
*EdwardAllan Tomey<br />
A.B., Northwestel'l1 <strong>University</strong><br />
Instructor in Public Policy Studies (J 970)<br />
Wal'l'en Treadgold<br />
Ph.D" HarVHrd <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of History (1997)<br />
April Trees<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Washington<br />
Assistant Pl'Ofessor of Communication (2007)<br />
c. Griffin Trotter<br />
Ph.D., Vanderbilt <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Health Care Ethics (2003)<br />
Assistant Professor of Internal Medieine (1996)<br />
Assistant Professor of Surgery (1998)<br />
Chichen Michael Thau<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> ofIowa<br />
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science<br />
(1994)<br />
Paaige Thrner<br />
Ph.D., Purdue <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Communication (2004)<br />
Adjunct Assistant Pl'Ofessol' of Management<br />
(2004)<br />
Director, Graduate Communcation Studies<br />
(2006)<br />
*WiIliarnH. Tyler, Jr.<br />
M. A" <strong>University</strong> of Missouri, Columbia<br />
Professor of Communication (2003)<br />
Donald A. Tyree<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Texas<br />
Professor Emeritus of Finance (2000)<br />
Joya F. Uraizee<br />
Ph.D., Purdue <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of English (2000)<br />
Assistant Professor of InternatiQnal Studies (2000)<br />
Thomas Valone<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Arizona<br />
Associate Professor of Biology (1999)<br />
Sara van den Berg<br />
Ph.D., Yale <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of English (2000)<br />
Chairperson, Depal1ment of English (2000)<br />
Jillon Vander Wal<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Missouri. Columbia<br />
Assistant Professor of Psychology (2004)<br />
Theodore R. Vitali, C.P.<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Philosophy (1989)<br />
Chair, Department of Philosophy (1989)<br />
Carole A. Vogici'<br />
M.D., <strong>University</strong> of Missouri, Columbia<br />
Professor of Pathology (1995)<br />
Professor of Pediatrics (1995)<br />
Mark M. Voigt<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Pharmacological and Physiological<br />
Science (2005)<br />
JamesVolss<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Notre Dame<br />
Associate Professor of Theological Studies<br />
(2006)<br />
Kevin C. Walde<br />
D.D.S., <strong>University</strong> of Missouri. Kansas City<br />
M.S. in Dent., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthodontics<br />
(1993)<br />
Angela Walmsley<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Research Methodology<br />
(2008)<br />
N.E.H. Professor of Byzantine Studies (1997)<br />
Raymond R. Walsh<br />
Ph.D., Cornell <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor Emeritus of Biology (1988)<br />
Thomas Walsh<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of English (1984)<br />
YuqiWang<br />
Ph.D., Creighton <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Biology (2005)<br />
Kemleth F. Warren<br />
Ph.D •• <strong>University</strong> of Massachusetts<br />
Professor of Political Science (1984)<br />
Pmfessor of Public Policy Studies (1985)<br />
JohnWatzke<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> ofIowa<br />
Associate Professor of Educational Studies<br />
(2007)<br />
Nancy Weaver<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of North Carolina, Chapel Hill<br />
Assistant Professor of Public Health (2005)<br />
Terri LYlm Weaver<br />
Ph.D .• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State<br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Psychology (2004)<br />
Edward P. Weiss<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Maryland<br />
Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics<br />
(2006)<br />
Julie Weissman<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Michigan<br />
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership<br />
and Higher Education (2002)<br />
Patrick J. Welch<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Pittsburgh<br />
Professor of Economics (1983)<br />
Professor of Health Services Research (1985)<br />
Professor of Public Policy Studies (1987)<br />
Administration and Graduate Faculty - 159<br />
Jason E. Wells<br />
Ph.D., West Virginia <strong>University</strong> School of<br />
Medicine<br />
Adjunct Assistant Professor in Endodontics<br />
(2004)<br />
PhyllisWeliver<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Sussex<br />
Assistant Professor of English (2007)<br />
Stephen P. Wernet<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Texas<br />
Professor of Social Work (1995)<br />
Ramona Mae Wessler<br />
R.N., Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor Emerita of Adult Health<br />
Nursing (1997)<br />
Thomas C. Westfall<br />
Ph.D., West Virginia <strong>University</strong><br />
William Beaumont Chair in Pharmacological and<br />
Physiological Science (1990)<br />
Professor of Pharmacology (1979)<br />
Chair, Pharmacology (1979)<br />
Nina Westhus<br />
Ph.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Nursing (2005)<br />
Norman White<br />
Ph.D., State <strong>University</strong> of New York, Albany<br />
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminal<br />
Justice (2007)<br />
S. William WhItson<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Arkansas, Little Rock<br />
Adjunct Professor, Center for Advanced Dental<br />
Education (2001)<br />
Susanne Wledemanll<br />
Ph.D., Brown <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of American Studies (2007)<br />
Elaine Wilder<br />
M.A.T., <strong>University</strong> of North Carolina, Chapel<br />
HiJl;P.T.<br />
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (1999)<br />
Michael Williams<br />
Ed.D., <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership<br />
and Higher Education (2007)<br />
Rebecca K. Willits<br />
Ph.D., Cornell <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering<br />
(2005)<br />
Bonnie Wilson<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Illinois. Urbana-Champaign<br />
Associate Professor of Economics (2008)<br />
Tobias Wlnright<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Notre Dame<br />
Assistant Professor of Theological Studies<br />
(2005)<br />
William S. M. Wold<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Manitoba<br />
Professor of Molecular Microbiology and<br />
Immunology (1986)<br />
Chair, Department of Molecular Microbiology<br />
and Immunology (1992)<br />
JoNellWood<br />
Ed.D., <strong>University</strong> of Missouri, Columbia<br />
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership<br />
and Higher Education (2005)
160 Administration and Graduate Faculty<br />
Robert M. Wood<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Alabama<br />
Associate Professor of Biology (2001)<br />
Richard Wray<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Pennsylvania<br />
Associate Professor of Public Health (2008)<br />
GnryWright<br />
Ph.D., Ohio <strong>University</strong><br />
Adjunct Instructor of Educational Leadership &<br />
Higher Education (1998)<br />
Kathleen S. Wright<br />
Ed.D .• <strong>University</strong> of California. Berkeley<br />
Associate Professor of Community Health (2004)<br />
Kathleen Wyrwich<br />
Ph.D .. <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Associate Professor of Research Methodology<br />
(2006)<br />
Assistant Professo of Health Management and<br />
Policy (2002)<br />
Peter Ynciuk<br />
Ph.D., Pennsylvania Siale <strong>University</strong><br />
Assistant Research Professor of Molecular<br />
Microbiology and Immunology (2002)<br />
Frederick C. Yeager<br />
Ph.D., West Virginia <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Finance (1981)<br />
Vernon L. Yeager<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> ofNOlth Dakota<br />
Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and<br />
Neurobiology (1993)<br />
PaulA. Young<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Buffalo<br />
Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and<br />
Neurobiology (2006)<br />
Hayrettin Yiicesoy<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Chicago<br />
Assisant Professor of History (2003)<br />
Daniel Scott Zahm<br />
Ph.D .• Pennsylvania State <strong>University</strong>. Hershey<br />
Professor of Anatomy (1995)<br />
Hans Peter Zassenhaus<br />
Ph.D .• Ohio State <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of Molecular Microbiology and<br />
Immunology (1998)<br />
Terry V. Zenser<br />
Ph.D., <strong>University</strong> of Missouri. Columbia<br />
Professor ofInternal Medicine (1985)<br />
Professor of Biochemistry lind Molecular<br />
Biology (1986)<br />
ZijunZhang<br />
M.D., Postgraduate Medical School of PLA.<br />
Beijing, China<br />
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery<br />
(2007)<br />
Hongxin (John) Zhao<br />
Ph.D., George Washington <strong>University</strong><br />
Professor of International Business (2006)<br />
Lnpei Zhu<br />
Ph.D .• California Institute of Technology<br />
Associate Professor of Earth and Atmospheric<br />
Sciences (2007)<br />
Brent Zllosko<br />
Ph.D .• <strong>University</strong> of Rochester<br />
Assisant Professor of Chemislry (2004)
INDEX<br />
Academic Appeals, Procedures for. 28<br />
Academic Centers and Institutes<br />
Anheuser-Busch Eye Institute. 7<br />
Center for Advanced Dental Education,<br />
7.98-104<br />
Center for Applied Behnvioral Science. 7<br />
Center for Bioterrorism and Emerging<br />
Infections, 7<br />
Center for Counseling and Family Therapy, 7,<br />
81-84<br />
Center for Health Care Ethics, 7, 103-104<br />
Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.<br />
7,36<br />
Center for the Study of Communication<br />
and Culture, 7<br />
Center for Urban Research, 7<br />
Emerson Center for Business Ethics, 7<br />
Institute for Molecular Virology. 7<br />
Pediatric Research Institute, 7<br />
Smurfit Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. 7<br />
Speech, Language. and Hearing Clinics, 7<br />
Academic Computing, 7<br />
Academic Deans, 147<br />
Academic IntegritylEthics. 27-28<br />
Academic Probation. 27<br />
Academic Standards. 25-29<br />
Acceptable Academic Progress. 27<br />
Accreditation. 5<br />
Administration. <strong>University</strong> 147<br />
Administration of Justice, 39-40<br />
Admission into The Graduate School, 16-17<br />
Advanced Standing, 17.32<br />
Aerospace Engineering, 74-76<br />
Allied Health Professions, Graduate Offering<br />
in the Doisy School of. \05- \07<br />
American Studies. 40-42<br />
Anatomy, 117-J 18<br />
Anatomical Science and Education. Center for,<br />
117-118<br />
Appeals, Academic, 28<br />
Aquinas Institute. 24<br />
Arts and Sciences. Graduate <strong>Program</strong>s in the<br />
College of. 39-73<br />
Assistantships. Graduate. 2 J<br />
Athletics. Intercollegiate, II<br />
ATM Machines. J 1<br />
Audits and Auditors, 15. 24-25<br />
Aviation Safety Management. 76-77<br />
Aviation Science. Depat1ment of. 76-77<br />
Basic Biomedical Science, 116-117<br />
Behavioral Science and Health Education<br />
(Concentration iu Community Health). 129<br />
Behavioral Science and Health Education<br />
and Epidemiology (Joint Concentration in<br />
Community Health), 130-131<br />
Billiken Bucks, II<br />
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 118-119<br />
Biology. 42-46<br />
Biomedical Engineering, 77-78<br />
Biostatistics (Concentration in Community<br />
Health), 129-130<br />
Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Joint<br />
Concentration in Community Health). 131<br />
Bookstores, 9<br />
Busch Student Center, 9<br />
Business Administration. Ph,D. Degree in, 108<br />
Business. John Cook School of. 143-144<br />
Business, Graduate Offerings in the John Cook<br />
School of, 108-115<br />
Calendar<br />
Academic. 2004-05, inside front cover<br />
Planning, of The Graduate School. inside back<br />
cover<br />
<strong>University</strong>, 17-18<br />
Campus Ministry, 11<br />
Campus COllvenience Store, 11<br />
Candidacy/Candidate Status, 30<br />
Career Services. 10<br />
Cellular and Molecular Regulation<br />
(Specialty in Biology), 43<br />
Center for Advanced Dental Education. 98-102<br />
Center for Teaching Excellence. The Paul C.<br />
Reinert. S.J .• 7-8<br />
Certificate <strong>Program</strong>s<br />
General Description. 36<br />
in Emperical Research Methods in Descriptive<br />
Ethics, 13<br />
in Geographical Information Systems, 93-94<br />
in Marriage and Family Therapy, 82<br />
in Medieval Studies, I3<br />
in Nursing, 13, 125<br />
in Renaissance Studies, 14<br />
in Rhetorical Studies and Writing Pedagogy, 14<br />
in Women's Studies, 73<br />
Certification of Status. 18<br />
Changes in Registrations, 23<br />
Chemistry. 46-47<br />
Communication, 47-49<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders. 79-81<br />
Community Health, 129-137<br />
ComprehensiVe Master's Degree Examination.<br />
30-31<br />
Conditional Registration/Students, 15<br />
Counseling and Family Therapy<br />
Graduate <strong>Program</strong> in. 81-84<br />
Counseling Center, 8-9<br />
Coursework<br />
Upper Division. 25,29,37<br />
Graduate, 25.29.32,37<br />
Professional. 25.29,37<br />
Curricula and Courses, 37-38<br />
Degrees Offered (by The Graduate School)<br />
Doctor of Education. 31,84.88<br />
Doctor of Philosophy. 31-34<br />
List with Majors. Degrees. Concentrations, and<br />
Certificates, 13-14<br />
Master of Arts ill Teaching, 87-88<br />
Master's. 29-31<br />
Specialist in Education. 31,84<br />
Degrees Offered (by the <strong>University</strong>), 5<br />
Dietetics Internship. 105<br />
Dining Services. 10<br />
Dissertation<br />
Copyrighting of. 33<br />
Microftlming of. 33<br />
Public Oml PresentationIDefense of, 33-34<br />
Diversity, Affirmative Action, Disabilities, 28-<br />
29<br />
Dual Degree <strong>Program</strong>s. 14,35-36.93,106, 125,<br />
132-133, 138, 143-144, 146<br />
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.<br />
Department of. 49-54<br />
Ecology. Evoluation. and Systematics (Specialty<br />
in Biology). 43<br />
Educational Leadership and Higher Education,<br />
84-87<br />
Educational Administration, 85-86<br />
Higller Education Administration, 86-87<br />
Student Personnel Administration. 84<br />
Urban Leadership. 84<br />
Educational Studies. 87-92<br />
Curriculum and Instruction, 89-90<br />
Educational Foundations. 88<br />
Special Education. 91-92<br />
Educational Technology Services, 7<br />
Emergency Loan Fund, 23<br />
Emperical Research Methods in Descriptive<br />
Ethics, 13<br />
Endodontics. 99-100<br />
English (Graduate <strong>Program</strong> in). 54-57<br />
English as a Second Language. 8<br />
Enrollment, Mandatory, Continuous. 18,23<br />
Environmental and Occupational Health<br />
(Concentration in Community Health), 130<br />
Environmental Health and Epidemiology (Joint<br />
Concentration in Community Health). 131<br />
Epidemiology (Concentration in Community<br />
Health). 130<br />
Examinations, Degree<br />
Comprehensive for Master's Degree, 3-310<br />
Preliminary Oral for Ph.D. Degree. 32<br />
Qualifying/Pl'eliminary, Written for Doctoral<br />
Degree, 32<br />
Exit Questionnaire. 30, 35<br />
Faculty, SLU. as Graduate Students, 15<br />
Fellowships<br />
Dissertation, 21<br />
Diversity. 21<br />
External, 21<br />
Graduate. 21<br />
Minority, 21<br />
Presidential, 21<br />
Private Sources, 22<br />
Financial Aid<br />
Federal Progrums. 22<br />
Loans, 22-23<br />
Office of. 21-23<br />
French, 61-62<br />
Geographical Information Systems.<br />
Certificate in, 93-94<br />
Geoscience (Geology, Geophysics). 49-50<br />
Good Academic Standing. 27<br />
Grades/Gradiug<br />
Scheme for The Graduate School, 26-27<br />
SLU Permanent Record, 27<br />
Graduate Council. 12<br />
Graduate Faculty. 12,148-161<br />
Graduate School. The<br />
Administration. 12<br />
Faculty, 12, 148-161<br />
Graduate <strong>Program</strong>s/Offerings in. 13-14<br />
Objectives and General Policies. 12<br />
Offices. 12<br />
Organization and Governance, 12-13<br />
Planning Calendar. inside back cover<br />
Webpage.3<br />
Graduate Student Association, 8<br />
Graduate Studies, <strong>University</strong> Board of. 12<br />
Graduation Requirements for<br />
Doctor of Education Degree. 31<br />
Doctor of Philosophy Degree. 31-34<br />
Master of Arts in Teaching. 87<br />
Master's Degrees, 29-31<br />
Specialist in Education Degree. 31,84<br />
Health Administration, 137-140<br />
Health Care Ethics, 103-104<br />
Health Center. 8-9
Health Management and Policy, Department of,<br />
137-140<br />
Health Policy (Concentration within the M.P.H.<br />
degree program), 138<br />
Historical Theology, 70<br />
History (GradulIIe <strong>Program</strong> in), 57-59<br />
Housing and Residential Life, 9<br />
Immunization Policy, 16<br />
Inter-Campus Travel. 9<br />
Intemational Student ServiceslInternational<br />
Center, 8<br />
Law, Sehool of. 144<br />
Leave of Absence. 18<br />
Libraries<br />
Archives, <strong>University</strong>, 6-7<br />
Extended Facilities, 6<br />
Health Sciences Center, 6<br />
Pius XII Memorial, 6<br />
Vatican Film, 6-7<br />
Loans, Student, 22<br />
Mandatory Continuous Enrollment, 18.23<br />
Marriage and Family Therapy, Certificate in, 82<br />
Mathematics. 59-60<br />
Mathematics and Mathematical Computer<br />
Science, Department of, 59<br />
Matriculation. 18<br />
Medical Dietetics (Option within Nutrition and<br />
Dietetics), 106<br />
Medicine, G raduatc Offerings in the School of,<br />
116-122<br />
Medicine, School of, 145<br />
MERLIN (library network), 6<br />
Meteorology, 50-51<br />
Microbiology, Molecular. and Immunology<br />
119-120<br />
Midwest Catholie Graduate Schools Consortium,<br />
8<br />
Mission of The Graduate School, 4<br />
MOBIUS (libmry network). 6<br />
Modern and Classical Languages,<br />
Department of, 61-64<br />
Molecular Microbiology and Immunology,<br />
Deprutment of, 119<br />
Multidisciplinary Doctoral Option, 34-35<br />
North Central Association of Colleges and<br />
Schools, 5<br />
Nursing<br />
Graduate Offerings in the School of, 123-128<br />
Post Master's Certificate in, 125<br />
Specialties at the Master's Level, 123-125<br />
Nutrition and Physical Performance (Option<br />
with Nutrition and Dietetics), 106<br />
Nutrition and Dietetics, 105-107<br />
Ordinary Time-ta-Degree Period, 24,27<br />
Ol1hodontics, 100-10 I<br />
Other SLU Advanced Degree Offelings, 143-146<br />
Parking, 9<br />
Parks College of Engineering, Aviation, and<br />
Technology, 74-78<br />
Pathology, 120-121<br />
Periodontics, 10 1-102<br />
Petitions, 15,17-18,25,27.30-32,34-36<br />
Pharmacological and Physiological Science,<br />
[21-122<br />
Philosophy. 64-66<br />
Preliminary Doctoral Degree Examinations, 32<br />
Presentation/Defense of the Dissertation, 33-34<br />
Project for Doclor of Education Degree, 31<br />
Professional Option - Analytic (Concentration<br />
within Community Health), 132<br />
Professional Option - Practice (Concentration<br />
within Community Health), 131<br />
Psychology. 62-69<br />
Clinical, 67<br />
Experimental, 67<br />
Industrial-Organizational, 67<br />
Public Administration, 92<br />
Public Health, Graduate <strong>Program</strong>s in the Sehoul<br />
of, 129-142<br />
Public Health Studies, 141-142<br />
Public Policy Analysis, 93<br />
Public Policy Studies, Department of, 92-96<br />
Public Service, Graduate <strong>Program</strong>s in the<br />
College of, 79-97<br />
Recreational Facilities, 10<br />
Refund Schedule. Tuition, 20<br />
Registrar, Office of the, 7<br />
Registration<br />
Changes in, 23<br />
Continuous Enrollment, 18.23<br />
Continuing, 23<br />
"Holds," 23<br />
Inter-<strong>University</strong>, 24<br />
Late, 23<br />
Preregistration, 23<br />
Research Phase. 24<br />
Undergraduates in Graduate Coursework, 25<br />
Zero-Credit, 24<br />
Research Methodology, Department of, 96-97<br />
Research-Tools Requirement, 29,32<br />
Research Topics, 29,32,37-38<br />
Residence Halt Fees, 19<br />
Residency, 29,32<br />
Residential Life, Housing, 9<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Academic Deans, 147<br />
Accreditation, 5<br />
Administration, 147<br />
and the Metropolitan Area, 6<br />
Archives, 6-7<br />
Colleges and Schools, 5<br />
Degrees Offered, 5<br />
History, 5<br />
Objectives, 5-6<br />
Other Advanced Degree Offerings, 143-146<br />
Trustees. 147<br />
St. Lonis Metropolitan Area, 6<br />
Satisfactory Academic Progress, 22-23,27<br />
Scholarships, 21<br />
Schools/Colleges of the <strong>University</strong>, 5<br />
Semester-Hour of Credit, 25<br />
Simon Recreation Center, 10<br />
Social Service, School of, 146<br />
Sociology and Criminal Justice, Department of,<br />
39-40<br />
Spanish, 62-64<br />
Student Health and Counseling Center, 8-9<br />
Student Outcomes Assessment, 6<br />
Student Status. Certification of, 18<br />
Students, Categories of<br />
Auditors, 15<br />
Certificate, 15<br />
ClassifiedlDegree-Seeking, 15<br />
Conditional, 15<br />
Facuity, 15<br />
Probationary, 15<br />
UnciassifiedfNondegree, Undecided, 15<br />
Visitor, 15<br />
SuspensionlDismissal, 28<br />
Theology (Graduate <strong>Program</strong> in), 69-70<br />
Theological Studies, Department of. 69-72<br />
Thesis for Research Masler's Degree, 30<br />
Time to Degree, 24, 27<br />
Transfer of Credit, 17<br />
TlUstees, <strong>University</strong> Board of, 147<br />
TuitionfPees/Deposits, 19-20<br />
Budget Plan, 20<br />
Employer Billing for. 20<br />
Payment Schedule, 20<br />
Refund Schedule, 20<br />
Tuition Management Systems payment plan,<br />
20<br />
<strong>University</strong> Board of Graduate Studies, 12<br />
Urban Affairs, 92<br />
Urban Planning and Real Estate Development,<br />
93<br />
Vatican Film Library, 6-7<br />
"Visitors," 15,24-25<br />
Withdrawals, 25<br />
Women's Studies, Certificate in, 73