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from the It was a year ago that I wrote my first message to readers of UB Dentist as the incoming president of the UB Dental Alumni Association. In that message, I looked forward to the arrival of our new dean, Michael Glick. In this message, now as continuing president of the association—but not president for life—I will report on three highlights of the past year. Next year, perhaps, my successor can look forward again. These are trying times everywhere, of course, but especially for the State University of New York and, consequently, for the School of Dental Medicine. So my first highlight of the past year is that we survived it. The “new” dean became simply “the dean”; he moved the school forward in the face of ever more draconian budget reductions— touching us everywhere, most visibly in the reduced ranks of our dental assisting corps. But from what I see from my vantage point inside the institution, the school maintains a positive feeling. We’re optimistic no matter how uncertain the immediate future looks. During the past year, we prepared for, practiced for and finally entertained the site president visitors from the Commission on Dental Accreditation. I have five linear feet of documentation on a shelf in my office supporting the accreditation of the Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program. You will find a news item on the site visit in this issue of UB Dentist, and news of the visitors’ final report, now in preparation, in the spring issue. At the dean’s direction, the school also worked through a half-year-long strategic planning process. The process is described in an article in this issue; details of the plan will be reported in future issues. The accreditation work was an opportunity to realistically assess where we are today, not just where we think we are. The strategic planning work was an opportunity to describe where we want to be in the future and to map paths that will get us there. Finally, and apart from the accomplishments of the past year, I can report that Dean Glick has been an active participant in and supporter of the activities of the UB Dental Alumni Association. He has attended most of our board meetings—including one on his first day at the school—and all our major events. He knows we’re an important part of the school. Some of you may have seen us together at a reception for alumni in Downtown Disney during the ADA convention in October and again at an alumni association-sponsored “meet the dean” reception during the Greater New York Dental Meeting in November. We look forward to the next year of this productive partnership. Frank Barnashuk, ’80, president, UB Dental Alumni Association
On the cOver: Images from the lives of the late harold t. Ortman, his son, harold r., and his grandson, Lance. ubdentist News from the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine UB Dentist is published quarterly by the School of Dental Medicine; produced by the Office of University Communications, Division of External Affairs. Winter 2011 | 10-DEN-004 www.sdm.buffalo.edu SDM EDitOriAl GrOUP Pamela C. Jones, PhD Assistant Dean School of Dental Medicine Marilyn i. Sulzbach Secretary UB Dental Alumni Association UNivErSity COMMUNiCAtiONS Judson Mead Newsletters Coordinator rebecca Farnham Art Director and Designer Cynthia todd-Flick Production Coordinator Office of the Dean 325 Squire Hall Buffalo Ny 14214-8006 (716) 829-2836 pcjones@buffalo.edu UB Dental Alumni Association 337 Squire Hall Buffalo Ny 14214-8006 800-756-0328, ext. 2 (716) 829-2061 Fax: (716) 829-3609 msulzbac@buffalo.edu www.ubdentalalumni.org in this issue 4 6 NewS BriefS Accreditation site visit, awards for the dean, new Harriman Quad five qUeStioNS for williAM CAlNoN, ’78 ADA president-elect talks with UB Dentist winter 2011 11 iNSiDe the hAll Before, during and after the Buffalo Niagara Dental Meeting 7 the fUtUre tAkeS prACtiCe School engages in strategic planning process 8 AN ortMAN CeNtUry Harold t. graduated in 1911, Harold r. was on the faculty, now lance has retired 16 CDe CoUrSeS Upcoming CE opportunities to put on your calendar 18 reUNioN! 0s and 5s get together to remember 20 AlUMNi AwArDS George Ferry and Patricia Haberman honored 22 ClASSNoteS Publication of UB Dentist is made possible by the generous support of the University at Buffalo Dental Alumni Association.
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