Spring 2006 - University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry

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alumni today
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO FACULTY OF DENTISTRY
VOLUME 24 • ISSUE 2 • SPRING 2006
Meeting the Needs
of the Community...
Making an Impact
on People’s Lives
Volume 24 • Issue 2 • Spring 2006
INSIDE
Message from the Dean
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Continuing to improve and grow.
Message from the Alumni President
5
A unique partnership.
Alumni News
6
Letters, reunions, and updates.
Continuing Education
12
Raising the bar in dental practice
management.
Awards of Distinction Gala
13
A spectacular event!
Dental Research
16
Over 250 people attended this year’s
Research Day.
Meet our new Associate Professor,
Radiology Department, Dr. Ernest Lam.
Profile
18
From the University of Oslo to the University of
Toronto, Nobel Biocare Chair in Prosthodontics
Dr. Asbjorn Jokstad is having an impact on
international dental politics.
www.uto
ronto.ca/
dentistry
VISIT OUR WEB SITE:
www.utoronto.ca/dentistry
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alumni today SPRING 2006
Development & Continuing
Dental Education
BARRY H. KORZEN DDS 6T8, DIP. ENDO.
Assistant Dean, Development &
Continuing Dental Education
CHERYL APPLEBY JACKSON MEd, CFRE
Executive Director
Development & Alumni Relations
RAISYL WAGMAN
Coordinator
Editor
Community Care
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Taking care of the children: helping those who
have nowhere else to go.
Building a Better Future for the
Profession and the Public
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ANNETTE CHAN
MONIQUE TOULCH
SARA VANOS
RITA BAUER
JAMES FIEGE
CHRISTINE NICOLAU
BRUNO RAKIEWICZ
Art Direction & Production
ROGER MURRAY AND
ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED
Faculty News
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Message from the DSS President
Student News
28
Dentantics 2006
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It’s about fun, friendships and memories.
Great friends, great donors:
recognizing your generosity.
Alumni Relations & CDE Staff
Photography
Just what is involved in building a new
facility for the Faculty of Dentistry?
Listen in on a conversation with Dean Mock.
Message from Development and
BARBARA J. MURRAY
Alumni Today is published by the Office of
Alumni Relations, Faculty of Dentistry,
University of Toronto for and about Alumni,
staff and students. Material published does not
necessarily represent the official position of the
Faculty of Dentistry or the editor.
Letters, comments, news items and articles
should be submitted to:
Editor, Alumni Today
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
124 Edward Street, Room 527, Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5G 1G6
Telephone: 416.979.4940 ext.1
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Facsimile: 416.979.4941
barbaramurray@fastmail.fm
The editor reserves the right to edit, as
necessary, all materials submitted.
Photographs will be returned if requested.
Continuing Dental Education: 416-979-4902;
e-mail: dentistry.continuinged@utoronto.ca
Alumni Relations: 416-979-4940;
e-mail: dentistry.alumni@utoronto.ca
Development: 416-979-4940;
e-mail: dentistry.development@utoronto.ca
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message from the dean
Continuing to Improve and Grow
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faculty members
and students. In
fact many alumni
were there and,
based on their
comments, found
it an enjoyable
and informative
day. Besides
touring poster
On the research note, the Faculty’s
presentations by
annual Research Day was held on
our undergraduate and graduate
February 14th and this year all alumni
students, they heard two excellent
were invited to attend along with the
invited speakers, Dr. Stephen Sims from
the University of Western
Ontario and our own Dr.
“The research and teaching at the Faculty
Edward Kassel from the
continues to improve and grow. At the same time, University of Toronto
we are working at expanding both the quality and Faculty of Medicine.
n the winter edition of Alumni Today
I wrote that the new Surgicentre for
the provision of oral health care
with general anaesthesia and the CT
facility would be “in operation by the
time you are reading this article”. Well,
I was a bit too optimistic! As many of
you know, things move a little slower in
universities and we are still in the
process of funding and constructing
these units. Hopefully we will be at least
well on the way by the time you read
this edition of Alumni Today.
(See page 20.)
As you will see
later in this edition,
the Faculty and the
Alumni
Association held
the annual Awards
of Distinction Gala
on March 4th and
once again it was a smashing success by
all standards. Over 400 very happy
people attended the festivities and
helped us celebrate four worthy
honourees. At the same time, we further
increased the Research Endowment
Fund that provides seed funding for
pilot research projects and supports
student research.
quantity of service we provide to the community
in general, as befits a health care institution.”
The research and teaching in
your Faculty of Dentistry
continues to improve and
grow. At the same time, we
are working at expanding
both the quality and quantity
of service we provide to the
community in general, as
befits a health care
institution.
I hope you enjoy this edition
of Alumni Today and continue
to take pride in your alma
mater and its Alumni
Association.
DAVID MOCK 6T8
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message from the alumni president
A Unique Partnership
I
t has been an honour for me to
serve the University of Toronto
Faculty of Dentistry for the past
two years as President of the Alumni
Association. What a pleasure it has
been working side by side with the
Department of Development and
Alumni Relations, specifically with
Dr. Barry Korzen, Cheryl Appleby
Jackson, and their entire staff.
unique partnership which I see
continuing for many years ahead.
Thursday evening
show.
The Alumni of Distinction Gala held on
March 4, 2006 was a monumental
success. In its new format, it has become
a major fund raising event for the
Faculty of Dentistry. I encourage all the
alumni out there to attend next year’s
Gala, because it just gets bigger and
better every year.
I also want to thank all my friends on
the Board, and I wish Dr. Carolyn Poon
Woo, your next Alumni President, all
the success that I have enjoyed.
The plans for a new facility for the
Faculty of Dentistry will provide a great
opportunity for the Alumni Association,
and its members at large, to get directly
involved with this very important
project.
Ski Day 2006 at
Osler Bluffs was a
total sell-out this
year, and I thank
the committee for
their participation
and representing
our Dental
Alumni Association.
I have observed many positive changes
with the Alumni Association, especially
visible in its close interaction with the
Faculty of Dentistry, the alumni at large,
and the entire dental student body, a
Lastly, don’t forget to register early for
our upcoming golf day scheduled for
Friday, September 22, 2006 at Copper
Creek Golf Club.
BEN A. VENDITTI 7T5
The students did a wonderful job with
Dentantics. I want to especially thank
them for hosting the alumni after the
Alumni and Friends
5th Annual Golf Tournament
Copper Creek Golf Club
Friday, September 22, 2006
8:00 A.M. SHOTGUN
Breakfast, Golf, Cocktails, Lunch – $350.00
Book Before June 30th: Foursome $1,200
Regular price after June 30th: Foursome $1,400
Golf Co-Chairs:
AUBEY BANACK 6T8 • JIM BLAIR
MICHAEL COMARTIN • FRANK KALAMUT 7T9
RECENT GRAD DISCOUNT:
Alumni who graduated from
2001 to 2006 pay only $250
Register online at www.utoronto.ca/dentistry
or for more information call 416-979-4940 Ext. 1 or visit dentistry.alumni@utoronto.ca
Proceeds will go towards supporting student activities
Register now – space is limited!
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alumni news
FEEDBACK…
Award for Humanitarian Service
In the most recent issue of Alumni Today I read an article
about a lovely lady, Mary Hicks (nee Mary Donald) who
graduated in Dental Nursing in the Class of 1949. The
article states that she was the one who named the yearly
student presentation Dentantics and that Alan Chapple 5T1
developed the show.
During my undergraduate years, 1942-1945, I was a
participant in Dentantics. I have been in touch with a
classmate, Dr. Sholom Pearlman of Denver, Colorado, who
was more involved with the productions during that period
than I was. He confirms the existence of the show and the
Dentantics name. There may be some history of Dentantics
in old issues of the student magazine, Haya Yaka.
Please accept that the above information is in no way
intended to disparage Mary Hicks! I just thought that you
may have heard from other old-timers who enjoyed
participating in Dentantics productions over the years and
would like to know more of its history.
Sincerely,
JACK LEDGER 4T5
I read with interest the article in Alumni Today referring to
the naming of Dentantics. I recall my father, Cecil J. Clayton
2T4, using that very word and giving credit to J. Calvin
Foote 2T4. To be sure, I spoke to his daughter who
confirmed that indeed her father did come up with the
name during his student years at the Faculty.
Good on Mary (Donald) Hicks for resurrecting that name. It
brings back many fond memories to me and others in my
class who so enjoyed being part of the annual show.
CHARLES J. CLAYTON 5T4
Editor: It seems as if more than one person was able to come up
with the very appropriate Dentantics name! The show continues
to entertain students and faculty
alike every year, and is obviously
one of those events that
participating dental students
never forget. See page 30 for
coverage of this year’s event.
Dr. Nicky Leung, 8T4, has received a Merit Award from the
British Columbia Dental Association (BCDA) in recognition
of his fourteen years of humanitarian service internationally
and locally. He and his wife Catherine recently ran a portable
dental clinic for students and refugees from Kosovo.
Dr. Leung has also worked in dental medical missions in
Switzerland, India, Ukraine, Romania, Moldavia, Bolivia
and Peru.
Our congratulations to Nicky and Catherine who were
married here in Canada in July 2005, and are expecting their
first baby later this year.
Dedicate a
Workstation
Provide a lasting legacy. Have your name and year of
graduation noted, honour the memory of a friend or
relative, or mark a special lifecycle occasion.
Workstation dedications may be made with a
donation of $1,800 and may be paid over a three year
period.
Contact the Development Office, Faculty of Dentistry
at 416-979-4940 Ext. 1 for more information, or email:
dentistry.development@utoronto.ca
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10 Chair Dental Clinic Opens at
Mengo Hospital Kampala, Uganda
A year of fulfillment. These are the words that Dr. Brian CarrHarris 7TO, Vice-President, Friends of Mengo Hospital
(Canada) used to describe the final
12 months of the dental clinic
project which has taken over six
years to complete. “From February
2004, when a container of
equipment was stalled in
Mombassa, to early 2005, we
experienced a remarkable year,
filled with highlights and
achievements.” says Dr. Carr-Harris
who has been involved, for the last
six years, in overseeing the
construction and installation of a 10
chair dental clinic in Uganda.
On Friday, March 11th, Minister of
Health for Uganda, Major General
Jim Mukweze, officially
opened the Clinic in a twoand-a-half hour ceremony of
ribbon cutting, song, dance,
music and speeches followed
by luncheon for 250 people –
hospital staff and guests.
What a tribute to the
accomplishment of so many.
U.S. Friends of Mengo
Hospital who had funded the
actual building were well
represented. Plaques outside
and in recognized the many contributors. Classmates
Dr. Bill Clark 7T0, from Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary, and
Dr. Tom Rice 7T0, were also on hand to view the new
equipment they had helped to fund.
All in all, the project has seen remarkable progress and
now functions as a role model in Uganda for the dental
profession.
Dr. Carr-Harris received a Merit Award from the British
Columbia Dental Association in recognition of this
accomplishment, and was also honoured by his classmates at
their 35 year reunion last May in Toronto.
WHAT ARE YOU UP TO NOW?
If you know of any Alumni that have a story they should be
sharing, or if you yourself are involved in an endeavour,
organization, or event that you think would make interesting
reading for other Alumni, please send it to:
The Editor, Alumni Today, Faculty of Dentistry, University of
Toronto, 124 Edward Street, Toronto, ON M5G 1G6
or email: barbaramurray@fastmail.fm
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alumni news
Reunions
40 Year Reunion for the
Class of 6T6
On April 8, the dental Class of 6T6 had a
40 year class reunion. Before the first sip
of wine had reached its target brain, the
room resounded with happy, boisterous
conversation. "Remember when?" and
"What are you up to now?" were like
bookends to the 45 years since we began
pre-dentistry in 1961. We were 18 year
old boys mostly from Ontario high
schools. And seven intrepid young
women. Not because only seven women
qualified and were interested in
dentistry, but because a rule existed that
limited the number of women. (Six of the
seven attended – see photo).
Fifty four members of the class were
present, accompanied by 40 partners.
The unsurpassed Esprit de Corp of the
class of 6T6 was celebrated by fond
recollections and emotional
testimonials: we were co-operative not
competitive; we recognized that we
were all in it together. 6T6ers who
missed classes due to accident or
sickness recalled the generosity of
others providing lecture notes and help.
After a fine dinner, each 6T6er spoke.
From left to right: Mary Kudrac, Inga Patterson, Anita Huang, Oksana Sawiak, Dace Berg,
Sarma Damanis. (Elaine Grills, one of the original seven women of the Class of 6T6, was not
able to attend.)
Deceased members were eulogized.
Many of the missing 6T6ers sent
greetings. The sentiment "there is
nothing serious in mortality" was
expressed repeatedly, along with:
"everyone is comfortable in their own
skin" and "don’t make maturity a
priority".
hobbies, grandchildren and community
service.
"What is it to grow old?" 6T6ers don’t
know and don’t care. They are much too
busy. Some are still loving the Practice
while others are busy with travel,
RICK BEYERS 6T6
"The wine of life is drawn…" – don’t be
silly, 6T6ers, have tapped another
vintage barrel and there is plenty more
to last us until we meet again, with a
little help from blue or yellow pills, plus
a new knee or hip now and then.
5th Reunion for the First Graduating Class of the QP Program
The Qualifying Program Class of 2001 held their first ever QP reunion, marking five years, at the Old Mill in Toronto on
April 8, 2006. Eleven of the first class of 20 international dentists
attended, with their spouses and invited faculty, for an evening of
humour and appreciation. Dr. Christiana Muresanu came all the
way from Germany to get top traveller award, and Dr Jugesh Mehta
came from Edmonton to tell us her daughter is in Dents II at U of A.
The rest of the class have all resumed practice in Ontario.
AARON FENTON 6T7
From left to right: Drs. Ali Mirjan (class president), Supinder Dhillon, Lucia
Ambrochi, Nana Sogomonian, Marika Dekanoidze, Ahmad Al-Janaby, Christiana
Muresanu, Elena Vlassova, Jugesh Mehta, Olga Rodrigues, and Svetlana Zienchuk.
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There were a number of classmates who
deserve to be recognized for
contributing financially even though
they were unable to attend in person.
Thanks to Sheryl Ansin (Anker), Paul
Chow, George Krantz and John Stern for
their contributions – these will be
combined with any leftover funds from
this event and sent to the Faculty for use
in current student activities. (Beer and
pizza costs a lot more now than 30 years
ago!)
7T6 30th Class Reunion
The graduating class of 7T6 held its 30th
reunion on the evening of Friday, April
7 at the Hart House Gallery Grill. Sixtyone participants – classmates and
spouses – reunited for an evening of
camaraderie and dining at this classy
venue.
The evening was a blast!
Many people had not seen each other in
the past five years, and for some it was
the first time they had come out for a
reunion since graduation!
Everyone had a great time – despite the
march of time. If you squinted your
eyes just so, and listened to the talk and
laughter, you could swear that we
hadn’t changed at all. We just got better
with time (as well as bigger and balder).
The ambience, service and food at the
Gallery Grill received raves from
everyone and was probably the best
setting we’ve had for any of our
reunions.
The big class graduation picture is once
again stored safely in my basement and
will be hauled out to see the light of day
in five years time.
See you then.
PETER TONISSON 7T6
Over 100 Attend 7T1 35th Reunion
On April 7, 2006 the Class of 7T1 held their 35th annual reunion at Stop 33 in the
Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Toronto. Over one
hundred class-mates, spouses and friends enjoyed a
memorable evening of entertainment and review of their
four years spent together at the Faculty.
Classmates from Victoria, Calgary, Halifax, Edmonton and
Kamloops joined the majority who practice in Ontario to
share their current and past experiences.
Part of the evening was devoted to honouring the
contribution to organized dentistry of a number of our
classmates. One president of the RCDS, four presidents of
the ODA and two presidents of the CDA were members of
the Class of 7T1. Dr. Claude Doughty, Dr. Ron Bell, Dr.
Peter Trainor, Dr. George Sweetnam and Dr. Jim Brookfield were present, and were
recognized for their dedication to organized dentistry and their unique
representation of the Class.
CELEBRATE 50 YEARS
As the evening came to a close everybody was looking forward to enjoying their
renewed friendships and exploring ideas for the next reunion.
I am a member of the graduating class of
ROBERT SULLIVAN 7T1
fiftieth anniversary of our graduation, I
1956 in Dental Hygiene. Since this is the
wondered whether anyone from our class is
interested in marking the occasion.
Just had a Reunion? – Please send your reunion
pictures and stories to the Alumni Today editor.
If any graduates of that year are interested,
(Pictures can be 4 x 6 glossy prints or email them as high resolution jpeg files to
barbaramurray@fastmail.fm)
DONNA (CRANSWICK) LESLIE
please contact me at Ftleslie@aol.com.
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alumni news
Enjoying the Opportunity
to Socialize
Over 100 people came to the cocktail reception
hosted by the University of Toronto Faculty of
Dentistry Department of Alumni Relations and
the Dental Alumni Association at the Pacific
Dental Conference in Vancouver this March.
The guest suite was packed, and a great time
was had by all!
The reception held during the ODA Conference,
graciously sponsored by Henry Schein Ash
Arcona, in early April in Toronto, saw another
great turnout of alumni. Over 800 people
packed the Steam Whistle, enjoying the
opportunity to socialize and renew old
ties.
PLEASE JOIN US...
during the CDA Annual General Meeting.
Our reception will be held at the Delta
Hotel in St. John’s, Newfoundland,
between 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on August 24.
We will also be hosting a reception
during the Canadian Dental Specialty
Scientific Session on Saturday, September
16th, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
See you there!
Top: A great turnout at the Steam Whistle during the ODA Conference in
Toronto. Centre: Dr. Ben Venditti addresses a happy crowd at the same event.
Bottom: Dean David Mock entertaining alumni in Vancouver.
THE STUDENTS NEED YOUR HELP!
They require extracted teeth for various laboratory exercises.
Please save all the intact teeth you extract in your office. Call us at 1-416-979-4902 or toll free in Ontario at
1-800-743-3788. We will arrange and pay for shipment. You will be providing the students with a valuable
teaching tool.
After removing teeth:
• immerse for 24 hours in a glass jar containing even parts of Javex and water.
• Store thereafter in a plastic jar containing equal parts of alcohol and water.
As our 'Thank You', the names of all dentists who supply teeth by the end of June
will be eligible for a Draw Prize.
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In Memorium
Bryan Ross Ward Smith
1939-2005
Robert McCluney Mewha
1925-2005
Dentistry mourns the loss of one of its
finest. On October 18, 2005, Bryan Smith
6T3 and 6T8 of London, Ontario, passed
away peacefully after complications
from pneumonia.
Born in Ballymena, Ireland, Robert
Mewha 5T0 immigrated to Vancouver,
British Columbia in 1928. He graduated
from the University of Toronto Faculty
of Dentistry Class of 1950 and opened a
practice in Fort Erie.
Bryan was a 1963 University of Toronto
dental graduate and a 1968 University
of Toronto orthodontic graduate.
He was a respected clinician who also
contributed his time to the Thames
Valley Children’s Clinic, the post
graduate orthodontic department at the
University of Western Ontario, the
Ontario Association of Orthodontists
and the London and District Dental
Society.
His friends and classmates will miss
him dearly, and he will be best
remembered for his zest for life.
RAY BOZEK DDS 6T3 AND 6T8
WE MOURN THE LOSS
Arthur Arshawsky 5T1
Robert McCluney Mewha 5T0
Charles Petrullo 4T7
Bryan Ross Ward Smith 6T3
Alumni obituaries should be sent to:
Editor, Alumni Today, Faculty of
Dentistry, University of Toronto,
124 Edward Street, Room 527,
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1G6,
or e-mail:
Donations honoring the memory of
Alumni can be made out to the
University of Toronto and sent to
the Faculty of Dentistry (address
shown above).
In 1952 he married Mary Ridgeway
Stackhouse. Mary says that he lived life
to the fullest. He loved and felt
fortunate to have participated in his
community, distributing toothbrushes
every Halloween.
He leaves behind his wife Mary, two
sons Rob and Michael (wife Fran) and
his sister Martha.
Arthur Arshawsky
1918 - 2006
To those who knew him Art was truly a
pioneer. Born in
a small farming
community on
the prairies of
Saskatchewan,
Art’s life was
filled with the
sights, sounds,
and experiences
of our Canadian
pioneers. Early
morning
breakfasts, long
horse rides to a
one-room schoolhouse, and chores at
home when his school hours were over.
One of Art’s great joys was recounting
those early days of his life to all who
chose to listen. It was no surprise to find
that his pioneering spirit was carried
over into his professional life after his
graduation from the Faculty of
Dentistry in 1951. He was among the
first dentists in Toronto to limit his
practice to Endodontics, and among the
first limited practitioners to found both
the Canadian Academy of Endodontics
and the Ontario Society of Endodontists.
He was also among the first to be
licensed as an Endodontist when the
specialty was established in Ontario in
1972. He later served with distinction as
President of both of those organizations.
Dedication and enthusiasm for a field of
interest is the hallmark of a great teacher
and Art was not one to ignore that call.
He was among the first instructors to
staff the Undergraduate Endodontic
Department, established by his friend
and mentor, Dr. George Hare. Later he
was among the first to teach in the
Postgraduate Endodontic Department,
established by Dr. Shimon Friedman
and myself. His skills and demeanor as
an instructor won him the respect and
appreciation of students and staff alike.
In his personal life, Art’s devotion to
family, love of pets, passion for cooking,
and dedication to sailing composed a
circle of what could truly be considered
“the complete man”. He and his wife
Joyce shared a love of music, a love of
travel, and above all a love for their
daughters Michele and Lisa.
Unfortunately the tragic and untimely
death of Joyce, and then Michele, cast a
dark shadow over his later years,
brightened only by the time he was able
to spend with siblings and his
granddaughters Jayme and Emma.
Those, however, who are his friends
choose to remember him as the loving,
charming, story-telling Westerner who
adopted Toronto as his home, and made
his mark as a dedicated professional
who will be sadly missed by his family,
students and patients.
CAL TORNECK 5T8
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continuing education
Raising the Bar in Dental
Practice Management
SANDIE BAILLARGEON, COURSE DIRECTOR
Linking people, strategy
and operations helps distill
the organizational
challenges for dental
professionals. This is the
heart of every working
business and we are proud
to enhance this linkage
through the Certificate in
Dental Practice
Management Program.
“I enjoyed the open forums where we
were encouraged to discuss problems
and solutions that arise in our day to
day operations.”
“I arrived nervous and left
confident. Thank you for helping me
improve my business sense and
communication skills.”
C
ongratulations to the Dental
Practice Management Class of
2006. This amazing group of
dental management specialists raised
the bar in practice management
standards. The Certificate in Dental
Practice Management program was
designed to assist all dental
professionals to achieve greater levels of
operational effectiveness through sound
principles of practical business
management.
The final semester of this two-semester
program culminated in the completion
of a short and long term business plan
and marketing strategy. Each business
plan was graded by the program
director, Sandie Baillargeon, and
The Certificate Program in Dental Practice Management will be offered again in
September 2006. It is open to dentists, practice management staff, Denturists,
Dental Technologists/lab owners and dental hygienists who are interested in
learning how to run a successful business.
Participants will learn:
• How to create a research based marketing strategy and build a business plan.
• How to create a strategic short and long term business plan.
• Human resource performance management and how to lead dental teams
through change using emotional intelligence.
• How to develop an operational budget and link it to human performance.
• Consultative treatment planning and coordination.
This course establishes standards of business and professional excellence. It offers
a recognized high quality, well structured program of Practice Management to a
broad range of dental professionals. The course will be held on two Saturdays per
month so that it does not interfere with the daily operations of busy dental offices.
Visit our website at: www.cde.utoronto.ca
for complete course and registration information.
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professional bank manager, Graham
Flanagan. The business plans were then
judged by a team of financial experts
and dental consultants and prizes were
awarded for Excellence in Dental
Business Planning. Graham Flanagan,
manager of Scotiabank at Queen and
McCaul had this to say: “Overall this
group had the highest marks out of any
business plans that I have graded. I
even learned something new from
them....”
“This course provided educated
answers to difficult and challenging
questions. I have already reduced
my accounts receivable. All of my
expectations were surpassed.”
The program was made possible due to
the leadership and progressive thinking
of Dr. Barry Korzen, Assistant Dean of
Development and Continuing Dental
Education, as well as Dr. Korzen’s
support team who exemplify teamwork
and commitment. Dr. Korzen’s
recognition of the need for a program
that links business management
principles and applications to clinical
expertise is a direct response to the need
of dental professionals.
Sandie Baillargeon is Course Director for
the University of Toronto’s Dental Practice
Management Certificate Program. She is a
leading authority on how to increase the
effectiveness of dental business management
systems. Ms. Baillargeon is author of The
Canadian Dental Office Administrator
published by IPTP Nelson Canada and has
lectured at universities and colleges across
North America.
Platinum Sponsor
NOBEL BIOCARE
Gold Major Sponsors
Henry Schein Ash Arcona
HANSAmed Limited
SciCan
Scotiabank Group
Silver Event Sponsor
MBNA Bank Canada
Communications Sponsors
Roger Murray and Associates Incorporated
Sharon Express
A Spectacular Event!
The verdict is in and it
is unanimous! The
Awards of Distinction
Gala, held at the
prestigious Granite
Club on March 4, 2006
was the best Gala yet!
If you were there, you
heard Master of
Ceremonies Dr. Barry
Chapnick 7T0 say that
what makes this evening great is our ability to work together, to honour
each other, to raise funds and to have fun. And that truly summed up
the evening. It was the culmination of many hours of work by our
dedicated committee members, and the response of guests who came to
honour their peers and recognize the importance of the research work
being done by the University of Toronto made all that work
worthwhile.
The sell-out crowd of 440 guests raised
$125,000 – a wonderful tribute to those
honoured. From the
mouth-watering menu
to the outstanding
speeches of those being
honoured, from the
excitement of the
auction to the action on the dance floor, this was a great
evening!
We congratulate everyone who was involved in
organizing this spectacular event.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Next year’s Awards of Distinction Gala will be held on March 24, 2007.
Please fax or email your nominations no later than May 30, 2006.
Fax: 416.979.4941; e-mail: dentistry.alumni@utoronto.ca
Research Benefactors
3i Implant Innovations Canada
CG&B Group
Colgate Palmolive
The Toronto Crown and Bridge Study Club
Dentsply Tulsa Dental
Gillian Johnston Financial and
Insurance Services Inc.
Kearns Insurance Corporation
Lindt & Sprüngli (Canada) Inc.
Research Supporters
3M ESPE
Alliance H
Bank of Montreal
Canadian Dental Service Plans Inc.
Dentistry Canada Fund
Innova Corporation
OKU
Shaw Group of Dental Laboratories
Toronto Academy of Dentistry
Zimmer Dental
Table Sponsors
Air Techniques
Brasseler Canada
CIT Healthcare Financial
David Chong Yen Professional Corporation
Dr. Aldo and Peggy Boccia
Henry Schein Ash Arcona
Ivoclar Vivadent
Oral Health
Modular and Custom Cabinets
Patterson Dental Canada Inc.
RBC Financial Group
SciCan
Sirona Dental Systems
The Toronto Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
Toronto Implant Study Club
Major Donors
Dr. & Mrs. Barry Chapnick
RBC Financial Group
Donors
Aird and Berlis, LLP
Harold N. Beach
Care Credit
Clover Insurance
Joe Dubrofsky
Dr. Gerry Halbert C.M.
Mr. & Mrs. Allan W. Kitt
Micro Consulting
Aidan O’Reilly
Carolyn Poon Woo and Gerry Leewing
Ronald Reiser
Elgin Thompson
427 Auto Collision Ltd.
Live Auction Contributors
Regency Fur
Rasko Diamonds
High Road Golf Expeditions
Christie’s Canada Inc.
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“When I worked full time as a dentist, I went home
at 5:00 p.m. and my work was finished. Now my
work is never finished. We are making a difference.”
DR. JAY BACHER
“It is important to find time to do those
things that ultimately make a difference
“I have always
in the quality of people’s lives.”
tried to use the
DR. CHRISTENA CHRUSZEZ
abilities and
interests I have,
to give
something back to others who
are less fortunate.”
DR. WILLIAM GORDON MCINTOSH
“There are many well-educated,
talented people...but the key to
success is stamina and focus.”
HELIANE CANEPA
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“What makes this evening great is
our ability to work together, to
honour each other,
to raise funds and
to have fun.”
DR. BARRY CHAPNICK
MAINTAINING
RESEARCH EXCELLENCE
The past two years have been a period of
awakening in terms of appreciating how much
work really must go into growing and
maintaining research momentum in an academic
system which is changing pace at a rate too fast
to keep step with by any one person on their
own.
The measure of DRI’s achievements can be
assessed in looking at our accomplishments to
date.
In the last academic year we published close to
300 research articles and manuscripts. Our
research grants funding is rising consistently
and has reached over $9 million a year. There
have been several patented technologies that
have been translated into commercial
opportunities. For example, new antimicrobial
peptides (capable of killing or inhibiting the
growth of microorganisms, especially bacteria,
fungi, or viruses) has been licensed out to a
company that will be introducing it into the next
generation of toothpastes.
The research endowment fund, established
through the Alumni of Distinction Gala event,
has raised close to a half million dollars, and
now provides a permanent source of funding for
pilot research grants. We have established a full
office of research within dentistry as part of the
Faculty’s commitment to research excellence.
The framework has been laid by which we can
bring recognition of our achievements as one of
the world’s leading publicly funded dental
programs to those who can influence our future.
Our Annual Research Report can be
downloaded from our website at :
www.utoronto.ca/dentistry/
facultyresearch/dri/annual_report.pdf
DR. J. PAUL SANTERRE
Associate Dean of Research
Director DRI
Over $125,000 was raised on
March 4, 2006 at the Awards of
Distinction Gala. If you wish to
make a donation to the Research
Endowment Fund, please call
416.979.4940.
See www.utoronto.ca/dentistry/alumni for more pictures.
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dental research
Research Day 2006
Imaging: Focus of the Future
I
maging was the
underlying theme of this
year’s Faculty Research
Day. Dr. Stephen M. Sims,
Department of Physiology
and Pharmacology, University
of Western Ontario, (shown at
right) commenced the day’s
events with his talk entitled
"Imaging Muscle and Bone
Cell: The Local Messages
Count." He wowed the lecture
room with a time lapsed video
illustrating the activity of
osteoclasts (the cells that are responsible
for the resorption of bones and tooth
structures). Using laser illumination and
a highly sensitive camera, the time-lapse
microscopy compressed approximately
three hours of actual footage time down
to 20 seconds of real viewing time.
Immediately following the talk, over 250
attendees convened to the auditorium
where 66 research posters were
displayed giving Alumni (this year 15
clinical practice Alumni from GTA were
registered), faculty, staff, and graduate
and undergraduate students a chance to
mingle with the presenters, as well as
enjoy a complimentary lunch.
Undergraduate (19 students) as well as
seasoned graduate students
enthusiastically discussed their latest
clinical and basic research findings with
judges and participants.
advances, he indicated that
Computed Tomography (CT)
has maintained a
considerable role in head and
neck imaging.
picture) who gave a talk on "An
Appreciation of Recent Advances in
Head and Neck Imaging." He helped
familiarize the audience with the
current advances in neuroradiological
surgical interventions and how they
have "dramatically altered treatment
approaches for patients with strokes,
vascular compromise, structural
malformations or aneurysms." Despite
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
The second guest speaker was Dr.
Edward E. Kassel, Associate Professor,
Department of Medical Imaging,
University of Toronto, Staff Radiologist,
Department of Medical Imaging,
Division of Neuroradiology, Mount
Sinai Hospital/University Health
Network, (shown opposite page, bottom
If you missed Research Day, please visit:
http://www.utoronto.ca/dentistry/facultyresearch/dri/abstract_book06.pdf
to see a copy of this year’s Research Day abstract book.
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The awards presentation
took place shortly after the
talk and nine awards were
given in total, three in each of
the categories. This year’s
award recipients (shown
below) were:
Summer Students Category:
Alex Shen, Maryam
Fathimani, Egle Sakalauskaite.
Graduate and Post-Graduate Students:
Basic Science Category:
Chrissy Cheretakis, Xiao-Han Zhao,
Yair Lenga.
Clinical Science Category:
Jonathan Britton, Will Chow and
Susanne Perschbacher.
Dr. Ernest Lam:
Studying the Biological Problem
W
hen he’s
not in the
clinic
training students, or
in his office or lab
working on his
current research, Dr.
Ernie Lam can be
found in one of the
local Toronto-area
pools as a master
swim club member.
Dr. Lam, a native of
Vancouver, B.C.,
received his
undergraduate,
D.M.D. and M.Sc.
degrees at the
University of British
Columbia, Vancouver before
completing his oral and maxillofacial
radiology training and Ph.D. at the
University of Iowa, Iowa City. Although
he went to graduate school in the states,
one of his mentors from UBC,
Vancouver, encouraged him to return to
Canada. He taught for seven years in
the Department of Dentistry at the
University of Alberta, prior to making
release of the free radical nitric oxide
from smokeless tobacco and several
related compounds including nicotine,
and their effects on oral cells in both the
in vitro and in vivo settings.
Part of his motivation in moving to
Toronto was being able to become more
involved in clinical research. Already
Dr. Lam has been involved in several
projects that utilize radiographic
imaging techniques to address clinical
problems, particularly in orthodontics.
Several studies have addressed the
reliability of assessing tooth angulation
on panoramic images and
temporomandibular joint morphology
using conventional tomography.
his move to Toronto as Associate
Professor in the Radiology Department
in October 2005.
As one of the Faculty’s recent hires, Dr.
Lam’s basic science research interests
centre around understanding the roles
of free radical molecules and large
molecular weight antioxidants in oral
cancer. The current focus of his
laboratory is the characterization of the
A new technology, cone beam
computed tomography, has been used
recently to assess bone thickness in the
adolescent hard palate – a potential
location for the placement of dental
implants for orthodontic anchorage.
With regard to new imaging technology,
"people often want to study the
machine" but his interest lies more in
"studying the biological problem and
using the machine to solve the problem.
That’s what is relevant to the patient."
As Dr. Lam settles into his new school
environment, one factor remains the
most rewarding aspect of his job: the
students. Every year he has made it a
point to attend the graduation
ceremony and sees it as the
"penultimate event for [the] students.
Students are aware if you are there."
Since he has had the privilege of
teaching many undergraduates, he is
able to see the progression in their
education and is "proud to see them get
to that point."
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profile
A Passion for Advanced
Prosthodontics
I
t is the fascinating merging of all
kinds of complexities that drew
Dr. Asbjorn Jokstad to the field of
prosthodontics. “What we do has a
biological impact,” he explains. “We
have to look at more than just one
individual tooth. We have to listen to
the person with the problem and try to
understand that problem. And that
requires knowledge, and the ability to
communicate to and understand the
patient. And of course you have to
know a lot about the biology and
biomaterials, and then come up with a
comprehensive treatment plan. It’s that
complexity of advanced prosthodontic
treatment that appeals to me.”
But it’s not just the challenge of keeping
up with a field of dentistry where the
use of biomaterials and new
technologies are continually developing
and changing that caused Dr. Jokstad to
move from the University of Oslo,
Norway to the University of Toronto
Faculty of Dentistry. He came here, he
says, because of Professor George Zarb.
“Dr. Zarb has had an enormous impact
on international prosthodontics. If there
is somebody that really should be
honoured he is the man. No matter
what country you come from, if you
mention dental implants then Dr.
George Zarb at the University of
Toronto rings a bell for everyone.”
To be allowed to follow in his position
as Nobel Biocare Chair in
Prosthodontics is “a great honour and a
great achievement for me personally.”
In addition to his position at the Faculty,
Dr. Jokstad is the Scientific Affairs
Manager of the World Dental Federation
(FDI) located in Geneva, Switzerland.
For the past seven years he has been a
consultant to the executive director
working on issues such as the
discussion which recently took place
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“Dr. Jokstad is among the
most highly regarded
academic prosthodontists in
the world. He is devoted to
improving the scientific basis
for clinical research and
teaching in dentistry. His
skill in evidence-based
dentistry and applying
electronic tools to dental
education is a welcome
addition to our already
world-class faculty.”
PROFESSOR DAVID MOCK
Dean of Dentistry
regarding banning the use of amalgam
in Europe. He finds it fascinating that he
can be here in Toronto and yet still have
an impact on international dental
politics. “Communicating with dentists
around the world gives me a unique
window on what is happening, and
goes hand in hand with the
international network of dental
researchers that I am involved with,” he
explains. “Dental researchers are a
family. There are about 10,000 people,
rather like a small city, and after a while
you know who’s who and who has
accomplished what. That’s in contrast to
the global family of dentists which
count one million. Through my role on
the FDI, I have a foot in both of these
camps, and I find I am perfectly at home
in both.” In fact, he goes on to say, he
believes the biggest problem in the field
of dentistry is that the gap between the
wet finger dentist and the research
institutions have become too far apart.
“The research agenda of many people
working in dental research institutions
is now way beyond the understanding
and even the relevance of most
dentists.” It is a delicate balance, he
says, because on the one hand
researchers want to do cutting edge,
exciting research, that can generate new
inventions, while on the other the
general dentist wants at all times to
know what is best for the patient. There
are very few people between those two
positions who can say what the
scientific evidence of any one procedure
is, and this is where Dr. Jokstad hopes to
play a role.
Determined not to be “labelled and put
on a shelf,” Dr. Jokstad says that he is
interested in anything that has
something to do with clinical research
in dentistry.
Despite a childhood and teenage years
spent travelling across Europe and
North America (his father was in the
military), resulting in international
exposure and language skills, prior to
coming to Toronto he really had not
worked in a location other than the
University of Oslo. “Norwegian
academics are not normally very keen
on moving to other countries to work
for a long period, but here I am!” he
says.
And his first impressions of Toronto?
Surprise that the tax bite is so big –
“I thought Norwegians were the world
champions in that area!” Overwhelmed
by the traffic congestion – “As a keen
cyclist I am horrified!” But his gut
reaction, he says, is that “We are going
to enjoy Toronto very much.”
Asbjorn and his wife Anne Gussgard
have already attended many cultural
activities despite only having been in
the city a few months. He calls Toronto
a “phenomenal cultural smorgasbord.”
Some of the performances they have
seen have been “Incredible. World class.
They easily compete with performances
I have seen in cities around the world.
That alone is worth the stay here!”
A marathon runner, Dr. Jokstad had to give
up running competitively a few years ago
because of injuries. He still enjoys the sport –
participating in it, not watching, he
emphasizes.
Asbjorn and his wife Anne (shown below)
both graduated from the University of Oslo
Faculty of Dentistry. Anne is also planning
to pursue a research career in Canada.
Dr. Asbjorn Jokstad is the Nobel Biocare
Chair in Prosthodontics, Professor and
Head of Prosthodontics at the University
of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry, and the
Scientific Affairs Manager of the World
Dental Federation (FDI). Previously Dr.
Jokstad was a professor in both cariology
and prosthodontics at the University of
Oslo in Norway. He completed his
undergraduate dental education in 1979
and has been a specialist in prosthodontics
and oral function since 1994. He has published approximately 150
research and teaching articles, book chapters and abstracts. Publications
and lectures have had emphasis on: evidence-based dentistry,
prosthodontics, dental restorative materials, toxicology, and
temporomandibular dysfunction. Dr. Jokstad also has extensive
experience in the editorial boards of different scientific dental journals.
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community care
New Pediatric Dentistry Dental
Anaesthesia Surgicentre
Reaching out to the community while enhancing the student experience
“We see rampant disease every
day of the week in our clinical
program. There are lots of
children with high treatment
needs. They’re in pain with
infections, and broken or missing
teeth.”
DR. MICHAEL SIGAL
Discipline Head, Director Graduate Program
in Pediatric Dentistry
As a dental community we are all aware
of the reduction in access for general
anaesthesia for the delivery of required
dental care to children in the hospital
system. There has been a steady decline
in operating room time and hospital
support for dentistry, and it is common
to hear that children must wait up to a
year before they can have their required
dental care completed under general
anesthesia. Recent budget cuts and
reorganization at the Hospital for Sick
Children mean that children requiring
general anaesthesia for difficult or
extensive dental procedures have an
left to right: Dr. Peter Copp; Dr. Dan Haas; Dr. Michael Sigal; Dr. Brett Saltzman; Dr. Michelle Tang
even longer wait due to the loss of
operating room time available. Finally
the CINOT dental program
administered by the Ministry of Health
and Long-Term Care will only cover
general anaesthesia services for children
provided in non-hospital settings who
are under the age of five years. This will
have a dramatic increase on the waiting
time for dental care under general
A PERSONAL APPEAL
Dr. James Blackmore 8T0, a graduate of the dental anaesthesia program, is asking
fellow alumni to join with him, and the 34 other dental anaesthetist graduates, to
support the Surgicentre project with individual gifts of $5,000.
“This is an opportunity to unite with your colleagues,” says Dr. Blackmore “and
show that you are part of a cohesive group that care about the education of dental
anaesthetists and the future of dental anaesthesia.”
Dr. Blackmore’s initial generous donation has been the catalyst for others to
respond. Two additional donations of $5,000 have been received. One from
Dr. Dan Haas 7T9, and the other from Dr. Mel Gardner 7T9. The University
appreciates Dr. Blackmore’s efforts in raising funds, and the response of those
who have heard about this and recognize the importance of the work being done.
A plaque will be placed outside the operatory wall thanking all of those involved
in supporting this very necessary venture.
Direct donations to: Pediatric Dentistry Dental Anaesthesia Surgicentre
c/o Office of Development, Room 527, Faculty of Dentistry.
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anaesthesia for children over the age of
five years in the public hospitals.
The Disciplines of Pediatric Dentistry
and Dental Anesthesia at the University
of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry have met
this challenge head on by collaborating
and establishing a Surgicentre which
will provide dental care for children
under deep sedation or general
anaesthesia. The Surgicentre, as part of
the graduate anaesthesia clinic, will be
relocated to a new facility on September
1, 2006 in the Faculty.
The Pediatric Dentistry Dental
Anaesthesia Surgicentre will accept the
referral of healthy children who require
dental care under deep sedation/
general anesthesia who are covered by
any government-sponsored plan,
private insurance or personal payment.
Dentists may refer their patients to the
Surgicentre, and the patient’s family
will be contacted by our staff in order to
book their initial visit.
Dental care in the Surgicentre will
provide a much needed community
service in an educational/research
environment within the Faculty of
Making an Impact on
People’s Lives
“It’s a win-win situation. We’re
helping children who have
nowhere else to go, and our
students get broader exposure.”
DR. DANIEL HAAS
Discipline Head, Director Graduate Program,
Dental Anaesthesia
Dentistry. Dr. Michael J. Sigal, Discipline
Head, Director Graduate Program in
Pediatric Dentistry and Dr. Daniel Haas,
Discipline Head, Director Graduate
Program, Dental Anaesthesia, are
excited by this new joint initiative by the
Disciplines of Pediatric Dentistry and
Dental Anaesthesia at the Faculty of
Dentistry. “It’s a win-win situation,”
says Dr. Haas. “We’re helping children
who have nowhere else to go, and our
students get broader exposure.”
Undergraduate dentistry students will
be rotated through the program so that
they gain firsthand knowledge and
experience, and get a better appreciation
for the magnitude of the problem.
Dr. Michelle Tang and Dr. Brett
Saltzman will be assuming the
responsibility for the management of the
patients. Dr. Tang will be working with
Dr. Peter Copp in providing anaesthesia
for these children. Drs. Tang and Copp
are both graduates of the dental
anaesthesia program at the University of
Toronto Faculty of Dentistry, and are
involved in teaching dental anaesthesia
residents. Dr. Saltzman, a pediatric
dentist and a University of Toronto
Faculty of Dentistry graduate has joined
the Faculty part-time to supervise the
residents who treat the pediatric
patients. “My role is to advise the
students and to help them assess, plan
the treatment and carry it out,” he says.
“Doing something new at the school is
exciting, and we’re serving a great need.”
community, thus reducing the waiting
A professional education is an
time for your patients from the four
impressive accomplishment, but it is not
weeks currently common in hospitals.
something you achieve on your own.
Dental patients with benign or
Many people play a role in the journey –
malignant tumours, cysts, infections,
instructors, classmates, family and
malformations, or those requiring
friends. Making that educational
implants or corrective
journey possible, and
surgery, would have
making the Faculty a
“It’s about more than
the option of being
better place for the next
money; it’s about making seen promptly and
generation of dental
professionally in an
students, is the
an impact on people’s
oral health setting.
responsibility of all of
us.
Through the
lives, both students here
generosity of our
Donating to the Annual
Fund helps provide the at the Faculty and on the alumni and friends,
we will be able to
resources and flexibility
healthcare of the whole
provide support for
needed to provide the
this priority. The
best education for our
community.”
purchase price of this
students. It’s about
unit is close to half-amore than money; it’s
million dollars. Maintenance would be a
about making an impact on people’s
further $30,000 a year. Your donation
lives, both students here at the Faculty
would mean that we will be only the
and on the healthcare of the whole
second university in Canada to provide
community.
what is now a common diagnostic tool
We have a special opportunity now to
in the United States. Without this type of
provide the tools and improve the
advanced equipment we will not be able
facilities that students need to achieve at
to keep the best and brightest students
the highest level. Through the purchase
in our post graduate radiology
of a state of the art CT scanner, which
programs, and we are already suffering
will provide better diagnostic imaging
a shortage of radiologists in Toronto.
with less radiation, we will be able to
continue to support excellence in oral
health care, research, education,
community service and clinical care.
The Faculty of Dentistry plans to offer
this new service to dentists in the
Please join your colleagues in providing
support for the Faculty of Dentistry, its
students and the community by making
a donation to the Annual Fund.
Any gift of $1,000 or more entitles you to membership in
the prestigious President’s Circle at the University of
Toronto. President’s Circle members receive special
invitations to receptions and lectures throughout the
year. Send your annual fund pledge to: CT, c/o Office of
Development, Room 527, Faculty of Dentistry.
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Building a Better Future for the
Profession and the Public
IT HAS BEEN AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS SINCE FACULTY
MEMBERS BEGAN INFORMALLY TALKING ABOUT THE NEED
FOR A NEW FACILITY.
THREE YEARS AGO, THAT NEED WAS
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO AND
SERIOUS DISCUSSIONS BEGAN. THOSE DISCUSSIONS
CULMINATED IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT, BY DEAN DAVID
MOCK IN THE LAST ISSUE OF ALUMNI TODAY, THAT THE
FACULTY IS NOW BEGINNING THE PROCESS THAT WILL
END IN A NEW HOME, ENSURING THAT THE UNIVERSITY
OF TORONTO FACULTY OF DENTISTRY CONTINUES TO
EXPRESSED TO THE
RETAIN ITS PLACE AS ONE OF THE TOP ACADEMIC
DENTISTRY CENTRES ON THE CONTINENT.
IN THE FOLLOWING INTERVIEW, DEAN MOCK DISCUSSES
WHAT WILL BE INVOLVED IN ACCOMPLISHING THIS
MOMENTOUS TASK.
“The Faculty is what helps
preserve the dental profession
as a profession. This is where
advances take place in research.
This is where new students –
both general dentists and
specialists – enter into the
profession. This is the
rejuvenation of the profession.
If we don’t produce high
quality graduates, then the
quality of our profession will
deteriorate and we will no
longer be able to provide the
level of health care to the public
that is expected of us and
which the profession wants.”
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Dean Mock, in your last editorial you said that the Faculty building
has not changed much over the years, but what we do and how we do it
has. Technologically, is this facility holding us back?
Absolutely. Keep in mind that our teaching clinics, for example, were designed
for the way dentistry was delivered and taught in the 1950s. We have tried to
modernize – we have put in newer equipment, we’ve done some modification
of the physical environment – but there is only so much that can be done. We are
dealing with an old building whose plumbing and electrical capabilities are
limited. We also have asbestos in parts of the old building which doubles the
cost of any renovation.
How and where our clinics are situated in our current building is also an
inefficient use of space and time. For instance we have three clinics on the first
floor, a series on the second and one on the third. That was fine for the 1950s,
but in the 21st century clinical functions are being centralized – that is how all of
the new schools are being built. Pedagogically it is better because graduate
students are able to work with undergraduate students, and they learn more
that way. It is also a much more economical and functional way to operate the
clinics. Add to this the fact that we are not teaching students to work in an
environment that, in most cases, can really be considered comparable to the
practice situation.
Our research space is also severely limited. In the 1950s most of the academic
staff that were hired only needed an office and a clinic, with very limited
research space required. Now we are hiring people with Ph.Ds. Our Faculty
generates approximately 10 million dollars a year in research grants, and we
need to have the necessary laboratories for molecular biologists, geneticists, bio
engineers, and so on. This building cannot provide that kind of environment.
You’ve met with the necessary
people at the University of Toronto
and been given the go ahead.
What’s the next step?
It’s a very complex process. We have put
together a Users’ Committee who are
meeting on a regular basis. The
committee is made up not only of
members of the faculty and people from
the central university, but also nonacademic staff and students. It’s their
job to say what we need in terms of the
capabilities the new facility should have
and the space those capabilities will
require. The committee is looking at
other dental schools and how they have
designed their space, and are assessing
carefully all of the functions performed
within this building to determine what
space will be needed. Even more
importantly, the committee will decide
what we will need to do things in a
modern, progressive fashion. When this
step is completed, they will submit a
report which will go through university
governance. If approved, the
university will then give its final
endorsement and at that stage will
assign the location for the new facility.
We will then form an Implementation
Committee. Their ability to play their
role will depend on whether we have
the funds to hire architects. Once we
have the necessary finances in place, the
Implementation Committee will then
work with the architects to produce
appropriate drawings and plans. When
the majority of the money has been
raised we can then put the building of
the new facility out for tender.
It’s a long process, and my experience at
the university suggests that the building
is unlikely to be completed in less than
five, and probably more likely between
five and seven, years.
Let’s put the spotlight on the
financial area. Where does that
money come from?
Anywhere we can find it! It’s a huge
undertaking. The University of Toronto
has agreed that they will likely sell the
“Our Faculty generates
approximately 10 million
dollars a year in research
grants, and we need to have
the necessary laboratories for
molecular biologists,
geneticists, bio engineers, and
so on. This building cannot
provide that kind of
environment.”
existing building and land and the
funds realized by that sale will go
towards our new building. That is a
major contribution on the part of the
university. As well, we will be looking
to government – both federal and
provincial and even municipal – for
some additional support. In the case of
provincial and municipal this would be
for our clinical function, because we
provide a unique and valued health care
service to a part of the population that
would otherwise not have access. As far
as federal support is concerned, we are
the leading research dental school in the
country, and we will look to the federal
government to help provide the
infrastructure for us to not only
continue in that role, but also to grow.
In addition we will be seeking
contributions from the dental profession
and from the dental industry, because
there is no question that without that
support from within our industry the
project cannot go forward.
Continued on page 24
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Building a Better Future for the Profession and the Public
Continued from page 23
So why should dentists and the
dental industry feel excited about
this project and want to get
involved by donating funds
towards it? What should be the
compelling reason?
First of all the Faculty is what helps
preserve the dental profession as a
profession. This is where advances take
place in research. This is where new
students – both general dentists and
specialists – enter into the profession.
This is the rejuvenation of the
profession. If we don’t produce high
quality graduates, then the quality of
our profession will deteriorate and we
will no longer be able to provide the
level of health care to the public that is
expected of us and which the profession
wants. As well, the profession should be
wanting to give back. Dentists that are
in practice have benefitted from their
dental education, both from the
enjoyment they experience in what they
do for a living, and of course from the
fact that they make a very good living
financially. Their education was
subsidized anywhere from one-half to
two-thirds, and I believe that once
graduates are in a comfortable position
financially, they should feel obliged to
return some of that to the next
generation.
What will be your criteria for
prioritizing what projects can go
ahead and what ones will have to
be put on hold over the next few
years? Obviously you can’t put
every dollar towards a new facility.
That’s a difficult question to answer
because you do have to look at this
project by project, but you are quite
right. The Faculty cannot stop
functioning for the next five to seven
years while we raise money for a new
building. If we do that we will no
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longer need the new building! We have
to continue to grow, academically,
clinically, pedagogically, so in fact we
will still be spending money on this
building to initiate new programs that
will be up and running and fully
functional, and which can be
transferred to the new facility when the
time comes. We will have to look at
each project and decide whether
spending the money now is of long
term value to the Faculty. We will have
to ask questions such as, if we don’t do
this will it be detrimental to the
Faculty? The new Surgicentre is a prime
example of a key project that had to be
initiated.
“We will also be looking for
contributions from the dental
profession and from the dental
industry, because there is no
question that without that
support from within our
industry the project cannot go
forward.”
Alumni Today will
continue to keep you
updated on the
progress of this
major project
Obviously, part of the criteria in making
a decision is whether it will benefit the
community, as is the case with the
Surgicentre. We also have to look at the
wider community where the reputation
of the Faculty would be adversely
affected if we don’t continue to move
ahead and meet the needs.
Do you believe the new facility will
meet those needs in an even greater
way?
Yes. Meeting the needs of the
community is part of our obligation as a
health care provider. It also meets our
pedagogical need, and of course we
cannot claim to be a health care service
as a well as a health care educational
facility unless we provide that service. I
have to be able to defend to the public
and to the government that we really
are addressing the unmet needs of the
public. Creating an environment which
better meets the needs of our Faculty
means that we can ensure that the
provision of oral health care is not just a
casual by-product of our pedagogical
mission, but in fact is equal to our
pedagogical mission.
faculty news
Enrichment Endowment
Fund Recipients
Dr. Zarb to be Honoured
with Fourth Doctorate
Canada Graduate
Scholarship Awarded
Congratulations to the following faculty
and staff members and their colleagues
who were successful in receiving funds
for equipment from the Enrichment
Endowment Fund: Mr. James Fiege, Dr.
Siew-Ging Gong, Dr. Hardy Limeback,
Dr. Chris McCulloch, Mr. Greg Mount
and Dr. Barry Sessle.
At last summer’s FDI meeting in
Montreal, the Pierre Fouchard Academy
awarded Dr.
George Zarb their
highest
international
award. In
September 2006,
Dr. Zarb will be
receiving an
Honorary
Doctorate of
Science from the University of Turin.
This will be Dr. Zarb’s fourth Doctorate.
Dr. Carlos Quiñonez, practising dentist,
and doctoral and specialty candidate in
dental public health, has received the
Canada Graduate Scholarship, Social
Sciences and Humanities Research
Council of Canada, for the years 20052008. He is also a recipient of the Harron
Scholar, Faculty of Dentistry, University
of Toronto 2004-present.
CIHR Grant Funding
Recipients
The following Faculty members
received funding from the CIHR Dental
Sciences Committee in January 2006:
Dr. Ganss; Dr. Manolson and Dr. Aubin;
and Dr. Sodek and Dr. Cheifetz.
Newly Appointed
Dr. Patricia Main was named chair of
the Canadian Collaboration on Clinical
Practice Guidelines in Dentistry
(CCCD), for a one year term, at its
annual general meeting held October 29
in Vancouver.
Dr. Richard Speers was elected
president of the International Dental
Ethics and Law Society (IDEALS) at its
6th international congress held in
Florence, Italy in October. His term will
run until 2009.
Dr. Brian Jafine has been elected
president of the Canadian Academy of
Endodontics (CAE) at their annual
general meeting held in Calgary.
New FADI and FPFA
Fellow
Dr. Paul Andrews was inducted as a
Fellow, Academy of Dentistry
International (FADI) and a Fellow, Pierre
Fouchard Academy (FPFA) in Montreal
last July.
ONTINUING
President’s Prize 2005
Dr. Grace Bradley and Dr. Steve
Tremblay (seniors residents) in Oral
Pathology and Oral Medicine have been
awarded the President’s Prize 2005,
Section of Odontology.
ENTAL
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FALL SCHEDULE – SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER, 2006
Advanced Techniques in Oral Surgery
for the General Practitioner
Certificate Course in Dental Practice
Management
Management of Gross Caries
Advanced Techniques in Oral Surgery
for the General Practitioner
Certificate Course in Dental Practice
Management
First Annual Review of Dentistry
Management of Gross Caries
in the Primary Dentition
New Restorative Materials and Techniques
Endodontic Obturation
On-Line Courses
Oral Care and the Geriatric Patient
Oral Pathology
Periodontal Surgery for the General Practitioner
Podcast Series on Business and Finance
Sleep Apnea
Tooth Whitening
THE FIRST ANNUAL REVIEW OF DENTISTRY
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2006
Mount Sinai Hospital
2:00 – 7:30 pm
COVERING THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
Cardiology
Complaint Prevention
Endodontics
Insurance Issues
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Pain Control
Periodontics
Practice Transitions
Prosthodontics
Radiology
Repetitive Strain Injury
Restorative Dentistry
For Information on any of the above courses check out our website at
www.cde.utoronto.ca or call 1-800-743-3788
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faculty news
Quality of Life Award
W.W. Wood Award 2005
Canada Research Chairs
Professor Barry Sessle is among the six
top researchers to win a Quality of Life
Award from the
Institute of
Musculoskeletal
Health and
Arthritis. Each
year the institute
awards six Quality
of Life Awards to
recognize
investigator-initiated research efforts
with a focus on diseases and conditions
of the musculoskeletal system. Dr. Sessle
won the award in the category of oral
health – pain disability and chronic
disease, for his work on neural
mechanisms of orofacial function.
Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Haas who
received the W.W.
Wood Award 2005
for excellence in
Dental Education.
Dr. Dennis Cvitkovitch has been
renewed as a Canada Research Chair in
Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering &
Regeneration. Dr. Siew-Ging Gong is
our newest Canada Research Chair in
Molecular Medicine.
Dr. Paul Santerre
Receives Honorary
Award
On June 7, 2005, Dr.
Paul Santerre received
an honorary member
award, Omicron
Kappa Upsilon
Dental Society, for
outstanding
contributions to the
art, science, or literature of dentistry.
Research Award Winner
A.B. Hord Master
Teacher Award 2005
Dr. Laura Tam and Dr. Tuan Dinh were
the recipients of the A.B. Hord Master
Teacher Award 2005, for excellence in
teaching.
Laura Dempster elected
President of ACFD
Laura Dempster, Department of
Biological and Diagnostic Sciences, was
elected President of
the Association of
Canadian Faculties
of Dentistry (ACFD)
for the term July 1,
2005 - June 30, 2006.
The ACFD
represents full and
part-time academic members from the
ten undergraduate dental programs
across Canada.
Dr. Yair Lenga, currently in the MSc
graduate Periodontics program, won
three successive research awards over
the last 18 months of
his MSc program. His
project titled
“Osteopontin
Expression is
Required for
Myofibroblast
Differentiation and
Adhesion” won him an NSERC
Postgraduate Master’s Award
(National); third place in our annual
Research Day poster competition for
Basic Science Research at Postgraduate
and Postdoctoral level; and the Alpha
Omega Foundation of Canada Award.
His supervisors are Dr. Ron Zohar and
Dr. Howard Tenenbaum. His studies are
supported by a CIHR operating grant.
Dr. Lenga will be presenting his research
at the Annual IADR conference in
Brisbane, Australia.
Louis Grossman Award
Dr. Shimon Friedman received the Louis
Grossman Award of
the French Society of
Endodontology for
Outstanding
Contribution to
Endodontics in
April 2005.
Don’t Miss Alumni Today Magazine!
Do you know someone who should be receiving Alumni Today magazine
who is missing out? Maybe an alumni member who has moved. Possibly a
donor who has honoured an alumni’s memory, or a faculty member who did
not graduate from the University of Toronto. If you know of any alumni,
former faculty or staff members, or anyone who is interested in keeping in
touch with what is happening at the Faculty, who are not receiving the
magazine and would like to, please forward their address to:
Alumni Relations
University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry
124 Edward Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1G6
or e-mail: dentistry.alumni@utoronto.ca or fax: 416.979.4941
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New U of T Representative
on the RCDSO Council
Dr. John McComb, Associate Professor in Oral
Pathology at the
University of Toronto
Faculty of Dentistry and
Head of Oral Pathology
and Oral Medicine, is now
the new representative of
the University of Toronto
on the RCDSO Council.
He replaces Dr. Philip
Watson.
Picture Perfect
Retirement Party!
Left to right: 1st row: Dr. K. Park, Dr. H. Cho, Dr. D. Han;
2nd row: Dr. B. Kim, Dr. M. Parsijani; Back row, Dr. K. Kang,
Dr. F. Radfar (absent from group: Dr. P. Kapur and Dr. B. Kim)
CDE for Foreign Students Now
in its Fourth Year
An overflowing
auditorium filled to
capacity with faculty
members and staff on
January 16th made it a
party which Rita Bauer
will never forget.
Although officially
designated as a
‘retirement’ party, Rita
is staying on in a part
time capacity, using
her own special brand
of magic to work on various projects at the University of Toronto
Faculty of Dentistry.
The continuing education course entitled Biomaterials
& Implant Reconstructive Dentistry being run for
foreign dentists by the Discipline of Periodontology is
now in its fourth year of operation. This course has
gained wide popularity with foreign dentists from
Korea, Japan, India, Iran and Brazil and brings needed
income to the Faculty. Its full registration each year
speaks for itself, verifying that the course is providing
a rewarding training ground for foreign dentists in the
field of implant dentistry. Current participants in the
program are Dr. D.H. Han, Korea; Dr. M.J. Parsijani,
Iran; Dr. K. Kang, Korea; Dr. P. Kapur, India; Dr. B.
Kim, Korea; Dr. K.A. Park, Korea; and Dr. F. Radfar,
Iran.
The Discipline of Periodontology has also created a
part-time continuing education program for general
local dentists in Biomaterials & Implant
Reconstructive Dentistry. This part-time (generally
two days per week over two years of study) course
was launched in September 2004 and consists of
lectures, lab sessions and clinical practice in both the
surgical and prosthetic phases of implant treatment.
The program also is fully subscribed, with four
Ontario dentists participating.
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message from the dss president
Reaping the Rewards of Hard Work
s the year comes to an end
and the DSS council goes
through another round of
turnover, a look back into the year
showcases student contributions on
various levels. First of all, credit goes
to Jammie Tosevski and Natoosha
Azizi (Class of 2007) for putting
together a great Dentantics show. A
lot of hard work and dedication goes
into putting together this show.
Credit also goes to the Alumni
Association for sponsoring and
Fawaz Siddiqui
supporting this event.
including: Rajiv Butany, Dan Catona, Marc DuVal, Bradley
Gee, Andrew Ho, Andrew Lee, Stacey Stein, Mark Straus and
Melissa Goodman reached the 150 point mark. The DSS is
very grateful for all the hard work these individuals, along
with others, have given to the student body.
We also had our DSS Awards of Distinction Night on the 22nd
of March where we honoured all the students for achieving
excellence in different areas. Once again great thanks to the
Alumni Association for supporting this event and providing
food and drinks. I would personally like to congratulate all
the award winners this year. As for the graduating class:
myself, Michael Park and Michael Banh reached the 300 point
total during the four years of student activity. Nine members,
I hope that the start of the 2006-2007 academic year will bring
as much success to the student body as this year did.
A
This past year the DSS not only catered to the needs of the
students in the Faculty, but through its Community Outreach
Program also contributed to the broader community. Special
thanks goes to Gurpreet Chohan and his Community
Outreach Representatives. We as health care providers must
support our community and the DSS puts that as a high
priority to see people reap the rewards of our contributions.
My hope is that future DSS councils will do as much as they
can in order to continue to serve the community.
FAWAZ SIDDIQUI
Dental Students’ Society President
DSS Awards of Distinction Night
The DSS honoured two highly distinguished individuals,
Dr. Barry Korzen and Dr. Ben Venditti, at the annual DSS
Awards of Distinction Night event for their exceptional
contributions to the DSS by making them honorary DSS
members. The DSS is extremely grateful for the funding
provided by the Alumni Association.
In addition, we would like to acknowledge those instructors
who have been recognized by respective DDS and QP classes
as having made the most significant impact. Teacher of the
Year award for 2005-2006 goes to: Dr. B. Liebgott/
Dr. P. Watson (DDS I), Dr. T. Mazzulli (DDS II), Dr. D. Haas
(DDS III), Dr. K. Roth (DDS IV), Dr. E. Young (QP I), and
Dr. J. Daskalogiannakis (QP II).
Finally, the 2005-2006 Anita Arbour Award was given to
Elizabeth Geref (from the Paediatric Clinic), for outstanding
service to the students from a support staff member. This
award signifies the close link and relationship developed
between the students and support staff over the course of a
dental student’s academic career.
We wish everyone all the best in the coming year!
BRADLEY GEE
DSS Secretary
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he winter intramural sports term
was a successful one for the
Faculty of Dentistry’s teams
including: Men’s/Women’s Basketball,
Women’s Volleyball, Coed Volleyball,
Men’s Hockey, Coed Innertube
Waterpolo and Men’s/Women’s indoor
soccer. Of our nine winter term teams,
we had all but one team qualify for the
playoffs. The highlights included a
championship victory by our Coed
Innertube Waterpolo team and a berth
in Men’s Hockey final that has yet to be
played. Our Men’s basketball team
narrowly missed out on a berth to the
finals also as they fell 48-43 in a hard
fought semi-final against the eventual
championship team. Our Women’s
team were well represented in the
playoffs as the Volleyball team led by
Melissa Sander played into the semifinals, only to come up a bit short.
Exceptional sportsmanship, class and
attendance were exemplified by all our
dentistry teams.
T
The University of Toronto Dentistry Men’s Basketball team. From Left to Right Top: Ketan Mistry,
Trent Sayers, Ron Ho, Ali Saigar, Bruce Moss, Bryan Waxman, Shahab Tabeshfard (Team Captain)
Bottom: Yohan Mun, Shawn Chopra, Pasha Nasirzadeh, Bart Konarski, John Yun.
Absent: Andrew Ho, Chris Sims, Kevin Baweja
Dragonboat Race
MARK STRAUS
Male DSS Sports Director
68th Annual Winter Clinic
Congratulations to the following student winners of the
Toronto Academy of Dentistry 68th Annual Winter Clinic, held on Friday,
November 4, 2005:
Student Poster Research Presentation Prize Winners
1. Chrissy Christakis
2. Matthew Chan
3. Jill Levine
Student Table Clinic Prize Winners
1. Thao Phan, Regina Revuelta & Wendy Tang,
2. Drs. Sonia Chung, Aly Adatia, Jabeen Hussein & Elizabeth Ross
The Toronto Academy of Dentistry thanks the Toronto Crown & Bridge Study Club for
prize sponsorship and support of the "Dentists of the Future"
After an exciting third place win last
year, Dentistry’s dragon boat team is
ready to race again this June 24 and
25th.
Thank you to those who generously
supported our team last year:
International Dental Student
Association, Dental Alumni
Association, Dental Student Society,
Henry Schein Ash Arcona, David
Chong Yen, and STA Travels, and we
hope that you will continue to
support the spirit of dental student
teamwork year after year.
AMELIA WAN 0T6 – co-captain
MIKE PARK 0T6 – co-captain
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Dentantics 2006: DTV
T
he Faculty’s
longstanding
tradition of
Dentantics was kept
alive once again this
year at Hart House
Theatre from March
9th through 11th. The
theme of Dentantics
2006 was DTV or
Dental Television: a
dental twist on current
popular television
shows and musical
hits.
The class of 0T7
organized this year’s
show with codirector/producers Natoosha Azizi and
Jammie Tosevski leading the cast and
crew to three successful nights of
laughter and wonder. Our students
impressed the audience with their
comedic, dancing and musical talent.
The DTV theme was complete with a
DTV Countdown, Dentertainment
Tonight and special celebrity guests
including Jessica Simpson, Michael
Jackson and Napoleon Dynamite, just to
REATING
name a few. As well, the audience was
certainly amazed by the musical talent
of Dr. Thomas Yu on piano and 0T7’s
own Albertina Chan on harp.
Dentantics is more than just a chance for
students to get on stage and poke fun at
the faculty and the dental profession,
it’s a chance for students to make new
friendships, create memories that will
be cherished forever, and be a part of a
tradition that dates back to 1921.
ENTAL
XCELLENCE
DENTISTRY
For a Complete Listing
of Upcoming Live and
On-line Courses, visit
www.cde.utoronto.ca
For more information on
Call (416) 979-4902
or (800) 743-3788
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Dentantics 2006 would like to thank the
generous sponsorship of the Alumni
Relations Office, the Patrons of
Dentantics, corporate sponsors and
department sponsors. The net proceeds
from the show will be donated to the
Dentantics trust fund established in 2005
of which a portion will go towards the
annual Dentantics scholarship award.
Next Issue:
Fall 2006
Deadline:
August 10, 2006
Send your reunion, class news,
comments, questions, letters or
other input, along with
photographs, to:
Editor, Alumni Today, Faculty of
Dentistry, University of Toronto,
124 Edward Street, Toronto,
Ontario M5G 1G6, or e-mail
no later than August 10.
message from the office of development and continuing dental education
Great Friends, Great Donors:
Recognizing Your Generosity
D
onations are the very building blocks of our greatness and come to us
through various avenues. Although many people think that donations
are received solely in response to a particular campaign, we often
receive unsolicited gifts to the Faculty of Dentistry. We get questions about
how to leave a bequest or what level of giving is necessary for various
naming opportunities. Other gifts are given as a result of Annual Fund
letters, telephone calls for support, requests targeted for specific
projects such as the new Pediatric Dentistry Dental Anaesthesia
Surgicentre profiled in this issue, or from face to face
solicitations.
Helen Grad, Faculty Pharmacist and Senior Lecturer, and a
member of the faculty since 1980, met with us to find a way
to honour the memory of her parents and help her
students. She has established The Sally & Bernard Gruszko
Memorial Scholarship. Drs. Cam Clokie and George
Sandor responded to the opportunity for a significant
matching gift made available by the government of Ontario
and the University by establishing a Graduate Student award
in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. The Toronto Crown and Bridge Study Club
has raised their pledge to enable the Faculty to purchase a digital
cephalometric unit that will eventually be used in the new building.
BARRY H. KORZEN 6T8, Assistant Dean
Development & Continuing Education
CHERYL APPLEBY JACKSON, Executive Director
We have supporters who have
Development & Alumni Relations
given generously over many years
and we are pleased to inform you of
a new recognition system that is
now on view in the lobby of the
Faculty building. This new donor
screen recognizes lifetime giving to the
University of Toronto Faculty of
Dentistry. All friends and alumni
whose total gifts add up to $5,000 or
more are now listed on this new and
attractive display monitor. Please take
a look the next time that you are here.
We are pleased to have another
opportunity to say thanks.
The Project Planning Committee for the new building for the Faculty has been
struck and is meeting regularly. It has now also broken into subcommittees for
more detailed planning of each area. Their work is vital to the quality of the
finished product. Every plug must be planned for in advance or it will not
appear in the building. Your thoughts and ideas are welcome.
Please send your comments to development.dentistry@utoronto.ca and they
will be forwarded to the Project Planning Committee.
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