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From the Dean’s Desk
February 2013
A Message from the Dean
The smiles on the faces of the children who were here for Give Kids A Smile! said it all: They were having fun. It is so
important that a child’s first experience with a dentist is a pleasant one, and everyone who was involved with the event
made that happen. My sincere thanks to all who had a hand in making this annual event a huge success. I also want to
thank our many alumni who opened their offices for all, or part, of the day to participate in the event. One
of the most important things we do as dentists is help kids form good oral health habits.
Brightening Smiles Throughout New Jersey
Laughterandsmilesaboundedon
February1,whensome350childrencame
totheNewarkcampusforthe11thannual
GiveKidsASmile!event.Thenational
programprovidesfreeoralhealth
education,screeningsand,insomecases,
treatmentforchildrenages12andunder
whodonothaveregularaccesstodental
care.Itisheldinpartnershipwiththe
AmericanDentalAssociationandtheNew
JerseyDentalAssociation,andwasfunded
byagrantfromthePNCFoundation.
Becausemanyofthekidswereseeinga
dentistforthe irsttime,organizersmadesuretheexperiencewasa
pleasantone.OntheNewarkcampusamagicianputonaninteractive
show,anddentalstudentsfashionedanimalsoutofballoons,painted
thekids’faces,andplayedcarnival‐stylegameswiththem.“Wedon’t
wantthesechildrentobeafraidofgoingtothedentistinthefuture;
wewantthemtorememberthisdayasanenjoyableone,”explainsDebra
Goldsmith,RDH,MS,associateprofessor,anddirectoroftheNewarkevent.
“Wehopeaftertodaytheyestablishgoodoralhealthandhygienehabits,
andwewantthemtoknowtheyhaveadentalhomehereatNJDS.”
Atotalof34kidswereseenatNJDS’sthreeextramuralsites,and30were
seeninScotchPlains,bringingthenumbertomorethan400.NJDSalumni
acrossthestateopenedtheirof icestounderprivilegedkids,andmorethan
150UMDNJfaculty,staffandstudentsvolunteeredattheevent.
Photo by Dr. Rebecca Reed
Above and left: Going to the
dentist can be fun, especially if
it’s national Give Kids A Smile!
day. Pictured are kids from
Newark, who couldn’t help but
smile during the event. About
400 children were seen at NJDS
sites throughout the state.
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A Congressional Visitor Comes to NJDS
DonaldM.Payne,Jr.,whorepresentsNew
Jersey’s10thDistrict,paidavisittoNew
JerseyDentalSchoolonFebruary19.A
long‐timeadvocateforNewJersey’s
workingfamilies,hechosetocometo
NJDSbecauseitisthestate’sonlydental
schoolandthelargestprovideroforal
caretounderservedpopulations.Along
withastopintheOralandMaxillofacial
SurgeryDepartment,wherehetriedhis
handatstitching,thetourincludedthe
DepartmentofPediatricDentistryand
theSpecialCareTreatmentCenter.
ANewarknative,CongressmanPayne
Congressman Donald Payne tries his hand at stitching with students in the Oral
waselectedtoCongressinNovember
and Maxillofacial Surgery Department.
2012afterthedeathofhisfatherDonald
Payne.BeforegoingtoWashingtonheservedasNewarkMunicipalCouncilpresidentandwasdirectorofstudent
transportationfortheEssexCountyEducationalServicesCommission.Hiscurrentagendaincludescreatingjobs,
increasinghealthandeconomicsecurityandinvestingineducation.AsamemberoftheCongressionalBlack
Caucus,heisalsoworkingtoreduceheathcaredisparitiesamongminorities.
Getting to the Heart of the Matter
NJDSfacultyandstaffdonnedredonFebruary1,
insupportofNationalWearRedDay.
It’sestimatedthatcardiovasculardisease
affectsmorethan23millionwomeneveryyear,
yetonlyonein iveknowsthesymptomsandrisks
uniquetofemales.Bywearingredwomensignify
theywilltakechargeoftheirownhealthandhelp
ightthedisease.
TheNJDSladiesinredare:(bottom,center)
OnyxZeda.( irstrow,l‐r)ChristineMelendez,
RosaChaviano‐Moran,DMD,andEvelynKerstig;
Secondrow:JasmineBrookins,KeishaNettles,
BrendaBrowerandAndreaWest;Toprow:LaTo‐
iaTaylor,KathyRyan,RobinWright,DebraBer‐
eski,andPatWagner.
Calendar of Events
AccreditationReception
Thursday,February28
4:45pm
DeltaDentalEducationalConferenceCenter
MultipurposeRoom
Lightrefreshmentswillbeserved
LunchtimeConcert
Monday,March18
Noon‐1pm
NJMSGalleneAlumniLounge
Drs.AliceandAmiramSheffet
willplay
DohnanyiandDvorakPianoQuintets
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From the Dean’s Desk
Minority Students Receive Scholarships
Twosecond‐yearstudentseachreceiveda
prestigiousscholarshipfromtheAmerican
DentalAssociationFoundation.Yanelis
PerezreceivedthePre‐doctoralStudent
Scholarship,andDaniaSantanawas
awardedtheUnderrepresentedMinority
Pre‐doctoralStudentScholarship.
Theawardsarehighlycoveted,withonly
25recipientsineachcategoryfromacross
thecountry.
BothMs.PerezandMs.Santanaare
Cuban‐born,liveinMiami,FL,andgraduat‐
edfromFloridaInternationalUniversity.
(l‐r)RosaChaviano‐Moran,DMD,directorof
MulticulturalAffairs;KimFenesy,DMD,associ‐
atedeanofStudentAffairs;YanelisPerez,
DaniaSantana,andDeanFeldman.
Publications
BookChapters
ShahidAziz,DMD,MD,associateprofessor,andVincentZiccardi,DMD,MD,professorandchair,bothOraland
MaxillofacialSurgery.
“ManagementofPediatricFacialFractures,”OralMaxillofacialTrauma,fourthedition,
ElsevierSaunders,Chapter29,pg.735‐748,2012.
PamelaAlberto,DMD,clinicalassociateprofessor,OralandMaxillofacialSurgery
“AnesthesiainClinicalDentalHygienePractice,”SavvySuccess,AchievingProfessionalExcellenceandCareer
SatisfactionintheDentalHygieneProfession, irstedition,Vol.II,Chapter30,pg.263‐276,2012.
JournalArticles
LouisDiPede,DMD,interimchair;RobertFlinton,DDS,professor;andT.K.Vaidyanthan,PhD,allRestorative
Dentistry.
“Fractureresistanceofsofttissuelevelimplantsandcyclicloadingandexternalmodi ication.”Journalof
ProstheticDentistry,2013;109:30‐36.
Grants
ScottKachlany,PhD,receiveda$100,000grantfromtheFoundationVentureCapitalGrouptostudytheef icacy
ofLeukotherainthetreatmentofveterinarywhitebloodcelldiseases.
StevenToth,DMD,instructor,CommunityHealth,andJillYork,DDS,assistantdeanofExtramuralClinics,
receiveda$50,000grantfromtheStateofNewJersey,DepartmentofHealth,DivisionofHIV,STD,andTB
Services,forcareandtreatmentofpatients.
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Presentations
DavidKrol,MD,adjunct,PediatricDentistry,presented“EspeciallytheMouthPart”duringPediatricGrand
RoundsatStonyBrookMedical,StonyBrook,NY.Dr.Krolalsobeganservingasaco‐editoroftheJournalofthe
CaliforniaDentalAssociationinJanuaryforthethemeissue“Medical/DentalCollaborationandIntegration.”
SaulWeiner,DDS,professor,RestorativeDentistry,presented“ComplicationsinImplantTreatment”atthe5th
ImplantDentistryConsensus,heldattheSharjahUniversityCollegeofDentistryintheUnitedArabEmiratesin
December.
In Memoriam
HowardH.Pomeranz,DDS,clinicalprofessor,DepartmentofEndodontics,passedaway
onJanuary27,2013,attheageof77.
AgraduateofColumbiaHighSchoolinMaplewood,NJ,HamiltonCollegeandthe
UniversityofPennsylvaniaSchoolofDentalMedicine,hewasamemberoftheMatthewH.
CryerSociety,thehighestacademichonorawardedatPennDentalMedicine.Healsore‐
ceivedtheMosbyBookawardforacademicscholarshipthere.
Dr.PomeranzservedintheU.S.Armyfrom1957to1958andintheArmyReservefor
sixyears.HecametoNJDSin1969andremaineduntilhisdeath.Duringhistenurehe
servedasdirectorofpostgraduateendodonticsfrom2001to2003.Hewasalsoaclinical
professorandco‐directorofpostgraduateendodonticsatColumbiaUniversityfrom1995
to1998.Hewastheauthorofmanyjournalarticlesandlecturedaroundtheworld.In
1976hebecameaDiplomateoftheAmericanBoardofEndodontics.
Inadditiontoteaching,Dr.Pomeranzwasinprivatepracticefrom1963to1994,pri‐
marilyinMillburn,N.J.,withGeraldFishelberg,DDS,aclinicalprofessorin
EndodonticsatNewJerseyDentalSchool.
AnardentNewYorkGiantsfan,Dr.PomeranzwasborninNewark,grewupin
MaplewoodandlivedinEastOrangefornearly50years.Heissurvivedbytwo
sisters,AvisKnif in,ofPrincetonJunction,andEllenSax,ofBrookline,MA.,andtheir
husbands.Healsoleavestwonieces,AbigailKnif in,ofNewYorkCity;andJenniferJones
andherhusband,ofNorthBrunswick,N.J.Othersurvivorsareagrandnieceandagrandnephew.
ExpressionsofsympathyinmemoryofDr.PomeranzmaybedirectedtotheFoundationforHealthcare
Advancement,HowardPomeranzMemorialScholarship,120AlbanySt.,TowerII,Suite850,NewBrunswick,N.J.
08901,Attn:JennyKershner.Ms.Kershnermayalsobereachedat
jkershner@njhf.org,or973‐679‐4693.