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What’s Inside

Research Resurgence

Challenge Cup Series Sweep

All About Alumni Dental Hygiene

Messages FromThe Dean of DentistryDirector, Dental Hygiene

Departments

On the Cover:

For the second consecutive year, Winnipeg orthodontist and Faculty of Dentistry alumnus Dr. Bruce McFarlane and his team paid a humanitarian visit to the island nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

The latest and greatest: Capacity crowds, plenty of posters and gripping presentations, the 2011 edition of Research Day had it all and may well be one of the most successful yet.

Call it the agony of defeat. The University of Manitoba Dental Alumni Association team was swept by the dental students squad in the first annual Challenge Cup hockey series. Capable correspondent Dr. Chris Cottick serves up the details.

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For a good cause: dental hygiene student Sherry Sidhu hits a volunteer participant Walley from occupational therapy with a cream pie during April fund-raiser. Page 23.

A hand that cares: McFarlane Mission team member Angie Zachary comforts a child while serving during the relief mission that took place this spring on the border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It was the second year in a row that the team went to provide care to the poor people of the island nation. See page 16 for more. Photo courtesy of Renee Morcom Photography.

Dent IV students Anis Sabet and Nathan Jeal at a surgical workshop they coordinated on behalf of the Class of 2011. Page nine.

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Up Front

breakfast meeting with dr. Jones young (87) at the oru restaurant.

dr. ralph crawford (64) with prof. Joanna asadoorian

drs. stuart maslove (76), donald neal (79) and mark serfas (96).

dr. iacopino and dr. nikki de francesco (82)

drs. andrew and angela lee (06)

dr. Joe fast (66) and dr. doug fletcher (67)

drs. Hamish varshney (08), Geoff shaffer (10), courtney Humphreys (09), Grace Wang and phillip Kim (10).

It’s becoming something of an annual tradition: The Alumni Reception at the Pacific Dental Conference continues to be a big draw at Western Canada’s largest oral health event. This year was no exception.

Alumni from far and wide convened at the Pan Pacific Hotel located at the heart of the city and overlooking its magnificent waterfront, on March

5 to stop by the reception that coincides with the annual oral health exposition.

Hosted by Faculty Dean Anthony Iacopino and School of Dental Hygiene Acting Director Joanna Asadoorian, an estimated crowd of some 200 alumni and friends of the Faculty turned out to pack the room and reconnect with colleagues, new and old.

Check out who dropped in at one of the most popular events on the Faculty of Dentistry calendar.

Dean Anthony Iacopino also hosted an alumni reception in the nation’s capital in addition to a series of office visits in Ottawa and the Winnipeg area. For more on those, see pages 12-14.

hottest ticket in townAlumni reception at Pacific Dental Conference packs ‘em in, again

Calling all Alumni and friends of the Faculty: The Faculty of Dentistry invites you back to Bannatyne for the annual Homecoming celebration

this coming September.The university-wide celebration of

alumni is taking on an added luster this year at the Bannatyne Campus, with a number of events confirmed for the September 16 weekend.

Naturally, the weekend will kick off in high style with the Alumni of Distinction awards banquet Friday night at the Fort Garry Hotel. Tickets are now available by contacting the Faculty.

Saturday features no fewer than three scheduled events, starting with the Dean’s Open House beginning at 1 pm. Alumni and friends are welcomed and encouraged to gather at the Alpha Omega conference room for tours, refreshments and fellowship.

Also slated for the afternoon is the official opening of the Ross McIntyre Digital Imaging Centre. This state-of-the-art facility, featuring cone beam 3D, extraoral imaging and digital radiography systems, provides valuable educational tools for the university’s students and faculty, while also promoting better patient care and serving as a resource for the regional dental

community as a whole.And what would a Canadian Homecoming

event be without a hockey game? The Student-Alumni Hockey Challenge is confirmed to begin that Saturday afternoon at River Heights Arena, located about 10 minutes from the Bannatyne Campus. All are welcome to attend and cheer on their side.

All of this promises to make Homecoming 2011 one of the most eventful in the recent history of the Faculty, adding to the tapestry of the weekend that also features a host of events running at the Fort Garry Campus.

homecoming happeningsDigital Imaging Centre opening among fall events

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and the Winner is . . .Dr. Frank Hechter awarded 2011 Alumni of Distinction honour

A long-time supporter and instructor at the Faculty of Dentistry has another accolade to add to his

extensive collection. The University of Manitoba Dental Alumni Association is pleased to announce that Dr. Frank Hechter (right) is the recipient of the Alumni of Distinction Award for 2011.

“Dr. Hechter’s track record of achievement has been enormous,” UMDAA president Dr. Chris Cottick said in making the announcement. “He also received tremendous support from our membership at large who fully supported his nomination for our annual award.”

Dr. Hechter (DMD, MSc, MEd, PhD) has been engaged professionally with his peers since entering practice in 1971, particularly in the areas of continuing education and research.

Since retiring from orthodontic practice in 1988, Dr. Hechter has served as a faculty member in both the undergraduate and graduate orthodontic programs. He returned to the University of

Manitoba to earn degrees in education (1990) and a multi-disciplinary doctorate (1995) on professional education.

His belief in the value of learning is reflected in his extensive research and publication history and his many teaching roles.

“Dr. Hechter has been involved in Graduate Orthodontics for 38 years, the longest of anyone in the program,” department head Dr. William Wiltshire noted. “He received the Program Director’s award in 2008 for outstanding service. He has two masters’ degrees and a PhD in education yet is still a nil-salaried full professor. In all, he is most worthy of this honour, ‘giving back’ in the true sense of the phrase.”

With the University of Winnipeg, Dr. Hechter was appointed to the Board of Regents in 1993, acting as Chair from 1998 to 2000. In this capacity, he promoted sustainability, having co-chaired the Honorary Degree Division Capital Campaign, while upholding the stature of the University through events

such as the National Association of University Board Chairs and Secretaries Annual Conference in Winnipeg in 2001. In 2008, he was named a Fellow of the University of Winnipeg honoris causa.

Within the profession, he served as president of the Winnipeg Dental Society and led several professional conferences.

Dr. Hechter also played a prominent role in shaping Health Canada services offered to First Nations and Inuit people including the development and implementation of an early dental intervention program for children and youth.

His lengthy list of volunteer activities includes various roles with: the Manitoba Lung Association, the Provincial Tuberculosis Steering Committee, the Sanatorium Board of Manitoba, St. John’s-Ravenscourt School Board of Governors and the United Way.

After serving for several years on the Winnipeg Blues Board of Directors, Dr. Hechter was recently named Govenor of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League club, one of his many

commitments to local sports through the years.

Dr. Hechter has also taken a proactive role in Faculty affairs and alumni relations. He has appeared before government members and representatives on multiple occasions to lobby on the Faculty’s behalf in areas of tuition, budget and regulatory matters.

In partial fulfillment of he and his wife Sue’s sincere gratitude to the foresight of our predecessors, the family created financial support for post-secondary students in a range of disciplines, including the Faculty of Dentistry, by means of the Sue and Frank Hechter Bursary Fund.

The Alumni of Distinction awards banquet will take place on Friday, September 16 at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg. Tickets are now available, at $125 each, by contacting the Faculty of Dentistry at 204.789.3249 or via email at [email protected].

Part of the team: Timothy Begalke, Asha Chahal, Leslie Dalton, Anis Sabet, Kevin Vong, Nirvani Umadat and Manjinder Kler (back row, from left, in blue) made up the University of Manitoba team that was part of an outreach mission to Central America.


One of the less obvious but still quite valuable skills of a dental education experience is that of critical thinking — that is, the

ability to look at a situation from different perspectives and find a workable solution that offers the best possible outcome for all involved. It’s sometimes referred to as ‘thinking outside the box’ and one would be hard pressed to find a better example of this than the recent experience of a group of Dent IV students this past winter.

As many are aware, clinical rotations are a compulsory part of an oral health educational program, most often performed off campus in a rural or community health setting. A group of Dent IV students took this idea a bit further afield, heading to the Central American nation of Guatemala to meet their academic requirements while helping an impoverished population.

Another pair of students, Bao-Tran Nguyen and Carol Lee, did rotations in Viet Nam.

For the ones who visited Central America, it was an experience that none will soon forget.

“It was rich with natural beauty, but the socio-economic situation was striking,” noted Anis Sabet, one of the

five students and four alumni who were part of the Central American mission. “Their small homes were scarcely placed across steep hills and built out of mud and aluminum siding as a roof.”

As part of the Kindness In Action humanitarian aid delegation, Anis was joined by Asha Chahal, Leslie Dalton, Nirvani Umadat and Kevin Vong along with alumni Lori Simoens (08), Manjinder Kler (04), Timothy Begalke (98) and Jamie Wallace (97). They provided treatment to four of the 48 villages surrounding the city of Jalapa, approximately 200 km south of the capital, Guatemala City.

Economic disparity is said to be most prevalent in these rural and indigenous communities where a significant portion of the people earn less than $2 a day. Illiteracy and malnutrition are commonplace as locals struggle on a daily basis to carve out an existence.

“They are very poor; from what I experienced, they mainly farm for things like coffee and black beans. They live with the bare minimum, in a small home with large families,” Anis noted. “Even something like clean water was hard to come by.”

Outside the cities, there is a great lack of any type of health-care facility or

supporting infrastructure. So for the dental treatments, local schools were selected as the site where an ad hoc clinic was established. Tables were pushed together with garbage bags taped to their sides. Water and portable dental equipment were brought in. The space was divided to include triage, hygiene, restorative, and extraction areas to handle the locals who would soon present en mass. And, as one might expect, there was no shortage of oral health issues that needed to be addressed.

“It was unbelievable,” Anis recalls. “I remember the first day, in the first four hours, we saw about 140 children and parents. You were seeing so many people and their oral health was in such a sad state.”

An estimated 2,000 people presented over the four day stay, about as many as the group of roughly 25 volunteers could handle. For most of these patients, it would be their last visit to an oral health-care provider for several years. This, coupled with lack of economic opportunities and education, paints a dark but sadly realistic prognosis.

“There are very few schools and the promotion of oral health is very limited,” Anis said.

going the distance

Students take humanitarian route to meeting competency

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Students Asha Chahal, Leslie Dalton, Nirvani Umadat, Kevin Vong and Anis Sabet enjoy time with the village children.

Care in a non-traditional setting: Nirvani Umadat and Jamie Wallace (above) provide care to one of the many children who presented at a make-shift clinic outside of Guatemala City.


“But sometimes we have to sacrifice the important for the most important. “Shelter, food, water, and an opportunity to morally develop are basic human rights which are essential in any community, and must come first; dental education comes next.”

Still, in spite of the long hours, difficult working conditions and steady stream of difficult cases, Anis said he and his classmates were reinvigorated and thoroughly enjoyed participating in what was a worthwhile mission.

“It was a wonderful eye-opening experience. I would do it again in a heartbeat,” he said. “We have to envision each individual member of humanity as a member of the human body. If one member is distressed, all members are also afflicted. Each member of this ‘human body’ is born into the world as a trust of the whole, and so we are responsible to provide for the betterment of others. This mission to Guatemala was, in my view, a glimpse into how we as dentists can provide a constructive service to others.”

Here in Canada, the importance of oral health has become something of a societal value. The benefits and importance of good oral health is an ideal that is understood, shared and promoted as a means towards a better quality of life for all.

Yet priorities have a way of shifting, especially when it comes down to matters of survival. This was one of basic yet difficult lessons of a recent Kindness in Action outreach mission undertaken by a group of Dent IV students at the University of Manitoba.

In treating the thousands of patients who presented at a make-shift clinic in rural Guatemala, the students got a first-hand lesson in the more fundamental rules of life. Among the challenges they encountered was dealing with impoverished children whose teeth had decayed beyond the point of any return.

“I think this was the hardest part — and this happened with a lot of people — you would be seeing patients, girls around the age of 12, and you would be extracting their front teeth. They aren’t married or anything,” said Anis Sabet (Dent IV). “So what do you do? They’re crying and you’re all teared up. There is no choice, there are no options.”

While health-care services are available in larger centres, it is largely unattainable for those living a subsistence existence. Their priority is that of simple survival.

Fortunately, one member of the mission, a practitioner from Calgary, found a solution to offer at least some measure of relief for the children affected.

“He found out how much it was to get cast partial dentures made in the town. It came out to something like $30,” Anis explained. ”So, for the girls who had their front teeth extracted, we got their names and contact information. We took up a collection in the camp, and those who could, donated. So, in the end, those girls who had teeth pulled will hopefully get a partial paid for. That was one of the nice things I saw.”

The Faculty’s Associate Dean (Academic) said outreach missions such as these offer students a rare opportunity to not only sharpen their skills but to do so in a totally different environment.

“We are among the few schools in North America who offer their students this type of unique and valuable learning experience while earning credit towards their graduation,” Dr. Doug Brothwell said. “This is a good example of how the U of M goes out of its way to provide an excellent student experience and ensure the development of dentists who are not only technically excellent, but also socially conscious. These are both areas that need to be fostered during undergraduate education.”

Anis added that the trip offered a life lesson in the value and importance of outreach.

“This is just a drop in the bucket for the things that can be done,” he said. “Those places need help and Canada does as well. It’s hidden behind veils in Canada, which makes it more difficult to see.”

life lessons Well learned

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Alumni and student teams (above) gather at centre ice after the inaugural Challenge Cup hockey series.


In the Loupe

alumnus earns award of meritOntario association cites contributions of Dr. Sehgal

An alumnus from the Class of 1989 has been feted with an award of merit from the Ontario Dental Association. Dr. Devinder Sehgal was recently presented with the ODA Award of Merit for his service to the profession of dentistry.

Dr. Sehgal is credited with extensive involvement in organized dentistry including over 10 years on the executive of the Halton Peel Dental Association. He also spent six years as a member of the ODA general council. He has been a member of the ODA since 1989.

Since 1990, Dr. Sehgal has been an active member of the Northern Indian Medical and Dental Association of Canada, serving as president in 2001. He was also cited for his community service with the local division of Ontario’s health integration network program.

Dr. Sehgal earned his DMD from the University of Manitoba in 1989 after graduating with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the Government Dental College in Punjab, India in 1979.

After graduation, Dr. Sehgal moved to the Toronto suburb where he presently runs a private practice.

Dr. Devinder Sehgal (right) receives ODA award from Dr. Ste-phen Gangbar, President of Halton Peel Dental Association at the Living Arts Centre, in Brampton, Ontario.

students claim cup in challenge seriesSpirited competition sees alumni side come up short in first annual hockey showdown

On Friday, March 18 at the Winter Club, alumni and student hockey teams played the second and last game of this year’s hockey challenge.

After an 8-7 loss in the fall, the alumni had to win by two to take the two game total goal series.

A well-rounded, four line alumni team took an early lead by the half way break. After a back and forth, end to end period, the alumni held a 6-5 lead.

The usual solid play of alumni veteran players Chris “the Flash” Donald, Kyle “the Joker” Gauthier, Kris “the newly crowned king of Hong Kong” Row, Gurpal “the Prober” Buttar, the timeless Andrew “Bronze Adonis” Chuchman and Tony “Freight Train” Krawat helped settle the worries about a very strong student side.

The come-back script that the alumni had planned was seeming to come to fruition. The well-rested alumni team seemingly had the fewer students on the

ropes.Unfortunately, the alumni failed to

factor in the relative youth of the students as well as a little thing called talent.

The second half saw a steady alumni slide to the pit of failure and humiliation. Being a veteran team of University of Manitoba dental alumni, this squad was still well equipped to stare down these twin pillars of old time dental education.

A one goal lead quickly deteriorated to a desperate alumni attempt to stave off a double digit total for the students.

By the end of the game, the students had prevailed by a count of 9-6 for a two-win, total goal 17-13 victory.

The pain of watching the students skating the Student-Alumni Cup around the rink will burn in the sleepless minds of the alumni until they turn this story around next year.

A number of quality graduating students will hopefully bolster an always aging but ever growing supply of potential alumni

players.Soon-to-be alumni Brian Maddaford

and Jordon Pang will hopefully bolster a heartbroken but determined alumni team on their rebound program.

This is not to say that extensive dry land training and intensive video analysis have not been instituted by the alumni management team to turn this dry spell around.

It has been a long, long time since the alumni have lost two games in a row.

All aspects will be examined to bring about the correction in the alumni hockey ship.

This reporter will be duty September 17, the day after the annual Alumni of Distinction banquet, at River Heights Arena, to report on the renewal of this great dental tradition.

Submitted by Chris ‘Psy’ Cottick


There is an old adage that goes to the effect: If you want something done right, do it yourself. Granted, this may not have been the sole rationale but it was this ambition that

led Nathan Jeal and Anis Sabet (Dent IV) to obtain corporate sponsorship and stage a surgical workshop for their peers over the winter.

And, as one might expect from members of the Class of 2011, the group jumped at the chance to enhance and develop their oral surgery skills during the first session that was held just prior to the holiday break last November.

The idea behind the workshop was to provide experience with oral surgical procedures, including flap design, surgical extractions, and suturing. A second session, focusing on surgical implant placement, was held in April.

To move things along, the students used pig mandibles, which provided an adequate simulation experience for the oral surgical procedures that the group was undertaking.

The students recruited Drs. Adnan Shah and Getulio Nogueira to lead the sessions that were held in the Gross Anatomy Lab. Dr. Shah (pictured above left with dental student Babak Soleymani) is the Faculty’s Division Head and Director of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery program while Dr. Nogueira is the Director for Undergraduate Periodontics.

do-it-Yourself surgeryStudents stage ambitious workshop to further skill development

Talk about cooking up care! On March 28, the Dentistry Class of 2013 held a bake sale in the Brodie Center.

The class (pictured right) wanted to make a difference and show their support for the people of Japan in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that hit on March 4 causing so much damage. So everyone pitched in and baked treats for the event.

This class can prep a mean Class II amalgam, but they were even better bakers based on our proceeds: The final total raised from the bake sale was $1,350!

We also sold the “Pray for Japan” T-shirts that were created by radio station Hot 103. All proceeds from the T-shirts go directly to the Canadian Red Cross. We sold $520 of T-shirts.

We want to thank everyone who came out to support our bake sale.

All the proceeds were given to the Consulate General of Japan through the Manitoba Japanese Cultural Center. The monies raised will go directly to the people

in Japan affected by the earthquake/tsunami disaster with no administration fees.

Members of the Japanese Student Association are also collecting funds for the Canadian Red Cross.

Those interested are invited to visit the Canadian Red Cross web site at www.redcross.ca for information on how to help donate towards earthquake and tsunami relief efforts.

no half-baked solutionSpurred by Asian disaster, Dent II students turn up the heat to help outSubmitted by Dr. Noriko Boorberg


setting a new standard

A packed house, world-class keynote, posters aplenty and scores of student research — now that’s more like it!

Research Day 2011 was all that and more this past spring at the Brodie Centre on the Bannatyne Campus of the University of Manitoba.

The revamped event took on a new life during the March 9 session beginning with oral health students from both disciplines showing up en masse as spectators and participants.

Posters lined the mezzanine of the Brodie Centre next to the Neil John MacLean Library while student researchers arrived to load presentations and prepared to share their work with peers.

The budding practitioners and scientists were joined by a generous complement of faculty members, friends and alumni of the dental school who all crammed into the adjoining lecture theatre in anticipation of the keynote address by a noted academic from Harvard University.

So many turned out, in fact, that the proceedings were slightly delayed as event staff scrambled to find as many extra chairs as possible to accommodate the crowd that overflowed into the hallway.

“We did try to get Theatre A (Fredrik Gaspard Theatre),” explained Dr. J. Elliott Scott, Associate Dean (Research) in his opening remarks. “Unfortunately, it was booked.”

All of this in spite of the fact that the event coincided with the Pacific Dental Conference on the West Coast, considered one of Canada’s most important oral health events. The Vancouver conference threatened to dampen the local event as it routinely draws huge attention from the oral health community all across Canada.

As it turned out, those concerns were mostly unfounded, mainly due to a revamped format that placed more emphasis on student research and education, thereby making the half-day event more relevant and accessible for all participants.

Much of the buzz of the day was centered on the keynote address from Dr. Taru Kinnunen, director of the Tobacco Dependence Treatment and Research Program and Assistant Professor of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology at Harvard University, School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. Kinnunen wasted no time delighting the assembled with a candid observation on the sizable turnout.

“Actually, I don’t mind if there are no

extra chairs because I’m hoping for once to have a standing ovation,” she joked.

The light atmosphere of the day persevered in spite of the serious topic as Dr. Kinnunen discussed the devastating toll tobacco affects on the human body. Calling it “an epidemic,” Dr. Kinnunen outlined the impact of the product that only until fairly recently was once a common and accepted part of life the world over.

“There are eight main causes of death in the world,” she said. “Tobacco is a risk factor in six of those eight causes. So it has a huge impact.”

In prefacing a discussion on tobacco and periodontal disease, Dr. Kinnunen offered a global perspective on the impact of what is now considered to be an extremely dangerous product.

“Tobacco use kills about 5.4 million people every year,” she noted. “That doesn’t seem like that big a number. But I grew up in Finland where there are about 5.4 million people and to me it is devastating to know that every year, Finland would be wiped off the earth.”

The 45-minute address was followed by a question and answer session that further expanded the discussion into the various fields of oral health and likely could have

Research Day hits its stride with 2011 eventThe gang is all here: Associate Dean (Research) Dr. J.E. Scott and keynote speaker Dr. Taru Kinnunen share a moment follow-ing the Harvard scholar’s address. An overflow crowd turned out at Research Day 2011, the annual showcase of research at the Faculty of Dentistry this past March.

setting a new standardResearch Day hits its stride with 2011 event



Sharing research: Among the presenters at Research Day 2011 was (at right) William Yeung (Dent III) who shared podium duties with colleagues (bottom pic, from left) Dr. Taru Kinnunen, Dr. Gilbert Kirouac, Katie Davidson (Dent III), Dr. Dieter Schönwetter, Dr. Jared Rykiss, Dr. J.E. Scott, Dr. Kangmin Duan and Prof. Mickey Wener.

continued throughout the morning.Dr. Kinnunen noted that appearing before

a largely student audience was entirely appropriate in that the practitioners of tomorrow must be aware of the danger that tobacco poses to their future patients and society in general.

“Tobacco use will kill about 175 million people over the next 25 years, (yet) we are not raising funds to help this global epidemic. Why? Because it is not so visible; it is silent death,” she said. “A lot of times we say ‘well if the smokers smoke, that’s their problem.’ But it’s not only their problem, it’s our problem too.”

Dr. Kinnunen urged the future practitioners to learn about the dangers of the product to better educate and inform their patients who are at risk.

“One of the things I am hoping to do today is to get you excited and motivated to do your part as health professionals to fight this epidemic,” she said.

Oral biology researchers Drs. Gilbert Kirouac and Kangmin Duan also appeared as did Dr. Dieter Schönwetter and Prof. Mickey Wener who presented their work on student — patient communication.

As in years past, a number of student presenters were also featured including Dr. Jared Rykiss of the Graduate Orthodontic program, and fourth-year students Katie Davidson and William Yeung, who all enjoyed the benefit of presenting before the full house that remained following the keynote address.

In addition to offering their colleagues a glimpse of their work in the labs, the student scientists also provided tangible evidence of the resurgence in academic activity in a faculty that was renowned for its research.

The Dean of Dentistry noted that the University of Manitoba has come a long way in a short time to restore its position of prominence among schools of research in North America, as evidenced by data compiled for the University of Manitoba’s

annual report.“For the first time, I was able to get a

hold of some data comparing our Faculty of Dentistry to other dental schools in North America in research and it was very enlightening,” Dr. Anthony Iacopino noted. “We rank tenth in the amount of research dollars we bring in relative to

the size of our budget compared to all other dental schools. So we are a top 10 school in the US and Canada for that particular data point on research and that says a lot. It says that the people we have who are generating research and doing scholarship are very productive and very successful.”

the terror of tobaccoPitfalls plentiful in dangerous product

When it comes to tobacco use worldwide, the numbers roll off with surprising ease: About 5.4 million people die every year; do the math and it comes to about 175 million over the next 25 years. Close to 200,000 people die

every year because they were exposed to second hand smoke.That tobacco is a dangerous product seems a well documented fact. Yet

despite the massive body of research-based evidence that underlies the reality, the use and prevalence of the product continues at an alarming rate, according to a Harvard academic and smoking cessation advocate.


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Office Visit SeriesDean Anthony M. Iacopino’s

destination:

ottawadestination:

ottawa

mr. John Jamieson, (left) scotiabank meets with dr. Peter cooney (msc 1997)

dean iacopino enjoys a chat with dr. Willaim budzinski (dmd 1966) during the alumni reception in the nation’s capital.

at the ottawa alumni reception scotiabank’s James marshall, is pictured here with dr. Janet leith (dmd 1992).

dr. raelene downes (dmd 2004) is pictured here with scotiabank’s allen balfe.

rideau canal, ottawa on / images courtesy of ottawa tourism


a capital time in ottawa

On April 19, Faculty of Dentistry Dean, Dr. Anthony Iacopino, played host to an alumni reception in downtown Ottawa. The Faculty’s friends at

Scotiabank were kind enough to donate the use of their Main Branch Banking Hall on Sparks Street. The venue provided a wonderful gathering place for the 25 people in attendance. The group mingled while enjoying cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. While in town, the Dean even managed to squeeze in a couple of office visits along the way.

The Dean believes that an alumni reception in Ottawa should be an annual event and is planning to work with local alumna Dr. Janet Leith to add a continuing education piece to the proceedings as soon as next year. Stay tuned to the Bulletin for details.

visting the anata dental centre in Kanata, on. Pictured (from left): Kyla denisuik, michelle smith, rechelle madwid, dr. nisrine haidar-samat, the dean, Kelly cranston and dr. Khalil samhat.

Dr John Odai’s office Capital Endodontics also in Ottawa was also on the Dean’s office visit list.

dr. nick Karaiskos (dmd 2001) is pictured with mr. Greg moore of scotiabank.

dropping in for the alumni reception in ottawa were (from left) drs. chris clarke (dmd 1999), John odai (dmd 1995) and emile

rodrigues (dmd 1984).

At the office of Dr. Karaiskos in Manotick, (from left): Melissa St. Louis, christina Kamoulakos, christina doche, dr. Karaiskos, the dean, liz

renwick, Jeannie dillabough and miranda van schyndel.

parliament hill, ottawa on / images courtesy of ottawa tourism

Not one to sit back while there are offices to visit, Dean Iacopino toured the city and even ventured out

of town to say ‘hello’ to alumni practitioners. check out the latest tour stops.

southdale square dental

meanwhile,back in manitoba


The Dean with Drs. Chris Kiazyk (76) and Griffin Norris (07)at the beausejour dental centre.

the dean with dr. emile rodrigues (84)at billings bridge dental.

at Fort richmond dental is (from left):Pat herzberg, dean iacopino, shelley booker (dh 91), Jane reid (dh 76), Wanda

ettawacappo, diane James, Phoung Phang and dr. Jack bassey (85).

the team at transcona dental centre includes (from left): dr. Ken Strong (90), Dr Chuck Rubin (90), Tony, Melani Pejovic, Shauna

Reimer (DH 94), Marie Barr (DH 02), Kristyn Chassie, Lisa Cetkovski, orlana Parkinson, terri tomberli (dh 00) sandi bonin.

transcona dental centre

fort richmond dental

Waverley dental

billings bridge dental

the beausejour dental centre

While the Office Visit Series heads to hiatus for the summer, the Dean is still welcoming visits for the fall.

book your meeting with the dean! call 204.789.3537.

Pictured here are dr. anita Glockner (05), dr. ingrid heim-heyer (76), the dean and dr. catherine carroll (2010) at southdale

square dental.

The Dean visits with the Waverley Dental team of Dr. Catherine beynon (76), Kaleigh Warden (dh 09), val asbury, Ping Zhang and

mary ann vaillancourt (dh 91)

From the Dean


Dean Anthony M. IacopinoDMD, PhDThe phrase penned

by Rev. Reid is based on the more familiar observation that a

chain is only as strong as its weakest link. In common reference, the phrase often implies a failure or shortcoming in an individual that ultimately may cause a larger group to become weak or vulnerable.

And while there may be an element of truth to this proverb, in the context of the Task Force for Better Relations, I prefer to see it as a systematic reference. Like a chain, our profession is linked through our students, practitioners, alumni and professional associations. It is essential that all these links remain vibrant and strong for the benefit of the common good. And this is the area that we have been working on and one where we have seen significant strides made in a very short time.

It was just over a year ago that the Task Force for Better Relations tabled its final report, one that called for a paradigm shift in philosophy to improve the relationship between all members of our profession. It is an idea that we here at the Faculty of Dentistry have taken to heart.

As I mentioned briefly in this space in our last edition, we are taking tangible steps to respond to the recommendations mentioned in the report, some of which you may have already noted through the pages of this publication, present and past.

And as we stand on the verge of the transition of another group of individuals from pupils to professionals, I thought it only appropriate that we quantify and qualify our efforts to ensure we remain effective and accountable where this essential initiative is concerned.

Since coming aboard as Associate Dean (Academic), Dr. Doug Brothwell has embraced the spirit of the task force report in leading an extensive and detailed drive to improving the student experience at the Faculty of Dentistry. It is a broad, detailed and long-term undertaking that we believe has the potential to have a major impact on all of our stakeholders.

Many of the early successes have been subtle: new computers for the Wright Lab and reminder tabs on lecture podiums, for instance. Others, such as the proposed changes to student kits, were instituted as a direct result of student input.

We adjusted the examination schedule to allow students more time to prepare for their board exams. The results were almost immediate. As you read in the last edition of this publication, students posted their strongest results in over a decade, finishing with scores above the national average.

Class consultations will continue, providing students a forum to raise concerns that lead to productive discussions.

So too will we continue our policy of encouraging student rotations though outreach and service learning. Such was the experience for two groups of students this past winter as they opted to be part of charitable missions as a means to fulfill their requirements towards graduation.

Many may not be aware that the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Manitoba is the only institution in Canada, and one of the few in North America, that offers this rare and unique opportunity to its students.

Other moves have been more pronounced. We have introduced targeted programs towards improving instructor skills in the classroom and the clinic.

As well, we are developing other methodologies directed at ensuring all staff within our unit is aware of how important this initiative is, and what they can do to be part of it.

To ensure all stakeholders are aware of our activities, we have pledged to maintain open communication lines through this publication and the Manitoba Dental Association newsletter, among other vehicles. We will share word of our activities that have a positive impact on the student experience.

As the great orator Abraham Lincoln wisely observed: “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”

In many ways, the Task Force for Better Relations and its report provided a valuable opportunity for us

all, the Faculty in particular. It provides us with an opportunity; an opportunity to reassess and reaffirm what we do and how we do it; a chance to change the way we do business.

A strong profession comes from a strong institution. A strong institution comes from strong alumni. Strong alumni begin in the classroom, right from day one. It is all inter-related and we are all connected. These links must remain strong and this is a commitment we take seriously at the Faculty.

Over the past few years, I have had the good fortune of meeting formally and informally with so many alumni, practitioners and other members of our community and am consistently impressed with the high calibre of those I encounter.

It is my intent to ensure these types of positive outcomes continue well into the future, well beyond the time of myself and my contemporaries.

As always, I welcome and invite you to join with us as we move our institution and our profession forward.

I am confident that your help will only make a good thing better and that will lead directly to a better future for us all.

Grazie.

putting things rightEnsuring an excellent student experience is essential

“In every chain of reasoning, the evidence of the last conclusion can be no greater than that of the weakest link of the chain, whatever may be the strength of the rest.”

— Thomas Reid’s Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man, 1786.

All About Alumni


Dental and medical practitioners of the McFarlane Volunteer Mission saw close to 1,000 extremely impoverished people along the Dominican Republic / Haiti border during a week-long stay in late March.

The mission was the second in consecutive years for the group led by Dr. R. Bruce McFarlane, a Winnipeg orthodontist and Faculty of Dentistry alumnus. Similar to last year’s venture, the mission endured oppressive heat, bugs, no running water, and no electricity, to restore the health and dignity of a displaced and near-destitute population.

“These people are the forgotten ones” Dr. McFarlane said. “Many have fled Haiti, and the Republica Dominicana, quite frankly, doesn’t want them. And so they suffer: with very poor living conditions, $3 per day wages, and no access to health care; except from groups like ours. We felt this responsibility, and tried to respond the best we could to serve their needs.”

McFarlane team reaches out to displaced, impoverished populace

mission makes

impact

The mission was originally set for Haiti but the continuing decline of that nation’s economy, security and political stability led to the change of destination. Instead, they set up near the border in a region populated mostly by Haitian refugees, who work at nearby sugar plantations to survive. The group encountered myriad oral health problems among the populace.

“The people have strange caries patterns,” Dr. McFarlane (84) said. “A lot of the young people had class three lesions on the mesial and distal on all of their upper anterior teeth. We think it has to do with the fact that they chew on sugar cane all day, which is available to them. We see similar patterns to what takes place in northern populations where the parents would put their kids to bed with apple juice or worse. So we saw a lot of that.”

The mission staff consisted of physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, nurses, dental assistants, and other caring individuals from Winnipeg and the United States. They stayed at what was called the “English School” in Monte Cristi, run by the Orphanage Outreach charity group. Each day, they headed out to a different ‘Bateye’ (sugar workers’ town) to provide care to the residents there.

The oral health team was aided by a pair of alumni practitioners and a specialist presently practicing in Kenora, Ontario.

“We were very fortunate to have Dr. Colin Foster, an oral surgeon and two clinical dentists, Dr. Janet Alsip (89), Dr. Christine Lachance Piche (89), who are very strong cosmetic dentists.” Dr. McFarlane noted. “We let them loose and it was almost like an extreme make-over for a lot of the patients.”

Still, in spite of the depth of challenges facing the practitioners, their efforts were appreciated by those who presented during the stay

No shortage of work: (photo, top right) Michelle McFarlane assists her dad with a surgical extraction on a Haitian woman while (bot-tom) Jintana Weerapan CPNP (Certified Pediatric Nurse Practi-tioner) checks a young boys heart and lungs.


a testament to careMedical director offers thanks to volunteers

A little effort goes a long way. The poverty-stricken expatriate people of Haiti live a difficult life. But rather than be bitter about their lot in life, many

have a brighter outlook and are thankful when acts of kindness are shown in their direction.

Such was the experience of those in the McFarlane Mission who spent a week in March helping those who had little to offer in return other than their thanks.

The group received a warm acknowledgement of their efforts from Dr. Jose Garcia, the regional medical director, who offered his thanks in this summary of the experience:

Friends, I can tell you that I feel swollen with emotion. Never before have we carried out three Medical Clinics in a year. It has been a huge success. Orphanage Outreach has achieved it. There have been 2,227 actions of health that have been car-ried out from January 10 to March 24. In three clinics with three medical and nurse teams and two dental teams we have achieved it. I want to highlight this last team from March 21-24: Tremendous, Excellent, Marvelous. The doctors, the nurses, the students, those blessed dentists and their personnel. Very good people, healthy, caring, hard working and with a great sense of humanity.

Thank you, Dr. Jose Garcia


that ran from March 19 – 26.“The people we treated were so moved by the smallest

things: a genuine caring touch, or the holding of their children,” said Jintana Weerapan, a pediatric nurse, and the team’s medical director. “We were told no one ever does these things for them, and by doing so we made them feel less like outcasts and more like real people again. It was so inspiring to have this effect on someone, and we all are very eager to return to do much more. Knowing our efforts helped improve the health and well-being of so many keeps us motivated to continue doing what we do.”

In addition to their gratitude, Dr. McFarlane said the locals also offered the group a valuable life lesson.

“Despite not having much, the people were actually quite happy, and very appreciative of us,” he said. “They could actually teach us a thing or two about being at peace with their situation despite what seemed to be insurmountable odds. We were all touched and inspired by the strength of their human spirit.”

Dr. McFarlane extended thanks to all of the individuals and businesses who supported the mission through a series of fund-raising events and appeals staged in Winnipeg over the winter, prior to their departure.

Planning is apparently underway for a third mission that will again target those in need within the tiny island nation. Only this time, the group will look to build upon their presence within the population.

“What we’d like to do is to establish ourselves so that we are a little more preventive,” Dr. McFarlane said. “It’s a little frustrating because every time we go, we see the same stuff over and over again. It would be way more satisfying if we actually be making some headway by doing some more education.”

Kids count: (photo, top right) The medical and dental team leaders examine a Dominican Boy, while (bottom) Jintana Weerapan CPNP does a throat check. The local populace was most grateful for the time and attention devoted to them by mission team members.

All images courtesy of Renee Morcom Photography.



All About Alumni

Club ’91 Re-Opens, If Only BrieflyAn exclusive club indeed: Meet the members of the Class of 1991 (left) who reconvened for their milestone 20th reunion this past spring at the Pa-cific Dental Conference in Vancouver. Those along for the ride included (back row, from left) Randy Koniuk, Bonnie Wong, Rhonda Switzer, Marc Thevenot, Alex Pappas, Wilson Heung, Andy Wong, second row: Mike Conway, Terry Wong, Paresh Shah, Tim Dumore, Dave Stackiw, Elaine Orpe, (front) Carla Cohn.

Middle pic: Wilson Heung and wife Diana enjoy the gathering.

Bottom pic: Heather Koniuk, Alex Pappas, Elaine Orpe Tim Dumore and Terry Wong. share some of the good times from the weekend.

Submitted by Dr. Carla (Fogel) Cohn

Where did the time go? In the blink of an eye it seems 20 years have passed. Times may have changed – dentistry certainly has – but one thing is for sure: people remain the same. It felt like no time had gone by when we reunited for the Club ’91

class reunion.As Dave Stackiw so eloquently put it, “it felt like being with family

again.”The Pacific Dental Conference in Vancouver, B.C. was the location of

the Class of 1991 reunion. A total of 14 class members and some of our significant others got together for a weekend of fine dining and great socializing.

We reminisced about our years spent on Bannatyne, our legendary socials and even watched our old Beer and Skits videos.

Class of 1991 marks 20 year reunion

We caught up on where our life paths had taken us and boasted about our collective 29 children with Marc and Christa Thevenot taking the prize for the biggest family with six children. Wow! No grandchildren yet!

As it turns out, the years have treated us well and we all agree that we are not a bad looking bunch after all.

At the end of the weekend, promises were made to do this again soon – 20 years had been much too long! Thanks to all who turned out to rekindle some great memories of a time that passed so quickly by.

planning a reunion? The Faculty’s Department of Alumni Affairs help our alumni

reconnect with our school by providing ideas and assistance for class reunions and other events. If you’d like help in organizing your class reunion or other class function, contact Tammy Holowachuk in Alumni Affairs at 204.474.6455 or email: [email protected]

Faculty Facts


A Faculty academic was recently cited for contributions to health-care in Pakistan and the United Kingdom. Dr. Adnan Shah was awarded Fellowship of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) to acknowledge

contributions to the college and to health-care in that country and the UK.

Since 1992, Dr. Shah had served as supervisor for the oral and maxillofacial surgery program and in 1999 became involved in the exam process for the first Fellowship Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery program to be offered by the Pakistani medical body.

“I feel very happy about it,” said Dr. Shah, who joined the University of Manitoba as department head of Dental Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences and head of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in September, 2009. “I am extremely thrilled to see this college taking dentistry under their wings and projecting post-graduate medical and dental education in the most suitable possible way.”

The CPSP has produced roughly 10,000 fellows in multiple disciplines in Medicine and Dentistry since its inception in 1962. The timely introduction of an oral health component in the 1990’s helped address a national shortage of specialist practitioners and teachers that had existed for many years.

“At one time, In the province of Punjab, where I come from, there were just three oral surgeons with fellowships from Royal Colleges in the United Kingdom, he explained.

“Now, some of the students who I trained are professors. The college has certainly come a long way.”

Dr. Shah added that reciprocity agreements are in place with Royal Colleges of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia and made a direct contribution to professional shortages in those jurisdictions.

“I think it’s a great win for everybody because it minimizes stress on the Royal Colleges in the UK,” he said. “They get trained manpower. This contributes to health-care at the tertiary level.”

Dr. Shah received his fellowship during a ceremony in Pakistan last December. He currently holds fellowships from the Royal Colleges of Ireland, Edinburgh and Australia. The Faculty of Dentistry offers congratulations to Dr. Shah on this outstanding achievement.

results reaching World-wide Faculty academic cited for contributions to Pakistani – UK health-care

Dr. Igor Pesun, Head of the Department of Restorative Dentistry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Reynaldo Todescan, DDS, MSc, PhD, Dipl Pros, as assistant

professor in Restorative Dentistry. Dr. Todescan arrived at the Faculty on February 1. Dr. R.

Todescan obtained his dental degree from the University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. He has a MSc in Restorative Dentistry from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan and a PhD degree and a Diploma in Prosthodontics from the University of Toronto. He has been involved in teaching and research at the University of Toronto and in private practice.

Dr. Adnan Shah, Head of the Department of Dental Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, is pleased to announce the term appointment of Dr. Reem Atout, BDS, DDS, MS, CAGS (Perio, University of Alabama) in the Division of Periodontics has been approved by Faculty Dean, Dr. Anthony Iacopino.

Dr. Atout has been a part-time instructor in the division since September 1, 2010 and previously taught at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Atout will be participating in the graduate and undergraduate periodontics programs effective March 1, 2011.

new appointmentsFaculty adds academics to Restorative and DDSS

A prestigious honour: Dr. Adnan Shah (centre) is presented with Fellowship to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan by Prof. Zafar Chaudry, college president and Prof. Rab, during a ceremony last December.

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making the newsOrthodontics’ sapphire anniversary marked by cohort accomplishments

Faculty Facts

One thing you can always be sure of: Activities abound in orthodontics at the Faculty of Dentistry. Department head,

Dr. William Wiltshire noted that several past and present cohorts of the Graduate Orthodontics program have been most active over the past number of months on a variety of professional fronts, many of whom are also enjoying outstanding results from their efforts.

Among the many highlights:The European Orthodontic Society

has accepted five research projects from the University of Manitoba for its conference in June. These include three oral presentations to be delivered by Drs. Derek Pollard, Wellington Rody and Billy Wiltshire, along with a pair of poster presentations from Drs. Xiem Phan and

Jared Rykiss.Dr. Pollard was also pleased to learn he

has been accepted to present his research at the Charley Schultz competition at the American Association of Orthodontics meeting in Chicago this summer.

Dr. Rykiss was among the featured presenters at the Faculty’s annual Research Day this past March.

Dr. Catherine McLeod’s Master’s research project was published this month in the highly ranked “Angle Orthodontist.” For article citation, please see the Bibliography section of the Alumni Faculty Bulletin.

Dr. McLeod completed the graduate program just last spring and is presently working in Sydney, Australia.

As well, Matthew Kotyk (Dent II) a BSc(Dent) researcher working with Dr.

Wiltshire, was awarded a supporting grant from the endowment fund for his research on Bisphenol-A and Phthalate release from clear aligner materials.

As noted in the last edition of the AFB, Dr. Wiltshire also noted the success to third-year residents Drs. Pollard, Phan and Rykiss for passing Part One of the RCDC (Orthodontics).

“These are some of the proud moments in research and scholarly activity for orthodontics that we are delighted to inform everyone about, as we celebrate our 45 year anniversary in the Faculty,” Dr. Wiltshire said. “We hope and expect to be making additional announcements in the weeks and months ahead both for our anniversary year and to share the continuing notable accomplishments of our students and alumni.”

dentists, researchers Work to reducechronic, common childhood diseaseU of M led Intervention project involves collaboration with international institutions

University of Manitoba dental researchers are working with colleagues from around the world to design a program that will reduce childhood caries among First Nations

populations.The unique program will launch this

spring in communities across Ontario and Manitoba. It has been designed specifically to reach pregnant First Nations women.

First Nations populations have higher-than-average rates of dental caries — the bacterial disease that results in tooth decay.

The project’s long-term goal is to create a culturally appropriate intervention that reduces dental disease burden and health inequalities among pre-school indigenous children in the participating countries — Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

The Canadian arm of this project has received nearly $1.2 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health

Research. The Canadian team will involve both

clinical components, including treatment and fluoride applications, as well as behavioural modification, including anticipatory guidance and motivational interviewing.

Results will be compared with those from the Australian and New Zealand teams.

“Early childhood caries is a significant health problem confronting indigenous communities in all three countries,” says Herenia Lawrence, the project’s principal investigator from the University of Toronto. “We hope that, by working in partnership with Aboriginal communities here in Canada, we can create an intervention that will reduce the dental treatment needs of young children and motivate mothers to subscribe to better preventative oral health practices,”

Four other Canadian universities will join the University of Manitoba for this

investigation including the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Laurentian University), the University of Toronto, the University College of the North, and the University of Waterloo.

The five-year study is called “Reducing disease burden and health inequalities arising from chronic dental disease among Indigenous children: an early childhood caries intervention.”

“It is exciting to see that this project will also include a cohort of urban Aboriginal mothers and infants,” said co-investigator Dr. Robert Schroth from the University of Manitoba. “We know that the prevalence of early childhood caries in some urban populations of Manitoba is as high as in some northern populations. Since this project will start during pregnancy, we have a tremendous opportunity to prevent early childhood caries or at least minimize the amount and delay the onset of tooth decay that some children may experience.”

Dr. Doug Brothwell, Associate Dean (Academic); Shelly Shultz, ClearDent Consultant; Randall Anderson-Hill, ClearDent Consultant; Dr. Pamela Dahl, Director, CCOH.

Spring has finally arrived and what a great way to end a long prairie winter;

the change of season was ushered in with a series of alumni events that took place almost right across the country. The past few months have seen the Dean and I travel to Vancouver and Ottawa to host alumni receptions and continue the Dean’s Office Visit Series.

The Vancouver reception, in conjunction with the Pacific Dental Conference, was an exciting evening with about 200 alumni and friends of the Faculty attending. It was great to see so many graduates from across the country reconnecting with friends and classmates.

Our trip to Ottawa saw us visit five offices and host 25 graduates and guests at the Scotiabank Main Branch. We spent three days meeting with alumni, and the Dean is now looking at ways to make this an annual event with the addition of a continuing education element as well.

Trips to Ottawa and Vancouver came on the heels of the Alumni Reception in Calgary last winter. Counting the office visits in Manitoba, alumni events took place in four different provinces. And there is more to come.

Many of you may have heard about the new campaign that was launched with the

help of Dr. Charles Lekic for the Pediatric Sedation Room in the new Graduate Pediatric Dentistry Clinic. The response to this project has been superb and we are well on our way to reaching the $60,000 goal. Please contact myself or Dr. Lekic if you would like to support this initiative.

I am also happy to announce that two more classes have chosen to add a class campaign to their reunion activities. The Class of 2000 is working out the details of a student award. The Class of 1991 chose to support the student lounge renovations. It is inspiring to watch a legacy of giving being built within this faculty.

Finally, remember to mark your calendars for Homecoming 2011, September 15 – 18, 2011. The Faculty is planning a number of events for the weekend, including an official opening of the Ross McIntyre Digital Imaging Centre and the Dean’s Open House, both on Saturday, September 17. Feel free to contact me with any questions about these events or other projects at 204-789-3537 or [email protected]


Development

With a gift of practice management software worth well over $250,000, ClearDent, in partnership with the Faculty of Dentistry’s Centre for Community Oral Health (CCOH), is giving Manitoba’s dental students a

glimpse of what their future dental practices may look like.ClearDent introduced the idea of paperless practice to

the dental industry with its invention nine years ago. With the software, dentists can do their charting chair-side, using revolutionary touch screen technology that is not only quick and efficient, but also more ergonomic and much better for infection control than other available options. The opportunity to partner with ClearDent was one that CCOH jumped at. And for ClearDent and its Sales Manager, Peter Li, the partnership was a natural fit.

“I am quite involved with charities that help those who are underprivileged at home in B.C., so, knowing that CCOH in your Faculty of Dentistry is also focused on serving those who are less privileged, I could see that it was a good fit,” says Li. “The fact that it would also allow students to work on our software made it a golden opportunity.”

Li stresses that the University of Manitoba was ClearDent’s number one choice for a university partner. With one of the largest outreach programs in Canada, Manitoba’s dental school was a perfect venue for ClearDent to introduce its software to a tech savvy generation of dental students, and one in which they could also make a difference in the oral health of those who need help most.

By gifting this software, which has been successfully in use in CCOH for three years, ClearDent is able to give dental students

experience working in a paperless practice environment. It’s one that could reflect the digital world may work in directly after graduation and may also be something students might wish to emulate as their careers progress and they begin to operate their own practice.

At that time, those graduates will be able to draw upon their experience using ClearDent to make an educated decision about the practice management software they consider for their clinic.

The University of Manitoba is proud to be able to teach them using one of the best systems available. For instance, Manitoba’s CCOH is the only one in Canada using ClearDent’s touch screen technology. This gives students a real advantage once they graduate. They will be on the cutting edge of dental practice, ensuring that the University of Manitoba maintains its reputation as a top destination for dental education in North America.

“We are very grateful for the gift in kind of ClearDent’s software for our programs at the Centre for Community Oral Health,” says Dr. Pamela Dahl, Director of CCOH. “As a not-for-profit organization, our programs treat populations who would normally have limited access to dental care, such as the elderly, people in remote areas, and families with limited financial means. The ClearDent software has been utilized in our clinics for three years and we have found that they have a terrific support team.”

software maker steps upClearDent offers a glimpse of the futureSubmitted By Lisa Thomson Stifora, Stewardship and Communications Officer

springing across the countryAlumni events in four provinces meet with great responseSubmitted by Kyla Denisuik, Development Officer

Dental Hygiene

The School of Dental Hygiene, University of Manitoba, is now welcoming nominations for our annual awards

for excellence in oral health.

Call for Nominations

Alumni of Distinction AwardDental Hygiene

See the nomination form and criteria at the SDH website. http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/dentalhygiene

Send your nomination to:Dental Hygiene Alumna of Distinction

School of Dental Hygiene, D212 Dental Building780 Bannatyne, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0W2

Nominations close June 15, 2011


This past April, dental hygiene alumni of the University of Manitoba participated in

National Dental Hygienists Week, the annual event dedicated to heightened awareness about preventative oral health care.

Spearheaded by the Manitoba Dental Hygienists Association, a group of professionals paid a series of visits to the Riverview Health Centre, a large, full-service care facility situated in St. Vital.

“We had 19 MDHA members volunteer their time that week at Riverview and it was a huge success! Our volunteers provided oral health assessments for some of the residents there,” reported MDHA President Kathy Griffiths. “The volunteers worked in groups of two or three and saw as many residents as they could during their shift.”

There could be little doubt the hygienist volunteers were most active during their stay. The Riverview facility is a 388-bed campus offering a wide range of inpatient, outpatient and outreach services including adult rehabilitation, palliative, long-term and personal care.

In addition to their time at Riverview, the MDHA also helped coordinate other activities.

“We also did two oral health presentations for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority together with the Centre for Community Oral Health and made up 250 oral care packages for (Winnipeg crisis shelter) Osborne House,” Kathy adds. “We had the opportunity to get to four personal care units, with 42 residents each and two chronic care units (with 30 residents each. That’s a total of 228 oral health assessments over the week!”

Every year in the month of April, hygienists across the country participate in National Dental Hygienists Week to promote the role and importance of the dental hygiene profession in Canada. Activities often include community outreach events, classroom presentations and mall displays, among other activities. Last year, members participated through outreach services at Siloam Mission. The School of Dental Hygiene wishes to commend the MDHA and its membership for its exemplary effort during the 2011 week.

making their mark School of Dental Hygiene alumni roll up their sleeves for those in need during National Dental Hygienists Week

Banding together: A group of dental hygien-ists gathered to prepare oral health supplies for those in need during National Dental Hygienists Week this past April. Included in the group are (top pic, back row from left) Jenn Seemann, Lorraine Roberts, Karen Kiazyk Kaatz, Kaleigh Warden, Andrea Fruehm, Jaime Sommer, Tara Kinchen, Kim Dewar (front row L to R): Danielle Duprat, Mary Bertone, Kathy Griffiths, Angela Ro-sales. The packages were then distributed to various locations. Helping out here are (bot-tom pic, from left) Danielle Duprat, Tracy Poole, and Mary Bertone.

While not actively in dental hygiene anymore, I’m very interested in what

transpires in the field. As a member of the DH Class of 1974, I just wanted to fill you in on my activities.

I currently head the Department of Adult Education, Learner Supports and Applied Research at Holland College, Prince Edward Island. In the past year, I completed a post doctoral fellowship with HRSDC in Ottawa, working on skills in advanced Analytics. In January, I co-published an article with HRSDC (success indicators in a post secondary environment) which has generated interest in the world of economists. I am presenting a summary of this paper at the Warsaw School of Economics in Poland this summer, as part of the EAIR Forum.

Best wishes to my fellow alumni at the School of Dental Hygiene.

one active alumna Class of 74 member branches outSubmitted by Dr. Audrey J. Penner, (DH 74)

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Prof. Joanna AsadoorianAAS (DH), BScD (DH), MSc

sowing the seeds for the future!Health and care of new graduates: Feed regularly, water to prevent drying and keep in a sunny location!

incoming!Academics, students take one for the team at hygiene fund-raiser

Yes, that’s Faculty of Dentistry Dean, Dr. Anthony Iacopino, about to take a pie in the eye courtesy of Nicole Leduc, assisted by Stephen Pescador. The fund-raising event held by students at the School of Dental Hygiene raised $450 for dental instruments.

People have been stopping me a lot this last year and asking me what the School

of Dental Hygiene is doing about all kinds of oral health issues locally, nationally and internationally.

These are all valid questions and excellent discussion points. And I can assure you that, although we are a small faculty, we are working in virtually all relevant sectors of the field, disseminating our

research and applying our expertise to help ensure the ongoing development of the dental hygiene profession and societal oral health in general.

Our full and part-time faculty are involved in myriad activities, including inter-professional education, continuing competency, oral systemic links, community outreach and oral public health initiatives, to name just a few. They are continuously learning and improving their knowledge and skill set to ensure our School has the human resources to provide excellent and progressive dental hygiene programming.

But, when I reflect on what dental hygienists are doing in their communities, it becomes evident to me that the School is, in a large way, really sowing the seeds for the future.

While we at the School recognize our leadership responsibilities, we also recognize that more importantly, we are here to ensure that, first, dental hygienists are ready to grow intellectually, affectively, clinically and socially, and, second, fertile ground exists to support them.

If you permit the analogy, when our students graduate, they are really only seedlings, ready and willing to mature in our communities as committed and competent oral health care professionals. If we at the University and the School have truly done our jobs successfully, the students will have the foundation and potential to develop to their full capacity.

This is our most sincere wish for our students and is especially true at this time of year as we stand on the verge

of watching another group of fine young individuals ready to be transplanted from the classroom to the real world – the field.

But for this to become a reality, I believe that it will require the efforts of all of our Alumni to ensure that the new graduates are well nourished as new colleagues. This nourishment will come in many forms reflecting the diverse strengths and passions of our community of Alumni—and believe me, they are considerable.

So as you come in contact with our “new crop” at work and in the community, I hope that you, our Alumni, will take that responsibility seriously and ensure our new grads flourish as health-care providers. With your help, I know the results will be amazing.

Best wishes.

• save the date •the Office of cOntinuing PrOfessiOnal DevelOPment

at the university of manitoba, is pleased to present:

The Biologic Basis of implanT TherapeuTics: a significanT paradigm shifT

featuring Dr. ron Zokol

november 26, 2011theatre b, basic medical sciences building, university of manitoba bannatyne campus

for information or to register, contact: isabel martin, inter-professional education

phone: (204) 789-3457 • email: [email protected]


BiBliographYPublications of Faculty and Alumni of the University of Manitoba

Angaji M, Gelskey S, Nogueira-Filho G, Brothwell D (2010): A systematic review of clinical efficacy of adjunctive antibiotics in the treatment of smokers with periodontitis. J Periodontol 81:1518-28.

Asadoorian J, Schönwetter D, Lavigne S (2011): Developing reflective health-care practitioners: learning from experience in dental hygiene education. Dent Educ 75: 472-484.

Iacopino AM (2011). Integrating oral health and medicine: impending change in the Canadian health-care system? J Can Dent Assoc 77:b25.

Ghazy M, El-Mowafy O, Roperto R (2010): Microleakage of porcelain and composite machined crowns cemented with self-adhesive or conventional resin cement. J Prosthodontics 19: 523-530.

Iacopino AM (2010): Oral hygiene and patient self-report as risk indicators for cardiovascular disease. J Can Dent Assoc 76:a143. Iacopino AM (2010): Sjögren syndrome: reduced quality of life as an oral-systemic consequence. J Can Dent Assoc 76:a98.

Iacopino AM (2010): Epigenetics: New explanations for old problems? J Can Dent Assoc 76:a76.

Noble J, Schroth B, Hechter FJ, Huminicki A, Wiltshire WA (2011): Motivations of orthodontic residents in Canada and the US to treat patients with craniofacial anomalies, cleft lip / palate and special needs. Cleft Palate Craniofac J May 6.

Nogueira-Filho G, Iacopino AM, Tenenbaum HC (2011): Prognosis in implant dentistry: a system for classifying the degree of peri-implant mucosal inflammation. J Can Dent Assoc 77:b8.

Roperto RC, El-Mowafy O, Porto-Neto ST, Marchesan MA (2010): Microtensile bond strength of radicular dentin to non-metallic posts bonded with self-adhesive cements. Int J Clin Dent 3: 73-80.

Snow WM, Wener P, MacDonald L, Ateah C, Davis P, Fricke M, Metge C, Ludwig S, Anderson JE (2011): Student-identified participation barriers to interprofessional education. Interdisciplinary Studies Journal 1: 19-27.

Mathias P, Costa L, Saraiva LO, Rossi TA, Cavalcanti AN, da Rocha Nogueira-Filho G (2010): Morphologic texture characterization allied to cigarette smoke increase pigmentation in composite resin restorations. J Esthet Restor Dent 22: 252-9.

Mathias P, Rossi TA, Cavalcanti AN, Lima MJ, Fontes CM, Nogueira-Filho Gda R (2011): Cigarette smoke combined with staining beverages decreases luminosity and increases pigmentation in composite resin restorations. Compend Contin Educ Dent 32:66-70.

McLeod C, Fields HW, Hechter FJ, Wiltshire W, Rody W, Christensen J (2011): Esthetics and smile characteristics evaluated by laypersons. Angle Orthod 81: 198-205.

Nogueira-Filho G, Xiang X, Shibli JA, Duarte PM, Sowa MG, Ferrari D, Onuma T, de Cardosa LA, Liu KZ (2011): On site non-invasive assessment of peri-implant inflammation by optical spectroscopy. J Perio Res 46:382-8.

Nogueira-Filho GR, Rosa BT, David-Neto J (2010): Effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on the treatment of severe cases of periodontitis. Undersea and Hyperb Med J 37: 107-117.

Ramirez-Yanez GO, Stewart A, Franken E, Campos K (2010): Prevalence of mandibular asymmetries in growing patients. Eur J Orthod: 32.

Santos Tunes R, Foss-Freitas MC, Nogueira-Filho Gda R (2010): Impact of periodontitis on the diabetes-related inflammatory status. J Can Dent Assoc 76:a35.

Yue C, Tantbirojn D, Grothe RL, Versluis A, Hodges JS, Feigal RJ (2010): The depth of cure of clear versus opaque sealants as influenced by curing regimens. J Am Dent Assoc 140: 331-338.

Zaitter S, Sousa-Neto MD, Roperto RC, Silva-Sousa YT, El-Mowafy O (2011): Microtensile bond strength of glass fiber posts cemented with self-adhesive and self-etching resin cements. J Adhes Dent 13: 55-59.

Published work in a peer-reviewed publication marks a high standard of achievement that can be shared with your colleagues through the AFB Bibliography section. Academics, alumni and students are welcome to send in word of their published works via email to: [email protected]. Submissions are welcomed on an ongoing basis.


around BannatyneActivities of alumni, faculty, and students of the Faculty of Dentistry

Abstracts / Invited Presentations / Symposia:

Asadoorian, Joanna: Exploring the dental hygiene knowledge translation black box. CACHE/NCC 2011 Conference; Banff, AB, April 2011.

Cholakis, Ernest (DMD, MBA): Caries risk assessment for pre-school children utilizing the Previstat model of care. The International Association of Paediatric Dentistry, 23rd Congress in Athens, Greece; June 15, 2011.

Dumore, Tim and Shah, Paresh: As many pearls as we could cram into three hours: The experience of a restorative dentist and specialist team. Pacific Dental Conference; Vancouver, BC March 11, 2011.

Elgazzar, Reda: Temporomandibular joint reconstruction. Orthodontic Department (visiting professor), Faculty of Dentistry, University of Alberta; April 6, 2011.

Elgazzar, Reda: Enhancing generation of the TMJ condyle from mesynchmal stem cells using pulsed ultrasound therapy. Project sponsor Stryker. Orthodontic Department (visiting professor), Faculty of Dentistry University of Alberta; April 6, 2011.

Elgazzar, Reda: General anesthesia workshop, Canadian Dental Society of Anesthesiology; Toronto, ON April 9, 2011.

Iacopino, Anthony M: Managing oral health in long-term care settings. Manitoba Long-Term Care Association annual meeting; Winnipeg, MB, 2011.

Al Jabbari YS, Fournelle R, Iacopino Anthony M: Biotribological behavior of implant abutment screws after long-term use in-vivo. 18th International Conference on Wear of Materials; Philadelphia, PA. 2011.

Iacopino, Anthony M: An Inter-professional approach to integrative sciences dental curricula. CCI session program, American Dental Education Association annual session; San Diego, CA, February, 2011.

MacDonald, Laura, Lavigne, Salme, Conrad, Kyle: Wish to reality: Students become inter-professional collaborative practice professionals. Accepted for presentation at Dental Hygiene section meeting, American Dental Education Association; San Diego, CA, February, 2011.

Ramirez, German: Speaker at three international meetings:- Orthodontic, TMD and Sleep Apnea Conference; Las Vegas, NV.- Canadian Chapter of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain Meeting; Toronto, ON.- Central America Dental Meeting; San Jose, Costa Rica.

Shah, Paresh: Hands-on workshop on posterior composites. The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry meeting; Boston, MA Friday May 20, 2011.

Thliveris JA, Scott JE, Salame J, Shaw A, Sowa M and Ratia, H: IGF-1 and IGF-1 receptor in prenatal rat lung fibroblasts and Type II alveolar cells; alterations induced by cigarette smoke extract. ISPTID Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, September, 2010.

Poster Presentations:

Sloshower S, Asadoorian J: The development and implementation of the College of Dental Hygienists of Manitoba continuing competency program: A case study analysis. CACHE/NCC 2011 Conference; Banff, AB, April 2011.

MacDonald L, Johnson L, Fricke M, Brothwell D, Sloshower S, Klieman N: Why are some people healthy and others not? Interprofessional Education Conference Conference; Toronto, ON, January 2011.

Appointments:

Prof. Joanna Asadoorian: Chairperson, Canadian Dental Hygienists’ Association Research Advisory Committee (RAC).

Prof. Joanna Asadoorian: Secretary, American Dental Education Association (ADEA) section on dental hygiene education.

Authoring:

Dr. Gerald Niznick: Team Approach to Implant Dentistry, fourth in a series of four articles for Dental Economics, November, 2010.

Congratulations:

To Dr. Kangmin Duan on obtaining a five-year operating grant in the recent round of competition from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

To Dr. R. Bruce McFarlane (pictured above) who is now a full-fledge Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, until 2021. Dr. McFarlane wishes to thank his practice office team who helped out along the six year journey to realize this goal.

To Dr. Igal Margolin (DMD 2010) who joins the father/daughter team of Drs. Arnold and Sheryl Kapitz, as a practice associate at the Munroe Dental Centre.

To Dr. Devinder Sehgal for receiving the Ontario Dental Association Award of Merit.

To Dr. Adnan Shah who was awarded Fellowship Pakistan College of Physicians and Surgeons, December, 2010.

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Dr. Jordan Klimitz (06) and his wife Ester are proud to announce the birth of their third child Liam Gabriel Reuven Klimitz on April 15, 2011.

~ Arrivals ~

Family Notices


“Although we have a new administration in the United States, we still have a weapon of mass destruction and that is tobacco,” said Dr. Taru Kinnunen, director of the Tobacco Dependence Treatment and Research Program at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. Kinnunen made the remarks while visiting the University of Manitoba as the keynote speaker for Research Day, the annual celebration of research at the Faculty of Dentistry at the Bannatyne Campus. While tobacco is most often linked to cancer, Dr. Kinnunen, who is also the president of the International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, noted it is also a significant risk factor in myriad other serious conditions.

“It’s not only the tobacco smoke that one inhales. It is the second-hand smoke, environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) that has been shown to be a causal risk factor for cardiovascular disease,” she said to a capacity crowd at the Brodie Centre. “And it’s also a risk factor for periodontal disease. And that’s a sad thing.”

Dr. Kinnunen noted that many Western nations have done much to address the issue that was first brought under the spotlight with the 1964 release of the U.S. Surgeon General’s report. That report acknowledged a direct link between tobacco and many health issues. Yet while smoking has declined in the West, it abounds around the globe and is particularly prevalent among developing nations such as China.

Both at home and abroad, Dr. Kinnunen said health-care professionals must take an active role in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of tobacco use.

“As professionals, we cannot always impact some of the policies, but we can protect people from tobacco smoke by educating them,” she said. “We can certainly offer help to them to quit smoking and we can also warn them about the dangers of tobacco use.”

The Faculty of Dentistry would like to acknowledge and thank the following organizations for their gracious support for Research Day 2011: RBC Wealth Management, CDSPI Advisory Services, Zimmer Dental, Sunstar and Sinclair Dental.

Congratulations to Dr. Karina Gamboa and her husband on the birth of their daughter on January 18, 2011. Ingrid was born with lots of hair and measured in at 47 cm and weighed 3.82 kg. Mom and Ingrid are both doing well. Welcome, Ingrid!

tobacco terrors (from page 11)

Sheryl Sloshower was among those presenting posters at Research Day 2011.

wanted: patientsresearch study

participants needed

Patients taking Warfarin and seeking dental extraction are invited to share in a clinical research project undertaken at the Faculty of Dentistry.

Treatment not covered by Dental Insurance will be paid for by the project on behalf of the enrolled patients.

Professional Referrals Welcome!Contact Dental Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences:

204.789.3727 or 204.789.3684 email: [email protected]

— In Memoriam —


Dr. C Burton StewartDr. C Burton Stewart passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Selkirk General Hospital surrounded by family. He will be deeply missed by his loving wife Lauri, daughters Catherine (Kurt), Kalynn (Paul), son Cameron (Allison), Lauri’s daughters Dawn (Barry) and Carol (Bruce). “Papa Boom-Boom” will be fondly remembered by his grandchildren Makayla, Brennan, Annika, Kieran, Karson, Camden, Miles and Emma. Dad is survived by brothers Bob ( Judy) and Fraser (Bev), first wife and mother of his children, Sheryl Stewart, as well as cousins, nieces and nephews. Dad was predeceased by his mother and father, Vida and Dr. C. Burton Stewart. Dad was born in Winnipeg and was raised with his two older brothers in River Heights on Queenston Street. The family enjoyed their summers at Victoria Dale Farms in St. Clements raising Hereford cattle. Dad loved caring for the cows, horses, dogs and various farm critters. Farm life also allowed Dad to develop an affinity for all things motorized. We heard many stories about his adventures with friends and various modes of transport, including a 1937 Oldsmobile and a gyrocopter that he built. The Olds, now fully restored, has been driven at many weddings and special events. Dad married Sheryl in 1964. He graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry

from the University of Manitoba in 1967. He was a founding member of Tuxedo Park Dental Group, where he practiced dentistry for 38 years. He was known as the “dentist with the golden hands” and “painless Burt.” Mom and Dad raised us in Charleswood on Oakdale Drive. In 1971, the cottage lot at Echo Bay was purchased beside Cousin Iva and Arch. That became the start of many memorable summers of fun with the Yeo and Stewart families! Dad was always supportive of our activities, and was an active member of the Winnipeg Horseman’s Club board while we rode and participated in hunter/jumper horse shows. Dad developed a passion for flying and restoring antique aircraft. His first major

project was CF-COU, a DeHavilland Tiger Moth. His friends from the Red River Tiger Moth group helped with its restoration. They flew it all over North America to air shows and displays. Dad was a strong supporter of the Winnipeg Flying Club and the Western Canada Aviation Museum, where the Tiger Moth now resides. Dad and Lauri were married in 2002 and they returned to the old farm house at Victoria Dale Farms. Dad retired in 2005, and enjoyed restoring the farm house, as well as various buildings on the farm. Lauri and Dad divided their time between Selkirk and Echo Bay. Dad’s love of history enticed them to travel to unique destinations. Dad really enjoyed his affiliation with the Selkirk Rotary Club and the Centre for Rupert’s Land Studies. Many thanks to Dr. Lindenschmidt and the staff at the Selkirk Hospital for the excellent care and compassion provided to Dad and his family. A Celebration of Life was held on Saturday, February 12, 2011, at The Gates on Roblin, in Headingley. In lieu of flowers, please donate to one of Dad’s favorite associations: Western Canada Aviation Museum Inc. Hangar T-2 958 Ferry Road, Winnipeg, R3H 0Y8; Fort Whyte Alive, 1961 McCreary Road, Winnipeg, R0P 2K9; The Selkirk & District Community Foundation, P.O. Box 400, Selkirk, Manitoba, R1A 2B3.

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It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our mother and cherished friend to many, Anne-Marie Brownell. She died peacefully on Sunday, March 20, 2011 at the Health Sciences Centre Women’s Pavilion, Winnipeg, after a short battle with cancer. Born and raised in St. Lambert, a suburb of Montreal, Anne-Marie graduated from Sir George Williams University with a B.A. in English and earned a B.A. in French from Concordia. She subsequently worked as a teacher in Chambly, PQ and later in Montreal. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Dr. Edward

G. (Ted) Brownell, and also by Robert Church, the father of her three daughters. Anne-Marie is survived by her much loved children: Gillian (Mark) Wight (Miranda, Casey, Hilary); Dr. Kate Church and Dr. Steve Winn ( Jacob, Adam); Reth Church ( Joseph, Emily-Rose, Romney)

and also by her stepchildren: Dr. Lawrence Brownell (Heather) and twins Signy and Jon; Alix (Gary) Jackson (Lauren, Cameron (son Ezekiel) and Morgan) and Gary’s mother, Kate, more a friend than a relative. Ted and Anne-Marie married in Toronto in November 1982, and she joined him in Winnipeg on New Year’s Day of 1983, only to decamp six months later to England, where they spent a year while Ted was on sabbatical. Anne-Marie was an active supporter of many Winnipeg organizations, including the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Manitoba, the Black and White Ball for the Manitoba Theatre Centre, the

Manitoba Opera Gala, and the Women’s Post-Treatment Centre, now known as Laurel Centre. Special thanks to Pam Simmons for her support and to Annie and Steven for their devotion to Anne-Marie. Grateful thanks to staff on the 5th Floor Women’s Pavilion for their attention and care. A funeral service was held at the St. Andrew’s River Heights United Church on Friday, April 8, 2011 Donations in Anne-Marie’s memory may be sent to the Kidney Foundation of Manitoba or any of the charities mentioned above that Anne-Marie supported. Say not in grief that she is no more, but in thankfulness that she was.

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