A Publication of the University of North Carolina Dental Alumni Association

Fall 2006 • Volume 23, Number 2

Inside:Is the Sky Falling on

Dental Education?

PresidentDr. Richard Pence DDS Class of 1971Lincolnton

Vice PresidentDr. G. Bennett Smith DDS Class of 1983Mount Airy

Secretary-TreasurerDr. John G. BuchananDDS Class of 1983Lexington

Immediate Past PresidentDr. John Matheson DDS Class of 1969Asheville

1st District

Dr. Keith DedmondDDS Class of 1975Lincolnton

Dr. Scott EidsonDDS Class of 1978Lenoir

Dr. Brad MorganDDS Class of 1981Canton

2nd District

Dr. Scott DavenportDDS Class of 1984Charlotte

Dr. Mustafa Shah-KhanDDS Class of 2002Charlotte

Dr. Michael A. WebbDDS Class of 1979Charlotte

3rd District

Dr. Bryan CobbDDS Class of 1977 MS Class of 1979Greensboro

Dr. Ralph LeonardDDS Class of 1985Chapel Hill

Dr. Scott Michael VinesDDS Class of 1996Reidsville

4th District

Dr. Stan HardestyDDS Class of 1993Raleigh

Dr. Robert Hollowell, Jr. DDS Class of 1986Raleigh

Dr. Deuce RobersonDDS Class of 1999Henderson 5th District

Dr. Barry BeltonDDS Class of 1985Rocky Mount

Dr. Phyllis CookDDS Class of 1996Ayden

Dr. Mary Lynn KingDDS Class of 2001Wilmington

Out-of-State

Dr. Michael F. HastyDDS Class of 1986MS Class of 1990

Ex-Officio

John Williams, DMD, MBADean

Kelly AlmondExecutive Director

Jennie BooneExecutive Secretary

Craig DorianSenior Class PresidentDDS Class of 2007

Board of DirectorsUNC DE N TA L ALU M N I AS S O C I AT I O N

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4 Is the Sky Falling on Dental Education?UNC faces the challenge of a nationwide faculty shortage

10 School News 2006 Best of Dentistry DinnerBuddy Reception on Brauer LawnContinuing Education Calendar

17 Student NewsStudent NotesStudent Profile

20 Faculty News Faculty Notes

24 Dental Foundation News

29 Alumni News

Contents

DENTALREVIEW

N O R T H C A R O L I N A

The North Carolina Dental Review is publishedtwice annually by the Dental Alumni Associationand the Dental Foundation of North Carolina foralumni and friends of the UNC School ofDentistry.

DeanJohn N. Williams, DMD, MBA

Editor Kelly Almond, BA, UNC ’94Executive Director, Dental Alumni AssociationAssociate Director, Dental Foundation of North Carolina

Assistant Editor and WriterCourtney Jones, BA, UNC ’01

PhotographersWill Owens, BA, UNC ’88

Cover Art & Graphic DesignAlison Duncan, BA, UNC ’96,Duncan Design

We welcome your comments, opinions or questions. Please address correspondence to Kelly Almond at the UNC Dental AlumniAssociation using the address below, or by e-mail at alumni@dentistry.unc.edu.

Dental Alumni AssociationUNC School of DentistryCampus Box 7450Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599

Last summer, the N.C. GeneralAssembly’s budget included funds for the continuation of the planning and design of ourproposed dental sciences build-ing. This process has fosteredvaluable dialogue on where wewant to go as a school and thevalues our school community —alumni, administration, staff, faculty, students and our patients— holds dear.

Here are just a few questionsI’ve considered, each criticallyimportant in planning for ournew building: How best can weengage with our state? How bestcan we prepare our students forsuccess after graduation? Howcan we nurture the promisingresearch that occurs within ourwalls?

To our mission of education, I have directed that, effective this fall, the minimum clinicattendance requirement increasefrom 70 percent to 80 percentfor second-, third- and fourth-year DDS students. Sixty percentof the new 80 percent attendance

requirement must come frompatient appointments and blockrotations (not including credit for assisting in care). I stronglybelieve in the power of experien-tial education to build confidenceand competence, and I sincerelythank our alumni who haveshared their thoughts on this subject with me.

To the mission of engagementwith our state, I spent the summertraveling to many sites from eastern to western NorthCarolina, and I am even moreimpressed with the commitmentour alumni make to encouragingour students and residents intheir education and to servingtheir communities. These visitsare vital to my work at the schooland send me back to the officeeven more impressed by our dentalcolleagues who are engaged withintheir communities. We are work-ing with Tri-County CommunityHealth Center in SampsonCounty to institute a pilot educa-tional program by adding twoAEGD and possibly a pediatricdental resident to expand patientcare at this site.

To our research mission, I have to take a moment to commend our faculty researchers

for their dedication to exploringconnections that will have tangi-ble benefits for people in ourstate and beyond, as well as oureconomy. The National Institutesof Health recently released statistics putting the school atfifth among all dental institutionsnationwide in its grant fundingtotals for fiscal 2005, comparedto eighth for fiscal 2004.

Our proposed dental sciencesbuilding is being planned withmuch emphasis on excellence in education, service to NorthCarolina’s citizens and research.Your insights and observations —your abiding involvement in yourSchool of Dentistry — are vitalto our goal of being the leadingdental school in the nation.Thank you, as ever, for your support, and please keep intouch.

My warmest wishes,

John

ME S S AG E F RO M T H E DE A N

Dear Alumni and Friends:

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Fall is always viewed as a time for reflection, when the shorter days and the falling leaves encourage anincreasingly serious frame of mind. But I have to say

that my summer was one of serious reflection, as well.

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In the most recent study published in the February 2006 Journal of Dental Education, the

number of vacant budgeted faculty positions at the nation’s dental schools stood at 275.

Ninety-one percent of those positions were for full-time faculty.

Compare this to 2000’s reported 358 budgeted vacancies, and these numbers suggest a

step in a positive direction. But between 2003 and 2005, 172 vacant faculty positions were

lost to slashed budgets—positions which weren’t included in the 2005 study. Had they been,

vacant faculty positions would have stood at a staggering 447.

Now consider that the median age of our nation’s dental faculty stands at 52, 25% of

whom are over 60 and retiring within the decade. Only one in four new dental faculty

members in 2005 entered the profession directly upon graduation from their dental or

post-doctoral program.

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skyfalling

Is the

on dentaleducation?

By Kelly Almond ’94

HOW DID WE GET HERE?

Over the past 15 years, anumber of things conspired tobring about today’s shortage indental faculty, among them, thesethree:• attending dental school became

more expensive• private practice became signifi-

cantly more lucrative, and • state appropriations for public

dental schools did not keep up

with inflation.How have these factors

impacted the number of facultyin our dental schools?

As tuition increased, dentalstudents borrowed increasinglymore money and graduated withincreasingly burdensome debt.All the while, private dental practices were growing increas-ingly lucrative, expanding the gapbetween the salary for a dental

faculty member and the dentistin private practice. That gapwidened further in the face ofleaner state appropriations fordental faculty salaries during thesame period of time.

The prospect of acquiring asix-figure debt alongside theirnew dental degree has manyrecent graduates with aspirationsfor a life in the academy optingfor private practice instead. And,points out Ken May, DDS ’73and vice dean of the School ofDentistry, “once they go into pri-vate practice, it’s very hard to getthem to consider coming back.”

Recent graduates aren’t theonly ones to be lured away fromacademic dentistry by the finan-cial rewards of private practice.Of the 724 dental faculty members who left their respectiveschools in 2005, the largest por-tion (260) left for private prac-tice. The second most commoncause for leaving is retirement.

It has become increasingly difficult for public dental schoolsto narrow the gap between facul-ty salaries and the salary of the

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“Once people go into private practice, it’s very hard to get them to consider coming back.”

“I became a faculty member because Dr. Cliff Sturdevant called me after graduation and asked me to consider it. I was headed for private practice and had never thought about working at the School before that phone call.”

— KEN MAY, DDS ’73, Vice Dean

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private practitioner. Today, theaverage salary for new dental fac-ulty is $74,079 according to anADA survey, while the averagesalary for a new dental privatepractitioner is $166,000 per year.

According to Mike Roberts,DMD, MS, UNC’s HensonProfessor of Pediatric Dentistry,the challenge is even greater forsome of the school’s specialtyprograms. “I recently saw anadvertisement for a pediatric dentist in the western part of thestate offering a starting salary of$400,000 with four day work-weeks,” he said. “We simply can’tcompete with that.”

WHAT DOES THISMEAN FOR US?

North Carolina’s population isexpected to increase dramaticallyin the coming decades, leading itto surpass such states as Michiganand New Jersey in total popula-tion by the year 2030. With thestate already wrestling with issuessurrounding access to dental care,

the UNC School of Dentistry isbeing asked to plan for anincrease of DDS enrollment inthe coming years.

That enrollment increase willnecessitate a faculty increase, particularly in the clinical settingwithin the School, to maintainthe current pedagogical standardof eight to ten students per facul-ty member in the clinic.

Does the School’s administra-tion anticipate challenges in hiring more faculty?

Indeed, according to DeanJohn Williams, DMD, MBA.“We’re already feeling the effectsof the faculty shortage with ourcurrent level of enrollment. Theincreases are sure to bring usmore challenges.”

In recent years, the School hasexperienced the loss of someprized faculty to private practice,with rumors of more losses tocome. Other long-time facultymembers have retired.

“Our specialty areas are hard-est hit,” says Dean Williams,echoing Dr. Roberts assessment.“In the last few years, we’ve

suffered tough losses in ourdepartments of endodontics, oralsurgery, orthodontics andprosthodontics, in particular.”

During his 18 months withthe School, Dean Williams saysUNC has averaged six-to-eightfaculty searches underway at anygiven time.

WHAT NOW?

So, what can we do?“Money helps, of course,”

remarks Dean Williams.“Endowed professorships permitus to offer salary stipends and pro-gram support that can make thedifference in helping us retain keyfaculty or in helping to recruitnew faculty competitively.”

Creativity helps, too.“We can be strategic about

recruiting new faculty,” suggestsRoberts. As an example of poten-tial new recruits, he offers mili-tary dentists. “We should contactthem several years before they’redue to retire to suggest academiaas an option for the second halfof their career. They would have

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the advantage of their retirementbenefits on top of their facultysalary.”

Roberts speaks from experi-ence. He served in the U.S.Public Health Service for twenty-four years before retiring to jointhe faculty at UNC full-time seventeen years ago.

May concurs, suggesting theSchool may wish to reconsider anold recruitment model largelyabandoned in the mid-1980s:grooming faculty from within.

May himself was a product ofthis model. “I became a facultymember because Dr. CliffSturdevant called me after gradu-ation and asked me to considerit. I was headed for private prac-tice and had never thought aboutworking at the School before thatphone call.”

Some of the best-knownUNC faculty names—names likeWilder, Leonard, Roberson,Levin and Brunson—all belongto the “growth from within”model.

But the 1980s brought a con-

cern in higher education that fac-ulties, and consequently teachingpractices and academic thought,became too homogenized whenpopulated mostly with a school’sown alumni.

Today’s faculties are morediverse, making it possible to giverecruiting our own students a sec-ond look. As May points out,there are many upsides to thismodel, among them: “You caneasily identify talent and have abetter sense of what that poten-tial faculty member would bringto the academic setting.”

But will asking them get themto come?

“Listen,” laughs Ray Williams,DDS, MS, UNC’s StraumannProfessor of Dental Implantologyand chair of the department ofperiodontology, “so much ofwhat you read gives the impres-sion that dental faculty are somehow the beleaguered lot ofthe profession. This couldn’t befurther from the truth.”

Dr. Williams has just returnedfrom a meeting with venture cap-

italists regarding his department’spotential involvement in a newcorporate undertaking. As hetakes his seat behind a desk littered with files from a recentbusiness trip to New York, he laysout a compelling argument:“Pursuing academic dentistry hasgiven me the opportunity towork alongside the best andbrightest minds in the profession.I get to work with students,which alone brings rich rewards;it is a privilege to serve as a rolemodel for young people enteringthe profession.

“At the same time, vitalresearch is being conducted justdown the hall from my officethat will lead to better oralhealthcare and, in the longterm,better overall health.”

Among the most positiveaspects of the academic life forWilliams is the variety. “Everyday brings something different.Being associated with UNC, I aminvited to travel all over theworld to disseminate new knowl-edge. Today, I have dear friends

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“So much of what you read gives the impression that dental faculty are somehow the beleaguered lot of the profession. This couldn’t be further from the truth.”

“Pursuing academic dentistry has given me the opportunity to work alongside the best and brightest minds in the profession.”

— RAY WILLIAMS, DDS, MS, chair of the department of periodontology

and colleagues in points all acrossthe globe.

“This is truly the most excit-ing life I could have imagined.And the truth is that with theSchool’s benefits, dental facultypractice, research, speakingengagements and consulting, thefinancial rewards can competewith private practice.”

Really?In fact, yes. Among the educa-

tional and clinical benefits ofteaching faculty who also practiceis the fact that faculty can supple-ment their salaries through theirwork in UNC’s Dental FacultyPractice (DFP). And as with pri-vate practice, the more you work,the greater the income, givingfaculty members some controlover their earning potential.

Too, faculty members areoften asked to speak at nationaland international conferences andto consult on various researchand business projects. Speakingand consulting fees can serve asanother source of income.

At the same time, on top of

the salary a faculty memberreceives, the School offers paidvacation and sick leave, alongwith retirement benefits andhealth insurance—fringe benefitsthat private practitioners mustprovide for themselves.

“We need to do a better job ofcommunicating these advantagesto the practicing community,”stresses Williams. “In some ways,being a faculty member now isbetter than it has ever beenbefore.”

May agrees. “A lot of good canbe said for the academic life—the collegiality and interactivityamong the faculty, the contactwith students, the opportunitiesto travel—these are all rewarding.And you don’t have the stress ofrunning a business.”

***As the School works to edu-

cate potential faculty membersabout the allurements of acade-mia, it is working hard in otherways to insulate itself against theshortage. Facilities and researchspace—key attractions when

competing for and retaining topfaculty—are being upgraded.Part-time faculty are being usedto the best advantage andadvancements in technology areexpanding the reach of the teach-ers we have (see article on page29 for more on this).

So, is the sky falling on dentaleducation? It depends on whoyou ask and, perhaps, where youare. Faculty at UNC acknowl-edge there are true challengesahead for the future of dentaleducation, but seem cautiouslyconfident that UNC is taking thesteps necessary to weather wellthe coming storm. ■

SOURCES:Dental School Vacant Budgeted Faculty

Positions: Academic Year 2004-05, Journal of DentalEducation, Volume 70, Number 2

J. E. Chmar, BA; R. G. Weaver, DDS; R. W.Valachovic, DMD, MPH

US State-Supported Dental Schools: FinancialProjections and Implications

Journal of Dental Education, Volume 70,Number 3

H. L. Bailit, DMD, PhD; T. J. Beazoglou, PhD;A. J. Formicola, DDS; L. Tedesco, PhD; L. J. Brown,

DDS, PhD; R. G. Weaver, DDS

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2006 Best of Dentistry Dinner

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Held at Meadowmont’s Paul J. Rizzo Center, the

warm spring night featured the recipients of the UNC

Dental Alumni Association and Dental Foundation of

North Carolina awards. After a delicious four-course

gourmet meal, guests were treated to remarks from

Dr. John D. Matheson,

president of the Dental

Alumni Association.

At the evening’s close,

attendants dug into

individual chocolate

pies during a laid-

back serenade from

Carolina’s oldest co-ed

a cappella group,

Tar Heel Voices.

The night's Dental Alumni Association awardees

included Dr. Kenneth N. May, Jr., recipient of the

Distinguished Service Award; Dr. Sandra Madison

(who regretfully could not attend the dinner), recipient

of the John C. Brauer Award ; and Dr. Alec Parker,

recipient of an honorary lifetime membership.

The Dental Foundation recognized the student

recipient of the Dr. James A. Harrell, Sr. Citizenship and

Leadership Award: Bradford Picot, Class of 2006. ■

The 2006 Best of Dentistry Dinnerwas celebrated by honored friendsand alumni of the UNC School

of Dentistry on Friday, April 7, 2006.

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Dental Hygiene FacultyOffer Assistance to Moldova

This past May, CharlottePeterson and Vickie Overman, clinical associate professors in thedepartment of Allied HealthEducation, returned to the easternEuropean country of Moldova.There, they led a hands-on dentalmission for 4,000 of the country’sorphaned children.

Moldova is a landlocked coun-try located between Romania andUkraine. Moldova gained inde-pendence in 1991, following thecollapse of the Soviet Union, but,Peterson notes, “when they gainedtheir freedom, they were left withvery little.”

Dr. Steven Mackler, DDS ’69,MS ’71, has meaningful connec-tions at the State Medical and

Pharmaceutical University “NicolaeTestemitanu” of the Republic ofMoldova in the capital of Chisnauand recruited Peterson andOverman in 2004 to assess theneeds of their dental hygiene andprevention programs. These twoeducators shared curriculum plans,outlines and course syllabus out-lines with the school. “We wanted

to show them the concept of a den-tal health professional who is also adental health care promoter, educa-tor – someone who is community-based and has expanded functionsto meet the needs of those in fairlyremote areas,” Peterson says.

In the meantime, they sought away to provide immediate care tothe suffering dental health ofMoldova’s children. They drafted aplan to assist in the Moldovanorphanages by providing fluoridevarnish, a thin varnish applied tothe teeth with a brush to coat thetooth and slowly release fluoride.They presented the plan to the

By Courtney Jones ’01

Below: Muldovan children line up forfree flouride treatments provided byUNC DH faculty.

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Department of Defense, and thefunding was approved for a returntrip to Moldova—this time to getin the children’s mouths.

After that trip in September2005, they quickly submitted theplan for another trip in May 2006.As it stands, they’d love to go everysix months. Overman says, “Thechildren as well as the adults werevery appreciative of all efforts toprovide health care for them. Inaddition, the dental residents thatwe worked with were very inquisi-tive about our educational systemas well as our culture. I believe thatpart of the mission was to exchangeinformation and gain appreciationfor each other’s way of life.”

Peterson and Overman go forone week, arriving on Sunday.Upon arrival they get their direc-tions and a debriefing on the situa-tion. By 7:30 am on Monday,

they’re in the orphanages. “We visit more than one orphanage aday. We stay in hotels, but theaccommodations vary. In the capi-tal city Chisinau the accommoda-tions are more what you would find in America. In other parts ofMoldova, they may or may nothave hot water.”

The two have established rela-tionships with the Moldovan dentalworkers and note how connected

they feel to these people halfwayaround the world. “After three visitsto Moldova, the most overwhelm-ing thing that I have gained is agreat respect for differing cultures.Often, we do not understand justwhat it is like to be totally out ofone’s culture; not speaking thenative language, nor even beingable to read signs on the road,” saysOverman. “Moldova has given thisexperience to me. This culture isrich in traditions and values thatwere foreign to me, but gave me awarmth and graciousness that I hadnot experienced elsewhere.”

Peterson echoes that sentiment.“It’s one of those things whichyou’re thankful for because it givesa different perspective to the dailythings that seem overwhelming,and it makes you realize how fortu-nate we are as individuals and howfortunate we are as a country.”

In May 2006, UNC dental stu-dents attended a third annualBuddy Reception on the BrauerLawn as a part of the SummerEnrichment Preparation (SEP)Program and the MedicalEducation Development (MED)Program. Dental students werepaired one-on-one with 26 under-graduates from North Carolina andbeyond for a mentoring session oncareers in dentistry and the dentalschool experience.

Since 1979, the MED program,run by UNC’s School of Medicine,has enrolled more than 2,000 col-lege juniors and seniors preparingfor careers in medicine or dentistry.The eight-week “intellectual bootcamp” with preclinical coursescommon to dental and medical stu-dents is aimed at preparing junior

and senior undergraduate minorityand disadvantaged students fordental and medical school applica-tions. SEP’s program is aimed atrising college sophomores and jun-iors to introduce them to a varietyof health fields. The NorthCarolina Heath Careers AccessProgram (NC HCAP), under theleadership of Dr. Carolyn Mayo,Patrena Majette and Denise Belle,has brought more than 200 stu-dents to the SEP program since1998.

Tammy Artis, DDS Class of2009 and Kim Hammersmith,DDS Class of 2008, working as apart of the dental student volunteergroup ENNEAD, hosted the eventin conjunction with the RobertWood Johnson Pipeline Project.

Buddy Reception on Brauer LawnWHAT IS THE PIPELINEPROJECT?

In 2002, the School became therecipient of a $1,349,000 five-yeargrant as part of the Robert WoodJohnson Foundation's initiative,“Pipeline, Profession & Practice:Community-Based DentalEducation.” This initiative nowinvolves 15 dental schools across theUnited States. The UNC project, ledby Dr. Ronald Strauss, seeks to com-bat the dental workforce shortage inNorth Carolina through clinical edu-cation at community sites in under-served areas, changes in the School’ssocial science curriculum, and recruit-ment of underrepresented minorityand low-income students. The finan-cial support from this grant has beenused to provide twenty additionalseats in the MED program and sixlots in the SEP program annually.

UNC faculty member, CharlottePeterson, DH ’91, MS ’94, (far left)with her team in Moldova inSeptember 2005.

UNC Named a Leader in Providing Access to Minorities

UNC Ranks 5th in NIDCR Research Funding for 2005

The latest National Institutes forDental and Craniofacial Research(NIDCR) listing of grant supportto schools of dentistry wasannounced by the NationalInstitutes for Health in May. Theserankings indicate that UNC stands4th among schools of dentistry and 5th in overall research grantsupport to dental institutions forfiscal year 2005 with $8,612,582 in

NIDCR support. This is a consid-erable increase from 2004, whenUNC ranked 8th among schools ofdentistry and 9th overall in support.

“These rankings indicate thefaculty, staff, and students here atthe UNC School of Dentistry continue to perform outstandingresearch in oral health, and that ourschool remains among the eliteschools in the diagnosis, treatment,

and prevention of dental and craniofacial diseases and disorders,”said Dr. Pat Flood, Associate Deanfor Research. “This continuedleadership in research and scholar-ship is yet another reason why the UNC School of Dentistry isconsidered among the very bestdental schools in the world.”

Dr. Carolyn M. Mayo, executive director of theNorth Carolina Health Careers Access Program,presented the program’s 2006 LeadershipAward to the UNC-Chapel Hill School ofDentistry. Dean John N.Williams acceptedthe award on behalf of the school.TheLeadership Award is given annually to indi-viduals or organizations that have proac-tively sought out and implemented strate-gies to increase underrepresented minori-ties in a health sciences discipline and/orwho have worked in partnership with NC-HCAP to support its mission and activities.

The UNC School of Dentistryhas been unanimously voted toreceive the NC Health CareerAccess Program 2006 LeadershipAward. The award is given to enti-ties that have proactively sought outand implemented strategies toincrease underrepresented minori-ties in a health sciences disciplineand that have worked in partner-ship with NC-HCAP to support its

mission and activities. The UNCSchool of Dentistry was formallyrecognized during the ScienceEnrichment PreparationProgram’s closingceremony onFriday, July 14,2006 at theGeorge Watts HillAlumni Center.

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“...[O]ur school remains among the elite schools inthe diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of dental

and craniofacial diseases and disorders.”

DR. PAT FLOODAssociate Dean for Research

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Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Division Announces aNew Interpretation Service for Cone Beam ComputedTomography Images

The Division of Oral andMaxillofacial Radiology of theDepartment of Diagnostic Sciencesis pleased to announce that it isoffering interpretive services fordental practitioners who use conebeam tomography (CBCT) systemsin their practice. These services areaimed at the identification ofpathological findings in patientsundergoing CBCT scanning, alsoknown as Digital VolumetricImaging (DVI). Current CBCTsystems are marked with namessuch as i-CAT, Mercuray, andNewTom. Additional systems willbe entering the market soon andwill result in the gradual increase of CBCT technology in dentalpractices throughout the state andnation.

With the increasing number ofdental implants placed as well asthe growing interest in use ofCBCT for 3-D visualization of themaxillofacial complex for ortho-dontics and surgery, more and moredental practitioners are purchasingor utilizing CBCT radiographic sys-tems. Because these systems provideso much more information thanexisting imaging systems in den-tistry, it is important to have all ofthe image data viewed by a special-ist in Oral and MaxillofacialRadiology for occult, or hidden,pathological conditions. Examplesof such findings may includecarotid atheromas, cysts, tumors,both benign and malignant, andaggressive inflammation in thesinus cavities. Radiologists at the

School of Dentistry have been performing this service on a limitedbasis during the past year but feelthat the time has come to offerthese interpretive services to alldental practitioners who are utilizing these (CBCT) devices.

The Radiology faculty, whichincludes three board certified oraland maxillofacial radiologists, hasthe expertise, software and experi-ence to provide interpretive servicesfor CBCT exams. Images from anycone beam CT unit can be read bythe radiologists. There will be anominal fee for these interpretiveservices. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Don Tyndall at(919) 843-4655 or by email atDon_Tyndall@dentistry.unc.edu.

UNC Alumnus andStudent Honored inUSA Today’s WeekendMagazineStudent Kim Hammersmith, DDS ’08, and Dr. Steven Slott, DDS ’81, were featured in USAWeekend magazine as a part of their annual Makea Difference Day Awards. Hammersmith andSlott were featured for their work on a freeMOM clinic.The $10,000 Make A Difference DayAward from Paul Newman benefits Open DoorDental Clinic of Alamance County, N.C.

Photos by Danny Turner (Broken Arrow, Okla.) and Charles Ledford (Burlington, N.C.)for USA Weekend.

■ OCTOBER 2006

October 6 Provisional Restoration Fabrication Workshop

October 7 Coronal Tooth Polishing for the Dental Assistant II

October 13 Affirmative Parenting featuring Dr. John Rosemond

October 16-20 Orthodontic Mini Residency

October 20 The Risks of Periodontal Disease: Periodontal Disease as a Risk for Systemic Diseases

October 27 Women’s Wellness Symposium featuring Ms. Stacy McCauley

■ NOVEMBER 2006

November 3 OSHA, TB, Bloodborne Pathogens Annual Update

November 10 5th Bone Regeneration & Dental Implant Therapy Symposium

November 17 52nd Annual Dental Seminar Day: 10 Critical Components of Highly Successful Dental Practices featuring Kirk Behrendt

■ DECEMBER 2006

December 1 OSHA Update Training (morning program)

December 1 Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office (afternoon program)

December 15 The Team Approach to Dental Implant Therapy Insures Long-term Success featuring Dr. Frank Higginbottom and Dr. Tom Wilson

■ JANUARY 2007

January 12-14 Dr. Jack Turbyfill’s Complete Denture Hands-On Workshop

January 15-20 CE Cruise to the Western Caribbean featuring Dr. Tim Wright

January 26 Hot Topics in Restorative Dentistry

■ MARCH 2007

March 2 L.D. Pankey Lecture

March 30 Pediatric Oral Sedation

■ APRIL 2007

April 20 Annual Straumann Lecture

April 27 Annual Dental Hygiene Lecture

■ MAY 2007

May 4 OSHA and Infection Control Annual Update Training

May 31-June 2 Update in General Practice 2007

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CalendarCO N T I N U I N G DE N TA L ED U C AT I O N CO U R S E CA L E N D A R

For Additional CE Course Information Please Contact:Continuing Dental EducationUNC School of Dentistry, CB 7450, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450Phone: (919) 966-2729, Fax: (919) 966-8954 Email: cde@dentistry.unc.edu

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Student Notes

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DDS students Jeffrey D. Hydeand Trevor M. Jensen, both classof 2007, and Candina A.Bynum, who graduated in May2006 with a bachelor of sciencedegree in dental hygiene, receivedscholarships from the Thomas P.Hinman Dental Society at the94th Hinman Dental Meeting inAtlanta. This year, the societyprovided scholarships and giftstotaling more than $250,000 todental, dental hygiene, laboratorytechnician and dental assistingstudents at 37 Southeastern colleges and universities, as wellas dental education groups andclinics.

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Jonelle Grant, DDS’06, and a first yearresident in thedepartment of pedi-atric dentistry, wasawarded the BokaW. Hadzija Award

for Distinguished CommunityService, a UNC Chancellor’sAward, at the 8th AnnualGraduate and ProfessionalStudent Recognition Event inApril 2006. Well known as anoutstanding scholar, teacher andmentor of students in the Schoolof Pharmacy and throughout theUniversity for nearly threedecades, Boka Hadzija establishedthe award in 2000 as a way torecognize the graduate or profes-sional student who has beenjudged most outstanding in char-acter, scholarship and leadership.Dr. Grant will be completing a

Master’s in Public Health concur-rently with her master’s degree inpediatric dentistry.

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Drs. Marlene Teoand YiorgosBobetsis have beennamed finalists forthe AmericanAcademy ofPeriodontology’s2006 Balint Orban MemorialPrize in Basic Science. Teo’sabstract is on “Altered Post-Translational Modification inBone Collagen in Diabetic Rats.”She conducted this research withher mentor, Dr. MitsuoYamauchi, who is the SunstarDistinguished Professor of Oral

Biology. Bobetsis’abstract is on“Campylobacter rectusInfection ImpairsPlacental Functionand Development inMice.” He completed

this research with Dr. StevenOffenbacher, who is theOraPharma DistinguishedProfessor of Periodontal Medicine.Teo, of Singapore, will receive hermaster of science degree in peri-odontology in August from theSchool of Dentistry. Bobetsis, ofAthens, Greece, received his doc-torate in oral biology in May. Heplans to enter full-time academicsin periodontics.

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The AmericanDental Hygienists’Association (ADHA)has selected CarrieBigelow, RDH, BSas the recipient of theADHA SummerStudent Internship. Carrie is currently a second year student in the master’s degree program inDental Hygiene Education atUNC. Carrie completed herundergraduate degree at TexasWoman’s University in Denton,TX. She has practiced inSwitzerland, Hong Kong and theUnited States.

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Brad Picot, a mem-ber of the DDS Classof 2006, was namedthe 2006 recipient ofthe prestigious Dr.James A. Harrell, Sr.Citizenship andLeadership Award, an award cre-ated in the mid-1990s to honorDr. Harrell’s long record of serv-ice and dedication to the UNCSchool of Dentistry and theDental Foundation of NorthCarolina. The award is presentedto the student who, like JimHarrell, brings exceptional leader-ship, extraordinary enthusiasm,keen wisdom, and unceasingservice to his or her community,the School of Dentistry, and thedental profession.

As an undergraduate at UNC,Brad held the distinction of being

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a Morehead Scholar, one ofCarolina’s highest honors. Hewas also a drum major for theMarching Tar Heels, which is atestament to his enthusiasm andinvolvement in his University. Inthe DDS program, Brad was anexceptionally active student andleader during his tenure at theSchool, spearheading the creationof the UNC Malawi DentalProject, which has sent four stu-dents to serve in sub-SaharanAfrica the past three summers.He has also devoted himself toresearch on topics such as painrelief and Kaposi Sarcoma, andchallenged himself with four-week clinical rotations. The vari-ous organizations to which Bradhas given of his time and energiesare too numerous to mention. A nomination stated, “I believeMr. Picot demonstrates the veryhighest character and commit-ment to public and professionalservice. Brad has demonstratedsuperior professional and ethicaldemeanor during his clinicaltraining at the UNC School ofDentistry.” Above that, he’s beencalled “respectful and friendly, agreat communicator” and he hasbeen noted for his sense ofhumor and enthusiastic approachto patient care.

The Harrell Award was presented at the School’s Best ofDentistry Dinner on April 7,2006 with Dr. Jim Harrell inattendance. The DentalFoundation congratulates Bradon this prestigious honor.

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Cammie Gray Thompson, DDSClass of 2008, was named the2006 Zane Eargle MemorialScholar. Zane was a popularmember of the DDS class of1988 who passed away suddenlyin the spring of his senior year ofdental school. Classmates, friendsand family worked with theDental Foundation of North

Carolina to endow this scholar-ship fund in his memory. TheZane Eargle Scholarship is givenannually to the sophomore dentalstudent who received his or herundergraduate degree from UNC

Chapel Hill and wasnominated by his orher classmates asbest exemplifyingZane’s moral andsocial characteris-tics—namely,

involvement in community,church and dental school activi-ties. Today, the scholarship carriesa cash award of $2,500.

Cammie’s nomination statesthat she is “starkly committed tothe dental school and her com-munity". She has participated inthe School’s Mexico Project andNuestros Pequeños Hermanosproviding dental care in under-served areas, “Give Kids a Smile,”disaster relief for HurricaneKatrina victims and LegislativeWeek. As an ASDA representa-tive, Cammie has educated herclass on several legislative issues,executed a “Showcase of Offices”event where over 25 classmatesvisited two area offices and raisedawareness of the Free ADA LifeInsurance Policy and FreeDisability Insurance Policy(where 75% and 85% of studentsenrolled, respectively). She is aremarkable student who embod-ies all the qualities the foundersof the Eargle Scholarship hopedto recognize.”

The award was presented atthe 2006 Spurgeon AwardsBanquet in April. The DentalFoundation congratulatesCammie on receiving this honor.

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Clarence Tang, DDS Class of2006, was named the Robert E.“Bob” Tormey Memorial Scholarfor 2006. Bob Tormey was awell-loved member of the DDSclass of 1990 who passed away

suddenly after his graduation.Classmates, friends and familyworked with the DentalFoundation of North Carolina toendow this scholarship fund inhis memory. The scholarship isgiven annually to the fourth-yearDDS student who demonstratesthe traits of sociability, humor,loyalty and caring for others thatmade Bob’s life so special. Today,the scholarship carries a cashaward of $2,000.

Clarence’s nomination statesthat he “is the most friendly, outgoing person in our class. He

can easily get you tocrack a smile andrarely speaks nega-tively about others.He freely gave awaypatients to class-mates for the licen-

sure board exam and went theextra mile to help other students find what they needed.He would give his right leg foranyone. He is dependable, a greathusband, father and friend, andthe world would be a great placewith more people like him.”

The Tormey Scholarship waspresented at the 2006 SpurgeonAwards Banquet in April. TheDental Foundation congratulatesClarence on receiving this honor.

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Stephanie Manning and KimHammersmith, DDS classes of2007 and 2008, have beenawarded an Albert SchweitzerFellowship for their 2006-07project “Oral Health andNutrition CurriculumImplementation in Head Startand Special-needs Classrooms.” ■

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His stature suggests a warrior onthe field, but former NFL playerMichael Morton, BS ’95, DDS’07, has the gentle demeanor to putmany a patient at ease in the chair.

A native of Kannapolis, NC –where he led high school A.L.Brown to a 3A StateChampionship win in 1989 –Morton served UNC on its varsityfootball team, as a MoreheadScholar, and as an academic. Withmedicine on the mind, Mortondreamed of becoming a doctor andsettling in Kannapolis with his highschool and college sweetheart (andnow wife) Alana. He took theMedical College Admission Test(MCAT) and started making bigplans.

But to Morton’s delight and sur-prise, those plans got bigger. In thefourth round of the NFL draft thatyear, the Los Angeles Raiders calledhis name. He played four impres-sive years before helping the St.Louis Rams win Super BowlXXXIV in 1999, a moment he calls“unbelievable.” His Super Bowlring joined all the others in a secret,locked-away place. “My wife calls itmy Mr. T starter set,” he jokes.Even with a back surgery tucked inthere somewhere, Morton’s athleticcareer was a perfect success.

The summer of 2000, Mortonwas lunching at his Lake Normanhome and began to experience startling pain in his third molar—a pain so urgent he grabbed his carkeys and rushed to the dentist. Anexam or two later, the culprit—pericornitis—was treated. Mortonleft the office impressed by thequick relief. He continued to playball, for the Green Bay Packers andthe Indianapolis Colts.

His eight-year NFL career

ended when a salary deal betweenthe union and the league backfired,leaving a handful of veteran playersunsigned. Morton took it in stride,and focused on other career oppor-tunities. “After talking to team doc-tors about medicine, they wouldalways mention dentistry, too.”Eighteen months after his boutwith pericornitis, Morton appliedto UNC’s School of Dentistry. He was accepted and he and Alana soldtheir Lake Norman house andmoved to the Triangle.

Morton channels his innatedrive for competition into academ-ics. “I enjoy it. I like working withpeople. I like the science of it, but Ialso like the art. A lot of peopledon’t think about it that way. But,in football, you are task-oriented—there is a play, and a result fromthat play. You’re graded on every

one. Dentistry has been the sameway for me—I get to have thatsense of accomplishment.”

After graduation in the spring,Morton, Alana and their son Trey,4, would like to return toKannapolis to be near their family.There, he plans to start his ownpractice and devote part of his timeto the health department and vol-unteer opportunities. “I’m gratefulfor the opportunity to come backto UNC and be here all over again.I’m very thankful,” says Mortonwho says he tried to get into clubfootball at UNC but was shut outdue to the “unfair advantage” of asuccessful professional career. ButMorton is still full of the team spirit. “Here, I still get to be part of a team. Dentistry has to happenaround people. You can’t do italone.” ■

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S T U D E N T P R O F I L E

Mike Morton, BS ’95, DDS ’07By Courtney Jones ’01

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Administration

Kenneth May, Jr.,DDS ’73, wasappointed vice deanof the School ofDentistry in May2006. As vice dean,he will serve as theSchool’s chief operating officerunder Dean John Williams. Thisfall, Dr. May will celebrate 30years of employment at the UNCSchool of Dentistry.

Deborah “Deb” Saine, AB ’87,was named director of communi-cations of the School in May2006. She holds a bachelor ofarts degree in journalism fromUNC and a master of liberal artsdegree from Winthrop Universityin Rock Hill, SC. After servingmany roles in newspapers, publicrelations, and media strategy,Deb returned to UNC in 2000 ashealth affairs and science editorfor UNC News Services.

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Department of AlliedDental Education

Ethel Campbell,BSDATE ’79, MSDATE ’90, clini-cal associate pro-fessor, wasappointed interimdirector of thedental assisting program on June1, 2006.

Charlotte A. Peterson, BSDH’91, MS ’94, and Vickie P.Overman, BSDATE ’81, MEd,clinical associate professors, part-nered with the North CarolinaNational Guard, the MoldovanMinistries of Health andEducation and Peace Corps vol-unteers to implement a fluoridevarnish program in Moldovanorphanages as part of a preventive

dental/medical mis-sion in May 2006.Medical personnelprovided approxi-mately 2,710 chil-dren with chickenpox vaccinations

while dental personnel adminis-tered fluoride varnish treatmentsto more than 4,000 children.This is the second humanitarianmission to Moldova for Petersonand Overman.

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Department of DiagnosticSciences and General

Dentistry

Emad A. Khan, a PhD candidatein Oral Biology, was awarded2006 Fellowship in the Academyof General Dentistry (FAGD)during the 54th AGD Meetingand Exposition in Denver, CO.In addition, he was inducted tothe Order of the Grail ValkyriesHonor Society, awarded theAdvanced Dental EducationAward at the 31st AnnualSpurgeon Dental Society TableClinic Day, and listed in theGuide to America’s Top Dentists.

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Department of Dental Ecology

Three members of Dr. JenniferWebster-Cyriaque’s, PhD ’98,laboratory group at the Schoolare all preparing for events of theTriangle area’s Leukemia andLymphoma Society Team inTraining. Dr. Webster-Cyriaque,associate professor of dental ecol-ogy in the School of Dentistryand of microbiology in theSchool of Medicine will be joinedby Dr. Terry Morris of the Schoolof Medicine and Dr. ElizabethAndrews, an oral and maxillofa-cial pathology graduate studentin the School of Dentistry.

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Department of Operative Dentistry

Sturdevant’s Art and Science ofOperative Dentistry is now avail-able in its Fifth Edition and con-tinues to be the leading sellingdental textbook in the world.The fifth edition was edited byemeritus professor, TedRoberson, DDS ’68, as senioreditor, along with co-editors, Drs.Harald Heymann and Ed Swift.Twelve UNC faculty membersparticipated in the revision.

Harald O.Heymann, DDS’78, MEd, profes-sor and graduateprogram director,was invited to

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serve on the board of directorsfor the Clinical ResearchAssociates (CRA) Foundation.CRA has been called the“Consumer Reports” of dentistry,drawing on the expertise andexperience of dental clinicians toevaluate objectively the use ofnew techniques and products in aclinical setting.

Andre Ritter, DDS,MS ’00, has beenpromoted to associ-ate professor withtenure. Dr. Ritterjoined the facultyupon his graduation from theoperative dentistry program in2000. Today, he serves as assistantdirector of the graduate programand as director of the AdvancedOperative Dentistry pre-doctorallecture and lab course.

Joel M. Wagoner, DDS ’75,adjunct associate professor, wasawarded the Academy ofOperative Dentistry’s Award ofExcellence at its annual meetingin February 2006.

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Department ofOrthodontics

Sylvia Frazier-Bowers, DDS,PhD, clinical assistant professor,received the Clinical Research2006 Outstanding TraineeAward.

Frazier-Bowers received thehonor and a $2,000 award at theClinical Research 2006 annualmeeting, held in March in tan-dem with the General ClinicalResearch Centers’ ProgramDirectors Meeting. Award recipi-

ents are selected bya distinguishedpanel of clinician-scientists from allover the country.The OutstandingTrainee Award rec-ognizes the mostoutstanding abstract submittedby National Center for ResearchResources-supported traineesnationwide. Frazier-Bowers’abstract was “Phenotypic andGenetic Characterization of aCommon Dentofacial Deformity:Mandibular Prognathism.” Thisdisorder is characterized by anovergrown lower jaw or deficientupper jaw, and both hereditaryand environmental factors arebelieved to contribute to the condition.

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Department of Diagnostic Sciences

Valerie Murrah, DMD, MSbecame the first woman presi-dent of the American Board ofOral and Maxillofacial Pathologyin its 50 year history. Dr. Murrahwas elected by the directors ofthe Board and had previouslybeen elected to serve on theBoard by the members of theentire Academy of Oral andMaxillofacial Pathology. In dis-cussing her election to this post,Dr. Murrah remarked: “It is agreat honor and privilege to beelected by one’s colleagues forsuch an important position.”The American Board of Oral andMaxillofacial Pathology is thetesting body by which oralpathologists become credentialedwith the ultimate status of“diplomate”.

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Dr. H. Garland Hershey hasbeen named by the NCAA toserve as chair of site visit teams to certify athletic departmentsand programs at US Division Iuniversities.

The Department welcomed threenew faculty to the School thisyear. Dr. Lucia Cevidanes wasappointed in August 2005 aftercompleting her PhD in OralBiology at UNC and a post-doc-toral fellowship in the depart-ment with Dr. Proffitt. She is the2006 recipient of the AmericanAssociation of OrthodonticsDewel Award. Dr. Ching-ChangKo has come from the Universityof Minnesota with a backgroundin general dentistry and engineer-ing as well as orthodontics. The department also recruitedDr. Rose Sheets. Dr. Sheets was the first graduate programdirector and then vice-chair of the department of dental specialties at the Mayo Clinic inRochester, Minnesota since 1999.

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Department of Pediatric Dentistry

Diane C. Dilley, DDS, associateprofessor, was re-elected secre-tary-treasurer of the College ofDiplomates of theAmerican Board ofPediatric Dentistryat their annualmeeting inCincinnati in May,2006.

Michael W.Roberts, DDS, MS, HensonDistinguishedProfessor, was elect-ed president of theCollege ofDiplomates of the AmericanBoard of Pediatric Dentistry attheir annual meeting inCincinnati in May, 2006.

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Department of Periodontology

Steven Offenbacher, DDS, MS,PhD, OraPharma DistinguishedProfessor, has beennamed the recipientof the 2006 NortonM. Ross Award forExcellence inClinical Research.The Ross Award,sponsored by the AmericanDental Association through theADA Foundation, recognizes sci-entists whose clinical research hashad a meaningful influence onclinical dentistry. PfizerConsumer Healthcare providessupport for the award.Offenbacher will receive theaward, and an accompanyingplaque and $5,000, in August. Offenbacher, also director of theCenter for Oral and SystemicDiseases, based in the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Dentistry,has been a member of the dentalschool's faculty since 1990. He isa past recipient of theInternational Association forDental Research's Basic Researchin Periodontal Disease Award andis the first dental scientist toreceive the national HealthyMothers, Healthy Babies' SpecialImpact Award.

His research focuses on severalareas, including the relationshipof periodontal disease to prema-ture birth, heart disease, diabetesand atherosclerosis. Offenbacheris the principal investigator on afive-year, multi-site study focus-ing on whether or not toothcleaning performed on expectantmothers decreases the rate ofpreterm deliveries at fewer than37 weeks and also what effectsmaternal tooth cleaning mayhave on the birth weight ofinfants born at fewer than 37weeks gestation.

The Ross Award is given inmemory of dentist and pharma-cologist Dr. Norton M. Ross,who contributed significantly tooral medicine and dental clinicalresearch.

Four School of Dentistry facultymembers recently received theSunstar Award for most outstand-ing paper on the relationshipbetween periodontal disease andsystemic conditions.The SunstarFoundation for Oral HealthPromotion sponsored the award,in collaboration with the Journalof Periodontology, the Journal ofClinical Periodontology and theJournal of Periodontal Research.Co-sponsors are Sunstar Inc. and Sunstar Butler. The SunstarAward screening committeeselected “Relationship ofPeriodontal Disease and ToothLoss to Prevalence of CoronaryHeart Disease,” originally pub-lished in the June 2004 issue ofthe Journal of Periodontology, forfirst prize. (continued on next page.)

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John R. Elter, DMD, PhD,adjunct assistantprofessor of dentalecology and ofhealth policy andadministration (inthe UNC ChapelHill School ofPublic Health),was the principal author of thepublication. Co-authors wereCatherine M.E. Champagne,PhD, research assistant professorof periodontology; StevenOffenbacher, DDS, MS, PhD,OraPharma distinguished profes-sor of periodontal medicine; andJames D. Beck, PhD, Kenanprofessor of dental ecology.

The award was presented toElter at a ceremony during therecent Europerio 5 Congress,organized by the EuropeanFederation of Periodontology and the Spanish Society ofPeriodontology andOsteointegration. The event

was held in Madrid, Spain.The study’s findings suggestedthat tooth loss and periodontaldisease are associated with coro-nary heart disease only whenboth conditions are present.

David W. Paquette, DMD, MS,MPH, associate professor andperiodontologygraduate programdirector, has beennamed a fellow tothe LeadershipInstitute of theAmerican DentalEducationAssociation (ADEA). The year-long program selects promisingfaculty members at academicdental institutions and guidesthem through intensive develop-ment in leadership and organiza-tion theory, higher educationmanagement, team and networkbuilding and other aspects of per-sonal and professional growth.

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Office of Clinical Affairs

Linda Stewart joined the Officeof Clinical Affairs on June 1 asdirector of patient relations. Inthis new role, shewill be responsiblefor resolving diffi-cult patient prob-lems for all patientcare areas, admin-istering the profes-sional liabilityinsurance program, promotingoptimal clinical record keeping,chairing the Infection ControlCommittee, overseeing bloodexposure incidents and improvingservices for non-English speakingpatients. Linda comes to thisposition with over 30 years expe-rience in dental education, andcurrently serves as a consultantand staff representative for theAmerican Dental Association’sCommission on DentalAccreditation. She received herB.S. in Dental Auxiliary TeacherEducation in 1973 and an M.A.in 1986 from the University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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UNC Craniofacial Center

Valerie Miller has joined theUNC Craniofacial Center asmanager. She holds a BS in busi-ness and has worked in a researchenvironment for 20 years. Mostrecently she was employed by theSchool’s Department ofDiagnostic Sciences.

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Dear Alumni and Friends:

I am just delighted to sharethat we have raised $38,400,000in gifts and pledges over the pastseven years for the UNC Schoolof Dentistry and its Building onExcellence campaign. We haveentered the final 14 months ofour campaign and several alumnihave recently called the DentalFoundation of North Carolinaoffice to ask how they can make acampaign commitment beforethe campaign wraps upDecember 31, 2007. For those ofyou who have or are contributingto the campaign, once again,thank you! For those of you whoare considering a gift, keep inmind:

$1,000 – Dean’s Club: Thisyear alone, I was pleased to learnthat 444 alumni and long-timefriends made annual gifts of$1,000 or more to the UNCSchool to Dentistry. With a giftof $1,000 or more, this distin-guished group of donors becamemembers of the Dean’s Club. Iwould encourage each and everyalumnus to make an annual giftof $1,000, and you might consid-er charging your tax-deductiblegift to your credit card in month-ly installments.

I thank you for helping withthe School’s greatest needs. Eachfall, there is a Dean’s ClubDinner in Chapel Hill that hon-ors this distinguished group ofdonors and alumni. I’ll count onseeing you at a future Dean’sClub Dinner if not before.

$20,000 – DDS Scholarshipand $100,000 - Fellowship:With the increasing loan debt forour graduating DDS students,please consider endowing a DDSscholarship with a one-time giftor multi-year, minimum pledgeof $20,000. You can fund yourscholarship using appreciatedsecurities, cash or real estate. Asthe donor, you will enjoy namingyour scholarship in honor ormemory of someone special toyou and getting to know thepromising DDS students whoreceive your named scholarshipand monetary award.

As a lasting investment, youwill watch your scholarship fundgrow and touch the lives of ourmost outstanding DDS studentsfor years to come. For donorsinterested in establishing a namedgraduate fellowship, a multi-year,minimum pledge or gift of$100,000 is needed.

$333,000 – DistinguishedProfessorship: As we looktoward recruiting and retainingthe best faculty members at theUNC School of Dentistry thisyear, it is a wonderful opportuni-ty for UNC dental donors toconsider endowing distinguishedprofessorships. The State ofNorth Carolina generously provides matching funds fordonors. With a donor’s gift of$333,000 toward a new distin-guished professorship, the N.C.General Assembly will provide amatching gift of $167,000, estab-lishing a $500,000 endowment.With a donor’s gift of $666,000,the N.C. General Assembly willprovide a matching gift of$334,000, establishing a$1,000,000 endowment. With adonor’s gift of $1,000,000, thereis matching gift of $500,000,establishing a $1,500,000 endow-ment.

This matching gift program isa fantastic way to leverage statefunds and help the School ofDentistry! If you are interested infinding out more about settingup a distinguished professorship,I encourage you to call theDental Foundation. Like scholarships, you can name your

WHAT IS THE DENTALFOUNDATION OF NORTHCAROLINA?

Chartered in 1950 by the UNC Schoolof Dentistry’s founders, the DentalFoundation of North Carolina is theSchool’s non-profit foundation. Itraises funds from alumni, friends,corporations and foundations to pro-vide exclusive support for students,faculty, and programs at the UNCSchool of Dentistry. Assets in theDental Foundation are overseen byits Board of Directors, most of whomare UNC School of Dentistry alumni.All contributions to the DentalFoundation of North Carolina are taxdeductible and are, in short, contri-butions to the UNC School ofDentistry.

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For more information about how you can participate in the Dental Foundation of North Carolina and the School ofDentistry’s Carolina First Campaign: Building on Excellence, contact Jim Ervin or Kelly Almond at (919) 966-2731.

Jim Ervin has been appointedthe new executive director for theDental Foundation of NorthCarolina and director of develop-ment for the School of Dentistryat the University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill.

Ervin, who started work at theschool on June 19, is a two-timeCarolina graduate, with a bache-lor of arts degree in journalismand mass communication (1996)and a master of arts degree insports administration (1998).

Ervin began his professionalcareer at Carolina in 1997, work-ing for three years in sports mar-keting in the UNC Departmentof Athletics. For the past sixyears, he has worked in develop-ment at the UNC School ofPublic Health, rising through theranks from assistant director ofdevelopment to director of cor-porate and foundation relationsand associate director of develop-ment.

“Jim brings with him a greatCarolina spirit and history ofexcellent service to his almamater,” said Dr. John N.Williams, professor and dean ofthe School of Dentistry.“Building and sustaining alumnirelations is vitally important tothe School of Dentistry, and Ilook forward to working withhim.”

Ervin plans to spend much ofhis first 12 months on the roadmeeting with alumni, corpora-tions, foundations and goodfriends of the UNC School ofDentistry throughout NorthCarolina and beyond.

“It will be an honor to workwith alumni and donors who lovethis school and Carolina and tohelp them match their interestsand generosity with programsthat have a lasting impact on oralhealth care in North Carolina.Alumni and donors have aremarkable tradition of support-

ing the school through theDental Foundation, and I amproud to join the UNC School ofDentistry family,” said Ervin.

Ervin replaces Paul Gardner,who now is director of law schoolrelations at Washington & LeeUniversity in Lexington, Va.

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distinguished professorship inhonor or memory of someonespecial to you and fund the professorship over several yearsand with tax-deductible gifts ofappreciated stock, cash and realestate.

Dentistry has been so good tous, and it is an honor to give

back to the UNC School ofDentistry and the dental commu-nity of North Carolina. I contin-ue to be amazed by the loyaltyand continued generosity ofUNC alumni and good friends.On behalf of the DentalFoundation of North Carolinaand the School of Dentistry, I

thank you for giving back!

Sincerely,

James A. Harrell Sr., DDS,Campaign Chair

14th Annual Dental Foundation of North Carolina

Golf Tournament

Acapacity crowd gathered under true blue skies tocompete in the 14th annual Dental FoundationGolf Tournament. Held at UNC’s Finley Golf

Course, the tournament raised an impressive $15,000 for student scholarships. We are especially grateful to oursponsors for supporting the tournament and the School.

Friday, May 12, 2006Finley Golf Course

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1st PlaceTim MannJames StoneDavid BarfieldWes Overby

2nd PlaceBert JonesKimmey SeymoreTodd RankinDonnie Luper

3rd PlaceClay SetzerScott ClinardScott EricksonJ. Michael Williams

CLOSEST TO THE HOLE

Chad BiggerstaffScott EricksonCharles DebnamBrad Peterson

LONGEST DRIVE

Wes OverbyStephen Bartley

RAFFLE PRIZES

Several prizes were awarded in the raffle, includinga round of golf and carts for four at Finley GolfCourse, dinner for two at Carolina Crossroads at The Carolina Inn, a handpiece and connectorfrom A-dec, Hugh Morton’s North Carolina compliments of the Bull’s Head Bookshop, a $50gift certificate to Top of the Hill Restaurant andBrewery and golf shirt, a Waterpik AdvancedAction Sonic Toothbrush and cordless dental waterjet, lunch for two at the Carolina Club, a WaterpikPersonal Dental System with a power flosser, and a$50 gift certificate to Chapel Hill RestaurantGroup, which includes 411 West, Squids, Spanky’sand 518. Hospitality bags containing a suede golfclub cover, a UNC Dentistry water bottle, a sleeveof DFNC golf balls, and coupons to Dick’sSporting Goods were given to each participant.

TOURNAMENT SPONSORS

GOLD$1000 SponsorsAlfred Williams—InwoodBE&K Building GroupBuzz King and the WormburnersCarolina Golf CarsClancy & Theys Construction CompanyDrake Precision Dental Laboratory, Inc.FLAD & Associates Affiliated EngineersGC AmericaIn Honor of Dr. John W. StammPatterson Dental SupplyPersonal Touch LabProcter and GambleThe Redwoods Group Insurance Program

for DentistsReliable Handpiece Repair and SalesLynn H. Smith, DDS, MSSullivan-Schein DentalSunTrust

BRONZE$500 SponsorsA-decBenco DentalBlankenship & AssociatesBryan Cobb, DDS, MSFirst Citizens BankOdell AssociatesSunstar Americas, Inc.

GIFT-IN-KIND SPONSORSA-decAuroraThe Barbecue JointBrixx PizzaBull’s Head BookshopCarolina Coffee ShopThe Carolina ClubThe Carolina InnChapel Hill Restaurant GroupDental Foundation of North CarolinaDick’s Sporting GoodsFinley Golf CourseMcAlister’s DeliThe Rams Club Top of the Hill Restaurant & BreweryUNC Sports Marketing & PromotionsWater-pik

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1st PlaceAlan BlankenshipTraci SmithJessica BishopLewis Hendricks

2nd PlaceJeff ReintgenWard LambethJohn BradsherCharles Debnam

3rd PlaceTommy UpchurchMike SamuelBrad SamuelJason Herring

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The Richard F. HuntMemorial Award is the mostprestigious teaching award givenat the UNC School of Dentistry.Recipients of the awards arenominated and selected entirelyby students on the following criteria:

The recipient must be a full-time faculty member and mustbe known for

• fostering intellect • demonstrating competence

and perspective in all aspects of dentistry

• respecting patients and students

• preparing superbly for classes ∑ offering appropriate and

timely feedback

In short, students nominateprofessors who represent the verybest in teaching. The HuntAward was established more thanthree decades ago with gifts fromthe Loblolly Study Club to theDental Foundation of NorthCarolina to honor the memory ofDr. Richard F. Hunt, a memberof the DDS class of 1955 whodied tragically in a plane crash in1968. Dr. Hunt’s son Richard, a1989 graduate of the UNCSchool of Dentistry, practicesdentistry with his wife Amy inRocky Mount, NC, and currentlyserves on the Dental Foundation’sBoard of Directors. This yearmarks the 38th time the DentalFoundation has had the pleasure

of presenting this award. It carries a cash prize of $2,000.

A nomination for Dr. Residestated the following: “[Dr.Reside] is very helpful in lectureand in clinic, is always soft spoken and never intimidating.While in the midst of his ownprivate clinic time, he doesn’tmind coming to help a studentwith a difficult extraction. Hisgenerosity, friendliness, willing-ness to help and interest in having students do well does not go unnoticed.”

Dr. Reside is a clinical associ-ate professor in the Departmentof Oral Surgery and joined thefaculty in 2003. He is the direc-tor of Dental Student Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery educationand the primary faculty for den-tal implantology in the Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery Residencytraining program.

After college he entered mili-tary service and became a SpecialForces Officer assigned toVietnam, before returning to thestates and getting his dentaldegree. He has enjoyed a longmilitary career, serving as thechief of Oral and MaxillofacialSurgery at army hospitals inGermany, Virginia, Kansas, andNorth Carolina. Dr. Reside is adiplomat of the American Boardof Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeryand a fellow of the AmericanAssociation of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgeons.

The Hunt Award was present-ed at the 2006 Spurgeon AwardsBanquet on April 5, 2006.

Reside Receives Hunt Award

“[Dr. Reside] is very helpful in lecture and in clinic, isalways soft spoken and never intimidating. His generosity,friendliness, willingness to help and interest in havingstudents do well does not go unnoticed.”

The 2006 Richard F. Hunt Award for Teaching Excellencerecipient is Dr. Glen Reside.

Dr. Glen Reside, Hunt Award winner, with wife Karin.

Linwood Marvin “Sonny”Long’s DDS ’76, MS PEDO ’79,relationship with the DentalFoundation is marked by over 20years of steady support, friendship,and involvement. This spring, thelongtime donor made a gift that is a true sign of the times—thetechnology to be in two places atonce.

Like many dentists, Dr. Longknows he has to stay abreast of thelatest technological advancementsto provide cutting edge patientcare. His donation of distancelearning equipment to the depart-ment of pediatric dentistry at theschool—two 50-inch plasmascreens, teleconferencing comput-

er equipment with a camera andvoice sensor capabilities, alongwith the expertise of how best touse them—is something he’dalready been using in hisCharlotte, NC office and wantedto share with others.

“I feel that distance learninghas tremendous potential forgrowth and is a great educationtool. I’m also on the faculty at theUniversity of Kentucky in theirorthodontic program. I have thisequipment in my office and forsix months I’ve been video confer-encing with them,” says Long. Heimmediately thought of his almamater. “I started thinking, ‘Howcan I help? What can I really do?’”says Long.

The department of pediatricdentistry received the equipmentin early summer and immediatelyput it to use. According to Dr.Tim Wright, chair of the depart-ment, the distance learning appli-cations have been used mostly toconduct joint seminars with theUniversity of Kentucky. Theyrecently held a seminar led by Dr. John Christensen, MS ’84, ’91to share information about complex cases that includedmulti-disciplinary treatment.

“We’re going to use this as aforum to discuss complex casesand teach residents how to man-age complex cases. This will helpus with access-to-care issues forwhen we have residents, faculty, orstudents at Tri County Heath

Systems in Durham or when ourundergraduate students are onrotation,” says Dr. Wright.

Bolstered by Dr. Long’s gift,the department has since pur-chased two portable units for on-site clinical use. Just like Dr. Long,the faces of our faculty will beavailable with an internet connec-tion and a push of a button.

By making a gift of in-kindequipment, Dr. Long was able tobypass the rules of restricted gifts.Instead of waiting for the depart-ment to be able to use the moneyfor this intended purpose—afterputting out bids and waiting forthe installation of equipment—hewas able to skip the red tape anddonate it himself. After all, hesays, he knew exactly what theywould need. “I didn’t want themto go through that system, becauseif I could just give the equipment,the school could enjoy the benefitsimmediately.”

Dr. Wright says, “Sonny’svision was that when people thinkof distance learning and pediatricdentistry, they would first think ofUNC.”

Dr. Long knows the day willcome when everyone can connectlike this. “It’s a very enrichingexperience. When you’re teachingand giving and being a part ofthese institutions, what you getback is tremendous. You can pro-vide the very best patient care andtrain the students into the verybest professionals.” ■

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Sonny Long and daughter, Catherine,at the Best of Dentistry dinner.

“Sonny’s vision was that when people think of distance learning and pediatric

dentistry, they would first think of UNC.”

By Courtney Jones ’01

ALU M N I NEW S

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Kenneth N. May, Jr., DDS’73 is the recipient of this year’sDistinguished Service Award forover 30 years of service to theUNC School of Dentistry andthe dental profession. May wasborn and raised in AlamanceCounty, NC, and received hisbachelor’s degree in chemistryfrom UNC in 1969, followed byhis DDS degree in 1973. He andhis family spent three years inHawaii while he served the in theU.S. Navy and then returned toChapel Hill where May beganworking as an operative dentistand assistant professor at theSchool. Dr. May’s accomplish-ments at the School include stintsas associate professor and profes-sor in the student and graduateclinics, director of admissionsand student affairs, and associatedean for administration and plan-ning, all while practicing opera-tive dentistry in the DentalFaculty Practice until 2000. Sincethen, he has served as interimdean and, most recently, hasassumed the title Vice Dean,serving as the chief operatingofficer for the School.

May's honors range from theacademic (a recipient of theHighest Academic AchievementAward for the first three years ofdental school from Delta SigmaDelta), to the supervisory (a for-mer recipient of the Richard F.

Hunt Memorial Award forExcellence in Teaching), to theadministrative (he has held lead-ership positions in the ThirdDistrict Dental Society, Durham-Orange County Dental Society,and fellowships in theInternational College of Dentistsand Academy of DentistryInternational). A talented lectur-er, May has presented continuingeducation courses at the local,state and national levels.Associated with a myriad of den-tal organizations, Dr. May hasbeen on the receiving end ofmany grants, and contributed tocountless committees, publica-

tions, and boards.Dr. John N. Williams, dean of

the School, has this to say of Dr.May: “As the DistinguishedAlumnus, Dr. Ken May repre-sents the best of the qualities per-sonified in a Carolina dentalgraduate. His thirty years of serv-ice have included his dedicationas a teacher and scholar, consci-entious clinician, loyal and ableadministrator, mentor and rolemodel, man of integrity, one whois concerned for others and pos-sesses an engaging sense ofhumor. It is an honor for hisalma mater to recognize him forhis many achievements.”

Dental Alumni Association AwardsDistinguished Service Award

KENNETH N. MAY, JR., DDS '73

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Ken May with 2006 DAA President, John Mattheson, DDS ’69

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North Carolinanative, SandraMadison, DDS ’78,MPH, MS, has beenawarded the John C.Brauer Award forher lifetime commit-

ment to dentistry in NorthCarolina and a relationship withthe UNC School of Dentistrythat touches four differentdecades.

Born in Statesville, NC,Madison earned three degreesfrom UNC—a bachelor’s degreein dental hygiene in 1971, mas-ter’s degree in public health in1972, and DDS in 1978—beforeleaving her home state to earnher master’s of science in

endodontics at the University ofIowa. Madison served on the fac-ulty of the University of Iowa’sCollege of Dentistry from 1981until she returned to NorthCarolina in 1986 to serve in thedepartment of endodontics at heralma mater. In her tenure ofnearly 20 years in the depart-ment, Madison was graduate pro-gram director, interim chair, andeventually the chair of thedepartment. In 1992, Madisonmoved with her family to establish a private practice inAsheville, but continued to servethe School as an adjunct memberof the faculty until 2005.

Madison is involved in organ-ized dentistry on local, state, and

national levels, including involve-ment in the American DentalAssociation and the AmericanAssociation of Endodontists (inwhich she held the positions ofsecretary, vice president and pres-ident), the American Associationof Women Dentists and medicalstaff positions at North CarolinaCentral Prison and MemorialMission Hospital/St. Joseph’sHospital in Asheville, NC. Shehas received numerous awards,including fellowship in theAmerican College of Dentistsand International College ofDentists and today resides withher family in the mountains ofArden, NC.

John C. Brauer Award SANDRA MADISON, DDS ’78, MPH ’72, MS

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Alec Parker, DDS, (on the leftin photo) is the recipient of theDental Alumni Association’sHonorary Lifetime MembershipAward, awarded for his enthusi-asm and love for the profession ofdentistry.

Dr. Parker graduated from theUniversity of Alabama with a BSin Biology and obtained hisDoctor of Dental Medicine fromthe University of AlabamaBirmingham School of Dentistryin 1979. Though he was educat-ed in Atlanta, Dr. Parker hasserved the people of NorthCarolina the majority of his pro-fessional life. He has served in alloffices of the North CarolinaDental Society's (NCDS) FirstDistrict and presently serves as aTrustee of the NCDS Board of

Trustees. He is a member of theDental Advisory Committee tothe Buncombe County HealthDepartment and Chairs theNCDS Board of Trustees’Committee to the BuncombeCounty Health Training DentalAuxiliaries. He has also been a

guest lecturer on EstheticDentistry to Asheville-BuncombeTechnical College since 1996.

Dr. Parker has been recog-nized for his professional activi-ties locally, as well as at state andnational levels. He has receivedfellowship in the AmericanCollege of Dentists, theInternational College of Dentistsand the Academy of DentistryInternational. He spoke in 2001before the Annual Session of theAmerican Association of DentalExaminers in Kansas City andrecently participated in the TaskAnalysis for Dentistry that willhelp to define the parameters thatmay be included in a nationallicensure examination for den-tistry.

Honorary Lifetime Membership AwardALEC PARKER, DDS

Madison

Alec Parker (L) with 2006 DAAPresident, John Mattheson, DDS ’69

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The woodworking gives himsomething to do with his handsnow that there are no teeth forhim to fix. It’s a creative outlet,untapped for most of his life.What started out after he retiredin the mid-1980’s as “somethingto do with all that time” hastransformed the Stricklands’home into something of a show-place with his ribbon-winningducks lining the shelves amid hiswife Lynn’s photograph-qualitypaintings on each wall.

Woodcarving isn’t a far cryfrom dentistry, and it makessense that the fingers that onceflipped the pages of The Art andScience of Operative Dentistrywould ache and twist for smallwood craft. The attention tominutia is what makes the ducksso life-like. “A dental assistant

once said of one of my ducks,‘How do you glue all those feath-ers on?’” recalls Dr. Strickland.There are no glued feathers, butthe detail in the carving makes ithard to tell.

The judges of the EastCarolina Wildfowl Guild CarvingCompetition obviously agreed:they awarded that piece the Best in Show in the intermediatedivision.

Most of his ducks sit in anoffice paired with their corre-sponding show ribbons. Blues,reds, yellows and purples colorthe walls like flags. Some compe-tition ducks are “gunning birds”or hunting decoys—smooth, but decoratively painted and bottomed by a keel to make themsit up in water. Others are in thedecorative category—each tiny

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In the back of Doug Strickland’s garage, you’ll find his tiny rectangle of a woodworking shop. Above the blocks of wood, lined plaintively like the ducks they aim to be,

dangles a cord with an electric hand piece, a vestige of his earlier life. Now it’s just one of the many tools he uses forwood sculpturing that resemble the ones he used in thedepartment of operative dentistry for over thirty years. Ph

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feather with its quills, barbs,ridges, and curves the end prod-uct of 50 to 150 hours of carvingand design.

Each one starts as a block oftupelo wood and is given a two-dimensional pattern and then cut broadly with a band saw.“Then, you take off everythingthat doesn’t look like a duck,” Dr. Strickland says with a straightface. You can tell it’s not thateasy. In that office, the artfulducks peek out from any surfaceflat enough to hold them. Handsin his pockets, Strickland remarksalmost to himself, “I think I’mgoing to run out of room.”

This second phase of life hasbrought a completely new circleof friends to Strickland. Every

Wednesday, he and his carvingclub gather in the wood shop oftheir “guru” Mark Strucko inApex where they carve and chatfor three and a half hours beforegoing to lunch. As for Strucko, acarver who makes his sole livingfrom his wood carving, “We feedoff him.” Though Strickland hassold his ducks out of his homeand at the seasonal storeSomething Special at NorthgateMall in Durham, he’s quick tosay, “I’m not carving for themoney.”

So far, he and his ducks havebrought home countless ribbons,and five Best In Show titles—twoin the novice and then three inthe intermediate category. Thisyear, he’ll go on to compete at

advanced levels for the first time. “Now I’ll be up against theprofessionals,” he says.

Seventeen years of award winning carvings would seem“professional” to many, butmaybe not to a man who’dalready spent 30 years callinghimself a professional of a differ-ent sort. And with four majorcompetitions a year, includingthe Ward World ChampionshipWildfowl Carving Competitionheld annually in Ocean City,Maryland, Dr. Strickland has per-spective on winning and losing:“Every ribbon is worth the trip,”a motto that comes right after theone about taking off everythingthat doesn’t look like a duck.

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ROBERT PRESTON HAGAMAN, BSDEN ’59, DDS ’62, of Lenoir, passed away on Feb. 22, 2006. He was 69. Dr. Hagamanwas in private practice in Valdese, then practiced at medical centersin Morganton and Goldsboro. He served as president of theSoutheastern Association of Institutional Dentists and was an EagleScout, receiving the Silver Beaver award and four-bead adult WoodBadge. A Boy Scout campsite is named in his honor in the TableRock district.

JAMES A. LEGGETTE, JR., DDS ’54, MS ’56,of Durham, passed away on July 13, 2006. Dr. Leggette served hiscountry in the Army Air Corp during World War II, and practicedorthodontics until his retirement in 1988.

MAURICE BAKER RICHARDSON, DDS ’55, of Newport, passed away on May 5, 2006. Following his gradua-tion, Dr. Richardson established his practiced in Albemarle wherehe served his neighbors until 1982. He served several terms as aStanly County school board member and was an active member ofthe First Presbyterian Church of Albemarle. He served as presidentof the North Carolina Dental Society of Dentistry for Children in 1965 and remained active in the NCDS for years to come.Dr. Richardson was an avid gardener and, in 1982, graduated fromthe NC Agricultural Extension Service-sponsored Master GardenerProgram.

CAROLYN COLE WILLIAMS, DH ’56, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, passed away on Mar. 17, 2006.Ms. Williams served on faculty in the dental hygiene departmentfor a number of years and served as president of the North CarolinaDental Hygienists Association. (No photo available)

In Memoriam

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Henry Clay Jurney, DDS, ofCharlotte is retiring from hispractice in Huntersville. Jurney,the town's first dentist, went toHuntersville in 1962 as part of aprogram to repay his college sup-port by serving as a dentist in arural area.

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Theodore Milton “Ted”Roberson, DDS, received the2006 Distinguished Service Scrollfrom the North Carolina DentalSociety. The award was conferredat the 150th NCDS AnnualSession held in May at MyrtleBeach, SC.

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Richard Pence, DDS, of IronStation, received the LifelongLearning and Service RecognitionAward from the Academy ofGeneral Dentistry. Dr. Pence hasdental practices in Denver andLincolnton. To meet the criteriafor the award, Pence completedmore than 1,600 hours of contin-uing dental education in 16 dis-ciplines of dentistry, including550 hours dedicated to hands-on

skills and techniques and morethan 100 hours of communityservice.

Dr. Pence is a member of theAmerican Dental Association,Charlotte Dental Society and is a part-time faculty member at the L.D. Pankey Institute forAdvanced Dental Education inKey Biscayne, Fla.

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Michael Allen Webb, DDS andMarc Edward Allen, DDS ’97, of Charlotte have opened an all-digital facility in Charlotte. Theirorthodontics practice, which alsohas an office in Huntersville,treats patients using Invisalign,an alternative to braces that usesa series of clear aligners.

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Todd Leland Hamilton, DDS,of Iron Station and Steven MillerAustin DDS ’94, co-owners ofHamilton and AustinOrthodontics, have opened anoffice in Denver, N.C., expand-ing their Lincolnton-based practice. Austin was inspired byHamilton, his mentor and child-hood dentist, to choose a careerin dentistry.

Mark Edward Hyman, DDS, ofGreensboro, spoke on “Beautiesand the Beasts: The Greatest Hitsand Misses of Cosmetic Surgery”as a keynote speaker for theUNC School of Dentistry’s 51stDental Seminar Day, a benefitfor the John W. StammProfessorship Fund. Hyman wasalso featured speaker at the 141stAnnual Midwinter Meeting ofthe Chicago Dental Society.

G. Bennett Smith, DDS,became president-elect of theUNC Dental Alumni Association during its annual meeting in May 2006. Ben is also a regent ofthe Academy of DentistryInternational and a member ofthe ADI Foundation Board.

Lynette Laylon Smith, DDS,was installed as president of theNorth Carolina Academy ofGeneral Dentistry during itsannual meeting in February 2006in Cary, NC.

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David John Darab, DDS, ofHickory, has been elected presi-dent of the NC Society of Oraland Maxillofacial Surgeons.

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John M. Highsmith, DDS, of Clyde, recently achievedAccredited status in the AmericanAcademy of Cosmetic Dentistry,becoming the fifth NorthCarolina dentist to earn that dis-tinction. He is also a Diplomateof the International Congress ofOral Implantologists. He is mar-ried to Sandra Hayes, the originalpainter of the dancing tooth onthe Delta Sig rock in 1983. Theyhave two children, Mark andBecky.

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Sharon Harrell, DDS, ofSouthern Pines, received the2006 Golden Apple OutstandingLeadership in Mentoring Awardfrom the American DentalAssociation’s Committee on theNew Dentist at their awardsluncheon in June. Over the past14 years, Dr. Harrell has men-tored more than 50 students andnew dentists, including under-graduate pre-dental, hygiene andassisting students and healthoccupation students from com-munity colleges and high schools.

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Elizabeth H. Cordes, DDS, ofOriental, established “OrientalDental” with her husband,Roger, in January.

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Robin Caroline Edwards, DDS,of Kinston, owner of anAffordable Dentures practice, hasjoined Affordable Dentures’ $1million hurricane relief servicesprogram, offering denture servic-es to people affected byHurricane Katrina.

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Steven Miller Austin, DDS, andTodd Leland Hamilton, DDS’83, co-owners of Hamilton and Austin Orthodontics, haveopened an office in Denver,N.C., expanding theirLincolnton-based practice. Austinwas inspired by Hamilton, hismentor and childhood dentist, tochoose a career in dentistry.

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Marc Edward Allen, DDS andMichael Allen Webb, DDS ’78,of Charlotte, have opened an all-digital facility in Charlotte. Theirorthodontics practice, which alsohas an office in Huntersville,treats patients using Invisalign,an alternative to braces that usesa series of clear aligners.

A. Paige Leahy, DDS, andCharles Leahy welcomed theirdaughter, Emily Paige Leahy,March 18, 2006.

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Theodore “Deuce” RobersonII, DDS, and his wife, Allison,welcomed their fourth child,Luke Durham, in March.

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Corie Michelle McRanie, DDS,of Leland, has opened a generalpractice with Dr. BrandonDeVito in Brunswick Countywhere she cares for all patients,including children whose familiesdon’t have private insurance.

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