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N E W J E R S E Y D E N T A L S C H O O L

A N E N V I R O N M E N T O F L E A R N I N G , S E R V I N G A N D D I S C O V E R I N G

a n n u a l r e p o r t 2 0 0 7

110 Bergen Street

Newark, New Jersey 07101-1709

http://njds.umdnj.edu

New Jersey Dental SchoolUniversity of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey

umdnjNonprofit Organization

U.S. Postage

PAIDPermit No. 5287

Newark, NJ 07101

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N e w J e r s e y D e n t a l S c h o o l G o a l s

STUDENTSRecruit and select the most qualified applicants for admission, with special efforts aimed at minority students.

FACULTYRecruit and retain the highest caliber faculty, with efforts aimedat minority faculty recruitment and retention.

CURRICULUMPrepare dentists who possess the knowledge, skills and values to begin the practice of general dentistry.

RESEARCHContribute to the broad body of basic and applied knowledge related to oral and systemic health.

PATIENT CAREProvide quality comprehensive care through pre-doctoral, postdoctoral, faculty practice and outreach programs to patientsof all means and backgrounds.

COMMUNITY SERVICEPromote oral health in New Jersey, through education anddelivery of services, and advocate for resources to promotehealth in New Jersey.

C o r e V a l u e s

People and DiversityEthical BehaviorExcellenceCollaboration Innovation Positive Relationships and Trust

M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T

T H E M I S S I O N O F T H E

N E W J E R S E Y D E N T A L S C H O O L I S T O I M P R O V E

O R A L H E A L T H A N D Q U A L I T Y O F L I F E T H R O U G H E D U C A T I O N

O F O R A L H E A L T H P R O F E S S I O N A L S A N D S C I E N T I S T S , T H E C O N D U C T O F

R E S E A R C H , T H E P R O M O T I O N O F H E A L T H A N D D I S E A S E

P R E V E N T I O N , A N D T H E D E L I V E R Y O F O R A L H E A L T H

C A R E T O C O M M U N I T I E S T H R O U G H O U T

T H E S T A T E .

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o n t h e c o v e r :

For nearly a half century, New Jersey Dental School (lower right) has enriched the Newark environment by providing patient care and oralhealth education.

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I n my first months as University President, I have focused on our institu-tional goal of accelerating success. My fervent belief is that we will meetthis goal in a timely manner.

I am encouraged by the commitment at UMDNJ-New Jersey Dental Schoolto create an environment of opportunity for their students. These future dentistswill have the support and training to achieve the highest standards of excellencein their chosen profession. An important corollary to this educational mission iscommunity outreach, in the hope that service to others will become a permanentpart of their professional lives.

This year NJDS introduced a fourth pipeline program — Dental Exploration— to attract young students from populations that are underrepresented in the profession of dentistry. This is only one of the efforts to ensure that an environment of diversity and inclusiveness remains a priority for the School. Oneexample of the dental school’s outstanding students is Erginio Fernandez, whowas among a select group of 10 dental students in the New York metropolitanarea to receive a National Hispanic Health Foundation scholarship.

This has been a year of many notable faculty achievements, as well. TheChronicle of Higher Education ranked the Department of Oral Biology’s faculty seventh nationwide for scholarly productivity among universities offering similarprograms. This is quite an accomplishment for a department that is only fiveyears old. And together the entire research faculty garnered nearly $3 million tocontinue developing new, innovative methods of diagnoses and treatments.

Congratulations are also in order to Dean Cecile Feldman on her appointment to the National Institutes of Health Council of Councils. This advisory body makes recommendations to the NIH director in support ofresearch that represents important areas of emerging scientific opportunities, rising public health challenges or knowledge gaps that deserve special emphasisand would benefit from collaboration among NIH institutes and centers.

I applaud all the dedicated people at NJDS for contributing to an environment of excellence. They have committed to the core values of thisUniversity, which help shape a better future for all they touch, and I look forwardto working with them as we meet the challenges ahead.

M I S S I O N

G O A L S & C O R E V A L U E S

M E S S A G E F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T

M E S S A G E F R O M T H E D E A N

A N E N V I R O N M E N T O F U N I T Y

A N E N V I R O N M E N T O F L E A R N I N G

A N E N V I R O N M E N T O F S E R V I N G

A N E N V I R O N M E N T O F D I S C O V E R I N G

D O N O R S

F I N A N C I A L S

William F. Owen, Jr., MD P R E S I D E N T O F U M D N J

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Our number one priority at New Jersey Dental School is to ensure that each

and every student receives an outstanding education in an environment of

opportunity: the opportunity to learn, to practice and to serve.

This past year we have greatly enhanced our environment by excelling in

the initiatives that define our mission — education, research, patient care and community

service. We continued to expand and upgrade our facilities, so students learn in the most

technologically advanced environment possible and live in a convenient and comfortable location.

We continue to create new educational programs, so students have a variety of options while

proceeding with their dental educations. And we continue to offer more opportunities than

ever before to participate in patient care and community outreach, so students become sensitive

to cultural and ethical issues, the community-at-large and their professional responsibilities.

The environment of opportunity that we have created and continue to foster is among the

reasons that New Jersey Dental School has become pre-eminent in the country. We are the

state’s only dental school; a responsibility that we take quite seriously. We take great pride in

providing oral health care and education for our residents, no matter what their ages or

socioeconomic backgrounds. I invite you to read this annual report to learn more about the

environment of opportunity that is so vital to our success and to the health and well-being of

those we serve.

Cecile A. Feldman, DMD, MBAD E A N , N E W J E R S E Y D E N T A L S C H O O L

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ew Jersey Dental School (NJDS) is one of theeight schools that comprise the Universityof Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey(UMDNJ). Although an integral part of theUniversity, NJDS is a vibrant, thriving com-munity unto itself. Our school is a micro-cosm of the diverse region and state weserve; our students, faculty and staff havebackgrounds that are extraordinarily varied,yet we are united by the common goal of

helping to improve the lives of those we serve. Throughout the academic year, we come together to partici-

pate in a variety of activities: from our annual fall softball game—

faculty and staff vs. the incoming class—to our formal winter galaand our celebration of spring. By spending time together awayfrom classrooms and offices, we reinforce the collegial environ-ment that exists at NJDS. We work together to educate the nextgeneration of oral health care providers, scientists and leaders, inan environment that is extremely rich in opportunity.

Summer Retreat

After a one-year hiatus, we reestablished the tradition of holdingan annual summer retreat. The entire NJDS family gathered in theOral Health Pavilion in July to hear “The Hidden Curriculum,” atalk given by Dr. Marilyn Lantz of the University of Michigan andDr. Pamela Zarkowski of the University of Detroit Mercy. Mr.

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NRichard Sweeney, university librarian at New Jersey Institute ofTechnology, presented his research on the Millennial Generation. In theafternoon workshops, faculty committees focused on the clinical cur-riculum, honor code and professionalism and ethics, while staff dis-cussed cultural diversity in the workplace.

“The retreat generated very valuable feedback and ideas that weare using as we move forward,” said Dean Feldman. “It is vital to oursuccess that we continue to look at ways to improve as educators andoral health care providers.”

Celebrating Longevity

The faculty and staff are the lifeblood of NJDS, giving their absolutebest every day. Many of our employees have been with the school

almost since its inception, so Dean Feldman implemented the firstService Recognition Program in December. Employees who reachedlandmark years of service received a certificate and pin, and the entireschool enjoyed a buffet luncheon.

A total of seven staff members have worked at NJDS for 30 to 35years, and six faculty members have been at the school for 40 to 45years. Although the focus was primarily on those with longevity, DeanFeldman told the gathering that every employee, even the newest, wasbeing honored. “Because of each of you, we are able to conductresearch, educate the next generation of oral health care practitionersand serve our community,” she said. “Never underestimate what youdo. Absolutely every job is vital to the success of our school.”

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Oppos i te :

A NUMBER OF NJDS

STUDENTS ARE NOW

CALLING THE UNIVERSITY’S

NEW APARTMENTS HOME.

LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND

THE SCHOOL, THE BUILDING

CREATES A QUAD-LIKE

ENVIRONMENT ON CAMPUS

AND PROVIDES CONVENIENT

AND COMFORTABLE

HOUSING.

A NJDS STUDENT TAKES A TURN AT BAT, DURING THE ANNUAL

STUDENTS VS. STAFF SOFTBALL GAME.

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Sleeping Soundly

Our students now have the option of living in affordable,upscale University housing. A 234-unit apartment complexwas completed in August 2006 at 180 West Market Street inNewark. The new apartments provided the final buildingsneeded to enclose our campus and create a safer, quad-likeenvironment. Some 30-plus NJDS students currently live inthe new apartments.

The fully furnished studio, one-, two- and three-bed-room units have all the features that students who were sur-veyed said were most important: around-the-clock security,on-site parking and laundry facilities, and high-speedInternet connections. A beautiful lobby and outdoor terracehave become favorite gathering places.

“Most professional-school students have very hecticlives, but living in the student apartments really helps sim-plify my life,” says second-year student Ryan Galligan.“There are no worries about traffic, gas money, tolls or miss-ing class because of car trouble. The apartments have all theamenities I need to help minimize the stress in my life.”

University Welcomes New President

With a strong background in academic medicine, clinicalcare and research, William F. Owen, Jr., MD, began his dutiesas the fourth president of UMDNJ on July 1. Before comingto the University, Dr. Owen served as chancellor and vicepresident for health affairs at the Tennessee Health SciencesCenter in Memphis. He has 25 years of academic experienceat Harvard Medical School and Duke University, and spent12 years as a clinical and academic staff physician atBrigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

As a research scientist, Dr. Owen garnered some $10million in external funding and has published more than 200journal articles, 23 book chapters and two books. He is amember of numerous national boards and professionalorganizations and is currently serving as president of theRenal Education Foundation.

At the Forefront in Preparedness

In today’s age of terrorism, our school has taken the lead inpreparing for all types of emergencies. Our Emergency PlanOperation (EPO) was developed in 2005 and fits into theUniversity’s overall Emergency Preparedness Policy. Wehave been participating in evacuation drills on a regularbasis, and this year we conducted our first Shelter in Placedrill. This is declared in an external disaster and people areasked to keep the roads clear for emergency vechicles by

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remaining in the building. During the drill, an incident command centerwas established, groups of people were safely moved to a shelter locationwithin the building, and our emergency communications were tested.

Fire drills and Shelter in Place drills are the first two phases of ourEmergency Plan Operation. The final phase, a Lock Down drill, is cur-rently being developed. A Lock Down emergency is declared when thereis an immediate threat of danger within the building, and everyone mustremain inside.

Leadership

The deans, directors and department chairs make up the NJDSAdministrative Council, headed by Dean Cecile Feldman. The deans areresponsible for areas such as education, clinical affairs, student affairs,finance, and research. They work together to ensure that we have anenvironment of academic excellence, fulfilling our mission of educatingpractitioners who provide the highest quality oral healthcare andbecome leaders in their fields.

In addition to their duties at NJDS, Administrative Council mem-bers belong to various professional organizations and often hold electedand/or appointed positions. This year Dean Feldman was appointed to

Seated, from left:Hillary Broder, PhD, MED, Acting Chair, Community Health Milton Houpt, DDS, PhD, Associate Dean, Academic Af fairs Robert Flinton, DDS, Chair, Restorative Dentistr y Barbara Greenberg, PhD, Associate Dean, Research Kim Fenesy, DMD, Associate Dean, Students Affairs Stephen Wechsler, DMD, Endodontics

Standing from left:Gary Hartwell, DDS, MS, Chair, Endodontics Robert Binder, DMD, Chair, Or thodontics Andrea West, MS, Director of Development Michael Conte, DMD, MPH, Assistant Dean, Clinical Af fairs Cecile Feldman, DMD, MBA, Dean, New Jersey Dental School Daniel Fine, DDS, Chair, Oral Biology Mel Kantor, DDS, Acting Chair, Diagnostic Sciences Michael Deasy, DMD, MDS, Chair, Periodontics Joseph Konowich, Associate Dean, Administration and Finance Vincent Ziccardi, DDS, MD, Chair, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Arnold Rosenheck, DMD, Assistant Dean for Hospital Af fairs and Institutional Advancement

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the National Institutes of Health’s Council of Councils (CoC). The CoCadvises the director of the NIH on research that represents importantareas of emerging scientific opportunities, rising public health chal-lenges or knowledge gaps that deserve special emphasis and wouldbenefit from collaboration between two or more institutes/centers. n

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on the topic of Integrity andEthics in Dental Education.

For the second consecutiveyear, NJDS participated inUMDNJ’s six-week SummerMedical and Dental EducationProgram, designed for highlymotivated high school sopho-mores and juniors looking tobecome physicians and dentists.Coordinators of the programwere Jeff Linfante, DMD, director of Admissions; RosaChaviano-Moran, DMD,

director of MulticulturalAffairs; and Nadege Dady,MS, Ed, director ofEducational Programs.

A U G U S TThe 87 entering students of theClass of 2011 began their den-tal careers at the annual WhiteCoat Ceremony. The keynotespeaker was Mark J. Feldman,DMD, then president-elect ofthe American DentalAssociation. White coats andpins were presented by CavenBrunsden, DMD, ’79, CEO ofKidzdent; James Delahanty,

DMD, ’73, president of NJDSAlumni Association; andRobert Hersh, DDS, presidentof NJDA.

Rebecca Reed, DMD, assistantprofessor of CommunityHealth, and six students inthe Class of 2009 traveled tothe islands of St. Kitts andNevis, where they spent a dayin community centers on eachisland, teaching proper oralhygiene and the benefits of ahealthy diet to a 100 children.

S E P T E M B E RNJDS conducted its firstShelter in Place Drill, to simulate what we would do ifa Code Red emergency weredeclared and everyone had to remain in the facility. Duringthe drill, we established anincident command center,safely moved groups to shelter locations and testedour emergency communica-tions system.

The New Jersey Oral HealthCoalition hosted a summit,“Finding Solutions to the Oral

Healthcare Problems of NewJersey Seniors.” Ms. Debra Goldsmith, RDH, MA, and JillYork, DDS, both ofCommunity Health, distributed oral heath careproducts and information onoral hygiene. ArnoldRosenheck, DMD, assistantdean for Hospital Affairs andInstitutional Development,was also on hand.

A new pipeline program forseventh- and eighth-graders,

Dental Exploration, waslaunched in collaboration withScience Park High School inNewark. In Phase I, the students heard a panel discussion at their school,which featured NJDS students.

Glenn Rosivack, DMD, clinical associate professor ofPediatric Dentistry, and twoNJDS students volunteered atthe Newark Bait and FlyCasting Club’s annual FishingDerby for the Handicapped.

O C T O B E RFall Fest was held in the court-yard, until the rain forced thecelebration indoors. Students,faculty and staff enjoyed typicalpicnic fare, with entertainmentprovided by student-musicians.

At the annual State of theUniversity event, two NJDSfaculty were named to theStuart D. Cook MasterEducators’ Guild. LouisDiPede, DMD, assistant professor of RestorativeDentistry, and Barry Zweig,

DDS, professor of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery, werethe 2007 inductees.

Asha Samant, DMD, associateprofessor of RestorativeDentistry, was the keynotespeaker at the FDI AnnualWorld Dental Congress inDubai, UAE.

N O V E M B E RIn Phase II of the newpipeline program, DentalExploration, a group of stu-dents from Science Park HighSchool visited NJDS. They

heard a presentation on oralhealth given by RosaChaviano-Moran, DMD, theacting director ofMulticultural Affairs, and Ms.Nadege Dady, MS, Ed, direc-tor of Educational Programs,then moved to the clinic.There they donned properclinical attire and paintedtheir teeth with a plaque-dis-closing solution.

D E C E M B E RWe began a new tradition of

honoring employees wit-longevity at the firstEmployee Service Recognitionprogram. Faculty and staffwho have been with theschool for at least five yearsand were celebrating landmark years received acertificate of appreciation anda custom-made NJDS lapelpin inscribed with the number of years of service.Following the ceremony,everyone enjoyed a buffetlunch in the Oral HealthPavilion.

J A N U A R YMatch Day for the Class of2007 continued the NJDS tradition of successful place-ment, with 100 percent of thefourth-year students beingaccepted into postgraduateprograms of their choice.

F E B R U A R YThis was among the busiestmonths for community out-reach, as NJDS celebratedNational Children’s DentalHealth Month. Students, faculty and staff participated

in community-based healthfairs and screenings through-out the month. We taughtnutrition and proper oralhygiene, distributed dentalfloss, toothbrushes and tooth-paste and explained theimportance of prevention andearly detection of oral cancer.

At the 2007 Give Kids a Smileevent, we saw a total of 1,104school children, 775 on theNewark campus and 329 atthe Galloway, Northfield andSomerdale clinics. A total of180 NJDS students, faculty,

staff, and students fromUMDNJ-School of HealthRelated Professions (SHRP)volunteered on the Newarkcampus.

M A R C HNJDS hosted 13 vendors atthe annual Dr. Michael BalboDental Science Expo 2007. Ateam of judges, comprised ofNJDS faculty members,reviewed the student researchposters of 7 postgraduate students and 18 summerresearch students.

A P R I LThe Free Oral CancerScreening, sponsored by OralCancer Coalition, The EssexCounty Cancer Coalition andNJDS, brought more than 200people to the 12th AvenuePavilion. Along with the freescreenings, students, facultyand volunteers distributedinformation on oral cancerand explained how importantscreenings are in detecting thedisease in its earliest stages.

M A YShahid Aziz, DMD, MD, associate professor mof Oraland Maxillofacial Surgery,and a team of dentists and physicians from NJDS andNJMS, traveled to Chuadangaand Sirajgonj, Bangladesh,where they performed 76 cleftlip/palate surgeries on children. Dr. Aziz workedwith the Impact FoundationBangladesh to arrange the tripand received funding fromSmile Train, KLS Martin, andStryker Leibinger.

The Omega Omega Chapter-Omicron Kappa Upsilon, theNational Dental Honor Society,held its annual Awards Dinnerat Forest Hill Field Club inBloomfield. Seven new members were inducted, andchapter president AndrewSullivan presented theawards. Kevin Lehnes (08)received a $10,000 scholarshipfrom the OKU-Omega OmegaScholarship Foundation andthe Dr. William S. KramerAward of Excellence. FrancesDevonshire, RN, was an honorary inductee.

At the NJDS Convocation,members of the Class of 2007were honored with specialawards for scholarship, service and leadership. At theUMDNJ Commencement thefollowing week, a total of 69degrees were conferred toNJDS students. Distinguishedsurgeon and author AntulGawande, MD, MPH,received an honorary UMDNJdegree and gave the keynoteaddress.

J U N EWe joined in the spirit of winning, once again, at theNew Jersey Special OlympicsSummer Games. As part ofthe Special Olympics SpecialSmiles program, volunteersperformed dental screenings,provided oral hygiene andnutritional instruction, andfabricated mouth guards forthe athletes. In 2007, NJDSserved over 600 special athletes at the SummerGames held on the campus ofThe College of New Jersey.James Delahanty, DMD, EdM,

clinical associate professor inDiagnostic Sciences, is theclinical director of the NJSpecial Olympics SpecialSmiles program.

The 2007 New Jersey DentalAssociation annual conferencewas held at the Trump TajMahal in Atlantic City, with thetheme “Dentistry, the Vision toLead.” Two NJDS alumnimade presentations, along withTerri Lassiter, MPH, director ofthe Office of Infection Controland Environmental Safety.

J U L YNJDS faculty and staff attended the Summer Retreat,where they heard talks on“The Millennium Generation”and “The HiddenCurriculum.” In afternoonworkshops, faculty focusedon the clinical curriculum,and the honor code and pro-fessionalism and ethics, whilethe staff discussed culturaldiversity in the workplace.

Dean Cecile Feldman partici-pated in a panel discussion atADA headquarters in Chicago

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Extraordinary Educators and Mentors

Our faculty members are the heart and soul of our institution. Theyengage in innovative research, are published in prestigious, refereedjournals and have written numerous monographs, book chapters andbooks. Many have private practices, and they regularly volunteer inthe community, providing dental services to those who would nototherwise have access to oral health care.

First and foremost, however, they are dedicated, enthusiasticteachers, who demand the absolute best from their students. Our out-comes data, including board passage rate, clinical licensing examresults and placement into postgraduate programs were outstandinglast year. For Part I of the National Board Dental Exam, our numericscores put us eighth in the nation. Our clinical Northeast Region

Board (NERB) exam results continue to top others in the region, with100 percent of our students passing by graduation. And once again,we had 100 percent placement of our fourth-year students into post-graduate programs of their choice.

It is no surprise then that our professors are continually beinghonored for their commitment to providing the best education possi-ble. In 2007, two professors in the Department of RestorativeDentistry received Excellence in Teaching Awards from TheFoundation of UMDNJ. They are Asha Samant, DMD, MEd, MSc,associate professor, and Nicholas Conte, DMD, assistant professor. Atotal of eight NJDS faculty have been inducted into the Stuart D.Cook, MD, Master Educators’ Guild since its inception in 2000. The2007 inductees are Louis DiPede, DMD, assistant professor,

JDS is a national leader in dental educa-tion. We have created an environment richin educational experiences, on campus, inthe community and across the country.Besides learning clinical skills, our stu-dents become sensitive to the cultural andemotional needs of their patients, and theyleave NJDS ready to serve their communi-ties and continue to strengthen the statureof dentistry.

The Best and Brightest

The Class of 2011 attests to the reputation that NJDS has earned

as one of the top dental schools in the nation. The 87 entering stu-dents were chosen from 1,946 candidates, the largest applicantpool in the school’s history. They hail from across the country,and the class’s combined overall GPA, science GPA and DentalAptitude Test scores are the highest of any incoming class in theschool’s history.

Along with attracting some of the nation’s best students, wecontinued our commitment to enroll qualified underrepresentedminorities. Of the 87 class members, nearly 31 percent is Asian;about 4 percent is Hispanic; and upwards of 6 percent is black.And 20 of the newest students participated in Gateway toDentistry, our pipeline program for underrepresented college students interested in dentistry.

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Restorative Dentistry, and Barry Zweig, DDS,professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Dr. DiPede is an NJDS alum and has beenan assistant professor and course director since2001. He has lectured on prosthodontics acrossthe U.S. and in Canada, and is a member ofnumerous professional organizations, includingthe International Society of MaxillofacialRehabilitation, Northeast Gnathological Society,and the American College of Prosthodontists.

Dr. Zweig earned his dental degree fromNew York University and began at NJDS in1970 as a clinical instructor. He is now a pro-fessor, with research interests in orthognathicsurgery, dental implantology and pain con-trol. His professional memberships include,the American Association of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgeons, American College ofOral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, AmericanAssociation of Hospital Dentists and theAmerican Dental Society of Anesthesiology.

NJDS Goes Global

American dentists now practice in one of themost ethnically diverse countries in theworld: About 100 million people — or onethird of the population — are from racial andethnic minorities. And that trend, say CensusBureau experts, is expected to continue.

Today’s dental practitioners must under-stand the specific health care needs of all com-munities and be sensitive to the cultures andbeliefs of every patient seeking care.

Our students are being prepared to doexactly that. Besides working in a diverse envi-ronment on campus, in the community andacross the country, our externship programexpanded in 2007 to take students’ multicul-tural experiences a step further: across the seas.We launched an exchange program withTrinity College School of Dental Science, inDublin, Ireland, after several years of across-the-pond negotiations. Trinity students JohnMadden and Sarifah Al Rashaid — a Kuwaitistudying in Ireland — spent two weeks rotat-ing through the NJDS departments performing

certain procedures in areas of their choice. Inexchange, NJDS seniors Maria Ambio andChris Connors spent two weeks in Dublin inAugust, participating in case conferences andobserving in clinics and classrooms.

Arnold Rosenheck, DMD, assistant deanfor hospital affairs and institutional develop-ment, initiated the discussion with Trinity, andKim Fenesy, DMD, associate dean of StudentAffairs, and Ms. Jeanette DeCastro, director ofAcademic Advisement and Student Support,put the program into place. Students’ travelexpenses were offset by a grant from theInternational College of Dentists.

“In today’s shrinking world, with somuch strife and misunderstanding amongpeople, the exchange of students in health pro-fessions will help create a bridge between dif-ferent cultures,” says Dr. Rosenheck. “And,students are able to appreciate that there ismore than one way of doing things.”

This year we also welcomed our firstInternational DMD class. The program isdesigned for qualified dentists educated out-side of the U.S. and Canada, who plan to pursue a dental career in the U.S. or return totheir countries with additional skills. Weintentionally limited the inaugural class toonly 11, however, the entering class of 2008will be filled to capacity, with 16 students.

The class completed a rigorous three-month summer program of preclinical labsand didactic summary courses that broughtthem up to speed before joining the tradition-al third-year students in thefall. “Not many people getthis opportunity,” says GeenaPadayattil, who earned a den-tal degree in India. “Eventhough it is hard work, it’svery satisfying to know thatwe are getting closer to ourdream. “

Clockwise f r om top le f t :

GRADUATION DAY;

2007 MASTER EDUCATORS BARRY ZWEIG,

DDS, (TOP) AND LOUIS DIPEDE, DMD; ROBERT

NACK, DMD, WITH STUDENTS IN THE CLINIC;

EXCHANGE STUDENTS (L TO R) JOHN MADDEN,

SARIFAH AL RASHAID, MARIA AMBIO AND

CHRIS CONNORS; THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL

DMD CLASS.

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Advancing Academics

Our academic offerings continue to grow andgain in popularity. The first matriculatingstudent enrolled in our Oral Biology PhDprogram in 2007, and we have a total of 14Master of Oral Biology students who comefrom as far away as Cyprus, Taiwan, Brazil,Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Onestudent from India, Raashi Khatri, receivedthe only graduate oral biology scholarshipawarded in the entire country.

Our implant program, which has pre-doctoral and postgraduate components, hasdramatically grown in the last few years. In2007, more than 500 implants were placedand are being restored. This is an increase ofnearly 200 implants placed over those in2005. That means all of our DMD studentswill now have implant experiences beforethey graduate. Only a handful of schools inthe country are able to offer their studentsthis opportunity.

Another Pipeline

First there was Decision for Dentistry andGateway to Dentistry, and now there isDental Exploration, a new pipeline programdesigned to attract underrepresented sev-enth- and eighth-grade students to dentistry.The two-part program was developed andimplemented by Ms. Nadege Dady, MS, Ed,director of Educational Programs inAcademic Affairs, and Rosa Chaviano-Moran, DMD, assistant professor ofCommunity Health and director ofMulticultural Affairs, in collaboration withScience Park High School in Newark.

In Phase I, NJDS students — includingone Science Park graduate — visited theschool for an hour-long panel discussionwith the teens. Phase II brought a smallergroup of interested Science Park students tocampus, where they heard an oral healthpresentation and participation in a hands-onproject in the NJDS clinic. The program was ahuge success and is continuing in 2008. n

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ROSA CHAVIANO-MORAN,

DMD, DISCUSSES

PROPER ORAL HYGIENE

WITH AN EIGHT-GRADER IN

THE DENTAL EXPLORATION

PROGRAM.

NEW JERSEY DENTAL SCHOOL IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN DENTAL

EDUCATION, ATTRACTING STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AND

AROUND THE COUNTRY.

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ommunity service is an integral part of what weare and all that we do. Students, faculty and staffroutinely participate in health fairs, health educa-tion programs and oral health screenings, fromearly detection and prevention of oral cancer todetection and prevention of caries and periodontaldisease. They teach nutrition and proper oralhygiene, distribute toothbrushes, toothpaste andfloss at schools, nursing homes, community andcultural centers, churches and halfway homes in

and around Newark and throughout New Jersey. And, theytravel across the country providing services to those who do nothave access to regular oral health care, and several have even

gone to distant lands to perform much-needed cleft palate surgeries.

“Helping others is a hallmark of the dental profession; it isthe most significant way we can give back to the community,”says Dean Feldman. “We have created an environment of serv-ing at NJDS, with the goal of instilling in students a lifelong com-mitment to helping others who need it most.”

Helping Special Olympians

Every year in June, we join in the spirit of winning at the NewJersey Special Olympics Summer Games, and 2007 was noexception. As part of the Special Olympics Special Smiles pro-gram, NJDS volunteers perform dental screenings, provide oral

A n E n v i r o n m e n t o f S e r v i n g

hygiene and nutritional instruction and fabricate mouth guards. In2007, we served more than 600 special athletes at the Summer Gamesheld on the campus of The College of New Jersey.

James Delahanty, DMD, EdM, clinical associate professor inDiagnostic Sciences, is the clinical director of the NJ Special OlympicsSpecial Smiles program. “Special Olympics provides year-roundsports training and athletic competition to more than 2.5 million peo-ple with intellectual disabilities in more than 180 countries,”explained Dr. Delahanty. “Special Smiles is designed to increase theathletes’ awareness of the importance of good oral health, with thegoal of improving their ability to train and compete in the New JerseySpecial Olympics.”

Giving Kids a Healthy Smile

Once again, we participated in the Give Kids a Smile program, anational event sponsored by the American Dental Association. Theprogram focuses attention on the epidemic of untreated oral diseaseamong disadvantaged children. We have been a part of the programsince its inception in 2003.

In 2007, we saw a total of 1,104 school children, 775 on theNewark campus and 329 at the Galloway, Northfield and Somerdaleclinics. A total of 180 NJDS students, faculty and staff, and staff andstudents from UMDNJ-School of Health Related Professions (SHRP)volunteered on the Newark campus.

Caven Brunsden, DMD,’79, statewide chair of the event, esti-mated that more than 2,000 kids were seen throughout the state. He

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helped out on the Newark campus, and the chil-dren enjoyed a visit from the Tooth Fairy, playedby Carolyn Breen, EdD, CDA, RDA, RDH, pro-fessor and chair of SHRP’s Allied DentalEducation. Debra Goldsmith, RDH, MA, assis-tant professor in Community Health, coordinatedthe effort. “This event is especially importantbecause many of the children do not have accessto regular oral health care,” says Ms. Goldmith.“For many of the kids, it’s their first lesson in oralhygiene and nutrition, so we want it to be a posi-tive experience.”

A Day at the Zoo

Families who visited Essex County’s Turtle BackZoo on Children’s Dental Health Day in April gota special treat: Along with seeing the animals,they could participate in interactive exhibits, playcarnival-style games and do arts and crafts, allwith a dental theme. Some 50 NJDS students andseven faculty members were on hand to distrib-ute toys, toothbrushes, toothpaste and informa-tion on proper oral hygiene and nutrition. Theirparents and other adults could engage in briefdiscussions on prevention and early detection oforal cancer and take home pamphlets on thatimportant subject. “The goal of our day at the zoois twofold,” says Ms. Goldsmith coordinator ofthe event. “We want to reach as many people aspossible with information on oral health care, andwe want to create an environment in which chil-dren can have fun while they learn.”

Preventing Oral Cancer, One Screening at a Time

Every year thousands of Americans die of oralcancer, yet it can be detected in the early stageswhen it is most curable. NJDS has long been adriving force in the education, early detection andprevention of oral cancer. Our school was amongthe founding members of the Oral CancerConsortium in the Northeast, a group of organi-zations and educational institutions that worktogether to raise the public’s awareness of the dis-ease and promote early detection through routineoral screenings.

Each year, we offer free oral cancer screen-ings in April, in conjunction with the Essex

County Cancer Health Fair. The University com-munity and the public are invited, and in 2007more than 200 people came for free screeningsand information on preventing the disease. Post-graduate students and faculty volunteered theirtime to perform the screenings, and staff mannedregistration tables and distributed informationand dental care products. Dental hygiene stu-dents from UMDNJ-School of Health RelatedProfessions also participated in the event.

“In addition to our screenings every year,we partner with the county and the state on otheroral cancer initiatives,” says Arnold Rosenheck,DMD, associate dean for hospital affairs andinstitutional development. “Dean Feldman hascommitted our school to participating in pro-grams with the goals of prevention and increas-ing the five-year survival rate and the cure ratefor people with oral cancer.”

A New Oral Health Education Program

Children who regularly spend time at the Boysand Girls Clubs of Newark, Westside Unit, werethe first to participate in a pilot program lastspring, designed by Ms. Nadege Dady, MS, Ed.Six NJDS students from the Classes of 2007 and 2008, volunteered to help with the program.Geared to children ages 6 to 9, the Oral Healtheducation program consisted of a presentationand an interactive demonstration on proper oralhygiene. The children then each received anapple with a cavity (a hole) that they filled, justlike the dentist. The program ended with eachchild receiving a certificate of participation dur-ing a graduation ceremony.

Ms. Dady presented a second program atthe Boys and Girls Club Broadway Unit in thefall, and has designed and will present programsto children at other Boys and Girls Clubs who are10 to 12 years old.

Reaching Out to Our City

Throughout the year, our students and facultypresent programs to children of all ages atschools, community centers and churches in andaround Newark. Among the most active in com-munity outreach are members of the Department

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PROVIDING CARE TO A MEMBER OF THE HOPI

INDIAN NATION; NJDS STUDENTS IN ARIZONA;

MAKING KIDS SMILE; ASHA SAMANT, DMD, WITH

NEWARK CHILDREN; SHAHID AZIZ, DMD, IN

BANGLADESH; A HOPI HOME.

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of Community Health: Rosa Chaviano-Moran,DMD, assistant professor, and director ofMulticultural Affairs at NJDS, and Ms. DebraGoldsmith, RDH, MA, and Rebecca Reed,DMD, both assistant professors. Asha Samant,associate professor of Restorative Dentistry,and Ms. Nadege Dady, MS, Ed, director ofEducational Programs in the Office ofAcademic Affairs, also support these pro-grams. Along with many other faculty mem-bers, these volunteers work tirelessly to spreadthe word that proper oral hygiene and regulardental check-ups result in better overall healthand, therefore, a higher quality of life.

Reaching Out to the Nation

Ten members of the Class of 2008 spent a weekof their summer vacation in August providingdental care to members of the Hopi IndianNation in Polacca, Arizona. Their trip was madepossible through the generosity of the NewJersey Dental School Alumni Association, theNew Jersey Dental Association and many pri-vate, equally generous, financial contributions.

Under the supervision of three facultymembers, the students were able to attend tothe needs of 178 patients by providing morethan 400 dental procedures. They performedroot canal treatments, extractions, restorationsand periodontal/preventive therapy.

The faculty members who participated areJames Delahanty, DMD, EdM, clinical associateprofessor, and Gary Vitaletti, DMD, associateprofessor, both in the Department of DiagnosticSciences, and Ms. Debra Goldsmith, RDH, MA,assistant professor of Community Health.

Reaching Out to the World

Shahid Aziz, DMD, MD, associate professor ofOral and Maxillofacial Surgery, has been help-ing people in foreign lands for five years. Hebegan in 2003 with a trip to Ecuador to performcleft lip and palate surgeries, but in 2006 begangoing to Bangladesh, where he says the need iseven greater than in South America. Last year,he again traveled to Chuadanga, and Sirajgonj,Bangladesh with a team of dentists and

physicians. Together they were able to repair 76cleft lip and palate deformities.

Over the years, members of his teamshave included Vincent Ziccardi, DDS, MD,chair and associate professor of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery; Frances Devonshire,RN, oral surgery nurse, Oral and MaxillofacialSurgery; NJDS oral surgery residents, andphysicians from UMDNJ-New Jersey MedicalSchool. Dr. Aziz coordinated the 2007 trip withthe Impact Foundation Bangladesh, with fund-ing from Smile Train, KLS Martin, StrykerLeibinger and New Jersey Dental School.

“There is a huge need for these types ofsurgeries in rural Bangladesh. There are proba-bly 150,000 people with clefts, and there areonly 10 surgeons in the country who do thesetypes of surgeries,” he says. “These tripsremind us of why we became doctors, and ourresidents find out how rewarding it is to helpthe global community.”

A Trip to St. Kitts

Our students seem to find community out-reach opportunities in almost everything theydo, even taking vacations. When Judy John-Roberts (‘09) invited her classmates to herbaby’s christening on her native St. Kitts, agroup of students readily agreed. As plans gotunderway, the sojourners decided to incorpo-rate community outreach into their trip. Underthe direction of Rebecca Reed, DMD, assistantprofessor of Community Health, and with thehelp of Ms. John-Roberts’ parents, who live onSt. Kitts, the students were able to spend a fullday at community centers there and on theneighboring island of Nevis. They distributedtoothbrushes and toothpaste and taught oralhygiene and nutrition to a total of 100 children.

“Many of our students enter dental schoolwith a history of giving that comes from theirfamily backgrounds,” says Dr. Rebecca Reed.“They enjoy combining community outreachwith their studies. This trip is just one moreexample of the many good things they do.” n

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STUDENTS PROVIDE COMMUNITY OUTREACH ON THE ISLAND

OF ST. KITTS. PRESCHOOLERS SHARE A LAUGH DURING GIVE

KIDS A SMILE WITH CAVAN BRUNSDEN, DMD, STATEWIDE

CHAIR OF THE EVENT; TOOTH FAIRY CAROLYN BREEN, EDD,

CDA, RDA, RDH, CHAIR, SCHOOL OF HEALTH RELATED

PROFESSION’S ALLIED DENTAL EDUCATION; AND BEVERLY

KUPIEC, RN, PHD, OF THE NJ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

SENIOR SERVICES. A STUDENT HELPS A CHILD “FILL A CAVITY”

AT A HEALTH FAIR. A NJDS STUDENT EXAMINES A VERY COOL

DUDE.

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ast year began a new era in research at NJDS . Inonly five years, we have gone from receiving$500,000 in research funding for one year tonearly $3 million. We have also seen dramaticgrowth in the number of grant submissions andfunded researchers. In 2002, only nine NJDS fac-ulty were funded; this past year 17 receivedgrants.

We upgraded and expanded our facilities,as well, and conducted the first studies in our

new Clinical Research Center, the only one of its kind in the coun-try. The anaerobic and aerobic laboratories adjoin the operatories,which makes working there much more efficient, and samples no

longer need to be transported to other locations.We also opened our new Microscopic Imaging Center,

which has enhanced our research capabilities and is a resource forthe entire University. UMDNJ scientists can now perform trans-mission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, lasercapture microscopy, and fluorescence microscopy.

A World Class Faculty

Our mission of scientific exploration is accomplished only becauseof our outstanding faculty. They are exceptionally resourceful,highly motivated and excited about the work they do. Our OralBiology faculty is a prime example; they were among the most pro-ductive in the country, ranked seventh in the nation for scholarly

productivity in 2007 by the Chronicle of Higher Education. They also hadthe highest percentage of faculty getting new grants, at 46 percent; thethird highest percentage of faculty with journal articles cited by otherworks, at 85 percent; and the fourth highest total new grant dollars perfaculty, at $164, 987.

All members of our research faculty work diligently to find thecauses, treatments and, perhaps, even cures, that will ultimatelyimprove the oral and systemic health of those we serve.

Diagnostic Sciences

Every year, millions of people seek treatment for orofacial pain that isunrelated to dental problems. NJDS’s Division of Orofacial Pain — oneof only 11 in the country — is dedicated to caring for these patients and

finding more definitive methods of diagnoses and faster, more effectualtreatments. The division is headed by Eli Eliav, DMD, PhD, professor.Dr. Eliav, along with Gary Heir, DMD, clinical professor and clinical director of the Pain Clinic, and Richard Pertes, DDS, clinicalprofessor, and their 13 postgraduate students, explore methods thatwill lead to more definitive diagnoses and faster, more effective treat-ments.

Many clinical studies underway employ Quantitative SensoryTesting (QST) to measure and detect sensory and pain thresholds. “Oneperson with numbness in the lip may say it’s unbearable,” says Dr. Eliav.“Yet another, given the same stimulus, may report minimal complaints.We can now quantify the level of pain and sensation loss, using thermal,mechanical and electrical stimuli.”

L

A n E n v i r o n m e n t o f D i s c o v e r i n g

GARY HEIR, DMD, CLINICAL DIRECTOR

OF THE PAIN CLINIC, TAKES A PATIENT’S

HISTORY.

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Dr. Heir adds that they are differentiatinginflammation from nerve damage and centralnervous system involvement. “In patients withchronic pain, we can now determine if the causeis at the point where the pain is perceived or if itis emanating from within the nervous system,”he says. The scientists are using QST to diagnosea number of conditions, including atypical odon-talgia, or pain in a tooth that is not caused by anabnormality. This may save countless odontalgiapatients from being misdiagnosed and undergo-ing unnecessary dental treatment.

Burning Mouth Syndrome, or BMS, is thefocus of another study in which Dr. Eliav and histeam have made great strides. BMS causes burn-ing in the oral cavity — especially the tongue —unrelated to other diseases. Using QST, the teamwas the first to show BMS is caused by reducedactivity in one of the two main nerves in thetongue. The two nerves usually balance eachother, however in BMS, one nerve becomes lessactive, and the function of the other becomesmore predominant. There are medications thathelp restore the balance, but the researchers arelooking for more effective treatments.

Faculty members in other departments arecollaborating on the BMS research, including Scott Diehl, PhD, director of the Center forPharmacogenetics; Vincent Ziccardi, DDS, MD,and Barry Zweig, DDS, both in the Department ofOral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Gary Hartwell,DMD, Department of Endodontics; and LouisDiPede, DMD, and Robert Flinton, DMD, both inthe Department of Restorative Dentistry.

It has long been known that the anti-viralmedications used for HIV may cause musclepain, however no researchers have specificallyfocused on these patients’ facial pain. The teamdid, and they found that facial pain occurs muchmore frequently in HIV patients, and it is notrelated to their medication. It is now clear thatHIV patients’ facial pain is a separate entity andrequires specialized treatment.

The scientists are also looking at the nutri-tional and mental status of HIV patients, withRiva Touger-Decker, PhD, program director ofClinical Nutrition in Diagnostic Sciences, and

Karen Raphael, PhD, associate pro-fessor in Diagnostic Sciences andassociate professor in theDepartment of Psychiatry atUMDNJ-New Jersey MedicalSchool. They found that patients’nutritional and psychological needsare related to pain levels, andpatients should have a multidisci-plinary treatment team.

Oral Biology

Daniel Kadouri, MSc, PhD, assistantprofessor, who came to NJDS in2006, is experimenting with bacteriaknown to reduce biofilms. Mostbacteria found in natural or indus-trial settings survive in microbialcommunities, known as biofilms.Researchers are using biologicalagents against biofilms, and Dr.Kadouri’s lab is using the bacteriaBdellovibrio and Micavibrio. Theresearchers’ long-term goal is toharness the potential of these organ-isms to control biofilms.

In a separate study, Dr.Kadouri is investigating the role ofbiofilms in oral infectious diseases,such as periodontitis.

Gill Diamond, PhD, receivedadditional grant funds from theCystic Fibrosis Foundation andPolymedix, Inc. for his currentresearch focusing on the roleplayed by antimicrobial peptidesin protecting against bacterialinfections. “Our hope is that wecan use these results to add to thepresent therapies for cystic fibro-sis,” he says.

In a separate study, Dr.Diamond’s lab developed a mousemodel to study bacterial infectionsin the oral cavity. This researchmay help in understanding the natural ways humans protect

Above:

The NJDS Ora l B io logy Depar tment

was ranked seventh in the nat ion fo r

scho lar ly p roduct iv i ty.

They are ( f r om le f t ) :

DRS. GILL DIAMOND, VINCENT TSIAGBE,

HELEN SCHREINER, KENNETH MARKOWITZ,

DANIEL KADOURI, SCOTT KACHLANY,

JEFFREY KAPLAN, SCOTT DIEHL, DANIEL

FINE, NARAYANAN RAMASUBBU,

CHINNASWAMY KASINATHAN.

Right : A NJDS SCIENTIST GREETS A

PATIENT AT THE CLINICAL RESEARCH

CENTER. ELI ELIAV, DMD, PHD, ASSOCIATE

PROFESSOR, DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES AND

DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF OROFACIAL

PAIN.

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themselves from oral infectious diseases.Vincent K. Tsiagbe, MS, PhD, associate

professor, who came to NJDS in 2006, is study-ing the relationships among normal cells thatdefend the body against infections and theway in which those relationships are used forlymphoma growth. Another aspect of hiswork, funded by the Cancer Research Institute,is determining if viral genes can be “turnedon” in B cells.

A separate area of Dr. Tsiagbe’s researchinvolves examining the role of immune cells inthe development of gradual bone loss in peri-odontal disease.

Jeffrey Kaplan, PhD, is continuing his workon biofilm growth and detachment. More than 80percent of human bacterial infections are causedby biofilms, including caries, periodontitis,

endocarditis, and infectionsfrom medical devices. Thedetachment of bacteria frombiofilms is a process that is necessary for the spread of infec-tions to new sites. Dr. Kaplan’swork is expected to lead tonovel strategies for treatingbiofilm infections.

This summer’s Olympicsin Beijing will be more than aworldwide competition forScott Diehl, PhD, and his team;the Games will serve as theirlaboratory, as they investigatehow variations in genes mayalter the impact of air pollutionon the athletes. The professorand director of the Center of Pharmacogenomics andComplex Disease Research willwork with colleagues fromUMDNJ-School of PublicHealth and UMDNJ-RobertWood Johnson Medical School,along with the Chinese EPA andmedical scientists at PekingUniversity. The NIH and theHealth Effects Institute are fund-

ing the three-month project, which will assessthe impact of air pollution on 100 athletesbefore, during and after the Games.

Another study in China that Dr. Diehl isplanning will look at dental and skeletal fluo-rosis, a condition that weakens the enamel ofthe teeth and bones. Dr. Diehl and researchersfrom Xi’an Jiaotong University’s dental schoolwill conduct the study in Shaanxi province,where the frequency of fluorosis is very highbecause of excessive fluoride in drinkingwater. The scientists will investigate other pos-sible fluoride sources and will look at geneticsusceptibility.

The team is also studying the pharmaco-genetics of opioid side effects and analgesia.They are looking at whether genetic variationsare responsible for the side effects associated

BARBARA GREENBERG, PHD, ACTING

ASSOCIATE DEAN OF RESEARCH, AND

MAHNAZ FATAHZADEH, DMD, ASSIS-

TANT PROFESSOR, ARE CO-PRINCIPAL

INVESTIGATORS IN THE “EVALUATION OF

NATURAL HUMAN INTERFERON ALPHA

ADMINISTERED OROMUCOSALLY IN THE

TREATMENT OF ORAL WARTS IN

HIV-SEROPOSITIVE SUBJECTS RECEIVING

COMBINATION ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY;

A PHASE II CLINICAL TRIAL.”

KAREN RAPHAEL, PHD, ASSOCIATE PRO-

FESSOR, RECEIVED A $3.1 MILLION

GRANT FROM THE NIH TO INVESTIGATE

THE CAUSES OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR

DISORDER (TMD), WHICH IS CHARAC-

TERIZED BY JAW AND FACIAL PAIN. IN

THIS MULTI-PHASE STUDY, 180 WOMEN

WILL PARTICIPATE IN A SLEEP STUDY, A

STRESS REACTIVITY TEST AND AN

EXPERIMENTAL TEST TO DETERMINE

HOW THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

PROCESSES STIMULI. RESEARCHERS

WILL INVESTIGATE IF TEETH GRINDING

AND CLENCHING, ESPECIALLY DURING

SLEEP, IS A MAJOR CAUSE OF TMD AND

IF PAIN IS AN ABNORMAL STRESS

RESPONSE. IN A SECOND PHASE, SALIVA

SAMPLES WILL BE COLLECTED AND

EXAMINED TO DETERMINE IF GENETIC

FACTORS PUT PEOPLE AT GREATER RISK

FOR GETTING TMD.

Clockwise f r om top le f t :

STANLEY MARKMAN, DDS, FELLOW, ORAL AND FACIAL PAIN; DANIEL KADOURI, PHD, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, ORAL

BIOLOGY; KAREN RAPHAEL, PHD, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES; BARBARA GREENBERG, PHD, ACTING

ASSOCIATE DEAN OF RESEARCH

MORE DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES

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with opioid treatments, usually the only effectivemedications for people suffering severe pain.

Dr. Diehl also received an NIH grant in 2007 to perform gene mapping of susceptibilityto periodontitis.

Daniel H. Fine, DDS, continues to seeksolutions to the oral health care disparitiesamong populations in America. The chair ofOral Biology and director of the Center for OralInfectious Disease, Dr. Fine recently received a$3.4 million grant from the NIH’s NationalInstitutes of Dental and Craniofacial Researchto study Localized Aggressive Periodontitis orLAP, an oral infection that affects 70,000 chil-dren in underserved areas of the U.S. This is themost comprehensive study of its kind to ever beconducted.

Fine and his colleagues will screen 3,000healthy Newark school children for periodontaldisease, cavities and the presence ofActinobacillus actimomycetemcomitans (Aa). Onegroup of children will have Aa and one will not.Samples of saliva and dental plaque will be col-lected for analysis over a two-year period. Thesaliva will also be used to determine suscepti-bility factors in those who develop the disease.

Scott Kachlany, PhD, assistant professor, isshedding new light on possible cancer thera-pies, using the latest luminescent technology.He and a team of collaborators at The CancerInstitute of New Jersey are investigatingwhether a bacterial toxin, known as leukotoxin,may be useful in treating certain types ofleukemia and lymphoma. They are among onlya handful of researchers in the world studyingthis particular toxin.

The scientists developed a leukemia cellline that is light-producing by adding the genethat enables fireflies to light up. When theresearchers added leukotoxin to the luminescentmalignant cells, they lost their light, indicatingthey had died. This means leukotoxin mightbecome an alternative treatment in certainleukemias and lymphomas.

Clockwise top f r om le f t :

DANIEL FINE, DDS, CHAIR AND PROFESSOR OF ORAL BIOLOGY AND DIRECTOR OF

ORAL RESEARCH CENTER (FOREGROUND) WITH RESEARCH ASSOCIATE KABILAN

VELLIYAGOUNDER, PHD; VINCENT TSAIGBE, PHD, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ORAL

BIOLOGY; HILLARY BRODER, PHD, ACTING CHAIR, COMMUNITY HEALTH

CHILDREN’S ORAL HEALTH

RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE WAS

THE FOCUS OF RESEARCH

THAT WAS PUBLISHED IN

COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL

EPIDEMIOLOGY IN 2007 BY

HILLARY BRODER, PHD, MEd,

ACTING CHAIR. IT IS KNOWN THAT

ORAL HEALTH AFFECTS QUALITY

OF LIFE (QOL) IN ADULTS; HOWEV-

ER THERE ARE ONLY A FEW

INSTRUMENTS TO MEASURE THE

ORAL HEALTH EFFECTS ON QOL IN

CHILDREN. DR. BRODER AND HER

COLLEAGUES CREATED THE CHILD

ORAL HEALTH IMPACT PROFILE

(COHIP), A GENERIC QUESTION-

NAIRE THAT ASSESSES THE

IMPACT OF ORAL HEALTH ON

SCHOOL CHILDREN AGES 8 TO 15

ACROSS VARIOUS CONDITIONS,

HEALTH SYSTEMS AND ETHNICI-

TIES. IT PROVED TO BE A VALID

AND RELIABLE TOOL. USING

COHIP, DR. BRODER AND HER

TEAM FOUND THAT CHILDREN

WHO HAD POSITIVE FEELINGS

ABOUT THEIR ORAL HEALTH ALSO

HAD MORE POSITIVE PERCEP-

TIONS OF THEIR ATTRACTIVENESS,

MORE POSITIVE INTERACTIONS AT

SCHOOL AND HIGHER SELF-

ESTEEMS.

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CHINNASWAMY KASINATHAN, PHD, ASSOCIATE PRO-

FESSOR, RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL

INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE TO STUDY “GEL DEPOT

FOR NARCOTIC ADDICTION.”

KENNETH MARKOWITZ, PHD, ASSISTANT PROFES-

SOR, RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE DEAN’S SEED

GRANT FUND TO STUDY “CORRELATION BETWEEN

CLINICAL CARIES RISK ASSESSMENT MEASURES

AND LESION DEVELOPMENT IN NEWLY ERUPTED

TEETH.”

NARAYANAN RAMASUBBU, PHD, ASSISTANT PRO-

FESSOR, RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE NIH TO

STUDY “STRUCTURE FUNCTION STUDIES OF

BIOFILM AGENTS FROM AGGREGATIBACTER ACTIN-

OMYCETEMCOMITANS.”

LISA RYAN, PHD, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, RECEIVED

A GRANT FROM THE FOUNDATION OF UMDNJ TO

STUDY “IN VIVO ROLE OF BETA-DEFENSIN 1 IN

IMMUNITY TO HIV.”

PROFESSOR SAUL WEINER, DDS, AND POSTGRADU-

ATE RESIDENTS UNDER HIS MENTORSHIP HAVE

FOCUSED THEIR RESEARCH ON IMPLANT DEN-

TISTRY. ONE STUDY ON PROPRIOCEPTION, OR

RESPONSE TO STIMULI, SHOWED THAT WHEN

RESEARCHERS APPLIED FORCES TO BOTH TEETH

AND IMPLANTS, THE PATIENTS’ SENSITIVITIES TO

THE FORCE WERE LESS FROM THE IMPLANTS.

HOWEVER, AS THE FORCES INCREASED AND

REACHED LEVELS SIMILAR TO CHEWING, PATIENTS

HAD ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE SENSATION OF

ADJACENT NATURAL TEETH.

IN A SEPARATE CLINICAL STUDY ON BONE AND

GINGIVAL ATTACHMENT TO IMPLANT COLLARS —

THE PART OF THE IMPLANT ADJACENT TO THE

CROWN OR DENTURE THAT PROTECTS THE BONE

AROUND THE IMPLANT FROM BACTERIA AND TRAU-

MA — A COMPUTER-GENERATED LASER-MICROTEX-

TURED SURFACE PROVIDED MORE STABILITY FOR

THE BONE AND GINGIVAL TISSUES THAN A

MACHINED COLLAR.

ESTHETIC CERAMIC ABUTMENTS TO SUPPORT

IMPLANT-RETAINED CROWNS WERE TESTED FOR

STRENGTH AND STABILITY IN A LABORATORY

STUDY. THE ABUTMENTS WERE LOADED FOR

1,000,000 CYCLES WITHOUT ANY DELETERIOUS

EFFECTS SUCH AS FRACTURE OR LOOSENING.

IN A STUDY RELATED TO IMPRESSION TECH-

NIQUES FOR CROWNS AND BRIDGES, THE RETRAC-

TION PROCEDURE — PLACEMENT OF CORDS TO

PUSH BACK THE GUM TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY

AND DETAIL OF THE IMPRESSION — WAS SHOWN TO

RESULT IN RELEASE OF INFLAMMATORY MEDIA-

TORS, PREVIOUSLY SHOWN TO BE ASSOCIATED

WITH BONE LOSS IN SOME SUSCEPTIBLE PATIENTS.

THESE OBSERVATIONS ARE THE FIRST OF THEIR

KIND TO BE REPORTED.

IVAL MCDERMOTT, DDS, PROFESSOR, RECEIVED A

GRANT FROM THE FOUNDATION OF UMDNJ TO

CREATE A CD-ROM, “CONSULTATION-BASED CASE

LIBRARY FOR EDUCATION IN RESTORATIVE

DENTISTRY.”

ROGER JOHANSEN, DMD, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR,

RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE FOUNDATION OF

UMDNJ FOR “REMOTE INTERNET CONSULTATION

USAGE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB.”

MARC ROSENBLUM, PHD, DMD, DIRECTOR,

DIVISION OF GENERAL DENTISTRY, RECEIVED FUND-

ING FROM GLAXOSMITHKLINE FOR A PROJECT

TITLED “DENTURE COLLECTION PROCEDURES.” n

Gifts and Pledges of $1,000,000 and up

Cavan M. Brunsden, D.M.D. '79 and

Nancy L. Villa-Brunsden, D.M.D. '89

Delta Dental Plan of New Jersey, Inc.

Gifts and Pledges of $250,000 to

$999,999

The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey

Dr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Volpe ’60

Gifts and Pledges of $25,000 to

$249,999

A-dec

Anonymous

Anthony Caramico, D.M.D. '87

Peter D. Carnicelli, D.M.D. '73

Colgate-Palmolive Company

Dr. and Mrs. Howard J. Drew '82

Dr. Cecile A. Feldman and

Dr. Harry Zohn

Dr. Kim E. Fenesy '86 and Family

Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell J. Gardiner '77

Richard E. Hollander, D.M.D. and

Susan J. Flynn-Hollander, Esq.

The Hyde and Watson Foundation

Yosh Jefferson, D.M.D. '78

Dr. and Mrs. Hal H. Kimowitz '75

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Konowich

New Jersey Dental Association

Dr. Fotinos S. Panagakos '92 and Family

Ronald McDonald House Charities

New York Tri-State Area

Linda E. Stone, D.M.D. '82

UMDNJ-New Jersey Dental School

Alumni Association

Alan A. Vella, D.D.S. '61 and Mimi M.

Vella, D.D.S. '63

Gifts and Pledges up to $24,999

Maritza Acevedo-Hodavance

Mowa Akinyeye

Pamela L. Alberto, D.M.D. '80

William E. Allen

Natalie L. Aloyets-Artel

Louis M. Altonjy

Aviva L. Andreen, D.D.S.

Renee M. Arace, D.M.D.

Christopher Arena, D.M.D. '04

Sandie Armand

Wayne A. Armenti, M.D.

Pamela Armstrong

Kimberly Atkinson

Ralph J. Attanasio, D.D.S. '61

Trina Austion

Anthony Avello

Ramonita Aviles

Shahid R. Aziz

Michele Bardzinski

Michael L. Barnett, D.D.S.

Harout Barsemian, D.M.D. '01

Kimberly A. Barwick

Wesley Barylski

Joseph A. Battaglia, D.M.D. '79

Bayonne Community Bank

Melissa A. Beards

Nicholas Bernardo

Chandrika Bhanushali

Bielan, Saminski & Associates, PC

Bob's Carpet Service

Bonaventura Devine Foundation, Inc.

Marcella Bradley

Andrew I. Brafman, D.M.D. '76

Bristol-Meyers Squibb Fund

Hillary L. Broder, Ph.D.

Brenda Brower

Jack Budnick

Mary J. Burke, D.D.S.

Julia M. Bush

Jorge H. Caceda

June M. Cadogan

Raymond B. Calantone, D.M.D. '78

Maritza Camacho

Mark A. Cappelli

Suzie Cardoso

Vincent J. Castellano, D.M.D. '78

Ragunath Chandran

Rosa M. Chaviano-Moran, D.M.D. '86

Joseph Choplo

Deborah B. Cleveland

Richard A. Collier, Esq., M.S., J.D.

James Collins

Michael Conte, D.M.D., M.P.H. '92

Nicholas R. Conte, Jr., D.M.D. '97

The Cooper Health System

Juanita Corbin

Thomas Coughlin

Dr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Crosta '67

Cynthia Curran

CVS Corporation

Nadege Dady

Denise Sharon Davis

Nancy M. Davis

Monir A. Dawoud, M.D.

Jason Deblinger, D.M.D. '00

Ronald Deblinger, D.M.D.

Jeanette DeCastro

Michael R. Della Rosa, D.M.D., P.A. '72

Cosmo V. DeSteno, D.M.D., Ph.D. '69

Dentsply International

Frances A. Devonshire

Emily Diaz

Elisa DiDolci

Scott R. Diehl, Ph.D.

Theresa G. DiMaulo

Joseph M. DiStefano, D.M.D. '70

Stephanie R. Douglass

Celesha A. Dove

Eastern Dentists Insurance Company

Philip M. Echo, D.M.D. '89

Alma Edmonds

Eli Eliav, D.M.D., M.S.

Juanita Felicia Ellis

Karen Fairlie

Mahnaz Fatahzadeh, D.M.D.

Fauchard Dental Society of NJ, Inc.

Kim E. Fenesy, D.M.D. '86

Javier Ferrandiz

Daniel H. Fine, D.M.D.

Robert J. Flinton, D.D.S., M.S.

Maria Flores-Meza

Karen A. Floriani

Linda Floyd

Robert Paul Forte, D.D.S. '60

Charles J. Freund

Louis L. Galiano, D.M.D. '82

Janice Gibbs-Reed

Rosemary Glanzman

Michael Glick, D.M.D.

Zulma Y. Glover

Robert Neal Goldsmith, D.M.D. '06

Michael Goralski, C.R.T., M.S. '07

Neha Goswami, C.R.T. '94

Audrey R. Gotsch, Dr.P.H., C.H.E.S.

Irene A. Graham

Barbara Greenberg

Gerald Guzy

George Hampton

Dollylee R. Harrell

Gary R. Hartwell, D.D.S., M.S.

N E W J E R S E Y D E N T A L S C H O O L 2 0 0 7 D O N O R S

A lumni, faculty, and friends provided over $1 million in support toNew Jersey Dental School during 2007. This includes new gifts andpayments on pledges to Giving New Jersey Something to Smile

About — The Campaign for New Jersey Dental School. The campaign hasraised over $5 million from friends, alumni, faculty and staff for projectsunderway in the new Oral Health Pavilion and in the Bergen Street Pavilion.

The Leadership Committee chaired by Dr. Anthony Volpe (DDS, 1960),with faculty member Dr. Howard Drew (DMD, 1982), and alumni Dr.Cavan M. Brunsden (DMD, 1979) and Dr. Nancy L. Villa-Brunsden(DMD, 1989) continues to spearhead NJDS’s efforts to raise considerablefunds for a new aesthetic and restorative dentistry center and a new pediatrics/

special care treatment center. Noteworthy contributions have been made bythe Reeves Foundation and Ronald McDonald House Charities.

In addition, NJDS has received numerous gifts toward scholarships and fellowships, enabling the best and brightest students to study, conductresearch and treat patients. Programmatic gifts have supported continuingeducation and extramural programs, such as the Indian Health Servicestrip to Indian reservations in Arizona and the Dakotas.

The Foundation of UMDNJ wishes to express its sincere thanks to alldonors on behalf of NJDS students, their parents, faculty, staff and thepatients we serve. All benefit from the generous gifts listed below.

GIVING NEW JERSEY SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT CAPITAL CAMPAIGNListing includes multi-year pledges to the expansion fund and scholarship endowments

R E S T O R A T I V E D E N T I S T R Y

M O R E O R A L B I O L O G Y

Dr. Kachlany recently teamedup with a bioscience group inFlorida that has a collection ofextracts from marine microorgan-isms that may lead to the possibledevelopment of drug therapies.

In a separate study, Dr.Kachlany is looking at how leuko-toxin contributes to periodontaldisease. “About 20 to 30 percent ofpeople have Aa in their mouths,but it doesn’t always cause peri-odontal disease,” he says. “Wewant to know why.”

Orthodontics

For the first time ever, theOrthodontics Department received a Faculty Development FellowshipAward from the AmericanAssociation of Orthodontics Foun-ation. Grant recipient Anil Ardeshna,DMD, clinical assistant professor, isresearching, “Shape memory alloysand Smart polymers for orthodonticand biomedical applications.”

Dr. Ardeshna also received aNew Jersey Master Educator Grantto develop an interactive CD-ROMtitled “Orthodontic Diagnosis andTreatment Planning.”

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Shahid Aziz, DMD, MD, assistantprofessor, received a grant from TheFoundation of UMDNJ to study“Guided Imagery and RelaxationTechniques as an Adjunct toPreparing and Recovering fromOrthognathic Surgery.” n

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George F. Heinrich, M.D. '72

Luis A. Hernandez, Jr.

Kenneth J. Hesselbirg

Mark D. Hogan

Milton I. Houpt, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Lisa Barsanti Hoyt

Ching-Yu Huang

Laura Imperiose

George Jenkins, D.M.D. '99

Roger E. Johansen, D.M.D. '84

Joseph J. Brogan Agency

Scott Kachlany, Ph.D.

Edward Kaplan, D.D.S.

Jeffrey B. Kaplan

Chinnaswam Kasinathan

Munr Kazmir

Elizabeth Ketterlinus

Edward Konciak

Dolores Koontz

A. Michael Krakow, D.M.D.

Feng-Shen Kuo

Joanne Lametta

Gregory C. LaMorte, D.D.S.

Teri E. Lassiter

Michael Paul Lateiner, C.R.T., M.S. '07

Danielle M. Laube, M.S. '07

Joel E. Leizer, D.D.S.

Nilda Leon

Jean A. Lewis, C.R.T. '06

Jeffrey C. Linfante, D.M.D. '90

Maria S. Lo Gatto

Carmine J. LoMonaco, D.D.S. '64

Vivian H. Lubin

Jesus M. Luna

Joseph Lyga

Richard A. Mahevich, D.M.D. '67

Carol Mann

Jeannine L. Mansfield

Kenneth Markowitz, D.D.S.

Joel Martin, D.D.S., M.S.

Pam B. Matheson, PhD

Edward J. McCartin, Jr.

James McIntosh and Sondra McIntosh,

R.N. '95

Audrey McNeil

Delia Medina

Rita V. Mehra, D.D.S.

Purva S. Merchant, C.R.T., M.S. '07

Rich Merkel

Gail Michelini

Dmitriy Mikhelzon

Marvin Miles

Donald Mindiak

Stuart Minkoff

Leonilda Minutillo

Madhu Mohan, D.M.D. '03

Arthur E. Moore

Heideko Moore

Lynda K. Moore, C.R.T. '98

Frances M. Moy-Chiu, D.M.D. '83

Alexandria V. Mullins

Gene F. Napoliello, D.D.S.

Maria V. Navarro

Thomas P. O'Hare

Melvyn N. Oppenheim, D.D.S.

Oral & Maxillofacial Associates of

Montclair, LLC

Noelle Owens

Veronica Salmon Owens

Wilmer Palma Diaz

Joel N. Pascuzzi, D.M.D. '72

August D. Pellegrini, Jr., D.D.S.

Patricia Perry

Victor M. Petriella, D.M.D. '69

Pfizer Foundation

Anllely Pichardo

Jennifer Pichardo

Marilyn Pittman

Patrick A. Quaranta, D.M.D. '72

Joseph Radman

Narayanan Ramasubbu, Ph.D.

William G. Ranucci, D.M.D. '89

Audrey Reese

John F. Ricciani, D.M.D., P.A. '70

Joseph Rinaggio, D.D.S., M.S.

Mark D. Robinson, D.M.D. '93

Dennis Rodano

Thomas A. Rodano

Nancy Rodriguez

Sharon Rose

Marc A. Rosenblum, D.M.D., Ph.D. '79

Dr. and Mrs. Arnold H. Rosenheck

Mr. and Mrs. Spencer S. Rosenheck

R. Glenn Rosivack, D.M.D., M.S. '82

Thomas A. Rossi, D.M.D. '77

Inez Rouse-Pearson

Lisa K. Ryan, Ph.D.

Helen Schreiner

Thomas M. Scorziello, D.M.D. '91

Richard David Seldin, D.M.D., M.P.A. '67

Annie Shamberger

Robert A. Shekitka, D.M.D. '77

Yvonne Sherrill

Sylvia Jean Sherrod '86

Zia Shey, D.M.D. '73

Harris Silverstein

Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Silverstein

Gloria J. Smith

Warren C. Sordill, D.M.D.

Gaetano G. Spinnato, D.M.D., M.D. '67

Evan Spivack, D.D.S.

Darlene D. Stocks

Justin H. Stone, D.D.S.

Streamline Dental

Maxine Strickland, D.M.D., M.P.H. '89

Richard Stuart

Andrew J. Sullivan, D.D.S.

Third Millennium Dental Forum

Lisa M. Thomas

Valerie D. Thompson-Cromer

Nanci S. Tofsky, D.D.S.

UMDNJ-NJDS Class of 2000

UMDNJ-NJDS Class of 2002

Rosemarie D. Vaccaro

Jaya Vaidyanathan, Ph.D.

Tritala K. Vaidyanathan, Ph.D.

Kathleen A. Valentino

Reena Varghese

Kabilan Velliya Gounder

Sheryllanne D. Victoria

Victoria TV Sales

Patricia A. Wagner

Stephen M. Wechsler, D.M.D.

Saul Weiner, D.D.S.

Susan M. Welsh, M.D., M.B.A., M.I.M.

William J. Welsh, Ph.D.

Andrea West

John P. Wichterman

Kessha Williams

Sherri Wilson

Robin K. Wright

Flor Yanez

Hoda Yousef, D.M.D., M.S. '91

Yaping Yuan

Gang Yue

Al Zanca

Vincent Bernard Ziccardi, D.D.S., M.D.

Dean’s Academy $5,000 or more

AMB Foundation

American Association of Orthodontists

AmeriChoice

Bloomfield Health Careers Foundation, Inc.

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Colgate-Palmolive Company

Delta Dental Plan of New Jersey

Foundation, Inc.

Eastern Dentists Insurance Company

Cecile A. Feldman, D.M.D., M.B.A.

The Giants Foundation, Inc.

Yosh Jefferson, D.M.D. '78

Munr Kazmir

Kerr Corporation

New Jersey Dental Association

Nobel Biocare USA, LLC

Ronald McDonald House Charities New

York Tri-State Area

The Smile Train, Inc.

Philip H. Wolfson, D.M.D. '74

Zimmer Dental, Inc.

Harry K. Zohn, D.M.D.

University Club $2,000 to $4,999

BioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc

Bonaventura Devine Foundation, Inc.

Kim E. Fenesy, D.M.D. '86

Marc P. Gimbel, D.M.D. '92

GlaxoSmithKline

Fotinos S. Panagakos, D.M.D., Ph.D. '92

Alan A. Vella, D.D.S. '61

Gary B. Vitaletti, D.M.D. '72

Thomas L. Walker

Caduceus Club $1,000 to $1,999

Michael C. Alfano, D.M.D., Ph.D. '71

Robert E. Boff, D.M.D. '90

BonaDent Dental Laboratories

Michele J. DiMaira, D.M.D., M.S., P.A. '90

Louis A. DiPede, D.M.D. '90

Joseph A. Donato, D.M.D., P.C. '73

Pierre Fauchard Academy Foundation

Fauchard Dental Society of NJ, Inc.

Louis L. Galiano, D.M.D. '82

Mario R. Gebbia, D.M.D. '77

Rosanne M. Gillis

Banafsheh Goujani, D.M.D. '98

Anthony Ienna, D.D.S. '89

Albert E. Internoscia, D.M.D., M.A.G.D. '85

Narpat S. Jain, D.M.D. '95

Bernard L. Kapell

Lawrence S. Lizzack, D.M.D. '72

Mandy L. Louis, D.M.D.

Premier Dental Products Company

Louis J. Russo, Jr., D.M.D. '64

Mark A. Schachman, D.M.D. '87

Helen Sempira, D.D.S., P.C.

Straumann U.S.A.

Calvin B. Suffridge, D.D.S., M.S., P.A.

Samuel H. Taller, M.D., F.A.G.D. '82

The Robert Andrew Kriser and Anka

Kriser Palitz Family Foundation

Anthony R. Volpe, D.D.S. '60

John F. Whitt, Jr., D.D.S., P.A.

Founders Club $500 to $999

Denise A. Assogna, D.D.S. '91

Harout Barsemian, D.M.D. '01

Richard D. Bloomstein, D.D.S.

Brasseler USA Dental, LLC

Annmarie Brennan-Rider, D.D.S. '81

Cheryl Byk Montemurno, M.D. '72

Emil G. Cappetta, D.M.D. '72

Anthony Caramico, D.M.D. '87

Charles A. Caruso, D.D.S. '63

Cascade Endodontics PC

June C. Chang, C.R.T. '07

James P. DeMatteo

2007 ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN

Designs for Vision, Inc.

Cosmo V. DeSteno, D.M.D., Ph.D. '69

Fred Diorio, D.M.D. '78

Thomas J. Emmer, Sr., D.D.S. '61

Samuel R. Epley

Paul M. Ferguson, D.M.D. '96

Paul H. Feuerstein, D.M.D. '72

Foundation of UMDNJ

Gentle Caring Dentistry

Lawrence B. Goodman & Co., P.A.

Ryan K. Graver, D.M.D.

Alicia Ronnette Gray, D.M.D. '99

Jose A. Guerra

Kinga Haft

Craig S. Hirschberg, D.D.S. '83

Geri R. Hunter, D.M.D. '90

Implant Innovations, Inc.

William M. Lane, D.M.D. '77

Julie Leduc

Robert Montemurno, D.M.D. '72

Craig E. Nixon, D.M.D. '89

Northeast Planning Corporation

Joseph J. Portale, D.M.D. '72

Lewis S. Ranieri

Raymond F. Roncin, Jr., D.M.D. '87

Steven R. Scrivo, D.M.D. '85

Fernando H. Solano, D.D.S.

David S. Steiner & Sylvia Steiner

Charitable Trust

Edward J. Stepka, Jr., D.M.D. '73

Linda E. Stone, D.M.D. '82

Edward F. Taylor, D.D.S. '63

William J. Testa, D.M.D. '79

Trecartin Family Dentistry

William J. Trecartin, Jr., D.M.D. '87

Araceli E. Ziemba, D.M.D. '89

Patrons Club $250 to $499

A. Leventhal and Sons, Inc.

Associates In Endodontics, P.C.

Robert A. Balla, D.M.D. '78

Linda Batista, D.M.D., F.A.G.D. '97

Donald C. Bedrosian, D.D.S.

Robert Edward Binder, D.M.D.

Sallyanne Bonner, D.M.D. '76

Joshua H. Brickman, D.M.D. '87

Nathan G. Browning

Dennis R. Christensen, D.M.D. '68

Gary S. Crystal, D.M.D. '93

Michael A. De Luca, D.M.D. '91

James L. Delahanty, D.M.D. '75

Peter L. DeSciscio, D.M.D. '85

Discus Dental, Inc.

Michael J. Donato, Jr., D.M.D. '89

Melvin M. Feldman, D.D.S.

Frank Francica, D.D.S. '81

Scott D. Galkin, D.M.D. '99

Sonal J. Gandhi, D.M.D. '00

James M. Gaydos

General Scientific Corporation

David A. Goldberg, D.M.D. '79

Glen M. Goldstein, D.M.D. '87

John A. Grierden, D.M.D. '74

Judith A. Grierden, D.M.D. '74

Parker W. Gundeck

James M. Hatfield, Jr., D.D.S. '80

Mark J. Hauser, D.D.S., P.A.

George F. Heinrich, M.D. '72

Shalin P. Jani, D.M.D. '97

Johnson & Johnson Services Inc.

Fraya I. Karsh, D.M.D. '75

James W. Keck, D.M.D. '85

Shawn P. Kelly, D.M.D. '04

Kerr Corporation

Elizabeth Ketterlinus

Riki T. Kreitman, D.M.D. '89

Charles M. Krowicki, D.M.D. '76

LED Dental Ltd.

Robert A. Leonetti, D.M.D. '78

Sidney Libfraind, D.M.D. '86

Jeffrey C. Linfante, D.M.D. '90

Matthew C. Lochetto, D.M.D. '98

Madison Avenue Oral & Maxillofacial

Surgery Associates LLC

Richard A. Mancino, D.M.D. '74

Richard A. Marcus, D.M.D. '86

George Mardirossian, D.M.D. '67

Joel Martin, D.D.S., M.S.

John P. McGlynn, D.M.D. '89

Barbara Nordquist

Orthodontic Specialist P.C.

Melissa Pecoraro, D.M.D. '01

Kenneth P. Press, D.M.D. '84

John F. Ricciani, D.M.D., P.A. '70

Gerard L. Rider

Steven T. Riesenberg, D.M.D. '92

Eric M. Sacks, D.M.D. '03

Jill Sacks, D.M.D. '03

SG Dental Limited

Steven M. Siegel, D.M.D. '88

Irwin Silversmith, D.M.D. '72

Skylands Dental Care, PA

Small Smiles Dental Centers

Margaret E. Somers, D.M.D. '96

Menachem I. Stamler, D.M.D. '76

Van S. Stevens, D.M.D. '72

Streamline Dental

Brian P. Trava, D.M.D. '88

UMDNJ-NJDS Alumni Association

United States Government -

Department of the Navy

Elmer A. Villalon, D.M.D. '84

Richard I. Vogel, D.M.D. '71

Lynn Waiver

Jamie Wasserman, D.M.D. '03

Jason Wasserman, D.M.D. '03

Geneva M. White, D.M.D., P.A. '84

Joseph W. Wolenski, D.M.D., P.A. '73

William H. Wolfersberger, D.M.D. '72

Rosemary Wood, D.M.D. '88

Robert A. Wortzel, D.M.D. '67

Donna Yock, D.M.D. '84

Mary Anne Zarillo

Lidia Zemlanicky, D.M.D. '84

Century Club $100 to $249

Joseph J. Albano, D.D.S. '63

Pamela L. Alberto, D.M.D. '80

Diane Amberg-Borsellino, D.M.D. '97

Zarin Ameri-Tourzani, D.M.D. '92

Alexander H. Anastasiou, D.M.D. '99

Robert J. Assatly

Kenneth Banasiak, Jr., D.M.D. '02

Joseph A. Battaglia, D.M.D. '79

Manuel C. Bedoya, D.M.D. '75

Nicholas Bencie, D.M.D. '88

Arthur S. Benson, D.D.S. '82

Alyssa S. Bernstein, D.M.D. '01

Cheryl L. Biber, D.M.D., M.P.H. '78

Ann Michele Blake, D.D.S. '01

Bloch, Bloch & Gertler, DDS, PA

Lawrence E. Blumberg, D.M.D. '79

Carol E. Bolanos, D.M.D. '99

Andrew I. Brafman, D.M.D. '76

Allan Braunstein, D.M.D. '68

Jennifer Bushman, D.M.D. '94

Joseph T. Buzzanco, D.M.D. '86

Donald J. Byk, D.M.D., M.S.D., P.A. '67

Raymond B. Calantone, D.M.D. '78

Capital District Oral & Maxillofacial

Surgeons, LLC

Leonard J. Carapezza, D.M.D. '65

Edward J. Carolan, Jr., D.M.D. '88

Patricia Ann Carta, D.M.D. '79

Kenneth B. Chance, D.D.S. '82

Rosa M. Chaviano-Moran, D.M.D. '86

Alan J. Chebuske, D.M.D. '84

John K. Chen, D.M.D. '73

Michael A. Chusid, D.M.D. '77

Albert A. Citron, D.M.D. '72

Richard J. Cleave, III, D.M.D. '82

William A. Cole, D.M.D. '81

Richard J. Cray, D.M.D. '71

Paul B. Crowley, D.M.D. '73

Damian A. DelGaizo

Stephen J. DeMarco, D.M.D. '85

The Dental Group at Post Office Square

Amit V. Desai, D.M.D. '00

Steven J. DeVito, D.M.D. '75

Michael J. Diamond, D.M.D. '71

Scott R. Diehl, Ph.D.

Howard J. Drew, D.M.D. '82

Drs. Epstein, Elkin & Sargiss

Orthodontic Assoc., PA

Donald L. DuVall, D.M.D. '70

Philip M. Echo, D.M.D. '89

Endodontic Specialty Group, P.A.

Joshua Zak Epstein, D.M.D. '99

Richard W. Eytel, D.M.D. '76

Jerry N. Falk, D.M.D. '76

Sarah E. Fallon, D.M.D. '82

Fariba Farrokhi, D.M.D. '01

Adam E. Feret, D.M.D., P.A. '67

Brian E. Ferry, D.M.D. '95

Howard I.S. Fine, D.M.D. '98

Alfred M. Fiume, D.M.D. '88

Denise Fleischmann, D.M.D. '00

Robert Paul Forte, D.D.S. '60

Lisa N. Gallucci-Lobascio, D.M.D. '01

Donald L. Gardner, D.M.D. '71

Scott D. Gersch, D.M.D. '03

Richard S. Gertler, D.M.D. '82

Glen Ridge Cosmetic and Family

Dentistry, P.A.

John S. Glinko, Jr.

Mark G. Gold-Brum

John M. Grant, D.M.D. '86

Theodore R. Grawehr, D.D.S. '60

Bernard Greenwald, D.M.D., P.A. '69

Timothy J. Gunnell

Ronald C. Haeberle, D.M.D. '72

Rosanne Kabana Harrington, D.M.D. '88

Michael G. Hopkins, D.M.D., P.A. '87

William Howland, D.M.D. '97

Bruce A. Huberman, D.M.D. '86

Indian Trails Club Association

Jeffrey S. Jackel, P.M.D., M.D. '76

Malcolm Jones

William Judd, III, D.M.D. '72

Victoria K. Kaiser, D.M.D. '87

Drs. Kane, Tesini, Soporowski &

Associates, LLP

Michael Kaplan

Richard B. Karmann, D.M.D. '75

Douglas J. Katz, D.M.D. '94

Sarah J. Katz, D.M.D. '94

Francis J. Keneally, Jr., D.M.D. '70

Hal H. Kimowitz, D.M.D. '75

Edward R. Kirsh, D.M.D. '99

William P. Koeller, D.M.D. '83

Alan S. Krause, D.M.D. '83

David W. Krick, D.V.M.

Richard J. Kudler, D.M.D. '72

Peter Kudyba, D.D.S. '60

Lafayette Family Dentistry

Debra Landau-Kennis, D.M.D. '83

Robert L. Lapinski, D.M.D. '71

Robert W. Lasky, D.M.D. '67

Robert J. Lawrence, D.D.S. '60

Beverly J. Leonard

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NJDS Statewide Network for Community Service clinics:

University Dental Center at Galloway, NJUniversity Dental Center at Matheny, Peapack, NJUniversity Dental Center at Somerdale Medical and Education Center, Somerdale, NJUniversity John H. Cronin Dental Center, Northfield, NJ

NJDS Centers:

Faculty: Full-time 87Part-time 113Volunteer 149

Enrollment: Predoctoral 337 Postgraduate 56 Masters in Dental Sciences 10

Number of Applicants for the Class of 2011: 1,946 Entering Class of 2007: 87Asian: 31%Black: 6%Hispanic: 4%Entering Class Combined GPA: 3.52Entering Class Combined Science GPA: 3.46

2007 Degrees Awarded: 79 Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) 10 Master of Dental Science

Programs:

40 N E W J E R S E Y D E N T A L S C H O O L A N N U A L R E P O R T

Allen Levine, D.M.D. '72

Mei-Ying Liu, D.M.D. '86

Jason H. Lizzack, D.M.D. '01

Joseph A. Loboda, Jr., D.M.D. '69

Allison B. Loeb, D.M.D. '04

Jerome S. Loewenstein, D.M.D. '74

Carmine J. LoMonaco, D.D.S. '64

John H. Louis, Jr., D.D.S. '62

Bruce Lum, D.M.D. '83

Jonathan Mangot, D.M.D., P.C. '87

Raouf M. Mansour, D.M.D., Ph.D. '77

Manville Dental Group

Manjiri B. Mathur, D.M.D. '04

Rudolph Matthijssen

Michael T. McCartney, Jr., D.M.D. '92

David C. McKay, D.M.D. '86

Diane M. Mihalow, D.M.D., M.S. '81

John C. Minichetti, D.M.D. '82

Bhagwati Mistry, D.D.S. '81

Gerald R. Mohl, D.M.D. '66

Linda Jaye Molee, D.M.D. '86

Domenic Monaco, D.M.D., P.A. '90

John T. Moran, D.M.D. '79

Robert D. Negrini, D.D.S. '63

Rosalie P. Nguyen, D.M.D. '02

William T. Nicholas, D.M.D. '66

Edward R. Noble, D.D.S.

North Bergen Dental Medicine Associates

John R. Nosti, D.M.D. '98

Joseph A. Oleske, D.M.D. '95

Oral & Maxillofacial Associates of

Nutley, LLC

Thomas J. Paglione, D.M.D., P.A. '73

Peter J. Paterson, D.M.D. '81

Anna Patras, D.M.D., P.A. '02

Jason A. Pellegrino, D.M.D. '00

Barbara Sluka Piccolo, D.M.D. '85

Pisano & Procopio, P.A.

Aaron W. Prestup, D.M.D. '72

Princeton Periodontics & Implants, LLC

Richard D. Procopio, D.M.D. '72

Felix A. Puccio, D.D.S. '62

Saw-Ean Quah, D.M.D. '89

Colleen S. Quesada, D.M.D. '96

Charles S. Ranson, D.M.D. '84

Robert G. Reilly, D.M.D. '93

Jennifer Gail Reyes Martin, D.M.D. '00

Valerie C. Rico Maglione, D.M.D. '88

George L. Rioseco, Jr., D.D.S. '62

Philip A. Rispoli, Jr., D.M.D. '93

Richard D. Riva, D.D.S.

Sharon O. Riva

Llisenia E. Rivera, D.M.D.

Gerald V. Rizzo, D.M.D. '93

Rose A. Rizzo, C.R.T. '93

Harry O. Rohrer, Jr., D.D.S.

Bruce J. Roland, D.M.D., M.A.G.D. '77

Marc A. Rosenblum, D.M.D., Ph.D. '79

R. Glenn Rosivack, D.M.D., M.S. '82

Thomas A. Rossi, D.M.D. '77

Neil M. Roth, D.M.D. '71

Kamran Ruintan, D.M.D. '89

Torin W. Rutner, D.M.D., M.D. '98

Asha Samant, D.M.D. '81

R. Michael Sanders, D.M.D. '78

Peter Scerbo, D.M.D. '03

Bart A. Schneiderman, D.M.D. '87

Thomas M. Scorziello, D.M.D. '91

John C. Serijan, D.M.D., P.C. '70

Charles F. Sgroi, D.M.D. '76

James J. Shanley, D.M.D. '65

Robert A. Shekitka, D.M.D. '77

Dennis S. Siddiqi, D.M.D.

Anthony R. Silvestri, Jr., D.M.D. '72

Steven E. Sitrin, D.M.D. '86

Gary H. Small, D.M.D. '74

Nancy Jo Soporowski, D.M.D. '89

Sparta Dental Designs

Gaetano G. Spinnato, D.M.D., M.D. '67

Richard C. Staller, D.M.D. '81

Matthew S. Steinberg, D.M.D. '83

Omar F. Suarez, D.M.D. '84

Robert E. Sulzbach, D.D.S. '63

David P. Szczesny, D.M.D. '78

Kelly A. Tallio, D.M.D. '89

Louis J. Theodorou, Jr., D.M.D.,

F.A.G.D. '01

Justin D. Thornton, D.D.S.

Edward M. Tirpack, D.M.D., M.A.G.D. '81

Wayne E. Turk, D.M.D. '82

Timothy J. Tuttle, D.M.D. '79

Ultradent Products, Inc.

Joan Van Raalte, D.M.D. '94

James Francis Vella

Louisa A.V. Vilensky Sanders, D.M.D. '82

Christopher Wahlers, D.M.D. '03

Cory A. Wanatick, D.M.D. '90

Adam J. Weiss, D.M.D. '90

Andrea West

Angela Wheeler

Raymond Widican, D.D.S. '60

Robert Wigand

Sigrid Wilshinsky

Robert T. Wong, D.M.D. '77

Erich G. Wunsch, D.M.D. '90

Roger J. Zimany

Contributors up to $99

Yolanda Abich, D.M.D. '74

Joseph M. Arvay, D.M.D. '85

Ralph J. Attanasio, D.D.S. '61

Charles A. Baker, D.D.S. '86

Agnieszka Bara, D.M.D. '01

J. Herman Beckelman

William A. Belfer, D.M.D. '72

Joan M. Benassi

Frank A. Bogdan, Jr., D.M.D. '73

Roland J. Bondani, D.M.D. '77

Paul B. Bratter, D.M.D. '84

Jack Caloras

Katelynn Carpenter, D.M.D. '05

Arnold L. Chassanoff, D.M.D. '78

Burton D. Cohen, D.M.D. '67

Raymond L. Cole

Robert J. Conti, D.M.D., C.R.T. '02

John Cullere

Ugo D'Andrea

Efterpi Z. Deegan, D.M.D. '88

Howard I. Deutsch, D.D.S. '74

Vincent P. DeVincentis, D.M.D. '90

Robert A. Dix, D.D.S. '63

Brandon S. Elimanco, D.M.D. '92

Joel P. Fein

H. Craig Froonjian, D.M.D. '87

Arline M. Fulboam

Michael B. Gale, D.M.D. '79

Valerie C. Gallimore-Munro

David J. Garbolino, D.M.D. '83

Janice Gibbs-Reed

Gilbert L. Glass, D.M.D. '74

Robert Neal Goldsmith, D.M.D. '06

Saul H. Goldstein, D.D.S. '70

William M. Golz, D.M.D. '81

Lawrence M. Gorzelnik, D.M.D., M.D.

Marvin L. Greener

Blanche Durand Grube, D.M.D. '82

James A. Henderson, D.D.S. '64

Harris W. Herman, D.M.D. '70

Robert W. Heuss, D.M.D. '79

Stephen F. Hoffman, D.M.D. '86

Arthur T. Horsham

Eileen R. Hoskin, D.M.D. '84

Joann Jakubek

Geoffrey Johnson

Nimish B. Joshi, D.M.D. '95

Robert S. Kerner, D.M.D. '65

Benjamin Koren

Steven Koretzky, D.M.D. '95

Daniel B. Krantz, D.D.S.

Ronald Kurlan, D.M.D. '73

Donald Lapine, D.M.D. '97

Mark J. Lawson, D.M.D. '89

Philip F. Lembo, D.M.D. '67

Nilda Leon

John M. Liddle

Lords Valley Country Club, Inc.

Robert A. Lummis, D.M.D., M.A.G.D. '74

Richard E. Malecz, D.M.D., M.B.A. '76

Robert D. Marciani, D.M.D. '66

Jacob L. Markowitz, D.M.D. '65

Jennifer D. Marzarella, D.M.D. '99

Cory Jeanne Metzger, D.M.D. '00

Madhu Mohan, D.M.D. '03

Joan M. Monaco, D.M.D. '91

Ralph T. Moore, Jr., D.M.D. '68

Daniel P. O'Brien, D.M.D. '79

Richard J. Olin, D.M.D. '83

Jeffrey S. Panicucci, D.M.D. '91

Matthew J. Peluso, D.M.D. '02

John P. Petrocelli, D.M.D., P.A. '65

Anthony J. Piazza

Anthony J. Piazza

Frank D. Raviola, D.D.S. '61

Leo Rettig

Jamie J. Roberts

Sherry C. Roberts

Arnold H. Rosenheck, D.M.D.

Bara S. Rosenheck

Marvin J, Rothenberg

Andrew Ruvo, D.M.D., M.D. '01

George W. Sandau, D.M.D., M.D. '02

Eleanor M. Schmidt

James A. Sciaretta, D.M.D. '70

Fariba Sharifan, D.M.D. '97

John C. Shefferman, D.D.S. '89

Richard J. Siminski

Smile Creations, P.A., Inc.

Stephen Smiley, D.D.S. '79

Bohan B. Soifer, D.M.D. '72

Anthony B. Spain, D.M.D. '87

Donald G. Spinelli, D.M.D. '78

Cheryl Robin Stolarski, D.M.D. '92

Steven P. Susskind, D.M.D. '92

Robert F. Tanne, D.M.D. '75

Joan Taub Ades

Ronald E. Terry, D.M.D. '82

Gary F. Turnier, D.M.D. '85

Callie M. Vasilakis, D.M.D. '06

Frank J. Vertucci, D.M.D. '71

Michael Wildenberg

Barry R. Wohl, D.D.S. '73

Dana M Young, D.M.D. '02

James R. Zaas

Robert A. Zambrowski, D.M.D. '74

Ewa A. Zoltek-Rescigno, D.M.D. '06

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N E W J E R S E Y D E N T A L S C H O O L 2 0 0 7 D O N O R S N E W J E R S E Y D E N TA L S C H O O L F A S T F A C T S

2 0 0 6 - 2 0 0 7

n TUITION AND FEES

n OVERHEAD

n DENTAL CLINIC REVENUE

n GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

n OTHER

n STATE APPROPRIATION

37.76%

5.45%

F Y 2 0 0 7 R E V E N U E S U M M A R Y

TOTAL: $39,124,000

24.96%

1.28%

17.61%

12.94%

n SALARY EXPENSES

n OPERATING EXPENSES

n GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

n PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

5.38%

12.94%

16.04%

F Y 2 0 0 7 E X P E N S E S U M M A R Y

TOTAL: $39,124,000

65.64%

Caldwell CollegeFairleigh Dickinson UniversityMontclair State University New Jersey City UniversityNew Jersey Institute of Technology Ramapo CollegeRowan CollegeRutgers UniversitySaint Peters College Stevens Institute of Technology

Advanced Technology Education CenterCenter for the Correction of Dentofacial DeformitiesCenter for Dental and Oral Health (Faculty Practice)Center for Oral Infectious DiseasesCenter of Pharmacogenomics & Complex Disease ResearchNortheastern Minority Oral Health Research CenterSpecial Care Treatment CenterThe Center for Orafacial PainThe Implant CenterThe University Hospital Craniofacial Center of New Jersey

DMDDevelopmental Disability

FellowshipEndodonticsGeriatric Dental FellowshipGeneral Practice ResidencyInfectious Disease FellowshipMaster of Science in DentistryMaster of Dental Science

Oral MedicineOrofacial Pain FellowshipOral and Maxillofacial SurgeryOrthodonticsPediatric DentistryPeriodonticsPhD in Oral BiologyProsthodontics

List of BS/DMD affiliates:A P P L I C AT I O N S

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