NEWS (Continued from page 1) Dental Research... The ACE was well represented on a travel course to the Soviet Union last April. Dr. Alfred Frank was educational leader of the group that inlcuded Drs. Wallace B. Brown, Peter C. Wasilkoff, Robert Zelikow, William J. Hieronymous, Herbert C. Rosen and Edward R. Falkner.

AAE members at presentation in Fort Gordon, GA.

Awards The ACE Honors & Awards Committee hereby solicits nominations for the fol- lowing awards to be presented in 1986.

Anyone wishing to submit the name of a candidate for one of the three awards given by the ACE should use the following format:

1. State the full name of the candidate 2. Name the award for which the can-

date is to be considered 3. State the reason you feel your candi-

date is qualified 4. Send a complete curriculum vitae

The above information is confiden- tial and the candidate must not be aware that his name is being con- sidered for an award.

Committee Solicits Nominations 2) The award is to be given to a

member of the ACE. 3) The award need not be given

annually. 4) Presentation of the medallion will

be made during the annual ses- sion of the Association.

C. The Ralph F. Sommer Award 1) The award is a plaque given in

recognition of the principal auth- or(s) of a study that is of specific significance to the science and art of endodontology.

2) The award will not necessarily be given annually but whenever an especially significant paper or book is identified.

3) The award may be given for ar- ticles describing development advances in methodology and/or materials and devices, and for constructive influence on clinical practice.

4) The paper(s) may not necessarily be based on research, but could be philosophical, social, techno- logical, etc., pertaining to endo- dontics.

All information should be in the hands of the Chairman of the Honors & Awards Committee no later than Oc- tober 1, 1985.

Charles A. Scott, Jr., Chairman Honors & Awards Committee

A. The Edgar D. Coolidge Award 1) The award is a plaque to be given

annually at the Coolidge Memor- ial Luncheon.

2) Recipient must be a living mem- ber of the ACE.

3) The individual must have had ac- tive participation in the ACE dur- ing the. individual's professional lifetime.

4) The individual must have dis- played leadership and exemplary dedication to dentistry and en- dodontics.

5) It would be preferable and desir- able for the recipient to present the Edgar D. Coolidge Lecture.

B. The Louis I. Grossman Award 1) The award is a certificate and a

medallion. The medallion is a gift of Dr. Louis I. Grossman, made after he had received the award. It is given for cumulative publica- tion of significant research stud- ies which made anextraordinary contribution to endodontology.

ICOA and ADA Link Dentists Nationwide

Dr. Dominic A. Castaldo, president of the American Dental Network, a division of ICOA, Inc., has announced the signing of an agreement with the American Dental Association to provide a nationwide telecommunications system linking the dental community and providing dentists with a comprehensive array of on-line informa- tion services. The computer-based system will be available this summer and can be accessed from any personal computer or data terminal over the GTE Telenet public data network.

"Dentists and dental care professionals throughout the United States will have instant acess to important dental, medical, and general business information and be able to communicate with their colleagues and organizations electronically," explains Dr. Castaldo. The American Dental Network provides clinical product and therapeutic information, on-line ordering from the American Dental Association catalog, directories of dental specialists, meeting and education information from dental societies across the country, news about national and regional legislation related to dentistry, and insurance plan information as well as electronic billing directly to insurance companies and third-party providers.

DENTCOM (DENTist COMmunications), another service of the American Dental Network, is sponsored by manufacturers and distributors of dental therapeutics, supplies, and equipment. Dentists use DENTCOM free of charge to obtain product information and benefit from its capability of providing direct communication with suppliers to order samples and supplies.

Dr. Castaldo estimates that when all services are available, 50,000 dentists will be using the system for ordering dental products, submitting insurance claims, and accessing the most up-to-date information.

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