NEWS Message from our President

The AAE and Endodontics Around the World

In June 1992, it was my privilege to represent the AAE at the Second Endodontic World Congress in Paris, France, sponsored by the International Federation of Endodontic Associations, more commonly called "IFEA." During the opening session, the Chairman of

the Organizing Committee, Dr. Jean-Marie Laurichesse of Paris, recognized several organizations and individuals for their contributions toward IFEA and the success of the Congress. I was surprised to hear my name called out to accept, on behalf of the AAE, a beautiful medallion with the Seal of the Congress artfully displayed on it. In presenting the medallion to me, Dr. Laurichesse indicated it was "in recognition of the contributions of the AAE, the mother of IFEA."

Since that time, I have been thinking about the AAE, the "mother" of the world's endodontic organizations, if not endodontics, worldwide. As we approach our 50th anniversary in Chicago next Spring, it is recognized that the AAE was the first national endodontic association. But more importantly, the contributions to the science and teaching of endodontics around the world by AAE members has enhanced endodontic care all over the globe. Through our members' efforts over the last 50 years, literally billions of teeth of suffering patients have been saved by endodontic care. Through the years, the AAE Annual Session has been recognized as the annual "global gathering place" for the dissemination of the latest scientific and clinical advances in the discipline. Our highly respected Journal of Endodontics has a worldwide circulation, and our membership roster includes active and associate members from 55 countries.

It is very satisfying to see the influence of the AAE on endodontic care around the world. It is enjoyable to pause for a moment and look around to see what has been accomplished. But at the same time that the AAE

has been working, others have been following our example, which in itself is very nice recognition of our contributions.

Other national endodontic associations have been developing all over Europe, South America, North America, the Middle East, the Far East, Africa and Australia, literally all the continents of the world. The sophistication of their membership and their organizations has steadily progressed.

In 1984, during Don Arens' term as AAE President, an organizational meeting was held at the AAE Annual Session to discuss creation of a federation of all of these endodontic associations. In 1986, the International Federation of Endodontic Associations was officially formed, and Steve Schwartz was installed as its first President, again at the AAE Annual Session. Since those early formative years, the AAE Headquarters Office has been the address and unifying central point for the affairs of IFEA.

IFEA held its first World Congress in January 1990 in Mexico City. I had the privilege of attending that Congress as well. One of the principal observations that I made, both in Mexico City and in Paris, was the importance of this gathering of internationally known clinicians and scientists to the dental community of the host country. In each instance, a large number of attendees were general dentists from the host country. They eagerly sought the latest knowledge about endodontics that was not usually available to them. For that reason, if for no other, IFEA plays an important role in the dissemination of knowledge around the world.

IFEA has grown from an idea to a proven sponsor of world class conferences in the last eight years. Our sincere congratulations go to the originators of IFEA and the coordinators of their two world congresses. The AAE, the "mother of IFEA," is proud of her offspring's successful coming of age. It's consistent with the original intent of the founders of the AAE 50 years ago.

Stuart B. Fountain, DDS, MSc (Dent) President

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Historical Perspective Through April, 1993, the Journal of Endodont ics will continue to feature addresses and/or profiles of all 49 AAE past presidents. Begun in 1991, this feature is intended to give members insight into the history and movement of the AAE and endodontics as a specialty, as we approach the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the AAE.

James H. Sherard, DDS Past President, 1963-64

Herbert Schilder, DDS Past President, 1985-86

Recollections of the 21 st Annual Meeting of the American Association of Endodontists

April 17-19, 1964, Washington, D.C.

After considerable thought, pleasant memories and reviewing files and correspondence, my major recollection is of the team I was fortunate to have.

In 1964, the Secretary of the AAE was a one-man operation. His office and his home were the AAE's central office. "Van" Van Valey kept our organization on an even keel with dedication and hard work. Of course he was fortunate to have his wife Ruth assisting him, and we were too.

Much of our success in these early years was due to family efforts and sacrifices, and I am confident this is still true.

This was only the second venture out of Chicago for our annual meeting. It had always run so smoothly in conjunction with the Chicago Mid-Winter meeting, many of us assumed it just happened and thought we would make a mistake to move it too other locations. Dedicated pioneers such as Vince Milas, who served as Secretary for the first 15 to 20 years, and Tom Starshak, who was the General Arrangements Chairman, made everything simple for the rest of us during these years.

The first meeting held outside Chicago was in 1962 in Miami. The Florida group convinced us that it could be done, and done very well. We returned to Chicago in 1963, and the long-term site committee selected Washington, D.C. for 1964.

Washington did not have a large contingent of AAE members, but those few did a superb job. Fortunately, we had a young Navy captain stationed at Bethesda who had established a reputation as a quiet, dedicated, energetic and willing AAE member. Without hesitation he accepted the job of Local Arrangements Chairman. What a job! Jack Bucher could be compared to a Rolls Royce. You could not hear the engine running, but were assured of its dependability, perfection in every aspect and the most comfortable ride imaginable. Perfection personified. We were fortunate that he also had a helpmate, his wife Kitty, who made sure many, many details were checked and double checked. I guess you could say she was the chauffeur of the Rolls Royce.

The heart of our successful meeting was the program. I was successful in convincing a very busy, active young member who everyone recognized would be a leader and world renowned endodontist to be Program Chairman. You are right; it was Dudley Glick.

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Changes

Reflections on endodontics and on the AAE come easily as we approach the 50th anniversary of our Association next year.

Growth, strength and respect are images that come to mind. Strong educational support, quality patient care and significant research are pleasant thoughts that flood in as well. And, at last, indispensability and broad pubfic recognition- long sought after goals - seem finally to have been achieved.

Things have surely changed since the founding of the AAE in 1943. The threats of focal infection are seemingly behind us. We have been certified and recertified as a recognized specialty within dentistry. We have 3,925 members, of whom 681 are also Diplomates of the American Board of Endodontics. It is probably fair to say that "endodontics" (or at least, "root canal") has become a household word (associated with extreme pain).

It is also good that no third party dental plan is considered to be a good one that does not provide for endodontic service as a basic, or near basic, benefit. We should both be happy and proud.

But change is constant. We are always in the midst of change - some good, some bad. Changes that benefit endodontics and our Association are always welcomed. Those that affect us adversely should be avoided or redirected, if possible. We have always tried to do so.

In 1974, I was asked to summarize for publication in the brand new Journal of Endodontics an address I had delivered to the AAE at its 31st annual meeting in San Diego. Under the title, "Problems of the Present," it was placed by the editor as the first article in Vol. 1 No. 1 of the JOE in January 1975. Someone besides myself, apparently, thought that some of those problems were of concern to the membership.

The problems I commented on were supply and demand, educational problems and Sargenti/N2. Sound familiar?

The Association's response to these challenges in the ensuing two decades have been prodigious and, considering the enormity and complexity of these issues, effective regarding supply and demand and Sargenti/N2. The educational problems, the ones least visible to the members, have increased in complexity and may threaten seriously, in my judgement, our very continuance as a specialty in dentistry.

The supply and demand issue began with two diametrically opposed trend lines. One, the unprecedented decrease in caries documented in the early '70's and, two, an equally

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Dudley organized a fantastic program whose list of essayists woutd read like a "Who's Who" in dentistry, especially the specialty of endodontics, which had just been recognized and accredited by the American Dental Association. I invite you to review this program if you have an opportunity. You may know some of our "more mature" members who have saved programs from the past or find them in our headquarters office. I am sure you would be impressed with the quality of many of our early programs.

Every annual meeting should have a social and entertaining aspect. This meeting reached a new plateau, and I am confident has been a tough act to follow. My associate in practice for over 30 years and a very good friend, Julian Kelly, was Chairman of the Banquet Committee. He arranged to have an outstanding entertainer fly in from Dothan, Alabama. Sharon Elabash was a successful Harvard graduate lawyer and, while standing, he played several classical selections on the piano and sang with a highly trained operatic voice. He then quoted Shakespeare with annunciation and an accent that would convince you he was truly an Englishman. He then brought the house down when he performed the same acts with his Southern Alabama accent, as he would have done it in the Dothan High School his senior year.

Preceding this banquet, the Southern Endodontic Study Group, of which I am very proud, surprised me by hosting a cocktail party. They were dressed in formal attire, with Dixie flags in their lapels, and a dixieland band furnished the music. The evening truly had a Southern accent. Eleven of us formed this Southern Endodontic Study Group in 1956. Its member- ship now is about what the AAE membership was in 1964. You might say it was conceived by Jake Freedland and born in my playroom in Atlanta. Dr. B. Nygaard Ostby from Norway was visiting Jake and was our guest at this first meeting.

The AAE was a relatively small group in 1964, but very strong in enthusiasm because we were constantly spreading the gospel that quality endodontic treatment could save our natural dentition. Because of this enthusiasm, our business meeting enjoyed an almost 100% attendance. We were the youngest specialty in dentistry, looking forward to a bright future, but realizing there were still many aspects to be converted. It was my duty to preside, so I announced that our policy stated that anyone who wished to speak shoutd give their name and the city and state they were from. I then smugly said, "1 am Jimmy Sherard from Atlanta and am sure it is not necessary to say which state." A big tall Texan stood up in the back of the room and said, "The H (I think he said 'heck') it isn't, because I'm from Atlanta, Texas." This was Frank Trice speaking, who became our president a few years later.

I was very fortunate and received many compliments for 1964, but as you can see, I had a fantastic team who would make anyone look good. Thanks for the memories and best wishes for the future.

Dr. Sherard retired from dentistry in 1989 and divides his time between two homes in Atlanta, Georgia and Highlands, North Carolina. He counts he and his wife, Veda, fortunate for ha vingsustained health and enjoys playing golf and preparing breakfast every Sunday for 300+ street people at the First Presbyterian Church in Atlanta.

in caries documented in the early '70's and, two, an equally unprecedented increase in dental manpower orchestrated by the federal government.

"Busyness" became a buzzword for both the ADA and AAE. The inevitable occurred, with all parties trying to protect their "turf." General dentists started doing procedures which they had traditionally referred to specialists. Endodontists became accustomed to the reality that, for the most part, their practices would no longer include uncomplicated anterior teeth. They also became aware of a growing subspecialty of "retreatodontics" in their practices, i.e. the retreatment of cases previously attempted by referring generalists.

One of the happy outcomes of this has been the Association's outstandingly successful public awareness program. What a political hot potato that was for your officers, with its special assessments attached to your dues for several years in the mid-'80's!

We've learned to cope with Supply and Demand. Regarding Sargenti/N2, no one can really believe that the

AAE is seriously threatened by this problem today. I wrote in part in 1975: "Angelo Sargenti is a paradoxical unifying force for endodontics. Neither Sargenti, nor his material, nor his technique are basically scientific issues, although I have no doubt to his own belief in his claims. He cannot [however] be ignored..."

Surely this Association has not ignored N2 in the ensuing years. But no one sitting in the House of Delegates of the ADA in 1989 and seeing the unanimous 417-0 vote in recertifying endodontics as a specialty can feel that N2 and its adherents pose a serious present threat to endodontics. If continuous vigilance is necessary, the AAE has demonstrated its capac- ity to be vigilant.

My own impression on this subject, however, has not changed. The Sargenti phenomenon taught us more about ourselves than it did about him. We got better; we reached out to general dentists more. And for the most part, those endodontists who had done so stopped the "trivialization" of endodontics with commercially directed quick-fix cures of their own design and one-day miracle courses. Our relations with general dentists have probably never been better than they are today.

Change can be difficult, but change can be good. In my fina) Presidential Message in the April 1986 Journal of Endodontics, I summarized with these remarks:

"The natural consequence of all this for endodontists is that we will be busy in the decades ahead, but we will be treating, for the most part, the difficult cases, the youngest and oldest patients, the calcified and tortuous canals, and cases in which an initial attempt at endodontic treatment has been unsuccessful. Then will the endodontic specialists be called in to salvage the case, to find the canal, to bypass the ledge, the calcification, the paste, the broken instrument, to seal the perforation, to hemisect the root, to reverse seal the apex, to do the magic to save the case. If it sounds like your practice this week, you are not alone. But after the culture shock, cheer up; you are training for the future, and there is going to be an immense need for us in the years ahead." Optimistic then and optimistic now, on those scores at least.

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Schilder(continued from previous page)

But things still change and the vigilance of this Association must be directed at more than N2 alone. Two current trends leave me with profound concern for our specialty. One is relatively new. The other is quite old.

The new concern is the effect that Implant Dentistry may have on endodontics in the years ahead. I do not mean the placement of implants into edentulous areas where teeth have been extracted because of hopeless periodontal conditions or because of impossibility of performing successful endodontic treatment. I refer to the growing likelihood of teeth being extracted instead of being treated periodontally or endodontically. This may be a touchy subject, but this may also be a deadly serious one for our Association.

As periodontists, prosthodontists, maxillo-facial surgeons and general dentists discover that implant dentistry constitutes an increasingly significant portion of their practice incomes, economic decisions regarding extraction of salvageable teeth may blur treatment decisions. This threat is real.

The Association must face this reality head on and propose ethical responses to it promptly!

The other major current problem is one of the old ones, more insidious now more than ever: the Educational Problem.

Your Association is seriously engaged at present with a critical shortage of endodontic teachers to train new endodontists and to train general dentists who still provide the majority of root canal treatments in this country.

To quote briefly from my 1975 paper: "Our second major problem is that our schools are in fiscal difficulty...With only few exceptions, most endodontic faculties are too small to teach the number of students being thrust upon them...Are teachers underpaid? Would higher salaries attract and retain more highly qualified teachers?..."

Well, our schools are in greater fiscal difficulty today than they were then. More and more schools, to better balance budgets, are folding previously independent endodontic departments into larger groupings within dental schools. This saves money in many demonstrable ways, including reduced faculty and support staff expense, reduced space and material requirements, etc. This is fraught with a huge set of problems for already harassed endodontic faculties. When combined with programs of "comprehensive dentistry," the outcomes may be catastrophic.

In comprehensive care predoctoral dental programs, patients are assigned to dental students who become responsible for all the dentistry those patients require. On the surface it sounds great. In its best form it does have some educational merit. In its worst form it smacks of the old "supergeneralist" idea which flourishes still after a decade

and a half of anti-specialist dental educational dogma. Under ideal circumstances, the comprehensive care

patient has his/her complex specialty treatment needs met by referral from the predoctoral student to the graduate specialty service clinics of the school. The simple specialty service needs are provided by the predoctoral student who does the treatment either in a predoctoral, comprehensive clinic area ubder supervision of an appropriate faculty from the school's specialty departments, or by that same student in a predoctoral clinic for that specialty, again under supervision of the appropriate specialty department faculty.

The problem is that some schools are closing their predoctoral specialty clinics (saves $) and are allowing GENERAL DENTISTS to supervise specialty services in the general comprehensive care clinic area (saves $).

It is happening now! The trend is increasing. If it is not checked, a generation of dental students will be graduated who have seen endodontists as lecturers, maybe as preclinical instructors, but not as clinical instructors.

To say that the endodontic education of these students is shortchanged puts it mildly. Such inadequate specialty education threatens equally the endodontic treatment needs of these students' future patients. What need or knowledge of the value of working with endodontists will graduates of such programs possess?

"Joining them," either in the case of implants or "going along" in the case of the educational crisis, may meet the personal needs of certain endodontic colleagues. I can empathize with that. But no needs of endodontics nor of the AAE will be met by such aquiescence.

The Association's early attention to these emergent problems is essential. There are no present solutions to either of these problems unless we take the reins with the determination to forge solutions.

Stripped of scientific posturing and philosophic jargon, these are pocketbook issues, often the hardest ones with which to deal. Yet deal with them we must, if we are to celebrate our second fifty years in 2043, as self-fulfilled as we hope to celebrate our first fifty years in Chicago next year.

Don't leave it to our Officers and Board of Directors alone. Get involved with these issues yourselves. Each and every one of you. I bet that will make a change in your enjoyment of endodontic practice in the years ahead.

Dr. Schilder resides in Brookfine, Massachusetts and is currently Professor and Chairman of the Department of Endodontics at Boston University's Goldman School of Gradu- ate Dentistry. A former Director of the American Board of Endodontics, Dr. Schilder remains active on all levels of organized dentistry.

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Presidential Profile

Glenn R. Brooks Past- President, 1961-62

Glenn R. Brooks was born in Chelsea, Michigan on September 4, 1902. After earning his dental degree from the University of Michigan in 1925, Dr. Brooks held various teaching posts in the Department of Endodontics at his alma mater over the next 33 years.

Dr. Brooks served as President of the Ralph Sommer Endodontic Study Club and the Kingery Prosthodontic Study Club. A Fellow of the American College of Dentists, he served two terms as a member of the American Dental Association Council on Dental Health and was a frequent speaker on endodontics at many dental meetings and seminars. After serving terms on the AAE's Executive Committee and as Vice President, he became the Association's 19th President in 1961.

Dr. Brooks passed away in 1982.

Vincent B. Milas Past-President, 1962-63

Vincent B. Milas was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 23, 1904. He received his dental degree from the Chicago College of Dental Surgery at the Loyola University School of Dentistry in 1927.

Dr. Milas' interest in endodontics began in 1936 when he became a member of the famous Quartet of Root Canal Clinicians with Drs. John Hospers, Lester Kalk and Thomas Starshak. This group gained widespread notoriety, appearing on dental programs nationwide for over 25 years.

A founder and charter member of the AAE, Dr. Milas served as chairman on many committees and held the executive posts of Secretary, Treasurer and Vice President before becoming the Association's 20th President in 1962. He was a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics and was appointed Historian of the AAE in 1960.

Dr. Milas passed away in 1989.

New Members

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Notes From Here and There Dr. Gary Taylor of the Loyola University School of Dentistry in Chicago recently presented the lecture," Differential diagnosis, modalities of calcium hydroxide and restoration of endodontically treated teeth" at the annual meeting of the Missouri Endodontic Association. Officers for the coming year installed at this meeting are Dan Lavitt, President; Joe Weibert, Vice President; and Carol McCall, Secretary/Treasurer...Dr. Eric J. Hovland, chairman of the Department of Endodontics at the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, University of Maryland, was named Administrator of the Year by the Maryland Association of Higher Education. Chairman of the endodontics department since 1985, Dr. Hovland has been credited with creating a strategic plan for the College and was the principal investigator for a funded grant that was recognized in national competition by the Pew Foundation for its excellence. This project, "Implementation of a Strategic Plan," won the College $660,000. Dr. Hovland will become president of the AAE in 1993...Dr. I.B. Bender and family have pledged $100,000 to the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine to establish an endowed laboratory carrying on the I.B. Bender name in honor of Dr. Bender's

pioneering efforts in endodontic research. Dr. Bender is a 1930 graduate of the University's School of Dental Medicine. The endowment will also create a fellowship for master's degree or doctoral candidates in the School of Dental Medicine's Department of Endodontics and provide laboratory

expenses for this research. The fund, to be known as the I.B. Bender Endowment, will show the importance of pulp biology and endodontic research to the University of Pennsylvania dental community by being the first established in an institution respected and renowned for its quality education.

The Annual Steven P. Chartan Memorial Endodontic Lecture was recently presented at the Albert Einstein Medica/ Center in Phi/ade/phia. The a//-day symposium entitled, "The science of dentin bonding," was presented by Dr. David Pash/ey of the Medica/ College of Georgia and Dr. Charles Cox of the University ofA/abama. Pictured, from/eft, are Dr. Cox, Dr. Henry Trowbridge, Dr. Pash/ey, Dr./.B. Bender, Mrs. Amy Chartan, Dr. Louis Rossman, Dr. Hilton Sega/ and Dr. PeterBrothman.

International News

The Netherlands Society for Endodontology (NVVE) will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a two-day congress October 30-31, 1992 in Veldhoven, The Netherlands. Speakers include, Drs. G. Glickman and J. Gutmann (USA), W. Saunders and E. Saunders (UK), and C. Lost (Germany). For further information, please contact:

NVVE c/o Dr. Michael de Cleen Schubertstraat 40-1 NL-1077 GV Amsterdam The Netherlands fax : 31-20-6692881

At the recent Florida National Dental Congress in Olrando, Dr. Robert Uchin (left) is presented with an AAE plaque in recognition of his service as President of the Florida Dental Association by Dr. Samuel Dora, President of the Florida Association of Endodontists.

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Call for Presentations Practitioners' Platform 50th Annual Session American Association of Endodontists

Your clinical expertise and experience are invaluable. Clinical concerns and frustrations are important aspects of your professional life. Come share these with your col leagues . Col lec t ive ly , we possess untold years of successes and failures, and now is the time to be part of a new forum to address these issues.

Beginning with the 1993 Annual Session to be held April 28 - May 2 in Chicago, we will have

a "Practitioners' Platform," in which the neo- phyte and master can interact. Bring your troublesome cases, closet skeletons, expert tips, and management opinions and open new av- enues for l e a rn ing . NO P R E V I O U S P R E S E N T A T I O N E X P E R I E N C E IS NECESSARY!! If you have always wanted an AAE forum for your clinical concerns, take advantage of this opportunity to be heard.

Practitioners' Platform Major Issues Clinical Problem-Solving

Practice Management Problem-Solving

Guidelines for Presentations

1. All presentations are limited to 10 minutes, with five minutes for questions and answers.

c. valuable tips for treatment, new techniques, short-cuts, etc.

2. Cases presented are limited to five 2x2 slides or radiographs (no double projection).

3. Cases should address the following issues: a. clinical dilemmas b. problems relating to diagnostics,

technology, management (medical, psychological, commmunications), office efficiency and staff

4. Cases can be "open-ended," such as, "I'm at this point, now what do I do?" Audience guidance and the sharing of meaningful new ways of handling problems will be essential.

5. Criteria to present your case are willingness to share, question, communicate and learn.

6. Mounts for radiographs can be provided to all participants.

To obtain an application for the Practitioners" Platform, write to Dr. James Gutmann, Program Chair, American Association of Endodontists, 211 E. Chicago Avenue, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60611-2691 or call the AAE Central Office at 312/266-7255. THE S U B M I S S I O N D E A D L I N E FOR PRESENTATION R E V I E W IS SEPTEMBER 15, 1992.

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Associate Registry

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Florida, Southwest Coast--Outstanding, immediate opportunity for Board-certified/ -eligible endodontist licensed to practice in Florida. Applicant must be motivated to acquire equity interest. Reply to AR-0803-2.

Florida, West Coast--Endodontist needed to join four doctor group practice. Must be honest, ambitious and willing to work with a team. Contact Dr. Carl Flatley, c/o Endodontic Associates, 2701 Park Drive, Clearwater, FL 34523.

Georgia, Atlanta--Excellent opportunity for Board-eligible or-certified endodontist for full- time association leading to early partnership. Reply to AR-0704-3.

Georgia, Atlanta--Exceptional opportunity for an endodontist in atwo-office practice that has shown continued growth. This is a full- time position leading to partnership. Please reply to AR-0601-4.

Massachusetts, Boston area--Excellent opportunity for a Board-eligible or -certified endodontist for full-time association leading to early partnership. Please call the office of Jan Rozen and Arnold Maloff, Two Winter Street, Salem, MA 01970, 508/745-6900.

Massachusetts, Southeastern-Endodontist wanted to join established endodontic group practice, full-time or part-time. Associate position available. Board-eligible or -certified. Send resume to AR-0205-32.

New Jersey, near N.Y.C.--Board-qualified endodontist. P/F time associate. Excellent opportunity for recent grads. Leading to partnership. Two-office location. Reply to AR- 1200-25.

New York State--Board-eligible or -certified endodontist wanted to join busy high-quality endodontic practice. Excellent opportunity as associate leading to early partnership in a desirable area. Reply to AR-0701-3.

New York, Suffolk County--Board-eligible or -certified endodontist wanted for high quality growing practice. Excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated and honest individual. Send resume and references to AR-0702-3.

New York, Syracuse--We need an endodontist to join our busy multi-office three man endodontic practice. This is a bona fide equal partnership opportunity in a wonderful quality of life area. Please call Stan Kaplan, DDS, 600 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY 13202, 315/476-7406.

Pennsylvania, eastern--Establ ished endodontic practice looking forcaring, quality- oriented endodontist for full-time association leading to early partnership. Send complete resume to AR-0802-2.

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia--The University of Pennsylvania is seeking a faculty for a full- time position forthe Undergraduate Endodontic Program. Responsibil it ies include administration of the program, as well as teaching and clinical supervision of undergraduate students with minor teaching of postgraduate students. Applicants must have advanced endodontic training with qualification to have a license to practice in the state of Pennsylva_nia. The candidate must be able to conduct independent clinical research related to endodontics and must have experience in directing or participating in the undergraduate endodontic education. The applicant must be a respected clinician and

intramural practice is required. Salary and rank are commensurate with experience. Candidates should send their curriculum vitae and the name of three personal references to Dr. Syngcuk Kim, Chairman, Search Committee for Endodontics, Department of Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 4001 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6002. The University of Pennsylvania is an EEO/AA employer.

Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh area-- Established endodontic practice provides excellent opportunity for motivated, service- oriented endodontist in a high-quality practice. Three modern offices. Board-eligible or - certified. Association leading to partnership. Call 412/833-8400 or reply to AR-0807-2.

Texas, Dallas--Unusual opportunity for fast start and early buy in a top endodontic office. If you are Board-eligible, caring, quality- oriented and wish to be renumerated accordingly, send resume to AR-0901-1.

Washington, D.C., metropolitan area-- Overworked endodontist is booked three weeks in advance. Excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, personable associate. Position leads to partnership. Send resume to AR-0204-8.

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