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Spring 2012Volume 72, Number 1

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On the cover: Douglas Dick, DMD67, PD72, and his wife, Eltress, have established planned gifts to the School totaling $1 million.

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From the Dean

INSIDE

philanthropy focus 2

alumni focus 5

public health focus 7

research focus 11

honor roll of donors 13

school focus 18

research focus 24

dental school news 26Bruce Donoff, DMD67, MD73

What does it take to maintain a world-class school of dental medicine? It takes

faculty—teachers, researchers, and clinicians—of unparalleled quality, leaders who

guide and mentor their students to become the leaders of tomorrow. It takes students

who believe in themselves and their calling, who are engaged in the world and are

dedicated to providing care for people both here and across the globe. And it takes

you, our loyal donors, alumni, and friends, whose dedication to the School’s mission

matches our own and without whom this would be just another school.

Thanks to you, this is no ordinary dental school. It is a special place: Our students and faculty conduct basic, clinical,

and translational research to improve human health. They treat patients in community health centers, homeless shelters, and

agencies for individuals with special needs, as well as on the streets of Boston and Cambridge. Our students have cared for

everyone from prison inmates to members of indigenous populations in the Amazon Rainforest. Our small class sizes ensure

a productive and vibrant learning environment. Our DMD students study the Medical School curriculum for their first two

years, right alongside their medical student classmates. Our advanced graduate students conduct research and increase their

competency in their chosen field. It all adds up to a center of academic excellence in oral health education, research, and

practice and a world of compassionate care.

In this, our donor issue, we highlight two extremely generous gifts that HSDM recently received—the kinds of gifts

that make a big impact on the lives of our students and scholars and on the future of the School. You will read about the

generosity of Frank Bliss, DMD38, and Douglas Dick, DMD67, PD72, and his wife, Eltress, in the pages that follow. We are

deeply grateful for their thoughtfulness and philanthropic leadership. The Bliss funds will be primarily directed toward

student scholarships, a major focus for HSDM funds.

The Dean’s Scholars program—one of the important scholarship programs funded by HSDM—is now marking its

tenth year of success in creating a pipeline for young graduates entering academia. I invite you to call me to learn more about

these and other opportunities to support our School, so that the graduates who join our alumni ranks remain distinctive and

distinguished. Opportunities in substantive global and community oral health programs offer yet another chance to make a

profound difference in the lives of our students as they make a

difference in the lives of individuals and populations.

What we do here at HSDM matters. It matters to the

country, and it matters to the world. And we plan to continue

to matter for a very long time. Your help and support have

carried us this far, and I know that we can count on you into the

future to strengthen our mission of developing and fostering a

community of global leaders. Your participation reenergizes us

and inspires us to work harder and achieve greater heights of

excellence in carrying out this mission, and we are most grateful.


Frank Bliss Established a Legacy—and Received a Lifetime Income

F rank Bliss, DMD38, passed away on November 12,

2011, and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine

was recently the grateful recipient of more than

$430,000 from his estate. Bliss and his first wife,

Edith, included HSDM in their estate planning back in 1988.

He donated to HSDM an office building in

Cranston, Rhode Island, which was valued at

$290,000—and which he had bought in 1949 for

$18,000. The sale of this real estate by HSDM

funded the two-life Frank F. and Edith K. Bliss

Charitable Remainder Unitrust, which gave the

Blisses an income and, upon their deaths, a most

wonderful contribution to the School.

Bliss received an average 7 percent payout

rate on $290,000 from 1988 until his death in

2011. And the life income wasn’t the only benefit

he received by establishing this gift; he also received a $100,000

tax deduction and avoided a capital gains tax on the sale of the

building. In a profile in the Spring 2008 issue of the Bulletin,

Bliss spoke of this financial arrangement as “one of the best

investment decisions I ever made.” Indeed, with this type of

planned gift, both the donor and the School benefit.

Frank Farnell Bliss was born in Cranston on August 21,

1914. He studied at MIT and received his DMD from HSDM,

magna cum laude, in 1938. He married Edith Mildred Kelley

of Salem, New Hampshire, on August 2, 1938, and the couple

had five children. Edith died on April 20, 1989. In 1993, Bliss

married Arline Farrell, who had been his patient for 12 years,

and the couple moved to Reno, Nevada, in 2000.

Bliss began the practice of dentistry in fall 1938 in

Providence, Rhode Island. In 1952, he and Roger H. Brown,

DMD43, moved to Cranston, where they established a

dental practice and worked together until they both retired

in 1983. Bliss was active in many dental organizations and

was a founder and charter member of the

American Academy of Operative Dentistry.

He also founded the School of Hygiene at the

University of Rhode Island, where he taught for

many years. Later in life, Bliss established the

Frank Farnell Bliss Teaching and Research Fund

in General Dentistry at HSDM. He considered

his greatest professional achievement to be the

successful campaign he and colleagues mounted

to persuade Providence to fluoridate its water

supply in 1951.

A musician, Bliss played several instruments, especially

the French horn, and performed with local symphony

orchestras in Rhode Island and with the Reno Pops Orchestra

in Nevada. He was also a lifelong sailor.

In a 2005 letter to Dean Bruce Donoff, Bliss wrote:

“I think of [HSDM] often. I have vivid memories of my

years there. They made possible my long, satisfying career

in dentistry, plus a rewarding retirement that, I can hardly

believe, has extended already for more than twenty years.”

Frank Bliss is survived by his wife, Arline, his children,

five grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. A memorial

service will be held at 2:00 pm on May 12, 2012, in the

Congregational Church in Cranston, Rhode Island. H

Frank Bliss, DMD38

For information about planned giving options at HSDM, please contact Wanda Mock, assistant dean for development

and alumni relations, at 617-432-5356 or [email protected].


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Major HSDM Supporters Douglas and Eltress Dick Step Up Again

Already extremely generous donors

to HSDM, Douglas and Eltress

Dick have once again shown

their dedication to the School by

establishing a $700,000 charitable gift annuity.

In early May 2011, Doug, DMD67, PD72,

a retired orthodontist, called Wanda Mock,

HSDM’s assistant dean for development and

alumni relations, to discuss establishing a planned

gift to the School. The Dicks wished to receive

a lifetime income from their gift. After listening

to the Dicks’ ideas and information, Mock

suggested a gift annuity and put them in touch

with HSDM’s planned giving representative at

the University. John Christel, who is a lawyer,

provided them with a comparison of benefits, tax

consequences, payout rates, and other details on a 6 percent

annuity with various contribution amounts.

In a follow-up discussion on May 27, Doug indicated

that he wished to set up a $700,000 gift annuity within that

next week. And indeed, the Douglas S. Dick Charitable Gift

Annuity was created by the first week in June.

“As an alumnus, I’m very proud of the School of Dental

Medicine,” says Doug. “As part of our retirement financial

planning, I wanted to include an immediate annuity, and

Harvard’s charitable gift annuity was the answer. It gives us a

defined fixed income for the rest of our lives, and after we’re

gone, the money benefits the School. I felt that Harvard’s

rates were competitive with commercial products, especially

considering that part of the initial gift is tax deductible and

that a portion of the subsequent income is tax free. It definitely

has been a win-win for us!”

The Dicks have experience with this type of investment,

having created a similar planned gift back in 2005. After selling

his dental office building and being concerned about a large

capital gain, Doug contacted HSDM and received information

Eltress and Douglas Dick

about the best type of gift for the eventual benefit of HSDM and

the current benefit of the Dicks; that is, no capital gains tax, a

lifetime income, and a charitable tax deduction. After weighing

the information, the Dicks decided to establish the $300,000

Douglas and Eltress Dick Charitable Remainder Unitrust.

“I would strongly recommend it for anyone selling a

house or anything with a big capital gain,” said Doug of his

initial gift. “It’s wonderful! Harvard does all the paperwork and

handles the whole process. I would do it again in a minute.”

Which he did, albeit six years later, making the Dicks among

HSDM’s most generous donors to date, with gifts totaling

$1 million. The School recognized the Dicks’ philanthropic

leadership with a tribute at this year’s annual Appreciation

Dinner in April.

“The generosity of Doug and Eltress Dick is

extraordinary,” says Mock. “They were already wonderfully

generous donors, and they have strengthened their connection

with the School even more through this latest gift. It is with deep

gratitude that we acknowledge their participation and leadership

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Ed Morin, dmd60, Longtime Donor

After leading the Dean’s Advisory Board for 10 years, Gerard Moufflet stepped down as chair at the end of December 2011. Moufflet is CEO and founder of Acceleration International, a venture capital firm located in Boston that invests in the health care sector in the United States and Europe. Prior to founding Acceleration International, he served as managing director at Advent International, a leading international private equity firm, where he was in charge of investments in the health care sector. Moufflet serves on the boards of several privately held companies in Europe and the United States, including American Dental Partners and Amphion Innovations. He is also chair of the French Cultural Center in Boston.

The School is deeply grateful to Moufflet for his leadership and service and honored him at the annual Appreciation Dinner in April. He remains a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board.

Gerard Moufflet Steps Down as Chair of Dean’s Advisory Board

Edward Morin, DMD60, has been a steady supporter

of HSDM for more than 30 years. In fact, his first

contribution was the year he graduated, and he has

made more than 100 additional financial donations

since then. “I dramatically increased my contribution for my

50th reunion two years ago,” he says. “I think so

highly of the School.”

The orthodontist knew when he was 16

that he wanted to be a dentist. “I had a paper

route from 1949 to 1953,” Morin says, “and I saw

that the dentists on my route had nice houses.

But of course it wasn’t only about the money.”

He attended Clark University in Worcester and

applied to HSDM after his second year there. He

was ranked second in his class and was accepted

to HSDM after his third year in college, in 1956. A strong

student, he finished first in his class at HSDM and was awarded

the Gold Medal.

Morin received his orthodontics training at Tufts,

completing his certificate in 1962. He then joined the military

and from 1962 to 1964 was stationed in Orléans, France,

where he practiced orthodontics for NATO and US embassy

personnel. Upon his return to the States, he started a practice

in Worcester. Yet teaching called to him as well. “I enjoy

teaching,” he says. “It stayed with me from HSDM. I had

such great teachers there, I decided to do it myself.” He got

his chance for an appointment at Harvard in 1965, when the

orthodontics program was still housed at the Harvard/Forsyth

Dental Center. It later moved to HSDM. Morin retired from

the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 2001, having taught

half-time for a number of years.

Since retiring, Morin has kept very busy. He lives in

Florida from November to April and spends

the summer and fall in Worcester. He became

a collector of antiques, including Heisey glass,

and collected figures of bulls. He has since sold

many of his collections, but still occasionally

attends antiques auctions. His newest hobbies

are going to storage auctions and metal detecting

on the beaches in Florida, which, he says, he

does for the exercise. He recently found a cell

phone and a smartphone with his metal detector

and managed to return both of them to their owners. Every

summer since 1998, Morin has presented a two-week course

on wire bending and typodonts as a visiting professor at the

University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine.

Morin appreciates his time at HSDM. “I met a lot of

people and trained a lot of our students who went on to become

heads of departments across the country,” he says. “I made

lots of international friends from former students. The School

gave me an education that I used to the fullest to have a good,

comfortable life. My contributions are one way I give back to the

School. I put HSDM in my will, and I contribute to the funds so

the School can retain its status and attract good people.”

Ed Morin

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Marjorie Jeffcoat, dmd76, pd78: Researcher and Teacher

Although the HSDM community is used to the

idea of the important relationship between oral

health and systemic health, that link was not

always apparent. Marjorie Jeffcoat, DMD76,

PD78, is among those whose research has helped establish

that connection. She has regularly published studies that

demonstrate this relationship; she and her colleagues have

shown a possible link between periodontal disease and preterm

birth, and between periodontal disease and health in diabetics,

to cite just two studies.

The seeds of Jeffcoat’s research on the relationship

between oral and systemic health were sown here at HSDM.

“As a perio resident, I worked with Howard Howell [HSDM’s

dean for dental education and the A. Lee Loomis professor

of periodontology], treating women in the hospital who

had recently given birth,” she remembers. “We noticed that

patients who had premature infants were more

likely to have periodontal disease than women

who had given birth to full-term babies. I’ve

been following up on this connection for more

than 20 years.” Indeed, in 2011 she published

research in the American Journal of Obstetrics

and Gynecology showing that regular use of

a nonalcoholic antimicrobial mouthwash by

pregnant women with serious periodontal

disease was associated with fewer preterm births

than in the control group, who did not use the

mouthwash.

Jeffcoat demonstrated another example of

this oral–systemic link at the recent meeting of

the American Association for Dental Research

(AADR) in Tampa, Florida. She presented

“Periodontal Therapy Reduces Hospitalizations

and Medical Care Costs in Diabetics.” This

research, conducted at the request of the Pennsylvania

governor’s office, involved working with one of the large medical

and dental insurance companies in the state. After reviewing

the health records of millions of “covered lives,” the researchers

found that treatment of a patient’s dental disease led to a

spectacular decrease in the cost of that individual’s medical

treatment—a decrease of nearly $2,000 per patient. At the

AADR meeting, Jeffcoat also cochaired the session Markers of

Periodontal Disease Progression/Metabolic Disease.

Jeffcoat came to HSDM for her predoctoral studies

in 1972 after completing her bachelor’s degree in life

sciences (biochemistry) at MIT. She ended up at HSDM in

a roundabout fashion. “I had the good fortune to have my

third molars extracted by Walter Guralnick’s group at Mass

General,” she says, “and they recruited me to HSDM. At the

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time, I was just finishing college and had been thinking about

attending dental school. Walter [Guralnick, professor of oral

and maxillofacial surgery, emeritus] encouraged me to apply

to Harvard.” So she did, and she has nothing but positive

memories of her time as a student at HSDM.

“It was a wonderful learning experience,” she says. “It was

empowering. They made it possible to take the skill set you had

and build upon it. You could do what you wanted to do, and you

were supported in doing it.” She especially remembers former

dean Paul Goldhaber, who passed away in 2008, as someone who

made dreams possible for students. “I miss him,” she says. “He

was a very special person.”

After completing her periodontology certificate, Jeffcoat

conducted postdoctoral research in radiology at Brigham and

Women’s Hospital. Together with the medical residents, she

developed some radiological and methodological techniques

that are now common in clinical trials. She subsequently

taught periodontology at HSDM for 10 years.

Jeffcoat’s next stop was the University of Alabama School

of Dentistry, where she spent nearly 16 years as assistant

dean of research and professor and chair of the Department

of Periodontics. While at Alabama, she was also a professor

of biomedical engineering, held the James Rosen Endowed

Chair of Dental Research, and served as interim chair of the

Department of Oral Biology. Jeffcoat moved in 2003 to the

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, where

she served as dean until 2008 and is currently a professor in the

Department of Periodontics. Jeffcoat was elected to the Institute

of Medicine in 2005 and is a member of the International

College of Dentists. She is a past president of the Academy of

Osseointegration, American Association for Dental Research,

and International Association for Dental Research. In addition

to this external recognition, Jeffcoat was honored by HSDM

with the Distinguished Alumna Award in 1990.

“I’ve had a really rewarding career,” she notes gratefully.

“I have always been very interested in research and pushing the

envelope of what we know. And I love teaching—making sure

that our students know more and treat patients better than we

did. I’d like the students to remember that they can move faster

in some of the nontraditional tracks than if they simply open a

practice. I encourage my students to go out and really do what

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Goldhaber ScholarshipNot only is Marjorie Jeffcoat a distinguished

HSDM alumna, she is also a generous supporter, leading

the Paul Goldhaber Dean’s Scholarship campaign as

cochair with Donald B. Giddon, DMD59, PD62.

These illustrious alumni invite you to participate

in honoring the legacy of HSDM’s former dean with

a contribution to this Scholarship. The vision for this

endowed fund is to provide an annual, full-tuition

scholarship to a postdoctoral student in research who

embodies Dean Goldhaber’s enthusiasm for lifelong

learning. (See list of previous Dean’s Scholars on page 24.)

Paul Goldhaber, DDS, presided over the Harvard

School of Dental Medicine as dean from 1968 to

1990. During his tenure, hundreds of students and

colleagues were influenced by his belief in a dental

curriculum that produced lifelong learners and his

emphasis on the importance of research in dental

education. Delivering the commencement address at

the UCLA School of Dentistry in 2008, Goldhaber told

the graduates that he could make only one prediction

for them: that basic and clinical research would alter

the nature of clinical practice. “Your only recourse,” he

said, “will be to become a perpetual student.”

Dean Goldhaber’s impact on dental education,

research, and practice is still felt in the profession

today. His forward-thinking ideas about clinical science

foreshadowed contemporary translational science

efforts. His research laid the foundation for advances

not only in dental implants but also in bone biology.

And the list of graduates he influenced reads like a

“Who’s Who” in dental education. Dean Goldhaber

created generations of perpetual students.

Please consider a gift to the Paul Goldhaber

Dean’s Scholarship. Your participation will create a

legacy in perpetuity that honors Dean Goldhaber’s

contributions to Harvard, the nation, and the

world of dentistry. For information about making a

contribution, please contact Wanda Mock, assistant

dean for development and alumni relations, at

[email protected] or 617-432-5356.

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The HSDM Public Health Initiative

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The Harvard School of Dental Medicine has

experienced an increased level of interest in global

and community health among both faculty and

students. In order to harness this expanding energy,

the School has defined “global and community health” as

“public health” and has created both a public health office and

an operating strategy to focus its efforts. HSDM has determined

that given its size and resources, the most effective way for the

School to have an impact on the oral health of populations is to

deploy its expertise in education and to implement curricula for

professionals studying, preventing, and treating oral disease as

an integral part of primary care. HSDM is developing a series of

educational products that are targeted at learners from the high

school graduate to the practicing professional to train the next

generation of leaders in an innovative systems-based approach

to oral public health.

Among other efforts, the School has set a goal of

attracting at least 10 percent of each DMD class to a career

in oral public health. To realize this goal, the HSDM offices

of Global and Community Health, Dental Education,

and Research have collaborated to create and pilot a new

concentration in global and community health, which offers

students the possibility of graduating with honors in this field.

As part of this new concentration, the School has designed

and implemented a DMD course in oral public health and has

defined requirements for electives and additional research.

HSDM has also established an advanced graduate course in

global and community health. The three offices are working

together to thread more public health cases throughout the

DMD curriculum and the associated clinical experiences

to increase understanding of social determinants of health

and oral–systemic connections. HSDM faculty have been

invited to lecture on oral health issues in Harvard Medical

School courses, as well as in residency programs, to promote

interprofessional dialogue and awareness.

HSDM is pursuing a number of local opportunities to

foster and train oral health professionals. The School is working

with multiple community health centers to develop educational

models that will attract and retain practitioners in underserved

areas. HSDM is integrating oral health and primary care

throughout its residency programs and expanding its geriatric

health agenda. In addition to these educational initiatives, the

School has introduced a number of clinical programs that

provide care to vulnerable populations and will undertake

research to measure the effectiveness of these new programs.

Finally, HSDM will lobby for changes in state policy to restore

oral health benefits to Mass Health recipients.

Several opportunities to train oral health professionals in

developing countries have emerged. HSDM is the lead dental

school in the Human Resources for Health Scale-up Plan

project in Rwanda (see article page 8). Over the next seven years,

HSDM faculty will work with colleagues from Rwanda and

the University of Maryland to create and implement the new

Rwanda College for Oral Health Sciences. In addition, projects

to promote oral health education systems are under discussion

in Haiti, India, and Nigeria. And in Japan, although it is not a

developing country, HSDM is involved in a project to redesign

the curriculum at the Iwate Medical University School of Dental

Medicine in Morioka, Iwate, Japan—an area hard hit by last

year’s earthquake and tsunami. HSDM expects these projects

to promote our educational goals and to support research that

measures the effectiveness of our programs on population health.

HSDM is moving toward a systems-based approach to

oral health education. In order to alleviate the burden of oral

disease, professionals must work in interdisciplinary teams that

understand the social determinants of health and the shared

risk factors for noncommunicable diseases. Emerging oral

health leaders must work in collaboration with professional

colleagues to treat both the individual and the community to

eradicate disease and promote well-being.

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Collaborating on Oral Health Access and Education in Rwanda

HSDM is part of an innovative major new health

initiative in Rwanda, designed to provide that

African country with a cadre of highly trained

health care professionals. Planning for this

project began last spring, when Jane Barrow, director of global

and community health at HSDM, and Brittany Seymour,

MPH11, an instructor in the Department of Oral Health Policy

and Epidemiology, represented HSDM at the Rwanda Health

Education Consortium in Kigali, Rwanda. The consortium

consists of 19 US universities and approximately 60 Rwandan

academics. This undertaking marked the beginning of a

revolutionary health-reform effort in Rwanda, led by its

Ministry of Health, called the Human Resources for Health

(HRH) Scale-up Plan. The Clinton Health Access Initiative and

the nonprofit Partners In Health are coordinating the project.

The goal of last year’s meeting was to develop a proposal

requesting funds from the US government. Once back in

the States, Barrow and Seymour continued to assist with the

writing and submission of the dental portion of the final

proposal for the HRH Scale-up Plan.

This February, the consortium received the welcome

news that the US government had agreed to fund the HRH

plan to the tune of some $27 million, together with more than

$6 million from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis,

and Malaria. Contained in the proposal was a plan to create the

first dental school in Rwanda.

the hrh planThe Rwandan government plans to implement a seven-year

interdisciplinary educational partnership between top US

institutions and Rwandan counterparts; the long-term goal is

to increase the quality and quantity of health care providers

across the country, corresponding to the high quality of

health care training found in the United States. Through

this partnership, the Rwandan government will receive the

assistance of leading US medical, nursing, dental, and health

care management universities to design a world-class

health education system. US professors will work in

Rwanda and directly mentor Rwandan faculty and students

to reach these goals. Over the seven-year period, as the

health education system strengthens, the US professors

will be phased out. Rwanda will then have an independent,

empowered, and self-sufficient team of well-trained

providers spanning the nation. In Kigali, HSDM had the

opportunity to help shape this project, which is considered

cutting-edge in the emerging field of global health.

Initially, dentistry was planned for phase two of the

HRH plan, projected to take place years from now. But

after HSDM participants and Dr. Valli Meeks, a dentist and

associate professor of oncology and diagnostic sciences at

the University of Maryland, spoke to the consortium about

the importance of oral health to the HRH curriculum,

the inclusion of oral health and dental medicine was

subsequently adopted into phase one of the HRH proposal.

HSDM faculty member Brittany Seymour, MPH11, left, and HSDM’s director of global and community health, Jane Barrow, met with Dr. Ibra Muhumuza, head of the Department of Dentistry at the Kigali Health Institute in Rwanda in 2011.


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Rwanda does not currently have a formal dental

school. Despite the changing oral disease patterns and needs,

only 23 dentists serve the population of nearly 11 million,

creating a major obstacle for improved health and economic

development. Under the HRH plan, the government of

Rwanda seeks to create a dramatic increase in the quantity and

skill level of trained health professionals. The establishment

of the first dental school in Rwanda, the Rwanda College for

Oral Health Sciences, will achieve this HRH goal by including

a new segment of oral health care providers. This school will

ultimately fill a gap in health needs and provide a focused

investment in the Rwandan people.

hsdm’s roleThe HSDM/University of Maryland team, including Barrow;

Seymour; Brian Swann, an HSDM instructor in oral health

policy and epidemiology; and Meeks, together with their

Rwandan partners, are involved in an ongoing process of

designing a model first-class dental educational and training

school geared toward graduating highly qualified dental health

professionals. Current plans for the innovative curriculum of

the new Rwanda College for Oral Health Sciences allow for two

levels of graduation: dental therapist and dental surgeon. This

empirical model will offer students different levels of training

and degree options depending on interests and resources, thus

creating cost-effective didactic and clinical programs. Further,

the school will create new cadres of health workers with highly

marketable skills and will provide an innovative model that

could become a standard for developing countries.

Initially, HSDM will be sending faculty to collaborate

on planning and paving the way for the new school. This work

will involve writing curricula for the new bachelor of dental

surgery degree and the existing dental therapy program, as well

as defining competencies for both levels of graduation. Once

the curriculum is up and running, HSDM will send one faculty

member per year for the next seven years to help set up the

new college, introduce the bachelor of dental surgery program,

provide clinical mentoring, and collaborate on research efforts.

HSDM also anticipates engaging in an exchange of faculty and

students with Rwandan counterparts.

In February 2012, Swann traveled to Rwanda as part of

a team to further the development of plans for the Rwanda

College for Oral Health Sciences. He is positioned to return to

Rwanda in July 2012 to assume the first HSDM faculty rotation

and begin work on curriculum development and paving the

way for the new school. The work of many dedicated health

professionals, from both the United States and Rwanda, as well

as representatives from the two governments, made possible

this groundbreaking model of collaboration and partnership

toward common goals—improved health care access for the

people of Rwanda and developing and fostering a community

of global leaders in the field.

Among those working toward establishing the Rwanda College for Oral Health Sciences are, from left, Dr. Valli Meeks, a dentist and associate professor at the University of Maryland; Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Rwanda’s minister of health; and HSDM faculty member Brian Swann, who traveled to Rwanda in February 2012.

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Give Kids a Smile 2012

In the hustle and bustle of this year’s

Give Kids a Smile (GKAS) event, HSDM

students and faculty cared for some 93

patients, from as young as two years old

to two youth in their teens. “GKAS was busy

and fun for both the students and the children,”

says Grace Gianneschi (DMD 2015), one of

the day’s organizers. The patients all received

a comprehensive dental exam, a full-mouth

cleaning, and fluoride varnishing from third-

and fourth-year DMD students, who were

assisted by first- and second-year students.

After treatment, the children received goodie

bags with toothbrushes, toothpaste, and dental

floss, then went to the education rooms to

learn about good oral hygiene and proper

toothbrushing and flossing techniques. Faculty

members and dentists oversaw all the dental procedures, and the

administration team smoothly managed the flow of the patients

into the clinics.

“Give Kids a Smile is an opportunity for us to give

back to our community by providing free dental care,” notes

Isabelle Chase, an HSDM clinical instructor in pediatric

dentistry and director of the Predoctoral Program in Pediatric

Top: Nina Vigoda learns how to brush teeth, guided by Naeem Ali (DMD 2015).

Left: Sydnee Chavis (DMD 2015), left, assists Richard Senatore (DMD 2013) in examining a young patient.

“GKAS was such a rewarding experience.

It was great to see how our efforts brought

the School and the community together. I am

already looking forward to subsequent

years’ GKAS events, when I can actually

provide care for kids in our community.”

—Soo Kwon (DMD 2015), GKAS co-organizer

Dentistry. Says co-organizer Raghav Khandelwal (DMD 2014),

“It’s a great opportunity for kids to come in and learn about

oral hygiene. It’s a very interactive environment. I thoroughly

enjoyed it.”

Indeed, the kids weren’t the only ones with smiles. As is

often the case, many of the biggest smiles were those on the faces

of the HSDM students, who were energized by this opportunity

to participate in the well-being of their local

community. H


research fo cus

New Drugs from Old Remedies

Cells need to be told constantly how to do their

jobs. Cells communicate instructions to other cells

through a “signaling” process that may take many

forms, including cell-to-cell contact or secretion by

one cell of an instruction-containing protein onto a receptor

on another cell. The signaling pathway is the process through

which a cell recognizes these signals and acts according to their

instructions. And it’s this signaling pathway in a 2,000-year-

old Chinese herbal malaria remedy that has been the focus

of recent research by HSDM’s Malcolm Whitman and Tracy

Keller, who, together with colleagues, have discovered how this

particular compound acts in cells and molecules to block an

inflammatory response.

The compound is halofuginone, a derivative of

febrifugine, the active ingredient in the traditional Chinese

herbal remedy derived from the root of a particular hydrangea

plant. Some 20 years ago, researchers discovered in animal

models that halofuginone was effective in blocking fibrosis. But

scientists did not know how this therapeutic process worked;

that is, what the small molecule halofuginone interacts with

in a cell to produce its beneficial effects. This fundamental

lack of understanding is a major obstacle to the process of

development of drugs for the treatment of disease.

A groundbreaking 2009 paper in Science by Whitman,

a professor of developmental biology at HSDM, and Keller,


HSDM researchers Malcolm Whitman and Tracy Keller in their lab.


Dean’s Scholars Program Marks 10 Years of ExcellenceHSDM has a distinguished history of preparing individuals to meet the national and international need for trained

researchers, educators, administrators, and public policy advisers. The School’s alumni currently serve in a number of

capacities in academic life, including full-time researchers and educators, as well as deans and department chairs.

The shortage of individuals who choose full-time careers in academia has resulted in a critical dearth of faculty in

dental schools nationwide. To ensure the success of the next generation of scholars interested in full-time academic careers,

HSDM established the Dean’s Scholars Program in 2002. These scholarships provide protected time for outstanding

individuals to develop and refine the skills necessary for future success in academics and research. A typical program for a

Dean’s Scholar consists of four days in research and research development and one day in teaching, patient care, or other

related activities.

successful outcomes• Since the program’s inception in 2002, HSDM has funded 31 Dean’s Scholars.

• Thirty of the 31 remain in academia (one is in biotechnology).

• Two are professors, one is an associate professor, seven are assistant professors, and eight are instructors.

Please turn to page 24 for an update on the Dean’s Scholars—who they are and where they are now.

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an instructor in developmental biology—and colleagues

Chang-Yeol Yeo, visiting associate professor from Korea’s

Ewha Womans University, and Ralph Mazitschek, assistant

professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School—noted

their discovery of halofuginone’s action at the level of the

cell: namely, that the compound prevents the development of

immune cells that cause inflammation. Now, in a recent paper

in Nature Chemical Biology, the researchers have demonstrated

the molecular mechanism, the drug’s cellular target, that

underlies the antimalarial, antifibrotic, and anti-inflammatory

activities of this compound.

Whitman and Keller and colleagues discovered that

halofuginone interferes with a cell’s usage of amino acids,

nutrients that cells need in order to survive. Halofuginone

activates a cell-protecting signaling pathway, the amino acid

restriction (AAR) response, causing a cell to “think” it doesn’t

have enough amino acids, which results in a change in the

cell’s behavior. It shifts itself from focusing on inflammation

and fibrosis to focusing on surviving without its nutrient, the H

new drugs from old remedies, continued

amino acid. This amino acid restriction response pathway is

the underpinning of the anti-inflammatory effect.

Diseases that involve the long-term progressive loss of

function in an organ, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary

disease and cirrhosis, are notoriously difficult to treat. “A central

challenge for improving autoimmune therapy,” says Keller, “is

preventing a specific inflammatory pathology without broadly

suppressing the body’s immune responses. Our work establishes

the AAR pathway, previously unrecognized as a target for

therapeutic manipulation, as a key, druggable regulator of

cellular events that underlie disease pathology.”

The major impact of this research, says Whitman, “is to

identify the control of amino acid utilization by cells as a new

approach to therapeutics for a wide range of inflammatory and

fibrotic diseases.”

This study was widely reported in media across the

globe and in many languages, a measure of its importance in

the world of medical research leading to the treatment and

prevention of disease.


honor roll of donors

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The Harvard School of Dental Medicine gratefully acknowledges the following individuals, corporations, and foundations for gifts received from January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011.

In Gratitude: Honor Roll of Donors

We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of these lists. Please let us know of any errors or omissions so that we may correct our records. Degrees listed reflect HSDM and affiliated degrees only.

HENRY C. WARREN SOCIETYHenry Warren made the first planned gift to HSDM in 1899 in the form of a bequest for $23,000. Today’s planned gifts may include annuities, life insurance, trusts, and bequests and may perpetuate a family name, assist deserving students, or simply strengthen the School. We are exceedingly grateful to those who have expressed their intention to provide for HSDM in their estates. To recognize this thoughtfulness, the School established the Henry C. Warren Society, and it is with gratitude and pleasure that we recognize all of the Society’s members. Aina M. Auskaps, DMD55Michael L. Barnett, SDM73Jorge Bianchi, MMSc01James D. Billie, DMD73, and

Corinne BillieArnold E. Binder, DMD54Frank F. Bliss, DMD38*Charles R. Bowen, DMD66, and

Gerlinde BowenJohn J. BowenAllena Burge-Smiley, DMD82Robert Chuong, DMD77, MD77, PD82,

and Elaine G. WongMichelle Copeland, DMD77, and

Jonathan L. HalperinMichael R. Coppe, DMD70, DMSc78,

PD74Albert S. Cowie, PD78Reed H. Day, DMD85Douglas S. Dick, DMD67, PD72, and

Eltress M. DickRobert M. Donahue, DMD62, PD64,

and Sherrie Stephens CutlerChester W. Douglass and

Joy A. DouglassIlona E. Ferraro and

Richard H. FerraroBrian B. Fong, DMD96Wallace J. Gardner, DMD39*Lorne M. Golub, PD68Alexander H. Halperin, DMD56, and

Carol HalperinRobert N. Hennessy, DMD44, and

Jeanette Hennessy

Lee Edward Hershon, PD74, and Nina Haskins Hershon

T. Howard Howell Jr., PD76, and Jeffrey Stevens

Jae-Woong Hwang, DMSc03Alvin A. Krakow and Barbara KrakowMark E. Levine, DMD75, PD77John E. Lowe and Gayle J. LoweGordon J. Macdonald and

Ruth M. MacdonaldGinat Wintermeyer Mirowski, MD85,

DMD86, MMSc88, PD88, and Stephen F. Wintermeyer

Edward R. Mopsik, DMD67, and Kaye A. Mopsik

Edward M. Morin, DMD60Thomas R. Mullen, DMD76W. Patrick Naylor, MPH81, PD81Robert N. Nishimura, SDM72Shirley A. Nylund, DMD81Arthur G. Ship, DMD52, and

Enid S. ShipPaul J. Styrt, DMD85, MPH85, and

Stacey Lynn StyrtHans-Peter Weber, DMD90, and

Cheryl O’Neil-Weber

DEAN’S SOCIETY ($100,000–$999,999)

Frank and Edith Bliss Charitable Remainder Unitrust

Douglas S. Dick, DMD67, PD72, and Eltress M. Dick

CARLOTTA A. HAWLEY SOCIETY ($50,000–$99,999)

Carlotta Augusta Hawley, DDS, PD 1938 (orthodontics), was the first woman graduate from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

Gregory and Sheila Serrao/American Dental Partners

OrganizationsDENTSPLY Tulsa Dental MIS Implants Technologies Ltd.Musculoskeletal Transplant

Foundation

ROBERT T. FREEMAN SOCIETY ($10,000–$49,999)

Robert Tanner Freeman, DMD 1869, was the first African American graduate of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

Gillian Barclay, SDM00 James P. Breslawski and

Debra A. BreslawskiAllen FinkelsteinEthel Goldhaber/Goldhaber

Family TrustTuan Ha-Ngoc Seung-Han Lee Gerard M. Moufflet and

Brigitte T. MouffletJohn Butler Mulliken Foundation Inc. Dan PerkinsHugh Y. RienhoffKimberly RitrieviJeffrey T. Slovin and Lynn Lee

HSDM Faculty & StaffChester W. Douglass and

Joy A. Douglass

OrganizationsAEGIS CommunicationsAmerican Dental Association

Health Foundation Harvard Dental Alumni AssociationOsseointegration Foundation G. Gorham Peters Trust Straumann USA

188 LONGWOOD SOCIETY ($5,000–$9,999)

188 Longwood Avenue is the permanent home of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

Paul D. Cashion, DMD68, and Maggie Cashion

Paul EngRay English, PD86 Christopher H. Fox, DMD87, SM87,

DMSc91, PD91 Mark L. Glyman, MD90 Anne Eiting KlamarNancy Medina, DMD01, SM02,

PD04 Eugene A. Mickey, MPH82, PD82,

and Sue MickeyMichael Scianamblo, PD77 Eric D. Swanson, DMD91

Harry V. Temple Jr., DMD76, and Rosalyn I. Temple

Matthew L. WarmanJane A. Weintraub, MPH80, PD82,

and Chris S. Barker

HSDM Faculty & StaffJacob B. Silversin, DMD72, MPH73

OrganizationsEastern Dentists Insurance

Company Midmark Corporation Nobel Biocare USA Inc. Pew Charitable Trusts Tufts University

NATHAN COOLEY KEEP SOCIETY ($1,867–$4,999)

Nathan Cooley Keep, MD 1827, DMD 1870 (honorary), was the first dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, which was founded in 1867 as Harvard Dental School.

AnonymousThomas W. Albert, DMD71, MD77,

and Kathy AlbertSteven R. Bader, DMD81, and

Angela M. BaderPeter BrucknerAllena Burge-Smiley, DMD82, and

Eugene SmileyRobert Chuong, DMD77, MD77,

PD82, and Elaine G. WongMichael R. Coppe, DMD70, PD74,

DMSc78 Robert G. Denmark, MPH92, PD94,

and Sabrina DenmarkKenneth R. Diehl, DMD70, SDM73,

and Cynthia H. DiehlDavid M. Feinerman, DMD89, and

Kathy FeinermanDavid D. Feuer, PD73, and Susan

G. FeuerF. Edward Gallagher, DMD71 Lorne M. Golub, PD68, and

Bonny GolubMarion K. GordonDavid J. Greene, DMD82 Harold Grinspoon Charitable

Foundation Christine L. Hamilton-Hall, DMD88,

and Malcolm HallCedric F. Harring Jr., DMD62


* deceased


Herbert H. Hau, DMD77, and Frances Hau

Michael S. Hauser, PD81 James R. Hupp, DMD77, and

Carmen E. HuppRoxana Yu Fung Io, DMD99, PD00,

SDM00, MPH01, and John TamJohn P. Kelly, DMD71, MD71 Lester Kochanowsky, DMD57Max A. Listgarten, PD63 Cherilyn G. MoehlmanEdward M. Morin, DMD60, and

Cyndee FreemanThomas R. Mullen, DMD76 John B. Mulliken James E. Mulvihill, DMD66, PD69,

and Mary Jane MulvihillLinda C. Niessen, DMD77, MPH77,

MPP82, PD82 Deji OgundiyaSalvatore L. Ruggiero, MD86,

DMD89, and Diana S. RuggieroJoseph Henry Schulz, PD74 Kenneth S. Serota, MMSc81 Jeffrey D. Stone, DMD73, MD73 John R. Werther, DMD86 Peter Wohrle, DMD88, MMSc91,

PD91, and Sabine L. Woehrle

HSDM Faculty & StaffMary Cassesso and Peter L. Miller Richard J. CatramboneJohn D. Da Silva, DMD87, MPH87,

PD89, PD91, SM92Thomas B. Dodson, DMD84,

MPH84, and Ellen Weiss Dodson R. Bruce Donoff, DMD67, MD73,

and Madelyn B. DonoffMarc B. Ehrlich, DMD84, MMSc88,

PD88 Jack Z. Gilad, MMSc98, and

Douglas D. Hauer Leonard B. Kaban, DMD69, MD69,

and Barbara T. KabanElsbeth Kalenderian Alvin A. Krakow and Barbara KrakowCatherine Lane Ellen M. Libert, DMD87, MMSc90,

PD90, and Barry D. LibertWanda MockAli A. Nasseh, MMSc97, PD97 Bjorn R. Olsen and

Rebecca L. SimondsVicki RosenPaul A. Schnitman, PD74, and

Phyllis A. Gimbel Schnitman Edward Bert Seldin, DMD68, MD68,

and Lisa WithamJ. H. Stempien, DMD58, and

Elaine L. Stempien

Robert F. Wright and William P. Desaulnier

OrganizationsAmerican Association of Anatomists Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Millennium Dental Lab Oral Design Boston Inc. Quercegen Pharmaceuticals LLC University of Medicine and

Dentistry of New Jersey

PARTNERS ($500–$1,866)Michael C. Alfano, PD74, and

JoAnn AlfanoLeonard C. Altman, SDM69, and

Gaylene M. AltmanFrederick D. AtwoodMary E. Atwood and Daniel V. Atwood Minnie E. Atwood Jonathan S. Bailey, DMD94, MD96,

PD99 Nelson E. Bailey, DMD63, and

Olga BaileyMichael L. Barnett, SDM73 Ladan Basiri, DMD93, and

Hani Thariani, MMSc91Dino Bertini, DMD97, MMSc99 Richard F. Black, DMD84, MPH84,

and Mary Katherine Blower BlackJohn J. BowenMelanie W. Burns, DMD93, MPH93,

PD93 Jarrel G. Burrow, DMD47 Rene O. Casavantes, DMD75, MPH76 Sharon M. ChiuVictor T. Curtin, DMD51, MD51,

and Mary Louise ScottMichael D. Debiak Peter M. Dinnerman, DMD68 Mildred Ehrlich Richard L. Elias, DMD95, MD97,

PD00 David J. Farrell, DMD51, and

Dorothy FarrellDavid D. Feuer, PD73, and

Susan G. FeuerEdward J. Finsilver, DMD72 Stuart L. Fischman, DMD60, and

Jane V. FischmanArnold T. GalkinRaul I. Garcia, DMD80, MMSc85,

and Linnea W. GarciaCarlos M. Garcia-Velez, DMD92,

MPH92, PD92, SDM96 Jonas R. Gavelis, PD78 Lawrence M. Gettleman, DMD66,

and Erica GettlemanJoel Goldin, DMD63, and

Ellen M. Goldin

Jeffrey M. Gordon, DMD77, MMSc80, and Gloria Gordon

Unae K. Han, DMD86, MPH86, and S. Bruce Han

Carol A. HawkesEugenio G. Herbosa, MMSc85,

PD85, and Carol T. HerbosaDavid K. Hiranaka, DMD88, MD90 Jeffrey Hoover, DMD73 Joseph T. Hung, DMD98, MMSc00 Renato V. IozzoJonathan S. Jacobs, DMD71 Leila Jahangiri, MMSc95, PD95,

DMD97 Maud C. Johnson Rute I. Kalpins, DMD78, PD81,

MMSc82, and George FerencziPaul R. Kamen, PD79 Samuel Kaplan, DMD59 Eunduck KayPeter G. Kimball, DMD60 Ira B. Lamster, MMSc80, PD80, and

Gail M. LamsterGary S. Lindner, DMSc83, and

Rochelle H. Lindner, DMD82David M. Livingston and

Emily R. LivingstonWilliam Ralph Maas, MPH82, SM83 Gordon J. Macdonald and

Ruth M. MacdonaldShelley M. McBride, PD95 Edward R. Mopsik, DMD67, and

Kaye A. MopsikE. C. Nalbandian Ichiro Nishimura, DMSc86, DMD93,

PD93, and Claudia NishimuraRobert N. Nishimura, SDM72 Lonnie Harold Norris, DMD76,

MPH77, and Donna M. NorrisJoseph Carter Oakley, DMD58, and

Mary S. OakleyMark S. Obernesser, MMSc88, PD88 Yoshihiro OnoPeter J. Polverini, DMSc77, PD77 Hessam Rahimi, DMSc11Elizabeth ReilingerDavid I. Rosenstein, DMD70 Michael E. Rowan, DMD67, and

Elizabeth B. Cranshaw RowanTodd K. Rowe, DMD86, MPH86 Clifford Ruddle, PD76, and

Phyllis S. RuddleThomas J. Ruescher, DMD98, PD00 Ilena SackStanley R. Saxe, DMD58, and

Judith R. SaxeMichelle A. Schaeffer, MPH01, PD01 Arthur L. Seiler, DMD53 Rose D. Sheats, DMD79, PD80 Daniel J. Simon, MMSc05 Richard S. Sobel, PD70, and

Leticia Mendoza-Sobel

August L. Stemmer, DMD53, MD55Martin Stern, DMD56, and

Christina E. SternMichael Stern, DMD86 Paul J. Styrt, DMD85, MPH85, and

Stacey Lynn StyrtManabu SugimotoKathey SvobodaAviad Tamse, PD73 Scott D. Urban, DMD97 Bart WacekMarjorie K. Weston Xudong Yang, MMSc10 Christopher K. Yoo, DMD04 Helen S. Youm, DMD06, MMSc09 Jeremy M. Young, MMSc04 S. J. Zackin, DMD57 Wilfried J. Zehm, SDM87

HSDM Faculty & StaffTevyah J. Dines, DMD97, MMSc99 Cara Donley, DMD99, PD01, and

Jason A. Boch, DMD97, DMSc01Joel L. Dunsky Robert A. Frank, DMD68 Donald B. Giddon, DMD59, PD62,

and Phoebe GiddonJoseph W. Griffin, MPH03, and

Lissette GriffinWalter C. Guralnick, DMD41 Zachary U. Kano Edward S. KatzToshihisa KawaiDieu T. Ly, MMSc98Man Wai Ng, PD93, MPH96 Pamela Pappas and

Peter Leo CondakesLawrence L. Phan, PD86 Fiza Singh, MMSc10 Anne C. Tanner and Donald I. HayRichard W. Valachovic, MPH81,

SM82, PD82, and Mary Kay Leonard

Hans-Peter Weber, DMD90, and Cheryl O’Neil-Weber

OrganizationsAstra Tech Inc. Cusp Dental Research Inc. Dickerman Dental Prosthetics Hu-Friedy Manufacturing

Company Inc. Ivoclar Vivadent Inc. LEXI-COMP, Inc. Limited to Endodontics Inc. Luitpold Pharmaceuticals Inc. North Shore Dental Porcelains

Laboratories Inc. Pfizer, Matching Gifts Quintessence Publishing Company

Inc. Whip Mix Corporation

honor roll of donors, continued



FRIENDS ($1–$499)Gordon Abbott Jr. and

Katharine S.B. AbbottWilliam C. AckerlyKatayoun Adab, MMSc03 Adeeb Alomrani, DMSc01 Milton H. Alper Robert B. AmatoMarvin C. Amayun, DMD02 Natalie Amerkanian, DMD98, and

Gregory AmerkanianElizabeth Chanenson Applebaum,

DMD06 David W. Archibald, DMD79 Hrair H. Atikian, DMD66 James J. Atwood and

Shelley A. HankinThomas C. Atwood and

Eileen S. AtwoodAina M. Auskaps, DMD55 Shahid Aziz, DMD96 Margrit BabikyanLawrence S. Bacow and Adele BacowHoward L. Bailit and Linda C. BailitPatricia A. BakerNeil L. Balick, SDM72Susan E. BannonDasha E. Barss, MMSc02 Peter W. Bauer, DMD59 Robert L. BealDavid B. Becker, DMD76, MPH76 Andrea N. Beltzner, DMD05 A. Scott Bennion, PD80 Daniel A. Bills, DMD01 Robert E. Binder, DMD66, and

Ruth S. BinderTerri A. Binder, DMD84 Thomas A. Bissell, DMSc95, PD95 Larry P. Bleier, PD78 Michael S. Block, DMD79 Eleanor B. Bloom and Jack BloomJohn F. Bowley, PD87, SDM87 Janet Brandwein and

Robert BrandweinJennifer B. BrandweinMargaret Wacker BrawleyMims E. BrinkerRoger A. Bronstein, SDM76, PD77 Michael J. Bundy, DMD08, and

Y. Alice Kim-Bundy, DMD08Scott Richardson Cardall, DMD10 Marilyn R. Carlson, DMD82 Nina B. Casaverde, DMD03, SDM03 Christopher L. Case, DMD78, and

Diane CaseDaniel William Cassarella, DMD08 Francisco J. Castano, DMD01 Luis Chamorro, PD97, MPH99,

SDM00 Annie N. Cheng, DMD94, PD96,

and George C. Cheng Benjamin Chung, DMD96

Dear Friends,

Spring, with its new beginnings, offers a time to look back, assess the past year, and remind ourselves of how far we have come. Our development year at HSDM had two particularly striking moments:

Last May, I received an exciting phone call. Orthodontist Douglas Dick, DMD67, PD72, and his wife, Eltress—already substantial donors to the School, having set up the $300,000 Douglas and Eltress Dick Charitable Remainder Unitrust in 2005—were interested in learning about obtaining a lifetime income through another planned gift to HSDM. We discussed the amounts he was considering and the possibility of establishing a gift annuity. Our University planned giving representative provided a comparison of benefits, tax consequences, payout rates, and other information for a 6 percent annuity with various contribution amounts. On May 27, Doug indicated that he wished to establish a $700,000 gift annuity, and the Douglas S. Dick Charitable Gift Annuity was created by the first week in June. It is with sincere delight and pleasure that we recognize Doug and Eltress Dick as generous $1 million donors to the School.

HSDM’s life-income gifts are “win-win” situations. Doug and Eltress receive a lifetime income of more than $50,000 annually, and the School will eventually receive a most considerable gift. Theirs is a gift of such substance that I’m sure it will be considered one of the School’s largest.

The second striking moment was sadly bittersweet, with the passing of Frank Bliss, DMD38, last November. More than 20 years ago, Bliss and his late wife, Edith, established the Frank F. and Edith K. Bliss Charitable Remainder Unitrust, funded with his donation to HSDM of his appreciated office building in Rhode Island, which was valued at nearly $300,000. For that contribution, they received a lifetime 7 percent income payout. Upon his death, the severance to HSDM amounted to more than $430,000. The Bliss funds will be used primarily for scholarships to relieve the heavy debt burden of our students.

Your generosity fuels the dreams and aspirations of our students and scholars; HSDM provides the foundation. Please accept our most profound thanks for your participation in strengthening this foundation for the students of today and tomorrow.

Thank you,

Wanda MockAssistant Dean for Development and Alumni Relations

H. Daniel Clark, PD03, and Rebecca Tolk Clark

Lewis Clayman, DMD72, and Minoo R. Clayman

Neil CohenJose E. Colon, DMSc02 Michael G. Contompasis Arline W. DavisRegina F. De Leon-Reynoso, MMSc05 Betsy K. Disharoon, DMD88,

MPH88, and Samuel W. KennedyJohn D. Doykos IIIFelix Duran and Laura DuranSharon EaganEllen Eisenberg, PD76 Aram E. Elovic, DMD89, PD89,

DMSc92, and Rebecca P. Elovic, DMD89, PD89, DMSc94

Robert E. Evans, DMD63, and Mary L. Evans

William S. Falla, DMD64 Merrill I. Feldman, DMD50, MD52,

and Avis G. FeldmanHoward A. Fine, DMD85, MMSc87,

PD87 Norton Fishman, DMD54, and

Carol FishmanMarybeth FlynnGregory Frazer, PD84 Mari C. Fukami, DMD98 Stephen H. Gamm, DMD63, and

Celia GammMargaret C. GannonDiane Levine GardenerDavid G. Genet, DMD89 Eduardo J. Gerlein, MMSc02, and

Cristina VaughanThomas F. Gessel, DMD08 Kelly M. Giannetti, DMD95, MPH95 Barrett L. GilchristLaurel GlaserAleksandra Glodek, DMD11 Natalie Glovsky Denise Gold Daniel Goldfarb, DMD01 Samuel Z. Goldhaber and

Reeve L. GoldhaberMary GoldringRonald T. Goldstein, DMD78, and

Judith A. LoveMaria Christina GonzalezNancy GoodaleGeorge D. Gordon, DMD66, and

Roberta K. GordonJeff GorskiJack E. Gotcher Jr., DMD75, and

Kathy K. GotcherDavid W. Grau, DMD80 Dana T. Graves, DMSc84 Roderic R. Greene, DMD74 David Gross



Elizabeth S. Gross and Peter GrossMark GrossJames E. GrumbachDeepak Kumar Gupta, DMD08 Tina R. Gupta, DMD05 David S. Han, DMD00 Chester S. Handelman, DMD61, and

Phyllis J. HandelmanJennifer M. Hendershot, DMD00 John R. HenkelmanDavid J. Higginbotham, DMD74,

and Gail HigginbothamCornelia Dunning Hollister and

Robert M. HollisterAndrea B. Holstein, DMD01 Irene H. Kim, DMD91, MPH91, and

Walter W. HongYeu-Min Hong, DMD08 Christopher HoranTun-Yi Hsu, DMD07 Evelyn Taly Huaman, DMD07 Guillermo Huber, PD76 Michelle G. Hutchinson, DMD87,

MPH87, and William HutchinsonRichard S. Hymoff, DMD69, and

Kathleen B. HymoffVincent J. Iacono, DMD72 Jennifer C. Jackson, DMD04 Carol R. JohnsonDouglas W. Johnson, PD72 Lawrence M. Juvet, MD02, PD05,

and Cindy P. Lai, DMD98Shou-Yen Kao, DMSc96, and

Jenny Fong, DMSc96, PD96Nelson Y. S. Kiang and

Barbara Norris Kiang Doil Kim, MMSc09 Jea S. KoStephen M. Krane and

Cynthia R. KraneMary H. Kreitzer, DMD76 Melvyn R. Krohn, DMD70, and

Joann KrohnCindy P. Lai, DMD98, and

Lawrence M. Juvet, PD05Craig LankhorstIgor G. Lavrin, MMSc00 Michael P. Lazarski, DMD98, MPH98 Robert J. Leaf, DMD69, and

Jeanette B. LeafJean M. LesikKeith Michael Levesque, DMD11 Marc Levitan, PD75 Kenneth E. Liffmann, DMD55 Seok-Bee Lim, DMD79, and

Cornelius A. NicholsonChing-Yi Lin, DMSc04 Walter J. Loesche, DMD61 A. Vincent Lombardi, PD76, and

Reiko Lombardi

Kristian Lundgren-Koszeghy, MMSc04 Nelda S. MaltzJohn H. Manhold Jr., DMD44, and

Enriquetta ManholdThelma S. MarcusLinda M. Maytan, PD06 Michelle Mazur-Kary, MPH00, PD01 Patricia J. McArdleWalter P. McGinn, DMD87, and

Carolyn E. McGinn, DMD87Michael McGovern, PD79 Gilda Mechem Thomas M. Menino and

Angela MeninoDiana V. Messadi, MMSc85, DMSc87,

PD85 Ellyn G. Michaelis, DMD82 Leslie I. Miller, PD74 Robert Minkoff, DMD55, and

Miriam MinkoffSteven A. Mitchnick, DMD92 Robert L. Mittendorf, MPH87, SDM74Sogole S. Moin, DMD09William M. Montgomery, DMD74 Anzir M. Moopen, DMD03 David G. Nathan and Jean F. NathanAyesha Nawab, DMD01, PD02 W. Patrick Naylor, MPH81, PD81,

and Penelope NaylorShirley A. Nylund, DMD81 Gregory S. Odierna, DMD98 Peter C. Sheffer, DMD77, and

Karen O’DonnellDouglas P. Olson, DMD06 Catherine Ashley Orynich, DMD11

(MPA 2012) Frederic Paperth, PD73 Sheila Vinod Patwardhan, DMD08 Mercedes A. PazElizabeth F. PeabodyOscar J. Peguero, DMD09 Teresa M. Perkins, DMD81, MMSc85,

and Issac Perkins Bradley L. Phillips, DMD78 Martha Epstein Pierce and

Joel F. PierceJoan Poorvu and Howard PoorvuRishi Popat, PD09 (DMSc 2014)Zigmunt W. Pozatek, DMD64, and

Mary Pat PozatekSally Preston, DMD80 Robert J. Prifty, DMD60, and

Ruth PriftyRichard J. Reisman, DMD71 Barbara E. RigneyPhyllis RobbinsGrace M. RogersYoonchul Roh, PD03 Steven M. Roser, DMD68, MD72,

and Blythe Randolph

honor roll of donors, continued

Henry Rosovsky and Nitza RosovskyMartha L. Rothman and

Elliot Paul Rothman Daniel Royzman, MMSc02 Rebecca Lash Rubin, DMD99, and

Adam D. Rubin, MD97Edward J. Sakmar and

Christina M. SakmarSheldon K. Salins, DMD04 Robert E. Schifferle, MMSc84 Michael W. Schnitman and

Laurel S. SchnitmanSheldon Schumer, DMD58 Harry C. Schwartz, DMD71, MD71,

and Mei-Ling F. Schwartz Michele A. Scrime, MMSc00 Daniela Sever, DMD80 Rabie Shanti, DMD08 Norbert J. Shay, DMD69, and

Michelle A. ShayPeter C. Sheffer, DMD77, and

Karen O’DonnellMichael S. Sherman and

Harriett R. ShermanJason L. Shoe, DMD05 Babak Shoushtari, DMD99 Leonard B. Shulman, DMD60, and

Joan Sorkin ShulmanCarl L. Siegel, DMD66, SDM76, and

Carl L. SiegelEileen M. SmithRobert Snider and Miriam R. SniderRobert J. Sperber, DMD53, MD55,

and Marilyn SperberAnn Freedman Spoont, DMD79,

and Robert SpoontPatricia H. SternJoseph M. Stolman, DMD55 Ward R. Stoops, DMD55, and

Anne J. StoopsPeter E. Strock, PD69 Brian O. SullivanHeejoon Y. Sun, DMD88, MPH88,

and William SunJillwen L. Sung, DMD02 Richard H. SwanGabriel C. Tagher, PD85, and

Mindy Harris TagherNorton Taichman, PD64 Dania F. Tamimi, DMSc05 Alma TarlowRobert R. Taylor, DMD05 Krestine K. Tiziani, DMD97,

MPH97, and Mario TizianiNader M. Vafaie, DMD97, MMSc99,

and Sormeh Dowlatshahi VafaieJohn D. Walters, MMSc84, and

Ann Wesolowski Walters, PD83Hwa-Ying Wang, DMSc87, DMD88,

PD88

Mark Wang, DMSc99 Nawarat Wara-aswapati, DMSc98 Bradford Clyde Washington, DMD10 Diane G. Weisberg-Cutler, DMD78,

and Michael E. CutlerJefferson J. Weishaar Jr., DMD42 Robert W. Wilson, DMD04 Lori WinemanJon WinokurXiao F. Wu, DMD05, MMSc08, and

Ying Zuo WuKenneth M. YamadaNoriko YamaguchiSeiichi Yamano, MMSc07 James T. Yang, DMSc96, PD96 Kathy Y. Yeung, DMD00, PD01 Henry Yu, DMD77 Bertina C. Yuen, DMD04, MMSc07 Bradford A. Zamer, DMD80, and

Robin ZamerUlf ZatterstromAthanasios I. Zavras, SM94, DMSc99Nicholas T. Zervas and

Thalia Poleway Zervas

HSDM Faculty & StaffMyron Allukian, Jr., MPH67, PD69,

and Ruth F. AllukianStephen A. Colchamiro, DMD70,

and Ida Kotell ColchamiroJulius N. Coles, MPH73, PD75 Constant C. Crohin, DMD98, MMSc01 I. Leon Dogon, DMD63, and

Sally DogonNalton F. Ferraro, DMD74, MD74,

and Meredith August Ferraro, DMD82, MD84

Julianne GlowackiDavid S. Greenfield, DMD72, PD73,

and Carol A. GreenfieldJack L. Hertzberg, PD76, and

Martha E. HertzbergT. Howard Howell Jr., PD76, and

Jeffrey StevensDolrudee Jumlongras, SDM03 Saeed Kashefi, PD04 Ralph L. Kent Jr. and

Kathleen O. KentDavid M. Kim, DMSc05, and

Hyun Joo LeeAgnes Lau and Robert ChanCarol A. Lorente, DMD80, PD83 Maritza Morell Howard L. Needleman, DMD72, PD74 Linda P. Nelson Jan Reiss and Michael Reiss Edwin J. Riley III, DMD73, SDM75 Sarah D. Shih, DMSc97, PD97, and

Erik L. Snapp Leonard B. Shulman, DMD60, and

Joan Sorkin Shulman



VOLUNTEERSMany individuals contribute to the success of HSDM. Below we recognize individuals for their selfless energy and voluntary support to further the mission of the School.

Dean’s Advisory BoardKimberly Ritrievi, ChairGillian Barclay, SDM00James P. BreslawskiChester W. DouglassAllen FinkelsteinTuan Ha-NgocSteve KessJuliana J. KimAnne Eiting KlamarSeung-Han LeeEllen M. Libert, DMD87, MMSc90,

PD90Gerard M. MouffletDan PerkinsGregory A. SerraoJeffrey T. Slovin

Alumni and FriendsNicole Barkhordar (MEd 2013)Tiffany Marie BradshawMary CassessoCheryl CokeAmy FentonChristopher H. Fox, DMD87, SM87,

DMSc91, PD91Donald B. Giddon, DMD59, PD62Colleen Greene (DMD/MPH 2013)Abraham Itty (DMD 2013)Marjorie J. Jeffcoat, DMD76,

MMSc90, PD90Linda C. Niessen, DMD77, MPH77,

MPP82, PD82Paul A. Schnitman, PD74Jared Sprague, DMD11 (PhD 2015)Robert Wright

Diane Spinell Stanley Wang, MMSc01 Harvey Willson and

Jessica Fisher-Willson

OrganizationsGeneral Electric Foundation HSDM Class of 2011 National Marfan Foundation

IN HONOR OFA gift in honor of a friend or loved one acknowledges the esteem in which an individual is held. During 2011, the Harvard School of Dental Medicine received donations in honor of the following individuals:

Madelyn B. DonoffR. Bruce Donoff, DMD67, MD73Chester W. DouglassJoel L. DunskyMarc B. Ehrlich, DMD84, MMSc88,

PD88Arasm E. Elovic, DMD89, PD89,

DMSc92 Samuel Z. GoldhaberPhyllis GoodmanWalter C. Guralnick, DMD41Alvin A. KrakowSteven P. LevineBjorn R. Olsen

IN MEMORY OFA memorial gift in the name of a friend or loved one provides a tribute to that person that lives on in service to others. During 2011, the Harvard School of Dental Medicine received donations in memory of the following individuals:

Benjamin K. Ammenwerth, DMD49Douglas A. Atwood, MD46, DMD51 Zdenka K. Bartz, DMD78James M. DunningHarold L. Ehrlich, DMD49Barbara O. EpsteinHenry D. Epstein, DMD40Bernard D. Gold, DMD58Paul GoldhaberElizabeth Marson GuralnickJoseph L. HenryRichard A. Lehman, SDM03Fukuo MoritaJohn Nalbandian, DMD58Richard Oringer, DMSc96, PD96David L. Sande, DMD67William B. Weston, DMD44

amount of gifts by donor group

Alumni38%

Corporations, Foundations, Nongovernmental Grantors, and Organizations49%

Friends 13%

donor groups

Alumni72%

Friends 19%

Corporations, Foundations, Nongovernmental Grantors, and Organizations9%

type of gifts

Outright Gifts 73%

Nongovernmental Grants15%

Pledge Payments12%


HSDM at Yankee Dental 2012As is our custom, once again HSDM held a reception for alumni and friends at the Yankee Dental Congress in January. A warm

camaraderie filled the room, as people reconnected with old friends and made new acquaintances. Below are some photos from the evening.

Enjoying one other’s company were, from left, Saeed Kashefi, PD04 (general practice residency); Elon Joffre, PD06 (general dentistry); Abdul Abdulwaheed, PD03 (general dentistry); Mohamed Butt, PD88 (orthodontics), a clinical instructor in oral and developmental biology at HSDM; and LoAn Huynh.

Alumni Susan Konieczkowski, DMD11, an HSDM general practice resident at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Keith Levesque, DMD11, reconnected at the HSDM reception.



Leon Dogon, an HSDM professor of restorative dentistry and biomaterials sciences, and his wife, Sally, enjoyed a quiet moment.

Juliana Kim, vice president for scientific affairs and corporate professional relations at Sunstar Americas Inc., is a new member of the HSDM Dean’s Advisory Board.

Robert Faiella, MMSc85, PD85, left, president-elect of the American Dental Association, spoke with Richard Brown, an HSDM assistant clinical professor of oral health policy and epidemiology.

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yankee dental, continued

Left: Justine Kelley, DMD00, stopped by to reconnect with HSDM alumni and friends.

Right: Nithya Chickmagalur (DMD 2012) and her husband, Murali Nagendranath, attended the reception together.

Below: Members of the DMD Class of 2013 paused in conversation. From left: Elisabeth Shamoon, Linda Kim, Rachel Gentz, Katie McCafferty, Veronica Mitko.


Rita Han, MMSc11, PD11, prosthodontics (PD 2013, periodontology); Paul Schnitman, PD74, an HSDM lecturer on restorative dentistry and biomaterials sciences; Thomas Dodson, DMD84, MPH84, an HSDM professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery; and Chie Hayashi (MMSc 2014, periodontology), posed at the reception.

Maria Dona, DMSc10 (DMD 2012), came to the reception with her husband, Chris Dona.

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Join us at Yankee Dental 2013,

which will take place

January 30 to February 3.

The HSDM reception will be

held on Friday, February 1.


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DMD Class of 2012 Ready for the Next Step

HSDM honored the members of the DMD Class of

2012 at a School-wide special tea on Match Day

in January. Happy students mingled with staff

and faculty in celebration of accomplishment and

knowledge of future plans—at least for the next few years.

The DMD Class of 2012 enjoys a moment at their special Match Day tea. Back row, from left: Shamik Desai, Howard Chu, Brian Kinard, Harrison Mackler, David Guthrie, Gentry Hansen, Cecelia Kolstad, Young Yi, Alan Commet. Middle row: Jamie Zupnik, Archana Nadig, Vikram Nanda, Wenfei Wang, Patricia McClory, Amanda Newcity, Jennifer Kim, Alla Gizerskaya. Front row: Vivian Yee, Melanie Yuen, Nithya Chickmagalur, Christiana Markova, Susan Kim, Whitney Mostafiz. Not pictured: Yee Yan Chen, Amanda Cheng, Drew Colantino, Duy Do, Maria Dona, Annie Huang, Rebecca Kibler, Connie Kim, Matthew Lawler, Rayanne Lee, Brian Luong, Anita Mathews, Jeffrey McCullough, Evan Pederson, Alexander Schrott, Adrienne Weisner, Annie Zhujiang.

Please check out the opposite page to find out

where these near-graduates are heading next.


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Where Are the 2012 DMDs Off To?name program locationYee Yan Chen Time off with newborn

Amanda Cheng Orthodontics University of Minnesota

Nithya Chickmagalur Orthodontics Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Howard Chu Orthodontics University of California, Los Angeles

Drew Colantino Undecided

Alan Commet Endodontics University of California, Los Angeles

Shamik Desai Orthodontics Columbia University

Duy Do General practice residency University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Maria Dona Private practice, periodontics Boston Area

Alla Gizerskaya General practice residency Mount Sinai Medical Center

David Guthrie General practice residency Cambridge Health Alliance

Gentry Hansen Oral and maxillofacial surgery University of Texas, Dallas

Annie Huang Pedodontics University of Southern California

Rebecca Kibler Periodontics University of Illinois, Chicago

Connie Kim Prosthodontics University of Illinois, Chicago

Jennifer Kim Orthodontics University of California, Los Angeles

Susan Kim Orthodontics University of Washington

Brian Kinard Oral and maxillofacial surgery Emory University

Cecelia Kolstad Pedodontics Columbia University

Matthew Lawler Oral and maxillofacial surgery Massachusetts General Hospital

Rayanne Lee Orthodontics University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Brian Luong General practice residency University of California, San Francisco

Harrison Mackler Periodontics University of Illinois, Chicago

Christiana Markova Orthodontics Washington Hospital Center

Anita Mathews Private practice Massachusetts

Patricia McClory Pedodontics University of California, Los Angeles

Jeffrey McCullough Periodontics University of California, Los Angeles

Whitney Mostafiz Orthodontics University of Illinois, Chicago

Archana Nadig Endodontics University of California, San Francisco

Vikrum Nanda Orthodontics University of California, Los Angeles

Amanda Newcity Pedodontics University of Florida

Evan Pederson General practice residency West Palm Beach, Florida

Alexander Schrott Private practice, periodontics Boston

Wenfei Wang Endodontics University of California, Los Angeles

Adrienne Weisner Orthodontics Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Vivian Yee Pedodontics University of Southern California

Young Yi Pedodontics Children’s Hospital Boston

Melanie Yuen General practice residency Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Annie Zhujiang Endodontics Columbia University

Jamie Zupnik Orthodontics University of Michigan


Academic Year 2001–02yi-ling lin, dds, dmscTranscriptional regulation of osteoclasts by microphthalmia. Mentor: David E. Fisher, MD, PhD

Current position Assistant Professor in Oral Pathology, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry

Academic Year 2002–03oranart matangkasombut, dds, phdThe pathogenicity of candida albicans. Mentor: Gerald R. Fink, PhD

Current position Assistant Professor in Microbiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

patricia purcell, phdTemporomandibular joint during embryonic development. Mentor: Vicki Rosen, PhD

Current position Instructor in Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston

Academic Year 2003–04 cesar abadia, dmd, dmscThe Brazilian AIDS epidemic and social disparity. Mentor: Stephen Sonis, DMD, DMScCurrent position Associate Professor in Medical Anthropology, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá D.C., Colombia

dolrudee jumlongras, dds, phdIdentification of gene mutations causing Witkop tooth and nail syndrome. Mentor: Bjorn R. Olsen, MD, PhD

Current position Instructor in Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Academic Year 2004–05arkhat abzhanov, phdDifferentiation of the cranial neural crest cells into chondrocytes and osteocytes on the cellular and tissue level. Mentor: Clifford Tabin, PhD

Current position Assistant Professor in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University

rachel badovinac-ramoni, dmd, scmThe multigenic and environmental effects on risk for isolated non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate. Mentor: Marco Ramoni, PhD

Current position Instructor in Pediatrics and SHARP Executive Director, Center for Biomedical Informatics, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

alexandre dasilva, dmd, dmscThe treatment of trigeminal pain. Mentor: Peter Hauschka, PhD

Current position Assistant Professor in Biologic and Material Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan

Academic Year 2005–06 winston kuo, dds, ms, dmscThe analysis of intramembranous skull bones during aging and repair. Mentor: Arkhat Abzhanov, PhD

Current position Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology and Director, Harvard Catalyst Laboratory for Innovative Translational Technologies

despina sitara, phdFGF-23 and phosphate homeostasis. Mentor: Beate Lanske, PhD

Current position Assistant Professor of Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology, New York University College of Dentistry

chika yokota, ms, phdBMP signaling during craniofacial development. Mentor: Malcolm Whitman, PhD

Current position Research Fellow in Neurology, Children’s Hospital Boston

Academic Year 2006–07yukiko maeda, phdIndian hedgehog produced by postnatal chondrocytes is essential for maintaining a growth plate and trabecular bone. Mentor: Beate Lanske, PhD

Current position Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Massachusetts Cancer, Stem Cell, and Bone Biology Program

Academic Year 2007–08diana ho, phdRegulation of regeneration and wound healing by TGF-beta signaling. Mentor: Malcolm Whitman, PhD

Current position Postdoctoral Fellow in Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School

giuseppe intini, dds, phdMolecular mechanisms of BMP2 activation in early stages of fracture repair. Mentor: Vicki Rosen, PhD


Academic Year 2008–09eric hesse, md, phdIn vivo genetic-based analysis of Runx2 antagonism by Zfp521. Mentor: Roland Baron, DDS, PhD

Current position Heisenberg-Professor, Director of Experimental Trauma Surgery, Department of Trauma, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

HSDM Dean’s Scholars: Where Are They Now?The Dean’s Scholars program is 10 years old this year. Below we catch up with previous recipients of these prestigious scholarships.


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HSDM Dean’s Scholars: Where Are They Now?

elona kolpakova-hart, phdThe role of polycystin 1 and polycystin 2 during the postnatal cranio-facial growth. Mentor: Bjorn R. Olsen, MD, PhD

Current position Research Scientist, Thompson, Reuters, IP Science Division, Cambridge, Massachusetts

damian medici, phdInhibition of endoglin prevents Runx2-mediated tumor angiogenesis.Mentor: Bjorn R. Olsen, MD, PhD


xiu-ping wang, md, ddsWnt signaling and tooth regeneration. Mentor: Richard Maas, MD, PhD

Current position Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Academic Year 2009–10luciane capelo, phdLocalization of BMP2 in the postnatal skeleton. Mentor: Vicki Rosen, PhD

Current position Assistant Professor, Department of Science and Technology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil takuma matsubara, phd, ddsCharacterization of the basis of the functional role of c-Src in osteo-clastic bone resorption. Mentor: Roland Baron, DDS, PhD

Current position Postdoctoral Fellow in Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

claudia nicolae, phdBiochemical and genetic studies of an engineered endostatin-contain-ing trimeric fragment of collagen XVIII. Mentor: Bjorn R. Olsen, MD, PhD

Current position Postdoctoral Fellow in Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

joel stern, phdMechanisms of pemphigus vulgaris and design of treatments. Mentors: Bjorn R. Olsen, MD, PhD; Winston Kuo, DDS


Academic Year 2010–11martin duplan, dds, phdRegulation of podosome dynamics by microtubules in osteoclasts: Analysis of an EB1/Src/cortactin dependent mechanism. Mentor: Roland Baron, DDS, PhD


yanqiu liu, md, phdDeciphering the role of osteoblast-derived VEGF in postnatal bone homeostasis. Mentor: Bjorn R. Olsen, MD, PhD


dorothy pazin, phdInvestigating the developmental origins of the meniscus. Mentor: Vicki Rosen, PhD


quan yuan, dds, phd Role of PTH in FGF23/klotho-mediated mineral ion homeostasis. Mentor: Beate Lanske, PhD


Academic Year 2011–12tatiana besschetnova, phdThe role of TEM8 in vascular morphogenesis and pathologic angio-genesis. Mentor: Bjorn R. Olsen, MD, PhD

Current position Postdoctoral fellow in Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

shoichiro kokabu, phd, ddsBMP3 negatively regulates bone mass through a specific interaction with AR2B that limits access of osteogenic BMPs to AR2B+ cells. Mentor: Vicki Rosen, PhD


mutsuko ohnishi, md, phdRole of vitamin D in obesity and energy metabolism. Mentor: Mohammed Razzaque, MD, PhD


tadatoshi sato, phdThe role of FGF27-klotho signaling in the parathyroid-kidney-bone axis that regulates mineral ion homeostasis. Mentor: Beate Lanske, PhD

Current position Postdoctoral fellow in Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

davide zocco, phd Exploiting the amino acid response to treat pathologic inflammation.Mentor: Malcolm Whitman, PhD



than 50 screenings, offered dental educa-tion, and distributed nearly 100 free toothbrushes and tubes of toothpaste.

MARITZA MORELL, a clinical instruc-tor in oral and developmental biology at HSDM and an associate in pediatric dentistry at Children’s Hospital Boston, was recently elected president-elect of the Hispanic Dental Association.

Two HSDM students, COLLEEN GREENE (DMD/MPH 2013) and PATRICIA McCLORY (DMD 2012), received 2012 Student Merit Awards from the American Association of Public Health Dentists. Greene was awarded Second Place, and McClory received an Honorable Mention (an award rarely given). The awards offer cash prizes and support to dental public health residents, senior dental students, and senior dental hygiene students to present their research dur-ing the poster session of the annual National Oral Health Conference. (See the Winter 2011–2012 issue of the Bulletin for an article about McClory’s work.)

Greene was also recently elected president of ASDA, the American Student Dental Association, for 2012–2013. Greene, who holds the Nathan and Phyllis Goodman Scholarship at HSDM, is immediate past editor-in-chief of ASDA, which publishes Mouth, the award-winning ASDA journal.

HARLYN KAUR SUSARLA (DMD 2013) was recently selected for a year-long 2012 fellowship from the ADEAGies Foundation and the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) Dental Careers Fellowship Program. With the goal of encouraging and preparing students to enter academic dentistry, the fellow-ship program includes a day-and-a-half summer fellow/mentor training ses-sion, biweekly collaborative meetings between fellows and mentors, faculty/

Dental Bites n HSDM NewsHSDM faculty member NADEEM KARIMBUX, DMD91, MMSc93, PD93, recently published the textbook Clinical Cases in Periodontics. The book’s format of presenting actual cases, accompanied by academic commentary, fosters inde-pendent learning and prepares the reader for case-based examinations. Karimbux is HSDM’s assistant dean for dental education; an associate professor of oral medicine, infection, and immunity; and director of the Advanced Graduate Education Program in Periodontology.

Karimbux is also senior author of a paper, “Interleukin-1 Gene Polymorphisms and Chronic Periodontitis in Adult Caucasians: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” published in the Journal of Periodontology, that was widely featured in a range of news outlets. Coauthors included SATHEESH ELANGOVAN, DMSc11 (periodontolo-gy); VEERASATHPURUSH ALLAREDDY, MMSc10 (orthodontics); and TARU H. KINNUNEN, an HSDM assistant profes-sor of oral health policy and epidemiology.

ANDREW L. SONIS, PD79, a clinical professor of developmental biology at HSDM, was a featured speaker at the January symposium Age-Appropriate Treatment of the Developing Occlusion: Common Problems – Consensus Solutions, produced jointly by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the American Association of Orthodontists and held in Marco Island, Florida. Sonis spoke on “ADHD and Autism,” reviewing the specific behavioral issues associated with these disorders and their current behavioral and medical management, as well as techniques and modifications in appliance therapy and scheduling to provide successful outcomes of orthodon-tic therapy. In addition to his position at HSDM, Sonis is senior associate in the Department of Dentistry at Children’s

Hospital Boston and a partner in a group dental practice in Newton, Massachusetts.

HSDM faculty member THEODOROS KAPOS, DMD05, MMSc08 (prosth-odontics), PD10 (implantology), was recently elected chair of the Junior Committee of the European Association for Osseointegration. This nonprofit organization works to “improve the qual-ity of patient care by bridging the gap between science and clinical practice as the leading association within the field of implant dentistry in Europe.” Kapos is an instructor in restorative dentistry and biomaterials sciences at HSDM.

LEONARD BRENNAN, an HSDM geriatric research fellow, was selected by the American Society on Aging (ASA) to present his workshop, “The Challenges of Oral Health Care for Seniors,” at the ASA Conference on Aging in America, in Washington, D.C., in March. These conferences are a showcase for innova-tive programs and projects, a forum for policy discussions on aging, and a prime source of information on new research in the field of aging.

Led by ROMESH NALLIAH, an HSDM instructor in restorative dentistry and biomaterials sciences and Castle Society senior tutor, several HSDM students provided oral health screenings and dental education and made custom mouthguards at the Special Olympics Winter Games. The group screened 107 athletes and made 94 mouthguards.In addition, Nalliah and a large group of students conducted a recent proj-ect on homeless oral health. Based on mean New England fees (released by the American Dental Association), the group provided $3,000 worth of free dental treatment to homeless individu-als. During the course of the monthlong project, the group also performed more


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administrator interviews, teaching and research practicums, career reflection essays, a poster presentation at the 2012 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition, a portfolio, and an evaluation. Susarla’s mentor is NADEEM KARIMBUX.

KEYVAN SOHRABI (MMSc 2013) was first author on two recently published papers: “An Evaluation of Bioactive Glass in the Treatment of Periodontal Defects: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials,” in the Journal of Periodontology, and “How Successful Are Small-Diameter Implants? A Literature Review,” in Clinical Oral Implants Research.

n Alumni NewsLONNIE H. NORRIS, DMD76, MPH77, received the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes sig-nificant contributions to education, research, and the organization. Norris received the award during the 2012 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition in March in Orlando, Florida. In 1998, HSDM hon-ored him with the School’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. An oral and maxillo-facial surgeon, Norris retired in 2011 as dean and professor emeritus of the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, where he had been dean since 1996.

RICHARD J. REISMAN, DMD71, has been appointed to the New York State Board of Dentistry by the board of regents of the New York State Department of Education. Reisman completed his resi-dency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. He is chief of the Division of Dentistry at Glens Falls Hospital and is a member of the teaching staff at Ellis Hospital, Schenectady. Reisman is chair of the Ethics Committee of the Fourth District Dental Society and a representative of the New York State Dental Association Ethics Council. He is a

fellow of the American College of Dentists, American and New York State Societies of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and American Dental Society of Anesthesiology and is a diplomate of the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology. Reisman maintains an active oral and maxillofa-cial surgery practice in Queensbury, New York, where he resides with his wife, Jane.

Periodontist MICHAEL S. REDDY, DMD86, DMSc89, PD89, was recently named dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry (UAB), effective March 15, 2012. Reddy served as interim dean from June 2011; before that, he was chair of the UAB Department of Periodontology (2004 to 2011) and assis-tant dean for planning and clinical activity. He is also a senior scientist in multiple UAB research centers, including the centers for Metabolic Bone Disease and Aging.

RAUL GARCIA, DMD86, MMSc85, was elected to serve a three-year term on the Publications Committee of the International Association for Dental Research/American Association for Dental Research (IADR/AADR). The Publications Committee analyzes and makes recommendations regarding publication of all IADR/AADR journals, including the Journal of Dental Research.

KENNETH J. ROTHMAN, DMD69, a leading researcher and expert in epidemio-logic methods, presented the 12th annual Saward-Berg Lecture at the University of Rochester School of Medicine on March 9. The lecture was entitled “The Public Perception of Epidemiology.” Rothman is a professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health and the vice-president for Epidemiology Research at Research Triangle Institute Health Solutions. He was the founding editor of Epidemiology, assistant editor of the American Journal

of Public Health, editor of the American Journal of Epidemiology, and a member of the editorial board of the New England Journal of Medicine and the interna-tional advisory board of The Lancet.

SHREEKRISHNA AKILESH, DMD08, MPH08, a Harvard Presidential Scholar, was featured on the local NBC station in Providence, Rhode Island, in a segment about pediatric dental health. Akilesh is a pediatric dentist at St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island and a full-time attending at the Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program at St. Joseph’s, an affili-ate of Lutheran Medical Center. St. Joseph’s treats children with extensive dental needs in the operating room facilities at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital (an institution of which St. Joseph’s is a part). In 2004, Akilesh was the first HSDM student to be awarded a Harvard Presidential Scholarship, which provides grants to top DMD and DMSc students in public service fields and in academic disciplines. “The Presidential Scholarship shaped my vision of my career by allowing me the privilege to consider academic dentistry as a career path,” says Akilesh. “Having completed my pediatric dental residency training at the University of Connecticut, I teach what I have learned in my experience in the field of pediatric dentistry, while continuing to learn myself, in the true spirit of being an HSDM ‘life-long learner.’”

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Front cover, pages 3, 4, 11, 18–22 | Jan Reiss

Inside covers | Liza Green

Page 10 and back cover | Grace Gianneschi

Pages 2, 5, 8, 9 | Courtesy photographs

Back cover: After Alex Nascimento was treated by HSDM student and faculty volunteers at Give Kids a Smile, he tried his hand at toothbrushing.

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advancing oral and systemic health.

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