Word of Mouth Fall/Winter 2011

FALL /W INTER 11Georgia Health Sciences University

A LOOK INSIDE: On Exhibit: Annual Report 20 On a Mission 24 Black Hawks Rising 28

Worth the Wait!After seven years of planning and 549 days of construction, the future of Georgia dentistry is here!

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ANNUAL REPORT EDITION

G H S U C O L L E G E O F D E N T A L M E D I C I N E

Connie Drisko, D.D.S.Dean and Merritt Professor

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The celebrations are over, but the warm feelings remain.I was deeply touched by the outpouring of support

shown by the College of Dental Medicine community during the grand- opening gala for our new building in September. As the days pass, the facility has felt more and more like home for myself, our students, faculty and staff. Now that we’ve settled in, we can get back to fulfilling our college’s vision to be among the nation’s premier dental colleges, and our university’s vision of being a globally recognized research university and academic health center. The new building, of course, will play a major role in making both those visions a reality. With our freshman class growing to 80, we now have the largest number of students we’ve ever had in our dental program. The increased clinical and educational capacity the new space affords us makes us perfectly aligned with Transformation 2020, Georgia Health Sciences University’s long-term strategic plan. You’ll be hearing more about Transformation 2020 in the coming months. It will include our revised mission, vision, values and our

roadmap to creating a highly integrated, world-class organization. I am excited by this new era in our institution’s history, and when the details emerge, I’m sure you will be too. For now, I hope you enjoy this edition’s look back at a pivotal year in our college’s history, starting with the celebration of our new facility on Page 2 and ending with our annual report on Page 20. The report also includes some of our goals for research growth, philanthropy, faculty development and statewide expansion. My thanks to everyone in the College of Dental Medicine community for helping make 2011 a special year. Together, working to improve the oral health of the great state of Georgia, I am sure there will be many special years to come. n

Delivering on our PromiseWith new building finished, we’re ready for growth

Now that we’ve settled

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fulfilling our college’s

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academic health center.

Send us your photographs.

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Student Voice 18

Faculty BITES 19

Development 32

More than a Building 33

Alumni BITES 35

DEPARTMENTS

Worth the WaitNew facility now officially open

ON EXHIBIT:Annual Report 2011

A look at our fine art and accomplishments

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Team provides dental care internationally to

those in need

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Worth the Wait!Now open, new dental building will serve state’s dental education needs far into the future

BY DAMON CLINE

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Gone are the rumble of earth-moving bulldozers and concrete-churning cement trucks. So too is the crackle of electric arc welders joining steel beams and the low whine of hydraulic cranes hoisting panels of drywall and plate glass five stories high.

Those sounds that echoed through the south end of Georgia Health Sciences University for 549 days were replaced Sept. 23 by cheers and jubilant applause during the grand-opening celebration of GHSU’s new College of Dental Medicine. The 269,133-square-foot building that now houses most of the college’s 370 faculty and staff is the result of years of planning, fundraising and labor. Looking at the final product, Dean Connie Drisko said it was well worth the effort. “When we first started talking about this building seven years ago, I never dreamed this day would come,” she said. “But today, we’re here. Here, in this beautiful building that is nothing less than a fitting architectural representation of our gifted faculty, exceptional students and superb staff.” The $112 million facility is more than a shinier replacement for the previous facility built in 1970; it will enable the college to

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Dean Connie Drisko addresses dignitaries during grand-opening celebrations.

“Today, we’re here. Here, in this beautiful building that is nothing less than a fitting architectural representation of our gifted faculty, exceptional students and superb staff.” –DEAN CONNIE DRISKO

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expand class sizes well into the future to meet the oral health needs of Georgia’s growing population. “This building stands as a monument to the collective effort of Georgia,” GHSU President Ricardo Azziz said. “It is more than a building; it is an investment in the health of the citizens of Georgia.” Georgia ranks 48th in the country for dentists per 100,000 residents. U.S. Department of Labor estimates indicate Georgia needs to fill an average of 160 dental positions per year. Nearly one in seven Georgia counties lacks a dentist. “This expansion is just in time to help us meet what the community knows is a pressing statewide need,” said Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, who noted that each dentist creates an annual economic impact of about $1.3 million to the state. The old dental building at the corner of 15th Street and Laney-Walker Boulevard will continue to be used for classroom space for students – which currently number 281

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– until construction of the Education Commons building, a project that will feature technologically advanced lecture space for dental and medical students. The $50 million project, which would connect to the new dental building by an elevated walkway, would also house the administrative offices of the Medical College of Georgia. The additional capacity at the new dental building enabled the College of Dental Medicine to increase its freshman class from 70 to 80 students this year. The college anticipates accepting 100 students per class in the near future. The college, the state’s only dental school, has graduated more than 2,000 dentists since its first graduating class in 1973. More than 80 percent of its graduates stay in Georgia to practice. “I know the University System of Georgia will be continuously proud of what’s been done here and what will be accomplished in the future,” University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby said. n

University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby

“This building stands as a monument to the collective effort of Georgia.” –GHSU PRESIDENT RICARDO AZZIZ


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Grand Gala The grand opening Sept. 23 was not just to celebrate the completion of the new College of Dental Medicine – it was to say thank you to those who helped make it happen. That includes state lawmakers, nearly 800 alumni and friends who gave more than $10 million in private funds, Augusta officials who helped GHSU acquire the property on which to build the school as well as the residents who relocated (see Tribute to Gilbert, Page 14). Dean Connie Drisko thanked her predecessors for growing the college to the point where expansion under her tenure was made necessary. “With this beautiful new facility, we are building on a legacy that began in 1969, before we even had a building to teach in, when classes were conducted in two temporary trailers,” Drisko said.

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Students Ashland Doomes (from left), Jose Navarro, Arjun Patel and Karin Davis

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Gov. Nathan Deal (right) greets Dr. Emile Fisher, one of the College of Dental Medicine’s most loyal supporters.

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Patty McGahee and her husband Willie McGahee, Assistant Environmental Services Manager

Patient Care Coordinator Anne McGowan (left) and Jennifer McNeill, Director of Patient Services

Mayor’s Assistant Karyn Nixon, Mayor Deke Copenhaver and City Administrator Fred Russell


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The centerpiece of the new building’s lobby is a hanging three-tier mosaic sculpture by Augusta artist Paul Pearman.

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With 316 dental chairs, the building is one of the largest

clinical facilities in the nation. Its advanced simulation and

practice labs can accommodate 100 students at a time.

And its Class-C operating room and recovery unit will make

the college one of the few in the nation with an outpatient

surgical center. Amenities include a “kid-friendly”

pediatrics area, all-new equipment and increased patient

parking space.

State-of-the-art clinical space

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Architect: Lord, Aeck & Sargent

Contractor: BE&K Building Group

Project Management: Gleeds USA

$77.5 million: Construction value

549: Days of construction

1.68 acres: Building footprint

56,030 square feet: Amount of exterior brick

146,596 square feet: Amount of exterior glass

22,128 square feet: Amount of interior glass

5: Number of floors

269,133 square feet: Total floor space

74,448 square feet: Carpeted floor space

19,680 square feet: Tiled floor space

590,000 square feet: Total insulation

294 miles: Electrical wiring

4,349: Light fixtures

3,500: Light switches

2,484: Sprinkler heads

785: Doors

316: Dental chairs

270: Glove dispensers

75: Clocks

42: Fire extinguishers

At a Glance

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The new College of Dental Medicine building is located at 1430 John Wesley Gilbert Drive on a 15-acre site that was home to the Gilbert Manor public housing complex from 1941-2008. Georgia Health Sciences University has previously announced plans to build a tribute to the property’s namesake to give thanks to Augusta city officials and the former residents of Gilbert Manor who helped make the land available for university expansion. A committee of university officials and community leaders have been formed to conceptualize the memorial to Gilbert, which will be built from bricks and granite salvaged during the property’s demolition. The university acquired the property from the Augusta Housing Authority through a $10 million contribution from the Augusta Commission. Gilbert (1864-1923) was a noted African-American teacher, administrator and classical scholar. Paine College’s Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel, built in 1968, is partly named in his honor. n

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Tribute to GilbertFormer Gilbert Manor housing complex

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June 8, 2009 Aug. 6, 2009 Sept. 30, 2009

June 17, 2010July 14, 2010

Sept. 23, 2011Worth the Wait!

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Dr. Jonathan Bullard (’10) cares for a patient at the Georgia Mission of Mercy event with April Lanier of Georgia Northwestern Technical College assisting.

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GHSU College of Dental Medicine students Brian (left) and Ken (right) Sellers take a break from their volunteer duties with Dr. William Bennett (’10) at the Georgia Mission of Mercy event in Woodstock, Ga.

College of Dental Medicine students, residents and faculty were part of a 1,500-member volunteer team that provided free dental care to nearly 2,200 indigent Georgians at the inaugural Georgia Mission of Mercy two-day event in Woodstock, Ga., in August. The event, organized through the Georgia Dental Association and the First Baptist Church of Woodstock, provided an estimated $1.5 million worth of cleanings, fillings, extractions, limited root canal therapy and lab procedures. Community volunteers assisted with child care, clinic set-up and tear-down, entertainment, office services, parking, security, translation, hospitality and trash removal. The event was attended by several state legislators and Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal. It was also featured on Atlanta-area network television affiliates as well as nationally on The Today Show and The NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. “Since Georgia Mission of Mercy’s conclusion, emails from patients and people around the country expressing gratitude for this initiative have poured into the GDA office,” said GDA President Dr. Michael O. Vernon (’77).

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Running for the cause

College of Dental Medicine students participated in the annual Give a Smile 5K Run-Walk in October. Students created the Give a Smile Foundation in 2007 to encourage patients in need of dental care to seek treatment by offsetting a portion of the cost. Students Stewart Helton and Bridget Lyons had the fastest men’s and women’s times with 16:42 and 16:44, respectively.

Serving those who served

The GHSU College of Dental Medicine joined the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center and various Augusta-area community organizations in October to provide a one-stop resource location for homeless veterans. The Stand Down for the Homeless 2011 resource fair at the Salvation Army’s Greene Street facility featured dental services from GHSU volunteers as well as free food, haircuts, HIV and blood pressure tests and flu vaccines. More than 300 people received services during the daylong event.

Third-year dental student Dustin Kilby examines a patient at the Stand Down for the Homeless 2011 resource fair.

Cultural Exchange

Chinese dental students from Zhejiang University recently spent a week observing College of Dental Medicine students and faculty as part of an exchange program sponsored by the International College of Dentists. The program at GHSU, coordinated by Dr. Franklin Tay, Associate Professor of Endodontics, was started in 2008. During the week, the visiting students joined their GHSU counterparts and faculty members for a social get-together.

Chinese students (from left) Weitao Ren, Jing Wang, Jing Zhang and Yueting Wang; and GHSU dental faculty Drs. Carole Hanes, Philip Hanes and Franklin Tay; and students Brett Burford, Jonathon Chang, Bradford Huffman, Destiny Foote, Jonathan Foote and Melanie Tang

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Out with the Old,In with the New

BY ANNA K. SCHULTZ

“Time is the longest distance between two places” – a clever reflection from one of America’s greatest playwrights, Tennessee Williams. Isn’t it true…time is the point of reference by which we measure

everything. Life is measured in years, holidays defined by months, schedules are arranged to the day, and even the hour. For GHSU dental students, our day-to-day experience is defined by various classes, clinic sessions and – from time to time – a few long evenings in the lab. And at mere months from graduation, I often find myself thinking back on years past. Although it may not have seemed so long ago that I was preparing my 10th crown on No. 3 in the lab (all the while thinking that I would end up sitting in my patient’s lap before I was able to do anything with indirect vision), or studying for what seemed like my 15th pharmacology test, these four years have surely flown by. I can confidently say I am a different person since starting dental school, and one of the most rewarding experiences for me has been to see my classmates grow along with me. As we have grown and developed, so has the dental school. Our class is distinctive in that we will be the first graduating class in our new building. We have seen it all, because we have been there for it all. We interviewed in our old building and spent countless hours in Room 1020. We spent even more time in the third-floor simulation and dirty labs – where we worked until close to midnight a few times getting those denture set-ups just right, while ’80s music filled the space from our dusty black stereo system on top of the supply cabinet. The three years we spent in that building are full of memories for us, where we were welcomed into a community made up of professors, administrators, assistants, staff and fellow students. Our dental school experience has been marked by that initial impression, but we have surely seen great changes during the past few years. I remember meeting over lunches to offer input on the design of the new building in which we are now practicing. What an incredible facility! As my class took our manikin boards in October, I couldn’t help but be thankful that my handpiece was working, and my water unit never empty. We are so blessed as a dental community, to be a part of something much bigger than ourselves. This new building represents much more than hours of planning and design, and months of construction; it represents a facility that helps serve not only the local Augusta area, but also the state of Georgia at large. As our class prepares for graduation, we are making a transition as well – one marked by time, and representative of our progression from dental students to dental professionals. But as we make that transition, we also acknowledge that as such, we are dedicated to a lifetime of active learning. And as we forge onward, we will always remember where and with whom our dental educations began and the building that served us so well those first few years. Out with the old, in with the new – except for that dusty black stereo system that’s found a new home in our senior dental lab and reminds me every day how far we’ve come. n

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Drs. Ulf M.E. Wikesjö and Cristiano Susin received the American Academy of Periodontology’s R. Earl Robinson Periodontal Regeneration Award for the study, “Periodontal healing following reconstructive surgery: Effect of guided tissue regeneration using a bioresorbable barrier device when combined with autogenous bone grafting. A randomized-controlled trial 10-year follow-up.” Wikesjö and Susin co-authored the article in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology with colleagues from the University of Oslo.

Dr. Allison Hunter, Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences, recently attended the Summer Institute in Clinical Dental Research Methods at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Drs. Worku Abebe (clockwise from left), Babak Baban, Ranjitha Krishna and Mahmood Mozaffari attended the European Association for Predictive, Preventative and Personalised Medicine’s World Congress in Bonn, Germany. Abebe, Baban and Krishna presented scientific data while Mozaffari served as a panelist.

Dr. Christopher Cutler is Chairman of the Department of Periodontics. Cutler was previously Associate Dean for Research and Professor in the Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry at Stony Brook University’s School of Dental Medicine in New York. Cutler earned his Doctor of Dental

Surgery and Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Pathology degrees at Emory University.

Dr. James J. Cray Jr. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral Biology. He was previously a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Division of Plastic Surgery. His research interests include craniofacial anomalies, specifically craniosynostosis.

Dr. Brent Haeberle is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral Rehabilitation. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Kentucky and completed his dental education at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry.

Dr. Rick Halvorsen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of General Dentistry. He earned his undergraduate degree at Augusta State University and completed his dental education at GHSU.

Dr. Robert B. Moss Jr. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthodontics. He earned his undergraduate degree from Georgia Southwestern State University and completed his dental education at GHSU.

Dr. Emily L. Bundy is an Instructor in the Department of Oral Biology. She earned her undergraduate degree from Creighton University and completed her dental education at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. Yosvany J. Vento is an Instructor in the Department of Oral Rehabilitation. He completed his dental education at the Universidad Central de Este in the Dominican Republic.

Dr. Connie L. Drisko was named the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia’s Professional Honoree at the 2011 Women of Distinction awards event in Augusta.

Dr. Mark (Hsien-Chung) Chiu has joined the College of Dental Medicine Laboratory for Applied Periodontal & Craniofacial Regeneration as a Fellow. Chiu serves as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Dentistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.


First Home of the Dental School 1969-1971 School of Dentistry 1971-2011

Dentistry building series, by student Ben Popple, donated by artist

The crowning achievement of the 2011

fiscal year was completion of the new

College of Dental Medicine building, but

equally impressive was the college’s

overall growth and performance during the

year. Enjoy some of the year’s highlights

while perusing the many works of art that

can be found in the new building.

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’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ’11

TOTAL STUDENTS

FRESHMAN

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63 66 65 70 80

In 2011, more students were accepted into the freshman class than previous years, giving us the largest number of enrolled students ever.

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On ExhibitA L O O K A T O U R F I N E A R T A N D A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S

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Drill Team, by ShoBodon, donated by Dr. Connie Drisko

Workers attempted to save as many existing trees as possible during construction of the new building at the former Gilbert Manor site. Construction crews were disappointed that one large oak tree, in particular, could not be saved. After felling the tree, workers cut it into firewood for donation to needy families in nearby neighborhoods and had artist Phillip Pohlman carve a tooth out of a remaining piece that is on display in the first-floor lobby.

Perfect Relationship, by Ana Thompson, donated by Dr. Barry and Kathryn Bennett

School of Dentistry 1971-2011 Current College of Dental Medicine 2011

In ’06: 55,636 / 84,885

In ’11: 66,790 / 111,514

P A T I E N T :

V I S I T S / P R O C E D U R E S

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’07$1,325,594121 students

$10,955 per student

’08$1,378,047124 students

$11,113 per student

’09$1,388,905124 students

$11,201 per student

’10$1,488,401123 students

$12,101 per student

’11$1,643,557

127 students$12,942 per student


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Pinocchio’s Magical Adventure, by Tom duBois, Disney Discovery Collection No. 4, donated by Rhonda Graybeal

Untitled, by Dr. John Uetsuki, donated by artist

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$10,492,091

$6,248,254

View from Rialto, by Joe Wolff, donated by artist

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Missing Orange Series: Cure, by Dr. Ricardo Azziz, donated by artist

Looking Up In Rain, by Dr. Myles Williams, donated by artist

A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1

2 0 1 2 G O A L Sn Raise at least $1 million in gifts and pledges

n Grow CDM Alumni Association by 5%

n Create and meet semi-annually with CDM Board of Visitors

n Increase number of dental faculty in leadership positions throughout the university, community, state and national organizations/institutes by 10%

n Increase total National Institutes of Health funding by 5%

n Implement leadership/plan for oral public health collaboration

n Occupy renovated/new research space

n Continue to plan for Education Commons building

n Increase margin generation for fiscal sustainability and growth by 2%

n Increase total patient visits by 5%

n Plan clinical site in Atlanta with extramural residency training programs

n Increase qualified diverse applicants and enrollees for pre-doctoral and residency programs by 2%

n Increase mobile curriculum for all core courses by 10% n

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On a MissionBY SHARRON WALLS Team provides dental care to remote area of Chile

Drs. Ben Lyons (left) and Michael Pruett share a smile with one of their Chilean patients.



In Los Muermos, a Chilean municipality of 17,000, dental care is extremely limited, especially in the rural areas, where two-thirds of the population lives. “She was so excited,” Pruett said of his patient. “She handed me her card and said, ‘Look! You have finished me up.’” Pruett, Director of General Practice Residency and Assistant Professor of Oral Rehabilitation at the Georgia Health Sciences University College of Dental Medicine, was part of a 10-person mission team from Augusta that treated more than 250 Chileans in just four days during the spring, providing an estimated $150,000 worth of dental care. And they did it with only six dental chairs in five locations. From their home base in Los Muermos, where two mobile clinics were stationed to perform root canals and extractions, teams traveled an hour and a half each day over dirt roads to reach patients in the tiny hamlets of Estaquilla, Cumbre and Los Piques, practicing in little huts heated by wood-burning stoves and mobile vans the size of UPS trucks. Some patients rode up on horseback.

She had been carrying around the dentigram card for five years. It listed

the numerous dental procedures the Chilean woman needed. With each visit

to the dentist, one restoration or procedure would be checked off. Just one.

Then she would wait for her turn to come around again, perhaps another

year, before the next procedure would be done.

“I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Dr. Michael Pruett of his visit to the

Los Lagos region of southern Chile. “These are areas way off in the woods,

with only one dentist available to go around to all these sites.”

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“We had guys sitting with their legs on either side of the chair because they didn’t want their spurs to cut our dental chair,” said Dr. Andrew Currie, one of six GHSU residents on the trip. “There are families out in the valleys, walking with their team of oxen. These folks are out in the middle of nowhere, where a tooth abscess can kill you, with no access to care and no money to pay for it when they do get it.” Dr. Brooke Loftis Elmore, GHSU Director of Advanced Education in General Dentistry and Instructor of Oral Rehabilitation, could attest to the challenging conditions. “We blew our air compressor and generator three times the first day,” she said. “They drilled a hole in the floor and ran the cords outside to the compressor in a lean-to shanty and we ran all our equipment through that. There was a hole in the floor and it was 40 degrees, so we had to bundle up to keep warm.” Borrowed equipment from Los Muermos’ primary health care center had to be returned each night for sterilization. Without dental assistants, the faculty and residents assisted each other. Chilean dental students from the Universidad de Concepción and Universidad Austral in central and southern Chile served as translators while learning about dental techniques and materials with which they were unfamiliar. Sometimes working into the night, the American dentists dealt with whatever came their way, whether it was a simple restoration, a complicated extraction or the removal of a cyst from a patient’s cheek. “These people have been on waiting lists for two or three years to have one tooth pulled,” Currie said. “Or maybe they needed three fillings, and two years later when those fillings still haven’t been done, now they need two extractions and a root canal instead.” Whatever their need, the people came and waited patiently to be seen. “We had one patient with three extractions and eight fillings done all in one sitting,” said Elmore. “The patients just

sit quietly and never flinch. They are so humble, so friendly, so gracious.” The trip, the first dental mission to the area, was organized through First Baptist Church of Augusta, which had previously sent medical mission teams to the region. Pruett, a member of the church, worked with Associate Pastor Rodger Murchison, whose daughter and son-in-law are missionaries in the district, and College of Dental Medicine alumnus Dr. Douglas Clepper to coordinate the collection of supplies for the trip. Area dentists and dental supply companies donated everything from basic supplies such as goggles, gauze and gloves, to anesthesia and composite resins. Travel expenses were paid for by GHSU alumni and supporters. On the last day, the Chileans expressed their gratitude to the team with a ceremony and presentation of hand-carved wooden plaques to each member. “I think we have an open invitation to come back and do it again.” Pruett said. “We are definitely talking about it.” n

Awaiting departure: Drs. Jason Hamilton (from left), Doug Clepper, Michael Pruett, Adrienne Wimbrow, Misha Ghazarian, Andrew Currie, Brooke Loftis Elmore, Connie Drisko, Beth Rainwater, Philip Kraver, Ben Lyons and Sharla Bush

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Dr. Michael Pruett, Director of General Practice Residency and Assistant Professor of Oral Rehabilitation

Dr. Brooke Loftis Elmore, Director of Advanced Education in General Dentistry and Instructor of Oral Rehabilitation

Dr. Andrew J. (Josh) Hamilton, part-time GPR and AEGD faculty

GHSU-affiliated dental mission trips are many, with students, faculty and alumni volunteering their skills worldwide in locations such as Ecuador, Bulgaria, Trinidad, Mexico and Peru, where the college has a permanent clinic. This year alone, in addition to the Chilean trip, Dr. Kevin Frazier, Vice President for Student Services and Development and Associate Professor of

Rehabilitation, led a second group that included GHSU students and alumni to Braila, Romania. Dr. Allen Braselton, Assistant Professor of Oral Rehabilitation, took a Medical Campus Outreach group to the Amazon River in Peru for the third time. And Dr. Ken McMillan, Clinical Assistant Professor, led a group of six students to Piedras Negras, Mexico.

Others

Dr. William Trotter, private-practice oral surgeon

Rev. Andrew Jones, Minister of Missions and Faith, First Baptist Church

GHSU residents

Dr. Sharla Bush Dr. Andrew CurrieDr. Misha GhazarianDr. Ben LyonsDr. Beth RainwaterDr. Adrienne Wimbrow

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Dr. Paul Mitrofan (’02) treats a patient in Romania, assisted by Jaclyn Frazier.

In Peru, senior dental student Perrice Murray (from left), Dr. Will Smalley (’10), Dr. Allen Braselton and junior dental student Jessica Brown (in background) assist a young patient.

Rebecca Hughes (left), a translator and volunteer, and Dr. Beth Rainwater work together with a patient.


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Black Hawks RisingBefore dental school, two students piloted helicopters in Iraq and Afghanistan F

First Lt. Walt Green raced his Black Hawk helicopter through the Iraqi night toward the source of a distress call he was answering. All the platoon leader knew was that a roadside improvised explosive device had shattered a company of traveling humvees. Green and a second Black Hawk pilot surveyed the scene as small arms fire rained down on the blast radius from a nearby village. Two vehicles lay in pieces and smoke rose into the starry sky. Soldiers were hurt, but the rocky landscape in the northern Iraq province of Sinjar provided little coverage to land and load. Using the region’s sandy soil to their advantage, Green’s counterpart positioned his bird between the hostile town and the downed unit. His blades twisted a tornado of sand and dirt into the air, creating a natural smokescreen so the soldiers could load their wounded. Green navigated the village perimeter, drawing fire away from the scene of the disaster. Protected by an armored seat and side panels, Green wasn’t concerned about the small arms fire; bullets bounced off the Black Hawk like acorns off a trampoline. Explosives were another story.

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Good pilots had been brought down by lucky shots from untrained militants. Green, now a second-year student in the College of Dental Medicine, covered the medivac’s tail as it took off with the wounded. “Just then, a rocket-propelled grenade fired and flew right between his tail and my nose,” Green recalled of the incident in 2003. The insurgents’ missed shot revealed their position, allowing his door gunners to take them out of commission.

PERIL AND EXCITEMENT

About 2,000 miles away in Afghanistan, Capt. Kevin Wiman was trying to land his Black Hawk on a mountaintop. The margin of error was miniscule; if he landed short, he’d crash into the mountain, an overflight would send him over the side of a cliff.

Such are the perils – and excitement – of flying in one of the world’s most rugged and dangerous places. “Flying was a blast over there – racing it over a mountaintop and letting it drop as fast as you can, then following a river through the valley,” Wiman said. “Afghanistan has a lot of natural beauty.” The Black Hawk, known as the UH-60, is the Army’s work-horse helicopter, serving a multi-purpose role between the slow but heavy-lifting Chinook CH-47 and the nimble Apache AH-64 attack helicopter. “One day I might fly a generator to an outpost,” Green said. “The next day I might fly a colonel to meet different religious and political leaders. Or I could be running combat missions to find an insurgent – take four helicopters, box off the town and go door-to-door.” Green, an Augusta native, once flew then-Secretary of State Colin Powell on a diplomatic mission in northern Iraq. “People think of firefights when you say you went to war in Iraq. But a lot of times, you’re doing something

like hanging out with some sheik, finding out what his town needs and trying to get it for him.” It was a difficult and challenging role – especially for a 23-year-old. After graduating in 2001 from Vanderbilt University with a degree in history, Green started his four-year ROTC commitment at the U.S. Army Flight School at Fort Rucker, Ala. He then received advanced training at Fort Campbell, Ky., before being deployed to Iraq, where he oversaw 56 soldiers and 14 aircraft as platoon leader. Wiman, also a second-year dental student, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 2003 and also went to flight school at Fort Rucker. He chose Special Forces training at Fort Bragg, N.C., then completed the U.S. Army Pathfinder Course to learn how to plan and execute airborne operations. He was promoted to Company Commander, overseeing hundreds of soldiers in several platoons. But the former Eagle Scout and New Jersey native still wanted to be in the pilot’s seat. So he worked his way

Kevin Wiman

“The odds are tremendously small that I would

find another Army aviator in my class, let alone

someone who flew that exact same aircraft.”

–KEVIN WIMAN

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Entered service: 1979

Manufacturers: United Technologies of Stratford, Conn.; General Electric, Lynn, Mass.

Crew: 4 (2 pilots; 2 crew chiefs/gunners)

Capacity: 2,640 pounds (11 combat-equipped troops)

Cruising speed: 173 mph

Mission: Provide general support, medical evacuation, command and control, air assault and special operations support

Overview: With its troop capacity and cargo lift capability, the versatile Black Hawk has enhanced the overall mobility of the Army while providing agile support on the battlefield in most weather conditions. Its critical components and systems are armored or redundant, and its airframe is designed to progressively crush on impact to protect the crew and passengers.

Black Hawk – At a Glanceover to Flight Platoon Leader and ended up in one of only two Black Hawk companies in all of eastern Afghanistan. “I’ve never worked so hard in my life. I flew about 400 hours in six months,” he said. “After that, everything else in life you take with a grain of salt. You don’t stress out about anything.” In a class of 70 students, it’s a unique coincidence that Green and Wiman would share such an uncommon background. “The odds are tremendously small that I would find another Army aviator in my class, let alone someone who flew that exact same aircraft,” Wiman said.

FUTURE PLANS

Green and Wiman’s military experience contributed to their choice of professions. “I found the military rewarding,” Wiman said. “But I would rather have had a more direct hand in helping the wounded. That’s one of the reasons I started considering medical or dental school.” He left the Army for the Navy’s education program, the Health Services Collegiate Program, and although he’s a native northeasterner, he chose Georgia Health Sciences partially because he loves the South’s climate. “Going into dentistry is a more radical shift in my comfort zone than shifting between branches of the military,” Wiman said. His wife, Daniela, a dental hygiene student, have two children together: a 3-year-old son, Gabriel, and a daughter, Isabella, born in September. Wiman will be committed to seven years in the Navy when he graduates. He plans to stay in the Navy until he reaches retirement (he’ll be 42 by then), then open a private practice. For Green, health care runs in his family – his parents, Charles and Peggy, are Augusta physicians and Medical College of Georgia graduates (classes of 1974 and 1973, respectively). And Green’s wife, Mary Kate, is a first-year physician assistant student at Georgia Health Sciences University. After returning from his deployment, he started taking prerequisite classes at Augusta State University and shadowed area dentists, including family friend Dr. J. Benjamin Deal (’74). “The example he set as my childhood dentist stuck with me,” said Green, who plans to go into private practice when he graduates. n

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Geo r g i a Hea l t h S c i e n c e s Un i v e r s i t yD E V E L O P M E N T

Without the support of countless alumni, friends, foundations and dental organizations, the realization of opening our new College of Dental Medicine would not have been possible. The generosity of Georgia’s dentists and the entire oral health profession helped us top our fundraising goal – and we’re still climbing. Outright contributions, pledges, gifts in kind and numerous donations of equipment made this a successful effort. The list below recognizes the many contributors to the More Than a Building

campaign. Every effort has been made to recognize those who made a gift at the $1,000 level and above. If your name has been inadvertently omitted from the list, please contact us and we will correct the error. If you were unable to attend the grand opening activities in September, you owe it to yourself to visit the new school. You will be amazed at your new College of Dental Medicine.

If you would like to invest in the future of the College of Dental Medicine, please call the Development Office at 706-721-3073 or learn more at the Georgia Health Sciences Foundation website at www.gahsf.org.

We’re In! Thank You!

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$3,000,000The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation Inc. $1,000,000 Dr. Emile FisherDental Practice Group, GHSU College of Dental Medicine

$100, 000 - $250,000Dr. and Mrs. Ronald E. GoldsteinDr. Jeannie Harris Moran (’75)Dr. Louvenia A. Rainge (’90)Dr. George N. Snelling III (’75)Dr. Joe and Mrs. Sharon Chafin (’81)Dr. Walter E. Stewart and Mrs. Walter E. StewartDr. Melisa A. Rathburn-Stewart and Dr. Michael B. StewartSunTrust Bank Trusteed Foundation - Thomas Guy Woolford Charitable TrustThe Tull Charitable Foundation

$50,000 - $99,999Georgia Dental AssociationDr. George MacMaster (’86)Dr. Kathy M. and Mr. Thomas Brittingham (’83) Dr. Jimmy and Mrs. Wendy Cassidy (’83)Drs. Connie L. and Richard R. DriskoDr. and Mrs. Alec Nazih Elchahal (’95)Drs. Allen French (’81) and Ginger Kirkland (’87) R.D.H.Dr. Aubrey F. Hedrick Jr. (’77)Dr. Wayne Hester (’81)Dr. Isaac and Mrs. Joanne Holton Jr. (’76)Dr. Paul Isler and Mrs. Martha IslerDr. David and Elizabeth Perry (’84)Dr. R. Steven Powell (’81) and Mrs. Deborah Taylor Powell (’80) R.D.H. Dr. and Mrs. Michael B. RogersDr. Marie Schweinebraten and Dr. Chris McFarland (’79)Dr. Karyn L. Stockwell (’82)Dr. and Mrs. T. Barrett Trotter (’73)Atlanta Dental Study GroupGeorgia Academy of General DentistryGeorgia Society of PeriodontistsGHSU College of Dental Medicine Alumni Association

$25,000 - $49,999Dr. G. Blake Collins (’95)Drs. Hugh and Anne MazzawiDr. Dave C. and Cheryl S. Lee (’83)Drs. James and Elaine WhitneyMrs. Jean C. HickeyGHSU College of Dental Medicine Class of 2014Dr. William V. Argo (’82) Dr. Leon and Mrs. Barbara AronsonDr. David Brantley (’85)Dr. Henry L. DiversiDr. Edward J. and Mrs. Lorraine Green (’83)Drs. Ken and Carol Leggett (’87)Dr. Thomas R. McDonald (’83)Dr. Scott T. McPhersonDr. Edward H. and Mrs. Nancy Mohme (’81)Dr. J. Gregory Morris (’93)Dr. Robert and Marianne C. Moss (’80)

Dr. David Pumphrey and Mrs. Christine PumphreyDr. Stanley D. Satterfield (’77)Dr. Novy and Mr. Mark ScheinfeldDr. Jennifer Diversi Thompson (’87)Dr. Mollie Winston and Dr. Greg MarksAtlanta Business BankD.D.S. StaffingGHSU College of Dental Medicine Class of 2012 Ms. Rhonda Mullins/Vista Pro ConsultingWilleford Group CPA, PC

$10,000 - $24,999Alliance of the Georgia Dental AssociationGHSU College of Dental Medicine Class of 1976Dr. J Alex and Mrs. Sandra Bell (’82)Dr. Daniel and Dr. Becky CarlonDr. Emmanuel C. Ngoh (’94)Thomas P. Hinman Dental Society Dr. Gordon L. Brady (’76)Dr. Ben W. Jernigan Jr. (’76)GHSU College of Dental Medicine Class of 1986AFTCO AssociatesDr. and Mrs. William W. Clance Jr. (’80)Dr. and Mrs. James W. Holland Jr.Dr. Edwin M. Richardson (’85) and Mrs. Patricia Richardson (’83) R.D.H.Dr. Grant and Mrs. Shuishan Loo (’90)GHSU College of Dental Medicine Class of 1981GHSU College of Dental Medicine Class of 1983Dr. Bruce Ashendorf (’81)Dr. Terry N. Tumlin (’81)Dr. Patrick W. Powell (’87)Dr. Michael R. Worthy (’80)Aegis Publications Dr. Kenneth K. Hutchinson (’82)Dr. Kent C. Simmons and Mrs. Susan SimmonsDr. and Mrs. Doug Clepper (’73)Dr. William T. CalhounDrs. Frank and Gretchen CaughmanDr. Barry D. CohenDr. Amanda W. ContiMr. Dale and Mrs. Pam CrailDr. F. Brent Davis (’90) Dr. Kathryn R. Freedman (’01)Dr. and Mrs. Steven R. GoldbergDr. James A. Granade Jr.Drs. Philip and Carole HanesDr. and Mrs. John E. HorvathDr. T. Howard JonesDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Jordan (’86)Dr. Victor A. and Mrs. Beth Koehler (’74)Dr. James Matthew and Mrs. Leigh Anne Mazzawi (’98)Dr. Ben Z. MibabDr. Paul E. Pafford (’76)Dr. Edward S. Parker (’95)Drs. Gerald (’82) and Candace Rausch (’83)Dr. Mark A. Retterbush (’83)Dr. Mark S. and Kathy RitzDr. Michael B. Rogers (’73)Dr. Thomas & Louis Shelton (’94)Dr. Mark Shurett



$10 Million and still growing

Drs. Matt (’85) and Page Smith (’86)Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. SugarmanDr. Steven B. Turner (’77)Drs. Richard (’76) and Rebecca WeinmanDr. Tyjuan M. Williams (’08)Mrs. Gwen Fulcher YoungAmerican Dental Association/ADA FoundationGeorgia Academy of Dental PracticeGeorgia Society of PeriodontistsGHSU College of Dental Medicine Department of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryCollege of Dental Medicine Class of 2010

$5,000 - $9,999College of Dental Medicine Class of 1974Mr. Don WatersOral Surgery AssociatesDr. Janine J. BetheaDr. and Mrs. N. Tyrus IveyDr. Robert J. MichelichEastern District Dental SocietyDr. and Mrs. Robert EllisDr. Lindsay Holliday (’83)College of Dental Medicine Class of 1980College of Dental Medicine Class of 1997College of Dental Medicine Class of 1977College of Dental Medicine Class of 1991Dr. Donald F. Brown Dr. and Mrs. Clayton R. Davis (’80)Dr. Renee B. Parrish (’91)Dr. Michael O. Vernon (’77)Dr. Jeremy R. and Anna Ward (’97)Dr. Lee House Baker Sr. Dr. Andrew R. Allgood (’73)Dr. and Mrs. Lewis L. BrownDr. James R. Collins (’76)Dr. Douglas E. ClevelandDr. John W. Dickey (’81)Dr. Timothy and Tammy Fussell (’87)Dr. Varnell Gaines (’78)Dr. Erica Greene (’06)Dr. Greg and Julie Griffin (’98)Dr. James E. Haddad JrDr. John F. Harrington Jr. Dr. Larry G. HubbardDr. Robert W. Johnson (’82)Dr. Philip E. Koch (’77)Dr. Richard B. Liipfert (’85)Dr. Dale Madson (’76)Dr. and Mrs. Ronnie E. Mobley (’74)Dr. Nooredin K. Nurani (’90)Dr. David Owings Dr. Robin S. Reich Dr. Robert H. SmithDr. Fionn Thomas (’00)Dr. John W. Vollenweider (’78)Dr. Janice Wilmot (’86)College of Dental Medicine Class of 1985New Hampshire Dental SocietyNorthern District Dental SocietyNorthwest District Dental Society



$1,000 - $4,999$4,600 MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1989$4,500 Dr. Laney E. Smith (’97)$4,500 Western District Dental Society$4,000 Dr. Ralph Cohen (’74)$4,000 Dr. Brian Womble (’80)$4,000 Dr. Patrick H. Yancey III (’87)$4,000 MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1978$4,000 MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1987$4,000 Southwestern District Dental Association $3,550 Dr. Pat Patterson$3,500 Dr. Vernon Greene Jr. (’74)$3,300 Dr. Glenn Sosebee (’91)$3,250 Seattle Study Club of Atlanta$3,200 Dr. David R. Myers$3,127 Dr. Philip L. Hooton (’81)$3,000 Dr. Susan J. Baker (’85)$3,000 Mr. Mohammad R. Esfandiarinia$3,000 Dr. Wayne W. Herman$3,000 Dr. Judson Hickey (‘80)$3,000 Dr. Douglas and Mrs. Reeda Katz (’80)$3,000 Dr. Felix Maher (’91)$3,000 Dr. and Mrs. H. Edward Paris Jr.$3,000 Mr. and Mrs. David Rainwater$3,000 Dr. Gino Saponari (’96)$3,000 Dr. Richard K. Straus (’84) and Mrs. Julie B. Straus R.D.H (’85)$2,750 Dr. Phillip H. Durden IV (’89)$2,700 Dr. James B. Hall$2,500 Dr. Richard G. Bennett Jr (’98)$2,500 Dr. Kevin B. Frazier$2,500 Dr. Bradley Greenway$2,500 Dr. Brad Lipham and Mrs. Amy Stevens Lipham R.D.H. (’94) (’92) $2,500 Dr. Mehrdod Parsa (’91)$2,500 Dr. Sergio J. Pausa (’89)$2,500 Dr. James Quarles$2,500 Dr. Marvin Winter$2,500 Georgia Dental Society$2,500 MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1975$2,500 MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1988$2,500 MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1998$2,500 MCG School of Dentistry Class of 2011$2,500 Southeastern District Dental Society$2,400 Dr. James W. Dougherty $2,100 Dr. Marilyn S. Gaylor$2,100 MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1982$2,050 MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1992$2,000 Dr. Melvin O. Baker (’74)$2,000 Dr. Cecil B. Bray III (’83) and Dr. Sally Young (’84)$2,000 Dr. Charles W. Brunson Jr. (’80)$2,000 Dr. Vincent M. Carey (’91)$2,000 Ms. Tina Carter$2,000 Dr. Jeffrey A. Cauley$2,000 Dr. Celia P. Dunn (’90)$2,000 Dr. Andrea M. Garmon (’89)$2,000 Dr. Gary A. Lewis (’77)$2,000 Dr. Marlon E. Murrell (’74)$2,000 Dr. Patricia E. Noland (’91)$2,000 Drs. David and Edna Pashley (’78)$2,000 Dr. L. Travis Smith (’74)$2,000 Dr. Curtis M. Standish (’81)$2,000 Dr. George W. Thomas$2,000 Dr. Cameron Michael Wimpy (’82)$2,000 Cherokee Study Club

$2,000 MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1973$2,000 MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1996$2,000 MCG School of Dentistry Class of 2001$2,000 Scientific Voice$1,700 MCG School of Dentistry Class of 2002$1,500 Dr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Adams (’83)$1,500 Dr. Max J. Cohen$1,500 Dr. Richard S. Callan (’83)$1,500 Dr. and Mrs. L. Maxwell Ferguson$1,500 Dr. Wade B. Hammer$1,500 Dr. Edward Kelly and Rita Kelly$1,500 Dr. H. Jeffrey Lindsey (’84)$1,500 Mr. Monal Patel$1,500 Dr. Ronald K. Reagin Jr (’02)$1,500 American College of Prosthodontists – Georgia Section$1,500 MCG Department of Dental Hygiene Faculty and Staff$1,500 MCG School of Dentistry Class of 2006$1,400 Dr. Kenneth H. Farrar (’80)$1,250 Dr. Roberta C. Cann (’83)$1,200 Dr. Jimmy S. Balkcom(’78)$1,200 Dr. Dara Barron (’92)$1,200 Dr. Jacqueline Michelle Malone (’96)$1,200 Dr. Bonita Richter (’96)$1,200 Dr. Shurlang Yen (’96)$1,100 Dr. Richardson M. Odum (’85)$1,100 MCG School of Allied Health, Dental Hygiene Class of 2010$1,100 MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1984$1,100 MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1999$1,075 Reserve Officers Association, Department of Georgia$1,030 MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1995$1,000 Dr. Robert Ackerman (’73)$1,000 Dr. Richard C. Anderson (’83)$1,000 Dr. Stan J. Anderson (’74)$1,000 Dr. Hal N. Arnold (’84)$1,000 Dr. Charles E. Barber (’01)$1,000 Dr. Sidney M. Baggett (’87)$1,000 Dr. Rodrick L. Barden (’96)$1,000 Dr. Raymond Barnum (’75)$1,000 Dr. B. David Barrett$1,000 Dr. Jack A. Belll$1,000 Dr. Lee A. Bell Sr (’73)$1,000 Dr. Lex Belyeu$1,000 Dr. Emmett Black (’73)$1,000 Dr. John S. Blalock (’97)$1,000 Dr. Jim Boyle (’77)$1,000 Dr. Jimmy L. Brock (’76)$1,000 Dr. Ronald L. Burton (’78)$1,000 Dr. J. David Carson (’77 Med)$1,000 Dr. Sam L. Castillo (’88) $1,000 Dr. Ron Cavola and Debi Cavola$1,000 Dr. Gerald J. Chiche$1,000 Dr. Jason C. Croft (’07)$1,000 Dr. and Mrs. Keith Crummey (’84)$1,000 Dr. Charles E. Dameron Jr. (’98)$1,000 Dr. J. Benjamin Deal (’74)$1,000 Dr. John K. Dooley$1,000 Dr. Joseph R. Dromsky (’88)$1,000 Dr. Herman A. Elder (’73)$1,000 Dr. C. Weldon Elrod (’77)$1,000 Dr. James Fagan III (’81)$1,000 Dr. James Farmer (’88)$1,000 Dr. John H. Ferguson$1,000 Dr. Craig N. Fievet (’77)

$1,000 Dr. James B. Finch (’74)$1,000 Dr. Brad Ford (’78)$1,000 Dr. Mark Garfunkel (’75)$1,000 Dr. James A. Granade III (’95)$1,000 Dr. Robert M. Gray (’81)$1,000 Dr. Walter K. Hudson (’90)$1,000 Dr. Carroll Hughes$1,000 Dr. Mildred M. “Mili” Hunt (’81)$1,000 Dr. Mark Ingram (’81)$1,000 Dr. Sherida Jacobs (’97)$1,000 Dr. Kenneth E. Kay (’87)$1,000 Dr. James G. Keagle$1,000 Ms. Julie Kerlin$1,000 Dr. Michael Kinsley (’87)$1,000 Dr. Kevin and Lisa Kirkland (’07)$1,000 Dr. Malcolm Kling$1,000 Dr. Thomas Lee (’81)$1,000 Dr. Robert N. Lowe (’78)$1,000 Dr. Carl Lockwood (’77)$1,000 Dr. Lawrence E. Marable (’85)$1,000 Dr. Dale Miles (’84)$1,000 Dr. Nancy B. Napier (’89)$1,000 Dr. Donald B. Nelson Sr. (’74)$1,000 Dr. Norris L. O’Dell (’75)$1,000 Dr. Erick Pagan (’91)$1,000 Dr. Forest Pagett (’92)$1,000 Dr. Rex Patterson$1,000 Dr. J. Benjamin Patrick (’75)$1,000 Dr. Michael K. Phelan (’86)$1,000 Dr. Gail V. Plauka (’78)$1,000 Dr. Bruce A. Preston (’90)$1,000 Dr. Stanley Prince (’91)$1,000 Dr. Hal S. Raper Jr.$1,000 Dr. James Reynierson III$1,000 Dr. Louis A. Riccardi$1,000 Dr. Victor L. Riccardi $1,000 Dr. Derek V. Schop (’95)$1,000 Dr. Susan Sockwell (’92)$1,000 Dr. Ronald C. Smiley (’81)$1,000 Dr. Brian L. Smith (’01)$1,000 Dr. Deena Holliman Smith (’87)$1,000 Dr. Richard A. Smith$1,000 Dr. James R. Smouse$1,000 Dr. Rhoda Joyner Sword (’05)$1,000 Dr. Patrick Toms (’96)$1,000 Dr. Robert W. Vedder (’81)$1,000 Dr. Paul Walls (’82)$1,000 Dr. Jerry L. Williams (’86)$1,000 Dr. Kenneth Wyatt (’99)$1,000 American Association of Endodontists Foundation$1,000 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$1,000 American College of Dentists$1,000 American Dental Political Action Committee$1,000 Greater Columbia Dental Association$1,000 MCG School of Dentistry Class of 1990$1,000 MCG School of Dentistry Class of 2007$1,000 Pierre Fauchard Academy$1,000 Procter & Gamble$1,000 The Dental A.R.T.S. Center$1,000 West Georgia Dental Study Club$1,000 Wilmer Eames Dental Study Club

alumniBITES Awards? Professional honors? Special activities? We would like to recognize you.

Contact Publications Editor Damon Cline at 706-721-4706 or e-mail [email protected].

’77

Dr. Michael O. Vernon,of Augusta, was recently installed as the 143rd President of the Georgia Dental Association. He practices general dentistry as a partner in Augusta Dental Associates. He was honored as 2010 School of

Dentistry Distinguished Alumnus and is also a Fellow of the American College of Dentists, International College of Dentists and Pierre Fauchard Academy. Dr. Vernon is an Honorable Fellow of the GDA, a member of the Hinman Dental Society and a Delegate to the American Dental Association House of Delegates.

’84

Dr. Cary E. Goldsteinis serving as Local Arrangements Chairman for the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. He recently coordinated the academy’s meeting in Puerto Rico and will oversee its Washington, D.C., meeting in 2013.

’92

Dr. Angela Britthas recently been accredited by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, one of 28 granted this designation earlier this year. Dr. Britt recently earned her fellowship at the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies. The Baxley, Ga., native has founded Exceptional Dentistry of the Golden Isles in Brunswick, Ga.

’93

Dr. Angie Gribble Hedlundhas joined the faculty of the Dawson Academy, a provider of dental continuing education, with concentrations in occlusion, the temporomandibular joints and comprehensive esthetic restorative dentistry. She recently opened a solo practice, Esthetic Dental Solutions, in Alpharetta, Ga., after practicing 16 years with Atlanta’s Goldstein, Garber & Salama. She and her husband, Richard, who completed his general practice residency at GHSU in 1993, reside in Roswell with their two daughters.

Continuing Education 2012

These Georgia Health Sciences University College of Dental Medicine courses are accepted by the Academy of General Dentistry for Fellowship/Mastership credit. The current term of acceptance extends until Dec. 31, 2013.

IV SedationJan. 11-Feb. 17, GHSU campus

Hands-on Implant Placement with Live SurgeriesTBA, GHSU campus

Goldstein Lecture SeriesApril 27, Augusta, Ga.

Saturday with the FacultyApril 28, GHSU campus

Clinical Advances in a Restorative PracticeMay 26-28, Hilton Oceanfront Resort, Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Clinical Anatomy of the Head and NeckTBA, GHSU campus

Symposium on General DentistryJuly 1-7, King and Prince Beach Resort, St. Simons Island, Ga.

Dental Hygiene SymposiumJuly 20-22, Savannah Marriott, Savannah, Ga.

New Therapies and Current Controversies in DentistryJuly 27-29, Kiawah Island Resort, Charleston, S.C.

Specialize Your General PracticeAug. 31-Sept. 2, Jekyll Island Club Hotel, Jekyll Island, Ga.

Pedo at the BeachTBA, Hilton Oceanfront Resort, Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Dental Update for the General PractitionerOct. 12-14, Brasstown Valley Resort, Young Harris, Ga.

Bleach at the BeachTBA, North Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Last Chance CDETBA, GHSU campus

Register online at www.georgiahealth.edu/ce/dentalce/ or contact the Division of Continuing Education at 800-221-6437 or 706-721-3967.

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Dr. O. William Reeder Jr. (center) received the Louisiana Dental Association’s 2011 Distinguished Service Award for professional conduct and outstanding contributions to organized dentistry. He received the award at the association’s annual session from Dr. Kenneth Schott (left) and Dr. Thomas Giacona (right). Reeder earned his certificate in endodontics from GHSU in 1976.

’99

Dr. Larry T. Weddle Jr., of Broomfield, Colo., was elected Secretary of the Metropolitan Denver Dental Society, a component of the American Dental Association that promotes ethical dentistry practice and improvement of dental care standards. He owns an orthodontic practice in Westminster, Colo.

’08

Dr. Rebecca L. Martin,of Savannah, Ga., recently joined Endodontic Associates of Savannah. She is a member of the American Association of Endodontics.

’09

Dr. Brent E. Herrinrecently joined Dentistry for Children and Adolescents as a pediatric dentist. He previously worked for All American Smile Center.

’11

Dr. William D. Moore,of Madison, Ga., married GHSU College of Nursing graduate Amber Forrester, also of Madison, on May 7. Moore is employed with DuBose Family & Cosmetic Dentistry in Monroe, Ga. Amber is employed by Georgia Health Sciences as a Surgical ICU and Shock Trauma nurse.

HOMECOMING 2012

Save the DateApril 26-29, 2012

See What’s Changed Around Campus

Join Us For Family-Friendly Fun

Reconnect With Old Friends

Georgia Health Sciences University is creating a pictorial directory that will serve as a timeless memento of your alma mater. We need your help.

Please take a moment to compile your GHSU-related photographs and submit them for possible inclusion in the directory. The photos can be formal or informal, silly or cerebral, reflecting on- or off-campus activities.

Can you help? It’s a snap!

You’ve just contributed to GHSU’s historical archives.Smile!

All prints will be returned promptly in the condition in which they were received. Be sure to include your contact information.

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The mission of the GHSU College of

Dental Medicine is to educate dentists

in order to improve overall health and to

reduce the burden of illness on society

through the discovery and application of

knowledge that embraces craniofacial

health and disease prevention. Its vision

is to be a premier college of dentistry.

GHSU is an affirmative action/equal

opportunity educational institution that

prohibits discrimination on the basis

of age, disability, gender, national

origin, race, religion, sexual orientation

or status as a Vietnam War veteran.

The GHSU College of Dental Medicine

believes a diverse student body

enhances the educational opportunities

for all students and is beneficial to the

dental profession, the College of Dental

Medicine and the state of Georgia.

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GHSU President: Ricardo Azziz, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.

Dean, College of Dental Medicine: Connie Drisko, D.D.S.

Director of Publications: Jack Evans

College of Dental Medicine Publications Liaison: Donna Bellino

Editor: Damon Cline

Photographer: Phil Jones

Writers: Stacey Hudson and Sharron Walls

©2011 Georgia Health Sciences University

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Dr. Judson C. Hickey, founding Dean of the School of Dentistry, exits the school’s then-new building in this 1971 photo.

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n At the Bench

One of the most advanced sections of the new College of Dental Medicine building is its simulation laboratory, the Thomas P. Hinman Center for Lifelong Learning, which can accommodate 100 students at a time. The lab was made possible through the generosity of the Thomas P. Hinman Dental Society.

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