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Launching LeadersValuable academic and real-world experiences equip students and alumni to further their profession and improve the world.

October 1 will mark two months since the 35W bridge collapsedinto the Mississippi River, just a few blocks from Moos Tower.As with the other major catastrophes we experience in life, manyof us will long remember where we were and how we reactedwhen it all happened.

Some of us in the school actually knew people who were on the bridge that evening. Yet, as the story unfolded in the newsover the following week, we all learned the personal stories ofthe witnesses, heroes, helpers, survivors, and victims of thetragedy. Among them were one of our students and his wife,Nate and Christine Lund. They were recognized as “Persons of the Week” by ABC World News for what they did to help the victims that night. You can read their story in this issue ofDentistry – how they raced to the scene with whatever medicalgear they had at hand, determined to make the most of their professional skills and talents and to do what had to be done.

Their story is an outstanding example of leadership duringextreme circumstances. Thankfully, most of us are not faced withsuch dramatic opportunities to test our mettle. We are, however,often called upon to demonstrate leadership as concerned citizensand professionals. This issue of Dentistry focuses on some ofour students and alumni who’ve chosen to contribute in waysthat will impress you and make you feel proud to be involvedwith our school. For example, the cover photo features our con-tingent of dental students who traveled to Washington as part ofthe American Student Dental Association’s Legislative Day. Alongwith involved students from across the country, these studentleaders spent time with state representatives and their staffers tohelp shape public policy on behalf of our patients and profession.

Our students’ day in Washington is part of a larger story,“Launching Leaders,” which looks at both the outstanding wayssome of our alumni have distinguished themselves through lead-ership, as well as the valuable academic and real-world experi-ences that equip them to assume those leadership roles. Some,like Senior Research Associate John Look, have used their talentsto improve health care systems and provide primary care tounderprivileged people around the world. A few alumni havebeen called to public service as state and national legislative representatives. Many contribute as faculty at other schools. Stillothers serve as leaders right here in our own backyard, in statedental organizations and in our alumni society. It’s an amazingcollection of people who have stories that should inspire us all.

You’ll also read about another remarkable alumnus, Dr. GaryJernberg. A chemical engineer, dentist and periodontist, he hascombined his talents to become an inventor of significant importin the area of slow release drugs to treat periodontal disease. Hisingenuity has resulted in innovations that have benefited patientsaround the world. By his example, he shows what’s possible ifyou set your sights high and don’t limit your thinking to traditional boundaries.

Our article about Bryan Michalowicz, the 2007 Century ClubProfessor of the Year, offers another example of leadership. Forfour years, he led an interprofessional team of clinicians andbasic/applied scientists, at different sites around the country.Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the study exploredthe potential benefits of periodontal treatment during pregnancy.

For lighter reading you’ll see my conversation with Dr. KarinQuick, the secretary of our Council of Faculty. She asked me to reflect on the past three years and to look into the future.I found the interview fun to do and I hope it will stimulate more discussion.

I hope you enjoy every page of this issue of Dentistry magazineand feel as proud as I do about our school and our community.We have much to be grateful for, not the least of which was thelow number of fatalities in the 35W bridge collapse and the way in which two competent and fast-thinking people met the challenge. We’re proud of them. In the long-term we’re equallyproud of all our students, faculty and alumni who assume leader-ship roles beyond the dental practice and have a major impact on people’s lives in the state and around the world.

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4 Launching LeadersValuable academic and real-world experiences equip students and alumni to further their profession and improve the world.

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9 A Conversation with Dean LloydDr. Karin Quick, Secretary of the School of Dentistry Council of Faculty,talks with Dean Patrick Lloyd about his first three years as dean and what he sees on the horizon.

12 Inventing Gary JernbergThe Mankato periodontist mixes dentistry with a successful career as an inventor.

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14 That Night on the BridgeFourth-year dental student Nate Lund and his wife, Christine, were amongthe first on the scene to help when the I-35W bridge collapsed.


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2 NewsBitesResearch Day, Discover Dentistry Career Day, new Simulation Clinic,honors from Union Gospel Mission.

15 School NewsMichalowicz receives Century Club Professor of the Year Award.

16 Alumni NewsDistinguished alumni, class notes.

20 Events CalendarSpecial events and opportunities you don’t want to miss.

21 Continuing Dental Education ProgramsUpcoming continuing dental education programs to enhance your practice.

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On the Cover Dental students visit Washington, D.C. for ASDA’s National Lobby Day.(back row, left to right) Andy Madson, Brad Anderson, Molly Henry, Brett Moore, Tim Roth. (front row, left to right) Ryan Ritchie, Alison Just, Abby Pershke, Mark Phillips, Renee Kinney.

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The richness of the School of Dentistry’sresearch agenda was on display in April as students and faculty explored currentscientific initiatives at the third annualResearch Day.

From tissue engineering to bone andtooth biology, saliva biomarkers, TMDand the school’s NIH-funded interdisci-plinary program to train new scientists,school researchers shared insights intostudies of the human body and a futurethat promises new ways of treating andpreventing conditions related to dentistry and beyond.

One highlight of the day-long eventwas the keynote address by David T.W.Wong, associate dean of research atUCLA School of Dentistry. Wong discussed developments in the science of saliva biomarkers and the potential to develop a new diagnostic test of salivathat would replace the more routine

Spotlight on Research

Discovering Dentistry

More than 500 forward-thinking collegeand high school students and their parentsand friends filled the hallways and class-rooms of Moos Tower on April 21 to preview and plan for dental careers at theSchool of Dentistry-sponsored DiscoverDentistry career day.

Aspiring dental professionals fromacross the region learned that tomorrow’sdental professionals will be on the cuttingedge of technology and challenged by discoveries that increasingly positionthem at the forefront of interprofessionalhealth care. From virtual reality-basedlearning and digital technology to newopportunities in the detection, diagnosisand treatment of disease, visitors exploredthe challenging and rewarding careeropportunities in clinical and academicdentistry, and dental research.

The group toured the new SimulationClinic and 15 different clinics, classrooms

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Stephen F. Litton, ’67 DDSSecretary/Treasurer

James Nickman, ’97 DDSImmediate Past President

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Bernard Borkon, ’69 DDSCarol Dahlke, ’84 DHSusan Gross, ’82 DDSTom Inglis, ’78 DDS

Kim Johnson, ’79 DHKristen Kenner, ’84 DDSWoojin Kwon, ’02 DDS

Timothy Langguth,’73 DDSJulie Lesher, ’90 DDS

Stephen F. Litton, ’67 DDSGina Pfeiffer, ’89 DDS

Clayton Sheppard, ’85 DDS

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and research labs. Student panelists provided glimpses into a “day-in-the-life”of a dental student and presented theirresearch findings in areas related to bio-materials, HIV, head and neck cancer,neurology, craniofacial development,and bone biology. Faculty and staff werethere, too, to talk about everything fromadmission requirements to an overview of general dentistry, dental specialties,and dental hygiene. Information was alsoavailable about admissions criteria andprocedures, the Program for AdvancedStanding Students, MinnCResT andfinancial aid.

Third-year dental student Robert Chalgren (R)discusses his research findings with classmateChris Saylor. Chalgren’s research on the bondstrength of orthodontic brackets will be published in the online version of the AmericanJournal of Orthodontics and DentofacialOrthopedics later this year.

bodily fluid tests currently used to identify the presence of diseases such as cancer and diabetes.

The day also spotlighted the researchof 16 students who participated in theschool’s Summer Research Fellowship

After two years of planning,nine months of construc-tion and a capital campaignthat’s raised nearly two-thirds of the cost of thefacility, the School ofDentistry launched Phase Iof its new $9.5 million Simulation Clinic.

Equipped with the latest in teachingtechnology and designed for studentsraised in the digital age, the contempo-rary learning environment resembles thedental clinics students will encounter asclinicians. Each of the 100 workstations is equipped with authentic operatoryequipment and patient simulators. These mannequins have lifelike movement inthe upper torso and head, and a naturaloral cavity with lips and cheeks, flexiblejaws, and a full complement of realisticteeth. From day one, first- and second-year students will become accustomed tothe complicated realities of patient care

without having a real patient present.Plus, there’ll be no more pushing in closeor leaning over someone’s shoulder tosee; personal flat screen monitors giveevery student a “front row seat” forinstructor demonstrations.

The unmatched educational benefitsof patient simulation equipment allowstudents to learn faster and better, andease their transition from learning in a lab to real patient care experiences.

Phase II of the Simulation Clinic willlaunch in October with the addition of20 advanced patient simulators, equippedwith virtual reality-based technology.

Well Worth the Wait


The Union Gospel Mission of St. Paulhonored the University of MinnesotaSchool of Dentistry for 37 years of volun-teer service and for “making a difference”in the lives of thousands of patients whohave received free dental care in the mission dental clinic.

Dean Patrick Lloyd accepted the 2006“Friend of the Mission Award” on behalfof almost four decades of dental studentswho have volunteered at the clinic. Morethan 500 guests from the Twin Cities’corporate, private, public and missioncommunities attended the April 16thawards banquet.

In accepting the award, Lloyd notedwith pride that many of the student dentists who treated patients at the mission clinic during dental school havecontinued that volunteer commitmentthroughout their professional careers.

The dental school’s involvement withthe St. Paul mission began in 1970. Thatyear, more than 40 dental, dental hygieneand dental assisting students volunteeredat the clinic, providing general dentalcare, emergency treatment, and dentalhygiene services.

In 1980, the mission moved to a newlocation in East St. Paul. Its dental clinic,renovated in 2001, is now a state-of-the-art-facility.

Recently, the School of Dentistryenhanced its commitment to the missionclinic by appointing supervising commu-nity dentists to adjunct faculty positions.

Second-year dental student RossAnderson helps coordinate the studentstaffing assignments for Wednesdayevening clinics. St. Paul periodontist andAdjunct Assistant Professor Roger Ettel,himself a mission clinic volunteer during

his dental school days, serves as liaisonwith the school’s Director of OutreachPaul Schulz.

The Union Gospel Mission also hired a full-time person to help expand andcoordinate outreach efforts.

In 2006, nearly 2,300 patients receivedservices at the dental clinic. Among thevolunteers providing services and assis-tance were more than 215 dental students.

They were there to observe, assist or totreat patients, depending upon their levelof clinical education. But all were there asprofessionals-in-training, concerned withcommunity and committed to caring.

Union Gospel Mission Honors School of Dentistry for Reaching Out and Touching Lives

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Program. The following faculty presentedtheir scientific initiatives:

• Improving Future Outcomes and Safety of Temporomandibular Joint Implants:The NIDCR’s TIRR – SANDRA MYERS, D.M.D.

• Animal Models of TMJ Disorders– DAVID BEREITER, PH.D.

• Educating the Scientists Who Will Explore the Frontiers of Craniofacial Dental and Oral Health Research– MARK HERZBERG, M.S., D.D.S., PH.D.

• Building Bone and Framing Vessels for Tissue Engineering– MANSUR AHMAD, B.D.S., PH.D.

• Using Saliva to Diagnose the Malignant Transformation of Oral Leukoplakia– FRANK ONDREY, M.D., PH.D., F.A.C.S.,

SPEAKING FOR NELSON RHODUS, D.M.D., M.P.H.

• Understanding Remineralization Therapy– DARANEE VERSLUIS-TANTBIROJN, D.D.S., M.S., PH.D.

• Bisphosphonate-associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw – RAJ GOPALAKRISHNAN, B.D.S., PH.D.


Launching LeadersValuable academic and real-world experiences equip students and

alumni to further their profession and improve the world.


ohn Quincy Adams once said,“If your actions inspire othersto dream more, learn more,do more and become more,you are a leader.” For many,the ability to influence,motivate, and enable others

to contribute to a common goal is a primary focus of their career. For others,it is a responsibility that comes along with the territory.

Dental professionals commonlyassume leadership positions beyond theirpractices. Whether they’re working in thecommunity, in professional, government,religious or humanitarian organizations,dentists are respected for their role ashealth care professionals, known for their commitment to service, attention todetail, critical thinking skills, and long-term involvement with residents of theircommunities. The School of Dentistryhas a tradition of fostering these leaderswho make the most of their talents inboth academic and professional life.

Faculty member John Look (’63) is one such alumnus who leads by hisown example. Recently recognized byUniversity of Minnesota President RobertBruininks for his exceptional humani-tarian service, Look is a citizen of theworld. In addition to his position assenior research associate in the Divisionof TMD and Orofacial Pain, Departmentof Diagnostic and Biological Sciences,Look has worked for years with interna-tional organizations that provide healthcare in Third World countries.

Since 1998, he has served as theunpaid director of Global Health Services,a medical relief and development divisionof Global Outreach Mission, which is

involved in 10 countries worldwide and is dedicated to providing dental and medical services to some of the world’spoorest people.

Motivated by spiritual values, Lookhas trained hundreds of internationalhealth care providers. Because he has a doctorate in a medical science, theMinistry of Health of the People’s Republicof Congo authorized him to providehealth care services in areas beyonddentistry, including ophthalmology,leprosy, tuberculosis, and other tropicaldiseases. From the late 1990s to 2001 heset up clinical programs for the detection

and treatment of trypanosomiasis (sleep-ing sickness) and leprosy in the People’sRepublic of Congo. The World HealthOrganization funded the trypanosomiasisprogram and the American LeprosyMission funded the leprosy program.From 2001-2004, he developed services to provide rural medical and dental services in Honduras, Belize and Bolivia.

In 2004 and 2005, Look was involvedin a $1 million Global Health Servicesproject to remodel a hospital campus (12 acres, 28 buildings) in the Republic of Congo. During 2006, more than 9,000people were treated and more than 350major surgeries were performed there and a large HIV/AIDS hospice was alsobuilt on this campus.

In 2005, Look helped create a ruraldental service in Costa Rica, and in 2006, made two trips to India to initiate a community development project in 10 villages in eastern India where thetsunami hit. This year, Look and his teamare working on plans for a centralizedhealth care facility for the area. At age 70,his future projects include developmentof a hospital in Sierra Leone, and a mini-mum of two rural medical and dentalprojects in Myanmar.

At home, Look mentors and advisesgraduate students and postdoctoral students. He strives to help students finddirection and to focus on what they wantto do. “Training at the School of Dentistrygoes beyond what you’ll use in a dentalpractice. I tell students to seize the momentand get everything they can from dentalschool to use later. I encourage them touse their skills to be everything they canbe and to volunteer and do outreach.When you go other places in the worldand see the need, you get inspired. If yougo, you won’t come back the same.”

A Petri Dish for LeadershipOf course, not everyone can go to the far corners of the earth to volunteer,but the School of Dentistry has a broadunderstanding of the role of the healthpractitioner in the community and provides essential learning experiences to develop students’ potential and launchleaders who are ready, willing and able to do the job. Dean Patrick Lloyd says the subject of leadership is receiving more emphasis throughout the entireUniversity. “It’s a crucial component inour drive to become third nationally in research funding.” �

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Yet, what is this quality – leadership –that is so prized from school board meetings to the halls of Congress?According to Joyce Bono, Marvin D.Dunnette Professor in Industrial andOrganizational Psychology and directorof the University of Minnesota LeadershipLab, “I think the goals of leadership candiffer, whether to improve life for all citizens of the nation, state or the world,to improve the quality of care provided to patients, or to improve the bottomline. The skills aren’t different, she says.“There is just a different ‘vision’ in theseexamples. What remains the same is the process of influencing people.”

Mel Mitchell, the University ofMinnesota’s director of organizationaleffectiveness in the Office of HumanResources is working to increase leader-ship skills at all levels of the University.He says, “Leaders must rally the troops,motivate people and influence groups of people to work together to achievecommon goals.

“You can teach these skills,” saysMitchell, “but seventy percent of leadershipdevelopment comes through experienceout in the world. Only about 10 percenthappens in the classroom. So, we need to teach people how to extract leadershiplessons from everyday work. It needs tobe intentional. Jobs, committees, and volunteer positions are a Petri dish forleadership experience.”

Leadership Lessons from Student LifeIn addition to having sound academiccredentials, applicants to dental schoolmust provide evidence of leadershipexperience and community involvement.But the School of Dentistry also gives itsstudents plenty of opportunities to learn leadership lessons as part of theireveryday dental education experience.

For example, the school recentlyexpanded the number of weeks studentsare required to spend in community-basedoutreach experiences. According to Lloyd,“Beginning in 2007, fourth-year dentalstudents are spending six to eight weeks in outreach clinics providing services forpatients in underserved populations.”The school currently has outreach programsin two inner-city clinics, a touring mobiledental unit and a Twin Cities nursinghome, at the Hibbing Community �

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College, and in Howard, S.D. A new hospital-based outreach clinic will open in December at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. “Community-based service-learning experiences provide opportunitiesfor students to enhance their clinicalskills,” says Lloyd. “At the same time, theexperiences foster a better understandingof a health care professional’s obligation to address the needs of society and accessto care issues, as well as the chance toexperience the larger role dentists play in rural communities.”

The school also encourages studentinvolvement in governance – within theschool, the profession, and in state andfederal government. Lloyd says studentstake their positions as class officers veryseriously and, with that, their responsi-bility to make sure the school is meetingthe needs of their fellow students. Theschool also fosters involvement in orga-nized dentistry as preparation for whatLloyd sees as their responsibility to leadthe profession after graduation. “There’s a firmly held philosophy in the School of Dentistry and other schools within theUniversity’s Academic Health Center thatthe future of health care depends on theleadership of the providers instead ofpeople outside the professions. If youdon’t get involved in the governance ofdentistry, someone else will. You’ll be the victim of your own disinterest.”

He says, “Minnesota was the first state in the country to organize a student district dental society as part of its stateprofessional association, so students participate fully in the activities of theMinnesota Dental Association (MDA).”Third-year dental student Naomi SchweglerLane, for example, is a member of theassociation’s Rural Dental WorkforceSolutions Committee that deals withinsuring rural communities have access to a well-educated dental professionalworkforce. “A student also sits as a

member of the MDA Board of Trusteesand student representatives are votingmembers at the MDA House of Delegates.So, they see the structure of the organiza-tion, learn how it works, and what respon-sibilities they’ll have after graduation.”

Students are also active in the AmericanStudent Dental Association (ASDA), thenational student-run organization thatrepresents the interests of dental students.A number of School of Dentistry studentshave held national leadership positionsand, for the second year in a row,Minnesota received the Ideal ASDAChapter Award in 2007.

Fourth-year dental student AndrewMadson has served for the past two yearsas the University of Minnesota’s legislativeliaison to ASDA. Says Madson, “As legisla-tive liaison, I chaired the ASDA LegislativeGrassroots Network Committee. The

committee exposes students to the differ-ent political aspects of our professionthrough a variety of activities includingstate and national lobby days, voter regis-tration drives, American Dental PoliticalAction Committee drives, and monthlymeetings. All of these activities are held inorder to raise awareness of how new andexisting legislation affects our profession.

“One of our largest events,” he says,“is ASDA’s National Lobby Day. For thisevent, the School of Dentistry sponsorseight students to travel to WashingtonD.C. and lobby for ‘dental friendly’ legis-lation with other dental students fromaround the country.” In 2007, twoMinnesota students, Ryan Ritchie (’07)and Abby Pershke (’07), were nationalASDA leaders, so ten students fromMinnesota attended the event. “Each year we arrange meetings with bothMinnesota senators and with as manyMinnesota representatives as we can.Because the U of M School of Dentistrytrains many dentists from states through-out the upper Midwest and Northwest,we have also met with legislators from theDakotas as well as Alaska and Montana,”says Madson.

This year, students lobbied for tobaccocontrol legislation that would authorizethe FDA to regulate the manufacturing,marketing, labeling, distribution and sale of tobacco products, including spitand chewing tobacco. They advocated

for reauthorization of the State Children’sHealth Insurance Program (SCHIP) thatwould establish a general guarantee fordental coverage, support ongoing out-reach efforts to enroll all eligible childrenin the program, and enact mechanisms to ensure reliable data reporting on dentalcare within SCHIP. They also lobbied for student loan interest deduction legis-

“Throughout the country dentists are in roles of leadership.

They’re on library boards, citycouncils, county commissions,and planning boards. Their jobsare just as important as mine.”

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A School of Dentistry contingent visited Minnesota Representative Betty McCollum on ASDANational Lobby Day. (L to R): Betty McCollum; Professor Jim Swift, director of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and American Dental Education Association president; studentsAndrew Madson, Mark Phillips, Abby Pershke, and Ryan Ritchie.

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lation including making scholarshipsfrom the National Health Service CorpsScholarship Program and The ArmedForces Health Professions ScholarshipProgram tax-free.

Recent graduate, Abby Pershke (’07)was also involved in ASDA politics. She,too, chaired the legislative grassrootsefforts and coordinated “meet and greets”with congressional representatives. Shealso organized student lobbying in St.Paul and Washington, D.C. and letterwriting campaigns that focused on issuesfacing students, the dental school and theUniversity, for example medical assistanceissues and state funding for the school’snew Simulation Clinic. “I love politics,”she says. “Political decisions affect me and the profession, so it’s necessary to getinvolved. The sooner you do, the easier it is. It’s not intimidating to lobby.”

She says she’ll resume her work indental politics, but for now is consumedwith her new position at the Fond du LacDental Clinic in Cloquet, which primarilyserves members of the Fond du Lac Bandof Chippewa. “I’m getting a huge varietyof experience here,” she says. She creditsher internships during dental school forher interest in community dentistry andworking with underserved populations,and was particularly inspired when work-ing with another alum, Associate ClinicalSpecialist Paul Schulz (’86), who directsthe dental school’s outreach programs.

Swimming with the Big FishIdeally, students continue in leadershiproles after graduation. Many say suchactivities offer them a sense of connec-tion, perspective, and a view of the broader world.

For example, after getting their feetwet as student leaders, Tasha Strait (’96),Jim Nickman (’97) and Woody Kwon(’02), have all gone on to be active in professional leadership roles as membersof the board of directors for the School of Dentistry Alumni Society (SODAS).

“I’ve always liked being involved andhaving a hand in things rather than learn-ing about what happened after the fact,”says Strait, who owns her own practice.After graduation she was on the MDANew Dentist Committee and served afour-year term at the national level on the American Dental Association’s committee dealing with similar issues.

She’s just completed her second term onthe SODAS board, where she chaired themembership committee, and currentlyserves on the executive committee of theMinneapolis District Dental Society.

Pediatric dentist Jim Nickman alsoentered the world of leadership duringdental school. He was ASDA vice presi-dent, served last year as SODAS president,and is now president-elect of theMinneapolis District Dental Society. Healso chairs the Council of Dental Benefitsof the American Academy of PediatricDentistry. “What I get out of it is a sense of perspective,” Nickman says. “You learnhow other people think and that can help build consensus.”

Kwon, who practices in Minneapolis,was the MDA trustee from the StudentDistrict Dental Society. He remainedactive in leadership roles after graduation,

as a member of the MDA New DentistCommittee, and he now chairs the dentalschool alumni society’s Committee forStudent Relations. “I’m like a bridge fromthe student life to the real world,” he says.He mentors first-year students and triesto be an example to them by demonstrat-ing the benefits of leadership. Kwon saysthat moving into leadership roles aftergraduation is a natural progression. “Beinginvolved helps us shape the future,” hesays. “In private practice, it’s easy to livein your own world. You get pretty coopedup, so you need to make an effort to getout and hang out with the big fish.”

Some of those “big fish” include PaulKrebsbach (’87) and Fred Eichmiller(’81). After serving three years as a seniorstaff fellow at the National Institutes ofHealth, Krebsbach is now a professor ofdentistry and biomedical engineering andchairman of the Department of Biologicand Materials Sciences at the Universityof Michigan School of Dentistry. Eichmillerserved as director of the American DentalAssociation Foundation’s Paffenbarger

Research Center in Gaithersburg, Md. for12 years prior to joining Delta Dental ofWisconsin as vice president and scienceofficer in 2006.

Alumnus Bruce Pihlstrom (’67), hasalso taken leadership in the field of dentalresearch to impressive heights. Mostrecently, until his retirement in August,2007, he was the acting director of theCenter for Clinical Research at the NationalInstitute of Dental and CraniofacialResearch (NIDCR) at the NationalInstitutes of Health. Under his leadership,the NIDCR expanded its clinical researchportfolio and launched a $70 million initiative in which private practitionerscan participate in research. A 31-year veteran of the School of Dentistry faculty,he received the Century Club Professor of the Year Award and was named to theErwin M. Schaffer Endowed Chair forPeriodontal Research. In 2002, he receivedthe William J. Gies Periodontology Award from the American Academy ofPeriodontology for contributions to periodontal literature and the advance-ment of dental education.

He says that getting involved bringsexciting new opportunities. “It’s broaden-ing to one’s lifestyle. Dentistry is arewarding profession but there are otheraspects to life.” A former Boy Scout leaderand board member of Grace LutheranChurch, located near the School ofDentistry, he says, “It doesn’t matter whatthe project is. It should be whatever isyour passion. If it’s not something you’reinterested in, you won’t do a good job.”

He sees value in all positions of lead-ership because “it affords one the chanceto see other good leaders in action, tolearn by example.” As a student he wasinspired by retired School of Dentistryprofessors James Jensen (’46) and AnnaHampel (’56) because they introducedhim to the excitement of research.“Good leaders lead by example,” he says.“They show the way. The most importantthing a leader can do is to attract goodpeople to the project and help them dothe best job they can do – and not take the credit for it.”

Leaders in Public Service For several alumni, early experiences not only enhanced their leadership skills,but also whetted their appetites for more. For example, orthodontist �

“When you get there and see the need, you get inspired.

If you go, you won’t come back the same.”

— J O H N L O O K


John Warford (’71) practices in Bismarck,N.D. two or three days a week with hisson John Jr. (’01). He held a variety of leadership positions within organizeddentistry, including that of chair ofthe American Dental Political ActionCommittee. Now, he is the mayor ofBismarck. He says that leaders must havean intense passion for what they’re doing,but confine their involvement to creatingvision rather than micromanaging.

“I have 750 city employees. As a leader,I have to set the tone, vision, and theentrepreneurial spirit and leave the detailsto others. I don’t manage the potholes.”

The lure of public service was evenstronger for Representative John Linder(’67) of Georgia’s 7th CongressionalDistrict. Always a political “buff,” Linderwas an avid reader of the CongressionalRecord, even in dental school. After grad-uation, he joined the Air Force and latersettled in Georgia, where he practiceddentistry and entered into other full-timebusiness endeavors. Linder was elected tothe Georgia Legislature in 1974 and toCongress in 1992. He currently serves onthe House Ways and Means Committee,but, he says, it’s not necessary to go toWashington to make a contribution.“Throughout the country dentists are in roles of leadership,” he says. “They’reon library boards, city councils, county commissions, and planning boards. Their

jobs are just as important as mine.”His classmate, Steve Litton (’67), took

a different path. Instead of moving intopolitics, he divided his time for severalyears between his orthodontic practice inGolden Valley and the medical school faculty where he taught basic science tomedical and dental students. He gave up teaching in the mid-80s to get moreinvolved in volunteer activities. “If I justworked every day I would need more

variety,” he explains. “I wanted to dosomething in dentistry but not just withpatients.” Among other things, he servedsix years as treasurer for the state dentalassociation.

Litton now uses his leadership skillson behalf of the University of Minnesotaand its School of Dentistry. He single-handedly organized the OrthodonticResidents Endowment Fund, which has grown to more than $300,000 andprovides ongoing funds for residents toattend meetings to further their education.Litton is a particularly strong supporterof SODAS and he attends every schoolfunction without fail. His most recenteffort on behalf of the school is his mem-bership in the Capital Campaign Cabinetworking to raise funds for the renovationof the school’s pre-clinical teaching laboratories. The goal is $9.5 million and Litton is helping to reach that target.For his many efforts, the University of

Minnesota Alumni Association namedhim National Volunteer of the Year for2005-06, its highest award bestowed uponUniversity graduates.

Get in the GameJohn Warford maintains that it’s no wonder dentists make such impressivecontributions because they possess leadership skills in abundance. “A leaderneeds organizational skills, persistence,the ability to delegate – all skills that dentists have.” And, he says, because oftheir abilities and talents, “dentists have a huge responsibility to give back to the community we live in.”

The School of Dentistry recognizes its role in launching students who willbecome leaders in all arenas and seeks to prepare them through both academictraining and real world experience.Alumni play a role in their education,too, by mentoring and inspiring futureleaders. Says Litton, “Leaders need to

continue to find new leaders. They mustlook for people to replace themselves.As a young dentist, I always thought therewas someone else to do it. There isn’t.Now, people need to do something fortomorrow.”

Those who get involved agree that the rewards are big, no matter what sizethe project. Litton says he values the people he has met and the friendships he has made along the way. “You can’t put a price on that. It’s my payment for volunteering.”

John Look has some extra advice for anyone on the verge of trying a newposition of leadership: “Take a leap. You’llbuild your wings on the way down.” �

“Leaders need to continue tofind new leaders. They must

look for people to replace themselves. As a young dentist,

I always thought there wassomeone else to do it. Thereisn’t. Now, people need to do

something for tomorrow.”— S T E V E L I T T O N

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Dr. Quick: We all know that a dean has a lot to do and think about. What wouldyou say were the greatest challenges of your first three years as dean?Dean Lloyd: I guess I’d say that one ofthe greatest challenges was getting a senseof the traditional values of the communityand the school, and establishing a level of trust and confidence among the con-stituents that either have graduated fromhere or are professionally connected tothe school.

Dr. Quick: There are many areas under-going tremendous transformations at thedental school. Can you discuss a few?Dean Lloyd: We’re investing in technologyand in upgrading facilities. Our studentsgrew up in the “digital age,” and we’ve had great opportunities to capitalize oninnovations that help us teach in a waythat’s consistent with how they’re accus-tomed to learning. New educational technology in the Simulation Clinic is one example. We also expanded theCenter for Contemporary Dentistrywhich is equipped with everything fromstate of the art infection control to digital radiography. It’s a special clinic in whichstudents are exposed to new technologies,to give them a taste of what they mightfind in dental practice after graduation.And we hired dedicated faculty memberswho are enthused about and comfortableusing this new technology.

We’ve also made a lot of facilitiesimprovements. We’ve been in Moos Towersince 1974 and needed to update facilities,from the clinics, to the places we teachstudents, to the labs as well as the researchareas. These physical improvements are

transforming the way our students learn,our faculty teach, and the way we care forpatients. And, they will help us attract thebest patients, students, staff and faculty.

Dr. Quick: What about going forward?What are some of the school’s prioritiesover the next three to five years?Dean Lloyd: It’s important, and willbecome increasingly more so, for us to enhance our contributions to theUniversity’s Academic Health Center(AHC). The AHC is committed to educating the next generation of healthcare professionals, reducing health dispar-ities, and using technology to transitionhow we teach, conduct research and provide service to individuals and com-munities. Today, that means providinginterprofessional education opportunities– with colleagues in medicine, pharmacy,nursing and public health – and discover-ing and applying new knowledge throughresearch collaborations that will improvethe quality of life for Minnesotans. So,there are plans to engage our students in interprofessional courses focusing onfive areas – leadership and teambuilding,quality improvement and patient safety,informatics, health policy, and care systems. We envision dedicating a specifictime for medical, dental, pharmacy, andother students to meet in small groups or large groups or online to talk abouteach others’ contributions to patient care.If we are going to care for patients moreefficiently and cost effectively we need to appreciate what each of us brings tothe table and how we can work together.I think that will be an exciting experiencefor everyone in the AHC. �

Dr. Karin Quick, Secretary of the School of Dentistry Council of Faculty, talks with Dean Patrick Lloyd about his first threeyears as dean and what he sees on the horizon.

Dean Patrick Lloyd▲

A Conversationwith Dean Lloyd


Dr. Quick: What do you worry about?Dean Lloyd: I don’t know if I worry, butI’d say that I’m chronically aware of thingslike the need to make sure our facilities arethe highest quality so we can attract the beststudents. I’m also cognizant of studentindebtedness. About 75 percent of ourgraduates last year owe $150,000 in school-related debt and I know that concernsabout indebtedness can affect their careerdecisions. Will they go on for additionaleducation? Where and how will theychoose to practice? I’m also aware of theneed to make sure our graduates have theright mix of experiences so they can leavehere with a wide choice of career options.We want them to feel comfortable if theywalk into a highly sophisticated, technicallyorientated practice. Some of our invest-ments in the Center for ContemporaryDentistry and the Simulation Clinic weremade with this goal in mind.

Dr. Quick: During the strategic planningprocess, you posed a vision for theschool. You said “The School of Dentistrywill set the standard.” Are we doing that?Dean Lloyd: We’re working on it. Wetalked about knowing we were “there”when we became a destination of choicefor faculty, staff, students and patients,and when people supported our initia-tives. Well, 3M awarded us $1 million tosupport our pre-clinical labs. We had 999applications for 96 positions in this year’sfirst year dental class. We’ve hired 22

faculty members in the last three years.We’ve recruited talented new staffmembers across the school who support our Web site, alumni and development initiatives, and our clinical, didactic andresearch programs. So, we’re seeing thatpeople want to be a part of the schooland contribute to its success.

Dr. Quick: There is a nationwide shortageof dental faculty. What is your philosophyon faculty hiring?Dean Lloyd: We always want to search theworld when hiring new faculty. Everyoneneeds to know that we’re looking for thebest fit and the best match. That says acouple of things: First, it says the school is interested in bringing in new ideas andhaving expertise at the highest level. Welearn from every candidate we bring hereto interview. I also believe they go back totheir institutions and practices and say

“you know I justcame back fromMinnesota and theyhave this and theydo that…the peopleget along and theywork real hard.”So, in that way, wespread the wordabout the goodthings we do here.Secondly, when wesearch nationally for new faculty anddiscover the bestpeople here in ourown backyard, it validates theirappointments in the eyes of the pro-fessional communitybecause they’ve beencompared to all the

people out there who have demonstratedqualities and abilities we’re looking for in candidates.

Dr. Quick: So what can alumni and community members do to help the schooldeal with the shortage of dental faculty?Dean Lloyd: A couple things: They canhelp us make the School of Dentistry adestination of choice for faculty. They can read our publications – magazines,newsletters, correspondence – and beinformed advocates on our behalf. They

can also stay involved with the school andfind a way to contribute, maybe financial-ly, or as an advocate with legislators orcommunities to encourage support forour initiatives. They can also considerteaching part-time in our campus or out-reach clinics. Some people wonder “Whatcould I offer as a faculty member?” Sure,teaching students about how to do a DOon tooth #20 is important, but we alsoneed to educate students about patientrelationships, about how to talk withpatients, and about how to be a goodadvisor or good professional counselor.So we encourage people who feel theyhave the time, interest and personality toconsider committing to be here a certainnumber of half days per week to helpprovide continuity of care and share theirrich years of experience with students.

Dr. Quick: What else can alumni and community members do to help the school?Dean Lloyd: In addition to being informedadvocates about what’s going on at theschool, we want people to know thatwe’re working hard to be a state resource.We also encourage people to contributefinancially. If we’re to distinguish ourselvesfrom other schools, be able to afford theextras, maintain a margin of excellencebeyond the norm, and have the boldnessand audacity to do things other schoolsonly dream about, it’s going to have to besupported by philanthropy from gratefulalumni, friends of the school, or corpo-rate supporters. We need that extra edge.There’s never been a better time for alumsto have an impact, leave a legacy, help usto protect the integrity of their diplomasand train the next generation of dentalprofessionals. We train tomorrow’sassociates. So, it’s important to make sure“your” next associate or colleague has thebest educational experience. Alumni canhelp us create that optimum experience.

Dr. Quick: In a previous publication therewas an article titled “It isn’t your Grand-father’s Admissions Process Anymore.”Grandpa’s pre-clinic bench is also differ-ent. What are some of the changes?Dean Lloyd: The biggest change in ournew pre-clinical lab is the exploitation of technology and the standardization of education and evaluation. We have afacility where all students can simultane-

Setting the standard. The School of Dentistry’s first strategic planning initiative in nearly a decade included multiple opportunities for more than 300 staff, students, faculty, and friends of the school to help plan, meet for progress reports, and provide feedback.


ously view the same presentation up closeon personal flat screen monitors. Thisminimizes confusion that sometimesoccurs when four or five different facultydemonstrate the same procedure. Thenew technology also offers opportunitiesfor objective evaluation. When I was astudent, evaluation was somewhat subjective – “that’s too wide, that’s tooshort, that’s too narrow.” Now, computer-based evaluation helps reduce some ofthe subjectivity. Consistent and objectiveevaluation allows students to betterunderstand their strengths and weaknessesand creates a better dynamic between faculty and students. Finally, the newtechnology actually records electronicallywhat students have done in a session,which allows them to review their ownwork at a later time or faculty to review a student’s last hour and a half or so as a process and not as one single episodic event.

Dr. Quick: What are some of the areas of current research at the school?Dean Lloyd: We’re maintaining a focus on four areas in which we have a strongreputation and we’re investing in recruit-ing faculty, enhancing facilities, andacquiring the sophisticated technologyand equipment needed to ensure thesestrengths. First, we’re strong in neuro-science and have a well-supported groupof faculty who are looking at the basicmechanisms of how pain is transmittedand how pain signals can be interrupted.Another area of strength is our virologyresearch program. We have a group ofwell funded virologists who study howviruses from around the world infect cellsand replicate. We’re also known for ourwork in dental biomechanics, especiallyin the areas of tooth wear and tooth loading. And, for the past several years,we’ve been building a team of boneresearchers. They’re studying how boneresponds to force and the impact ofcertain kinds of medical treatment, likebisphosphonates, on bone health.

Our school is also recognized throughout the profession for the workour faculty is doing in clinical research.Some are known for their discoveries onhow to identify and manage orofacialpain. Others are uncovering connectionsbetween periodontitis and other healthconditions such as cardiovascular disease,

diabetes, and complications during pregnancy. And to better understand the true results of our clinical treatments,we’ve got faculty who are measuring the impact of what we do on a patient’squality of life.

Dr. Quick: Are weeducating the rightnumber of dentistsand hygienists?Dean Lloyd: Webelieve our classsizes are optimumfor the regions weare responsible for,but we also think wehave our work cutout for us when itcomes to workforcedistribution. Weneed to do a betterjob of finding waysto expose our grad-uates to careers andcommunities topractice where thereis a well documentedneed. That to me ismore of a challenge.

Dr. Quick: How do you manage to beeverywhere and do as much as you do?Dean Lloyd: I made a commitment earlyon to develop an appreciation for theneeds of the entire state and all the communities the school serves. Also,there’d been a higher than usual turnoverin the administration of the school during the previous ten years, and peopleneeded some degree of assurance that we were working on stability in the waythe school would operate. I needed to let people know that there was interest,passion and dedication for the job, formoving the school forward, and a willing-ness to do what had to be done in orderto help make some things happen.

Dr. Quick: Is the job what you expected?Dean Lloyd: It’s more than I could’ve everexpected. In fact, it’s the most rewardingthing I’ve ever done. It’s also the mostopportunity-rich job I’ve had. There’soften more than can be squeezed into a24-hour day. Each week is packed with an abundance of new opportunities, andbecause most have such great potential to

benefit the school and our students, staff,and faculty, the real challenge is identify-ing those we should take advantage ofnow and knowing which ones can beconsidered at a future time.

Related to the rewards of the job is thekeen sense of satisfaction resulting from

the new programs and projects we’velaunched. Some of them influence thelives of people in and around the TwinCities, while others have the potential toaffect other schools and people across the country and around the world. This,too, was something I had not expected.

Dr. Quick: What keeps you so passionateand enthusiastic about the professionand about the school?Dean Lloyd: I attribute this to strongbeliefs that were instilled in me by somereally gifted people I’ve worked with overthe last 30 years. They taught me thatwhatever you do, you’ve got to have pas-sion for it and you’ve got to be excitedabout it. This way you’ll always have theenergy and drive to work hard and staycommitted. They also exposed me tosome other good principles to live by, likeyou’ve got to believe in what you’re doingand that you have an obligation todemonstrate those beliefs through youractions. I really believe these approachesget people involved and help build themomentum needed to achieve greatthings for the benefit of many. �

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Dean Patrick Lloyd with alumni and friends of the School of Dentistry in Sun City, Ariz., February 2005.


s the father of threeand a full-time peri-odontist, Gary Jernbergwould seem to haveenough to keep himoccupied.

But no. In the past20 years, Jernberg, who took an under-graduate degree in chemical engineeringfrom the University before enrolling inthe University of Minnesota School ofDentistry, has filed patents or co-patentson ten inventions, most of them relatedto dentistry or health care. He’s signedlicensing agreements on six. Meanwhile,his first invention, a time-release antibioticfor treating periodontal infections calledArestin®, had sales last year of almost $70 million.

“The ideas pop into my head fasterthan I can write them down,” he confess-es, “but when I have a chance, I work onthem. For example, I’d take my daughterwhen she was a child to figure skatinglessons at Augsburg College arena.Sometimes she’d want me to stay andwatch, sometimes not. If she didn’t, I’d go to a coffee shop and if I had time I’d work on things.”

“I think I’m a very persistent individ-ual,” he says with a grin. “Maybe anotherword for that is ‘stubborn.’ I just don’t like to give up.”

Humble BeginningsTo understand where Gary Jernberg hasgone in his life, you first have to under-stand where he came from.

He grew up as the oldest of two boys –his brother, Dale, is a computer systemsanalyst with US Bank – in a working class family on Saint Paul’s east side andattended Johnson High School, where he

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The Mankato periodontist mixes dentistry with a successful career as an inventor.

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excelled in academics and athletics. HerbBrooks, he likes to tell people, was hisPeeWee hockey coach.

Jernberg’s father, a forklift operator forGE, was a high school graduate, but hismother did not get the chance to pursueher education even that far. She was onlysix months old when she and her siblingswere orphaned by the Spanish Flu. In fifth grade her foster parents told her it was time to drop out of school and comework in the fields. At 15, she left her fosterhome and came to the Twin Cities to live with her sister and work as a maid.

During the time Jernberg was growingup, she was a food services employee in the cafeteria of Johnson High.

“Going to school and getting a goodeducation was very very important tothem,” he says. “Both my parents werevery bright, but just didn’t have theopportunities I’ve been able to enjoy.”

“Gary comes from very humble begin-nings,” observes James Jordan, who’s beena friend of Jernberg’s since high school.“His dad was a quiet guy who basicallyworked his head off all his life. His motherwas a sweetheart, a real mom’s mom.



They were the kind of people who instilledin him and his brother honesty andambition and the confidence that theywould do whatever they could to supporttheir sons within their modest means.”

Off to WorkIf his parents’ aspirations and his ownintellectual gifts were not enough toimpel Jernberg into higher education,his early work experiences reinforced theidea. He started working at age 13, clean-ing pans in a local bakery – “sweaty, nastystuff,” he recalls. Later, he went to work atthe Whirlpool plant in Saint Paul, wherethe heat on the factory floor sometimestopped 110 degrees in the summertime.

His high school record earned him a full, four-year scholarship to theUniversity of Minnesota from the HullFoundation, where he is now a trustee.He sits on the committee that awards the same scholarships today to needy but high-achieving students fromJohnson and another Saint Paul school.He went on to earn an undergraduatedegree in chemical engineering whilecontinuing to work at the Whirlpoolplant and earning a little money playingand singing in a rock band called TheChambermen. “Our biggest date was in front of 4,000 people at MidwinterFestival at what was then St. ThomasCollege [now the University of St.Thomas],” he recalls. “Playing onlybrought in a little money, but it was fun;it counterbalanced the schoolwork.”

At the end of his first four years at the University, Jernberg was interested inpursuing a graduate degree in biochemicalengineering, but “felt compelled to getout and start working.” He took a job atGeneral Mills where his background inchemical engineering got him involved ina project to develop a new way to isolatesoy protein. His next job took him towhat is now Ecolab. There he worked on a project to create a phosphate-freedetergent that entailed a process ofembedding chemicals in micro-particles.It was a technique he would soon modifyas the basis of his first invention

In the meantime, he began seeing his future wife, Mary Jeanne. “I got inter-ested in the whole field of medicine and dentistry because of her,” he says. Whenthey began dating, she was working in a lab in the University’s Department of

Pharmacology. On visits there, he becameintrigued by some of her work. “Thewhole thing tweaked my imagination,”he says. Ultimately, he decided to enterdental school. He graduated in 1978 and,two years later, earned a certificate inperiodontology, an emerging field inwhich he saw lots of opportunity.

After looking around and discoveringthat Mankato had no periodontist, “I figured I had it all to myself,” he recalls.“I’ll be able make a go of it.” In 1980 heopened up the dental offices his practiceoccupies to this day, networking with areadentists so successfully that he had twoweeks worth of patients lined up forappointments before he ever opened hisdoors. Today, he and Paul Foster (M.S.’93), another periodontist who practiceswith Jernberg, work with about 175 referring dentists.

Dentistry and InventionJernberg was 33 when he came up withhis first patent idea. As a periodontist,he knew that the biggest challenge to successful treatment was to remove thebacterial biofilm that develops at the siteof an infection. The conventional treat-ment was to remove bacteria physicallyfrom above and below the gumline. Butwhat if it were possible to deliver a targetedtime-release dose of antibiotic directly tothe site of the infection? Might that notimprove treatment outcome? Jernberg’sinvestigation led to Arestin®, which wasbrought to market in 2001 by OraPharma,Inc., promptly becoming the marketleader. Arestin® was so successful in themarketplace that Johnson & Johnson laterpurchased OraPharma, Inc.

Other patents soon followed. One is a way for releasing medications throughheart stents, another for synthetic arterialgrafts. Others are for tissue engineeringand drug delivery systems.

Recently Jernberg has collaborated onhis inventions. One of his latest projects

is for a range of dental products withantibacterial properties. Biosignal, anAustralian biomedical company, hasformed a joint venture to share intellec-tual property, development and market-ing rights with Jernberg and RichardSimonsen (’71), dean of MidwesternUniversity College of Dental Medicine in Glendale, Ariz. The company predictssales of several hundred million dollars when the products are finally brought to market.

“He brought the idea up at one pointwhen we were having dinner a couple of years ago,” says Simonsen. “He knew Ihad a background in dental materials andlots of contacts in the field from havingworked with 3M for 10 years. But he’s thebrains behind it all. I’m just the materialsconsultant. He kindly thought I couldhelp out with my background.

“But that’s Gary. He’s the prototypicalMinnesota Nice Guy, always willing tohelp out and share with others.”

In addition to his own ideas, Jernberghas also shown himself more than happyto help develop someone else’s concept.James Block (’78) is an oral surgeon who met Jernberg when the latter had a satellite clinic in the Minnetonka buildingthat houses Block’s practice. For the past 18 months he and Jernberg have beenworking on an antimicrobial delivery system that will prevent certain oralinfections. The two hope to begin clinicaltrials within the next six months.

“I had the original idea, but he helpedrefine it,” Block explains. “We wouldnever have been able to file this patentwithout his knowledge of chemical engineering and dentistry.”

For Jernberg, mixing dentistry andinvention is, like his rock band career,a way of counterbalancing the differentdimensions of his life. His work as a periodontist brings him, he says, “imme-diate gratification”– successful treatments,happy patients – while inventing callsupon his training as an engineer and awillingness to be patient and persistent.

“The common thread of interest in all my projects is social relevance,” he says,pointing to his latest undertaking, thedevelopment of novel catalysts to reduceeffluents from paper mills and powerplants. “I don’t have any grandchildrenyet, but when I do I’d like to think I leftthings a little better for them.” �

“I don’t have any grand-children yet, but when I do I’d like to think I left things

a little better for them.”— G A R Y J E R N B E R G


ourth-year dental studentNate Lund and his wife,Christine, have only been married about two months. Yet, they’vealready found out howwell they work together

under extreme stress. Nate and Christine,who is a nurse, were among the first people on the scene when the bridge over I-35W collapsed in Minneapolis onAugust first. Their story was so uniquethat ABC World News named them“Persons of the Week” two days later.

It was just before 6:00 p.m. and theLunds were sitting down to dinner intheir Roseville home when Nate’s brother,Chris, called. A first-year dental studentwho lives in an apartment overlookingthe bridge, Chris saw the bridge crash.His first thought was to call his brother.

“At first, I thought he was talkingabout a sinkhole,” says Lund. But his

brother kept repeating the unthinkable –that the entire bridge had collapsed withcars on it. So he and Christine threwstethoscopes, medical supplies and a lotof rubber gloves into their car and madeit to the bridge in about ten minutes.

They arrived even before most ofthe ambulances and emergency medical personnel. The police asked for identifica-tion to be sure they actually had medicaltraining and weren’t just “gawkers.” SaysLund, “I asked them, ‘Who would claimto be a fourth-year dental student if theyreally weren’t?’”

The police sent them to the southeastcorner of the bridge where they met up with some University of Minnesota medical students who had also come tohelp. Then, a sheriff ’s boat took them to the far side of the bridge where fire-fighters were pulling people out of cars.

Lund was shocked by the devastation.“It was worse than I expected,” he says.

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Fourth-year dental student Nate Lund and his wife, Christine, were among

the first on the scene to help when the I-35W bridge collapsed.

“More of the bridge was collapsed than I had thought. But the extent of injurieswas less than I expected. I thought therewould be more cars on the bridge andmore people with gaping wounds. Mostlythere were back and internal injuries fromthe drop, and people with broken bones.”The group helped “triage” people withinjuries. They checked for chest injuriesand internal bleeding, and helped strap people onto backboards (or, when thoseran out, plywood boards) and loadedthem onto pickup trucks to be taken toHennepin County Medical Center, allbefore ambulances arrived. They also provided prayer and comfort. “There wasn’t anything else that could be done forthem there and they were rapidly becomingdehydrated in the dryness and dust.”

Lund says he felt well qualified for the job for several reasons. “After havingtaken gross anatomy side-by-side withmedical students, I knew the location of organs and what could be ruptured.”He adds, “Med students usually take thecourse pass/fail, while dental studentstake it for a grade, so it was very competi-tive. I’m also an Eagle Scout and taughtwilderness first-aid to other scouts.”

Lund is a second lieutenant in theArmy, too, attending school as part of the Army’s Health ProfessionalScholarship Program. Along with hisfaith, these experiences have made himfeel that rushing to the aid of victims in such a disaster is simply part of being a good citizen. “You don’t really thinkabout it,” he explains. “You’re running on adrenaline. It’s not a question ofwhether or not to do it.”

That’s why he downplays his two orthree minutes of fame on ABC. “It’s agood human interest story when dentalor medical students get involved, but the firefighters did the amazing stuff.They’re the real heroes.” �

Nate and Christine Lund PHOTO BY TIM RUMMELHOFF


SchoolNews

Bryan Michalowicz

Bryan Michalowicz, the Erwin Schaffer Chair in PeriodontalResearch and associate professor in the Department ofDevelopmental and Surgical Sciences, is this year’s recipient ofthe Century Club Professor of the Year Award. The award wasannounced at the Dean’s Celebrating Dentistry reception duringthe Minnesota Dental Association’s Star of the North meeting.The award is the school’s highest honor and is conferred uponone faculty member each year in recognition of outstanding contributions in education, research, and service.

A native of Dearborn Heights, Mich., Michalowicz comesfrom a family of Ford Motor Company engineers; a Michalowiczfamily member has been employed at Ford continuously since1916. Despite his family’s penchant for engineering, Michalowiczwas undecided about his own career path until a high schoolfriend suggested that they both try dentistry. While his friendwent on to study computer science, Michalowicz earned B.S. andD.D.S. degrees in a combined six-year program at Case WesternReserve University. After graduation, he worked for two years as a general dentist in a group practice in Cleveland, Ohio, where he befriended a periodontist whose approach to patient care ledMichalowicz to consider specializing in periodontics.

Michalowicz earned his M.S. degree in periodontology at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in 1988, and was awarded the Balint Orban Award for outstanding graduate student research by the American Academy of Periodontology(AAP) for his work examining periodontal disease in twins.He had no plans to stay in academia and intended to return toMichigan and enter private practice. However, while waiting in Minnesota for the opportunity to take the Michigan specialtylicensing board, his thesis advisor, Bruce Pihlstrom, pieced together some funding that allowed him to continue his researchand to teach at the School of Dentistry. In 1991, he was offered a tenure-track position as an assistant professor and hasremained at the school ever since.

Beyond his research on genetic contributions to periodontaldisease, Michalowicz has been involved in numerous clinicalstudies and directs the dental school’s Minnesota Oral HealthClinical Research Center. Michalowicz’s current research interestsinclude the oral-general health link. He led the interprofessionalteam that conducted a four-year multi-center clinical trial fundedby the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research(NIDCR) that explored the potential benefits of periodontaltreatment during pregnancy. The study gained national attentionwhen the results were published in the New England Journal ofMedicine in 2006. According to Pihlstrom, the recently retiredacting director of the Center for Clinical Research at the NIDCR,

Bryan Michalowicz Receives Century Club Professor of the Year Award

“This was the first study to clearly document the safety ofproviding routine dental care during pregnancy and it is the firstlarge-scale randomized clinical trial on dental treatment that has been published in the 195-year history of the New EnglandJournal of Medicine.”

Michalowicz is a diplomate of the American Board ofPeriodontology and has twice received the AAP Clinical ResearchAward for the outstanding paper with direct relevance to clinicalpractice. Michalowicz has served the School of Dentistry onnumerous committees, including the Strategic Planning SteeringCommittee. He is involved in the University’s Career AdvancementProgram for Clinical Research Scholars, a National Institutes ofHealth-funded program that mentors and trains multidisciplinaryscholars interested in clinical research careers.

In presenting the Professor of the Year Award to Michalowicz,Dean Patrick Lloyd said, “The University of Minnesota School of Dentistry is truly fortunate to have him on our faculty and Iam fortunate to call him not only a colleague but a friend.” ErwinSchaffer, who received the Distinguished Dental Alumnus Awardthe same evening, says that “Bryan has my utmost respect for thequality of his research, his skill as a teacher, and his abundance of motivation.” Larry Wolff, interim chair of the Department of Developmental and Surgical Sciences, describes Michalowiczas “an example of how scholarly activity can be interesting,intellectually stimulating, and at the same time fun to pursue.”

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AlumniNewsA Letter from the PresidentGreetings from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Alumni Society.

Each new year brings new opportunities to connect alumni, students, and friends.Your alumni society is involved, often behind the scenes, in numerous activities to enhancethe experience for alumni and for dental and dental hygiene students. This past spring,I was honored to represent the School of Dentistry Alumni Society at several importantevents. I attended the Senior Recognition Banquet and the 2007 Commencement ceremonies. Welcome to our newest colleagues from the Class of 2007! The school has done a great job in preparing you to practice and I am sure you will represent our profession well. I also attended the first of two White Coat Ceremonies to be held in 2007 to welcome the classes of 2009 and 2011 to the clinical phases of their educationalprogram. It was a lot of fun to represent our members at these events.

I continue to be excited with the changes Dean Lloyd is bringing to the School ofDentistry. The signs of his hard work are now visible in the new pre-clinical SimulationClinic and the Rice Memorial Hospital Clinic scheduled to open in December. Theschool also recently passed its accreditation review with flying colors and the alumnisociety could not be more proud of that. With all of the challenges in dental education,I am confident that the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry will remain a beacon of dental education for years to come.

Through your active participation and financial support of programs such as theannual Cap and Gown Graduation Fund and the School of Dentistry Golf Classic, we areable to provide scholarships and other support to the future members of our profession.The alumni society also helps to support the Clinical Grand Rounds programs held at the School of Dentistry the first Thursday of each month during the academic year. Each presentation features cases selected from a different discipline of dentistry. It’s a greatopportunity to enjoy a meal, network with colleagues, faculty and students and to continueour dental education while obtaining continuing education credits at a reasonable cost.

I look forward to a great year as the president; it is truly an honor for me to representthe School of Dentistry Alumni Society. I ask that you consider supporting the dentalschool as it moves into the 21st century by joining our alumni society. Of all the benefitsthat accompany alumni society membership, the best by far is the opportunity to giveback. Alumni and dental professionals provide a unique insight into the dental communityand the school’s educational mission, which allows us to maintain an unprecedented level of excellence. New graduates always receive a complimentary one-year membership to thealumni society, granting access to all the benefits membership has to offer.

If you are a current alumni society member, thank you for your participation and Iask you to consider upgrading your membership to a Life Membership. Life Membershiphelps the alumni society in so many ways. It perpetuates your gift of membership yearafter year and reduces the alumni society’s costs of having to solicit your membershipeach time it is up for renewal. If you are not currently a member, I would ask you toconsider joining. What better gift to your profession than to help those who follow in your footsteps.

We are the group that is there for you, the alumni of the University of MinnesotaSchool of Dentistry. If you have any questions about alumni programs and events, societymembership or board responsibilities, please contact Annie Pennola, director of alumnirelations for the School of Dentistry, at 612-625-6164 or [email protected].

We have some exciting things planned for the coming year. JOIN US!

Sincerely,

loren taple, d.d.s. ’89President, School of Dentistry Alumni Society

1952 Theodore Sevrin Thompson (D.D.S.), Austin,passed away May 3 at age 84. Dr. Thompsonattended North Dakota Agricultural CollegeSchool of Pharmacy from 1940 until 1943and served in the U.S. Infantry from 1943-46.He then graduated from dental school in 1952and practiced general dentistry in Austin until1985. He was a member of the AmericanDental Association and the Minnesota Dental Association (MDA), chaired the MDACommittee on Organization and Structureand the Resolutions Committee, and was adelegate to the MDA House of Delegates.He was past president of the SoutheasternDistrict Dental Society and the Austin DentalSociety. He was also a member of the Boardof Directors of the University of MinnesotaSchool of Dentistry Alumni Society and theCentury Club, and a member of the MDACommittee on Science and Annual Session.He was a member of St. Olaf Lutheran Church,the Mower County Cancer Society, the boardof directors of the United Way, and a pastpresident of the YMCA and the Lions ofAustin. He was a fellow in the InternationalCollege of Dentists, as well as a member ofthe American Legion, Sons of Norway, KappaPsi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, and the DeltaSigma Delta Dental Fraternity. His favoritehobbies were woodworking, fishing, boating,reading, gardening and all sports.

1956Robert Isaacson (D.D.S.), Edina, was awarded the title of faculty emeritus of theUniversity of Minnesota School of Dentistryby President Robert Bruininks. A four-timegraduate of the University of Minnesota, Dr.Isaacson has a 45-year history as a full-timedental academic, with professorial appoint-ments at three schools of dentistry and morethan 50 years of scholarly contributions tothe profession. Described as a visionary longbefore the phrase was popularized, he wasinstrumental in shaping the research enter-prises of the University of Minnesota Schoolof Dentistry. From 1963-73 he was the prin-cipal force behind the school’s NIH-fundedtraining program for dentists to earn a Ph.D.

in preparation for entry into dental educa-tion. He is the former chair of orthodonticsunder whose tenure 87 students completedtheir graduate education, including 58 whoearned a master of science degree and six who earned a Ph.D. in basic science. In 1977, he was recruited by the University ofCalifornia at San Francisco to serve as chair ofthe Department of Growth and Development.In 1987, he assumed a position as professorand chair of orthodontics at the MedicalCollege of Virginia and retired from acade-mia there in 2001. He is editor of The AngleOrthodontist (since 2000) and is credited forintroducing electronic peer review to thejournal’s publication process. In his retirement,Isaacson is active within the professionalcommunity as both a lecturer to the post-graduate students in the U-M School ofDentistry’s Division of Orthodontics and as a participant at all School of Dentistry-sponsored alumni functions.

1963John O. Look (D.D.S.), Anoka, was one of12 recipients of the University of Minnesota’s2007 Award for Outstanding Service.(See story, page 4.)

1966George Winn (D.D.S.), New Prague, receivedthe 2007 President’s Award from theMinnesota Dental Association. The awardwas presented at the 2007 House of DelegatesMeeting in Duluth, September 7-8.

1967Walter Parsons (D.D.S.), North Oaks, shot a hole-in-one at the 13th Annual School ofDentistry Alumni Society Golf Classic heldon July 27 at the Majestic Oaks Golf Course.


Please submit brief notices about milestoneevents and activities to: U of M ContinuingDental Education & Alumni Relations (attn: Annie Pennola), 515 Delaware St. S.E.,15-136 Moos Tower, Minneapolis, MN 55455or [email protected].

Dentistry is published two times a year. Deadlinesfor submission are: Spring issue: January 1;Fall issue: July 1. Please note: Dentistry cannotpublish birth and marriage announcements.

Steve Litton (D.D.S.), Golden Valley, wasappointed by University of MinnesotaPresident Robert Bruininks to a three-yearterm on the All-University HonorsCommittee, starting July 1, 2007.

1975William F. Lindig (D.H.), Woodbury, passedaway unexpectedly on August 8 from surgicalcomplications.

1976, 1982Mary L. Dierling (D.H., D.D.S.), St. Paul,earned a master of arts degree in gerontologyfrom Bethel University’s two-year eveningprogram in May 2006 and a teaching certifi-cate through Bethel’s weekend Post-SecondaryTeaching Certificate program in May 2007. Sheplans to use the knowledge gained to writearticles for publication and teach other health-care professionals who seek information inthe field of gerontology, and will continue totreat aging patients in her private practice.

1978David Resch (D.D.S.), St. Paul, was installed aspresident of the St. Paul District Dental Society.

Larry Wolff (D.D.S.,M.S.), Edina, receivedthe American Academyof Periodontology 2007Educator Award. Theaward is given to theperiodontal educatorat each dental schoolwho has demonstrateda commitment to

excellence in providing education in the fullscope of clinical periodontics, and who relaysthat enthusiasm to students.

1980Jo Ann (Joey) Omlie(D.D.S.), Eden Prairie,has accepted the position of the Schoolof Dentistry represen-tative to the Universityof Minnesota AlumniAssociation NationalBoard.

1983Bradley D. Ness (D.D.S.), Waseca, passedaway at his home in July at age 50.

1988Bryan Michalowicz (M.S.), St. Paul, acceptedthe 2006 Century Club Professor of the YearAward from the University of MinnesotaSchool of Dentistry. The award was presentedat the Dean’s reception, held at the St. PaulHotel in conjunction with the MinnesotaDental Association’s Star of the North Meeting.(See story, page 15.)

Class Notes

Jo Ann Omlie

Larry Wolff

John O. Look (center)

Walter Parsons


1991Walter Bowles (M.S.), Apple Valley, received a$690,000 grant from the American Associationof Endodontists (AAE), the largest researchgrant ever awarded by the AAE, to conduct a retrospective study of 10,000 patients todetermine the factors that influence successfulendodontic and dental implant treatments.Bowles is currently an associate professor inthe Division of Endodontics at the Universityof Minnesota School of Dentistry.

1992Susan Camp (D.D.S.), Lakeland Shores,passed away on May 28 after a long battlewith breast cancer. She was 62 years old. Dr.Camp graduated from the University of Iowa,raised two children, and then returned toschool to earn her doctor of dental surgerydegree, a certificate in endodontics, and aPh.D. in oral biology from the University ofMinnesota. As research fellow in the NIDCRDentist Scientist Award Program from 1992-2001, she was a cancer biologist in the U-MSchool of Dentistry who investigated tumorsuppression and the role of the immune system in cancer cells. Camp was also an avidgardener, a violinist through college and latera student of classical piano, and a black beltin Shotokan karate. She traveled extensively,living for one year in Korea, and was both a supporter and an active staff member forseven seasons at the Tel Rehov archeologicalexcavations in the Jordan Valley of Israel with teams from the Hebrew University ofJerusalem. She was also, until recently, aboard member of the St. Paul ChamberOrchestra.

1998Ma’An Sabino (D.D.S.), Roseville, was selected as one of six individuals nationwideto receive a Faculty Educator DevelopmentAward from the American Association ofOral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery Foundation). The

award of $100,000over three years is inrecognition of herdedication to develop-ing leadership andexcellence in oral andmaxillofacial surgeryeducation and train-ing. She will be officially recognizedduring the 89th

Annual Meeting Opening Awards Ceremonyin October in Hawaii. Sabino recently joinedthe faculty at the School of Dentistry in theDivision of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeryafter earning her Ph.D. in oral biology.

Class Notes (continued)

Larry Meskin, Denver, Colo. and Santa Fe,N.M., passed away unexpectedly on June26. He was 71 years old.

Dr. Meskin graduated from theUniversity of Detroit School of Dentistryin 1961 and then moved to Minnesotawhere he earned three additional degrees:a master of science in oral pathology(1963), a master of public health(1964)and a doctor of epidemiology (1966).

In 1965, Dean Erwin Schaffer chargedMeskin with developing a program in preventive and public health dentistry, a program that in 1969 was officially desig-nated the Division of Health Ecology.Meskin was instrumental in shaping thatdivision into one of the earliest and mostproductive programs in community dentalhealth, extending the reach of dentistrybeyond the operatory to the broader community and integrating knowledgeand research methods from the social,behavioral and educational sciences intodental education and research. He leftMinnesota in 1981 to assume leadership of the University of Colorado School ofDentistry from 1981-87. Later, he served as vice-president for academic affairs andresearch at Colorado, dean of Colorado’scontinuing dental education program, andwas also a professor in the medical school’sDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics.

Meskin’s record of national and inter-national accomplishments beyond the academic arena is equally extensive. Hewas a consultant to countless governmentalagencies here and abroad, was an active advisor to the World Health Organization,and was editor of numerous journals andspecial publications. He authored dozens of books and articles, trained thousands of students, established numerous trainingprograms, and mentored hundreds ofscholars. One of his most notable contri-butions was his time as editor of theJournal of the American Dental Association(1990-2001). Upon his retirement from

that position, ADA Publisher Laura A.Kosden credited him with recreating JADAas “a publication that speaks directly to theneeds of the dental clinician, offering practical information that dentists can use to improve patient care.”

When asked about him, most contem-poraries are likely to cite his eleven years as editor of the Journal of the AmericanDental Association as Meskin’s major contribution to the profession. Certainlythe leadership, insight, critical judgment,and integrity that he brought to the position mark him as one of the mostrespected of that journal’s editors. Hiswillingness to take a position and to speakout, privately, professionally, and publiclymade him one of the most influential.But, when the grand history of dentistryand health care in America is written,Meskin’s greatest legacy will be found inthe twenty years of research, scholarship,program development, mentoring, andteaching which he methodically constructedat Minnesota and which served as thefoundation for the remainder of his career.The Minnesota years gave form to hisvision, shaped his sensibility, and, perhapsmost importantly, provided a nurturingenvironment for his creative genius.

Ma’An Sabino

Larry Meskin

A provision of the award is that she remain a full-time faculty member for at least six years.

2007Ryan Ritchie (D.D.S.), Detroit Lakes, wasselected to serve as an alternate delegate

to the 2007 American Dental Association’sHouse of Delegates for the ADA meeting in San Francisco. Elected District 8 Delegateof the Year by the American Student DentalAssociation (ASDA) in 2007, Dr. Ritchie will represent the ASDA at the ADA annual meeting.

Remembering Our Faculty We share these updates on the passing offormer faculty members. Obituaries offaculty who are alumni of the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry are included in Class Notes.


With an outpouring of generosity, alumni and friends made contributions to underwrite the cost of caps and gowns for 2007classes of dental and dental hygiene graduates. The effort, led byLoren Taple (’89), this year’s Cap and Gown Committee chair, hasbeen a tradition for the Society’s Board of Directors since 1997.

A list of 2007 donors to the Cap and Gown campaign is provided below, and we send a sincere “thank you” to all contributors for their help in welcoming the graduating dentistry and dental hygiene classes to the profession.

All Your Smile NeedsDental Center

Dr. Troy A. Alton & Dr. Marmar Miar

Dr. Jeanne M. AndersonDr. Jon D. AndersonDr. Paul D. AndersonArnold Orthodonics PADr. Bashar BakdashDr. Dellin R. BakkumDr. A. Richard BallinDr. Jerry E. BarnesDrs. Joseph S. & Sarah M.

BasileMs. Marie A. BaudekDr. Steven J. BauneDr. Robert H. BeaumontDr. Janell J. BeckDr. William S. BeckerDr. Bruce R. BeierDr. Douglas T. BengsonMr. Fred E. BertschingerDr. Peter A. BervenDr. John P. BeyerDr. JoAnn C. BoraasDr. Bernard BorkonDr. Judith A. BuchananDr. Peter A. CameronDr. Jeffrey F. & Ms.

Patricia L. CarlsonCircle Pines Dental PAClausnitzer Dentistry PCDr. Charles H. ColbyDr. Robert E. Conlin, Jr.Dr. Robert CudworthDakota Vly Oral &

Maxillofacial Surgery PADr. Stephen H. DanielsonDeeter DentalDr. Ralph DeLongDr. Reed D. DillDr. Nicholas C. DorsherDr. William J. DresserDrs. Honkola & HonkolaDr. David K. Dungey

Dr. William J. DunlapEagan Dental AssociatesDr. Cynthia L. EbenhochDr. Kyle & Mrs. Beth

EdlundDr. Laura M. EngDr. Manuel EnglanderDr. Jay P. EricksonDr. Keith R. EricksonDr. Steven M. ErlandsonDr. Jean L. Esser &

Dr. James R. AmstadtDr. Gerald L. FieldsDr. George E. FischerDr. Brent L. FlorineForestview Family

DentistryDr. Jeffrey J. FoxDr. Patrick J. FoyDr. Paul A. FredriksonMr. Ronald J. & Ms. Rita

K. GarniDr. Phillip M. GattusoDr. Daniel J. GoedeDr. Steven A. GormanDr. Gary T. GrossDr. Susan G. GrossDr. Robert H. GrossmanDr. Lawrence G. GunnerDr. James E. HaackDr. Michael HarrisonDrs. Michael J. &

Sandra A. HarrisonDr. Steven J. HenselerDr. David A. HerfendalDr. James W. HillDr. Nancy H. HolmDr. James D. HomHouston Dental Clinic PCDr. Kurt R. HulseDr. Thomas H. InglisDr. Joan M. JakubasDr. Brent T. JohnsonDr. David W. Johnson, Jr.Dr. Dennis A. Johnson

Ms. Lisa A. S. JohnsonDr. Lisa M. JohnsonDr. Orvis J. R. JohnsonJohnson Dental ClinicDr. Mark R. JungDr. Lois J. KarlKelley Dental Clinic PADr. Monica A. KennardDr. Kristin H. KennerDr. Kurt J. KingMrs. Julie A. & Dr. George

J. Kinney, Jr.Dr. David W. KleinDr. Brian D. KochDr. Cory H. KruckenbergDr. Ramesh K. KubaDr. Woojin KwonDr. Venetia LaganisLake Minnetonka

Orthodontics PADr. Douglas L. LambertDr. Timothy R. LangguthDr. Vernon A. LarsenDr. Ignatius K. LeeDr. Larry LegacieLexington Dental

AssociatesDr. Kimberly A. &

Mr. John LindquistDr. Scott D. LingleLinton Dental CenterLisbon SmilesDr. Stephen F. LittonDr. Patrick M. LloydDr. Mark M. MalmbergDr. Leslie V. MartensDr. Tony P. MartinDr. Daniel T. MarvinDr. Wayne A. MatternMcClellan-Swanson

Dental OfficeDr. Kenneth D. McDougallDr. Tanner J. McKennaDr. Carol M. MeyerDr. Gregory A. Mihm

Dr. John L. MikeMinnesota Craniofacial

Center Midway PADr. Richard H. MoenDr. Alan D. MogckDr. Karlind T. MollerDr. Michael J. MontiDr. Stephen M. MooreMoore Lake Dental, Inc.Drs. Randall D. &

Julie A. MosengDr. Thomas E. NeafusDr. John P. NeiDr. Bruce M. NelsonDr. Douglas R. NelsonNew Horizons Dental LLCDr. Kathleen J. NewellDr. James D. NickmanDr. Steven J. NielsenDr. Frederick NoltingDr. Oscar C. NordDr. Nancy A. NorlingDr. Hugh E. NorstedOak Park Dental ClinicOak Ridge Dental LLCDr. John C. OfstehageDr. Maureen A. OhlandDr. Dale V. OlsonDr. Lynne M. OlsonDr. David M. OltmansDrs. Jo Ann & Mark R.

OmlieDr. Jeffrey E. O’NeilOral & Maxillofacial

Surgical ConsultantsDr. Gerald W. PaczkowskiPark DentalDr. Eileen E. PattersonMrs. Sarah J. PedersenPediatric Dentistry Ltd.Ms. Annie PennolaDr. Jorge M. PerdigaoDr. Ronald M. PetersonDr. Gina L. PfeifferDr. Jack H. Pfister

Dr. Lewis H. PierceMs. Maria R. PintadoDr. Randolph R. &

Ms. Peggy PitzerPlains DentalcarePlymouth Dental CareDrs. Sherwood R. &

Sharon M. PomeroyDr. Christopher A. &

Ms. Sue Poss andFamily

Prairie Oral Surgery, Ltd.Catherine A. QuayleDr. Gerald W.

RauchwarterDr. Ernest S. Reeh &

Dr. Mary AnnBunczak-Reeh

Reese Orthodontics PADr. Frederick C. Requa

& Mrs. Lois Freeberg-Requa

Mrs. Jody Lynn ReulReynolds Dental

Associates PARoger G. Ettel DDS &

AssociatesDr. Charles O. RohrerDr. Michael D. RohrerSaint Paul District Dental

SocietyDrs. Christopher N. &

Diane A. SandsSandstone Dental

Office, Ltd.Dr. Charles F. & Ms.

Therese SchachteleMs. Leslee A. SchmidtDr. Monica L. SchockDr. Sara L. SchultDr. Herbert W. SchulteDr. Stephen N. SchwartzDr. Robert C. SchweglerScott C. Osborne DDS &

Associates PA

Dr. Thomas R. & Mrs.Julie D. Seidelmann

Dr. Lubomir B. SerafimovMs. Gale L. SheaDr. Clayton R. ShepardDr. E. Kent ShirleyDr. Stephen K. ShumanSkyway Dental ClinicDr. Dan R. SlaightDr. Lowell F. & Mrs. Judy

C. Sorenson Dr. James E. SpitzmuellerDr. Eric E. StafneDr. Dawn S. StavishDr. Mark J. SteinmetzDr. Donna J. StenbergStende Enterprises, Inc.Dr. Donald L. StormStrait Smiles Family

Dentistry PADr. Gregory T. SwensonDr. James Q. SwiftDr. Michael J. TillDr. Terrance L. TriDr. Paul J. & Mrs. Amy

TronsgardDr. Todd T. TsuchiyaDr. William W. TurnerDr. Thomas S. TurryMrs. Marianne & Dr.

James A. UdeDr. Marvin L. UglandDr. Lori S. VeermanDr. Jeffrey W. WaltersDr. Jeremy P. WehrmanDr. Herbert N. WeismanMs. Andrea C. WelchDr. Gary L. WilliamsDr. Mark K. WilliamsonDr. George H. WinnDr. William A. WoehrmannWoodbury Endodontics

LLCDr. Lisa A. YoungDr. Thomas J. Zehren

The Finishing Touch: Alumni Sponsor Caps and Gowns for Grads

Top Three Teams:

Team 1: Tim Emmer Scott LingleWilliam Herr Bob Proebstle

Team 2: Mike Kurkowski Dave ReschWalter Parsons Richard Wiberg

Team 3: Jim Hom Tom InglisMichael Hom Jessica Knorr

13th Annual School of Dentistry Alumni Society Golf ClassicDuffers and scratch golfers teed-off for a day of friendly rivalry at the 13th Annual Dental Golf Classic, held July 27, 2007 at the Majestic Oaks Golf Course. One hundred fifteen golfers,including alumni, students and friends of the School of

Dentistry, enjoyed a beautiful summer day and fun golf event.A special thanks to all of the golfers and corporate sponsors for making this a successful day. Proceeds support numerousAlumni Society projects, including scholarships.

Men’s Long Drive: Erik Kohorst

Women’s Long Drive: Mary Owen

Closest to the Pin: Mike Hom

Longest Putt: Will Samson

Hole-in-One: Walter Parsons

Special congratulations to the following contest winners:


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September 21White Coat Ceremony3:30 p.m.Radisson University HotelUniversity of MinnesotaEast Bank CampusMinneapolis, Minn.

For information:(612) 625-8947

September 28U of MN Alumni ReceptionADA Meeting5:30 to 7:30 p.m.San Francisco MarriottYerba Buena RoomSan Francisco, CA

For information:(612) 625-6164www.dentistry.umn.edu/alumni.html

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October 11School of Dentistry Alumni Society (SODAS)Board Meeting

October 24Minnesota Student Dental Society VendorPlacement FairRadisson University HotelUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolis CampusMinneapolis, Minn.

For information: Call Dawn(612) 767-8400(800) 950-3368

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January 18MDA Mentor MinglerRadisson University HotelUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolis CampusMinneapolis, Minn.

For information: Call Dawn(612) 767-8400(800) 950-3368

January 31 School of Dentistry Alumni Society (SODAS)Board Meeting

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March 1518th Annual Daniel E. Waite LectureU-M Continuing Educationand Conference CenterUniversity of MinnesotaSt. Paul CampusSt. Paul, Minn.

Additional information to be announced.


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April 10School of Dentistry Alumni Society (SODAS) Board Meeting4:00 p.m.St. Paul HotelSt. Paul, Minn.

Dean’s Reception5:30 to 7:30 p.m.St. Paul HotelSt. Paul, Minn.

April 11-12Star of the North MeetingApril 10Pre-session seminars

Touchstone Energy PlaceSt. Paul, Minn.

For information:(612) 767-8400(800) 950-3368

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May 15Senior Recognition Banquet5:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony6:30 p.m. BanquetRadisson University HotelUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolis CampusMinneapolis, Minn.


EventsCalendar

For more information:

Except where noted,you can obtain further information on the eventslisted by contacting:

Julia Cross(612) [email protected]

To stay informed about events at the University of Minnesota, see the Twin Cities Campus Event Calendar atwww.events.tc.umn.edu

May 15-18South Dakota DentalAssociation Annual SessionSheraton InnSioux Falls, S.D.

For information:[email protected]

University of Minnesota Alumni Reception

Date to be determined.For information:(612) 625-6164www.dentistry.umn.edu/alumni.html

May 16School of Dentistry Graduation2:00 p.m.Northrop AuditoriumUniversity of MinnesotaEast Bank CampusMinneapolis, Minn.

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeonsOctober 8-13, 2007, HawaiiAlumni Reception, October 11, 2007, from 7-9 p.m. at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.

American Academy of PeriodontologyOctober 27-31, 2007, Washington, D.C.Alumni Reception, Monday, October 29, from 6-8 p.m. in the Cabin John Room at the Grand Hyatt.

American Association of Endodontists Annual SessionApril 25-28, 2008, Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Penn.Alumni Reception date to be determined.Contact: Dr. Scott McClanahan

American Association of OrthodontistsMay 16-20 Denver, Colo.Alumni Reception Saturday, May 17th. Contact: Dr. Steve Litton

American Academy Pediatric Dentistry Annual SessionMay 22-26, 2008, Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, D.C.Alumni Reception date to be determined.Contact: Annie Pennola, 612-625-6164

Specialty Receptions

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Restorative ExpandedFunctions: An 80-HourTraining ProgramSeptember 28-30, 2007October 19-21, 2007November 16-18, 2007November 30-December 2, 2007

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TMD and Orofacial PainMiniresidencyOctober 1-3, 2007

Clinical Grand Rounds: Oral PathologyOctober 4, 2007

University Gold Orthodontic Study ClubOctober 5, 2007November 2, 2007December 7, 2007February 1, 2008March 7, 2008April 4, 2008

Dental-Medical Managementof an Aging PopulationOctober 5, 2007

Nitrous Oxide Sedation: A Lecture and Hands-OnProgramOctober 5-6, 2007

Occlusion & Function–Postgraduate Program inEsthetic Dentistry: Level IIIOctober 10-13, 2007

13th Annual PracticeManagement Symposium:Creating a Cutting EdgePracticeOctober 12, 2007

Infection Control in Dentistry:An Update & ReviewOctober 13, 2007

Recordkeeping Workshop for the Dental TeamOctober 18, 2007

1st Annual Robert J. FeigalSymposium: New Horizons in Children’s Dental CareOctober 20, 2007

Everyday Endodontics in 2007October 26, 2007

Office Oral Surgery: A Clinically GuidedParticipation CourseOctober 29-30, 2007

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Clinical Grand Rounds:Geriatric DentistryNovember 1, 2007

Dental Product UpdateNovember 2, 2007

Winter Dental Assistants’ SeminarNovember 3, 2007

Postgraduate Program in Esthetic Dentistry: Level I–Lecture/Laboratory SeriesNovember 9-11, 2007January 11-13, 2008February 8-10, 2008April 4-6, 2008

Postgraduate Program inEsthetic Dentistry: Level II–Patient SeriesNovember 9-11, 2007January 11-13, 2008February 8-10, 2008April 4-6, 2008

Conscious Sedation Coursefor Dental AssistantsNovember 12, 2007

10% Discount Now AvailableSchool of Dentistry Alumni Society members are eligible for discounted continuing education. Members may receive a 10%discount for “lecture only” courses offered through the Universityof Minnesota School of Dentistry. (This discount applies to School of Dentistry Alumni Society members only and not their employees).

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Clinical Grand Rounds:EndodonticsDecember 6, 2007

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Clinical Grand Rounds:Pediatric DentistryJanuary 3, 2008

Esthetic and Restorative DentistryJanuary 18, 2008

What’s New in DentistryJanuary 25, 2008

Enhancing Restorative Skills:A Hand-On ProgramJanuary 26, 2008

Study Abroad: Playa del Carmen, MexicoJanuary 26-February 2, 2008

Dental Implants & Esthetic DentistryJanuary 31-February 3, 2008 &April 18-20, 2008

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Clinical Grand Rounds:Removable Prosthodontics & ImplantsFebruary 7, 2008

13th Annual Ski & Learn:Steamboat, ColoradoFebruary 14-16, 2008

Winter Dental HygieneSeminar: Women’s HealthFebruary 29, 2008

Soft Tissue Laser Training for OrthodontistsFebruary 29, 2008

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Improving Your RadiographicTechniques: A Hands-OnProgramMarch 1, 2008

Clinical Grand Rounds:PeriodonticsMarch 6, 2008

For more information and to register for classes,contact:

Continuing Dental Education6-406 Moos HS Tower515 Delaware Street SEUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: (612) 625-1418 or (800) 685-1418

Fax: (612) 624-8159

Website:$10 discount for on-line registrations. Please accessour secure Web site atwww.dentalce.umn.edu.

CDE Courses

Treating the Untreatable: The True Scope ofEndodonticsMarch 7, 2008

Removal of Bond Materialwith Rotary Instrumentation:A Hands-On ProgramMarch 13, 2008

Periodontal Disease & Oral Cancer: Early Detection & ControlMarch 14, 2008

Orthodontic and Periodontal EstheticsMarch 26-29, 2008

Dental Research Updates from the U of M: 4th Annual Dean’s DayMarch 28, 2008


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Join Dean Patrick Lloyd, and faculty and staff, alumni and friends from around the country for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and exciting updates on the innovations taking place at the School of Dentistry.

Friday, September 28, 2007 — 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.San Francisco Marriott, Yerba Buena 1San Francisco, CA

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