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Increased annual dues for Active mem- bers to $150.00 for 1984, although annual dues for Associate or Student members will not be increased. This increase, the first in more than 5 years, will enable the Association to operate with balanced budgets rather than the deficit budgeting of the past 2 years. This increase is to compensate for: increased subscription costs of the Journal, increased costs of member- ship services, declining interest in- come from the investment portfolio that has heretofore negated the necessity for dues increases when interest rates were high, and distribution of the cost of the scientific program portion of the annual session over the entire mem- bership rather than just those attending as in the past. By approval of this latter action, the Directors anticipate holding firm annual session registration fees, if not reducing them, for Active Mem- bers. Associate Members, however, will be expected to pay higher registra- tion fees.

Approved in principle a reorganiza- tion of the relationship of the Board of Directors to the AAE committee struc- ture. This proposal, which has been under development for several years, will, in the opinion of the Directors, expedite and increase member's in- volvement in association management because of these features:

- -F ive reference committees of the Board of Directors have been es- tablished, each chaired by an Of- ricer of the Association. These are: Association Affairs, Member- ship, Member Services, Commu- nications and Publications, and Education and Development.

- -The Standing Committees of the Association are to be restruc- tured into 13 by combining pre- sent standing and/or special committees as well as redefining their functions.

- -The number of Special Commit- tees will be reduced from 16 to 7 by the aforementioned mecha- nism and Special Committees will be designated as Subcommittees of the Standing Committees where advisable.

- -Membership on Standing Com- mittees will be such that one-third of this membership will be ap- pointed each year for 3-year terms to assure continuity.

--Standing Committee Chairman would be empowered to appoint chairmen and members of sub- committees under his purview upon recommendation by the members of his committee with the approval of the Association President.

Thus, with individual directors given overview responsibility for committee activity, with committee activity collec- tively being reported to Reference Committees of the Board of Directors under general supervision of the vice- president, and with increased admin- istration responsibility being vested in committee chairmen rather than Asso- ciation officers, the proposal can be seen as a long-term strategy for meet- ing present as well as future needs of an expanding organization. Constitu- tional changes will be brought before the membership in April 1984 and Op- erations Manual changes will be brought before the Directors in Sep- tember 1983 for approval.

Received information that AAE mem- bership rose from 2,821 in April 1982 to 2,903 in April 1983; an increase of 2.9%. These figures reflect an increase in active membership to 2,399 (3.6%), life membership to 109 (9.7%), and retired membership to 37 (12%). As- sociate memberships declined to 38 (2.5%) and student membership to 257 (2.2%). Over the past 3 years, both active and total membership in the As- sociation has increased by 11.7%.

Acted to place the reorganization of the Education Committee, with coop- eration with the Endodontic Section of the American Association of Dental Schools, as a high priority item in 1983 and 1984.

Approved a motion directing the En- dodontic Glossary Committee to re- strict the pending fourth edition to ter- minology specifically related to endo- dontics as well as to eliminate editorial or judgmental commentaries associ- ated with definition of terms.

Moved, following in-depth review of all the insurance programs of the As- sociation, with Treloar & Heisel, our present administrators.

Supported the recommendation of the Long-Range Planning Committee that the Association continue to op- pose the ADA Council on Dental Edu- cation's recommendations that direct provision of patient care be the sole

criteria for recognition of a special area of dental practice.

Discussed at length the importance of Association recognition by the ADA and active participation by AAE mem- bers in ADA affairs. Deferred for further consideration issues actively under consideration by Long-Range Planning and Public Affairs Committees on the scope, thrust, and level of activity of marketing of endodontic services as well as endodontists to the general public.

Referred to Professional Affairs Committee recommend policies for the distribution and use of the Guidelines for the Avulsed Teeth developed by a special ad hoc committee and ap- proved by the Directors. The Board of Directors will meet in Anaheim, CA on Sept. 29 to 30 just prior to the ADA Annual Session. The Executive Committee will meet at the central office on Sat., July 23.

REGISTRY OF ASSOCIATES

Maryland--Endodontics. Full-time faculty po- sition as Director of Advanced Specialty Education in Endodontics. Senior position requiring ability to direct teaching and research program for post- doctoral students. Board certification desirable. Send curriculum vitae to Dr. H. J. Van Hassel, Chairman, Department of Endodontics, Dental School. University of Maryland, 666 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21201.

California--Chairman, Endodontics. Full-time faculty position available July 1. Responsibilities include directing clinical and preclinical teaching programs, section organization, and administra- tion and development of a postdoctoral program. Experience in pre- and postdoctoral education required. Academic rank and salary commensu- rate with qualifications. Equal opportunity/affirm- ative action employer; women and minorities en- couraged to apply. Send curriculum vitae, rec- ommendations, or nominations to Dr. F. A. Car- ranza, Professor of Periodontics, University of Cal- ifornia Los Angeles School of Dentistry, Center for Health Sciences, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

Endodontist, age 28, married, NYUCD 1980 OKU, NERB, Manhattan VA GPR. Completing 2- year Manhattan VA endodontic residency in June. Surgical and operating room experience; profi- cient in treating medically compromised. Outgo- ing, personable and meticulous. Seeks position or association leading to partnership or purchase. Call 212-685-0075.

Excellent opportunity for endodontist to take over 17-year established limited practice. Approx- imately 25,000 patient charts. No cash necessary. Prime Southern California location (AR-346).

Endodontic practice for sale. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Active, growing, well-established practice. Will stay to assist transfer (AR-347).

Voh 9, No. 7, July 1983

A minihistorical perspective of the

In recognition of the AAE's 40th an- niversary, this short history of the As- sociation is being published sequen- tially in the April to July issues of the Journal. This is the fourth and final part.

T h e Four th D e c a d e

The Fairmont Hotel in Dallas was the site for the 1973 annual meeting. A plenary session focused on local an- esthesia and pain while dental auxiliary utilization was the topic of another sci- entific session. Research seminars covered such topics as the reparative process following pulpotomy, the me- taendodontium: a differential biological entity, and the possible role of endo- toxin in pulpal and periapical disease. The four main seminars were televised and repeated. Louis I. Grossman be- came an Honorary Member and the first recipient of the award named for him. The award was given, it said, "with esteem and appreciation for su- perlative and meritorious contributions to the art and science of endodontics and for exemplary dedication, service and leadership to dentistry, and this association."

The Biology of the Human Dental Pulp that resulted from the conference of the same name was published by C. V. Mosby and a conference on perio- dontics and endodontics was held in Philadelphia. Charter member Sophia Bolotny, one of the first female endo- dontists, died on July 17. The Tar Heel Endodontic Association was started.

The 1974 annual meeting was held in San Diego's Sheraton-Harbor Island Hotel; approximately 1,190 attended. Because of increased membership, more than one hotel was used by mem- bers. A panel discussion focused on third-party payments while graduate student research seminars ranged from an autoradiographic demonstra- tion of trigeminal nerve terminals to a scanning electron microscopic study 3f dentinal tubule size and distribution.

The Political Awareness Committee was established that year and the Glos- sary of Terms Used in Endodontics (in- cluding insurance codes) went into its second edition. The endodontic sec- tion in "Triple O" averaged 32 pages per month, exceeding its quota, and plans were made to start our own jour- nal, to be published by the ADA. The

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new journal would replace this endo- dontics section as well as the Newslet- ter. As of Jan. 1, 403 members were active diplomates.

. . . . Richard M. Nixon's resignation was the top news story of 1974.

In 1975, membership had reached 1,886. Another 2,618 nonmembers subscribed to our new publication, the Journal of Endodontics. In introducing the first issue, AAE President Alfred L. Frank said, "1 congratulate those won- derful giants of endodontics who have made all this possible. To all of them, both living and departed, the first issue is dedicated. To the rest of the endo- dontic world, both in general and lim- ited practices, its perpetuation is be- queathed."

The 32nd annual meeting was held in New Orleans. For the first time, in- stant cassette copies of the convention were available and one scientific ses- sion, Face to Face, used a question and answer format in which the audi- ence asked the extemporaneous opin- ions of Larz Spangberg, Harold Stan- ley, James Guttuso, and Leonard Adams. As of March 31, there were 412 Board Diplomates as well as 278 Board-eligible candidates and 21 ap- plications pending.

. . . . The kidnapping of Patty Hearst occurred in 1975 and US civilians were evacuated from Saigon as Communist forces completed their takeover of South Vietnam.

The 1976 annual meeting was held in Hollywood, FL. For the first time, scientific sessions were simultaneously translated into Spanish. The meeting was dedicated to Gerald I. Wernick, general arrangements chairman, who died before he could see his efforts for the meeting materialize. A Regional Peer Review Advisory Committee was organized.

. . . . That year, the mysterious "le- gionnaires' disease" killed 29 in Phil- adelphia and the Viking II lander set down on Mars.

Myofascial pain, pulpal-periodontic lesions, pediatric endodontics, and philosophy of the practice of dentistry were just some of the subjects ad- dressed at the 34th annual meeting in Houston. AAE President Frank B. Trice welcomed fellow endodontists by say- ing: "During the years the complexities of the problems associated with our profession have grown far beyond our

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past perceptions. The interactions that occur at our annual meetings make a valuable contribution toward under- standing and solving these problems. The general atmosphere of the meet- ing, combined with the learning expe- riences and an environment that leads to friendships based on mutual re- spect, is always a memorable experi- ence."

. . . . Also that year, Jimmy Carter pardoned draft evaders, Gary Gilmore was executed, and Bert Lance re- signed.

The 35th Annual Session in Las Ve- gas was attended by more that 1,500. Program chairman David Green ex- plained the meeting's purpose as "Our intent is to provide a variety of quality presentations: from the neutrophil to the nerve, from molecular biology to practice management, from pulpal pain to endodontic technique, and from business meetings to luncheons and parties." That year, the Journal had two special features--an Endodontic Historical Perspective and an issue de- voted to the memory of Birger Nygarrd- Ostby, who died during the year. I. B. Bender was presented with the Gross- man Award and the Ralph F. Sommer Award was established. The Dominican Endodontic Society was formed.

Membership for 1978 had reached 2,335, with an increase of 200 mem- bers in that year. The greatest per- centage of increase was noticed in the category of active members from for- eign countries.

. . . . Hubert Humphrey died in 1978 and the words neutron bomb and re- verse discrimination became familiar to all.

About 1,600 attended the 1979 an- nual meeting in Atlanta at which sci- entific sessions focused on bone as dynamic tissue, surgical endodontics, endodontic microbiology (titled What's New in Drugs and Bugs?), clinical problems, chemotaxis, and a panel dis- cussion on the standards and regula- tions for endodontic materials and de- vices. Subjects of symposiums in- cluded inflammation, practice manage- ment, the use of roots and root substi- tutes, filling materials, and investments (How to Make Yourself Swindle-Proof). The AAE decided to move its central office to Chicago and Update on En- dodontics, a collection of endodontic abstracts, was published. Membership was up to 2,457; 122 new members joined that year alone. At the 120th

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ADA Annual Session, the AAE's sci- entific display, covering emergency treatment for patients in pain, endo- dontic-periodontic cases, and avulsed teeth, was awarded top prize.

In 1980, Elenore Baker retired and Irma Kudo was appointed Executive Director. The 37th annual meeting, The World of Endodontics: An International Event, held in Los Angeles was at- tended by 1,500. In July 1980, the first commercial advertisements were ac- cepted by the Journal. By this time, endodontics had the fourth largest reg- ister of diplomates (479) among the dental specialites. The Central Office of the AAE moved to Chicago from Atlanta on June 1 and Association membership records were computer- ized. The Coolidge Award went to J. B. Freedland and the Grossman Award went to Samuel Seltzer.

The Endowment and Memorial Foundation sponsored the highly suc- cessful Conference on Drug Therapy and the Grants-in-Aid Programs were established. Membership comprised

2,167 active members, 51 affiliates, 68 life members, 7 honorary members, and 1 associate member for a total of 2 ,634 - -an increase of 176 during the year. In 1980, Louis I. Grossman's en- dodontic textbook, Endodontic Prac- tice, went into its tenth edition.

The 1981 annual meeting in Phila- delphia focused on Beyond the Root Cana l - -The Total Patient. Endodontic roundtable seminars were introduced.

For the first time, a convention cen- ter, rather than a hotel, was used for the 1982 annual meeting in Phoenix. Attendance was 1,700 and the educa- tional program was extensive, featuring Herbert Schilder on Current Status of Clinical Endodontics, Eugene Natkin on Radiologic Interpretation of Signifi- cance in Endodontics, Jerry Taintor on Restoring Endodontical ly Treated Teeth, and Norton Teichmann on The Deleterious Effects of Polymorphoneu- clear Leukocytes in the Inflammatory Process.

Our Journal published a special is- sue, dedicated to Louis I. Grossman. In

his history of the specialty, Dr. Gross- man, looked to the future and his words furnish an appropriate conclusion for this short history:

"In the 1920s and 1930s, a number of dental study clubs were devoted principally to operative dentistry. An endodontic study club was formed in Philadelphia in 1939 and existed for several years. Eventually, in 1943, an organizing committee, of which I was a member, met in Chicago to form an association of those interested in root canal ther- apy. From the origina~ nucteus of 19 men who gathered to form the American Association of En- dodontists, the association has grown to nearly 2,000 members. It has been a strong influence in the development of endodontics around the world through its annual meetings and its journal. Re- search, both laboratory and clinical, have contrib- uted their share to the advancement of endodentic practice. Graduate education in endodontics has assured the public of qualified, competent dentists specializing in endodontic treatment. In retro- spect, most of the advances in endodontics have been made during the past 30 years or so when the empiric gave way to the scientific. I feel con- fident that the next 30 years will bring even greater advances in endodontics."

Ellen Wade Beals

MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT

As A M e m b e r How Can I Help?

At its December 1980 meeting, the Council on Dental Education recom- mended that the American Dental As- sociation undertake a major study to review the purpose of specialty recog- nition and to accomplish the most ef- fective restructuring of those areas de- serving specialty recognition. An advis- ory committee was formed by the Council. How did they respond?

"Areas of dental practice are rec- ognized as specialties by the American Dental Association to protect the public and improve the quality of care pro- vided them by the dental profession and for no other reason. It is the As- sociation's belief that the needs of the public are best served if the profession is oriented primarily to general practice and specialties are recognized only in those areas where additional expertise is essential to maintain or restore oral health. It is not in the public interest for the profession to be fragmented by

recognition of a multiplicity of special- ties with overlapping jurisdictions. Therefore, in order to be recognized as a specialty, an area must demonstrate that there is substantial, documented public need and demand for special services which cannot be adequately met by general practit ioners or by spe- cialists in other recognized areas. In this regard, it believes that it is in the best interest of the public for dentistry to remain primarily a profession of gen-

AAE President Donald E. Arens.

eral practitioners and for the number of recognized specialties to be limited to the minimum necessary to assure the provision of quality clinical care."

The Council will submit its recom- mendation for approval or denial to the Association's House of Delegates. Any specialty area of dental practice and an appropriate certifying board must be approved by the ADA House of Del- egates.

Are you aware that only 1% of AAE members are delegates or alternate delegates to the ADA? It is not a very secure feeling to realize how few votes represent endodontics.

The AAE works hard to fulfill the basic sponsoring strength for speciali- zation by establishing a strong Board which is required; by sponsoring re- search and continued education which is required; by establishing, reviewing, and policing high standards of excel- lence for accreditation which is re- quired; but it cannot vote in the House.

Only when you members become politically involved in your local and state organizations can you preserve and perpetuate your earned specialty position. It is time to become involved and to identify yourself.