Philanthropy highlights
Estate of Frank Adshead, Jr. (D’37) Funds New Faculty Lounge
Left to right: Mrs. Gwen and Dr. Allan Olitsky, Dean Denis Kinane, Tamar Olitsky, and Dr. Stephen Olitsky at the dedication of the Allan J. Olitsky, DDS, Central Registration, Scheduling, and Cashiering Suite.
Allan J. Olitsky Central Registration Suite Dedicated
The Penn Dental Medicine community celebrated the opening of the Allan J. Olitsky, DDS, Central Registration, Scheduling, and Cashiering Suite with a dedication ceremony on July 22, recognizing the generosity Dr. Stephen Olitsky and his wife Tamar, whose $250,000 gift made it possible. Dr. Stephen Olitsky, a Clinical Associate in Penn Dental Medicine’s Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences and a Penn Dental Medicine Overseer, made the gift for this Suite in honor of his father, Dr. Allan Olitsky, Director of the Penn Dental Care Network. “This was a very appropriate way for us to honor our father,” says Dr. Stephen Olitsky. “But I also wanted to give back to Penn. The School has been a great home for me as part of the faculty and I know my father feels it’s been the same for him.” Dr. Allan Olitsky has been affiliated with Penn Dental Medicine in varying roles since 1996. The new Suite, located in the Henry Schein Atrium of the Robert
Schattner Center, was established to streamline management of the School’s clinic patients. It handles clinic patient check-in, appointment scheduling, insurance pre-authorization and verification, scheduling of follow-up appointments, and fee payments. It is situated by the main entrance, adding convenience for patients and enhancing the School’s security as well.
Penn Dental Medicine has been the beneficiary of an estate gift of the late Dr. Frank Adshead, Jr. (D’37), funding the creation of a new lounge for Penn Dental Medicine faculty. The dedication event for the lounge was held October 12, recognizing Dr. Adshead’s children — Dr. Frank Adshead, III (D’71) and Didi Adshead Owens (CW’63), the estate trustees — for generously designating this gift in honor of their father. Dr. Frank Adshead, Jr. was part of the Penn Dental Medicine community for 34 years, serving as Assistant Professor of Operative Dentistry and Prosthetics from 1937 to 1971. He also maintained a private practice in the Frankford section of Philadelphia. Creating a space for faculty to relax, the faculty lounge is part of the newly renovated east wing of the Thomas W. Evans Building’s third floor. In addition to the lounge, the 3,800-squarefoot east wing includes a conference room, faculty lockers, work stations for use by faculty, and office space for staff.
Left to right: Didi Adshead (CW’63), Dr. Frank Adshead, III (D’71), and Gail Adshead in the faculty lounge made possible through funds from the estate of Dr. Frank Adshead, Jr. (D’37).
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