Figure 1
History of present illness:
This is an 82-year old white male with a two-year history of a slowly enlarging lesion on the right lateral border of tongue. The lesion is well demarcated with rolled border. It is mostly pink and has a lobular/papillary appearance. There is a smooth white patch to its posterior. The lesion is described to be 1.3 x 1.8 cm in size and is “sore” but not painful. The patient’s past medical history is significant for cigarette smoking for approximately 30 years; however, the patient quit smoking 42 years ago.
This “Clinical Corner” case was contributed by Dr. Peter Vander Ven of South Sound Oral Medicine in Federal Way, Wash.
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Dr. Raymond Damazo named ADA’s Humanitarian of the Year for 2014
Our very own Dr. Raymond S. Damazo (WSDA’s 2013 Citizen of the Year) has been named the 2014 ADA Humanitarian Award recipient, the ADA announced recently. “Dr. Damazo has spent more than 45 years alleviating human suffering and improving the quality of life and oral health of individuals abroad,” ADA President Charles H. Norman said recently, “including serving remote villages along the Amazon and developing and implementing a mobile clinic that provides free, modern care to people living in the bush areas of Kenya and Tanzania.” The ADA Humanitarian Award was launched in 2007 and is the Association’s highest humanitarian honor. This prestigious award recognizes dentist members who have distinguished themselves by outstanding, unselfish leadership and at least a ten year commitment to their fellow human beings in the field of dentistry, through the dedication of extraordinary time and professional skills to improve the oral health of underserved populations in the United States and abroad. Dr. Norman will present Dr. Damazo with the ADA Humanitarian Award dur-
ing the Opening General Session of the ADA 2014—America’s Dental Meeting in San Antonio in October. He will receive a $5,000 donation to the dental charity/project of his choice and a bronze statue.
UW oral and maxillofacial surgery chair plans lecture series
Dr. Thomas Dodson, Professor and Chair of the University of Washington Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS), has announced the launch on Jan. 15, 2014 of “OMS Grand Rounds,” a wideranging series of lectures of high interest to the OMS community. OMS Grand Rounds will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month in Turner Auditorium, Room D209 of the UW Health Sciences Center. Lectures will cover topics such as management of challenging dentoalveolar and pre-prosthetics cases, surgical correction of facial trauma, presentation and management of head and neck pathology, and treatment of complex craniofacial deformities. OMS Grand Rounds is free and open to the public. While the lectures will be geared toward the OMS community, they will also be of interest to pre- and postdoctoral dental students, UW dental alum-
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ni and other practicing dentists, as well as to physicians specializing in disorders of the head and neck region, Dr. Dodson said. Continuing-education credit will be offered for registered attendees. Each 50-minute lecture will be preceded by a light meal.
UW Winter Gala
Join the UW SoD for the 2014 Winter Gala presented by the Washington AGD and the UW School of Dentistry on Saturday, February 1st, 2014. Enjoy a night out in downtown Seattle at the Columbia Tower Club on the 76th Floor of the iconic building. The Gala includes dancing, beverages, bites, a photo booth, live DJ, silent auction, specialty swag bags and more. Proceeds and donations support the UW School of Dentistry Class of 2015. Tickets are $100 for Washington AGD members, UW SoD Alumni, and other dental professionals, and can be purchased online at uwsodgala.brownpapertickets.com. If you would like additional information about the event please visit www. uwsodgala.com. Contact David Ludwig at dlud@uw.edu for all other inquiries, including sponsorships and donations to the Silent Auction.
newsflash issue 3, january 2014
newsflash
clinical corner issue 3, january 2014
Slowly enlarging lesion on the right lateral border of tongue