Ohio State Dental Journal Autumn 2016

The Ohio State University

Dental Journal NEWS FROM THE COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY Fall/winter 2016

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From the Dean Dear Colleagues: Well, it has been a long time coming, but we are so pleased to share with you the news about our plans for a “new Postle Hall.” The opening story in this issue of the Dental Journal highlights the support we received from the State of Ohio and the involvement of senior leaders at Ohio State in making us a priority on campus for a new building. It also tells about the various firms the university has hired to help us engage our stakeholders in planning and decision-making for a new facility. We are on our way!

Related to the new facility story is a complementary piece that announces the first lead gift for our building project, and the benefactors who made this commitment to the future of our college. Their family legacy at Ohio State and their love for the institution were clearly the primary motivators for their transformative gift.

Further evidence of our successes can be found in articles throughout this issue. These stories include a stellar group of new students whose impressive credentials demonstrate that our admissions committee can be credited with another year of outstanding candidate selections. Yet another story tells about a collection of faculty members who are making remarkable discoveries, while others are “earning their stripes” in academia. We are so proud of all of them and what they are achieving.

This magazine also showcases images and news about our alumni and the ways they support our college and stay connected. The efforts of our nearly 11,000 loyal alums help to distinguish our college from other dental schools around the country. Their contributions and participation inspire our students, help us recruit faculty members, and allow us to create state-of-the art surroundings. I am most grateful for all they do.

As we prepare for the year ahead, I am awestruck by the position the college finds itself in now. How remarkable it is to be a priority on the campus of the nation’s third largest university. It says so much about how we are valued for what we do to support Ohio State and the State of Ohio. It also foretells a host of unprecedented opportunities for everyone associated with our college. Our best days are undoubtedly ahead us!

Here’s to a most productive and rewarding year ahead!

Go Bucks!

Patrick M. Lloyd, DDS, MS Dean and Professor

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Contents The Ohio State University Dental Journal is produced by: The Ohio State University College of Dentistry 305 W. 12th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43210 Patrick M. Lloyd, DDS, MS Dean, College of Dentistry

Buckeye Family Legacy

White Coat Ceremony

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Tamra Pace Editor-in-Chief Marketing & Communication Amanda Yarnell Graphic Designer Marketing & Communication Editorial Board Ted Backus Senior Director of Development College of Dentistry Advancement Canise Bean, DMD, '95 MPH Professor - Clinical Division of General Practice and Materials Science Rachel Kearney, '07 MS, BSDH, Assistant Professor Division of Dental Hygiene Kathleen Kennedy Director of Executive Communications Paul Loper, '80 DDS Past President, Dental Alumni Society Michelle Thomas Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs Letters to the editor are welcome.

Please address correspondence to pace.159@osu.edu.

Permission to quote from or reproduce articles in this publication is granted when due acknowledgement is given.

Please send requests for the use of excerpts to the email address above.

The College of Dentistry Alumni Magazine is headquartered at The Ohio State University, an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. Š 2016. All rights reserved.

Dreams, Hopes, and Thoughts A Gothic Connection 4

Building Our Future

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At Home and on the Road

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Homecoming Weekend

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Lydia Lancaster, DDS

26 Promising New Talent Key to Research and Teaching Innovation

11 Storytelling

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News Notes

12 OMFS Resident Receives Board of Trustees Student Recognition Award

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Continuing Education

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Alumni Programs & Events

13 From The Football Field Into The Dental Field

36 Dental Alumni Society President's Letter

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DDS Class of 2020

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The Power of One

37 Dental Alumni Society Board of Governors

20 Welcome, New Residents and Graduate Students

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Class Notes

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In Memoriam

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NDA Convention

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Faculty Promotions

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ADA Convention

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Meet Our Newest Faculty

Built in 1951, Postle Hall houses Ohio State’s

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College of Dentistry, but it is much more than just a building where students get an education, patients get great care, and new knowledge is discovered by researchers. Postle Hall is home to nearly 600 students, almost 300 full- and parttime faculty, about 250 staff members, as well as 450 or so patients who receive treatment in the college on any given day. Additions to the building were completed in 1959, 1966, and 1973, and it has seen a number of upgrades throughout the years, but the 65-year-old facility is now in need of replacement so the college can advance its position as a national leader in dental education, research, and patient care.

“We need modern facilities for our faculty to do their best work,” said Ohio State President Michael V. Drake, MD, at a university Council of Deans meeting in August. To provide an optimal facility for faculty, staff, and students, the College of Dentistry’s leaders have worked closely with the university’s senior leaders for the last few years to begin the process of replacing Postle Hall. Significant milestones have already been realized in the first phase of this process, and the college is on track to open its doors to a new and improved facility in 2020.

Commenting on the plans that are underway, Dean Patrick M. Lloyd said, “Our College of Dentistry is a statewide resource for improving access to dental care. With the construction of an updated facility, we will be able to exploit new technologies and proven operational systems to enhance efficiencies in patient care and student education.” He added, “Once it is completed, this project will enhance the experiences of our students, staff, and faculty, as well as our patients. We have a significant responsibility as we educate the next generation of dental professionals, provide state-of-the-art oral health care, and conduct research that affects dentists and the dental profession worldwide.

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COMPLETED MILESTONES

The State of Ohio enacted a capital budget bill that contained $26M for the partial replacement of Postle Hall.

June 3, 2016

The Ohio State University Board of Trustees approved advancing the project.

December 5, 2016 Kahler Slater selected as the Dental Architect Consultant.

October 21, 2016

DesignGroup of Columbus, Ohio, selected as the architect of record.

October 28, 2016

Robert A. M. Stern Architects of New York City selected as the design architect.

October 31, 2016

Affiliated Engineers of Madison, Wisconsin, selected as the MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) firm.

November 21, 2016

Gilbane Building Company selected as the Construction Manager at Risk firm.

To make room for the new facility that is described as a “partial replacement” or first phase of fully replacing Postle Hall, the east wing of the building will be razed. The new structure will house small group practice clinics for dental and dental hygiene students; a pre-clinical simulation lab with mannequins that resemble actual patients; significantly expanded pediatric dentistry and radiology clinics; an outpatient surgery center; and three large classrooms with advanced technologies for teaching, learning and testing.

Capitalizing on the opportunities provided by the new facility, the college will be positioned to attract a broad mix of patients, to continue recruiting the highest quality of students, in addition to hiring the most capable, committed, and collegial staff and faculty.

“As members of this land-grant and flagship university, we have a special commitment and obligation to the citizens of Ohio,” said Dean Lloyd. “With support from the State of Ohio, our university, and our alumni, the new facility will enhance our capacity to meet the goals associated with our tripartite mission of education, research and service. There is no question about it—our best days are ahead of us!” ■

University and college leadership meeting with dental architect consultants Kahler Slater in December.

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A BUCKEYE F A M I LY L E G A C Y Leads the Way to a New Building for the College of Dentistry

To hear the Bitonte brothers speak of their late parents, Dominic and Helen Bitonte, is to witness the love of family and community, along with a commitment to “giving back.” The Dominic and Helen Bitonte Foundation’s gift of $2 million to The Ohio State University College of Dentistry sets the stage for the college’s campaign to raise funds for a new facility.

“My parents valued education, and my father had a deep sense of gratitude to Ohio State for his long, rewarding career,” says Gary Bitonte, ’73 MD, the oldest son of Dominic and Helen.

To honor the Bitonte family’s gift, the college is creating the Bitonte Society to recognize those who give $100,000 or more to support the building campaign. Bitonte Society members will be acknowledged publically on a plaque in the lobby of the new facility, alongside bronze busts of Dominic and Helen. Society members will also be included in the college’s executive-level events.

Dominic Bitonte earned his DDS degree from Ohio State while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, after which he went into practice. Several years later, he was called back to military service, this time in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. Dominic and his older brother Robert C. Bitonte, ’44 DDS, maintained a dental practice in downtown Youngstown for more than 30 years.

Dominic’s wife, Helen, strongly supported the practice and was part of the dental auxiliary.

Dominic, Robert, and older brother Joseph Bitonte, ’38 BS, an engineering PhD, all attended Ohio State. These three sons of a steel worker and a seamstress attained the highest educational achievements in their respective fields.

David Bitonte, DO, recalls his father’s commitment to staying abreast of the latest dental and research innovations even when he was well into his 80s.

“My father was appointed by two governors to the Ohio State Dental Board, and he was a dental licensure examiner for the Northeast Regional Board for 29 years.

He traveled from state to state to facilitate board exams for dental students. To earn this position, he took tests to Patrick M. Lloyd, dean of the College of the Dentistry said, make sure his knowledge was current. And it always was.

“Dentistry has evolved so much since Postle Hall was built He scored high on those tests because staying on top of in the early 1950s. The building has served us well, and the latest advances meant a lot to him. He was a lifelong now we’re ready for a new facility that will accommodate learner,” says David. the latest technology in teaching and dental practice.

This will allow the college to attract the best and brightest The Bitonte’s Buckeye legacy does not end with Gary and David. Gary’s daughter, Gina Bitonte, '15 DDS is a students and hire the most capable and experienced recent dental graduate of the College of Dentistry, and faculty. And we simply could not do this without the two of David’s children are also Ohio State alumni. Given Bitonte family. They are now and always will be a part of the family’s longtime involvement with Ohio State, making our college’s history." the estate gift was an easy decision for the brothers.

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“When our father passed away in 2014, and then our mother in 2015, they had already started the process of making a significant gift to the college. We knew our parents would have wanted us to see it through. That’s the kind of people they were. They were grateful for all they had and they believed it was their responsibility to pass that along to others,” says Gary.

This gift is not the Bitonte family’s first to Ohio State.

Dominic, Robert, and Joseph started the Bitonte Student Loan Fund to help students fund their tuition and other dental school expenses.

“My father and my uncles all had to work their way through college, and it wasn’t easy, but it’s even harder for students to do this today,” says David. “I know my parents wanted to do what they could to help young people go to college and do their very best.”

Gary recalls a time when he was home from college on a break and told his mother, Helen, that he was not sure if he wanted to go back.

Top: (From left) David Bitonte, DO, and his older brother, Gary Bitonte, ’69 BS, ’73 MD, continued the work their late parents Dominic, ’47 DDS, and Helen Bitonte started when they gifted $2 million from their parent's estate to The Ohio State University College of Dentistry.

Bottom: Dominic, ’47 DDS, and Helen Bitonte.

“’Go back, finish your education and make something of yourself,’ she told me. So I did. I listened to her because she knew how important an education would become in my life. And I’m glad I did, because she was right.” ■

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HOMECOMING WEEKEND SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 2, 2016

More than 400 College of Dentistry alumni came back to campus this fall for Homecoming Weekend.

Alumni from as far away as Arizona and California kicked off the Homecoming weekend on Friday by earning CE credit at Post College Assembly (PCA) and learning about implementing an evidence-based dental practice. The Classes of 1971, 1981, 1986, and 1991 held reunion celebrations throughout the weekend while members of the Class of 1966 were specially recognized as the college's newest Golden Buckeyes during a 50th Anniversary luncheon at the Ohio Union. On Saturday, alumni stopped by the college’s annual Buckeye Tailgate for food, camaraderie, and a viewing of the college’s first-place winning Homecoming float before they headed to Ohio Stadium to cheer the Buckeyes to a decisive win over Rutgers.

1 | William Biggs, ’71 DDS; Barbara Biggs; Ric Bush, ’71 DDS; Judy Bush; Bob Driver, ’71 DDS; and Mary Jo Driver at the Tailgate.

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2 | (From left) Ron Anderson, ’66 DDS, and David Paumier, ’66 DDS chatted during the 50th Anniversary luncheon at the Ohio Union.

3 | Timothy Cadden, ’83 DDS; Constance Lo Schiavo, ’87 DHY; Jeff Heinrichs, ’84 DDS; and Kevin Gannon, ’83 DDS, at PCA. 4 | Dean Patrick M. Lloyd and Emeritus Associate Professor Lewis Claman, DDS, ’74 MS. 5 | Dental students showed off their first-place trophy for the college's winning Homecoming float.

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6 | Joanne Thornton, ’66 DHY, and Patricia Kropp, ’66 DHY, stopped by the Ohio Union to enjoy Homecoming festivities.

7 | Alumni had an opportunity to get an up-close look at the college's float.

8 | Members from the Class of 1966. Front row (from left) : Ronald Anderson, DDS; Gary Kizzen, DDS; Stanley Mason, DDS; David Rummel, DDS; Patricia Kropp, DHY; Robert Guminey, DDS. Back row (from left): Joanne Thornton, DHY; David Paumier, DDS; Olin Bleichrodt, DDS; Robert Mellor, DDS; Thomas Downs, DDS; Mark Phillips, DDS; David Astrachan, DDS; Joseph Luttmer, DDS; James Madigan, DDS; David Lange, DDS, ’70 MS. 9 | Nufatt Leong and Deborah New, ’91 DDS, at the Tailgate with members of the Ohio State Buckeyes Spirit Squad.

10 | Stephanie Brunner and Mark Brunner, ’00 DDS, at the Tailgate.

11 | Danielle Hillenbrand, ’96 DHY and Mike Heyker at the Tailgate.

12 | Incoming DAS President Larry Hutta, ’83 DDS, MS (right), presented a commemorative gavel to outgoing DAS President Paul Loper, ’80 DDS.

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James Bertz, ‘61 DDS, MD, recognized as the 2016 Distinguished Alumni.

Oral surgeon James Bertz, ’61 DDS, MD, was presented with the Dental Alumni Society’s 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award at the Dental Alumni Society Luncheon during Homecoming Weekend. Dr. Bertz's expertise in cleft lip and palate surgeries has taken him around the world on medical missions to help underserved populations. He has also served as president of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and held various faculty positions at the University of Texas and Baylor University. Currently in private practice in Scottsdale Arizona, Dr. Bertz continues to hold a number of adjunct clinical faculty positions at several distinguished schools of dentistry and medicine.

Peter Larsen, DDS, Chair, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Anesthesiology at the College of Dentistry, presented the award. “I can assure you that even though I know him well, I cannot possibly do justice to his illustrious career. I cannot think of a finer representative from our many alumni to receive this recognition.”

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LY D I A LANCASTER, DDS Makes Her Mark as a Student Trustee Appointed by Governor Kasich as the graduate/ professional student member of The Ohio State University Board of Trustees, orthodontic resident Lydia Lancaster, ’16 DDS, is the first student from the College of Dentistry to serve on the Board since 1988. Dr. Lancaster shares highlights of her experiences: Q) W hat is your role as the graduate/professional student member of the Board?

A) Student trustees share the same duties as the other board members. The board is responsible for fiduciary duties and making higher-level decisions that benefit the university and its future. As the junior student member, I serve on the Master Planning and Facilities, Audit and Compliance, and Academic and Student Life committees.

The work of those committees represents a major part of the board’s work, as the committees’ recommendations are reviewed and acted upon by the full board.

In addition to these responsibilities, the student members hold the special responsibility of interacting with other Top: Professional Student Trustee Lydia Lancaster, '16 DDS, at a Board of Trustees Meeting. student leaders and, perhaps most importantly, providing Bottom: Student Trustee Lydia Lancaster, '16 DDS (far right), giving a student perspective to the board. My perspective is Trustee Erin Hoeflinger and her husband, Deron Hoeflinger, a tour of especially unique, as I have the opportunity to present the Postle Hall. Dean Patrick Lloyd is also pictured far left. professional student’s experience, as well as the graduate student’s, now that I’m pursuing a master’s degree during my specialty training. to be part of the university’s five-year strategic plan development, which was just recently announced.

Q) It’s early in your term, but what has been the highlight for you so far?

Q) D o you think this role will enhance/enrich your A) Though all of my board experience has been extremely rewarding, I think one of the most special highlights is that I have been in the first student trustee class in the entire state to have voting rights. The Ohio legislature approved these rights earlier this year, and my first board meeting in June was the first meeting when student votes were cast. It’s a grave responsibility that includes setting a positive and well-balanced precedent for Ohio, with the hope that other student trustees may have this opportunity in the future. I am also excited

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career as a dental health professional?

A) Being a student trustee has already taught me volumes about leadership and professionalism. Something I think students don’t always appreciate during dental school is that at the end of the day, dentists are leaders.

Whether holding an official position in the American Dental Association or being a dedicated practice owner, the dentist is a team leader. The board has undoubtedly allowed me to grow from this perspective. ■

STORYTELLING Senator John and Mrs. Annie Glenn Discuss Her Father, Homer W. Castor, ’19 DDS, and His Impact as a Small-town Dentist

On August 10, 2016, Patrick M. Lloyd, dean of The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, met with Senator John Glenn and Mrs. Annie Glenn at Ohio State's John Glenn College of Public Affairs. They spoke about Homer W. Castor, ’19 DDS, father and father-in-law to Mrs. and Senator Glenn respectively. The Glenns' stories about Dr. Castor’s dedication and service to his patients in his Ohio hometown of New Concord are a reminder of the important contributions dental professionals make to the fabric of any community—large or small.

"Annie’s dad was the only dentist in New Concord," said Senator Glenn. "He was very active in community affairs and after World War II was head of the American Legion for a while and was president of the school board. In his practice he was very proud of the fact that he was known in that area as the dentist to go to if you had a problem with your false teeth. If they didn’t fit right and were giving you trouble, you came to 'Doc Castor.'"

Mrs. Glenn helped her father by sterilizing his instruments and developing his patient's dental x-rays. "I thought I would someday go back and go to dental school," she said. "But that was at the beginning of the Second World War and John and I got engaged."

Mrs. Glenn said she never knew why her father, who grew up on a farm, chose dentistry for his profession. She does remember that he played an important role in their town.

Top: Homer W. Caster, ’19 DDS (standing far right), pictured with his wife, Margaret, was honored during the opening of the 1962 meeting of the American Dental Association in Miami, Florida, for "typifying a life of leadership and service that every dentist should aspire to live.”

Bottom: Dean Patrick Lloyd (left) with Senator John Glenn and Mrs. Annie Glenn.

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Senator Glenn also reflected on Dr. Castor's vital professional role in the community. "Pearl Harbor occurred in the middle of my junior year in college and so I dropped out and went into flight training. Dr. Castor had developed a wonderful practice in New Concord and had a lot of very loyal patients. After he was gone, he didn’t know what would happen to that practice. He had talked to me several times about whether I would want to come back after the war… and would I consider going to dental school and working with him and gradually taking over his practice. But I had started flying at that time—fighters—

and I’d flown through World War II out in the Pacific and I loved flying and I had applied for a regular, permanent commission in the Marine Corps and had been accepted, so I had that. I guess had I made a different decision I might be an alumnus of the dental school at Ohio State." ■ To view the complete video of Dean Lloyd's conversation with Senator and Mrs. Glenn, visit go.osu.edu/the-glenns

OMFS RESIDENT R E C E I V E S B OA R D O F TRUSTEES STUDENT R E C O G N I T I O N AWA R D In November, Ohio State’s Board of Trustees honored Daniel Leach, DMD, a resident in the College of Dentistry’s Maxillofacial Surgery residency program, with its Student Recognition Award for his outstanding leadership and service to the college.

“In addition to his remarkable qualities as a dentist and an oral surgeon in training, Dr. Leach demonstrates other laudable qualities that include drive and determination combined with caring, compassion, and humility,” said Patrick M. Lloyd, dean of the College of Dentistry, who nominated Dr. Leach for the award. “As dean, I have observed him in a number of personal and professional interactions, and he has shown himself to be an exemplar of a dentist/surgeon who is helping to set a new standard for those who follow him in our college’s OMFS residency program.”

“I feel like the luckiest person in the world to be here serving the Ohio community,” said Dr. Leach. “My time here has been a rewarding experience and I am absolutely honored and humbled to receive this award and proud to be a Buckeye.” ■ 12 the ohio state university dental journal

(From left) Patrick M. Lloyd, Dean, the College of Dentistry; Alex Shumate, JD, Chair, The Ohio State University Board of Trustees; Michael V. Drake, MD, President, The Ohio State University; Sarah Marks Leach, DMD, MS, Assistant Professor - Practice, College of Dentistry Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Anesthesiology; Daniel Leach, DMD, resident, College of Dentistry Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program; Lydia Lancaster, DDS, Professional Student Trustee, The Ohio State University Board of Trustees; Bruce A. McPheron, PhD, Executive Vice President and Provost, The Ohio State University; and Pete Larsen, DDS, Chair, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Anesthesiology.

FROM THE FOOTBALL FIELD INTO THE D E N TA L F I E L D Faced with the choice of following your dream career of being a dentist or playing in the NFL, which would you choose? Firstyear dental student Mason Monheim, son of College of Dentistry alumni Jan ’84 DHY, and John Monheim, ’86 DDS, was faced with that decision when sports agents began telling him he would likely be drafted into the NFL after his successful Big 10 career.

the number seven spot on the team’s career tackles list— two spots ahead of Chicago Bears legend Dick Butkus’ ranking when he was at Illinois. Despite Monheim’s achievements on the field, he never forgot his second lifelong dream of joining his father’s dental practice in Orrville where he had been shadowing his dad since his senior year in high school.

“My plan was always to play college football, go to dental school, and then work with my dad,” said Monheim. “Near the end of my college career I applied to dental schools and was accepted. I didn’t rule out playing in the NFL, but I knew in my heart that I was ready to move on from football and move into dentistry.

“I came from a small town where football was a big deal,” said Monheim, who was born in Orrville, Ohio, about an hour south of Cleveland. “My lifelong goal was to play for a My dad’s practice is typical for a small town. Everyone knows him. He has worked solo for 10 to 15 years and Big 10 university.” his staff worked there before him. I always loved walking Offered a scholarship by University of Illinois during his there after school and watching my dad work.” junior year of high school, Monheim started all four of his It was comforting for Monheim to know that his parents, years with the Illini and distinguished himself by earning who didn't miss any of the 49 games he started in at Illinois, would support whichever decision he made. In the end, he decided to pursue a dental career.

“Orrville is home and it’s where my heart is,” said Monheim, who is engaged to marry his high school sweetheart in July. “I loved growing up in a small town where you go to the grocery store and know everyone. And there’s a high need for dentists in rural areas.

That’s another thing that drew me back. After I graduate from dental school, I’m going back home where I’m needed.” ■

First-year dental student Mason Monheim with fiancée Madison Ross and parents Jan Monheim ’84 DHY, and John Monheim, ’86 DDS.

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DDS CLASS OF 2020 TOTAL NUMBER AADSAS APPLICATIONS RECEIVED

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W H I T E C O AT CEREMONY The College of Dentistry officially welcomed 110 new Doctor of Dental Surgery students and 32 Dental Hygiene students at the annual White Coat Ceremony on August 22. Darryl T. Hamamoto, DDS, PhD, associate dean for academic affairs at the College of Dentistry, presided over the ceremony.

He was joined on stage by Dean Patrick M. Lloyd, College of Dentistry faculty, and honored guests Christopher Connell, ’89 DDS, president of the Ohio Dental Association; Barbara Hickey, president, Ohio Dental Assistants’ Association; Barbara Ranck, president of the Ohio Dental Hygienists’ Association; Marybeth Shaffer, DDS, president of the Ohio State Dental Board; and Paul Loper, ’80 DDS, president of the Dental Alumni Society.

Addressing the students and their families, Dean Lloyd remarked: “Of the many significant aspects associated with today’s ceremony, none is more important than the public nature of this event. As a college community, we are here to witness this moment as our dental and dental hygiene students affirm their commitment to the ideals of professionalism, unwavering integrity, and high ethical standards.”

Adding that the white coats symbolize the beginning of each student’s path to becoming a dental professional, Dean Lloyd concluded, “When our college hosts this special ceremony each year, I think about what it really means.

I’ve thought of it as a 'crossing over' or a 'stepping forward.' But for me, the best analogy is that it is 'entering into and making a commitment to' the dental profession. Today, all of these students are making a commitment to studying and learning and working hard so they can provide better care for others -- while they are students in our college and throughout their years of practice.” ■

Top: Darryl T. Hamamoto, DDS, PhD, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, welcomes students and guests to the ceremony.

Center: Dean Patrick M. Lloyd greets first-year dental student Morgan McDermott after she receives her white coat.

Bottom: A proud family member photographs the name she was looking for among the white coat badges.

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THE POWER OF ONE

We at the College of Dentistry are extremely thankful for our scholarship donors and the generous gifts they provide to our students—the dental and dental hygiene professionals of tomorrow. No matter how often we try, though, we can’t say thank you nearly as well as the scholarship recipients themselves. Following are excerpts from remarks made by one recipient, dental student Ricky Gray ’18, during the annual scholarship dinner to recognize donors this past spring. Ricky speaks for all of our scholarship recipients, as well as our faculty and staff, when we say, “thank you, donors!”

If, as a young boy, one of you would have told me that one day I would be here delivering brief remarks for an occasion such as this, I may not have believed you. The unfortunate reality is that, for the most part, kids where I’m from don’t usually grow up to find themselves in situations like this. I still remember vividly the sight of the large buckets scattered Top: Second-year dental student Ricky Gray (second from right) throughout our high school to catch the rain through leaky and wife, Brittany Gray, with donors (from left) Jessica Lawrence and Scott Lawrence, ’85 DDS. ceilings. I remember the day those buckets were replaced Bottom: Donor Richard Caldwell, ’65 DDS, with Omer Sanabriaby an indoor gutter system as a cheaper alternative to a Cardenas, ’16 DDS. new roof. I remember the day our local power plant closed and thinking about all of my friends and classmates whose parents would lose their jobs, and I remember how real those emotions became when my own father lost his job of 30 years during the recession.

All my life, all I’ve really wanted was the opportunity to be a part of making things better for the places like where I come from. And for as long as I can remember, I’ve looked at The Ohio State University as the pathway to lead

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me to that capability. I’ve always known that, at whatever cost, I had to make it to a place like this. I worked a lot of long hours doing a lot of strange jobs to pay my way to the blessing of becoming the first in my family to graduate from college. I came to realize that my personal journey to lifting my community would be paved through my contribution as a dentist.

Receiving a scholarship is one of the most electrifying experiences that I know of. Why is that? What these scholarships do is so much more than pay for books or typodont teeth.

It goes far beyond assistance with rent and utility bills. Are these things of vital help and support? Absolutely! Thank you. Thank you so much for easing this incredible financial burden.

But what these scholarships do for all of us is make us believe in the pursuit of our passion.

Each of our individual journeys to success and service is not a path that we walk alone.

Top: Donors Simon Prior, BDS, PhD, and Barbara Thaler-Prior with Jordan Marshall, ’16 DDS, and Marcus Joy, ’16 DDS. Bottom: Donors Joyce Palik, DDS, MS; Kaylin Masonbrink; Michael Masonbrink, ’71 DDS; Ronald Myers, ’79 DDS; and Kathleen Keifer.

They confirm to us that each of our individual journeys to success and service is not a path that we walk alone. They teach us that Ohio State is not just a place where we come to get an education. It is a movement, a living, breathing entity made up of professionals, scholars, and just plain-old loving human beings who are fiercely devoted to the growth, development, and success of all people— especially those who are less fortunate than we are.

I’m so thankful to have met Dr. Scott and Mrs. Jessica Lawrence this evening.

I think of them often. I think of them when I ace a test or when I prepare just one more crown at the end of a long day. They are a physical embodiment of the incredible goodwill that has been extended to me in so many forms as one who calls himself a Buckeye, and are an ever present reminder of my own responsibility to continue in that compassionate tradition.

There are no words to sufficiently express our gratitude for what each of you donors has done for each of us. May our careers and our lives in their entirety reflect our appreciation for your selfless love. ■

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W E LC O M E , NEW RESIDENTS AND G R A D U AT E S T U D E N T S The college welcomes more than 40 dental professionals to its residency and graduate programs

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1 | DENTIST ANESTHESIOLOGY RESIDENCY

Jesse Manton, DDS | Shelby Olson, DDS Spencer Wade, ’16 DDS | Simon Prior, BDS, PhD (not pictured)

2 | DENTAL HYGIENE MASTER’S CANDIDATES

Rebecca McElroy, ’00 BSDH | Janelle Cobb, BS | Rachel Kearney, BSDH, ’16 MS

3 | ENDODONTICS RESIDENCY

(Front) Kathryn Watts, DDS | Jeremy Capetillo, ’16 DDS | Melissa Drum, DDS, ’06 MS | (Back) Jake Judy, ’15 DDS | Stephen Balzar, ’13 DDS | Ben Kushnir, ’16 DDS

4 | GENERAL PRACTICE RESIDENCY

(Front) Sydney Williams, DDS | Doris Basali, DDS | Darryl Torculas, DDS | Daniel Reed, ’97 DDS | (Center) Jaskaran Takhar, DDS | Brian Adamski, MS, MPH, DMD | Joachim Samano, DDS | (Back) John Jeppson, DMD | Brian Jones, DMD | Matt Leach, DDS

5 | ORAL BIOLOGY, PHD CANDIDATES

Daniel Nemeth, BS | Khaled Tabatabaei, BDS, MS | Ning Quan, PhD

6 | ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL PATHOLOGY RESIDENCY Sarah Aguirre, DDS | John Kalmar, DMD, PhD

7 | ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY RESIDENCY

Rachael Prokes, DDS | Marcus Joy, ’16 DDS | Gregory Ness, DDS

8 | ORTHODONTICS RESIDENCY

(Front) Ryan Minga, DDS | Soorya Srinivasan, DMD | Lydia Lancaster, ’16 DDS | Toro Deguchi, DDS, MS, PHD | (Back) Alex Culberson, DMD | Brennan Skulski , DDS | Cameron Anderson, DMD | Li Zheng, DDS

9 | PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY RESIDENCY

(Front) Benjamin Kwok, ’16 DDS | Kelly Lipp, DDS | Heidi Steinkamp, ’12 DDS, PhD | Homa Amini, ’93 DDS, ’96 MS, ’96 MPH | (Back) Jennifer Winslow, DMD | Brock Coletti, DMD | Corey Hastings, DDS | Ehsan Nasr Azadani, DDS, MS

10 | PERIODONTOLOGY RESIDENCY

(Front) Najla Kasabreh, DDS | Anuja Doshi, BDS | Dimitris Tatakis, DDS, PHD | (Back) Elizabeth Nesmith, MS, DDS | Wichurat Sakulpaptong, DDS | Christopher Brett, DDS

11 | PROSTHODONTICS RESIDENCY

Nicholas Jacobs, MS, DDS | Sweety Shah, DMD | Aneeqa Malik, DDS | Damian Lee, DDS, MS

Note: The names in red denote program directors.

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N DA CONVENTION

In July, College of Dentistry students, faculty, and staff traveled south to the "Peach Tree State" to attend the 103rd Convention for the National Dental Association (NDA) in Atlanta, Georgia.

During the event, attendees participated in continuing education sessions, visited with College of Dentistry alumni who were in attendance, and joined in networking events. Students followed a special programming tract designed for the dental professionals of tomorrow. A few students also accompanied the college’s associate director of admissions, Shari Peterson, on recruiting visits to Emory College of Arts and Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Spelman College, Morehouse College, and Agnes Scott College.

The NDA is a professional association of minority dentists that focuses on the goals of improving “the delivery of oral health care in underserved communities and improving the educational opportunities of minorities underrepresented in the oral health field.”

“The annual NDA meeting, like that of the ADA, continues to be a wonderful opportunity for College of Dentistry students and faculty to expand their knowledge, form collaborations, and come back to Columbus energized with all we've learned,” said Patrick M. Lloyd, dean of the College of Dentistry. “I look forward to attending this event each year because I meet new people and learn new things about the health care needs in minority communities.” ■

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Top: (from left) College of Dentistry dental students Ayanna Williams ’18 and Maurina Brooks ’18 on a recruiting visit to Emory College of Arts and Sciences with admissions staff.

Bottom: (from left) Dean Patrick M. Lloyd with College of Dentistry dental students Kevin Wilson ’18, Andy Baltzly ’18, Gabriel QuinonesBetancourt ’19, and Sharmarke Ali ’18.

A DA CONVENTION

In October, all routes led to Colorado as College of Dentistry alumni converged in Denver to attend the American Dental Association (ADA) Annual meeting.

In addition to attending a Distinguished Speaker Series, as well as an Opening General Session that featured dentists from across the U.S. sharing how being a dentist made a difference in their lives, College of Dentistry alumni met for an evening of networking and fun at the Dean’s Reception at the Grand Hyatt.

The conference took on special significance for the Buckeyes in attendance when College of Dentistry alumnus Joseph Crowley, ’76 DDS (see Class Notes, Page 39), was elected president-elect of the American Dental Association.

Those attending received an update on the college's plans for a "New Postle Hall." Dean Lloyd shared details on the support provided by the State of Ohio, the location of the new facility, and the capital fundraising goals for the college. ■

Top: (from left) Julie Mick, ’89 DHY and Kristin Yarger ’88 DHY. Center left: Norman Farrar, ’77 DDS; Denise Farrar, ’75 DHY; Richard Cronley, ’76 DDS; and Jill Cronley, ’76 DHY. Center right: Cathy Ripich with Dean Patrick M. Lloyd.

Bottom left: Susan Fonagy; Michael Wine, ’76 DDS; and Joseph Fonagy, ’83 DDS. Bottom right: (from left) Joyce Schumacher; Gary Schumacher, ’74 DDS; Larry Kluener, ’74 DDS; and Patricia Kluener.

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1 | (From left) Eileen Kalmar, PhD, assistant professor-clinical, Division of Anatomy, College of Medicine, with incoming first-year dental students Andrea Tsatalis and Gianni DiMichaelangelo at the college's Faculty-Student Meet and Greet during new student orientation.

2 | Hua-Hong Chien, DDS, PhD, professor-clinical, Division of Periodontology (second from left), with colleagues at the College of Dentistry reception at the American Academy of Periodontology Annual Meeting in San Diego in September.

3 | Tyler Scott, Ęź09 DDS, won College of Dentistry "swag" during a drawing at the Dean's Reception during the Ohio Dental Association Annual Session in October.

4 | Dean Patrick M. Lloyd with Nicole Goettemoeller Gettings Ęź17, who was honored with her Veler Scholar Society plaque on October 14 at the Faculty Club. Veler Scholars are chosen during their first year of dental school, and receive their plaque the academic year of their graduation.

5 | College of Dentistry students, under faculty supervision, provided free dental exams, cleanings, extractions, fillings, and crowns to children in need during the college's Give Kids a Smile Day in October.

6 | Major donors mingled at the Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus during the annual Major Donor event on August 14.

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7 | College of Dentistry faculty and alumni broke the college record for largest number of prosthodontic faculty and alumni in a "selfie" during the college’s reception at the American College of Prosthodontists Annual Session in San Diego in October.

8 | Visiting Columbus to help the Ohio Dental Association (ODA) celebrate their 150th anniversary, American Dental Association (ADA) president Carol Gomez Summerhays, DDS, stopped by the College of Dentistry's Dean's Reception, which was held during the ODA Annual Session.

9 | Veler Scholars assembled at the annual Veler Scholar Society Dinner on October 14 at the Faculty Club. (From left) Jared Ellinger ʼ18; Nicole Goettemoeller Gettings ʼ17; Mark Schibler, ʼ15 DDS; Robert Haddad, Jr., ʼ11 DDS; Rodney Norris ʼ19.

10 | Michael Halasz, ʼ91 DDS (center) celebrating winning an Archie-Griffin autographed football during a drawing held at the Dean's Reception during the Ohio Dental Association's Annual Session in October.

11 | Kimberly Chaney; Matthew Chaney ʼ20; and Carl Chaney, ʼ92 DDS at the Legacy Reception, which was held prior to the college's White Coat Ceremony on August 22.

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P R O M I S I N G N E W TA L E N T: KEY TO RESEARCH AND T E A C H I N G I N N O VAT I O N

New ideas, innovative approaches and interdisciplinary collaboration — these are all necessary elements of a successful research program. The challenge before Ohio State’s leadership, then, is how to bring these elements together. According to College of Dentistry Dean Patrick M. Lloyd, attracting top talent from around the globe is key.

“Keeping up with the pace of research is not enough. It is our job to set the pace, and we can only do that with the brightest minds in science today,” said Dean Lloyd.

Division of Biosciences Chair Peter J. Reiser, PhD, agreed. “We’re also seeking talented researchers and scientists who have an interest and aptitude for teaching. Researchers must be able to take their knowledge from the laboratory bench to the classroom if we are going to effectively prepare our students to become leaders in dental practice and research.”

The National Institutes of Health Pathways to Independence Award, also known as a K99/R00 grant, accelerates the career development of the promising researchers the College of Dentistry has recently hired. The grant, which is awarded through a competitive application process, provides five years of support in two phases: one or two years of mentored support for postdoctoral research scientists, and then up to three years of support for independent research. Typically, it can take 10 or more years after receiving a PhD for a researcher to become an independent scientist — i.e., to have his or her own lab at a university, conducting research on the areas he or she has chosen to study.

The following faculty members are the college’s newest Pathways to Independence researchers.

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Sara Palmer, PhD “Infinite possibilities,” said Sara Palmer, PhD, when asked what drew her to microbiology research.

With more than 700 species of bacteria in the human mouth, Dr. Palmer is not likely to run out of research questions to answer anytime soon.

Dr. Palmer studies Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans), one of the etiological agents of dental caries.

She is interested in how changes in habits, such as increased sugar in the diet, can disrupt the bacterial population and cause certain bacterial species to supersede others in the community by producing more acid.

“Over time, the growth of highly acidogenic and acid tolerant species lower the plaque pH, resulting in erosion of enamel and caries development,” Dr. Palmer said.

S. mutans first captured Dr. Palmer’s attention when she was a graduate student at the University of Florida.

There she studied the function of two universally conserved protein chaperones, YidC1 and YidC2, which were shown to be essential to the ability of S. mutans to cause dental caries in rats. She also worked in a lab at the University of Florida that had sequenced 57 S. mutans genomes in collaboration with Cornell University researchers.

“What I find particularly fascinating,” says Dr. Palmer, “is S. mutans’ ability to evolve and acquire new genes.

This species is able to pick up DNA from the environment. When humans started eating carbohydrates about three to ten thousand years ago, S. mutans began to evolve or acquire new genes that allowed them to survive better in the oral cavity.”

Now, Dr. Palmer is one of the College of Dentistry’s newest microbiology researchers, and Ohio State is the perfect place to nurture her pursuit of knowledge. As a National Institutes of Health K99/R00 grant recipient, Dr. Palmer has transitioned from being a mentored postdoctoral researcher to that of an independent researcher at Ohio State. This means she selects her research projects, sets up her own lab, and hires the people who will support her work.

Dr. Palmer is just as excited about the other significant aspect of her new position: teaching. This spring, she is slated to teach Medical Microbiology to first-year dental students, a task that aligns perfectly with her research.

“It’s easy to become very focused on my research, but teaching helps me step back and see how my work fits into the bigger picture of dental

research and education. I enjoy helping others come to appreciate the molecular knowledge that forms the basis of patient care.”

Brian Foster, PhD Brian Foster, PhD, did not set out to become a dentistry researcher when he chose a career in microbiology, but he discovered his interest in oral biology while working in a dentistry research laboratory in graduate school at the University of Michigan. He joined The Ohio State University College of Dentistry faculty in 2015.

“Starting a lab is a big task,” said Dr. Foster, “but the college’s supportive environment makes that easier.

There’s a culture of collaboration.”

Today, Dr. Foster studies the molecular biology of tooth root development and mineralization, and he is particularly interested in cementum, the surface layer of the tooth root that fixes teeth to the jaw.

With his own K99/R00 grant from the National Institutes of Health, he is able to engage in independent research at an earlier stage in his career than is typical of basic scientists.

absence of BSP in an experimental model, cementum does not form. This has prompted him to examine BSP’s role in the potential regeneration of cementum. This research could have significant implications for patients with periodontal disease.

Although Dr. Foster has been at Ohio State for less than two years, he has already made his mark as the 2016 recipient of the college’s Stazen Junior Award for research excellence by an assistant or associate professor.

He has also traveled to a symposium in Seoul, S. Korea, where he spoke about breakthroughs in postnatal tooth root and cementum formation.

In addition to conducting research, Dr. Foster also teaches Dental Histology to first-year dental students—an activity he finds extremely rewarding.

“I appreciate that moment when you can see students begin to truly understand the information. When they ask great questions and engage in discussion, you know they’re really learning.”

It’s a responsibility that Dr. Foster takes seriously.

“The most important role in the College of Dentistry is to teach the next generation of dentists. As a researcher, I’m proud to be a part of that. And if I can plant a seed that inspires students to pursue their own research, or see something in a new way, it’s all for the better.” ■

“There are so many unanswered questions about cementum. What is it, exactly? Is it unique, and if so, what makes it unique?” said Dr. Foster.

Foster is currently studying bone sialoprotein (BSP), which is a component of cementum. In the

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Dreams, Hopes, and Thoughts Reflections on Memorializing Loved Ones in the Body Donor Program

There are few gifts as profound as the gift of healing. This is the gift that body donors are, in effect, giving to generations of patients when they bequeath their bodies to science. To the more than 1,100 health sciences students who study the human body and its intricate functions through courses provided by Ohio State’s Division of Anatomy, body donors represent their first patients. Each year, College of Dentistry and College of Medicine students join together to organize a memorial service that recognizes these donors' generous gifts.

The gesture is a meaningful one to the families who remain behind.

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“For me, it was additional closure,” said Angela Herde of a recent memorial service. Ms. Herde was one of the several hundred family members who gathered at Ohio State’s Mershon Auditorium for an event that honored the 215 people who had bequeathed their bodies to the Body Donor program. “Some people might not understand the program or its educational value until they attend this service. I appreciated the things the students said that increased my understanding of how the donors helped them.”

Ms. Herde was unique in that she had two family members—her mother and an aunt—who were memorialized. Her mother, Alberta Herde, understood the importance of the Body Donor program because of her 40-year career as a nurse. “My mother believed people should give back any way they can. She gave of herself when she was living and she wanted to give of herself when she died,” said Ms. Herde.

“My aunt Amina had different reasons for donating her body,” continued Ms. Herde. “Being an artist, she had a different perspective on the human body. She wanted people to learn from her even after she died.” Amina Robinson was a Columbus, Ohio, artist whose sculptures and mixed-media paintings are displayed at galleries and museums worldwide.

“I thought it was memorable when a student said this was their first real patient,” said Ms. Herde as she reflected on the ceremony. “I thought about how much my mother would have appreciated that remark. And my Aunt Amina would have been glad to hear the student who said this experience helped them understand the beauty and structure of the body in a new way.”

Some people might not understand the

After a final pause, Ms. Herde concluded, “Someone else said they wondered about the donors’ dreams, hopes, and thoughts. I appreciated that.” ■

program or its educational value until they attend this service. I appreciated the things the students said that increased my understanding of how the donors helped them.”

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A GOTHIC CONNECTION Like everyone else, he’d seen it countless times: the ubiquitous image of a bespectacled, Midwestern man holding a pitchfork, standing in front of a woman wearing a starched brown apron over a high-necked black dress.

The image has graced everything from magazine covers to salt and pepper shakers—and just about every imaginable item in between. So it was with more than a little curiosity that Patrick Lloyd, dean of the College of Dentistry, read an article he stumbled across in a 1980 issue of the Smithsonian magazine about the 50th anniversary of the “American Gothic” painting and its artist, Grant Wood.

His interest was immediately piqued. “I found that I’d made incorrect assumptions about the painting. I’d thought all along that it depicted a husband and wife, but the article explained it was intended as a painting of a father and his daughter."

Reading further, Dean Lloyd was delighted to learn that the man in the painting was Grant Wood’s dentist. “I had been out of dental school for two years at the time and learning about the career of the man in the painting resonated with me. I was a dentist. He was a dentist. He was from the Midwest, and I was from the Midwest. These connections made the painting meaningful to me.”

Dean Lloyd’s interest in the painting deepened when he joined the faculty at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry—the very place where the man depicted in the painting, Dr. Byron H. McKeeby, studied dentistry before graduating in 1894. “My clinical practice at Iowa focused exclusively on older adults. Many of my patients were over the age of 80 and some of them had actually been Dr. McKeeby’s patients years earlier.

I had some “American Gothic” parodies in my operatory and one day an elderly patient said, ‘I’m very familiar with that painting. My father was a doctor in Cedar Rapids (Iowa) and he delivered the artist, Grant Wood.”

She later gave me a copy of Grant Wood’s birth certificate and a picture of her father. So the connections between the painting and my own life continued to grow.”

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As Dean Lloyd continued to develop his connection with the painting, he eventually used the “American Gothic” as a metaphor in his lectures to dental groups about caring for older dental patients. Referring to both the painting and the treatment options for the geriatric patient, he told his audiences, “It’s a lot more complicated than it appears at first glance.”

In the late 1980’s when he was a faculty member at Marquette University, Dean Lloyd read an article in his local newspaper about Mrs. Graham’s upcoming 88th birthday. With very little information to guide him, he eventually connected with an art expert at Stanford. He told Dean Lloyd the name of the nursing home in San Francisco where the "American Gothic" model was living.

“Throughout my lectures, I would punctuate the subtopics with information about the painting. For example, I’d share that art critics believe the left side of the painting is the feminine side. To the woman’s direct right are the kitchen, pottery, and flowers. And the opposite side of the painting is the masculine side—the man, the barn, and all the implements that go along with that.”

“I called and spoke to the nursing home administrator and he told me I couldn’t speak to Mrs. Graham directly, but I could write a letter telling her who I was and what my intentions were and he would share the letter with her.

Six weeks later, I received a letter saying Mrs. Graham was interested in meeting with me. I let her know I would be in San Francisco for a conference in the fall. After my meeting there, I met with her for about a half hour and we talked about all sorts of things.”

Dean Lloyd would explain that the artist strategically painted the woman’s blouse as two-dimensional, without depth, to signify her youth and that he placed the father in front of the daughter to signify the relationship between the two. “It’s been suggested that the father stands in front of the daughter because he’s there to protect her. He’s also looking out on the horizon to make sure everything’s safe for the two of them, while she’s looking toward her father for guidance and counsel.

Her connection to the traditional Midwestern lifestyle is shown by her brooch that may have been passed down from one generation to another. But there is an indication on the part of the artist that she’s not really happy with her station in life. Everything in the painting is fairly well organized, except on the right side of her head there is a tendril of hair that hangs free, which may suggest her desire to break away from her homestead and be more independent.”

Dean Lloyd learned more “insider” information about the painting and, for the year and a half Mrs. Graham lived after they met, they shared letters. She even mentioned him in her annual holiday letter to friends, writing: “A dentist from Iowa found me. We had a nice visit and we continue to keep in touch.” In one of her letters, she enlisted Dean Lloyd’s help in getting the U.S. Postal Service to agree to feature the painting on a commemorative postage stamp. Although that didn’t occur until many years after Mrs. Graham’s death, Dean Lloyd’s

When he gave his lectures, Dean Lloyd was doing more than sharing his interpretations or repeating what he had read about the painting. He had actually confirmed what he knew of the painting’s history when he met with the woman featured in the painting, Nan Wood Graham, who was the artist’s sister.

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efforts resulted in him being invited to the stamp’s Second-Day Issue release in Eldon, Iowa—the site of the house that is featured in the painting.

Over time, as Dean Lloyd traveled throughout the country and around the world lecturing on the care of older adults and educating his colleagues about the painting, people would send him "American Gothic"inspired items. These items, as well as those from his family and ones he found on his own, have resulted in a personal collection of more than 4,000 pieces of memorabilia.

He said the only place he ever lectured and found that people were unfamiliar with the painting was Moscow. One of the places where he was most surprised to find "American Gothic"-inspired items was in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

In 1998, when he was still at the University of Iowa, Dean Lloyd lectured at the state dental society meeting in Des Moines. Afterwards, one of the dentists approached him and said he knew the current occupant of the house featured in the painting.

Top: Dean Lloyd and some of his "American Gothic" memorabilia.

Previous page: Items from Dean Lloyd's collection include an "American Gothic"-inspired 1984 edition of the "Henry Schein, Inc. Dental Catalog" and an ad for Arestin from OraPharma, a division of Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America, LLC.

“He called the owner of the house, who then called me, and I traded him four University of Iowa vs. Minnesota football tickets to let me and my family stay in the house one Friday evening,” said Dean Lloyd. “While we were sitting on the couch talking to the owner before he left for the night, some people knocked on the door. They signed a registry and he gave them a pitchfork and they went outside where he took a picture of them with their camera. I looked at the registry and there were names of people from all over Iowa, the Midwest, the U.S., and the world.”

While many people share Dean Lloyd’s love of the "American Gothic" painting, very few can boast of having stayed in the house made famous by it. “We slept on the second floor under the elongated window that’s featured prominently in the painting. And I looked out of the window I’d been looking into for 30 years.” ■

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NEWS NOTES Alumnus Chosen as ADA President-elect College of Dentistry alumnus Joseph Crowley, ’76 DDS, was elected presidentelect of the American Dental Association on October 24 by the ADA House of Delegates at its Annual Meeting in Denver. Dr. Crowley, who has practiced as a general dentist in Cincinnati, Ohio, for 40 years, will be Ohio’s first ADA president since 1935, and he will be the college’s first-ever alumnus to serve in this position. He will assume the role in 2018.

Dr. Crowley has more than 31 years of volunteer experience in organized dentistry, serving most recently as the Seventh District Trustee on the ADA’s Board of Trustees (2012-2016). He is a former member of the ADA Political Action Committee Board of Directors and was chair of the ADA Audit Committee. Dr. Crowley has also been honored with awards that include the Ohio Dental Association's (ODA) Achievement Award (2001); the Cincinnati Dental Society’s Meritorious Service Award (2007); and the ODA's Distinguished Dentist Award (2013). He has also served as president of the Cincinnati Dental Society (1996) and the Ohio Dental Association (2005-2006). ■

College of Dentistry Recognized with the Callahan Memorial Award The Ohio State University College of Dentistry and the Case Western Reserve School of Dental Medicine were recognized with the Callahan Memorial Award during the ODA's 150th Anniversary Gala and Award Celebration in October.

Joe Mellion, DDS, MS, chairman of the Memorial Award Commission, said the ODA's 150th anniversary year was a good opportunity to honor both dental schools for their contributions to the profession of dentistry. “Both schools embody what the Callahan Memorial Award is about – providing profound and impacting contributions to the art and science of dentistry," said Dr. Mellion.

the Ohio Dental Association and I continue to appreciate the open and productive collaboration between our college and the ODA. Together, we’re working to ensure that all Ohioans have access to the highest quality of dental care that is offered by the profession.”

The Callahan Memorial Award Commission was established in 1920 by the Ohio State Dental Society (as the ODA was then known) to honor the work of John Ross Callahan, one of Ohio’s noted dental researchers and a leader in organized dentistry. ■

“The Callahan award represents a longstanding tradition of recognizing the best and greatest aspects of the dental profession,” said Patrick M. Lloyd, dean of the College of Dentistry. “We are grateful for this recognition by

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C O N T I N U I N G E D U C AT I O N

Coronal Polishing for the CDA Saturday, January 21, 2017

Costa Rica 7-Day Land Tour and CE! Saturday, January 28 - Saturday, February 4, 2017

Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienist Saturday, February 4 – Sunday, February 5, 2017

Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain Friday, February 10 – Saturday, February 11, 2017

Dental Sealants for the CDA Saturday, February 11, 2017

Nitrous Oxide Sedation for the Dental Hygienist and Dental Assistant Saturday, February 25, 2017

Digital Advanced Radiology for Dental Auxiliary Friday, March 3, 2017

Innovative Periodontics: Creating Success in Today’s Dental Practice Friday, April 28, 2017

Coronal Polishing for the CDA Saturday, April 29, 2017

Digital Advanced Radiology for Dental Auxiliary Friday, May 5, 2017

Medical Emergencies: Dental Office Medical Emergencies for the Healthcare Provider Friday, May 5, 2017

Unraveling the Ghosts of Panoramic Radiographs Friday, May 12, 2017

Nitrous Oxide Sedation for the Dental Hygienist and Dental Assistant Saturday, June 10, 2017

Medical Updates for the Dental Professional Friday, March 3 – Saturday, March 4, 2017

Restorative Dentistry Update Friday, March 31, 2017

Tooth Anatomy for the Dental Auxiliary Saturday, June 17, 2017 | Saturday, July 8, 2017

Lasers in Dentistry: A Two-Day Certification Course Friday, June 23 – Saturday, June 24, 2017

For additional courses, details, and online registration please visit dentistry.osu.edu/ce or contact us at 614-292-9790

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ALUMNI PROGRAMS & EVENTS

Midwinter Alumni & Friends Reception

AAO Reception

AADR Reception

AAPD Alumni & Friends Reception

February 24, 2017 Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile 540 North Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM March 23, 2017 San Francisco, CA 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Hinman Alumni & Friends Reception March 24, 2017 Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center 100 CNN Center NW Atlanta, GA 30303 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

April 22, 2017 San Diego Marriott Marquis 333 W. Harbor Dr. San Diego, CA 92101 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM May 27, 2017 Washington, D.C. Venue TBA 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Florida Dental Congress Alumni & Friends Reception June 23, 2017 Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center 6000 W. Osceola Parkway Kissimmee, FL 34746 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

For questions or additional information, please contact: Michelle Thomas, Assistant Director of College Alumni Affairs at 614-292-1891 or email: dentalalumni@osu.edu alumni news 35

D E N TA L A LU M N I S O C I E T Y PRESIDENT'S LETTER

Dental Alumni, As a graduate of The Ohio State University’s College of Dentistry – Class of ’83 - I am honored to serve this year as your president of the Dental Alumni Society (DAS).

Our dedicated board of directors has worked very diligently to create a union with the college’s dental and dental hygiene students. Our goal is for these students to look to us as a resource for information about their future as dental practitioners and alumni of the college. Our lunch and learn events and other gatherings have created this environment of sharing our private practice experiences with our future DAS members.

In our spring newsletter, Dr. Paul Loper, our past president, shared his pride in calling himself a Buckeye, and the reasons to be a proud Buckeye alum have increased even more since then. This past October, Dr. Joseph Crowley (Class of ’76) was chosen as the president-elect of the American Dental Association (ADA). Dr. C rowley is the first graduate of Ohio State to hold this prestigious honor! We all wish him great success as our new ADA leader.

Our Dental Alumni Society has been in existence since 1977. We have two ways to join. You can become an annual member by paying $25.00 once a year. Or you can become a Lifetime member by making a one-time payment of $400.00.

We all share a special bond as alumni of The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. We are stronger as a group than we can ever be as individuals. If you are already a member of the DAS, I thank you. I encourage you to consider recruiting a non-member classmate. If you are not a member, we would love to add you to our team. Our group supports the college’s dental and dental hygiene students in a number of ways, and we work together to advance the goals of the college and the university. The future is very bright and I hope you will join us!

Go Buckeyes,

Larry Hutta, DDS, MS | Class of 1983

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D E N TA L A L U M N I S O C I E T Y B OA R D O F G OV E R N O R S (Front: Left to Right)

Ohio (At Large) Brett Pelok ,’93 DDS Toldeo, OH

District 8 Billie Sue Kyger, ’83 DDS Gallipolis, OH

President Larry Hutta, ’83 DDS, MS Worthington, OH

Past President Paul Loper, ’80 DDS Reynoldsburg, OH

Present-Elect Urban Picard, ’83 DDS Lakewood, OH

Vice President Rebecca Henderson, ’01 RDH, ’06 MS Columbus, OH

Secretary-Treasurer Stan Sharples, ’83 DDS Columbus, OH (Back: Left to Right)

Student Representative Taylor Miller, ’17

Faculty Representative Edwin McGlumphy, ’85 DDS, ’88 MS Columbus, OH

Ohio (At Large)

North Carolina

Darrel Scott, ’77 DDS Loundonville, OH

Thomas Buttler, ’71 DDS Raleigh, NC

Ohio (At Large)

Not Pictured:

Tara Haid, ’01 DDS Worthington, OH

District 7 Larry Towning, ’86 DDS, '90 MS, MD Zanesville, OH

District 5 Heather Appel, ’02 DDS Worthington, OH

Florida Nicholas Dundee, ’80 DDS Fort Myers Beach, FL

Alumni Representative Robert Haring, ’85 DDS, ’87 MS Dublin, OH

Ohio (At Large) John Rhodes, ’80 DDS Brookville, OH

District 2 Greg Myers, ’99 DDS, ’02 MS Chagrin Falls, OH

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Ohio (At Large) Kenneth Clemens, ’54 DDS, - Editor Lima, OH

District 1 Cesar Augustin, ’91 DDS Portland, OH

District 3 Jason Juarez, ’97 DDS, MS Defiance, OH

District 4 Shana Duling, ’14 DDS Ottawa, OH

District 9 Mark Bronson, ’91 DDS Cincinnati, OH

Tennessee Christopher Walinksi, ’89 DDS Memphis, TN

Ohio (At Large) Doug Wallace, ’81 DDS, ’85 MS Fairfield, OH

Karen Kramer, ’77 DDS Grafton, OH

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Joyce Bassett, ’83 DDS was one of six dental professionals honored as a Lucy Hobbs Award recipient on June 3 in Dallas, Texas. The award recognizes “exemplary women in the dental community” who are pioneers for change.

Dr. Bassett was the recipient of the Clinical Expertise award.

Alumni who camp together stay friends for life. Pictured (from left) are members from the Class of 1985: Matthew "Beemis" Kettinger, DDS; John Kramer, DDS; Micah Kramer (son); Jerome Rotella, DDS; Tom Matanzo, DDS; J.D. Zatko, DDS; Joe Fulton, DDS; Vinnie Fiorita (son); and Vince Fiorita, DDS.

Eileen (Guider) Hoehn Fallon ’46 DHY, who was profiled in the Spring/Summer 2016 edition of The Ohio State University Dental Journal, joined Dean Patrick Lloyd as his special guest in Ohio State President Michael V. Drake’s Ohio Stadium box at the Ohio State vs. Tulsa game on Saturday, September 10. A lifelong Buckeye fan, it was the first game she had attended in person since she graduated in 1946.

Friends from the College of Dentistry joined Bob Tanquist, DDS, at his 90th birthday party on July 31 in Columbus. Pictured (from left) are: (Standing) Dean Patrick M. Lloyd; Frank Pulskamp, ’71 DDS; Walter Buchsieb, ’55 DDS, ’60 MS, faculty emeritus; Bob Tanquist; and Alejandro Peregrina, DDS, ’84 MS, associate professor-clinical, Restorative Science and Prosthodontics. (Seated from left) Julian Woelfel, ’48 DDS and Mrs. Marcile Woelfe.

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Robert B. Stevenson, ’75 DDS, ’80 MS presented a paper, “Dr. Carl O. Boucher, Prosthodontist and Dental Editor,” at the Ohio Academy of Medical History annual meeting April 16, 2016, held in Columbus at the Medical Heritage Center, Prior Hall, Proving that almost 40 years The Ohio State University. is enough to let bygones be bygones, College of Dentistry Joseph Crowley, ’76 DDS, has alumni pose with former NFL been elected as president-elect of kicker Uwe von Schamann, the American Dental Association. who became famous during his Dr. Crowley, who has practiced college career at Oklahoma for his as a general dentist in Cincinnati, game-winning kick in the last few Ohio for 40 years, was elected seconds of the Buckeyes versus on October 24 by the ADA House Sooners game in 1977. Pictured of Delegates during the ADA’s (from left) are Doug Wallace, ’81 Annual Meeting in Denver.

DDS, ’85 MS; Uwe von Schamann; Jim Karpac, ’81 DDS,’89 MS; and Bill Floyd, ’83 DDS, in Norman, Oklahoma.

James Cottle, ’81 DDS, assistant professor-clinical, William Division of General Practice and Lee, ’69 DDS, Materials Science, The Ohio State of Monona, WI, University College of Dentistry, retired recently was recently inducted as a Fellow after 44 years of the Pierre Fauchard Academy. in private dental practice.

Elizabeth D. Ramos, ’97 DDS, Says Dr. Lee: clinical assistant professor in “Retirement – ‘It’s the way life is the Department of Periodontics supposed to be lived.’” and Allied Dental Programs at the Indiana University School of John P. Neary, ’86 DDS, MD, Dentistry at the Indiana Universityhas been named Chairman of Purdue University at Indianapolis the Louisiana State University (IUPUI), was recently honored with Department of Oral and Send us your best O-H-I-O photo three faculty awards.

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IN MEMORIAM

1940’s Edgar R. Gassin, Jr., ʼ42 DDS Dublin, OH, June 18, 2016

Jefferson F. Hardin, ʼ63 MS Augusta, GA, September 2, 2016

Carl W. Zepp, ʼ46 DDS Massillon, OH, October 29, 2016

John C. Lude, ʼ64 DDS Columbus, OH, May 11, 2016

1950’s

Russell J. Pollina, Jr., ʼ64 DDS Cleveland, OH, June 2016

Fred T. Balthaser, ʼ51 DDS Columbus, OH, October 26, 2016

Harold R. Von Wyl, ʼ64 DDS Fairlawn, OH, October 31, 2016

Clark W. Peck, ʼ53 DDS Westlake, OH, September 11, 2016

J. William Latham, ʼ68 DDS Put In Bay, OH, October 14, 2016

Hugh L. “Skip” Henley, ʼ55 DDS Toledo, OH, July 16, 2016

1970’s

James D. Cooper, ʼ55 DDS Dayton, OH, November 22, 2016

Stephen R. Arlin, ʼ70 DDS San Diego, CA, August 17, 2016

Robert E. Klein, ʼ57 DDS Boynton Beach, FL, November 11, 2015

James A. Cloyd, ʼ73 DDS Lakeside, CA, August 2, 2016

James M. Previt, ‘57 DDS Lyndhurst, OH, September 3, 2016

Owen B. Martin, ʼ75 DDS Granville, OH, July 3, 2016

1960’s

Bruce G. Atkinson, ʼ75 DDS Holland, OH, July 6, 2016

Eugene L. Hypes, Jr., ʼ61 DDS Marion, OH, October 13, 2016

Edward J. Deye, ʼ75 DDS Loveland, OH, July 31, 2016

Robert L. Teague, ʼ62 DDS Tempe, AZ, June 5, 2016

1980’s

Harley F. Hope, Jr., ʼ62 MS Tampa, FL, November 9, 2016 Lawrence F. Bennett, ʼ64 DDS Springfield, IL, November 16, 2016

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Raymond J. Nicol, ʼ83 DDS Jacksonville, FL, June 19, 2016

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F A C U LT Y P R O M O T I O N S

Hua-Hong (Ben) Chien, DDS, PhD Hua-Hong (Ben) Chien, DDS, PhD, has been promoted to the rank of Professor-Clinical. Dr. Chien earned his DDS degree from the China Medical University in Taichung, Taiwan, in 1986. He completed a PhD in oral biology and earned a certificate in periodontics at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo in 1997, after which he served as an instructor at SUNY and in the Erie County Medical Center’s Department of Dentistry in Buffalo.

In 1999, he returned to his alma mater, where he served as Chair of the Section of Periodontics and then Dean of the School of Dentistry. In 2007, Dr. Chien joined The Ohio State University College of Dentistry as an Associate Professor-Clinical in the Division of Periodontology and Director of the Predoctoral Periodontology Program. As a national and international lecturer and educator, Dr. Chien provides presentations on his research initiatives that include treatment plans and prognoses for periodontal diseases, and the classifications of periodontal disease. For those and other efforts, he has been recognized with a Periodontal Educator Award presented by the American Academy of Periodontology. He is a member of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and the American Academy of Periodontology, and he is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.

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Rachel Kearney, BSDH, MS Rachel Kearney, BSDH, MS, has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor and awarded tenure. Ms. Kearney earned a BS degree in Dental Hygiene from The Ohio State University in 2005, after which she completed an MS degree in Allied Medical Education at Ohio State. In 2007, she joined the College of Dentistry’s Division of Dental Hygiene as an instructor and was promoted to Assistant Professor in 2009. She was appointed as the division’s Graduate Program Director -- the only graduate dental hygiene program in Ohio -- in 2015, and she continues in that role, while also engaging in a number of related professional endeavors.

Serving as a member-at-large for the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Council of Allied Dental Program Directors, Ms. Henry has helped coordinate national discussions of key issues in dental education, including online education and the role of social media in health professionals’ education. As a Fellow of the ADEA Leadership Institute, she participated in a year-long program designed to develop the nation’s most promising individuals at academic dental institutions to become future leaders in dental and higher education. And, most recently, she co-authored a foundational textbook titled “Dental Hygiene, Applications to Clinical Practice,” published by F.A. Davis that is used in dental institutions throughout the U.S.

MEET OUR N E W E S T F A C U LT Y Kelly Kennedy, DDS, MS Kelly Kennedy, DDS, MS, has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor-Clinical. Dr. Kennedy earned her DDS degree in 2004 from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. In 2008, she completed an MS degree in dentistry and a certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from Ohio State, and in 2009 she joined the college as an Assistant ProfessorClinical in the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Anesthesiology. Dr. Kennedy is a past recipient of the College of Dentistry’s Larry J. Peterson Young Educator’s Award, which recognizes faculty members whose early careers demonstrate their dedication to teaching excellence. Her clinical research and scholarly publications focus on such topics as bone regeneration, reconstruction of the alveolar cleft, and various aspects of maxillofacial trauma. A Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Dr. Kennedy is active in organized dentistry, currently serving as PresidentElect of the Ohio Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and as an Examiner for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. She is also a Fellow of the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

Brian Bautista Partido, BSDH, MS On June 6, Brian Partido joined the college as an assistant professor in the Division of Dental Hygiene. His education includes a Bachelor of Science degree in dental hygiene from the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), and a Master of Science degree in dental hygiene from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio. Prior to joining Ohio State, he served as a dental hygiene private practitioner and as a dental hygiene instructor at Carrington College in Sacramento, California.

Brian’s graduate work was related to the efficacy of various clinical teaching modalities on student learning. Throughout his academic career, he has received awards that include the (UCSF) Professional Development Award; the UCSF Dental Hygiene Peer Recognition Award; and the ADHA/ Dentsply Graduate Student Research Award. His most current research project focuses on dental implants and aspects of associated microbiology.

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