..University of Washington Orthodontic Alumni Association

Newsletter December 2002

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What are We Doing with Your Money? 2002 Update...Th e ongoing efforts of the UW Orthodontic Alumni Association are reflected in many way s. You

alre ady knowaboutsorreofthem: moverrent tow ard endowing a Chair, attendance at various functions. Hereare some more projectsyOllhavehel[edsupportasthe Association assists the Department. As ever, we can 't

thank you enough for providing quality and caring support to our greatest asset: our students!

MSD Theses Funded by UWOAA: 1998·20022002 Ormiston : St ability of orthodontic Itreatment:

A log ist ic regression analysis .2001 Damon: Trabecular bone architecture in the

human temporomandibular joint.Hall : Orthodontic treatment for Medicaid eligible

children: A survey of Washington State orthodontists.Horwitz: Long term stability using the bilateral sagital

split osteotomy for the treatment of open bitemalocclusion.

Salome: Accuracy of visual tre atment objectives:Comparing mandibular posture prediction with co mputergen erated prediction in mandibular advancement surgery.

Surbeck: Rol e of long-term mandibular fixedretention in preventing relapse.

2000 Ashmore: A three-dimensional analysis ofmolar movement during headgear treatment.

Greenlee: Qu ant ification of cephalometric skeletaldifferences in the fet al alcohol syndrome.

Liss: Alveolar bone structure as a risk factor forapical root resorption .

Lyon s: Head ge ar monitoring for orthodontics:validation and implementation of a new monitor ingsystem.

Younger: Stability of mandibular arch len gthdeficiency cases tre ated nonextraction.

1999 Huang: Association between postretentionalignment of ma xill ary and mand ibular anterior teeth.

Justus: Is there a hypervascular period in pulpal andgingival tissues following Le Fort osteotomy?

Kashner: Post retention mandibular arch stability inABO certification first premolar extraction cases .

Kokich: Perception of dental esthetics onsmiling: An evaluation of tooth shape and position ,gingival contour, and soft tissue relationship.

Kurth: Open gingival embrasures between maxillarycentral incisors in adult orthodontic patients .

Leavitt: A longitudinal study investigatingorthodontic pain through electri cal tooth st imulation .

1998 Fud alej : Residual growth of the craniofacialcomplex after the second decade of life .

Grey: A cephalometric evaluation of mandibulardental changes in untreated adu lts.

Hicks : Long-term stability of the soft tissue resultsfollowing maxillary adv ancement.

Lee: Risk factors for orthodontic root resorption :Anomalies in dentition and emption pattern.

Loftus: Me asurements of friction in variousorthodontic bracket-archwire combinations.

Murphy: 3 year postoperative results of surgicalmandibular advancement in an adolescent population.

In addition to these , UWOAA funds travel of thegraduate students to the Gr aduate OrthodonticResidency Program meeting each year, a luncheon everyyear to introduce the UWOAA to the seniors, all of therequired photocopying for the grad pro gram, most of ourjournal subscriptions and reprints of facultypublications, some junior faculty travel , office furniturefor a new faculty member, digital camera and relatedsupplies, one computer, CD burning software, one LCDprojector,and all of the expenses for interviewingprospective students annually. Also, the attendance ofone student at the annu al IADR meeting under the BenMoffett Award .

Contents Page

What are We Doing with Your Money? 2002 Upd ate .... J

UWOAA President' s Message: Dr. Tim Shields 2

Dep artment Chairman's Message: Dr. Greg King 3

Faculty Profile: Drs. Geoff Greenlee and Dan Taylor 8

Meet Our 2003 Graduates II

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Message from the UWOAA President Tim ShieldsGreetings from Seattl e! I ju st attende d the Twenty-Second

Alton W. Moore Lecture, and I am pleased to report that thecaliber of the Class of 2002 is outstanding and the quality of theresearch continues to be excellent. Those of us in attendance ,includi ng Dr. AI Moore, were quite proud of the group, not tomention somewhat humbled I We switched venues this year tothe Aljoya Conference Center at Laurelhurst. Situated away fromthe congestion of downtown, the feedb ack on the Aljoya Centerhas been quite positive. We are already looking forward tomeeting there again in 2003. Follo wing our luncheon , Dr.Stavros Kiliaridis, Department Chair at the University ofGeneva , delivered an excellent talk entitled, "The Influence ofSoft Tissues on Dentofacial Growth: Experimental Findi ngs andClinica l Applications." Stavros succeeded our Jean-Pierre Johoat Geneva, and he acknowledged Dr. Moore as the "grandfather"of his Department. We enjoyed the fresh perspectiv e that Stavrosbrought with him. and we look forward to having more foreignspeakers in the future . Please plan to support and attend nextyear' s Alton W. Moore Lecture.

In September, Greg King, Ward Damon, Elle Lyons, BruceHawley, and I hosted a small, informal luncheon in the clinicconference room for the senior class. We met with them to sharesome of the history of the Alumni Association and to enlightenthem as to how we support the department. We also encouragedthem to participate in the Alumni Association as they developtheir practices. This was our third year of meeting with theseniors, and it is an enjoyable tradition that I hope will longcontinu e.

Other news is that Martha Somerm an was named as the newDean of the Dental School. She seems to be a go getter and hasalready untangled a snarl that has kept our students fromrecei ving the Federal GME stipends that other programs haveobtained for their students. This will enhance our abi lity tocontinu e to attract top dental graduates into our program.

Tha nks again to all that have con tributed donat ions to theAlumni Association this past year. The Washington State budgetcontinues to tighten with very few resources going to theUniversity. While our board currently controls $600,000 in our"Endowment Fund," your co ntinued support remains extremelyvital. This fund is our core pool of money that we use to directlysupport the orthodontic department for such things as studentresearch projects, equipment such as comp uters, and sponsoringour various continuing education courses. Currently, 85% of thefunds are safely invested in bonds and other interest bearingaccou nts. The remainder is invested in stock index mutual funds.We will continue to invest in this conservative fashion despitetemptations to due otherwise. We feel that we should invest likewe move teeth - light , continuous forces , reducing the chance ofany "resorption." We are able to continue build on the principJeas Greg King continues to find other monetary sources for thedepartm ent. The Moore/R iedel Endowed Chair is cur rentlyfunded at $ 1.007 million, and total pledges for the next threeyears should take it to 1.5 million dollars. Greg King will beformi ng a search commit tee son to fill the Chair with anoutstandi ng orthodontic professor by next year.

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While the Departm ent search committee wilJ invite pros pectiveorthodontists to fill the Chair, it is important to make thedistinction that the Moore/Riedel Fund is now managed by theUniversity. The y therefore control and invest the money in theirgeneral pool of funds, as well as insuring that the funds arestrictly disbursed only for support of the chair. Thi s simplyunderscores our Alumni Associati on ' s continued need toindependently maintain our Endowment Fund to meet currentand future needs of the department.

Th is past year the Alumni Board spent consi derable timebrainstorming how we might best maintain the Department asthe premier orthodontic program in the world. \Ve exploredeverything from direct student support to helpin g meet au:i liarystaffing needs. We kept coming back to more tangible ways tohelp. particularly focusing on the physical plant. While theclinic is quite functional, little has been done to enhance thec1 inie since I was in the program 20 years go. 1 have always feltthat our orthodon tic office s should reflect the quality of ourefforts to not only give confidence to our patients, but toprovide a comfortab le environment for attracting quality staff.In the case of our Graduate Clinic, this translates into attractingtop applicants. Just as important is faculty recruitment. 1 believeour colleagues that are giving up time from their families andpractices to teach deserve an impro ved environment as well. Asit has turned out, the University allocated money early this fallfor pla nnin g the remodel of the B-Wing, the home of theGradu ate Clinic. I have been in cont act with my counterp arts atMichigan, Ohio , and UCLA where their alumni were recentlyinvolved in departm ent remodels. Thi s will be a slow movingprocess to be sure, but we are exc ited to exp lore how we theAlumni can facilitate the process. As an aside, the UWOrthodontic Alumni Association can be proud of the fact thatvery few program s experience the gene ros ity and level ofsupport that we provide .

There is still space available forthe March 22-29, 2003 ClinicalUpdate in beautiful Playa del Carmen (Cancun), Mexico. Thelectures are led by the distinguished facul ty of our orthodonticdepartment. Call Joni Marts for more information. Thi s will bemy fourth Update and they consistently are one of the mostrewarding meetings both educationally and socially. The formatis exce llent. The semi nars finish by late mornin g on Mondaythrough Friday with Wednesday free. so there is plenty of timeto relax, enjo y some fun in the sun, golf or whatever suits yourfancy. Be sure to sign up by January 15, 2003 to take advantageof our group hotel rate.

Let me close by expressing my sincere apprec iation of thecontributions of our board members Charlie Gilmore, BruceHawley, Greg King, Carol Knaup, Elle Lyons. CamilleVanDev anter, Bryan Williams, Stan Hall, and HeatherWoloshyn . And a special thanks goes to our Executive DirectorJoni Marts for her tireless efforts to keep us orga nized and ontrack.

Happy Holidays, T im

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Message from UW Department Chairman Greg King

The UW graduate program in orthodonticsrecently completed its ADA Accreditation SiteVisit. All orthodontics programs nationally arerequired to participate in this process every sevenyears in order to maintain accreditation. Toprepare for this event, we were expected to do athorough self-examination in six categories: I )institutional commitment/program effectivene ss; 2)program director/teaching staff; 3) facilities andresources; 4) curriculum; 5) students; and 6)research. Our faculty, students andstaffworked on thisproject for muchof lastyearand I'd liketo congratulatethemon a mostsuccessful outcome. Oursitevisitor had norecommendations for theprogramandgave usseveralcommendations. I'd liketofocusthis message onjust oneof those commendations because it relates to theoverall theme of this newsletter: "The programenjoys excellent support from its alumni."

This observation is important because it wasmade by an experienced site-visitor, who is veryfamiliar with many graduate orthodonticsprograms around the country. This commendationrecognizes that this high level of support isunusual. Our graduate program is indeed favoredin many areas, but none is more important than thesupport it deri ves from its alumni. In recentl ythinking about the self-study in the light of thiscommendation, I realized that alumni supportimpacts, in some way, virtually all six of thecategories.

The School of Dentistry is committed tomaintaining an excellent graduate program inorthodontics, but no more so than any othergraduate program in the school. We are able toraise the bar significantly in orthodontics becauseof the special things we can do for our students andfaculty (e.g., travel, copying, computers, cameras,etc.) .

We enjoy an excellent staff of affiliate facultymembers. Whenever I make calls to recruit newclinical faculty, I am always impressed by how ouralumni perceive these invitations as a great honorand by the strong sense of responsibility that theyseem to have for returning something to theprogram.

Next year, we will begin to recruit an additionalfaculty member who will hold the Moore ReidelChair. This will be an important opportunity tosubstantially improve our graduate program.Again, this would not be happening without theexcellent alumni support that we enjoy.

Our faculty members have been unusuallysuccessful at obtaining extramural funding forvarious research projects and publishing theirfindings. These grants and manuscripts often startwith seed money provided by the UWOAA tosupport small and/or pilot projects, done as MSDtheses, and equipment purchases.

Many of the students who are invited tointerview at UW each year seem surprised by howwell they are treated when they are here. All of thecosts associated with that important recruitmentprocess are funded with money donated to thedepartment by the alumni.

Immediately following the departure of our sitevisitors, we finished the week by enjoying the 22nd

Thesis Day, where we heard about the variousresearch projects conducted by our new graduates,followed by the Alton Moore Lecture. This yearthe lecturer was Professor Stavros Kiliaridis,Orthodontic Chair at the University of Geneva.This special day would also not happen without thegenerous support of our alumni.

I could cite numerous other examples, but Ithink you may get the idea. I believe that the senseof pride in and responsibility for this graduateprogram goes back to its founder, Alton Moore,and his first faculty member, Richard Reidel. Ifeel honored to have had the opportunity to get toknow Al Moore and to know the strong sense ofpride he has for the program and its alumni . Inever had the opportunity to know Dr. Reidel, buthave clearly felt his vision and legacy of caringthrough numerous people who did . All UWorthodontic alumni should be proud of thisprogram, its faculty and staff. They should also bejustifiably proud of their role in maintaining itshigh level of excellence.

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Contributions ruydate...

CONTRIBUTIONS UPDATEYour continuous and generous contributions have

been the foundation for Association support to the UWOrthodontic Department. Alumni have asked about howtheir contributions are received and credited by theAssociation. Here is a brief breakdown:

TYPES OF CONTRffiUTIONS1. Contributions to the UW Orthodontic Alumni

Association. Tax deductible checks are made out to theUWOAA and mailed directly to the Association. Credittoward "club" level is given upon receipt of the check. Thedonation may be directly from an alumnus or on the behalfof an alumnus by another person, such as a referringdentist. The donor receives tax credit and the alumnusreceives club credit. The person contributing mustindicate the name of the alumni member who shouldreceive credit to their club level. Contact Joni Marts for "Inlieu of' forms to facilitate others donating on your behalf.

2. Contributions directed to specific funds at theUw. Tax deductible checks are made out to the Universityof Washington and mailed to the Department ofOrthodontics, specifying which fund the monies are to bedirected (see below). The Fund Development Office thenreceives and processes these funds for the Department andreports their receipt to the UWOAA. The Association thengives Club credit to the U\V alumni contributors. As above,another individual may donate on behalf of an alumnusdirectly to a specified fund and receive the tax deduction.Checks should be sent to the U\V Orthodontic Department.Also, the donor should indicate which alumnus shouldreceive credit for club status.

MAILING CONTRffiUTIONS

Donations going directly to the UW Orthodontic AlumniAssociation should be mailed to:

UW Orthodontic Alumni AssociationP.O. Box 31553

Seattle, WA 98103

Donations going to UW-specifledfunds should be mailedto:

University of WashingtonDept. of Orthodontics

Box 357446Seattle, WA 98195

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UWOAA AND U"V FUND CATEGORIESUWOAA: Monies to the Association support the ongoingactivities and needs of the Department including research.

If<okichlShapiro Fund: Monies from tills fund support~isiting scholars.

'Moore/Riedel Fund: Monies from tills fund support theMoore/Riedel endowment for a Chair in Orthodontics.

Memorial Fund: Monies from tills Unversity fund supportstudent research.

CLUB CONTRIBUTION LEVELS

Chairman's Circle ($10,000+)Framed certificate and plaqueName engraved on plaque in the Founders' RoomReprints of Departmental publicationsFee Optional at the Alton Moore LectureshipGuest at the faculty study club meetingsGuest of the Chairman at the annual graduation

receptionRecognition Gift

Founder's Club ($5,000+)Framed certificate and plaqueName engraved on plaque in the Founder's RoomReprints of Departmental publicationsFee Optional at the Alton Moore LectureshipGuest at faculty study club meetingsRecognition gift

Century Club ($1,000+)Framed certificate and plaque

WANT TO GET AIR MILES AND MAKE A

CONTRIBUTION AT THE SAME TIME? YouCAN NOW CONTRIBUTE WITH YOUR VISA OR

MASTERCARD! CHECK WITH JONI ABOUT

Is someone donating on your behalf?

It's important that we know that so you canreceive proper club credit and kudos along the way!Please encourage anyone you know who might beindicating a generous gesture on your behalf to mentionyour name to us. This is also extremely important forcontributions going directly to the MoorelRiedel Fund,Orthodontic Memorial Fund, or any other contributionsent to the Office of Development at the UW.

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Club Status by Class

Chairman '5 Circ teClass of 1950Gera ld N. DohnerWilliam A. GilmoreWilliam S. Takano

Class of 1954Robert F. Taylor

Class of 1959Jack M. RichardsonClass of 1961

Arthur BurnsStanley Gum

Class of 1963David T. Taylor

Class of 1964George E. BlackR. William McNeill

Class of 1965John Baccell i

Class of 1966E. James NelsonDavid L. Turpin

Class of 1967Jack A. Lindskog

Class of 1968Roberto C. Justus

Class of 1969Fred H. HassigKenneth W. NorwickDavid R. Rice

Class of 1970Nicholas Johnson

Class of 1971Douglas S. CameronJohn E. GrubbJean-Pierre JohoDonald R. JoondephRichard Wendt

Class of 1972James U. DownBruce R. MolenGary NordquistJohn N. Van Der PylAlan F. Wilson

Class of 1973James R. ElderFarrell G. Hinkle

Warren NewmanPeter A. Shapiro

Class of 1974Vincent G. KokichMolyneaux Mathews

Class of 1975Jonathan H. Kinne

Class of 1976Marc R. JoondephRaymond Kubisch

Class of 1977E. David EngstBruce P. Hawley

Class of 1978Michael R. Fey

Class of 1979Donald E. GardnerJohn C. IveJohn W. Moore

Class of 1981Samuel Lake

Class of 1983Charles GilmoreDouglas J. KleinTimothy Shields

Class of 1984David CrouchAlan W. Irvin

Class of 1991Davis Witt

Class of 1992Brett C. Fidler

FacultyRoy M. Gunso lusAlton W. Moore

HonorarqChairman's CircleRichard A. Riedel

J'oUJufer's C{u6Class of 1953John R. Phillips

Class of 1954John V. Drake

Class of 1960Andrew M. Houg

Class of 1961James H. Takano

Class of 1962Robert A. MendelRobert W. Hortin

Class of 1963Arthur Dugoni

Will iam R. ProffitClass of 1967

John C. DumarsClass of 1968William Sproule

Class of 1971J. Paul AndersonPaul D. FrazierMark E. Simons

Class of 1972Allan L. Van Ness

Class of 1974Ronald J. MarkeyAllen H. MoffittArthur Stein

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Class of 1975Ward M. Damon

Class of 1977Henry Fields

Class of 1978Patrick Turley

Class of 1979Stanton H. HallBryan J. WilliamsDaniel M. Yaillen

Class of 1980Dona SeelyDaniel Taylor

Class of 1981Peter M. SinclairGary Wolf

Class of 1984Rebecca Poling

Class of 1985Gina Trask

Class of 1986Ward M. Smalley

Class of 1991Richard Ellingsen

Class of 1993Carol Knaup

Century ClidiClass of 1950

Daniel H. EmpengerKenneth S. Kahn

Class of 1952Roland AndersonWayne A. BoltonJohn D. DesposatoRobert H. Kemp

Class of 1953John R. Phillips

Class of 1954Donald H. Baxter

Class of 1955Gordon K. JohnsonLowell C. LundellJoseph R. MoranDonald A. RudeeEugene SupernawJames L. ThurstonE. Russell Van Dyke

Class of 1956Blaine S. Clements

Class of 1957James K. KnellJ. Paul Ovens

Class of 1958Richard H. FreiDavid G. HickeyJoseph LavinRobert C. TicknorWilliam J. Wise

Class of 1959Francis G. JonesRobert R. KelleyToyn O. NelsonGeorge Oviedo, Jr.Erik B. Pihl

Class of 1960Edward J. EsselmanHarry H. HatasakaRonald D. HaugLennart Wieslander

Class of 1961James F. MulickFranklin Piacentin i

Class of 1962Jack AkamineAllen I. DryschRonald F. RobbinsFrans P.

VanDerLindenEdwin P. Werl ich

Class of 1963William G. LindquistClass of 1964Jay D. DeckerAlvaro de la CruzRobert Sutherlin

Class of 1965Robert J. BendzakJames C. EllingsenDonald W. FrantzJack H. KellerGeorge N. NewtonDaniel L. SullivanTheodore ThomKermit N. Welch

Class of 1966J. Thomas BarksdaleJames A. DartStanley H. Masaki

Class of 1967Paul DeesFrancis L. FraserPaul D. HendersonJerry L. StonekingMelvin W. Walters

Class of 1968Barry S. CutlerRichard M. EasthamM.P. MichaelPeter Sendroy

Class of 1969Ronald L. AllenAndrew P. CollinsDave L. FrederickJames QuessenberryLynn L. Whimpey

Claude MossazOscar Muguerza

Class 1981Victor A. JohansenDavid B. KennedyTerrell F. Tingey

Class of 1982Dante BresolinD. Briar DiggsHaruo Ishikawa

Class of 1983Randall InouyeFrank NanningsDavid Remington

Class of 1984Kenneth AgroninPhilip G. BarerScott B. NashM. Lena OmnellHerman Wilbrand

Class of 1985Mark Kitamura

Class of 1986Kirk Allred

Class of 1987Donald MontanoMichael Sebastian

Class of 1988Timothy DenisonRobert CaskeyJerrold Hennes

Class of 1989Greg Huang

Class of 1990Diane M. DoppelThomas PoppDouglas Ramsay

Class of 1991Zeenat TejaCamille VanDev anter

Class of 1992Nadine Egger

Class of 1993Davide Mirabella

Class of 1994Peter Barwick

Class of 1995Anna LawKen A. Norwick

Class of 1996Shannon Magnuson

Class of 1998Brian Loftus

Class of 2001Heidi Horwitz

Non-AlumniDale Bloomqu istTony Lovrovich

Century CUl6(continued)Class of 1970

Dwight H. DamonRichard P. FergusonJames R. HanselRobert M. LittleGeorge T. MasumotoTh omas R. Pitts

Class of 1971James A. DAnnaDenni s C. TurnerHelga I. Zimmerman

Class of 1972Richard A. GileJames C. HornRobert B. JuliusJerry A. RenschWayne R. Wilskie

Class of 1973Barry BegetJames DouglasRichard L. GarfinkleWilliam E. GrayRoss G. KaplanWilliam D. SwansonThomas R. Van Dyke

Class of 1974Larry D. BaerRostyslaw DmytrukMark R. HeinemannRodgerH. Tuenge

Class of 1975Leslie A. CottonArmando Gutierrez OrianiMichael MiroueLawrence RosenbergRonald B. SchatzRodney C. Tuenge

Class of 1976Ronald GalleranoWilliam B. GilesJerome P. McDonnellDiane Milberg

Class of 1977James GarolLouis MetznerMark S. SavageJohn R. Smith

Class of 1978Gregory W. GuymanGregory JacksonLaurence W. MabbuttDave Witzel

Class of 1979R. Glenn McMinnDavid W. ParksJanice E. Yip

Class of 1980Foster BucherKenneth Glover

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Club Status by Class

C:H.JVRJYl.JtN'S CIRCLE :HONORSContributions over $15,000 (Sapphire Level)David Crouch (' 84)Don ald E. Gardner ('79)Charles Gilmore (' 83)Jean-Pierre Joho ('71)

Jack A. Lindskog ('67)R. William McNeill ('64)Molyneaux Mathews ('74)David T. Ta ylor ( '63)Da vid L. Turpin (' 66)

Contributions over $20,000 (Ruby Level)James U. Down (' n)Roberto Justus ('68)Raymond Kubisch (' 76)Gary Nordquist ('72)David Rice ('69)Contributions over $25,000 (Emerald Level)Fred H. Hassig ( '69)Samuel Lake (' 8 J)Bruce R. Molen ( '72)Kenneth W. Norwick ('69)Contributions over $30,000 (Diamond Level)Douglas S. Camerson (' 7 1)James R. Elder ('73)Michael R. Fey ('78 ) -Roy Gunsolus (F)Douglas J. Klein ('83 )E. James Nelson ('66)Warren Newman ('73 )Alan F. Wilson ('72)Contributions over $60,000 (Double Diamond Level)Farrell G. Hinkle ('73 )Vincent G. Kokich ( '74 )Donald R. Joondeph ('7 1)Peter A. Shapiro (' 73)Alton W. Moore (Faculty)

Conqratuiations New C{uh 'Members!Chairman's Circle ($10,000+ Donations)Davis W. Witt ( '9 1)Founder's Club ($5000+ Donations)John V. Drake ('54)Arthur Dugoni ('63)Andre w M. Houg (' 60)Carol Knaup ('93)William R. Proffit ('63)Century Club ($1000+ Donations)Nadine Egger ('92)Heidi Horwitz ('0 I)Brian Loftus (' 98)Jerry A. Rensch ( ' 72 )

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Let's Catch Up...

Dr. Art Dugoni (' 63 )s making news­again! He is the recipient of the 2002Distinguished Service Award from theCalifornia Association ofOrthodontists. This award recognizeslifetime contributions to dentaleducation and practice and leadershipand advocacy in promoting excellenceand progress within the specialty oforthodontics, dental education and theorganized profession. Congratulations,Dr. Dugoni!

Now that's some dish! Adorable Kira NoelAshmore (Jennifer, '01), born 1-14-02, showsus just how to properly handle kitchen work!

The best of both worlds!! Congratulations Jo andPeter ('94 ) Barwick, who introduce darling "Ella atabout 16 weeks. We received the bear from a friendin Boston and my Mom hand-knitted the little top.Ella is a good girl so far. She loves feeding withMummy, lots of cuddles, and always smiles whenDaddy makes her fly through the air."

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Dr. GeorgeMcCullough

Faculty

You will bemissed ...

Errata!Franklin Piacentini,

Class of 1961 is aliveand well! Sorry to send

you off so soon , Dr.Piacentini! (UWOAAnewsletter December

2001)

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In the wake of 9/11, manystories have emerged. Dr.Arthur Burns' ('61)important work is one ofthem. As a forensic dentistand associate medicalexaminer, Dr. Burns spenttime working in the NewYork City medicalexaminer' s officeidentifying victims of thedisaster. During his weekin New York, 700 victimshad been identified, half ofthem through dental recordsalone. After taking somepost-graduate courses inforensic dentistry in the70's, Dr. Burns started hisown training program in ~

1983 for dentists and dental~

hygienists so thatJacksonville has its ownmass disa ster team. "WhenI left New York, " he said,"there was this terrificfeeling of accomplishmentthat I had helped." Thankyou, Dr. Burns!

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Faculty Profile

Geoff Greenlee e mbraces all that IS theGreat Northwest. He loves fine cuisine,e s p e c i a II y seafood dishes, not tomenti on sus hi! In hi s 'free time,' Geoffpursues act i v i tie s i n c l u din g flyfi shing,camping, tennis and racquet sports , s w i m m in g ,the J a pan e s e mar s h a I art aikido, music,c om put e r s / dig ita I techn ology, andtraveling. Not bad for a guy with a DDS fromthe University of Michigan who wasn't sure if hewould stay in the Seattle area. After graduatingwith his OW MSD in Orthodontics in 2000 hedecided this was the place. We agree, Geoff!

Geoff has been in c harge of the pre­doctoral orthodontic curriculum at the OW,w 0 r kin g the re half-time since May. Asidefrom working with clinical "g adgets," andgenetics, Geoff has a keen interest inc ran i 0 fa cia I an 0 m a lie s, cleft lip andpalate, and early treatment. During Geoff sfellowship at Children' s Ho spital and Reg ion a IMe d i c a I Center in Seattle, he was able toexercise that interest while working closel y withLen a Omnell (' 84) . Aside from his work withcurriculum matters, Geoff also teaches the gradre s ide n t sat the Odessa Brown Clinic oneday a week. He enjoys mixin g his teachingprofession with private pra cti ce-a great

Did you know that Dan Taylor lead s a double life?Well he does. He' s a Husky AND a Troj an! Thi s poses aproblem at times during the Husky away games at USC, butnever fear - Dan manages it all when it comes to colleagues,students AND home games! Dan attended Brigham YoungUniversity, foll owed by Dental School at USC, before comingto the OW and gradua ting in 1980. He says he still can 'tbelieve the wonderful opportunity presented to him when hewas accepted by the OW Orthodontic Department, although onewonders if it wa sn't already built into the 'big plan.' Dan' sfather was a dentist and his mother a hygi eni st (both retiredno w). Dan grew up hearing, "Don't forget- you're going to bean orthodontist when you grow up! " Lucky for us he listened!

Dan ' s profe ssional life includes ma intaining a privatepractice in Sn ohomish, and teaching at the OW. He isespecially interested in studying untreated optimal occlusionand strives to duplicate that in his patients.

Dan and Cindy made their home in Snohomish andhave 6 children and 4 grandchildren. Needless to say, holiday sare packed with family at the Taylor home! Dan loves skiing inthe winter and is especially involved in his church, currentl yserv ing as Bishop of the Everett Fourth Ward (600 people !) ofthe Church of Je sus C hr ist of Latter-day Saints .

Working with the "ever-brilliant, interes ting andwonderful" grad students is a special enjoyment for Dan. Helooks forward to Thursday seminars with his one-time professorand now cohort Bob Little as well as with great inspirationsGreg Huang and Jo seph Yousefian.

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Alton Moore Lectureship

Presenting.... the class of 2002!from left Judy Chen, Karen Clements, Perry Ormiston, Nicole Connors, Nan Hatch

Guest Speaker Stavros Kiliaridis joins lectureship namesake Alton Moore, UWOAA President Tim Shields,and Department Chairman Greg King during the Chairman's reception

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2002 Alton Moore Lecture...

Howdy pardner! Graduate and new associate BurleighSurbeck ('01) joins his buddy and ours, Doug Cameron ('71).

Who says you can't work together 5 days a week?

Coffee Break! Roy Gunsolus(F) and DonJoondeph('71) catch up..

All smiles, Camille VanDevanter('91) and David Turpin ('66) enjoy

break time.

Altogether now.... (left) Jim Elder ('73), Rick Garfinkle, ('73),Peter Shapiro ('73), Marc Joondeph ('76), and Bob Little ('70)

gather for some chum time during a break.

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Meet Our 2003 Graduates

Bryan Williams, Jennifer Mirabelli, Jeff Theis, Gabriela Orsini, Brian Nett

Jennifer Mirabelliwas raised with hertwo old er broth ersin sunny SouthernCa lifornia. Sheatte nded theUn iversity ofCal ifornia at Sant aBarbar a for herundergradu atestudies and majoredin biology .After co lleg e,Jennifer moved toBo ston where sheattended Harv ardSchool of DentalMedicine. It wasthere that she met her husband, Rob , and aftergradu ation mov ed to Seattl e. Rob is currently in thepedi atri c dental program , also at UW. In their freetime, Jen and Rob enjoy swinuni ng with the Huskymasters team and spe nding time with the ir pug puppy"Gu s".

Brian Nett was born and ra ised in San Diego , CA. Hegraduated from the Univers ity of Cal ifornia at SanDiego in 1997 with a degree in Biochemistry and CellBiology and a minor in Psychology . It was in collegethat Br ian met his beautiful wife Karan who is now agen eral dent ist working in Auburn. After hisundergradu ate training, he crossed the country to NewYork City and attende d dent al school at ColumbiaUni versity. Giving up the sun and surf was extremelydifficult but livin g in the city turned out to be awonderful experience . Trying to get back to the leftcoas t led Brian to the University of WashingtonOrthodontic Program where he will graduate inDecember 2003 . In addition to being a professionalstudent, Bri an enjoys many other activities such assurfing (of course) , snowboarding , biking, traveling,and eatin g gre at food .

Jeff Theis entered the dental profession after a briefperiod working as a che mical eng ineer in New Jersey.Not wanting to give up eng inee ring entirely, hedecided to pursue a resid ency in orthodontics after

dental school. Jeffis very happy to bestudying at such arespectedorthodonticprogram, andliving in such awonderful place asSeattle. However,he is lookingforw ard toreturning aftergradu ation to hishome state ofConnecti cut topracti ceorthodontics, andto be with his

family and his fiancee , Melinda .

Gabriela Orsini is originally from Yenezuela . Sh e wasborn and raised in Caracas where she atte nde d Dent alSchool at UCY. After graduating , she worked as anassociate in general dentistry. A yea r after she wasawarded a Scholarship by the Japanese Ministry ofEdu cation . During the fi ve years she lived in Japan shereceived clinical training in advanced general dent ist ryand obtained a Ph.D in the Oral Medicine program, atOkayama U niversity Dental School. Her thesis projectwas focu sed on TMD, spec ifica lly clinicalpredictability of TM joint internal derangements.During her stay in Japan she realized her love fororthodontics and decided to pursue her ortho career atUW. While considering her options in her country andhere after graduating, Gaby enjoys traveling, runningand spending time outdoors.

Bryan Williams is originally from Fort Wayne,Indiana. His love of the outdoors took him to theUniversity of Colorado where he received a BS inBiology. From there, Bryan traveled back to hishomeland to complete dental school at IndianaUniversity. An urge to explore the Northwest brou ghthim to UW for orthodontics. Upon completion of theprogram at UW, Bryan would like to settle somewherenear mountains. He will look for an associate ship inColorado or possibly the Northwest.

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