Academic Services Presentation:
Ann McCann served as a facilitator for "Leadership Strategies for Department Chairs and Program Directors: An ADEA Leadership Institute Program" during the American Dental Education Association's meeting in March. It was inadvertently omitted from the "ADEA, IADR Presenters" article that appeared in the March
BDR Online.Publication: McCann AL, Schneiderman ED. Using research for clinical decision-making: elements of a research report. The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice 3, 2002.
Biomaterials Science Presentation:
Dr. Toru Okabe was invited to the Department of Materials Science Colloquium at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, Feb. 27. He spoke on aspects of titanium casting.Other News:
Dr. Naoki Baba joined the department as a visiting scientist on Jan. 15. Previously, he served as an instructor in the Department of Fixed Prosthodontics at Nagasaki University School of Dentistry in Nagasaki, Japan.
Biomedical Sciences Presentation:
Dr. Mahyar Nouri-Shirazi presented an abstract, "Nicotine Hampers Type-1 Cell-mediated Immunity Through Down-regulation of IL-12 Production by Dendritic Cells," during the International Association for Dental Research's meeting in March. It was inadvertently omitted from the "ADEA, IADR Presenters" article that appeared in the March
BDR Online.Other News:
Dr. Edward G. Miller attended the 2002 Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center's annual meeting in College Station, Texas, Feb. 20-22. He also attended the Cancer Nutrition Network for Texans' Science Council meeting in Houston March 1.
Communications and Development Susan Mitchell Jackson
attended the first meeting of the 2002 class of Leadership Texas Feb. 18-20 in Austin, Texas. She is one of only 100 women who were selected to participate in the yearlong, statewide educational program for women in
prominent leadership positions. A full article will appear in the Summer 2002 issue of the Baylor Dental Record.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Pharmacology Presentations:
Dr. Roger Alexander paid a consultant visit to the advanced education in general dentistry residency program at the U.S. Army Dental Activity in Fort Campbell, Ky., Feb. 21-22. He presented "Complications of Dentoalveolar Surgery," "Use of the Fingerstick Glucometer in Diagnosis and in Management of Medical Emergencies," and "The Use and Abuse of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Dentistry."
Alexander also presented "Generationally Perpetuated Myths of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery" to the Dental Activity's dental staff. In addition, he presented an evening continuing education program to the 8th
District Dental Society of the Tennessee Dental Association in Clarksville, Tenn. The program was titled "Dentists and Suicide: Fact or Fiction?" Other News:
Alexander attended the American Dental Education Association's annual meeting in March. During that meeting, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons' national task force presented its competency document to the Section on Oral Surgery, Anesthesia and Hospital Dentistry, which formally accepted the document by unanimous vote. Alexander served on the AAOMS task force.
The document recommends competencies for graduating dentists in oral and maxillofacial surgery, local anesthesia, pain and anxiety control, and office medical emergencies. The recommended and accepted competencies
will be published in an upcoming Journal of Dental Education. Orthodontics Publications: Driscoll-Gilliland J, Buschang PH, Behrents RG. An evaluation of growth and stability in untreated
and treated subjects. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 120(6):588-597, 2001.English JD, Buschang PH, Throckmorton GS. Does malocclusion affect masticatory performance? Angle
Orthodontist 72(1):21-27, 2002. MacKay Tingey E, Buschang PH, Throckmorton GS. Mandibular rest position: a reliable position influenced by head support and body posture. American Journal of Orthodontics and
Dentofacial Orthopedics 120(6):614-622, 2001. Other News: Dr. Brad Chvatal placed 20th
in the Motorola Austin Marathon Open on Feb. 17. Although his rank qualified him for the Boston Marathon, Chvatal will not compete this year. He has run the Boston Marathon previously. Periodontics Drs. Nancy Burkhart and Terry Rees hosted a live discussion session via the
Web for the International Oral Lichen Planus Support Group Feb. 28. The special guest was Dr. Martin Thornhill, chair of clinical oral sciences at Bart's & the London School of Medicine and Dentistry.
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