Temple University School of Dentistry - Odontolog Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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THE ELEVATOR The executive elevator is located at the rear of the building. With a weight capacity of 85,000 pounds it travels directly from the ground floor to the fourth floor at 9.6 feet per second. It enables the staff to travel directly to the newly decorated offices on the fourth floor quickly bypassing the deteriorating conditions on the second and third floors. The student escalators allow the student an opportunity to travel safely and easily from floor to floor. The escalators are well lighted, freshly painted, and cleaned daily by a competent staff member. i PARKING There is a twenty-three car parking lot adjacent to the building where department chairmen, steamfitters, and sheet metal workers can park their cars without fear of vandalism. The lot is guarded by highly trained professionals who use the latest in surveillance techniques. The University provides on street parking anywhere in North Philadelphia, however they assume no responsibility for stolen tires, stolen batteries, or stolen cars, nor do they assume the costs of parking tickets or towing charges. Due to lack of parking facilities patients are forced to find alternate means of transportation. 19

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HEALTH SERVICE The University Health Service seeks to promote a high standard of physical and mental health among students. It does not attempt to replace the services of a personal physician or psychiatrist, but to supplement them in relation to academic programs and campus life. A Health Service Office for students in the School of Dentistry is located in the Dental Building. Its staff includes a registered nurse and a Part-time physician. Upon completion of the freshman preclinical courses, students are permitted to perform simple coronary bypass and kidney transplant procedures in the Health Service Surgery Room. As the student improves his skills he will eventually be permitted to scale teeth and perform minimal dental procedures up to and including finished cavity preparation. THE VENDETERIA The vendeteria, with a seating capacity of 350 persons, is located on the fourth floor of the building. Offering a full line of hot and cold drinks, soups, sandwiches, fresh fruits, and pastries, the vendeteria is open five days a week to students, faculty, and patients. i

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THE STUDENT LOUNGE The student lounge is a scattered complex of rooms throughout the building which enables the student to relax and get away from the intense pressure of the dental curriculum. Saunas and showers are provided in each of the lounge areas, allowing the student to be refreshed and maintain a clean, well groomed appearance. Racquetball courts, a weight room, and the dental bar and grill are other highlights of what has become a model of luxury and modern convenience for dental schools around the world. Recreation programs, which are incorporated into the schedule, are held daily under the supervision of our own athletic director. The healthy attitude of the administration in establishing these programs has gone a long way in creating a feeling of well being and cooperation in the students.