Baylor University College of Dentistry - Baylor Burr Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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Student Religious Activities = ? As a part of the Christian Emphasis Week, Dr. Robert A. Hingson displays several articles in professional journals concerning his work in the Republic of Honduras in the summer of 1965. As a result of his enthusiasm and ideas of what could be done in Central America, the Baylor Dental Health Mission was organized to send dental teams to Nicaragua and Honduras for three weeks of work. Dr, Eugene Zimmerman poses with new dental and dental hygiene students on the first day of school. Each stu- dent is encouraged to attend a church of his faith while in Dallas. 117

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Student Religious Activities The third floor lecture room was filled to capacity (103 people seated plus standing room) to hear Dr. Lester Mat- thews speak on the topic, “A Christian Views Human Origins.” As a symbol of his approach, he brought a model of a chimpanzee, seated on a stack of books, studying a human skull. Tom Graves questions a statement made by Dr. David Moore concerning his approach to the Christian faith, The lecturer, speaking as a dentist and scientist, dealt with his faith in terms the students could understand and appre- 116 ciate.

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118 Above: Enplaning for Nicaragua—Descending the steps are: Dr. Richard McNiece, Dr. Bill Green, Larry Cunningham, and ae pes Marcon tel. Pictured left at foot of steps, Dr. Richard endele. ae ) e7 The Baylor Dental Health Mission to Central America During the month of July the profession of den- tistry was practiced for the first time in many vil- lages of the Central American countries of Nicaragua and Honduras. Unless teams of dentists from Baylor University College of Dentistry return, these remote villages may never again have the benefit of such a dental service. The Baylor Dental Health Mission was part of the Student Religious Activities program of the Col- lege of Dentistry. The purpose of the pilot program was: (1) to give a few selected individuals the op- portunity to use their professional knowledge in an unselfish way to relieve a part of the world’s suffer- ing and (2) to allow this experience to shape their professional and religious values. In Honduras, Dr. Leon Lewis, an instructor, was joined by Dr. Glenn Baker, Tom David and Jack King. In Nicaragua, the group included Dr. Richard Bendele, Dr. Richard McNiece, Dr. Bill P. Green, Dr. Ron Holman, and Larry Cunningham. Skillern’s Drug Stores of Dallas was sponsor of the Honduras mission. Mr. Sol Hirsch (right), president of Skillern’s, ob- pplies by (left to right) Dr. Leon Lewis, Tom David, Jack King, and Dr. Glenn served the packing of instruments and su Baker.