Chicago College of Dental Surgery - Dentos Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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It is too bad that this book might be published before I graduate, because I must refrain from offending anyone as I have tried to for four years. Since I started here in August of 1967, I have sat in a lot of different seats, but there weren't any that I couIdn't sleep in, and there wasn't much reason not to. There were a few men who tried to teach, there were even fewer who had something to teach, and upon com- bining these two conditions we end up with a select group: Dr. Smulson, Dr. Gerhart, Dr. Dawson, Dr. Gow- giel, Dr. Graber, Dr. Malone, Dr. Ensing, Dr. Jacklich. From this group one is dead, one retired, and one is a part-timer. Dr. Amaturo said in August of 1967 that L.S.D. had a great student-faculty rapport, but until last week, almost four years later, no instructor ever called me by my first name. Dr. Jacklich broke the four-year streak. I thank this school for my degree and for letting me know, in no uncertain terms that life is not just a bowl of cherries. Robert W. Aukee Y K, E E at .Ez si ale.-1 tg. -eiif.-?Q1',5f1 ' f ' I . . -.., 3:35-. -- ' yy. 5:?E,5g:f4f 1 wg? 652' Lulumbia I mu .. .... 1 5 ll 1218! vaio! 2Il7l ,rfb-'sf' X

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7...- . . by s i ' if f' .X , j U- : WA vszr -J ' X ' j 'Ziff-f ' . ,X Q XG w s' K, Ed t Q. l -+ 'Li IX flat-.4 Looking back, I believe my dental education has turned out to be a unique, interesting, and very reward- ing experience. It feels good to have mastered a dis- cipline about which I knew next to nothing just a few years ago. But the knowledge that my dental education is actually just starting makes me feel even better. Dental school has provided me with the basics upon which I hope to build a successful, enjoyable, and most impor- tantly, a professional practice. Out of all the myriad de- tails of baseplates, anatomic landmarks, and patient can- cellations, the single most important feature I was introduced to was professionalism. All the money in the world could not provide as much pleasure as being a professional person, Making the correct diagnosis, hav- ing a patient's gratitude, detecting an early cancer, tai- loring the treatment plan to the particular patient, and seeing that this plan really works-and caring-are all part of this. lt is said that a good dentist should have an insatiable quest for knowledge. I can already see this de- veloping in myself, and I am pleased. Whatever my prac- tice-and at the present it most assuredly will be a gen- eral practice-whatever its location, I hope to conduct myself under all of the tenets stated above. Dental school had its good times, More often it had its bad onesg so much so that at times I thought of quitting. Luckily, I had an understanding, reassuring, and unde- manding wife to see me through it all. Now we have Julie, our first child, which, with finally finishing school, is like fulfilling a dream. Sure, it's been rough, especially in the financial and emotional areas, but I can truly say that if I had it to do over again, I wouIdn't have done it any other way. Jeffrey A. Arnold

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