Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery - Dental Columbian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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FRANK JAMES CACCIOLA Anyone having trouble completing his C and B units should consult with Frank. He turns them out faster than rabbits multiply. Part of the credit for this is probably due to Frank ' s previous training as a dental technician in the army. It is not unusual to see Frank setting up a full-full in one afternoon, and the next day trying the finished dentures in die patient ' s mouth. His opponents believe he has a secret lab, but diis hasn ' t been proved yet. Frank is a native of Jackson Heights, N. Y. and before entering the army and Columbia, he studied at St. John ' s University. At Columbia, he has been president of the sophomore class, member of Student Council in both junior and senior years, member of Psi Omega, and is on the 1948 Dental Columbian staff. NICHOLAS JOSEPH CAVA When Nick opens up his office in Bethpage. L. I., he ' ll have an advantage over most other dentists. Patients will be able to make appoint- ments not only by ' phone but also by short- wave radio (if they happen to have one). Nick is the proud operator of Station W2WBO, and it is rumored that he already has prospective patients in South Africa and Alaska. Before coming to Columbia, Nick matriculated at Long Island University. When he wasn ' t wor- rying about such mundane matters as how to recover gold crowns that are accidentally swal- lowed by patients, he managed to be very active in Psi Omega, Jarvie and Abstracts. Upon leav- ing Columbia, he will either intern or practice in the U. S. Armv. 27

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LUIS BLANCO-DALMAU When it was discovered that Luis had a fluent knowledge of the Spanish language, every Spanish patient that came into the clinic was referred to him, either for treatment, or trans- lations, or both. To add to his woes, the Ab- stracts Society decided that it would be a good idea to have translations of some of the Latin dental journals, so Luis became the recipient of as many of these as the Abstracts Society could find. In addition to his work with Abstracts, Luis is also a member of Jarvie and the Dental Columbian. He has recently become engaged, and upon graduation, he intends to marry and intern iri Puerto Rico. JOHN MARK BLUGERMAN John is o ne of the less noisy members of our class (especially when coming to lecture ten minutes late). He has spent a considerable amount of time with Columbia University, hav- ing received an A.B. degree from Columbia College. He is a member of Jarvie and has con- tributed numerous articles to Abstracts. John is a lover of good music and spends a large por- tion of his spare time attending concerts and recitals. His future plans include an internship and later a private practice. 26

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KENNETH CHARLES DEESEN Just sit Ken down at a piano and he ' ll be happy the rest of the day. Not only does he play the piano well, but he also has a good singing voice. In addition to these talents, he dabbles in pho- tography, ' having supplied many of the photo- graphs for both the 1947 and 1948 Dental Co- lumbians. Kenneth considers himself an inlay expert and claims that he can produce inlay margins which can ' t even be detected with a razor-sharp Gillette explorer. He does it all with his little ball burnisher. (A good casting helps too.) He studied at Queens College and M.I.T., and is a member of Psi Omega and Dental Abstracts. Ken will probably find some way to combine photography with dentistry, so any day now we expect him to design a new dental unit with a built-in camera and handpiece. JAMES WILLIAM DELASHO The pride and joy of Yonkers came to our school with a B.S. degree from Manhattan Col- lege. To hear Jimmie talk you ' d think that he ran things in Yonkers. (He says he does!) Jimmie is a man of the world and likes to travel. He came back from his Christmas vaca- tion with a nice tan and some new experiences both of which he acquired in Florida. Jimmie likes to collect phonograph records, both old and new, especially if they are rare jazz items. He and Walt Engel have often spent most of their lunch hour discussing the relative merits of jazz artists. His future plans include an in- ternship at Fordham Hospital and a practice specializing in Oral Surgery. He intends to limit his practice to females, ages 18 to 25 inclusive. 28