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

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• • has come — it wi Time is thus. Its origin is from the very first changi that ever occurred. Its, course depends on the orientatio and degree of change that occurs. As tomorrow becomes to day and now becomes then, today is paramount ; it the spawn of our yesterdays and the progenitor of o tomorrows. ft B The history of dentistry is a compendiui ever higher standards and augmented responsibilities day ' s dentist may treat his patients with confidence and enjoy the satisfaction of performing an invaluable seovice. The present high status of the dental profession is the culmination of myriad changes in the past. HI What does the future hold for dentistry? AS Will the standards and status of the profession con tinue to rise? The destiny of dentistry is manifest today by the attfc tudes and actions of its practitioners. In the face of evei changing techniques, materials, equipment and therapy the dentist must be a dynamic individual. He must be a per- petual student. It is not sufficient that lie uphold high stand- ards ; he must raise them. Progress necessitates change, but not all change is necessarily progress. Herein lies the challenge to all den- tists who would serve their patients; to effect those changes requisite to progress. RUSSELL R. GAROFALO SSlL fe. c

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MAXWELL KARSHAN, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof, of Biochemistry The dental profession has advanced and lie- come what it is today through the sincere and devoted efforts of many individuals. As fresh- men, first starting our dental education we were privileged to meet one of these individuals. As seniors we met another outstanding individual. Because their names have become synonymous with dentistry we take great pride in dedicating this yearbook to Professors Maxwell Karshan and Carl R. Oman. As we studied Biochemistry in our freshman year we little knew that this man, though him- self not a dentist, had devoted his entire life to the field of biochemical dental research. Dr. Karshan received a B.S. degree from The City College in 1917, an M.A. degree from Co- lumbia in 1920 and a Ph.D. from Columbia in 1925. He has been associated with the College of Physicians and Surgeons since 1917 when he re- ceived an appointment as Assistant in Biological Chemistry headed by Dr. William Gies, a pi- oneer in the field of biochemical research in dentistry. Dr. Karshan first started teaching bio- chemistry to dental students in 1923 when the old College of Dental and Oral Surgery of New York was merged with the School of Dentistry at Columbia University. When the dental school moved to Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in 1928 he was given charge of the biochemistry course given to first year dental students. Dr. Karshan was appointed Assistant Professor in 1925 and Associate Professor in 1931. He is a member of the International Association of Bio- logical Chemists, The Harvey Society, Sigma Xi Society and an honorary member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon. Dr. Karshan has had forty-eight papers published in the field of dental research, many of which are in such publications a.- the Journal of Dental Research, Journal of the American Dental Association, Journal of Peri- odontology and the Journal of Oral Surgery. Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology. In 1951 Dr. Karshan was selected as one of the lecturers in the inservice training course for the appraisal of present scientific information con- cerning periodontal disease at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and School of Dentistry. Among his numerous other activities Or. Karshan has served for eight years on the Com- mittee of Admissions, is a member of the Com- mittee on Dental Education, and the Commit- tee on Dental Research. With so much of his time devoted to the den- tal profession Dr. Karshan found time, with his wife Edna, to raise two fine children, a son, Don, who is an expert on rockets and missiles and a daughter, Gloria, who i- a physician