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

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Edward P. Kesseler, D.D.S.. Howard A. Arden, D.D.S.. Joseph C. DeLisi. D.D.S. George W. Hindels, D.D.S., William J.Miller. D.D.S. Dale E. Hopp. D.D.S.. Joseph A. DeJulia. D.D.S. William A. Dwyer. Jr. D.D.S., John M. Scar- ola, D.D.S., Paul L. Lyons, D.D.S. Harry Shpuntoff. D.D.S. 1

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PROSTHODONTICS John J. Lucca, A. B., D.D.S. Professor of Dentistry Eugene LaSota, D.D.S., Victor S. Caronia, D.D.S. Ennio L. Uccellani, D.D.S. The Class of 1965, similar to previous classes before them, faces the future with hope and some apprehension but also with gratification. It has lived through four years of intensive study, from the first encounter with a cadaver to performing complete oral reconstruction for a dental cripple. It has taken each step in stride, and, as a class, has emerged prepared for the new challenge that awaits them upon graduation. You are to be congrat- ulated for a job well done. Those of you who choose to enter into general practice will find that restorative dentistry will probably occupy the greatest percentage of your time. This will be true for many years to come even with all the advances in preven- tive dentistry. A broad biologic background coupled with training in various digital skills and techniques, not un- like those needed by the surgeon in medicine, is a neces- sity for performing this highly demanding service. Here at Columbia you have been trained to meet most of the challenges you will be encountering in restorative dentis- try. As evidenced by many of our graduates who have re- lated to us (after a few years in service or practice), you have been trained without peer. With advances in materials, techniques and knowl- edge, teeth which just a decade ago would have been condemned to extraction are being retained for many years of useful service. Fewer and fewer patients are being forced to the completely edentulous state. Right here at Columbia, this seems to be evidenced by the fact that our complete denture patients no longer have a long waiting period for service. The demand is greater for fixed and removable partial denture service. Perhaps in time with further advances in techniques and preventive measures, there will be no need for anyone to reach the edentulous state. It is within the grasp of graduates of 1965 to achieve such a goal in their lifetime. It is our hope that the 1965 graduates of Columbia play a signifi- cant role in bringing this about. Remember the fact is, nothing comes; — at least nothing good. All has to be fetched. The Faculty of the Prosthodontics Section would like to congratulate you and extend its sincerest best wishes to you in your chosen profession. John J. Lucca. A.B.. D.D.S. Frank J. Cacciola, D.D.S.. Sebastian A. Bruno. D.M.D.

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OPERATIVE DENTISTRY Edward A. Cain, B.S., D.D.S. Professor of Dentistry You have now attained the highest goal in education; a doctorate degree in one of our greatest professions. This is a right that has been justly earned and granted by an outstanding university — the practice of dentistry — a health service. With every right there is a corresponding duty — it is your duty to use all the knowledge and skills you have been taught to render the finest service you can to your patients. You have been well prepared in the fundamentals of operative dentistry, its integration with all the phases of restorative and clinical dentistry, and the basic sciences. This, though, is not an end in itself but the beginning. The true professional man is one of high moral character who never does less than his best and has a desire for further knowledge that never ceases. Continued education is the key to a successful professional man. We in operative dentistry are proud of you and have enjoyed our association with you, and hope that each of you will become a leader in your chosen field of endeavor. Edward A. Cain B.S., D.D.S. Thomas W. Portway, D.D.S. James W. Benfield. D.D.S.. Herbert P. Fritz. D.D.S. Thomas W. Porlwav. D.D.S.. Roy Boelstler. D.D.S.