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

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ORTHODONTICS S ( . much has been written about programmed in- struction that the term newer teaching methods which you have selected as your theme, immediately calls this to mind. Programmed instruction has already proven its great value in general education and will undoubtedly play an even greater role in the future. So far these techniques have had only limited applica- tion in dental education and have been used largely in the teaching of theory. Laboratory or clinical work involving the practical application of theoretical principles is somewhat more difficult to program successfully. Orthodontics at the undergraduate level constitutes one of the several minor subjects in which only a limited amount of the subject matter can be covered because of severe limitations of time. We constantly strive to use this limited time to best advantage, and some innovations are introduced each year. Within recent years we have tried to expand the subject matter by assigning outside reading to supple- ment each lecture. These assignments are made the subject of short weekly quizzes to provide incentive and the opportunity for each student to demonstrate his capabilities and understanding in the subject. The addition of closed circuit television has allowed the treatment of one patient to be viewed by an entire class, and thus has afforded the student a wider ex- perience which enables him to perform orthodontic services for his patients. Nicholas A. DiSalvo NICHOLAS A. DI SALVO B.S., D.D.S., Ph. D. Professor of Dentistry Director, Division of Orthodontics Laszlo Schwartz D.D.S. Henrv I. Nahoum D.D.S. Julius Tarshis D.D.S. Charles M. Chayes D.D.S. Walter 0. Spengeman D.D.S. % = V V Edward E. Teltsch D.D.S. David Blistein D.D.S. Monroe M. Gliedman D.D.S. Richard Gliedman Bert B. Schoeneman D.D.S. D.D.S.

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JOSEPH M. LEAVITT B.S., D.D.S. Director, Division of Endodontics ENDODONTICS The endodontic staff extends its sincere congratula- tions to the members of the class of 1966 on their graduation and wishes them a lifetime filled with suc- cess and satisfaction in the growing, ever-changing profession of Dentistry. The past quarter century has seen the inexorable evolvement of Dentistry in the direction of increasing emphasis on principles and technics concerned with the retention of all important elements of the patient ' s dentition for the purposes of health, function and es- thetics, and we are sure that in this modern age of so- called Full Mouth Rehabilitation with its high speed, full coverage and multisplinting technics, you will find Endodontics and increasingly valuable ad- junct in your dental practice. Its growing importance as an essential element of Retentive Dentistry can be pointed up by simply mentioning that during the past fifteen years, endo- dontic teaching time in the undergraduate curriculum has more than tripled, while the staff has grown from two general practitioners with an interest in endo- dontics to a present total of nine men, eight of whom are recognized specialists in the field. It will be your function in practice to continually give to your patients the best that dentistry has to offer. Implicit in this is your obligation to constantly keep abreast of advances in your profession and, in the last analysis, to do unto each patient what you would wish done unto yourself. We wish you all the very best of luck in these endeavors. Joseph M. Leavitt Marvin Firdman D.D.S. William Miller D.D.S. Irving J. Naidorf D.D.S. Gerald H. Besen D.D.S. Howard I. Blum D.D.S. Murray A. Cantor D.D.S. S. Abel Moreinis D.D.S. Howard B. Yogel D.D.S.

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STOMATOLOGY EDWARD V. ZEGARELLI, A.B., M.S., D.D.S. Edwin S. Robinson Prof, of Dentistry Director, Division of Stomatology JrT Joseph A. Cuttita Jack Budowsky Austin H. Kutscher Irwin D. Mandel David Hendell D.D.S. D.D.S. D.D.S. D.D.S. D.D.S. Prof, of De ntistry Mortimer Karmiol D.D.S. John K. Lind D.D.S. Rober! F. Walsh D.D.S. Herbert F. Silvers D.D.S.