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

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You, the class of 1967, are being graduated at a time when the role of the health professions in this country is undergoing reevaluation and con- siderable change. With increased participation of government in providing monies for medical and dental care, it can be foreseen that a larger number of persons will become aware of the need for and will seek dental care. In addition, the emphasis on preventive public health measures may well result in a change in the character of dental practice. This all will create a challenge to the profession to adequately meet the dental needs of the population. As graduates of Columbia, you are well prepared to meet this challenge. Not only have you received an excellent training in the various clinical areas, but you have acquired a background in both basic sciences and clinical principles which permits you to critically evaluate and utilize any of the myriad of new ideas and techniques which are constantly arising, and prepares you with a strong foundation for progressing into the fields of dental research and education. It is evident, however, that it is impossible to learn in the four years spent in dental school all that one needs to know to practice dentistry. Indeed, it is only through experience and a constant exposure to new ideas and procedures that one can practice at one ' s fullest capabilities. This exposure can be achieved, in part, by continued contact with one ' s professional school. It is our hope that you will, as alumni, support your school so that it may continue to remain in the forefront of dental education and, by both instituting new concepts in dental education and producing graduates trained through these concepts, be a strong force in directing the future of our profession. It is with great pleasure that we congratulate you on your graduation and extend to you our best wishes for a satisfying professional and personal life. Gilbert P. Smith, D.D.S. Dean

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Columbia is deeply committed to education of members of the health professions, and continued improvement in educational programs and facilities for dentists is a matter of importance to my administrative col- leagues and myself. The widespread need for health services makes impera- tive the University ' s recognition of its responsibility to provide the best possible training for dentists. We have long taken pride and satisfaction in the achievement of our Dental School and its graduates. In order to meet current and future demands, we know enlarged and modernized facilities are necessary. This can be done only by construction of a new building for the Dental School, and in order to do so, provision has been made in the Columbia Campaign Table of Needs for sufficient funds to be allocated for this purpose. We are impatient to see a new home for the Dental School, a building dedicated to dental education. We are impatient for many long-needed facilities and programs, and we know that these changes and developments will not come tomorrow, but that they will come soon, and to this goal I can assure you C olumbia ' s faculty members, administrators, and Trustees are committed. May I take this opportunity to convey to you congratulation on the occasion of the completion of your professional training and best wishes for success and satisfaction in the years which lie ahead. Your training has been excellent, and you have before you a full and rich professional ex- perience. May this experience be in every way rewarding to you. ys p hs« Grayson Kirk, Ph.D., LL.D. President of the University

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IN MEMORIAM DR. LASZLO SCHWARTZ Dr. Laszlo Schwartz, Clinical Professor of Dentistry at Columbia Univer- sity, head of the Section of Clinical Oral Physiology and Director of the Temporomandibular Joint Clinic, died on September 15, 1966. Dr. Schwartz was a graduate of the School of Dental and Oral Surgery Class of 1931. Soon after graduation his interest was drawn to the history of dentistry and later to research and teaching in oral physiology. He re- turned to Columbia as a Lecturer in Dentistry in 1948 and served the Uni- versity and its students until his death at the age of 61. His contributions to his profession were many and valuable, and included the publication of a definitive textbook entitled Disorders of ihe Temporomandibular Joint, more than fifty papers on dental, scientific and historical subjects and lectures before societies and at universities throughout the world. He was recognized as an authority on the diagnosis and management of facial pain and jaw dysfunction and was a respected historian. Laszlo Schwartz was a scholar, teacher, research worker, writer, editor and practitioner of dentistry who set for himself the highest standards of excellence. His interest in dental education was based on his wide knowl- edge of the history of medicine and dentistry. As a teacher he had great patience and an ability to state complex material in simple terms. His lectures were exciting because of his command of his subjects and his enthusiasm in presenting them. An inquisitive student was his favorite stimulus; he believed that continued learning was the life of dentistry and he continued to learn throughout his life. Dr. Charles M. Chayes