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

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H iil-It M-4t:Tiilk il ]iW. ' UTf i(«li --llr-(i4u?:iHM« ' ll[«f-.n Now at edge of dental procedures. Rather, we have experienced the formation of a professional conscience and the realization of what delivery of dental care truly entails. Comprehensive dental health care, as a right rather than as a privilege, is to be rendered with the to- tal patient in mind, dependent upon the integrity of the dentist as the sole judge of the adequacy of the treatment. These are the ideals which the faculty of the School of Dental and Oral Surgery of Columbia University has dedicated itself to and displayed by example. The class of 1972 therefore dedicates itself and its yearbook to these ideals with sincere thanks to every member of the faculty .

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We now complete a period in our lives which cannot be measured merely in years. Rather, it is a time which has been filled with moments of despair and joy, failure and accom- plishment, hope and attainment. The value of this four year microcosm does not reside in its essays or photographs. Its significance lies in its montage of memorabilia encompassing our education here at Columbia . It is the sincere hope of the editors that this Dental Colum- bian offer the reader enjoyment by acting as an aid and guide complimenting his recollection of these past four years. With the passage of time, and the assumption of myriad responsibilities in our professional and private lives, the read- er may peruse these pages at his leisure and reflect upon that period of his education. We know these reflections will be pleasant ones. Our congratulations to the graduating class. Best wishes, Paul Bacall, Editor-in-Chief Joseph S. D ' Agrosa, Assistant Editor

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Dean Melvin L. Moss, D.D.S., Ph.D. Your course of study at the School of Dental and Oral Surgery has come to its successful conclusion. I have a personal sense of gratification in extending to you my congratulations for a task well done and my wish that your future holds for you all of the professional and personal rewards and attainments you seek. The faculty, the staff, and all of your fellow students join me in these thoughts. In a very real sense your dental education occurred during a period of remarkable transition in our profes- sion. The conjunction of scientific and technical ad- vances in dentistry with an increasing awareness of the sociological, psychological, and economic factors whose operation determines the distribution of dental health care have had an important role in shapingthe nature of your educational experience with us. Your School continues to try to establish an active posture in response to these multi-faceted demands for change; to anticipate and guide them rather than merely respond reflexively to them. So it is that you have experienced with us an exciting time, a period when we sought to provide you with all of the tools and concepts necessary for you to engage in the prac- tice of your profession in future years. We have at- tempted to keep the best of the past and to blend it with the best of the new. Yet in every sense we know that you realize that you have only begun the study of dentistry. The only thing you can be sure of is that the future will bring with it still further change. It seems reasonable to predict that the modes of dental practice, as well as the modes of payment for dental health care, will undergo some change from those of the recent past. Your duty, both as a dentist and a citizen, requires that you partake in the several processes by which these changes are brought about. Assuredly, if den- tistry does not become master of its own house, oth- ers will assume that role. Technical and scientific advances will continue also. No school can possibly provide you with more than the current state of knowledge. Your obligation for continued education is explicit. Some of you may eventually seek further training in the several dental specialties. Here, too, you will experience the winds of change which are blowing through our social fabric. This faculty and the profession as a whole welcome you. You, individually and collectively, are our future as well as your own. We have striven to prepare you as best we can for the responsibilities which await you inevitably. God-speed and good luck.