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

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I FOURTH EDITION RCHER Volcmtl 4« 1-1030 J AUNDE

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A FEW WORDS FROM OUR FOREMAN As this article is being written in December, construction crews are busily working above us, below us and right in our midst. The clinic floors are traversed with footprints of cement dust. Gaping holes in the ceiling of the 8th Floor Clinic, each with its plastic drop annoyingly disturb the symmetry of the clinic and puncture its efficiency. And hard-hatted workmen with jackhammers are pounding away incessantly as we try to per- form health services in a professional environment. But worst of all, with the 7th and 9th Floor Clinics in the process of being totally re- constructed, all our clinic activities are concentrated on the 8th Floor and, as you know, in order to provide more time and extract maximum utilization from our operator units, three clinic sessions have been scheduled each day, the frist beginning at 8:30 A.M. and the ast ending at 5:30 P.M. Despite our best efforts we are indeed miserably and agonizing- ly over-crowded; we bump into each other, squeeze past each other, step on each other ' s toes and practically sit on each other ' s laps. The faculty apologizes to the Class of 19 77 for these inconveniences, and we are sorry that you may not ever enjoy the pleasures of working on all three floors of our com- pletely renovated and refurbished clinics. However, you will have had (hopefully) a taste of what the modern dental clinic will be when the 7th and 9th Floor clinics are completed in March. But despite the inconveniences of reconstruction we are confident that your over-all clinical experiences will not have suffered significantly; you are as well-educated and trained as any class we have graduated. And do remember, you will be known as The Reconstrution Class or The Transition Class , titles you will frequently recall and cherish in the future. You had the best of the old and a taste of the new ! And so, to the Reconstruction Class we of the faculty are deeply indebted for your patience and tolerance. We sincerely compliment you on your perseverance and performance and highly congratulate you on your graduation. May the Good Lord doubly bless you and keep you! And may He shower upon you the gifts of Health, Happiness and Prosperity rl EDWARD V. ZEGARELLI, D.D.S. Dean