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

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Columbia University m the City of New York i New York, N.Y. 10032 SCHOOL OP DENTAL. AMD ORAL. SuPIGEPiV 0 ico of tt-io Dean 630 West i68tn Streot February 8, 1988 Dear Class of 1988: Yearbooks become a means for classes of students to mark their passage through an educational process. The books receive immediate attention and, then, usually are nut aside for rainy days years later. What then will come to your memory about the years spent at Columbia University, School of Dental and Oral Surgery? Will the difficult times of struggles to complete formal coursework and to comply with what you most likely considered bureaucratic rules and regulations prevail in your thoughts? Or, will the informa] contacts with faculty, staff and classmates predominate in your thoughts as you browse through these pages in years hence? For most of you, we hope it will be the latter recollec- tions which will become important to you in the future. Columbia has provided you with a solid education in dentistry. In our opinion, and in the opinion of others, you have received one of the most thorough preparations for dentistry that is obtainable. But, we know that to use that education in a health care setting for the betterment of mankind and for your own personal satisfaction takes more than facts . It takes a caring attitude about people. While there is formal coursework in the curriculum on the behavioral sciences, most of us learn how to care about others through our interaction with each other on a one-to-one basis. It ' s the time a busy person devotes to your personal problem, the chance conversation, the kind effort of another person which you will remember best as encouraging vou to move forward. Pass on those positive interactions in your dealings with your patients and colleagues and you will find that each day becomes one which will bring you personal and professional satisfaction. Please know that our goal was to help you reach the first step in your career in dentistry. Continue to look to us for the advice and encouragement that you will need as you move forward in your professional life. As alumni you remain part of the school . Best wishes in your future endeavors. Sincerely yours, Allan J. Formicola, D.D.S Dean

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DR. ROBERT GOTTSEGEH Dr. Robert Gottsegen and Columbia Periodontics are synonymous. Anyone who completed postdoctoral periodontics or undergraduate dental school must have been influenced by him. As Director of the Division of Periodontics from 1969 to 1988, Dr. Gottsegen has proven to be a versatile administrator. He runs a taut ship, bringing together an outstanding faculty and students of international repute. He continues the Columbia tradition of preeminence in periodontics through research. As a teacher, he stimulates the best in his students through intellectual challenge. More importantly, as a dentist he exemplifies what is best in the profession through his integrity, intellectual grit, and dedication to the field. Those of us who came to Columbia because of Robert Gottsegen hope that he will continue his affiliation with the school and give future students the opportunity to experience all that he has to offer. The flame that Dr. Robert Gottsegen was handed in 1969 has become a torch that cannot be extin- guished.

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ADMINISTRATION Thomas J. Cangialosi, D.D.S. Associate Dean for Students Postdoctoral Education. I Allan J. rormicola, D.D.S. Dean of the Faculty of Dental and Oral Surgery Sidney L. Horowitz, D.D.S. Vice - Dean Ennio L. Uccellani, D.D.S. Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs