Temple University School of Dentistry - Odontolog Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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SOPHOMORE YEAR Sophomores!! We worked hard for that dubious distinction of wise fools, ’ and after the summer recess was over, we returned to school bent on continuing our conquests of the freshman year. Three more years to go; it still seemed like 1959 was a long way off. We advanced our knowledge of the microscopic study of the normal and abnormal tissues of the body thru Drs. James and Donnelly via Oral Histology and Pathology, and General Pathology. Pharmacology and Physiology were closely integrated by Drs. Mann and Larson to offer us a clearer understanding of the human body as a whole. Oral Anatomy became Operative Dentistry as Dr. Herman took us thru the maze of forms of outlines, proper convenience, resistance, and retention. Drs. Kotanchik and Roeck taught us the art and science of fixed and removable prosthesis, while new horizons of dentistry were opened for us in the fields of Periodontia. Orthodontia, and Endodontia by Drs. Rothner. Hedges, and Amsterdam. This was a difficult year, more difficult than the first one. It was a year that saw us grow not only in knowledge, but professional attitude as well. After many hours of study and much technic work, it was over. We looked forward with great anticipation and anxiety to our third year with the Clinic and •‘live’’ patients, but this was more than just another year gone by, it was the half-way mark! 1957; and then there were two!! 23

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ANATOMY, ORAL Harold L. Faggart. D.D.S., F.A.C.D., Assistant Professor of Operative Dentistry. Lecturer on Dental History Louis Herman. D.D.S.. F.A.C.D., Professor of Oral Anatomy. Director of Graduate Studies Jacob W. Klein. D.D.S. DENTAL HISTORY Of - D» or A study of teeth from the eruptive stage until adult life, their position in the mouth, calcification, and methods of annotation. Comparative Dental Anatomy is given before a detailed study of the teeth of man is considered. The relation of various forms of diet is emphasized- Nomenclature, microscopical anatomy, types, contour, external and internal anatomy of decidious and permanent teeth. Arrangement of teeth, their eruption and occlusion, the alveolar process, peridental membrane and gum tissue of maxilla and mandible. Horizontal and longitudinal dissections and drawings of natural teeth and carvings in wax and plaster are made in the laboratory. George T. Mervine. D.D.S., Assistant Professor of Operative Dentistry A course of sixteen lectures given during the first semester of the freshman year designed to acquaint the new dental student with the scope of his chosen profession, at well at to inform him of the social, economic, and professional responsibilities whkh will devolve upon him as a dentist. The lectures on history bring to the student the cultural background of the development of the profession with a review of those men who have contributed so unselfishly to its growth and development. Z. John Gregory. D.D.S., Assistant Professor of Prosthetic Dentistry PROSTHETICS Prosthetic Dentistry is taught throughout the entire eight semesters of the dental program by lectures and demonstrations. and by laboratory and clinical practice. The freshman and sophomore courses are designed to introduce the student to the fundamentals of the extensive and complex bio-mechanical and esthetic problems involved in full and partial denture design and construction. The w ork in these two years (sixty-four hours of lecture and three hundred twenty hours work in the technic laboratory) is in preparation for Clinical Prosthetics in the junior and senior years, and to provide the background necessary for the lectures and laboratory work on the more advanced and intricate phases of the subject which are presented during these years.

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Frederic James, L.M.M.S.S.A., D.D.S., Professor of Histopalhology, Director of the Isaiah Dorr Research Laboratory ORAL PATHOLOGY In Oral Pathology, the fundamental! of General Pathology arc extended and applied to the disease and deficiencies incident to the oral cavity The subject matter is presented by lectures, slides, natural color photographs, gross sped mens, and models Particular attention it given to the diseases of the paradon-tium, the dental pulp, the teeth, the character and classification of cysts and tumors, and the influence of systemic disease upon the oral structures. The student is given the opportunity of studying tn the laboratory the microscopic sections of the cases which he has observed and may be treating in the clinic, thus bringing into practical application the basic principles which he has learned in previous work. ORAL HISTOLOGY The course in Oral Histology given during the first semester of the sophomore year takes up the specialised study of the mi«o-anatomy of the teeth, periodontal membrane, mucous membranes, and other oral tissues and organs. The detailed cmbryological development of these structures is also studied. The material is presented by meant of lectures, demonstrations, models, pro)cctcd micro-slides, and through thirty-two hours of microscopic work in the Histology Laboratory. Andrew J. Donnelly, M.D., Professor of General Pathology Martin Entinc, D.D.S., Lecturer in Oral Pathology GENERAL PATHOLOGY The course is intended to encourage the sophomore student to use his knowledge of anatomy, embryology, histology. chemistry, physiology and bacteriology so that he may understand In some measure the morbid conditions and processes that affect the body. From his studies of disease it is hoped that the student will learn to approach and undertake diagnosis and treatment of patients intelligently. “By virtue of lantern slides and microscopic study, who can deny . . .