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

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DEDICATION Dr. Rosenthal was bom in Philadelphia on August 19, 1899, and has been associated with dentistry cither in actual practice, or in education, since 1923. He received his D.D.S. from the University of Pennsylvania Dental School in 1922, and then stayed on to become a research associate in bacteriology and an instructor in oral medicine at the Graduate School of Medicine (1943-47). In 1945. he became visiting periodontist at Ml Sinai Hospital of Philadelphia, and then two years later was appointed to the faculty of the Temple University School of Dentistry 1955 then saw him the Professor and Head of the Department of Oral Diagnosis. Dr. Rosenthal is an Honorary Professor of the University of El Salvador and San Marco University. Peru, having received from the latter a Fullbright Grant in Oral Medicine. He also holds an honorary-membership in the Scicdad Pervona de Paradonlologia. He is a fellow in the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as the following fraternities: Omicron Kappa Upsilon. Sigma Xi, and Sigma Epsilon Delta, having served as the latter's Grand Master in 1954.

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And so he leaves. A rebirth after four years of Purgatory Knowing full well the meaning of thorns He wears his crown Forgiving And trying to forget His future is limited only by His energies and his visions. 13

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Dr. S. Leonard Rosenthal, D.D.S., F.A.C.D., F.I.C.D. Class of 1966, I am proud to graduate with you. You are exceptionally well prepared to con tribute to the further growth of our profession. The recent changes from a tooth rehabilitation technology to a comprehensive health service augur ever greater advances in the future. To meet the challenge, you will have to be perennial students - reading and keeping abreast of scientific progress in graduate, postgraduate and refresher courses. My final year at Temple has been greatly enriched by acting as your class advisor. Your scholarly and technical attainments, your courtesy and kindness have transmitted the usual pleasant teacher-student relation to one of warm and rewarding friendships. As we leave the academic world together, my best wishes for your success and happiness go with you.