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

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TO THE CLASS OF 1968: During your dental school careers, you have received the foundation upon which you can build a successful life in many different areas of your profession. Although you may not see it clearly, or understand completely at the moment, you are entering the dental profession at a time of extreme change and challenge unequaled m the past. As a result of increasing population, education, prosperity, and many varied programs of health care, it is anticipated that the demand for dental care will nearly double within relatively few years. It is imperative that the profession provide the leadership and the means for rendering this care. To do so will require drastic changes from the patterns of practice as we have known them in the past. Dentistry has met and solved numerous problems before, and countless thousands of dedicated members past and present have elevated the profession to its current position of prominence and esteem. Nearly one-third of all dentists in the United States have graduated from dental school within the past ten years. The destiny of the profession will be in the hands of the younger members. With graduation go many obligations and responsibilities. You must continue to increase your knowledge and improve your skills. The services which you provide will be obsolete all too soon if you do not continue to learn. In addition, as an educated professional man. you have an obligation to participate in community affairs and contribute to society in general, as well as contributing to your profession. Your opportunities are unlimited. Your responsibilities are clear. The challenge is yours. Your school, your profession, and society are depending on you. My sincere congratulations to each of you. May you all achieve the success and happiness in life which you desire. DALE F. ROECK D.D.S. F.A.C.D. F.I.C.D. ASSISTANT DEAN 12

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DEDICATION The Class of June. 1968. is pleased to be able to dedicate this edition of the ODONTOLOG to our Dean. Dr. Charles L. Howell Under his able leadership Temple University School of Dentistry has become the site of progressive and dynamic dental education. In the few short years since his arrival at Temple he has created a truly academic atmosphere and many of our classmates have been motivated to go on to further study. The physical changes that have taken place since our freshman year have provided tangible and ample evidence of the progress for which he has been responsible. His concept of dental education is sound and forward looking. We are certain that the changes he has brought about are merely an advance notice of future improvements. As a result, we look forward to maintaining constant contact with our School so that we may now enjoy its progress vicariously. Dr. Howell graduated from the Indiana University. School of Dentistry in 1946 and later from John Hopkins, where he received his Master’s Degree in Public Health. His contributions to the progress of the profession are many, varied, and significant. Prior to his appointment at Temple, he served as assistant dean Indiana University. Before that, he was Director of Dental Public Health and was one of the early workers with stannous fluorides as a caries preventive and conducted studies on the effective utilization of dental assistans. He is a Fellow of both the Academy of General Dentistry and the American College of Dentists. Dean Howell is married to the former Ruth Carlisle and has two children. Carney and Susan. We consider ourselves fortunate indeed to have attended Temple, and to have had the opportunity to come to know and respect the capabilities and personal warmth that this man pos sesses.

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SENIOR CLASS ADVISOR Meeting with the staff of the Odontolog has been a pleasure in that it has given me an opportunity to become more fully aware of the diverse talents that exist in the group. They have worked hard and long in order to produce a publication that will be meaningful not only now but in the years ahead. They deserve your appreciation for a job well done. All of you will be surprised at the number of times in your lives when a glance through the pages of this book will bring back to you incidents that might otherwise be forgotten. So. in effect, they have produced a reference book, one to which you will refer with pleasure and pride in the years ahead. Your class has come through a period of transition at Temple and the record you have established is a tribute to all of you. I am certain you will continue to perform as well in the future as you have in the past. You are entering the profession at a time which promises to be dynamic, exciting, and challenging. The changes that are likely to take place will require a high degree of adaptability. You have already demonstrated by your performance here that you have all of the attributes to meet these challenges. It is my sincere wish that good fortune will be your lot in life and that all of your efforts meet with success. CHAIRMAN OPERATIVE DENTISTRY JOHN L. BOMBA D.D.S., F.I.C.D. F.A.C.D., F.A.G.D. 13