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

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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY 'FOUNDED AS THE PHILADELPHIA DENTAL COLLEGE 1803 CHARLES L. HOWELL D.D.S., M.P.H., F.A.C.D. DEAN TO THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 1972 Individuals vary as to their acceptance of and their involvement in change. Some welcome it as a challenge. Others resist change to varying degrees. During the brief four years of your dental education, you have been a participant in the greatest changes in dental education, dental practice, and dental licensure in the history of our profession. As Freshmen you were enrolled in a new curriculum with an open-end thrust allowing for electives and course completion prior to the prescribed four years. Time was made available for a hospital-based experience and additional courses in Community Dentistry. You were introduced to clinical experiences during the Freshman and Sophomore Years. The concepts of self-paced learning and reinforced learning were made available. Utilization of expanded function auxiliaries was introduced to you as Juniors. Examination on a regional basis for purposes of state licensure became a reality. You have been the victims of more change than you realize. It is my judgment that the fundamental concepts central to these changes are sound. However, the ultimate success of these changes rests with each of you. It will be the judgment you exercise and your application of a professional attitude in the daily management of your patients that will determine the success of your practice and the future of dentistry. 18 Your school is proud of you! I salute each of you!

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TO THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 1972 Your class has had the unique, and probably sometimes frustrating experience of having progressed through dental school during a period of marked curricular adjustment and innovation. Your mature and reasonable attitude toward the problems which you have encountered during this transitional period has improved your own dental education and has contributed to the progress of the school. We appreciate your cooperation and assistance. Rest assured that because of these changes your education has been better than that of classes which have preceded you, and succeeding classes will find even greater improvements. You now possess an excellent foundation for your future growth in the dental profession. It is your obligation to continue to build upon this foundation in order that you may contribute effectively and significantly to the health and well being of those whom you serve. I offer my sincere congratulations to each of you for your achievements, and my best wishes for an enjoyable and successful professional career. DALE F. ROECK D.D.S., F.A.C.D., F.I.C.D., F.A.G.D. ASSOCIATE DEAN