UCLA School of Dentistry - Impressions Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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jim Fabozzi D.D.S. Roger Fenton D.D.S. --.ivw --.V -.T-U--1 +,m, , 124- -3, - , : ' 'lm F it-af-'14 rj- .l fps. A whining Quiet Air, a cloud of tooth V dust, and a hearty Time for a cup? Jim Fabozzi drills again. With his faith- ' ful DAU companion, Linda, this daring and resourceful bearded wonder leads a never ending battle for pulp horns and Friday golf in old Group A. Although normally a connoisseur of the finer things in life such as line drawing and expensive restaurants, lunch hour would usually find him sitting at the Bomb Shelter drinking his and every one eIse's coffee. In spite of the financial burdens of den- tal school, he managed to come to school driving a VW and leave driving a new 280 Z lDue partly to his work drawing blood at the hospital and partly to his wife's job.l All in all, Fabozzi will be best remem- bered by all of us for his friendly manner, distinctive laugh, and insati- able need for caffeine. Roger is one of the many in our class who have spent a period of time in other fields prior to starting dental school. He has an easy-going personality that allows him to easily deal with most people and situations. However, his experience here has not been without some difficulties. Initially, Roger selected a low-profile stance to survive the rigors of dental school. He followed this plan closely at first, but after starting work in the clinic, he seemed to forget his plan completely. Roger did not seem to realize that low-profile did not include explaining the duties and responsibilities of a group director to a group director, nor did he realize that campaigning to prevent the reduction of clinic hours did not fall within this realm. One of the most difficult situations Roger faced in coping with dental school was future shock in reverse: twentieth century technology in a world where fourteenth century craftsmanship was revered. Upon graduation, Roger will be taking over a practice in Huntington Beach with his brother. With his personality and capabilities, he should find success with ease.

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Marc Elson D. D.S. fl' 'j'!Q -'5Q1..Jl.i 1.3531 1' 'fo -' -if 1,7-l L A, xml' 5 '..-r',IIL,,' - 1 I 4- A' f- H1 I 'W 'ill' -':.,i'.:.f-.qw ,EM ' . - 'fa 1 1:5 lf:-A, Q29- l . 1 , ' 3 ml if ' ii.. .4.- . 1 -V f - 3 -- .- 'j.'::,'f in - ,, - - fa . -'.., if-:Eu Q, 5. ,, 1,5-.1 Z.: wifi,-E , , , ,IH-:W-Y. g ,1 ,V - - ,ui A- A -- fl ' -1. U -I g. 'J . T - , Ron Evans D. D.S. ' 4 L Mark hitchhiked hiswayto UCLA from his beloved state of New York by posing as Groucho Marx, handing out cigars, and promising S500 to the drivers if they ran over a duck en route. The highlight of Mark's life, however, came while staying at Keams Canyon. There, Mark's dream came alive, i.e., creating doctor-patient relationship by challenging the Indian Staff to pool, ping-pong, baseball, and basketball. It wasn't until he had returned to UCLA that he discovered he'd forgotten to insert their dentures. Although infinitely loyal to his home state tshort of donating moneyi, returning to the East Coast does not appear to be included in his plans. Apparently Mark has come across an interesting antibody in the Biochemistry Research Department which has been depleting his physical reserves. When questioned, Mark has coyly refused to mention names. Whoever she is, we can thank her for keeping Mark's New Yawk accent and Mr. Nice Guy attitude with us in California. For the past four years, 'Arnold the Greek' has generally been accepted as being the originator of the DAT vocabulary test. Coming to us from Fresno, California, with the nickname 'Microcosomis Vernacularis,' was the main reason dental school could not turn him down. Ron's abilities, however, didn't stop at four letter words. He's also shown him- self to be a proven asset on the intra- mural football, basketball, and base- ball teams. In return for his all night 'bring your best parts' parties, dental school has also given him snow skiing, golf partners, fright, Chow?l and Sue Soltes. A well rounded and well liked guy, we're sure Ron will fend quite well despite his two deficiencies: birthplace and his cranial glare.

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Richard Joseph Fernandez, alias the Mad Dicker , left the International Gym- nastics Team early in his career after discovering that he couIdn't pawn his medals without paying import duty. Shortly after entering dental school, Dickie re-entered the limelight by entertain- ing most of the class with spectacular debacles at his now legendary Hyperion Nightclub. As time passed, however, Dangling Dick grew weary of having his den of debouchery regularly visited by the new centurions, and retired to a quiet, modest S175,000 house in Venice complete with chauffered. limosine at a reason- able cost of nothing down and no monthly payments , certainly a notable achievement for someone who can't keep up the payments on his Opel. If Dickie decides to work for a living after he graduates, we can be sure that Joseph will find some way to make it as painless as me made it in school. Fong, the Hustler , came to us from The City lSan Francisco for the uninitiatedi with pool cue in hand and a munitions depot in the trunk of his car. A six year man with the U.S. Forest Service and a veteran of nearly 40 fires lcausing one to look at his smoking habit with suspicionl, Bill brought some of those flames to the clinic as he ments in record time. f 'F' On weekends, Bill feels that extended trips to the desert gives him the neces- - - sary release from the pressures of school. .. 4,1 ,- l1'f - One can only guess at what kind of pressures cause him to hunt ground i.,, , completed his fixed and partials require- lg J i align 'Eli' 54935 + -'1'-v I 'H' hz ', ' Lis -F. . Q1 wi, nn I Fifi -I3 E' F5519 iulgiq- u ,cn fv, ' -if, . Zjfw f-if fc fill- s! - 2' 'fjig V Dick Fernandez D.D.S. Bill Fong D.D.S. squirrels with a 12 gauge shotgun. For the future, though, Bill is already making plans for going back to The City to avoid paying his dues to the American Rifleman's Association.