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

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'?l Felix, a graduate of Figueroa College, has, over the course of four years managed to blend into the UCLA scene with the solubility of oil and water as evidenced by our occasional glimpses of him as he quietly snuck over to the other side at the UCLA-USC games. Being the only person in the class with three last names has given Feefer an ob- sessive complex to buy three of everything including assistants, one phone call to the Eastside and S.S. White's dividends go up three points. Buying is not the only hobby to which Felix holds claim. As the only hubby to feel the seven-year-itch in three years, Feefer has managed to accumulate more one- visit erio atients than Craven He still maintains that those afternoon luncheons Felix Martin Del Campo D.D.S. P P - were to observe their oral hygiene. Never one to think in small terms, our in-house Mobile Clinic director plans to supplement his private practice by buying out the SS White warehouse and turning it into a 1,400 chair community clinic. sonality, Sam Buena Ventura's own out of gas on her daily journeys to 'mrs Helen and Jarvis maybe, but not Virginia. Known for her hard work and warm per- Virginia became an instant inspiration to her fellow dental students. Talk about devotion - she was so intent on attending all those 8:00 a.m. lectures that her poor VW was starved for oil and sometimes school. Talk about boundless energy - helping run the UCLA mobile clinic on Saturdays and propagating fuscias on Sundays were not enough. She even had it in her to keep all her Group B cubi- cle mates company while working late in clinic Monday through Friday nights. And talk about a future - with her hus- band Wally and her daughter Lauren be- side her, one of our future super dentists will be roughing life in an associateship in Hollywood just 5 minutes from home 1 and in a brand new office. Who could ask for anything more? Not Virginia! Virginia Meek D.D.S. .7-.v' iv'

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During the pre-awakened years of Uncle Sam, Captain Pete Minjarez II managed to elude the ride paddies of Nam by taking an extended R 84 R in Germany. Tiring of the easy life, Pete decided that he would avoid further conflicts by hiding out in dental school until the disturbance settled. Once here, though, M II quick- ly barked out orders to stand clear and proceeded to establish his 2.68 amalgams per minute record. Pete has promised to up this to an even 3.0 by graduation. Every so often, M II longs once again for the khacky green, and slips away to do his thing for Uncle Sam's reserves. We can always tell if Pete has come back from one of these junkets, when he orders Dr. Federick to take three laps around the clinic before checking his state board set-up. If the Feds ever forget about him, Pete will someday have his eyes on a plush pri- vate practice. More than likely, though, we'lI probably see Pete as our command- ing officer when they ship us all off to the Middle East. -ai ?. 19 IRR l 1 W iff- 155 lgliilfgl-tx .Q ' E X. We 1' I. .mm-. ff? 2 ':1' ii -if' .L Milli. i 41725, ,iflg .Vigo N' ,SX - il' Ron Mito D. D.S. Ron, one of the most popular members of the Class of '76, has acquired more nicknames than Chow has magic tricks: Mito Mosquito, the Provider, Meeter, Mito Miter Motormouth, and the Stump. Actually Ron at one time was 6'6 un- til a refrigerator fell on his head. He still maintains his 48 shoulders but the effect is not quite the same. His roommate, Chow, describes Ron as a great animal lover having dated in succession, a bird, a kitty, a beaver and a turkey. Ron's list of accolades are as follows: CD he was the only one in the class to own two roommates and a house, l2i he is the only one who can lose and gain more weight on a skiing trip than Joanie, l3J blessed with an unlimited bank account, he almost bought a Pan- tera, a van, four girls and new every- things, and UH he is the best left- handed dentist to work from the right lwrongi side. Meet's future plans range from teaching at UCLA to constructing lnaturallyl a building to house his private practice in Watsonville. Pete Minjarez D. D. S. .ff5?: