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

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.nr Roger Rivera D.D.S. William Rodriquenz D. D.S. wrvxpv SQ' Dazzling Roger, who incidentally no longer answers to the name of Harpo has un- dergone a startling metamorphosis in the past four years. We no longer see his hyper antics which led Rimio to liken him to a chicken with its tail on fire. Roger has finally mellowed out. Apparently the clinic has been good to Rivera since even his speech has slowed to the point where some people can now understand what he's saying. We're not sure why, but it has been suggested that he uses up most of his excess energy by having to 'push his tired old blue Mustang over the Sepulveda hill in order to get to school. He'd rather take the VW, but he'd have to push it just to get it out of the garage. Postgraduation plans for Roger are as yet undetermined. Wherever he goes we're hoping he makes enough cash to pay for tow trucks or cab fare. ' 'J e As a child growing up in a small town outside of Boston, William Rodriquenz was smaller than most, even his grade school sweetheart, Susan lnow Mrs. Rodriquenzl used to pick on him. One day after he had told her that 9 years old is still too young to get married, she bashed him on the head with a rock. He has since been known to his friends as Rocky. That particular rock caused more damage than anyone expected as he later decided to become a dentist. Of course, Rocky has other interests, but they all seem to center around playing basketball with the big kids. Regular workouts hoisting mugs of beer at lVlcGintys has kept his shooting arm in shape. A philanthropist at heart, Rocky has also managed to keep food on the tables of many local car dealers by buying five cars in three and a half years. After graduation, Rocky plans to enter the Public Health Service and hopes to be assigned to some small rural com- munity somewhere in the hills behind Stanford. is:-if-Q

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Craig Rencher D.D.S. i . ' joe Rimio D.D.S. Craig the Wrench is best remembered by his close friends as a pair of feet and an outstretched hand flailing above the waters of the Kern River on his first kayak outing. Still others will remem- ber him for burning a hole in a S50 table to save a dollar on charcoal, casting the same crown five times lat this writing? and accepting three droppin crowds from a graduating senior all of which had to be recut. Few people know that Craig gave up a lucrative job selling encyclopedias to dedicate his life to serving his fellow man. Even fewer people know that he tried to get his old job back when his first clinic patient threw up. Craig's optimism for the future im- pressed the entire class when he pur- chased a small yacht late in our sopho- more year, but after all, the price was right and he did eventually prove legal ownership. A valued friend and competent clini- cian, Craig will find a good home in Idaho for Connie and Brian. .XA fxw- Mfrs .lm Boom - get down, get down! Joe, the class playboy, has enjoyed gyrating thr-ough four years of dental school. Born a natural obsessive-compulsive leispeclally in re- lation to clothes, cubicles, and ?i, he has had no problem in adapting to'dentistry. His work is meticulous, but Dr. Hoard would still like to finish grading his sopho- more foils. Romeo Jose, Rimer, or Boom has added life to our weary dental routines . . .. ask Elaine Wong and the battered basketball teams land all this time you thought it was a football game, Joel. We're sure Rimer will be successful in whatever he does as a dentist or purveyor to pornographic dentistry. The only challenge facing him now is to be as smooth as Cano.

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via l . X Norma, Group C's answer to Starrie Lowe, has shown us that everything will pass as long as your instructor thinks you're pregnant. Having exhausted this trick, Norma turned the tables on us and had two for real. Since she used to spend a great deal of time driving in daily from Cerritos, Norma found that there wasn't enough time to take care of her pour ups and investing after dismissing her patients. They always closed the labs too early. However, resourceful Norma discovered the magic words to unlock the lab after hours: Open the door Jeff, I have ONE more thing to do. Norma has since moved closer to campus, but the magic Lane Scarisbrick D. D. S. still works. If she doesn't decide to have another baby, Norma will probably be able to find an associateship wherever she wants: Please hire me Doctor, I just need one more patient and . . . +I' Norma Ruiz D.D.S. l l 1 l Although Lane rarely set foot in lecture or even the clinic for that matter, dental school did manage to develop a number of his talents. Among these talents were his sleight of hand lobserved by many and trusted by fewl and a profound respect for his comrades: You guys are plain inferior. Lane had better things to do than hang around school. Making money seemed more pleasant. The Dynamic Uno minus One spent most of his time either working at Hughes as a systems analyst, working for Dr. Marcus in lieu of taking Public Health requirements, or performing magic shows for faculty members for 520. an hour. When he did manage to drop by, the clinic welcomed him with open arms by al lowing him to complete his Fixed requirements by cutting only ten preps lie six anterior bridgesl and offering him partial patients who needed no perio, operative, or fixed. After graduation, Lane will probably retire and live on the wealth he accumulated while the rest of us slaved on the clinic floor.