University of Southern California School of Dentistry - El Molaro (Los Angeles, CA)

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I passed my cinics! Stanford University, Alpha Tau Epsilon, O.K.U., Commercial Pilot. „w I, r t ' f ' We 4Via+ ■Ji ever |od o d do .. Actually , p ,b ( , 7 I hope he doesn ' t make us turn this in. Finger rest, check! Wrist lock, check! Okay for take off! ■ You want me to fly what out of Mexico! The moment he finished carving the Right Central, Russell was designated to breeze through school, and I realized I was in for trouble. A gifted individual, Russell would succeed in any chosen profession barring, of course, sex counselor. Besides his excellence in both academic and clinical work, Russell is a talented musician, sometimes I wonder if he developed his dexterity by practicing on his banjo. During the preclinical days, school was so easy for him that he took up his latest hobby— flying; naturally he is a high flying pilot now. Having Russell as a partner actually is a blessing in disguise. Even though it had caused a lot of mental anguish and undue suffering, it pushed me to try harder. One had to, if you ever had Dr. Bryman grade your preclinical prep right after evaluating Russell. (The only solution is to work faster than Russell) I wish Russell the best whether he is flying or practicing dentistry. •s.

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4 • i to4 B - ' m is ' ' ' f t g w ' w K r V 1 -«a dt - ►.,. ' Oh no, another denture ruined by melite bur. ' U.C. Berkeley. ' I don ' t look like Dr. Kim. I remember meeting Matthew at orientation; he was smiling and friendly in every way. And somehow, with all the stress and stains of this institution, he managed to retain that composure while the rest of us went down the drain. If you ever needed help, (vlatthew would still be there anyway! In fact, I never knew anyone that worked as hard as he did . . . evenings and weekends included! Just about midway through the curriculum, Matthew decided to get married. Now that I think about it, it was about that time Matthew started coming in a little late every morning (Hmmm? Never lost that smile?) Even then, he always was consciencious and did well; and with all the competitive spirit, he ALWAYS supported and helped everyone with an encouraging word. Good luck to you Matthew! We all know you ' ll succeed out in the real world. Hollywood! Hollywood ' s exgirlfriend.

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U.S.C. B.S. Dentistry of .4ta ATCOrCt :4 UCL J ■We always ventilate our crowns ' Rick, what are you doing in my picture? No, I won ' t move. JB»»-. il Who ' s pushy? Margaret got married immediately before starting dental school, but it wasn ' t detrimental to her dental career, as is often the case. In fact, since her husband, Dennis, was in medical school it was a help. Since the dominant entertainers of A Lab (Cappelletti and Bynes) weren ' t at our end of the lab, I had to find some way of entertaining myself. So I tried to get Margaret to laugh at spicy jokes. I was lucky, however, to get any acknowledgment at all when I exposed her to a bit of levity. Margaret isn ' t real out-spoken on most subjects, but she is really into fish and aquariums. We didn ' t have that in common at first, but then I became hooked. Margaret and Dennis drove me all around L.A. to show me the best fish stores and many a weekend were spent gazing into the tanks. I ' m surprised that Margaret never kept an aquarium at school for all of those carnuba fish she carved. I have to give Margaret a lot of credit for finishing four years of dental school, because if my spouse was a physician I probably would not have put up with the B.S. of dental school.