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

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Boy, that slid right In. Harry ' s imitation of an Armenian pirate. What do you mean, you can ' t make it! Remembering our first meeting, a shy, not obtrusive, not devious but rather pleasant figure comes to mind, I recall him saying, vi lth a sparkle in his eyes, HI, my name ' s Harry. I used to have Idiopathic Internal resorption, but Its cleared up novif since Dr. Gllck helped me, do you know him? I smiled and walked away. Harry was the type of guy you wanted to get to know and afterwards you asked yourself whether It was worth the effort. One of his most endearing qualities was his honesty, which I rapidly grew to appreciate after he emptied his Armenian Spagetti Delight all over my newly pressed lab coat during Impression techniques. He told me he was a gagger, but I just laughed, thinking it was just another cheap Armenian trick to get out of doing the procedure. And if there was a simpler method of getting the job done, Harry would find it. like bribery. He was a true artist too, like the time he placed slick die on his wax pattern for that extra glow and Dr. Lenschs memorable critique: We ' ve got another slippery one. Dr. Helffrich . Hands fvlarkarian truly lived up to his name, but all joking aside, when the ships were down the Fresno kid came through. The only attribute that surpassed his prowess In acadamla, was his willingness to help you when you needed It most. His organization and effectiveness in getting the job done seems contrary to the mellow, easy going nature he portrays. With his many talents, Harry still maintains an air of modesty about him, a feat seldom accomplished when subjected to so much frustration and utter Insanity. But regardless of all his accomplishments to date, I will always remember him as a Kiss-but, pain in the ass .

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Yes folks, at my downtown office, crediton request, se habia espartol, dentures while you wait ... U.C. Irvine B.A. Chemistry, B.S. Biology, Edward Hatton Research Award Competition, Make it go Study Club, 1 ain ' t comin ' back team. cii ,ij xc i ' • ' ' Dental hygiene taught in my West Valley location. Here, at my Huntington Beach location, you can see our advanced sterilization center. What, some guys from the F.D.A. want to talk to me again! Phil is one of those few individuals born with the wrong name. Had his mother realized what we now know to be his true disposition, he wouldn ' t have had to wait until the freshman year of dental school to earn the name Bumpy . The Bump earned his reputation early by short-cutting his way through every class, exam and pre-clinical project while proclaiming, You ' ve got to know this stuff, you ' ve got to know this stuff. The spector of Templeton, Soule et. al. had its effect on the Bump, but he quickly retaliated, much to the dismay of Dexter Smith. We wondered why Bumpy didn ' t attend oral surgery block frequently, not remembering that he had gotten valuable experience extracting third molars from his lab partner ' s ortho models with a melite bur (and miraculously gaining seven millimeters on the back of the models). Petty tricks, like telling his lab partner to inject only a half-millimeter into his mucosa, were beneath him; the Bump went for the more exotic maneuvers, one of which Dr. Reitz is still trying to forget. In all, Phil made his presence well known, and long after we all leave, he ' ll still be known as the Bump .

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' I set my own teeth. ' Hey, who put tequila in my scope? ' University of New Mexico, L.A.D.S. f - ■ vO To highlight four years with my talented friend and partner Frank Martinez would be to bend your ear. A source of energy, dedication, encouragement, compassion and notable dental skills Frank ' s popularity never waned. A man with golden hands deserved the red badge of courage preclinically; when news broke of his identity as an accomplished lab tech fellow students burned a rapid path to D-3. Frank ' s soft-heartedness, besides that for his wife Lupie and son Marty, mandated his helping all who asked despite the hours. Frank . . . who did YOUR lab work? Along with cribbage, chess and foosball, Frank enjoyed a little mischief. Many will remember moments of concern over their denture setup when the Martinez Shuffle proclaimed his once again early finish. Also, there was that rum or about the bookstore running out of Martinez 1 2 carvers — an item many in D lab now possess. If ydu would like one see the Phantom . Frank ' s motto reflected his humble opinion of his lab artistry: good enough for government work . In the frenzied tempo of dental school, another of Frank ' s sayings Slow do-o-o-wn rang a moment of irony reflection . . . what ' s he mean by that? The many serious facets of Frank found him teaching incumbent students or working in emergency over breaks, tutoring, working evenings in the E.L.A. Childrens ' Dental Clinic, working with LADS, and such endeavors. In all sincerity, it has been our good fortune that Frank has been one of the highlights of dental school for those of us who have known him. He has truly been a gentleman and a scholar ; and, to my good friend and lab coach to whom I am dearly indebted , I would lik e to bid Oya samena tsail The Martinez Family.