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

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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.

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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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Dee and Tony ' Yes, I see El Camino College, Cal State Long Beach, Loma Linda University B.S., R.D. —= ' ' •• « » j ' -c- ;, f j ' l— . - r.,- -i t M -i-j A lUi ' ,4UL-. ' - - ' V V . , i. t — ,C BIOGRAPHY ON DEEDREA RICH She came into the Class of 1978 on 6 September 1974, as a very quiet, serious, and somewhat shy individual who had majored in Public Health, who had completed a Dental Hygiene program at Loma Linda, and who had had several years experience under her belt. That experience helped bail me out time and time again. Little did I know that she would later blossom into one of the heaviest ' gunners ' the clinic has ever known. If this is any indication of what was to be, this is how she introduced herself to us on day one, Hi, my name if Deedrea ivlcN lillin, and I have a Class II, Division II. Ya, I know, Tony ' s lost a little weight. About the most interesting incident I had In working with Dee was when I mentioned to my wife that since Dee had probed me the week before it would be my turn next; I had a hard time explaining that. It was also about that time that I began to notice she seldom really smiled. Could it have been those invisible, ideal , Loma Linda Maxillary Gold Foils (Class III)? Then again, could it have been that Tony had not come into the picture yet? Whatever it was, those smiles are now finally easier to get. In all seriousness, I couldn ' t have had a more considerate, and wonderful partner than Dee. She was always there, remembering every peron ' s birthday with goodies of some kind or another. Why even Tweety (alias Ivory) was remembered in spite of that horrible music he managed to effortlessly deliver to every cubicle. I ' m going to miss her, as are the rest of Lab D . I ' ll never forget her; she ' ll always be my partner. Best of Luck Tony and Dee Frank Martinez Jr. Almost as good as the real thing.