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

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Occidental College, Los Angeles, Calif. B.A. Zoology. I really like Dr. Abrams. Jan rolled into E-lab one day during our second year and filled an empty void in our lab. I remember thinking to myself, fiere is someone I can complain to, lay all my gripes on, but as it turned out I never got my chance. She brought all the guys with her, and it was soon the busiest mdl around. During pre-clinical days Jan was humble and quiet, but her mild mannered ways changed whenever her dog Beshka was with her. You were the Wonder Woman of the lab Jan, but your Belgian Sheepdog left a lot to be desired. How many dogs do you know of that will piss on their partners chair? It was a long time after that incident before you ever got any Cheeos ' again. Remember after our first Fixed Pros TPX you did poorly and you complained to me of tired eyes and called it amylopia or something? At first I didn ' t know what to think, but after looking at your prep and wax pattern I just figured it was another word tor being crosseyed. Jan somehow persevered and made it to the clinic floor on time, where she has excelled and has come to be known to be good with her hands. As for being a good operator, I ' m sure she is that too. Last I heard she was taking her dog thru diagnosis and tx planning so she could do a biopsy on her. What a master! Really though it ' s been a pleasure Jan. Good luck on Oral Pathology and the rest of your future. P.S. I still don ' t like the Pittsburg Pirates! How about some choppers? ' J The operatory will be about here. ' - ' %5 i. i, fl

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B.Y.U., B.S. Zoology. Nuts, I put the centrals In backwards again. And we keep him even busier. ' Known to some as The Gun, Tony is a man of many talents. He quickly dispelled the Helffrlch Theory that all good dentists are ex-football players. Tony is an ex-carpenter. Tony ' s most notable accomplishment was the miniature set (only 5 stories) for the movie Towering Inferno. As you know, this film was categorized as catastrophic and appropriately Tony ' s masterpiece went up in smoke. With such golden hands, it was only appropriate that Tony apply his carpentry skills in dentistry. After all, the two are closely related. In any case, Tony readily adapted to the new armamentarium but never learned to change his terms. Hopefully his patients won ' t be alarmed when he asks his assistant for chisel (binangle) or hammer (mallet). I did hear that Tony once tacked on a crown instead of cementing it. Just keep him away from the long nails. Everything comes easy for Tony. While everyone else spent nights in the lab, Tony was busy with his family. However, with two kids and a third in the cooker , his wonderful wife, Relda, deserves all the credit. Tony just couldn ' t have done it without her. Rumor is that Tony et al will be locating in a miniscule town in Utah. I don ' t think he ' ll have any trouble getting patients since he ' ll be the first and only dentist in that metropolis (also, everyone in the town is related to Relda). However, once he becomes Mayor nobody will ever be able to find him because he ' ll be busy fishing and hunting. Tony never did have much of a problem with stress. I guess he never heard what dentists are supposed to act like. My best wishes to Tony and his family. With his accomplishments, he will show everyone that a carpenter from a big town can make it big in a small town as well - or something like that. Someday I ' ll be able to tell everybody that I was once his lab partner.

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StSaSHrH3flftfft33Ii» She ' s not nervous, I am. ' Cal. State Dominguez Hills University, Membet of Smegma Sonics. i A-C ' -L Warren is the tall wrinkled one in the background. J) A - ■ ; This is a good location. Warren was pretty incognito most of the time but that sparkle in his eye betrayed him along with his giggle. Unfortunately, most of the faculty could not tell the difference between his sparkle and giggle and that of his bobbsey twin Alan. In seminars Warren really had a system down geared toward making the most of his time. He was able to sleep behind his glasses without his head bobbing or his eyes closing. By his Senior year he could even answer questions in his semiconcious state and they weren ' t any worse than those he gave when he was awake. One of Warren ' s best features was his mother. Her lunches of rice balls and smoked fish sure made those Operative Fridays go smoother. But seriously Warren was a great lab partner (and I have quite a few to compare him with). His warmth and humor will add a lot to the dental ranks. Best of luck Warren! Warren ' s training for school began