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

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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

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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.S. Long Beach State, Mobile Clinic Staff, Yearbook Staff. t ' ' Tfianks to my wife Patrice. ' (. .•l. . , f ' ciXl. Ears pierced free of cfiarge. I use this finger, it ' s my favorite! ' Boy Oscar, you sure know how to tji friendly! I had just completed a summer vacation in Mexico prior to entering dental school. The dental school, as if they were out to punish me. felt that I might have the background necessary to control a loco mexicano by the name of Valenzuela (not to be confused with Venezuela). When I first met Oscar, cruising in his so called VW CHevy , I finally realized the formidable plight of Sancho with his friend Don Quijote. Never has there been in history of (USC) someone who could bull-CHit his way through the four years ravage of dental school. At one point, I even devised and Carried out a plan to place railroad tracks across his teeth to hinder his ability to speak. The plan backfired when, not to my surprise, he began to kiss the instructors ass at every opportunity. At this point, with ' the advice of Dr. Kahn, we threatened to wire his lips and jaws together. That seemed to straighten up his act, for a while. Lucky for Oscar he calmed down in his final years at school. Initially he took out his frustrations on kids who needed dental care. Thanks to Oscar these excursions to outlying areas in need of dental services became known as MOBILE clinics since once the poor kids realized their predicament Oscar and his cohorts had to get the hell out of the area pronto. Gradually, though, as Oscar put his mind to the business of graduating his frustrations were taken out on his adult patients, cutting their gums and destroying their bone to no end until finally we convinced him to enter perio school so that his style might improve. We eve n made him change his hairstyle which immediately changed his shoddy image to a true natural periodontist. Now that the four years are over, I consider myself fortunate to have been able to help Oscar through these hard times. Oscar, good luck to you in Boston. (PS. Boston beware )