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

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3-J ' o - V.- . - ' SVeorfN - V Ginger suffered a cultural shock when having to move to the pits of L.A. from beautiful Provo. Utah where she attended B.Y.U. When we first met her she was gentle as a LAMB but now she ' s rolling like a WHEEL-ER. Ginger was the only girl in the class who managed to sharpen her instruments enough to trap a dental student in 4 months which lead to wedding bells the following summer. I ' ll never forget the day when clinic was closing and Tom came looking for Ginger only to find her walking a little old lady to the bus stop. What dedication! She always managed to show up at the 901 club and order a 7-up while we all drank beer, and she still had a wild and wonderful time. Speaking of wild times, Ginger loved her first experience with nitrous oxide. All she could say was I ' ve never felt like this before! The future holds for Ginger 4-6 kids, her husband as a professional partner practicing somewhere in California, and a lot of happy days! Ginger K. Wheeler, RDH Northridge, California Candice S. Liles, RDH San Bernardino, California A loyal mobile clinicer since her pre-hygiene days. Candy Is now one of Charlie ' s Angels and runs the prophy merry-go-round with great proficiency. Through her maneuvering, Charlie got her some new instruments, a few dental students to do prophys and all the Santa Paula oranges she could eat. Candy ' s interests lie in a certain foreign body reaction that she picked up in Mexico. It seems to be chronic at this point, but we hope there is a cure. Once an avid snow skier, Candy now spends her time paralleling fllmstrips and swooshing through histology - in fact she liked that run so much that she went for a second trial. When they talked about expanded hygienist ' s. Candy took them literally with what she calls her 5 pounder . Nothing a little X-Lax wouldn ' t cure. With a name as sweet as Candy, how could she go wrong? But she did when they mixed sugar n ' spice (Candy and Ginger) in DH Lab. All hell broke loose in dental materials. Though she is one of the youngest in our class. Candy is by no means left behind. She strives for excellence in all she does and is a great asset to our class. We can always count on her candid viewpoint and appreciate her honesty. We wish her the greatest success in her future life. X+ Knas be. a le-Ff harsci

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jfr ' v Judy was our class pixie. She always looked like she just stepped off the beach which was one of her favorite places hence the nickname, seashell . But Judy isn ' t the type you would have to see to know she ' s around, just hearing her famous giggle was enough. Judy was also appropriately named goofball because she was always so unpredictable. Remember the time she did a cartwheel in clinic only to land in front of an instructor? Judy is a fantastic gymnast. In fact, she had a hard time trying to decide if she should go the Dental Hygiene school or become an Olympic gymnast. She plans to work in Newport practicing dental hygiene and in her spare time coaching kids. Judy has always been very ambitious, however. She was a regular participant of mobile clinic. She worked 2 jobs, one as a librarian and the other as a dental assistant. She also managed to have a most active social life Between John. Paul, George, and R— O, her head was usually spinning Even doing all this, she just couldn ' t figure out why she was always tired. Well Jude-we hope all goes well for you in the future-you have everything going for you. And once you finally get your 240Z, you ' ll be on your way. Judy Koningh, RDH La Cahada, California Sheila A. Krutzsch, RDH Arcadia, California She ' s got a heart of gold, a bright sense of humor,and fingers that could scale the highest mountain of calculus! With these three qualities going for her. Sheila has managed to endure two, long, hard years of dental hygiene school. She had a few anxious moments, however, but who wouldn ' t with one recall patient who was an habitual spitter and another who had mini removeable gums ! Nevertheless, Sheila kept CALM and managed to stay organized and up on everything! To prove it, during lunch time, you could always find Sheila setting up for afternoon clinic. She skipped lunch to sharpen her instruments, but after clinic was over, you could bet on finding Sheila and DH42 across the steet at the Cultured Cow— the yogurt queens! Sheila ' s first year kept her busy. You could always tell when she had a late night studying ... the next day she would wear jeans and a bandana on her head! Sheila has had both bad and good times while in hygiene. The good news is that she got engaged and the bad news is that the first week she had her engagement ring, she was working with mercury in dental materials class and the mercury began to dissolve the gold in her ring! Sheila will most defi nitely be an asset to any dental practice and we wish her happiness and good fortune with her work and with her marriage! Sheila keep smiling! aJ2l uo tz hM A f f f

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yr jt r t a Aj There have been a Lott of outstanding people in the Dental Hygiene program at U.S.C. and Cathy is no exception. Her knowledge of plaque control has got Diane Albertson worried about her job. She should have big brother Wally in Grad Perio up to her level in no time. Her film on this subject done for the Today show should win her an academy award for the best floss-er . In addition to this and her other Hygiene activities (as if they weren ' t enough) she did an outstanding job as Senior JADHA representative, putting in a vote for U.S.C. at the National Convention in Miami, and preparing the country for the class of ' 78. Somebody had to do all of this and we ' re glad it was you, Cathy. Cathy A. Lott, RDH Torrance, California Elisa M. Luna, RDH San Clemente. California All those fortunate enough to know Elisa know that underneath that cool and calm appearance- is a person just as crazy as the rest of us! One of the biggest (and probably wisest) decisions she made was turning down a career in pharmacy for dental hygiene. Elisa was well-known for spending long hours in clinic. They were even considering giving her, her own personal key so she could come in early and lock up at night! One day, her patient forgot her teeth and Elisa drove all the way to Pasadena to deliver them personally. Elisa was a very organized and serious student. Her most famous comment after taking one of Dr. Soule ' s histo exams was, But I studied ! Among Elisa ' s well known talents are cooking. She makes a mean chilli relleno and. great homemade tortillas! In between school and studying, she manages to squeeze in a very special person in her life. Rumors are that she secretly disguises David as a patient on Friday afternoons just so she can see him during the week! Good luck to you Elisa and we wish you all the best in life!