University at Buffalo School of Medicine - Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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1.95 1965 H --o Message from May l extend m mg c ass of l965 for a job well done and a degree well earned. I sometimes feel that in the daily hustle and bustle of lectures, laboratories, clinics, and examinations we may lose sight of our goal-that of preparing each student the very best that we can for the profession that he is about to ent l h - . er. ope that in retrospect you can more clearly see how all your activities of the past four years have contributed to this goal. y congratulations to the members of the graduat' l Your doctorate carries with it many privileges and responsibilities. The privi- leges are based upon membership in one of the health professions, and the respon- sibilities are to maintain the high standards of the profession and constantly im- prove the scope and quality of care that we are able to give to the public. A profession cannot exist apart from the individuals who comprise it, and our pro- fession will be what we make it. l charge you then, as new members of the dental profession, to devote your life to maintaining and improving our standards of service to the public. You are the future of dentistry! Assume responsibilities willingly and carry our profession to new and higher levels of excellence. My best wishes are extended to each of you as you begin your new careerg I hope that you may have a productive, satisfying life. JAMES A. ENGLISH Dean 16 E the Dean

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SAMUEL SANES A.B-. M.D., Professor and Chairman of Department of Legal Medicine, Professor of Pathology G. NEWTON SCATCHARD M.D.. Clinical Professor of Radiology FLOYD R. SKELTON M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chairman of Department of Pathology WILSON R. SLAUNWHITE, JR. M.S., B.S., Ph.D., Rsearch Professor of Biochemistry S. MOUCHLY SMALL B.S., M.D., Professor and Chairman of Department of Psychiatry BERNARD H. SMITH M.D., Ph.B., M.R.C.P., D.P.M., Professor of Neurology RICHARD N. TERRY M.D., Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology FRED M. SNELL Ph.D., M.D., Professor and Chairman of Department of Biophysics STUART L. VAUGHAN B.S., M.D., Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine WILLIAM J. STAUBITZ A.B., M.D., Professor of Surgery fUrologyJ, I-lead, Divsion of Urology ERNEST WITEBSKY M.D., Distinguished Professor and Chairman of Department of Bacteriology and Immunology JOHN D. STEWART B.A., M.D., F.A.C.S., Professor of Surgery, Co- chairman of Department of Surgery, Head, Department of Surgery at Meyer Memorial Hospital KORNEL L. TERPLAN M.D., Professor of Pathology

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DE TAL GRAD ATE Four short years ago we walked into the hallowed halls of Capen. Each of us knew not the other but when swept into the turmoil of year one, we banned together to even the seemingly unsurmountable odds. We recall the trembling knees in anatomy recitation and the shocking experiments in physiology, sometimes wet or hot or cold, and even the unforgettable taste of that gallon of urea. At that particular time those four short years appeared as forty or four hundred, each with its mile of nail beds or hot coals. Up we moved from the state of he who doesn't know and doesn't know he doesn't know is a fresh- man to the case toter. An occasional glimpse of the clinic kept us aware of things to come. We used agar plates, microscopes and wax blocks with equal dexter- ity. Trouble we had, imitating malposed forms later identihed as teeth, amalgam falling from uppers, foil CLA SS OF 1965 17 without cement, disappearing solder, and the ever-pres- ent miseast. The pressure was casing off and at times we heard that we were learning for the fun of learning, Another rung of the ladder had been reached for 'the who doesnft know and knows he doesn't know is a sophomore. On the downside of the hill we had not a worry except a patient who salivatcs somewhat more than the typo- dont and says ouch! to our over-zealous instrumenta- tion. Crown and bridge was everything they said it was and maybe worse. We found out our locker wasn't the safest place for folders, that you can't place foils with- out a rubber dam, and that you will not express anes- thetic on the deck! The pace quickened, the work in- creased, and the time flew. Having climbed yet another rung, we find that he who knows and doesn't know he knows is a junior. We now stand in panic and conhdence because we all know that he who knows and knows he knows is a senior. Our education has been one of the finer in existence. We have listened to, talked about and met with men from nearly all facets l of Dentistry. As the thought processes are honed to a keen edge, we feel burdened with knowl- edge and yet we realize we have but scratched the sur- face. As we step to the threshold of Doctor of Dentistry, we are some- what like explorers facing an unknown, as best armed as possible. To our men- tors we extend our thanks for the patience, careful guidance, and high educa- tional standard provided for us. With this founda- tion may we have the abil- ity to continue ever upward from this crossroads, our graduation into Dentistry.