University of the Pacific School of Dentistry - Chips Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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.fl , V Z 45311.11 f . by ig 5 I i ,..,.,,:e...ii Q 1 , JOHN M. SINGLER, D.D.S. lnsfrucfor in Operative Denfisfry Sfudenf pracfice of denfisfry in fhe college infirmary represenfs fhe mosf imporfanf phases of denfal educafion. l-lere, af lasf, fhe sfudenf is permiffed fo ufilize fo pracficable advanfage fhose principles and 'rechniques wifh which he has sfruggled in fhe underclass laborafories. l-le quickly recognizes and responds fo fhe whims and feelings of fhese living pa- fienfs in confrasf fo fhe inanimafe casfs and models prepared for laborafory resfora- fions. l-le soon evaluafes fhe reacfion of living persons fo pain, pride, aesfhefic, and economic qualifies. l-le learns fo appreciafe prompfness and responsibilify. Sympafhy for fhe unforfu- nafe offen resulfs in financial sacrifice on fhe parf of fhe inexperienced sfudenf. Cone scienfious efforf develops even in fhe mosf laclcadaisical person. There can be no subsfifufe for pracfical experience. The more cases underfalcen in fhe clinic under compefenf supervision, The greafer fhe variefy of experiences and fhe ulfimafely beffer denfisf. Alfhough if is frequenfly difficulf fo believe, your faculfy is primarily inferesfed in assisfing you in your success, well being, and professional sfanding.-J.iv1.S. college -infirmary practice

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l prosthetic dentistry lt is the purpose ot dental prosthesis to provide the means tor the restoration ot normal physiological tunctions and to re-establish the appearance ot those areas ot the tace which the loss ot teeth has attected. ln order to tultill in the highest degree the requirements ot prosthetics, one should be an anatomist, a sculptor, an artist and an artisan. The knowledge, slcill, and handicratt necessary to carry out these requirements comes with close, long continued, and patient application. The student progresses trom technique pieces designed to acquaint him with the advantages and limitations ot basic dental materials to the ultimate construction ot dentures in clinical practice. ln content and arrangement, the course in Prosthetic Dentistry has loeen planned to stress the tundamentals underlying all procedures. Whatever the manner chosen to treat a given case, the decision will be largely determined only atter caretul study and adequate diagnosis.-J.W. JACK WERNER, D.D.S., F.A.C.D. ,Professor of Prosthetic Dentistry 2 E, 4

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in memoriiam MARIE O. DUNLAP Classes for fhe pasf fwelve years will be saddened fo learn of fhe passing of Miss Marie O. Dunlap, on February IZ, l955. Marie, as she was lovingly known fo her fellow workers, fhe faculfy, and sfudenfs, re- fired from fhe college in November of I954 because of ill healfh. During fhe monfh of December, she underwenf an operafion from which she failed fo recover. For a number of years Marie was relief radiographer before joining fhe sfaff as a full-fime fechnician in I943. Af fhe fime of her refiremenf fhe deparfmenf had grown fo such an exfenf fhaf if was necessary for her fo have fwo assisfanfs. Her enfhusiasm for all fhings concerning fhe school, and her personal inferesf and concern for each sfudenf was always apparenf. She is probably remembered mosf for her affendance af every commence-menf exercise, where she gave her personal con- grafulafions fo each graduafe wifh an affecfionafe embrace. The college will always cherish fhe memory of our loyal friend, Marie O. Dunlap.