University of Maryland Baltimore Dental School - Mirror Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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CfTICERS CLASS Or 1969 President Warren M. Morganstein Vice President Ronald M. Chaput Secretary Bernard J. Dormer Treasurer John E. Bullock Section A Representative Peter H. Facius Section B Representative David N. Taylor Historian Theodore S. Schwartz ■{13}-

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By September, 1965, 7,921 of our predecessors had been graduated from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry. The Class of 1969 was about to make the School its home for four years. Through the attrition of these memorable years, the original number of classmates declined to 91. We ' ve observed many changes at the B.C.D.S. Among these have been the institution of a fresh- man and sophomore clinical program; the termination of requirements and the beginning of team supervision; the retirement of several venerable teachers, along with the birth of teaching careers for many young, energetic idealists; the construction of a new school building and the obsolescence of the old one; the banning of fishing tackle boxes an d the institution of Riley bags. We ' ve presented skits titled The Men from Plaque, Sounds of Clinic, A Man for All Lesions, and B.C.B.S. We ' ve also witnessed riots, patient cancellations, the Hong Kong flu, goldddd foils, and too many 8 o ' clock lectures. In reminiscing, it seems that we began dental school four centuries ago; yet time has passed by very quickly. Most of us have married since that September in 1965, and many of us now have chil- dren. Some of us are wondering what we are doing here and where we are going; others now know. Now, we are about to receive our diplomas and go our separate directions. We publish this MIRROR to commemorate four amazing years. This is our yearbook, presenting the Class of 1969, a class the School will long remember. iny

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Whafs Our Class Really Like! The Staff of the 1969 MIRROR compiled the following facts concerning the Class of 1969: The average graduate is 25.6 years of age, weighs 166 pounds, and is J ' ll tall. While in dental school, he gained 3.5 pounds. Seventy-five per cent of the Class of 1969 are married, while the bachelors average 1.7 dates per week. While being full-time students, 83% of the Senior Class moonlighted an average of 17.7 hours per week at an hourly wage of $3.20. Fifty-one per cent were employed as hospital laboratory tech- nicians. Other occupations varied from research to bricklaying. This part-time employment con- tributed to the average annual income of $4,875.00 (including wife ' s income). Although 75% of the Seniors had an average of 68% of their dental education paid for by their parents, 70% also found it necessary to borrow an average of $3,845.00 to finance their edu- cation and living expenses. Only 16% of the Senior students received partial scholarships averaging a total of $1,150.00 for four years. The ' 69 graduate owns on the average 1.1 cars, with the average year model being a 1965 clunker. Thirty-two per cent have ADA group life insurance. Only 20% of the class still smoke cigarettes, with 23% of the class having given up smoking while in dental school. Eighty-four per cent said they would again study dentistry if they had the opportunity to start anew. Of the 16% who would have chosen another field, one-half would have entered medicine. Eighty per cent of the Class of 1969 felt they received an adequate dental education, while an additional 12% felt they had received a superior dental education, leaving only 8% who did not feel that their education was adequate. They considered Gross Anatomy, Pathology, and Microbiology as the strong courses of their Basic Sciences Program; and considered Physiology as the weak Basic Science Course. Removable Prosthodontics was the overwhelming strong point of the Clinical De- partments, with Periodontics and Pedodontics also considered as strong departments. However, Op- erative Dentistry, Fixed Prosthodontics and Orthodontics were considered as weak Clinical Depart- ments. As to our future, 60 % now feel they will enter general practice after military service. Eight per cent consider Oral Surgery as their specialty, and 6%, plan to specialize in each of the following specialties: Pedodontics, Orthodontics, Endodontics, or Prosthodontics, with a final 8% unable to decide. It is the hope of the MIRROR Staff that these statistics will enable you to gain a better insight of the Class of 1969. -{14}-