SUMMER • 2014
A NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS OF THE UMKC GRADUATE ORTHODONTICS PROGRAM
UMKC Alum & Retiring
Instructor Dr. Vance Dykhouse
Recognized by ABO
Dr. Dykhouse with his proud residents: L-R Drs. Kristen Sander, Lori Tima , Brittany Carpenter, and Matthew McCoy
We are very pleased that the American Board of Orthodontics recently recognized Dr.
Vance Dykhouse’s contributions to the profession by honoring him with the 2014 Dale B.
Wade Award of Excellence in Orthodontics. The award is given to a senior clinician who
exemplifies the standards and goals of the ABO.
Dr. Dykhouse received his DDS (’66) and MS Ortho (’70) from UMKC. He served in the
U.S. Naval Dental Corp from 1966 to 1968. Vance has continuously taught in the UMKC
Graduate Orthodontics clinic since 1990, with an additional teaching stint from 1976 to
1981. He also has been an instructor for the Tweed Foundation Study Course since 1981.
As of 2014, Vance will be retiring from teaching on Monday afternoons in the Graduate
Orthodontics clinic.
A member of the Angle Society (Midwest Component), Vance has served as an 8-year
member of its admissions committee. He served from 1999 to 2007 as the Midwestern
Society of Orthodontists director to the ABO, and he is a past president of the board.
Vance continues to serve as an examiner for the clinical examinations component of the
certification process and as a consultant to the written examination committee.
Congratulations Vance on your award. We are very proud of you, and we will miss seeing
you on Mondays in the grad clinic.
Dr. Eric J. Schweitzer
Memorial Symposium,
April 9, 2013
Each year, UMKC Graduate
Orthodontics organizes the Eric
J. Schweitzer (Ort ’92) Memorial
Symposium. The purpose of the
symposium is to have recent
orthodontic graduates return to
Kansas City to make presentations
to current orthodontic residents.
This spring’s two guest speakers
were Dr. Blake Borello and Dr. Ben
Frandsen. The benefactors of the
Schweitzer Memorial Symposium have
contributed to this endeavor so that
orthodontic practitioners can speak
frankly of the joys and difficulties they
encountered while embarking on their
careers.
Drs. Blake Borello
(left) and Ben
Frandsen (below)
In This Issue:
4 Resident Research
6 Alumni in
New Orleans
7 Graduation
8 Philanthropic Support
9 Ortho Alumni
10 MDC ‘14 & ‘15
11 Faculty News
12 AADR & IADR
14 Faculty Research
15 Nickel & Iwasaki
on Councils for
AAO & AAOF
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….and let’s set a
date for the 2015
Blackwell Lecture…
Friday June 5th, 2015!
Left: Dr. Firestone (R) with Dr. Dan Blackwell
Right: Dr. Firestone explained to the audience the role of
the dentist in helping manage sleep disorders.
2014 Blackwell Lecture:
The Role of the
Dentist in the
Management of
Sleep Apnea
On Friday, June 6, more than 40
guests attended the 6th annual
Blackwell Lecture. Dr. Alan
Firestone was our invited speaker.
Alan is an associate professor in
the Division of Orthodontics at
The Ohio State University College
of Dentistry. Dr. Firestone’s private
practice is divided between
traditional orthodontics and sleep
medicine patients who are referred
to his practice. His lecture focused
on the basic science of sleep, the
diagnostic regimen for analysis of
sleep disturbances, the role of the
dentist in the management of the
sleep-related disorders, and the
various therapeutic approaches for
sleep apena.
Dr. Firestone was
actively engaged with
the audience members
who had questions
concerning sleep apnea
and the use of intraoral devices
Our featured speaker is Dr. Nan Hatch
from the University of Michigan.
Dr. Hatch will talk about
“Pharmaceutical Control of Orthodontic
Tooth Movement and Relapse: Current
Concepts and Applications to Clinical
Practice.”
We look forward to
seeing you then.
Remember, there
are CE credits,
and attendance
is free for this 4
hour morning
lecture.
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This lecture series was
established April 3,
2008, in recognition
and honor of Dr.
Dan L. Blackwell for
years of dedication
and service to the
orthodontic profession
and the UMKC School of Dentistry
Department of Orthodontics and
Dentofacial Orthopedics.
L-R: Back row: Drs. Kurt Muehlback and Frank Crist,
part-time instructors in the graduate orthodontic clinic:
Front row: Drs. Jim Osborne (Postgraduate Orthodontic
Clinic director), Dan Blackwell, and Hiroshi Kurosaka
(visiting scholar, Stowers Institute, and part-time
orthodontic instructor at UMKC).
Your Charitable Legacy
As we confront the challenges of the future, we
know that the generosity of those who assist UMKC
Orthodontics, through the Rinehart Foundation, will make
all the difference in our success. That is why we seek
your support in a very special way.
Charitable or educational organizations can often
play an important role when setting up your estate
plan. Providing support for UMKC Department of
Orthodontics, through a planned gift to the Rinehart
Foundation, helps with our long term commitment to
orthodontic education and research and may also
provide tax and/or financial benefits to you and your
family. For example, with a specific bequest in your
will or trust, you can designate a dollar amount or a
percentage bequest of your estate to be distributed to a
particular fund of the Rinehart Foundation which supports
UMKC Orthodontics. A beneficiary designation on your
life insurance policy or IRA can also be a very simple way
to show your future support. The IRA charitable rollover
is an option if you are 70 ½ or older. You may give up to
$100,000 from your IRA directly to UMKC without having
to pay income taxes on the money.
Some donors also choose to help us in one additional
and important way. That is, they let us know that they
have included a gift provision to UMKC Orthodontics
in their estate plan. They know their provisions will be
kept confidential and they can change them at any time
should their personal circumstances change. The Rinehart
Foundation respects each donor’s right to privacy and/
or anonymity. But, letting others know that you’ve made
a planned gift can influence other UMKC alumni or friends
who may also want to make a planned gift of their own
someday. We hope you will consider making a planned
gift to make a difference at UMKC Orthodontics. We
would be pleased to share some ideas and confer with
you in your planning. Most of all, we would appreciate
having the opportunity to express our gratitude to you
for creating such a special gift.
If you would like to learn more about how you can make
part of your estate a lasting legacy at UMKC’s School
of Dentistry, please contact Hilary Wheat, Director of
Development, School of Dentistry at 816-235-2173. Or,
you can simply write your request on the response
card included with the UMKC BONDS
Newsletter. We can help you and your
advisors plan a gift for tomorrow that
will help our future residents as well as
you and your family.
Dean Marsha Pyle pointed out the pride UMKC
School of Dentistry has for the Orthodontic
Department and the legacy of Dr. Thompson.
2014 UMKC Orthodontist
of the Decade,
Dr. Donald J. Thompson,
to Retire From Teaching
Dr. Jim Osborne presents Dr. Don Thompson the UMKC Orthodontist of the Decade
Award
A 100+ crowd gathered together over lunch to honor Dr. Don
Thompson on Thursday, April 10, 2014. Dr. Jim Osborne, codirector of UMKC Orthodontic Clinics, with Dr. Thompson,
officiated the ceremony, which awarded Don the title of 2014
UMKC Orthodontist of the Decade. Don has officially announced
that he will retire from teaching in December 2014.
Dr. Thompson graduated from University of Missouri-Kansas City
School of Dentistry in 1961. He attended St. Louis University
School of Dentistry and graduated from their post-graduate
orthodontic program in 1965.
Don’s brother, Gene, was at the time the co-director of the
UMKC School of Dentistry Graduate Orthodontic Program.
Gene “convinced” Dr. Don to join the Graduate Orthodontic
faculty immediately after graduation. From that time, he has been
associated with the UMKC program in one form or another. He
has been a teacher, a clinical instructor, a practice management
consultant, a fund raiser, a search committee member, and, most of
all, an inspiration to all the residents that have passed through our
program. He has been an excellent example of what we all want to
achieve in the profession of orthodontics.
Don has served as program director (1997-1998), co-program
director (2003-2007), and the clinical director from 2007 to the
present. He was responsible for the CODA accreditation site visit in
2003 and helped Drs. Iwasaki and Nickel with the 2010 site visit.
While continuing his university and private practice
responsibilities, Dr. Thompson served as president of the
Southwestern Orthodontic Society. He is a diplomat of
the ABO, and is an untiring supporter of the residents.
In 2008, he was co-recipient of the D.B. Wade teaching
award from the ABO College of Diplomates.
Thank you Dr. Thompson for the sacrifices you have made
to ensure that the UMKC SOD Graduate Orthodontic
program upholds its stellar legacy. We will miss you!
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Resident Research:
Dr. Michael Olsen
The Effect of Phosphoric
Acid Etch in Conjunction
with Self-Etching Primer on
Enamel Surfaces and Resultant
Orthodontic Bracket Bond
Strength
This study examined the methods of preparing the enamel
surface for orthodontic bracket adhesion in overcoming pellicle
and possible fluid contamination from pre-bonding cleaning
techniques and the effect of these treatments on the enamel
surface and resultant bond strength. Shear bond strength testing,
Raman linear mapping, and scanning electron microscopy was
used to evaluate shear bond strength, depth of resin interface,
and surface and cross-sectional characteristics respectively. Based
on an analysis of variance (α=.05), there was a significant effect
of pretreatment enamel conditioning prior to self-etching primer
application on shear bond strength. This difference was found
to exist solely between the pumice prophylaxis group and the
34% phosphoric acid etch group. No difference was found to
exist across all groups with regards to depth of resin penetration.
Scanning electron microscopy showed no significant differences
in enamel surface or resin/enamel interface characteristics. Results
suggest that enamel cleaning techniques prior to SEP application
are unnecessary and even deleterious to bond strength and resin
penetration.
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Dr. Natalia Henbest
Orthodontic Bracket Bond
Strength and Resin Composite
Adhesive Degree of Conversion
Associated with Type of Curing
Unit and Total Energy
This study examined the effect of light curing sources on shear
bond strength and degree of conversion of orthodontic resin
composite adhesive as function of type of curing unit and total
energy, and it evaluated the correlation between shear bond
strength and degree of conversion. Shear bond strength testing and
micro-Raman spectra was collected and measured at 5k, 10k and
15k mJ/cm2 of total energy delivered to the orthodontic adhesive.
Based on an analysis of variance (α=.05), there was no significant
effect of type of curing source on shear bond strength; however,
there was a significant effect of total energy, with shear bond
strength increasing as energy increased across curing units. For
degree of conversion there was a significant effect of curing unit
with plasma arc (PA) producing higher degree of conversion than
light-emitting diode (LED) or quartz tungsten halogen (QTH),
which were not significantly different from each other. There was
also a significant effect of total energy on degree of conversion
with a significant increase between 5k to 10k mJ/cm2. There
was a positive moderate overall correlation between shear bond
strength and degree of conversion. Results of this study suggest
that the PA curing unit is more efficient at polymerization (degree
of conversion) of orthodontic resin composite adhesive. However,
there is no difference in shear bond strength produced when using
PA, LED or QTH curing sources for orthodontic bracket bonding
procedures when equal total energy is delivered to the adhesive.
Dr. Adam Reynolds
Voluntary Teeth Clenching During Physical
Exercise in Natural Environment:
Prevalence and Gender Differences
Voluntary teeth clenching (VTC) has been researched with respect to performance
enhancement, but little evidence has verified its prevalence. This study’s objective was
to determine if VTC occurred during exercise in a natural environment. Secondarily,
if differences in VTC existed based on gender and exercise type were investigated.
Methods: Ambulatory surface electromyography (EMG) recorders were used to
measure activities in the masseter and temporalis muscles and detect VTC during
leg extension and general weight-lifting exercises in 7 male and 10 female subjects
recruited from UMKC soccer teams. All subjects gave informed consent to participate
in IRB-approved study protocols. Laboratory surface EMG recording during static
and dynamic biting tasks established linear regression relations between EMG:biteforce for each subject. Then subject-specific thresholds for VTC ranging from 5-80%
of a 20 N bite-force (T20N) were applied to detect and measure VTC in ambulatory
data. Duty factors (DF=time clenching/total recording time, %) were compared
for each VTC threshold and gender/exercise/muscle combination by simple test
effect. Statistical significance was set at p<.05 with a Bonferroni correction. Results:
VTC was shown by all subjects at a threshold of ≤5%T20N, by 47% of subjects
at a threshold of 50%T20N, and by 29% of subjects at a threshold of 80%T20N.
Females tended to have a higher DF at all thresholds during weight-lifting (highest
DF at 5%T20N: 5.8%), while males tended to have higher DF during leg extensions
(highest DF at 5%T20N: 7.1%). Gender differences in DF were significant during
weight-lifting at all thresholds except at 80%T20N and during leg extensions at levels
t≤25%T20N; and showed larger effect sizes for standardized leg extension compared
to general weight-lifting exercises. Conclusions: Low level clenching was common
during weight bearing exercises. Prevalence depended on threshold magnitudes
defining clenching. There were gender, exercise-type and muscle differences in VTC.
Final
Comprehensive
Exams
Graduating residents and attending faculty enjoyed a
sumptuous lunch at The Bristol before heading back to
UMKC to complete the day’s examinations.
It’s always a grind to get ready for final
Comprehensive Exam Day, which was
held in December 2014. Drs. Natalia
Henbest, Michael Olsen, and Adam
Reynolds did a stellar job in preparing
their cases for the all-day oral exam.
Congratulations to our newest alums
for their top-notch performances under
stressful circumstances!
Meet the UMKC
Orthodontic Residents
Class of 2014
Dr. Brittany Carpenter
U. Tennessee 2012
Hometown: Conway, Arkansas
Dr. Lori Peterson
UNMC, 2012
Hometown: Green River, Wyoming
Dr. Michael Ponikvar
U. Maryland, 2012
Hometown: St. Catherines,
Ontario, Canada
Class of 2015
Dr. Danielle Gilbert
U. of Alabama at Birmingham, 2013
Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama
Dr. Matthew McCoy
Creighton University, 2013
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Dr. Kristen Sander
UMKC, 2013
Hometown: Wichita, Kansas
Class of 2016
Dr. Whitney Hewitt
UMKC, 2014
Hometown: St. Charles, MO
Dr. Andrew McDonald
Creighton University, 2014
Hometown: Tucson, AZ
Dr. Steven Shaw
Baylor University, 2014
Hometown: McKinney, TX
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We hope
to see you
next year in
San Francisco!
April 2015
UMKC Alumni Meet in New Orleans
On a warm New Orleans Saturday night UMKC alumni gathered to catch-up on a year’s
worth of news. More than 50 friends dropped by to have some appetizers and a beverage —
many of whom were anxious to congratulate Dr. Vance Dykhouse, who was recognized by the
American Board of Orthodontics for excellence in orthodontics.
1. Dr. Dykhouse enjoys a resident “sandwich” with Drs. Nellie Kim-Weroha and Jodi Hentscher-Johnson
2. Dr. Mike Razza (L) from Perth, Australia stopped by to see his long-time mentor Dr. Vance Dykhouse
3. Currrent residents Drs. Matt McCoy and Kristen Sander 4. Judy Dkyhouse and alum Dr.
Banghorn Terry 5. The Cash Family (L-R, Dr. Tara, Shara, and Dr. Jerry Cash) pose with Dr. Jeff
Nickel 6. Dr. Vance Dykhouse shares a few moments with current residents Drs. Danielle
Gilbert and Michael Ponikvar.
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The UMKC Board met early on Thursday,
April 10, 2014, to discuss issues relevant
to projects and plans of the alumni. Dr.
Adam Saylor, president of the Alumni
Board, presided over the meeting.
Alumni Board members include: (L-R)
(Back Row) Drs. Jim Indiveri, Steve Billings
(Secretary), Steve Malmstrom, Mike Klein,
Laura Iwasaki (ex officio, Leo Rogers Chair
of Orthodontics), R. Wayne Thompson,
Jim Osborne (Treasurer); (Front Row) Drs.
Sara Oliver, Adam Saylor (President 20132014); Nellie Kim-Werhoa (President Elect
2014-2015). Missing in the photo: Drs. Ian
Balou and Dustin Burleson.
UMKC Orthodontic Alumni Board
Working for You!
Issues discussed included finances and
policies of the organization, donation
of monies to the UMKC Graduate
Orthodontic Program, and planning for
the 2015 meeting.
GRADUATION 2013
Passing of the
Alumni Board
President’s Gavel
During our Alumni Luncheon on
Thursday, April 10, Dr. Adam Saylor,
Immediate Past President of the
UMKC Alumni Board, was presented
a commemorative plaque by 20142015 President Dr. Nellie KimWerhoa. Thank you Adam for your
service to the Orthodontic Alumni
Association — and thank you Nellie
for taking over the reins.
The success of our recently graduated
residents was celebrated during our
graduation gala held December 12,
2013. Some 60+ family, residents,
staff and faculty gathered to honor
Drs. Natalia Henbest, Michael Olsen,
and Adam Reynolds. Clinic instructor
Dr. Kurt Hoffman was nominated as
the “Instructor of the Year” by the
graduating residents.
Now that our three newly minted
alums have graduated, they are very
busy with families and new homes.
Natalia just had a baby girl, and will
be practicing orthodontics in Kansas
City. Michael and family headed way
up north, to Calgary, Alberta. Mike
is now practicing there, close to the
Rocky Mountains. The Reynolds
family has relocated a little bit east,
where Adam is associating in an
orthodontic practice in St. Louis, Mo.
Right: Dr. Don Thompson
enjoys a moment during
the “Senior Roast” portion of
the graduation ceremonies. The
“Senior Roast” is the only time the
junior residents get the last laugh at the expense of
their departing senior colleagues. Above: The lively
family of Dr. Adam and Jennilyn Reynolds. We
were very lucky to catch that rare moment when the
children were not in motion. The Reynolds are now
living in St. Louis.
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Philanthropic Support for UMKC
Orthodontics Takes Many Forms
Dr. Don Thompson Endowed Professorship ($917,878)
As you are probably aware, there is an extreme shortage of
orthodontic educators, and UMKC is no exception to this crisis. As
a result of your generosity, we were pleased to be able to establish
the Dr. Don Thompson Endowed Professorship. Our goal is
to increase the fund to the level of Chair, requiring an additional
$750,000. The interest from this fund will support a much-needed
full-time faculty salary line in the Department of Orthodontics and
Dentofacial Orthopedics similar to the Leo A. Rogers Endowed
Chair currently held by Dr. Laura Iwasaki. Dr. Thompson will
be retiring this year and we’d like to honor him through a big
financial push from alums to complete this project with a roar!!!!
The Department Discretionary Fund ($2,237)
The funds from this account support the daily activities of the
department. This includes the purchasing of equipment such as
printer/scanners, the patient sign-in station, the graduation dinner,
alumni reception at AAO, off-setting costs of travel by residents to
meetings and speakers to our program, and subsidizing educational
activities of staff.
Orthodontic Department Account Balances
May 2014
60,000
Discretionary Fund
Schweitzer Fund
Account Balance $ (as of May, 2014)
50,000
Blackwell Lecture
Zervas Fund
40,000
20,000
10,000
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$1,000,000
900,000
Investment Fund
800,000
Thompson Professorship
700,000
600,000
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
The Orthodontic Investment Fund ($506,065)
This fund is directed by the Orthodontic Alumni Board. Monies
accrued through alumni dues, and profits from the Midwest
Orthodontic Alumni Meeting are used to support a variety of
endeavors associated with the UMKC Graduate Orthodontics
Program. This fund also makes an annual contribution to the
Department Discretionary Fund.
Dr. Eric J. Schweitzer Memorial Fund ($17,126)
Each year, the UMKC Graduate Orthodontics Program organizes
the Dr. Eric J. Schweitzer (1992) Memorial Symposium. The
symposium invites recent orthodontic graduates to return to
UMKC to make presentations to current orthodontic residents.
The benefactors of the Schweitzer Memorial Symposium make it
possible for our students to hear orthodontic practitioners speak
frankly about the joys and the difficulties they have encountered
while embarking their careers. The Memorial Fund generates
income to offset symposium costs.
Dr. Dan Blackwell Lecture Series Fund ($4,463)
Dr. Dan Blackwell retired from active teaching at UMKC in 2008.
To honor Dr. Blackwell’s commitment to UMKC orthodontics, a
lecture series in his name has begun.
30,000
0
Thompson Professorship & Investment
Fund Balances
May 2014
Account Balance $ (as of May, 2014)
Through the auspices of the Dr. Roy J. Rinehart Memorial
Foundation, accounts have been formed to aid the mission of
UMKC Orthodontics. The Orthodontic Alumni Board believes
it’s important that you know how your dollars are spent. The
following are brief histories and current balances of accounts
used by UMKC Orthodontics. We hope you will be pleased with
the updates and give again. Please use the donor card included
to make your next contribution to UMKC Orthodontics.
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Dr. Sperry Zervas Orthodontic Scholarship ($29,359)
This fund was started in 2009 by the Zervas family to memorialize
Dr. Sperry Zervas (Ort ’68). The interest from this fund will be
used annually to support senior resident’s endeavors to travel to
professional meetings.
UMKC Orthodontic Alumni 2014
Many thanks to all our alums who have paid their 2014 Association dues. Each $100 contribution is directed to
supporting the UMKC Orthodontic Program. If you have not paid your 2014 dues, please consider doing so.
Joe Aday
Las Cruces, NM
Michael Albright
Leavenworth, KS
Ronald Albright
Wier, KS
Jack Austerman
Oklahoma City, OK
Dean Baesel
Wichita, KS
Michael Barlow
St. Marys, GA
Merritt Island, FL
Jeffrey Barlow
Victoria, BC
Edward Beatty
Longment, CO
Rick Beckwith
Steven Billings
Parkville, MO
Richardson, TX
Jim Boley
Severance, CO
Dennis Brenkert
Longview, TX
Patrick Briscoe
Lincoln, NE
David Brockman
Kansas City, MO
Steve Cain
APO AE, Germany
Glenn Casey
Springfield, MO
Jerry Cash
Eugene, OR
Tara Cash
Topeka, KS
Michael Cassidy
Manchester, MO
Jeffrey Cavanaugh
Tulsa, OK
Brenda Chockley
Tulsa, OK
Llon Clendenen
Tulsa, OK
Jonathan Cooper
Liberty, MO
Bob Craven
Broomfield, CO
Joseph Dankey
Santa Fe, NM
Stephen Darmitzel
Donald Dennington Cape Girardeau, MO
Vail, CO
Fred Distelhorst
Blue Springs, MO
David Dykhouse
Blue Springs,, MO
Vance Dykhouse
Highlands Ranch, CO
Richard Elliott
Jerald Elrod
Independence, MO
Pearland, TX
Jeryl English
Liberal, KS
Richard Farmer
Forrest Faulconer Colorado Springs, CO
Jarrell, TX
Richard Foster
Overland Park, KS
Larissa Freytag
Ardmore, OK
Craig Gerken
Lebanon, OH
Barton Girdwood
Salt Lake City, UT
Bart Goldsberry
Topeka, KS
Don Gordy
Lauren Gossett-Windhorst St. Joseph, MO
Parker, CO
Mark Gregston
San Antonio, TX
Henry Hammer
Athens, GA
Tradd Harter
Topeka, KS
Genavieve Hendrickson
Waterloo, IL
Jodi Henscher-Johnson
Columbia, IL
Jodi Hentscher-Johnson
French Hickman
Midwest City, OK
Oxford, MS
Bryant Hirsberg
Leawood, KS
Kurt Hoffman
Mission Hills, KS
Bill Hoffman
Highlands Ranch, CO
Gary Holt
Blue Springs, MO
James Indiveri
Corpus Christi, TX
Richard Ingraham
Kansas City, MO
Laura Iwasaki
Louisville, KY
Baxter Johnson
Mason, OH
Gerald Johnson
Sierra Vista, AZ
Alan Kawakami
Hays, KS
Robert Kennemer
Rochester, MN
Nellie Kim-Weroha
Bucyrus, KS
Michael Klein
John Lawson
Rochester, MN
Gregg Lindsey
Centennial, CO
Charles Low
La Canada-Flintridge, CA
Eugene, OR
John MacKinnon
PS: Dr. Oz asks,
“If you haven’t paid your dues…..why not?!”
Lees Summit, MO
Jesse Maize
Topeka, KS
Steven Malmstrom
Starkville, MS
William McReynolds
Kansas City, MO
L.M. McRobert
Venice, FL
Lowell McRobert
Hutchinson, KS
John Meschke
Hutchinson, KS
Robert Morrison
MFN Home, AR
W. Murphy
Sikeston, MO
George Myracle
Witchita, KS
Ron Neugent
Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Nickel
Fairway, KS
Jack Okenkstrom
Prairie Village, KS
Sara Oliver
Omaha, NE
Julie Olson
Lake Winnebago, MO
James Osborne
Pittsburg, KS
Gina Pinamonti
Georgetown, TX
Charles Plett
Springfield, MO
Don Powell
Ramer, AL
Grady Price Jr
Oklahoma City, OK
Mark Reeves
Noblesville, IN
Lindsay Resmer
Columbia, MO
David Ries
Columbia, MO
Scott Robinson
Donald Sanchez
Mesa, AZ
Glen Ellyn, IL
Ada Saylor
Santa Fe, NM
William Schacknel
Chesterfield, MO
Rebecca Schreiner
Charles Schumacher
Effingham, IL
Robert Simpson
Littleton, CO
James Smith
Los Altos, CA
Bradley Smith
Overland Park, KS
Minot, ND
Dennis Sommers
Sedalia, MO
Gerald Spencer
Warner Robins, GA
J. Don Spillers
Michael Strope
Manhattan, KS
Jim Suit
Prescott, AZ
R Wayne Thompson Shawnee Mission, KS
Leawood, KS
Don Thompson
Kelly Toombs
Prairie Village, KS
Robert Toth
Kansas City, MO
Witchita, KS
Justin Trimmell
Corpus Christi, TX
O.B. Vaughan
Bismarck, ND
John Warford III
Richard White
Dardenne Prairie, MO
Fort Morgon, CO
Robert Wilhelm
Claremore, OK
Laura Willhoite
Jefferson City, MO
Dustin Wilson
Brent Wood
Lawrence, KS
Vernell, UT
William Wright
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Midwest Dental Conference: April 2015
Mark your calendars for April 9-12, 2015! Four dynamic orthodontic speakers are slated to talk.
It is going to be a jam-packed meeting, so don’t miss out.
Landy Chase, MBA, CSP is a consultant and award-winning author who specializes in training orthodontic practices
to increase the start rate of prospective patients. He provides highly effective, professional procedures for attracting and
acquiring new patients for client practices. He has worked extensively within the profession as a trainer, consultant and
coach and is a popular speaker at numerous conferences and study clubs including AAO, the Schulman Study Group
and The Bottom Line program. Mr. Chase is a graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and
holds an MBA from Xavier University in Cincinnati.
Dr. Paul Tran attended Baylor College of Dentistry where he initially earned his dental degree, then went on to pursue
his Masters and Certificate in Orthodontics at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Tran is also an alumnus of the L.D.
Pankey Institute and the McLaughlin 2-year Program. He has been in full-time private practice for nearly 20 years
in Louisville, Kentucky. He has served in many capacities in organized dentistry such as President of the Kentucky
Association of Orthodontists and Kentucky delegate to the Southern Association of Orthodontists. He maintains a
part-time clinical faculty position at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry and was previously on faculty
at the University of Kentucky for over a decade. In addition, Dr. Tran lectures around the United States to fellow
orthodontic colleagues on aesthetic orthodontic treatment.
Chuck Hill graduated from Indiana University in 1977 and has been with 3M Unitek for 30 years. Chuck’s technical
aptitude has led to his becoming a subject matter expert in the area of bonding. During these 30 years, he has
developed his current insights into bonding techniques and the orthodontic specialty in response to the many efforts
to eliminate the multiple issues related to bond failures and its costly inefficiencies. The time-tested techniques
considered in his discussions of bonding and practice health are real world and logical approaches to the varying
ways that offices conduct their business and also respond to market challenges that have affected the orthodontic
marketplace.
Mr. Mike Brewer has enjoyed a 41-year career in prevention in the healthcare industry. He has played an active role
in 3M’s school development programs and has lectured at the Chicago Mid-Winter Meeting, Mid-South Dental
Congress, University of Tennessee, Louisiana State University, University of Mississippi, and University of Iowa Dental
Hygiene Schools. Mike earned a BS degree in Human Resources with a minor in Business Administration from
Louisiana Tech University.
2014 Midwest Dental Conference
UMKC Orthodontic Alumni Lecture:
Dr. Antonino G. Secchi
The Choteau Room hosted approximately 60 orthodontists during the Thursday–
Friday Orthodontic lectures given by Dr. Antonino Secchi (pictured with green tie),
clinical assistant professor, Department of Orthodontics, University of Pennsylvania.
The focus of Dr. Secchi’s Thursday lecture was on the “Complete Clinical Orthodontic
System: A Review of Treatment Mechanics.” On Friday, the theme of the lecture was
“Skeletal Diagnosis of Transverse Discrepancies and Early Treatment.” Orthodontic
staff were once again treated to an entertaining and informative CE program by Dr.
Rosemary Bray.
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The Strength of Our
Program Rests in Our
Part-Time Clinical Faculty
We want everyone to know how fortunate
we are at UMKC Orthodontics to have
dedicated clinical instructors to help
mentor our residents. Thank you to all
who give so generously of their time.
UMKC Orthodontic
Faculty News
Dr. Jim Osborne (right) has recently increased his commitment at the University of
Missouri-Kansas City and now shares duties with Dr. Don Thompson (left) as Director
of the Graduate Orthodontic Clinic. In addition to clinical teaching in the Advanced
Education Program in Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, Jim is now also
working with Dr. Ingrid Reed (Director, Pre-doctoral Program in Orthodontics &
Dentofacial Orthopedics; middle) to enhance the predoctoral program. Dr. Reed
has just announced that she will be retiring in January 2015. Thank you Ingrid for your
dedication to teaching at UMKC. And to all our faculty, we are proud of your work
for the advancement of orthodontic education.
UMKC Orthodontics Welcomes
New Faculty Member,
Dr. Shankar Venugopalan
BDS (2004, Tamil Nadu Medical University);
DMSc Ortho (2014, Harvard); PhD (2010, TAMU Baylor)
We are pleased that Dr. Rengasamy Venugopalan has agreed to uproot himself from
the east coast and join our department as an assistant professor. It’s not Shankar’s
first time to live in the middle of the U.S. Before moving to Harvard in 2010, where
he completed his orthodontic residency in 2014, Shankar was at Baylor College of
Dentistry where he completed his PhD.
Dr. Venugopalan will have responsibilities for teaching didactic courses to dental
students and orthodontic residents, as well as supervise in the undergraduate
orthodontic clinic and laboratory.
Shankar’s research interests are in the area of enamel proteins. These proteins are a
current interest in dental research given that proteins at the dental enamel junction
can be activated by acids or radiation. Significant clinical consequences occur when
these proteins are activated, and are the likely causes of leakage around composite
restorations, or separation of enamel from the dentin-enamel junction consequent to
radiation therapy for oral cancers.
Thank you Dr. Rengasamy Venugopalan for
agreeing to be part of the UMKC Ortho Team!
Don Thompson (DDS ’61,
St. Louis U. Ort ’65)
Co-Director Postgraduate
Orthodontic Clinic
Jim Osborne (DDS ’72, Ort’76)
Co-Director Postgraduate
Orthodontic Clinic
Vance Dykhouse (DDS ’66, Ort ’70)
Monday afternoon
Frank Crist (DDS ’90, Ort’93)
Thursday afternoon
Steve Billings (DDS ’77, Ort’79)
Friday afternoon
Scott Hamilton (DDS ’84,
Baylor MS Ort ’86)
Thursday afternoon
Brad Smith (DDS ’97, Ort ’00)
Tuesday afternoon
Jeff Thompson
Kurt Muehlebach
Don Wilson (DDS ’93, Ort ’95)
Thursday afternoon
Dustin Burleson (DDS ’04, Ort’06)
Wednesday morning
Kurt Hoffman (DDS ’94, Ort ’96)
Wednesday afternoon
Michael Klein (DDS ’84, Ort ’87)
Friday morning
Cameron Walker (U. Chicago DDS, Friday pre-doc clinic
Steve Malmstrom
(DDS ’89, Washington U. Ort ’91 )
Wednesday morning
(DDS ’90, Ort ’92)
Wednesday afternoon
Ph.D., U. North Carolina Ort ‘12)
(DDS ’77, MS Ort ’80)
Friday morning
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Congrat is congratulated by
Dean Marsha Pyle during the
Faculty and Staff Recognition ceremony.
UMKC Orthodontic
Administrator
Michele Edwards Receives
University Recognition
During the UMKC School of
Dentistry’s annual Faculty and Staff
Recognition ceremony at Diastole,
October 10, 2013, Michele Edwards`
was honored with the Staff Council
“Customer Service Award.” The event
reaffirms the School’s success in
carrying out its mission of teaching,
research service and clinical care,
demonstrating once again that the
School can boast of having some of
the most outstanding faculty and staff
in dental education.
After her presentation, Drs. Iwasaki and Nickel
took the Orthodontic residents out for dinner in
Ann Arbor. The prime rib was a big hit!
Dr. Iwasaki Speaks at the
2014 Moyers Symposium
UMKC Orthodontics was well represented at the 2014 Moyers Symposium. While
in Ann Arbor, Mich., Dr. Laura Iwasaki, Leo Rogers Chair, was a lead speaker of the
2-day Moyers Symposium, held annually during the month of February. The title of
her presentation was “The Speed of Teeth in Orthodontics: Mechanical Limitations
and Enhancements.” It may be a bit of a surprise to some that UMKC Department of
Orthodontics is the leading institution in the world concerning clinical trials to determine
the effects of mechanical stress, protein expression, and genetics on tooth movement.
Thank you, Laura, for carrying the UMKC flag as a leader in orthodontic research.
AADR in Charlotte, NC
& IADR, Capetown,
South Africa
This March UMKC
Department of
Orthodontics was well
represented at the
American Association
for Dental Research
annual meeting, held
in Charlotte, NC. Dr.
Iwasaki was very busy at the
meeting, with a general session
presentation titled “Human Craniofacial
form and Jaw Mechanics: a
longitudinal study.” Drs. Emily Taylor (R)
and Whitney DeForest (L) participated
in this project, which studied jaw
mechanics in children as they grew
into adolescence. Dr. Iwasaki also was
an invited speaker at a symposium
for “Biomarkers in Gingival Crevicular
Fluid (GCF): Current Paradigm Shifts in
Dentistry.” Laura’s job was to present
the current data on GCF biomarkers
during tooth movement.
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Pictured with the CFB Executive are the 2014 recipients of Sarnat and Craniofacial Biology Awards. Dr. Laura Iwasaki
(far left) completed her duties on the executive as past- president. UMKC 4th year dental student Kelsey Riffel (3rd from
right) was a co-winner of the Craniofacial Biology Group Award. Drs. Iwasaki and Nickel supervised the project which
was a combined effort of Ms. Riffel and Ms. Danielle Leeper, who is also a 4th year UMKC dental student.
And at the IADR Annual in Cape Town, South Africa
Drs. Nickel and Iwasaki had administrative as well as presentation responsibilities
in Cape Town, South Africa. Both presented research papers based on data gathered
from 71 individuals, who were asked to carry ambulatory recorders which measured
masticatory muscle activities during day and sleep times. Dr. Nickel presented a paper titled
“Masticatory Muscle Duty Factors in TMD Diagnostic Groups” describing how TMD
diagnostic subgroups differ in how much the jaw muscles are used. Dr. Iwasaki’s paper,
“TMD Diagnostic Group Differences in Muscle Activation During Biting,” demonstrated
diagnostic group differences in muscle activation for standardized loads applied to the
mandible. Also at the meeting was Ms. Kelsey Riffel, who is a 4th year dental student. Ms.
Riffel presented a project she and Ms. Danielle Leeper completed under the supervision
of Drs. Iwasaki and Nickel. In a poster titled “Gender Differences in Jaw Muscle Duty
Factors During Leg-Extension Exercises,” Kelsey and Danielle were able to demonstrate
gender differences in how the masticatory muscles are activated during physical exercise.
The project was based on data collected by Adam Reynolds (ORT ’13) for his MS thesis. Ms.
Riffel was awarded a 2014 AADR BLOC Travel Grant Award, and was co-winner of the
Craniofacial Biology Group Award.
Drs. Iwasaki and Nickel Receive
Commissions as Kentucky Colonels
Drs. Iwasaki and Nickel with the Knapp family.
Drs. Laura Iwasaki and Jeff Nickel were in
Lexington Ky., on April 16, 2014, where
they were the invited speakers for the 2014
Knapp Memorial Lecturer. Every year the
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
holds the lecture in honor of the late Dr.
Donald E. Knapp who was the University’s
first chair of Oral Biology. The theme of the
2014 lecture was the role of collaboration to
advance research endeavors. At the end of
their presentation, Drs. Iwasaki and Nickel
were pleasantly surprised to be awarded
commissions as Kentucky Colonels.
The theme of the presentation by Drs. Iwasaki and
Nickel was the role of collaboration in advancing science.
Following the presentation, Dr. Jeffrey Ebersole (C),
professor and associate dean for Research, monitored
questions from the audience.
Alumnus
Dr. Boley
receives
the 2013
O.B. Vaughan Special
Recognition Award
We were pleased to learn that Dr. Jim
Boley of Richardson, Texas, received
the 2013 ABO O.B. Vaughan Special
Recognition Award. Dr. Boley
received his orthodontic training
and master’s degree at UMKC.
He serves as an adjunct associate
professor of orthodontics at Baylor
University. He is a past president
of the Edward H. Angle Society of
Orthodontists, and president of
the Charles H. Tweed International
Foundation for Orthodontic Research
and Education. Dr. Boley continues
to be an examiner for the ABO.
Congratulations Jim on your award!
In Memoriam
Dr. James Hayden Abbott
Dr. Charles Dow Miller
On August 4, 2013, Dr.
James Hayden Abbott, 77, of
Leawood, KS, passed away
peacefully surrounded by his
family and loved ones. Hayden
was born in Overland Park,
KS, in 1936. He graduated
from Olathe High School in 1954, and earned
a BS (1958, Biology) at Kansas State University.
Hayden graduated from UMKC School of
Dentistry in 1962, followed by 2 years of study in
the advanced education program in Orthodontics
and Dentofacial Orthopedics. He enlisted in the
United States Air Force in 1962, as a dental officer,
served his active duty in Tripoli, Libya, then joined
the USAF reserves until he retired as a Lieutenant
Colonel in 1990. Prairie Village was home to
Hayden’s private practice until he retired in 1997.
He enjoyed a successful career in Orthodontics
creating beautiful smiles, taking great pride in his
work and as a respected member of the dental
community. He is survived by his wife, Dottie,
of 47 years, and two daughters: Michelle Griffith
(Steve) of Leawood, KS, and Nicole Spachman
(Matt) of Kansas City, MO.
Dr. Miller, 81, of Norman, Okla., passed on Tuesday, Aug. 27,
2013. Dow was born in Tahlequah, Okla., on Nov. 1, 1931,
to Dutch and Clyde Miller. He grew up in Tahlequah with
his older brother, Mart. In 1948, at 17, Dow graduated from
Bagley High School. In college, he fell in love and married a
woman who became his best friend and soul mate, Billye Sue
Poynor. They were married in 1951. He earned his Doctor of
Dental Surgery degree from the University of Tennessee in 1956. He went on to
specialize in Orthodontics at the University of Kansas City, completing his studies
in 1958. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954 until 1957. Dow and Billye
settled in Norman, where he was the very first orthodontist. He practiced for 37
years, retiring in 1999.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Billye Sue Miller; his son, Doug Miller
and his wife April; his daughters, Sue and her husband Fred Chilless; and Leigh
Baldock, all living in Norman; daughter-in-law, Carrie Raymond of Bartlesville;
sister-in-law, Patsy Miller; nephew, Kirby Miller, and niece, Martha Phillips, all
of Paris, Ark.; his grandchildren, Jonathan Miller and wife Rachel of Bartlesville,
Jordan Miller of Farmington, N.M., Braden Miller, Britton Miller and wife Jordan,
Megan Chilless of Dallas, Madison Chilless, Garret Baldock of Oregon, and Lisa
Baldock; step-grandchildren, Samantha Gastgeb of Newcastle, Tricia Miller, Taylor
Carter of Bartlesville, Farol Cain of Bartlesville, and Trae Palmer of Portland, Ore.;
great-grandchildren include, Bella, Jackson Dow and Evelynn Miller of Bartlesville
and Kobe Miller of Norman. All in all, he was grandpa to 13 and great-grandpa to
four.
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Your Full-Time Faculty:
Expanding the influence of UMKC Orthodontics
UMKC full-time faculty have a variety of obligations in addition to teaching and clinical activities. One area where considerable effort
is directed is that of research and research-related activities. Drs. Iwasaki and Nickel continue their service obligations as reviewers of
grant applications submitted to a variety of NIDCR study sections and the AAOF. Drs. Laura Iwasaki and Jeff Nickel are the principal
investigators of a $3 million award from the NIH. This much needed federal grant funding allows the continuation of their research into
the variables that contribute to degenerative joint disease. Additionally, Drs. Iwasaki and Nickel are co-investigators on grants awarded
by the AAOF. Firstly, an Education Innovation Award provides funding to bring together investigators at the University of Michigan,
University of North Carolina, University of Kentucky, Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Connecticut, University
of California San Francisco, and UMKC. The project’s aim is to improve the success rate of junior faculty seeking grant funding and
promotion and tenure at universities. Secondly, it was recently announced that Drs. Nickel and Iwasaki, together with faculty members
from University of North Carolina and Oregon Health Sciences University, were awarded an AAOF Center Award. The 3-year award
provides $75,000 to support two Innovators’ Workshops in 2014 and 2016. The aim of these workshops is to facilitate the development
of collaborations among leaders in research endeavors relevant to the practice of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. The 2014
Innovators’ Workshop is planned for September 11–14, 2014, in Itasca, Ill.
An important role of our faculty is to push at the boundaries of science, and in particular to address
scientific issues that directly affect orthodontics and orthodontic education. Here is a list of recent
publications, in press manuscripts, and other scholarly activity of faculty and residents.
Nickel JC, Liu H, Marx DM, Iwasaki LR (2014): Effects of mechanical
stress and growth on velocity of human tooth movement. Am J
Orthod Dentofac Orthop 145:S74-81.
Weber AL, Nickel JC, Liu Y, Liu H, Iwasaki LR (2013): Jaw mechanics and
behavior in dolicofacial versus brachyfacial adolescents. J Dent Res.
92(SI A):387.
DeForest WN, Hentscher-Johnson JK, Liu Y, Liu H, Nickel JC, Iwasaki LR
(2014): Human tooth movement by continuous high and low stresses.
Angle Orthod 84:102-8.
Leeper K, Riffel K, Reynolds A, Nickel J, Liu H, Liu Y, Iwasaki L
(accepted): Gender differences in jaw muscle duty factors during legextension exercises. For J Dent Res
Iwasaki LR, Freytag LE, Schumacher CA, Walker MP, Williams KB (2013):
Validation of a Modified McGill Pain Questionnaire for orthodontic
patients. Angle Orthod 83:906-12.
Iwasaki L, Liu H, Gonzalez Y, McCall WD, Ohrbach R, Marx D, Nickel
J (accepted): Masticatory muscle electromyography during biting in
humans with/without TMDs. For J Dent Res
Kumar V, Iwasaki L, Nickel J (2013): Selective application of cone-beam
computed tomography in cephalometry. In: Computed Tomography:
New Research, Park JH (ed), Nova Science Publishers, Inc., pp. 225240.
Nickel J, Gonzalez Y, Liu H, Marx D, McCall WD, Ohrbach R, Iwasaki
L (accepted): Masticatory muscle duty factors in TMD diagnostic
groups. For J Dent Res
Alford LM, Weber AL, Nickel JC, Liu Y, Liu H, Iwasaki LR (2014):
Jaw muscle duty factors in dolicofacial compared to brachyfacial
adolescents. For presentation (by LM Alford) at the 2014 Midwest
Dental Student Conference, Apr. 12, 2014, Minneapolis, MN.
Taylor ES, DeForest WN, Nickel JC, Liu H, Liu Y, Iwasaki LR, (2014):
Human craniofacial form and jaw mechanics: A longitudinal study. J
Dent Res 93(SI A):698.
Nickel JC, Liu H, Gonzalez Y, McCall WD, Ohrbach R, Gallo LM, Marx
DB, Iwasaki LR, (2014): Masticatory Muscle Orientation Effects on
Predicted Lateral Pterygoid Muscle Forces. J Dent Res 93(SI A):744.
Nickel JC, Gonzalez Y, Iwasaki LR, Liu H, McCall WD, Ohrbach R, Gallo
LM, Marx DB (2013): Masticatory muscle duty factors in subjects
with and without pain. J Dent Res 92(SI A):2974.
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Hajati A-K, Cevidanes LHS, Iwasaki L, Nickel J, Kapila S (in press):
TMJ image based diagnosis and clinical applications. In: CBCT in
Orthodontics: Indications, Insights and Innovations, Kapila S (ed), Wiley
Publishers.
Iwasaki LR (in press). Markers of paradental tissue remodeling in the
gingival crevicular fluid and saliva of orthodontic patients. In
Biological Mechanisms of Tooth Movement, Davidovitch Z, Krishnan
V (eds), Blackwell Publishing Co.
Nickel JC, Liu H, Marx DM, Iwasaki LR (submitted): Effects of
mechanical stress and growth on velocity of human tooth movement.
In: Expedited Orthodontics: Improving Efficiency of Orthodontic
Treatment Through Novel Technologies. Kapila SK, Hatch N (eds),
Monograph 51, Craniofacial Growth Series, Department of
Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry and Center for Human Growth
and Development, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Report from
Down Under….
our UMKC
connection to
Australia
UMKC Orthodontic Alum Dr. Mike
Razza (DDS Baylor ’82; UMKC Ort ’90) sends
us all warm wishes from the west
coast of Australia. Mike lives in Perth,
and is an Associate Professor in the
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry,
University of Western Australia. He also
has private practices in the towns of
Booragoon, Subiaco, and Broome.
Dr. Razza has been very active in
serving the orthodontics profession.
He recently completed a 2 year
(2010-2012) stint as president of the
Australian Society of Orthodontists.
During his tenure, the WFO meeting
was held in Sydney (see photo).
Mike has served in various capacities
within the ASO, as well as performing
as an executive council member for
the Asian Pacific Orthodontic Society.
Thanks Mike for carrying the UMKC flag
in the land of the Southern Cross.
Dr. Mike and Jacqueline Razza at the Sydney
Opera House during the meeting of the World
Federation of Orthodontists (2010). Mike
was President of the Australian Society of
Orthodontists during the convention.
Dr. Iwasaki reviewing
ABO cases while in
New Orleans.
Drs. Nickel and Iwasaki Participate
on Councils for the AAO & AAOF
UMKC figures prominently on the administrative bodies for the AAO and AAOF. Dr.
Jeff Nickel serves on the American Association of Orthodontists Council for Scientific
Affairs (COSA). COSA acts as a body to gather the information so that the AAO can
make informed decisions concerning policy as it relates to standards of practice. In recent
years, the AAO has asked COSA to provide data concerning the standard of care related
to the routine use of CBCT and the effects of bisphosphonates on craniofacial health
and treatment; in addition, COSA reviews abstracts and submissions for AAO scientific
presentations and awards.
Dr. Laura Iwasaki is now the Vice Chair of the American Association of Orthodontists
Foundation Planning and Awards Review Committee (PARC). This committee is
charged by the AAOF to adjudicate grants in support of orthodontic research. Each year,
PARC recommends awards which collectively exceed $500,000. These monies support
research projects throughout the U.S. and Canada. This is an extremely important
activity, which helps university faculty in their research endeavors, and makes it more
likely that faculty can attain tenure at their respective institutions. It also supports
research that directly affects the orthodontic profession. Thank you Dr. Iwasaki for
taking on this leadership role of PARC.
Some of the members of COSA: (L-R) Drs. Flavio Uribe (University of Connecticut, North
East Region), David Covell (Oregon Health Sciences University, Pacific Coast Region), Nan
Hatch (University of Michigan, Great Lakes Region), Sylvia Frazier-Bowers (University of
North Carolina, Southeast Region), and Jeff Nickel (UMKC, Midwest Region). Also present
at the meeting were Drs. Shannon Owens (Rocky Mountain Region), and FransCurrier
(University of Oklahoma, Southwest Region).
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School of Dentistry
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We have not been in touch with you since last year, so here is wishing
you a Happy New Year from all of us at UMKC Orthodontics.