T MEANS MORE: AN INSTITUTIONAL CAMPAIGN

Temple University begins an inspiring campaign to celebrate Temple values such as tenacity, conviction, character, integrity, creativity and many others that are part of Temple people. Visit http://www.tmeansmore.com/ to preview this campaign that includes Television, Radio, Printed, Digital and Outdoor ad.

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES A SOCIAL NETWORK WEBSITE FOR ALUMNI, FRIENDS OF THE INSTITUTION AND STUDENTS

Temple University recently launched an Alumni & Friends online community site. Kornberg School of Dentistry alumni, friends and dental students are invited to register and become part of this virtual community visiting www.myowlspace.com.

MEMORABLE MUSICAL MOMENTS DURING THE GRADUATION OF CLASS OF 2007

The dental student a cappella group, The Impressions, performed at the Academy of Music at the May 2007 Commencement Exercises. The performances included an opening of The Star Spangled Banner, and they closed the ceremony with Stand By Me.

A high resolution version of their performance is available for users connected from inside the School of Dentistry.

WHITE COAT CEREMONY - CLASS OF 2009

The Kornberg School of Dentistry honored the Class of 2009 as students were cloaked in their first white coats in a ceremony at Mitten Hall. This is the School’s second such ceremony, a rite of passage for the second-year dental students, who will begin working with patients at the school’s clinic this fall. Students were addressed by Dr. Martin Tansy, Dean, and Dr. Michael Pliskin, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, before reciting the Dentist’s Oath, a pledge to treat patients ethically and safely. The event was sponsored by the School of Dentistry Alumni Association and Premier Dental.

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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY RENAMED

Temple University is pleased to announce the naming of the School of Dentistry on December 13, 2006. A gift from the Leonard and Madlyn Abramson family and the Abramson Family Foundation has enabled the naming of the School in honor of a distinguished alumnus, Maurice H. Kornberg, D.D.S., Class of 1921. Temple University School of Dentistry will henceforth be known as the Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry.

Martin F. Tansy, Ph.D. Dean, said "I am greatly appreciative for the generosity of the Abramson Family and the Abramson Foundation and the opportunities it provides for our school and its students. This gift enables us to continue to bring the very best and the very brightest young men and women to Temple for the study of dentistry and to provide them with he school of tomorrow today."

DENTAL FACULTY MEMBER (ENDO) RECEIVES TOP PRIZE!   

Congratulations Dr. Uzbelger for your second consecutive win!

J. Brian O’Neill Delivers Keynote at 8th Annual Feasibility Study Competition Awards Top Prize to Dental Innovation

The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute hosted the 8th Annual Feasibility Study Competition finalist presentations and awards ceremony on Thursday, January 26.  Over 120 students and business leaders helped to cast the deciding votes for 8 teams in the second phase of the Business Innovation Competition.  The top prize of $1,000 cash and $2,000 of free Microsoft products was awarded to Real Time X, Corp. an early-stage venture focused on the first dental x-ray video imaging system, a device that will help dentists deliver better care to their patients. Entrepreneur Daniel Uzbelger Feldman is a faculty member in the School of Dentistry.

Keynote speaker J. Brian O’Neill, founder and Chairman of O’Neill Properties Group, spoke about his history as an entrepreneur and his achievements as the leader of one of the Northeast region’s most prominent real estate development companies.  His personal story, told with humor and filled with real-life lessons, was particularly inspirational to the Entrepreneurship major students in attendance.  Mr. O’Neill was inducted as the IEI’s 2006 Entrepreneur in Residence, and he will be returning to speak to students about real estate and community development.

The competition attracted student, faculty, staff and alumni participants from the Fox School, Dental School, Law School, and WRTI radio.  The final phase of the competition, which invites entrepreneurs to submit a full business plan, is open to every school and college at the University.

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How to Help Hurricane Katrina Victims (from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has received many generous offers of medical and support personnel, housing, transportation, medical equipment, supplies, and medications for the Hurricane Katrina emergency response. We are thankful for the outpouring of this humanitarian volunteerism.

We are now requesting that you direct requests from those who contact your organization about volunteer activities to the following sources:

For public health workers employed by state and local public health agencies, please volunteer through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), an agreement among 48 states to share resources during a disaster. More information about the EMAC can be found at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) web site at http://www.astho.org/?template=1bioterrorism.html and also specifically at the EMAC web site at http://www.emacweb.org/.

For healthcare professionals and relief volunteers from non-public health organizations, the Federal Government is mobilizing and identifying individuals with expertise in several specific professional areas. Please see the HHS web site at https://volunteer.hhs.gov/ and please complete and submit the online form to volunteer these individuals. If your volunteers have questions regarding the online application, please call the Hurricane Katrina Volunteer Call Center at 1-866-KATMEDI (1-866- 528-6334).

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as the lead agency in the Hurricane Katrina emergency response, is also involved in mobilizing and identifying individuals http://www.fema.gov/press/2005/katrinadonations.shtm . If you or your members have an offer of goods or services, please call the FEMA hotline at 1-800-440-6728. A representative will take the caller's name and information, as well as what type of goods or services the caller wishes to donate. Donation offers may include temporary housing for disaster victims, vehicles, construction equipment, food, clothing, or other offers that may assist those displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The callers will be directed to the National Emergency Resource Registry (NERR) at https://www.swern.gov/.

FEMA is also linking general volunteer coordination to several national voluntary organizations that are active in disaster and emergency response. These national voluntary organizations are included at http://www.nvoad.org/membersdb.php?members=National . You can also call FEMA to volunteer at 1-800-440-6728. As recovery and relief efforts begin to assist victims, well-meaning volunteers are being urged not to report directly to the affected areas unless directed by a volunteer agency. Visit the USA Freedom Corps Volunteer Network to find additional opportunities to engage in ongoing relief efforts and prepare for future disasters http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/content/for_volunteers/find_opps/index.asp.

Hurricane Katrina Contact List

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September 8, 2005 (from Temple Times)

Amit Chattopadhyay, assistant professor in the department of dental informatics at the School of Dentistry, and R. Iván Lugo, Chair of the Department of Dental Informatics and Associate Dean of Financial Administration and Iinstitutional Relations in the School of Dentistry, joined colleagues from Marquette University and the University of Hong Kong in publishing "Pilot Survey of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: A Cross Sectional Study of Adults in Benin City and Edo State, Nigeria." The article was published in BioMed Central Oral Health .

September 1, 2005 (from Temple Times)

Oscar Arevalo and Amit Chattopadhyay, assistant professors at the School of Dentistry's Department of Dental Informatics, recently received a $20,000 grant from the Delta Dental Plan of California. This award will be used to increase the hours of operation and number of patient visits at Temple's school-based dental clinic in the Roberto Clemente Middle School in Philadelphia. For more information about the clinic, go to www.temple.edu/news_media/hkg0307_20.html .

Amit Chattopadhyay Publishes on HIV Infection and International Dentistry

From Temple Times March 31, 2005:

Amit Chattopadhyay , assistant professor of dental informatics at the School of Dentistry and adjunct assistant professor of epidemiology at the College of Health Professions, recently published an article, "Risk indicators for oral candidiasis and oral hairy leukoplakia in HIV-infected adults," in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology .

From Temple Times January 27, 2005:

Amit Chattopadhyay, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.D.S., B.D.S., assistant professor of dental informatics at Temple University School of Dentistry and adjunct assistant professor of epidemiology at Temple 's College of Health Professions , recently published an article, "Incidence of oral candidiasis and oral hairy leukoplakia in HIV-infected adults in North Carolina ," in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology.

Oral hairy leukoplakia and oral candidiasis (thrush) are often mistaken for one another because both are characterized by a white thickening or coating of the lining of the mouth. Both conditions stem from an impaired ability to fight infection and can be an early indication of the HIV virus.

A second article by Chattopadhyay and colleagues from the University of Minnesota , "Self-reported dental visits among adults in Benin City , Nigeria ," appeared in a recent issue of the International Dental Journal .

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The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry STUDENTS TEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT ORAL HYGIENE

To promote oral health and hygiene in Philadelphia children, Temple dental students, who are members of the Hispanic Dental Association student chapter, recently held an educational seminar for the predominately Hispanic Roberto Clemente Middle School.

The seminar included a number of activities designed to teach the students in grades five through eight about the importance of brushing, flossing, food and diet and everyday dental care. David Bresler, D.D.S., associate professor of pediatric dentistry, and dental student Brian Bishop also discussed the various career opportunities available in the field of dentistry.

This event was made possible through the help of Carlos A. Echeverri, adjunct clinical assistant professor of periodontology and coordinator of the community health outreach program with the Roberto Clemente Middle School.

A 'Perfect' Accreditation Report

From Temple Times May 20, 2004:

Every seven years, each of the nation’s 56 dental schools is visited by the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (ADA-CODA) to review the school’s accomplishments and suggest ways it could improve. Late last month, ADA-CODA representatives visited Temple’s School of Dentistry—and liked what they saw. They gave the school an unprecedented 13 commendations for areas in which it excels, and no recommendations for improvement.

For three years, associate dean for academic affairs Sarah Gray led the School of Dentistry in an exhaustive self-study in preparation for last month’s site visit. Almost every member of the faculty, staff and administration participated in the process.

The ADA-CODA has established a set of six major standards, and because each contains numerous subsets, schools must meet a total of about 100 very detailed standards, components and component sub-parts. These standards cover the areas of institutional effectiveness, educational mission, faculty and staff, educational support services, patient care services, and research program. Schools must demonstrate to ADA-CODA quantifiable results for each of the standards.

The school’s success holds special significance for those who know how far it has come. When Martin F. Tansy became dean in 1986, the school was recovering from “conditional approval” and “provisional approval” accreditation status results from the 1970s. In 1990, the school received full approval accreditation status, but also 45 recommendations. In 1997, the school retained its full approval accreditation status, and the number of recommendations dropped to 18.

With this year’s exemplary visit, staff and faculty are enjoying ADA-CODA’s official recognition for their years of hard work. Among other things, the commendations characterized the school’s pre-doctoral and advanced programs, its financial stability and its clinical care as “outstanding.”

Noted for the clinical excellence of its graduates, Temple’s dental school is also known for its rigorous requirements. Students must perform every type of procedure numerous times, and Temple’s total of approximately 150,000 annual patient visits is triple the average for other Pennsylvania dental schools.

“A flawless site visit could not have been accomplished without the assistance of a great many people: Our faculty, staff and students worked hard to bring this about, and our facilities staff took personal pride in making our building resplendent,” Tansy said. “It was a team effort, it worked, and from a historical perspective, it is a particularly sweet, yet unimaginable, accomplishment.”

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