JOURNAL OF E N D O D O N T I C S [ VOL 8, N O 7, JULY 1982

Dr. Warren T. Wakai (1923-1982)

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Dr. Warren T. Wakai, an outstanding member nf the American Association of Endodontists, died at the age of 59 in Honolulu, on April 19, 1982. His death brought to an end a career marked by

significant contributions to the field of dentistry, in general, and endodontics, in particular.

Wakai was vice president of the Ameri- can Association of Endodontists and had served on the Exeeutive Committee. He was also a trustee of the AAE Endnwment and Memorial Foundation. In 1965, he had become a Diplnmate of the American Board of Endodontics.

Elected second vice president of the American Dental Association from 1978 to 1980, he had been a member of the House of Delegates, Council on Dental Research, and the Reference Committee.

Fuunder of the largest group of end()- duntic practice in Hawaii and founder and editor of the tla>ai~ Deldal As.s~ciation Joar~ml, Wakai was instrumental in dis- seminating current research and informa- tion about dentistry as well as promoting clinical application. In this respect, Dr. Wakai designed endodontic instruments.

In January 1980, he was honored by the newly founded Japan Endodonties Associ- ation for his contributions in helping to

Memberr of the AAE z~:ho recently gathered at Palm Springs Seminars to honor Drs. AUred L. Frank and Dudley tl. Glick, the chnicians at a two-day meeting are sho~m, fr~mt row, hJl to right: Drs. Frank and Gbck; Fred tlarly, editor, International Journal of Endodontics, London, England; John I. Ingle, presi- dent, Palm Springr Seminars," Rafael Mifiana, Madrid, Spain. Others pictured and attending are: Cecil Brown, San Francisco; James Bynum, St. Louis; bred Dias, San Francis'co; John Dietrich, Kansa.s City; James D(ffley, Whittier, Ca/z/," Ckarles Ever.son, Kar~sas (.'it),; Marvin l~'iskmann, Lazz:renceville, N J; Sa@)rd Fox, Parma, Ohio; Glen Gri/fith, Wichita, Kan; Avery Kdner, Edison, NJ: Ros' Ku~ahara, Torrance, Cahf; IIarris Levine, Maple tteights, Okio; Robert Mar- kovailz, Bridgeport, Corm; Richard Masucci, Rochester, NY," tIozz:ard Porneranz, Ea.~t Orange, NJ; Victor Ratkus, Burlington, Ill; IIoward Pomeranz, 2"2ast O f ante, NJ; Vwtor Ratkus, Burlington, Vt; William Reyer, Bellrnore, NI'," Allan Sander, Palm Desert, Cah~" (2hip Simon, O'Fallon, II, Chris Stock, London, England.

establish that organization and endodontics

in Japan. In addition to his other offices, he was

president uf the following professional organizations: Hnnolulu Dental Society, Hawaii t)ental Associatinn, Hawaii Den- tal Service, Honolulu Dental Study Club, and the Hawaii Society of Dentistry for Children.

At the University of Hawaii, Dr. Wakai, associate professor, taught in the sehool of clinical medicine.

He is survived by his wife, Betty, and his children, Susan, Kathleen, Wayne, Wendy Ann, Winifred, and Patricia Ann, and four grandchildren.

I)r. Wakai has had a significant role to play in the dental community, dedicating most of his prnfessional life to the advance- ment of dentistry, and in those capaeities he served with a sense of respnnsibility and cnnm]itment.

Contributions may be made in his name m the AAE Endowment and Memorial Foundation.

Continuing Education

University of Southern Califiwnia, School of Dentistry, Continuing Education, PO Box 77951, Los Angeles, 90007.

"7he endodonlic-periodontic interrela- tionship: a surgical and non-surgical approach." Marwan Abou-Rass, DDS, MDS, PhD. Aug 6, 1982. Fee: not given. "Applied concepts in ch'nical endo&n- tics.'" Dudley Glick, DDS, and Alfred Frank, DDS. Nov 12, 1982. Fee: not

given. "llistorical and current review of end()- donti~ clinwal biology." Marwan Abou- Rass, DDS, MDS, PhD. Dec 4, 1982. Fee: not given.

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