NEWS Keyes Claims Challenged A blue ribbon committee of eminent clinicians and researchers reported to members of the American Academy of Periodontology, assembled at their 70th annual meeting in New Orleans, September 19-22, 1984, that former NIDR researcher Paul Keyes has no basis for his claims of efficacy for his monitored modulated therapy.

For two years, the Committee ob- tained and studied protocols submitted to the National Institute of Dental Re- search by Dr. Keyes, and data from pa- tient records kept by Dr. Keyes and his associates. The data was submitted to the Committee by NIDR in response to an Academy request filed under the Freedom of Information Act.

The Committee's conclusion was based on the following reasons: 1) there were no controls; 2) there was no comparison between the investigator's treatment and any other treatment modality; 3) measurements were taken in a nonsystematic fashion over varied periods of time; 4) the usefulness and validity of microscopic monitoring of plaque samples was not established; 5) no objective criteria for observations and measurements of periodontal dis- ease and health had been established; 6) any beneficial effect on patients beyond that achieved by conventional scaling, root planing, and home care procedures could not be substantiated. Further, the Committee "seriously doubts that any scientifically valid con- clusions can be drawn from this material".

Continuing Education The University of Toronto. Faculty of Dentistry, 124 Edward St., Toronto, On- tario, M5G 1G6. 416/978-2358, 4413. Surgical Endodontics. February 14, 1985 Drs. Joel Edelson & Wayne Pulver. Enrollment limited, please reg- ister early.

University of Detroit School of Den- tistry. 2985 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit, MI 48207. Bleaching for Vital and Non-Vital Teeth. January 25, 1985. Dr. Steiman. Fee: $100. Photography in Dentistry. February 16, 1985. Dr. Neiman.,Fee: $100/Aux. $50.

Notes From Here and There Dr, Thomas P. Mullaney of Lexington, KY, presented a two-day endodontic seminar to general dentistry residents at Fort Knox, KY. Dr. Mullaney is Pro- fessor and Chairman of the Depart- ment of Endodontics at the University of Kentucky . .Dr. Henry J. Van Hassel assumed the deanship of the School of Dentistry at Oregon Health Sciences University on November 1, 1984. Previously, Dr. Van Hassel served as Professor and Chairman, Department of Endodontics, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery . AAE member and former University of Texas Dental Branch graduate student,

Dr. Van Hassel

Dr. John A. Suchina and Dr. Joe Hutchins also of UTDB, were the first recipients of the Frank B. Trice Award for endodontics. Both received cash awards, Dr. Suchina for presenting his research entitled "Dowel Space Prep- aration and the Apical Seal" al the 1984 AAE Annual Session in Toronto. The Trice Award will be presented an- nually to students who demonstrate outstanding interest and professional growth in the specialty of endodontics. The Trice Fund was established in 1982 by the Department of Endodon- tics and the Alumni Association of UTDB to honor Dr. Trice, an alumnus and former associate dean of the Den-

�9 tal Branch. The Fund, supported by tax-deductible contributions, has as its goal the support of the annual awards and, eventually, a Trice Chair in endo- dontics at UTDB. . .Drs . Stephen Cohen, Richard C. Burns, Fulton Yee and Shannon Wong were on hand at

the AGD-San Francisco: Golden Gate to Learning to assess the current sta- tus of endodontics in general practice. Their sometimes divergent opinions are recorded in an article entitled "More for GPs in Endodontics", printed in the October 1984 issue of General Dentistry.

The University of Pennsylvania Sponsors Endodontic Conference

The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, announces its Eighth International Conference on Endodontics to be held September 27-29, 1985 in the new University Museum facilities. Social functions and meals will take place in the fascinating Egyptian Galleries of the Museum.

Endodontic-Periodontic Relation- ships are the topic of the Conference which will present the latest, unpub- lished and clinically relevant informa- tion in areas of common interest to general practitioners, endodontists and periodontists. These areas include pulpal, periapical and periodontal in- flammation, host-parasite interactions in pulpal and periodontal diseases, root resorption, guided tissue regeneration and new attachment formation. Speak- ers include Drs. Jan Lindhe, Mahmoud Torabinejad, Goran Sundqvist, Ben- jamin Hammond, Lars Hammarstrom, Zev Davidovitch and Alan Poison.

The last half-day of the conference, will feature a panel discussion with au- dience participation designed to pro- duce a clinically relevant synthesis of new information presented during the conference.

AAE member Dr. Leif Tronstad, chairman of the Department of Endo- dontics, is director of the conference. Drs. Frederic Barnett, Benjamin Ham- mond, Jan Lindhe and Leif Tronstad comprise the program committee and Dr. Louis I. Grossman will serve as consultant to the director and the pro- gram committee.

Detailed programs will be available within a few months. For more informa- tion, contact the University's Depart- ment of Continuing Dental Education at 215/898-6505.

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