I’d like to extend a warm welcome to the Class of 2017. As the first class to enter Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, these students will have a spe-cial place in our school’s history. We wish them the best, as they begin the journey to becoming dental professionals. In this issue we include the list of our faculty who appeared on New Jersey Monthly’s 2013 list of Top Dentists. Our faculty and alumni dominated the list, once again. That is indeed a testament to the world-class education offered here at RSDM. I am certain that in the future, I will see many members of the Class of 2017 on that very same list. I hope everyone enjoys the last days of summer and has a safe Labor Day weekend. Sincerely,

Theincomingclass—theClassof2017—willbethe irsttoenterthenewlynamedRutgersSchoolofDentalMedicine(RSDM).Likepreviousclasses,thestudentswillbegettingoneofthebestdentaleducationsavailable,providedbytop‐notchteachersandresearchers.Thisyear’sclass,whichis91membersstrong,wasselectedfromapoolof2,132applicants.AnumberofthemgraduatedfromRutgers,aswellasotherprestigiousuniversities,suchasColumbia,Cornell,Penn,Syracuse,TuftsandVanderbilt.TheyliveasfarawayasSanJose,CA,andChicago,Il,andasnearbyasBloom ield,CranfordandWestOrange,NJ.Bythenumberstheclassisalsoquiteimpressive.The52femalesand39maleshaveanoverallGPAof3.5andanoverallscienceGPAof3.37.Atotalof26studentscompletedoneormorepipelineprograms,andthereareivelegacystudents.NewstudentLeonardGiordanosaysheisextremelyhappytobeatRSDM.“Ialwayswantedtobeadentist,eversinceIwasakid,”hesays.“And,itseemslikemynewclassmatesareveryeagertoworktogether.Thatiscomforting,becausewehavealotofhardworkaheadofus.ButI’mreallylookingforwardtoit.”

RSDM Welcomes its First Class

Fran Devonshire, RN, BSN, of oral and maxillofacial surgery, helps Patricia Larosiliere, ’17, learn to use a bag‐mask to deliver ven la on, during a CPR class.

A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

In this issue:

1. New Chancellor Named

2. RSDM goes to School

3. NJ’s Top Den sts

4. From the RU Founda on

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RSDM Alumni and Faculty are Tops

It’sbeensaidthatthereisnogreaterhonorthanbeingvotedbestbyyourpeers.That’sexactlywhathappenedto150RSDMfacultyand/oralumni,whosenamesappearonthe2013NewJerseyMonthlymagazinelistofTopDentists.Besidesdominatingthelistof441TopDentists,RSDMhasatleasttworepresentativesineachoftheeightspecialties.Hereishowthemagazinecameupwiththisyear’slist.Anindependentresearch irmmailedsurveysto6,523dentistslicensedinNewJerseyforatleast iveyearsbutnotmorethan50.Atotalof1,168valid,non‐duplicatedballotswerereturned.Dentistswhogarneredthemostvoteswereputonapreliminarylist,andanadvisoryboardof19TopDentistsfrom2012selectedthe inalists.Thoseonthelistgotatleast15votes,however,thethresholdwaslowerinsomespecialtiesandregionsofthestatethathavefewerpractitioners.“Thelistreaf irmswhatwealreadyknow:Ourfacultymembersarestellarpractitionersandeducators,”saysDeanFeldman.“Everyoneonthelistisextremelydeservingofthishonor,andIcongratulatethemall.”

EndodonticsJaimeBallNoahChivianRonaldDeblingerPaulFalconMarcGimbelStevenLustbaderMarkSchachmanRosemicheleSorvino‐Macchia

Oral&MaxillofacialSurgeryKathyBanksMeredithBlitzEdwardKozlovskyGaetanoSpinnatoDavidSykes

OralandMaxillofacialPathologyDeborahClevelandJosephRinaggio

GeneralDentistryJosephDiStefanoJohnLittleBruceSmallProsthodonticsMarcAppelbaumBruceBarnhardStephenCohenThomasEmmerDavidLipani

PediatricsMadhuMohanMarioRamosR.GlennRosivack

PeriodonticsEmilCappettaTatChiangJoelPascuzziStephenScrivoAndrewSullivanEricWeiss

OrthodonticsFrankBogdanStevenCohen

TheRutgersUniversityFoundationbecameanimportantnewpartnerforRSDM,withtheintegrationonJuly1.Itisa501(c)(3)charitableentitythatiscommittedtoensuringyourfuturecontributionsaredirectedasyouintend.Youcancontinuetodesignateyourgifttosupportthecausesyoucareaboutmost,asyoualwayshave.TheRutgersUniversityFoundation(RUF)isinthemidstoftheOurRutgers,OurFuture,a$1BillionCampaignthathasalreadyraised$787.3million!Thispast iscalyear,RUFraised$131.9million.Establishedin1973,theFoundation’smissionistoadvanceRutgers'pursuitofexcellenceineducation,research,andpublicservice.AllgiftsreceivedattheschoolfromJuly1,2013willbecountedtowardsthisgoal.YourpastgenerositytoRSDMisdeeplyappreciated,andwelookforwardtoyourcontinuedsupportthroughtheRutgersUniversityFoundation.Forinformationonhowtomakeagift,visitsupport.rutgers.edu/rbhs,orcontactRSDMDevelopmentDirector,Jenny‐AnnKershner,at973‐972‐0307orjkershner@winants.rutgers.edu.

New Fundraising Partner for RSDM

2.

Lismary Alvarez, senior management

assistant, endodontics, came to the US

from Cuba when she was a child. A

graduate of Monroe College in the Bronx,

she worked at Columbia University before

coming to RSDM. She lives in Cliffside

Park with her daughter, Elizabeth, 5, and

her son Raul, 4. Besides spending time

with friends and family, she enjoys

reading and dancing.

Sandra Currais, staff assistant, dean’s

office, is a Rutgers graduate. Before

coming to RSDM she worked in the

Newark Public School system. In her

spare time the Newark resident enjoys

doing handwork, such as crocheting

and beading, and she likes to read and

watch movies on Netflix.

Christopher Hughes, DMD, chair

of pediatric dentistry and interim

chair of community health,

earned a DMD from the Univer-

sity of Pennsylvania School of

Dental Medicine. A native of

Boston, Dr. Hughes was a

professor and chair of pediatric

dentistry at Boston University

School of Dental Medicine

before coming to RSDM. He and his wife, Dorothy,

have two children, Jonathan, 23, and Claire 20.

When not at work Dr. Hughes enjoys going to the

opera, listening to all types of music and reading. He

and his wife also enjoy dining out and are looking

forward to trying the cuisine in New York City.

Camira McAllister, dental

assistant III, oral surgery, came

to RSDM after completing

training at Quality Dental in

East Orange. Ms. McAllister

lives with her daughter, Naraya,

5, in Hillside. One of eight

children in her family, she

spends a lot of her free time

with her relatives and friends.

She also loves to roller skate

and enjoys going to the movies.

Marianella Natera, BDS, assistant

professor, endodontics, earned a BDS

from the University of Los Andes in

Venezuela. She completed a fellow-

ship in endodontics at the University of

Florida and earned a certificate in en-

dodontics and a Masters of Dental

Science from RSDM. Before moving

to the US, she had a private practice

in Caracas, Venezuela. Dr. Natera

lives in Millburn with her husband, Luis

Deppe, and their 11-year-old daugh-

ter, Isabella. When not at work she is

an avid runner and biker, and has

completed 10 5k marathons. She also

enjoys reading and gardening.

Meet Your New Colleagues

3.

RSDM goes Back 2 School

Some575EssexCountychildrenwilltellyougettingreadytogobacktoschoolwasmorefunthaneverbeforethisAugust.Thekids,allfromlow‐incomefamilies,wereinvitedtoafreeshoppingspreeattheBack2SchoolStore.Nowinits ifthyear,theeventissponsoredbytheNation‐alCouncilofJewishWomen(NCJW)EssexSection.Volun‐teerstransformspaceattheB’NaiShalomsynagogueinWestOrangeintoadepartmentstore,stockedwithbrand‐newclothing,sneakers,toiletries,backpacksandschoolsupplies.Withhelpfromvolunteerpersonalshoppers,kidschoosecompleteout itsintheirfavoritecolorsandstyles.Whiletheyshop,theirparents/caregiversvisittheGaelenFamilyResourceCenter.RepresentingRSDMthisyearwereMahnazFatahzadeh,DMD,andherdaughter,Aria;EvanSpivack,DDS,andhisson,Joshua;DebraGoldsmith,RDH,MS;andstudentsJoshuaBryanandMichaelCombs.Theydemonstratedproperoralhygiene,explainedthesymptomsoforalcancer,providedinformationoncareatRSDMforspecialneedspatientsanddistributedoralhygienetools.“Eventsliketheseareespeciallygood,sincewecandiscussoralhealthcarewiththeentirefamily,”saysDr.Fatahzadeh.“Wewantthechildrentoknowhowtocarefortheirteeth,andwewanttheirparentstoknowhowtomain‐taingoodoralhealthfortheirfamilies.WealsowantthemtoknowtheycanalwayscometoRSDMforcare.”

Aria Fatahzadeh (center), daughter of faculty member Mahnaz Fatahzadeh, watches as a youngster, spor ng a new backpack, prac ces proper brushing. The boy was one of 575 underprivileged children from Essex County, who shopped at the Back 2 School Store.

BrianL.Strom,M.D.,M.P.H.,arenownedepidemiologist,award‐winningteacherandclinician,andlongtimeacademicleaderattheUniversityofPennsylvania,willbecometheinauguralchancellorofRutgersBiomedicalandHealthSciences(RBHS)onDecember2,2013.Dr.StromcurrentlyservesasexecutivevicedeanforinstitutionalaffairsattheUniversityofPennsylvania’sPerelmanSchoolofMedicine.Inthatpositionheestab‐lishedaprograminclinicalepidemiologyandbiostatistics;oversaw“BridgingtheGaps,”aprogramthataddressestheneedsofunderservedpopulations,whiletrainingcommu‐nityhealthandsocialserviceprofessionals;anddevelopedauniversity‐wideprograminglobalhealth.Dr.StromalsoconductedresearchthatwascriticaltotherewritingoftheAmericanHeartAssociation’sguidelinesonpreventinginfectiveendocarditis.“IamtrulylookingforwardtoworkingwithDr.Strom,”saysDeanFeldman.“Hebringsawealthofexperienceandagreatdealofenergyandexcitementtothedevelop‐mentofthenewRBHS.Underhisleadershipourschooliscertaintohavemanynewopportunities,whichwillenrichourstudents’educationalexperiencesandenhanceourresearchcapabilities.”

Epidemiologist Named Chancellor

Brain L. Strom, MD, MPH

4.

Journal Ar cles Oral Biology Daniel Kadouri, PhD, associate professor “An Eye to a Kill: Using Predatory Bacteria to Control Gram‐Nega ve Pathogens Associated with Ocular Infec on.” Robert M. Q. Shanks, Viral R. Davra, Eric G. Romanowski, Kimberly M. Brothers, Nicholas A. Stella, Dip Godboley, Daniel Kadouri. June 2013, PLOS ONE, Vol. 8, issue 6. “Iden fica on of a methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus inhibitory compound isolated from Serra a marcescens.” Kadouri, E.D. and Shanks, M.Q. Research in Microbiology, June 19, 2013. [EPub ahead of print] doi:pii:S0923‐2508(13)00103‐4. 10.1016/j.resmic. 2013.06.02. “Measuring preda on and biofilm forma on at different ambient oxygen condi ons using a simple gasbag‐based system.” Kadouri, E.D. and Tran, A. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. June 28, 2013. [EPub ahead of print]. Kenneth Markowitz, DDS, assistant professor “Effect of pit and fissure sealants on caries detec on by a fluorescent camera system.” Markowitz, K., Rosenfeld, D., Peikes, D., Guzy, G., Rosivack, G. Journal of Den stry (2013) h p://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdent.2013.05.005. Helen Schreiner, PhD, associate professor “A Comparison of Aggrega bacter ac nomycetemcomitans Virulent Traits in a Rat Model for Perio‐dontal Disease.” Helen Schreiner, Yu Li, Vincent Tsiagbe and Daniel Fine. PLOS ONE. July 23, 2013. Restora ve Den stry August Pellegrini, DDS, assistant professor “Can Midlevel Dental Providers be a Benefit to the American Public?” Tobia Rodrigues, Audrey Galka, Ernes ne Lacy, August Pellegrini, Domenica Sweier, Laura Romito. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. Vol. 24, No. 2, May 2013. pp. 892‐906. Saul Weiner, DDS, professor “Analysis of Dimensional Changes in the Screw and the Surface Typography at the Interface of a Titanium Screw and a Zirconia Abutment Under Cyclic Loading: An In Vitro Study.” Ajay Dhingra, Saul Weiner, Allyn Luke and John Ricci. The Interna onal Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants 2013.

Publications

5.

Oral Biology Daniel Fine, DMD, professor and chair, presented “Longitudinal Studies of Aggrega bacter ac nomycetemcomitans Related to Aggressive Periodon s in Humans” at the 2013 Penn Periodontal Conference in Philadelphia in June. Daniel Kadouri, PhD, presented his work at the 2013 Physiology, Ecology and Taxonomy mee ng in Blue Mountain Lake, NY, both in June. Kenneth Markowitz, DDS, assistant professor, represented RSDM at the Interna onal Caries Classifica on Management System mee ng in London, England in June. Restora ve Den stry Robert Shekitka, DMD, assistant professor, was appointed to the American Dental Associa on Council of Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs in June. Saul Weiner, DDS, was appointed an external examiner in prosthodon cs and restora ve den stry at the Sharjah University College of Den stry in UAE in June.

Kenneth Markowitz, assistant professor “Topical drug treatment for dental pulp: An idea whose me has come.” Quintessence Interna onal, 44:463‐465.

Guest Editorial

Professional Activities

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