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DEAN RALPH E~_ MCDONALD has anno':1n:c.ed¹that 8: plan has been approved to create· ¹ ^: ^: ^,~

a single management of the Schoql '..s two .. animal facilities, located on the fifth floor of the dental .s.~hool .. apd at· .. the Oral Health Research .Institute.

Dr. S. Miles Standish is transferring .. responsibility for the dental school animal facilities to Dr. George K. Sto.okey. The new arrangement will restore full-time supervision 9_f personnel and will also include some consolidation of equipment and animal care. Dean McDonald added, however, that the procedures relatep to faculty and graduate student projects will remain .essen- tially unchanged • .

CONGRATULATIONS ARE EXTENDED to

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Rolando .. A. DeCas tro, Director of Art, whose talents··.have again been recogpized by ,ap.other unit of the Medical Center, this time the; .. School of Nursing. Dr. Decastro has completed a water color painting, honoring the School, which will be used on the cover of the March issue of the Indiana Alumni Magazine. The original of the 30" x 40"

painting will.be on permanent display in the S.chool of Nursing after the unveiling ceremony in March. The ceremony will be linked to the 75th anni- versary of the IU School. Dr. ·.D·~castro' s pai.n·ting depicts the history of the School of Nursing, with liken~sses. of -the first director and-other administrators, including· Dr •. EU.:~ab'.eth M. Grossman, current Dean. , ·. THE NEWSLETTER WISHES TO WELCOME Dr. A. George,Wagner, who is joining the faculty as Chairman of the Department of Complete Denture on March 1. Dr.

Wagner received the bachelor's degree from Albion College, the D.D.S. from the University of Michigan, and the M.S. degre~ from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. He comes to us from the University of Kentucky, where he headed the Department of Prosthodontics. Previously, Dr. Wagner served for 21 years in the U.S. Army Dental Corps. Dr. Ro9ert H. Dercy, whom Dr. Wagner:is replacing as Chairman of Complete Denture, will continue as ·Director of Continuing Educatibn. ·

DR. TIMOTHY J. O'LEARY, 'Chairman of.the 'Department of Periodontics, has announced that Dr. Stephen·A. Cook

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THE COMMUNICATIONS ~OMMITTEE of ,the IUSD,Non-Academic Staff Council recently completed th.e compiling of information _for a Staff.Directory with names, room numbers, and extension numbers of staf.f members. All of the directories had been distributed to both full-time staff and faculty as of February 6,

1984. The Communications ·Committee hopes that they will be useful to all concerned • . Special thanks· for the work of duplicating and distributing the directory ·go to Ms. Chris Hash and Ms. Gladys Martin.

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Mrs. Chris Smith, of the Complete Denture Department, has been elected Treasurer of the Non-Academic Staff Council.

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SAKSENA, Assistant Professor of Oral Facial Genetics, has been successful in obtaining one of the prestigious five-year research

career awards from the National Institute for Dental Research. The ultimate aim of the research project, which will be carried on with guidance from Dr. David Bixler, Chairman of Oral Facial Genetics, is to devise simple procedures for cephalometrically identifying and classifying craniofacial anomalies.

MR. DONALD G. NEALY, of the Fixed .and Removable Partial Prosthodontics Laboratory, and his wife have been notified that their daughter, Angela Joyce Nealy., has been selected as an .outstanding Young Woman of America for: l 983. The .. Board of Advisors, in making the announcement,- stated that the purpose., of ):his awards program is• to recognize the· many yourtg women who give, th~ir :.~.ime, .. tal~nts ,\· and unselfish service to· enrich-.the· quality

of American ·life. Ms.· Nealy.,.;f.s a 1983 graduate of Fisk University and ·i~

now a :management_. _. .trainee with Venture Stores in St. Louis~ _, _' _. _._' _'

MRS. ·ORRIS SMITH, who ,ha~di~d· the 1983-84 United Way fund, .d.i1ive for the._ ·' Scho.ol of Dentistry, wishes to thank every contributor· to the drive • . , She points out that some 60 organizations will benefit from these generous: donations. Of the 32 campus departments·solicited, we are .third in moriey donated to .the. United Way, with 116 of our.faculty and. staff members co\1- tributing·to this worthwhile cause. The.School of Dentistry group donated 10. 65% more than . .last year. ( .

DR. LAFORREST. D. GARNER, Chairman of th¢.· Department: of Orthodontics, ·bas presented two scholarship checks, each in the amount of ^$710, ^to ^Dr.•^;·^{.. : ,.}

S. Craig Herman, second .. year graduate student from Ohio State University, and to Dr .. ··Robert'. Eustaquio, a first year student ·.from the University ·of the Philippines. These scholarships are derived from the William Prentice Scholarship Fund set up by Dr. Prentice, practicing clinician in Clarks-

ville, Indiana, and friend of I.U. · ·

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:MRS. ADA MILLER, of the Ord~r Office, recently received .the following letter · of commendation fr~m Dean.R~lph E. McDonald:

Dear Mrs. Mill.er: · ·.·

Several· people' have informed me of the f ac.t that you were working in the'order office on a holiday and became aware of a major water leaR· resulting from a frozen pipe in Room 214. Your quick attention to the matter resulted in a major saving ~f audio- visual equipment.and books ·1n the deptal school .library. Ha~ the broken water ·pipe ·gone unnoticed, th~re wo~ld have been a _loss of lib:rary mat'e'rial, some of which could not have ·been replaced.

I appreciate very much the daily contribution you make to our school and especially for your valuable assistance while·you were wor,k_in~ .. o.vert.ime on a holiday. '

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Ralph E. McDonald, 0-. D.S.

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THE ANNUAL FACUL;rY-:S.ENIOR BASKETBALL G.AM:e;, s:ponsored by the Dental Students Wives·'. Club,. is sch,eduled for. Friday·, March 2, in the Natatorium Building on campus~· A preliminary game between sophomores and juniors will start at 6:30 p.m •. with ·tb~.main event (Faculty-Seniors) at 8. Dr. Tim Turner reports that. tickets are _avaih.ble . in .the s.tudent lounge. The evening· will include door prizes, free throw '·contests for gifts, cheering contests:, and a celebrity surprise player fo.r. the faculty •. An All-School Party is to be held afterward at Riverpointe Par.tyhouse. Game tickets will be good for discount on party

admission. ..

The Faculty squad, .. includes•: • Drs •. D$vi-d Riggs, Mike K4sle, Chuck Steffel, Carl Newton~ .. Neil Pinney, •John Henne.tte., Jaime Lemn.a, Ken Heitman, Denny Zent, Barry Fritsch, Tim· Turner, Karl Glander, .George Lanning, Ted Lynch, Ron Hinkle,

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Among the :Senior p~:r;ticipants.:· Steve Green, .Cindy Lindberg, Dave Lindborg, Chip Rigsbee, Jeff Hodge, Jay Hughes, Paul Nahmias, :Kelly Middleton, Larry Payne, Steve Ballard, Randall Weisel, Kenny Braun, .Rob Barker, Mike Meyer, Karen Hays, Phil Cascione,. Mike Bagnoli, Mark Olbina, Tony Cope, Paul Johnson, Mark Sakurai, Dick Nowakowski, Dave Allen, Brent Barta, Fred Nuetzel, Jeff Pearcy, Brian Nunley, John Ritter,. Bob Eber.

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TWO FORMER GRADUATE· ··STUOEN'XS ,·at. the Indi~na Unive~sity School of Dentistry, Dr. Gilberto Hanke a~d his .. wi:fe, .Dr. Rita Hanke, have beel) spending the past

few months with us as a ,·sort of sequel, to their earlier period of study here.

In fact, theirs is a story that could be described as a "Dental School Romance,"

since the two met here in 1967 .. when they were students. at •.our School. ·

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The Hankes were the subject, of. an extensive illust:rated article in the Indianapolis News for ·January 28, and the present account is based in part on that article, as supplemented by information supplied by Dr. Rita Hanke upon request of the Newsletter.

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The Indiana-Rio Grande ,do Sul Partners of ·the Americas program, in which the Hankes have been actively involved, is one of 50 state partnersh_ips which link North Americans to. Lat.il'.l Americans. The

Indlana progrartt was ·Jourid~d in 1965 to develop'. clo$er per'son-to-person relationships· b,'etJeen ·Hoosfers and "Gauchos," citizens of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, South America. The Gaucho state is Brazil's south~rn- most state an·d ·:1~ 282,000 ·square kilometers in ;a·rea, roughly equivalent

to th'e combined siz~

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\West' Germany and Belgium. The st~te capital is Porto Alegre·, a city ·of 1,500,000 inhabitants, principally descen- dants of Portuguese, Italian · German and Spanish immigrants.

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Dent'.i~:try . and the Federal Univ~rs~ty of Rio Grande do Sul Dentai School have 'p'arti.cipated .in exchanges. since 1966.

Many faculty and ·staff 'members have visited the partner state and have participated in the scientific and educational activities here and there. From IU, Dr. and Mrs. Ralph E. McDonald, Dr. ·and Mrs.

Paul Starkey, Dr. and Mrs. Melvin Lund, Dr. and Mrs. Roland Dykema, Ms. Jeri Gruner, Ms. Annette Reed, and Mr. Dwight MacPherson have contributed in different ways to the exchange program. From Porto Alegre, Dr. Paulo Louro, Dr. Eduardo Banos, Dr. Ezio Mainieri, Dr.

Elisabeth.Vieira and Dr. Marie T. Pegoraro have studied here along with the Bankes.

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Dr. Gilberto Hanke and Dr. Rita.Herrero Hanke are currently carrying on research at the Dental Materials1: Department and .sitting in on some Pedodontic lectures, respectively. Dr .• · Gilberto Hanke has served as president of the Rio Grande do .Sul P.-artne-rs committee for seven years and is Vice-President and Br~zilian ·representative to the International Board •of the Partners of the Americas. Back home, he has a .private practice and is chairman of •the Continuing Education and Rehabilitation course at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. He also lectures in undergraduate Oral Rehabilitation and graduate Operative Dentistry courses. Dr. Rita Hanke is ·::in private practice in .a part-time pedodontic clinic while her husband· is :lecturing.

The two became acquainted while both were graduate students at IUSD.

Dr. Gilberto Hanke received his master's degree in Crown and Bridge and his thesis was eht-itled . .:''Screening •"Test Methods and Their Application

in Measuring Adhesion "Of. Sel·ect·ed Pe-ntal Resins." He mentioned. in his thesis that the future of· resins. ·might. '·involve their use in the cementa- tion of orthodontic ·b-rackets, to .tee.th,. along with their use as p-it and fissure sealants and in restoring '.the fracture angle of anterior teeth.

Today such dreams are reality and :acid et-ched bonded resins are being used successfully for these purposes. In Crown and Bridge recently the use of direct .attachment of riletal-.·retainers to teeth, with acid conditioning of enamel, has opened a inew avenue for investigation.

Dr. Hanke is conducting research in· ·this area at the Dental Materials Department. He is very pleased and is-especially grateful to Dr. Ralph W. Phillips and staff"for giving h:Lm the opportunity to work in their department in a new field of research that may be of future promise.

The Hankes have an. unusual blend of citizenships. As a native of Puerto Rico, :Or. Rita. Hanke ·-is an American citizen. Her husband is a citizen of Brazil, and their two children have dual citizenship in the U.S. and Brazil. At age 18, the children will have to choose

citizenship in one· country or the other. The-children (Marcos, age 14, and Rosana, 11).are also .involved irt the exchange program ·and .are

attending public· school classes , at Indianapolis l\Jhere .they .are in contact with other children and-I:e·arning English.

THE FOLLOWING HAS .BEEN RECEIVED .. from . the Staff-Faculty Relations co·mmittee of the Non-Academic Staff Countil of the School o°f Den~istry:

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The Commi~tee is happy· ,to' ··report th_e findings of the survey

distributed last ·fall. Through

a

meeting with Dr. Leon McKenzie, Director o~ Educatio~/~ospital Hul!lan. Research Development_,

Carolyn Brown (a· committee member) ·obtained

a

sample survey used by the i.·u . .. ~lospital~ ~ and the Committee wishes to thank Dr. McKenzie for his· assistance. ·.From the 450 surveys sent out, 124 responses were r~ceived from the full-time and part- ti~e ~taff and 73 from the full-time and part-time faculty.

The following items were·~elected from the survey as reflecting sqme concerns of -~he staf~ and ~aculty _a~ I.U.S.D.

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Item -- I.U.S.D. is a good place to work.

94% full-time staff ·agree .100% part-t~e st~ff ·agree

·· 98% full-time faculty agree 92% part-time faculty agree

Item -- Dental School Administration is concerned about its employees.

69% full-time staff agree 81% part-time staf~ agree

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72% full-time faculty agree 77% part-time faculty agree Item -- Non-Academic Staff Council meetings should be held during working hours'!-

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90% full:_tim~ staff, agree 100% part-time st~{f_ c3:g~ee

Among the comments ·: .. ¹

77% full-time faculty agree 69% part-time faculty agree

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"Staff members can't attend Council functions :-d~ring working hours -- :can't le.av~: ~of fi.ce unattended. "

"Staff sho·uld ·receive trecognition for activities they participate in." .... ·

Item -- I would like for my department to have regular staff meetings.

82% full~time staff a~ree

·12% part-time s·ta:·f f · agree Additional comments: ,

86% full-time faculty agree

· 78% par_t-time faculty agree

19lnter-department communication could be improved by departmental meetings -- no· one knows ·:what is going on."

"Supervisor or department head should have at least monthly meetings regarding job-:-rela~ed ma.tters."

"Supervisor. should .. inform _employees regarding job performance."

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"Monthly departmental meetings would improve communication between the staff and faculty~"' · ·

"Meetings would be a good opportunity to inform everyone of policy cha~ges in. ~he .S.chool, .. department, etc."

Item -- I would like an_ o~ient_~~-1:_on_prb_g'ram_for new employees at the Dental Schoolo

92% .. full-.t;ime staff agree

91% part_-time staff ,,agree ,, 90% full-time faculty agree 76% part-time faculty agree

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Additional comments:

"Orientation program of facilities and resources for new faculty is needed, such as: Audio-visual resources including T.V., animal research facilities, introduction to key personnel, etc."

"Orientation program for students (i.e., concerning responsibilities in clinics, etc.)"

Item I am jeopardizing my job when I look at the IUPUI Staff Job Openings.

80% full-time staff disagree 70% part-tlme staff disagree

93% full-time faculty disagree 90% part-time faculty disagree

Item -- There are good opportunities for promotion at the Derttal School.

:70% full-time staff disagree · 60% full~t:l:nie faculty agre·e.

66% part-time staff disagree 58% .part-time faculty agree

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·· · Item ,;..:_, All Dental School areas are o·pen between S-:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

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51% full-time staff disagree -73% part:-titne staff agree

Addi tiorial -.comments :

52% full-time f?culty agree .78% part:-:-t:ime faculty agree

"It is not fair when some departments do not enforce the working hours from 8:00 - 5:00e"

"Enforcement is needed by the administration-regarding th~ working hours."

01 'would · like to get off early before· a holiday~

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Numerous requests were made regarding the following:

"I would like winter hours returned to. 8 =:15 _

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Item -- I would like a staff lounge.

91% full-time staff agree 100% part-time staff agree

66% full-time faculty _agree; 59% part-time faculty agree Item -- I _would .. like a faculty lounge. ^{I . ·}^{. .}

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·Additional con11Ilents:

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"Present basement lounge is too crowded.".<.:

"Would like a specific area for the staff and faculty to have a lounge."

"New proposed building should include a staff and faculty lounge."

Item -- I would like for the staff to have an annual picnic.

71% full-time faculty agree 53% part-time faculty disagree Note: The Communications Committee is planning another

picnic this summer.

Item -- I would like for the staff/faculty to have combined activities.

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70% full-time faculty agree 56% part-time faculty agree I would like to attend job-related workshops during working hours.

84% full-time staff agree 82% part-time staff agree Additional comments:

"Would like to be informed of job-related programs that are offered by the University."

"Business related classes/seminars could help an employee improve his /her job performance and qualify for advancement."

"Would like inter-departmental workshops to discuss coordinating techniques/clinic policy changes, etc. - might prevent criticism by departments."

Item I would like to be able to work for another departm~nt when my work load is slow.

64% full-time faculty disagree 66% part-time faculty disagree Additional comments made on the entire survey are:

"Staff would like input on suggestions regarding problems in the clinics."

"Prohibit smoking in office areas."

"Abundance of talent in school -- why shouldn't it be channelled together to produce something good."

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Statistical results of the entire Staff/Faculty S1,1:rvey will be posted on the Staff Council Bulletin Board (across from Elevator C). Look for the results February 29, 1984.

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