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News & Events2000 Department News
Dr. Chatchai Kunavisarut won 2nd place in the John J Sharry Research Competition for his project entitled "Finite Element Analysis on Dental Implant Supported Prostheses Without Passive Fit". The cash prize was awarded at the ACP Annual Session in Kona, Hawaii on November 17. Chatchai is shown with Dr. David Felton, Chairman and Dr. Nancy Chaffee, Graduate Program Director of the UNC Department of Prosthodontics.
Dr. David Felton was sworn in as President-elect of the American College of Prosthodontists at the ACP Annual Session in Kona, Hawaii on November 17.
The Department of Prosthodontics held it's Annual Pig Pickin' on Saturday, September 30th, 2000 at the Farm Club House in Chapel Hill. There was a great turnout along with some good eatin'.
The Department of Prosthodontics held it's Annual Faculty Retreat in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains again this year. The 3-day retreat was held at the Pine Bridge Inn and Conference Center in Spruce Pine, NC on September 14, 15 and 16.
Chapel Hill, NC - The Dental Foundation of North Carolina, Inc. announced this year's graduate fellowship award winners today. The Foundation, through the generosity of the UNC School of Dentistry's dedicated and generous alumni and friends, awarded approximately $180,000 in graduate fellowships and scholarships for the 2000-2001 academic year. Dr. Ingeborg DeKok (2nd year Prosthodontics graduate resident) received an Ann and G. Randolph Babcock Fellowship and Dr. Maria Chatzistavrou (2nd year Prosthodontics graduate resident) received a Freedland Advanced Dental Education Fellowship.
Chapel Hill, NC - Dr. Nancy Chaffee (Graduate Program Director) hosted a celebration and presented gifts for Dr. Chatchai Kunavisarut and Dr. Lisa Stoner as they finish their 3rd year of the graduate prosthodontics program.
Chapel Hill, NC - Albert Guckes, associate professor in the department of Prosthodontics, has been named chairman of the implants section committee (ISO/TC 106/SC8) of the dentistry subcommittee for the International Organization for Standardization. IS0 is an international but non-governmental organization that develops worldwide standards. It is comprised of a standardization body from each country with the American National Standards Institute serving as the US representative.
Quebec City, Canada - The UNC Department of Prosthodontics was well represented at the recent Academy of Prosthodontics Annual Meeting in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada on May 17-22. Department faculty Drs. Lisa Lang, Lyndon Cooper, Al Guckes, Dave Felton and Glenn McGivney, as well as UNC Prosthodontics alumni Drs. Paula Yliheikkila and George Zarb attended. Dr. Lang was inducted as an Associate Member of the Academy during the meeting on May 22.
Chapel Hill, NC - Dr. Ed Kanoy (Clinical Professor) of the Department of Prosthodontics, UNC School of Dentistry, was awarded the Richard F. Hunt Award for teaching excellence at the 2000 Spurgeon Awards Banquet on March 28. The Banquet was held in the Great Hall of the Hill Alumni Center on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus. Awards for teaching excellence, staff appreciation, clinical excellence and academic achievement were presented. The banquet was planned and sponsored by the Spurgeon Dental Society. The ceremony was presided over by Mr. Mike Rossitch, DDS student and President. Eleven faculty members from the Department of Prosthodontics attended and were awarded the "Best Dressed Department" award by their department chair. Other winners from the Department of Prosthodontics are:
Dr. I. Kenneth Adisman, Professor Emeritus of New York University College of Dentistry died Sunday March 5 at a hospital in Manhattan. He was 80. Honored by being listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, Leaders in American Science and Leaders in American Dentistry, Dr. Adisman helped develop and publicize the specialty of maxillofacial prosthodontics, which is the branch of dentistry that restores lost craniofacial structures due to trauma, cancer or developmental defects. His discoveries allowed millions of people to have an improved quality of life. Dr. Adisman attended and played football for Michigan State University. He graduated the State University of New York at Buffalo Dental School and earned a Certificate in Prosthodontics and Master's in Dentistry from New York University. During World War II he was a Major in the US Army Dental Corp. Dr. Adisman's distinguished career spanned five decades and involved him in private practice, education, research, administration, writing and editing. He was the Chairman of the Editorial Council of the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry for 10 years and under his leadership the Journal achieved academic and financial success, making it the leading publication in Prosthodontics worldwide and one of the top publications in all of dentistry. He was also a Section Editor, where his writing and editing skills ensured the publication of valuable research and clinical reports. "Dr. Adisman had a profound influence on all those who knew and worked with him - strengthening them by example through his energy and labors, pursuit of purpose, and evidence of leadership," said Dr. Glen McGivney the Editor of The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. Dr. Adisman was Chair of the International Circuit Courses, a funded organization that supported distinguished lecturers to travel around the world to share their knowledge of dentistry. He was an Examiner and past president of the American Board of Prosthodontics, as well as past president of the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics, the Academy of Prosthodontics, the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics and the American Prosthodontic Society. At NYU College of Dentistry, Dr. Adisman served as Director of Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Director of the Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics and finally as a Department Chair. He raised over $5 million in grants and gifts to help support patient care and student life at NYU. A researcher and author, he has numerous publications to his credit. His international reputation was confirmed by his worldwide lecture invitations. Dr. Adisman was a member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the national dental honor fraternity. He was a recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award from NYU College of Dentistry, the Alumni Achievement Award from the University of Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, the Achievement Award from the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics and the Carl O. Boucher Distinguished Service Award. "Dr. Adisman was a friend and mentor to numerous students and faculty members, who intuitively knew what you needed and went out of his way to deliver that need," said Dr. Gary Goldstein, Professor and Director of the Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics at NYU. "He took pride in guiding, advising and promoting his people. He wore the prestige of his peers, junior faculty and students as a badge of honor. His major trait was camaraderie; it was fun to work with and/or for him. A successful practitioner, he leaves behind a great number of patients and friends who are better because he touched their lives." Dr. Adisman retired to Durham, North Carolina in 1990, and continued his work in dental education by serving as an adjunct Professor in the Department of Prosthodontics at the UNC School of Dentistry. In that capacity, he touched the lives of both pre-doctoral and graduate residents in Prosthodontics with his keen awareness of clinical prosthodontics. He worked closely in the Maxillofacial Prosthodontics clinic with Dr. Glenn Minsley, Division Director. "Dr. Adisman was highly respected in the UNC dental community, and worked diligently to improve the national reputation of the UNC Department of Prosthodontics. He was the penultimate 'Southern Gentleman'" said David A. Felton, Chair of Prosthodontics. Dr. Adisman is survived by his daughters Kathryn and Leslie of New York; a sister Beatrice and brother-in-law Dr. Sydney B. Lewis of Lawrenceville, NJ. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, a donation is preferred to "Friends of Joan", a nonprofit organization at the UNC School of Dentistry, The Dental Foundation, CB 7450, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450. A memorial service for Dr. Adisman will be held at NYU College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th Street on Wednesday March 29, 2000 at 5 PM. Last modified: September 12, 2001
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