BULLETIN Alumni • Faculty

BULLETIN
Alumni • Faculty
Faculty of Dentistry, School of Dental Hygiene, the University of Manitoba
Summer 2011 • Vol. 29 / No. 3
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What’s Inside
Challenge Cup Series Sweep
Call it the agony of defeat. The University of
Manitoba Dental Alumni Association team was
swept by the dental students squad in the first
annual Challenge Cup hockey series. Capable
correspondent Dr. Chris Cottick serves up the
details.
Dent IV students Anis Sabet and
Nathan Jeal at a surgical workshop
they coordinated on behalf of the
Class of 2011. Page nine.
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Research Resurgence
The latest and greatest: Capacity crowds,
plenty of posters and gripping presentations,
the 2011 edition of Research Day had it all and
may well be one of the most successful yet.
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McFarlane Mission Part II
For the second consecutive year, Winnipeg
orthodontist and Faculty of Dentistry
alumnus Dr. Bruce McFarlane and his team
paid a humanitarian visit to the island nations
of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Departments
All About Alumni
Dental Hygiene
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16
22
Messages From
The Dean of Dentistry
Director, Dental Hygiene
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On the Cover:
A hand that cares: McFarlane Mission team member Angie Zachary comforts
a child while serving during the relief mission that took place this spring on the
border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It was the second year in a row
that the team went to provide care to the poor people of the island nation.
See page 16 for more. Photo courtesy of Renee Morcom Photography.
For a good cause: dental hygiene student Sherry Sidhu hits
a volunteer participant Walley from occupational therapy
with a cream pie during April fund-raiser. Page 23.
The Alumni-Faculty Bulletin (AFB) is published quarterly by the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Dentistry. Writing, photography editing and design by Faculty of Dentistry Public
Affairs. Editor-in-chief, Grant Warren, editorial advisors Dr. William Christie and Dr. Colin Dawes. The AFB reserves the right to edit material as appropriate and makes all attempts
to ensure the accuracy of information but cannot be held responsible for any inadvertent misrepresentations. Contributions, story ideas and photos are welcome and can be sent to
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Up Front
Hottest Ticket in Town
Alumni reception at Pacific Dental Conference packs ‘em in, again
Drs. Stuart Maslove (76), Donald Neal (79)
and Mark Serfas (96).
I
t’s becoming something of an
annual tradition: The Alumni
Reception at the Pacific Dental
Conference continues to be a
big draw at Western Canada’s
largest oral health event. This
year was no exception.
Alumni from far and wide convened
at the Pan Pacific Hotel located at
the heart of the city and overlooking
its magnificent waterfront, on March
Drs. Hamish Varshney (08), Geoff Shaffer (10), Courtney
Humphreys (09), Grace Wang and Phillip Kim (10).
5 to stop by the reception that
coincides with the annual oral health
exposition.
Hosted by Faculty Dean Anthony
Iacopino and School of Dental Hygiene
Acting Director Joanna Asadoorian, an
estimated crowd of some 200 alumni
and friends of the Faculty turned out
to pack the room and reconnect with
colleagues, new and old.
Check out who dropped in at one
of the most popular events on the
Faculty of Dentistry calendar.
Dean Anthony Iacopino also hosted
an alumni reception in the nation’s
capital in addition to a series of office
visits in Ottawa and the Winnipeg
area. For more on those, see pages
12-14.
Dr. Joe Fast (66)
and Dr. Doug Fletcher (67)
Dr. Iacopino and Dr. Nikki
De Francesco (82)
Dr. Ralph Crawford (64)
with Prof. Joanna Asadoorian
Breakfast meeting with Dr. Jones Young
(87) at the Oru Restaurant.
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Drs. Andrew and Angela Lee (06)
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And the Winner Is . . .
Dr. Frank Hechter awarded 2011 Alumni of Distinction honour
A
long-time supporter and
instructor at the Faculty
of Dentistry has another
accolade to add to his
extensive collection. The
University of Manitoba Dental
Alumni Association is pleased
to announce that Dr. Frank
Hechter (right) is the recipient
of the Alumni of Distinction
Award for 2011.
“Dr. Hechter’s track record
of achievement has been
enormous,” UMDAA president
Dr. Chris Cottick said in
making the announcement.
“He also received tremendous
support from our membership
at large who fully supported
his nomination for our annual
award.”
Dr. Hechter (DMD, MSc,
MEd, PhD) has been engaged
professionally with his peers
since entering practice in
1971, particularly in the areas
of continuing education and
research.
Since
retiring
from
orthodontic practice in 1988,
Dr. Hechter has served as a
faculty member in both the
undergraduate and graduate
orthodontic
programs.
He
returned to the University of
Manitoba to earn degrees in
education (1990) and a multidisciplinary doctorate (1995) on
professional education.
His belief in the value
of learning is reflected in
his extensive research and
publication history and his many
teaching roles.
“Dr. Hechter has been
involved
in
Graduate
Orthodontics for 38 years,
the longest of anyone in the
program,” department head Dr.
William Wiltshire noted. “He
received the Program Director’s
award in 2008 for outstanding
service. He has two masters’
degrees and a PhD in education
yet is still a nil-salaried full
professor. In all, he is most
worthy of this honour, ‘giving
back’ in the true sense of the
phrase.”
With the University of
Winnipeg, Dr. Hechter was
appointed to the Board of
Regents in 1993, acting as
Chair from 1998 to 2000. In
this capacity, he promoted
sustainability,
having
cochaired the Honorary Degree
Division Capital Campaign,
while upholding the stature of
the University through events
such as the National Association
of University Board Chairs and
Secretaries Annual Conference
in Winnipeg in 2001. In 2008,
he was named a Fellow of the
University of Winnipeg honoris
causa.
Within
the
profession,
he served as president of
the Winnipeg Dental Society
and led several professional
conferences.
Dr. Hechter also played
a prominent role in shaping
Health Canada services offered
to First Nations and Inuit people
including the development and
implementation of an early
dental intervention program for
children and youth.
His lengthy list of volunteer
activities
includes
various
roles with: the Manitoba Lung
Association,
the
Provincial
Tuberculosis
Steering
Committee, the Sanatorium
Board of Manitoba, St. John’sRavenscourt School Board of
Governors and the United Way.
After serving for several
years on the Winnipeg Blues
Board of Directors, Dr. Hechter
was recently named Govenor
of the Manitoba Junior Hockey
League club, one of his many
commitments to local sports
through the years.
Dr. Hechter has also taken a
proactive role in Faculty affairs
and alumni relations. He has
appeared before government
members and representatives
on multiple occasions to lobby
on the Faculty’s behalf in
areas of tuition, budget and
regulatory matters.
In partial fulfillment of
he and his wife Sue’s sincere
gratitude to the foresight of
our predecessors, the family
created financial support for
post-secondary students in a
range of disciplines, including
the Faculty of Dentistry, by
means of the Sue and Frank
Hechter Bursary Fund.
The Alumni of Distinction
awards banquet will take place
on Friday, September 16 at the
Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg.
Tickets are now available,
at $125 each, by contacting
the Faculty of Dentistry at
204.789.3249 or via email at
[email protected].
Homecoming Happenings
Digital Imaging Centre opening among fall events
C
alling all Alumni and friends of the
Faculty: The Faculty of Dentistry
invites you back to Bannatyne for
the annual Homecoming celebration
this coming September.
The university-wide celebration of
alumni is taking on an added luster this year
at the Bannatyne Campus, with a number
of events confirmed for the September 16
weekend.
Naturally, the weekend will kick off in
high style with the Alumni of Distinction
awards banquet Friday night at the Fort
Garry Hotel. Tickets are now available by
contacting the Faculty.
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Saturday features no fewer than three
scheduled events, starting with the Dean’s
Open House beginning at 1 pm. Alumni and
friends are welcomed and encouraged to
gather at the Alpha Omega conference room
for tours, refreshments and fellowship.
Also slated for the afternoon is the
official opening of the Ross McIntyre Digital
Imaging Centre. This state-of-the-art
facility, featuring cone beam 3D, extraoral
imaging and digital radiography systems,
provides valuable educational tools for the
university’s students and faculty, while also
promoting better patient care and serving
as a resource for the regional dental
community as a whole.
And what would a Canadian Homecoming
event be without a hockey game? The
Student-Alumni Hockey Challenge is
confirmed to begin that Saturday afternoon
at River Heights Arena, located about 10
minutes from the Bannatyne Campus. All
are welcome to attend and cheer on their
side.
All of this promises to make Homecoming
2011 one of the most eventful in the
recent history of the Faculty, adding to the
tapestry of the weekend that also features
a host of events running at the Fort Garry
Campus.
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Going
the
Distance
Students take humanitarian
route to meeting competency
Part of the team: Timothy Begalke, Asha
Chahal, Leslie Dalton, Anis Sabet, Kevin Vong,
Nirvani Umadat and Manjinder Kler
(back row, from left, in blue) made up the
University of Manitoba team that was part of an
outreach mission to Central America.
O
ne of the less obvious but still
quite valuable skills of a dental
education experience is that of
critical thinking — that is, the
ability to look at a situation from different
perspectives and find a workable solution
that offers the best possible outcome for
all involved. It’s sometimes referred to as
‘thinking outside the box’ and one would
be hard pressed to find a better example of
this than the recent experience of a group
of Dent IV students this past winter.
As many are aware, clinical rotations
are a compulsory part of an oral health
educational
program,
most
often
performed off campus in a rural or
community health setting. A group of Dent
IV students took this idea a bit further
afield, heading to the Central American
nation of Guatemala to meet their
academic requirements while helping an
impoverished population.
Another pair of students, Bao-Tran
Nguyen and Carol Lee, did rotations in
Viet Nam.
For the ones who visited Central
America, it was an experience that none
will soon forget.
“It was rich with natural beauty,
but the socio-economic situation was
striking,” noted Anis Sabet, one of the
five students and four alumni who were
part of the Central American mission.
“Their small homes were scarcely placed
across steep hills and built out of mud and
aluminum siding as a roof.”
As part of the Kindness In Action
humanitarian aid delegation, Anis was
joined by Asha Chahal, Leslie Dalton,
Nirvani Umadat and Kevin Vong along
with alumni Lori Simoens (08), Manjinder
Kler (04), Timothy Begalke (98) and Jamie
Wallace (97). They provided treatment to
four of the 48 villages surrounding the city
of Jalapa, approximately 200 km south of
the capital, Guatemala City.
Economic disparity is said to be most
prevalent in these rural and indigenous
communities
where
a
significant
portion of the people earn less than $2
a day. Illiteracy and malnutrition are
commonplace as locals struggle on a daily
basis to carve out an existence.
“They are very poor; from what I
experienced, they mainly farm for things
like coffee and black beans. They live
with the bare minimum, in a small home
with large families,” Anis noted. “Even
something like clean water was hard to
come by.”
Outside the cities, there is a great
lack of any type of health-care facility or
supporting infrastructure. So for the dental
treatments, local schools were selected
as the site where an ad hoc clinic was
established. Tables were pushed together
with garbage bags taped to their sides.
Water and portable dental equipment
were brought in. The space was divided
to include triage, hygiene, restorative,
and extraction areas to handle the locals
who would soon present en mass. And, as
one might expect, there was no shortage
of oral health issues that needed to be
addressed.
“It was unbelievable,” Anis recalls. “I
remember the first day, in the first four
hours, we saw about 140 children and
parents. You were seeing so many people
and their oral health was in such a sad
state.”
An estimated 2,000 people presented
over the four day stay, about as many
as the group of roughly 25 volunteers
could handle. For most of these patients,
it would be their last visit to an oral
health-care provider for several years.
This, coupled with lack of economic
opportunities and education, paints a
dark but sadly realistic prognosis.
“There are very few schools and the
promotion of oral health is very limited,”
Anis said.
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Care in a non-traditional setting: Nirvani Umadat and Jamie Wallace
(above) provide care to one of the many children who presented at a makeshift clinic outside of Guatemala City.
“But sometimes we have to sacrifice the important for the
most important. “Shelter, food, water, and an opportunity to
morally develop are basic human rights which are essential in
any community, and must come first; dental education comes
next.”
Still, in spite of the long hours, difficult working conditions
and steady stream of difficult cases, Anis said he and his
classmates were reinvigorated and thoroughly enjoyed
participating in what was a worthwhile mission.
“It was a wonderful eye-opening experience. I would do
it again in a heartbeat,” he said. “We have to envision each
individual member of humanity as a member of the human body.
If one member is distressed, all members are also afflicted.
Each member of this ‘human body’ is born into the world as
a trust of the whole, and so we are responsible to provide
for the betterment of others. This mission to Guatemala was,
in my view, a glimpse into how we as dentists can provide a
constructive service to others.”
Life Lessons Well Learned
H
ere in Canada, the importance of oral health has
become something of a societal value. The benefits
and importance of good oral health is an ideal that is
understood, shared and promoted as a means towards
a better quality of life for all.
Yet priorities have a way of shifting, especially when it
comes down to matters of survival. This was one of basic yet
difficult lessons of a recent Kindness in Action outreach mission
undertaken by a group of Dent IV students at the University of
Manitoba.
In treating the thousands of patients who presented at a makeshift clinic in rural Guatemala, the students got a first-hand lesson
in the more fundamental rules of life. Among the challenges they
encountered was dealing with impoverished children whose teeth
had decayed beyond the point of any return.
“I think this was the hardest part — and this happened with
a lot of people — you would be seeing patients, girls around the
age of 12, and you would be extracting their front teeth. They
aren’t married or anything,” said Anis Sabet (Dent IV). “So what
do you do? They’re crying and you’re all teared up. There is no
choice, there are no options.”
While health-care services are available in larger centres, it
is largely unattainable for those living a subsistence existence.
Their priority is that of simple survival.
Fortunately, one member of the mission, a practitioner from
Calgary, found a solution to offer at least some measure of relief
for the children affected.
“He found out how much it was to get cast partial dentures
made in the town. It came out to something like $30,” Anis
explained. ”So, for the girls who had their front teeth extracted,
we got their names and contact information. We took up a
collection in the camp, and those who could, donated. So, in the
end, those girls who had teeth pulled will hopefully get a partial
paid for. That was one of the nice things I saw.”
The Faculty’s Associate Dean (Academic) said outreach
missions such as these offer students a rare opportunity to
not only sharpen their skills but to do so in a totally different
environment.
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“We are among the few schools in North America who
offer their students this type of unique and valuable learning
experience while earning credit towards their graduation,” Dr.
Doug Brothwell said. “This is a good example of how the U of M
goes out of its way to provide an excellent student experience and
ensure the development of dentists who are not only technically
excellent, but also socially conscious. These are both areas that
need to be fostered during undergraduate education.”
Anis added that the trip offered a life lesson in the value and
importance of outreach.
“This is just a drop in the bucket for the things that can be
done,” he said. “Those places need help and Canada does as
well. It’s hidden behind veils in Canada, which makes it more
difficult to see.”
Students Asha Chahal,
Leslie Dalton, Nirvani
Umadat, Kevin Vong and
Anis Sabet enjoy time with
the village children.
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In the Loupe
Students Claim Cup
in Challenge Series
Spirited competition sees alumni side come up short in first annual hockey showdown
Submitted by Chris ‘Psy’ Cottick
O
n Friday, March 18 at the
Winter Club, alumni and
student hockey teams played
the second and last game of
this year’s hockey challenge.
After an 8-7 loss in the fall, the alumni
had to win by two to take the two game
total goal series.
A well-rounded, four line alumni team
took an early lead by the half way break.
After a back and forth, end to end period,
the alumni held a 6-5 lead.
The usual solid play of alumni veteran
players Chris “the Flash” Donald, Kyle
“the Joker” Gauthier, Kris “the newly
crowned king of Hong Kong” Row, Gurpal
“the Prober” Buttar, the timeless Andrew
“Bronze Adonis” Chuchman and Tony
“Freight Train” Krawat helped settle the
worries about a very strong student side.
The come-back script that the alumni
had planned was seeming to come to
fruition. The well-rested alumni team
seemingly had the fewer students on the
ropes.
Unfortunately, the alumni failed to
factor in the relative youth of the students
as well as a little thing called talent.
The second half saw a steady alumni
slide to the pit of failure and humiliation.
Being a veteran team of University of
Manitoba dental alumni, this squad was
still well equipped to stare down these
twin pillars of old time dental education.
A one goal lead quickly deteriorated to
a desperate alumni attempt to stave off a
double digit total for the students.
By the end of the game, the students
had prevailed by a count of 9-6 for a twowin, total goal 17-13 victory.
The pain of watching the students
skating the Student-Alumni Cup around
the rink will burn in the sleepless minds
of the alumni until they turn this story
around next year.
A number of quality graduating students
will hopefully bolster an always aging but
ever growing supply of potential alumni
Alumni and student teams (above) gather at centre ice
after the inaugural Challenge Cup hockey series.
players.
Soon-to-be alumni Brian Maddaford
and Jordon Pang will hopefully bolster a
heartbroken but determined alumni team
on their rebound program.
This is not to say that extensive dry
land training and intensive video analysis
have not been instituted by the alumni
management team to turn this dry spell
around.
It has been a long, long time since the
alumni have lost two games in a row.
All aspects will be examined to bring
about the correction in the alumni hockey
ship.
This reporter will be duty September
17, the day after the annual Alumni of
Distinction banquet, at River Heights
Arena, to report on the renewal of this
great dental tradition.
Alumnus Earns
Award of Merit
Ontario association cites contributions of Dr. Sehgal
A
Dr. Devinder Sehgal (right) receives ODA award from Dr. Stephen Gangbar, President of Halton Peel Dental Association at
the Living Arts Centre, in Brampton, Ontario.
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n alumnus from the Class of 1989 has been feted with an award
of merit from the Ontario Dental Association. Dr. Devinder Sehgal
was recently presented with the ODA Award of Merit for his service
to the profession of dentistry.
Dr. Sehgal is credited with extensive involvement in organized dentistry
including over 10 years on the executive of the Halton Peel Dental
Association. He also spent six years as a member of the ODA general
council. He has been a member of the ODA since 1989.
Since 1990, Dr. Sehgal has been an active member of the Northern
Indian Medical and Dental Association of Canada, serving as president in
2001. He was also cited for his community service with the local division
of Ontario’s health integration network program.
Dr. Sehgal earned his DMD from the University of Manitoba in 1989
after graduating with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the Government
Dental College in Punjab, India in 1979.
After graduation, Dr. Sehgal moved to the Toronto suburb where he
presently runs a private practice.
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Do-It-Yourself
Surgery
Students stage ambitious workshop
to further skill development
T
here is an old adage that goes to the effect: If you want
something done right, do it yourself. Granted, this may not
have been the sole rationale but it was this ambition that
led Nathan Jeal and Anis Sabet (Dent IV) to obtain corporate
sponsorship and stage a surgical workshop for their peers over
the winter.
And, as one might expect from members of the Class of
2011, the group jumped at the chance to enhance and develop
their oral surgery skills during the first session that was held
just prior to the holiday break last November.
The idea behind the workshop was to provide experience
with oral surgical procedures, including flap design, surgical
extractions, and suturing. A second session, focusing on surgical
implant placement, was held in April.
To move things along, the students used pig mandibles,
which provided an adequate simulation experience for the oral
surgical procedures that the group was undertaking.
The students recruited Drs. Adnan Shah and Getulio Nogueira
to lead the sessions that were held in the Gross Anatomy
Lab. Dr. Shah (pictured above left with dental student Babak
Soleymani) is the Faculty’s Division Head and Director of the
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery program while Dr. Nogueira is the
Director for Undergraduate Periodontics.
No Half-baked Solution
Spurred by Asian disaster, Dent II students turn up the heat to help out
Submitted by Dr. Noriko Boorberg
T
alk about cooking up care! On
March 28, the Dentistry Class
of 2013 held a bake sale in the
Brodie Center.
The class (pictured right) wanted to
make a difference and show their support
for the people of Japan in the aftermath
of the earthquake and tsunami that hit
on March 4 causing so much damage. So
everyone pitched in and baked treats for
the event.
This class can prep a mean Class II
amalgam, but they were even better
bakers based on our proceeds: The final
total raised from the bake sale was
$1,350!
We also sold the “Pray for Japan”
T-shirts that were created by radio station
Hot 103. All proceeds from the T-shirts go
directly to the Canadian Red Cross. We
sold $520 of T-shirts.
We want to thank everyone who came
out to support our bake sale.
All the proceeds were given to the
Consulate General of Japan through the
Manitoba Japanese Cultural Center. The
monies raised will go directly to the people
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in Japan affected by the earthquake/
tsunami disaster with no administration
fees.
Members of the Japanese Student
Association are also collecting funds for
the Canadian Red Cross.
Those interested are invited to visit
the Canadian Red Cross web site at www.
redcross.ca for information on how to
help donate towards earthquake and
tsunami relief efforts.
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Setting A New Standard
Research Day hits its stride with 2011 event
The gang is all here: Associate Dean (Research) Dr. J.E. Scott
and keynote speaker Dr. Taru Kinnunen share a moment following the Harvard scholar’s address. An overflow crowd turned out
at Research Day 2011, the annual showcase of research at the
Faculty of Dentistry this past March.
A
packed house, world-class keynote,
posters aplenty and scores of
student research — now that’s
more like it!
Research Day 2011 was all that and
more this past spring at the Brodie
Centre on the Bannatyne Campus of the
University of Manitoba.
The revamped event took on a new life
during the March 9 session beginning with
oral health students from both disciplines
showing up en masse as spectators and
participants.
Posters lined the mezzanine of the
Brodie Centre next to the Neil John
MacLean Library while student researchers
arrived to load presentations and prepared
to share their work with peers.
The
budding
practitioners
and
scientists were joined by a generous
complement of faculty members, friends
and alumni of the dental school who
all crammed into the adjoining lecture
theatre in anticipation of the keynote
address by a noted academic from Harvard
University.
So many turned out, in fact, that the
proceedings were slightly delayed as event
staff scrambled to find as many extra
chairs as possible to accommodate the
crowd that overflowed into the hallway.
“We did try to get Theatre A (Fredrik
Gaspard Theatre),” explained Dr. J.
Elliott Scott, Associate Dean (Research)
in his opening remarks. “Unfortunately, it
was booked.”
All of this in spite of the fact that the
event coincided with the Pacific Dental
Conference on the West Coast, considered
one of Canada’s most important oral
health events. The Vancouver conference
threatened to dampen the local event as
it routinely draws huge attention from the
oral health community all across Canada.
As it turned out, those concerns
were mostly unfounded, mainly due to
a revamped format that placed more
emphasis on student research and
education, thereby making the half-day
event more relevant and accessible for
all participants.
Much of the buzz of the day was
centered on the keynote address from Dr.
Taru Kinnunen, director of the Tobacco
Dependence Treatment and Research
Program and Assistant Professor of Oral
Health Policy and Epidemiology at Harvard
University, School of Dental Medicine.
Dr. Kinnunen wasted no time delighting
the assembled with a candid observation
on the sizable turnout.
“Actually, I don’t mind if there are no
extra chairs because I’m hoping for once
to have a standing ovation,” she joked.
The light atmosphere of the day
persevered in spite of the serious topic
as Dr. Kinnunen discussed the devastating
toll tobacco affects on the human body.
Calling it “an epidemic,” Dr. Kinnunen
outlined the impact of the product that
only until fairly recently was once a
common and accepted part of life the
world over.
“There are eight main causes of death
in the world,” she said. “Tobacco is a risk
factor in six of those eight causes. So it
has a huge impact.”
In prefacing a discussion on tobacco
and periodontal disease, Dr. Kinnunen
offered a global perspective on the
impact of what is now considered to be
an extremely dangerous product.
“Tobacco use kills about 5.4 million
people every year,” she noted. “That
doesn’t seem like that big a number.
But I grew up in Finland where there
are about 5.4 million people and to me
it is devastating to know that every year,
Finland would be wiped off the earth.”
The 45-minute address was followed by
a question and answer session that further
expanded the discussion into the various
fields of oral health and likely could have
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Sharing research: Among the presenters at Research
Day 2011 was (at right) William Yeung (Dent III) who
shared podium duties with colleagues (bottom pic, from
left) Dr. Taru Kinnunen, Dr. Gilbert Kirouac, Katie
Davidson (Dent III), Dr. Dieter Schönwetter, Dr.
Jared Rykiss, Dr. J.E. Scott, Dr. Kangmin Duan
and Prof. Mickey Wener.
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continued throughout the morning.
Dr. Kinnunen noted that appearing before
a largely student audience was entirely
appropriate in that the practitioners of
tomorrow must be aware of the danger that
tobacco poses to their future patients and
society in general.
“Tobacco use will kill about 175 million
people over the next 25 years, (yet) we
are not raising funds to help this global
epidemic. Why? Because it is not so visible;
it is silent death,” she said. “A lot of times
we say ‘well if the smokers smoke, that’s
their problem.’ But it’s not only their
problem, it’s our problem too.”
Dr. Kinnunen urged the future
practitioners to learn about the dangers of
the product to better educate and inform
their patients who are at risk.
“One of the things I am hoping to do
today is to get you excited and motivated
to do your part as health professionals to
fight this epidemic,” she said.
Oral biology researchers Drs. Gilbert
Kirouac and Kangmin Duan also appeared as
did Dr. Dieter Schönwetter and Prof. Mickey
Wener who presented their work on student
— patient communication.
As in years past, a number of student
presenters were also featured including Dr.
Jared Rykiss of the Graduate Orthodontic
program, and fourth-year students Katie
Davidson and William Yeung, who all
enjoyed the benefit of presenting before
the full house that remained following the
keynote address.
In addition to offering their colleagues
a glimpse of their work in the labs, the
student scientists also provided tangible
evidence of the resurgence in academic
activity in a faculty that was renowned for
its research.
The Dean of Dentistry noted that the
University of Manitoba has come a long
way in a short time to restore its position
of prominence among schools of research
in North America, as evidenced by data
compiled for the University of Manitoba’s
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annual report.
“For the first time, I was able to get a
hold of some data comparing our Faculty
of Dentistry to other dental schools in
North America in research and it was
very enlightening,” Dr. Anthony Iacopino
noted. “We rank tenth in the amount of
research dollars we bring in relative to
the size of our budget compared to all
other dental schools. So we are a top
10 school in the US and Canada for that
particular data point on research and
that says a lot. It says that the people we
have who are generating research and
doing scholarship are very productive
and very successful.”
The Terror of Tobacco
Pitfalls plentiful in dangerous product
W
hen it comes to tobacco use worldwide, the numbers roll off with surprising
ease: About 5.4 million people die every year; do the math and it comes
to about 175 million over the next 25 years. Close to 200,000 people die
every year because they were exposed to second hand smoke.
That tobacco is a dangerous product seems a well documented fact. Yet
despite the massive body of research-based evidence that underlies the reality,
the use and prevalence of the product continues at an alarming rate, according
to a Harvard academic and smoking cessation advocate.
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Dean Iacopino enjoys a chat with Dr. Willaim Budzinski (DMD 1966)
during the alumni reception in the nation’s capital.
At the Ottawa Alumni Reception Scotiabank’s James Marshall, is
pictured here with Dr. Janet Leith (DMD 1992).
Dr. Raelene Downes (DMD 2004) is pictured here with Scotiabank’s
Allen Balfe.
Mr. John Jamieson, (left) Scotiabank meets with Dr. Peter
Cooney (MSc 1997)
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A Capital Time in Ottawa
O
n April 19, Faculty of Dentistry Dean, Dr. Anthony
Iacopino, played host to an alumni reception
in downtown Ottawa. The Faculty’s friends at
Scotiabank were kind enough to donate the use of their
Main Branch Banking Hall on Sparks Street. The venue
provided a wonderful gathering place for the 25 people
in attendance. The group mingled while enjoying
cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. While in town, the Dean
even managed to squeeze in a couple of office visits
along the way.
The Dean believes that an alumni reception in
Ottawa should be an annual event and is planning
to work with local alumna Dr. Janet Leith to add a
continuing education piece to the proceedings as soon
as next year. Stay tuned to the Bulletin for details.
Dropping in for the alumni reception in Ottawa were (from left)
Drs. Chris Clarke (DMD 1999), John Odai (DMD 1995) and Emile
Rodrigues (DMD 1984).
Dr. Nick Karaiskos (DMD 2001) is pictured with Mr. Greg Moore
of Scotiabank.
Visting the Anata Dental Centre in Kanata, ON. Pictured (from
left): Kyla Denisuik, Michelle Smith, Rechelle Madwid, Dr. Nisrine
Haidar-Samat, the Dean, Kelly Cranston and Dr. Khalil Samhat.
Dr John Odai’s office Capital Endodontics also in Ottawa
was also on the Dean’s office visit list.
At the office of Dr. Karaiskos in Manotick, (from left): Melissa St. Louis,
Christina Kamoulakos, Christina Doche, Dr. Karaiskos, the Dean, Liz
Renwick, Jeannie Dillabough and Miranda Van Schyndel.
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meanwhile,
back in
manitoba
Not one to sit back while there are offices to visit,
Dean Iacopino toured the city and even ventured out
of town to say ‘hello’ to alumni practitioners.
Check out the latest tour stops.
Southdale Square Dental
The Beausejour Dental Centre
Pictured here are Dr. Anita Glockner (05), Dr. Ingrid Heim-Heyer
(76), the Dean and Dr. Catherine Carroll (2010) at Southdale
Square Dental.
The Dean with Drs. Chris Kiazyk (76) and Griffin Norris (07)
at the Beausejour Dental Centre.
Billings Bridge Dental
Fort Richmond Dental
The Dean with Dr. Emile Rodrigues (84)at Billings Bridge Dental.
At Fort Richmond Dental is (from left):Pat Herzberg, Dean
Iacopino, Shelley Booker (DH 91), Jane Reid (DH 76), Wanda
Ettawacappo, Diane James, Phoung Phang and Dr. Jack Bassey (85).
Waverley Dental
Transcona Dental Centre
The Dean visits with the Waverley Dental team of Dr. Catherine
Beynon (76), Kaleigh Warden (DH 09), Val Asbury, Ping Zhang and
Mary Ann Vaillancourt (DH 91)
The team at Transcona Dental Centre includes (from left): Dr. Ken
Strong (90), Dr Chuck Rubin (90), Tony, Melani Pejovic, Shauna
Reimer (DH 94), Marie Barr (DH 02), Kristyn Chassie, Lisa Cetkovski,
Orlana Parkinson, Terri Tomberli (DH 00) Sandi Bonin.
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While the Office Visit Series heads to hiatus for the
summer, the Dean is still welcoming visits for the fall.
Book your meeting with the Dean! Call 204.789.3537.
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From the Dean
Putting Things Right
Ensuring an excellent student experience is essential
“In every chain of reasoning, the evidence of the last conclusion can be no greater than
that of the weakest link of the chain, whatever may be the strength of the rest.”
— Thomas Reid’s Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man, 1786.
T
he phrase penned
by Rev. Reid is based
on the more familiar
observation that a
chain is only as strong as its
weakest link. In common
reference, the phrase
often implies a failure or
shortcoming in an individual
that ultimately may cause a
larger group to become weak
or vulnerable.
And while there may be
an element of truth to this
proverb, in the context of
the Task Force for Better
Relations, I prefer to see it
as a systematic reference.
Like a chain, our profession is
linked through our students,
practitioners, alumni and
professional associations. It is
essential that all these links
remain vibrant and strong for
the benefit of the common
good. And this is the area
that we have been working on
and one where we have seen
significant strides made in a
very short time.
It was just over a year ago
that the Task Force for Better
Relations tabled its final
report, one that called for a
paradigm shift in philosophy
to improve the relationship
between all members of our
profession. It is an idea that
we here at the Faculty of
Dentistry have taken to heart.
As I mentioned briefly in
this space in our last edition,
we are taking tangible
steps to respond to the
recommendations mentioned
in the report, some of which
you may have already noted
through the pages of this
publication, present and past.
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And as we stand on the
verge of the transition of
another group of individuals
from pupils to professionals,
I thought it only appropriate
that we quantify and
qualify our efforts to
ensure we remain effective
and accountable where
this essential initiative is
concerned.
Since coming aboard as
Associate Dean (Academic),
Dr. Doug Brothwell has
embraced the spirit of the
task force report in leading
an extensive and detailed
drive to improving the student
experience at the Faculty
of Dentistry. It is a broad,
detailed and long-term
undertaking that we believe
has the potential to have a
major impact on all of our
stakeholders.
Many of the early successes
have been subtle: new
computers for the Wright
Lab and reminder tabs on
lecture podiums, for instance.
Others, such as the proposed
changes to student kits, were
instituted as a direct result of
student input.
We adjusted the
examination schedule to
allow students more time to
prepare for their board exams.
The results were almost
immediate. As you read in the
last edition of this publication,
students posted their strongest
results in over a decade,
finishing with scores above the
national average.
Class consultations will
continue, providing students
a forum to raise concerns that
lead to productive discussions.
So too will we continue our
policy of encouraging student
rotations though outreach and
service learning. Such was
the experience for two groups
of students this past winter
as they opted to be part of
charitable missions as a means
to fulfill their requirements
towards graduation.
Many may not be aware
that the Faculty of Dentistry
at the University of Manitoba
is the only institution in
Canada, and one of the few in
North America, that offers this
rare and unique opportunity to
its students.
Other moves have been
more pronounced. We have
introduced targeted programs
towards improving instructor
skills in the classroom and the
clinic.
As well, we are developing
other methodologies directed
at ensuring all staff within our
unit is aware of how important
this initiative is, and what
they can do to be part of it.
To ensure all stakeholders
are aware of our activities, we
have pledged to maintain open
communication lines through
this publication and the
Manitoba Dental Association
newsletter, among other
vehicles. We will share word
of our activities that have a
positive impact on the student
experience.
As the great orator
Abraham Lincoln wisely
observed: “A house divided
against itself cannot stand.”
In many ways, the Task
Force for Better Relations
and its report provided a
valuable opportunity for us
Dean Anthony M. Iacopino
DMD, PhD
all, the Faculty in particular.
It provides us with an
opportunity; an opportunity
to reassess and reaffirm what
we do and how we do it; a
chance to change the way we
do business.
A strong profession comes
from a strong institution.
A strong institution comes
from strong alumni. Strong
alumni begin in the classroom,
right from day one. It is all
inter-related and we are all
connected. These links must
remain strong and this is a
commitment we take seriously
at the Faculty.
Over the past few years,
I have had the good fortune
of meeting formally and
informally with so many
alumni, practitioners
and other members of
our community and am
consistently impressed with
the high calibre of those I
encounter.
It is my intent to ensure
these types of positive
outcomes continue well
into the future, well beyond
the time of myself and my
contemporaries.
As always, I welcome and
invite you to join with us as
we move our institution and
our profession forward.
I am confident that your
help will only make a good
thing better and that will lead
directly to a better future for
us all.
Grazie.
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All About Alumni
Mission Makes
Impact
McFarlane team reaches out
to displaced, impoverished populace
D
ental and medical practitioners of the
McFarlane Volunteer Mission saw close to
1,000 extremely impoverished people along
the Dominican Republic / Haiti border
during a week-long stay in late March.
The mission was the second in consecutive years for
the group led by Dr. R. Bruce McFarlane, a Winnipeg
orthodontist and Faculty of Dentistry alumnus. Similar
to last year’s venture, the mission endured oppressive
heat, bugs, no running water, and no electricity, to
restore the health and dignity of a displaced and
near-destitute population.
“These people are the forgotten ones” Dr.
McFarlane said. “Many have fled Haiti, and the
Republica Dominicana, quite frankly, doesn’t want
them. And so they suffer: with very poor living
conditions, $3 per day wages, and no access to health
care; except from groups like ours. We felt this
responsibility, and tried to respond the best we could
to serve their needs.”
No shortage of work: (photo, top right) Michelle McFarlane assists
her dad with a surgical extraction on a Haitian woman while (bottom) Jintana Weerapan CPNP (Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner) checks a young boys heart and lungs.
The mission was originally set for Haiti but the continuing decline of
that nation’s economy, security and political stability led to the change
of destination. Instead, they set up near the border in a region populated
mostly by Haitian refugees, who work at nearby sugar plantations to
survive. The group encountered myriad oral health problems among the
populace.
“The people have strange caries patterns,” Dr. McFarlane (84) said.
“A lot of the young people had class three lesions on the mesial and
distal on all of their upper anterior teeth. We think it has to do with the
fact that they chew on sugar cane all day, which is available to them.
We see similar patterns to what takes place in northern populations
where the parents would put their kids to bed with apple juice or worse.
So we saw a lot of that.”
The mission staff consisted of physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners,
nurses, dental assistants, and other caring individuals from Winnipeg
and the United States. They stayed at what was called the “English
School” in Monte Cristi, run by the Orphanage Outreach charity group.
Each day, they headed out to a different ‘Bateye’ (sugar workers’ town)
to provide care to the residents there.
The oral health team was aided by a pair of alumni practitioners and
a specialist presently practicing in Kenora, Ontario.
“We were very fortunate to have Dr. Colin Foster, an oral surgeon and
two clinical dentists, Dr. Janet Alsip (89), Dr. Christine Lachance Piche
(89), who are very strong cosmetic dentists.” Dr. McFarlane noted. “We
let them loose and it was almost like an extreme make-over for a lot of
the patients.”
Still, in spite of the depth of challenges facing the practitioners,
their efforts were appreciated by those who presented during the stay
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(from previous page)
that ran from March 19 – 26.
“The people we treated were so moved by the smallest
things: a genuine caring touch, or the holding of their children,”
said Jintana Weerapan, a pediatric nurse, and the team’s medical
director. “We were told no one ever does these things for them,
and by doing so we made them feel less like outcasts and more
like real people again. It was so inspiring to have this effect on
someone, and we all are very eager to return to do much more.
Knowing our efforts helped improve the health and well-being of
so many keeps us motivated to continue doing what we do.”
In addition to their gratitude, Dr. McFarlane said the locals
also offered the group a valuable life lesson.
“Despite not having much, the people were actually quite
happy, and very appreciative of us,” he said. “They could actually
teach us a thing or two about being at peace with their situation
despite what seemed to be insurmountable odds. We were all
touched and inspired by the strength of their human spirit.”
Dr. McFarlane extended thanks to all of the individuals and
businesses who supported the mission through a series of fundraising events and appeals staged in Winnipeg over the winter,
prior to their departure.
Planning is apparently underway for a third mission that will
again target those in need within the tiny island nation. Only this
time, the group will look to build upon their presence within the
population.
“What we’d like to do is to establish ourselves so that we
are a little more preventive,” Dr. McFarlane said. “It’s a little
frustrating because every time we go, we see the same stuff over
and over again. It would be way more satisfying if we actually be
making some headway by doing some more education.”
Kids count: (photo, top right) The medical and dental team leaders
examine a Dominican Boy, while (bottom) Jintana Weerapan CPNP
does a throat check. The local populace was most grateful for the time and
attention devoted to them by mission team members.
All images courtesy of Renee Morcom Photography.
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A Testament to Care
Medical director offers thanks to volunteers
A
little effort goes a long way. The poverty-stricken
expatriate people of Haiti live a difficult life. But
rather than be bitter about their lot in life, many
have a brighter outlook and are thankful when acts of
kindness are shown in their direction.
Such was the experience of those in the McFarlane
Mission who spent a week in March helping those who had
little to offer in return other than their thanks.
The group received a warm acknowledgement of
their efforts from Dr. Jose Garcia, the regional medical
director, who offered his thanks in this summary of the
experience:
Friends,
I can tell you that I feel swollen with emotion. Never before
have we carried out three Medical Clinics in a year. It has
been a huge success. Orphanage Outreach has achieved it.
There have been 2,227 actions of health that have been carried out from January 10 to March 24.
In three clinics with three medical and nurse teams and two
dental teams we have achieved it. I want to highlight this
last team from March 21-24: Tremendous, Excellent,
Marvelous. The doctors, the nurses, the students, those
blessed dentists and their personnel. Very good people,
healthy, caring, hard working and with a great sense of
humanity.
Thank you,
Dr. Jose Garcia
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All About Alumni
Club ’91 Re-Opens, If Only Briefly
Class of 1991 marks 20 year reunion
An exclusive club indeed: Meet the members of
the Class of 1991 (left) who reconvened for their
milestone 20th reunion this past spring at the Pacific Dental Conference in Vancouver. Those along
for the ride included (back row, from left) Randy
Koniuk, Bonnie Wong, Rhonda Switzer, Marc
Thevenot, Alex Pappas, Wilson Heung, Andy
Wong, second row: Mike Conway, Terry Wong,
Paresh Shah, Tim Dumore, Dave Stackiw, Elaine
Orpe, (front) Carla Cohn.
Middle pic: Wilson Heung and wife Diana enjoy
the gathering.
Bottom pic: Heather Koniuk, Alex Pappas,
Elaine Orpe Tim Dumore and Terry Wong. share
some of the good times from the weekend.
Submitted by Dr. Carla (Fogel) Cohn
W
here did the time go? In the blink of an eye it seems 20 years
have passed. Times may have changed – dentistry certainly
has – but one thing is for sure: people remain the same. It felt
like no time had gone by when we reunited for the Club ’91
class reunion.
As Dave Stackiw so eloquently put it, “it felt like being with family
again.”
The Pacific Dental Conference in Vancouver, B.C. was the location of
the Class of 1991 reunion. A total of 14 class members and some of our
significant others got together for a weekend of fine dining and great
socializing.
We reminisced about our years spent on Bannatyne, our legendary
socials and even watched our old Beer and Skits videos.
We caught up on where our life paths had taken us and boasted about
our collective 29 children with Marc and Christa Thevenot taking the prize
for the biggest family with six children. Wow! No grandchildren yet!
As it turns out, the years have treated us well and we all agree that we
are not a bad looking bunch after all.
At the end of the weekend, promises were made to do this again soon –
20 years had been much too long! Thanks to all who turned out to rekindle
some great memories of a time that passed so quickly by.
Planning a Reunion?
The Faculty’s Department of Alumni Affairs help our alumni
reconnect with our school by providing ideas and assistance for class
reunions and other events. If you’d like help in organizing your class
reunion or other class function, contact Tammy Holowachuk in Alumni
Affairs at 204.474.6455 or email: [email protected]
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Faculty Facts
Results Reaching
World-wide
Faculty academic cited for contributions
to Pakistani – UK health-care
A
Faculty academic was recently cited for contributions
to health-care in Pakistan and the United Kingdom. Dr.
Adnan Shah was awarded Fellowship of the College of
Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) to acknowledge
contributions to the college and to health-care in that country
and the UK.
Since 1992, Dr. Shah had served as supervisor for the oral and
maxillofacial surgery program and in 1999 became involved in
the exam process for the first Fellowship Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery program to be offered by the Pakistani medical body.
“I feel very happy about it,” said Dr. Shah, who joined the
University of Manitoba as department head of Dental Diagnostic
and Surgical Sciences and head of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
in September, 2009. “I am extremely thrilled to see this college
taking dentistry under their wings and projecting post-graduate
medical and dental education in the most suitable possible
way.”
The CPSP has produced roughly 10,000 fellows in multiple
disciplines in Medicine and Dentistry since its inception in 1962.
The timely introduction of an oral health component in the 1990’s
helped address a national shortage of specialist practitioners and
teachers that had existed for many years.
“At one time, In the province of Punjab, where I come from,
there were just three oral surgeons with fellowships from Royal
Colleges in the United Kingdom, he explained.
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A prestigious honour: Dr. Adnan Shah (centre) is presented with
Fellowship to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan by Prof.
Zafar Chaudry, college president and Prof. Rab, during a ceremony last
December.
“Now, some of the students who I trained are professors. The
college has certainly come a long way.”
Dr. Shah added that reciprocity agreements are in place with
Royal Colleges of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia and
made a direct contribution to professional shortages in those
jurisdictions.
“I think it’s a great win for everybody because it minimizes
stress on the Royal Colleges in the UK,” he said. “They get trained
manpower. This contributes to health-care at the tertiary level.”
Dr. Shah received his fellowship during a ceremony in Pakistan
last December. He currently holds fellowships from the Royal
Colleges of Ireland, Edinburgh and Australia. The Faculty of
Dentistry offers congratulations to Dr. Shah on this outstanding
achievement.
New Appointments
Faculty adds academics to Restorative and DDSS
D
r. Igor Pesun, Head of the Department of Restorative
Dentistry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr.
Reynaldo Todescan, DDS, MSc, PhD, Dipl Pros, as assistant
professor in Restorative Dentistry.
Dr. Todescan arrived at the Faculty on February 1. Dr. R.
Todescan obtained his dental degree from the University of Sao
Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. He has a MSc in Restorative Dentistry
from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan and a PhD
degree and a Diploma in Prosthodontics from the University of
Toronto. He has been involved in teaching and research at the
University of Toronto and in private practice.
Dr. Adnan Shah, Head of the Department of Dental Diagnostic
and Surgical Sciences, is pleased to announce the term
appointment of Dr. Reem Atout, bds, dds, ms, cags (Perio,
University of Alabama) in the Division of Periodontics has been
approved by Faculty Dean, Dr. Anthony Iacopino.
Dr. Atout has been a part-time instructor in the division since
September 1, 2010 and previously taught at Harvard School of
Dental Medicine. Dr. Atout will be participating in the graduate
and undergraduate periodontics programs effective March 1,
2011.
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Faculty Facts
Dentists, Researchers Work to Reduce
Chronic, Common Childhood Disease
U of M led Intervention project involves collaboration with international institutions
U
niversity of Manitoba dental
researchers are working with
colleagues from around the
world to design a program
that will reduce childhood
caries among First Nations
populations.
The unique program will launch this
spring in communities across Ontario and
Manitoba. It has been designed specifically
to reach pregnant First Nations women.
First Nations populations have higherthan-average rates of dental caries — the
bacterial disease that results in tooth
decay.
The project’s long-term goal is to create
a culturally appropriate intervention that
reduces dental disease burden and health
inequalities among pre-school indigenous
children in the participating countries —
Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
The Canadian arm of this project has
received nearly $1.2 million in funding
from the Canadian Institutes of Health
Research.
The Canadian team will involve both
clinical components, including treatment
and fluoride applications, as well as
behavioural
modification,
including
anticipatory guidance and motivational
interviewing.
Results will be compared with those
from the Australian and New Zealand
teams.
“Early childhood caries is a significant
health problem confronting indigenous
communities in all three countries,” says
Herenia Lawrence, the project’s principal
investigator from the University of Toronto.
“We hope that, by working in partnership
with Aboriginal communities here in
Canada, we can create an intervention that
will reduce the dental treatment needs
of young children and motivate mothers
to subscribe to better preventative oral
health practices,”
Four other Canadian universities will
join the University of Manitoba for this
investigation including the Northern
Ontario School of Medicine (Laurentian
University), the University of Toronto, the
University College of the North, and the
University of Waterloo.
The five-year study is called “Reducing
disease burden and health inequalities
arising from chronic dental disease among
Indigenous children: an early childhood
caries intervention.”
“It is exciting to see that this project
will also include a cohort of urban
Aboriginal mothers and infants,” said coinvestigator Dr. Robert Schroth from the
University of Manitoba. “We know that
the prevalence of early childhood caries in
some urban populations of Manitoba is as
high as in some northern populations. Since
this project will start during pregnancy,
we have a tremendous opportunity to
prevent early childhood caries or at least
minimize the amount and delay the onset
of tooth decay that some children may
experience.”
Making the News
Orthodontics’ sapphire anniversary marked by cohort accomplishments
O
ne thing you can always be
sure of: Activities abound in
orthodontics at the Faculty of
Dentistry. Department head,
Dr. William Wiltshire noted that several
past and present cohorts of the Graduate
Orthodontics program have been most
active over the past number of months
on a variety of professional fronts, many
of whom are also enjoying outstanding
results from their efforts.
Among the many highlights:
The European Orthodontic Society
has accepted five research projects
from the University of Manitoba for its
conference in June. These include three
oral presentations to be delivered by
Drs. Derek Pollard, Wellington Rody and
Billy Wiltshire, along with a pair of poster
presentations from Drs. Xiem Phan and
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Jared Rykiss.
Dr. Pollard was also pleased to learn he
has been accepted to present his research
at the Charley Schultz competition at
the American Association of Orthodontics
meeting in Chicago this summer.
Dr. Rykiss was among the featured
presenters at the Faculty’s annual Research
Day this past March.
Dr. Catherine McLeod’s Master’s
research project was published this month
in the highly ranked “Angle Orthodontist.”
For article citation, please see the
Bibliography section of the Alumni Faculty
Bulletin.
Dr. McLeod completed the graduate
program just last spring and is presently
working in Sydney, Australia.
As well, Matthew Kotyk (Dent II) a
BSc(Dent) researcher working with Dr.
Wiltshire, was awarded a supporting grant
from the endowment fund for his research
on Bisphenol-A and Phthalate release from
clear aligner materials.
As noted in the last edition of the AFB,
Dr. Wiltshire also noted the success to
third-year residents Drs. Pollard, Phan and
Rykiss for passing Part One of the RCDC
(Orthodontics).
“These are some of the proud moments
in research and scholarly activity for
orthodontics that we are delighted to
inform everyone about, as we celebrate
our 45 year anniversary in the Faculty,”
Dr. Wiltshire said. “We hope and expect
to be making additional announcements
in the weeks and months ahead both for
our anniversary year and to share the
continuing notable accomplishments of
our students and alumni.”
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Development
Software Maker Steps Up
ClearDent offers a glimpse of the future
Submitted By Lisa Thomson Stifora, Stewardship and Communications Officer
W
ith a gift of practice management software worth
well over $250,000, ClearDent, in partnership with
the Faculty of Dentistry’s Centre for Community Oral
Health (CCOH), is giving Manitoba’s dental students a
glimpse of what their future dental practices may look like.
ClearDent introduced the idea of paperless practice to
the dental industry with its invention nine years ago. With
the software, dentists can do their charting chair-side, using
revolutionary touch screen technology that is not only quick and
efficient, but also more ergonomic and much better for infection
control than other available options. The opportunity to partner
with ClearDent was one that CCOH jumped at. And for ClearDent
and its Sales Manager, Peter Li, the partnership was a natural fit.
“I am quite involved with charities that help those who are
underprivileged at home in B.C., so, knowing that CCOH in your
Faculty of Dentistry is also focused on serving those who are less
privileged, I could see that it was a good fit,” says Li. “The fact
that it would also allow students to work on our software made it
a golden opportunity.”
Li stresses that the University of Manitoba was ClearDent’s
number one choice for a university partner. With one of the
largest outreach programs in Canada, Manitoba’s dental school
was a perfect venue for ClearDent to introduce its software to a
tech savvy generation of dental students, and one in which they
could also make a difference in the oral health of those who need
help most.
By gifting this software, which has been successfully in use in
CCOH for three years, ClearDent is able to give dental students
Dr. Doug Brothwell, Associate Dean (Academic); Shelly Shultz, ClearDent
Consultant; Randall Anderson-Hill, ClearDent Consultant; Dr. Pamela
Dahl, Director, CCOH.
experience working in a paperless practice environment. It’s one
that could reflect the digital world may work in directly after
graduation and may also be something students might wish to
emulate as their careers progress and they begin to operate their
own practice.
At that time, those graduates will be able to draw upon their
experience using ClearDent to make an educated decision about
the practice management software they consider for their clinic.
The University of Manitoba is proud to be able to teach them
using one of the best systems available. For instance, Manitoba’s
CCOH is the only one in Canada using ClearDent’s touch screen
technology. This gives students a real advantage once they
graduate. They will be on the cutting edge of dental practice,
ensuring that the University of Manitoba maintains its reputation
as a top destination for dental education in North America.
“We are very grateful for the gift in kind of ClearDent’s
software for our programs at the Centre for Community Oral
Health,” says Dr. Pamela Dahl, Director of CCOH. “As a not-forprofit organization, our programs treat populations who would
normally have limited access to dental care, such as the elderly,
people in remote areas, and families with limited financial
means. The ClearDent software has been utilized in our clinics for
three years and we have found that they have a terrific support
team.”
Springing Across the Country
Alumni events in four provinces meet with great response
Submitted by Kyla Denisuik, Development Officer
S
pring has finally arrived
and what a great way to
end a long prairie winter;
the change of season was
ushered in with a series of
alumni events that took place
almost right across the country.
The past few months have
seen the Dean and I travel to
Vancouver and Ottawa to host
alumni receptions and continue
the Dean’s Office Visit Series.
The Vancouver reception,
in conjunction with the Pacific
Dental Conference, was an
exciting evening with about
200 alumni and friends of the
Faculty attending. It was great
to see so many graduates from
across the country reconnecting
with friends and classmates.
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Our trip to Ottawa saw us
visit five offices and host 25
graduates and guests at the
Scotiabank Main Branch. We
spent three days meeting with
alumni, and the Dean is now
looking at ways to make this an
annual event with the addition
of a continuing education
element as well.
Trips to Ottawa and
Vancouver came on the heels
of the Alumni Reception in
Calgary last winter. Counting
the office visits in Manitoba,
alumni events took place in
four different provinces. And
there is more to come.
Many of you may have
heard about the new campaign
that was launched with the
help of Dr. Charles Lekic for
the Pediatric Sedation Room
in the new Graduate Pediatric
Dentistry Clinic. The response
to this project has been superb
and we are well on our way
to reaching the $60,000 goal.
Please contact myself or Dr.
Lekic if you would like to
support this initiative.
I am also happy to announce
that two more classes have
chosen to add a class campaign
to their reunion activities.
The Class of 2000 is working
out the details of a student
award. The Class of 1991 chose
to support the student lounge
renovations. It is inspiring to
watch a legacy of giving being
built within this faculty.
Finally, remember to mark
your calendars for Homecoming
2011, September 15 – 18,
2011. The Faculty is planning
a number of events for the
weekend, including an official
opening of the Ross McIntyre
Digital Imaging Centre and the
Dean’s Open House, both on
Saturday, September 17. Feel
free to contact me with any
questions about these events or
other projects at 204-789-3537
or [email protected]
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Dental Hygiene
Making Their
Mark
School of Dental Hygiene alumni roll up
their sleeves for those in need during
National Dental Hygienists Week
T
his past April, dental hygiene alumni of
the University of Manitoba participated in
National Dental Hygienists Week, the annual
event dedicated to heightened awareness
about preventative oral health care.
Spearheaded by the Manitoba Dental
Hygienists Association, a group of professionals
paid a series of visits to the Riverview Health
Centre, a large, full-service care facility
situated in St. Vital.
“We had 19 MDHA members volunteer their
time that week at Riverview and it was a huge
success! Our volunteers provided oral health
assessments for some of the residents there,”
reported MDHA President Kathy Griffiths.
“The volunteers worked in groups of two or
three and saw as many residents as they could
during their shift.”
There could be little doubt the hygienist
volunteers were most active during their
stay. The Riverview facility is a 388-bed
campus offering a wide range of inpatient,
outpatient and outreach services including
adult rehabilitation, palliative, long-term and
personal care.
One Active Alumna
Class of 74 member branches out
Submitted by Dr. Audrey J. Penner, (DH 74)
W
hile not actively in dental hygiene
anymore, I’m very interested in what
transpires in the field. As a member of the DH
Class of 1974, I just wanted to fill you in on
my activities.
I currently head the Department of Adult
Education, Learner Supports and Applied
Research at Holland College, Prince Edward
Island. In the past year, I completed a post
doctoral fellowship with HRSDC in Ottawa,
working on skills in advanced Analytics.
In January, I co-published an article with
HRSDC (success indicators in a post secondary
environment) which has generated interest
in the world of economists. I am presenting a
summary of this paper at the Warsaw School
of Economics in Poland this summer, as part of
the EAIR Forum.
Best wishes to my fellow alumni at the
School of Dental Hygiene.
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In addition to their time at Riverview,
the MDHA also helped coordinate other
activities.
“We also did two oral health presentations
for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
together with the Centre for Community Oral
Health and made up 250 oral care packages
for (Winnipeg crisis shelter) Osborne House,”
Kathy adds. “We had the opportunity to get
to four personal care units, with 42 residents
each and two chronic care units (with 30
residents each. That’s a total of 228 oral
health assessments over the week!”
Every year in the month of April,
hygienists across the country participate in
National Dental Hygienists Week to promote
the role and importance of the dental hygiene
profession in Canada. Activities often include
community outreach events, classroom
presentations and mall displays, among other
activities. Last year, members participated
through outreach services at Siloam Mission.
The School of Dental Hygiene wishes to
commend the MDHA and its membership for
its exemplary effort during the 2011 week.
Banding together: A group of dental hygienists gathered to prepare oral health supplies
for those in need during National Dental
Hygienists Week this past April. Included
in the group are (top pic, back row from left)
Jenn Seemann, Lorraine Roberts, Karen
Kiazyk Kaatz, Kaleigh Warden, Andrea
Fruehm, Jaime Sommer, Tara Kinchen, Kim
Dewar (front row L to R): Danielle Duprat,
Mary Bertone, Kathy Griffiths, Angela Rosales. The packages were then distributed to
various locations. Helping out here are (bottom pic, from left) Danielle Duprat, Tracy
Poole, and Mary Bertone.
Call for Nominations
Alumni of Distinction Award
Dental Hygiene
The School of Dental Hygiene, University of Manitoba,
is now welcoming nominations for our annual awards
for excellence in oral health.
See the nomination form and criteria at the SDH website.
http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/dentalhygiene
Send your nomination to:
Dental Hygiene Alumna of Distinction
School of Dental Hygiene, D212 Dental Building
780 Bannatyne, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0W2
Nominations close June 15, 2011
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Incoming!
Academics, students
take one for the
team at hygiene
fund-raiser
Yes, that’s Faculty of
Dentistry Dean, Dr. Anthony
Iacopino, about to take
a pie in the eye courtesy
of Nicole Leduc, assisted
by Stephen Pescador. The
fund-raising event held by
students at the School of
Dental Hygiene raised $450
for dental instruments.
Sowing the Seeds for the Future!
Health and care of new graduates: Feed regularly, water to prevent drying
and keep in a sunny location!
Prof. Joanna Asadoorian
AAS (DH), BScD (DH), MSc
P
eople have been
stopping
me
a
lot this last year
and
asking
me
what the School
of Dental Hygiene is doing
about all kinds of oral health
issues locally, nationally and
internationally.
These are all valid
questions
and
excellent
discussion points. And I can
assure you that, although
we are a small faculty, we
are working in virtually
all relevant sectors of the
field,
disseminating
our
research and applying our
expertise to help ensure the
ongoing development of the
dental hygiene profession
and societal oral health in
general.
Our full and part-time
faculty are involved in
myriad activities, including
inter-professional education,
continuing competency, oral
systemic links, community
outreach and oral public
health initiatives, to name just
a few. They are continuously
learning
and
improving
their knowledge and skill
set to ensure our School
has the human resources
to provide excellent and
progressive dental hygiene
programming.
But, when I reflect on
what dental hygienists are
doing in their communities,
it becomes evident to me
that the School is, in a large
way, really sowing the seeds
for the future.
While we at the School
recognize our leadership
responsibilities, we also
recognize
that
more
importantly, we are here
to ensure that, first, dental
hygienists are ready to grow
intellectually,
affectively,
clinically and socially, and,
second, fertile ground exists
to support them.
If
you
permit
the
analogy, when our students
graduate, they are really
only seedlings, ready and
willing to mature in our
communities as committed
and competent oral health
care professionals. If we at
the University and the School
have truly done our jobs
successfully, the students
will have the foundation and
potential to develop to their
full capacity.
This is our most sincere
wish for our students and is
especially true at this time of
year as we stand on the verge
of watching another group of
fine young individuals ready
to be transplanted from the
classroom to the real world –
the field.
But for this to become a
reality, I believe that it will
require the efforts of all of
our Alumni to ensure that
the new graduates are well
nourished as new colleagues.
This nourishment will come
in many forms reflecting
the diverse strengths and
passions of our community
of Alumni—and believe me,
they are considerable.
So as you come in contact
with our “new crop” at work
and in the community, I
hope that you, our Alumni,
will take that responsibility
seriously and ensure our new
grads flourish as health-care
providers. With your help,
I know the results will be
amazing.
Best wishes.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Publications of Faculty and Alumni of the University of Manitoba
Published work in a peer-reviewed publication marks a high standard of achievement that
can be shared with your colleagues through the AFB Bibliography section. Academics,
alumni and students are welcome to send in word of their published works via email to:
[email protected]. Submissions are welcomed on an ongoing basis.
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resin restorations. Compend Contin Educ
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• save the date •
the
Office of Continuing Professional Development
at the university of manitoba, is pleased to present:
The Biologic Basis
of
Implant Therapeutics:
A Significant Paradigm Shift
Dr. Ron Zokol
November 26, 2011
featuring
theatre b, basic medical sciences building,
university of manitoba bannatyne campus
for information or to register, contact:
isabel martin, inter-professional education
phone: (204)
789-3457 • email: [email protected]
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Around Bannatyne
Activities of alumni, faculty, and students of the Faculty of Dentistry
Abstracts / Invited Presentations / Symposia:
Asadoorian, Joanna: Exploring the dental hygiene knowledge
translation black box. CACHE/NCC 2011 Conference; Banff, AB,
April 2011.
Cholakis, Ernest (DMD, MBA): Caries risk assessment for pre-school
children utilizing the Previstat model of care. The International
Association of Paediatric Dentistry, 23rd Congress in Athens,
Greece; June 15, 2011.
Dumore, Tim and Shah, Paresh: As many pearls as we could cram
into three hours: The experience of a restorative dentist and
specialist team. Pacific Dental Conference; Vancouver, BC March
11, 2011.
Elgazzar, Reda: Temporomandibular joint reconstruction.
Orthodontic Department (visiting professor), Faculty of Dentistry,
University of Alberta; April 6, 2011.
Ramirez, German: Speaker at three international meetings:
- Orthodontic, TMD and Sleep Apnea Conference; Las Vegas, NV.
- Canadian Chapter of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain
Meeting; Toronto, ON.
- Central America Dental Meeting; San Jose, Costa Rica.
Shah, Paresh: Hands-on workshop on posterior composites. The
American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry meeting; Boston, MA
Friday May 20, 2011.
Thliveris JA, Scott JE, Salame J, Shaw A, Sowa M and Ratia, H:
IGF-1 and IGF-1 receptor in prenatal rat lung fibroblasts and Type
II alveolar cells; alterations induced by cigarette smoke extract.
ISPTID Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, September, 2010.
Poster Presentations:
Elgazzar, Reda: Enhancing generation of the TMJ condyle from
mesynchmal stem cells using pulsed ultrasound therapy. Project
sponsor Stryker. Orthodontic Department (visiting professor),
Faculty of Dentistry University of Alberta; April 6, 2011.
Sloshower S, Asadoorian J: The development and implementation
of the College of Dental Hygienists of Manitoba continuing
competency program: A case study analysis. CACHE/NCC 2011
Conference; Banff, AB, April 2011.
Elgazzar, Reda: General anesthesia workshop, Canadian Dental
Society of Anesthesiology; Toronto, ON April 9, 2011.
MacDonald L, Johnson L, Fricke M, Brothwell D, Sloshower
S, Klieman N: Why are some people healthy and others not?
Interprofessional Education Conference Conference; Toronto,
ON, January 2011.
Iacopino, Anthony M: Managing oral health in long-term care
settings. Manitoba Long-Term Care Association annual meeting;
Winnipeg, MB, 2011.
Al Jabbari YS, Fournelle R, Iacopino Anthony M: Biotribological
behavior of implant abutment screws after long-term use in-vivo.
18th International Conference on Wear of Materials; Philadelphia,
PA. 2011.
Iacopino, Anthony M: An Inter-professional approach to integrative
sciences dental curricula. CCI session program, American Dental
Education Association annual session; San Diego, CA, February,
2011.
MacDonald, Laura, Lavigne, Salme, Conrad, Kyle: Wish to reality:
Students become inter-professional collaborative practice
professionals. Accepted for presentation at Dental Hygiene
section meeting, American Dental Education Association; San
Diego, CA, February, 2011.
Saved you a spot.
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
February 26 – March 4, 2012
Tropical Series 2012
contact the faculty to learn more
call 204.789.3249 • [email protected]
Appointments:
Prof. Joanna Asadoorian: Chairperson, Canadian Dental Hygienists’
Association Research Advisory Committee (RAC).
Prof. Joanna Asadoorian: Secretary, American Dental Education
Association (ADEA) section on dental hygiene education.
Authoring:
Dr. Gerald Niznick: Team Approach to Implant Dentistry, fourth in
a series of four articles for Dental Economics, November, 2010.
Congratulations:
To Dr. Kangmin Duan on obtaining a five-year operating grant in
the recent round of competition from the Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
To Dr. R. Bruce McFarlane (pictured above) who is now a fullfledge Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, until
2021. Dr. McFarlane wishes to thank his practice office team who
helped out along the six year journey to realize this goal.
To Dr. Igal Margolin (DMD 2010) who joins the father/daughter
team of Drs. Arnold and Sheryl Kapitz, as a practice associate at
the Munroe Dental Centre.
To Dr. Devinder Sehgal for receiving the Ontario Dental Association
Award of Merit.
To Dr. Adnan Shah who was awarded Fellowship Pakistan College
of Physicians and Surgeons, December, 2010.
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Family Notices
~ Arrivals ~
Congratulations to Dr. Karina Gamboa and
her husband on the birth of their daughter
on January 18, 2011. Ingrid was born with
lots of hair and measured in at 47 cm and
weighed 3.82 kg. Mom and Ingrid are both
doing well. Welcome, Ingrid!
Dr. Jordan Klimitz (06) and his wife
Ester are proud to announce the birth
of their third child Liam Gabriel Reuven
Klimitz on April 15, 2011.
Tobacco Terrors (from page 11)
“Although we have a new administration in the United States,
we still have a weapon of mass destruction and that is tobacco,”
said Dr. Taru Kinnunen, director of the Tobacco Dependence
Treatment and Research Program at the Harvard School of Dental
Medicine.
Dr. Kinnunen made the remarks while visiting the University
of Manitoba as the keynote speaker for Research Day, the
annual celebration of research at the Faculty of Dentistry at the
Bannatyne Campus. While tobacco is most often linked to cancer,
Dr. Kinnunen, who is also the president of the International Society
for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, noted it is also a
significant risk factor in myriad other serious conditions.
“It’s not only the tobacco smoke that one inhales. It is the
second-hand smoke, environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) that has
been shown to be a causal risk factor for cardiovascular disease,”
she said to a capacity crowd at the Brodie Centre. “And it’s also a
risk factor for periodontal disease. And that’s a sad thing.”
Dr. Kinnunen noted that many Western nations have done
much to address the issue that was first brought under the
spotlight with the 1964 release of the U.S. Surgeon General’s
report. That report acknowledged a direct link between tobacco
and many health issues. Yet while smoking has declined in the
West, it abounds around the globe and is particularly prevalent
among developing nations such as China.
Both at home and abroad, Dr. Kinnunen said health-care
professionals must take an active role in the prevention, diagnosis
and treatment of tobacco use.
“As professionals, we cannot always impact some of the
policies, but we can protect people from tobacco smoke by
educating them,” she said. “We can certainly offer help to them
to quit smoking and we can also warn them about the dangers of
tobacco use.”
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Sheryl Sloshower was among those
presenting posters at Research Day 2011.
The Faculty of Dentistry would like to acknowledge and
thank the following organizations for their gracious support for
Research Day 2011: RBC Wealth Management, CDSPI Advisory
Services, Zimmer Dental, Sunstar and Sinclair Dental.
wanted: patients
research study
participants needed
Patients taking Warfarin and seeking dental extraction are invited to share in a
clinical research project undertaken at the Faculty of Dentistry.
Treatment not covered by Dental Insurance will be paid for
by the project on behalf of the enrolled patients.
Professional Referrals Welcome!
Contact Dental Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences:
204.789.3727
or
204.789.3684
email: [email protected]
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— In Memoriam —
Dr. C Burton Stewart
Dr. C Burton Stewart passed away peacefully
on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Selkirk
General Hospital surrounded by family.
He will be deeply missed by his loving wife
Lauri, daughters Catherine (Kurt), Kalynn
(Paul), son Cameron (Allison), Lauri’s
daughters Dawn (Barry) and Carol (Bruce).
“Papa Boom-Boom” will be fondly remembered
by his grandchildren Makayla, Brennan,
Annika, Kieran, Karson, Camden, Miles and
Emma. Dad is survived by brothers Bob ( Judy)
and Fraser (Bev), first wife and mother of his
children, Sheryl Stewart, as well as cousins,
nieces and nephews. Dad was predeceased by
his mother and father, Vida and Dr. C. Burton
Stewart. Dad was born in Winnipeg and was
raised with his two older brothers in River
Heights on Queenston Street. The family
enjoyed their summers at Victoria Dale Farms
in St. Clements raising Hereford cattle. Dad
loved caring for the cows, horses, dogs and
various farm critters. Farm life also allowed
Dad to develop an affinity for all things
motorized. We heard many stories about his
adventures with friends and various modes of
transport, including a 1937 Oldsmobile and a
gyrocopter that he built. The Olds, now fully
restored, has been driven at many weddings
and special events. Dad married Sheryl in 1964.
He graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry
from the University of Manitoba in 1967.
He was a founding member of Tuxedo Park
Dental Group, where he practiced dentistry
for 38 years. He was known as the “dentist
with the golden hands” and “painless Burt.”
Mom and Dad raised us in Charleswood on
Oakdale Drive. In 1971, the cottage lot at
Echo Bay was purchased beside Cousin Iva
and Arch. That became the start of many
memorable summers of fun with the Yeo and
Stewart families! Dad was always supportive of
our activities, and was an active member of the
Winnipeg Horseman’s Club board while we
rode and participated in hunter/jumper horse
shows. Dad developed a passion for flying
and restoring antique aircraft. His first major
ANNE-MARIE BROWNELL
It is with sadness that we
announce the passing of our
mother and cherished friend to
many, Anne-Marie Brownell. She
died peacefully on Sunday, March
20, 2011 at the Health Sciences
Centre
Women’s
Pavilion,
Winnipeg, after a short battle
with cancer. Born and raised in St.
Lambert, a suburb of Montreal,
Anne-Marie graduated from Sir
George Williams University with
a B.A. in English and earned a B.A.
in French from Concordia. She
subsequently worked as a teacher
in Chambly, PQ and later in
Montreal. She was predeceased by
her beloved husband Dr. Edward
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G. (Ted) Brownell, and also by
Robert Church, the father of
her three daughters. Anne-Marie
is survived by her much loved
children: Gillian (Mark) Wight
(Miranda, Casey, Hilary); Dr.
Kate Church and Dr. Steve Winn
( Jacob, Adam); Reth Church
( Joseph, Emily-Rose, Romney)
project was CF-COU, a DeHavilland Tiger
Moth. His friends from the Red River Tiger
Moth group helped with its restoration. They
flew it all over North America to air shows
and displays. Dad was a strong supporter of
the Winnipeg Flying Club and the Western
Canada Aviation Museum, where the Tiger
Moth now resides. Dad and Lauri were married
in 2002 and they returned to the old farm
house at Victoria Dale Farms. Dad retired in
2005, and enjoyed restoring the farm house,
as well as various buildings on the farm. Lauri
and Dad divided their time between Selkirk
and Echo Bay. Dad’s love of history enticed
them to travel to unique destinations. Dad
really enjoyed his affiliation with the Selkirk
Rotary Club and the Centre for Rupert’s Land
Studies. Many thanks to Dr. Lindenschmidt
and the staff at the Selkirk Hospital for the
excellent care and compassion provided to
Dad and his family. A Celebration of Life was
held on Saturday, February 12, 2011, at The
Gates on Roblin, in Headingley. In lieu of
flowers, please donate to one of Dad’s favorite
associations: Western Canada Aviation
Museum Inc. Hangar T-2 958 Ferry Road,
Winnipeg, R3H 0Y8; Fort Whyte Alive, 1961
McCreary Road, Winnipeg, R0P 2K9; The
Selkirk & District Community Foundation,
P.O. Box 400, Selkirk, Manitoba, R1A 2B3.
and also by her stepchildren: Dr.
Lawrence Brownell (Heather) and
twins Signy and Jon; Alix (Gary)
Jackson (Lauren, Cameron (son
Ezekiel) and Morgan) and Gary’s
mother, Kate, more a friend
than a relative. Ted and AnneMarie married in Toronto in
November 1982, and she joined
him in Winnipeg on New Year’s
Day of 1983, only to decamp
six months later to England,
where they spent a year while
Ted was on sabbatical. AnneMarie was an active supporter of
many Winnipeg organizations,
including the Faculty of Dentistry
at the University of Manitoba,
the Black and White Ball for the
Manitoba Theatre Centre, the
Manitoba Opera Gala, and the
Women’s Post-Treatment Centre,
now known as Laurel Centre.
Special thanks to Pam Simmons
for her support and to Annie and
Steven for their devotion to AnneMarie. Grateful thanks to staff on
the 5th Floor Women’s Pavilion
for their attention and care.
A funeral service was held at
the St. Andrew’s River Heights
United Church on Friday, April 8,
2011 Donations in Anne-Marie’s
memory may be sent to the Kidney
Foundation of Manitoba or any
of the charities mentioned above
that Anne-Marie supported. Say
not in grief that she is no more,
but in thankfulness that she was.
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UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
The 2011
DENTAL ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION
Alumni of
Distinction
125
tickets now $
available:
ea.
Dinner
seating is limited so reserve
your tickets today!
The University of Manitoba Dental Alumni Association
in partnership with the Faculty of Dentistry
is pleased to present our annual celebration
of alumni and relationships.
Publications Mail Agreement Number:
40063171
Faculty of Dentistry
D113 - 780 Bannatyne Ave.
Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0W2
www.umanitoba.ca/dentistry
Friday, september 16, 2011
fort garry hotel
PROVENCHER BALLROOM
cocktails: 6pm • dinner 7pm
for more information or to reserve your tickets:
call: 204.789.3249
email: dent_events@umanitoba .ca