Fri., Feb. 24 - Sat., Feb. 25, 2023
124th Annual Alumni Meeting

Thank you for joining us! We look forward to seeing you again next year!

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Celebrating Women in Dentistry

Featuring eight dynamic women speakers presenting 14 individual courses, including two required by the California State Dental Board.

    Speakers will include: 

    • Dr. Tara Aghaloo – Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 
    • Dr. Diana Batoon – Sleep Apnea 
    • Leslie Canham, CDA, RDA – California Dental Law and Infection Control 
    • Dr. Catherine Flaitz – Oral Pathology/Pedodontics 
    • Dr. Jeannette MacLean – Pedodontics 
    • Katrina Sanders, RDH – Periodontics 
    • Dr. Cherilyn Sheets – Prosthodontics 
    • Dr. Audrey Yoon – 37th Annual Frederick T. West Orthodontic Lectureship

    Friday, February 24

    7:30 am – 2:00 pm

    Registration – Grand Ballroom

     

    7:30 am – 3:00 pm

    Coffee & Tea Service – Terrace Room

     

    7:30 am – 5:00 pm

    Commercial Exhibitors / Coffee – Terrace Room

     

    7:30 am – 5:00 pm

    Scientific Research Posters – Terrace Room

     

    9:00 am – 12:00 pm

    The 37th Frederick T. West Orthodontics Lectureship:

    Dr. Audrey Yoon – “Orthodontist’s Role for Children with Sleep Disordered Breathing - Find New Scientific Evidences from Everyday Practice"

    Lecture Rooms noted

    in program

    9:00 am – 11:00 am

    Dr. Tara Aghaloo - "Medication Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws-Updates for the Practicing Dentist"

     

    9:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Dr. Diana A. Batoon - " Wake Up Your Practice to Dental Sleep Medicine"

     

    9:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Dr. Catherine M. Flaitz - “Can’t Stop the Feeling and Nothing Helps! Symptomatic Oral Lesions in Adolescents and Adults"

     

    9:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Dr. Jeanette K. MacLean - “Pediatric Pearls for the GP"

     

    9:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Dr. Cherilyn G. Sheets - "Assessing Structural Integrity of Teeth & Implants Using AI and QPD"

     

    12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

    Annual Recognition Luncheon – Grand Ballroom

    Medallion of Distinction Awards

    Dr. Jamie Sahouria ’04 – Alumni Association President remarks

    Dr. Nader Nadershahi ’94 – Dean remarks

    Dr. Judee Tippett-Whyte ’86 – Past President Alumni Association and CDA remarks

    Dr. Peter Liu ’89 – Alumni Association President Installation of 2023-2024 members

     

    2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

    The 37th Frederick T. West Orthodontics Lectureship:

    Dr. Audrey Yoon – "Orthodontist’s Role for Children with Sleep Disordered Breathing - Growth Modification Protocol: From Infant to Adult for Patients with Sleep Disordered Breathing"

     

    2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

    Dr. Tara Aghaloo - "Complications in Implant Dentistry”

     

    2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

    Dr. Diana A. Batoon - "Paying Attention to Pediatric Airway in the Dental Setting”

     

    2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

    Dr. Catherine M. Flaitz - “Always on My Mind - A Round-up of Common Oral Lumps and Bumps and Important Mimickers"

     

    2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

    Dr. Jeanette K. MacLean - "Minimally Invasive Management of Molar Incisor Hypomineralization"

     

    3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

    Registration – Relocated to the Terrace Room

     

    5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    Alumni Reception – Grand Ballroom

     

    5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    Oral Surgeons Gathering – Grand Ballroom during Alumni Reception

     

    6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    Student-Dentist Networking Event – Garden Room

     

    Various pm times

    Class Reunion Dinners, Classes ending in “3” or “8” – Various Locations

     

     

    Saturday, February 25

    8:00 am – 11:00 am

    Registration – Terrace Room

     

    8:00 am – 3:00 pm

    Commercial Exhibitors / Coffee – Terrace Room

     

    8:00 am – 10:00 am

    Continental Breakfast – Terrace Room

     

    8:00 am – 1:00 pm

    Scientific Posters – Terrace Room

     

    8:30 am – 10:30 am

    Ms. Leslie Canham - “California Dental Practice Act"

    Lecture Rooms noted

    in program

    9:00 am – 1:00 pm

    Ms. Katrina M. Sanders - "Cracking Periodontal Codes with Class: Diagnostic Decisions"

     

    11:00 am – 1:00 pm

    Ms. Leslie Canham - "Infection Control Teamwork-How to Make Infection Control Sticky"

     

    7:00 pm – 11:59 pm

    The Legacy Ball – Grand Ballroom

     

     

    medallion
    Medallion of Distinction Award Recipients

    The Medallion of Distinction, the School of Dentistry’s highest annual award, is presented at the Annual Alumni Association Meeting to members of our community for their extraordinary efforts that benefit our school, the profession of oral health care, and/or society at large. The 2023 recipients are Association members Drs. Alan Budenz and James Rolfe ’68, and former director of our IDS program, Dr. Patricia King.

    Dr. Alan Budenz

    Dr. Budenz had already committed to a speaking engagement at Chicago’s Midwinter Meeting when he was notified of his selection to receive a Medallion of Distinction. Since we want to honor him in person, we have deferred the awarding of his medallion to our 125th Annual Alumni Meeting luncheon on Friday, February 9, 2024.

    Dr. Patricia King

    Dr. King was hired in 1990 as coordinator for the School of Dentistry’s then three-year-old International Dental Studies (IDS) program. As role expanded and while working full-time, Dr. King earned her doctorate in education from Benerd College at the University of the Pacific and became director of the IDS program in 1998. She received an assistant professor appointment in the Department of Dental Practice, taught an Intercultural Communications/Ethics course, and initiated a Standardized Patients program for first-year IDS students. As director of the IDS program, Dr. King brought her calm wisdom to many unique issues experienced by foreign-trained students, including U.S. government academic student visa regulations. In 2018, after 26 years at the School of Dentistry, she retired to spend more time with her daughter and grandson. Last year, a scholarship fund in her honor was created by two members of the IDS Class of 2022.

    Dr. James Rolfe ’68

    Dr. Rolfe is a practicing dentist in Santa Barbara, California. In 2003, he founded the Afghanistan Dental Relief Project (ADRP), a non-profit NGO created to provide treatment for disadvantaged Afghanis who otherwise could not access dental care. Along with a clinic in Kabul that provides free services to underserved people, he established training programs for dental hygienists, assistants, and technicians. The ADRP also trains practitioners, with a focus on recruiting women to become oral healthcare professionals. The project has been funded primarily by Dr. Rolfe who was the recipient of the U.S. National Award for Citizen Diplomacy in 2010. He relies on volunteers in Afghanistan and from the United States and around the world to work in the clinic and train Afghani citizens in dental-related professions. Information about the ADRP can be found at https://adrpinc.org.

    Honoring the 50th Class

    DDS Class of 1973

    • James A. Anderson
    • Norman A. Baker*
    • Gerald L. Becker
    • Toni S. Belaustegui
    • W. Philip Betz II*
    • Herbert R. Blaser
    • Grant E. Boice
    • Gary W. Boling
    • Steven J. Brazis
    • Carl V. Broden
    • Sidney Brownstein
    • Jeffrey L. Bundy*
    • Norman H. Burg
    • Dean H. Burget
    • Allen M. Christensen
    • David D. Coltrin
    • Timothy A. Corcoran
    • David G. Dalley
    • John C. Deverman
    • Craig S. Ebright
    • Douglas L. Fastabend
    • John A. Fawson
    • Leon T. Feldbrill
    • Ronald L. Champion
    • George C.H. Chow
    • Steven A. Frimkess
    • John P. Gaebel*
    • Dennis L. George
    • Sergei A. Glazunov
    • Thomas A. Gordon
    • Wayne R. Hadaway, Jr.
    • Michael F. Hair
    • Thomas D. Hall

    • Darral L. Hiatt *
    • Sandor Hites
    • Alan W. Hoffman
    • Gordon L. Hom
    • Kenneth A. Holman
    • Frederic S. Hugnagel
    • Nomran H. Hui
    • Robert T. Imagawa
    • Leslie R. Isaeff*
    • Steven R. Jacoby*
    • Harry E. Jamison
    • Stephen C. Jarvis
    • B. Lagelle Jeter III
    • Lawrence A. Jonas
    • Robert W. Jones
    • Henry E. Kelsey*
    • Clifford D. Kerr
    • Steven K. Kirkpatrick
    • Edward Kamasaki
    • Marc E. Levitan
    • Alan M. Lieberman
    • Lee S. Loomer*
    • Stephen E. Lopuck
    • Joseph H. Lyman
    • Ronald B. Mack*
    • Christopher T. Martin
    • Michael R. Matson
    • Edward H. McCall
    • Thomas E. Merris
    • Craig R. Messenger*
    • Kenneth H. Miller, Jr.
    • John R. Milligan*
    • Jeffrey R. Morgulis
    • Cliffored A. Moss
    • Russell L. Nakano

    • Steve M. Nave
    • Lee Nelson
    • Michael M. Okuji
    • Richard S. Olesen
    • Terence B. Pegel
    • Jerome N. Peterson
    • Ronald E. Peterson
    • Daniel W. Powers*
    • Anthony K. Ricciardi*
    • Ronald C. Ruchong
    • Patrick B. Sandlin
    • Bruce A. Scott
    • Keith Y. Shimamoto
    • Roger B. Simonian
    • Raymond A. Skinner
    • Richard S. Smith*
    • Lewis Specker, Jr.
    • Randall R. Stevenson
    • Mark R. Sylvester
    • Daniel S. Tanita*
    • Theodore T. Uyemoto
    • William A. van Dyk
    • David P. Van Peursem
    • Jerome L. Vitenson
    • Robert E. Warren*
    • E. Clark Wright
    • Donald S. Yoshioka
    • Gregory S. Yoshioka

    Orthodontics Class of 1973

    • Keith A. Brooks
    • Kent S. Daft
    • Ralph M. Holt '62
    • Barry J. Needman
    Alumni Board officers and past presidents
    2023 Alumni Board Officers and Past Presidents

    In Memoriam

    We mourn the loss of these members of our community since our last Annual Meeting:

    Class of 1948

    • Harry T. Tong

    Class of 1951

    • Robert L. Dorian

    Class of 1953

    • Jack H. Julien

    Class of 1955

    • Paul H. Stewart

    Class of 1956

    • George S. Crommelin
    • Kenneth H. Cusick

    Class of 1957

    • Kerrick R. Philleo

    Class of 1959

    • L. Bruce Merrill

    Class of 1960

    • Leon C. Nelson

    Class of 1964

    • Richard F. Maffi
    • John C. Norfleet

    Class of 1965

    • Ross L. Bradford

    Class of 1968

    • John (Jack) E. Davies

    Class of 1970

    • Robert M. Maher
    • Ronald D. Parris

    Class of 1971

    • James E. Delehanty

    Class of 1972

    • Daniel P. Robinson

    Class of 1973

    • John P. Gaebel
    • Stephen C. Jarvis
    • Daniel W. Powers
    • Daniel S. Tanita

    Class of 1974B

    • Steven K. Olsen

    Class of 1976

    • Raymond N. (Nick) Amendt

    Class of 1977

    • Robert W. Casady

    Class of 1978

    • Dennis M. Kalebjian

    Class of 1982

    • Ronald J. Zynkian

    Class of 1983

    • Gergory M. Nitz

    Class of 1984

    • David L. McKenna

    Class of 1989

    • Simon H. Lee

    Class of 1997

    • Salam (Sam) A. Ghannam, IDS
    • Justin O. Parker

    Class of 2008

    • Bryce J. Williams

    Associate Members

    • Harry H. Hatasaka
    • Lili Xu

    Exhibitors and Sponsors 

    Commercial Booths:

    3M Oral Care

    • Chris Lambert
    • Sean Simmons
    • Constantine Condos

    Align Technology, Inc. — Silver Sponsor

    • John Morton
    • Mustahid Quazi
    • Lauren Peiretti
    • Kevin Tuckhman

    Bien Air — Silver Sponsor

    • Max Murphy

    BISCO

    • Greg Kuhfuss

    California Dental Arts

    • Abraham (Abe) Benea
    • David (Dave) Brandenburg

    California Dental Association

    • Medelyn Bueno

    CAO Group, INC

    • Greg Langin

    California Dentists' Guild

    • Elizabeth Clark

    Cocofloss

    • Kyle Zepp

    DDS MATCH

    • Roy Fruehauf
    • Denovo Dental
    • Chris Alle

    DMG America — Silver Sponsor

    • Anthony Fabrizzi

    Dr. Brite

    • Dr. Pooneh Ramezani
    • Dr. Paris Sabo

    Elevate Oral Care

    • Hayley Buckner

    Envista — Gold Sponsor

    • Tiffany Enriquez
    •  Michael Sagastume

    First Republic Bank — Silver Sponsor

    • Gavin Shea
    • Tony Bechwati
    • Brett Klein
    • Garfield Refining
    • Audrey Fisher

    GC America — Silver Sponsor

    • George Moreno
    • Joe Mediati

    iSmile Dental Products, Inc.

    • Bryan Shields
    • Aaron Schwartz

    Kohan Architecture

    • Luis Cruz

    LumaDent, Inc.

    • Helen Van

    Orascoptic

    • Jeff Chastain

    Pacific Dental Services

    • Lee Bentz
    • Dr. Divakar Prakash
    • Dr. Roger Lin

    Patterson Dental — Gold Sponsor

    • Elizabeth Dygert
    • Caleb Whitted
    • Jason Binsol

    PreXion

    • Brian Ivey

    Crest & Oral-B

    • Allison Walsh
    • Stephanie Gans

    Shofu Dental Corporation

    • Jon Uselman

    The Sustainable Dentist

    Beverly Oviedo

    Smileland Dental

    • Samuel Rhyoo

    Ultralight Optics, Inc.

    • Andrew Hwang

    U.S. Army Medical Department

    • SSG Lianyi Zhen
    • CPT Christine Kim
    • MAJ Giovana Dainty

    U.S. Navy

    • CPO Xioyan Zheng
    • Lt Duyen Nguyen

     

    In-House Booths:

    Admissions & Student Life

    • Stan Constantino
    • Emma Hopson
    • Marco Castellanos
    • Nel Laxamana
    • Janelle Palomares 
    • Vivian Wu
    • Melissa Yamanaka

    Afghanistan Dental Relief Program

    • Dr. James Rolfe

    Alumni Association

    • Rowena O'Connor
    • Andrea Davis
    • Nikki Smith — faculty recruitment

    Associated Student Body (ASB)

    • Mason Tittle '24
    • Cindy Do '23

    CDA Student Leadership

    • Christopher Hailey '24
    • Darius Tenorio '23
    • Michael Ricupito '23
    • Dr. Parth Shah, IDS '23
    • Dr. Vidhi Bhuva, IDS '24

    Continuing Dental Education

    • Kara Sanchez

    Dental Hygiene Class of 2023 Fundraiser

    • Edwina Ng '24
    • QuyNgoc Le '24
    • Rachel Dagbovie-Atsu '24
    • Emily He '24

    Sterilizer Monitoring Service

    • Ernesto Lara

    Save the dates for the next Alumni Weekend

    held at the Fairmont Hotel 950 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 

     

    2024: 125th Annual Alumni Meeting 
    38th Annual Frederick T. West Orthodontic Lectureship 
    February 9-10, 2024 

    2025: 126th Annual Alumni Meeting
    39th Annual Frederick T. West Orthodontic Lectureship 
    January 31 - February 1, 2025