DSB WEEKLY. Issue Christine White, Editor. 9 November, 2012

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1 Issue November, 2012 DSB WEEKLY Christine White, Editor Dr. Arne Bjorndal Drs. Stanford & Gratton Present at ACP Meeting Dr. Gustavo Avila-Ortiz Presents at SCOI Meeting Another Hawk Alert! Recognize Your Co-Worker Houchen Bindery Iowa Now Subscription Rebalancing Health Care in the Heartland Filling Station Menu and Announcement Pumpkin Carving at its Best Donate $5 to the UI Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center s Cancer Info Service Friday, Nov Transitions 6 Halloween Photos! Dr. Arne Bjorndal (Above: Dr. Arne Bjorndal in Dr. Arne Bjorndal, who created the Department of Endodontics and was its first head, died November 4, 2012, at the age of 96. Arne s dental career began during World War II in Oslo, Norway. He matriculated on August 20, On 28 November, 1943 the university and dental school were surrounded by 2,000 German troops. Dr. Bjorndal, who was a sophomore dental student, was arrested while treating a medical student. This occurred one day after a university building was burned in an act of sabotage by radical communists. The student prisoners were first taken to a warehouse in Stavern and then transported several days later to Oslo and loaded on a German ship, the Donau. Arriving in Stettin, Germany, they were imprisoned under brutal conditions with Polish and Jewish prisoners. One week later, the Norwegians were transported by train over six to seven days to Sennheim, (a German training camp for the SS Forces), which became their home. The train cars were packed, and the students had no toilet. One student had active tuberculosis, and after everyone shared a spoon to eat a single can of soup, all fifty students contracted the disease. Arne was transported to a TB sanatorium located in an old castle in Ebreichsdorf, Austria, which bordered Hungary. Having completed one year of dental school, Arne and Bjørn Gitlestad became the town and camp dentists. Although there were many cases of periodontitis and trench mouth, anesthesia was not available because Hitler did not believe in it. In December 1944, Arne departed for Prague, Czechslovakia, and on to Berlin. From there he went to Aarhus, Denmark, and then back home to Oslo. Upon his return, Arne resumed dental school and was elected class president. The class voted to repeat their sophomore semester. Arne financed his education with pay he had earned as a prisoner of war. During the semester, experience pain and stiffness, Arne sought medical attention and was diagnosed with poliomyelitis. Half Dr. Bjorndal in of his face was paralyzed, and the following day his left arm and chest were affected. Marquis Berrey Nov. 29, (Dr. Arne Bjorndal, continued on page 2)

2 Page 2 (Dr. Arne Bjorndal, continued from page 1) (Above: Dr. Arne Bjorndal with Dr. Eva Dahl (DDS 76; oral pathology certificate, 79; MS oral pathology, 82; endodontics certificate, 82) As class president, Arne assigned his classmates to their site for the mandatory one-year government service. He purchased a practice in Oslo, but in 1950, having received a Fulbright Scholarship, Arne travelled to the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children in Boston where he met Katherine, his future wife. They were married in London in 1951, and both returned to Oslo. In May 1953, Arne got his acceptance for advanced standing at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. Rotating through the departments to show what he could do, he graduated in 1954 and passed the Iowa board. While looking at the bulletin board for a place to practice, Dean William O. Simon came up and asked him what he was doing. Arne explained, and Dean Simon replied, You are not going anywhere. You are going to work for me. Dr. Bjorndal joined the operative dentistry department and practiced in downtown Iowa City part-time with Dr. Soucek. Using his reparation money from Germany, Arne bought a house and began his academic career. Being a young faculty member, Dr. Bjorndal started the Department of Endodontics in 1954 by literally carrying carbon steel files around in a cigar box. He initiated the endodontic graduate program, and in the early 1970s, the department was separated from operative dentistry and became a separate entity at the college as well as one of 81 departments at the University of Iowa. Although Arne had many opportunities to leave Iowa, he remained in Iowa City throughout his career. Dr. Bjorndal was like his contemporaries in the heartland: Jim Jensen at Minnesota, Sam Patterson at Indiana, and Garth James at Nebraska, who were endodontics pioneers. They were dedicated to teaching and practicing endodontics. They established the educational standards and foundation of knowledge endodontists take for granted today. Arne s research interest was internal anatomy, and he published his life s work in a monograph entitled Anatomy and Morphology of Human Teeth with our former Foundation president, Ed Skidmore, in (Above, left to right): Dr. Bjorndal in 1988 with Dr. Jim Jostes (MS endo 83) (Dr. Arne Bjorndal, continued on page 3)

3 Page 3 (Dr. Arne Bjorndal, continued from page 2) (Above, left to right): Dr. John Olmsted (DDS 75), Dr. Arne Bjorndal, and Dr. Bill Johnson, head of the Department of Endodontics. Dr. Bill Johnson says that during the 2009 Annual Session of the American Association of Endodontists (AAE), Arne was recognized with the IB Bender Lifetime Teaching Award, the organization s highest award for education. Then all of those attendees in the audience were asked to stand if they had been taught by Dr. Bjorndal. The rest of the audience was then asked to stand, if they had been taught by the first group. This request was repeated once more. Half of the approximately 2,000 members were standing. Dr. Donna Mattscheck (Endodontic Certificate 96) added, the vast majority of the room was standing, a concrete example of how his legacy has affected so many. I am personally proud and grateful to be a part of his efforts to advance endodontics. Dr. Vince Williams (DDS 57, MS & prosthodontics certificate 80) noted, I first knew Arne when I was a student in the dental college in He was teaching in Operative Dentistry at that time. When I was doing my Pros residency, he and I co-authored a paper together. I always found him to be very friendly and helpful in that endeavor that we shared. He will be missed by us all. Dean David Johnsen remembers that Dr. Bjorndal was on his thesis committee. Dr. Tom Gound (DDS 67) recalls, Arne was my favorite instructor while I was in dental school in the mid 60s, and I was pleasantly surprised when he remembered me and was so nice to me when I visited Iowa City. Dr. Bill Johnson adds, Arne not only left a great legacy, he taught Dr. Ed Skidmore (MS endodontics 71), a past president of the American Board of Endodontics as well as the AAE Board of Directors; Dr. Kenny Sunshine (MS and endodontics certificate 71), current director of the AAE Board of Directors; Dr. Sandra Madison (MS endodontics 81), former president of both the AAE and American Board of Endodontics (ABE); Dr. John Olmsted (DDS 75), another former AAE president; Dr. Bill Powell (MS endodontics 72); and Dr. Keith Krell (DDS 81) who is current AAE Foundation president. (Note: Dr. Bill Johnson is also a former endodontics graduate student of Dr. Bjorndal who received both an MS and certificate in endodontics in Dr. Johnson is also a former president of both the AAE and the ABE.) Dr. Bjorndal retired in 1984 and enjoyed many years of traveling, golfing, and reading. Dr. Arne Bjorndal is survived by his wife, Katherine, and three children: Katharin (William) Mead; Kari (Henry) Bullamore; and Lee (Judith) Bjorndal, and five grandchildren. Online condolences may be left for the family at under obituaries. Memorial contributions may be made to The University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Department of Endodontics through the U of I Foundation, or to the American Diabetes Association. Note: Thanks to Dr. Bill Johnson, head of the Department of Endodontics, for providing this information.

4 Page 4 Drs. Clark Stanford and David Gratton Present at the ACP 42 nd Annual Session Drs. Clark Stanford and David Gratton, Department of Prosthodontics, both presented at the 42 nd Annual Session of the American College of Prosthodontists, which was held October 31-November 3, 2012, in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Stanford presented Generations of Smiles: From Adolescence to the Elderly. Dr. Gratton presented New Dental Technologies: Do They Help or Hinder the Esthetic Restoration? Dr. Vinny Huang was also recognized for receiving his board certification. Several other faculty from the Department of Prosthodontics attended the meeting: Drs. Steve Aquilino, Julie Holloway (DEO), Peter Lund, and Ghadeer Thalji, a new department faculty member. Dr. Gustavo Avila-Ortiz Attends SCOI Meeting in Spain Dr. Gustavo Avila-Ortiz, Department of Periodontics, attended the II Spanish College of Oral Implantologists (SCOI) Meeting that was held in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) October Approximately 400 general dentists, dental specialists, dental hygienists, and dental students attended the scientific meeting. Dr. Avila-Ortiz presented a lecture entitled Alveolar Ridge Preservation: Historic Perspective and Current Evidence. Another Hawk Alert! Fortunately, this was not a security issue. David Garman (D3) photographed the hawk (right), which flew in for the junior orientation in Oral Surgery earlier this week. The photo was taken on the 4th floor west patio. A juvenile red-tailed hawk? You be the judge!

5 Page 5 Recognize Your Co-Worker The Ambassador Club Program recognizes staff who have shown a special commitment to promoting excellence in the teaching, research, patient care, or administrative functions of the College of Dentistry. One individual is recognized semiannually from a list of nominations, which are screened and selected by a committee made up of previous Ambassador Club awardees. Eligible for consideration is any merit staff or professional and scientific employee who has demonstrated special qualities in performing their daily tasks. Nomination forms, program guidelines, and a listing of Ambassadors are available on the IntraDent under Services > Dental Human Resources > Rewards & Recognition-COD. Guidelines and nomination forms are also available from Jan Swartzendruber, assistant to the dean, N308 DSB. Houchen Bindery Schedule: November 19-21, 2012 The above dates reflect Monday-Wednesday pickup and delivery. Please have orders ready by Monday at noon. Routes are subject to change with advance warning. Iowa Now Offers Subscription To add your name to an subscription of Iowa Now, go to If you haven t already signed up, do so today. We also encourage you to help us spread the word and share the link to the story with your colleagues or go directly to the subscription page at

6 Page 6 Transitions Appointments Jennifer Fritz Adjunct Assistant Professor Prosthodontics Departures Kristen Ronan DIMT Clinic Administration/Instrument Processing Sara Anstoetter Administrative Services Coordinator Dows Research Terrance Donnelly Adjunct Assistant Professor Operative Dentistry Jane Dean Adjunct Instructor PCD/Preventive Clinic Dental Filling Station November 12-16, 2012 Monday Meat Lasagna with Vegetable & Bread Stick $6.50 Soup du Jour $2.49 / $3.49 Salad Bar, Deli, Pizza, & Paninis Tuesday BBQ Pork Sandwich & Chips $4.50 Soup du Jour $2.49 / $3.49 Salad Bar, Deli, Pizza, & Paninis Wednesday Meatloaf with Mashed Potato & Gravy $4.50 Soup du Jour $2.49 / $3.49 Salad Bar, Deli, Pizza, & Paninis Thursday Taco Bar!!!! Chicken Strips with Ranch Dressing $4.30 Soup du Jour $2.49 / $3.49 Salad Bar, Deli, Pizza, & Paninis Filling Station Announcement During Thanksgiving week, the Filling Station will be open from 7:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, 7:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, and closed on Thursday and Friday. Friday Pork Tenderloin Sandwich & Chips $3.49 Soup du Jour $2.49 / $3.49 Salad Bar, Deli, Pizza, & Paninis Pumpkin Carving at its Best Irene Mira, wife of Dr. Gustavo Avila-Ortiz, Department of Periodontics, carved this pumpkin (see photo, right). She relates: I went to the porch to remove my jack-o-lantern (I blew out the candle when trick-or-treating was over, but left it outside while we had dinner) and found those two papers inside. It looks like some neighbor decided to tip my pumpkin. I feel like a guitar player on the subway, ha ha ha ha! Here you can see four ghosts and some bats; on the other side there are more bats and an angry cat, fully carved, as I like it.

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9 Page 9 Jeans Day Friday, November 16 Donate $5 to the UI Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center s Cancer Information Service

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