Clifford W. VanBlarcom Education: Royal Oak George A. Dondero High School, 1959. Alma College, Alma, Michigan (B.S. - Chemistry), 1963. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (D.D.S.), 1966. Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota and University of Minnesota, School of Graduate Studies, (M.S.D. - Dentistry), 1971. Academic Appointments: Professional: Clinical Instructor, Prosthodontics University of Missouri at Kansas City, School of Dentistry, 1971 2004 Clinical Instructor, Department of Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, 1971-1974 Attending Medical Staff (Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics) Department of Otorhinolaryngology University of Kansas Medical Center 1974-2006 Kansas Board of Dental Examiners Prosthodontic Specialty Examination Committee Chairman, 1972-2005 Missouri Board of Dental Examiners Prosthodontic Specialty Examination Committee Member, 1972-1985 Chairman, 1986 American Board of Prosthodontics Diplomate, 1975-2005 Life Diplomate, 2006 American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics Associate Fellow, 1979-1982 Fellow, 1982 - present Vice-President Elect, 1989 1990 Vice-President, 1990-1991 President Elect, 1991-1992 President, 1992-1993 Immediate Past-President, 1994 Oral Health Committee Member, 1984-1985 Chairman, 1985-1990 Memorial Committee Chairman, 1986-1989 Executive Committee
Member, 1985-1988 Nomenclature Committee Chairman, 1994-1995 By-Laws and Constitution Committee Chairman, 1994-1995 Board of Directors Member, 1986-1989 American College of Prosthodontists Associate Fellow, 1972-1975 Fellow, 1975 2005 Life Fellow, 2006 Ad Hoc Committee on Care of the Maxillofacial Patient Member, 1985-1986 Chairman, 1986-1988 Committee on Care of the Maxillofacial Patient Chairman, 1988-1990 Academy of Prosthodontics Associate Fellow, 1983-1986 Fellow, 1986 2006 Life Fellow, 2007 Member, Executive Council, 1996-2002 Vice President, 2002-2003 President, 2004-2005 Immediate Past President, 2005-2006 Current Affairs Committee Member, 1987-1991 Nomenclature Committee Cochairman, 1987-1989 Chairman, 1989-2004 Long Range Financial Planning Committee Chairman, 1988-1993 Editor, 6th Edition: Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms 1989-1993 Editor, 7th Edition: Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms 1994-1999 Editor, 8 th Edition: Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms 1999-2005 Academy of Prosthodontics Foundation Secretary-Treasurer, 1990 1996 and 2003-2010 Member: various committees including Finance and Auditing, Development, Grants Federation of Prosthodontic Organizations Member, 1978-1994 American Cleft Palate Association Member, 1972-2006 American Dental Association Member, 1962-2005 Life Member, 2006 Kansas Dental Association Member, 1971 2005 Life Member, 2006 Dental Laboratory Trade Committee
Member, 1975-1977 Chairman, 1978 Council on Dental Education and Manpower Member, 1984-1986 Chairman, 1987-1988 Fifth District Dental Society, Johnson County, KS Member, 1971 2005 Life Member, 2006 Hospital Surgical Staff Memberships (Dentistry): Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO 1972-1980 Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam, KS 1981-2005 St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO: 1972-2000 St. Mary's Hospital, Kansas City, MO: 1972-1982 Trinity Lutheran Hospital, Kansas City, MO 1972-1982 University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS: 1972-2006 Blackfeet Community Hospital, Browning, MT 1997-2008 Guest Lecturer, Prosthodontics: Johnson County Community College (Dental Hygiene) 1972 - present Penn Valley Community College (Dental Assisting) 1971-1973 Greater Kansas City Dental Assistant's Association: Johnson County Dental Hygienist's Society: various various Kansas State University Department of Speech Pathology: various University of Kansas Department of Speech Pathology: various Physician's Advisory Panel, Medicare Blue Cross Blue Shield, 7th Federal District Member, 1993-2015 Study Group for Comprehensive Treatment, Overland Park, KS Member, Advisory Board, 1993-2006 Private Practice of Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Kansas City, MO and Prairie Village, KS 1971-2004. Retired: 07-31-2004
Graduate Student, Humanities and Religious Studies: The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2004-2009 Graduate Student, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri, 2009 - present Committee Activities AAMP Manual: American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Oral Health Committee, 1986-1990. APF Manual: Academy of Prosthodontics Foundation, 1991-2008 1986 Maxillofacial Prosthodontic Fee and Procedure Survey; American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Oral Health Committee, 1987. Program Presentations: 1975 Polyurethane Elastomers for Prosthetic Rehabilitation: General Considerations, Technical Data and Usage, American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, 05-11-75. 1982 Mandibular Staple Implant, A Clinical Evaluation, Academy of Denture Prosthetics, 05-12-82. 1983 Facial Prosthesis: Defect to Delivery; Johnson County Dental Hygiene Association, 03-15-83. Various Aspects of Maxillofacial Prosthodontic Care; Wichita District Dental Society, 04-11-83. Nasopharyngeal Obturators: Their use in Cleft Care; Kansas City, KS Public Instructional Resource Media Forum, 04-18-83. 1984 Mandibular Staple Implant - Treatment Modality and Techniques; UMKC Graduate Prosthodontic Program, 01-16-84. Maxillofacial Prosthodontics: an Introduction; Johnson County Dental Hygiene Program, 04-20-84. Obturators as an Assistance in Velopharyngeal Closure; Kansas Association of Hearing and Speech Pathology, 09-21-84. Mandibular Staple Implant: Surgical and Prosthodontic Considerations; American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Continuing Education Course, 09-27-84.
Maxillofacial Prosthodontics: Perspectives for Nurses; University of Kansas Department of Continuing Education, Nursing, 09-28-84. Legal Ramifications of Prosthodontic Care; UMKC Graduate Prosthodontics Program, 10-20-84. Prosthodontics as a Specialty; Johnson County Dental Hygiene Program, 12-07-84. 1985 Principles of Osseointegration: Theory and Technique; Medical/Dental Staff, Humana Suburban Hospital, 01-02-85. Osseointegration: a New Approach in Dental Implantology, Kansas City Dental Assistants Society, 10-01-85. Osseointegration: Theory and Application for Physicians; University of Kansas Circuit Course for Physicians, 10-21/23-85. 1986 Dental Impression Waxes: History, Composition and Uses, Academy of Denture Prosthetics, 05-13-86. 1988 Maxillofacial Prosthetic Deformities, Shawnee Mission Medical Center Staff, 01-08-88. Guest lecturer: Graduate Prosthodontics Department, University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Dentistry, 02-29-88 Medicare Reimbursement for Maxillofacial Prosthetic Services; (with Bart McCann, M.D.) American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, 10-04-88. Prosthodontics for Dental Hygiene Students, Johnson County Community College, Guest Lecturer, 12-09-88. Guest Speaker, First Annual Medical Directors Conference, HCFA, Arlington, VA, 12-14-88. Guest Speaker, Federation of Prosthodontic Organizations and ADA Council on Dental Care, ADA Code Progress, Chicago, IL, 12-17-88. 1989 Guest Lecturer, University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Dentistry, Graduate Prosthodontic Program, 03-20-89 Prosthodontics: 21, Symposium on the future of the profession, 10-01-89. 1990
Guest Lecturer, University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Dentistry, Graduate Prosthodontic Program, 02-26-90. Health Care Financing Administration, ADA and AMA Updates on Codification of Procedures, AAMP Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC., 10-29-90. Guest Lecturer, Johnson County Community College, Dental Hygiene: Prosthodontics for the dental hygiene student, 12-07-90 Guest Lecturer, First Annual Prosthodontic Review, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, 11-90 1991 Guest Lecturer, Johnson County Community College, Dental Hygiene: Prosthodontics for the dental hygiene student, 12-06-91 Guest Lecturer, Second Annual Prosthodontic Review, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, 10-1991 1992-Present Guest Lecturer, Johnson County Community College, Dental Hygiene Department: Prosthodontics and Jurisprudence Publications: Social: Fibrosarcoma of the Mandible: A Clinicopathologic Study, O.O.O. 32: 428-439, 1971. VanBlarcom, C.W., Masson, J.K., Dahlin, D.C. Histomorphology and Innervation of Oral Prosthesis-Bearing Grafted Skin, Masters' Thesis, University of Minnesota. pp. 1972. AAMP Manual, American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Oral Health Committee, 1988. Clinical Practice Third-Party Relations - Review of Literature, Prosthodontics 21, The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, Sept. 1990, p. 292-310. Clifford VanBlarcom, Mosby-Year Book, Inc., St. Louis, MO Editor, 6 th Edition, The Glossary of Prosthodontic Terminology, C.V. Mosby Company, St. Louis, MO (1994) Editor, 7 th Edition, The Glossary of Prosthodontic Terminology, C.V. Mosby Company, St. Louis, MO (1999) Editor, 8 th Edition, The Glossary of Prosthodontic Terminology, Elsevier, St. Louis, MO (2004) Married: Leslie Kay Fitch 05-15-66
Children: Craig Wilson 01-20-68 Jeffrey Robert 10-09-69 Andrew Blake 04-06-71 Old Mission United Methodist Church, Fairway, KS. Member, 1972 1989; 2010 to present Moderator, Youth Club: 1975-1978 Member, Board of Trustees: 1979-1982 Teacher, Senior High Youth: 1975-1979 Sixth Grade: 1980-1981 Seekers Adult Class: 1982-1985 Covenant Class, First Raitters, Yankees Pathfinders Adult Classes: 1985 1989 Guest Lecturer: All Adult classes 2015-present Chairman, Adult Council: 1985 Chairman, Bi-Centennial Committee: 1983-1985 Editor: The Patchwork World, by Don D. Hines, 1984 Teacher, Senior High Youth: 2010 2015 Memorial Committee: 2017 Present Member: Old Mission UMC Chancel Choir 2010-present Columbarium Committee Chair: Built the Columbarium for Old Mission 2015-16 Sacristy Committee: Rebuilt the Sacristy, 2016 Shawnee United Methodist Church, Shawnee, KS. Member, 1989-2010 Member, Board of Trustees: 1989-1992 Member and Chair, Missions Committee: 1992-1995 Member, Finance Committee: 1996-1999 Chair, Finance Committee, 1996-1998 Chair, Evangelism Committee, 2006 Teacher and founder, Koinonia Class: 1989 1995 Teacher: Disciple Bible Study (1996-2009) Teacher and founder: Pathfinders Class, 2001-2002 Co-Chair, Long Range Planning Task Force, 2003-2009 Member: Congregational Growth and Development Committee, Kansas City District, UMC, 1997-present Member: East Hill Singers (Lansing Correctional Facility outreach activity of Prison Ministries), 2009- present City of Prairie Village Member: Citizens Advisory Committee, 2003-2005 Boy Scouts of America, Troop 91, Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, KS. Adult Leader, Webelo s: 1978-1979 Assistant Scoutmaster: 1979-1983 The Boulevard Club of Overland Park Member, 1982-1985 Secretary, 1984 Member, Board of Directors, 1984 1985 The Maxillofacial Foundation Secretary/Treasurer, 2004-2014 The VanBlarcom Foundation President, 2000-present
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