Lasting Impressions | Summer 2017

This year marks the 20th anniversary of when the first dental students began their education at NSU’s College of Dental Medicine (CDM). This issue of Lasting Impressions marks this milestone by honoring our faculty members who started with the college and remain with us today. I am sure some of you probably remember the positive impact these faculty members had on your dental career. Learn more about them and their recollections of the college’s early days. The CDM enters its third decade by launching a new strategic plan, which will provide a road map for the future as the college continues to build on the excellence and innovation established by its founders. I thank all who partici- pated and engaged in this comprehensive and inclusive process. The strategic plan’s development included significant input from many communities of interest, which you will read about in this issue of Lasting Impressions . As clinicians, we all understand and value the importance of a thorough history and physical, a comprehensive oral examination, diagnoses, and a treatment plan. Where would we be without a Department of Diagnostic Sciences to educate us about the critically important process of patient care? This publication features the department’s faculty members, who are teaching these important diagnostic skills, making a difference, and saving lives. A 20th anniversary is a time for both reflection and celebration. Again, this year, the CDM will host an alumni reception on June 23 at the Florida Dental Convention in Orlando at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center. I hope to see you at this event. Additionally, if you are attending the American Dental Association meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, in October, the College of Dental Medicine will host a reception at the meeting for the first time. I speak for our entire faculty when I say we all truly enjoy seeing our alumni at these events. Your success is our success, and we love to hear how you are realizing your potential and making a difference in the lives of the patients you are privileged to serve. Linda C. Niessen, D.M.D., M.P.H., M.P.P. Dean and Professor College of Dental Medicine Nova Southeastern University 2 © LASTING IMPRESSIONS Message from the Dean SPRING/SUMMER 2017 • VOLUME 4, NUMBER 1 Lasting Impressions is produced by NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY College of Dental Medicine 3200 South University Drive Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33328-2018 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY George L. Hanbury II , Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer HEALTH PROFESSIONS DIVISION Frederick Lippman , R.Ph. , Ed.D. HPD Chancellor COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE Linda C. Niessen , D.M.D., M.P.H., M.P.P. Dean and Professor CDM ALUMNI SOCIETY ADVISORY BOARD Amir Akhavan , 2014; Timothy Case , 2001; Daniel Crossen , 2011; Karen McKenzie , 2007; Ashley Millstein , 2011; Liz Montero , 2011; Michelle Palmer-Español , 2010; Chris Phelps , 2003; Pamela Steiger , 2012; Chris (Steven) Villanueva , 2004 EXECUTIVE EDITOR Scott Colton , B.A., APR HPD Director of Medical Communications and Public Relations MANAGING EDITOR Oline H. Cogdill ART DIRECTOR Susan Tischenkel-Hayward , Associate Director/ Senior Graphic Designer, Office of Publications OFFICE OF PUBLICATIONS Ron Ryan , Director Sheryl Koral , University Editor Carol Reynolds-Srot , Associate Editor/Copywriter Roberta Harris-McCafferty , Graphic Production Manager Impressions lasting Lasting Impressions welcomes your letters, com- ments, and suggestions. Please send them to Rosalie Marin at rm1147@nova.edu . Nova Southeastern University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate’s, bac- calaureate, master’s, educational specialist, doctorate, and professional degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Nova Southeastern University. Nova Southeastern University admits students of any race, color, sex, age, nondisqualifying disability, religion or creed, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school, and does not discriminate in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, schol- arship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. 02-005-17SAT