Winter 2003
	Winter 2003 Table of Contents
Message from the Dean     DISCOVERY: Part Two   Clinical Research: The Time Is Now Dr. Dominick P. DePaola   Bluestone Center for Clinical Research Is Unveiled   Training the Next Generation of Clinical Researchers Dr. Ananda P. Dasanayake   Shedding New Light on Oral Lesions Dr. A. Ross Kerr   Raising the Bar on Aesthetic Dental Implants Dr. Dennis P. Tarnow     Practicing for Life   New Insights into Improving the Oral Health of HIV-Infected Women Dr. Joan A. Phelan   Rosenthal Institute for Aesthetic Dentistry Opens Its Doors     News from the College   NYUCD Creates Bioterrorism and Catastrophe Response Task Force   Dr. K. William Mopper to Receive Smigel Prize in Aesthetic Dentistry   Oral Cancer Consortium’s Free Screenings Expand to Pennsylvania   The Oral Cancer Foundation: One Man’s Crusade   NYUCD and Tuskegee University Sign Historic Agreement     International Partners in Health   The NYUCD–UPRSD Connection Dr. Ralph V. Katz   Our Man in Puerto Rico: Dr. Walter Psoter   International Research Collaborations: Working Together to Find Solutions to Global Health Problems Dr. Yihong Li   Globetrotters: NYUCD Faculty Engaged in International Collaborations     Recruiting the Best   Dr. Leila Jahangiri, Dr. Louis M. Lin and Mr. Jack H. Wiggin     More of the Best     Promoting Our Own   Mr. H. Kendall Beacham, Dr. Warren I. Scherer, Mr. David G. Romand, Ms. Tracy E. Kamens and Dr. David Glotzer   Clinical Faculty Promotions     Grants and Philanthropy   $5.9 Million Awarded to NYUCD to Develop a Design Prototype to Extend the Life of Ceramic Crowns   NYUCD Awarded $1 Million–Plus Grant to Identify Genetic Markers in Cariogenic Bacteria   NHLBI Awards $663, 250 Grant to NYUCD to Bioengineer Heart Muscle   $400,000 HRSA Award to Expand the Number of Pediatric Dentistry Residents     Applause! Applause! Faculty, Student, and Staff News   NYUCD in the News   Celebrating Our Community     Focus on Alumni   Dr. Stephen Bergen Honored with VHA Excellence in Clinical Care Leadership Award   War Victim to Best-Selling Author: Dr. Kien Nguyen   Congratulations to:   Young Alumni to Celebrate Under the Stars   Got News?     Honor Roll of Donors