Susie Tuten, Dental Assistant - Pediatrics Clinic

Susie was born in 1960 here in Gainesville. Dentistry runs in Susie’s family; both her mom and her aunt were dental assistants for over 30 years. She worked for a general practice dentist in Gainesville for 15 years before coming to UFCD. She has been working in the pediatrics clinic for 12 years and enjoys her job. Susie is famous for being won-derful with children. For Susie, seeing the kids come back with smiles on their faces, not afraid of a dentist, is the fun part.Q. What's the oddest job you ever had?A. I worked in a screen printing t-shirt company in Gainesville, I was working out in the heat in a warehouse. The worst part of the job was the rats and mice, they were making nests in shirt boxes, and I had to work in that environment.Q. Ideal Day away from Work? A. Being on the water on a boat fishing or scalloping, even on a cloudy day.Your favorite guilty pleasure: Chicken WingsFavorite Book: Paula Deen Cook BookFavorite TV show: Every show on the Food NetworkFavorite Movie: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya SisterhoodUnknown fact: I was in a women’s sports calendar in my senior year in high school. It feels crazy because I never pictured myself to be in a calendar.

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June 5-7Future Search Retreat Turkey Creek Golf & Country Club

June 25-29Summer Break

June 27New Staff Orientation9 a.m. Room D4-16

July 2Summer B Begins

July 4Independence Day/ Holiday!

July 14White Coat Ceremony2 p.m., J.W. Reitz Union Grand Ballroom

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The 2nd Annual Acid Etch Talent and Comedy Sketch

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he 2nd annual Acid Etch Talent and Comedy Sketch, organized by the Dental Ambassadors, was held May 8th

in the HPNP Auditorium. Dental students, staff and faculty had a chance to showcase their talents and support their classmates, and fellow faculty and staff members. This year’s judges were Drs. Marc Gale, Ariela Notzer and Boyd Robinson. Maggie Novy and David Yates were the MCs who kept the audience laughing with their com-ments between the sketches. Dental Ambassadors also sold raffle tickets for great prizes including an I-pod shuffle, gift certificates to Dragonfly, Starbucks, and Cloud 9. The raffle raised more than $1,000 in support of the Boys & Girls Club of Alachua County.The performances of the evening were: • Miguel Martinez’s karaoke solo, “Sweet Caroline”• David Yates performing the original arrangement, “Vote for Me!”• Danny Bass, percussion solo, “Two Hands, Two Feet, and A Lotta Beat!” • Dr. Nick Grimaudo and Buck Tremante’s guitar performance as Acoustic Alternative, performing “Had a bad day”• Dr. Ken Anusavice’s magic show, “A Seven Minute Performance”• Chris Page and Ryan McAlpin strumming and drumming to a hard rock beat• Erin Smith and the Freshman Rappers performing “Miss New Molar” • Sanjie and The Deans (Drs. Dolan and Sposetti) performing as the glamorous Dreamgirls• Jamie Amir playing the Spanish Guitar.

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Tania Fleming Office Assistant,Prosthodontics

Dusti Durden Hersey Dental Hygienist,Operative Dentistry

Richard Jolley IT Specialist, IT

Teri Jones Dental Hygienist,Operative Dentistry

Anna Christine Markham Dental Assistant, OMFSDS

Melissa Orobitg Dental Hygienist,Operative Dentistry

Annemarie StewartDental Assistant,St. Petersburg Dental Clinic

Missing Harriet

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Emel Ozdora, Communications Assistant, Office of Communications, College of Dentistry eozdora@dental.ufl.edu • Ph:(352) 273-5783 • Fx:(352) 392-3070

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The 32nd UFCD Commencement Ceremony was held at the Curtis M. Philips Center for Performing Arts on May 18. There were 79 dental students who graduated with their D.M.D degrees, and 12 internationally educated dentists received cer-tificates. Also, 46 dental students received advanced certificates and graduate education program degrees.

Class president of four years, Joseph P. Richardson, D.M.D., gave a speech about the four years the students spent together, summarizing it as “we’ve studied, achieved and partied together.”

Richardson asked his classmates to think like bumblebees. With chunky bodies and stubby little

wings, bumblebees don’t appear to be aerodynami-cally designed for efficient flight, but they never doubt they can fly and buzz from flower to flower. He concluded his speech with a message to his col-leagues, “be a bumblebee and soar to the heavens. You can do it.”

A reception was held following the ceremony at the UF Hilton Conference Center. Photos of the commencement ceremony can be viewed at: http://dental.ufl.edu/offices/news/UFCD_commencement_07/index.htm.

Commencement CeremonySaying goodbye to the class of 2007

The Foundation for The Gator Nation

High Honors magna cum laude were bestowed on Andrew Deitrich, Manav Malik, Angela Matrisciano and Maggie Novy.

The winners of this year’s show were Erin Smith and her Freshmen Rappers, with their urban poetry show, “Floss it right, floss it right, floss it tight!” Second runner-up was David Yates for his Victor Borge-like piano/comedy routine, and third runner-up was Jamie Amir with his beautiful Spanish Guitar medley performance. All photos and videos of that evening can be viewed at http://dental.ufl.edu/offices/news/acid/index.htm.

Harriet had excellent ideas for the staff retreat. She was a great leader. She always tried to focus on something that would be beneficial to all of us. She will be greatly missed here. Her grandchildren will be happy to have her with them. Kathy Cannon

Harriet has stopped in on several occasions and reports that her grandchildren-sitting activities are time consum-ing but very enjoyable. While she misses all the people and sends her best regards, she is glad she is not working for that slavemaster Dr. Clark anymore. Dr. Buddy Clark

When I first met Harriet, I wanted to be just like her. She became my mentor for many reasons but primarily because she made work fun but knew when to be serious and strict and when it was OK to play. Her devotion to the Special Events Committee was phe-nomenal and made Dentistry “THE” College to be a part of. My fondest story about her is that after I dressed like a duck for Halloween, she secretly left small little decorative holiday ducks in my office each and every holiday just to make me smile. She also gave me the nickname “Ducky.” Shee-mailed out a daily “thought for the day” which made you stop and think what is impor-tant in life, and because of all of these things she is greatly missed. Lydia Maree

Miss New Molar Erin Smith and the Freshmen Rappers cheering their victory.

UFCD Dreamgirls are posing with the jury at the end of the evening.

The Class of 2007 in all its glory

15 Years Margaret NEMITZOffice Assistant, St. PetersburgNikki NICHOLASLab Manager, ProsthodonticsSusana SCARPA Senior Clerk, OMFSDS Oral Medicine

10 Years Latecia ALSTONDental Assistant,Operative DentistryCarol BENTLEYDental Assistant, St. PetersburgLeona GAUTHIERAdministrative Assistant, Oral BiologyStephanie JOHNSONProgram Assistant, EastsideClinton KIRKBRIDEProgram Assistant, Patient AssignmentBarry NICHOLASSenior Dental Technician, ProsthodonticsMary REMERProgram Assistant, CDBSBetty RIDGELLSenior Clerk, OrthodonticsBenita ROSSDental Assistant, Jacksonville Suzanne TALLMANProgram Assistant, OMFSDSBarbara WARRICKDental Assistant, Faculty PracticeSuzanne WELCHDental Assistant, Faculty Practice

5 Years Himilce ALVAREZChristopher BROWNGARDTLinda DAILEYJennifer DOLWICKShannon DURHAMTania FLEMINGBrenda HALESSusie HICKSDeborah HODGESDeborah HUSSANJanice HUTCHINSONCatherine JENKINSJudie KITTLESStephen KOSTEWICZKelley LEWISRobert MANNJennifer PARSONSRose RODRIGUEZLynna SHIRKTeresa TEJERA

he department of pediatric dentistry, headed by Dr. Marcio Guelmann, chair, focuses on teaching and community service.

The department provides a two-year pre-doctoral training program which helps students to develop skills necessary to comprehensively care for the dental needs of the healthy child and the child with special health care needs. The department also has 10 residents in the post-doctoral training program. Both pre-doctoral students and residents gain experi-ence in comprehensive preventive and restorative care, hospital-based dental care in an operating room setting, sedation and monitoring in the dental office setting, treatment of patients with oral facial anomalies, diagnosis and treatment of developing malocclusions, and emer-gency dental care. In addition, residents participate in a four-week rotation in anesthesiology at Shands Hospital and a two-week rota-tion in pediatric medicine at the Eastside Community Health Center.

Consultation and dental care are provided to patients referred from pediatric cardiology hematology/oncology, nephrology and neurology clinics and from the Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit. The department also works together with the Craniofacial Center as part of the center’s multidisciplinary craniofacial team. In collaboration with the department of orthodontics and oral maxillofacial surgery, the pediatric department con-tributes by providing oral health education, counseling and restorative treatment for patients with craniofacial anomalies. The pediatric department is dedicated to service in the community. “The department’s service mission to the community is accomplished by providing care to the undeserved population,” said Dr. Guelmann, “and, in

this way improving access to care and the oral health of children.” The department participates in the Head Start program, which is a pre-kindergarten educational experi-ence for low-income children. The department also treats patients at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind in St. Augustine eight times each year. In addition, the department provides services through Shands Eastside Community Practice, whose dental clin-ic provides oral health services for low-income families. Several of the department’s faculty and staff members work at the clinic. The Tacachale Dental Clinic also falls under the department’s wing. This clinic enables the department to provide care to Tacachale residents, most of whom have severe and profound disabilities; it also allows their pre-doctoral students and residents to have valuable clinical educational experience with patients who have disabilities.

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Pediatric Dentistry

4 Summer Training Opportunities The summer might be a good time to take training courses you don’t get a chance to take dur-ing fall and spring. Do something for yourself this summer and register for a training course. Many training courses are offered during the summer including: - PRO 3 Series - 7 Habits of highly effective people - Cyber self-defense - Rape aggression defense course for women - Supervisory challenge work shops - Employee assistance program workshops - Business communication workshops - Computer courses Microsoft Office courses Design courses Basic courses - myUFL/PeopleSoft workshops HR-related courses Fiscal-related courses Payroll processing and leave courses Reporting courses To self-register for Summer Training courses, sign-on to myUFL and navigate to My Self Service > Training & Development.

Senior Banquet Photos The UFCD Senior Banquet, honoring the graduating class of 2007, was held in the J.W. Reitz Union Grand Ballroom, Saturday, May 12. You can reach the Senior Banquet photos online at https://www.dental.ufl.edu/offices/news/Senior/index.htm

Thanks Sam!I can never thank Sam Brill enough for all his hard work in putting this newslet-ter together. He worked really hard for this issue, taking pictures of the Service Pin Award winners and made my life so much easier... Thank you very much Sam! Emel Ozdora

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The department’s service mission to the community is accomplished by providing care to the undeserved population, and,

in this way, improving access to care and the oral health of children.

PEDIATRIC FACULTY:Dr. Marcio GUELMANN (associate professor and chair) Dr. Abi ADEWUMIDr. Paul BURTNERDr. Timothy GARVEYDr. Enrique BIMSTEINDr. Greg JERRELLDr. Robert PRIMOSCHDr. Daniela SILVADr. Flavio SOARES

PEDIATRIC STAFF:Raenie ALIM, Lindsey BORGNERDarlene BRIGGS, Kathie CADDEN, Linda DAILEY, Libby DAVIS, Tanisha GILLINS, Armando GONZALEZ, Melissa GREENHOW, Stephanie JOHNSON, Kathy LE, Tammy LEE, Jennifer MORRIS, Karen OWENS, Tanya PARKERJennifer PARSONS, Chance ROBERTSON, Neil SIMMONSJennifer SULLIVAN, Shana THOMAS, Susie TUTEN

30 Years of Service

Health Science Center Service Pin AwardsThe Health Science Center’s annual Service Pin Award Ceremony was held on Tuesday, May 22. Some UFCD staff members were awarded for their continuous

service. Congratulations to our fellow staff members! For pictures from the pinning ceremony, visit http://dental.ufl.edu/offices/news/pin_ceremony_07/index.htm.

20 Years

25 Years

Samuel BRILLAudio-Visual Specialist, IS

Leonard Butch DEESSenior Teaching Lab Specialist, Dental Maintenance

Rosa LEWISFiscal Assistant,Accounting

Mae WILSONCertified Radiology Technologist, OMFSDS Radiology

Kathy CANNONProgram Assistant, Orthodontics

Paula CROWLEYCoordinator 3 Research Programs/Services, Oral Biology

Deborah LUPIExecutive Secretary, Continuing Education

Lydia PIERSONFiscal Assistant, Oral Surgery

Savanah WIMSDental Assistant, Faculty Practice

Norma PRINGLEDental Assistant, Sterilization

Karen OWENSProgram Assistant, Pediatric Dentistry

Genene TEMPLETONOffice Manager, OMFSDS

Marie TAYLORScientific Research Manager, Orthodontics

Karen COXOffice Manager, Endodontics

Jennifer BROCKAdministrative Assistant, Community Based Programs

Harriet SCOTTOffice Manager, OMFSDS

not pictured

Pediatric Clinic on a very busy Thursday, top row, from left-to-right: Jennifer, Jennifer, Melissa, Shana, Neil, Raenie, Kathie. Bottom row, from left-to-right: Karen, Susie (on the chair), and Jennifer.

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15 Years Margaret NEMITZOffice Assistant, St. PetersburgNikki NICHOLASLab Manager, ProsthodonticsSusana SCARPA Senior Clerk, OMFSDS Oral Medicine

10 Years Latecia ALSTONDental Assistant,Operative DentistryCarol BENTLEYDental Assistant, St. PetersburgLeona GAUTHIERAdministrative Assistant, Oral BiologyStephanie JOHNSONProgram Assistant, EastsideClinton KIRKBRIDEProgram Assistant, Patient AssignmentBarry NICHOLASSenior Dental Technician, ProsthodonticsMary REMERProgram Assistant, CDBSBetty RIDGELLSenior Clerk, OrthodonticsBenita ROSSDental Assistant, Jacksonville Suzanne TALLMANProgram Assistant, OMFSDSBarbara WARRICKDental Assistant, Faculty PracticeSuzanne WELCHDental Assistant, Faculty Practice

5 Years Himilce ALVAREZChristopher BROWNGARDTLinda DAILEYJennifer DOLWICKShannon DURHAMTania FLEMINGBrenda HALESSusie HICKSDeborah HODGESDeborah HUSSANJanice HUTCHINSONCatherine JENKINSJudie KITTLESStephen KOSTEWICZKelley LEWISRobert MANNJennifer PARSONSRose RODRIGUEZLynna SHIRKTeresa TEJERA

he department of pediatric dentistry, headed by Dr. Marcio Guelmann, chair, focuses on teaching and community service.

The department provides a two-year pre-doctoral training program which helps students to develop skills necessary to comprehensively care for the dental needs of the healthy child and the child with special health care needs. The department also has 10 residents in the post-doctoral training program. Both pre-doctoral students and residents gain experi-ence in comprehensive preventive and restorative care, hospital-based dental care in an operating room setting, sedation and monitoring in the dental office setting, treatment of patients with oral facial anomalies, diagnosis and treatment of developing malocclusions, and emer-gency dental care. In addition, residents participate in a four-week rotation in anesthesiology at Shands Hospital and a two-week rota-tion in pediatric medicine at the Eastside Community Health Center.

Consultation and dental care are provided to patients referred from pediatric cardiology hematology/oncology, nephrology and neurology clinics and from the Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit. The department also works together with the Craniofacial Center as part of the center’s multidisciplinary craniofacial team. In collaboration with the department of orthodontics and oral maxillofacial surgery, the pediatric department con-tributes by providing oral health education, counseling and restorative treatment for patients with craniofacial anomalies. The pediatric department is dedicated to service in the community. “The department’s service mission to the community is accomplished by providing care to the undeserved population,” said Dr. Guelmann, “and, in

this way improving access to care and the oral health of children.” The department participates in the Head Start program, which is a pre-kindergarten educational experi-ence for low-income children. The department also treats patients at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind in St. Augustine eight times each year. In addition, the department provides services through Shands Eastside Community Practice, whose dental clin-ic provides oral health services for low-income families. Several of the department’s faculty and staff members work at the clinic. The Tacachale Dental Clinic also falls under the department’s wing. This clinic enables the department to provide care to Tacachale residents, most of whom have severe and profound disabilities; it also allows their pre-doctoral students and residents to have valuable clinical educational experience with patients who have disabilities.

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S P O T L I G H T O N

Pediatric Dentistry

4 Summer Training Opportunities The summer might be a good time to take training courses you don’t get a chance to take dur-ing fall and spring. Do something for yourself this summer and register for a training course. Many training courses are offered during the summer including: - PRO 3 Series - 7 Habits of highly effective people - Cyber self-defense - Rape aggression defense course for women - Supervisory challenge work shops - Employee assistance program workshops - Business communication workshops - Computer courses Microsoft Office courses Design courses Basic courses - myUFL/PeopleSoft workshops HR-related courses Fiscal-related courses Payroll processing and leave courses Reporting courses To self-register for Summer Training courses, sign-on to myUFL and navigate to My Self Service > Training & Development.

Senior Banquet Photos The UFCD Senior Banquet, honoring the graduating class of 2007, was held in the J.W. Reitz Union Grand Ballroom, Saturday, May 12. You can reach the Senior Banquet photos online at https://www.dental.ufl.edu/offices/news/Senior/index.htm

Thanks Sam!I can never thank Sam Brill enough for all his hard work in putting this newslet-ter together. He worked really hard for this issue, taking pictures of the Service Pin Award winners and made my life so much easier... Thank you very much Sam! Emel Ozdora

A N N O U N C E M E N T S

The department’s service mission to the community is accomplished by providing care to the undeserved population, and,

in this way, improving access to care and the oral health of children.

PEDIATRIC FACULTY:Dr. Marcio GUELMANN (associate professor and chair) Dr. Abi ADEWUMIDr. Paul BURTNERDr. Timothy GARVEYDr. Enrique BIMSTEINDr. Greg JERRELLDr. Robert PRIMOSCHDr. Daniela SILVADr. Flavio SOARES

PEDIATRIC STAFF:Raenie ALIM, Lindsey BORGNERDarlene BRIGGS, Kathie CADDEN, Linda DAILEY, Libby DAVIS, Tanisha GILLINS, Armando GONZALEZ, Melissa GREENHOW, Stephanie JOHNSON, Kathy LE, Tammy LEE, Jennifer MORRIS, Karen OWENS, Tanya PARKERJennifer PARSONS, Chance ROBERTSON, Neil SIMMONSJennifer SULLIVAN, Shana THOMAS, Susie TUTEN

30 Years of Service

Health Science Center Service Pin AwardsThe Health Science Center’s annual Service Pin Award Ceremony was held on Tuesday, May 22. Some UFCD staff members were awarded for their continuous

service. Congratulations to our fellow staff members! For pictures from the pinning ceremony, visit http://dental.ufl.edu/offices/news/pin_ceremony_07/index.htm.

20 Years

25 Years

Samuel BRILLAudio-Visual Specialist, IS

Leonard Butch DEESSenior Teaching Lab Specialist, Dental Maintenance

Rosa LEWISFiscal Assistant,Accounting

Mae WILSONCertified Radiology Technologist, OMFSDS Radiology

Kathy CANNONProgram Assistant, Orthodontics

Paula CROWLEYCoordinator 3 Research Programs/Services, Oral Biology

Deborah LUPIExecutive Secretary, Continuing Education

Lydia PIERSONFiscal Assistant, Oral Surgery

Savanah WIMSDental Assistant, Faculty Practice

Norma PRINGLEDental Assistant, Sterilization

Karen OWENSProgram Assistant, Pediatric Dentistry

Genene TEMPLETONOffice Manager, OMFSDS

Marie TAYLORScientific Research Manager, Orthodontics

Karen COXOffice Manager, Endodontics

Jennifer BROCKAdministrative Assistant, Community Based Programs

Harriet SCOTTOffice Manager, OMFSDS

not pictured

Pediatric Clinic on a very busy Thursday, top row, from left-to-right: Jennifer, Jennifer, Melissa, Shana, Neil, Raenie, Kathie. Bottom row, from left-to-right: Karen, Susie (on the chair), and Jennifer.

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Susie Tuten, Dental Assistant - Pediatrics Clinic

Susie was born in 1960 here in Gainesville. Dentistry runs in Susie’s family; both her mom and her aunt were dental assistants for over 30 years. She worked for a general practice dentist in Gainesville for 15 years before coming to UFCD. She has been working in the pediatrics clinic for 12 years and enjoys her job. Susie is famous for being won-derful with children. For Susie, seeing the kids come back with smiles on their faces, not afraid of a dentist, is the fun part.Q. What's the oddest job you ever had?A. I worked in a screen printing t-shirt company in Gainesville, I was working out in the heat in a warehouse. The worst part of the job was the rats and mice, they were making nests in shirt boxes, and I had to work in that environment.Q. Ideal Day away from Work? A. Being on the water on a boat fishing or scalloping, even on a cloudy day.Your favorite guilty pleasure: Chicken WingsFavorite Book: Paula Deen Cook BookFavorite TV show: Every show on the Food NetworkFavorite Movie: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya SisterhoodUnknown fact: I was in a women’s sports calendar in my senior year in high school. It feels crazy because I never pictured myself to be in a calendar.

t h e B i - M o n t h l y U F C D n e W S l e t t e R

June 5-7Future Search Retreat Turkey Creek Golf & Country Club

June 25-29Summer Break

June 27New Staff Orientation9 a.m. Room D4-16

July 2Summer B Begins

July 4Independence Day/ Holiday!

July 14White Coat Ceremony2 p.m., J.W. Reitz Union Grand Ballroom

staffspotlightT

The 2nd Annual Acid Etch Talent and Comedy Sketch

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he 2nd annual Acid Etch Talent and Comedy Sketch, organized by the Dental Ambassadors, was held May 8th

in the HPNP Auditorium. Dental students, staff and faculty had a chance to showcase their talents and support their classmates, and fellow faculty and staff members. This year’s judges were Drs. Marc Gale, Ariela Notzer and Boyd Robinson. Maggie Novy and David Yates were the MCs who kept the audience laughing with their com-ments between the sketches. Dental Ambassadors also sold raffle tickets for great prizes including an I-pod shuffle, gift certificates to Dragonfly, Starbucks, and Cloud 9. The raffle raised more than $1,000 in support of the Boys & Girls Club of Alachua County.The performances of the evening were: • Miguel Martinez’s karaoke solo, “Sweet Caroline”• David Yates performing the original arrangement, “Vote for Me!”• Danny Bass, percussion solo, “Two Hands, Two Feet, and A Lotta Beat!” • Dr. Nick Grimaudo and Buck Tremante’s guitar performance as Acoustic Alternative, performing “Had a bad day”• Dr. Ken Anusavice’s magic show, “A Seven Minute Performance”• Chris Page and Ryan McAlpin strumming and drumming to a hard rock beat• Erin Smith and the Freshman Rappers performing “Miss New Molar” • Sanjie and The Deans (Drs. Dolan and Sposetti) performing as the glamorous Dreamgirls• Jamie Amir playing the Spanish Guitar.

The Foundation for The Gator NationV I S I T T H E O N L I N E C A L E N D A RW W W . D E N T A L . U F L . E D U / E V E N T S . A S P

Tania Fleming Office Assistant,Prosthodontics

Dusti Durden Hersey Dental Hygienist,Operative Dentistry

Richard Jolley IT Specialist, IT

Teri Jones Dental Hygienist,Operative Dentistry

Anna Christine Markham Dental Assistant, OMFSDS

Melissa Orobitg Dental Hygienist,Operative Dentistry

Annemarie StewartDental Assistant,St. Petersburg Dental Clinic

Missing Harriet

N E W H I R E S | M A Y - J U N E

for moreinformation

Emel Ozdora, Communications Assistant, Office of Communications, College of Dentistry eozdora@dental.ufl.edu • Ph:(352) 273-5783 • Fx:(352) 392-3070

Fleming Jolley Orobitg

The 32nd UFCD Commencement Ceremony was held at the Curtis M. Philips Center for Performing Arts on May 18. There were 79 dental students who graduated with their D.M.D degrees, and 12 internationally educated dentists received cer-tificates. Also, 46 dental students received advanced certificates and graduate education program degrees.

Class president of four years, Joseph P. Richardson, D.M.D., gave a speech about the four years the students spent together, summarizing it as “we’ve studied, achieved and partied together.”

Richardson asked his classmates to think like bumblebees. With chunky bodies and stubby little

wings, bumblebees don’t appear to be aerodynami-cally designed for efficient flight, but they never doubt they can fly and buzz from flower to flower. He concluded his speech with a message to his col-leagues, “be a bumblebee and soar to the heavens. You can do it.”

A reception was held following the ceremony at the UF Hilton Conference Center. Photos of the commencement ceremony can be viewed at: http://dental.ufl.edu/offices/news/UFCD_commencement_07/index.htm.

Commencement CeremonySaying goodbye to the class of 2007

The Foundation for The Gator Nation

High Honors magna cum laude were bestowed on Andrew Deitrich, Manav Malik, Angela Matrisciano and Maggie Novy.

The winners of this year’s show were Erin Smith and her Freshmen Rappers, with their urban poetry show, “Floss it right, floss it right, floss it tight!” Second runner-up was David Yates for his Victor Borge-like piano/comedy routine, and third runner-up was Jamie Amir with his beautiful Spanish Guitar medley performance. All photos and videos of that evening can be viewed at http://dental.ufl.edu/offices/news/acid/index.htm.

Harriet had excellent ideas for the staff retreat. She was a great leader. She always tried to focus on something that would be beneficial to all of us. She will be greatly missed here. Her grandchildren will be happy to have her with them. Kathy Cannon

Harriet has stopped in on several occasions and reports that her grandchildren-sitting activities are time consum-ing but very enjoyable. While she misses all the people and sends her best regards, she is glad she is not working for that slavemaster Dr. Clark anymore. Dr. Buddy Clark

When I first met Harriet, I wanted to be just like her. She became my mentor for many reasons but primarily because she made work fun but knew when to be serious and strict and when it was OK to play. Her devotion to the Special Events Committee was phe-nomenal and made Dentistry “THE” College to be a part of. My fondest story about her is that after I dressed like a duck for Halloween, she secretly left small little decorative holiday ducks in my office each and every holiday just to make me smile. She also gave me the nickname “Ducky.” Shee-mailed out a daily “thought for the day” which made you stop and think what is impor-tant in life, and because of all of these things she is greatly missed. Lydia Maree

Miss New Molar Erin Smith and the Freshmen Rappers cheering their victory.

UFCD Dreamgirls are posing with the jury at the end of the evening.

The Class of 2007 in all its glory