ature of a p atient’s gums. Research
Contact Terri
has shown th at inflammation
increases the tem perature of
gums.
The PerioTemp System,
developed by Abiomed, Inc.,
includes single-use sterile dispos­
able tips and a com puterized
electronic monitor. The m onitor
turns data into sound signals and
color-coded lights: red for inflamed
“hot spots,” yellow for borderline
areas and green for healthy sites.
The system also provides a
printout of the screening results
for documentation.
IA O N A M E S N E W
P R E S ID E N T
The International Association for
Orthodontics has nam ed Dr.
Teodoro Lopez Rivera of Ponce,
Puerto Rico, as the organization’s
new president.
Dr. Rivera, the first Puerto
Rican orthodontist to hold the
position, is a 1971 graduate of the
University of Puerto Rico dental
school. Two years later he received
his m aster’s degree in pediatric
dentistry from Boston University.
The IAO, a non-specialist
organization, is comprised of some
1,700 general and pediatric
dentists who include orthodontics
in their practices.
A P P O IN T M E N T S /
E L E C T IO N S /A W A R D S
Dr. Frederick G. More has been
appointed associate dean for
academic affairs at New York
University dental school... Dr.
Gregory E. Smith has been nam ed
chairm an of the departm ent of
operative dentistry at the
University of Florida dental school
...Dr. WayneW. Barkmeier,
associate dean for research and
professor of operative dentistry at
Creighton University dental
school, has been prom oted to the
rank of Brigadier General in the
22 JADA, Vol. 122, November 1991
U.S. Air Force Reserve Dental
C orps... Thirteen Navy dental
officers recently graduated from
the one year Navy Dental
Advanced Clinical Program held at
the Naval Dental Center in
Norfolk, Va. The graduates, by
specialty, are: Lt. Cmdr. David A.
Banach and Lt. Cmdr. Kent G.
Knudson, endodontics; Cmdr.
Robert E. Etheridge and Lt. Cmdr.
Richard R. Schwab, exodontia;
Cmdr. Anthony J. Ciotti, Lt. Cmdr.
William N. Deuring, Lt. Cmdr.
Charles S. Fields, Lt. Cmdr. Jose
Quesada, Lt. Cmdr. Timothy J.
Shea, Lt. Cmdr. Thomas D.
Walcyzyk and Lt. Cmdr. Stephen
W aterman IV, in general dentistry;
Lt. Cmdr. Michael J. Rudolph,
periodontics; Lt. Cmdr. Joseph F.
Iannone, prosthodontics... Dr.
Gray Carter, form er director of
patient services and general
dentistry at the University of
Alabama dental school, has been
appointed dental director of
Complete Health, Inc. in
Birmingham, Ala.
M E E T IN G S
The Dental Society of W estern
Pennsylvania will hold the 111th
annual Three Rivers Dental
Conference Nov. 13-14 in Pitts­
burgh. Contact Dr. Matthew Stacy,
publications chairm an, Dental
Society of Western Pennsylvania,
900 Cedar Ave., Pittsburgh 15212
(412) 321-5810 ... The 17th annual
San Diego Dental-Medical
Symposium will be held Feb. 29-
March 7 in Aspen, Colo. Contact
Damon Nelson, 350 W. Ash, Ste.
1004, San Diego 92101 (619) 235-
6454 ... The 21st annual Greater
Houston Dental Meeting will be
held March 5-7,1992. For
information, contact Sue
Comstock, One Greenway Plaza,
Ste. 110, Houston 77046 (713) 961-
4337... The 1992 North Coast
Spring Meeting will be held April 3-
4 in Cleveland.
Babka, North Coast Spring
Meeting, Inc., Leader Building, Ste.
430,526 Superior Ave., Cleveland
(216) 241-4158... The Academy for
Sports Dentistry will hold its
annual m eeting May 1-3 at the
University of Connecticut Health
Center in Farmington. Contact Dr.
William H. Olin, University of Iowa
Hospitals and Clinics; Iowa City,
Iowa 52242 (319) 356-2601... The
Barbados Dental Association will
hold its 1992 Midwinter
Convention and Maxillofacial
Symposium Feb. 10-15. Contact Dr.
D.H. Golding, convention
chairman, Barbados Dental
Association, P.O. Box 95,
Bridgetown, Barbados.
CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
A D A A N N U A L S E S S IO N S
1992 Oct. 17-22, Orlando
1993 Nov. 6-11, San Francisco.
1994 Oct. 22-27, New Orleans.
1995 Oct. 4-8, Las Vegas.
1996 Oct. 19-24, Miami/Miami
Beach.
1 9 9 1 C O N S T IT U E N T
D E N T A L S O C IE T Y
A N N U A L M E E T IN G S
New York State Dental
Society, 7 Elk St., Albany, N.Y.
12207 (518) 465-0044, New York
City, Dec. 5-8.
O T H E R M E E T IN G S
American Dental Trade
Association, 4222 King St.,
Alexandria, Va. 22302-1957 (703)