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It gives me great pride to address you as President of the
Dental Alumni Association of the New Jersey Dental School.
Communication is the heart of life. In fact, a person's impact
on the world has been directly proportionate to his or her development
of a means of communication. It is this publication, the Beacon,
that has enabled the Dental Alumni Association to interact with
all its members. There is outflowing communication and inflowing
communication. Both are essential for the vitality of UMDNJ,
NJDS, and the Dental Alumni Association. You are the Dental Alumni
Association, and it is this publication that will serve as just
one of the ways I communicate with you. You will also see me
at events sponsored by the Alumni Association, the Dental School,
and the University, as well as the American Dental Association
and the Academy of General Dentistry. Please feel free to approach
me and introduce yourself so that I will be able to get to know
each of you and the issues that are important to you.
I met with a great number of alumni at our luncheon at the NJDA
Annual Session held in Atlantic City last May. The annual luncheon
has proven to be a great success, and I thank Dr. Robert Saporito
and Dr. Joseph Battaglia ('79) for having the foresight and ambition
to create such a positive, collegial event. Dr. Cecile Feldman,
Acting Dean of the New Jersey Dental School, and I will also
work together to continue the great relationship that the Dental
Alumni Association and the Dental School enjoy. At the luncheon,
I mentioned that during my term as president, I would be reaching
out to the alumni-at-large for help. Together with NJDS, I want
the Dental Alumni Association to be prepared for the challenges
of the 21st Century.
Production is the basis of morale. We have many events planned
already and many ideas on the horizon, and I want you to be a
part of them. I invite you to come back to the school and meet
the future of our alumni association, the students. They share
in the great reputation that the school has nationally.
The combination of the leadership of the University and the Dental
School, in concert with all the new technologies available, has
brought NJDS to new heights in dental education, as evidenced
by a much more enlightened and happier student. Also paying testimony
to this is the fact that many more alumni are choosing to send
their children to our dental school. I am very pleased by the
number of legacy students enrolled in the school.
In closing, I again invite you to join with me and become involved
with the Dental Alumni Association and NJDS in some way. I would
also like to engender a relationship with the entire alumni faculty.
They are the role models for our students, and their "leadership
by example" can only strengthen our association. I will
work toward the goals set by UMDNJ President Dr. Stuart Cook
to raise more funds for student scholarships, grants, and sponsoring
of special projects. I look forward to a continual relationship
with the University and NJDS in providing the best education
for our students, which will perpetuate the high standards of
education, research, and patient care in our profession. Together
we have been able to produce an Alumni Association with pride
and a sense of family
I invite you to please contact me through the Office of Alumni
Affairs, the Beacon, my office, or in person. Throughout the
years of my "political career," I have received many
notes and cards from alumni. I really appreciate the thoughtfulness
of these gestures, and that is what continues to fuel me in my
efforts, which transcend my practice.
Faithfully yours,
Peter L. DeSciscio, D.M.D. ('85)
President, New Jersey Dental School Alumni Association
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