ADA News (Newspaper) - August 5, 1985, Chicago, Illinois American Dental Association News 1985 Levine Lowell Levine US dentist delivers Mengele identification Justice Department summons forensic experts to Sao Paulo Sao 40year trail from Auschwitz ended here in June with an Amer ican dentists announcement that skeletal remains under examination by forensic sci were those of notorious Nazi death camp doctor Joseph Lowell Levine of Huntington Sta one of three forensic spe dispatched to Sao Paulo by the US Department of Jus tice when the remains were handed over the find ings of the team to the Brazilian federal Shouting to be heard above hundreds of reporters and pho jamming the press conference in federal police headquarters in Sao Paulo June Levine delivered the ous conclusion of his colleagues and the team sent by the Simon Weisenthal Center in Los Its told Theres no way its not It made me feel good that it was a dentist who handed the report he said later during a phone in a voice still hoarse from Too I think that dentists feel as though they are treated like Here in the forensic that doesnt Were all a forensic consultant to the NY State Police and a of both the American Academy of Forensic Sci ences and the Forensic Sciences Founda was on active duty in June with the Naval Reserve in New Orleans when he was initially approached by a representative of the Weisenthal which was forming its own team to go to Before that was he was recruited by the Justice A total of six American forensic scientists joined experts from West Continued on page 14 Inside My View Texas advertising Metropolitan Life Snuff regulation New York liability law Illinois malpractice AARP backs application Computer ID system People 4 5 5 7 8 9 12 12 13 15 Gold Medal Award selection committee members chose the awards first winner from a field of highly qualified candidates from the United States and Meeting recently at headquarters to finalize their selection are from left Richard TenCate William Gibson ADA Research Institute Director Enid PhD Lewis attending as an observer from Lever Brothers ADA President John Bomba and District Trustee James Irwin Mandel rates ADA gold Dental researcher to receive award Irwin director of clinical research at the Columbia Univer sity dental has been named the first recipient of the Gold Medal Award for Excel lence in Dental Mandel will be honored with a cash prize and a solid gold medallion in a special presentation at the ADA 1985 annual session in San Francisco in He was chosen by the award selection committee from a field of 50 leading dental investigators nominated from research institutions all over the a Columbia dental graduate and dental faculty member since has received the support of research grants from the National Institute for Dental Research continuously over the last 25 produc ing 160 publications to Throughout his Mandel has applied basic science research techniques to problems in His early studies on dental calculus brought to light new information on its biochemical As one of the investigators to use precise methods to measure clinical ob his early clinical studies provided a model for other researchers to His interest in salivary chemistry is known na and Later investiga tions have provided detailed analysis of gin Continued on page II ADA supports smokeless labeling Testimony given at congressional hearing American Dental As sociation has endorsed legislation to require warning labels on smokeless tobacco prod in two including a Congres Eugene of testified on behalf of the Association at a July 26 hearing of the House Energy and Commerce health The subcommittee is chaired by Henry Waxman DCA who called the legislation a significant step in making the public more aware of the adverse health effects of smoke less at a Capitol Hill news conference called by Mike Synar DOK earlier in a representative of the ADA said the legislation would serve as a means of better informing the public of the hazards as with smokeless Synars news conference called at tention to his HR The correla tion between oral cancer and longterm smokeless tobacco use is too strong to be The debate from this point on is not going to be whether were going to have but what kind of labeling its going to said the Associations press con ference statement presented by Roy Secretary of the Council on Legis Synars would require that each smokeless product package carry three alternating messages Warning This product may cause mouth Warning This prod uct may cause gum disease and tooth and Warning This product contains nicotine and is It also would require that television and print advertisements of these products carry warning 4 The debate from this point on is not going to be whether were going to have labeling but what kind of labeling its going to Synar I think these labels are an important step toward putting young people on notice that the use of these products is similar to the use of Synar said eight states are consider Continued on page seven Briefs The cost of dental services rose by in according to the Consumer Price For all a increase was Physician services rose hospital room rates medical care food and services There was no change in the cost of Since June the cost of dental ser vices rose physician services hospital room rates medical care food commodities ser vices and all items A dental insurance plan for military families and a new program of special pays for dental officers in the uniformed ser vices have been approved by a congres conference The two dental proposals are included within FY 1986 military spending for the De of A complete report on these developments will be carried in the Aug 19 issue of the ADA Hawaii Dental Service HDS will in crease the number of on its board of directors under recent amend ments to its charter of incorporation and In HDS will establish a separate membership of public mem bers to be composed of representatives of HDS subscriber HDS officials say the changes reflect the need for more active and direct involvement of sub scriber groups and mirror a growing na tional Dental Assistants Recognition Week is scheduled for Oct 2026 to acknowledge the contributions dental assistants have made to the dental The week provides an opportunity for recognition of the commitment and dedication assis tants exhibit throughout the said the American Dental Assistants Association The theme for the recognition which immediately follows ADAAs 61st annual is The Skys the Limit Military and retiree families of all ser vices will be given medical care at no charge at a clinic expected to open in Octo ber in Fairfax the Navy Times The Army signed a 3year test contract with PHP the health care firm that will operate the The clinic will be open 79 hours a week with at least 7 hours every day for basic family health care and will also pro vide basic laboratory and pharmacy ser Additional clinics may be opened if a demand for more is A survey of Wisconsin employers famil iar with capitation plans showed that they by a traditional according to the Continued on page II
