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Project ACORDE ( A Consortium of Restorative Dentistry Education) The date usually cited as the starting point for the development of Project ACORDE is 1966. That year, in Miami, The Operative Dentistry Section of the AADS formed a committee charged to plan for the cooperative development of teaching dental materials. In July of 1971, the Dental Health Center, San Francisco, invited faculty from 14 dental schools to explore the feasibility of reaching consensus of a series of operative dental procedures. The outcome of the meeting suggested that it was feasible to achieve broad-based agreement on basic procedures: task analyses could be developed in which consensus could be reached on essential details of methods and instrumentation. The Project ACORDE committee was charged with the responsibility for coordinating curriculum development efforts on a national level in November of that year. Prominent in this project development were Bill Ferguson, David Grainger and Bob Wolcott. The Broad Goals and Functions of this committee were:
During 1974, a 15 module package entitled Restoration of Cavities with Amalgam and Tooth-colored Materials was presented. The preparation package entitled Cavity Preparations for Amalgam and Tooth-colored Materials became available for distribution in March of 1976. Project ACORDE was found to have produced three major benefits for dental education:
The benefit that was most frequently cited by dental school faculty was communication. The primary example of the communication begun by Project ACORDE which has lasted well beyond the initial project is CODE (Consortium of Operative Dentistry Educators). CODE has as its goal the continuation of meetings for the purpose of information exchange among teachers of operative dentistry. Regional CODE meetings are held annually with minutes of each session recorded and sent to a national director for distribution. This system is a direct spin-off of Project ACORDE. The first annual session of CODE was held in 1974/75. The Early Years (1974-1977) As founding father of the concept, Robert B. Wolcott of UCLA assumed the role of national coordinator and appointed Frank J. Miranda of the University of Oklahoma as national secretary. A common agenda to be provided to all six regions was established at this time. The first regional meetings were held in the winter of 1974. During the first three years of operations each region devised a system of rotation such that a different school hosted the regional meeting each year, providing a greater degree of motivation and bringing schools closer together in a spirit of fellowship and unity. Each region submitted suggestions for future agenda, thereby insuring a continued discussion of interesting and relevant topics. A collection of tests (test bank) was started in early 1976 which consisted of submitted written examination questions on specified topics that were complied and redistributed to all schools. The Transition Years (1977-1980) The first indication that the future of CODE was in jeopardy came in 1977, the first year that a national report could not be complied and distributed. As the result of the efforts of a committee chaired by Dr. Wolcott, the original concept was renewed in 1980. Its leadership had been transformed from the structure of a national coordinator and secretary to a standing subcommittee under the auspices and direction of the Section of Operative Dentistry of the AADS. The Reaffirmation Years (1997 - 1998) During the 1997 meetings of both the Operative Dentistry Section Executive Council and the Business meeting of the Section, interest was expressed about reorganizing CODE and aligning it more closely with the Section. During the following year fact finding and discussions occurred to formulate a reorganization plan. The plan was submitted for public comment at the 1998 meeting of the Operative Dentistry Section Executive Council and the Business meeting of the Section. At the conclusion of the business meeting the reorganization plan was approved and implemented. 2004 CODE will once again stand for Consortium of Operative Dentistry Educators as ratified at the Fall 2003 Regional CODE meetings.
The Future of CODE The official sponsorship by the Section of Operative Dentistry of ADEA (formerly ADDS) and the revised administrative structure of CODE are both designed to insure its continuance as a viable group. The original concepts, ideas and hopes for CODE remain unchanged and undiminished. Its philosophy continues to be based on the concept of dental educators talking with each other, working together, cooperating and standardizing, when applicable, their teaching efforts and generally socializing in ways to foster communication. These is every reason to believe that organizations such as CODE, and those developed in other fields of dentistry, will continue to crumble the barriers of provincialism and provide the profession with a fellowship that is truly national in scope. |
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National Coordinators/Directors |
| Robert B. Walcott (UCLA) - 1974 to 1982 |
| Thomas A. Garmen (Georgia) - 1982 to 1986 |
| Frank Miranda (Oklahoma) - 1986 to 1989 |
| Marc Gale (Florida) - 1989 to 1998 |
| Larry D. Haisch (Nebraska) - 1998 to present |
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Larry attended Wayne State College of Nebraska, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and received his DDS from the University of Nebraska College of Dentistry in 1967. He served in the United States Air Force as a general dental officer, with his last year as Officer in Charge of the 6580th USAF Hospital Dental Clinic. He practiced private family dentistry in Southwest Nebraska from 1969-1979. Larry, joined the faculty of University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in 1979 as a mentor in the Senior General Practice Program. He also, served as Interim Director of the Senior General Practice Program, Clinical Practice Program and the Section of Operative Dentistry in the Department of Adult Restorative Dentistry and as Vice Chair of the department. Currently Larry is an Associate Professor in the Department of Adult Restorative Dentistry of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry and Department Head of the University Health Center Dental Office at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Larry holds memberships in the American Dental Association, Nebraska Dental Association, the Lincoln District Dental Society, Academy of General Dentistry (Fellow), Academy of Operative Dentistry, American Dental Education Association (member of the Executive Council of the Operative Section). He is a Fellow of the American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists. Contact Larry (he prefers email) at:
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During the 1997 meetings of both the Operative Dentistry Section Executive Council and the Business meeting of the Section interest was expressed about reorganizing CODE and aligning it more closely with the Section. During the following year fact finding and discussions occurred to formulate a reorganization plan. This plan was submitted for public comment at the 1998 meetings of the Operative Dentistry Section Executive Council and the Business meeting of the Section. At the conclusion of that Business meeting the following statements were approved and implemented. Your comments about the function, structure and organization of CODE are always welcome. Please contact the National Director of CODE with any comments or suggestions.
The CODE Advisory Committee will assist the National Director of CODE with his/her duties. Each member's term will be for 3 years, renewable not to exceed two consecutive terms. However, to avoid all members terms from expiring at the same time the first formation of the committee used staggering terms.
Duties of the Regional Director
The Regional Director will:
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Pacific |
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310-825-7097 |
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Midwest |
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402-280-5226
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South Midwest |
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225-334-1786 |
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Great Lakes |
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317-274-2419 |
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Northeast |
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212-305-9898 |
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South |
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706-721-2881 |
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618-474-7073 |
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540-619-8548 |
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402-472-1290 |
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402-472-9406 |
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Region I (Pacific)
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Region II (Midwest) |
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Region III (South Midwest) |
Region IV (Great Lakes) |
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Region V (Northeast)
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Region VI (South)
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Protocol for manufacturer representatives at regional meetings
Agenda:
4:35 PM Introductions and discussions.
5:00 pm Program
Dental Amalgam Recycling: Pathways, Principles, and Practice
Gary L. Stafford DMD
Program Director for General Dentistry
Marquette University School of Dentistry
Also in attendance: Mr. David J. Carver, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response Resources Management Branch
The topic will provide information on environmentally responsible amalgam waste management for dental offices and schools.
This topic brings to mind another which we may wish to discuss in the future. Namely a problem one of our schools is being challenged with-air quality in preclinic labs ( Occupational Health and Safety issues related to their manikin labs)
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Operative Section of ADEA National Meeting for 2008
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