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    Giving Back: Distinguished Alumnus a Pillar of His Community

    Dr. Ben W. Jernigan Jr. has been on the fast track most of his life. “I think I was born to be a dentist,” says Jernigan (’76), who grew up in the Atlanta area. “I’ve been very fulfilled my entire career. I’ve never regretted a single day.” That being the case, he was a prime candidate when DCG...

    Dr. Franklin Tay and Dr. Fucong Tian
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    Wide Open: Endodontic Research has Countless Applications

    Drs. Franklin Tay and Fucong Tian have cumulatively traveled tens of thousands of miles to get where they are today, but the journey has been well worth the effort. Tay, chair of the Department of Endodontics, left Hong Kong 16 years ago to join the DCG faculty. Prior to that, he spent eight years...

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    A Heart for Service

    “I believe we are all leaders, if not leaders of people or projects, then of our own lives.” This is Dr. Scott T. Wallace’s summation of one of the most vital lessons he believes educators can impart to students. And he thinks the philosophy should be reinforced both in and out of the classroom. As...

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    A Lifetime of Service

    Being named The Dental College of Georgia’s 2023 Distinguished Alumnus is a mixed bag for Dr. J. Ben Deal. “I’m very grateful for the honor, but I’m uncomfortable with the attention,” he concedes. Yet Deal is a master...

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    IN MEMORIAM

    George P. Sessions, MD, ’55, a physician who guided the establishment of the anesthesia departments at three Atlanta hospitals, died March 1. In 2021, he and his wife, Martha, made one of the first gifts to the MCG 3+...

    Secret Lives

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    Secret Lives: Michael Jensen

    Day job: Associate Professor, Medical Illustration Graduate program Secret life: Illustrator for Curious George books Chances are, you grew up reading the stories of a juvenile monkey who got into big trouble and had to...

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    Secret Lives: In the Same Boat

    Dr. Nancy Young was a senior in dental school raising two small children when she decided she was desperate for some stress relief. But nothing on her plate could be eliminated, so she added something to it instead. She...

    Dr. Catherine Jauregui with her bearded dragon.
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    Secret Lives: Pet Project

    Factoids: • Rats are brilliant and gregarious.• Guinea pigs are beautiful but unsuited for a loud household.• A tarantula lying belly up with its legs in the air should not be prodded. It is not dying, it is about to...

    Charlotte, Wes and Bella Kisting role-play with a homemade Dungeons & Dragons game table, as Optimus Prime looks on.
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    Secret Lives: Wes Kisting

    Day job: Associate Dean, Pamplin College Secret life: Transformer builder   Dr. Wes Kisting understands the concept of transformation well. After twice paddling hundreds of miles down the Mississippi River, he has...

    In the Field

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    In the Field: Through Another’s Eyes

    It’s 10 a.m. on a Tuesday morning. In a routine repeated nearly 2,000 times over 35 years, nonagenarian Naomi Monge sets the morning’s Augusta Chronicle in front of her on the desk and reaches for the phone. She dials a...

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