The L.D. Pankey Dental Foundation, Inc. was organized in 1969 to establish The Pankey Institute and carry out its mission.
This foundation is composed of two bodies, a Board of Directors its Advisors.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is the governing body over the philosophical and financial affairs of the Institute.
Members are from dental and non-dental backgrounds.
Directors are elected to serve for three-year terms and may serve a maximum of ten years.
Current Members of the Board of Directors
Dr. Janet Barresi
Mr. Reynolds R. Challoner
Dr. Jay M. Hislop
Mr. Donald W. Kaatz
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Dr. James C. Kincaid
Dr. Jack Shirley
Mr. Richard A. Smith
Mr. Gary W. Price
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Dr. Dale A. Sorenson
Dr. Schuyler Van Gorden
Dr. Nancy A. Ward
Dr. Barry S. Segal (Chairman)
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Past Presidents
Dr. Jack Shirley
Dr. Crispin W. Paul
Dr. William E. Amos, Jr.
Dr. William H. Lady
(2nd Term)
Dr. Gabriel Coulon
Dr. Roy Cowan
Dr. Donald Culp
Dr. William H. Lady
Dr. M. L. Butterworth, Jr.
Dr. James W. Cosper, Jr.
Dr. F. Harold Wirth
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2004 to 2007
2000 to 2003
1996 to 2000
1993 to 1996
1986 to 1993
1983 to 1986
1981 to 1983
1979 to 1981
1977 to 1979
1974 to 1977
1969 to 1974 |
Advisors
Advisors provide a forum where the constituency can bring input to the Foundation and the Institute.
To become an Advisors an individual must:
• Have completed Continuum Level 6 or be an expert in board oversight responibilities
• Be a member of the Triple Plus Club
• Be actively engaged in the Pankey process
Term of service is limited to three terms of three years each.
Current Advisors
Dr. Philip N. Ankrim
Dr. Jeff D. Baggett
Dr. Brian R. Beirl
Ms. Ricki Braswell
Dr. William J. Brennan, Jr.
Mr. Barclay Cale
Dr. Steve Carstensen
Mr. Stephen H. Carter
Dr. Gerard Charanduk
Dr. Eben A. DeArmond, Jr.
Dr. Barbara Devine
Dr. Paul David Epstein
Dr. Carl E. Findley, Jr.
Dr. James F. Fondriest
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Mr. Philip N. Gold, C.D.T
Dr. E. Flynn Harris
Dr. Stephen Ikemiya
Dr. Roger L. Kiesling
Dr. Beverly A. Kodama
Dr. Dianna Lenick
Dr. Stephen K. Malone
Dr. Michael J. McDevitt
Dr. Edwin A. McDonald, III
Dr. Anita T. Myers
Dr. Kenneth E. Myers
Dr. Kirk A. Nelson
Ms. Mary H. Osborne
Dr. James F. Otten
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Dr. Glenda G. Owen
Dr. Bradley S. Portenoy
Dr. Steven J. Rosenstein
Dr. Bruce W. Small
Dr. Matthew Steinberg
Dr. Gus E. Tiboris
Dr. J. Steven Tonelli
Dr. George F. Warga
Mr. Paul H. Westbrook, CDT
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In addition to the Directors and Advisors, the Institute is guided by a philosophy.
A Philosophy of Dentistry
When Dr. L.D. Pankey looked at dentistry in the 1920s and 30s, he saw a profession that needed to change.
Teeth were being pulled instead of reconstructed and patients were usually uneducated about oral health. Dentists were often dissatisfied with their roles as feared, forceps-wielding tooth-pullers.
Dentistry is about helping others, he thought. And he set about to change his practice of dentistry, creating his Philosophy for Dental Practice.
Creating the Philosophy
Aristotle's cross of life defines happiness as a balance between Love, Play, Work and Worship. Dr. Pankey, after evaluating this timeless paradigm, created the Pankey Cross of Dentistry.
Here the balance comes from Knowing Yourself, Knowing Your Patient, Knowing Your Work and Applying Your Knowledge. When followed, the Cross of Dentistry leads to balance and great rewards.
Of course, the ways in which each person attends to balancing his or her life's work through work, play, worship and love are always different.
The wonderful thing about Dr. Pankey's Philosophy is that it is flexible, stretching to meet personal needs. It is also perhaps the most important behavioral construct available to the profession of dentistry.
Living the Philosophy
At the Institute, everything we do and teach is permeated by this Philosophy. It is our responsibility and privilege to pass on Dr. Pankey's teachings, and we do it with passion.
Come to the Institute to learn more about Dr. Pankey's Philosophy (Continuum courses generally include a section on this).
Read more about Dr. Pankey's Philosophy in his book, A Philosophy of the Practice of Dentistry, co-authored by Dr. William J. Davis.
