Daily Sip Trojan
University of Southern California
vol. Ixv no. 12	los angeles, California	tuesday, october 3, 1972
Dentistry dean faces charges
By Mike Revzin
editorial director The fate of John Ingle, dean of the School of Dentistry, will not be known until at least Oct. 18, when the Dental Advisory Committee, investigating charges against the dean and the school, makes a report to President John Hubbard.
Conservative elements of the Century Club—the School of Dentistry’s fund-raising group—have formally asked Hubbard to remove the more liberal Ingle.
Hubbard appointed the committee, made up of 35 representatives from major dental organizations in Southern California, to investigate all charges made against the dean. It has compiled a 7-page list of allegations, both formal and rumored.
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Twenty-six of the allegations deal with the school’s academic program, charging, among other things, that the academic program has “softened” and that it is “becoming a second- or third-rate institution.”
But a petition in support of Ingle, signed by 97 School of Dentistry faculty members, stated: “Significant improvements in the academic program
have been made ... Changes are taking place in dental education and in the practice of dentistry. This school has been thoughtfully responsive to them.”
Role of paraprofessionals
The nationwide controversy among dentists over the role of paraprofessionals in assisting dentists is probably responsible for many of the allegations against the dean.
Ingle has come out in favor of an expanded role for paraprofessionals. He, and others who support this view, say that this will free the dentist from having to take care of minor details and will help bring some basic dental care to people who presently have no contact with a dentist.
Those who oppose an expanded role for auxiliary personnel say that this will lower the quality of dental care. People who agree with Ingle’s philosophy say that his opponents are simply worried that the expanded use of auxiliary personnel will lower dentists’ income.
Even this is not true, they say, because the auxiliary personnel will be giving basic dental care to people who now have none at all.
Although the dean merely
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proposed a pilot program and did not initiate any new programs utilizing his philosophy of dental auxiliary personnel, many of the allegations seem to be directed toward this.
One allegation says “the Dental Hygiene Program will be abandoned in September 1972.” This did not come about, and the dean denies that it was considered.
Another allegation states that the School of Dentistry should not train new types of dental auxiliaries because:
“a) There is at present no excessive demand for dental services, and there is no predictable evidence that indicates there will be any great demand in the future;
“b) People, in general, do not seek dental services;
“c) Many people will not take advantage of dental care even if they don’t have to pay for it.”
Those refuting Jhese allegations point out health statistics showing that dental care is desperately lacking among poor
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people, and that 20 million Americans have lost all their teeth.
State examiners
Some of the allegations against the school and the dean refer to the State Board of Dental Examiners.
Among these are charges that there has been an alarming increase in the number of USC dental students who fail to pass the state board exams, and that members of the California State
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Financial prospects appear promising for the university, Hubbard tells faculty meeting
By Peter Wong
associate editor
The future of the university, especially its financial outlook, appears to be more promising than it did during the past year, President John Hubbard indicated Saturday at the annual faculty breakfast.
“I clearly recall my address to you at last year’s faculty breakfast and its foreboding overtones. Indeed, ifyou recall, I was on the verge of seeking divine intervention,” Hubbard said, in describing how the university faced a deficit of$1.2 million for the 1971-72 academic year unless immediate action were taken.
The president credited Z.A. Kaprielian, vice-president for academic administration and research, and various university task forces with making the budget-cutting recommendations that were acted upon.
$79,000 surplus
The university converted a potential $1.2-million deficit for 1971-72 into a small surplus—$79.000—on a $104-million budget The potential deficit was caused by an 8c/< decrease
in enrollment and increases in some government programs.
“I approach the new year with optimism—no, perhaps it would be more direct and accurate to say—with an enormous sense of relief,” Hubbard said.
Estimates by the administration indicate that the university will have the largest freshman class in its history, along with a total enrollment that will be greater than that of last year.
“All summer we were concerned that with the generally acute problems of private-university enrollment, and in the face of the largest tuition jump in our history ($310), we might not reach last year’s enrollment figures, necessitating again stringent financial retrenchment,” he said.
Admissions efforts succeed
Hubbard said the student-recruitment efforts by the Admissions Office and faculty members was the key force in averting a decrease in enrollment.
He criticized Time magazine indirectly for referring to the recruitment drive negatively in its issue June 12: “At the University of Southern California, pro-
fessors themselves are making follow-up calls to prospective students, and the appeals to ordinary high school graduates have been compared to the recruiting of athletes in previous years.”
The president pledged that faculty salary increases will be the highest priority in the 1973-74 budget.
But each general increase of 1% in salaries will cost the university $400,000 in new funds, which must also be included in future budgets, he added.
“You can appreciate that to do our best for faculty and staff will require the most careful management of a complex array of conflicting needs during this period of mounting costs and commitments on so many fronts,” Hubbard said.
Rest of 1970s viewed More than half of Hubbard’s talk was devoted to what would happen in the rest of the 1970s, not just in the current year.
“My confidence is bolstered by two factors—the excellent management team we have assembled and the increasingly smooth functioning of interact-
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Dental students back dean in controversy
A vast majority of students interviewed Friday at the School of Dentistry strongly support the programs and policies of their dean. Dr. John Ingle.
Ingle is reportedly under pressure by part of a support group to resign.
The students believe that most of the alleged charges by the group, criticizing the way Ingle is handling his job, are unquestionably false. They are quick to counter charges with what facts they have.
Danny Poore, junior, said the main reason for alumni discontent is Ingle’s liberal attitude toward dental education and the manner in which dental care is delivered.
One ofthe principal programs criticized is a proposed pilot
dental health care plan, which would train dental school paraprofessionals to perform limited dental care in elementary and secondary schools. Poore said the alumni dentists see this plan as a threat to dentistry as they know it today. They therefore, want Ingle replaced.
Paraprofessionals needed Poore maintained that presently a great number of the children in the United States receive no dental care at all and that dental paraprofessionals are necessary to reach these children. “We owe our services to the total population,” he said.
Other students questioned believe that the proposed program is a boon to dentistry, since the need for dental care is
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Student life report gets approval from Hubbard
The report of the Commission on Student Life is a model document, President John Hubbard said in an interview.
“The report far exceeded my expectations in its completeness,” he said. “It’s an absolutely first-class job.”
The report, made public last week, stressed that students be taken more seriously by the university and that they be permitted to take part in decision making at all levels.
Hubbard said he has submit-
ted the report to all deans for feedback. In addition, he said James Appleton, newly designated vice-president for student affairs has become thoroughly immersed in the document and will present a suggested list of priorities for action upon his December arrival on campus.
We're in the process of trying to estimate what we can implement. when we can implement.” Hubbard said. ' But you always get back to fiscal restraints.”