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Dr Julian B Woelfel : Farewell Emeritus Editor-in-Chief !
Dr Julian B Woelfel December 17 , 1925 - September 2 , 2017
It was with a heavy heart that I learned from Marcile , Julian ' s wife about the unexpected , sudden death of Emeritus Editorin-Chief of the Stomatology Edu Journal , Emeritus Professor Dr Julian Bradford Woelfel , on Saturday , September 2 , 2017 . On behalf of the editorial team of the Stomatology Edu Journal , of our more than 124,000 readers as well as the dental education community , our profound sympathy goes to his wife , Marcile , and their three sons . The world of dental science has lost one of its fundamental pillars , Dr Julian Bradford Woelfel , who has had a unique impact on dental education . Dr Julian Bradford Woelfel was a person of exceptional generosity , integrity and clairvoyance . He was the author of the Dental Anatomy , and recently the 9th edition of this very textbook has been published . Dr Woelfel ’ s book is widely used in US dental schools , for the US National Examination Board and for teaching worldwide . At his 90 years of age , in the Editorial addressed with utmost generosity to the readers of the Stomatology Edu Journal for its second 2016 issue , he shared with us his view of for a good practice , a view which was encapsulated in the very title of the Editorial , namely " Centric Relation : Didactic or Practical ?" He is the holder of two patents for two inventions he gave to the Ohio State University . Dr Julian B . Woelfel graduated from the Ohio State University College of Dentistry in 1948 . He taught clinical dentistry at the same university as a professor for 40 years and had a private practice making dentures for a period of 32 years . He was a Life member of the American Dental Association and kept his Ohio dental license for 64 years . He was a veteran of the Korean War , serving as a captain in the US Army Dental Corps , in charge of the Army dental laboratory there for 2 years . As Research Associate he conducted research for the American Dental Association at the National Standards Bureau in Washington , D . C . for two years . He made dentures using many different materials to be certified for use in the US . He was a Visiting Professor at various dental schools in Japan ( 4 months ), Brazil ( 3 months ), Taiwan ( 3 months ), England ( 6 months ) and Turkey . He participated in numerous meetings of professional societies and held conferences in 18 foreign countries , including Wales , Ireland , Turkey , Bulgaria and Romania . He wrote more than 80 articles and chapters in seven dental books . Professor Woelfel ’ s research covered a wide breath of knowledge , going from topics such as centric jaw relation , the leaf gauge , impression materials and techniques , to varied occlusal schemes on dentures , mandibular and condylar movement in three dimensions , tooth morphology and facial measurements . Other topics included mandibular movements on young adults , comparisons between twelve denture base materials , electromyographic analysis of mandibular movements , and long term physiologic rest position and centric occlusion changes with complete dentures .
156 Stoma Edu J . 2017 ; 4 ( 3 ): 156-157 http :// www . stomaeduj . com
Dr Julian B Woelfel:
Farewell Emeritus Editor-in-Chief!
Dr Julian B Woelfel
December 17, 1925 - September 2, 2017
It was with a heavy heart that I learned from Marcile, Julian's wife about the unexpected, sudden death of Emeritus Editor-
in-Chief of the Stomatology Edu Journal, Emeritus Professor Dr Julian Bradford Woelfel, on Saturday, September 2, 2017.
On behalf of the editorial team of the Stomatology Edu Journal, of our more than 124,000 readers as well as the dental
education community, our profound sympathy goes to his wife, Marcile, and their three sons.
The world of dental science has lost one of its fundamental pillars, Dr Julian Bradford Woelfel, who has had a unique impact
on dental education. Dr Julian Bradford Woelfel was a person of exceptional generosity, integrity and clairvoyance. He was
the author of the Dental Anatomy, and recently the 9th edition of this very textbook has been published. Dr Woelfel’s book is
widely used in US dental schools, for the US National Examination Board and for teaching worldwide. At his 90 years of age,
in the Editorial addressed with utmost generosity to the readers of the Stomatology Edu Journal for its second 2016 issue, he
shared with us his view of for a good practice, a view which was encapsulated in the very title of the Editorial, namely "Centric
Relation: Didactic or Practical?" He is the holder of two patents for two inventions he gave to the Ohio State University.
Dr Julian B. Woelfel graduated from the Ohio State University College of Dentistry in 1948. He taught clinical dentistry at the
same university as a professor for 40 years and had a private practice making dentures for a period of 32 years. He was a Life
member of the American Dental Association and kept his Ohio dental license for 64 years. He was a veteran of the Korean
War, serving as a captain in the US Army Dental Corps, in charge of the Army dental laboratory there for 2 years.
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