Editorials
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