CDA Essentials 2016 • Volume 3 • Issue 8

46 | Volume 3 Issue 7 REMEMBERING DENTISTRY LEADERS O bituaries Dr. Jack Gilbert Dale of Toronto passed away on February 3, 2016 at the age of 85. A 1958 graduate from the University of Toronto (U of T), Dr. Dale specialized in orthodontics at Harvard University. He quickly became an international leader in his field, travelling the world to give lectures at universities, hospitals, associations and societies in more than 30 countries. While teaching full-time at U of T and maintaining a private practice, Dr. Dale also contributed to many publications on topics such as orthodontics, education, standards of care, research, oral anatomy, and patient motivation. Dr. Dale was highly involved in organized dentistry and served as president of several organizations, including the Canadian Association of Orthodontists, the American Board of Orthodontics, the Charles H. Tweed International Foundation for Orthodontic Research and Education, the International Association of Dental Research (Ontario section), and American College of Dentists (Ontario section). He was also a co-founder of both the Canadian Foundation for the Advancement of Orthodontics and the Harvard Society for the Advancement of Orthodontics. He received the highest awards given by national and international dental organizations, and was the first recipient of the Excellence in Orthodontics Award given at the inaugural World Symposium on Orthodontics in 2003. Dr. Dale was also an accomplished artist. Along with his wife, fellow U of T alumna Dr. Anne Carlyle Dale, he provided hand-drawn diagrams and illustrations for Oral Histology: Development, Structure and Function , a textbook considered a standard in its field. The couple also shared a passion for history, particularly dental history. He is survived by his wife and their two daughters, Anne and Hali. a Dr. Robert Moore Grainger of London, Ontario, passed away on April 5, 2016. He was 97 years old. A 1943 graduate from the University of Toronto (U of T), Dr. Grainger later obtained a diploma in dental public health and a Master of Science in dentistry, majoring in statistics and epidemiology. Dr. Grainger became a leading authority in his field. He was a dental statistician with the Ontario Department of Health before returning to U of T as professor of epidemiology and statistics. He also chaired the university’s division of dental research, and was part-time director of the orthodontic research centre. His unparalleled expertise allowed him to craft the analytical strategies for U of T’s Burlington Growth Study, one of the most important databases for craniofacial growth in the world. In collaboration with CDA, he published a manual for the evaluation of oral health in 1959, making Canada one of the first countries with national standards for epidemiological surveys. After serving as professor of epidemiology and director of clinics at the University of British Columbia, Dr. Grainger moved back to Ontario to take on the role of research director for the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges, and then as director for CDA’s bureau of economics. He also served as editor of the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association (JCDA) from 1973 to 1975. Not only was Dr. Grainger a national leader in dental statistics and epidemiology, his services were also sought after internationally. He was instrumental in establishing the World Health Organization’s dental survey criteria, and he acted as associate director with the National Institute of Dental Research at National Institutes of Health in the United States. Dr. Grainger is survived by his wife Norma and their two daughters, Patricia and Jennifer. a DR. ROBERT GRAINGER DR. JACK DALE