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Paul Goldhaber: Life and Scientific Achievements

Two major events occurred in 1948. The National Institute of Dental Research was established as the third NIH Institute, and Paul Goldhaber graduated from the NYU College of Dentistry. How prophetic that I write to honor the life and contributions of Paul Goldhaber, knowing the powerful links of his life with research and discovery, and its importance to dental education. If I ask myself to name individuals who have had the most impact on dental education, research, and practice, Paul Goldhaber’s name comes to mind immediately. He was a giant, serving 22 years as Dean of a dental school known for being unconventional. He helped it become more so by framing an entire second phase in the development of a University-based dental school, Harvard University’s School of Dental Medicine. Harvard Dental School was the first American dental school established with links to a university and its medical school. In 1939, the Harvard Dental School was re-organized as the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dentistry was taught in addition to medicine, and both degrees were earned. Although WW II interrupted this program, it was re-started after the war as a dental degree program that might be followed by earning the MD degree. All of this experimentation earned Harvard its reputation for being different, which was often accompanied by consternation and criticism. It was a perfect place for Paul Goldhaber to become Dean. I knew Dr. Goldhaber first as a student. I graduated in the 100thyear class, the centennial class of 1967, before he became Dean. My memories are of a wonderful teacher who connected with students. I recall seeing him treat his patients at night in the old octagon clinic when I was doing lab work. The octagon clinic was built to support dental auxiliary utilization programs, programs which emphasized teamwork between dental auxiliaries and dentists. This lesson of the past is receiving new attention with ‘expanded duties’ programs today. I fondly remember him teaching us periodontal re-attachment, clearly and carefully. Most of all, I will always remember him admonishing us to integrate science into practice and to make scientific work part of our careers. He succeeded admirably in doing this before he was Dean, organizing and leading a Paul Goldhaber: Life and Scientific Achievements DISCOVERY!