3 American Association of Dental Editors & Journalists FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Continues observe and make known (“discover”) the art and science of anesthesiology by the ADA, the AMA, and other entities around the world. For a nice review of other cinemas developed peripheral to dentistry see Laura Stedman’s Communicator articles Dentists in Film, I, II, and III.7,8,9 Once I asked mom why “we” weren’t famous, and she shared that she had decided to have a baby instead. There weren’t a lot of babies around the house then, but it still took me a couple of days to realize I was the one that truncated our family fame and fortune. Las Vegas has more than its share of thespians. My son, karate student Andrew, spotted “Mr. Miyagi” (The Karate Kid, 1984) while walking around our neighborhood one evening. I asked Andrew if he wanted to meet Mr. Pat Morita. Andrew corrected me by advising that the gentleman was really Mr. Miyagi. I let Andrew and Pat work that out. Later, Pat regularly encouraged “Andrew San” to work hard in his studies. Andrew ultimately became a black belt and graduated from college summa cum laude. Thank you, Pat. This past summer, I was running around with my daughter, Brighton, and had the opportunity to introduce her to another gracious fellow, Matthew Gray Gubler, aka Dr. Spencer Reid of the current series Criminal Minds. (Figure 7). All these interactions have been predictably enjoyable because the thespians were down to earth. Actors in my experience are nice people with a unique ability to communicate things that can elicit wonderous responses from their audiences. Perhaps as writers we can channel our inner thespians and elicit a measure of positive emotion to our writings? Have any AADEJ writers developed a work in screenplay motif? After all, great acting most often involves bringing the printed word to life. Write On! References 1) Thespis, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thespis, accessed Feb. 04, 2024. 2) Bastrop Opera House, https://bastropoperahouse.org/, accessed Feb. 04, 2024. 3) Pasadena Playhouse, https://www.pasadenaplayhouse.org/, accessed Feb. 04, 2024. 4) Orr D, The Development of Anesthesiology in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Maxillofacial Surg Clin N Am, 2013. 5) American Dental Association, Transactions of the Fourth Annual Meeting, Niagara Falls, 1864. 6) American Medical Association, Transactions of the TwentyFirst Annual Meeting, Washington DC, 1870. 7) Stedman L, Dentists in Film Part I, AADEJ Communicator, 2022, V3, 8. 8) Stedman L, Dentists in Film Part II, AADEJ Communicator, 2022, V4, 10. 9) Stedman L, Dentists in Film Part III, AADEJ Communicator, 2023, V1, 10. Figure 5. Leta Bacon, Pasadena Playhouse. Figure 6. Leta Orr as lead Nellie Lovelace in Dirty Work at the Crossroads. Figure 7. Matthew Gray Gubler and Brighton Orr.
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