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HISTORICAL PAPERS
Dent. Med. Probl. 2007, 44, 1, 93–101
ISSN 1644−387X
© Copyright by Silesian Piasts University of Medicine in Wrocław
and Polish Stomatological Association
URSZULA KACZMAREK
Postwar History of the Department of Conservative
Dentistry and Paedodontics
Powojenna historia Katedry i Zakładu Stomatologii Zachowawczej
i Dziecięcej
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Paedodontics, Silesian Piasts University of Medicine in Wrocław, Poland
Abstract
Basing on the source data the achievements of the Department of Conservative Dentistry during last 60 years are
presented. During these years over 1200 research papers have been published, 41 dentists received the PhD degree
and 4 habilitation doctor’s degrees. 5 professor titles were granted to 4 academics. Three textbooks and a mono−
graph were edited as well as many chapters in 7 textbooks were authorized. Moreover, 14 foreign textbooks were
translated. Scientific cooperation was established with scientific dental centres in Germany, Great Britain, and the
U.S.A. Numerous national and international scientific conferences and meeting were organized. The number of
published papers has been increasing. Presented papers often have been honoured by awards and distinctions. The
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Paedodontics realizes 5 curriculum subjects (preclinical conservative
dentistry, preclinical endodontics, dental ergonomy, conservative dentistry with endodontics, paediatric dentistry as
well as chosen topics (seminars, tutorials and lectures) from social medicine, preventive dentistry and geriatric den−
tistry, it means ca. 40% of all didactic hours devoted on entire dental subjects. It carries out also in wide range post−
graduate education as well as specialization in two dental specialties. Moreover, it provides specialist dental care
for Lower Silesia region (Dent. Med. Probl. 2007, 44, 1, 93–101).
Key words: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Paedodontics, 60 years, achievements.
Streszczenie
Na podstawie danych źródłowych przedstawiono osiągnięcia Katedry Stomatologii Zachowawczej w okresie mi−
nionych 60 lat. W tym czasie opublikowano ponad 1200 prac naukowych, wypromowano 41 doktorów nauk me−
dycznych i 5 doktorów habilitowanych. Czterech pracowników uzyskało 5 tytułów profesora. Wydano 3 podręcz−
niki i monografię, napisano także wiele rozdziałów znajdujących się w 7 podręcznikach ogólnopolskich. Z języka
obcego ponadto przetłumaczono 14 podręczników zagranicznych. Nawiązano współpracę naukową z wieloma sto−
matologicznymi ośrodkami naukowymi w Niemczech, Wielkiej Brytanii i USA. Zorganizowano wiele konferen−
cji i zjazdów krajowych i zagranicznych. W Katedrze i Zakładzie Stomatologii Zachowawczej i Dziecięcej reali−
zuje się 5 przedmiotów (przedkliniczna stomatologia zachowawcza, przedkliniczna endodoncja, ergonomia stoma−
tologiczna, stomatologia zachowawcza z endodoncją, stomatologia wieku rozwojowego i stomatologia estetyczna)
oraz wybrane tematy (wykłady, seminaria, ćwiczenia kliniczne) w ramach przedmiotów: profilaktyka stomatolo−
giczna, medycyna społeczna i gerostomatologia, co jest ok. 40% dydaktycznym obciążeniem godzinowym w za−
kresie przedmiotów wyłącznie stomatologicznych. W szerokim zakresie ponadto jest także prowadzone kształce−
nie podyplomowe i specjalizacyjne w dwóch specjalnościach stomatologicznych. Katedra zapewnia też specja−
listyczną opiekę stomatologiczną dla województwa dolnośląskiego (Dent. Med. Probl. 2007, 44, 1, 93–101).
Słowa kluczowe: Katedra Stomatologii Zachowawczej i Dziecięcej, 60 lat, osiągnięcia.
The Department of Conservative Dentistry
was created in August 1948. It was located in four
halls of Dental Clinics building at Cieszynski 17
Street. In January 1952 it was moved to rooms at
Kuznicza 43/45 Street and, in July 2005 to build−
ing at Krakowska 26 Street, where is located at
present moment.
The first head of the Department was deputy
of professor, doctor Ignacy Pietrzycki (since 1958
extraordinary professor), who held this function
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for 14 years (1948–1962) [4, 6]. After his retire−
ment, the head of the Chair had become associate
professor doctor habilitated Stanislaw Potoczek
(extraordinary professor from 1971 and ordinary
professor from 1979) and held it for 30 years
(1962–1993) to the time of his retirement. In 1993
the head of the Department of Conservative
Dentistry has become associate Professor Urszula
Kaczmarek followed by competitive procedure,
who has fulfilled this function to present moment.
Up to 1995 the name of this dental unit was
the Department of Conservative Dentistry and
realized on basis of laboratories (a pediatric den−
tistry – manager associate Professor Urszula
Kaczmarek doctor habilitated, periodontology –
manager Marek Zietek doctor habilitated,
propaedeutic dentistry – Professor Anna
Majewska doctor habilitated) 4 subjects – conser−
vative dentistry, pediatric dentistry, periodontol−
ogy and oral mucosa diseases, and propaedeutic
dentistry. In 1995 in frames of the Department,
instead of Laboratory the Department of
Periodontal Diseases and Oral Mucosa Diseases
was set up under management by doctor habilitat−
ed Marek Zietek. Two years later this Department
was changed into separate dental unit – the
Department of Periodontal Diseases and Oral
Mucosa Diseases. With a view to realization of
pre− and postgraduate education and as well as
research in two dental fields – conservative den−
tistry and paediatric dentistry, in 1999, former
name of the unit was changed into the Department
of Conservative Dentistry and Paedodontics.
In 2002–2005, due to temporary implementa−
tion of the subject “Propaedeutic dentistry” in
frames of this Department the Department of
Propaedeutic Dentistry was set up, which manag−
er was Miroslawa Kasiak.
Heads of the Department
Conservative Dentistry
and Professors
Professor Ignacy Pietrzycki
Professor Ignacy Pietrzycki (1895–1964)
(Fig. 1) obtained PhD degree in 1910 at
Jagiellonian University in Cracow. He had worked
in department of dentistry at Jan Kazimierz
University in Lvov directed by Professor Antoni
Cieszynski (1932–1939). After the second world
war in 1946 he began his work in Dental Clinics in
Wroclaw and organized the Dental Department
and later the Department of Conservative
Dentistry, which was directed by him from 1947 to
Fig. 1. Professor Ignacy
Pietrzycki
Ryc. 1. Prof. dr Ignacy
Pietrzycki
1962. He obtained position of associate professor
in 1955, and extraordinary professor of Medical
University in 1958. He had the position of Dental
Section director as well as chairman of
Wroclaw’s Section of Dental Polish Association.
He was the creator of terminology “przyzębica”,
author of textbook “Zagadnienia z zakresu stoma−
tologii zachowawczej” (“Questions in range of
conservative dentistry”), monograph “Przyzębica”
and chapter in textbook edited by Dorski. Under
his supervision 7, dentists obtained PhD degrees
and 1 degree of habilitated doctor (Stanislaw
Potoczek PhD and habilitated doctor degrees,
PhDs: Halina Krakowian – Level of Salivary Total
Protein and Glycoproteins in Periodontal
Diseases, Anna Majewska – Salivary Proteins and
Dental Caries, Sydonia Kuczynska−Kozlowska –
Maintenance of Glycoproteins Level in Blood
Serum at Dystrophic and Others Forms of
Periodontal Diseases, Halina Pawlikowska−
Michalik – Cholinesterase Activity in Blood Serum
at Periodontal Diseases with Special Regard of
Dystrophic Form, Maria Rzadkowska−Kazmier−
czak – Vital Treatment of Dental Pulp by Hormones
Derived from Adrenal Cortex, Irena Szotowa –
Correlation of Dental Caries as Pathological
Process with Amylase Activity in Saliva [2, 4].
Professor Stanisław Potoczek
Professor Stanisław Potoczek (Fig. 2) graduat−
ed from the dentistry of Wroclaw’s Medical
University in 1950 and 5 years later graduated
from the Medical Faculty in the same university.
On basis of thesis entitled About Some
Biochemical Changes of Blood in Periodontal
Diseases he received in 1961 PhD degree, and
2 years later basing on thesis Periodontal Disease
and Diseases of Alimentary Tract, he received
degree of doctor habilitated. In 1965, he got posi−
tion of assistant professor. In next years, he got
scientific titles and positions of extraordinary pro−
fessor (1971) and ordinary professor (1979). He
fulfilled many honoured and responsible function
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Fig. 2. Professor
Stanisław Potoczek
Ryc. 2. Prof. zw. dr hab.
Stanisław Potoczek
in the University. For 30 years he held function of
manager of the Department of Conservative
Dentistry (1963–1993), vice−dean of Medical
Faculty with Dental Section (1967–1969), manag−
er of Dental Section (1969–1974), director of
Institute of Dentistry (1970–1981) and vice−rector
for Teaching Affairs (1973–1978). He participated
actively in editorial works fulfilling function of
editor of “Wrocławska Stomatologia “, member of
editorial committees “Prace Naukowe AM we
Wrocławiu”, and “Stomatologie der DDR”.
Wide range of scientific interests of Professor
Potoczek – specialist’s in internal diseases (1959),
conservative dentistry (1962), periodontology
(1973) and pediatric dentistry (1974) yielded fruits
in form of above 200 papers on different topics.
Under his supervision, 20 dentists obtained PhD de−
gree and other 3 degree of habilitated doctor (Anna
Majewska 1977, Urszula Kaczmarek 1986, Marek
Ziętek 1991). To permanent Professor’s achieve−
ments, one should add implementation of biochemi−
cal salivary studies in aspect of oral pathological le−
sions and connected with systemic diseases. He at−
tended in 3−month scholarship in Geneva and
6−week course on epidemiology organized by the
WHO in Moscow. He made cooperation in research
with foreign dental organizations (FDI) and scienti−
fic centers in Germany, Czechoslovakia and Hunga−
ry. He was co−author of 5 textbooks “Zagadnienia
z zakresu stomatologii zachowawczej” (“Questions
in Scope of Conservative Dentistry”), 1958, “Zarys
kliniczny stomatologii zachowawczej” (“Clinical
Outline of Conservative Dentistry”), 1972, “Prope−
deutyka stomatologii” (“Propaedeutic Dentistry”),
1978, “Słownik terminologii stomatologicznej”
(“Dictionary of Dental Nomenclature”), 1975 and
“Choroby wewnętrzne” (“Internal Diseases”), 1983
as well as scientific editor and translator into Polish
language of 9 foreign textbooks. For his particularly
creative achievements in fields of didactic and edu−
cation, he received four Prizes of Minister of Health
(1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978).
Professor Potoczek fulfilled also many impor−
tant functions in dental environment of region and
country. His great activity in Polish Dental
Association is evidenced by charging him man−
agerial positions in the region (president of
Wroclaw’s Section) and country (chairman of the
Section of Conservative Dentistry and Periodon−
tology, vice−president of General Board of the
Polish Dental Association in 1969–1978, president
of General Board of the Polish Dental Association
in 1978–1983). Appreciating his contribution, the
Polish Dental Association honoured him by Gold
Honourable Award (1967), honourable member−
ship (1978) and the highest award – Bene Meritus
(1982). His cooperation with foreign scientific
associations became high estimated by giving him
status of Honourable Member of Bulgarian Dental
Association (1979) and Honourable Member of
Dental Association of East Germany (1984). In
acknowledgement of his prominent contribution,
he received 41 orders and medals, out of which 9
national orders (in this Crosses of Poland
Renaissance Bachelor – 1974, Officer – 1984 and
Commander – 2002), 11 for contribution to nation−
al defence, 6 for contributions in region develop−
ment as well as academic and regional distinctions
[1, 3, 4]. Professor Stanisław Potoczek retired on
September 30, 1993.
Professor Anna Majewska
After graduation from the Dental Faculty of
Wroclaw Medical University, in 1951, Professor
Anna Majewska (Fig. 3) began lasting for nearly
47 years academic work in the Dental Department
renamed later into the Department of
Conservative Dentistry, first under the manage−
ment of professor Ignacy Pietrzycki, and then –
Professor Stanisław Potoczek. In this Department,
she obtained all steps in academic and vocational
carrier. She received in 1964 PhD degree based on
thesis Salivary Proteins and Dental Caries, in
1977 degree of habilitated doctor on basis of the−
sis Salivary Glycoproteins and Dental Caries, and
in 1989 – scientific title of extraordinary profes−
sor. She had got positions of assistance professor
Fig. 3. Professor Anna
Majewska
Ryc. 3. Prof. zw. dr hab.
Anna Majewska
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(1977–1989),
extraordinary
professor
(1989–1998) and ordinary professor (1998). In
her 105 research papers (including 3 co−workers
patents), studies on biochemical salivary compo−
nents and their role in oral pathology as well as
role of diet in etiopathology of dental caries were
predominant. Her papers were prized by editorial
board of Czasopismo Stomatologiczne and Rector
of the University. Under her supervision, 3 den−
tists received PhD degree. She was also referee of
some PhD thesis and many papers. She initiated
edition of monograph Chosen Topics from
Clinical and Preventive Dentistry (1997). In
frames of cooperation of Silesian Piasts
University of Medicine in Wrocław with the
University in Mosul (Iraq), she gave lectures in
oral pathology and tutorials in conservative den−
tistry. After her return to the country, she realized
undergraduate and postgraduate education, and
education for dentists specialized in conservative
dentistry as well as she was coordinator in dental
teaching for physicians specializing in family
medicine She participated in works of many com−
missions in the University. She was the member
of Editorial Committee of Wrocławska
Stomatologia. Moreover, she fulfilled responsible
functions in Polish Dental Association: secretary
of Board of Conservative Dentistry Section
(1962–1969), General Secretary of General Board
of Polish Dental Association (1978–1981) as well
as she participated in works of Epidemiological
Commission of Human Ecology Committee of
Polish Academy of Sciences (1981–1984). She
was honored by membership of Bulgarian Dental
Association. She received many national and aca−
demic medals and prizes (among them Bachelor
Cross of Poland Renaissance, Gold Cross of
Merits, Silver and Golden Badge of Polish Dental
Association, Silver Honourable Badge of
Academia Medica Wratislaviensis [1, 4, 5].
Professor Anna Majewska retired on September
30, 1998.
Professor Urszula Kaczmarek
After graduated from the Dental Faculty of
Wroclaw Medical University (1972) Professor
Urszula Kaczmarek (Fig. 4) started work in the
Department of Conservative Dentistry directed by
Professor Stanisław Potoczek. She received PhD
degree based on thesis Level of Fluoride in
Drinking Water and Maintenance of Some
Salivary Components and Dental Caries
Occurrence (1978), degree of habilitated doctor
based on thesis Fluor and Some Salivary
Components and Dental Caries (1986) and scien−
Fig. 4. Professor Urszula
Kaczmarek
Ryc. 4. Prof. zw. dr hab.
Urszula Kaczmarek
tific title of professor (1997). She was appointed
onto position of assistance professor (1987), then
extraordinary professor (1992) and ordinary pro−
fessor (2004). Since 1993 she has been fulfilled
function of manager of the Department of
Conservative Dentistry, named at present the
Department of Conservative Dentistry and
Paedodontics. She is specialist in general dentistry,
conservative dentistry and pAediatric dentistry.
She was on scientific practices and trainings in
many national and foreign units. She fulfilled or
has been fulfilling the following functions in the
University: vice−dean of Medical Faculty for den−
tistry affairs, (1990–1993, 1999–2000), vice−dean
of Medical−Dental Faculty for scientific affairs
(2004–2005; 2005→), manager of Postgraduate
Education of Medical−Dental Faculty (2006→) as
well as member of many commitees in the univer−
sity. She was regional consultant in range of gen−
eral dentistry and paediatric dentistry (1995–
–1998), general dentistry (1998–2000), conserva−
tive dentistry (1997– 2002) and paediatric den−
tistry (2002→). She also contributed to working
out specialization programs in general dentistry as
well as conservative dentistry with endodontics.
She was a member and then chairman of National
Team of Experts for accreditation of dental units
by Minister to carry on specialization in range of
conservative dentistry with endodontics. In her
research, scope of 463 publication (288 published
papers and 175 abstracts) are various topics
(among them epidemiology of dental caries and
periodontal diseases, biochemical salivary compo−
nents in relation to dental caries and fluoride sup−
plementation, diagnosis of early carious lesions,
etiopathomechanism of dental erosion, develop−
mental defects of enamel). Moreover, she was the
author of 20 chapters in textbooks as well as edi−
tor and translator of 4 foreign textbooks. In
1999–2006, under her supervision, 14 dentists
obtained PhD degrees. She was also referee of
3 applications for scientific title of professor, 2 for
position of professor, 9 for habilitated doctor
degree, 1 for doctor honoris causa degree, 25 PhD
theses and 3 graduated theses [1].
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Fig. 5. The workers of the Chair and Department of Conservative Dentistry. Low row from left: Irena Bujwid−
−Jagielska, Irena Szotowa, Halina Pawiłowska−Michalik, Anna Majewska, Stanisław Potoczek, Halina Krakowian,
Barbara Zasłonka, Urszula Kaczmarek, Zofia Masztalerz; medium row: Włodzimierz Szczepankiewicz, Tomasz
Konopka, Alicja Kuszej, Mirosława Kasiak, Zofia Sozańska, Hanna Nowak−Malinowska, Halina Szczepańska, Irena
Szwczyk−Okrasa, Sydonia Kuczyńska−Kozłowska, Marek Ziętek, Urszula Kilijańska−Kanaffa; upper row: Grażyna
Jaśniewicz, Dorota Bader−Orłowska, Monika Gajewska, Renata Szafran, Monika Bisaga, Elżbieta Sommer−Szelepin,
Katarzyna Jankowska, Iwona Hryncewicz, Elżbieta Sołtan, Małgorzata Radwan−Oczko, Edyta Kielan, Beata Pregiel,
Anna Skałecka, Jacek Potoczek, Zbigniew Kozłowski
Ryc. 5. Pracownicy Katedry i Zakładu Stomatologii Zachowawczej 1985 r. Dolny rząd od strony lewej: Irena
Bujwid−Jagielska, Irena Szotowa, Halina Pawiłowska−Michalik, Anna Majewska, Stanisław Potoczek, Halina
Krakowian, Barbara Zasłonka, Urszula Kaczmarek, Zofia Masztalerz; środkowy: Włodzimierz Szczepankiewicz,
Tomasz Konopka, Alicja Kuszej, Mirosława Kasiak, Zofia Sozańska, Hanna Nowak−Malinowska, Halina
Szczepańska, Irena Szwczyk−Okrasa, Sydonia Kuczyńska−Kozłowska, Marek Ziętek, Urszula Kilijańska−Kanaffa;
górny: Grażyna Jaśniewicz, Dorota Bader−Orłowska, Monika Gajewska, Renata Szafran, Monika Bisaga, Elżbieta
Sommer−Szelepin, Katarzyna Jankowska, Iwona Hryncewicz, Elżbieta Sołtan, Małgorzata Radwan−Oczko, Edyta
Kielan, Beata Pregiel, Anna Skałecka, Jacek Potoczek, Zbigniew Kozłowski
The Department of
Conservative Dentistry
1963–1993
Predominant topics in the Department of
Conservative Dentistry were epidemiological stud−
ies of oral health condition in different aged groups
of population in region living in different environ−
ments and exposed onto changing civilization fac−
tors as well as studies of various salivary compo−
nents in aspect of dental caries and periodontal dis−
eases. In this period of time, (since 1987) periodical
monitoring studies in Lower Silesia region, were
begun ordered by Ministry of Health in cooperation
with the WHO. It has also participated in national
study of elderly population, which was a part of the
first international study in geriatric dentistry coordi−
nated by the WHO. In frames of own project of the
study (authorship Urszula Kaczmarek), which was
realized by 4 dental centers in the country frequen−
cy, intensity and etiological factors of developmen−
tal disorders of enamel mineralization were charac−
terized. In cooperation with Agricultural University,
the use of LIVEX preparation in children was esti−
mated (Professor Anna Majewska). During this
time, under Professor’s Potoczek supervision, PhD
theses involving fairly broad topics were obtained
by: Zofia Masztalerzowa – Activity of Alkaline and
Acid Phosphatase in Periodontal Diseases (1967),
Marian Siluk – Analysis of Current State of Teeth
and Periodontal Condition as well as Needs
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Resulting from Preventive Dental Examinations of
Workers in Repair Plant of Railway Camp in
Wroclaw (1969), Barbara Zasłonka – Sialic Acid in
Saliva and Dental Caries (1969), Danuta Semczuk−
Mazurkiewicz – State of Dental Caries at Children
and Adolescents in Poland (1971), Barbara
Brzezińska – Study on Development and
Innervations of Tongue Gustatory Papillae of Man
in Fetal Period (1973), Zofia Sozańska – Arginase
Activity in Saliva and Dental Caries (1986), Halina
Szczepańska – Selected Immunological Tests in
Periodontal Diseases (1976), Wanda Kozaczyńska
– Evaluation of State of Dentition at Schoolchildren
in Kinshasa (1976), Alicja Kuszej – Study on
Maintenance of FDP – Aldolases Activity in
Periodontal Diseases (1976), Małgorzata Martosz
– Proteolitic Activity of Saliva and Blood Serum
after Some Dental Procedures (1977), Urszula
Kaczmarek – Level of Fluor in Drinking Water and
Maintenance of Some Salivary Components and
Dental Caries (1977), Jadwiga Gogol – Activity of
Lactate Dehydrogenase in Saliva and Periodontal
Diseases (1978), Hanna Nowak−Malinowska –
Influence of some Therapeutic Doses of Ionizing
Radiation Applied in Cranio−Facial and Neck
Regions on Dental and Periodontal Tissues
Condition and Salivary Proprieties (1978),
Bogumiła Granek – Analysis of Dentition State of
School Adolescents Living in City of Lodz and
Region on Basis of Epidemiological Studies from
1970 (1979), Edyta Kielan – Activity of Proteinase
Thiol Inhibitors in Saliva and Periodontal Diseases
(1993). Under supervision of professor Majewska
Anna Malepszy – Beta−Glukuronidase Activity in
Saliva and Dental Caries (1984), Mirosława Kasiak
– Activity of N−acetyl−beta−D−glukoseaminidase in
Saliva and Dental Caries (1985) and Iwona
Hryncewicz – Ceruloplasmine Activity in Human
Saliva and Marginal Periodontal Diseases (1985)
PhD degrees were granted. The supervison of Jacek
Potoczek, assistant in the Department, PhD thesis
entitled Activity of Acetylcholine Esterase in Saliva
of Subjects Coming from Regions with Different
Fluoride Content in Water and Dental Caries
(1985) was Professor Jerzy Brzeziński. Under
direction of Professor Kaczmarek, Małgorzata
Radwan−Oczko obtained PhD degree based on the
thesis Activity of Alanine Aminopeptydase in Saliva
in Some Oral Diseases (1992) [2–6].
One should not skip considerable contribution
of workers of the Department in undergraduate
education (realization of 4 subjects: conservative
dentistry for students from 2nd to 5th years of study,
periodontal diseases and oral mucosa diseases for
5th year, paediatric dentistry – for 5th year,
propaedeutics of dentistry for 2nd year of studies) as
well as in postgraduate and specializing education
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for dentists from entire of Lower Silesia region. In
the Department every year, a few undergraduates
have been passing their postgraduate vocational
practice, and a numerous dentists have been pass−
ing the main and partial practical courses needed
for specialization in range of general dentistry, con−
servative dentistry, pediatric dentistry and peri−
odontology. Also a great number of many central
and regional courses for dentists in range of three
dental’ specialties has been organized. One should
to underline wide highly specialized dental treat−
ment for children and adult patients from Lower
Silesia region in range of cariology, endodontics,
complex treatments of periodontal diseases (con−
servative, surgical and prosthetic) as well as treat−
ment of oral mucosa diseases.
The Department of
Conservative Dentistry
in 1994–2000
This was period of many essential changes in
the Department related both to the structure – sep−
aration of independent Department of Periodontal
Diseases and Oral Mucosa Diseases (manager
Marek Ziętek) and employment of new academic
teachers as a result of retirement of many experi−
enced academic teachers: Sydonia Kuczyńska−
Kozłowska Ph.D., Halina Krakowian Ph.D., Halina
Pawilowska−Michalik D.M., Zofia Masztalerz
Ph.D., Irena Szotowa Ph.D., Maria Rzadkowska−
Kaźmierczak Ph.D., Barbara Zasłonka Ph.D.,
Barbara Brzezińska Ph.D., Halina Szczepańska
Ph.D., Alicja Kuszej Ph.D. One should not skip
just workers of the Department, who passed away
prematurely for ever: Małgorzata Mączka Ph.D.,
Janina Jankowska Ph.D., Irena Szotowa Ph.D.,
Adolf Kozaczek Ph.D. and Zbigniew Kwolek Ph.D.
Moreover, in this period of time apart from the
change of name of the Department its research
field was broadened, a number of teaching sub−
jects increased and adaptation of theirs content to
national standards of graduated education was per−
formed. The active participation of many workers
in numerous national and international congresses,
cooperation with international scientific organiza−
tions was established, such as European
Organisation for Caries Research – ORCA,
International Association of Dental Research,
CED−IADR, International Academy of Pediatric
Dentistry – IAPD. First to work in the Board of the
Continental European Division of the IADR a den−
tist from Poland – professor Urszula Kaczmarek
was invited. Also for the first time the ORCA
charged her organization in Wroclaw of workshop
Postwar History of the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Paedodontics
Fig. 6. Participants of the 4th ORCA Summer School 98’,
Wrocław. From left: Alina Wrzyszcz−Kowalczyk,
Iwona Grzesiak, Monika Bisaga
Ryc. 6. Uczestnicy 4th ORCA Summer School 98’,
Wrocław. Od lewej: Alina Wrzyszcz−Kowalczyk, Iwona
Grzesiak, Monika Bisaga
Fig. 7. Organizers of Conference of Section of
Environmental Dentistry of Polish Stomatological
Association 1999. From left side: Hanna Nowak−
−Malinowska, Maciej Żak, Zofia Sozańska, Urszula
Kaczmarek, Anna Malepszy
Ryc. 7. Organizatorzy Konferencji Naukowo−Szkole−
niowej Sekcji Stomatologii Środowiskowej PTS 1999 r.
Od lewej: Hanna Nowak−Malinowska, Maciej Żak,
Zofia Sozańska, Urszula Kaczmarek, Anna Malepszy
for young academics – 4th ORCA Summer School
(1998) (Fig. 6). Moreover, during this period of
time, in the Department, the Board of the national
Section of Environmental Dentistry of the Polish
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Dental Association was placed in frames of which
4 scientific meetings were organized (Fig. 7). She
has participated also in works of organizing com−
mittee of international congress CED/NOF−IADR
in Warsaw (2000). It was invited to give lectures
of 6 professors from foreign scientific centers. In
this period of time 5 dentists under supervision of
Professor Kaczmarek received PhD degrees: Beata
Pregiel – Evaluation of Oral Diseases in Subjects
after 55 Years (1994), Elżbieta Sołtan – Activity of
Salivary Leucyl Aminopeptidase in some Oral
Diseases (1997), Zbigniew Kozłowski – Oral
Condition and Level of Chosen Salivary
Components in Patients Suffered from Chronic
Kidneys Insufficiecy (1997), Monika Gajewska –
Oral Condition and Treatment Needs in 12−year−
−old Children from Wroclaw Region (1999) and
Alina Wrzyszcz−Kowalczyk – Morbidity on Oral
Diseases at the Age of 35–44 Years in Lower
Silesia Region (1999).
The Department of
Conservative Dentistry
and Paedodontics
in 2001–2006
In these years the workers of the Department
have faced new organizational challenge (care
about exchange of equipment, optimization of
work in new housings’ conditions), didactic (adap−
tation of curriculum to standard procedure in the
European Union Countries, intensification of post−
graduate education and specialization, validation
of graduates skill) and scientific (projects for grant
applications). At present, in the Department the
following subjects are realized final exams from
conservative dentistry with endodontics and pedi−
atric dentistry, credits – preclinical conservative
dentistry, preclinical endodontics, ergonomic den−
tistry as well as optional subject – aesthetic den−
tistry, and also teaching of students` in English
language. The teaching knowledge in multi media
form during interactive lectures and seminars has
been continuously actualized, as well as also vali−
dation and monitoring of educational process has
been performed.
In this period, PhD degrees under supervision
of Professor Kaczmarek were obtained by: Joanna
Woźniak – Sensitivity and Specificity of Chosen
Diagnostic Methods of Early Carious Lesions
(2004), Iwona Grzesiak – Multifactorial Analysis
of Conditioning of Early Childhood Caries (2004),
Monika Mysiak−Dębska – Level of Some Selected
Salivary Components in Diabetic Children and
Oral Health Condition (2005), Piotr Kosior
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– Release of Fluoride from Chosen Dental
Materials in Experimental and Clinical Conditions
(2005), Joanna Kobierska−Brzoza – Oral Health
Condition and Level of Salivary Components in
Children with Bronchial Asthma (2005), Sylwia
Kochan – Description of Mathematical Models of
Measurements Results of Human Teeth Tissues
Impedance (2005 Medical Faculty), Katarzyna
Herman – Vegetarian Diet and Some Indices of
Oral Health (2006), two PhD theses are in the
course of referee, and in preparation further 4 theses
are. Referees of most of these theses have found
them outstanding and distinctive. In 2001–2005 180
papers were published and presented. Recently
Iwona Hryncewicz, Ph.D., passed too early.
Current research studies are performed in
frame of statutory activities, 15 university grants
and 1 grant of Commission for Research (Level of
Selected Salivary Components in Reflux Disease
with Dental Erosion). Topics of research involve
such problems as: developmental disorder of den−
tition in former population of Poland on basis of
cranial material originated from mediaeval ceme−
teries’ excavations from XII to XIV century; opti−
mization of remineralization process of early cari−
ous lesions (in vitro study); changes in oral condi−
tion in patients with chronic kidneys insufficiency
treated by peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis;
study of chosen parameters of oral health in elder−
ly people; oral condition in adults with type 1 and
2 diabetes as well as chosen salivary parameters;
U. KACZMAREK
oral condition and chosen salivary components in
children with Down syndrome; evaluation of oral
condition of 7−, 12− and 18−year−old subjects; own
method evaluation of dynamic changes in bone
thickness of chosen fragments of alveolar; use of
digital radiography in evaluation of apical lesions;
treatment optimization of early childhood caries;
evaluation of usefulness magnet stimulation slow−
ly changed magnetic field in treatment of children
with cerebral palsy; level of selected salivary com−
ponents in developmental age; erosive potential of
selected drinks and their impact hard dental tissues
by profilometry evaluation; shaping of young
child attitude to dental treatment; oral health
indices after cessation of drinking water fluorida−
tion; ozone therapy in oral diseases. In the
Department some clinical evaluation of dental
materials and dental equipment ordered by dental
companies have been also carried on. Moreover,
research have been performed, basing on agree−
ment with our Medical University, in cooperation
with foreign research centre, IDMOS, Dundee,
Great Britain and connected with the implementa−
tion of new method diagnosing of early carious
lesions. In frames of this last form of cooperation,
some coworker papers were published and 5 den−
tists have passed training in this dental centre as
well. Seven dentists received the title of specialist
in range of conservative dentistry with endodon−
tics (3), paediatric dentistry (3) as well as general
dentistry (1).
Fig. 8. The Organizing Committee of International Conference: Holistic view of the
elderly patient, Wrocław, October 8, 2005. From left side: Justyna Składnik−Jankowska,
Monika Mysiak−Dębska, Urszula Kaczmarek, Elżbieta Sołtan, Ewa Ziętek, Beata
Pregiel, Katarzyna Fita
Ryc. 8. Organizatorzy Międzynarodowej Konferencji Naukowo−Szkoleniowej:
Holistyczne spojrzenie na pacjenta w wieku starszym, Wrocław, 8 października 2005.
Od lewej: Justyna Składnik−Jankowska, Monika Mysiak−Dębska, Urszula Kaczmarek,
Elżbieta Sołtan, Ewa Ziętek, Beata Pregiel, Katarzyna Fita
Postwar History of the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Paedodontics
There were organized 6 scientific–educational
conferences and 2 international meetings (2001,
2005) (Fig. 8). Moreover, above 50 courses for
dental practitioners in frame of continued post−
graduate vocational education as well as specializ−
ing education were organized. One should under−
line that the Department of Conservative Dentistry
and Paedodontics possesses accreditation of
Minister of Health to leadership of specialization
in range of conservative dentistry with endodon−
tics and paediatric dentistry. The Department is the
unit, which in regional scale carries out the higher
number of dentists specialization in conservative
dentistry with endodontics (for 24 dentists) and is
the only unit specializing dentists in paediatric
dentistry (for 10 dentists).
Summing up, the Department achievements
in scientific field during 60 years, is publication
of over 1200 research papers, 41 PhD and 4 habil−
itation doctor’s degrees can be found. 5 titles of
professor were granted to 4 academics. Three
textbooks and monograph were edited as well as
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many chapters in 7 textbooks were authorized.
Moreover, 14 foreign textbooks were translated
from German and English by the researchers of
the Department. Scientific cooperation was estab−
lished with scientific dental centers in Germany,
Great Britain, and the U.S.A. Numerous national
and international scientific conferences and meet−
ing were organized. The number of published
papers has been increasing. Presented papers
often have been honored by awards and distinc−
tions.
The Department of Conservative Dentistry and
Paedodontics realizes 5 curriculum subjects (pre−
clinical conservative dentistry, preclinical endodon−
tics, dental ergonomic, conservative dentistry with
endodontics, paediatric dentistry as well as chosen
topics (seminars, tutorials and lectures) from social
medicine, preventive dentistry and geriatric den−
tistry, and it means ca 40% of all didactic hours
devoted on entire dental subjects. It carries out also
in wide range postgraduate education as well as
specialization in two dental specialties.
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Address for correspondence:
Urszula Kaczmarek
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Paedodontics
Silesian Piasts University of Medicine
Krakowska 26
50−425 Wrocław
Poland
Tel.: +48 71 784 03 61
E−mail: [email protected]
Received: 18.01.2007
Revised: 5.02.2007
Accepted: 22.02.2007
Praca wpłynęła do Redakcji: 18.01.2007 r.
Po recenzji: 5.02.2007 r.
Zaakceptowano do druku: 22.02.2007 r.