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Dental Tribune U.S. Edition | February 2012XX XXXXX Dental Tribune U.S. Edition | December 2013A2 NEWS plants were to be placed. Simultaneously, a surgical guide was used to place the im- plants. In an hour, the patient had a com- plete prosthesis on dental implants. According to Peña, the advantages of this implant system include accurate di- agnostics, reliable information on bone quality, predictable treatment, less re- covery time and reduced surgery time because there is no need for incisions and bone exposure. Using Google Glass to demonstrate such a procedure enables direct commu- nication between the surgeon and the audience, who for this procedure was in a separate room from the operatory. The surgeons in the master class interacted with and answered questions from at- tendees, all of whom viewed the proce- dure in real-time as it was delivered on- line by the live Google Glass stream. Also making the advanced technology for “ GLASS, page A1 In foreground, Spanish maxillofacial surgeons Alejandro López, from left, Juan Francisco Piqueras and Pedro Peña (wearing the Glass), the first dentists to use Google Glass to stream a surgery live. Photo/Provided by the Dental Clinic of the Hospital de Molina the course possible was Droiders, a Span- ish software company that develops ap- plications for mobile devices and whose Glassters Streamer was the streaming system used for Google Glass. A representative from the Hospital de Molina said that the broadcast of the maxillofacial procedure through Google Glass was an example of the hospital's commitment to providing high-quality training to professionals by using the most advanced technologies. The dental book publisher Ripano, which works with Drs. López and Piquer- as, promoted the event and had represen- tatives present for the procedure. The streamed surgery garnered wide- spread media attention because the tech- nology opens doors for clinical and edu- cational applications in dentistry with its ability to share real-time interaction and perspective “through the eyes of the sur- geon” with collaborators or students any- where across the globe. Ad By Daniel Zimmerman Dental Tribune International Few people are granted the opportu- nity to become an active part of histori- cal events. Dr. Don T. Curtis, 76, a former dentist and oral surgeon from Amarillo, Texas, is one of them. On Nov. 22, 1963, as a 26-year-old resident in oral and maxillo- facial surgery at Parkland Memorial Hos- pital in Dallas, Curtis was one of the first doctors to assist with emergency treat- ment efforts on President John F. Kennedy after Kennedy was shot. Dental Tribune International recently had the opportuni- ty to speak with Curtis about that day and his perspective from 50 years later. A film about the events at Parkland Memo- rial Hospital, produced by Tom Hanks and starring Billy Bob Thornton, was released near the 50th anniversary of the assas- sination. Do you think it stays true to the events? I have not seen it, but I have heard criti- cism that it paints a rather sensational- ized picture of the events. I guess I would go see it if it were shown here in Amarillo. You began working at Parkland Memorial Hospital in 1963. What was your position? At that time, I was halfway through my first year of residency in oral and maxil- lofacial surgery. Before I took a residency there, I also completed an internship. I be- came interested in the field while working as a surgical technician in a general hos- pital during my time in dental school at the Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry in Waco. Were you aware of the president being in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963? I was not aware of that and was surprised when they brought him to the hospital. I had a surgery scheduled for later that day and was on my way to have lunch. The way to the lunchroom, however, required me to leave the building and walk across the receiving area of the emergency room, where I noticed police cars and the presi- dential limousine, which had blood on it and roses that were given to the first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, when she arrived at the airport. When a policeman asked me whether I was a doctor, I said yes. He then replied that the president was hurt and escorted me to the trauma room where President Kennedy was. In what condition was Kennedy when you arrived? When I got there, it was obvious that the president was in extremis. He tried to breathe but was unable to do so. Dr. Charles James Carrico, a Parkland resident surgeon, had placed an endotracheal tube inanattemptatventilation.However,that did not work because there was a block- age of the president’s airway, so (Carrico) decided to do a tracheostomy. I helped the nurse to undo the president’s tie and remove his shirt to prepare him for the procedure. Then Dr. Malcolm Perry, a se- nior surgeon, came into the room, and it was decided that he should do the trache- ostomy. Dr. Carrico assisted Dr. Perry, and I performed a cut-down on the left leg to provide for intravenous replacement of blood. When I looked up later, the room was filled with the senior chiefs of all sur- gical departments at Parkland. There were also some people I did not know. Where you aware there had been an assas- sination attempt? I was unaware of the nature of the injury Dentist in Dallas emergency room among first to treat JFK ” See JFK, page A3