Auteur: Allan R. Pike DDS MS

Dr Pike graduated from Marquette University School of Dentistry in1962 and was immediately drafted into the US Air Force during the Cuban Missile Crisis. In 1964 he was discharged and then accepted into University of Oregon Dental School’s Pediatric Dental Certificate Program. In1966, he continued at Oregon for two additional years as a part time clinical instructor of pediatric dentistry while finishing his master’s thesis on measuring pulpal blood flow via transillumination of live dog’s canines, a forerunner of the modern pulse oximeter. In 1968 Pike began full time practice of Pediatric Dentistry for 52 years during which time he was president of the AAPD Oregon branch, Multnomah Dental Society, Oregon Academy of Preventive Dentistry, and the Portland Academy of Hypnosis. I dedicate this handbook to my wife Marney, who did the lion’s share of raising our three wonderful children, Michelle, Steven, and Jamie. Marney has been my most trusted advisor for 60 years and she never complained about all the meetings. She has been and is the best wife a man could ask for. I truly love her.