Academy of Operative Dentistry Hollenback Memorial Prize. Dr. J. Rodway Mackert Jr.

From his time as a medical and, subsequently, as a dental student at the University of Leuven, Guido Vanherle quickly rose through the ranks to hold full professorial appointments in operative dentistry and dental materials en route to being Head of the Clinical Department of Operative Dentistry and, subsequently, President of the Clinic of Dentistry and Stomatology Academic Hospital, University of Leuven. Without exceptional individuals such as Guido Vanherle, operative dentistry would lack the vibrancy and enormous potential it currently enjoys in the dynamic, ever-changing world of new materials, procedures and concepts. Guido Vanherle is, therefore, a most worthy winner of the 2007 Hollenback Memorial Prize. The Academy is most pleased to recognize and honor the exceptional work and lifetime achievements of Dr Guido Vanherle. This year’s Hollenback Memorial Prize winner is truly world class, let alone an exemplary member of the international dental community.