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2The Daily Tar HeelTuesday, November 3, 1$87 "D ratal- school appMc&tioes- decMme By LISA WYNNE Staff Writer Applications to the nation's dental schools have dropped by almost 66 percent over the past 10 years, but UNO's school has not followed the trend, the director of dental school admissions said Monday. Since 1975 the number of dental school applicants has decreased from 15,734 to 5,724 nationwide, which affects acceptance standards, said Eric Solomon, assistant executive director for the American Associa tion of Dental Schools' application service and resource studies department. But Ken May, director of admis sions and student affairs for UNC's School of Dentistry, said although out-of-state applications have decreased slightly, in-state applica tions have increased by about 8 percent to 10 percent since 1985. From 1978 to 1980, May said, the number of applicants dropped sharply. It continued to dwindle until an increase two years ago, he said. Solomon said rising costs of dental school, competition from other fields, a decrease in the number of potential applicants and unsupportive, nega tive attitudes from many practicing dentists contribute to declining admissions. Recruitment efforts, UNC's national reputation and the school's comparatively low cost may account for the dental school's larger appli cant pool, May said. In response to the national decline in applicants, the American Associ ation of Dental Schools and the American Dental Association have initiated Project Select, a recruitment program aimed at increasing aware ness of dentistry among high school and college students, May said. Solomon said the national appli cation decrease has led schools to accept students with lower grades and dental admissions test scores than in previous years. But May said the quality of UNC's applicant pool has improved over the past couple of years. He said this year's applicants had better qualifi cations, than any group since 1954, except for applicants from 1974 to 1978. Between 1974 and 1978, appli cants were at an all-time high, he said. Despite the qualitative rise of applicants, the graduate failure rate on the state licensing examination has increased slightly in the last year, said Chris Lockwood, executive secretary of the N.C. Board of Dental Exa miners. But she said the general public should not become concerned about the quality of their dentists. She said the failure rate runs about 25 percent. Before 1982, it was about 10 or 12 percent, she said. Changes in the exam and what students are taught influence scores, she said. The failure rate among non-North Carolinians, students from other schools, and practicing dentists from other states is higher than among UNC graduates taking the exam, she said. tate law cracks down obDWI offenders By LAURIE DUNCAN Assistant State and National Editor As of Jan. 1 , about 55 percent more alcoholics and drug addicts will be getting treatment at the Orange-Person-Chatham Mental Health Center, said Lewis Carter, spokesman for the center. A new state law for DWI offenses will be implemented in 1988, he said. The law will require DWI offenders with a breathalyzer count of .15 or higher to spend an hour evaluating Peace Corps their addiction problems with a mental health professional. Under the previous law, the Safe Roads Act of 1983, a driver with a breathalyzer count of .20 or greater would be evaluated for substance abuse. Offenders pay $25 for the evalua tion and also must attend the Alcohol and Drug Education Traffic School, mandated by the Safe Roads Act. ADETS entails 10 hours of classes within 90 days after a person is arrested for driving while impaired, said Carter, who teaches the classes. Carter said the 1983 law treats DWI offenders as social drinkers. "Social drinkers are so embar rassed by getting a DWI that theyH never do it again," he said. "An addicted person does not follow that kind of logic." More than 70 percent of the people who attend ADETS classes are from page 1 the top-ranking applicants are actu ally invited to a specific program in a specific country. "The ideal Peace Corps volunteer should have a skill in a specific program that we need," he said. "They should have the motivation and commitment to serve to the. best of their ability. They should be flexible, adaptable and have a good sense of humor, and they should bring no preconceptions to the program." After the application process, training begins. All applicants meet in one place where they undergo a week-long evaluation. Then appli cants go to their assigned countries for three months of technical, lan guage and cross-cultural training. After this final step, the applicant is sworn in as a Peace Corps volunteer. Then, Titus said, the adventure begins. "The Peace Corps is like a mirror," he said. "If you come to it with the right mindset, when you look into the mirror it will never lie to you. It will show you your limitations, but it will also show you how to transcend them." O O O It's your child's time...his moment of truth. i r f Is Your Child...A little shy to assert himself? Picked last to play on a team? Not interested in outdoor games?. Being picked on? Need association with others? Confidence Co-ordination . Strength . Self Defense m FrtonHctiltv - Karate International Offering Classes For Children, Adults, And Families alcohol and drug addicts, but only 22 percent are evaluated by a mental health professional, he said. "You cannot educate the addict (with ADETS classes) until you get them off what they're addicted to," Carter said. But not everyone agrees that most DWI offenders have substance-abuse problems. "That's a myth that has taken root recently," said John Lacey, manager of the Alcohol Studies program at UNC's Highway Safety Research Center. He attributed the notion to increased media attention to the drinking-and-driving issue, and to high DWI arrest rates in North Carolina, which indicate the effective ness of the state's enforcement program. ' But drug and alcohol addiction is apparent at the ADETS classes, Carter said. Of about 20 addicted people who attend the classes each month, only one person is convinced to seek psychological treatment, he said. "Many alcoholics just sweep it under the rug and keep on going," he said. "I'm glad they changed the law. It will be much more effective at helping people." Defense secretary Weinberger may announce resignation From Associated Prtss reports WASHINGTON Defense secretary Caspar Weinberger had no comment Monday on broad cast reports that he would resign soon and be replaced by National Security Adviser Frank Carlucci. NBC Nightly News, quoting top administration and congressional sources, said Weinberger was expected to announce, possibly this week, that he is resigning for personal reasons. Weinberger's wife, Jane, is known to be seriously ill, the network said. ABC News, quoting unidenti fied White House officials, said the White House did not dispute the broadcast report. CBS News reported that Car lucci's assistant, Lt. Gen. Colin Powell, was expected to succeed Carlucci in the White House post. CBS said Carlucci emerged as a leading candidate for the defense secretary post over former Sen. John Tower, R-Texas. Asked at a NATO planning meeting in Monterey, Calif., about the broadcast reports, Weinberger replied, "No comment." Weinberger has denied recent news reports that he planned to resign. Gorbachev defends reforms MOSCOW Mikhail Gorba chev accused his Kremlin critics Monday of being either too timid or too impatient about the pace of reform, and advised "revolu tionary self-restraint" in the drive to modernize the Soviet Union. The Soviet leader said Josef Stalin committed "enormous and unforgivable" crimes and announced resumption of a cam paign to rehabilitate the dictator's victims. He also praised the com munist state's second leader, however, for collectivizing agricul ture and industrializing the country. Gorbachev's nationally tele vised speech, which lasted 2 hours and 41 minutes, was part of the News in Brief 70th anniversary observance of the 1917 revolution that brought the communists to power. It was his first address since the disclosure last week of a top-level fight over the pace of "peres troika," Gorbachev's program aimed at improving the quality of life by streamlining bureaucracy, encouraging individual initiative and boosting production of con sumer goods. In a mention of his visit to Washington next month for his third summit with President Rea gan, Gorbachev pledged to seek a "palpable breakthrough" leading to reductions in long-range nuclear weapons and a ban on weapons in space. Senate to investigate Ginsburg WASHINGTON President Reagan stood by his Supreme Court nominee Monday as Senate Democrats said they would inves tigate Douglas Ginsburg's having held stock in a cable TV company while supervising a government effort to win First Amendment protection for cable televison operators. Meanwhile, conservative groups said they were not con cerned about reports that Gins burg's wife, Dr. Hallee Morgan, performed two abortions and assisted in a third as a medical resident in Boston in 1979-80. One conservative spokesman said she should be commended for making a personal decision to stop par ticipating in such procedures. Members of the Senate Judi ciary Committee, which will con duct hearings on Ginsburg's nom ination, cautioned senators not to jump to conclusions about a possible conflict of interest in the cable television matter. But they also made clear they believe the issue should be investigated. ma 3JME33 AST Kill ! r DRESS FOR SUCCESS. i he UNC-CHAPEL HILL STUDENTS If you're enrolled in the second year of a college program leading to an associate or baccalaureate degree from an accredited collegeuniversity, you could be earning more than $1,000 a month during your junior and senior years of college for a total of $24,000 by graduation. You must be at least 18 but not more than 25 years old, be a US Citizen and have a 3.0 GPA. To see if you qualify for the Bac calaureate Degree Commissioning Program (BDCP). Call: 1-800-662-72317419 or outside North Carolina I -800-528-871 3 NAVY OFFICER. LEAD THE ADVENTURE. Be among the first to see the 1987-88 basketball Tar Heels, including the debut of Carolina's new freshmen! Student tickets are now available for the Blue-White basketball games. The first game will be played in the Smith Center immediately following the Carolina-Clemson football game on November 7. The halftime will only be five minutes so you can get out in time for your Saturday night plans. The second Blue-White game will be played at 7:30 PM on Saturday evening, November 14 in Carmichael Auditorium (Nostagia Night in Carmichael). HOW TO GET YOUR TICKETS: Present your student ID and athletic pass at the Smith Center Box office between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Students may also purchase guest tickets for $5.00 in addition to their complimentary student ticket. BLOCK SEATING AVAILABLE Student groups of 50 or more are welcome to send a representative to the Ticket Office with the groups athletic passes for block seating. n p ATTENTION SENIORS, JUNIORS, AND SOPHOMORES, ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1987 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites you to attend The First Annual Graduate School Recruitment Fair Recruiters from all 55 Graduate and Professional Schools will be there including: Medical School Law School Dental School School of Public Health Business School Computer Science Department of Biochemistry Department of Dramatic Arts Dept. of Epidemiology Dept. of Biostatistics and MANY, MANY, MANY OTHERS!!! Come and Speak with Recruiters on Thursday, Nov. 5, 1987 from 10:00 AM until! 4:00 PM in the Great Hall, located in the Student Union. , - ' Sponsored by: : --- The ABGPS, The Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Research and Dean of Graduate School r, t
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