He always enjoyed spending time with his family at their hobby farm where he enjoyed hunting, fishing and mushroom hunting. Gish Brookston was a longtime member of the American Legion Post No. He was also recently presented with the 75 Year Membership Award from Mount Zion Masonic Lodge No. Gish, also an avid collector of Indian artifacts, was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Indiana Archaeological Society for his contribution to the advancement of amateur archaeology and recently presented with the Award of Excellence by Indiana Archaeology in Camden, India went. His creativity and ingenuity extended into his spare time outside the dental field and several projects on his farm, which earned him the Resource Conservation Award and the Outstanding Achievement in Soil and Water Conservation Award.ĭr. Knutson Distinguished Service Award and the Sagamore of the Wabash Award from former Indiana Governor Robert Orr. Hine Award, in recognition of distinguished contributions to the public and the dental profession through a commitment to excellence in dental research in Indiana and nationally In Dental Public Health, John W. His many awards include The Tony and Mary Hulman Health Award for achievements in preventive medicine given by the Indiana Public Health Foundation Indiana Dental Association Maynard K. Gish was also president of the American Association of Public Health Dentists (now the American Association of Public Health Dentistry) and received his Distinguished Service Award. He was president of the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors and received its Outstanding Achievement Award.
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Gish was widely published in local, state and national professional journals. He also directed a mobile dental clinic, which traveled across the state to provide examination and treatment for school children. At one time, they had more schools that were fluoridated than any other state in the country. In addition, for rural communities where community water fluoridation was not possible, they implemented a number of school-water fluoridation units. Under his instructions, Indiana became famous for its strong fluoride programs, and by the mid-1980s 93 percent of all Indiana residents used fluoridated water on the public water supply. Gish was a strong proponent of fluoridating the community water supply in Indiana.
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He co-chaired the Department of Community Dentistry from 1969 to 1986 and was a full professor from 1977 to 1987.ĭr. He also served on the faculty of the Indiana University School of Dentistry for thirty years, beginning in 1954. Gish was Indiana’s State Dental Director for 23 years. He and a colleague later developed this product into a self-applied fluoride regimen, commonly known as a “brush in,” in the late 1960s and early 1970s.īeginning in 1962, Dr. Preventive prophylaxis paste that was being used by dentists for years. His clinical research earned him much acclaim due to his involvement in the early CREST studies, in which he was instrumental in research and development. He was a regional dental consultant for Area IX of the US Public Health Service from 1952 to 1954. Gish was a retired dentist from Brookston, Ind., known for his work in public health practice, education, and clinical dental research. He also served two years of active duty with the US Armed Forces (Korean War) from May 1952 – 1954.ĭr. He was drafted into the US Navy in February 1943 and served three years of active duty during World War II.
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