Sunday, 14 June 2020

Great Visionary and Remarkable Seventh Day Pastor Mr.A. Dason, B.A, and his Worthy Son Former Assistant Professor at the School of Dentistry of Loma Linda University in U.S .A , Current Adjunct Associate Professor at Sathyabama University {Dental College] Chennai, Rtd Lt Colonel [U.S Army Reserve, Dental Corps ---Medical Corps ],Respiratory Therapist, Evangelist, Biology Instructor, Licensed Doctor of Dental Surgery Dr. Sam Daniel Dason, B.L.A, M.A, D.D.S,{U.S ]. Part Final .

Dr. Sam Daniel Dason's Marriage and Wife  : Mr.Joseph Deacon's grandson  and Dr Sam Daniel Dason's maternal uncle Mr G.Chellappa married Ms Jessie Muthammal, M.Sc {Nursing] and she later became the Vice Principal of a Government Nursing College in Karnataka  Among the girls Dr. Sam Daniel Dason had seen, he was  attracted towards his maternal uncle Mr G. Chellappa's daughter  Ms Greeta Pauline Chellappa and  as  there was  a strong mutual attraction  they had been loving each other for ten years   and finally Dr. Sam Daniel Dason  married Ms. Greeta Pauline Chellappa , in 1984.and the wedding was conducted in Madurai.  Even before her wedding  Mrs Greeta Pauline Chellappa Dason had completed her B.S {nursing] successfully  at the S.N.D.T University, Bombay[ Mumbai] .. As she got a Nursing job in Saudi Arabia ,she  went and worked as a Nurse in a Hospital at AlKhobar, Saudi Arabia for a few years  before proceeding to US to join her husband Dr. Sam Daniel in 1986.





 Dr. Sam Daniel Dason, B.L.A. M.A. D.D.S,[U.S]
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Dr.Sam Daniel Dason  worked as a Biology Teacher:  After his marriage Dr.Sam Daniel Dason started to work  as a Biology and Bible teacher at  Ottapalam SDA School in 1985, but  he had a burning ambition to go to US and do Higher Studies in the United States of America. and so he was doing all necessary efforts to get a Student Visa  to do Higher Studies in US



                  
     Dr, Sam Daniel Dason &Ms Greeta Pauline Dason

         
\ Dr Sam Daniel Dason and his wife Greeta are flanked by their sons.

Dr. Sam Daniel Dason Moved to US in 1985 and Faced the Challenges Boldly  :  At last due his relentless efforts he got his Student Visa  and he resigned his teaching job and landed in USA on the 15th August , 1985. with very little money in his pocket but with great faith in God.. Then immediately he joined the School of Allied Health , Loma Linda University and studied Respiratory Therapy Course{ 19th October 1985 to 19th September 1986.] and passed .His wife Ms Greeta Dason  arrived  in USA , from Saudi Arabia in 1986, . They started their conjugal life again after a short physical parting, she became pregnant . They were in need of some more money to meet the family expenses, Mr Sam Daniel Dason got a job for $ 8. 25 an hour in a far away hospital an hour  drive from the apartment they lived . . His intelligent wife Ms Greeta Dason wrote the US [C.A] Nursing Board Examination  while she was pregnant . Mr Dason and his wife Ms Greeta Dason did not even  have enough money for Ms.Greeta's prenatal care. Such was the situation in which they lived .  Ms Greeta Dason passed the Board Examination and found a job at Loma Linda  Community Hospital . This hospital sponsored for Ms Greeta Dason's Work Permit. and eventually Green Card. Some  Challenges and blocks were placed on their way but Dr Sam Daniel Dason and his wife Ms.Greeta Dason,  both of them stood boldly together and surmounted the problems with the help of God


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                      Lt.Colonel.Dr. Sam Daniel Dason, M.A, D.D.S [U.S].


Dr, Sam Daniel Dason & Ms Greeta Dason Couple Got the US Green Card  ;  Years were moving fast, Dr. Sam Daniel Dason couple applied for their Green Cards . In the mean time they purchased their first Home in Redlands in California . They got  the good news about their Green Cards and and so to get  their Green Cards  they came to India  and received their green Cards in February 1989. and returned to US with  hopes, joy and dreams

Dr Sam Daniel Dason nnd Ms Greeta Dason Couple's Children  ;   Dr Sam Daniel Dason and Ms Greeta Pauline Dason couple gave birth to two sons namely ;- [1]  Mr.Dr. Ash Dason , D.D.S and he is married to Ms Deejay [Deejay's dad is a Pakisthani and mother Filipino]  and  blessed  with  a male child.by name Ezra Benjamin Dason, [2] Mr Cyril , B.S,[ Patient Information Management]  and he works for US Federal Government , he is married to Ms Dr. Rachel, D.D.S [Vietnamese ] and  Ms Rachel Cyril  is a Dentist and she works as a Dental Anesthesiologist , at Loma Linda Dental School, U.S.

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Dr. Sam Daniel Dason and his Wife Greeta, are with their Sons, daughters in law &grandson.

Dr. Sam Daniel Dason Got Admission for  DDS  Study at the Loma Linda University, U.S   : Dr Sam Daniel Dason is a studious and industrious student and his thirst for knowledge is laudable . He is a consuming learner  and reader. He qualified for the following Posts;- [1] Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner , State of California 1986,[2]Registered Respiratory Therapist  National Board of Respiratory  Care 1988 .Actually Dr Sam Daniel Dason landed in US with the dream of becoming a Medical Doctor but. as a realist  he understood the situation  and compromised to do Doctor of Dental Surgery course  and so  with his Transcript from Spicer Memorial College Pune, and with his first class  M.A degree certificate he walked into Dental School  of Loma Linda university and met Dr Crowford the then  Dean of Admission  Dr Crowford's uncle worked as an SDA Missionary in India and so he was more interested in knowing Mission work in India . Dr Sam told about his grandpa Mr Y. Asirvatham and his dad Pastor A. Dason, B.A,  the Dean was well impressed but told Sam Daniel to study  Organic Chemistry subject to apply  for DDS  admission.  Dr Sam Daniel completed the  one year course  in Organic Chemistry in three months and got all A grade. and came and met Dr Crowford and he said to Sam sit for the Dental Admission test and apply for admission in the School of  Dentistry, Loma Linda University.   Dr Sam went home and forgot this, as he had an infant son and  a house and a full time job . But luck knocked his door  again  in September 1989,   Dr Crowford  called Mr. Sam Daniel  Dason and told Mr.Sam Daniel that there was an opening for DDS course this year and asked Mr Sam Daniel Dason to write the Dental Admission Test and  encouraged  and  promised to arrange for the Student loan  So Sam Daniel did the Dental Admission test  and subsequently with the moral support of Dr Crowford and by the blessing of God Dr Sam Daniel got admission in the School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University for CA,,D.D.S course and since then there was no turning back, Mr Sam Daniel Dason studied the Course[1989-1993] with dedication and passed his DDS examination in  1993. Mr. Sam Daniel Dason became Dr. Sam Daniel Dason.
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Dr Sam Daniel Dason's Profesional career    ;- Dr. Sam Daniel Dason has a colorful professional career . He has worked as Biology Teacher in  High School and lower level schools in India.  In U.S, he started his professional career as a Licensed Respiratory Therapist at Hemet Valley Hospital , Hemet  He cared for Patients with acute respiratory failure[July  1986--December 1987].   After the successful completion of his D.D.S degree  he worked as Assistant Professor at the School of Dentistry , Loma Linda University from January 2008 till his retirement in May 2017. Dr Sam Daniel Dason  served  in the US Army Reserve Dental Corps since 2008 and retired in 2017 in the rank of Lt Colonel  with Honorable Discharge.  He had been doing private practice in the Colton  Dental Group [2004 --2017 ], in the San Bernardino Dental Group [ 2001 to 2017 ]and  in the Desert Dental Service [ December 1998 to July 2017] and so on. He is a devoted and efficacious Dentist  he attained Advanced Senior Status at LLU School of Dentistry on the basis of high quality care. and also he has got many professional certificates. Currently he serves as Adjunct Professor at Sathyabama University, Dental College, Chennai since Oct 2019.

His professional Memberships   : Dr Sam Daniel Dason  is a member of  the following Professional Bodies namely ;- [1]California Dental Association, [2]American Dental Association, [3]American Academy of General Dentistry and [4] International Association for Orthodontics since 1998.

Conclusion : William Shakespeare said that some are born great and some achieve greatness  Dr Sam Danieal Dason belongs to the second category .He is a staunch SDA christian and a great Evangelist during Summers in 1982 and 1984 he went to Sweden and conducted gospel meetings and also delivered health lectures and consoled one person during Home Visitation  In California also he teaches Bible to the Young people . He is an efficacious teacher and eloquent speaker, last year  he was invited as a Speaker to talk on the subject Peridontics at the PERIO- PARADIGMS National Conference held on the 17th &18th October ,2019 at the Sathyabama University, Chennai on the topic, "Changing  Trends & Innovation in Periodontics" .  He is very smart , intelligent and he is a resource person on his subject. he has great love for his native village and family members . He always thanks God for his enviable travel from a tiny village located in the Southern most district  of India into the classrooms of School of Dentistry of Loma Linda University,US, as a Student and later as an Assistant Professor and Adjunct Associate Professor.and also as a Lt Colonel in US Army. . He loved his Parents so much and so he made his parents as US Citizens.. Now he happily lives with his blessed family in California  and his wife Ms Greeta Dason works as Nurse Instructor for the state of California at Patton State Hospital, California.. Dr Sam Daniel Dason  never forgets to think about  his father's village Vellachivilai and his mother's village Dennispuram. and the surrounding places and the people who live around.   He has become a living example  and a guiding milestone to many  to  come up in life by consistent hard work. I end this Article with one simple sentence " We are proud of Dr Sam Daniel Dason,and we thank  God for him" .
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By P. Babu Manoharan, M.A,.[ All rights are reserved. This Article will be enlarged, modified, or corrected later if needed ].  .   .






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