Special Editorial - Omar Gabriel

Jorge FABER

In August, when professor Omar Gabriel da Silva Filho was hospitalized, I stopped to ponder on the contributions of this great orthodontist, whom I knew not well, although paradoxically, always felt I knew a lot. The first thing that sprung to my mind was the gorgeously compelling speech delivered by writer José Saramago on being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998. It was titled "How Characters Became the Masters and the Author Their Apprentice." In it he portrays with subtle poignancy how much a master can learn. A much praised, albeit seldom practiced virtue. And a hallmark of Prof. Omar's life. [...]

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