October 27, 1994: Vol26n8: Obituaries: Bernard Wakefield, oral surgeon

Services have been held for Bernard G. Wakefield, 94, a Buffalo oral
surgeon who was a professor of oral surgery at the UB dental school
for 30 years and a former chairman of the Oral Surgery Department.
Wakefield died Oct. 4 in Blake Hospital, Bradenton, Fla., after a
short illness.
	 He also served for many years as chief of dentistry at The
Buffalo General Hospital, and as a consultant for other hospitals.
	A former member of the UB Council and the recipient of a
Distinguished Alumni Award from the UB Alumni Association in 1972,
Wakefield was honored in 1993, when the Oral Surgery Clinic at UB was
dedicated in his name. He received many other awards during his
career.
	He was a past president of the Eighth District Dental Society,
past chairman of the New York State Board of Oral Surgery; a founding
member of the American Board of Oral Surgery and a former member of
the Hospital Dental Service Council of the American Dental
Association. 
	Wakefield attended Cornell University and graduated from the
UB dental school in 1924.
	Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Baxter of Bradenton; a
son, Dr. Bernard D. of Niagara Falls; seven grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren.