Samuel E. Guyer
Samuel E. Guyer joined faculty of the Washington University School of Dentistry as an instructor of Fixed Prosthodontics after his graduation in 1952. He rose to become chairman and professor of the Department in 1960. He served as Clinic Director from 1960 to 1969 and secretary of the faculty from 1978 to 1983. In 1977 Guyer became chairman of the Department of Restorative Dentistry, which incorporated the former departments of Dental Anatomy, Dental Materials, Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics and Occlusion. In 1985 he was named professor of Restorative Dentistry and in 1987 professor emeritus of Restorative Dentistry.
In 1961 Guyer became a fellow in the American College of Dentists and in 1963 a diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics. Dr. Guyer served as president of the American Board of Prosthodontics in 1971, the Federation of Prosthodontic Organizations in 1976, and the American Academy of Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics (now the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics) in 1978. Between 1964 and 1989 Guyer served in various consultant roles to the U. S. Army, the U. S. Air Force, the Veterans Administration, and the ADA Council on Dental Education.
In 1993 the Washington University School of Dental Medicine Alumni awarded Guyer its Distinguished Alumni Award. In 1996 Guyer was honored by the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics with its George H. Moulton Achievement Award in recognition of his five decades of service as an educator, author, administrator, researcher and clinician in fixed prosthodontics.