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0 6 Why Don't We Sing This Song All Together 07 Letter to the Editor
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Feature Story OkMOM 2017: Woodward
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ASSOCIATION 04 Calendar of Events 0 5 Welcome New ODA Members 08 ODA Rewards Partners 09 Featured ODA Rewards Partners 10 Letter from the ODA President 11 ADA Updates 1 2 Get To Know Your Incoming ODA President
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1 4 ODA 2017 Nominations 1 5 ODA Bylaws Amendments
Member Spotlight: Dr. Bryan Chrz
1 6 ODA Council Briefs 1 8 ODA Marketing Coach 2 1 D-DENT Promotes Oral Cancer Awareness 2 3 2017 ODA Annual Meeting Registration Form
THE OKLAHOMA DENTAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL (ISSN 0164-9442) is the official publication of the Oklahoma Dental Association and is published bimonthly by the Oklahoma Dental Association, 317 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, Phone: (405) 848-8873; (800) 876-8890. Fax: (405) 848-8875. Email: information@ okda.org. Annual subscription rate of $39 for ODA members is included in their annual membership dues.
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Cover Photo: Dr. Trent Yadon, Chair of the 2017 OkMOM and Dr. Scott Hubbard, Volunteer Hospitality Lead at OkMOM in Woodward.
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to OKLAHOMA DENTAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL, 317 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104.
Reprints: of the Journal are available by contacting the ODA at (405) 848-8873, (800) 876-8890, information@okda.org. Opinions and statements expressed in the OKLAHOMA DENTAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL are those of the author and are not necessarily those of the Oklahoma Dental Association. Neither the Editors nor the Oklahoma Dental Association are in any way responsible for the articles or views published in the OKLAHOMA DENTAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. Copyright © 2017 Oklahoma Dental Association.
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LEGISLATIVE LOOP 2 8 Trump Administration Places Freeze on Pending Regulations 2 8 Environmental Group Sues EPA Over Suspension of Amalgam Separator Rule 2 9 ADA Presents Dental Wish List to Lawmakers
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SPOTLIGHT 31 ODA Member: Dr. Bryan Chrz 32 The Story of the Tooth Fairy 33 Dr. Larson Keso Honored with ACD Award
FEATURES 34 We Need More Access to Dental Care
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ODA JOURNAL STAFF EDITOR Randy White, DDS, editor@okda.org ASSOCIATE EDITOR Frank J. Miranda, DDS EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS M. Edmund Braly, DDS Somer Heim, DDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR F. Lynn Means DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & EDUCATION Tina Evans MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER Madison Huffines OFFICERS 2016-2017 PRESIDENT M. Edmund Braly, DDS president@okda.org PRESIDENT-ELECT Juan Lopez, DDS presidentelect@okda.org VICE PRESIDENT Shannon Griffin, DMD vicepresident@okda.org SECRETARY/TREASURER Daniel Wilguess, DDS treasurer@okda.org SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE Doug Auld, DDS speaker@okda.org IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Lindsay Smith, DDS pastpresident@okda.org
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Visit ODA’s online calendar at OKDA.ORG to view more meetings and events. March 7 Tulsa County Awards Banquet & Installation of Officers 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Tiamo March 17-18 Eastern District Meeting & CE Hot Springs, Arkansas March 24 ODA Journal Editorial Board 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ODA ODA Mentor/Mentee Mixer 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. ODA March 31 ODF Board of Trustees 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ODA
April 14 DENPAC CE & Golf Tournament 9:00 a.m. Karsten Creek Golf Course, Stillwater, OK More information on page 29 APRIL 19 36th Annual OUCOD Scientific Day Embassy Suites Norman, OK APRIL 27 ODA Board of Trustees 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. DoubleTree Hotel, Tulsa ODA House of Delegates 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. DoubleTree Hotel, Tulsa APRIL 28-29 ODA Annual Meeting Cox Business Center, Tulsa
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR F. Lynn Means DIRECTOR OF GOVERNANCE & FINANCE Shelly Frantz DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & EDUCATION Tina Evans DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP Kylie Ethridge OPERATIONS MANAGER Britney Morris SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER Tori Dennis MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER Madison Huffines
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ODA Strategic Planning Session Friday, June 2 Twin Hills Country Club, Oklahoma City The ODA will conduct a Strategic Planning Session to develop a new Strategic Plan for our Association for the next three years (2018-2021). This is a vitally important session for the ODA as we work together that day to begin the process of charting our course of action. ALL ODA MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND!
ODA Members in the News Did you see the February issue of MetroFamily Magazine? Three ODA members contributed to an article on National Children's Dental Health Month. Thank you to Dr. Dirk Eckroat, Dr. Thai-An Doan and Dr. Heath Whitfield for contributing to the article. You can find the article by visiting the Members in News page at okda.org. Please share this article on your social media accounts and help educate more Oklahomans.
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ODA EDITORIAL
Why Don't We Sing This Song All Together? (Jagger/Richards)
To deal with the most important matter raised in my last editorial, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series. I considered using a line from “Go Cubs, Go”, but I’m sure there are Cleveland fans out there. I simply wish to note that I may now die a happy man. Returning to that last editorial, I laid out an argument for membership in organized dentistry. My task in this editorial is to convince you, Dear Reader, that attending the 2017 ODA Annual Meeting is a valuable way to spend a weekend in Tulsa, specifically April 27-29. If you have ever had instruction in basic logic, you’re aware that one way to prove a theory is to disprove its contrary assertion. The contrary proposition here is that you need not attend the Annual Session. Let’s list some reasons for staying home. 1. I will lose production and overhead costs when I close my office to attend. 2. So much continuing education is available online that I need never attend a course in person again. 3. Shopping for equipment and supplies is easier and just as inexpensive online. 4. If the weather is nice, I can go fishing or whip my yard into shape. If the weather is not nice, I can huddle up in a storm shelter with a bunch of dental people.
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5. I’ll have to sleep in a strange bed in a strange place. I can list more reasons, but five is a nice number, so I’ll stop here. Let’s consider these five reasons: I will lose production and overhead costs when I close my office to attend. This is fact. You can’t see patients if you are not in the office. Thus, I must persuade you that you will gain value that matches or exceeds your lost income. Consider this year’s roster of speakers. The Opening Session speaker (and course presenter), Dr. Gordon Christensen, is world-famous for researching dental materials and techniques. You may learn about a dental material superior to what you now use, a technique for using said material which improves your efficiency, and how to use your assistant to speed the procedure using this material. You may gain the ability to serve your patients more efficiently, requiring less of their time while increasing your daily production. Ms. Patti DiGangi, RDH, is presenting two courses. One is designed to make your recordkeeping simpler, using terminology which is more likely to speed the processing of dental insurance claims. She will also be speaking about dentistry in the digital world, and the potential for using teledentistry in public and private settings, increasing your potential patient pool. In addition, she will talk about evidence-
based best practices. More patients, faster claim processing, less worry about malpractice -- time productively spent. (Remember, my goal is to match or exceed your potential loss.) Dr. Barry Goldenberg will present a course on full-arch reconstruction using implants. If you perform such reconstructions, you may learn a new technique or clarify what you now do in discussion with Dr. Goldenberg. If not, you may consider further education in reconstruction, with an eye to incorporating it into your practice. You no doubt have had to deal with the new requirements for prescribing controlled substances. Dr. Patrick Sammons will provide some strategies for identifying patients with substance abuse problems, and suggest methods for dealing with such patients safely. Our own Dr. Robert Lamb will present a Lunch and Learn course on ethics. Here’s an easy way to address the requirement that you complete an ethics course in each CE reporting cycle. So much CE is available online that I need never attend a course in person again. It is true that there are many CE courses available online. But think back to dental school where you may have learned something through a textbook or PowerPoint presentation. You must admit that it was no substitute for having
someone of whom you could ask questions or with whom you could discuss an issue. There will never be a substitute for being there. This is even more important when CE involves technique. Shopping for equipment and supplies is easier and just as inexpensive online. How often have you ordered something only to find that when it arrives it does not look, feel or perform as you expected? The ability to evaluate supplies or equipment in person cannot be overrated. Consider, also, that income from exhibitors helps the ODA meet its own expenses which, in turn, helps keep your ODA annual membership dues from increasing. If the weather is nice, I can go fishing or whip my yard into shape. If the weather is not nice, I can huddle up in a storm shelter with a bunch of dental people. This is Oklahoma. I have no counter argument for this one. I’ll have to sleep in a strange bed in a strange place. In the world of Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and Twitter, we may feel that we
are in close contact with classmates and friends. Social media, however, have a hard time with sarcasm and irony. The chance to shake hands or share a hug is priceless. A joke’s punchline lands much better with an in-person audience. A friend’s smile means much more in real time than it does in a photograph. Being together still means something. If you don’t think so, remember your last Skype session. (Or consider that you don’t know what Skype means!) It is up to you, Dear Reader, to decide whether I have proved that you should attend the 2017 ODA Annual Meeting. I would contend that I have indeed offered valid arguments that your gain will easily equal or exceed your loss. Accordingly, I hope I will see you in Tulsa.
“Attending the 2017 ODA Annual Meeting is a valuable way to spend a weekend in Tulsa, specifically April 27-29.”
As always, I’d love to hear from you. Stay in touch!
Dr. Randy White, Editor Oklahoma Dental Association Journal
Letter to the Editor Oklahoma Mission of Mercy I cannot tell you how pleased I was with the OkMOM which was held in Woodward, February 3-4. The ODA members, supported by the Oklahoma Dental Foundation and the Delta Dental Oral Health Foundation provided over $1.3 million in care to approximately 1,300 patients in a two-day clinic. While we are very grateful to our corporate sponsors, our ODA member dentists, hygienists, dental assistants, and non-dental volunteers, OkMOM 2017 could not have happened without the
untiring work of the wonderful ODA staff. They were up before everyone else, first to arrive, and last to leave! The staff had been there two days before the first patient arrived, and stayed until the last trucks were loaded on Sunday. There was never anything but professionalism from them. To a person, they were always helpful, always smiling, and always gracefully making sure that OkMOM 2017 went off without a hitch! I am delighted to have been a part of OkMOM 2017, and especially to have watched the ODA staff tirelessly
(or seemingly so!) give so much of themselves to the patients who needed their help! Congratulations to the brilliant ODA staff! Dr. M. Edmund Braly ODA President Editor's Note: More information about the 2017 Oklahoma Mission of Mercy can be found on pages 37-40.
The ODA Journal welcomes Letters to the Editor. Please address letters to editor@okda.org or 317 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104. The Editor reserves the right to revise or reject any letter submitted.
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FROM THE ODA PRESIDENT I’m writing my last message as ODA president on the occasion of a birthday. I’m turning 17…for the fourth time. It occurs to me that the ODA and I are moving in opposite directions. While it has many members my age, it’s likely it may never have a president my age again. Our ODA is becoming younger, as are its leaders…and that is excellent news. Nationally, the number of Baby Boomers in leadership positions has dropped to levels much lower than even just ten years ago. Demographics are changing quickly. Fully half of the dentists in Oklahoma this year are of an age to be considering retirement. To be sure, our profession allows one to be productive well beyond the classic “retirement age.” However, dentistry also allows one the ability, with proper planning, to retire earlier. The ODA has been blessed this year with very active participation from younger and more diverse leadership. Out of modesty, some have asked to not be singled out, so I will honor their wishes. But I can say that our New Dentist program and the level of dental student involvement have been outstanding. The dental student mentoring program has had increased interest and participation. We’ve seen a newly-minted OU graduate give a polished address at the Opening Session of the ADA Annual Session this year and we have an outstanding class of young dentists in our 2016-2017 leadership class. The ODA has placed young dentists in positions of leadership on state government committees, both with the Health Department and with the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry. We’ve also pushed for diversity in our leadership positions. The ODA has been blessed with multiple national leaders in women’s dental organizations as well as in the ADA. The ODA has been successful with the first rewrite of large portions of the Dental Practice Act since WWII. This was accomplished with input from many interested parties through statewide town hall meetings. We also have one of the closest relationships with our dental
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Dr. Braly, with Dr. Trent Yadon, Captain SuperTooth, John Gladden and the first patient treated at OkMOM, Richard K. from Woodward, Okla.
school of any state dental association in the country, and we thank Dean Cohlmia for his leadership in that regard. We take great pride in the fact that the Oklahoma ASDA group has been successful in producing nationally elected leaders, and we congratulate and encourage them in those efforts! We recognize that we cannot rest on past successes. The Legislature is in session again, and although we had successfully defeated the insurance companies’ ability to control fees on non-covered procedures, that issue has arisen again this session. It is vital that we represent our points of view to our legislators, and participate in the ODA’s Dentist Day at the Capitol. We have more work to do on reducing the adversarial nature of governmental office audits, and we are hoping that the recent sea change in national politics will make that more likely. As respected healthcare providers, we must cultivate leadership efforts in reducing the problems of prescription drug abuse and diversion in our state. It is clear that we can be an important part of that reduction.
We continue to look for ways to increase access to care for our fellow citizens. We’re delighted that our OkMOM efforts this year provided $1.3 million in free care to those who came to Woodward, some of whom drove more than six to nine hours to seek treatment! We continue to seek partnerships with Oklahoma hospitals to divert those seeking emergency dental care from the emergency rooms, where no such care exists, to designated offices and clinics where it can be provided. We recognize that the dental team is a family and we’re all in this together. Our state meeting has been designed to add more information for dental assistants and hygienists, to make sure they get what they want/need out of the meeting. We look forward to a wealth of the latest in dental information from a group of nationally recognized speakers led by Dr. Gordon Christensen. We are also exploring ways to bring the dental hygienists into membership status in the ODA, and are investigating how other states have accomplished this. Our efforts at increasing CE opportunities continue;
we had an excellent CE program on dental implants in Santa Fe last June, and another ODA CE Getaway is planned for June 9-11 at the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant. I could not be more proud of the young men and women slated to lead the ODA in the next few years. As a group they more accurately reflect the composition of our evolving ODA. In these three young leaders we have diversity: urban, suburban, rural, female, Hispanic, private practice and academia. Most importantly, they are all excellent dentists, excellent leaders, and excellent people! Whatever successes the ODA enjoys are due to the wealth of knowledge and very hard work of our previous dedicated leaders and members that have served in state and national positions for the ODA and ADA. They’ve always been quick to say “yes” when asked for help or guidance. None of what we’ve accomplished this year would have
happened without their mentorship. I cannot thank them enough. I must also thank the ODA staff under the able direction of Ms. Lynn Means, our Executive Director. I’ve had hundreds of meetings with them, both in groups and individually, and have never witnessed anything but professionalism, exuberance, grace, excitement, energy, and a keen interest in the ODA’s ideals and goals. They’ve helped with new dental students, retiring dentists, legislators, national ODA leaders, underserved patients, and hundreds of members’ questions or requests for help. Lastly, to you, the ODA members who have served on committees or at OkMOM, who were fellow officers, who jumped into positions of leadership when asked, and especially to those leaders who preceded and mentored me, I extend a
Dr. Braly with OUCOD students during the ODA Mentor Meet & Greet party.
most heartfelt “thank you”. My debt of gratitude significantly exceeds my ability to express it. To those who are considering a position of leadership in the ODA, I highly recommend it. The rewards are immeasurable!! Again, my thanks to all,
Ed
America's Dental Meeting Registration Opens May 10 Registration for ADA 2017 – America's Dental Meeting in Atlanta will open May 10 at 9:00 a.m. (CST). At the annual meeting, attendees can discover new educational experiences and further their clinical skills with a variety of programming offered, including advanced hands-on cadaver workshops, the ADA Science Institute Stage and live-patient computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing courses.
New this year is a women in dentistry leadership series and a redesigned tech experience area where visitors will be able to advance their social media skills. Guests at the annual meeting will be able to stock up on supplies and equipment in the Exhibit Hall, where they can interact with hundreds of vendors and touch, feel and compare cutting-edge technology.
10 places to visit in 2017, Atlanta offers a great opportunity to combine the ADA annual meeting with a vacation. Visit the Georgia Aquarium, World of Coca-Cola museum, or take a tour at the CNN Studio just steps away from the Atlanta Convention Center.
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GET TO KNOW YOUR INCOMING ODA PRESIDENT
JUAN R. LOPEZ, DDS The best advice I received about practicing dentistry was very simple: 1. Always do the right thing. 2. Always try to do it right the first time.
My family relocated to Oklahoma City from San Antonio when my siblings and I were young, so I grew up in Oklahoma City with three brothers and one sister. Growing up, I was fortunate to have had a great, compassionate dentist. He was very good with kids and his office always made me feel comfortable. Thus, from the beginning, I’ve always had a positive impression of dentistry. As I got older and began to think about what to be when I grew up, being a doctor/dentist was always at the top of my list. By the eighth grade, I knew I wanted to be a dentist, and since those years in middle school, my mind has never wavered. I graduated from Saint Mary’s High School ('79) and received my B.S. degree in chemistry from UCO in Edmond. While in college, I met my wonderful wife, Karen.
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What are some lessons that you have learned?
This beautiful and smart lady from Lawton later said “yes”, and I was lucky to marry her in 1987. We recently celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary and I’ve always considered Karen my best friend.
1. Sometimes the most important life lessons are the ones we end up learning the hard way.
I attended dental school at OUCOD and graduated in the class of 1991. After graduation, we moved to Lawton and purchased the practice of Dr. Gary Gardner (ODA president ’76-’77). Dr. Gardner was a great mentor and an inspiration to me on how to be a great person and a caring dentist. I’ve been practicing general dentistry in Lawton for the past 25 years, and I am very proud of our community and the City of Lawton.
3. To make a difference in someone’s life, you don’t have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful or perfect. You just have to care.
Karen and I are the proud parents of two fine young men; Eric (23) and Matthew (21). Eric will start dental school this year (Class of 2021) at OUCOD and Matthew is a junior at OU with a Business major. As a family, we’ve enjoyed traveling, fun activities at the lake and snow skiing. Some of our great times have been on cruises in the Caribbean Islands and Mexico, and of course, skiing in New Mexico and Colorado is always great! My personal pasttime is to be on the golf course with my buddies as much as possible!
2. The past does not equal the future; you can always change the future by changing what you’re doing in the present.
4. THOUGHTS create actions, ACTIONS create habits, HABITS create our DESTINY. (important: THINK POSITIVE)
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OKLAHOMA DENTAL ASSOCIATION 2017 NOMINATIONS THE COUNCIL ON NOMINATIONS NOMINATES THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS FOR VICE PRESIDENT AND TO REPRESENT THE ADA DELEGATION. THESE NOMINEES WILL BE VOTED ON BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES ON APRIL 27, 2017. VICE PRESIDENT IS A ONE-YEAR TERM. ADA DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE DELEGATE ARE FOURYEAR TERMS.
VICE PRESIDENT Daniel J. Wilguess, DDS Oklahoma County
Dr. Daniel Wilguess earned his undergraduate degree at Oklahoma State University and his doctoral degree at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry. He has served two terms as Secretary/ Treasurer for the Oklahoma Dental Association and is the ODA Board of Trustees’ Oklahoma County Trustee. Dr. Wilguess is a Past President and former Membership Chair for the Oklahoma County Dental Society (OCDS) and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists. He has been honored as Oklahoma's Young Dentist of the Year, served on the OCDS Peer Review Committee, and twice co-chaired the ODA Annual Meeting Planning Committee. Additionally, he participates annually in ODA outreach initiatives such as Dentist Day at the Capitol. Dr. Wilguess volunteers his time in his community helping others through dentistry. He also is active in Oakdale Baptist Church. He and his wife, Shannon, have two children, Sydney and Daniel. He enjoys cooking, traveling, and golfing in his spare time. Dr. Wilguess maintains a dental practice in Edmond.
ADA DELEGATE Stephen K. Young, DDS Central District Dr. Stephen K. Young graduated from the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Dentistry in 1971 and received a Master of Science degree in Oral Pathology and Diagnosis from the University of Michigan in 1974. He joined the faculty of the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry in 1976 as an assistant professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. In 1995, he was appointed Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and in 1999, Dr. Young was named Dean. After serving for 15 years as Dean, he stepped down in 2014 and currently holds the title Dean Emeritus. Dr. Young has been chosen as Outstanding Classroom Instructor by seven different graduating dental classes. In 1999, the University of Oklahoma named him a David Ross Boyd Professor in recognition of his exemplary teaching. In 2011, his colleagues at the College of Dentistry awarded him the Lifetime Professorial Achievement Award for his contributions and outstanding performance for the betterment and welfare of the college. In 2016, in recognition of 40 years of exemplary service to the college, he received the Distinguished Service Award by the college’s Alumni Association. 14 journal | March/April 2017
Dr. Young is a Fellow of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. He has served as chair of the American Dental Association’s Council on Dental Education and Licensure and the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations. He is past chair of the ADA Ad Hoc Committee on Ethics and Integrity in Dental Education. He has also served as chair of the American Dental Education Association Commission on Change and Innovation in Dental Education and chair of the Subcommittee on Outcomes Assessment. In 2013-2014, he served as chair of the American Dental Education Association. Dr. Young is active in the Oklahoma Dental Association. In 2005 the ODA selected him as Dentist of the Year; and in 2015 he was the recipient of the James A. Saddoris Lifetime of Leadership Award. The University of Missouri at Kansas City Dental Alumni Association named him Alumnus of the Year in 2007.
ADA ALTERNATE DELEGATE Timothy Fagan, DDS, MS Northwest District Dr. Tim Fagan has been in private practice for 31 years specializing in Pediatric Dentistry in Enid, Oklahoma. He received his dental degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry in 1981 and completed his pediatric specialty training in 1984 at the University of Iowa. He is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the OUCOD and serves on the Admissions Committee. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the American College of Dentists, and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. Dr. Fagan is a member of the American Dental Association, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Southwestern Society of Pediatric Dentistry, Oklahoma Association of Pediatric Dentists, Oklahoma Dental Association, Northwest Oklahoma Dental Society, and is a Life Member of the J. Dean Robertson Society. For the past two years he has been the District 12 representative to the American Dental Association’s Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention and currently serves as the Council’s ViceChairman. He is chair of the Council’s Action for Dental Health Prime Subcommittee, and also the Community Dental Health Coordinator Transition Team Advisory Committee. He served as an Alternate Delegate to the ADA House of Delegates in 2012 and again from 2015-2016, and as a Delegate for 2013 and 2014.
Dr. Fagan is a past president of the Oklahoma Dental Association, the Southwestern Society of Pediatric Dentistry, the Oklahoma Association of Pediatric Dentists, and the Garfield County Dental Society. He served for eight years as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Northwest Oklahoma Dental Society. He has been a member of the Oklahoma Dental Association House of Delegates, served on the ODA’s Council on Communications, ODA Rewards Partners Program, ODA Special Task Force on Managed Care Issues, DENPAC Board of Directors, Governor’s Task Force on Children and Oral Health Implementation Focus Group, and was Chairman for the 2014 Oklahoma Mission of Mercy. For the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, he has served as Chair of the Council on Continuing Education, Chair of the Practice Administration Committee, Consultant to both the
Council on Education and the Scientific Program Committee, member of the Nominating Committee, and as the District V Trustee on the AAPD Board of Trustees. Dr. Fagan is a graduate of the inaugural class of the Leadership Institute of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation. He is an examiner and past member of the examination committee for the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. He is also a past Treasurer and eight-year member of the Board of the Delta Dental Plan of Oklahoma. In 2014, he received the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry’s Outstanding Achievement for Part-Time Faculty Award and in 2015 the Dental Alumnus of the Year Award. He has been married for 30 years to Pamela and they have 3 grown children and 3 grandchildren with another one on the way!
COUNCIL NOMINATIONS THE COUNCIL ON NOMINATIONS NOMINATES THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS FOR ODA COUNCIL SERVICE. THESE NOMINEES WILL BE VOTED ON BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES ON APRIL 27, 2017. COUNCIL TERMS ARE THREE YEARS. FOLLOWING THE NAME OF EACH NOMINEE IS AN ABBREVIATION. THE LETTER(S) INDICATE THE COMPONENT WHICH THE MEMBER REPRESENTS, THE FIRST NUMBER IS THE TERM OF OFFICE, AND THE SECOND NUMBER IS THE YEAR THAT TERM EXPIRES. ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS MAY BE PRESENTED FROM THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE. Budget and Finance Todd Bridges (SW-6-20) Bylaws and Rules Vann Greer (OC-5-20) Dental Care Jeff Pierce (NW-3-20)
Standing Committee on OHCA and DHS Floyd Simon (SW-3-20) James Wells (E-4-20) Dental Education and Public Information Danny Cannon (TC-2-20) Mathew Hookom (E-2-20) Jennifer Wilbourn (OC-1-20)
Governmental Affairs Susan Davis (NW-3-20) Brian Drew (C-4-20) Sam Owens (TC-2-20) Membership and Membership Services Chris Fagan (NW-2-20) Matt Heim (OC-3-20) Kendra Yandell (E-3-20)
BYLAWS
THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO THE ODA BYLAWS WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES ON APRIL 27, 2017.
ASDA Representation on the ODA House of Delegates Background: The Executive Committee recommended that the Council on Membership and Membership Services consider increasing ASDA representation on the ODA House of Delegates. The Council voted to increase ASDA representation to four voting members, to be determined by the members of ASDA. Resolved, to amend the Bylaws, Article VI, Section 1, Item D. by striking “one third year” and inserting “Four”. Be it further resolved, to insert “annually” after “elected”. D. One third year Four student delegates from the OU College of Dentistry with vote, elected annually by the American Student Dental Association members.
Alliance of the ODA Background: The ODA was notified in November of 2016 that the Alliance of the ODA is disbanding and, therefore, all references to the Alliance shall be editorially stricken from the bylaws and policy statements of the ODA. Resolved, to strike all references to the Alliance in the Bylaws and policy statements of the ODA. Article IV, Section 6, Item 8: Duties of the President Background: This resolution is intended to clarify the language. Resolved, to amend the Bylaws, Article IV, Section 6, Item 8 by striking “May” and inserting “To”. Be it further resolved, to insert “or approve” after “appoint”.
8. May To appoint or approve the Chairman of Councils and Committees. Article IX, Section 2: Council and Committee Composition Background: This resolution is intended to clarify the language. Resolved, to amend the Bylaws, Article IX, Section 2 by striking “may be” and inserting “are” after “Council Chairs” and inserting “or approved” after “appointed”. Council members are presented by the Council on Nominations and elected by the House of Delegates. Council Chairs may be are appointed or approved by the President and serve conterminously. The Chair of any council may create committees as needed.
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ODA COUNCIL MEETING BRIEFS ODA Council on Dental Care Dr. Brian Molloy, Chair
The Council on Dental Care met February 17 at the Oklahoma Dental Association building. The Council received updates on programs including the CDHC program and the Oklahoma State Department of Health’s Dental Loan Repayment Program and fluoride initiatives. We also heard reports on the Rural Dentistry Luncheon, ODA Mediation Review Program and the Oklahoma Mission of Mercy. We discussed the ongoing state budget crisis and the possibility of a Medicaid managed care program. Dr. Tim Fagan was appointed Chair of an ODA Medicaid Managed Care Best Practices Task Force to investigate the best practices in other states in regard to the administration and payment of dental providers in Medicaid dental programs. We also discussed partnering with the pediatricians and family physicians to publicize National Children’s Dental Health Month.
ODA Council on Dental Education and Public Information Dr. David Wong, Chair
The Council on Dental Education and Public Information (DE/PI) met on February 10 in Oklahoma City. Members discussed the need for scientific articles in the ODA Journal and ideas on how to procure them. We recommended developing author guidelines for members and non-members as a helpful tool with writing and submitting articles. We also discussed the ADA's website template option made available for state and local components in order to have a consistent brand throughout the Tripartite. We will research the capabilities with our current website capabilities and the ADA's new template before a final decision is made. We discussed other marketing options that support members on social media. Staff will develop a free social media toolkit that will provide ready-made posts and resources for members. Course details for the ODA CE Getaway, June 9-11 at the Choctaw Casino and Resort were finalized.
ODA Council on Governmental Affairs Dr. Matt Cohlmia, Chair
The Council on Governmental Affairs (GA) met on January 27 and February 10 in Oklahoma City. The Council set the ODA’s Legislative Agenda for this year. The ODA’s bill (BH 1580) will strengthen our existing non-covered services law to include maximums, frequency limitations and other loopholes the insurance companies have found in our law. If the insurance company isn’t going to pay us, then they shouldn’t be able to tell us what we can charge, regardless of the reason! We will also be working hard to stop the Governor’s proposed 4.5-cent sales tax on services including doctor visits. We already have enough barriers to care without the state placing additional financial burdens on our patients! We need to tell the Legislature to find the money they need somewhere else! Additionally, we will be supporting a few minor changes to the State Dental Act that will help the OUCOD recruit and retain faculty.
ODA Council on Membership and Membership Services Dr. Michael Auld, Chair
The Membership and Membership Services Council met on February 10 and discussed potential topics and speakers for the New Dentist After Hours programs in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, as well as speakers for the New Dentist Seminar scheduled for October 6, 2017. We approved a proposal to work with 3000 Insurance Group to create a webinar to assist dentists transitioning from dental service organizations to private practice. We also discussed adding a hygienist membership option to the Oklahoma Dental Association, pending further research. The Council also approved a Resolution to add three additional American Student Dental Association officers to the House of Delegates. The Resolution will be considered by the ODA House of Delegates in April.
Want more information? All ODA Council meeting minutes are posted online. Log in to the Members Only website at okda.org and click on Councils on the left hand side for the complete list of Councils.
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Duplicate Listings and Why They're Bad for Your Practice WHY YOU NEED TO CLEAN UP DUPLICATE LISTINGS Have you ever had a patient call in to ask where your practice is located because their GPS took them to an old business address, only to miss their appointment? When someone searches the Internet for a dentist in your town, is it difficult for your practice to show up on the map results? Answering yes to either of these questions could mean that you have duplicate business listings for your practice. Duplicate listings are multiple listings within the same online directory with inconsistent business information. People and search engines depend on this information to find you. A clean presence on local online directories is one of the most important, yet neglected, search engine optimization (SEO) components by dental and medical professionals seeking to improve rankings. In fact, Moz’s 2015 Local SEO Ranking Factor study found that collectively, local business directories account for 30 percent of ranking factors. Consistency of NAP (name, address and phone) information among online directories is the #2 ranking factor in Google’s map results in search engine results pages, referred to as the Snack Pack. This means your NAP information must be consistent across all online directories to have a chance at ranking favorably in local search results. You also must ensure that your practice appears in only ONE listing per directory. This is particularly important in Google Maps. Multiple listings for the same practice in a single directory leads to trouble with ranking well within Google’s Snack Pack. Because Google Maps accounts for nearly 15% of local search ranking factors, this article will concentrate on duplicates specific to this directory.
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COMMON GOOGLE DUPLICATE SCENARIOS AND HOW TO SOLVE THEM:
Click on “suggest an edit” then toggle to “yes” when asked if this “Place is permanently closed or doesn’t exist”:
Problem #1: Your practice changed locations but the old address is still showing. Solution: Claim your old business listing using phone verification and then change the address. The old phone number will have to be in service for this to work. If you have already claimed the listing with the old address, simply log in to your Google My Business dashboard and update the address (this may prompt re-verification). Problem #2: You found a listing for your practice and another one for each doctor at your practice.
Finally, select the “duplicate” option and submit the form:
Solution: Find all listings on Google maps and submit a report for each repeated listing that you find. Generally, they will be the listings that contain each doctor's name. After you find a listing on Google Maps, scroll down to find a “suggest an edit” button near the business hours:
If you do this while logged into your Google account, you will get an email confirming the report submission. Once you report each duplicate listing, claim the remaining listing (the one with your official practice name) by going through the phone verification process. Problem #3: You bought a practice from another dentist.
Solution: Do not set up a completely new listing for your new practice! Instead, find the Google listing under the name of the practice that you bought and claim it through the phone verification process. If the listing is verified under the old dentist, simply request an ownership transfer through Google’s form. The owner will get an email and will then be able to transfer ownership of the listing to you through an existing Google account. OTHER TOP DIRECTORIES TO CONSIDER FOR DUPLICATE CLEANUP: Following are some of the top directories for doctors, dentists and vets according to Moz Local Citations. You’ll need to identify which directories have duplicate listings and then report them according to each directory’s guidelines. Then, claim any listings that you did not report by registering with a business account in each directory. Each process will be different, but all may require phone verification
through the business phone number so make sure to be at the practice when you do this. • healthgrades.com • yellowpages.com • local.webmd.com • superpages.com • yelp.com • local.yahoo.com • angieslist.com • facebook.com
Visit the Google Small Business YouTube Channel to watch helpful videos verifying, editing or claiming your business.
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D-DENT 5K to Promote Oral Cancer Awareness I hope everyone is still keeping up with their New Year’s resolutions! Many people have resolved to get into shape. D-DENT (Dentists for the Disabled and Elderly in Need of Treatment) is here to help you! We are excited to host our third annual BELIEVE 5K Oral Cancer Awareness Run on April 1 at Mitch Park in Edmond, Okla. The Fun Run is scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM and the 5K will begin at 10:00 AM. An oral cancer screening tent will be located at the race site where volunteer dentists and hygienists will be conducting exams using Identafi oral cancer screening instruments. If you are a dentist or hygienist and would like to help with screenings please contact D-DENT at 405-424-8092 or d-dent@coxinet.net.
In other news, we are very proud to have been participants of OkMOM for the eighth year! D-DENT collaborates with many nonprofit and community events in support of oral care throughout Oklahoma. Lastly, D-DENT is excitedly preparing for its upcoming appreciation event in May 2017. We will honor all our volunteer dentists, hygienists and dental assistants. Shirley Harris, D-DENT executive director, said, “We could not help all the elderly, disabled and veterans statewide without our unselfish volunteers. In appreciation for all their hard work, we are hosting a Casino Night with fun and games for all.” More details on this event will be forthcoming.
Ruben Reyes is the Community Engagement Coordinator for D-DENT. You can reach him at d-dent@coxinet.net or 405-424-8092.
Can’t wait to see y’all there!
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2017 ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATION Your registration must be postmarked on or before March 15, 2017 to qualify for “early-bird” prices.
II. Registration Fees
Pre-registration closes at midnight April 12, 2017. Any registration not postmarked by April 10, 2017 should be held and completed on-site.
Please choose the category that best fits the registrant. If unsure of the proper category, please contact the ODA at 405-848-8873. Membership will be verified for each ODA registrant.
Register Online www.okda.org (You can register up to 10 people at a time)
Register by Mail Mail completed form with payment to: Oklahoma Dental Association 317 NE 13th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73104 ONLY ONE REGISTRANT PER REGISTRATION FORM Please copy this form for additional registrations.
To edit your registration, please contact the ODA at 405-848-8873. To cancel your registration, the ODA will refund your registration fee, less a $30 administration fee, if a written request is delivered to the Executive Director or postmarked no later than April 17, 2017. All persons who register for this meeting acknowledge reading and agreeing to this statement: “This function’s planners claim and assume no liability for the acts of meeting suppliers, nor for the safety of any attendee, or spouse, child or guest of an attendee, while in transit to or from this event. Attendees and participants in any event, including but not limited to those which may require or feature physical activity, assume all risk and liability associated with such activity.” The presentations of the clinicians in no way imply endorsement by the ODA of any product, technique, or service presented during the courses. The Oklahoma Dental Association specifically disclaims responsibility for any material presented.
On/Before 3-15-17
On/After 3-16-17
Amount Due
ODA/ADA Member Basic $262 $287 _________ Includes unticketed Scientific Sessions, Exhibit Hall and Opening Session ODA/ADA Member Inclusive $399 $424 _________ Includes BASIC registration, one ticket to ODA Breakfast & Learn, one ticket to ODA Lunch & Learn and one ticket to President’s Dinner ODA/ADA NEW Member Basic $131 $156 _________ Reduced fee for new members graduated dental school 2013, 2014, 2015 or 2016 ODA State Life Member $30 $40 _________ Includes unticketed Scientific Sessions, Exhibit Hall and Opening Session ODA Retired Member $30 $40 _________ Includes unticketed Scientific Sessions, Exhibit Hall and Opening Session ODA Retired State Life Member FREE FREE _________ Includes unticketed Scientific Sessions, Exhibit Hall and Opening Session *Non-ODA/ADA Dentist $598 $624 _________ Includes unticketed Scientific Sessions, Exhibit Hall and Opening Session Hygienist ODA Associate Member
$89
$99
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*Non-ODA Associate Member
$125
$135
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$64
Assistant $74
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*Non-ODAA/ODAAssociateMember $91
$101
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Last Name:_________________________________________________
Dental Lab Technician
$92
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First Name:_________________________________________________
Dental Student FREE FREE Includes dental, dental hygiene & dental assistant students
I. Registration Information
ADA Number (if applicable):___________________________________
ODAA/ODA Associate Member
Address: ___________________________________________________
Graduate Student ODA Member
City: _____________________________________
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$45
$55
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*Non-ODA Member
$79
$89
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Zip: __________________________ Phone:_____________________
Spouse (Non-dental Guest)
$64
$74
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Email Address: ______________________________________________
Business Office Staff ODA Associate Member
$64
$74
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*Non-ODA Associate Member
$91
$101
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State: __________
$82
*Become an ODA Member or Associate Member to take advantage of member-only discounts on the Annual Meeting and other CE opportunities throughout the year. Contact the Oklahoma Dental Association office at 800-876-8890. www.okda.org
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III. Purchase / Reserve Tickets
CE COURSES & EVENT TICKETS - Please check each event and scientific session you plan to attend Friday, April 28, 2017
On/Before 3-15-17
Opening Session: Dentistry is a Team Event! (Christensen) 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM FREE Dental Assistants’ Session: Cyber Security (Lundin / Smith) 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM $15 The Christensen Bottom Line (Christensen) 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM & FREE 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
On/After 3-16-17
FREE
$25
FREE
Dental Assistants’ Session - Ergonomics for a Better You (Rawson) 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM $15 $25
Amount Due
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Non-member dentists use your ADA number.
On/After 3-16-17
Amount Due
$________
$________
Dental Assistants’ Session: Infection Control Review (Lane) 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM $15 $25
$________
$________
When registering online: Member dentists use your ADA/ODA log in.
On/Before 3-15-17
ODA Breakfast and Learn Casual round-table presentations on various dental advancements 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM $58 $68 $________
Register Online at OKDA.org •
Saturday April 29, 2017
Non-dentists create a new account on the log in page.
If you don’t know your ADA number or need assistance logging in, please call the ADA at 800.621.8099.
Register by Mail Mail completed form with payment to: Oklahoma Dental Association 317 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104 ONLY ONE REGISTRANT PER REGISTRATION FORM. PLEASE COPY THIS FORM FOR ADDITIONAL REGISTRATIONS. TO REGISTER BY MAIL, PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED IN FULL AND PAYMENT MAY ONLY BE MADE BY CHECK.
$________
The Complete Arch Rehabilitation with Implants: Prosthodontic and Laboratory Principles (Goldenberg) 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM & FREE FREE $________ 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Prescription Drug Abuse, Addictive Disorders and Prescription Monitoring Programs (Sammon) 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM $15 $25 $________ Tides of Change - Practicing in a Digital World (DiGangi) 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM FREE FREE
$________
ODA Lunch and Learn: What Would You Do? (Ethics) (Lamb) 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM $58 $68
$________
The New Face of Drug Abuse: Impact on Your Practice (Sammon) 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM FREE FREE
$________
Connecting the Dots - A Gingivitis Code, Finally! (DiGangi) 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM FREE FREE
$________
Special Event Tickets On/Before 3-15-17
ODA President’s Dinner Saturday, April 29, 6:00 PM
$75
On/After 3-16-17
$85
Total # Tickets
Amount Due
_______ $________
Pre-registration closes at midnight April 12, 2017. Any registration postmarked after April 10, 2017 should be held and completed on-site.
REGISTRATION FEE + TICKETS= TOTAL REGISTRATION:
$ _________
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Friday, April 28 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Join us as we celebrate the 110th Oklahoma Dental Association Annual Meeting during the
Exhibit Hall Reception All attendees are encouraged to attend! Stay for a drink and catch up, network and Mingle!
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Coalition of Rural Dentists (CORD) Caucus and Luncheon Thursday, April 27, 2017 at the ODA Annual Meeting Doubletree Tulsa - Remington * 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. If you are a member dentist of the Central, Eastern, Northern, Northwest, or Southwest Component, then this lunch is for you! This is your opportunity to voice your opinion and discuss issues that will be presented to the ODA House of Delegates that same day at 1:00 p.m. Kindly RSVP by April 14 to Madison Huffines, ODA Membership Communications Manager, at mhuffines@okda.org or call 405-848-8873.
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OKLAHOMA DENTAL FOUNDATION
Help Us Welcome New Team Members! By Kaylan Goodwin MobileSmiles Oklahoma is thrilled to introduce you to Bobby Jacks and Devin Morales -- the newest members of our MobileSmiles team. Morales is a dental assistant and Jacks serves as both dental assistant and driver for the mobile units. An Oklahoma native, Jacks was born and raised in Moore. After graduating in 1988 from Moore Christian Academy, he went to EMT school and worked for EMSA for more than a decade. When he’s not driving the MobileSmiles units around Oklahoma, he enjoys spending time with his two daughters. “I was drawn to MobileSmiles because of the opportunity to help people in need,” Jacks said. “To me this is not just a job but a calling – a privilege.”
Bobby Jacks
A lesser-known fact about Jacks is that he spent almost twenty years racing Motocross. While he’s retired from the sport since the birth of his daughters, he still enjoys Motocross as a spectator. Also a native of the Sooner state, Morales was born and raised in Ardmore. In 2016, he graduated with a biological sciences degree from Oklahoma State University, making him the first male in his family to receive a college education.
Devin Morales
“I want to be a dentist and MobileSmiles gives me the unique opportunity to serve others while learning about the art of dentistry,” Morales said. “We help communities that are underserved and no one else in the state is doing dentistry like MobileSmiles. I am honored to be a part it.” When he’s not assisting on board the MobileSmiles units, Morales enjoys spending time with his wife and two dogs…and hasn’t met a sport he doesn’t like!
Learn more about MobileSmiles at www.mobilesmilesok.org. A partnership program of
Would you like to join the team? We’re hiring! Are you passionate about oral health? Do you want to work with dental students and patients in areas of Oklahoma where the dental need is great? If so, you might be the next member of the MobileSmiles team! We are hiring a dentist for our mobile dental units. To learn more, visit www.mobilesmilesok.com or email mreese@okdf.org.
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The Oklahoma Dental Foundation staff and friends volunteering at the Oklahoma Misson of Mercy in Woodward. Pictured left to right are Bobby Jacks, Jordon Blalock, Connie Abundis, Stacey Bonham, John Wilguess, Melissa Reese, Devin Morales and Garland Reese.
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LEGISLATIVE LOOP Legislative Overview & Political Update
Trump Administration Places Freeze on Pending Regulations The White House issued a memorandum to federal agencies on January 20 ordering them to freeze all new or pending regulations so that the Trump administration has the opportunity to review them.
The mandate applies to any regulation that has not been published in the Federal
Register or yet taken effect. In the memo, Reince Priebus, White House chief of staff, asked the agencies to do the following: •
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Refrain from sending any new regulations to the Office of the Federal Register (OFR) “until a department or agency head appointed or designated by the President” reviews and approves the regulation — with the exception of emergency circumstances as identified by the Office of Management and Budget. In regard to regulations that have been sent to the Federal Register but not published, “immediately withdraw them” and follow the proper Federal Register procedure on withdrawals. For regulations that have been published in the OFR but have not yet
taken effect, “temporarily postpone their effective date” for 60 days. Among the new regulations affected is the Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule requiring dental offices nationwide to install amalgam separators by 2019. The rule was finalized December 15 but was not published. The freeze also includes the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records final rule, which the ADA filed comments on in 2016 and whic was published and expected to take effect on February 17. The Food and Drug Administration’s final rule banning most powdered gloves is not included in the freeze as that rule was published and went into effect January 18.
Environmental Group Sues EPA Over Suspension of Amalgam Separator Rule The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final amalgam separator rule is in a precarious state after the agency withdrew the rule in accordance with a White House memorandum. The Administration directed federal agencies to "immediately withdraw" regulations that have been sent to the Federal Register but not published— and to follow the proper Federal Register procedure on withdrawals. A lawsuit filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council,
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however, claims that the EPA does not have the legal authority to withdraw regulations that are in the "public inspection" phase of development. The lawsuit contends that because the EPA requested that the amalgam separator rule be withdrawn before it had been published but after it had already been filed for public inspection, the regulation was already legally in effect. Officially, the rule has been withdrawn. However, if the court concludes EPA did
not have the legal authority to withdraw the rule, then the rule could be subject to the 60-day review period, depending on the agency's interpretation of whether (and when) the rule was (or will be) "published." Moreover, the Administrative Procedures Act requires that federal agencies must issue a public notice and provide the public an opportunity to comment before a final rule can be withdrawn. Updates will be posted at ADA.org/RecycleAmalgam.
ADA Presents Dental Wish List to Lawmakers Stating that "every individual should have access to oral health services," the ADA recently presented Congress with a list of health care reform priorities that it would like lawmakers to consider as they move forward on Republican promises to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In a letter to congressional leaders, ADA President Gary Roberts, DDS, and Executive Director Kathleen O'Loughlin, DMD, wrote that the ADA "believes that any effort to replace the existing law should not result in Americans losing dental coverage gained under the ACA, and should emphasize value while supporting the doctor-patient relationship, ensure a competitive insurance marketplace, and safeguard the most vulnerable among us who rely on Medicaid for their health coverage."
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The expansion of Title VII training programs for dentistry, and additional funding for federal dental programs and services, including more money for community health centers.
In December the ADA sent a letter with these points to Trump's transition team with a list of priorities concerning regulatory reform. That letter is available at ada.org. For more information on the ADA and health reform efforts in Washington, visit ADA.org/healthreform.
I BACK MY PAC Golf Tournament
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9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Breakfast and CE 11:30 a.m. Lunch and Shotgun Start 5:00 p.m. Prizes Dentists and friends of dentists welcome – build your own team (or we can build one for you)! Register at OKDA.org or call 800.876.8890 (Personal credit cards, please)! Entry Fee: $350 Registration Deadline: April 7 Includes golf, cart, prizes, drinks, breakfast, lunch and CE: A Pedo Update with Dr. Kevin Haney (2 hrs) offers ODA members a powerful way of making our lawmakers aware of the challenges we confront in our practices every day. Make plans now to advocate for our profession-all while enjoying great CE and a day of golf with friends! www.okda.org
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One Voice speaking for you and your patients.
DENPAC is the political action
committee of the ODA. DENPAC works hard to make political contributions to dentistry-friendly, state-level legislative candidates. Part of DENPAC dues also goes toward ADPAC (ADA’s political action committee) to help support national campaigns. One slip-up and our practices could change overnight, something we too often take for granted.
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OKCapitol Club is for that “ABC” group of DENPAC members; or those who want to be “ABOVE AND BEYOND CONTRIBUTORS.” OKCapitol Club members truly understand the importance of the ODA’s participation in the political process and want to support candidates who are committed to the state’s oral health and the issues that affect your practice. OKCapitol Club members support those efforts even more by contributing an additional $300 to DENPAC ($470 total) per year. For more information about Capitol Club, contact Lynn Means at 800876-8890 or lmeans@okda.org. 30 journal | March/April 2017
serving as a “watchdog” over the State Dental Practice Act.
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challenging insurance companies, ensuring they pay you what they promise and treat you fairly. working tirelessly to help elect dentistry-friendly state leaders.
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protect our profession by:
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1. 535 members of Congress consider hundreds of bills that affect America’s oral health and the dental professiononly three of them are dentists. We need more political leaders who value the importance of oral health.
who understand the importance of dentistry and the link between oral health and overall health. 3. ADPAC provides educational opportunities for dentists who are interested in running for public office at local, state and national levels.
Join DENPAC/ADPAC now and support your profession, your practice and your patients.
Membership - $170 ($120 DENPAC/$50 ADPAC). Dues can be paid on your dues statement or call the ODA at 800.876.8890. For more information on DENPAC, contact Lynn Means, ODA Executive Director at lmeans@okda.org. To learn more about ADPAC or to join online, visit ADA.org/ADPAC.
2. Through the financial contributions of member dentists, ADPAC works to elect congressional candidates
WE DON’T FUNDRAISE. WE FRIENDRAISE! THANK YOU TO THESE 2017 DENPAC CAPITOL CLUB MEMBERS! Dr. Jeffrey Ahlert Dr. Douglas Auld Dr. Michael Auld Dr. Brandon Beaver Dr. Tamara Berg Dr. Elizabeth Bohanon Dr. C. Todd Bridges Dr. George Bridges III Dr. Nathan Brown Dr. Bonnie Burton Dr. Patricia Cannon Dr. Mary Casey-Kelly Dr. Adam Cohlmia Dr. Darrell Daugherty Dr. Susan Davis Dr. David Deason Dr. Brian Drew Dr. Heath Evans Dr. Chad Garrison
Dr. James Gilliam Dr. Clark Grilliot Dr. Aaron Harman Dr. Edward Harroz III Dr. Richard Haught Dr. Robert Herman Dr. Brad Hoopes Dr. Katherine Johnson Dr. Donald Johnson Dr. Krista Jones Dr. Robert Lamb Dr. Marti Levinson Dr. James Lowe Dr. Jeff Lunday Dr. Stephen Mayer Dr. Jandra Mayer-Ward Dr. Jonas McCall Dr. Glenn Mead Dr. Mohsen Moosavi
Dr. Robert Morford Dr. James Murtaugh Dr. Erin Roberts-Svob Dr. David Simon Dr. B. Dan Storm Dr. James Strand Dr. Carla Sullivan Dr. Joe Swink Jr Dr. James Torchia Dr. Charles Tucker Dr. Jonah Vandiver Dr. Robert Webb III Dr. Mark Wilson Dr. Ronald Winder Dr. John Wood Dr. Patrick Woods Dr. William Yadon
ODA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Bryan Chrz, DDS Perry, OK By Randy White, Editor Most people don’t have their lives mapped out by the family fortune teller while in seventh grade, but Dr. Bryan Chrz’s aunt, Ruth Tabor, did just that. Aunt Ruth, the guidance counselor at Perry High School, saw the future and instilled the work ethic that would make that prediction come true. While she did not live to see the fruits of her labor, she set up applications to scholarship programs and outlined college courses so that Chrz could apply to dental school after his sophomore year at the University of Oklahoma. Aunt Ruth knew what she was doing. Growing up in Perry, Okla. Chrz was no stranger to hard work. In addition to working on the family farm, he delivered newspapers and persevered in Boy Scouts, advancing to the rank of Eagle scout. While in high school, he worked servicing oil rigs (Editorial comment: Wow! Imagine the risk to his hands!) Aunt Ruth had recommended that Chrz apply for a Navy ROTC scholarship, which he received. She had also laid out a sequence of courses he’d need to take to be eligible for admission to Oklahoma’s new dental school, which he did. He was admitted to the OUCOD class of 1978 after two years of college. During dental school, Chrz took a job as night watchman for the Basic Sciences Education Building (BSEB). Part of the
The core team of dentists who helped to identify victims of the Murrah Building bombing, Drs. Chrz, R. Thomas Glass, Thomas Coury and Phil Abshere.
job consisted of checking in bodies for Oklahoma’s Chief Medical Examiner, a task which would resonate through his dental career. At graduation, he received the Alpha Omega Award for the highest grade point average through all four years of school. During his senior year, the city of Perry offered Chrz an opportunity to move into a new office facility and receive a stipend to cover his last two years of OUCOD expenses in return for practicing in Perry. Who could turn down an offer like that from one’s hometown? Upon graduating, he moved into that building and has practiced general dentistry there ever since. He also continues to farm and teaches Operative Dentistry part-time at OUCOD. When one of Chrz’s patients was killed in a fiery automobile accident, the patient’s dental record was used to make a positive ID. Chrz’s interest in forensic dentistry became a passion; he studied forensics with the same hard work that had gained him admission and excellence in dental school. After five years of study, he was named a fellow of the American Board of Forensic Odontology. He has since served in many capacities, including a term as president of the Board. He has given many courses in forensic dentistry, and has even been invited to provide instruction to the staff at Dover Air Force Base, the return destination for all American military people killed abroad. “Including mass disasters and medical examiner cases, I have done hundreds of human identification cases, numerous standard-of-care cases, and several abuse and murder cases,” said Chrz. “I have always enjoyed the challenge of solving forensic mysteries. I also feel that helping victims and their families in their times of need is a duty I have because of the unique skill set I have developed.”
One case of interest to all Oklahomans was the Murrah Building bombing on April 19, 1995. The remains of the 168 victims were taken to a temporary morgue set up at the scene where a team of 24 volunteers made identifications using full-body X-rays, dental examinations, fingerprinting, blood tests, and DNA testing. A core team that included Chrz, Dr. Phil Abshere, Dr. Thomas Coury, and Dr. R. Thomas Glass coordinated all the dental examinations. They played a vital part in bringing closure to the families of the victims. One other case that affected Chrz deeply was the murder and dismemberment of Justin Wiles, a young child, by Wayne Garrison. “A photo of Garrison’s arm showed a patterned injury that was consistent with a human bite mark. I determined that the teeth of Justin Wiles were capable of creating such a mark in a defensive move. The case, open for ten years, was solved and resulted in the conviction of Wayne Garrison, currently serving a life sentence in prison.”
During the family-friendly ODA Getaway June 9-11 at the Choctaw Casino and Resort in Durant, Okla., June 9-11, Chrz will present a three-hour continuing education seminar on Saturday, June 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Visit okda.org/getaway for more details about the ODA Getaway. www.okda.org
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The Story of the Tooth Fairy By Tina Evans, ODA Director of Communications and Education This is the story of the Tooth Fairy, but one you probably haven’t heard before. Dr. Jeannie Bath is nationally known for her Tooth Fairy character that she created specifically for pre-Kindergarten to 2ndgrade children, however, she never fully intended for it to go that far. Through the Schools for Healthy Lifestyles program, Bath had been presenting oral health information annually to the Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School in Oklahoma City for many years when she was invited in 2010 to do a presentation in her eldest’s pre-K class in Edmond. But, just one week before her presentation, her son came home with a new toothbrush, toothpaste, and an oral health worksheet from “Ty’s dad.” (Dr. Rick Safi’s child was in the same class.) She knew she needed to change her normal “dentist visit” presentation for the already-know-it-all crowd. So, she decided to dress up as the Tooth Fairy, which she admitted she had always wanted to do, but just needed an excuse. During her visit, she shared the same information with the school-aged children, but just in a different format and titled it The Three Little Teeth. She developed this story after treating
countless adults whose mouths had suffered years of neglect. Her patients truly did not know that soft drinks were harmful to their teeth, that brushing twice a day was a good habit, or that going to the dentist was anything besides a solution to pain. “I wished I could go back in time and tell each one of them that information to save them years of toothaches,” said Bath. Therefore, her story was created: “What I wish my adult patients knew when they were kids!” The story played well with her child’s class that day and the children loved it. Even some children who knew her well had no idea it was Bath as the Tooth Fairy. One of the teachers recorded her presentation. Bath then shared it with her brother in Virginia, Jameson McGee, so his daughter could hear the Tooth Fairy and the story of The Three Little Teeth. Thus began Bath's second career as the Tooth Fairy, sharing her story of The Three Little Teeth to the Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School, her children’s school, her nephews’ school in Texas, local health fairs, a school in Colorado, her niece’s school in Virginia and numerous other places. A few years after the first telling, her brother gave her a spiral-bound book of The Three Little Teeth. He had transcribed her words from the video, installed and taught himself the
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illustration software Inkscape, created illustrations, and then printed it for her as a Christmas gift. Bath continued to receive so many requests to tell the story that she was unable to fulfill them all. So at one point, she loaned a friend her spiral-bound book, her wig, wings and wand in order to present the information herself. She read the book and it was a hit! “I realized that with this book, The Three Little Teeth is no longer dependent on me, or dentists or dental professionals!” said Bath. She was convinced then that it was time for her and her brother to revise the book for larger audiences and to publish it. For two years, they worked on it together via computer across time zones on many early Saturday mornings. Jameson, an electrical engineer by day, not only illustrated the book, but also researched publishing options, acquired the Library of Congress number, reformatted the book to publishing specifications, and
made The Three Little Teeth a website. She wanted to make it easy for others to tell the story so many more children could hear it. The book was formatted in a way that any teacher, dental professional, parent, or volunteer can read to kids and those kids will grow up knowing to drink water, to brush twice a day, and to go to the dentist twice a year. “If those kids share this information with their kids, it can change generations,” said Bath. They selfpublished the final book through CreateSpace on Amazon and now anyone can purchase The Three Little Teeth.
The Three Little Teeth is available for purchase on Amazon. Don’t forget to leave a review! If you wish to purchase 25 copies or more or have a book autographed, contact Dr. Jeannie Bath at jmbSmileAtMe@gmail.com.
“I hope children grow up knowing how to take care of their valuable mouths!” said Bath “It’s what I wish my dentallyneglected adult patients had learned when they were kids.” Bath graduated from OUCOD in 2000 and is currently the Dental Director at Good Shepherd Ministries in Oklahoma City. She lives in Edmond with her husband, Forrest, a pharmacist. They have three children, Lexi age 9 [3rd grade], Nicolas age 10 [4th grade] and Killian 11 [6th grade] who have heard the story of The Three Little Teeth three million times.
Dr. Larson Keso Honored with ACD Award
Dr. Larson Keso was honored for his 50 years of membership and outstanding leadership in the American College of Dentistry (ACD), an award very few members have achieved. Dr. Keso has practiced orthodontics in Oklahoma City and Edmond, beginning his practice in 1960. He has been active in organized dentistry at the state and national levels, holding numerous positions including the president of the American Association of Orthodontics in 1997.
Above: ODA Members attended a reception at OUCOD honoring Dr. Larson Keso. Left: Dr. Susan Whiteneck presents Dr. Larson Keso with his 50-year ACD membership award.
He resides in Edmond with his wife Mildred and is an avid fisherman. He continues to serve his profession by serving on the Oklahoma Relief and Disaster Grant Program board. Congratulations, Dr. Keso!
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ODA FEATURE
Oklahoma’s Mission of Mercy: ‘We need more access to dental care’ by William W. Savage III, NonDoc Editor in Chief Reprinted with permission
It’s always jarring to see hundreds of people lined up at dawn for health care in the world’s richest nation. Friday night, I traveled to Woodward to cover day two of the 2017 Oklahoma Mission of Mercy free dental-care weekend. OkMOM events are both a spectacle of enormous charity and a reminder of how hard it can be for working Americans to access oral health care. “It’s a blessing,” said Jarod Garrison of Guymon. “I got like five teeth that are bad.” Garrison sat behind dozens of other patients who were waiting for teeth to be extracted. He had arrived at 7 a.m. and was holding a red ticket denoting his place in line. While Garrison discussed his employment and background with me, patients are seen at Mission of Mercy events on a first-come, first-served basis, regardless of income, insurance or immigration status. “Dental insurance is hard to keep up with these days. It’s expensive,” said Garrison, who does not have health insurance either. “I am a construction worker. We build homes and remodel houses. I just pay out of pocket when I go to the doctor and try not to get hurt.” Garrison punctuated his answers to my questions with “yes, sir” and “no, sir,” his humility overshadowed only by his gratefulness for the care being provided by about 1,400 volunteers.
“One of the surprising things to many people is that bacteria causes it,” said Terrisa Singleton, director of the Delta Dental Oral Health Foundation of Oklahoma. “It’s an infectious bacteria, meaning if you drink after your child, if you allow your child to eat after you, the cavity-causing bacteria that’s been in your mouth for years is now introduced to their mouths. So you have that kind of transmission.” Singleton believes better public knowledge about oral health care would dramatically improve Oklahoma’s dental crisis. “The number one silver bullet would be education. I mean, from the very beginning (of life) because dental decay is largely preventable. Like 99 percent preventable,” she said Saturday inside the Woodward County Event Center. “If we were to have, perhaps, mandatory dental education in schools like they do in Texas — and I kind of hate the word mandatory — but the point is that it’s in every classroom, so kids are growing up knowing how to brush, why to brush, what to drink, how not to drink it. They need to learn all kinds of things to change the way they treat their mouths.” Singleton said that kind of public health knowledge needs to be passed from generation to generation. “If we were able to get to the kernel of this problem, it would save millions of dollars in the long run as well as lots of pain and effort,” she said.
“My teeth just got bad over the years, and my plan after this is just to keep my teeth good so I don’t have to go through this again,” he said.
‘Progressive’ dental disease can be fatal
Dental education could be ‘silver bullet’
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You could say Singleton and I had met before.
Foundation has been the lead financial sponsor for all four RAM events in Oklahoma, as well as all OkMOM events. This past weekend’s clinic marked the eighth Mission of Mercy event in the Sooner State. More than 1,200 people received high-quality dental care, lifting the effort’s lifetime patient total in Oklahoma to more than 13,000. “It’s impossible to be healthy if your mouth’s not healthy,” said Dr. Edmund Braly, current president of the Oklahoma Dental Association. “You can’t eat well. You often times can’t speak well. There’s a lot of being healthy that’s about selfesteem.” Braly is a Woodward native, and it’s no coincidence that his term heading the ODA brought the association’s signature charitable event to northwest Oklahoma. He agreed with Singleton that people need greater understanding of how to care for their mouths. “Dental disease is a progressive disease. You don’t get a little bit of a cavity and then you just keep a little bit of a cavity. That cavity gets bigger and bigger and bigger until you either lose the tooth or it abscesses,” Braly said. “I’ve known in my career of two patients who died of a dental infection. They weren’t my patients, but I’m aware of them presenting to hospitals so late in the disease process that they didn’t survive.” I didn’t observe any patients presenting with abscesses Saturday, but I’d seen it before. An immigrant family that spoke little English arrived late one afternoon for a RAM event at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, and one side of the mother’s face was so swollen that it looked like a softball had been implanted under her skin. We helped the woman into the Oklahoma Dental Foundation’s Mobile Smiles unit
for privacy, but her shrieks still escaped the large vehicle as a volunteer dentist from the U.S. Army drained the abscess. Other volunteer dentists waited outside, and they explained how the infection could have spread to her heart or brain. She was, they said, lucky to be alive. ‘Dental care is very expensive’ This weekend, patients I spoke to in Woodward felt lucky to have Mission of Mercy on site in the region. “I think it’s awesome,” said Lindsey Shirley, a Woodward resident who arrived at 4:30 a.m. seeking fillings. “There’s a lot of people who don’t have dental insurance and can’t afford it, so I think it’s a wonderful thing that they’re doing this.” Shirley said she has Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel condition that requires medication. “I take an immune suppressor, so once I get one cavity, I get another one,” she said. Braly had just finished talking to me about how patients’ oral health can be affected by other chronic conditions. “There’s a correlation between diabetes and dental caries, even to the point where there’s a particular kind of dental caries that we call diabetic caries,” Braly said. “It happens mostly where the teeth meet the gums, and it turns the teeth a particularly black color. It’s difficult for patients with diabetes to fight off some infections. People with diabetes can’t muster their immune systems as well. They need extra care.” Shirley, a mother of two, said she knows many people in need. “I think that we need more access to dental care, especially kids,” Shirley said, noting that she makes sure her children get to the dentist even if she can’t afford to herself. Sitting two seats away from Shirley was Debbie Anderson of Perryton, Texas. “Moms always put the kids first,” said Anderson, who left her house at 3 a.m. to attend OkMOM. “Our dentist retired, and I took care of my kids first. Then I’m last. The X-ray tech said the same thing. They’ve got a lot of moms here today that did the same.”
Anderson said she had not been to a dentist in 15 to 20 years. “Kids’ braces and all that stuff comes first,” she said. “Dental care is very expensive. It gets more expensive than regular medical. People put it off financially for that reason.” ‘Thank God my dad is still working’ Anderson, Shirley and other patients to whom I spoke mentioned the region’s economic reliance on the oil and gas industry, which has been more bust than boom since late 2014. No doubt, that has made it harder for a northwest Oklahoma family’s ends to meet. “It’s up and down, but it’s getting better slowly,” Shirley said of the local economy. Anderson agreed. "Our whole town has gone down, but like she said it’s picking back up,” Anderson said. “We’re oilfieldbased and farm-based.” Recent high-school graduate Estefania Aguirre was volunteering Saturday, mostly as a translator in the event’s pharmacy area. Her stepfather works in the oilfields. “When the price of oil dropped, it’s made it difficult for some people,” Aguirre said. “They started firing people. Thank God my dad is still working.” Aguirre came to the U.S. from Chihuahua, Mexico, with a passport and a visa four years ago and called Oklahoma “beautiful.” “I know people who don’t really have a lot,” she said. “The Hispanic people who are here, I’m pretty sure they can’t afford the insurance. I can’t even afford it.” ‘I can get a tooth and I can smile?’ Dr. Trent Yadon of Woodward served as the 2017 event’s chairman, and he praised his community’s local support. “You see the need,” Yadon said. “As a dentist, we know there’s unmet needs, but when you do an event like this, it’s eyeopening to see the number of people who are needing dental services.” Yadon worked for months to organize the OkMOM event, a life-changing and stressful experience that I avoided telling him I understood.
People like Caryl Parsons, co-owner of Big Dan’s Steakhouse, helped as well. She said Yadon and her husband grew up together. “Hospitality is what I do now, dentistry is what I did then,” Parsons said. “It’s kind of a perfect storm.” Parsons worked for two decades managing a dental practice after graduating from OU in the 1980s. Her jaw nearly hit the floor upon realizing she and her husband had taken my father’s history class. It was the only class they took together — he got an A and she got a B — and she recalled the professor conducting a mock gunfight in the lecture hall to make a point about the popular culture of cowboys. “He was hell on wheels,” she said. Now, the Parsons’ own son is a secondyear student at the OU College of Dentistry, and he was volunteering for the weekend. “It’s trench dentistry,” she said. “One of my employees got treated yesterday. She walked in acutely decayed, but she left completely restored. This event for her is truly life-changing.” Parsons wasn’t the only volunteer with tales of lives changing. Retired New York dentist Dr. Jane McElduff first started attending MOM events about 12 years ago. She volunteered this time as a dental assistant. “There was a girl who came in with good teeth, but she had a root canal that was started,” McElduff said. “She needed the root canal finished and a crown, and she’s having both today. Now she’s not going to lose that tooth due to lack of money. And she’s young — 22, I think. Really beautiful.” McElduff said she most appreciates patients — like Garrison — who receive treatment and leave with a new commitment to maintaining good oral health. She said she also appreciates the positivity of dental volunteers, as well as the happiness that patients feel. “A woman came in with a tooth that had broken, and she had to have the root pulled,” McElduff explained during her lunch break. “I said, ‘We may be able to See OkMOM on next page www.okda.org
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ODA Rewards Partners Support OkMOM By David Birdwell, Chair of the Standing Committee on ODA Rewards Partners 2017 is off to a good start at the Oklahoma Dental Association, beginning with the Oklahoma Mission of Mercy, held February 3-4 at the Woodward County Fairgrounds in Woodward, Okla. OkMOM could not have seamlessly occurred, as it did, without
sponsors and the help of more than 1,200 volunteers from across the state. ODA Rewards Partners Association Gloves and Medical Waste Services played a large role in the clinic by fully donating some of their products and services. Association Gloves, which has participated since 2012, donated $525 in gloves this year, bringing their donation total over the past six years to $10,746.50. Medical Waste Services, an ODA-endorsed biohazard waste removal company, was one of two Silver sponsors this year donating $10,000 in supplies, travel, personnel and work hours. This is Medical Waste Services’ fifth year to sponsor at the Silver level, bringing their total donation to the Oklahoma Mission of Mercy to $50,000.
Thank you, Association Gloves and Medical Waste Services, for your part in helping to make the 2017 Oklahoma Mission of Mercy a huge success!
OkMOM continued get you a replacement.’ She said, ‘I can get a tooth and I can smile?’ She was delighted. Delighted.” The small world of northwest Oklahoma Over in oral surgery, Debbie Ferguson was helping her 64-year-old husband into a dental chair so he could have three teeth extracted. “It’s an excellent program,” Ferguson said. A paramedic, she had volunteered the day before as well. Her husband, Mick, said he had been in pain from his teeth. “It’s been good,” he said as his jaw began to numb. “Everyone has been helpful.” But before Dr. Jeff Pierce began his procedures, Mick Ferguson explained how he had retired from Cargill’s salt processing plant in Freedom, Oklahoma, where he and his wife live. “He’s from Alva,” Ferguson said of Pierce. “And I worked with his dad in the salt division.” In all, the patients and volunteers gathered in Woodward this weekend were roundly positive about the Mission of Mercy. “I can tell you that before OkMOM got here, the anticipation was at a fever pitch,” Parsons said. “People were so excited. They couldn’t believe it was coming here. We know in Oklahoma that rural areas are under-served. “Wherever they go with OkMOM now, there will be Woodward people. You can count on it.”
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These companies deserve your support as they continue to support the Oklahoma Mission of Mercy and Oklahoma Dental Association. The ODA Rewards Program works for us, ODA members, to provide discounts on products and services through vetted companies that you can trust. I highly encourage you to reach out to Association Gloves, Medical Waste Services and the additional 21 endorsed companies to see how they can better serve your practice and save you money.
For a full list of ODA Rewards Partners, visit okda.org/rewards-program.
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2017 CLINIC TRAVELS TO MOST RURAL DESTINATION IN EVENT HISTORY and PROVIDes $1.3 MILLION IN CARE of feeding breakfast and lunch as an estimated I’m proud to be from Northwest Oklahoma. ! 5,000 meals were served over the course of the
On February 3rd and 4th, Woodward and individuals from surrounding areas hosted the eighth Oklahoma Mission of Mercy, a twoday free dental clinic offering basic cleanings, extractions and fillings to all patients in need. The clinic is designed to meet the most crucial needs of all patients, and then further complement the work by offering limited root canals, partials and crowns to patients whose cases were eligible for additional services. A total of 1,322 adults and children were seen in the 90-chair clinic as dentists, hygienists and assistants from across the state provided as much care to each patient as possible. Volunteer dental professionals provided an average of $988 per patient in donated care. The term ‘community’ sums up the success of the event. The dental community, the driving force behind the clinic, provided 516 dental volunteers, ranging from assistants to specialists. We are so grateful for their sacrifice as the Mission simply wouldn’t exist without their time and talents. The Woodward community, recognizing this, responded accordingly. Local clubs and organizations including area churches, high school organizations, the Woodward Area Coalition, the City of Woodward, and various civic clubs were responsible for feeding 2,600 individuals, both patients and volunteers. Special thanks to Woodward local, Dr. Scott Hubbard, and Dan and Caryl Parsons who oversaw the hospitality
two days. Together, both communities were able to seamlessly execute the Mission in the most rural location in event history. Time and time again I received comments on what a perfect facility we had to house this event. General Manager, Andy Maher, does an incredible job and saw that every need was met. Who knew that “general manager” also carries the responsibility of electrician, plumber, maintenance, labor and forklift driver, all of which Andy absorbed in setting up and dismantling the clinic. We have never seen an individual outside of the dental community so committed to our Mission, and we deeply thank him. The community has changed following this event. Obviously the 1,300 plus patients that visited the clinic received the care and compassion they sought. As for the volunteers? We are ready for the next Mission. While we hope OkMOM will visit Woodward again in the future, the Mission of Mercy gained hundreds of loyal Woodward volunteers for future missions to come, no matter how far the clinic travels. Did I forget to mention that I’m proud to be from Northwest Oklahoma? Sincerely,
Dr. Trent Yadon 2017 OkMOM Chair
Dr. Trent Yadon, 2017 OkMOM Chair, and Dr. Rieger Wood with the last patient of the 2017 clinic.
The 2017 OkMOM Leadership responsible for planning and organizing the event.
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volunteers member Dr. Phillip Aday Dr. Adelaide Allen-Steed Dr. Marc Arledge Dr. Douglas Auld Dr. Michael Auld Dr. Terry Bass Dr. Jeannie Bath Dr. Julia Baty Dr. Benson Baty Dr. Justin Beasley Dr. Jamie Belknap Dr. Tamara Berg Dr. Bryan Blankenship Dr. Todd Boone Dr. Blaire Bowers Dr. Karla Boyd Dr. Edmund Braly Dr. Kristen Campbell Dr. Patricia Cannon Dr. Creed Cardon Dr. Steve Carson Dr. Stephen Chastain Dr. Nicholas Chelenza Jr. Dr. Raymond Cohlmia Dr. Matthew Cohlmia Dr. Richard Corwin Dr. Keith Coulson Dr. Curtis Cunningham Dr. Darrell Daugherty Dr. Susan Davis Dr. Mike Dew Dr. Katie Dillard Dr. Richard Dillon Dr. David Drummond Dr. Chris Fagan Dr. Timothy Fagan Dr. Daniel Fenn Dr. Shak Feroz Dr. Taylor Field Dr. Melissa French Dr. LaMont Gee Dr. Stephen Glenn Dr. Chris Goelz Dr. Kelly Greenlee Dr. Shannon Griffin Dr. Mary Hamburg Dr. Kevin Haney Dr. Michael Hansen Dr. Edward Harroz III Dr. Brent Haynes Dr. Kathy Henry Dr. Mathew Hookom Dr. Brad Hoopes Dr. Scott Hubbard Dr. Nicholas Hunter Dr. Robert Hunter Dr. Katelyn Johnson Dr. Ryan Johnson Dr. Krista Jones Dr. Hyung Jun Dr. Mohammad Karami Dr. DeNae Kirkpatrick Dr. Jennifer Koonce Dr. Mitchell Kramer Dr. Robert Lamb Dr. Larry Leemaster Dr. Juan Lopez Dr. Daryn Lu Dr. Karen Luce Dr. Shannon Maddox
Dr. Mary Martin Dr. Stephen Mayer Dr. Jandra Mayer-Ward Dr. Hugh McDougall Dr. Jack McKinnis Dr. Dan McNair Dr. Glenn Mead Dr. White Michelle Dr. Alan Miyake Dr. Brian Molloy Dr. Paul Mullasseril Dr. Gary Nabors Dr. Aaron Neale Dr. Nicole Nellis Dr. Leaha Nels Dr. Michael Nelson Dr. Luke Nguyen Dr. Eric Nielsen Dr. Kevin O’Halloran Dr. Garrett Olive Dr. Alan Owen Dr. Sam Owens Dr. Sneha Patel Dr. Garrett Phipps Dr. Jeffrey Pierce Dr. Chris Poore Dr. Nathan Powell Dr. Steve Pracht Dr. Jillian Prather Dr. Zack Ritter Dr. Daulton Roberts Dr. Erin Roberts Dr. Douglas Rockwood Dr. Chris Saxon Dr. Robert Schick Dr. Kyle Serfoss Dr. Scot Shadid Dr. Nanay Shadid Dr. Cathy Sherry Dr. Steven Shrader Dr. Steffan Sigler Dr. Lindsay Smith Dr. James Sparks Dr. John Starcevich Dr. Amy Stone Dr. Dan Storm Dr. James Strand Dr. Joe Swink Dr. Leslie Tevebaugh Dr. John Thomas Dr. Jim Torchia Dr. Charles Tucker Dr. Phoebe Vaughan Dr. Diane Vincent Dr. Sam Ward Dr. Scott Waugh Dr. Jason Weilacher Dr. Wavel Wells Dr. Jana Winfree Dr. Mori White Dr. Teri White Dr. Susan Whiteneck Dr. Jennifer Wilbourn Dr. Dan Wilguess Dr. Ronald Williams Dr. C. Rieger Wood III Dr. William Wynn Dr. William Yeary Dr. Justin Young Dr. Stephen Young
thank you oda members for donating your time and talents at okmom: woodward!
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Big Dan’s Steakhouse Burkhart Dental Supply Centene Corporation Midwest Dental Supply
Affordable Care Association Gloves and Supplies Coca-Cola First Presbyterian Women’s Organization Tulsa Community College - Hygiene Pepsi Co. Woodward Hospital Alliance
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food donors Ben E. Keith Co. First Baptist Church of Mooreland First Christian Church First Presbyterian Church First United Methodist Church H&R Foods, Inc. Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church Mid-America Wholesale Ramiro’s Mexican Restaurant St. John’s Episcopal Church The Lion’s Club of Woodward Woodward First Baptist Church Woodward Senior Citizens Center
special thanks tO Center for Advancement of Wellness Neighborhood Services Organization Rx for Oklahoma Woodward County Health Department
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CLASSIFIEDS Looking to fill an open position in your office, need to sell dental equipment or a practice? Check out the latest listings below and visit okda.org/classifieds for additional listings. PRACTICE FOR SALE OR RENT Beautifully landscaped, stand alone, dental office for sale in Norman! 2408 Palmer Circle on the north side of town & just off Robinson & 24th St. NW. Aprox 3,000 square feet custom built in 1999: 6 operatories, private office, lab, sterilization area, business office, breakroom with kitchen, separate consult room. There is ADEC dental & provider chairs & delivery carts, Air Techniques air compressor, suction, computers....most of the necessities to start you to work! For more information, call Susan Whiteneck at 405-321-6166 or 405-640-0788.
Office For Sale or Lease Available immediately: Established, free-standing dental office for sale or lease. 2,800 square feet building with six operatories and three restrooms sits on a one acre corner lot. Office has successfully served the Nicoma Park, Midwest City, and Choctaw areas for many years. Contact Dr. Karen Rattan by telephone at 405-454-6011 or by email at Karen.Rattan@sbcglobal.net. For Rent 7300 South Western Established dental office. Excellent area with high traffic. Utilities are free. Completely remodeled with a reasonable rent. Four operatories, lab, private and business office, record room. Easy access from all areas of town. Will rent with or without equipment. Dr. Buddy Shadid 405.833.4684 or 405.843.1709.
EQUIPMENT FOR SALE Cone Beam CT Large FOV FSBO 2009 Scanora CBCT FOV, large craniofacial view or small quadrant view avail. as well, much better resolution than most units on the market, orig. owner, purchased new in 2009. Selling due to relocation. Unit is in excellent shape and working condition, regular maintenance and calibration performed, Anatomage software updates. Warranty, parts, and service avail. as well. Contact Ken Templeton at 405-215-5212. Purchased for 168,000 in 2009, selling for 40,000. Several updated (Windows 7) computers and work stations avail. for additional cost. Will finance over 12 mos. at 7%. Call Dr. Ken Templeton at 405.215.5212. We specialize in repairing Kodak/Carestream, Dexis Platinum, Gendex GXS 700 & Schick CDR sensors. Repair & save thousands over replacement cost. We also buy & sell dental sensors. www.RepairSensor.com / 919924-8559
PRACTICES FOR SALE PRACTICE FOR SALE: TULSA. 6 OPS, DIGITAL AND Dentrix. Collecting more than $900K in 4 to 4 ½ day week with general dentistry. Located on busy street near Interstate. in attractive leased facility. Abundant parking Dr. retiring but may work for buyer on limited basis if desired. Call Max or Jack at PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ASSOCIATES at (405) 359-8784. FINANCING AVAILABLE PRACTICE FOR SALE: ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA. $543,600 in a “casual” 4-day work week. Untapped potential. Four operatories with Dentrix. Stand-alone building. Call Max or Jack at PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ASSOCIATES at (405) 359-8784. FINANCING AVAILABLE PRACTICE FOR SALE: NORTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. $1M PLUS in 4-day work week. Beautiful leased office with first class equipment, computers and support, staff, etc. This practice has it all!!! Call Max or Jack at PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ASSOCIATES at (405) 359-8784. FINANCING AVAILABLE PRACTICE FOR SALE: NEAR WICHITA, KS. $700K collected in year 2015 in 4- day week. 6- ops, 2 are for hygiene. Complete digital x-ray system (Shick) and Dentrix throughout office. Custom dental office design and very unique to community. Call Max or Jack at PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ASSOCIATES at (405) 359-8784. FINANCING AVAILABLE PRACTICE FOR SALE: SW of Oklahoma City in a short commutable drive. Two part-time satellite practice. Very low overhead. Practice collected $722K in 2015 with very large profit margin. A serious money maker!! Call Max or Jack at PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ASSOCIATES at (405) 3598784. FINANCING AVAILABLE THE OFFICES LISTED ABOVE MAY BE SEEN AT www.ppa-brokers.com or call Max or Jack at PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ASSOCIATES at (405) 359-8784.
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Finally, Five (not so) FAQs! Dr. Chris DeLong Owasso 1. Bedroom, desk or car – which do you clean first? Car. My desk and bedroom are magically clean every morning when I wake up. 2. In three words, what do you think of garden gnomes? Creepy, awkward and angry 3. Sunny beach or snowy mountain? Snowy mountain. Beaches are hot, sandy, salty and expensive. 4. I wish I could go back and tell my 10 year old self... You’re about to sell your duck hunting boat to pay for a wedding ring; it’s worth it! 5. If there was a movie produced about your life, other than yourself, who would play you? Shrek or Josh Lucas
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Have You Visited the ODA Website Lately? If the answer is 'No' then you are missing out on some valuable information and resources. Here are few things you should check out to stay informed: 1. What's New - this is easily found on the homepage of the website and provides you with current Association and industry news. It's updated weekly. 2. Calendar - also found on the homepage, the calendar lists all ODA meetings and events at a quick glance so you can stay informed and make plans to attend. 3. Rewards Partners - Do you like to save money and support your Association? Before you make a dental or office supply order, check out the latest Rewards Partners promotions. There are 23 different companies ready to give you a discount, just for being an ODA/ ADA Member. 4. Education - For a current list of CE offered by the state and local components, visit the Education webpage. Quick links to JADA Online, ADA CE and the Oklahoma Dental Foundation courses are found here, too. 5. ODA Journal - Did you miss an issue or want to read an article again? Log in to the Members Only site to see Journal issues from 2008 - present. If you have questions about the ODA Website, contact the ODA communications team at 800.876.8890.
2017 ODA CE Getaway Choctaw Casino Resort June 9 - 11
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Continuing Dr. Bryan Chrz: Forensic Odontology education Dr. Greg Krempl: Oral Cancer Update Speakers Dr. Robert Westcott: OHPP Update Book your hotel by May 25 Standard King: $199 Per Night Standard Double Queen: $219 Per Night Call 800-788-2464 and mention the ODA
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What is the first thing you would do if OSHA calls Did you know, 1 out of 20 people have Hepatitis B in the U.S.?
What is the proper way to load a sterilizer?
Safety doesn’t happen by accident. Make OSHA a top priority for you and your staff. Contact Delta Dental of Oklahoma to schedule your training today.
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Visit us at the ODA Annual Meeting Trade Show April 27 and 28 | Cox Business Center | Tulsa Delta Dental of Oklahoma will be available to visit with you about training and other services at booths 512, 514 and 516.