The Journal of the Philadelphia County Dental Society Vol 86 Issue 4

The Journal of the Philadelphia County Dental Society

October/November/December July/August/September 2020 2015

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The JOURNAL is published by the Philadelphia County Dental Society, P.O. Box 189, Glendora, NJ 08028.

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author under whose name they appear and are not to be regarded as representing the views of the Philadelphia County Dental Society unless so indicated.

All advertising materials and correspondence, including classified advertisements and replies should be sent to: JOURNAL of the Philadelphia County Dental Society, c/o Caroline Power Gangl, 1315 Sylvan Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 or emailed to 3KLOD'HQWDO-RXUQDO#\DKRR FRP The Philadelphia County Dental Society does not approve or disapprove any products or services advertised in the JOURNAL. Articles for publication and additional requests for JOURNAL-related information should be sent to the Managing Editor via e-mail to 3KLOD'HQWDO-RXUQDO#\DKRR FRP. Articles and classified advertisements should be submitted as Word documents; all other advertising should be submitted in .pdf format (Adobe 6.0 or higher). Contact the Managing Editor via telephone at (717) 805-4130 or e-mail if you require additional information. Deadline for copy is the first of the month PRECEDING the month of issue.

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President’s Message Renee Fennell, DMD

There is nothing permanent except CHANGE. — Heraclitus 2020 will go down in history as another year of traumatic change, much like 1968 and 2001.

Like many of our colleagues, I am deeply affected by the far-reaching alterations of the Covid-19 pandemic. From the loss of life of loved ones to the loss of economic stability, dentists are experiencing high levels of stress dealing with uncertainty about the future. Our prayers go out to those of you who have experienced loss.

According to the American Dental Association, “Managing a dental practice or providing dental care during the pandemic can lead to stress, anxiety, fear and other strong emotions. How dental professionals cope with these emotions can affect their wellbeing, the care they give to patients on the job and the well-being of the people they care about outside of work.”

Having to close our offices except for emergencies for almost three months is still mind blowing for me. I commend the Pennsylvania Dental Association and the American Dental Association for their leadership and guidance during this difficult time. If you have not done so already, download the app “PDA GO” to receive important updates. It was on PDA GO that I learned about all the economic provider relief programs and their deadlines. I feel fortunate to have received funding assistance. It was also through PDA GO that I learned about the ADA Return to Work Toolkit with guidelines I used to re-open my practice. If you benefited also, please share this information with your colleagues and encourage them to become a member of the tripartite,

ADA, PDA, PCDS. Now more than ever we need to work together and strengthen our organization. Our new PDA First District Trustee, Dr. Nipa Thakkar, is diligently working for our membership.

2020 is also a year for change in social justice. We are championing and honoring diversity in oral health care. As chair of the PDA Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, I am very proud of the work of our very diverse team: Dr. Veronica T. Barreto, Dr. Rohini Kataria-Bhatia, Dr. Sandy E. Harmon, Dr. Rachel Kim, Dr. Jignesh Rudani, Dr. HaEun Jessica Yi and Ms. Mary Donlin, PDA Director of Membership. This team created a statement that was approved unanimously by the PDA Board of Trustees: PDA defines diversity of members, leaders and the public through many dimensions, including, but not limited to race, ethnicity, national origin, dental degree, gender identity, career phase, physical abilities/qualities, sexual orientation, parental status, socio-economic status, religious and ideological beliefs, professional practice choices, geographic practice setting, and personal lifestyle preferences.

We aspire to develop and sustain the culture and reputation of the PDA as an organization that values and nurtures diversity and inclusiveness in our leadership, membership, and the communities that we serve.

Join us so your voice can be heard as we continue to develop programming for diversity and inclusion. Please email our Administrative Assistant Lisa Gottlieb, lgottlieb@philcodent.org, to get involved! (continued on page 4)

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President’s Message (cont’d) As demonstrated by the pandemic, change can come fast and hard, and the Philadelphia County Dental Society has had its share. We sincerely thank those who retired this year after serving the society as Board of Governors faithfully for many years: Dr. Lennie Checchio, President, Dr. Judith McFadden, Secretary, Dr. Rochelle Lindemeyer, Treasurer, Dr. Saul Miller, Editor of the Journal of the Philadelphia County Dental Society, Dr. Thomas Gamba, Constitution and Bylaws Committee Chair and Dr. Peter Carroll, Financial Officer. We appreciate and honor your dedication and achievements for the society.

Best wishes for a happy and healthy retirement. Respecting change, I am pleased to welcome Dr. Stanley Markiewicz as Secretary, Dr. Kevin Klatte, Treasurer, and Dr. David Tecosky, Journal Editor.

So as Lao Tzu said about changes: “Don’t resist them — that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”

Dear members, as we flow naturally forward into 2021, we encourage you to tap into the power of resilience to bounce back to a sense of normalcy from all the changes of 2020. “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” (Alan Watts).

I am looking forward to dancing with you in 2021 with or without social distancing. Stay safe and well.

Best, Renee

Nominations As mandated by the Bylaws, the Board of Governors met as a Nominating Committee and presents the following report of nominations for 2021: President-Elect: Janet Burkhardt, D.M.D. Secretary: Stanley Markiewicz, D.D.S. Treasurer: Kevin Klatte, D.M.D.

Board of Governors: Jessica Yi, D.M.D. Ingrid Carvo, D.M.D.

Elections will take place during the Annual Business Meeting on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. via the following Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/6249782656 All Society members are welcome to attend. The Bylaws provide: 11.1.4 Additional nominations may be made by written petition signed by at least twenty (20) Active, Life or Retired Members in good standing. Such petitions must be submitted to the Secretary at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the Annual Business Meeting. The Secretary shall make a prompt determination as to the eligibility of nominees and willingness to serve if elected.

11.1.5 No additional nominations shall be made from the floor at the Annual Business Meeting.

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Editor’s Report David A. Tecosky, DDS So (sigh), we are approaching the end of 2020 and I do not know of anyone who claims this to be the best year of their life, or even close!

Usually in the run up to the new year I stop and reassess how my last year has gone and look forward to the new year, new slate of opportunities and hope for the future. Over the last year, what do you see having changed?

I will start the conversation with some new greetings: “Have you traveled anywhere out of your front door in the last 14 days?”

“Hi, nice to meet you,” followed by no handshake, no high five, no smile (hidden by the mask you supposedly are wearing) and maybe, if you’re lucky, an elbow bump cotton on cotton.

When you say goodbye, it is the usual “Be safe, wash your hands for 20 seconds, and wear your mask.”

Is there any good that has come from this crazy year?

We have had a pandemic (still ongoing), schools closed and tried to provide virtual instruction of our children, hurricanes, floods, fires, riots and more. We have had a political divide not seen in its breadth since the Civil War (my opinion, friends), and there has also been a rash of depression, untreated illnesses, business closings. personal bankruptcies, and a major uptick in suicide and crime.

I don’t know about you, but daily I am finding time to meditate and pray for calm and more settled times in the months ahead, filled with good news and positivity.

Personally, I have had a high-stress year filled with practice uncertainty and health issues I am working through. I know of others in more dire straits. I still count my blessings of my loved ones, my friends, students, colleagues, and coworkers to whom I try to show caring, concern, love, and affection in my daily relationships.

I believe the only way we will go forward in strength is by maintaining a strong sense of self and commitment to those we serve and interact with daily. We need to keep our heads up, smile at others around us, communicate clearly and supportively, and not react to the negativity around us.

As the Philadelphia County Dental Society moves into the new year, please do be involved in our organization as we strive to re-create how we serve our membership and the community, providing excellent care to the patients we help.

We are looking for ways to improve the communication between our Board of Governors and you, our members, and we would love you to contact us to get involved.

“Recognizing that things are different and that it’s OK if you feel different is the most crucial hurdle to cross while we try and navigate the world at this point in time.”

THE BROWN & WHITE EDITORIAL BOARD LEHIGH UNIVERSITY

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Report of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee Renee H. Fennell, DMD, President On September 15, 2020, the Board of Governors approved revisions to the Society's Constitution and Bylaws. The revisions, printed below in RED, will be on the agenda for a final vote by members attending the Annual Business Meeting on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. (All members are welcome to attend.) The proposed revisions require a 2/3 majority of those voting.

If adopted, the revised Constitution & Bylaws will become effective January 1, 2021, and will be published on the Society's website (www.philcodent.org).

CONSTITUTION OF THE PHILADELPHIA COUNTY DENTAL SOCIETY Article I – NAME A. The name of this organization shall be the Philadelphia County Dental Society (First District Dental Society of the Pennsylvania Dental Association), hereinafter referred to as “the Society” or “this Society.”

B. The Society shall be a component member of the Pennsylvania Dental Association (PDA), which in turn is a constituent of the American Dental Association (ADA).

C. The seal of the Society shall bear the words: “The Philadelphia County Dental Society (First District Dental Society of the Pennsylvania Dental Association), organized A.D. 1886.”

Article II – MISSION A. The Philadelphia County Dental Society is a professional association committed to the improvement of the public’s oral health, the promotion of the art and science of dentistry and the representation of its members through advocacy, education and information.

B. The function and operation shall conform with the Constitution and Bylaws of the PDA and the ADA. Article III – ORGANIZATION A. OFFICE – Should any Executive Office be deemed necessary as described in the Bylaws, it shall be located in the City of Philadelphia, County of Philadelphia, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

B. MEMBERSHIP – The membership shall consist of dentists and other persons, whose classifications and qualifications shall be established in the Bylaws.

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Article IV – GOVERNMENT A. LEGISLATIVE BODY – The legislative and governing body shall be the Board of Governors.

B. ADMINISTRATIVE BODY – The administrative body shall be the Executive Committee.

Article V – OFFICERS A. The officers shall be a President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Financial Officer and Editor, each of whom shall be elected by the membership in such manner as provided in the Bylaws.

Article VI – SESSIONS A. SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS – Scientific Sessions shall be conducted by the members of the Society as provided in the Bylaws.

B. BUSINESS SESSIONS – Business Sessions shall be conducted by the members of the Board of Governors as provided in the Bylaws.

Article VII – PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT A. The current Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct adopted by the ADA shall govern the conduct of members in relation to each other and the public, with such additions or changes as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by the Board of Governors to satisfy local requirements, and to this end each member shall conduct himself/herself so as to support the object for which this Society is organized. (continued on next page)

Article VIII – AMENDMENTS A. This Constitution may be amended at any Annual Business Meeting by a two-WKLUGV Ҁ

affirmative vote of the members present and voting, provided that the proposed amendment has been approved by a two-thirds (2/3) affirmative vote of the Board of Governors and provided that the amendment shall have been published in the Society’s official publication or by notice to the membership no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Annual Business Meeting. Amendments to the

proposed amendment require no previous notice and require only a majority vote for their approval.

Article IX – PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY The current edition of the American Institute of Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure shall be the authority on all procedural questions not covered by the Constitution and Bylaws or adopted policies of this Society.

BYLAWS OF THE PHILADELPHIA COUNTY DENTAL SOCIETY First District of the Pennsylvania Dental Association (PDA) ARTICLE 1.0 – MEMBERSHIP 1.1 ELIGIBILITY 1.1.1 Any legally qualified ethical dentist, legally qualified ethical practitioner of medicine, and such persons contributing to the advancement of dentistry, shall be eligible for membership in the Society.

1.1.2 Any ethical dentist is one whose professional conduct conforms to the American Dental Association (ADA) Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct.

1.1.3 Active, Life, and Retired membership shall be limited to dentists who are members in good standing of the ADA and the Pennsylvania Dental Association (PDA).

1.2 ACTIVE MEMBER 1.2.1 Any dentist eligible for membership in the ADA and the PDA and whose professional or home address is within Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

1.2.2. Any dentist who has been assigned to active duty in the Federal Dental Services for a limited period of service and whose professional address or home address is within Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

1.2.3 Active members shall have the right to vote hold office, attend meetings and sessions of the Society, serve on committees and councils, receive the official publication and other mailings, apply for insurance sponsored by the Society receive any official publications and

benefit from and to such any other services as are provided by the Society.

1.3 LIFE MEMBER 1.3.1 Any dentist who has met the eligibility requirements for Life Membership of the American Dental Association and who has been an Active Member of this Society for a minimum of one (1) year.

1.3.2 Active Life: Any dentist who has met the eligibility requirements for Active Life Membership of the ADA. 1.3.3 Retired Life: Any dentist who has met the eligibility requirements for Retired Life Membership of the ADA. 1.3.4 Life Members shall have all the privileges of Active Membership.

1.4 RETIRED MEMBER 1.4.1 Any Active Member who has met the eligibility requirements for Retired Membership of the ADA. 1.4.2 Retired Members shall have all the privileges of Active Membership.

1.5 STUDENT MEMBER 1.5.1 Any pre- doctoral student who is a member of the American Student Dental Association.

1.5.2 Any student who is engaged full time in an internship, residency or graduate program of at least one academic year’s duration and who is a member of the ADA. 1.5.3 Student Members shall have the right to attend scientific sessions and apply for insurance sponsored by the Society, when available or if

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available, but shall not have the right to vote or hold office.

1.6 HONORARY MEMBER 1.6.1 Any individual who has made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the art and science of dentistry, upon nomination of the Executive Committee and election by the Board of Governors.

1.6.2 Honorary Members shall receive a certificate of honorary membership and the official publication of the Society.

1.6.3 Honorary Members shall have the right to attend scientific sessions, but shall not have the right to vote, hold office or apply for insurance programs, unless already a fully privileged member.

1.7 ASSOCIATE MEMBER 1.7.1 Any dentist member in good standing of the ADA whose primary membership is in another jurisdiction.

1.7.2 Any legally qualified practitioner of medicine, subject to the approval of the Board of Governors.

1.7.3 Any non-dentist who has contributed to the advancement or teaching of dentistry subject to the approval of the Board of Governors.

1.7.4 Any dentist in the Federal Dental Services, assigned to active duty within the jurisdiction of this Society, who is a member of the ADA. 1.7.5 Any dentist practicing in a country other than the United States, who is a member of a recognized dental organization in such country.

1.7.6 Associate Members Shall have all the privileges of Active Membership except the right to vote and to hold office.

1.8 AFFILIATE MEMBER 1.8.1 Any dental assistant, dental hygienist or dental laboratory technician who is a member of his/her respective professional organization.

1.8.2 Affiliate Members shall have all the privileges of Active Membership except the right to vote and to hold office.

1.9 MEMBERSHIP IN GOOD STANDING 1.9.1 A legally qualified, ethical dentist whose dues for the current calendar year have been paid in full shall be considered a member in good standing.

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1.9.2 A member, while receiving assistance from a Relief Fund of the ADA or PDA, shall be exempt from the payment of dues, and shall be considered in good standing.

1.10 DELINQUENT MEMBERS 1.10.1 Any member who has not paid dues in full

by January 1 shall be considered delinquent.

1.10.2 Any delinquent member who pays the current dues by March 31 shall have all privileges of membership restored without penalty.

1.10.3 A delinquent member shall be automatically dropped from membership if the current dues are not paid by March 31.

Notification of this action shall be sent by letter after March 31.

1.11 REINSTATEMENT OF MEMBERSHIP 1.11.1 Any member who has been dropped for non-payment of dues may be reinstated during the balance of the calendar year in which he/she has defaulted upon payment of full annual dues for the delinquent year.

1.11.2 Any member who has defaulted for more than one calendar year must re-apply for membership.

ARTICLE 2.0 – ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING An Annual Business Meeting shall be held for the purpose of electing members to all elective offices designated in these Bylaws and to carry out such other business as the Board of Governors, hereinafter referred to as “the Board,” shall determine.

ARTICLE 3.0 – BOARD OF GOVERNORS 3.1 COMPOSITION AND TERM OF OFFICE 3.1.1 The Board of Governors, hereinafter referred to as “the Board,” shall consist of members in good standing.

3.1.2 All duly elected officers shall be voting members of the Board, with the President only voting in the event of a tie.

3.1.3 The Immediate Past President shall be a voting member of the Board.

3.1.4 There shall be six (6) elected members as follows: there shall be elected at each Annual Business Meeting two (2) members who shall serve for three (3) years, and who may not again

be candidates for election to the Board until at least one year after the end of their prior terms.

3.1.5 The PDA First District Trustee shall be a voting member of the Board.

3.1.6 The following Society members shall serve as ex officio members of the Board without the right to vote: ADA and PDA officers, past presidents and emeritus officers of this Society.

3.1.7 Any governor may be removed from the Board for non-attendance at more than two meetings during a Society year or for other valid cause as may be determined by the Board.

3.1.8 Any ex officio member(s) of the Board may serve as a voting member for the purpose of reaching a quorum at any duly convened meeting of the Board.

3.2 POWERS AND DUTIES 3.2.1 The Board shall be the legislative and governing body of the Society.

3.2.2 The Board shall have charge and general control of all properties and financial affairs.

3.2.3 The Board shall provide suitable places for meetings.

3.2.4 The Board may secure an office and employ staff as it deems necessary.

3.2.5 The Board shall receive and act upon the resignations of officers and governors and have the power to fill vacancies for unexpired terms of the offices of President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Financial Officer, Editor and PDA Trustee.

3.2.6 The Board shall meet in regular session, upon written notice, no less than four (4) times during the Society year. Additional meetings of the Board may be called at the discretion of the President, or shall be called by the President upon the written request of eight (8) a simple majority vote of the of the Board.

3.2.7 The Board shall approve and arrange for the Annual Business Meeting place and date, and other meetings or educational sessions.

3.2.8 The Board shall receive and act upon reports and recommendations from officers, committees and councils.

3.2.9 The Board shall function as the Nominating Committee.

3.2.10 The Board shall consider any violations of the Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct of the ADA

3.2.11 The Board shall receive, consider and act upon all written charges of negligence of duty of an officer, governor or a ,committee or council member, or any employees or independent contractors.

ARTICLE 4.0 – OFFICERS The officers shall be President, President Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Financial Officer, and Editor shall be Active, Life or Retired members in good standing.

4.2 TERMS OF OFFICE 4.2.1 The terms of officers shall coincide with the fiscal year of the Society.

4.2.2 The President and President-Elect shall serve a term of two (2) years unless otherwise voted differently by the members of the Board E\ D Ҁ YRWH. 4.2.3 The terms of office for the Secretary and Treasurer shall be one (1) year, with a maximum of five (5) consecutive terms unless otherwise voted differently by the members of the Board E\ D Ҁ YRWH. 4.2.4 The term of office of the Financial Officer shall be two (2) years, with a maximum of three (3) consecutive terms unless otherwise voted differently by the members of the %RDUG E\ D Ҁ vote.

4.2.5 The term of office of the Editor shall be four (4) years, with a maximum of two (2) consecutive terms unless otherwise voted GLIIHUHQWO\ E\ WKH PHPEHUV RI WKH %RDUG E\ D Ҁ vote.

4.3 VACANCIES 4.3.1 Should the office of President become vacant, the President-Elect shall assume the duties of the President for the unexpired portion of the term, in addition to his/her succeeding term of office as President.

4.3.2 All other vacancies shall be filled by the Board for the unexpired portion of the term.

4.4 PRESIDENT’S DUTIES 4.4.1 To serve as the official representative of the Society in its contacts with governmental, civic, business and professional organizations for the purpose of advancing the objectives and policies of the Society.

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4.4.2 To preside at all meetings of the Society and the Board and to perform such duties as usually pertain to this office.

4.4.3 To select the chair and members of each committee and council, with the approval of the Board, to serve for the term of his/her office, except as otherwise provided for in the Bylaws.

4.4.4 To appoint any ad hoc committees which the Board may deem necessary.

4.4.5 To designate the time and place of all meetings of the Board and of such other meetings as may be required.

4.4.6 To insure ensure that the Treasurer, Financial Officer and employees of the Society are bonded to the Society.

4.4.7 To insure that the financial accounts of the Society are audited annually by a Certified Public Accountant. To ensure that the financial accounts of the Society are examined by a Certified Public Accountant. The level and frequency of the examination shall be determined by the Board of Governors.

4.4.8 To submit, at the Annual Business Meeting, a written report of the activities of this office, including recommendations to the Board.

4.4.9 To chair the Executive Committee, with the right to vote, and to serve as an ex-officio member of all committees and councils without the right to vote.

4.4.10 To serve as a member of the Board and to continue as a member of the Board for a period of two (2) years following the expiration of the term of office.

4.5 PRESIDENT-ELECT’S DUTIES 4.5.1 To assist the President as requested.

4.5.2 To serve as a voting member of the Board.

4.5.3 In the absence of the President, to perform all duties of the President, and in case of death, resignation or removal from office of the President, to immediately assume office as President for that unexpired portion of the term and for the following term.

4.5.4 At the end of the term of President-Elect, to continue as President without other election.

4.5.5 To serve as an ex-officio member of all committees and councils, without the right to vote.

4.6 SECRETARY’S DUTIES 4.6.1 To keep a complete record of all proceedings of the Society, the Board and such

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other committee and council meetings as the President may direct.

4.6.2 To sign all official documents having been approved by the Board and/or reviewed by legal counsel. keep the seal of the Society and cause it to be affixed to official documents or certificates after they have been properly signed.

4.6.3 To make all necessary reports to the Secretary of the PDA 4.6.4 To maintain an accurate membership list.

4.6.5 To notify all members of the time and place of meetings and elections, of names of candidates for office and of any other necessary information, and to provide official ballots for elections.

4.6.6 To keep a copy of the Constitution and the Bylaws at the Executive Office for inspection by any member upon request.

4.6.7 To conduct the general correspondence of the Society and retain full copies thereof.

4.6.8 At the discretion of the Board, any or all of the foregoing duties of the Secretary may be performed by staff.

4.6.9 To serve as a voting member of the Board.

4.6.10 To perform such other duties pertaining to the office of Secretary as may be required.

4.7 TREASURER’S DUTIES 4.7.1 To receive all monies due the Society, deposit them and the securities of the Society in such financial institutions as the Board shall select.

4.7.2 To disburse funds for items provided for in the budget as approved by the Board.

4.7.3 To keep accurate accounts of all monies and securities received, and of all payments made, and to make a report thereof and of the financial status of the Society whenever directed by the Board.

4.7.4 At the discretion of the Board, any or all of the foregoing duties of the Treasurer shall be performed by staff.

4.7.5 To engage a Certified Public Accountant, as chosen by the Board, for the purpose of an annual audit examination of the Society’s complete financial status. The level and frequency of such an examination shall be determined by the Board.

4.7.6 To give security to the Society, in bond of approved surety, as the Board may require, the cost to be paid by the Society.

4.7.7 To serve as a member of the Finance Committee.

4.7.8 To serve as a voting member of the Board.

4.7.9 To perform such other duties pertaining to the office of Treasurer as may be required.

4.8 FINANCIAL OFFICER’S DUTIES 4.8.1 To oversee the investment monies of the Society.

4.8.2 To maintain an Investment Policy for the Society.

4.8.3 To Chair the Finance Committee of the Board.

4.8.4 To serve as a voting member of the Board.

4.8.5 To perform any duties required by a Financial Officer.

4.9 EDITOR’S DUTIES 4.9.1 To edit and assume responsibility for publishing and distributing the Society’s official publication at the direction of the Board.

4.9.2 To serve as a voting member of the Board.

4.9.3 To receive such compensation, if any, as shall be determined by the Board.

4.9.4 To maintain membership in the American Association of Dental Editors, the dues for which shall be paid by the Society.

ARTICLE 5.0 – PDA TRUSTEE 5.1 POWERS AND DUTIES 5.1.1 The Trustee of the First District to the PDA shall be elected at the Society’s Annual Meeting immediately preceding the expiration of the term of office of the predecessor, in accordance with the Bylaws of the PDA. 5.1.2 The Trustee shall serve as a voting member of the Board and shall report to the Board at each meeting on the activities of the PDA and its Board of Trustees.

ARTICLE 6.0 – COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS Committees of the Board shall be composed of at least three (3), and no more than five (5), members of the Board of Governors. Committee members and chairs shall be appointed by the President, with the approval of the Board, except as otherwise provided for in the Bylaws. Each committee may propose consultants, who need not

be members of the Society, for approval by the Board.

6.1.1 Committee members shall serve for a term of two (2) years, except as otherwise provided for in the Bylaws. Vacancies shall be filled by the President with the approval of the Board.

6.1.2 The President and the President-Elect shall be ex-officio members of all committees of the Board without the right to vote.

6.1.3 Committees shall refer all recommendations to the Board.

6.2 The EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE shall be composed of the President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and one Governor as appointed by the President. The committee shall be chaired by the President and shall act as the administrative body of the Society.

6.3 The CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS COMMITTEE shall be composed of three (3) members of the Board as appointed by the President. The committee shall review the Constitution and Bylaws at the direction of the Board, receive and consider all suggested changes to these documents, and make recommendations to the Board for approval and implementation.

6.4 The ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE shall be composed of the Secretary and two (2) other members of the Board and shall be chaired by the Secretary.

The Committee shall be responsible for all matters regarding personnel, documents and property of the Society.

6.5 The STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE shall be responsible for developing a strategic plan designed to advance the Society’s mission, goals and objectives going forward, formulate action plans necessary to achieve those goals and evaluate the results of such actions. The Committee shall present a strategic plan to the Board every five (5) years, although it may be modified over that period to respond to emergent circumstances.

ARTICLE 7.0 – STANDING COMMITTEES 7.1 Standing Committees shall may be composed of at least three (3) and no more than five (5) members of the Society, who need not be members of the Board, except as otherwise provided for in the Bylaws. The President shall

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assign one (1) member of the Board to each committee to serve as liaison to the Board, without the right to vote. Each committee may propose consultants, who need not be members of the Society, for approval by the Board.

7.1.1 Standing Committee members shall be appointed by the President, with the approval of the Board, except as otherwise provided for in the Bylaws.

7.1.2 Standing Committee members shall serve for a term of two (2) years, except as otherwise provided for in the Bylaws. Vacancies shall be filled by the President with the approval of the Board.

7.1.3 Standing Committee chairs shall be appoint-ed by the President and shall serve for a term of two years, with a maximum of two (2) consecutive terms, except as otherwise provided for in the Bylaws or by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Board.

7.1.4 The President and the President-Elect shall be ex-officio members of all Standing Committees without the right to vote.

7.1.5 Standing Committees shall refer all recommendations to the Board.

7.2 The ADVISORY COMMITTEE shall be composed of the Immediate Past President, President, President-Elect, PDA Trustee and at least three (3) past presidents. The Immediate Past President shall chair the committee. It shall be available to advise the President in any matters upon request.

7.3 The FINANCE COMMITTEE shall be composed of seven (7) five (5) members as follows: the Financial Officer, the Treasurer; and three (3) governors., one of whom is in the third year of his/her term, one in the second year, and one in the first year and two (2) other members of the Society. The committee shall supervise the financial operations of the Society, make investment recommendations to the Board and prepare an operating budget annually for approval by the Board. The Financial Officer shall chair the Finance Committees.

ARTICLE 8.0 – COUNCILS 8.1 Councils shall be composed of at least three (3) and no more than five (5) members of the Society, who need not be members of the Board,

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except as otherwise provided for in the Bylaws.

The President shall assign one (1) member of the Board to each council to serve as liaison to the Board, without the right to vote. Each council may propose consultants, who need not be members of the Society, for approval by the Board.

8.1.1 Council members shall be appointed by the President, with the approval of the Board, except as otherwise provided for in the Bylaws.

8.1.2 Council members shall serve for a term of two (2) years, except as otherwise provided for in the Bylaws. Vacancies shall be filled by the President with the approval of the Board.

8.1.3 Council chairs shall be appointed by the President and shall serve for a term of two (2) years, with a maximum of two (2) consecutive terms, except as otherwise provided for in the Bylaws or by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Board.

8.1.4 The President and the President-Elect shall be ex-officio members of all Councils without the right to vote.

8.1.5 Councils shall refer all recommendations to the Board for action.

8.2 The COUNCIL ON COMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC RELATIONS shall be responsible for all publicity, and disseminating information for the Society, including all activities for the National Children’s Dental Health Month, National Senior Smile Week and other similar programs that may improve the health of the citizens of Pennsylvania Philadelphia or promote the art and science of dentistry, as developed by the Society, the PDA or the ADA. 8.3 The COUNCIL ON EDUCATION shall arrange for and conduct all educational programs as directed by the Board.

8.4 COUNCIL ON MEMBERSHIP 8.4.1 The Council shall be responsible for recruitment and retention of members, receive and review applications for membership and present membership reports to the Board.

8.4.2 The Council shall be responsible for recruitment and retention of members of the American Student Dental Association chapters at Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry and the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.

8.4.3 The Council shall evaluate existing membership benefits, consider improvements and make appropriate recommendations to the Board of Governors.

ARTICLE 9.0 – FINANCE 9.1 The fiscal year shall be from January 1 to December 31.

9.2 The business of the Society shall be operated within a budget prepared for each fiscal year by the Finance Committee, subject to the approval of the Board. All committees and councils using Society funds shall be required to present their budget requests to the Finance Committee in time to be considered in the annual budget.

9.3 At the end of each fiscal year any unused balance in the budget accounts and unanticipated revenue shall revert to the General Fund.

ARTICLE 10.0 – ANNUAL DUES 10.1 The annual dues for Active, Associate, Student and Affiliate members shall be determined by the Board upon the recommendation of the Finance Committee, and shall be payable by January first of each year.

10.2 Active members shall pay no dues for the year of graduation and the first full calendar year following the year in which the DDS or DMD degree was awarded or advanced training program was completed; 25 percent of dues for the second full year, 50 percent of dues in the third year, 75 percent in the fourth year and 100 percent in the fifth year and thereafter.

Eligibility for this benefit shall be conditioned on maintenance of continuous membership or payment of reduced dues for the years not previously paid, at the rates current during the missing year(s). The reduced dues structure for recent graduates shall be in alignment with the dues structure established by the ADA from time to time. Eligibility for this benefit shall be conditioned on maintenance of continuous membership or payment of appropriate dues for the years not previously paid.

10.3 Student members of the American Student Dental Association shall be exempt from the payment of dues.

10.4 Active members otherwise in good standing may be granted a waiver of dues under special circumstances, as determined by the Secretary.

10.5 Any member who is under suspension of the dental license by the Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry shall be required to pay the annual dues.

10.6 Any member, while receiving assistance from the Relief Fund of the ADA and/or the PDA, shall be exempt from the payment of dues and shall be considered to be in good standing during the period of such assistance.

ARTICLE 11.0 – NOMINATIONS 11.1 NOMINATIONS 11.1.1 Nominees shall be Active, Life, or Retired members. No person shall be nominated without his/her consent and an expression of willingness to serve if elected.

11.1.2 Nominees shall be proposed for each of the following offices: President-Elect (when applicable); Secretary; Treasurer; Financial Officer; Editor (when applicable); Trustee to the PDA (when applicable); Two (2) Governors; 11.1.3 The Board, functioning as the Nominating Committee, shall nominate candidates for each office stated in 11.1.2.

11.1.4 Additional nominations may be made by written petition signed by at least twenty (20) Active, Life or Retired Members in good standing.

Such petitions must be submitted to the Secretary at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the Annual Business Meeting. The Secretary shall make a prompt determination as to the eligibility of nominees and willingness to serve if elected.

11.1.5 No additional nominations shall be made from the floor at the Annual Business Meeting.

11.1.6 The complete list of nominees selected by the Board shall be published in the Society’s official publication or by notice to the membership no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Annual Business Meeting.

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12.2 ELECTIONS 12.2.1 A ballot for all contested offices shall be prepared by the Secretary, listing all nominees in alphabetical order.

12.2.2 Elections shall be by Society members present and voting at the Annual Business Meeting.

12.2.3 Ballots with more votes than the available number for any office shall be declared invalid and shall be disqualified for that portion of the ballot only. Failure to vote for the full number of candidates to fill vacancies shall not disqualify a ballot.

12.2.5 All ballots shall be secured for sixty (60) days and then destroyed.

ARTICLE 13.0 – DELEGATE TO THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION 13.1 The PDA First District Trustee shall be the delegate.

ARTICLE 14.0 – AMENDMENTS 14.1 These Bylaws may be amended at any Annual Business Meeting by a two-WKLUGV Ҁ

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Happy Holidays to All of You from the Officers, Governors & Staff of the Philadelphia County Dental Society.

May 2021 Be a Joyous Year of Renewal for Everyone!

Is PPE Use Increasing Oral Decay in Dental Professionals?

The arrival of the novel corona virus in the United States has added a new layer of complexity in the lives of dental professionals, and it may be time for dental professionals to start to be concerned about their own dental health.

Dental professionals are reporting a variety of symptoms that indicate their own oral health is on a negative trajectory, reports Anne Nugent Guignon, MPH, RDH, CSP, in the September 1, 2020, posting of rdh.com.

Information from a recent poll of more than 3,500 dental health-care professionals indicated that as workers they are dehydrated or adopting habits that set the stage for dry mouth. The oral cavity is taking a beating.

There are also reports of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction, occlusal changes, and increased dentinal hypersensitivity.

It is well known that dry mouth syndrome plays a significant role in the development of multiple oral diseases and outcomes. The drier the mouth, the higher the risk for caries, erosion, dentinal hypersensitivity, and oral Candida infections. Chronic dry mouth issues also underscore multiple quality of life issues.

It may be time for every dental professional to perform his or her own personal risk analysis.

Countless research studies over the last few decades indicate that a dry oral environment sets the stage for disease. While caries and erosion do not have the same etiology, there are similarities. When the mouth is dry, caries and fungal microbes, which are heavy acid producers, proliferate. The mouth’s buffering capacity is diminished or nonexistent when the mouth is dry, so the body’s natural ability to neutralize acids is compromised.

The recent shift to wearing multiple layers of PPE for long periods of time is magnifying the risks for workers who are masking and gowning up. Dental professionals may want to check their oral pH value. If your oral pH measures in the acidic range, then check if your saliva is healthy enough to buffer or neutralize acids.

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The obvious way to deal with dehydration and dry mouth issues is to increase oral and systemic moisture by increasing fluid intake.

But we know sipping on liquids frequently through the day dilutes the portion of saliva that contains many protective factors such as proteins, bicarbonates, and antimicrobials.

When exposed to acid, hard tooth structure is at risk. Enamel can withstand a pH of 5, and if fortified with fluoride, enamel is not vulnerable until the pH goes below 4.5. When the pH value of a beverage or product falls to 6 or below, exposed root structure can begin to demineralize.

Over the last decade, there has been an explosion of beverage products that are meant to flavor plain water using drops or powders, while other commercially prepared water products use natural fruit flavors along with citric acid.

While flavorings or additives may tempt you to drink more fluid, these drinks typically have pH values that range between 3 and 4.

What does all this mean? Hydration should be top of mind. Everyone is experimenting with whether or not to keep on drinking the same amount of fluid throughout the day. Some are maintaining their normal fluid intake but finding that it is simply not enough due to increased perspiration during the day.

Insufficient fluid intake can lead to dehydration headaches, exhaustion, and delirium, but lack of sufficient fluid can contribute to urinary tract infections, kidney stones, leg cramps, and other unfavorable health outcomes.

The key to adequate and safe hydration is a matter of when and how. While Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations prohibit beverages in a treatment room, you can establish a beverage-approved zone.

Easy ways to increase your fluid intake include: x

Increasing fluid intake on the way to work, Scheduling hydration breaks every few hours,

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News Briefs CDC Says COVID-19 Can Spread Through Virus Lingering in Air

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Oct. 5, 2020, said COVID-19 can spread through virus lingering in the air, sometimes for hours, acknowledging concerns widely voiced by public health experts about airborne transmission of the virus.

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The CDC guidance comes weeks after the agency published – and then took down – a similar warning, sparking debate over how the virus spreads.

In the guidance, CDC said there was evidence that people with COVID-19 possibly infected others who were more than 6 feet away, within enclosed spaces with poor ventilation.

Under such circumstances, CDC said scientists believe the amount of infectious smaller droplet and particles, or aerosols, produced by the people with COVID-19 become concentrated enough to spread the virus.

The CDC has long warned of transmission through small droplets that shoot through the air and generally fall to the ground, which resulted in the six-feet social distancing rule.

Aerosol droplets are much smaller still, and can remain suspended in the air, like smoke.

While CDC stresses close-contact transmission is more common than through air, a group of U.S. scientists warned in an unrelated open letter published in medical journal Science on Monday that aerosols lingering in the air could be a major source of COVID-19 transmission. (bit.ly/34pSPbH) “The reality is airborne transmission is the main way that transmission happens at close range with prolonged contact,” the researchers said in a press call.

Viruses in aerosols can remain in the air for seconds to hours, travel more than two meters and accumulate in poorly ventilated indoor air, leading to superspreading events, the researchers said.

Since individuals with COVID-19 release thousands of virus-laden aerosols and far fewer droplets while breathing and talking, the scientists said the focus must be on protecting against airborne transmission.

They also said that public health officials should clearly differentiate between droplets ejected by coughing or sneezing and aerosols that can carry the virus to greater distances Public health officials must highlight the importance of moving activities outdoors and improving indoor air, along with wearing mask and social distancing, the letter said.

Vaccine Allocation Framework Identifies Dentists as Essential The ADA News (10/2, Burger) reports dentists and dental hygienists “are essential health care workers who should be afforded early access to a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a vaccine distribution framework released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine during an Oct. 2 webinar.”

ADA President Chad P. Gehani and ADA Executive Director Kathleen T. O’Loughlin are quoted saying, “We are thrilled that the National Academies has affirmed what we’ve (continued on page 18)

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News Briefs (cont’d) long known...Dentistry is an essential health care service and dentists and their teams are essential health care workers.”

The ADA Board of Trustees adopted an ad interim policy stating dentistry is essential health care July 27 to help guide advocacy for the dental profession during the COVID19 pandemic. The House of Delegates will consider it as a resolution during its virtual meeting in October.

For more information about the ADA’s advocacy efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, visit ADA.org/COVID19Advocacy.

HHS Offers Phase 3 of Provider Relief Fund

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is allocating $20 billion in new funding for health care providers, including many dentists. The Provider Relief Fund was established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act — known as the CARES Act — and allows dental providers to apply for payments made for health carerelated expenses or lost revenue

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attributable to the pandemic. The funds, distributed through the Health Resources and Services Administration, is part of the Phase 3 General Provider Relief Fund.

Under the new Phase 3 general distribution, dental eligibility will be determined by two criteria. Dentists that just began practicing Jan. 1, 2020 through March 31, 2020

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are the only newly eligible dentists who will be able to submit applications. Previous eligibility restrictions also apply, such as validating their Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) as step one in the application process.

Eligible dentists can apply for funds through Nov. 6.

HHS recommends that dentists apply sooner rather than later. If you have questions, contact the HHS Provider Support Line at 1-866-569-3522 during the hours of operation from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Monday-Friday.

Preventive Dental Care May Lower Risk of VentilatorAssociated Pneumonia Becker’s Dental Review (9/24, Adams) reported a new study found that “patients who maintain routine dental care are less likely to acquire ventilator-associated pneumonia.” For the study, “DentaQuest used the IBM Watson MarketScan Medicaid Database to analyze inpatient administrative claims data for Medicaid ICU patients from 2016 to 2018,” finding “patients with at least one preventive dental visit within three years of being placed on a ventilator are 22 percent less likely to be diagnosed with ventilator-associated pneumonia than those who did not.”

Dental professionals can find additional information on oral-systemic health on an ADA Science & Research Institute-developed Oral Health Topics page.

New Poll Shows COVID-19 Had Major Impact on Most Philadelphians More than half of Philadelphians know someone who tested positive for COVID-19 and nearly a quarter of the city’s residents know someone who died from the virus, according to the findings in a new poll from the Pew Trusts Philadelphia research project. (continued on page 19)

News Briefs (cont’d)

The poll sought to measure the pandemic’s impact on Philadelphians and found it was extensive, with 90 percent of city residents saying it has had an impact, according to a report by KYW Newsradio on October 8, 2020.

Two-thirds described it as a major impact, and almost half have faced financial challenges from falling behind on bills to having trouble paying for food or medicine.

Senior adviser Larry Eichel said it confirms what other studies have shown.

“A lot of the impacts have been felt more heavily by Black Philadelphians and Hispanic Philadelphians than by non-Hispanic whites,” Eichel said.

The poll also explored police-community relations.

To get a read on opinions about “defunding the police” — a phrase open to interpretation — it asked whether the police force should be reduced.

“One thing that was very striking, only 14 percent of Philadelphians want a smaller police force; only 6 percent of Blacks want a smaller police force,” he said.

The mayor’s policy director Maari Porter said the poll affirms the city’s efforts to support residents with food and housing assistance.

“There’s nothing that we think immediately we need to do differently. We just need to do more of,” Porter said.

The poll finds most Philadelphians approve of the mayor’s, and the governor’s, handling of the pandemic.

Dental Visits, Other Health Services Decline Sharply for Children in Medicaid, CHIP, CMS Says…

Bloomberg (9/23, Brown) reported, “The COVID-19 pandemic is harming the longterm health of low-income children, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Wednesday.” The article reported that “vaccination rates, primary preventive care, and screenings among children in Medicaid

and the Children’s Health Insurance Program have plummeted during the pandemic, the CMS said.” For instance, CMS said that between March and May, dental services declined 69 percent.

Modern Healthcare (9/23, Johnson, Subscription Publication) reported that “CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the findings were a call to action for state and local governments, schools, healthcare providers and families to work together to address the care gap.” Verma said, “Providers should conduct active outreach to make sure families understand it is safe to come back to the office to receive care.”

In addition, AP (9/23, Alonso-Zaldivar) reported Verma said that “the absence of these vital health care services may have lifelong consequences for these vulnerable children.” Medicaid and CHIP cover nearly 40 million children.

Also reporting are HealthLeaders Media (9/23, Commins) and FierceHealthcare (9/23, King).

…While Enrollment Increases in Medicaid Programs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic The AP (9/29) reports that the COVID-19 “pandemic has caused a national increase in the number of people enrolling in the federal Medicaid health payment program and officials have said Alaska residents are joining at unprecedented levels.” Data show that during “the last six months, more than 12,000 people in Alaska have joined Medicaid, known in the state as DenaliCare and Denali KidCare.” The state’s Medicaid “program covered 232,735 participants as of Aug. 31, or nearly one out of three...residents, including most children.”

In addition, MLive (MI) (9/29, Hicks) reports that about “800,000 Michiganders have enrolled in Michigan’s expanded Medicaid program.” Data show the “Healthy Michigan (continued on page 20)

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News Briefs (cont’d) Plan had almost 682,000 enrollees in late March at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic,” and “as COVID-19 has affected Michiganders’ finances and health, enrollment has grown to a record 800,794, or about 8% of residents, according to a Tuesday, Sept. 29 announcement from the Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office.”

Employers Cutting Health Insurance to Reduce Expenses Amid Pandemic The New York Times (9/28, Abelson) reports that businesses are not only “shedding workers...but employers are also cutting expenses like health coverage, and projections of rising numbers of uninsured have grown bleak.” The article states that “coverage is a major expense for employers, especially those in small businesses, as they deal with the pandemic’s economic fallout.”

The article adds, “While estimates vary, a recent Urban Institute analysis of census data says at least three million Americans have

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already lost job-based coverage, and a separate analysis from Avalere Health predicts some 12 million will lose it by the end of this year.”

ADA Data Show Teeth Grinding, Other Dental Damage Increasing During Pandemic TODAY (10/2, Breen) reports new data from the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute “indicates that there has been a rise in stress-related dental conditions, like tooth grinding and cracking, during the coronavirus pandemic.” According to “the data, which was collected by the ADA Health Policy Institute via a survey sent to thousands of U.S. dentists, responding dentists have seen cases of tooth grinding and clenching rise by 59.4%, with instances of both cracked and chipped teeth rising by 53.4% each.” There has also been “an increase in cavities, gum disease, and symptoms of temporomandibular joint dysfunction.”

To learn more about teeth grinding, visit Mouthhealthy.org.

Penn Dental Medicine’s Daniell Receives Grant to Advance COVID-19 Research Using Plant-Based Protein Therapies An award from the Pennsylvania governor to the lab of Dr. Henry Daniell, W.D. Miller Professor in the Department of Basic & Translational Sciences, is part of $10 million in grant funding through the state’s COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments and Therapies (CV-VTT) program to support the rapid advancement of vaccines, treatments, and therapies.

Said Penn Dental Medicine’s Morton Amsterdam Dean Dr. Mark S. Wolff, “Dr. Daniell’s research through his unique plantbased platform holds the potential for transformative application.”

Dr. Daniell was awarded just over $823,000 to accelerate the progress of two novel strategies for combating COVID-19, both of which leverage decades of experience with the successful development of plant-based protein therapies to develop targeted oral therapeutics and vaccination strategies.

In the therapeutic realm, Dr. Daniell, in collaboration with Dr. Kenneth Margulies of Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, is pursuing first-in-human studies of an oral preparation that directly supplements two beneficial proteins — ACE2 and its protein product, angiotensin (1-7) — that are severely depleted in COVID-19 patients. It will assess whether a drug developed for a very different condition — pulmonary arterial hypertension — (PAH) — could reduce lung and heart injuries in coronavirus patients.

Reduced ACE2 expression has been linked to acute respiratory distress, severe lung injury, multi-organ failure and death, especially in older patients. Dr. Daniell’s earlier preclinical studies in PAH animal models showed that orally delivered ACE2 made in plant cells accumulated ten times higher in the lungs than in the blood and safely treated PAH. His proposed clinical studies through this grant award would explore whether oral supplementation of ACE2 and angiotensin-1-7 can help mitigate complications of COVID-19 disease.

“Due to the rapid evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, most therapeutic strategies being explored to mitigate the severe respiratory and extrapulmonary pathology caused by COVID-

19 infection involve the repurposing of antiviral therapies that have been developed for other viral infections,” explains Dr. Daniell, “few are endeavoring to specifically target the pathophysiologic mechanisms invoked by COVID19 infection, which is what we plan to do.”

Dr. Henry Daniell is working on novel strategies that leverage decades of experience with the successful development of plant-based protein therapies.

In the vaccination realm, Dr. Daniell is developing a plant-based oral vaccination to induce durable mucosal immunity suitable for boosting waning immunity following an injected vaccine. “Amidst an explosion of vaccine development efforts, virtually all COVID-19 vaccination strategies are employing injectable vaccines that will produce systemic immunity, but will not promote mucosal immunity,” says Dr. Daniell. “Mucosal immunity is required to protect at viral entry ports and to be more durable and effective in patients with compromised immune systems due to advanced age or comorbidities.” For evaluation of his vaccine in Rhesus Macaque monkeys, Dr. Daniell will collaborate with Dr. Jay Berzofsky, Chief, Vaccine Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health.

For both the therapeutic and vaccination strategies, Dr. Daniell is pursuing strategic, short-term funding — like the CV-VTT grant — to enable augmented infrastructure and preliminary safety and efficacy data that will position both strategies for further funding from federal and/or commercial entities.

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DENTAL PRACTICE LEADERSHIP 101 Dr. Gary Stough “Leadership is not about a title or designation. It is about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is spreading the passion you have for your work and a leader inspires teammates and customers alike.”

--Leadership expert Robin Sharm

The reality is that most new dentists graduate with minimal communication, business and leadership skills and are somehow expected to successfully merge into a world wrought with issues regarding staff, patients, personal and business financial expertise and with little idea of the critical role leadership plays in running a successful dental business. Many have never had the opportunity to hold a real job or management position and even fewer have experience in a high- stakes leadership role. A dental practice is first and foremost a business. Empowerment begins with acquiring strategic management and communication skills and an understanding of the critical role leadership plays in running a successful business. In addition, many new dentists have spent little or no time as a restorative patient in the dental chair yet are somehow expected to emphasize with the patient experience. New dentists are objectively ill-equipped for success and dental schools do little to adequately prepare them for the future.

While clinical knowledge and proficiency grow exponentially with time, continuing education, and hands-on experience, there are few opportunities to learn business, effective communication, and leadership skills from battle tested, been-in-the trenches, successful private practice dentists. These are the only teachers or mentors who can share from the perspective of their own experience. Too many of the courses and consulting available are offered by non-dentists and are theoretical at best. Relying on one's clinical skills alone for success is a sure map for eventual

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failure but that is a common concept. Rather than trust themselves to make wise decisions, many dentists turn to outside, often non-dentist consultants to provide all the answers to practice management or choose the corporate ownership path to handle all management issues while freeing the dentist to simply perform dentistry. Both may sound like good options, but it translates into giving up most, if not all, control of one's practice and lives to certain extents. A few years as a new dentist working as an associate where they can observe, increase in speed and learning, and gain confidence is helpful but not always sufficient to prepare a dentist for the day when they take over the reins.

Having a successful, profitable, and satisfying career and being able to financially and emotionally retire whenever the time feels right should be the preferred goal of every dentist. In truth, a good dentist with better than average communication, business, financial, and leadership skills will consistently be more successful than a dentist with outstanding clinical skills but deficient in the other areas. This article will concentrate on good leadership alone because leadership is the glue that holds a practice together.

John Maxwell, American author, speaker and pastor, states: “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. Leadership is not practiced so much in words as in attitude and actions. The art of communication is the language of a leader” (continued on page 23)

Leadership (cont’d) Alexa Chilcutt, Ph.D., and Debbie Druey, MBA, in their book Instrumental Leadership state: Research indicates the primary predictors of an organization’s culture are the leadership practices of the person in charge. The leader’s perspective of the organization, decision making processes and conflict management tactics have a major impact on team behavior.

I have always said that it is better to be respected than just to be liked and know, from experience, that a good leader can achieve both. A great many of the issues that lead to burnout (staff dysfunction, high turnover, holes in the schedule, dissatisfied, ungrateful patients, etc.) along with exacerbating personal health and financial problems may often be attributed to a lack of control. Though the uninitiated often perceive a leader as one wielding power and dominion over his/her subjects, a good leader is not hierarchical, autocratic, afraid of feedback, afraid of conflict, or above correction. Rather, a good leader leads by example and makes known that, although the final decision is theirs, the benefits to the team of which they are part is paramount. Taking control when it has not been the norm can cause negative practice disruption if the transition is about power rather than empowerment. A dentist’s transformation from tepid technician to intrepid leader ought not feel like a coup but rather a thoughtful and intelligent assumption of control that at once facilitates the acknowledgement of a dentist’s role as team leader while enhancing each team member’s sense of power and contribution. To do this the dentist must create a vision and continually guide the team in a positive manner towards achieving a successful result. A rudderless boat uses up a lot of energy going in circles but never really goes anywhere. The

idea is to have staff and patients alike buy into your vision.

Provided below are some proven leadership strategies that help cultivate a smoother running office and cohesive team atmosphere: 1. Do not delegate most or all leadership roles (contrary to what many consultants suggest) to someone else, e.g., office manager. You are the boss – act like it.

2. Be willing to seek advice and be flexible and willing to change for the better, but trust in your own common sense in decision making.

3. Exercise leadership traits through policies, consistency, and example. a. Adhere to policies you set. b. Attitude is infectious: It starts in the AM, is contagious, but can be constructive or destructive. c. Honesty, integrity, and excellent clinical skills are noticed and admired by staff and patients. Adhere to a “do unto others” attitude at all times. d. Allow staff to feel they have a vital role in practice success by considering their input and fully utilizing their particular skills.

4. You, the doctor, are the director and producer. Your name is on the door and bank notes. Never forget your role.

5. Have a “buck stops here” attitude. Let your staff know you have their backs when certain situations arise. Do not shirk your duty as their leader. Do not run from conflict but face it head on.

6. Endeavor to stay on time. Be aware of the stress always running behind has on your entire staff. This problem causes more dissent than anything else! (continued on page 24)

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Leadership (cont’d) 7. Compliment your staff when deserved.

Show appreciation. Be aware of and take an interest in their life outside the office.

8. I suggest not letting your staff or patients call the doctor by their first name.

You are Dr. Smith, not Kathy. Resist close social contact. It may work out sometimes but ultimately, in the long run, familiarity causes problems.

9. Be firm. I know what you are thinking but being firm does not mean being dictatorial. This does not diminish your kindness or caring attitude towards staff or patients, but they must know you mean what you say! Remember, it is better to be respected than simply liked.

A good leader accomplishes both.

10. Be the first to arrive and last to leave when possible.

11. Lead by example. If running behind or having a busy day, empty a trash can, pick up debris, help clean an operatory.

Your staff knows you do not have to do this, but never ask an employee to do something you are unwilling to do. You are the leader but also a part of the team. You will be surprised how this positively helps morale.

For many these suggestions may seem daunting, even harsh, and many dentists have already dug a hole they may have difficulty digging out of. Transition may not be easy and certainly not instantaneous but remember, if one continues doing the same old thing, one continues getting the same old results. Pick one or two suggestions and then ease into more as you feel comfortable and can see positive results.

As an example, do demands of patients and lack of advance training on the part of your patient scheduler contribute to your stress level, daily mood, and overall happiness or lack thereof? Take control and be a leader. What do you have to lose! Ask

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yourself, do you run your practice or does your practice run you?

In our National Survey on Dental Practice Stress, my wife and I sent 5,000 surveys to dentists and compiled the results. Some of the top ten stressors like “Running Behind Schedule” and “Constant Time Pressures” we expected but two others, “Staff Issues” and “Dissatisfied, Ungrateful Patients,” were a surprise. In retrospect I realize all four of these practice stressors and others in the top ten could be traced to a lack of leadership and control of the circumstances on the part of the dentist.

Before a hit contract is put out on me let me elaborate. This does not infer the dentist is not a highly qualified clinician, a nice person, well respected and even venerated in their community. It simply means that since leadership and the other skills were not taught in dental school, somehow all dentists are supposed to attain these necessary skills by osmosis. There is a big difference in being a boss and being a leader. Therefore, it may be time to buckle up, suck in stomachs, take a deep breath, overcome fears, and take charge. Making positive changes and living up to them has a profound effect on your team and they will follow you anywhere.

Though the following list of good leadership benefits is not exhaustive, it does highlight some personal and professional benefits of effective leadership.

1. More self-confidence and reduced need for others in the decision-making process.

2. A willingness to face problems/issues rather than run away from them 3. Reduced stress because you are now more in control.

4. Improved outlook for the future.

5. Reduced fear of change and making changes.

6. Becoming part of the solution rather than part of the problem. (continued on page 25)

Leadership (cont’d) 7. Staff displays more confidence in and more respect for you.

8. Improved communication skills with staff and patients.

9. Increased productivity.

10. Inspired initiative, and ideas flow from team members.

11. Reduced staff turnover when the right staff is put in place (good hiring practices).

12. Demonstrated character building that bleeds into every facet of life.

13. Heightened situational and emotional awareness.

14. Improved health and sleep patterns normally result for the leader.

One does not morph from the Don Knotts “Barney” of Mayberry into Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson overnight, but we can all start somewhere. There are many in between levels that can be measured as success if one will only take the first step.

Dr. Gary Stough is an honors Graduate of the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry, a general dentist, former Marine Corps Major, former President of the Georgia AGD, PACE CE provider, and Co-President of Partners in Practice Consultants

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Health Watch Gabe Mirkin, MD Is Colon Cancer a Preventable Disease?

One in 20 North Americans can expect to develop colon cancer, with more than 100,000 new cases each year. A recent review of 80 studies found that most cases of colon cancer are linked to poor lifestyle choices (BMJ Gut, Sept. 2020). Dietary and medication factors that reduce colon cancer risk include: ¾ fruits and vegetables, associated with 52 percent reduced risk, ¾ fiber, associated with 22-43 percent reduced risk, ¾ aspirin appears to lower the risk by 1429 percent at doses as low as 75 milligrams/day, ¾ non-steroidal drugs (NSAIDs), taken for up to five years, are associated with 26-43 percent reduced risk, ¾ high intake of folic acid, associated with up to 15 percent reduced risk, ¾ dairy products appear to reduce risk by 13-19 percent, but this is still controversial, and ¾ several studies report reduced risk with magnesium, folate, beta carotene, or selenium.

Factors that were found to increase colon cancer risk include: ¾ Meat, particularly meat from mammals and processed meats. One of the studies showed that each daily 50-gram portion of processed meat is associated with an 18 percent increase in colon cancer risk (BMJ, Feb 14, 2018;360:K322). ¾ Alcohol, with one or two drinks per day associated with increased risk.

The researchers found no proven effect on colon cancer risk from tea, coffee, garlic, onions, fish, soy products, vitamins E or C, multivitamins, high calcium intake or statin drugs. One study that followed 60,000 Chinese men for almost 10 years found that consumption of saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids or polyunsaturated fatty acids were not significantly associated with colon cancer risk (International J of Cancer, July 7, 2020).

How Your Diet Affects Your Chances of Developing Colon Cancer The leading theory on the cause of colon cancer is based on inflammation, and everything you do to reduce inflammation can help to prevent and treat colon cancer.

When a germ gets into your body, your immune system produces cells and chemicals that try to attack and kill that germ. Then when the germ is gone, your immune system is supposed to dampen down. If your immune system stays active all the time (inflammation), it uses these same cells and chemicals to attack and damage your tissue, which can cause heart attacks, certain cancers and premature death.

What you eat and other lifestyle factors determine the types of bacteria that live in your colon, with healthful bacteria helping to reduce inflammation and harmful bacteria promoting inflammation (J of Medical Microbiology, Sep 18, 2019;68(10); World J Gastrointest Oncol, Mar 15, 2018;10(3):71-81). High concentrations of a family of bacteria called Fusobacterium were found in most colon cancer tissues removed from more than 1000 people during cancer surgery (J of Biosciences and Medicines, 2018;6:31-69). Another study of almost 140,000 people showed that the typical Western diet, high in sugar and (continued on page 27)

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Health Watch (cont’d) meat, is strongly associated with colon cancers in people whose colons harbor Fusobacterium nucleatum (JAMA Oncol, January 26, 2017). A diet rich in soluble fiber helps to reduce the growth of Fusobacterium in your colon (JAMA Oncol, 2017 Jul 1;3(7):921-927). After just two weeks on a diet restricting red meat and adding lots of fruits, vegetables, beans and seeds, a group of African-Americans had a significant reduction in specific colon bacteria and other risk factors for colon cancer (Nature Communications, April 28, 2015).

Cancer of the colon is also associated with eating a lot of refined carbohydrates found in sugared drinks, sugar-added foods, bakery products and pastas. These foods cause high rises in blood sugar that cause your pancreas to release large amounts of insulin and insulin-like-growth-factor-1.

Both of these hormones increase cancer risk by increasing cell growth. Furthermore, refined carbohydrates in bakery products and pastas are constipating, which prolongs contact between food and the inner surface of the colon (Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 2001;10(7):725-731). Whole grains appear to help prevent colon cancer by sweeping foods and carcinogens through the colon at a faster rate.

Mammal Meat and Processed Meats Increase Colon Cancer Risk Meat from mammals and processed meats promote the growth of harmful bacteria that try to invade your colon cells to cause inflammation (Am J Gastroenterol, May 1999;94(5):1373-80) and increase risk for colon cancer (JAMA Oncology, Jan 18, 2018). Mammal meat includes beef, veal, pork, lamb, mutton, horse, and goat. A prospective study of 32,147 women followed for an average of 17.2 years found that a red-meat-free diet was associated with a statistically significant decreased risk for distal colon cancer and a non-statistically-

significant decreased risk for all colon cancers (International Journal of Cancer, April 1, 2018). Many other studies associate eating mammal meats with increased colon cancer risk (Colorectal Cancer 2011 Rep Lond WCRF/AICR, 2011:1-40). A Seventh Day Adventist study found that people who eat fish and avoid red meat have a reduced risk for colon cancer (JAMA Intern Med, 2015;175:767-76). Another study shows that 992 people who were already diagnosed with colon cancer that had spread beyond the colon, and changed to a healthier diet and exercise program, had a 42 percent lower risk of dying over the next seven years compared to those who did not change their lifestyles (JAMA Oncol, April 12, 2018).

How Soluble Fiber Can Help to Prevent Colon Cancer You cannot absorb soluble fiber and other resistant starches (from plants) in your upper intestinal tract, so they pass to your colon, where bacteria ferment them to generate short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) that reduce inflammation (Proc Nutr Soc, 2015;74:23-36). SCFAs can also cause your colon to produce thick mucus that keeps harmful bacteria from growing in your colon.

Other Inflammatory Lifestyle Factors That Increase Colon Cancer Risk A study in Gastroenterology (December 2018;155(6):1805-1815.e5) found that colon cancer is also associated with other lifestyle factors that increase inflammation, including: ¾ lack of exercise, ¾ overweight, ¾ smoking, and ¾ alcohol consumption. (continued on page 28)

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Health Watch (cont’d) The authors of another study of 13,600 screening colonoscopies showed that these same factors are strongly associated with increased risk of all stages of colorectal cancers at time of diagnosis (International Journal of Cancer, November 23, 2018).

Smoking increases risk for developing colon cancer and those who smoked at the time of colon cancer diagnosis were 47 percent more likely to have a recurrence of colon cancer or to die from that disease (JNCI, Dec 6, 2000;92(23):1888-1896). Smoking produces tremendous amounts of free radicals that can enter your bloodstream and travel to and enter every cell in your body to damage the DNA to cause cancers.

Alcohol also is a potent carcinogen that can damage cellular DNA (Gut, 2003 Jun; 52(6): 861-867).

My Recommendations The same lifestyle factors that increase risk for colon cancer also increase risk for several other types of cancers, heart attacks, strokes,

obesity, diabetes and dementia, so making the lifestyle changes recommended to reduce colon cancer risk will also help to protect you from most of the major diseases that are associated with aging. ¾ Follow a plant-based diet with plenty of vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains, beans and other seeds, ¾ Avoid or restrict mammal meat, processed meats, sugar-added foods, sugared drinks and fried foods, ¾ Try to exercise every day, ¾ Maintain a healthful weight, and ¾ Avoid smoking, alcohol, unnecessary drugs and other toxic substances.

Reprinted with permission of Dr Gabe Mirkin from his Fitness and Health E-Zine, Oct. 11, 2020. To subscribe to his free newsletter, go to DrMirkin.com He does not sell, rent or give your e-mail address to anyone.

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Membership Report We welcome the following to membership in the Philadelphia County Dental Society September 22, 2020 Dr. Kelsey Dovorany ACTIVE MEMBERS Dr. Evanthia Anadioti University of Iowa (Prosthodontics), 2013 University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2017 Dr. Chandani Basyal Acharya University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (General Dentistry), 2019 Dr. Adeyinka Dayo UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry (General Dentistry), 2018 Dr. Bianca Kreider University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2017 University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Pediatrics), 2019 Dr. Samantha A. Pirok Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry/Kings County Hospital Center (General Dentistry), 2019 Dr. Samiyra S. Vaughn-Ibrahim Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry, 2018 (General Dentistry), 2019 RECENT GRADUATES Dr. Mostafa Alwakeel Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry (General Dentistry), 2020 Dr. Arik Amin Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (General Dentistry), 2020 Dr. Jodie Barasatian Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry (General Dentistry), 2020

Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine, 2018 Wake Forest School of Medicine (General Dentistry), 2020 Dr. Eleine Lafita Aguilera University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (General Dentistry), 2020 Dr. Lauren Miller Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry (General Dentistry), 2020 Dr. Maria S. Oei University of Maryland School of Dentistry (General Dentistry), 2020 Dr. Michelle Pham Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry, 2020 Dr. Brandon Saiphoo Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry, 2020 Dr. Mohamedhasib Salyad Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry, 2020 Dr. Gurkirt Singh Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry, 2020 Dr. Rohit Singla University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2020 Philadelphia VA Medical Center (General Dentistry) Dr. Leslie Tay University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2020 Dr. Qilin Xu University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2020 Dr. Jacqueline Yip University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2020

Dr. Ishita Bhavsar Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry (General Dentistry), 2020

Dr. Milo Jinho Yu University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2020

Dr. Morgan Choe University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine (Pediatrics), 2020

GRADUATE STUDENTS Dr. Haechung Chung University of Pennsylvania, 2020 Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry (Pediatrics), 2022

Dr. Jerry Choi University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2019 University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (General Dentistry), 2020 Dr. Steven Dodson Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry (General Dentistry), 2020

Dr. Marie-Elena Cronin University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2020 University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Orthodontics), 2022 (continued on page 30)

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Membership Report (cont’d) Dr. Tiffany Do University of Washington School of Dentistry, 2020 Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry (Endodontics), 2022

Dr. Allison Rascon New York University College of Dentistry, 2020 University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Periodontics), 2023

Dr. Perrie Epstein Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry, 2020 St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children (Pediatrics), 2022

Dr. Erene Saad Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine, 2017 Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry (Periodontics), 2023

Dr. Maria Auxiliadora Giron Cerrato Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry, 2020 Albert Einstein Hospital (Endodontics) Dr. Dao-Yu David Han University of Michigan School of Dentistry, 2020 St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children (Pediatrics), 2022 Dr. Jian We Lee University of Michigan School of Dentistry, 2020 University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Pediatrics), 2022 Dr. Tran Nguyen University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine, 2020 Albert Einstein Medical Center, 2024 Dr. Timothy M. Parsons Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry, 2019 Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry (Periodontics), 2023 Dr. Neysha B. Patel University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2020 Albert Einstein Medical Center (General Dentistry), 2021

Dr. Bryan Schoolamn Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine, 2016 Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery), 2021 Dr. Hashim Stanazai New York University College of Dentistry, 2019 Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry (Periodontics), 2023 Dr. Kevin Vemet Lecom School of Dental Medicine, 2020 St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children (Pediatrics), 2022 Dr. Min Yang University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry, 2019 New York University Langone School of Dental Medicine (Orthodontics, Periodontics), 2020 University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Orthodontics, Periodontics), 2024 Dr. David Yarmark University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2020 Albert Einstein Medical Center (General Dentistry), 2021

PDA New Dentist Committee Holds Virtual Cocktails and CE On Wednesday, November 4 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm the Pennsylvania Dental Association’s New Dentist Committee is hosting virtual Cocktails and CE for new dentists (anyone out of school 10 years or fewer).

Join your colleagues for Cocktails from 7:00 to 8:00 pm and then earn an hour of CE by watching a presentation

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Additional details will follow on the PDA website at www.padental.org

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Dental Dates The JOURNAL welcomes news concerning activities of your dental study club or other bona fide dental associations. Send information (as formatted below) to the Journal of the Philadelphia County Dental Society at PhilaDentalJournal@yahoo.com Deadline for publication is the first of the month prior to publication (March 1 for April/May/June issue), and information will be published on a space-available basis.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, please reach out directly to the sponsoring organization to confirm the event has not been cancelled.

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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE – Virtual Continuing Education Program. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Dr. Rodrigo Neiva presents the Department of Periodontics Chair’s Lecture Series featuring Howard Fraiman, DMD. Register online at www.dental.upenn.edu/cde.

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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE – Virtual Continuing Education Program. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Dr. Rodrigo Neiva presents the Department of Periodontics Chair’s Lecture Series featuring Fred Silva, DDS, MS. Register online at www.dental.upenn.edu/cde.

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PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION – Virtual Continuing Education Program. 10:00 a.m. to noon. “Radiation Safety for Pennsylvania Dental Professionals”; 2 CE credits. Register online at www.padental.org/calendar.

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PHILADELPHIA COUNTY DENTAL SOCIETY – Continuing Education Program at the Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue Hotel. 8:30 to 3:30 p.m. “Essential Pharmacology for Treating Medically Complex Dental Patients” AND “Self-Medication: Dental Considerations and Patient Care Planning” presented by Thomas Viola, RPh, CCC. Register online at www.padental.org/calendar.

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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE – Virtual Continuing Education Program. 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. 67th Annual Meeting of the Penn Dental Medicine Department of Orthodontics David R. Musich, DDS, MS, and Peter Ngan, DMD. Register online at www.dental.upenn.edu/cde.

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NOVEMBER 5

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE – Virtual Continuing Education Program. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Dr. Rodrigo Neiva presents the Department of Periodontics Chair’s Lecture Series featuring Ricardo Kern, M.Sc. “Soft Tissue Contour on the Aesthetic Zone.

Planning, Grafting, and Conditioning Implant Cases.” Register online at www.dental.upenn.edu/cde

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PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION – Virtual Continuing Education Program. 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. “Maxillary Tumor Surgery - Past, Present and Future”; 3 CE credits. Register online at www.padental.org/calendar.

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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE – Virtual Continuing Education Program. 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. “Maxillary Tumor Surgery: Past, Present and Future” featuring Rabie M. Shanti, DMD, MD, Brian M. Chang, DDS, FACP, FAAMP, and Neeraj Panchal, DDS, MD. Register online at www.dental.upenn.edu/cde (continued on page 33)

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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE – Virtual Continuing Education Program. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Dr. Rodrigo Neiva presents the Department of Periodontics Chair’s Lecture Series featuring José Carlos Rosa, DDS, MS, PhD. “Immediate Dentoalveolar Restoration (IDR) - A minimally invasive technique with maximum precision in tissue stability in the treatment of compromised sockets.” Register online at www.dental.upenn.edu/cde

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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE – Virtual Continuing Education Program. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Dr. Rodrigo Neiva presents the Department of Periodontics Chair’s Lecture Series featuring Edward Dwayne Karateew, DDS. Register online at www.dental.upenn.edu/cde.

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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE – Virtual Continuing Education Program. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Dr. Rodrigo Neiva presents the Department of Periodontics Chair’s Lecture Series featuring Samvel Bleyan, DDS. “Total Site Optimization: Expanding the Horizons. Hard and Soft Tissue Manipulations to Enhance the Final Outcome.” Register online at www.dental.upenn.edu/cde

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PHILADELPHIA COUNTY DENTAL SOCIETY – Continuing Education Program at the Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue Hotel. 8:30 to 3:30 p.m. “Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting” presented

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CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR DENTAL EXCELLENCE – 6:30 p.m. Dinner meeting (Gallo’s Restaurant) featuring Kathryn Gilliam, BA, RDH, FAAOSH, “The Celiac Surge: Oral Signs of a New Epidemic.” For information, contact Vickie Fisher at (215) 732-4450 or Vickie.LocustStPerio@gmail.com or visit www.PhilaPerioImplants.com or www.LocustStPerioImplant.com

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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE – Virtual Continuing Education Program. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Dr. Rodrigo Neiva presents the Department of Periodontics Chair’s Lecture Series featuring Gisele Neiva, DDS, MS, MS. Register online at www.dental.upenn.edu/cde

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PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION – Virtual Continuing Education Program. 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. “Pain Management Alternatives and Identification of Addiction” (satisfies Act 124); 2 CE credits Register online at www.padental.org/calendar.

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PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION – Virtual Continuing Education Program. 10:00 a.m. to noon. “Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting for Dental Professionals” (satisfies Act 31); 2 CE credits.

Register online at www.padental.org/calendar.

THE JOURNAL OF THE PHILADELPHIA COUNTY DENTAL SOCIETY

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