January 2013 Nugget

JANUARY 2013

FILLING THE GLASS TO THE “MID-LEVEL”

IS IT SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE? Inside: Discussion of Mid-Level Providers PLUS: Happy New Year! 2013 Committees, employment law requirements and more!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE NUGGET JANUARY 2013 VOLUME 59, NUMBER 1

FEATURES 7–8

SB694(2011–12) — Rest in Peace

Guy Acheson, DDS, MAGD

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Mid-Level Practitioners — Are They Needed in Dentistry?

Gordon Christensen, DDS, MDS, PhD

12–13 Beware the Camel’s Nose

NUGGET EDITORIAL BOARD

Jim Musser, DDS

James Musser, DDS Editor

SPECIALS

Paul Binon, DDS, MSD Donna Galante, DMD

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Did you see our ad in Sacramento Magazine?

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2013 SDDS Executive Committee & Board of Directors

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2013 SDDS Committee Chairs

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Thank You, 2012 SacPAC Contributors!

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Does the Medical Device Excise Tax Apply to Dentists?

Dennis Nelson, CPA

Alexander Malick, DMD James McNerney, DMD Christy Rollofson, DDS Ash Vasanthan, DDS, MS

EDITORS EMERITUS

REGULARS

William Parker, DMD, MS, PhD Bevan Richardson, DDS

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President’s Message

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From the Editor’s Desk

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Back in Time — Can you identify this SDDS member?

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Cathy’s Corner

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Foundation Page

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Committee Corner

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Committee Meetings

THE NUGGET IS A FIVE-TIME INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF DENTISTS JOURNALISM AWARD WINNER:

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YOU: The Dentist… the Employer

GOLDEN PEN (HONORABLE MENTION, 2007)

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You Should Know

Article or series of articles of interest to the profession

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YOU: The Dentist… the Business Owner

OUTSTANDING COVER (2007)

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We’re Blowing Your Horn!

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Volunteer Opportunities

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Advertiser Index

Remarkable cover

OVERALL NEWSLETTER (2007) Exceptional publication overall

PLATINUM PENCIL (2010)

27–28 Membership Update

Outstanding use of graphics

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Ethics Corner

OVERALL NEWSLETTER (2012)

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Link of the Month

Exceptional publication overall

30–31 Vendor Members 31

Vendor Member Spotlights

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Event Highlights

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Classified Ads

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Additions & Corrections

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SDDS Calendar of Events

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2013!

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e are very excited about the upcoming year at SDDS. We will continue to have great opportunities in continuing education prog ra m s, Midw inter C onvent ion programming, monthly General Meeting speakers and many social and business meetings, as well as opportunities to make your practice and your “personal-and-funevents-side” of your life fulfilled. I look forward to serving as your SDDS President for 2013 and welcome the opportunity, the challenge and the honor. To our members: you are privileged to have at your access THE BEST dental component in California, if not in the nation! Many opportunities await you — all you need to do is get involved and remember that this is YOUR dental society.

During my installation as your President in early December, I gave an overview of where our Board sees the vision and near future of SDDS. I would like to share with you the excerpts from my address…

Last year I was able to host the annual Past Presidents Dinner and could not have been more in awe of the people who have gone before me. I can only hope to live up to the high bar that has been set by these former SDDS Presidents! As we went around the table, each former President talked about their year, including what challenges they and SDDS faced during their term. As you can imagine, it was inspirational and educational to hear the challenges and the accomplishments that each person faced. Also interesting were the changes that have taken place over the past decades. The constant theme that kept rising to the surface was: “What was best for the members and how will the decision being made affect the membership?” That is the question that we in leadership should always ask ourselves in making decisions — how does it benefit the member? Always, the member should come first!

One of the things we will be moving forward on is moving to a new building. The people

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who had the vision to purchase our current 28th Street building were forward-thinking people; they helped to make SDDS the great organization that it is and helped to place us in a solid financial and successful position.

However, our growth over the last 20 years has made our current building too small for our expanding dental society. The challenges in our current office situation are, among others, not enough space, security issues, limited parking for our visitors, meetings and events, storage challenges and many others. We are currently looking for a new headquarters and it appears that we are close to closing a deal. As the information and details become clearer, we will certainly keep you informed as to the progress and will look forward to a bigger, safer and more accessible building in the near future.

The plaque that is in the current Board Room recognizes and honors the many contributors who helped us purchase our current building; that Capital Campaign in 1993–4 was a tremendous undertaking! Thank you to all!

When we relocate, the plaque will be placed in a spot of honor as well, but we have grown significantly. Just 20 years ago we had an annual budget of $500,000; today we are $1.2 million. Our membership numbered 1000; today we are approaching 1600 members. We had great visionaries but I don’t believe that anyone could have seen or predicted the great growth that we have experienced. Today our dental society has 80% of the market share of dentists in our area compared to just 65% 20 years ago; just as a family grows and outgrows a home, so has SDDS. Our plans for the new building are exciting and include a classroom for continuing education programs, a larger board room, an in-house peer review exam area, storage for supplies and programs, more administrative space (as our membership grows, so does the need for increasing staff and plans for future growth), LOTS of free parking, and

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better security for staff and members. This space will allow us to bring more programs in-house and to be able to control rising costs of hotel/ meeting space. It will also give us a dental headquarters of which we will continue to be extremely proud. It is important that we remember our history but also plan for the future, looking forward to ways of

Thank you for the honor to serve you as President for the upcoming year. better serving our members. In November, the SDDS Board agreed unanimously and has directed the Executive Committee to go forward in the relocation to a new and improved site. We are currently involved in the negotiations as I write this article.

We certainly expect you to embrace and enjoy the new office and I know that you will. I look forward to updating you on the exciting move as we get closer and as we continue to increase member benefits, opportunities and the service to our members.

It is my pleasure to serve the members of SDDS in the coming year as your President.

I will welcome all points of view and will be accessible to your suggestions, needs and questions. I will serve you and will, to the best of my ability, help to keep SDDS the best component in California, if not in the nation. Thank you for the honor to serve you as President for the upcoming year.

So, at the start of this new year 2013, my wish for a New Year’s resolution is to continue to make SDDS the great organization it is and for you as members to be able to enjoy organized dentistry and thrive in your professional life as well as your private life.

Remember, this is YOUR dental society; plan to be a part of it and enjoy. 

FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK Mid-Level Redux

By Jim McNerney, DDS

Associate Editor

An alleged access challenge has led to the proposal of mid-level providers. On the face of it, creating more providers would seem to make sense. In reality, does it?

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nce again we revisit Mid-Level Providers — the issue that seems to be immortal, a bit like Dracula.

Re-printed here is Guy Acheson’s report from the California Academy of General Dentistry GPNews. Also reprinted are the views of Dr. Gordon Christiansen. Though himself a board-certified prosthodontist, Dr. C is probably best known to general practice dentists for his materials and products updates via his Clinicians Report newsletter and his Practical Clinical Courses, established in 1981. Within our profession he is likely the best-known dentist on the planet.

Then our own Editor-In-Chief, Jim Musser, weighs in with a pediatric specialist’s take.

It occurs to me that not all of our specialties would be affected to the same degree as others: for example, orthodontists have many procedures that are not “irreversible,” hence can be performed by auxiliaries.

By contrast, in remote areas of Alaska, nondegreed providers can extract teeth without onsite supervision. Closer to home, there has even been talk of permitting auxiliaries to obtrude root canals (“reversible,” right?). So it may well be that CDA, with a great many specialist members, was not fully aware of

the ramifications. On the other hand, my conjecture is that CDA, taken as a whole and considering the unique ethnic diversity in California, was presented with a situation in which non-dental entities (Pew, Kellogg, the State Legislature) were clamoring for a “solution,” and they had the clout to do it. So we attempted to make the best of a bad situation. Which is understandable: in politics, making the best of bad situations appears to be the norm.

What seems to have happened with the midlevel issue is the unforeseen consequences of good intentions gone awry. A real or perceived access challenge led sincere and well-meaning people to take ACTION. On the face of it, creating more providers would seem to make sense. However, if, say, a repeal of motorcycle helmet laws resulted in an overwhelming increase in number of head injuries, would it seem reasonable to provide some abbreviated training to operating room surgical assistants who would then do minimally supervised brain surgery?

So the issue is not really dead, more like sleeping. The scary part is that it could be reawakened by legislative means. Stay tuned.

Back in time…

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CATHY’S CORNER

SACRAMENTO DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY

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LEADERSHIP

It’s All About

Member Benefits!

By Cathy B. Levering

SDDS Executive Director

As we begin another year of planning, regrouping, calendar setting, committee rejuvenation, and assessment, I always look forward to the beginning of January. It's the time to restart and forge ahead — all with a clean slate.

That said, it gives me a chance to revisit all that we do for our members and to see what else we can do. Because... It's all about member benefits!

January is when members pay their dues — or begin to pay their dues if they are on the monthly payment plan. We always want you to be aware, and to take advantage of, all the member benefits — HR hotline, HR webinars, Job Bank and more!

The HR Hotline is free to all of our members and the webinars are nearly free.

Our Job Bank service, either private or public, has proven to be a valuable benefit to some of our members and we are seeing a large increase in activity.

Our Vendor Members have been a great benefit to our members as well.

In this issue of the Nugget we have highlighted some of the member benefits — can you find them? There are many, many more. If there is something we are missing or that you would like to have us consider, please let us know. We'll work on it if we can.

Happy new year!

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President — Gary Ackerman, DDS Immediate Past President — Victor Hawkins, DDS President Elect / Treasurer — Kelly Giannetti, DMD, MS Secretary — Viren Patel, DDS Editor — James Musser, DDS Executive Director — Cathy Levering

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Dean Ahmad, DDS, MS Nancy Archibald, DDS Wallace Bellamy, DMD Margaret Delmore, MD, DDS Jennifer Goss, DDS Carl Hillendahl, DDS Beverly Kodama, DDS Viren Patel, DDS Peter Worth, DDS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kevin Keating, DDS, MS Robert Gillis, DMD, MS CE: Christy Rollofson, DDS CPR: Greg Heise, DDS Ethics: Volki Felahy, DDS Foundation: Kevin Keating, DDS, MS Leadership Development: Victor Hawkins, DDS Membership: Lisa Laptalo, DDS Peer Review: Brett Peterson, DDS 1T1B Medical Outreach: Guy Acheson, DDS Amalgam: Wai Chan, DDS / Viren Patel, DDS Dental Careers Workgroup: Robin Berrin, DDS Budget & Finance Advisory: Kelly Giannetti, DMD, MS Bylaws Advisory: Victor Hawkins, DDS Fluoridation Advisory: Victor Hawkins, DDS Forensics Advisory: Mark Porco, DDS Geriatric Outreach: TBA GMC Task Force: Terry Jones, DDS Legislative: Terry Jones, DDS Strategic Planning Advisory: Kelly Giannetti, DMD, MS Viren Patel, DDS

TRUSTEES COMMITTEES STANDING

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Golf Tournament: Damon Szymanowski, DMD SacPAC: Matthew Campbell, Jr. DDS Smiles for Kids: Donald Rollofson, DMD

SPECIAL EVENTS OTHER

Cathy Levering | Executive Director Della Yee | Program Manager/Executive Assistant Melissa Brown | Publications Coordinator Lisa Murphy | Member Liaison/Peer Review Coordinator Kristen Calderon | Member Liaison/Smiles for Kids Coordinator Liz Bassey | Member Liaison/Graphic Design

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MID-LEVEL PROVIDERS

SB694 (2011–12) — Rest In Peace

By Guy Acheson, DDS, MAGD

SDDS Member; CAGD President

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t is DEAD! SB694 (Padilla) is DEAD! This bill also would have completed a workforce study on Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists performing tooth preparations for and placement of amalgam and composite restorations, preparation of teeth for and placement of stainless steel crowns, pulpotomies on deciduous and permanent teeth, and extraction of deciduous teeth in children up to the age of 21. Incredibly, not only were these procedures being promoted to be done by non-dentists, but under a variety of levels of supervision including remote supervision, where there would not be a dentist physically present where the procedures were being done.

The CAGD was resolute in its opposition to the concept of non-dentists performing surgical and irreversible dental procedures on children and held firm to our position in the face of strong pressure from the California Dental Association. We were repeatedly confronted with the question, “How can the Academy of General Dentistry, an organization committed to education and evidence based dentistry, oppose a study? …

It is JUST a study… It is NOT a workforce project.” Our answer was that this study was to be a political theater whose outcome would be easily controlled from the onset and, as we predicted, it did become a workforce project!

The bill had sailed through the California Senate and was racing its way through the Assembly, until it hit the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The bill was not released from the Appropriations Committee, which killed it on August 16.

For the past year, the California Academy of General Dentistry (CAGD) has been working to defeat this bill. We have been shouting out the true intentions of this legislation at virtually every dental society meeting and have been at the microphone at the 2011 CDA HOD and the Special HOD on SB694 last March. We have been very troubled with how CDA leadership and their media messages have downplayed the significance of this legislation and worked to make it seem to be a very low keyed topic.

The bill started out being instructions to the Director of Consumer Affairs to report to the Legislature on access to dental care in California. Later, it was amended to require the Dental Board of California to conduct an analysis on the dental care needs of California residents. It was further amended to order the creation of the position of Dental Director, a licensed dentist, who would first determine if a study of workforce was needed, and if it was determined to be needed the Dental Director would convene an advisory group to determine the design of the study. SB694 was amended seven times over its journey through the Legislature. In the end, the Dental Director position was made optional and, if it did exist, would only have administrative oversight on the study.

The study started as an assessment of access to care for Californians and ended up being a workforce pilot project. At a stakeholder’s meeting with Senator Padilla, I personally

This article is a celebration of the death of SB694 and a recognition of most of the people and efforts involved in this battle.

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SB694 (Padilla) proposed the creation of a California Office of Oral Health with a State Dental Director to oversee public health dentistry and complete a workforce study on Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists performing additional procedures in children up to the age of 21.

brought up my concerns about how the study was being designed while the bill was being pushed through the Legislature instead of waiting for the Dental Director. The Senator very boldly stated that it would be much better to have the study determined by 120 sets of eyes (the Legislature) than by one set of eyes. Senator Padilla was going to control the study to show what he and The Children’s Partnership wanted…that non-dentists performing surgical dental procedures was safe and effective.

CAGD is very concerned about the oral health of all Californians, especially our children. We fully support the concept of a Dental Director in California. Drs. Langstaff and Acheson met with Senator Padilla’s legislative staff two times in an effort to promote alternatives to creating a new dental provider in the effort to

The bill started in the Senate in January and was to pass through three committee hearings before going to the floor of the Senate for a vote. The first hearing was the Senate Business and Professions committee where Dr. Eric Wong spoke against SB694 on behalf of CAGD. The bill then moved to the Senate Health Committee where Dr. Bill Langstaff and Dr. Stephen Skurow flew up from southern California to testify.

The last senate hearing was in Senate Appropriations and CAGD was not able to have a member testify, although Dr. Steve Leighty, a Roseville oral surgeon, spoke in opposition to SB694. He spoke as a representative of the California Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, who had taken a position in opposition to non-dentists performing surgical dental procedures. Interestingly, the California Nurses Association also spoke against SB694 at all the hearings because of nondentists performing surgical procedures.

By January 26 the bill was unanimously approved in all Senate committees and went on to the Senate floor where it passed 34–2 with four abstention/no votes.

instructions to the Director of Consumer Affairs to report to the Legislature on access to dental care in California.

The bill started out being

address dental decay in children. We used the AGD Whitepaper to argue for ways to improve access to care by using dental residencies, student loan forgiveness, improved reimbursements and expanded Federally Qualified Health Facilities to facilitate existing dentists providing care in underserved areas. Before the bill was heard in the Assembly, there were two stakeholder meetings with Senator Padilla. Drs. Acheson and Langstaff, representing CAGD, and Dr. Harriet Seldin, representing the San Diego County Dental Society, spoke against the workforce study and for various methods of utilizing existing dental providers to address the dental care needs of children. Although we had the minority opinions in the room, Senator Padilla invited us to the meeting both times to hear our suggestions.

dentists in business forum MARCH 6, 2013 (8:30am–1pm)

In June, the craziness began all over again as the bill passed through Assembly Committees. Dr. Acheson testified at the Assembly Health Committee. In July, American Student Dental Association leaders Marquis and Hellickson joined Dr. Penumetcha in testifying against SB694 at the Assembly Business and Professions Committee. The California Nurses Association continued testifying against SB694 at both meetings. Finally, in August, the bill went to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, was placed on the Suspense file and kept in Suspense so that it would not reach the Assembly floor for a vote.

In the craziness that exists in the mirrored halls of the Legislature, SB694 was defeated in Assembly Appropriations Committee by being held in Suspense with no public testimony and no public votes. We really don’t know what issues or arguments really killed SB694. The unfairness of a two tiered dental system? The degradation of patient safety by allowing non-dentists to perform surgical procedures on children under remote supervision? The reality that there are more dentists per capita in California than any other place in America and that dentists are leaving the state because of lack of business? The several studies that demonstrate that non-dentists don’t make economic sense? Or was it the concern that creating the Office of Oral Health would obligate California to pay for the office and staff when private funds ran out that killed the bill? We really don’t know. But what I do know is… DEAD IS DEAD! Warning: this issue will be back. Get ready. 

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MID-LEVEL PROVIDERS

Mid-Level Practitioners —

By Gordon Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD

Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics

Are They Needed in Dentistry?

Reprinted with permission from Dentaltown Magazine and Dentaltown.com

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he following expresses my candid opinions on the now in-vogue concept among politicians — midlevel dental practitioners. As a long-time educator, practitioner and researcher, I have watched opinions vary as history has repeated itself for over the last one-half century.

At this time, we are in yet another movement to satisfy the “access to care” challenge by saturating the dental manpower marketplace. Several factors are evident currently that relate to this movement.

There is no question that auxiliary dental staff persons can accomplish some oral preventive and treatment procedures. I am well-known to be a proponent of dentistsupervised staff persons accomplishing many clinical tasks.

have nothing to do, since GPs are not busy and are accomplishing specialty procedures.

There is NO dental manpower need, and there will be none in the foreseeable future.

Many dentists are unemployed. New dental schools are opening across the country. Most of them are NOT in conventional research and service-based universities. These schools

The misguided plan that saturating the market with dentists, mid-level practitioners, dental hygienists and others will satisfy the access to care problem has been disproven numerous times in recent history, in the U.S. and in other countries.

Does dentistry need

A few months ago, I made a survey of the profession relative to the challenges “real world” practitioners see, and I provided that survey to the ADA Board of Trustees. The survey supports my points made above:

another category of practitioner?

In my considered, strong opinion, DEFINITELY NOT!

Does dentistry need another category of practitioner? In my considered, strong opinion, DEFINITELY NOT!

are further saturating the dental marketplace with dentists. Numerous other dental schools are in the planning stages.

As I provide courses around the country — 80 programs in 2012 — I see THOUSANDS of dentists in major financial distress.

There are dentist bankruptcies in almost all cities. Although the recession appears to be slightly recovering, dentist financial challenges are still present. Many specialists

New dentists have school debts that average between $250,000 and $300,000. They are financially stressed and forced to do anything to survive. Many new dental hygiene schools have opened in recent years. In numerous geographic locations, dental hygienists cannot find employment.

Practitioners of any type choose the place they prefer to practice, and market saturation has NOT improved access to care in those locations where others have tried it.

It is time for those who actually deliver oral health care and see the challenges on a daily basis to speak up!

Currently, mid-level practitioners are not needed, have not been in the past and will not be in the future, to satisfy the access to care problem!  Dr. Gordon Christensen is the Director of Practical Clinical Courses and a Diplomate with the American Board of Prosthodontics.

He is also an adjunct professor at University of Utah and Brigham Young University.

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MID-LEVEL PROVIDERS

Beware

the Camel’s Nose

By Jim Musser, DDS

Nugget Editor-in-Chief

After months of sturm und drang, the bill finally died in committee, among grave portends of what would happen next, and how much influence organized dentistry would have on the next version. The impression that dentistry had “dodged a bullet” and we had seen the last of this monster was quickly squelched.

As a pediatric dentist, I have several concerns about the inevitability of mid-level care providers in California, and the Editor of this issue has asked me to share them with the membership. So here goes:

The creation of two levels of dental care.

The emphasis in the materials I read seemed to be on the mid-level provider’s ability to

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render almost all types of care on pediatric patients and the early dentition. Disregarding for a moment (and it’s a BIG disregard) the difficulty of treating these patients, the procedures that were being discussed: dental restorations, pulpotomies, stainless steel crowns, and extractions, all done under local anesthesia, seemed to be more in the province of a USC pedo grad student than a mid-level provider two years out of high school. I have a hard time believing that an SSC placed by one of the newly minted midlevel care providers would be at the same level of excellence. This, of course, leads to the obvious question of how many of Senator Padilla’s children would be treated by a midlevel provider, or any members of the State Legislature’s children for that matter.

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Around this time last year, the main topic of conversation in California dental circles seemed to be about Senator Alex Padilla’s (D-San Fernando Valley) SB 694, the “Mid-level Dental Provider Care Bill.”

The lack of “access” urban legend I always hear how impossible it is for children to be treated in California these days. A three month wait to get into a clinic; if specialty care is needed the wait is even longer. I personally have not run into this situation. Children are referred to me from all over northern California and rarely have to wait more than a couple of weeks to be treated, if that long. If the “access” is really the problem, why not direct the State’s efforts toward making more treatment times available in surgery centers and not toward creating a new level of provider?

The camel’s nose argument, or incrementalism always happens.

When I first was presented with the arguments for mid-level providers it was by the highest of the officers of CDA and CSPD, people for whom I have immense respect. When I asked them to assuage my fears about the inevitable “mission creep” of the providers, I was told that CDA would be on top of it at all times so there was nothing to worry about. That IS a camel’s nose you see under the tent flap, but we have that camel restrained so well it will NEVER make it any further into this tent. So, I, along with many of the other attendees at that meeting were left with the uncomfortable choice of believing this will be the first time in history the camel doesn’t make it into the tent, or opposing the proposed legislation.

As I stated earlier, all of these concerns became moot when the bill died in Committee; however, it is absolutely certain another attempt will be made to advance some sort of legislation of this type in a future legislative session. It will be of extreme interest to me to determine how the new incarnation will address these old concerns of mine.

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Smiles for Kids Day is February 2, 2013!

UPDATE!

Phase 1 (screening) is completed — see below.

Phase 2 (SFK Day) is in the works!

72 participating schools • Over 35 volunteer screening doctors Screening Doctor(s) # schools # kids screened Gary Borge, DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 John Birch DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 Carrington College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . 1,621 Wai Chan DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 David Crippen DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Robert Daby DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 786 Raymond Carbowell Bautista DMD . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Steven Christensen DMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Dale Edgerton, RN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Kimberly Fong DDS/ Melissa Fong DDS . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 638 Jennifer Goss DDS/ April Skinner DDS . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Dan Harlan, DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . 2,700 Gordon Harris, DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . 3,356 Russell Hirano DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 993 Mark Kujiraoka, DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Larry Masuoka DMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 435 John Noe, DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 488 Michael Gade, DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 George Oatis DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Hanh Pham, DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Brian Pierce, DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Marianne Quinn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Darryl Ragland, DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Gabrielle Rasi, DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . 2,200 Jeff Rosa, DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 513 Jeffrey Routsong, DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 SmileKeepers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . 5,053 Placer Community Action Council: Scott Thompson, DDS / Gwendelyn Enriquez, DMD / Matt Gustafsson, DDS / Kerry Hanson, DDS/ Paul Denzler, DDS/ Mark Porco, DDS . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 Thomas Tinney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Misc Screeners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 1,524

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35 sites • Hope to treat 750 kids Elk Grove /S. Sacramento (8) Christy Rollofson, DDS Don Rollofson, DMD Janice Work, DDS Sergio Pereira, DDS Andrea Cervantes, DDS Kids Care Dental Group Nagy Elsemary, DDS Calvin Garland, DDS

Roseville (3) Roseville Dental Group Parvak Parikh, DDS Brian Judd, DDS

Davis (2) Kim Wallace, DDS Sang Tran, DDS

Lincoln (2) Paul Denzler, DDS Chester Hsu, DDS

Natomas (1) Christopher Chan, DDS

Meadow Vista (1) H. Scott Thompson, DDS

Downtown/Central Sac (3) Robert Daby, DDS Pam DiTomasso, DMD Carrington College

Truckee (1) Matthew Gustafsson, DDS

Carmichael (2) Victor Hawkins, DDS Gabrielle Rasi, DDS Citrus Heights (1) Weideman Pediatric Group Arden (3) Damon Boyd, DDS Michael Boyce, DDS Gary Krupa, DDS

Rocklin (2) Matt Comfort, DDS Allison Trout, DDS Dennis Peterson, DDS

Folsom (2) Sean Roth, DDS Julianne Digiorno, DDS, RD El Dorado Hills (1) Victoria Sullivan, DDS Placerville (1) Dean Sands, DMD Jackson (1) Jackson Creek Dental Group

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By Guy Acheson, DDS 1T1B Chair

Oh my gosh… have we been BUSY! Current status of the 1 Tooth or 1st Birthday Medical Outreach Task Force. st

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Tooth or 1st Birthday hit the streets HARD in 2012. In one year we went from an action planning task force to a full-on outreach campaign that IS making an impact on children’s oral health. st

We developed a PowerPoint presentation to use in reaching out to pediatricians and I presented that program at the general membership meeting in September. We developed refrigerator magnets to distribute to pediatric offices with the 1st Tooth or 1st Birthday message, the SDDS phone number, and SDDS web address. These emphasized SDDS being a one-stop-shop, providing names of dentists who welcome young children in their practices and helping sort through any insurance issues the young families might have.

I have presented our program to The Sierra Sacramento Medical Society, The Greater Sacramento Sutter Pediatric Group, Sutter Elk Grove Pediatrics, Kaiser Rancho Cordova Pediatrics, Kaiser Folsom Pediatrics, Kaiser

Elk Grove Pediatrics and Kaiser Point West Pediatrics. Mercy system pediatricians are next on our list. Cathy Levering, Dr. Chester Hsu and myself were interviewed by radio personality Kat Maudru for her program that aired on The Eagle and The End over several days. I even had patients tell me they heard the program and enjoyed it. We launched public service announcements on the radio about 1st Tooth or 1st Birthday, paid for by subscribing member dentists, which has been very successful in driving traffic to the SDDS office, website and participating dentists.

2013 will see us continuing to present to area pediatricians and pediatric groups.

Our goal is to make contact with every pediatrician in the greater Sacramento area.

At every opportunity, we talk about First Tooth or First Birthday with politicians and educators. We are discussing a possible joint continuing education program for dentists and pediatricians on early children’s dental caries. Want to help? Call Cathy or me.

2013 SDDS

COMITTEE CHAIRS STANDING COMMITTEES

Continuing Education Christy Rollofson, DDS CPR Greg Heise, DDS Ethics Volki Felahy, DDS Foundation Kevin Keating, DDS, MS Leadership Development Victor Hawkins, DDS Membership Lisa Laptalo, DDS Peer Review Brett Peterson, DDS

AD HOC / ADVISORY / TASK FORCES / WORKGROUPS

1T1B Medical Outreach Guy Acheson, DDS Amalgam Wai Chan, DDS / Viren Patel, DDS Dental Careers Workgroup Robin Berrin, DDS Budget & Finance Advisory Kelly Giannetti, DMD, MS Bylaws Advisory Victor Hawkins, DDS Fluoridation Advisory Victor Hawkins, DDS Forensics Advisory Mark Porco, DDS

Geriatric Outreach TBA GMC Task Force Terry Jones, DDS Legislative Terry Jones, DDS Strategic Planning Advisory Kelly Giannetti, DMD, MS Viren Patel, DDS SPECIAL EVENTS / OTHER

Golf Tournament Damon Szymanowski, DMD SacPAC Matt Campbell, Jr, DDS Smiles for Kids Donald Rollofson, DMD

SDDS COMMITTEE MEETINGS (2013): 1st Tooth or 1st Birthday (6:30pm) TBA

Amalgam Advisory (Time TBA) TBA

Board of Directors (6:00pm) Jan 2 • Mar 5 • May 7 • Sept 3 • Oct 29

Continuing Education (6:00pm) Jan 16 • Mar 19 • May 8 • Sept 17 • Nov 20

CPR (6:00pm) Apr 22

Dental Careers Workgroup Speakers on call

Ethics (6:15pm) Jan 30 • Apr 22 • Sept 16

Executive Committee (7:00am) Feb 15 • Apr 19 • Aug 23 • Oct 11 • Dec 13

Foundation (SDDF) (6:15pm) Jan 14 • Apr 29 • Sept 9 • Nov 21

Geriatric Task Force (6:15pm) Jan 3 • Mar 19 • May 8

GMC Task Force (2:30pm) TBA

Golf (6:00pm) May 3

Leadership Development (6:00pm) Jan 28 • Feb 25

Mass Disaster / Forensics (6:00pm) Jan 9 • Apr 17 • July 17 • Oct 16

Membership (6:00pm) Jan 30 • Mar 27 • May 22 • Sept 18 • Nov 6

Nugget Editorial Feb 26 • May 21 • Sept 17

Peer Review (6:15pm) Scheduled as needed

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YOU

THE DENTIST, THE EMPLOYER

YOU ARE A DENTIST. You are also an employer. Employee evaluations, hiring and firing, labor laws and personnel files are an important part of that. This monthly column, will offer current employment law information pertinent to you — the dentist, the employer.

Follow a Post-Exposure Plan After a Needlestick Injury

SDDS HR Hotline

BER MEM IT! FREE TO SDDS MEMBERS! F BENE

1.800.399.5331

From TDIC (The Dentists Insurance Company, Risk Management) Please see Part 1 of this article, “TDIC: Employment Needlestick Injuries are Prevalent and Preventable,” in the November 2012 issue of the Nugget.

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he Dentists Insurance Company (TDIC) reports needlestick injuries as its number one workers’ compensation claim, and with this claim comes the concern of exposure to hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), also known as bloodborne pathogens.

Because of the potentially serious nature of a needlestick accident, TDIC recommends that dental practices have a post-exposure plan in place.

Post-exposure plan necessities include:

patient testing. Employers are required to pay for the employee’s evaluation. However, all workers’ compensation policies, including TDIC’s, cover testing for employees in the event of a needlestick injury, said Deborah Boyd, Workers’ Compensation Claims Manager for TDIC. In the event of a needlestick exposure, a wound that has been in contact with blood or bodily fluids should be washed with soap and water; mucous membranes should be flushed with water. If an employee declines a post-exposure medical evaluation, complete an “employee informed refusal of post exposure medical evaluation” form. This form is located on thedentists.com under the Risk Management/Recordkeeping link.

The best practice is to also send the source patient for testing.

• Immediate reporting of a needlestick injury to the dentist

“Depending on the result, this can eliminate the need for the exposed employee to take precautionary antiviral medications,” Boyd said.

• Forms documenting the exposure and, when necessary, employee or source patient refusal of medical evaluation or testing

TDIC covers insureds for source testing under TDIC’s Professional and Business Liability Policy.

• A sharps injury log • A preselected physician from the medical provider network (a referral list provided by the workers’ compensation carrier) who can evaluate the exposed dental professional within 24 hours

TDIC Risk Management analysts are available to assist dentists with the appropriate language to use when asking a patient to have a blood test following a needlestick exposure to an employee. However, the source patient is within his or her rights to refuse testing.

TDIC advises dentists to report needlestick incidents to their workers’ compensation and professional liability insurance carriers for coverage of employee testing and source

TDIC reminds dental professionals that avoiding occupational exposures to blood is the best way to prevent transmission of HBV, HCV and HIV. Methods used to

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reduce such exposures in dental settings include hepatitis B vaccinations, engineering and work practice controls and the use of personal protective equipment.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Bloodborne Pathogen Standard is available online at osha.gov.

OSHA’s standard applies to all employers with employees who have occupational

TDIC advises dentists to report needlestick incidents to their workers’ compensation and professional liability insurance carriers for coverage of employee testing and source patient testing exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials, regardless of how many workers are employed.

Needlestick injuries are TDIC’s most frequent Workers’ Compensation claim.

Practice owners should have a plan in place to address these incidents including a postexposure plan for both the employee and source patient to follow.  Question about needlestick injuries? Call TDIC’s Risk Management Advice Line at 800.733.0634.

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WHAT IS SACPAC?

The Sacramento District Dental Society Political Action Committee (SacPAC) was created in 2001 for the purpose of establishing a fund to make contributions to candidates for local and state office. SacPAC contributes to those candidates and incumbents who support the concerns, beliefs and issues of the Sacramento District Dental Society and its members.

HOW CAN I CONTRIBUTE?

Contributions to SacPAC are voluntary. To donate, please check the box on your DUES STATEMENT, or SIGN UP WITH THE ENCLOSED INSERT. You can contribute in any amount, even if you’ve already paid your dues this year!

HOW CAN I HELP?

Follow the elections, candidates and issues this coming election year. If you feel that SacPAC needs to support a candidate or an issue, let us know. Together, we can show our support!

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Know

you should Dental Board Requires New Posting

This is Not a Bill — DNS Services

As of November 28, 2012, dental practices are required to post a new notice to consumers. The notice must be accessible to public view on the premises where dental services are provided.

The notice must be in at least 48-point type font and include the following statement and information:

A member dentist recently received the “invoice” pictured below in the mail. After contacting the company, it became clear that it was not a bill, but a solicitation.

NOTICE TO CONSUMERS Dentists are licensed and regulated by the Dental Board of California (877) 729-7789 www.dbc.ca.gov A sample notice is available for download on cdacompass.com.

Pharmacists and physicians also are required to comply with a similar requirement.

Sales & Use Tax Rate Increase Sales and Use Tax Rate Will Increase on January 1, 2013 Due to voter approval of Proposition 30, the statewide sales and use tax rate will increase one quarter of one percent (0.25%) on January 1, 2013. The higher tax rate will apply for four years — January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016.

For more information on this increase, please visit our tax rate increase webpage. For a listing of tax rates, please visit: www.boe. ca.gov/sutax/pam71.htm.

In addition to the statewide sales and use tax rate increase, voters in some cities and counties approved a number of new or increased district taxes that will go into effect April 1, 2013. These new or increased district taxes will be sent to taxpayers in a separate notice.

This IS a Bill — Fire Marshall If you happen to receive a bill for self fire inspection from the Fire Marshall, it is NOT a scam. This is legitimate. Most fire districts are doing this. SDDS is gathering further information on our members’ behalf — stay tuned!

For more important information, watch your fax machine and email, or visit www.sdds.org/ImportantInformation.htm

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YOU

THE DENTIST, THE BUSINESS OWNER

YOU ARE A DENTIST. You’ve been to school, taken your Boards and settled into practice. End of story?

Not quite. Are you up to speed on tax laws, potential deductions and other important business issues?

In this monthly column, we will offer information pertinent to you, the dentist as the business owner.

Practice Transition:

Active Patient Files From Western Practice Sales (SDDS Vendor Member)

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s the number of “Active Patient Files” an important issue in a practice purchase?

Great Question!

My answer is emphatically YES! When you buy a practice, you are paying mostly for the “book of business” generally referred to as “goodwill,” “cash f low,” profitability, etc. What you are actually buying is the opportunity to meet all the patients of the practice and win them over

Of course, it is up to the buyer to determine if they can fill the shoes of the seller. to continue their treatment in that office.

Unfortunately, there is no single definition of what constitutes an “active patient.” In a recent situation, the seller’s patient count was 1800, while my count was 1500 and the buyer’s count was 450 patients. Amazingly, the buyer actually increased the practice production in the first month of ownership!

Obviously the buyer’s definition of an “active patient” was much more stringent than the seller’s, but the actual number did not matter as the buyer proved to be much more adept in treatment planning the existing patients.

Of course, it is up to the buyer to determine if they can fill the shoes of the seller, continuing to perform as well with that “book of business.”

The problem is that if we put a patient in

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the middle of ten dentists, we might get ten treatment plans that are light years apart.

This could even happen with ten classmates from the same school, who respect each other!

Conclusion: 800 active patients (whatever the definition) in one doctor’s hands might yield a $1 million practice and the same patients in another doctor’s hands might yield half that amount. In the case of a practice where a classmate who is a conservative treatment planner buys out the more aggressive treatment planner, chances are that this buyer may go broke as he will never produce what the seller produced. Result: Lawsuit, name calling and finger pointing, regardless of the patient count! Reverse the scenario and the result will be a buyer who doubles production in the first year and the broker is a genius!

I recently had a buyer’s attorney remove the contract clause that took the responsibility of the patient count out of the buyer’s hands.

While that might help the buyer if a lawsuit ensues, all parties lose if poor due diligence results in a bad transition and a lawsuit. All buyers need to do a chart review themselves and confirm that they are capable with their own skill set and/or agree with the philosophy and treatment being prescribed to that patient base.

The best way to prevent a misunderstanding or poor result in a transition is to make sure the buyer does his own due diligence concerning the practice philosophy of treatment planning.

A patient count, whatever the definition, is important, but should not be used as ammunition to defend poor due diligence. 

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DOES THE MEDICAL DEVICE EXCISE TAX APPLY TO DENTISTS? The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 introduced a new 2.3% excise on the sale of medical devices beginning in 2013. For the past two years dentists and dental labs have contemplated if this tax applied to them.

In February 2012, the IRS issued proposed regulations and deferred to the Food and Drug Administration to define a medical device. Although these regulations are not final, in their current form, under the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDAC), the FDA requires all manufacturers, producers and importers of medical devices to register with the FDA. Although these “listed” medical devices are subject to the new 2.3% excise tax, subsection 510(g) and regulation 807.65 of the FDFA provide exceptions: The registration rules (except for importers) do not apply to licensed practitioners who prescribe or administer devices, and who manufacturer these devices solely for use in the course of their professional practice. The FDA regulations explicitly states that dentists (and dental labs) that manufacture or alter medical devices exclusively for use in their practice (or labs that provide devices to be dispensed by dentists) are exempt from registration.

If dentists or dental labs are not required to register with the FDA, the devices they manufacture are not subject to the new excise tax.

Based on these regulations, domestically manufactured crowns, bridges, dentures, dental implants, orthodontic devices, retainers, etc. are not subject to the new excise tax on medical devices.

There will be much more information coming in the next month… stay tuned.  — Dennis Nelson, CPA SDDS Vendor Member

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WE’RE BLOWING YOUR HORN! Congratulations to...

SDDS Executive Director, Cathy Levering, who received a 2012 Hero of Human Services award from the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. This award honors those who have touched the lives of others through advocacy, service and support. Cathy was awarded for her work in children’s dental care in Sacramento County. (photo #1 at right, with Phil Serna)

Dr. Victor Hawkins, who was appointed as an Alternate Delegate of the ADA delegation to the 2013 ADA House of Delegates.

Drs. Marsha Henry and Adrian Carrington, who, with their daughter Azra, completed the California International Marathon in December 2012. (photo #2 at right)

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Dr. Guy Acheson, who will serve as AGD President in 2013.

Dr. Jehret Ask, who recently joined Drs. Ron Ask, Craig Kinzer, Dwight Simpson and Leon Roda as an associate at Jackson Creek Dental Group. 

DHP member, Elizabeth Wong (“Empress Elizabeth”), who brought her SDDS bag on her recent trip to the Coliseum in Rome, Italy. The gladiators gave a “thumbs up,” the sign to spare her life, as they worshiped the red bag! (photo #3 at right) Conor Mickiewicz, son of Dr. Tim Mickiewicz, who was featured as “Best Theatrical Success Story” in Sacramento Magazine, for his work as Founder and Artistic Director at New Helvetia Theatre. (photo #4 at right)

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Dr. Todd Andrews and his wife Ashley, on the birth of Colette Joan on December 7, 2012. Colette was 8 lb, 2 oz and 20.5 inches. (photo #5 at right)

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Dr. Terry Jones, who was appointed as Chair of the CDA Audit Committee.

Dr. Scott Szotko, who was appointed as Chair of the CDA Council on Membership.

Dr. Donald Rollofson, who was appointed as Chair of the CDA Foundation Board of Directors.

Dr. Jennifer Goss, who was appointed as a member of the CDA Council on Membership.

Drs. Matthew Campbell, Jr, William Marble and Debra Finney, who were appointed as a Delegates of the ADA delegation to the 2013 and 2014 ADA Houses of Delegates.

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Dr. Kevin Keating recipient of the

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Dr. Guy Acheson recipient of the

2012 DISTINGUISHED MEMBER AWARD

2012 PRESIDENT’S AWARD

in recognition of outstanding service and dedication to the profession of dentistry and the community

for exhibiting outstanding leadership, dedication and achievement as Chair of the 1st Tooth or 1st Birthday Task Force

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VOLUNTEEROpportunities

SMILES FOR KIDS DAY IS FEBRUARY 2, 2013

SMILES FOR KIDS® VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Volunteers for 2013 Smiles for Kids Day AND doctors to “adopt” patients seen on Smiles for Kids Day for follow-up care.

CONTACT INFO: SDDS office (916.446.1227 • smilesforkids@sdds.org) OTHER OPPORTUNITIES: SMILES FOR BIG KIDS® • WILLOW DENTAL CLINIC • THE GATHERING INN • CCMP

See www.sdds.org/Volunteer.htm for more information

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For more information, please contact Mary Alajou, Vice President, Sacramento Butte Area Manager, mary.alajou@bankofthewest.com, (916) 949-2687 or Annalisa Alvarado, AVP, Business Banking Officer, Annalisa.Alvarado@bankofthewest.com, (916) 893-0288.

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Advertiser INDEX Dental Supplies, Equipment, Repair Vendor Member Vendor Member Vendor Member Vendor Member Vendor Member Vendor Member

Burkhart Dental Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 30 DESCO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Henry Schein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 30 RelyAid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 30 Patterson Dental Supply, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Procter & Gamble Distributing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Dental Services Vendor Member Pacific Dental Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 30

Education CA Center for Advanced Dental Studies (CCADS) . . . 33 San Joaquin Valley College (SJVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Financial & Insurance Services Vendor Member Vendor Member Vendor Member Vendor Member Vendor Member Vendor Member Vendor Member Vendor Member Vendor Member Vendor Member

Bank of Sacramento . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Bank of the West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 30 Dennis Nelson, CPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 30 Fechter & Company, CPAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 30 Financial Management Associates, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 30 First U.S. Community Credit Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Liberty Dental Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Mann, Urrutia & Nelson, CPAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 30 TDIC & TDIC Insurance Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 31 Union Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Human Resources Vendor Member California Employers Association (CEA) . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Legal Services Vendor Member Wood & Delgado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 31 Vendor Member Drobny Law Offices, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Medical Gas Services Vendor Member Analgesic Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Office Design & Construction Vendor Member Vendor Member Vendor Member Vendor Member

Andrews Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 30 Blue Northern Builders, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Henry Schein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 30 Olson Construction, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Practice Sales, Lease, Management &/or Consulting Vendor Member Henry Schein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 30

TRI Commercial Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Vendor Member Western Practice Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 31

Marketing Vendor Member UPROAR-Mobile Phone Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Publications & Media Vendor Member Clear Channel Media & Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Vendor Member Sacramento Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Staffing Services Vendor Member Resource Staffing Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Technology Vendor Member Pact-One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Vendor Member LIME Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 30

Waste Management Services Absolute Secured Shredding, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Vendor Member Star Group Dental Refining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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WELCOME to SDDS’s new members, transfers and applicants.

NEW MEMBERS JEANNINE EL MAASRI, DMD

SDDS (doctor’s line) . . . . . . . . . (916) 446-1227 ADA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 621-8099 CDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 736-8702 CDA Contact Center . . . . . . . . . (866) CDA-MEMBER

(866-232-6362) CDA Practice Resource Ctr . . . cdacompass.com TDIC Insurance Solutions . . . . . (800) 733-0633 Denti-Cal Referral . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 322-6384 Central Valley Well Being Committee . . . . . . . (559) 359-5631

Dr. Jeannine El Maasri graduated from Case Western Reserve University in 2006 with her DDS and later completed her residency in 2007 at Rhode Island Hospital. She is currently seeking employment in the greater Sacramento area and living in Gold River with her family.

UPDATED! Moving?

Opening a new office?

Offering new services?

Share your information with the Society!

We can only refer you if we know where you are; and we rely on having your current information on file to keep you informed of valuable member events!

Give us a call at (916) 446-1227

Endodontist 2 Scripps Dr, Ste 210 Sacramento, CA 95825 (916) 929-3351 Dr. Patrick Tsai graduated from UCLA School of Dentistry in 2005 with his DDS and later completed his specialty in Endodontics in 2011 at Loma Linda University. He is currently practicing with SDDS member, Dr. Robert Sharp, in Sacramento and lives in Elk Grove with his wife, Sheryl.

General Practitioner 6015 Watt Ave, Ste 2 North Highlands, CA 95660 (916) 679-3925

FUN FACT: Dr. Tsai is actively involved with his church in Elk Grove. More specifically he and his wife Sheryl help out with the High School/Youth ministry.

Dr. Zenitra Kumar graduated from UOP Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry earlier this year with her DDS. She is practicing in North Highlands at The Effort Children’s Clinic with fellow SDDS members, Dr. Alice Huang and Dr. Michelle Kucera and currently living in Stockton.

General Practitioner 4130 Truxel Rd, Ste E Sacramento, CA 95834 (916) 285-9400

ALEXANDER VILDERMAN, DDS

EHSAN MOSSAVI, DDS

Dr. Alexander Vilderman graduated from UOP Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in 1992 with his DDS. He is currently practicing in Sacramento with fellow SDDS member, Dr. Lauren Marr. He also practicing and living in San Francisco.

Dr. Ehsan Mossavi graduated from UOP Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry earlier this year with his DDS. He is currently seeking employment in the greater Sacramento area and living in Gold River with his wife, Neshat.

New Transfer Members

General Practitioner Pending Office Address

HESSAM SIAVASH, DDS, MD

KEEP US

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PATRICK TSAI, DDS

General Practitioner Pending Office Address

ZENITRA KUMAR, DDS

IMPORTANT NUMBERS:

JANUARY

JERHET ASK, DDS

Transferred from Tri-County Dental Society General Practitioner 100 French Bar Rd, Ste 101 Jackson, CA 95642 (209) 223-2712

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon 911 Reserve Dr, Ste 150 Roseville, CA 95678 (916) 783-2110 Dr. Hessam Siavash graduated from University of Maryland in 2006 with his DDS and earlier this year he completed his specialty there in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He practicing in Roseville and El Dorado Hills with fellow SDDS members, Dr. Alexander Antipov and Dr. Olga Antipova and living in Roseville with his wife, Dr. Roya Ghahraman.

Dr. Jerhet Ask graduated from Loma Linda University in 2010 with his DDS. He is currently practicing in Jackson with his father, SDDS member, Dr. Ron Ask. He is also living in Jackson with his wife, Kacie.

FUN FACT: Dr. Siavash grew up in Sacramento and left for the East Coast to do a combined DDS/PhD program and also did a medical/OMFS program there too. He actively plays tennis. He speaks both Persian and French.

MORE

CLIP OUT this handy NEW MEMBER UPDATE and insert it into your DIRECTORY under the “NEW MEMBERS” tab.

TOTAL MEMBERSHIP (AS OF 12/11/12): 1,619 TOTAL ACTIVE MEMBERS: 1,337 TOTAL RETIRED MEMBERS: 205 TOTAL DUAL MEMBERS: 2 TOTAL AFFILIATE MEMBERS: 9

TOTAL STUDENT/ PROVISIONAL MEMBERS: 12 TOTAL CURRENT APPLICANTS: 2 TOTAL DHP MEMBERS: 52

TOTAL NEW MEMBERS FOR 2012: 99 www.sdds.org • January 2013 |

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ALBERT LE, DDS

Transferred from Los Angeles Dental Society General Practitioner 2205 Francisco Dr El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 (916) 934-0207 Dr. Albert Le graduated from Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC earlier this year with his DDS. He is currently practicing in El Dorado Hills with fellow SDDS member, Dr. Kathleen Lomen.

CAROL YEUNG, DDS

Transferred from Tri-County Dental Society Pending Office Address Dr. Carol Yeung graduated from UCSF School of Dentistry in 2010 with her DDS. She is currently seeking employment in the greater Sacramento area and living in Davis.

IMPORTANT DATES Jan 2: Dues deadline (grace period until March 31) Jan 5: EDP online deadline

Place this page in the

New Members section of your 2012–13 SDDS Directory

Jan 15: First EDP withdraw March 31: Grace period for dues payment ends (if dues are not yet paid, membership is cancelled and $100 reinstatement fee is required in order to renew)

RENEW TODAY:

BY PHONE: (800) CDA-SMILE ONLINE: cda.org/member

New Applicants STEVEN SCOTT, DDS JENNY VASSILIAN, DDS

SDDS Membership Committee presents the

2013 NEW MEMBER DINNER

MARCH / APRIL 2013 (EXACT DATE TBA)

6pm • Old Spaghetti Factory • New Members FREE! • Contact SDDS for more info (916.446.1227)

Check out the NEW CDA Guide for the New Dentist This resource was created, by content experts and those who have walked this road before you, to help you easily navigate through your career from graduation to starting and managing a practice.

www.cda.org/newdentist

CLIP OUT this handy NEW MEMBER UPDATE and insert it into your DIRECTORY under the “NEW MEMBERS” tab.

Need an associate? Staff? Buying or selling a practice?

Check out the JOB BANK at www.sdds.org!

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ETHICS

Gordon Stevenson, Senior VP

Real Estate Healthcare Specialist Dental/Medical Office Building Sales/Leasing

The Gordon Group Helping Those Who Help Others ♦ 50 Years Real Estate Experience ♦

685 Twelve Bridges Dr., Lincoln • ±2,000 SF Existing Dental/Medical Space • Easy Access To Hwy. 65 • Within Walking Distance of Shopping & Dining.

911 Reserve Dr., Roseville (Behind Fountains Mall) • ±4,000 SF (Divisible) • Negotiable Tenant Improvement Allowance • Beautiful Business Park Location

CORNER I have a dental laser I use in conjunction with periodontal therapy. Can I charge an extra fee for performing laser curettage or therapy over the cost of a periodontal treatment I am providing (i.e. prophy, scaling and root planning)?

Unfortunately the answer is no. You cannot charge extra for use of a laser in periodontal therapy. It is generally assumed that during periodontal therapy or after treatment instruments such as a scalier, ultrasonic scalier, medicated rinses and lasers could or will be used. It is a breach of section seven of the CDA code of ethics which states ‘A dentist has the obligation to submit any billing for services rendered or to be rendered in a manner which is not fraudulent, deceitful, or misleading.’ Currently there is only one excepted extra charge to periodontal therapy, the use of atradox or Arestin CDT D4381. 

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since

2002

Marc Davis • Morgan Davis • Lynda Doyle

Tom Evans, Branch Manager

916.949.2687 www.bankofthewest.com

916.772.4192 www.bluenorthernbuilders.com

since

2007

HUMAN RESOURCES

2004 D ENNIS NELSON

CPA, APC PLANNING & CONSULTING ASSOCIATES

800.399.5331 www.employers.org

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Dennis Nelson, CPA, APC

Dennis Nelson, CPA 916.988.8583 www.cpa4dentists.net

since

Dave Milner, President • 916.576.2223 Pamela Love, MBA • 916.335.7317

2012

www.clearchannel.com

The Dental Equipment Specialists

916-624-2800 800-649-6999 4095 Del Mar Ave. #13 Rocklin, CA 95677 www.descodentalequipment.com

2012

2011

2003

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since

2012

916.419.2100 www.drobnylaw.com

First US Community Credit Union

since

2005

916.576.5650 www.firstus.org

INSURANCE

TECHNOLOGY

Melinda Bitney, Network Manager

Garrett Gatewood, President

since

888.273.2997 ext. 265 www.libertydentalplan.com

LIME Works

since

2011

CONSTRUCTION

Mann, Urrutia, Nelson, CPAs

Olson Construction, Inc.

John Urrutia, CPA, Partner Chris Mann, CPA, Partner

David Olson

since

2004 PATTERSON

209.366.2486 www.olsonconstructioninc.com

888.979.5463 www.limeworks.co

DENTAL SERVICES

Pacific Dental Services

Koert Takkunen Sarah Groft

since

2012

714.552.5517 www.PacificDentalServices.com

DENTAL SUPPLIES

DENTAL SUPPLIES

Dan Edwards, President

James Ryan

866.722.8663 www.pact-one.com

800.736.4688 www.pattersondental.com

Ursula Klein 916.616.6845

DENTAL

since

2003

STAFFING SERVICES

since

Drobny Law Offices, Inc.

Liberty Dental Plan

Pact-One

2011

Mark Drobny, Esq. & Michelle Glenn

Gordon Gerwig, Business Services Manager

since

TECHNOLOGY

since

Tony Vigil, President

916.985.9559 www.fmacentral.com

FINANCIAL SERVICES

2010

LEGAL SERVICES/ ESTATE PLANNING

Ted Darrow, Client Relations & Marketing

2012

916.774.4208 www.muncpas.com

www.dentalcare.com

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Henry Schein Dental

since

2002

FINANCIAL SERVICES

DENTAL SUPPLIES

2005

since

Financial Management Associates, Inc.

Craig Fechter, CPA

since

Crest / Oral B

Lauren Herman • 209.969.6468 Kevin McKittrick • 916.765.9101

DENTAL SUPPLIES

916.747.8232 www.descodentalequipment.net

since

916.784.8200 www.burkhartdental.com

DENTAL SUPPLIES

DESCO Dental Equipment

Fechter & Company

916.626.3002 www.henryschein.com

2011

MEDIA

FINANCIAL SERVICES

916.333.5370 www.fechtercpa.com

since

Clear Channel Media & Entertainment

Kim Parker, Executive VP Mari Bradford, HR Hotline Manager

since

Burkhart Dental

Blue Northern Builders

California Employers Association

DENTAL

2011

916.648.2100 www.bankofsacramento.com

Mary Alajou, VP Sacramento/Butte Area Manager

2012

2009

since

DENTAL SUPPLIES

since

since

Shelley Laurel, SVP

Bank of Sacramento

CONSTRUCTION

Bank of the West

2011

Todd Andrews 916.743.5151 www.andrewsconstructioninc.com

FINANCIAL SERVICES

since

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Patterson Dental

RelyAid

since

2008

MAGAZINE

Resource Staffing Group

Sacramento Magazine

Debbie Kemper

Becki Bell, Marketing Director

916.993.4182 www.resourcestaff.com

916.452.6200 www.sacmag.com

since

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2002

www.relyaid.com

PRECIOUS METAL REFINING

Star Group Global Refining

since

2009

VENDOR MEMBER B

Geary Guy, VP Steve Shupe, VP 916.928.1068 www.asimedical.com

CONSTRUCTION

Andrews Construction, Inc.

Analgesic Services

Jim Ryan, Sales Consultant 800.333.9990 www.starrefining.com

VENDOR MEMBER A

MEDICAL GASES

INSURANCE

FINANCIAL SERVICES

The Dentists Insurance Company

Darnise Edwards

since

2011

800.733.0633 www.cda.org

since

www.unionbank.com

2010

Howard Harris 916.995.0022 howard@uproar.pro

since

2012

LEGAL SERVICES

Western Practice Sales

2007

UPROAR-Mobile Phone Apps

Lydia Ramirez 916.533.6882

TRANSITION BROKER

since

MARKETING/TECH

Union Bank

Wood & Delgado

Tim Giroux, DDS, President John Noble, MBA

Patrick J. Wood, Esq. Jason Wood, Esq.

800.641.4179 www.westernpracticesales.com

1.800.499.1474 • 949.553.1474 www.dentalattorneys.com

since

2010

www.uproar.pro

we love

our SDDS Vendor Members!

VENDOR MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS: NEW THIS YEAR! Prompt, Reliable and Complete Medical Gas Services.

Analgesic Services, Inc. offers comprehensive and prompt medical gas services, from installation and system upgrades to reliable deliveries and repairs. For over thirty years, we have been Sacramento’s only full service medical gas provider who guarantees unparalleled technical experience, unequalled product quality and unrivaled customer service.

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES • Medical gas deliveries and equipment • System repairs and certifications • System installations and renovations BENEFITS, SERVICES, SPECIAL PRICING AND/OR DISCOUNTS EXTENDED TO SDDS MEMBERS Benefits, Services, Special Pricing and/or Discounts Extended to SDDS Members • SDDS members using Analgesic Services, Inc. as their medical gas provider receive highest priority service response, loaner equipment (if repairs are needed), product and labor discounts, all from a team of dedicated medical gas professionals.

Geary Guy — Vice President geary@asimedical.com Steve Shupe — Vice President steve@asimedical.com (916) 928-1068 phone • www.asimedical.com

There are 6.8 billion people on the planet.

5.1 billion of them own a cell phone, but only 4.2 billion own a toothbrush!

Let UPROAR design a mobile phone app for iPhone, iPad or Android to get your dental practice in front of more clients quickly and efficiently. Each mobile phone app is designed specifically with your practice in mind.

There are 91.4 million Smartphone users in the U.S. alone. Each user averages over 2 hours per day looking at their phone, with 69% of those users accessing mobile apps. There is a good chance that a patient’s first experience with your practice will be on a Smartphone, so let us help you make that first experience one they will not forget. With UPROAR’s special SDDS member pricing, now is the time to get your dental practice in the palm of your patients hands!

An UPROAR mobile phone app = Increased exposure for your dental practice • • • • • • • • •

Introduce Your Office Team Appointment Requests Photo Gallery Facebook Linkedin Push Notifications Educational Videos Promote Services Patient Testimonials

• • • • • • • • •

Twitter YouTube GPS / Contact Info Increase Referrals Improve Satisfaction QR Code Scanner Driving Directions Appointment Alerts Accept Bill Payment

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES • Mobile Phone Apps • Mobile Website Conversions • Social Media Consulting • Mobile Marketing Strategy Playbook Be sure to stop by the UPROAR booth at the 2013 MidWinter convention!

Howard Harris howard@uproar.pro • (916) 995-0022

www.uproar.pro

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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Annual Holiday Party • DECEMBER 4, 2012

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4

5

2

3

6 7 10

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9 1. Kim and Dr. Glen Stiles 2. Nicki Ackerman, Dr. Ken Skyberg and Taylor Ackerman 3. SDDS Past Presidents in attendance: Drs. Adrian Carrington, Matt Campbell, James Oates, Wai Chan, Kevin Keating, Don Rollofson, Gordon Douglass, Steve Cavagnolo, Bob Daby, Dan Miyasaki, Gordon Harris, Donald Hagy, George Koch, Marty Rosa and Herb Hooper

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4. Dr. Dean and Comel Ahmad 5. Dr. Nancy Archibald with her quilt

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6. Dr. Henry and Linda Bennett 7. Dr. George Koch and Mary Ann Harris 8. Dr. Kim and Sandy Wallace 9. Sonja and Dr. Viren Patel 10. Dr. Victor Hawkins passes the gavel to Dr. Gary Ackerman 11. Lucy and Dr. Donald Hagy 12. Drs. J.C. Fat and Shareen Char-Fat 13. Dr. Terry and Deborah Adair

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17.5 s

CE Credit

WANT TO HEAR NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS HERE IN SACRAMENTO?

Dr. Brian Lesage AACD accredited fellow and one of top 100 leaders in CE

Dr. Ken Harris European lecturer top aesthetic UK dentist

Dr. Fredrick Li Canadian implant specialist. Placed over 2,000 implants

Dr. Mike Malone Past President of the AACD and International Speaker

Dr. Rhys Spoor AACD accredited member and voted into “Best Dentists in America”

Dr. Ross Nash Author, International speaker and co-founder of the Nash Institute

Dr. Warren Roberts #1 dental provider of Botox in Canada

Join CCADS Clinical Exchange and take your learning to a whole new level.

For more details on the speakers and topics visit CCADS.org/Exchange

www.sdds.org • January 2013 |

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ESTATE PLANNING DROBNY LAW OFFICES, INC., concentrates its practice exclusively in the areas of Estate Planning,

ESTATE ADMINISTRATION

Estate Administration, Business and Taxation. DROBNY LAW OFFICES, INC. was formed in 1989 by Mark S. Drobny, who had been practicing in these same areas of the law since 1980. DROBNY LAW OFFICES, INC.’s main office is in Sacramento, California and has satellite offices in San Diego, San Ramon and Stockton. With five Attorneys, five Paralegals and

CONSERVATORSHIPS

support staff, DROBNY LAW OFFICES, INC. can assist clients in handling the most basic to the most complicated matters in a timely, accurate and cost-efficient manner.

PROBATE

SPECIAL OFFER TO ALL SDDS MEMBERS ONLY SDDS members are entitled to a 10% discount on any estate plan and always entitled to a FREE one hour initial consultation

BUSINESS PLANNING

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Tel. 916-419-2100 Email: dlo@drobnylaw.com

A Proud Vendor Member of SDDS since 2004

Keep The SBA Loan...

Drop The Bank.

Your Trusted Source For: • Commercial RE purchase • Construction • Business acquisition or expansion • Equipment/Inventory purchase • Refinance • Working Capital

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Gordon Gerwig, Business Services Manager (916) 576-5650 gordon@firstus.org

Classified Ads PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

FOR LEASE

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

LEARN HOW TO PLACE IMPLANTS IN YOUR OFFICE OR MINE. Mentoring you at your own pace and skill level.

Incredible practice growth. Text name and address to (916) 952-1459.

04-12

SACRAMENTO DENTAL COMPLEX has one small suite which can be equipped for immediate occupancy. Two other suites total 1630 sq. ft which can be remodeled to your personal office design with generous tenant improvements. 2525 K Street. Please call for details: (916) 448-5702.

10-11

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

DENTAL SPECIALIST IN EL DORADO HILLS, CA with 1400 sq ft office is seeking other dental specialist to share space. Ideal for endo or perio. Contact Business Manager at (916) 757-4858.

02-12

ASSOCIATE OPPORTUNITY FOR A GENERAL PRACTITIONER at the Monterey Peninsula Dental Group/ Monterey, CA. Our well established group practice is seeking an Associate who desires the opportunity to become a part of our growing business model. Strong clinical and communication skills are important, and the ability to create positive relationships with patients, team members, and Partners is essential. Our goal is to find a future partner who shares our core values of high standards and ethics, as well as willingness to collaborate, learn, and grow. If you’re a leader, and you’d like to become a part of a progressive environment in one of the most beautiful places in the world, please forward your curriculum vitae to: mpdghiring@gmail.com.

01-13

DENTAL OFFICE. 1355 Florin medical-dental building. 850 sf, 3 operatories, $1,200 monthly. Includes all utilities and janitor.

Ample parking. (916) 730-4494.

06/07-12 CAMLOG IMPLANTS: all sizes, 50% off or $170 each, in sealed, undamaged original packages. HEALING SCREWS $30 (50% off). Bought too many.

01-C1

ADDITIONS &

CORRECTIONS

DREAM OFFICE SHELL— Nicest in Sacramento. Near Watt/El Camino, close to shopping/restaurants. Build/Design 1,750 sf to suit. Brand new building/Full financing available.

Call Dr. Favero (916) 487-9100.

11-12 DESIGN YOUR OWN SUITE in a beautiful Greenhaven dental building, approximately 2000 sq ft. Great space, front view, air/vacuum provided. Suite can be viewed upon request, 905 Secret River Drive, Sacramento, CA 95831.

Contact, Dr. Roy A. Eakin, 916-714-5096 or Dr. Sam Stassi, 916-442-7962.

11-12 PEDIATRIC-ORTHODONTIC DENTAL OFFICE, FULLY EQUIPPED, FOR LEASE. 2402 sf on Marconi at Watt. 1 block from Del Paso Country Club. Decor, walls hand painted. Child interest — kids love it. Surgical operatory, recovery room, TVs on ceiling, lab, break room, 3 restrooms, 1 handicap. This office could be anything you want it to be. Call Jeff Phelan (949) 720-8000 or (949) 933-8458.

01-13

PRACTICES FOR SALE The photo above, from the December 2012 Event Highlights page, incorrectly identified the subjects as Dr. Gordon Harris and staff. Those pictured are in fact Dr. Victor Hawkins and staff. SDDS regrets the error, and apologizes to all involved parties!

SDDS member dentists can place classified ads ER MEMB !

IT BENEF

FOR FREE!

PT ORAL SURGEON — Busy Sacramento Pedo Practice (Kids Care Dental Group) seeks oral surgeon for primarily wisdom teeth cases 1 day a week. Great office and staff with a healthy payor mix. Email dboyes@kidscaredentalgroup.com or Fax CV to (916)290-0752.

01-C1

POSITIONS WANTED

FILL-IN / LOCUM TENENS — DENTISTRY, HYGIENE OR COMBINATION. UCSF Graduate. Weekdays and Saturdays.

Sacramento County resident. Able to travel. Over 10 years locum tenens experience. Elizabeth Johnson, RDH, DDS (408) 499-9924.

06/07-12 PERIODONTIST — will treat periodontal patients in your own office. Over a decade experience working in GP offices. Reliable, easy to work with, able to travel. Contact: implantological@yahoo.com or text to: 916.847.7015. 12-12

DENTISTS SERVING DENTISTS — Western Practice Sales invites you to visit our website, westernpracticesales. com to view all of our practices for sale and to see why we are the broker of choice throughout Northern California.

(800) 641-4179.

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To place an ad in the Nugget Classifieds, visit www.sdds.org/NUGGET.html

Selling your practice? Need an associate? Have office space to lease? SDDS member dentists get one complimentary, professionally related classified ad per year (30 word maximum). For more information on placing a classified ad, please call the SDDS office (916) 446-1227. www.sdds.org • January 2013 |

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PRSRT STD

SACRAMENTO DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY

US POSTAGE

915 28th Street • Sacramento, CA 95816 916.446.1211 • www.sdds.org

PAID PERMIT NO. 557 SACRAMENTO, CA

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

SDDS CALENDAR OF EVENTS JANUARY

FEBRUARY

14 Foundation Board Meeting 6:15pm / SDDS Office

1 New Years Day SDDS office closed

2 Smiles for Kids Day SDDS member offices

16 CE Committee 6:00pm / SDDS Office

2 Board of Directors Meeting 6:00pm / SDDS Office

7–8 33rd Annual MidWinter Convention The Year of Good…

Sacramento Convention Center

17 HR Webinar New Labor Laws for 2013 Noon-1:00pm

3 Geriatrics Workgroup 6:15pm / SDDS Office 8 General Membership Meeting Practical Methods for Treating Elders in the Community SDDS Geriatric Oral Health Workgroup Hygiene Night Hilton Sacramento Arden West 6:00pm Social / 7:00pm Dinner & Program 9 Forensics/Mass Disaster Committee 6:00pm / SDDS Office

15 Executive Committee Meeting 7:00am / Del Paso Country Club

19 CPR BLS Renewals Sutter General Hospital 8:30am–12:30pm 23 Foundation Broadway Series Rock of Ages 8:00pm / Sacramento Community Center 30 Membership Committee 6:00pm / SDDS Office

26 Nugget Editorial Committee 6:15pm / SDDS Office 38 Leadership Development Committee 6:00pm / SDDS Office For more calendar info, visit

www.sdds.org

Ethics Committee 6:15pm / SDDS Office

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 33RD ANNUAL MIDWINTER CONVENTION TONS OF CE & A GREAT TIME! YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS IT! FEBRUARY 7–8, 2013 January 8, 2013: Sacramento DistrictPractical DentalMethods Societyforpresents Treating rd the 33 Annual MidWinter & Expo EldersConvention in the Community

EARN

2

CE UNITS!

Presented by: SDDS Geriatric Oral Health Workgroup

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: • Teaching modules for dentists to educate caregivers • Practical methods and procedures to improve the oral health of our seniors • Behavioral case management pearls that will help caregivers deal with the challenge of this aging population at health care facilities

• Outreach efforts, implementation and opportunities for our dental community to work with our local senior health care facilities • Hospital acquired pneumonia as it relates to geriatric oral health issues

FEBRUARY 7 & 8, 2013 • Sacramento Convention Center (1400 J St)

6pm: Social & Table Clinics 7pm: Dinner & Program

Hilton Sacramento Arden West (2200 Harvard Street, Sac)

JANUARY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: HYGIENE NIGHT www.sdds.org/MW2013.htm • PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JAN 18