TEX S GP
Official Publication of the Texas Academy of General Dentistry
Winter 2015, Volume 41, Issue 1
voices of 2015
enlighten up
Photograph by Yana Kushner, DDS
As an organized group we can represent dentistry in a positive way & do as much as we can to improve oral health. -Laura Schott, dds AGD Member Since 2012 | Houston
Promoting membership of our colleagues will strengthen our voice when we advocate for change. - Summer C. Ketron, dds AGD Member Since2010 Lubbock
i see how important it is to have a central voice that is an advocate for our patients & ourselves. -Krystelle anaya, dds AGD Member Since 2014 | El Paso
join the AGD as early as possible, share your experience with case presentations & always keep in touch with patients after every treatment.
-Nilar Vargas, DDS AGD Member Since 2006 | katy
Photograph by Saskia Vaughan, DDS, MAGD
January2015 | SUNDAY
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make your voice louder
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New Year’s Day TAGD Office Closed
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Texas AGD CE Benefiting Connie w. JoAn Majors
TAGD Board Meeting
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Dallas AGD FellowTrack
San Antonio AGD Thursday CE Series
w. Dr. Linda Altenhoff
Legislative Session Begins San Antonio AGD FellowTrack
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San Antonio AGD NDSC SAFE - Tissue Grafting
w. Dr. Paul McLornan
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Houston AGD NDSC Houston AGD FellowTrack
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AGD Winter Board Meeting - Tucson, AZ
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Panhandle AGD Oral-Systemic Link
w. Dr. Eric Rindler
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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w. Dr. Thomas Oates
Star of the South Conference - Houston, TX
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Yankee Dental Congress - Boston, MA
MONTHLY GOALS
Texas Academy of General Dentistry
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The AGD taught me that
Dentistry is never ending learning. - Sam w. rogers jr., dds, FAGD AGD Member Since 1969 Houston
Photograph by Saskia Vaughan, DDS, MAGD
February2015 | SUNDAY
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Yankee Dental Congress Boston, MA
Groundhog Day
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seek & find WEDNESDAY
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San Antonio AGD NDSC SAFE - Review Course San Antonio AGD FellowTrack
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w. Dr. Linda Altenhoff
Dallas AGD FellowTrack
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11 Houston AGD FellowTrack w. Drs. Melissa Lent & Jeff Geno
San Antonio AGD NDSC SAFE - Implant Esthetics
Valentine’s Day
w. Dr. Jack Shirley
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President’s Day
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Ash Wednesday San Antonio AGD NDSC SAFE - Review Course Houston AGD NSDC
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Chinese New Years San Antonio AGD Thursday CE Series w. Dr. Marcel Noujeim
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Dallas AGD Produce it, Keep it & Retire early w. Dr. Chris Perry
ASDA Annual Convention - Boston, MA
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El Paso AGD CAMBRA
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w. Patterson Dental
TDA Day at the Capital
TSBDE Board Meeting Chicago Dental Society Mid-Winter Meeting - Chicago, IL
MONTHLY GOALS
Texas Academy of General Dentistry
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Our most ambitious annual meeting ever. REGISTER TODAY:
MANDAL AY BAY
Friday, April 17
Scientific presentations are combined with four different talks to inspire you and your team. You’ll return to your office with goals, fresh ideas, and new energy to devote to healthier patients and a healthier practice. |
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Saturday, April 18
12:30–3:15PM
8:00–10:00AM Peroxides for Biofilm Management: The Science and the Practice Duane C. Keller DMD, FAGD Tanya Dunlap PhD
3:30–5:00PM How Do They Do That? A Round Table Discussion with Successful Perio Protect Providers
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
The Role of Biofilm in Chronic Infections: The Case against Systemic Antibiotics Randall Wolcott MD Director Southwest Regional Wound Care Center 10:00–10:15AM Your Office is an Oral Wound Clinic An Extension with Duane C. Keller DMD, FAGD
10:30–11:15AM The Evolution of Successful Prescription Tray Delivery into General Practice John Chao DDS Pinhole Surgical Technique 11:15–12:15PM “How Much Does It Cost?” Addressing Financial Concerns and Creating Value for Successful Dental Practice Lou Graham DDS 1:30–3:30PM
REGISTER TODAY : PerioProtect.com/Vegas
Doctor-prescribed. Patient-applied.
Risk Management Recare Janet Press RDH
March2015 |
refine your methods
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San Antonio AGD NDSC San Antonio AGD CenTex AGD - Adhesive Restorations SAFE - Review Course & CE & Winery Tour w. Dr. John Burgess Suture Clinic w. Dr. Eric Rindler Texas AGD - Sleep Medicine ADEA Annual Session San Antonio AGD FellowTrack w. Dr. Steven Bender Boston, MA American Academy of Dental Practice Admin Anuual Meeting - Tuscon, AZ
Daylight Savings Begins
Deadline for filing most legislation
ADEA Annual Session - Boston, MA
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San Antonio AGD NDSC SAFE - Review Course Houston AGD FellowTrack
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w. Dr. Linda Altenhoff
Houston AGD - Wine & CE Series
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Palm Sunday
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Hinman Dental Meeting - Atlanta, GA
w. Dr. Bill Robbins
For more information www.TAGD.org/NDC
Featuring Dr. Howard Farran
June 5-6, 2015 Austin, TX
MONTHLY GOALS
Texas Academy of General Dentistry
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I use the phrase below on my communications as a motivation to seek knowledge:
"What the brain does not know, the eye cannot see."
-Sir William Osler
- Robert B. Shelton, DDS, MAGD AGD Member Since 1978 Longview
Photograph by Richard Reinitz, DDS, FAGD
April2015 | SUNDAY
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communication is key TUESDAY
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San Antonio AGD NDSC SAFE - Review Course San Antonio AGD FellowTrack Dallas AGD FellowTrack Round Table Discussions
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Passover Good Friday TAGD Office Closed
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ElPasoAGD-SedationPermitRenewal
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w. Dr. David Canfield
CenTex AGD Wine & CE Series
Easter Sunday
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Tax Day San Antonio AGD NDSC SAFE - Review Course Houston NDSC AGD Hill Day - Washington, DC (invite only)
San Antonio AGD Thursday CE Series
Panhandle AGD - The 360 Program
w. Dr. Rodney Phoenix
TAGD Board Meeting
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ft. multiple speakers
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Houston AGD Installation of New Board AGD Spring Board Meeting - Charleston, SC
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San Antonio AGD NDSC SAFE - Hands on Endodontics w.Earth SybronDay Endo Houston AGD FellowTrack American Academy of Oral Medicine & American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology 2015 Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA
California Dental Association Annual Meeting - Anaheim, CA
MONTHLY GOALS
Texas Academy of General Dentistry
view events online: www.TAGD.org/events
Listen to your patients & address their concerns
to their complete satisfaction.
You will be surprised at what you will learn from each experience!
Photograph by Wilson Lo, DDS, FAGD
- Joshua F. Maxwell, DDS, FAGD AGD Member Since 2010 Frisco
May2015 | SUNDAY
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talk less, listen more TUESDAY
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California Dental Association Annual Meeting Anaheim, CA
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TDA Annual Session - San Antonio, TX
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Mother’s Day
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Houston AGD NDSC
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San Antonio AGD NDSC SAFE - Social Houston AGD Wine & CE Series w. Dr. Art Jeske
TSBDE Board Meeting
MONTHLY GOALS
Texas Academy of General Dentistry
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obstacles will always face us in life. how we deal with them is what will mold our lives. - Jose (joey) l. Cazares, DDS, FAGD AGD Member Since 1986 McAllen Photograph by Wilson Lo, DDS
The best advice I was told,
then implemented, was, “Don’t make excuses.”
What I have learned
so far from my challenges is that there is good & evil in this world.
As a single mom, I earned a masters degree while working part time, wrote and defended my thesis, studied for DAT, and finished three years of dental school (married my last year.)
Sometimes those forces have to battle it out! You always have to fight the evil in the world.
-Crystal Robyn Abramczyk, DDS AGD Member Since 2010 | Rockwell
-Brent E. Patterson, DDS AGD Member Since 1993 | League CITY
When I look back on my career,
without a doubt the best effort I made was to continue my education so I could be the best dentist I could be. After 37 years of practice, I still LOVE what I do every day, and would do it all again a thousand times, if possible! -Charles Clements, DDS, MAGD AGD Member Since 1978 | kingsville
June2015 | SUNDAY
accept a challenge
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AASM - Seattle, WA Master Study Club - Austin, TX New Dentist Conference - Austin, TX MasterTrack - Austin, TX
Last Day of 2015 Legislative Session
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American Academy of Sleep Medicine - Seattle, WA TAGD Board Meeting
MasterTrack
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Ramadan Begins AGD Annual Meeting - San Francisco, CA American Dental Hygienists’ Association Annual Conference - Nashville, TN
Flag Day
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Last day governor can sign or veto bills
AGD Annual Meeting American Dental Hygienists’ Association Annual Conference - Nashville, TN
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San Antonio AGD NDSC SAFE - Financial Planning w. NorthStar Financial
SAVE
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Lone
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For more information www.TAGD.org/LSDC
2015
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Father’s Day / Summer Begins
Dental Conference
Featuring Lois Banta & Dr. John Flucke
September 25-26, 2015 | Austin, TX
MONTHLY GOALS
Texas Academy of General Dentistry
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July2015 | SUNDAY
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Insure & Protect TUESDAY
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Independence Day
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San Antonio AGD NDSC SAFE - Forensics w. Dr. David Seen
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effort overcomes almost any obstacle. - Thomas c. harrison, DDS, MBA AGD Member Since 1992 katy
Photograph by Yana Kushner, DDS
August2015 | SUNDAY
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see results
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Southwest Dental Conference - Dallas, TX
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CenTex AGD Wine & CE Series
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TSBDE Board Meeting Austin, TX
w. Robert Whitman
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Houston AGD Wine & CE Series w. Dr. Ron Collins
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AGD Fall Board Meeting - Chicago, IL American Association Dental Office Managers Annual Conference - Nashville, TN
MONTHLY GOALS
AADOM Annual Conference Texas Academy of General Dentistry
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When you get knocked down, you have two choices:
One is to stay down & give up.
the other is to look up, get up & stand up. - Dan McCauley, DDS, FAGD AGD Member Since 1977 Mount Pleasant Photograph by Rajat Diwan, DDS
September2015 | SUNDAY
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keep on, keeping on
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Fall Begins San Antonio AGD NDSC SAFE - Navigating the PPO World Begins w.Fall Henry Schein
TAGD Board Meeting
TDHA Annual Session - San Marcos, TX Lone Star Dental Conference - Austin, TX MasterTrack - Austin, TX
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TDHA Annual Session MasterTrack
MONTHLY GOALS
Texas Academy of General Dentistry
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The sayings that I remember during the last 30 years are: Success breeds success, & sort of the antithesis of that one If it looks easy, it's hard; if it looks hard, it's damn near impossible.
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pla elop a
Onl nned f philos y r lex oph out arel ibil y of exa y do ity. ctl thi y as ngs
we wor wan k t. - Ron Collins, DDS AGD Member Since 1978 HOUSTON
Photograph by Partha Mukherji, DDS, FAGD
-Tim Molloy, DDS, MAGD AGD Member Since 1997 | League City
It's critical to know the why of the situation whether it be "why you do what you do," on a personal or professional level, or the "why of that dental condition"; figuring out the why will always get you where you are going. -Chris Perry, ms, dmd, magd AGD Member Since 1996 | San Antonio
October2015 | SUNDAY
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expect the unexpected
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19th Annual Dentists Who Care Conference - South Padre, TX
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Houston AGD
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CenTex AGD Wine & CE Series
Columbus Day
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w. Dr. Ron Prehn
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San Antonio AGD Installation of New Board
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Halloween
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Texas Academy of General Dentistry
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The ability to give back to the community, is one we must not ignore. - Melissa Lent, DDS AGD Member Since 2012 Houston Photograph by Yana Kushner, DDS
November2015 | SUNDAY
pay it forward
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Thanksgiving Day Greater NY Dental Meeting - New York, NY TAGD Office Closed
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Greater NY Dental Meeting - New York, NY
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Texas Academy of General Dentistry
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Happy Holidays! Warm thoughts & best wishes for a wonderful holiday & happy new year. - the tagd board & staff
Photograph by Jeff Shao, DDS
December2015 | SUNDAY
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Happiness & good health
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Christmas Day TAGD Office Closed
Kwanzaa
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Texas Academy of General Dentistry
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voices of 2015
enlighten up
This year’s Winter 2015 TexasGP calendar issue features photographs taken by our very own members who have entered the annual TAGD Photo Contest in the past 3 years. We would like to thank all of the participants and applaud their creative talent.
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TEXAS ACADEMY of GENERAL DENTISTRY
If you are interested in participating in the 2015 TAGD Photo Contest please contact Jessica Osterchrist at Jessica@TAGD.org.
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