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VDA ALLIANCE NEWS Alliance Annual Meeting in Reston

The Alliance of the Virginia Dental Association held its Annual Meet ing in Reston on Saturday, Sep tember 18, 1999. A brunch was held in the Neiman Marcus Cafe, where members and guests were treated to dual programs on inti mate apparel as well as a make over demonstration by a consult ant with Bobbi Brown cosmetics. Following a short business meet ing, the new officers were installed by past president Jocelyn Lance , who is currently serving as Trea surer of the Alliance of the Ameri can Dental Association. The of ficers for 1999/2000 are as follows: President - Carol Rasmussen , Charlottesville, Member-at-Large Vice President - Barbara Yandle, Southside Component Secretary - Bernice Johnson, Roanoke Component Treasurer - Shirley Meade, Souths ide Component

Richmond Alliance Receives Awards In Hawaii

The Alliance of the Richmond Dental Society received the first time ADPAC award for "most out standing joint participation with the ADA on a grassroots project" on the component level. The project was the Alliance meeting which featured a presentation by Senate Majority Leader Walter A. Stosch of Richmond , held last November at the home of Drs. Anne Adams and Charlie Cuttino. The Rich mond Dental Society and the Alli ance coord inated in support , pub licity and attendance at the event. Alliance Welcomes New Presi dent Carol Rasmussen

At the Installation of Officers at the Annual Meeting in Reston, outgo ing President Nan Cook passed the gavel to Carol Rasmussen who is a member-at-Iarge in Charlottesville. Carol was born in Parkersburg , West Virginia , and is married to Kenneth G. Rasmussen , DMD, who is in pri vate practice in Charlottesville. They have one daughter, Angela,

who is a graphic designer. Carol attended Santa Fe Commu nity College and Florida State Uni versity. She has been employed by various volunteer organiza tions , including the United Cere bral Palsy Foundation, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Campfire Boys and Girls, Big Bend Hospice of Florida , and has served as an instructor in Dental Practice Man agement at the Charlottesville/ Albemarle Technical Education Center. She currently works as a financial officer in her husband's dental practice. She has partici pated in numerous dental health related projects including appear ing as a tooth fairy in "To Tell the Tooth" presented in Tallahassee, Florida, as well as writing a one act play, produced in Jacksonville, Florida entitled "Kids Peer-Proof ing Kids." Carol is currently serving as a member of the P.A.ND .A. Coali tion as an Alliance representative. When time permits, she enjoys music, theater, reading , writing, community service, and travel.

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The Alliance NEEDS YOU and so does the dental profession!!! Why join or renew? Some reasons cited by fellow AVDA members for maintain ing membership:

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Personal growth , improved self-esteem

Obtain career contacts, become more involved in the community

Opportunities for education

Understanding changes affecting the dental profession and being a part of the legislative process on both the state and national level Newsletters - local , state and national Social activities and developing friendships Providing services and dental health education to our community "Spousal support" - supporting your spouse through a better understanding of dentistry "l can't spare time to volunteer so I support AVDA's aims with my dues" Alliance membership is an investment in the profession and in you personally

When you are a member of the Alliance, you are a member of a tripartite organization patterned after the American Dental Association. Membership dues entitle you to membership in: Your local Alliance (where organized) The Alliance of the Virginia Dental Association The Alliance of the American Dental Association In Virginia, where a local alliance is not organized, members join the Alliance of the Virginia Dental Associa足 tion (AVDA) and the Alliance of the American Dental Association (AADA) as members-at-Iarge and only state and local dues are collected . Not anyone can devote 100% of their time to Alliance activities , but you might be able to donate some time every few years to Alliance activit ies instead of other volunteer posit ions.

Please complete the following information and mail to:

Ms. Barbara Yandle , Membership Chair, 5900 Turkey Oak Road , Richmond, Virginia 23237

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COMPONENT NEWS

Component I Tidewater

Dr. Barry Einhorn, Editor

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I am writing this report as the sun is shin ing brightly here in Tidewater. We are thankful that the devastation of Dennis and Floyd are behind us. While our im mediate area was spared, there was con siderable damage all around Tidewater. Many of our component members have been involved in relief work for the citi zens of Franklin,VA and some of the communities in North Carolina. It is en couraging to report that many of our col leagues are involved in projects which benefit those less fortunate. Our com ponent is working with the Red Cross by staffing an indigent dental clinic in Nor folk as well as establishing a clinic in Vir ginia Beach. The number of people who fall between the cracks and are unable to afford dental care and are ineligible for assistance is overwhelming Our new slate of officers assumed their duties at the annual meeting of the Soci ety in August and are busy planning a year of activities. Led by James Krochmal, President, they are: Ralph Howell, Vice President; John Mosher, Vice President; Harvey Shiflett III, Trea surer; David Mueller, Recording Secretary;MaryBeth Fasano, Corre sponding Secretary. Executive commit tee members are: Bruce Barr, Todd Bivans, Dennis Cleckner, Roger Flagg, Glenn Fritz, David Graham, Chris Hooper, Michael Morgan, Pam Morgan, Rick Quigg, Charles Wesley and Alan Zeno. Edward Weisberg is our execu tive Councillor.

ing of this honor. Believe it or not Christy was speechless when her name was announced. She did recover quickly enough however to make a lovely acceptance speech. Hope you all have a wonderful Fall! Component II Peninsula

Dr. Eric Boxx, Editor What a difference a day makes! Driving out of Newport News on a beautiful, sunny Friday afternoon seemed surreal after weathering the storm the day be fore. Spanking-clean, new-monied Reston made quite a contrast to the flooded, tree strewn, powerless neighbor hoods on the Peninsula. Here's hoping for a full and speedy comeback to all those affected by the hurricane. Although an uninvited guest, Floyd's presence was certainly felt in Reston. Even though some came late and the overall turnout wasn't as good as ex pected , it was still a very good meeting. We would like to thank those who were able to attend our component's recep tion for Dr. Tankersley. We feel fortunate to have him represent us at the national level as an ADA delegate. On the local level, our Legislative Night on November 10th will again have the ever popular Caribbean theme at a cock tail party for our local and state legisla tors. And also mark your calendars for our continuing education seminar on March 10th, 2000. Dr. Rob Strauss will present an all day seminar on "Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office". Season's Greetings from Component II and Best Wishes for a prosperous 2000!

Our next continuing ed program will be on February 11,2000. The speaker will be Dr. Meyer Leonard.

Component III Southside

Each year at our annual meeting a mem ber is selected to receive the Simmons Award. This honor is bestowed on a den tist who has served the society above and beyond the call of duty. The list of recipi ents is a roll call of the elite and most industrious of our leaders. This year's honoree, Chris Hamlin is most deserv-

Dr. Mike Hanley, Editor Greeting readers' If I start our a little slow ... well, please excuse me. I've never written for a pub-

lication of this stature. Our longtime editor, Reed Boyd, has capped his inkwell and put the feather in his cap and moved on. More about him later. In September, the Southside Dental So ciety installed new officers for the year: President, Dr. Scott Gerard; President Elect, Dr. Richard Bates; Secretary, Dr. Ronnie Wray; Treasurer, Dr. Sam Galston. A changing of the guard also took place. Our counselor of many years, Harold Neal, has stepped down. Seeing the commitment of time and en ergy that Harold has put into the coun selor job, no "thank you" is adequate. You, Harold, are the apotheosis of the selfless professional. Harold was pre sented with a leather-hunting chair, so that while seeking adventure in the fresh air, he may occasionally rest his derri ere. Thanks for a great job, Harold. Our new counselor is none other than Reed Boyd. He has already been a member of and chaired a number of committees at the local and state level and has done a great job. The Southside Component and the VDA will be well served by him. Thanks Reed. I wish I had some details for you about our colleagues in Franklin, but as of press time all we know is that all the dentists in Franklin (six are listed in the VDA directory) have suffered devastat ing blows to their practices. Imagine water up to your ceiling tiles and beyond and you start to get the idea. If you know any of them, I'm sure a word of encour agement would be appreciated. Thanks to all those who worked to put on a successful VDA meeting! The perennial powerhouse from the Southside won the VDA golf tournament at Lansdowne Resort. Teeing off behind Dr. Cuttino and just ahead of Hurricane Floyd, the Fab Four (Rich Bates, David Ferry, David Ellis, and led by yours truly) managed to overcome the elements (Does it have to rain at every other VDA golf tournament?) and emerge victori ous. With Rich Bates' length off the tee, David Ferry's precision long irons, Mike Hanleys' short game and David Ellis' ... well, he was therel Southside also won the tournament's long drive competition. Reed Boyd had a mighty drive of at least 280 yards. Well, that is what he said, no one really saw it. Virginia Dental Journal 55

Dental Society: Dr. Charles E. Gaskins III, President ; Dr. Russell Mosher, Presi dent-elect; Dr. AI Stenger, Treasurer; Dr. Jack Dunlevy, Secretary ; Dr . Anne Adams, Executive Counselor; Drs. Ed Griggs, Carole Brooks, and Elizabeth Reynolds , Board of Directors. Drs. Kitt Finley-Parker and James Redwine have joined the Budget and Finance Commit tee. Dr. Sam Galstan (Southsid e Dental Society representative) and Ms. Joanne Wells (Dept. of Health dental hygienst) look on while a lo cal 2nd grade student reads his entry in the "Why dental health is important for strong teeth and healthy bodies" essay contest at the 4th Annual Dental Health Extravaganza on February 6, 1999

In February 2000, Dr. Sam Galston will once again organize a Dental Health Fair at South Park Mall. This will be our fifth year straight . .. and what successful years they have been! The Dental Van will be staffed with students doing ex ams and handing out advice to an end less line of appreciative patients. Our Alliance wives, local dentists , public health hygienists, and enthusiastic den tal and hygiene students will be present ing numerous table clinics and exhibits on many aspects of dent istry and dental health. Winners from the third grade essay or art contest will also be honored . Thanks Sam! And thank you gentle reader for helping me get through my first column . With so many talented and generous mem bers of the Southside , this job could be EASY. Shh ... don't tell anyone .

Component IV Richmond

Dr. Jack Dunlevy, Editor The Richmond Dental Society has been busy preparing for the 1999-2000 year. Dr. Charles E. Gaskins III assumed the RDS presidency at our September meet ing. Dr. John Kittrell provided excellent leadership over the past year, and we're sure Charlie will do the same . Thanks for all of your hard work , John. Best of luck, Charlie! The following individuals were inducted into leadership positions of the Richmond

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Our component expresses gratitude to Dr. Charlie Cuttino for his past year of service as VDA President. Charlie has represented us all in his typical first-class way, and we're grateful for all of his hard work . He deserves some rest and relax ation for a few months (or years!) . We're also appreciative of the many years of service of Dr. Jim Lance, Component IV's outgoing Executive Counselor. Jim as sures us that he is retiring from practice, not dentistry, so we'll still benefit from his presence at various functions. Our component expresses congratula tions to the following individuals who were recognized at the VDA Annual Meeting in Reston: Drs. B Ellen Byrne and Michael E. Miller- VDA Fellows; Drs. John Kontopanos, Jr., Gordon Pryor, and Frank R. Richardson - VDA Life Mem bers; Dr. Norman W. Littleton -Fifty Year Award ; and Drs. Alpian G. Bradenham and Henry S. Moon - Sixty Year Award. Dr. Gil DeBiasi has been honored by the American Dental Association for his years of work abroad. He received the Certificate of Recognition for Volunteer Service in a Foreign Country recently . We congratulate Gil and thank him for years of service to the people of Italy and Ghana. Gil also performs missionary service in the U.S. Our September membership meeting featured Mr. Jack Berry, Jr., President of the Metropolitan Richmond Convention and Visitors Bureau, who spoke on 'Tour ism as an Economic Engine." The Octo ber meeting included a presentation by Dr. Robert Holsworth, Professor of Po litical Science at VCU , who spoke on "Politics." An all day program was pre sented on November 12 by Dr. Pat Wahl and Lorraine Hollet. The title of the talk was "The Statementleess Practice and Excellent Customer Service." In l\Jovem ber the membership will hear from Dr. Joseph Niamtu III, speaking on "New Advances in Cosmetic Surgery and Fa cial Rejuvenation ."

The following continuing education offer ings will be available to our members in 2000 : January 20 : William Feria, M.D. "Sedating Patients in the Dental Office." (Monthly Membership Meeting) William C. Strupp , Jr., February 11 : DD .S. - "Crown and Bridge Update" (All Day Program) February 17: Joseph Callahan, J.D. - "Medical Dental Ethics as it Applies to Medical Malpractice" (Monthly Member ship Meeting) March 16: Dr. Charles E. Gaskins III, Dr. John C. Doswell III, Dr. Barry Grif fin, and Dr. Chris Richardson - "Perio Round Table." (Monthly Membership Meeting) March 24: Gordon Christenson, D.D.S. - "What's New , What's Hot, What's Not." (All Day Program) April 20: Andrew Maetof , D.D.S. - "Den

tal Management of the Head and Neck

Cancer Patient." (Monthly Membership

Meeting)

The component will complete the year

with golf, tennis , and a cookout function .

Enjoy the approaching Holiday Season!

Component V

Piedmont

Dr, Barry Cutright, Editor

At the membership awards meeting in

Reston, we were pleased to have the

following members of our component

recognized :

Life Members :

Dr. James W. Adams, Jr.

Dr. Fred B. Caffey

Dr. Daniel E. Grabeel

Dr. Jessie W. Mayhew, Jr.

Fifty-Year Awards:

Dr. Wendell H. Butler

Dr. Ralph L. Crabill

Dr. Harry B. Fleming

Dr . Robert L. Mason of Mart insvil le earned a sixty-year award . What an achievement! Congrats! In September the Danvill e Pittsylvania Dental Society hosted Dr. Charles Blair. His take-home message was "take time to exam ine your fees ." Incremental changes have dramat ic effects . And with respect to PPOs , he suggested a "my way or the highway " approach . The VWCC-DCC program cont inues to ga in momentum according to Ann Hutcherson , RDH, MS. In June six stu dents graduated , and currently twelve are enrolled in the class of 2001 . Finally, we would like to welcome the fol lowing new members of our component: Dr. Jarrod Brown Dr. Joseph Caldera zzo Dr. Jason Crist Dr. James Haze Dr. Thomas Walker Component VI Southwest

Dr. Gus C. Vlahos - VDA Executive Council Congratulations to Dr. Ronnie Brown who was honored as a Fellow of the VDA . Dr. W illiam E. Cline rece ived a fifty -year membership award . Dr. Lowell L. Hess received life membership status . Also , condolences are extended to the family of Dr. Howard E. Quillen , who passed away in August. The first component meeting of 2000 will be held in the Van Dyke Center in Emory, Virg inia on March 17 . The featured speaker will be Dr. Adam Kegey, who will give a presentation on Forensics, and Ms . Frieda Pickett , RDH , who will dis cuss "Drugs and Herbal Supplements of the Millennium." A very special thank you is extended to Ms . Paulette Beasley, who served as component executiv e secretary this past year. To all members, I hope you have a great fall and look forward to see ing you in Blacksburg. Highlights From the Component VI

Meeting in Abingdon, Virginia

August 13, 1999

Dr. Ronald Hunt (right), Dean of the MCV Sc hoo l of Dentistry , enjo ys lunch with Dr. Henry Higginbotham (lett) and Dr. Gus Vlahos (cent er).

1999-2000 officers of Component VI from lett to right: Dr. Dana Chamberlain (President Elect), Dr. Susan O'Connor (SecretaryfTrea surer), Dr. Ronnie Brow n (VDA Execu tive Council), Dr. F. Anne Johnston (President), Dr. Chris Huff (Vice-President).

Component VII Shenandoah Valley

Dr. Robert G. Schuster, Editor The final component meeting of 1999 was at the Donaldson-Brown Conference Center, on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, VA on Friday, November 12 . The featured speaker will be Dr. Michael V. Dishman. His topic will be "Bleaching and Cosmetic Dentistry." The Virginia Tech football team currently has a top ten ranking and is currently preparing for a showdown with the University of Vir ginia Cavaliers. I have heard of some talk of Virginia Tech and Penn State in the Sugar Bowl. Of course , the season is still young , but this would make for a very interesting match-up. The annual meet ing of the Virginia Den ta l Associat ion was held recentl y in Reston , VA. Component VI held a re cept ion hon or ing ou r me m ber s who serve on the state leve l: Dr. Ronnie L. Brown - VDA Executive Counc il Dr. Walla ce Huff - Past President (VDA) Dr. French H. Moore, Jr. - Virg inia Board of Dentistry

Dr. Victor G. Saunders, Editor Greetings from the Shenandoah Valley. Thanks to everyone who attended the annual meeting in Reston .

Dr. Samuel Low provided a continuing edu cation course entitled "Successful Manage ment of the Periodontal Patient" to a group of 240 participan ts .,-

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Congratulations to Dr. William Vigilone who was elected as an alternate delegate to the ADA. We appreciate Bill's leader ship as cha irman of the executive coun cil. Thanks to Dr. James Gordon for his leadership and serv ice to the executive council as well.

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A delegation of officers of the Virginia Dental Association including from lett: Dr. Charles Cut tin o (VDA President), Dr. Gus Vlahos (Vice-chairman of the VDA Executive Coun cil), Dr. Ronnie Brown (VDA Executive Coun cil), Dr, Wallace Huff (Immediate Past-Presi dent of the VDA), and Dr. Andrew Zimme r (President-Elect of the VDA).

Component VII received an award for the highe st percentage of member participa tion with VADPAC . The award was pre sented to Dr. Gerald Bro wn . Thanks Jerry for your outstand ing job with this in our component. We need to keep up the good work in this very important area. Congratu lations to Dr. Mac Garr ison who was named a VDA fellow and to Dr. George Yeatris who was named a VDA life member.

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Congratulations also to Dr. Lawrence Brannon who received the 1999 Virginia Dental Association Community Service Award which is presented by the com mittee for Dental Delivery for the special needs patient. Dr. Brannon 's efforts have had a tremendous impact on the lives of many disadvantaged people in the Charlottesville/Albemarle area. Our members enjoyed an outstanding presentation in October on implants by Drs . Kar en McAndrew and Chris Richardson that was well attended in Charlottesville. We appreciate the outstanding leader ship afforded the component by outgo ing president Dr. Robert Hall and his hard work at the state level as chairman of the Reference Committee as Fiscal Affairs . We look forward to continued excellent leadership from Dr. Carolyn Herring who was officially sworn in as our new com ponent president. Our next component program is sched uled for March 17 t h at the Omni in Char lottesville. Mark you calendars now and plan to attend . The speakers will be Dr. Asgeir Sigurdsson, Dr. William Vann, Jr., and Dr. Martin Trope from the Uni versity of North Carolina. The topic will be Pr imary and Permanent Tooth Traum a: Current Therapies and Future Directors. Dr. Sigurdsson is the gradu ate program director in endodontics at UNC. Dr. Trope is the chairman of the endodontic department and Dr. Vann is the chairman of the ped iatric dentistry department. Component VII' Northern Virginia

Dr. Danine Fresch , Ed itor Newly arrived VDA Executive Director, Dr. Terry Dickinson , was warmly wel comed by Component VIII at the July Executive Committee Meeting. NVDS looks forward to its association with Dr. Dickinson. Georgetown graduate , Rear Admiral (Ret.) Albert G. Paulsen, DDS, MSD , re ceived the Northern Virginia Dental So ciety Lifetime Achievement Award at the

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society's annual business meeting on September 8. Making the presentation was NVDS President Dr. James L. Gyuricza . Dr. Paulsen , who recently re tired from his periodontic practice in Falls Chu rch, is a past president of the North ern Virginia Dental Society. He was in strumental in the establishment of the dental science programs at the Northern Virginia Community College and served for many years on the Governor's Advi sory Committee on Education for the Health Professions and Occupations for the State of Virginia . Among Dr. Paulsen 's honors are the Governor's Award to Outstanding Lead ers in Business and Education Partner ships, the Georgetown University School of Dentistry Distinguished Service Award, election to membership in Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Honorary Den tal Society and invitations for fellowship in the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists, and the Academy of Dentistry International. Other awards presented at the annual business meeting were certificates of appreciation to Dr. Robert Levine for his services as a member of the insuranc e committee; CPR instructors; and to mem bers of the Patient Relations and Peer Review Committee who had served for five years or more: New members inducted at the same meeting were : Jason Brandt, DDS Thi Do, DDS Mary Catherine Dvorak, DDS Sheila Esfandiari, DDS Alexandria Osinovsky, DDS Shadi Saba, DDS Bruce Sallen , DDS Sumit Sharma , DDS Mehrdad Vajdi, DDS Annadale dentist, Dr. Gopal Pal, has been appointed by Governor Gilmore to serve on the Virginia Board of Dentistry. Also appointed as the consumer repre sentative is Northern Virginian , Ms. Su san Underwood. NVDS member Dr. Nora French has been elected president of the Board . Dr. French is a past NVDS secretary-treasurer and past chair of the Patient Relations Committee . The New Dentist Committee, co-chaired by Drs. Pete Cocol is and Tim Golian ,

hosted a social for new dentists , mem bers and non-members , at a local res taurant on October 7. The affair was deemed a success and even brought in a new member!

VAO NOTES

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Dr. M. Alan Bagden, Immediate Past President The last meeting of the Board of Direc tors of the Virginia Associat ion of Orth odontists took place at the VDA annual meeting in Reston on September 17, 1999. Dr. Rod Klima will lead us this year. Dr. David Jonesmwill serve as president elect this year. A number of items were discussed, among them being a review of the successful meeting of the VAO held at the Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg . The attendance and overall facility at Kingsmill has suggested to the Board that additional future meetings may take place there again. Discussion ensued concern ing the Year 2000 meeting of the VAO which will be held at the end of June at Virginia Beach. Plans are also under way to hold the Year 2001 meeting at St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. This Board meeting also marked the end of Dr. Steve Garrett 's tenure as Director of the VAO to the Southern Association of Orthodontists as he will be succeeded by Dr. John Coker . Steve has served us so very well over the past decade. We all wish him well as he begins his ascent up the SAO political ladder. He will most certainly continue to represent us in the same proud and profess ional manner as he has in the past. Also worth noting at this time is that there is still an opportunity to attend the VAO winter meeting . This year it will be held in Snowmass, Colorado. The dates for the meeting are January 29 -February 5, 2000 (better known as Superbowl Week). The meeting will be held at the Crestwood slopeside condominium com plex. Special room rates have been ex tended to the VAO for this meeting . The Crestwood is a deluxe property in Snowmass, featuring a ski in-ski out lo cation and a whole host of amenities not often found in a mountainside meeting facility. If a great meeting, great skiing and great fellow companionship is in or der for this winter this should be an ideal meeting to attend . For any additional details call Alan Bagden at (703) 451 3900 .

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VSOMS NOTES

Dr. Paul K. Hartmann , President

I hope that all VSOMS members have had a busy and enjoyable summer. In spite of hurricane Floyd, our annua l meet ing in Reston , Va this year was well at tended and enjoyed by all. This was our first attempt in recent history to comb ine our meet ing with the Virginia Dental As soc iation , and I'm sure we will do it again in the not too distant future . The scien tific session subjects were of mutual in terest (Dental Implants and Practice Management) , so it worked out very well. Next year our annua l meeting is back at Virginia Beach in June. This has always been a very popular location in past years . The tentative scientific session will encompass snoring and sleep apnea surgery. All the Virginia Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons owe a debt of gratitude for the tireless efforts of Mike Miller, out-going president of the VSOMS and Charlie Cuttino, out-going pres ident of the VDA. These two individuals exempl ify what we are all called to do : give something back to this wonderful profession that has given us so much . While we are on the subject , the VSOMS is not an exclusive club. There are many issues at hand that have a direct impact on you r daily prac tice , and we can always use more help . Please contact a member of the Execu tive Committee if you would like to be come more involved . The new Execu tive Committee is composed of: President Paul Hartmann (1999-2000) President-Elect Bob O'Neill (1999-2000) SecretaryfTreasurer Jim Pell (1999-2000) Counselors-at-Iarge Thorton Jett (1999-2001 ) (Portsmouth) Steve Pau lette ( 1998 -20 00 ) (Harrisonburg) Kim Swanson (1998-2000) (Richmond) Kim Siloway (1999-2001 ) (N. Va) Delegates to AAOMS Jim Nelson (1999-2001) Wayne Most iler (1998-2000) Alternate Delegates

Rob Strauss (1999-2001)

Pat Dolan (1998-2000)

Our efforts recently, in concert with the

VDA , helped orchestrate a grassroots

campaign that succeeded in demonstrat ing support for the House of Represen tat ives passage of the Patient Bill of Rights (Congress Norwood's bill). We extend our sincere thanks to all the VSOMS members who contacted their congressman with regard to this impor tant piece of legislation . We have done our patients a great service . In addition , VSOMS recently gave opinions at the meeting of the State Board of Dentistry with regard to the definition of dent istry. This obviously has an impact on any of us practicing the full scope of OMS prac tice. Mark your calendar for the popular VSOMS sponsored ACLS course . As many of you know, the format is much kinder and gentler these days, and we always learn something new. In addi tion, the follow ing day we have sched uled a Risk Management course for the OMS and also the office staff. The dates are February 26-27 , 2000 , at St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond . A forma l an nouncement will be mailed at a later date.

~I PUBLIC HEALTH NOTES I~ Dr. Karen C. Day, Director Division of Dental Health The Joseph M. Doherty Public Health Dentistry award was recently presented to Dr. Lynn Browder, a dentist with the Prince William Health District. Dr . Browder is the fourth person to receive this award, which honors Dr. Joseph M. Doherty, Director of the Division of Den tal Health from 1977 to 1994. Recipients of this award have exhibited outstanding community service in public health den tistry , given outstanding leadership in professional organi zations and been in volved with achievements in addition to routine dental services in the health dis trict. Accom plishments of Dr. Browder include leadership in the Northern Vir ginia Denta l Society, deve lopment of the regional Denta l Free Clinic in the Prince Will iam area and expansion of dental services to include a denture program for the elderly . With over seventeen years with the health department dental pro gram , Dr. Browder has continually served as a dedicated and energetic role model for all in dental public health .

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Tom Burke, Assistant Dean Dr. Ralph L. Anderson recognized as the School of Dentistry 's Alumni Star Dr. Ralph L. Anderson was recogn ized as the 1999 Alumni Star from the School of Dentistry during a gala dinner on Fri day even ing November 5. This year 's Alumn i Star program was held in the new Stuart Segal Center. It was during din ner that Dr. Anderson was presented with his award by President Eugene Trani . Ralph was recognized as the School's alumni star for both his professional ac complishments as well as his community work . Professionally, Ralph has served as president of the Old Dominion Dental Society, the Peter B. Ramsey Dental Society, and the Continental Orthodon tic Study Club. He continues to remain active in the state , regional and national professional Orthodontists associations, and is a member of the Pierre Fauchard and Omicron Kappa Upsilon honorary denta l societ ies. In his remarks , Dr . Anderson com mented , "I believe in this institution. "It is a unique place . And it's the place I want to be . I enjoy teaching here and even sent my son Chip to dental school at VCU ." Ralph entered dental school in 1966. He was the third African-American to enroll at MCV. Upon completion of his D.D.S. degree in 1970, Ralph served in the Army Dental Corp until 1973. In 1973 he re turned to MCV to study Orthodontics. He received his orthodontic certificate in 1975. In 1976 , he began his association with the School of Dent istry and officially became a part-time faculty member in the Department of Orthodontics as an assis tant clinical professor. In 1988 , Ralph was promoted to the academic rank of associate clinical professor of Orthodon tics . In 1992 , he was selected as the Dent ist of the Year by the Old Dominion Dental Soc iety, and was named a Fel low in the Amer ican College of Dentistry in 1998 . "Ralph is an excellent select ion for this yea rs' alumni star program. He has been assoc iated with the Schoo l of Dentistry for more than 40 years . He is someone

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that is well respected in his community and dedicated to outstand ing patient care . I am very pleased that he contin ues to fine the time to share his exper tise with our residents," said Dr. Ronald Hunt, Dean.

The Department of Orthodontics at VCU Dr. Robert J. Isaacson, Chair In a typical day perhaps 60-70 patients visit the Orthodontic Clinic at VCU. About 10% of the entire patient visits in the School occur in this 12-chair clinic . This small, but very busy clinic has a national reputation among applicants as a pro gram with a strong clinical bent. It is true, our goal is to graduate a student able to enter practice and "hit the deck running." We designed this program to simulate private practice as closely as possible. We organized the Orthodontic Clinic into four group practices, each composed of a first year resident, a second year resi dent and a full time dental ass istant who make widespread use of laboratories and pre-fabricated materials. There is little doubt that personnel work is commonly the most troublesome part of private practice and a dental assistant in each team gives the student experience in this area . We have developed an env iron ment with the push and pull of a private practice without the impersonal feel of an institution . The goal is the correct treat ment for any given patient , the very same treatment in the very same time and com fort that we expect the resident to per form when they get to their own private practice. A new patient becomes first a patient of an attending doctor, a faculty member. The faculty member is responsible for that patient 's care and all decisions re garding that care . The patient either re quests a specific doctor or we assign the patient to a first year resident who works the patient up and presents the records at a treatment plann ing conference . At the conference all residents and faculty review the patient's records and consider treatment options. The final treatment decision is the responsibility of the attend ing doctor. The chronic nature of orth odontic car e requires clear-cut respon

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sibility and the management key is de centralization with responsibility clearly assigned by name . The clin ic itself is a state-of-the-art op eration with patient information manage ment built in. The operating system is a 24-computer NT network that manages all patient appointments , billing and treat ment records. We currently are devel oping digital photography, direct digital radiography and digital models. Our ul timate goal is a complete patient record that anyone can integrate and work with at any network computer. No record will ever be lost or become inaccessible and we will electronically transmit patient records to other practitioners in the school or anywhere in the world . No fa cility anywhere is further along in this development than ours. A real question at this point is who is paying the bill for all this. How can it be a simulation of a private pract ice if some on e el se pays the bills? You will be pleased to learn that the orthodontic clinic has paid all of its own direct operating costs since we instituted this program over ten years ago . We employ our own business manager and charge patient s fees that are competitive in the commu nity. We hire personnel based on the same formula you use - what per cent of the gross income are we spending for salar ies? The net earn ings , after oper ating expenses are paid, go to operate the department and its academic pro grams. State funds assisted us in the purchase of the computer network through a special budget for acquiring new equipment for teaching and research programs. Who attends this program ? The two year advanced program in orthodontics is one of, if not the most , competitive programs for admission in the University. Each year we get close to 200 completed applica tions for admission and typically up to half of them are in the top 10% of their gradu ating class . We invite about 25 students to visit us and , through a comprehensive consensual decision making proces s, we rank order them. Nationally, orthodontic departments select their students through the Match Program . In this pro gram, a computer matche s the students' preferences and the schools preferenc es on a national scale. Before this, no one actually knew the real number of appli cant due to confidentiality issues . Now

we know that the numb er of applicants nationally is around 550 plus and the number of openings in orthodontic pro grams is about 275 . The result is that the most competitive students are get ting into their program of choice, but that other good students are getting into their second or third choice . The good news is that about half of the students who apply are getting into an orthodontic pro gram. Exciting developments have occurred in our program in the past year. All of our students have always done research as part of their program . Our new Dean, Ron Hunt , has launched an initiative to upgrade advanced programs and to give all advanced programs an option to earn graduate degrees from the Graduate School. For us, this will mean little pro grammatic change since academic work has always been part of our fully accred ited prog ram. It does mean that the school is developing new exciting course offerings our students can attend . It also means that all advanced students in our school will become residents, employed by the hospital, and receive resident sti pends as medical and some dental resi dents have in the past. This has great implications since the indebtedness of graduating dental students continu es to escalate often beyond six figures . This large personal indebtedness must have implications for dentistry in how the prac tice of dentistry will evo lve in the future. The strength of our program is its people. We get out standing people and every one knows that personnel are the sina quo non to a service profession such as dentistry. It is an exciting time to be alive. Anyone who has practiced dentistry for a period in recent years knows that the profess ion is evolv ing rapid ly today. Technology is affecting all that we do. We believe our job is to manage this evolu tion in orthodontics and to prepare resi dents to be able to adapt to future changes . We believe our most impor tant goal is to help students learn how to think and to deal with new information . Dr. Robert J. Isaacson Appointed Edi tor of The Angle Orthodontist Dr. Robert J. Isaacson has been named the editor of the prestigious Angle Orth odontist Journal. The Angle Orthodon tist Journal is a publication established in 1930 by the Edward H. Angle Society

of Orthodontists. It has grown over the years to become a respected interna tional publication in the field of orthodon tics and is dedicated to the art and sci ence of orthodontics.

1999

VIRGINIA 8 ARD OF

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The Edward H. Angle Society presently has 519 members , representing about five per cent of North American Orth odontists. The Society focuses its efforts on excellence and the progress in the art and science or orthodontics.

The Virgin ia Board of Dentistry is appointed by the Governor and is composed of seven dentists , two hygienists and one citizen repre sentative. Contact the Board office or a member of the Board on questions on rules and regulation s.

Dr. Robert J . Isaacson

Nora M. French, D.MD .

Monroe E. Harris, Jr., D.D.S .

Michael J. Link, DD.S.

French H. Moore, Jr., D.D.S.

Gopal S. Pal, D.D.S.

Gary Taylor, D.D.S.

Richard D. Wilson , D.D.S.

Carolyn B. Hawkins , R.D.H.

Stephanie P. Olenic, R.D.H.

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