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CENTRAL OREGON DENTAL NEWSLETTER
October 1, 2016 c/o Mehdi Salari, DMD
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DENTAL NEWSLETTER.
Highlights or Contents of this Newsletter: o Upcoming Meetings, Continuing Education & Events o Central Oregon Dental Community News o Dear Dr. Rupert Advice Column (Dental Practice Management GURU & Know-it-all) o Local Classifieds
Please thank the following businesses for their continued support of the Central Oregon Dental Newsletter & Community:
o Advantage Dental o Assured Dental Lab o Jones & Roth Financial & CPA Services o O’Brien Dental Lab
UPCOMING CENTRAL OREGON MEETINGS & EVENTS
(Please email or send any dental related events or courses that you would like posted on this calendar.)
Mark your calendars and plan to attend … October 13, 2016 (Thursday)
From Risk to Results: Periodontal Instrumentation for the Advanced Practitioner (Course brochure & registration form attached with email) Instructor: Monica Monsantofils, RDH, PG Dip Registration: 6:00 p.m. Course: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Location: St. Charles Medical Center (2500 NE Neff Road in Bend) CE: 2 Credit Hours Tuition: $20 for ADA/CODHA Members; $40 for Non-Member RDH or Staff; $60 for Dentists To Register: Registration form and Course Flyer attached along with this email Sponsor: Central Oregon Dental Hygienists’ Association Course Description: This course is based on current scientific literature and will provide the clinician evidence based tools and strategies for comprehensive patient care. The Evidence-based Decision Making (EBDM) process will be discussed with regard to periodontal risk assessment protocols, salivary diagnostics, and progressive treatment planning. Advantages of ultrasonic instrumentation will be examined as demonstrated in the current research for obtaining successful clinical outcomes.
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October 18, 2016 (Tuesday)
Drs. Elise and David Burrus and Dr. David Sullivan Open House Drs. Elise and David Burrus of Pediatric Dental Associates and Dr. David Sullivan of Sullivan Orthodontics just moved to a new office in the COPA Center for Pediatrics in Northwest Crossing (760 NW York Drive, Suite 110). They will be holding an Open House on Tuesday, October 18th from 6 – 8 pm. They invite everyone to stop by to check out the office. Food and drinks will be provided! A postcard invite will also be mailed soon.
October 21, 2016 (Friday) Full Arch Edentulous Implant Treatment: Patient Selection, Case Acceptance, Treatment & On-Going Care and Maintenance (Course brochure form attached with email) Instructors: Dr. Sam El-Ebrashi Registration: 7:30 a.m. Course: 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (Food will be provided) Location: Double Tree by Hilton (300 NW Franklin Ave. in Bend) CE: 6 Credit Hours Tuition: $150 includes one Office Staff Member, $50 for each additional Office Staff Member To Register: https://straumann.cvent.com/boren102116 Questions? Contact Robyn Boren, Straumann Territory Manager at 503/467 1859 or [email protected] Sponsors: Krueger & Lenox Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Straumann
November 3, 2016 (Thursday) The “Business” of Your Business Instructor: Mark Peternell, Attorney at Law, Marti Huld, ADMC & Jamie Stover, CDT Registration: 5:30 p.m. Course: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 Location: Deschutes Brewery Tap Room (1044 NW Bond Street in Bend) CE: 2 Credit Hours Tuition: $49 (Dinner & Drinks included) To Register: Call Ziemek for more info and to register: 866.943.6357 x 301 Sponsor: Ziemek Laboratories, Practice Dynamics & BGWP
November 18, 2016 (Friday) Oregon Oral Health Coalition Fall Conference Location: Crown Plaza Hotel, Portland, Oregon More Info. & Register: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ed2mnnapd7c62c77&llr=id8jp7lab
December 9, 2016 (Friday) DBIC Risk Management Course 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 3 Hours of CE Location: Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond RSVP email coming from Dr. Dehm as date approaches
December 10, 2016 (Saturday)
Dental Society Holiday Party 6:00 p.m. – Social Hour 7:00 p.m. – Dinner Location: Riverhouse Convention Center in Bend RSVP email coming from Dr. Dehm as date approaches
January 19, 2017 (Thursday) Dental Society Dinner/Business Meeting 6:00 p.m. – Social ½ Hour 6:30 p.m. – Dinner & Meeting to Follow Location: Riverhouse Convention Center in Bend RSVP email coming from Dr. Dehm as date approaches
Central Oregon Dental Society News
Drs. Elise and David Burrus and Dr. David Sullivan Open House Drs. Elise and David Burrus of Pediatric Dental Associates and Dr. David Sullivan of Sullivan Orthodontics just moved to a new office in the COPA Center for Pediatrics in Northwest Crossing (760 NW York Drive, Suite 110). They will be holding an Open House on Tuesday, October 18th from 6 – 8 pm. They invite everyone to stop by to check out the office. Food and drinks will be provided! A postcard invite will also be mailed soon. Toys for Treats Toys for Treats is a partnership between Elk Meadow Elementary School and local dentists who share a concern over the amount of candy some of our kiddos will be eating during the Halloween season.
Our initiative follows the idea of the popular candy buyback program. For those already involved in their own program, we applaud you. Our twist on the idea is to exchange candy for things like books and small toys such as a balls and jump ropes. Dental offices interested in being involved can contribute financially in order to purchase the items to be used for the exchange and won’t have to deal with managing the candy being turned in.
A special thanks to the following who have helped us remove over 250 pounds of candy over the past two years: Skyline Dental, PureCare Dental, Bend Family Dentistry, Jeffrey Johnson Dental, and Struble Orthodontics.
As we get set to kick off another year of the program, we hope even more will come on board so we can serve even more students trying to make healthier choices.
If interesting in donating, checks can be made to Elk Meadow Elementary and sent to my attention at the address below. If you prefer to send me an email, I’d be happy to swing by your office. Thanks in advance for your support in encouraging healthy lifestyles for our students.
Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.
Grant Mattox Physical Education Teacher Elk Meadow Elementary 60880 Brookswood Blvd Bend, OR 97701
541-355-1549
COCC Dental Assisting Program Update & Request For Volunteers Lynn Murray, Dental Assisting Program Director Dear Dentists,
COCC's Dental Assisting Program is starting a new year! We are in need of dentist volunteers for our Dental Clinic, to offer DA students assisting experience while providing needed dental services to low income individuals in Central Oregon. A big THANK YOU to all of our past volunteers! Would you like to volunteer this year too? We would also like to welcome new volunteers. Faculty, students and patients are very appreciative of your time and expertise!
We have organized Clinic Dates early to offer you the earliest possible notice, and with the hope that dentists interested in volunteering with us can find a date that works well for them. Clinics run from 8:00 AM to approximately 2:00 PM. We have added a Saturday Clinic as requested for dentists who work on Fridays. The other dates are on Fridays. The Clinic dates are as follows:
• Oct. 15 (Saturday) • October 21 (Friday) • November 4, 18 (Friday) • December 2 (Friday) • January 20 (Friday) • February 3, 17 (Friday) • March 3, 17, 31 (Friday) • April 21 (Friday) • May 5, 19 (Friday) • June 2 (Friday)
Please contact Lynn Murray at 541-383-7574 to schedule your date. Feel free to leave a message with the date or dates you like and I will return your call. I look forward to working with you all!
Lynn
Lynn L. Murray, M.Ed., RDA, CDA, EFDA, CPFDA, FADAA Associate Professor of Dental Assisting Central Oregon Community College Dental Assisting Program Director Dental Clinic Manager 2600 N.W. College Way, Bend, OR 97701 (541) 383-7574 [email protected]
Central Oregon Dentist Count The ODA recently released the following table for General Information purposes. It includes all practicing dentists, not just members of the Dental Society.
Central Oregon ODA Counts
Breakdown of dentists by counties
County
# of Dentists
General Practice
Endodontist
Orthodontist
Oral Surgeon
Periodontist
Pediatric
Dentist
Total Specialty Summed
Crook 8 8 8
Deschutes
169
131 6 14 7 4 7 169
Jefferson 11 11 11
The Benefits of Organized Dentistry and a Limited FREE Membership Offer All a person has to do to see what Organized Dentistry has done for Dentists is to look at two things: 1) The average income of General Dentists is now higher than the average income of General Practice Physicians. 2) Government and Insurance Companies continue to regulate and manage Health Care … and the Physicians have become employees of the system, instead of the owners.
Are Dentists next? When will we start to see our incomes decline and lose the control over our profession. If you’re paying attention, you’ve probably started to notice that the winds of change are in the air!
Physicians started to lose control over their profession as the American Medical Association started losing membership. If you Google the percentage of US Physicians who belong to the AMA … you will see the staggering number of 15%!!!! The Physicians are not organized and do not have a unified or united voice that represents their interests or views.
The reason Dentistry is where it is today in comparison to Medicine … is that the majority of US Dentists belong to the ADA, although that number has started to decline in recent years. Thank you to those who belong to the ADA and give us strength in numbers.
Regardless of the fact that ADA membership is expensive … the price is well worth it, when you see what lack of membership has done to our colleagues on the Medical side! Not only has their income declined, but they have very little control over their profession.
Starting October 1st, individuals who have not joined the ADA in the past may join the Tripartate (ADA, ODA and Central Oregon Dental Society) for FREE for the remainder of the year and give membership a try for free. They will receive the publications, emails and be able to take advantage of other member benefits. They can then decide in January if they wish to become dues paying members of the ADA.
Thank you to all who have maintained membership through the years and helped show political solidarity. If you aren’t a member of the ADA at this time, please reconsider and join for the greater good.
Advocacy and Regulatory News from the ODA
Total 188
150 6 14 7 4 7 188
New ACA Mandate: Section 1557 - A new mandate under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act took effect on July 18. The ADA has prepared online resources to aid members in compliance with this new rule including a webinar - Understanding Section 1557. If you have further questions, contact ODA staff member Lori Lambright, Coordinator, Member Compliance, or go to ada.org/1557 for more information.
Kemple Memorial Children’s Dental Clinic News for September 30, 2016 Suzanne Browning Special thanks to all volunteer dentists that donated services to Kemple Clinic. We could not carry out our efforts without the donation of time, consultation, uncompensated treatments and
support from these generous dental professionals. The following is the THANK YOU that appeared in the Bend Bulletin in August (for July In-Kind services) and September (for August In-Kind services) SCHOOL-BASED SCREEN AND SEAL PROGRAMS: The following is our schedule for dental screenings at Redmond District Schools. Please inform your patients of this convenient program for screening and sealant applications – and encourage them to provide their consent for the application of sealants at their schools. Here are REVISED dates to publish in your websites, facebook, posting in your offices, or emailing to patients. We will be adding Bend La Pine and Sisters Districts schedules to this listing in coming months. Oct 4, Tuesday – Terrebonne Community School, Terrebonne Oct 11, Tuesday – John Tuck Elementary, Redmond
Dr. Stephen Allen Dr. Elise Burrus Dr. Blake Drew Dr. Andy Engel Dr. Kelli Fowles Dr. Taylor Fowles Dr. Benjamin Grieb Dr. Jay Gronemyer
Dr. Mark Jensen Dr. Jean Martin Dr. Maureen Porter
Dr. Tom Rheuben Dr. Marika Stone
At the Kemple Memorial Children’s Dental Clinic, our mission is to improve the health and well-being of children in Central Oregon by facilitating critical preventative, educational, and dental treatment services for children whose families cannot access basic dental care. We do this through our dental clinic facility screen and seal program events at local schools and community partner organization venues with subsequent follow-up and referrals to volunteer dental professionals as needed. We
In our effort to provide dental care to children in Central Oregon who M E M O R I A L can’t afford it, the Kemple Memorial Children’s Dental Clinic wishes to thank the following dentists for their volunteered services in August 2016.
VOLUNTEER DENTAL PROFESSIONALS TREATING KEMPLE KIDS IN THEIR OWN
OFFICES IN AUGUST 2016
Dr. Stephen Allen Dr. David Burrus Dr. Elise Burrus Dr. Blake Drew Dr. Andy Engel Dr. Kelli Fowles Dr. Taylor Fowles Dr. Benjamin Grieb Dr. Jay Gronemyer Dr. Mark Jensen Dr. Jean Martin Dr. Maureen Porter
Dr. Tom Rheuben Dr. Mehdi Salari Dr. Marika Stone Dr. Ashley Swan Dr. Gary Underhill
VOLUNTEER DENTAL PROFESSIONALS Cindy Baumgardner, RDH Cindy Downs, EPDH Darla Thompson, RDH Karen Siewert, RDH
At the Kemple Memorial Children’s Dental Clinic, our mission is to improve the health and well-being of children in Central Oregon by facilitating critical preventative, educational, and dental treatment services for children whose families cannot access basic dental care. We do this through our dental clinic facility screen and seal program events at local schools and community partner organization venues with subsequent follow-up and referrals to volunteer dental professionals as needed. We provide portable preventative dental services to children and young adults regardless of insurability at various convenient locations. We advocate for all children needing timely, high-quality dental care.
Oct 12, Wednesday – MA Lynch Elementary, Redmond Oct 13, Thursday – Vern Patrick Elementary, Redmond Oct 17, Monday – Sage Elementary, Redmond Oct 18, Tuesday – Edwin Brown Learning Center, Redmond Oct 19, Wednesday – Obsidian Middle School, Redmond Oct 20, Thursday – Tom McCall Elementary, Redmond Oct 24, Monday – Tumalo Community School, Tumalo Oct 27, Thursday –Early Learning Center Hugh Hartman School, Redmond Oct 28, Friday – Elton Gregory Middle School, Redmond The dates in RED are schools where WE STILL NEED VOLUNTEERS. Please let your hygienists & dental assistants know that we are in need of their volunteer services for our programs. If they want to help us in these efforts even for just a day or two, please have them contact Debbi Smith, 541 617-1653 as soon as possible. These events are very lively, fun and the efforts are rewarding. We certainly appreciate our current volunteers who regularly join us and generously help the children of Central Oregon. They are the best: the children trust and love them, and our region is lucky to have such a great talent pool. Please thank those members of your staff who volunteer for Kemple Clinic in so many ways!
Volunteer Dental Opportunities in Central Oregon • Kemple Memorial Children’s Dental Clinic – Contact Debbi Smith ([email protected]),
Maria Gonzalez ([email protected]) or Cathy Taylor ([email protected]) at 541-617-1653. General inquiries are directed to [email protected] or by phone at 541-617-1653. Kemple Clinic provides preventative dental treatments at their Clinic (Hygienists & Dental Assistants) and referrals to your dental office for acute treatments for at risk children ages 3-18 and young adults ages 19-25 (at-risk: uninsured, underinsured, underserved children and young adults). Kemple Clinic also provides portable Screen and Seal Programs to Central Oregon at various schools and community venues- these programs are certified by OHA – Oral Health Unit. Website: www.kempleclinic.org
• Donated Dental Service (DDS). Provide comprehensive treatment to the underserved. Work from your office, no lab fees and great patients. Contact Jessica Forsythe at 503-594-0837 or [email protected] or Mark Keener DMD at 541-548-4064.
• Medical Teams International Mobile Dental Van – Contact Debbie Stumbaugh @ (541) 977-4367 or [email protected]. Provide dental treatment for low-income adults and children in the Dental Van.
• Healthy Beginnings – Contact Shelley Irwin @ (541) 383-6357 or [email protected]. Provide dental screenings for children and families in need.
• Volunteers in Medicine Clinic – Volunteer Dental Hygienists offer cleanings. Those interested can contact Kristi Jacobs 541-585-9008 or [email protected].
• Smile Central Oregon – Patients perform community service, in exchange for discounted dental treatment. Contact Dr. Julie Panchura @ (541) 771-1765 or www.smilecentraloregon.com or www.kahoot.org.
• Central Oregon Community College Friday Clinic -- Perform dentistry at COCC Dental Assisting Clinic with Dental Assisting students who are gaining clinical & chairside experience assisting you and the patient. Contact Lynn Murray for information about Friday Clinics at (541) 383-7574 or [email protected] more information on dates of clinics and to volunteer.
• Central Oregon Community College Dental Assisting Program – Contact Deb Davies @ (541) 330-4368 or [email protected] for information on current Dental Assisting Students at COCC to observe and assist in your office, in order to earn their clinical hours and requirements for graduation.
Becoming a Member of the Central Oregon Dental Society If you are not currently a member of the Central Oregon Dental Society … or if your membership has expired and you wish to join organized dentistry once again … please:
1) Go to the following website http://www.oregondental.org/member-center/join-renew and download/print the Application Form.
2) After filling out the Application Form, please mail your completed application form to: Dr. Bill Guy 65174 High Ridge Drive Bend, OR. 97701
Deadline for Articles for the Newsletter The deadline to contribute articles or request the posting of information in the Newsletter is the last day of each month. The Newsletter is typically sent out in the first few days of each month. Article submissions relevant to the Dental Community are welcomed. We also welcome any personal & fun information about local dentists such as births, marriages, special events and such. Your Contact Information Please ‘reply’ to this email and let me know if you have a new email address or want the Central Oregon Dental Newsletters going to a different email address than the one it is being sent to. All Dental Newsletters are sent via email … so if you want to be in the loop, please make sure your email address is current.
UPCOMING NEIGHBORING DENTAL SOCIETY EVENTS
Invitation for Dental Professionals to Volunteer in Eugene for a Free Medical & Dental Clinics
Location: Eugene: Lane County Fairgrounds Performance Hall796 West 13th Ave. Eugene, OR 97402Dates: Eugene: October 15th 9am-5pm & 16th 8an-5pm Services: Dental Exams, extractions, fillings, and cleanings For additional information you can e-mail Randy Meyer [email protected] or by phone at 541-937-2786. Other volunteer opportunities are available in Micronesia, Madagascar, and Zambia.Volunteers can sign up at www.impactyourhealtheugene.org
( WARNING: The chauvinistic, bipolar, arrogant, and politically incorrect opinions of Dr. Rupert do not reflect any organization or individuals’ views or opinions … except for Dr. Rupert; and are printed for light reading/entertainment
purposes only.)
October 2016
Common Sense, Practical, Practice Management Advice for Dental Professionals
The All-Knowing, All-Seeing, GURU of Everything Dental & Mental
Dear Dr. Rupert (Please submit your questions, comments or disgruntled remarks to [email protected])
Dear Dr. Rupert, Do you do anything special for your Staff Members on their Birthdays? I recently was given quite a lecture from one of my Staff Members for not getting one of our other Staff Members a cake or a Gift Card for her birthday. I don’t know what other Doctors do in their practices and would love to hear what you do for your Staff on their Birthdays.
Signed, Am I Supposed to Bring a Birthday Gift? - - - - - -
Dear Am I Supposed to Bring a Birthday Gift?
Hmmm! I don’t know how to say this tactfully … but the bottom line is … hell no … you are not obligated to bring a gift for your Staff Members on their birthdays, or at least I refuse to! The minute you start bringing a gift for birthdays, you’re suddenly on the hook for weddings, pregnancies, babies, graduations, anniversaries and a bunch of other things that are really the responsibility of the their significant others and not their boss.
I point out to our Staff that the best gift I could give them on their birthday is the very job that they have. I remind them that they are one year older and perhaps a tad bit slower. I remind them that their health insurance premiums (which I provide as a benefit) will be going up once again as a result of their advancing age and that my goal in the future is to hire younger people who cost less to insure.
In regards to a cake or Gift Card … I would recommend you put that little task right back on the staff. Aside from all their other various tasks at our office, one of the things on the monthly ‘To Do’ list for my Staff is the pooling of their money for treats and gift cards for anybody who might be having a special occasion. I just tell them to take care of things and that I don’t really want to be bothered with stuff like that!
Glad I could help,
Dr. Rupert
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Dear Dr. Rupert,
One of my patients has never heard of deodorant! Any suggestions or ideas for freshening things up, when we have to sit in close quarters with him for an hour?
Signed, Patient Has B.O. - - - - - -
Dear Patient Has B.O.,
I’ve also got several patients who are like that and have used the following tactics to help make the operatory comfortable for myself and my Assistant:
• I usually have my Assistant put half mouthwash and half water in the self-contained water unit on my side of the operatory and then I pretend that my air-water syringe button is stuck and I squirt the crap out of the patient’s upper extremity. I apologize profusely about the “stuck water button” and give the patient a towel to dry off with. That gives them a little “mini-bath” and freshens things up pretty nicely for us.
• I remove the new toothbrush and floss from their ‘goodie bag’ after their cleaning appointment and I put a stick of deodorant and bar of soap in their goodie bag.
• I hang one of those car fresheners from the overhead light, directly over the patient … and that is also very helpful in freshening up the air around them. On some patients, I have actually asked them to lift their arms up before I start working and I put the air freshener right in their armpits. Make sure they are wearing a shirt if you do tuck the air freshener under their armpits, because they can stick in place like a cotton roll under the lip and then you need some water to loosen them back up.
I think those ideas should solve your problem. Glad to be of help, Dr. Rupert
Dental Society Classified Ads You are welcome to email me anything dental that you might want to sell/trade or buy.
No charge to Dental Society members for listings. [Limited to 2-4 lines.] $15/issue charge to non-Dental Society Dentists wishing to post items. [Limited to 2-4 lines.]
$60/issue charge to Labs/Suppliers/Businesses wishing to post services or listings. [Bigger sized ads are priced differently/higher.]
LOCUM TENUM FOR YOUR PRACTICE: Temporary coverage in your office with your staff at any level you desire. Dr. Bill Guy 541-788-4844.
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