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CENTRAL OREGON DENTAL NEWSLETTER
February 1, 2016 c/o Mehdi Salari, DMD
[email protected] Please reply to this email if wishing to post Announcements, Classified or General Monthly Advertisements in the CENTRAL OREGON
DENTAL NEWSLETTER.
Highlights or Contents of this Newsletter: o Upcoming Meetings, Continuing Education & Events [Please attend and bring your Staff to the
upcoming Feb. 16th Infection Control Course that is listed below. Our new Officers have worked hard to put this course together.]
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 feel free to let me know of any dental related events or courses that you would like posted on this calendar.)
Mark your calendars and plan to attend … February 4, 2016 (Thursday) Implant Restorative Terminology & Workflow CE Course Instructor: Jamie Stover, CDT Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. (Registration/Sign-in at 5:30 p.m.) Location: Deschutes Brewery Tap Room (1044 NW Bond Street in Bend) 2 Hours of CE Tuition: $79 (Dinner & Drinks Included) For more information and to register: 866-943-6357 x301. Course sponsors: Ziemek & Straumann.
February 12-13, 2016 (Thursday) OHSU/OAGD Annual Mt. Bachelor Ski Retreat Weekend Periodontics Fri., Feb. 12th: 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 13th: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Mt. Bachelor Village Resort in (19717 Mt. Bachelor Dr., Bend) 7 Hours of CE Tuition: Dentist $355 and Staff $175 To Register, go to: http://www.oragd.org/ohsuoagd-partnership/annual-mt-bachelor-ski-retreat-weekend-periodontics
Course Overview: This course will build your skills diagnosing and treating periodontal disease, particularly pertaining to implants. The up side to dental implants is that they function just like a natural tooth. The down side is that they are capable of becoming diseased just like a natural tooth. Dr. Sehgal will provide an overview of periodontal disease including pathogenesis, etiology, and risk factors. He will also bring you up to date on both non-surgical and surgical treatments.
February 19, 2016 (Friday) CODS & Burkhart Dental Present a CE Symposium: INFECTION CONTROL & PERIODONTOLOGY UPDATE 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration & Sign-in 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Infection Control (2 Hours AGD Credit) 11:00 – 12:00 Periodontal Disease Update (1 Hour CE) Location: Eagle Crest Restor (1522 Cline Falls Road in Redmond) Cost: CODS Member Dentists - $60 Non-CODS Member Dentists - $100 Hygiene / Staff - $40 Breakfast will be provided by Burkhart Dental Supply Please RSVP no later than Feb. 12, 2016 with Lyndsay Gomez at 503-252-9777 or [email protected]
March 10, 2016 (Thursday) Central Oregon Dental Hygienists’ Association presents: An Overview of Myofunctional Disorders, Myofunctional Therapy, and It's Benefits Cynthia Lundy, MA, MS, SLP-CCC (Speech-Language Pathologist and Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist) Kelli Wamboldt, RN, MSN (Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist) 6:00 – 6:15 p.m. Sign-in & appetizers 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Course 2 Continuing Education Hours Location: St. Charles Medical Center (2500 NE Neff Road, Bend) Cost: If Pre-registered by March 1st (Check or Cash only):
• $20 for ADHA /CODHA Members • $40 for Non-Member Hygienists or Auxiliary Staff • $60 for Dentists
*At the door registration will be accepted (from 6:00 to 6:15pm) for an additional $10 For more information or to register, please see the attached March 10th CE Course Flyer & Registration.
May 19, 2016 (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 Evite email from Dr. Dehm coming as date approaches
September 22, 2016 (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 as date approaches
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 coming 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 as date approaches
Central Oregon Dental Society News CODS Update – President’s Notes Dr. Gary Dehm Here are a few notes to share with everybody: 1) Dr. Blake Drew … Congratulations! Had a beautiful baby girl, Ryan Edie Drew, 7 lbs. 15 oz. and 21.5 inches long. All are well and healthy. 2) Dr. Nyquist has retired and sold his practice to Pediatric Dental Associates, Drs. Burrus and Ford.
3) Our Continuing Education Accreditation from the AGD has lapsed and is in the process of being reestablished. 4) Dr. Michael Villano gave a wonderful presentation at our January Dental Society Meeting which included worthwhile information on Sinus pathologies, Sleep apnea/disorders, and touched on some facial reconstruction methods: pedicle grafts and cartilage transplants from ear to nose, to mention a couple. 5) Down below, we have included the flyer for the Eastern Washington Medical/Dental symposium coming up. Feel free to share. 6) Our local CE event in February, the 19th, at Eagle Crest. Open to, and highly encouraged to bring staff to update and educate on Infection Control (required element of license renewal) as well as a Periodontal Disease update. 8:30 registration, 9:00 - Noon for presentations, 3 CE available. $60 member dentist, $100 non-member dentist; $40 per office staff (member, non-member same price). 7) The Agenda for the January Dental Society Meeting is included below for those who weren’t able to attend. That's all I have for now. Thanks. Gary Dehm, DMD
CODS Meeting Agenda 1/21/2016
1. Welcome 2. Antitrust Statement
ODA meetings are conducted in compliance with federal and state antitrust laws and regulations that prohibit associations from price or fee-fixing, agreements to divide patient or market areas, refusal to deal with third parties, and related conduct that is anti-competitive.
3. Guest Introduction Suzanne Browning--Kemple Clinic New Dentists: Dr. Joe Temple; others? Sponsors: Obrien Dental Lab, Assured Dental Lab, Univet Optics,
4. Commitee Reports Gregg Jones -- ODA President Elect Steve Timm? Bill Guy: No new info. Account holding steady. Plan to give an update at next meeting.
5. CE Report Jessica Henderson: Upcoming CE event Feb 19th, Eagle Crest *explain no CE tonight due to lapse in PACE certification
6. President Report (Gary Dehm): a. Reminder Email in December from Board of Dentistry re: rule changes, 13 effective Oct 1, 2015 and 7 others Jan 1, 2016 b. ODA Conference 2016 open for registration, April 7-11 c. Website, continuing to develop and update information
7.Guest Speaker: Dr. Michael Villano Board Certified, Facial Plastic & Reconstructive SurgeryAmerican Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery Board Certified, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck SurgeryAmerican Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Dr. Michael E. Villano is a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon practicing in Bend, Oregon. Dr. Villano received his medical training at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. After obtaining his M.D. in 1995, he went on to complete an Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery residency followed by a fellowship in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Dr. Villano has been practicing in Central Oregon since 2001. Prior to medical training, Dr. Villano received an undergraduate degree in Bioengineering at the University of California at San Diego while on a Navy Scholarship. Upon graduation, he entered the prestigious Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program where he served as a nuclear submarine officer aboard the USS Haddo and the USS Hawkbill and earned such honors as the Navy Achievement Medal with Gold Star, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, and the Defense Service Medal.
8. Dismiss
Update for COCC Dental Clinic Kristi Hammerquist, CDA I wanted to update you on the fact we still have dates open for the Friday clinics at COCC. Please check your calendar and see if you can help us out. The number of people that are in dire need of dental help and have nowhere else to turn may surprise you. Again we are collaborating with DCHS, St. Charles ER, VIM, Kemple Clinic, Veterans Affairs, COCC students and the Latino Comm. Assoc. We provide x-rays, fillings and extractions. Our clinics will be on Friday mornings from 8:00 to around 1:00. You will also earn 6 CE points for your time working in our clinic with our students. Our open dates are as follows: Feb. 5, 2016 April 15, 2016 April 29, 2016 May 20, 2016 June 3, 2016 Please get in touch with me by calling 541-330-4363 or e-mail [email protected] Thanks so much!!! Kristi Hammerquist CDA
Kemple Memorial Children’s Dental Clinic News for January 31, 2016 Suzanne Browning Special thanks to all volunteer dentists that donated services to Kemple Clinic. The following is the thank you advertisement that appeared in the Bend Bulletin in January (for December In-Kind services)
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month/Give Kids a Smile: Kemple Clinic is planning several small events during the month of February – most of which are returning to schools to apply sealants, some community education programs, and screening events. As indicated in our 6 months of Screen and Seal program results (see below), we have over 1200 children to seal before the end of the school year. We only have a few acute treatment referrals for both children and more importantly, young adults and are actively contacting our volunteer dentist offices. During the month of February, local Walmarts and various pharmacies in Central Oregon are collecting donations of toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss and mouth rinse for our Smile Drive – America’s Tooth Fairy National Campaign. We welcome any product donations from your offices as well. Be sure to use the month of February to get started with the Brighter Smiles (whitening) Campaign NOW. All proceeds from Brighter Smiles definitely result in Giving Kids a Smile!! BRIGHTER SMILES (whitening) CAMPAIGN- 2016: Kemple Clinic has formally kicked-off the Brighter Smiles Campaign. It is our 13th year of the program. Several of your offices have already contacted us and are getting prepared for the MAY/JUNE event. Please contact us NOW and confirm your desire to participate – we want make sure your office is acknowledged in our extensive media campaign efforts over the next 5 months (radio, TV, newspaper, posters, wedding/event planning websites, social media, etc.) This is a great year to participate: Kemple Clinic received a matching challenge grant of $15,000 from the Maybelle Clarke Macdonald Foundation which will be awarded when we succeed in reaching our Brighter Smiles fundraising goals. What a great opportunity for the dental community to achieve the largest participation rate ever!! Don’t miss out – contact us now!
Begin these steps NOW to plan your Brighter Smiles participation: • notify your office staff and dental professionals of the upcoming opportunity; • start setting May-June appointments NOW for whitening; • contact us at 541 617-1653 for patient reminder cards and posters; • Kemple Clinic will provide the Whitening Product to your offices; • utilize your website, social media, emails to notify your patients of the opportunity; • schedule a short meeting with your staff and Kemple Clinic to go over details, etc.
In our effort to provide dental care to children in Central Oregon who can’t
afford it, the Kemple Memorial Children’s Dental
Clinic wishes to thank the following dentists for their
volunteered services in December 2015.
Dr. Scot Burgess Dr. Elise Burrus
Dr. Kelli Fowles Dr. Taylor Fowles
Dr. Benjamin Grieb Dr. Jay Gronemyer
Dr. Brad Hester Dr. Mark Jensen Dr. Mark Keener Dr. Maureen Porter Dr. Catherine Quas Dr. Tom Rheuben
Dr. Brian Rosenzweig Dr. Mehdi Salari
Dr. Andrew Timm Dr. Jeff Timm Dr. Ryan Timm Dr. Peter Yonan
VOLUNTEER DENTAL PROFESSIONALS Brescia Marcoux, RDH Karen Siewert, RDH Desiree Strawn, EPDH Shawna Taylor, 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.
If you need more information on the campaign, please feel free to contact our office staff at (541) 617-1653, Suzanne Browning at (541) 410-3925, or any member of our Board of Directors or Advisory Council http://kempleclinic.com/board-and-council/ . Call the clinic directly at 541 617-1653 and we will provide you with all the support you need to successfully kick off the Campaign
RECENT RESULTS FROM SIX MONTHS SCREEN AND SEAL PROGRAMS (July through December 2016): Assessment results: 4216 children were screened, various grades (elementary, middle, high school) in Bend La Pine, Sisters, and Redmond School Districts as well as Migrant Summer School and Latino Community Association. 4.9% of 4216 children were assessed as having visible signs or symptoms of serious dental needs. An immediate visit to a dentist was recommended. The range among the schools/community venues with this level of urgent needs assessment is 3.1% to 13.6% of the population screened. A personalized follow-up process on these cases is immediately engaged: School nurses, FAN’s, school administration and/or community organizations follow up with the parent immediately and makes sure the dental visit occurs in a timely manner. Kemple Clinic also advocates for the child to ensure that these cases receive immediate attention. Thanks to all of you who have responded to meet these urgent requests. And thanks to our school nurses for their dedication to this process. Sealant results: 57.7% of children screened are ready for and need sealants. The significant need for sealant applications at all grade levels (including high school) indicates that Central Oregon continues to be in a “catch-up” mode. The parental consent for sealants has improved by 5% in the schools and we are scheduling, with parental consent, 1200+ children to receive sealants over the next few months as we return to the schools to seal. It is our goal in the future to get to a very focused SAVE mode: “Seal At the Very Earliest” – seal children as the permanent molars erupt: 1st & 2nd grades and 6th & 7th grades. We will not be able to get to that SAVE level until this significant backlog of sealant needs at all grade levels is reduced. Hopefully with your preventative dental appointments and our Screen and Seal programs, we will knock down this backlog in the coming years. We have a great cadre of hygienists and dental assistant volunteers that help us with these programs. These volunteers make the events very efficient, effective and enjoyable! We can always use more help to work the screen and seal events at schools and other community venues – please encourage your staff to volunteer when they can and be sure to thank those that take the time to contribute to the improved oral health of Central Oregon’s children. Anyone wanting to join Kemple Clinic in these community-wide efforts – please call Debbi Smith at Kemple Clinic t 541 617-1653.
Volunteer Dental Opportunities in Central Oregon • Kemple Memorial Children’s Dental Clinic – Contact Debbi Smith ([email protected]) or
Vickie Matthews ([email protected]) or both by phone at 541-617-1653. General inquiries are directed to [email protected] or by phone at 541 617-1653. Provides preventative dental treatments at the Kemple 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). Website: www.kempleclinic.com
• 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 Kristi Hammerquist [email protected] for 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]. Allow 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 SOCIETIES EVENTS
( 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.)
February 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, I recently got married and my wife’s family is overjoyed at having a Dentist in the family. I have had everybody from her parents, to her grandparents, to her aunts/uncles/cousins … you name it, they have all made appointments to come to my office for dental work. I made the mistake of not charging the first few new family members that came in, and now … every relative that comes in expects and wants free dental services.
Where do I draw the line and how do I get myself out of this mess?
Signed, Don’t Want to Treat Everybody in the Family for Free!
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Dear Don’t Want to Treat Everybody in the Family for Free,
You can’t run a business if you’re treating everybody for free in your practice. What I did when my in-laws and distant relatives started scheduling appointments for dental work, is I mailed each of them an introductory practice brochure that I downloaded off the website of one of our local Gastrointestinal Doctors in our town.
I told the relatives and in-laws, that because of some additional training that I had acquired in my Residency, I was including a free Colonoscopy along with their Oral Evaluation as part of their New Patient Exam and that I didn’t want them to have anything to eat for eight hours prior to their Dental appointment.
The mere mention of a Colonoscopy by a relative that they would see at every Thanksgiving and family get-together made each and every in-law and relative cancel their appointment and go back to their original Dentist. Not a single relative wanted the free colonoscopy and that worked beautifully in my practice for eliminating family members that wanted free dental work.
Glad I could help,
Dr. Rupert
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Dear Dr. Rupert,
A few weeks ago, as I was retracting the patient’s tongue and doing a crown prep on tooth #19, the patient’s tongue got loose and I hit it with my bur! I instantly stopped, told the patient that I had lacerated their tongue with my bur and followed up with the patient for a week and made sure that everything healed up properly.
The other day, I received a letter from that patient telling me that they had received their bill and that they didn’t think it was fair for me to charge them for the crown, since I had traumatized their tongue during the procedure and they had to endure so much discomfort during the healing process.
Signed, What’s the Right Thing to Do? - - - - - -
Dear What’s the Right Thing to Do?
The right thing to have done would have been to tell the patient that their tongue came over the retraction mirror and hit your bur! You should never tell the patient that your bur hit their tongue!
You have to put the responsibility and blame on the patient from the moment it happens and then make a big deal about the fact that you simply cannot continue to work on them, if they are unable to control their numb tongue and keep it out of the way!
Let the patient know that you cannot see as well when their tongue is bleeding all over the place and that they are making the procedure very difficult with their unruly tongue! Explain to the patient that you have to focus on the preparation of the tooth and expect them to hold still and keep their tongue out of the way.
Sometimes, I will even get up and leave the operatory and tell the patient that I will be back when they are able to hold their tongue out of the way and that they are throwing the entire schedule for the day behind because of their inability to control their tongue!
The more blame you put on the patient, the less likely they would be to hold you responsible or even fathom the thought of not paying for the work that was done when there is some tissue trauma with the bur.
In your particular case, since you incorrectly told the patient that you had hit their tongue with your bur … you sort of took ownership of the problem and are now stuck having to extend them some sort of discount to make them happy.
Don’t make that mistake again, 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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