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PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL National Childre n’s Dental Health Month Rocks Pennsylvania 3 n , 9 7 v / 2 1 0 2 N U J / Y A M Officers 6th | Dr. John P. Grove | 2014 G3 PDA Central Office Dr. Bernard P. Dishler (President ) +33 PO Box 508, Jersey Shore, 17740-0508 3501 North Front Street Yorktowne Dental Group Ltd. (570) 398-2270 • [email protected] P.O. Box 3341, Harrisburg, 17105 8118 Old York Road Ste A • Elkins Park, 19027-1499 7th | Dr. Wade I. Newman | 2014 G (800) 223-0016 • (717) 234-5941 (215) 635-6900 • [email protected] Bellefonte Family Dentistry FAX (717) 232-7169 Dr. R. Donald Hoffman (President-Elect ) +3 115 S. School St., Bellefonte, 16823-2322 Camille Kostelac-Cherry, Esq. 105 Penhurst Drive, Pittsburgh, 15235 (814) 355-1587 • [email protected] Chief Executive Officer (412) 648-1915 • [email protected] 8th | Dr. Thomas C. Petraitis | 2015 [email protected] Dr. Dennis J. Charlton (Imm. Past President ) + 101 Hospital Ave., DuBois, 15801-1439 Mary Donlin P.O. Box 487 • Sandy Lake, 16145-0487 (814) 375-1023 • [email protected] Director of Membership (724) 376-7161 • [email protected] 9th | Dr. Joseph E. Ross | 2016 [email protected] Dr. Jerrold H. Axler (Vice President) Olde Libray Office Complex Marisa Swarney 34 Newport Drive, Chesterbrook, 19087-5850 106 E. North St., New Castle, 16101 Director of Government Relations (610) 725-1031 • [email protected] (724) 654-2511 • [email protected] [email protected] Dr. Peter P. Korch III (Speaker) GG 10th | Dr. Herbert L. Ray Jr. | 2015 + Rob Pugliese 4200 Crawford Ave., NorCam Bldg. 3 Univ of Pittsburgh School of Dental Med Director of Communications P.O. Box 1388, Northern Cambria, 15714-1388 3501 Terrace St., 3063 Salk Annex [email protected] (814) 948-9650 • [email protected] Pittsburgh, 15261-2523 (412) 648-8647 • [email protected] Rebecca Von Nieda Dr. Jeffrey B. Sameroff (Secretary) G3 Director of Meetings and Administration 800 Heritage Dr., Ste 811 • Pottstown, 19464-9220 [email protected] ADA Third District Trustee (610) 326-3610 • [email protected] Leo Walchak Dr. Samuel E. Selcher (Treasurer) ++ 3 Dr. Charles R. Weber Controller 700 Spring Garden Drive, Middletown, 17057-3034 606 East Marshall Street, Ste 103 [email protected] (717) 944-0426 • [email protected] West Chester, PA 19380-4485 (610) 436-5161 • [email protected] Board Committees Legend Trustees By District 3 Executive Committee 33 Chairman PDA Committee Chairs 1st | Dr. Thomas P. Nordone | 2013 + + Budget, Finance & Property ++ Chairman Communications & Public Relations Committee 207 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, 19107-1500 G Bylaws Committee GG Chairman (215) 557-0557 • [email protected] Dr. Tamara Brady Dental Benefits Committee 2nd | Dr. Ronald K. Heier | 2015 + Editorial Board Drs. Graff & Heier, LLC Dr. Tad S. Glossner Dr. Daniel Boston 100 Deerfield Lane #290 • Malvern, 19355-2159 Government Relations Committee Dr. Allen Fielding (610) 296-9411 • [email protected] Dr. Andrew Mramor Dr. Marjorie Jeffcoat 3rd | Dr. Eli Stavisky | 2016 Membership Committee Dr. Kenneth G. Miller 700 Glenburn Road, Clarks Summit, 18411-2306 Dr. Nicole Johnson Dr. Andres Pinto (570) 587-5495 Access to Oral Health Care Committee Dr. Deborah Studen-Pavlovich 4th | Dr. Michael S. Shuman | 2013 G Dr. Gary Davis Dr. James A. Wallace 1052 Park Road, Blandon, 19510-9563 Dr. Charles R. Weber Annual Awards Committee (610) 926-1233 • [email protected] Dr. Gerald S. Weintraub Dr. Jon J. Johnston 5th | Dr. David R. Larson | 2013 G3 Concerned Colleague Committee 1305 Middletown Rd. Ste 2 Dr. Bartley J. Morrow Hummelstown, 17036-8825 (717) 566-9797 • [email protected] Environmental Issues Committee Dr. Wilbert H. Milligan III New Dentist Committee Dr. Sara L. Haines 2 MAY/JUN 2012 | PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL CONTENTS The Official Publication of the Pennsylvania Dental Association MAY/JUN 2012 | v79, n3 The mission of the Pennsylvania Dental Journal is to serve PDA members by providing information about topics and issues that affect dentists practicing in Pennsylvania. The Journal also will report membership-related activities of the leadership of the association, proceedings of the House of Delegates at the annual session and status of PDA programs. Editor | Dr. Bruce R. Terry 85 Old Eagle School Road, Wayne, 19087-2524 (610) 995-0109 / [email protected] Associate Editor | Dr. Brian Mark Schwab 1021 Lily Lane, Reading, 19560-9535 (610) 926-1233 / [email protected] Director of Communications | Rob Pugliese P.O. Box 3341, Harrisburg, 17105 (800) 223-0016 / FAX (717) 234-2186 / [email protected] Editor Emeritus | Dr. Richard Galeone 3501 North Front Street, Harrisburg, 17110 (215) 855-4092 / [email protected] Editor Emerita | Dr. Judith McFadden 3386 Memphis Street, Philadelphia, 19134 (215) 739-3100 / [email protected] FEATURES 14 NATIONAL CHILDREN’S HEALTH MONTH ROCKS PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENTS By Amber Wickard, Communications Coordinator 20 GIVE KIDS A SMILE® By Amber Wickard, Communications Coordinator 5 7 11 25 IMPRESSIONS GOVERNMENT MEMBERSHIP INSURANCE RELATIONS MATTERS CONNECTION 29 31 33 IN MEMORIAM CONTINUING CLASSIFIED EDUCATION ADVERTISEMENTS PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL (ISSN 0031-4439), owned and published by the Pennsylvania Dental Association, 3501 North Front Street, Harrisburg, 17110, is published bi-monthly: Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/June, July/Aug, Sept/Oct, Nov/Dec. Address advertising and subscription queries to 3501 North Front Street, P.O. Box 3341, Harrisburg, 17105. Domestic subscriptions are available to persons not eligible for membership at $36/year; International subscriptions available at $75/year. Single copies $10. Periodical postage paid at Harrisburg, PA. “The Pennsylvania Dental Association, although formally accepting and publishing reports of the various standing committees and essays read before the Association (and its components), holds itself not responsible for opinions, theories, and criticisms therein contained, except when adopted or sanctioned by special resolutions.” The Association assumes no responsibility for any program content of lectures in continuing education programs advertised in this magazine. The Association reserves the right to refuse any advertisement for any reason. Copyright ©2012, Pennsylvania Dental Association. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Pennsylvania Dental Association , P.O. Box 3341, Harrisburg, PA 17105. MEMBER: American Association of Dental Editors 3 4 MAY/JUN 2012 | PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL IMPRESSIONS I have heard of other patients traveling standpoint we can’t compete. Since we are to Costa Rica, Thailand or Mexico. Patient’s a society of cost conscious individuals, testimonials often reflect happy patients we can easily be steered toward cheaper By Dr. Bruce R. Terry with few complications. Only a few cases alternatives. We all do it anyway. Do Editor have been reported online or in the you buy the most expensive T.V. or car? newspapers. Typically only the problem Probably not. cases are newsworthy. Most patients are We all look for a good deal when we “What’s the Clicking Sound?” lured by extremely low cost when can. We shop for affordable health care compared with similar procedures in the plans and our patients shop for cheaper The world is a funny place. Recently a United States. dentists all the time. But we are still a patient came to my office with a complaint Last year I was touring with my family nation of domestic pride. “Made in the of pain on the lower left side. My in Italy. We hired a guide for a full day in USA” may be more expensive, but is examination revealed a very poorly done Florence. Bill, our guide, was from Maine, better than made elsewhere. When it root canal treatment on tooth #19 and but moved nearly 25 years ago to Italy comes to health care we still feel that the what appeared to be an excellent looking and never left. When he first started U.S. is superior to other countries. Most root canal on tooth #18. When I say talking, I heard a strange clicking noise. I people are still afraid to travel abroad poorly done I am not kidding. The mesial didn’t know what it was at first. The more for dental services. While we are safe roots were at least 5mm short with what he spoke the more he clicked. Eventually now, it could change rapidly. As costs might have only been a paste in the it occurred to me that the noise came continue to rise and more satisfied canals. The distal root had a similar paste, from his dentures. Of course I didn’t say patients return from overseas with good but it was grossly overfilled with a stream anything. As we left the hotel to walk to outcomes from treatment, we may begin out the distal root apex like a jet trail in our first stop, he asked what I did for a to see a migration in dental care like we the sky. The diagnosis looked living. I told him I was a dentist. He have seen with manufacturing. straightforward, but when I tested her immediately smiled from ear to ear and Some patients will get substandard teeth it was clear that the pain was said, “What do you think about these care outside the U.S. and not even notice coming from tooth #18, the well done teeth?” He had just come back from the difference, while others will get root canal treatment. Of course I thought Budapest with a new set of dentures. I normal dental care within our boarders it must be a mistake by the patient, so said that they looked nice. He was so from a reputable dentist and complain I asked and tested again. After the tenth happy with them and the cost, about about the treatment outcome. That test it was clear but confusing. The well $200 for upper and lower dentures. would be “cognitive dissonance” and bad done root canal was painful and the awful Clearly he had no idea of what a good fit luck for the U.S.