NEWS Dental Association May 2017; Volume 37, No. 2 MDA Annual Meeting presents . . . Montana’s best dental CE value! Top speakers, unique courses, Montana’s largest dental trade exhibition and colleagues from across the state all await you in Missoula, May 3-5 at MDA’s 114th Annual Meeting. Register now (see pages 12-13). Here’s the rundown:

Thursday, May 4 Dr. Uche Odiatu - “The Naked Truth: The Mouth Body Connection” and “Nutrition Lollapalooza: French Fries & Flossing”. Dr. Odiatu takes center stage for a lively, informative morning sharing his Dr. Uche Odiatu Dr. DeWitt Wilkerson unique insights on lifestyle management for your patient’s oral health and your needs as a busy healthcare provider. He’ll present keys to managing weight Prepare for new patients! and stress, ending sedentary living, and ADA’s Find-a-Dentist campaign improving sleep hygiene. With updated knowledge and his insights, you can Your ADA is launching “Find-a-Dentist”, a three-year digital consumer connect the dots, lead by example and advertising campaign to get more patients in members’ chairs. This provide solutions for patients (and $18 million investment, set to go this summer, is designed to address yourself). the “busyness” gap identified by the ADA. As part of its research, ADA Dr. Odiatu’s afternoon presentation identified 19.6 million potential patients who believe in the importance of focuses on healthy eating strategies to dental visits but for various reasons are not following through to make an combat the harmful impacts of highs appointment. and lows of blood sugar; strategies “The ADA House of Delegates heard colleagues’ concerns about to reduce adipose tissue that creates busyness issues and has responded with the largest ADA initiative ever destructive inflammatory messengers; launched to help its members succeed”, said Dr. Kurt Lindemann, ADA and motivational interviewing to educate Council on Communications member representing the 11th District. and inspire positive change in yourself “The extensive program research identified specific segments of the and your patients. population who: 1) value oral Packed into the day are high-value healthcare, 2) are under- programs updating Montana’s Dental Visit MDA’s Find-a-Dentist utilizing oral health services Medicaid program, international dental booth at the Annual and 3) have the ability to pay service volunteer opportunities, and Meeting May 4-5 in for care”. radiography certification review. “The ADA Find-a-Dentist Enjoy the end of the day at the Missoula to help you create website tool is key to helping President’s Reception and celebration of or update your profile. the public find ADA dentists MDA’s annual awards. Continued on Page 8 Continued on Page 8 LEADERSHIP Hope to see all my friends at the MDA Annual Meeting! We have a super deluxe line-up for our upcoming Topics covered will include efficient practice models Annual Meeting May 4-5 in Missoula. I want to personally for working with nursing homes, key advances in thank the Continuing Education Committee, Second conservative caries and periodontal management, District host committee, member volunteers and MDA clinical guidelines for managing common conditions staff for their hard work in putting this together. such as hypertension, prosthetic joint infections, ONJ, There are two courses which are smaller, so they might and anticoagulant therapy, informed consent and legal not have caught your eye. concerns for dementia/Alzheimer’s patients, and oral “Caring for the Aging and Medically Complex health regulations for nursing homes. Patient” will review medical problems that Ever wish your staff could quickly repair dentists might encounter in daily practice your broken syringe button?! You’re in luck! that necessitate extra knowledge and care Burkhart Dental Supply will be teaching to prevent potential complications causing “Dental Equipment Repair and Maintenance”. otherwise unnecessary morbidity and It’s sure to be a great course for your dental mortality. assistant, dental hygienist, and even you! As of 2015, 17.2% of Montanans were over Come learn about how to maintain the normal the age of 65, compared to 14.9% nationally. operations of your air compressor, how to The graying of Montana’s population will test an ultrasonic cleaner, and even how to increase the number of those with systemic change an amalgam separator cartridge. medical conditions that can affect oral health Being your President has arguably been and dental treatment. The dental management one of the highlights of my career. Thank you of these medically complex patients can be DR. JANE GILLETTE so much for the opportunity. Through this problematic in terms of oral complications, experience I learned that our success as an President dental therapy, and emergency care. Continued on Page 5

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Telephone: (406) 443-2061 • President: Dr. Jane Gillette Toll Free (in-state): (800) 257-4988 • President Elect: Dr. Kevin L. Rencher Fax: (406) 443-1546 • Vice President: Dr. Andrew C. Althauser Email: [email protected] • Secretary/Treasurer: Dr. Charles S. Wilson Website: www.MontanaDental.org • Immediate Past President: Dr. David C. Keim • Delegates-at-large: Dr. Doulas S. Hadnot Dr. Roger K. Newman Mailing Address: MDA News Montana Dental Association BOARD of DIRECTORS: PO Box 1154 • Dr. Frederick Anderson • Dr. Jennifer D. Sanders Helena, MT 59624 • Dr. Jessie L. Cole • Dr. Katie Sims Slocum • Dr. Ronald Jarvis • Dr. Tyson C. Smith The MDA News is a copyrighted publication of the Montana Dental • Dr. Ingrid S. McClellan • Dr. Jason A. Tanguay Association and is distributed bimonthly to its members as a direct • Dr. Joseph Meng • Dr. Wade Wilde benefit of membership. All views expressed herein are published • Dr. Lee D. Laeupple on authority of the writer under whose name they appear and are not to be regarded as the views of the Association. MDA reserves STAFF: the right to reduce, revise or reject any manuscript submitted for • Executive Director: Mr. David Hemion publication. Copy for publication should be mailed to the above • Executive Assistant: Ms. Jean Strainer address. CONTACT MDA CONTACT

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MDA joins call to reduce federal rules burden

MDA has joined with other state dental associations “Medicare Mandated Enrollment in a letter to Dr. Tom Price, President Trump’s newly During the previous administration, the Centers appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services, for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) mandated requesting action to lessen the impact of federal enrollment for all providers performing certain activities regulations on dentists. This request cites concerns where a Medicare beneficiary is the patient . . . According with Medicare and rules that to the American Dental Association, fewer than four “unnecessarily contribute to the cost of providing care, percent of all dentists provide Medicare services and making it more difficult for our members to deliver oral are enrolled in Medicare as full providers. Others have health care services at an affordable price”. The text of the enrolled – or opted out – in response to the mandate. letter follows (edited for length): We ask that you eliminate the enrollment mandates for ADL5439_MT4x5_AestheticZ_New_ADL3724 1/31/17 11:07 PM Page 1 those providers, including dentists, who do not perform Medicare covered services and are not reimbursed for these services. Per the current regulations, a dentist must enroll in the program, if he or she performs any of the Aesthetic following: Z Ordering and Referring - Providers who order covered The Restoration of Choice clinical laboratory services or imaging services for for Aesthetics and Strength Medicare-eligible patients must be enrolled in Medicare’s Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System Starting at $133 (PECOS) or opt-out of Medicare. Dentists who only order tests and services do not receive Medicare reimbursement and are unlikely to order the same for patients without An explosion of Zirconia materials good cause. Receive indicates that all restorations are not Medicare Part D - Dentists writing prescriptions to $ created equally. Aesthetic Z has Medicare Part D beneficiaries are required to be enrolled 50OFF proven its position as the preferred in Medicare as a full provider or as a referring and your first case & SEE Restoration of Choice for dentists prescribing physician, or opt-out of the program for a the Difference! demanding lifelike aesthetics and high pharmacist to be reimbursed for the drugs prescribed and strength for anterior and posterior cases. dispensed. This places an unnecessary enrollment burden Its translucency rivals lithium disilicate and on dentists who receive no reimbursement. (Enforcement when coupled with superior craftsmanship, Date: January 2019) you and your patients won’t be disappointed. Medicare Advantage - All providers or suppliers that furnish health care items or services to a Medicare beneficiary with a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan must be enrolled in Medicare for the beneficiary to utilize the Quality Products at Amazing Prices. Case after Case. benefit. This rule, which precludes a patient’s right to ® seek treatment from a non-network provider, will disrupt Continued on Page 5 www.assureddentallab.com 877.283.5351 4 Choose your own adventure: A guide to CAD/CAM ceramics

With so many different ceramic CAD/CAM materials, properties, processing considerations, delivery mode and selecting the best option can be challenging for a new more. dentist looking to move away from more traditional This PPR issue explores three of the most common materials. The latest issue of the ADA Professional Product CAD/CAM ceramic materials, and provides several quick Review can help you navigate through the world of reference guides. CAD/CAM ceramics, including information on key Explore the latest issue at ADA.org/PPR today. MDA Leadership: Hope to see all my friends… (Continued from Page 2)

organization is our bond as dentists our organization in our Board of Directors, Executive and our true caring for each other Committee, committee chairs and members, and district as friends and colleagues. As society officers, and MDA staff, I know that our future is I reflect on the tremendous strong, stable, and smashing! talent that I see across

MDA joins call to reduce… (Continued from Page 4) established patient-provider relationships. (Enforcement Date: January 2019)

Section 1557, Affordable Care Act (Section 1557 provides) for nondiscrimination in health care. We strongly support nondiscrimination in health care and equal access to health care for all patients without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion or disability. However, it has proven exceedingly difficult to advise our members on compliance with the final rule. In our view, the final rule increased confusion and costs for our members, many of whom own and operate small businesses, without any benefit to patients. In short, we believe the OCR rule is unnecessary and should be rescinded. The statute is already in effect and regulations are not required to implement it. Instead, we recommend that OCR simply enforce §1557 as written without the promulgation of regulations.”

5 Advocate MDA team lobbies Congress Dr. Kevin Miltko, MoDePAC Chair

MDA’s lobbying team of Kevin Miltko, Doug Hadnot, Jane Gillette and Katie Slocum, journeyed to Washington DC in March take part in the annual ADA/ ADPAC Washington Leadership Conference and Federal lobbying effort. This year the ADA combined the meeting with the American Student Dental Association (including Tysa Judd, a Belgrade Montana second- year dental student at Oregon Health Sciences University School of Dentistry, who joined the MDA group). We were a 1000-member strong lobbying effort on behalf of dentistry that descended on Capitol Hill. The combined effort was very impressive. The ADA lobbying efforts are bipartisan and united under one theme The MDA Lobby Day delegation in DC (L-R): Dr. Kevin Miltko, Dr. Katie Slocum, when we come to the Capital—we call Dr. Jane Gillette, and Dr. Doug Hadnot. ourselves the Tooth Party and we are there to represent you, the dentist. Our symbol of the The three main issues that we dealt with were: 1. Tooth Party is a molar tooth with the American flag on Allowing student debt to be refinanced more than one it—it is an amazingly popular symbol in DC. time. 2. Amendment of the McCarran Ferguson Act Obviously, health care was on the minds of all the to remove the antitrust exemption for medical/dental legislators with the recent defeat of the American Health insurance companies and 3. Dental Care Act which was an Care Act in the House. It was very clear that after 7 years of amalgamation of many different dental health issues and symbolic repeal of Obamacare (58 symbolic repeal votes regulations. The biggest issue of this last item referenced that had been sent to President Obama for veto) by the the concept of Medicaid Block grants. If Medicaid was Republican Party, there had been no effort to construct a reduced to Block Grants, this would be devastating for the replacement plan. Everyone agrees that the current plan health care systems of rural states like Montana. Montana needs improvement, but there has been no effort over the is on a 75% Federal/25% State reimbursement rate past 7 years to work on a consensus solution by anyone. whereas some larger states are currently 50/50. Block Montana currently does not have representation in the grants in Montana would eliminate many rural hospitals House as Rep. is currently the Secretary of the and probably remove most, if not all, dental benefits for Interior. The replacement election between Republican anyone, child or adult. and Democrat will take place Other issues of note: The President’s budget has in late May. Therefore, on this trip our Hill visits were proposed a 25% reduction in funding to the National confined to meeting with our two Senators: Steve Daines and Jon Tester. Continued on Page 7 6 MDA team lobbies… (Continued from Page 6) LET US COLLECT Institute of Health (NIH). Dental research funding is always on the top of the list for the chopping block, SO YOU CAN SAVE TIME & so such a drastic cut could end many dental research facilities and activities. Fortunately, a bipartisan group of FOCUS ON YOUR BUSINESS! Senators understand and respect the work that the NIH does to protect the Nation’s health. They will need our support and we spent some time explaining our support for the NIH. One of the greatest values of this meeting is the knowledge we gain from other colleagues from other States. There is a lot of conversation about legislation that has been proposed in other States and its impacts on the dental delivery system. Some of the proposed legislation is good, some not so good, but we learn a lot from what is going on elsewhere. Eventually, we end up facing similar ideas within our own State and it is nice to be able 5.0 ACATM GOOGLE REVIEWS: FIVE-STAR RATING INTERNATIONAL to prepare for any such issues and begin education and The Association of Credit and Collection Professionals discussion early. Member Your lobbying team is always well received in Washington. It’s an intense couple of days, but the relationships formed and the knowledge learned is invaluable to our MDA as we continue to advocate for you NWCOLLECTORS.COM and the public we serve. Never forget that Dentistry is 406.541.3993 Healthcare that Works!

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Friday, May 5 Dr. James Hollingsworth – “Optimize Your Practice: Dr. DeWitt Wilkerson - “The Dental Occlusion, Understanding Dental Benefits, the CDT Code and More” Bruxism, Disordered Breathing and the Sleep Apnea provides an interactive experience in understanding the Connection”. CDT code’s role in treatment planning, resolving dental Dr. Wilkerson’s course addresses the critical benefit plan claim adjudication actions, and a forum for relationships between dental malocclusions, TMD signs your discussion of third-party reimbursement. and symptoms, and airway/reading disorders. He will “Troubleshooting Common Dental Equipment provide clinical guidelines to decipher, differentially Problems” presented by Burkhart Dental Supply, will diagnose primary patient concerns, and select appropriate increase your and your staff’s confidence and expertise in long term treatment. repairing and maintaining basic dental equipment. Dr. Jane Gillette and Dr. Jason Tanguay’s course, Montana Oral Health Foundation’s annual auction, the “Caring for the Aging and Medically Complex Patient”, Montana Dental Political Action Committee (MoDePAC) will explore ways your dental practice can expand into annual breakfast, and the MDA General Assembly and oral health treatment for our aging population, including luncheon, will bring you many opportunities to enjoy the caries and periodontal management, guidelines for time with old and new friends. common aging diseases and conditions, and components All of this, only at MDA Annual Meeting! See you there. of dementia/Alzheimer’s.

Prepare for new patients! ADA’s Find-a-Dentist… (Continued from Page 1) and help prospective patients achieve their oral health 1. Start by visiting ADA.org/MyADA needs. Please create and update your online Find-a- Login using your user ID (ADA member number) Dentist profile so these patients can find you. and password. To capitalize on this opportunity, paid search and 2. Update your profile digital ads targeting these potential patients will direct Completed profiles appear at the top of the search them to the new ADA® Find-a-Dentist™ tool to book results in the new Find-a-Dentist tool, so get yours an appointment. ready to go. Updating your profile is easy and The new Find-a-Dentist tool provides consumers with only takes 5 minutes. Profiles have been updated a user-friendly experience and additional search fields to with new fields of information: multiple business easily find an ADA dentist. Prospective patients will be addresses, business hours, practice focus, types of able to search by payment options, benefits accepted, patients you treat and which forms of payment and dental specialty and zip code. They can then contact the benefit plans you accept. Making it easy for potential practice via phone or email to make an appointment. In a patients to get the information they’re looking for later phase of this campaign, functionality will include an benefits both the patient and the dentist. Be sure to online scheduling tool. include a practice description, website and email so Before the marketing campaign begins, the ADA your future patients can learn more about you and is encouraging members to make the most of this easily connect. opportunity. “The ADA House of Delegates Here are quick 3. Add a recent profile photo steps you can If you don’t have a photo, add one today! Profiles heard colleagues’ concerns take to benefit with photos get 11 times more clicks than those about busyness issues and has from this without, and they show up higher in search results. responded with the largest initiative. 4. Bookmark ADA.org/findadentist Visit today for all the latest updates about the ADA initiative ever launched campaign, as well as resources to help you to help its members succeed” communicate with patients and promote your practice. —DR. KURT LINDEMANN

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Take 5 minutes to update We’ve heard from members across the country your profile in 3 easy steps that you could be busier, so the ADA is launching Step 1 a new advertising campaign to bring more patients Update your personal profile to your practice.

Upload your profile photo and contact In this 3-year campaign, we will be spending $6 million annually information. Data shows that profiles on search and digital advertising to direct consumers to make an with pictures receive more clicks than appointment with an ADA dentist. As part of this campaign, we have those that don’t, so be sure to upload enhanced the Find-a-Dentist tool to make it easier for patients to find a photo! you. Update your profile by visiting ADA.org/MyADA, and login using your user ID (member number) and password. If you’re unsure of Step 2 your user ID or password, call the ADA Member Service Center Input your address, phone at 800.621.8099. number and office hours Update your profile. Visit the “Find-A-Dentist” You can add multiple business addresses as well as your office hours booth at MDA’s Annual Meeting so patients know when they can book May 4-5 in Missoula. an appointment with you. Register at montanadental.org

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1. Include all names of Registration Codes attendees as you would like them to appear on Thursday Courses Thursday Events the conference badge. President’s Lunch/ A Dr. Uche Odiatu | 6 CEC I Use additional sheets if General Assembly necessary. B Dental Radiography Review | 2 CEC J Thursday Trade Show Buffet 2. Fill in Registration Code President’s Reception/ and Fee for each attendee. C Volunteer Project | 3 CEC K Award Ceremony 3. Fill in Course and D Medicaid Updates | 1 CEC Event Codes that each participant will attend. Please include the daily Friday Courses Friday Events luncheon buffets you plan to attend. E Dr. DeWitt Wilkerson | 6 CEC L MoDePAC Breakfast

4. Total conference fees F Caring for the Aging | 3 CEC M Friday Trade Show Buffet for all participants and complete the payment G CDT Codes | 3 CEC form. H Troubleshooting | 1 CEC

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14 CAREER CENTER Practices for Sale Eastern - Seller ready to retire. Modern Philipsburg - Newly remodeled, 3 operatory, practice with seven equipped operatories turn-key dental office in Philipsburg, MT. - Dental office space available, Great Falls (room for more). Collections of $1.4 million, Philipsburg is a rapidly growing community many options available. Primary site for 1 or with 41 new patients per month. Rural in SW Montana. This office would be great 2 dentists or satellite office. Some equipment practice with extensive new equipment and for a startup practice or satellite location. All included. Contact (406) 453-1043. updates. Contact Wendy Hirai – Consani contents of building including supplies and Move to the Mountains! - A well designed Associates Ltd. (866) 348-3820 - instruments are included in sale. New Dell dental office with 5 treatment rooms, consult [email protected] computers, Dentrix software, digital x-rays, room, central sterilization/lab, x-ray room, brand new Midmark autoclave, new Kavo North Central - Smaller practice is ready for and more. Equipment does not convey. handpieces. The office has a nice size lab energetic doctor to step in and update/grow. Red Lodge is 60 miles south of Billings, and sterilization room, private office and Large building is also available for lease Montana’s largest city. Located at the foot full basement. Sale also includes a retail or sale – plenty of room grow and expand. of the Beartooth Mountains. Current owner rental space next to office (generating 400/ Building is plumbed for 8 operatories. More is retiring, but has had a highly successful mo). Building was recently remodeled for a information to follow. Contact Wendy Hirai – practice since 1989. Please call or email satellite dental office and I don’t have the Consani Associates Ltd. (866) 348-3820 - Tera Reynolds, Coal Creek Realty, time to devote to this practice anymore. [email protected] 406-425-3913, [email protected]. $279k. 406-533-5436. Pictures at www.coalcreekrealty.com North Central - Premier practice with 5 ops in beautiful, fully updated office complete - Flexible seller: Associate-to- Eastern with digital radiography, digital pano and purchase or purchase with Seller work back. Practice Opportunities paperless charts. Collections are averaging Established practice with six operatories $1 million, and owner refers out endo & most Need a Dental Hygienist? Post your job and annual collections of $950,000. With oral surgery, as well as implant placement. opportunity on the MDHA website. Ads 25 new patients per month, there is plenty Lots of potential for continued growth. on the MDHA website are e-mailed to of work for two doctors, and plenty of room Contact Wendy Hirai – Consani Associates almost 600 Montana dental hygienists. to do it in. Owner refers out 3rds, difficult Ltd. (866) 348-3820 or Go to www.montanadha.org and click on extractions, difficult endo and implant [email protected]. Employment Opportunities for details or placement. Contact Wendy Hirai – Consani call MDHA at 406-256-7384. Associates Ltd. (866) 348-3820 - [email protected]

CLASSIFIEDS Locum Dentist No Cost Dental Equipment Available DenOptix digital scanner. Includes 2 for Dental Outreach Events. Looking drums and phorsphor plates. $850. ADEC of LOCUM DENTIST WITH 20 YEARS to host a dental mission or community- monitor mounts with assistant’s package (2 experience available to assist you with all based event, such as programs in nursing available) - $450 each. KAVO Electrotorque aspects of general dentistry while you must homes, for veterans, or the homeless? We handpiece. $450. Call 406-241-3330. be away from your practice. Butte native. have ALL the equipment you would need Please contact Dr. Murphy at 406-299-3596. including beautiful new portable ADEC We need your help Repair Services delivery units, a Nomad x-ray unit, and Salish Kootenai College Dental Assisting sterilizers. Equipment is available to dentists program is in need of a portable nitrous INTRAORAL X-RAY SENSOR REPAIR at NO COST, just return the items in good oxide unit for educational instruction. Please We specialize in repairing Kodak/ condition. Contact Dr. Jane Gillette at call (406) 275-4908 with any information. Carestream, Dexis, Gendex & Schick CDR drgillette@SproutOral Health.org or sensors. Repair & save thousands over 406-868-1549. replacement cost. We purchase old/broken sensors. Refurbished sensors are also Unitek Metalcraft Ortho Chair (tan color), available for purchase. Adec Micro-Cart Model #2514 (with www.RepairSensor.com / 919-924-8559 slow and high speed Midwest American handpieces), and Ritter Super Starlite For Sale Model K dental light (pole mounted) are 2012 Biolase waterlase iplus for sale. 25K. all in excellent condition and being sold Please email [email protected] for more together as a unit. Call Dr. Pardo at (406) information. 585-8498 or [email protected]. Bozeman Cranex 3+ with a digital upgrade Fotona DT Er:YAG Hard Tissue / Nd:YAG Soft Tissue Laser. 2 separate lasers in one Model PT-11 P. Manufactured July 2000. Classified ads are available at no charge Serial No. K07768. $4,500 O.B.O. Contact unit. Turn-key unit includes hand pieces and fibre-optics. Training available. True hard to MDA members. Contact MDA at Kerena or Dr. Christopher Hall at 406-586- 800-257-4988 or info@montanadental. 2117 for more information and/or questions. tissue capability. $25,000. Laser dentistry will change your practice. Contact Dr. Scott org. Visit www.MontanaDental.org for Green, [email protected] more information and opportunities. 15 PRESORT FIRST CLASS US POSTAGE MONTANA DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAID PO BOX 1154 HELENA MT 59624 HELENA MT PERMIT 195

Photo by Dr. Katie Sealey FREE PRACTICE APPRAISAL 2017 Visit our website at www.AFTCO.net or call 800.232.3826 May 3 • MDA Board of Directors, Missoula May 4-5 • MDA Annual Meeting, see Pages 12-13 June 9 • Montana Board of Dentistry, Helena Sept 15 • MDA Board of Directors, Helena Since 1968 Sept 22 • Montana Board of Dentistry, Helena Sept 29-30 • MT AGD CE “Hands On”, Bozeman FREE PRACTICE Oct 19-24 • ADA Annual Session, Atlanta APPRAISAL Dec 1 • Montana Board of Dentistry, Helena ($5,000 value) CAN BE USED FOR: 2018 Practice Sales Partnerships Jan 26 • MDA Board of Directors, Helena Second Opinions Insurance Coverage May 2 • MDA Board of Directors, Missoula Personal Net Worth May 3-4 • MDA Annual Meeting, Hilton Garden Inn, Retirement Planning Missoula, Dr. Gordon Christensen Sept 27 • ADA Annual Session, Honolulu Practice Sales & Purchases Over $3.2 Billion – Oct 2