June/July 2014 MEMBERSHIPmatters

MEMBERSHIP TABLE OF CONTENTS matters Volume 20, number 2 Official publication of the Oregon Dental June/July 2014 Association in support of its core purpose to advance the dental profession and promote the highest standard of oral health and oral health care. ON THE COVER

OREGON DENTAL ASSOCIATION PO Box 3710, Wilsonville OR 97070 503.218.2010 • www.oregondental.org Executive Director Conor P. McNulty, CAE [email protected] OHSU PUBLICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Editor Barry J. Taylor, DMD, CDE [email protected] SCHOOL of Kurt L. Ferré, DDS Mehdi Salari, DMD Thomas J. Hilton, DMD, MS DENTISTRY page

ODA BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESIDENT Judd R. Larson, DDS, Southern Oregon ON THE MOVE [email protected] 14 PRESIDENT-ELECT Steven E. Timm, DMD, Central Oregon Charms and challenges of the “old school”..... 16 [email protected]

SECRETARY-TREASURER Sean A. Benson, DDS, Eastern Oregon New education paradigm...... 18 [email protected] AT-LARGE MEMBERS General Practice Residency...... 20 Matthew C. Biermann, DMD, MS, Washington County Fred A. Bremner, DMD, Clackamas County K. David Carneiro, DMD, Clatsop County Kae S. Cheng, DMD, MD, Washington County Richard L. Garfinkle, DDS, MSD, Multnomah Scott S. Hansen, DMD, Multnomah Greggery E. Jones, DMD, MAGD, Central Oregon James G. McMahan, DMD, Eastern Oregon Meet ODA’s incoming page Thomas S. Tucker, DMD, Klamath County Joni D. Young, DMD, Marion & Polk president-elect, ASDA REPRESENTATIVE Margaret Campbell, DS3 Joni Young, DMD NON-VOTING MEMBERS 6 Speaker of the House Jeffery C. B. Stewart, DDS, MS, Multnomah Editor Barry J. Taylor, DMD, CDE, Multnomah ADA Delegates at Large Rickland G. Asai, DMD, Washington County David J. Dowsett, DMD, Multnomah Membership Matters (ISSN 1082-4111) is published monthly (except July) by the Oregon Dental Association, 8699 SW Sun Pl, Wilsonville, OR 97070. ALSO INSIDE... All statements of opinion and of alleged fact are published on the author- ity of the writer under whose name they appear and are not to be regarded as the views of the ODA or its subsidiaries or affiliates. Subscription to 3 From the Editor 24 In Your Practice Choosing the Membership Matters is a member benefit of the Oregon Dental Association. The annual subscription rate for nonmembers is $40. Single copies may be Barry J. Taylor, DMD, CDE right loan for your practice purchased for $5 each. The acceptance of advertising for publication in Membership Matters 5 Letters to the Editor 27 ODA Board of Trustees should not be construed as endorsement by ODA of the advertiser or of the meeting highlights product or service being advertised. For advertising rates and information, 8 News Briefs contact Paul Vollmer at 503.445.2222 or [email protected]. May 31, 2014 The entire contents of this publication are copyrighted by the Oregon Dental Association, 2014. All rights reserved. No part of this publication 12 In My Opinion may be reproduced, reprinted, stored in a retrieval system, or transmit- 28 Dental Foundation of Oregon ted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, Kurt Ferré, DDS recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of the editor and the author. 30 OHSU School of Dentistry Washington Leadership Periodicals postage paid at Wilsonville, Oregon, and at additional mailing 22 offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes and all correspondence to: Conference 2014 recap Dental Classifieds Membership Matters, PO Box 3710, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-3710; 32 503.218.2010 or 800.452.5628 (toll-free in Oregon). COMPONENT CE CALENDAR EVENTS & INFORMATION compiled by Mehdi Salari, DMD Send your component’s CE courses to [email protected].

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A moment to celebrate

HY IS THE JUNE/JULY ISSUE arriving in Many ODA members are full-time instructors my mailbox now, and why is this and even more are part-time instructors. W whole issue devoted to the new OHSU Physically, the new building will facilitate School of Dentistry building—Skourtes the changes already being implemented in Tower—which is a significant part of the new dental education. While most of us recall long Collaborative Life Sciences Building (CLSB)? hours spent in the lab after hours—waxing, The answer to the first question is that the casting, and setting denture teeth—students weather has been lovely and a certain editor today have most of this done by outside labs. has been distracted by planning a trip to Hell’s Diagnostic wax ups, mounted models, implant Canyon and the Eagle Cap Wilderness in NE radiograph, and surgical stents are still Barry J. Taylor, Oregon with his sons. (“Dad, is this one of done by the students, but the days of casting DMD, CDE your character building trips?”) Moving into a machines and porcelain ovens in the school new office has also been a bit of a distraction. are past. In their place we will be seeing more Which brings us to the longer answer to the milling machines and imaging cameras for second question. CAD/CAM dentistry. The tentacles of the School of Dentistry Another positive change is the contacts reach into many facets of and collaborations that will hopefully be the profession in Oregon. fostered through the dental school sharing a That is why we should building with health course programs such as Maybe in the not so care about the School pharmacy from OSU, PSU, and also the OHSU as it goes through these School of Medicine. The CLSB was designed distant future, dentistry most recent changes. I to facilitate this education model, which in the would like to say such ideal world will provide better communication won’t be viewed as a monumental change and teamwork with other healthcare providers. only happens once in Maybe in the not so distant future, dentistry a silo in healthcare, a lifetime, but there won’t be viewed as a silo in healthcare but are actually dentists will be more aligned with the other healthcare but will be more in Oregon who have professions. been involved with On the top floor of the Skourtes Tower is aligned with the other three different School the Continuing Education department, which buildings. My guess is now managed by the Oregon Academy of is that the previous General Dentistry. If attendance is measured healthcare professions. moves were similar to by number of doctors participating, this this move, in that a new program is second only to the Oregon Dental building makes significant improvements in Conference as the source of continuing the education of dental students, and this one education for dentists. The CE clinic will also coincides with a new dean as well. continue to be a source of education for The majority of graduates from the School dentists; in addition, the clinic will continue stay in Oregon to practice. These are the to host numerous study clubs which ODA doctors that will be your associates, your members participate in. partners, and someday possibly purchasing Over time, the newness of the Skourtes Barry J. Taylor, DMD, CDE, is your office. As a profession, we should care Tower will fade, but, at this moment in time, editor of Membership Matters. about curriculum at the School, to maintain a we should celebrate such a large step forward He can be reached via email at in the education of dental students. Even [email protected]. high level of care for our patients. Graduating students’ clinical skills and knowledge though most of us are not current students, The opinions expressed in this will improve with time through continuing the School still plays an important role in our editorial are solely the author's own, and do not reflect the education courses, but we expect that upon profession. And yes, to my sons, Sage and Carl, views of the Oregon Dental graduation, they are already capable of backpacking in 90 degree weather at a high Association or its affiliated organizations. providing excellent care to their patients. elevation will build character. 

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

These letters were received in response to the May 2014 issue of Membership Matters. The feature story in that issue was about participating in Medicaid, and the editorial discussed incorporating all types of dental practice models into our association model.

Dear Dr. Taylor, Dear Dr. Taylor, I have generally always enjoyed positions for the big insurance Having had a conversation recently reading our magazine, Membership company. We all know who it falls on about the very issue you discuss in Matters, as I feel more connected to to take care of our patients, and it’s your May editorial, it was nice to see the local dental community. I was not the insurance companies. someone ‘get it.’ I’m sure there are taught in dental school that it was I’m sure Dr. Barichello and Dr. Ten some of your members that will not good to join the ADA because they Pas are wonderful people, but they appreciate your points (as in Virginia), support and champion dentists and are no longer our champions. Where but the reality is that they are part of the highest standard of oral health are the individuals who champion the present and the future look of the care, as our magazine states in the the dentist, and the practice of profession. Table of Contents. excellent dentistry; where have they Bonuses, production goals, etc.,— More and more however, I see gone? yep, they are all part of a ‘traditional’ the organizations like the ADA/ It’s question time, does the ADA/ well-run business we call dentistry. ODA selling out to corporations, ODA support me—the dentist— Bad folks making bad decisions— governments, and insurance or do they fall in line with the yep, that would be in the solo practice, companies. Our current issue [May insurance companies, chase after small group practices, large dental 2014] provides a good example; the government carrots, or lay down only group practices and corporate private practicing dentist is chastised the red carpet for the big dental group practices. while the corporations that run corporations? I understand times No one is immune, as it can happen offices are built up by our editor. The are changing, but it’s time for a look anywhere. If you don’t want them as main articles exclaim the virtues of in the mirror, and if I’m no longer members, but rather outcasts, keep taking Medicaid and how to obtain the constituency, I’m happy to doing what you’re doing (not you). government subsidies with a whole move along and watch ODA/ADA Instead, let’s involve them via the page for instructions on how to membership numbers continue to ADA’s Code of Ethics and give them accept reimbursements that don’t plummet. the message: “You are not alone. Call cover costs. Travis Evans, DMD us for help when you are struggling. We hear from two of our past ODA Tualatin, OR We are here to help.” presidents and fellow dentists—who Keep giving the reality check! used to be our champions—who are Terry D. Dickinson, DDS apparently now working in senior Executive Director, Virginia Dental Association

Editor’s note: Dr. Dickinson’s views are his Membership Matters would love to hear from you. own, and do not necessarily represent the Send your feedback to Barry J. Taylor, DMD, CDE, views of the Virginia Dental Association or editor, via email at [email protected]. of the American Dental Association.

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MEMBERSHIP MATTERS • June/July 2014 5 ODA GOVERNANCE Joni Young, DMD Recently elected by the ODA Board of Trustees, Dr. Young will take the office of president-elect at the 2014 ODA House of Delegates this September. By Melody Finnemore

S A YOUNG GIRL, JONI YOUNG often heard her Dr. Young said she also believes older brother talk about wanting to be members of the ODA should contribute to A a dentist. When she expressed a similar guiding, supporting, and giving back to the interest, their mother encouraged her to organization through whatever volunteer become a dental hygienist. time they have available. “I had this feeling of, ‘Well, if he can do “Dentistry has changed and so many it, I can, too,’” she said, adding her brother people are involved in group practices ultimately became an engineer. and corporate dentistry, but when I started Dr. Young earned her DMD from OHSU there were mostly smaller practices,” she School of Dentistry in 1988. She started her said. “The ODA has been really helpful general practice in Salem and joined the with regulatory issues, and the staff is Oregon Dental Association that summer. unbelievable.” Dr. Young’s practice has remained small throughout her career, which has given her a chance to interact more directly with her patients. “I enjoy the people. I even do a lot of the cleanings myself, so I get to know my patients pretty well. I enjoy that interaction and fixing people’s smiles,” she said. When she’s not working, Dr. Young is most likely to be found ferrying her 9-year- old daughter, Peyton, and 11-year-old son, Bryce, to their many activities. Dr. Young also loves to be in the water. She began swimming in middle school and continued through her college years at Willamette University, where she majored in biology and chemistry. “After dental school, I wasn’t exercising, Dr. Young finishing at Recently elected president-elect of the and I love the water, so swimming is the Manhattan Island ODA, Dr. Young became involved in her always my fallback,” said the long-distance Marathon swim (28.5 swimmer. “I’m always curious, ‘Can I go a miles around Manhattan). component society early in her career. Since then, she has filled multiple offices at the little bit longer?’” component level, and has served on the Among her goals is to someday swim ODA Board of Trustees. across the English Channel. During her first “Organized dentistry is helpful because attempt, she became hypothermic and had of the camaraderie, and I’ve met several to stop short of reaching that goal. However, great mentors,” she said. “Even now, when she plans to try it again in the future. I come up with a problem, there is always In the meantime, Dr. Young said she somebody out there who has had that issue looks forward to continuing the ODA’s work and can talk with me about it.” on maintaining the dentist as the head of

6 800.452.5628 • WWW.OREGONDENTAL.ORG Dr. Young just before Dr. Young with her swimming the Santa family: husband Bob, Barbara Channel. and their children, Peyton (age 9), and Bryce (age 11).

the dental team, whether it be with the Board members—established and new—to see of Dentistry, the Legislature or other bodies. the value of their membership and to get “With the constantly evolving health care involved in the organization. Involvement scene, we need to stay up with the changes doesn’t always mean a huge commitment of and find ways to include dentists from hours or years. It can be something short and all practice types so they too will become sweet, and very rewarding!”  members. We as a group can help make Melody Finnemore is a freelance writer for ODA and a changes for all of us at the ODA and in partner in Precision Communications. She can be reached at dentistry,” she said. “My goal is to get all [email protected].

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Dr. Robert E. Varner elected president of AAO Robert E. Varner, DMD, an or- thodontist from Roseburg, has been elected the 2014–15 presi- dent of the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO), the oldest and largest dental specialty orga- nization in the world. The election was held during the AAO’s 114th Annual Session in New Orleans. “Service to our patients is our priority,” Dr. Varner said. “Patients are our purpose, and it is our shared goal to ensure that each one receives the highest quality care. Orthodontists work with other dental professionals, such as primary care dentists, periodontists and oral surgeons, to collaborate on each patient’s unique needs and circumstances with the goal of ensuring that the result of treatment is a healthy, beautiful smile. This interdisci- plinary collaboration is particularly important today given the increasing number of adult orthodontic patients, whose treatment needs may be more complex than those of children and adolescents. It is an extraordinary honor to be called upon to lead the AAO’s service to orthodontic patients and to AAO members for the coming year.” Dr. Varner has held leadership positions in organized orthodontics at local, state, regional and national levels since 1977. He has held the presidencies of the Umpqua Dental Society, Oregon State Society of Orthodontists, and the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists. Dr. Varner is a member of the World Federation of Orthodontists, the Northwest Component of the Edward H. Angle Society, and is a Diplo- mate of The American Board of Orthodontics.

A 1969 graduate of the University of Oregon Dental School, Dr. Varner served three years as a dental officer in the U. S. Navy, including a one-year dental internship at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego. After his military service, Dr. Varner completed his orthodontic education at the University of Oregon Health Science Center in Portland in 1974, and subsequently opened his private practice in Roseburg, Oregon. In his spare time, Dr. Varner and his wife, Jacquetta, enjoy traveling, tennis, golfing, and spending time with family and friends. 

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OHSU Faculty Senate Service Award OHSU faculty members are recognized annually through the Faculty Senate Awards for their exceptional efforts in support of OHSU’s mission. Awards are made for contributions in one of five rotating categories: Research, Leadership, Teaching, Service, and Collaboration. This year’s award for the School of Dentistry was in the Service Category. Finalists and winners were recognized at a banquet on May 8.

Finalists received a $500 prize from the OHSU Foundation. The winner is awarded $3,500, and their name is engraved on a memorial plaque from the Foundation.

Congratulations to Jeffrey C. Stewart, DDS, MS (2nd from left), winner of the 2014 OHSU Faculty Senate Service Award. He is pictured above with the other three finalists from the School of Dentistry, Agnieszka Balkowiec, PhD; Eli Schwarz, DDS, MPH, PhD; and Robert W. Myall, BDS, MD.

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WELCOME  Election held Nov. 1, 2014 Volunteers NEEDED Elected by ODA Board of Trustees NEW ODA MEMBERS! Health Services Group Board of Directors   If interested, the deadline to submit materials is July 31, 2014.   HALLIE L. The ODA councils and commit- POSITIONS OPEN  Two non-independent directors McNAUGHTON, DMD tees listed below currently have Two independent directors Beaverton TERM 4 Years Washington County Dental volunteer opportunities. All ODA Society members are encouraged to INC UMBENTS Michael E. Biermann, DMD C.J. McLeod participate in the leadership of Michael L. McKeel, DMD WILLIAM P. this organization. MOORE, DMD DECLARED CANDIDATES Michael E. Biermann, DMD Steve Hill Portland Interested applicants should submit Multnomah Dental Society a letter of interest and a one-page C.J. McLeod resume to: Michael L. McKeel, DMD ALAN NEAL, DMD Mail: O DA Leadership Salem Development Committee Clackamas County Dental Society Jim Smith, DMD, Chair, Nominating Sub-Committee ODA Councils and Committees: PO Box 3710 • Annual Meeting Council Wilsonville, OR 97070 • Membership Council • New Dentist Committee Email: [email protected] • Public and Professional Education Council • Publications Advisory Committee For more information, please call 503.218.2010.

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IN MY OPINION

Hindsight is always 20/20 Portland fluoridation referendum: One year later

Kurt Ferré, DDS

I SUSPECT THAT particular, many of the local dentists expressed MOST READERS outrage over the thought of fluoridation being MAY 21. WOULDN’T KNOW discontinued, and they were more than willing the significance of this date as compared to, to use their offices as educational centers on say, May 18, 1980—the day that Mt. Saint the safety and effectiveness of fluoridation. Helens blew its top. Patients trust their dentist’s opinion, and this Well, May 21, 2014, marks the one-year is one of the main reasons that Dr. Haynie and anniversary of the defeat of the fluoridation I have been so successful. referendum after the Portland City Council This is not, however, what happened in had approved it 5–0. Portland. One of my biggest disappointments I have been involved in fluoridation politics of the Portland campaign was the lack of for the past 15 years, and there are two facts individual dentist advocacy for fluoridation that play out in a fluoridation political battle: during the campaign. While the leadership 1) It is much easier to scare the public than of the ADA, the ODA, and the MDS was to un-scare them; and 2) The support for wonderful, most of the rank and file dentists fluoridation is a mile wide, but passion is an were collectively mute. inch deep; while the opposition’s support against fluoridation is an inch wide, but the Why? Here are some possible reasons: Dr. Ferré is past-president passion runs to the center of the universe. • Fluoridation will reduce decay and hurt of the Multnomah Dental Since Autumn of 2010, Dr. Chuck Haynie, Society. He is president of my income, or I will lose patients who are the board as well as the a retired general surgeon from Hood River, against fluoride and fluoridation (that’s my volunteer dental director and I have helped defend eight long-standing cynical possibility). for the Creston Children’s fluoridated communities from fluoridation Dental Clinic in SE Portland • Dentists, as a group, are apolitical. which serves the low-income opponents who have come to these children of the Portland Public communities and tried to get fluoridation • Fluoridation is too controversial. School System. discontinued. Five of these communities are in • Fluoridation fatigue: If the majority of the You can reach him at Oregon, and all of them are still fluoridated. people don’t want it, I’m done hitting my [email protected]. head against the wall. The opinions expressed in this How did this happen? column are solely the author’s • Dentists are poorly educated on fluoridation own, and do not reflect the First: “All politics are local.” We contacted the science and politics and how to respond to views of the Oregon Dental local dentists, physicians, and public health Association or its affiliated the internet rubbish some of their patients organizations. officials in each respective community. In bring in.

12 800.452.5628 • WWW.OREGONDENTAL.ORG Steps 5–7 have to do with the science of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). The opponents of fluoridation know this well. One of the major ways to improve SEO for pro-fluoridation websites is by linking websites to one another. This helps make sites more “credible” to search engines, like Google.

There is a national/international 5. If you have a website for your in America” public health policy, and campaign by fluoridation opponents practice, create a fluoride section if we don’t take a stand to protect it, to discontinue this practice wherever where your patients can go for who will? I believe it is the ethical and fluoride is added to a public water current information on fluoride. moral road that we must take for our system. Clean Water Portland, the 6. Link your the fluoride information profession. organization that opposed the on your website to these three With the assistance of the ODA, fluoridation referendum in Portland, websites: I would like to identify at least one has recently changed their name • Campaign for Dental Health: dentist in each component society as to Clean Water Oregon. They will www.ilikemyteeth.org the “go to” dentist on fluoridation. continue to attack the existing 22% of • CDC: www.cdc.gov/fluoridation If they practice in a fluoridated the fluoridated public water systems community, he or she can notify the • ADA “Fluoridation Facts” in Oregon. ODA of any opponent activity. If the www.ada.org/~/media/ADA/ We, as a profession, have the timing is right, this dentist, along with Member%20Center/files/ responsibility to promote and defend local public health advocates in a non- fluoridation_facts.ashx fluoridation as the foundation of a fluoridated community, can, again, sound dental public health policy. 7. If you have an office or individual contact the ODA, and they will assist Studies have shown that the most Facebook page, please “like” you in bringing fluoridation forward. effective approach to educating a the Campaign for Dental Health We may have lost the battle in patient is a face-to face conversation. Facebook page and link it to your Portland, but we haven’t lost the war. office webpage. There is a reason that the CDC has So, what can be done? Fluoridation continues to expand and hailed fluoridation as “One of the 10 1. Expand the curriculum on the grow around our country, despite the greatest public health achievements science and politics of fluoridation pressures brought on by fluoridation of the 20th Century”: Because it  at OHSU. opponents. Fluoridation is a “made works! 2. Make it an Oregon license requirement to take a 3-hour CE class on fluoridation every three years. Hygienists would have this requirement too.

Here are some individual steps that you can take immediately: 3. If you practice in a fluoridated community, remind your patients how lucky they are to live in a fluoridated community and that fluoridation is for everyone, not just kids. 4. If you practice in a non-fluoridated community, play the game of picking out the new patients who have relocated to your community and asking them, “You didn’t grow up in Oregon, did you?” Remind parents that their kids with cavities might not have had them if the water was fluoridated, or the adults might not have these root cavities if the water were fluoridated.

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DBy BarryENTISTRY & Melody Finnemore ON THE MOVE 1898 1900 The Oregon College Tacoma College of Dental Surgery merges of Dentistry is with the Oregon College of Dentistry to founded in Portland. form the North Pacific Dental College, later renamed the North Pacific College of Oregon.

1945 1899 1900 The University of Oregon The Tacoma College Dental School opens on of Dental Surgery Northeast Oregon Street. moves to Portland. 14 1950 ON THE MOVE 1956 2011 The dental school 2001 TheO OHSU/ US Collaborative moves to Marquam Hill. The center is Life Sciences Building renamed Oregon Health and Skourtes Tower & Science University. groundbreaking.

2003 OHSU breaks ground for its Timeline data source: Oregon 19812000 Health & Science University. The University of Oregon Health first building in the South Barry and Melody Finnemore collaborated Sciences Center is renamed Oregon Waterfront district. to produce the following three articles about Health Sciences University. the OHSU School of Dentistry. They can be reached at [email protected]. 1950 15 The Unique Charmsand

Challengesof the “old school”

S THE OHSU SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY settles into its new digs in Skourtes Tower, several ODA members A took time to reflect on their days as students and instructors in what will now be known as the “old My career at the school was a godsend school.” for me. I really enjoyed the camaraderie Before the University of Oregon School and the family atmosphere. of Dentistry opened, on Marquam Hill, in Jim Tinkle, DMD 1956, it was located in NE Portland. Bob Quinn, DMD, graduated from that “old school” in 1955, and recalled three dental I think I’ve always wanted to be a teacher. I have a supply companies located within a block strong belief that students need input from practicing of the school. He also illustrated just how “dentists. Nothing teaches like experience. Teaching Dr. Quinn much things have changed within the dental students keeps you on your toes. I enjoy the medical community since then. everyday challenges and the students’ enthusiasm. “Underneath us was the pharmacy, and I went Professionally, I have unlimited consultations with various specialists. This adds to my ongoing learning down there with a classmate of mine, and he and, in turn, makes me a better teacher and dentist. bought a pack of cigarettes,” Dr. Quinn said. “Many people smoked in class, and the instructors would Bob Faris, DMD sometimes smoke a cigarette or a pipe while they

were lecturing.” To watch the students, so many of whom There were few women in the school at that point were very tentative to begin with, progress in time, and the students and instructors had little

and become good students doing good flexibility in their access to the facility. dental work is what I enjoy about teaching. “Boy, we had to be out of there at five o’clock, and if anyone was in there after five, the janitor went Ken Berg, DMD “ and told the dean. The dean said, ‘Instructors are a dime a dozen; janitors It is rewarding to teach the next generation, and are hard to find,’” Dr. Quinn said. it has fulfilled my experience far beyond my Ken Berg, DMD, attended his first expectations. I’ve also learned a lot. I am actually three years of classes in the antiquated a better dentist knowledge-wise, and I know more structure, where there were few of the now than when I graduated from dental school. amenities often taken for granted today. Don Sirianni, DMD Dr. Berg “We had no running water on the clinic floor, so we had to use squeeze bulbs for water to rinse the patient’s

16 800.452.5628 • WWW.OREGONDENTAL.ORG OHSUON THE MOVE mouth,” he said. “And our clinics were Room to experience a very warm, because we had no air realistic practice conditioning. When we would set up As the dental school evolves yet wax for dentures they would soften and again, in its new space on the South teeth would fall out.” Waterfront, the transition will overwhelmingly benefit students and A few quirks kept instructors alike, Dr. Berg said. things interesting “I think one of the big benefits for Dr. Berg moved to the “new” building on the students is that they are going to Marquam Hill during his have state-of-the-art dental equipment,” fourth year of school, and he said. “This will also benefit the was a member of the first instructors in that, at the old school, graduating class there in 1957. “As students, something breaks down on the clinic floor every day we basically all felt we had died and gone to because it’s really in bad shape.” heaven when we went to the new school.” In addition, students will no longer have to purchase or The building’s notoriously precarious sterilize their own dental equipment, alleviating some of Dr. Sirianni elevators came to mind for Don Sirianni, their financial burden and allowing more time to interact DMD, who graduated from the dental with and care for patients, Dr. Berg said. school in 1964. Too many people on the elevators often Bob Faris, DMD, who graduated caused them to stop just short of the floor above. “I can from the dental school in 1961 and remember having to climb up and out of the recently retired from teaching there, elevator,” he said. complimented the view from the new Jim Tinkle, DMD, is among those who facility as well as its expansive space, have seen the dental school grow and which will allow students to experience evolve over the years. From the time he what it is like to be part of a group began dental school until he completed his Dr. Faris practice. endodontic residency in 1985, the institution “The students and instructors will have Dr. Tinkle underwent three name changes. new bays and a new operatory, and I think they will all Dr. Tinkle and others remembered being benefit from that,” Dr. Faris said. able to park near the dental school, where the slope created Dr. Tinkle also highlighted the larger space, noting he some risky conditions in the winter. Sometimes, one’s car and his colleagues taught “four-handed dentistry with would not be in the same place one left it because the cars assistants in chairs that reclined in a space that was built tended to slide down the slope when the roads were slick. for single-operator, standup dentistry.” Dr. Tinkle also recalled losing this premium parking when “We never had enough space, and we had situations the Casey Eye Institute was constructed. where patients were within six feet of each other and “The rule was that parking had to pay for itself, so OHSU had no privacy,” he said. “This will be better for patients, closed our parking lot and raised our parking fees to pay for mobility around the building and for teaching spaces for the new one,” he said, noting parking has historically as well.” been a problem on Marquam Hill. Dr. Sirianni, who began teaching at the dental school Dr. Tinkle began teaching in the dental school in 1979 in 2000, said the larger space will not only give students a and, as a member of the faculty, often was involved in more realistic practice experience, but also lead to better some renovation projects as well. conversations between instructors and students. The “There are an impressive number of coats of paint we put enhanced one-on-one atmosphere will bolster student- on the inside, and sometimes I think what is holding the instructor interactions, and allow instructors to better building together is all that paint. The plumbing system relate their real-world expertise to students. was really old and inadequate, and the water did not taste “The newness brings back our experiences in practice, very good,” he said. and the instructors will be better able to share those “All in all, the building served us well over the experiences,” he said. “Our responsibility as instructors is years and we were able to remodel spaces to meet our to teach the techniques, and our gift is to tell students what needs.” Dr. Tinkle said, adding the cramped conditions they will actually do in their practice.”  occasionally required a closet to be turned into an office. Photos courtesy of OHSU. Dr. Quinn’s photo by Dan Carter; Dr. Sirianni’s photo by Michael McDermott.

MEMBERSHIP MATTERS • June/July 2014 17 New OHSU SCHOOL of DENTISTRY at the vanguard of a NEW EDUCATION PARADIGM

HE OHSU SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY’S move to its large groups of students studying different state-of-the-art home in Portland’s South disciplines. T Waterfront represents the innovative This no-silos approach to education prepares direction in which its curriculum and future professionals for the direction health community outreach is moving. care delivery is headed, and dovetails with the The new location, in the Skourtes Tower as Affordable Care Act, under which coordinated part of the Oregon University System/OHSU care organizations and dental care organizations Collaborative Life Sciences Building, combines must collaborate, Dr. Marucha noted. cutting-edge training, clinical and research “We’re not just talking about classes together, spaces. The facility is at the vanguard of a but accommodating models under which new education paradigm, and represents a students will practice together,” he said. “We’re vital center of community outreach—one educating students to be excellent contemporary that, through oral health training and services clinicians, with a strong view toward the future, delivered in both urban and rural areas, will because they’ll be practicing 20, 30, 40 years continue to be felt across Oregon. from now.” “We’re the center for oral health education To that end, the Skourtes Tower—named for in the state, so we must not respond to major donors Bonnie and Eugene Skourtes, change, but be the architect of change,” said DMD—and the larger Collaborative Life Phillip Marucha, DMD, PhD, dean of the Sciences Building features the latest in dental School of Dentistry. and medical technology and equipment. It Dr. Marucha said the Skourtes Tower’s includes an advanced simulation center where design provides myriad opportunities to clinical teams will train side-by-side, and shared Dr. Marucha “launch curriculum into the future.” The instrumentation labs. A $4.35 million donation Collaborative Life Sciences Building—a from Newberg-based dental manufacturer A-dec, project spanning a total of 612,000 square feet founded by Ken and Joan Austin, has brought that will provide space for OHSU, Portland State state-of-art clinical equipment to the Skourtes University, and Oregon State University—will Tower. The tower will feature 120-square-foot foster interdisciplinary learning and interaction operatories that are double the size of the between dental, medical, nursing, and pharmacy school’s old operatories, and 215 dental chairs. students, as well as those studying biology and “That will allow us to do the most modern chemistry. dentistry in modern facilities,” Dr. Marucha said, The facility features not only areas that noting the importance of dental education that encourage students to simply spend time connects oral health care to the overall body. together, but flexible spaces that can be divided “And we’re ensuring that our curriculum, for small-group learning, yet still accommodate clinically and didactically, matches our facilities.

18 800.452.5628 • WWW.OREGONDENTAL.ORG OHSUON THE MOVE

As we move the curriculum forward, we’re through a statewide network of sites, aims looking at how we use technology to reach to provide students with interdisciplinary students, and teaching them how to be self- educational experiences in patient care and learners, accessing and comparing data and research in collaboration with practicing dentists. making critical comparisons. Students in small During a May interview, Dr. Marucha said groups will be participating in active learning, the dental school was in the midst of a “listening teaching each other, because not until you teach tour,” learning about community needs around do you have a higher level of understanding.” the state. “We’re in the initial phase of that,” he Students will use computer-aided design said, “and it’s exciting.” and manufacturing to digitize impressions As part of this effort, the School of Dentistry and design and mill crowns and bridges. Only is developing a virtual campus in Klamath Falls, a fraction of practicing dentists in the state which features the requisite infrastructure and currently employ this technology, but the number foundation for collaboration with the presence of practitioners who use it will increase in the of the Oregon Institute of Technology, an OHSU future, Dr. Marucha said. In addition, students School of Nursing campus, and the Family will be trained in cone beam scanning that Medicine Residency Program administered by creates three-dimensional views of the mouth OHSU’s School of Medicine and sponsored and jaw, thanks to a gift from Carestream Dental. by OHSU, Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath The new space will support the school’s efforts Falls and the Oregon Area Health Education and to address dental carries as a chronic disease, Training Center. The region also has a Veterans with a focus on minimal removal of the tooth Administration clinic. structure and long-term prevention, Dr. Marucha “There’s strong community support there, as said. well,” Dr. Marucha said.  The Skourtes Tower also helps advance the dental school’s rural health program, which,

MEMBERSHIP MATTERS • June/July 2014 19 DR. BENSON leading the REVIVAL of the GENERAL PRACTICE RESIDENCY at OHSU EVELOPMENT OF THE OHSU SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY’S practitioners to address patients’ overall health,” General Practice Residency program took he said. D a significant step forward in March with As part of the multi-pronged planning, the submission of its lengthy application for efforts are underway to renovate space in accreditation. the Mark O. Hatfield Building on Marquam The next stage in the process is a late October Hill to accommodate the GPR program and site visit from the Commission on Dental the existing oral and maxillofacial surgery Accreditation and, if all goes as scheduled, initial clinic. Architectural plans are progressing, and accreditation will be secured by January 2015, construction on that project will start this fall, with the first class of students starting GPR Dr. Benson said. Faculty recruitment also has studies in July 2015. started, with assistant program director Patrick “We’re rounding third base and heading Hagerty, DMD, on board. for home right now,” said Sean Benson, Students will train in both the renovated DDS, the dental school’s GPR program space, and in the School’s new Skourtes Tower. director. “It’s an exciting time.” In addition, students will learn and serve in The GPR will have an initial enrollment of inpatient and outpatient facilities, with month- six students. First-year training will be held long rotations in family medicine, head and neck in hospital settings. In an optional second surgery/radiation medicine, and anesthesiology. Dr. Benson year, residents will provide services in the The GPR program also will provide students community, including the rural areas, where with experience in dental specialties including they will build their competencies as part of endodontics, periodontics, pediatric dentistry, multidisciplinary health care teams. and oral surgery. Dr. Benson, who is a past president and The anesthesiology rotation, with Kaiser current secretary-treasurer of the ODA, Permanente, will provide students with sedation described program planning, including the training; experience in operating rooms; accreditation process, as a “colossal undertaking” emergency training in a simulation lab; and that ultimately will fill a need to train dentists training with a medical procedures unit. The to collaborate with fellow health care providers latter unit will help students understand and and serve “all corners of the state.” The GPR’s recognize cases in which patients may need a mission is to train practitioners to serve patients higher-level anesthesia provider. with special needs, including individuals The GPR program is being re-established with physical, developmental and emotional thanks in part to a $2 million anonymous disabilities and those with medically complex grant. In addition, vital partnerships have been conditions. developed with Permanente Dental Associates, “This is an opportunity to make a difference which has provided $200,000 to help develop and provide training to treat patients with more the GPR program, and Moda Health, which complex conditions, and training more advanced is providing a second-year training site in

20 800.452.5628 • WWW.OREGONDENTAL.ORG OHSUON THE MOVE La Grande. Dr. Benson, who still maintains a dental practice in Baker City, said talks are GPR’s mission ongoing with hospital systems about possible partnerships that can help strengthen the is to train program’s sustainability. Restoration of the GPR program—an earlier practitioners to iteration at OHSU ended in the early 2000s— serve patients fulfills a vision Dr. Benson had while serving as a dentist at Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande; with special he recalls patients waiting for a year to see him in needs, including the OR. “I thought the dental school was in a prime individuals position to provide additional training,” he said. Dr. Benson added that expansion of Medicaid with physical, services places the new GPR program in a “much developmental better position financially.” And, with more students seeking multidisciplinary training, and emotional but with few new GPR programs starting disabilities nationally, and given the silo-breaking focus on multidisciplinary health care, demand for such and those training is high. “A lot of people say that when I talk to them with medically about the program, they can hear the enthusiasm complex in my voice,” Dr. Benson said. “I’m very excited.”  conditions.

MEMBERSHIP MATTERS • June/July 2014 21 INSIDE ODA

Washington Leadership Conference 2014

VERY SPRING, HUNDREDS OF DENTISTS GATHER TOGETHER IN WASHINGTON, D.C., to advocate for their patients, their E profession, and their practice, at the Washington Leadership Conference. 2014 was one of the best years yet—with over 500 attendees, including 32 new dentists. The Oregon delegation included officers, ODA president, Judd R. Larson, DDS; ODA president-elect, Steven E. Timm, DMD; DOPAC Chair, Patrick V. Hagerty, DMD; along with Michael E. Biermann, DMD; Daniel Saucy, DDS; Rickland G. Asai, DMD; Jill M. Price, DMD; ODA executive director, Conor McNulty, CAE; and managing director of public and professional affairs, Christina Swartz Bodamer. The keynote for this year’s conference was Dana Perino, former White House press secretary and current Fox News 11th District wins host. As only the second female press secretary in U.S. ADPAC Membership Award! history, and one of the most widely-respected members of President Bush’s senior staff, she is an expert in crafting During the WLC, the 11th District was the and communicating key messages under stressful recipient of the ADPAC Membership Award, which is awarded to the multi-state district with the highest donation amount to ADPAC. Over 62% of ODA members have contributed to ADPAC, giving Oregon one of the highest rates of participation in the nation. In recognition of that achievement, 11th District ADPAC Trustee, Dr. Doug Hadnot, honored the ODA by asking us to house the award at our office in Wilsonville.

left to right: Congressman Greg Walden, Dr. Steve Timm, Dr. Dan Saucy

left to right: Dr. Patrick Hagerty, Congressman Kurt Schrader, Dr. Dan Saucy

22 800.452.5628 • WWW.OREGONDENTAL.ORG conditions; she is also a keen analyst of the latest political news. ODA representatives were able to meet with the offices of all seven members of the Oregon Congressional Delegation. The message taken to Capitol Hill varied among Washington Leadership Conference state delegations, but for the Oregon delegation, it included: • Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act • Medicaid RAC Audits • Action for Dental Health Act

With the conference fortuitously occurring during important election primary dates, much of the focus also surrounded ADPAC- supported dentist candidates for Congress. On May 20, Rep. Mike Simpson (a dentist from Idaho’s 2nd district) won his Republican primary 62–38%. This was a difficult election—one of the top in the country. In this heavily Republican district, Rep. Simpson— barring something unforeseen— will be re-elected in the general election. On May 27, Dr. Brian Babin won the run-off for the primary in the 36th District of Texas, with a 58–42% victory over businessman Ben Streusand. Because this seat is traditionally a Republican stronghold, Dr. Babin will most likely become a member of the 114th Congress in January 2015. ADPAC is also looking to Rep. Paul Gosar’s primary in the 4th District of Arizona on August 26. Dr. Gosar will most likely be running unopposed. 

MEMBERSHIP MATTERS • June/July 2014 23 IN YOUR PRACTICE

Choosing the right loan for your practice

HEY SAY THAT TIME HEALS all wounds, but in Assumptions for the first two scenarios: some cases, too much time might cause 99 Practice collections: $1,000,000 T more pain than we think. For dentists—no 99 Sales price: $750,000 (with a column strangers to pain management—the length of showing a 5% decline in revenue) your practice loan might harbor some hidden 9 pain if the term is too long. 9 Seller has a 10-year loan at a 5.00% interest rate or 15 year loan at a 5.50% interest rate Consider the term of your loan 99 Seller pays a 10% brokerage commission on Scott Beard Until the late 1990s, banks typically structured sale of the practice 5-year loans for most dental practices. As 99 Seller pays 20% in taxes from the sale banking relationships have evolved, the (taxes vary based on depreciation and common loan duration stretched first to seven value of business—consult your tax years, and then to about 10 years. professional for true estimate of taxes.) During the past few years of the Great Recession, however, loan terms have increased In Scenario 1, with a 15-year loan, a dentist even more, and today it is not uncommon for who has to sell the practice in three years some lenders to offer 15-year or even 20-year would need to bring significant cash to closing Amanda Mombert loans. or order to pay off debt—up to $43,000 if they While longer loans do allow for smaller had a 5% decline in collections. monthly payments, there are two concerns With a 10-year loan, however, the dentist dentists should be aware of: would make somewhere between $38,000 and 1. Significant losses in the event of the need $67,000. to sell due to an unforeseen event. In Scenario 2, the dentist with a 15-year 2. The sum of total interest paid over the loan would still make some money, but it is course of the loan. significantly less revenue than a dentist with a These should both give dentists pause. In 10-year loan (approximately $144,000!) almost every case, a shorter term loan is the proper course of action for dentists who wish Scenario 3 assumes that a dentist paid his/ to have manageable monthly payments, lower her loan as scheduled until maturity. As you interest payments, and tangible profits. can see, there is a big difference in interest Consider the three scenarios on the paid. opposite page to illustrate these points. For Scenarios 1 and 2, we are assuming that a Your practice has great value. It is critical that dentist owns his/her practice, has a loan, and you explore these types of scenarios when will have to sell sooner than expected for considering a loan’s term and structure. You personal reasons. Further, when purchased, just might save yourself a lot of pain and the practice was bringing in around $1 million frustration by considering all of the options in collections. available to you. 

Scott Beard is executive vice president and director for healthcare lending for Pacific Continental Bank. He can be reached at [email protected].

Amanda Mombert is vice president and dental banking officer for Pacific Continental Bank. She can be reached at [email protected].

24 800.452.5628 • WWW.OREGONDENTAL.ORG Scenario 1: Unexpected reasons 15-year amortization 10-year amortization cause the owner to sell with 5.5% interest rate with 5.0% interest rate after 3 years. Sold for 5% decline Sold for 5% decline $750,000 in sales price $750,000 in sales price Sales Price $750,000 $712,500 $750,000 $712,500

Brokerage Commission ($75,000) ($71,250) ($75,000) ($71,250)

Taxes ($45,000) ($40,000) ($45,000) ($40,000)

Sales Proceeds $630,000 $601,250 $630,000 $601,250

Loan Balance $645,000 $645,000 $563,000 $563,000

Net proceeds to borrower ($15,000) ($43,000) $67,000 $38,250

Scenario 2: Unexpected reasons 15-year amortization 10-year amortization cause the owner to sell with 5.5% interest rate with 5.0% interest rate after 5 years. Sold for 5% decline Sold for 5% decline $750,000 in sales price $750,000 in sales price Sales Price $750,000 $712,500 $750,000 $712,500

Brokerage Commission ($75,000) ($71,250) ($75,000) ($71,250)

Taxes ($85,000) ($75,000) ($85,000) ($75,000)

Sales Proceeds $590,000 $566,250 $590,000 $566,250

Loan Balance $566,000 $566,000 $422,000 $422,000

Net proceeds to borrower $24,000 $250 $168,000 $144,250

Scenario 3: Regular payments over a 15-year and 10-year amortization. 15-year amortization 10-year amortization with 5.5% interest rate with 5.0% interest rate Total Interest Paid $359,000 $208,000 over Term of the Loan

Difference (in interest paid) between a 15-year loan and a 10-year loan is $151,000!

MEMBERSHIP MATTERS • June/July 2014 25

INSIDE ODA Board of Trustees meeting highlights Saturday, May 31, 2014

• ODA’s editor, Barry Taylor, DMD, led the trustees • The Board discussed and approved the ODA’s support through a mega-issue discussion about communication, of a resolution that Washington Dental Association in which they examined all of the ways that ODA is submitting to the ADA House of Delegates, which reaches out to our members and the public. would change the number of votes needed to adopt ADA Bylaws amendments from 2/3 to a simple majority. • The Board approved a $5 Oregon Dental Conference (ODC) tuition increase that was proposed by the Annual • Joni D. Young, DMD, from Salem, was elected as the Meeting Council (AMC). The increase will allow the AMC next president-elect. She will take office at the ODA to provide free wireless internet in classrooms to attendees. House of Delegates meeting.

• The Board approved speakers for the 2015 ODC, which • Jack Rocheld, DDS, was appointed to the Annual were proposed by the AMC. Meeting Council.

• The ODA Charitable Activities Fund Bylaws and Articles • Deborah Struckmeier, DMD, was elected to the of Incorporation were amended to reflect the ODA’s new Dentists of Oregon Political Action Committee (DOPAC) governance structure. Board of Directors. 

MEMBERSHIP MATTERS • June/July 2014 27 DENTAL FOUNDATION OF OREGON

On the road with the THE DENTAL FOUNDATION OF OREGON Tooth Taxi in Canyonville

By Mary Daly Tooth Taxi Program Manager HE TOOTH TAXI TEAM THANKS Canyonville School for being such an awesome site T partner! School Secretary Kathy Brown did a terrific job working with parents to arrange for before and after school appointments. This Canyonville School, assistance provided care for an additional nine May 19–23, 2014 students. Kathy also arranged to have a corps of volunteers on hand who escorted students 60 students screened and took care of our Tooth Taxi “rainy day” list: preparing oral hygiene kits and performing  appointments other jobs essential to keeping our processes 32 orderly. in the van Thank you Canyonville School! $24,417 value of free For the past year we have been working dental services with Mercy Foundation out of Roseburg, provided collaborating with their Healthy Kids Outreach Program (HKOP). With their screenings, sealant, and educational programs in Douglas County, they are aware of the schools that have the greatest needs for dental services. The collaboration has opened several doors to schools where the Tooth Taxi can come in and provide emergent services and restorative care. K. David Carneiro, DMD, Canyonville has a tremendous need for dental with a patient. services and the Tooth Taxi hopes to return, so we can continue improving student’s oral health. 

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28 800.452.5628 • WWW.OREGONDENTAL.ORG Cheers! This fall, the new OHSU School of Dentistry opens on the South Waterfront in the Skourtes Tower, and the Dental Foundation of Oregon wants to congratulate everyone involved in helping to build such a beautiful school.

Thank you for preparing the next generation of dental leaders in Oregon.

THE The Charitable Arm of the

OF Oregon Dental Association

MEMBERSHIP MATTERS • June/July 2014 29 OHSU SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY New Facility Prime for Continuing Dental Education

By Sydney Clevenger

A snapshot of the 12th floor clinical offerings, complete with a Portland view.

(Alene Davis Photography)

HE SUCCESSFUL OHSU SCHOOL OF and the Willamette River with the DENTISTRY and Oregon Academy new Tilikum Crossing Bridge,” T of General Dentistry (OAGD) she said. “The facility is transit- alliance is set to continue when friendly, with the building right on the dental school moves to its new the Tri-Met orange line and next to facility this summer on South the Portland Streetcar.” Waterfront. Academic and clinical The OHSU-OAGD alliance operations of the OHSU School has revitalized continuing dental of Dentistry began moving to the education. Skourtes Tower OHSU School of “Our plan is to continue to Dentistry (2730 SW Moody Ave, provide the very best in continuing Portland) on July 1, with limited dental education,” said Phyllis patient care beginning July 7. Beemsterboer, MS, EdD, OHSU The continuing dental education School of Dentistry associate department in the new facility is dean for academic affairs. “We The continuing dental education department on the 12th floor. are pleased that our alliance conference room in the new Skourtes Tower “We are eager to share our has enabled us to provide more OHSU School of Dentistry. new space with our members, robust continuing education (Sydney Clevenger) course attendees, and study opportunities and, it is our hope, club participants,” said OAGD that we can grow the program executive director Laura Seurynck, further in our new facility. RDH, MS. “We will have state-of- “The OAGD members are active the-art equipment and operatories, and supportive, with 18 study from private to open concept. clubs, and we have a newer staff Our conference room has video that can make it all happen,” she streaming capabilities so we can said. The OHSU School of Dentistry can be found online at share learning opportunities from “We have some great programs www.ohsu.edu/sod. operatory to operatory. lined up for the coming year.”  The School is also on Facebook: “The architecture is fabulous www.facebook.com/ohsuschoolofdentistry. and the views are outstanding For course offerings, please visit Sydney Clevenger is Communications with a birds-eye view of the www.ohsu.edu/sod/continuinged. Coordinator for the OHSU School of Dentistry. She can be reached at [email protected]. Cascades, downtown Portland,

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Schedule is 1 day a week/4 days a month. relationships with our patients and work in a fast-paced, high-end opportunities to advance with the company. *We’re looking for Our approach offers significant advantages to both dentists and environment. Submit resume to: [email protected]. General Dentists with at least TWO years of experience. * Contact: patients. Come join the team and share in the success! Malpractice Ron Brush, phone: 971-295-9914, email: [email protected] or Insurance covered. Equal Opportunity Employer. Please email SEEKING AN EXPERIENCED GENERAL DENTIST to join estab- visit: www.gentledentalcareers.com. your resume to [email protected] or visit our website lished group practice approximately 32 hours per week in Vancouver www.jobs.smilebrands.com/careers. Washington. Please send CV to [email protected]. EUGENE, OREGON—AT WILLAMETTE DENTAL GROUP our goal is to partner with our patients and practice proactive and ENDODONTIST WANTED FOR PORTLAND AREA. To provide the PORTLAND, OREGON—GENERAL DENTIST OFFICE NEEDS preventative dentistry. We have excellent opportunities and most comprehensive dental care in the industry means having the a dental associate. We are a modern office that sees PPO or cash great benefits for skilled dentists & specialists. Please visit www. best dental specialists working at our Gentle Dental affiliated offices. patients. We pride ourselves on high level of customer service and willamettedental.com/careers or contact Nathalie La Chance: nla- That’s why we take pride in working with Endodontists nothing excellence in dental care. Molar root canal experience preferred. [email protected] or 503-952-2172 to learn more about short of exceptional. As an industry leader, Gentle Dental provides In a landscape filled with corporate dentistry, come to a place our group practice opportunities. a large network of resources, including an experienced practice to work that feels like home. Email: [email protected] management staff, cutting edge technology, and outstanding ASSOCIATE DENTIST APPLEGATE VALLEY, OR—GENERAL ASSOCIATE DENTIST (PORTLAND/SALEM/EUGENE/ROSE- benefits. You will also have plenty of dental professionals sup- Dentist to join our practice of 30 years. This is a great opportunity BURG AND OREGON COAST AREAS)— Smiles Dental (www. porting you to confer and collaborate with as you continue to to work with a Dentist with vast experience. Beautiful country welovesmiles.com) is an award-winning group dental practice lo- grow in your career. We seek high-caliber professionals possessing office with the Applegate River and Applegate Lake close by. For cated throughout the Pacific Northwest. Smiles currently owns and degrees or certificates from accredited colleges or technical schools/ more information contact Rebecca Shepard at 541-899-7824 or operates fifteen practices and is aggressively growing throughout programs (as well as valid/current state license) with at least 1 year email [email protected]. Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. We are looking for a passionate, of dental experience. Gentle Dental has delivered high quality care quality-focused dentist with exceptional interpersonal skills and DENTIST ASSOCIATE OPPORTUNITY SW WASHINGTON STATE. with a personal touch for over 30 years. We have the resources leadership ability to join our team in a full-time capacity. The An opportunity for an experienced Associate Dentist is open in you need to achieve true personal and career success. Contact: position requires a minimum of 1-2 years of experience and the Vancouver, WA. This is a busy, locally owned, well established, Ron Brush, phone: 971-295-9914 or email: [email protected] ability to provide a broad scope of dental care. Applicant must multi-dentist office. This modern, well-equipped, quality practice APPLY: http://interdent.force.com/careers/apex/ts2__JobDetails?j have a current license in Oregon or be immediately eligible for an is very patient-oriented, great staff, excellent dentists, very stable obId=a0xi0000001Yv5GAAS. Oregon dental license. Please send a cover letter and resume via business. We offer very competitive earnings, benefits, opportunity. GENERAL DENTISTRY email to [email protected], no phone calls. Email your CV to [email protected] or fax to 360-604-7927. PART-TIME DENTIST—COMMUNITY CLINIC IN ALBANY. Flex- GENERAL DENTIST, SALEM—AS AN INDUSTRY leader, Gentle ASSOCIATE DENTIST PART-TIME—SALMON CREEK VAN- ible 2 days/ month. Contact Miao at 541-812-5503 or mzhao@ Dental provides a large network of resources, including an experienced COUVER Bright Now! Dental Affiliated Office. Schedule is Monday, samhealth.org for more information. practice management staff, cutting edge technology, and outstanding Tuesday, Friday, and one Saturday a month. Requires 1-year experi- benefits to help our affiliated dentists and employees grow in their ence, molar endo and surgical extractions. This office has fantastic LEAD GENERAL DENTIST FULL-TIME—GRESHAM BRIGHT careers. Are you a Dentist just wanting to focus on building relation- potential to do a substantial amount of production with a large NOW! Dental affiliated office. Sign-on Bonus $10,000! Requires ships with your patients and providing quality care? With Gentle Dental, patient base. The professional staff allows a doctor to focus solely on 3 years experience with the ability to do Molar Endo and sur- you can count on us to manage the nitty gritty of your office so that dentistry. Please visit our web site at www.smilebrands.com/careers gical extractions. We are looking for a dentist with leadership you can focus on dentistry. You will also have plenty of dental profes- or email your resume to [email protected]. Benefits: experience, is willing to provide clinical leadership through our sionals supporting you to confer and collaborate with as you continue 401K and Malpractice Insurance. Equal Opportunity Employer. mentoring and Market Dental Director program. The office has a to grow in your career. Gentle Dental has delivered high quality care CRISDENTAL IS LOOKING FOR AN ASSOCIATE TO BUY IN at our fantastic potential to do a substantial amount of production. The with a personal touch for over 30 years. We have the resources you Eugene practice. We have a great brand that is known throughout professional staff allows a doctor to focus solely on dentistry. Our need to achieve true personal and career success. We aim to provide the Southern Willamette Valley. A steady stream of patients and a approach offers significant advantages to both dentists and patients. our network of affiliated doctors and staff with a competitive benefits prime location with low overhead. Currently providing with 3 ops, Come join the team and share in the success! Benefits package: package, which include: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401K 1 hygienist and 3 days. Great time to buy in and build your practice medical, vision, life insurance, 401K plan, malpractice insurance, plan, PTO, CE credits, and career opportunities to advance with the with us. Reasonable initial investment and 2 years of practice ex- CE credits, and career advancement opportunities. Please email company. We’ll handle the details, you focus on your patients, let’s perience required. Must be energetic, efficient, and have the desire your resume to [email protected] or visit our website practice together. Please submit resumes to [email protected] or to win. For more details send an email to [email protected]. www.jobs.smilebrands.com/careers/dentist-jobs. apply online at www.gentledentalcareers.com.

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GENERAL DENTISTRY ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY SALEM—NEED GENERAL DENTIST AT BUSY multi-dentist SURGEONS WE ARE A DENTAL SPECIALIST office located in an affluent com- private practice. Seeking a person that wants a long-term com- PORTLAND—GENTLE DENTAL IS CURRENTLY LOOKING munity in SW Portland Metro. We would like to invite a pediatric mitment in a fun, energetic office with excellent staff. Position for an Oral Surgeon for Portland area. Oral Surgeons take care of dentist to join our office to expand our service. Space available three includes group health plan, paid time off and 401k and dental complicated extractions and extensive surgical procedures that only days per week. Please send resume via email: [email protected]. business ownership mentoring. E-mail to [email protected]. Oral Surgeons should perform, and give patients the confidence that PERIODONTICS ASSOCIATE GENERAL DENTIST FULL-TIME—PORTLAND will provide them with the optimum dental care they deserve. We BRIGHT NOW! Dental Affiliated office. Must enjoy working in a seek high-caliber professionals possessing degrees or certificates GENTLE DENTAL IS CURRENTLY LOOKING for Periodontists for busy office with a large patient base. Requires 2 years experience from accredited colleges or technical schools/programs (as well the Portland area. We seek high-caliber professionals possessing with the ability to do molar endo and surgical extractions. As an as valid/current state license) with at least 2 years of experience degrees or certificates from accredited colleges or technical schools/ Associate Dentist you will examine, diagnose, and provide treat- in Oral Surgery. We aim to provide our network of affiliated doc- programs (as well as valid/current state license) with at least 1 year ment counseling to patients in a comprehensive manner. Come tors and staff with a competitive benefits package. Contact: Ron of dental experience. Gentle Dental has delivered high quality care join the team and share in the success! Benefits package: medical, Brush, phone: 971-295-9914, email: [email protected]. APPLY: with a personal touch for over 30 years. We have the resources vision, life insurance, 401K plan, malpractice insurance, CE credits, http://interdent.force.com/careers/apex/ts2__JobDetails?jobId=a you need to achieve true personal and career success. We aim to and career advancement opportunities. Please email your resume 0xi0000001Yzz7AAC. provide our network of affiliated doctors and staff with a competi- to [email protected] or visit our website www.jobs. tive benefits package, which include: medical, dental, vision, life smilebrands.com/careers/dentist-jobs. ORTHODONTICS & insurance, 401K plan, PTO, CE credits, and career opportunities to DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS advance with the company. Contact: Ron Brush, email: brushr@ PERMANENTE DENTAL ASSOCIATES—OREGON /WASHINGTON interdent.com, phone: 971-295-9914. — Our mission is to provide the best oral health care to every PART-TIME ORTHODONTIST—PACIFIC DENTAL SERVICES patient through evidence-based dentistry within a group practice (PDS) is looking for an orthodontist to work 10 days a month in our setting. Excellent opportunities offered to skilled Dentists, includ- Portland area offices. We offer excellent income potential including SEEKING EMPLOYMENT ing Specialists. For additional information, please visit: pda-dental. a daily guarantee, a comfortable environment and state-of-the-art LOOKING FOR: ASSOCIATE GENERAL DENTIST POSITION com, or for current practice opportunities: www.pda-dental.com/ facilities. Contact Ed at 949-842-7936 or e-mail looname@pacden. anywhere between The Dalles, Salem, and Astoria. Available practice-opportunities/positions/how-to-apply. Contact us, phone: com for more information. starting early October. Please contact: [email protected]. 503-813-4915 or email: [email protected]. PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY OREGON LOCUM TENENS. GENERAL DENTIST providing prac- tice coverage with your staff at your office while you’re away. ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL OREGON–PORTLAND, DYNAMICALLY GROWING DENTAL 541-788-4844. SURGEONS ORGANIZATION with nine offices is seeking an associate. Full-time or part-time. We have opportunities for pediatric dentists at several PART-TIME ORAL SURGEON—PACIFIC DENTAL SERVICES of our locations. High-energy organization with a reputation for SUPPORT STAFF OPPS (PDS) is looking for an oral surgeon to work 4–6 days a month in our providing excellent care and patient service. Our beautiful, state- Portland area offices. We offer excellent income potential including of-the-art dental offices are located in scenic Portland, OR. Very DENTAL HYGIENISTS a daily guarantee, a safe environment and state-of-the-art facilities. competitive compensation and benefits. Applicants are invited Contact Ed at 949-842-7936 or e-mail [email protected] for more GENTLE DENTAL IS CURRENTLY LOOKING for Dental Hygienists to send C.V. to 360-573-4022, e-mail [email protected] or information. for the Portland/Vancouver area. At Gentle Dental, you can expect a call 360-571-8181 x201. complementary team of practitioners of health who strive to make a difference—professionals who consistently generate the ideals and visions of the team. If you are committed to providing clinical excellence, and have unbridled enthusiasm for the “Dental Arts,” we want to hear from you today! We seek high-caliber profession- als possessing degrees or certificates of hygiene from accredited Live Webinar presentation by colleges or technical schools (as well as valid/current state license) with at least 1 year of dental experience. We aim to provide our Rick Cardoza, D.D.S., D-ABFO network of affiliated doctors and staff with a competitive benefits Tuesday, August 19, 2014 package. For more information email: [email protected] or 6 - 8 p.m. - dinner included APPLY ONLINE: http://interdent.force.com/careers/apex/ts2__Job Valley River Inn, Eugene Details?jobId=a0xi0000001Z3HNAA0. PART-TIME DENTAL ASSISTANT—COMMUNITY CLINIC IN Dispelling the “CSI Effect” Myth, ALBANY. Flexible 2 days/ month. Contact Miao at 541-812-5503 An Overview of Contemporary Forensic or [email protected] for more information. EFDA—GENTLE DENTAL. EXPANDED FUNCTIONS DENTAL Dental Identification ASSISTANTS are dynamic powerhouses that execute a myriad Because of the current popularity of forensic fare in television, the general of duties before, during, and after our patients stride through public is getting a skewed view of the true nature of forensic investiga- the office doors. These talented dental experts are fundamental tion. This issue is commonly known as the “CSI effect”. In this webinar, to our high quality and affordable dental care and are essential in Dr. Cardoza will dispel this myth as it relates to forensic odontology. Topics will include forensic dental identification of decedents of varying providing a high level of patient service. That’s why Gentle Dental postmortem states including: skeletal, fragmented, decomposed, and takes pride in hiring EFDA’s nothing short of exceptional. We require burned remains. an active state EFDA license. We aim to provide our network of affiliated doctors and staff with a competitive benefits package, LEARNING Objectives: * Learn the varied roles of forensic dentists. which include: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401K plan, * Understand the forensic value of dental records. paid vacation and holidays, CE credits, and career opportunities * Recognize how to cooperate with the legal system. to advance with the company. Gentle Dental has the resources you complete program details and registration at need to achieve true personal and career success. Submit resumes to [email protected] or visit www.gentledentalcareers.com. lanedentalsociety.org/programs

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SPACE AVAILABLE/WANTED SPACE AVAILABLE/WANTED MISCELLANEOUS AVAILABLE: “ALL-DIGITAL” MODERN SPECIALT(IES) SUITE— FOR SALE OR LEASE WITH OPTION TO PURCHASE; First Class MODERATE SEDATION COURSE—INSTRUCTOR: STEVEN OUTER EAST PORTLAND. Over $100 K in tenant improvements 5000+/- SF building in NW Corvallis with high visibility and signage. GANZBERG, DMD, MS. Dates: October 10-18th, 2014 at Wendel in place. 5 treatment rooms, business, private doctors’ office, Class A Office. Orthodontic, Periodontal, and General Dentistry Offices Family Dental Centre Vancouver, WA. In conjunction with UCLA sterilization-supply area, 2 restrooms & break room in 1860 sq. feet. in the complex. Highly favorable demographics for General Dentistry, School of Dentistry. Cost: $12,500. A deposit of $500 is due at Introduction to 20 + year referring dentist base included. A low Pedodontist, Oral Surgeon, Periodontist or a combination of all. This time of registration. Course is 80+ hours with 20 patient cases. overhead, rapid growth, high profit opportunity. Highly favorable building is perfect! 3000+/- SF on main level with 7 operatories (One Contact: Lori, 360-944-3813 or [email protected]. Space demographics for a Pediatric Dentist, Oral Surgeon, Periodontist designed for pediatric patients). Doctor’s private office, laboratory, is limited. AGD#218643. or combination. Call 503-252-5567 or e-mail angleortho-dra@ consultation rooms, large sterilization room. Spacious reception comcast.net for detailed information. and waiting area, children’s play room. Lower level is 1980+/- SF PRACTICES FOR SALE with staff area, meeting rooms, storage areas, double car garage MEDICAL OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE—3,056 SF medical office with utility. For a full packet of information, contact: Lanny Zoeller WEST HILLS DENTAL PRACTICE—PORTLAND, OREGON. condo for sale or lease in Vancouver, WA. Access to major freeways. ALC, CRS, GRI, Principal Broker, Town & Country Realty, Corvallis OR. Beautiful practice in medical professional building in the west Class A office built in 2006. Doug Bartocci, CCIM, NAI Norris, Beggs Email [email protected] or call 541-753-0880 ext. 231. hills. Remodeled in 2008, 1,900 sq. ft. suite has four opt’s & Simpson, 360-852-9621, [email protected]. (plumbed for a fifth) filled with natural light. Average collections DENTAL OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE, NEWBERG: IDEAL LOCA- AVAILABLE: 4-OPERATORY DENTAL OFFICE FOR LEASE in South of $441,000 per year working three days per week. Contact Randy TION, 504 Villa Newberg OR, 1350 sq feet (4 ops) plus shared Eugene (97405). Equipment also available for lease or for purchase. Wadsworth at 503-475-0000 to own this practice for $310,000. reception area with Endodontist and General Dentist. Favorable Photos posted on Lane County Dental Society’s Facebook page. Call Visit ModaHealthSolutions.com and Facebook. population to dentist ratio in a growing community 22 miles from or email Leah for more info: 541-510-2693 or [email protected]. downtown Portland. Buy equipment and move in. Contact Dr. Lance BEAVERTON, OREGON— HIGHLY VISIBLE THREE OPERATORY OFFICE SPACE CONVENIENTLY LOCATED IN a medical/dental Rosenau 503-803-8099 or [email protected]. PRACTICE in Beaverton with recent equipment and technology professional plaza directly across the street from Meridian Park upgrades. Private off street parking for patients, spacious storage, and large doctor office with private restroom. Speak with Randy Hospital in Tualatin, with many consulting practices just a door EQUIPMENT FOR SALE or two away. 1160 sq. ft. with a large receptionist area and open Wadsworth at 503-475-0000 to find out more about this practice. waiting room. On the ground level and easily accessible for all. 3-OP DENTAL EQUIPMENT FOR SALE— 3 Royal Domain radius Visit ModaHealthSolutions.com and our Facebook page as well. chairs with over patient delivery, 3 doctor chairs, 3 assistant chairs, Three exam rooms, a lab/storage, bathroom, and 2 large offices. BANDON, OREGON— PRACTICE FOR SALE! Building For Sale 2 Gendex 765 DC X-Ray units, 2 side wall mount lights, 1 ceiling Suitable for use as a medical or dental office. Recently remodeled, or Lease, Valuation in process, Fee for Service Private practice mount light, 1 Acucam Intraoral Camera with 5 docking stations, 1 well-maintained. Some utilities included in the rent. Special dis- (No OHP, Medicare or PPO’s). Wonderful people and opportunity Denoptix Imaging Scanner and Eraser. Dental compressor/vacuum counted rate of $1600 for first 3 months for new tenants. Please to be the community’s Dentist! Contact Randy Wadsworth for and mercury separator. All equipment is in excellent condition. call 503-784-9724 or email [email protected]. Available more information at [email protected] or 503-475-0000. Visit Office furniture available as well. Interested parties please email May 2014. Check pictures out on craigslist, post id: 4426042785. ModaHealthSolutions.com and Facebook. [email protected] for information and pricing. G/P PRACTICE FOR SALE IN SOUTHERN OREGON. Annual collections over $655,000. Outstanding location on the busiest commercial street in town. Great visibility with excellent signage. 6 fully equipped operatories. Digital X-rays. Excellent collection policy. Well trained staff will stay with the practice. Possibility of building ownership later on. Contact Buck Reasor at Reasor Professional Dental Services. 503-680-4366, info@reasorprofessionaldental. com, www.reasorprofessionaldental.com. GRESHAM, OREGON—PRACTICE IN A STAND-ALONE medical building within a professional plaza with excellent visibility and parking. Digital 4 operatory practice including a recently purchased pano. Strong reputation for a broad range of dental services gen- erating average annual collections in excess of $668,000. Contact Randy Wadsworth for more information at [email protected] and 503-475-0000. G/P PRACTICE FOR SALE—SOUTHERN OREGON. Established dental practice for sale in Southern Oregon. Annual collections over $828,000/year. Very active and productive hygiene program. Both hygiene operatories have recently been completely remod- eled and updated. 2700SF free standing building with a total of 8 operatories. Great location with plenty of parking and fabulous visibility on a very busy street. Above average discretionary earn- ings. Current staff will stay with the practice. Contact Buck Rea- sor at Reasor Professional Dental Services. 503-680-4366, info@ reasorprofessionaldental.com, www.reasorprofessionaldental.com. SE PORTLAND DENTAL PRACTICE FOR SALE. Leasehold and Dental Equipment Only. Office has 3 fully equipped ops and is entirely digital. Office is located on SE 82nd in a very busy shopping center with signage on SE 82nd. Price is $100,000 firm. Start your dream dental practice today! Please email [email protected] for more information.

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