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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 product or service being advertised. For advertising rates and information, meeting highlights 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]. Oregon Dental Association TUES, SEP 9 Marion & Polk CE HRS: 2 Overseas Trips, Experiences, and Public Health CONTACT US 503.218.2010 • 800.452.5628 • Fax: 503.218.2009 Denny Sanders, Drs. Deming & Murray (MTI) www.oregondental.org • [email protected] LOCATION: Salem (Boys & Girls Club) INFO: www.mpdentalce.com or [email protected] Letters to the Editor Mailing address TUES, SEP 16 Lane County CE HRS: 2 PO Box 3710, Wilsonville, OR 97070-3710 Letters to the editor are welcomed. Prognosis for the Periodontally Compromised All letters and other submissions to this publication become the Street address Tooth Thomas J. Kepic, DDS, MSD property of the Oregon Dental 8699 SW Sun Pl, Wilsonville, OR 97070 LOCATION: Eugene (Valley River Inn) Association. Send submissions to: INFO: www.lanedentalsociety.org/programs Dentist Health & Wellness Hotline 503.550.0190 Editor, Membership Matters WED, SEP 17 Multnomah/Clackamas CE HRS: 2 Oregon Dental Association Healthcare Reform—More Questions/ DOPAC http://bit.ly/DOPACreport More Answers Kraig Anderson, FSA, MAAA PO Box 3710 LOCATION: Milwaukie (Moda Plaza) Wilsonville, OR 97070-3710 Social networks INFO: www.multnomahdental.org or [email protected] [email protected] Look for the Oregon Dental Association group on: TUES, OCT 14 Marion & Polk CE HRS: 2 Articles Getting a Grip on Your Own Retirement Ron Kelemen, CFP Are you interested in contributing LOCATION: Salem (Airport) to Membership Matters? Twitter INFO: www.mpdentalce.com or [email protected] For more information, please Follow ODA president, Judd R. Larson, DDS: @ODAPrez contact editor, Dr. Barry Taylor: FRI, OCT 17 Clack./Mult./Wash. CE HRS: 6 [email protected]. Blog www.TheToothOfTheMatter.org Tri-County Meeting: OSHA Compliance and CDC Guidelines for Infection Control LOCATION: Portland (Oregon Convention Center) INFO: www.multnomahdental.org or [email protected] FRI, NOV 7 Lane County CE HRS: 6 SEP 5–6 ODA House of Delegates Essentials of Dental Sleep Medicine (Riverhouse—Bend) ODA CALENDAR Leila Chahine, DMD EVENTS & MEETINGS LOCATION: Eugene (Valley River Inn) SEP 26 9:00 AM Board of Trustees meeting INFO: www.lanedentalsociety.org/programs For more information (Portland) TUES, NOV 11 Marion & Polk CE HRS: 2 on these and other Silver Nitrate Steve Duffin, DDS, MBA upcoming events, visit NOV 1 8:00 AM Board of Trustees meeting LOCATION: Salem (Airport) (ODA) www.oregondental.org, and INFO: www.mpdentalce.com or [email protected] click ‘Calendar’ at the top WED, NOV 19 Multnomah CE HRS: 2 of the page or call Head and Neck Cancer for Dental Providers ODA at 503.218.2010. Peter Anderson, MD & Neil Gross, MD INFO: www.multnomahdental.org or [email protected] TUES, DEC 9 Marion & Polk CE HRS: 2 Oral Pathology Jeff Stewart, DDS, MS LOCATION: Salem (Airport) INFO: www.mpdentalce.com or [email protected] WED, DEC 17 Multnomah CE HRS: 2 Treatment Planning Issues for Maxillary Anterior Immediate Implants Dr. Steve Beadnell Save the Date INFO: www.multnomahdental.org or [email protected] TUES, JAN 13 Marion & Polk CE HRS: 2 Sleep Apnea Marty Johnson, MD LOCATION: Salem (Airport) INFO: www.mpdentalce.com or [email protected] Dental Day 2015 WED, JAN 21 Multnomah CE HRS: 2 Treatment Planning Issues in Maxillary Oregon State Capitol Posterior Implants Dr. Steve Beadnell INFO: www.multnomahdental.org or [email protected] Wednesday, February 18 TUES, FEB 10 Marion & Polk CE HRS: 2 Orthodontics Bart Carter, DMD, MS INFO: www.mpdentalce.com or [email protected] TUES, MAR 10 Marion & Polk CE HRS: 2 Sedation & Drug Updates Oregon Board of Dentistry INFO: www.mpdentalce.com or [email protected] WED, MAR 18 Multnomah CE HRS: 2 Endodontics Dr. Salwan Adjaj 2 INFO: www.multnomahdental.org800.452.5628 • WWW.OREGONDENTAL.ORG or [email protected] FROM THE EDITOR 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.