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Officers 6th | Dr. John P. Grove | 2014 G PDA Central Office Dr. R. Donald Hoffman (President ) +L3 PO Box 508, Jersey Shore, 17740-0508 3501 North Front Street 105 Penhurst Drive, Pittsburgh, 15235 (570) 398-2270 • [email protected] P.O. Box 3341, Harrisburg, 17105 (412) 648-1915 • [email protected] 7th | Dr. Wade I. Newman | 2014 G (800) 223-0016 • (717) 234-5941 Dr. Stephen T. Radack III (President-Elect ) +3L Bellefonte Family Dentistry FAX (717) 232-7169 413 East 38th Street, Erie, 16504 115 S. School St., Bellefonte, 16823-2322 Camille Kostelac-Cherry, Esq. (814) 825-6221 • [email protected] (814) 355-1587 • [email protected] Chief Executive Officer Dr. Bernard P. Dishler (Imm. Past President ) LL 8th | Dr. Thomas C. Petraitis | 2015 + [email protected] Yorktowne Dental Group Ltd. 101 Hospital Ave., DuBois, 15801-1439 Mary Donlin 8118 Old York Road Ste A • Elkins Park, 19027-1499 (814) 375-1023 • [email protected] Director of Membership (215) 635-6900 • [email protected] 9th | Dr. Joseph E. Ross | 2016 G [email protected] Dr. James A.H. Tauberg (Vice President) Olde Libray Office Complex Marisa Swarney 224 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, 15221 106 E. North St., New Castle, 16101 Director of Government Relations (412) 244-9044 • [email protected] (724) 654-2511 • [email protected] [email protected] Dr. Peter P. Korch III (Speaker) GG 10th | Dr. Herbert L. Ray Jr. | 2015 + Rob Pugliese 4200 Crawford Ave., NorCam Bldg. 3 Univ of Pittsburgh School of Dental Med Director of Communications P.O. Box 1388, Northern Cambria, 15714-1388 3501 Terrace St., 3063 Salk Annex [email protected] (814) 948-9650 • [email protected] Pittsburgh, 15261-2523 (412) 648-8647 • [email protected] Rebecca Von Nieda Dr. Jeffrey B. Sameroff (Secretary) G3 Director of Meetings and Administration 800 Heritage Dr., Ste 811 • Pottstown, 19464-9220 [email protected] ADA Third District Trustee (610) 326-3610 • [email protected] Leo Walchak Dr. Samuel E. Selcher (Treasurer) ++ 3 Dr. Andrew J. Kwasny Controller 700 Spring Garden Drive, Middletown, 17057-3034 3219 Peach Street, Erie 16508-2735 [email protected] (717) 944-0426 • [email protected] (814) 455-2158 • [email protected] Board Committees Legend PDA Chairs Trustees By District 3 Executive Committee 33 Chairman Communications & Public Relations 1st | Dr. Anand V. Rao | 2017 G + Budget, Finance & Property ++ Chairman Dr. Tamara Brady 1845 Walnut Street, Ste. 950, Philadelphia, 19103 G Bylaws Committee GG Chairman (215) 567-0110 • [email protected] Dental Benefits Committee L Strategic Planning Committee LL Chairman 2nd | Dr. Ronald K. Heier | 2015 L Dr. Tad S. Glossner Drs. Graff & Heier, LLC Government Relations Editorial Board 100 Deerfield Lane #290 • Malvern, 19355-2159 Dr. Andrew Mramor (610) 296-9411 • [email protected] Dr. Daniel Boston Membership Committee Dr. Allen Fielding 3rd | Dr. Eli Stavisky | 2016 3 Dr. Lawrence Montgomery III Dr. Marjorie Jeffcoat 700 Glenburn Road, Clarks Summit, 18411-2306 Access to Oral Health Care Dr. Kenneth G. Miller (570) 587-5495 Dr. Gary Davis Dr. Andres Pinto 4th | Dr. Frederick S. Johnson | 2017 +G3 Annual Awards Committee Dr. Deborah Studen-Pavlovich Dental Art Images, LLC Dr. Thomas W. Gamba Dr. James A. Wallace 221 West Penn Ave. #213, Cleona, 17042 Dr. Charles R. Weber (717) 272-8500 • [email protected] Concerned Colleague Dr. Gerald S. Weintraub Dr. Bartley J. Morrow 5th | Dr. James M. Boyle | 2017 L Susquehanna OMS, PC Environmental Issues 2251 Eastern Blvd., York, 17402 Dr. Wilbert H. Milligan III (717) 755-9695 • [email protected] New Dentist Committee Dr. Sara L. Haines

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The Official Publication of the Pennsylvania Dental Association

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The mission of the Pennsylvania Dental Journal is to serve PDA members by providing information about topics and issues that affect dentists practicing in Pennsylvania. The Journal also will report membership-related activities of the leadership of the association, proceedings of the House of Delegates at the annual session and status of PDA programs.

Editor | Dr. Bruce R. Terry 85 Old Eagle School Road, Wayne, 19087-2524 (610) 995-0109 / [email protected] Associate Editor | Dr. Brian Mark Schwab 1021 Lily Lane, Reading, 19560-9535 (610) 926-1233 / [email protected] Director of Communications | Rob Pugliese P.O. Box 3341, Harrisburg, 17105 (800) 223-0016 / FAX (717) 234-2186 / [email protected] Editor Emeritus | Dr. Richard Galeone 3501 North Front Street, Harrisburg, 17110 (215) 855-4092 / [email protected] Editor Emerita | Dr. Judith McFadden 3386 Memphis Street, Philadelphia, 19134 (215) 739-3100 / [email protected] FEATURES

15 146 TH ANNUAL SESSION DEPARTMENTS 21 WHY I AM A TRIPARTITE MEMBER By Dr. Amanda Hemmer 23 A SENSE OF BELONGING By Dr. Nipa Thakkar 25 MEMBERS MAKING A DIFFERENCE: VOLUNTEERING IN SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA 5 7 9 13 By Dr. Dilshad Sumar IMPRESSIONS LETTERS TO GOVERNMENT NEW MEMBERS THE EDITOR RELATIONS

29 31 35 37 AWARDS AND IN MEMORIAM CONTINUING CLASSIFIED ACHIEVEMENTS EDUCATION ADVERTISEMENTS

PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL (ISSN 0031-4439), owned and published by the Pennsylvania Dental Association, 3501 North Front Street, Harrisburg, 17110, is published bi-monthly: Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/June, July/Aug, Sept/Oct, Nov/Dec. Address advertising and subscription queries to 3501 North Front Street, P.O. Box 3341, Harrisburg, 17105. Domestic subscriptions are available to persons not eligible for membership at $36/year; International subscriptions available at $75/year. Single copies $10. Periodical postage paid at Harrisburg, PA. “The Pennsylvania Dental Association, although formally accepting and publishing reports of the various standing committees and essays read before the Association (and its components), holds itself not responsible for opinions, theories, and criticisms therein contained, except when adopted or sanctioned by special resolutions.” The Association assumes no responsibility for any program content of lectures in continuing education programs advertised in this magazine. The Association reserves the right to refuse any advertisement for any reason. Copyright ©2014, Pennsylvania Dental Association.

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joining. The reasons have been diagnosed; dentist friend that can tell them how cost to join is high after initial few years, foolish they are for not joining. dentists don’t perceive value for the cost Jobs did not ask, “How do we build a By Dr. Bruce R. Terry of membership, younger dentists are better store than our competitors?” Editor not joiners unless it’s on electronic media, Instead he asked, “How do we reinvent just to name a few. the store?” Don’t do things better; do The ADA as well as each state things differently. I believe that we are For A Friend association including the Pennsylvania going about our declining membership all Dental Association have tried everything wrong and I am sorry if that offends I went to a funeral today. Some would to keep our organization alive. We have anyone. We continue to try to do things say it was the perfect day for a funeral. created dues reduction programs for the better which is great, but it is failing to get Dark and gray with a light drizzle. I knew first five years of membership. We have us where we need to be. We need to do this person for more than 20 years. She implemented communication with email things differently, as Jobs said. One way had been ill for some time and everyone and social media. We have events for that we are trying is by reinventing our knew that this day would come. In her young dentists. Sadly, membership slowly process of governance. Some are afraid case, she kept up appearances for quite creeps downward. As this happens we that things won't be the same. To them I some time. She knew when the end was see less revenue both at the ADA level say, “We need to do things differently!” approaching and she put everything in and the PDA level. Both governing bodies We also need the creativity to try new order. She made sure to talk to her loved then adjust, much like a patient that has things to encourage membership. Again, ones and get all the necessary closure, at difficulty breathing compensates with to paraphrase Jobs, many non-member least as much as one can expect. I honestly a faster heart rate. We then raise dues to dentists think they understand what they was not aware how rapidly things were help compensate and stay alive. are giving up by not joining. Non-member advancing, so the news was a surprise to Through this analogy it’s possible to dentists understand that the rest of us me. Her death was not a surprise, but her see that our lifesaving efforts are barely will pay our dues. They don't realize what absence still hurts. Probably because I working and our organization is sick. But our profession would be like without didn’t want to believe that it could happen with the right medication we can cure political action efforts. They don’t know to such a wonderful person. this disease and bring us back to health. that PDA has worked to hold back You might wonder why I am writing So, what is this magic medicine? legislation requiring the statewide use of about death and a funeral. Well, in some Unfortunately, we don’t know yet, but I amalgam separators and other expensive ways I wonder if organized dentistry isn’t might have some suggestions. bloodborne pathogen standards that would facing dark and cloudy days. Maybe we In a quote from the late Steve Jobs, have increased our practice overhead. are already beyond the clouds and entering “How does somebody know what they These non-members also don’t know that hospice care. Maybe we are spiraling down want if they haven’t even seen it?” I don’t we have met with legislators and we and getting dangerously close to the End . think that many of the younger non- helped usher in the Non Covered Services Leaders across the tripartite structure member dentists truly see what organized Bill. In brief, SB 1144, signed by Gov. are fighting hard to keep organized dentistry is. They see a local event with a Corbett on November 20, 2012, prohibits dentistry alive. Like chemotherapy, we try bunch of older dentists talking about the an insurer’s contract with a dentist from this and that and sometimes combine “good ol’ days.” They see and hear about requiring that the dentist provide services this and that. Each time we think we see the same people serving on the same to covered patients at a fee set by the positive results, but then when new committees year after year. Even if events insurer, unless those services are “covered information comes like a lab test or scan, like advocacy and insurance benefits are dentist services.” This bill would not have we are disappointed to see that things written into the journals I think that the existed without PDA. They don’t see how continue to get worse. non-member dentists don’t see or hear ADA and PDA contact the public when State by state we continue to see the how this benefits them. They require a we need to better educate patients about same problems: more dentists retiring that conduit. They need a connection to issues that affect them. Much of the were members and fewer new dentists are organized dentistry, perhaps a member charitable dentistry is done by groups of

JAN/FEB 2014 | PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL 5 IMPRESSIONS continued member dentists either within or outside scenes benefits that they just don’t get. challenge to all of you is to find a way to organized dentistry. Without a structure Having a non-member respond with, make a connection with someone that to contact and notify dentists, many of “Well, I’m not a joiner,” or “I don't have leads to a new member joining. Don’t sit these events would never take place. time to go to meeting” is simply a starting around and wait for it to happen or you Non-members don’t see all of the efforts point for one of us to say, “Listen, I’m not may find one day that the organization that of organized dentistry because they are stupid and I think membership is great. cared for you has died! not part of the system. Frankly, many I can’t imagine not having the ADA or the members are oblivious to the efforts of PDA.” We are going to have to hold their Carpe Diem. organized dentistry as well. hand through the entire process. Look at —BRT What I am proposing is a massive the success of marketing giants like P.S. MH you may be missed, but you won’t be grassroots effort to show non-members Amway and Mary Kay. They promote forgotten. the power of membership. Gone are the personal contact. Making sales to friends days of sending letters and postcards. and family are the easiest, low hanging Each member should have a new task to fruit. We need to do the same. Younger convince a non-member to join. Explain dentists are social, just different from to them why we need their support. previous generations. We need to capture Explain that there are so many behind-the- their connections and promote it. My

6 JAN/FEB 2014 | PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Bruce: I just laughed out loud at your “sponsor” Endorsed Vendor Corner article (“Solving Today’s Dental Care Crisis” November/December 2013). I have to agree with your last comment. Call me Beginning in 2011, PDA and PDAIS teamed up to offer our members secure, old fashioned, but I still think treating one high-quality products and services at competitive prices through the PDA Endorsed Vendor Program. PDA and PDAIS are committed to increasing patient at a time, with integrity, dignity the value of your membership and reducing reliance on dues income. and respect is what keeps the good ones Endorsements generate royalties for PDA, based on member coming back, and referring. Not a quick participation. Non-dues income is used to fund vital solution, but I hope and pray it is enough membership programs and benefits. The cost of endorsed to keep my practice going for the rest of products is never inflated to generate royalties for PDA. my career.

Theresa Smith, DDS PDA members have access to special offers with the following programs: I Automated Marketing & Communications I Credit Cards Dear Dr. Terry, I Credit Card Processing I Energy Supplier I been involved in dentistry for almost I Office & Equipment Financing 40 years, married during my husband’s I Patient Financing freshman year in dental school (Temple), moving to Boston and working with him I Payroll & Business Solutions during specialty training at Boston I Precious Scrap Metal Recovery University, and then assisting and working I Waste Management in his periodontal practice in various I Website Design & Internet Marketing roles. Sometimes at meetings I’m even mistaken as a dentist. In other words, In addition, because you’re a member of PDA, your staff and family members can benefit from the same exclusive offers through the PDA credit card and energy supplier programs. I’ve been around. We encourage you to participate in the Endorsed Vendor Program and promote the I was very disturbed by your editorial. If it benefits of the program to your colleagues. For more information on all of our programs, was meant to be funny, I didn’t find it a visit www.pdais.com/vendors . bit funny. If you were serious, it pointed out the sad state of affairs dentistry has become. Even mentioning selling patient lists and performing treatment that wasn’t really necessary turns my stomach. Maybe I missed something — but treating one patient at a time with respect, compassion and expertise is the way I want to go! Sincerely, Constance C. Martin

For more information on our endorsed vendors, visit www.pdais.com/vendors or contact Brenda L. Kratzer, Director of PDA Endorsed Programs, [email protected] or (877) 732-4748.

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GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

This legislative year wrapped up in handle the administrative and logistical Dental Lifeline Network hired a second mid-December, with passage of several tasks for volunteers and patients. coordinator who will manage the eastern significant bill packages dealing with As budget negotiations came to a half of the state from an office in transportation funding and child abuse close, PDA learned that the Administration Harrisburg. reporting and penalties. Issues like liquor and General Assembly agreed to insert privatization and pension reform loom in language into the budget requiring Volunteer Dentistry (HB 1056) the future for debate. We are in the “sufficient funding” for the DDS program. HB 1056 would allow the State Board middle of a two-year legislative cycle that It was confirmed that the Department of of Dentistry (SBOD) to issue temporary will once again commence in late January Health will appropriate the requested volunteer licenses to dentists who are in and end most likely in November. Bills amount of $150,000 that is needed to good standing in other states or territories, that do not pass by the end of this year facilitate the program. None of the funding so that they may volunteer at charitable will “die” during the sine die period and is distributed to the volunteer dentists or events, or provide care during emergencies need to be reintroduced in 2015. dental laboratories who will provide more in Pennsylvania. Currently, dentists from In 2013 and early 2014, we were than one million dollars in free dental care other states are prohibited from successful in lobbying the Governor’s of hundreds of Pennsylvanians. volunteering at events like Missions of Administration and General Assembly to In January, Dental Lifeline Network Mercy and Give Kids A Smile, which restore the state’s funding in the Donated entered into a contractual arrangement provide direct access to dental services to Dental Services program and with passing with the Department of Health, which underserved populations. Under the HB 1056, which allows out-of-state will oversee the release of state funds. legislation, the SBOD could issue one licensees to volunteer at charitable events or in emergency situations in Pennsylvania. PDA is proud of these two measures that improve access to dental care for those in need. We continue to work on our other initiatives aimed at improving the business and economic climate for dentists, including assignment of insurance benefits and loan forgiveness. Here’s the latest on our issues:

Donated Dental Services Funding Update PDA scored a legislative victory in June when funding was fully restored for the Donated Dental Services (DDS) Program in Pennsylvania. The program, which is administered by Dental Lifeline Network, facilitates care for patients in the Commonwealth who are elderly, disabled or medically compromised and unable to afford the cost of care. The restoration in funding will allow Dental Lifeline Network to restore one regional coordinator position in the eastern part of the state while maintaining the coordinator already existing in western Pennsylvania. These individuals screen patients, recruit volunteer dentists and laboratories and

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30-day temporary volunteer license per in a series of meetings with Chairman for dentists to obtain payment upfront applicant, or up to three 10-day temporary Donald White (R-Armstrong) and from patients. volunteer licenses per applicant per year. lobbyists for various insurance organizations Unfortunately, SB 520 is now stalled In April 2013, HB 1056 unanimously and companies. We made a compelling in committee. PDA is now reassessing its passed the House of Representatives. argument that SB 520 would improve strategy by reaching out to House This year, the bill passed the Senate access to care, particularly for children of members to ascertain the level of support Appropriations Committee and full Senate. divorced parents and for patients in rural for passing legislation in the House first. Governor Corbett signed HB1056 into areas. The insurance lobbyists were not law in early February. The State Board of able to articulate why assignment of Loan Forgiveness for Dentists (HB 542) Dentistry must then promulgate regulations benefits laws could work in other states Rep. William Kortz (D-Allegheny) for how out-of-state dentists may apply but not Pennsylvania, nor were they able introduced HB 542, legislation to establish for temporary licensure. to produce any data substantiating their the Loan Forgiveness for Dentists Program claim that this law would result in a with the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assignment of Benefits (SB 520) decrease in network participation. Assistance Agency (PHEAA) in order to SB 520 would require all insurers to In October, PDA participated in another increase the number of recent dental assign benefits directly to the provider, meeting with Senator White, his staff and school graduates practicing in Pennsylvania. regardless of whether he or she is a the insurance lobbyists. At this meeting, Under this program, PHEAA would participating provider. Sen. Kim Ward legislative staffers asked PDA to accept forgive up to 50 percent of the dentist’s (R-Westmoreland) introduced this bill at an amendment to SB 520. After careful loan, not to exceed $100,000. He or she PDA’s request, and it was assigned to the consideration, the Board of Trustees voted would be subject to a four-year contract Senate Banking and Insurance Committee not to support the amendment because with the agency and the award would be for first consideration. PDA participated of its potential of making it more difficult forgiven over a four-year period at an

10 JAN/FEB 2014 | PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS continued annual rate of 25 percent. These dentists must practice in an area designated a health professional shortage area by either Department of Health Sets Record Reproduction Fees the federal government or Pennsylvania The Secretary of Health annually adjusts the amounts which may be charged Department of Health. by a health care facility or health care provider upon receipt of an official request The current loan forgiveness program, or subpoena for production of medical charts or records. run by the Department of Health, Flat fees apply to amounts that may be charged by a health care facility or reimburses a maximum of $64,000 for a health care provider when copying medical charts or records either: (a) for the four-year commitment. On average, purpose of supporting any claim or appeal under the Social Security Act or any dental students graduates with more than Federal or State financial needs based program; or (b) for a district attorney. $200,000 in debt, and dentists who Please note that for all other circumstances, the State Board of Dentistry continue with specialty training typically regulations allow dentists to charge a “reasonable fee” for record reproduction. assume an even greater amount. Only Dentists may use the following fees as a guideline, but it not a requirement when 30 percent of students graduating from patients or other dental providers request copies of records. Pennsylvania’s three dental schools choose Effective January 1, 2014, the following fees may be charged by a health care to practice here. facility or health care provider for production of records in response to subpoena PDA is generally supportive of student or official request: loan forgiveness programs, so long as Not to Exceed the state does not require dentists to stay Amount charged per page for pages 1 –20 $1.44 in one area for such a length of time that Amount charged per page for pages 21 –60 $1.06 students are hesitant to apply to the Amount charged per page for pages 61 –end $.35 program. Also, the debt forgiveness should Amount charged per page for microfilm copies $2.12 be an amount that will incentivize students Flat fee for production of records to support any claim under to practice in Pennsylvania. Social Security or any Federal or State financial needs based program; $27.02 HB 542 was assigned to the House Flat fee for supplying records requested by a district attorney $21.33 Education Committee in February, but it * Search and retrieval of records $21.33 has not yet received any consideration. The above fees apply for paper copies or reproductions on electronic media whether the records are stored on paper or in electronic format. The charges New OSHA Requirements Take Effect listed in this notice do not apply to an X-ray film or any other portion of a medical The Occupational Safety and Health record which is not susceptible to photostatic reproduction. Administration (OSHA) has revised its In addition to the amounts listed above, charges may also be assessed for the Hazard Communication Standard to align actual cost of postage, shipping and delivery of the requested records. with the United Nation’s Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. Two significant changes contained within the revised also update alternative workplace labeling the manual, please contact ADA Member standard require the use of new labeling and the office hazard communication Services at 1-800-947-4746 or go to elements and a standardized format for program as necessary, as well as provide ADAcatalog.org . Safety Data Sheets, formerly known as additional employee training for any newly Material Safety Data Sheets. Once fully identified hazards by June 1, 2016. Shape the Conversation in Harrisburg — implemented the changes will enhance In order to assist employers with Support PADPAC worker comprehension of hazards in the training, OSHA’s website hosts a fact sheet The Pennsylvania Dental Association workplace and provide workers with about the minimum topics that must be Political Action Committee (PADPAC) quicker and more efficient access to included in the training required, as well is the political arm of PDA and one of the safety information. To assist companies in as briefs and quick cards on Safety Data largest bipartisan political action complying with the new standard, OSHA Sheets, Labeling and Pictograms. The fact committees in the state. PADPAC is made will be phasing the specific requirements sheets, briefs and quick cards can be up of PDA members who are interested through June 1, 2016; the first compliance found on the OSHA website at: https://- and invested in making a positive date is December 1, 2013. www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/index.html contribution to the dental profession All employers must have trained their The ADA regulatory compliance through the political process. PADPAC staff on the new label elements and new manual also offers further information on supports pro-dentistry candidates running safety data sheet format. Employers or training requirements for the revised for the Pennsylvania state legislature or dental office compliance managers must hazard communication standard. To order statewide office.

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PADPAC serves as an educational tool for dentists and spouses about the political State Board of Dentistry Increases Licensure and Permit Fees process. We help contributors understand The State Board of Dentistry (SBOD) is required by law to support its operations the legislature and become effective from the revenue it generates from fees, fines and civil penalties. In addition, the players in the political arena. We keep act provides that the SBOD must increase fees if the revenue raised by fees, fines interested members in the loop on and civil penalties is not sufficient to meet expenditures over a 2-year period. legislation and political news that impacts The SBOD raises the majority of its revenue through biennial renewal fees. A their profession, as well as ongoing small percentage of its revenue comes from application fees and civil penalties. Affordable Care Act developments. New regulations to raise licensure and permit fees took effect on December 21, Members can also play a role at fundraising 2013. They are as follows: events for legislative candidates held • Initial licensure for dentists: $200 throughout the state. Legislative fundraisers • Initial licensure for hygienists: $75 serve as venues for members to advise • Initial certification for EFDAs: $75 candidates on their profession and roles • Initial application fee for dental radiology & notification application for as small business owners. postgraduate trainees and faculty members: $75 Consider donating to PADPAC today! • Biennial renewal fees for dentists: $263 Our fundraising goal for 2014 is • Biennial renewal fee for hygienists: $42 $100,000. If you have any questions or • Biennial renewal fee for EFDAS: $26 are interested in becoming a member, • Biennial renewal fees for public health dental hygienists: $42 visit padental.org/padpac or contact • Biennial renewal fee for hygienist local anesthesia permit: $42 Charles McElwee at (800) 223-0016, • Biennial renewal fee for unrestricted and restricted permit I holders: $210 ext. 108, or [email protected] . • Biennial renewal fee for restricted II permit holders: $53 Increases to biennial renewal fees will be implemented when licenses, certificates and permits renew as of March 3, 2015.

12 JAN/FEB 2014 | PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL NEW MEMBERS

Welcome New Members! Following is a listing of members who have recently joined PDA, along with the dental schools from which they graduated and their hometowns.

Stephen P. Altomari, DMD Ramani Gowducheruvu, DDS Taylor J. Lamb, DMD, MS Amy P. Shoumer, DMD Temple University ‘03 New York University ‘04 Temple University ‘10 University of Pennsylvania ‘02 Dresher Mechanicsburg Mechanicsburg Wayne

Gregory S. Bell, DDS Shekhar Gupta, DDS Robert B. Lenker, DMD Lee H. Wasserman, DMD University of Maryland ‘04 New York University ‘04 University of Pennsylvania 1985 Tufts University ‘12 Lancaster Coopersburg Malvern Philadelphia

Tessie M. Buraczewski, DMD Katherine Dostal Rhodes Hackett, Collin T. Linn, DMD Qing Yang, DMD University of Pittsburgh ‘13 DDS Temple University ‘11 University of Pennsylvania ‘10 Dickson City University of Maryland ‘12 Williamsport Philadelphia Doylestown Jeffrey G. Carberry, DMD Steven R. Lubin, DMD Barry E. Yelk, DMD University of Pittsburgh 1980 Zane K. Haider, DMD, MS Temple University 1986 Temple University ‘00 Somerset University of Pennsylvania ‘11 Huntingdon Valley Gulph Mills Philadelphia Ahmad Chaudhry, DMD Anil Manda, DMD Bryant R. Zollinger, DDS Harvard University ‘00 Eric V. Hicks, DMD Boston University ‘08 University of Minnesota ‘13 Easton University of Pittsburgh 1976 Conshohocken Mechanicsburg Ebensburg Jung H. Chun, DMD Mohamed S. Mansour, DDS Temple University ‘12 Erin M. Issac, DMD University of Illinois at Chicago ‘12 Lancaster University of Pennsylvania ‘11 Bridgewater, NJ Pittsburgh Matthew T. Daly, DMD Janel P. Marcelino, DMD University of Pittsburgh ‘13 Priya E. Jesudason, DDS University of Pittsburgh ‘12 Meadville State University of New York at Pittsburgh Buffalo ‘12 Mark E. Dincher, DMD Royersford Michael S Marr, II, DMD University of Pittsburgh 1977 University of Pittsburgh ‘12 Winfield Chris T. Kalna, DMD Muncy Temple University 1995 Scott T. Frey, DDS, MS Dallas Laura L. McKee, DDS University of the Pacific ‘09 West Virginia University ‘09 Center Valley Daniel S. Kim, DMD Point Marion Temple University ‘13 Beatriz Mirabal Garces, DMD Philadelphia Greta A. Richter, DDS Temple University ‘02 The Ohio State University ‘03 Philadelphia Jeong-Seon J. Kim, DMD Wayne University of Pittsburgh ‘13 Lindsey A. George, DDS Pittsburgh Hitesh Sachdeva, DMD West Virginia University ‘11 Temple University ‘13 Claysville, PA Manmeet K. Kuckreja, DDS Downingtown University of Buffalo ‘13 Anna Gombar, DMD Wyomissing Paulina Sek, DMD Temple University ‘12 Mid West U College Dental Med ‘13 Southampton Pittsburgh

JAN/FEB 2014 | PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL 13 Your New ADA Trustee — Dr. Andrew J. Kwasny

The opportunity to serve as your representative to the American Dental Association (ADA) is certainly the greatest challenge of my professional career. Each day, I learn more about its organizational structure and the commitment of so many volunteers and staff that truly make the ADA the national voice of oral health in our country. The most important goal for me to accomplish over the next four years is to establish the most effective communications network between each Pennsylvania member-dentist and their national association of any of the 17 ADA trustee districts. As I have progressed through the various leadership positions from Erie to Harrisburg and now to Chicago, I have met so many dedicated individuals whose opinions and work ethic have helped to prepare me to perform this task. It has always been my intent to continue to consider their opinions as my own regardless of the issue or problem that needed to be solved. The Pennsylvania Dental Association (PDA) Board of Trustees and our talented staff have agreed to work with me to combine our electronic communications with those of the ADA. It is my hope that in the near future you will be able to receive regular updates from me on the newly designed PDA website and through electronic updates on current national and state events directly to your inbox. It will be my responsibility to help to combine the efforts of all levels of our tripartite system to enhance the value of your membership. Over the next year, you will see many initiatives to align our organizational structure from the national to the local level. This will include programs such as the Center For Professional Success ( success.ada.org ), which offers opportunities for career advancement, continuing education and wellness for each of you. Another member benefit is the ADA’s new website, www.mouthhealthy.org , where the public has direct access to increase their oral health literacy on issues such as selecting a dental plan included in the Affordable Care Act or accessing information related to a treatment plan as described by their ADA member-dentist. However, no matter what organized dentistry attempts to do in order to gain your trust and to provide value to your membership, it is your responsibility to communicate your concerns. Please take the time to attend a local or district dental meeting and above all, to let me know the issues that concern you. Together we can certainly create the best communications network of any district in the ADA. If you are interested in a particular aspect of dentistry, whether it be membership, advocacy or another issue, please take the time to contact me and I will include you in an issues management team that may be consulted when national issues in that area of interest occur. Communications with your ADA Trustee are always welcome. We only have a short time together, so let’s make every day count. Again, it is my honor to serve as your national representative. Let me know how I can help you. You can always reach me at [email protected] .

14 JAN/FEB 2014 | PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” — Victor Frankl, the late noted neurologist and psychiatrist

The 146 th Annual Session of the Pennsylvania Dental Association will be held April 25-26, 2014, at The Hotel Hershey. The Annual Session Committee and I want you to enjoy and appreciate this PDA event. Please take an active role in all parts of the meeting both business and social. In addition, with so much to do in the Hershey area, we hope you will take some extra time to have fun. This year’s Annual Session is especially important. The meeting will explore the changes last year’s House of Delegates passed. James A.H. Tauberg, DMD General Chair The concepts of how we govern PDA and the format for future PDA Annual Session meetings will be discussed and voted on. We will be transformed. Victor Frankl, the late noted neurologist and psychiatrist said, “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” Our challenge will be to leave the melancholy behind and make our organization the best for all the members we represent and the patients we treat. (continued next page)

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Dr. Henry J. Bitar, Jr. | Dr. John L. Kautz Finance and Fundraising Dr. V. Lynne Cochran | Dr. Beth Troy Printing and Publicity Dr. Elliott D. Maser Fun Run/Walk Committee Chairs Dr. Joseph E. Ross | Dr. Cynthia L. Schuler Hospitality Cindy Tauberg Entertainment & President’s Dinner Dr. Dennis A. Zabelsky | Marilyn G. Zabelsky Registration

R. Donald Hoffman, DMD, PhD President

There are two complimentary pre-meeting continuing education Following the completion of the duties of the House of Delegates courses for those who can arrive before 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, we will reconvene to celebrate the many accomplishments of this April 24. The Eastern PA and Western PA sections of The American year’s Board of Trustees under the leadership of outgoing president, College of Dentists along with the PA Section of The Pierre Fauchard Dr. R. Donald Hoffman. Dr. Hoffman invites you and your family to Academy are sponsoring a lecture on “Collateral Consequences of attend the President's Reception and Dinner on Saturday for a night Global Conflict—In Your Dental Office” presented by Dr. David A. of good food and conviviality. The evening will feature entertainment Anderson. At 3:00 p.m., The International College of Dentists-USA by Dueling Pianos—two professional piano players who sing and Section, District 3 will offer a three hour continuing education course entertain. Humor and audience participation will abound! Most of on "Endodontic Therapy—More Than Just Doing Root Canals!” the songs performed are played at your request. So, not only will presented by Dr. Herbert L. Ray, Jr. These courses are open to all we honor our leaders and Dr. Hoffman, but we will clap, sing, eat and Annual Session attendees as well as ACD, ICD and Pierre Fauchard have a great evening of fun. members in the Harrisburg/Hershey area. As you review the program highlights in this section please note the The official opening of the PDA House of Delegates begins with the various social events sponsored by PDAIS, the Pennsylvania Society First Meeting at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, April 25. Immediately following of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the Dental Society of Western PA, the conclusion of the First Meeting reference committee hearings Demandforce and Thayer Dental Laboratory. On behalf of the com - will take place. It is important to note that every PDA member is mittee, I would like to express our appreciation to all our sponsors for invited to these reference committee hearings and is encouraged to their generosity in hosting these events. take this opportunity to express their concerns and opinions on the The members of the Annual Session Committee hope that you and issues that are presented during these hearings. This is an invaluable your family come and enjoy the many activities during the meeting opportunity to present your thoughts to representatives from every and enjoy the many attractions in Hershey. Golf, shopping, the region of the state. All delegates and alternates are invited to attend Hershey Gardens, Zoo America, Chocolate World, restaurants and a complimentary luncheon hosted by PDAIS between the morning The Spa are either on site or within close proximity. All spouses are and afternoon reference committee sessions. encouraged to register and participate in the events planned by the As is customary, Friday afternoon and evening will be dedicated to Alliance of the Pennsylvania Dental Association. camaraderie. All attendees are invited to mingle with old and new The committee members look forward to welcoming you to acquaintances at the receptions hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Hershey and we encourage you to check the website in March at School of Dental Medicine and PADPAC. In addition, Temple www.padental.org/as for Annual Session updates. University Kornberg School of Dentistry will host a dessert reception for all to enjoy. Warmest Greetings, Saturday morning starts bright and early with the annual Fun James A.H. Tauberg, DMD Run/Walk. All walkers and runners will receive appropriately General Chair fashionable t-shirts and awards will be given to the winners of the various categories. District caucuses and a breakfast honoring former PDA presidents also will be held Saturday morning. Again, PDAIS will treat all the delegates and alternates to lunch. Following lunch, the House of Delegates will reconvene to discuss and vote on the important issues facing dentistry and PDA that were raised at the reference committee hearings.

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Program Highlights Expanded Complimentary CE Offerings ICD-USA, District 3 will continue its support of PDA’s Annual th Pennsylvania Dental Association | 146 Annual Session Session by offering a complimentary CE course on endodontics. April 25-26, 2014, Hotel Hershey An additional course will be offered in 2014 with support from Thursday, April 24, 2014 the Eastern PA and Western PA sections of The American College of Dentists and the PA Section of The Pierre Fauchard Academy. Global Conflict CE Lecture 1:00 PM The courses are scheduled for Thursday, April 24 and are open Registration 2:00 PM to all Annual Session attendees and members of the sponsoring Endodontics CE Lecture 3:00 PM organizations. Hospitality Suites TBA Friday, April 25, 2014 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM — Collateral Consequences of Global Conflict In Your Dental Office Registration 7:00 AM Sponsored by Eastern PA ACD; Western PA ACD and The Pierre House of Delegates 8:00 AM Fauchard Academy PA Section Reference Committee Hearings 10:30 AM This session will familiarize the dental leader with relationships Luncheon for Delegates and Alternates 12:45 PM between oral health and concepts of national security. This session Sponsored by PDAIS also will discuss implications of traumatic brain injury sustained Reference Committee Hearings Resume 1:45 PM in conflict that may manifest themselves in area dental practices. Pitt Alumni Reception 4:30 PM At the end of this session participants will be familiar with the Open to all Attendees civilian dentists’ responsibility to the Reserve Component members PADPAC Reception 6:00 PM of the Armed Services as well as multidisciplinary management Open to all Attendees; Sponsored in part by Demandforce of complex restoration of wounded warriors. PDA is an ADA CERP Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry Reception 7:30 PM Provider. PDA designates this activity for 2 credit hours. Open to all Attendees About the Speaker Hospitality Suites 8:30 PM Dr. David A. Anderson received his DDS degree from Howard University in 1980. Before establishing a private practice in 1983, he completed general Saturday, April 26, 2014 dental practice and prosthodontic residencies in the Veterans Administration. Fun Run/Walk 6:30 AM He received the Master of Dental Science degree in Prosthodontics from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. PDA Former Presidents’ Breakfast 7:00 AM Since completing his military service in 2007, Dr. Anderson has completed District Caucuses 8:00 AM certificate programs in Conflict Resolution and Mediation, Health Care Ethics, Voting 11:00 AM Military Medical Ethics, Intensive Biomedical Ethics and Public Health Ethics. Luncheon for Delegates and Alternates 11:30 AM He received an MA degree in Bioethics and Health Policy in 2012. Dr. Anderson has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Sponsored by PDAIS House of Delegates 12:45 PM 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM — Endodontic Therapy— President’s Reception & Dinner 6:30 PM More Than Just Doing Root Canals! Sponsored in part by the Pennsylvania Society of Oral and Sponsored by ICD-USA, District 3 Maxillofacial Surgeons, the Dental Society of Western PA and Thayer Dental Laboratory. This program will look at currents trends in clinical endodontics and review how endodontic research enhances the understanding of clinical endodontic therapy. During this course we will study Hotel Reservation Information canal morphology using the latest in micro-ct techniques and Reservation Deadline March 20, 2014* discuss how this technology can be used to understand our clinical Reserve your room at the Hotel Hershey by calling (717) 533-2171 or treatment. Vital pulp therapy, revascularization and the future (800) 533-3131 and providing the group code 833629. of pulp regeneration also will be discussed. PDA is an ADA CERP Room rate: $226 single/double plus 11% tax. All guest rooms are Provider. PDA designates this activity for 3 credit hours. non-smoking. About the Speaker *The block of rooms at the Hotel Hershey will be held until March 20, 2014, Dr. Herbert L. Ray, Jr., completed his residency in endodontics at Temple or until rooms are exhausted. After March 20 or once rooms are exhausted, University School of Dentistry in 1990, where he received the Louis I. Grossman study club resident award. He has been a Diplomate of the American Board of whichever shall occur first, rooms will be assigned on a space available basis. Endodontics since 1995. Dr. Ray and his sister, Dr. Heidi Ray, maintained a private practice limited to endodontics for 20 years. In 2010, Dr. Ray moved to a full-time academic position as director of the endodontic residency program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. He is a member of the Center for Craniofacial Regeneration and holds an appointment at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Ray has authored several articles related to endodontic research and lectures extensively on the all aspects of clinical endodontic therapy. Dr. Ray has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

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Attendee Registration Form

April 25-26, 2014 Hotel Hershey NAME NICKNAME FOR BADGE Please fill out this form and return by SPOUSE /GUEST (IF ATTENDING ) NICKNAME FOR BADGE March 20, 2014, even if you will not be attending any social events. Return to: ADDRESS PDA Annual Session

P.O. Box 3341 CITY STATE ZIP Harrisburg, PA 17105

Fax: (717) 232-7169 OR PHONE (WORK ) FAX Register via the PDA website at www.padental.org/calendar SPECIAL DIETARY /ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS

Mark the appropriate line with “M” for yourself and “S” for spouse. ____ PDA Member (District #______) ____ ASDA Member ____ APDA Member (Alliance) ____ Guest I am a: KPDA Delegate K PDA Alternate Delegate

Please help us spend our resources wisely by indicating your attendance plans below. Event Date Event # Attending Cost Total Thursday, April 24 Global Conflict CE Lecture at 1:00 PM _____ X Complimentary Thursday, April 24 Endodontics CE Lecture at 3:00 PM _____ X Complimentary Friday, April 25 Luncheon for Delegates and Alternates (sponsored by PDAIS) _____ X Complimentary for Use zero if you are not attending delegates & alternates Friday, April 25 PADPAC and Alumni Receptions _____ X Complimentary Open to all attendees, spouses and guests; business casual dress code Saturday, April 26 Fun Run/Walk — Circle T-shirt size: S M L XL XXL _____ X $15 = ______Saturday, April 26 Luncheon for Delegates and Alternates (sponsored by PDAIS) _____ X Complimentary for Use zero if you are not attending delegates & alternates Saturday, April 26 President’s Reception and Dinner _____ X $80 = ______Please indicate each attendee’s meal choice: ( ___ ) Chicken Breast Stuffed w/Artichokes, Spinach and Goat Cheese ( ___ ) Swordfish ( ___ ) Vegetarian Children age 12 and under (chicken tenders) _____ X $30 = ______Sponsor a Dental Student Leader _____ X $85 = ______

Method of Payment — Please make check payable to: 2014 PDA Annual Session K Check K MasterCard K VISA K American Express K Discover Total Enclosed $

CARD NUMBER EXP . DATE SIGNATURE

Sponsor a Dental Student Leader President’s Reception and Dinner on April 26 ASDA delegates and alternates, with financial support from PDA, Dr. Hoffman invites you and your family to attend the President’s Reception and attend Annual Session to participate in our governance structure while Dinner on Saturday. The evening will feature entertainment by Dueling Pianos— representing the interests of ASDA. PDA has welcomed other dental two professional piano players who sing and entertain. Humor and audience students, beyond the ASDA delegation, to the meeting. These students participation are prevalent! Most of the songs performed are Rock and Roll, have an interest in organized dentistry and PDA is asking for your Classic Rock, Top 40, R&B and Country, played by your request. So, not only will financial assistance to support their attendance at the meeting. Please we honor our leaders and Dr. Hoffman, but we will clap, sing, eat and have a great consider sponsoring a dental student member. Funding will be used to evening of fun! Sponsored in part by the Pennsylvania Society of Oral and Maxillofacial offset the cost of meals for dental students. Surgeons, the Dental Society of Western PA and Thayer Dental Laboratory. The dress code is business attire.

Cancellations must be received, in writing, by April 4, 2014, in order to obtain a refund. NO on-site ticket sales.

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APDA Registration Form

Alliance of the Pennsylvania Dental Association Partnering to promote oral health in the community The Alliance of the Pennsylvania Dental Association (APDA) welcomes all dental spouses into membership to support oral health education and legislative involvement.

APDA Registration Form 2013 APDA Convention 64 th Annual Meeting Registration Form Friday, April 25 Registration Deadline March 20, 2014 APDA Registration 11:00 AM Make Checks Payable to APDA and mail with completed registration to Stephanie Test at 888 Kingswood Lane, Danielsville, PA 18038 APDA Social Event — Sparkling Wine and Savory Treats 1:30 PM Questions? Contact Stephanie at (610) 462-1109 Honoring APDA Past Presidents Saturday, April 26 APDA Board Meeting 9:00 AM NAME APDA Member Luncheon and Tröegs Brewing Tour 1:00PM COMPONENT

2014 APDA Membership Service Project ADDRESS All Annual Session attendees are encouraged to donate items used to clothe the head or feet for children and CITY STATE ZIP adults. These items will be donated to needy families in the Hershey area. Visit the APDA registration table or see PHONE CELL any Alliance member to drop off your donation. Thank you for your support. SPOUSE ’S NAME

Event Cost # Attending Total APDA Friday Social Event $55 X _____ = ______APDA Member Luncheon & Tröegs Tour $60 X _____ = ______

SAVE THE DATE —2nd Annual MOM-n-PA The second MOM-n-PA dental mission will be held in Allentown on Friday September 12 and Saturday September 13, at the Agri-Plex at the Allentown Fairgrounds. Last year the MOM-n-PA mission provided more than $850,000 in free dental services with more than 1,000 volunteers taking part in the event. You can help with the 2014 effort by volunteering your services or making a donation. For more information, visit the website at www.mom-n-pa.com .

JAN/FEB 2014 | PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL 19 20 JAN/FEB 2014 | PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL Why IAm a Tripa rtite Member by Dr. Amanda Hemmer

Growing up, I used to love reading Choose Your Own choose to use the tripartite websites to identify their local Adventure books. In each book, the reader is able to choose legislators and contact them by email. There is a whole page the main character’s actions and the plot outcome. Though on the PDA website devoted to this. Other members may all of the options and endings were interesting, it was the choose to attend the national lobby day in Washington D.C. freedom to choose my own story that was really intriguing. Still others may choose to benefit passively and let their For me, being a tripartite member of the ADA, PDA annual dues help fund the advocacy programs set up on the and Montgomery Bucks Dental Society is like being in a national, state, and local levels. real life Choose Your Own Adventure book. Each of these Tripartite membership has taken me on many trips for organizations offers a plethora of opportunities and continuing education. I have been able to learn tremendously resources that every member can customize to fit his or her from excellent local CE courses and also from wonderful needs. My travels through the tripartite world have taken lectures at national conferences. One side benefit I experi - me on many journeys that have enhanced my professional enced while attending the 2011 New Dentist Conference in career. One of the most significant benefits I have is network - Chicago was taking advantage of the ADA discounted ing. I was introduced to my current employer through my rates at the Ritz Carlton and Four Seasons Hotels. As an local society. It has been a very rewarding associateship. ADA member we are able to stay at these luxury hotels in I am learning immensely from the practice owner, who Chicago for a fraction of the normal rates. I learned about has become my mentor, and I also enjoy working with the this great perk from a long time member and I have tried patients and office team members. to share it with as many colleagues as possible. Given the Through my local society meetings, I have had the dense CE opportunities available, there are a seemingly privilege of meeting many distinguished and established infinite number of CE paths that members can take on local, dental professionals in the region. As a new dentist, I am state and national levels. decades younger than many of these members; however As a new dentist, I have yet to explore every path they still make me feel welcome at the meetings and membership has to offer. There are many more opportunities treat me as a colleague. I am truly honored by this, and I available such as downloadable resources for patients on feel a sense of belonging that has helped improve my the ADA’s MouthHealthy website, ADA podcasts on dental confidence as a young dentist. I also am a member of the topics and extensive scientific/research advancements PDA New Dentist Committee and have been able to meet made through ADA Institutes. These are just a few examples fellow young dentists from around the state. Being able of ways to enhance your membership. A tripartite member - to converse and share similar experiences with colleagues ship offers a myriad of options for achieving a successful across the state has been invaluable. Networking has and rewarding career. The choice is yours on how to get helped me in these ways, but other members may choose there and which adventures you want to experience along to use the tripartite networking resources to get advice on the way. Safe travels! particular clinical cases, gain patient referrals, or place or answer employment advertisements on the websites and Dr. Amanda Hemmer practices in Phoenixville. Dr. Hemmer written publications. completed her dental education at the University of Pennsylvania Another dental voyage I have taken is becoming School of Dental Medicine. She also had additional training at involved in advocacy. I have attended three PDA Day on the Abington Memorial Hospital, where she graduated from the Hill events in Harrisburg. Through these events I have been General Practice Residency Program. Dr. Hemmer is Vice Chair able to speak to state legislators about important issues of PDA’s New Dentist Committee and is a Board Member of the that help protect our profession and also our patients. I am Montgomery Bucks Dental Society. She is currently editor of The proud to have been a part of these events and to have Bulletin (Montgomery-Bucks) and also holds a faculty position helped shape legislation in our state. Other members may at The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.

JAN/FEB 2014 | PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL 21 New Dentist Conference | July 17-19, 2014 Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center

22 JAN/FEB 2014 | PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL A Sense of Belonging by Dr. Nipa Thakkar

Dental school was the most exciting and on leadership styles, program development challenging four years of our early professional and social media. The first day concluded lives. After a whirlwind of emotions, we sat with a wonderful rooftop opening reception alongside our peers at graduation, reminiscing sponsored by Wells Fargo and district dinners. and looking forward to bright and exciting dental Highlights of the second day included a Keynote careers all over the map. We anticipated that life would session by Jeff Havens (“Outsourcing Blame and Other be drastically different as we transitioned from students to Terrible Business Practices”) and CE courses focused on productive career-driven members of our communities. By implant dentistry, financial management and coaching most accounts, our clinical abilities proved sufficient. Our successful dental teams. The evening brought a fun-filled interpersonal skills and ambition served as assets as we picnic and Colorado Rockies vs. Chicago Cubs game that, became associates, armed forces officers, practice owners although ending in defeat for the home team, was a true and academics in dental schools. What we may not have victory for organized dentistry and new dentists nationwide. been able to prepare for, however, is losing that profound The final day of the conference included CE courses on sense of belonging school settings consistently provided. insurance and risk management, treatment planning and While ADA stands as an effective presence representing medications commonly encountered in dentistry. Attendees our profession, it is not uncommon that young dentists took part in raffles for door prizes and received details on sometimes feel isolated. Personally, I had spent four years the 28 th ADA New Dentist Conference planned for Kansas immersed in ASDA and school activities. Although l stayed City in 2014. It was a glorious three days, and although I involved with my state dental association and its New did not win a door prize, I gained so much more. I realized Dentist Committee after graduation, moving to a new that in dentistry, we are never alone. True friendships were location for a new job made me miss my peers – those made, rekindled, and reinforced. I strengthened my skills at friends l had made through clinical and didactic struggles treatment planning and gained a handle on how to manage and victories in those four years. debt and my new income. I saw my first baseball game I wondered if this was to be the new normal. What I and discussed politics, dentistry and decorating plans for hadn’t considered, however, was that our ADA, which has my new apartment with new friends. Overall, the New so responsibly cared for the well-being of dentists at all Dentist Conference is a big win for a young dentist in the stages in our careers, had established an ADA New Dentist real world feeling any desire to reconnect with other dentists, Committee and organized an annual conference where continue to develop as a leader and medical professional, we could once again be educated, engaged and embraced and have a blast! by a reassuring sense of belonging and camaraderie. In July, the New Dentist Conference at the Four Seasons About the Author Hotel in Denver, Colorado was attended by over 300 new Dr. Nipa Thakkar is a 2012 graduate of Temple Kornberg School dentists, including every member of the ADA NDC and of Dentistry and serves on PDA’s New Dentist Committee many of our ADA trustees. The meeting highlighted leader - representing Fourth District. Dr. Thakkar completed a GPR from ship and personal growth. With special addresses from St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading, and currently works in ADA NDC chair Dr. Chris Salierno and ADA president Dr. Falls and Berwick as an associate. She is currently a participant Robert Faiella, the meeting started off with breakout sessions in the ADA’s Institute for Diversity in Leadership.

JAN/FEB 2014 | PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL 23 24 JAN/FEB 2014 | PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL Members Making a Difference Dr. Dilshad Sumar — Volunteering in Siem Reap, Cambodia

EDITOR’S NOTE: Dr. Dilshad Sumar, PDA member and pediatric dentist from Allentown, was recently recognized by the ADA’s Committee on International Programs and Development as a recipient of the ADA Certificate for International Volunteer Service for her extensive volunteer service in Cambodia. Dr. Sumar has traveled there the last four years to volunteer at Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) as well as volunteering at a library her family, through their own foundation, had built for children in Siem Reap, Cambodia in 2009. She has taught pediatric dentistry to the staff at AHC and instituted fluoride rinse programs in two other schools. Dr. Sumar’s volunteer work in Cambodia is ongoing and she is continuing to reach additional people through new volunteer efforts. We invited Dr. Sumar to write the following personal account of her volunteer service in Cambodia. If any PDA members are interested in volunteering in Cambodia, Dr. Sumar would be happy to help get you started.

It all started in 2007 when Duncan Stewart of New Zealand, owner of Kudos Dynamics and the founder and supporter of Savong Free School in Siem Reap, Cambodia, contacted my husband, Dr. Amir Lakhani. Duncan wanted to build a library at the Savong Free School and needed funds. My husband provided the funds and we saw all stages of the library’s construction. We received photographs as the bricks were ordered, the cement was delivered and the bamboo scaffolding put up. It was a very gratifying process. Culturally, in Cambodia, libraries are held in similar regard as temples.

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With the construction of the library, The Free School, where the children traveled on bicycles to study English, Korean and Japanese, just grew. Siem Reap is a tourist town. The great ruins of Angkor Watt, a UNESCO Heritage Site, are only 10 kilometers (about 6.2 miles) away from Siem Reap. The library became the nucleus for children to gather, hang out and even charge their parents’ cell phones using electricity from the diesel generator. They had a place to sit and read or just thumb through the books. Now they had access to different levels of books and were just fascinated by them. In the summer of 2010, my two children, Samir, a boy age 19, and Samira, a girl age 23, went to Siem Reap and stayed for two months to catalog all the books in the library and volunteer at the Savong Free School. They taught English to the students, and at the Savong Orphanage, dug and maintained fish ponds and duck ponds so the orphans would have a source of protein in their diet. During that visit, my daughter who had worked with me as a dental assistant in the summers all during her school years, saw the Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) in Siem Reap. This is a non - profit hospital supported by Friends Without A Border in New York City. She visited the hospital and saw that they had a small dental department treating only children. She was very impressed and saw an opportunity for her Mom (me) to contribute to this children’s hospital, so she made an appointment with the CEO, Dr. Bill Housworth, to volunteer my expertise at the hospital. I met Dr. Housworth in the summer of 2010. At that time, my family founda - tion, The Sumar-Lakhani Foundation, contributed to the physical extension of the dental department and bought equipment for what is now a four-chair dental clinic. My involvement with the dental department was not only to perform dentistry, but to teach the doctors and dental nurses the way we practice pediatric dentistry in the United States. The norm in the clinic and elsewhere in the Third World countries is “if the tooth hurts, take it out.” The parents who earn only $2 a day cannot afford to come back to the clinic for preventive care or several treatments. So if the tooth is taken out, there is no pain and hence the child does not complain. I taught the staff at the dental clinic to perform quadrant dentistry. I also taught them to evaluate the oral cavity and look for problem teeth, so that even if the child has not come for that particular tooth, to take care of that tooth because it would be the next tooth hurting and resulting in another visit to the hospital and another day’s wages lost for the parents. I taught them to perform pulpotomies rather than extracting the teeth because that tooth had a carious pulpal exposure. On the whole, I taught them to perform restoration, extract roots of primary teeth that were preventing the permanent teeth from erupting properly and to restore teeth rather than extract them. Once a year, I went to Siem Reap to teach in the clinic for about three weeks. The rest of the year, the staff would consult with me on

26 JAN/FEB 2014 | PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL DR. DILSHAD SUMAR — VOLUNTEERING IN SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA

live video (Skype) and I would answer their questions and guide them in their treatment plans. With a 12 hour time difference between Siem Reap (Cambodia) and the east coast of the United States, I could do a live consultation during their treatment hours! In the last three years the staff at the dental clinic has made tremendous progress. The number of teeth being restored has increased and the extractions have decreased. Pulpotomies are being done whenever possible and these teeth are not being extracted. Sealants are being placed where these teeth would have become carious in a couple of years. The ART technique is being used if the parents come from far away and cannot return to the clinic. This technique arrests the cavities in many teeth at the same time and decreases the chances of carious pulpal exposure and pain. I have also implemented fluoride varnish application on all the patients when they visit the dental clinic. I am the liaison for all the volunteers who come to the AHC. Dental Volunteers come from all over the world to volunteer. I get in touch with them before their visit to AHC to orient them to the culture of Cambodia and the protocol of the dental department. This makes it easier for them to be productive from day one. The AHC has an outreach program where the dental staff visits different schools in the vicinity of Siem Reap. The staff takes a portable chair and dental instruments and visits the school. They give oral hygiene instructions to the students, and all the children who have dental pain come forward and unfortunately, their teeth are extracted. These students live too far from the AHC to avail themselves of the services offered at the dental department; hence the AHC staff members go to them. Sometimes ART technique is performed. I have instituted a fluoride varnish program in these remote schools as fluoride rinses need monitoring, and it is not possible to do so in these remote schools due to staff shortage at the AHC. (Editors note: Atraumatic restorative treatment uses manual excavation of dental caries, which eliminates the need for anesthesia and use of expensive equipment, and restores the cavity with glass ionomer, an adhesive material that bonds to the tooth structure and releases fluoride as it stimulates remineralization. Atraumatic restorative treatment is noninvasive, making it highly acceptable to patients.) I have instituted a weekly fluoride rinse program in four schools in the remote areas. The total number of students who benefit from this program is about 2,500. The dental staff at the AHC teach the teachers the protocol of administering fluoride rinses and they monitor it once a month. At that time they also give oral hygiene instructions to the students. A fifth school of 350 students will be added in January. I am supporting this new school’s program through the Ponheary Ly foundation (another non-profit organization) in Siem Reap. This is a pilot program and if it gets established, I will have several schools in this program funded by my family foundation, The Sumar-Lakhani Foundation.

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In the evenings, when I was in Siem Reap, I worked with Dr. Vuthy, a surgeon at the AHC who is part of the Smile Train Program. We would take children who come to the AHC with cleft lip and palate, and perform surgery at another surgicenter in town. I have supported the Smile Train organization for the last 15 years financially as well as assisting in the surgeries when I am in Siem Reap. In summary, dentistry at the AHC has come a long way from just extractions. Fluoride rinses and varnish application have been instituted for every child who visits the dental clinic. Restoration, pulpotomies and anterior root canals on permanent teeth are being performed. Sealants and preventive resin restorations are being done and the staff is very aware of preventive dentistry. I must give credit to the two dentists and six dental nurses (dental nurses in Cambodia are trained to perform all aspects of dentistry). They have been very receptive of all the changes I have instituted at the clinic and are very eager to learn. They also want the best for the children of Cambodia and are willing to accommodate the changes. They needed a mentor and a facilitator and I was there to help them out. All this would not have been accomplished and maintained if I did not have the support and the blessing of the administration. Dr. William Housworth has been very accommodating and helpful in allowing me to implement all the changes at the AHC. He is a visionary CEO and without his insight and support from Friends Without A Border, AHC would not have been able to make all this progress. Where are we going from here? The dental staff and I will maintain the progress at the clinic. We are going to add more schools for the fluoride rinse program and continue the fluoride varnish application in the remote area schools. An oral surgeon is volunteer - ing at the AHC and all the oral pathology cases are being seen in house. We will continue with the preventive dentistry and restorative work instead of extracting teeth. Oral hygiene instructions are being given to the parents and patients in the waiting area twice a day, in the morning and early afternoon. The clinic now is open 9 hours a day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., as the staff has agreed to stagger their lunch hour and hence more patients can be seen. The clinic is also open on Saturday mornings. We are very pleased with all the development at the AHC dental clinic. In the future, the AHC will have satellite clinics in the surrounding areas of Siem Reap which will help AHC to be sustainable and serve more people in the remote areas of Cambodia. Why am I so involved in Cambodia? This project fell in my lap. I took it up, and in just a few years have seen progress and this will continue to progress even further. The Cambodians have seen a lot of atrocities in their lifetime. The Pol Pot regime totally wiped out the elite and educated group of people at the killing fields. This country had to start from scratch in the 21 st Century. They need help. There are a lot of non-governmental organizations in this country working with the school systems and orphanages and getting the young generation on their feet. I am contributing to their dental health.

28 JAN/FEB 2014 | PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Moore Honored by ADA Dr. Paul Moore, a professor and chair of the department of dental anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, received the 2013 Norton M. Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research from the American Dental Association November 2 at ADA Annual Session in New Orleans. The honor is a lifetime achievement award that recognizes Dr. Moore’s significant contributions toward the advancement of anesthesia and pain control in dentistry. Dr. Moore graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine with a dental degree and Ph.D. in pharmacology. He later earned a Master of Public Health degree in epidemiology at Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health. His many accolades include serving as principal investigator or co-investigator on more than 40 clinical research projects sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and private industry. He also has authored more than 250 articles, books, chapters and research abstracts on the topics of clinical pharmacology and dental therapeutics; and he has presented his research findings in more than 150 invited lectures nationally and internationally on the topics of local anesthesia, antibiotics, analgesics, sedation, drug interactions and oral complications of diabetes. Dental reviewers, book Dr. Paul Moore received the ADA’s Norton M. Ross Award authors and others often cite his clinical research findings. November 2 at ADA Annual Session. (Left to right) Dr. Robert Faiella, ADA president; Dr. Paul Moore, Dr. Kathleen O’Loughlin, ADA Executive Director/Chair 2013 Norton M. Ross Award Selection Committee; and Dr. Marcelo Araujo, Senior Director, Global CHC Scientific and Professional Affairs, Johnson and Johnson Consumer Companies.

Terry Honored with Prestigious Journalism Award Pennsylvania Dental Journal editor Dr. Bruce Terry has been selected by the William J. Gies Foundation as the First Place winner in their editorial competition for 2013. Dr. Terry won first place with his editorial “Oral Health Literacy,” which appeared in our Journal back in March/April 2012. The award was presented during the annual meeting of the American Association of Dental Editors (AADE) at the Westin New Orleans Canal Place. The Gies Award was one of two journalism honors the Journal staff received in New Orleans. Dr. Terry also accepted the Platinum Pencil Award from the International College of Dentists, USA Section, Division 1, for outstanding use of graphics in our November/December 2012 issue.

Dr. Daniel Orr, II, AADE President 2013-2014 presents Dr. Terry with his William J. Gies Editorial Award.

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The Pennsylvania Dental Foundation awarded a $7,500 grant to Harrisburg SMILES to be used for operating and adminis - trative expenses to serve needy and underinsured patients with urgent dental care needs in central Pennsylvania. Dr. William Spruill presents the grant for Harrisburg SMILES to Dr. John Kiessling and Dr. Andrew Gould (background).

The Pennsylvania Dental Foundation awarded a $7,500 grant to Sullivan County Dental Clinic which serves needy patients in Sullivan County. The funds will assist in hiring additional staff to meet the long waiting list of patients.

Standing back row from left: Dan White RDH; Kathy Robbins, Dr. Mary Bennardi at the Sullivan County Treasurer; Darla Bortz, Sullivan County Sullivan County Dental Clinic. Commissioner; Dr. John Grove, Sixth District Trustee; and Robert Getz, Sullivan County Commissioner. Kneeling: Joan Gruver, VP, Board of Sullivan County Action; and Dr. Mary Bennardi, Sullivan County Dental Clinic.

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30 JAN/FEB 2014 | PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL IN MEMORIAM

Dr. John B. Dunlop Dr. John A Bamonte Dr. Thomas Walker Flanagan Dr. Charles R. Schmitt Stroudsburg Natrona Heights South Williamsport Philadelphia Univ. of Pennsylvania (1957) Univ. of Pittsburgh (1948) Temple Univ. (1952) Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry Born: 1931 Born: 1925 Born: 1926 of New Jersey (1966) Died: 9/20/2013 Died: 9/30/2013 Died: 10/2/2013 Born: 1939 Died: 10/22/2013 Dr. James D. Sheen Dr. John W. Smith Dr. Anthony B. Cocciolone Gettysburg York Belle Vernon Univ. of Pennsylvania (1959) Univ. of Pittsburgh (1960) Temple Univ. (1980) Born: 1933 Born: 1934 Born: 1953 Died: 9/21/2013 Died: 6/6/2013 Died: 10/31/2013

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University of Pittsburgh Temple University St. Marys

Contact: Lori Burkette April 4 Contact: Nicole Carreno Gunners Inn and Restaurant Administrative Secretary An Introduction to Rotary Molar (215) 707-7541 Contact: Rebecca Von Nieda, PDA (412) 648-8370 Endodontics: A Hands-On (215) 707-7107 (Fax) (800) 223-0016, ext 117 Simulation Patient Experience [email protected] February 14 Hands-On/Limited Attendance Register at April 4 Fixed Prosthesis: From Beginning Dr. Marin Mandradjieff dentistry.temple.edu/continuing-ed Salivary Gland Disease and Dry to End Dr. Herbert Ray Mouth – The Impact on Oral Health Topics include: February 26 Scott S. De Rossi, DMD Dr. Matthew Cooke – Medical April 5 Nitrous Oxide Sedation (HANDS-ON) Management of the Prosthodontic Dental Radiography: DANB Exam Dr. Stanton Braid and Dr. Allan Fielding Patient Prep Course Dr. Pouran Famili – Periodontal Hands-On/Limited Attendance March 12 Considerations as Part of Implant Ms. Gayle Ball Dental Management of Emergencies Greensburg Treatment Ms. Victoria Green and Medically Compromised Patients Dr. Edward McCarthy – Fixed Prosthesis Dr. Gary Jones and Dr. Allan Fielding Treatment Planning to Avoid Failure April 12 Giannilli’s II March 21 Dr. Thomas Kunkel – Digital T. F. Bowser Memorial Lecture: Restaurant & Banquet Facility 2nd Annual Engine Driven Impressions and Fixed Prostheses Street Drugs Exposed – What Your Contact: Rebecca Von Nieda, PDA Patients and Your Kids are Not Instrumentation in Endodontics – (800) 223-0016, ext 117 February 15 Telling you Panel Discussion Dental Photography: Using Your Dr. Harold Crossley Moderator: Dr. Cemil Yesilsoy March 14 Digital Camera and Processing Images Speakers: Dr. Chris Glass, Achieving Excellence in Restorative Hands-On/Limited Attendance April 25 Dr. Eric Herbranson and Dr. Martin Trope Dentistry Dr. Ali Seyedain Updates in Direct Restorative Warren F. Jesek, DDS April 2 Dr. Heiko Spallek Dentistry: Mastering Today’s Materials for Your Practice Updates in Pediatric Dentistry: April 4 February 28 – March 1 Dr. Lou Graham Treating Tiny Tots to Teens Risk Factors, Antibiotics Evaluation Office-Based Dental Sedation in the Dr. Gary Jones and Dr. Allan Fielding and Maintenance – A Little Bit of 21 st Century: Pharmacological April 26 Everything in Non-surgical Therapy April 18 Approaches to Managing the Pediatric Surgical Crown Elongation Francis G. Serio, DMD, MS, MBA Feel Good Dentistry – A Sane Dental Patient Hands-On/Limited Attendance Approach to Esthetic Dentistry May 16 Dr. Matthew Cooke Dr. Pouran Famili Dr. Ali Seyedain Dr. Steven Weinberg Current Concepts in Oral Medicine – Dr. Michael Cuddy Lesions, Pain and Other Fun Things! Dr. Joseph Giovannitti May 2 May 16 Scott S. De Rossi, DMD Dr. Adriana Modesto-Vieira st Medical History Mythbusters: Limiting Exposure in the 21 Dr. Paul Moore Yes, You Can Treat the Medically Century Dental Practice Dr. Deborah Studen-Pavlovich Complex Patient Dr. Michael Ragan Colonel (Dr.) Timothy Halligan March 21 September 12-14 Occlusion and Temporomandibular Bender Seltzer and Grossman Disorder – When, Where, and How Academic Review of Endodontology Dr. Joseph Passaro Course Director: Dr. Cemil Yesilsoy; Dr. James Wooddell Speakers: Drs. Eleazer, Fouad, Hersh, Holland, Hutter, Keiser, Khan, Pringle March 29 and Trope Digital Radiography, Including an Overview of Cone Beam CT and Software Tools Hands-On/Limited Attendance Dr. Anitha Potluri

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Montgomery-Bucks Dental Society of Chester Dental Society of Western Brookville Dental Society County and Delaware County Pennsylvania

Pinecrest Country Club Normandy Farm, Blue Bell DKU Continuing Dental Education (412) 321-5810 Contact: Rebecca Von Nieda, PDA (215) 234-4203 Springfield Country Club [email protected] (800) 223-0016, ext 117 [email protected] Delaware County Contact: Dr. Barry Cohen Rivers Casino May 2 March 21 (610) 449-7002 777 Casino Dr., Pittsburgh Updates in Pediatric Dentistry – Successful Soft Tissue Enhancement [email protected] *Must be 21 to attend this CE* Treating Tiny Tots to Teens in 2014 in Implant Aesthetics Lance Kisby, DMD Dr. Christian F.J. Stappert April 11 March 19 The Art of Endodontics: Everything Infection Control: That Thing You Do, May 30 Has Changed but the Anatomy Why Do You Do It? Predictable & Profitable Procedures L. Stephen Buchanan, DDS, FICD, FACD Presented by John A. Molinari, PhD for the New Economy Marvin A. Fier, DDS May 8 Solving the Most Difficult Cases: A Step-by-Step Process Glenn Dupont, DDS

At Your Fingertips — HIPAA Resources www.padental.org

www.padental.org/HIPAA In September, we hosted four complimentary webinars to help dental offices become compliant with the revisions to HIPAA that took effect on September 23, 2013. More than 330 members and their staff attended the webinars sponsored by PDA, BlueCross Dental, Goldberg Katzman, PDAIS and United Concordia Dental. If you weren't able to attend one of our live broadcasts you can still watch the recording on our website and learn how the HIPAA updates impact your practice. Please log in to the website with your username and password first. Hover over the “Resources and Programs” tab and click on HIPAA from the dropdown menu. On this page you will find the following resources: • HIPAA 2013 Update Webinar Video Those who watch the webinar online • HIPAA Authorization Form and successfully complete the quiz are eligible to receive one hour of • Sample Business Associate Agreements continuing education credit. • Online HIPAA Quiz • Frequently Asked Questions

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Associate Needed Seeking general dentist for associateship leading to partnership. Our group is Rates: $45 for 45 words or less, $1 for each additional word. $1 for located in the Central Susquehanna Valley near Bucknell and Susquehanna each word set in boldface (other than first four words). $10 to box an Universities. We are seeking a general dentist capable of a wide range of procedures ad. $5 for PDA Box number reply. One free ad to deceased member’s for our continually growing practice. To learn more about this rare opportunity call spouse. (570) 742-9607, email [email protected] , or fax your CV to (570) 742-6397. Website: All Journal classified ads will be posted on the public section of the PDA website, unless otherwise requested. Ads will be General Dentist, Chestnut Hills Dental posted within 48 hours of receipt, but no earlier than one month Chestnut Hills Dental is seeking general dentists to join our team near the prior to the date of the Journal issue. Ads will be removed at the end downtown Pittsburgh area, Eastern Alleghany County and a new practice location of the two months of the Journal issue. in the Johnstown, PA area. Deadlines: Jan/Feb Issue — Deadline: Nov 1 • Mar/Apr Issue — Chestnut Hills Dental was founded in 1970 in an eastern suburb of Monroeville, Deadline: Jan 1 • May/Jun Issue — Deadline: Mar 1 • Jul/Aug Issue and provides quality, convenient and affordable care to over 50,000 patients — Deadline: May 1 • Sept/Oct Issue — Deadline: Jul 1 • Nov/Dec in southwestern PA. Today, Chestnut Hills Dental has 9 locations in the greater Issue — Deadline: Sept 1 Pittsburgh area with 13 general dentists, 2 Oral Surgeons and 1 Orthodontist. We offer comprehensive dental care to our patients including general dentistry, Payment: Upon submitting ad. oral surgery, periodontics, cosmetic dentistry, dentures, root canals and sedation Mailing Address: Send ad copy and box responses to: dentistry. 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Oral Surgeon Wanted Endodontist Wanted DentalOne Seeks Oral Surgeo n in West Mifflin to provide quality care for patients This is truly a unique opportunity. We are located in Glen Mills, an area of with dental conditions, defects, injuries, and esthetic aspects of the mouth, unprecedented growth near West Chester, Philadelphia and Wilmington teeth, jaws, and face. Degree from accredited dental school, current PA dental Delaware. Our facility is brand new, high tech and well equipped. You will have license and completion of hospital surgical residency program required. To apply: everything to meet your needs. [email protected] . EOE Our practice consists of four general dentists, a Periodontist, Oral Surgeon and Orthodontist. We currently have over 8,000 active patients and are experiencing Dentist Position rapid growth. At this time we can utilize an Endodontist one or two days a week. Modern, state of the art general dental practice located in Eastern PA, (Lehigh Please contact our office manager, Myra Reid to schedule an interview. Fax your Valley) is seeking an experienced dentist. Applicant must be highly motivated Curriculum Vitai to (610) 459-8290 or email [email protected] . and able to provide comprehensive dental care, up to and including endo, crown and bridge, implants, restorations and some surgery. Contact practice WHY READ FURTHER? administrator Patti at (610) 861-0190. If you are a person with integrity, have good math skills, treats others the way you would like to be treated, and enjoy learning new things, then we are looking Associate Wanted for you to be a part of our growing dental practice as an EFDA or Dental Westmoreland – Armstrong County. Highly successful, established practice Assistant. Our state of the art facility is located in Central Pennsylvania. We offer seeking quality associate with potential for buy-in. Join a dedicated staff with a competitive compensation package including bonus potential. Please call dentists having over 30 years experience in all phases of dentistry, including endo, (570) 445-2680 to hear more about this opportunity. implants, prosthetics and surgery. Excellent opportunity to learn from clinicians using state of the art technology – digital X-rays, CBCT and CADCAM crowns. Submit resume to [email protected] . PRACTICE FOR SALE

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At Special Smiles, we focus solely on serving the needs of patients with intellectual and physical disabilities who require general anesthesia for dental care. Call 21 5-707 -0575 For an appointment or consultation www.specialsmilesltd.com

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Western Pennsylvania / Greater Pittsburgh Area SOUTH HILLS Numerous practices available with collections ranging from Well established general practice with loyal employees, fee for service $220,000 to $2,500,000 with $260,000 in collections – senior doctor willing to stay to introduce patients, also willing to treat patients at a limited capacity. Contact PDI at PA – (#’s represent collections) Beaver $220,000, Beaver County $760,000, (412) 373-7044 for confidential information. East Pittsburgh Suburb PEDIATRIC $400,000, Erie $1,700,000, Indiana $400,000, Mercer County $410,000, Pittsburgh $2,500,000, Pittsburgh area PERIODONTIST $1,500,000, Pittsburgh-North Hills $300,000, Pittsburgh Lehighton Whitaker $487,000, Plum/Murrysville $400,000, Tri-State PERIODONTIST Busy 3 operatory, general dentistry practice. Real estate, with additional 2 income $600,000, Venango $350,000, Washington County $500,000. residential rentals, for sale or rent. Call (610) 377-4719 or email [email protected] . We offer formal Valuation Services in case of divorce, business planning, estate planning, retirement planning, help in determining exit strategy, partner For Sale “buy out”, etc. PENNSYLVANIA: General practice, Poconos, 1,500 active patients. Collections Please contact Bob Septak at (724) 869-0533 or email [email protected] . 400K. Doctor transitioning to retire. 28 hrs per week. Tremendous opportunity www.UDBA.biz for growth. Call (570) 856-0905 or email [email protected] As always, we treat these matters with the highest amount of confidentiality and any contact with United Dental Brokers of America will be kept completely confidential.

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Practices Available/Western Pennsylvania Practice for Sale Smaller Merger opportunities to practices grossing over $1 Million annually. Visit Philadelphia County - Well-established part time practice (2 days) in great our website at www.paragon.us.com or contact David A. Moffa, DMD, MAGD location! Digital X-ray, newer dental equipment, participating with several higher (724) 244-9449 or [email protected] . end PPO’s. Contact Donna Costa at Henry Schein Professional Practice Transitions at (800) 988-5674 or [email protected] (#PA120) Pittsburgh Practice Opportunity Landmark practice consistently grossing over $1,000,000. With the selling PRACTICE SALE doctor working 2 days a week through the transition period, the Purchaser can Central PA. – Well established 5 ops. Rev. $755K. R/E avail. Call Donna anticipate a first year net salary over $300,000. Contact David A. Moffa, DMD, (800) 988-5674. www.snydergroup.net . MAGD to learn more. [email protected] or (724) 244-9449. FOR SALE For Sale Multiple mature oral & maxillofacial surgery practices–western and eastern General Dentist Retiring – 500K gross, 4 ops, apt. upstairs, parking lot on Pennsylvania and other states. Excellent situations. Professional Practice Planners. doctor’s row. Huntingdon with Juniata College and Lake Raystown. (412) 673-3144 or (412) 621-2881 (after hours), [email protected] . Turnkey: reduces to $225,000 for the lot. Owner is very flexible for transition. Reply: [email protected] . FOR SALE Active general practice – Schuylkill County. Excellent facility, staff, equipment, For Sale Dental Practice, Northeast PA patient base, opportunity. Professional Practice Planners. (412) 673-3144 or Long Established general family dentistry Practice. Excellent Wilkes-Barre/ (412) 621-2881 (after hours). [email protected] . Kingston location. 1,850 active/loyal patients, 3 opts, 2 X-ray unit, 980 sq/ft. lab w/tech, room for growth. Collection range 300K to 340K. FFS and INS. For Sale Ideal for new graduate or satellite office. Doctor entering retirement. Able to help Pittsburgh west & east suburbs – mature orthodontic dental practices – transition. Email [email protected] . long-time established. Excellent as start-up or satellite. Everything in place to continue a successful career. Professional Practice Planners. (412) 673-3144 or PRACTICE SALE (412) 621-2882 (after hours), [email protected] . Lancaster Cnty - 38 y/o gen practice. 2,000 SF w/4 ops. Dentrix software, digital X-ray and Pan. 1,400 patients of record. Located in middle of town square - tons of For Sale walk by visibility. Gross Rev. $387K. Contact: [email protected] TURN-KEY DENTAL OFFICE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, BELLE VERNON, PA or (484) 788-4071. 150 Patients. Fully outfitted Dental office: 2 Operatories and Laboratory and room for expansion. Office building is also available. Family interested in providing continuity of care for patients. All reasonable offers will be considered. Doctor deceased. Built practice over past 30 years. Interested Parties Contact: (412) 841-8605.

MISCELLANEOUS

DR. FILL-IN “Dentists helping Dentists” Dr. Fill-in was established 5 years ago to match qualified dentists with dentists who are looking for temporary or permanent dental coverage. We serve the Pennsylvania and New Jersey area to keep your office open while you are away. For more information, please visit our website at www.doctorfillin.com or if you prefer contact us by phone at (610) 216-2899.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Practice Transitions We specialize in Practice Sales, Appraisals and Partnership Arrangements in Eastern Pennsylvania. Free Seller and Buyer Guides available. For more details on our services, contact Philip Cooper, DMD, MBA America Practice Consultants, (800) 400-8550 or [email protected] .

Financial Services Fischer Financial Services, Inc. is an independent money management firm located in Harrisburg. As a “Registered Investment Adviser” with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the firm specializes in money management for institutions and individuals. To learn more, call (888) 886-1902 or visit www.fischerfinancialservices.com .

PRACTICE TRANSITIONS If you are considering VALUING – SELLING – BUYING – MERGING – ARRANGING ASSOCIATESHIP – EXITING PRACTICE, contact the Transition & Valuation Specialists: Professional Practice Planners, 332 Fifth Avenue, McKeesport, PA 15132. (412) 673-3144 or (412) 621-2881 (after hours) or [email protected]

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