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MARCH/APRIL 2007 WWW.CDS.ORG THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CHICAGO DENTAL SOCIETY WE LOOK BACK AT THE MIDWINTER MEETING Celebrate it TTrraadditiioonna AA all** iiccnniicc PP With your Colleagues & families June 24 Busse Woods Grove #3 The picnic grove is located in Elk Grove Village. Enter from Higgins Road, west of Arlington Heights Road. Celebrate the start of summer with your Fee: $5 per person. Children under 5 are free. colleagues at the first CDS Traditional Picnic at CDS members are limited to six tickets each. Busse Woods. We'll have all your favorites: Food will be served between 12:15 and 3:15 p.m. hot dogs and burgers on the grill, sweet summer Space is limited. Only 200 tickets are fruit and an ice cream cart. Entertainment for available. Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. April 16 various ages will be provided. online only at www.cds.org. This event will go on rain or shine. There is no rain date. Shelter will be provided in the forest preserve. PAGE ONE 2007 MWM CE CERTIFICATES JANUARY 10 REGIONAL MEETING MINUTES NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE The Regional Meeting of the Chicago Dental Society convened at the Drury Lane Oak Attendees of the 2007 Midwinter Meeting Brook, Oak Brook Terrace, with CDS President John F. Fredricksen presiding. Dr. Fredrick- may obtain Continuing Education certificates sen called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. online free of charge throughout the month Attention was directed to the minutes of the meeting of Wednesday, Sept. 20. Inasmuch of April at www.cds.org. There will be a as the official minutes of the meeting of Sept. 20 were published in the December issue of $25 fee per CE certificate beginning May 1. the CDS Review a motion was entertained to dispense with reading them. To obtain CE certificates, attendees MOVED by Hugo Bertagni, DDS, seconded by Mary Starsiak, DDS, and carried to dis- must provide the convention number and pense with reading the Sept. 20 Regional Meeting minutes at this time. year, and course numbers and verification MOVED by Thomas Salmon, DDS, seconded by Keith Suchy, DDS, and carried to codes for up to 20 courses. Your unique accept the Sept. 20 Regional Meeting minutes. seven-digit convention number (example: Attention was directed to the minutes of the meeting of Wednesday, Nov. 8. Inasmuch 046299-7) is printed at the top of your as the official minutes of the meeting of Nov. 8 were published in the December 2006 issue meeting badge. Upon submission, a CE cer- of the CDS Review, a motion was entertained to dispense with reading them. tificate will be provided in a PDF format. MOVED by Ronald Testa, DDS, MS, seconded by Robert Manasse, DDS, and carried to CE certificates for the 2006 and 2005 dispense with reading the Nov. 8 Regional Meeting minutes at this time. Midwinter Meetings are also available MOVED by Dr. Suchy, seconded by Robert Matthews, DDS, and carried to accept the online. If you need course numbers for Nov. 8, Regional Meeting minutes. either of those meetings, please call Attention was directed to the minutes of the meeting of Thursday, Nov. 9. Inasmuch as Angela Powell, (312)836-7311. the minutes of the meeting of Thursday, Nov. 9, had not yet been published, a motion was entertained to dispense with reading and approving them until everyone has had the opportunity to review them. GET YOUR CE HERE MOVED by James Robinson, DDS, seconded by John Gerding, DDS, and carried to dis- If you missed the Midwinter pense with reading the minutes of the meeting of Thursday, Nov. 9, until everyone has had Meeting, there are still plenty the opportunity to review them. of opportunities to earn As there were no reports of the Board or Standing Committees, nor any reports of Spe- needed CE credits. CDS cial Committees, and no new or unfinished business to report, Dr. Fredricksen called upon offers courses that fit into Thomas Remijas, DDS, to introduce Thomas Trinkner, DDS, who presented a program enti- most any schedule. tled “Why Less is More: Exploring Truly Conservative Dentistry as an Exercise in Greater The next Regional Meeting is Wednes- Clinical Skill and Professional Satisfaction.” day, April 18. Regional Meetings are The meeting was adjourned at 2:15 p.m. offered four times a year, enabling Regular and Associate members to earn five hours of CE credit at no cost. Bring your staff, too; DR. ZELAZO-SMITH NAMED FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT OF ADIC members’ auxiliaries and dental hygienist CDS member Susan Zelazo-Smith, DDS, who in 2002 became the first members of the Illinois State Dental Society woman president in the 80-year history of the American Dental Inter- all have free access to the top-notch speak- fraternity Council, achieved another milestone in her career. ers. Dr. Smith is the first and only woman president of any of the four If this date doesn’t work with your dental fraternities in North America. She was installed as Supreme Presi- schedule, check the Meeting Place page in dent of Xi Psi Phi International Dental Fraternity in 2006. The fraternity every issue of the CDS Review. Meeting celebrated its 118th anniversary in February. Place is a list of upcoming Branch meet- Dr. Smith has been involved with Xi Psi Phi since her days as a stu- Dr. Zelazo-Smith ings, many of which include CE opportuni- dent at the Northwestern University Dental School. She was immedi- ties. Discussion topics are frequently listed, ately impressed by the faculty component and the open-minded attitude regarding the as is contact information for doctors who diversity of membership. She continues to find support from the professional and person- can tell you more about their branch’s al contacts she has made through her fraternity involvement. upcoming events. “I feel fortunate to have established relationships with outstanding dentists in many On the rare occasions when the CDS cities beyond Chicago,” she said. “The fraternity has been affected by the closing of den- Review gets lost on your coffee table, tal schools; however, the support system that a professional fraternity provides can be a check online at www.cds.org. The “For tremendous asset. It is an avenue for meaningful social contact which contributes signifi- Professionals” section of the Web site has cantly to a well-rounded professional lifestyle. a similar list of upcoming CE opportunities, “Furthermore, it is a safe harbor for times when professional or even personal life can as well as a tool to print out the CE certifi- be stressful and challenging. I hope that all dental fraternities can adapt and thrive as cates you forgot to get during past Mid- dentistry moves toward the future.” ■ winter Meetings. CDS REGIONAL MEETING WOMEN’S HEALTH ABOUT CDS MEETINGS: AND ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS Regional meetings are FREE to all CDS BARBARA J. STEINBERG, DDS members and their auxiliaries, as well WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 as dental hygienist 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. members of the Illinois Drury Lane, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace State Dental Society. A fee of $250 is CE CREDITS: 5 CE hours charged to dentists TARGET AUDIENCE: Doctors, hygienists, assistants and office staff who are not CDS members, which ABOUT OUR PROGRAM: may be applied to Dr. Steinberg will present the latest information about women’s health, including oral membership for the health, cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis. She will also discuss conditions current year. that require antibiotic therapy prior to dental treatment, emphasizing the latest American Heart Association recommendations for preventing endocarditis. Other Advance registration topics to be discussed include prophylaxis for total joint replacement and conditions is not required for dentists face when treating immunocompromised patients. any regional program. ABOUT OUR SPEAKER: DIRECTIONS: Dr. Steinberg is a clinical professor of surgery at Drexel University College of For directions to Medicine and an adjunct associate professor of oral medicine at the University of Drury Lane, call Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. She is also a diplomate (630)530-8300. of the American Board of Oral Medicine. A frequent Midwinter Meeting speaker, Dr. Steinberg is an internationally recognized lecturer who has authored and contributed to textbooks about women’s health and treating medically compromised patients in the dental practice. Sponsored by CHICAGO DENTAL SOCIETY CONTENTS Editor: Walter F. Lamacki, DDS Director of Publications: Will Conkis Managing Editor: Elizabeth Giangrego Publications Coordinator/Designer: Tom Long Staff Writer: Joanna Brown Editor Emeritus: Grant A. MacLean, DDS SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY Chair: Antonio J. Venezia Jr., DDS Erwin P. Barrington, DDS Juliann S. Bluitt, DDS Lee W. Graber, DDS Mary J. Hayes, DDS Roger H. Kallal, DDS Mark Lingen, DDS Robert M. Unger, DDS Franklin S. Weine, DDS CORRESPONDENCE & CONTRIBUTIONS Address editorial correspondence to: Chicago Dental Society CDS Review 8 16 401 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 200 Chicago, IL 60611-5585 e-mail: [email protected] Dr. Lamacki’s e-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.cds.org Phone: (312)836-7300; Fax: (312)836-7337 All material submitted to the CDS Review for FEATURES publishing consideration must be typewritten, not hand-written. Original articles published herein 8 Midwinter Meeting become the property of the publication. A copy of We bring you complete coverage of the 142nd Midwinter Meeting. the CDS writing guidelines is available upon request. ADVERTISING National Sales: 16 Give Kids a Smile Dean Mather Dental volunteers throughout the Chicago metropolitan area shared their time helping to M.J. Mrvica Associates, Inc. 2 West Taunton Ave. improve children’s oral health. 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