North Shore District Dental Society

Amesbury
Beverly
Boxford
North Shore District
Dental Society
FEBRUARY 2013 Newsletter
Danvers
February 7, 2013 Meeting
6:30 Social Hour
7:00 Dinner
Essex
Georgetown
Hawthorne Hotel, Salem
Gloucester
Hamilton
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DIGITAL SMILE DESIGN
Lynn
Lynnfield
Magnolia
Manchester
Jeffrey Dornbush, D.D.S.
“I skate where the puck is going to be,
not where it has been.” Wayne Gretzky
Marblehead
Middleton
Nahant
Newbury
Newburyport
Peabody
Rockport
Rowley
Salem
Salisbury
Saugus
Swampscott
Topsfield
Wenham
The “puck”, so to speak, in dentistry is on a fast track trajectory toward ever more sophisticated digital
applications, opening exciting new possibilities for creativity, precision, and team collaboration in
dental practice. This lecture will present and illustrate leading edge techniques in digital smile design,
including impression scanning, and both intraoral and portrait photography. As many conventional
dental laboratories are closing, attendees will learn that they need not be isolated in their practice nor
become lab technicians, but rather understand the new technologies, foster team communication,
and provide welcome access to the interdisciplinary approach to practice. This presentation will make
you smile!
• Learn Digital tools to produce Laboratory CAD
CAM milling.
• Learn ways to use photography to communicate
with your interdisciplinary team, dental
technician and to motivate your patients
• Learn the benefits of planning smile design with
office team on a computer • Learn when to use composite mock-ups and
wax-ups
• Learn ways to transfer the digital smile design
to the working model
• Learn to use composite mock-ups to test the
planned smile design
• Learn ways of digital visuals for increasing case
acceptance
CURRICULUM VITAE:
Dr. Dornbush has over 25 years of clinical experience, continuing education and teaching, and maintains
a clinical practice of prosthodontics in Marblehead. He graduated from New York University College
of Dentistry in 1975, and completed the two year Advanced Graduate Study in Prosthodontics at the
Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry in 1978. Dr. Dornbush served as dental consultant and
lecturer for Implant Innovations during its formative years. He co-authored publications on the subject
of inter-disciplinary implant treatment in the “International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative
Dentistry”; Quintessence Publishing Company. He is a contributing author of the text: “Demystifying
Smiles: Strategies for the Dental Team”. He served as Chairman of the North Shore District Dental
Society in 2011 and currently Co-editor of the newsletter.
Please visit our website www.nsdds.org
North Shore District Dental Society
Chairman’s Message
February 2013 Newsletter
Also, notice that a donation to the MDS Foundation
is an option. Our foundation seeks to fund programs
which improve access to dental care in Massachusetts.
Check out their website at mdsfoundation.org. Thank
you for your consideration and timely response as you
contemplate the possibilities for the North Shore
community.
Darryl R. Smith, D.D.S.
Chairman NSDDS
By the time you read this message
you will have received a letter
from me explaining the situation
with the money collected from
our members for the purpose of
starting a dental hygiene school.
Back at the time our members
were assessed, there was an acute
shortage of dental hygienists in
the area and a hygiene school seemed like a great idea.
However, in today’s job market there does not seem to
be the same demand for hygienists in the workforce.
Our hopes and need for creating this school have
passed. I do not wish to dwell on what could have been,
but set before our members an alternative.
On another note, Yankee Dental is practically upon
us! I look forward to seeing many of our members in
attendance and possibly volunteering. Don’t forget
that our own Peter Hjorth is a program co-chairman
so don’t forget to thank him for the huge lineup of
exciting speakers. Our next North Shore meeting
will be on February 7 back at the Hawthorne. Jeffrey
Dornbush has a stimulating lecture planned so be sure
to mark your calendars.
Thank You,
Darryl Smith
The Lynn community Health Center has proposed
to expand educational services to dental auxiliaries
(assistants and front desk personnel) in the dental
clinic. This means that area training schools could
allow their students to do externships there. Students
would get amazing hands on experience working with
patients, doctors and peers in a modern dental facility.
The benefits of this are many: improved training for
people who will be entering the dental workforce
right here on the North Shore, improved training for
dental students who currently rotate through LCHC,
expanded care for underserved individuals of the
North Shore – 40% of them children. Who among us
hasn’t wanted to help provide care to people who need
it most? Or, to hire someone who knows how to use
current dental software and can do insurance/ Mass
Health billing?
5
15TH Annual NSDDS
Howard M. Skurow
The members of your executive board have put in much
time and thought so that this money gets redirected
responsibly. By partnering with the LCHC, our money
will be spent in a similar manner to its original intent.
I encourage all of you to contact Lori Abrams Berry
the director of LCHC (781 596 2502). She will be happy
to answer questions or give a tour of the clinic. John
Fisher, Jeff Dornbush, Steve Baratz and I have and
were very impressed. I can also answer questions you
might have; reach me at: [email protected] or
781 592 1620.
Memorial Golf Outing
Tedesco Country Club
Monday, June 17, 2013
12-6pm
call Kerry McGrath
781-596-2220
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North Shore District Dental Society
Minutes
and Benefits (Anabel franciskato): She has not been
to a meeting yet to report. Can bring our complaints
to the council regarding insurance companies. It was
recommended that all council members come to at
least 1 board meeting to bring report. Discussed the
Leadership meeting. Dr. Massod reported that she
liked the idea of working on increased membership by
inviting new members to meetings. Dr. Iocco discussed
the importance of PAC and reporting to Senators when
issues arise. Josephine suggested that we honored Sam
Carito for his years of service. Dr. Smith will contact
him and suggested that we get him a gift certificate
to a restaurant for $150 and a plaque. We can invite
all of his colleagues. Need a volunteer to chair the
memorial committee. Need to recognize colleagues
that have passed away. Dr. Fisher will handle the next
issue and acknowledge the passing of Dr. Winkler. The
nominating committee meeting needs to be scheduled
for January. Dr. Dornbush is listed as chairman of the
committee however we feel that the chair elect should
chair the meetings. There is confusion in our Bylaws
as to who will serve and for how long. We have been
doing this informally for many years. We need someone
to run the meeting and recruit people to attend an
makes suggestions. Immediated past chair should be on
committee along with chair elect, secretary, and chair.
They should elect 5 members to make a committee of 9
members. Term limit should be 3 years. President may
appoint a member if anyone on committee is unable to
serve. Dr. Smith will rewrite bylaws and make changes.
LCHC - Spiro hooked us up with chief financial office of
Mass Dental Society. Have a list of all members in district
and who gave totaling 257,000. Some interest has been
generated. Mass Dental Society is looking at this closely.
Anyone who gave the money took a tax deduction. We
need to be careful how we return the $. A release is
needed from the people who gave if we were to spend
the money on something else. We are generating a
release form that will go with a letter donating the
money to LCHC. They can release the money to us to
spend how we see fit, the money can be returned, or
people can have option to keep some and donate some.
We will also give an option to donate the money to the
foundation. If we don’t use it after a certain amount
of time the government will take it. So we will have 4
choices. Motion made and passed. Dr. Fisher will send
out releases and they will be returned to Dr. Saati.
NSDDS, November 1, 2012
Attendance: Drs. John Fisher, Lawrence Monaldo, Jeffrey
Dornbush, Helyne Hamelburg, Anabel Francistato, Spiro
Saati, Darryl Smith, Tom Sterio, Linda Massod, Rocco
Iocco, Mark Wang.
1. Secretary’s Report: Minutes from the last board
meeting were accepted. Everything is running as
scheduled while Dr. Chuang is away. We can reply on
Brown paper ticket.
2. Treasurer’s Report: (Dr. Saati): Call from Dr. Singer
that the account is dormant. Information sent to Dr.
Singer mistakenly and was sent back. Money now
$19,360 in an account at People’s United in our general
fund with the $19,680.63. It was in a money market
account earning very little interest. Now we can use it
for what we wish. Sponsors paid in full ADT and York
lab. Board meeting was about $200 less at the Salem
Country Club than the Hawthorn Hotel. General meeting
was about the same cost. Dr. Fisher suggested that we
may be able to negotiate with Salem Country Club for
our meals if we continue working with them.
3. Sponsorship Committee Report (Dr. Sterio): ADP
committed to placing an ad in the newsletter for $1500.
York Dental Lab made an offer for $300 to set up a table
at the meetings. Dr. Smith suggested that the assistant
treasurer or sponsorship chairman make the deals with
the sponsors based on the parameters that we set up
when making the contracts. We would like to have 4-5
sponsors at a meeting. We don’t want to keep discussing
and taking time for this at the meetings. Dr. Fisher made
a motion to let sponsorship chairman follow guideline
and make the decisions. Motion passed.
4. Editor’s Report (Dr. Dornbush): Will continue to
write articles on the new members. Next newsletter in
February. We can focus on new members. Need to try
to edit coverage of future meetings in the newsletter.
Next several meetings are: Dr. Carl McManama - Bonding
Agents/Posterior Composites, Dr. Jeffrey Dornbush Digital Smile, Dr. Vankevich - Pain Management, and Dr.
Ramzi Sarkis - The Enod/Perio Connection. Dr. Smith
volunteered to be interviewed for newsletter regarding
the leadership meeting.
5. CAPIR (Dr. Fisher): The focus for this year was to
educate members, the community and medical providers
on the importance of children receiving a first dental
examination by the age of 1. The fall Journel will be
exclusively dedicated to promoting age 1 care. They are
also starting a program called Connect the Dots. Which
will help connect medical and dental care to educate
providers on getting children connected to a dental home
by the age of one. A map of the fluoridated areas will be
provided.
5. Chairman’s Report (Dr. Smith): Reported that we
have a new representative for the Council on Dental Care
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February 2013 Newsletter
Meeting adjourned at 8:50 pm.
North Shore District Dental Society
February 2013 Newsletter
NSDDS
2012
2013
Speaker Program
September 13th - Dr. Carl Boscketti - Digital Imaging and Integration (Patterson)
October 18th
- Dr. Kosinski - Physics Forceps, Implants and Sinus Lifts
November 15th - Dr. Carl McManama - 2012 Restorative Update
February 7th
- Dr. Jeffrey Dornbush - Digital Smile Design
March 14th
- Dr. Vankevich - Pain Management
April 11th
- Dr. Ramzi Sarkis - The Endo/Perio Connection
Nominating committee
Nominating Committee
January 7, 2013
January 7, 2013
“Here is some of the heart and soul of the district working to bring you a strong society”
"Here is some of the heart and soul of the district working to bring you a strong society"
ATTENDANCE:
Brian Chuang, Josephine Pandolpho, John Herzog, Tom Sterio, Steve
Attendance: Drs.Drs.
Brian
Chuang, Josephine Pandolpho, John Herzog, Tom Sterio, Steve Baratz,
Baratz, Spiro Saati, Helyne Hamelburg, Jeffrey Dornbush, Lawrence Monaldo,
Spiro Saati, Helyne Hamelburg, Jeffrey Dornbush, Lawrence Monaldo, Peter Hjorth, Arnie
Peter Hjorth, Arnie Maloff, Viktoria Talebain, Darryl Smith.
Maloff, Viktoria Talebain , Darryl Smith,
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of dental hygienists, and the fact that there were no
formal educational programs on the North Shore
for hygienists, chairside assistants, or dental office
managers. There were actually bidding wars among
dentists to hire a hygienist. Attempts to initiate
programs with North Shore Community College and
Marian Court were unsuccessful for a long time. John
claims that he was a driving force behind the campaign
to collect the necessary funds from our members to
support the needed educational programs. Ultimately,
NSCC failed to receive approval for an anticipated
new building and therefore lacked the space to develop
the planned new facility. Due to various factors the
shortage of personnel was eventually resolved and the
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district members remains an issue to be determined to
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The Doctors and Staff of
North Shore Endodontic Associates
- are pleased to announce ANDREW M. BRADLEY, DMD
Dr. Bradley earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine from Tufts in 1999 (where
he received the Restorative Excellence Award) and his Certificate of Advanced
Graduate Studies in Endodontics from Boston University in 2001, after receiving
The
Doctors and Staff
of in Theater from Bishop’s University in Quebec.
his
undergraduate
degree
North Shore Endodontic Associates
are Bradley
pleased to ran
announce
Dr.
his own successful solo endodontic practice in Hanover, New Hampshire, for eight years before
joining North
Shore Endodontic
Associates. Through separate training he developed a subset of skills that include
Andrew
M. Bradley,
DMD
3-D Cone Beam Imaging, nonsurgical/surgical exodontia, bone grafting, and implant placement.
dley earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine from Tufts in 1999 (where he
the Restorative Excellence
Award) and
his Certificate
of Advanced Graduate
Dr. Bradley
maintains
memberships
in the
in Endodontics from Boston University in 2001, after receiving his
Association,
Massachusetts
Dental Society, and
aduate degree in Theater
from Bishop’s
University in Quebec.
American Association of Endodontists, the American Dental
the International Team for Implantology (ITI).
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solo made
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andflying
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n Dental Association, Massachusetts Dental Society, and the International
r Implantology (ITI).
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North Shore District Dental Society
February 2013 Newsletter
A PROFESSIONAL
RESOURCE
FOR TMD
TMD PATIENTS:
PROFESSIONAL
RESOURCE
FOR
PATIENTS:
AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. DAVID KEITH
When should a patient be
referred to a specialist for
management of temporomandibular joint disorders,
and what resources are
available to a dentist on the
North Shore who has “come
to the end of his expertise” in
treating a patient complaining
of facial or jaw joint pain, or
whose symptoms fall outside
the normal range for the dental procedure that has
been performed?
medicine, neurophysiology and the basic anatomy
of the trigeminal nerve. This is a case based learning
program which he believes has been very successful.
The majority of patients seen by Dr. Keith are referred
with muscle or joint pain or limitation of jaw motion,
and have not improved with night guards and home
care strategies. It then needs to be determined whether
it is the muscles that are primary, or the joint. If it is
the muscles there are a number of options: physical
therapy, behavioral modification, and in those patients
with severe bruxism, the injection of Botox into the
muscles of mastication. Trigger point injections are
another diagnostic tool, in that they can help determine
where the pain is coming from, and, interestingly,
they can be therapeutic because they break the pain
cycle. If the joint is thought to be the primary source
of the symptoms, an MRI is needed to evaluate the
internal anatomy of the joint. If the meniscus is
displaced, other treatments have failed and the patient
has persistent symptoms interfering with activities
of daily living arthroscopy may be indicated. This is
a minimally invasive, orthopedically based procedure
which produce excellent results in the patient who has
not responded to non invasive treatment .
Other types of orofacial pain include trigeminal
neuralgia, burning mouth syndrome, atypical neuralgias
effecting the teeth and oral mucous membranes,
vascular headaches starting in the face and pain
referred from other structures outside of he mouth and
face. All of these conditions can present to the general
dentist but no clear dental pathology can be detected.
Further history taking, examination and testing may
be necessary to make a diagnosis and determine a
treatment plan. Clearly the proximity on the North Shore of Dr. David
Keith with his experience and proficiency in this
challenging area of dental practice is a great benefit to
our district members. Patients may be referred to Dr.
Keith by calling the MGH Dental Practice in Danvers
at 978-882-6600. He is also available one day per week
at the MGH Boston campus. He can also be reached at
[email protected].
should a patient be referred to a specialist
nagement of temporo- mandibular joint
ers, and what resources are available to a
t on the North Shore who has “come to the
his expertise” in treating a patient
aining of facial or jaw joint pain, or whose
oms fall outside the normal range for the
procedure that has been performed?
questions were addressed in a recent
nating interview with Dr David Keith, an oral
axillofacial surgeon presently practicing in the
MGH facility in Danvers. Dr Keith is a 1966
ate of Guy’s Hospital Dental School in the
sity of London. Eventually, as a Senior
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rar and Senior Lecturer in oral surgery at
These questions were addressed in a recent illuminating
interview with Dr. David Keith, an oral and maxillofacial
surgeon presently practicing in the new MGH facility in
Danvers. Dr. Keith is a 1966 graduate of Guy’s Hospital
Dental School in the University of London. Eventually,
as a Senior Registrar and Senior Lecturer in oral surgery
at King’s College Hospital Dr. Keith participated in an
exchange program with the Massachusetts General
Hospital. This led to his association with Dr. Walter
Guralnick-Chief of Service who had a long term interest
in facial pain and temporomandibular joint disorders.
Having completed the requirements for his DMD
to practice in the US Dr. Keith joined the Harvard
Community Health Plan Dental Practice in the early
80’s, ultimately becoming its Director.
Dr .Keith’s chief clinical interest has historically been
facial pain and temporo-mandibular joint problems,
and since he joined the MGH practice in Danvers
in 2011 he has limited the scope of his work to these
specific areas. He claims great satisfaction in being able
to help a dentist who doesn’t feel comfortable with his
own level of judgment and experience when a patient’s
symptoms persist or are inconsistent with what the
dentist commonly sees.
Dr. Keith believes that the average dentist has only
an abridged understanding of orofacial pain, primarily
because in the past it has not been sufficiently
addressed in the dental school curriculum. To correct
this problem, as a faculty member of the Harvard
School of Dental Medicine, he started an orofacial
pain program which integrates studies in behavioral
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NORTH SHORE DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY MEETING
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TO
JOHN
FISHER
! SOCIETY MEETING
November
15, 2012
NORTH
SHORE
DISTRICT
DENTAL
November
15, 2012
November 15th, 2012
WELCOME NEW
MEMBERS
WELCOME
NEW MEMBERS
Welcome New Members...
Dr. Harbpinder Shevchenko
Dr Harbpinder Shevchenko
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Dr. Haim Elias
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Welcome New Sponsors
WELCOME NEW SPONSORS
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& November board and general membership
l be at the SCC. Member feedback is being sought with respect to the quality of the
ons and food, convenience of location and any other factors which would contribute to a
nd enjoyable evening.
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North Shore District Dental Society
The Trustee’s Report
SUMMARY OF BOARD
ACTIONS NOVEMBER BOT
MEETING 2012:
By Dr. Peter Hjorth
• President Dr. Paula K. Friedman thanked all who
attended and contributed to the event for Senate
President Therese Murray, which was held at the
president’s home on October 2.
• President Dr. Friedman informed the Board of
progress in planning the Oral Health Summit II, which
will take place on June 7, 2013 at the Westin Copley,
Boston. She described a conference that she and
staff attended on October 4-5 in Boston that covered
related issues on the Evolution of Oral Health Care
Delivery.
• President Dr. Friedman, President-elect Dr. Michael
Wasserman and Executive Director Dr. Bob Boose
attended the First District Presidents and Presidentselect Conference in Maine on November 2-3 and
described a lively discussion on the purpose and
protocols of the First District.
• Editor Dr. David Becker reported that the Journal
of the Massachusetts Dental Society was recognized
with two awards from the International College of
Dentists in its 2012 Dental Journalism Awards. Dr.
Becker commended Director of MDS Publications
Melissa Carman for her excellent work.
• Secretary Dr. Bill Dennis described the process of
nominations for MDS officers for 2013-14, which
starts with a November 14 teleconference for district
representatives to the Council on Nominations.
• The Board voted unanimously that the MDS will
continue to support a First District suite at the American
Dental Association meeting in 2013, provided the First
District adopts a more equitable formula through a
bylaws change regarding the purpose, cost, and each
state’s level of reimbursement for its participation.
• Assistant Treasurer Dr. Howard Zolot reported on
activities of the Investment Subcommittee. Two
companies responded to an invitation to review and
comment on the UBS portfolio and performance. It
was deemed that, overall, the MDS investments were
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in line with the stated goals of low risk investments
that retain principle.
• Immediate Past President Dr. Charlie Silvius, who
chairs the Constitution and Bylaws Committee,
informed the Board that the committee planned
to meeting on November 19 to review and discuss
potential updates to the document.
• Director of Continuing Education Dorrey Powers
reported on a mini-MBA program in which the MDS is
partnering with Bentley College. Nineteen people are
currently enrolled.
• Director of Yankee Operations Maryellen Geurtsen
reported that Yankee had just under 16,000
registrants and was up 8% in hotel rooms. Friday
night entertainment sales are on a par with last year.
• Two representatives from Akumina demonstrated
for the Board a new MDS application that is being
developed for IPhones, IPads and Androids.
• Chief Communications Officer Scott Davis showed
the Board the new logo for the 150th anniversary
celebration. The Board discussed the strategy and
cost of the celebration.
• The Board voted to contribute $50,000 from the MDS
Relief Fund to the ADA Foundation for relief efforts
for the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The Board also
voted to conduct a campaign for MDS members to
contribute to a fund for victims of Sandy.
• Dr. Traci Portnoff, chair of the Committee on Women in
Dentistry, spoke to the Board about how to get women
into leadership roles that may be less traditional and
for shorter terms. President Dr. Friedman asked for
a list of women dentists interested in such positions,
along with a short bio of each individual.
• Dr. Chris Owen, trustee liaison to the Council on
Dental Practice, reported that the council had discussed
Public Health Dental Hygienists in Massachusetts and
would be meeting with the MassHealth dental director
to continue the discussion.
• Dr. Tofigh Raayai, trustee liaison to the Council on
Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations
(CAPIR), told the Board that CAPIR is playing a
lead role in the newly formed Connecting the Dots
Consortium. The consortium is focused on raising the
awareness of age-one oral health care and improving
relationships between medical and dental providers.
North Shore District Dental Society
The Trustee’s Report
Continued...
• Dr. Stephen Shea gave the Board an update on
the Board of Registration in Dentistry and told them
that the board is looking into whether Massachusetts
can become a PGY1 state. PGY1 is a post-graduate
residency year that may replace the NERB exams.
• Dr. Stephen Shea, trustee liaison to the Council
on Dental Education, reported that BORID has not
promulgated
the dental
assistant
regulations.
NORTHyetSHORE
DISTRICT
DENTAL
SOCIETY
The MDS will partner with various dental hygiene
programs and accredited dental assistant programs
throughout the state to fulfill the need for continuing
education
convenient
locations
once the
NORTHseminars
SHORE inDISTRICT
DENTAL
SOCIETY
BORID dental assistant regulations take effect.
• The Board approved the filing of the following bills
for the 2013-14 legislative session: An Act relative
to financial services contracts for dental benefits
corporations; An Act relative to anesthesia coverage
for children hospitalized for dental treatment; An Act
relative to pupil dental health; An Act to conduct a
comprehensive study of oral injuries in school sports;
An Act to limit retroactive denials of dental insurance
claims; and An Act to increase choice for dental
patients.
• The Board voted to direct the governmental affairs
staff to work collaboratively with the Massachusetts
Medical Society on An Act to Limit Retroactive Denials
of Dental Insurance Claims as that organization is
currently pursuing similar legislation.
• Trustee Liaison to the Council on Membership Dr.
Tom Trowbridge reported that the council had an
outside firm contacting non members to join, with
good results. He also reported on the annual dues
statement with a new 12 month payment plan.
• Director of Membership Marc Kaplan introduced
Christina Wong Chin, the new membership marketing
coordinator.
• Dr. Peter Hjorth, trustee liaison to the Boston
Collaborative Group reported that the group will be
hosting a series of networking events over the next
few months.
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• Dr. Janis Moriarty, assistant secretary, and Committee
on Affinity Programs chair, informed the Board that
requests for proposals had been sent to companies that
do shredding of documents.
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DISTRICT
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• TheNORTH
Board voted
to approve
theDENTAL
addition of
one board
member to the EDIC board.
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Our district dental society is an ever evolving organism with an historical narrative as fascinating as the unique
individuals who have contributed their services over the decades. The story encompasses persons with a wide
range of personalities and gifts who responded to the challenges of their times and thus shaped the organization
we know today. Recently conducted interviews with key senior members have yielded an engaging picture of
how our community organization has survived, coped, adapted, and flourished in the past 40 years.
Elder member Sam Carito, recounted that our district was formed in1934, with Walter Main as the first Chairman.
It would eventually gain the distinction of becoming the first district to accomplish the fluoridation of its local
water systems. Sam served in several capacities in the 1960’s and recalls as secretary mimeographing manifold
copies of the early newsletters, one edition of which ran to 18 pages. In later years Janice Conrad compiled the
news on the computer, and it was Roger Wise who eventually had it printed on glossy paper, finally making it, in
Sam’s words, “a class act”.
Sam remembers the old Town Line Restaurant as a favored venue for district meetings, where hygienists and
assistants were also often in attendance. Since there was a low level of interest in the business portion of the
meetings, Executive Board meetings were eventually designated for the discussion of business issues. In the 60’s,
Sam reports, Jim Main declared that every dentist would be required to belong to the society and to attend
meetings. The featured speaker at that time might be the Fire Chief talking about privacy, or the Police Chief
Present:
talking
about drug security. It was only in the following decade that it was CAPIR
decided to have in
speakers
lecture solely
participation
with the Consortium
on
educational
topics directly relevant to dentistry.
The process of inviting members to serve has also evolved, at
Drs.,
Joy Kasparian-Federico,
(Chair);
conducted
one time under Arnie Maloff taking the form of simply placing potential candidates’
names onatheFall
ballot,2012
to our Connect the Dots program in
Johnprocess
P. Fisher,
Renee
Didonato,
present
of appointing
a nominating
committeePaul
to select prospective new member representatives.
Southborough which trained participants on age one
In the “old days” Sam administered a weekend emergency coverage program in which the North Shore dentists
A.
Migliozzi,
Quyen
Vu
Ying,
Michael
would volunteer to take a weekend from Friday night to Monday morning, exams.
and they would
cover anyfive
emergency
Twenty
practices attended this training.
on
the North Shore.
It was a realRaayai,
challenge managing
that call list, but it is symbolic of the commitment to
Sheff,
Tofigh
(Trustee
patients’ health and professional service that characterized our membership early on.
Liaison).
Danielle
Berkowitz,
Seasoned
veteran
John Fisher mused
that when heDental
looked back on many ofAs
the projects
involved
in he
part heofgotthis
program,
attendees were offered the
realized
that
it
was
initially
because
someone
asked
him to participate, and then, as he became active, he
Student-Boston, Anne Chon,
Dental
opportunity
to level.
be He
'linked' with local pediatricians,
developed interests, and as he developed those interests that motivated him
to move up to another
Student-Tuft,
Peter
Dennis,
Dental
further
relates that the big
reason he
became a Trustee
was that he did not90%
like the fact
that
theattendees
Mass Board of elected to receive this service.
of
the
would make a policy decision and simply have the Trustees inform the districts of what they were going
Student-Harvard,Trustees
Ellen
Factor, Director of Dental
to do. His strong feeling was that the component society, the local district,The
should link
be reporting
greater
wasto the
intended
to help open up a cooperative
what they
were interested in having
them accomplish. John remarked that our lobbying group at that time
Practice, Jennifergroup
Hanlin,
Department
Administrative
was only reactive, and solely opposed whatever issues the dentists did notrelationship
like. They were neverbetween
commissioneddentists and pediatricians. The
Coordinator Dr. Federico
welcomed
the
new members
to propose changes
that the dental
community
felt were necessary to helplinkage
themselves and,
of course,included:
help the
service
introductory letter sent to
big issue
in which John
chose to getfor
involved
was the Delta Dental issue which he passionately
of the Council topublic.
theThefirst
CAPIR
meeting
2012pediatrician
from
consortium
on behalf of dentist,
believed was interfering in the doctor patient relationship.
2013. The minutesJohnfrom
3, 2012
meeting
were
recalls athe
time May
when there
were actually
more names
on the list of people
interestedinformation,
in serving in a position
contact
script
and
follow
up instructions.
in the dental society than there were positions available. He commented on the remarkable contribution of
approved as submitted.
results
to had
date
are disappointing with only 4
Roger Wise whom he called “the heart and soul of the North Shore district”The
for so many
years. Roger
a gift for
motivating potential participants from his large circle of friends and acquaintances.
resulting
in
solid
connections,
2 in process connections
on one development in the early 1990’s John was reminded of the lack of sufficient numbers of dental
Age One Focus Reflecting
hygienists, and the fact that there were no formal educational programs onand
the North
for hygienists,
theShore
other
19 had no luck in getting responses back
assistants,
dentalyear
office managers.
were actually bidding wars among dentists to hire a
CAPIR's primarychairside
focus
for orthe
is to There
educate
from
the Court
pediatric
community. The biggest obstacle
hygienist. Attempts to initiate programs with North Shore Community College
and Marian
were
members, the community
and
medical
unsuccessful for a long
time. John
claims that providers
he was a driving force behindin
themaking
campaign to collect
the necessary
these
connections
happen appears to be
funds from our members to support the needed educational programs. Ultimately, NSCC failed to receive
on the importance
of children receiving first dental
getting
past
office staff, which screened
approval for an anticipated new building and therefore lacked the space toin
develop
the planned
new the
facility.front
Due
various factors
shortage ofFactor
personnel was
eventually resolved and the appropriate disbursement of the
examination by toage
one. theEllen
discussed
the introductory letter and phone calls and at times
funds collected by the district members remains an issue to be determined to this day.
the upcoming Fall
Journal
that topic
will
beto inexclusively
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February 2013 Newsletter
Monday, October 15, 2012
MDS Headquarters
Southborough Minutes
A 2nd Connect the Dots training (Age one focus)
is scheduled for November 7, 2012 at Salvatore’s
Restaurant in Lawrence. Merrimack Valley and
North Shore members were invited to this training
which is being sponsored through a grant from
DentaQuest. Members of CAPIR are welcome to
attend. Attendees will receive a connect the dots
toolkit and will have the opportunity to receive
linkage service to pediatricians.
Connect The Dots
CAPIR is a founding member of the Massachusetts
Early Childhood Oral Health Consortium. Ellen Factor
and Dr. Joy Kasparian-Federico attend the consortium
meetings.
The goal of the consortium is to Connect the Dots
between Medical and Dental Care and to educate
providers on getting children connected to a
dental home by age one. The Consortium includes
representation from American Academy of Pediatric
Dentistry, MA Academy of Pediatrics, MA Academy of
Family Physicians, MassHealth, Head Start and MDS.
Other members of CAPIR are welcome to participate
in the Consortium. Contact Ellen Factor at 508-4496028 for additional information.
The Council would like to focus on increasing
the number of member dentists seeing age one
patients. Once this number is substantial, council
efforts will turn to educating pediatricians on the
importance of referring age one children to dental
homes. It was also mentioned that classes will be
offered at Yankee to educate dentists on treating
age one.
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Other Projects
The council is very pleased with the age one/connect the dots project and would
like to continue to strengthen this project. The council discussed other initiatives
they would like to consider in addition to age one project. Members of the council
volunteered to research some of the suggested focuses and report their suggestions
back to council at the December meeting. At the December meeting decisions will
be made regarding what additional programs CAPIR will focus on this year.
Project Focus
Description
Research Team
Seniors
Outreach project possibly
cancer screenings at Senior
centers
Dr. DiDonato & Ms. Anne
Chon
Dentists- Fluoride
Reproduce the DPH fluoride
map, adding age one
messaging: distribute it to
dentists to display in office
Ellen Factor
Community Health Fairs
Create a program in a box
which would include all
related health fair information
for dentists to use to conduct
health fairs in his/her
community
Drs. Ying, Joy KasparianFederico, and Ms. Berkowitz
School nurses
Creating a tool kit for school to
access to manage dental
emergencies which would
include a listing of local
dentists available to support
local emergencies
Dr. Ying
Age One webex
Contact EDIC to discuss if
they would be willing to
conduct an age one webex
Dr. John Fisher
Museum Exhibition
Evaluate the opportunity for
oral health exhibition at
Boston Children’s museum of
Boston Science Museum
TBD
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A CALL TO
February 2013 Newsletter
our attention action, an issue like this should have
struck a chord in all of us and prompted a call to
the Governors’ office. Obviously, this takes time,
effort and may take some of us out of our “comfort
zone”. The MDS Action Alerts e-mail with its
links and talking points walk you through it. Like
anything else the first time contacting as elected
official office may seem intimidating; however,
realizing that in most cases we are better versed on
the issue than the aid or even the elected official
that you are speaking to should give confidence.
ACTION
By Dr. Rocco Iocco
Sound urgent, doesn’t. Well sometimes it is, other
times it can be a ploy to garner our attention.
Given the digital age it is very difficult to ascertain
the truly important from the minutia. Compound
this with the fact that as busy health care
professionals tending to the needs of our patients
along running a small business it is easy to just skip
over without opening our e-mail’s.
Governor Patrick’s Office received over 200
calls from dentists, unfortunately the bill was
still rejected. In can be debated that more calls
would have made a difference, although not a
large percentage of our membership, professional
lobbyists tell us this is an impressive number. I feel
that Mr. Patrick had already made up his mind.
Recently as most are aware of the Non-Covered
Dental Services Bill was not signed by Governor
Patrick.
That doesn’t mean we should lose focus, this is too
important of an issue to let it go.
I personally was very disappointed with this
seeing the effort and resources that was put into
forwarding this bill by the MDS Staff and the many
dedicated individuals. That was my first reaction;
however, upon further thought and some excellent
emails from the MDS President, Dr. Fiedman and
also Chairman of Public Affairs, Dr. Eddy, it was
impressive. As a group, we were able to get this
bill all the way to the Governors’ desk. There also
may be an opportunity of getting the bill into law
in the next legislative session
So the next time you find and Action Alert in your
e-mail, please respond, follow the links and contact
the legislator. The MDS Government Affairs Staff,
David White and Victoria Ryan can also answer
any questions and be very helpful in all regards.
Remember it is our profession and we have to
advocate for our patients and ourselves.
Which brings me be back to the Action Alert
emails for MDS. While is incumbent on the
individual to decide what is urgent and requires
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