Fall 2011 - Oakland County Dental Society
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Fall 2011 - Oakland County Dental Society
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Ph 248.740.7770 | Fx 248.519.0300 | www.3Dmaxillofacialimaging.com Volume 51 No. 1 contents Editors Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 President’s Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Members In The News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Young Dentists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Life Changing Dentistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Meeting Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 MDA Trustee Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Mel Reminisces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 About the Cover: Oakland County glows in the fall. Photo taken by Robert J. Schoenfeld, MD in 2011 Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig .Duhaime Managing .Editor . . . .Franziska .Schoenfeld Business .Manager . . . . . . .Brigitte .Boyungs Advertising .Manager . . . . . . . .Brigitte .Boyungs Editorial .Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick .Fontana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David .Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James .Wright Oakland County Dental Society Officers President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Larry .Palmer Past .President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paul .Lange President-Elect . . . . . . . . . . . .Larry .Duffield . Secretary/ .Treasurer . . . . .Steven .Gustafson Council Doug .Henke, .Lynne .Moseley, Laris .Stumpos, .Karen .Frank . MDA Trustees Scott .Meldrum, .Bob .Tremblay Hours: Monday .thru .Thursday, .9 .am .to .4 .pm . . Friday .hours .are .9 .am .until .noon . How to ReacH Us Executive Director Brigitte .Boyungs Phone: . E-mail: . Fax: . . Mail: . . . (248) .540-9333 ocdsdental@aol .com (248) .540-2016 16205 .W . .14 .Mile .Road, .Suite .201 Beverly .Hills, .MI . .48025 Letters to the Editor Letters . to . the . Editor . are . welcome: . by . mail . . or .e-mail . .They .may .be .edited .for . .brevity .and .will . become .property .of .the .Oakland .Dental .Society . The Oakland County Dental Review .(USPS .401-180) . is .published .quarterly . . .Non-Profit .postage .paid .at . Birmingham, .Michigan POSTMASTER .send .address .changes .to: .Oakland County Dental Society, 16205 W. 14 Mile #201, Beverly Hills, MI 48025 Subscription .rate .for .OCDS .Dental .Review . . is .$15 .per .year . Copyright .© .2011 .Oakland .County .Dental .Society Mission Statement The .Dental .Review .strives .to .serve .the .needs . . of . its . members . by: . publishing . news . and . articles .of .interest; .serving .as .a .sounding .board . for .ideas .and .opinions; .promoting .the .concept . that . Oakland . County . members . comprise . a . dental .family . Editorial Policy All .statements .or .opinions .and/or .supposed . fact .published .herein .are .those .of .the .author . under .whose .name .they .appear . .They .are .not . to .be .regarded .as .the .views .of .the .OCDS .unless . the .Society .has .adopted .such .statements . All . text . published . in . the . Dental Review . may . be . reproduced . or . reprinted . only . after . written . permission . has . been . granted . by . the . Oakland . County . Dental . Society . . The . Society . reserves . the . right . to . edit, . revise . or . reject . . any . manuscript . submitted . for . publication . . Manuscripts .must .be .typewritten . .The .Society . reserves . the . right . to . reject . any . advertiser . . or .advertising .copy . Member Publication Editor’s Corner Your Profession – Your Dental Society Your Dental Review by Dr. Craig Duhaime . . . . . . . .Last .week .a .patient . presented .to .me .who .needed . root .canal .therapy .followed . by .a .core .buildup ./ .crown . restoration .on .tooth .#3 . . . Even .though .the .patient .was . referred .for .that .particular . tooth, .she .asked .if .I .would . take .a .look .at .tooth .#14 .as . well . .When .I .looked .at .#14, . I .noticed .a .fractured .DB . cusp .and .amalgam .restoration . .After .completing .my . clinical .exam .I .determined .that .the .patient .would .need . to .have .that .tooth .restored .which .would .most .likely . cause .an .exposure .into .the .pulp .chamber .and .a .need . for .an .additional .root .canal . . This .may .not .sound .like .much .to .any .of .us .who . treatment .plan .dentistry .on .a .daily .basis . .However, . when .I .told .her .the .news, .the .relief .and .excitement . over .her .newly .acquired .discount .insurance .plan . faded .like .an .airplane .entering .a .cumulous .cloud . .Not . only .would .she .lack .a .sufficient .amount .of .benefit .to . cover .both .teeth, .she .would .barely .have .enough .to .pay . for .the .tooth .that .was .referred . .Many .of .us .practicing . dentistry .have .witnessed .this .day-in .and .day-out . . Discount .insurance .plans .that .don’t .offer .anything . beyond .one .dental .procedure .per .year .and .premium . plans .that .offer .the .same .monetary .benefit .that .was . offered .over .20 .years .ago . .While .much .has .changed . with .the .technology .we .use .in .our .profession, .not . much .has .changed .(when .it .comes .to .yearly .insurance . maximums) . . . . I’m .not .prophesying .anything .new .by .stating .that . insurance .companies .will .continue .turning .the .screw . on .our .profession .by .stagnating .maximum .benefits . and .controlling .our .fee .schedules .– .both .covered .and . non-covered . .Enter .in .the .access .to .care .problem, . 2 throw .potential .dental .health .aide .therapists .(DHATS) . into .the .“cocktail,” .stir .it .all .up, .and .you’ve .got .a . watered .down .version .of .what .medicine .is .today . . . Many .exemplary .states .around .us .have .combated . . this .by .adopting .legislation .that .limits .the .powers . . these .juggernaut .corporations .have .over .our . . small .businesses . . . . On .the .local .level, .despite .having .one .of .the .lowest . percentage .of .member .dentists .statewide, .our .dental . society .remains .strong . .Last .year .a .lot .of .work .was . done .by .past .OCDS .president, .Paul .Lange, .and .Board . members .to .shore .up .committees .and .rededicate .some . of .them . .One .example .is .the .young .dentist .committee . which .is .co-chaired .by .Drs . .Marvin .Jabero .of .Oral .and . Facial .Surgeons, .and .Michael .Yuen .of .Endodontic . Associates, .P .C . .There .is .an .untapped .group .of .young . practitioners .out .there .in .Oakland .to .help .bolster . continued .membership .and .involvement .in .the .dental . society . .Drs . .Jabero .and .Yuen .are .dedicated .to .the . success .of .this .once .dormant .division .of .OCDS .and . they .have .a .lot .of .exciting .plans .ahead . . Oakland .also .scored .a .significant .victory .at .the . MDA .annual .session .last .spring . . .Board .members . fought .hard .to .have .the .Delta .Dental .Affiliated . Healthy .Kids .Program .extended .to .all .counties .of . Michigan .(currently .the .entire .tri-county .region .is . excluded) . .This .was .not .only .an .important .step .for . improving .access .to .care .in .Oakland; .it .was .good .for . dentists .whose .practices .would .benefit .by .being .able . to .treat .more .pediatric .patients . .Healthy .Kids .is .a . way .to .treat .kids .at .a .lower .fee .that .reimburses .more . competitively .than .Medicaid . .It .was .the .consensus .of . your .Oakland .caucus .that .the .current .Healthy .Kids . coverage .discriminates .against .the .counties .with . higher .population .densities—arguably .excluding . counties .that .need .it .the .most . . .I .agree .with .my .fellow . delegates .that .a .child .should .not .have .to .live .in .rural . continued on page 4 September-October 2011 • Oakland County Dental Society • Dental Review President’s Page Let’s Plan for the Future by Dr. Larry Palmer . The .Oakland .County .Dental .Society .is .the . second .largest .district .in .Michigan .as .I’m .sure .the . membership .is .well .aware . .Yet, .as .the .MDA .market . share .is .now .74 .4 .percent, .we .in .Oakland .County . have .not .budged .from .62 .percent . . .This .presents .a . challenge .to .us .all .on .how .to .increase .membership . . In .the .past .we .have .added .new .members .on .an . individual .basis .as .they .chose .to .join . .However, . this .will .not .be .enough .to .replenish .or .increase .our . numbers .in .the .future . . Over .the .years .in .a .number .of .conversations . with .dentists .I .have .heard .one .constant .criticism . . . “Where .is .the .value .for .the .money?” .When .I .explain . my .reasons .for .belonging .and .actively .participating, . their .eyes .glaze .over . .I .don’t .know .if .it’s .my . delivery, .my .grey .hair, .or .that .they .think .I .can’t . relate .to .them .in .this .economy . . . I .have .been .fortunate .in .my .career .in .having . practiced .anesthesiology .for .17 .years .at .a .medical . school .as .well .as .practicing .private .practice . dentistry . .I .have .seen .first-hand .how .profoundly . medicine .has .changed .and .continues .to .change . . . . I .also .see .profound .changes .in .the .future .of . dentistry . .Will .these .changes .affect .my .career? . Probably .not . .But .it .will .definitely .affect .those .who . follow .me . .We .still .have .the .opportunity .to .affect . change .in .our .profession . . . .But .we .can .only .do .this . with .one .voice . . The .next .point .I .want .to .make .is .that .we .need . to .make .new .members .and .potential .members .feel . welcome . .A .few .suggestions .would .be .to .encourage . associates .to .join .the .ADA, .include .new .members . in .conversations .at .our .meetings, .and .create .a . mentoring .program . .We .have .a .large, .diverse, . talented .membership .with .a .wide, .diverse .breath . of .experience .in .Oakland .County . .This .invaluable . asset .is .under-utilized .in .the .community . . What .if .we .do .nothing . and .proceed .as .usual? .We .are . doing .O .K . .Presently .we .have . a .steady .dues .income .which .is . our .primary .source .of .revenue . . . . The .Dental .Review .is . essentially .revenue .neutral . . and .the .golf .outing, .when . . we .have .it, .is .our .other .source . of .income . .What .we .face .in . the .future .is .evident .at .our . meetings; .our .contingent .is .getting .older . .What . will .occur .in .the .future .is .more .of .our .membership . becoming .lifetime .members; .therefore, .we .will .see . . a .drop .in .income . . . Due .to .the .size .of .our .contingent .in .the . past, .there .was .no .major .issue .with .income .vs . . expenditures . .But, .we .cannot .expect .this .in .the . future . .Two .years .ago .the .board .instituted .a .budget . to .keep .better .track .of .our .finances . .I .would .like . to .report .we .are .on .budget .and .have .a .good .cash . reserve . .We .are .also .making .contingency .plans . in .case .of .a .decrease .in .MDA .outlay .to .Oakland . County .for .its .dues .income . . The .bottom .line .is .we .must .increase . membership . .I .propose .a .4-year .plan .in .Oakland . County .to .increase .our .market .share . .The .first .major . effort .that .Oakland .County .initiated .has .ocurred .on . October .23, .2011 . .It .was .a .membership .event .held . at .the .Henry .Ford .Museum, .sponsored .by .the .MDA . for .all .southeast .districts . .This .membership .gala .was . of .no .cost .to .the .guest .and .a .great .event .for .all . .Also . I .encourage .participation .in .the .“young .dentists” . group, .recently .reactivated .under .new .leadership . . I .propose .two .membership .drives .each .year . targeting .general .and .specific .groups . .We .can .grow . and .thrive .or .do .nothing .and .accept .the .inevitable . 3 September-October 2011 • Oakland County Dental Society • Dental Review Your Profession ... continued Michigan .to .be .afforded .quality .dental .care . .Our . Dental .Society .is .one .to .definitely .be .proud .of! To .save .the .dental .society .money .during .these . tough .economic .times, .Dr . .Franziska .Schoenfeld .and . I .proposed .last .year .that .we .transition .your .Dental . Review .into .a .quarterly .publication .as .opposed .to . . bi-monthly . .Each .issue .should .be .more .action . packed; .and .another .new .feature .involves .the .last . issue .(summer) .which .will .feature .abstracts .of .thesis . work .submitted .by .the .residents .at .St . .Joseph .MercyOakland . . . It .is .also .our .goal .to .make .the .Dental .Review . accessible .online, .and .supplement .the .paper .format . with .automatic .e-mail .delivery . .If .members .prefer . the .electronic .method, .this .may .also .amount .to .an . additional .cost .savings .for .the .dental .society .and . ultimately .member .dentists . .Lastly, .I .encourage .ALL . of .our .members .to .get .involved .in .the .submission . of .articles, .especially .if .it .involves .a .hobby, .dental . meeting, .or .interesting .clinical .information .that .you’d . like .to .share .with .your .fellow .colleagues . . . In .an .evolving .digital .world .where .choosing . social .media .can .be .compared .to .picking .a .flavor .of . ice .cream, .your .dental .society .and .Review .provide .a . consistent .core .and .tradition .for .dentists .throughout . Oakland .County .to .remain .connected . Corrections: .In .the .June .issue .of .the .Dental Review .the .following .new .dental .graduates . were .incorrectly .identified . .They .are .Drs . . Kathryn .Lucas, .Brittney .Cabrerra, .Sarah .Najor . In Memoriam Myron Gus, DDS Tulsa, Oklahoma Died: December 22, 2010 Age 73 Mark Your Calendar for 2011/2012 Events dinner / Study CluB MeetingS November 15, 2011 – Study Club marCh 13, 2012 – Study Club bloomfield twp. library - dr. fareS eliaS bloomfield twp. library - dr. Jeff grabiel JaNuary 10, 2012 – diNNer meetiNg may 8, 2012 – diNNer meetiNg SaN mariNo Club mda preSideNt, CoNNie verhaegeN meadowbrook CouNtry Club AnnuAl SeSSion 2012 – lAnSing, Mi April 18 – 21, 2012 BoArd MeetingS: JaNuary 3, marCh 6, may 1, 2012 4 September-October 2011 • Oakland County Dental Society • Dental Review Members In The News Dr. Carl Misch The .Academy .of .General .Dentistry .(AGD), .is .a .professional .association . of .more .than .37,000 .general .dentists . .At .their .annual .meeting .held .in . San .Diego .on .July28, .2011, .Dr . .Carl .E . .Misch .was .awarded .the .Albert . L . . Borish . Award . . This . award . goes . to . dentists . who . demonstrate . innovation, . leadership, . and . dedication . to . the . advancement . of . dentistry . .Only .19 .AGD .members .have .received .this .award . Dr . . Misch . has . lectured . throughout . the . United . States . and . in . 47 . countries .and .has .published .more .than .220 .scientific .articles . .He .has . written .four .textbooks .on .implant .surgery, .bone .grafting, .prosthetics, . and .treatment .of .complications, .which .have .been .translated .into .five . languages . . .He .has .trained .more .than .3,500 .doctors .over .the .last .25 . years .at .the .Misch .Implant .Institute .in .Beverly .Hills, .Michigan . Gadioli NE W ! AGD CE C f or a l l c l a re d i t s s se s! Do You or Your Office Staff Need CPR/AED Certification or OSHA Training? Certification Made Painless for Health Care Providers • CPR/AED Certification • Individual use manikins • NO SHARING, NO WAITING, HANDS ON • 2 Year Health Professional Card • $35 per person • 4 CE Credits • Day or early evenings • Held in your office for your convenience • OSHA Compliance • $50 per person • 3 CE Credits Contact: Linda Gadioli (586) 786-9652 cell: (586) 823-0205 fax: (586) 786-1460 E-mail: [email protected] Affiliated with American Safety & Health Institute Approved FACE Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit 7/1/2009 - 6/30/2013 September-October 2011 • Oakland County Dental Society • Dental Review 5 Young Dentists Oakland Revives Young Dentist Committee Last .year, .the .OCDS .Board . decided .it .was .time .to .revive .the . young .dentist .division .of .the .dental . Dr. Marvin Jabero society . . .The .search .for .young . leadership .was .initiated, .and .Drs . Marvin .Jabero .and .Mike .Yuen .volunteered .to .step .up .to . the .challenge . . . .Both .Drs . .Jabero .and .Yuen .have .taken .the . brave .first .steps .and .put .a .lot .of .work .into .the .preliminary .organization .of .this .important .component .to .our . Drs. Sandy Marshall, Mike Yuen, Amanda Boltwod (behind), Amanda Tan, local .society . Trond Hegle (behind), Emmanuel Paguio, Simon and Maureen Ghattas . . . (both dentists) . The .first .event .took .place .at .Cheli’s .Bar, .followed . . by .a .Tigers .baseball .game .on .Wednesday, .Sept . .28 . . Despite .unfavorable .Fall .weather, .many .young .dentists . from .Oakland .County .turned .up .to .not .only .support . . their .home .team .but .also .network .with .other .young . colleagues .practicing .in .Oakland .County . . . When .asked .about .taking .on .this .role .Dr . .Jabero . replied, .“I .am .very .thankful .for .the .opportunity .to . co-chair .the .young .dentist .division .of .Oakland .County . . . . It .can .be .very .intimidating .when .finishing .dental .school . . or .residency .and .you .are .expected .to .have .all .the .answers . . . Guidance .and .support .from .our .mentors .and .seasoned . colleagues .help .us .early .in .our .careers, .but .ultimately . we .must .pave .our .own .paths .to .success . .“ Drs. Andrew DeHaan, Michael Yuen, Emmanuel Paguio . . “Our .field .of .work .has .undergone .tremendous . advancements .in .science .and .technology .that .requires . cohesion .of .young .and .old .to .provide .the .best .patient . . care . .My .goal .of .the .young .dentist .society .is .to .challenge . all .the .new .dentists .to .think .of .innovative .and .econom- . ical .ways .to .improve .patient .care .and .combine .this .with . the .leaders .who .have .paved .the .way .for .us .in .dentistry .” . Dr . .Jabero .expressed .that .his .ultimate .goals .for .the . group .include .quarterly .study .clubs .for .case .discussions, . community .service .projects, .and .occasional .social .outings . to .keep .young .dentists .united .for .the .future . Drs. Sarah Najor, Chris McWatters . Drs . .Jabero .and .Yuen .are .extremely .enthusiastic .about . re-launching .this .much .needed .group .within .our .dental . society .and .are .also .looking .for .motivated .helpers .who . want .to .take .part .in .its .new .beginning . Drs. Trond Hegle, Marvin Jabero, Amanda Boltwood and spouse 6 September-October 2011 • Oakland County Dental Society • Dental Review Trusted advisors helping Dentists meet their personal and financial goals. Accountants • Financial Planners • Investment Advisers Practice Sales• Appraisals • Practice Management Consultants Your winning team for practice profitability and financial success.. President: Theodore C. Schumann, CPA, CFP ® (800) 327-2377 www.dentalbusinesssuccess.com PRACTICE TRANSITIONS MADE PERFECT™ www.adstransitions.com Clinical Life Changing Dentistry by Jeffrey S. Haddad DDS Jeffrey S. Haddad DDS received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan in 1997. He completed his dental education at the University of Michigan in 2001. Dr. Haddad is a fellow at the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies. Dr. Haddad lectures nationally on cosmetic dentistry, TMJ disorders, and practice marketing. . Sometimes .we .as .dentists .get .the .opportunity .to . truly .make .a .difference .in .our .patient’s .lives . .When . Bob .presented .to .my .office, .I .knew .that .this .was .going . to .be .one .of .those .times . .He .was .referred .to .me .for . a .consultation .by .an .orthodontist .colleague .with .the . specific .request .of .accommodating .this .patient’s .busy . work .schedule . .Bob .was .searching .for .a .cosmetic . solution .for .his .smile, .and .he .was .told .by .several . other .dentists .that .he .was .not .a .veneer .candidate . . . Therefore, .it .was .necessary .to .figure .out .the .proper . dental .approach .that .would .give .this .patient .what . . he .desired . . As .can .be .seen (Figs 1 and 2), .this .50 .year .old . patient .presented .with .an .entirely .collapsed .bite .and . generalized .severe .wear, . and .was .looking .for . . options .to .improve .the . aesthetics .of .his .smile . . . This .case .was .very .complex, .involved .several . different .modalities .in . dentistry, .and .necessitated . proper .planning .due .to . . the .patient’s .50 .minute . commute .and .busy . schedule . .The .following . article .will .explain .the . treatment .approach, . procedures .performed, . and .overall .appointment . planning .in .order .to . efficiently .reconstruct .this . man’s .entire .occlusion . . Our .diagnostic .workup . included .a .comprehensive . 8 exam, .full-mouth .series .of . x-rays, .panoramic .x-ray, . corrected .tomograms, . diagnostic .photographs, . diagnostic .impressions, .and . neuromuscular .questionnaire . . Despite .the .patient’s .extremely .broken .down . dentition .and .severe .clenching .and .grinding .habits, . he .exhibited .no .headaches, .jaw .pain, .or .any .other . TMD .issues . .During .the .treatment .consultation, .the . patient .was .made .aware .that .in .order .to .complete . his .full .mouth .reconstruction .he .would .need .osseous . crown .lengthening .on .his .maxillary .anterior .teeth, . followed .by .extractions .of .teeth .#23-26 .and .the . placement .of .dental .implants . .in .positions .#23 .and . #26 . .Later, .the .implants . would .be .restored .with .a .4 . unit .bridge . .However, .the . most .important .element .of . the .diagnosis .and .treatment . planning .was .to .locate .the . optimal .bite .for .the .fullmouth .reconstruction . Figure .1: . .(Top) .Pre-op Smile (Above) Figure .2: . (Bottom) Pre-op Retracted Determining the Bite… where do you begin? Due .to .the .patient’s . extreme .overclosure, .it . was .necessary .to .open . his .vertical .dimension . significantly . . .In .order . to .predictably .build .the . patient .to .a .comfortable .and . asymptomatic .jaw .position, . we .utilized .specialized . instrumentation . .The .K7 . September-October 2011 • Oakland County Dental Society • Dental Review Clinical instrumentation .from .Myotronics .allowed . us .to .establish .a .baseline .to .record .the . location .of .his .habitual .bite .and .indicate . where .his .new .bite .needed .to .be .according . to .physiologic .rest .position, .proper .path . of .closure, .and .the .EMGs .of .his .jaw . musculature . After .establishing .the .baseline, .a . Myomonitor .ULF .TENS .unit .(Myotronics) . was .used .to .pulse .his .muscles .into .a . more .relaxed, .untorqued .position .to . establish .the .physiologic .rest .position .of . his .mandible . . .At .this .point, .the .proper . Figure .3: . .Mounted Case to path .of .closure .was .established .using . Neuromuscular Bite Figure .4: . .Diagnostic Wax up to Neuromuscular Bite Front View Figure .5: . . (Right View) the .CMS .jaw-tracking .capabilities .of .the .K7 . .with . simulataneous .monitoring .of .the .patient’s .EMGs . . Once .this .jaw .position .was .determined, .this .ideal .bite . was .registered .with .Futar .rigid .bite .material . .After .the . . bite .registration .was .complete, .the .case .was .mounted . to .the .new .bite .(figure 3), .and .then .a .diagnostic .fullmouth .wax .up .was .fabricated .to .the .new .mandibular . position .(figures 4-6) with .accompanying .surgical . stents .for .osseous .crown .lengthening . Treatment Performed Dr . .Steven .Wolf .performed .osseous .crown . lengthening .on .the .maxillary .10 .anterior .teeth .in . order .to .improve .crown .to .root .ratios .and .idealize . gingival .contours .in .the .aesthetic .zone .(figures 7 and 8). .Surgical .stents .made .from .the .diagnostic .wax .up . were .utilized .and .the .patient .was .allowed .to .heal .for . 8 .weeks . . . . . . . .For .phase .1 .treatment .in .all .of . my .full .mouth .cases, .a .mandibular . repositioning .orthotic .(removable .or . bonded) .is .fabricated .for .the .patient . to .wear .for .a .minimum .of .3 .months . (a .critical .step .to .stabilize .the .patient . and .ensure .they .are .symptom-free . before .moving .on .to .Phase .2 .definitive . treatment) . . .All .treatment .performed . in .phase .1 .is .completely .reversible . . . The .patient .is .given .the .opportunity . . to .either .continue .with .an .orthotic, . . but .on .a .limited .basis, .or .move .on .to . . a .permanent .orthodontic .or .restorative . change .in .their .dentition . . . . Figure .6: . (Left View) . In .this .case .due .to .the .large .increase .in .vertical . dimension .(6 .4mm), .the .patient .being .asymptomatic, . and .the .patient’s .immediate .cosmetic .concerns, .we . chose .to .prepare .the .upper .arch .and .place .the .patient . . into .an .immediate .bonded .orthotic .supporting .our . . new .idealized .bite .position . .Two .weeks .later, . permanent .Empress .porcelain .restorations .were . bonded .in .with .Variolink .veneer .cement .on .all . maxillary .teeth .and .the .bite .adjusted .accordingly .while . maintaining .this .new .vertical .and .AP .position .(figures 9 and 10) . .This .approach .also .gives .the .patient .the . benefits .of .having .his .smile .transformed .even .though . the .entire .case .is .not .complete . .We .are .able .to .adjust . the .bite .accordingly .while .the .patient .enjoys .his .new . smile .throughout .the .process . . (figures 11 and 12). . In .order .to .maximize .the .patient’s .appointment . time, .and .to .allow .proper . . continued on page 10 September-October 2011 • Oakland County Dental Society • Dental Review 9 Clinical (Left) .Figure .13 .: . . Before Portrait . . . . (Right) Figure .14: After Portrait Figure .7 .: . . (Top) Before Crown Lengthening Figure .8: (Bottom) After Crown Lengthening Immediate .temporaries .were . placed .using .the .original . bonded .orthotic .stent . . . . . . . .The .patient .reported .feeling . very .comfortable .with .his .new . bite, .with .no .discomfort .or . difficulty .in .function . Maintaining the bite . . . . .Over .the .next .four . months, .three .coronoplasty . adjustments .(with .TENS) . on .the .bonded .mandibular . orthotic .were .performed, .bite . stabilization .was .confirmed . and .final .measurements . . Figure .11 .: . . (Top) Before Smile Figure .9 .: . . (Top) Maxillary Final Restorations with of .vertical .dimension .in . . Figure .12: (Bottom) After Smile with Mandibular Bonded Orthotic both .posterior .and .anterior . Mandibular Bonded Orthotic Figure .10: (Bottom) Maxillary Final Restorations areas .were .recorded . .Final . with Mandibular Bonded Orthotic mandibular .position .was . registered, .and .a .new .modified .wax .up .with .a .bite . healing .of .implants .while .his .bite .was .being . transfer .stent .was .made .for .preparation .of .the .lower . stabilized, .the .patient .returned .2 .weeks .later .for .the . arch . .In .order .to .properly .manage .and .maintain . first .occlusal .adjustment .with .TENS, .extraction .of . the .bite, .the .lower .posterior .teeth .were .prepared . teeth .#23-#26, .and .immediate .placement .of .dental . (excluding .the .second .molars) . . . implants .#23 .and .#26 .by .my .partner, .Dr . .Kurt .Doolin . . 10 September-October 2011 • Oakland County Dental Society • Dental Review Clinical Before Smiles (right, center, left views . . . . . . .This .maintained .a .“tripod” .to .support .the .bite . between .second .molars .and .mandibular .anteriors . . Digital .calipers .were .used .throughout .the .preparation . verifying .numbers .as .the .bite .was .registered . .These . measurements .were .also .confirmed .in .the .lab .with .the . mounted .case . .Two .weeks .later, .the .patient .returned . for .bonding .of .lower .arch .Empress .restorationsincluding .implant .supported .bridge .#23-#26 .with . zirconia .abutments .Two .coronoplasty .appointments . were .completed .post .operatively .at .2 .weeks .and .4 . weeks . .These .adjustments .were .very .minor .due .to .the . precise .management .of .our .proven .comfortable .bite . prior .to .final .reconstruction .of .mandibular .teeth . .The . K7 .instrumentation .was .used .at .this .final .adjustment . appointment .to .ensure .that .there .was .no .increase . in .EMGs .when .the .patient .was .in .his .new .centric . occlusion . .Chew .cycle .recordings .were .also .made . to .identify .and .remove .any .working .or .balancing . interferences .during .function . Succeeding with our goal Proper .treatment .planning, .maximizing . appointments, .and .utilizing .the .latest .dental . technology .and .techniques, .not .only .results .in .a . successful .dental .outcome, .it .minimizes .patient .time . and .maximizes .patient .experience . .Not .only .has .this . patient’s .occlusion .been .restored .(Figures 13, 14) page 15, .his .entire .facial .aesthetics .have .been .improved . with .the .new .supporting .jaw .position . .By .increasing . . After Smiles (Right, center, left views) Before Retracted (Right, center, left) this .patient’s .vertical .dimension .to .its .proper . physiological .position, .we .have .also .restored .his .soft . tissue .facial .support . .Giving .credit .to .his .new .smile, . Bob .reported .significant .increases .in .his .confidence . and .in .his .business . . . . This .is .the .type .of .dentistry .that .changes .people’s . lives . . .I .was .always .taught .that .there .are .only .three reasons .why .people .don’t .go .to .the .dentist: .Fear, .time, . and .money . .In .this .case, .time .was .the .biggest .concern . for .this .patient .and .it .was .imperative .that .we .were . as .efficient .and .precise .as .possible . .With .the .proper . planning .and .combining .of .dental .modalities, .we . succeeded .in .giving .this .patient .exactly .what .he .was . looking .for . September-October 2011 • Oakland County Dental Society • Dental Review 11 Meeting OCDS Hosts Dinner Meeting at Somerset Inn September 20, 2011 Speaker, Emily A. Hay, held everyone’s attention as she described how “Social Media” can improve and increase the practice of dentistry. Drs. Jerry Dietz Jr. and James Nowicki Drs. Craig Spangler and Dan Briskie New graduate, Dr. Kathryn Lucas 12 Drs. Adam Garfinkle, Erin Deal, Nisha Yusaf Drs. Leslie Metzger and Martha Zinderman Former editor of the Dental Review, Dr. John Greig September-October 2011 • Oakland County Dental Society • Dental Review Trustee Report Celebrate MDA Successes by Dr. Scott Meldrum The .Michigan .Dental .Association .is .a .success .oriented, . efficient .and .effective .organization . .They .have .done .a . great .deal .to .satisfy .their .mission .statement .of .“helping . member .dentists .succeed .” .Here .are .some .of .the . accomplishments .to .celebrate: • . .Governor .Snyder .has .expanded .the .Healthy .Kids . Dental .Program .to .four .new .counties; .Mason, . Oceana, .Newaygo .and .Muskegon, .with .the .hopes . . of .expanding .it .to .all .counties .within .Michigan . . .This . would .greatly .improve .access .to .care .for .children .on . Medicaid . . • . .The .MDA .has .successfully .lobbied .for .laws .which: . . . o . . .Give .immunity .to .dentists .who .provide .care . under .a .special .volunteer .license .(This .was .a . House .of .Delegates .resolution) . . o . .Prevent .genuine .expressions .of .sympathy .or . compassion .from .being .used .as .an .admission . . of .liability . . . . o . .Allows .dentists .to .have .access .to .their .prescription . writing .history .on .the .MAPS . . • . .The .MDA .has .increased .grass .root .membership . involvement .in .legislative .activity .through .the .hiring . of .Lynn .Aronoff .and .the .launch .of .“Capwiz” .which . provides .MDA .members .an .easier .way .to .become . involved .in .legislative .advocacy .at .the .grass .roots . level . . . o . .Larry .DeGroat, .Bruce .Ryding, .Lynn .Aronoff . and .I .met .with .representative .Gail .Haines . (R-Waterford) .who .is .chairman .of .the .House . Health .Policy .Committee .to .discuss .various . legislative .issues .of .concern .to .the .MDA . . .Many . meetings .with .members .and .legislators .have .taken . place .as .well .as .fundraisers .hosted .by .dentists . . . • . .The .MDA .plans .on .reintroducing .the .non- . covered .services .“insurance .bullying” .legislation . . • . .The .MDA .is .lobbying .the .Michigan .Department .of . Community .Health .to .maintain .a .state .oral .health . program, .headed .by .a .licensed .dentist . . • . .The .MDA .has .administered .an .amalgam .separator . grant .from .the .DEQ .that .has .resulted .in .515 .grants . totaling .$155,000 .in .payments .to .Michigan .dentists . . . The .grant .was .established .to .encourage .dentists .to . . . . . . . . . . install .amalgam .separators . prior .to .the .mandatory . December .31, .2013 .deadline . Dr. Scott Meldrum date . • . .The .MDA .has .successfully . supported .the .Detroit .District .Dental .Society .through . their .financial .hardships . • . .The .MDA .has .been .working .closely .with .other . organizations, .such .as .the .Michigan .Association . of .Endodontists, .Michigan .Society .of .Oral .and . Maxillofacial .surgeons, .Points .of .Light, .Head .Start . and .local .components .to .help .them .with .their .CE . events .and .providing .an .opportunity .to .bring . general .and .specialty .dentists .together . • . The .MDA .Insurance .and .Financial .Groups .(IFG) . . glove .program .has .grown .to .11 .state .dental . association .endorsements .and .3 .medical .association . endorsements . . .This .has .generated .record .sales .on . track .to .hit .over .$1 .7 .million .this .year . • . We .have .successfully .negotiated .several .peer .review . . matters .helping .many .MDA .members .avoid .costly . legal .fees . • . .Increased .efficiencies .at .the .MDA .central .office, . reducing .the .size .of .our .budget .with .the .guidance .of . our .Executive .Director .Drew .Eason . • . .On .track .to .have .the .new .MDA .headquarters .in . Okemos .fully .paid .for .in .two .more .years . • . .The .MDA .has .won .four .ADA .Golden .Apple .Awards . for .two .years .in .a .row . .No .state .organization .has . won .more .than .three .awards .in .a .year .prior .to .the . MDA . . . . . • . .Completion .of .“A .United .Voice .for .Oral .Health” .has . made .the .MDA .a .national .leader .in .the .access .to .care . issue . • . .Our .public .relations .and .advertising .campaign .has . been .emulated .by .other .state .dental .associations . . . . . I .believe .we .are .members .of .one .of .the .strongest . most .respected .state .dental .associations .in .the .nation . . Members .of .our .MDA .staff .have .been .recruited .by . outside .organizations .for .their .expertise . .Join .me .in . celebrating .the .wonderful .successes .of .the .Michigan . Dental .Association . September-October 2011 • Oakland County Dental Society • Dental Review 13 Guest Editorial Talk, Look, Listen by Eric K. Curtis, DDS The .only .way .to .entertain .some .folks .is .to .listen .to . them . .—Frank .McKinney .Hubbard One .of .the .pleasures .of .being .the .father .of .a .boy .scout . lies .in .the .opportunities .I .have .to .expand .my .social . circles . .The .only .problem .is .that, .unlike .a .cocktail .party, . there .is .no .bathroom .to .excuse .myself .to .when .the . conversation .around .the .campfire .gets .dull . .The .other . evening .I .found .myself .trapped .with .another .scout .dad, . a .franchise .electronics .merchant .who .had .met .his .sales . quota .and .recently .returned .from .a .company-sponsored . trip .to .Switzerland . .He .couldn’t .stop .talking . “We .just .got .back .from .Switzerland,” .he .announced . glumly . .“The .soda .pop .there .was .more .expensive .than . the .wine . .Can .you .believe .it?” “I .can .believe .it,” .I .answered . .“I .used .to .live .in . Switzerland .” There .was .no .acknowledgement .at .this .point, .not . even .an .automatic .“Really?” .He .just .went .on . .“There’s .a . place .called .Bemburg—” “Ballenburg,” .I .corrected .politely . “Yeah, .Ballenburg,” .he .said .without .blinking, .“this . museum .place .where .you .can .look .at .a .bunch .of .old . chalets .” “I .know .” He .was .just .getting .warmed .up . .“And .the .food! .It’s . nothing .but .cheese, .cheese, .cheese!” “Like .fondue,” .I .offered . “They .have .this .stuff .called .fondue .where .you .dip . bread .into .melted .cheese .” “Did .you .try .raclette?” “—And .there’s .this .other .thing .called .raclette, . where .you .melt .cheese .and .scrape .it .on .to .potatoes . . Bo—ring .” I .tried .a .positive .tack . .“I’ll .bet .the .trains .were .on .time .” “The .one .good .thing .in .that .country .is .that .all .the . trains .are .exactly .on .time .” “Weren’t .the .mountains .nice?” “We .went .to .the .Matterhorn . .Didn’t .look .like . 14 Disneyland . .You .have .to .take .a .train .to .get .there .” . “No .cars .allowed .in .Zermatt, .huh?” . “There’s .no .cars .allowed .in .Zermatt . .That’s .the . town .below .the .Matterhorn . .Hard .to .get .to, .but .it .was . worth .it . .The .only .place .in .the .whole .darn .country . where .I .found .a .good .old .American .cheeseburger .and . fries .” . The .campfire .had .to .die .down .before .this .guy’s . soliloquy .did . .I .had .been .simply .a .foil, .a .mirror .for .him . to .talk .to .himself . .“Most .of .us .talk .more .than .we .need . to,” .communications .consultant .and .Reagan .advisor . Roger .Ailes .said .in .his .book .You .Are .the .Message . . . . “Most .of .us .tell .people .more .than .they .need .to .know .” . The .world .is .full .of .people, .as .the .saying .goes, .who .tell . you .how .to .build .a .clock .when .all .you .asked .for .was . the .time .of .day . .Certainly, .more .than .half .of .talking . should .be .listening . .But .it .has .to .be .quality .listening . . as .well . .When .we .listen .to .patients, .are .we .just .waiting . for .them .to .finish .talking? .Do .we .sound .like .the .guy .at . the .campfire, .bulldozing .the .conversation .through .our . listeners’ .sensibilities? . Former .Secretary .of .State .Madeleine .Albright . reportedly .mounted .a .“listening .tour” .to .help .her . decide .whether .to .run .for .president .of .the .Czech . Republic . .We .should .be .on .a .listening .tour .every .day . in .our .offices . .Ailes .advises .to .not .only .listen, .but .study . the .people .you .talk .with . .Concentrate . .Watch .for .signals . from .their .eyes, .face .and .posture . .Pull .your .mask .aside . so .they .can .see .your .expressions .too . .Listen .for .intent .as . well .as .content . .The .payoff .comes .with .not .only .better . rapport .but .enhanced .understanding . .“A .good .listener . is .not .only .popular .everywhere,” .Wilson .Mizner .said, . “but .after .a .while .he .knows .something .” From Inscriptions, Journal of the Arizona Dental Association, 14(10):27, April 2000. Dr. Eric Curtis is author of Hand to Mouth: Essays on the Art of Dentistry, Quintessence, 2002. Reprinted with permission. September-October 2011 • Oakland County Dental Society • Dental Review Mel Reminisces The “Fee” Thing Have .you .ever .lost .a .patient .due .to .your .fees? . . Say .“no” .to .that, .and .I .will .call .you .a .prevaricator .of . the .highest .degree . . .I .am .a .firm .believer .that .there .are . some .people .out .there .who .would .complain .if .you . did .the .work .free . I .had .not .been .in .practice .very .long .before .I . experienced .an .irate .mother .of .one .of .my .patients . . . She .insisted .on .giving .me .some .motherly .advice . “Young .man, .you .are .not .going .to .last .long .in .this . town .because .you .charge .too .much . . .You .think . because .the .citizens .of .Birmingham .have .a .reputation . of .having .above .the .average .income, .you .can .over . charge .” .(At .that .time .a .class .II .amalgam .went .for . $4 .00) . I .thought .to .myself, .“Okay, .lady, .you .said .it; .but . I’ll .convince .you .my .fees .are .very .fair . . .And .when .I’m . through, .you .will .still .be .a .patient .of .mine .” I .stated .in .a .calm .and .pleasant .voice, .“I .think .you .are . being .unfair . . .Do .you .have .any .idea .what .expense .I . went .through .to .establish .this .office? .Do .you .have . any .idea .what .my .rent .is? .Do .you .have .any .idea .what . the .supplies .cost? .Do .you .have .any .idea .what .my . payroll .is .? . .Do .you .have .any .idea .what .my .utilities . cost? . .Now .be .truthful .with .me . . .How .can .you .say .my . fees .are .too .high .without .considering .these .facts . . .Let . me .put .it .another .way . . .What .basis .would .you .use .to . establish .a .fee .if .you .were .me?” Instead .of .a .calming .effect, .she .became .more . emotional .and .said, .“You .sound .like .Detroit .Edison .” My .reply: .“Thanks .for .the .compliment . . .I .consider . Edison .an .efficient, .successful .operation .”She .turned . without .a .word, .left .and .NEVER .CAME .BACK . . I .look .back .with .much .trepidation, .thinking .of . what .would .happen .if .you .reduced .your .fees .every . time .someone .complained . The Envelope Caper All .of .us .are .dependent .on .others .to .some .degree . . . But .there .is .a .great .mass .of .people .who .feel .that .the . world .owes .them .a .living .and .that .they .must .be . catered .to . . I .have .always .felt .that .when .I . treated .a .patient, .I .was .obligated . to .do .the .best .dentistry .that .my . ability .allowed . . .When .I .extended . credit, .they .should .be .obligated .to . me . . .After .all, .I .was .not .a .financial . institution . . .I .didn’t .charge . interest; .they .should .consider . that .fact .a .favor .and .appreciate .it . . . Most .did . . .I .cared .for .them; .they . cared .for .me . . Occasionally, .there .was .that . .“you .must .do . everything .for .me” .type . . .Hiam .Ginott, .in .his .book, . Between .Parent .and .Child, .states, .“Where .there .is . dependence, .there .is .hostility .” . .In .one .such .case, .I . . can .prove .his .point . . A .new .patient .came .to .my .office .and .I .completed . all .the .necessary .treatments . .The .child .was .placed .on . my .recall .list .and .a .statement .sent .at .the .end .of .the . month . . Payment .was .made .promptly, .but .accompanying . the .check .was .a .curt .note .stating .”Send .return . envelopes .with .your .statements .” . . . I .felt .that .the .return .envelope .was .his .obligation . (after .all .I .had .extended .him .enough .courtesy), .so .I . ignored .the .note . . After .the .six .month .recall .visit, .another .statement . was .sent, .and .again .without .a .return .envelope . . .Once . again, .a .note .came .with .the .check .stating, .“Evidently . you .wish .to .ignore .my .request .for .return .envelopes” I .felt .compelled .to .answer .that .one . . .So, .with .pen .in . hand, .I .responded . . Dear Sir: You and I have something in common. We hate to supply envelopes for each other. So, I have a plan whereby you need not use an envelope of yours nor do I have to supply one of mine. It is a very simple plan: Pay before you leave the office. Not only will each of us save an envelope, but also postage. Hopefully, you will agree to this Sincerely, . In .this .case, .Ginott .was .correct . . .His .dependence . on .me .created .hostility . .THEY .NEVER .CAME .BACK . Editor’s Note: After retiring from his pediatric dentistry practice, Dr. Noonan was Executive Director of the Oakland County Dental Society from 1987 to 1997. His motto was, “Keep everyone laughing.” In 1999 he turned these stories into a book titled: “They Never Came Back: How to Lose Patients”. With permission .we .reprint .some .of .his .stories .which .are .his .legacy .to .us . . .Dr. Melvin A. Noonan (1918-2010) September-October 2011 • Oakland County Dental Society • Dental Review 15 Classifieds Member Focus North . Oakland . County . Drs. Jeffrey Roeser . and . Bryan Johnson .decided .to .test .their .endurance .and .bow .hunting . skills . in . the . rugged . San . Juan . Mountain . Range . last . September . . .Located .in .Colorado .(83%) .and .northern .New . Mexico .(17%), .the .San .Juan .Mountains .top .out .at .14,309 .ft . . and . include . some . of . the . highest . peaks . known . to . the . Rockies . . .Both .Drs . .hiked .all .day .and .battled .tough .weather . conditions . . .They .are .photographed .here .with .an .Elk .they . harvested . . . 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