December 2014 - Milwaukee - Greater Milwaukee Dental Association

Greater Milwaukee Dental Association
6737 W Washington Street, Ste 2360
West Allis, WI 53214
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Greater Milwaukee Dental Association
Greater Milwaukee Dental Association
Newsletter
Newsletter
December 2014
Association Officers
September 2014
President Dr. Russ Dunkel [email protected]
President-Elect Dr. Michael Grady [email protected]
Association Officers
Vice- President Dr. Cheska Avery- Stafford [email protected]
Treasurer
Dr. Rick Mueller
[email protected]
President
Dr.Russ Dunkel
Secretary
Lenarduzzi
[email protected]
President-Elect Dr. CharlesDr.
Michael Grady
Cheska
Newsletter
Editor Dr. MonicaDr.
Hebl
Avery-Stafford
[email protected]
Vice-President
Dr. Rick
Treasurer
Webmaster
Dr. John Moser
Mueller
[email protected]
Dr.
Charles
Lenarduzzi
Secretary
Past
President Dr. Lynn Lepak-McSorley
[email protected]
Dr. Monica Hebl
Newsletter Editor
Dr. John Moser
Webmaster
Directors Dr. Frank Caputo [email protected]
Dr. Lynn Lepak-McSorley
Past President
Dr. Angela Lueck [email protected]
Dr. Eddie Morales [email protected]
Dr. Frank Caputo
Directors
Dr. Joe Nencka
[email protected]
Dr. Angela
Lueck
Dr. ConradDr.
Nenn
Morales
[email protected]
Eddie
Dr.
Joe
Nencka
Dr. Tom Shaw [email protected]
Dr. Conrad Nenn
Dr. Lisa Teel
[email protected]
Tom Shaw
Dr. MichaelDr.
Zielinski
[email protected]
Dr. Lisa Teel
Trustees Trustees
Dr. Tom Kielma [email protected]
Dr. Tom Kielma
Dr. Lynn Lepak-McSorley [email protected]
Dr. Lynn Lepak-McSorley
Dr. Rick Mueller
Raimann
[email protected]
Dr. Tom
President’s Message
Greetings GMDA Members! By Russ Dunkel
Happy Holidays to each and every one of you. I would like to wish you
and your families all the Joy and Happiness of the Holiday season and
hope that all is well.
I am sure it has been a busy fall for all of you as it has been for me as
well. We are all still waiting and watching to see what the overall effects
of The Affordable Care Act will continue to be on Dentistry. This seems
to be the great unknown and many of us already see that the way we
have practiced dentistry is continually changing. Unfortunately, along
with this the economy still seems to be recovering at a “Snail’s Pace’
which has affected many of our offices productivity. We can only hope
that as we approach the second year of the WDA’s Public Awareness
Campaign it convinces the public to seek the care they need. The WDA
and the GMDA will continue to educate the public on the importance of
good oral health and their responsibility to seek regular care. With
regards to the public awareness campaign, the WDA House of Delegates
(HOD) voted on Nov. 15th to reduce the cost of special assessment by
50% beginning in 2015. This is great news for everyone’s pocketbook! In
addition, the WDA’s annual dues will still remain at $845 and the GMDA
dues will be reduced by 10% for 2015. This puts the GMDA annual dues
at $109, which is down from $121. These actions serve to emphasize
both the WDA and the GMDA’s commitment to use member dues
judiciously and to make membership affordable for every dentist.
Another issue that is still a “Hot” topic both locally and nationally is the
“Access to Care’ issue. I know many of us are continually addressing this
issue as well as the WDA and GMDA. One of the ways that the GMDA
addresses this topic is through the annual Give Kids a Smile. The Exam
Day will take place on Saturday January 24, 2015 at Marquette Dental
School from 8am-noon. Urgent care will be available that day as well as
on treatment day on Friday February 6, 2015 for extended urgent care
and immediate care needs. We need volunteers for both days and are
taking volunteers now. Please contact our co-chairs, Dr. Cheska AveryStafford @ [email protected] or Dr. Kisha Arif-Holmes @
[email protected].
I again hope to see many of you at the Holiday Party on Thursday,
December 4th at Westmoor Country Club. Dr. Angela Lueck and Dr. Lisa
Teel are co-chairing the event again and I am sure it will be as great as
last year’s. Proceeds from the raffle tickets will benefit the Bread of
Healing charity clinic.
I wish to offer a special congrats to Dr. Monica Hebl who was elected as
Speaker of the WDA HOD for 2015 and to Dr. Mike Donohoo who
received The WDA’s Pyramid of Pride Lifetime Achievement Award.
Please see the Editor’s Update on the House of Delegates to see the
remaining GMDA members who were also honored.
A special thanks to the many volunteers that donate their time, talents
and efforts to make the GMDA work. And in keeping with the holiday
season, God Bless!
Member Spotlight
My name is Joe Nencka and I recently started serving on
the Board of Directors of the Greater Milwaukee Dental
Association in May. I am an Endodontist at Endodontic
Associates and work at all three of our locations in
Brookfield, Waukesha, and Hales Corners. I have the
privilege of working with three great mentors, my dad,
Dr. Dan Nencka, Dr. Greg Haasch and Dr. Todd Engel. I
attended Marquette school of Dentistry and graduated
in 2006. After dental school I served three years in the
US Navy completing a general practice residency at
Portsmouth Naval Hospital and serving two years as the
dentist on the USS Nashville (LPD 13). In 2011 I earned
my masters degree and certificate in endodontics at
Marquette. I currently live in Wauwatosa with my wife
Sara, a dental hygienist, two children Olivia (5), Will (3),
and a Golden Retriever, Harley.
I decided to serve as a board member of the GMDA so
that I could give something back to the profession of
dentistry. As a dental student I saw the value of joining
ASDA and the American Dental Association. Recently as
a board member and as an alternate at the WDA house
of delegates I have been able to see firsthand how the
GMDA, WDA and ADA have an impact on how I will be
able to practice dentistry. There are many challenges
facing dentistry and by being a member of the GMDA,
WDA and ADA I will be able to help keep dentistry the
great profession that it is. In closing it is an honor and
privilege to serve as a board member of the GMDA. I
look forward to seeing you at the next GMDA function!
If you would like to contribute to the
newsletter please contact Monica Hebl at
[email protected]
2014 PYRAMID OF PRIDE AWARDS
Dr. Michael Donohoo (GMDA past President)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Cheska Avery-Stafford (current board member)
New Dentist Leadership
Headstart Screening Day
Marquette 10/4/14
Co Chairs of
the event:
Drs. Cheska
Avery-Stafford
and Tom
Raimann
Left: Dr. Neil Peterson
Below: Drs. Tim Baggott
and Glen Bogdon
Drs. Conrad Nenn, Tom Raimann, Ms. Casey Bruch-Nenn, Cheska
Avery-Stafford, Ron Stifter, and Monica Hebl
A MUSOD student
with
Dr. TF Gengler
MU Faculty Dr.
Van Anh Le and
Dr. Charlie
Lenarduzzi
DD
V
Above: Drs. Charlie Lenarduzzi and Jim Landon
Below: Dr. Mike Grady
DD
Drs
V
ACD donates $1000 to MUSOD new Student
Professional and Ethics Chapter
Secretary/Treasurer Dr. Monica Hebl, President Dr. Nancy
Larson, SPEA President Ms. Katie Gast and Vice President
Gary Stafford
Student Professional and Ethics Association (SPEA) is a
national, student driven association that was established to
promote and support students’ lifelong commitment to ethical
behavior in order to benefit the patients they serve and to further
the dental profession. In the Spring of 2013, Katie Gast and
Allison Schubert — current Marquette University School of
Dentistry D4 and D3 respectively— were appointed to the ASDA
Executive Board as the Ethics Chairs. Upon their first meeting
to develop their committees goals, it was decided that
Marquette University School of Dentistry should have a
recognized and established SPEA Chapter. With the support of
the American College of Dentists, MUSoD SPEA is able to
provide students with ethical education and resources through
lunch and learns and round table discussions and provide
opportunities to enhance students’ professional skills.
Calling all non-members
The WDA and ADA membership market share is
declining at a disconcerting rate. Membership
recruitment and retention is important now more than
ever. Each and every member can help turn the tide.
GMDA leadership is sending the following letter to all
GMDA non-renewing and non-members to let them
know what organized dentistry has accomplished this
past year. The letter will include contact information for
the board of directors. You can find the contact info on
the cover of the newsletter. If you know a non-member,
please consider encouraging them to join and inviting
them to a GMDA event or making sure they know how
you value your membership.
Chances are you have heard the following statement in your
practice from a patient who did not want to proceed with
recommended treatment: “Since it doesn’t bother me, I’m just
going to hold off doing anything for now”. It can be frustrating
when a patient chooses not to make a small financial or time
investment to prevent potentially more serious dental problems.
Be honest…does it bother you (maybe just a little bit) when the
patient doesn’t take your advice knowing your recommendation
was in the best interest of the patient’s overall oral health?
Consider the parallels when making the decision as to whether or
not to join organized dentistry. Tripartite membership involves
the national, state and local levels of organized dentistry,
including the American Dental Association, the Wisconsin Dental
Association and the Greater Milwaukee Dental Association
working together for those who live and/or practice in the
Milwaukee area. All levels of organized dentistry serve to pursue
that which is in the best interest of dentists and the patients we
treat. These are some of the most recent efforts and
accomplishments of organized dentistry in Wisconsin:
Non-covered Services. The WDA lobbied on behalf of dentists and
was able to pass legislation that prevents insurance companies
from limiting fees dentist could charge for procedures not covered
by their insurance plans.
Community Water Fluoridation. The GMDA and the WDA
recently (2013) argued on behalf of Milwaukee dentists (and
patients) to defeat a proposal to eliminate fluoridated water in
Milwaukee. Other Wisconsin communities are facing similar
challenges, despite the CDC’s recognition that fluoridated water is
one of the top ten public health achievements of the 20 th century.
Marshfield Dental School. The WDA lobbied on behalf of dentists
and was able to defeat plans for a second dental school in
Wisconsin. This dental school was unnecessary to meet the state’s
demands and was therefore unsupported by the majority of
dentists in Wisconsin. Additionally, resources and support to the
already existing, successful and accredited Marquette University
School of Dentistry program would have decreased if the plans for
the second dental school succeeded.
Own Your Smile. The WDA and ADA recognized trends involving
patient’s decreased use of dental services. The WDA proactively
launched this public awareness campaign this year to educate
patients on the importance and value of dental care. The first year
of this three-year campaign is yielding impressive results1.
This campaign was deliberated at length during the 2013 WDA
House of Delegates meeting. A resolution was passed to support a
three-year special dues assessment ($240 per year for a total of
$720) considered necessary to produce quality messages for the
campaign. The 2014 WDA House of Delegates revisited the
resolution and approved a 50% reduction of this special
assessment for the second year of the campaign. This action
highlights the WDA’s commitment to using member’s resources
judiciously and keeping member’s dues manageable.
Do you like the way you practice dentistry? Do you want others
making decisions which could negatively impact how you deliver
care to your patients? If not, don’t wait until it “bothers you”.
Please renew your tripartite membership, or become a new
member if you have not done so in the past. Your membership
strengthens the voice of the profession. There is a tremendous
advantage when our associations can advocate on our behalf to
legislators and honestly tell them they represent approximately
80% of the dentists2 in Wisconsin. If you have any questions
please feel free to contact any of the GMDA members listed
below. More importantly, please attend any event sponsored by
the GMDA or WDA and become part of the discussion. Your input
does make a difference in maintaining the integrity of this great
profession.
1.
7668 Wisconsin Zip Code searches on Find a Dentist on MouthHealthy.org from January
1, 2014-September 30, 2014, representing a 539% increase over an estimated 1200
searches from CY2013.
2.
The WDA has 76.1% membership market share according to ADA’s September 2014
Membership Reports.