CONTENTS
6 Tooth & Nail Editorial by Dr. Jim Nail
7 New & Deceased Members
8 Association Insights by Dr. Lynne Barbour
11 Letters 12 Bites & Briefs
14 2014 MDA Photo Contest Announcement
16 Legislative News by Patrick Baker
19 Delta Dental Fee Reduction Update
20 Business Solutions by Greg Russell
22 Ergonomics: Dental Loupes by Bethany Valachi
24 Informed Consent by Alvin Wolff Jr.
26 Congratulations 2013 UMKC DDS Graduates
30 The Dental Team: A Day Sick Is A Day Absent
by Toni Talbot, SPHR
32 Membership Matters by Paul Roberts
35 Benefits: Payroll Service
36 My View: Look Before You Leap by Dr. Prabu Raman
38 Partnership for Hope Offers Dental Care for Disabled
by Robin Rust 42 Classifieds aruba!
www.modental.org/travellearn ISSUE 4 | JUL/AUG 2013 | focus 3 OCTOBER
4 NORTHEAST DENTAL SOCIETY CE. Details to be announced.
11 EFDA ORTHODONTICS COURSE. 8am, office of Dr. Heidi Harman. Info by calling Mandy Lewis at the MDA or
moefda.org.
11 PEER REVIEW WORKSHOP WEBINAR. 11:30am to 1:30pm. Info by calling Stacey Kloeppel at the MDA.
11 GREATER KANSAS CITY DENTAL SOCIETY CE. 8am, Hilton Garden Inn, Independence, “Tricky Decisions and Treatment Techniques in Pediatrics” by Dr. Jane Soxman. Info at
gkcds.org or 816-737-5353.
CALENDAR { of } EVENTS AUGUST
23 MDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING. MDA Executive Office, Jefferson City. Info by calling Margie Kunze at the MDA.
30 EFDA ORTHODONTICS COURSE. 8am, office of Dr. Susan Sherrick Benson. Info at
moefda.org.
SEPTEMBER
13 GREATER KANSAS CITY DENTAL SOCIETY CE. 8am, Hilton Garden Inn, Independence, “Know How to Hold ‘Em: Patient Retention Tips and Techniques” by Linda Drevenstedt and “Lessons of the Downturn & Positioning for the Future” by Dr. Dan Fischer. Info at
gkcds.org or 816-737-5353.
19 SOUTHEAST DENTAL SOCIETY OFFICER INSTALLATION. Details to be announced.
20 EFDA FIXED PROSTHS COURSE. 8am, office of Flucke & Suchman Dentistry. Info at
moefda.org.
21 EFDA REMOVABLE PROSTHS COURSE. 8am, office of Flucke & Suchman Dentistry. Info at
moefda.org.
18 EFDA RESTORATIVE COURSE. 8am, office of Flucke & Suchman Dentistry. Info at
moefda.org.
24-25 MISSOURI DENTAL BOARD MEETING. Jefferson City. Dentists may attend open meeting. Info by calling 573-751-0040.
31 ADA ANNUAL SESSION/HOUSE OF DELEGATES BEGINS. New Orleans. Info at
ada.org/session.
NOVEMBER
7/9 MDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING. MDA Executive Office, Jefferson City. Info by calling Margie Kunze at the MDA.
8-9 MDA HOUSE OF DELEGATES. Capitol Plaza Hotel, Jefferson City. Info by calling Margie Kunze at the MDA.
13 NORTHWEST DENTAL SOCIETY CE. Details to be announced.
14 MDA FOUNDATION MOUSE RACES FUNDRAISER. Held in connec- tion with the Mid-Continent Dental Conference. Info at
www.modental.org/ mouseraces.
14-15 GREATER ST LOUIS MID-CONTINENT DENTAL CONFERENCE. St. Charles Convention Center. Info at
gslds.org or 314-569-0444.
16 BASIC SKILLS REVIEW & EXAM. Hosted by MO Dental Asst Association and presented by Janet Sell, CDA, MA; Review begins 7:30am followed by exam at 1pm. Info at
moefda.org or by calling Mary Lou Young at 573-873-3695.
22 GREATER KANSAS CITY DENTAL SOCIETY CE. 8am, Hilton Garden Inn, Independence “Bread, Butter, and Caviar … The Necessities for Survival in the New Millennium” by Dr. Mike Koczarski. Info at
gkcds.org or 816-737- 5353.
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