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.