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MISSOURI DENTAL ASSOCIATION address: 3340 American Ave, Jefferson City MO 65109 phone: 573-634-3436 or 800-688-1907 | fax: 573-635-0764 email: info@modental.org | web: www.modental.org
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR } Vicki Wilbers vicki@modental.org LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY AFFAIRS DIRECTOR } Patrick Baker patrick@modental.org OUTREACH & ADVOCACY DIRECTOR } Paul Roberts paul@modental.org EDITOR } Dr. Jim Nail editor@modental.org MANAGING EDITOR } Melissa Albertson melissa@modental.org
The Human Interest category included pictures of people in all walks of life and doing all types of activities ... individuals, couples and families, babies and children, young and old. Dr. Killip took this photo in Katmandu, Nepal, while on a medical/dental outreach trip sponsored by the World Outreach Foundation. “Dr. Jack Nelson and I were the dentists on this trip. We spent one week in the villages of Lomsong and Tukchee, Nepal providing dental care for the people surrounding those communities,” he said. Dr. Killip has been photographing for at least 20 years and is principally self-taught. He shoots a Nikon D-700, and says about this photo, “A garland made of mango and marigold is used as a torana in Hindu homes (torana means ‘gateway’ in Sanskrit). In other words, the garland is tied to the frame of the main door of the house and is changed on every festive occasion. Given the number of Hindu festivals, you can be sure that the garland changes frequently.”
ON THE COVER Marigolds
by DR. JOHN KILLIP kansas city
MDA PHOTO CONTEST
human interest category
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PRESIDENT } Dr. Lynne Barbour president@modental.org
PRESIDENT-ELECT } Dr. Merle Nunemaker president-elect@modental.org
TREASURER } Dr. Daniel Kessler treasurer@modental.org
GREATER ST. LOUIS TRUSTEE } Dr. Vincent Rapini gslds-trustee@modental.org
GREATER KANSAS CITY TRUSTEE } Dr. Prabu Raman gkcds-trustee@modental.org
GREATER SPRINGFIELD TRUSTEE } Dr. Jody Vance gsds-trustee@modental.org
DR. KILLIP recently retired as a 25-year faculty member from the UMKC School of Dentistry. WEB FEATURE } WWW.MODENTAL.ORG DENTAL PRACTICE ACT WE MAKE IT EASY TO FIND
IT’S TRUE YOU CAN ACCESS THE DENTAL PRACTICE ACT from the Dental Board website, however, we’ve broken it down into sections to make it even easy to find information on the various Rules. You also can download the entire Rule Book, which was just updated this April. login and learn more at www.modental.org/practiceact
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AFFILIATED CONTACTS
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION } 800-621-8099 www.ada.org Dr. Mark Zust, Sixth District Trustee 636-928-1100 zustm@ada.org MDA COMPONENT SOCIETIES } Complete information at www.modental.org/components
MISSOURI DENTAL INSURANCE SERVICES } 800-944-7550 www.mdis4dds.com Greg Russell, Executive Vice President greg@mdis4dds.com MDA FOUNDATION } www.modental.org/foundation Dr. Joel Pratt, Chair
MISSOURI DENTAL WELL-BEING PROGRAM } 314-571-6284 www.modental.org/wellbeing Rebecca Mowen, LCSW, CADC, BRI Administrator wellbeing@modental.org
MISSOURI DENTAL BOARD } 573-751-0040 www.pr.mo.gov/dental.asp Brian Barnett, Executive Director
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NORTHWEST TRUSTEE } Dr. Rolfe McCoy nwds-trustee@modental.org
SOUTHEAST TRUSTEE } Dr. John Freeze seds-trustee@modental.org
SOUTHWEST TRUSTEE } Dr. William Rice swds-trustee@modental.org
NEW DENTIST COMMITTEE } Dr. Nicholas Hein ndc-trustee@modental.org
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT } Dr. Elwood Rice
EDITOR } Dr. Jim Nail
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE } Dr. Robert Butler speaker@modental.org
LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY CHAIR } Dr. JC Standlee lrc@modental.org
JUL/AUG 2013 VOL 93, NO 4