2016 ADA House of Delegates Recap by VICKI WILBERS, MDA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR O

n behalf of myself and Katie Reichard (who also attended for the MDA), I wish to begin by expressing a special thanks

to Drs. Joe Sokolowski, Chair and Lori Roseman, Vice Chair who assisted with plan- ning and leading the meetings of the Sixth District, as the Missouri Dental Association hosted the events for the four-state delega- tion of Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia. Thanks to everyone for their dedication and participation to represent our great Show-Me State!

The MDA members serving on the ADA Delegation are (St. Louis) Drs. Mary Burke; Robert Butler; Vincent Rapini; Theodore Rechtin; Lori Roseman; Joseph Sokolowski; and, Mark Zust, Sixth District Trustee; (Kansas City) Drs. Marsha Pyle; Prabu Raman; Robert Tait; and, Connie White; (Springfield) Dr. Nick Hein; (Central) Dr. Rodger Janes; (Northwest) Dr. Emily Mattingly; and, (Southwest) Dr. Michael Patterson.

From our state, several members were ap- pointed to ADA leadership, including: Dr. Emily Mattingly, Chillicothe, New Den- tist Committee; Dr. Danielle Riordan, St. Louis, Council on Membership; and, Dr. Doug Wyckoff, Cameron, chair 2017 an- nual session in Atlanta. Dr. Roy Thompson, Murfreesboro, Tenn., became the new Sixth District Trustee; Dr. Joe Crowley, Ohio, was elected ADA President Elect; and, Dr. Gary Roberts, Louisiana, was installed as ADA President.

We appreciate the service of Dr. Emily Mattingly, who was on the ADA Reference Committee on Membership and Related Matters and Dr. Mark Zust, who completed his four-year term as the Sixth District Trustee. Other MDA members honored at this year’s meeting included Dr. Holly Ellis, St. Louis, who won the Dental Office Design Competition in the category of Outstand- ing New Dentist Practice; and, Dr. Nathan

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Suter who received the Dr. David Whiston Leadership Award, a $5,000 award given by the ADA Foundation designed to cover the costs associated with attending a leadership training program offered by the American Management Association.

Following is a recap of various resolutions of note. Members can find more information at ada.org/en/member-center/leadership- governance/house-of-delegates.

RESOLUTIONS

CBCT: This Sixth District resolution was submitted to review the recommendations for inspections for dental radiographic equip- ment. The resolution passed with a slight change, to review recommendations for in- spections on ALL dental radiographic equip- ment including CBCT, panoramic, intra-oral, etc. “87RC. Resolved, that the appropriate ADA agencies review the recommendations for the quality assurance inspection of dental radio- graphic equipment, including but not limited to, intra-oral, panoramic, cephalometric and cone beam computed tomography devices and recommend inspection protocols that would include the appropriate method and interval for inspection.”

Transparency in Resolution: Transparency is one of the core values of an ethical organi- zation. The resolution was submitted by the Sixth District, which felt that the tabulation of the votes by district for ADA elections will provide valuable information to the House of Delegates, while protecting the secrecy of the individual ballot. The House discussed this resolution but it was ruled out of order by the speaker. “90. Resolved, that starting at the close of the 2017 ADA House of Delegates the vote totals by district of all ADA officer elections shall be reported to the House on ADA Connect within 24 hours of the conclusion of the elections.”

New Guidelines for the Use of Sedation and General Anesthesia by Dentists and the Guidelines for Teaching and Pain Con-

Among hot-button resolutions passed at the ADA House were: changes to Code of Ethics which permit dentists to announce as specialists recognized in their jurisdictions even if it’s not one of the nine dental specialties recognized by the ADA; revisions to the sedation and anesthesia guidelines; and, approval of a three-year targeted program aimed at motivating patients to visit the dentist, which will include upgrades to Find A Dentist on ADA.org as well as paid search for Find A Dentist, national digital advertising and content marketing as well as the availability of matching support to state and local dental societies to localize the initiative.

trol and Sedation to Dentists and Dental Students were adopted. This has been before the ADA House of Delegates the past two years. The Council for Dental Education and Licensure (CDEL), over the course of two years, conducted an extensive review and comment period to address the various changes. “37. Resolved, that the Guidelines for the Use of Sedation and General Anesthesia by Dentists (Trans.2012:468) and the Guidelines for Teaching and Pain Control and Sedation to Dentists and Dental Students (Trans.2012:469) be amended as presented in Appendix 1.” The main changes are: • Capnography: End-tidal CO₂ should be used, unless there are specific reasons the dentist determines for not using it.

• No differentiation between oral (enteral) versus parenteral (IV or inhalation)