CONTENTS


6 From the Editor Dr. Doug Wyckoff


7 MDA Dental Day Register for March 6 Event


8 Bites & Briefs


10 Association Insights Dr. Jeremy Bowen, President Vicki Wilbers, Executive Director


11 Health Care Career Day 13 Membership Recognition


14 Business Solutions Missouri Dental Insurance Services


16 Legislative & Regulatory Readdressing Assignment of Benefits


Progress with Missouri Medicaid PAC Donations Impact You New Faces at Gamble & Schlemeier


20 MODentPAC Contributors


22 Outreach in Action Paul Roberts


24 Well Being Hiring Stress In Dentistry


Consider Online Therapy 26 MDA Foundation Contributors


27 Dental Well Being Foundation Contributors


28 Practice Perspectives To Shield or Not to Shield


30 ADA Launches Two New CE Series in January


CALENDAR { of } EVENTS JANUARY


12 MISSOURI DENTAL BOARD VIRTUAL MEETING. pr.mo.gov/dental


19-20 ORAL PREVENTIVE ASSISTANT EFDA PILOT PROGRAM CLINICAL TRAINING. MDA Training Center, Jefferson City. moefda.org


20 GREATER ST LOUIS INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS & AWARDS CEREMONY. 6pm cocktails, dinner/program follows, Piazza Messina, Cottleville. greaterstlouisdentalsociety.org


26 MDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING. Jefferson City. modental.org/ board


FEBRUARY


2-3 ORAL PREVENTIVE ASSISTANT EFDA PILOT PROGRAM CLINICAL TRAINING. MDA Training Center, Jefferson City. moefda.org


9-16 MDA TRAVEL & LEARN. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. modental.org/ travellearn


MARCH


1-2 ORAL PREVENTIVE ASSISTANT EFDA PILOT PROGRAM CLINICAL TRAINING. MDA Training Center, Jefferson City. moefda.org


6 MDA DENTAL DAY AT THE CAPITOL. Missouri State Capitol. Register by February 12. modental.org/advocacy.


7-8 MISSOURI COALITION FOR ORAL HEALTH POLICY CONFERENCE. Jefferson City. oralhealthmissouri.org


15 MISSOURI DENTAL FOUNDATION BOARD SPRING MEETING. Virtual. modental.org/foundation


15 NORTHWEST SPRING BUSINESS MEETING. 12:30-2pm Lunch/Business Meeting, Boudreaux’s, St Joseph.


modental.org/northwest


15-16 ORAL PREVENTIVE ASSISTANT EFDA PILOT PROGRAM CLINICAL TRAINING. MDA Training Center, Jefferson City. moefda.org


23 MERIT EMERGENCY RESPONSE ANNUAL MEETING & CE. Jefferson City. modental.org/merit


APRIL


5 NORTHEAST SPRING MEETING. 12-2pm Lunch/Business Meeting, Macon. modental.org/northeast


8-9 ADA DENTIST & STUDENT LOBBY DAY.Washington DC. ada.org/ advocacy


11-14 MIDWEST DENTAL CONFERENCE. Kansas City. midwestdentalconference.org


18 SOUTHWEST SPRING MEETING. 6pm Reception/7pm Dinner, Club 1201, Joplin. modental.org/southwest


18-19 SOUTHEAST TECH NIGHT & SPRING MEETING/GOLF. Location TBA. modental.org/southeast


25 GREATER SPRINGFIELD INSTALLATION. 6pm cocktails, Dinner/ Installation follows, location TBA. grsds. org


26 MDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING. Jefferson City. modental.org/ board


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