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Childcare centers and preschools provide a foundation for learning. By Ginny McCabe

5 FAMILY FUN

A full four seasons worth of great local family destinations. By Tim Walker

8 SUMMER CAMPS

Dayton summer camps give kids the opportunities to explore their interests. By Corinne Minard

10 PEDIATRIC HEALTH

Pediatricians facing new challenges in taking care of their patients. By Eric Spangler

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Nurturing the Community Childcare centers and preschools provide a foundation for learning

BY GINNY MCCABE

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he area’s preschool and childcare programs offer children and their families a foundation for learning and social skills. However, many neighborhood centers are going above and beyond to teach children and their families in creative and innovative ways.

As a Certified WILD School Site, Evergreen Children’s Center Inc. is committed to a sustainable environmental education program, and it uses the school grounds as an outdoor classroom. The center promotes outdoor education to children and families, alike, and creates a “Family Forest” activity every month so family members can participate in an activity together.

The WILD School Site certification is through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), says Jill Gordon, director of Evergreen Children’s Center Inc. The center also has a Connect to Nature Site certification through Five Rivers MetroParks, she says. “We are one of the few (centers) who have the certifications through the nature-based curriculum,” says Gordon.

She says the staff has completed additional training in order to receive the certifications. Promoting a healthy lifestyle, the center also holds an “Ohio Healthy Programs” certification.

Outdoor playground areas have been designed to include natural areas, which the students have helped to develop and construct. These include a wooded area with trails, a bird feeding station, a natural play area and several tree-planting initiatives.

“People are starting to focus on getting children outside again to fight, or balance, the influence of technology,” says Gordon.

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months to 12 years. Programs include preschool, full-day childcare, before- and afterschool care as well as a summer program.

“We help the children to grow in many ways through their values as people, and we help to nurture a very well-rounded child,” Gordon says.

Situated on nearly five acres, Bright Beginnings Ferguson’s Child Development Center & Elementary has been in Beavercreek for more than 21 years. The privately owned center opened in September 1997 and offers a school-year program and a summer camp program.

“We create a family oriented atmosphere,” says Robin Ferguson, owner/administer of Bright Beginnings Ferguson’s Child Development Center & Elementary.

Bright Beginnings offers programs for children ages eight weeks to fifth grade, including infant, toddler, pre-school, pre-K, kindergarten-readiness and an accredited kindergarten program.

“It’s a positive, happy environment,” says Ferguson. “The kids love to learn and they get excited about all the different things we provide for them. The teachers and staff are inspired by the curriculum and what we do for the school and the students.”

Operating at full capacity with a waiting list, the center serves many military families and others in the community.

Ferguson says class sizes are below state

TOP: The Evergreen Children’s Center Inc. is a Certified WILD School Site through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and promotes outdoor education for children.

ABOVE: Toddlers practice their painting skills at Bright Beginnings Ferguson’s Child Development Center & Elementary in Beavercreek. standards and communication between teachers and parents is key. Teachers might send photos to the parents throughout the day, along with lesson plans.

Ferguson says Bright Beginnings conducts fundraisers and bake sales to raise money for many of its families that either go through the addition of a new child, a death in the family, or someone that has been called for duty overseas.

“So anytime any of our families make us aware of a situation, whatever it may be, we try to reach out and do something positive for them,” Ferguson says. n

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Making A Memories A full four seasons worth of great local family destinations

BY TIM WALKER

s a parent, I’m always on the lookout for fun activities I can do with my family. Thankfully, no matter what the weather is like outside, from January to December there’s never a lack of nearby, inexpensive destinations located right here in the Miami Valley. You might be surprised at the wealth of kid-friendly and often educational day trips that will ensure your kids are entertained all year without putting too much of a strain on your monthly budget.

For a quick way to shake off those winter blues, the Dayton Art Institute (456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, 937-223-4278, daytonartinstitute.org) makes a perfect warm destination. The Dayton Art Institute, located close to downtown in the

Carillon Historical Park includes the Carousel of Dayton Innovation as well as a number of historic buildings and exhibits.

Grafton Hill area, was rated by Parents. com as one of the nation’s 10 best art galleries for kids.

Visit the Lange Family Experiencenter downstairs—an interactive gallery designed for all ages—it was created for museum visitors of all ages and offers a place to play while experiencing the arts.

Also perfect for cold days, the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery (2600 DeWeese Parkway, Dayton, 937-275-7431, boonshoftmuseum.org) is a children’s museum, a science and technology center and a small zoo. The museum focuses on science and T H E D A Y T O N M A G A Z I N E . C O M 5

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ABOVE: The Paul Laurence Dunbar House was the 1904-1906 home of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar.

LEFT: Carillon Historical Park includes a reproduction of the Wright Cycle Company. natural history, and has been a favorite spot for local families since it first opened its doors.

As winter’s cold recedes and spring begins to bloom, the opportunity for exploring Dayton’s rich aviation history with your family presents itself. The National Museum of the United States Air Force (1100 Spaatz St., Dayton, 937-255-3286, nationalmuseum.af.mil) offers free admission, is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and only closes on New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. If you haven’t been in a few years, it may be time to go back—the museum unveiled a fourth hangar in June 2016 and now features nearly 400 aerospace vehicles and missiles on permanent display. The gift shop is also both well-stocked and well worth your time.

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ABOVE: The Newcom Tavern at Carillon Historical Park, originally built in 1796, is the oldest building still standing in Dayton.

RIGHT: Deeds Carillon at Carillon Historical Park is Ohio’s largest carillon and one of the largest carillons in the nation.

National Historical Park. Celebrating the lives and accomplishments of three Dayton natives—Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright and writer Paul Laurence Dunbar—the park’s landmarks include the Wright Cycle Co. Complex, the Huffman Prairie Flying Field, the Wright Brothers Aviation Center at Carillon Park, the Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial and Hawthorn Hill, the former residence of Orville Wright, who lived there from 1914 until his death in 1948.

“The Dayton region is fortunate to have a national park which celebrates the aviation heritage that started with the Wrights,” says Dan Patterson, photographer, aviation expert and author of over 40 books on the history of powered flight. “The main element of the park is the neighborhood where Orville and Wilbur lived and worked. A family can have the experience to walk in their footsteps and those of their sister Katherine and their father Bishop Milton Wright. In 1900 that neighborhood was the working economic center for Dayton.

Small stores, their bicycle shop are there to experience.” For more information, visit nps.gov/daav/index.htm.

Spring also brings the perfect time to explore all Mother Nature has to offer at Cox Arboretum MetroPark (6733 N. Springboro Pike, Dayton, 937-275-7275, metroparks. org/places-to-go/cox-arboretum). The 189-acre Cox Arboretum and Gardens MetroPark is open daily for all ages with no charge for admission. One of many local Dayton-area metroparks within the Five Rivers Metroparks system, Cox Arboretum, established in 1962, offers a beautiful fairweather family destination.

As summer draws near and the days grow warmer, keep Carillon Historical Park in mind as a local family destination. Open year round and located near downtown with easy nearby access to Interstate 75, the Carillon Historical Park (1000 Carillon Blvd., Dayton, 937-293-2841, daytonhistory. org) offers a 65-acre park and museum that is always a family favorite. The park contains the Carousel of Dayton Innovation, as well as a number of historic buildings and exhibits, and showcases the history of the Dayton area, its technology and its residents from 1796 to the present.

“The Carillon has always been a staple of the local community since it was conceived back in the ’40s and ’50s by Col. Deeds,” says Lauryn Bayliff, director of community development for Dayton History. “But since then, in the last 15 years, we’ve really seen it grow to be a destination for summer activities, special festivals and events.

It’s perfect for bringing guests from out of town, especially for our corporate partners who want to show off what’s special about the Dayton area.”

More warm weather fun might be found at Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm (1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton, 937-8907360, aullwood.audubon.org). Aullwood Audubon Center is an educational farm and nature reserve located about 10 miles northwest of downtown. There are over six miles of hiking trails running through the 200-acre sanctuary, and visitors will

also find discovery rooms and classrooms containing displays, exhibits, and games, as well as native animal specimens.

As autumn nears and the kids head back to school, day trips and fun destinations get relegated to the weekend hours. Thankfully, the Dayton area still has families covered with festivals and fun things to do as the leaves start to turn. Sunwatch Indian Village, on the banks of the Great Miami River, is a historically accurate, reconstructed 3-acre Native American village (2301 W. River Road, Dayton, 937268-8199, sunwatch.org). Sunwatch was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

In October of 2019, Young’s Jersey Dairy will be presenting its 43rd annual Fall Farm Pumpkin Festival. As everyone knows, festivals and family fun are a specialty at Young’s Jersey Dairy (6880 SpringfieldXenia Road, Yellow Springs, 937-325-0629, youngsdairy.com), a working dairy farm that sells its own homemade ice cream and cheeses. The farm, a destination for local families for decades, also features a family dining restaurant, a gift shop, miniature golf course, driving range, slide and batting cages.

No matter the season, the Dayton area offers easy and fun trips for family members of all ages. These are only a few suggestions—anytime is the right time to get out there and explore the area and make some memories of your own. n T H E D A Y T O N M A G A Z I N E . C O M 7

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Baseball and Broadway Dayton summer camps give kids the opportunities to explore their interests

BY CORINNE MINARD

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hen school lets out for summer it’s the ideal time for your children to explore their passions without fear of impacting their schoolwork. Two local summer camps focus in on theater and baseball to give Miami Valley kids the opportunity to learn more about these specialized activities.

DAYTON DRAGONS Since 2010 the Dayton Dragons have hosted their two-day baseball camp, Dragons Little Big Leagues. Presented by IGS Energy, the camp is conducted twice each summer for kids interested in learning more about the sport.

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age 7 to 12 to get instruction in the fundamentals of baseball from Dayton Dragons players and coaches on the field that the Dragons play on, Fifth Third Field—instruction in hitting, pitching, fielding and base running,” says Tom Nichols, director of media relations and broadcasting for the Dayton Dragons.

Baseball enthusiasts of all skill level can participate. “Whatever skill level the kid is at this time they’ll try to make him better. So if they’re a beginner they’ll try to get them further along and if they’re an advanced player they’ll try help them as well,” adds Nichols.

Each day includes three to four hours of instruction and lunch. Participants also receive a camp T-shirt and a ticket to a Dragons game. This year’s camps will be conducted June 10-11 and July 25-26.

Ninety kids participate in each Dragons Little Big Leagues camp.

Each camp usually has about 90 kids participate. Registration is available online at daytondragons.com.

VICTORIA THEATRE For those more interested in musical theater, the Victoria Theatre offers a series of summer camps focused on the skills needed to perform.

“Our summer camps generally are performance based, so young performers out there usually will spend an entire week with us learning choreography, acting skills and technique from professionals,” says Gary Minyard, vice president of education and engagement for the Victoria Theatre.

The first camp, offered June 17-June 21, is the Broadway Preview Summer Camp. The camp for students in grades seven through 12 looks at the songs and choreography of the upcoming Broadway season at the Victoria Theatre. At press time the upcoming shows had not been announced, but Minyard says that the camp uses these shows as a starting point for teaching skills.

“We look at how we can over five days have a group of kids experience what it is to learn the music, learn the choreography, learn the history behind the music and the shows themselves, work with some guest artists and then at the end of the week they share that in what we call an informance, which is an informal performance, and we invite all of their friends and family and then they get to show off what they’ve learned,” he says.

The second camp, conducted June 24-28 for students grades nine through 12, will focus on the Broadway show Waitress, which is coming to the theater June 25-30.

“Participants in that camp will be learning songs and choreography from that particular show. The great thing is that we are currently working with the tour so that some of the cast members will come and do master classes for the students in the camp and then the students in the camp will actually go see that show on Thursday night together and do a Q&A with the cast on Friday so that they can talk to them about what they just saw. And then they share their informance with friends and family

Dragons Little Big Leagues campers get to work with Dayton Dragons coaches and players.

Friday afternoon,” adds Minyard.

Victoria Theatre’s newest camp, conducted July 8-12 and 15-20, is a two-week production camp. Campers in grades five through 12 will spend their first week learning the songs and choreography of a show and the second week putting it together for performances on Friday and Saturday.

During the second week, Victoria Theatre will also provide a technical theater

camp that will work on the show, too. “The kids will actually be running the show,” says Minyard.

Victoria Theatre summer camps are for children of all skill levels, from those interested in learning about musical theater to experienced performers. All campers are provided lunch each day and receive a T-shirt. More information and registration is available at victoriatheatre.com. n

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Adapting to Change

Pediatricians facing new challenges in taking care of their patients

BY ERIC SPANGLER

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r. Melissa King was excited. She had aspired to be a pediatrician from an early age and her mother had just brought home several Disney movies on VHS tapes for her 16th birthday.

King had envisioned playing Disney movies in her waiting room when she had a pediatric office. “That was my vision for what our future would be,” says King, a pediatrician at Dayton Children’s Hospital.

The problem with that vision is VHS tapes went out of style and production many years ago with the onset of the DVD and then Blu-ray Disc.

“Fast forward to today and everyone just has it on their phone and they can do whatever they want,” she says. “Clearly 10

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technology superseded me beyond my wildest dreams.”

That technology of being able to watch videos on a mobile phone, however, has also created a new issue for pediatricians— the amount of time their young patients spend staring at a screen and not moving around and getting exercise.

That screen time is now another issue that pediatricians ask about as part of their patients’ overall healthy habits, along with questions about the amount of fruit and vegetables a patient is eating and how much sleep they are getting on average, says King.

She now asks patients and their parents how much screen time there is just

to trigger that conversation of how much screen time is too much and what are the limits parents should be setting for screen time—“which is not always a fun parenting task,” King says.

Although the technolog y of mobile phones, computers and computer tablets has caused its share of problems with the amount of time children are looking at screens, that same technology is being used to evaluate patients with iPads and assist pediatricians with monitoring the health of their patients via applications on mobile devices, she says.

Today’s technology is also allowing children with chronic health conditions to have a better quality of life and live lon-

Dr. Melissa King, pediatrician at Dayton Children’s Hospital ger, says Dr. John C. Duby, professor and chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine.

“We’ve made tremendous advances in our ability to better understand diseases using genetic technology and that leads to more personalized treatment approaches, matching treatment to a patient’s own individual genetic makeup,” says Duby.

“We’re seeing that more and more.”

Another issue pediatricians are seeing more of is mental health problems, he says. About 15 percent of children at any point in time are suffering from some sort of behavioral, emotional or mental health issue, says Duby.

“We’re seeing more and more dedicated resources toward addressing behavioral mental health in pediatric training and pediatric practice and even in our children’s hospitals,” he says.

Dayton Children’s Hospital recently opened a behavioral crisis center and is planning to open an inpatient psychiatry behavioral health unit this year, Duby says.

“All that is in response to the increasing presence of behavioral mental health issues in children,” he says.

The field of pediatrics is also beginning to recognize that is has to be willing to understand the social and environmental factors that are having an impact on child

and family well-being and be willing to identify resources and supports to address those issues, says Duby.

Those social and environment factors that are having a major impact on children’s health issues include poverty, food insecurity, domestic violence and other traumatic kinds of experiences, he says.

“Of course we’ve added challenges of the opioid crisis and much of that’s been focused on the adults, but those adults have children and the children are often left behind when we think about some of these issues,” says Duby.

King says in the past decade pediatricians have become more robust in screening for social and emotional health for the whole family. “Is transportation an issue? Is housing an issue? You know are there other stressors that are competing with the family’s attention. We’re looking at the family as a whole more and more,” says King.

But for all the advances in pediatric medicine over the previous decades one issue stands out as a challenging one—the increasing number of parents who are resisting or hesitant to vaccinate their children, Duby says.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics one of the greatest achievements in pediatric research over the last 40 years has been the ability to prevent so many diseases with life-saving immunizations, Duby says.

“Those of us who have been around 30 or 40 years have seen those diseases that we no longer see and recognize the impact that vaccines have had,” he says. One vaccine, the rotavirus vaccine, has dramatically reduced the number of children who are hospitalized or even died from a diarrheatype of illness, says Duby.

But a paper in published in the medical journal Lancet in 1998 suggested that the virus from the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine was linked to the subsequent development of autism in eight youngsters.

Researchers in the decades since have failed to confirm the author’s claims and he was stripped of his license to practice medicine in the United Kingdom after it was determined he acted dishonestly and irresponsibly conducting experiments leading to the paper’s publication.

“The physician that had been promoting this relationship between the MMR (vaccine) and autism was basically a fraud,”

Duby says.

The idea that there was a link between the vaccine and autism, however, continued to spread. “It seemed like people just really latched on to this idea that vaccines caused problems in particular developmental disabilities with really no data to support that whatsoever,” he says.

A small but vocal culture developed around this false relationship between the MMR vaccine and autism and it’s become a big challenge for pediatricians, says Duby.

“There’s so much misinformation out there about the potential negative affects of the vaccines that it’s a daily challenge for pediatricians to try to help families to understand the benefits that the vaccines provide,” he says.

King agrees that more parents are now questioning the safety of vaccines. “That has increased tremendously just in the past 10 years,” she says. “There’s more distrust overall.”

Dr. John C. Duby, professor and chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine.

Some pediatric offices have a policy that if parents choose not to immunize their children then the family will no longer be able to be seen at that office in order to protect everyone else in the office, says King.

“I believe wholeheartedly in the science behind vaccines but everyone has to be comfortable with their own decisions at the end of the day,” she says. n T HE DAY T ONM A G A Z INE .C OM

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DAYTON LIVE WELL ›› TOP DENTISTS

Top Dentists This list is excerpted from the 2019 topDentists™ list, a database which includes listings for nearly 60 dentists and specialists in The Dayton area. The Dayton area list is based on thousands of detailed evaluations of dentists and professionals by their peers. The complete database is available at www.usatopdentists.com. For more information call 706-364-0853; write PO Box 970, Augusta, GA 30903; email info@usatopdentists.com or visit www.usatopdentists.com.

SELECTION PROCESS “If you had a patient in need of a dentist, which dentist would you refer them to?”

This is the question we’ve asked thousands of dentists to help us determine who the topDentists should be. Dentists and specialists are asked to take into consideration years of experience, continuing education, manner with patients, use of new techniques and technologies and of course physical results.

The nomination pool of dentists consists of dentists listed online with the American Dental Association as well as all dentists listed online with their local/regional dental societies, thus allowing virtually every dentist the opportunity to participate. Dentists are also given the opportunity to nominate other dentists that they feel should be included

in our list. Respondents are asked to put aside any personal bias or political motivations and to use only their knowledge of their peer’s work when evaluating the other nominees.

Voters are asked to individually evaluate the practitioners on their ballot whose work they are familiar with.

Once the balloting is completed, the scores are compiled and then averaged. The numerical average required for inclusion varies depending on the average for all the nominees within the specialty and the geographic area.

Borderline cases are given a careful consideration by the editors. Voting characteristics and comments are taken into consideration while making decisions. Past awards a dentist has received and status in various dental academies can play a factor in our decision.

Once the decisions have been finalized, the included dentists are checked against state dental boards for disciplinary actions to make sure they have an active license and are in good standing with the board. Then letters of congratulations are sent to all the listed dentists.

Of course there are many fine dentists who are not included in this representative list. It is intended as a sampling of the great body of talent in the field of dentistry within Ohio. A dentist’s inclusion on our list is based on the subjective judgments of his or her fellow dentists. While it is true that the lists may at times

disproportionately reward visibility or popularity, we remain confident that our polling methodology largely corrects for any biases and that these lists continue to represent the most reliable, accurate, and useful list of dentists available anywhere.

DISCLAIMER This list is excerpted from the inaugural topDentists™ list, which includes listings for almost 60 dentists and specialists in the Dayton metro area. For more information call 706-364-0853 or email (info@usatopdentists. com) or visit www.usatopdentists.com. topDentists has used its best efforts in assembling material for this list but does not warrant that the information contained herein is complete or accurate, and does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions herein whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. Copyright 2012-2019 by topDentists, Augusta, GA. All rights reserved. This list, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission. No commercial use of the information in this list may be made without permission of topDentists. No fees may be charged, directly or indirectly, for the use of the information in this list without permission.

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Michele L. Botti D.D.S. graduated magna cum laude from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry in 2001. She then completed a general practice residency at Miami Valley Hospital. Botti uses the latest technologies to offer comprehensive dental care in her practice, which is celebrating 50 years in 2019.

Botti says she was inspired to become a dentist by her passion to help others while working with her hands. “I love dentistry because we are able to have a close relationship with our patients and their families. The joy I see on my patients’ faces when they complete their cosmetic treatment plans never ceases to inspire me.”

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ENDODONTICS J. JASON BIGBY Endodontics South 7501 Paragon Road, Suite 203 Dayton, OH 45459 937-291-0022 www.endosouth.com STEPHEN J. CLARK 8228 North Main Street Dayton, OH 45415 937-454-1103 MARK E. DINKINS Endodontics South 7501 Paragon Road, Suite 203 Dayton, OH 45459 937-291-0022 www.endosouth.com ERIC R. GALLATIN Gallatin Endodontics 221 West Franklin Street Dayton, OH 45459 937-610-0707 STEWART A. HINKLEY Springfield Endodontics 1990 Kingsgate Road, Suite B Springfield, OH 45502 937-390-2005 www.springfieldendodontics.com JOHN W. MYERS 529 East Stroop Road Dayton, OH 45429 937-299-5290 TOBY S. WILSON 4641 Presidential Way Kettering, OH 45429 937-312-1491

GENERAL DENTISTRY WILLIAM D. ALMONEY Almoney & Brown Dental 1700 East Whipp Road Kettering, OH 45440 937-434-8870 www.almoneybrowndental.com JODY W. AMES 157 South Progress Drive Xenia, OH 45385 937-372-8502 www.jodyamesdds.com MARK T. ARMSTRONG Armstrong Dentistry 1930 Prime Court, Suite 101 Troy, OH 45373 937-339-3708 www.markarmstrongdds.com DAVID B. ATKINS Atkins & Waldren 1355 East Home Road Springfield, OH 45503 937-390-2440 www.atkinsandwaldrendds.com GARY L. BECKER 7809 North Dixie Drive Dayton, OH 45414 937-890-5063

JOHN R. BETTINESCHI , JR. Dayton Veterans Administration Medical Center 4100 West 3rd Street Dayton, OH 45428 937-268-6511 www.dayton.va.gov RICHARD K. BOHME Siebenthaler Dental Center 545 West Siebenthaler Avenue Dayton, OH 45405 937-275-8521 www.richardbohme.com MICHELLE L. BOTTI Smiles at The Exchange 9100 Marketplace Drive Miamisburg, OH 45342 937-433-5133 www.exchangedentist.com GERALD D. BROWN Almoney & Brown Dental 1700 East Whipp Road Kettering, OH 45440 937-434-8870 www.almoneybrowndental.com ERIC C. CALLEJO Artisan Dental Group 4095 Marshall Road Kettering, OH 45429 937-262-4772 www.drcallejo.com JONATHAN W. COYNE Coyne Dentistry 1749 Delco Park Drive Kettering, OH 45420 937-298-2424 www.coynedentistry.com THERESA B. DAVIS Bean & Davis General Dentistry 307 East Stroop Road Kettering, OH 45429 937-299-6766 www.stroopsmiles.com BRYAN S. DODD 3223 Beaver Vu Drive Beavercreek, OH 45434 937-429-9999 www.dodddental.org SCOTT E. GRAY 214 West National Road Englewood, OH 45322 937-836-4747 www.drscottgray.com JOHN T. GREEN 800 Shroyer Road Dayton, OH 45419 937-293-3402 www.johntgreendds.com DOUGLAS A. GRIERSON Indian Ripple Dental Center 3869 Indian Ripple Road Beavercreek, OH 45440 937-427-1749 www.indianrippledental.com

BRYAN HARJU Towne Park Dentistry 1845 Towne Park Drive Troy, OH 45373 937-339-5782 www.towneparkdentistry.com JEFFREY L. KLEINMAN Dixie Dental and Denture Center 3609 North Dixie Drive Dayton, OH 45414 937-278-7954 www.dixieddc.com FREDRICK C. KROGG Kreider & Krogg Dental 2220 Grube Street Springfield, OH 45503 937-390-3050 www.kroggdental.com CRAIG T. LELAND Bur-Oak Dental 440 Bur-Oak Drive, P.O. Box 356 Greenville, OH 45331 937-548-5496 www.dentistgreenvilleoh.com CLARE T. MACAULAY Logan Dental Care 1021 North Main Street Bellefontaine, OH 43311 937-688-1249 www.logandental.net LISA K. MARION 4257 West 3rd Streey Dayton, OH 45417 937-268-1665 JEFFREY C. MILLER 4450 Linden Avenue Dayton, OH 45432 937-256-3741 www.jeffmillerdds.com GREGORY E. NOTESTINE 2149 North Fairfield Road, Suite D Beavercreek, OH 45431 937-431-9916 www.gregnotestine.com RONALD L. RODDY 2355 Lakeview Drive Beavercreek, OH 45431 937-426-5340 www.roddydental.com GARY K. WRIGHT 8080 Miller Farm Lane Dayton, OH 45458 937-435-1485 www.drgarywright.com

ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY BAMIDELE J. APAPA 30 West Rahn Road, Suite 12 Dayton, OH 45429 937-298-5239 www.drapapa.com

JON R. EWIG 3585 Wendleton Lane Beavercreek, OH 45432 937-426-8083 www.drewig.com ROBERT P. HENDRICKSEN 7265 Far Hills Avenue Centerville, OH 45459 937-435-4924 BRIAN T. KERNAN 9995 Dayton Lebanon Pike Dayton, OH 45458 937-885-7204

ANNELISE H. SULLIVAN Sullivan Orthodontics 8803 Brecksville Road, Suite 10 Brecksville, OH 44141 440-526-7506 www.sullivanortho.com

PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY KYLE M. HENSLEY Dayton Pediatric Dentistry 1 Childrens Plaza, Suite 2070 Dayton, OH 45404 937-641-3455 www.daytonpediatricdentistry.com

JAMES A. MAXWELL , JR. 2210 Olympic Street Springfield, OH 45503 937-399-4476 www.maxwelloms.com

BETTY HUANG TUCKER 7058 Corporate Way, Suite 3 Dayton, OH 45459 937-436-2210

DENNIS G. PETTIT 1762 Commerce Center Boulevard Fairborn, OH 45324 937-878-8694 www.pettitsurgery.com

KYLE R. JACKSON Centerville Pediatric Dentistry 273 Regency Ridge Drive Centerville, OH 45459 937-586-7729 www.centervillepediatricdentistry.com

ORTHODONTICS RON L. ANDERSON Anderson Orthodontics 2220 Olympic Street Springfield, OH 45503 937-390-6616 www.raortho.com STEPHEN P. BURKE Burke Orthodontics 55 North Main Street Centerville, OH 45459 937-630-3280 www.burke-ortho.com MARTIN G. FITZ 2600 Far Hills Avenue, Suite 317 Dayton, OH 45419 937-293-2225 www.kulkarniorthodonticsinc.com SAMUEL B. KING King Orthodontics 6460 Far Hills Avenue Centerville, OH 45459 937-433-0830 www.kingssmiles.com RICHARD MORI Mori Orthodontics 4440 Linden Avenue Dayton, OH 45432 937-252-8651 www.moriortho.com MICHAEL RYCKMAN Ryckman Orthodontics 1007 Shroyer Road Dayton, OH 45419 937-294-1001 www.braces4dayton.com

PHILIP W. SLONKOSKY Minster Dental Care 4215 State Route 66, P.O. Box 102 Minster, OH 45865 419-628-3380 www.minsterdental.com

PERIODONTICS RYAN HARRIS 1205 Meadow Bridge Drive Beavercreek, OH 45434 937-426-5411 www.harrisperio.com ROBERT T. JENSEN 7100 Corporate Way Dayton, OH 45459 937-435-1555 www.daytonperio.com GLENN J. JIVIDEN , JR. 4300 Linden Avenue Dayton, OH 45432 937-259-0072 www.miamivalleyhospital.org/ physician.aspx?phid=24418 MICHAEL POTH Harris Periodontics & Implant Dentistry 1205 Meadow Bridge Drive Beavercreek, OH 45434 937-426-5411 www.harrisperio.com

PROSTHODONTICS CORY B. SELLERS Dayton Comprehensive Dentistry 5975 Kentshire Drive Kettering, OH 45440 937-435-1353 www.dayton-dentistry.com

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A RELENTLESS FORCE

FOR HEALTHY LIVES

• Community Leaders • Building a Culture of Health • Cardiovascular Diseases Hit Home

2019 EDITION

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WELCOME Dear friends,

Our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. It’s simple but impactful. And it describes perfectly what we are striving to do every single day. Relentless means never stopping, no matter the obstacles. And I think that perfectly describes the AHA and its devotion to heart and brain health.

I would like to invite you to join us and support our mission—become a relentless force yourselves and work toward the common goal of building a healthier Miami Valley. All of us deserve longer, healthier lives and with your help I know we can achieve our goals. Thank you all—with all my heart!

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s I begin my second year as chair of the Miami Valley Division of the American Heart Association (AHA), I look back with pride at the year just past and all we’ve been able to accomplish to elevate health and well-being in our local community.

Our local events, including the Go Red for Women Luncheon, the Dayton Heart Ball and the Greater Dayton Heart Walk, each continue to make a difference. From helping give survivors a voice and a venue during which they can share their own stories and find comfort in the stories of others, to encouraging everyone to get up and move more, to sharing potentially lifesaving messages, our events, programs and initiatives all continue to gain momentum and reach more people.

We are making an extraordinary impact and reaching everyone with our important health messages. This past year, the AHA released a new mission statement, that, for

the first time, does not include mention of cardiovascular diseases! This is because, like our society, our focus has shifted to overall health and well-being—both important to helping combat heart disease— STILL the No. 1 killer of all Americans.

—Michelle Lovely Vice President of Development, The Dayton Foundation and Chairwoman, Miami Valley Division of the American Heart Association

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Meet Our Community Leaders

“The Go Red for Women movement is important to me because I know women are at greater risk to develop heart disease. The American Heart Association’s mission of being a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives aligns perfectly with our mission at Premier Health. I look forward to leading this campaign and encourage everyone to join us in the fight against heart disease in women!”

“I am excited to chair the annual Heart Ball event here in Dayton and I encourage everyone to join me in support of an organization that not only works every day to fight heart disease and stroke but is also a passionate force for a world of longer, healthier lives.

With one-third of our population affected by heart disease, health and well-being should be a priority. The AHA raises funds vital to continuing medical research that saves lives.”

“I choose to support the American Heart Association mission by leading the charge for increased physical activity, health and well-being in our community. The Greater Dayton Heart Walk is the AHA’s premier fundraising event, attracting 10,000 people annually. Altamira and I are proud to be part of this event and honored to be helping the Miami Valley become healthy for good!”

Mikki Clancy, chief operating officer, Miami Valley Hospital Go Red for Women Chair

Dr. Vijai S. Tivakaran, invasive cardiologist, Kettering Health Network Heart Ball Chair

Blaine J. Worthington, senior vice president, Altamira Technologies Corp.

Heart Walk Chair

2019 Local Events

24th Annual Dayton Heart Ball

American Stroke Month

March 23

May

American Heart Month

6 p.m., Sinclair Community College Ponitz Center, Dayton

February

National Wear Red Day Feb. 1

Clark and Champaign Counties Heart Walk Feb. 23 8:30 a.m. registration, Clark County Fairgrounds

National Move More Month April

The Locker Room Talk, A Men’s Health Discussion April 27 Ponitz Career Technology Center, Dayton

Dayton Go Red for Women Luncheon May 2 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Sinclair Community College Ponitz Center, Dayton

Go Red Goes North Sept. 5 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Ft. Piqua Plaza Banquet Center, Piqua

Greater Dayton 5K Heart Walk/Run Sept. 21 7:30 a.m., Fifth Third Field, Dayton

National Eat Smart Month November

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WORKPLACE HEALTH

AHA’s Workplace Health Solutions Helps Companies Build a Culture of Health

By Beth Langefels, American Heart Association

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uilding a healthy workplace can create a self-reinforcing environment that can lead to increased productivity, less absenteeism and lower health insurance costs. It has been determined that worksite screenings alone offer little return on investment for employers, whereas a full health assessment, followed by screenings, behavioral counseling and incentives, all help to achieve significant costs savings.

And who isn’t interested in saving money?

With the rising costs of medical care employers and their employees appreciate common sense solutions that really work. The American Heart Association’s Workplace Health Solutions (AHA) offers a suite of science-based, evidence-informed tools and services that help businesses create and build an effective workplace culture of health.

And isn’t health and well-being ultimately what’s most important?

Improving employee health program starts with signing up to use the AHA’s Workplace Health Achievement Index: a comprehensive organizational selfassessment that measures both the health of your workplace and of your workforce.

HERE’S HOW YOUR COMPANY CAN BENEFIT: • Assess your current programs and workplace environment • Create awareness and education around Life’s Simple 7® and the importance of knowing your numbers • Learn how these seven lifestyle and behavior factors not only add up to big differences in workplace health, but also can have a big impact on the bottom line for organizations • Implement a workplace health solution that combines the power of health screen-

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ings with health assessments, behavioral counseling, and incentives, to achieve favorable cost savings • Activate and engage your workforce in health actions to work toward ideal cardiovascular health • Monitor progress with digital dashboards • Qualify for annual recognition from the American Heart Association And speaking of recognition, in 2018 these Miami Valley companies were recognized for their workplace achievements: • The Dupps Co., Germantown—Gold Level • Emerson, Sidney—Silver Level • Homefull, Dayton—Bronze Level • NK Parts Industries Inc., Sidney—Gold Level • Premier Health, Dayton—Gold Level • South Community, Dayton—Bronze Level “As the largest health system in Southwest Ohio, Premier Health recognizes that the fulfillment of our mission—improving the health of the communities we serve—begins at home. When employees are empowered with tools to live healthier lives, they are enabled to better serve their communities and increase their personal satisfaction,” says Brenda Bodenmiller, employee wellness manager for Premier Health.

Workplace Health Solutions also received rave reviews from NK Parts Industries: “Here at NK Parts we care about making sure our associates are aware of their health and giving them optimal opportunity to take action to improve their lives every day,” says Kaitlyn Maas, wellness and medical benefits representative for the company. “Promoting a healthy work environment and a healthy personal life helps to keep our associates happier and keeps productivity levels high.”

Finally, Germantown based Dupps Co. is thrilled with its participation: “The Dupps Co. sees the American Heart Association’s Workplace Health Achieve-

TOP: Denise Elsas, Heart Walk director (L) and Kelli Dixon (far right), executive director of the Dayton American Heart Association, present Premier Health with its 2018 gold level recognition for its participation in Worksite Health Solutions. MIDDLE: Employees from the Dupps Co. in Germantown were recognized for their gold level Worksite Health Solutions in 2018. Employees created the company’s “Commit 2 Be Fit” culture as a result. BOTTOM: Tim Lewis, (L) community health director for the AHA’s Miami Valley Division, presents NK Parts Wellness & Medical Benefits Manager Ronda Fogt with an award recognizing the company for achieving the gold level in the AHA’s Worksite Health Solutions program. ment Award as great recognition for our employees that have created our Commit 2 Be Fit culture,” said Jim Vose, human resources for the Dupps Co. Congratulations to all award winners for continuing to create a culture of health in their companies!

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SURVIVOR PROFILE

Lebanon Family Focuses on Health after Cardiovascular Diseases Hit Home

By Beth Langefels, American Heart Association

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on and Kelly Lodge met in 2014 at a high school football game. Their kids all attended Lebanon High School in Ohio and they ended up seeing each other at many of the same events. They were married in October of 2016 and blended their families, including three teenagers! Their lives were full and busy when an unexpected event happened that would change them forever.

In August of 2017 Don woke up to get ready to go to his stepdaughter’s soccer game and he felt a pain in the upper part of his stomach. After the game, the family went out to eat with friends and Don was still complaining about the pain. One friend suggested it might be his gall bladder. It lasted throughout the rest of the day and even into the next morning when Don woke up and told Kelly that he didn’t feel like himself. Something was wrong.

Kelly immediately decided they needed to go to the hospital. Don had an EKG after arriving in the emergency room and doctors asked if he’d ever had a heart attack.

Shocked, Don replied that, no, he never had, and he was told he was having a heart attack at that moment!

Because he was not having the “normal” symptoms, a heart attack was not on his radar, yet it turned out that he had a 100 percent blockage in one of his main arteries. Doctors put in a stent and Don remained in the hospital for the next three days before being released.

The couple completely changed their lifestyle after Don’s heart attack, eating healthy, avoiding fast food and exercising regularly. Don went to cardiac rehab as well and lost a substantial amount of weight.

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The Lodge family at the Greater Dayton Heart Walk in September at Fifth Third Field. and his left leg was limp. He couldn’t get up from the couch and realized something serious had happened. He called Kelly at work and she rushed home.

Within 15 minutes, Don found himself back in the same emergency room where he had been a few months earlier while having his heart attack. He remained overnight for observation but the next morning when Kelly came to visit him she couldn’t understand his speech and she noticed his mouth was drooping. Don realized he was completely paralyzed on his left side.

Doctors determined that he had suffered a massive stroke overnight.

Don was released from the hospital after 48 hours but was then suddenly facing his life going forward as an extremely disabled person. He went from an active and healthy man to one needing to be assisted just to get out of bed in the morning and move to a chair. He had no control over his leg and his entire left side was not functioning. Kelly

knew her husband would need extensive rehab if he was ever to be able to function normally again.

Today, Don is well on his way back to that normal. Rehabilitation helped take him from an almost fully disabled state to walking with a walker and then a cane by the time he was honored at the 2018 Dayton Heart Walk last September. He has made great strides in his recovery and was proud to stand up beside his wife and their children at the event.

Don’s story is unique in that he suffered both a heart attack AND a stroke within a few months. Though they are both cardiovascular diseases most people do not experience both, especially within such a short time.

As for his Heart Hero status Don said he was humbled, while Kelly was extremely proud and excited.

“It was awesome that Don was able to share his story with so many people,” Kelly says.

“He is an example of perseverance and courage for sure. Don is my hero, every day!” n