THE PASS KEY VOLUME 14, ISSUE 1 January 2017 Opening the Door to the International College of Dentists in the Maryland Chapter of District 4
FROM THE DESK OF THE DEPUTY REGENT JAMES W. TANEYHILL Three years ago when I was first asked to be the Deputy Regent for Maryland I adopted as a goal to increase our fellows' involvement in the community. We have been able to make some progress toward that goal. Last winter, Eric Katkow and Barry Lyons were instrumental in arranging for ICD fellows and fellows from the American College of Dentists to team up as facilitators for the ethics seminars which are part of the third-year curriculum for the students at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry. This is an excellent application of ICD and ACD talent for use within the dental school. This program was not without its challenges in that the time that it was offered was not at all convenient for those who are still practicing. Never the less, I highly commend Eric and Barry for their effort. This is the type of thing at which the ICD membership excels. We are again going to participate in staffing this program. Details are contained later in this newsletter. Please consider contributing your time to this endeavor. Interacting with the students is always enjoyable and rewarding and you get a free lunch courtesy of the ICD or ACD. We have been involved with another project at the dental school. As described in the last edition of this newsletter, the ICD- Maryland has sponsored the student led “Practice Management Study Club.” Last fall, as a result of our meetings with then sophomore Robert Clark and his colleagues, we offered to fund this club. So far it has met four times last winter and spring and three times this fall. I presented on “Overhead and Numbers” in September, Alan Schiff presented on “Practice Management” from a tax and accounting standpoint and in November, ICD Fellow Charlie Fine spoke about “Group Practices.” Joanne Block-Rief has done a wonderful job with the coordination and arrangements between the students and the presenters.
In This Issue
From the Desk of the Deputy Regent
In Memoriam
Maryland Chapter news: New Fellows, Awards, Ethics Seminar Series, Membership,
Deputy Regent Office
Special Thanks
Spring Meeting