July 2014
LECOM SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE ASDA NEWSLETTER
Inside this Issue Feature Story: Ergonomics for Dentists 4 Note from the President 2 Basics of Dental Malpractice 6
Left to right: Jasmine Shafagh, Timothy Speer, Dr. Francis Curd, Dault Roberts, Stephanie Nguyen, Neha Chakravarti. In May 2014, LECOM School of Dental Medicine opened their clinics for full comprehensive care at affordable costs to the community.
Be a Rockstar in Clinic
Contract Debridement 7 Never Give Up On Your Dreams 8
By Allison Tape ('17)
For many dental students, working in the clinic can be a nightmare. Patients miss appointments, you forget instruments, or patients are rude and noncompliant. However, according to Dr. Becky Warnken’s and Dr. Ben Youel’s ASDA breakout session “How to Be a Rockstar in Clinic,” clinic can become the
least of your worries. Dr. Warnken and Dr. Youel, both recent graduates and past national leaders in ASDA,” were so busy attending both local and national ASDA events to the point that they often had to miss days of clinic, yet they still were able to complete all of their schools clinical requirements to (cont.page 2)
POP QUIZ: NBDE 1 Review 9 Best Beaches in Florida 10 Letter from the Editor 10 The Art of Lunch 11
Licensure 101 By Kaycee Wilcox ('16) Our whole dental school career is focused on one goal-graduate and become a licensed dentist. It seems simple, but there is a lot more to it than you would think. Licensure is composed of three things: (1) an educational component: DMD/DDS degree from an accredited dental school, (2) a July 2014
written component: NBDE Part I and Part II, and (3) a clinical component: “live patient” exam. Each state has its own licensure requirements. Dental students should decide where they want to practice before taking the clinical component to ensure they choose the right exam for the state they want to practice in. When applying for your license
you will need the following: a notarized copy of your diploma, certified clinical licensure exam results, nitrous certification from your dental school, AHA/BLS certification, driver’s license/ social security card, and notarized copies of Part I and II NBDE exam results. There is an ethical dilemma associated with the (cont.page 6)