NOVAcaine News Spring 2014
NSU ASDA Chapter Newsletter
NSU Dental is Making a Difference
GKAS • Jason Watts Ethics Bowl • SNDA
NOVAcaine News A student newsletter published by the Nova Southeastern chapter of the American Student Dental Association
President Casey Lynn ‘15 Communications Chair Jared Gibby ‘17 Editor Wade McDaniel ‘17
In this Issue... 4
Give Kids a Smile
6
The Jason Watts Experience
8
Let’s Get Ethical
9
ASDA Code of Ethics
11
Swinging for Smiles
12
Faculty Spotlight
14
Discovering The Spice of Life
15
Needlestick Policy Change
16
Cover: Amanda Buscemi with a patient at GKAS. Photo by Nadia Sulieman ‘15.
SNDA Impressions
18
ADEX Boards Survival Guide
19
CDM Student Research Club If you have any comments or suggestions or would like to write an article for NOVAcaine News, please contact Wade McDaniel at sm2412@nova.edu.
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Letter from the Editor I am a relative ly
a p o s it io n o n A SDA ’s e x e c ut iv e
new st udent he r e a t
c o unc il. E r inne Ke nne d y ha s
NSU- CDM so m a y b e I
b e e n p ub lis he d mult ip le t ime s
am st ill experie nc ing
in Mo ut hing Of f : T he B lo g o f
a honeymo o n
t he A me r ic a n St ud e nt D e nta l
phase but wh a t a n
A s s o c ia t io n a nd she ha s mo r e o n
awesome scho o l.
t he wa y . Lo c a lly , N S U A SDA ha s
Where else can dental st ude nt s
he ld y e t a no t he r suc c e s sf ul Gi v e
ex perience sun, palm t re e s,
Kid s A S mile e ve nt in whic h 3 2 0
worl d-renowned beaches, a nd a n
und e r s e r ve d c hild r e n f r o m t h e
amaz i n g night lif e all while ga ining
c o mmunit y we r e p r o vid e d with
a grea t dental educat ion. Wha t
$ 1 1 5, 0 0 0 wo r t h o f d e nta l se r vic e s
an ex cit ing place t his is to b e .
f o r f r e e . In a d d it io n, t he N SU AS DA
Som e may f ind all t hese pe r k s a
c ha p te r ha s b ig p la ns a he a d w i th
di strac t ion but t his last sem e ste r
a r e va mp e d ne ws le t te r , a ne w
NSU ASDA has r eally shar p e ne d
lo g o , a nd a c o mp le te ly o ve r ha u l e d
i ts foc us and ASDA membe r s a t
we b s ite ( www. ns ua s d a . c o m) .
NSU have made an impact b o t h
D e sp ite o ur a mia b le s ur r o und in g s,
n ati on ally and locally. Our ve r y
s t ud e nt s a t N S U - C D M ha ve ne v e r
own J ason Wat t s was electe d V ic e
b e e n mo r e f o c use d a nd t ha t h a s
P res i d ent of nat ional ASDA a nd
ma d e a ll t he d if f e r e nc e . Wha t a n
i s th e ver y f irst dental st u d e nt
e x c it ing t ime to b e a t N S U ind ee d .
from th e Sout heast region to ho ld
Wade McDaniel ‘17, Editor
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GIVE KIDS A SMILE by Jae B erman ‘15
On
March 8, 2014 the Nova Southeastern
munity, 320 children filled the chairs at the Nova
University College of Dental Medicine
clinic and were provided with a fun and free
hosted our annual Give Kids a Smile Event. As
dental visit – a dental experience which they will
one of the College of Dental Medicine’s most
never forget.
extravagant events, Give Kids a Smile provides
During the event, over 200 dental stu-
children and their parents a fun and exciting day
dents came together by volunteering their time
jammed packed with music, appearances by the
in order to provide a wide range of services
Miami Dolphin’s football players and cheerlead-
to patients who show up with a variety of oral
ers, and most importantly, free dental care.
health care needs, ranging from simple clean-
Working locally with schools in at-risk
ings, to severe decay and abscesses. At the
neighborhoods, along with community centers,
event, full dental care was provided, including
like the Boys and Girls Club, members from the
dental examinations, fillings, sealants, cleanings
College of Dental Medicine are able to seamless-
and extractions. In collaboration with our spon-
ly provide free dental care to children through-
sors: Henry Schein, Team Smile, Colgate, Pan SGA,
out Broward County who are between the ages
Dental SGA and NSU ASDA, we were able to do-
of 2-18. With increased support from the com-
nate a value of $115,000 worth of free dental care
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to children in need.
incur an opportunity where we are able to work
Give Kids a Smile is a unique event that
with multiple children throughout the day, pro-
is able to tie in a fun
viding us with a rare
environment filled
and unique opportunity.
with coloring stations,
Transitioning from text-
balloon animals, and
books, to clinic chairs,
tooth fairies, all while
while treating pediat-
providing the best
ric patients, is eased
care possible to our
by the help of multiple
patients. With so many
post-graduate pediat-
fun activities going
ric dental students and
on, the Give Kids a
professors that lend
Smile team, comprised
their pearls of wisdom in
of the NSU Pediatric
times of need.
Dental Club and NSU ASDA, strive to provide a memorable
Overall, GKAS is easily Dean Niessen and John Aylmer ‘16
one of the College of Dental Medicine’s most
experience when it comes to visiting a dental
successful events, as we are able to give back
office. For many of the attendees, the Give Kids a
to our community. As members of the health
Smile event
profession,
is their first
it is humbling
encoun-
to know that
ter with a
we are able
dentist. It is
to involve our
imperative
community and
to provide
push them to-
a fun and
ward the path
interactive
of good health
environ-
and, most
ment that
importantly,
will leave a positive impression, leading them to
give them that million-dollar smile that everyone
continuously strive to maintain their oral hygiene.
hopes to achieve.
Not only do the patients benefit, but the student-volunteers benefit as well. While providing care to GKAS patients, we as students,
Our event was recently featured in ADA News! Check it out at www.ada.org/news/9790.aspx NSU ASDA 5
The Jason Watts 6 NSU ASDA
Experience
NSU’s very own Jason Watts ‘15 was recently elected as national ASDA Vice President. A D3 from Vancouver, Canada, Jason has served two years as Legislative Liaison and now as National Organized Dentistry Liaison. He is one of two inaugural ASDA Delegates to the AGD and serves as an ADA Council Liaison. I sat down with Jason to find out more about his campaign experience. What made you decide to run for national ASDA executive committee? I really enjoyed being part of the larger picture. Being able to influence, inspire and advocate on a national level was very interesting to me and I enjoyed being part of the voice of organized dentistry. What is the process like? You had to be a previous National Leader before you can apply. The required documents to apply are: a letter of intent, CV, and your platform. A platform is what the candidates will contribute to the organization and how they will bring about the contribution too. At annual session you give a seven minute speech to the House (Approx 600 people), the next day you have interviews for 15 minutes with the joint caucuses (combined district throughout the country). In the caucuses they are allowed to ask you any and all questions from how good can you twerk to what is your stance on licensure and mid level providers. Next the House of Delegates (two voting members from each school) votes for the Executive Committee (President, two VP and the Executive Director (not a candidate), after the top three are chosen, each candidate is given one minute to answer five consecutive questions infront of the house and then the house of delegates votes for the president.
What was one of your favorite questions asked? One question that I found relatively and actually challenging was I had to discuss the differences of corporate dentistry and their future in dentistry while hashtagging every sentence. I had to discuss this for two minutes for that was the time they allotted me. It is not easy to hashtag for 2 minutes while answering a serious question.
Jason Watts with District 5
What was involved in campaigning?
We were not allowed to campaign with any sort of fundraising or donations from third parties. Social media was considered a safe zone to campaign. Sausha T. a D4 at Nova, created a spectacular video about me which I posted on all sources of social media and it can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBIVfalFsT4&sns=em. I attended the District 4 district meeting in Raleigh, NC and other then that, any other networking was done at previous national meetings that I attended. What are the responsibilities of the VP? There are a plethora of responsibilities and a list is compiled nicely and can be found at asdanet.org What are some of your goals for ASDA over the next year? My goals for the organization are to increase transparency to the local member, decrease the gap in knowledge from the national level to the grassroot level and continue to advocate about the issues of licensure, student debt and mid level providers. Any advice for future students who may want to run for national ASDA positions? Through hard work, dedication and commitment, one can do anything. Whatever you do make sure you are fully committed, for if you doubt yourself then doubt will inevitably find you. Be confident in your actions, challenge yourself to do a little more and put your name in the hat... what do you have to lose?
Jason Watts ‘15 will serve as national ASDA Vice President for one year. -Wade McDaniel ‘17
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Let’s Get Ethical by Russel Kotch ‘16
This
year marked the end of an era as NSU’s
Each of the teams were required to take a stance on
College of Dental Medicine sent, for the
the issue and argue their views with the competing
first time, a team of our own to compete in the Ethics Bowl. The event, held by NSU Health Professions Division’s Multicultural Affairs Committee, took place on Thursday, February 27th. Each of the schools of the Health Professions Division were represented in the competition, including teams from Nova’s regional campuses from as far as Tampa, Fort Myers, and Orlando. Representing our team was Dr. David Boden (Coach), Russell Kotch (’16), Hend Sherif (’16), Jared Segal (’17), Jared Gibby (’17) and Amandeep Chadda (’17). Dr. Cristina Godoy and Dr. Vic Rampertaap also participated in the event as judges.
team. Our team concluded that it would be wrong to allow the patient to initiate therapy without reading the consent forms. A few of the Ethical Core Values of the American College of Dentistry were in conflict, making it difficult for our team to come to a decision. While it is important to keep in mind patient autonomy, or allowing the patient to play a deciding role in their treatments, we felt that it was wrong to allow the patient to receive treatment without knowing the associated risks. This decision on our part involved practicing nonmaleficience, or not allowing harm to
The event itself consisted of several rounds
come to the patient. Lastly, since this was a medicine
of debates in which students took sides and dis-
in a study, it would be going against the basic rules of
cussed ethical issues relating to the health field. The
doing research to allow the patient to sacrifice their
dilemma we were presented with was quite complex;
right to informed consent.
we were told that we were treating a patient with an ailment that could potentially be treated with a new experimental drug. Our hypothetical patient was eager to try the new medicine, as they have been battling the disease for quite some time, and wanted to forgo reading the informed consent documents and simply sign and initi-
ate
treatment.
Despite our best efforts, NSU CDM’s first ever ethics bowl team was defeated in the early rounds by the PA team from Ft. Myers. Far from going home empty handed, we gained an invaluable understanding of how to dissect ethical situations that we might come across in clinic or in practice in order to come to a decision without jeopardizing ethical principles or quality of care. We are excited to come back next year more prepared than ever and ready to give it
As a team, we’d like to give a special thanks to our coach, Dr. Boden, whose guidance allowed us ), r if ( ‘1 6 d She n id e v H a , ( ‘1 7 ) , Dr. D Segal u d s o n ( ‘1 6 ) . J a r e d D eVa r ia H h : c t t h o r ig s e l Ko ‘1 7 ) , le f t t ), Rus dda ( 7 a ‘1 ( h C Fr o m y b deep d G ib Aman , Jare Boden
to put up a good fight, Dean Niessen, who proudly cheered us on, and DeVaria Hudson, whose organizational abilities and school spirit are unmatched.
Photo from Jared Gibby
another shot to take the Ethics Bowl Trophy.
ASDA Student Code of Ethics The right of a dentist to professional status rests in the knowledge, skill and experience with which she/he serves her/his patients and society. Every dentist should strive to continuously improve his/her knowledge of ethics in order to help achieve higher levels of patient care. These foundational ethical values will serve as a guideline throughout the dentist’s career, from predoctoral student to fully credentialed professional. The American Student Dental Association (ASDA) recognizes the importance of high ethical standards in the dental school setting. Therefore, the Association believes students should conduct themselves in a manner reflecting integrity and fairness in both the didactic and clinical learning environments. The code outlined below relates most directly to the dental school environment. To gain a more expansive understanding of ethics in practice, please see the ADA Code of Ethics. The following is the American Student Dental Association Code of Ethics: I. Dental Student Conduct A. All dental students are obligated to maintain high standards of moral and ethical behavior and to conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times. This applies to the classroom, clinic, laboratory, and other institutional facilities; externships, community service, or meetings of professional organizations. B. Ethical and professional behavior by dental students is characterized by honesty, fairness, and integrity in all professional circumstances; respect for the rights, differences, and property of others; concern for the welfare of patients, competence in the delivery of care, and preservation of confidentiality in all situations where this is warranted. C. All dental students are obligated to report unethical activity and violations of the honor code to the appropriate body at the school. II. Patient Autonomy ("self-governance") A. Informed Consent and Refusal 1. Students should conduct a thorough discussion with every patient. This must be repeated whenever there are substantive changes or additions to the treatment plan. Discussion should include: • Diagnoses • Treatment Plan • Prognosis • Risks/Benefits • Alternatives -The discussion should be in understandable terms and enable a reasonable patient in the patient’s position to make an informed decision regarding care, except in emergencies, when risks are unknown, commonly known or the patient waives the right to disclosure. 2. Students should inform the patient of the consequences of not accepting treatment. The patient has a right to an informed refusal which should be honored by the student. 3.The student should make sure to allow time to answer any and all questions the patient may have to the best of their ability
B. Patient Confidentiality 1. Should follow HIPPA Guidelines. III. Nonmaleficence ("do no harm") and Beneficence ("do good") A. The student should conduct him/herself with veracity (truthfulness). He/she should always act in a manner that promotes the welfare of patients and avoids harm to the patient. B. Treatment plans should be determined according to patient needs as opposed to unmet requirements of the student. C. No procedures should be started without instructor authorization, and all procedures should be evaluated by the instructor upon completion. D. Referrals to residents, specialists, or staff members should be made when the complexity of the case exceeds the student's ability to meet the standard of care. The referring student should inform the patient who will be responsible for dental maintenance and the reason for referral. E. Students should exercise discretion in treating family members due to problems associated with medical history disclosure, confidentiality, objectivity, and professionalism. F. Students are encouraged to participate in community outreach programs in order to improve the dental health of the public. G. Students should advocate access to care for patients who are unable to receive care due to physical or mental disability or financial hardship. IV. Justice ('fairness") A. Ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, or infectious disease status should not influence whether or not a patient is accepted by a student to receive care. Furthermore, all patients should be treated with the same level of compassion, kindness and respect. B. Students must not discriminate against patients in high-risk behavior groups. C. The student should not cheat, plagiarize, forge, or falsify official records, patient charts, or examinations. D. The student should not participate in activities involving theft and/or vandalism of school or student property. E. Sexual harassment between colleagues, between health care provider and patient, and between students and faculty or residents is unacceptable and must be reported. F. Students must report suspected abuse/neglect of patients to an appropriate instructor. G. Students should exercise respect when working with human cadavers. H. Controlled substances 1. Students have the responsibility of protecting the integrity of the profession by reporting any suspicions of unethical behavior. 2. Students must never perform dental procedures while in an impaired condition, regardless of the source of the impairment. V. All members of the American Student Dental Association must comply with the ASDA Code of Ethics. ASDA Student Code of Ethics can also be found at asdanet.org
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NSU ASDA’s 2nd Annual Swinging For Smiles Charity Golf Tournament Drew Williams ‘16 - NSU Swinging For Smiles Chair It is clear that students at NSU College of Den-
to countries with inferior housing, food, and difficult
tal Medicine understand the importance of giving back
working conditions. However, the benefits of these
to their community. In addition to the many charita-
dental mission trips greatly outweigh the costs. A por-
ble initiatives organized within the College of Dental
tion of the proceeds raised at Swinging For Smiles
Medicine, members of NSU ASDA have started what is
Charity Golf Tournament will contribute to making fu-
sure to become a long-standing tradition, Swinging For
ture NSU dental missions a success.
Smiles Annual Charity Golf Tournament.
No matter how busy our schedules may be with
Later this Fall NSU ASDA will be hosting the 2nd
the many responsibilities of being a dental student, we
Annual Swinging For Smiles Golf Tournament. Last year
must remember that one of those key responsibilities
the inaugural tournament was a huge success as over
is being a contributing members of our community.
100 students, faculty and members of the community
This will become even more evident as we graduate
came together at Davie Golf and Country Club for a
and establish our careers as dental professionals. As
great cause. Last year the Swinging For Smiles raised
Winston Churchill said, “We make a living by what we
over $3000 to benefit NSU Give Kids A Smile and NSU
get, but we make a life by what we give”.
Dental Mission Trips. This year we hope to double that and continue to fundraise money for these important events that NSU College of Dental Medicine is a part of. Give Kids A Smile Day at NSU College of Dental Medicine is an annual one-day volunteer project to provide free educational, preventive and restorative services to children from low-income families. Swinging For Smiles is proud to contribute a portion of the proceeds to help bring together NSU dental students, faculty, and local dentists in order to address the epidemic of untreated oral disease among disadvantaged children in our community. In addition to serving our own community, NSU extends it’s reach across borders. At various times of the year, dental students and faculty give up their first world comforts and embark on dental mission trips
Photos from John Aylmer
College of Dental Medicine
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F a c u l t y Dr. Peter Pugliese
is an assistant professor at NSU-CDM but better known as the reigning Wax-On WaxOff Champion. He graduated from Ohio State University College of Dentistry in 1968 and ran a successful private dental office practicing general dentistry in Cleveland, Ohio for the next 35 years. Dr. Pugliese then moved to South Florida where he took a short retirement before fate and perhaps some divine intervention drew him back into the field of dentistry, this time in a teaching capacity at NSU. He participated in, and won first place in this year’s ADEA Wax-On Wax-Off event in which he competed against other faculty members in a tooth waxing competition.
How did you become interested in dentistry?
It must have been divine intervention because when I went to college I knew I wanted to go into pre-dent, I took the prerequisites for pre-dent and I never looked back. That was my focus from the time I was in college. I never thought about engineering or medical school. I wanted to be a dentist. It’s a very difficult question because how do you know you want to be a dentist if you’ve never been a dentist? It’s a big question mark you know, are you going to really like it or not? But here I am at 78 years old and I’m still loving it like I did when I was a freshman in dental school.
How did you get involved in teaching dentistry?
I came to Florida thinking I was going to retire and then somebody asked me, “Where’s your practice?” and I told her I was retired. She asked me if I missed it. I said I missed it terribly. She then suggested I apply for a teaching position at Nova. So I came to Nova and it opened up a whole new world for me. A world I wish I had known about sooner. I was so consumed with my practice, I had a busy practice, that I had never thought about teaching. I love it.
What are your goals as a faculty member at NSU-CDM?
It’s very difficult because dentistry is evolving even as we speak. Everything in dentistry is new and improved. When I went to school, we spent one year on amalgams as compared to one week now. There was no adhesive dentistry. There were no implants. So I’m always learning. I want the students to realize what a wonderful journey this is. Right now their horizons are like this - hands close together. They have to stay focused on school. If they only realize that when they graduate, their horizons will look like this - hands wide apart. They can have a wonderful life and a wonderful career as a dentist. To me there is nothing better.
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S p o t l i g h t by Wade McD anie l ‘ 17
How does private practice compare to teaching dentistry?
In private practice you get positive affirmations from your patients. Some patients will love you so much they would let you take out their appendix. They learn to trust you and later on, after they have been coming to you for so many years, you don’t have to sell dentistry. You just tell them what they need. In dental school you get positive feedback from the students. I get most of the positive feedback, not in their freshman year or in their sophomore year, I see it when they are juniors and seniors in the clinic. That’s when they start showing their appreciation. Their first year I think the students are afraid of me or they hate me or something but later on it kicks in and they appreciate all the training.
What is the number one thing you wished you had learned in dental school before entering private practice?
Everything, haha no. Endo, I wish I would have learned. Back then it was very common to go from dental school right into private practice. In those days they didn’t even require CE courses. When you leave dental school, you leave with all these voids; things you’re not completely sure of or things you aren’t good at. In those days you could get away with it because amalgam was the only game in town and you could have a practice doing only a few things. You can’t get good at everything while in dental school. You’re going to need a little more advanced training after school. I used to refer a lot of my endos out.
You recently won the Wax-On Wax-Off competition. What was the secret to you success?
Last year Dr. Schiuma came in late so he didn’t have a lot of time. He softened a piece of wax and pushed it down into the space and he sorta-like did a block and carve. And I remember talking about it with him after the competition last year. So when I sat down this year and I saw that we had like 40 minutes. I thought, “Wow, there is not enough time to start dripping wax.” So I took the block of wax, molded it, and pushed it into the space and carved it down. But I had one year to mull this thing over in my mind so I had given it a lot of thought. And don’t forget I have the advantage over other instructors because I’m in the Sim Lab doing the wax-ups. So I could sit down and help the students and I would think about the competition as I helped them.
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Discovering the Spice of Life
by Adam Saltz ‘17
Today, craniofacial anomalies are “fixed” with reconstruc-
Cell proliferation was significantly inhibited dose-dependently in
tive surgery alone, but with the promise of tissue engineering, these
cells treated with Cur for the first 24 hours. Cur influenced osteo-
long, invasive procedures may soon be a thing of the past. Many of
genic differentiation of hUMSCs by dose-dependent upregulation
these anomalies arise from prenatal exposure to drugs and disease,
of ALP and RUNX2 expression. It also induced ALP activity at 1
mainly smoking and diabetes, but of course, mutations at the ge-
and 2 weeks, with more positive values in the second week. Cur
netic level still (and will always) play a role. Our research aims to
successfully mineralized the matrix after 3 weeks, turning it a deep
alleviate some of the dangers in these more involved surgeries.
red. All studies show that at 2 μM specifically, Cur treatment is most effective in inducing osteoblastogenesis. Proving our objective correct, Cur truly seems to be a favorable
bone harvesting from the iliac. How can these
tool in cell-based therapy of the proposed cra-
autografts be outdone? Enter cell-based thera-
niofacial anomalies.
py and tissue engineering. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are unspecialized adult cells found
Going forward, the introduction of this
in differentiated tissues with a greater prolifer-
osteogenic agent worldwide would be quite
ability and lower innunogenicity.
simple, especially where it is already being used as a household cooking spice. We are, however,
Something must be added to direct
testing a variety of delivery systems that encap-
these MSC into (and only into) the “bone line”.
sulate, and thus, immobilize, hUMSCs within
Knowing curcumin’s (Cur) ability to inhibit
alginate beads. These beads protect cells against
osteoclastogenesis and osteoclastic activity, it
physical stress and prevent an immunological
seemed possible that it actually induced os-
response from the host upon delivery. The ex-
teogenic differentiation. This worldwide staple harvested from Curcuma longa and found in cooking spices, like curry powders and turmeric, immediately seemed like a plausible solution to those in countries where surgery would be too costly or inaccessible. Its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-carcinogenic properties only add to its value. For our purposes, hUMSCs were grown in confluence with increasing doses of Cur for 24 hours until cell proliferation was measured. ALP activity within the cell membranes was then calculated using a pNPP assay for samples treated with Cur for 1 and 2 weeks. Matrix mineralization was determined for samples treated with Cur for 3 weeks. Gene expression of ALP and RUNX2, central control genes for the osteoblastic phenotype, were measured for cells treated with Cur in osteogenic medium for 1 week.
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act size, shape, and thickness of the bead are still in question, as an appropriate balance is needed for proper oxygen and nutrient diffusion. By using these hUMSC-packed beads to “fill” the voids of common craniofacial anomalies, such as cleft lip and palate, the likeliness for survival among patients in areas inaccessible to surgeons or surgical equipment would greatly increase.
Photo from http://dnndesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/curcumin-Benifit.jpg
The current “gold standard” in these surgeries involves
Needlesick Policy Change
At
b y Ian Lieberman ‘15
a m e e ti n g i n J a n u a r y , C D M S G A r eprese n ta ti v e s i d e n t i f i e d a h u g e g a p in our cu rre n t N S U h e a l t h i n s u r a n c e c o verage in the ca se o f e x p o s u r e s . T h e c u r r e n t N S U health insura nc e p o l i c y c o v e r s a n y e x p o s u r e , i n cluding needle sti c k s, a s l o n g a s y o u g o to t h e st udent medica l c e n te r i n o u r s c h o o l s m e d i c a l s c h ool . Thi s clinic i s o nl y o p e n M - F 8 - 5 p m . C o u l d y o u i magine getting a n e e d l e st i c k i n O a k l a n d P a r k a t 4:50pm on a Fri d a y? ! For tu n a te l y, o u r d e n ta l s c h o o l h a s b e e n more pr oac ti ve tha n o u r f e l l o w H P D c o l l e g e s b y providing OS H A l i a so ns a t a l l o f o u r c l i n i c s b u t more can be do n e . U n d e r th e c u r r e n t p o l i c y , i f y o u were to visit a ny o the r he a l t h c l i n i c , y o u w o u l d b e l iable for al l he a l thc a re c o s t s i n c l u d i n g m e d i c a t ions such a s a nti re tro v i r a l s . T h i s i s a d i r e c t d e nial of covera g e i n o u r p o l i c y ! Your ASDA l e a d e rs s u b m i t te d a r e s o l u t i o n to AS DA’s H o use o f D e l e g a te s i n A n a h e i m , C A i n Februar y to d e fi n e a b e t te r p o l i c y . T h e r e s o l u t i o n was accep te d , a nd w i l l b e i n c l u d e d a s o f f i c i a l ASDA policy i n Fe b rua ry 2 0 1 5 . Yo u m i g h t b e a s k i n g yourself, w h y th i s i s i m p o r ta n t ? A SDA r e p r e s e nts nearly 90% o f d e nta l st u d e n t s f r o m e v e r y sc h ool ; and the exe c u ti ve c o m m i t te e , i n c l u d i n g o u r o wn Jason Watts, m e e ts w i th d e a n s f r o m e v e r y d e n ta l school across th e c o u n tr y . T h e y c a n p r e s e n t t h i s pol icy along w i th o the rs to e n c o u r a g e sc h o o l s to adequate l y c o v e r th e i r s t u d e n t s n a t i o n w i d e ! Check out al l o f A SDA ’ s p o l i c i e s a t a s d a n e t . o r g . I have also sub m i tte d a r e s o l u t i o n to c h a n g e t h e pol icy thr oug h o u r P a nSGA ( s e e r i g h t ) . T h e r e so l ution has be e n a c c e p te d f o r f u r t h e r r e v i e w . D r . William Faulkn e r, V P Bra d Wi l l i a m s , a n d P r e s i d e n t Hanbury ar e cu rre ntl y d i sc u ss i n g t h e i s s u e . Ther e a re p l e nty o f o t h e r w a y s f o r o u r s chool to contin ue to i m p ro v e a n d t h a t i s w h a t y o u r S GA and A SDA a re h e r e f o r . I f y o u h a v e a n y i d eas for schoo l i m p ro v e m e n t s b r i n g t h e se i ss u e s to your SGA o r A SDA c l a ss r e p r e s e n ta t i v e s a n d y ou will have the b e st c h a n c e o f s e e i n g c h a n g e . R emember, y o u r vo i c e m a t te r s!
Nova Southeastern University Pan Student Government Association Sponsors: Ian Lieberman, Amir Akhavan, College of Dental Medicine, Trevine Albert, College of Osteopathic Medicine A Resolution Concerning Needlestick Coverage of our Mandatory Health Insurance Policy Whereas The current Post Exposure Policy & Procedure, Page 3, after work hours directs exposed individuals to “Access care at one of the approved clinic sites listed below or in the attachment: • Broward General Medical Center: 954-355-4400 • Westside Regional Medical Center: 954- 473-6600 • Jackson North Medical Center: 305-651-1100 • Concentra South Florida locations – see list • US Healthworks locations – see list” Whereas Student rotation programs extend beyond our state borders, and many students assist or work after hours with research and other projects. Whereas currently students are unable to seek proper treatment using their insurances at these off-site rotations Whereas There is no designated OSHA liaison contact Whereas The cost of after hours post incident medication and treatment is in the thousands and currently students are responsible for this cost and any reimbursement from insurance Resolved The current Post Exposure Policy & Procedure for Nova Southeastern University create a singular contact as an OSHA liaison and Resolved This OSHA liaison be available at all times in case of any emergency to direct all members to the closest Medical Center that is covered and Be it further resolved The list of Medical Centers in collaboration with Nova Southeastern University expands to be near rotation sites for all clinical locations. Be it further resolved The health insurance provider and policy chosen to fit our policy be evaluated to ensure claims may be filed in the event of any emergency during work hours or after hours.
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M I A P D N “Who are we? SN DA ! Wh at do we wa nt ? D i v versity! ersity! Wh en do we want it? N ow! ” S t ud e nt N ational Den tal A ssociation is rallyi ng t he troops to create a more d i ve rse student stu dent population here a t No va South eastern’s College of D e nta l Medicin Medicine e as well as at othe r d e ntal sch ools nationally. M a ny a re schools not n ot aware of our missio n, w hi c h is “to represen representt the conc e rn o f div diversity ersity in dentistry, to e l e va te th e global oral health c o nc e rns the of underserved u nderserved comm uni t i e s, to enhan ce edu cationa l a nd finan fin an cial opportunitie s, a nd pu blic policy aware ne s s, for its members, an d to and promote div ersity i nto t he diversity profession th rou gh a d vo c a cy an d men tors hi p ” . and
On Saturday February 22nd SNDA held its 6th annual Impressions Day Program where over 100 predoctoral and high school students from different cultural backgrounds and cities all over Florida visited our campus here at Nova’s CDM. The program included guest speakers of our distinguished faculty Dr. Hal Lippman, Dr. Mario Ramos, and Dr. Harvey Quinton. Also, Kaplan testing services, Nova’s financial aid department, and even Sgt. Forte, an army representative, came to speak about their perspective fields and the benefits offered to students. The participants left feeling familiar and prepared with a wealth of information. Not to mention all the fun and festivities! Volunteers from each of our classes gave their time and effort to engage all of the students by answering their questions and giving school tours. Each student was able to make an impression and pour their own personal casts to take home as a souvenir. The highlight of our event is always the courtside Heat tickets that are given aw ay to one l ucky student. 16 NSU ASDA
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Due to the fact that the rapid growth of minority populations is not reflected in minority growth in the field of Dentistry, the Student National Dental Association (SNDA), an auxiliary organization of the National Dental Association (NDA), has made it our mission to focus on the enrollment, education, and scholarship of minorities.
O ur c hapter’s goal is to reach ou t to underrep re se nte d m i nori ty s tu dents in order to promote, aid an d sup p o rt a posi ti ve academic an d social en vironment, ho w e ve r thi s program prog ram was open to all wh o were inter e s te d no m atter their eth ethnicity. nicity. Th is day was dev oted to t he a d vanc em ent of all students stu dents wh o wan t to enter t he d e nta l field bu t n eed a helping h an d. NSU ASDA 17
A D EX Bo ard s S u rv i v al G ui d e
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It is that time of the year again when D4s are getting ready for the clinical part of boards. You can easily distinguish this from just a short visit to the Davie clinic: D4 students running around, squinting their eyes in front of the monitors, looking for and sometimes imagining board lesions. If you are D1 or D2, you probably do not care at this point. However, it’s only the matter of time before you too will experience the magic of the ADEX board first hand. A D E X o r A m e r i c a n B o a r d o f D e n ta l E x a m iners Dental Exam ination i s a dental l icens ure e xam and is com p ri se d o f tw o p o r t i o n s : a m a n n e q u i n porti on and a l ive pati ent porti on. The mannequin portion of the e x a m c o n si s t s o f p r e p a r i n g p l a s t i c teeth for a bri dge, an all ceram ic crown and end odontic treatme n t. Th e n the re i s t h e p a t i e n t p o r t i o n w h i c h can s tres s your l ife s o much that it m ight dri ve you and your c l a ssm a te s c o m p l e te l y c r a z y ! Wh y y o u as k? Si mply becaus e there are s o m any factors involved that a re o utsi d e y o u r c o n t r o l t h a t m a ke t h e outcome m ore uncertain. For this porti on you will have to perfo rm a Cl a ss I I I a n d C l a ss I I r e s to r a t i o n as wel l as a Scal ing and Root Planing procedure . You will need to fi n d y o u r o w n p a t i e n t s f o r b o a r d s and that’ s when it s tarts to becom e tri cky. For the boards, you w a n t to fi nd “ i d e a l ” l e si o n s . A l e s i o n o f the perfect s hape and s ize that would be just b ig enough to avo i d rej e c ti o n b y b o a r d e x a m i n e r s b u t s m all enough to require onl y m inimal ti me to complete. A fte r sc re e ni n g 4 0 p a t i e n t s, y o u h a v e finally di s covered an ideal board lesion. O h i t l ooks so beauti fu l a n d p e rf e c t ! A p e r f e c t r a d i o l u c e nt triangle pi ercing through the enam el and kiss ing the DEJ ju st l i ke T h e C r e a t i o n o f A d a m b y M i chelangelo. As you start to s l owly daydream , you are quickly pulled b a c k to th e r e a l i t y : I s y o u r p a t i e n t r el iable? Does s he have uncontrolled hypertension? What if she ge ts si ck o r h a s a n e m e r g e n c y o n t h a t day and will not be abl e to com e i n. What then? This means that a p e rfe c t b o a r d l e s i o n d o e s n o t n e c e ss ari ly m ean the perfect board patient. The perfect board patien t c a n b e e a si l y d e s c r i b e d i n o n e w o rd: RELI ABLE! An ideal l esion i s absol utel y usel es s if the patien t w i l l n o t sh o w u p o n t h e d a y o f e x am. Beari ng thes e points i n m ind, you s hould start looking for patien ts a s so o n a s t h e e n d o f t h e f a l l s e mester. Be i ng i n the p r o c e ss o f l o o k i n g f o r b o ards pati ents , I have to s ay that I have found the best patien ts fro m m y p a t i e n t f a m i l y . A f te r t h e board revi ew l ecture, taught by Dr. Far, I went back to all my pa ti e nts’ X -ra y s a n d s c a n n e d t h e m f o r boards l es ions . I was lucky enough to find one of my lesions by just d o i ng tha t . A n o t h e r w a y to f i n d p a ti ents i s to as k your pati ents i f anyone they know might be intere ste d i n a scr e e n i n g . T h i s a p p r o a c h works well becaus e reliable pati ents wi ll m os t l ikely bring reliab l e p a ti e nts to y o u . A fte r l o o ki n g i n y o u r i m m e d i a te p a t i e n t fam ily, start l ooking at your fri ends, at your family and at frie n d s o f fri e n d s . Wo r d o f m o u t h g o e s a long way if you are proacti ve. Another source of good patien ts i s a sk i n g g r a d u a te st u d e n t s f r o m other colleges i f they want to be s creened. Las t , but not least i s l o o k i n g fo r p a t i e n t s i n t h e g e n e r a l publ ic. You can ask your nei ghbors , the waiter who just ser ve d yo u r l un c h o r t h e c a sh i e r l a d y a t Publix. I t m ay be tem pting to l ure pati ents wi th m oney but these p a ti e n ts a re t h e w o r s t b e c a u s e t h e y tend to be the leas t rel iable ones . Try to fi nd pe ople who w ant to he l p y o u a n d , i n r e t u r n , y o u c a n h el p them by informing them about their oral heal th. Bo a rd s se m e ste r i s g o i n g to b e s t r e s s ful for everyone but s tudents have the i nvaluable support of Dr . Fa r a nd D r. G e o r g e s c u w h o w o r k t i rel es sly wi th al l s eni or s tudents to prepare them for the day of the e x a m . I t i s i m p o r ta n t to u n d e r sta n d that this exam , even though one of the mos t i mportant in our ca re e r, i s a n e x a m o n p r o c e d u r e s t h a t we perform dai ly. Keepi ng cal m and conducting oneself in a pr ofe ssi o na l m a n n e r a r e t h e ke y s to d e p a rt the educati onal i ns titution and enter the real world.
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your support, we would like to become the NSU chapter of the NSRG, promoting research, and making sure that it is seen as a vital aspect of dentistry!
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would like to introduce the new CDM Student Research Group or SRG! We are a group of students interested in advancing the world of research for undergraduate dental students here at Nova. The SRG aims to pr ovide a variety of opportunities for students, allowing them to not only learn about research, but also to become involved with different research projects! There are currently many dental schools with very active research groups, and Nova would like to become one of them. Schools with active research groups may establish chapters of the National Student Research Grou p (NSRG) – a branch of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR). With
The CDM Student Research Group will provide guest lectures on research topics including:
developing a research topic, research methodology, statistical analysis, and more. Student members will also be advised on how to start their own research as undergraduate dental students! In addition, the SRG will hold monthly Journal Club meetings, where cutting edge research will be discussed. The journal club will be an opportunity for students to expand their knowledge and begin to lear n about evidencebased dentistry. At each session, different faculty members will present a new
topic open for discussion. We encourage all dental students to attend these meetings. Your support will allow us to advocate for more opportunities and awards for YOU! Keep in mind that whether you are continuing with general dentistry, thinking of doing a residency, or joining the world of academia, research experience will help to enhance your resume. As a general dentist, it is important to engage in evidence-based dentistry. As a potential candidate for residency, research experience will give you an edge over other applicants. And if you are thinking of teaching, research experience may be a requirement to become a faculty member! So, we encourage all dental students to join the CDM Student Research Group and become an active member. Let’s promote dental research, making advancements that will enhance the world of dentistry for our patients and us! Hope to see you all at our next meeting!
-Shadzi Jebraeili ‘15 (President)
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