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South Florida District Dental Association A Component of the American and Florida Dental Associations Volume 54, No.4 www.sfdda.org Spring 2013

“The State of Organized Dentistry - More Questions Than Answers” pg.4

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President’s Message Beatriz E. Terry, D.D.S., M.S.

I am sad to report that my year as your SFDDA president has come to an end. I cannot believe how fast this year went by! However, I am happy to report that I leave you in great hands with your incoming president, Dr. Jeannette Peña-Hall and the rest of our executive council. This year would not have been as successful if not for the help of ALL of them. I would also like to express a special “thank you” to Dr. Rodrigo Romano, our treasurer, who kept us on track and “in the black." In addition, our hard-working, yet tiny, staff at the SFDDA office, Ms. Yolanda Marrero and Jackie Quintero, managed to keep up with me, and my high energy.

THANKS!!

Your SFDDA has been very busy in the last couple of months. Our participation, for a second year, in the Mercedes Benz Corporate Run in April was a great success. We had a larger number of participants this year, very nice t-shirts, and we gave out toothbrushes & toothpaste to promote public awareness on dental health. Special thanks go out to Yolanda Marrero for designing the shirts, Patterson Dental for donating the brushes, and Platinum Sponsor Total Bank for their contribution. Please consider joining us next year or making a donation to the SFDDA Foundation to help fund these events.

In May, we held the annual Women Dentists Reception at Cuba Ocho Gallery on SW 8th street, which also proved to be a great event. I would like to especially thank our sponsors and those who donated wonderful door prizes and raffle gifts.

Please look at all the photos of these and other events in this issue.

On the political front, I attended this year's Dentist Day on the Hill (DDOH) in April in Tallahassee.

Along with a group of other South Florida dentists, I had the opportunity of meeting with various state district senators and representatives. We discussed issues important to dentistry and were seen and heard throughout the Capitol. FDA even offered free dental treatment to needy children in the area through a mobile dental unit. Consider joining us next year!

I had the privilege of attending, for the first time, in May, the Washington Leadership Conference in Washington, DC. This meeting, like DDOH, involved meeting with Florida senators, state representatives and/or their staff, to discuss issues important to dentistry on the national level. I must say, dentists are well respected at our nation's Capitol, and I look forward to attending again.

Upcoming events include a free CE course on coding in May, and our annual Florida National Dental Convention (FNDC) in Orlando this June.I hope you plan on attending one or both.

I leave my presidency fulfilled. I feel I have accomplished all that I had planned - and then some. I only hope that our association continues to grow and gain strength. And finally, THANK YOU for your continued membership and loyalty to our SFDDA! We could not accomplish what we do without you.

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Rich’s Ramblings The Current State of Organized Dentistry More Questions than Answers Richard Mufson, D.D.S. Editor Haven’t we had this conversation before?

How many times in recent years have we heard the same all-too-familiar questions - at numerous dental meetings, strategic planning sessions, in phone conversations, and at other mutual venues we have shared – regarding the current state or perceived well-being of organized dentistry? And among those on the list: Why is our membership steadily declining in recent years? Why has there been what has seemed like an infectious loss of interest in attending meetings and other organized events as compared to previous years?

The list goes on: Why has the number of local affiliate societies in our South Florida district dwindled from six to a mere three? Why have affiliate membership roles declined from well over a hundred in years past to less than seventy? Or sixty?

Or fifty? Or...who knows?

lost in space, as you are reading this.)

The answers to these commonly asked questions have also seemed as predictable and repetitive to us by now. In many cases, they seem based on speculation and conjecture. In other cases, they are simply based on the hard realities of every day life. They may also depend quite literally on whom you choose to ask.

The first and foremost of answers to help explain all this, most often seemingly put forth by those who have been around the longest, usually goes something like this: “It is a generational phenomenon.” It has been stated, so many countless times over, usually by the post-war baby boomer dentists among us, and/or their dentist parents, that upon graduation from dental school and starting a prac-

- Why have so many of us preferred to remain at home...rather than choose to connect with fellow professionals at local dental meetings or at other events within organized dentistry? -

Why has it been so challenging of late to keep even our three affiliate societies up and running, as they have struggled to find new members, or find new volunteers to serve as line officers? Is it possible we may be at risk in the very near future of losing our local affiliate societies altogether?

Why have so many of us preferred to remain at home, pulled away by other aspects of life, rather than choose to connect with fellow professionals at local dental meetings or at other events within organized dentistry? Why has no other team in NFL history been able to duplicate the Miami Dolphins’ undefeated 1972 season? (Sorry, I just wanted to see if you were paying attention, or just 4

tice of dentistry – it was simply unheard of, or unfathomable, for anyone to consider not belonging to organized dentistry.

Attending local dental meetings, while interacting with, and enjoying the camaraderie of, others in the same profession, took place with little thought of any other options. Belonging to the ADA, for the great majority of those comprising these two (or more) prior generations, is not unlike mom, apple pie, or belonging to one’s local church or synagogue. In other words, not belonging was - simply put - not an option.

Then came the children and grandchildren of the continued on next page

SFDDA 2012-2013 Officers and Executive Council President BEATRIZ TERRY, D.D.S. (305) 270-1350 President-Elect JEANNETTE PENA-HALL, D.M.D. (305) 667-8766 Vice President MARCOS DIAZ, D.D.S. (954) 659-9990 Secretary Elaine DeRoode, D.D.S. (954) 659-9990 Treasurer RODRIGO ROMANO, D.D.S., M.S. (305) 667-8766 Immediate Past President IRENE MARRON, D.M.D. (305) 646-1524 Young Member Kellie Paxton, D.M.D. (954) 217-3700 Trustees Thomas H. Ward.D.M.D., Trustee Michael D. Eggnatz, Trustee (954) 217-8888 Alternate Trustees Jorge Centurion, D.M.D. 305-662-2216 FAX: 305-663-6647 Beatriz Terry, D.D.S. (305) 270-1350 Delegates to the Executive Council from the Affiliates Societies Piero Palacios, D.M.D. (MDDS) Orlando Dominguez, D.M.D. (MDDS) Richard Mufson D.D.S (ND/MBDS) Isaac Garazi, D.M.D. (ND/MBDS) Barry Bluth, D.M.D. (SBDS) Leonardo Frydman, D.M.D. (SBDS) Affiliate Society Presidents Rodrigo Romano, D.D.S., M.S. (MDDS) Danni Sayman D.D.S.(ND/MBDS) Barry Bluth, D.M.D. (SBDS) Richard A. Mufson, D.D.S., Editor Yolanda Marrero, Managing Editor Jackie Quintero, Advertising Manager SFDDA NEWSLETTER Copyright: © SFDDA 1996 Published by the South Florida District Dental Association 420 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 2E Coral Gables, FL 33146 Send announcements and correspondence to the Editor: 420 S. Dixie Hwy, 2-E Coral Gables, FL, 33146-2271 Phone: (305) 667-3647 FAX: (305) 665-7059 or email to: sfdda@sfdda.org Disclaimer: Opinions stated in the SFDDA Newsletter are not necessarily endorsed by the South Florida District Dental Association, its Executive Council or Committees. Advertisements printed should not be construed as an endorsement by the Association of the company, product or service.

baby boomers - generations X and Y (or GenX and GenY, as they are sometimes referred to), generally thought of as being born within the general time frame of the mid-1960’s to the year 2000. Although challenging for many observers to rigidly define and categorize these groups or cohorts by precise time frames or stereotypical cultural differences, many have taken note of sociologic studies suggesting that this latter group of younger professionals, as compared to their post-war and baby boomer predecessors, are different in a number of respects. One difference singled out more frequently than others is that of being more self-absorbed, and choosing to focus more on their own internal world, rather than the one revolving around them.

“Generation Me” has also been used when referring to those within GenY and those within the latter part of GenX.

ent that meeting via email, phone, and/or video conference would be more preferable than traveling to a meeting in person.

Another major difference setting those in the younger generations apart from their more senior counterparts is no doubt related to the huge advances in technology they have so universally embraced and utilized.

Spending time with friends on Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Instagram, or listening to Spotify and Pandora, has taken precedence over wanting to travel outside the home or office to meet and converse with others faceto-face. How many of us have noticed that when meeting with friends, or even having dinner with family at home or at a restaurant, others in the room or around the table are often more involved in interacting with friends on their smart phones or other personal devices rather than with those of us present in the same room?

And finally – the one answer which seems to be the most common denominator, or the great equalizer as it were, in this conversation: “They just don’t see the value in belonging to organized dentistry.”

Many in the younger generation (boy, I am feeling very old as I an writing this!) have also made it readily appar-

Other answers to the aforementioned questions have had no relation to age or technology.

A varied number of pressures and stressors taking place within many of our personal lives – whether related to the economy and finances, the challenges of raising children and other family issues – are clearly different than the post-war Ozzie and Harriet and Ward and June Cleaver households many of us knew in years past. The net effect of this, many presume, is that we are choosing to place an ever increasing percentage of our focus and time on the personal, rather than the professional, aspects of our lives when away from the office.

“But wait a minute,” many of us respond. “Do they really not see the value in the tremendous legislative and lobbying effort put forth over the years, with positive results benefiting all of us in dentistry – members and non-members alike - nor the benefits and savings enjoyed from the myriad of group insurance plans negotiated on our behalf, nor the numerous journals and other publications made available to members, nor the vast world of research and other information at our disposal via the ADA Library archives, nor the advocacy delivered on our behalf in areas of coding and nomenclature, or holding insurance carriers accountable for legal and ethical practice (as in the continued on page 7

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victorious court decisions we celebrated a few years ago when the ADA sued Aetna, Cigna and two other major carriers for alleged racketeering), all the excellent continuing education programs made available to us (and the list truly goes on...)?”

Really? Do they not see and appreciate all that?

Or is it that they really know it exists but choose not to acknowledge seeing it?

from close to 80% of all practicing dentists at one time, to somewhere below 65%, and inching ever closer toward the 50-60% mark. Is it possible we may one day resemble the American Medical Association, which represents below 20% of all US physicians, and who as a group have virtually zero voice or advocacy in the every day practice of their chosen profession? The term “organized medicine” essentially does not exist. Will the term, “organized dentistry” one day be relegated to a memory from the past?

For many others in recent years who have chosen not to belong, another angle is at work. Yes, I know, I get it – it is simply easier not to shell out the thou- Or, do we simply have to face the fact that, in life,

- For many others in recent years who have chosen not to belong...it is simply easier not to shell out the thousand plus dollars each year, but yet still reap many of the same benefits as those who literally and figuratively “pay their dues.” sand plus dollars each year, but yet still reap many of the same benefits as those who literally and figuratively “pay their dues.”

However, the largest unanswered question looming now before us, and perhaps the most significant yet: Are we in danger of altogether losing the entity of ‘organized dentistry’ as we have come to know it?

Our membership ranks on a national and state level have precipitously dropped in recent years

“things change” around us, whether we like it or not. As one of many countless examples, who ever thought that the one place where we could make a phone call with some expectation of privacy, or if you happened to be Clark Kent – to take off your suit and tie and jump into action as Superman, would also one day cease to exit?

But alas, we come back to more questions than answers. By the way, haven’t we had this conversation before?

New FDA Executive Director Named The Florida Dental Association’s (FDA) officers and Board are pleased to announce that Mr. Andrew (Drew) Eason will be joining the association as its new executive director on June 7, 2013. Drew comes to the FDA from the Michigan Dental Association

as its ED/CEO. He and his wife have twin sons who will begin college in the fall in Michigan. Mr. Dan Buker, the current executive director, is retiring after 25 years of service to the association.

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nity outreach programs yAnswers to questions regarding dental and community-related matters ySupport Services in the form of Disaster Relief Loans and Grants yFull use of ADA resources including practice management, insurance and retirement plans, financial services, legal information and more.

You have received your renwal, now just go to the FDA’s website, floridadental.org and click on “Click Here to Pay Dues” Once you do, you will have several options to help you renew and maintain your membership.

yOpportunity of earning CE credits in commu-

Questions regarding your membership may be directed to Ms. Jackie Quintero at the SFDDA (305) 667-3647 ext. 13.

Welcoming our New Members: Juan C. Buitrago, DDS Adrian J. Correa, DMD Shoham Elazar, DMD Lester O. Gil, DDS Reydel Gonzalez, DDS Yoan Lobaina, DMD Eduardo Martinez, DMD Isabel M. Suate Pedroza, DDS Lauren D. Triana, DMD Larry Vinuela, DMD

Reinstatement: Randy L. Furshman, DDS Louis Spelios, DMD

Have you joined one of our local affiliate societies?

At the SFDDA, there are three affiliate societies: North Dade-Miami Beach Dental Society, South Broward Dental Society and the Miami Dade Dental Society. Each one is located in an area near your practice or your home, making it easy for you to attend meetings. Call and join one today.(See Below for contact information.)

2012-2013 SFDDA Affiliate Societies Miami Dade Dental Society

North Dade - Miami Beach

South Broward Dental Society

Dr. Rodrigo Romano

Dental Society

Dr. Barry Bluth

(305) 403-3682

Dr. Danni Sayman

(954) 792-3800

(305) 604-8876

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The SFDDA “Save-ur-Tooth Tigers” at the Mercedes Benz 5K Corporate Run On April 25, SFDDA members gathered at Bayfront Park to participate in the 2013 Mercedes Benz 5K Corporate Run. We thank our event sponsors, Platinum Sponsor, Total Bank and Patterson Dental Supply for their contribution to our success.

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Pictured above: Drs. Piero Palacio, Rodrigo Romano, Beatriz Terry, Erika Tugendhat and Teresa Lozano.

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SFDDA Calendar June 4th SFDDA Caucus 12th - CPR 14-15th FDA HOD 26 Installation of SFDDA Officers

July 4th Independence Day 17th SFDDA Executive Council 24th CPR

In Memorium Dr. Bernard Hoffman passed February 11th, 2013. He graduated from Temple University school of Dentistry in 1957, and was a highly skilled and well respected member of the South Florida Dental Community for more than fifty years.

Although every effort is made to not alter the calendar, dates are subject to change.

Thank you for helping ensure that organized dentistry’s voice will be heard in the Florida Legislature!

If you have any questions about Capitol Step Club, please contact the Florida Dental Association Governmental Affairs Office at 800.326.0051,gao@floridadental.org, or 118 E. Jefferson St.Tallahassee, FL 32301 12

2013 Women Dentists’ Reception The 2013 Women Dentists’ Reception was held May 16 at the Cuba Ocho Galleries in the Latin Quarter of Little Havana. Guests enjoyed perusing the lost art of the Cuba while feasting on seafood paella and wine. Door prizes included

concert tickets and sporting events as well as facials and dental products. A great big thanks to our sponsors: Platinum Sposnor Total Bank, Patterson Dental Supply and Bio Horizons for the generaous contributions.

Pictured left: Drs. Teresa Lozano, Elaine deRoode, Irene Marron and Jocelyn Mendez Pictured right: Mirella Besteiro, Lucia Cabrera an d Drs. Vivian Morad and Jeannette Peña Hall

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Some Thoughts on Our World of “IT” My Avatar Ever since the “Information Age” (also known by a host of other names: Computer Age, Digital Age, Age of Information Technology [“IT”], New Media Age) came into our lives – we seem busier than ever! Our new world of high-tech communication and our social media devices were supposed to make life better, and simpler.

-Yolanda Marrero, Executive Director ing their dog outside in the wind, or scolding rowdy kids while on the call, or sitting at a busy restaurant, and you know what that means.

I am neither from the older, nor the new, generation. I sit uncomfortably in between. I am too old to want to keep up with the new technologies and too young to not keep up with the new technoloI don’t think it has, really. Sure, we stay in contact, gies. I like not having to lug a laptop to a meeting, our lives are open books on the internet, we share when I can whip out my tablet or e-reader. I like to photos instantly, and we create events on-line, we get email on my phone and keep up with silly send emails, text messages and tweets, and in things like my friends’ latest Facebook posts. But turn, expect instant answers and results. on the other hand, I really like being surrounded by my friends and colleagues at meetings, especially

I rather like seeing the discomfort on the faces of others... just as Iike seeing the look of accomplishment when we come to agreement and solidarity on a given subject.”

“Let’s meet by phone, by teleconference, by video conference.” But wait - I need a camera…and I can’t really see the agenda, or the faces of my fellow meeting attendees filling the screen. Sheesh!

What happened to the days of us gathering, in person, in one place, where I can shake your hand when we meet, and when I can look at your face as you raise your hand in protest, agreement, point of order, or whatever it is you are going to say? I rather like seeing the discomfort on the faces of others when a meeting goes “out of order,” just as I like seeing the look of accomplishment when we come to agreement and solidarity on a given subject. After all, it so much better reflects the human side of whom and what we are.

I kind of miss all that on a phone conference, you know, not to mention that someone is always walk-

when we do not get together that often and these are the few opportunities we have to actually see each other, or meet someone new.

Yes, meeting in person slows us down for just a moment in our lives. But, it also improves our oral communication and helps bring everyone to light, unlike electronic meetings where some people tend to fade into cyber-space.

As our affiliate society meetings now wind down and close up shop until the fall, as we install new officers for the incoming year, and start to make plans for the future - let’s not forget that we still have beating hearts inside of us, and it is so nice to actually sit across from one another at an actual (not virtual) “live” meeting, where we can see each other’s faces, feel the camaraderie, and as I also truly believe - accomplish so much more.

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Excellent compensation, bonus and partnership positions. Multiple locations in South Florida. Please fax resume to (305) 7701232 or call Kathy (954) 430-2188 or email to haroldhui@aol.com GENERAL DENTIST WANTED: Hialeah, Pembroke Pines or Kendall area, excellent compensation and bonus with guarantee income. Eng/Spanish required.

Call Manuel 305.915.2953

OPPORTUNITIES WANTED PERIODONTISTAVAILABLE: One day a week for a quality oriented dental practice in Dade or Broward County. Highly productive, bi-lingual, with an established reputation. Contact: (305) 373-5807.

DENTAL PRACTICES FOR SALE: FLORIDA, KEY WEST: Live and practice dentistry in paradise! Well-established, four-operatory dental practice with 1,850square-foot, stand-alone building for sale.

Great office layout, high quality staff, room for growth. Great opportunity! Call 305.394.2874 for details.

MISCELLANEOUS: NEED TO PURCHASE OR RECEIVE DONATION: Small dental equipment, instruments, supplies and wall X-Ray units.

Everything but chairs and units, For a Charity Dental Clinic. (954)389-4602

To place a classified ad, please call Ms. Jackie Quintero at (305) 667-3647 ext. 13.

Deadline is March 21, 2013

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Your Tripartite Membership Offers You Many Benefits.....

Members Enjoy

yFree Continuing Education on line at www.floridadental.org yPatient Referral through the SFDDA’s www.solidreferral.com yLegislative presence at the state level yFDAS Insurance Programs yAssistance with professional and patient related problems yPeer Review counseling to help you resolve patient disputes and avoiding costly litigation yOn-Line Job Placement and employment services yFacility of Continuing Education ySpecial Priced registration at the Miami Winter Meeting and at the FDA’ s annual FNDC meeting yOpportunity of earning CE credits in community outreach programs

yAnswers to questions regarding dental and community-related matters ySupport Services in the form of Disaster Relief Loans and Grants yFull use of ADA resources including practice management, insurance and retirement plans, financial services, legal information and more.

Discount Movie Tickets!

Regal and AMC Call us at (305) 667-3647 or vist our website at www.sfdda.org

Finally…a place to send those difficult patients!

Dr. Harold Menchel limits his private practice to treatment of TMD and orofacial pain in Coral Springs.

Dr. Menchel has been in practice in S. Florida since 1981. He received the majority of his training at the University of Florida Parker Mahan Facial Pain Center under the tutelage of Drs. Mahan and Gremillion from 1992Ǧ 1999. He achieved the prestigious Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain in 2000.

Treatment includes: (partial list) Splint therapy, medical management, physical therapy, joint mobilization, diagnostic and therapeutic injections.

All referrals will be respected and appreciated.

1720 University Drive, Suite 301, Coral Springs, FL 33071 (954) 345Ǧ2264 website; tmjtherapy.com

Our law firm represents medical professionals who are either preparing to file or have been denied long-term disability insurance urance benefits.

Wee also handle lump-sum buyouts.

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Established in 1979, our litigation ation experience and disability claim handling knowledge has allowed us to help our clients receive disability benefits.

Visit our website at: DiAttorney DiAttorney.com .com

Call to learn how we can help you with your disability claim.

TMD Headache Neuropathic pain Sleep disordered breathing (OSA) Dr. Menchel coordinates treatment with restorative dentists, orthodontists, endodontists, and oral surgeons for these complex patients.

Hollywood

Need to Renew Your CPR Certification?

Register Today - Classes Limited USE THIS FORM TO REGISTER SIMPLY COPY AND FAX OR MAIL

Basic Life Support Basic Rescuer CPR Healthcare Providers South Florida District Dental Association – PP#0004

This four(4) hour course meets the requirements of the Florida Dental Pract Act, effective November 1, 1986, which provides mandatory current CPR training for all dentists and hygienists. Course completion offers two (2) years certification. Continuing education credits apply. As part of the CPR training at the Basic Life Support level, this course provides training in the use of either an Automated External Defibrillator or a Defibrillator and Electrocardiograph.

Courses for June and July 2013

Classes held on Wednesdays on the following dates:

June 12, 2013 – 6pm July 24, 2013 – 6pm

All classes listed above are at the SFDDA office in Coral Gables. Class size is limited and preͲregistration is required.

Theprice is $50 per person. Registrants will be sent driving and parking instructions. Dress code is full length pants and shirts to practice one and twoͲperson CPR with manikins on the floor. Participants must be in good health and able to do strenuous activity. If a disability exists, please notify the SFDDA office and you must speak to the instructor before class starts. Cancellations with 24 hours prior notice of the class will be refunded Ͳ less $10 administration fees. NoͲshows and cancellations with less than a 24 hours notice will not be refunded, but may be rescheduled. No telephone reservations are accepted. Please fill out the form and mail it to the address below or send it by fax if paying by credit card. CPR COURSES ARE TAUGHT BY AHA CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS

Make Checks Payable to: SFDDA 420 South Dixie Hwy #2E Coral Gables Fl 33146 Telephone: 305.667.3647 Fax: 305.665.7059 Enclosed is my check for $______ at $50 per person for the following registrant: 1 FORM PER PERSON! Name:____________________________________________________Position:________________________________ Current CPR Card _____ Yes _____ No

DATE EXPIRES_______ -______

1st CHOICE: Date ______________________ ᆕ 9:00 a.m. ᆕ 6:00 p.m.

2nd CHOICE: Date ______________________ ᆕ 9:00 a.m. ᆕ 6:00 p.m.

Daytime Phone________________________ Fax___________________ Email:_______________________________ Address ____________________________________________City, State,Zip_________________________________ To pay by Credit Card: ᆕVISA ᆕMASTERCARD ᆕDISCOVER Credit Card # _____________________________________________ Expiration Date: ______________________ No. On Back of Card _______________________ Billing Zip Code________________________ Signature _______________________________________________________________________________ Print name on Card _______________________________________________________________________