SFDDA Fall Issue

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE - DR. TIM FRANKLIN Welcome back, everyone to the Fall edition of our newsletter.

This time of year, brings notions of pumpkin spice lattes and the holiday season around the corner.

Of course, in South Florida, we are really excited for the Fall colors to change on the local mango trees. Football season is kicking off. There is a renewed sense of excitement in the world again as the pandemic is fully behind us. Life is good.

We are happy to have so many positive things happening in the South Florida District Dental Society in 2023. One of our stated goals for this year is to grow by 35 new members and, based on the enthusiasm and attendance at our events so far, things are looking great.

A quick recap of some of our highlights: We had great initial meetings to start the year, with Dr. Bendayan speaking to the North Dade affiliate at the Hilton in Aventura, where he inspired us all to be better dentists and better servants to humanity in general. His lecture was great.

Dr. Enrique Muller shared his insight with the Miami Dade Dental Society at Casa Juancho by demonstrating some of the latest trends in computer-guided implant surgery.

Dr. Kurt Friedman shared some beautiful pearls of his vast dental wisdom for the South Broward affiliate at Cooper’s Hawk restaurant in the new Dania Pointe Shopping Center.

People are listening to our “Ain’t That the Tooth” podcast from around the world, as it has been downloaded in many countries. The speakers and content are refreshing in an industry considered anything but exciting by the general public, so seeing some outside interest in our small niche is very nice. If you haven’t given it a listen, please do so - it’s great.

On a larger scale, the ADA has had a great move to support organized dentistry by working with the ADA’s State of Public Affairs program and state dental societies to advocate for state laws on dental insurance reform.

Please mark your calendars for our state-mandated courses for re-licensure on January 26, 2024 at the Kovens Conference Center, FIU Biscayne Bay Campus, as Dr. Richard Mufson will guide us through:  Prescribing Controlled Substances  Medical Errors and  Domestic Violence Turn to your colleague and tell them they are a great dentist. What we do is hard, and having a strong network and support of your colleagues makes us all better.

I would love to hear feedback and recommendations from all of you.

Sincerely, Tim Franklin, DDS President