SFDDA Newsletter Spring 2022 Issue

SFDDA Volume 63, No.4 www.sfdda.org Sprng 2022

FDA GOVERNANCE STUDY PROMISES A MORE STREAMLINED APPROACH, BUT IS THAT THE WAY TO GO?

Inside this Issue: President’s Message, Ernesto R. Perez, DMD pg.3 Florida Dental Association Proposed Changes in Governance: Are We Traveling Further Down the Path of Member Disenfranchisement and Loss of Equal Representation? Richard A. Mufson, DDS, pg.4 In Defense of a Democratic Association, Alan E. Friedel, DDS, pg.6 ADA’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lens, pg.7

Kicking off 100 year Anniversay at the SFDDA Annual Business Meeting, pg.8 The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Dentists, Mark A. Limosani, DMD, pg.10 Congratulations To the 2022­23 Officer Board pg. 13 The SFDDA Annual Poster Contest Celebrating Children’s Dental Health Month is Back!, pg.16 Classifieds, pg.18

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President’s Message ‐Ernesto R. Perez, D.M.D.

During my year as president of the SFDDA, I was fortunate to build on the foundations of both Drs. Mariana Velazquez and Oscar Peguero. Thanks to their quick and agile work with our board and council, we never lost communication with our membership, while providing webinars and information to help keep up with current events and continuing education.

Dr. Peguero pivoted from in-person to online webinars to maintian CE courses and credits for our members.

Dr. Velazquez was integral in getting our social media up to speed and creating the SFDDA Podcast, "Ain't That the Tooth,” and in doing so, keeping our members engaged during the pandemic.

We have continued to use social media for marketing our association and highlighting our events, and the podcast, now in its second year, has over 1,700 downloads and is going well. The podcast's success even caught the attention of other dental associations who want to copy the format for their members.

Even though we were de-railed a bit by the Omicron variant of the virus, we held several affiliate dinner meetings this past year. It was great to see each other again in person at these events. Hopefully, we will have a full year of continuing education affiliate meetings and social events in the year to come.

Thanks to our treasurer, Dr. Orlando Dominguez, the association is on very sound financial footing. He has been diligent in working with our executive director, Yolanda Marrero, in keeping the budget and the association's financial plans moving in the right direction.

I had the honor of being president of our district, as our own Dr. Cesar Sabates served as the American Dental Association president. He has made us proud and has spot-lighted our little corner of the world. Thank you, Dr. Sabates.

Finally, it's been an honor to serve as the component president. I thank my fellow officers, Dr. John Aylmer, Dr. Tim Franklin, Dr. Gabriel Quiñonez, Dr. Orlando Dominguez, Dr. Mariana Velazquez, and the SFDDA staff, Yolanda Marrero, Jackie Quintero, and Victoria Marrero for their support and work during my time as president.

As we have mentioned, 2022 marks the 100th Anniversary of what was once called the "East Coast District Dental Society" – today better known as the South Florida District Dental Association. It is just the beginning of our celebratory year, and we hope to continue celebrating throughout the year as we welcome Dr. John Aylmer. He will take the presidential reigns starting in July. I know we will be in good hands, and I wish him well.

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In My Opinion Florida Dental Association Proposed Changes in Governance: Are We Traveling Further Down the Path of Member Disenfranchisement and Loss of Equal Representation? ‐ Richard A. Mufson, DDS, Editor

Is the FDA seeking to fix something that is not broken? Or at best, are they choosing to do so in a manner that is digging a deeper hole in existing discontent among members?

lack of concern, involve issues such as transparency. Another “No Gap” purports that the current structure, “…facilitates, supports and encourages leadership development.”

For over a decade, the FDA has justifiably felt the need to examine their system of “governance.” That is, how an organization chooses to govern or run themselves. And yes, it is true that all organiza­ tions need to periodically re­examine how they operate, while at­ tempting to streamline, cut costs, improve efficiency, respond to the needs of shareholders (in this case, membership), and the like.

To most observers, it has been obvious that such items are not a “No Gap,” but rather huge gaps within the FDA structure.

Setting the Stage – Identifying “Gaps” vs. “No Gaps” in FDA Governance For more than a year, the FDA‘s Governance Task Group has been working on reviewing the FDA’s governance structure. With two members from each of our six state district components, and help from a “facilitator,” and the current FDA president and immediate past president, the group was charged with developing a list of “performance requirements” for good governance. The group then performed a “GAP Analysis” to identify which items had “Gaps,” or “No Gaps,” between performance requirements and current FDA structure.

The members who participated, first and foremost, should be com­ mended and thanked for their tremendous dedication, time and effort.

However, many items on the list of Gaps and No Gaps have been viewed by many as flawed, inaccurate, and not truly reflective of the actual existing system within which the FDA operates.

Example: One gap cited the fact that leadership positions were being held by “volunteers,” who have been “recruited” by our re­ spective district components, rather than representing the “most qualified.”

The Problem: What this implies is that components have been less than capable of determining who is best “qualified” among their own members, and that others within FDA would be in a better position ­ if taking away this historic right shared by all component societies ­ to choose the future leaders to represent us.

Another Example: Among items determined to have “No Gap,” or 4

The Problem: Many have felt that transparency has not been pres­ ent within FDA political circles, and on the second example ­ there has in fact been a palpable absence of support and encouragement in multiple instances for up­and­coming leaders – especially younger leaders – such as, for positions within the ADA Delegation, or a vacant FDA editor position, and other examples involving par­ ticipation within committees and councils.

At the time the GAP Analysis was discussed at the last HOD meet­ ing in January, many expressed concerns regarding a number of items on the list, both in terms of their accuracy and relevance.

There was also the anticipation that this preliminary exercise, voted upon and passed by the January House (HOD), would only set the stage for equally objectionable and flawed “solutions” to the non­existent “problems” for discussion and voting at the next HOD in June.

During those discussions, however, member concerns were brushed aside by others who frankly did not want to hear them, and who were more focused on pushing through the vote and passing the list of Gaps and No Gaps.

And as it turned out, member concerns of what would follow then became a reality.

Fast Forward to Now: Proposed Solutions As anticipated, the Task Group then came up with a list of pro­ posed recommendations to address or “fix” the identified gaps in a published document entitled, “Proposed Governance Principles and Concepts.”

This was also the topic of an FDA Webinar for member feedback and Q & A on May 11. The items in question will next be presented for discussion and voting at the upcoming June HOD. The immediate takeaway message one clearly gets upon reading

the proposed list of solutions: The powers that be within FDA are clearly moving in a direction of taking away the rights, decision making, and equal representation among our grass roots members and local state component societies, while placing more power in the hands of fewer people within FDA. (Please see the accompa­ nying editorial by Dr. Alan Friedel.)

The problem with this, aside from yet again depriving the compo­ nents of their full choice and representation, could very well result in three state components, as one example, having three trustees each, while leaving the other three components with only one trustee, and thereby resulting in a lack of equal representation among membership.1

One Example: How We Choose Our Line Officers and Board of Trustees For well over 50 years, each district component in our state, on a rotating basis, has determined their “most qualified” choice to rep­ resent their district as the next incoming FDA line officer, who would then become FDA president.

HOD vs BOT Another issue of concern: The House of Delegates (HOD), consist­ ing of just over a hundred members from the six components from around the state, has long been the “final decision­making body” in FDA, whereas the Board of Trustees has been limited to dis­ cussing, offering opinions, and voting on varying issues and reso­ lutions, with which the HOD would then act upon and retain final say in matters such as of FDA resolutions, bylaws, and policy.

The system has long worked extremely well, very smoothly, and uncontested – that is until 2017 and 2019, when the candidates duly elected and chosen by their respective components, ACDDS and SFDDA, were in effect tossed aside by others from within the HOD, while substituting their own choice in each of those two years. As has since become well known, both of these incidents were greatly upsetting and offensive, while creating division and feelings of disenfranchisement among members.

However, the current proposal seeks to make the much smaller BOT the final decision­making group instead of HOD. This change, for purported reasons of ultimate responsibility in the event of “legal” problems, or greater efficiency as compared to HOD, which meets only twice per year – arguments which make little or no sense – would again place more power and control into the hands of fewer people, with less representation for our state­wide mem­ bership.

“The powers that be within FDA are clearly moving in a direction of taking away the rights, decision making, and equal representation among our grass roots members and local state component societies, while placing more power in the hands of fewer people within FDA.”

So what would be the answer to helping this “problem,” you ask?

No, sorry, it’s not the one you would have guessed. Rather, the Task Group’s answer to this aberrant flaw apparently seeks to con­ tinue the problem and make it worse.

Rather than reaffirming the historic right of components to choose their own FDA line officers, the current proposed “solution” would toss aside the will of components, and instead create a “Nominat­ ing Committee.”

The Committee would receive all nominations for line officers, and then “review” candidates to ensure they meet all qualifications, and who would subsequently be voted upon by HOD. It is also stated within the published proposals that, “To the degree possi­ ble, a ‘contested’ election is preferred.”

This one item apparently makes the case for continuing the process of taking away the choice of components, while going so far to even encourage that elections be “contested.”

Proposed Method for Election of FDA Trustees In this new suggested format, the Task Group has called for allow­ ing our six state component societies to elect only half their al­ lowed share of trustees to represent their districts – in this case, 6 of 12 total. The remaining 6 will be considered by ­ you guessed it – the same new Nominating Committee, who again would re­ ceive applications for reviewing, vetting, and submitting to HOD for final voting.

Other items of concern are in the mix as well, but at the risk of “TMI” and exhausting the attention span of readership (and my­ self) ­ I would close by encouraging all interested parties among us to: (1) “show up” for upcoming conversations on these proposed changes – beginning with the next HOD meeting on June 24 at the Florida Dental Convention in Orlando, (2) approach the microphone on the House floor and in Reference Committee, and share your thoughts and opinions and, (3) let your feelings be known on what it means to our grass roots members to lose their voice, representation, and to continue down the same apparent road to disenfranchisement and disempowerment, while handing over more power and control to the politically­connected and self­serving agenda­driven few.

References: 1. In Defense of a Democratic Association. Dr. Alan Friedel, South Florida District Dental Association Newsletter, Volume 63, No. 4, page 4, Spring 2022. _____________________________________________________ Richard A. Mufson, DDS is the editor of the SFDDA Newsletter and may be contacted at (305) 935‐7501 or MufsonOralSurg@aol.com For more information and to view the FDA’s webinar on the proposed solutions by the FDA Governance Taskforce, visit: floridadental.org/governance.

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In Defense of a Democratic Association, Alan E. Friedel, DDS We are on the precipice of change at the Florida Dental As­ sociation. The June 2022 House of Delegates will be asked to change our By­laws with a group of proposals which will make the FDA less Democratic in the name of streamlining the Association and making things easier. I have been told that the Facilitator has said that associations are not gov­ ernments. I would agree; they are not true democracies in that we delegate many decisions to small groups of people, but I would assert that we function better when we adhere to democratic principles so that all members feel a part of this organization. Every member having their voice appro­ priately heard gives members ownership of our association.

The model of governance proposed by the committee over the long term will leave many members doubting their worth as members. It is obvious that the FDA must repre­ sent the views of the majority. What is less obvious to some is that the minority must be given respect and value or they will give up caring. Much of what is now considered to be accepted as fact and accepted majority opinion were here­ sies originally brought forth by small minorities. This is the reason we fight so hard to embrace diversity. We don’t have to agree with people of different opinions but when we lis­ ten to each other, we have our best opportunity to learn and grow as an organization.

If we pass the proposals being put before us, we might soon have a day when for example WCDDA, NWDDA and NEDDA each have three Trustees and CDDA, ACDDA, and SFDDA only have a total of three trustees between them. There is no way such a system can be seen as equitable. It is one thing to be a part of a minority group in an association; it is another to be legislated into becoming inconsequential.

These proposals will do just that.

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The goal of streamlining things is in fact a terrible one. Or­ ganizations (read democracies) are at their best hard and often ugly. To win the day in a democratic association you must hone your arguments, prove to others the merits of what you propose and get the votes. When you lose, as we all do from time to time, you pick yourself up and start again. That takes work and sometimes people get their egos hurt, but it has been proven over time to be the best way to get long term positive results. There is an old expression that says if we agree all the time, we don’t need meetings.

Setting a goal to make things easy, to ask no sacrifice in time or energy from members lowers the bar and creates dimin­ ished value. Think of the value patients place on dentistry when it is given to them at no cost. None. The challenge is not about making leadership easy, which real leadership is not, but to make the effort leaders put in worth the price we pay to be leaders.

The excuse we tell ourselves is that young members are dif­ ferent and don’t do things they way we did in the past.

Young people may have a different approach to life than pre­ vious generations but their fundamental values remain the same. It is condescending to assume that this generation will not rise to the task like every generation before them.

If we can identify the needs of practicing dentists and make their lives better, if we can follow a governance where ALL members feel represented, then we need not fall prey to concepts which reward some at the expense of those very members who need our services the most.

Please reject the FDA’s modest proposal and let’s work to­ gether.

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Pictured above: SFDDA President, Dr. Ernesto Perez, Dr. Tim Franklin and Dr. Mariana Velazquez.

Pictured right: Dr. Jorge Mesa and his wife Ann Mesa Pictured below: Dr. Cesar Sabates

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SFDDA Kicks off 100 Year Anniversary at the 2022 Annual Business Meeting!

After having to postpone the event for the past two years due to the Covid pandemic, the South Florida District Dental Association held it’s first in-person Annual Business Meeting on April 13, 2022 at Tropical Acres Restaurant in Davie, Florida.

A few of the guests came dressed for the occasion. But the couple that took the prize for most authentic look was Dr. Jorge Mesa and his wife Ann in their 1920’s fashions.

ADA President, Dr. Cesar Sabates, addressed the group and presented a nice overview of the goings-on at the ADA. He then awarded the SFDDA with an ADA Presidential Citation in recognition of 100 years of service to the people and communities of South Florida. He also awarded the executive director with a Presidental Citation for her service, dedication and love to the members of the district.

Dr. John Aylmer presented the SFDDA President’s Award to Dr. Ernesto Perez for his outstanding leadership during the past year (pictured left).

In his presidential speech, Dr. Perez thanked the officers of the association, Drs. John Aylmer, Tim Franklin, Gabriel Quiñones, Orlando Dominguez and Mariana Velazquez for their support and friendship.

Pictured below: Dr. Ernesto Peres, Ms. Yolanda Marrero and Dr. Cesar Sabates Pictured below: l-r, Drs. Francesca Pietri, Elaine deRoode, Irene Marron-Tarrazi, Maria Alejandra Zambrano and below her, Drs. Mariana Velazquez and Nuria Otero.

Picture left: Drs. Laurie Gittess and Robert Gittess with Dr. Cesar Sabates 9

Note from the Editor: I want to take this opportunity to welcome a new member to the newsletter team, our new “Associate Editor,” Dr. Mark Limosani.

As many of you already know, Dr. Limonsani is an endodontist in Weston and a past president of our South Florida District Dental Association. He currently serves on the ADA Council on Communications. Dr. Limosani is a well-known speaker, having lectured at several dental educational events.

He brings a world of talent and ideas to help our newsletter's continued success.

We are also fortunate to feature a first of a seven-part series he will be sharing in this and subsequent publications on "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Dentists."

"Thank you, Mark, for joining us, and we look forward to working with you on our local SFDDA journalism team."

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Dentists - Mark A. Limosani, DMD, MSc, FRCD(c) Dear colleague, friend, team member, loved one, The purpose of this content - the first of a seven-part series - is to present our readers with concepts and principles that have had a very positive impact in my life both personally and professionally. The principles of this series of articles are rooted in the famous personal development book, “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey.

In a day and age where we seem to be more compelled to exclude those that have a difference of opinion rather than leaning in to their perspective, I feel it serves us well to produce and digest information aimed at embracing our humanity rather than vilifying one another for our differences.

The first distinction I wanted to bring to the table is the difference between efficiency and effectiveness. These two concepts are by no means interchangeable. While efficiency allows one to complete a given task in the least amount of time, effectiveness allows for one to complete the most appropriate task at the right time.

In order to determine the most appropriate task, I believe it becomes of utmost importance to identify the results we

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are attempting to achieve. Identifying results may seem obvious.

However, how often do we actually take the time to sit down and outline what we truly want out of our personal and professional lives? How many of us get caught up in filling our schedule, measuring key performance indicators, and correcting our children rather than taking a step back and examining what actions would actually have the greatest impact on our lives and the lives of others.

Our character, and ways of being, form a legacy far greater than our productivity or our status. Effectiveness weaves its way through every other habit of being, enabling us to live meaningful and fulfilling lives.

The 7 habits outlined in Covey’s work go as follows: Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win-Win Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood Habit 6: Synergize Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

I will focus on one habit per publication in order for us to unpack how this applies to us as dentists, team members and human beings.

The definition of being proactive according to the MerriamWebster dictionary means acting in anticipation of future problems, needs and changes. Proactive individuals take self-initiative, have a positive attitude, and self-confidence.

They are also resourceful, creative and look for different solutions.

As a practice owner, I am constantly asking myself: How can I foster an environment of proactiveness for both my staff members and me? How can I encourage my employees to feel empowered enough to anticipate problems before they happen and to take the self initiative to solve them as soon as they arise? Also, how do I help spread positivity within the team so that it is a pleasant experience for anyone who steps into our office?

The idea of being proactive is rooted in our ability as humans to create, maintain and develop our environment.

Robin Sharma once said, “The mind is a wonderful servant but a horrible master.” It is invaluable for us to set clear parameters and standards for what we want in our lives and proactively create interactions and opportunities for them to manifest.

For example, if Maritza is frustrated that Tim is constantly arriving late to the morning huddle, rather than gossiping about her discontent or confronting Tim in an unproductive manner, it is the practice owner’s responsibility to encourage Maritza to uphold the practice’s values about being on time to her colleague and providing Tim with some coaching related to the importance the office places in honoring this agreement.

Two possibilities can come about from this interaction. Either Tim will commit to being on time or he will come to an arrangement with the team to ensure he commits to the results the huddle intends to achieve at a time that he can stick to.

This style of communication allows for a better understanding between all parties involved and it stems from a culture that encourages being proactive and creating favorable interactions between coworkers. Frustration, disappointment and powerlessness all come from an inability to express our vision with clarity and articulate a standard we intend to uphold in our lives.

Creating a business or a household that is rooted in key core values is futile if we have no intention on consistently upholding them. Being proactive means taking a stand for what you believe in and supporting others that align with those principles.

Oftentimes our ego mind would prefer to blame outside circumstances when what shows up in our world is inconsistent with what we are setting out to create. This thought pattern robs us of our ability to focus on the areas of positive impact that we can produce.

What areas of your life could benefit from adopting a more proactive attitude? How can proactiveness improve your work environment, whether you own a practice, are an associate, or an employee?

In order to create a desired result in our lives we must enroll others to become aligned with our shared vision.

Where do you believe you can step up and create a positive impact in the world?

Gossip, resentment, and ill will are all examples of behaviors that poison our environment and create misalignment in our practice and our homes. Just as weeds can corrupt the intention of a well-kept garden, these insidious behaviors have the ability to wreak havoc on our surroundings.

Being proactive means creating space for those we interact with to reconsider the ways of being that don’t serve them, and provide them with guidance allowing them to regain agency on their lives.

I look forward to examining habit #2, “Start With the End in Mind,” with you all in the following publication.

I invite you to continue this conversation on social media and I look forward to engaging with many of you fellow members in the near future.

A plus!

Mark

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We want to hear your story! Be a guest on the podcast!

The South Florida District Dental Association launched “Ain’t That the Tooth” podcast on February 3, 2021. It is available on all podcast streaming platforms, from Apple to Spotify and more.

Since then, the podcast has received more than 1,250 downloads (at the time of this publishing.) It has reached countries worldwide, including France, Russia, Poland, Germany, the UK, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago, Puerto Rico, Australia, Venezuela, Japan, Panama, and Turkey.

In the United States, in addition to Florida, our listenership has reached Ohio, Virginia, Alabama, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, California, Tennessee, Washington, Texas, Illinois, and New Hampshire, to name a few. Not too shabby for the first year!

If you’ve missed an episode, just check our website: www.sfdda.org to catch up on any of them.

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Congratulations

to the SFDDA 2022-23 Officers!

Duly elected by the SFDDA Membership on April 20, 2022.

Top L-R: President, Dr. John Aylmer; President Elect, Dr. Tim Franklin; Secretary, Dr. Maria Alejandra Zambrano; Young Member, Dr. Francesca Pietri.

Bottom L-R: Trustee, Dr. Mark Limosani; Trustee, Dr. Irene Marron Tarrazzi; Alt. Trustee, Dr. Richard Mufson; Alt. Trustee. Dr. Elaine deRoode.

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The SFDDA Annual Poster Contest Celebrating Children‛s Dental Health Month is Back!

After a two-year hiatus because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Children’s Dental Health Month poster contest came back. Still, the awards breakfast, which usually takes place in February, was moved to May because of the covid variants that surged right after the new year.

It was wonderful to see the children and their families attend the breakfast at Denny’s on Miracle Mile. We learned from the school representatives how much this means to the students and how they look forward to our poster contest. Well, it’s one of our favorite events too - even the staff at Denny’s was happy to have us back.

We were happy to have Mr. Ray Jui, art teacher, and Ms. Shanna Patterson, the gifted program from Hialeah Elementary School, and Ms. Lissette Lutz and Ms. Linda Mangual of the Miami Dade County Public Schools Division of Academics, Visual and Performing Arts.

Pictured l-r: Art teacher, Mr. Ray Jui, Daniela Garcia, Clair Darius, Carolina Montalvo, Madeline Morta, Dylan Garcia and front center, Mark Gonzalez.

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This year’s entries were excellent, and we are proud to present and congratulate the winners.

Third Grade Division: First Place - Claire Darias Second Place - Mark Gonzalez Fourth Grade Division: First Place - Daniela Garcia Second Place - Carolina Montalvo Third Place - Lucian Santiago* Fifth Grade Division: First Place - Dylan Garcia Second Place - Madeline Morfa Third Place - Dayanisley Leon* *winner was unable to attend the breakfast.

Note: Due to contest rules, there was no qualifying entry, and thus a third prize was not awarded in the third-grade division.

Pictured l-r: Ms. Lissette Lutz, ; Ms. Shanna Patterson, Mr.Ray Jui, and Ms. Linda Mangual

Pictured on top: The winning posters for 2022! Pictured above second row: Claire Darias, Marck Gonzalez, Daniela Garcia; Pictured above third row : Carolina Montalvo, Dylan Garcia, Madeline Morfa

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SFDDA SFDDA 2021-2022 2021-2022Officers Officersand and Executive ExecutiveCouncil Council President President Ernesto ErnestoPerez, Perez,D.M.D. D.M.D. (305) (305)220-93935 220-93935 President PresidentElect Elect John JohnAylmer, Aylmer,D.M.D. D.M.D. (954) (954)349-4004 349-4004 Secretary Secretary Tim TimFranklin, Franklin,D.D.S. D.D.S. Treasurer Treasurer Orlando OrlandoDominguez, Dominguez,D.D.S. D.D.S. (305) (305)386-2766 386-2766 Immediate ImmediatePast PastPresident President Mariana MarianaVelazquez, Velazquez,D.D.S., D.D.S.,PA PA (305) (305)595-4122 595-4122 Young YoungMember Member Gabriel GabrielQuiñones, Quiñones,D.M.D. D.M.D. Trustees Trustees Irene IreneMarron-Tarrazzi, Marron-Tarrazzi,D.M.D.,MS D.M.D.,MS (305) (305)646-1524 646-1524 Gina GinaMarcus, Marcus,D.M.D D.M.D (305) (305)446-6655 446-6655 Alternate AlternateTrustees Trustees Mark MarkA. A.Limosani, Limosani,D.M.D. D.M.D. (954) (954)800-3453 800-3453 Elaine ElainedeRoode, deRoode,D.D.S. D.D.S. (305) (305)373-7799 373-7799 Delegates Delegates to thetoExecutive the Executive Council Council from the fromAffiliates the Affiliates Societies Societies Miami MiamiDade DadeDental DentalSociety Society Carlos CarlosSanchez SanchezD.M.D. D.M.D. North NorthDade/Miami Dade/MiamiBeach Beach Dental DentalSociety Society Richard RichardMufson MufsonD.D.S D.D.S South SouthBroward BrowardDental DentalSociety Society Michael MichaelD. D.Eggnatz EggnatzD.D.S D.D.S SocietyPresidents Presidents Affiliate AffiliateSociety (MDDS) (MDDS) David Garazi, David Garazi, D.M.D.D.M.D. (ND/MBDS) (ND/MBDS) John Aylmer, D.M.D. John Aylmer, (SBDS)D.M.D. (SBDS) Richard A. Mufson, D.D.S., Editor Mark Richard A. Limosani, A. Mufson, D.M.D., D.D.S., Associate Editor Editor Yolanda YolandaMarrero, Marrero,Managing ManagingEditor Editor Jackie JackieQuintero, Quintero,Advertising Advertising SFDDA SFDDANEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER Copyright: Copyright:©©SFDDA SFDDA2020 2020 Published Publishedby bythe theSouth SouthFlorida Florida District DistrictDental DentalAssociation Association 420 420S. S.Dixie DixieHighway, Highway,Suite Suite2E 2E Coral CoralGables, Gables,FL FL33146 33146

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Association, Advertisements its Executive Council printed should or Comnot be construed mittees. as an endorsement Advertisements by printed the Association should not of the be construed company, prodas an endorsement uct by the or service.

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Classifieds OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE PART TIME: High quality prosthodontist and periodontist needed for selective cases at my office. Also looking for general dentist to utilize my office part time. Please call or e-mail. David Vine, D.D.S. 305.538.1115 (dvine@davidvinedentist.com ).

To run classified or display advertising in the SFDDA Newsletter or SFDDA Website, please contact: Jackie Quintero at (305) 6673647 ext 13 or email jackie.sfdda@gmail.com

SEEKING A PEDIATRIC DENTIST: To join a growing orthodontic private practice.

The position will begin 1 day/week with the goal of adding more days and a potential partnership opportunity for the right candidate. Please inquire for additional information. Send inquiries to Box#1220, SFDDA 420 S. Dixie Hwy., Ste.2E, Coral Gables, FL 33146

DENTAL PRACTICE FOR SALE DENTAL OFFICE CONDOMINIUM FOR SALE: North Miami on Biscayne Blvd.

Approximately 900 sq. ft. Three operatory.

Over last two years, with limited hours, Dr plus one staff have grossed approximately $175k per year. Sale price for office condo plus dental practice $450k. Contact Clifford @ cv@voltdentistry.com or call 305-9625884

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