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Phil L. Nauert, DDS, was elected the mayor of Bellaire in November 2011. Bellaire is in southwest Rise’ Lyman, DDS, TDA Future Focus Committee Harris County and has a population of more than 16,000 residents. Membership growth is vital to any thriving organization. The Texas Dental Association (TDA) Board is strongly committed He to the Membership “TDA 2009”6 strategic plan, were whichserved addresses continued growth. served 3 terms ongoal thewithin Bellairethe City Council, of those years as mayor pro-tem. I am proud to report that, as evidence of that commitment and for the second year in a row, the TDA received the following ADA awards in 2008: Dr Nauert, a graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School, has • Greatest Percentage Membership Net Gain: Texas had a net gain of 198 members in the year 2007. a 27-year-old dental general and cosmetic dentistry practice in Bellaire. He and his wife Sandra have two • Top Constituent Dental Society with Greatest Percentage of Non-Members to Membership: children. Represents a conversion of 4.7 percent of non-members into membership at end of year 2007. • Top Constituent Dental Society to Improve Retention Rate Percentage in 2007: Represents a 97 He serves as chair of DENPAC Board of Directors and the DENPAC chair on the TDA Council on percent Association retention rate, which is an increase of 7 percent from the previous year. Legislative & Regulatory Affairs. • Greatest Percentage of New Dentist Members: Represents a gain of 111 new dentist members (those dentists who are 1-9 years out of school).
Another example of the commitment to the growth of our Association is the TDA Externship Program, which builds student awareness Nauert of organized dentistry. This innovative program, created in 2007, offers students the opportunity to gain insight into the different components of organized dentistry including legislative and regulatory affairs, membership, governance, continuing education, and charitable dentistry and to gain a better understanding of their role as future leaders of the dental team. The program is open to dental students from each of the three dental schools in Texas. This year the externship program will take place June 20 – June 27 in Austin at the TDA central office. As an ongoing effort to enhance the value and benefits of the Association, the TDA Council on Membership developed a survey that was sent Fred MS,The and his wife Dianne of Houston to all Garrett, membersDDS, in 2006. results clearly showed that members have a high satisfaction rating with benefits such as the TEXAS Meeting, TDA donated $500,000 to the University of Texas School of in the TDA Smiles Foundation. A great number of the discounted programs offered to publications, and the ability to participate philanthropically Dentistry (UTSD) at Houston, creating the first endowed members through the TDA Perks Program also received a high satisfaction rating. In accordance with the strategic plan, the Council on Membership, chairsurvey in themembers school’s again 107-year history. will in 2009. Participation from all members and a collaborative The Fred A. and Dianne F. Garrett Endowed Chair in effort between the ADA, TDA, and local component societies are the keys to successful membership recruitment and retention. We encourage Orthodontics is dedicated to Dr Garrett’s parents, Frank A. and every member to get involved whether it is by attending local meetings, taking part in Give Kids a Smile! Day activities, volunteering Rose Lee Garrett, and “all the other educators who, through at a Texas Mission of Mercy, or participating in TDA Legislative Day activities in Austin. Eachsacrifices, memberprovided matters me andwith is essential to the and continued growth of our Association and of organized dentistry. their personal an education This is thetoseventh final in aorthodontist,” series of articlesDrfocused on the TDA’s accomplishments guided by the strategic plan. To view the entire plan, the guidance becomeand a successful Garrett log in at www.tda.org and click on “TDA wrote into the documents establishing the2009” gift. under “Current Issues” on the member homepage. For more information, please contact Lyda Creus Molanphy, staff liaison to the Future Focus Committee, at the TDA central office, (512) 443-3675. Dr Garrett, 76, has been on UTSD faculty since 1968, teaching 1 day a week while maintaining a practice in Sugar Land. He has twice served as interim chair or :program director Mission To be The Voice of DenTisTry in Texas of the Department of Orthodontics.
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“I’ve been [at UTSD] so long, people assume I’m a graduate,” Organizational Manpower said Garrett, whose actual alma mater, Washington University Advocacy Excellence School of Dentistry in St. Louis, Mo., closed in 1991.
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Dr Membership and Mrs Garrett hope their history-making gift will inspire Dentists will value membership and participation in the TDA. others to consider supporting education. “This endowed chair is the first ever funded at this school. I hope this will Objectives March 23 & 24 encourage others to step up.”value and benefits of membership in TDA. 1. Improve perceived Tooth A Clinical Review TDAWhitening: Board of Directors a. Increase members’ knowledge about the impact and benefits of TDA membership. Dr Garrett is a fellow of the American College of Dentists b. Ensure that components are an integral aspect of the membership process. TDAAustin Historical Perspectives and the International College of Dentists. He is a past c. Create greater awareness of the availability of the Peer Review, Ethics & Judicial, andcreated Risk Management Dr and Mrs Fred Garrett (left) have the first endowedbenefits. chair in UTSD’s 107-year history. Dentists, dental hygienists, and the president of the Southwestern Society of Orthodontists. d. Actively promote adherence to the Code of Ethics.Pictured with them are UTSD Orthodontics Department Chair Jeryl English, DDS, MS Garrett has served 18 years on the American Association of dental team e. Enhance communication with members and non-members. (center), and UTSD Dean John A. Valenza, DDS. March 29 – 31 Orthodontists Foundation Board and is its current national f. Build student awareness of and interest in organized dentistry and membership in TDA. campaign chairman. of C.T. the South Dental Meeting TheStar 2007 Rowland Award g. Ensure ongoing contact with students throughout dental school. Orthodontic h. Work closely with dental school faculty. Houston case report i. Evaluate number of nonmember dentists who attend and participate in TDA activities (TEXAS Meeting, TDA Smiles Foundation programs, etc.). The El Paso Dental Conference Metrics 1. Seventy percent of active licensed dentists in TX will be members of TDA by 2009 (baseline of 68.5% in January 2007); increase The March 1, 2012, “go live” date fortothe Texas Program is fast approaching and now is the time to complete training with each of the state membership retention rate 97New percent byDental April 2007 (baseline 96% in 2006). selected a-d. dentalIncrease plans —the Delta Dental Company, DentaQuest, andreview MCNA help ensure smooth claims to processing number of Insurance dentists serving on component peer andDental ethics — andtojudicial affairs committees attain a starting March 1. Join us on Facebook At this writing, the final versions each plan’s Provider were not yet available,society but it members is very likely that the2009. manuals will be posted on each plan’s August 14: participation rate of 2-5 of percent relative to the Manuals total number of component by August Web site by the end of February 2012. 2. Ninety percent of TX dental school graduates actively licensed in TX will be members of TDA five years after graduation (89% TDA Boardgroups.to/texasdental Meeting dental student conversion from the graduating class of 2005 in Texas). Austin, Texas You may visit each dental plan’s Web site for details on training opportunities: 3. Increase the number of member dentists actively participating in TDA by 1 percent a year (as measured by a variety of means • Delta Dental (http://www.deltadentalins.com/dentists/ref/tx-chip-medicaid.html) – participation at TX Meeting, TMOM, TXDDS, FSI programs, DENPAC participations, TDA legislative day) with annual Follow us on Twitter • DentaQuest (http://dentaquestnetwork.com/texas/?page_id=182) October 15-19: report to TDA Board by the Council on Membership. • MCNA Dental (http://www.mcnatx.net/training-schedule) ADA Annual Session twitter.com/theTDA 4. Establish baseline of nonmember participation at TDA activities (CAS, TDA Smiles Foundation, Membership) San Antonio, Texas 5. Established baseline of members’ understanding of and satisfaction with the benefits of their TDA membership through Member TDA Dentist Testifies at House Committee on Public Health Benefits and Services Survey (completed Nov 2006), re-evaluate % increase at that time for 2009. Dr Richard C. Black of El Paso, chair of the TDA’s Council on Legislative & Regulatory Affairs, provided testimony on January Get LinkedIn 6. Sixty-five percent of all full-time faculty will be TDA members by 2009 (2006 baseline = 63%). 24, 2012, as part of an invited panel before the House Committee on Public Health regarding the over utilization of orthodontic linkedin.com, search “Texas services in Medicaid. He was joined by Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Mr Tom Suehs, Deputy Executive Commissioner for Health Services Operations Mr Billy Millwee, and Mr DavidinMaxwell, Deputy Director, Law Enforcement, Update Profile The TDA will update it’s strategic plan with another statewide retreat August of 2008. Dental Association” Office of the Attorney General. tda.org – Membership Info
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To view the hearing, please go to http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/ and click on “Legislature Activity Video Broadcasts House.” From Ask a Colleague that Web page click on “82 Session” under archived broadcasts. Then click on “Public Health January 24th 11:00 am to 6:25 pm.” The tda.org – Features panel’s testimony starts at approximately 2:50:13.
Using your smartphone, Black scan this Dr Black’s testimony reiterated the TDA’s position supporting the most conservative guidelines for distinguishing a medically necessary orthodontic case TEXAS Meeting Photos barcode from a cosmetic case to help ensure orthodontic care is only provided to patients with actual medical necessity. Ensuring the integrity of the Medicaid texasmeeting.com/estore orthodontic program results in a balanced distribution of limited Medicaid funds for all dental services. to access the Volunteer for ‘08 ADA Additionally, Dr Black testified that the TDA recognizes the issues surrounding some cases there were approved under the previous Medicaid orthodontic TDA Web site. tda.org/volunteerada08 guidelines and hopes that these cases are adjudicated fairly taking into account the guidelines that existed at the time the case was submitted. In 2003, Texas Dental Association members from across the state develop TDA’s first strategic plan, TDA 2009.