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Page 1 Southeastern District Dental N e w s lSociety etter September, 2016 Chairman’s Statement By Neil Oliveira, DMD Dear SEDDS Members, Welcome to the first newsletter of the 2016/2017 year. My name is Neil Oliveira and I am honored to be serving as the Chair of the Southeastern District Dental Society this year. I look forward to working with our Executive Board and with our members to ensure we have a successful year. I hope you were all able to take some time to relax and enjoy the beautiful summer weather Every year our District tries to reach out to new members and encourage them to attend meetings. If you know a new member in our district please invite them to attend one of our meetings. There is no cost for the new member’s first meeting and it’s a great opportunity to earn required CE’s and to network with colleagues. I hope to see you at a meeting this year. that we have had this season. As the summer winds down and we move towards the fall, the Southeastern District Dental Society has a number of opportunities for you to earn and fulfill required CE’s. This year we have three required CE’s to fulfill for our license: Infection Control/OSHA, Practice Management, and HIPPA. Infection Control/OSHA and Practice Management will be offered this fall and HIPPA will be offered over the winter. Please see below or visit our district’s webpage at www.massdental.org for all lecture dates and information. Our first lecture of the year will be on September 21st at the Fireside Grille in Middleborough and will focus on Infection Control and OSHA. Kathy Eklund, RDH MHP, will be giving this lecture. Kathy is the Director of Occupational Health and Safety and the Patient Safety Advocate at the Forsyth Institute and is an experienced lecturer on this topic. During our busy schedules it can be difficult to keep up with the ever- changing policies regarding Infection Control and OSHA. Kathy will keep us up to date with the latest material and information in order to keep our practices in full compliance. Neil Oliveira, DMD Chair, Southeastern District Dental Society Page 2 Southeastern District Dental Society Southeastern District Treasurer Report - Summer By Chris Marco, DMD Due to some excellent fiscal management by the Executive Committee, a healthy gain within by seeking corporate sponsors at our programs. I would ask that the membership kindly visit their our investment account at UBS (Union Bank of booths at our upcoming events. individual dues in a timely manner, I have advised be contributing a $2,000 donation to the MDS increase for this coming year. This will mark the outstanding work the foundation does throughout Switzerland), and by our membership paying their MDS that our district WILL NOT be seeking a dues 12th year in a row that the Southeastern District has been able to keep our annual dues at its current level of $70.00 per member. One way we have been able to defer the cost of our district educational meetings, has been Once again, the Southeastern District will Foundation. For more information on the the state please visit massdental.org. Respectfully submitted, Chris Marco Treasurer, Southeastern District Dental Society Trustee’s Report By Mark Doherty Sr., DMD Hello Members, Hope you are all enjoying this awesome summer. approach to this mandate. bunch of friends and their families, who normally Provider groups will be given a one-year blast. deadline. The Mass HIway has advised the MDS Recently I’ve had a lot of questions about the care medical facilities and will eventually get to health records. The Mass HIway –the state’s providers will not be required to comply with the Massachusetts Dental Society that the phase-in deadline. extending the enforcement of the deadline to The MDS will continue monitoring the changes have integrated electronic health records. Health and Human Services to delay the Mark and I just spent a day on the water with a don’t get to try watersports, and we all had a advance notice of their corresponding phase-in that the phase-in process will begin with acute impending deadline for integrated electronic dental providers. Once promulgated, dental health information exchange – has just informed this mandate until the to-be-determined Department of Health and Human Services is January 1, 2017, by which time all providers must The new proposed enforcement, which has not been released and will need to be promulgated, is expected to allow for a phase-in over time to this mandate and urging the Department of required deadline. Until the final language is determined, the MDS encourages all members to continue the Page 3 Southeastern District Dental Society process of connecting to the Mass HIway so that people and their mouths?” fully enforced. Honestly, I had a lot in the way of discussion you will be better prepared once this regulation is To learn more about EHRs and to get updates on this mandate, please visit http://www.massdental.org/ehr.aspx. To learn more about Mass HIway please visit http://www.masshiway.net/HPP/index.htm This week, I was interviewed by a nationally renowned freelance writer. What a depressing and deflating experience. The topic was the elderly and oral health. I prepared long and well. Also, I was ready to reflect upon all of the work I have done developing and executing care models for seniors. On top of that, I am a senior! Being a second year baby boomer, I have a serious stake in the game to boot. The combination of being an elder, having a serious experience with oral cancer: neck resection, radiation, chemotherapy and the resultant xerostomia, swallowing difficulties and high dental disease risk, in addition to being a dentist, offers me an added perspective. After being introduced and giving the interviewer a brief review of my career, who I am and how I approach oral health, I was greeted by the first strung out question: “So, why is this important? Is it? Who cares? Who would want to read anything about the elderly and oral health?” Every time I began to talk or recite ‘why,’ I was interrupted. As I tried to determine what the interviewer was actually after, “What success looked like,” it suddenly came to me... The interviewer wanted something controversial, or novel. “Give me something intelligent people would like to read and actually care about.” “Give me things they don’t already know but also might actually care about, because who actually cares about old about dental disease, self care, disease management, behavior-change challenges and barriers for seniors, etc.…but none of it mattered. I gave her material related to products and therapies that she had no idea about, including all of the basics but still, none of it resonated. For an hour and a half I tried to make some sort of connection and could not. It was one of the most frustrating moments in my dental and professional career, but fortunately I did learn a few lessons. First, beware of the press. What we care about and how we care about it is not necessarily what interests them. Our passion and commitment may not be shared or important to them and, in their eyes, will not be important to their readers either. They make their living selling articles and interviews. They need to create a product that sells. Controversy sells. Novel and new sells, but not all things novel and new sells. What affects people at this moment and personally, is what is important. The “What’s in it for me?” The headline that saves the reader money and time sells and not necessarily what does the same for their grandpa or grandma. Several facts for us to consider regarding seniors: • With the rapid increase of the aging baby boomer generation, the influx of senior citizen patients is impacting the health care system Page 4 Southeastern District Dental Society experience edentulism exhibit a significantly, and oral health care is no exception. o There are over 46 million senior citizens decrease in their food intake, which boomer generation now reaching the 65 important items like fruits and predicted to reach approximately 65 and dietary fibers. As a result, anticipated to nearly double in size by to life-threatening diseases. U.S. population. cleanings and access to fluoridated in the United States, but with the baby limits their consumption of year old threshold, this population is vegetables that provide nutrients million by 2025. Moreover, seniors are these seniors are more vulnerable 2060 – making up nearly 30 percent of the ▪ Preventive care – screenings, Seniors are living longer and keeping their teeth water, but also daily brushing and many are faced with obstacles ranging from ensuring good oral health and longer compared to earlier generations. However, flossing at home – is key for access to care to insurance coverage challenges, ultimately good overall health. which make it difficult to maintain good oral health. o Various medications for other health conditions can also affect oral health. ▪ For example, seniors are often • It’s important that seniors seek regular, susceptible to conditions such as preventive care, particularly given the challenges xerostomia. Prescription drug use they face when it comes to their oral health. o Many aspects of aging can make it is a major cause of xerostomia – Some seniors begin to experience acid build up that stimulates bad hard to perform tasks like brushing and disease. difficult to maintain good oral health. this reduction of saliva can lead to dexterity and memory loss, which makes it bacteria growth and ultimately oral flossing daily. For all of these reasons Dentists should partner ▪ Additionally, some seniors with seniors to make oral health a priority, while comes to transportation and that they face. to the dentist, their risk increases Warmest regards to all of you and as always, root decay, tooth loss and severe families, experience challenges when it mobility, and without regular visits for oral health issues like tooth and also seeking to help address the obstacles to care thanks for all you do for your patients and their gum disease that could easily treated with more regular care o Oral health extends beyond teeth and gums – it can impact seniors’ overall health during this critical time of life. ▪ Research has shown a link between oral health and malnutrition. Seniors who Mark Doherty Sr., DMD Trustee, SEDDS Page 5 Southeastern District Dental Society The Southeastern District Dental Society is pleased to present: Infection Control/OSHA” Presented by: Kathy J. Eklund, RDH MHP Ms. Eklund is the Director of Occupational Health and Safety, and the Forsyth Research Subject and Patient Safety Advocate at the Forsyth Institute. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and Adjunct Faculty at the Mount Ida College, School of Dental Hygiene, where she teaches senior level courses in Oral Health Research Methods and Evidence-Based Decision Making. Ms. Eklund serves as faculty for the New England AIDS Education and Training Center and HIVdent.org. She is a member and past Chair of the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) and is a current member of the OSAP Board of Directors. Ms. Eklund is an author of the CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings- 2003 Over the past 30 years, Ms. Eklund has published papers and contributed to several texts on infection control and safety and has lectured nationally and internationally on these topics Description: The goal of an infection prevention and control program is to prevent health-care associated infections among patients, and injuries and illnesses in healthcare personnel. This presentation will discuss strategies for ensuring compliance with relevant Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and other relevant recommendations, regulations and standards. The CDC Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings Basic Expectations for Safe Care will be used to demonstrate how to monitor and evaluate a site-specific infection prevention and safety program. Companion resources from the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP), will also be shared with participants. Objectives: Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: Explain roles and responsibilities of the Infection Prevention Coordinator. Identify credible resources for infection prevention and safety. Differentiate guidelines, regulations, standards and best practices. Describe the infection prevention components of the Safest Dental Visit. Describe how to integrate CDC guidelines, OSHA regulations and standards into policies and standard operating procedures. Use a variety of tools (e.g., checklists, audit forms, etc.) to monitor and evaluate a site-specific infection prevention and safety program. Mail registration to SEDDS, c/o Francesca Fusaro 41 Oak Grove Avenue East Falmouth, MA 02536 Or e-mail response to: [email protected] Make check payable to: Southeastern District Dental Society Name: ____________________________________ ___________________________________________ Meal Choice: Tuscan Chicken Steak Tips Grilled Salmon Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Registration 6-6:30pm ~ Meeting @ 6:30pm Location: Fireside Grille, 30 Bedford Street, Middleboro, MA 02346 Register online using a Credit Card @ http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2594613 Cost: $50.00 Doctors and Staff Due: by September 18, 2016 - 2CEUs Southeastern District Dental Society Page 6 New members The Southeastern District would like to welcome the following doctors: • Damon Anderson, DDS is working at Southcoast Smiles in Seekonk. He graduated from Loma Linda University School of Dentistry in 1998. • Shilpa Koneru, DDS is working at Dental Dreams in New Bedford. She graduated from Univ. of Buffalo School of Dentistry. • Sanghoon Han graduated from Loma Linda University School of Dentistry in 2013. He is working at Prime Dental in East Wareham. • Stephanie Leung graduated from Boston University School of Dental Medicine in 2015 and • Allie Trodella, DMD is working at East Coast Dental Design in Raynham. She graduated is working at Gomes Dentistry in Dartmouth. from Tufts University in 2014. • Jatinderjeet Sidhu, DMD working in Fall River. She graduated from Boston University School of Dental Medicine in 2008. • Anthony Mecham, DMD is working at Oral Radiologists, LLC in Rochester. He graduated from Boston University School of Dental Medicine in 2009, and then from University of Washington School of Dentistry in 2015 with a specialty in Oral Radiology. District Meetings Dates October 26, 2016 – Practice Management Stoneforge Tavern, Raynham 6PM – 9PM November 30, 2016 – Suit Protection, Tax Reduction & Estate Planning White’s of Westport 6PM – 9PM Southeast Regional Meeting Cape Cod, South Shore, & Southeastern Districts When: Wednesday, November 02, 2016 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Where: Stoneforge Tavern, Raynham Description: TBD Meet the 2016-2017 Executive Board Neil Oliveira Chair Aaron Campini Chair Elect Mary- Katherine Fasy ViceChair Lisa Carvalho Secretary Chris Marco Treasurer Mark Doherty Sr. Trustee Jessica Pushee Editor