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THE NUGGETMay 2012

VoluMe 58, NuMber 5

table of Contents

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The NuggeT IS A FoUR-tIme InteRnAtIonAL CoLLege oF DentIStS JoURnALISm AWARD WInneR:

GoldeN PeN (HoNorable MeNtioN, 2007)Article or series of articles of interest to the profession

outstaNdiNG CoVer (2007)Remarkable cover

oVerall Newsletter (2007)Exceptional publication overall

PlatiNuM PeNCil (2010)Outstanding use of graphics

FeAtUReS7–10 International Dental Tourism

Paul Binon, DDS, MSD (SDDS Member, Associate Editor)

SPeCIALS12 Smiles for Kids® 2012 — Photo Highlights

13 Smiles for Kids® 2012 — Statistics

14–15 Smiles for Kids® 2012 — Thank You, Volunteers!

17–19 Sacramento District Dental Foundation 2011 Annual Report A Celebration of Foundation Donors

19 Sacramento District Dental Foundation 2011 Annual Report From Your Foundation President

19 Sacramento District Dental Foundation 2011 Annual Report Financial Report

20 Smiles for BIG Kids® 2011 — Statistics and Recap

21 Sacramento District Dental Foundation 2012 Members Is Your Name on this List? It Should Be!

22 Increasing Delta Issues; An Appeal to Our Members Greg Alterton (CDA Third Party Analyst)

RegULARS4 President’s Message5 From the Editor’s Desk6 Cathy’s Corner25 Committee Corner26 Committee Meetings Scheduled26 YOU: The Dentist… the Employer27 Our Condolences27 A Tribute…28–29 Vendor Members29 Vendor Member Spotlights30 We’re Blowing Your Horn!30 Link of the Month31 Volunteer Opportunities32 Advertiser Index33 Membership Update33 Back in Time — Can you identify this SDDS member?34 Event Highlights35 Classified Ads36 SDDS Calendar of Events

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of a dentist. Heretofore, only dentists could legally perform these procedures.

Before the vote to accept the filing of the report at the 2011 HOD, many caucuses were held. Discussions were many and diversified. Most everyone conceded that if the State Legislature "bus" was "leaving the station," and that dentists should at least be on the "bus" if not driving it. A majority of Delegates, 87%, voted in favor of the resolution to file the report. Filing the report did not mean all the recommendations in the report were accepted

by the CDA House. The House also adopted Resolution 2RC-2011-H, that the Access Proposal serve as a framework for CDA in addressing Access to Care Issues and that CDA pursue the strategy recommendations in phase 1 of the Access Proposal.

In early January 2012, SB694/Padilla was quickly moving through the State process. Many CDA members became alarmed of the possibility that the proof of efficacy, safety and feasibility process would be minimized and that undertrained mid-level providers would be doing our job on the most vulnerable people in our communities — THE CHILDREN — sooner rather than later.

This caused much unrest and uncertainty among CDA Members and Delegates. Many Delegates called for a Special Session of the House to be convened by CDA Leadership, bringing everyone together for better clarification and understanding. More than the required votes to call a Special Session of the HOD were sent to CDA Leadership

In the interest of keeping you all informed of the major activities of your elected representatives, Board of Directors and SDDS Delegates to the CDA House, I would like to bring you up to date regarding the Access to Care issue.

In 2008, recognizing that a significant portion of Californians continue to experience barriers to oral health care, the CDA House of Delegates adopted Resolution 36S1-2008-H. This resolution directed CDA to undertake a comprehensive study aimed at improving access to dental care for the underserved population. Resolution 36S1 was referred to the Policy Development Council and two groups, the Access Workgroup and the Workforce Research and Forecasting Task Force were formed. Progress reports were made in 2009 and 2010 (Resolution 27-2009-H, Resolution 31-2010-H). Both groups engaged in in-depth examinations of the issues, including review of existing literature, presentations by subject experts and independent research. The groups’ analysis of barriers to oral health care, the role of the dental profession and considerations for solutions produced the Access Report and the CDA Access Proposal: Phased Strategies for Reducing Barriers to Dental Care in California.

To aid Delegates and interested members in understanding the problem, ask questions and get clarity of the presented information and the proposed solutions, Town Hall Meetings were held in various locations in Northern, Central and Southern California, at webinars and at CDA Presents.

As part of the solution to treat the underserved, a study to determine the efficacy, safety and feasibility of creating a mid-level/non dentist provider was proposed. The parameters of this mid-level provider, with proper training, would be on irreversible procedures such as cutting preps, direct fillings, pulpotomies, pulp caps, extractions and other procedures on children in a public health setting under the supervision

PresiDent’sMessageAccess to Care —WheRe ARe We noW?

and the Special Session was held all day on March 3, 2012.

A revised Resolution was passed by the Special Session HOD 2012 without much change from the one passed by the HOD in November 2011. According to many Delegates, however, this time everyone had the same information and the vote was more transparent. The vote was a lot closer. CDA will continue its support of SB694 with a clarified, defined workforce study. The resolution clarified that the mid-level provider studies will be carried out only at California universities and will be limited to RDAEF-2 and RDH licensed individuals who have received modular training on specified new duties. The study must focus on safety, quality, patient satisfaction and cost effectiveness of the care of children delivered in a public health setting under the direct, general and remote supervision of a dentist. The resolution also requires CDA, at the conclusion of the study, to analyze the results and take a position on any proposed changes to the Dental Practice Act only after presentation and approval by the CDA House of Delegates.

So far no one has shown how expanding the dental work force by adding mid-level/non-dentist providers to do irreversible dental procedures will solve the access problem. If there is a better way we must find it.

You can be very proud of our SDDS representatives, as they carried out their fiduciary responsibilities to CDA for our component members. They were all present and were exemplary in their performance.

In my view, dentists are some of the most caring, giving people on the planet. We all must own this problem of helping the underserved. We are doing a lot now. Thanks to all of you SDDS members we do well over one million dollars in pro bono dentistry every year for the underserved. There is more work to be done to solve the Access problem. As a dentist — unified CDA we have a BIG voice! Together we can solve the problem.

by Victor Hawkins, DDS

You can be very proud of our SDDS representatives, as

they carried out their fiduciary responsibilities to CDA for our component members.

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Those of us who have had a chance to travel extensively, and see firsthand what dentistry is like in foreign countries, have come to realize rather quickly that the dental world around us is rapidly changing. We have always had an air of superiority along with a handful of other industrialized nations as to providing excellent dental care for our patients. For the most part, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Singapore, Israel and the Arab Emirates among others, have very good reputations for providing state of the art dentistry. Other countries are rapidly developing their educational systems and are definitely upping the ante. One look at the journals these days tells you that a large number of research and clinical articles originate from a diverse number of countries across the globe. Educators and clinicians in countries that 10 or 15 years ago would have never submitted articles to peer reviewed journals are now commonplace.

International conferences, global networking and the internet in particular have all raised the bar professionally for those willing to learn. Graduate students from all over the globe flock to our shores to enter specialty programs in multiple dental and medical specialties. This has its good point, in that we provide educational nourishment to many areas of the world. On the other hand, it does compete with available space for those

froM theeDitor’s DeskInternational Dentistry& DentAL toURISm

American dentists who desire to enter a specialty or attain additional education.

It has been my experience in every country I have visited as a lecturer that the level of clinical excellence can vary a great deal,

from several percent points to more than three quarters of the dentist population. In contrast, third world countries have a very small percentage of dentists who provide a level of treatment that we would consider superior. A common denominator always seems to be related to economics. If you have the means, you can and will obtain the best that dentistry can provide, be it in Bangladesh or Peoria, Illinois.

To some extent, in the U.S. it is getting to be no different. The recession or depression, whichever you choose to call it, has had an impact on our dental population. Loss of employment, loss of benefits and erosion of the financial nest egg has led to more of our patients looking to obtain more affordable dentistry elsewhere.

Other countries are rapidly developing their educational

systems and are definitely upping the ante.

by Paul Binon, DDS, MSDassociate editor

One such enticement is dental tourism. Medical and dental tourism is not new. However, according to the tourism industry, it is on the increase globally, not only in the U.S. but in other highly industrialized countries as well. Fly to Malaysia for a week vacation and, while there, get a tummy tuck, a face lift, breast implants and, of course, full mouth restoration with dental implants at a pittance of what it costs in your own country. Enjoy the beauty of our land while we enhance the beauty of your body.

Given the same level of treatment (or is it?), using the same dental materials, why is it so much less expensive in other parts of the world? From a local perspective, two blatant reasons come to my mind immediately. Excessive regulations and rampant bureaucracy. For example, I just purchased a new x-ray unit and before it was out of the box, I received a registration form from a state “regulatory” agency, asking for money. The cost of doing business and providing services in California and the U.S. is excessive. Those of you in practice only know that too well. Naturally, other factors such as high labor cost, taxes and the cost of living all play a significant role. Given that the medical and dental services available outside of the U.S. are continuing to improve and our own economic situation continues to decline, dental tourism will continue to be a growing industry.

WESTERN PRACTICE SALES

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The members. The drop list. The NEW MEMBERS! (14!!!)

The triage. THE MEMBERS! The listening ear.

The Capitol. The State Department. The GMC advocacy.

The phone calls. The EMAILS. The quick responses (I hope).

The financial reports. The Board reports. The DELTA questions. (see page 22)

The member benefits. The member requests. The JOB BANK!

The PAC. The parent education. The FOUNDATION.

(Have I reserved the restaurant for my son’s Rehearsal Dinner?)

The parents. The DENTISTS. The patients.

THE 1ST TOOTH OR 1ST BIRTHDAY CAMPAIGN.

The meetings. The schedule. The FUTURE planning.

Impromptu and MULTIPLE staff updates.

The appointment. The parking place. WHERE IS THE DARN TICKET?

(And… it’s only Tuesday!)

The surveys. The wants. The NEEDS.

The resources. The updating. THE MEMBERS.

The vendors. The calendar. THE STAFF!

The leadership. The volunteers. THE PASSION!

(And… that’s everyday!)

The DEADLINE!

Happy May!

President — Victor Hawkins, DDSImmediate Past President — Wai Chan, DDS

President Elect / Treasurer — Gary Ackerman, DDSSecretary — Kelly Giannetti, DMD, MS

Editor — James Musser, DDSExecutive Director — Cathy Levering

Nancy Archibald, DDSWallace Bellamy, DMD

Jennifer Goss, DDSDan Haberman, DDS, MS

Carl Hillendahl, DDSBeverly Kodama, DDS

Viren Patel, DDS Kim Wallace, DDS

Kevin Keating, DDS, MSRobert Gillis, DMD, MS

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Ethics: Volki Felahy, DDSFoundation: Robert Daby, DDS

Leadership Development: Wai Chan, DDSMembership: Lisa Laptalo, DDS

Peer Review: Bryan Judd, DDS / Brett Peterson, DDS

1T1B Medical Outreach: Guy Acheson, DDSAccess to Care: Terrence Jones, DDS

Amalgam: Wai Chan, DDS / Viren Patel, DDSDental Careers Workgroup: Robin Berrin, DDS

Budget & Finance Advisory: Gary Ackerman, DDSBylaws Advisory: Wai Chan, DDS

Fluoridation Advisory: Rick Kennedy, DDS / Kim Wallace, DDS Forensics Advisory: George Gould, DDS / Mark Porco, DDS

Geriatric Outreach: Viren Patel, DDSLegislative: Mike Payne, DDS, MSD / Gabrielle Rasi, DDS

Strategic Planning Advisory: Gary Ackerman, DDS

Golf Tournament: Damon Szymanowski, DMDSacPAC: To be elected

Smiles for Kids: Donald Rollofson, DMD

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Dental Tourism: Subset of Medical Tourism that involves individuals seeking dental care outside of their local healthcare systems, often accompanied by vacation time.

Where do the patients come from and where do they go to obtain treatment?

There is scant information available on dental tourism from the United States to other countries. There are no experts on the subject. No database exists at the American Dental Association as to the number of patients leaving our borders to go elsewhere and obtain dental treatment. Perhaps, even more importantly, there is no ADA-maintained database that dentists across the nation

can send information to, regarding grossly deficient treatment they have observed on their patients. Maybe there is no issue with the dentistry they received abroad and it’s really a non-entity!

However, as many of you will agree, that is not the whole story. Unfortunately, in order to get a clearer indication of what is occurring, you have to rely on information gathered from other countries’ experiences. PubMed offered several informative papers regarding dental and medical tourism. Other sources included searching the web for specific treatment destinations, websites, the printed media and personal (unbiased) anecdotal information. With that in mind, let’s investigate where patients come from and where they go for treatment.

The greatest source of information comes from Europe. Essentially the European Union has open borders and there are minimal restrictions as to geographic relocation. There are also minimal licensure qualifications for the EU members, which allow dentists to apply to practice not only in all the countries of the EU but also within the greater EU zone of influence. The Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) has made significant strides to establish quality assurance and evaluate and provide accreditation of EU dental schools.

In the European sector for example, Austrians go to Hungary, Slovakians to Slovenia and the Irish to Hungary, Poland, Turkey and the Ukraine.

Hungary appears to be a predominant destination for neighboring countries such as Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Italy. Approximately 81% of the new patients in that area of Hungary come from tourism. Two of every 10 practices realize 40 to 100% of their income from dental tourism; and the numbers are increasing.

One suburb of Budapest that 10 years ago had no dental tourism, today has over 150 dentists providing services. Another town, some 60 miles away, has about the same number of dentists doing the same thing. Now, larger, multi-disciplinary operations are moving into the region to take advantage of the one-way patient flow. Obviously the cost of doing business in Hungary (former Soviet block country) is less.

The current economic issues in Europe, relative to the cost of goods and services, has resulted in closing the gap between the more affluent economies and the low-cost developing and marginal economies. There is now a greater marketing effort directed to UK and U.S. patients. For example, one large Hungarian clinic has opened its own tourism office in New York City. The depression, the fall of the U.S. dollar and, to some extent, 9-11 has dampened the interest of American patients.

Dental tourism is not for lower income unsophisticated patients. Those who have the financial means to avail themselves of optimal treatment in their local healthcare system also have the means to travel. Americans have traveled to India, Singapore, Venezuela and Brazil for major medical and plastic surgery. However, most patient traffic goes to Mexico, San Salvador and other Central American countries. If you go online, there are a plethora of websites enticing you to Tijuana, Juarez and other border towns. They advertise that when you walk across the border, a car and driver will meet you and drive you to the dental office. On completion of the dental treatment, they drive you back safe and sound. The narcotic wars have seriously impacted the border towns and they are no longer safe. The businesses have moved to more distant places such as Cabo, Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan.

Canada is also a focus for medical and dental tourism. There are approximately 25 tourism companies promoting travel to foreign countries in Canada. The core marketing message is that treatment is affordable, completed in a short time and of high quality (criteria were determined by the tourism companies themselves). Some promote specialty services such as organ transplants and dental only, with emphasis on implant treatment. Marketing is extensive through sophisticated web sites.

reasons for Dental tourism.

Cost is the foremost reason for seeking treatment outside the U.S. However, an analysis of what drives and motivates American patients, conducted by medical and dental travel agencies, indicates it’s often more than money. They claim it indicates that these individuals believe they have good consumer judgment, are “savvy,” in a social position to do it and that they demonstrate independent and libertarian ideal. This information is used in complex marketing efforts that essentially say the person is smart and cutting edge.

InternationalDentAL toURISm by Paul Binon, DDS, MSD

associate editor

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An analysis of what drives and motivates American patients [to seek treatment outside

the United States], conducted by medical and dental travel

agencies, indicates it’s often more than money.


Business Week, in a 2008 article written by Catherine Arnst, blames the lack of dental insurance as the reason why “Americans are flocking overseas for high-quality, low-cost dental care.” The article states that surveys estimate “as many as 30% of the population along the Texas side of the Rio Grand cross the border for cheaper dental services.” She notes that crowns in the U.S. range from $750 to $1000 in the U.S. and $150 in Mexico. They also seek less expensive options in Budapest, Prague and Bangkok. She tells of the “full mouth reconstruction” quoted at $60,000 in the States, completed for $19,000 in El Salvador, which not only met but exceeded the patient’s expectations.

A July 2005 issue of USA Today relates the experience of a Federal Government “health educator,” who journeyed to Budapest for treatment after receiving a quote from her Washington DC dentist in the amount of $11,150 for an exam, a hygiene appointment, a RCT and 8 crowns. She spent 10 days in Hungary on “vacation,” paid $3,195 for the “same” dental treatment, with a total outlay of $4,300 that included hotel and air fare. Another patient in the same story claims that he paid

$6,000 for crown work (no specifics given) on 26 teeth, quoted at $43,000 in Philadelphia.

Along the same lines, the Sacramento Bee published an article by Carrie Peyton entitled “More Americans have surgery overseas to cut costs and hassles.” She also cites that rising health care costs and limited insurance drive “hundred of thousands of Americans” out of the country for care. There was no reference cited in the article that substantiates those numbers. Furthermore there is little data other than that about international organ transplants, and even less about the aspects of safety. The story recants two medical experiences and one dental experience where treatment was obtained in Tijuana, Mexico.

A Roseville patient is a “lifelong grinder,” who was quoted $80,000 for periodontal treatment and crowns on 20 teeth. Having been in practice in Roseville for 38 years, as a fixed and removable prosthodontist, I was stunned to see those numbers. Let’s just say that the periodontal surgical treatment was $2500 per quadrant ($10,000) for the entire mouth that would leave $70,000 for crown and bridge. Since nothing was mentioned as

implant related, that would amount to $3500 per crown or pontic! If you added a few extra units, just in case, it still comes to $2800 per unit. That is more than twice my specialty fee for PFM or Zirconia restorations. In Mexico he paid $32,000 (which included travel and accommodations). I contacted the reporter and told her I was skeptical regarding the veracity of the expenses reported in her article but never received a response. A GP dentist stated in the article that the dentistry provided in Mexico was “really good; better than some of the dentistry I’ve seen in the U.S.” There is no doubt that adequate treatment can be obtained in some offices in Mexico. In my experience however, it’s been the exception and not the norm.

As health care costs continue to rise, health insurance companies are “slashing costs by sending policyholders overseas for pricey procedures,” so reports News in March of ’08. Blue Cross and other companies have signed agreements with select overseas hospitals as an option for their 1.5 million members. According to one of their Vice Presidents, “medical travel is going to be part of the solution.” As an incentive, waiving all

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deductable and co-pays are being considered. The example offered in the article is that a heart procedure that costs $100,000 in the U.S., costs 10–20% of that amount in private hospitals in Asia. Global Healthcare, a subsidiary of Blue Cross has signed with hospitals in Bangkok, Singapore, Turkey, Ireland, Costa Rica and, by now, India. The selected hospitals are approved by the Joint Commission International, which is a part of the same regulatory organization that accredits American hospitals. However, when mistakes are made, the hospitals are insulated since it’s very difficult to sue for malpractice in a foreign country.

To underscore that the cost of treatment, be it medical or dental, is important. A published paper from Germany evaluated the preference of 1,368 patients by giving them four different treatment scenarios involving local treatment or tourism. The difference in the cost of a crown and an implant treated locally vs tourism was 80 Euro and 280 Euro respectively. 92% of the patients said that quality was an important factor. Yet one third said that “price” was the determining factor.

Like it or not, we live in a global world. Cork University in Ireland asked 520 patients if they used the internet on a regular basis. One third of the participants did not use the internet regularly. One third of the 520 patients investigated their dental condition and possible solutions prior to treatment on line. And almost 40% of the sample visited tourism locations and indicated that they would consider using tourism. The article’s conclusion stated, “with the increased interest in traveling abroad for

dental treatment, guidance for patients and practitioners regarding the legal and ethical issues pertaining to dental tourism is critical.” It also indicates the power of the internet.

Price and Quality

The dramatic difference in dental fees from one geographic location to another is sometimes difficult to unravel. It is possible to compare specific procedures and sometimes the identical materials used. For example, the identical dental procedure using the same porcelain veneer made by a Swedish dental laboratory, when applied by an Australia dentist generates a fee of 2500 AUD and only 1200 AUD when applied in India. So the difference is not exclusively the material, although it can have an impact. There are a wide variety of dental laboratory services available in the U.S. as well as in other parts of the world. Not all are created equal nor do the fees charged reflect the difference in quality. The lay consumer does not know the difference between Chiclets and a properly fitting and contoured esthetic crown. As you well know, the difference comes down to the skill of the operator (what he believes his time is worth), the education of the clinician, the economic setting in which the dental treatment takes place, the fixed and variable overhead, which includes rent and staff salaries and benefits. Office rent in San Francisco and Manhattan are significantly greater ($30 to $40 per square foot) than those in Roseville, Mumbai and Budapest. The cost of living is also more expensive in those different locations and all those factors are determinants of the fee that is charged.

A German dentist that moved to Hungary states that in Germany most of the costs were due to high salaries and lab expense. In Hungary, he uses the same materials, pays his staff better than prevailing local wages and still makes a bigger profit since the cost of doing business there is considerably less and that is reflected in the lower fees.

Government intrusion with excessive regulations, fees and taxes further adds to the burden of doing business. I seriously doubt that in Hungary, El Salvador or any other country, you have a drive by ADA lawyer that sues and then runs with the money. The cost of doing business is just not comparable.

consider the credentials

The popularity of implants and “esthetic” dentistry has given additional vigor to the dental tourism business. In Mexico, as elsewhere, there are different levels of education and expertise. Many dentists will have taken short courses and begin placing implants. The patient does not know what he is getting into. Checking out the credentials on the internet does not always give a clear indication as to the foreign dentist’s ability or qualifications. To the lay person they seem impressive, but to a fellow professional it’s readily apparent that it’s a dental meeting here and there and usually amounts to nothing but fluff. Healthcare Tourism, (www.healthcaretrip.org) a major resource in the tourism industry, sends patients to dental clinics that, according to them, duplicate U.S. standards. According to Dr. Stuart M. Hirsch, Associate Dean for International Programs and Development at New York University, School of Dentistry, NYU takes in 110 foreign dentists from 33 countries and trains them in advanced dental techniques every year. Inference is that they are directly associated with Healthcare Tourism. He states “there is no reason to assume the quality of care is any lower overseas.” In selected office settings that may apply, but certainly not in all.

The ADA has no official position on dental tourism. ADA consumer advisor and Associate Professor at UCLA, Dr. Edmund Hewlett, states, “We tell people it is possible to get high-quality dental care in places other than the U.S., but they should be aware there are no international standards.” For the patient in the international market place, there is no protection. It’s a hit and miss situation.

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some fee Comparisons:

prOCEdUrE uSAEL SALvADOR MExICO HunGARy InDIA THAILAnD

Implant with Crown

$2,900– 5,000

$900 $990 $1,000 $600 $1,700

veneer $800– 2,000

$440 $495 $360 $220 $240

Root Canal $699– 2,000

$220 $300– 450

$60 $80 $90– 200

Crown $750– 3,000

$440 $495 $285 $80 $210– 390

Source: Wikipedia

referenceS:

• InternationalAssociationforMedicalAssistancetoTravelers (www.iamat.org)

• MedicalTourismAssociation(www.medicaltourismassociation.com)

• Otherspecificreferencesonrequest


The ADA has a web site on dental tourism specifically aimed at the patient before they decide to go abroad for treatment. It’s a good

resource for any of your patients considering tourism. (http://www.ada.org/371.aspx). Another ADA advisor, Dr. Matt Messina from Ohio, validated that the ADA does not have any records or database on tourism. He states that he is more concerned with long term follow-up and possible complications.

the negative Side of Medical and Dental tourism

Medical and dental tourism is sometimes advertised as an adventure where you have your procedure completed, relax in a five star hotel, have better service and get totally spoiled. It can be an adventure indeed, judging by some reports.

In one German study, 60 patients who went outside of the country to obtain treatment were examined and it was found that 29 (48.3%) had clinically relevant findings that required reparative/corrective dentistry. The average cost to complete the reparative treatment amounted to 1,383 Euro.

The Australian Dental Association cautions travelers that there is a lack of accountability, and that no regulations exist when problems arise outside the country. In the article they document five such cases where serious complications arose.

Since there is a lack of independent inspection and evaluation for dental facilities offshore, compared to the medical that generally does have international hospital accreditation standards, there is no assurance that the facility adheres to stringent sterile technique. While speaking in India at a dental conference, I recall that one of the attendees approached me and asked if it would be alright to reuse a failed dental implant, retrieved from another patient, if he re-sterilized it. Consider all the others who did not ask! During the same trip, we visited a new state-of-the-art cardiology surgery center. It was magnificent, with all the latest technology available at the time. What was interesting is that we ONLY had to take off our shoes and wear hospital slipper

to enter the operating room where an open heart surgery was taking place. No surgical gown, cap or mask, just slippers!

Global travel, especially to endemic areas for hepatitis A and B, require additional vaccinations and precautions. The most common risk factors abroad are casual sex with new partners, medical and dental care abroad and the adoption of children who are hepatitis B carriers.

The appearance and spread of New Dehli metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1), which has extreme resistance and “raises the specter of untreatable bacterial infections” is another factor to contend with. The concern is for the international traveler who seeks medical, dental and surgical care. A Belgian became the first death attributed to this antibiotic-resistant superbug that originated in South Asia. Since then, three Americans from California, Massachusetts and Illinois returned to the U.S. from India, infected with the virus. The superbug was first identified last year in a Swedish patient admitted to a hospital in India. It is found inside bacteria containing the New Delhi metallo-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) gene. On Dec 21, 2011 another report said that 94 patients died in Kolkata Hospital in India, raising serious questions regarding India medical tourism.

The Herald Sun, in 2007, reported on botched plastic surgeries done in Thailand and Malaysia. The women were lured with attractive package deals promising full facelift and breast enlargement at a Malaysian hospital, costing upwards of $10,000. This is quite cheap and would have saved the patients thousands of dollars compared to local rates. The Australian Society for Plastic Surgeons then completed a national survey to determine how often local surgeons were seeing botched operations. By geographic region, Perth reported 66, New South Wales 35 women, and Victoria 14, for a total of 115 patients.

Other headlines of interest offer the following:

• Integrityoforgantransplantsinquestion: Medical Tourism Agency under investigation in Colombia

• Healthcaretouristbecomesquadriplegicafter language barrier interpretation error in the Philippines

Medical tourism has “awakened many ethical and legal issues,” such as malpractice, consumer protections, telemedicine, organ trafficking and alternative medical practices. It creates issues between the doctors at home and those abroad. It alters the doctor-patient relationship and some practitioners have declined treating patients who have issues created from medical–dental tourism.

The down side is that treatment is a long distance. What if you experience the inevitable complication when you return home? Jump back on the plane and the awesome savings are history.

The experiences reported in the news media are often glamorous, with unbelievable financial savings. However, it does not always work out that way and there are serious risks involved. The risk of infection is real and should be taken seriously. Traveling to high risk geographic areas exposes you when you are at your most vulnerable state.

Costs are not always what they seem either. Patients don’t know what they are getting. Is it a PFM with noble metal or non precious, is the crown made in China, is the post a paper clip or a real cast post? Dr. Hirsch from NYU “assumes” that there is no difference in the quality of care, but I have seen, as I am sure you have as well, that many times there are significant differences.

Patients are also vulnerable to scams involving travel and hotel accommodations, making it another area for vigilance. A serious negative is quite often that you don’t understand your physician or dentist, since he or she speaks broken, barely discernible English. Communication is often difficult enough when you speak the same language and adding that extra barrier takes it to another level.

In the end, people need to do what they feel comfortable with. The old adage, “let the buyer beware” certainly does apply to medical and dental tourism.

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CSUS Pre-Dental Club — Project Backpack

Oral B — Lauren Herman

Sacramento Regional Community Foundation — Knapp Family #1 Fund

697 total volunteers (348 doctors participated — 26% of our active membership!)

FALL 2011 SCReenIngS SFk DAy tReAtment SIteS ADoPt-A-kID PRogRAm

34,977 kids screened

93 doCtors did sCreeNiNGsResults:71% 1’s • 21% 2’s • 8% 3’s1 = good dental health2 = care required3 = urgent care required

655 kids scheduled for treatment102 doctors volunteered349 staff and other volunteers worked

451 total VolunteerS24 treatment sites in 27 private offices

150 kids referred for GP treatment110 kids referred to Ortho Program135 kids referred to other specialities

395 total aDoPt-a-KiD caSeS160 total doctors volunteered to take Adopt-a-Kid cases

thAnk yoU to oUR geneRoUS SMileS for KiDS 2012 GrantorS & SPonSorS

the California endowmentDignity health (Catholic healthcare West)

CDA Foundationhenry Schein Cares

Patterson Dental SupplyStar group — Crowns for kids

United Concordia DentalSmiles for Kids®

SFk DAy (February 4, 2012) ADoPt-A-kID

total # of kids scheduled ..............................................655total % of “no shows” .................................................. 25%total # of “walk-ins” ......................................................... 36total # of kids treated ....................................................529total % of kids needing additional treatment through

the Adopt-a-kid Program .......................................... 75%

total dollar value of pro bono services donated on SfK Day ....................................................$306,208

Dollar value of pro bono services donated to Adopt-a-kid Program cases (estimate — not FInAL*) .......$250,000

Dollar value of pro bono services donated to ortho Program cases (estimate — not FInAL*) .....$400,000

estimated total dollar value of pro bono services donated to 2012 adopt-a-Kid & ortho Programs (not final*) ........................................... $650,000+

*FInAL nUmbeRS AvAILAbLe July 31, 2012

total Dollar Value of Dental care froM all SourceS (2012): $956,208*

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Richard Portalupi, DDS, MSDDexter Quiggle, DDSLinda Rafferty, DDSGabrielle Rasi, DDSRonald Rasi, DDSJoseph Rawlins, DDS, MSJorge Rico, DDSRon Rott, DDSJeffrey Routsong, DDSStephen Saffold, DDSCharles Smurthwaite, DDSLee Anne Stigers, DMDVictoria Sullivan, DDSScott Szotko, DDSJonathan Szymanowski,

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Terrence Jones, DDS*Christopher Kane, DDS*Robert Katibah, DDS*Paul Katz, DDS*Kevin Keating, DDS, MS*Sidney Kelly, DMD*Richard Kennedy, Jr., DDS*Neelofar Khan, BDS*Peter Kim, DDS*Steve Kineret, DDS, MSCraig Kinzer, DDSRobert Koch, DDS*Beverly Kodama, DDS*David Koehn, DDSMarvin Koh, DDS*Matthew Korn, DDS*Cassandra Krupansky,

DDS, MSLaski Kung, DDS,

MMSc, MPHKevin Kurio, DDS*Laurie LaDow, DDS*Lisa Laptalo, DMD*Lawrence Larsen, DDSPeter Laurendeau, DDSSkip Lawrence, DDS*Gordon Lee, DDS*Grace Lee, DMD, MD*Leland Lee, DDS*Steven Lee *Steve Leighty, DDS*David Lewis, DMD*Steve Longoria, DDS*Carol Lopez-Shams, DDS*L. Neil Loveridge, DDSDonald MacDonald, DMD*Alexander Malick, DMDJames McNerney, DDS*Timothy Mickiewicz, DDS*David Miller, DDS*Dwight Miller, DDS*Daniel Miyasaki, DDS*Edward Montalbo, DMD*Rhonda Montalbo, DMD*Kathryn Ann Moore, DDS*Sydney Moore, DDS*Kenneth Moore, DDS*Megan Moyneur, DDS*James Musser, DDS*John Nelson, DDSGary Newhouse, DMD*Minh Nguyen, DDSThanh-Truc Nguyen, DDSDaniel Nolan, DDS*James Oates, DDS*Michael O’Brien, *Kevin O’Neill, DDS, MSD*John Oshetski, DDS*Stephen Ott, DDS*Leif Overby, DDSGregory Owyang, DDS*Jun Park, DDSViren Patel, DDS*

James Peck, DDS*Joel Pedersen, DDS*Stacey Peters-Nelson, DDS*Dennis Peterson, DDS*Robert Phillips, DDS*Paolo Poidmore, DDS, MSD*Sharon Prindle, DDSMichael Quessenberry, DDS*Philip Quinley, DDSAlan Rabe, DDS*Moji Radi, DDS*Linda Rafferty, DDSDarryl Ragland, DDS*Hana Rashid, DDS*Ibtisam Rashid, DDS*Gabrielle Rasi, DDS*Ron Rasi, DDS*Joseph Rawlins, DDS*Justin Reich, DDS*Sean Rhee, DDS*Bevan Richardson, DDS*Lindsey Robinson, DDS*Leon Roda, III, DDSChristy Rollofson, DDS*Donald Rollofson, DMD*Nicholas Rotas, DDS*Ronald Rott, DDS*Brian Royse, DDS*Navneet Sahota, *William Schaedler, DDS*Christopher Schiappa, DDS*David Seman, DDS, MS*Howard Shempp, DDS*Richard Shipp, DDS*Stefanie Shore, DDS*James Silverman, DDS*Dwight Simpson, DDSWalter Skinner, DDSWilliam Sloan, DMD*Chris Spain, DDSNorman Spalding, DDS*Joelle Speed, DDS*Charles Stamos, DDS*Visse Storm, DDS*Jeffrey Sue, DDS*Victoria Sullivan, DDS*Damon Szymanowski, DMDArt Tanimoto, DDS*Larry Templin, DDS*H. Scott Thompson, DDS*Robert Tilly, DDS*J. Alex Tomaich, DDS, MD*Leo Townsend, DDSKelvin Tse, DDS*Glen Tueller, DDS*Gregory Tuttle, DDS*Lucy Valencia, DDS*Asvin Vasanthan, DDS, MS*Chang Vong, DMD*Thuy Nga Vu, DDSTom Wagner, DDS*Kim Wallace, DDS*Melvin Walters, DDS*

Wayne Walters, DDS*Glen Warganich-Stiles, DDS*Ernie Watson, DDS*Russell Weaver, DDS*Russell Webb, DDS*Cynthia Weideman, DDS*Michael Weideman, DDS*Mark White, DDS*Gregory Wilcox, DDS*Ryan Wilgus, DDSMichael Wilson, DDS*Bingson Wong, DDS*Dennis Wong, DDS*Kenneth Wong, DDS*Timothy Wong, DDS*Peter Worth, DDS*Jamson Wu, DDS, MSD*Lynn Yamamoto, DDS*Thomas Yamamoto, DDS*H. Wesley Yee, DDS*

Associate MembersComel Ahmad*Anne Bianchi*Debra Burke*Irene Campbell*Stephanie Cripe*Peggy Daft*Barbara Delehanty Rachelle Doyle*Fechter & Company*Kathleen Ford* Elizabeth Hailey Dave Harlow, CPAMary Ann Harris*Beverlee Hawkins*Donna Hollingsworth Margaret Jackson*Sherri Johnson Kathy Jones*Marion Jones*Joe Kalinowski, CPA/PFS*

GrantSSmiles for Kids

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The California EndowmentCatholic Healthcare West/

Dignity HealthCDA FoundationHenry Schein CaresSmiles for BIG Kids®Delta Dental of California1st Tooth OR 1st BirthdayADA Foundation —

Harris Fund

MeMorialSSDDS, in memory of: Ken Ackerman Guadalupe Amaya Ronald Astle, DDS Ray Boron John Cox, DDS Gladys Daby Robert Erickson, DDS

Walter Haffner, DDS Larry Keating Peter Laurendeau, DDS Kenneth Law, DDS Kenneth Messenger, DDS Bev Miyasaki Ronald Pantalone, DDS Clyde Parks, DDS Nelva Richardson Lynn Rudee, DDS Mitsuho Sato, DDS Bette Wallace Randolph Walthall, DMD Michael Zoradi, DDS, MSDGlen Tueller, DDS, in memory of: Nelva Richardson Peter Laurendeau, DDSBeverly Kodama, DDS, in memory of: Nelva Richardson Ken Ackerman Winnie Irwin Peter Laurendeau, DDS Guadalupe AmayaJames Peck, DDS, in memory of: Peter Laurendeau, DDSEndodontic Associates, in memory of: Peter Laurendeau, DDSGordon Harris, DDS, in memory of: Bev Miyasaki

General DentiStry Grant contriButionSRichard Chang, DDSScott Churchill, DMD

SfK contriButionSBlue Northern BuildersCSUS Pre-Dental ClubPatterson Dental SupplyProctor & Gamble/Oral BSacramento Region

Community Foundation – Knapp Family #1 Fund

Star GroupUnited Concordia Dental

MiScellaneouS contriButionSMembersHerbert Hooper, DDSKevin Keating, DDS, MSGeorge Koch, DDS

OthersRon AndresCarrington College

of CaliforniaSacramento District

Dental Society

continued


croWnS for KiDS®Guy Acheson, DDSGary Ackerman, DDSCraig Alpha, DDSMark Backhus, DDSHenry Bennett, DDSDamon Boyd, DDSCapitol Periodontal Group Michael Casagrande, DDSStephen Casagrande, DDSBarbara Castle, DDSRichard Chang, DDSGarth Collins, DDSJames Cope, DDSJerome Daby, DDSRobert Daby, DDSRandy Davey, DDSMargaret Delmore, MD, DDSAnthony Digiorno, DDSJulianne Digiorno, DDSShaina DiMariano, DDSPam DiTomasso, DMDLisa Dobak, DDSRobert Gillis, DMD, MSDJennifer Goldman, DDSMitchell Goodis, DDSEdi Guidi, DDSLaurie Hanschu, DDSVictor Hawkins, DDSGregory Heise, DDSRyan Higgins, DDSKendall Homer, DMDDick Huang, DMDRalph Isola, DDSRichard Jackson, DDSRichard Kennedy, Jr, DDSMatthew Korn, DDSLaurie LaDow, DDSMerlin Lai, DDSGrace Lee, DMD, MDLauren Marr, DDSLuis Mendez, DDSKenneth Moore, DDSKhari Nelson, DDSCharles Newens, DDSViren Patel, DDSJames Peters, DDSStacey Peters-Nelson, DDSHanh Pham, DDSJean Rabadam, DMDMojtaba Radi, DDSIbtisam Rashid, DDSChristy Rollofson, DDSSacramento Oral Surgery, Sacramento Surgical Arts, Howard Shempp, DDSRichard Shipp, DDSStefanie Shore, DDSAmy Tran, DDSCarl Trubschenck, DDSHoang Truong, DDSSteven Tsuchida, DDSGlen Tueller, DDSKim Wallace, DDSRuss Webb, DDSIan Wong, DDS

BroaDWay SerieSDean Ahmad, DDSAna Maria Antoniu, DDSJayson Chalmers, DDSTeresa Deguzman, DMDDonna Galante, DMDM. Franklin Godfrey,

Jr., DDSMitchell Goodis, DDSJennifer Goss, DDSMonika Gugale, DDSBrock Hinton, DDSDonald MacDonald, DDSMadeline Majer, DDS

Gary Newhouse, DMDTrish Peterson Jerome Pielago, DDSGary Rawlinson, DDSGerald Roberts, DDSGerald Roberts, Jr., DDSPatrick Shannahan, DDSEdwin Sims, DDSPhoenix Sinclair, DDSVictoria Sullivan, DDSKenneth True, DDSKim Wallace, DDSDina Wasileski, DDSJanice Work, DDSPeter Worth, DDS

HoliDay Party Silent auctionGuy Acheson, DDS Gary Ackerman, DDS Wallace Bellamy, DMD

& Elaine FerrariRichard Brown, DDS

& Julie BrownMatt Campbell, DDS

& Irene CampbellVince Castaldo, DMD

& Margaret CastaldoBob Daby, DDS

& Lori Daby, RDHDyemonds & Curls Louis Gallia, MD, DMD Kelly Giannetti, DMD, MS Bob Gillis, DMD, MSD

& Mary Lou GillisGordon Harris, DDS

& Mary Ann HarrisMark Holt, DDS, MS Margaret Jackson Beverly Kodama, DDS

& Will GallowayGrace Lee, DMD, MD Steve Leighty, DDS

& Karen LeightyBruce & Cathy Levering Maria Nemeth, PhD James Oates, DDS

& Joyce OatesViren Patel, DDS

& Sonja PatelRocklin Family Chiropractic

Eric Wagnon, DCSacramento Rivercats

Baseball Club SDDS Staff, Bump DinnerMichael Solomon, Esq. Kevin Tanner, DDS Russell Webb, DDS

& Kathi WebbThomas Yamamoto, DDS

Golf tournaMentSponsorsAmeriprise FinancialAndrews ConstructionBlue Northern Builders, Inc.Burkhart Dental SupplyCarestream Dental / KodakDelta Dental of CaliforniaDental Management SolutionsDEXIS Digital X-RayJackson, Heise & Alpha OMSKids Care Dental GroupKometMann, Urrutia & Nelson, CPAsNorthwestern Mutual,

Adam Miller & Mike WelchOlson Construction, Inc.Paramount LabPatterson Dental SupplyProsthodontic Dental Group

Drs. Nordlander, Hinton, Dyal, Alvarado & Angel

Ronald Blanchette, DDSSacramento Coca-Cola

Bottling Co.Supply Doc, Inc.C. Thaddeus Szymanowski,

DDSDamon Szymanowski, DMDJonathan Szymanowski,

DMD, MMScTDIC Insurance SolutionsTekfix TeamThe Levering Company

Commercial Real EstateUnion BankWells Fargo Bank

Raffle DonorsBlue Northern BuildersA-DECEndodontic Associates Dental Group

Drs. Whitnack, Keating, Greene, Bal and Opp

KometProcter & Gamble/OralBSignature Smiles

Scott Szotko, DDSSybronEndoTurkey Creek Golf CourseSacramento District

Dental Society

GolfersTodd Andrews, DDSStan Arellano, DDSChris BaileyJames Bailey Michele BaileyDan BakerDaisuke Bannai, DDSRandy BeckNeil BeemanWallace Bellamy, DMDSherif BoctorGary Borge, DDSSteve BrandRichard BrownRobert BurgerMichael BurkGreg BusbyJason CaluzaScott CampChristopher Cantrell, DMDP. Kevin Chen, DMD, MSThomas Chin, DDSJim ChoYu ChoJohn ChoiBret CochranEddie CollinsKent Daft, DDSBill DomsA. Rocklin Doms, DDSDavid Duke, DDSChris EverettJim FisherBrian FortnerDouglas Gedestad, DDSMatt GillVince GuzmanVictor Hawkins, DDSRyan Higgins, DDSJim HillierMichael Hinh, DDSBrock Hinton, DDSLam HoangRick HodkinBruce Holt, DDSDave Hood

Ryan HughesTyler HuntChad Jensen, DDSPaul E. Johnson, DDSScot JovichJun KimK. Steve Kim, DDSAndy KwongBruce LeveringCathy LeveringDonald Liberty, DDSSteve Longoria, DDSSteve LoveAllen Lue, MDJae LunJeff Martin, DDSGeorge Mayweather, DDSCandy McComb, DDSJeff McComb, DDSIan McFarlaneJames Meinert, DDSAdam MillerJ. Gregory Nahorney, DDSDiane OgdenJohn Oshetski, DDSShane Panter, DDSViren Patel, DDSDavid Pettey, DDSMark PimentelTony PrimJudson Roberts, DDSJames RyanJeremy Salvatierra, DMDNicole SayersDanny SchoenMark SchwanEd SellersNam SeoColin SheldonMike SkorFrank SolomonCharles Stamos, DDSScott Szotko, DDSC. Thaddeus Szymanowski,

DDSDamon Szymanowski, DMDMichael Tai, DDSPamela TrehubKelvin Tse, DDSJohn UrrutiaHarry Viani, DDSJonathan Vongshanphen, DDSMichael Ward, DDSChris WatkinsMike WelchJustin Winger, DDSClifford Wong, DDSKenneth Wong, DDSStuart WrightDouglas Yee, DDSH. Wesley Yee, DDSDan Zendner, DDS

SPirit of GiVinGGregory Adams, DDS, MSWai Chan, DDSA. Rocklin Doms, DDSGordon Harris, DDSRobert Hays, DDSCraig Hollingsworth, DDSBruce Holt, DDSKevin Keane, DDSRichard Kennedy, Jr., DDSLeland Lee, DDSDwight Miller, DDS, MSDennis Peterson, DDSRobert Phillips, DDSDon Rollofson, DMDRoseville Dental Group Richard Shipp, DDS

founDation GalaAttendeesGary Ackerman, DDS Ronald & Michelle Andres

Paul Barkin, DDS & Peg Barkin

Neil Beeman Wallace Bellamy, DMD Paul Binon, DDS, MSD Ernie Bodai William & Diane Borja Randy Boyd, DDS

& Brenda BoydBurhart Dental Supply Matt Campbell, Jr., DDS

& Irene CampbellAdrian Carrington, DDS

& Marsha Henry, DDSJohn Carson, DDS

& Connie CarsonWai Chan, DDS

& Ruby Yu, MDRegina Cheung, DDS Paul Cripe, DDS

& Stephanie CripeRobert Daby, DDS

& Lori DabyWalter Dahl Mark Endo, DDS Endodontic Associates Phil Fitch Kelly Giannetti, DMD, MS

& Stephen GiannettiRandy & Jeannie Graham Holly Grahm Wayne Grossman, DDS

& Zoe GrossmanGregory Hailey, DDS

& Elizabeth HaileyNicky Hakimi DDS, MSD

& Melissa OwensGordon Harris, DDS

& Mary Ann HarrisTom & Nancy Harvey Victor Hawkins, DDS

& Beverlee HawkinsHealth Net of California Milo Hewitt, DDS

& Patricia HewittCarl Hillendahl, DDS

& Deborah HillendahlBrock Hinton, DDS Kevin Hitomi Chester Hsu, DDS & TeresaRichard Jackson, DDS

& Magaret JacksonChristopher Kane, DDS Beverly Kodama, DDS

& Will GallowaySkip Lawrence, DDS

& Cookie LawrenceLeland Lee, DDS

& Deborah LeeSteve Leighty, DDS Ben & Melissa Littau Madeline Majer, DDS Joe & Jeanne MaloneyDenise Mar, DDS Laurence Masuoka, DMD

& Sharon MasuokaTimothy Mickiewicz, DDS

& Erin MickiewiczJames Musser, DDS Clifton Nakatani, DDS

& Linda NakataniMaria Nemeth Ronald Otto, DDS, MS

& Patricia OttoGregory Owyang, DDS James Peck, DDS

& Ann PeckDennis Peterson, DDS

& Gayle PetersonMichael Preskar, DDS

& Georgiana PreskarHana Rashid, DDS Ibtisam Rashid, DDS Gabrielle Rasi, DDS

2011 sddf annUal rEpOrT (continued)Wayne Riggert, DDS

& Suzanne RiggertLindsey Robinson, DDS

& Parker WhiteDonald Rollofson, DMD

& Janet RollofsonNicholas Rotas, DDS

& Carol RotasBrian Royse, DDS RoyseSacramento Dental Associates Sacramento District

Dental Society Sacramento Hilton

Arden West Rita Saenz Jack & Diane Scanlon Ed & Lisa Sellers Szymanowski Family Richard Talbot, DMD, MS

& Carol TalbotRobert Tilly, DDS Ed Trafton Merritt Triano James Van Sicklin, DDS

& Janet Van SicklinWen-li Wang, DDS

& Assmb. Richard PanRussell Webb, DDS

& Kathi WebbEdward Wiggins, DDS

& Lee WigginsMichael Wilson, DDS

& Karen WilsonKen Wong, DDS

& Shelley WongAlan Yee Douglas Yee, DDS Candice Yee, DDS Herbert Yee, DDS

& Inez YeeH. Wesley Yee, DDS

& Nancy YeeJudy Yee

SponsorsBeverly Kodama, DDSCapitol Periodontal GroupDelta DentalDonald Rollofson, DMDDrobny Law OfficeEndodontic AssociatesHenry Schein, Inc.Jackson, Heise & Alpha OMSKids Care Dental GroupMorgan Stanley/Smith BarneyPatterson Dental SupplyWells Fargo Bank

Auction DonorsAbove & Beyond Cakes

Meghan JimenezAshkan Alizadeh, DDSAmeriprise Financial

Violetta Terpeluk, MBA, CFPCrystal Anderson, DMD, MSGuy Acheson, DDSNancy Archibald, DDSRichard AstorWallace Bellamy, DMDHendrik Blom, DDS

& Andrea Delurgio, DDS, MSD

Dr. Ernie & Carol BodaiCharlie BoiseLori BrownMelissa BrownCalifornia Employers Assoc.Matthew Campbell, DDSCarrie at Dyemonds & CurlsCasci DesignWorks Inc.

Steve Frkovich CasciSteve Cavagnolo, DDSWai Chan, DDSRichard Chang, DDSMatt Comfort, DDS


current AssetsCHeCking / SavingS

Charitable Fund (Smith Barney) $161,684

General Fund (Smith Barney) $414,945

Helen Hamilton Fund $113,863

Perpetual Endowment Fund $263,996total CHeCking / SavingS: $954,488

aCCountS reCeivable: $2,467

PrePaid exPenSeS: $7,689

totAl Assets: $964,645

liABilities & eQuityliabilitieS

Deferred Revenue (Other Current Liabilities) $19,181total liabilitieS: $19,181

equity

Retained Earnings $790,618

Net Income $154,846total equity: $945,464

totAl liABilities & eQuity: $964,645

From Your Foundation President…The Sacramento District Dental Foundation sponsors events that are stimulating, rewarding and lots of fun. Let’s start with the fun! To raise funds for our charitable activities, we attend Broadway musicals (Million Dollar Quartet, Mamma Mia and Wicked) and sponsor a golf tournament at Turkey Creek on May 11. But the tremendous highlight of 2011 was The Gala, the best party of the year. Dr. Wes Yee and his committee, Cathy, and all the SDDS staff spent countless hours collecting donations, planning entertainment and creating an extremely exciting evening for all of us. It was a spectacular achievement for SDDS and SDDF. 450 people attended and raised nearly $100,000. People from all over the Sacramento region were shown what SDDF does for the community. People left feeling both happy and impressed. Thanks to all of you who made this night so special!

The programs of SDDF can also be extremely fun and rewarding. Our renowned Smiles for Kids (SFK) program screened over 35,000 children in 112 schools. The 93 screening volunteers found the kids were slightly healthier than at any previous screening. 71% had no observable caries compared to 67% the year before. Despite screening 9,000 more children than last year, fewer patients needed treatment through Smiles for Kids. On SFK treatment days, volunteers help families to apply for the Healthy Families program. That, together with all the treatment and prevention instruction provided each year, seems to be having a definite impact. About $950,000 of dental treatment was provided by 700 volunteers in 2011.

Smiles for BIG Kids is the program that we want to highlight this year. Adults in dire financial need are screened and placed with dentists who volunteer to participate. The dentistry is done at no charge, but lab fees are paid by SDDF or donated by the labs. 44 patients were completed in 2011 with $91,300 donated by docs and $5800 by labs.

Dentists donated an additional $52,000 to SDDF in 2011, $27,000 of that total through Crowns for Kids. Membership in the Foundation, at $75 per year, grew to 312 in 2011. Our goal is to have every SDDS member be a member of SDDF as well. Dental spouses, staff, vendors and friends are also encouraged to join.

SDDF partners with other organizations to improve oral health. We agreed to cover lab expenses for The Gathering Inn, helping them to deliver $85,000 in dental care. We recruited volunteers for the RAM clinic that provided $1,346,000 in services at Cal Expo. SDDF will also assist CDA Cares and Missions of Mercy (MOM) on May 18–19 in Modesto and Aug 24–25 at Cal Expo. MOM is a two-day dental only event, which is extremely well organized. Please volunteer for any of the charitable events mentioned in this report. You will be well rewarded for you service and extremely thankful that you are not in the position of those receiving the care.

by robert Daby, DDSSDDF President, 2011

Susan Creighton, Certified Marriage & Family Therapist

Paul Cripe, DDSDavid Crippen, DDSRobert Daby, DDSKent Daft, DDS

& Peggy DaftDCA Laboratory Inc.

David Cho, ArtistDeVere’s Irish PubThomas DiLallo, DDSDirect Hit Pest ControlDrobny Law Offices Inc.

Mark Drobny, Esq.El Palmar Mexican RestaurantFats’ RestaurantsKelly Giannetti, DMD, MS

& Stephen GiannettiGinger Elizabeth ChocolatesJennifer Goss, DDSRandy GrahamGranite Bay Golf ClubElizabeth HaileyLajuan Hall, DDSHyatt Regency SacramentoHydro Pure Pool Service

Shawn PanicoRichard Jackson, DDS

& Margaret JacksonKnead2Relax

Danielle Bergmooser, CMTBeverly Kodama, DDS

& Will GallowayGregory Kondos

& Moni KondosMatthew Korn, DDS

& Lisa Dobak, DDSAngeliza LaMantainLeland Lee, DDSBruce & Cathy LeveringLighthouse Strategic Planners

George E. JohnsonJon Lydell, Attorney at LawMann, Urrutia & Nelson, CPAsTim Mickiewicz, DDSSteve MothersellMt. Vernon WineryJim NakamineClifton Nakatani, DDSMaria Nemeth, PhDNugget Market (Roseville)

Tom LonginottiDave OlsonKitty O’NealRon Otto, DDSMelissa OwensAssemb. Richard Pan, MDParagary’s Restaurant GroupTom PattonMichael Payne, DDS, MSDDennis Peterson, DDSPortfolio Image Skin Care

Waverly Pierce, CASLEMary Powers

Georgiana PreskarGabrielle Rasi, DDSRonald Rasi, DDSAaron Reeves, DDSRocklin Family Chiropractic

Eric Wagnon, DCDon Rollofson, DMD

& Janet RollofsonNicholas Rotas, DDSBrian Royse, DDSSacramento District

Dental SocietySacramento Hilton

Arden WestScripps Oral Surgery

Louis Gallia, MD, DMDJan Scully, District AttorneySeller’s Concrete Cutting

Ed SellersDavid Seman, DDS, MSMr. & Mrs. James ShannonThomas ShielSierra View Country Club

Jim Salazar, Golf ProPhoenix Sinclair, DDSSinsational SmilesMichael T. Solomon, Esq.Kurt SpataroSugar Hair BoutiqueJonathan Szymanowski,

DMD, MMScBridget TarzwellGlen Tueller, DDS

& Mercedes TuellerTurkey Creek Golf Course

Ramon GonzalesTrayce TurnerJohn UrrutiaValley Crest Tree Care ServicesKim Wallace, DDSWayne Walters, DDSJana WongPeter Worth, DDSRosemary Wu, DMD, MSThomas Yamamoto, DDSDella YeeHerbert Yee, DDS & Inez YeeH. Wesley Yee, DDSJudy YeeJoe You, DDSMark Zablotsky, DDS

Other DonorsKent Daft, DDSRobert Gillis, DMD, MSDDaniel Haberman, DDS, MSPhilip Hankins, DDS, MSTerrence Jones, DDSCathy Mudge James Peck, DDSWilliam Seabridge James Wallace, DDSKim Wallace, DDS

as of 12/31/2011


Smiles for BIGKids®

Total referred for treatment: 390

Total called for placement: 235

Placed cases: 210

No-show/Never called Dr/Failed: 34

Treatment in progress: 20

Treatment completed: 175

TOTal $$ dOCs dOnaTEd: $410,646TOTal $$ sfBk laB fEEs paId By granTs: $17,992TOTal $$ laB parTnErs dOnaTEd: $6,309

TOTal $$$ sInCE 2009: $434,947 aVEragE $$$ pEr paTIEnT: $2,486

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Mark Abel, DDSGary Ackerman, DDSCraig Alpha, DDSKreston Anderson, DDSLeo Angel, DDSDarryl Azouz, DDSAneet Bal, DDSRobin Berrin, DDSLenna Bright, DDSSteven Brown, DDSArthur Burbridge, DDSMatthew Campbell, Jr., DDSDavid Cernik, DDSAndrea Cervantes, DDSJeffrey Chamberlain, DDSWai Chan, DDSRichard Chang, DDSJames Chen, DDSRegina Cheung, DDSnanlin Chiang, DMD, MDTerry Chin, DDSDarrell Chun, DDSScott Churchill, DDSMatthew Comfort, DDSTracey Cook, DDSPaul Cripe, DDSRobert Daby, DDSElisabeth de Gaust, DDSMargaret Delmore, MD, DDSFriz Diaz, DDSHerlin Dyal, DDSnagy Elsemary, DDS

Gwendolyn Enriquez, DMDEloisa Espiritu, DDSJames Everhart, DDSJohn Fat, DDS, MSKenneth Fat, DDSMichael Favero, DMDTiffany Favero Holladay, DMDRichard Fife, DDSDebra Finney, DDSBrian Fong, DMD, MDMelissa Fong, DDSKimberly Fong, DDSRonald Fong, DDSShahnaz Formoli, DDSRobert Gillis, DMD, MSDArlenita Gomez-Croddy, DDSA Scott Grivas, DDSnicky Hakimi, DDS, MSDInjoo Han, DDS, MSD, PhDLauren Hanschu, DDSBrian Harris, DDSJagdev Heir, DMD, MDCarl Hillendahl, DDSBruce Holt, DDSDan Hopper, DDSRichard Jackson, DDSPaige Jeffs, DDSCraig Johnson, DDSLoche Johnson, DDSTerry Jones, DDSBryan Judd, DDS

Christopher Kane, DDSKevin Keane, DDSneelofar Khan, BDSGeorge Kingsley, DDSMark Kujiraoka, DDSHung Le, DDSSteve Leighty, DDSPieter Linssen, DDSJeffery Little, DDSDavid Lopes, DDSRyan Maddox, DDSDwight Miller, DDSKenneth Moore, DDSKenney Moore, DDSRichard Moorhouse, DDSMichael Mullen, DDSFerris nazeri, DMDKathleen Greene, DDSDavid Keating, DDSBrian Orcutt, DDSSteven Penn, DDSFlaviane Petersen, DDSBrett Peterson, DDSPaul Phillips, DDSMichael Preskar, DDSPaul Raskin, DDSRonald Rasmussen, DDSSean Rhee, DDSJorge Rico, DDSOlivia Rodrigues, DDSDonald Rollofson, DMDnicholas Rotas, DDS

smiles for BIg kids® Volunteer doctorsSean Roth, DDSBrian Royse, DDSDean Sands, DMDPhoenix Sinclair, DDSDarce Slate, DDSAndrea Smith, DDSCharles Smurthwaite, DDSOjadimeji Sorunke, BDSBrian Steele, DDSvisse Storm, DDSJason Straw, DDSCary Syamken, DDSJ. Alex Tomaich, DDS, MDPedram Towfighi, DDS, MSLoc Tran, DDSGlen Tueller, DDSGregory Tuttle, DDSThuy nga vu, DDSJudith vue, DDSKim Wallace, DDSMark White, DDSJoel Whiteman, DDSAnna Whitmire, DMDRae Ann Whitten, DDSJerard Wilson, DDSKelly Wilson, DDSWalter Winfrey, DDSClifford Wong, DDSKen Wong, DDSMarston Wong, DDS, MSBianca yee, DDS

SFBK PartnersAlpha Tech Dental LabArtisin Dental WorksBishop Gallegos Maternity HomeBrabant’s Dental LabCarmichael Dental LabClara’s HouseDanilov DentalDental CreationsFrontier Dental LabHalls Dental LabHamai Dental LaboratoryJoe Rodriguez Dental LabKustom Dental LabLaFond Dental LabMerrill Dental LaboratoryMike’s Dental LabratoryParaMount Dental LaboratoryPegasus Dental LabProfessional Dental LaboratoryRoseville Dental LabSedgwick Dental LabSierra Dental LabSmiles for SuccessStride CenterTri-City Dental LaboratoriesVictor’s Dental LabWEAVEWellspringWestern Dental Arts, Inc.Women’s Empowerment

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dEnTIsT MEMBErsSusan Abeldt, DDSGuy Acheson, DDSGary Ackerman, DDSTerry Adair, DDSEva Adams, DDSGregory Adams, DDS, MSDean Ahmad, DDSCraig Alpha, DDSTodd Andrews, DDSBrad Archibald, DDSNancy Archibald, DDSSean Avera, DDS, MSMark Backhus, DDSDaisuke Bannai, DDSRichard Behl, DDSWallace Bellamy, DMDRobin Berrin, DDSPaul Bianchi, DDSPaul Binon, DDS, MSDJohn Birch, DDSMichael Boyce, DDSDamon Boyd, DDSRodney Bughao, DDSDavid Burke, DDSRobert Burkhard, DDSMatthew Campbell, Jr., DDSAdrian Carrington, DDSThais Carvalho-Booms, DDS, MSVince Castaldo, DMDSteven Cavagnolo, DDSWai Chan, DDSShareen Char-Fat, DDSKevin Chen, DMD, MSRegina Cheung, DDSJohn Childers, DDSSonney Chong, DMDStephen Christensen, DMDLawrence Chu, DDSMichael Chu, DDSDarrell Chun, DDSScott Churchill, DMDMatt Comfort, DDSPatrick Cook, DDSJames Cope, DDSJames Coyle, DDSLee Crane, DDS, MPHBrian Crawford, DMDPaul Cripe, DDSDavid Crippen, DDSGina Crippen, DDS

John Cutter, DDSJerome Daby, DDSRobert Daby, DDSKent Daft, DDSDavid Datwyler, DDSJeffrey Davidson, DDSTeresa DeGuzman, DMDJames Delehanty, DDSPaul Denzler, DDSFriz Diaz, DDSShaina DiMariano, DDSHung Do, DDSJerome Dobak, DDSLisa Dobak, DDSGordon Douglass, DDSJennifer Drew, DDS, MSDTimothy Durkin, DDSJames Everhart, DDSR. Kent Farnsworth, DDSDiana Fat, DDSJC Fat, DDS, MSKenneth Fat, DDSDavid Feder, DDSVolkmar Felahy, DDSDebra Finney, DDSLeslie Fong, DDSMichael Forde, DDS, MSRikard Forsberg, DDSLora Foster Rode, DDSKenneth Fox, DDSKasi Franck, DDSDonna Galante, DMDDouglas Gedestad, DMDRichard Gere, DDSKelly Giannetti, DMD, MSHerbert Gibbs, DDSRobert Gillis, DMD, MSDMitchell Goodis, DDSJennifer Goss, DDSWayne Grossman, DDSEdi Guidi, DDSDan Haberman, DDS, MSGregory Hailey, DDSNicky Hakimi, DDS, MSDLauren Hanschu, DDSKerry Hanson, DDSDaniel Harlan, DDSElizabeth Harmon, DDSGordon Harris, DDSVictor Hawkins, DDSRobert Hays, DDS

Jagdev Heir, DMD, MDGreg Heise, DDSTimothy Herman, DDSSteven Higashi, DDSCarl Hillendahl, DDSCraig Hollingsworth, DDSMichael Holm, DDSMark Holt, DDS, MSWesley Honbo, DDSHerbert Hooper, DDSChester Hsu, DDSAlice Huang, DDSElizabeth Huynh, DDSEdward Ishii, DDSRichard Jackson, DDSDaniel Jones, DDSTerrence Jones, DDSLynn Judd, DDSChristopher Kane, DDSRobert Katibah, DDSPaul Katz, DDSDavid Keating, DDSKevin Keating, DDS, MSSidney Kelly, DMDRichard Kennedy, Jr., DDSNeelofar Khan, BDSPeter Kim, DDSRobert Koch, DDSBeverly Kodama, DDSMarvin Koh, DDSMatthew Korn, DDSCassandra Krupansky, DDS, MSKevin Kurio, DDSLaurie LaDow, DDSLisa Laptalo, DMDSkip Lawrence, DDSGordon Lee, DDSGrace Lee, DMD, MDLeland Lee, DDSSteven Lee, Alan Leider, DDSSteve Leighty, DDSTom Lenhart, DDSDavid Lewis, DMDSteve Longoria, DDSCarol Lopez-Shams, DDSL. Neil Loveridge, DDSDonald MacDonald, DMDWilliam Marble, DDSJames McNerney, DDSJames Meinert, DDS

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2012 saCraMEnTO dIsTrICT dEnTal fOUndaTIOn MEMBErs

It is the mission of the Sacramento District Dental Foundation (SDDF) to promote the oral and general health of the public by serving as the charitable arm of the SDDS and the dental community. Members of SDDF make an annual voluntary contribution in support of this effort. The individuals below have made this commitment to our Foundation. If you’re not yet among them, it’s not too late! For more information on becoming a Foundation Member, see the insert at the center of this issue, or visit www.sdds.org/SDDF_main.htm.

Thomas Yamamoto, DDSBradley Yee, DDSH. Wesley Yee, DDS

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The list goes on, as these are just a few of the problems that have been occurring.

As members have brought their issues to the CDA Practice Support Center, we’ve submitting them individually to our designated liaison with Delta. But the volume of the issues we’ve received has been so large that trying to address them on a case-by-case basis with Delta has been nearly overwhelming.

Last month, CDA wrote to Delta’s Dental Director over claims adjudication and provider relations, describing the Delta system-related problems we’re hearing from members. We asked for a response to the specific issues we raised in the letter, for information on what Delta is seeing as problems, and how they are working to correct those problems so that we might accurately report back to our members, and expedite problems members are experiencing. In response, Delta assured us that the problems we cited are known to them, that they are working to correct their system, and that they would shortly respond to each of the issues we raised in our letter. We were asked to be patient while Delta works on these issues.

Our view is that we and our members have shown enough patience. The problems have been occurring since late last year. We’re now into the third month of 2012 and the problems show no indication of either being resolved or diminishing.

CDA had an initial conversation with representatives of the Department of Managed Health Care about the system problems at Delta. Our belief is that unresolved system difficulties are resulting in noncompliance with various aspects of the Knox-Keene Act under which Delta operates. DMHC asked CDA provide a summary of the issues we are hearing from dentists, including the correspondence we’ve had with Delta, and copies of formal appeals either members or CDA has submitted to Delta on behalf of members.

An Appeal to Our Members

DMHC officials were clear that one of the quickest ways for the department to identify

As with other major dental plans in California, CDA has a designated liaison with Delta Dental to assist in addressing problems that member dentists are experiencing.

This liaison arrangement works best on a case-by-case basis when a dentist is inquiring about a specific payment dispute and the normal lines of communication with Delta aren’t resulting in a resolution.

Since January, CDA has experienced an increasing volume of inquiries about issues with Delta’s claims adjudication system. These are more than individual claim issues as they are issues that potentially affect hundreds or thousands of dental practices and the claims they are submitting to Delta.

We’ve heard, for example: Delta is failing to properly process and pay secondary dental claims when the plan is both primary and secondary for a patient (they have opted to pay both claims as if they are primary, and then go back and offset future claims to retrieve overpayments on the secondary claim payment); claims submitted by long-term providers in Delta’s provider network where the plan’s system erroneously recognizes the provider as non-contracted, resulting in payment errors; claims sent to dentists at previous addresses where the dental practice used to be located; claims sent to the wrong dentist; pre-authorized treatment not being recognized by the system as pre-authorized, causing processing delays; improper capping of fees on procedures the plan doesn’t cover and consequently doesn’t pay for; the automated system for confirming patients’ eligibility of coverage not being able to recognize the patient in the system because the plan’s new system has assigned new identification numbers to enrollees; a case where weeks of claims not paid because the system is reading an “incorrect” tax identification number for the dentist, in spite of the fact that the dentist submitted the new tax ID weeks previously, including faxing that number to Delta twice in addition to the formal notice of the change.

Increasing Delta Issues& An APPeAL to oUR membeRS

issues to raise with Delta is to hear from dentists who have filed formal complaints and appeals with Delta. CDA has urged dentists calling about their Delta-related issues to communicate their concerns to DMHC through the department’s toll-free provider complaint number (877-525-1295). DMHC told us that when receiving a call from a dentist about their issues, dentists have been directed to send a summary of their issue to the provider complaint unit’s email address ([email protected]).

We are working with our contact at Delta to resolve individual payment problems. And we will shortly be submitting what dentists are experiencing to the Department of Managed Health Care, which will help the department determine course of action it might take to assure that these issues are resolved quickly. But in addition…

If you have experienced problems and delays in receiving payments from Delta which stem from system issues, CDA wants to hear from you, but please take the time to summarize your issue, or as many issues you are having, and send them to DMHC at [email protected]. DMHC is tasked with protecting consumers, including providers, when dealing with health care service plans. Hearing from you is important to the department. You can help us to help you by communicating the issues you’re having to both CDA and to DMHC at the email address given.

We desire that every dentist who has contacted CDA about their recent problems to also communicate those issues to DMHC. Please take the time to submit your comments and issues to the department. This will help bring these issues to a quick resolution.

For more information on this or other dental benefit payment issues, contact the CDA Practice Support Center at 866-232-6362.

Copyright 2012, California Dental Association. Used by permission.

by Greg altertonCDA third Party Analyst


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It’s that time of year once again... time to don your ball caps, dust off your gloves, and head out to Raley Field for the 7th annual SDDS Day at the RiverCats Game!!

Over the past six years, dentists, staff, family and friends have been meeting up in droves for this fun day — last year we had 230 in attendance from our group! We hope you’ll join us this year in the Senate Box on Thursday, June 21st, as that Cats take on the Fresno Grizzlies. Game starts at 7:05pm!

The Membership Committee is also excited to announce SDDS’s First Annual Shredding Drive in June — exact date coming soon. We’ll be having a party in the SDDS parking lot, complete with food and beverages and, of course, a shredding truck. Bring those reams of old papers and join in on the fun! This is a member benefit and will be FREE to all active members… so don’t miss out!

This year’s New Member Dinner was held on April 26th at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Sacramento. This event has proven to be a great way for new members to meet, mingle, network and learn about the amazing benefits of membership in the Society. It is open to all members new to SDDS within the past two years. If you missed out this year and are interested in attending in 2013, let us know — we’d love to have you!

Have an idea for a fun time? The Membership Committee is always looking for new ways to recruit new members and retain the ones we have! To let us know how we can make your experience with SDDS even better, contact Dr. Lisa Laptalo, Membership Committee Chair, at [email protected].

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yOU arE a dEnTIsT. you’ve been to school, taken your Boards and settled into practice. End of story?

not quite. Employee evaluations, hiring and firing, labor laws and personnel files are an important part of being an employer. Are you up on the changes that happen nearly EvERy January 1st?

In this monthly column, we will offer information pertinent to you, the dentist as the employer.

youthe dentist, the employer


PregnancyDISAbILIty LeAveFrom california employers association (CeA)

During PDL, an employer can require use of sick time, but vacation or PTO benefits can only be used at the employee’s request.

All women disabled by pregnancy are entitled to State Disability Insurance (SDI) to the same extent as for all other disabilities. Generally SDI will pay for four weeks before delivery and six to eight weeks after delivery. If the employer provides more than four months of leave for other types of temporary disabilities, the same must be made available to women disabled due to pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition. Leave may be taken before or after birth, during any period of time the woman is physically unable to work because of pregnancy or a pregnancy-related condition.

A woman returning from PDL must be placed in the same or a comparable position as before leave. Terminate employment for an employee who does not return to work after taking PDL may generally occur, unless a policy exists granting longer leave for other disabilities.

Employers with 50 or more employees must grant employees PDL, Family Medical Leave (FMLA) and California Family Rights (CFRA). FMLA can run concurrently with PDL, meaning a pregnant woman can take up to four months of PDL, the first 12 weeks of which are also counted as FMLA, as long as the employee is notified that her PDL is considered FMLA. CFRA regulations do not consider pregnancy a serious health condition and do not allow an employee to take family leave for pregnancy related disability, so it cannot run concurrent with PDL. However, CFRA can be used for ‘baby bonding” time after the pregnancy. Employees are only eligible for FMLA and CFRA if they have worked 1250 hours during the 12 months immediately before the first day of FMLA leave, not the first day of CFRA leave.

For companies with five or more employees in the current or preceding year, your employees are entitled to Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL). There is no length of service requirement before an employee disabled by pregnancy is entitled to PDL.

The time is unpaid, and can be taken whenever a woman’s doctor certifies that she is disabled during the pregnancy or after the delivery. The PDL is for any period(s) of actual disability caused by pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions up to four months (or 88 work days for a full-time employee) per pregnancy. The time off can be taken all at once or any time throughout and after the pregnancy for morning sickness, prenatal visits, recovery, etc.

An employee is affected by pregnancy or a related medical condition, with supported documentation of a medical practitioner, may request reasonable accommodation transfer to a less strenuous or hazardous position or duties.

An employer may require medical certification only if medical certification is required for other types of disability leave. Certification should include the date on which the employee become disabled due to pregnancy, the date of the medical advisability for the transfer or reasonable accommodation, probable duration of the period(s) of disability, transfer or accommodation. A statement should also include that, due to the disability, the employee is unable to perform one or more of the essential functions of her position without undue risk to the employee, the successful completion of the pregnancy or to other persons. The statement may also say that, due to the pregnancy, transfer or reasonable accommodation is medically advisable.

Employers must post a notice regarding PDL rights and have a PDL policy in the company’s employee handbook.

Maximum combined PDL and family leave is about seven months (four months plus 12 workweeks). An employee can only take the maximum when she is actually disabled by pregnancy for four full months, and then immediately takes 12 weeks of baby bonding family leave.

alErT!BrInkEr MEal & rEsT pErIOd CasE

The California Supreme Court decision in the Brinker case upheld the Appellate Court’s ruling that an employer is not required to “ensure” a meal period is taken.

“We conclude that under Wage Order No. 5 and Labor Code section 512, subdivision (a), an employer must relieve the employee of all duty for the designated period, but need not ensure that the employee does no work.”

“We conclude that, absent waiver, section 512 requires a first meal period no later than the end of an employee’s fifth hour of work, and a second meal period no later than the end of an employee’s tenth hour of work. We conclude further that . . . Wage Order No. 5 does not impose additional timing requirements.”

“The employer that relinquishes control but nonetheless knows or has reason to know that the employee is performing work during the meal period, has not violated its meal period obligations [and owes no premium pay], but nonetheless owes regular compensation to its employees for time worked.” (Emphasis added)

There is a lot of discussion on whether or not class certification should be granted, but the most important for employers was this issue of meal breaks. The Court ruled the way employers had hoped it would go.

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A TribUTE…oUr coNdolENcEsDouGlaS H. yee, DDSOn March 18, 2012, we lost Doug to cancer after being diagnosed in early January.

Doug lived a full life, albeit too short of one. He practiced dentistry for 35 years in the city where he grew up. He was good in all facets of dentistry and was especially adept at oral surgery. During his third year at Loma Linda Dental School, he went to Honduras and extracted 600 teeth in two weeks.

Doug had a wonderful relationship with each one of his patients. He was more than their dentist. He was their friend. One of his patients wrote me a card when she heard of Doug’s passing. She recalled a conversation with Doug when she stopped wearing her night guard due to breast cancer. Doug would say, “You are just ruining your teeth. Just because you had cancer, are you going to quit your job and take drugs?” This talk with Doug helped her snap out of her doldrums.

In 1999, Doug was appointed by Governor Wilson and served on the Committee on Dental Auxiliaries. Many of you know Doug professionally, but he was so much more than a dentist. Doug loved his family, enjoyed boating, golf, travel, community service and history. He especially enjoyed playing the SDDS Golf Tournament, because it was a scramble format and he didn’t have to play full round.

He loved his boats and cruised out to his favorite fishing hole in the Delta. There he would read the paper, drink coffee and catch a few stripers. Although Doug and Karun have traveled around the world on cruises, they did join my wife and I on a couple of road trips to Europe. We had a blast driving around the countryside and often getting lost.

Doug was an historian and especially knowledgeable on Chinese American History. For over 10 years Doug fundraised and then published the book Canton Footprints, a critically acclaimed book on Chinese history in Sacramento. He also coordinated the living history each Labor Day weekend in Old Sacramento for Gold Rush Days. For all his efforts he was awarded the KVIE Volunteer of the Year Award in 2006.

He also served on over 20 community boards. Doug served as the president of our Yee Family Partnership and had our complete respect. Doug and his wife Karun looked after our parents with tender loving care. Most of all, he was a wonderful husband to Karun, attentive father to Darrun, Julia, Dean, Debra, and grandfather to little Jake. We would talk or meet a couple times a week to discuss family, community service events or plan a golf game.

We worked as a team and partners in many endeavors. Doug was my brother, mentor, friend, and colleague. I will dearly miss his guidance and friendly voice every day of my life.

— Dr Wesley Yee

KatHy anGelOur thoughts are with Dr. Leo Angel on the loss of his wife Kathy on Thursday, March 29, 2012. She wanted no memorial, but would appreciate donations to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers.

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we’re blowing your horn!

Have some news you’d like to share with the Society? Please send your information (via email, fax or mail) to SDDS for publication in the Nugget!


Drs. Kristy and Joel Whiteman, on the birth of Jacob Kyle on February 24. He was 7 lbs., 15 oz; 19 ¾ inches. (photo #1 at right)

Dr. Jude Crutchfield, on his cover story publication of Twenty-four month clinical evaluation of fissure sealants on partially erupted permanent first molars; Glass ionomer versus resin-based sealant in the February 2012 issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA).

Jan Robbins, wife of Dr. Terry Robbins, for being featured in a Sacramento Bee article on the Annual Sacramento Kennel Club Show at Cal Expo. Jan brought their wire-haired fox terrier, Champion Winston Sheffield of Wilhaggin to the show. (photo #2 at right)

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Join us at raley field!Dental Day at the RiverCats (thursday, June 21, 2012):

www.sdds.org/ RiverCats.htm

CCMP

VOlUnTEErs nEEdEd: General dentists, specialists, assistants and hygienists.

alsO nEEdEd: Dental labs and supply companies to partner with; home hygiene supplies

COnTaCT InfO: Ed Gilbert (916.925.9379 • [email protected])

Additional information on these volunteer opportunities and much

more is available on the SDDS website:

www.sdds.org/Volunteer.htm


volunteerOpportunities

VOlUnTEErs nEEdEd: Dentists and dental hygienists to volunteer one morning a month or every other month to treat Hiram Johnson High School students.

COnTaCT InfO: Dr. Wai Chan (916.267.4816 • [email protected])

VOlUnTEErs nEEdEd: Doctors to “adopt” patients seen on Smiles for Kids Day (February 4, 2012) for follow-up care.

COnTaCT InfO: SDDS office (916.446.1227 • [email protected])

VOlUnTEErs nEEdEd: Dentists and hygienists

EqUIpMEnT nEEdEd: Mobile equipment to loan or donate — currently limited to using the mobile equipment and instruments brought in by Dr. Alex Tomaich and Dr. Dagon Jones

TO VOlUnTEEr, COnTaCT: Michael Robins (530.864.8843 • [email protected]) volunteering or donations

HiraM JoHnSon H.S. tHe gatHering inn

SMileS for kidS SMileS for big kidS

VOlUnTEErs nEEdEd: Dentists, dental assistants, hygienists and lab participants for onsite clinic expansion.

COnTaCT InfO: Ann Peck (916.296.4057 • [email protected]) Volunteer Coordinator

daTEs: May 18–19 (Modesto), Aug 24–25 (Cal Expo, Sacramento)

VOlUnTEErs nEEdEd: Dentists, dental hygienists, assistants, students, lab technicians, office staff, specialists including oral surgeons (+/- 100 dentist/day needed), and other community members willing to donate time!

TO VOlUnTEEr, COnTaCT: CDA Cares (link to volunteer form available at www.sdds.org/Volunteer.htm)This event is sponsored by CDA and CDA Foundation, in partnership with Missions of Mercy.

VOlUnTEErs nEEdEd: Dentists willing to “adopt” patients for immediate/emergency needs in their office.

TO VOlUnTEEr, COnTaCT: SDDS office (916.446.1227 • [email protected])

(Coalition for Concerned Medical Professionals)

WilloW dental CliniC MiSSionS of MerCy (Cda Cares)

ADveRtISeR INDExDental SuPPlieS, eQuiPMent, rePairBurkhart Dental Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 28Henry Schein Dental. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 28IDS Sacramento (formerly DESCO / RelyAid) . . . . . . . . . . 28Patterson Dental Supply, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Procter & Gamble Distributing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

eDucationSan Joaquin Valley College (SJVC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

financial & inSurance SerViceSBank of Sacramento . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 32Dennis Nelson, CPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Eagle West Group, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Fechter & Company, CPAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Financial Management Associates, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28First U.S. Community Credit Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Mann, Urrutia & Nelson, CPAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Principal Financial Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28TDIC & TDIC Insurance Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 28Union Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29

HuMan reSourceSCalifornia Employers Association (CEA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

leGal SerViceSWood & Delgado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

MeDical GaS SerViceSAnalgesic Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

office DeSiGn & conStructionAndrews Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 28Blue Northern Builders, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 28Henry Schein Dental. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 28Olson Construction, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Tilcon Builders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 28Western Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Practice SaleS, leaSe, ManaGeMent anD/or conSultinGDental Management Solutions, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Henry Schein Dental. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 28TRI Commercial Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Western Practice Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 28

PuBlicationSSacramento Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29

StaffinG SerViceSResource Staffing Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

tecHnoloGyPact-One. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Tekfix Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

WaSte ManaGeMent SerViceSStar Group Dental Refining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28


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new MeMbersWeLCometo SDDS’s new members, transfers and applicants.

ClIP OUt this handy NEW MEMBER UPDAtE and insert it into your DIRECtORY under the “NEW MEMBERS” tab.

May 2012

iMPortaNt nUmbeRS:

SDDS (doctor’s line) . . . . . . . (916) 446-1227

ADA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 621-8099

CDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 736-8702

CDA Contact Center . . (866) CDA-MEMBER (866-232-6362)

CDA Practice Resource Ctr . . cdacompass.com

TDIC Insurance Solutions . . (800) 733-0633

Denti-Cal Referral . . . . . . . . (800) 322-6384

Central Valley Well Being Committee . . . . . (559) 359-5631

totAL aCtiVe membeRS: 1,320totAL retired membeRS: 204totAL dual membeRS: 2totAL AFFIlIAtE membeRS: 12

totAL StUDENt/ ProVisioNal membeRS: 9

totAL CurreNt APPLICAntS: 3totAL dHP membeRS: 45

totAL New membeRS FOR 2012: 15

totAL MEMBERShIP (AS OF 4/2/12): 1,595

keeP usUPDAteD!Moving? Opening another office?Offering new services?Share your information with the Society!

We can only refer you if we know where you are; and we rely on having your current information on file to keep you informed of valuable member events! Give us a call at (916) 446-1227.

The more accurate information we have, the better we can serve you!

New tRAnSFeR MeMbers:Joohee Oh, DDSGeneral PractitionerPending Office AddressDr. Joohee Oh graduated from Loma Linda University in 2011 with her DDS. She is currently seeking employment in the greater Sacramento area and lives in Elk Grove.

fun fact! Dr. Oh enjoys creating origami and spending time with her nephew (her sister is fellow SDDS member, Dr. Jooyoung Oh).

New APPLICAntS:Reza Abbaszadeh, DDSWilliam Harris, DDSSadia Niazi, DDS, MMSc

Jeffrey Yang, DMDPeriodontist10357 Fairway Dr, Ste 100Roseville, CA 95678(916) 782-4500Dr. Jeffrey Yang graduated from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in 2007 with his DMD and later completed his specialty certification in periodontics at Oregon Health Science University in 2011. Dr. Yang is currently practicing and living in Roseville.

fun fact! Dr. Yang enjoys spending time with his wife and playing football, soccer, basketball, tennis, and golf, which he played in high school and was in the top five at Washington State.

Back in time…Can you identify tHiS SddS MeMber?

thefirstSDDSmembertocalltheSDDSoffice(916.446.1227)withthecorrectanswerwins$10

offtheirnextGeneralMeetingregistration.

Only the winner will be notified. The member cannot identify himself.

WatCH for tHe anSWer in tHe June/July 2012 NuggeT!

answer from april 2012 issue:

dr. glen tueller

Congratulations, Dr. Kim Wallace for guessing correctly!


next general Membership Meeting: May 8, 2012www.sdds.org/genmeetingCE.htm

1. Dr. Kristy Whiteman and Della Yee (SDDS Program Manager) • 2. Drs. Pieter Linssen, Forrest Boozer and Jared Ruminson • 3. Speaker, Dr. Tom Lenhart • 4. Dr. Daniel Barrett (SDDS New Member) and Dr. Lisa Laptalo (SDDS Membership Chair) • 5. Dr. Stuart Beach (SDDS potential member) • 6. Andre Verzan, Kristian O/Neil, Dr. Stacy Fore and Lisa Durham • 7. Drs. Alister Man and Alan Golshanara • 8. Sarah Bernard, Elizabeth Harris and Svati Arora.

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Selling your practice? Need an associate? have office space to lease? Place a classified ad in the Nugget and see the results! SDDS member dentists get one complimentary, professionally related classified ad per year (30 word maximum; additional words are billed at $.50 per word). Rates for non-members are $45 for the first 30 words and $.60 per word after that. Add color to your ad for just $10! For more information on placing a classified ad, please call the SDDS office (916) 446-1227. Deadlines are the first of the month before the issue in which you’d like to run.

SDDS membeR DentIStS CAn PLACe CLASSIFIeD

ADS FoR FRee!


3 days — $100 Members onlyCall SDDS at (916) 446-1227 for more information or to place a reservation.

the SDDS LCD projector is available for rent!

dentists serving dentists — Western Practice sales invites you to visit our website, westernpracticesales.com to view all of our practices for sale and to see why we are the broker of choice throughout northern California. (800) 641-4179. 03-09

PraCtiCe for sale in the saCramento area. General practice dental office with a 40 plus year history of goodwill in the Sacramento, CA area looking to find a wonderful, kind practitioner to purchase practice. The office is conveniently located in a highly visible, easily accessible, professional building with close proximity to an upscale retail mall. the office occupies approximately 1,200 sq. feet and consists of 4 beautifully equipped ops (+ 1 additional plumbed), a reception area, a staff lounge, a lab and a restroom. the practice generates approximately 12-15 new patients per month. The doctor will work back in the practice or mentor (if desired) to help the new doctor with a successful transition. this is only at the request of the purchasing dentist. The practice is located in a great community in which to live and practice dentistry. Please send your Cv to: [email protected]. 02-12

loCum tenens — i am an experienced dentist, uoP graduate and i will temporarily maintain and grow your practice if you are ill / maternity leave or on extended vacation. (530) 644-3438. 02-12

exPerienCed board eligible endodontist seeks space-sharing arrangement and/or dental office space in auburn and/or grass valley. Please contact steve murphy, DMD — (415) 855-9914 or [email protected]. 03-12

fill-in / loCuM TenenS — DenTiSTry, hyGiene or Combination. uCsf graduate. Weekdays and saturdays. Sacramento County resident. Able to travel. over 10 years locum tenens experience. elizabeth Johnson, rdh, dds (408) 499-9924. 05-C1

GreATer SACrAMenTo AreA MulTi-SpeCiAlTy offiCe looking to fill an associate pediatric dentist position and an oral surgeon position. fax resume 916-817-4376 or email to [email protected]. 04-12

My KiD’S DenTiST hAS pArT TiMe AnD ownerShip opportunities for board-certified pediatric dentists in woodland and elk Grove. please call ed loonam at (949) 842-7936 or e-mail at [email protected]. 12-11

Pt orthodontist — too many consults for current doctors to keep up with! busy sacramento Pedo Practice (Kids Care Dental Group) seeks local ortho1–2 days a week. great opportunity for the right doctor to hit a “home run.” Great office, great staff, and great pay! email [email protected]. 05-12

general dentist assoCiate PlaCerville f/t. We have a thriving general practice, with long term committed patients and a nice, long term friendly team. the foothills offer an ideal location, excellent schools and a great place to live. looking for an experienced, friendly, competent, family-minded professional that wants to contribute and build long-lasting relationships. replacing associate due to relocation. send resume to [email protected], call (530) 622-1221 or fax (530) 626-1947. 05-C1

leArn how To plACe iMplAnTS in your offiCe or mine. mentoring you at your own pace and skill level. incredible practice growth. text name and address to (916) 952-1459. 04-12

saCramento dental ComPlex has two small suites available. one suite is equipped for immediate use. Second suite can be modified with generous tenant improvements. located in Midtown area. please call for details. (916) 448-5702. 10-11

dental sPeCialist in el dorado hills, Ca with 1400 sq ft office is seeking other dental specialist to share space. ideal for endo or perio. Contact business manager at (916) 757-4858. 02-12

peDiATriC-orThoDonTiC DenTAl offiCe, fully equiPPed, for lease. 2402 sf on Marconi at watt. 1 block from del Paso Country Club. decor, walls hand painted. Child interest — kids love it. surgical operatory, recovery room, tvs on ceiling, lab, break room, 3 restrooms, 1 handicap. This office could be anything you want it to be. Call Jeff phelan (949) 720-8000 or (949) 933-8458. 04-12

DenTAl SuiTe — 2000 Sq fT — fully furnished with all amenities; dental equipment included. Move-in ready or owner will decorate to suit. exclusively designed single story dental building located in a professional medical/dental area near Country Club Center. Prime Watt ave corridor, close to shopping, dining, h-50 and i-80. private parking lot. Available now. Call (916) 761-5711 for information / appointment. 05-C1

CALL THE sdds hr hOTlInE WITH ALL yOuR BuRnInG quESTIOnS — 1-800-399-5331

sDDs CalenDar of eventsJUlyNo events currently scheduled

AUGUsT3 Executive Committee Meeting 7:00am / Del Paso Country Club

4 CPR BLS Renewal Sutter General Hospital 8:30am–12:30pm

25 Missions of Mercy (MOM) Sacramento, CA

sEpTEmbEr3 Labor Day SDDS office closed

4 Board of Directors Meeting 6:00pm / SDDS Office

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915 28th StreetSacramento, CA 95816916.446.1211www.sdds.org

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

28 Memorial Day SDDS office closed

JUNE1 Licensure Renewal Course California Dental Practice Act

& Infection Control Marcella Oster, RDA

Sacramento Hilton — Arden West 2200 Harvard Street, Sacramento 8:30am–12:30pm

12 Nugget Editorial Committee 6:15pm / SDDS Office

13 SDDF Broadway Series Wicked 8:00pm / Sac Community Center

21 RiverCats Game vs. Fresno Grizzlies 7:05pm / Raley Field

mAy1 CE Committee 6:00pm / SDDS Office

1 Board of Directors Meeting 6:00pm / SDDS Office

8 General Membership Meeting Medical Emergencies Do Occur in

Children: Are You Prepared? David Rothman, DDS Foundation Night Sacramento Hilton — Arden West 2200 Harvard Street, Sacramento 6:00pm Social 7:00pm Dinner & Program

16 Dentists in Business Forum HR Audio Conference Ask the Expert —

Bring All Your HR Questions! Noon–1:00pm

19 Missions of Mercy (MOM) Modesto, CA

May 8, 2012:Medical Emergencies Do Occur in Children:

Are you Prepared?

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2CE UnITs!

MAy GEnERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETInG: fOUndaTIOn nIghT

6pm: Social & Table Clinics7pm: Dinner & Program

Sacramento Hilton, Arden West (2200 Harvard Street, Sac)

Presented by:david rothman, dds

lEarn TO:

• Identify medical and sedation emergencies and learn how to prevent them• Develop an appropriate emergency kit• Identify risk factors for pediatric patients based on age and physiologic differences• Provide RESCUE support for stabilization

SAvE THE DATE FOR THE 33rd annUal MIdWInTEr COnVEnTIOnTOnS OF CE & A GREAT TIME! yOu WOn’T WAnT TO MISS IT! fEBrUary 7–8, 2013

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