PUBLISHED BY AND FOR THE DENTISTS OF QUEENS COUNTYVolume 59 Number 4 July/August 2017

For the ninth year, Queens CountyDental Society members went out to theballgame in a strike for oral health.QCDS members screened bothfans and Mets staffers at Citi-field in May.

“This is what the DentalSociety should be doing,community outreach,” saidDr. Stuart Kesner, who has or-ganized the event for QCDSsince its inception in 2008. A life-long Mets fan, Dr. Kesner said hewanted “to encourage more people inour profession to give back to the com-munity.”

Over the years, many hundreds ofpeople have been screened, and a num-ber of suspicious lesions found. A cou-ple of years ago, one youngMets staffertold a QCDS member about a recurring“cyst” that was again causing her dis-comfort. She had the area examined by aQCDS oral surgeon andwas referred forfollow-up. Fortunately, none of thosescreened this year evidenced suspiciouslesions that required further referral.

“Voluntary screening programs, es-pecially to underserved children, are in-credibly valuable to help spot problems

early. Partnering with local groups likethe Mets allows the dentists of QCDS toreachmore people over a short period of

time,” Dr. Kesner said. “We can ed-ucate people about the impor-tance of oral cancer screeningsand regular checkups.”

Each year in the UnitedStates 35,000 people are diag-nosed with oral cancer and 8,000

people die from the disease. Suspi-cious lesions are often discovered dur-

ing voluntary screening programs. “Ifyou catch it early, like during a routinedental visit, there’s an 80-90 percent sur-vival rate and that’s just from a painless

two-minute screening at the dentist,”said Dr. Kesner.

Along with the screenings, tooth-brushes and informational pamphletswere distributed to the attendees.Dozens of fans were screened and hun-dreds of fans were given dental infor-mation.

Dr. Kesner’s team included dentalresidents from Jamaica Hospital andBrookdaleHospital, aswell as practicingQCDS dentists as well as his own officestaff.

Unfortunately, the Mets lost to theSanDiego Padres 5-6. But there’s alwaysnext year.

QCDSTakesOralHealthto theBallgameFor Its AnnualCitifieldDentalScreening

Dr. Stuart Kesner sees a patient during the QCDS screening. Dr. Charlene Berkman examines a patient, obviously a Mets fan.

Mets fans received a variety of dental care information from QCDS members.The QCDS dental screening team

From the Presidentronaldgarrettdds@verizon.net

Getting Students Interested In DentistryBy Ronald Garrett, D.D.S.

Growing up, Chibueze (Chi-bu-zee) Egeruoh (Eger-roh)knewhewanted to follow in the footsteps of his uncle inNige-ria and become a doctor. His parents wanted that, too. How-ever, while in his junior year at a South Dakota boardingschool, the Laurelton, Queens resident’s career aspirationwassolidified. It was during a school trip to the Pine Ridge Reser-vation, where high school volunteers dropped off dental hy-giene products to indigenousNativeAmericans, that Egeruohsaw first-hand how more dentists are needed to serve ruralcommunities.The reservation, Egeruoh remembered,was the size of Con-

necticut, but only had three dental offices in the vicinity. Mostresidents, he said, could not afford to see a dentist, much lessget an appointment.“They were very receptive to receiving the dental sup-

plies,” Egeruoh recalled. “That made me want to become adentist.”After boarding school, Egeruoh attended the University of

Massachusetts atAmherst as a biochemistrymajor. Two yearslater, he transferred to Stony Brook University on Long Islandto complete his undergraduate degree. While at Stony Brook,Egeruoh worked hard to improve his G.P.A. and learn moreabout his chosen profession.In early 2015, Egeruoh contacted me to ask if he could

shadow atmy Springfield Gardens office. Three times aweek,Egeruoh showed up and stayed most of the day, while heasked a multitude of questions about running a private prac-

tice and applying to dental school. Egeruoh’s inquiries and de-termination paid off. He took his DATs last fall and was ac-cepted to the University of Buffalo last year—months beforehis May 2017 Stony Brook graduation. I credit Egeruoh’s de-termination and willingness to be mentored with his success.However, Egeruoh thanks me for mentoring him as he dis-covered his true calling to become a pediatric dentist.“(You) gave me moral support. You were realistic and did

not sugar-coat dentistry and how a practice is run,” Egeruohtold me during a recent visit to my office. “You were ap-proachable.”Those sentiments I hope are echoed by the students who

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Bijan AnvarChristine Choe

Teodora ConstantinescuLeyla Escudero

Jodi HalperRobert Hollander

Elzbieta KopaczMadeline Lo Duca

Mohammad ShafiqueLawrence Sommer

Prabha Krishnan Robert Rubin Raj Singla Michael Katzap

Paul AddeoLucy Capobianco

Wanda Chih-Hui Chen

Stephen FestaTyler Grosso

Prabhakar Koppikar

Win LeRichard Lestz

Christopher Mihalios

Daisuke OsanaiMarc PaterninaDarshini Shah

Ahmed Taha El KadyLary Verasco

Hemali AjmeraLynda Albandoz Fuentes

Hon ChanDaniel GrossMaria Herrera

Kevin HuynhEvelyn KagabinesJohn Keriazes

Anjela MehrianKihong Min

Natia Mosheshvili

Sejal ShahNaama Weinstock

QCDSContinuing Education Awards

Congratulations to the following Queens County Dental Society members for achievingtheir respective Continuing Education milestones.

1,000 HOURS

500 HOURS

300 HOURS

100 HOURS

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Administrative AssistantGuadalupe Rodriguez

Editor Co-EditorBoris Arbitman Gina Cucchiara

Executive DirectorOleg Rabinovich

The Bulletin is published six times a year, bimonthly. It is theofficial publication of the Queens County Dental Society. Nei-ther the Society nor the Bulletin assumes responsibility for thepoints of view or opinions of its contributions.

Deadlines for manuscripts is six weeks prior to the date ofpublication. For example, the deadline for March/April issueis January 10th. All Submissions must be typed as a word doc-ument and emailed to QCDSBulletin@gmail.com.

For more information about advertising, contact the Busi-ness Manager at 86-90 188th Street Jamaica NY 11423 or call(718) 454-8344. Inclusion of an advertisement does not implyendorsement of any firm, goods, or services unless such en-dorsement is specifically stated.

Subscription is included in the annual membership dues ofthe Queens County Dental Society. The Subscription rate fornon-members is $30 per year, or $5 per issue.

The QCDS Board of Trustees meets on the third Tuesday ofeach month (Except July andAugust) at QCDS Headquarters.For information about the Society, Call QCDS at (718) 454-8344.

H. AjmeraS. AkhtarC. BerkmanD. BhagatM. BhuyanH. BillerJ. CarusoG. Cucchiara

A. DograA. FeigenbaumC. GehaniR. GehaniH. GomezS. KesnerJ. KouzoukianN. Lalani

L. LehmanA. LighterR. OlanA. QueenR. SamuelsI. SchwartzV. ShahD. Sidhu

V. JhaveriP. KoppikarJ. Ledner

M. Mota-MartinezS. ShettyR. Shpuntoff

B. VallejoR. Yang

Eric HuangSudhakar ShettyBijan Anvar

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2017 OfficersRonald Garrett, PresidentRichard Yang, President-ElectCraig Tischler, Vice PresidentPrabhakar Koppikar, SecretaryArelys Santana, TreasurerMilan Gandhi, HistorianBoard of Trustees

ADA Trustee Chad Gehani

NYSDA Trustee Prabha Krishnan

NYSDA Delegates

Past Presidents

ADA DelegatesViren Jhaveri Jay LednerAlternate Delegate: Rekha Gehani

Institute for Continuing Dental EducationRonald Garrett, PresidentRobert Shpuntoff, Vice PresidentAdam Lighter, Secretary/Treasurer

Publication Member of theAmerican Association of Dental Editors

Queens County Dental Society

86-90 188 Street | Jamaica, NY 11423718-454-8344 | fax: 718-454-8818www.qcds.org | e-mail: info@qcds.org

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Doron KalmanBeatriz Vallejo

ADA Trustee Reportcgehani@gmail.com

ARoundupofNews from theADABy Chad Gehani, D.D.S.

Membership TrendsA primary responsibility of the ADA

Board of Trustees is to monitor progresson growing our membership. Last year,the ADA gained 1,276 net members.Market share held steady. The gain is cer-tainly traceable to the new provisionalmembership category,which,was addedto enhance membership while eliminat-ing barriers.Wewill closelymonitor con-version of these members into fullmembership. Likewise encouraging, ournon-renew rate dropped to four percentfor full dues paying members. Thisprogress is difficult to tie to one specificprogram or activity, but, rather, is a com-bination of all efforts, which are nowgaining traction. Over the last ten years,ADA member market share has de-creased from 71.2 percent to 63.6 percent,while the size of the market has grownconsiderably. In otherwords,ADAis nothemorrhaging members. Market share,in contrast, is decreasing across all agegroups, not just new dentists.The ADAoften discusses the average

dues rate per member, which reflects thevarious discounts being offered. If weonly consider active licensed members,the average dues rate is $429. Thirty per-cent of these members receive some sortof discount. Forty-six percent of thosewho receive a discount are new dentists.This issue, of course, relates to cost,whichis the number-one reasongiven for not re-newing a membership. However, ourprice elasticity is low—small changes inpricing have a modest impact on ourmembershipnumbers.Historically, basedon analysis of the data, for every dollarincrease in price,we lose between six and22members, a very small number,whichis more than offset by corresponding in-creased revenues. Of course, this raises afundamental question of whether rev-enue or membership is our goal. Whilewe want both—we need solid member-ship and financial stability—which of thetwo takes precedent when there is a con-flict? Clearly, there are other factors in-volved in our decliningmarket share.

ADA market share declines as thesize of a dentist’s practice (number ofdentists) increases. In other words, adentist working in a large group is lesslikely to be a member than a dentistworking in a smaller practice. As more

dentists are employed in DSOs, thistrend has a greater impact on marketshare. Similarly, market share amongwomen and racially diverse dentists,both growing segments, is below ouroverall average.TheADArenewal rate is over 93 per-

cent; the median average among abenchmark group of individual mem-bership organizations is 82 percent.Market share is also significantly higherthan the benchmark (63 percent to 43percent). Despite our challenges, weneed to remember that the ADA is a re-markably successful, widely respectedorganization. Such success may make itharder to change course, as we are con-cerned about risking what we have ac-complished. But we need to rememberthat our environment continues toevolve. The Board reviewed a long listof ADAmembership-related initiativesand activities, including dues waivers,dental school activities, non-renew call-ing programs, etc. Counting foregonerevenue from dues discounts ($55 mil-lion), and not includingAptify, CPS andother non-Membership Division pro-grams, the cost of all of these activitiesover ten years is approximately $70mil-lion. Based on this information we ask

ourselves, are we doing the wrongthings? Are we doing the right thingspoorly? Dowe need to domore of whatwe are doing? Or, are we doing the rightthings and doing them well and doingenough of them, but is there somethingelse? These are fundamental questions.To answer some of these questions, wemust study our business model.

ADABusiness ModelWe have a contract with Frog Design

of Brooklyn, to conduct a study of howwe serve ourmembers and the productsthat we provide to our customers. FrogDesign is a highly respected firm, with atrack record of successfully advisingcompanies, such as Disney, on develop-ing long-term loyalty through customer(member) experiences. This project,which will take a few months, will in-volve outreach to many communities ofinterest. Once Frog Design has com-pleted its work, the ADA will considerits recommendations and implement anew or altered business model.

NewDentistsThe New Dentist Conference will re-

main a part of America's Dental Meet-ing. Conversations with our NewDentist Committee (NDC) have pro-vided us with a valuable opportunity toshare thoughts and views with our newdentist members. Ideas generated inthose discussions have resulted in ourunderstanding that new dentists like tobemore involved in governance (Houseof Delegates and councils) and are in-vested in issues like licensure portabilityand providing meaningful potentialmembership value to large-group prac-tice dentists. We appreciate the ongoingwork and collaboration between NDCand ASDA, which has included a pres-ence atASDAannual meetings and pre-sentations to theASDABoard. NDChadproposed that the ADA develop short(technique) videos for dentists, e.g., on-line CE courses. ADA staff will develop

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AREWE DOINGTHEWRONG THINGS?

AREWE DOING THE RIGHTTHINGS POORLY?

DOWENEED TO DOMOREOFWHATWEARE DOING?

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SSAAVVEE TTHHEE DDAATTEE!!

Queens County Dental SocietyInvites You To Join Us For

The 2017World’s FairofDentistry

September 23 & 24, 2017 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Terrace on the ParkFlushing Meadows

52-11 111th St., Corona, NY

PLEASE REGISTER AT 718-454-8344or at www.worldsfairofdentistry.com

BY SEPTEMBER 1ST

Earn up to 18 CE Credits for as little as $125 for one day or$185 for both days, with breakfast and lunch included

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The 2017 NYSDA House of Delegates meeting convened onFriday, June 2, at the Turning Stone Resort in Verona, NewYork. The meeting marked the end of Dr. Richard Andolina’sterm as NYSDA president. Upon the conclusion of the meet-ing on June 3, Dr. Lawrence Busino as-sumed the presidency of the Association.On Friday Dr. John Comisi, as chair of

the Standing Committee on Credentials,Rules and Order, opened the first meeting.The three candidates for the elective posi-tion of ADA president-elect, as well as thetwo candidates for the ADA trustee-elect(Second Trustee District) made their pre-sentations to start off the session. MichaelGraham, senior vice president, Division of Government andPublic Affairs, American Dental Association, based in Wash-ington, and Roy Lasky, NYSDA lobbyist, also addressed theHouse. Afterwards, various reports and resolutions were dis-cussed and refined at Reference Committee that heard testi-mony for or against proposed actions with the chair of theReference Committee presenting their recommendations to thedelegates at the Saturday session. Dr. Mitchell Greenberg wasa member of the Reference Committee.Prior to the beginning of the Saturday session of the House,

each of the 13 components met in caucus meetings beginningat 8 a.m. to discuss items before the House so that each delegatehad an understanding of the issues and its consequences. Our

QCDS group met and discussed all the resolutions and fin-ished almost 4 hours later.The second session of the House began promptly at 1 p.m.

and was called to order by the speaker, Dr. Steven Gounardes.Dr. Paul Leary was elected to the positionof ADA trustee-elect, representing the Sec-ond Trustee District. Our own Dr. ChadGehani, ADA trustee, gave a very inform-ative speech regarding key issues affectingour profession. Resolutions were pre-sented, amended, discussed and ulti-mately voted upon by the 102 delegates,resulting in dispositions of the resolutions. An evening dinner dance in honor of

outgoing president Dr. Andolina concluded quite a full day ofactivity.The major outcomes of the two days of voting were:

•A vote to lower the discount for dues of Active Life Members.•A vote to increase NYSDA dues by $10 a year. There was tes-timony and discussion by several, including the NYSDA treas-urer and executive director, that we need the increase tomaintain our budget and not to run at a deficit.•A vote to approve the new NYSDA Peer Review Manual.•A vote to continue Special Committee on Dental Medicaid.•A vote to continue the NYSDA PGY1 Task Force.•A vote to amend the NYSDA bylaws to conform to the ADA

NYSDA Trustee Report

Busy House of Delegates Annual MeetingBy Prabha Krishnan, D.D.S.

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QCDS WISHES THE BESTFOR A SUCCESSFUL YEAR TOALL NYSDA OFFICERS.

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The Queens County Dental Society delegation at the NYSDA meeting.

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Elementary School Students Visit QCDSMember Dr. Heidi Nelson’s Dental Office

The Pre-Kindergarten classes of P.S. 343 in Sunnyside,Queens, together with their teachers, Christina Joseph andAnnMarie Vargas, paid a visit to the office of QCDSmem-ber Dr. Heidi Nelson in April.Everyone had a fun and informative afternoon dis-

cussing oral health and nutrition. In addition, the studentsreceived a tour of the office, met Dr. Nelson’s staff, Tina andLilian, and had a chance to see some of the tools dentistsuse up-close and to observe a dental check-upwithDr. Nel-

son’s puppet, Joe, who helped her answer the children'squestions.The visit was enhanced by also items that QCDS gra-

ciously provided to the visiting students. This is the secondyear that Dr. Nelson has opened her office to students fromP.S. 343, and she looks forward to doing this again next year.Dr. Nelson has visited a number of schools in Queens, frompre-K to high school, speaking on a variety of oral health re-lated topics aswell as representing dentistry forCareerDays.

A QCDS Scrapbook

EDPAC Treasurer Dr. Joseph R. Caruso and ADA Trustee Dr. Chad Gehani spoke withNew York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio recently at an event honoring Queens BoroughPresident Melinda Katz.

Above: Pre-K students from P.S. 343 saw Dr. Heidi Nelsongive her assistant, a puppet named Joe, a dental exam.

Left: Students from Sunnyside, Queens discussedgood oral health with QCDS member Dr. Heidi Nelsonand her Puppet, Joe.

Telling Mayor About QCDSQueens County Dental Society members have donated

a large supply of adult toothbrushes, which were incorpo-rated into 50 “care packages” donated to assist families ofchildren hospitalized with cancer.The packages are part of the efforts of the 35-year old

Frances Pope Memorial Foundation of Manhattan, whichassists families staying with their ill children, allowing thefamily members to concentrate on the greater medical is-sues at hand.The QCDS efforts were organized bymember Dr. Heidi

Nelson, a dentist with an office in Sunnyside. The QCDSdonation inspired a fundraiser, allowing the Pope Founda-tion to add $4,000 for their capital campaign.The Foundation is looking for additional donations of

toothbrushes, toothpaste, and floss to include in futurepackages. For further information, contact the Frances PopeMemorial Foundation at 917-456-2463 or email MaryO’Dowd at maryodowd@francispopefoundation.org.

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Queens County Dental SocietyInvites You To Join Us For

The 2017 World’s Fair of DentistrySaturday, September 23 & Sunday, September 24

8 A.M. to 5 P.M.

Terrace on the Park52-11 111th St., Corona, NY

Please RSVP to QCDS at 718-454-8344or at www.worldsfairofdentistry.com by September 1st

Earn up to 18 CE Credits for as little as $125 for one dayor $185 for both days, with breakfast and lunch included.

Saturday, September 238:00 A.M. - 8:30 A.M. Registration and Continental Breakfast8:30 A.M. – 8:45 A.M. Welcome from QCDS President8:45 A.M. - 11:15 A.M. Lecture: Dr. Ted Korin “Optimal Solutions for Achieving the Esthetic

Restoration in the Atrophic Anterior Maxilla”11:15 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Lecture: Dr. Bijan Anvar “Data Protection for Dentists”1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. Buffet Luncheon & Lecture: Dr. Amir Ahmadi “Screw Retained Implant

Restorations- Success and Failures”2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Lecture: Dr. Daniel Pompa “The Role of the Dental Professional in the

Treatment of the Diabetic Patient”

Sunday, September 248:00 A.M. - 8:30 A.M. Registration and Continental Breakfast8:30 A.M. – 8:45 A.M. Welcome fromWorld’s Fair of Dentistry Chairman8:45 A.M. – 11:15 A.M. Lecture: Dr. James Kouzoukian “Update in Oral Hygiene Standard of Care”11:15 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Lecture: Dr. Leora Walter “Restorative Componentry in Implant Dentistry”1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. Buffet Luncheon & Lecture: Dr. Dale Rosenbach ”Surgical Implant Failure

Lessons to be Learned”2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Lecture: Rick Garofolo “OSHA Compliance for the Dental Practice

SEATING IS LIMITEDPRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED BY CALLING: 718-454-8344

Dozens of Commercial Exhibitors • Free Parking • Raffle PrizesCE Credits awarded as allowed by state law.

For additional information or to register please visit our website at www.worldsfairofdentistry.com

QCDSAidsCancer Families

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NYSDA Trustee Report

QCDS was represented by Drs. Jay Ledner and Chad Gehani at a cocktail reception. Dr. Prabhakar Koppikar, with Dr. Arelys Santana in the background,attened the House of Delegates meeting.

New NYSDA officers, left to right: President Lawrence Busino, President-Elect Brendan Dowd, Vice-President Payam Goudarzi, Speaker of the House Steven Gounardes, and Treasurer Mark J. Weinberger.

QCDS delegates—front and center—cheered the new NYSDA officers.

QCDS’ Dr. Robert Shpuntofftook his tie off after a longday of meetings.

ADA Trustee Dr. Chad Gehani, presented outgoing NYSDA President Dr. Richard Andolinawith an award of recognition.

—Continued from page 7requirement for membership.•A vote to encourage the expanding scope of proceduresfor which hygienists can administer nitrous oxide anal-gesia and/ or local infiltration anesthesia.

The following QCDS members were appointed toNYSDA Councils: • Council on Dental Education and Licensure: Dr. RekhaGehani• Council on Membership and Communications: Dr. Mercedes Mota-Martinez• Council on Nominations: Dr. Robert Shpuntoff

The NYSDA officers installed and assuming their po-sitions immediately are: President Dr. Lawrence Busino,President-Elect Dr. Brendan Dowd, Vice President Dr. Payam Goudarzi, Treasurer Dr. Mark Weinberger, andSpeaker Dr. Steven Gounardes.

Dr. Chad Gehani, ADA trustee of the Second District, waspresent at all of the events. The elected delegates represent-ing QCDS at the annual meeting were Drs. Prabha Krishnan(NYSDA trustee), Jay Ledner, Viren Jhaveri, Mercedes MotaMartinez, Robert Shpuntoff, Beatriz Vallejo, Prabhakar Kop-pikar, Rekha Gehani, Mitchell Greenberg, Arelys Santana,and Richard Yang. They were joined by QCDS Executive Director Oleg Rabinovich.

QCDS is Well Represented at BusyNYSDA House Of Delegates Meeting

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a pilot project to test the concept of vir-tual study clubs.

BusynessDr. Chris Salierno and I are members

of the workgroup addressing how thecomplex issue of busyness has affectedmembership. The workgroup is devel-oping both short- and long-term solu-tions. Stay tuned.

Campaign to Promote DentistryClosely related to the busyness issue

is how to promote dentistry to the pub-lic. As many of us know, the 2016House passed a resolution authorizinga campaign to promote utilization ofdental services. This was originally aresolution proposed by NYSDA in the2015 ADA House. The ADA has beenimproving Find-A-Dentist (findaden-tist.ada.org), promoting participationby our members, and seeking ways todrive the public to this tool. Bettersearch capabilities and more robustdentist profiles are part of this work.Now, we are in the midst of a push to

get all members to update their profilesand participate in this program. Ourstretch goal is 50,000 profiles—hope-fully, every ADA member—by the endof the year. As the number of dentistprofiles increases, we will roll out paidadvertising, probably in August. TheADA will offer matching funds for stateand locally targeted advertising by con-stituent societies. I encourage all to par-ticipate and to spread the news of thisexcellent member benefit to your col-leagues. I will be happy to provide acopy of the video.

ADA and ADEA Licensure Task ForceThe ADA has reviewed licensure laws

in the 53 licensing jurisdictions andfound myriad pathways to licensure,from acceptance of one or all five clinicalexaminations, to PGY1 (as in NYS) andportfolio examination. Recognizing thatlicensure is the purview of a state’s legis-lature and/or state board, the ADA is in-terested in assisting every dentalassociation to advocate for change, sothat eventually all state boards accept theresults of any of the clinical examinationsconducted in the United States. Datashows that mid-career and younger den-

tists and their families are mobile. Al-though dentists understand that statedental boards establish all licensure re-quirements, they also believe the ADAcan be a leader in influencing change andincreasing licensure portability, giventhat licensure affects both members andthe public.The ADA will develop a Dental Li-

censure Objective Structure Clinical Ex-amination (OSCE) as an option to thelicensing agencies to evaluate their can-didates. The CIF exam, aka Buffalo orNYSDA model, currently administeredby the Commission on Dental Compe-tency Assessment is being conducted in11 dental schools. The ADA/ADEA Licensure Task

Force has made three recommendations:•Achieve universal acceptance of a psy-chometrically sound, non-patient-basedlicensing examination that protects thepublic. •Urge acceptance of the portfolio style li-censure examination, using competenciescited in the Accreditation Standards forDental Education Programs to documentstudents’/graduates’ clinical experience. •Establish the ADA/ADEA/ASDACoalition for Reform in Dental Licensure.

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CE COURSESPre-registration is required for CE Courses except General Membership Meetings. Call 718-454-8344 to register.

Sunday, Aug 11 9:00 a.m.CPR - Certification 4 C.E. CreditsTopic: Basic Cardiac Life SupportBasic Cardiac Life Support Certification will cover 1 and 2 rescuerCPR, Heimlich maneuver, child CPR, and AED. The ability to rec-ognize the signals of a heart attack and provide stabilization of thevictim at the scene of a cardiac arrest is a priceless commodity. Lifeover death may someday become a reality to someone you knowor care for. Be prepared to help save a life. Instructor: Eric Zalewski, BLS InstructorTuition: ADA member/staff: $105 Non-ADA member: $260Pre-registration is required. Call 718-454-8344 to register. Class be-gins promptly at 9:00 a.m. A $15 late fee will be assigned to thosewho pay and/or register on the day of the event. A light breakfastwill be included.

Friday, Sept 15 9:30 a.m.Video Study Club: 2 C.E. Credits Uncomplicated Occlusal EquilibrationYou learned it, but have you made it practical and profitable? In atypical practice, numerous situations arise daily requiring some levelof occlusal equilibration. What are the indications? How can you in-tegrate this important procedure into practice? What is a simple, log-ical, easy technique? Are there precautions? See practical, close-up,step-by-step occlusal equilibration on a patient. Make this usefulconcept a routine and predictable procedure in your practice.

Speaker: Dr. Al A. GulumTuition: QCDS Members: Free Non-QCDS members (one time): $100Non-QCDS members (VSC annual pass): $350

A $15 late fee will be assigned to those who pay and/or register onthe day of the event. Dinner is included. Pre-registration is required.Call 718-454-8344 to register. A light breakfast is included.

Thursday, Sept 28 6:00 p.m.Infection Control 4 C.E. Credits In the past this course has had an overwhelmingly positive re-sponse from clinicians and their staff who earnestly want to stay in-formed of the latest infection control recommendations, and doesso through the eyes and thoughts of a speaker/clinician who un-derstands the nature and demand of the everyday dental practice.Bring your entire staff and satisfy OSHA’s annual staff training re-quirements. Learn what's new in infection control techniques andwhat is needed to comply with appropriate infection controlguidelines. Course qualifies for relicensure.

Instructor: Safety Compliance Services

Tuition: ADA member/staff: $90 Non-ADA member: $260

A $15 late fee will be assigned to those who pay and/or register onthe day of the event. A light dinner will be included. Pre-registra-tion is required. Call 718-454-8344 to register. Class beginspromptly at 6:00 p.m.

Dietary ConcernsQCDS wishes to accommodate the dietary needs of attendees at meet-ings and programs. Anyone requiring kosher or other specializedfoods should notify the QCDS office at the time of registration.

STUDY CLUBS

Dr. Fialkoff Study Club CONTACT DR. FIALKOFF 718-229-3838JULY 12 7:00 -10:00 p.m.Topic: “What the 2017 Dentist Needs to Know

About Insurance and Marketing”Speaker: Dr. Robert TragerLocation: 47-10 Bell Blvd., Bayside

AUG 16 7:00 -10:00 p.m.Topic: “How to Create First-Class Customer

Service In a Dental Office”Speaker: MGE Management ConsultantsLocation: 47-10 Bell Blvd., Bayside

SEPT 13 7:00 -10:00 p.m.Topic: “Dental Implants and Augmentation”Speaker: Dr. Amos YahavLocation: 47-10 Bell Blvd., Bayside

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shared his knowledge with Stony Brook underclassmen. Hetells them, the same advice I gave him: “keep their GPA highand doubts low.” At Buffalo, Egeruoh wants to work with aprofessor who conducts HIV/AIDS research.Egeruoh joins his siblings in STEM careers. His younger

twin sister attends the University of Maryland and is pursu-ing a nursing degree. The pair has an older sister who is anurse and two older brothers. One attends SUNY/Fredoniafor computer science and the other graduated from PennState and is applying to medical school. I am grateful to bethe conduit that Egeruoh passed through to achieve hisdreams. I hope the QCDS Summer Shadowing Program ig-nites students’ desires to pursue careers in dentistry.

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