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ASSOCIATE EDITORS 1. Barry I Einhorn 4 Kathryn Finley-Parker 7. Mac Garrison 2. Sharon Covaney 5. Lori Snidow 8. Scott McQuiston 3. Michael R. Hanley 6. Robert G. Schuster School of Dentistry James Revere

4 Editorial

5 Message From The President

6 Letter ToThe Editor

7 Custom Provisional Restorative Materials

12 Abstracts

15 2003 VDA Meeting Information and Registration

21 2003 Virginia Meeting Continuing Education

29 Donated Dental Services

32 Significant New Developments On The Tax Front

35 Direct Reimbursement

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43 New VDA Members

44 VADPAC Supports Primary Election Winners

46 Continuirq Education, Meetings and Events

47 Component and Speciality News

52 Classified Advertisements

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THE VIRGINIA DENTAL JOURNAL (Periodical Permit #660-300, ISSN 00496472) is published quarterly (January-March, April-June. July­September, October-December) by the Virginia Dental Association. 7525 Staples Mill Road, Richmond Virginia 23228, Telephone (804) 261-1610 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Annual Members. 56.00 Others $12.00 In US, 52400 Outside U.S Smgle copy 56.00. Second class postage paid at Richmond. Virginia Copyright Virginia Dental Association 1996 POSTMASTER Send address changes to Virginia Dental Journal. 7525 Staples Mill Road, Richmond, VA 23228. MANUSCRIPT AND COMMUNICATION for publications Editor 7525 Staples Mill Road. Richmond. VA 7:177R ADVFRTI~INr:: ,~~~ ... --~---('nov ;~-

JOURNA,L EDiTOR[AL

BOARD

Ralph L. Anderson James R. Batten Carl M. Block Cramer L. Boswell James H. Butler GilbertL. Button B. Ellen Byrne Charles L. Cuttino III Frank H. Farrington Barry I. Griffin Jeffrey L. Hudgins Wallace L. Huff Lindsay M. Hunt, Jr. Thomas E. Koertge James R. Lance Daniel M. Laskin Karen S. McAndrew Travis T. Patterson III W. Baxter Perkinson, Jr. Lisa Samaha David Sarrett Harvey A. Schenkein James R. Schroeder Harlan A. Schufeldt John A. Svirsky Ronald L. Tankersley Douglas C. Wendt RogerE. Wood

Annual Meeting Andrew J. Zimmer

Budget & Financial Investments David R. Ferry

Caring Dentists Harry D. Simpson, Jr.

Communication & Information Technology Robert B. Hall, Jr.

Constitution & Bylaws Thomas S. Cooke III

Dental Benefits Programs Susan F. O'Connor

Dental Health & Public Information Samuel W. Galstan

Dental Practice Regulation J. TedSherwin

Direct Reimbursement Theodore P. Cocoran

Ethics & Judicial Affairs Charles E. Gaskins III

Fellows Selection Donald L. Martin

FOUNDATIONS

Relief Foundation ScottH. Francis

Infection Control& Environmental Safety Richard F. Roadcap

Institutional Affairs Elizabeth A. Bernhard

Legislative Dana H. Chamberlain

Membership David B. Graham

New Dentist TimothyJ. Golian

Nominating Thomas S.Cooke III

Peer Review & PatientRelations Alan Robbins

Planning David C. Anderson

Search Committee for VA Board of Dentistry Thomas S.Cooke III

VADPAC Gus C. Vlahos

Virginia Dental Health Foundation Ralph L. Howell, Jr.

2003 ADA DELSCATION

Delegates: 144thADASession, October23-26,2003, San Francisco, CA

Anne C. Adams (2005) David C. Anderson (2004) Charles L. Cuttino III (2004) M. Joan Gillespie (2003) Wallace L. Huff (2004) Bruce R. Hutchison (2005) Ronald L. Tankersley (2005) Leslie S. Webb, Jr. (2003) Andrew]. Zimmer (2005)

Alternate Delegates: Richard D. Barnes (2004) Thomas S. Cooke III (2003) Bruce R. DeGinder (2004) Ronald J. Hunt (2003) Rodney J. Klima (2004) Kirk Norbo (2003) William ]. Viglione (2003) Gus C. Vlahos (2004) Edward K. Weisberg (2004)

Representing and serving member dentists by fostering quality oral health care and education.

OFACERS COUNCILORS President: Rodney J. Klima, Burke I James E. Krochmal, Norfolk President Elect: Bruce R DeGlnder, Williamsburg II McKinley L. Price, Newport News Immediate Past President: Thomas S Cooke III, Sandston III H Reed Boyd III, Petersburg Secretary-Treasurer: Edward J Weisburg, Norfolk IV Anne C. Adams, Richmond Executive Director: Terry Dickinson, DDS. V Mark A Crabtree, Martinsville

7525 Staples Mill Road, Richmond, VA 23228 VI Ronnie L. Brown, Abingdon VII Darwin J. King, Staunton VIII AI Rizkalla, Falls Church

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Includes officers and councilors listed and : William J. Viglione, Charlottesville - Chairman Mark A Crabtree, Martinsville - Vice Chairman VDASTAFF Benita A Miller, Richmond Dr. Terry Dickinson - Executive Director M. Joan Gillespie, Alexandria Stephanie Arnold - Director of Outreach Programs Ralph L. Howell Jr., Suffolk Bonnie Anderson - Administrative Assistant

Linda Gilliam - Director of Finance Ex Officio Members: Susan Lionberger - Director of Events & Publications Parliamentarian: James R Lance, Richmond Samantha Paulson - Director of Marketing and Programs Editor: Leslie S Webb, Jr, Richmond Leslie Pinkston - Dir. of Membership Recruitment & Retention Speaker of the House: Bruce R. Hutchison, Centreville Nicole Pugar - Director of Public Policy Dean, School of Dentistry: Ronald J. Hunt, Richmond Barbara Rollins - Asst. Director of Outreach Programs

SOCIETY PRESIDENT SECRETARY PATIENT RELATIONS

Tidewater, I Harvey H. Shiflett III Robert A Candler Carl Roy 3145 VA Beach Blvd #104 116 Janaf Office Bldg 2100 Lynnhaven Pwky #200 Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Norfolk, VA 23502 Virginia Beach, VA 23456

Peninsula, II EricW Boxx Sharon K Covaney Kent Herring 113 Hampton Hwy 1313 Jamestown Rd 205 122700 McManus Blvd#102B Yorktown, VA23693 Williamsburg, VA 23185 Newport News, VA 23602

Southside, III Samuel W. Galstan D. Kent Yandle C. Sharone Ward 12290 Iron Bridge Road 5716 Courthouse Road 12290 Ironbridge Road Chester. VA23831 Prince George, VA23875 Chester, VA 23831

Richmond, IV AI J Stenger Kathryn Finley-Parker Jerry L Jenkins 7033 Jahnke Road PO Box 15188 400 Old Hundred Road Richmond, VA 23225 Richmond, VA 23227 Midlothian, VA23114

Piedmont, V Craig B. Dietrich Randy J Norbo Craig B Dietrich PO Box4402 1414 Franklin Rd, SW #3 604 E Church Street Martinsville VA24115 Roanoke, VA24016 Martinsville, VA 24112

Southwest. VI Susan F O'Connor Joseph P Schneider Paul T Umstott PO Box 1086 Route 1 Box 560 300 W Valley Street Galax, VA24333 Cana. VA 24317 Abingdon, VA 24210

Shenandoah Valley VII C Mac Garrison Robert B Hall. Jr (Treasurer) Alan Robbins 129 University Blvc SUite D 130 W Piccadilly St P.O. Box 602 Harrisonburg, VA 22801 Winchester. VA 24401 Timberville, VA 22853

Northern Virginia VIII Neil J. Small A Garrett Gouldin Neil J. Small 9940 Main Street 101 West Broad St #601 9940 Main Street Fairfax VA22031 Falls Church VA22046 Ill> ')')()'2'J='",irf~v

Leslie S. Webb, Jr. DDS VA Dental Journal Editor

Do you know about Direct Reimburse­ment (DR)and understand how itworks? Would you like to have patientswith DR plans in your practice? How would your receptionist respond if a patient called and asked if you participated in a DR plan? What education have you pro­vided your staff about DR? Do you keep promotional materials and handouts about DR in your office? Do you edu­cate your patients who are owners, CEOs, CFOs, or human resource man­agers of companies about DR and en­courage them to switch their dental in­surance coverage to a DR plan? Do you know where to refer a business in­terested in investigating or implement­ing a DR plan for assistance?

If you cannot answer these questions in the affirmative, you need to educate yourself about DR. DR provides a pa­tient freedom to choose any dentist and plan their treatment with that dentist without preauthorization or third party interference. The dentist receives his normal fee for service. Many DR plans require the patient to pay the dentist and have him provide a receipt or sign a

form indicating services were rendered and paid for by the patient. Some DR plans called DirectAssignment require a form to be filled out so the employer can reimburse the dentist directly or through a third party administrator.

DR plans offer flexibility of design for the employer, a choice of self-administra­tion or third party administration, and are employee friendly. They can pro­vide considerable cost savings to the employer because of reduced adminis­trative costs.

DR is promoted by both the American Dental Association and the Virginia Dental Association. You can find out more about DR at the ADA website www.ADA.org/DR, the VDA website www.vadental.org, by contacting the ADA Council on Dental Benefit Pro­grams at 1-800-621-8099 or by calling Ms. Samantha Paulson, VDA Director of Marketing and Programs at 1-800­552-3886 or 1-804-261-1610. The VDA can provide DR marketing materials for your office or assist businesses want­ing to evaluate a DR plan.

Not enough attention is being paid to the well being of dentists. The numer­ous problems and difficulties, both per­sonal or professional that we deal with, reduce our ability and desire to function at an optimum level in dental practice. If we could enhance well being by elimi­nating or reducing problems that we bring on ourselves or that come to us courtesy of outside forces, consider what might result

With enhanced well being, dentists would enjoy their work more, practice longer, and not retire as early We would produce quality clinical dentistry, serve our patients better, thus improv­ing the overall health of those we treat, as well as, generate a more comfort­able life for ourselves Improvement in the quality of life would positively affect those who depend on us, especially our staffs and our families, allowing us to devote more of our time to helping the less fortunate patients and those underservedsegments ofthe population.

Things that come to mind that are pre­ventative for many situations that we bring on to ourselves are obvious and include having a personal life of reason­able moderation and keeping our priori­ties straight as relates to family and friends, with time for reflection and con­templation. Taking time to reflect on our core values and purpose in life helps to refocus our perspective. For those of us whose lives have gotten out of fo­cus with substance abuse, the VDA caring dentist committee has been there to help.

Maintaining our professional ethics, which can best be described as doing the right thing at the right time for our patients, is essential for our well being and self respect We do not want our financial needs to determine our treat­ment plans. Our financial management, including living within our means, and controlling debt affects ourwell being All of us know the pressure of debt obliga­tions can be a crushing load and pro­duce stress Howwe structure our prac­tice business model, starting small and later adding to our office facilities as a practice grows, not bUilding more clinic than we need, equitable buy-sell con-

We need to be careful what we sign! If an agreement sounds too good to be true, it is! I am troubled by the stories I have heard recently of the fates that have befallen some of our members as a result of contracts they have signed with DMSO's. (Note: the tripartite has a contract review service.) One dentist who was ill and unable to work got fired from his own practice before he could get well and return to work. And one dentist from my area, who came back from being out awhile due to illness, was told he could not take his usual day off, then he was told his practice had to be combined with someone else's, and later on he too was fired! Another dentist got fed upwith the OMSO he was contracted with and moved to terminate the agree­ment, but instead got beaten to the punch and found himself terminatedfrom his own practice! Ouch! And now we read about UCCI auditing practices and forcing dentists to pay back fees they have already been paid for patient care. The provision allowing these audits was in the contract!

Our practices spend a great amount of time dealing with third party payers. We have seen tactics that discredit, de­mean, delay,or deny reimbursement for bonafide dental services that have been performed. We hear of practitioners leaving the medical profession because of the frustration of dealing with insur­ance companies and the inability of the doctors to practice the way they believe is best for their patients. Certainly, this is a huge factor in dentistry as well, and our tripartite is acting to try to remedy injustices by suits against Aetna Inc. and Wellpoint. We have read of recent ADA action against major Insurers pur­suing alleged transgressions against "in network" dentists and seeking redress under the Racketeer Influence and Cor­rupt Organizations Act (RICO)I It's time to take the offensive.

When I talk to students about why they are going into dentistry, one of the rea­

Rodney J. Klima, DDS VDA President

states have legal provisions prohibiting or restricting non-dentists from owning dental practices or from interfering with the clinical judgement of a dentist. States attempt to restrict non-dentist interference or ownership by making the act of owning a dental practice a defin­ing element of practicing dentistry. However, forces like the DMSO's are working to change practice ownership laws. Nine states permit non-dentist participation in practice ownership. There is little case law to provide guid­ance on statutory or regulatory restric­tions on ownership, resulting in a lack of enforcement in some states. To help enforce ownership restrictions, many states also have restrictions on the use of trade names such as "Painless Den­tistry," for a dental practice, and require that the name of the dentist appear in the name of the practice. The effect of the trade name statutes is to prevent public deception as to the identity of the responsible owner. One effect of non­dentist ownership we hear is production quotas being set which suggests a pos­sible scenario that treatment might be recommended whether the patient needs it or not. Before signing on to situations where we give up our control of our patients, we need to think back to the aspects of dental practice which attracted us in the first place, and con­sider what might result if we give it up.

sons that consistently comes up is There is no lack of forces workina to t~cts,andn~bOITOWlngmo~th~a~n~w~e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Besides the contract review service available through the ADA, our state and local patient relations, and peer review committees help mediate complaints from patients against members. Our tripartite lobbying, Grassroots Network, and Political Action Committees insure that the views of dentistry are heard by policy makers in the legislative and regu­latory arena. Among the many recent benefits we have seen, these efforts help us to be able to come into compliance with the new HIPAA regulations and al­low us to continue using cost versus accrual accounting which keeps us from having to pay taxes on what we bill ver­sus what we actually collect. So many aspects of membership in the tripartite help our well being, even just getting together with our peers at meetings and discussing mutual problems can be like a group therapy session. Our own well being, if properly developed and cared for, is a watershed of good for our fam­ily,our offices, and our community. This is the enduring legacy of our profession.

Dr. Les:

The time is long past when you should receive high compliments for your ef­forts as the editor of our state journal. In my view, it is one of the finest of our profession's state journals, offering the reader an excellent balance of informa­tion about clinical care, about national and international issues and about our colleagues' activities across our state.

The hours expended by our editor man­date great sacrifice of personal and pro­fessional time and youdeserve the grati­tude of all members of the Virginia Den­tal Association.

High marks to you, sir.

Cordially, Dr. Richard D. Wilson

Dr. Dr. Wilson

Thank you for your letter regarding my work on the VA Dental Journal. I would like to recognize Susan Lionberger, Di­rector of Events and Publications, for the tremendous job she does assem­bling and pubiishinq the Joumal. Iwould also like to thank Dr. Terry Dickinson, VDA Executive Directory, and the en­tire VDA staff for their contributions to the VA Dental Journal. It is truly a col­laborative effort and I am most appre­ciative of the support I receive.

Sincerely, Leslie S. Webb, Jr. DDS VA Dental Journal Editor

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This article provides the practitioner with a general overview of provi­sional restorative materials and an update on new materials. The newer materials available today of­fer excellent esthetic results, mini­mal fabrication time, and improved marginal adaptation.

Introduction One of the most important aspects of dentistry is to provide a predictable out­come to any oral rehabilitation, and the use of the provisional restoration is a critical phase in the treatment of the dental prosthetic patient. An interim prosthesis generates specific informa­tion about the functional and aesthetic requirements of the definitive restora­tion. ~ The design for a provisional resto­ration begins with a thorough and com­plete gathering of diagnostic information and includes a determination of the fi­nal result desired by the patient and practitioner.

Provisional restorations must perform several important functions. The gen­eral requirements of properly fabricated provisional restorations are as follows:

Patient comfort/function Periodontal health Aesthetics and phonetics Strength and retention Occlusal function Pulpal protection Position stability Margin protection

Each component of fixed prosthetic dentistry involves possible insult to the pulpal tissue. Prepared teeth must be restored temporarily while the final pros­thesis is being fabricated to provide pro­tection, positional stability, masticatory function, esthetics, patient comfort, and to obtain diagnostic information, such as the patient's ability to tolerate an in­crease in vertical cimension.' In addi­tion, proper occlusion can help to re­duce future adjustments during delivery nf+h ................;..... :...;.. -. ----. --- ?

Marginal perfection is critical for suc­cessful restorations and soft tissue health. During the interim between the preparation stage and the placement of the final prosthesis, provistonat restora­tions must promote soft tissue healing. Gingivalovergrowth and inflammationare minimized by well-contoured provisional restorations with good marginal integ­rity.'

Selection Provisional materials should be selected based on their intended clinical appli­cations. With the restoration of implants and with complex periodontally involved cases, provisional restorations are worn for extended periods of time. Under these circumstances, fracture resis­tance and ease of placement become critical properties. When anterior units are involved, color stability and stain resistance are important. In all cases, operator convenience and ease of ma­nipulation remain important consider­ations.

Types of Custom Provisionals There are four major types of custom provisional restorative materials: ethyl methacrylates, bis-acryl composite res­ins, methyl methacrylates, and urethane dimethacrylate (UDMA) composite res­ins (see Table 1). In general, ethyl and methyl methacrylates are powder-liquid systems, while UDMA resins are single component light-cured materials. Bis­acryl resins, the newest materials, are two-component autocure or dual cure materials that utilize automix delivery systems. Provisional restorations made from ethyl and methyl methacrylates or bis-acryl resins can be fabricated di­rectly on prepared teeth by placing the material directly into intracoronal prepa­rations, or by using a matrix or template for single and multiple extracoronal provisionals. Alternatively, provisional restorations can be fabricated indirectly on casts or by a combination of direct and indirect technique, which will be discusser! !::ltpr Thp linht_("lIrQrlllr.~~"

composite resins are placed directly into small preparations, such as inlays.

Ethyl, vinyl andbutyl-methacrylates. Their advantages include low cost, mod­erate strength, moderate color stability over a few weeks, moderate exother­mic setting reaction and a relatively good fiP Ethyl methacrylates demon­strate poor wear resistance when com­pared to other materials and should be used with caution for a long span proth­esis." Additionally, they exhibit an un­pleasant odor and are radiolucent. Splintline™ (Lang, Wheeling, IL) is an example of this type of material. Vinyl ethyl methacrylates, such as sn~

(Parkell, Farmingdale, Ny), Trim II (Bosworth, Skokie, IL), or Vita KHBTM(Vident, Brea, CA), are modifi­cations with very similar clinical prop­erties. Temp Plus™ (Ellman, Hewlett, NY) is a butyl methacrylate that be­haves very similarly to the ethyl meth­acrylates."

Methyl-methacrylates. These are simi­lar in chemical composition to pros­thetic denture resin and commercially available plexiglass. Methyl methacry­lates are also structurally similar to ethyl methacylates, however,there are impor­tant differences between the clinical properties of the two. Methyl methacry­lates demonstrate good wear resis­tance, good color stability, high polishability, good esthetics, and low cost.5 However, their disadvantages in­clude high curing heat, high polymer­ization shrinkage (8%), adherence to tooth structure in the absence of a sepa­rator, and short working time. In addi­tion, like ethyl methacrylates, they ex­hibit an unpleasant odor, and are radi­olucent." With these materials, an indi­rect technique is usually preferred be­cause the marginal fit can be improved by as much as 70% over a direct tech­nique." Examples of methyl methacry­late orovisional materials include

1M TW Alike (G-C, Alsip, IL~puralay (Re­!ian~e, Worth, I~j Jet (Lang, Wheel­

CA) Tab ™(SDS/Kerr, Orange, CA), an d , TM True Kit (Bosworth, Skokie, IL).

Both ethyl and methyl methacrylates can be used with an indirect technique. Usually, ethyl methacrylates demon­strate less polymerization shrinkage and thus better marginal integrity. Me­thyl methacrylates exhibit greater hard­ness and durability. Both materials in­crease their density when cured in a pressurized container."

Sis-Acryl Composite Resins. Bis-aeryl resins are similarto BIS-GMA resins and possess several advantages, including low curing temperature, minimal poly­merization shrinkage, high tensile strength and surface hardness, im­proved marginal fit, good color stability, minimal odor, and high polishability. Most products are available in automix systems, which improve their ease of use. However, automix systems limit the practitioner's ability to alter the viscos­ity of the material. The primary disad­vantage associated with these systems is their high cost. These materials can be repaired or modified simply by add­ing new material to the existing provi­sional restoration. However, the need to add bonding agent prior to adding the new material might be considered a dis­advantage. Bis-acryl resins can be used for most types of provisional restora­tions. They make exceptional single partial veneer provisionals and are fair materials for directly fabricated long span provisional fixed partial dentu res. 5

Christensen states that these resins are among the safest to use because of their lack of exotherm. 3

Bis-acryl composites are available asTM

autocure systems Protemp II (3M/TM

ESPE, St Paul, MN); Luxatemp (Ze­. TM

nithlDMG, Englewood, NJ); Integnty (Dents~'J'/Caulk,Milford, DE); Protemp GarantT (3M/ESPE, St. Paul, N1N) and dual cure systems Provipont DC™ (IvociarNivadent, Amherst, NY); Iso­TempTM (3M/ESPE. St. Paul, Mn). Dual cure systems exhibit a chemical cure preceding the final light-cured set. In

TM addition,lntertemp (E&D Dental Prod­ucts Somerset, NJ) is light-cured only , TM and Triad VLC (Dentsply/Caulk, Milford, DE) is light-cured followed by postcuring in a light chamber. Triad dern­

a greater marginal opening as compared to other bis-acryl composite resins and acrylic resins.

UDMA Composite Resins. These Iight­cured microfill materials provide interim coverage for restorative preparations lo­cated in nonstress-bearing areas and restorations which receive minimallat­eral forces. This material may be best used for conservative endodontic access openings and small inlay preparations with tooth-to-tooth enamel contact in occlusal and proximal areas. These polyester UDMA materials include Fermit™ (IvoclarNivadent, Amherst, NY) and Barracaid™ (CaulkiDentsply, Milford, DE). Advantages of these ma­terials are low curing temperature, low shrinkage, no mixing, low odor, ease of use, ease of repair, and no requirement for cement. However, these materials are expensive, radiolucent, and non­polishable. Furthermore, they demon­strate low strength and wear resistance, and do not prevent teeth from driftinq."

Esthetic Considerations Because of their color stability, polishability, and handling characteris­tics, bis-acryl composite resins and in­direct methyl methacrylates can provide the most esthetic results. Regardless of the material used, highly polished surfaces provide the most esthetic and stain resistant restorations. Character­ization can be accomplished with color modifiers or staining systems, such as orblt' (G-C, Alsip, IL). Another alter­native includes the combination of den­ture teeth as the facial component of anterior restorations and autopolymerizing bis-acryl resin to con­trol the shade and contour.'

Intrapulpal Temperature During Di­rect Fabrication of Provisional Res­torations Intrapulpal temperature rise is depen­dent on the type and volume of mate­rial, as well as the type of delivery ma­trix, used. In general, the temperature rise is the greatest with methyl meth­acrylate, followed by ethyl methacrylate. The composite resins exhibit the least temperature increase. Triad exhibits a dramatic increase during the first 30 seconds, unlike other materials, which reach peak temperatures between 6 and

8 minutes.' The greatest temperature rise occurs when a thermal vacuum tem­plate is used, followed by siloxane im­pressions, irreversible hydrocolloid, and finally, relined resin shells. The fabrica­tion of large span provisionals results in a greater intrapulpal temperature than a single unit prosthesis." Over-reduction or the presence of metallic restorations is likely to magnify thermal insults to the teeth. Precautions that may be taken to minimize iatrogenic insult to a tooth include, selection of materials, matrix selection, use of air water spray, and early removal.

Reinforced Provisionals The newer materials provide increased fracture resistance. However, long span restorations and restorations with an intended long duration may require ad­ditional methods to improve their dura­bility. High-strength provisional restora­tions are also indicated with patient's who are unable to avoid excessive forces on the prosthesis, patients who have above-average masticatory muscle strength, and those with a history of fre­quent breakaqe.s tt tne patient presents with a properly contoured existing pros­thesis, relining the rigid metal framework may provide an acceptable provisional restoration. Other means of strengthen­ing include heat processing and rein­forcing materials.

Reinforced Heat-Processed Acrylic Resin Provisionals. Heat-processed acrylic resin is inherently stronger, more stable, and more resistant to polymer breakdown than is autopolymerized resin. Heat processing is indicated for provisional restorations involving multiple preparations. Heat-processed provi­sional restorations can be fabricated from prepared diagnostic casts and re­lined clinically. Their advantages include improved color stability, maintenance of surface finish, and increased wear re­sistance. Moreover, with heat-processed materials, incisal translucency and im­proved esthetics can be achieved. These restorations can be reinforced with base metal for added strength in the inter­proximal areas, permitting open embra­sures to facilitate the patient's oral hy­giene. In addition, occlusal contacts and vertical dimension are well maintained. 10

Composite Reinforcement Fibers. Composite resin fiber reinforcement pro­vides greater strength and fatigue resis­tance than does metal wire reinforce­ment." Available products include CONNECT™ (SDS/Kerr, Orange, CA), GlasSpan

TM (Glass Span Inc., Exton.

PA), Lee Cosmetic Splinting Kit™ (Lee Pharmceuticals, South Elmonte, CA), RIBBOND™ (Ribbond Inc., Seattle, WA) and Splint-It ™ (Jeneric/Pentron, Wallingford, CT). Reinforced bis-acryl composite resin and polymethyl meth­acrylate resin restorations demonstrate significantly higher fracture strengththan unreinforced restorations, 1213 with rein­forced bis-acryl composites demon­strating greater fracture resistance than reinforced methyl methacrylates." Es­thetics is not compromised because the fiber becomes invisible when incorpo­rated into the acrylic or resin. These restorations can be repaired easily with the addition of acrylic or resin .15

Fabrication Techniques Two basic methods are used to fabri­cate custom provisional restorations ­the direct technique in which the mate­rial is cured in the oral cavity, and the indirect technique where the material is cured outside the oral cavity. The direct technique is relatively simple and effi­cacious. Heatgeneration and free mono­mer contact with the tooth may have long-term pulpal trnpllcations." Ethyl methacrylate acrylics are best used in the direct technique." However, many clinicians prefer the indirect overthe di­rect method for fabricating provisional restorations. 17 The indirect technique involves the use of patient casts and diagnostic wax-ups to evaluate, and if necessary, alter the existing occlusal pattern to maximize patient function and esthetics. srnau" lists the following advantages of the indirect technique: produces more accurate restoration margins, greater control of occlusal morphology, avoidance of potential harmful effects of direct contact with the methyl methacrylate, elimination of the objectionable odor, time-saving, and minimizes the need for relines. A com­bination direct/indirect technique can effectively be used by the clinician. This technique involved a laboratory made temporary shell which has been made from the patients diagnostic casts. One or more orovision;:\1 rpc.tnr",tinnc "'>,, h"

made using this technique. A clinical reline of the shell is performed on the prepared tooth at the time of fabrication.5

Additionally, a triple-tray technique" can be employed. In this method a triple impression tray filled with addition sili­cone material is used to fashion a ma­trix, which is then filled with provisional restorative material and seated overthe prepared tooth to fabricate the provi­sional restoration. Finally, McMaster' 9

describes the laminar impression tech­nique for making provisionalrestorations. This technique uses a pretreatment impression of the prepared site, with entrance and exit holes strategically designed to access the tooth prepara­tions. A bis-acrylic resin is injected into the entrance portal with a mixing tip. The provisional material egresses out the exit hole after it has adapted to the preparation. The material is allowed to set according to the manufacturer's rec­ommendations. The impression tray containing the provisional restoration is then removed and the site and the res­toration trimmed and adjusted. The au­thor claims this technique to be virtu­ally free of excess material on the adja­cent teeth or soft tissue, as well as, extremely accurate and requires mini­mal occlusal adjustments.

Matrices which provide the form for tab­ricating the provisional restoration may be made from a variety of materials which include: pink wax, alginate, trans­lucent bite registration trays for light curing (Mernosu' , Bayer Inc. Dental Products, South Bend, IN), addition sili­con Rutty, plastic or acetate (Temp Plus M , Ellman International, Hewlett, NY).20 Selection of any or all these ma­terials is usually determined by the clini­cal needs and personal preference of the provider.

Prefabricated vs Custom Restora­tions Prefabricated crown forms may include but are not limited to: Stock aluminum cylinders, anatomic crowns forms, clear cellulose shells, copper band reinforced acrylic, tooth-colored polycarbonate crown forms." These prefabricated pro­visional restorations are limited to single teeth Custom provisional restorations for single crowns and fixed partial pros­thesis can be made from most of the .............4 ........: ,..1_ -I _ ~ "

eluding microfilllight-cured UDMA com­posite resins) by employing the de­scribed fabrication techniques.

Clinical Implications The placementof provisionalrestorations enables the patient and the clinician to preview the final desired outcome with confidence. The use of properly fabri­cated provisional restorations permits a higher rate of success of the definitive treatment. Ethyl methacrylates, methyl methacrylates, bis-acryl composite res­ins, and microfilled light-cured UDMA composite resins are each suitable in specific clinical situations. Figures 1 and 2 graphically demonstrates the es­thetic result that can be routinely at­tained using a bis-acryl composite pro­visional restorative material.

The clinician must evaluate which type of interim fixed restoration is desirable or required in each case. The repeated fracturing and repairing or remaking of provisional restorations can be frustrat­ing and time consuming for to the pa­tient and practitioner. The added strength of reinforced restorations can reduce clinical failures of multiple units or long span provisional fixed partial dentures. Laboratory costs and the time required to prepare secondary diagnos­tic casts may be prohibitive for a three­unit prosthesis, but for extensive restor­ative cases, reinforced provisional res­torations will often save clinical time.

In summary, this article provides the practitioner with a general overview of provisional restorative materials and an update on new materials. The newer materials available today offer excellent esthetic results, minimal fabrication time, and improved marginal adapta­tion. Ultimately, it is the responsibility of the dental providerto effectively match provisional restorative material with the clinical demands ofthe patient and prac­titioner.

References 1. Vahidi F. The provisional restoration NY

State Dent J 1985: 51 ;208-11. 2 Rosentiel SF, Land MF. Fujimoto J. Con­

temporary Fixed Prosthodontics. 4th ed. Sl. Louis Mosby 2001 ;380-416.

3 Christensen GJ. Provisonal restorations for fixed prosthodontics. JADA 1996, Vol 127. 249-252.

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The following abstracts were pro­vided by the Department of Peri­odontics at VCU School of Dentistry. We appreciate the contribution that these individuals have made to the Virginia Dental Journal.

J PeriodontoI2002;73:1360-1376. Kalpidis C., Ruben M. Treatment of Intrabony Periodontal De­fects With Enamel Matrix Derivative: A Literature Review

The authors reviewed literature on enamel matrixderivative use inperiodon­tal regeneration. EnamellVlatrix deriva­tive (EMD) is thought to promote true regeneration ofthe periodontalunit. This belief is based on research showing enamel matrix proteins (EMP) have a significant role in the formation of the periodontal supporting structures during tooth development. Histologic studies have shown that EMD is involved with mechanisms required for cellular growth and differentiation during tissue healing. In vitro studies incorporating EMD have shown superior bone growth, epithelial downgrowth inhibition, and increased POL formation. EMD guided regenera­tion (EGR) was shown to be equal to traditional GTR in several studies. EGR sites were shown to be stable over a 4 year period. There was however a wide variability in the clinical outcomes re­ported in the various studies. The au­thors state EMD has been established as a promoter of true regeneration, but they note that the variability in the clini­cal outcomes points to other interac­tions that must be clarified.

Dr. Mark Zemanovich is a first year Periodontal Surgery resident at MCVNCU School of Dentistry. He received his D.D.S. degree from MCVNCU in 2002.

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J PeriodontoI2002;73:1299-1307.Paolantonio M., Dolci M., Esposito P,

et al. Subpedicle Acellular Dermal Matrix Graft and Autogenous Connective Tis­sue Graft in the Treatment of Gingival Recessions:AComparative 1-yearClini­cal Study

Two methods of root coverage will be compared, Autogenous connective tissue(CT) or Acellular Dermal Matrix (ADM). The main advantage of ADM is that there is no additional donor site required. 30 systemically healthy pa­tients with a Miller Class I or II gingival recession were treated for root cover­age. 15 patients received ADM and 15 received CT. Clinical measurements were recorded at baseline and at 1 year post surgery. Both groups had signifi­cant improvements in clinical param­eters. The mean % root coverage (%RC) for CT was 88.8% and for ADM was 83.3%. Complete RC occurred 46% of CT sites and 26% of ADM sites. The CT group had significantly greater increase in keratinized tissue (KT). Complete healing after suture removal occurred at 6.2 weeks for the CT group and 8.9 weeks for the ADM group. In conclusion, both CT andADM treatment of class I and II gingival defects resulted in significant improvement of all clinical measures. CT group had more rapid healing and resulted in more keratinized tissue compared to the ADM group.

Trang Salzberg is a first year Peri­odontal Surgery resident at MCV! VCU School of Dentistry. She re­ceived her D.D.S. degree from MCV! VCU in 2001.

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J Oral Maxillofac Surg 61:157-163, 2003 Rodriquez A., Anastassov G., Buchbinder D., et al. Maxillary Sinus Augmentation with Deproteinated bovine Bone and Plate­let Rich Plasma With Simultaneous In­sertion of Endosseous Implants

The purpose of this study was to deter­mine the success of the protocol: Com­bine platelet rich plasma (PRP) and deproteinated bovine bone (Bio-Oss) with simultaneous placement of im­

bined with bone graft material, has been shown to heal with increased density and also heal approximately twice as fast as Autogenous bone alone. 15 pa­tients with a total of 24 maxillary sinus augmentations underwent the proce­dure. After 4 months of healing, the implants were uncovered and loaded. Results showed that all implants were integrated at uncovery. Only 5 implants in 4 patients were 10s1. There was an overall success rate of 92.9%. Histo­logical examination of the grafted sites showed that the new bone had similar or greater density than the native bone. In conclusion, PRP + Bi-Oss with si­multaneousimplant placement offersthe advantage of shorter treatment time, 4 months rather than 12-18 months for traditional sinus lift and implant healing.

R. Lee Fletcher III is a second year Periodontal Surgery resident at MCVNCU. He received his D.M.D. from Nova Southeastern University in 2001.

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Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2002;22:323-333. Zucchelli G., Brini C., De Sanctis M. GTR Treatment of Intrabony Defects in Patients with Early-Onset and Chronic Adult Periodontitis

This study will compare the healing re­sponse to GTR of patients classified as early-onset(EOP) and chronic adult periodontitis(CAP). EOP, now termed Aggressive Periodontitis, is character­ized by early disease (prior to 35), ge­netic tendency, severe and rapid peri­odontal destruction. 20 patients with vertical defects, underwent GTR with ti­tanium reinforced membranes (Gore­Tex), 10were classified as EOP and 10 as CAP. Membranes were removed at 6 weeks. Patients were placed on monthly recall. At baseline and at 1 year post surgery, clinical and micro­biological measurements were taken. Results showedthere was no significant difference between the two groups. In conclusion, vertical defects in aggres­Sive-type periodontal patients will re­spond similarly to GTR as CAP patients.

Dave Johnson is a second year Pe­·'--'--+...1 ~ ..r"Ar" rAcirt...nt ::It MeV!

VCU. He received his D.D.S. from the University of Colorado in 2001.

J PeriodontoI2002;73:1419-1426. Goldstein M., Nasatzky E., Goultshein J., et al. Coverage of Previously Carious Roots Is as Predictable a Procedure as Cov­erage of Intact Roots

The aim of this study was to investigate the ability to treat previously carious roots with Subepithelial connective tis­sue grafts (SCTG) for root coverage. 60 patients with gingival recession were chosen consisting of 33 intact teeth and 27 carious roots. All recessions were classified as Class I or II Miller defects. Carious dentin and restorations were removed priorto the surgical procedure. No root treatment other than hand scal­ing was performed. SCTG surgery was performed according to Langer and Langer. Results were similar for both root surfaces. Defect coverage was 92.4% for carious roots and 97.46% for intact roots. These results indicate that SCTG procedure is a predictable treat­mentforClass I and II miller defects on previously carious roots.

Bindu Reddy is a second year Peri­odontal Surgery resident at MCV/ VCU. She received her D.D.S. from Columbia University in 2001.

J PeriodontoI2003;74:85-89. Kuramitsu H., Kang In-Chol, Qi M. Interactionsof Porphvromonas gingiva/is with Host Cells: Implications for Cardio­vascular Diseases

The aim of this study is to investigate the role of the periodontal pathogen, P. gingiva/is in atherosclerosis (plaque for­mation in the blood vessels). Recent research has proposed a link between periodontal pathogens and systemic atherosclerosis. Inflammatory response and bacterial interaction with host tis­sue, are the two mechanisms by which periodontitis may be linked to plaque formation in blood vessels. The inter­action between cell cultures of human endothelial cells and murine macroph­age cells with the oertooontonatnooen

P. gingiva/is was studied. Results indi­cated P. gingivalis 381 induced foam cell formation, the precursor event to plaque formation. It was also shown that other periodontal pathogens had the same effect. In conclusion, peri­odontal pathogens appear to induce plaque formation.

Steven Boone is a third year Peri­odontal Surgery resident at MCVI VCU. He received his D.D.S. from SUNY at Buffalo in 2000. Following completion of his residency, Dr. Boone will enter private practice New York state.

J PeriodontoI2003;74:175-180. Miyazaki A., Yamaguchi T., Nishikata J., et at. Effects of Nd:YAG and C02 Laser Treatment and Ultrasonic Scaling on Periodontal Pockets of Chronic Peri­odontitis Patients

The aim of this study was to compare ultrasonic scaling(US) to two types of laser treatments. It has been hypoth­esized that lasers may be more effec­tive at killing bacteria and therefore may be better than ultrasonic treatment of root surfaces. 18 patients with 41 sites of >5mm were randomly assigned to either Nd:YAG laser alone, C02 laser alone, or US alone. Baseline, 1,4, and 12 week measurements were recorded, GCF samples were also taken. Re­sults showed that Probing Depth de­creased significantly for all 3 groups. The ultrasonic group and the Nd:YAG groups showed a prolonged reduction of probing depth through 12 weeks. No statistical difference in probing depth or clinical attachment level was found among the 3 groups. The C02 laser group was less effective at removing subgingival plaque. In conclusion, Nd:YAG laser alone was as effective as ultrasonic scaling at reducing the clini­cal signs of periodontitis over 12 weeks. The authors suggest Nd:YAG treatment of roots may be appropriate for patients who do not require ultrasonic scaling of the roots.

Mark Brunner is a third year Perl­odontal Surgery resident at MCVI V~II J-Ic rO,...fti"",,,,,,, a...:.- n no,... ..

The Ohio State University in 2000. Following completion of his resi­dency, Dr. Brunner will enter private practice with Dr. Sugarman and Sugarman in Atlanta, Georgia.

Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 2002;17:854-860 Velasquez-Plata Diego, Hovey Lawrence R., et.al. Maxillary Sinus Septa: A 3-Dimensional Computerized Tomographic Scan Analysis

Purpose of this study was to examine a cross-sectional sample of 312 si­nuses in 156 patients using preopera­tive axial CT scans (SIM/plant software), to determine the prevalence, size, lo­cation, and morphology of septa in den­tate, partially dentate, and edentulous maxillae. Of the 156 patients, 26% were completely edentulous, 73% were par­tiallyedentulous. RESULTS: Frequency of septa: 75 septa were found in 312 maxillary sinuses (24%), and in 32.7% ofthe patients. 64 of the 75 septa were single septa, while 4 sinuses presented with 2 septa and 1 sinus had 3 septa. The septa were unilateral in 33 pa­tients(64.7%) and bilateral in 18 patients (35.3%). Location of the Septa: 24% anterior region(mesial to distal aspect of the 2nd premolar), 41 % middle region(distal 2nd pre to distal 2nd mo­lar), 35% posterior region(distal aspect of 2nd molar). Height of septa: Lateral region =0-15.7mm wI mean 3.54mm; Middle region =0-17.3mm wI mean 5.89mm; Medial region =0-20.6mm wI mean 7.59mm. Those septa found in partially edentulous area had signifi­cantly greater height than those found in completely edentulous areas. In con­clusion, the frequency of septa in the maxillary sinus in this study was 24%, most septa are single, unilateral and in the middle of the sinus cavity.

Ben Overstreet is a third year Peri­odontal Surgery resident at MCV/ VCU. He received his D.D.S. from MCVIVCU in 2000. Following completion of his residency, Dr. Overstreet will enter private practice with Dr. Maynard and Richardson in Richmond, Virginia.

The Virginia Meeting 2003 Schedule

Wednesday, September 10, 2003 11 :OOam - 4:00pm Executive Committee 4:00pm - 6:00pm Executive Council

Thursday, September 11, 2003 7:00am - 5:00pm Registration & Ticket Sales 7:15am - 7:45am Credentials Committee 7:45am - 8:15am HOD Registration 8:15am - 10:15am Opening Session & HOD 10:30am - 5:00pm Reference Committees 12:00pm - 5:00pm VDHFNADPAC SilentAuction 5:00pm - 7:00pm Reference Committee Reports 6:00pm - 11 :OOpm ACD Dinner & Dance 7:00pm - 9:30pm Alliance Board Meeting

Friday, September 12, 2003 7:00am - 5:00pm Registration & Ticket Sales 7:00am VDA GolfTournament Breakfast

(Tournament starts at 8:30am) 7:00am - 8:30am VAGD Breakfast 8:00am - 6:00pm VDHFNADPAC Silent Auction 8:00am - 11 :OOam HIPAA - Protecting Your Privates

Dr. Frank luorno & Josh Rahman, Esq. 8:00am - 11 :OOam Creating The Ultimate Doctor-

Patient Hygiene Exam Karen Davis, RDH, BSDH

8:00am -11 :OOam Why Didn't You Tell Me This Could Happen? Ms. Theresa N. Essick

8:30am - 11 :30am Life Would Be Easy If It Weren't For Other People Ms. Connie Podesta

8:30am - 11 :30am Helpful Hints For Building And Starting A New Dental Office Sid Alangae, Pauline Grabowski, Sid Jacobson, David Lionberger, Dave Luckenbaugh, & Jerry Price

8:30am -11 :30am Bioterrorism: Dentistry's Role In RecognizingAnd Responding To The Threat Dr. Louis G, DePaola

9:00am - 12:00pm Bullet Proof Crown And Bridge Dr. Larry Lopez

9:00am - 12:00pm Practice Transactions: A Step-By­Step Strategy For Success Howard M. Rochestie, JD, LLM

9:00am - 12:00pm Perio Surgery For The General Dentist Dr. Jim Grisdale - Perio Institute

9:00am - 4:00pm VADPAC Shoeshine 9:00am - 4:00pm VDA Logo Shop Open 10:00am - 12:00pm Adult Heartsaver CPR

Vivian Biggers, MSN, RNC, CDE 10:00am· 5:00pm Shopping Trip - Carytown/Grove 11:OOam - 6:00pm Exhibit Hall Open 11 :30am - 1:OOpm Fellows Luncheon 11 :30am - 1:30pm ACD Luncheon for Learning

(repeat of morning session) Vivian Biggers, MSN, RNC, CDE

1:OOpm - 4:00pm Creating The Ultimate Doctor­Patient Hygiene Exam (continuation of morning session) Karen Davis, RDH, BSDH

1:OOpm - 4:00pm Removable Prosthodontics 2003: Meeting Patient's Esthetic And Functional Demands - Part I, Conventional Prosthetics Dr. Richard D. Jordan

1:30pm - 4:30pm VAO Board Meeting 1:30pm - 4:30pm Life Would Be Easy If It Weren't

For Other People (continuation of morning session) Ms. Connie Podesta

1:30pm - 4:30pm Dentistry & Pharmacology: Managing The Medically Complex: Practical Guidelines For Oral Health Providers Dr. Louis G. DePaola

2:00pm - 4:00pm Constitution & Bylaws Committee 2:00pm - 5:00pm Bullet ProofCrown And Bridge

(continuation of morning session) Dr. Larry Lopez

2:00pm - 5:00pm Perio Surgery For The General Dentist (continuation of morning session) Dr. Jim Grisdale - Perio Institute

3:00pm - 4:30pm House Speaker Office Hours 4:00pm - 6:00pm ADA 16th District Delegation 4:30pm - 6:30pm VDSC Board Meeting 4:30pm - 6:30pm VAGD Board Meeting 6:30pm - 10:30pm VDA Party & Live Auction

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And Practice Dr. Thomas K. Hasegawa

8:30am - 11 :30am Removable Prosthodontics 2003: Meeting Patient's Esthetic And Functional Demands - Part /I, Implant Support Prosthetics Dr. Richard D. Jordan

8:30am - 11 :30am Secrets of Practice Greatness Dr, Patrick Wahl & Ms, Lorraine Hollett

8:30am -11:30am Provisional Restorations That Fit, Function And Last: Hands On Training For The DentalAuxiliary Dr. Karen McAndrew

8:30am - 11 :30am Adhesive Dentistry - Materials & T/::Jr.hninues Simolified

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The following articles were sub­mitted by speakers scheduled to lecture at the 2003 VDA Annual Meeting. To learn more, make plans to attend the 2003 VDA Meeting in Richmond from Sep­tember 10-14.

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Friday, September 12 8am - 11am

Josh Rahman, Esquire

On August 14, 2002, The Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") published in the Federal Register the Final Rule commonly known as HIPAA and formally titled "Standard for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Infor­mation ("the Privacy Rule").' Due to the length of these modifications and the space restraint on this Article, the statu­tory background and history of this leg­islation will not be reviewed and read­ers so inclined may refer directly to the Federal Register, volume 67 at page 53182 and following for all of the glori­ous historical details. The Final Rule went into effect October 15, 2002, well in advance ofthe required Privacy Stan­dard compliance date ofApril 14, 2003.

In the Final Rule, there is a mixture of the proposed rules and additional clari­fications and revisions that most cov­ered entities will find helpful. There is still a great deal of work ahead of HHS on continued clarification, but the first step forward has been taken.

As you read this article in anticipation of the seminar, you should keep in mind a couple of key definitions and one key fact. A covered entity is defined as any individual or group that provides or pays for health care. Protected health infor­mation is any information that is re­corded or oral that relates to the past, present or future health, condition, care or payment. Finally, the Privacy Rule is separate and distinct from the Security Rule and also separate from the Elec­

tronicTransactionRequiremen~t:s.

Among other issues, HHS recognized the overly burdensome impact the pre­vious accounting requirement imposed on covered entities. Accordingly, in the Final Rule HHS eliminated the account­ing requirement for authorized disclo­sures." A covered entity must secure an authorization unless the disclosure is required or otherwise permitted by the Privacy Rule itself. 3 Authorizations must meet the requirements of Section 164.508(b) and to the extent the autho­rization does not meet those require­ments, then it is invalid.' In order for an authorization to be deemed valid, it must contain the core elements and notifica­tion statements contained in Section 164.508(c). We will further discuss these core elements and the right to revoke an authorization. We will also analyze how, in the Final Rule, HHS shifted the focus away from consent and onto Notice."

Another focus of the seminarwill be the two types of disclosures under the Pri­vacy Rule: permissive and mandatory. Further, we will look at the ability of a provider to disclose protected health information for the treatment activities of another health care provider.

The seminar will also focus on issues related to incidental uses and disclo­sures, how HHS strove to make the marketing provisions clearer and more practical, and Notices of Privacy Prac­tices and acknowledgment by patients of receipt of the Notice

Further, we will analyze the business associate relationship. That is, a busi­ness associate is a person or an entity that performs certain functions or ac­tivities that involve the use or disclosure of protected health information on be­half of, or provides services to a cov­ered entity." Thus any entity that pro­vides services with access to protected health information that is not an em­ployee, is a business associate. The Privacy Rule requires that a covered entity obtain satisfactory assurances from its business associate that the two sateuuard the protected health informs­~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~

tion. This satisfactory assurance must be in writing either in the form of a con­tract or some other type of agreement. 7

The Final Rule contains the sample pro­visions for the business associate con­tract in much the same format as pub­lished in the March 2002 NPRM. HHS made three modifications in the section titled "Obligations and Activities of the Business Associate." The first set of changes permit the parties to negotiate terms relative to the protected health information. The second area is a clari­fication that the business associate practices, books and records must be available to the Secretary and option­ally to the covered entity. The previous version had mandated the material be available to the covered entity. The last modification was to clarify that the stan­dard applicable to reporting by business associates of uses or disclosures out­side of the agreement is the same as contained in the regulation.

The requirements of the Privacy Rule are not onerous but do mandate that a covered entity establish policies and practices that will safeguard patient in­formation to the extent reasonable. Patients are now federally vested with the right to request access to their in­formation, to have copies made of their information and to obtain an account­ing of disclosures. In addition, patients may request that communications oc­cur in a confidential manner but the cov­ered entity does not need to agree to the request. Finally, patients may also request to amend records, but they may not alterthe record. Thus, amendment will take the form of a written statement of the correction by the patient and that statement must be maintained with the record and in the same manner as the record.

For most covered entities, the Privacy Rule is simply a formal recognition of the practices and policies already in place. The only added burden is the publication of the Notice and the Policy along with the documentation that each n.::tti,::.nt h~c::: hoon nnfifi£H'-' f""\n"""" .f.h,.. : ..... :

tial period of compliance is concluded, business should proceed as usual. The next hurdle is compliance with the Se­curity Rule published February 20, 2003.

References: 1 67 Federal Register 53181 2 Section 164.528(a)(1) 3 Section 164.508(a) 4 Section 164.508(b)(2) 5 Section 164.506(a) and Section 164506(b) 6 December 3, 2002, Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information: OCR December 3, 2002. 7 General Provision under Business Associ­ates - Standards for Privacy of Individually Iden­tifiable Health Information: OCR December 3, 2002.

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CREATING THE ULTIMATE DOCTOR-HYGIENE PATIENT EXAM

Friday, September 12 8am-11am & 1pm-4pm

Karen Davis, RDH; BSDH

We've all been there. Frustrated! It seems as though the examination por­tion of the hygiene visit often lends it­self to increased stress. See if any of these scenarios sounds familiar:

• The doctor wonders how many times he has to ask his hygienists to please have intraoral picturesdisplayed when he enters the room!

e The clinical assistant and hygienist both want to ''wring the doctor's neck" since it took forever to get the doctor in hygiene, and now it's taking forever to get the doctor out!

I!' The patient feels the tension from a feeling of being rushed, after waiting 10 minutes forthe doctorto complete a 2 minute exam!

eo The administrator's neck muscles tighten as yet another patient com­plains about the fee for the doctor's exam since, "She was only in there a minute, and besides, she said every­thing was fine!"

While there are many elements to con­sider in creating an ultimate exam within the hygiene appointment, preventing these frustrations on a routine basis can be accomplished with entire team sup­port. Here are a few considerations for achieving an ultimate experience. 1. Let go of the idea that a prophy­laxis appointment is all the patient

In practice after practice, hygienists are desperately attempting to educate the patient, change behavior, scale all cal­culus, remove all stain and plaque, per­form and record periodontal evaluations, update radiographs, apply fluoride, iden­tify restorative concerns, and so on, all in ONE appointment that lasts 45 - 60 minutes, IF you get started on time! Sound impossible? It often is. The American Dental Association has done a great job defining the difference be­tween a prophylaxis, scaling and root planingand periodontalmaintenance. If, during the appointment, data is collected for a periodontal diagnosis, it is easy to determine for which patients the prophy­laxis may only the beginning of a treat­ment plan!

2. Don't wait until the last five min­utes of the appointment to have the exam In most busy dental practices, waiting until the hygienist is completely finished before notifying the doctor for an exam is almost a guarantee of running behind. Many times it is impossible for the doc­tor to immediately leave a tedious or technique-sensitive procedure to go examine a hygiene patient. Having a hygienist notify the doctor once data has been collected and potential treat­ment discussed will enable the doctor to look for a natural break in a proce­dure, interrupt the hygienist during his or her treatment, perform the examina­tion, then both return to completion of theirtreatments.

3. Use visuals to replace wordy de­scriptions Patients will understand and retain in­formation significantly better if audible and visual learning takes place together. Instead of us doing all of the talking (while working on the patient) and them being the captive audience, we should intentionally let the "pictures speak 1000 words" for us. Intraoral pictures, before and after pictures, educational pamphlets, radiographic pictures, etc., all assist in the co-discovery process necessary for patients to really desire what we recommend.

4. Sit the patient upright for com­munication Contrary to how most of us commonly

willing to pause, sit the patient upright to describe conditions, discuss possible treatment, educate them with visuals, we find we actually have to say less, because the patient's ability to hear and retain information is significantly greater with the use of good eye con­tact and body positioning. Sitting the patient upright also allows the patient to feel more comfortable and ask ques­tions and enables us to become the lis­tener. Most patients will not proceed with treatment until their questions have been answered!

5. Rise above insurance dictation Patients all across the country tend to approach dental decisions much the same way: "If insurance pays for it, okay. If not, no thanks!' (Particularly, if no symptoms are involved). Patient's questions concerning dental insurance should be consistently answered with a response that educates them about insurance reality. The reality is that dental insurance really is not "coverage". Dental insurance is simply assistance to help defray costs and all dental health decisions should be based upon need and desire, not simply insurance reim­bursement determined by a contract.

Having an ultimate experience does re­quire planning and forethought and may include change for some, but the re­wards of being deliberate about how we approach this important time allotment in the hygiene appointment can directly lower stress throughout the practice, increase the patient's understanding, and most importantly, improve case acceptance to achieve optimal clinical results we desire for all our patients.

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"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THIS COULD KAPPEI\!?"

Friday, September 12 8am-11am

Theresa Essick GE Medical Protective

Risk Management Expert Offers Insights

Based on Quality ImprovementApproach

"Risk management is about building ef­£ __ .L:•• _ ..J_ ...."':,..'" .... "" .. i n n .. ral"'=l+innchinc::: "

says Theresa Essick, Vice President of Clinical Risk Management for GE Medical Protective. As a keynote risk management speakerduring the Virginia Dental Association's Annual Meeting, Essick's presentation, Why Didn't You Tell Me This Could Happen?will focus on the preventive aspects of risk man­agement.

Essick, brings a strong clinical back­ground to risk management. She has worked as an RN, has over twenty-eight years of experience in the health care industry, and is a certified professional Healthcare Risk Manager. Essick, leads GE Medical Protective's clinical risk management team. The company's endorsed carrier status with the Virginia Dental Association provides members access to Essick's knowl­edge and experience, and her willing­ness to help dentists and their staffs improve the elements of patient safety and satisfaction that are critical to suc­cessful dental practices.

"I really believe that so many disputes between doctors and their patients could have been prevented in the first place," Essick says. "As a risk man­ager, I try to emphasize the processes that dentists can use to prevent error or variation in the way important tasks are implemented." Essick has also earned GE's Six Sigma designation as a qual­ity improvement Green Belt.

Her status as a quality improvement ad­vocate will be evident in Essick's pre­sentation as she examines communi­cation issues and documentation prob­lems from two important perspectives. First: How could proactive communi­cation and/or appropriate documenta­tion prevent problems from occurring in the first place? Second: Once the prob­lem has occurred, what communication and documentation strategies could ef­fectively resolve a dispute?

Why Didn't You TellMe This Could Hap­pen? is scheduled for September 12, 2003, from 8 to 11 am during the Vir­ginia Dental Association'sAnnual Meet­ing. Registration is through the Virginia Dental Association. The program is appropriate for dentists and practice managers.

Doctors who attend the presentation can qualify for premium credits by pur­chasing a companion risk management home study, also entitled Why Didn't You Tell Me This Could Happen? GE Medical Protective insureds who suc­cessfully complete the home study test, may qualify for a five percent premium credit for their next three policy renew­als, as well as four hours of CDE credit. Order information forthe home studywill be available at the seminar.

For questions about the risk manage­ment presentation, doctors can call the Virginia DentalAssociation at (804) 261­1610.

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Friday, September 12 1pm - 4pm

Saturday, September 13 8:30am -11:30am

Richard D. Jordan, DDS, MS & David Avery, COT

The number of people currently restored by full or partial removable dentures in North America totals 35 rniltion.' Other surveys predict that in the next 20 years the number of people overthe age of 50 will double as approximately 75 million baby boomers enter this age group making it comprise over 50% of the to­tal population. 12 More importantly, they found that the current large population of removable prosthetic patientswill dra­matically increase during this time pe­riod. In the past, the typical denture patient usually lost their teeth before age 30 and presented at this time with healthy, large residual rioqes.' Todaythe typical denture patient is older, presents with more compromised residual ridge situations but demand and can finan­cially afford quality dental care.'

A classification of patient profiles based on their behavior to becoming edentu­lous and their adaptation to complete dentures was developed by MM. House in 1950.5 The classification had the fol­lowing four categories: philosophical, exacting, hysterical and indifferent. Every clinician has hoped to have the

this group appreciates and will follow the dentist's advised diagnosis and treat­ment. Patients in the other categories demand extraordinary effort by the cli­nician with guaranteed treatment out­come or are unwilling to try to adapt. More recently, there has been an ex­pansion of the House classification to include "the behavior of the dentist as a co-determiner of the patient's behavior" Their patient type classification is as follows: ideal, submitter, reluctant, in­different and resistant.

As one can now gather, the patient-pro­file changes far exceed the pace of tech­nical advances regarding removable prosthetics. Furthermore, the graying population expands into groupings of those that are functionally independent, to the frail, to those that are function­ally dependent.' Most denture patients expect new dentures to function better than their existing dentures. Because of this clinicians have always been chal­lenged to make proper diagnosis and treatment recommendations. Today there is an additional challenge involv­ing education of the patient to prepare them for the outcome for replacement dentures." 8. 9 "Patients will not accept solutions to problems they do not own. Case presentation is not about winning, it is about knowing the person and their mouth" (Dr. Lloyd M. Tucker, The Se­attle Study Club, 2002).

The aging population has many com­mon characteristics which complicate treatment such as "decreased neuro­muscular coordination, reduced ability to sense where the mandible is in rela­tion to the maxilla (oral awareness) and impaired ability to position the mandible ortongue in desired locations (oral dex­terity)." Institutionalized patient num­bers are increasing as is the number of cognitively impaired residents in these settinqs." The management of these patients is difficult due to their inability to adapt well to change and the reduced ability to cooperate in their own case."

CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR COMPLETE EDENTULULISM

Since complete dentures are alloplastic devices that patients learn to use, clini­cians must be aware of the landmarks

success. The first step is to examine and assess the patient's residual ridge morphology. The American College of Prosthodontists has developed a clas­sification system based on (1) mandibu­lar bone height, (2) maxillary residual ridge morphology, (3) mandibular muscle attachments and (4) maxillomandibular relationships. As bone heights and muscle attachments are lost, denture treatment evolves form simple treatment to complex treatment. Patient awareness to their individual situations and the expected treatment outcome is a critical educational pro­cess. Proper diagnosis will determine which cases a general practitioner is comfortable to treat and which cases should be referred.

Functional extensions of the prosthe­sis are based on fundamental prosth­odontics. Forthe mandibular arch, the primary force bearing areas are the re­sidual ridge crest and the buccal shelves The retromolar pad is composed of firm connective tissue in its anterior half and resilient glandular tissues in the poste­rior half. Since this area's height is fairly stable throughout a patient's life due to association with the attachment of the temporalis muscle, the denture is ex­tended to the resilient part of the pad. The mandibular flange extension is fi­nalized.

The maxillary denture extensions are determined by recording the functional limits of the buccal vestibule and pay­ing special attention to the posterior borders to insure coverage of the ha­mular notches and the vibrating line.

COMPLETE DENTURE IMPRESSIONS

Classically complete denture impres­sions have included initial impressions (irreversible hydrocolloid/stock tray) and final impressions (polysulfide or polyvinylsiloxaine materials/ custom tray). Clinical studies have shown that the classic approach is difficult to teach and more difficult to apply. This has lead to an abbreviated impression tech­nique in which the initial hydrocolloid impression serves as the final impres­sion.? Duncan and Taylor found that the abbreviated technique was easier and

the 2 stage/selective pressure impres­sion protocol. They had less remakes, less reline impressions required at de­livery and a reduced number of patient treatment appointments.

Since the development of the abbrevi­ated technique by Duncan/Taylor, Massad and Connelly pioneered a static impression technique associated with a "simplified denture fabrication proto­col" in 2000. This technique utilizes a high and low density irreversible hydro­colloid materials. The functional flange extensions are predictably recorded during the impression process utilizing the injectable phase and tray phase materials that allow tissue border mold­ing: Accu-Oent 1 Impression System by Ivoclar. This simplified denture fabri­cation protocol applies to Classification I and Classification II cases. The sim­plified technique reduces the number of appointments without altering the qual­ity of the definitive prosthesis. Classifi­cation I and Classification II cases, which range from ideal ridge heights and muscle attachments to cases with only localized soft tissue factors.

COMPLETE DENTURE INTEROCCLUSAL RECORDS­

TOOTH SELECTION

Fundamentals of record transfers and tooth selections are well established and will not be expanded on in this ar­ticle. Anterior teeth have the best es­thetic potential available to date incor­porating natural tooth forms with color depth and translucency. Denture pa­tients deserve the same optimal esthet­ics that fixed prosthodontic patients demand and get.

Anteriortooth position is determined by speech ("S" sound of Silverman's clos­est speaking space and "F" and "V" of the Pound technique). In addition the principle of "perfect imperfection" advo­cated by Dr. Bob Stein of Boston is a standard incorporated in tooth sets to facilitate the natural esthetics.

The posterior tooth selection advocated by most clinicians is a lingualized oc­clusal set-up (Payne, Ortman and Pound). This combines the advantages of anatomic teeth in the maxillary arch

ciency of mastication with an opposing non-anatomical tooth that simplifies the set-up and provides faster patient ad­aptation via freedom of movement,FIG12 In addition a Iingualized occlusal format allows incorporation of a Curve of Spee and a Curve of Wilson that refines a fully balanced occlusal relationship providing better stability.

COMPLETE DENTURE PROCESSING

Compression molded methylethacrylate acrylic resin has been the standard for the last 40 years. The literature docu­ments undesirable dimensional changes (shrinkage) during the pro­cessing procedure." 15 Today, many clinicians are taking advantage of an injection pressing method for process­ing polymethlymetharcylate acrylic (Ivocap System by Ivoclar). This pro­cess compensates for shrinkage occur­ring during polymerization through a continual feed of material. The result is a better adaptation to the tissue bear­ing area and insignificant observed changes in the vertical dimension of occlusion."

COMPLETE DENTURES: RETAINING THE TREATMENT

PARAMETERS

The goal of all attention devoted to di­agnosis, treatment planning and pa­tient education regarding the limits of treatment is the delivery of an esthetic, stable, functional and "happy" denture. Patients have placed a great deal of trust in the clinician they chose fortheirtreat­ment and have been a responsible team­mate during the decision and treatment process. However, future changes in­evitably occur during a patient's life. What can be done with changes that range from resorptive ridges, to the lost denture and to medical complications such as strokes, accidental trauma, normal aging or dementia? Can all the information established in making a happy, stable denture in the past be stored and not lost for a life time?

Once a denture has been fabricated, delivered and adjusted for comfort FIG13 , the anterior esthetics, the vertical di­mension of occlusion, the interocclusal relationships etc. can be archived and

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office. The archiving is done by a trained staff member in your office and the stor­age responsibility is transferred to a pri­vate company ( ALTADONICS in Win­ston Salem, N.C.). This gives a patient the security of not having a dentist, origi­nal or new, to "reinvent the wheel" in five years when a remake is indicated. The archived information can be trans­ferred to a duplicate denture and deliv­ered to the treatment dentist in 24-48 hours. The archived previous treatment information is captured in the duplicate as a "working custom tray" that at the 5 year remake first appointment allows the treatment dentist to (1) update the tissue bearing surfaces via a c1osed­mouth reline impression, (2) reevaluate the esthetics and (3) reevaluate the ver­tical dimension of occlusion and (4) make jaw relation records. In addition, just imagine the impact and reduction of stress when you are faced with treat­ing a patient in your patient family who presents with a medical change which limits their ability to actively/predictably assist in the denture treatment process. This archiving process is invaluable with a "lost denture". Computers have the "save my documents section" for pull up of recorded information. Now den­tists have THE ASSURANCE DEN­TURE FOR LIFE (Altadonics).

REFERENCES 1. The removable denture market survey, US

Census Bureau 2000. 2 Douglas CW, Shih A, Ostay L Will there be a

need for complete dentures in the United States in 20027 J Prosthet Dent 2002; 87;5-8.

3. IvanhoeJR, Cibirka RM, Parr GR. Treating the modern complete denture patient; A review of the literature. J. Prosthet Dent 2002; 88;631-35.

4. Drake CW, Beck JD, Graves RC. Dental Treat­ment needs in an elderly population. J. Public Health Dent. 1991; 51 '205-11.

5. House MM. Full denture technique. In Conley FJ, Dunn AL, Quesnell AJ, Rogers RM edi­tors. Classic prosthodontic articles: a collector's item. Vol III Chicago American College of Prosthodontists 1978: 2-24.

6 Gamer S, Tuch R, Garcia LT MM House men­tal classification revisited: Intersection of particular patient types and particular dentist's needs. J Prosthet Dent 2003; 89297-02

7 Ettinger RL, Beck JD Geriatric dental cur­riculum and the needs of the elderly. Spec Care Dentist 1984 4'207-13

8. Budtz-Jorgensen E Prosthodontics for the Elderly Quintessence Publishing Co.. Inc Chicago. 1999.

9. Koper A. Why Dentures fail Dent Cline NAm 1964; Nov 721-34

10. Muller F, Link I. Fuhr K. Utz KH. Studies on

Oral stereogenois and tactile sensibility. J. of Oral Rehab 1995; 22:759-67.

11. Petnokovski J, Harfin J, Mortavoy R, Levy F. Oral findings in elderly nursing home resi­dents in selected countries: quality of and satisfaction with complete dentures. J Prosthet Dent 1995, 73:132-5.

12. Harrison H, Huggett R, Watson CJ, Beck CB. A survey of complete denture prosthet­ics for the elderly, the handicapped and diffi­cult patients. Br. Dent J 1992; 172:51-6.

13. Duncan JP and Taylor TD. Teaching an ab­breviated impression technique for complete dentures in an undergraduate dental curricu­lum. J Prosthet Dent 2001; 85: 121-125.

14. Wesley RC, Henderson D, Frazier QZ, et al, Processing changes in complete dentures: posterior tooth contacts and pin opening. J Prosthet Dent 1973: 29:46-53.

15. Heartwell CM, Rahn AD. Syllabus of com­plete dentures. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lea &

Febiger, 1980. 16. Strohaver RA. comparison of changes in

vertical dimension between compression and injection molded complete dentures. J

Prosthet Dent 1989; 62:716-18.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS RICHARD D. JORDAN DDS, MS: Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, former Chair of the Department of Prosthodontics at the University of North Carolina, Clinical Asso­ciate Professor in the Department of Oral Sur­gery at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio retired after 10 years in private practice in Asheville, North Carolina.

DAVID AVERY, COT: Director of Professional Services at Drake Precision Dental Laboratory in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Saturday, September 13 8am-11am & 1pm-4pm

Darrell Cain, CPA

Taxes, savings, costs, profit margins, good practice management, time man­agement, investments, estate planning, insurance, how hard do I work, educa­tion planning, pension plans, debt struc­turing and the debt/tax spiral. Start a fire. Do you feel like the Billy Joel song, "I cannot take it any more?"

Although dentistry along with its tech­nical process is structured, it is still an art form. Having attorneys, insurance agents, pension administrators, invest­ment advisors, brokers, practice man­agement consultants, and accoun­tants, all with their own plans, yet none of them working together, and possibly without a parallel vested interest of the doctor, often leads to confusion and in-

What a puzzle! Not only do you won­der if you have all the pieces, you ques­tion if you even know what you want to create? The question becomes, how do you navigate through the intricacies of financial planning to implement a comprehensive plan of action that actu­ally works?

Develop a Game Plan Establish life goals for your happiness, and convert the physical reality of these goals into monetary terms. What lifestyle and monthly income do you need? You should realize that this plan will change and develop as you gain success and you will constantly adjust and reevaluate it. And remember that a plan that has stress with money is pref­erable to no plan and stress without money.

Understand the Basics Educate yourself about how money grows. Understand the cash flow of your business and how it interrelates with your taxes, debt structuring and the assets you own.

Develop a Business Plan Understand the time economics of your dental practice. Understand direct costs and fixed costs and learn to staff for your slowest day, not your busiest day. Charge a fee that is fair yet also allows you to achieve success.

Get the Equity Out of Your Business Do you know how to tap the potential of your labor to build your business? Do you know what is a fair arrangement for you to create success with your asso­ciate? Do you know how to value the business, how to split the money and how to transition other doctors in and out of the business? How do you shel­ter sales proceeds from taxes? Is a sale worth it, emotionally, physically and financially?

Understand the Impact ofTax Environ­ments Compound interest earned in a tax de­ferred environment versus aftertax sav­ings growing in a taxable environment, can lead to a 100% difference in the amount you have to spend at retirement. Do you maximize your pension plan and put $50,000 to $90,000 awav each

stand the math of geometric progres­sion applied in harmony with all the other factors. When you do this, you will see that saving in a taxable environment at the same rate of return, over a 15 to 20 year time period, will yield only one half of the money you should have achieved.

Reasonable Investment Plan Investments... Ouch! Would you not be better off spending your money? There are many important factors to consider. Have you configured your assets to take advantage of the two most important future economic events, demographics and rising interest rates? Do you invest your money with a tar­geted rate of return and do you know if your target will achieve your plan? Do you increase or decrease your risk based upon your targeted return and your plan? Do you even have a plan? Remember that after every boom there is a bust, after every bust a boom! What made the most money in the past, is the past and the future of investments is a cycle.

Retirement Bad news, if you want to retire and live off your money you have to be a stu­dent of investments and understand that investing pre-retirement and post-retire­ment require different strategies. You must consider what will make you happy? Between age 30 and age 60, you accumulate money and then hope to live off this money during your retire­ment years. How does this work? What is the plan for distributing money from the different tax environments? Do you spend too much money, or not enough money? How do you protect your as­sets, use them for your benefit, and yet preserve them for your children?

Questions. Questions. Questions Now that you at least know some of the questions have you sought a method to determine howyour puzzle fits together? This does not happen by chance and there is no magic, only hard work and careful thought. Passion for the finan­cial planning process is required to de­velop your ownfinancial plan and Iwould be happy to share my vision and expe­rience with you during my lecture at the next Virginia Dental meeting. I hope to see yOU there!

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'HE DEFINmON OF SERVICE Saturday, September 13

8:30am-11 :30am &1:30pm-4:30pm Patrick Wahl, DMD, MBA &

Lorraine Hollett, officemagic.com

Five-star service is not about hot tow­els, muffins, or coffee bars. All of these things can be helpful, but service is re­ally all about how your patients are spo­ken to and treated by you and your staff. Patients can be treated like royalty with­out any amenities, and they can be treated like chattel no matter how grand the buffet in the reception area.

Compare a real welcome, "Welcome to our office. We're glad you're here," with a mere, "May I help you?" Most impor­tantly, ask every patient the defining question of your practice:

"Is there anything that I can do to make your visit more comfortable today?"

The words you don't use are just as important as those you do. Have you ever requested something of a store's employee, only to be told something about "store policy?"You probably didn't like the rest of the sentence, whatever it was. You probably felt treated like a child, like the times your parents told you, "Because I said so!"

If there is a good reason for a policy, explain the reason in terms of the ben­efit to the patient. If there is no reason for a policy, eliminate the policy. Phrase everything in terms of the benefit to the patient, and you'll never need to use the word "policy."

Dr. Wahl once went to a very nice res­taurant. "I didn't know that dinner jack­ets were required. Luckily, the maitre d' knew something about good service, and he did not tell me, 'I'm sorry, sir, but dinner jackets are required here.' I wouldn't have liked hearingthat. Instead, he offered to loan me a dinner jacket, and explained, 'You'll be more comfort­able.'"

When a patient tells you to "submit this claim to my insurance company, and then bill me forthe difference," let's not

policy is to collect the fee at the time of service." Whatever that means, it sure sounds negative.

Instead, explain to the patient that you have several different payment options available to help him. "Let me briefly describe them so you can choose which one is most convenient for you."

A client of ours once told us that there were no payment options in his prac­tice. To give a patient options, he ex­plained, would be to tell the patient that there is a choice. "There should be no choice. They have to pay." We ex­plained to our client that people who buy like to have choices. The key thing is to make sure that none of the choices rep­resent any risk to your practice.

When you purchase something, you want to see all the styles, all the col­ors, and all the choices. Your patients are just like you and me. And the good news is that people who participate in the decision-making process are much more likely to comply with any agree­ment.

Five-star service means greeting pa­tients by standing up and meeting them at eye level. Five-star service means shaking hands with every patient, even children. Five-star service means greet­ing new patients with a tour of your fabu­lous office (it only takes minutes), and not with forms!

It's not the hot towel; it's how it's deliv­ered. Compare the experience of an assistant shouting, "Here you go!" as she throws you a towel and runs out of the room with another who says, "Please take this towel to freshen your face. In­dulge." Similarly, a coffee bar won't help if it's less than pristine.

If you're not offering towels consistently to your patients, it may be because your team has found the process of keeping them ready to be a hassle. We've been impressed by the ComfortSpa™ from Sharper Practice (800-392-1171, ''TLC'' Introductory Spe­cial). Itdelivers a perfect towel every time with the mere touch of a button. You'll want to give one to and "wow" every patient.

Most of all, five-star service means de­livering a great product on-time and with pleasure. As Dr, Paul Homoly says, "Every appointment is a case presenta­tion appointment!"

Every dentist says he or she gives great service. Few do. Call a few offices. See how you're treated. See how soon you can be seen. See if you feel cared about. It's easy to compete on service because so few others even try.

Dr. Patrick Wahl and Lorraine Hollett have been called the "hottest speakers in dentistry." They will present "Secrets of Practice Greatness" at the Virginia Meeting on Saturday, June 13th

. They are the developers of the "Office Man­ager in a Box" scripting system which helps you increase production and elimi­nate office headaches. For more infor­mation and to order, call (800) 750-8779, or visit their web site at www.officemagic.com.

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Saturday, September 13 1Oam-11 am OR 1pm-2pm

Pam Stein, DMD and Sherri Stein

Doctors when was the last time you really looked at the drugs in your medi­cal emergency kit? Sometime today or this week find your kit and look at each little glass ampoule.

You might be asking yourself: What is Talwin? And what is it used for? What about Wyamine? OrAminopylline?

The list goes on and on. Are you confi­dent in your knowledge of the use of each drug? Probably not, why would you be? How often would you be called upon to use these drugs? However, if you have the drugs in your kit you have an obli­gation, and in most states are required by law to know its use and dosage.

What about dosages? If you had to ad­minister the life saving drug epinephrine, what dosage would you give to an adult..; a 6-year-old child? Should you use a filter needle?

Preparing for medical emergencies can seem overwhelming and some will choose to take their chances, gambling it will never happen in their office. But, if an emergency does occur and you are poorly prepared, the consequences could be devastating.

How then does the dentist be adequately prepared without a degree in emergency medicine?

This course provides that information and the techniques for the dentist and staff to be ready to handle a medical emergency. We teach The Emergency Medical Protocol System. Researched and designed by Dr. Pam Stein, this system is an efficient and effective way for the dentist to take the steps needed to prepare for a medical emergency.

The system is highly regarded within the dental industry, receiving acclaim from several nationally known organizations. "The Emergency Medical Protocol Sys­tem revolutionizes the emergency kit," said Linda Miles, CEO of Linda L. Miles and Associates. "In today's busy world simplicity and detail are most important in saving lives. Quick thinking and the proper tools are essential. This emer­gency system means peace of mind and a built in feeling of safety."

Please join me, Sherri Stein at the Vir­ginia Dental Association Meeting on Saturday, September 13 to learn "/jow To Handle An In-Office Medical Emer­gency". Protect your patients and your­self.

Saturday, September 13 1pm-4pm

Sonja Lauren

Sonja Lauren, author of The Covered Smile will be discussing the topics of her newly released book during our an­nual meeting. Ms. Lauren will be dis­cussing the importance of good oral health, and the importance of reporting possible cases of child abuse and ne­glect. She will also be showing slides which include the abuse and dental ne­glect she endured as a child. Ms.

of twelve years and ten months old due to neglect; consequently, she has suf­fered many painful, extensive surgeries and currently has only 20 % of her chew­ing ability, She hopes by sharing her personal experiences, more profession­als will become involved in reporting pos­sible cases of abuse and neglect and also become advocates for children in need of dental attention.

The foreword and a supporting chapter for The Covered Smile were written by Dr. Lynn D. Mouden DD.S., M.P.H., co­founder of PANDA. Dr. John Ward D.D.S. ofVCU not only wrote a chapter on behalf of Ms Lauren's case, but has also provided much free dental care for her.

Please visit Ms. Lauren's web site at www.thecoveredsmile.com. You may view her actual childhood dental records which read "situation-hopeless' as well as purchase the book if you wish.

Currently Sonja Lauren is speaking with groups such as the VDA, VCU, and has been a guest on WFLO good morning radio talk show. Early in May, the Rich­mond Times-Dispatch featured Mr. Lauren and Dr. John Ward DDS in their business section. The VDA and Opera­tion Smile support Ms. Lauren's efforts to educate dental and medical profes­sionals, and have added her book infor­mation to their web sites. Mr. Lauren hopes by speaking about her intensely painful experiences, we will all better understand the importance of our pro­fession as dentists and hygienists.

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It is not too late to register for the 2003 VDA

Meeting in Richmond' September 10-14,2003

Registration information on pages 19 and 20!

For more information about the VDA meeting, call the VDA office at 800-552-3886

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Monroe Harris Michael Lavinder K.E. Neill Glenn Harrison Thomas Layman J. Michael Nelson Faryl Hart W. Townes Lea Jim Nelson

DDS would like to thank the following dentists, labs, and funding sources for their help in 2002 - 2003. The program has been able to provide over $2 million in

Melanie Hartman Paul Hartmann Steven Hearne William Henry

Steven LeBeau Jesse Lee N. Ray Lee Timothy Leigh

PaulA. Neumann Joe Niamtu Ashley Nichols Kamran Nikseresht

free dental care to 1,139 elderly and disabled Virgin­ians.

Susan Heriford William Heriford Carolyn Herring

Tom Leinbach John Lentz Donald Levitin

Clinton Norris James Nottingham Susan O'Connor

W.H. Higinbotham Fred Levitin Stuart Oglesby Lanny Hinson GUy Levy Thomas O'Hara Jeffrey Hodges Mayer Levy Edward O'Keefe Neil Davis Hollyfield Micheal Link Edward M. O'Keefe

Jeryl Abbott James Burden Neal Emad Kevin Honore Jay Lipman Edward S. O'Keefe Jeffrey Ackerman Corydon Butler Thomas Eschenroeder William Horbaly B.A. Livick Robert O'Neill Anne Adams Charles Cabaniss James Evans R. Leroy Howell Clifford Lloyd Michael Oppenheimer Randy Adams Joseph Califano Michael Fabio Ralph Howell Jr. Nick Lombardozzi Michael O'Shea William Adams Claude Camden, Jr. Jackson Faircloth Raidah Hudson James Londrey Alexander Osinovsky Tony Agapis Robert Candler William Falls Christopher Huff Melanie Love Bruce Overton MicheleAh John Canter Gisela Fashing Wallace Huff Lee Lykins, III Thomas Padgett Elizabeth Alcorn David Cantor Kenneth M. Fauteux Douglas Hughes A. Catherine Lynn Charles Palmer John Alexander Jonathon Carlton Mehrdad Favagehi Richard Hull Richard Macllwaine Russell Pape Dandridge Allen Henry Cathey, Jr. John Fedison Garrett Hurt Alan Mahanes Steve Paulette Elizabeth Allenchey Dana Chamberlain Richard Ferris Bruce Hutchison R.F. Mallinak Bonnie Pearson W.H.Allison Johnson Cheng Robert Flikeid David Inouye Richard Mansfield JimPell Lori Alperin Don Cherry Adam Foleck Jerry Isbell Donald Martin Joseph Penn Stephen Alvis Albert Citron Eric Foretich Raman Jassal Frederick Martin Robert Penterson Bradley Anderson Peter Cocolis, Jr. David Forrest L. Thornton Jett Shannon Martin G. Thomas Phillips Dave C. Anderson Karen Cole Donald Francis Harini Jindal Erika Mason Michael Piccinino William Armour Norman Coleman Scott Francis Richard Joachim Alfonso Massaro Jon Piche Kimberlyn Atherton Robert Collins Charlie French Gary Johnson Brian McAndrew Todd Pillion Carl Atkins Harry Conn Janet French H Phillip Johnson Karen McAndrew Darryl Pirok Mitchell Avent Thomas Conner Agnes Fuentes David Jones Allen McCorkle James Pollard Charles Ayers Thomas Cooke Robert Futrell Perry Jones Michael McCormick, Jr. A. Carole Pratt William Babington Jennifer Copeland Ross Gale Tracy Jones Henry McCoy McKinley Price Jeff Bailey Kenneth Copeland, Jr. Samuel Galstan Steve Kanetzke Thomas McCrary James Priest Stephen Bailey Michael Covaney Allen Garai Claire Kaugars Michael McMunn Norm Prillaman James Baker Sharon Covaney William Gardner Jack Kayton Michael McQuade Stephen Radcliffe Raymond Baker Mark Crabtree Charles Gaskins Kanyon Keeney Kenneth Mello John Ragsdale Howard Baranker William D. Crockett Thomas Geary James Keeton H. Kyle Midkiff H.E. Ramsey III Richard Barnes Charlie Cuttino Garland Gentry Robert Kendig Kevin Midkiff Shahla Ranjbar Velma Barnwell Jeffrey Cyr Scott Gerard Jeffrey Kenney Benita Miller Eric Redmon John Bass Ray Dail James D Geren M. Kerneklian Bob Miller Wayne Remington Richard Bates Colleen Daley Drew Gilfillan George Kevorkian Jr. Michael Miller Philip J. Render Gregory Bath Stan Dameron Quincy Gilliam John Kim Jan Milner Elizabeth Reynolds Frank Beale William Davenport James Glaser Todd King Demetrios Milonas Thomas Richards Elizabeth Bernhard Jeffrey Day Matthew Glasgow M. Kent Kiser Lorenzo Modeste Christopher Richardson David Bertman Damon DeArment Steve Goldstein John Kittrell J. Peyton Moore Jacques Riviere Edward Besner R. Cris Dedmond Timothy Golian Rodney Klima Carol Morgan A.J. Rizkalla Hood Biggers Bruce DeGinder Mark Gordon Deidra Kokel Gary Morgan Richard Roadcap Eliot Bird John Denison Leslie Gore Michael Kokorelis Joseph Morgan Andrew Robertson Stephen Bissell Suzanne Dennis M. Scott Gore Lawrence Kolter Michael Morgan Aurelio Roca Jeffrey Blair Clayton Devening Shantala Gowda Albert Kon/koff Kenneth Morris John Roller Carl Block David DeViese Daniel Grabeel Robert J. Krempl Neil Morrison John Rose Andrew Bluhm Joseph Devylder Dave Graham David Krese James Mosey Robert Rosenberg William Boland Surya Dhakar Ed Griggs Fred Krochma\ John Mosher Scott Rosenblum John Bonesteel William Dodson Robert Grossman Michael Krone Russell Mosher Ronald Rosenthal Henry Botuck Patrick Dolan John Grubbs John Krygowski Thomas Mostiler John Ross Michael Bowler James Donahue Richard Gunn Sousan Kunaish James K. Muehleck Richard Rubino Reed Boyd Steve Dorsch James Gyuricza Peter Kunec David Mueller Scott Ruffner Richard Boyle John Doswell II Ronald Haden Michael Kuzmik William Munn D. Gordon Rye James Bradshaw Ronald Downey Mark Hammock John Lacy Peter Murchie Michael Sagman John Bramwell Alison Drescher Michael Hanley Peter Lanzaro Walter Murphy James Salerno Paul Brickman Thomas Dunham Bill Hanna John Lapetina Naseer Naeem John Salmon, "' Gerald Brown Randy Eberly Peter Hanna David Larson George Nance Usa Samaha David Buckis David Ellis Marvin Harman Daniel Laskin William Nanna Stanhen S"rnff

I John Sattar Sharone Ward ~~_m~.". -"lI 1 --~_-----------------~ Anthony Savage James Watkins ~ l WE. Saxon Benjamin Watson l Kevin Scanlan William Way t Richard Schambach Dennis Schnecker ~~~~r~::il:~ergt!:.:.. Dentists: Please patronize and thank the following dental laborato- It James Schroeder D.A. Whiston .' ries for their ongoing commitment and participation in the Donated Harlan Schufeldt Alan White Dental Services program. Allen Schultz H.RamseyWhite m

Gary Schuyler Miles Wilhelm Jim Shearer John Willhide : A New Generation Dental Studio !Coleman's Dental Studio William Sherman T.E.Williams Falls Church - (703) 533-5670 I Richmond - (804) 276-8250 Ted Sherwin Richard Wilson

!Richard Sherwood Barry Wolfe ATech Dental Lab i Crown & Bridge Dental Lab Earl Shufford Richard Wood Richmond - (804) 276-5158 I Norfolk - (757) 588-1591 Robert Siegel Roger Wood Arthur Silvers Royce Woolfolk I

Accutech Orthodontic Lab, Inc i Crowns By Colter Robert Simmons Ronald Wray : Chesapeake - (757) 488-1919 i Charlottesville - (804) 975-5293 Andrew Sklar Glenn Young . IJames Slagle M. Walter Young

. ; Acme Dental Lab i Custom Design Dental Lab Matt Slattery Mark Young Mechanicsville - (804) 559-8062 i Roanoke - (540) 366-0710 Peter W. Smith Samuel Yun

Sherman Smock Richard Zechini Kevin Snow Andrew Zimmer .: Albemarle Dental Lab ID. J. 's Dental Lab, Inc.

Edward Snyder Greg Zoghby " Charlottesville - (434) 296-3771 i Salem - (540) 389-4329

James Soderquist I Albert Solomon Allegiance Dental Lab i Dantonio Dental Lab Steve Somers Silver Springs - (301) 588-2218 I VA Beach - (757) 499-9559 Robert Sorenson I Christopher Spagna Aloha Dental Lab : Danville Dental Laboratory Richard Spagna Lorton - (703) 339-7754 i Danville - (804) 793-2225 Donald Spano iTracy Spaur Andrew Dental Lab i Dental Laboratories, Inc. Sebastiana Springmann Falls Church - (703) 241-8666 i Richmond - (804) 750-1188 James Stanley I Douglas Starns

Arrident Lab IDental Prosthetic Services Inc R.E. Stecher

Newport News - (757) 249-39001 Waynesboro - (540) 946-8435 AI Stenger G.A. Stermer

Art Dental Laboratory IDickinson Dental Laboratory Richard Stone Chantilly - (703) 378-8555 I Buena Vista - (540) 261-1786 Ken Stoner

Matthew Storm IC.B. Strange Bal's Dental Lab i Dominion Crown & Bridge Lab Robert S. Strange I Arlington - (703) 405-0412 j Leesburg - (703) 777-1619 Frank Straus i Kit Sullivan Baran Dental Lab 1 Drake Precision Dental Lab Richard Suter Annandale - (703) 941-5099 : Charlotte - (800) 476-2771 Kimberly Swanson David Swett Ben F.Williams Jr Dental Lab f Dramstad Dental Design Rebecca Swett Richmond - (804) 233-8547 : Leesburg - (540) 882-3602 Ralph Swiger

!Daniel Sykes , Dyna Tech Dental Lab i~..••'.:Utica - (800) 367-3322Biogenic Dental Corporation Ron Tankersley

i Charlottesville - (434) 974-1412 John Tarver James Taylor Ned Taylor Donald Taylor,Jr. Ronald Terry Charles Thomas Andrew Thompson Damon Thompson

Cardinal Dental Lab i East Dental Lab Williamsburg - (757) 220-2864 Hampton - (757) 723-3997

Carey's Dental Lab Eden Dental Arts Mechanicsville - (804) 559-5159 Eden - (336) 623-8284

William Thompson ~ Central Dental Laboratory , Edge Dental Lab Vicki Tibbs !:, Suffolk - (757) 934-0678 Elizabethton - (800) 917-8332 Michael Tisdelle Philip Tomaselli Ceramic StudiOof VA, Inc. Ernst Dental Lab Stanley Tompkins Richmond - (804) 897-0801 , Poquoson - (757) 868-8978 Donald Trawick ,rFaith Trent I Chilhowie Dental Arts First Impression Dental Lab Bradley Trotter

Fitz Lab Richmond - (804) 359-4563

Flexi-Dent, Inc. Midlothian - (804) 897-2455

Fraguela Dental Laboratory, Inc Virginia Beach - (757) 497-4166

Gibson Dental Designs Gainesville - (800) 554-5007

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Glendale Dental Lab, Inc Newport News - (757) 877-9948 '

Glidewell Lab Newport Beach - (800) 854-7256

Gold Duster Dental Lab Wytheville - (540) 228-3915

Goodwin Dental Lab, Inc. Richmond - (800) 476-4351

Great Impressions Laboratory Richmond - (804) 282-6200

Haislip Dental Lab South Boston - (434) 575-7947

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Hall Dental Lab t Newport News - (757) 369-0664 ' ,

Harris-Williams Laboratories Richmond - (804) 359-4697

Hermanson Dental Lab St. Paul- (800) 328-9648

He's Dental Lab Fairfax - (703) 204-1333

Ivory Dental Lab Falls Church - (703) 533-0600

J C's Dental Lab Hopewell- (804) 458-6246

J Dent Lab Fairfax - (703) 352-2245

James River Prosthetics Dental Lab Richmond - (804) 378-8887

Chilhowie - (276) 646-2869 . Vinton - (540) 345-5388 1 Jetts Dental Laboratory Paul Umstott

, Falmouth - (540) 373-0119 Eric Vasey

Coeburn Dental Laboratory First Impression Dental Lab J. Keller Vernon Coeburn - (276) 395-2719 Sandy Springs - (404) 252-2166 Jim Padget's Dental Lab Greg Wall

Irvington - (804) 438-5369 Jesse Wall

Dentists: Please patronize and thank the following dental laboratories for their ongoing commitment and participation in the Donated Dental Services program.

John's Dental Lab Terre Haute - (800) 457-0504

Julian's Crown and Bridge Lab Richmond - (804) 272-1446

Kastle Prosthetic Service Clearwater - (800) 375-2391

Kenneth Kellogg, COT Washington - (202) 296-6090

Kim Dental Laboratory Richmond - (804) 674-9467

Kingsport Dental Lab Kingsport - (423) 246-2220

Lab One Norfolk - (757) 455-8686

Luis Dental Lab, Inc Falls Church - (703) 931-6447

Maplewood Dental Lab, Inc Maplewood - (651) 779-7079

Master Dental Studio Manassas - (703) 369-2628

Messer Dental Lab Grandview - (800) 523-5576

Midtown Dental Lab Charleston - (800) 992-3368

Modern Prosthetics Laboratory Richmond - (804) 560-9000

National Dental Laboratories Alexandria - (703) 971-3133

Northern VA Dental LAb, Inc Woodbridge - (703) 497-3500

Nu Tech t.aboratones Midlothian - (804) 379-9939

Peninsula Dental Lab Newport News - (757) 599-3416

Pennington Crown and Bridge Vinton - (540) 343-0434

Pittman Dental Laboratory Gainsville - (800) 235-4720

Plus Dental Lab Fairfax (703) 385 2125

Precision Dental Arts Twin Falls - (208) 733-0383

Protech Dental Lab Sterling - (703) 430-5556

Pulaski Dental Lab Pulaski - (540) 980-6977

Quality Dental Lab, Inc. Virginia Beach - (757) 497-8211

R & R Dental Lab Salem - (540) 375-9311

Reston Dental Ceramics Chantilly - (703) 449-0524

Royal Dental Laboratory Front Royal- (540) 636-1600

Saunders Dental Laboratory Roanoke - (800) 476-7319

Saylor's Dental Lab Manassas - (703) 631-1875

Service Dental Laboratory Lynchburg - (434) 237-1613

Sheen Dental Lab Dunedin - (800) 322-2797

Sherer Dental Lab Rock Hill- (800) 845-1116

Skyline Dental Lab Charlottesville - (804) 973-9417

Soon Dental Lab Springfield - (703) 569-2979

South Boston Dental Lab South Boston - (434) 575-6239

Southern Gray Dental Lab Stafford - (540) 720-6136

Southside Dental Laboratory Chesapeake - (757) 548-4426

Stanford Dental Lab Blacksburg - (540) 382-7122

Suburban Dental Lab Rockville - (301) 881-2444

Sven Tech Fairfax - (703) 352-0969

Thayer Dental Lab Mechanicsburg - (717) 697-6324

The ToothWorks Richmond - (804) 323-1511

Tincher Lab Charleston - (800) 225-4699

TLC Dental Lab Orlando - (407) 645-0344

Triangle Dental Lab Triangle - (703) 221-1555

Tri-State Dental Lab Jonesville - (276) 346-4055

Universal Dental Lab Richmond - (804) 282-9435

Victor's Dental Lab Falls Church - (703) 536-6604

Village Ceramics Herdersonville - (800) 669-8361

Virginia Dental Laboratories Norfolk - (757) 622-4614

Wagner Orthodontic Studio Virginia Beach - (757) 481-9996

Walker Dental Lab Decatur - (800) 727-0705

Winegardner Dental Arts, Inc. Norfolk - (757) 480-3520

Zuber Dental Arts Salem - (540) 387-4522

SiGNiFiCANT NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON THE TAX FRONT

David S. Lionberger, Esquire - Christian & Barton LLC

President signs Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act

President Bush signed the Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act of 2003 into law on May 28. Highlights of the Act's tax provisions are:

Individuals Increased child credit for 2003: For 2003 and 2004, the child credit increases to $1,000 per qualifying child (up from pre­Act law's $600 per qualifying child for 2003-2004). After 2004, the child credit will drop back to $700 per qualifying child.

Marriage-penalty relief: For 2003 and 2004 only, the standard deduction and break points of the 10% and 15% in­come tax brackets will be double those for single filers. For tax years begin­ning after 2004, the standard deduction and rate brackets return to their 2001 levels.

Accelerated reduction of tax brackets above 15%: For 2003 and thereafter, the tax rates above 15% are 25%, 28%, 33%, and 35% (under pre-Act law, the rates for 2003 above 15% were 27%, 30%, 35%, and 38.6%). After 2010, rates will revert to the pre-2001 levels.

Increased AMT exemption amounts: For 2003 and 2004, the maximum AMT ex­emption amount is $58,000 for joint fil­ers and surviving spouses, $40,250 for unmarried taxpayers, and $29,000 for married filing separately, reverting to $45,000, $33,750, and $22,500, respec­tively, after 2004.

Businesses and Corporations Expanded expensing election: The fol­lowing changes to Code Sec. 179 ex­pense deductions are effective for prop­erty placed in service in tax years be­ginning in 2003, 2004, and 2005: • The maximum annual expensing

amount is $100,000 (increasedfrom $25,000) The maximum annual expensing ~mnllnt ic: n:'rl"r.prl rlnll::lr-fnr-rlnll::lr

(but not below zero) by any excess of the cost of qualifying property placed in service during the tax year over $400,000 (increased from $200,000)

Cl The above increaseddollar amounts are inflation-indexed for tax years beginning in a calendar year after 2003 and before 2006

.. Off-the-shelf computer software is now eligible for expensing

• Taxpayers may now revoke expens­ing elections without IRS consent

Increased bonus first-year depreciation: Under prior law, a 30% additional first­year depreciation allowance generally applied, after taking the 179 expense deduction, if: (1) its original use commences with the

taxpayer after Sept. 10,2001; (2) the asset is acquired by the tax­

payer after Sept. 10,2001 and be­fore Sept. 11, 2004, and

(3) it is placed in service by the tax­payer before 2005 (before 2006 for certain property with longer produc­tion periods).

The 2003Act provides an altemate elec­tion for 50% bonus first-year deprecia­tion for qualified property if: (1) its original use commences with the

taxpayer after May 5, 2003; (2) the asset is acquired by the tax­

payer after May 5,2003 and before 2005 (there can't be a written bind­ing contract for acquisition in effect before May 6,2003); and

(3) it is placed in service by the tax­payer before 2005 (before 2006 for certain property with longer produc­tion periods).

Note that there is no alternative mini­mum tax depreciation adjustment forthe bonus first-year depreciation. This may impact a business' AMT liability when bonus depreciation is elected.

Accumulated earnings tax and personal holding company tax rates reduced to 15%: Fortax years beginning after Dec. 31,2002, and before Jan. 1,2009, the ~rrilmlll~tprl p::Irninnc: t::lY r::ltp ::Inri thp.

undistributed personal holding company tax rate on corporations are reduced to 15% (reduced from 38.6%).

Collapsible corporation rules repealed: For tax years beginning after Dec. 31, 2002, the collapsible corporation rules are repealed.

Reduced Rates for Capital Gains & Dividends Under prior law, an individual's adjusted net capital gain generally was taxed at a maximum rate of 20% for regular tax and AMT purposes (after paying tax at the 28% rate on collectibles and cer­tain small business stock or at the 25% rate as recapture of deprecation on re­alty). Gain from property held morethan five years that would otherwise be taxed at 10% was taxed at 8%, and gain from property held more than five years and the holding period for which begins af­ter 2000, which would otherwise be taxed at 20%, is taxed at 18%. Divi­dends received by an individual were taxed as ordinary income at rates up to 38.6% (for 2003).

Under the 2003 Act: • The 10% and 20% rateson adjusted

net capital gain are reduced to 5% (zero, in 2008) and 15% respec­tively, for both regular tax and the AMT, for sales and exchanges (and payments received) after May 5, 2003, and before Jan. 1,2009.

• dividends received by an individual shareholder in tax years beginning after 2002 and before 2009 from domestic corporations (and certain qualified foreign corporations) are treated as net capital gain - the divi­dends are taxed at rates of 5% (zero, in 2008) and 15% for both regular tax and AMT purposes. Certain special rules and exclu­sions apply, including that the stock paying the divided must be held for more than 60 days during the 120-day period beginning 60 days before the ex-dividend date.

Planning under the 2003 Act tice acquires and uses a new $400,000 The 2003 Act presents tremendous, but equipment package after May 5, 2003 temporary, opportunities for businesses that has a five-year depreciation recov­and professional practices to acquire ery period. For non-AMT tax purposes, more and newer machinery and equip­ the practice can now immediately de­ment with maximum tax benefits. The duct $100,000 of this cost under 179, maximum 179 expense deduction is plus an additional $150,000 (50% of the increased by four times to $100,000, remaining cost under the bonus-first and the income level at which phase­ year depreciation rules), plus an addi­out of the 179 expense deduction be­ tional $30,000 (the regular first-year gins is also doubled to $400,000. Fi­ double-declining balance depreciation nally, it is now clear that off-the shelf allowance of $60,000 subject to the half­computer software qualifies for the 179 year convention for the first year the expense deduction. This expanded property in placed in service). This is a expense deduction is coupled with the total deduction for 2003 of $280,000, new option to elect 50% bonus first-year rather than the total deduction of depreciation for most capital equipment $170,020 that would have been avail­acquired after May 5, 2003, and placed able under pre-Act law. in service before 2005.

These changes mean many small and even some medium-sized practices can now fully deduct major equipment and software purchases, reducing the effec­tive cost of the equipment and making purchase rather than leasing a more attractive option. For example, a prac-

RETURNING WITH A BRAND NEW COURSE:

Dr. John C. Kois Presenting a Brand New "Advanced" Course critical to enhance the longevity of your restorations, designed for Every Patient, Every Day in Every Practice. This outstanding educator will present a new paradigm integrating a current scientific basis for clinical practice without perpetuating existing dogma so you can realize in advance the potential for disastrous results along with concepts to minimize occlusal related failures As LAB ONE says, " The Choice is Kois ! " ~ ..

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Professional Practice Transitions (pPT) is pleased to welcome

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As thepractice sale andconsulting division for Sullivan-Schein Dental,

PPTprovides a full range ofpractice brokerage, transition consulting,

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Samantha Paulson, Director of Marketing & Programs

Why A Direct Reimbursement Den­tal Plan? Direct Reimbursement (DR) is a simple, cost-effective method for employers to provide dental health care benefits to their employees. Whether the company is large or small, these self-funded den­tal benefit plans can be designed to the employer's specifications. DR plans have been proven to save employers money when compared with traditional dental insurance plans.

What Are The Advantages Of A DR Plan? Freedom of Choice: In a Direct Re­imbursement plan, employees are free to choose their dentist without being confined to choose from those on a pro­vider list. The dentist and the patient determine the treatment plan without re­strictions or limitations.

Flexibility: Flexibility of plan design allows the employer to control the level of benefits in the plan. An employer may choose to include a deductible and/or an annual maximum benefit.

Cost: Plan costs are based on actual dental expenses incurred, not on pre­mium payments made, regardless of usage. Additionally, since a DR pro­gram is not considered "insurance," there is no premium tax liability.

the individuals who are making the in­surance purchasing decisions for their business or company. Your role is to help us to identify those decision mak­ers whom you feel will be open to dis­cussing the benefits of DR.

If you are able to provide a referral or would like more information and promo­tional materials about Direct Reimburse­ment, please contact Samantha Paulson at the VDA Central Office 800­552-3886.

Administration: An employer may choose to have a third party adminis­trator (TPA) administer the plan, or elect to self-administer the DR plan. Either way, administrative costs are usually considerably less than with a traditional dental insurance plan. How Can You Participate In Promot­ing DR? First, educate yourself and your staff about the advantages of Direct Reim­bursement. Secondly, talk with your patients about their dental benefits plan. Each day you are in contact with pa­tients, business organizations, and among this group of people you prob­ably know at least one business owner

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HELP rv~AKE "'(OUR OFFICE AN EVEN SAFER PLACE VV~TH AN AUTOMATEq EXTERNAL DEFI8R~LLA.TOR (AED) :

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Lisa Fratkin, LifeServers of Virginia

The Virginia Dental Services Corpora­tion has endorsed LifeServers Inc. of Virginia as the plan administrator for Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). The Richmond based com­pany handles the distribution for Medtronic Physio-Control Lifepak prod­ucts.

What is an Automated External Defibrillator? An AED is a device that analyzes and looks for shockable heart rhythms, ad­vises the rescuer of the need for defibril­lationanddelivers the defibrillationshock if needed.

A few shocking statistics Cardiac Arrest occurs about 1000 times every day and over 350,000 people are impacted every year • It can happen to anybody, any­

where, and anytime but despite our best efforts, only 5-10% survive na­tionwide

., Time is critical... each minute of de­lay before defibrillation reducessur­vival by about 10%

• With the use of basic life support (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), survival rates above 50% have been achieved

Here is what is available for your office L1FEPAK500 ., The tried and true choice - the AED

most emergency response teams use

• Simple 2-button unit designed for more frequent, rugged use Automatic self-testing and visible readiness display helps assure you that your device is ready to go

• Powered by a 5 year, non-recharge­

YOUR CHOICE It Easy to use with it's simple 1-2-3

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Combines the AED function with manual capability so that trained clinicians can quickly and easily deliver advanced diagnostic and therapeutic care. Easily converts to manual mode Easy to carry, maintain and service Data management capabilities de­signed to meet your needs Flexible therapy options- non-inva­sive pacing, electrodes or hard paddles, docking station and pulse oximetry

LifeServers Inc. is a full-service plan administrator. They will assist you with: It Consultation and site assessment • Sale, delivery and set-up • Training coordination ., Multiple-site coordination 1\ Data management of battery/elec­

trode replacement .. Incident download, retrieval and

communication to client e' In service session with binder, op­

erating/maintenance instructions & in service video

~ On-going relationship with dental office for future training and product needs

To implement an Automated External Defibrillator in your office, please call Natalie Guld or Lisa Fratkin at LifeServers of Virginia at 866-L1FE500.

I The Virginia Dent~1 Services Corporation has teamed up !

! with Dell to offer VDA members special discounts and of- ii' . fers not available to the general public.

I Shopping with Dell's Employee Purchase Program has many!, . benefits.

'.. VDA members receive a 5-10% discount on all consumer ma­chines (Dimension desktops and Inspiron notebooks)

., 5% discount on all consumer machines with a 1 or 2 year war­ranty

• 10% discount on all consumer machines with a 3 or 4 year warranty (on-site)

• Discounted shipping • 24 hour Dell hardware telephone technical support

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Bruce MacArthur, Healthcare Compliance Service

With today's awareness of environmen­tal and health hazards associated with the improper management of waste amalgam, it becomes essential for a clear understanding of proper storage and disposal methods. All used, spent, or waste amalgam in any form or con­tainer such as a trap, filter or capsule must be managed for proper disposal by sending it to a mercury recycling fa­cility. This waste cannotgo to a landfill, sewer, infectious waste container, or metal recycler (unless that recycler spe­cifically can recycle mercury).

Below is a step by step procedure spe­cific for the dental office to ensure total compliance with storing and recycling of waste amalgam, amalgam sludge, contact and non-contact amalgam, amalgam capsules, amalgam traps and filters.

ODetermine all locations within the

dentaloffice that containsamalgam/mer­cury (new or used)

Chairside traps

Vacuum pump filters

Amalgam separators

Precapsulated amalgam

Elemental mercury in containers

8Establish a policy and procedure re­

garding daily,weekly or monthly service for these locations to ensure proper handling, storage and recycling man­agement. Use containers specifically designed to handle waste amalgam for storage and shipping.

e Locate a company specifically de­

signed to manage hazardous waste streams from the dental office that can ship this waste to a mercury recycling

facility. Make sure the company uses an approved facility for proper recycling.

8Keep all invoices and shipping docu­

ments in a specific file from the ship­ping and recycling of this material.

Once these methods have been estab­lished, the proper management of this material becomes relatively easy. "Cradle to Grave" responsibility of this waste falls upon the generator making it important to select the proper com­pany for your waste management. The Virginia Dental Services Corporation (VDSC) has endorsed Healthcare Com­pliance Service, a hazardous waste re­cycling service company that offers a variety of services including amalgam/ mercury waste. See their adjacent ad­vertisement in this issue for special VDA member discounts.

HCSHEALTHCARE COMPLIANCE SERVICE

INTRODUCES

WASTE AMALGAM FILTER AND TRAP RECYCLING SERVICE

With today's focus on the environment and hazardous waste, methods of disposal are becoming more restrictive and complicated.

At HCS we offer proper waste management for all hazardous waste generated in the dental office. One of these waste streams is found in the filters and traps of the vacuum pump system. These items collect amalgam particulate from the patient once it has passed through the vacuum line prior discharge into the sewer. Amalgam once removed

from the patient is considered hazardous waste and must be managed as such.

When the filters and traps are removed and ready to be disposed, proper disposal methods must be in place. HCS provides the storage container, return shipping container, proper documentation for disposal and the recycling service

all for one cost.

Let us manage your waste and give you peace of mind. For more information on amalgam or other waste streams and to receive your VDA member discount contact us at:

Phone 610-518-5299 Fax 610-518-2995 www.hcstoday.com E-mail hcstoday@cs.com

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C&F Investment Services, Inc. provides comprehensive investment manage­ment, financial planning, and brokerage services exclusively through Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., mem­ber NASD/SIPC.

C&F Investment Services, Inc. currently maintains over 1,700 accounts through­out Virginia and 17 other states.

The company offers a complete line up of investment and financial planning products, including: • Stocks • Bonds • Mutual Funds • Annuities • All types of retirement accounts • 529 college savings plans

In addition, the professional staff of the firm provides management services in­cluding: ., Asset Management • Estate Planning • Financial Planning • Retirement Planning

As a VDA Member you will receive the following benefits: • Customizedservice from designated

liaison staff members with desig­nated toll free phone numbers

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t VDA NEVifS I, I FIFTY YEARS OF FLUOR!DE

The ADA recognized the following cit­ies in VA as 2002 Community Water Fluoridation Award Recipients:

Fries Gate City

Norfolk Norton

Portsmouth Richmond

Suffolk

DR. SUSAN O'CONNOR HONORED

The ADA recently honored Dr. Susan O'Connor of Independence, VA with a Certificate of Recognition for her Vol­unteer Service in a Foreign Country.

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Again, thanks for your willingness to help me through such a difficult time .

. Your generosity will yield great divi­~, dends.

t Sincerely, /' Ms. Liz Howell f ~:~~~:~~~fVDA2001 Victim Fund.

Debbie Keller honored for her work with the MOM Project with the VDA:s Presidential Award presented by Ex­ecutive Director, Terry Dickinson

M.O.M. TEAM RECEIVES VHCF AWARD

Each year the Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF) recognizes out­standing efforts that substantially ben­efit various VHCF projects and their patients. The Mission of Mercy Coordi­nating Team is the recipient of the 2003 UnsungHeroAward for Teamwork. The Unsung Hero Award is presented to the group of volunteers whose outstanding teamwork has been instrumental in ob­taining extraordinary results for a VHCF project. This honor also goes to the 1,300 volunteer dentists, hygienists, dental assistants, dental students, hy­giene students, and staff who offered their time and talents to the seven com­pleted M.O.M. projects.

Congratulations to the M.a.M. Team!

The picture was taken in the Governor's Mansion. Left to right: Dr. AI Stenger, Dr. William Viglione, Barbara Rollins, Dr. Terry Dickinson, Tina Bailey, Governor Mark Warner, Heather Tepper­Simmons, Dr. Charles Cuttino, Dr. Carol Brooks, Dr. Bryan Brassington. Team Members not shown: Carol Diaz, Dr. Frank Farrington, Dr. Karen McAndrew, Kim Puckett, Dr. Roger Wood.

How many VDA Past Presidents during Pat Watkins' tenure as VDA Executive Di­rector can you recog­

The following dentists are running for VDA office. Electionswill take place at The VDA Opening Session and 1st the 2003 VDA Meeting in September. House of Delegates will take place at Visit the VDA website,

8:15am on Thursday, September 11 at www.vadental.org, to register on-line or President Elect - Dr. Bruce R. Hutchisonthe Richmond Marriott during the VDA call Barbara Rollins at the VDA central Secretary/Treasurer - Dr. Edward J.Annual Meeting. Issues will be dis­ office at 800-552-3886.

cussed at Reference Committees on Weisberg

Thursday, September 11 at 10:30am Councilor-At-Large - Dr.Ralph L. Howell,Tidewater following the House of Delegates. All October 18, 2003 Jr. and Dr. M. Joan Gillespie

VDA members are invited to attend this ADA Delegate - Dr. Rodney J. Klima and Dr. Leslie S. Webb, Jr. meeting before matters go before the Eastern Shore

VDA House of Delegates on Sunday, ADA Alternate Delegates - Dr. M. Joan March 20-21, 2004 Gillespie, Dr. Ronald J. Hunt, Dr. Roger September 14. E. Wood, and Dr. William J. Viglione

There is a possibility of a $18 dues in­crease.

Check out new items on the VDA Traveling Exhibit website - www.vadental.org

2003 Virginia Meeting Information From October until December 2003, the Dr. Samuel D. Harris VDAHero National Museum of Dentistry will have a traveling exhibit at the VDA Committee Minutes Children's lVIuseum of Virginia in Portsmouth, Virginia. For more Registration For Upcoming MOM information, contact the museum at www.portsmouth.va.us/ Projects childrensmuseumva orthe National Museum of Dentistry. Bring Classified Advertisements the entire family for a day of fun with Brushella the Tooth Fairy

and learn all about the history of the toothbrush! And Much More!

NEW Member Benefit Free HIPAA Help

To assist members in becoming compliant with HIPAA regulations, the ADA legal division will provide an informational review of businessassociateagree­ments between members and practice management software vendors and members and malpractice insurance carriers.

While the legal division cannot provide advise a memberto sign a contract or not, a contractual review from the ADA will provide the following:

tell members if the contract terms satisfy a dentist's legal obligations under the HIPAA privacy rule. identify any terms that are favorable to the dental practice - such as a clause that requires the business associate to notify the dentist within 24 hours of an improper use or disclosure of protected health informa­tion.

Any member interested in obtaining a free review of their business associ­ate agreement should contact Nicole pugar at the VDA at (804) 261-1610 or n.,,... ....../'::1\....... ....I ........... "-.....I ........,...

VADP'/J,C SUPPORTS PRIIVLb,RY ELECTiON VV!NNERS

Nicole Pugar, Director of Public Policy

The VADPAC committee was active this spring as the host of fundraising events held in support of candidates for the Virginia State Senate who faced primary opposition. The ef­forts of the committee proved ben­eficial as the candidates VADPAC endorsed defeated their primary opposition. On June 10,2003 Sena­tor Tommy Norment defeated Paul Jost to become the Republican can­didate for the 3rd Senatorial district and in the 27th Senatorial district, Senator Russell Potts defeated Mark Tate to become the candidate for re­election in the Winchester area. Additionally, in the Fredericksburg/ Stafford County area, Senator John Chichester won the GOP nomination for the 28th Senatorial district by defeating Mike Rothfield. Senator Benny Lambert, who did not have primary opposition after his oppo­nent decided not to run for office, is now seeking re-election in Novem­ber.

The first of four events was held at the home of Dr. Bruce DeGinder. Dr. DeGinder hosted a cocktail recep­tion in honor of Senator Tommy Norment (R-3). A VADPAC chal­lenge fundraiser, the committee agreed to match the amount the dentists of Senator Norment's district contributed to his campaign. In all, dentistry contributed over $10,000 including a $7,500 contribution from VADPAC.

The VADPAC committee would like to sincerely thank Dr. DeGinder and his steering committee for all of their work. Thanks to their support it re­mains possible that the dental com­munitywill continue to have its friend, Tommy Norment, serve as a mem­ber of the Virginia state Senate.

Members of the VDA with Senator Tommy Norment

Dr. and Mrs. John Goodloe of Win­chester were the hosts of the sec­ond event for Senator Russell Potts. The dental community of the 27th Senatorial district and the VADPAC committed contributed $18,600 to the Senator Pott's primary campaign. Included in this total was a contribu­tion from the VADPAC committee in the amount of $10,000. A recent article in the Winchester Star dis­cussing the large amount of money Senator Potts has raised and spent, stated that VADPAC's $10,000 do­nation to Senator Potts was one of the campaign's largest.

The VADPAC committee would like to commend Dr. Goodloe and his steering committee for all their ef­forts. Senator Potts, who chairs the Senate Education and Health Com­mittee, has consistently proven to be a friend of dentistry throughout the past 12 years of his service as a state Senator thus it is important that we support his efforts for re-election.

Dr. John Goodloe, Senator Russ Potts, Dr Robert Hall, Mr. Chuck Duvall, and Dr.

VDA President, Dr. Rod Klima, Mrs. Carol Klima, and Senator Potts

The third VADPAC fundraising event was held in the home of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Niamtu. Drs. Randy Adams, Ralph Anderson, Richard Byrd, Charlie Cuttino, John Doswell, Barry Griffin, Monroe Harris, Michael Miller, Joseph Niamtu, Baxter Perkinson, and Roger Wood organized the event in honor of Senator Benjamin Lambert. The event was planned as an effort to assist Senator Lambert with a primary challenge, but be­came a re-election event after his challenger dropped out of the race.

The VADPAC committee and the den­tal community of the Richmond area contributed $10,000 to Senator Lambert's re-election campaign.

Dr. Joe Niamtu, Dr. Baxter Perkinson, Dr. Eugene Trani, Senator Benny Lambert, and Dr. Monroe Harris

A fourth challenge fundraiser was hosted by Dr. John Coker and Fredericksburg area dentists at a local Fredericksburg restaurant. The dental community and the VADPACcommittee contributed over $10,000 to help Senator Chichester, President pro-tempore of the Sen­ate and Chairman of the Senate Fi­nance committee, win his primary re­election campaign. The VADPAC committee contributed $7,500 to Senator Chichester's campaign.

Dr. John Coker and Senator John Chichester

In addition to the challenge fundraisers, the VADPAC committee also made contributions to the fol­lowing candidates. Both faced pri­mary opposition and have been friends to the dental profession in the past.

Delegate John Rollinson $1,000 Delegate Thomas Gear $750

As all 140 members of the General Assembly face re-election cam­paigns this November, the remain­der of the year will certainly prove to be full of activlty, All members of the Association are encouraged to be­come involved in VADPAC fundraisers in their area. As always, it is important that dentistry support lawmakers who make decisions that effect the profession and our pa­tients.

For more information about VADPAC, please contact Ms. Nicole Pugar at the VDA Central Office at 804-261­1610 or 1-800-552-3886.

\"" .. u>~ Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

t.·o~~ SURGICAL ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL PATHOLOGY ;,~ J with Microscopy Workshop

;;~ . '" .•. ~"o 20 - 22 October 2003 Hyatt Regency Hotel, Bethesda, Maryland

This course is designed to provide a comprehensive review of the pathologic processes that affect the oral and maxillofacial areas, including major and minor salivary glands, jaws, and oral mucosa. Neoplastic, inflammatory, odontogenic, fibro-osseous, developmental, and metabolic diseases are discussed with emphasis on histopathologic criteria and clinical correlation that would aid a practicing surgical pathologist in establishing a diagnosis. Both lecture and microscopic slide review will be used. This course is appropriate for general pathologists, oral pathologists, residents, fellows, and other practitioners who are interested in the histopathology of oral and maxillofacial disease.

CLINICAL ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL PATHOLOGY 23 October 2003

Hyatt Regency Hotel, Bethesda, Maryland This course is designed to provide a broad-based review of clinical conditions in oral and maxillofacial pathology. Developing a differential diagnosis on the basis of clinical information will be emphasized. Radiographic conditions, soft tissue masses, ulcers, and pigmented lesions will be included. This course is appropriate for dentists, ora] and maxillofacial surgeons, ENT and otolaryngology surgeons, general pathologists. residents, fellows and other practitioners who are interested in the clinical aspect of diagnosing oral and maxillofacial disease.

For more information Please contact: Mark L. Hovland. Tel: 202-782-2637, Toll-Free rus only): 800-573-3749. E-mail: came@afip.osd.mil

REGISTER ON THE WEB: www.afip.orgIDepartments/edu/upcoming.htm

2003 Graduating Class: Profile

Dental Hygiene (16 graduates) 13 In private dental practice 2 In private dental practice and

working toward master's de gree Enteringdental school in 2003

Dentistry (76 graduates) 38 In private dental practice 11 Advanced Education in Gen

eral Dentistry (AEGD) 1 Entering full-time academics 4 General Practice Residency

(GPR) 7 Military commissions and

AEGD Military commission and En dodontics

6 Orthodontics 1 Oral and MaxillofacialSurgery

(OMFS) 2 Oral and Maxillofacial Sur

gery, one-year intemships 4 Pediatric Dentistry 1 Periodontics

Reunion Weekend 2003

On April 25, more than 400 dental and dental hygiene alumni returned to the MCV Campus to participate in alumni weekend reunion activities. The week­end festivities began with a Friday evening reception hosted by the School of Dentistry and the MCV Alumni Asso­ciation at the Richmond Omni Hotel. Approximately 200 alumni and friends attended the reception that officially commenced Homecoming Weekend 2003.

Dr. P.D. Miller (class of '65), from Mem­phis, Tenn., was the featured speaker at the Saturday morning continuing edu­cation program. Miller presenteda con­tinuing education course on "Esthetic Crown Lengthening."

Dr. Jim Revere (class of '65), was pre­sented the Harry Lyons Outstanding Alumni Award. Revere, a faculty mem­ber and administrator at the School of Dentistry for the past 35 years, plans to retire in July 2003.

2003 graduates D.D.S., dentistry

2003 graduates, dental hygiene -

Dr. James Revere re­ceives the Harry Lyons Outstanding Alumni Award from Dean Ron Hunt.

Dr. Albert Konikoff (left) (class of '73) and Dr. P. D. Miller (cen­ter) (class of '63) congratulate Dr. Brian Konikoff, (right) (class of '03) on winning the P.O. Miller Scholarship Award.

FACULTYNEWS

Dr. Todd Kitten, Assistant Professor of Oral and Craniofacial Molecular Biol­ogy in the Philips Institute, has been awarded a prestigious research career development award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Dis­ease. The NIH award will provide sal­ary support overthe next five years, al­lowing Kitten to devote 75 percentof his faculty effort to research. His proposal, "Streptococcal Genomics and Patho­genesis," will allow him to broaden his research on the study of infective en­docarditis,the heartvalve infectionmost often caused by oral streptococci. Kitten's work has implications for the development of a vaccine to control en­docarditis.

Dr. Todd Kitten

Dr. Janina Lewis, Assistant Professor of Oral and Craniofacial Molecular Biol­ogy in the Philips Institute, has received an NIH Small Business Innovative Re­search grant as part of her collabora­tion with BioTraces, Inc., a Northern Virginia biotech company. Lewis is applying her scientific expertise to the new science of proteomics, the study of the full array of proteins produced by a cell. She is studying the behavior of pathogenic bacteria in both systemic and local infections. This research ef­fort complements her active research program on the expression of virulence factors in the periodontopathic organ­ism Porphyromonas gingiva/is.

Dr. Frank Macrina, Director of the Philips Institute, is completing his first year on the National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council of the NIH. He also is serving as the Council's representative to the NIH group that is drafting the new strategic plan forthe National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. In addition, hewas named to serve on the National Institutes of Health Panel on Oversight of Education in the Responsible Con­duct of Research. Macrina will be one of the featured speakers at the annual summer meeting of the SouthernAcad­emy of Periodontology. His presenta­tion, "The Periodontist and the Human Genome Project," will conclude the meeting, which is being held in Asheville, N.C., in late June.

Dr. Frank Macrina

Dr. Harvey Schenkein received the 2003 Basic Research in Periodontal DiseaseAward, oneof the Distinguished Scientist Awards presented by the In­ternational Association for Dental Re­search (IADR) at its meeting in Goteborq, Sweden, in June. Supported bythe Colgate-Palmolive Company, the award was established to recognize, encourage, and stimulate outstanding research achievements in basic re­search in periodontal disease. Schenkein, Assistant Dean for Re­search, is an active researcher in peri­odontal disease and has been the Di­rector of the Clinical Research Center for Periodontal Disease at the VCU School of Dentistry since 1986.

Dr. Harvey Schenkein

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Join us on the high seas for the continuing education program, "Mem­oirs of an Oral Pathologist," presented by Dr. John Svirsky. Our cruise will be aboard the Royal Caribbean International's "Enchant­ment of the Seas," from Feb. 12 - 15, 2004. We will leave from Fort Lauderdale and visit the ports of Key West, Florida, and Cozumel, Mexico. Leisure time could be spent strolling through Key West's famed historic homes and gardens districts, basking in the tropical sun on a beach in Cozumel, or exploring the underwater world on a deep-sea adventure, Aboard ship, a variety of activities are yours for the asking, or simply relax and let the world drift by. Please book early to enjoy four days of continuing education opportunities and fun in the tropical sun. Call Beverly Saul, Covington International Travel, for cruise and travel arrangements at 804-747-4167 or toll free at 800-707-7717. Call Martha C, Clements, Director of Con­tinuing Education, fortuition information at 804-828-0869.

ClaSSlfies ads Classified advertising rates are $40 for up to 30 words. Additional words.25 each. The classified advertisement will be in the VDA Jour­nal and on the VDA Website - www.vadental.org. It will remain inthe Journal for one issue and on the website for a quarter (3 months) unless renewed. All advertisements must be prepaid and cannot be accepted by phone. Faxed advertisements must include credit card information. Checks should be payable to the Virginia Dental Association. The clos­ing dates for all copy will be the 1st of January,April, July, October. After the deadline closes, the Journal cannot cancel previously ordered ads. This deadline is firm. As a membership service, ads are restricted to VDA and ADA members unless employment or continuing education re­lated. Advertising copy must be typewritten and sent to: Journal & Website Classified Department, Virginia DentalAssociation, 7525 Staples Mill Rd., Richmond, VA 23228 or fax (804) 261-1660 The Yirginia Dental Association reserves the right to edit copy or reject any classified ad and does not assume liability for the contents of classified advertising.

X-RAY UNIT FOR SALE - ROANOKE Gendex March 1998 with variable 60th second impulses, variable kVp and will operate three tube heads. Call Dr.William Swann at 540­344-0750.

DENTIST NEEDED Free Clinic located in Christiansburg, VA seeks staff dentist to join award-winning Dental Program to provide general dentistry to unin­sured, low-income patients. Full time, competitive salary, benefits, and a positive work environment. High quality of life in scenic mountains of southwest Virginia, with easy access to 1-81, Roanoke, Blacksburg, and VA Tech & Radford Universities. Direct inquiries to: Richard Pantaleo, M.Ed., Executive Director, Free Clinic of the New River Val­ley, PO. Box 371 Christiansburg, VA24068-0371 or 540-381-0820 or fcpsmc@naxs.net

ROCKY GAP, VA ASSOCIATE DENTIST POSiTiON Surgical Skills NeededI Associate dentist position with patient oriented general practice limited to performing extractions, offering dentures, partials and related services. Lab is located on site. Good chairside manner is a must. Salary plus bonus. Paid health, life, liability insur­ance. Continuing Ed provided. 401K with matching funds. "Fill In" opportunities available. Call Brian Whitley 800-313-3863 ext. 2290 or email bwhitley@affordablecare.com

PRACTICES FOR SALE I,IWilliamsburg: #7008, Gros~ $233,387; 45 days, 30peratories; :

1200 sq. ft. office space, assistant, receptionist. condo office for ~

sale with practice in professional park, Excellent potential. ~ 100% financing available. Winchester Area: #7042, Gross $254,639; 4.5 days, 30peratories; 1200 sq. ft. office space, assistant, hygienist (pt), receptionist, Ex­cellent potential, close to D.C., 100% financing available. Tappahannock Area: #7077, Gross $265,089; 3 days, 2 operatories: 850 sq. ft. office space, assistant (pt), receptionist (pt) Boat, sail, and grow with the beautiful people in the Northern Neck. Room for expansion., 100% financing available. Hampton #7007, Gross $406,640; 5 days, 3 operatories: 1600 sq. ft. office space, assistant, bookkeeper (pt), office manager, 3 addi­tional plumbed but unequipped operatories, 100% financing available. Richmond: #7006, Gross $146,094; 4 days, 30peratories; 750 sq. ft. office space, assistant (pt), receptionist (pt), Excellent merger opportunity, 100% financing available. Northern #7035, Gross $608,006; 5 days, 5 operatories; 3700 sq ft. office space, assistant, additional plumbed but unequipped operatory, r 100% financing available. f Danville Area: #7018, Gross $310,365; 3.5 days, 4 operatories; I 2150 sq. ft. office space, assistant (ft), assistant (pt), office man- ~ ager; Beautiful office, large lot, computer system, Excellent potential, , 100% financing available. For more information on any practice listed above, call Professional

--~::-~.......------------"" " t\SSOCIATE POSITIOf\' I\lE!,P, HARRISONBURG, VA •General dentist needed for an associate position leading to buy-out l of busy, progressive practice located in the beautiful ShenandoahIValley. Excellent opportunity; 22 year old family practice in fast grow­t ing local community. Great earning potential. Contact Thomas M. ILaTouche, DDS, 4167 E. Point Road, Elkton, VA 22827 or email Imosestom@shentel.net

WINCHESTER, VA ASSOCIATE DENTIST POSITION Surgical Skills NeededI Associate dentist position with patient oriented

!general practice limited to performing extractions, offering dentures,

. partials and related services. Lab is located on site. Good chairside manner is a must. Salary plus bonus. Paid health, life, liability insur­ance. Continuing Ed provided. 401K with matching funds. "Fill In" opportunities available. Call Brian Whitley 800-313-3863 ext. 2290 or email bwhitley@affordablecare.com

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Outstanding career opportunities in Virginia providing ongoing pro­fessional development, financial advancement and more. Positions also available in FL, GA, IN, Ml, MD and PA. For more information, contact Jeff Dreels at 941-955-3150 or fax CV to 941-330-1731 or e-mail todreelsj@dentalcarealliance.com

PRACTICE FOR SALE For sale, active dental practice in Virginia Beach. Large patient base with immediate cash flow. Owners retiring. Call 757-456-9700.

DENTAL PRACTiCE FOR SALE Great opportunity available in great location. Well-established general practice with caring and well-trained staff. Willing to stay and work with new owner. Large office space, new building, new equipment, 4-fully equipped opertories. We are also seeking part-time general dentist that can work 1 to 2 days a week. Please contact B.J. at (757) 539-3735 or (757) 242-9888.

REMINGTON, VA NEEDS SECOND DENTIST 3,300 sq. ft. medical/dental clinic for rent. Small town charm with growing housing market. Five thousand homes have been or to be built within five mile radius. Located on Old Route 29 near Route 17 between Culpeper and Warrenton. Call owner at 703-201-6151.

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DENTAL PRACTICE FOR SALE Excellent opportunity in well-established general practice treating nice

I'patients from 4-94 years old. Currently $270,000; 2 days/wk. w/ I additional days possible.. Fee-for-service, no managed care & less 1than 30% of Income from Insurance. Norfolk area. Send inquiries to ITidewater Dental Assoc., P.O. Box 887, Va. Beach, VA 23451

DENTAL EQUIPMENT FOR SALE AND/OR EQUIPPED s FUR· NISHED OFFICE FOR LEASE Wonderful opportunity for new graduate or established dentist. Con­temporary four treatment room, 2450+ sq. ft. dental office available for lease August 2003. Located in well-established, well-maintained and easily accessible Professional Park in Newport News, Virginia. I.

Newly carpeted, freshly painted. Laundry, dressing and shower area. ! Doctor building new office in new location. i,

Dental Equipment (available with or without office): Adec equipment' & cabinetry, Reveal intraoral cameras, Adec, P&C dental lights, AI i T2000 processor, x-ray equipment, Gendex panographic machine, i Various miscellaneous dental equipment, and Toshibatelephone sys- I tem. For more Information, please contact: Dr. Lisa Marie Samaha @ [ 757/880-5156, Fax 757/249-0409 or e-mail [ samahadds@portwarwickdentalarts.com. Complete list of equipment, , with prices, available for review. .

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