June 1, 2022 C.O.D.N.

• CONTENTS OF NEWSLETTER:
  • Upcoming Central Oregon Meetings & Events
  • Central Oregon Dental News
  • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Classified Ads
  • Regional CE Calendar
  • More Info.
  • Annual April Fools News Article
  • Editorials
  • Dear Dr. Rupert

UPCOMING  CENTRAL  OREGON  MEETINGS  &   EVENTS

(Please email or send any dental related events or courses that you would like posted on this calendar.)

June 11-12, 2022 OHSU School of Dentistry Sunriver Resort Continuing Education Weekend

• 14 Total CE Credits
  • Hands-on Nitrous to complete the Mastering Sedation Continuum
  • Appropriate Analgesic Prescribing
  • Appropriate Postoperative Analgesic Prescribing
  • Emergencies
  • Local Anesthetics
  • Monitoring Review for Minimal Sedation
  • Physiologic Monitoring
• This course is designed for dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, dental specialists
• Cost for Full Program: $397 for Dentists and $297 for Staff
• Speakers: Dr. Jason H. Goodchild, Dr. Mark Donaldson & Dr. Scott C. Dickinson,
• For more information about the courses or to register:
  • https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0046-0020-f2abe2803ea14a90b80f4b6977db11e2

September 15, 2022 (Thurs.) Central Oregon Dental Society Business / Dinner Meeting

• 6:00 p.m.
• Riverhouse Convention Center (Bend, Oregon)
• Speaker: TBD

December 9, 2022 (Fri.) Central Oregon Dental Society Holiday Party

• 6:00 p.m.
• Riverhouse Convention Center (Bend, Oregon)

CENTRAL  OREGON  DENTAL NEWS

Welcome New Central Oregon Dental Society Members

• Laurissa Champion, DMD
• Sita Ping, DMD

THANK YOU Dr. Shannon Woods!

A big THANK YOU to our very own Dr. Shannon Woods for her presentation and continuing education at our May 19th Dental Society Meeting on the Top 7 Reasons For Early Orthodontic Intervention. The lecture, trivia prizes and information were all helpful, practical and a service to our local dental society, patients and community.

COCC THANKS Dental Clinic Volunteers 2022

COCC Dental Assisting program wants to extend a huge “THANK YOU!” to all of the amazing dentist volunteers this year! The Dental Clinic at COCC was able to provide much needed oral healthcare to Central Oregon’s underserved populations, and that was all thanks to our wonderful volunteers! Thank you for volunteering one or more days!

We look forward to working with you all, and more, next academic year!

• Dr. Richard Fixott
• Dr. Brandon Turley
• Dr. Brad Hester
• Dr. Mark Jensen
• Dr. Paul Kim (4x!)
• Dr. Greg Ginsburg
• Dr. Crystal Kelso
• Dr. Amberena Fairlee
• Dr. Hallie McNaughton
• Dr. Janell Ginsburg
• Dr. Julie Lezotte
• Dr. Mehdi Salari
• Dr. Chelsea Baraff

With warmest thanks,

Lynn Murray, Dental Assisting Program Director, Dental Clinic Manager

COCC THANKS Dental Practicum Offices 2022

COCC’s Dental Assisting program thanks the dentists and their staff who provided mentoring and training to students during their 300 hours of practicum experience! We could not educate quality dental assistants without your support, so thank you for your time and efforts to benefit Dental Assisting students!

• 7 Peaks Dental
• PNW Dental
• Timm Family Dentistry
• Krueger and Lenox Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Aubrey Dental Group
• East Bend Dental Group
• Ponderosa Dental
• Woods Orthodontics
• Greg M. Lee Dentistry
• Deschutes Pediatric Dentistry
• Pediatric Dental Associates
• The Brace Place
• Willamette Dental Group
• Sullivan Orthodontics
• Bend Family Dentistry
• Bend Dental Group
• River Park Dentistry
• Struble Orthodontics
• Frisinger Dental
• Dr. Brandon Turley
• Coppertop Family Dentistry
• Bluefish Dental
• Stillwater Dental
• Alpenglow Dental
• Dental Wellness of Bend

News From the ADA / ODA

• Oregon Board of Dentistry: Dental Implant Rules FAQ: The Oregon Board of Dentistry recently passed new requirements for providers placing dental implants, effective July 1, 2022. Review their FAQ on the new rules here.
• Oregon Board of Dentistry Rulemaking: In 2021, the Oregon Legislature passed HB 2528, creating a new dental provider called “Dental Therapists.” The Oregon Board of Dentistry is currently undergoing rulemaking in order to implement the bill. The public comment period on the proposed rules is open until June 3, 2022, 4 p.m.
• Monkeypox and Dentistry: A Brief Update for Oregon Clinicians:
  • You have likely heard about cases of monkeypox (Orthopoxvirus genus, Poxviridae family) infections being reported through the United States.
  • Monkeypox is a respiratory viral illness like smallpox, although it typically produces less severe illness for most patients. It is transmitted through inhalation of infected droplets or contact with infected bodily fluids or fabrics, such as clothing and bedding. It does not transmit via casual contact. Monkeypox can present with oral lesions, especially on the tongue.
  • Recommended PPE includes a respirator, gown, gloves, and eye protection. There is mandatory reporting of cases to your local health department and testing is completed via the CDC and your local health department. 
  • Since the illness is evolving in the United States, updates are being frequently posted to the CDC website. For more general information on monkeypox, please visit here.  
  • Stacy Geisler, DDS, PhD (Regulatory Affairs Committee, Chair, ODA)
• Dentists of Oregon PAC Board Opening: The Dentists of Oregon Political Action Committee (DOPAC) Board is looking for a new volunteer to represent Southern Willamette Dental Society. Interested in learning more about the position? Review the DOPAC job description or reach out to Jen Lewis-Goff, ODA Associate Executive Director, to learn more.
• Wellness Support for All: We’re living through a time of uncertainty, and it’s normal to feel stressed and anxious. We have many challenges that lie ahead, and if you feel the need to reach out to someone, we are here and you are not alone. ODA’s Wellness Program offers a robust network of compassionate Wellness Ambassadors, armed with resources to help support ​colleagues. The Wellness Program is open to all members, non-members, and dental students. If you need help or know of someone that needs help, please request support. Find ODA website wellness resources here.

News From the Board of Dentistry (Implant Placement & Pain Management)

In case you were not yet aware of the following PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS from the Oregon Board of Dentistry, you might want to click on the link at the bottom of this article to read more details.

• RULE SUMMARY: A dentist must meet certain requirements to place dental implants and also complete seven (7) hours of continuing education requirements each licensure period.
  • (4) A dentist may place endosseous implants to replace natural teeth after completing a minimum of 56 hours of hands on clinical course(s), which includes treatment planning, appropriate case selection, potential complications and the surgical placement of the implants under direct supervision, and the provider is approved by the Academy of General Dentistry Program Approval for Continuing Education (AGD PACE), by the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP) or by a Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) approved graduate dental education program.

• RULE SUMMARY: Prior to initial licensure an applicant must complete a one hour pain management course as specified in rule.
• RULE SUMMARY: Clarifies that all dentists must complete pain management course prior license renewal and that at least seven (7) hours of continuing education every renewal period are required to place dental implants

To read more about the new Administrative Orders, go to the following website:

Click to access July%201%2C%202022%20Rule%20Changes.pdf

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

• Please go to the ‘VOLUNTEER‘ page on the menu bar for contact and additional information about the following Central Oregon organizations seeking dental volunteers:
  • Central Oregon Community College Friday Clinic
  • Medical Teams International Mobile Dental Van
  • Donated Dental Service (DDS) Program
  • Healthy Beginnings  
  • Smile Central Oregon
  • Central Oregon Community College Dental Assisting Program
  • Volunteers in Medicine Clinic

 REGIONAL  CE  CALENDAR

CLASSIFIED ADS

For Sale Dental Training Equipment

My name is Cathy Taylor my background is in dental education. I owned a business that traveled around the state of Oregon on the weekends to teach and prepare assistants to take their board exams.

The following equipment has been well taken care of and is for sale:

• Columbia Dentoform Manikins with SM-PVR 860 Model Assembled on M-1R-3 Chair Mount.  with extra prepped teeth. Quantity =9 (Photo shown).

Please contact me for pricing and specific questions, also please feel free to share with anyone that you feel might be interested.

Contact Information:

• Cathy Taylor
• 541-905-3010
• cathydevillers518@gmail.com

MORE    INFO

Searching for a Dental Hygienist?

You might want to email the High Desert Dental Hygienists’ Association (CODHAinfo@gmail.com) and tell them about your need. They are very helpful and have a great database of Central Oregon Dental Hygienists and will email information about your opening to their members.

Announcements, Articles or Classifieds for the Newsletter

Article submissions for the Central Oregon Dental Community are encouraged and welcomed.  You can email your content to Dr. Mehdi Salari (bendsalari@gmail.com). The deadline to contribute articles or request the posting of information in the Newsletter is 5:00 pm PST on the last day of each month.  The Newsletter is typically sent out on the first or second day of each month. 

Advertising or Content for Future Newsletters

Please contact Dr. Mehdi Salari (bendsalari@gmail.com) if you would like to post a classified or advertisement in future issues of the Central Oregon Dental Newsletter.  The Central Oregon Dental Newsletter is available & sent to all practicing and retired Dentists, Specialists in Bend, Redmond, Prineville, Madras, Sisters, La Pine, Sunriver, Warm Springs & Powell Butte & Mitchell. The deadline to update or post an advertisement in the Newsletter is 5:00 pm PST on the last day of the each month.

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Everything below the Red Line is either for entertainment purposes or to stimulate conversation or debate. It’s personal, opinion based, has a conservative slant and is not meant to offend or upset … only to stimulate discussion. Reader discretion is advised.

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EDITORIALS

DISCLAIMER / WARNING: The opinions expressed ARE NOT those of the Central Oregon Dental Society, Oregon Dental Association, American Dental Association or any of the Advertisers or Business Partners. Editorials are OPINIONS ONLY and are meant to encourage discussion or dialogue. Readers are welcome and encouraged to contribute editorials or comments for inclusion in future issues.

Please Consider Contributing an Editorial or Column For Future Newsletters

This Newsletter is a forum for the Central Oregon Dental Community to stay in touch and connected and a place to have your voice heard. Your opinion columns, thoughts and feedback are encouraged and welcome.

Disagree With Media Coverage . Mehdi Salari

There is only one thing that makes me more mad and furious than yet another senseless, horrific and awful school shooting. It’s the TV, internet, newspaper, social media and politicians’ analysis and list of solutions.

Here are a few recent examples and headlines of the 24-7 coverage of this latest cowardly and deranged act by the mainstream media:

• Joe Biden’s first prepared remarks: ”As a nation, we have to ask: When in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?”
• CNN: ”Police failed to act quickly in Uvalde. Experts say their inaction allowed for the massacre to continue and led to catastrophic consequences”
• NY TIMES: ”As Uvalde Meets to Mourn, a Debate Unfolds Over the Commander’s Decision”
• WASHINGTON POST: ”Police mistakes in Uvalde should not take focus off the real issue: guns”
• HOUSTON CHRONICLE: ”Where were the heroes? Police stood by as Uvalde students died, begged for help”

I’ll say it again. The only thing worse than these awful, evil and horrific school or mass shootings is the 24-7 media’s coverage and the corrupt politicians’ remarks and solutions.
These school and mass shootings are abhorrent acts of pure evil from individuals whose mental illness and anger have been impossible to comprehend or predict.

The media and politicians never talk about the pure evil, mental illness, breakdown of families, values, virtue, morals, character, respect, integrity or sin against your fellow humans. Instead, the focus is on the failure or shortcoming of cops, the gun lobby and assault weapons. By the way, the media and folks who are screaming the loudest at the cops for following their safety protocols and procedures and not having done nearly enough, are the same folks who were screaming the loudest that the cops are systemically racist, need to be defunded and replaced by Social Workers with negotiating skills.

I’m not saying the cops did everything perfectly or that every individual should be allowed to walk around with assault weapons. I am saying that it’s not fair to blame the cops or guns alone for the insane actions of a madman. All agencies who deal with emergency and life and death situations, mess up when the emergency is happening for real, no matter how much they practice and train for a once in a lifetime emergency. It is unrealistic to expect any individual to do everything perfectly in a once in a lifetime traumatic and life-threatening situation, no matter how much training that person receives. If you’re a cop and dealt with mass shootings every week in your job, you would get really good at your emergency response; but if you’re a cop and dealing with one mass shooting in your entire career … I’m sorry … your response is not going to be textbook perfect. Did everything go smoothly and perfectly the last time you had a medical emergency in your office, or were there things you could have done better? We have all had training, but training is different than the real thing!

If the cops had gone blazing into the school with a heavy use of force and stopped the madman sooner but had accidentally injured or killed a teacher or student in the process, or if a cop had died or gotten injured … the national media coverage would have been on the abuse and heavy use of force by the Police and their lack of patience, understanding and negotiating ability. No matter what the Police response would have been, the national media coverage would have still put the blame on the Police and the guns; instead of the evil, corrupt, mentally unstable individuals who committed the crime. If the cops had armed the parents who wanted to storm the classroom and a parent or child would have gotten hurt in the process … what do you think the mainstream media would have said about that?

For the record, I am completely in favor of taking guns away from people with mental illness; but I am 100% against taking even a BB Gun away from law abiding citizens. At this time in history, we unfortunately have two mentally unfit, unstable and incompetent world leaders (Vladimir Putin & Joke Biden) with their fingers on the nuclear buttons, as well as control of all the tanks, ships, submarines and jets. I’m sorry, but if we’re going to take guns away from mentally unstable people, we need to start with Putin and Biden (and probably Chinese President Xi as well). The people in Ukraine who have weapons at least have a fighting chance against the mentally unstable person and forces invading their country. Sadly, we don’t live in a world where everyone gets along, and law-abiding individuals have a right to defend themselves and their families.

I’m not making light of school or mass shootings. My heart and thoughts are with the survivors and families of these awful events, who will never get their loved ones back and whose lives and futures have been permanently damaged. Every single person in this country and world wants to put a stop to these senseless acts of violence against children, defenseless people and our communities. I am not defending the Police, assault rifles or the gun lobby either. I am merely saying the national media and left leaning politicians are wrong in their comments and analysis and are further harming our country with their solutions and proposed legislation.

The media and politicians are harming our country and communities by further dividing, angering and re-traumatizing the nation with their constant blame on the Police response, guns and individual rights; at a time when we need to be healing and recovering from this traumatic assault and act of domestic terrorism by an evil and mentally corrupt individual.

I don’t have a perfect solution or way to stop these senseless acts either. I don’t think anyone does and I wish the corrupt media and politicians would stop bloating and thinking that they can solve these societal shortcomings with legislation that punishes the law-abiding citizens instead of the mentally unstable, evil and corrupt people in our communities. We don’t have a perfect utopia where everyone does the right thing all the time. We have had guns forever and assault type rifles since 1964. Why has there been such a dramatic increase in mass shootings and acts of violence in the last 15-20 years? Is it just the guns and the cops that have been the problem, or has our society, culture, mental health, morals, values and ability to cope and find hope also changed?

Dear Dr. Rupert

June 2022

Dear Dr. Rupert,

I have lost all respect for my Dentist and his dental practice.  I noticed at my last appointment that they had 1-ply and relatively rough toilet paper in their Reception Area Restroom!  How can I trust or respect my Dentist when he uses 1-ply and rough paper?  They advertise the latest and greatest technology in their practice; but single-ply toilet paper is ancient and awful.  If they haven’t noticed or recognized the advances in toilet paper technology, how can I trust that they have the latest and best crowns and fillings?

I’m disappointed and would appreciate your thoughts on what you think I should do next?

Signed, Appalled by 1-Ply Toilet Paper

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Dear Appalled by 1-Ply Toilet Paper,

I’m actually on the same page as your Dentist in regards to putting 1-ply toilet paper in the Reception Area Bathroom.  None of us want or appreciate patients doing things in our bathrooms which require a lot of toilet paper.  We don’t really want you in our bathrooms.  Patients should go potty in their own homes and do not need to show up for their dental appointment needing to spend ten minutes in our bathroom.  I think the Gastroenterologists are the smartest doctors in the world, because before you go to see them, they make you drink that stuff that cleans you out completely.

Have you ever sat in a small Reception Area when somebody has stunk up the toilet and then opened up the door?  It’s like having the seat on the plane next to the toilet!  As soon as they open that door, it’s like a skunk walked into the room!  It’s embarrassing for the person leaving the bathroom and the rest of the patients in the Waiting Room don’t deserve to be subjected to that type of torture before their dental appointment. 

So to answer your question about what you should do next … I would say to empty your colon and bladder before going in to see your Dentist.  They don’t want you doing your business in their office and neither would I.  None of the other patients want you doing THAT in a small bathroom that opens right up into a Waiting Room full of patients either.  That poor fan isn’t going to catch it all!

The problem is not the Dentist putting 1-ply toilet paper in the patient bathroom.  The problem is you!  Stop worrying about 1-ply toilet paper and look at the world around you … we have inflation, unemployment, war, hunger, homelessness, addiction and lawlessness to list just a few problems.  There are a few things more important than the softness of the paper that you hold against your bottom!

Glad I could help, Dr. Rupert