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Student District 20th Anniversary
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Journal of the Minnesota Dental Association
Volume 94, Number 5September-October 2015
Vo
lume 94, N
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er 5 No
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entistry Septem
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er 2015
With your ASDA membership you are also joining the American Dental Association and Minnesota Dental Association. As a MDA student member you have many benefits available to you.
Whether it’s at the federal or state level, our profession needs lawmakers who understand dentistry and who seek advice from dentists on legislation that may affect the profession and patients. The MDA has a professional lobbyist who lobbies specifically about dental related issues in MN.
FREE admission to the MDA’s Star of the North (the MDA’s state-wide annual meeting is attended by over 8,500 dental professionals and students) The 2016 meeting will be held April 28-30th in St. Paul. As a MDA student member you will also receive a ticket voucher to attend one lecture for free. Also, FREE too, is the opportunity to visit over 150 companies on the exhibit floor.
Northwest Dentistry, the official journal of the Minnesota Dental Association, is published bi-monthly and features scientific and clinical research articles, practice management and regulatory issues guidance, as well as other state and district news. All MDA members receive Northwest Dentistry as part of their member package.
As part of its ongoing commitment to providing members with timely and relevant information, the MDA issues News and Views, a bi-weekly electronic newsletter. The format is a quick, easy-to-read news bulletin, providing highlights of the latest news, regulatory updates, and upcoming events, with links for further reading.
MDA News is the Association’s print newsletter, mailed exclusively to MDA members. It provides timely information about legislative and regulatory issues, marketplace information, and other key Association news.
A New
s Sou
rce fo
r Mem
bers
of the
Minn
esota
Denta
l Asso
ciatio
n
June
2015
2015
legisla
tive re
port
In 2015
the MD
A, alon
g with
nume
rous d
ental s
takeho
lders,
led an
effort
at the
legisla
ture to
increa
se our
last-
in-the
-natio
n MA r
eimbur
sement
rate. W
hile we
were s
uccess
ful in s
ecurin
g an in
crease
for ru
ral pr
ovider
s,
the ov
erall m
ission
of the
group,
a sign
ificant
rate in
crease
with c
orresp
onding
admin
istrativ
e simp
lificatio
n,
fell sh
ort of
our go
al. Th
e Help
MN Sm
ile cam
paign
did rai
se aw
arenes
s of th
e grow
ing cri
sis wi
th dent
al acce
ss,
particu
larly i
n grea
ter Mi
nnesot
a.
The M
DA is
commit
ted to
return
ing to
the leg
islatur
e in the
2016
sessio
n to wo
rk on
the im
portan
t issue
s facin
g
Minnes
ota de
ntists
. We s
trongl
y belie
ve tha
t encou
raging
and c
reatin
g grea
ter ac
cess is
param
ount in
this
endeav
or.
The fo
llowing
are de
ntal-re
lated p
rovisio
ns tha
t passe
d this s
ession
:
MA ra
te incr
ease
The o
rigina
l goal o
f the M
DA an
d othe
r dent
al stak
eholde
rs was
to rais
e the M
A reim
bursem
ent rat
e to 50
% of
the 90
th perc
entile
of 2012
fees, w
hich w
ould h
ave es
sential
ly been
an inc
rease
of abou
t 100%
, just o
ver $1
00
million
. The S
enate o
ffered
a 24%
increa
se and
the Ho
use ca
me in
with a
5% inc
rease.
While
we fel
l short
of the
origin
al goal
, we w
ere su
ccessf
ul in b
ringin
g atte
ntion
to an is
sue wh
ich is
so oft
en put
on the
back
burner
.
Beginn
ing on
July 1
, 2015,
paym
ent rat
es for
servi
ces fur
nished
by de
ntal pr
ovider
s locat
ed out
side o
f the s
even-
county
metro
politan
area w
ill be in
crease
d by a
pproxi
mately
$6.6 m
illion (
state a
nd fed
eral). T
his inc
rease
does
not ap
ply to
state-
operat
ed den
tal clin
ics, fe
derally
qualif
ied he
alth ce
nters,
rural h
ealth c
enters
, and In
dian
health
servi
ces. M
anaged
care a
nd cou
nty-ba
sed pu
rchasi
ng pla
ns are
requir
ed to p
ass on
the ful
l amoun
t of the
increa
se, in t
he for
m of hi
gher p
ayment
rates,
to dent
al prov
iders.
Becaus
e this l
anguag
e excl
uded
metro
-provi
ders, a
s well
as oth
er prov
iders (
i.e. FQ
HCs, r
ural he
alth ce
nters,
etc.), t
he MD
A belie
ves thi
s will
ultima
tely tra
nslate
to an
approx
imate 1
0% inc
rease
for the
rural
denta
l provi
ders.
Board
licen
se fee
incre
ases
The B
oard o
f Dent
istry n
ow ha
s the a
bility t
o incre
ase its
biannu
al lice
nse
fees u
p to, bu
t not to
excee
d, the
follow
ing am
ounts:
• De
ntist/
Full-Fa
culty:
old fee
$336,
new f
ee $47
5
• De
ntal Th
erapis
t: old f
ee $18
0, new
fee $3
00
• De
ntal H
ygieni
st: old
fee $1
18, ne
w fee
$200
• Lic
ensed
Denta
l Assis
tant: o
ld fee
$80, ne
w fee
$150
Opioi
d pres
cribin
g prog
ram
The re
cent le
gislati
ve ses
sion h
as int
roduce
d a ne
w prog
ram in
Minnes
ota,
focuse
d on o
pioid p
rescrib
ing an
d safe
ty imp
rovem
ent. Th
e Com
missio
ner
of Hum
an Ser
vices,
Lucind
a Jesso
n, and
the Co
mmiss
ioner o
f Heal
th,
Dr. Ed
Ehling
er, wil
l coord
inate a
nd imp
lement
the “O
pioid P
rescrib
ing
Impro
vement
Progr
am”, ch
arged
with r
educin
g opio
id depe
ndency
and
substa
nce us
e by M
inneso
tans d
ue to t
he pre
scribin
g of op
ioid an
algesi
c
medic
ations
by hea
lth ca
re prov
iders.
The d
iverse
stakeh
older g
roup
What’s
in this
issue:
MDA w
elcom
es new
memb
ers - p
age 2
Nation
al Dent
al PBR
N
seeks
practit
ioners
for stu
dies -
page 3
MDA a
nnounc
es new
endors
ed pro
duct:
Officite
- page
3
Attend
the A
DA An
nual
Meetin
g - pag
e 4
A News Sou
rce for Mem
bers of the
Minnesota
Dental As
sociation
October 2
015
This is the s
ixth year th
at the Amer
ican Dental
Hygiene As
sociation
has teamed
with the W
m. Wrigley J
r. Company
to make Na
tional Denta
l
Hygiene mo
nth a succe
ss. Their go
al is to work
collaborativ
ely to incre
ase
public awar
eness abou
t the impor
tance of ma
intaining op
timal oral
health. This
year’s cam
paign is “Do
the Daily 4
”. The Daily
4 consists o
f
optimal ora
l health hab
its that can i
nfluence ora
l and overa
ll health ov
er
a lifetime. T
hey include
brushing th
e teeth twic
e every day,
flossing on
ce
a day, rinsin
g with antim
icrobial mo
uthrinse and
chewing su
gar free gum
.
It is crucial t
hat this is a
conversatio
n taking pla
ce with pati
ents at ever
y
visit.
Along with
dentists, hyg
ienists have
a great dea
l of contact
with patient
s.
They have t
he opportu
nity to educa
te on oral h
ealth with s
eniors, adul
ts,
adolescents
, and young
children; to
non- surgic
ally treat pe
riodontal
disease; and
to provide n
utrition cou
nseling and
tobacco ces
sation
resources. T
hey are a ve
ry importan
t part of the
dental team
. The MDA
would like t
o take this t
ime to say “T
hank You” t
o the many
great denta
l
hygienists t
hroughout M
innesota! If
a patient fa
ces any barr
iers to care,
dental hygi
ene can som
etimes be a
very
important fi
rst step for t
hem to rest
ore their or
al health.
With increa
sed awarene
ss of the ass
ociation be
tween oral h
ealth condi
tions, such
as periodon
tal disease,
and
overall bod
y health, it i
s critical th
at the whol
e dental tea
m is aware,
educated, a
nd talking t
o patients e
very
day about ho
w dental vis
its are just a
s importan
t as medical
visits and d
elaying den
tal care will
result in th
e
progression
of disease a
nd worsenin
g of caries. A
s seen in ma
ny health fo
cused camp
aigns, raisin
g health
literacy is a
must. Denta
l professiona
ls need to ta
lk to a patie
nt in a mann
er that is we
ll understoo
d and that
can generate
commitmen
t from the p
atient and e
ngage them
in the treat
ment plan.
Raising awa
reness and
improving p
atient litera
cy are large
component
s of the over
arching goal
s of
organized d
entistry.
Strength co
mes in num
bers….
renew your
membership
MEMBERSH
IP is a word
MDA staff
use daily. W
e know me
mbers’
expectation
s are increa
sing and we
need to pro
vide relevan
ce and
value to all
members.
Recently, MD
A Presiden
t Dr. Peter C
annon
addressed t
he MDA Hou
se of Delegat
es and infor
med them h
is goal
as an office
r has alway
s been to ma
intain existi
ng member
s and
attract new
members t
o our ranks
. But this is
not an easy
task.
Membership
numbers ha
ve dropped
on the natio
nal level, al
ong with
the state an
d local level
s, and there
is no silver
bullet to ov
ercome
What’s in t
his issue:
Give Kids A
Smile
Registratio
n - page 2
Prepare for
HIPPA
Audits- page
3
Amalgam Se
parator
List - page
3
OneSmile G
ala
Review- pa
ge 4
October is N
ational Den
tal Hygiene
Month
BRUSH 2
X A DAY
FLOSS D
AILY
RINSE W
ITH MOU
THWASH
CHEW S
UGAR-FR
EE GUM
DAILY 4
ARE YOU
DOING
THE DAI
LY 4? A
SK US MO
RE.
You love
your tee
th. Your
dental h
ygienist
loves he
lping you
keep th
em heal
thy. Perf
ect mat
ch.
Celebrat
e Nation
al Denta
l Hygien
e Month
by talkin
g with y
our hyg
ienist ab
out the
4 simple s
teps
you can
take ea
ch day t
o enjoy a
lifetime
of good
oral hea
lth. #ND
HM2015
©2015 W
m. Wrigle
y Jr. Com
pany. Orb
it, Orbit
O Desig
n and all
affiliated
designs
are trad
emarks o
f the Wm
. Wrigley
Jr. Comp
any or it
s affiliate
s.
A News Source for Members of the Minnesota Dental Association Februar y 2015
Warm smiles across Minnesota for Give Kids a SmileThe first Friday and Saturday of February were full of warmth this year……unusually mild weather for mid-winter, but also plenty of warm feelings all around at Give Kids a Smile clinics throughout Minnesota. Thanks to the ongoing generosity of Minnesota dentists and their teams of volunteers, this 13th annual charitable event was once again the opportunity to bring much needed dental care to underserved children. Final numbers are still coming in, but it is expected that nearly 4,000 children will have received care in 167 dental offices and community clinics across the state. While the number of children seen is a bit lower than average this year, what was heard almost universally is how rewarding an experience it was, how grateful the families were, and how much need is still clearly evident. Community Dental Care in Maplewood saw 68 children and “noticed extensive amounts of tooth decay, severe dental need, and overall lack of affordable insurance for people just outside of reach of state sponsored plans.” They summed it up as “not a real lack of education, but more a lack of access to care.”
Some clinics saw fewer children but were gratified by their ability to do more comprehensive treatment on those patients. In fact, some clinics saw a much higher need for dental work than in the past couple years. And others noted that, while they see some repeat families that are getting healthier, the children still have much decay and need.One thing that remains consistent year to year, are the warm feelings of gratitude from appreciative parents. This note received at Park Dental Ridgepark probably sums it up best: “Thank you so much for seeing my kids. Our family is in a really rough place
right now, and my kids wouldn’t have been able to go to the dentist if it wasn’t for you. They never once felt bad about going on this day because of your kindness and respectful attitudes.”The MDA is grateful not only to the thousands of caring dental professionals who volunteer their time and talents, but also to our generous partners. Our advertising sponsors, HealthPartners, 3M ESPE Dental Products, and the Minnesota Dental Foundation, provide
What’s in this issue:Spotlight on infectious diseases - page 2MDA welcomes new members - page 2Legislative update - page 3Member-Get-A-Member campaign - page 4
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Student Benefits
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SAND CREEK GROUPThe Minnesota Dentist Wellness Program offers a Consulting and Counseling service to help Minnesota dentists and dental students with the many stressors that impact their lives and their practices. The Sand Creek Group is a Minnesota behavioral health care company with a wealth of experience serving health care professionals across the United States. The Sand Creek Group is intimately familiar with the special stress management needs of dentists and has been serving Minnesota dentists since 2003.
FREE CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELINGThis service is offered free of charge by the Minnesota Dental Association to all student dentists and their families. Help is available by phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by calling 1-800-632-7643. Face-to-face help is also offered through a counseling and consulting network with over 500 offices in Minnesota, and thousands more throughout the United States
Access the members only sections on the MDA website. You will find many resources in the members only sections on the MDA website.
Minnesota Dental Association offers a dental placement service to forth year dental students at no cost. Looking for a job? Make sure to take advantage of the free posting on the career section of the website. https://www.mndental.org/careers/board/post/
Borrow the decks up to three months for FREE. The decks help you study for NBDE I and NBDEII in your second and forth years of dental school (if you purchase these on your own the cost is over $250.00.) You must be a member all four years to borrow part 2 decks.
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