August 2013www.kadasc.com

KADA Korean American Dental Association

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2013 BiennialScientific Conference

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Events & 2016-2017President-Elect

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Member NewsMembership

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Publisher Seonho Ha, DDS Editor in Chief Haewon Choi, DDS

KADA MentorshipMandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada

KADA would like to invite all of the Korean American dentists as well as dental students to our biennial scientific conference and year end party in Las Vegas this winter.

Biennial Scientific Conference: Friday & Saturday, Dec. 20-21Free for students

$100 for KADA members$250 for non-KADA members

Year End Party: Saturday evening, Dec. 21 $75 per student$120 per doctor$200 per couple

$100 per family member / guest

Golf Tournament: Sunday, Dec. 22More details to follow soon.

Rooms have been reserved at Mandalay Bay for $85 + tax / night.Call (877) 632-9001 (Code: xkada) or go to

https://resweb.passkey.com/go/xkada to reserve your rooms.

Care Harbor

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Friday - Sunday, December 20-22, 2013

Please register by filling out and mailing the attached form.

For any questions or concerns, please contact Stephanie Chung at (213)365-1008 or kadaosc@gmail.com.

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2013 KADA SUMMER MENTORSHIP PROGRAMThe 2013 KADA summer mentorship program concluded last month on July 12th, with a total of thirteen participants. Dr. Mindo Lee and Dr. Doil Kim served as program co-chairs for the four week long mentorship. The mentorship consisted of a dental school application seminar, two days of dental specialty lectures, USC dental school tour, mock interview, and the opportunity to volunteer at 20 different dental offices. Hands-on experi-ences included alginate impressions, yellow stone pouring, model trimming, and wax carving. The dental specialty lectures were presented by Dr. David H. Kim (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery), Dr. Doil Kim (Orthodontics), Dr. Mindo Lee (Endodontics), Dr. Mark J. Pak (Periodontics), Dr. Yun

U. Song (Pediatric Dentistry), and Dr. Seonho Ha (Prosthodontics).We would like to thank the following doctors for serving as mentors and providing their invaluable knowledge and expertise to our mentees:Drs. Daniel D. Chung, Daniel T. Chung, Jae Yun Chung, Seonho Ha, Brian Hong, David H. Kim, David S. Kim, Doil Kim, James Kim, Scott Kim, Young Bae Kim, Kyoung Whan Kwak, Richard S. Lee, Scott Moon, Ji Y. Park, Sunki Rhee, Yun U. Song, Brian Tan, and Jong Soon Yoon.

Thank you to everyone that made this year’s mentorship program a success!

Care Harbor (Formerly CareNow), a non-profit 501 C (3) organization, will be conducting their annual free healthcare event at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on October 31 - November 3, 2013. At last year’s event, hundreds of volunteer healthcare professionals participated in providing over 700 patient services to the uninsured, underinsured and underserved populations of Southern California. Care Harbor clinics are community based events, drawing on local health care institutions, agencies, and volunteers. Care Harbor event organizers and healthcare professionals work in partnership with local groups to recruit resources and volunteers, coordinate and manage event logistics, and assure the most effective delivery of care. This year, the event will feature 100 dental stations, an on-site denture lab, and state of the art equipment such as the E4D crown milling system. The Care Harbor Clinic is seeking for health care professionals (medical, dental, and vision) and general volun-teers to take part in this groundbreaking event. As we all know, many of our KADA members have participated in the previous events to serve our community in need. With that in mind, we are urging our group members to volunteer again in this event as a group on Thursday, October 31, 2013 @ 7 AM - 5 PM at the Los Angeles Sports Arena located on 3939 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90037. To participate, please register online at http://careharbor.org/la/volunteer.html. Participants must be 18 years and older. If you have any other questions, please e-mail volunteer@careharbor.org. Dinner will be provided for the KADA members after the event.

Korean American Dental AssociationPresident Seonho Ha, D.D.S.

Care HarborFree Medical, Dental, and Vision Care

Los Angeles Sports ArenaOct. 31 - Nov. 3, 2013

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2013 KADA Schedule

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2016-2017 PRESIDENT ELECT,DR. THOMAS HAN !

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES!

As the new president-elect, and the appointed Chair of the 2013 KADA Scientific Conference, I would like to thank all of you for your support and contributions.We, the dentists, are consistently viewed by the public as one of the most trusted professionals. Hence, they expect us to act ethically and always be competent. A difficult challenge we all face has been meeting those expectations of the public, while trying to maintain a successful business operation. This challenge seems to be accentuated today by soft econom-ics, crowded competition with overstated marketing in communities such as ours, and increased cost of operation. Patients' demand for more information and explanation often requires better trained staffs, which are in short supply. New products and technology can enhance communi-cation, increase efficiency and productivity, and expand patient services,

but they come at an increased cost of operation. Then there is clinical and technological information overload for the practitioner. For most of us, our ability to distinguish fact from fiction is a constant challenge.But with challenge comes opportunity. All of us, as the Korean American Dental Association, have an opportu-nity to help our members face those challenges together, learning from each other to be more effective, produc-tive and economical. Helping one another to be a better professional equipped to provide ethical, beneficial services to our patients while maintaining a successful business operation.Dr. S. Ha, our current president, Dr. P. Kim, our next president, Dr. B. Hong, our past president, and I, along with the able officers of KADA, from now to 2017, will all work together to build a strong organizational infrastructure for the KADA, which can be passed down to the future officers. This structure can be built on to increase the KADA's role in serving all of you to enhance the quality of your professional life. In the process, we hope to cultivate young leaders among the Korean American Dentists, in private clinical practice or in academics, who will proudly represent our profession and the members of the Korean American Dental Association. Our vision is make the KADA an useful and important information source and camaraderie for all members.We ask for your enthusiastic support in our activities to serve you. We ask for your leniency in our trial and errors, but always with constructive criticism. I am proud to be a part of this endeavor. I thank you for your confi-dence in selecting me, and I thank you in advance for all that you will do to make our vision come true. P.S. Please join us at the 2013 KADA Scientific Conference and Christmas Party in Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, December 20-22. Respectfully, Thomas Han

Date Event Location9/17 CPR Meeting 3420 Wilshire Blvd. #510, LA, CA 90010

10/31 - 11/3 Care Harbor 3939 South Figueroa Ave. LA, CA 90037

12/20 - 12/22 Biennial Scientific Conference Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada

Date Event UnitsEvery Second Tuesday CDI Seminar 3

Every Fourth Tuesday ADI Seminar 3

Monthly KADA Seminars

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$150 for One Year(If you paid $250 in 2012, your membership is covered until the end of 2013. CPR is included in the membership fee.)

Please mail your check to “KADASC”(Envelope included)

Korean American Dental AssociationC/O Seonho Ha, DDS

3240 Wilshire Blvd., #510Los Angeles, CA 90010

2013 KADA Membership Paid By:Kristy H. Bae

Andrew K. ChangKenneth K. Chang

Philip Minsuk ChangFrank Cho

Howard K. ChoKenneth Kwangje Cho

Kwang Hyun ChoSang Woo ChoDavid P. Choe

Han Kyoung ChoeHaewon ChoiJohn J. Choi

Michael ChoiSang Don Choi

Young ChoiSimon Chun

Chang Kyun ChungDaniel D. ChungDaniel T. Chung

Henry ChungJames Joo Sung Chung

Kyung H. ChungYoung W. ChungWoong Chul Ha

Sundo HamJin S. Han

Jong C. HanThomas J. Han

Brian HongMisook Hong

Justin D. HwangYeong Rok Jeon

Ho Ju JinPaul S. Jo

Anthony Y. JongWeon Cheol Joo

Patrick JungJames Y. Kahng

Tae H. KangBock Jung KimBrian C. Kim

Bryan Bumsoo KimDavid H. KimDavid S. Kim

Doil KimDong Ho KimEdward I. KimFrank HK KimHo Wohn KimHyun Woo Kim

Hyung Tack KimJae J. Kim

James M. KimJames W. KimJang Sook Kim

Joel KimJohn H. Kim

Keon Jung KimKiho Kim

Kwang Jin KimKwang Seob KimKyung Myun Kim

Meeyoung (Julie) KimMi Hye Kim

Michael S. KimMyung-Shin Kim

Paul H. KimPaul K. Kim

Pilseong KimRichard J. KimSamuel KimScott Y. KimSteve Kim

Sung Hyun KimSusan Kim

Theresa KimYohan KimYoori Kim

Young Bae KimYoung Hwa Kim

Yuseok KimJone Kim

Moon Hee KoSong Hae Koo

Kyoung Whan KwakDonald Kwon

Joong Gun KwonKevin La

Beom Mo LeeByung Moo Lee

Chan LeeDouglas G. LeeGeun Sup Lee

Heejoo LeeHyeyun Lee

Hyun Chan LeeJonathan LeeJong In Lee

Kang Hoon LeeMindo Lee

Richard LeeSoo Nam Lee

Soonki LeeSteve S. LeeYoung S. Lee

Hyun Sook LimJames D. LimJames J. LimPhilip S. MinHolly Moon

Hyewon MoonScott D. MoonDavid S. Nam

Dong Bin NamSejin Nam

Thank you for supporting KADA!

KADA

Dr. Anthony Park recieved the Teacher of the Year Award 2013 at USC. Congratulations!

Dr. Thomas Han participated in the 2013 Annual ICOI Asian Pacific Congress held on July 20-21, Tokyo Japan as one of the main podium keynote speakers. Over 600 ICOI members participated in the Congress. The topic of his presentation was Esthetic Nightmares in Implant Surgery - What to do and How to prevent them. Dr. Han also gave two day courses to the Columbia University-ICOI Diplomate Program in Japan, and two day Taipei Medical College-ICOI Fellowship and Diplomate Program in Taiwan this July.

On July 17th, 2013, 변용범 (Francis Byun) of the USC Class of 1999 passed away due to lung cancer. Our condolences go out to his family and friends. Please pray for them.

Deuk Jae OhMark J. Pak

Anthony T. ParkBin H. Park

Byung Kyu ParkInoak Park

Ji Young ParkStephen Park

Woo Sung ParkSunki Rhee

Andrew ShinEric Shin

Young I. ShinJung W. SohnYun U. Song

Inae SuhR H Suh

Caspar L. SungJin Ho SungBrian Tan

Sung Bong WhangHoward J. Yang

Jang Kil YiKay K. Yoo

Hee S. YoonJong Soon Yoon

Jun Son Yoon

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