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Journal of the Minnesota Dental Association

Volume 94, Number 5September-October 2015

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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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