Newsletter 2008 #4
Editor - John Bowman (Assistant Editor - Amy Lee)

	Central District

	2008-09 Officers Lindsay Holliday, Roy Lehrman, Mike Loden, Kara Griffin Moore, Don Benton taken at GDA Annual Meeting 2008-07 at Amelia Island

District Meeting

District Meeting
November 20, 2008
Location: Idle Hour Country Club
6:00 Social
7:00 Dinner
8:00 Program Speaker:

THOMAS H. SACHY, MD, M, SC

DEPRESSION...
WHAT IS IT, WHO GETS IT
AND HOW IS IT TREATED?

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

Tuesday, November 18 at 7:00 PM
Dr. Ty Ivey's office 1902 Forsyth Street, Macon

All Committee Chairpersons, Delegates, and Officers are members of the Executive Committee and are required to attend. Other interested district members are welcome to attend.

PLEASE …. RSVP for the meeting by Friday, November 14th so that we may have an accurate head count.
Dinner meeting - $15 Thank you!
Send to: Dr. Don Benton
4128 Arkwright Rd. Suite B Macon 31210
t.doc@cox.net 0ffice 475-1980

Words From the President
Lindsay D Holliday, DMD

Dear Colleagues,

Now begins another season of rituals for lightening the darkness of longer nights and shorter days... from Harvest Moon, through Jack-o-lanterns, and Hanukkah Candles, Christmas Trees, and various Festivals of Light to ring-in another New Year's Eve...

We gather in Thanksgiving beside electric fires we did not generate - from coal we did not excavate - containing energy from rays of ancient sunlight stored in Carbon compounds underground for eons.

The superabundance that we enjoy asks only that we manage it for some continuing increase in benefit to our fellow man and for future generations. Professionally this means building on our knowledge and giving time and care to meet, greet, fellowship and learn with our peers and with the Officials who make the laws that shape the way we practice the healing arts of Dental Medicine to help our patients. . . In short, come, participate and "share your light" at our meetings:
1- November 20th at Idle Hour Country Club, and 2- Tuesday, December 2, at the "Brickyard at Riverside" (option to bring your spouse!)

May our lights shine out, everywhere, into the world.

- Lindsay

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PS
Is it time to brighten up your darkroom? Now is the season to find inexpensive strings of pure cherry-red LED (Light Emitting Diodes) festive lights at most department stores - for about $7. Technical information is posted on my website here:
http://www.hollidaydental.com/cdds/news/Safelight.htm
These light strings are comparable to, but brighter, and much less expensive than the Kodak $170 LED Safelight.

Member's News:

GADPAC

Paul Fraysure

PFraysure@aol.com

Governmental Affairs Committee

Central District Legislative Reception
Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Brickyard at Riverside

After watching our quickly changing world for the last several weeks, is there anyone who does not think knowing your legislator may be important? Mark your calendar now and make plans to attend this year's event at this new location due to the City Club's closing. Directions will be on your upcoming invitation. Also, put March 25, 2009 on your schedule now as that is the Central District's Law Day in Atlanta . You can easily be back to work in your office that afternoon. Your participation is not only important, it is needed by your profession.

Thanks, Bill Argo

ADA Report from Dr Ivey

As I mentioned in the last edition, it was my last epistle as your
delegate to the ADA. That was somewhat erroneous, as John and Amy
have demanded a report of the meeting. John may want some more Bill
Shipp type columns as I move out of the way. However, Jay is your new
Vice President and soon will know more than I do.

San Antonio is a nice town for a meeting, but as usual the delegation
didn’t move too far from the hotel. The main issue for us was the definition
of the mid-level provider and the establishment of the Community Dental
Health Provider (CDHC). We were successful in convincing the House of
Delegates to keep the ADA from adopting a definition of the mid-level
provider as ADA policy. We felt that any definition was more likely to justify
the existence of something than clear the air on the subject. On the issue
of the CDHC... we were killed. Our little band of renegades mustered 19+% of the votes. I continue to point out to you that we in the Fifth
District (Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi) live on an island. The only
other district that thinks like we do most of the time is the Fourth Dist (NJ,
MD, Del, DC, and the Armed Services). They supported our point of view.

This summer the AGD raised the question when I thought the matter was
dead. I had hope that they would be the catalyst for some sanity, but in
the end they fell away and the ideologues that opposed us spending large
amounts of money for a project that will in my opinion fail lost. The margin
of the vote demonstrates that a large part of the rest of the world doesn’t
think like we do.

So what’s a person to do? I heard rumors that some high level AGD
members were going to drop their membership in the ADA. Then there
were other rumors that some high level members of the AGD were going
to drop their membership in the AGD. Some of you will ask the question,
why bother to belong to the ADA at all? Well, here’s why! The
environment is going to get worse not better. After this election as I have
already stated to you, the Republicans or the Democrats (that means both)
are going to come after health care. We will still have the fight between
the bull elephant on one side (the Insurance Industry) and the bull elephant
on the other side (the US Government) fighting to see who controls health
care. This time around, unlike the 1993 Clinton Health Plan, dentistry will be
included or so I think. So change is in the air and without a strong voice,
AKA the ADA, we don’t have a chance.

I believe when the wolves are at the door, the national association will
be the only hope that we have. They came to their senses in 1993 and we
have to hope that when pushed, the rest of the country will notice that we
are the correct ones on this issue and rally to the cause...

For another day, we will talk about Access to Care. It is driving the
debate and most people don’t realize that it is still different things to
different people. I believe that we need to be training more dentists in this
country, but for that thought, I mostly get laughs. Remember, you can go it
alone, but it increases the odds that we will all get smashed in the process.

As Ben Franklin warned, “we need to hang together, or we will hang
separately.”

Ty Ivey - ADA Delegate (lame duck)

CDDS EXECUTIVE MINUTES

CDDS EC Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the Sept.16,2008 CDDS Executive Committee

Meeting called to order at 7:05 pm
Attending: A. Lee, B.Argo,J.Harrington B.Vedder, N.O"Brien, D.Benton, J.Bowman, D.Holliman-Smith, S.Fisher, S.Shah, J.Kuo, L.Holliday, C.Smaha, M.Loden, C.McCroba, K.Moore.

Minutes of the May EC meeting approved by acclamation.
Announcement regarding the death of Gray,Ga. Dentist Danny Lee,followed by a discussion
of avenues for intervention in situations of depression.Discussion of Wellness Cmt work
with GDA office but all agreed that it begins with a recognized need. J.Harrington mentioned adding crisis intervention numbers in newsletter.
Hygiene :S.Shah presented Application and mechanism for Scholarships to be presented at the November membership mtg.
Treasury Report: D.Benton reviewed report with discussion of Thursday meeting numbers
       and potential new members or first time visitors.
D.Holliman-Smith: Awards Cmt.Request for Honorable Fellow Nominations as Well as GDA
       Community Service Award.. Discussion followed with suggestion to nominate an individual
        from the district deserving of this award with the proper supporting documentation.Deena
        and Pres. Holliday to write letters of support. Also awards Cmt. to include D.Benton and J.Bowman to meet prior to the Thurs. Mtg to discuss HF nominations.
Pres. Holliday expressed desire to honor Jimmy Cassidy for presenting the program in May.Motion made ,seconded and approved to donate $500.00 to the MCG School of Dentistry Building Fund.
Next a discussion of the recent report of the consequences on the Board of Dentistry with the loss of 25 personnel in the Secretary of State's Office.
Council on Dental Health: GDA office and Pres. Mark Ritz still needs submissions for the "150 Faces" campaign to highlight member service to the underserved in our communities.
GADPAC: Lee Hawkins and Greg Goggins appreciate and need support in their respective campaigns.We all know they have been hugely helpful to the GDA, Patients and Members.
Gov't Affairs: Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008 Legislative Reception at The Brickyard. Spouses are welcome again this year. Be on the lookout for your invitation and respond ASAP to help with an
accurate headcount for this important annual function!
Public Relations Cmt. Pres.Holliday mentioned conference call activity for brochure regarding specialties.
Recruitment and Retention: C.Smaha asked all to make new members feel welcome and assist their entrance into the dental community.
GDA Delegation Discussion of terms of service,B.Vedder commented on his recollections as past head of the delegation.J.Kuo will head a committee to work on Const. and By-Laws to clarify terms of service taking into account moving through the officer chairs.
Bill Argo mentioned a special recognition award for a district member to be discussed at the Nov. EC Mtg.
BOT Report : reported in the Newsletter, PLEASE read .
ADA Delegation: San Antonio coming up in October. Ty Ivey thanked the EC for the opportunity to serve us as the representative to the ADA. Ty noted that the EC and membership at large needs to understand the Academy of General Dentistry's August 2008'White Paper' regarding the direction of the workforce in dentistry. We must let the HOD of the ADA know that the Fifth District is serious about preserving our scope of practice and refuses to give it away as many in the House would have us do. When asked to make calls, be ready and make those calls!!
New Business: J. Harrington mentioned possibility of NDDS and Fifth District ADA Trustee
Marie Schweinebraten running for ADA President Elect.We need support at the District level.
Past GDA Pres. Ed Green is her campaign chairman. Discussion as to what level of support from our District. Motion made,seconded and approved to Pony up $3,500 towards her campaign.
No other Business to conduct,Meeting adjourned at 9:10pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Don Benton

Donald B. Benton,Jr.DMD
4128 Arkwright Rd. Ste.B
Macon, GA 31210-1707
478.475.1980 Voice
478.475.5654 Fax
478.960.0287 Mobile

Treasurer's Report

Balance Brought Forward                                      12,058.26

Withdrawals
GDA Caucus Breakfast                                             388.72
Preferred Trophies                                                      31.30
Campaign,Marie S.ADA Pres. Elect.                      3,500.00
Macon Letter Svc. Sept. Mailout                                570.82
Idle Hour Banquet Svc Invoice,Sept. Mtg.               1,918.94

Deposits
Sept. Meeting Receipts                                           1,005.00
GDA Late Dues Receipts                                           502.50

Balance                                                                    7,155.98
,

Money Market Acct. Balance                                   8,520.47

Respectfully Submitted,

         Don Benton

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Donald B. Benton,Jr.DMD
4128 Arkwright Rd. Ste.B
Macon, GA 31210-1707
478.475.1980 Voice
478.475.5654 Fax
478.960.0287 Mobile

	Editors Comments - John Bowman -
	Ben Patterson writes in The Grand Essentials: “I have a theory about old age – I believe that when life has whittled us down, when joints have failed and skin has wrinkled and capillaries have clogged and hardened, what is left of us will be what we were all along – in our essence.” Exhibit A is a distant uncle. All his life he did nothing but find new ways to get rich. He spent his senescence very comfortably, drooling and gabbling constantly about the money he had made. When life whittled him down to his essence, all there was left was raw greed. This is what he had cultivated in a thousand little ways over a lifetime. Exhibit B is my wife’s grandmother. When she died in her mid-eighties, she had already been senile for several years. What did this lady talk about? The best example I can think of was when we asked her to pray before dinner. She would reach out and hold the hands of those sitting beside her. A broad beautiful smile would spread across her face. Her dim eyes would fill with tears as she looked up to heaven, and her chin would quaver as she poured out her love to Jesus. That was Edna in a Nutshell. She loved Jesus and she loved people. She couldn’t remember our names, but she couldn’t keep her hands from patting us lovingly whenever we got near her. What is our essence-our core that we have cultivated in a thousand little ways during our lifetime? How will we be remembered? Why not today – take time to thank and be grateful for and to our patients who provide our living - our income. Why not today – call a fellow dentist who has been a friend and helped us along the way of life! Thank you Ty Ivey who has worked diligently for the cause of dentistry over many decades. He has served us well! Thank you Lindsay Holliday for serving as a conscience for our society. Thank all of you who faithfully encourage us all, by your many phone calls. - John Bowman

Important Dates:

Mark your Calendar

Nov 18^th Exec Council
        20^th District Meeting -

Dec 2^nd – Legislative Reception at The Brickyard at Riverside Golf Club w Spouses!

    2009
Jan
Feb 17 Exec Meeting
      19^th District Meeting ( date at WRAFB ? - Don Benton's office is usually the liaison - there will be a new Base Dental Commander then)

Mar 25 – LAW Day (is the week after Hinman this year)

Apr

May – 19 Exec Council,
           21 – District Meeting (combine with an all day staff meeting on a Friday? )
Jun

Jul – GDA Annual Meeting ***150th - at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC

Board of Trustees report by Roy Lehrman

Action Items and Other Information

Contact each non – renewing member in your district by phone and report findings to GDA (Pam Yungk). Board of Trustees Members.
Promote 150th Celebration.
The Board of Dentistry wants to go “autonomous independent”.
Sedation Guidelines Parallel, ADA Guidelines.
Five new Tasks Forces formed. Forward a nominee for each of the Task Forces by next Friday 8-29-08.
Presentation by Dean of MCG Dental School, Connie Drisco:
1. Twenty-Three recommend of Task Force, check MCG website for more info.
2. 49% of incoming students are from underserved areas of need.
3. The average GPA is 3.6.
4. 10% minority.
Next Months conference call on Universal Health Care topics. September 10^th, 6-7.
Ben Massell Clinic, get scheduled in order for students to cover.
Trustee: At least a $14 increase in dues.
Dental Practice. New classification of G.V. Black. Six classes: occlusal, proximal, cervical, depth, and reversible.
Human Resources. General supervision not going to come out of council on aging. 31/2%budget cuts, DEFACS funding depleted.
John Neel of Macon – Dental Coverage for Nursing Home Residents.
Update on position papers/check out and be ready to vote on, in November.
Medicaid – 21/2% increase approved/5% cut maybe coming.
Medicaid Provider Network has opened up to allow new dentists e.g. Columbus, Dalton and other areas of need.
Dr. Mike Carn – South Western District – negotiate fees on our behalf/Antitrust issues – GDA walked away from it.
Doreika vs. Blotner Case/Informed Consent.
Spokesperson Training Seminar/send two members from each district.
Be aware of Anti-Fluoridation propagandas.
Encourage members to contribute to Relief Fund on Dental Recovery Network.
Deadline for awards – October1, 2008.
Mobile X-ray unit – scatter radiation. Digital x-ray unit – does not scatter radiation.
Leadership Conference May 11-13, 2009 in Washington, DC.
Each district send someone to the New Dentist Liasion.
Members: For each new member you get to join GDA – you and the new member will receive a ticket to win a prize November – January 31^st.
Each district needs to sell twenty – five “150 years” pins, cost $25.00 each. Deadline January 10, 2009.
“150 Faces Campaign” needs more participation. As of October 23, 117 cases have been submitted.

Please send your email address to Lindsay Holliday <teeth@mindspring.com> if you are not receiving your newsletter on-line in addition to the postal hard-copy too.

CENTRAL DISTRICT OFFICERS
Calendar and Officers

CDDS Officers 2008-2009:
President - Lindsay Holliday
Pres Elect - Roy Lehrman
Vice Pres - Kara Griffin Moore
Secretary-Treasurer - Don Benton
Editor - John Bowman
    (Assistant Editor - Amy Lee)

Trustee GDA -   Mike Loden (to complete the 2009 term of Jay Harrington who is now GDA-VP)

Delegate to ADA - Ty Ivey (term)

Committee Appointments:
   Awards      Deena Holliman Smith
   Const./Bylaws         John Kuo
   Counc. on Dental Health          Shirley Fisher
   Finance                         Kendrick Mathews
   Forensic Dentistry           Ashley Walker

   GADPAC                   Paul Fraysure
   Gov. Affairs                Bill Argo

   Information Technology    Roy Lehrman
   Membership Services        Roy Lehrman
   Peer Review                      Thomas Woodcock
   Public Relations                   Lindsay Holliday
   Recruitment and Retention         Ched Smaha
   Workforce                        Shirley Fisher

GDA Delegation:
Kendrick Mathews (Chairman)
Steve McClain,
Nancy O'Brien,
Alfred Peters,
Paul Fraysure,

Alternate Delegates:
Roy Lehrman
Craig McCroba,
Shirley Fisher,
Deena Holliman Smith
Mike Loden

Nominating Committee
Mike Loden, Kendrick Mathews, Ty Ivey, Bob Vedder, Ashley Walker

END OF NEWSLETTER

..Extra...
- notes from the ByLaws - - -

Nominating Committee -
It shall be a policy of the CDDS that the Nominating Committee shall consist of the following:
1. Immediate Past President of the CDDS
2. Chairman of the CDDS Delegation to GDA House of Delegates
3. The Senior ADA Delegate or Alternate ADA Delegate
4. Two members at large from the CDDS. (These members will be elected at the September meeting of this Society. Nomination will be accepted from the floor

The Nominating Committee will present its slate of candidates for current CDDS elected positions at the February meeting of this Society.

Election of Officers and Delegate positions will be held at the CDDS February meeting.

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