| Central District Dental Society |
| Newsletter 2007 #2 |
| CDDS Newsletter 2007 #2 |
| CENTRAL DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY N e w s l e t t e r Here’s your dose of “Mental Floss” John Bowman - Editor Vol. XXVI, No. 2 May, 2007 ME E T I N G
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Monday, May 14..THURSDAY .. MAY 17 .. 6:00 ~ Social Hour 7:00 ~ Program Come early and enjoy all that the Music Hall of Fame has to offer!!! PROGRAM MARK WIDLOWSKI Registered Representative of John Hancock LONG TERM CARE so that we may have an accurate head count for the meeting . Thank you! Send to: Dr. Don Benton 4128 Arkwright Rd. Suite B Macon 31210 t.doc@cox.net (0) -475-1980 |
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING .. TUESDAY, MAY 15th .. 7:00 PM .. Changed to: Don Benton's office 4128 Arkwright Road Suite B 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. |
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WORDS FROM THE
PRESIDENT
As I sit and write this I can hear the TV in the background. The Masters, “a tournament like no other”, is on. The familiar signature music calls me and I lean from my chair to gaze through the camera’s eye on the immaculately kept clubhouse and golf course. Augusta National is a place that defines tradition, attention to detail and challenge. It occurs to me that Dentistry is quite similar in many ways. Certainly most of us are challenged in some way each and every day. Attention to detail is a must if we want to achieve our desired results. And there are traditions in the form of professional conduct, policy and rules. Times do change, though, and all of us have to make adjustments. Augusta National lengthened the course to account for new technology and longer hitting competitors. Dentistry is looking at its policies and rules on advertising to accommodate new technology and new professionals. Both Augusta National and Dentistry have other issues to look at as well. I just hope that we both can make the necessary changes while retaining all that is so good about both today. In closing, since this is my last ‘President’s Letter’, I would just like to say thank you to each of you for allowing me the opportunity to serve as an officer for the last three years. See you May 17 at the Music Hall of Fame. Sincerely, Deena Holliman Smith |
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING MINUTES
March 14, 2007 · $6,500 has been allocated from the General Contingency Fund for the redesign and functional improvement of the GDA’s web page. ·Task Force on Dental Advertising provided a preliminary report concerning the advertising issue. Final report to be given at the July House of Delegates. ·Contributions can be made to the Norwood Scholarship Fund at MCG in Memory of Dr. Charlie Norwood. ·The GDA has a complimentary Placement Service to help you hire clerical and clinical staff for your office. ·Task Force on Dental “Appliances” met with GDA General Counsel Robert Renjel and drafted a proposed rule to assist the Board of Dentistry. ·Staff Appreciation Cruise will be February 14 - 18, 2008. Call the GDA office for details Respectfully submitted, Mike Loden Member News Got any news? We’d love to publish it… just send it in and we can all celebrate your accomplishments! |
| Minutes
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES February 20,2007 Office of Ty Ivey. Attending: Deena Holliman-Smith, Mike Loden, Kara Moore, John Bowman, Jon Griggs, Shirley Fisher, Alfred Peters, Jay Harington, Lindsay Holliday, Paul Fraysure, Roy Lehrman, Ty Ivey, Don Spillers, Don Benton Deena opened the meeting at 7:05pm Minutes of the November Meeting were approved Treasury Report was reviewed as well as attendance for the Warner Robins Mtg. and all-day CE at the Museum of Aviation. Legislative: Jay Harrington thanked all for good showing at the Leg. Reception in Dec. Discussion followed as to possibly inviting spouses next year to include Legislator spouses. This issue will be discussed again at the May EC Mtg. Jay also encouraged participation at the LAW program, March 14. Also mentioned GADPAC needs funding and we will work on a list of members that have not participated recently. Mike Loden next gave the BOT Report See in this issue. HOD Report :No report this mtg. ADA Delegation: Ty noted that Marie Schweinebraten is the new Fifth District Trustee. The delegation continues to work diligently on our behalf at the national level. Membership Committee: Mike Loden has agreed to attend the ADA Meeting on Membership in June. Recruitment and Retention Meeting in Chicago will be attended by Kara Moore in March. District to reimburse for reasonable expenses. Hygiene Advisory Committee: No Reports Other than CGTC is looking for for a volunteer to serve as President of the Committee. Constitution and Bylaws:John Bowman and Jon Griggs reported that GDA Council Robert Renjel has reviewed Constitution and Bylaws and Policy Manual for consistency with GDA documents. John Bowman recommended that once approved they should be printed for all EC members and new members as they come into membership in our District. Motion made ,seconded and approved to accept the revised documents for presentation to the membership as well as made available on the web. We will need to vote at the May Meeting to accept the documents. Nominating Committee: Ty Ivey for Kendrick Mathews. Nominating Committee met and presents the following: Vice President Roy Lehrman, Alternate Delegate Deena Holliman-Smith. Motion made seconded and accepted unanimously. Discussion followed: Ivey wishes to step down from the ADA delegation and requests that Jay Harrington be elected to replace him as the trustee. Ty will inform the GDA Office that District Pres. Deena will appoint Jay. Don Spillers noted that CE Committee with GDA has planned another Cruise for Feb 2008. Stay tuned to GDA Action for details. Old Business: Discussion about locations for May Meeting and program. We may need to try a new venue to keep attendance up Mike Loden will work on the Particulars of the meeting. New Business: Board of Dentistry, Hygiene Committee is hearing reports in favor of Hygienists administering local anesthesia. The committee needs to hear why they should not be giving local anesthesia. Submit correspondence to Steve Holcomb. Shirley Fisher requested information to include pictures for Children's Dental Health Month. Please submit to Shirley so she can get it to the GDA office. Jay Harrington will be attending the Leadership Conference in Washington DC April 30, May 1,2. Motion made seconded and passed to help Jay offset some of the expenses as this is very important meeting to stay up on current and future issues. No other business, meeting adjourned at 9:15 pm. Month activities. motion Respectfully submitted, 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 GEORGIA DENTAL INSURANCE SERVICES GDIS is a subsidiary of the GDA. We offer GDA members, their families and dental staff, employed by members, the chance to apply for fine insurance products. Call: 800-432-4357 or 404--636-7553 The staff works for GDA members, not the insurance companies Denis Mucha - mucha@gadental.org Renee Clay - clay@gadental.org Baarbara Kaul - kaul@gadental.org TREASURER’S REPORT CDDS News .. May 2007 .. Page 4 Balance Brought Forward ........................................................... $12,750.77 Withdrawals GDA / Legislative Scarves and Ties.....................................................396.00 GDA / Caucus Breakfast........................................................................150.75 Macon Letter Service,Feb.Mailout ..................................................... 526.61 WRAFB Officer's Club Meal ............................................................. 1,544.90 Kara Moore /Door Prize Reimbursement...........................................158.23 Victory Cafe, WR Museum of Aviation...............................................387.50 Alpha Graphics,C&B Typesetting .......................................................176.55 Kara Moore, Chicago Reimbursement ........................................... 1,140.51 Deposits February Meeting Receipts ..................................................................900.00 CDDS Dues Disbursement From GDA..........................................12,245.50 Balance..............................................................................................21,415.22 Money Market Balance ......................................................................8,153.91 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 GADPAC WORKS FOR YOU! Have you made your contribution? If not, please do so today! |
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GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE IMPORTANT NOTES GADPAC is an important part of our GDA. GADPAC contributions will still be accepted!!! Send yours in today! Thank you to all who were able to rearrange their schedules to participate in the rescheduled LAW DAY. It’s been a very unusual legislative year with many recesses due mostly with Peachcare funding and budget. If HB340 is still in the Senate when this newsletter reaches you, let your Senator know we are opposed to dentistry being carved out as an optional benefit. Any questions, call me! Jay Harrington 478-453-8666 - work 478-456-5900 - cell |
| Dates - Events - Calendar |
| District
Meetings 2007
May 15 - CDDS Exec Comm. May 17th - CDDS District Meeting July 22-29 GDA Annual Meeting at San Destin Golf and Beach Resort in Florida |
| Central
District Officers 2006-2007 President - Deena Holliman Smith President-elect - Mike Loden Vice-President - Lindsay Holliday Secretary-Treasurer - Don Benton Editor - John Bowman GDA Delegation Kendrick Mathews - Chairman,Thomas Griffin, Jay Harrington , Nancy O’Brien, Steve McLain Alternate Delegates Alfred Peters, Shirley Fisher, Roy Lehrman, Craig McCroba, Pinkney Gilcrist ADA Delegate - Ty Ivey Nominating Committee Ty Ivey, Craig McCroba, Pinkney Gilcrist, Shawn Scott, Bob Vedder CDDS Committee Appointments: Awards - Don Spillers Constitution & Bylaws - Jon Griggs Council on Dental Health - Shirley Fisher Finance - Kendrick Mathews Forensic Dentistry - Ashley Walker Governmental Affairs - Jay Harrington Membership Services - Mike Loden Peer Review - Thomas Woodcock Public Relations - Lindsay Holliday Recruitment & Retention - Kara Griffin Moore Workforce - Shirley Fisher |
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EDITOR’S
COLUMN…………………..
When
Jewish psychiatrist Victor Frankl was
arrested by theNazis in World War II, he was stripped of everything - property, family, possessions. He had spent years researching and writing a book on the importance of finding meaning in life - concepts that later would be known as logotherapy. When he arrived in Auschwitz, the infamous death camp, even his manuscript, which he had hidden in the lining of his coat, was taken away. “I had to undergo and overcome the loss of my spiritual child”, Frankl writes. “Now it seemed as if nothing and no one would survive me; neither a physical nor a spiritual child of my own! I found myself confronted with the question of whether under such circumstances my life was ultimately void of any meaning.” He was still wrestling with that question a few days later when the Nazis forced the prisoners to give up their clothes. “I had to surrender my clothes and in turn inherited the worn out rags of an inmate who had been sent to the gas chamber,” says Frankl. “Instead of the many pages of my manuscript, I found in the pocket of the newly acquired coat a single page torn out of a Hebrew prayer book, which contained the main Jewish prayer, Shema Yisrael (Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one God. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.) “How should I have interpreted such a “coincidence” other than as a challenge to live my thoughts instead of merely putting them on paper?” Later as Frankl reflected on his ordeal, he wrote in his book, Man’s Search for Meaning, “There is nothing in the world that would so effectively help one to survive even the worst conditions, as the knowledge that there is a meaning in one’s life. He who has a why to live for can bear almost any horror.” I believe that part of that why is that of achieving relationships with our fellow dentists. I personally have learned much, enjoyed much while sitting, conversing, getting to know my fellow dentists at our District Meetings. Please make an effort to attend our meeting. We all are richer for each person’s presence. John Bowman, Editor |
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