| Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week is May 8-14, 2011 | |
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| Dr. Carlos Salinas Award | |
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As in the past, the SCDA and the South Carolina Oral Health Coalition (SCOHACC) are accepting applications to honor a dentist for excellence in providing care to and advocacy for individuals with special health care needs. This is the fourth year of the award. The winner will receive special recognition at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston and at the annual SCOHACC Oral Health Forum; will receive an engraved award from the SCDA and SCOHACC; and the recipient's name will be placed on a perpetual plaque displayed at the MUSC Dental College. Deadline for nominations is June 30, 2011. For more information, please contact Mary Kenyon Jones; SC Department of Health and Environmental Control-Division of Oral Health; Mills-Jarrett Complex-Box 101106; Columbia, SC 29211; (803) 898-1353; kenyonm@dhec.sc.gov
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Fluoridation Training
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The SCDA has planned another fluoride training event for Friday, July 15, 2011. The event will begin at 10 am and include lunch. The training will be in Columbia, but actual place will depend on the number of registrants. This event has been well attended in the past and professionals from the ADA and the state DHEC office will once again run the meeting. Let me know at lathamp@scda.org if you would like to attend.
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DAD
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Plans for the third DAD Project are underway. The project will be held in Florence on August 25-27 at the Florence Civic Center. A volunteer form is posted on the SCDA website and hotel information is posted also. Sign up now and plan to get involved.
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SCDA Member Benefits Group Seminar - September 30, 2011
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SCDA MBG announces a seminar on Personnel Law and Fraud in the Dental Practice. There will be two parts to the seminar dealing with subjects that may affect all dental offices. The seminar is limited to dentists and/or spouses only. Speakers will be:
- Mr. Stephen Savitz, a partner with Gignilliat, Savitz & Bettis, LLP, a law firm which limits its practice to labor and employment law issues representing management only. Mr. Savitz is certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a specialist in Employment and Labor Law.
- Mr. Richard Livingston is the Senior manager in charge of fraud and forensic accounting services for Dixon Hughes PLLC.
Plan to attend today, you can access the registration here at www.scda.org.
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