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2010-2011
OAGD Officers
President
Scott Hansen, DMD, FAGD
Gresham
President-Elect
Aaron Tinkle, DMD
Portland
Vice President
Todd A. Gifford, DMD
Portland
Secretary-Treasurer
Kim Wright, DMD, FAGD
Beaverton
Editor
Todd A. Gifford, DMD
Portland
Public Information Officer
Doug Matz, DMD, MAGD
McMinnville
Board of Directors
Lindsay Brown, DMD
Portland
Michael Cary, DMD
Lake Oswego
Kasra Rafia, DDS
Portland
Kristen Smith, DMD
Salem
Frances Sunseri, DMD, MAGD
Happy Valley
Immediate Past President
Shane Samy, DMD, MAGD
Eugene
National Representatives
Secretary
Linda Edgar, DDS, MAGD
Federal Way, WA
Trustee
Gary Heyamoto, DDS, MAGD
Boise, ID
Regional Director
Guy Hanson, DDS, MAGD
Bothell, WA
Communications Council
Norm Magnuson, DDS, MAGD
Eugene
PACE Council
Kim Wright, DMD, FAGD
West Linn, OR
Oregon AGD Office
1730 SW Harbor Dr
Ste 502
Portland, OR 97201
503-228-6266
Executive Director
Jessica Smith
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If you have any
questions, concerns or comments you would like to share with me or the OAGD membership
please feel free to send
me an e-mail . We are always looking for Random Thoughts, too.
Sincerely,
Todd A. Gifford, DMD
Editor
Oregon Academy of General Dentistry
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M.O.M. Update: Not Enough Dentists on November 23rd
 Dear AGD Members,
In our last newsletter OAGD announced our intention to volunteer as a group at the Mission of Mercy on November 23rd during the Noon to 6pm shift. Thank you so much to the members who have already signed up to volunteer, however there are not enough general dentists scheduled yet on November 23rd to cover the anticipated number of people coming for dental care.
I am asking for your help. Any time you could give as a volunteer dentist would be much appreciated. There are plenty of other types of volunteers, just not enough dentists yet.
To verify that you are on the list of current volunteers, please visit this link. If you are not on this list and would like to volunteer, please contact Cindy Fletcher at cfletcher@oregondental.org as soon as possible.
Thank you,
Bruce Burton, DMD, MAGD, ABGD |
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Howard Memorial Lecture: March 11, 2011 | |
 Topic: Dental Materials Update -
When Does the State of the Art Become the Standard of Care?
Speaker: Jack L. Ferracane, M.S., Ph.D.
Date: March 11, 2011
Cost:
AGD Member: $350
Recent Graduate (05-10): $175
Staff: $75
Non- AGD Members: $400
Click here for more information |
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Welcome New OAGD Board Members | |
Dr. Rafia with son Armin Dr. Sunseri in Hawaii Dr. Brown
Kasra Rafia, DDS Frances Sunseri, DMD Lindsay Brown, DMD
Grad Year: 1997 from Grad Year: 1988 from Grad Year: 2010 from
The Ohio State Univ OHSU OHSU
GPR at OHSU 1998 Practices in Happy Valley Practices in Portland
Practices in Portland |
| Congratulations 2010 Fellowship Awards | |
Ben A Sutter IV, DMD, FAGD Jared M. Thompson, DMD, FAGD |
| Welcome New and Returning OAGD Members |
- Magda C. D'Angelis-Morris, DMD
- Dr. Jesse R. Gridley, DMD
- Adam Kirk-Patrick, DDS
- Dr. Sumir P. Mathur, DMD
- John Matschek, DMD
- Dr. Kyle H. Van, DDS
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| President's Message: Unforeseen Benefits of Study Clubs |  Since I graduated from dental school in '87, I have been actively involved in many study clubs. Many have been through Oregon AGD, some have been through OHSU, and one has been a private "Gold Foil Study Club" (although it has turned into more of an operative study club) that I have been in my entire career. I have found them all invaluable to my clinical skills, my professional friendships, and my love of dentistry. Read More... |
| Editor's Article: What's it like to be a recent grad? Still "Livin' the Dream." | |
I'm 38 years old. As far back as I can remember, I have been blessed with a strong internal drive and a predisposition towards happiness. I don't know from where it came. But I do appreciate where it has taken me. As a young student, I enjoyed doing homework. Not always, but usually. Later, as a soldier, I seemed to find ways to have fun despite performing sometimes miserable chores such as digging really deep foxholes (I am 6'6") and pulling all-night guard duty in the bitter cold. My mantra to my fellow soldiers was "I'm livin' the dream." That always got a good laugh. My point. No matter how bad the situation seemed, there was plenty for which I could be grateful.
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| Random Thoughts from the Recall Editor | |
Kindness to others is returned when we least expect it and often from someone else.
The Seven Wonders of the World: to touch, to taste, to see, to hear, to run, to laugh and to love.
A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of.
Success in American business is defined by profit. Dentists have long been accused of being bad at business. That's probably a good thing. Otherwise, we might find them handing out candy and agreeing with patients that they don't really need to floss.
Elections are interesting. Once the votes are tallied, 25% of eligible voters think the sky is falling because their candidate lost, 25% think it's the Second Coming because their candidate won, and the other half are apathetic because their candidate was not in the race.
Have a safe Winter Break, and Happy Holidays!
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