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Birmingham District Dental Society
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April 19, 2012

In This Issue
UCP Document Destruction
Dr. Michael Reddy "State of the School"
Classifieds
Elections-Bylaws Amendments
UAB NDPBRN Grant
UAB Student ADA Golf Tournament
BDDS now has Twitter
Greer Mentor Program
Like us on FaceBook

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Update your ADA "Find a Dentist Information" 
Click Here  

  ALDA's 143rd Annual Session 
June 12-17, 2012

 Click Here to vist ALDA's Website and Sign-up
Document Destruction  UCP Logo

I recently had a need to have some BDDS very old GKAS patient files destroyed and in my prior life had some experience with UCP of Birmingham.  They were able to handle all of the paper documents and radiographs at a very reasonable price.

If you are in need of document destruction or are considering going paperless, they can handle both.  They also have a document scanning service to convert paper documents into digital documents.

As a BDDS member you will receive preferred pricing.  Click Here to see their flyer.

Thanks........Richard Morgan


Greetings!

  

August 24th, 2012.  Save the date!  

 

Dr. Carl E. Misch will be our speaker in Birmingham.  More information to follow as details of the meeting location, etc., are confirmed. The price for the all-day meeting is $150 for ALDA Members and $225 for all others.

 

Dr. Misch's topic for the all-day  CE meeting will be "Controversies in Implant Position and Number."

 

Our new meeting location is:
 THE CLUB atop Red Mountain

 

We have moved our monthly CE dinner meeting location to The Club.  Dinner and speaker cost will remain $40.  You can use PayPal, email or phone to reserve your seat.

 

Thanks..........Richard Morgan

Dr. Michael Reedy
Dr. Reddy
May 1st  meeting to feature "State of the School" & CE Speaker Meeting 


Dr. Michael Reddy, Dean of UAB SOD, will be our guest speaker at our May 1st meeting.  Dr. Reddy will speak on the our traditional May topic, "The State of the School."   Please plan to attend this informative meeting and support our new Dean.
 

We will also have a short CE program.  Dr. Stephen C. Mitchell will be our CE speaker and his topic will be "Dental Trauma Guide-A practical tool for pediatric trauma."
 
Make your reservations as soon as possible by using PayPal, email the BDDS or call the BDDS office at 933-1718.

 

Classifieds

 

Dental Building Sale/lease - Located in North Shelby county on Hwy 119 opposite Indian Springs School. The building is approximately 2,500 square feet, plumbed for five operatories, and has frontage on Hwy 119.  It is available for lease, or purchase this summer.  Interested parties should call 205-967-5961.

 

Dr. Joe Garner, DMD - Available to cover your Practice for vacations or needed time off.  Over 35 years experience.  Proficient with Cerec.  AL license and DEA current.  Contact me at [email protected] or 912-230-6206. 

 

Front Desk Position available - Treatment/Insurance Coordinator needed at Healthy Smiles of Birmingham.  Experience with Eaglesoft dental software desirable but not required.  Email cover letter and resume to [email protected] 

 

Orthodontic Practice for Sale - Dr. John Orr III recently passed away and his practice, located in Fairfield, a suburb of Birmingham, is now for sale.  Please contact Susan Orr at: H-205.822.8377, C-205.613.3491 or by email at [email protected].

 

Seeking Associateship/Practice Buyout/Partnership.  Part-time, Full-time or Fill-in positions.  My name is Christen Quattlebaum, D.M.D., a recent graduate from UAB.  I would like to work in the Birmingham area (with in 1 hour commute).  I love working with children and patients of all ages.  I enjoy all areas of general dentistry including extractions and endodontics.  Please contact me for my resume or to set up a meeting. [email protected] (334)477-6765.  

  

UAB 2011 Dental Assisting Graduates- The BDDS office has a list of recent graduates.  Email Richard Morgan at [email protected] to request the list.

  

Fortis (Formally Tri-State) Institute Dental Assisting- 

Is your office looking for Dental Assistant?

Contact us: [email protected] (205)940-4945

Remember there is never a fee for hiring a Fortis Institute Graduate!

 


 
May Elections/Nominations/Bylaws Amendments

Our nominating committee has presented the following names for consideration at our May 1st meeting.  All new officers and members begin their tenure to coincide with the BDDS fiscal year, July 1st.

Of course, nominations will be opened to the floor.  You may place your candidate in nomination then if they are not already on the ballot.  

Nominating Committee Candidates and Officers
Nominees are in BLUE
 
President Milton Essig
Vice President/Secretary Maureen Pezzementi
Treasurer Gerry Walker
New Dentist Trevor Kaple
School Liaison Janice Jackson
Past President Robert Rudolph
 
EC Members and Term End Dates

Roger Smith 2013
Melissa Nix 2014
Doug Beckham 2015 3 Year Term
 
ALDA Trustees and Term End Dates
 
Jim Roberts 2014
Debbie Sema Alternate 2014
Milton Essig Current President 2013
 
ALDA Delegates and Term End Dates
 
Bruce Spink 2015 3 Year Term
Barry Goodspeed 2015 3 Year Term
Charles Baldone 2015 3 Year Term
Adolphus Jackson 2015 3 Year Term
David Roden 2014
Robert Sanderson 2014
Luke Perrigo 2014
Lisa Miller 2014
Burton Gooch 2013
Karen McCaffery 2013
Hunter Pope 2013
Gia Brothers 2013
Elizabeth Jackson 2013
The Delegates Below Term Ends 6-30-2012
Guy Rosenstiel 2012
Melissa Nix 2012
Matthew Litz 2012
Maureen Pezzementi 2012
 
ALDA Alternate Delegates for 2013 Session
 
W. Ben Looney
David Winchester
Paul Petznick
Mark Yanowsky
 
PEER Review Committee and Term End Dates
Eight Non-EC Members
 
Paul Koch 2013
Adolphus Jackson 2013
Jerry Reasner 2014
Ray Thornton 2014
Diana Wood 2015
Doug Lewis 2015
Matthew Litz 2016
Henry (Hank) McKay 2016
 
American Dental Assn. Alabama Delegate
 
Red Stevens 2014
 
BYLAWS AMENDMENTS

 

We are proposing two changes to help with establishing quorums at General Monthly Meetings and Executive Council Meetings. 
 
Section VI - Vacancy: Add this language-"If an Executive Council member misses two consecutive meetings or a total of three meetings without a valid reason, the remaining Executive Council members may declare that office vacant and elect another member to complete the vacant term.  

 

CHAPTER V - PROCEDURE  

Section II - A quorum of the Birmingham District Dental Society shall be established by those members present so long as it is a regular scheduled meeting. The BDDS may call and hold special member meetings and the quorum for specially called meetings shall remain thirty (30).  A quorum of the Executive Council shall be five (5) members.

 
DPBRN Logo
UAB has been awarded the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network grant

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) has awarded a $66.8 million, seven-year grant that consolidates its dental practice-based research network initiative into a unified nationally coordinated effort.

 

The consolidated initiative, renamed The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (NDPBRN), is headquartered at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Dentistry. It serves as a national administrative hub that leads and oversees six smaller regional research sites, or nodes. The nodes are located in Rochester, NY; Gainesville, Fla.; Birmingham; Minneapolis; San Antonio; and Portland, Ore. The NIDCR is part of the National Institutes of Health.

 

Click here to visit the DPBRN website and read the full article.


 


UAB chapter of the American Student Dental Association is holding its 7th Annual "Wide Open" Golf Tournament on April 28

 

Attention all UAB School of Dentistry Alumni,

The UAB chapter of the American Student Dental Association is holding its 7th Annual "Wide Open" Golf Tournament on April 28 at the Highland Park Country Club.  It will be a four-man scramble with a shotgun start at 2:00pm and there will be dinner afterwards.  Included in the entrance fee of $75 is the tee time, a bag of warm-up balls, beverages through play and dinner, and dinner catered from Highlands.  There will also be an opportunity to buy 2 mulligans at $10 each.  If you are interested in sponsoring a hole, the cost is $200 and will include a spot in the tournament and a sign on the tee box with your choice of graphics or words.  To sign up, contact either Zack Rolen ([email protected]) or Amy Ratcliff ([email protected]) or you can register through our website at http://www.uabasda.com.  Thank you for always supporting the school and we look forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely,

 

Gordon "Ross" Isbell IV
UABSOD DMD Class of 2014
UAB ASDA President-Elect
256-441-0081


BDDS is now on Twitter

With the success of our FaceBook account, a Twitter account has now been activated. 

 
Follow us on Twitter
 

Greer Mentor Program-Council on New Dentist 

 

The Council on the New Dentist has been in charge of the Greer Mentor program in the past. It had gone by the wayside the past few years because of lack of interest from dental students but this year there has been some interest

 

The idea is that a dentist in the community volunteers to be a mentor for a dental student on a "keep in touch" type basis- no regularly scheduled meetings, but more like an email, give advice, helpful hints and/or come to the office if they want to shadow type of relationship. There are four (4) students interested so far and one who is specifically interested in orthodontics.

 

If you are willing to serve as a mentor to these students, please contact Dr. Melissa Nix at [email protected] 

FaceBook Now Active for BDDS
 Find us on Facebook

 

BDDS now has a FaceBook account.  Please visit and add as a "Like" to follow BDDS on FaceBook. 

 

Thanks.........Richard Morgan

 

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