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Dayon the HillGrassroots Momentum in Action

Of f i c e r s

Dr. Bernard P. Dishler (President) ��

Yorktowne Dental Group Ltd.8118 Old York Road Ste A • Elkins Park, 19027-1499(215) 635-6900 • [email protected]

Dr. R. Donald Hoffman (President-Elect) ��

105 Penhurst Drive, Pittsburgh, 15235(412) 648-1915 • [email protected]

Dr. Dennis J. Charlton (Imm. Past President) ��

P.O. Box 487 • Sandy Lake, 16145-0487(724) 376-7161 • [email protected]

Dr. Jerrold H. Axler (Vice President)34 Newport Drive, Chesterbrook, 19087-5850(610) 725-1031 • [email protected]

Dr. Peter P. Korch III (Speaker) ��

4200 Crawford Ave., NorCam Bldg. 3P.O. Box 1388, Northern Cambria, 15714-1388(814) 948-9650 • [email protected]

Dr. Jeffrey B. Sameroff (Secretary) ��

800 Heritage Dr., Ste 811 • Pottstown, 19464-9220(610) 326-3610 • [email protected]

Dr. Samuel E. Selcher (Treasurer) ��

700 Spring Garden Drive, Middletown, 17057-3034(717) 944-0426 • [email protected]

Tru s t e e s By D i s t r i c t

1st | Dr. Thomas P. Nordone | 2013�

207 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, 19107-1500(215) 557-0557 • [email protected]

2nd | Dr. Ronald K. Heier | 2015�

Drs. Graff & Heier, LLC100 Deerfield Lane #290 • Malvern, 19355-2159(610) 296-9411 • [email protected]

3rd | Dr. Eli Stavisky | 2016 �700 Glenburn Road, Clarks Summit, 18411-2306(570) 587-5495

4th | Dr. Michael S. Shuman | 2013 �1052 Park Road, Blandon, 19510-9563(610) 926-1233 • [email protected]

5th | Dr. David R. Larson | 2013 ��

1305 Middletown Rd. Ste 2Hummelstown, 17036-8825(717) 566-9797 • [email protected]

6th | Dr. John P. Grove | 2014 ��

PO Box 508, Jersey Shore, 17740-0508(570) 398-2270 • [email protected]

7th | Dr. Wade I. Newman | 2014 �Bellefonte Family Dentistry115 S. School St., Bellefonte, 16823-2322(814) 355-1587 • [email protected]

8th | Dr. Thomas C. Petraitis | 2015 �101 Hospital Ave., DuBois, 15801-1439(814) 375-1023 • [email protected]

9th | Dr. Joseph E. Ross | 2016Olde Libray Office Complex106 E. North St., New Castle, 16101(724) 654-2511 • [email protected]

10th | Dr. Herbert L. Ray Jr. | 2015�

Univ of Pittsburgh School of Dental Med3501 Terrace St., 3063 Salk AnnexPittsburgh, 15261-2523(412) 648-8647 • [email protected]

ADA Th i rd D i s t r i c t Tr u s t e e

Dr. Charles R. Weber606 East Marshall Street, Ste 103West Chester, PA 19380-4485(610) 436-5161 • [email protected]

PDA Comm i t t e e Cha i r s

Communications & Public Relations CommitteeDr. Tamara Brady

Dental Benefits CommitteeDr. Tad S. Glossner

Government Relations CommitteeDr. Andrew Mramor

Membership CommitteeDr. Nicole Johnson

Access to Oral Health Care CommitteeDr. Gary Davis

Annual Awards CommitteeDr. Jon J. Johnston

Concerned Colleague CommitteeDr. Bartley J. Morrow

Environmental Issues CommitteeDr. Wilbert H. Milligan III

New Dentist CommitteeDr. Sara L. Haines

PDA Cen t ra l O f f i c e

3501 North Front StreetP.O. Box 3341, Harrisburg, 17105(800) 223-0016 • (717) 234-5941FAX (717) 232-7169

Camille Kostelac-Cherry, Esq. Chief Executive [email protected]

Mary DonlinDirector of [email protected]

Marisa SwarneyDirector of Government [email protected]

Rob PuglieseDirector of [email protected]

Rebecca Von NiedaDirector of Meetings and [email protected]

Leo [email protected]

Boa rd Comm i t t e e s Le gend

� Executive Committee �� Chairman

�Budget, Finance & Property �� Chairman

� Bylaws Committee �� Chairman

� Strategic Planning Committee �� Chairman

Ed i t o r i a l B o a rd

Dr. Daniel BostonDr. Allen FieldingDr. Marjorie JeffcoatDr. Kenneth G. MillerDr. Andres PintoDr. Deborah Studen-PavlovichDr. James A. WallaceDr. Charles R. WeberDr. Gerald S. Weintraub

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The Official Publication of the Pennsylvania Dental Association

FEATURES

CONTENTS

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PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL (ISSN 0031-4439), owned and published by the Pennsylvania Dental Association, 3501 North Front Street, Harrisburg, 17110, is published bi-monthly: Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/June,July/Aug, Sept/Oct, Nov/Dec. Address advertising and subscription queries to 3501 North Front Street, P.O. Box 3341, Harrisburg, 17105. Domestic subscriptions are available to persons not eligible for membership at$36/year; International subscriptions available at $75/year. Single copies $10. Periodical postage paid at Harrisburg, PA. “The Pennsylvania Dental Association, although formally accepting and publishing reports of the variousstanding committees and essays read before the Association (and its components), holds itself not responsible for opinions, theories, and criticisms therein contained, except when adopted or sanctioned by specialresolutions.” The Association assumes no responsibility for any program content of lectures in continuing education programs advertised in this magazine. The Association reserves the right to refuse any advertisement forany reason. Copyright ©2012, Pennsylvania Dental Association.

The mission of the Pennsylvania Dental Journal is to serve

PDA members by providing information about topics and issues

that affect dentists practicing in Pennsylvania. The Journal also

will report membership-related activities of the leadership of the

association, proceedings of the House of Delegates at the annual

session and status of PDA programs.

Editor | Dr. Bruce R. Terry85 Old Eagle School Road, Wayne, 19087-2524(610) 995-0109 / [email protected]

Associate Editor | Dr. Brian Mark Schwab1021 Lily Lane, Reading, 19560-9535(610) 926-1233 / [email protected]

Director of Communications | Rob PuglieseP.O. Box 3341, Harrisburg, 17105(800) 223-0016 / FAX (717) 234-2186 / [email protected]

Editor Emeritus | Dr. Richard Galeone3501 North Front Street, Harrisburg, 17110(215) 855-4092 / [email protected]

Editor Emerita | Dr. Judith McFadden3386 Memphis Street, Philadelphia, 19134(215) 739-3100 / [email protected]

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Pennsylvania Dental Association, P.O. Box 3341, Harrisburg, PA 17105. MEMBER:American Association of Dental Editors

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IMPRESSIONS

DEPARTMENTS

5GOVERNMENTRELATIONS

IT’S YOUR MONEY IN MEMORIAM

AWARDS ANDACHIEVEMENTS

37CONTINUINGEDUCATION

39CLASSIFIEDADVERTISEMENTS

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17 BENEFITS OF A FIVE-MEMBER BOARDBy Harrison Coerver and Mary Byers, CAE

23 SUPPORT PADPAC

32 DAY ON THE HILL A RESOUNDING SUCCESSBy Marisa Swarney, Director of Government Relations

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The last issue of the Journal (v79, n4) contained an error on page 17.We meant to acknowledge the efforts and contributions of the ICD-USADistrict 3 for organizing and supporting a joint effort in providingcontinuing education at the PDA Annual Session. Since the CE was abig success, the ICD-USA District 3 will also provide continuing educationat the 2013 PDA Annual Session.

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about what is important and what has tochange. The discussions were at timesfunny and at other times serious. How dowe change and yet stay effective as thepremier dental organization forPennsylvania?On Saturday, the PDA Board of Trustees

met followed by a larger meeting thatincluded the Board and the members ofthe GTF. The discussion, led by GTFchairperson Dr. Karin Brian, was a livelydialogue about what key ingredients weneed to consider to create the necessarychanges to the PDA. The GTF will comeup with a plan and timetable for change.Topics that were discussed and reviewedas options include: Changing the Houseof Delegates to a smaller group oreliminating it completely; decreasing theBoard of Trustees to 5-7 membersfrom the current number of 18; changingthe format of the Annual Session oreliminating it.The PDA leadership has its working

orders. We must make changes to movewith the times. In the coming months,we will be presented with therecommendations of the GTF. We mustagree on the changes necessary andbegin implementation as early as possible.We need the help of every PDA member,even if you are not in a leadership role.You can let us know what PDA means toyou. What do you see as a good value foryour membership dues? What isimportant to you and what’s not? Howcan we help you and your practice, yourstaff, your family and your community?What have we not provided to you?Help us as we help PDA and you move

to the future.—BRT

of those changes. We have reprinted herarticle on page 17 of this issue.Mary was very clear that no organization

today can continue to operate as it hasin the past. The information age, coupledwith the demographics of membership, hasforever changed how every organizationcan conduct business and the PDA is noexception.One of her most important suggestions

was that organizations of our size shouldhave a governing body of no more than fivemembers. That’s it! No Board of Trusteeswith a member from each geographicdistrict and no House of Delegates. Thisbloated form of governance is old school.More important is the selection of those

five individuals. Members will be selectedbased upon skills and experience, perhapsin key areas such as finances, legislativeissues or computer technology. Eachmember will be selected based upon theskill needed to provide the organizationwith proper counsel and sound advice.In addition to changing the roles of

leadership, we will also need to reframe ourpurpose as a dental organization. Whatdo we hope to offer and what do we hopeto accomplish? We must also remaincurrent to both our membership and tothe community. We must realize what ourmembers need and what we can provide.We must stop doing things because thisis how we’ve done it for the last 100 years.We have to stop doing things thatmembers don't care about or don’t need.We must listen to what our membersneed and what benefits them. We need toengage the younger practitioners to joinand get involved. We need to find out whatthey want and what we can do for them.This is a tall order for any group, but

it’s time for us to rise to the occasion andmake these necessary changes. In theFriday afternoon session of the conference,the attendees were split into work groups.Each was charged with formulating ideas

PDA 2.0

June and July were busy months atPDA. While the rest of you were workingat your offices or enjoying some summervacation, PDA staff, Board of Trusteesmembers and Governance Task Force(GTF) members discussed the future ofour organization.You may have looked around at a dental

meeting recently only to see the same oldfaces, and asked yourself, “where are thenew faces?” You must have heard thatnew membership lags when compared tothe number of dentists retiring. The agingof our membership has cost us hundredsof thousands of dollars when factoring inthe loss of dues-paying members toretirement. We can’t continue to dobusiness at PDA when our budget isshrinking annually. Programs, publications,outreach, community awareness andadvocacy will all be affected by the lackof income.On July 14 and 15, PDA leaders met in

Harrisburg at our President-ElectsConference. During Friday’s program welistened to Ms. Mary Byers talk to usabout “How Associations Can Prosper InThe Future.” Mary is a professionalassociation consultant, speaker and writer,who co-authored “Race for Relevance: 5Radical Changes for Associations.”In her book Mary cites examples of

organizations similar to PDA. She discussedhow they operated in the past and wherethey were when they realized it was timefor a change. She then outlined thechanges that were discussed by each ofthese organizations and the outcomes

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By Dr. Bruce R. TerryEditor


recommendations.It was clear to all attendees that it is

time for PDA to consider some drasticchanges in its operational model if it is toremain relevant in this new environmentof instant information, digitalcommunication and competition frommany sources. Simply put, PDA can nolonger do business the way it has beendone for the past five decades. And PDAcan no longer be all things to all members.Now, more than ever before, it needs tofocus on its core values and re-envisionits future. PDA must choose to change —to reinvent itself — not only in order toprosper, but more basically, simply tosurvive. We need to adapt to a new realityin association management.The task force will present its

recommendations to both the Board ofTrustees and the House of Delegates inearly 2013. Please consider seriously theseemingly radical ideas for change thatmay be presented. And, know that we arenot alone. As the ADA released its recentgovernance study to its house ofdelegates, hundreds of other state andnational associations are in the process ofidentifying how internal organizationalstructures need to be recreated in orderto survive. We are on the threshold of anew existence; please be brave enough tocarry PDA over that threshold.

To get a flavor for the association modelthat Byers proposes, please read“Benefits of a Five Member Board,” MaryByers and Harrison Coerver’s articlefrom the March 2011 issue of AssociationsNow, found on page 17. The book “Racefor Relevance” is available for purchasethrough amazon.com.

cover approved 2102 budget items. Theplan adopted by the board includedseveral tweaks to financial proceduresthat would assist in creating a morerealistic budget for 2013. Those changeshopefully will eliminate the need tobalance the proposed operating budgetfrom reserves as has become the customin recent years.In “Race for Relevance,” Byers recounts

the pressures that all associationsencounter: competition for members, andmembers’ time; increased specialization;technological advances which provideimmediate access to information, newermethods of communication, and socialnetworking; member expectations; financialconsiderations; and most important,continued relevance. In order for anassociation to remain relevant to itsmembers and prospective members, itmust make radical and immediate changesin its governance.As facilitator of the conference, Byers

guided the groups through discussion onPDA’s relevance to its membership, theurgent need to overhaul our governancemodel and committee operations,suggested that PDA redefine itsmembership market, encouraged ananalysis of PDA programs and servicesand strongly endorsed the empowermentof the professional staff.In breakout sessions, while the

component leaders discussed membershipissues, the board and governance taskforce members met with Ms. Byers whoguided the group to general consensus onthe elements that the task force wouldfocus on during its deliberations. The taskforce members, all of whom read “RaceFor Relevance,” will use the conceptspresented as the basis for its eventual

PDA’s first ever President-ElectConference convened on July 13 inHarrisburg. Initiated by president Dr. BernieDishler, the presidents-elect of ourcomponent societies were invited toparticipate in an event designed to assistour elected colleagues as they transitioninto the role of president.As the planning unfolded, several

factors converged to create the perfectopportunity for evaluating organizeddentistry’s roadmap toward its immediategoals, future visions and core mission.To embark on its journey, PDA enlistedthe aid of facilitator Mary Byers, co-author of “Race For Relevance, 5 RadicalChanges for Associations.”First, the 2012 House of Delegates

mandated the appointment of a task forceto investigate possible changes in PDAgovernance. Whatever recommendationsare considered will have an impact onour components as well. It made sense toinvite the task force members toparticipate in the conference in order toarrive at consensus.With declining membership affecting

operational revenue, PDA has been facedwith financial challenges, which resultedin the need to downsize PDA staff.Effective January 1, 2013, the Central Officewill have four fewer positions. Alldepartments have been cut and staff hasbeen working on transferring duties tothe staff who will remain.Additionally, the Board of Trustees was

presented with a plan to liquidate fromreserves, an amount of cash needed to

PDA’s Race for RelevanceBy Camille Kostelac-Cherry, Esq., Chief Executive Officer

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

on the Hill, participating in LegislativeCheckup Week and responding to ouraction alerts helped us reach the finish line.Your donations to PADPAC helped giveus access to the right legislators whochampioned our cause and supported thebill. Thank you for your support!

Act 65: Malpractice InsuranceRequirement for Dentists

This legislative session, PDA respondedto legislation introduced by Sen. PatriciaVance (R-Cumberland) requiring dentiststo carry a specified amount of malpracticeinsurance. She introduced this legislationdue to the media attention from a storyabout a patient suffering physically andfinancially from the negligence of a dentistwho did not carry any insurance. Sen.Vance’s legislative colleagues wereperplexed that dentists were not requiredto carry malpractice insurance and

Thirty-one states require that medicalplans pay for related medical expenses,such as the administration of generalanesthesia, when dental treatment mustbe performed in hospitals or other settings.Not providing this coverage limits accessto care for those patients who requireextensive dental work and need generalanesthesia because of behaviormanagement issues or have special needs.These patients simply do not get the carethey need because they cannot affordthe significant costs associated with theadministration of general anesthesia.PDA’s lobbyists, staff and volunteer

members worked with key members ofthe House Democratic and Republicancaucuses to advance this legislation. PDAalso worked with organizations thatadvocate on behalf of Pennsylvanianswith special needs to better educate thelegislature about how providing thiscoverage is necessary in order to providequality care to the most vulnerable dentalpatients.Our success passing this bill did not

happen overnight. Rep. Stan Saylor firstintroduced this bill in the early 1990s, andit took years of lobbying with differentadministrations and a Republican orDemocratic-controlled legislature beforethere was enough support to pass the bill.Your help over the years by contactingyour legislators at home, attending Day

New Laws Impacting Dentistryand PatientsDays before the budget passed on June

30, the General Assembly passed twopieces of legislation impacting dentistsand dental patients. PDA was there everystep of the way, amending these bills whennecessary, and lobbying both legislativechambers and both sides of the aisle togarner support for provisions in both billsthat were acceptable to all stakeholders.

Act 94: General Anesthesia Coverage forYoung Children and Patients withDevelopmental Disabilities

On July 5, Governor Corbett signed intolaw legislation that requires insurers tocover the cost of administering generalanesthesia when needed to provide dentalcare to children seven years of age andyounger, and patients of any age withdevelopmental disabilities. PDA advocatedfor this legislation for more than 10 yearsand was consistently stymied by theinsurance lobby. However, persistence paidoff this legislative session when Houseleaders forced insurance lobbyists to thetable for negotiations, sending a clearmessage that the legislature intended topass this bill. HB 532 unanimously passed the House

of Representatives on June 12 and movedto the Senate, where it was fast tracked andpassed by the Senate on June 30. This lawwill take effect 180 days from when it wassigned on July 5.

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Rep. Stan Saylor, Dr. Jim Boyle,

PDA lobbyist Peg Callahan

and Dr. Bill Spruill.


GOVERNMENT RELATIONS continued

expressed their intent to pass legislation this session.PDA intervened, and in a series of meetings with Sen. Vance and her staff,

was successful in amending the bill to include the following exemptions:• Dentists maintaining an active license but not practicing clinically.• Volunteer dentists in community-based settings. • Dentists whose employer provides coverage.

Act 65 took effect on August 22. It is our understanding that the StateBoard of Dentistry will most likely request proof of adequate insurancecoverage before or during the licensure renewal cycle and that it will look tosee that licensees have met the August 22 deadline for purchasing theamounts now required: one million per aggregate or claim and three millionper annual aggregate. PDA advises dentists to update their policiesimmediately and not to wait until it is time to renew policies.Dentists whoqualify for one of the above exemptions will be able to notify the boardaccordingly. While generally opposed to mandates for dentists, PDA’s strategy was

to amend the bill as best as possible in order to increase the likelihood thatother bills we supported would pass. To oppose this legislation would mostlikely have backfired and resulted in defeat for our other legislative initiativesand the passage of a bill that did not include any of PDA’s amendments.We thank those dentists who engaged politically at the grassroots level

by continually contacting their legislators and requesting support for PDA’sproposed amendments.

PDA’s Government Relations CommitteeWould Like to Hear From You!

As PDA gears up for the new legislative session

commencing in January 2013, we would like to

hear from all of you about the issues you want

PDA to advocate for on your behalf. Are there

specific insurance, practice management,

licensure or access to care issues you would

like for PDA to focus on next legislative session?

If so, we need to hear from you! Members

of PDA’s Government Relations Committee

want to make sure we lobby for those issues

that will have a positive impact on you, your

livelihood and your patients! Please email

Marisa Swarney at [email protected] or call

(800) 223-0016.

IT’S YOUR MONEY

card fraud or experienced numerouschargebacks with your phone order ornon-swipe transactions?

2. Have you incurred any additional feeson your statement because of Card NotPresent transactions?

3. Does the speed of your current terminalkeep up with the pace of your business?

4.Do you ever need to batch out morethan once a day?

5.Do you have high employee turnover?

Understanding Credit Card Processing(2 questions over a period of time)

What is interchange?The most misapplied term in credit card

processing is “discount rate.” This term

you processed. The resulting number iswhat is called your effective rate — theaverage rate you pay per transaction. Although your real rate is determined

by the number and volume of transactionsyou process, the following example willhelp illustrate how your qualified rate andyour effective rate can differ.

EXAMPLETotal monthly fees: $250Total monthly volume: $10,000Effective rate: $250/$10,000 = 0.025

or 2.5 percent

How do I select the right paymentterminal?Ask yourself these questions:

1. Have you had any occurrences of credit

How Can I Maximize My CreditCard Processing?By Bill Hoyer, Elavon

There is no guaranteed path to a suc-cessful business. But there are successfulstrategies. One key strategy is how toprocess payments. Like all solutions, theability to accept credit cards has its price.Besides the initial installation of softwareand purchase of equipment, there are theongoing fees the NARFA industry has topay on every credit card transaction theyprocess.Following is some basic information to

help you make the most of your paymentprocessing account. • Be sure that you and your associatesswipe credit and debit cards throughthe terminal whenever possible. Thereis less risk associated with a swipedtransaction and will result in the lowestpossible rate.

• PIN debit transactions are generallylower in cost than credit transactions.

• Make sure your equipment is up-to-date,i.e. prompting for security codes andbilling addresses when necessary.This will also ensure lower transactionfees and fewer downgrades.

• Make sure to batch and settle daily.Transactions not batched andsettled in a timely manner can incuradditional fees.

• Input all requested data.• PCI compliance• If you are accepting orders via thephone or over the Internet, considersetting up separate accounts for thosetransactions.

Do you know the real rate you are payingfor your credit card processing?You can determine what you are really

paying by a simple analysis of your pro-cessing statement. Take the total amountof fees you are paying and divide that bythe total dollar volume of the transactions



IT’S YOUR MONEY continued

is applied to the percentage of each salea merchant pays to a process credit cardsale. To call it a discount would suggestsomething is being reduced…but it’s not.It’s a fee merchants pay to their processorto handle the transactions and deposit ofcredit card funds into their bank accounts. The “discount rate” begins with inter-

change — the base fee assessed by creditcard companies and distributed to card-issuing banks. Interchange, of which thereare more than 100 different rates andcategories, makes up the largest portionof the so-called “discount rate”.

How does interchange affect transaction costs?Although interchange fees are applied

to all credit card processors equally bythe card associations, namely VISA® andMasterCard®, they fluctuate in amountbased on a variety of factors. Factors include:

• How you process — Merchants pro-cessing transactions in a mail, telephoneor Internet environment pay higherinterchange fees when a cardholder isnot present for the sale, which createsa higher risk of chargebacks.

• How the card account number iscaptured — Merchants receive a lowerprocessing rate for all transactionsswiped through a magnetic-stripe reader(credit card terminal or card reader),because the encoded information onthe back of the cared can be verifiedthrough the issuer. When a card cannotbe read through a magnetic reader,merchants need to get a manual imprintof the card, if possible for protectionagainst potential chargeback.

• Amount of data submitted with eachtransaction — Visa and MasterCardhave multiple levels of qualification. Forexample, transactions accepted bytelephone that do not meet therequirement, such as when only a partialaddress is provided for Address Verifi-cation (AVS) are assessed higher rates,which are passed to the merchant.

For more information on credit card processing,Bill Hoyer can be reached (717) 880-9945 [email protected]. Elavon is PDA’sendorsed vendor for credit card processing.


IN MEMORIAM

Dr. Herbert BerkmanVentnor CityTemple University (1945)Born: 1922Died: 5/6/2012

Dr. Richard C. BurtAllentownUniversity of Pennsylvania (1948)Born: 1924Died: 6/8/2012

Dr. Joseph W. ColeDu BoisUniversity of Pittsburgh (1951)Born: 1924Died: 6/10/2012

Dr. John R. FeliceMediaTemple University (1946)Born: 1922Died: 6/1/2012

Dr. Jay R. FieroSouthhamptonTemple University (1959)Born: 1930Died: 5/9/2012

Dr. Jack N. FisherMohntonTemple University (1958)Born: 1930Died: 6/2/2012

Dr. Donald E. GiglerLebanonUniversity of Pittsburgh (1962)Born: 1932Died: 5/12/2012

Dr. Allan GoldsteinWillow GroveTemple University (1962)Born: 1938Died: 7/2/2012

Dr. Paul T. HausMount LebanonUniversity of Pittsburgh (1958)Born: 1927Died: 6/22/2012

Dr. John A. MobergMariettaUniversity of Pittsburgh (1951)Born: 1921Died: 1/25/2012

Dr. George E. MonaskyAmblerUniversity of Pennsylvania (1960)Born: 1936Died: 6/5/2012

Dr. James Prescott, IIICarlisleTemple University (1950)Born: 1922Died: 5/15/2012

Dr. Walter E. SellersAllentownUniversity of Pennsylvania (1952)Born: 1921Died: 5/9/2012

Dr. Joseph H. Sheriff, Jr.MartinsburgUniversity of Pittsburgh (1947)Born: 1918Died: 4/24/2012

Dr. Samuel E. SteinHarrisburgTemple University (1950)Born: 1921Died: 6/14/2012

Dr. Morris ZitanerPhiladelphiaUniversity of Pennsylvania (1944)Born: 1919Died: 4/27/2012

Find a Member Dentist DirectoryOne of PDA’s most popular website sections is the public Find aMember Dentist Directory. Using this search, patients can easily find amember dentist in their area. This feature of our site is a valuablemember resource, offering you a way to publicize your practice to peopleseeking treatment.

The information that appears in the directory is collected from yourmember profile. At any time, you can update your profile, includingaddresses and office information, by visiting www.padental.org/profile.

While updating your profile, please ensure we have your correct emailaddress on file. We frequently communicate with our memberselectronically, and want ensure you are receiving the latest informationabout PDA and your profession.

If you are interested in seeing how your information is appearing in the Find a Member Dentist Directory,visit www.padental.org/findadentist and conduct a search.

If you have any questions about your profile or the directory, please contact PDA at (717) 234-5941.

At Your Fingertips www.padental.org

Dr. Charles R. Weber, a general dentist from West Chester,a past president of PDA and our current Third District Trustee tothe ADA, has announced his candidacy for the position ofpresident-elect of the ADA.Dr. Weber’s dedication to dentistry began upon graduationfrom the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in1969 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army Dental Corps, wherehe served as an active duty captain for two years. In 1971, he leftactive duty to pursue a private practice but remained in theU.S. Army Reserves for four more years. He has been in privatepractice ever since.Over the past 30 years, Dr. Weber has made significantcontributions to the dental profession and organized dentistry.His achievements as a practitioner, clinician and leader onthe local, district, state and national levels have gained him theutmost respect and recognition from his colleagues.In the early 1980s, “Charlie,” as his friends know him, becameinvolved with organized dentistry by serving on numerouscommittees including patient relations, bylaws and children’sdental health for the Dental Society of Chester County andDelaware County. He began climbing the ranks in local leadershipfirst as a treasurer and a year later served as president. In the1990s, he played an active role in planning and chairing theValley Forge Dental Conference. He ascended the levels of districtleadership and served as Second District Valley Forge DentalAssociation president in 1992. At the state level, Dr. Weber served as an alternate delegate toPDA for five years and as a delegate for 20 years. He also servedas chairman of the strategic planning committee for two yearsand was elected PDA vice president in 1999. He represented theSecond District Dental Association as trustee for three yearsbefore being elected as PDA president in 2004. During his presidency, Dr. Weber wholeheartedly embracedthe changing needs of our members and encouraged leadership tomake advances in technology and communication. Under hisleadership PDA launched a newly redesigned website and Charliewas quick to encourage his fellow members to use the websiteas a valuable source of information. He was also instrumental inthe creation of Transitions, our bimonthly newsletter devoted tohard news and PDA achievements. He stressed the importance ofa well-informed and active membership. Dr. Weber’s strong belief that PDA should educate futureleaders was the impetus for his desire to create the PDA LeadershipConference, most recently known as the PDA LeadershipSymposium. The first leadership conference took place in 2004and was considered an unqualified success.Dr. Weber is truly a man of noteworthy accomplishments,and in 2012, he was honored with the prestigious PDADistinguished Service Award.

Dr. Charles WeberAnnounces

Candidacy for ADALeadershipDr. Karin Brian, Second District

past president, wrote in her nomination speech,

“Dr. Weber’s contributions,philosophy and ethics have paved the way

for the next generation of dentalleaders and have laid the foundation for

strong recognition by his peers.”


An Important Message— Free Dental Clinics in Pennsylvania

Dear PDA members,Have you always wanted to volunteer for a mission trip, but something held you back? Maybe it was the time away fromyour practice or the location in a foreign country when you really wanted to help out locally? Well, now you have theperfect opportunity. We have formed MOM-n-PA and are holding our inaugural two-day event in the spring of 2013, onMay 31 - June 1, 2013.

Our non-profit board is made up entirely of volunteers so 100 percent ofyour donations will go directly to patient care. We need your money,your hands, your time and your staff. It sounds like a lot, but believe me, itwill be worth it. Our goal is to treat at least 2,000 underserved patientsin a two-day time slot in north Philadelphia, where the need is great.

The project will rotate around the state, so the following year it might bein the Pittsburgh area, or near Harrisburg, or even in the rural portionsof central Pennsylvania. Please visit our website (www.mom-n-pa.com)and sign up to be a volunteer, and make a donation. In this initial phase,your donations are critical. If you need any more information, pleasedo not hesitate to contact me, Julie Barna, fundraising chair, [email protected], or my office, (570) 524-0600. I think I knowthe dentists of Pennsylvania. When asked to help, you respond, andusually in a big way. Please help — we need you now. Thanks so much;you won’t regret it.


Summary: Large boards eat up staff

time. They cost more. And they

inevitably concentrate real authority in

the hands of a smaller decision-making

body, anyway. If your association

wants to respond effectively to today’s

challenges, reduce your board to no

more than five members, say the authors

of the new book Race for Relevance: Five

Radical Changes for Associations. (And

they have a plan to help you get there.)

BENEFITSOF A FIVE-MEMBER BOARD

Reprinted with permission.Copyright, ASAE: The Center for AssociationLeadership, March 2011, Washington, DC.

ASSOCIATIONS NOW, March 2011, FeatureBy Harrison Coerver and Mary Byers, CAE

Associations need to embrace radical change if theywish to remain relevant.Whether you are a paid association professional or a

volunteer leader, you have probably noticed that theassociation model isn't as effective as it once was. You’velikely experienced the challenges firsthand: loss of marketshare, pressures on members’ time, shrinking revenue.And you've seen the irreversible trends that are makingour traditional, accepted practices obsolete: rapidadvances in technology, higher member expectations,increased competition, and diverse member markets.Significant and permanent changes have occurred.

But one thing hasn’t changed much: the way associationsoperate. They govern the same way. They deliver thesame services. They communicate the same way—alldespite the fact that most associations have experiencedtremendous shifts in their markets, their membershipbase, and their ability to keep pace in a rapidly changingworld.Association executives have learned their thinking and

management styles from their predecessors, their peers,and professional development programs. Our associationarchetypes have been passed down without muchchallenge or innovative thinking. After all, the traditionalassociation management model worked for decades.Yet that traditional model is no longer the best model,and its efficacy will continue to diminish. While mostassociations and nonprofits are not in immediate danger,they will struggle if they cling to conventional approachesand structures. They will survive, but they won't grow.They will function, but without vitality. They will havemembers, but their market share will decrease. They willexist, but their influence will decline.In our book, Race for Relevance, we discuss five steps

we believe associations must take if they want to avoidfalling seriously behind. The first and most importantstep relates to governance—because, in most associations,governance traditions, structure, and processes are thesingle biggest impediment to effecting change.


A Modest ProposalYou need to reduce the size of your board to no

more than five people, not including the CEO.Yes, we said five.Most association boards do not effectively govern or

lead their organizations. They waste time. Theyunderutilize the talent and abilities of their directors.They are reactive.Millions of hours of staff time are squandered each

year on unproductive board activities. The opportunitycost of the care and feeding of board members isimmense. If you don't agree, call an association theweek before a board meeting. In a small organization,the entire staff is focused on preparations for themeeting; in a large one, most of the senior managementis consumed. With four meetings a year, the averageassociation allocates a month a year to board meetingpreparation alone. And this doesn’t count the two orthree days of follow-up activity after the meeting.If your association could concentrate its entire staff orsenior management team on one thing for a solidmonth, what could it accomplish? Probably somethingsignificant. That is the cost of “managing” a large board.Of course, preparing for board meetings is only a

small percentage of the effort required to supportboard members throughout the year—and the largerthe board, the more resources are required. Tasksrange from handling requests for information to pleasfor better hotel rooms at the convention or seats at theawards dinner.

Why Smaller Is BetterThe problem with most boards is simple: They are

too large, and they are not composed for performance.Large boards are not effective. They are cumbersome.

They are slow. They are full of political entanglements.They are difficult to manage. And they generallycontinue to get larger. Instead of contributing to theorganization, they are a drain on the association’svaluable staff resources.But the biggest consequence of a large board is dis-

engagement. The larger a board gets, the less engagedthe individual director tends to be.When the board is small, directors know that their

presence and attention is important. When the boardgets to be 20 or 30 people in size, missing a meetingor being absent from a conference call won’t be asnoticeable. At 40 you need microphones at the meet-ings so that directors can hear each other. And, as wehave observed, at 50, some members begin to readUSA Today, text, or read emails at the board meetings.

As board size increases, authority and controlcoalesce into a smaller group. Years ago we came acrossan organization that vividly demonstrates this dynamic.A national organization’s board continued to get larger.As it grew to more than 20 members, an executivecommittee was formed. But as the board grew largerthan 50, the executive committee increased to morethan 20. This larger executive committee got boggeddown, so a management committee of six was formedto deal with decision making more effectively.The board continued to grow, the executive commit-

tee continued to grow, and now the managementcommittee increased to 20. As the larger managementcommittee got bogged down due to its size, an operatingcommittee of six was formed. Group dynamics drovethe changes that repeatedly resulted in the appointmentof a smaller, more effective group.The lesson should not go unnoticed: Large boards

are not effective. In reality, almost all associations andprofessional societies are actually governed by theofficers or an executive committee of about fiveindividuals. As this tends to be the case in almost allboards we have encountered, why do we need thebaggage of the rest of the board?

The Competency-Based BoardMost associations select their board members with

the very flawed assumption that anybody can govern.Governing, however, is very difficult. Not just anybodycan do it.With a five-person board, the process of selecting

the directors is critical and is guided by an understand-ing of what competencies are needed to govern theassociation and direct it effectively into the future.The first step is to analyze the major challenges

and opportunities for the association in the next five to10 years. What high-impact trends or developmentswill affect the membership, the members’ market, orthe association's environment? This analysis should beconducted with great care. Existing research andstudies should be referenced, recognized experts orspecialists consulted, and member or leadership surveysconsidered.Once the challenges and opportunities have been

accurately identified, it's easier to determine whatcompetencies will be needed on the board—not techni-cal skills, but high-level knowledge and understanding.For example:• If the association's leadership and staff see technologyemerging as an increasingly important deliverymechanism, who in our membership can bring a level

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of knowledge and understanding of its potential andhow it might be exploited?

• If we see increased interorganizational collaboration,joint ventures, or possible mergers in our future, whohas relationships that might be leveraged or contactsthat would be helpful? Who has the organizationalpolitical savvy that would be an asset in representingus in joint venture discussions?

• If our financial situation will be complex, who bringsa good understanding of financial matters?

• If our programs and services are tired, who under-stands the challenges of developing marketableproducts in a competitive environment? Who hasexperience in developing a concept into a net-revenuegenerating product?Keep in mind that directors don't have to be mem-

bers. An association may not have five members withthe necessary leadership and governance experienceand competencies. Instead of leaving the positionopen or filling it with an incompetent, the associationshould look outside the membership. While it’s not yetcommon, there are instances where associationshave successfully recruited outside directors with arelationship with the industry or profession.Directors in competency-based boards must

understand that, as a member of the leadership andgoverning team, their input and participation on allassociation matters is critically important. A smallboard doesn’t have anyone to blame for missed oppor-tunities, failed initiatives, or glaring mistakes. All fivedirectors have to be fully on board and fully engaged.

How to Downsize and SurviveBoard downsizings are not uncommon, but most

don’t go far enough—they reduce the size of the boardfrom 40 to 20, or 35 to 15. But if you are going to gothrough the considerable time, effort, and politicsinvolved in downsizing, why stop at 18 or 16? You mightas well go all the way to our recommended board sizeof five.Downsizing a board is one of the most significant

governance challenges an executive can face, right upthere with eliminating board micromanagement ofstaff. While daunting, it can be accomplished. Thefollowing nine tips are critical to getting the job done.1. Do not underestimate how difficult this will be. It

is going to take years. You need a plan that will pace andsustain the effort. You need to be prepared to acceptsetbacks. You need to know when to lay low, and youneed to know when to accelerate implementation. Butit will be worth every minute.

2. Know that few directors want to lose their seaton the board. Eliminate the first line of resistance bymaking it clear that everybody currently on the boardwill serve out their terms—but as each term comes toan end, the vacant seat will not be filled. Board mem-bers are more likely to surrender someone else's futureseat on the board than to give up their own.3. Build your case carefully. Don’t be shy about the

first draft of your downsizing proposal; make it brutallyhonest and apolitical. Your case for change shouldaddress instances where your large board has missedopportunities and demonstrate how a small, compe-tency-based board could have addressed situationsmore effectively. It should also graphically depict theamount of staff time consumed in support of your largeboard (versus adding value to membership). Showhow the resources now spent on board support couldbe reallocated to important and productive efforts andwhat the potential impact would be.4. Draft your plan. Develop a step-by-step strategy

with timelines. Remember, it will require all directorsserving out their terms. It will probably require at leasttwo phases.


7 Questions to Ask Board Candidates

Imagine the difference it would make if yourassociation selected board members with amindset of “Who demonstrates the mostpromising leadership?” instead of “Whoseturn is it?” Questions like these could guide acompetency-based board selection process:1. Does the candidate have basic leadershipskills (not an ability to manage, but to lead)?

2.Does he have at least a three-to-five-yearhorizon in his thinking?

3. Can she guide the association into thefuture?

4.Can he effectively direct the association’sresources to achieve its goals andobjectives?

5.Does she have the ability to inspire andempower others?

6.What has he done to show that he canmove people and an organization in theright direction?

7. Does she know what it means to govern?


5. Take your case and plan to a current or incomingchief elected officer who has experienced the flaws ofthe current system. Choose someone who is aninsightful leader, understands the association's politicsbut is not immersed in them, and who is respected bythe rest of the leadership. Pick this individual carefully.If you can’t make this first sell, your prospects forsuccess are at best significantly diminished and, atworst, potentially doomed.6. If your first champion agrees with your assess-ment and plan, reach out to a small core of additionalleaders. These individuals may be in the chairs or onthe board; they may be past presidents or a majorplayers in the industry or profession. But they must beknowledgeable about the association, committed toits purpose and its future and respected by their peers.With the help of this core group, you can take yourunvarnished case and redraft it into a politically correctplan to restructure the association’s governance.7. Identify individuals who will stand in the way.

Rank them in terms of their ability to mount resistanceto the change. Know who will just get in the way andwho has the potential to completely sabotage theprocess. Analyze their motives and consider why theywould be opposed. How will they attack the proposedredesign? How can you respond to their pushback?How can they be neutralized or their oppositionweakened? You may get a surprise or two, but you(along with your core leadership team) should be ableto identify almost all of the potential opposition.

8. Understand concerns and be prepared to respond.There will be concerns and pushback. Some will beblindly based on “how we’ve always done it” or aversionto change. Others will be political or based in self-interest. But there will be legitimate questions and youneed to be prepared with solid answers.9. Picture the promise. People will only give some-

thing up for a gain or benefit elsewhere. “If we give upour traditional board structure, what do we get inreturn?” Identify a short list of initiatives with highimpact and commit to achieving them in a very shorttime given the change to the five-member, competency-based board. Though working toward radical changeisn't without pitfalls, without streamlining governanceat both the board and committee levels, yourassociation will be stuck in its current model andmodes of operation indefinitely. To thrive, grow, andbuild toward a better future, you must first build aboard structure that can support nimble, strategic anddisciplined change.

Harrison Coerver is president of Harrison Coerver andAssociates in Boca Grande, Florida. Mary Byers, CAE, ispresident of Word Works in Chatham, Illinois. They are theauthors of Race for Relevance: Five Radical Changesfor Associations. Emails: [email protected],[email protected]


Should You Retain a Search Firm for Board Members?

The selection process for a competency-based board has to be rigorous. It has to be disciplined. It can’tbe impulsive, rushed, or conducted in a cavalier manner. In fact, an outside professional should be retainedto organize and guide the identification and vetting process. While we're not aware of this practice inthe association arena, search professionals are commonly used to identify and screen corporate directors.Many associations would not think twice about hiring a search consultant to provide professional

assistance in identifying a new CEO for their association. The cost of the firm is more than offset by thepotential risks of a hiring mistake. Why do we not think of directors the same way? What is the cost ofappointing an ineffective director to the board, particularly if you have adopted a five-member board?Why will we invest a considerable amount in the search for our chief staff executive while simply asking“Who do you know?” or “Whose turn is it?” when it comes to selecting a director?If an association can afford thousands of dollars for board-related travel, meals, and meeting expenses,

it can afford professional search assistance for director selection. As a matter of fact, if an associationhas a large board and downsizes to five competency-based directors, it could redirect the costs associatedwith the large board and use those resources to fund the search consultation services for directors. In ouropinion, it's money much better spent.


A Political Action Committee (PAC) is composed of individuals who join together to supportlocal political candidates who share their basic philosophies and views. By joining thePennsylvania Dental Association Action Committee (PADPAC), your financial contributionhelps support candidates who share the views of organized dentistry and who fight for qualitydental care in the Commonwealth.

PADPAC is a voluntary, non-profit, unincorporated group of dentists, their spouses and otherswho care about advancing the goals of organized dentistry in the legislative arena. PADPAC,operating under strict state and federal rules and regulations, supports candidates for stateoffice and monitors the legislative records of each Senator and Representative. Together withthe American Dental Political Action Committee, (ADPAC), PADPAC strives to promote thedental health of our state and nation, while shaping the future of the dental profession.

PADPAC is NOT affiliated with any political party. Rather, candidates from all parties garnerthe backing of our PAC based on their support of organized dentistry and their stance regardingoral health issues. The PADPAC board determines which candidates receive PADPACcontributions, which are given to leaders in the House and Senate, members of key committeesand other legislators with close ties to PDA members.

As a member of PADPAC, your opinion matters. All you have to do is let your voice be heard.

PADPAC Membership Categories:

Century Club $120-$149

PADPAC Partners $150-$199(Member and Spouse)

Keystone Club $200-$249

Keystone Club PADPAC Partners $250-$499(Member and Spouse)

Capitol Club $500-$999

Liberty Club $1,000 +

Presidents Club $2,500 +


The PADPAC board extends its appreciation to the following members and spouses who contributed to PADPAC in 2012.

PADPAC enjoyed yet another successful year. Your ongoing support will ensure that PDA and PADPAC continue to be thevoice of organized dentistry and remain the leading oral health advocate in Pennsylvania.

*This list contains contributors to PADPAC as of July 16, 2012. PADPAC contributions received after July 16, but before thenext dues billing cycle, November 1, 2012 were not able to be included due to publishing deadlines for the Journal.

If you have any questions about this list or anything related to PADPAC, please contact Marisa Swarney at (800) 223-0016,extension 116, or [email protected], or Charles McElwee, extension 108, or [email protected].

KEY� President’s Club� Liberty Club Capitol Club� Keystone Club Keystone Club PADPAC Partners� Century Partners

District 1Dr. Michael J. BarkanDr. Alan M. BarnettDr. Sheldon M. BernickDr. John J. BoronDr. Barry I. BrennerDr. Martin Brown� Dr. Peter J. Carroll andMrs. Regina Carroll

Dr. Susan M. ChialastriDr. Silvana CumaniDr. Lisa Poole Deem Dr. Michael E. Docktor andMrs. Joan Docktor

Dr. Steven B. FleischmanDr. Todd FleischmanDr. Joseph A. FrankinaDr. Pasquale J. GallelliDr. Thomas W. GambaDr. Ronald T. GandelDr. Charles L. Gemmi, IIIDr. Jay M. GoldbergDr. Mark S. GoldsteinDr. Gary L. HenkelDr. Ralph J. KayeDr. Kevin J. KlatteDr. Nancy K. KoshetarDr. Henry L. LazarusDr. William D. MestichelliDr. Harold MiddlebergDr. Jerold W. Miller

Dr. Sylvan MoreinDr. Steven A. MoskowitzDr. Andrew J. MramorDr. Abid F. PaghdiwalaDr. Alan PolsonDr. Enid A. Porrata DoriaDr. Anand V. RaoDr. Douglas R. ReichDr. Michael S. RosenbaumDr. Peter S. RosenmanDr. Joseph SalkowitzDr. Todd SchultzDr. Philip T. SiegelDr. Richard C. SquillaroDr. Elaine D. StefanowiczDr. Barry F. SukoneckDr. Stanley B. ToplanDr. Veronica ValdesDr. Matthew J. WaltersDr. Richard S. Wilson

District 2Dr. Jeannette Y. Abboud-NiemczykDr. Kendra S. AdeyDr. John H. AlbrightDr. Peter AndolinoDr. Anne Day AngleDr. Jerrold H. AxlerDr. Anthony P. BaddooDr. Marc B. BakerDr. David L. BelletDr. Robert M. BentzDr. Daniel R. BonnevieDr. Kenneth J. Bosch Dr. Thomas Brady andDr. Tamara S. Brady

Dr. John F. BrentDr. Karin D. BrianDr. John C. Bruno

� Dr. George A. Bullock andMrs. Betsy Bullock

Dr. Mel A. BurchmanDr. Bruce L. BurnsDr. Ronald D. BushickDr. Joseph J. Capista, Jr.Dr. Michael A. CarolDr. Catherine C. CavanaughDr. Dennis J. CerasoliDr. Anthony CerroneDr. Maria C. ChilaDr. Samuel P. CiminoDr. Nicholas J. Civillico� Dr. Richard J. Clark, III andMrs. Linda S. Clark

Dr. Barry I. CohenDr. Marvin J. CohenDr. Serena M. CollettiDr. Michael J. ContornoDr. Leo F. ConwayDr. Sara Cooley-BentzDr. Daniel J. Daley, Jr.Dr. Barry F. Darocha� Dr. Bernie P. Dishler andMrs. Lana Dishler

Dr. Neil F. DiSpiritoDr. Rodney M. DobrowolskiDr. Gregory P. EckmanDr. Joseph F. Eckman, Jr.Dr. Joseph F. EckmanDr. Michael EisenbrockDr. Stephen David ElyDr. Renee M. FeldsherDr. Douglas A. FilidoreDr. Justin FloodDr. Eric A. FortDr. Richard J. GaleoneDr. Michael J. GallagherDr. Byron M. Gaston

Dr. Nicholas J. GiulianiDr. Michele E. GladstoneDr. Walter J. Gleason, Jr.� Dr. Ronald S. Goldenberg andMrs. Susan Goldenberg

Dr. Mitchel R. GoldmanDr. Jay GoldslegerDr. Donald R. GordonDr. Jerry P. GordonDr. Marsha A. GordonDr. Laurene A. GrabillDr. Ronald J. GrabowskiDr. Daniel H. GreenDr. Donald H. GreenDr. Leslie J. GreenDr. Christina A. GregoryDr. Lawrence J. Gribb� Dr. Ronald B. Gross andMrs. Stephanie Gross

Dr. Phillip C. GrubbDr. Sharon K. HamiltonDr. Eric HansDr. Daniel J. Harmon� Dr. Ronald K. Heier Dr. Stanley J. Heleniak andMrs. Laura Heleniak

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2012 PADPAC CONTRIBUTORS


Dr. Aejaaz A. IssaDr. W. Gerald JacksonDr. Brad JacobsonDr. Steven Roland JefferiesDr. Walter W. Johnson, Jr.Dr. Andrew L. KanterDr. Carl KaschakDr. Lon R. KesslerDr. George A. KirchnerDr. Alan KirschDr. Stephanie A. KlassnerDr. Ronald L. KleinDr. Joyce E. KoshetarDr. Edward C. KrupaDr. Joseph T. KrutsickDr. Brian S. KunzDr. Joseph P. Lamb, Jr.Dr. Christine M. LandesDr. Robert A. LantzyDr. Jeffrey B. LeissDr. Larry A. Lentini

Dr. Lester L. LevinDr. Cary John LimberakisDr. Bernadette A. LoganDr. Dominic P. LuDr. Patricia A. LudwigDr. Edward A. MarcusDr. Ceceilia M. MarkhamDr. Gerald A. Markowitz Dr. Elliott D. Maser andMrs. Debra Maser

Dr. Jerald S. MattDr. James F. MaynesDr. Susan McElhill-RotzalDr. Stephanie H. McGann Dr. Eugene J. McGuire andMrs. Katherine McGuire

� Dr. Edmund J. McGurk andMrs. Josephine McGurk

� Dr. John L. MeciDr. Taral T. MehtaDr. Kurt E. Meyers

Dr. Donald M. MillerDr. Steven I. MillerDr. David J. Montgomery Dr. Lawrence P. Montgomery, IIIand Mrs. Sheree Montgomery

Dr. Alice H. MooreDr. Scott J. MorrisDr. Thomas F. MullerDr. Richard C. Nelson� Dr. Richard L. NyceDr. Anne E. O'Day� Dr. John A. Pagliei, Jr.� Dr. Lauri A. PasseriDr. Jason A. PellegrinoDr. Vincent C. PepeDr. Joseph A. PerischettiDr. Lorna L. PetersenDr. Richard F. PfeifferDr. Thomas P. PiskaiDr. Steven I. PresentDr. Geoffrey Rabie

Dr. Dominic Peter RachieleDr. John J. Radomile, Jr.Dr. Mark G. RadomileDr. Larry F. RakowskyDr. Vincenzo RanzinoDr. William K. ReardonDr. Paul M. ReuterDr. John E. RichardsonDr. Dawn M. RickertDr. Robert E. Riesenberger, Jr.Dr. Jennifer K. RisleyDr. Walter P. Risley, Jr.Dr. James L. RobbinsDr. John R. Rokita


Dr. Harold R. RomesburgDr. Nancy R. RosenthalDr. Donald J. RotherDr. Louis F. Rubino, Jr. Dr. Jeffrey B. Sameroff andMrs. Ellen Rinaldi

Dr. Patricia A. SansaricqDr. Steven J. SantucciDr. Robert H. SattlerDr. Raphael SchachDr. Jonathan ScharfDr. Steven SchlesingerDr. Joanne S. SchmidtDr. Angela R. SchmoyerDr. Walter A. Schuster Dr. Marie Scott andMr. Robert H. Scott

Dr. Rajnikant K. ShahDr. Eric N. ShellyDr. Steven R. SierakowskiDr. Robert R. SingerDr. David D. Snyder

Dr. John R. Sorge, Jr.Dr. John M. StaiveckiDr. Steven SteinDr. Miriam SternbergDr. Jonathan D. Stone Dr. Laurence H. Stone andMrs. Christine Stone

� Dr. J. Brian StrakaDr. Robert B. SummersDr. Essam K. TahaDr. Bruce R. TerryDr. Philip L. TigheDr. Robert Weber TigheDr. Peter A. TimianDr. E. Scott TolleyDr. Elaine Torres-MelendezDr. Brian K. TrachtenbergDr. Larry N. TrubillaDr. Mark S. TymaDr. Mark UngerDr. Barbara J. UrbanoDr. Doreen A. Venneri

Dr. Joseph M. ViechnickiDr. Brandon M. WalshDr. Joel E. Wasley, IIIDr. Charles R. WeberDr. Michael WeinerDr. Mark S. WeinsteinDr. Kenneth J. WeissDr. Glenn L. WengerDr. Bruce J. WildermanDr. John M. WirantDr. Casimir M. WolaninDr. James W. Wolitarsky, Jr. Dr. John C. W. Worsley, Jr. andMrs. Judith N. Worsley

Dr. Jeannine E. Wyke

District 3 Dr. D. Scott Aldinger andMrs. Melinda Aldinger

Dr. Megan Z. AzarDr. David BergeyDr. Shannon Brophy-Wolter

Dr. Andrew BrownDr. Richard A. BrownDr. William E. Burdyn, IIIDr. James L. Burne, Jr.Dr. Michael D. CallahanDr. Frank CianciDr. John P. CoolicanDr. John J. Della CroceDr. Thomas A. Dell'Aglio Dr. Frank A. Di Noia andMrs. Jennifer Di Noia

Dr. S. Wayne Dombroski Dr. Joseph A. Donato andMrs. Eileen Donato

Dr. John Evanish, III andMrs. Janine Evanish

Dr. John G. EvansDr. Gilbert J. FleischmanDr. Howard FraginDr. D. Alexander Frederick, IVDr. Donald A. Frederick, IIIDr. Robert C. Fredericks



Dr. Erick M. GoldbergDr. Joseph A. GronskyDr. Jessica A. GuyDr. Jason J. HanyonDr. Thomas E. Helfst Dr. Joseph T. Kelly andMrs. Kim Kelly

Dr. Brian C. KerrDr. Peter J. KrenitskyDr. John E. MillerDr. Kenneth G. MillerDr. Rebecca A. MillerDr. Stephen F. MillerDr. Martin C MisiuraDr. Miriam C. O'MalleyDr. David T. OvenDr. Gates W. ParkerDr. P. Joseph PerrottiDr. David H. PierceDr. Anthony F. PittelliDr. Katherine W. PoepperlingDr. Matthew C. PooreDr. Samuel M. PriscoDr. George I. PuhakDr. Michael J. RatchfordDr. John M. RhoadsDr. Susan E. RinkDr. Nancy K. SammartinoDr. Charles E. ScrimalliDr. David M. ShemoDr. Stephen X. SolfanelliDr. Leslie A. TarazanoDr. Richard M. Uttard, Jr.� Dr. Louis A. VermillionDr. Richard L. VermillionDr. Gary G. WadsworthDr. Daniel A. Walting, IIDr. William E. WatkinsDr. Mark J. WendeDr. Howard A. WimmerDr. Matthew A. ZaleDr. Henry J. Zielinski, Jr.

District 4Dr. David M. AuchterDr. Jack A. Aughenbaugh, Jr.Dr. H. Scott AyleDr. Alexandre BalaciDr. Kenneth A. BalatgekDr. Michael D. Barton, Jr.Dr. Joseph E. BlackburnDr. Ellen F. Boran

Dr. Scott M. BramDr. Byron L. ClarkDr. Jennifer S. DavisDr. Carroll E. DitzlerDr. Brian N. FreyDr. Harold H. Fries� Dr. Farnaz GhaneDr. Samuel D. GreenleeDr. Cedric E. GrosnickDr. Stephen A. HasslerDr. Douglas J. HenschelDr. John S. HottensteinDr. Frederick S. JohnsonDr. Anne V. Joucla-DufourDr. Madhusudhan R. KasipathiDr. Randolph M. KimDr. William S. LaubachDr. Stephen A. ManiaciDr. Miroslav NemetDr. Robert NogaDr. John M. ParsleyDr. John V. ReitzDr. David M. SaneckDr. James G. Schmoyer Dr. Brian Mark Schwab andMrs. Audrey D. Schwab

� Dr. Michael S. Shuman andMrs. Bonnie Shuman

� Dr. Ronald C. SzishDr. David D. SzymanskiDr. Maria J. TaceloskyDr. James U. Todd, Jr.Dr. E. Robert WardiusDr. Kerry L. WentlingDr. Eric D. Zehner

District 5Dr. Paul S. AllenDr. Joseph P. Angeski, III� Dr. Albert J. ApicellaDr. Dwight J. AshbyDr. Lieschen Day AucheyDr. Harry AvesDr. John S. BackofDr. Emmanuel BakalbassiDr. James C. BarclayDr. Greg BennettDr. Robert W. BerstecherDr. Ishwaranand G. BhatDr. James M. Boyle, IIIDr. David J. Buriak Dr. Michael D. Cerveris

Dr. Harold J. CohenDr. Shawn D. ColbertDr. Mark P. CookDr. Thomas J. CorsaroDr. Donald H. CurrieDr. Shiraz A. Damji Dr. Gary S. Davis andMrs. Marie Davis

Dr. Wesley R. DavisDr. Melissa B. Della CroceDr. David H. DellingerDr. Bruce R. DietmanDr. Kenneth J. DiminickDr. Daniel M. DinseDr. David A. Ditty Dr. Thomas P. Dudas, Jr. andMrs. Janice Dudas

� Dr. Michael P. EckhartDr. Karen Evans GarrisonDr. Todd J. FeddockDr. William P. FerenczDr. Michael B. FinkDr. Keith P. FisherDr. Steven B. FisherDr. Charles J. FoerDr. Ernest FontaineDr. Richard FortenbaughDr. Matthew D. FreedmanDr. Peter M. FriedmanDr. George M. GeorgelisDr. Maria S. GlebaDr. Tad S. GlossnerDr. Thomas N. GoodDr. Andrew D. Gould Dr. Steven B. Grater andMrs. Jacqueline Grater

Dr. Joshua M. GreenbergDr. John P. GrimesDr. Thomas B. Grosh, IIIDr. Mark C. HaganDr. Sara L. HainesDr. James P. HarmonDr. C. Richard HarrisonDr. Vincent Heaps� Dr. Robert A. Hench� Dr. Daniel S. Hengst andMrs. Susie Hengst

Dr. George W. HerroldDr. Gail H. HeynDr. Kevin L. HicksDr. Edward J. HiltonDr. David W. Hoffman

Dr. Brian J. Keane� Dr. John H. KiesslingDr. Charles J. KingDr. Ross E. KlineDr. George D. KolsunDr. Steven Korbich, Jr.Dr. Susan M. Korch-ApplebyDr. Michael P. KovaleskiDr. George A. Kraft� Dr. David R. Larson andMrs. Amy Larson

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Dr. Paul J. Stadler, Jr.Dr. Jack D. SteeleDr. Gregory W. StoutDr. Rodney D. SummerscalesDr. Brian S. ThomasDr. James O. Trainer, Jr.Dr. Beth A. TrummerDr. Wolfram TrummerDr. Michael C. VerberDr. Stephen J. VerberDr. William W. WarrenDr. Stephen J. WeibelDr. Harry WeislederDr. Eric C. Weiss Dr. Andrew V. Welkie andMrs. Janice Welkie

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Dr. Jay R. GauntDr. John P. GroveDr. John L. HayesDr. Sharon K. HayesDr. David C. HirschDr. Carl S. JenkinsDr. Willard H. Kile, Jr.Dr. Jerome A. KleponisDr. John G. Lazur, Jr.Dr. Debra A. LopatofskyDr. Thomas G. LopatofskyDr. Willis C. Manges, Jr.Dr. Stephen J. OllockDr. Nicole M. QuezadaDr. David A. ReddingDr. David A. ReddingDr. Jeffrey A. RobinsonDr. William J. RumbergerDr. William J. Rumberger, Jr.Dr. Robert N. SeeboldDr. Dustin R. SnyderDr. Roger M. StagerDr. Albert M. Stush, Jr.Dr. R. Paul Vidunas, Jr.Dr. David G. Wilson

District 7Dr. Willie R. BarnesDr. Thomas BarranteDr. David A. BellDr. James H. Bittner Dr. Brian D. Christian andDr. Cheri Basco

Dr. Bryan P. CioffariDr. Frank M. DankanichDr. Dennis C. Dobbins� Dr. Craig A. Eisenhart andMrs. Patricia Eisenhart

Dr. Fred R. Ellis, Jr.Dr. Larry S. FisherDr. Jeffery D. HartmanDr. Edward P. HovanDr. Jeffrey W. IrwinDr. Thomas M. Irwin, Jr.Dr. Melanie E. JordanDr. Joseph F. JurgevichDr. Anthony KibelbekDr. Kerry W. Kirsch� Dr. Peter P. Korch, III andDr. Elizabeth Morgan

Dr. R. James MarcelliDr. John R. Matthews

Dr. Wade I. NewmanDr. Daniel T. NovakDr. Stanley C. OwenDr. Randal P. PattersonDr. Anthony J. Piniuk, IIIDr. Cindy L. ReedDr. Michael A. ReedDr. John F. RobisonDr. William M. StifflerDr. Randall K. StuartDr. Philip M. Woo, Jr.Dr. Andrew W. Zimmerman

District 8Dr. Shane C. BlakeDr. Charles R. HaskellDr. Peter Hoffmann� Dr. Jon J. Johnston andMrs. Margaret Johnston

Dr. Harry E. KunselmanDr. Kent H. Landin Dr. Thomas C. Petraitis andMrs. Dee Petraitis

Dr. Theodore J. RockwellDr. John R. Smelko

District 9Dr. Thomas F. AllisonDr. Timothy J. ArmaniniDr. Randy J. AshoffDr. John D. BasileDr. Alexander L. BourniasDr. Shawn D. CasellaDr. Anthony Cerminara, Jr.Dr. Joseph F. Cervone� Dr. Dennis J. Charlton andMrs. Lynn Charlton

Dr. Marie D. CrockerDr. Philip P. DavernDr. Damian J. DerlinkDr. Robert L. DeShong, IIDr. Anthony R. Di BiagioDr. Robert P. EsserDr. John E. EstokDr. William D. FalkenbergDr. William G. GlecosDr. Colleen R. GottusoDr. William D. Hammerlee, Jr.Dr. Jay C. HenryDr. James A. Hissom� Dr. Nicole Stachewicz Johnsonand Mr. Christopher Johnson

Dr. Jens F. JorgensenDr. Robert W. KneibDr. Joseph J. Kohler, IIIDr. Michael KolodychakDr. Arlene R. KubitDr. Andrew J. KwasnyDr. D. Mark LivezeyDr. Robert C. MacMurdoDr. James J. MahoneyDr. W. Kevin MahoneyDr. Andrew S. MattaDr. William D. MoroskyDr. Barton L. NeckersDr. Marius C. PiecuchDr. Russell W. PoeDr. Stephen T. Radack, IIIDr. Nancy M. SauersDr. James R. SchmittDr. Lee J. SimonDr. Douglas N. Smith� Dr. David W. SomersDr. Robert D. StainbrookDr. John M. StoreyDr. David S. Teufel� Dr. William B. TriceDr. Angela M. Trice-BorgiaDr. William M. Wilcko� Dr. Marian S. Wolford

District 10Dr. O. Basil AboosiDr. Bryan B. Amos� Dr. David A. AndersonDr. James M. BetschartDr. Thomas P. Birris, Jr.Dr. Henry J. Bitar, Jr.Dr. David G. BlinkyDr. Garry J. BlochDr. Darrick A. BrownDr. John F. BuzzattoDr. Leigh A. BuzzattoDr. Robert C. ByrneDr. Dale H. CadwalladerDr. Chester J. ChorazyDr. James J. ConnollyDr. Steven R. CrandallDr. Thomas F. CwalinaDr. Marvin A. DashDr. Lawrence P. DattiloDr. Sharon A. DavisDr. Matthew D. DiAndrethDr. Judy L. Di Santi



Dr. Timothy M. DorninDr. James S. DoyleDr. Deborah L. EdwardsDr. Martin E. EichnerDr. Azita ElyaderaniDr. Richard A. Falk� Dr. Dao FelenDr. Michael J. GansDr. Ralph G. Gilliland, Jr.Dr. Terry L. GriffinDr. Fred J. GroppDr. Richard E. HansenDr. Betty J. Hirschfield-LouikDr. Katie L. Hoak� Dr. R. Donald HoffmanDr. Michael L. HouyDr. Raymond M. JurigaDr. John L. KautzDr. Romana A. KerrDr. Timothy J. Kerr

Dr. Derek J. KlepskyDr. Jonathan E. KohlerDr. Arnold O. KoonDr. Stephen A. KuniakDr. James M. KyrosDr. Cynthia A. LabriolaDr. Gary R. LiberatiDr. Marshall L. LittleDr. Larry D. LongDr. James E. MadiganDr. Brian S. MartinDr. Rita B. McGroganDr. Jessica McKeeDr. John R. MellettDr. Annette E. MerlinoDr. Jeffrey W. Mertens� Dr. Bryan J. MicucciDr. Les P. MidlaDr. Eugene K. MillerDr. Theodore M. Morris

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Dayon the

A RESOUNDING SUCCESSPDA Makes Important Gains on Legislative Issues

HillBy Marisa SwarneyDirector of Government Relations

“I decided to attend Day on the Hill because it’s really important tobe involved in organized dentistry. It’s important to be involved inthese types of legislative decisions that influence how we can betterserve our patients and make dentistry a better career overall.”

Jessica Scordamaglia, Temple University, 2014


Their efforts helped sustain the momentum to enactone bill and move the other to just one step away fromfinal passage before the General Assembly adjournedfor the summer. And while a restoration of fundingfor dental programs proved too difficult in this economicclimate, Day on the Hill attendees were successful inconvincing several legislators to sponsor a bill that mightrestore funding for one of the programs next year.So, how might you and your patients benefit from the

collective efforts of your colleagues? Just one week after Day on the Hill, the House

passed HB 532, legislation requiring insurers to covergeneral anesthesia costs to treat children seven years ofage and younger, and patients of any age withdevelopmental disabilities. By the end of June, theSenate followed suit and unanimously passed HB 532,thus ending a 15-year struggle to pass this legislationthrough the General Assembly. On July 5, GovernorTom Corbett signed HB532, now Act 94, into law.That same week, the House Insurance Committee

approved SB 1144, a bill prohibiting insurers fromcapping dental services which are not covered undertheir plans. SB 1144 and its companion (identical) bill,HB 1537, are both poised to pass the House ofRepresentatives when it returns to session onSeptember 24. Though only having nine session days inthe fall, we are optimistic that the Governor will enactthis legislation before the end of the year.

“I’ve been participating in Day on the Hill since I was a dentalstudent. It’s evolved; there’s a lot bigger presence now. There’sa lot more people here, and it’s very well organized. Everybodythat comes is a volunteer and is pretty well educated on theissues. I appreciate that PDA staff makes the appointments forus so we can get out to all of the legislators. We meet withthem and give them direct information. I’ve noticed that overthe years we have been able to have more face time with thelegislators versus the staff, not that that is any less important.It’s always nice to meet them face to face and to meet yourown representative, which not everybody gets a chance to do.It’s definitely improved and changed a lot over the years.“

Dr. Sara Haines,Millersburg

On June 5,115 members, spousesand dental students traveled to the state Capitol to

advocate for the dental profession and patients.

Their objective, during our Day on the Hill event,

was to pass two pieces of legislation and restore

funding in programs that provide dental services.


Another issue that gained momentum during Day on the Hill was fundingfor the Donated Dental Services (DDS) program. This partnership betweenthe state and Dental Lifeline Network resulted in donated dental servicesfor hundreds of patients annually. Volunteer dentists and dental labs treat thedisabled, elderly and medically compromised who do not qualify for publicassistance but still find difficulty paying for care. Since 1996, the state hadprovided $150,000 to employ two regional coordinators and offices to helpfacilitate between the dentists, labs and patients. Since funding was cut in2009, both offices closed, the coordinators were laid off and the program is nolonger accepting applicants. Day on the Hill attendees spoke of the need to restore funding in the FY

2012-2013 budget. Short of that, legislators were asked to support Sen. TedErickson’s (R-Delaware) proposed legislation to restore funding; due to theseefforts, several signed on as cosponsors to SB 1566. While the budgetultimately passed on June 30 without an inclusion of funding in the DDSprogram, we are hopeful that Sen. Erickson’s bill will pass during the nextlegislative session to begin in January 2013.Attendees continued the uphill battle of lobbying for a restoration of funding

in the adult Medical Assistance (MA) program. In 2010, the Department ofPublic Welfare (DPW) eliminated or limited most dental services for adults(age 21 and older) enrolled in the MA program. Our hope was to convince thelegislature to apply pressure to DPW officials to transfer funds back into thedental program, but the difficulty is that, by doing so, funds would be pulledfrom other vital services provided to MA patients. PDA will continue to makethe case that cutting services at this level will most likely result in an escalationof emergency room visits and more cost to taxpayers, as is evidenced in otherstates which made similar cuts to their adult MA program.

“I would like to encourage all of my colleagues to participate in Day on the Hill. I think it’s important to put faces to thenames that they see when we make our appeals for their support on these issues important to all of Pennsylvanians, notjust the dentists. We’re here on behalf of our patients. Patients who need general anesthesia services, patients whoreceive donated dental services, medical assistance patients whose benefits are constantly being cut. Those are just afew of the issues that we get to speak to our representatives about. If they don’t hear from the people who provide theseservices – many times at no cost to the patients and at no cost to the government – they will not know how to vote onthese issues or understand the ramifications. I encourage everybody to take a day and go on the Hill with the rest of us.”

Dr. Steven Parrett, Chambersburg


MembersDr. Johnny AmazanDr. Marc BakerDr. George BullockDr. Joanne BurrellDr. Drew CarlinDr. Michael CerverisDr. Dennis CharltonDr. Christie ChavezDr. Michael ChristensenDr. Brian ChristianDr. Richard Clark, IIIDr. Robert DelieDr. Bernard DishlerDr. Michael EckhartDr. Craig EisenhartDr. Amy FarrellDr. I. Jay FreedmanDr. Thomas GambaDr. Jay GoldbergDr. Leslie Green

Dr. Christina GregoryDr. Sara HainesDr. Ronald HeierDr. Amanda HemmerDr. Hal HershmanDr. Linda HimmelbergerDr. R. Donald HoffmanDr. Charles IncalcaterraDr. Jon JohnstonDr. Joseph KaramDr. Carolyn KellyDr. George KirchnerDr. Peter KorchDr. Andrew KwasnyDr. Daniel Martel Dr. Edmund McGurkDr. Lawrence MontgomeryDr. Sylvan MoreinDr. Andrew MramorDr. Wade NewmanDr. Steven Parrett

Dr. Thomas PetraitisDr. Ross PineoDr. Herbert RayDr. Alicia Risner-BaumanDr. Nancy RosenthalDr. Brian SchwabDr. Samuel SelcherDr. Michael ShumanDr. Craig SoffinDr. William SpruillDr. Meredith ToddDr. Charles WeberDr. Jay WellsDr. Wayne ZaayengaDr. Dennis ZableskyDr. Matthew Zale

Alliance of PDA/SpousesPaula GoldbergLeona MortimerJudi Pardini

Bonnie ShumanNancy WellsJudith WorsleyMarilyn ZableskyJenny Zehner

Temple UniversityKornberg School ofDentistryDana Al BaroudiJordan BowerDaniel Caban Patricia CampilloMichelle ChuJimmy DangJoshua DeBallasOmar ElfikySara GhesemiSameh GirgisCaitlin HaagMatthew He

Dina Khalf-AllahFatima KhanKristopher LarsonLisa LeAdam LongJen LopesMo MahoutchiDariya Momot Daniel MooreJunaid MundiyaSonay NaqibKunal ParikhDhara PatelHasmi PatelNick PatelLisa PriceJohn ReimschiisselMaureen RizkJashank SampatJessica ScordamagliaNidhi ShahEra SharmaKaushik SharmaVladislav SudacovFa SunAndrew Vorona

University of PennsylvaniaSchool of Dental MedicineMindy AlternoseSara ShahLauren Wegrzyniak

University of PittsburghSchool of Dental MedicineArthur AbdulinKara AchilleMatthew FeigelNathan FlesherHarrison GordnerRory LockAnthony MillerAaron SchmickMartin Smallidge

PDA thanks the following members, spouses and dental students who attended Day on the Hill.You presence helped achieve a few of PDA’s advocacy goals this legislation session!


AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

SEPT/OCT 2012 | P ENNSYLVAN IA DENTAL JOURNAL 37

Buzzatto Elected President of AAO

Dr. John F. Buzzatto, PDA member and an orthodontist who hasoffices in Allison Park and Bridgeville, has been elected the 2012-13president of the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO),the world’s oldest and largest dental specialty organization.Dr. Buzzatto was elected during the AAO's 112th Annual Session inHonolulu.“The AAO’s mission revolves around making sure the public

receives the best orthodontic care possible,” Dr. Buzzatto said.“Our multi-faceted efforts include educating the public about the benefits of orthodonticcare with emphasis on the educational qualifications of orthodontic specialists,sponsorship of cutting-edge research, devoting significant resources to the education ofnew and established orthodontists, expressing our patients’ needs to legislators, andworking to ensure orthodontic care remains affordable and accessible. Our patients’ bestinterests guide us as individual orthodontists as well as in our work at the AAO.”Dr. Buzzatto attended the University of Pittsburgh for his undergraduate, graduate and

post-graduate education. He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1973 while competingas a varsity wrestler, and graduated from the School of Dental Medicine in 1978. He ompleted his orthodontic residency through the School of Dental Medicine’s Departmentof Orthodontics in 1981.He is on the medical staff of both Allegheny General Hospital and Children’s Hospital

of Pittsburgh, and resides in Allison Park with his wife, Dr. Jane A. Soxman, a board-certifiedpediatric dentist in private practice who also lectures nationally.

Pennsylvania OrganizationsAwarded ADA Foundation Grants

Congratulations to Hamilton HealthCenter in Harrisburg and St. Christopher’sFoundation for Children in Philadelphia,who are 2 of the 20 recipients of the2012 ADA Foundation Samuel D. HarrisFund for Children’s Dental Health grants.It is quite an honor for both of theseorganizations to be part of a select fewgrants awarded nationally.With financial support from the

Samuel D. Harris Fund for Children’s DentalHealth, the ADA Foundation is able tomake these grants to non-profit organiza-tions and agencies that sponsor oralhealth instruction for mothers/caregiversto help reduce the incidence of earlychildhood caries.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

SEPT/OCT 2012 | P ENNSYLVAN IA DENTAL JOURNAL 39

Contact: Lori BurketteAdministrative Secretary(412) 648-8370

September 29Current Issues in Health and DiseaseKenneth R. Etzel, PhD, MSMeredith Y. Newman, DMD

October 6Coronal Polishing and FluorideApplication Review Course for theExpanded Function Dental Assistant(Hands-On/Limited Attendance)Angelina Riccelli, RDH, MSDeborah Bowsers, CDA, EFDA

Radiation Safety and DEP Regulations-Online CEAnitha Potluri, BDS, DMD, MDS

October 12Dental Sleep Medicine, OcclusionMyth Busting, and Orofacial Pain forthe Dental Health Care ProviderBarry Glassman, DMD

October 26(morning session)An OSHA Update for the DentalOffice: Including an Update onInfectious Agents of Concern toDental Health Care Providers W. H. Milligan III, PhD, DMD

October 26(afternoon session)Comprehensive Patient Care MeansMuch More Than Dental CareW. H. Milligan III, PhD, DMD

October 27(morning session)Dental Photography: Shooting Digital Ali Seyedain, DMD, MDS

October 27(afternoon session)Dental Photography: How toOptimize Digital ImagesHeiko Spallek, DMD, PhD, MSBA (CIS)

University of Pittsburgh February 9, 2013Advanced Anesthesia Update:Review for Permit RenewalLimited AttendanceJoseph A. Giovannitti Jr., DMDPaul A. Moore, DMD, PhD, MPHMatthew Cooke, DMD, MD, MPHMichael A. Cuddy, DMD

March 2, 2013Update in Medical Emergencies andAdvanced Airway Techniques forPermit RenewalHands-On/Limited to 20 participantsMichael A. Cuddy, DMDPaul A. Moore, DMD, PHD, MPHJoseph A. Giovannitti Jr., DMDMatthew Cooke, DMD, MD, MPH

May 4, 2013What’s Hot and What’s GettingHotter (T. F. Bowser MemorialLecture)Howard S. Glazer, DDS, FAGD, FACD,FICD, FASD

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October 25Complete Denture FundamentalsDr. Michael Waliszewski

Johnstown

October 17Issues on Treating Patients withCardiovascular DiseaseDr. James Lichon

November 15ABCs of Pediatric DentistryDr. Mary Beth Dunn

Reading

October 26The Periodontal Patient –Management and Implications forOverall HealthDr. Frank Scannapieco

November 2Local Anesthesia Review for DentalHygienists – Limited AttendancePaul A. Moore, DMD, PhD, MPHMarie George, RDH, MS

November 3Caring for Your Patients withSpecial NeedsJoseph A. Giovannitti Jr., DMDLynne M. Taiclet, DMDMatthew Cooke, DMD, MD, MPH

November 16A Review of Radiologic Proceduresfor the Dental Professional: DEPRecommendationsMarie D. George, RDH, MS

November 17Oral Surgery for the GeneralPractitionerMark Sosovicka, DMD

December 1Surgical Crown Elongation:Hands-On/Limited AttendancePouran Famili, DMD, MDS, MPH, PhDAli Seyedain, DMD, MDS

December 7Interdisciplinary Clinical CasePresentations: Radiology, Pathology,and Surgical ManagementLimited AttendanceAnitha Potluri, BDS, DMD, MDSElizabeth Bilodeau, DMD, MD, MSEdSarah Davies, DDS, MD

December 8(morning session)Medical Emergencies in the DentalOfficeMichael A. Cuddy, DMD

December 8(afternoon session)BLS Healthcare Provider RenewalCourseR. John Brewer, NREMT-P

December 15Update of Local Analgesics: Reviewfor Permit RenewalLimited AttendancePaul A. Moore, DMD, PhD, MPH

Contact: Nicole Carreno (215) 707-7541/7006(215) 707-7107 (Fax)Register atwww.temple.edu/dentistry/ce

September 29Telescopic Retainers – UniversalSolution for the Restoration of theDeteriorated DentitionJoseph B. Breitman, DMD, FACP

October 13Harmonizing Dental and FacialEsthetics: How to Examine,Diagnose and Treat to a PredictablySuccessful OutcomeJoseph R. Greenberg, DMD, FAGDTimothy M. Greco, MD, FACS

October 17Review of Removable Partial DentureDesign FundamentalsDavid C. Appleby, DMD, MScD, FACP,Professor Emeritus

November 22nd Annual Straumann DistinguishedSpeaker Lecture: Current Trendsand Techniques in Planning andRestoring Implants in the EstheticallyDemanding PatientWill Martin, DMD, MS

December 8Advanced Lawsuit Protection andTax Reduction StrategiesG.K. Mangelson, CFP, Author, SeniorAdvisor

Temple University

Lancaster CountyDental Society

Contact: Allison RaymondExecutive [email protected] or(717) 606-6534 for registration andfee info

October 11Dr. Aaron Miller, “Wowing KidsDentally, A Yahoo Experience” Location: Lancaster General Hospital

November 8Dr. Richard Herman, “Diagnosis andTreatment Options of Gum Recession”Location: Lancaster Country Club

February 21, 2013Dr. Sam Kratchman, “Retreatmentsof Endodontic Failures”Location: Lancaster Country Club

March 14, 2013Dr. Maxwell Adams & Dr. ScottMcCurley: “Your Dentist Did What??-Tales from the ED” Location: Lancaster Country Club Time: 6:00 PM-9:00 PM, 3 CE

May 3, 2013Dr. John Svirsky: “The Joy of OralPathology: You are the Object of myInfection” Location: Lancaster Country ClubTime: 8:00 AM-4:00 PM, 7 CE(Installation of Officers will be heldover lunch during this course.)


CONTINUING EDUCATION continued

Contact: Rebecca Von Nieda, PDA(800) 223-0016, ext. 117

October 12The Orchards RestaurantClinical Operating Microscopes:They’re Not Just for EndodontistsAnymoreDr. John B. Nase

November 16The Chambersburg Country ClubUpdate in Esthetic RestorativeDentistryDr. Terence E. Donovan

Chambersburg

Pennsylvania College of TechnologyContact: Rebecca Von Nieda, PDA(800) 223-0016, ext. 117

October 19Title: Contemporary Oral SurgeryOverview for the General DentistWilliam L. Chung, DDS, MD

WellsboroDanville

Geisinger Medical CenterHemelright AuditoriumContact: Rebecca Von Nieda, PDA(800) 223-0016, ext. 117

October 24Understanding the MiraculousImmune System AND The Impact ofStress on Oral and Systemic HealthBetsy Reynolds, MS, RDH

November 14Update in Esthetic RestorativeDentistryDr. Terence E. Donovan

December 12Oral Pathology Review and A Lookat Unusual CasesDr. John A. Svirsky

Philadelphia CountyDental Society

Contact: Teresa F. RavertExecutive Director(215) 925-6050Fax (215) 925-6998e-mail: [email protected] or visitthe web site at www.philcodent.org

October 3Advancing Your Vision inRestorative DentistryDr. Lou Graham(in cooperation with Dental TeamConcepts: GC America)

December 7Possibilities in Dentistry: Cosmetic,Restorative, Implant Dentistry& How to Implement Them intoYour PracticeDr. David Little(in cooperation with Caulk/Dentsply)

Dental Society of ChesterCounty and Delaware County

DKU Continuing Dental EducationSpringfield Country ClubDelaware CountyContact: Dr. Barry Cohen (610) [email protected]

November 7The Role of Dentists in the Care ofMedically Complex PatientsMichael Glick, DMD

December 13What’s New in High Tech DentistryMartin Jablow, DMD

January 18, 2013Esthetics and Materials: What?Where? When?Edward McLaren, DDS, MDC

April 5, 2013The Latest Advances and Techniquesto Maximize Anterior ImplantEstheticsStephen Chu, DMD, MSD, CDT

May 22, 2013Achieving Financial IndependenceJohn McGill, CPA, MBA, JD

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Dentist JobsAspen Dental offers tremendous earning potential and a practice supportmodel that empowers dentists. We eliminate obstacles for dentists to own theirown practice. To learn more and apply, please call (866) 451-8817 or visitwww.aspendentaljobs.com. EOE.

General Dentists NeededDental Dreams desires motivated, quality oriented general dentists to work inour busy Pennsylvania practices. At Dental Dreams, we focus on providing theentire family superior quality general dentistry in a modern technologicallyadvanced setting with experienced support staff. Because we understand thetremendous value of our associate dentists, we make sure that theircompensation package is amongst the best. Our competitive compensationpackage includes: minimum guaranteed salary of $150,000 with potential toearn up to $300,000, visa sponsorship, and health and malpractice insurancereimbursement. Make Dental Dreams a reality for you! To apply, please emailCV to [email protected] or call (312) 274-4520.

Full-Time Dentist WantedSeeking full time dentist with a heart for serving the underserved. PA licensurerequired. Able to perform all aspects of general dentistry up to class IV,including extraction (excluding impacted wisdom teeth), endo, etc. Nitrouscertification a plus.

Our clinic qualifies for the FLRP, with a HPSA score of 15.

The opportunity is here for you to have as much professional collaboration/mentor-ing as you may choose. We can offer a digitally equipped office, seasoned staff,and no worries for you with any other administration functions except clinical.

We serve Medical Assistance patients and those with other government fundedor subsidized dental plans, as well as those who fall below the federal povertyguidelines. Remit your vitae to: [email protected].

DENTISTRY IN AN OUTDOOR PARADISEFull-time associate needed in Central Pennsylvania. Well established, thrivinggeneral practice seeks full-time associate. Beautiful high-tech office providingcomprehensive and quality dental care. Exceptional committed staff, 10treatment rooms; efficient business systems in place generating strong financialreturns and generating many new patients for associate. Excess potential. Theright candidate will offer excellent personal and clinical skills. Pleasant area toraise a family. Excellent school districts. 2 1/2 hours from Philadelphia and3 hours from NYC. Send resume to: Apple Dental, PC, Attention: Dr. LawrenceLeggieri, 929 Lycoming Mall Drive, Pennsdale, PA 17756, [email protected].

Dentists, Hygienists and AssistantsExciting opportunity for dentists, hygienists and assistants to provide childrenwith dental care in Pennsylvania and/or New Jersey schools. No eveningsor weekends. Email your resume or questions to [email protected] orphone Judy at (888) 833-8441 x 102. Pediatric or General Dentists wanted.

Full-Time Associate DoctorIdeal candidate will have one or more years of residency experience or 3 yearsexperience in private practice and be willing to perform a wide scope ofdentistry. Should have high ethical standards and be willing to work 40+ hoursweekly. Email resumes to [email protected].


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FOR SALEErie area. Very active general practice highly geared with general anesthesia.Exceptional opportunity, facility, staff, patient base. Email [email protected].

Western Pennsylvania / Greater Pittsburgh Area / Eastern PANumerous practices with collections ranging from $150,000 to $2,000,000PA - (#'s are collections) Erie $1,800,000, Erie $1,000,000, Robinson $673,000,Washington County $500,000, Oakland $300,000, Beaver County Pediatric$600,000, East Pgh. Prosthodontist $400,000, Moon Twp. $500,000,Plum $400,000, Beaver County $800,000, NW Pa, Erie area $640,000,Mercer County $155,000, Grove City $430,000, Tri-State Periodontist$750,000, Venango County $360,000, Altoona $275,000, East Central Ohio$800,000, Mercersburg $530,000.

We offer formal Valuation Services in case of divorce, business planning, estateplanning, retirement planning, help in determining exit strategy, partner“buy out”, etc. Please contact Bob Septak at (724) 869-0533 ext 1-2 or [email protected]. WWW.UDABA.BIZ.

As always, we treat these matters with the highest amount of confidentialityand any contact with United Dental Brokers of America will be kept completelyconfidential.

As always, we treat these matters with the highest amount of confidentialityand any contact with United Dental Brokers of America will be kept completelyconfidential.

Dentist WantedLancaster general dentist seeking part-time orthodontist and oral surgeon.Call (717) 598-5789.

Full-Time General DentistModern, successful non-profit clinic seeking a full time general dentist.Competitive salary/benefit package. Comfortable with children, Nitrous Oxidepermit a plus. HPSA loan repayment site. Submit CV to Donna [email protected].

Full-Time Associate NeededTender Care Dentistry is a very profitable general practice for children located inSt. Mary's County, a beautiful suburb of Washington DC. Our 20% increase inproduction annually with 98% collection is unmatched. If you are interested in theposition do not hesitate to contact: Joe Ayers, 29795 Three Notch Rd, CharlotteHall, MD 20622, (301) 290-0001 or email [email protected].

FOR SALEMercer County. Well established general practice. Excellent location, staff,facility & practice in growing area. Exceptional opportunity. [email protected].

FOR SALEPittsburgh east suburbs – pediatric dental practice…active, long-time established.Everything in place to continue a successful career. Email [email protected].

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Practice SaleLackawanna County -General - 19 y/o practice on busy street. Very stronghygiene program. 50% FFS, 50% PPO patients. 5 ops, Dentrix, cameras,digital X-ray, patient education + a pan. 1,600 active patients. The practiceshows very well. Contact: Sharon Mascetti (484) 788-4071.

Practice SaleSouth Jersey - Multi Specialty Group Practice - partnership to total salewithin 2 yrs. State-of-the-art, spectacular! 20 ops. Rev. $6M. Sharon Mascetti,(484) 788-4071. www.snydergroup.net.

Practice for SaleSouthern Schuylkill County - 5 ops - new equipment, digital, paperless. Rev.$746K. Call Donna (800) 988-5674. www.snydergroup.net.

Dental Practice SaleCumberland County – 4 ops General. Rev. $400K. Contact Sharon Mascetti atSharon.mascetti@henry schein.com or (484) 788.4071. www.snydergroup.net.

Practice SaleCentral PA – 5ops – high end dentistry, strong hyg. FFS, Rev. $865K, 2800 s/f,condo avail for sale. Donna (800) 988-5674. www.snydergroup.net.

Berks/Schuylkill County AreaOver 2,000 active patients, 40 new patients per month and growing. Fivetreatment rooms and very modern and bright office. Collections in excess of$900,000 with excellent cash flow. Contact [email protected].

PRACTICES FOR SALEMARYLAND, DC or VIRGINIA: Many fine practices. No buyer’s fees. IncludingMaryland’s EASTERN SHORE, 3 OPS GROSSING $600K, Bethesda – 3 opsgrossing $500K, Charles County grossing $1 Million, Frederick County, countryfree standing. Call for more. POLCARI ASSOCIATES, LTD (800) 544-1297.www.polcariassociates.com.

Practice for SaleCenter City, Phila. - Gorgeous state-of-the-art - 6 ops + 2, 2,800 s/f, digital -laser – Cerec - over 1,000 active pts. Rev $1.4M. Donna (800) 988-5674.www.snydergroup.net.

Practice for SaleBucks County - High end FFS looking for perio-prosth. 6 ops, 2,800 s/f - digital- over 1,800 active patients. Donna, (800) 988.5674. www.snydergroup.net.

Practice for SaleLehigh County - Home/office - Historic brick home in good, corner location innice neighborhood. 3 ops, hyg, 16 hrs/wk. Bldg. $250K. Practice Rev. $375K.Donna (800) 988-5674. www.snydergroup.net.

PRACTICE FOR SALECentral Penn. – Well estab. 5 ops. Rev. $755K. R/E avail. Call Donna(800) 988.5674. www.snydergroup.net.

Practice for SaleBerks County - 4 ops - new equipment, free standing building. Rev. $727K. CallDonna (800) 988-5674. www.snydergroup.net.



Practice TransitionsSelling – buying – merging – establishing associateships. CERTIFIED VALUATIONSFOR ALL PURPOSES by Master Certified Business Appraiser. ProfessionalPractice Planners, 332 Fifth Avenue, McKeesport, PA 15132. (412) 673-3144 or(412) 621-2882 (after hours.)

Consulting ServicesCPA having 25+ years’ experience (including with AFTCO Associates) offersindependent dental advisory services involving Buying, Selling, Mediation,Valuation, Expert Witness or Tax Planning. Joseph C. Bowers, MBA, CPA/PFS,(610) 544-4100 or email [email protected].

Practice TransitionsWe specialize in Practice Sales, Appraisals and Partnership Arrangements inEastern Pennsylvania. Free Seller and Buyer Guides available. For moredetails on our services, contact Philip Cooper, DMD, MBA America PracticeConsultants, (800) 400-8550 or [email protected].

Financial ServicesFischer Financial Services, Inc. is an independent money management firmlocated in Harrisburg. As a “Registered Investment Adviser” with the U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission, the firm specializes in moneymanagement for institutions and individuals. To learn more, call (888) 886-1902or visit www.fischerfinancialservices.com.

HarrisburgMultiple practices located in Harrisburg and surrounding suburbs. Excellentcash flow and return on investment. Real estate also available. [email protected].

Chester CountyLong standing general practice with 3 operatories, 950 active patients andproducing $300K per year. This is a great starter or merger opportunity for aninstant influx of new patients. Contact [email protected].

Practice for Sale near PhiladelphiaPractice and real estate, 4+ ops, equipment good, career equity builder insteadof rent (increases). Great New Jersey location, seven minutes from Philadelphiatax saver investment, location, location, location. CONTROL your destiny!!!Call (856) 665-6404.

For SaleGeneral practice, Huntingdon, near Lake Raystown, college town, 500K rev.on 34 hr/wk. 1,200 s/f, 4 0ps, turnkey. Buy or rent building with 3 BR apt.upstairs. Doctor’s row, shared parking lot. Doctor will stay to introduce. Reply:[email protected].

Practice for SalePhiladelphia 75+ Y/O established oral surgery practice. Building and equipmentfor sale. High population density. Reply to: (215) 886-9376 – evenings.

Dental Office for SaleVery modern dental office in Berks County. Four (4) treatment rooms withdigital radiography, Dentrix computer, staff lounge and large sterilization area.Free-standing building on large lot. Much expansion available. Will sell practicewith or without building. No brokers, please. Call (610) 644-2818 or email [email protected].

Endodontic Practice for Sale40 miles north of Pittsburgh. Well established endodontic practice. Ownerneeds to relocate but will remain for introduction and transition period. Modernoffice with scope, Dexis digital, central sterilization and much more. Excellent4 day/week. 100% financing available. Please email [email protected].

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DR. FILL-IN “Dentists helping Dentists”Dr. Fill-in was established 5 years ago to match qualified dentists withdentists who are looking for temporary or permanent dental coverage.We serve the Pennsylvania and New Jersey area to keep youroffice open while you are away. For more information, please visit ourwebsite at www.doctorfillin.com or if you prefer contact us by phone at(610) 216-2899.

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