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The geriatric dental patient often presents a challenge to the practicing dentist. In addition to requiring complex treatment plans, the older patient often presents with a variety of medical problems requiring the intake of multiple drugs. Side effects and adverse drug interactions often become the norm in these patients. This presentation will focus on the physiologic changes that affect drug response in older individuals and highlight some important drug interactions that are of relevance to the busy clinician.
Dr. Hersh is a Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He also serves as one the University's IRB Chairs. He holds DMD, MS and PhD degrees from UMDNJ. He has won numerous teaching honors including the Basic Science Teaching Award 16 of the last 19 years and the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, the highest teaching honor bestowed by the University. He has been an invited lecturer to numerous dental and medical organizations. He has more than 100 publications, abstracts and book chapters to his credit and conducts clinical trials in the areas of local anesthesia and pain control. He has been one of the principal investigators in the clinical development of such products as Orudis® KT, Advil® Liquigels, Lodine® -XL, Septocaine® with 1:200,000 epinephrine and most recently Oraverse®, a novel local anesthetic reversal agent. Dr. Hersh was the 2007 recipient of the IADR's Distinguished Scientist Award in Pharmacology, Therapeutic and Toxicology.
In this month's message, I would like to discuss the subject of vicarious traumatization. I was unfamiliar with this terminology until I read a beautifully written article by Deborah Rudacille in the Fall 2010 issue of the Johns Hopkins Magazine. The subject matter was described in context to other health-care professionals but dentists, in my opinion, should not be left out. The emotional toll of dealing with stressful situations on a regular basis may put us also at risk for burnout or compassion fatigue. This would be the "colloquial" definition of vicarious trauma. As dentists, we enjoy the dubious distinction of having one of the highest suicide rates amongst professions but if this is any consolation, a search of Internet sites failed to categorically prove this claim! Be that as it may, how many times have we taken our stresses from work back home and unsuccessfully tried to disengage ourselves so that it does not affect other parts of our lives? It is tough enough to deal with the minutia of our trade where precision is the key, but we also deal with people who come with a host of issues, some beyond the scope of our expertise. According to the author, vicarious traumatization can creep up insidiously and may manifest in little changes with respect to appearance or behavior. The onset of symptoms could begin with a gradual disinterest in the simple pleasures of life that were once considered enjoyable. Ultimately, it could lead to feelings of helplessness and loss of productivity. Obviously, the first step that we could take as professionals is to simply be aware of such an issue and employ self-care strategies. Routinely talking to colleagues or close friends has proved to be invaluable. I discuss cases with my partners regularly, and it gives me a sense of relief to know that the situation was not unique to me and helps me overcome my temporary feelings of inadequacy. A study club is another great forum to give vent to frustrations that are encountered in private practice. I strongly urge younger dentists to join a local study club that has other tangible benefits besides the available CE. To discuss one's vulnerability with a group of peers is a demonstration of strength, rather than a weakness. It shows that you care enough to seek advice. And in this particular case of vicarious trauma, you seek the help of other like-minded individuals to maintain a healthy balance in your professional life. As the author succinctly states, "we face the delicate task of creating enough emotional distance to be effective (with patients) while remaining engaged enough to offer support." See you at the next meeting!
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Attendance: Ashmen, Bernstein, Brunsden, Desai, Govitrikar, Kahn, Krantz, Mir Madjlessi, Prabhu, Rizzi, Rosen, Savage, Schambra, Silverstein, Simos, Stein, Villa,Vitale, Weiner and Marlene Glickman
Acceptance of Minutes-vote unanimous
President's Report-Maya Prabhu
The lecture by Dr. David Sirois on March 15th will be the Sy Symanski Memorial lecture and the award will be presented by Dr. Brunsden. 86 members/guests have already registered for Dr. Tanaka's course on April 8th. Dr. Stein expressed concern about marketing of courses. Pros & cons and the need for trifold marketing and flyers for future programs were discussed. Dr. Vitale suggested that AEGD residents from hospital programs across the area be contacted. It was decided to post the lecture dates on our Facebook page to get more information out and to reach more dentists.
MCDS will be applying for the Golden Apple Awards this year. Dr. Mitch Weiner will be submitting the advantages of electronic media that our membership has clearly benefited from. A sub-committee will convene to develop a set protocol to strategize marketing of our full day CE events. The BOT passed a motion to support the presence of undergraduate dental students who may wish to attend the monthly dinner meetings.
Treasurer's Report-David Stein
See full report on page 3.
Secretary's Report-Nainesh Desai
For 2011-2012, nominations and names of representatives from MCDS for NJDA delegates, alternate delegates and council members for various councils of NJDA were finalized and agreed upon by the board. The list will be sent to Ms. Phyllis Cortazzo at NJDA
Educational Coordinator-Alyssa Bernstein
SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT
Dr. Gautam Govitrikar will be managing social media websites/pages for MCDS. It was decided not to put newsletter up on the social media pages since our newsletter is a member only benefit and is exclusive to the members of our county dental society.
NJDA Trustee's Report-Mark Vitale
General supervision legislation for dental hygienists is moving forward and the talk about eliminating the Medicaid program in the state of New Jersey has been squashed.
NJDA Council Reports:
Annual Session-Nainesh Desai
The next Council on Annual Session meeting will be on March 23rd, 2011. The Garden State Dental Conference and Expo 2011 will be a weekend event at The Ocean Place Resort in Long Branch, NJ, on June 24-26, 2011. Please mark your calendars and join us to honor and support Dr. Richard Kahn, our longtime member and the President of NJDA, at the all new Garden State Dental Conference and Expo. Bring your family and staff for a true Jersey Beach weekend this summer.
Membership-Tara Savage
NJDA would like to implement a new non-member recruitment campaign in 2011. They have identified eleven past presidents to be involved in the campaign. These individuals have been selected because they are both passionate about organized dentistry (and the NJDA in particular) and very knowledgeable on the benefits and services they provide. This program would involve providing each past president with five non-member names each quarter of 2011, member kits and applications, and a nominal stipend to take the "recruits" out to lunch. Recruiters will be matched with individuals in their geographic area and when possible of similar background (e.g., same dental school).
Peer Review-Sandy Goldstein
There were no peer review cases assigned or mediated last month.
Committee Reports:
Mentor-Amit Vora/Nima MirMadjlessi
Our next bi-annual OSHA program that satisfies the OSHA standard on Occupational Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens, which is required annually for dentists and staff, will be given on June 2, 2011 at St. Peter's Medical Center, New Brunswick. Two CEU credits are awarded to the Dentists & staff members attending these 2-hour seminars. These seminars are available to our members & staff for $25/pp as a member benefit of MCDS. A very big "Thank You" to Dr. Joe Fertig, Director of Dental Services - St. Peter's Medical Center, for arranging all our room accommodations for the MCDS OSHA-Mentor programs at St. Peter's Medical Center in New Brunswick. Please see the insert in this newsletter for additional information and registration for the Mentor/OSHA program.
Continuing Education-Mark Schambra
Dr. John Ruel has been confirmed for the 2011-2012 CE year for Tuesday evening lecture and a full day course on Wednesday for October 2011. There was a discussion about the day of the week for future full day courses. It was decided to focus on having speakers preferably on Wednesday so that we can have them speak at the general meeting on Tuesday as well.
Dental Shadowing-Paresh Patel
Dr. Patel has stepped down and Dr. Kaga will be in charge of Dental Shadowing
Dental Hygiene Study Club-Alyssa Bernstein
The Central New Jersey Dental Hygiene [CNJDH] Study Club met on Wednesday February 16, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Rte 27 South, Edison NJ and was sponsored by the Middlesex County Dental Society. The speaker was Dr. Robert Ashmen. Two CEU credits were awarded to the 25 hygienists that attended this meeting. The next CNJDH meeting will be on Wednesday March 9, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Edison. The lecture will be presented by Hahn Diagnostics on marker pathogen analysis for periodontics. Two CEU credits will be awarded for this seminar. This CNJDH study club is available to our hygienists as a Dentist-member benefit of MCDS. Please contact Marlene Glickman, our Executive Secretary for MCDS, at # 732-238-1255 for additional information and registration in advance for the program. Thank you.
MCDS Study Club-Tara Savage
The next MCDS study club meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 6:30pm. Dr. Mike Messana will be presenting a lecture titled "Orthodontics: What to treat, when and why." The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Edison. 2 CE credits will be awarded. The study club is a member benefit available to all MCDS members. Please contact Marlene Glickman, our Executive Secretary, at 732-238-1255 for additional information and registration in advance.
New Business
A subcommittee will be formed to evaluate various aspects of marketing strategy for future courses. Options on making a policy for dental students who wish to attend our general membership meeting were discussed. Cost issues and member loyalty were the main topics of discussion.
After much discussion, Dr. Ira Rosen made a motion that would allow any undergraduate dental students to attend the monthly meetings of the Middlesex County Dental Society at the Pines Manor at a cost that shall be borne by the dental society. This motion will be reviewed annually in conjunction with the MCDS budget and revised as deemed appropriate by the Board of Trustees. The motion was seconded by Dr. Mitch Weiner and passed unanimously. The goal of this motion is to encourage dental students to become involved in organized dentistry.
Good & Welfare
We all expressed our condolences to Dr. Sandy Goldstein on the passing of his father.
Respectfully Submitted,
Nainesh Desai
Secretary
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Dr. David Stein
January 31, 2011
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| Checking $13,080.91 | $10,711.49 $25,648.41 | ||
| Savings | $35,752.59 $24,139.71 $24,146.19 | ||
| PayPal $ 5,086.48 $ 3,465.80 $ 5,609.94 | |||
| TOTAL: | $53,919.98 | $38,317.00 | $55,404.54 |
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| INCOME | |||
| MENTOR COMM.-INC | 50 | ||
| DUES | 21,536.00 | ||
| INTEREST | 0.76 | ||
| TOTAL INCOME | 21,586.76 | ||
| EXPENSES | |||
| DINNER MEETINGS | 3,453.59 | ||
| LECTURE FEES | 300 | ||
| EXEC COMM DINNER | 309.39 | ||
| EXECUTIVE SECRETARY | 650 | ||
| OFFICE SUPPLIES | 35 | ||
| NEWSLETTER | 1,333.38 | ||
| POSTAGE | 568.48 | ||
| OVERALL TOTAL | 14,936.92 | ||
| P&L SAVINGS ACCOUNT | |||
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| INTEREST INCOME | 6.48 | ||
| OVERALL TOTAL | 6.48 | ||
| P&L PAYPAL MONEY MARKET | |||
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| CONT EDUC INC | 2,207.26 | ||
| MENTOR COMM-INC | 23.97 | ||
| OVERALL TOTAL | 2,231.23 | ||
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