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Member News
2014
Presidential Message by Dr. Diana Barajas
W
elcome new and returning
members. Hope everyone had
a great summer! I am very
excited to serve the LCDS this upcoming
year. It will be hard shoes to fill since
our previous President, Dr. Cynthia
Deragon did such an outstanding job,
with the support and assistance of the
board members and our hard-working
and dedicated Executive Director, Cinda
Collmer.
Thanks to our Vice President and
Program Chair, Dr. Michelle Laboda we
have an excellent line up of speakers and
sponsors. The schedule of events will
start on September 18th with the New
Membership Social at the renovated
Marina at Edison Ford, which is the
same Pinchers on the River. A special
thanks to our sponsors Investors’
Security Trust and Henderson, Franklin,
Starnes & Holt PA. Remember to invite
a colleague that is not yet a LCDS
member to join you at the social. The
growth of our society is crucial to our
impact in the community. See you there!
Our monthly dinner meetings will
continue to be at the Landings Helm
Club. Don’t forget to set the date for
our Holiday Party. Which will be once
again at the beautiful Gulf Harbor Yacht
and Country Club on December 11,
2014. It will be a night of great food,
music, drinks and dancing. Another
date you will not want to miss is the Lee/
Collier seminar at the Holiday Inn by
the Airport on May 1, 2015. This will be
for your entire staff. Presented by Amy
Morgan CEO of the Pride Institute,
“Future Proof Your Practice: Building
and Keeping a Loyal Patient Base.”
I want to bring to everyones
attention the issue being discussed of
defluoridation of Lee County water.
Anyone interested in getting involved
with this very important subject please
contact Cinda at (239) 936-9240 or
myself at (239) 948-5900.
I want to leave you with this quote
by Henry Ford:
Coming together
is a beginning.
Keeping together
is progress.
Working together
is success.
Annual Member - New Member Social
Marina at Edison Ford
Thursday • September 18, 2014 • 6:30 – 9:30 pm
(Pinchers on the River) 2360 West First Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901
Enjoy an evening of hors d’oeuvres & drinks with friends, colleagues &
prospective members as we kick off our new meeting year!
Spouses & Guests Welcome ~ Casual Attire
Please RSVP by September 12, 2014
Email: [email protected] • Phone: 239-936-9240
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Schedule of Events
September 2014 - May 2015
September 18, 2014
Thursday
Membership Social
Thursday, 6:30 – 9:30PM at Marina at Edison Ford (Pinchers on the River)
Sponsored by Investor’s Security Trust and Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.
*Members, Prospective Members & Guests only*
October 16, 2014
Thursday
Julie North, CFO & Exec. Director Southwest Florida Oral & Facial Surgery
November 20, 2014
Thursday
Dr. Scott Tomar
December 11, 2014
Thursday
Holiday Party @ Gulf Harbour Country Club
January 22, 2015
Thursday
Stacey Brill, M.S.CCC-SLP STAR and Brianne Carter, PT STAR
February 19, 2015
Thursday
Greg Auerbach, ADS Florida
March 19, 2015
Thursday
Dr. DeWitt Wilkerson
April 16, 2015
Thursday
Dr. Donald M. Cohen
May 1, 2015
Friday
Seminar Lee / Collier @ Holiday Inn Airport / Gulf Coast Town Center
Presentation by Amy Morgan CEO of the Pride Institute
“Future Proof Your Practice: Building and Keeping a Loyal Patient Base”
“New HIPPA Guidelines – Everything You Need to Know”
“Community Water Fluoridation: Still a Great Prevention Measure!”
6:30 – 9:30PM
Sponsored by – First Citizens Bank and Omni Financial Services
*Members & Guests Only*
“Oral Head & Neck Cancer – A Hard Thing to Swallow”
“Transitioning Transitions: Setting Yourself and Your Practice Up for
Purchase or Sale – What Every Dentist Needs to Know”
“The Exceptional Dental Team: Gatekeepers for Systemic Inflammation &
Total Wellness”
“Potpourri of Oral Pathology - Interesting Cases From the University of
Florida Biopsy Service”
General membership dinner meetings held at: The Landings, Helm Club, 4420 Flagship Drive, Ft. Myers 33919
unless otherwise stated. Happy hour: 6 PM, Dinner: 7 PM, Speaker: 8 PM.
No Show Policy
We will continue the policy of billing for “no shows” at the membership dinner meetings. If you RSVP’d that you
would attend, but discover you cannot please let me know, even last minute cancellations are appreciated.
Questions? Please contact: Cinda Collmer, Executive Director, at 239-936-9240 or [email protected]
UPCOMING DATES
ADA Annual Session
WCDDA 93rd Annual Meeting
Dentist’s Day on the Hill
Florida National Dental Convention
WCDDA Summer Meeting
October 9 – 14, 2014 San Antonio, TX
January 16, 2015 St. Pete
March 25, 2015 Tallahassee
June 11-13, 2015 Orlando
August 7-9, 2015 Naples
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Executive Council Members
July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015
OFFICERS
President: Dr. Diana Barajas
Immed. Past President: Dr. Cynthia Deragon
V. Pres. & Program Chair: Dr. Michele Laboda
Secretary/Treasurer: Dr. Heather Adu-Sarkodie
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BOARD MEMBERS
Dr. Ryan Donovan – yr. 1
Dr. Michele Laboda – yr. 1
Dr. Heather Adu-Sarkodie – yr. 2
Dr. Joseph Mitchell – yr. 2
Dr. Diana Barajas – yr. 3
Dr. Jennifer Taschner – yr. 3
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DELEGATES TO F.D.A.
Dr. Sudhanshu Desai
Dr. Denise Oakes-Lottridge Dr. Ken Jandik Dr. Cynthia Deragon – alternate
Dr. Michele Laboda – alternate
Dr. William (Billy) Truax, III - alternate
Membership & Retention Chair:
Dr. Jennifer Taschner
Professional Relations Chair (Peer Review):
Dr. Deirdre Catlin
Ethics Chair:
Dr. Deirdre Catlin
Children’s Dental Health Co-Chair:
Dr. Oliver Favalli
Dental Hygiene & Assisting Advisory Board:
Dr. Deirdre Catlin
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Vice President: Dr. Nicholas Dundee
Secretary/Treasurer: Dr. Ken Jandik
Board Member: Dr. William (Billy) Truax, III
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Executive Director for LCDS & PDC: Cinda Collmer
Email – [email protected]
239-936-9240
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MISSION OF MERCY, 2014
Mission of Mercy
(MOM), which took
place on March 28th
& 29th of this year was
spectacular!
Over the course of
these two days, 1,660
people were provided
dental care at the Tampa
fairgrounds by dentists,
hygienists, assistants and
auxiliary staff from all
over the state of Florida.
Media coverage included
national and local TV,
radio and press coverage. What a great way to
make the public aware
of the FDA and its
members.
For all of our local LCDS
members that participated, your hard work and
generosity was amazing!
You are the driving force
behind the $1.14
million in dental
services donated
during MOM
and I can only
sincerely thank
you for your time
and expertise!
Our sponsors, First
Citizens Bank, ADS
Dental Transitions and
Caloosehatche Tax &
Financial Services thank
you for your support,
which allowed for a great
nap home by bus!
I look forward to next
year and want to
encourage all of our
members to
consider MOM 2015.
No act of kindness,
no matter how small,
is ever wasted.
In gratitude,
Cynthia L. Deragon,
D.M.D.
Immediate Past-President,
Lee County Dental Society
to these
these 2014 MOM VOLUNTEERS
A BIG THANK YOU to
Dr. Heather Adu-Sarkodie
Dr. Norma Jean Appelbaum
Dr. Diana Barajas
Mary Dacosta, CDA
Marsha Damiano
Dr. Cynthia Deragon
Dr. Sam Desai
Dr. Nick Dundee
Linda Dundee
Dr. Oliver Favalli
April Fox, RDH
Danielle Johnston, CDA
Dr. Yolanda Kieser
Dr. Andrea Mier
Yvonne Milanovic, RDH
Dr. Yolanda Mitchell
Dr Denise Oakes-Lottridge
Dr. Jon Rauch
Adriana Sanchez, RDH
Amber Truax
Dr. Bill Truax
Dr. Billy Truax
Kathie Truax
Dr. Buck Weglarz
Janet Weisbecker, RDH
ESC Hygiene Students
No Time for Dental Missions?
You Can Still Save a Smile Overseas
Hope International Ministries is a not for
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currently concentrates their efforts in the
poorer regions of the Dominican Republic
near Puerta Plata and Sosua, DR. Many
of the people
served by the
mobile clinics
have never
seen a dentist
or doctor in
their lives.
Over five days
of clinics in
2014, H.I.M.
served 2500
patients; over
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dental patients seen by only two dentists with very limited instruments
and equipment.
For more information,
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for pick-up in the Lee County area.
Donations of all usable dental
instrumentation and consumables
are welcome.
Thank you for helping bring
dental health to the people of
the Dominican Republic!
LCDS Holiday Party 2013
Gulf Harbour Yacht & Country Club
This summer we have rallied
the support of several community stakeholders to explore the
expansion of services
under the We Care
program umbrella
by incorporating the
Project Dentists Care
program, a dental
clinic offering preventative and restorative dental
care to area residents in need.
The recipients of these services
are low-income individuals
without adequate insurance
and/or dental care coverage.
In our community, providers
of similar dental care services
to this population use a sliding
scale fee for services; however,
Project Dentists Care is free
of charge.
As an established partnership
with The Salvation Army, the
clinic will continue to operate
out of our Outreach Services
Center by providing multiple
clinics per week, with a capacity
of 10-15 individuals per session.
Services are performed by volunteer
community dentists.
Current partners
include the United
Way, Lee County
Dental Society,
Lee Memorial
Health System–
Lee Community Clinics,
Department of Health in Lee
County and State of Florida for
Sovereign Immunity, available
to local volunteer practitioners
and dentists.
New volunteer dentists and
physicians are needed!
We are grateful for your
support!
Please contact
Paul Whitear at
FDNC 2014
We Care of Lee County,
operated by The Salvation
Army, is a communitysupported specialty care referral
and coordination system for the
uninsured and indigent, ensuring better access to services and
greater continuity of care.
Dr. Sam Desai
accepting FDA
Leadership
Award.
(239)628-1455 or
(239)233-2381.
Give Kids a Smile
Saturday, Feb. 14th, 2015
Contact Cinda - Phone: 239-936-9240
Email: [email protected]
Attendees
NEW MEMBERS
Adam Beno, DMD – Fort Myers
Kevin Dunphy, DDS – Fort Myers
Nicole Toomey, DMD – Cape Coral
Edmond Weglarz, DDS – Fort Myers
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Dental Hygiene Program News
J
uly 1st marked the start of
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College officially became
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College (FSW). The dental
hygiene program faculty and
students over the past year
have increased their participation in community activities to
improve oral health. The students and faculty collaboratively worked with the Lee County
Dental Society to provide
cleanings, exams, sealants and
radiographs for 115 children
during GKAS day held at the
College.
The Dental Hygiene
faculty and students
participated in
the Support Head
& Neck Cancer
event held in
Fort Myers. Oral
Health Programs
were presented by
students to local nursing and
assisted living facilities, Buckingham Exceptional School,
VPK and children enrolled in
Cape Coral, Naples and Fort
Myers elementary schools. The
program expanded its effort to
improve access to care through
partnering with
the Lee County
Health Department
Women Infant and
Children Program
and 21st Century
Care. The dental
clinic provided
dental hygiene
services to 450 children.
The dental hygiene students
continue to complete community service hours with
Project Dentist Care, Ronald
McDonald House, Christina
Smile, College Health Fairs and
special projects.
Florida SouthWestern State
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Department will be offering
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Community Water Fluoridation: Still a Great Prevention Measure!
Scott L. Tomar, DMD, DrPH, University of Florida College of Dentistry
luoride is a naturally-occurring mineral found at
varying levels in virtually
all bodies of water. Next year
marks the 70th anniversary of
the first field trials of community water fluoridation as public health measure to prevent
dental caries.
F
Those initial landmark trials
— conducted in Michigan,
New York, Illinois, and Ontario
— demonstrated that adjusting fluoride levels in drinking water to about 1 part per
million resulted in declines in
the prevalence of caries in the
range of 50%–70%. That effect
mirrored what had already
been observed in naturally
fluoridated communities. The
effect on the oral health of this
country and others has been
so profound that the Centers
for Disease Prevention and
Control included fluoridation
as one of 10 outstanding public
health achievements of the 20th
century. Every major medical,
dental, and public health organization in the world supports
community water fluoridation
as safe, effective, and costeffective for preventing dental
caries.
Unfortunately, community
water fluoridation is still
opposed by a small but vocal
minority. Opponents of
community water fluoridation
thrive on spreading misinformation and creating fear
and doubt. The arguments
have changed over the years,
from accusations of fluoridation being a Communist plot
to take over the country, to a
laundry list of claims of health
effects supposedly caused by
fluoridation. Such claims have
been repeatedly debunked by
credible science.
Nearly three-quarters of Lee
County residents on public
water systems currently enjoy
the benefits of community
water fluoridation. As we have
seen elsewhere, a small number
of fluorophobes have been
trying to scare the public in Lee
County into ending community water fluoridation in the
county. It is essential that
this public health measure be
protected, and the local dental
community has an essential
role to play.
As a dentist in Lee County, here
are a few steps you can take to
protect and promote water fluoridation in your community:
EDUCATE YOUR PATIENTS
Keep informational brochures
and posters in your waiting
area and operatories explaining
community water fluoridation.
Tell to your patients about how
fluoridation benefits everyone
in the community, including
children, families, and older
adults.
STAY CURRENT ON
THE SCIENCE
Read the recent reviews or
summaries on the safety and
effectiveness of community water fluoridation. Most of these
are available at no charge to
members and can be found at
the American Dental Association’s Evidence Based Dentistry
website: ebd.ada.org.
The ADA’s Fluoridation Facts
remains a wonderful resource
on community water fluoridation. There is a comprehensive
booklet of fluoridation facts
taken from over 350 scientific
references available at:
www.ada.org.
measure. Be willing to get up
to the microphone at County
Commission meetings to
speak in favor of fluoridation.
ADVOCATE FOR
COMMUNITY WATER
FLUORIDATION
Talk to your county commissioner about water fluoridation and why it needs to be
preserved. If a commissioner
wants more information, offer
to be a resource, and if he or
she is opposed to fluoridation,
find out why. Let the leadership of Lee County Dental
Society know that you can be
counted on to support its effort
to protect this public health
TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS
AND COLLEAGUES
It’s important that dentistry
speaks with a consistent message in support of fluoridation.
It’s also very important to elicit
support from other respected
voices in the community
dedicated to its health and wellbeing, including pediatricians,
family physicians, nurses,
pharmacists, teachers, and
hospital administrators.
We have science and credibility on our side, but we cannot
afford to remain silent while
those who oppose community
water fluoridation spread lies
and fear. Step up to protect
the health of your patients and
your community.
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Lee County Dental Society, Inc.
Annual Newsletter 2014
P.O. Box 7429
Fort Myers, Florida
33911-7429
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