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Volume 96 Number 1 SpriNg 2011 A Publication of the Kansas Dental Association www.ksdental.org

At the 140th meeting of the KDA General Assembly on Satur-day, June 23, Dr. Hal Hale (Wichita District) became the 134th (some early KDA Presidents served for multiple years) of the Kansas Dental Association. In his comments after accepting the gavel, Dr. Hale thanked the membership for the oppor-tunity to serve as KDA President and reinforced his opposi-tion to any proposal that would jeopardize the public health by allowing a non-dentist mid-level to do surgical and non reversible procedures. Dr. Hale’s comments can be viewed on the KDA website at www.ksdental.org.

Wagle Elected Vice PresidentIn the KDA officer elections, Dr. Jason Wagle (Wichita District) was elected Vice President. Having served a term as KDA Secretary and, most recently KDA Treasurer, Dr. Wagle will now move up the officer chairs to will serve as the 2013-14 President of the KDA. As Vice President, Dr. Wagle will also serve as the Kansas Secretary of the Kansas Del-

The Kansas Dental Association has designed an innova-tive and creative concept for the Membership Program for Growth project. The KDA just celebrated its 140th Anniver-sary earlier this month and as part of our ongoing celebra-tion, we have designed a project around this milestone.The “140 years, 140 Stories” project will incorporate 140 different KDA member dentists and their stories of what makes them unique as individuals. We will accomplish this with a book of photography, featuring 140 dentists and a brief story about their unique hobbies, locations and dental practices. We will travel the state, photographing selected members at their offices, their homes and in diverse geo-logic locations in Kansas, each posing with their unique number, which corresponds to their location in the book. Our selection process will seek out diversity in race, gender,

age, and location with the dentists that are chosen.Once the photo-graphs are taken and the brief stories of the den-tists are compiled, we will publish a book titled “140 Year, 140 Stories” that will be given to each dentist in Kansas,

regardless of their membership status. For non-members, a “reasons to join the KDA” brochure will accompany the book. We have included a sample of one member who will be featured in the book. Dr. Eric Johnson, a Topeka dentist, uses his musical talents to teach school children the impor-tance of good oral health care. We expect that this project will have a positive impact on the value that our members place on the creative abilities of

KDA Announces 140 YeArs, 140 stories MeMbership project

Dr. Amy Hahn, Olathe, posing next to her airplane. Dr. Hahn is the only female mem-ber of the Flying Dentists Association in America.

The 2011 KDA Annual Meeting was held June 23-25 at the contemporary Overland Park Marriott Hotel. Almost 150 attendees including over 70 dentists attended the meeting and if you weren’t one of them, you’ve probably heard by now that you missed a good time!The two and a half day event kicked off on Thursday, June 23 with a welcome social in the exhibit hall where 25 ven-dors displayed the latest and greatest in dental technology and services. What a great way to get re-acquainted with friends and colleagues not seen for a while and thank the vendors and spon-sors for supporting our meeting. We couldn’t do it without them!A stellar line-up of speakers was slated for the two days of continuing educa-tion covering a variety of topics. Meet-ing goers had 27 hours of continuing

hale succeeds hamel as KDA presidentegation that attends the ADA Annual Session on behalf of the KDA. Dr. Craig Herre (Fifth District) is now President-elect while Dr. Dave Hamel (Topeka District) completes his duties on the Executive Committee as Immedi-ate Past President.Dr. Steve Hechler (Fifth District) was elected KDA Secretary and Dr. Cindi Sherwood (Southeast District) was elected KDA Treasurer. Dr. Sherwood served as KDA Secretary this past year. Congratulations!

Above - During the KDA Annual Meeting in Overland Park, outgoing President, Dr. David Hamel (left) passes the KDA gavel and lead-ership to Dr. Hal Hale (right)

140 new participating Medicaid provider dentists is the goal of an initiative an-nounced by KDA President Dr. Hal Hale. In a video address to the KDA member-ship, Dr. Hale announced the “Medicaid 140” initiative designed to increase the number of dentists that actively participate in Medicaid by 140!Dr. Hal said, “Achieving this audacious goal and the success of the Medicaid 140 initiative depends on the willingness of dentists around the state who currently do not participate in the Medicaid program to step up, sign up and be counted!”“I do not make this request of the dentists of Kansas lightly”, said Dr. Hale, “I would not ask others to do what I myself am not willing to do. Back in March I became a Medicaid provider and have found the process thus far to be acceptable, though far from perfect.” Dentists and the KDA have legitimate concerns about the Medicaid system and will continue to work with the Governor’s office, the legislature and state agencies to make the system more user friendly for both dentists and patients alike. It is,

Medicaid 140 initiative unveiled

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In This Issue...Medicaid 140 Initiative 1

President’s Message 2

New Kansas Law on Franchisors 3

KDCF Update 6

Bylaw Changes Adopted 7

From the Office 8

New KDA Endorsed Companies 9

Classified Advertisements

Board Changes to CE Audits 11

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Above - Teri Yanovitch presents a session on how to deliver world-class service

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As a new term begins, it is appropriate to look both forward and backward. First, I would like to congratulate Dave Hamel for the completion of a very successful year. Dave was one of the hardest work-ing presidents to ever serve the KDA. Second, I look forward to an interesting and exciting year ahead of us. There will be plenty of work for everyone to do, and to be successful we must all work together. As you may know, I have initiated a program called “Medicaid 140.” It is an attempt to encourage more KDA mem-bers to become Medicaid Providers. The 140 refers to both the 140th anniversary of the KDA, and my goal of having 140 members becoming Medicaid providers. I am well aware the Medicaid system is far from perfect. Dentist reimburse-ment rates need to be increased. The bureaucracy and the paperwork needs to be reduced. Dental reviews must be reasonable. I assure you that the KDA is aware of these concerns and will contin-ue to work with the governor’s office, the legislature and state agencies to make the system more user-friendly for both dentists and patients alike. Dentists are among the most charitable and caring people that I know. All of us freely give of our time and money to a wide variety of charitable programs and endeavors. The Kansas Mission

of Mercy and the Donated Dental Services are just two of the many statewide programs dentists support. Additionally, multiple local charitable programs could not exist without the services of our members. Moreover, all of us perform services for patients in our practices pro bono, on a regular basis. However, the lack of Medicaid participation by Kansas den-tists distorts our image of being dedicated to serving ALL Kansans. There are forces who would dilute the profession of dentistry by allowing non-dentists to provide services that only dentist are qualified to provide. These forces will ex-ploit this distortion to advance their own misguided political agenda to the detriment of the patients of Kansas. Most importantly, it is imperative that Kansas children not be penalized for this flawed government system. Therefore, de-spite the imperfections of the system, I believe this is the time for increased KDA member participation.Visit www.ksdental.org/medicaid140 for a list of links and more information about our effort, including information to help you sign up. Please note the various web links attached to this message to access more information and help you get signed up. On another topic, I would like to remind the district president-elects of the importance of their recommendations of delegates to the KDA Board of Delegates. Because of the legislative challenges we will be facing this term, now more than ever, it is important that the Board of Delegates meetings are well attended by appointed delegates and alternates. The issues we face are simply too important to have board of delegates meetings cancelled due to lack of a quorum. We must be able to effectively conduct the business of the Kansas Dental Asso-ciation.As a former district president myself, I realize the challenges of filling the positions of officers and delegates. However, it

is one of the most important respon-sibilities of being president. It is imperative that potential delegates realize that they are expected to attend four Board of Del-egates meetings and the annual meeting each year. If the candidate is not will-ing to commit to this, another candidate should be sought. In addition, delegates, once chosen, should do their utmost to fulfill this commitment. If the current board of delegates model cannot be effective, alternative models and changes will have to be examined. No one, especially not me, wants to pursue such changes. So I ask that you commit yourself to the responsibility of serving as a delegate.I look forward seeing many of you at the upcoming district annual meetings. At-tending these meetings is one of the most pleasant duties that comes with being a KDA officer. In closing, I would like to say that I am humbled by the honor of becoming the President of the Kansas Dental Associa-tion. I will do everything in my power to make this a successful term. Never-theless, I cannot do it alone. I ask for the assistance and prayers of you, the mem-bers of the KDA. Together, we will have a great term.

Dr. Hal E. HaleKDA President

PresIdenT’s Message

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PRESIDENT Dr. Hal Hale

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august4-6 Mid-States Dental Leaders Conference, Des Moines18 Southern District Meeting, Winfield 26 Northwest/Golden Belt District Meeting, Manhattan28 ADA District 12 Caucus, Dallas

september11-12 Southeast District Meeting, Pittsburg12 Seventh District Meeting, Wichita12-13 Wichita District (Tri-District) Meeting, Wichita15 Flint Hills District Meeting, Emporia15 Topeka District Meeting, Topeka19 Fifth District Meeting, Overland Park

October10 Central District Meeting, Dodge City 10-13 ADA Annual Session, Las Vegas21 KDA Board of Delegates Meeting, Lawrence22 KDASunflowerShowdownTailgate,Lawrence

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the KDA as we raise the awareness of those members who may not currently play an active role in the association.The project will be officially an-nounced at the 2011 KDA Annual Meeting with a series of poster-sized displays of five dentists featured in the book. We are also creating a “behind the scenes” video that will encompass our work in creating this project. We have created a short version of that video we think will demonstrate the creative energy we are putting into this project. To watch this short video, visit www.ksdental.org/kdampg. We are very excited about this project and the opportunity to share it with our members.

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140 Years, 140 Stories

The KDA Board of Delegates elected Dr. Dave Hamel as KDA Alternate Delegate and Delegate to the American Dental Association House of Delegates. Dr. Hamel was elected to a first term as an ADA Alternate Delegate/Delegate (2+2 Position) expiring on April 30, 2015. Dr. Hamel has served as Kansas’ ADA Secretary to the House of Delegates and ADA Alternate Delegate and Delegate as part of his duties as a KDA officer and President. He will be a member of the ADA Delegation representing the KDA at the 2011 ADA House of Delegates An-nual Session in Las Vegas along with:Delegates: Dr. Hal Hale, Dr. Bert Oettmeier, Dr. Kevin Cassidy and Dr. Rob HerwigAlternate Delegates: Dr. Craig Herre, Dr. Brett Roufs and Dr. Dave Hamel ADA Secretary: Dr. Jason WagleKansas is allotted four ADA delegates based on membership size to serve in the ADA House of Delegates and is in the ADA’s Twelfth Trustee District along with Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. Kansas’ 2+2 delegates are somewhat unique as delegates are elected to a four-year term…serving the first and second years of the term as an alternate delegate to the ADA and the third and fourth years of the term as a full delegate.

Hamel elected ada alternate delegate

Many see one of the roles of the KDA is providing continuing education op-portunities for its members. Finding a venue and dates for a program that will work for our members is always a chal-lenge. The Kansas Dental Association has developed the framework for an up-coming CE series title The KDA.connect Classroom, an online CE series available on demand through the KDA.The series will begin in August with a program given by KDA Assistant Executive Director, Greg Hill, who will present a one hour CE program titled,

KDA Announces plans for KDA.connect classroom“Using Social Media to Market your Dental Practice.” This will be a repeat of the program he gave at the 2011 KDA Annual Meeting. The KDA will film the presentation and then upload it and make it available to its members to watch anytime. The programs will be archived and made available to any member to watch any-time. Members will “register” for the virtual classroom which will allow us to provide CE cards members will need to

submit to the Kansas Dental Board. The sessions will be free to members. But receiving credit is not the only reason to watch the CE programs. The KDA will also be including promotions and other discounts within the videos which will reward mem-bers for watching the CE programs.

MeMbership Approves Dues AssessMent At its meeting on June 25 in Overland Park, the Kansas Dental Association General Assembly adopted an assessment for the 2012 dues year of $110 for full active members (the assess-ment for other membership categories may vary). The rev-enue generated by the one-year dues assessment will be used to assist the KDA’s advocacy efforts regarding legislation.

Effective July 1, the dental practice act will permit dentist-owners to contract with dental franchisors, like Comfort Dental, to oversee the administration of their offices. The new law, HB 2182, makes it clear that the dentist has au-thority and control over:

Providing dental treatment to patients;1. The decision to accept individual patients for treatment;2. The direction or delegation of all professional dental 3. services;the ownership of dental charts or patient records;4. the ownership of dental equipment or dental materi-5. als; andthe supervision of clinical dental staff.6.

The new law also prohibits a contract or provision in any such agreement to require either party to indemnify the other party for negligence, intentional acts or omissions that constitute a violation of the dental practice act.This change to the dental practice act to formally permit dental franchisors to operate in Kansas was proposed by Comfort Dental and the Kansas Dental Association provid-ed considerable input into the drafting and final version of the bill included those restrictions explained above. During legislative testimony some argued that dental franchising was already taking place in Kansas, however, no specific legislative guidelines or restrictions previously governed such practices.

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endodontics. With this vast array, the Council on Annual Session and Events put together a phenomenal program providing something for the entire den-tal staff.Following tradition, Friday evening featured the President’s Dinner Party honoring outgoing KDA President, Dr. David Hamel for his year of service to the association. Close to 100 people turned out for this annual gala two member dentists were honored for their contributions to dentistry. Dr. Nick Rog-ers has been tirelessly serving dentistry for over thirty years and was presented with the Dentist of the Year award. Dr. Brett Roufs was in attendance as well

140th Annual Meeting

KDA Past Presidents dating back to 1990 attended the Past Presi-dents breakfast during the KDA Annual Meeting at the Overland Park Marriott. Back Row (L to R) - Drs. Stan Wint, Paul Hund, Dean Dyer, Richard Porch, Jeff Stasch, Jon Tilton and Greg Peppes; Front Row (L to R) - Drs. Rob Herwig, Brett Roufs and R. Wayne Thompson

10 past KDA presidents return to swap stories

Dr. brett roufs receives harry M. Klenda AwardDr. Brett Roufs was honored as the Kansas Dental Association’s Harry M. Klenda Award recipient for Outstand-ing Council/Committee Service during the KDA President’s dinner on Friday, June 24 in Overland Park, Kansas. KDA President Dave Hamel presented Brett with the award plaque. Originally from Fort Scott, Brett has practiced in Newton since 1996. Brett served on the Seventh District as an officer and an alternate delegate to the KDA board of Delegates before answering the call to serve as a KDA officer. Brett served three years a Treasurer, one year each as Vice-Pres-ident, President–elect, President and just completed the end of the Execu-

tive Committee service as Immediate Past President. During his service on the Executive Committee he has also served on several committees the from New-Member Committee to a Work-force Committee that worked with the KDHA on new guidelines proposed in this year’s legislative session to address some of the barriers to care in our state.Brett has absolutely enjoyed his service to the KDA and the Dentists of the state and will continue to represent and serve on committees as he is needed.

to accept the Dr. Harry M. Klenda Award for Out-standing Council/Committee Service for his hard work and dedication to the Special Com-mittee on Dental Advocacy. As the old saying goes, ‘No rest for the weary”, the Council on Annual Session and Events is actively planning next year’s KDA Annual Meeting. It will once again be held at the histor-ic Hotel at Old Town in Wichita on June 7-9, 2012. The KDA Annual Meeting would not be possible without the sponsors and vendors who support our association. If you know a representative of any of the participating companies, please extend another thank-you to them for their support and gen-erosity; then, invite them to Wichita!

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Dr. Nick Rogers was honored as the Kansas Dental Association’s Dentist of the Year by President Dr. David Hamel during the KDA President’s dinner on Friday, June 24 in Overland Park, Kansas. Nick has practiced general dentistry in Arkansas City for over 30 years. The driving passion for Nick has been his love for children and that passion has been the center of much of his pro-fessional and civic involvement. He served for 22 years as a member of the local school board and during that time was instrumental in writing, securing and implementing a grant to start a Head Start program in Arkansas City. Through this involvement with Head Start on the local, state and national level he became very aware of the need to involve dentists in finding “dental homes” for children.As a member of the Board of Trustees for the American Board of Pediatric Dentists, Nick contributed to the writ-ing of a $10 million dollar grant that worked to bring dental care to Head

dr. nick rogers is Honored as tHe kansas dentist of tHe YearStart children across the nation. He worked as the Region VII director for this Initiative and for three years traveled exten-sively in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri to develop liaisons between agencies working with children. During this time, he also continued practicing full time.An advocate for organized dentistry, Nick is actively in-volved in the many organizations that promote dentistry. As a KDA member, he has served on multiple committees and as president of the Southern District Dental Society. In the AGD, he served as president, vice president, on the board of directors and as editor of their newsletter which won several national awards.He served as a member of the Kansas Dental Board and still serves as a Central Regional Dental Testing Examiner and as chairman of their exam complaint review committee. Nick is vice-president of the Kansas Dental Charitable Foun-dation Board of Directors and on the Kansas Academy of Pediatrics Cavity Free Kids Advisory Board. He received the Oral Health Kansas Outstanding Community Leader Award.Currently, he is a member of the American Academy of Pedi-atric Dentistry’s Kellogg School of Leadership Management at Northwestern University.Free time is hard to find but he can sometimes be seen play-ing on his tractor at Tooth Acres, the small family farm, or playing with one of his two grandchildren. He and his wife

Christie have been married for over 35 years and have three children Melissa, Scott and Becci. Scott and his wife Nicole are both dentists practicing with Nick and currently overseeing an of-fice expansion. Melissa teaches at risk children in Arkansas City and Becci is working in Kansas City.

worK continues on pieces oF orAL heALth initiAtive Earlier this year the Kansas Dental Association unveiled its Oral Health Initiative to the Kansas legislature. As you recall, the Oral Health Initiative was designed to elevate the oral health status of Kansans. At a statehouse news conference on February 2, KDA members gathered and urged lawmakers to remove barriers to advancing good oral health care in the state.“A host of barriers prevent people from accessing good dental care,” stated David Hamel, then President of the Kansas Dental Association. “We know that one single step taken alone won’t be effective in addressing this public health issue. That’s why we are presenting this comprehensive legislative approach which includes numerous policy initiatives. Some are new and others have been considered by lawmakers pre-viously. Our hope is that seeing how these various elements can work together, lawmakers will support their enactment.”The comprehensive initiative includes:

Creation of Dental Bridging Loan Program to assist lo-• cal communities in efforts to attract dentists to rural and underserved areas in the state.Restore funding for the Donated Dental Service Program. •

Expand dental education op-• portunities for Kansas students by adding 3-5 seats for residents with the stipulation they return to practice dentistry in underserved areas of the state and require a four-year Kansas service agree-ment for UMKC’s Kansas students who receive tuition subsidized by the state. Include Medicaid dental cover-• age for adults in the health reform plans advanced by the Brownback administration. The state does NOT provide dental services for low-income Kansans through the Medicaid program. This is the single largest barrier to dental care for residents who cannot afford basic preventative dental services.Create a working group or com-•

mission to recommend improve-ments to the limited dental Med-icaid for children program that currently exists in Kansas. Expand the existing RDH Extend-• ed Care permit program, allowing for more dental procedures to be offered in nursing homes, commu-nity health centers/FQHCs and to children in schools.

Though Senate Bill 132 ultimately did not pass during the 2011 Session, the KDA continues to pursue various pieces of the initiative during the interim. Specifically, communication with the Governor’s office and/or the appropri-ate state agencies and Boards regard-ing Donated Dental Services funding, increased dental seats, Medicaid reform, student loan repayment programs and developing incentives to locate dentists in underserved areas are ongoing.

however, imperative that Kansas chil-dren not be penalized for this flawed government system. The Pew report released last year estimated that each dentist provides $33,000 annually in free and reduced care. We know Kansas dentists are car-ing and charitable, but the lack of Med-icaid participation by Kansas dentist distorts our dedication to serving ALL Kansans and can be a barrier to care for some. Becoming a Medicaid provider does not mean your practice will be overrun by Medicaid patients. Dentists can con-trol the number of patients or families they treat. Some limit this to Medicaid patients only from a specific geographic region like their community or county. If you are concerned about no-shows, be sure your no-show policy is properly posted and communicated and imple-ment it as you would with other patients. Kansas Medicaid only provides compre-hensive services for children, but you’re also allowed to specify the age range of Medicaid patients you’re willing or able to treat. Dr. Hale encouraged all dentists to give

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Medicaid 140 Initiative

Medicaid a try. Start slow and see how it goes. Schedule five patients, treat the patients, file the claims and get paid….then schedule five more and so on. Increasing dentist Medicaid partici-pation and ultimately treating more underserved children will go a long way to improving the goodwill of dentists with various advocacy groups, policy-makers and the public at large. This is something we must all do for the oral health of Kansas children and the future of dentistry!Visit www.ksdental.org/medicaid140 for a list of links and more information about our effort, including informa-tion to help you sign up. Please note the various web links attached to this message to access more information and help you get signed up.

Plans are underway for the 11th KMOM project being held in Kansas City, KS.

sAve the DAte!

FebruArY 17-18, 2012

The Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation has joined in supporting the efforts in Joplin, Missouri, after a devastat-ing tornado destroyed much of the Missouri community. According to the Missouri Dental Association, twenty-three of the fifty-eight Joplin dentists suffered total-destruction of their officers. The KDCF has provided $5000 to the cause, joining eleven other component and constituent societies who contributed over $65,000 to support the relief efforts.

Kansas Dental charitable Foundation“As of July 6, the MDAF has collected a total of $115,741 in donations from the United States, from dentists to friends of dentistry,” said Stacy Butler of the Missouri Dental Association.To support the efforts, beyond the KDA support, visit http://www.mod-ental.org/mx/hm.asp?id=tornado.

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KdCF UPdaTe

Greg Hill, JDKDCF Executive Director

The Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation has named the location for its 2012 Kansas Mission of Mercy Dental Proj-ect. The event will take place on February 17-18, 2012 at the Kansas City Kansas Community College Technical Education Center located at 65th and State Avenue in Kansas City, KS. “We are very excited about returning to Kansas City and having this facility available to us,” said Greg Hill, Executive Director of the Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation. “For many who are otherwise Medicaid eligible, KMOM may be the only option for dental care since dental services are not covered under the state’s Medicaid program. The compas-sion and giving spirit of dentists is really evident during KMOM events as a majority of the statewide dentists have chosen to give their time and expertise to help others.”The project will mark the 11th KMOM project and a return

to Kansas City, the site of the second KMOM project. The August 2003 event was held at the Kansas Speedway and treated more than 2600 patients. In the ten KMOM projects, more than 19,000 patients have received free dental care and nearly $10 million in care has been delivered. The Kansas Mission of Mercy provides this free service once a year at a different location in the state. Projects in the past have been held in Garden City (twice), Kansas City, Pitts-burg, Salina, Wichita, Topeka, Manhat-tan, Independence and Hutchinson.The local coordinating committee will be led by Dr. Lisa Gonzales of Kansas

City and Dr. Glenn Hemberger of Overland Park.“Both of these dentists were actively involved in the first Kansas City project and have continued to play a valuable role in our statewide efforts,” said Hill. “Over the next ten months, they will assemble their local team to help with things like food donations, local sponsorships, and volunteers.”To learn more about the Kansas Mis-sion of Mercy, visit the Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation website at www.ksdentalfoundation.org.

by Dr. Nick RogersI am writing this article to create awareness of a survey that you, as members of the KDA, will be receiving on a district level. My goals are to introduce the group that is sending it out, the reasons for the survey and the desired outcomes.

The organization that is sending out the survey is the Early Childhood Oral Health Advisory Committee. The Kan-sas Early Childhood Oral Health Advi-sory Council (ECOHAC) is composed of multidisciplinary professionals and parents across the state who are com-mitted to improving the oral health of pregnant women and young children ages birth through five. The purpose of the ECOHAC is to:

Promote oral hygiene education for pregnant women • and families with young children.Promote the integration of oral health services into early • learning settings, including Head Start/Early Head Start, child care and school district programs for those unable to receive care by traditional means.Guide decision making on statewide initiatives ad-• dressing early childhood oral health, including but not limited to Kansas Cavity-Free Kids.

deceased members remembered

Name Date City DistrictDr. Charles V. “Bud” Neath 4/4/2010 Kansas City FirstDr. Leo Vincent Bongers 10/12/2010 Hanover NW/GBDr. Walter Jones 10/4/2010 McPherson CentralDr. Clarence”Bill” Drake 3/1/2011 Kingman WichitaDr. Harold Reid 3/16/2011 Liberal CentralDr. Jardon Strand 5/25/2011 Overland Park FifthDr. Robert Hague 5/31/2011 Peabody Seventh

At the KDA General Assembly on Saturday, June 25, the following KDA members who passed this since the last KDA meeting were remembered:

cAvitY Free KiDs

Support implementation of the • Children’s Oral Health component of the Kansas Oral Health Plan.Enhance coordination and collabo-• ration of prevention, education and treatment resources for preg-nant women and young children.Provide a mechanism for sharing • information and resources among members, their organizations and communities.Promote integration of oral health •

into medical homes, with an emphasis on coordination with obstetricians, pediatricians, and family practitioners. Explore ways to achieve every child • having a dental home.

The reason this groups exists is to ad-dress the rising rate of dental caries in our state as well as nationally. The Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion reports that dental caries is perhaps the most prevalent of infectious diseases in our nation’s children. Dental caries is five times more common than asthma and seven times more common than hay fever in children. More than 40% of children have tooth decay by the time they reach kindergarten. For the first time in 40 years, tooth decay is again on the rise. The method that has the greatest im-pact in addressing the rising caries rate amongst children is to provide a dental home to children at a very early age (0-3). Many of them are too young or have too great of need for me, as a general dentist, to provide restorative treatment, but I am a dental home to many. The intent of this article is not to define all of the aspects of the Dental Home, but for those interested, one can find out more information on this concept at www.aapd.org. The Dental Home is endorsed by the American Dental Association, the Academy of General Dentistry and the American Academy of Pediatrics.ECOHAC has formed a workforce committee, of which I am a part of, to determine the capacity of the Kansas dental workforce to serve children from birth to five years of age. It will be very helpful to know where services are cur-

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At its meeting on June 25 in Overland Park, the Kansas Dental Association General Assembly adopted three changes to the KDA bylaws. Two of the three amend-ments deal with governance issues regarding electronic voting and clarifies that the

Executive Committee has authority to implement KDA policies in the interim between meetings of the Board of Delegates. The third amendment deletes the requirement that a new member must attend an orientation meeting during their first three years of membership. The complete bylaw amendments adopted by a 2/3 majority vote of the membership are below. Bold and italic type represents new language. Words that have been removed have a strike-through line.Amendment #1 – Allowing for Electronic Voting of the Board of DelegatesChapter III, Section 60. MEETINGS.The Board of Delegates under each new administration shall have a minimum of four (4) regular meetings in each fiscal year. The President may call a special meeting of the Board of Delegates as the President deems necessary or on written request of ten (10) members of the Board of Delegates. The President may call for an electronic meet-ing to consider resolutions or other business of the Board of Delegates. Pertinent information will be delivered to all delegates and alternate delegates electronically. Discussion and questions will be allowed for at least 4 (four) business days. A vote will be taken electronically, with the voting deadline clearly announced. A majority of members of the Board of Delegates will constitute a quorum. Delegate’s votes will be counted first, with the alternate delegates votes considered to meet each component district’s allowed number of representatives. The alternate delegate’s votes

will be counted in the order received on each issue.Amendment #2 –Executive Committee authority between meetings of the Board of DelegatesChapter III, Section 90. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Immediate Past President. This committee shall transact the business of the Association pending meetings of the Board of Delegates. The Secretary shall keep a true account of all transactions of the com-mittee and report same to a regular or called meeting of the Board of Delegates. This committee shall:

A. Review the agenda of the Board of Delegates meeting.B. Review and make recommendations on matters referred as well as on its

own initiative.C. Recommend the appointment and determine the salary of the Executive Di-

rector, with the approval of the Board of Delegates, and supervise the work of the Executive Director.

D. Provide to the Board of Delegates for review all contractual proposals in excess of the approved budget at least ten (10) days prior to the Board of Delegates.

E. Act as an interim agency of the Board of Delegates with authority to implement policies of the Board of Delegates.

Amendment #3 - Deleting the New Member Orientation Requirement for MembershipChapter I, Section 30. IN GOOD STANDING.A member of this Association whose dues for the current year have been paid shall be in good standing. Each new member of this Association shall attend at least one (1) orientation meeting not later than the third year of membership. A member of this Association receiving assistance from the Relief Fund of this Association or from the Relief Fund of the American Dental Association shall be exempt from the payment of dues for the fiscal year in which such assistance is received. An active member of this Association who qualifies for exemption of dues under the disability provision of the American Dental Association Bylaws will automatically be exempt from Kansas Dental Association dues for the same period of time.

bylaw changes Adopted

Dr. Nick Rogers, recipient of this year’s KDA Dentist of the Year Award, was also recently recognized by the Ameri-can Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. They chose Dr. Rogers to receive the Merle C. Hunter Award which is pre-sented to the AAPD volunteer who has provided exemplary leadership service in the volunteer structure of the organi-zation over the past year. The award was presented to Dr. Rogers at the President’s Farewell Dinner at the close of the annual AAPD confer-ence in New York. Dr. Rogers, who received a standing ovation from the members, has been a member of the AAPD Board of Trustees for five years serving as the only general dentist on the board. He is also the first general dentist to receive this recognition.He helped to write a grant that was awarded to the AAPD for developing relationships between Head Start Pro-grams, the children, parents and den-tists. He then served as director for the program in Kansas, Okalahoma, Iowa and Nebraska traveling extensively to aid in the coordination of the program. Dr. John R. Liu, President of the AAPD said, “Nick has contributed significant-ly to the profession of pediatric den-tistry. The Academy is indebted to him for his contributions to the practice and

Kansas General Dentist receives unprecedented honor by AApD

advancement of our profession and it is with great pride and pleasure that we recognize him.”On the regional level, Dr. Rogers has been actively working with other area dentists to insure that all kids have dental care. He serves on the South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees and on the Cowley County Health Board. He was instrumental in bringing Head Start to the community and has been recog-nized by the Kansas Head Start Asso-ciation for his efforts.He is a member of Oral Health Kan-sas and the Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation Board of Directors. He is also an examiner for the Central Regional Dental Testing Service. He served on the Kansas Dental Board, is a member of the Kansas Academy of General Dentistry and the southern district KDA chapter.

rently available as well as what barriers are in place that may limit ability to provide care.We are asking that you please take just a few moments to complete the four questions on the enclosed postage paid postcard. Your candid reply will help with decisions on how to move forward in supporting oral health for families of very young children. Your individual responses will be treated with utmost confidentiality. You will not be contacted regard-ing your responses unless you request it. As an added incen-tive, all postcards returned by the due date will be entered in a drawing for an IPAD 2. The survey post card that you will receive will ask the follow-ing yes/no questions:

Do you routinely open your practice to infants and tod-1. dlers under the age of 3?

For exams (clinical exam and caries risk assessment)? • For preventive services (fluoride varnish and anticipa-• tory guidance)?For restorative procedures (fillings and stainless steel • crowns)

If no, please identify barriers that exist:2. My practice is not geared to children• I don’t enjoy treating children • Children are disruptive to my practice• I don’t feel adequately trained• My practice is too busy• It is not financially rewarding•

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Cavity Free Kids

Governor Sam Brownback has recently appointed Dr. Charles Squire, Wichita to the Kansas Dental Board (KDB). Dr. Squire was appointed to a full four year term to serve the Fourth Congressional District. He replaces Dr. Karen Callanan, Wichita, who completed the maximum of two consecu-tive four-year terms on the Dental Board. Dr. Callanan had served as KDB President and provided exemplary guidance as Chair of numerous KDB Committees during her eight years of service on the Kansas Dental Board.

Governor Appoints Dr. charles squire to the Kansas Dental board

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ing services to children under three?

Who completed this survey? (circle)4. Dentist Front Desk Staff Other

Our goal is to get as accurate snapshot

as possible as the workforce that already exists within our state. To accomplish this, we need your help. Our hope is to receive 95% of the surveys returned. Thank you for your time and consid-eration and I hope this will be one tool that leads to a cavity free Kansas. Work-ing together we can make a difference.

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Kevin Robertson, CAEKDA Executive Director

FrOM The OFFICeFire, Fire and More Fire:If you play with fire you’re gonna get burned!”Fire, the KDA office and dental mid-lev-

els are probably not three things that you would find to have much in common, but the past few months I have found that they have significant similarities. As a campfire burns it radiates heat that cooks food, provides safety and light in the night, warmth on a cool evening and joy as children of all ages impatiently await marshmallows for s ‘mores to be perfectly browned. Who hasn’t seen or know the classic line from the movie “Castaway”? After several hours (maybe days) of trying to start a fire with only sticks, Tom Hanks triumphantly and joyously proclaims, “I have made fire!” as his existence on a deserted island takes a dramatic turn for the better. The safety, joy and peace generated by a fire, however, can turn to danger and become a destructive killer in an instant! Fires have recently burned uncontrollably in New Mexico and other southwest states causing residents to flee from their homes and communities. Like the devastation caused by the recent tornadoes in the central plains, we have all witnessed the destructive force of fire. As we watch people in seemingly far-away places face life changing disasters, like fires, unfold on television our hearts go out to those who are so tragically affected. Yet in the back of our minds we think, “that could never happen to us”….until it does! On June 1 at 4:20 P.M. the KDA office experienced a fire. The day had been normal enough and near the end of the day Greg was in his office (doing whatever it is he does in there) while I was working feverishly on a project of utmost impor-tance to the entire KDA membership (I was, in fact, working

on the KDA Board of Delegate agenda packets) when either a light or wiring ignited a fire in the insulation. After Greg heard an initial “pop” in the ceil-ing above his desk, he detected an elec-trical smell within a minute or so. I then checked the attic to find a small fire that quickly became larger. We immediately called 9-1-1 and the firemen arrived swiftly at the office within 10 minutes. During those 10 minutes the fire en-gulfed the ceiling area above Greg’s office and thick black smoke began bellowing out the air vents in the attic. After the firemen arrived it was another five minutes and smoke now was linger-ing about five feet off the floor through-out the office. It was a very helpless feeling as we watched in anticipation for water to pulse life into the fire hoses that now crisscrossed their way into the KDA office and into the attic. Five minutes later the fire was out! The firemen did what they could to mini-mize damage by placing tarps over the exposed furniture and equipment, but damage there was! In those 15 minutes the KDA suffered what that will likely be $50-60,000 in fire and related damag-es. It goes without saying that if the fire had started 45 minutes later after staff had left for the day the office would likely have been a complete loss!

That brings to the issue of dental mid levels. Supporters of the mid-level concept, like the Kellogg Foundation and their Kansas partners, see only the perceived benefits of the mid-level model-that they will simply create more dental treatment access points for chil-dren (and others). These well meaning people who deal daily with children who suffer from dental disease and its associated problems through no fault of their own have leaped to the simple and sexy conclusion that a new type of provider is needed without contemplat-ing the consequences of such a system. I will not discuss the patient safety concerns that the KDA has regarding the mid-level model here because the dentists of Kansas understand them fully. You might not know, however, that New Zealand, where the dental therapist model originates, has among the worst dental health among devel-oped countries! A whopping forty-four percent of 5-year-olds in New Zealand have at least one decayed, missing or filled tooth. By comparison, in the U.S. 28% of children between the ages of 2 and 5 had one or more decayed, missing or filled teeth in 2004. Maybe that’s a result of the simple fact that the U.S. has 2 ½ times more the number of dentists per capita than New Zealand which relies heavily on dental therapist for its dental care!?! Dental therapists have now been in the tribal lands of Alaska for three or four years but many dentists see it as a solu-tion for the vast sparsely populated and untamed Alaska wilderness that makes no sense in Kansas or anywhere else in the U.S for that matter. As the Kellogg Foundation spends significant dollars to create a mid-level in Kansas it’s fair to ask…what’s next? …the fire burns providing safety and comfort to those who unwittingly think they control its awesome power while all along it lies in wait and smolders awaiting an opportunity to rage out of control and unleash devastation to those in its path. In the distance, people watch in awe, hiding in the illusion that it could never happen to me…

Fifth District Dr. Oscar E Boomsaad • Dr. George F Burg• Dr. John W Carter• Dr. Dennis D Gemar • Dr. Glenn V Hemberger• Dr. Gary D McReynolds• Dr. Robert L Nelson• Dr. Douglas M Slawson • Dr. Nevin K Waters• Dr Richard H Willits•

Flint HillsDr. Keith M Grigsby•

Northwest/Golden Belt District Dr. Gary E O’Hara DDS•

Seventh District Dr. Harold M Gregg•

Topeka District Dr. Norman E Ruediger •

Wichita District Dr. James M Alley, III• Dr. John L Manuel•

Members elected to Life MembershipAt the KDA General Assembly on Saturday, June 25, the following KDA members who are at least 65 years old and have 30 consecutive years of KDA membership or 40 total years of KDA membership were elected to Life Membership:

L to R - Drs. Glenn Hemberger, Richard Willits, Nevin Waters, Oscar Boomsaad, and John Carter were present to receive their Life Pins during the KDA General Assembly

“Don’t wait for someone to take you under their wing. Find a good wing and climb up underneath it.”

Frank C. Bucaro

Having reached the $10,500 in contri-butions, Kansas Dental Association’s sponsored Rinehart Foundation scholar-ship is now endowed. This means that a Kansas UMKC Dental School student will be receiving in the KDA’s name this fall. The KDA Rinehart Scholarship Fund was created by the KDA in 2009 and is awarded to a Kansas student using criteria developed by the KDA. Specifi-

KDA rinehart Foundation scholarship reaches endowment Levelcally, the student must:

Be a fourth year UMKC dental student• Be a graduate of a Kansas high school Be an active stu-• dent member of the KDA.Intend to practice dentistry in Kansas upon graduation• Have a letter of recommendation from a KDA member • dentist

In addition, special consideration will be given to students who:Intend to practice dentistry in a less populated or un-•

derserved areaShows financial need • Has shown superior academic • performance

The Kansas Dental Charitable Founda-tion Board of Trustees had authorized a contribution to the Rinehart Scholarship of up to $1,100 in order to guarantee that the scholarship would be endowed by UMKC’s 2011-12 academic year.

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Deceased Members rememberedAt the KDA General Assembly on Satur-day, June 25, the following KDA mem-bers who passed this since the last KDA meeting were remembered: Name Date City DistrictDr. Charles V. “Bud” Neath 4/4/2010 Kansas City First Dr. Leo Vincent Bongers 10/12/2010 Hanover NW/GBDr. Walter Jones 10/4/2010 McPherson CentralDr. Clarence”Bill” Drake 3/1/2011 Kingman WichitaDr. Harold Reid 3/16/2011 Liberal Central Dr. Jardon Strand 5/25/2011 Overland Park FifthDr. Robert Hague 5/31/2011 Peabody Seventh

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On June 1, 2011, an electrical fire started in the attic of the KDA headquarters at approximately 4:15 PM. While no injuries were sustained and fire damage was limited to one room, the entire office received smoke damage and has taken six weeks to completely repair those damages.The fire was contained within the ceiling of KDA’s Assistant Executive Director Greg Hill’s office, while smoke spread throughout the main offices as well as the attic. The ceiling tiles and lights within the entire office were replaced and all of the furniture was taken offsite for smoke abatement. While firefighters were extinguishing the fire, they pulled down the drop ceiling to access the area

where the fire began. Wiring had also burned within one of the walls which required the drywall be removed and the wiring be replaced. Once the new wall was completed, paint was ordered and the walls were finished. Lastly, the carpets were cleaned and all the office furniture was returned and Greg was moved back into his office.No office equipment or personal items were destroyed in the fire. During this time, Greg worked from the KDA copier and storage room.

Fire and smoke Damage KDA office

Ceiling and wall of Greg’s office

The KDA Board of Delegates has ap-proved four endorsements to help members with a variety of staffing and practice issues. These endorsements: Allstate Voluntary Worksite Insurance, R&D Services Amalgam Collector®, All About Merchants credit card processing and Tax Favored Benefits for retirement planning and administration services. The Allstate Voluntary Worksite Insur-ance program was released to members this spring and Deanna McCabe is

currently undergo-ing a marketing strategy to system-atically contact all KDA members. This program of-fers dentists and

their staff products like disability, hos-pitalization, cancer and accident insur-ance. These insurance products cost the dentist nothing as your employees pay for and own these products themselves. Contact Deanna McCabe at 913-831-0999 x1250.

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the KDA Announces new endorsements to Assist Membersmeets criteria of every market attempted in North America. KDA members will receive a 10% discount on the amalgam collector®. Contact Dr. Ross Fraker at 800-816-4995 or visit their website at www.theamalgamcollector.com.All About Merchants credit card pro-cessing promises to provide enhanced customer service and lower rates than the KDA’s past endorsee. Contact Richard Fuller-ton to get a quote from All About Mer-chants and start reducing your practice

overhead today! Richard can be contacted at 816-510-8305.Tax Favored Benefits (TFB) retirement administration and planning services will assist dentists and dental offices de-sign and administer retirement programs for you and your staff that maximize your financial benefits while minimizing your taxable exposure. Tim Gaigals can set up a time to meet with you personally about your personal and/or office needs at 913.648.5526.KDA endorsed products and services offer preferred pric-ing for members of the KDA. The KDA understands that the circumstances of each dental practice are unique and there-fore encourages members to compare endorsed products and services with other companies.

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THE KDHE BOH Screening Program Needs Your Help!The Bureau uses local dentist and dental hygienist volunteers to collect this data. Every year the Bureau receives more re-quests from new schools asking to be included in the screen-ing program, so we must constantly recruit new volunteers.

To be a screener you must be a licensed dental professional (DDS or RDH) and take an online training course. BOH will also do in-person training on re-quest. The course is approved by the Dental Board for 2 CEUs. Assisting with school screening is simple, takes only a few hours and can be done in your local community on your own schedule. Many screeners only screen one or two schools near their home, or where their own children go to school. For more information, please contact the Bureau of Oral Health at 785-296-5116 or KBOH@kdheks.gov. NOTE: The Kansas School Screening Program is funded in part by the Health Resources Service Administration (HRSA) 12HP10691-01-01 - Grants to States to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities, Children’s Mercy Family Health Partners and the Delta Dental Foundation of Kansas.

KS School Screening Results 2007-20102008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011

Number of Children Screened 55,532 75,175 121,443Counties Screened 51 66 74Untreated Decay - Children with obvious untreated caries in at least 1 tooth.

24.26% 21.88% 19.1%

Treated Decay - Children with at least one restoration.

41.57% 38.03% 40.28%

3rd Graders with Sealants Present 26.38% 29.34% 34.35% Urgent Care Needed (Swelling Present) 4.15% 4.02% 2.91%

Counties with Highest % of Untreated Decay

2010-2011 School Year

County # of Children Screened

% with Untreated Decay

Elk 136 42.65Anderson 102 36.27Morton 378 30.69Clay 323 30.03Coffey 481 29.52Norton 137 29.2Seward 3066 28.67Hamilton 274 28.1Cherokee 1833 27.99Butler 1321 27.78

Counties with Lowest % of Untreated Decay

2010-2011 School Year

County # of Children Screened

% of Untreated Decay

Leavenworth 1461 7.39Gove 367 8.17Thomas 400 8.5Trego 246 9.35Atchison 857 9.68Ellis 1337 11.22Ottawa 486 11.32Marshall 602 11.46Miami 3125 12.54Scott 302 12.58

Kansas bureau of oral health’s school screening Data releasedThe Bureau of Oral Health (BOH) at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment has completed its third year of collecting oral health screening data in schools. Kansas statutes require schools to provide an annual oral health screening to all students who do not provide proof that they have received a dental exam in the last year. In 2007, the Bureau of Oral Health developed a uniform protocol for oral health screen-ing and an online data collection system in order to assist schools in meeting this statutory requirement. BOH has been collecting this screening data for the last three years, with increased school participation every year.

The KDHE approved oral screening is a very basic tongue blade and flashlight procedure, designed only to capture ob-vious dental decay and the presence of restorations and sealants. Each parent receives notice of the screening and once it has been done, gets a summary report of their child’s screening results with a reminder to see a dentist for a full exam and preventive care. The screenings are done by volunteer dentists and den-tal hygienists. As they are just simple screenings, they are not billable proce-dures by insurance or Medicaid, and are provided to all students free of charge. The Bureau collects the screening data and uses it for policy and program

planning. The following charts summarize the Screening Data that BOH has received to date. More screening data and details about the program are available on the BOH website: http://www.kdheks.gov/ohi/screening_program.htm. The data can be sorted by county, school district and individual school.

Dr. Richelle Roy, Topeka, recently resigned as a dentist member of the Kansas Dental Board. Appointed twice by Governor Kathleen Sebelius to represent the 2nd Congressional District on the Dental Board, Dr. Roy was serving her second consecutive four-year term at the time of her resignation. The resigna-tion leaves the nine-member Kansas Dental Board with eight members. The Kansas Dental Associa-tion has nominated Dr. Scott Hamilton, (Topeka), Dr. Allen Reavis (Atchison), and Dr. Robert Harmon (Osage City) to complete Dr. Roy’s unexpired term. The members of the Kansas Dental Board are:

Name Address Phone/Fax Term ExpiresGlenn Hemberger, DDS 3rd DistrictPRESIDENT

8575 W 110th St, Ste 310 Overland Park, KS 66210

913-345-0331 April 30, 2013

Richard Darnall, DDS At-LargeVICE PRESIDENT

2201 SW Westport Dr, Ste 200Topeka, KS 66614

785-273-4300 785-273-9654 Fax

April 30, 2014

Susan Rodgers, RDH Hygienist MemberSECRETARY

607 Miley Lansing, KS 66043

913/727-1470 April 30, 2014

Denise Maus, RDH Hygienist Member

1334 N Coach House Wichita, KS 67235

316-721-4780 316-263-3962 Fax

April 30, 2012

Michael Milford, DDS 1st District

200 Ross Blvd Dodge City, KS 67801

620-225-3131 April 30, 2012

Jim Showalter Public Member

3621 SW York Way Topeka, KS 66604

785-271-8072 April 30, 2014

Charles Squire, DDS 4th District

555 N Carriage PkwyWichita, KS 67226

316-683-2525316-682-9385 Fax

April 30, 2015

Roger L. Stevens, DDS At-Large

1110 Westport DrManhattan, KS 66502

785-539-2314 785-539-1121 Fax

April 30, 2013

VACANT 2nd District

April 30, 2012

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The Kansas Dental Board has in the past included random audit requests within their renewal forms; letting the licensee know in October that they were being au-dited and requiring proof of their continuing education to be sent in with their renewal form. The dead-line for completion of continuing education is December 1st of the year the renewal is due. The NEW KDB CE audit requests will no lon-ger be sent out in October with the license renewal information. The Dental Board will send out a letter to those who have been randomly

selected to be audited at a later date once the renewal cycle is com-pleted. When you renew an active license, you will still be asked if you have completed the required CE hours, if the answer is “yes”, then mark the box on the renewal form that states that you have com-pleted all the required CE. Failure to complete the required CE can result in a disciplinary action. Remember to save all of your CE completion documents/certificates that you receive in order to be able to produce them should you be au-dited by the Kansas Dental Board.

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