Volume 14, Issue 2 October 2015
Inside this issue:
November Meeting 2 Under 40 Event 5 Dental News 6 Important Dates 8
2015-2016 Executive Council
President
Dr. Sebastian J. Castellano (813) 878-0300 drsjcastellano@hotmail.com
President Elect Dr. Matthew T. Waite
(813) 344-4867 mtw@southtampaperio.com
First Vice President Dr. David A. Beach
(813) 907-8751 beachendo@yahoo.com
Secretary/Treasurer Dr. Mark Abdoney
(813) 873-2447
mark@abdoneyperiodontics.com Council Member Dr. Wendy Churchill
(813) 964-8585 churchill.dentistry1@gmail.com
Immediate Past President Dr. Beatriz Totzke
(813) 814-4000 drt@allagesdentalspa.net
HCDA Established 1950 Celebrating Over 60 Years
of Excellence
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Over the last few months, I have attempted to find out more about the history of the Hillsborough County Dental
Association. I believe that understanding our dental past will help us solve current and future issues in dentistry.
I began this journey by asking our senior members for any information concerning the founding of the Hillsborough County Dental Association. After consulting the West Coast Dental and Florida Dental associations, I was amazed how little information we have available on our history.
My initial goal was to find out how our association was started, who our first president was and the goals of organized dentistry at the time. My first clue was provided by our member, Bill Robinson. Bill gave me the name of the first president of organized dentistry in Florida, Duff Post. Dr. Post was not only president of the Florida Dental Society in 1885 but also a three-term mayor of Tampa. It seems to me that he must have been a great leader with vision. Unfor- tunately, the goals for organized dentistry in Florida during the late 1800s and early 1900s are lost. On a national level, the first dental college opened in 1840—
the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. Naturally, this led to government intervention and regulation pertaining to the education system and patents.
The ADA, founded in 1859, began by developing professional standards and promoting scientific research. By the early 1900s, the ADA was involved in educating the public and standardizing educational requirements.
Today, government intervention and regulation are obviously still very pertinent in our industry. OSHA, HIPAA, DEA and DOH are just a few agencies which affect our practices. As president of HCDA, I am trying my best to keep all our members informed on changes with these regulatory agencies.
Standardizing education is also still an important issue for our association with the introduction of dental therapist programs. These programs have already begun in some states—although not in Florida. I reported last month that the Commission on Dental Accreditation has developed accreditation standards for dental therapy programs. I have studied the 40+ page document which outlines the institutional requirements for accrediting dental therapists. This document also covers the required coursework and the scope of training. Personally, the court is still out on how dental therapy will affect our industry. I would appreciate everyone’s ideas and feedback. For further reading, please refer to the
following website—http://www.ada.org/~/media/coda/files/dt.ashx.
I sincerely hope you have enjoyed our trip down history lane, for an important guide to the future is the study of the past.
Sebastian J. Castellano, DDS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
HCDA General Membership Meeting Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club
1601 South MacDill Avenue, Tampa
6:15 pm - Social 7:00 pm - Meeting & Dinner
Prescription Drugs in Dentistry
Special Agent Glenn Dutton
Drug Enforcement Agency Tampa District Office
1 CEU
Remember to RSVP by November 10
Call HCDA at 813-447-3452, email hcda@hcdafla.com or go to hcdafla.com
The following applicants will be considered for membership in the HCDA: Drs. Michael Barbick, Elizabeth Perez, Mary Teresa Prendiville and Kirstin Rasmussen
Stephen Fluharty, Senior Vice President, Market Director 813-872-1231
SFluharty@bankoftampa.com www.bankoftampa.com
Kennie Taylor CIMA
727-344-6715
kennie.taylor@raymondjames.com www.morganstanleyfa.com
Don't forget to visit and support our meeting sponsors.
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Commercial Relationship Mgr.
813-250-3095
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September Meeting Recap
Drs. Rebecca Benedict and David Goldschein were elected into HCDA membership at the September General Membership meeting.
Dr. Buster Castellano presented a check for $1000 to Dr. Terry Buckenheimer in support of his campaign for ADA President-elect.
Guests at the meeting were Drs. Dan Branca, Adam Cheslock, Mary Teresa Prendiville, Elizabeth Perez, Kirstin Rasmussen and Malissa Vacharakiat.
Save the Date
HCDA
Holiday Party
December 4, 2015
The Tampa Club
Thank you to Renewing Members
Thank you to the following dentists who have renewed their membership for 2015-16 in the Hillsborough County Dental Association. The list includes all members renewing since the September newsletter.
William Baker Robert Perez Sarina Bhole Cindey Pham Silvia Boyd Linh Pham David Busciglio John Redd Jan Cornelius Alberto Ruiz Hilary Dalton Michael Scher Gregory Dyer Jeffrey Schroeder Joita Ghosh Jennifer Senge Dang Ha Frank Sierra Reza Iranmanesh Leanne Sullivan Bahareh Jafarnia Marc Tindell Nick Kavouklis Maria Torres-Ruiz William Marsh Michael Walker Seth McDuffie John Wiest Yen Nguyen
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Come Meet Your Colleagues
Thursday, November 19, 2015 6:00-9:00 pm
2223 N. Westshore, Tampa • International Plaza/Bay Street
Sponsored by:
RSVP by November 14 813-447-3452 hcda@hcdafla.com
HCDA Under 40 Event
Unwind after a busy day - catch-up with old friends and meet new
Florida’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program—E-FORCSE
®2016 FDA Legislative Issues
Each year, the FDA works on creating a legislative platform for organized dentistry to advance and promote during the legislative session. The following are some legislative issues that the FDA anticipates monitoring during the 2016 session. The 2016 Florida Legislature convenes January. 12, 2016
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The Florida Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP), known as E-FORCSE® (Electronic-Florida Online Reporting of Controlled Substance Evaluation Program), was created by the 2009 Florida Legislature in an initiative to encourage safer prescribing of controlled substances and to reduce drug abuse and diversion within the state of Florida.
E-FORCSE® has selected Health Information Designs, LLC, to develop a database that collects and stores pre- scribing and dispensing data for controlled substances in Schedules II, III and IV. The purpose of the PDMP is to provide the information that is collected in the database to health care practitioners to guide their decisions in prescribing and dispensing these highly abused prescrip- tion drugs. Section 893.055, Florida Statutes, requires health care practitioners to report to the PDMP each time a controlled substance is dispensed to an
individual. The information is reported through the electronic system as soon as possible but not more than 7 days after dispensing. This reporting timeframe ensures that health care practitioners have the most up-to-date information available.
E-FORCSE® complies with the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) as it pertains to protected health information (PHI), electronic protected health information (EPHI) and all other relevant state and federal privacy and security laws and regulations. The information collected in the sys- tem will be used by the PDMP to encourage safer prescribing of controlled substances and to reduce drug abuse and diversion within the state of Florida.
Learn more about E-FORCSE at http://
www.floridahealth.gov/statistics-and-data/e-forcse/.
SUPPORT:
• Dental Care Access Account (SB 234 by Sen. Don Gaetz & HB 139 by Rep. Travis Cummings)
• Donated Dental Services Program • Community Water Fluoridation • Increase Medicaid Dental Funding
• Maintain Educational Standards for Internationally -Trained Dentists • Florida’s Action for Dental Health
OPPOSE:
• Medicaid Provider Number for Dental Hygienists
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Newsletter Editor:
Dr. Thomas C. Reinhart
813-972-5560 • treinhart3@tampabay.rr.com
The HCDA Newsletter is published five times a year in September, October, January, March and May. The Editor and staff organize, print and mail to membership. The position of the editor is elected by the Executive Council and does not have a specified term. The editorial staff holds the right to deny ads submitted for publishing. The newsletter may publish signed articles relating to all phases of dentistry, but assumes no responsibility for opinions expressed by the contributors. Publication in this newsletter does not imply the Hillsborough County Dental Association endorses any products or services that are advertised. Views, editorials, news columns and/or articles are those of the authors and not necessarily of the editor, staff, or members of the Hillsborough County Dental Association.
The Hillsborough County Dental Association is available to assist you:
Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
To contact the HCDA:
Phone: 813-447-3452 Fax: 407-704-3869 Email: hcda@hcdafla.com
Website: hcdafla.com
Michelle Stills, Executive Secretary
