The CDA Annual Session is a weekend that combines leadership with CDA business, professional wellbeing and CE in a family-friendly location. This year, we’re holding the meeting at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO. This is a great opportunity to get involved with organized dentistry. Volunteer to be a CDA delegate or run for a leadership position! Register With …
Join the CDA Foundation on Thursday, April 18, for a wine tasting event at Indulge Bistro & Wine Bar (Southglenn location) in Centennial, CO. Open to members, vendors, and friends, attendees will enjoy exclusive wine and hors d’oeuvre pairings with prize drawings throughout the night! All proceeds will benefit the CDA Foundation, which supports underserved dental access to care, dental …
By Robert McDermott, President/CEO, iCoreConnectFrom the Winter 2019 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association “Ransomware reigns supreme in 2018, as phishing attacks continue to trick employees…A criminal only needs one victim to click on their malicious link or download to gain access to an organization.” TechRepublic1 Malware. We’re calling it the most significant disease that can infect your practice. Let’s start …
By Brandon Rains, J.D. From the Winter 2019 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association When I say the words “estate plan,” what first comes to mind? I will go out on a limb and say that you may have thought something like, “a way to pass on my money to my loved ones after I die.” If you thought something along …
By Carolyn J. Swenson, M.S.P.H., M.S.N., R.N., Peer Assistance Services, Inc. From the Winter 2019 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Imagine this scenario: your patient reports that he/she currently smokes or uses another form of tobacco. You know that it is important to encourage them to quit but you only have a few minutes and you know that these conversations …
From the Winter 2019 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association In 2016, the Colorado Dental Board revised its rules regarding x-ray training for dental assistants. This increased “machine operation exposure factor” training requirement accounts for newer technologies like digital x-rays and CBCT. As a reminder, all dental assistants or office personnel who expose radiographs must be trained through a Commission on …
From the Winter 2019 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association This group of “doers” is comprised of volunteer dentists who are 10 years or less out of dental school. They are the current and future leaders of our profession. Shaheen Moezzi, NDC Chair Practice Location: I cover most parts of the state north to south, from Fort Collins to Alamosa. Practice …
By Ellie Burbee, Kids in Need of Dentistry Executive Director From the Winter 2019 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Kids in Need of Dentistry (KIND) is growing. In late 2018, the Colorado Springs Oral Health Center location moved and entered into a service and space partnership with Mission Medical Center (MMC). MMC provides complimentary services to KIND, serving uninsured/underinsured adults …
By Kelsey Creehan, CDA Marketing Specialist From the Winter 2019 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association The Colorado Mission of Mercy (COMOM) held its 12th annual free clinic Nov. 2-3 in Greeley, CO. The large-scale dental clinic is held each year in a different Colorado community. COMOM provides quality dental services to individuals of all ages who cannot afford or access dental care. …
From the Winter 2019 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association FAQs for MEDICAID PROVIDERS What are the opioid prescribing limitations for Medicaid dentists? Colorado’s Medicaid program recently enacted new opioid prescribing limitations for dentists. Effective Nov. 15, 2018, dentists may prescribe only four days of short-acting opioids at a time, with a maximum of 24 pills (six pills per day) containing …
