The day after the September 11 attacks, I was informed I would be on a plane to New York City the next day to work in the morgue. I had training and experience with dental forensics identifying bodies and helping with criminal cases in Alaska early in my career. That put me on the database… Continue Reading Identifying bodies at the World Trade Center
My president component visits across the state are in full swing. I enjoy getting to know members and responding to their concerns in a town hall style meeting setting. Before we arrive for these meetings, we send out a pre-visit survey to members to gather and investigate their local concerns. I encourage each of you… Continue Reading You make us a member driven organization
The Wisconsin Dental Association has advocated for several bills lately, and we expect to oppose another bill soon. Since providing public testimony is an important part of what I do as your WDA president, I would like to share a few tips in the event that you are asked to provide testimony. Assembly and Senate committees… Continue Reading How to testify when supporting a legislative bill
Quality of care is one reason we are promoting Expanded Function Dental Assistants (EFDAs). Compare EFDAs to dental therapists, which is what will soon be proposed to supposedly solve the access to care problem. EFDAs works under the supervision of a dentist, so no dental work leaves the office until it meets the quality standards… Continue Reading Why would I want to help a bill that is lowering the quality of care for patients?