Sacramento District Dental Society & Foundation

The Dentists Insurance Company (TDIC) is our Vendor Member of the Week! Their insurance products were designed uniquely for dentists, offering comprehensive protection for every aspect of your professional and personal life. Learn more https://www.sdds.org/vendors/vendor-member-spotlight/

So who wants to go see these shows with the SDDS crew? We’ve got great seats!

One of our featured Member websites this week is Cynthia L. Weideman, DDS and Jeffrey V. Sue, DDS www.SacChildrensDentist.com

One of our featured Member websites this week is Paul P. Binon, DDS, MSD www.binondentalimplants.com/

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! The Sacramento Veteran Stand Down Clinic is happening at the McClellan Conference Center on August 9-10th and they are looking for volunteers! Healing California will be there providing free dental services to homeless and at-risk veterans and their families! All you need to do is signup, show up and use your skills and experience to help take care of patients. Sign up to volunteer: https://volunteers.healingca.org/

California Employers Association is our Vendor Member of the Week! CEA serves as a full service HR department and they run our SDDS HR Hotline. They are an incredible resource for you! https://www.sdds.org/vendors/vendor-member-spotlight/

One of our featured Member websites this week is Jared Antrobus, DDS www.rocklinoralsurgery.com

One of our featured Member websites this week is Robert Hays, DDS www.roberthaysdds.com

First US Community Credit Union is our Vendor Member of the Week! They've been Vendor Members with us since all the way back in 2005! They can provide the better rates, lower fees, and higher level of personalized service that you expect from your local credit union. View their services: https://www.sdds.org/vendors/vendor-member-spotlight/

Now this is a good dental story- thanks for sharing Favero Dental!!!

One of our featured Member websites this week is David Crippen, DDS www.capitalpd.com

One of our featured Member websites this week is Steven J. Brazis, DDS www.toothhaven.com

Thanks to our Pen Sponsor; California Northstate University College of Dental Medicine, the first 300 attendees to register received a goodie bag with a pen inside. Visit their website here: http://dentalmedicine.cnsu.edu/

A huge thank you to all involved with participating and executing such a full week of webinars! We are so thankful for our attendee, speakers, sponsors and hosts we couldn’t have done it without all of you!

Thanks to our Post-it Sponsor; Star Dental Refining, the first 300 attendees to register received a goodie bag with a post-it note inside. Visit their website here: https://starrefining.com/

Thanks to our Mailing Sponsors; Straumann and California Northstate University College of Dental Medicine, the first 300 attendees to register for WoW courses, received a goodie bag in the mail. Straumann: https://www.straumann.com/en/dental-professionals.html California Northstate University College of Dental Medicine: http://dentalmedicine.cnsu.edu/

It’s a Hail Mary Kinda Year! With the current COVID situation, we need to change things up for our 2021 Convention & Expo and we’re hoping you’ll join us. This year we’re hosting Super CE - Week of Webinars (WOW), with five days of webinar programming. Check out the courses here: http://www.sdds.org/super-ce-week-of-webinars/

Have you missed all the great courses that have been happening this week during Week of Webinars, it’s not the end of the world? Most of them will be available on demand after February 20th. Check back as we get closer for more info: https://www.sdds.org/super-ce-week-of-webinars/

Happy New Year, we’re looking forward to what 2021 has in store for us!

SDDS has tickets!!! Hope you’ll join us- info coming soon!

Gotta laugh! Happy Sunday!

One of our featured Member websites this week is Scott P. Churchill, DMD https://www.scottpchurchilldmd.com/

We are excited to announce that the January Nugget is available online! In this issue, we honor and thank our wonderful Vendor Members. They have stuck with us through the COVID challenges and they continue to do so even today. You can find the issue here: http://www.sdds.org/publications-media/the-nugget/

One of our featured Member websites this week is Capitol Periodontal Group: Nidhi Jain, BDS, DMD, MS; Robert Pretel, DDS; Pedram Towfighi, DDS, MS; P. Kevin Chen, DMD, MS; Aneel Nath, DDS; Khalid Rasheed, DDS and Rosemary Wu, DMD, MS https://www.capitolperiodontal.com/

So proud of our very own Kylee!!!

Parc Studio is our Vendor Member of the Week! They are a full-service, boutique interior design firm operating in Northern California specializing in private practice medical, dental, and boutique hospitality.If you're looking to update your office, check them out! http://www.sdds.org/vendors/vendor-member-spotlight/

We may not be able to have our normal in-person Holiday Party this year, but we are keeping with the theme of this year and pivoting! Join us for our online Celebration of SDDS - Zoom Holiday Party! We’ll be hosting a Zoom party on December 11th from 5-6pm! Get in your festive garb and let’s celebrate together! Head to sdds.org to get the Zoom link to join the party, or email [email protected] and let us know you’d like to come!

CPR skills testing is in full force this morning at the SDDS office!

Our Licensure Renewal class is coming soon! Do you need your California Dental Practice Act and Infection Control training? Get all of it taken care of in one day from the comfort of your own home or office! Get signed up today! http://www.sdds.org/events/lr-nov202020/

Supervisors and employers must have two hours of harassment prevention training by January 1, 2021. Make sure you're covered by taking this upcoming webinar! http://www.sdds.org/events/hpt-nov112020-2/

TONIGHT, we’re having a Virtual Job Bank Speed Dating event for our Dentist Members at 6:30pm. Join us for this interactive, informational, and inspirational evening so that dentists can meet each other and possibly find a dental match! Dentists looking for a job, looking for an associate to hire, or looking for a mentor for the future are all invited. Email [email protected] to rsvp.

The Foundation for Allied Dental Education is our Vendor Member of the Week! Their mission and purpose is to provide educational opportunities and professional development courses for the entire allied dental healthcare team. See how they can help your team! http://www.sdds.org/vendors/vendor-member-spotlight

One of our featured Member websites this week is Donna Galante, DMD https://www.luvmysmile.com/

One of our featured Member websites this week is Maryam Hoang, DMD http://www.sierrasunrisedental.com/

This year SDDF was fortunate enough to receive 14 of those amazing hand-crafted quilts. We may not be having an in-person Holiday Party this year, but the quilts are all available for purchase! Thank you again to Dr. Archibald for her generous donation! The money raised goes to all of SDDF's wonderful projects, and their oral health education in our community. Purchasing a quilt directly helps the community! See all 14 quilts here: http://www.sdds.org/quilts/

Have you seen this month’s Nugget? It’s got some really great articles about communication. Check it out here: http://www.sdds.org/publications-media/the-nugget/

It’s Giving Tuesday day! Proceeds benefit our Foundation’s programs: Smiles for Kids, Smiles for Big Kids, and educational and screening projects. Visit OUR DONATION PAGE to give where YOUR heart is! https://sdds.webconnex.com/SDDF-Donate

Have you done your harassment prevention training yet? It's mandatory for all employees to have one hour of harassment prevention training before January 1, 2021, so get signed up! http://www.sdds.org/events/hpt-nov112020/

We’re having a Virtual Job Bank Speed Dating event for our Dentist Members, Thursday 12/3 at 6:30pm. Join us for this interactive, informational, and inspirational evening so that dentists can meet each other and possibly find a dental match! Dentists looking for a job, looking for an associate to hire, or looking for a mentor for the future are all invited. Email [email protected] to rsvp.

As we hit the reset button in our lives many are asking how can I connect the dots and bring what was important at home to the practice? How can I work with the new normal without feeling abnormal? And most importantly what do I want my life to look like now? The November General Meeting will be held in an online format, sign up today! http://www.sdds.org/events/gm-nov2020/

This interactive Zoom meeting will bring together front office team members to discuss many topics that affect their day to day operation and experience. The November topic is Juggling with Joy Getting it Done at the Front Desk. It will go over topics such as productive scheduling, keeping a full schedule, collecting what is produced and more. Join us by signing up today! http://www.sdds.org/events/ll-nov52020/

N&R Publications is our newest Vendor Member! N&R Publications takes complicated subjects and shares them with a wide audience through storytelling. Thanks so much to them for joining as a Vendor Member to support SDDS! http://www.sdds.org/vendors/vendor-member-spotlight

Happy Thanksgiving !!!!!

Giving Tuesday is just 6 days away! On December 1, Sacramento District Dental Foundation will once again be participating in this great event! Proceeds benefit our Foundation’s programs: Smiles for Kids, Smiles for Big Kids, and educational and screening projects. Please mark your calendar for Tuesday, December 1, and bookmark OUR DONATION PAGE to give where YOUR heart is!... https://sdds.webconnex.com/SDDF-Donate See more