San Fernando Valley Dental Society

At SFVDS, we want to hear from our membership rather than bore you with a one-sided monologue. What was your take home from this pandemic? Mind sharing your 2 cents with your colleagues and friends? Please email them to the central office at [email protected], and/or share on our Facebook page. https://sitefinity.ada.org//dental-dimensions/dd_spring-20

In this week’s Leadership Corner, Dr. Tippett-Whyte discusses the latest developments with Delta Dental's planned fee cuts and provides insight on CDA’s ongoing advocacy efforts to ensure Delta Dental honors its obligation to providers.

USC dentist Dr. Asad Salman one of only two dentists (that we know) who will be providing COVID-19 vaccines in his office #patientsfirst, #COVID19, American Dental Association, California Dental Association (CDA)

Last night's zone meeting was a success! Thank you Dr. Kanuga for a fantastic presentation !

Dr. Chi Leung working as a volunteer vaccinator at CSUN on Saturday, January 30, along with other dentists and medical professionals. These volunteers worked from 7:00 am to 6:30 pm tirelessly!

Dentists vaccinating in California California Dental Association (CDA), American Dental Association, American Association of Women, Iranian American Dental Association (IADA), USC Trojans, Nury Martinez,

CDA president Dr. Judee Tippett-Whyte spoke with FOX40 about dentists being cleared to give COVID-19 vaccines. Hear how dentists can help increase the distribution of the vaccine and where injections will be administered.

Live Webinar on COVID vaccination, Jan 12, 6:00 pm. register at the link https://ebusiness.cda.org/ebusiness/Login

Sign up for your vaccination TODAY! Click link below. Beginning January 11, all healthcare workers in Phase 1A are eligible for vaccination. Phase 1A is for all healthcare workers who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials. Healthcare workers include clinical staff such as doctors, nurses, and dentists as well as people who work in other areas like laboratories, hospital environmental services, patient transportation, and langua...ge interpretation. Low risk healthcare workers such as administrative support staff without routine in-person patient contact will be offered vaccination in a later phase as shown on the Vaccine Prioritization & Allocation webpage. If you are a healthcare worker in Phase 1A: Please visit the Vaccination for healthcare workers webpage to learn how you can get vaccinated. If you are not a healthcare worker: Please visit VaccinateLACounty.com to find out when you can receive a vaccine. You can also sign up on the webpage for regular updates from our COVID-19 Vaccine Email Newsletter.

Act now to prioritize dentistry's access to the COVID-19 vaccine. Urge Gov. Gavin Newsom by sending a letter here: https://p2a.co/aUNbqWO.

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Health and Safety UIC Dental School Unveils Pediatric Outpatient Center The New Dentist News (10/23) reported that the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Dentistry has opened the Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation Pediatric Dentistry Outpatient Center, a new facility that will serve 1,000 children ages 3 to 17 annually who need oral health care under general anesthesia. Dr. Marcio da Fonseca, Chicago Dental Society Foundation professor and head of the de...partment of pediatric dentistry, said in a news release, The center will greatly improve our ability to serve the children in need of dental care under general anesthesia within an acceptable timeframe. Advertisement Advertisement Dental Industry California Dental Association Facilitates PPE Delivery To Dental Students The California Dental Association (10/22) reported that as dental schools adjust to a new school year in the COVID era, getting students back in the field and providing patient care in the safest, most efficient way is a top priority. To help local dental schools in their efforts to ensure students have adequate protection, CDA facilitated the delivery of a substantial amount of PPE provided by the state of California, and a CVS-Aetna grant also assisted in making the donations possible. The article stated that Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry and Loma Linda School of Dentistry received a donation of PPE that will help students maintain infection control measures and offset the short supply and rising cost of PPE.https://www.cda.org//a-master-class-in-disease-prevention-

Image McCarran-Ferguson Reform Passes House Thank you!... Dear Advocate, Update: On September 21, the House passed H.R. 1418, the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act! The bill passed by a voice vote which means that no recorded vote was taken. We want to thank our members who sent emails to their Representatives both today and in previous calls to action. ADA advocacy and the action of our members made this vote possible. We will now turn our efforts toward the Senate. Please look for future calls to action to reach out to your Senators to encourage them to pass this bill as well. Thank you again! Mike Graham Sr. Vice President Government Affairs American Dental Association

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Join us next week for the next SFVDS Live Webinar #6. Free to Members, Dental Students and Residents. Register now! Copy and paste the link; https://store12118049.ecwid.com/CE-Course-Webinar-6-CAD-CAM

WHO clarifies recommendation regarding dental care The World Health Organization’s Aug. 3 guidance advising that routine, nonessential oral health care, including oral health check-ups, dental cleanings and preventive care, be delayed has been clarified. WHO Chief Dental Officer Benoit Varenne, PhD, expressed his concerns about media coverage of the interim guidance by stating, Unfortunately, a number of media headlines intentionally or not when they are referring to the W...HO guidance, did not mention that the recommendation to delay routine oral health care is only suggested in an intense uncontrolled community transmission scenario. A scenario that [does] not fit with the current situation of [most countries] around the world. So please be aware of the missing information sometimes disseminated by the media that could increase fear and concern of patients seeking oral health care. I think we all have to play a part in sharing with the public, national dental associations and health authorities the full story provided in the guidance document. The WHO issues guidance worldwide, and its most recent guidance is not specific to California. Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California Department of Public Health and CDA Practice Support provide resources and tools to help dental teams practice safely during the pandemic.

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