Santa Clara County Dental Society

Great news SCCDS friends and members! Our first Video Short Cuts is now available! Take a look! #sccds #video #dentalsociety #santaclaracounty

Join SCCDS for some Halloween fun over Zoom! Show us your costume and pumpkin decorating skills for a chance to win some gift cards! Free for SCCDS members and their teams or families!! Sign up at: https://sccds.org//halloween-costume-and-pumpkin-decorati/

**Cutting Edge Awards** - The International College of Dentists has announced its annual journalism awards and, once again, The Cutting Edge is in the winner's circle! Congratulations to Dr. Robert Shorey and the SCCDS Communications Committe on a job well done! Our magazine won the following awards: Golden Pen (Article or series of articles of importance or current interest to the dental profession): Awarded for "Nutrition and Dentistry" in our Sept and Oct 2019 issues... Outstanding Cover: Awarded for our December 2019 issue Platinum Pencil (best use of graphics) Honorable Mention: Awarded for "A Trip Down Memory Lane" in our April 2019 issue Overall Newsletter Honorable Mention for our October 2019 issue

In late September, the dental world lost a legend. Dr. Arthur Dugoni touched many lives with his remarkable energy and passion for education. Dozens of our dental society members were fortunate to have known him as students at UoP and benefited from his skills and wisdom. He will be dearly missed and fondly remembered. Memorial gifts may be made to The Art Dugoni Scholar Fund. https://securelb.imodules.com/s/749/givingform.aspx

The deadline for small businesses in San José to submit an application for the San José Small Business Rent Relief Program is tomorrow, Tuesday, September 22 at noon (PDT). The City of San José has set aside $3,800,000 of its federal Coronavirus Relief Funds to provide grants of up to $15,000 to small businesses located in San José to cover the business owner’s unpaid or pending rent from March 1, 2020 through December 30, 2020. This program is available for microenterprise businesses in San Jose with 10 or fewer employees, and grants do not have to be paid back. To submit an application in English, Spanish, or Vietnamese, visit www.sbdchc.org. For more information, visit the FAQ page or call (408) 248-4800.

Back in February, our wonderful volunteer dentists participated in our annual Give Kids A Smile event, sponsored by the Santa Clara County Dental Foundation. It took us a while to thank them but better late than never! Thank you to everyone who helped with #GKAS 2020! We hope to see you again in February 2021! https://sccds.org/give-kids-a-smile-2020/

Times are tough in staff recruitment these days. Fears are high, pay IS an issue and patient appointments are slow. If you want to find a quality employee it all starts with a great job post and ends with good pay, benefits and safety in the office. https://sccds.org/job-posting-tips-and-tricks/

The SCCDS website has been updated and streamlined! Users can look forward to a faster, stable and more user-friendly experience. Take a look today! https://sccds.org

Provider Relief Fund webcast July 27 The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will host a webcast, "Getting Started with the Provider Relief Fund for Medicaid, CHIP and Dental Providers, on Monday, July 27, at noon PST (3 p.m. EDT). The webcast will include information regarding the provider application process for the Provider Relief Fund. To register for the webinar, visit https://webex.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp

Jobs and Classifieds on SCCDS.org Is your practice hiring? Or are you trying to sell tools, equipment, or an office? Take advantage of the FREE member resources available on SCCDS.org! Jobs: Post and share your job opening on our Jobs Board: https://sccds.org/jobs/employer-dashboard/... Classifieds: Members can post classified listings with photos: https://sccds.org/resources/classifieds/

Guidance from the California Department of Industrial Relations elaborates: If a worker becomes ill while at work and is admitted as in-patient at a hospital regardless of the duration of the hospitalization the illness occurred in a place of employment, so the employer must report this illness to the nearest Cal/OSHA office. https://www.cda.org//employers-must-report-to-calosha-any-

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Tonight! After months of shutdowns, dentists are finally returning to practice. But, re-opening isn’t as easy as turning on the lights and unlocking the doors. The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. As the world continues to change and adapt, dentistry must adapt as well. Join the SCCDS COVID-19 Task Force for an evening of updates, resources and best practices that will help you make informed decisions to protect your patients, employees and finances in this ongoing crisis. https://sccds.org//dentistry-in-the-covid-19-world-6-23-2/

The CDC’s Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity call will be on Wednesday, June 3 at 2:00 p.m. EST. CDC has updated the Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Dental settings to include recommendations for resuming non-emergency dental care during the COVID-19 pandemic. CDC will host a Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) call to discuss how the updated guidance addresses the unique characteristics of dental settings that warrant specifi...c infection control considerations and presenters will provide an overview of the updated guidance for dental settings before conducting a Q&A session. This is CDC’s first-ever COCA call targeted specifically at the dental field. Please share this announcement widely to your networks, as this is a unique opportunity for dental health care personnel to hear directly from CDC subject matter experts. CE will not be offered for this COCA call. If you are unable to attend the live call, the recording will be available for viewing on the webpage a few hours after the live event ends and immediately available for viewing on COCA’s Facebook page after the live event ends at 3:00 p.m. EST. Advanced registration is not required. Due to the high demand anticipated for this COCA call, participants are encouraged to consider viewing it on Facebook Live. https://www.facebook.com/CDCClinicianOutreachAndCommunicationActivity/?deliveryName=FCP_3_USCDC_1052%20DM22033 To join the meeting via Zoom, click here. Additional webinar details can be found at cdc.gov.