President's Message
My fellow members,
Well here we go again!! It's an early start to another great year for the UPCDA. It is with great honor to serve as your President this year and the entire board is looking forward to having a wonderful year ahead. Our mission this year is to recruit new members, and to reignite interest in existing members that don't participate. We have an exciting schedule this year. Please check it out and mark your calendars so you don't forget to attend. There are a couple of social events prior to the regular schedule aimed at inviting new dentists, if you know anyone interested please invite them. I remember when I was one of the newbies and it was nice to be made part of our group. Now, I am one of the oldies and although still excited to be a part, it would be great to have new ones to carry the flame.
The West Coast meeting in Marco was excellent. The hotel was awesome, meeting and continuing ed courses were very enlightening. President Oscar Menendez, put on a heck of a social event in his Presidential suite. The meeting made me realize the importance of organized dentistry, not only for the fellowship, but to make sure we have a voice in government. I encourage everyone to go next year.
Our upcoming year will include some great continuing education. We have secured an Opioid lecture for the November dual meeting. This will satisfy the requirement put forth by the state of Florida. We are also having a throwback meeting in October, like what we used to do years ago. The UPCDA is entering a float in the Dunedin Mardi Gras Parade next March. It will be a lot of fun and great exposure for our group, so plan on it. We want to have a balance of education and fun for our members. I think the dues are a bargain for all the activities we have planned.
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the meetings. Have a great rest of the summer!!
Tim Doerner, DDS
President
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UPCDA CE Meeting
Wednesday, September 12th
Speaker: Dr. Glenn DuPont
Seminar: Solving the Most Difficult Cases: A Step-by-Step
Process
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Time: 6:00pm Social, 6:45pm Lecture
RSVP By September 7th: Please call 727-449-1232 or email [email protected]
, be sure to include your meal selection (
Chicken, Fish or Veggie). Those that do not specify meal will receive chicken.
Solving the Most Difficult Cases: A Step-by-Step Process
Dr. DuPont will share a process that he has been using successfully to solve the most difficult problems that patients present with. Using the principles that he learned while practicing with Dr. Peter Dawson, he has accumulated some extremely challenging cases over the last 39 years. Severe anterior wear cases are some of the most challenging. A step-by-step process will be presented in a series of checklists that the attending dentist can immediately apply to help solve problems with their patients.
Learning objectives;
- Review key principles and concepts of esthetics and function.
- Apply the four treatment options to solve functional issues.
- Utilize the Functional-esthetic 2-D checklist.
- Show the use of the 10 Step 3-D checklist.
- Apply these checklist and principles to a number of different cases.
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Is Your UPCDA Dental Office Listed? 
The Upper Pinellas County Dental Association's website has been updated to feature its members in a "find a dentist" tool.
The member advertising campaign promotes UPCDA member dentists to the public through internet marketing and social media. Please make sure your practice and contact information on the website is correct www.upcda.org. Email your practice website
address, a 375 x 375 pixel profile picture and any corrections
to [email protected].
All members will be listed unless you choose to opt out. UPCDA 2018-2019 must be current in order to be included. If you have any questions feel free to contact UPCDA at 727-449-1232 or [email protected].
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Florida's New Law on Controlled Substance Prescribing
All licensed dentists who are registered with the DEA and authorized to prescribe, including Teaching Permit holders, Health Access dentists, Temporary Certificate holders, Limited License holders and Dental Residents are impacted by the changes in the Controlled Substances Bill and must complete a mandatory seminar by January 31st. UPCDA will be providing the seminar to its members on Wednesday, November 8th. You can also complete the seminar online, click here for online seminar.
There are four key changes in the law for all dentists. They include:
A requirement that dentists take a Board-approved 2-hour CE course on prescribing controlled substances
- Prescription supply limits for the treatment of acute pain that may not exceed 3 days or up to a 7 day supply in special circumstances
- The Florida Board of Dentistry develop guidelines for prescribing controlled substances for acute pain
- Mandatory requirement for all dentists to utilize the PDMP for the prescribing or dispensing of controlled substances.
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DENTAL THERAPISTS
This past legislative session, the Florida Dental Association (FDA) was successful in defeating legislation that would have allowed a high school graduate with three years of dental therapy training extract permanent teeth, perform partial root canals and administer local anesthesia under the general supervision of a dentist.
How has the FDA prepared for the dental therapist threat to Florida?
The FDA understands the importance of an informed Legislature. This year's goal was to help legislators understand the significance of the education and training dentists go through before they are licensed to practice dentistry. The groundwork of educating legislators is essential to helping them understand the difference between a dentist and the proposed legislation for dental therapists. The FDA's "The Root of ..." campaign specifically outlined the number of years dentists attend dental school, in addition to any specialty training for specialists, before they are licensed to practice dentistry in Florida.
Click here for "The Root of ..." flyer on education and training.
Click here to learn where dental therapists are currently practicing in the United States and to read the latest FDA Capital Report.
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2018
September 12
Dr. Glenn DuPont
Solving the Most Difficult Cases: A Step-by-Step Process
Countryside Country Club
Retro Crab Feast
Pearls of Wisdom
Clearwater Yacht Club
November 8
Dr. Marc Kaprow
Controlled Substance Prescribing in Florida
Cypress Meadows Community Church, Clearwater - Joint meeting with Pinellas County
Holiday Happy Hour
Bar Louie, Clearwater
2019
January 16
Dr. Larry Lieberman
Laser Dentistry
Belleair Country Club
March 5
UPCDA Mardi Gras Celebration
Dunedin Parade
March 20
Dr. Jan Cornelius
Botox in Dentistry
Bon Appetit, Dunedin
Staff Welcome
April 19
Captain Memo's
Pirate Cruise
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February 1, 2019
WCDDA Annual Meeting
CAMLS, Tampa
Registration is open
March 11-12, 2019
March 22-23, 2019
FDA Mission of Mercy
Orlando, FL
Feb. 28 - March 3, 2019
WCDDA President's Trip
Mardi Gras - NOLA
June 27-29, 2019
FDA's Dental Convention
Gaylord Palms, Orlando
July 26-28, 2019
WCDDA Summer Meeting
The Ritz Carlton, Naples
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WELCOME NEW UPCDA MEMBER
Mauricio Castellanos, DDS
Prosthodontist
Clearwater
Invite your non member colleague to a UPCDA meeting at no cost. Contact UPCDA (727) 449-1232.
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Reminder
Dues are due!
If you have not paid your dues or have not seen an invoice please contact UPCDA
(727) 449-1232
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UPCDA
Executive Board
Dr. James Doerner
President
Dr. Jeremy Albert
President-Elect
Dr. Jose Lazaro
1st Vice President &
Program Chairman
Dr. Philip Hedger
Secretary & Membership Chairman
Dr. Laura Habner
Council At-Large &
Membership Chairman
Dr. Emanuel Kantos
Treasurer
Peer Review Chairman
Dr. Mark Obman
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