The Explorer Winter 2018 Explorer Winter 2018 | Page 2

EXPLORER Winter 2018 Calendar of Courses Inside this issue: 3 President’s Message Executive Order 4 Editor’s Corner 5 Teeth Care on the Go: Mobile Dentists, Hygienists Travel to Your Door 7 How to Handle Equipment Failure 8 How to Have Better Collections in the Dental Practice 9 Are you Asking the Right Questions to Grow Your Dental Practice? MONTH DATE MEETING/EVENT January 20 Radiation Safety 23 California Dental Practice Act / Infection Control 29 CPR 10 8-Hour Infection Control 13 LADS After Dark (BH) 27 Cal-OSHA / Dental Board Investigations 10 Coronal Polishing 1 17 Coronal Polishing 2 20 Work Smarter Not Harder: The Digital Waterfall For Our Clinical Theater 26 CPR February 10 Dental Problems Could Be a Sign of an Eating Disorder 11 Viewing Images on New Devices 12 Claims of Superiority 13 CDA Addresses Questions About Changes in Provider Contracting 15 16 Want to Marry a Doctor? Explorer published by Los Angeles Dental Society Labor Law Corner Editorial Staff 17 Minimizing Canceled Appointments 18 How to Handle Assistive and Service Animals in the Workplace 21 22 March Sonia Molina, DMD, Editor Teresa Chien, Executive Director Officers Fariba Kalantari, DDS - President Classifieds Sadegh Namazikhah, DMD - Treasurer Welcome New Members Pilseong Kim, DDS - President-Elect Richard Hirschinger, DDS, MBA - Vice President SERVICE DOG Adam Geach, DMD - Secretary Michele Frawley, DDS - Immediate Past President Los Angeles Dental Society Explorer