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Click here
for pictures from our Night at The Museum
Installation on
Sept. 9,
2011 hosted by our President Dr. Amy
Anderson
Important Update:
From the WCDDA:
Update 7/7/11:
STATE SURGEON GENERAL ISSUES A SUPPLEMENTAL
ORDER TO PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DECLARATION
- Supplemental language
suspends requirement for practitioners to use
counterfeit proof prescription pads for 60 days
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New Law Affecting the way Florida Doctors Write Prescriptions:
The Florida Department of Health and the Governor's Office are
prioritizing the implementation and enforcement
of HB 7095, the high profile legislation in
Florida to curb the proliferation of
prescription drug abuse. Effective July 1, it
will be a requirement that all prescriptions for
controlled substances be written on a
counterfeit-proof prescription pad obtained by a
vendor approved by DOH. Locate
approved
prescription pad vendors.
TALLAHASSEE - In order to minimize unintended
consequences of House Bill 7095, State Health
Officer and Surgeon General, Dr. Frank Farmer
today issued a supplemental order to his
previously issued statewide public health
emergency declaration. The supplemental order
suspends the requirement for health care
practitioners to use the Florida Department of
Health (DOH) approved counterfeit proof
prescription pads for any controlled substance
as defined in Chapter 893 of the Florida
Statutes, to run concurrent with the July 1,
2011 declaration.
Posted: June 2011:
Effective January 1, 2012, Dentists who prescribe any controlled
substances for the treatment of chronic
nonmalignant pain must designate on their
practitioner profile that they are a controlled
substance prescribing practitioner. For more
information on these issues, please review the
official copies of the
BOD letter
and the
DOH Disposition
Letter. Follow the link for the
FAQ's.
All other questions can be directed to
questions@floridaldental.org.
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Dentists - As you upgrade your
office with new equipment, such as
digital x-rays, consider
donating your used equipment (i.e., x-ray
processors) to our local PTEC and Dental Hygiene Schools.
2011
Oct 22
WCDDA Softball Tournament & Family Picnic -
Our Pinellas
Pounders once again battle teams from Upper Pinellas, West
Pasco and Hillsborough
- our first practice -
(next time someone bring a ball,
please)
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If you are an active PCDA
member and would like to request the current
user name and password, please send an email
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Executive
Director
- include your full
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information.
Or, you may call Chris
Lee at 323-2992 during normal business
hours.
The Members Only section of the Web site
includes:
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Job Bank
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Master with copy for ad and more info.
Membership has benefits. PCDA members may
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fee. If you aren't currently a member
click here to learn
why joining the PCDA is good for your practice,
your profession, and your patients.
Note
to Member Dentists - Please review your
listings - any corrections may be sent
through this
correct me link.
Also please include any updated website info
and/or email address for your office (for public
display). Please be aware that these
changes are being done as quickly as feasible -
thanks for your comments and suggestions.
If you have a
valuable addition or would like to post
something of interest to Dentists, Team Members,
or our community, we would be happy to consider
it for publication on our site.
Steven Bloom, DDS
Website Editor
Upcoming Meetings :
PCDA General
Membership Meetings:
6:00 Social Hour
7:00 Dinner and Meeting
2011 / 2012 Calendar
updated 01/14/12:
Sept. 9 Installation of Officers and Dinner
Museum of
Fine Arts
Oct. 5
Monthly Meeting -
Physical therapy for Dentistry
Diane
Hartley
Treasure Island Tennis & Yacht Club
VENDORS:
Vanguard Payment Systems - Mangrove Wealth-
Cornerstone Community Bank - DSG
- IBP
Nov. 9
Joint Meeting with UPCDA - The
epidemic of pill mills
St. Pete Marriott Clearwater
12600 Roosevelt Blvd.
VENDORS:
Dec. 7
Medical Errors
Nicholas Grimaudo, DMD
PCDA member Hygienists invited, $35
Treasure Island Tennis & Yacht Club
please
bring unwrapped gifts for our annual Toys for
Tots collection
2012
Jan.
No
Meeting
Feb. 8
Cone Beam Technology
Drs. Randy Hedrick, Gregg Langston and Robert
Yu
Treasure Island Tennis & Yacht Club
Mar.
7 Oral
Pathology Potpourri
Dr. Don Cohen
Treasure
Island Tennis & Yacht Club
Apr.
4
Hi-Tech Night -
VENDOR FAIR
Treasure
Island Tennis & Yacht Club
Note - Dinner starts at 6:45 pm
sponsored by
Benco
May
6 End-of-the-Year
PARTY
Please Thank and Patronize Our Vendors
they help support our functions and help keep
your dues reasonable
Directions to:
Treasure
Island Yacht & Tennis Club
400 Treasure
Island Causeway, Treasure Island, FL 33706
Directions to other locations are
in the members only area
Other
Important Dates:
2012
Feb 01 Dentist's Day on the Hill
Tallahassee
Feb 3, 17, 18 Give Kids A Smile
Feb
4 WCDDA
90th Annual Meeting
Tampa Convention Center
http://www.wcdental.org/
Feb 28
End of Biennium -
make sure you have your credits!
June 14-16 FNDC
Gaylord Palms, Orlando
http://floridadental.org/pro/fndc/
Oct 18-21
ADA
San Francisco, CA
http://www.ada.org/session/
2013
Our Dentists
in the News:
Congratulations to our members
on
winning the following awards
at the
West Coast District Dental
Association
2011 Annual Meeting:
Distinguished Service Award
Betty N.
Hughes, DDS
Leadership Award
Susan Hudak-Boss,
DMD
Affiliate of the Year
Pinellas
County Dental Association
Have a
Special Event to post?
send your news or dental pictures to Web Editor,
Dr. Bloom at
ed@smilepinellas.com
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Training
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www.callforcompliance.com
Dentist
Opportunities
- Practice
Wanted. Looking to slow down, work less or
retire ? PCDA Dentist looking to
purchase and/or merge an existing practice
in St. Pete - If interested, please send email
to
"E-Box 10" and put "E-Box 10" in subject
area.
Staff Employment
Assistants,
Receptionists, Hygienists
Assistant Position -
Experienced with expanded duties -
resume to
DrBloom@BWFamilyDentistry.com
Hygienists:
The Florida Dental Association now has a new
professional affiliation program for licensed
hygienists. It's called Team Up -
Professionals United for Oral Health
Care
Direct link to more Team-Up info here
Free Job
Postings
If you are looking for employment in a PCDA
Dental Office, you may post a job description at
no charge and it will be posted in our Members
Only section (sorry, you won't be able to view
it). Items submitted to our mailed
newsletter will be posted on our website too.
Please use the
contact us form and
include your name, email address and phone
number, the position you are interested in, and
any additional information that will be
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notify us when the ad is no longer needed,
otherwise ads will run for 90 days.
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