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■ A N H EW D E N T A L DISEASE P R E V EN TIO N A N D F L U O R ID A T IO N i n it ia t iv e ha s b e e n g iv e n v ig o ro u s s u p p o r t b y D r. Jose p h P. C a p p u c c io , A D A p re s id e n t, a t a m e e tin g w it h H E W Sec. Joseph C a lifa n o , w h o in d ic a te d h e w a s a b o u t to la u n c h th e p r e v e n tio n in it ia t iv e . D r. C a p p u c c io s a id h e w a s g la d to o ffe r th e A s s o c ia tio n ’ s s u p p o rt a n d a d d e d th a t th e A D A a ls o w o u ld b a c k a s o o n -to -b e -a n n o u n c e d H E W c a m p a ig n to re d u c e c ig a re tte s m o k in g a m o n g te e n a g e rs. A ls o d is c u s s e d w it h H E W o ffic ia ls w e re d e n ta l ca re fo r p o o r c h ild r e n a n d th e e ld e r ly , a n d d e n tis tr y ’ s o p p o s it io n to p u b lic u t ilit y - t y p e r e g u la tio n o f h e a lth care. (4-30) ■ D E N T IS T IN V O L V E M E N T IN H O S P IT A L A C C R E D IT A T IO N has b e e n s u p p o rte d b y th e A M A B o a rd o f T ru s te e s , w h ic h v o te d to e n d o rs e c o rp o ra te m e m b e rs h ip fo r th e A D A o n th e J o in t C o m m is s io n o n A c c r e d ita tio n o f H o s p ita ls (JC A H ). R e p e a te d p e titio n s to th e J C A H fo r m e m b e rs h ip h a v e fa ile d , a n d th e A D A B o a rd in 1 977 a u th o r iz e d th a t e ffo rts be d ire c te d in s te a d to th e i n d iv id u a l c o rp o ra te m e m b e rs — th e A M A , A m e r ic a n H o s p ita l A s s o c ia tio n , A m e r ic a n C o lle g e o f S u rg e o n s , a n d A m e r ic a n C o lle g e o f P h y s ic ia n s . T h e A D A a lre a d y is re c o g n iz e d b y th e J C A H as re s p o n s ib le fo r th e a c c r e d ita tio n o f h o s p ita l d e n ta l s e rv ic e s . (4-30) ■ D E N T IS TS ’ HELP IN C O N TR O LLIN G IN F L A T IO N has b e e n a s k e d b y P re s id e n t C a rte r’s c h ie f in f la t io n fig h te r , M r . A lf r e d K a h n . In a m e e tin g i n W a s h in g to n b e tw e e n M r . K a h n a n d D r. C a p p u c c io , th e A D A p r e s id e n t d o c u m e n te d d e n tis tr y ’s e x c e lle n t re c o rd i n m a in ta in in g fe e in c re a s e s a t o r b e lo w in c re a s e s i n th e c o s t o f liv i n g d u r in g a tim e i n w h ic h costs o f o p e ra tin g a d e n ta l p ra c tic e h a v e c lim b e d a t a h ig h e r ra te . A lt h o u g h h e a c k n o w le d g e d th e p r o fe s s io n ’s re c o r d o n fees in re c e n t y e a rs, M r . K a h n e x p re s s e d c o n c e rn a b o u t a n u p w a r d tr e n d in d e n tis ts ’ fees i n re c e n t m o n th s .
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■ FEDERAL R E G U L A T IO N OF X -R A Y S is n o t fe a s ib le , th e c h a irm a n o f a fe d e ra l ta s k fo rc e to re d u c e u n n e c e s s a ry u se o f X -ra y s t o ld a re c e n t h e a rin g , a n d a d d e d th a t u se o f d ia g n o s tic ra d io g r a p h ic p ro c e d u re s a re a m a tte r o f p ro fe s s io n a l ju d g m e n t. T e s tify in g a t a M a r c h 26 h e a rin g o n re p o rts re le a s e d b y fiv e w o r k g ro u p s w a s J o h n W . S ta n fo rd , P h D , s e c re ta ry o f th e A D A C o u n c il o n D e n ta l M a te ria ls a n d D e v ic e s . H e re ite r a te d th e A s s o c ia tio n ’ s p o s itio n th a t “ th e use o f X r a d ia tio n fo r d ia g n o s tic p u rp o s e s s h o u ld be m a d e o n ly a fte r c a re fu l c o n s id e r a tio n o f b o th th e d e n ta l a n d th e g e n e ra l h e a lth n e e d s o f th e p a tie n t.”
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■ THE A D A COSPONSORED N A T IO N W ID E D E N T A L P LAC E M E N T N E T W O R K is operating under the name of The National Health Professions Placement Network. Funded jointly with the ADA Health Foundation and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, the com puterized service now is ready to collect and dissem inate placem ent information for dentists, com munities, and dental auxiliaries across the nation. The netw ork’s main office is at the University of M innesota. (4-16)
The num ber in parentheses at the end of each item indicates the date of issue of the ADA NEWS in w hich m ore extensive coverage is presented. 1048 ■ JADA, V ol. 98, June 1979
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■ L E G IS L A T IO N T O C U T C A P IT A T IO N F U N D S for dental schools by 20% for the current fiscal year was signed April 9 by President Carter. The cutback means that federal grants to dental, medical, and osteopathic schools will be trimmed from $1,390 per student to $1,072. The President has asked Congress to end capitation aid entirely in fiscal year 1980. (4-30)
States A S T U D Y O F O R E G O N ’S S T A T E W ID E I N I T I A T I V E R E F E R E N D U M on denturism has be* and received by the ADA Board of Trustees. The ADA-commissioned study document public opinion for denturism, explains how the central issues were misread by the pi suggests fundamental errors that were made in the campaign strategy, and presents recommendations for handling similar public issue campaigns that may occur in the f ■
A ssocia tion ■ A P P R O X IM A T E L Y 100 N A T IO N A L D E N T A L O R G A N IZ A T IO N S have been invited to pa/d;J cMa io the Fourth Conference of National Dental Organizations to be held July 30-31 in Chicago, its purpose is to improve communications and liaison between the ADA and other national dental organizations, and shared interests are to be discussed in formal sessions and in smaller, informal discussion groups. Previous similar conferences were held in 1960,1972, and 1976. (4-30) ■ C A N D ID A T E S F O R A D A P R E S ID E N T -E L E C T for the October election in Dallas have been announced as Drs. John J. Houlihan, First District trustee, and Eugene A. Savoie, Fourteenth District trustee. Also, Dr. Robert I. Kaplan, editor of the Journal of the American College of Dentists and former chairman of the ADA Council on Dental Health, will be a candidate for ADA first vice-president, and Dr. Warren T. Wakai, editor of the Hawaii Dental Association, is a candidate for the office of second vice-president. (4-16) W A Y S O F H E L P IN G T H E A D A H O U S E O F D E L E G A T E S to do its work more effectively will be the task of a special committee which held its first meeting in March. Dr. Joseph P. Cappuccio, ADA president, told the committee that the complicated events of the modern health era place ever-heavier burdens on the delegates, and that all other ADA agencies have an obligation to provide the House full support and a timely flow of information. (4-16) ■
■ T H E A D A ’S T H R E E -L E V E I M E M B E R S H IP R E Q U IR E M E N T , under challenge of an antitrust suit, will be the subject of a trial postponed to Nov 26. The suit, filed by four Arizona dentists, names the Central Arizona Dental Society, the Arizona State Dental Association, and the ADA is defendants. (4-30)
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■ FEDERAL R E G U L A T IO N OF X -R A Y S is n o t fe a s ib le , th e c h a irm a n o f a fe d e ra l ta s k fo rc e to re d u c e u n n e c e s s a ry u se o f X -ra y s t o ld a re c e n t h e a rin g , a n d a d d e d th a t u se o f d ia g n o s tic ra d io g r a p h ic p ro c e d u re s a re a m a tte r o f p ro fe s s io n a l ju d g m e n t. T e s tify in g a t a M a r c h 26 h e a rin g o n re p o rts re le a s e d b y fiv e w o r k g ro u p s w a s J o h n W . S ta n fo rd , P h D , s e c re ta ry o f th e A D A C o u n c il o n D e n ta l M a te ria ls a n d D e v ic e s . H e re ite r a te d th e A s s o c ia tio n ’ s p o s itio n th a t “ th e use o f X r a d ia tio n fo r d ia g n o s tic p u rp o s e s s h o u ld be m a d e o n ly a fte r c a re fu l c o n s id e r a tio n o f b o th th e d e n ta l a n d th e g e n e ra l h e a lth n e e d s o f th e p a tie n t.”
(4-16)
■ THE A D A COSPONSORED N A T IO N W ID E D E N T A L P LAC E M E N T N E T W O R K is operating under the name of The National Health Professions Placement Network. Funded jointly with the ADA Health Foundation and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, the com puterized service now is ready to collect and dissem inate placem ent information for dentists, com munities, and dental auxiliaries across the nation. The netw ork’s main office is at the University of M innesota. (4-16)
The num ber in parentheses at the end of each item indicates the date of issue of the ADA NEWS in w hich m ore extensive coverage is presented. 1048 ■ JADA, V ol. 98, June 1979
NEW S
RECORD
■ L E G IS L A T IO N T O C U T C A P IT A T IO N F U N D S for dental schools by 20% for the current fiscal year was signed April 9 by President Carter. The cutback means that federal grants to dental, medical, and osteopathic schools will be trimmed from $1,390 per student to $1,072. The President has asked Congress to end capitation aid entirely in fiscal year 1980. (4-30)
States A S T U D Y O F O R E G O N ’S S T A T E W ID E I N I T I A T I V E R E F E R E N D U M on denturism has be* and received by the ADA Board of Trustees. The ADA-commissioned study document public opinion for denturism, explains how the central issues were misread by the pi suggests fundamental errors that were made in the campaign strategy, and presents recommendations for handling similar public issue campaigns that may occur in the f ■
A ssocia tion ■ A P P R O X IM A T E L Y 100 N A T IO N A L D E N T A L O R G A N IZ A T IO N S have been invited to pa/d;J cMa io the Fourth Conference of National Dental Organizations to be held July 30-31 in Chicago, its purpose is to improve communications and liaison between the ADA and other national dental organizations, and shared interests are to be discussed in formal sessions and in smaller, informal discussion groups. Previous similar conferences were held in 1960,1972, and 1976. (4-30) ■ C A N D ID A T E S F O R A D A P R E S ID E N T -E L E C T for the October election in Dallas have been announced as Drs. John J. Houlihan, First District trustee, and Eugene A. Savoie, Fourteenth District trustee. Also, Dr. Robert I. Kaplan, editor of the Journal of the American College of Dentists and former chairman of the ADA Council on Dental Health, will be a candidate for ADA first vice-president, and Dr. Warren T. Wakai, editor of the Hawaii Dental Association, is a candidate for the office of second vice-president. (4-16) W A Y S O F H E L P IN G T H E A D A H O U S E O F D E L E G A T E S to do its work more effectively will be the task of a special committee which held its first meeting in March. Dr. Joseph P. Cappuccio, ADA president, told the committee that the complicated events of the modern health era place ever-heavier burdens on the delegates, and that all other ADA agencies have an obligation to provide the House full support and a timely flow of information. (4-16) ■
■ T H E A D A ’S T H R E E -L E V E I M E M B E R S H IP R E Q U IR E M E N T , under challenge of an antitrust suit, will be the subject of a trial postponed to Nov 26. The suit, filed by four Arizona dentists, names the Central Arizona Dental Society, the Arizona State Dental Association, and the ADA is defendants. (4-30)
JADA, V ol. 98, June 1979 ■ 1049