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September, 2002The Board of Directors net at the MDA Building in Jefferson City on September 16th for a meeting. President Kris Knolph, Executive Director Leann Mertens, Bryan Foote, Roche Stonner, Ed Stevens, xxxx , and George Bailey were there. Trustee Bill Jolly was absent so there was no Trustee's report. The treasury shows total moneys at the highest level in some time, so it was decided to increase our savings portion of this to earn more income for the Society. We now have over Five Thousand Dollars in the Foundation for scholarships. The Spring Golf and Learn for the CDS was cancelled due to poor interest so it was decided to to try again in the Spring at the Lake of the Ozarks. Look here for more details later. The Spring meeting was discussed. It will be at Compass Point Resort on the Lake of the Ozarks. This will be a staff oriented meetinf so plan accordingly. We will have a third Board meeting before the Spring Meeting to Iron out some details about the Foundations Scholarship credentials. Also, remember we will elect a new Trustee in the Spring so begin to think about this and Contact LeAnn for details. Two resolutions for the November House of Delegates meeting were discussed and will be sent to the MDA for inclusion in the meeting.
April, 2002The Board of Directors of the Central Dental Society met for their quarterly meeting April First, in the MDA Building in Jefferson City. Present were Executive Director LeAnn Mertens, President Kris Nolph, Harold Hombs, Bruce Ringdahl, Jim Spring, and George Bailey. Discussion proceeded on the possibility of having a Spring CE and golf meeting, possibly to coincide with the MDA 'Day at the Game'. The meeting would be on the Friday preceding that activity with at least three hours of credit offered. The treasurer's report showed approximate 23,000 dollars in the account with over 7000 dollars in the foundation. It was noted we still had some outstanding bills from the Spring Meeting. No Trustee's report was given. With no new business the meeting adjourned. February, 2002The annual meeting of the Central Dental Society was held in the Alumni Center at the University of Missouri in Columbia on March First. Dr Samuel Lowe spoke on Treatment of the Periodontal Patient. The annual business meeting followed where officers were elected for the coming year. Dr. Bill Jolly, our Trustee spoke about the MDA's proposed change to policy governance. November, 2001Several members of Central spent November 2nd and 3rd at the MDA House of Delegates at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City. See the link at left for more details. October, 2001The Board of Directors of the Central Dental Society met October 9th at the MDA Building in Jefferson City. President Roche Stonner called the meeting to order at 6:30 with Doctors Foote, Standlee, Nolph, Jolly, Ringdahl, Bailey, Stephens, and Executive Director Mertens present. Treasurer's report found our Society holding its own with reserves of over twelve thousand dollars in the bank. Approximately two hundreds fifty dollars in interest had been earned in the last year. The Society has taken control of our foundation's funds; and that account currently earmarked for a hygiene scholarship, amounts to almost seven thousand dollars. Our Trustee, Bill Jolly has been waylaid by the surgeon and reports he has more to do, (By the way, exactly how many cervical vertebrae do you have?) so the Board decided JC Standlee will represent Central at the next Trustee's meeting in November. Bill did report that our new MDA Building is well on the way to fruition. He also reported on the first aspects of Policy Governance. This issue is discussed more fully in the Trustee's report on this web. Executive Director LeAnn Mertens discussed the Spring meeting, and the final plans for this. Please check out the information on this web. Since it involves Team Periodontics, she suggested we invite hygienists from the area to attend, so some of you may want to do that. Leann also discussed our 2003 meeting. She asked the Board's opinion on alternate meeting sites to the MU Alumni Center. One possibility is at the Lake and will be investigated more fully in the future. Con-Ed director JC Standlee informed the Board that they are looking for an informational meeting in 2003 concerning HIPPA, and this will be placed here on the web when plans are finalized. Leann discussed obtaining sponsorship for future speakers from corporate sources. When this is finalized, we will carry info here as to who they are, as well as telling you where you my visit their booths at future meetings. Leann also wants to remind you that she has worked hard to develop a database of sources at ADA and elsewhere to help you with your problems. She asks you to mail her if you have a specific need. President Roche Stonner discussed the resolutions that the Central delegates will be acting on at the MDA Meeting in November. These are available on MDA web (see link) as well as from the MDA. Please discuss with Roche, Leann or one of the directors if you have opinions as to how these resolutions should be disposed. June, 2001 The Board of Directors held a business meeting at the MDA Building in
April, 2001 Legislative DayApril Fourth, a small contingent of Central Dental Society members visited the Capitol in Jefferson City to visit with our legislators. They were joined by MDA members from all across the state. The activities kicked off at 1:00 with an informational meeting at the Capitol Plaza hotel. We were addressed by MDA Executive director Dr. Jake Lippert who brought us up to date on current issues in our legislature. CDS members present were President Roche Stonner, President-Elect Kris Nolph, Fred Christman, Natalie Tungsvik, JC Standlee, George Bailey, Alliance President Linda Bailey, and Executive Director Leann Mertens.After visiting the Capitol, the group met informally with Legislators as the MDA hosted a dinner back at the Capitol Plaza Hotel. More information is available at the MDA's web site (see links). Please make plans to join JC in J. C. about this time next year. (I will post the date as soon as it is finalized.) March, 2001March Second, the annual business meeting was held following the annual education session sponsored by CDS. Retiring Secretary Fred Christman reported that the Society is on firm ground financially and presented new Secretary Eric Wilson with the responsibility to 'keep it that way'. New Executive Director LeAnn Mertens informed the membership of her plans for the coming year. Trustee Bill Jolly was unable to attend but his report is available on this Web. Ira Davis was introduced from the Well Being Program of the Missouri Dental Board. He reminded the membership present that he was there to help with anything that may involve this consideration. Harold Hombs gave a short discussion and presented materials to those present on Direct Reimbursement from his MDA Committee. The election of officers was held, and President Roche Stonner was chosen to lead CDS into the new year. The remaining slate of officers elected may be viewed in the Officers Section of this web. The Delegates and Alternates chosen for the Fall House of Delegates meeting were: Drs' Jim Spring, Harold Hombs, Fred Christman, Kris Nolph, George Bailey, Chuck Hatley, Roger Simmons, Roche Stonner, Ed Stevens, and JC Standlee. Retiring President George Bailey punctuated his tenure with a note of hope that the Society will be able to involve more of her membership actively. He was then presented a commemorative plaque by Continuing Education Director JC Standlee.
January, 2001The Board of Directors met January 10th at the MDA Building to meet new Executive Director LeAnn Mertens. We had almost a complete turnout of elected officers. Fred Christman informed us that he and LeAnn were in the final stages of completing the financial analysis and transition of CDS. He will forward a summary to all officers at his earliest convenience. JC Standlee, Program Director, announced tentative speakers for the 2002 and 2003 meetings. These will be posted here as soon as they are finalized. We have been losing some money on our meetings lately, so please attend if at all possible. We discussed tentative meeting sights besides Columbia, and The Lake was proposed. Please give feedback to your directors on this. The new Web Site was discussed. We did ask our XO to see about possible donations from commercial dental enterprises to help defray the $200-$300 annual cost. It was felt that if we did receive a donation we would be appreciative enough to place a hyperlink in our 'LINKS' section. Please check these from time to time to thank our supporters. Trustee Bill Jolly brought his report on the goings on at the MDA Board. He reminded us of the need for volunteers to aid the ADA meeting in KC. Please contact MDA if you are so inclined. He also asked for volunteers for Dental Board denture complaints. Please contact Guy Deaton or MDA if you are so inclined here too. He brought up the need for spokespeople and the training involved. The current designates for CDS are Chuck Hatley, Bill Moorkamp, and JC Standlee. If you are interested for next year (2001-02) contact Roche Stonner. *See MDA Web Site for complete rundown. President George Bailey proposed to the Board the establishment of a CDS Stategic Planning Committee to help plan the direction of CDS for the future. The Chair is Ralph Stonner from Tipton. If you are interested in this, please call him. He will present the first report at the Spring Meeting. Jim Spring was unable to attend, but we briefly reminded everyone of his Disabled Dentist Help Line. If you can help someone in your area or know of someone needing help with covering a practice, please call Jim or LeAnn. We will be updating our e-mail lists so check back soon for the updates. Please send yours to me here, and I will post it for all. There are a lot of 'if you are interested's' here...please be interested. We need your help! |
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