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District 9: Newsletter of the Michigan Constituency of ICD
March 2007, vol. 1, #1
New Fellows Inducted In Las Vegas
Seven Michigan members and two Wisconsin member s were inducted from District Nine at the annual meeting held in conjunction with the ADA meeting.
Dan Briskie is from Grand Blanc. He is Director of Pediatric Dentistry at Mott Children’s Health Center at Ann Arbor. He has served on numerous committees of the Michigan Department of Community Health. Dan is also quite active in youth sports activities.
Sue Carron of Farmington Hills. Sue is a pedodontist , who has been active in organized dentistry as well as the Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity. She currently serves as vice president of the Michigan Dental Foundation.
John Frey of Grand Rapids has been active at local, state and national organized dentistry. He is an officer of West Michigan Dental Society, chaired the MDA annual session and serves on the Council on ADA sessions. He also teaches at the Grand Rapids Community College.
Gerald Halk is an endodontist from Sterling Heights. He has been an active member of our profession, both as a practitioner and as a lecturer at UDM dental school. Gerald also holds a degree in law.
Valmy Pangrazio-Kulbersh is an orthodontist from Sterling Heights. Valmy is a full professor of orthodontics at UDM where she has taught for many years. She was the first female president of the Michigan Association of Orthodontists. She has served as president of the orthodontic section of the Detroit Clinic Club.
Deb Peters of Caledonia is a general dentist. She has been very active in organized dentistry, serving as president of West Michigan District Dental Society. She has also been an instructor at Kalamazoo Community College in head and neck anatomy as well as clinical instructor of dental hygiene.
Bob Richards is a general dentist from Hancock. Bob has been quite active in upper peninsula organized dentistry. He has served as president of the Copper Country Dental Society. He also organized and hosted the Upper Peninsula Dental Society Meeting. Despite living hundreds of miles from Lansing, Bob was an active member of the MDA board of trustees. He also served on the ADA House of Delegates. Wisconsin inductees were: Matthew Bistan, Monica Hebl and Jeffery Jones. Congratulations to one and all.
News from the Deputy Regent
A number of members of your Michigan Constituent were honored.
Dr. Dick Shick of Grand Blanc was elected to the office of vice-president of the college-atlarge. This is a great honor. We know that Dick will serve all well in that capacity and hopefully, in even higher office in the near future.
Dr. Mike Luberto, our regent, was elected president of the ICD Foundation. Mike had been serving as vice president. Mike will bring added vitality to this organization. Watch for his reports in the ICD website at www.usaicd. org.
Our Constituent is considered one of the most progressive in the USA Section. I was honored by being named the Outstanding Deputy Regent. I accepted this on behalf of the finest constituent team in the nation. Regent Mike Luberto, Counselors Ron Paler and Connie Verhagen and Editor Steve Crocker are the greatest.
Chuck Owens
Regent Michael A. Luberto District 9 ReportDr. David Spiegelman, a Peace Corps Dental Consultant, asked the Board if ICD Fellows could be requested to volunteer their services to provide dental x-rays and exams on a prospective Peace Corps volunteer, at no fee, to those individuals being shipped around the world. The Projects Committee voted that they will provide $5000 out of the Projects Committee’s budget to support the Peace Corps project. Dr. Aronson was the lead person on this project and brought it to fruition. A one time $5000 grant was approved to help support an ADA speaker at the 2007 ADA meeting. The ICD USA Section will sponsor this with the stipulation that the topic will be directed towards leadership, and the Committee will have control over who the speaker is.. Dr. Richard Shaffer, former Registrar of the USA Section was made Registrar Emeritus of the USA Section. A bylaws change to be noted is as follows: “Motion to amend the Bylaws of the International College of Dentists with regard to Terms of Office in Article X and Article XI [delete] “January 1 of each year” and [add] “12:01 a.m. on the morning after the Annual Dinner Dance.” Proposed by the Bylaws Committee. Motion passed. District Nine was very active at the meeting. It was also nice to see Dr. Kathleen Roth, ADA President from Wisconsin at our meeting along with husband Dr. Daniel Roth, Vice Regent of District Nine. |
 Treatment area damage at Louisiana State University from hurricane Katrina |
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Please reserve the date July 19th, and 20th for the Foundation CEC in Atlanta, Georgia. Literature will be forth coming. I wore many hats at the meeting. Besides attending committee meetings and the Regents’ Board meeting, I stepped into the position of President of the ICD USA Section Foundation, due to the unexpected death of Dr. John Lathrop, Past President of the USA Section and President of the Foundation. We also lost another Trustee of the Foundation and Past President of the USA Section, Dr. Donald Compaan. They both will be missed. I was honored by officially being elected President of the Foundation by the Board of Trustees. I had to replace Dr. Lathrop as MC of the Fellowship Orientation Program the evening before the Convocation Ceremonies. At the dinner banquet, I presented the Dean of LSU School of Dentistry a check for $25,000 from the Foundation. The money is to be used to help defray some of the cost of the damages to the school by hurricane Katrina. Please inform your District Deputy of any potential candidates with leadership qualities whom you feel should be honored by being offered Fellowship in the International College of Dentistry. In Fellowship, Michael A. Luberto. D.D.S. |
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District Nine Honorees |
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 Dr. Richard A.Shick, Past Regent of District Nine and Past President of the USA Section was elected Vice President of the International College of Dentists College at Large at its meeting in Las Vegas. |
 District Nine Deputy Regent of Michigan, Dr. Charles Owens was chosen as Distinguished Deputy Regent of the 2006 year for the ICD USA Section. A presentation will be made at the CEC meeting in Atlanta in July, 2007. Dr. Charles Owens was also elected as a Trustee to the ICD USA Section Foundation |
Past Year Presentations for ICD
The past year has had much activity for the Michigan section of the ICD. In May the Michigan Dental Association celebrated it's150 birthday, and ICD was part of the celebration. A packed house at the Radisson Hotel witnessed the gala event on May 19, 2006, hosted by MDA President and ICD Fellow Josef Kolling
On behalf of the officers and fellows of the Michigan Constituency of District 9 USA Section, Dr. Luberto presented a large framed signed print of the USS North American at Lake Charlevoix by Michigan marine artist Jim Clary to the MDA. Hopefully it will hang in one of the offices or halls of the MDA for another 150 years
A highlight of the festivities was a presentation of a plaque honoring the MDA from the ICDUSA section by Dr. Leon Aronson, USA Section president.
MDA president Kolling happily accepted the plaque on behalf of the Michigan Dental Association.
Gerri Cherney Retires from MDA
Gerri Cherney, longtime executive director of the Michigan Dantal Association and Fellow of the International College is sadly leaving the directorship of the organization.
Beginning with the MDA in 1958 under the tutelage of Dr. John Nolan, Gerri grew with the MDA and became so deeply involved with it, that she frequently referred to the MDA and its members as her professional family.
I first became acquainted with her in the early 1970’s at which time she was responsible for the MDA annual session. She taught the entire committee just how to “do it” with humor and fun.
She never has lost that sense of humor and connection to the dental association, and her knowledge and abilities have generated kudos from the ADA and leaders in government.
Gerri has served the Michigan Dental Association as its director since 1990, but is now retiring.
She has always said that she wanted to retire one year before anyone else even thought of wanting her to. By my estimations, she still has at least 20 years to go.
Gerri, we will miss you but we look forward to watching you on your next career challenges, for we all know that you’ll never be able to sit still.
Dr. Jane Grover Elected
Our heartiest congratulations to ICD fellow Jane Grover upon her election to the position of ADA 2nd vice president this past October at the annual ADA meeting in Las Vegas. We know she will serve the ADA with the same enthusiasm and skills that she has exhibited within the MDA .
Jane’s practice is in Jackson,MI where she is the dental director for the Center for Family Health.
University of Detroit/Mercy's white coat ceremony
What follows is a letter from Dr. Owens to Dr. H. Robert Steiman, dean University of Detroit Mercy, School of Dentistry
Dear Dr. Steiman,
Enclosed is a check for $500.00 from the Michigan Constituent of the International College of Dentists to help defray the costs of the white coat ceremony. The USA Section of ICD is dedicated to fostering the development of leadership in our profession. We believe this begins early in the training of our profession.
The white coat ceremony epitomizes the initiation of the student to the clinical aspects of our fine profession. We are dedicated to encouraging leadership even in this early phase of education.
Quite frankly, we are interested in participating in an active manner in this ceremony. Additionally, as part of our commitment to dental education, we have allocated a $500.00 award to the student winner of the ICD leadership award. We will coordinate the award with your office.
We are looking forward to a continuation of the excellent relationship between the College and UDM’s dental school.
Sincerely,
Charles E. Owens, DDS
Deputy Regent
Volunteer License for Retired Dentists
At the end of the 2006 legislative year, Governor Granholm signed legislation allowing retired dentists to obtain a special license for treating underserved populations.
Introduced as House Bill 6392, an individual who is retired from the active practice of medicine, osteopathic medicine and surgery, podiatric medicine and surgery, or dentistry and who wishes to donate his or her expertise for the medical or dental care and treatment of indigent and needy individuals may obtain a free special volunteer license.
Michigan has many areas that are designated as dentally underserved in both rural communities and in the intercity. With passage of this legislation access to dental care will be greatly expanded. Retired dentists can obtain a volunteer license and volunteer their time to those who have the greatest need.
The dentist must have been previously licensed to engage in the practice of dentistry in the State of Michigan and the license was in good standing prior to the expiration. When applying for the volunteer license, the dentist must also acknowledge and document that he or she will not receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect, for the dental care services they provide under the license.
If the dentist has been out of practice (or the license expired) for 3 or more years, the dentist must provide documentation that during the three years immediately prior to the application, he or she has obtained at least 2/3 of the continuing education requirements. Once the license is granted the dentist must complete the required amount of continuing education (60 hours in 3 years) to maintain licensure. There is no fee for the issuance or renewal of a volunteer license. Additionally, this law provides immunity for the dentist with a volunteer license; they will not need to purchase a professional liability policy.
The special volunteer license application form can be obtained from the Department of Community Health, Consumer and Industry Services, Bureau of Health Professions 517-335-0918.
Connie Verhagen, DDS
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