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IAGD
SUMMER 2009
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF
THE ILLINOIS ACADEMY OF GENERAL DENTISTRY
In this issue:
On Top Once Again!
2009 Directory
- Page 2
President’s
Column
- Page 3
Congrats!
- Page 3
Regional Director’s
Report
- Page 4
President Elect’s
Report
- Page 5
Caveat Doctor
- Pages 5 & 6
New Members!
- Page 6
Memories of
Baltimore...
- Pages 7 & 8
IAGD in Action!
- Pages 8 & 9
Illinois AGD
Constituent
of the Year!
AGD Fellowship,
Mastership &
LLSR Awards
- Page 10
New Masters
and Fellows!
- Page 10
Upcoming Events
- Page 11
2009 Directory
NATIONAL AGD
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NORTHERN ILLINOIS COMPONENT OFFICERS
WEB PAGE
WWW.IAGD.ORG
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Sy Wachtenheim, DDS, MAGD
7031 W. Touhy #306
Niles, IL 60714
847-858-1927
PRESIDENT ELECT
Betty Haberkamp, DDS, FAGD
6726 N. Wildwood
Chicago, IL 60646
773-594-9961
VICE PRESIDENT
Ray Moy, DDS
10 W. Phillip Rd. #115
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
847-367-0556
SECRETARY
Dr. Robert Kozelka, DDS, MAGD
101 S. Washington
Park Ridge, IL 60068
847-823-7910
TREASURER
Randal Ashton,DDS
517 W. Fairchild St.
Danville, IL 61832
NATIONAL TRUSTEE
Mohamed Harunani, DDS, MAGD
301 W. Washington
Oregon, IL
815-732-6192
REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Susan Bishop, DMD, MAGD
7314 N. Edgewild Dr.
Peoria, IL 61614
309-692-1796
EDITOR
William Wax, DDS, FAGD
9513 Overhill Ave.
Morton Grove, IL 60053
847-965-3801
fax: 847-965-3804
E-mail: wuwax@comcast.net
IMMED. PAST PRES.
Thomas Wachtel, DDS, MAGD
NATIONAL PRESIDENT
David F. Halpern, DMD, FAGD
FOUNDING DIRECTOR
Ted Weclew, DDS
(Deceased)
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Deb Noordhoff 815-493-2500
PRESIDENT
SECRETARY
Stephen Petras, DDS, FAGD
Joseph Kim, DDS
VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER SPECIAL ADVISOR
Beth Sacrey, DDS
Sue Bishop, DMD, FAGD
IMMED. PAST PRES.
Robert Schmidt, DDS, FAGD
CENTRAL ILLINOIS COMPONENT OFFICERS
SECRETARY
PRESIDENT
Kirk Hess, DDS, FAGD
Curtis Mitchem, DMD
TREASURER
VICE PRESIDENT
Susan Bishop, DMD, MAGD
James Day, DDS, FAGD
IMMED. PAST PRES. Paul Obrock, DMD, FAGD
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS (Chairpersons)
BUDGET & FINANCE – Randel Ashton, DDS
COMPONENT LIAISONS – Cheryl Mora, DDS;
Sue Bishop DDS, MAGD; Stephan Petras, DMD, MAGD
CONSTITUTION & BY-LAWS – Susan Bishop, DMD, MAGD
CONTINUING EDUCATION – Sy Wachtenheim, DDS, MAGD
DENTAL CARE –Donald Rastede, DDS, FAGD
FELLOWSHIP EXAM SEMINAR – Sy Wachtenheim, DDS, MAGD
JUDICIAL COMMITTEE – Entire Board of Directors
LEGISLATION – Joseph Hagenbruch, DDS, FAGD
LIBRARY – Dawn Silfies, DMD, MAGD
LONG RANGE PLANNING – Evan Goodman, DDS, FAGD
MASTERTRACK – Sy Wachtenheim, DDS, MAGD
MEMBERSHIP – Sue Bishop, DMD, MAGD; Theresa Lao, DDS
NOMINATING COMMITTEE – Entire Board of Directors,
Dawn Silfies, DMD, MAGD
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 2009
Theresa Lao, DDS
1990 Army Trail
Hanover Park, IL 60133
Marta Speakman, DDS, MAGD
406 Spyglass Hill Ct.
Riverwoods, IL 60015
Susan Mayer, DDS, FAGD
30 N. Michigan Ave #800
Chicago, IL 60602
James Millman, DDS
609 22nd St.
Moline, IL 61265
TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 2010
Stephen Petras, DMD, MAGD
120 W. Front
Stockton, IL 61085
John Skreko DDS, FAGD
6961 Vine St.
Indian Head Pk. IL 60525
Muzammil Saeed, DDS
2239 E. Cook St.
Springfield, IL 62703
Howard Waldrop
1717 W. Candletree Dr. #1A
Peoria, IL 61614
TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 2011
Marsha Babka, DDS, MAGD
2841 Home Ave.
Berwyn, IL60402-2951
Cheryl Mora, DDS
424 Hawthorn Center
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Robert Blumenthal,DDS,MAGD
150 Half Day Rd.
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Sal Storniolo, DDS, FAGD
8524 W. Lawrence Ave.
Norridge, IL 60706
CHICAGO COMPONENT OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Cheryl Mora, DDS
VICE PRESIDENT
Mariam Hafezi, DDS
SECRETARY
EDITOR Muzammil Saeed, DDS
IMMED PAST PRESIDENT
Pete Gallos, DDS
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Bob Kozelka, DDS, FAGD, MAGD
TREASURER
Carolyn Demas, DDS
PARLIAMENTARIAN – Betty Habercamp, DDS, FAGD
PUBLIC INFORMATION – Dawood Harunani, DDS, MAGD
SCHOOL LIAISONS Debra Schwenk, DDS; David Kumamoto, DDS;
Marsha Babka, DDS
SEARCH COMMITTEE – Dawn Silfies, DMD, MAGD
NATIONAL AGD COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES
DENTAL CARE – Sue Bishop, DMD, MAGD
PACE - Betty Haberkamp, DDS, FAGD
AGD FOUNDATION BOD: Paula Jones, DDS, FAGD
SELF INSTRUCTION - William Wax, DDS, FAGD
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Our Illinois AGD delegation to the AGD Annual
meeting has just returned from Baltimore. Our
delegation consisted of eight delegates, eight
alternate delegates, our Executive Secretary as well
as our Regional Director and Trustee. Under the
leadership of our Regional Director, Dr. Susan Bishop,
a plan was developed during our delegation caucus
to deal with all of the issues that came before the
House of Delegates. Specific delegation members
were assigned to address specific issues on the floor
of the House. In sum, we accomplished almost all of
our goals.
noses to the grindstone and fostering communication
between ourselves as well as with other delegations.
Our Region received National awards in two
categories. We received awards for Advocacy and
as Constituent of the Year. The Constituent of the
Year Award is the most prized of all the National
awards. We also received National Honorable
Mention (second place) in Continuing Education
and Public Information. Our Executive Secretary, Deb
Noordhoff, did her usual sterling job of keeping our
Our social events fostered comradeship within our
delegation, and we seriously threatened the survival by Dr. Sy Wachtenheim
of the crab population of Chesapeake Bay.
Everyone did their job so efficiently that I, as your
President, just leaned back & enjoyed the ride.
The Illinois Academy of General Dentistry (IAGD)
Congratulates the Senior Student Award Winners!
proficiency in the phases encompassing general
dentistry have been recognized by their attending
faculty. The faculty selected the students who
receive the Senior Student Dental Award which comes
from the National Academy of General Dentistry. The
award gives the winners complementary membership
in AGD through December 2010.
Drs. Benjamin Baptist and Ashley Harrington
(University of Illinois at Chicago College of
Dentistry) were recently chosen winners of the
Senior Student Dental Award. The award was
presented at UIC in Chicago by Dr. Paula Jones,
AGD President, and Dr. Cheryl Mora, Chicago AGD
President, on Thursday, May 6, 2009 at UIC. The
awardees were both presented with a complimentary
season pass to the 2009-2010 Chicago AGD CE
continuing education courses. This award will be
valid through May 2010.
Our delegation was honored to be able to serve at
a time when one of our own, Dr. Paula Jones, was
AGD National President, the first woman to hold this
position. We continued to build relationships with
National Officers and other delegations.
Our reception for our seven new Fellows, two new
Masters, and one new Lifetime Learning & Service
Awardee, was well attended.
President’s
Column
Sy
Consideration for the award is open to AGD student
members in their senior year of dental school who
have indicated a desire to practice general dentistry.
The senior student shall have maintained an academic
scholastic balance between his/her clinical and
didactic courses of study. The senior student shall by Deb Noordhoff
be among the top 1/3 of the graduating class in overall Executive Secretary, IAGD
Drs. Jonathan L. Wong and Melinda M. scholastic standing and shall have demonstrated
Hochgesang (Southern Illinois University, School outstanding attributes conducive to exceptional
of Dental Medicine), were also recently chosen doctor-patient relationships (i.e., a pleasant, outgoing
winners of the Senior Student Dental Award. The personality).
awards were presented on May 15, 2009 at SIU by
The Academy of General Dentistry is committed to
Dr. Christina Hopp, a faculty and AGD member. They
received complimentary AGD membership which will advancing the value and excellence of general
dentistry. By staying involved and participating in
be valid through December 2010.
the Academy, the IAGD hopes the winners will begin
This award has been established to recognize their pursuit of lifelong learning as they begin their
senior dental students from each dental school in professional careers.
the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico who
exhibit the potential for becoming outstanding Again, the Academy and IAGD would like to
general dentists. Their knowledge, interest and congratulate the 2009 winners!
Congrats!
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Regional
Director’s
Report
Dr. Sue Bishop
Illinois AGD and the Academy of Dentistry
International (ADI) donate money to the winners of
the dental student Fellowtrack program presentation
competitions at the following North Central Region
schools: Southern Illinois University School of Dental
Medicine (SIUSDM), University of Illinois, Chicago,
College of Dentistry (UICCOD) and the University
of Detroit/Mercy Dental School. Recognition is
given to the winners for the clinical and academic
achievements in excellence beyond the expectations
of their dental school curriculum. These are our
"rising stars" in dentistry who will hopefully be
encouraged, through this recognition, to aspire to
positions in leadership, dental education and
humanitarian efforts.
Pictured left to right are: top row: Drs. Wallace Strow, Susan Bishop, Jane Gillespie;
Students Sarah Barrow & Krista Weimerskrich; Dr. Poonam Jane & Student Jeff
Bottom row: Dr. Sy Wachtenheim & Students Renee Doyle, Nicole Grawey & Sarah Ade.
Congratulations to everyone for a great Hagenbruch, Illinois AGD Past President was there
too as a member of the AGD Elections and Credentials
Annual Meeting in Baltimore!
Congratulations to:
- Our new Fellows and Masters and our LLSR
recipient.
- Dr. Maharukh Kravich, Annual Meeting Committee
Chair for 2009, for a super job of multitaskingincreased meeting attendance despite the economy
and she received her AGD Mastership and
Maharukh was an alternate delegate.
Committee and current ADA Benefits Council Chairyou never stop working-incredible how much you
do in 24 hours! Thank you to Dr. Dennis Manning,
ADA 8th District Trustee, and his wife Linda-we so
enjoyed your company. Thanks you Katie Limardi,
UICCOD student and AGD student representative
Chair, for taking the time out of your busy schedule
to be at the meeting and represent the students. Dr.
Cheryl Mora thank you too for making it possible for
Katie to be there and you presence at many of the
Illinois functions in Baltimore.
- Dr. Paula Jones for a beautiful year filled with
accomplishments by you for us-you are a hard worker - Deb Noordhoff for being so good to us and working
and very caring about your AGD family. I also want so hard as the Region VIII/Illinois AGD Executive
to thank Dr. Mohamed Harunani for his fine job as Secretary-we love ya!
Trustee and member of the investment committeeHave a wonderful year and I'll see you at the next
he has been so helpful to all of us and has been an
AGD
CE meeting in Oak Brook on September 9th,
excellent trustee for Region VIII.
2009.
Thank yous to:
Sue Bishop
- Our delegates and alternates: Illinois AGD Past
On a very sad note, I'd like to offer our sincere
Presidents: Dr. Dawood Harunani, George Zehak and
condolences
to Drs. Larry Cooper and Howard and
Tom Wachtel as well as Drs. Theresa Lao, Marsha
Mitch
Cooper
regarding the death of Mrs. Jan CooperBabka, Randy Ashton, Betty Haberkamp, Ray Moy,
wife
of
Larry
and
mother of Howard. Also, our sincere
Carolyn Demas, Kirk Hess, Robert Kozelka and our
condolences
are
offered
to Dr. Betty Haberkamp and
super hero Illinois AGD President, Dr. Sy
her
family
regarding
the
death of her father.
Wachtenheim. Thank you Dr. Dave Kumamoto,
Illinois AGD Past President and current CDS
President, for attending and helping us. Dr. Joe Sue
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Yes, it is that time of year again. It would be nice to
speak of the lazy days of summer but as I write this,
we are expecting a 73 degree high in July. Summer
brings about relaxation, a break from routine for most,
and vacation time. As summer turns to fall, it also
brings about a return to all our responsibilities. As
dentists we have many duties to our patients,
families, and our profession. I also consider it one
of my obligations to give care to those who cannot
receive it due to medical and financial reasons.
care each year. Though we have many contributing
their services, we still need financial assistance to
support these wonderful volunteers.
You may have received a tax-deductible $100 ticket
in the mail. I urge you to mail it in. If you could,
would you consider purchasing one or more
additional tickets. This can be done through our
website at www.idfdhonline.org, or you can contact
me or Mr. Steve Jambor, IFDH Vice President at 773263-9962 or via email at SteveJ@IFDHonline.org .
Entries must be received by September 13, after the
conclusion of the ISDS annual meeting. Drawing
will be held after the IFDH board meeting September
14, 2009. You can also visit our website at by Dr. Betty Haberkamp
www.ifdhonline.org .
Summer and Fall bring the return of the IFDH Raffle:
Giving Back Smiles! including a Grand Prize of $2500.
Economic times are tough now and even tougher for
the elderly and disabled Illinois residents. The Illinois
Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped (IFDH)
is one of the charitable arms of both ISDS and IAGD.
I would like to thank the 825 dentists and 202 labs Thank you for your support and for all the charitable
that already volunteer. The DDS program helps works and acts performed by our Illinois dentists.
hundreds of vulnerable people get over $1 million in
Betty
Here’s the scenario: It’s Saturday afternoon. The
last patient of the day is in the chair. It’s a big case
so I scheduled it late in the day so nobody would
interrupt the procedure. Thirty minutes into the
appointment a nice looking guy walks into the office.
He is in pain. He holds his hand close to his left
cheek. He states that his 70 year old dentist in Lake
Zurich is unavailable. A week ago, a filling fell out
and the dentist did something, but the pain has
gotten worse over time.
prescriptions that he gets. My face turned red. I
looked at the man and told him that I truly do not
know what to tell him but that I think I was getting
screwed! While I said that to him, he was writing a
check saying, “I would NEVER do that!”
President
Elect’s Report
Caveat
Doctor
by Dr. Marta Speakman
Coincidentally, the check he wrote was drawn on
my bank! So before I cashed it, I told the teller what
my suspicions were. When she opened the man’s
account her eyes bulged out! He had over $10,000.00
in bounced checks. She was surprised that nobody
What we did: Everyone knows the routine. He filled had caught it. “This account should have been
out the papers. We scanned his ID. No insurance, closed a long time ago,” she said.
he would pay by check. He was waiting in the
reception room for two hours before I could get him And after that: On the next day, I visited my local
into the operatory. Indeed, somebody before me had Walgreen’s Pharmacy. The pharmacist there
performed a pulpotomy. The temporary had fallen confirmed what the one at Wal-Mart had said. She
out and just a cotton pellet was left. So we took care not only echoed the information but gave me ten
of him as best we could. At the front desk, on the pages of his records dating from late last year. She
way out, he asks, “Am I supposed to be without also gave me the address of a web site which I could
pain after what you did?” “Yes,” I said, “however, if have used to check on his record. The site was
you are still in pain, here is my cell number. Call me organized last January by the Illinois Department of
with the number of your pharmacy.”
Human Services.
What happened next: “It’s the week end so I would
hate to bother you. I would like to have something
right away—just in case,” he said. So I went on the
internet and got the phone number of the pharmacy
of his choice.
Lessons learned: This patient has taught me so
much. He looked nice and was very believable. He
was not pushy. That worked and probably still works
to his advantage. I have learned from a couple of
dentists who were on the Walgreen list that he would
alter a prescription: He would change #16 to 46 or
It was the Wal-Mart in Vernon Hills. When I from 0 refills he would change it to 10. I’m still tracking
reached the pharmacist she told me that she will him and it’s hard to believe what I have learned about
NEVER fill a prescription for that person because he what goes on outside the confines of our offices. He
goes from dentist to dentist and then alters the
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still goes to dentists in our area—sometimes two or three time to the I do not understand the situation that arises when we as healthcare
same practitioner with a month! Sometimes he visits a couple of providers are obligated to report child neglect or abuse, but not the
drug abuse that can indirectly as well as directly affect our children.
dentists on the same day.
I still do not know if HIPPA would object to us reporting something
Other ramifications: I was even thinking of reporting the guy to the like this to the local police but in the meantime we have a wonderful
police. I am a mother of a teenage daughter who is approached in information source—the Illinois Department of Human Services Web
her high school by drug dealers. This is a North Shore high school!!. Site. Here’s their address: https://www.ilpmp.org/login.php. Any
It is just unbelievable that one individual could use so may pills. dentist with a DEA number, after signing in, may use it at any time—
Most likely he is selling them and kids are a very lucrative market. without calling a pharmacist.
THIS MUST BE STOPPED!!.
Now you’ve read my story. I hope my happenings can help others
to avoid what I experienced.
Bureaucratic Inconsistancies and solutions:
Kyle Platson, DDS
McHenry, IL
Dima Sibai
Hinsdale, IL
Denise D. Maniakouras
Palos Hills, IL
Chinton Pooekh
Chicago, IL
Abdallahi O. Sidi El Moctar
Chicago, IL
Jamie L. Hofmeister
Chicago, IL
Narguis Mankarious
Niles, IL
Jasleen Raina, DDS
Lombard, IL
Bogdan M. Sinjoanu
Chicago, IL
Hiba Diab
Chicago, IL
Jessica H. Jaworowicz
Chicago, IL
Peggy L. McGinnis
Alton, IL
Maria-Antonia E. Rawe
East Alton, IL
Aparna Srinivasa
Chicago, IL
Zehra Ali
Hoffman Estates, IL
Nina I. Dobreva, DDS
Chicago, IL
Ryan D. Johnson
Rockford, IL
Carol J. McNeely, DDS
Chicago, IL
Chaitra G. Reio, DDS
Hoffman Estates, IL
Karen M. Anderson
Alton, IL
Renee E. Doyle
Columbia, IL
Suvidka Joshi
Ann Arbor, MI
David E. Miller, DDS
Dolton, IL
Tariq Riyal
Chicago, IL:
Tayyabba Athar
Carol Stream, IL
Kimberly A. Dyoco, DDS
Downers Grove, IL
Pardeep Kaur
Chicago, IL
Andrew P. Minesteno
Downers Grove, IL
Thilani M. Rodrige
Cincinnati, OH
Ji Hye Baek
Chicago, IL
Samer H. Elbatanouny
Chicago, IL
Sumeet Kaur
Hayward, CA
Lilia Marcela Molinares
Chicago, IL
Timothy J. Rogers
Chicago, IL
Sarah Barrow
Alton, IL
Emily Rebecca Elster
Quincy, IL
Tipo A. Khan
Morton Grove, IL
Clara L. Nunez-Romero
Stone Park, IL:
Jonathan D. Rohl
Chicago, IL:
Krithika Baskaran, DDS
Chicago, IL
Jacob J. England
Chicago, IL
Arthur P. Kerle, DDS
Greenville, IL
Marina Estela Morales
Sharewood, IL
Jeff Ruttencutter
Glenview, IL:
Brian S. Behles, DDS
Evanston, IL
Bleidy M. Escobar
Chicago, IL
Inshu Khare
Bolingbrook, IL
David A. Mullan
Alton, IL
Insiya Saboowala
Fremont, CA
Nicholas J. Berns
St Alton, IL
Michael P. Euteneuer
Elmhurst, IL
Hojung Kim
Alton, IL
Shaimal Nagar
Chicago, IL
Mehdi Salek
Chicago, IL:
Naznin S. Bholat
Chicago, IL
Azadeh Fata
Chicago, IL
Jyothi Kotian
Chicago, IL
Ushma Nagar
Chicago, IL
Eric Salud, DDS
Bloomington, IL:
Ashaunti M. Bickford
Chicago, IL
Amit Gaba, DDS
Chicago, IL
Lauren Elizabeth LaBuwi
Alton, IL
Elisa Ochoa
Chicago, IL
Avanti H. Sanghavi
Chicago, IL
Atalinder S. Bindra
Chicago, IL
Anushka Gaglani
Melbourne Beach, FL
Aneta M. Lacek
Chicago, IL
James M. O'Donnell, DDS
Woodstock, IL
Uma Sannapareddy
Hoffman Estates, IL
Alicia N. Blakley
Chicago, IL
Robin Gay, DMD
Western Springs, IL
Jessica J. Lavalle
O Fallon, IL
Josie G. Oliva, DDS
Waukegan, IL
Joellen Schneider, DDS
Chicago, IL
Allison K. Buss
Alton, IL
Mary Joyce D. Gomez
Chicago, IL
Natalie A. Layne
Oak Park, IL
Agnieszka Osika
Godfrey, IL
Lindsey L. Schroepfer, DDS
Alton, IL
Kathryn L. Cabay
Alton, IL
Nicole L. Graves
Joliet, IL
Byung-Joo Lee
Northbrook, IL
Haren Patel
Naperville, IL
Yvondia M. Scott
Houston, TX
Sam A. Carroll
Metamora, IL
Lacey M. Green, DDS
Chicago, IL
Rick T. Leppo, DMD
East Moline, IL
Hetalbahen S. Patel
Canton, MI
Priyanka Sharma
Burr Ridge, IL
Kelli J. Christensen, DDS
Niles, IL
Stephanie R. Haines
Glen Carbon, IL
Tiffany K. Leung
South Barrington, IL:
Rita Patel, DDS
Bloomington, IL
Vaibhavi Shah
Oak Park, IL
Henry K. Cho, DMD
Alton, IL
Erica L. Hamm
Alton, IL
John D. Levy, DDS
Deerfield, IL
Peter A. Patsavas, DDS
Palos Heights, IL
Saima A. Sheikh
Skokie, IL
Yoonsang Chung, DDS
Champaign, IL
Su I. Han, DMD
Maryland Heights, MO
Scott R. Lopshire, DDS
Rock Island, IL
Trisha M. Patton
Alton, IL
Ramya Shetty
Chicago, IL
Bernard D. Colonna
Chicago, IL
Ashley M. Harrington
Elburn, IL
Eva M. Lyon, DDS
Deerfield, IL
Chaitra G. Peio
Hoffman Estates, IL
Alan E. Shliman
Glendale Heights, IL
Peter A. Contos, DDS
Chicago, IL
Natacha A. Herard-Exorphe
Calumet City, IL
Yana A. Lyushkova
Chicago, IL
James S. Peterson
Naperville, IL
Glenn H. Shulkin, DDS
Schaumburg, IL
Welcome New Members!!!
Sara M. Abdelkadev
Joliet, IL
Charles H. Cooper, DDS
Rockford, IL
Sarah Ade
Moline, IL
Anniece C. Cox, DDS
Chicago, IL
Natalia L. Hodge
Chicago, IL
Adedoyin O. Adeleke
Hazel Crest, IL
Beata Dederowski
Godfrey, IL
Jennifer H. Ahn
Alton, IL
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Mital S. Spatz
Valerie N. Spivey
Alton, IL
Cheryl A. Stevenson, DMD
Glen Carbon, IL
Jessica L. Stroud
Alton, IL
J Ernest Suean
Oak Park, IL:
Christopher J. Tabor, DDS
Mount Prospect, IL
Seema R. Thaker
Chicago, IL
Gail MB Tischke
Hinsdale, IL
Amy M. Van Fossen, DDS
Chicago, IL
Anju E. Varghese, DDS
Sterling Heights, MI
Daisy E. Varughese, DDS
Morton Grove, IL
Sarah V. Verbanat
Florissant, MO
Poonam Wadhwani, DDS
Saint Charles, IL
Rachel S. Wadley
Chicago, IL:
Mohamed S. Waheed
Glendale Heights, IL
Krista M. Weimerskirch
Alton, IL
Justin A. Welke
Chicago, IL
Jeffrey C. Whiteside
Alton, IL
Chris P. Zwiercan
Chicago, IL
Memories of Baltimore...
l-r: standing-Deb Noordhoff, Drs. Ashton, Babka, Moy, Demas, Hess, Kravich, Wachtel,
M.Harunani; Seated-Kate Limardi, Drs. Bishop, Wachtenheim, Jones, Lao.
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More Memories of Baltimore...
Recipient of the Presidential AwardDr. Sue Bishop (on right)
Advocacy Award-l-r: Drs. Mike Bromberg,
Joe Hagenbruch, Sue Bishop, Paula Jones, Maharukh Kravich
IAGD in Action - At the CIAGD Seminar on Dental Technology...
L-r: Drs. Strow, Moon, Wachtenheim, Obrock, Levato, Hess and Mitchem.
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At the NIAGD Seminar -
L-r: Drs.Petras, Bishop and Gruendl (speaker).
Mark and Dan Pesavento (speakers and accountants)
At the UIC Fellowtrack-Judges & Students
Front row, l-r: Drs. Cheryl Mora, Sy Wachtenheim, Dick Tatro, Carolyn Demas
Middle row, l-r: Drs. Betty Haberkamp and Paula Jones; students AmbereenRizvi,
Olivia Lares, Anne Marie Jardeleza, Kate Limardi; Dr. Theresa Lao.
Back row, l-r: Samuel Willens, David Bisterfeldt, Alan Shlimon
At the Special Olympics...
Jakessy at the special Olympics 2009
Drs. Paul Jacobs and Sy Wachtenheim
Drs. Sy Wachtenheim
and Daniel Uditsky
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AGD Fellowship, Mastership & LLRS Awards
A Convocation ceremony to honor the new AGD Fellows and
Masters took place on Saturday, July 11, 2009 at the Baltimore
Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Fellowship and
Mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry are prestigious
symbols of dentistry's continual journey toward improvement and
progress. Masters and Fellows of the Academy embody the
Academy's principles and ideals and accept an obligation to
continually prove themselves worthy of the designation throughout
their professional life.
Mastership. This annual ceremony is the profession's most regal
event. It continues an annual tradition set in 1962, when the first 20
Fellows of the Academy of General Dentistry received their awards
at a small dinner ceremony following a course presentation and
business meeting.
The Fellows and Masters honored this year represent a commitment
to lifelong learning and support for the mission of the Academy, "to
serve the needs and to represent the interests of general dentists
and to foster their continued proficiency through quality continuing
To earn Fellowship, dentists must be Academy members for three dental education in order to better serve the public."
consecutive years, earn a minimum of 500 approved continuing
The following is a list of the newly honored Illinois Fellows and
education credits, pass a comprehensive 400-question examination
Masters that participated in the convocation ceremony this month
and attend a Convocation ceremony.
in Baltimore, Maryland:
To attain Mastership, members must be Fellows in the Academy
who have earned an additional 600 approved continuing education Fellows Lisa Salisbury, DDS FAGD, Crystal Lake, James Reichle,
credits, meeting the minimum requirements in each of the dental DDS FAGD, Crystal Lake, Marsha Babka, DDS FAGD, Berwyn, Eric
disciplines. In addition, 400 of the required credits must be in Klein, DMD FAGD, Frankfort, Matthew Langewisch, DDS FAGD,
participation courses, where skills are learned through manipulation Oak Park, and William Kisker, DMD FAGD, from Lake Villa.
of dental materials. The final requirement of Mastership is to attend
Masters John Skreko, DDS, MAGD, Indian Head Park, and Maharukh
a Convocation ceremony.
Kravich, DDS, MAGD, from Chicago.
In the Academy's 54-year history 14,535 members have earned
Fellowship and 2,463 have received Mastership, one of the Academy's Life Long Learning & Service Recognition - LLSR George Zehak,
most prestigious awards. During this year's convocation ceremony, DDS, MAGD, Berwyn
230 members were to receive Fellowship and 150 to receive
Masters- Drs. John Skreko
and Maharukh Kravich
Fellow
Dr. Matthew Langewisch
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Fellow
Dr. Lisa Salisbury
Fellow
Dr. Marsha Babka
Fellow
Dr. William Kisker
Fellow
Dr. James Reichle
Fellow
Dr. Eric Klein
Life Long Learning &
Service Recognition
Dr. George Zehak
UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS
AGD
National-Annual Meetings
2010 July 5-11 New Orleans, LA
2011 July 25-Aug.1 San Diego, CA
2012 Jun 16-24 Philadelphia, PA
2013 June 23-30 Nashville, TN
IAGD
2009 Sept. 25
2010 Feb. 24
Office Emergencies, CPR-ADA Auditorium-211 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago
TBD
2009 Sept. 9
Nov. 6
2010 Mar. 12
May 14
Composites and Veneers-Dr. Michael Morgan-Oakbrook Hill Resort (in conjunction with ISDS)
Esthetic Update for Tots and Teens; Laser Dentistry-Dr. Fred Margolis-Maggiano's-Skokie, IL
Implants-Upgradable Dentistry-Dr. Richard Winter-Maggiano's-Oakbrook., IL.
Implants-Dr. Charles Girard-Maggiano's-Skokie, IL.
CAGD
(For CAGD info contact Dr. Maryam Hafezi -630-836-8995, hmaryam@yahoo.com
CIAGD
2009 Nov. 13, 14
2010 June 11,12
Oral Pathology - Dr. John Olsen (Lecture & Participation) SIUSDM-Alton, IL
Oral Surgery-Dr. Karl Koerner (Lecture & Participation) SIUSDM-Alton, IL
Mastertrack
2009 Sept. 4-5
Oct. 16-17
2010 May 7-8
Sept. 24-25
Oct. 22-23
Implants-Dr. Russell Baer
Drs. Ara Nazarian & Rick Winter
Removable Prosthetics-Dr. Joe Massad-Hootman Lab-Rockford, IL
Fixed Prosthodontics-Dr. John Dzakovich-Hootman Lab-Rockford, IL.
Endodontics - Drs. George Zehak and Robert Kozelka-Hootman Lab-Rockford, IL
Protocol reporting sessions start at 1:00 pm on Thursday preceding the listed courses.
[Contacts for all Mastertrack programming: Dr. S. Wachtenheim 847-858-1927, tzaner2@aol.com or Dr. G. Zehak 708-484-0235]
ADA
Annual Meetings
2009 Sept.30-Oct. 3 Honolulu, HI
ISDS
2009 Sept. 11-13
Annual Session-Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort-Oak Brook, IL.
CDS
Regional Meetings (All meetings at Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace)
2009 Sept. 16
Nov. 18
2010 Jan 13
April 21
Sept. 15
Nov. 10
Implants-Dr. Rick Sullivan
Prosthodontics-Dr. Stephen Chu
Financial Management-Dr. William Blatchford
Pediatric Dentistry-Dr. Gail Molinari
Oral Medicine in 2010-Dr. Denis Lynch
Dental Fear-Dr. Larry Sangrik
Midwinter Meetings (All meetings at McCormick Place - Chicago, IL)
2010 Feb. 25-Feb. 27
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IAGD ADVISOR
William Wax, DDS
7900 N. Milwaukee, Suite 2-24,
Niles, IL 60714
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APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP (Please type or print)
Name _____________________________________________________________
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Bus. Address ________________________________________________________
City _____________________________ State ________ Zip _________________
Res. Address ________________________________________________________
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DENTAL SCHOOL ATTENDED:
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Name____________________________________________________________________
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Are you a general dentist? Yes No
Do you limit your practice? Yes No
If yes, what specialty? _________________________________________________
Are you in private practice? Yes No
If not, explain (Armed Services, Public Health, Education, Etc.)
________________________________________________________________________________________
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If so, which association? _______________________________________________
I promise to abide by the Constitution and By-laws as well as the Principles of Ethics of
the Academy of General Dentistry.
Date _______________ Signature _____________________________________
Fill in Our Ranks!
An investment in
the Academy of
General Dentistry
is an investment in the
future of family dentistry!
AGD FEES AND DUES:
Regular Members
Registration Fee $15.00
Annual National Dues $334.00
State Dues $ 29.00
Component Dues: $5.00
2nd Yr. Graduate $112.00
3rd Yr. Graduate $167.00
Return application and remittance to:
Academy of
General Dentistry
211 East Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611