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N e w M e x i c o
The Official Publication of the New Mexico Dental Association
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Spring 2015
Volume 66 Number 2
MemberPublication
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www.nmdental.orgThe New Mexico Dental Journal is published quarterly in the months of January, April, July and
October by the New Mexico Dental Association, 9201 Montgomery Blvd NE, Suite 601; Albuquerque,
NM 87111.
Contributions:
Articles should be submitted digitally to editor,
jasontcowden@gmail.com.Articles
appearing in the
New Mexico Dental Journal
may not necessarily represent the opinions of the New
Mexico Dental Association.
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Jason Cowden, DMD
Editor
7800 Carr Way, Suite 105
Rio Rancho, NM 87144
505-867-3999 | jasontcowden@gmail.com
Shelly L. Fritz, DDS
Editor Emeritus
7520 Montgomery Blvd NE, Suite E-12
Albuquerque, NM 87109
505-888-6980
New Mexico Dental Association Staff
9201 Montgomery Blvd NE, Suite 601
Albuquerque, NM 87111
505-294-1368 | fax 505-294-9958
Mark Moores, MBA
Executive Director
mmoores@nmdental.orgNancy Arenas
Assistant Executive Director
narenas@nmdental.orgJoseph D. Menapace, PhD
Senior Legislative Consultant
jdmenapace@comcast.netMichael Moxey
Director of Communications and Advocacy
mmoxey@nmdental.orgKansas K. Begaye
NMDA-Associate Director of Membership
kbegaye@nmdental.orgNew Mexico Dental Association Officers
Greg LoPour, DDS
President
6500 Jefferson St NE, C-4
Albuquerque, NM 87109
505-298-7475
Christopher Morgan, DDS
Vice President
1442 S Saint Frances Dr., Suite G
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-988-4119
morgandmd@comcast.netMichael Law, DDS
President-Elect
4141 Camino Coyote, Suite A
Las Cruces, NM 88011
575-524-5812
Michael Brown, DDS
Secretary-Treasurer
37 Calle Del Sol, Placitas, NM 87043-9210
505-884-6860 |
shade47@comcast.netJulius Manz, DDS
Immediate Past President
4601 College Blvd, Farmington, NM 87402
505-566-3018
Gary Yonemoto, DDS
ADA Fourteenth District Trustee
Honolulu, HI
yonemotog@ada.org 5 President’s Message 6 Pulpal Regeneration 10 The Benefits of Group Practice 12 Five Common Implant Complications 20 Give Kids a Smile 22 Do You Have a License For That? 26 Dental Sealant Program 28 Membership Matters 32 Save the Date—Event Calendar 34 Classified Ads/Employment Opportunities