Winter 2017-18

2 New Mexico Dental Journal, Winter 2018 Vo l um e 6 9 N umb e r 1 W i n t e r 2 0 1 8 Jo u r n a l New Me x i co Denta l The 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 the editor, shefritz@comcast.net. Articles appearing in the New Mexico Dental Journal may not necessarily represent the opinions of the New Mexico Dental Association. Advertisements: We are proud to partner with LLM Publications, for our advertising sales. To place a classified or display ad, please contact David Gambill at 800-647-1511 x2231 or davidg@llmpubs.com . What’s Inside 4 President’s Message 7 State of the Workforce | 2018 8 The Team Approach 11 A CDHC Scouting Report 15 A CDHC View as a Student 17 The Chaotic Lineage of the American Dental Therapist (or whatever you want to call it) 22 NMDA 109th Annual Session Schedule 25 Dental Hygiene—Genesis to Now 26 Dental Assistant Training Requirements and Programs in New Mexico 29 New Dentist Committee— The Dental Team: The Bigger Picture 30 New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care—What is an EFDA? 32 The New Mexico Office of Oral Health RDH Staff 34 Save the Date—Event Calendar 36 Obituaries 36 Welcome New Members 41 Classified Ads/Employment Opportunities Download the App Today Shelly L. Fritz, DDS Editor 7520 Montgomery Blvd NE, Ste E-12 Albuquerque, NM 87109 505-888-6980 New Mexico Dental Association Staff 9201 Montgomery Blvd NE, Ste 601 Albuquerque, NM 87111 505-294-1368 | fax 505-294-9958 Thomas Schripsema, DDS Executive Director tschrip@nmdental.org Nancy Arenas Assistant Executive Director narenas@nmdental.org Joseph D. Menapace, PhD Senior Legislative Consultant jdmenapace@comcast.net Michael Moxey Director of Communications and Advocacy mmoxey@nmdental.org New Mexico Dental Association Officers Joe Valles, DDS President 500 Central Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87102 505-243-3535 (office) 505-720-0253 (cell) joevalles@aol.com Julie Powell President-Elect 121 W Llano Estacado Blvd Clovis, NM 88101-3712 575-742-3100 pwllfmdentist@plateautel.net Jennifer Thompson Vice President 1212 E 20th St Farmington, NM 87401-4215 505-327-6233 jenniferthompsondds@hotmail.com David Manzanares, DDS Secretary-Treasurer 3615 State Hwy 47 Peralta, NM 87042 505-565-0609 (office) 505-670-4439 (cell) david.j.manzanares@gmail.com Christopher Morgan, DMD Immediate Past President 1442 S Saint Frances Dr., Ste G Santa Fe, NM 87505 505-988-4119 morgandmd@comcast.net Daniel J. Klemmedson, DDS, MD ADA Fourteenth District Trustee Tucson, AZ klemmedsond@ada.org www.nmdental.org