NMDA Journal Winter 2019

2 New Mexico Dental Journal, Winter 2019 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 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 Jennifer Thompson President President-Elect 1212 E 20th St Farmington, NM 87401-4215 505-327-6233 jenniferthompsondds@hotmail.com Michael Sparks Vice President 4216 Louisiana Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 505-291-9000 (office) office@abqperio.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 Joe Valles, DDS Immediate Past President 500 Central Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87102 505-243-3535 (office) 505-720-0253 (cell) joevalles@aol.com Daniel J. Klemmedson, DDS, MD ADA Fourteenth District Trustee Tucson, AZ klemmedsond@ada.org www.nmdental.org 4 President’s Message 5 The State of the State 2019 6 The Fallacy of the Free Market in Health Care 10 Our Dental Associations Making a Difference Through Synergy 14 Opportunity Knocks A Regional Dental School on Our Doorstep 18 Medicaid: Designed to Fail 20 To Sell or Not to Sell to a DSO That is the Question 24 Council on Government Affairs Report 24 A Message from the Office of Oral Health 26 2019 Fiesta Annual Session Schedule 28 Save the Date—Event Calendar 29 Welcome New Members 30 Obituaries 32 Classified Ads & Employment Opportunities WINTER 2019 VOLUME 70 NUMBER 1 Download the NMDA App Today Visit the App Store on Your Device