NMDA Journal Fall 2019

2 New Mexico Dental Journal, Fall 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 Ronnie Jacko at 503-445-2234 or ronniej@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 1212 E 20th St Farmington, NM 87401-4215 505-327-6233 jenniferthompsondds@hotmail.com Michael Sparks President-Elect 4216 Louisiana Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 505-291-9000 (office) office@abqperio.com Kimberly Martin Vice President 705 University, Ste B Las Cruces, NM 88001 575-640-3777 (cell) kmartin14@msn.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 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 www.nmdental.org 4 President’s Message 6 NMDA 2.0: The Future of the NMDA Life Moves Pretty Fast 8 Immigrant Dentists, Challenges, & Contributions: F, H, J, & Sometimes... 10 Volunteer Dentists Screen 279 Children at the 2019 Gathering of Nations 14 Barriers to Adequate Oral Healthcare in the UNM Dental Clinics' Patient Populations 20 New Dentists: Appreciate Where You're At 22 Quantifying What's Unique About a Dental Practice: A Look at the Company Specific Risk Premium 23 The Cost of Illegal Immigration Dental Care: We Really Don't Know 24 NMBDHC Report A Message from Your NewMexico Board of Dental Health Care 24 OOH Report A Message from the Office of Oral Health: E-cigarette Use in NewMexico 26 NMDA Endorsed Vendors: Laurel Road 28 Save the Date—Event Calendar 28 Welcome New Members 30 Obituary 32 Classified Ads/Employment Opportunities FALL 2019 VOLUME 70 NUMBER 4 Download the NMDA App Today Visit the App Store on Your Device