2 New Mexico Dental Journal, Winter 2020 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,
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[email protected] . 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
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[email protected] Michael Moxey Director of Communications and Advocacy
[email protected] New Mexico Dental Association Officers Jennifer Thompson President 1212 E 20th St Farmington, NM 87401-4215 505-327-6233
[email protected] Michael Sparks President-Elect 4216 Louisiana Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 505-291-9000 (office)
[email protected] Kimberly Martin Vice President 705 University, Ste B Las Cruces, NM 88001 575-640-3777 (cell)
[email protected] Joe Valles, DDS Immediate Past President 500 Central Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87102 505-243-3535 (office) 505-720-0253 (cell)
[email protected] David Manzanares, DDS Secretary-Treasurer 3615 State Hwy 47 Peralta, NM 87042 505-565-0609 (office) 505-670-4439 (cell)
[email protected] www.nmdental.org 4 President’s Message 6 Mapping Your Course Through the World of Dental Insurance 12 CGA Report for Fall 2019 13 When 3 is 1 Too Many 16 How Much is a Tooth Worth? 17 NMDA Foundation 18 Considerations in Accepting Insurance 20 NMBDHC Report A Message from Your NewMexico Board of Dental Health Care 20 OOH Report A Message from the Office of Oral Health: NMDA and NMDOH Partner to Promote Safer Prescribing, Improved Pain Management, and Better Understanding of Addiction 22 NMDA Endorsed Vendors: ADA's Third-Party Payer Concierge™ 24 Save the Date—Event Calendar 24 Welcome New Members 26 2020 Annual Session Schedule 28 Classified Ads/Employment Opportunities 29 Dental Pain Management Resource Card 31 Where Does it Hurt? Managing Your Pain Safely and Effectively WINTER 2020 VOLUME 71 NUMBER 1 Download the NMDA App Today Visit the App Store on Your Device