GDA Action April May 2020

GDACONTENTS 22 GDA CONSUMER CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES Healthy Mouth, Healthy Me! 24 GDA MEMBER SURVEY Key Findings and Highlights 30 GDA CONVENTION Join us for CE at the Beach 32 GEORGIA DENTAL INSURANCE SERVICES Evaluate Your Insurance Needs 34 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS State and Trustee Positions 36 UPCOMING CE Courses for You and Your Team 39 GET INVOLVED WITH GDA There’s a Place for You! 42 GDA INNOVATION TASK FORCE Taking on Industry Challenges 44 NOTIFICATION July HOD/Constitution & Bylaws April/May 2020 • Volume 39 • No. 3 features in every issue 5 CONTACT GDA STAFF 7 EDITORIAL 8 FROM THE GENERAL COUNSEL’S DESK 46 MEMBER PROFILES 48 CLASSIFIEDS departments 10 SEEN & HEARD GDA Members Making News and News for GDA Members 18 THE PRACTICE Five Timely Social Media Updates for Your Practice 20 FINDING SUCCESS Six Steps to Recover Revenue Lost During Coronavirus You asked. We answered. Service You Can Count On In our effort to continually improve the GDA Plus + Supplies program, we have recently switched to a new primary distributor partner, DC Dental. While maintaining the lowest possible GDA member pricing, we are working to improve your buying experience—so you can focus on doing what you do best! What You Can Expect • ORDER ACCURACY through advanced warehouse automation and quality control large inventory—fewer back orders! • NEW LOWER PRICES on thousands of items • FAST SHIPPING TIMES —same day order processing • THOUSANDS OF NEW ITEMS ADDED • ACCURATE ORDER COMMUNICATION —correctly identified order/shipping information so you can plan accordingly • RELIABILITY —service you can count on • IMPROVED CUSTOMER SERVICE —faster response times • STREAMLINED RETURNS —most returns, damaged shipments, etc. resolved same day • GDA MEMBERS —receive the same exclusive low pricing Thank You! Your continued support of the GDA Plus + Supplies program helps support the efforts of the Georgia Dental Association and our commitment to keep prices low for all GDA members, regardless of practice size or order volume. Shop Now at GDAsupplies.com! PPE Supplies in Stock Now! On the cover... Right: Dr. Mike Loden Left: Lindsey Baughn Wohar, RDH; Donna Thomas-Moses, DMD; Erynne Wilson, RDH