NMDA Journal Summer 2020

2 New Mexico Dental Journal, Summer 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, 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 7 Misty Mesa Ct Placitas, NM 87043 505-867-9013 shefritz@comcast.net 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 Michael Sparks President 4216 Louisiana Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 505-291-9000 (office) office@abqperio.com Kimberly Martin President-Elect 705 University, Ste B Las Cruces, NM 88001 575-640-3777 (cell) kmartin14@msn.com Kelley Hollingsworth-Ryals Vice President 10221 Central Ave NE, Ste 103 Albuquerque, NM 87123 505-281-4422 (office) 505-450-2232 (home) belle2222@aol.com Jennifer Thompson Immediate Past President 1212 E 20th St Farmington, NM 87401-4215 505-327-6233 jenniferthompsondds@hotmail.com David Manzanares, DDS 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 8 How Does the NMDA Help You? 10 Musings: The All on Four 14 Case Selection to Optimize Success in Implant Dentistry 20 A Dental Practice's Recounting to COVID-19 Changes 22 NewMexico Dental Association Foundation 24 Government Affairs Update 25 A Message from the Office of Oral Health 26 NMBDHC Report to NMDA HOD 2020 28 2020 NMDA Fiesta Recap 30 Save the Date—Event Calendar 30 Welcome New Members 32 Classified Ads/Employment Opportunities SUMMER 2020 VOLUME 71 NUMBER 3 Download the NMDA App Today Visit the App Store on Your Device