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EXPLORER Winter 2019 Calendar of Courses Inside this issue: 3 President’s Message Welcome New Members MONTH DATE MEETING/EVENT 4 Editor’s Corner January 14 CPR 26 Radiation Safety 5 Accepting a Dismissed Patient Back Into the Practice 29 CA Dental Practice Act / Infection Control 6 The Evolution of Payment by Kirk Sweigard 12 LADS After Dark 16 8-Hour Infection Control 7 Executive Order 26 Botox and the Dental Board 8 Dealing With Refund Demands From Dental Plans 18 CPR 26 House, DDS: Mystery Diagnosis 30 Radiation Safety 6 Coronal Polishing I 13 Coronal Polishing II 9 Proper Labeling Chemical Containers - Hazcom Regulatory Compliance 10 Legislative Victory: Dental Plan 11 Young Dentist Debunks Stereotyping 12 Implant Outcomes and Patients With Aggressive Periodontal Disease 13 Dear LADS 14 Exorbitant Dental Bill? Medical Insurance May Cover Some of It. 16 Pediatric Dentist Shares Dental Success Story February March April Explorer published by Los Angeles Dental Society Editorial Staff 18 Life in the Air Force Dental Corps 21 Classifieds 22 Labor Law Corner Sonia Molina, DMD - Editor Teresa Chien - Executive Director Officers Pilseong Kim, DDS - President Sadegh Namazikhah, DMD - Treasurer Richard Hirschinger, DDS, MBA - President-Elect Adam Geach, DMD - Vice President Craig Anderson, DDS - Secretary Fariba Kalantari, DDS - Immediate Past President Los Angeles Dental Society Explorer