Welcome to KDA's
 Good Vibrations  & Information Exchange! 
Issue # 16
January 29, 2021
Happy New Year!
#KDAgoodVibrations  #KDAinformationExchange  #KDAdentalCommunity
  
We are dedicated to sending you good vibrations and helping our dental community share good information with each other. Submissions are FREE for EVERYONE!

We invite EVERYONE in our dental community to participate, vendors too! The name of this publication is Good Vibrations, so we are looking for positive and helpful submissions to share.

Now accepting submissions. Here are the particulars: 
* This publication will now be sent on the last Friday of each month before noon. Submissions must be in by the previous Tuesday at 9 a.m.
* Please keep submissions to 50 words or less - you may also include one photo and one link, in addition to the 50 words (So, you will have to be creative!)
* Seriously, no negative stuff - please share positive, helpful or fun news.
* Send your submissions to [email protected] and she is gonna get the word out.


Let's all hope
that 2021
is a
better year
for
everyone!
A Voluntary Survey for Dentists: The Exploration of Patient Education In Responsible Opioid Use By Dental Surgeons

You have been invited to participate in a research project on The Exploration of Patient Education In Responsible Opioid Use by Dental Surgeons, which is being conducted by a student investigator as part of her AP Capstone Research course at Assumption High School in Louisville, KY.

This is a 9-question voluntary survey that will take less than 5 minutes of your time to complete.

The consent document at the beginning of the survey will explain the purpose of the research project and will go over all of the time commitments, the procedures used in the study, and the risks and benefits of participating.

Please read the consent form carefully and completely and please ask questions if you need clarification prior to consenting.

Questions about this survey may be directed to Meredith Moser at [email protected] or her faculty advisor, Ms. Kelly Kirwan at [email protected]
View our KDA PPE Resource Page

Check here for potential sources for all types of PPE on our resource page. We will add new sources as we receive them. 

Disclaimer: While the KDA will make every effort to list legitimate PPE providers, a company's inclusion on this page in no way reflects any endorsement from the KDA, whatsoever. Please take thoughtful care when dealing with any company. Do your own additional vetting of any entity, before you act.
SBA Re-Opened Paycheck Protection Program to Small Lenders on Friday, January 15 and All Lenders on Tuesday, January 19
Updated PPP Lender forms, guidance, and resources are available at www.sba.gov/ppp and www.treasury.gov/cares.
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See the Latest Innovation from Crest/Oral-B!
We are very excited to share information with you on our NEW Oral-B® iOTM. Oral B has unveiled a new electric rechargeable toothbrush and we want to make sure that you are one of the first to learn about this new technology.  Oral-B® iOTM Combines Oscillation Rotations and Micro-vibrations for a Sensational Clean Patients can't Resist.

If you would like more information please contact your Crest + Oral B representative! If you are unsure who your rep is, you may also request a Teach & Learn for more information.

 
From Sonya Salisbury at Crest/Oral B
Updated CDC Guidelines for Dental Settings:
 
KASPER Prescriber Report Cards have returned 
It's easier than ever to read, identify high risk patients and view prescribing comparisons within your specialty. Follow the instructions in the KASPER - KOG User Guide to access KASPER, select your dental specialty, and view your report. 
          
        From David R. Hopkins, KY Cabinet for Health & Family Services
Buffalo Bills Wide Receiver and Multi-tasker!
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs was seen flossing his pearly whites on the sidelines of the National Football League’s January 3rd, 2021 game against the Miami Dolphins. 

More about some very generous Buffalo Bills fans...
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson thanks Buffalo Bills fans for donations after his charity raises over $400,000
BY CHRISTOPHER BRITO
UPDATED ON: JANUARY 19, 2021 / 3:15 PM / CBS NEWS
Even in a tough loss to the Buffalo Bills in the playoffs last weekend, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson still got a win. After the NFL star got injured and left the game in a pivotal moment during the AFC divisional playoff game on Saturday night, Bills fans rallied together and helped raise money for "Blessings in a Backpack (Louisville Chapter)," a nonprofit that Jackson supports which provides food on weekends for elementary school children who might go hungry.
How U.S. Cities Tried to Halt the Spread of the 1918 Spanish Flu
From History.com - UPDATED:MAR 27, 2020 - ORIGINAL:MAR 11, 2020
Apic/Getty Images
How U.S. city officials responded to the 1918 pandemic played a critical role in how many residents lived—and died.
If we don't use it, we're gonna lose it!
We need more folks to purchase our KDA specialty license plate or the state is gonna take it away! When you renew your license plate, ask about our specialty plate and support our Kentucky Dental Foundation. $10 of each license plate sale and each license registration renewal will be donated to the Foundation. Tax-deductible!  You DO NOT have to be a member of the KDA to purchase these plates.
Here's wishing you GOOOOD VIBRATIONS!
Take care out there, eat your vegetables, take your vitamins, wash your hands for 20 seconds after everything you do and stay away from everybody! We want to see you on the flip side!
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