Welcome to KDA's
 Good Vibrations  & 
Information Exchange! 
Issue # 42
March 31, 2023
We hope you get to enjoy time with your families & friends during the upcoming Easter, Passover and many other spring holy holidays!

#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.

Accepting submissions. Here are the particulars: 
* This publication is sent on the last Friday of each month before noon.
* 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 melissa@kyda.org and she is gonna get the word out.
Attention all dentists!
You are cordially invited to join the Ballast Financial Advisors and other business leaders for a panel discussion about your financial well-being and a bourbon tasting. Topics include asset protection techniques, estate planning, tax efficiency, liability insurance, peak earning years and cash balance pension plans, private practice sales, and more. We’ll see you there!
 
400 E Vine Street
Suite 400
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Presentation @ 6 pm
Bourbon Tasting @ 7 pm
 
Ballastplan.com
DO THE MATH and SAVE
Calculate what you’re actually paying to take credit cards in your practice. Fees divided by dollars processed = Effective Rate. KDA members average effective rate is 2.2%. If you’re paying more than that, find out what you could save with Best Card. $5,516/27% average annual savings. Fax /email a recent processing statement in for a detailed savings analysis to 866-717-7247 / Compare@bestcardteam.com. Receive a $5 Amazon gift card just for checking! Learn more.
Mortenson Dental Partners kicked off its annual Smiles for Life fundraising campaign across all regions. The campaign began March 1 and runs through June. All practices will be offering professional teeth whitening services at significantly reduced prices. These efforts allow the organization to contribute to important causes throughout our communities and around the world. 
KY VALOR is a nonprofit initiative that helps veterans capitalize on their military experience to meet career goals. We are partnering with employers throughout the commonwealth to connect veterans and their spouses with opportunities. If your business has open jobs, and you're looking for a well-qualified applicant pool, visit www.kyvalor.com or email NStewart@kstc.com
Smile America, a school-based mobile dental practice, is seeking a general or pediatric dentist who is interested in diversifying their work to join our team! This is a paid position and is flexible with PT and FT openings from 1-5 days/week. We are also offering a relocation/sign on bonus up to $25k for some areas of Kentucky. If interested, please contact Kelly Caito at kcaito@mobiledentists.com.
Immediate Temp RDH Position Available
I have an immediate temp RDH position open to cover a maternity leave in Benton, KY. Time needed starting March 1st - April 28th. (closed the week of spring break, April 3rd-7th). Hours are Mon-Thurs, 8:00-5:00. Please share with anyone you may know, even if only available a few days, as patients are already scheduled and we all know how difficult it would be to reschedule that many people! Thank you,
Amanda P. Hines, CDA, RDH, BSDH
Owner/Operator, Diastema Solutions, LLC
(270)883-1592
Dental Practice Sales/Transitions/
Sale Consultation
Services Designed By A Dentist
At George D. Stollings and Associates, Inc. we believe you are more than just a client. You are a unique individual with your own distinctive financial objectives, career goals, practice philosophy, and clinical style. A successful transition is more than just numbers – ultimately it is one where the buyer and seller know their fundamental values constitute a key component of the final transition.

Dr. Janet Rowland is teaming with God Smile Ministry in Western Kentucky to provide dentures to men and women in drug and alcohol recovery FREE of charge. A new SMILE can give a new START for these recipients. Visit their website www.godsmileministry.com to see how you can help!
Complete Prescriptions 3X Faster
iPrescribe®, by DrFirst, brings you the full power of e-prescribing in a simple, user-friendly app with controlled and non-controlled drug prescribing, medication history data, in-workflow prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) checking, and patient-specific out-of-pocket drug costs. 
Please support our Kentucky Dental Foundation and sign up for our specialty license plate!
If we don't use it, we're gonna lose it! We are in serious need of more registrations, or our license plate will soon be discontinued!
If you are a friend of dentistry and the KDA, now is the time we really need your support!. 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. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE!
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
And, here's wishing you GOOOOD VIBRATIONS!
Eat your vegetables, brush your teeth, take your vitamins, wash your hands for 20 seconds and try to sleep well. Take care out there and be safe.
Kentucky Dental Association
1920 Nelson Miller Parkway | Louisville, KY 40223-2164
502-489-9121