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Vol 48, Issue 1, Spring 2014

In this issue...

Fitting Fluoride Into Sonoma County: The Basics

For many years, we on the REDS Board of Directors, have periodically raised the question, “Why is Sonoma County Water not fluoridated?” while the rest of the country passes us by. Now, over 74% of Americans in public water systems gain the cavity fighting benefits of fluoride that 70 years ago was seen only in populations with natural water fluoridation. Longitudinal epidemiologic observation of the population, and clinical research has long-proven the safety and effectiveness of public water fluoridation. Addition-ally, the majority of acknowledged major health organizations including the CDC, ADA, AMA, etc. are unequivocal in their support of community water fluoridation. While healthy debate and continuous evaluation of any health policy has a positive effect and should be ongoing, impas-sioned and mostly well-meaning fluoridation opponents continue to combine minority scientific viewpoints diluted with political, non-scientific and social agendas that interfere with the progress of

1 Fitting Fluoride Into

2 President’s Message 3 Grab Your Shovel! 4 A Few Words

6 2014 Crab Feed

8 Law, Infection & HIPAA Firs General Meeting 2014

9 REDS New Moms

10 Give Kids A Smile 2014

11 New Members Classified

12 Into The Mountains

14 Obituaries

15 Upcoming Events

public health at the cost of indi-viduals susceptible to dental caries. These include not only the young but also the elderly as we now better understand the topical benefits of water fluoridation.State Mandate for Water FluoridationAccording to the California Department of Public Health, “California’s fluoridated drink-ing water act, Assembly Bill 733, became law in 1995, authoriz-ing water systems with 10,000 or more service connections to fluoridate once money from an outside source is provided. This means that communities with 10,000 water connections must fluoridate water systems when outside funds can be procured.”Legality of Water FluoridationThe fluoridated drinking water act has been upheld in Califor-nia courts stating that it preempts efforts to prohibit fluoridation of water systems subject to its re-quirements (City of Watsonville v. California State Department of Health Services, 133 Cal. App. 4th875 (2005), review de-nied.) State courts also uphold the

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Katie Bales, DDSPresident’s Message

As I sat down to write this update for the Dental Society I couldn’t get the theme of change from my mind. C h a n g e

is ever present in our lives, our families, our friendships and our work. This past year was no exception, and 2014 will con-tinue this indomitable trend. Personally, I have enjoyed a tre-mendous amount of change this past year with more to come. I married a wonderful man and we are now expecting a little girl. Change can often be good. Our area went from having zero rain for months to receiving nearly 10 inches in a couple of days. This morning as I drove north on Highway 101, I was grateful to see the rolling hills of our beau-tiful backyard transforming from lifeless brown to hints of hopeful green. Of course change also brings uncertainty. Many of us have shared concerns about the state of the healthcare system and the significant changes underway. As a practitioner just starting my career, I’ll admit that I have felt helpless in the face of some of these changes, but never for long. I’d like to personally thank the REDS membership for that. The wisdom, support and gener-osity of our membership is a tes-tament not only to our profession but also to our members.Speaking of our wonderful

members, we not only tend to fix toothaches and broken smiles, but we also give back. We sup-port our communities and are active in civic organizations. We work hard to improve the overall health of our communities by do-nating our time to debating anti-fluoridation measures and sup-porting resources to programs like Give Kids A Smile. We can all be proud of programs like EmBrace, Sealant Day, Free-dom Day and CDA Cares. We are equally as proud of the dentists who open their doors for a day or two each year to help all they can and of those who donate quietly, one deserv-ing patient at a time. Many of the leaders in the State of California began as leaders in REDS. James Wood is one of those leaders who is seeking election to the State Assembly. We have every confidence that

he will be successful and will be a champion for dentistry in the years ahead. Being a dentist is a special thing that truly improves the lives of our patients and benefits the communities that we serve. So as we face inevitable change, lets remember why we associate in organizations like REDS and the California Dental Association, and face these changes together. By doing so we will not only have a voice that can preserve our profession, we will have a voice for justice and service as well. Together, we are more than just the sum of our parts. When we work together, great things happen.So thank you REDS members for doing what you do and may we continue to grow as friends as well as colleagues in 2014.

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Grab Your Shovel!

Back in dental school, we had a lecture on dental public health. We learned of the many modalities that are used to promote im-proved community oral health. The professor asked the class, “Who does the most good for dental public health?” It was a rhetorical question that was simply answered, “The guy shoveling fluoride into the water.”Yet, here we are, more than 60 years after the beginning of public water fluoridation, after more than 70% of the U.S. population are benefiting from water fluoridation and a dra-matic decrease in dental caries, and we still face outliers who, with the best intentions, place roadblocks to fulfilling this promise of improved oral health in our own home county despite a state mandate to fluoridate the County’s water. Yes, regardless of the preponderance of support-ing research and normally diffi-cult to attain endorsements from the most respected government and non-government organiza-tions, health conscious Sonoma County fails to protect our com-munity through water fluorida-tion.Bless our neighbors for their concerns for safety and effective-ness of public health measures. We don’t wish for an obsequious citizenry that blindly abides by apparent authorities. However, the manner in which any contro-versial topic is evaluated should

be through clearheaded analysis; whether such evaluation is done

by professionals or the lay public. Ulti-mately, for the public and even profession-als who are not well versed in the science and literature of water fluoridation, the ques-tion must be: who do you trust?

Can a government agency be trusted? Can the dental and medical professions be trusted? Can self-appointed skeptics be trusted? Can we even trust ourselves to equitably deter-mine the probity of information sources?Fortunately, there is an answer, not that it is acceptable to all. To begin with, unless we’re ready to crate up our guns, ammo, survival gear, and militia manu-als and head out for the Idaho hinterlands, we have to allow our trust to be earned. We already do that. We generally trust the roads, air travel, building safety, overall food safety, and most of the first world infrastructure that supports our daily activities. In the affairs of science and health, we can trust the scien-tific method. The process of attaining knowledge through repeated experimentation does not give us ultimate knowledge, but has proven itself to be the best manner of evaluating validity. Such methodology is further supported by numbers, by time and by neutral assessment of experience. In the world of medi-cal and dental research, violation of the tenets of proper method-ology casts an debilitating pall

over the researcher and sponsors precluding potential funding and support.We are also inclined to trust those who would not gain from the results of research. Who is most altruistic in their endeavors?Back to fluoridation.Throughout my career (and I confess to a level Pollyannaish idealism), I’ve developed a deep respect for my profession and the moral guideposts it has established. I have often said that a true profession is one which ultimately endeavors to eliminate itself. Dentistry, with its historic and ceaseless commitment to prevention has done as much as any profession to decrease its own business. No greater effort is more altruistic than dentistry’s commitment to public water fluoridation. Dentistry’s support of water fluoridation is based on the best available science which is based in scientific method demonstrat-ing the safety and effectiveness of community water fluoridation. The principles defined by the research are further validated by the many years of experience of many communities that employ water fluoridation.One should be clear, while the vast amount of sound research and experience supports fluorida-tion, there is other research that is equivocal. When one speaks of “best science” it does not imply “all science” and there will al-ways be contradictory evidence that must be evaluated and con-sidered. (Remember that just 4 out of 5 dentists recommend sugarless gum?) Unfortunately, there are both well-meaning and

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A Few Words...Martin Van TassellExecutive Director

S t r a t e g i c vs. TacticalOur dental c ommun i t y perenn ia l l y tried to bring water fluori-dation to the water sup-ply. REDS,

the CDA as well as a number of dedicated dentists and concerned individuals have made valiant efforts to get this strategic goal accomplished over the years with limited success. In the last year, with the help of the Sonoma County Health Department, we have had the greatest chance of success as the Board of Super-visors agreed unanimously to approve a study of the cost and feasibility to bring fluoride to the water coming largely from the Russian River. That water study is underway and

the meetings are continuing. I am part of the group assisting in the review of the material that will ultimately be brought back to the Board of Supervisors for a vote. The process is slow and complex as there are many public entities involved who receive their water from the Sonoma County Water Agency.A vocal minority of individuals who oppose water fluoridation have waged a campaign to block fluoridation. As is their right, they attend each of the public meet-ings voicing their opinions as well as hosting their own meetings to debate the matter. They are well organized and passionate in their position. They try to argue the alleged perils of fluoride even at those meetings intended to study the engineering feasibility.Tactics have recently changed. Fluoride opponents are now going local. Starting with those municipalities they deem most sympathetic to their arguments, they are getting resolutions

submitted and passed to oppose fluoridation. Cotati and Sebastopol city councils have both passed such resolutions recently. We sometimes only receive word that such an item is on the agenda hours before it is to be heard. Thus we have to scramble to do what we can to be sure we are heard, while those who are opposed are well prepared with several people to give testimony.We need your help to look and listen for news of these types of proposals in your community. We need for that information to be relayed here to REDS or to our fluoride committee chairman, Anthony Fernandez DDS (707) 546-1166 at fernandezdds@comcast.net. We also need for you to write to your city coun-cil as well as attend city council meetings to give testimony to the merits of proper water fluorida-tion. This is one of the most ef-fective ways we can improve the oral health of our community.

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reasonability of fluoridation and there is no constitutional right to fluoride-free water (Coshow, et al. v. City of Escondido, et al., 132 Cal. App. 4th687 (2005), review denied).An amendment to the Fluorida-tion Act (SB 96) added language declaring the Fluoridation Act “preempts local regulations, ordinances, and initiatives that prohibit or restrict fluoridation” of public water subject to the ActHow Water Works in Sonoma CountyTo best understand the process of achieving water fluoridation in Sonoma County, the structure of how water is managed is helpful.Overseeing Sonoma County’s water and parts of Marin County is the Sonoma County Water Agency that was formed by the State Legislature in 1949. The Sonoma County Water Agency supplies water to city and water district “customers” totaling 600,000 people in Sonoma and Marin counties. The Customers are: • City of Cotati • City of Petaluma • City of Rohnert Park • City of Santa Rosa • City of Sonoma • The Town of Windsor • Marin Municipal Water District • North Marin Water District • Valley of the Moon Water DistrictThe customers above, with the exception of the Marin Municipal Water District are the Water Agency’s Prime Water Retailers and each Water Retailer sends an elected official to participate quarterly in The Water Advisory Committee. They serve to advise the Water Agency’s Board of Directors on issues affect-ing the Water Retailers. There are several other, but smaller retailers.Supervisor Efren Carrillo serves as

the liaison from the Water Agency Board of Directors to the retailers’ Water Advisory Committee.In Sonoma County, substan-tial savings will be attained if fluoridation is provided at larger Sonoma County Water Agency water sources ($67/So-noma County connec-tion) than having fluoridation equipment installed at multiple

smaller source points ($174/Sonoma County connection). Consequently, the county-wide approach is the preferred method of fluoridation from the financial perspective.

*Data from Life is Better with Teeth, Sonoma County Fluoridation Assessment Draft Report, Silver Chalfin, L, 2/26/13; Sonoma County

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president, Dr. Katie Bales. With a several new members, spouses, and staff in attendance REDS added a new twist to the event this year. With the prompt-ing from out incoming president,

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How better to spend your Val-entine’s Day than attending the 2014 California Dental Practice Act/Infection Control/ HIPAA, Continuing Education program? Leslie Canham and her service dog “Mocha” made it a more en-joyable event. With 85 attending at the Fountaingrove Inn and a big number of supporting companies, as well as a full breakfast and buf-fet lunch on the patio, a good and informative time was had by most everyone. HIPAA will continue to be something that all members will need to be sure they are in compliance with as the penalties can be severe. Technical difficul-ties in our live video stream of the event prevented a few remote attendees from participating, and received a refund. We are work-ing to iron out these problems so

Law, Infection & HIPAAthat more can attend in this way without limit to geography. You may also find more photos of the event on our Facebook page.

First General Meeting of 2014The first general meeting this year was attended by more than sixty members and staff as well as four different venders. The topics of the evening, Implant Esthetics and Bringing Your Dental Product to Market, were expertly spoken on by Dr. Phillip Ho.Dr. Ho comes from the Santa Barbara area where he practiced for more than thirty years, and in those years has not only brought more than thirty products to market, but is also an expert in making implants look as natural as the real thing.

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mendacious researchers alike, generating spurious pseudosci-ence that looks like the real thing. Since most of us don’t have the time or inclination to dissect each suspect paper, we look to re-spected peer-reviewed journals to screen most of the chaff and leave us to go beyond the summary ab-stract to determine the value of research. We also rely on hon-est and trusted dental authorities to do the academic heavy lifting that is likely superior to our own abilities to evaluate legitimacy of research. The arcane language of research demands that we have trusted academics who can best detect qualities of appropriate methodology and biostatistics. Our patients and the community trust us to do the discriminating evaluation of the authorities of fluoride research and determine who is trustworthy and who is not. Now you may not be inclined to participate in the contentious de-bate over water fluoridation, nor may you be inclined to be active in “any dental society project, but the support of the dental commu-nity in making water fluoridation a reality in Sonoma is needed here and your action is needed now. It is time for you to pick up the shovel and familiarize your-self with the evidence regarding public water fluoridation and re-spectfully let your patients and neighbors know the value of both fluoridation and the science that supports it. Your efforts could produce a greater dental health benefit than all of the restorations you’ve ever done or ever will do.

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Give Kids A Smile 2014Over 500 needy children were seen at the 10th annual Give Kids A Smile Day. Nine locations throughout Sonoma and one in Mendocino counties held the event on February 7 and 8. It was sponsored by the ADA here and across the nation. Treatments ranged from general check-ups and cleanings to more exten-sive care such as extractions and fillings. Several private practices participated this year as well as the local clinics opening their doors to patients as well. These included Sonoma County Indian Health Dental Clinic in Santa Rosa, The Petaluma Health Center Dental Clinic, the Russian River Dental Clinic, St. Joseph’s Dental, and the Santa Rosa Jr. College Community Dental Hygiene Clinic. Many gener-ous volunteers donated time and skill to helping children in need by volunteering at one of these clinics and seeing children in-office for follow-up treatment. A big THANK YOU to everyone who helped make this event a fine success again this year.

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Into the Mountains: Sierras Trips in 2013Our first trip of the season was to Matterhorn, the northernmost major peak of the High Sierra Mountains. It was three of us: REDS member Michael Zatto; Tim Ray, a retired carpenter, now painter and musician; and me, Orest Balytsky. On July 3, our adventure started even before we reached the mountains. As we were driving to Truckee, Mike’s always-reliable Ford Expedition suddenly started malfunctioning, showing an electrical problem. We thought that we would make it to Truckee where the car could be checked and fixed. As we passed Colfax, the car’s electric-ity suddenly died while we were in the left lane. The road was full of trucks, and it was quite a maneuver that Michael performed to move the car to a narrow right shoulder. We called AAA and hoped to be towed away in an hour or so. Not so fast! We spent 3+ hours sitting in 100O heat watching the trucks roar by. A cheerful highway patroller showed up and told us that if we wait for AAA, we may end up spending the night in this not-so-pleasant spot. He offered to call an independent car tow-ing company; in an hour, the car was towed to a Ford dealership, and our freeway angel drove us to a Holiday Inn. We felt quite deflated by this mishap and now had to decide whether to contin-ue our trip by trying to rent a car (the time was midnight) or return home. Mike and I went to check rental options online. When we returned to the room to dis-cuss the options, we found Tim lying on his sleeping bag in a fetal position, staring blankly into the

space in front of him. The view was quite funny, and the only thing lacking was Tim singing his favor-ite childhood lullaby. We decided to put it to a vote; the majority decided to continue on with the trip. We had to be at Bridgeport by 11am to pick up our permits before they expired, so we slept for 3 hours and set off in a taxi to Sacramento Airport at 4:30am to rent a car. In spite of the tight schedule, we managed to pick up our permits in time. At the trailhead, we faced another hard decision. Tim, who is all into lightweight backpacking and apparently spent many hours packing to keep his weight to a minimum, got a slight shock when he saw that Mike and I had four 24-oz cans of beer that we planned to share between everyone’s backpacks. A lively discussion followed, but we managed to convince Tim that going up without beer was not an option. Of course nobody regret-ted it later, as drinking a cold beer after a strenuous climb is one of the most pleasant moments of the mountaineering experience, in our opinions.Matterhorn Peak sits in the North-ern corner of Yosemite. Though only 4 miles from trailhead to summit, the elevation gain is over 5,000 feet, pushing what would be a moderate climb into the strenuous category. We broke the climb into two parts by pitch-ing camp near a small glacier lake at the foothill of the mountain. The next day, we enjoyed mostly straightforward hiking to Matter-horn with spectacular views from the summit. Other than the initial bad incident with the car, everything fell into place pretty well for us, and we

were even able to pick up Mike’s Ford from the dealership on our way back.We took our second trip in the middle of July. Out usual troupe of three was joined by Tate Fabian, the manager of Masselli’s Hardware store in Petaluma, and Carlos Gonzales, a microbiolo-gist. Our destination was Mount Darwin, the thematic and topo-graphic keystone of the Evolu-tion region of the Sierras, about 18 miles from Bishop. The round trip from the trailhead is about 20 miles, with an elevation gain of 4,703 feet. After an approximately 6-hour strenuous hike, we pitched our tents at a small lake under Lamarck Col. The next day we began by ascending to the col; then, we descended a few thou-sand feet into Darwin Canyon. We followed the guide book route, which told us that if we kept to the right of the glacier, it would be possible to avoid glacier travel. To our surprise, we discovered that in order to get to the summit, we had no choice but to cross a pretty steep, 100 foot wide glacier. It looked doable to me, so I started crossing it carefully. Suddenly, my foot slipped, and I started slid-ing down the slope. I realized I had to stop my sliding quickly or I would become a human rocket on a steep, 600-foot glacier that ended with a scree. So I buried my fists, still holding my hiking poles, into the glacier as hard as possible, spread my body as wide as I could, and managed to stop the sliding; then, I made my way back to safe ground. I was lucky to end up with just a few scratch-es on my hands. We tried to cut steps in the glacier but soon realized that it would take too 12

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long, since we did not have axes. Then we tried to bypass it, but the surrounding rocks were too steep, and it was not possible to get through them without climb-ing equipment, which we lacked. Eventually, we agreed that it would be too risky to proceed and decid-ed to climb the neighboring Mt. Mendel instead. Although this peak is overshadowed by Mt. Darwin, at its 13,710 feet, it is a worthwhile mountain. The climb went on uneventfully, and we enjoyed the stunning views of the surrounding Kings Canyon, John Muir Wilderness, and Inyo National Forest. The way back was quite difficult because we had to go uphill a few thousand feet before beginning our descent to camp. I have never been as tired in my life as when I finally reached the campsite, my gait wobbly. To refresh ourselves, we jumped into the ice cold lake. Five of us jumped in, quite a progress from the time when I was the only one who would do it. It invigorated us considerably, but, because it was

quite cold already at the end of the day, it took us several shots of whiskey and a hot meal to warm up.The third trip was to Cathedral Peak in Southern Yosemite in mid-October. Mike, Tate, Carlos, and I, Orest, went. Cathedral Peak is an outstanding granite pinnacle in the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite. It looks beautiful from all sides and has expansive views from its class 4 summit block. John Muir made the first ascent of Cathedral Peak in 1869; it was possibly the first class 4 climb to be made anywhere in the Sierras.Although the peak is not very high (10,911 feet), the ascent is quite difficult, and to complete the last 15 feet, most climbers have to use ropes and cams for protec-tion. To get to the summit block, we used Mountaineers Route on the east side. Though there are quite a few difficult spots, it can be climbed without gear. Mike is not new to climbing with ropes and protection, but for the rest of us, it was our first time, so he

gave us a brief course about how to use harnesses and ropes prop-erly. Initially, it is a pretty scary feeling when you have to get yourself to the vertical face of the rock, but after a few seconds, you start concentrating on the task at hand: where to place your hands and feet to climb up. We took turns one by one, and it took each of us just a few minutes to get to the top of the summit block. We were rewarded with the stunning view of the surrounding Yosemite wilderness, with the spectacular Half Dome in the distance. On the way home in the car, we all agreed that it is a lot of fun to do rock climbing with protection, as it’s safe, exciting, and allows one to reach breathtaking summits. We are planning to take climbing courses to be able to do more of rock climbing during subsequent trips.

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Dr. Charles I. MohlerDr. Mohler was a 1949 graduate of the U n i v e r s i t y of Nebraska M e d i c a l School and practiced in the Redwood Empire for 38 years. He retired in 1981 as a lifetime member. He died on March 1, 2014 at the age of 96 in Oregon. Dr. Mohler leaves his two daughters, 5 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.

ObituariesDr. Robert S. GilbertDr. Gilbert died on March 8, 2014 just one day short of his 76th birth-day following complications from open heart surgery. Dr. Gilbert was a 1964 graduate of the UCSF School of Dentistry and practiced in Petaluma for 40 years. He retired in 2012 as a lifetime member. He also was awarded fellowship with the Academy of General Dentistry. Bob Gilbert is survived by his wife Anne, his two daughters, and four grandchildren and family members.

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