Everest Summiteer and Entrepreneur, Alan Hobson To Speak At 2007 Quality New Mexico Conference March 8 & 9

Everest Summiteer and Entrepreneur, Alan Hobson To Speak At 2007 Quality New Mexico Conference March 8 & 9

Mt. Everest summiteer, entrepreneur, best-selling author, Alan Hobson, will speak at Quality New Mexico Conference in Albuquerque, March 8 & 9. Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Recipients Mesa Products and North Mississippi Medicall Center will outline 'best practices' on performance excellence. The focus is education and motivation about improvement for small and large business, school, government, health care, and non-profit organizations.

Albuquerque, NM (PRWEB) January 12, 2007

Mount Everest summiteer, worldwide adventurer, entrepreneur, and international bestselling author, Alan Hobson, will speak at the 2007 Quality New Mexico Conference & New Mexico Quality Awards Ceremony, March 8 & 9, Hotel Albuquerque in Old Town.

The keynote address, "Triumph of Tenacity", is part of the annual Quality New Mexico conference of education and motivation about improvement and performance excellence for small and large business, education, government, health care and non-profit organizations.

Hobson's life story is a portrait in passion, persistence, and peak performance spanning four decades. The nine-time All-American gymnast, and marathon runner, set out at age 29 to realize his greatest childhood dream.

It took him 10 grueling expeditions to high altitude, a decade of intense fundraising, training, and organizational effort to attempt the summit of Mount Everest. His expeditions required millions of dollars to finance, organize, and execute; and stretched Hobson's leadership, team building, sales, and communications abilities. On the third attempt, he gazed out at the curvature of the Earth as the horizon bent in his peripheral vision at 29,035 feet.

"Half the dream is done," the then 39 year old radioed to his base camp. "If we're persistent enough, we can do the dreams."

Then, in August 2000, Hobson set out on his ultimate challenge. Diagnosed with acute leukemia and given less than a year to live he used the lessons learned on Everest. He chose to undergo a blood transplant from his brother and has been cancer free for over four years.

"My 'inner Everest' has dwarfed the outer one", he says quietly. "I see life now from a new perspective. Success isn't about height. It's about depth."

The full conference workshops and seminars are designed to educate New Mexico in performance excellence principles. Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipients from throughout the nation, Zia Award recipients from New Mexico, and performance excellence experts will detail their results and best practices in small and large business, education, government, health care, and non-profit organizations. For a complete listing of presenters, their companies and schools, and their subjects see the Quality New Mexico website.

Quality New Mexico is a 501(c)3 nonprofit membership organization with a program to educate New Mexicans about performance excellence in small and large businesses, education, government, health care, and non-profits to promote the state to realize greater economic success and achieve excellence.

In 1994, Quality New Mexico became the official administrator of the New Mexico Quality Awards. The program is patterned after the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Quality New Mexico offers education and training on the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence and offers training on becoming volunteer examiners. QNM training has been called the best in professional and organizational development training.

Registration and more information at www. qualitynewmexico. org or by calling 505.944.2001. More information on Alan Hobson is available at www. climbback. com.

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‘A Man’s Guide to a Healthy Body’ and ‘Healthy Cooking Techniques’ highlight free workshops to help Oakland/East Bay residents kick off a healthy 2004

‘A Man’s Guide to a Healthy Body’ and ‘Healthy Cooking Techniques’ highlight free workshops to help Oakland/East Bay residents kick off a healthy 2004

Free workshops on two hot health topics: ‘Men’s Health’’, and ‘Healthy Cooking Techniques’ are slated for the 2nd annual “To Your Health” workshop series in Oakland and Alameda organized by Wilma Chan, California Assembly Majority Leader.

(PRWEB) January 7, 2004

Free workshops on two hot health topics: ‘Men’s Health’’, and ‘Healthy Cooking Techniques’ are slated for the 2nd annual “To Your Health” workshop series organized by Wilma Chan, California Assembly Majority Leader.

The first workshop on January 22nd, ‘Every Man’s Guide to a Healthy Body: Advice from the (health and sports) Pros’, will be held in Alameda at the Harbor Bay Community Center, 3195 Mecartney Rd. It will feature football great Craig Morton and other special guests who will address important men’s health issues. Doctors and health educators from Kaiser Permanente will discuss the latest research on maintaining and regaining physical fitness, prostate health and other men’s health issues. The workshop starts at 7:30pm. Reservations are recommended.

The February 8th workshop, ”Healthy Cooking: Who Says Cooking Healthy Can’t Taste Great?” will be held in Oakland. It will feature Bay Area chefs who will guide participants through three hands-on cooking demonstrations. Cooking lessons include Chinese Favorites at 1pm, African American and Southern Classics at 2:15pm and California Cuisine at 3:30pm. The workshops are being held at Lakeside Garden Center on Bellevue Ave. next to Lake Merritt in Oakland. Each of the three cooking workshops is limited to 50 people and advance reservations are required.

Last yearÂ’s workshops brought together nutrition experts to demystify diet fads and discuss good nutrition and doctors to discuss options for women taking hormone replacement therapy. More than 400 people attended the workshops.

The workshops are expected to fill up fast. For information or to RSVP, call the Office of Assemblywoman Wilma Chan at 510-286-1670 x23 or email: garrett. dempsey@asm. ca. gov

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Medical Practice Management Podcast and Blog Site SoundPractice. net Huge Success Facilitates New Design

Medical Practice Management Podcast and Blog Site SoundPractice. net Huge Success Facilitates New Design

In just 12 weeks since its May 2005 launch, SoundPractice. net (www. soundpractice. net), has established itself as the undisputed leader for medical practice podcast and editorial content and, as a result, redesigned its site to stay ahead of the RSS curve.

Phoenix, MD (PRWEB) August 10, 2005

In just 12 weeks since its May 2005 launch, SoundPractice. net (www. soundpractice. net), has established itself as the undisputed leader for medical practice podcast and editorial content and, as a result, redesigned its site to stay ahead of the RSS curve.

"Visitors using major search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN will find that SoundPractice virtually 'owns' the term and category 'medical practice podcast' when considering references to The Journal of Medical Practice Management in podcast and blog directories such as iTunes, ODEO, Technorati, Bloglines and MedReader," Greenbranch Publishing President Nancy Collins said.

As a result, SoundPractice has had a facelift. "We redesigned the site in a few significant ways to make it easier and more meaningful for our visitors to use. We put all RSS feeds on the home page for easy copying/pasting and in anticipation of greater search engine interest. WeÂ’ve included a new streaming player to hear our podcasts without using podcast software. We added a section for Kent Bottles, our Editor-in-Chief, to add daily community interest news items. Finally, weÂ’ve been very aggressive in adding interesting and timely content to this site.

"The Journal of Medical Practice Management has a 20-year track record of providing the information that physician and administrators need to help their practices thrive. With the addition of www. soundpractice. net we are pleased to provide practice management content as podcasts and RSS feeds. Greenbranch Publishing has the opportunity to lead the change of how the medical practice management community gets their information, and we feel very strongly that we have an obligation to educate our community about these technologies," Collins added.

When asked about SoundPractice from his role as interviewer and as a physician, Kent Bottles replied "The daily act of blogging and interviewing thought leaders for podcasts has really transformed the way I try to keep up to date with subjects and ideas we all need to better manage our practices and care for our patients. I was pleasantly surprised when a blog about physician salaries attracted eight comments from readers, including one from Uwe Reinhardt, the Princeton economist."

"I am really excited about being able to interview content experts for podcasts that make www. soundpractice. net a one stop shop for cutting edge content for busy physicians and adminstrators," he added.

Here is a current listing of Podcasts that can be found at www. soundpractice. net, free of charge:

 Time-of-Service Payment: Customer Service and Cash Management, Tom Hajny  The Business Case for Complementary Medicine Services with John Ritch, Exec. Dir. of The Wege Institute  Perspective from Both Sides: Provider and Payer - Shaun Soller, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan  Levels of Care Discussion with Kent Bottles and Lori Portfleet  Bonus and Profit Sharing in The Medical Practice, Interview with Bernd Kutzscher, MD  Medical Blogs: An Interview with Kevin Pho of KevinMD  Physician Workforce Issues: Interview with Atul Grover, M. D., of The Lewin Group  The Importance of Private Practitioners in the Education of the Next Generation of Physicians, Interview with David Leach, MD, Ex. Dir ACGME  Recognizing and Dealing With Impaired Clinicians Part 2 - Treatment Options, William Reid, MD  Recognizing and Dealing With Impaired Clinicians Part 1 Recognition and Reporting, William Reid, MD  Setting Trouble-Free Policies for Parental and Sick Leave, Laura Sachs Hills  Guidelines for Corporate Covenants and Physician Employment Agreements, Steven Peltz  Preliminary Screening of Job Applicants in 5 Steps, Laura Sachs Hills  Avoiding Leasing Pitfalls, Karen Zupko and Melissa Lupella  The Physician as Witness, Daniel Small  An Editorial on Healthcare by Marcel Frenkel, MD, Founder, The Journal of Medical Practice Management  Governmental Focus on Fraud and Abuse with Rob Falk, JD  Developing Personnel Policies to Keep You Out of the Courtroom: The Role of the Office Policy Manual, Joan Roediger  Ten Things to Do When Investigated By Regulatory or Government Agencies, Glen Crick  A Patient, an Internet Article and Thou, Rob Falk  EMR Pitfalls: Avoiding Costly Purchasing Mistakes by Jeffery Daigrepont, The Coker Group  The Electronic Health Record: Is Now the Time For Your Practice to Invest in Its Future? Interview with Dr. Peter Basch  Strategies for Computerizing Your Medical Office Interview with Robert C. Tennant  Financial Advice on Medical Building Construction

"We designed SoundPractice not only as a podcast site, but as a 'contributor blog' and we are exceptionally fortunate to have assembled a powerful group of contributing experts," Collins concluded.

Contributors include:

 Kent Bottles, MD, Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Medical Practice Management  Judy Capko, President, Capko & Company  Rob Falk, JD, Powell, Goldstein, LLP  Tom Hajny, Accelerated Receivables Management  Betsy Nicoletti, President, Medical Practice Consulting  Bryan Bergeron, MD,  Joel Blau, CFP, and Ronald Paprocki, JD, Mediqus Asset Advisors, Inc.

About SoundPractice. net:

Soundpractice. net, "Sound Ideas for Your Medical Practice" is unique in its emphasis on combining archived material from The Journal of Medical Practice Management with one-on-one interviews with thought leaders in the medical practice management community conducted by Kent Bottles, MD.

About The Journal of Medical Practice Management:

Published six times a year, the subscription-based The Journal of Medical Practice Management www. mpmnetwork. com focuses on delivering "how-to" advice for increasing medical practicesÂ’ profitability. With an emphasis on working smarter and more efficiently, each issue features a host of proven strategies for dealing with fiscal management, marketing, information technology, benefits and compensation, legal and tax issues, office operations, coding, and human resources that practice administrators, practice managers and physicians face on a daily basis. The Journal has become one of the most widely recognized, independent and authoritative voices in the industry.

About Greenbranch Publishing, LLC:

Greenbranch Publishing, LLC, with headquarters in Phoenix, Maryland, is a privately held firm founded in 1998. The company is a leading publisher of medical practice management titles, electronic media and audio conferences for physicians, practice administrators and office practice managers.

More information can be found at www. mpmnetwork. com, www. mpmjournal. com, www. mpmbuyersguide. com, www. soundpractice. net www. greenbranch. com

For More Information, Contact: Nancy Collins

President & Publisher

Greenbranch Publishing, The Journal of Medical Practice Management

PO Box 208

Phoenix, MD 21131

(800) 933-3711

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White House Invites Mountainside Alcohol and Addiction Treatment Center to Washington D. C

White House Invites Mountainside Alcohol and Addiction Treatment Center to Washington D. C.

Mountainside Treatment Center in Canaan, CT was recently honored with an invitation by the White House to meet with the Office of National Drug Control Policy and its Director, John Walters.

CANAAN, CT (PRWEB) August 25, 2005

Mountainside Treatment Center in Canaan, CT was recently honored with an invitation by the White House to meet with the Office of National Drug Control Policy and its Director, John Walters. In attendance at the meeting were Mountainside board members Don Van Dyke and Chief Executive Officer Terence Dougherty, Chief Financial Officer Martin Fedor along with Adele Smithers-Fornaci. Adele Smithers-Fornaci, along with Mountainside board members Terence Dougherty, Larry Kudlow, and Don Van Dyke has been working to advocate the vital importance of abstinence-based treatment for alcohol and substance abuse. Also in attendance at the White House meeting was Lance Leggitt, Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Health Policy along with respective White House staff members.

Recognizing the growing international recognition that Mountainside Treatment Center has been receiving, the White House invited its representatives to discuss future expansion and the ground-breaking initiatives that are generating phenomenal success with not only the residents of the treatment center, but the surrounding communities that participate in Mountainside's Outreach Program. Of particular interest to White House representatives was the Outreach Program, wherein residents of the treatment center go into high schools on a weekly basis to share their experiences with nicotine, alcohol and drug dependence. This progressive approach to prevention builds self-esteem in the residents who participate and provides the students with an honest account of the pitfalls of alcohol, nicotine and substance use. Prevention is an important part of Mountainside's philosophy. "Having residents earnestly share their story and communicate their hope has a profound impact on these kids" says Executive Director Bruce Drever. John Walters commended Mountainside for continuing to perform this service for our nation's youth, while also providing affordable treatment.

Faced with an overwhelming demand for treatment, Mountainside discussed their future plans for capacity expansion. The Office of National Drug Control Policy supports Mountainside in its efforts and is supportive of the upcoming expansion of its facilities. Currently with a fifty-bed capacity, Mountainside is planning to increase its program to 130 beds. With a waiting list that is approximately 30 people at any given time, the expansion of Mountainside will be able to provide for those desperately in need of affordable treatment for alcoholism and addiction.

Mountainside Alcoholism and Addiction Treatment Center is located in the Berkshires at the base of a mountain in Canaan, Connecticut. Some alcoholism and addiction services provided by Mountainside include intermediate to long term inpatient treatment, addiction prevention, community outreach, and job training. If you are interested in learning more about Mountainside's drug addiction or alcoholism treatment services please contact us through the information provided below.

Mountainside Treatment Center provides affordable substance abuse treatment services. We utilize innovative methods in order to achieve stellar results.

A list of drug addiction services provided by Mountainside is:

In-patient drug addiction treatment - intermediate to long term treatment for alcohol and substance abusive persons.

Alcohol and Drug Addiction Prevention - Mountainside has an Outreach Program where senior residents go into high schools and teach the lesson of prevention to students.

Phase IV program [ Half-way house] - Mountainside has a long term addiction treatment program where residents live a half-way house setting and take part in a job training program. As part of the program residents are given a job in the Mountainside Cafe which is a public restaurant that Mountainside bought for job training purposes. Residents hold a job, open a bank account, and are expected to adhere to specific criteria that focus on life and living skills.

For more information please go to www. mountainside. com.

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What's Missing in All Weightloss Programs

What's Missing in All Weightloss Programs

Many people complain of uncontrollable cravings for sweets, breads and even alcohol. Overgrowth of Candida causes intense cravings for sugar and starch, which is why many people cannot follow a weight loss diet. Dr. Shahani's book helps readers achieve good GI health.

Walnut Creek, Calif. (PRWEB) June 14, 2005

With the U. S. weight loss market forecast to hit $61 billion by 2008, Nebraska Cultures, Inc. announced that many popular weight loss programs on the market today might be missing an essential component when it comes to responsible weight loss.

In their newly released book entitled “Cultivate Health from Within: Dr. Shahni’s Guide to Probiotics,” researched and authored by Khem Shahani, Ph. D., with a foreword by Frederic Vagnini, M. D., F. A.C. S., it becomes obvious that a critical factor in maintaining your ideal body weight is to make sure that your digestive system is functioning properly. A healthy digestive system increases energy and improves your metabolism, both critical factors in a responsible weight loss program ensuring that weight loss occurs and stays permanent.

Often overlooked, but always obvious, are the conditions of being bloated and gaseous--a sure sign that your digestive system is not “properly tuned.” People often complain that as they diet and exercise they somehow do not seem to be reducing the bulge in the stomach area. Yeast overgrowth may be a major factor in promoting mid-section weight gain, as well as sap energy from your body. Many people complain of uncontrollable cravings for sweets, breads and even alcohol. Overgrowth of Candida causes intense cravings for sugar and starch, which is why many people cannot follow a weight loss diet

The book informs the reader how to take control of yeast overgrowth, and, according to “Cultivate Health from Within," In modern times, proper balance of friendly bacteria is not an easy feat to accomplish. Diets rich in sugar, cortisone and cortisone-like drugs, birth control pills, immuno-suppressive drugs and antibiotics, have been major culprits in affecting a naturally healthy digestive system" and promote excessive, unwanted yeast growth in the body and unwanted weight gain.

Many people are unaware that they consume antibiotics daily, without a doctor's prescription, in the foods they eat. Antibiotics are routinely used as supplements in animal feed or the treatment of sick livestock. Consequently, humans who eat these types of animal products may be destroying their beneficial bacteria allowing yeasts to proliferate without their knowledge, which compromises proper GI Tract health and promotes undesired weight gain.

A responsible weight loss program should always include the use of the most effective strain of pro-biotics, which can create an environment in which yeasts cannot survive. This timely information is described in great detail in Khem Shahani's book, “Cultivate Health from Within.”

Spokesman for the book, Frederic Vagnini, M. D., F. A.C. S. stated, "Khem Shahani's pioneering research and dedication to the understanding of pro-biotics, as stated in the book, will benefit all people, young and old, for decades."

Contact: Angie Jones

Jones Int'l

760-773-3232

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Ecology Coatings Wins NanoTech Briefs Nano 50 Award

Ecology Coatings Wins NanoTech Briefs Nano 50 Award

Clean, Efficient LiquidN Industrial Coatings Honored for Innovation and Market Promise

Akron, OH (PRWEB) July 10, 2006

Ecology Coatings Inc., a leading developer of nano-engineered ultraviolet curable coatings, has been recognized as a Nano 50™ Award winner by Nanotech Briefs, a leading nanotechnology magazine from the publishers of NASA Tech Briefs. Judged by a panel of nanotechnology and MEMS experts, the Nano 50 Awards recognize the top 50 technologies, products, and innovators that have significantly impacted, or are expected to impact, the state of the art in nanotechnology. Nanotech Briefs honored Ecology Coatings’ LiquidNTM coatings as a leading product innovation with significant near-term market promise.

“The winners of the Nano 50 awards are the best of the best – the innovative people and technologies that will continue to move nanotechnology to key mainstream markets,” said Linda L. Bell, publisher of Nanotech Briefs.

A necessary final step for nearly every manufactured consumer product, conventional coating technologies are time and energy intensive and often contain polluting solvents. Ecology Coatings’ award-winning LiquidN products address that bottleneck by enabling dramatic process efficiencies for manufacturers without compromising environmental and public health. The ultraviolet (UV) curable, 100 percent solids coatings drive 99 percent reductions in time, reduce energy expenditures of up to 80 percent and do not release any air pollutants to the ambient environment. Requiring only a few seconds of UV exposure to form a durable high-performance barrier, Ecology Coatings’ products are currently being applied to metals, plastics, electronics, composites, paper and more.

“We’re honored to be included in this select group of innovators who share the goal of bringing transformational nanotechnology out of the lab and into the marketplace,” said Richard Stromback, CEO of Ecology Coatings. “Market success in a well-established sector like manufacturing requires a cost-effective technology that addresses a significant need in the existing system. In applications as diverse as your car and your MP3 player, our coatings offer manufacturers the economic and performance benefits needed to overcome the inertia of entrenched technologies. It’s that fundamental value proposition that is driving our own success today and paving the way for future growth.”

“In developing a viable environmentally-sound replacement to conventional industrial coating products, I knew that we needed to simultaneously achieve the performance characteristics manufacturers need to make real-world products: hardness, abrasion resistance, corrosion resistance, and ease of application all need to be at least as good if not better than those incumbent technologies,” said Sally Ramsey, chief chemist and founder of Ecology Coatings. “Enabled by the incorporation of nanoparticles into our UV-curable, solvent-free formulation, the LiquidN products achieve that critical combination.”

The Nano 50 awards will be presented to Ecology Coatings at a special reception and awards dinner during NASA Tech Briefs National Nano Engineering Conference at the Boston Marriott Newton, November 9-10, 2006. For the complete list of 2006 Nano 50 award winners, visit: www. nanotechbriefs. com/nano50_winners. html (http://www. nanotechbriefs. com/nano50_winners. html )

About Ecology Coatings

Ecology Coatings is a world leader in the development of nano-engineered, ultra-violet curable coatings that drive efficiencies and clean processes in manufacturing. Using a platform of integrated nano-material technologies, the company creates proprietary coatings with unique performance attributes. Ecology collaborates with industry leaders to develop revolutionary high-value, high-performance coatings for military, automotive, industrial, electronic and medical applications. Ecology Coatings is a privately held company based in Akron, Ohio.

About Nanotech Briefs

Nanotech Briefs is a digital monthly magazine from the publishers of NASA Tech Briefs that highlights engineering breakthroughs in nanotechnology and MEMS.

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Gold Medal Dentistry: Oklahoma Practitioner Selected as National 'Safe Sedation Dentist of the Year'

Gold Medal Dentistry: Oklahoma Practitioner Selected as National 'Safe Sedation Dentist of the Year'

A veteran dentist from Chickasha, Oklahoma has been named the 2010 National Gold Medal Dentistry award winner for his contributions to the practice of safe sedation dentistry.

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) March 19, 2010

A veteran dentist from Chickasha, Oklahoma has been named the 2010 National Gold Medal Dentistry (http://www. chickashadentist. com) award winner for his contributions to the practice of safe sedation dentistry (http://www. SedationCare. com).

Dr. John C. Phillips III, 39, was chosen by a jury of his peers to represent the more than 20,000 specially trained dentists across America who provide their adult patients safe, comfortable and anxiety-free sedation dentistry.

Presenting Dr. Phillips with this year’s Gold Medal Dentistry award, sedation dentistry’s highest honor, is Gary Hall Jr., a three-time Olympian and winner of 10 Olympic swimming medals for the United States. Hall is the Honorary Celebrity Chairman of the 2010 Sedation Dentistry Safety Week, which administers the annual recognition.

“Dr. Phillips is a worthy Gold Medal Dentist for all of the dedication and excellence he and his team have brought to serving each and every one of their patients safely, compassionately, comfortably and effectively,” says Hall. “Like a true Olympian, Dr. Phillips continually strives to improve.”

Although Dr. Phillips’ 29th Street Dental Care practice is located in tiny Chickasha, with a population of just over 17,000 residents, the dentist operates one of the country’s top oral sedation practices, drawing grateful patients from nearby Oklahoma City, Lawton, Duncan, Clinton and even parts of Texas, Arkansas and Kansas.

Dr. Phillips, a lifelong resident of Chickasha and 1996 graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, describes himself as a “safety fiend.” Dr. Phillips originated the concept of “six-handed” sedation dentistry, in which each specially trained sedation dentist is aided at all times by not one, but two dental assistants.

Having two dental assistants increases the dentist’s ability to monitor each patient for safety and comfort as well as enables the dentist to work at peak efficiency.

Dr. Phillips is one of the founding members of DOCS Education, the 10-year-old organization that has grown to become the leading global trainer of sedation dentistry professionals. For more than three years, Dr. Phillips was the instructor of a 20-hour, live-patient DOCS Education course. In total, Dr. Phillips has helped instruct more than 1,000 other dentists in safe, sedation dentistry protocols.

“Through his hard work, educational efforts and passion for patient safety and comfort, Dr. Phillips has helped improve the oral health of tens of thousands of adult patients who once avoided the dentist altogether out of fear and anxiety,” says Dr. Michael Silverman, co-founder of DOCS Education and National Chairman of the 2nd Annual Sedation Dentistry Safety Week. “Dr. Phillips and his team personify the many thousands of quality sedation dentistry professionals nationwide who participate in all the ongoing education, planning and practice that is required to do the job right.”

Dr. Phillips, whose mother is a public school teacher and father a retired postal carrier, has wanted to be a dentist since the age of 12, when a local dentist with patience, kindness and skill helped Dr. Phillips rebuild his oral health after a serious motorcycle accident.

Dr. Phillips and his wife, Angi, who works alongside him at 29th Street Dental Care, have always made community involvement a top priority.

In February, for the third consecutive year, Dr. Phillips, his staff and a number of other oral health professionals who he recruited, donated a full day of free exams, x-ray, fillings, extractions and other oral health care to needy area residents as part of the Dentistry From The Heart program. In 2010, Dr. Phillips and his team treated a total of 361 patients and provided free services worth more than $250,000.

Dr. Phillips is the second-ever recipient of the “Safe Sedation Dentist of the Year” recognition. In 2009, Dr. Anthony Carroccia, who operates St. Bethlehem Dental Care in Clarksville, TN, was named the inaugural award winner.

The announcement of the 2010 Gold Medal Dentistry award winner marks the culmination of this year’s Sedation Dentistry Safety Week – five days each springtime designed to showcase the availability of pain-free, anxiety-free sedation dentistry using state-of-the-art techniques that put even the most fearful dental patients at ease. More than 2 million once-fearful adults in the United States have availed themselves of the benefits of sedation dentistry and no longer avoid dental visits.

Dentists who would like any additional information on sedation dentistry safety and training courses, are invited to phone (877) 325-3627 or visit the professionals’ website at www. DOCSeducation. com.

Consumers with questions about fear-free, anxiety-free sedation dentistry should call (888) 858-7972 or visit the patients’ website at www. SedationCare. com].

Members of the media and others who wish to learn more about Dr. John C. Phillips III, winner of this year’s Gold Medal Dentistry award, can visit his website at www. chickashadentist. com] or phone his office at (888) 424-8011.

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