LDA - Louisiana Dental Association

LDA
louisiana dental services, inc.
Dr. C. Richmond Corley, Jr.
President, Louisiana Dental Services, Inc.
This year is flying by already and many of you
may be thinking about and planning summer
vacations. Before you do that, consider attending
Louisiana’s premier dental meeting, the New Orleans
Dental Conference/LDA Annual
Session, April 12-14, at the
New Orleans Morial Convention
Center. It is a great time to
get some C.E. accomplished,
meet old friends and meet
representatives of some of the
endorsed vendors from the LDA/
LDS Endorsed Products and
Services Program.
Once again, LDS will be participating in the
Exhibit Hall of the conference. We will be in Booth
413. We will have materials and information about
all the LDA/LDS endorsed vendors at this booth. We
have encouraged the LDA/LDS endorsed vendors
to acquire an exhibit booth at the conference. To
that end, we are pleased to report that several of
our endorsed vendors are participating: Robert
Ellis & Associates – Booth 415; Elavon – Booth
508; ADS South – Booth 502; Solmetex – Booth
705; ProSites Booth 309; Bank of America Practice
Solutions – Booth 320; CareCredit – Booth 115; CGI
Communications – Booth 707; Dexcomm – Booth
616; and LDS Glove Program and Office Depot –
Booth 708. We urge you to come to the Exhibit Hall
and say “hello” to these folks, tell them that you are
an LDA member and thank them for being a part
of the LDA/LDS Endorsed Products and Services
Program and also for supporting the NODC/LDA
Annual Session.
Also, the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry
(LSBD) will have an agenda item at their next
meeting (May 25) to file a notice of intent to
promulgate a rule to be effective January 1, 2013,
that will require all dental practices in the state to
have an automatic electronic defibrillator unit (AED)
What YOU Do Makes US a Success
on site. LDS working with New Line Medical, an
LDS/LDA Endorsed Company, is offering two AED
units for your consideration that will qualify for this
program. Remember, when you purchase from an
endorsed company you are assured of
a competitive price, excellent service
after the sale and the LDA receives,
through an LDS royalty agreement with
the endorsed company, funds for the
enhancement of membership benefits and
other administrative needs. You can find
contact information for New Line Medical
on the LDA website: www.ladental.org.
We would suggest that while you are
on the LDA website that you check out the list of
other high quality products and services available for
your personal and office needs through the endorsed
program. Many of these endorsed companies have
been a part of the program for a number of years and
have been responsible for the payment of thousands
of dollars in earned royalty funds paid on the
purchases of products and services that you, as an
LDA member, have made from them over the years.
Enough cannot be said about the importance of the
contribution each and every one of you can and do
make to the success story which is LDS.
The 2011 business year we can report was
yet another successful year with royalty earnings
exceeding projected budget income figures by over
$3,000. We at LDS say: THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT
YOU DO TO MAKE WHAT WE DO A SUCCESS.
For a complete list of
endorsed companies, visit the
LDA website at
www.ladental.org
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