MOUTHPIECE

member benefits
After hearing Alan's story, we reactivated the
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meaning as of May 1 we began emailing alerts with links to the DBOC renewal site at the
beginning of each member's renewal month:
SMCDS REMINDER: YOUR Dental License Renewal is Due
Heads-up for dental license renewal
this means YOU!
The SMCDS member database shows YOUR license renewal date coming up between now and the last day of [birth month]. Please
renew your license early! Forewarned is forearmed. Save yourself the IMMENSE hassle of a late renewal and take care of it NOW.
As of January 2016, you can renew online by registering with the DBOC using
https://www.breeze.ca.gov/datamart/languageChoice.do
P.S. IN THE EVENT you do not heed this warning and end up renewing by mail less than two weeks in advance of your license
expiration date, be sure to send it BY CERTIFIED MAIL, RECEIPT RETURN REQUESTED. Retain the RRR stamped by the post office
and returned to you as PROOF of your application and fee having been mailed prior to license expiration date.
Missed that great course on implants? Need 2-12 CE credits in a rush to meet your re-licensure requirement? Thanks to Dr.
Bruce Bohannan's extracurricular interests, awesome expertise, and impressive video equipment, SMCDS offers online video
courses available 24/7 at your convenience. All videos are posted with speaker permission. Find them by scrolling down on the
home page of www.smcds.com or Here
FROM THE DBOC WEBSITE: “Dental licenses expire on the last day of the birth month of the licensee every two years, per
Business and Professions Code, Section 1715. If the licensee's birth year is an even number, his or her license will expire
during even-numbered years. If the licensee's birth year is an odd number, his or her license will expire during odd-numbered
years. There is no grace period for a dentist in active practice, although a delinquency fee will not be assessed until the
renewal is more than 30 days late. A dentist who practices after the expiration date without renewing is considered
to be practicing without a license. Renewal notices are mailed approximately 60 days before expiration. A dentist is
responsible for renewing their license regardless of having received a renewal notice or not."
new dentists
New Dentists Return to El Torito in Burlingame
We returned to El Torito in February for our first New Dentists Social of 2016. These events are completely casual and purely social - no
set agenda other than mingling, eating, drinking, and playing the optional Know Someone New game to win drawing prizes. With a total
of 29 new and experienced dentists, we had a full house! Jamie Warren - one of our new dentists seeking employment for some time -
spent the evening making good networking connections, reflecting afterward'These events are tremendously valuable to me!' If you're
looking for employment, a mentor, or even someone to shadow, the New Dentist Social is a good place to find what you're looking for!
Huge thank yous to our generous and funloving sponsor, Tom O'Brien of SGC Financial, for offesetting costs, offering resources, and
awarding two drawing prizes (Amazon
& F a n d a n g o g i f t c a r d s ) .
Congratulations to the lucky winners:
Laura Stewart and Derrick Chua!
Special thanks to Al Landucci of
Orthodontics of San Mateo for taking
pictures!
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