Des Moines District Dental Society
The Des Moines District Dental Society includes the counties of Dallas, Guthrie, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Polk, Warren, southern Story County and the northwest corner of Adair County.
President Sandra Fox, DDS, Indianola
President-Elect John L. Campbell, DDS, Des Moines
Vice President Flora Yen, DDS, Pleasant Hill
Secretary Lauren Patrick, DDS, Des Moines
Treasurer Jill Saunders, DDS, West Des Moines
Delegate Kaisha Heemskerk, DDS, Waukee
IDA Trustee Kevin Baker, DDS, Des Moines
President Sandra Fox, DDS, Indianola
President-Elect John L. Campbell, DDS, Des Moines
Vice President Flora Yen, DDS, Pleasant Hill
Secretary Lauren Patrick, DDS, Des Moines
Treasurer Jill Saunders, DDS, West Des Moines
Delegate Kaisha Heemskerk, DDS, Waukee
IDA Trustee Kevin Baker, DDS, Des Moines
Bylaws Revision
The Des Moines District Dental Society bylaws are being updated to match the membership categories of the ADA and IDA, and the current business practices of the society. During the Fall 2023 district meeting the draft of the revised bylaws were introduced, a vote on these bylaws will take place during the Fall 2024 district meeting. This is required by the current bylaws.
Thank you to Drs. Stephanie Turner and Kevin Baker ,and IDA Government Affairs Director Josh Carpenter for their work to bring the district bylaws up to date.
District Meetings
Spring 2024 Des Moines District Dental Society Meeting
Friday, April 19, 2024; 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Prairie Meadows, 1 Prairie Meadows Dr, Altoona
Join Dr. Ed Kusek as he discusses how to treat numerous surgical and non-surgical procedures with dental lasers during, How Dental Lasers Can Change the Way You Do Dentistry. Attendees will learn how Photobiomodulation is used to aid in healing and reduce post-op pain, to treat Tethered oral tissue from infants to adults with lasers, and treatments with Erbium, CO2, Nd:YAG, and Diode lasers.
Registration opens at 7:30 AM, and education sessions begin at 8:00 AM.
As a reminder there will not be a district business meeting during the spring meeting.
Meeting Agenda:
7:30 AM- Registration
8:00 - 9:30 AM - How Dental Lasers Can Change the Way You Do Dentistry (Part 1)
9:30 - 9:45 AM - Break
9:45 - 11:45 AM - How Dental Lasers Can Change the Way You Do Dentistry (Part 2)
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM - Lunch on your own
1:00 - 3:30 PM - How Dental Lasers Can Change the Way You Do Dentistry (Part 3)
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Fall 2024 Des Moines District Dental Society Meeting
Friday, September 27, 2024
Prairie Meadows, 1 Prairie Meadows Dr, Altoona
