April 5, 2024 Regional Meeting minutes

The Regional Meeting of the Chicago Dental Society convened at the Hyatt Rosemont Hotel, 
Rosemont, Illinois, at 8:30 a.m., local time, with CDS President Dr. David B. Lewis, Jr. presiding.

Call to Order:  

Dr. Lewis, Jr. called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.

Approval of Minutes:    

Dr. Lewis, Jr. entertained a motion to accept the minutes of the June 23, 2023, CDS Regional Webinar that had been published on the CDS website.

MOVED by Dr. Gordon J. Ziols, seconded by Dr. Mark F. Ploskonka, and carried to accept the minutes of the meeting of June 23, 2023.

Dr. Lewis, Jr. entertained a motion to accept the minutes of the Sept. 29, 2023, CDS Regional Webinar that had been published on the CDS website.

MOVED by Dr. Joseph V. Baldassano, seconded by Dr. Douglas L. Kay, and carried to accept the minutes of the meeting of Sept. 29, 2023.

Announcements:

Dr. Lewis, Jr. expressed appreciation to the exhibitors for their continued support of the CDS.  Everyone was asked to silence their cell phones.  

Dr. Lewis, Jr. reminded everyone to mark their calendars for the next CDS Regional Meetings and Webinars as follows:

  • Friday, June 14, 2024: a Practice Management Webinar will be held featuring Richard Huot, DDS, titled: Survival of the Fittest: Navigating the Next Decade's Economic Landscape!  
  • Friday, Sept. 20, 2024: an in-person Regional Meeting titled: Cosmetic Rejuvenation and Functional Restoration of the Face that will be presented by Alan Harvey, DDS, Diana Bolotin, MD, and Joseph Meleca, MD, and will be held at the Hyatt Schaumburg Hotel, located at 1800 E. Golf Road in Schaumburg. 
  • Nov. 8, 2024: an in-person Regional Meeting titled: Digital Smile Design with 3D Integration: Creating a Pre-planning Roadmap for our Cosmetic Cases will be presented by David Turok, DDS and will be held at the Hyatt Rosemont Hotel, located at 6350 N. River Road in Rosemont. 

Monthly Meeting Program:

Dr. Lewis, Jr. then called upon Dr. David Williams, Senior Consultant to the Scientific Programs Subcommittee, to introduce Joanne Oppenheim, DDS; Robert Rada, DDS, MBA; and Kenneth Kromash, DDS, who presented the program titled, “Treating the Behavior Challenged and Complex Medical History Patient in Private Dental Practice.”
The meeting was adjourned near 12:00 p.m.