Madam President Agnes Silvino..the Pangasinan Dentists are happy for you. congrats to your award as the Most Outstanding President of Region 1 and for giving another pride to our ever beloved organization THE PANGASINAN DENTAL CHAPTER as the Most Outstanding Chapter in Region 1. Kudos also goes to all the men and women whose hearts remain loyal in continously loving our PDC.

THREE IN A ROW!!!

Hindsight brings forth the fulfillment of looking back at past achievements. Foresight presents the anticipation of the successes ahead. Along the way we encounter people we look forward to meeting. A twist of fate however, may bring us face to face with individuals not worthy of our welcome.

It’s nothing new, actually. News about dental clinics robbed, specifically those operated by female dentists, recently gained attention from the dental community. Private clinics are most vulnerable to these crimes simply because what we have are one of the open to the general public type of establishments. Hot items are the day’s earnings, laptops, mobile phones, anything worth anything, the list goes on. I was overwhelmed by news that dentists I personally knew have been victimized by these elements, all of them survived the ordeal, with their lives. We could consider them the more fortunate ones.

Boon or bane? Television publicity of this issue promotes heightened awareness of this threat within the dental community. On the other hand it may also give would be criminals the idea that dental clinics being an easy target, a defenseless prey. Newbie criminals have been given the idea, now the criminal community knows.

Just a thought.

We better be prepared.

Until every clinic has its own security personnel frisking every individual who walks through our doors, we are merely sitting ducks waiting to be victimized sooner or later. The PDA recommends working on a by appointment basis only, catering only to known patients the used of closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras for surveillance, employing additional male personnel, security services, or plainly arming ourselves. Sad it may sound we can not be that too accomodating to walk-ins any longer. Not anymore. We can never tell who’s who.

Written by:
Dr. Ray G. Rosario

As reported in tri-media, the recent string of cases on robbery hold-up, molestation and to some extent the ruthless killing committed to some member dentists of the Philippine Dental Association and their staff is really very alarming.

The PDA strongly condemns these inhumane and barbaric acts of violence against our members. We have been in constant touch with the police and some law enforcement agencies. We already had a series of meetings with the officers of the NCRPO and the Manila Police District and it is our hope that justice will be served very soon against the perpetrators.

Based from the consultation that we had with Gen. Roberto P. Rongavilla, the Director of the Manila Police District, below are some of the Crime Prevention Tips that he has shared for all our members to follow:
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The National Dental Health Month motorcade will be held on January 30 2011. Thanksgiving mass at St Therese at 8:00 AM. Motorcade follows right after the mass. Be on time and please wear pink.

In pursuant to the Dental Law – Republic Act No. 9484 and the Dental Code of Ethics, the Pangasinan Chapter of the Philippine Dental Association is authorized to visit dental clinics starting June 7, 2010. This is to make sure that order and harmony will be promoted within the profession. The PDA hopes that as Dental Professionals, we will abide by what is stated in our Dental Law and the Dental Code of Ethics.

Implementing guidelines were provided by the PDA to help the local chapter.