Board of Directors – Meeting Minutes

                  Red River Valley Dental Access Project

                  Board of Director’s Meeting

                  Wednesday, November 16, 2005 ~ 5:30 pm

                              Fargo, North Dakota

 

Members Present: Sherlyn Dahl, Heather Skari, DDS, Stacy Goodwill, DDS, Brent Holman, DDS, Jim Lichtsinn, DDS, Carol Steidl

 

Members Absent: Joan Altenbernd, Fowzia Adde, Maija Beyer, John Hicks, DDS,

Dan Boedigheimer, DDS, Judy Vorachek, David Manning, James McDonald, DDS,

Kathy McKay, Mary Kay Herrmann, Bob Syverson.

 

Members present by teleconference: None

 

Others present: Becky Lommen, Executive Director, Mary Sandy, Education/Prevention Coordinator

 

Guests: Mandy Vetsch- Intern MSUS, Dr. T. Boe, MSCTC Dental Program Director

Eric Monson, Novus, LLC

 

President Sherlyn Dahl called the meeting to order at 5:35 pm.

 

Agenda Items:

 

  1. Welcome and Introductions
  2. Minutes from the September 28, 2005 were approved as presented.
  3. Financial report was presented

i.               Budget: to re-allocate funds and develop new budget

ii.              DMF

a.     Continuation of carry over money

b.     Matching grant for Urgent Care

iii.            Possible Budget changes

a.     Investigate Insurance premiums

b.     Rent Space

c.     Coordinator hours

             The Board approved seeking the DMF Matching grant for $70,000. The

             Executive Committee will meet early in December to finalize budget for UC

  1. Education/Prevention Activities: Mary Sandy reported on screenings that were

      performed at Head Starts in Hillsboro, Mayville areas. Gerene Erickson has set up

      information booths at WIC sites in Crookston and Moorhead. We are working 

            with making contacts for scheduling activities in the Minnesota area which falls

            under the Delta Dental Grant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. GKAS:  Dr. Heather Skari reported that she would be willing to do additional  screenings at her office for additional children. GKAS had seen 11 children on the

dates in November at  MSCTC.  We are to compile a list of children and set up

a date with Dr. Skari to do the screenings. Dr. Skari reported that there were 30

dentists that participating in the GKAS. We will then assign the child to the participating dentist in the GKAS.

  1. Urgent Care: Activities Sheet was distributed that is current to the 11th of November.  There has been a change in staffing: Urgent Care Coordinator is

Gretchen Tinjum. A new assistant will joining the Urgent Care team: Jennifer Varholdt.  The Urgent Care Staff is working hard to run an efficient clinic for participating dentists and patients alike.

 

  1. Eric Monson from Novus, LLC, presented the preliminary strategic questions,

Strategic assessment outcomes and survey questions.  RRVDAP is mail the folder containing the information from Novus to the Board members that were not able to attend the meeting. Eric Monson requested feedback from the information that was in the folder so that he could assess the information. Board members are to contact Eric Monson via email or telephone conversation. This information will assist in considering the director position as a fulltime position. A question will Urgent Care be able to stand alone without the other components of the Red River Dental Access Project. Our next step is to develop and understand the questions and outcomes.  Eric Monson will line up the interviews with names that have been provided to him.

  1. The Executive Board will meet to review the budget.

 

Meeting was adjourned.