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HYGIENE TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Hygiene Newspaper · U.S. Edition AD PRSRTSTD U.S.Postage PAID Permit#764 SouthFlorida,FL PRSRTSTD U.S.Postage PAID Permit#764 SouthFlorida,FL If you are heading to California for the spring dental meeting, we’ve got a short list of information about the event itself as well as things to do in and around Anaheim. g See pages 18A–21A ‘Sunny dental fun’ awaits in Anaheim upage 1C Orofacial myology Once established, inappropriate oral behavioral patterns require intervention.u page 8A u page 1B Above the status quo Adding facial injectibles to your services can take your practice to the next level. Financial cures Are you ready to follow these six steps to financial solvency? The Institute of Medicine (IOM), an independent, nonprofit organi- zation that works outside of gov- ernment to provide unbiased and authoritative advice to decision makers and the public, recently issued a report, Advancing Oral Health in America, in which it offers key recommendations to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The report, which was commis- sioned by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), builds on and supplements the 2000 Surgeon General’s Report, Oral Health in America and the Nation- al Call to Action to Promote Oral Health in 2003. “The committee recognizes that bringing disparate sectors togeth- er to effect significant change is a Institute of Medicine issues oral health recommendations g DT page 2A Dr. Val Kolpakov among some of his estimated 2,000 samples of tooth- paste that he has collected over the years. (Photo/Provided by Dr. Val Kolpakov) Dentist Val Kolpakov has an unusual hobby: he collects tooth- paste. His collection is currently recognized as the largest in the world by the World Records Acad- emy. Born in Russia, Kolpakov moved to the United States in 1993 to work as a researcher at the Uni- versity of Michigan. For the past nine years, he has been in practice at his own den- tal offices in Saginaw, Mich., and Alpharetta, Ga. Kolpakov spoke to Dental Tribune International Edi- tor Yvonne Bachmann about his collecting passion, radioactive col- lectibles and seaweed in our tooth- paste. When did you get the idea to start collecting toothpaste? It was 2002 and I was browsing the Internet. This was when I found some information on Carsten Gutzeit, a man from Germany who collected toothpaste. His collection stood at roughly 500 tubes. This was when I realized what a wonderful hobby collecting tooth- paste would be for a dental profes- sional. Imagine the opportunities it offers to learn about other varia- tions of your profession. With this in mind, I decided to start my own collection of toothpaste. How did you get your collection? I have friends living all over the world, so I asked them to mail me some of the toothpaste sold in their countries. In addition, I bought old toothpaste on eBay while acquiring contemporary ones in stores. After putting up the Toothpaste World website, people began find- ing me on the Internet. There were several people who donated their small collections to me. Companies also donated their old and recent products. Do you usually buy two samples, one to try and one to keep? No, I normally just get one sample. I already spend a lot of money on my toothpaste collection and Seaweed colloids in your toothpaste? May 2011 www.dental-tribune.com Vol. 6, No. 9 DENTAL TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Newspaper · U.S. Edition g DT page 3A, INSTITUTE HYGIENE TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Hygiene Newspaper · U.S. Edition CosmetiC tRiBUNe the World’s Cosmetic Dentistry Newspaper · U.s. edition DentalTribuneAmerica 116West23rdStreet Suite#500 NewYork,N.Y.10011 CDA Preview eDition An interview with dentist and toothpaste collector Dr. Val Kolpakov By Fred Michmershuizen, Online Editor