Katrina State
of Emergency : NDA Disaster Relief Efforts
**Please check back frequently for updates**
What is the NDA Doing?
The NDA has mobilized and has been in the process of locating
our members who were in the affected region of the country in
order to more effectively help in their personal recovery efforts.
Information obtained on our member’s status can be assessed
via the national office and at our website: www.ndaonline.org.
We are assisting in matching the specific short, intermediate
and long term needs of each individual with the appropriate resources
(individuals, websites, other dental professional organizations,
and agencies). Some specific activities include:
· Compiling listings of impacted membership status and
needs.
· Compiling resources listings of our membership who can
assist in relocation efforts.
· Provide members with assistance in relocation efforts
· Providing links with other organizations and agencies
assisting in relief efforts of dental professional colleagues
and others impacted and or displaced by this disaster.
· Information on emergency provisional licensing is being
compiled.
· Established an Disaster Relief Fund
What can You Do?
Many of you have contacted us asking how you can help those who
have lost so much. We are pleased to tell you that we are now
accepting donations for the NDA Disaster Relief Fund that will
assist those affected by the storm. Your contributions can be
made in these various methods. These contributions will be used
to assist NDA family.
· If you have not done so already, please contact the NDA
central office to inform us on resources you may have to contribute
to the relief efforts. This includes space in your practice for
displaced oral health providers and personnel, housing for displaced
families, and school information.
· Continuously contact the national office with information
on affected members and updates on their status.
· Contribute to the NDA Disaster Relief Fund.
· Actively aid in the recovery process for all affected
and displaced persons through service and donations of church,
civic and social organizations.
· Continuously pray for those affected.
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Websites to Give and Receive Help
Hurricane Katrina: Emergency Provisional
Licensing
State Specific Information
Louisiana
Tennessee
Texas
Websites to Give and Receive Help
The Congressional Black Caucus
http://www.congressionalblackcaucus.net/
NIH Response to Hurricane Katrina Disaster Information for Investigators
and Institutions
www.nih.gov
The American Red Cross (800) HELP-NOW
www.redcross.org
The Salvation Army (800) SAL-ARMY
www.salvationarmyusa.org
World Vision International (888) 511-6573
www.worldvision.org
Louisiana
Please visit the Louisiana Dental Society Website at http://www.ladental.org
Click Here to read the message from the Office of the Governor
of Louisiana
( About response operations and a
listing of key contacts)
Tennessee [back
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Nashville, Tennessee based Sterling Consulting Group, Inc. has immediate
opportunities for a pediatric dentist and an orthodontist under simple
contractual arrangements, if needed. Practice in the downtown Nashville
area with existing patient flow. Relocation assistance available to
those
displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Reciprocity pending review by State
Board.
info@USASterling.com 800.711.9174
or 615.579.1916 for further
opportunities.
The state of Tennessee has set up a website with instructions on expedited
review. Go to http://www.state.tn.us/health/
and click on Katrina relief.
It takes 24-48 hours to process.
Texas
Hurricane Katrina: Emergency Provisional Licensing [back
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The State Board of Dental Examiners (SBDE) has implemented procedures
to issue emergency provisional licenses to dentists and dental hygienists
currently licensed in Louisiana and/or Mississippi who have been displaced
by Hurricane Katrina.
Qualifying for the license.
You may qualify for an Emergency Provisional License if you meet all
of the following requirements:
You are a graduate of a CODA-accredited school of dentistry or dental
hygiene in the United States, Canada, or Puerto Rico;
You are currently licensed in good standing in Louisiana and/or Mississippi
as either a dentist or dental hygienist, with no history of disciplinary
action against any license ever held in any jurisdiction;
You have, as a result of Hurricane Katrina, lost the ability to continue
to practice and/or reside in Louisiana or Mississippi;
You submit a complete application and applicable fees to the SBDE.
Download the Application: [back to top]
Click here
Please send questions and documents to:
Texas State Board of Dental Examiners
333 Guadalupe, Tower 3, Suite 800
Austin, TX 78768-2029
Fax: 512-463-7452
Send questions via E-Mail to: information@tsbde.state.tx.us
If your questions are not answered on our website, please contact us
at (512) 463-6400 between 8:00am – 5:00pm, Monday through Friday
(except holidays). When you call, please have a pencil and paper ready,
be prepared to leave a brief message and provide us your name, address
and phone number. At this time we are unable to return calls to Area
Code 504 and 225 in Louisiana due to service failure in that area.
Other information and resources regarding hurricane relief from the
Texas Department of State Health Services can be found at:http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/dshstoday/katrina.shtm
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