DSIDC reporting meetings will take place Quarterly starting in 2025.
Next meeting will be scheduled for a date in August. Exact date TBD. Will update once scheduled.
Public comments welcome. To attend the meetings via Zoom please email dentalstandards@gmail.com and include the “DSIDC Meeting” with the date and time in the subject line. In the email body, include rationale for attending meeting. Invites will be sent within 24 hours of meeting.
Meeting minutes from last DSIDC Meeting:
Call to Order – Dr. Brayn Laskin called the meeting to order on 05/22/2025 at 1:02pm CST
DSIDC Members:
Dr. Bryan Laskin- present
Debora Carrier- present
Aleh Matus – present
David Pryor – present
Others in attendance:
Megan Hennen
Dr. Joel Knutson
Janice Correa
Conflict of Interest Statement: read by Dr. Bryan Laskin
Announcements:
– Public comments should be placed in the chat below and will be addressed at the end of the meeting during new business. Also, it is preferable to have comments emailed to dentalstandards@gmail.com. All comments must specify the standard draft in question and will be posted under that standard draft tab on dentalstandardsinstitute.com.
– Friendly reminder that these DSIDC reporting meetings are held quarterly
– New website design is coming soon!
Minutes:
Bryan motioned to approve minutes from the previous meeting on 01/23/2025.
Dave seconded motion to approve
No opposition, motioned passed
Unfinished Business: From 1/23 Meeting:
- There was opposition to the motion to withdraw ANSI/DSI VRST1.1:2020 (Usage of Therapeutic Virtual Reality for Anxiety Reduction In Healthcare) and warranted further discussion. Further discussion was held with the opposing party and is ready to vote.
- Bryan motioned to withdraw ANSI/DSI VRST1.1:2020
- Dave seconded motion to withdraw
- No opposition, motioned passed
- DSI submitted a response to the OCR on the proposed HIPAA Security Rule. A copy of the response was sent to DSIDC voting members and announced on social media.
New Business:
- DSI is partnering with Leavitt Partners to host a convening in Washington DC on June 25th. The convening is focused on access to personal health information for dental patients and digitizing referrals from physicians to dentists. If you are interested in attending, please email dentalstandards@gmail.com.
- DSI OWSST1.1:202X (Oral Wellness Status (OWS) Determination, Categorization and Reporting) draft is underway.
- Working group meetings have been underway for DSI HILD1.1:202X (Health Informatics Log for Dentistry (HILD): The Mapping and Filtering of Patient Medical Health Information for Dentistry). Draft is in its early stages.
- The next quarterly meeting will be announced via email invitation and posted to dentalstandardsinsitute.com when scheduled.
- Floor was open to discussion:
- Dr. Knutson shared that he had presented the Oral Wellness Status to the IHS on Monday showing how the patient oral health summary would appear in the patient record using SNOMED
- No further discussion was brought up
Adjournment:
Bryan motioned to adjourn the meeting
Dave seconded motion to approve
No opposition, motioned passed
Meeting adjourned at 1:20 pm Central
Minutes taken by Megan Hennen