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Eighty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the West Coast District Dental Association February 5, 2010 Register Today! Recipes for Predictable Anterior Esthetics Gerard J. Chiche, D.D.S. Seminar A 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (6 CEUs) Includes Lunch Buffet Ticket This presentation will discuss the key areas for efficient esthetic diagnosis and smile design. These key points will be formulated into a simple and systematic step-by-step approach to resolve esthetic problems and achieve predictable esthetic results and improved laboratory support. This presentation will also offer an outline of prosthetic and adhesive techniques in terms of armamentarium and products as well as practical techniques for tooth preparations, bonding sequence, and cementation for all-ceramic crowns and porcelain veneers. D, A Lioness Leadership Katherine Eitel Seminar B 9:00 a.m. – noon (3 CEUs) Lions are born leaders. Cubs are born with instincts to hunt, propagate, lead, and thrive... they just don’t know it. The primary goal of mature lionesses is to awaken those instincts to ensure the success of the pride. Like lions, you already have the instinctive ability to lead, and lead powerfully, from wherever you are in life... most of us just don’t know it, or trust it, yet. It’s in you. Leadership has nothing to do with owning a business, the number of people you manage, how old you are, how long you’ve been in the business or how much you make. It has everything to do with your state of mind and the skill sets you master. This course will help you access the leader within, communicate and think like a leader, connect vision to action and inspire those around you to do the same. D, H, L, A, S A Practical Approach to Improving Oral Care in the Dependent Adult Population Angie Stone, RDH, BS Seminar C 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (2 CEUs) This course addresses oral care issues facing dependent adults, with a focus on nursing home residents and their primary If you sign up for both C & D boxed lunch is included! care givers, namely nursing assistants and nurses. Education regarding simple advanced treatment modalities is delivered. This information will get attendees energized about this population. Learn about the Adopt a Nursing Initiative. Come feel the excitement! D, A, H Recall, Recare, Who Really Cares Angie Stone, RDH, BS Seminar D 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (1 CEU) Some refer to return patient hygiene visits the “Recall” appointment, while others refer to the appointment as the “Recare” appointment. Over the last few years there has been discussion regarding what is the best terminology. Whatever it is called, it is important to understand that there is a “system” that drives these return visits. This course addresses the who, what, where and when of running an effective recall system. D, H, S CPR Re-certification Michael Cox Seminar E 9:00 a.m. • Seminar F 1:00 p.m. This course will include training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) at the basic support level, including one-person, two-person and child techniques, review heart disease, heart attack, airway obstruction, respiratory arrest and cardiac arrest. The performance of CPR and maneuvers to relieve obstructed airways will be taught. There will also be a segment on the use of Automatic External Defibrillator (AED). This course will meet your CPR needs as required by the State of Florida. D, H, L, A, S Lunch Buffet Ticket L Noon – 1:00 p.m. Downtown St. Pete offers many “walking distance” options for lunch, visit www.discoverdowntown.com for a detailed list. If you prefer to stay at the hotel for lunch you will enjoy a comfortable setting and a delicious variety. Table Clinic Presentations Noon – 1:30 p.m. Earn up to 2 FREE CEUs for viewing table clinic presentations prepared by dental assisting and dental hygiene students in the West Coast district. Fattening of America—What DOES Dentistry have to do with it? Lisa F. Harper-Mallonee, BSDH, MPH, RD, LD Seminar G 9:00 a.m. – noon (3 CEUs) At the conclusion of this course you will be able to: • Understand the interrelationship between obesity and oral health. • Relate the importance of diet to dental patients during oral health care appointments. • Encourage healthier food choices. • Work with nutrition professionals as multidisciplinary team members in patient management. • Manage nutritional issues either by direct patient guidance or appropriate referral. D, H, L, A, S Have Them at Hello Katherine Eitel Seminar H 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (3 CEUs) Throw out those scripts! You can be better and still be YOU! In this presentation, Katherine Eitel, one the nation’s leading experts in patient communications, will show you how to throw out the scripts and tap into your own instinctive greatness to be better than ever! By following a few simple steps, everyone can improve their results on the phone and their value to the practice. Katherine will give you four simple yet innovative steps that will increase your productivity tomorrow with new patient phone calls. Also, improve your success with price shoppers, insurance-driven patients, emergencies, “cleaning only” patients, pending treatment and hygiene reminder calls as well as confirmation calls and ways to cut your cancellations in half! Register Online at: www.wcdental.org 10 West Coast District Dental Association • January 2010
Don’t Market Your Practice... until you and your team have taken this course! If you currently promote (or plan to promote) your practice in any media such as yellow pages, direct mail, newspaper, radio, television, retail signage or simply through a targeted internal PR campaign, this course will dramatically improve your success and ROI with these telephone calls. Designed for doctors and the entire team, this course will change the way you view those media-generated, or internally-generated, phone calls for which you are paying so much money! D, H, L, A, S Brilliant HyDuction, My Dear Hygienist Angie Stone, RDH, BS Seminar I 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (3 CEUs) Many deductions have been drawn to improve the world of dental hygiene for patients and hygienists alike. Join Angie as she takes attendees on a journey through the world of these HyDuctions. Topics include PerioDuction (Periodontal Deductions), InstraDuction (Instrument Deductions), MIDuction (Minimal Intervention Deductions), ProDuctions (Productivity Deductions) and many more! D, H Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body — Healthy Practice Lisa F. Harper-Mallonee, BSDH, MPH, RD, LD Seminar J 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (3 CEUs) This course provides information that is both practical and scientifically based. At the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to: • Discuss diet and nutrition as it relates to proper maintenance of oral health and overall health. • Discuss scientific evidence presented in the literature regarding nutrition and oral health. • Identify patients that require basic nutritional counseling in the dental practice. • Identify oral sequelae, which may be related to poor dietary intake. • Relate the importance of diet to dental patients during oral health care appointments. • Manage dental nutrition issues either by direct patient guidance or appropriate referral. • Work with nutrition professionals as multidisciplinary team members in patient management. D, H, L, A, S Audience Key D - Dentist/Dental Student, H - Hygienist/Hygiene Student, L - Lab Tech, A - Dental Assistant/Assisting Student, S - Office Staff Enhancing Nature Through Science: Recognize, Rejuvenate and Restore Amy Nieves, RDH Seminar K 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (2 CEUs) All dental team members are key players in caries therapy. Learn ways to remineralize and protect enamel with current remineralization technologies. MI (Minimal Intervention) dentistry is the modern “medical” approach to the management of decay. Three key elements of the MI philosophy of Recognizing, Rejuvenating, and Restoring will be presented. This course provides an in depth discussion on enamel maturation and the caries balance theory. It highlights the trend for diagnostic saliva testing which aids in assessing the risk factors of caries in your patient population. In addition, this course will discuss the different working mechanisms of glass ionomer as a surface protectant, topical fluoride, ACP, CPP-ACP, and Calcium Sodium Phosphosilicate and how these innovative materials can influence your patient’s oral health. You will come away with a full understanding of caries as an infectious, multi-factorial and microbiologic disease and learn to develop and implement new and effective caries preventive care strategies. D, H, A Drive time to St. Petersburg from: Tampa .................... 25 min Clearwater ................. 20 min Pinellas Beaches. ............ 10 min Bradenton ................. 20 min Sarasota .................. 40 min Lakeland .................. 40 min Naples ................... 120 min Platinum Partner: FREE SEMINAR Sponsored by GC America Inc. HOTEL AND MEETING LOCATION INFORMATION • St. Petersburg Hilton Bayfront is located at 333 First Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 in the waterfront district of downtown St. Petersburg. • All lectures, Exhibition Hall and registration will be located in Lobby II and III, on the first floor of the hotel. • Reservations: When making your reservation at the St. Petersburg Hilton Bayfront, be sure to mention the West Coast District Dental Association Annual Meeting in order to receive the group rate of $159.00. Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-944-5500 or online at www.wcdental.org. • Parking: There are several parking garages surrounding the hotel and the St. Petersburg Hilton Bayfront parking is also available. Visit www.discoverdowntown.com for an interactive map of the downtown area including parking garages. • Directions: Access door to door directions on www.googlemaps. com, www.mapquest.com, etc. • For the complete meeting brochure visit www.wcdental.org. • Registration: Pre-register before January 25, 2010 to avoid late fees. Register via mail, fax (813) 931-1851 or on-line at www.wcdental.org. • Exhibit Hall and On-site Registration: Opens at 8:00 a.m. in Lobby II & III. • Discounts Available: All public health or government dental personnel or dental educators receive a 25% discount on seminar fees. • Questions concerning the meeting or registration contact WCDDA at (813) 931-3018. West Coast District Dental Association • January 2010 11
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