Pacific Dental Conference features C.E. credit, hands-on courses

The Live Dentistry Stage, sponsored by A-dec, Sinclair Dental and the Canadian Academy for Esthetic Dentistry, has sessions on the west side of the exhibit hall at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thursday and 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday. In a late revision to the schedule, Dr. Dwayne Karateew will present “Immediate Implant Placement” at 11:30 a.m. Friday. There’s opportunity to ask questions after each of the presentations.

Do you take in more by watching instead of just reading and listening? Then you may be attracted to the idea of spending some time at the Live Dentistry Stage, with real-time large-screen video and live narration straight from the dental professional performing the procedure.

On Thursday at 11:30 a.m., Robert Lowe, DDS, FAGD, FICD, FADI, FACD, FIADFE, will present “Anterior and Posterior Composite” cosponsored by the Canadian Academy for Esthetic Dentistry. Dr. Lowe graduated magna cum laude from Loyola University School of Dentistry in 1982 and was a clinical professor in restorative dentistry until its closure in 1993. Since 2000, he has maintained a private practice in Charlotte, N.C. Lowe lectures internationally and publishes in top dental journals on aesthetic and restorative dentistry.

Thursday at 2 p.m., Annie Beaulieu, RDH, will present “Whitening Systems” cosponsored by the Canadian Academy for Esthetic Dentistry.

The live action continues on Friday, with the on-stage operatory in session at 9:30 a.m. with Ron Zokol, DMD, presenting “Bilateral Sinus Graft” cosponsored by Pacific Implant Institute. A graduate of the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of British Columbia, Zokol mentors study clubs in oral implantology. He received his board certification in oral implantology from the American Board of Oral Implantology in 1996 and is the founder and director of the Pacific Implant Institute in Vancouver.

Friday at 11:30 a.m., Dwayne Karateew, DDS, Dip. Perio, Dip. Prosth, presents “Immediate Implant Placement” cosponsored by the Canadian Academy for Esthetic Dentistry. Karateew completed his DDS degree at Columbia University in New York City and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He was on the faculty at the University of Washington in post-graduate prosthodontics. He taught at the University of British Columbia in undergraduate prosthodontics and postgraduate periodontics and served as director of implant surgery. He maintains a practice in Vancouver.

Friday at 2 p.m., Glenn van As, BSc, DMD, presents “Laser Dentistry” cosponsored by Oral Science. A UBC graduate, Dr. van As was an assistant clinical professor there from 1989–1999. Since 1997, he has been in full-time private general practice.

What to do in Vancouver

Don’t think Vancouver has it all? Well here’s a combination of sights that cover the broadest extremes you can imagine: start with a dramatic perspectives on the unique terrain of the Pacific Northwest, then take your explorations to the ocean’s depths and the far reaches of space.

1. The Cliffwalk at Capilano Suspension Bridge: The suspension bridge has been a popular destination for Vancouver area residents and visitors for more than 100 years. But the latest attraction just opened this past summer, so you can be among the first to visit. Billed, as “not for the faint of heart," the high, narrow Cliffwalk is a cantilevered, suspended series of walkways jutting out from a granite-faced cliff above the Capilano River For some stretches of the walkway, there’s nothing but glass between you and the canyon floor straight below. Along with the Suspension Bridge, Treetops Adventure and other attractions, the park presents a remarkable way to explore a temperate rainforest. For more information, call +1 604-985-7474.

2. The Vancouver Aquarium: More than 900,000 visitors wander through the Vancouver Aquarium every year, attracted by the more than 70,000 fascinating residents, including jelly fish, octopuses, sea turtles, crocodiles, frogs, dolphins, seals, sea lions, sharks, beluga whales and some of the most exotic and colorful coral you can imagine. Located in Stanley Park, as a bonus the facility is surrounded by 1,000 acres of woodlands, lakes, gardens, beaches and wildlife, much of it accessible by an 8.8-kilometre stretch of the 22-kilometre seawall walking/cycling trail that runs along the city's waterfront. For more information, call +1 604-659-3400.

3. The Gordon MacMillan Southam Observatory: True, the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre next door is the big draw, but on Saturday nights, the observatory opens to the public. It boasts a half-metre f/16 classical Cassegrain reflector telescope on a fork-style equatorial mount, equipped with a 15 cm f/15 refractor guidescope (achromatic lens). The telescope's drive system is "go-to" (fully computer controlled), based on an Astrometrics Instruments servomotor package. Knowledgeable staff and volunteers guide your exploration and answer your questions. For more information, call +1 604-738-2855.

(Source: Pacific Dental Conference)