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Periodontists meet in L.A.

Dr. Stephen Wallace speaks on ‘Innovative Sinus and Nasal Elevation Techniques’ at the AAP Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. (DTI/Photo Sierra Rendon, DTA)

Sierra Rendon, DTA

Thu. 15 November 2012

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LOS ANGELES, Calif., USA: The American Academy of Periodontology, in collaboration with the Japanese Society of Periodontology, hosted its 98th annual meeting from Sept. 29 to Oct. 2 in Los Angeles. Courses and topics ranged greatly from implants and regenerative therapy to growing your practice to a retrospective look at periodontal plastic surgery.

Speakers included Drs. Sonia Leziy, Christopher Church, Stephen S. Wallace, Kenneth S. Kornman, David W. Paquette, Yuichi Izumi, George E. Romanos, Rich- ard Goren, Morton C. Rennert, Linda Vidone, Paul A. Levi Jr. and Eduardo Marcuschamer, among many others.

The AAP also hosted a post-annual meeting C.E. symposium. Immediately following the annual meeting, taking place Oct. 4 to 5 at the Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, this year’s program featured two half-day sessions, allowing attendees to learn in a more focused and intimate environment.

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