Time again for ‘sunsational’ education

Many attendees bring their children and enjoy the reduced rates and the family-friendly accommodations at the Longboat Key Club and Resort. The 2015 speakers include:

Howard S. Glazer, DDS, covering “What’s Hot and What’s Getting Hotter: New Materials and Techniques.” Glazer is a past president of the AGD and founding member of the Canadian Academy for Esthetic Dentistry (CAED). He has been named a “Leading Clinician in Continuing Education” by Dentistry Today, and a “Top Dentist” by New Jersey Monthly. He lectures and publishes internationally and writes a monthly column for AGD IMPACT. He has a general practice in Fort Lee, N.J.

Glazer describes his programs as being “about real dentistry for real people by a real dentist.” He will present a potpourri of materials and techniques designed to make your day at the office easier, more productive and more fun. Your entire dental team can benefit from learning about the latest products and benefits. Glazer reviews new products and materials on a regular basis in his AGD IMPACT column, covering adhesives, cements, composites, lasers, impression, provisional materials and much more.

George Freedman, DDS, will cover topics focused on how to “Improve Your Productivity with Innovative Dentistry.” Freedman is a founder and past president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and a founder of the CAED. His most recent textbook is “Contemporary Esthetic Dentistry” (Elsevier). He is an editorial board member with Oral Health (Dental Materials and Technology), is a REALITY team member and lectures internationally on dental esthetics and technology. He has a private practice limited to esthetic dentistry in Toronto.

His presentation will cover new technologies and materials that improve patient acceptance, clinical efficiency and practice productivity; stress-free, cement-free, far-less-expensive implants; the latest (seventh generation) adhesives; and state-of-the-art composites, cements, curing lights and novel matrix systems. In “Comfortable Cavity Preparation,” he covers impression materials for wet environments and non-surgical, non-antibiotic perio treatment; patient-friendly, intraorally comfortable digital radiography; cancer-screening and in-office occlusal appliances; how new diode lasers expand the GP’s role; and high-tech electric and air-driven handpieces.

Fay Goldstep, DMD, will cover “The Bioactive Patient.” Goldstep has served on the teaching faculties of post-graduate programs in esthetic dentistry at multiple U.S, universities. She has lectured nationally and internationally on soft-tissue lasers, electronic caries detection, healing dentistry and innovations in hygiene. She also has written numerous textbook chapters and articles on these topics. Goldstep has a private practice in Toronto. According to Goldstep, patients are “living, breathing bioactive beings,” and dental practitioners need tools to guide bioactive structures. Early decay can be detected, mapped, treated and re-evaluated. Participants will learn how to use glass ionomers, giomers and biodentine; how soft-tissue lasers can biostimulate tissue repair and healing; and how to enhance an in-office perio practice. Other topics include: gingivectomies, crown-lengthening, troughing, implementing photodynamic therapy to restore gingival health antibiotics and more.

Tennli Toole will cover “The Next Level for the Digital Dental Practice.” She will guide you through high-profile trends and lesser-known shifts you may be unfamiliar with. She will show you how to charge up your patient database by integrating user-friendly acquisition tools into your daily communications.

Toole will give you the recipe for building patient loyalty through a strong web presence — without having to remodel your team’s work habits.

To register and to get more information, call (631) 423-5200 or visit www.smilesinthesun.net.

(Source: Smiles in the Sun)