March 7â9, 2013 - Pacific Dental Conference
March 7â9, 2013 - Pacific Dental Conference
March 7â9, 2013 - Pacific Dental Conference
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Hands-On Courses<br />
Friday, <strong>March</strong> 8<br />
Afternoon Courses<br />
Saturday, <strong>March</strong> 9<br />
All Day Courses<br />
Strategies For Providing Endodontics<br />
Predictably and Painlessly<br />
Gary Glassman, DDS, FRCD(C)<br />
Friday, 1:30pm–4:00pm<br />
Cost: $250.00<br />
Code: LA13<br />
This half-day workshop demonstrates the<br />
skills necessary to perform the highest quality<br />
endodontics. Learn to shape root canals with NiTi<br />
instrumentation and warm vertical condensation<br />
of gutta-percha with the continuous wave of<br />
vertical condensation using the latest in cordless<br />
technology.<br />
*Participant must supply pre-accessed extracted<br />
teeth, soaked in full strength bleach for 24 hours<br />
and each canal should be negotiated to a #10<br />
hand file.<br />
Gary Glassman received his DDS from University of<br />
Toronto in 1984 and graduated from the Endodontology<br />
Program at Temple University in 1987. The endodontic<br />
editor of Oral Health dental journal, and faculty member<br />
of University of Toronto Dr. Glassman is Adjunct Professor<br />
and Director of Endodontic programming at the University<br />
of Technology, Kingston, Jamaica.<br />
Co-sponsored by Sybron <strong>Dental</strong> Specialties<br />
Note: The Friday morning Open Session course<br />
on page 26 is a pre-requisite for this Hands-On course<br />
Oral Soft Tissue Evaluation and<br />
Mucosal Biopsy Techniques<br />
Samson Ng, BSc, DMD, MSc, FRCD(C),<br />
FDSRCSEd, Dip. ABOM, Dip. ABOMP<br />
Charles Shuler, DMD, PhD<br />
Friday, 1:30pm–4:00pm<br />
Cost: $250.00<br />
Code: LA14<br />
Please join us for this interactive seminar<br />
to 1) Consolidate the clinical technique of<br />
performing an extra-oral and intra-oral soft<br />
tissue examination; and 2) Practice soft tissue<br />
incisional, excisional biopsy, cytology technique<br />
using Pig or Cow tongue.<br />
Samson Ng is a certified specialist in oral medicine and<br />
pathology. He is appointed as clinical assistant professor<br />
at the UBC, director of the Oral Care Program for the<br />
Medically Complex Patients (OCPMCP) at the VGH<br />
Department of Dentistry. Dr. Ng also operates private<br />
practices in Vancouver and Abbotsford.<br />
Charles Shuler is Dean and Professor UBC Faculty of<br />
Dentistry. His BS is from the University of Wisconsin,<br />
DMD from Harvard School of <strong>Dental</strong> Medicine, PhD<br />
from the University of Chicago and Oral Pathology from<br />
the University of Minnesota and Royal <strong>Dental</strong> College<br />
Copenhagen. His current research interests include<br />
craniofacial development, oral carcinogenesis, oral<br />
medicine and gene therapy.<br />
Co-sponsored by LED <strong>Dental</strong> Inc.<br />
Bone Grafting & Guided<br />
Tissue Regeneration – Workshop 2<br />
David Levitt, DDS<br />
Saturday, 8:00am–5:00pm (special time)<br />
Cost: $595.00<br />
Code: LA15<br />
Horizontal grafting techniques including<br />
flap designs and suturing techniques will be<br />
discussed. Reducing vertical bone loss in the<br />
maxillary posterior with the osteotome sinus<br />
bump will also be addressed and both situations<br />
are practiced on anatomically correct models<br />
during the hands-on exercises.<br />
David Levitt graduated from the University of Southern<br />
California School of Dentistry in 1977. He has an<br />
extensive background in implantology, having attended<br />
formal training at Loma Linda University, the Medical<br />
College of Georgia, and the Mish Institute. He is currently<br />
in private practice in Irvine, California.<br />
Co-sponsored by Perio Institute<br />
The PDC is excited to once again offer our online resource<br />
for accessing PDC sessions anytime, anywhere!<br />
With over 150 sessions and hands-on courses to choose from, you may not<br />
get to everything you would like to attend. But with over 100 hours of recorded<br />
audio captured live from the conference (including some synchronized to<br />
PowerPoint presentations) and downloadable MP3s, you can continue your<br />
PDC education year-round. Catch up on sessions you missed and review<br />
critical knowledge from all your favourite speakers.<br />
Learn at your own pace – from home, back at the office and even on the road.<br />
Enrich your learning and extend your professional development for ONLY $99!<br />
Purchase now and SAVE*<br />
This year you can purchase the PDC <strong>2013</strong> recordings package online when you<br />
register for the conference – at www.pdconf.com<br />
*Prices for <strong>2013</strong> PDC audio packages increase significantly after the conference<br />
Register Early to Guarantee Your Seat in these courses!<br />
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