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LDAalpine lecture seriesMeghan SpeakesLDA InternMany LDA members chose freshly-fallen snow overMardi Gras beads and took their families to LakeTahoe for a few days of skiing and C.E. This year, theLDA visited The Village at Squaw Valley USA for theAlpine Lecture Series and our members had a fantastictime. Dr. Jeff Hooton of Monroe is a regular Alpineparticipant and he said, “I always enjoy the AlpineLecture Series and this year was especially nice becauseit was in Tahoe. Alpine makes for a great family vacationand the opportunity to earn C.E. is an added bonus.”LDA Members Hit the Slopes for the AlpineLecture Series Mardi Gras ExtravaganzaDr. William van Dyk presents his C.E. course to a group of attendees.Dr. Fletcher Sutton and his wife, Paige McCartney, show their LSU spirit asthey hit the slopes.The LDA arranged for some truly phenomenalAlpine speakers. Dr. William van Dyk, who providedan impressive presentation last year, was invited back.His lecture, “Keep Quality Patients Coming Back Evenin Difficult Economic Times” was designed to showdentists how to cater to their patients needs and wantswhile still maintaining a profit and the dentists were ableto take away some very valuable information. Attendeeswere also treated to Dr. Lemon and Dr. Mickel’spresentations. Lemon’s, “Let’s talk Endo” presented anexciting course that educated participants about thelatest techniques in endodontic therapy and Mickelprovided an informative overview of the comprehensivemanagement of cleft lip patients during his course,“Multidisciplinary Management of Cleft Lip and Palate.”Guests were able to earn up to 12 hours of C.E.credit at the Alpine Lecture Series, but don’t think itwas all work and no play. The venue provided thedentists and their guests beautiful views of snowcoveredmountains, as well as some fantastic amenities.In addition to skiing, The Village at Squaw Valleyoffered attendees ski lessons, snow tubing, snowshoeing, a Skyjump Trampoline and the opportunity toexperience world class shopping and dining.As always, we would like to recognize our sponsorswho make it possible for the LDA to offer exciting andinformative events at such reasonable rates. Robert Ellis &Associates served as the event partner and Henry ScheinDental, Elavon, Paragon Dental Practice Transitions andLouisiana Dental Services (LDS) were sponsors.12 LDA Journal