Dental Tribune U.S. Edition

Dental Tribune U.S. Edition | January 2012 A7MeetiNgs Ad As annual congress nears, courses already filling up A late-December visit to the 2012 Yankee Dental Congress (YDC) website showed more than 30 of the event’s 300-plus lectures, workshops and hands-on courses filled up more than a month before opening day of the five- day meeting. A new policy requires preregistration for all no-charge courses, except the High-Tech Playground, student table clinics, student lecture and social/cul- tural programs. Registrant’s seats will be held for 10 minutes after the start of the course. When the room is filled, no additional people will be admitted and no standing is allowed per order of the fire marshal. Diverse educational offerings This year’s educational highlights in- clude: presenters from the Scottsdale Center for Dentistry; the team leader of the first ever partial face transplan- tation; the Las Vegas energy of the Madow brothers; management tips from Disney Institute; and an actual head and neck dissection course. The exhibit floor will once again feature exciting programs in the Live Dentistry Pavilion as well as no-cost presentations in the High-Tech Play- ground and the new Nutrition Nook. The YDC has everything dental pro- fessionals need, all packed into five days in January that will inform, in- spire and entertain. Nearly 28,000 dental professionals are expected at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center for the 37th annual congress, Jan. 25–29. Also during the congress, more than 450 of the hottest companies in the dental industry will showcase their newest products and services on the exhibit hall floor, with all of the exhibi- tors eager to do business and many of them offering show specials. Two complimentary live dentistry sessions added Two complimentary live dentistry cours- es were recently added to the exhibit floor educational offerings courtesy of company sponsorships. Sponsored by MegaGen USA, the first newly added course features Samuel Lee, DDS, inventor of the “crestal win- dow sinus technique,” presenting a si- nus bone grafting diagnosis and treat- ment. The live-patient demonstration will include a detailed explanation of computed tomography evaluation, flap design, lateral window location, mem- brane elevation and implant insertion. Even free courses at Yankee Dental Congress, Jan. 25–29, now require preregistration The Yankee Dental Congress has everything dental professionals need to be informed, inspired and entertained, all packed into five days in Boston. Photo/Cpenler, www.dreamstime.com ” Continue on page A10