today GNYDM 25 Nov

Exhibit floor When you walk through the doors of the exhibit hall, expect to find 1,500 exhibit booths, including more than 600 companies. Many of them, in a commitment to help support colleagues who are rebuilding and rehabilitating their practices after Hurricane Sandy, are offering special salesandexpediteddeliveriesaswell as extended credit terms on merchan- dise and small equipment purchases. Educational highlights •Buildyourownwebsiteforyourden- tal practice in a three and a half hour hands-on workshop offered today through Wednesday. The GNYDM will supply the computers while all you have to bring is a USB flash drive with pictures and office information. You will leave this workshop with a fully functioning website. • Don’t miss the first ever “Smok- ing Cessation Seminar,” offering an effective way for dentists to deliver tobacco dependence treatment. This will be presented on Monday. • Learn about Botox, Dysport and dermal fillers in unique hands-on workshops that will introduce proce- dures on actual patients to teach you howtouseBotox/Dysportanddermal fillers in your practice. Courses are offered through Tuesday. • Check out more than100 hands- on workshops featuring the latest technological advances and the new- est dental materials. • Learn how to establish dental sleep medicine protocols in your practice,identifypatientsatrisk,inte- grate medical practice systems and treat patients successfully during the Sleep & Appliance Expo. Programs are offered every day. • Learn how to incorporate Invis- align into your practice during the Invisalign Expo, recommended for the entire dental team. ‘Live’ demonstration arena The “Live” dentistry arena, a 430- seat high-tech patient demonstration area, offers revolutionary concepts of treating patients with new materials and applications. It takes place right on the exhibit show floor every morn- ing and afternoon, today through Wednesday. There is no cost to attend- ees. Check out the chart above for details on the educational sessions. Greater New York Smiles TheGNYDMgivesbacktothecommu- nities of New York City each year, by bringing together 1,300 grade-school children for the most unique chil- dren’s dental health-care program in the country. For the past four years, with leading sponsorship from Col- gate Palmolive Company, DentaQuest (Doral) and the United Federation of Teachers, the Greater New York Smiles program has supported oral hygiene education and dental screen- ing for New York City’s third- and fourth-grade public school children. This year’s Greater New York Smiles is set to take place from Mon- day to Wednesday. The program will include 1,500 children brought by school buses from various New York City public schools throughout the five boroughs here to the convention center. speakers6 Greater New York Dental Meeting — Nov. 25, 2012 AD take it all 7 from page 1 Here at the GNYDM For more information on the GNYDM, and an insider’s glance into the ex- hibit hall and upcoming educational sessions, pick up a copy of the to- day GNYDM edition every morning through Wednesday.