cosmetic dentistry_ beauty & science

I 45 meetings _ SCAD I cosmeticdentistry 1_2013 Fig. 2_Dr Stephen Chu presents the SCAD VITA Award for excellence in research to Dr So Ran Kwon (left). Fig. 3_Convivial atmosphere during the President’s Dinner, with Dr Stephen Chu (second from right). Fig. 4_Convivial atmosphere during the President’s Dinner, with Dr Rade Paravina (second from right). Fig. 5_During the President’s Dinner, with Dr Dan Nathanson, SCAD secretary (second from right), and Dr John Powers, SCAD treasurer, holding the E.B. Clark Award. Photographs courtesy of Stephen R. Snow. units, in the presentation by Dr Rade D. Paravina (USA), Executive Director of SCAD. Overcoming everyday challenges associated with different ceramic systems was discussed by Dr John O. Burgess (USA), Dr Michael Tholey (Ger- many), Dr Kenneth A. Malament (USA) and Prof. Edward A. McLaren (USA). Bone and tissue interaction at the implant and abutment interface, creating the critical pink in- terface in aesthetic implant dentistry, was the topic of the presentations by Dr Dennis P. Tarnow (USA), Dr Maurice A. Salama (USA), Dr David A. Garber (USA) and Dr Aris-Petros Tripodakis (Greece). The presentations on digital developments and their influence on general dentistry and dental lab- oratoriesbyDrBrianLeSage(USA),AkiYoshida(USA), Michael Bergler (USA) and Claude Sieber (Switzer- land) were very well received by the audience. Colour science in general and a new form of precisioninriskassessmentwerediscussedindepth by Dr Stephen C. Bayne and Dr Sherilyn G. Sheets (both USA), and in a joint lecture by Drs Shigemi Nagai and Stephen Chu (both USA). Besides the high-calibre poster sessions with a variety of first-rate research presentations and very well-attended lunch and learn sessions, the convivial atmosphere during the social pro- gramme, acknowledging and appreciating the diversity of the members, encouraged lively con- versation with colleagues in a most comfortable environment. The academy was very pleased to announce the first recipients of the newly established SCAD VITA Award for excellence in research related to colour and appearance in aesthetic dentistry. The award serves to acknowledge the successful professional collaboration with and the long-term support of VITA Zahnfabrik. The ultimate purpose of the award is to promote meaningful research related to colour and appearance in aesthetic dentistry. Save the date for the fifth annual SCAD con- ference,whichwillbeheldfrom3to5October2013 at the five-diamond Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Denver, Colorado. The list of confirmed presenters includes Pinhas Adar, Luiz Narciso Baratieri, Lawrence E. Brecht, Theodore P. Croll, Krikor Derbabian, Sillas Duarte, Charles J. Goodacre, Jens Fischer, So Ran Kwon, Ernesto A. Lee, Tall Mor, Dan Nathanson, Jacinthe M. Paquette, Stefan Paul, Wolfgang Rauh, Irena Sailer, Herbert Scheller, Thomas Sing, Edward J. Swift, Van P. Thompson and Marcos Vargas, and there are more to come (www.scadent.org). SCAD was founded in 2008 as a consortium of dental professionals and colour experts interested intheareaofaestheticdentistryspecificallyrelated to the scientific investigation and the application of colour and appearance in dentistry._ Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Dr So Ran Kwon Department of Restorative Dentistry Center for Dental Research Loma Linda University School of Dentistry 24876Taylor St. Loma Linda CA 92350,USA sorankwon@llu.edu cosmeticdentistry_contact