Dental Tribune U.S. Edition

XXXXX Dental Tribune U.S. Edition | June 2013A6 MEEtiNgS Boston’s Yankee Dental Congress expands on team-development day Organizers of the 2014 Yankee Dental Congress invite dental professionals to join 28,000 fellow professionals from Jan. 29 to Feb. 2 at the Boston Conven- tion & Exhibition Center. With a general theme centered on the concept of overall health starting with oral health, the YDC meeting offers the chance to explore and discover best practices, products and resources to improve your practice, increase your knowledge, and better serve your pa- tients. Organizers describe Yankee Dental Congress 2014 as being the best oppor- tunity in New England for every mem- ber of the dental practice to participate in a wide variety of programs. YDC 2014 highlights include: • The Ritz-Carlton Leadership Cen- ter — Back by popular demand, this program promotes performance and practice excellence by developing your leadership skills and creating the best possible service for your patients. Courses include “The Fire Within — Ig- niting Passion for Ritz-Carlton Perfor- mance Excellence,” and “Legendary Service with a Smile,” both presented by Jennifer Blackmon. • Hands-On Cadaver Programs — This unique opportunity enables par- ticipants to attend hands-on courses using cadavers while exploring topics that cover areas such as anesthesia, The bustling exhibit hall at the 2013 Yankee Dental Congress reflects the meeting's strong attendance figures — nearly 30,000. Photo/Provided by Yankee Dental Congress crown lengthening and anatomy. • Evolutionary Dentistry — Hear about the research and activities at the Manot Cave Dig in Israel and discuss the relationship of evolutionary biol- ogy to modern dental problems led by Mark Hans, DDS, and Bruce Latimer, PhD. • The Pankey Institute: Update 2014 — Discover new techniques and inno- vative approaches in treatment plan- ning that will have a valuable impact on your practice. The series includes three courses featuring speakers Greg- gory Di Lauri, DDS, Matthew Messina, DDS, and Kenneth Myers, DDS. • Master the Skills of Marketing Your Practice in One Day — A one-day sym- posium designed to help expand your practice with the power of marketing. Courses include “High Energy Market- ing to Explode Your New Patient Num- bers,” “Secrets of Social Media Success and Online Marketing,” “Get Noticed, Get Booked, and Grow Your Practice” and “Best Practices for Leveraging So- cial Media to Engage Patients.” • Dental Team Playbook: Strategies for Success (an expansion on the popular team-development day) — Your entire dental team can benefit from this one- day program with courses tailored to dental assistants, hygienists and office personnel. Team members can learn from experts in their respective fields. Presenters include Lois Banta, Amy Kirsch, RDH, Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA, Diane Peterson, RDH, and Anasta- sia Turchetta, RDH. • Social Media Hot Spot — Learn how effectively utilizing social media such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter can help improve practice per- formance by drawing new patients in and keeping current patients connect- ed to your dental practice. You can visit www.yankeedental.com for more information. (Source: Yankee Dental Congress) The Vancouver Convention Centre, its ‘green’ roof clearly visible, is host site of the 2014 Pacific Dental Conference. Photo/Provided by the Vancouver Convention Centre Pacific Dental Conference combines education, networking, scenic locale The 2014 Pacific Dental Conference, from March 6–8 (Thursday, Friday, Sat- urday) in Vancouver, British Columbia, features a varied selection of open C.E. sessions, hands-on courses and a live dentistry stage. The variety of topics covered by more than 130 speakers means the entire dental team can access the latest in- formation on dental technology, tech- niques and materials. Speakers in the 2014 lineup include John Kois, Greg Psaltis and Glenn van As. Highlights With the University of British Colum- bia Faculty of Dentistry celebrating its 50th anniversary, the PDC will present the “UBC Speakers Series,” featuring UBC alumni addressing a variety of topics. The Live Dentistry Stage is back on the Exhibit Hall floor, with demonstra- tions on Thursday and Friday. Satur- day’s “So You Think You Can Speak?” features 50-minute presentations by speakers who responded to the call for presentations and were accepted by the meeting’s scientific committee. The Exhibit Hall should be busy, with more than 300 companies projected to fill approximately 600 booths. Exhibit Hall hours are 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday; 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday. Registration and lodging Special hotel rates are available to PDC attendees, with early booking recom- mended to ensure availability. Reserva- tions can be made directly with confer- ence hotels through the links on www. pdconf.com. Registration opens Oct. 15 with early bird rates for all members of the dental team. (Source: Pacific Dental Conference) Early booking recommended for conference hotels, which fill quickly 28,000 expected at 2014 gathering