today Yankee Dental Congress Jan. 31

Get passionate about your career Remember how excited you were about dentistry back in the beginning? Make sure you always feel that way. »page 6 Scenes from Yankee Take home a furry friend, grab yourself some popcorn and enter to win a two-year lease on a Mercedes-Benz. »pages 4 & 5 Dream big with social media Want to help make your patients rich? Encourage them to put a testimonial on Facebook and they could take home $50,000. »page 8 Yankee Dental Congress · Boston, Massachusetts • Friday, January 31, 2014 Vol. 5, No. 2 By Fred Michmershuizen, today staff n More than 300 continuing educa- tion courses are being offered here at the 39th Yankee Dental Congress. According to meeting organizers, “It All Starts Here” — the theme of this year’smeeting—isallabouttheimpor- tant relationship between good oral health and good overall health. In the lecture halls, course offer- ings cover everything from tooth whitening to advanced periodontal instrumentation techniques, and eve- rything in between. There’s also plenty of learning to be had right on the exhibit hall floor, withclassroomsandspecialpavilions set up focusing on topics including healthy living, social media and live dentistry. By Fred Michmershuizen, today staff n “It all starts here” is the theme of the 39th Yankee Dental Congress, focusing on the intersection of oral health and overall health. On the exhibit hall floor here at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, more than 450 exhibitors are offering products and services dedi- catedtooralhealthandoverallhealth, as well as to the health of your dental practice. One of the many inventive product offerings on display here in Boston is the DentalVibe injection comfort sys- Paths meet hereCome explore where oral health and overall health intersect So much to learn about 5 Jason Krause, MBA, presents ‘Social Media and Digital Patient Engagement’ Thursday morning in the Social Media Hot Spot on the exhibit hall floor. (Photo/Fred Michmershuizen, today staff) 5 A view from above: The exhibit hall at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center is alive with activity Thursday morning. (Photos/Fred Michmershuizen, today staff) 8 see MEET, page 3

today Yankee Dental Congress Jan. 31

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