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Pediatric restorations can be beautiful Today: Dr. Carla Cohn presents sessions on ‘restorative’ (in the a.m.) and ‘preventive’ (in the p.m.) pediatric dentistry. »page 4 A Canadian first? Dental C.E. in 3-D Friday: Dr. Samson Ng has been refining his clinical 3-D photography skills for five years. See the stunning results. »page 3 USE PDC DISCOUNT TO ‘FLYOVER CANADA’ Show your badge next door, then soar across Canada experiencing the grandeur of the landscape and exhilaration of flight. »page 22 Two days of live dentistry,300 exhibitors Pacific Dental Conference · March 6, 2014 Official Meeting News · Vol. 5, No. 1 Drop in for C.E. ThePacificDentalConferenceExhibit Hall is at capacity this year, with more than 300 companies represented. And the Live Dentistry Stage returns to the exhibit floor with procedures today and Friday. Each session is eligible for C.E. credits. Here is the schedule. Thursday, March 6 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Glenn van As, DMD, BSc, “Laser Dentistry: Removing Por- celain Veneers, Crown Lengthening, Tissue Management,” co-sponsored by BIOLASE. 1–2p.m.,ShannonPaceBrinker,CDA, CDD, “Complete Records Visit.” 2:30–4 p.m., Peter Walford, DDS, FCARDP, with “Restoring Incisal Attri- tion with Composite Resins,” co-spon- sored by 3M ESPE Dental Products. Friday, March 7 8:30–10:30 a.m., Mark Kwon, DMD, FICOI, and Mark Lin, BSc, DDS, MSc (Prosthodontics), FRCD (C) “Teeth in a Day: Implant Dentistry,” co-sponsored by Hiossen Implant Canada Inc. 11:30a.m.–1:30p.m.,ElliotMechanic, BSc, DDS, “Anterior Tooth Wear — Res- toration,” co-sponsored by Canadian Academy for Esthetic Dentistry. 2:30–4 p.m., Alex Touchstone, DDS, “CAD/CAM,” co-sponsored by Henry Schein Dental. Check for schedule updates Pacific Dental Conference organizers askattendeestonotethatdemonstration timesontheLiveDentistryStagemaybe subject to change. You can consult the PDC app or “Conference at a Glance” for the most up-to-date scheduling. TheLiveDentistryStageissponsored by A-dec and Sinclair Dental. Two-day exhibit hall The more than 600 exhibit hall booths areatcapacity,withmorethan300com- panies occupying them. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. both today and Friday. (Source: Pacific Dental Conference) Scan the QR code to access the app, or search your app store for ‘Pacific Dental Conference.’ PDC mobile app 5 ‘The Drop,’ by Inges Idee, a group of four German artists, is one of many pieces of public art in and around the Vancouver Convention Centre. Learn more about The Drop at ingesidee.de. (Photo/Robert Selleck, today managing editor) By Robert Selleck, Managing Editor  With more educational sessions (190-plus) than Vancouver averages in annualrainydays(162),thePacificDen- tal Conference has something for every member of the dental team. Better still, the meeting’s commit- ment to keeping lectures and presenta- tions “open” means such sessions are availabletoallattendeesonafirst-come, first-seated basis. The only thing attendees need to do isdecidewhattoheadtonext.Butthat’s nosmalltask,withthespeakerrosterat More than 150speakers, 190 sessions await you 8 see C.E., page 3

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