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Attendees of previous years’ ses- sions presented by Meg Soper have hadsomuchfunthatthePacificDen- tal Conference has her returning this year — for the fourth time. But this time Soper is doing what might best be described as a stand- up health-care routine. “It’s going to be a stress-busting, laughter-filled hour that will set the tone for the final day of the confer- ence,” Soper said. Acknowledging that dentistry can be extremely stressful, Soper said: “We have to be able to laugh at ourselves and at what life tosses our way. And we can bring that energy with us to our relationships and to our dental practice.” Soper offered Tomorrow:Breakfast with Meg Soper 5 Start your Saturday with belly laughs courtesy of Meg Soper. (Photo/Provided by Meg Soper) this guarantee to all attendees, espe- ciallyspouses:“Youwillrememberit for quite some time!” “The ‘Saturday Morning Break- fast’willbefilledwithahugeamount of positive energy,” Soper said. “It willbegearedtowardallmembersof thedentalteam—andspouses.Ihope 5 The extra-wide main aisles of the PDC Exhibit Hall are put to use Thursday with attendees streaming in for a complimentary lunch, live dentistry and endless displays of the latest products and services. There’s much more of the same today. (Photos/Robert Selleck, Managing Editor) Miles of aisles The thousands of feet of aisles in the Pacific Dental Conference Exhibit Hall abound with “educated-shopper” opportunities that otherwise would be impossible to create on your own. The product demonstrations, hands- on testing and other in-person chan- ces to directly assess the latest in dental products and services seem limitless. Here are a few examples a quick tour of the exhibit floor revealed on Thursday. U.S. Regional Product Manager Joe Andrasko was in the Carestream Dental booth, No. 928, providing live presentations on CS Solutions, Carestream’s comprehensive system of tools and resources that simplifies and improves efficiencies with resto- rations — with single-visit scanning, designing and milling — in-house or with your lab. In the OCO Biomedical booth, No. 1444,VictorBianchiwasshowingvis- itorshoweasyitisusingjusthotwater to custom fit the Larell One Step Den- ture. He said the denture system is a perfect match with OCO Biomedical’s immediate-loading implantology on small-diameter implants, which takes only an hour. The resulting breakthrough: chairside dentures on implants in just two hours. “It’s a match made in heaven,” Bianchi said. “It adds business to your practice and serves your anatomically and finan- cially compromised patients.” In the Patterson Dental booth, 8 see AISLES, page 3 By Robert Selleck,Managing Editor toseealotofpartners/spousesinthe room on Saturday.” Soper has worked as a health- care professional, stand-up comic and keynote speaker, all while also raising a family. Along the way she learned many powerful lessons about the importance of life balance. Those lessons are what enable her to work effectively as a motivator, life- balance coach — and comic. “I know the work dental profes- sionals do is sometimes stressful, with challenging time constraints and the odd, demanding patient. Soper said. “So this hour is a friendly poke at some of that stress and a fun, packaged reminder that laughter really is the key to ‘letting it go.’” Could you use a chief operations officer? New Canadian association is ready to help; and for a limited time Henry Schein will cover cost of joining. »page 10 ‘Occlusion is for everyone’ Saturday: Dr. John Kois explains why understanding only the mechanics of occlusion usually isn’t enough. »page 3 Scenes from around the PDC Wake up with an espresso, take an afternoon break for tea with the queen and try on some very ‘Avatar’-esque glasses. »page 6 Pacific Dental Conference · March 7, 2014 Official Meeting News · Vol. 5, No. 2 Here at the PDC If you didn’t buy a $15 ticket when you registered, you can check on availability at the registration desk today. Saturday’s breakfast will openat8a.m.,withMegSoper’spres- entation running from 8:30–9:30 a.m., all in Ballroom A, Vancouver Convention Centre. PDC’s exhibit hall offers seemingly limitless selection