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designed to offer some breaks from dentaloverload,withitsHealthCheck Zone (to make sure you’re taking care of yourself) and the Relaxation Zone (to help you take care of yourself). The exhibit hall also has two cocktail receptions scheduled. Explore Toronto The meeting presents a great oppor- tunity to explore one of Canada’s most popular cities during one of the most appealingtimesoftheyear:Torontoin spring. The trees are leafing out, the cafes are inviting, a variety of shows areintownandthegalleriesandshop- ping provide endless opportunity for exploration. Meetingorganizersexpectapproxi- mately 11,700 dental professionals to be in attendance during the three-day meeting. The exhibit hall is open today and tomorrow (Thursday and Friday,May8–9)from9a.m.–5:30p.m. (Source: Ontario Dental Association) CONNECT 7 from page 1 About the Publisher Tribune America, LLC Phone: (212) 244-7181 Fax: (212) 244-7185 E-mail: info@dental-tribune.com www.dental-tribune.com Publisher & Chairman Torsten Oemus t.oemus@dental-tribune.com President/Chief Operating Officer Eric Seid e.seid@dental-tribune.com Group Editor Kristine Colker k.colker@dental-tribune.com Managing Editor/Designer Robert Selleck r.selleck@dental-tribune.com Editor/Designer Sierra Rendon s.rendon@dental-tribune.com Online Editor Fred Michmershuizen f.michmershuizen@dental-tribune.com Product/Account Manager Canada Will Kenyon w.kenyon@dental-tribune.com Product/Account Manager Humberto Estrada h.estrada@dental-tribune.com Product/Account Manager Maria Kaiser m.kaiser@dental-tribune.com Marketing Director Anna Kataoka a.kataoka@dental-tribune.com Accounting Assistant Nirmala Singh n.singh@dental-tribune.com Education Director Christiane Ferret c.ferret@dtstudyclub.com Published by Tribune America © 2015 Tribune America, LLC All rights reserved. today appears during the Ontario Dental Association Annual Spring Meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 7 and 8, 2015. Tribune America makes every effort to report clinical information and manufacturers’ product news accurately, but cannot assume responsibility for the validity of product claims, or for typographical errors. The publishers also do not assume responsibility for product names or claims, or statements made by advertisers. Opinions expressed by authors are their own and may not reflect those of Tribune America or Tribune Group International. Friday morning’s general session keynote speaker, Craig Kielburger, is a social entrepreneur, New York Times best-selling author and popular speakerknownforhisabilitytoinspire people to improve their communities and points beyond through their daily actions. With his brother Marc, Kielburger founded one of the world’s leading plat- forms for social change, comprising threecoreinitiatives:theinternational charity Free The Children; an innova- tivesocialenterpriseMetoWe;andthe youth-empowerment event We Day. Kielburger’s start as a child rights activist began at age 12, when he reached for the morning comics and noticed the newspaper’s front page. The headline read, “Battled Child Labor, Boy, 12, Murdered.” Being 12 himself, Kielburger felt an immediate connectionandtookthestorywithhim to school. When he asked his class for helptotackletheissueofchildlabor,11 students raised their hands. Free The Children was born. What began as a group of a dozen kids has grown into an international charity. Free The Children programs have helped more than 1 million bene- ficiaries.Todate,FreeTheChildrenhas built more than 650 schools and school rooms in developing countries, pro- viding education to more than 55,000 children every day. Inspired by Kiel- burger’s life mission, Oprah’s Angel NetworkpartneredwithFreeTheChil- dren to fund 68 schools. Through Me to We, the Kielburger brothers are advancing a vision of philanthropy that connects business to a social purpose. Every year, Me to Here in Toronto Friday’s keynote presentation is from 8–9 a.m. in Hall F&G of the MTCC South Building. We reaches hundreds of thousands of socially-conscious consumers. It provides full-time employment to more than 1,000 women artisans in Kenya,andhascreatedaglobal market for their work through partnerships with leading retailers, includingNordstrom, Virgin and PacSun. Half of Me to We’s annual net profit is donated to Free The Children, while the other half is reinvested to grow the enterprise and its social mission. The series of stadium-sized We Day events connect with 200,000 stu- dents from 5,000 schools every year. The students earn entrytothecelebra- tion through service programs. Speak- ers and performers have included Prince Harry, Richard Branson and JenniferHudson.Withmorethan5mil- lionfollowersonFacebook,WeDayhas become one of the largest charitable causes in the world. Thebrothershavewritten12books, including the New York Times best- 5 Craig Kielburger’s human-rights work has earned him 15 honorary degrees, the Order of Canada, the Roosevelt Free- dom From Fear Medal, the World Children’s Prize for the Rights of the Child and the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award. (Photo/Provided by www.freethechildren.com) meeting news2 2015 ASM — May 7, 2015 5 The Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Building’s ceremonial entrance fea- tures Canadian indigenous sculptures, murals, terrazzo flooring and other unique artwork. (Photo/Provided by Metro Toronto Convention Centre) Start your Friday inspired Since age 12, Ontario native has used daily action to tackle global problems seller “Me to We: Finding Meaning in a Material World.” Their weekly columns are syndicated in more than 30 newspapers across North America. Kielburger is the youngest-ever gradu- ate from the Kellogg-Schulich Execu- tive MBA program. (Source: www.freethechildren.com)