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 Join your friends and colleagues for some pizza and a beverage before sitting down for an hour of comedy at the PDC. Following the meeting’s long- standing tradition of highlighting the best in Canadian comedy, on the agenda for tonight is Dave Hemstad. A three-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee, Hemstad made his national television debut on CBC at Tonight:Comedy with Dave Hemstad 5 Dave Hemstad has performed in every province and territory in Canada and is a regular on ‘The Debaters’ on CBC. (Photo/ Provided by Pacific Dental Conference) the Halifax Comedy Festival in 2002. Since that performance, Hemstad has been on stage in every province and territory in Canada and is a regu- 4 From left, Elayne-Joyce Colobong, RDH, Nicole Corcuera, CDA, and Katrin Licas, CDA, check out the display of dental models in the Kilgore International booth (No. 1219) Thursday in the Pacific Dental Conference Exhibit Hall. (Photos/ Robert Selleck, today Managing Editor)  If you’re into new technology and great deals, there was plenty to smile about in the PDC Exhibit Hall on Thursday. Glistening new products and show specials were everywhere. In the DENTSPLY Canada booth (No. 643), you can try out the new Midwest E Electric Handpiece — and also receive a free show-special gift. Isolite Systems, in booth No. 1309, is showing off its Isolation Mouth- pieces, now available in six sizes. The new, towering National Den- tal Inc. booth (No. 1229) has the LightWalker ErYAG laser on display, one of its many high-tech offerings. You can stop by the Shofu Dental 8 see SMILES, page 2 By Robert Selleck, Managing Editor lar guest on “The Debaters” on CBC. The popular comedian recently filmed his own “Comedy Now” spe- cial for CTV’s Comedy Network and was featured at a gala perform- ance at the highly popular “Just for Laughs Festival” in Montreal. Hemstad is considered by many criticstobeoneofthetopcomedians in the country, so tonight’s event promises to be a fun occasion. Tickets should still be available today at the registration desk. The cost is $25 plus GST. (Source: Pacific Dental Conference) SCENES FROM THURSDAY Smiling faces and innovative products and services were everywhere Thursday, as these photos confirm. »pages 6 & 8 GENERAL DENTIST WANTED Bucolic but lively British Columbia town is looking for a dentist to set up a general practice to serve the region. »page 4 NO SNOW? NO PROBLEM. If skiing conditions aren’t quite what you planned on, try this mountain getaway instead: A wind turbine tour »page 22 Pacific Dental Conference · March 6, 2015 Official Meeting News · Vol. 6, No. 2 Here at the PDC Friday Comedy Night, featuring Dave Hemstad, is scheduled for to- night from 6:30–8 p.m. in Ballroom A, Vancouver Convention Centre. If you didn’t buy a $25 ticket when you registered, you can check on availability at the registration desk today. The ticket price includes pizza and a beverage. In PDC tradition,the smiles keep coming Aisles of smiles

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