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A camera that’s designed for you Dental photography requires special needs, and this camera just may fit the bill for all of them. »page 8 The secret to CEREC CAD/CAM Want to learn how to achieve esthetic anterior restorations? This free webinar will teach you! »page 7 Six times the comfort There is an easy way to achieve proper dental isolation and moisture control. »page 12 CDA Presents · San Francisco, California · Thursday, August 20, 2015 Vol. 7, No. 1 n Five new exhibits showcas- ing artifacts of dental history are now available for viewing on the recently launched website www. dentalmuseum.pacific.edu, which was createdbytheUniversityofthePacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. The exhibits are also accessible to the school community on digital kiosks located on the first and fourth floors of the school. The digital exhibits are part of the ongoing Virtual Museum Project, which began in 2012 as a creative way to present the school’s A. W. Ward Museum collection. For the past two years, Dr. Dorothy Dechant, curator of the A.W. Ward Museum, has been working closely with school pho- tographer Jon Draper to photograph artifacts of all shapes and sizes — from tiny dental burs to heavy antique den- tal chairs. Viewers can now browse through five exhibits: “Please Have a Seat: Evo- lutionoftheDentalChair,”“ADynamic Decade: Speeding Up the Handpiece,” “Painless Promises: Business Cards of the Victorian Dentist,” “Still Lives in Dentistry: The Artifacts” and “There & Back Again: Our San Francisco Story.” Dechant said that the idea for the virtual museum took shape in conver- sations with former dean, Patrick J. Ferrillo Jr., in 2012, when discussing how the museum would transition to 5 A virtual museum image from the online exhibit ‘Business Cards of the Victorian Dentist,’ viewable at www. dentalmuseum.pacific.edu. (Photos/ Provided by University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry) S.F. dental school’s virtual museum highlights dentistry’s history Images and text document evolution of dental chairs, handpieces, business cards and more 8 see MUSEUM, page 4 n If you have arrived here in San Francisco this week ready to learn about the latest clinical and techno- logical advances in the industry, earn C.E. credits, network with colleagues and hear from some of dentistry’s most captivating speakers, then you are in the right place. One highlight of this week’s CDA Presents The Art and Science of Den- tistryissuretobetheseriesofcadaver dissection workshops, which will teach attendees about such things as the indications and contraindications for functional and esthetic crown lengthening surgery, predictable out- comes for vertical and horizontal ridge contours and attached gingival, key anatomical relationships in the orofacial region, anatomical factors relating to vascular pain that may mimic odontogenic or temporoman- dibular-related issues and more. The cadaver workshops include A golden opportunity 5 San Francisco’s famed cable cars are just blocks away from the Moscone Center. (Photo/Provided by California Travel and Tourism Commission/ShutterStock) 8 see GOLDEN, page 3

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