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March/April 2016 Publisher Linh T. Huynh

Editor Barb Sligl

Art Direction BSS Creative Contributing Editor Janet Gyenes

Editorial Assistant Adam Flint

Contributors Timothy A. Brown Michael DeFreitas Janet Gyenes Manfred Purtzki Dr. Kellen Silverthorn Barb Sligl Jenn Smith Nelson Roberta Staley

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19 atop Italy Exploring the backyard of Amalfi 44 chilling in the Peg Winnipeg’s cool factor COLUMNS

DEPARTMENTS

8 photo prescription

5 March/April mix 29 CE calendar 53 sudoku 54 small talk

Capturing the magic of Malta

11 pay it forward Even small initiatives yield big results

12 motoring

Dr. Ali Safaei

The original “green”car gets a fresh look

17 the thirsty dentist

Four ways to amp up your bar

49 practice management

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50 the wealthy dentist

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Saying goodbye isn’t easy Lessons from Netflix

cover photo

Looking down into the many shades of blue of the Mediterranean from atop Capri, off the coast of Amalfi (page 19).

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from the editor Italian reverie…

High above Capri, lemons and limoncello in Amalfi, and medieval Atrani. Story on page 19.

la dolce vita

Of course, many of us have had enough of the cold, hygge or not, and are more than ready for some dolce vita (really, just another form of hygge). And that’s found in excess on the Amalfi coast in Italy, where the sweet life is a sensory experience best sampled on foot. Take a tour of Amalfi’s backyard along a hiking network through rustic villages, lemon and orange groves, past mules with pitstops for pizza and jaw-dropping views (page 19). Ahhh, Italia…

And while in Italy, it’s a short side trip to the storied ruins of Pompeii, recently refurbished (page 5). A longer side trip will take you to Malta, off the Spanish coast, to practise your photography skills (page 8).

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pring is that time of year that’s a bit in limbo…it’s still winter in most places here in Canada but things are also heating up. So, do you hang on to the cold or seek out the heat?

Why not both?

Get a last blast of winter chill in Winnipeg, where locals know how to make the most of the coldest season of the year (page 44). They embrace it with aplomb, much like Scandinavians do. It’s all about hygge, a Danish term that essentially translates to cozy comfort. That could be the feeling after an “aufguss” session at the Thermëa Nordic spa, sampling perogies at a longtable in a pop-up restaurant on the frozen Red River or watching a polar bear swirl around you from the warmth (and safety!) of an underwater viewing enclosure. Whatever form hygge takes, it’s part of life in the Peg.

the sun salutation atop Mont Royal?

Mais, bien sûr!

And if you have the inevitable trip to Las Vegas for an upcoming conference or CE event this year, we have some ideas on how to spend three days in Sin City and not gamble—at all. Because there are too many other fabulous things to do (page 29).

Also fabulous? This magazine’s recent showing at the annual North American Travel Journalist Association’s awards.

Between Just for Canadian Dentists and its sister publication, Just for Canadian Doctors, our contributors won two golds, two silvers, two bronzes and were six finalists! Wow. On behalf of all our associates, partners and supporters, congratulations to regular contributors Lucas Aykroyd, Michael DeFreitas, Tim Johnson, Jenn Smith Nelson and Barb Sligl for their 2015 NATJA awards for excellence in travel writing and photography.

It’s an honour that this magazine was showcased among other esteemed publications (see the full list of award winners at natja.org). Such award-winning writing and photography is what continues to make this magazine a must-read for dentists. Thank you!

Any ideas, comments or questions? Reach us at feedback@InPrintPublications.com.

what/when/where > March/April

style | food | drink | festivals | places | getaways | gear…

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pompeii

On the southwest coast of Italy, the sun’s rays carry their heat into the afternoon over Pompeii, casting long shadows over the crumbling capitals of the basilica. They stand sentinel in front of ruins of the Temple of Venus, whose namesake goddess was supposed to protect Pompeii. Public fountains—25 at one time—are now devoid of water. Vestiges of the covered markets, once vibrant hubs in this metropolis of almost 12,000 people, are colourless and silent. But the ominous cinder cone of Mount Vesuvius still looms over the remains of the day, a constant reminder that despite its last eruption in 1944, it’s still active.

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Remains of Pompeii’s Bas ilica, the oldest kn o wn basilica in th e Roman worl d

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Pompeii Ruins Restored

Five houses adorned with lavish frescos and a surprisingly sophisticated laundry facility have been restored and reopened to the public as part of the 105-million euro Great Pompeii Project. The UNESCO World Heritage Site located 26 km south of Naples had been under threat of losing its status thanks to deteriorating conditions, including the 2010 collapse of the House of Gladiators. When Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, its ashes shrouded the city of Pompeii and toxic fumes snuffed out the lives of people as they went about their daily business. But the ashes that buried Pompeii also preserved it, suspending the city in time and providing archeologists with an intimate portrait of how middle-class Romans worked, lived, played and prayed during the first century AD. Restored homes include Pompeii’s largest house, the Villa of Mysteries, with its intriguing frescoes that some believe depicts a woman being initiated into Bacchus’s mystery cult. To plan your visit go to pompeiisites.org.

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Make your way to the top of Mont-Royal and reach for the sky with a sun salutation.

Munch and mingle over fine fare and bubbly at La Champagnerie.

Marché Bonsecours public market has been around for over 100 years.

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anada’s second largest city revolving around two iconic landmarks: the mighty Saint Lawrence River and Mont-Royal, is the ideal place to relax and recharge. Eat, drink, spa and shop the photogenic streets of the super multilingual and ethnically diverse city, Montréal.

Stop in for bubbly + eats at La Champagnerie Just off of trendy Saint-Denis, this champagne bar sits across from the beautiful domed Marché Bonsecours, a market showcasing upscale clothing and jewelry. Devour delectable charcuterie, get- or boccioni fries with salad, away watermelon while you sip on a glass of bubbly such as rose, Tartlant, Brut Nature. Sabre your own bottle and add the cork to their cork wall!

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Boutique shopping at its best along Quartier des spectacles.

Shop along Quartier des Spectacles and Old Montréal Meander pedestrian-friendly Saint-Paul Street before making your way over to Place Jacques-Cartier; a lively area with street performers musicians and artisans. A short walk away, Quartier des spectacles is filled with boutique shopping at quaint little pop-up trucks full of designer goods. If you visit in the summer during Le Festival Mode & Design, be sure to take in the live fashion shows featuring mainly local fashion designers and retailers.

GET your wellness on Tote your mat along and hike up 234-metrehigh Mont-Royal for a yoga session (and fantastic view!) atop the city. Or consider taking to warm waters of the Saint Lawrence River for a stand up paddleboard lesson with outfitter, KSF, near the city’s famed Lachine Rapids.

Home of the “bixi” bike, Montréal is an easy place to zip through the streets

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Montréal

on your own, or with a guided tour.

Fitz & Follwell’s “Hoods and Hidden Gems” tour will see you through the posh tree lined neighbourhood of Outremont (Pierre Elliott Trudeau resided there), where ivy-covered townhouses and hydrangea trees litter the yards, then over to trendy, Mile-End; a neighbourhood boasting Canada’s largest concentration of artists, with it’s Soho / Greenwich village feel.

Before leaving the area, refuel at two of its most popular stops: Open since 1957, Saint-Viateur’s flagship bagel shop not only make the city’s best bagels, the lined up out the door café, is also a landmark. Get your caffeine fix with a macchiato or latte at the also bustling, Olympico Café.

Bliss out at Bota Bota, spa-surl’eau Some things are just better the second time around. Take in garden and city views day or night by heading to this charming refurbished ferry in

Montréal’s Old port for a day of spa-ing with three levels of water circuits.

Peek through a porthole; savour lunch out on the deck, hang in a hammock, or zen out with a signature Bota Bota massage, featuring 60 minutes of fluid, choreographed movements set to music.

Rest your head at Hôtel Le Germain Montréal A few kilometres away from historic Old Montréal and iconic Notre-Dame Basilica, a stay at Le Germain ensures easy access to most of the city’s most visit-worthy spots. Modern rooms with sitting areas, incredibly cozy duvets and beds, and even some suggested reading on the bedside table, make downtime and hitting the sheets a luxurious experience. — Jenn Smith Nelson if you go Get more info at tourisme-montreal.org and quebecoriginal.com.

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spring fling

Peep through Bota Bota’s portholes for views of old Montréal and the St Lawrence River.

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Smart indulgences come in compact packages Written + produced by Janet Gyenes

St. John sturgeon

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Searching for a château in France? Or an abode on a private island in say, Maldives or Malaysia? Does your list of hotel tech must-haves include a spa, wine cellar or rooftop where you can watch sailboats on Istanbul’s Bosphorus sea or the throngs in Midtown Manhattan? Find it all using the new Small Luxury Hotels of the WorldTM app, which acts as chic concierge for its curated collection of 500-plus hotels in 80 countries from Antigua to Saudi Arabia. Browse galleries of images, use the “hotels near me” function when you’re on the go, book a suite—and share it all on social media. For an added touch of luxe, join The Club to create your personal profile, including your favourite type of hotel, pillow preference, and more. Free; iTunes.ca ElevateD in-flight In our minds, the perfect Old Fashioned is equal parts art and science, depending on the maker and the imbiber. But it’s best not to make grandiose requests—especially when you’re in flight. Try telling the crew that you prefer your cocktail with two dashes of aromatic bitters and extra sugar to satisfy your sweet tooth.

Now you don’t have to, thanks to the Carry On Cocktail Kit. the booze, the compact drink Minus tin comes with the essentials you require—aromatic bitters, bar spoon, cane sugar and linen napkin—for making two Old Fashioneds to your liking mid-flight.

Champagne Cocktail, Gin & Tonic and Moscow Mule kits are also available. Bottoms up! $26; cocktailemporium.ca

sustainable seafood

sweet sleeps

If you mention the words “steak and eggs” to Cornel Ceapa and his wife, Dorina, they’ll probably think you’re talking about sturgeon. The couple started Acadian Sturgeon and Caviar Inc. in St. John, New Brunswick, after leaving their native Romania. The briny eggs and meaty loins are harvested from wild-caught sturgeon in the Saint John River and entire fish—from “nose-toeat the tail”—is processed and sold, often to chefs. Sustainable practices mean that the sturgeon population on the East Coast is increasing. In fact, the family’s landbased aquaculture business (Cornel has a PhD in sturgeon biology), while not yet fully mature, aims to help repopulate regions where sturgeon stocks are in decline due to overfishing. So indulge, guilt free. Vodka, dry Champagne and white wine complements the buttery taste of caviar.

From $60/30 grams; acadian-sturgeon.com

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p h o t o p r e s c r i p t i o n m i c h a e l d e f r e i ta s Michael DeFreitas is an award-winning photographer who’s been published in a wide variety of travel publications. With his initials, MD, he’s been nicknamed “doc,” making his photography prescriptions apropos.

rock of ages

The mists of antiquity still swirl around the islands of Malta

Send photos and questions to our photography guru at feedback@ inprintpublications.com and your shot may be featured in a future issue!

destination photography

Apply your photography skills to the shooting situations of malta.

no tripod? no problem

The Catacombs of St. Paul in Rabat, Malta, don’t allow tripods on site.

Bummer. Faced with very low light and no tripod, I look for a corner wall to press my camera against. Using a wide-angle zoom (14–24mm) set to 20mm, I preset the controls for f16 at 20 seconds, pre-focused in manual focus mode and turn on the 5-second self-timer feature. I hit the shutter release and press the camera against the wall until I hear the shutter release. I repeat the process with different apertures and shutter speeds.

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or millennia, the azure Mediterranean has nourished a succession of civilizations prompting most historians to refer to it as the cradle of Western civilization.

And smack dab in the middle of this cradle, at the crossroads between Europe, Africa and the Middle East, lie the tiny, captivating islands of Malta.

Over the last 7,000 years, the Phoenicians, Romans, Knights of St. John, Normans, Turks, Spanish, French and British have all added their own spice to Malta’s eclectic cultural melting pot. No other European country offers a more diverse blend of history and culture in such a compact package.

For an opening image that captures Malta and establishes “place”—something I try to do for every destination I visit—I spend my first morning shooting the capital, Valletta, at sunrise. I position myself across the bay and use a medium telephoto lens (~70mm) to pull in the skyline. A two-stop neutral density filter helps tone down the bright sky and allows me to add a bit more exposure to the silhouetted skyline.

This technique renders more detail to the buildings instead of turning them into an underexposed mass (bottom, right).

The resulting images resemble any typical European city sunrise, so my plan is to return for my “this is Malta” image. Luckily, the fishing boats are back at their moorings in the afternoon so I incorporate one into the foreground of my scene. I use a longer telephoto zoom lens (set at 130mm) and a fairly shallow f8 depth-of-field so the background cityscape doesn’t overpower the boat. I focus on the bobbing vessel and use a higher shutter speed (1/250 sec) to freeze its movement.

Next on my image list are a series of signature images, much like the Eiffel Tower or Big Ben, which will differentiate this destination. And Malta is so special that it’s easy to find signature images. The country’s forts, cuisine, ancient architecture and people offer an array of choices, but I hone in on Malta’s old colourful buses and fishing boats (bottom left and top right).

The buses come in all shapes and designs, so after taking a few full-length shots I concentrate on their front grill work. I use

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a medium zoom (35–70mm) and shoot from a distance to avoid the distortion typical of shooting close with a wide-angle lens (14–24mm).

I set up base at the main bus terminal and position myself with the late afternoon sun over my shoulder and shoot buses leaving the station (f11 and 1/250 sec shutter speed to freeze the movement).

The fishing boats require a similar approach. Most Maltese boats have the eyes of Osiris painted on their bows. The fishermen believe these eyes usher a safe return to port in foggy weather. I capture them, anchored yet gently bobbing, using a medium telephoto (24–70mm) using f11 and 1/250 sec to freeze movement. Then, in the late afternoon, I find some beached boats and highlight their bows at f16 and 1/30 sec (with a tripod).

Inland, I walk the streets. Given the country’s age, many Maltese villages have narrow lanes—some so tight that cars aren’t allowed in the historic centres. I search ancient Mdina for darker streets with sunlit buildings in the background and use the edges of the cobblestone streets or buildings as leading lines to draw viewers into the scene.

I set up a tripod and wait for subjects to enter the street, recording the scenes at f16 and 1/60 sec. The backlit and slightly underexposed subjects add a sense of mystery (previous page, top left).

Every story needs a good ending, especially a travel photo essay.

Often, I’m not sure which image will give the best closure, so I take a variety of shots and make my final selection during the editing process.

My closing shot for Malta is an old man leaning on a wall, spectacles resting low on his nose and eyes slightly shaded by his felt hat (left). I use a telephoto zoom (70–200mm) set at 180mm and snap six photos at f5.6 and 1/500 sec (the higher shutter speed reduces camera shake).

I also preset my exposure control to overexpose by half a stop to brighten his shaded face. It’s a fitting send off or addiju.

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or 16 years, when another migraine hit, Kelly’s world would shrink—literally— to the size of a closet, the only place she could hide from the sunlight and the din of daily life that exacerbated the agony.

“She couldn’t interact with her kids, she couldn’t do anything but sit in the dark,” says Dr. Agatha Bis. “Her marriage and children suffered and she couldn’t hold her job anymore as she couldn’t work through the pain,” adds Bis, who owns an eponymous cosmetic and family dentistry practice in Oakville, ON, a picturesque community of about 200,000 people in the Greater Toronto Area.

Kelly was a dental patient and one day confessed to Bis that she suffered from severe migraines. Often, migraine pain stems from problems in the mouth—it was possible that Bis could do something to alleviate Kelly’s agony. An examination revealed that Kelly suffered from “over closure,” when wear and tear, grinding or missing teeth causes an individual to tightly hold their lower jaw upwards. The greater the over closure, the more the muscles that hold the jaw in place shorten, triggering headaches that evolve into migraines. In addition to running her practice, Bis was undertaking postgraduate work at the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies in Nevada, where she was learning advanced techniques in full-mouth reconstruction and the mitigation of sleep apnea and migraines. As far as Kelly’s problem went, the timing couldn’t have been any better.

The Las Vegas Institute’s curriculum is demanding and rigorous and students have to work on patients with real-life problems at the facility under the supervision of instructors. Bis took Kelly to Las Vegas with her and, following a week of therapy, “every muscle pain, every migraine went away.” Ultimately, Kelly underwent full mouth reconstruction to rebuild her entire bite. She continues to be pain free today.

This type of transformation was why Bis got into dentistry in the first place, “to change people’s health and life.” But, as a sole practitioner and single parent to a 13-year-old daughter, her ability to make grand changes is limited. What Bis does

accomplish, however, while modest in scale, need and, on the last Friday in January, has very big consequences for those who welcomed them in for check-ups, cleanings come under her care. and X-rays. Some patients were seniors, The desire to make a difference is one others were moms with young kids who had that extends to Bis’s “very close, very tight” never been to the dentist before. Thankfully, staff, whose camaraderie extends beyond due to what Bis says is a high education level the workplace. Bis and her employees do in Oakville, most new patients had mainthings like play the lottery as a team. tained good dental hygiene at home. “The One day, they began chatting moms know how to keep the teeth about what they would do if clean and what foods to give a windfall came their way.

Dr. Agatha Suggestions included Bis’s charitable opening up homeless initiatives include shelters, giving money to hosting a Free Dental Day every six months.

“We could do something now— not in a big way but a small way— and we didn’t have to win the lottery” charity, or donating to The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. A communal thought occurred: why wait until “you had this enormous amount of money? We could do something now—not in a big way but a small way—and we didn’t have to win the lottery,” says Bis, who was a teenager when her parents fled to Canada from Poland in 1982 to escape martial law.

What ensued was the clinic’s inaugural Free Dental Day, held this past January, to provide dental care to the underemployed, the homeless and others whose financial circumstances prevented them from coming to a dentist’s office for even a check up.

Bis contacted Oakville’s Kerr Street Mission, which provides services for families, children and newcomers through its community dinners, a food bank and youth after-school programs, to see if any clients required dental care. The mission gave Bis’s office the names of 20 people who were in

their young kids. People here are aware and educated. If they hit hard times it’s usually temporary.” Nonetheless, every patient was given a quick tutorial on proper brushing techniques, the types of foods to avoid and what to do if a tooth starts to hurt, Bis says.

After the last patient filed out the door, staff at Bis’s office shared their reactions, which included feelings of elation and gratitude. Bis felt “relieved” at the general good condition of the new patients’ mouths.

Those with more serious problems like missing teeth, “we had a conversation about what can be done long term.”

Bis’s future plans include hosting a Free Dental Day every six months, reasoning that the new patients should be placed on the same maintenance schedule as her regular clients—another small change that will make a big difference in the lives of some of the residents of Oakville.

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D r . k e l l e n s i lv e r t h o r n Dr. Kellen Silverthorn is Just For Canadian Dentists’ automotive writer. He tries to keep one convertible and/or one track-day car in the family fleet.

Prius playbook

The paradigm-shifting hybrid car keeps getting greener + better

Wh atever col our it is, th is car is green …

harvested from both alternator current and regenerative braking forces and then battery stored. First production Prii (that’s plural for Prius) hit Japanese showrooms in 1997, with a slightly updated driveline gracing North American models first sold in 2000.

Sales were initially anemic—just 123,000 units total worldwide of the Gen I over its six-year run (1997–2003). Buyers were mostly technology geeks, as it wasn’t until 2006 that Al Gore’s narration of An Inconvenient Truth unleashed the wider greenhouse gas awareness tsunami. As a basic transporta-

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tion proposition, the Gen I was expensive and in many ways did not outshine its cheaper conventional-drivetrain alternatives.

During the next six years (2003–2009) Gen II Prius—larger, more stylish and practical—saw Toyota’s cumulative sales grow by a factor of 10 to a total of 1.2 million units. During this period, celebrities touted their green credentials by showing up at the Academy Awards in a Prius, rather than Schwarzenegger-like Hummers. The Gen II model was still expensive given its size, performance and appointments.

In the last six years of 2009– 2015, the Gen III Prius Toyota

green credentials has ebbed. The “greenest” buyer should arguably have preferred a full-electric Nissan Leaf during the Prius Gen III run—yet total worldwide sales of the Leaf over this same period were just 200,000 units.

November 2015’s Paris Climate Change conference signaled the resolve of public, government and business opinion on the greenhouse gas file. That’s fortuitous timing for the release of Toyota’s Gen IV Prius (2016–2022 estimated). The Toyota model has well-established green credentials, name recognition, a quality-focused mother brand—all in a car big enough to serve a family with original 2.2 children. On both price green-mobile : (MSRP of $25,996) and range The fourth(~900 km), the Prius slays togeneration Toyota day’s full electrics (Leaf entry Prius—”the world’s most popular and price is $31,998 and its range proven hybrid is 172 km). It’s a no-brainer to automobile.” predict further multi-fold sales growth for Toyota with the Gen IV Prius model, including Canadian sales.

And in the looks department, the new 2016 Prius styling merges the aerodynamic appearance of both the Generation II / Gen III Prius with the flamboyant swooping styling of the latest Toyota Corolla and Camry models. As before, the Prius fits in between these two seminal Toyota models in interior size. So, the 2016 Prius has more sizzle while losing some of its singular identity.

Its driving dynamics are further evolved, though still thoroughly amassed a further three-fold increase in Toyota—capturing the ethos of affordable worldwide sales to a total of 3.9 million quality but arguably lacking in either charmunits. Toyota’s Prius hybrid has been the ing quirkiness or Tesla athleticism. bestselling car model overall in Japan the With each new Prius Generation the batlast four years running. In Canada—not tery side of the hybrid system has become so much. Since 2000, all Canadian Toyota lighter, less expensive and more powerful.

Camry sales are ~5 times that of the 55,728 A roughly 10% improvement in (fossil) fuel Prii, and all Canadian Toyota Corolla sales economy has been achieved with each new almost 15 times greater than Prii. iteration. The Gen IV Toyota is a late adapter Arguably, the growth of 2009–2015 Gen of lithium-ion battery packs, largely moving III Prius sales to 3.9 million units had more to on from the nickel-metal-hydrid era. In eido with the strength of the product and the ther guise, the Prius is routinely regarded as brand, as the model’s claim to leading-edge the lowest-cost per kilometre free-range car,

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appy 20th Birthday to the paradigm-shifting Toyota Pruis “hybrid.”

How time flies! Once mould-breaking, the Prius nameplate is now mature and solidly mainstream. Here’s what you need to know as the Generation IV model hits Canadian showrooms.

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As with previous generations of Prii the new Gen IV hybrid components have a 15-year/ 240,000 km warranty, while the battery pack has a 10-year / 240,000 km warranty. While actual service life was an unknown factor when the Prius was first born, real-world experience has given no cause for buyer remorse.

Toyota is committed to hybrids for the how green is long haul. Their publicly stated projection the new green? for the model year 2050 is hybrids and For one, the fuel-cell cars only. No conventional fossil2016 Prius has fuel drivetrain cars and no full electrics are expected in Toyota’s future product mix. a fuel efficiency From the 30,000-foot vantage point I of 4.5L/100KM think it’s time the Prius be included in the (city/highway pantheon of paradigm-shifting affordable combined)—one cars of the last century that began with of the most fuel the Ford Model T and carried through the efficient vehicles VW Beetle and Honda Civic (with honourin Canada. able mention to the Citroën 2CV, Austin Mini and Volkswagen Rabbit / Golf). And in some future year we’ll no doubt add a full-electric and/or fuel-cell car to that rarefied list.

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here’s the after-work bevy, something to sip while BBQ-ing, a pre-prandial aperitif, weekend cocktail—so many occasions to retreat to your home bar and mix up a little magic. But when you discover a drink you like (my fave is a whiskey sour) it’s tempting to stick to your tried-and-true. Why mess with a good thing? But imagine what you might be missing if you don’t shake things up a little?

For instance, I discovered my new fave tipple—the Paper Plane—by asking a bartender to make me a cocktail with bourbon.

It’s a shift from my go-to. Bourbon is still the star, but bitter-sweet orange and herbal elements from the Italian liqueurs replace the sweet-sour mashup in the whiskey sour.

And that Paper Plane? Now I make it at home—often (mix together 0.75 oz each bourbon, Aperol, Amaro Nonino and lemon juice in an ice-filled shaker; shake and strain into a coupe glass). Need some inspiration?

Here are four ways to inject some new life into your drinking routine.

1 GET SPICY What’s better than the earthy funk of rum? Chic Choc Spiced Rum. For the uninitated, Chic Choc is a Mi’kmaq word that means “rocky mountains.” Those rocky mountains are, of course, the Chic Choc range on Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula. That’s right—this rum is distilled in la belle province

by Domaine Pinnacle.

What also makes this rum interesting is that it gets its spice from six indigenous plants grown in the Chic Chocs: peppery green alder, pine forest spikenard, witherod berries, lovage root, wild angelica and sweet gale.

Need more convincing to bring this

to your home bar? Last year, Chic Choc Spiced Rum won a gold medal at the International Wine and Spirits Competition in London. The brand self-describes as audacious and adventurous, so why not go out a little on a limb and sip it neat or try a Canadian-tinged version of the classic rum drink, the Dark ’N Stormy (recipe below). Or sip it neat to appreciate the subtle nuances of the spices.

five to 15 days. I’m testing this out with one stave in a 350-ml bottle of triple-distilled white whiskey.

3 Lighten up When winter releases its frigid grip, it makes sense to leave the darker spirits on the back of the bar and lighten up.

Clear spirits like vodka are the chameleons of cocktails. They blend in beautifully without being in-your-face. Wyborowa Wodka, which hails from Poland, is actually distilled from pure rye grain—not potatoes—which makes it an excellent stand-in for brown grain-based spirits such as whiskey. Wybo’s refreshing Northside cocktail (recipe below) is essentially a vodka sour with mint— a lighter take on the cold-weather classic.

2 ADD AGE What’s inside those small oak barrels you often see in bars or restaurants that serve craft cocktails? It varies, but in my experience, what comes out is always a better version of what originally went in.

Some bartenders age spirits in oak barrels to impart elements like vanilla and spice to the booze. Others throw in pre-batched cocktails (booze only, no juice, please!)— Manhattans, Old Fashioneds and Negronis lend themselves well to the treatment—and let them sit for up to six weeks. Here’s your chance to try it at home. Start small, with The Barrel Aged Spirits Kit from W&P Design (wandpdesign.com). It includes two charred oak-barrel staves and cheese cloth for straining your newly aged spirit. Just stick the staves into a bottle of booze and let it sit for

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4 Go sour At the launch of Central City Brewers and Distillers limited-edition Sour Brown beer in Vancouver people were happily puckering up to try a sample.

Sour Brown is made in the traditional Belgian style and aged for two years in Cabernet Sauvignon oak barrels and French oak foeders. “The result is a complex flavour that balances the sour notes with a melodic malty character,” says brewmaster Gary Lohin. One warning for those used to drinking session brews: at 9.2% ABV this brown ale packs a punch. Look for it in 750 ml bottles available in Western Canada and Ontario.

Routine can be comforting, but the next time you’re reaching for your go-to spirit, shift gears and try out something new.

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2 Age your own spirits

mix it up Northside 1.75 oz Wyborowa Wodka 1 oz lime juice 0.75 oz simple syrup 8 mint leaves + 1 for garnish

Dark ‘N Stormy 1.5 oz Chic Choc Spiced Rum 2 oz ginger ale 0.5 oz lemon juice 1 sprig of spruce

Pour all ingredients into a shaker; shake well. Double-strain (strainer through a tea strainer) into a prechilled cocktail or martini glass.

Garnish with a mint leaf.

Fill a glass with ice cubes.

Add Chic Choc Spiced Rum, ginger ale and lemon juice.

Garnish with the spruce sprig.

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Boats bobbing off Capri Island in the Bay of Naples.

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ore than half a dozen—and counting. It’s the number of modes of transportation my husband and I have taken in the past 48 hours.

There was the herky-jerky Circumvesuviana train from Naples with a stop in Pompeii (see page 5) en route to Sorrento, where we boarded the bright blue Sita bus that hightailed the heart-inthroat highway to Amalfi—our home base on the “divine coast.” And then catamaran to Capri, where we sardined ourselves into a piccolo rowboat while the oarsman pulled us into the otherworldly Blue Grotto before popping us out again like a cork and then decanting us onto a bigger boat.

Then it was funicular–bus–chairlift. The latter hoisted us to Capri’s highest point, 589-metre Monte Solaro, while a cortège of Japanese women drifted downward, shielding themselves with parasols from the late-September sun, shouting “Hello!” as they passed us, grinning giddily.

Now it was time to reset the pace with yet another form of transport—and get some terra firma under our feet.

Amalfi is just one of 13 enchanting towns strewn along the Costiera Amalfitana—a World Heritage Site. Its boxy buildings cling to the cliffs like cards that were flung at the ridges and somehow stuck. All are roughly the same size, yet with infinite variety in their pastel hues, adornments and irregular angles. Twilight softens their edges into a cubist painting.

It’s intoxicating. And we drink it all in.

We sit in Amalfi’s pretty piazzas and sip limoncello made with Sfusato Amalfitano lemons and imagine this former maritime republic with 60,000 people (10 times today’s population) at its apogee—until November 25, 1343 when an earthquake and tsunami swept much of it into sea.

We get lost in labyrinthine lanes and find trattorias where we devour scialatielli ai frutti di mare, a traditional Amalfi pasta.

And we get up close to the Duomo du Sant’Andrea with its medieval bronze doors and Arab-influenced arches. Amalfi town is our living room. But it’s time to explore the backyard.

We knew that mule trails crisscrossing the Dragone and Ferriere valleys would lead us to the mysterious Torre dello Ziro and the villages of Pontone and Ravello.

Our guidebook warns against hiking from Amalfi to Ravello “unless you’re part mountain goat.” We don’t even have a map. But one night in the nearby village

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Bronze doors of Amalfi’s Duomo du Sant’Andrea. right Traditional scialatielli ai frutti di mare.

Hiking through the backside of Amalfi. below left Amalfi’s famed lemons. below right View of the Torre dello Ziro.

of Atrani we spot a ceramic arrow-shaped sign on a wall: Ravello.

We come back at 7:45 a.m. to follow the sign into Atrani’s maze of covered alleyways. Our lofty plan: hike to Ravello, backtrack to Pontone and take the spur to Torre dello Ziro, before dropping down through the backside of Amalfi.

Blind alleys and dead-ends at wooden doors with dogs barking behind them don’t deter us. Finally, we’re rewarded with another ceramic sign—and a cloudless sky. Now the cobblestone path lures us above terraced gardens of lemon trees braced by walnut poles and alongside spent tomato bushes and ramshackle buildings. Signs of civilization, like a ceramics factory, reassure us that we’re not lost in this paradise. But then we are.

“Ravello?” I ask a woman standing at a Sita stop. “Il meccanico,” she says, pointing, and I catch the Italian word for stairs. “Grazie mille!” Sure enough, at the mechanic shop we see a sign for Pontone and a portico we walk under to a stone staircase—and another ceramic sign. Now in the shade of the woods the path climbs up, up, up and then we’re confronted with an impossibly steep flight of steps.

Breathless and sweating, we slog to the top and find ourselves behind a church. At its front: Ravello.

It took us about 90 minutes to reach the still slumbering village draped over a promontory 360-metres above the Gulf of Salerno. We sip espresso in the piazza and take in our exquisite surroundings.

Recharged, we spend the next couple of hours strolling among palaces-turnedhotels and peering into courtyards lined with orange and olive trees. We follow a ginger-coloured cat into a shady garden of pink oleander, majestic palms and the ultimate bird’s-eye view: the lush Lattari mountains and the village of Minori, a cluster of pearls cloaked in green velvet.

It’s hard to rip ourselves away, but now armed with a map from the visitors’ centre, we backtrack to the mechanic shop and walk up the road to Pontone, a lively hamlet of 1,200. In 20 minutes we’re standing in buzzing Piazza San Giovanni—a balcony overlooking the valley that Amalfi’s pinched within. A crowd has just settled in for lunch, so we make a mini pilgrimage to Pontone’s Basilica di Sant’Eustachio. We pass whitewashed houses, where we hear the singsong of Italian women gossiping, amble under a stone arch and up steps crossing sun-soaked vineyards. When we

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Decorative sign in Pontone.

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arrive a trio of mules with metal buckets on their backs greet us solemnly. The Basilica di Sant’Eustachio, once the region’s richest church, is a roofless ruin with crumbling walls. We, too, feel shattered so we trade this slice of ancient Pontone for a napoletana pizza covered in salty anchovies, glasses of birra and our final destination, the Torre dello Ziro.

Ceramic signs point us down steps—at least for awhile—and then we wander through a forest of pines. The Torre dello Ziro is one of about 30 watchtowers strung along the Sorrentine Peninsula, built for spotting Saracen pirates. Locals, I had read, believe this tower was haunted. And for good reason. In the 16th century, the Duchess of Amalfi and her children were locked inside and later, murdered. Whether truth or tall tale, the tragedy inspired literary works, including John Webster’s macabre play, The Duchess of Malfi.

We chat with two Australian women we meet on the trail, nodding at their advice to “keep left.” It’s unclear whether the dizzying glimpses of Atrani spilling into the sea or our poor Italian made us veer right at the “belvedere” signpost, but I start to worry that we’re lost in this forsaken place.

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Walnut poles used in the lemon groves. below left Amalfi’s imposing cathedral. below right Ceramic signpost en route.

Finally, the curtain of pines rips open onto a stone stage, the sun a klieg light illuminating the scene below: Atrani and Amalfi and their attendant attractions—bell towers, curved beaches flecked with umbrellas and ferries taking a constant cast of people to and fro. But the Torre dello Ziro has evaded us. It’s about 50 metres below atop Monte Aureo, unaccessible from our aerie. When we retrace our steps we see the small arrow we missed and 10 minutes later we reach the apotheosis of our adventure. Staring up at the stone tower, any feelings of foreboding evaporate. Unable to go inside, we walk the centuries-old ramparts that frame modern mega yachts suspended on the azure sea and we can feel Amalfi’s magnetic pull. Sweaty, caked with dust and knees throbbing, we walk back and descend the 2,000 steps from Pontone into the backdoor of Amalfi. In our fervour to explore under our own speed, we had hiked 20 km on this gloriously impulsive day. No timetables, no tickets, just terra firma under our feet.

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October 15, 2016 Boston University Goldman School of Dentistry - Cruise & Learn: Implants and Esthetic Dentistry for dentists and Updates in Dental Hygiene for dental auxiliaries 9 CE Credits 8-Night Caribbean from New York City to San Juan Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Norwegian Gem October 28, 2016 Oral, Maxillofacial & Head and Neck Pathology 14 CE Credits 7-Day Mediterranean from Barcelona, Spain Holland America’s ms Eurodam January 21, 2017 Dental Treatment Planning & Sequencing: The Keys to Predictable, Profitable Dentistry 14 CE Credits 7-Night Eastern Caribbean from Fort Lauderdale, Florida Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas March 11, 2017 Pediatric Dentistry 14 CE Credits 7-Night Southern Caribbean from San Juan, Puerto Rico Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas

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LAS VEGAS

The spread at Hakkasan in the MGM.

Artwork in the lobby of the Bellagio.

The High Roller at the LINQ Promenade.

The Cosmopolitan’s Sahra Spa & Hammam and (left) the hotel’s swanky rooftop pool.

Noodle-making demo at Beijing Noodle No. 9.

In las vegas everything is loud, lavish and sometimes a little lewd, but it’s also oh-soelegant…and has so much more than gambling (CE events in Las Vegas + beyond are highlighted in blue.)

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DAY 1 After a decadent dinner at Blossom, Aria’s Chinese restaurant (and a taste of baijiu, a funky sorghumbased spirit), I slip into a stretch limo and cruise past the faceted architecture and big names of the Crystals at CityCenter (Vuitton, Gucci, Fendi, Prada…) to soak up some of the Strip’s non-stop glitter before a nightcap at the Bellagio. In the lobby, I join the throngs for a selfie session under the colossal Chihuly chandelier and 13-foot Tang Dynasty-inspired disco-ball-like horse. East meets gaudyyet-glorious West. Then, in the Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, I take in a just-as-extravagant display of 20,000-plus flowers and 600-plus trees. The theme changes each season, a constantly evolving creation by the resort’s team of 140 horticulturists. Light and airy after so

much floral beauty, I go to the Petrossian Bar to sample one of Bellagio’s 399 cocktails.

DAY 2 More shopping. This time at the Forum Shops at Caesars, where the Roman theme is glitzy and the luxury brands range from Longchamp to Tom Ford. I work up an appetite from all that (window) shopping for lunch at Beijing Noodle No. 9, one of Caesars’ restaurants.

Almost every hotel in Vegas has its version of a noodle house or some kind of Asian eatery, but this one includes entertainment: a demo in hand-pulled noodle making.

Needing to walk off some of those noodles, I walk across the Strip to the outdoor LINQ Promenade—another selfcontained dining, shopping and entertainment district— to ride the 550-foot observation wheel, the High Roller. Of course, this being Vegas, it’s the world’s highest, topping the London Eye and Singapore Flyer. After the dizzying heights, from which I can see the sharp edges of glittering Sin City meeting the desolate Nevada desert, some grounding is in order at the oasis of The Cosmopolitan’s Sahra Spa & Hammam. Post-relaxation, I head up to The Cosmopolitan’s party-scene rooftop pool. I people-watch the toned and tanned before continuing farther up the

Strip to the Wynn, to peruse a stunning collection of art that includes a rather mesmerizing multi-million-dollar Jeff Koons piece. All this, and I still haven’t stopped once to partake in the rattle-and-hum of roulette balls and slot machines. Instead, I stretch my legs again, and head back south to the MGM and Michelin-starred Hakkasan Chinesecuisine chain, where I sip a cachaça-campari-and-kumquat concoction called the Kumquatcha.

DAY 3 After all the shopping, exploring, eating, drinking, spa-ing, I need some desert purification. My easy fix is catching a heli ride into the Grand Canyon with Sundance Helicopters. Soon this city of flashy excess is left far behind for the monochromatic hues of the Mojave Desert. I pass over the Hoover Dam, Bowl of Fire, Lake Mead, Colorado River…and then the canyon itself. We land on a rocky outcrop amidst the steep walls, overlooking the churning Colorado. Awestruck, I do nothing but turn 360 degrees, again and again, to try take in the enormity of this natural spectacle. Seems nature here is even more showy than the city. — Barb Sligl For more info on Las Vegas go to lvcva.com.

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Endodontics

Dental Materials

Cosmetics/Aesthetic/ Restorative

Anesthesia

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Multiple Dates

Multiple Cities

Local Anesthesia

American Seminar Institute

855-763-2148

americanseminar.com

Mar 03-05

Las Vegas Nevada

Las Vegas Anesthesia Review

American Dental Society of Anesthesiology

312-664-8270

adsahome.org

Apr 01-02

Vancouver British Columbia

Emergency Medicine In Dentistry And Renaissance In Local Anesthesia

International Dental Seminars

626-286-6657

internationaldentalseminars. com

Sep 16-19

Edmonton Alberta

IV Conscious Sedation Certification Program (Session 1)

University of Alberta

780-492-5391 See Ad Page 26

dentistry.ualberta.ca/cde

Ongoing

Leuven Belgium

Biocompatible And Durable Restorations With Glass Ionomers From GC

GC Europe

See website

gceurope.com

Monthly Courses

Vancouver British Columbia

Botox, Dermal Fillers, Lasers

Pacific Training Institute for Facial Aesthetics

855-681-0066

ptifa.com

Apr 27-30

Toronto Ontario

32nd Annual AACD Scientific Session

American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry

800-543-9220 See Ad Page 56

aacdconference.com

Nov 04-06

Edmonton Alberta

Mini-Residency In Aesthetic Dentistry (Module 1)

University of Alberta

780-492-5391 See Ad Page 26

dentistry.ualberta.ca/cde

May 20

Harrisburg Pennsylvania

Adhesive Dentistry Symposium

Pennsylvania Dental Association

717-234-5941

padental.org

Jun 17-26

Puglia, Italy Land Tour

Implants, Materials

Cruise and Travel Partners/UB Dental

800-856-8826 See Ad Page 33

cruiseandtravelpartners.com

Jun 25

Los Angeles California

Suturing Techniques: A Practical Hands-On Course On Soft Tissue Suturing

University of Southern California

213-821-2127

uscdentalce.org

Ongoing

Vancouver British Columbia

Course #1 Shaping, Cleaning, And Obturation Of Root Canal Systems Course #2 Re-Treatment & Other Complex Cases

Endodontics Unsponsored

604-987-2285

vancouverrootcanals.com

Mar 04-05

Heber City Utah

1st Annual Ski Seminar On Endodontic Therapy And Implants

Stony Brook University

631-689-8333

dentistry.stonybrookmedicine. edu

Apr 09-12

Vancouver British Columbia

American Association Of Endodontists Annual Session

American Association of Endodontists

800-872-3636

aae.org

April 16

Montreal Quebec

Endodontics From A To Z; Cleaning & Shaping Workshop

McGill University Faculty of Dentistry

514-398-7203

mcgill.ca

Apr 28-29

Copenhagen Denmark

SCANDEFA 2016

Scandinavian Dental Fair

45-32-52-88-11

scandefa.dk

Jun 03-06

Cape Town South Africa

IFEA 2016 - 10th World Endodontic Congress

International Federation of Endodontic Associations

630-469-3599

ifeaendo.org

Sep 22-30

Portugal Land Tour and Golf

Endodontics

Cruise and Travel Partners/Univ. of Florida

800-856-8826 See Ad Page 33

cruiseandtravelpartners.com

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BC and Ontario

Functional Occlusion For The General Practitioner

FOCUS Education Continuum

604-922-3465

drracich.ca

Mar 17-19

Vancouver British Columbia

Pacific Dental Conference In Conjunction With The Canadian Dental Association

Pacific Dental Conference

604-736-3781

pdconf.com

Mar 17-21

New York New York

2015 American Institute Of Ultrasound In Medicine Annual Convention

American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

301-498-4100

aium.org

Apr 10-17

Eastern Caribbean Cruise

Comprehensive Dentistry And The Dental Team: The Pursuit Of Excellence

Sea Courses Cruises

800-647-7327 See Ad Page 30

seacourses.com

Apr 18-21

Moscow Russia

2016 Dental Salon Moscow - International Dental Forum & Exhibition

Dentalexpo

7-495-92140-69

dental-expo. com

May 11-14

Orlando Florida

AADC Spring Workshop

American Association of Dental Consultants

800-896-0707

aadc.org

May 27-31

Montreal Quebec

46th Annual Convention Of The Ordre des Dentistes du Québec

Ordre des dentistes du Québec

800-361-4887 See Ad Page 31

odq.qc.ca

Jun 09-11

Gander Newfoundland

Newfoundland & Labrador Dental Association Conference

Newfoundland & Labrador Dental Association

709 579-2362

nlda.net

Jun 10-11

San Diego California

San Diego Dental Convention

CEA Dental

619-277-4743

ceadental.com

Jun 12-22

Scandinavia & Russia Crystal Cruise

Advances In Dentistry/Seminar At Sea Copenhagen To Stockholm

877-737-7005 See Ad Page 53

pestravel.com

Jul 09-16

Great Bear Lake NWT

23rd Annual Dental Seminar

Plummer’s Arctic Lodges

800-665-0240 See Ad Page 34

plummerslodges.com

Aug 08-19

Danube River Europe

Adventure And Learn, European River Cruise

UBC Continuing Dental Education

877-328-7744

dentistry.ubc. ca/cde

Aug 28Sep 04

Western Mediterranean Cruise

Dental Photography Made Simple One Picture Is Worth A Thousand Crowns

Continuing Education, Inc./University at Sea

800-422-0711 See Ad Page 28

continuingeducation.net

Sep 02-20

Poland, Israel & Jordan

Clinician & Topic TBA

Kennedy Professional Education Seminars

877-536-6736 See Ad Page 4

kennedyseminars.com

Sep 07-10

Poznan Poland

FDI Annual World Dental Congress

World Dental Federation

41-22-560 81-50

fdiworldental. org

Fall 2016

Calgary Alberta

Women In Dentistry

ROI Corporation

888-764-4145 See Ad Page 10

roicorp.com

Jan 21-29 2017

Panama Central America

Clinician & Topic TBA

Kennedy Professional Education Seminars

877-536-6736

kennedyseminars.com

Feb 19Mar 03 2017

Mardi Gras Cruise

Clinician & Topic TBA

Kennedy Professional Education Seminars

877-536-6736 See Ad Page 4

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Sep 01-10 2017

Spain, Portugal & Douro River

Clinician & Topic TBA - Limited Space

Kennedy Professional Education Seminars

877-536-6736 See Ad Page 4

kennedyseminars.com

MONTRÉAL, Canada

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May 27 to 31 PALAIS DES CONGRÈS DE MONTRÉAL

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Implantology

Infection Control

Geriatric Dentistry

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Oct 17-25

New England & Canada Crystal Cruise

Advances In Caring For Our Aging Population/Seminar At Sea From Montreal To New York

Professional Education Society

877-737-7005 See Ad Page 53

pestravel.com

Nov 10

Victoria British Columbia

Current Concepts In Dentistry

University of Victoria

250-472-4747

continuingstudies.uvic.ca

Ongoing

Online

Preventing And Controlling Healthcare Associated Infection In The Dental Practice

eDen Education Pty

800-773-7571

e-deneducation.com

Ongoing

Online

Infection Control And Dental Waste Management

University of Iowa College of Dentistry

319-335-7166

dentistry. uiowa.edu

Nov 25

Fairfield New Jersey

AIDS

Dental Studies Institute

973-808-1666

dsi-nj.com

Multiple Dates

San Diego California

Annual Fellowship Program; April 20-24 & May 18-22 & June 22-26 & July 20-24

California Implant Institute and University of Nevada, Las Vegas

858-496-0574 See Ad Page 9

implanteducation.net

Through 2016

New York New York

Comprehensive Implantology Continuum, Part 1 - 6 Weekends: Oct. 10-11 Through April 16-17; Course Directors: Drs. Tarnow And Fine

Columbia College of Dental Medicine

212-305-7124

dental.columbia.edu

Through 2016

Multiple Locations

Through 2016, Multiple Locations, Implant Dentistry Continuum – Los Angeles, CA; Houston, TX; Chicago, IL; New Orleans, LA; Boston, MA; New York, NY; Washington, DC; Charlotte, NC; Tampa, FL; Miami, FL

Implant Seminars

305-944-9636 See Ad Page 55

implantseminars.com

Through 2016

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic

Live Patient Implant Surgical Course

305-944-9636 See Ad Page 55

implantseminars.com

Through 2016

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic

new CE toImplant Seminars be placed

Live Patient Extraction Course Mixed

Implant Seminars

305-944-9636 See Ad Page 55

implantseminars.com

Apr 01-16

Vancouver British Columbia

L-PRF Workshop: The Use Of Platelet Rich Fibrin In Surgery

Pacific Institute for Advanced Dental Education

800-668-2280 See Ad Page 13

pacificinstitute. co

Apr 08-09

Edmonton Alberta

International Implant Symposium Contemporary Issues In Implantology

University of Alberta

780-492-5391 See Ad Page 26

dentistry.ualberta.ca/cde

Apr 11Dec 16

San Diego California

Master Program In Oral Implantology: (2-Year Track Also Available)

California Implant Institute

858-496-0574 See Ad Page 9

implanteducation.net

Starts May

Vancouver British Columbia

Surgical-Prosthetic Mini-Residency Program (10 Days & Over 150 CE hours)

Pacific Institute for Advanced Dental Education

800-668-2280 See Ad Page 13

pacificinstitute. co

Starts May

Vancouver British Columbia

Surgical-Prosthetic Fellowship (20 Days & Over 300 CE hours)

Pacific Institute for Advanced Dental Education

800-668-2280 See Ad Page 13

pacificinstitute. co

Starts May

Vancouver British Columbia

Surgical-Prosthetic Master Continuum (30 Days & Over 500 CE Hours)

Pacific Institute for Advanced Dental Education

800-668-2280 See Ad Page 13

pacificinstitute. co

May 19-21 Aug 04-06

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic

Live Patient 3rd Molar Extraction Course

Implant Seminars

305-944-9636 See Ad Page 55

implantseminars.com

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine and The American Academy of Implant

MaxiCourseÂŽ (AAID)

A COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM IN IMPLANT DENTISTRY

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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May 23-28

Baja California Mexico

6-Days Live Patient Surgical Externship (All On Four Program)

California Implant Institute

858-496-0574 See Ad Page 9

implanteducation.net

Jun 11-18

Alaskan Cruise

Attachment Dentistry Ultimate Course

Sea Courses Cruises

800-647-7327 See Ad Page 30

seacourses.com

Jun 28-30

San Diego California

3-Day Oral Sedation Program

California Implant Institute

858-496-0574 See Ad Page 9

implanteducation.net

Jul 25-28

Messinia Greece

Annual Implants Under The Mediterranean Sun

Ti-MAX Implant Maxicourse

905-235-1006 See Ad Pages 15–16

ti-maxicourse. ca

Jul 30-31

Las Vegas Nevada

2016 Las Vegas Travel & Learn Program: The Immediate Implant - A Traumatic Extraction, Immediate Implant Placement

University of Southern California

213-821-2127

uscdentalce.org

Sep 2016 Jun 2017

Newark New Jersey

MaxiCourse, A Comprehensive Training Program In Implant Dentistry (Ten Friday to Sunday Modules). Dates TBD

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

973-972-4242 See Ad Page 32

cde.sdm. rutgers.edu

Sep 09-16

Pearls of the Adriatic Croatia Cruise

Crown And Bridge

Cruise and Travel Partners/Catapult Elite

800-856-8826 See Ad Page 33

cruiseandtravelpartners.com

Sep 23-24

Waterloo Ontario

September 23-24, 2016 (Weekend 1), October 21-23 (Weekend 2; Demonstration Surgery), Oral Surgery

Ti-MAX Implant Maxicourse

905-235-1006 See Ad Pages 15–16

ti-maxicourse. ca

Sep 23Oct 02

Tuscany, Italy Land Tour

Implants

800-856-8826 See Ad Page 33

cruiseandtravelpartners.com

Nov 07

Fort Washington Pennsylvania

Esthetics

215-643-5881

iffe.net

Nov 25-27

Waterloo Ontario

Nov 25-27, 2016 (1st weekend; Module 1) – November 3-5, 2017 (Last weekend; Module 10) AAID Implant Maxicourse

Ti-MAX Implant Maxicourse

905-235-1006 See Ad Pages 15–16

ti-maxicourse. ca

Apr 01

Vancouver British Columbia

Emergency Medicine In Dentistry By Dr. Stanley Malamed

International Dental Seminars, Inc.

310-717-6637

internationaldentalseminars. com

Jul 08-18

Italy & Greek Isles on Celebrity

Dentistry & Healthcare In The Mediterranean/Seminar At Sea Roundtrip Rome

Professional Education Society

877-737-7005 See Ad Page 53

pestravel.com

Sep 24

Clemmons North Carolina

Airway Management - Medical Emergency Course

Conscious Sedation Consulting

888-581-4448

sedationconsulting.com

Oct 21-23

Calgary Alberta

Neuromodulators Level 2 (Various Dates And Locations Available For Levels 1, 2 & 3)

University of Alberta

780-492-5391 See Ad Page 26

dentistry.ualberta.ca/cde

Oct 20-22

Prishtina Kosovo

2016 Medikos - Medical, Dental And Pharmaceutical Trade Fair

CEO - Congress & Event Organization & Prishtina Fair

381-38-220003

kosovafair.com

Nov 10-12

Las Vegas Nevada

Neuromodulators Level 2 (Various Dates And Locations Available For Levels 1, 2 & 3)

University of Alberta

780-492-5391

dentistry.ualberta.ca/cde

Nov 27Dec 05

Danube River Cruise on Avalon

Dental & Medical Health Issues/Winter Markets River Cruise Seminar Prague To Vienna

Professional Education Society

877-737-7005 See Ad Page 53

pestravel.com

Partners/ new Cruise CE andtoofTravel University the Pacific be placed Institute for Facial Advanced Guided Surgery With Zygoma

Puglia, Italy Land Tour

Pearls of the Adriatic Croatia Cruise

Portugal Land Tour And Golf

Tuscany, Italy, Land Tour

June 17 - 26: Updates in Clinical Dentistry: Dental Lasers, Perio, Implants, Materials

September 9 – 16: Crown and Bridge

September 22 – 30: Endodontics

September 23 – October 2: Implants

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Practice Management, Technology and Planning

Prosthodontics

Periodontics

Pediatric Dentistry

Orthodontics

Oral Pathology

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Oct 28 Nov 04

Mediterranean Cruise

Oral, Maxillofacial & Head And Neck Pathology

Continuing Education, Inc./University at Sea

800-422-0711 See Ad Page 28

continuingeducation.net

Oct 28 Nov 04

Mediterranean Cruise

Oral Dermatology And Pathology

Sea Courses Cruises

800-647-7327 See Ad Page 30

seacourses.com

Mar 31

Boston Massachusetts

Orthodontics In A General Practice Setting

Goldman School of Dental Medicine

617-638-4787

bu.edu/dental/ ce

Oct 14-23

France River Cruise

Early Orthodontics, Missing Teeth, Recent Advances With Dr. David Kennedy

Kennedy Professional Education Seminars

877-536-6736 See Ad Page 4

kennedyseminars.com

Apr 08

Los Angeles California

Pediatric Caries Management & Pulp Therapy Lecture

UCLA School of Dentistry

310-206-8388

dentistry.ucla. edu

Apr 12

Washington District of Columbia

Pediatric Dentistry

District of Columbia Dental Society

202-367-1163

dcdental.org

Mar 12-15

Calgary Alberta

CAP 61st Annual Meeting

Canadian Academy of Periodontology

613-523-9800

cap-acp.ca

Mar 21May 09

Egypt

Basic To Intermediate Periodontal Surgery

Misr International University

international. office@miuegypt.edu.eg

miuegypt.edu.eg

Apr 22-24

Waterloo Ontario

April 22-24, 2016 (Weekend 1), May 13-15, 2016 (Weekend 2), June 10-12 (Weekend 3), Periodontal Surgery Course

905-235-1006 See Ad Pages 15–16

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Mar 17

Boston Massachusetts

new CE to The (Digital) Future Of Removable be placed Prosthodontics

Ti-MAX Implant Maxicourse Boston University

617-638-4787

bu.edu/dental/ ce

Sep 08-10

Halifax Nova Scotia

24th Annual Scientific Meeting

Canadian Academy of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics

902-435-1723

cardp.ca

Various Dates

Vancouver British Columbia

Certificate In Dental Practice Management: Building A Business Worth Smiling About March 4-6, April 8-10, May 13-15

UBC Continuing Dental Education

877-328-7744

dentistry.ubc. ca/cde

Spring 2016

Vancouver British Columbia

Vancouver Profitable Practice Event

ROI Corporation

888-764-4145 See Ad Page 10

roicorp.com

Nov 05-21

Trans Atlantic Cruise Barcelona to Barbados

Sailing Successfully Into Your Professional Practice: Mental Health In the Workplace

Sea Courses Cruises

800-647-7327 See Ad Page 30

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Nov 19-26

Western Caribbean Cruise

Predictable Treatment Planning: From The Seemingly Simple To The Worn Dentition...And Everything In Between

Continuing Education, Inc./University at Sea

800-422-0711 See Ad Page 28

continuingeducation.net

Dec 27Jan 07 2017

Southeast Asia Tour

Latest Laser Techniques & Equipment

Mindware Educational Seminars

888-574-8288

mindwareseminars.com

Jan 21-28 2017

Eastern Caribbean Cruise

Dental Treatment Planning And Sequencing; The Keys To Predictable, Profitable Dentistry

Continuing Education, Inc./University at Sea

800-422-0711 See Ad Page 28

continuingeducation.net

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How to Prepare Your Practice When it’s Time to Sell SANDIE BAILLARGEON

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fter investing many years in building and growing your practice, you have decided that it’s time to sell. It’s not easy letting go, but when you are ready, here are some tips on how to prepare for the sale.

Here are ten points that would be attractive to a purchaser from my perspective.

Practice Efficiency An efficiently run practice should be using benchmarks and have an operating budget in place. Apply strategies for continuous improvement so the purchaser knows that the practice has not become stagnant and the staff have not become complacent. Look at how treatment planning is being done and the percentage of cases presented compared to those that are booked. Is the practice insurance driven or patient centered?

The repairs and maintenance should be 1% or less. If they are higher it could indicate aging equipment or inappropriate care of the existing equipment.

Dental sundry supplies should run at 5% of production or less. If the metric exceeds that, it could be the result of over-ordering, inefficient inventory control or improper allocation of expenses. Sundries must be limited to consumable items that are used up in the course of treatment in your office. Equipment or items that have longer-term value for the practice may have a depreciation value.

Human Resources Management Is the staff under contracts? If not, they should be. This reduces the liability of the new owner in the event that he/she has to terminate a staff member. Without contracts the new owner will assume the length of service that the employees have worked with the previous owner. Contracts will limit the liability of the new owner to the minimum standards in accordance with the Employment Standards Act. A lawyer who specializes in employment law should prepare contracts. The office should also have an employee policies manual that outlines the terms of employment at the office as well as job descriptions and a system of regular performance reviews.

Staff Costs The staff costs should be 22 - 25% or lower. Inefficiencies in appointment scheduling will cause the staff costs to be high. Look at the number of no shows and short notice cancellations. If this is

occurring on a regular basis, there are likely inefficiencies in how appointments are being scheduled. Are patients being allowed to cancel at short notice? If you would like a sample appointment scheduling protocol, please send an email to sandiedocs@gmail.com with the subject line “appointment scheduling protocol.”

Continuing Care System How many patients are on active recall?

Do you have a periodontal program in place and are patients keeping their appointments?

The patients must know that this is an active disease that requires active therapy. Many offices schedule perio patients according to their insurance benefits plan instead of their clinical needs. You must treat the patient and not the insurance plan. Also, look at how the hygienists are billing for their treatment time. The scaling unit is total treatment time, not just scaler to tooth time.

Accounts Receivable –A/R What is the quality of the accounts receivable? Many assignment practices usually have a poor quality of A/R. Most insurance companies are paying the patient (or subscriber), not the dental office, making the money more difficult to collect.

If there are outstanding accounts over 90-days past-due, that indicates patients are allowed to leave without paying. If the patients haven’t paid for the services that they received 3 months ago, they have no intention of paying at all. It is the quality of your A/R, not quantity that is important, especially to the bank manager.

Computer Software Does the software need to be replaced?

If so, the buyer would have to look at performing a chart purge and then incurring the costs of upgrading the computers, purchasing the software, converting the records and training the staff. This would result in reduced production and higher expenses. The selling dentist should invest in upgrading and conditioning the records for the new owner to make the conversion to a new system easier.

Renovations Don’t spend a lot on renovations, but it wouldn’t hurt to freshen things up with a coat of paint and having a more up to date look.

The new owner will likely have his/her own

ideas about the decor. Just like when you sell a house, reduce the clutter, have everything clean and organized and fresh in appearance.

Flow of New Patients You should have a good flow of new patients, even if you are slowing down. Look at how new patients can find your practice.

The staff that stays with the new owner must have excellent communication skills to make the transition go well. Patients need to be reassured that everything is going to be o.k.

Transitioning the Patients Be willing to stay on for a limited period of time and begin transitioning the patients to the new owner. You should make the introduction of the new owner to the existing patients and reassure the patients that they are in good hands.

Quality of the Patient Base Goodwill is one of the highest costs to the purchaser, so part of their due diligence will be examining the quality of the patient base. How many active patients are truly active? Is the patient base aging? Are there more seniors than young families? If the buyer is looking to perform implants, then an older patient base would be perfect, but if the buyer is looking to treat young families or upcoming professionals then an older patient base may not be ideal.

It may not be easy letting go, but if you prepare your practice in advance of the sale, there is a greater chance that you will receive full value for your practice and make the transition to retirement as seamless as possible. Enjoy your retirement with the peace of mind knowing that your practice and your patients are in good hands.

Sandie Baillargeon is a leading authority on how to increase the effectiveness of medical and dental business systems.

Ms. Baillargeon is author of two text books, Dental Office Administration and The Canadian Dental Office Administrator, published by Nelson Canada. Sandie is the owner and operator of Dental Office Consulting Services, which specializes in dental business planning, staff development, consulting and continuing education seminars. Visit her website at www.dentalofficeconsulting.com or contact her directly at (905) 336-7624.

The Dawn of a New Era in Teeth Straightening: K Line Aligners

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rior to the development of the current Clear Polymer Aligner Systems traditional fixed orthodontic appliances were the best options for even the most minor of orthodontic treatment needs however for a variety of reasons, wearing fixed orthodontic appliances may simply not be an option for many adults today. The concerns range from hygiene related issues and comfort to esthetics for those in the workforce.

THE COMPANY K Line was founded with the intention to change how dentists choose treatment plans and to put dentistry on a new path.

General dentists and Orthodontists have new options at their disposal to solve the problems related to traditional dental practices for straightening teeth. They can offer patients treatment plans for their malocclusion while simultaneously satisfying their esthetic demands during treatment. We have been overwhelmed by how dentists and patients react to our amazing products. We always think of ourselves as artists rather than business people. We deliver all our services and products with heart and passion.

THE PRODUCT K Line aligners are the perfect substitute for braces in most cases that require dental straightening. They are invisible trays that fit on teeth to reposition them gradually, until the teeth become straight and amazingly aligned. To fabricate these aligners we have specialists on hand and 3D CAD CAM technology to keep us ahead of the competition.

K Line clear aligners are made with special attention to detail, we treat each aligner with care and implement very high quality control standards on each aligner and phase in each treatment plan.

They are made from the highest quality thermoplastic materials using a special blend of TPU + PC + PETG, which has brought aligner materials to a new dawn.

TPU polyurethane gives better modulus of elasticity.

PC polycarbonate resists water absorption thus decreases fatigue of the material.

PETG polyethylene glycol gives better mechanical properties as for hardness and clarity of the material.

The unique and precise treatment plan for each client, combined with the characteristics of the thermoplastic materials, generally results in lower forces transmitted to the teeth, meaning less pain and greater results in a shorter period of time. The average tooth movement using our K Line Aligners is 1mm per month.

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THE SCIENCE BEHIND OUR SUCCESS We have specialists on hand and 3D CAD CAM technology to keep us ahead of the competition, keeping our aligners completely custom made.

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K Line Aligners are the most cost effective and aesthetically pleasing alternative to traditional braces, which do not inhibit the client’s speech or ability to eat.

Average treatment time is usually only one year or less.

Through an all-German manufacturing process, using cutting edge technology and materials, we managed to bring you the best quality aligners in the market, backed using science and precision. We have put countless hours of effort into providing the best treatment outcome for our clients and have discovered unique ways to provide dentists and patients with outstanding products and services at the best pricing possible.

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Dressed up in a capot and smoking kinnick at Fort Gibraltar, a recreation of the North West Company trading post. right The Hygge House warming hut. below right Festival du Voyageur gear includes the traditional voyageur sash. below left Hanging with a polar bear at the Assiniboine Park Zoo.

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Bring on the snow. Put on some skates (or snowshoes). Walk among ice sculptures. Hang with polar bears (or just watch them).

Make like a Voyageur. Embrace “hygge.” Warm up with of-themoment food and drink, indoors and out. Before this winter’s over, enjoy the cold like they do in the Peg...very, very well. story + photography by barb sligl

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ool, as in cold temperature, and cool, as in effortless chic. Either connotation can be interchanged in reference to Scandinavia.

Think Sweden, Norway or Denmark, and there’s a certain cool factor that seems inherent to these countries’ sense of style. But it’s also apparent in the Canadian prairies…in Winnipeg.

Cold. Check. Cool. Check. Sub-zero temps don’t diminish the Peg, as it’s lovingly called, but rather have nurtured some rather inspired cuisine and culture that embraces its locale in the centre of the country in somewhat extreme weather. The Danes have a word, “hygge” (HOOguh), that translates to cozy contentedness—that feeling one gets from a toasty fire or when tucked under a soft blanket with a warming whiskey or over a lingering meal with family and friends.

And Winnipeggers adopt this hygge throughout winter—and year-round. Hygge House, a warming hut on the Red River Mutual Trail (the longest ice-skating surface in Canada), is a manifestation of this. The result of an annual art/architecture competition, this simple wood-framed structure designed by local architecture firm PIKE Projects, is “a reproduction of one of the most cherished symbols of Canadiana—the wilderness cottage.” It exudes the comfort and familiarity of the weekend getaway (and provides shelter from winter’s biting winds on the river), yet it’s also a little edgy with an interior that’s painted fluorescent yellow. It could be modern-day Winnipeg’s mantra, comfy yet cutting-edge.

Another warming hut by a Norwegian design team is called Wind Catcher, turning that biting prairie wind into playful architecture, and Skybox, a warming hut by the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba, celebrates the almost limitless prairie sky. On a crisp winter’s day, there will be more people hanging out here on the frozen river at the Forks (an ancient trading site and historic railyard that’s been revamped into the city’s go-to gathering place) than in summer. People embrace winter. Yes, they may have to, but they do so wholeheartedly.

On ice

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travel at home from around the world who make the trek to the Peg to experience winter (some for the first time) and celebrate it. One team’s whimsical creation, Rabbit Origami, shows just what snow and ice can inspire. One of the sculptors, from Spain, jokes that it never goes below zero degrees where he lives, another from Argentina has never seen snow before.

But it takes a trip to the Assiniboine Park Conservancy & Zoo to see how living animals really revel in winter. Not any ordinary zoo, Assiniboine Park Zoo’s Journey to Churchill exhibit showcases six polar bears in an almost-natural environment.

An underwater viewing area called the Sea Ice Passage lets visitors ohhh and ahhh as Cascadia and Hudson (the biggest bear) swim by, chasing each other, diving and twirling with acrobatic aplomb.

At Thermëa it’s humans who get to play giddy polar bear. The Nordic spa experience—under the stars in a winter wonderland—is all about getting hot, cold, hot, cold, again and again and again.

The “aufguss” Finnish sauna ritual, led by a certified “sauna meister” is revelatory and includes snowballs infused with different essential oils. It’s snow taken to yet another level.

The undulating architecture of the Canadian Museum of Human Rights.

St. Boniface Cathedral, where Louis Riel is buried.

On the Red River Mutual Trail.

History lesson

Besides the beating heart of winter, Winnipeg is the centre of North America in terms of geography (“the bellybutton of the world,” jokes one local) and sits atop Oodena Circle (Cree for “centre of the city”), an ancient trade site that dates back close to 7,000 years. And the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is at the epicentre, on the banks of the river, surrounded by prairie grasses, the land beneath it sacred to indigenous peoples.

Inside, the museum’s exhibits are based on an idea—human rights—rather than a collection and include art installations, artifacts like a ballot box from South Africa’s first democratic election in 1994 and quotes like John Diefenbaker’s: “I am Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country.”

The only national museum outside Ottawa, it’s a fitting home in a city that’s been at the crossroads of much history, whether as the one-time headquarters of railroad barons or native son and revolutionary hero Louis Riel.

And that long-ago era of rebels and voyageurs that founded today’s Peg is still celebrated during the Festival du Voyageur,

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Fingerweaving the traditional voyageur sash.

Made-toorder brew at Parlour Coffee.

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The RAW: almond pop-up restaurant sets up a tent on the frozen Red River. above Architecture inside the Canadian Museum of Human Rights.

A polar bear swims by the underwater viewing area at the Assiniboine Park Zoo.

Snowshoeing at Fort Gibraltar. left Origami Rabbit ice sculpture.

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travel at home when people dress as la boucané, prairie-style buccaneer or “voyageur,” with a signature multi-hued, fingerwoven sash. Festival-goers don the de rigueur sash and explore the grounds surrounding the recreated fort on traditional snowshoes or sway to the newest local bands, both old and young hipsters whose voyageur-like beards are almost too trendy, sipping voyageur-era heho tea or modern-day beer, sampling maple syrup taffy or poutine.

Food fix

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With so much coldbusting activity, the Peg also delivers on sustenance. Traditional fare is representative of the city’s ethnic diversity: German apple pancakes, cheese Finger-woven empanadas, blueberryvoyageurfilled perogies, savory inspired tie. bread pudding, blini… right Frozen At the Fusion Grill, one cocktails during of the original locavore the Festival du Voyageur. restaurants, this diversity is manifested in dishes like pickled beet salad with well-hung (the owner’s cheeky name for Greek) yogurt and Panko-crusted pickerel (walleye or kisseynew, “cool water,” fish) cheeks.

The Fusion Grill was a pioneer when “local was foreign and foreign familiar” two decades ago, but now young chefs are pushing Peg cuisine further, from Constance Popp’s Oscar-worthy chocolates to Parlour Coffee’s made-toorder brews and thyme-glazed donuts.

And back on the frozen river there’s the must-experience pop-up restaurant RAW: almond. Started by Mandel Hitzer, local chef/owner of Deer + Almond,

a restaurant in the warehouse-cool Exchange District, the RAW: almond pop-up consists of a set menu (from local-game foie gras to a modern take on perogies) that’s served to diners upon fur-covered ice blocks at longtables—and is consistently sold out (so plan for next year’s version now).

The recurring theme here (besides hygge)?

Winter means freedom. The freedom to explore the river upon frozen ground, play like a polar bear and express new forms of creativity, whether through ice sculptures or a multi-course menu on ice.

Spring

Missed the coolest bits of winter? forward The Peg has plenty to offer year-round… fest Always happy to party and celebrate, Winnipeggers usher in springtime at the Winnipeg Comedy Fest. winnipegcomedyfestival. com And they get silly with clowning, magic and tomfoolery during spring break at The Forks—Festival of

Fools. theforks.com sip Winnipeg’s first brew pub, Peg Beer Co., opens this spring. pegbeer.com sample If you didn’t make it to this winter’s sold-out RAW: almond, another pop-up restaurant is getting rave re-

views: Sentruhl Project (as in the phonetic spelling of “central,” of course). kitchen-sync. ca/the-sentruhl-project Then sample more fab fare at Enoteca, named one of the top-10 new restaurants in Canada by enRoute magazine.

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practice management Timothy brown Timothy A. Brown specializes in dental practice appraisals, brokerage, consulting, locum placements, associateships and practice financing across Canada. You can reach Timothy at timothy@roicorp.com.

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hroughout my career, many clients have shared with me the mixed feelings sparked when a long-term associate leaves the business. It’s never easy when someone leaves a practice, especially on short notice.

I’ve heard this story hundreds of times and listened patiently while a practice owner tells me how this feels. They handpicked their associates. They recruited them right out of school. They taught them everything they know. They helped them build their career. In short, they more or less helped them get to where they are today.

And then that young protégé they mentored says, “I’m moving on.” Sometimes he or she gives a lot of notice and is honorable about it…and other times he/ she gives no notice or doesn’t even show up and sends a resignation by email.

I’ve been very fortunate that this has only happened to me on a few occasions and not for many years. But then it happened to me this week. I’ve known for some time that there was some staff dissension. The company has grown rapidly and my management team has expanded to the point that not everyone fits in, particularly those who started when the business was a small and intimate corporation.

It can be devastating when your longterm business relationship is suddenly and

permanently severed. Even if you have a premonition, you really don’t see it coming.

As a principal you might think, “They are probably better off with me than without me, so I can’t believe they would actually leave.”

follows such a departure.

What’s also deflating and disruptive is the confusion that results for patients. For the most part, patients don’t like change when it comes to their caregivers. Principals are often left with major knowledge gaps and

It can be devastating when your long-term business relationship is suddenly and permanently severed In reality, principals should prepare for the eventuality of an associate leaving. If and when an associate feels able to do so, he or she will go his or her own way. Knowing this might help in your planning process, but it does not lessen the drama and stress that

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Netflix 101

What can Netflix teach you about creating a dream practice?

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n order to grow your practice in today’s competitive environment you need to focus on building a solid reputation of delivering the best service to your patients. As a practice owner, it is critical that you surround yourself with the best people who support the mission and values of the practice.

The success of Netflix, which grew its stock value from $26 per share five years ago to $130 per share in December 2015, is largely due to its ability to attract the best people.

Taking a page from Netflix’ playbook of hiring staff, below are nine behaviours and skills you should look for in your dental team.

1 Judgment You smartly separate

what must be done well now and what can be improved later. You identify root causes and get beyond treating symptoms. You think strategically: articulate what you are, what you are not and what you are trying to do.

2 Communication You listen

well—instead of reacting fast—so you can better understand. You are concise and interact very well with your patients. You treat your team members and patients with respect, independent of who they are and whether or not they disagree with you. You always maintain a calm poise in a stressful situation.

3 Impact You are efficient and thus are

able to accomplish an amazing amount of work in one day. You are a consistently strong performer who the rest of the team can rely upon. You focus on great results rather than on process. You exhibit a bias to action and avoid analysis paralysis.

4 Curiosity You learn rapidly and

eagerly. You seek to understand all aspects of the practice operation and contribute effectively in addressing and resolving issues even outside your area of expertise.

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5 Innovation You are able to discover practical solutions to problems. You challenge prevailing assumptions when warranted and suggest better approaches. You create new ideas that prove useful. You keep employees nimble by minimizing complexity, thereby supporting them in finding time to simplify.

6 Courage You say what you think,

even if it is controversial. You make tough decisions without excessive agonizing. You question actions that are inconsistent with existing practice values.

7 Passion You inspire others with your thirst for excellence. You care intensely about the success of your practice. You are tenacious. You celebrate wins.

8 Honesty You are known for candour and directness. You are non-political when you disagree with others. You only say things about fellow employees you would say to their faces. You are quick to admit mistakes.

9 Selflessness You seek what is

best for the practice rather than what is best for yourself and/or the team. You are ego-less when searching for the best ideas. You make time to help your colleagues. You share information openly and proactively.

In almost every practice there are those employees who are technically superb.

Unfortunately, some of them have a bad attitude. Netflix refers to them as “brilliant jerks.” Most practices tolerate these people.

Netflix, in contrast, terminates them; they consider the cost to the teamwork is too high. Diverse personality styles are fine as long as the employee embodies all of the above nine values. Now take those Netflixinspired values and build on that dream practice.

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The truth is people will do what they think is best for themselves and their families, and I completely respect that because my own family has been protecting its interests for many years.

It’s the sudden impact of somebody simply saying, “I’m leaving.” That’s hard to deal with—no matter how many times it happens. We’ve all been through it in dating relationships, marriage relationships, friendships or business relationships. And when you don’t see it coming is when it hurts the most.

It’s been a few days since it happened to me. I’ve reflected on it in many different ways—anger, relief and most of all sadness. I still don’t understand where the relationship failed so badly. Remember, this is a business relationship. This is nothing like being in love with someone. Yet, I have to ponder, what could I have done better?

Should I have been more attentive?

Maybe I didn’t listen well enough? What did I do wrong? How did I upset this person to the point of deciding to leave?

Self-reflection is a large part of this experience, but when you’re a principal/ owner and a long-term associate leaves, I can tell you one thing…

It hurts.

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Dr. ali safaei enjoys the simple pleasures. Indulgence: baguette sandwich with cheese (his best meal, anywhere) and the occasional cream puff (his guilty pleasure). Must-have gear: his glasses and tool box. Go-to exercise: biking.

Inspiration: his father. Favourite city: his hometown, Vancouver. And motto: Today is a new day. Simple does it!

My name: Ali Safaei I live in: Vancouver My training: DDS Why I was drawn to dentistry: I was good working with my hands My last trip: Paris

Most exotic place I’ve travelled to: Australia Best souvenir I’ve brought back from a trip: All of my family’s old photo albums from back home

Best meal anywhere: Baguette sandwich with cheese

A favourite place that I keep returning to: Granville Island

Dream vacation: Sailing from Vancouver to Sydney

Memorable restaurant: Miku

Can’t believe I’ve never been to: Japan

If I could travel to anytime, I’d go: 1985

Don’t need to go to: The moon

Jetlag cure: Go straight back to work

Favourite spectator sport: Football (soccer!)

I always travel with: My camera

Celebrity crush: Charlize Theron

Favourite city: My hometown, Vancouver

I’d want this with me if stranded on a desert island: My toolbox

A “wow” hotel I’d happily stay in again: Westin Dubai

Dr. Safaei with his daughter in Sydney, Australia.

Favourite book: Asterix and Obelix Favourite film: The Sound of Music Favourite band/ album/song: U2 (band), Dark Side of the Moon (album) and Stairway to Heaven (song) My first job: Auto mechanic

guilty pleasure :

choux à la crème

favourite restaurant :

Miku

Gadget or gear I could not do without: My glasses I’d describe my home as: My home My car: Ridgeline Last purchase: Biohorizon 4.6 x 12 Last splurge: Motorhome Most frequented store: Best Buy I have too many: Ties My fridge is always stocked with: Cheese

favourite album :

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Dark Side of the Moon

My guilty pleasure: Choux à la crème (cream puff)

My medicine cabinet is always stocked with: Extra-large bandaids My go-to exercise/sport: Biking

My secret to relaxing and relieving tension: Doing sports.

Tennis. Skiing.

A talent I wish I had: Being able to run a marathon A big challenge I’ve faced: Myself One thing I’d change about myself: Learn to say “no” The word that best describes me: Stubborn I’m inspired by: My father My motto: Everyday I think, “Today is a new day” A cause close to my heart: Children’s Hospital On my must-do list: Bike Granfondo Whistler If I wasn’t a dentist, I’d be: Architect/engineer share your picks!

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