Open Sessions
Thursday, March 17
exhibit hall open 8:30am to 5:30pm
Morning Presentations Making Endodontics the Best Part of Your Dental Day: Predictable and Pleasant
John West is an endodontic clinical visionary, inventor, educator, and skills performance teacher. He teaches dentists to move from where they are to where they want to be in their endodontic mastery. John is Affiliate Associate professor at the University of Washington graduate endodontic program.
John West, DDS, MSD
Speaker Host: Dr. Kenneth (Ken) Donald
VCC West - Room 212/213/214
What if your endodontics were actually FUN for you and a positive experience for your patient? Dr. John West has a reputation for teaching restorative dentists high performance endodontic skills that will give you a sustainable plan for success literally with every patient
Learning Pattern: Clinical Excellence Endodontics CE Approved CDSBC CL
ADA&C Y
Co-sponsored by Dentsply Tulsa Dental Specialties
CDHBC NA
Note: This Open Session course is a pre-requisite for the Hands-On course on page 36
Is Your Soft & Hard Tissue Grafting Failing Too Often? Paradigm Shift in Implantology
Paul Jang is a board certified periodontist in Canada and USA. He is a clinical professor at the department of periodontics at the University of British Columbia. He is the founder and director of Northwest Dental Institute training and mentoring dental professionals in the art of periodontal surgery and implantology.
Paul Jang, DMD, FRCD (C)
Speaker Host: Ms. Jessica Crome
Thursday, 8:30am–11:00am VCC West - Room 220
Current techniques in bone and soft tissue regeneration are technically challenging and invasive to our patients. The concept and application of concentrated growth factors (CGF), autologous fibrin glue (AFG) & ‘sticky bone’ will be discussed in detail with scientific background and clinical cases.
Learning Pattern: Clinical Excellence Implants CE Approved CDSBC CL
ADA&C Y
CDHBC NA
Co-sponsored by Henry Schein
Predictable, Simplified, Staged Dental Implant Therapy for the General Practitioner Jim Grisdale, BA, DDS, Dip. Prosth., Dip. Perio., MRCD(C)
Thursday, 8:30am–11:00am
Speaker Host: Ms. Yvonne Smith
VCC East - Room 1
With implant dentistry becoming mainstream in daily dental practice, it is imperative for the general dentist to rationalize dental implants as a viable treatment option, successfully treatment plan implant cases, understand the science behind implant surgery, prosthetics and long term maintenance.
Learning Pattern: Clinical Excellence Implants, Periodontics CE Approved CDSBC CL
ADA&C Y
CDHBC NA
Co-sponsored by Straumann
The Big “C” – from A to Z
Allan Hovan received his undergraduate dental degree from the University of British Columbia and his specialty training in Oral Medicine and Masters Degree in Dentistry from the University of Washington. He is a sessional lecturer at UBC’s Faculty of Dentistry and currently serves as the Provincial Practice leader for the Program in oral Oncology Dentistry at the British Columbia Cancer Agency.
Allan Hovan, DMD, MSD, RCDC (C)
Thursday, 8:30am–11:00am VCC West - Room 109 Learning Pattern: Clinical Excellence Oral Medicine/Oral Pathology CE Approved CDSBC CL
ADA&C Y
CDHBC Y
Atraumatic Oral Surgery – Simple and Predictable Approaches to Oral Surgery Alan Jeroff, DMD
Thursday, 8:30am–11:00am Learning Pattern: Clinical Excellence Oral Surgery ADA&C Y
Speaker Host: Dr. Maureen Piche
Cancer is now the leading cause of death in North America. With advancements in early detection and treatment, cancer patients are living longer. This presentation will outline the many exciting innovations in cancer care delivery and provide an insight into providing comprehensive ongoing care. Alan Jeroff graduated from the University of Manitoba Dental School in 1977 and is in private practice in Vancouver, BC. Alan is an invited lecturer and plenary/ keynote speaker both locally and internationally including Canada, USA, Taiwan, Brazil, Australia,and Israel, His topics include Oral Surgery and Local Anaesthesia emphasizing the “how to” and “why” of CLINICAL DENTISTRY. Speaker Host: Dr. Anton Luu
VCC West - Room 215/216
CE Approved CDSBC CL
Jim Grisdale is a Board Certified Specialist in Periodontics and Prosthodontics with a former private practice in Vancouver, BC. Dr. Grisdale received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from McGill University, and a post graduate degree in Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics. Currently Dr. Grisdale is full time faculty member in the Department of Periodontics at Loma Linda University.
CDHBC NA
Have you ever had a routine dental extraction that turned ugly? This lecture is designed for generalists who want to expand their oral surgery experience and better understand and manage dento-alveolar surgical procedures using atraumatic techniques to leave as much boney architecture as possible. in conjunction with the Canadian Dental Association
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Thursday Open Sessions
Thursday, 8:30am–11:00am