Dental News

New dentists convene in Miami April 30

2009-03-26

The 23rd ADA New Dentist Conference takes place in Miami April 30-May 2.

Register soon to ensure a seat at continuing education courses and housing at the conference’s host hotel, the Hyatt Regency Miami. The hotel registration deadline is March 27.

A highlight this year is the ADA-Pankey Education Connection featuring hands-on courses at the Florida-based Pankey Institute. The conference’s lineup of clinical, professional and practice management courses includes Simply Cone Beam: Understanding the Power of Cone Beam Technology (Dr. Dales Miles); The Five “Must Haves” for Practice Success: Control Your Business or Your Business Will Control You (Amy Morgan, CEO of the Pride Institute); Knowing What’s Next: A Process for Treatment Planning and Case Sequencing (Dr. Irwin Becker, chair of the Department of Education, the Pankey Institute); The Diagnostic Work Up: Hands-On Workshop at the Pankey Institute (Dr. Becker and visiting faculty); Soft Tissue Lesions of the Oral Cavity: Everything You Forgot About Since Dental School But Were Afraid to Ask (Dr. Mark Lingen); Fit to Lead: Peak Performance Advantage for the Dentist (Dr. Uche Odiatu); Creating Natural, Beautiful Restorations (Dr. Michael Scherb, Pankey Institute); Preparation Design: Hands-On Workshop at the Pankey Institute (Dr. Becker and visiting faculty); and Dental Traumatology (Dr. Louis Berman).

The New Dentist Conference includes a May 1 evening event at Jungle Island theme park sponsored by the American Dental Political Action Committee.

Conference sponsors include ADA Insurance Plans, ADPAC, ADA Business Resources, the Florida Dental Association and the West Coast District Dental Association.

To register, visit www.ada.org/goto/newdent, call Ext. 2779 or e-mail newdentist@ada.org.