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American Dental Association SmileCon · Las Vegas, Nevada · October 11, 2021
Vol. 13, No. 1
It’s time to perfect
your posture
The future of smiles
is here
Imagine the perfect
nasal hood
These new loupes will
have you sitting (and
seeing) in a new position.
Smile Design app can
let your patients see
their possible smiles.
Product allows for the
efficient administration
of nitrous oxide.
»page 6
»page 6
»page 10
A new
(dental)
world
By today Staff
Attendees stroll the exhibit hall during the 2019 American Dental Association’s annual meeting, held that year in
San Francisco and in conjuction with FDI, the last time the ADA was held in person. This year, the entire meeting has a new
look and feel. (Photo/today Staff file photo)
5
n
This week here in Las Vegas,
the American Dental Association is
welcoming dental professionals to
a completely re-invented in-person
annual meeting. For the next three
days, meeting organizers are promising those who have gathered here at
the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino a
wide array of electric events, dynamic
see NEW, page 3
8
‘The ADA is your family and it has your back’
Interview with Dr. César R. Sabatés, president-elect of the ADA
By Javier Martínez de Pisón, publisher
and editor, Dental Tribune Hispanic and
Latin America
n Dr. César R. Sabatés has two great
loves. His family, including a new
passion for his recently born first
grandson Bruce, whom he adores. And
dentistry.
And, as the soon-to-be 158th president of the American Dental Asso-
ciation, he wants you to know that the
ADA is part of your family too, no matter who you are or how you are. Why?
Because that is precisely what ADA
has been for him throughout his life.
Reaching the top in your field is
never easy, more so coming from
a first-generation immigrant family
background as in Sabatés case. It’s a
process in which many change their
principles and even their character.
Fortunately for the dental profession,
Sabatés has adhered throughout his
life to values such as love and respect
for family and for others, traditional in
Hispanic culture.
At a time of great political divisions
in the United States, the ADA is a very
lucky dental organization to have as
president a son of immigrants who
see SABATÉS, page 3
8
Dr. César R. Sabatés, president-elect
of the ADA. (Photos/Provided by César
Sabatés)
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from page one
ADA SmileCon — Oct. 11, 2021
NEW from page 1
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Welcome to SmileCon.
“Let’s be honest — 2020 was a tsunami of uncertainty, but we rode out
those waves and landed on sunnier
shores. And now we’re going to an
oasis in the desert,” 2021 Meeting
Chair Dr. Charles McKelvey wrote
in his welcome message to meeting
attendees in the preview guide.
“SmileCon will be the incubator
of dentistry’s future, with new ideas
propelling our industry forward to
heights we have never reached,” McKelvey said.
At this year’s ADA, education is
being presented with more fun in
mind, and there’s a brand-new exhibit
hall as well.
But first, some ground rules.
To enter the meeting, all attendees
must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test results. All
unvaccinated attendees must receive
a negative COVID test within 48
hours prior to arrival and check-in at
SmileCon to receive their credentials.
“At-home” tests will not be accepted.
Approved tests include either an antigen test or a nucleic acid amplification
test (NAAT).
Based on the current requirements
by the state of Nevada, both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals
must wear masks in all indoor public
places. Masks will be required during
all SmileCon functions regardless of
location. Masks may only be removed
briefly when actively eating or drinking. Masks will be available for anyone who needs one.
The Opening Session, being held
today from 8 to 9:30 a.m., will be a
celebration of the dental community.
In a year of unforeseen obstacles and
unwavering resilience, the American
Dental Association hopes you choose
not to be afraid of the future but to
embrace what lies ahead — together.
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The opening keynote speaker is
Michelle Poler, a creative and passionate social entrepreneur whose
work has been featured on “The Today
Show,” CBS and CNN. Poler will show
you how to deal with the unknown,
step outside of your comfort zone and
embrace change — opening a world of
opportunities for you.
Also today, a New Dentist Reception will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
ADA’s newly redesigned exhibit
hall — Dental Central — is designed
to be the epicenter of your SmileCon
experience, the main hub of activity
where community, inspiration and
business meet.
Dental Central is open today (Monday) from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday
from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
For a complete listing of all the
meeting’s events, check your show
guide or download the official app,
which can be found by searching for
“ADA Events.”
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SABATÉS from page 1
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2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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knows how it really feels to be an
outsider, who has climbed the professional ladder with the help of many,
and who knows very well that now is
his turn to make all dentists “feel that
the ADA is part of their family.”
I think he’s uniquely qualified to
lead ADA because he is committed to
listening to what he calls a “diversity
of thought,” because he acknowledges that a lot of people helped him
along the way in his long journey, and
because, as a result, he’s really happy
with his life, his family and his career.
And now he’s ready to give back.
That journey started in Camaguey, Cuba, where he was born 61
years ago and where his father was a
well-regarded dentist. After the 1959
Cuban Revolution, the family was not
allowed to leave for the United States
until 1967.
In the U.S., the Sabatés landed in
Florida. César studied electrical engineering at the University of Miami,
but soon after he decided he wanted
to be a dentist and enrolled in dental
school at University of Missouri in
Kansas City, from where he graduated as doctor of dental surgery
(DDS).
Some time later, he moved back
to Miami and opened his private
practice, which he built little by little,
with the help of mentors such as the
dentist and art collector Dr. Arturo
Mosquera. He joined Hispanic dental
organizations such as the American Brotherhood of Latin American
Dentists and the Latin American
Academy of Osseointegrated Dental
Implants. He was elected president
of the Florida Dental Association,
then member of the ADA House of
Delegates and later on member of the
As the first Cuban-American president
of ADA, Dr. Sabatés hopes to inspire
Hispanic students to become dentists
and leaders in their communities.
5
ADA Board of Trustees, before he ran
for president.
During our conversation, he
emphasized repeatedly that, beyond
all our differences, what all of us have
in common is dentistry. He knows
this well because, as he told me, “I fell
in love with the profession in dental
school, and I have been in love with
the profession since then.”
In the following interview, you
can feel Dr. Sabatés genuine love for
dentistry in his meaningful answers
to my questions, which are far apart
from the usual runaround you get
from elected leaders in all walks of
life, from politics to dentistry.
One of your main priorities as ADA
president will be to make sure
everybody feels welcome in the
association. How are you going to
accomplish that?
I want to make sure every dentist
knows, that no matter what color or
nationality they represent, that they
are dentists first, and that is what
unites us. And I want them to feel that
the ADA is part of their family, as it
has been part of my family for most
of my life. Caring is very important to
me. I believe it’s part of my Hispanic
culture to make people feel welcome,
and I take great pride on that.
I’ve already started working on
that as president-elect, meeting with
all the presidents from the different
state dental associations. I started
with a platform of welcoming, inviting them to give their opinions and
thoughts, so everyone would feel
that they are valued and respected.
And that is very important to me, not
only the diversity of culture, but the
diversity of thought. I think that it
makes us better dentists and dental
associations.
That is something I started encouraging and I will continue to do
throughout my presidency and hopefully will be able to get people closer
together.
What do ADA members need at this
moment?
To be quite honest with you, dentists
need to know that there is someone
out there for them. COVID-19, as you
know, isolated all of us, some of us
were quarantined, and we were not
able to see our families or friends. So
what dentists need is someone to lean
on, someone to be the guide for them,
to know everything is going to be
okay and that we have ways to practice safely. If they need a resource
for information, if they need a kind
word, a shoulder to cry on, they have
to know that they can reach out to us,
that we have each other to get through
these difficult times.
One of the things that COVID-19
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SABATÉS from page 3
ADA
president-elect
Dr. César
Sabatés says
that dentists
need to know
that there is
someone out
there for them,
that ‘we are
one family, a
dental family.’
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demonstrated to us is that there are
lot of people that have mental health
and wellness issues, so this is a time
for us to shine a bright light on these
issues, come together as a family and
help each other out.
The ADA has put forth resources
for wellness issues, resources to get
your practice back in order, guidelines for financing, guidelines for
safety for our patients, all of which is
on the ADA website for all our members to see.
Is the main concept you want to
convey what you had mentioned
previously to me, that ADA has your
back?
It’s one of them. Really, one of the
things I want to stress is that we are
one family, we are a dental family.
And since we are a family, we have
each other’s backs.
How do you describe your love for
dentistry?
When I enrolled in dental school, I
fell in love with the profession, and I
have been in love with the profession
ever since then. I guess it was in my
destiny to become a dentist.
Dentistry fulfills so many spaces.
It allows me to be creative and innovative, to connect with other human
beings and change their lives for the
better. It allows me to go to my community and help the less fortunate,
to remove their pain and bring them
happiness.
I don’t know how else to describe
it. For me, it’s passion, not work. It’s a
labor of love.
If I didn’t have to pay my bills and
support my family, I would do it for
free. It is so rewarding to me.
For dentistry to be considered as
essential health care, should dentists
encourage patients to get tested for
diabetes, quit smoking, get
vaccinated for flu and COVID?
Yes. That is something we have the
opportunity to do every day, through
education. I can’t tell you the number
of patients I have helped quit smoking, the number of patients in which I
have seen initial signs in their gingival tissues that alerted me to the possibility that it might be diabetes and
referred them to a physician for care.
Dentists not only treat cavities, but
rather the entire patient, and we have
to be more involved with patients’
well-being and provide screening
tests for them. We can check their
blood pressure, the sugar levels in
the office with a simple finger prick
test, and screen for early diabetes.
We can encourage them to receive
all the immunizations they need and
explain their importance.
There is a lot of misinformation out
there. We have patients in our chair
for quite a bit of time, and we have a
chance to talk toand educate them. It
is an extremely important role that
we have.
leficence, beneficence, justice and
veracity.
Is there a guide on general health for
dentists to check with their patients?
The ADA has a lot of resources available to dentists to help provide optimal
health for their patients that can be
downloaded from the ADA website.
One of the things I would like to work
on during my presidency is that in the
past the role of dentists hasn’t been
highlighted as essential as it should
be among the medical community. I
am going to be promoting interprofessional relations with physicians,
so they are also educated on what we
do, and how we can collaborate on the
well-being of our patients.
Talking about ethical issues, how do
you decide what to do when someone
in your staff doesn’t want to be
vaccinated against COVID-19?
The ADA is behind vaccination. We
believe it’s the safest way to prevent
the spread of this disease. The term
“beneficence” in the Code of Ethics
means that we must act in the best
interest or benefit for our patients, so
the ADA encourages all dentists to
get vaccinated and the members of
their teams to do the same. We do that
because the ADA is following CDC
vaccination guidelines, and we urge
all dental societies and practices to
consider these public health strategies available to them to reduce their
exposure.
Dentists have been dealing with
viral and bacterial infections for
many years, and we have demonstrated that we know how to handle safety protocols, and keep both
patients and staff safe. And recent
studies published in JADA (https://
jada.ada.org/issues) have shown that
we have a much lower incidence of
COVID-19 in dental offices than our
medical colleagues.
Do you mean establishing
relationships with medical
associations and referring more
patients to physicians?
One of the active coalitions we have
currently at ADA is with emergency
room physicians. We are helping
them learn the role of the dentistry
and how to refer dental patients to us,
saving them a lot of time and money.
Unless there is a facial trauma,
emergency physicians can only prescribe antibiotics or pain medication.
We are trying to create a referral list,
so when a dental patient presents to
the ER, instead of treating them, they
can refer them to a dentist in their
community who knows how to treat
dental emergencies.
How aware are dentists of the ethics
they should uphold?
The Code of Ethics is one of the cornerstones of the ADA, along with
the ADA core values. The ADA has
seven core values: integrity, excellence, commitment to improve oral
health, to evidence-based science,
commitment to our members, and to
diversity and inclusion. The code of
ethics is extremely important for our
profession, and most ADA members
are very familiar with our five main
principles: patient autonomy, nonma-
What was your main accomplishment
as president of the Florida Dental
Association?
One of the things I am most proud of
during my time as president of the
Florida Dental Association is that we
put out a white paper on access to care
in the state of Florida, where we outlined for the government necessary
steps to increase access to care to all
Floridians.
I mentioned there that the things
that unite us by far outweigh those
that divide us. In Florida, even in
Miami, we have many different dental organizations, Nicaraguan, Peruvian, Colombian, and I tried to meet
with them and work as one voice, the
voice of dentistry, the voice of the
ADA.
I agree with doctor Chad Gehani
(former ADA president), who is one
of my mentors, that we have to speak
with one voice, and I have been doing
that for many years. The other thing
I did was to ask presidents from different diverse dental organizations
in Florida to meet with me at the FDA
Annual Meeting in Orlando, and we
had a pretty decent turn out. We discussed racial and other issues, which
have a tendency to divide us. And
we pushed that forward in the state.
Inclusion has always been a passion
of mine.
As a Cuban coming to this country,
at first I felt very unwelcomed and different, but there were always people
who reached out to me and helped
guide me. I am grateful to all those
people and I try to pay it forward.
That’s why I mentioned earlier that
my goal is to make everyone feel welcome at ADA.
What will you bring to the table as the
first Hispanic president of ADA?
As the first Cuban-American president of ADA, I hope that I would be
able to inspire Hispanic students to
become dentists and leaders in their
communities.
Diversity of thought is something
that is very important to me. And as I
told you, dentistry is one of the loves
of my life, and I have a great passion
for serving the profession and underserved communities.
Author’s notes
• Installation: Dr. César Sabatés will be
installed as the 158th president of
the American Dental Association on
Oct. 16, in Las Vegas, at the ADA’s House
of Delegates Meeting.
• ADA Annual Meeting: Reimagined and
rebranded as SmileCon (smilecon.org/
en), the ADA Annual Meeting is being
held in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay
Resort and Casino until Oct. 13. An
online congress, SmileCon Virtual, is
being held at smilecon.org/en/Learn/
smilecon-virtual.
• ADA Membership: To become a member,
go to www.ada.org/en/member-center/
join-the-ada or visit www.ada.org for
more information.
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Keep your chin up, neck straight
and eyes forward with Infinity VUE
By Designs for Vision Staff
n Designs for Vision has several new
and innovative products, including
Infinity VUE, Panoramic Field and
REVEAL.
Designed to provide a straightforward approach to ergonomics,
Infinity VUE loupes are available in
3.0x and 3.5x magnification. Infinity
VUE (Vision Up Ergonomics) keeps
your chin up, your neck straight and
your eyes forward while viewing the
magnified oral cavity.
Designs for Vision invites you to
try these loupes on to see (and feel) the
difference in your posture.
The new patented Panoramic Field
Loupes (U.S. pat. 8928975B2) represent the most significant advancement in telescope design in more than
100 years, according to the company.
The viewable areas are twice as large
as prismatic expanded field designed
loupes and up to five times greater
than Galilean loupes. Panoramic
Field loupes provide unprecedented
field of view, clarity, definition and
color, the company says.
Designs for Vision has also
launched
its
groundbreaking
Here in Las Vegas
You can see the Visible Difference®
by visiting Designs for Vision at booth
No. D-2309. To arrange a visit in your
office, contact Designs for Vision at
(800) 345-4009 or info@dvimail.com.
Infinity VUE loupes, one of many new innovations available from Designs for
Vision, are designed to help improve posture. (Photo/Provided by Designs for
Vision)
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REVEAL™ (U.S. pat. 10215977B1),
providing hands-free fluorescence
enhanced theragnosis™ (FET ™ ).
According to the company, REVEAL
supplies the visual information to
support decision making and facilitate proper treatment options in cariology, oral hygiene, periodontology-
implantology and restorative dentistry.
Designs for Vision is also introducing the patented intuitive response
technology with the Micro IR HDi
headlight (U.S. pat. 8,851,709 and
RE46,463). The patented IR feature
allows you to operate the headlight
with hands-free operation. Onboard
biometrics sense the position of the
headlight to turn the light on when
you are working and turn the light off
when you look up.
Designs for Vision’s WireLess™
headlights free you from being tethered to a battery pack. The simple
modular designs uncouple the headlights from a specific frame or single
pair of loupes. The compact design
of the LED DayLite® WireLess headlights are independent of any frame/
loupes.
Now you can show patients their
future with Medit’s Smile Design app
By Medit Staff
n Medit, a company known as a
leader in 3-D digital solutions, has
released Medit Smile Design, part of
the Medit Apps collection.
Medit Smile Design software helps
perform smile simulation quickly
and effectively by working with 2-D
images, according to the company.
Simply load in an image of the patient
and their teeth and show them how
they could look with treatment.
According to Medit, Smile Design
is an excellent consultation tool
because it assists dentists with helping patients envision an outcome. The
app lets you create various possible
simulations and show the results to
your patient for comparison.
Here in Las Vegas
Learn more at www.medit.com. To start
your experience with Medit Apps, visit
www.medit.com/medit-link-apps.
According to the company, Smile
Design is the most utilized and popular app among Medit Apps.
Medit Apps is one offering of many
from Medit, a company specializing
in 3-D measurement and CAD/CAM
solutions for dental clinics and labs,
including intraoral scanners, based
on its own patented state-of-the-art
technology. The company’s mission
is to provide innovative technology
and high-quality products to ensure
mutual growth for all partners.
Medit Smile Design allows dentists
to load in an image of the patient and their
teeth and show them how they could look
with treatment. (Photo/Provided by Medit)
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Expansion brings new innovations
By Medidenta Staff
n Medidenta has been serving dental professionals going on 80 years
by innovating and never taking its
foot off the pedal, according to the
company. Medidenta is proud to
announce the integration of the following full-scale product categories.
Full hygiene lineup
Prophy Magic’s CR Choice DPA lineup
consists of more than seven different
types of prophy angles to suit your
style, air and water syringe tips, prophy paste and new lube-free hygiene
AD
(Photos/
Provided by
Medidenta)
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Here in Las Vegas
To learn more about Medidenta’s many
product offerings, stop by the booth,
D-1612.
handpieces that are free with bulk
deals on prophy angles.
Expanded handpiece
department
Medidenta’s expanded handpieces
include the introduction of the new
Freestyle™ Pro cordless hygiene phenom along with the Air-Free™ 90°,
which has realized a new purpose
post-COVID. The company also offers
its Turbo Torque highspeed, surgical
handpieces, essential lineups and
burs — something for every handpiece
need. In addition, Medidenta’s repair
department services all makes and
models and offers free UPS pickup.
Back to endo with Dr. Carlos
Ramos on staff
Following the acquisition of the
Genius™ Line from Ultradent™, Medidenta is proud to release the Genius
Proflex line, along with the M-series
lineup that matches up with industry
standards but at a fraction of the cost,
according to the company. Medidenta
also offers the state-of-the-art ACE
cordless endo with built-in apex locator and SONUS Piezo Ultrasonic with
variable tips that the company promises will simplify endo.
Teeth whitening with 20 years of
dental experience
Medidenta now offers a complete
lineup of teeth whitening solutions
from Whiter Image Dental — 40 percent in-office solutions, take home
products from 9 to 12 percent and
aftercare products for remineralizing and maintenance. Medidenta is
excited to offer this premier line to its
customers.
A new complete line of PPE
COVID-19 created the need for many
to expand their PPE so Medidenta
followed suit, expanding its existing
personal protection lines to include
ASTM Level 1,2 and 3 masks with
KN95 as well as full-face shields
both disposable and reusable plus a
full product line of 70 to 80 percent
sanitizers.
Meet the newest team member
Medidenta announces
the hiring and appointment of Cherie Boles
as the new sales director for North America.
Boles brings more than
32 years experience
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in dental handpieces,
Cherie
previously with Lares
Boles
Research and now on
board with this growing team. As the
director of sales, Boles is available to
service existing accounts and introduce Medidenta’s expansive catalog
to dental professionals nationwide.
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Try the Silhouette Nasal Mask for
predictable nitrous oxide analgesia
By Porter Instrument Staff
n Imagine a nasal hood that does
not obstruct access to the oral cavity.
Imagine a nasal hood that is so lightweight the patient barely notices it.
Imagine a nasal hood that delivers
and scavenges nitrous oxide more
efficiently than any other nasal hood.
Imagine a nasal hood that provides
predictable results for the dentist and
a pleasant experience for the patient.
The imagining is over. The Silhouette Nasal Mask is a single-patient use
disposable nasal mask and circuit.
Featuring four size options (pediatric,
small, medium and large), the Silhouette is designed with the lowest possible profile, making it easier for you
to work around.
Silhouette has an adhesive strip
for the bridge of the patient’s nose —
securing the mask in place. This elimAD
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The Silhouette Nasal
Mask and 36-inch
tubing. (Photos/
Provided by Porter
Instrument)
The Silhouette Nasal Mask allows for
front teeth access.
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inates gas flowing into the patient’s
eyes and more effectively scavenges
the exhaled gas, addressing the concern of health-care provider safety.
Infrared videos demonstrating this
efficiency can be viewed on the Porter website at www.porterinstrument.
com/silhouette.
Silhouette also allows for the efficient and effective administration of
nitrous oxide, creating a more predictable analgesic experience for each
patient.
As a single-use disposable product
(both the mask and 36-inch tubing),
set up and room turnover times can
be improved. There is also less time
needed for infection control protocols (compared with standard nitrous
breathing circuits).
Here in Las Vegas
To see the Silhouette Nasal Mask, stop
by booth No. D-3309. For more information or to order, visit www.porter
instrument.com/Silhouette or call (215)
723-4000.
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