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American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry · May 3, 2012
Official Meeting News · Vol. 2, No. 1
Bite-sized lectures
Positive vibes
History awaits
It only takes 45 minutes
for cosmetic dentistry
experts to share their
words of wisdom with
you in AACD’s new
educational feature.
General session
speakers Neil Pasricha
and Eric Whitacre
will show you how
changing your thinking
can change your life.
Ruby red slippers and
row houses, money and
monuments are just a
few of the things you can
see if you venture into
Washington, D.C.
»page 2
»page 3
»page 7
Celebrating smiles
AACD scientific session
hits full speed today
By Robert Selleck, Dental Tribune
n There’s plenty to smile about in
National Harbor, Md., today, with the
AACD 28th Annual Scientific Session
offering up a full day of educational
opportunities and other activities,
beginning with a continental breakfast at 7 a.m. and running nonstop
through a fund-raiser scheduled to
end at 11 p.m.
That fund-raiser is one of a couple
of ways for scientific session attendees to support the AACD Charitable
Foundation’s Give Back a Smile program, which restores damaged smiles
8
see CELEBRATING, page 2
5
Hands-on lectures are available on a variety of topics, from implants to composites to adhesives. (Photo/Provided by AACD)
Behind the music: GBAS in D.C.
Come settle in for a night of dueling
pianos at Bobby McKey’s and support
the Give Back a Smile program at the
same time. (Photo/Provided by AACD)
5
n Give Back a Smile, the premier program of the AACD Charitable Foundation, has found the keys to promoting
awareness for a great cause.
Bobby McKey’s, that is.
Give Back a Smile is putting a musical twist on fund raising by hosting
the Celebration of Smiles event today
from 8–11 p.m. at dueling piano bar
Bobby McKey’s, which is just steps
away from the Gaylord. For $30, you
can receive a ticket to an evening of
live music and camaraderie to help
survivors of domestic violence. You
could even win a Walt Disney World
vacation package.
To sweeten the deal, the dueling
pianists have agreed to donate their
tips to GBAS.
Attendance is limited, and the
AACD expects tickets to sell quickly.
To get yours, visit conference registration or the GBAS Silent Auction.
Microdental is a sponsor of the event.
In addition to the Celebration of
Smiles event, GBAS will host a silent
auction in the exhibit hall today
through Saturday. Items include an
iPad 2, curing lights, a Coach bag and
a cordless laser. Be sure to stop by and
bid on your most-wanted items. The
auction will end at 1 p.m. Saturday,
with prize pickup from 4–6 p.m. in the
exhibit hall.
GBAS will also have a presence in
this year’s course lineup. Those who
volunteer or are involved with GBAS
may be interested in attending a new
course, “The Psychology of Dentistry,”
taught by Dr. John Leite, PhD. The
course will help dental professionals
understand how they can work with
psychologically vulnerable patients
as well as understand the long-term
and behavioral effects potentially
exhibited by patients enrolled in
the GBAS program. If you’ve been
involved with GBAS in the past, or are
considering becoming a volunteer, be
sure to sign up for this course, taking
place from 2:30–5:30 p.m. Friday.
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AACD — Thursday, May 3, 2012
Pick up tips at ‘Pearls’ sessions
n Attendees of this year’s annual
scientific session can take advantage
of a micro-lecture format, “Member
Pearls,” to capture tidbits of wisdom
from AACD members on a variety of
cosmetic dentistry topics.
“Member Pearls,” a new addition
to this year’s conference lineup, will
take place in an educational theater
adjacent to the Operatory of the
Future in the exhibit hall.
Attendees can visit the theatre
today, Friday and Saturday for quickbite, 45-minute educational segments
on topics such as gummy smiles and
CAD/CAM technology. One C.E. credit
will be awarded for each lecture
attended.
Speakers chosen for “Member
Pearls” were required to submit a
white paper to the AACD’s Professional Education Committee. The
‘Member Pearls’ schedule is as follows.
Today
• “Taking Your Practice to the Laser
Level,” sponsored by Henry Schein,
Mike Koceja, DDS, 11:30 a.m.–12:15
p.m.
• “CAD/CAM and Cone-Beam Integration,” sponsored by Patterson
Dental, 12:30–1:15 p.m.
• “Zero Sensitivity Bleaching,”
Marty Zase, DMD, 1:30–2:15 p.m.
• “Single Centrals I Have Known,”
C. Lee Wyatt, DDS, 2:30–3:15 p.m.
• “Gummy Smiles You Won’t
Believe,” Paul Jacobs, DDS, 3:30–
4:15 p.m.
• “Provisionals for Minimal Preparations,” Susan Hollar, DDS, 4:30–
5:15 p.m.
• “Apple and the AACD Dentist,”
Mark Whitefield, DDS, 5:30–6:15
p.m.
Celebrating from page 1
7
of survivors of domestic violence.
Sponsored by MicroDental Laboratories, tonight’s Celebration of Smiles
fund-raiser runs from 8 to 11 p.m. at
the Bobby McKey’s dueling piano bar,
not far from the Gaylord National.
These fundraisers typically sell out
quickly, so it’s worth checking with
registration as soon as possible on the
potential for any remaining tickets.
If you can’t get a Celebration of
Smiles ticket, there is another opportunity to support the Give Back a Smile
program that’s available to all attendees: the AACD Charitable Foundation
Silent Auction. Items up for auction
are on display and open to bidding in
the exhibit hall from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
today and Friday and from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. on Saturday. The auction features
a variety of autographed sports and
entertainment memorabilia, as well
as dental-practice products and services. Item pickup for winning bidders
is 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday.
In addition to the diverse selection
of the industry’s latest products and
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A computer rendering of the educational theater, where 19 different ‘Member
Pearls’ sessions will be held. (Photo/Provided by AACD)
5
Friday
• “Practice Success — Utilizing the
‘On Track’ Business Intelligence
System,” sponsored by Patterson
Dental, 11:30 a.m.– 12:15 p.m.
• “Digital Restoration Solutions,”
sponsored by Henry Schein, Ed
Suh, DDS, 12:30–1:15 p.m.
• “Rescuing Incompletely Seated
Crowns on Implant Abutments,”
Dennis Hartlieb, DDS, 1:30–2:15
p.m.
• “Multidisciplinary
Treatment
Plans in the Adult Patient — Stepby-Step and Rationale,” Farhan
Durrani, BDS, 2:30–3:15 p.m.
• “Anterior Esthetics: Space Management: A Multi-disciplined
Approach,” John Calamia, DDS,
3:30–4:15 p.m.
• “Restorative Design 2012,” Jeff
Lineberry, DDS, 4:30–5:15 p.m.
services, new in the exhibit hall this
year are “Member Pearls” sessions.
Offered on all three days that the
exhibit hall is open, “Member Pearls”
are 45-minute bite-size chunks of
educational sessions delivered in the
exhibit hall’s educational theater. The
sessions are presented by AACD members with expert backgrounds and
unique perspectives on a variety of
cosmetic dentistry topics and issues.
Each micro-lecture is worth one C.E.
credit for those who attend.
Seven “Member Pearls” sessions
are scheduled both today and Friday, and Saturday offers five more.
Among the topics: “Gummy Smiles
You Won’t Believe,” “Rescuing Incompletely Seated Crowns on Implant
Abutments,” “Synergizing Function
with Beauty in Esthetic ‘High-Risk’
Patients” and “Pearls: The Top 10
List of What I Didn’t Learn in Dental
School.” You can find the educational
theater next to the Operatory of the
Future in the exhibit hall.
Another new-for-2012 offering that
helps ensure the exhibit hall’s continued status as command central is a
• “Synergizing Function with Beauty
in Esthetic ‘High-Risk’ Patients,”
Alisger Tunkiwala, BDA, 5:30–6:15
p.m.
Saturday
• “The Artist Within: How to Create
Exceptional Looking Provisionals,” sponsored by DentalXP, Jay
Lerner, DDS, 11:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
• “CAD/CAM
Technology
Can
Change Your Practice,” Sabiha
Bunek, DDS, 1:30–2:15 p.m.
• “Getting and Giving More Than
You Expected,” Steven Andreaus,
DDS, 2:30–3:15 p.m.
• “Pearls: The Top 10 List of What
I Didn’t Learn in Dental School,”
Danine Fresch, DDS, 3:30–4:15 p.m.
• “8 Profit Care-Driven® Management Activators to ‘Trigger’ NOW!”
Rhonda Mullins, 4:30–5:15 p.m.
cocktail reception and social time at
the close of each day, 5:30 to 7 tonight
and Friday and from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on
Saturday.
The exhibit hall is open longer this
year, too, adding four more hours to
the schedule, which is 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
today and Friday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
on Saturday.
Of course, the lectures and handson workshops are the big attraction
at the scientific session, and the next
several days present a wide variety
to choose from, covering virtually
every topic with a cosmetic-dentistry
connection: composites, implants,
veneers, smile design, hygiene, photography, whitening, lasers, sleep
apnea, adhesives, minimally invasive
dentistry and much more.
Perhaps just as important are the
reputations and expertise of the presenters, many of whom attract attendees who pick sessions based more on
the speaker than the topic.
Regardless of your own strategy for
getting the most out of the days ahead,
there would appear to be countless
reasons for smiling.
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28th Annual Scientific Session in
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AACD — Thursday, May 3, 2012
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Two chances to be inspired
What’s so awesome about your life
— and your membership in the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
(AACD)? Find out during today’s general session, which features author
and speaker Neil Pasricha.
Pasricha is one of two keynote
speakers slated for today’s and Friday’s general session lineup, taking
place from 8–9 a.m. both days before
the start of courses. The sessions are
open to all attendees, and everyone is
encouraged to attend.
According to Pasricha, who wrote
“The Book of Awesome,” the simplest
things in life can bring the most hap-
Author Neil Pasricha, left, and
composer Eric Whitacre.
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piness — the cold side of the pillow,
finding money in a coat pocket and
snow days. Pasricha’s blog, “1,000
Awesome Things,” is an award-winning celebration of the little moments
that are often overlooked but can be
instant mood boosters.
Pasricha will explain how to reframe state of mind by identifying the
little things in life that can bring happiness. He’ll also inspire attendees to
join him in an interactive activity that
will reveal all of the awesome things
at the conference.
Continuing on this positive note
will be Friday’s speaker and composer, Eric Whitacre. Whitacre completed his first concert work, “Go,
Lovely, Rose,” at the age of 21. He
studied at the Juilliard School (New
York), earned his master of music
degree and studied with Pulitzer
Prize and Oscar-winning composer
John Corigliano.
Whitacre is probably best known
for “Virtual Choir 2.0 Sleep,” released
last April, a musical piece that uses
more than 2,000 voices from 58
countries. His accomplishments demonstrate how thinking outside the
norm can produce amazing results.
Whitacre will seek to inspire attendees of this session through music.
Come and be inspired to pursue your
own passions!
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AACD — Thursday, May 3, 2012
What happens next?
By David Keator, Keator Group
n During the past 30 years, we have
seen investment “bubbles” of different
varieties that are nothing more than
extreme investment swings based
on a myriad of factors. Internet, commodity and real estate bubbles have
all caused many investors anxiety.
The primary drivers of these inflated
values are based upon momentum
and greed. It comes from a feeling that
everyone else is making money and
the investor is missing out.
It is OK to be an optimist, but it
is a good idea to be watchful when
everyone is an optimist. Beware of
crowds at the extreme. When we see
the type of exuberance that typically
leads to inflated values, we believe it
is a good time to take a breath and put
up a safety net.
In early spring of 2011, many economists and market analysts warned
bond prices would decline and the
result would be higher interest rates.
As a result, the conventional wisdom
was to shorten the duration of a fixed
income portfolio in an attempt to
AD
create a bunker. Because we have
enjoyed unprecedented and historically low yields (high-bond prices),
many heeded this call. Some saw a
bond “bubble,” and it was time to take
profits.
On March 1, 2011, the five-year
treasury yield was 2.23 percent. Four
months later, the five-year yield was
1.48 percent. When prices on bonds
rise, their yields typically fall. That
means the short-term investment call
was premature, giving credence to
market calls being more art than science.
So, what is being done with all of
the cash that is being held?
Investors are searching for a place
to invest it. Short treasury yields
(one year) have fallen from 0.3 basis
points (one-third of 1 percent) to 0.16
basis points (one-sixth of 1 percent)
between March 2010 and July 2011.
This has caused investors to hunt for
yield and seek higher income potential
from more aggressive investments.
Theoretically, the higher the potential yield, the greater the risk, but the
appetite for higher yield has been
strong and that has the potential to
cause a bubble in the high-yield market just as high demand for Internet
stocks caused unrealistic valuations
in the late 1990s.
Buyer beware: A fixed-income
investment paying a 5 percent yield
might not seem risky on face value,
but if it is compared to the relative
security of treasuries, then you can
easily see a potential for a disconnect.
So, back to our title: “What happens
next?” The next step for each investor
is to evaluate where your safety net
is. Do you have an investment plan?
Have you figured out your risk profile and adjusted your investments
accordingly? Do you have a bunker?
If the market drops by 10 to 20
percent, do you have enough cash
and liquid investments as a reserve
so that you can avoid selling undervalued assets to meet emergency or
even day-to-day needs? Are you properly diversified?
It is painful to see CDs and shortterm treasuries paying less than 1
percent. If it is part of your bunker,
you have to stay disciplined. If your
About the author
David Keator is a partner at Keator
Group. Contact him at (877) 532-8671.
investment time frame is short, you
must be very careful of volatility.
With a longer time frame, you could
possibly take advantage of high-quality stocks with dividend potential or
short-term corporate bonds. Remember, we are in a global economy, so do
not overlook investment opportunities throughout the world.
We believe one of the safest ways
to invest is with a long-term horizon.
Editor’s note: The opinions
expressed here are those of the author
and are not necessarily those of Wells
Fargo Advisors Financial Network or
its affiliates. The material has been
prepared or is distributed solely for
information purposes and is not a
solicitation or an offer to buy any security or instrument or to participate
in any trading strategy. Additional
information is available upon request.
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education
AACD — Thursday, May 3, 2012
Saving lives on a daily basis
By Bill Dickerson,
Founder and CEO of LVI
n It’s well known that we in dentistry
can change people’s lives through
cosmetic or neuromuscular dentistry,
building their self-esteem or eliminating a lifetime of CMD pain. I’ve always
said we are blessed to be in a profession that is so important, where we
can change people’s lives for the better. There are not many occupations
out there than can say that.
But what is less known is dentistry’s ability to save people’s lives.
What could be more powerful than
that? Of course, I’m talking about
treating obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA), which takes the lives of so
many people every year.
Most patients who suffer from
OSA are unaware of this condition.
To make matters worse, their physicians focus on the co-morbidities
they present with, such as high blood
pressure, GERD, etc. The physician
then prescribes cures for such comorbidities without looking for a
root cause. Also, statistics show that
nearly 85 percent of physicians who
are not sleep specialists do not even
“screen” for OSA.
I would like to share a very personal experience with this aspect of
dentistry. My brother was OSA positive. He had gone to a sleep physician
who sent him for a PSG and found he
had an AHI of 36.4, which became
53.3 during REM sleep.
For those of you unfamiliar with
these terms, that indicated my
brother had severe obstructive sleep
apnea. His lowest O2 saturation was
71 percent. Obviously, he was in the
risk category for an early death.
The Las Vegas Institute for Advanced
Dental Studies headquarters in Las
Vegas. (Photo/Provided by LVI)
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More information
For more information on LVI and its
“Physiologic Approach to Dental Sleep
Medicine,” go online to www.lviglobal.
com.
He was prescribed a CPAP, which
he hated and wasn’t wearing regularly, but it got his AHI down to
10. However, it was pretty much
worthless if he wouldn’t use it during
sleep.
I made my brother an LVI Somnomed (lingualless), which he loved.
But I had him do both CPAP and
the appliance for a while. This was
all done in February 2011, and he
reported he felt great. Recently, he
informed me he was no longer using
the CPAP, just the appliance I made
him, and we scheduled him to be
retested.
His AHI was 4.8! That’s right — normal! His average O2 saturation was
95.3 percent with the lowest being 87
percent. Making it even better is that
he only slept on his back 6.7 percent
of the time, but that amounted to an
AHI of 18 percent during these times
compared to his 3.9 percent for nonsupine positions (most of the time he
slept on his left side).
If he can prevent himself from
sleeping on his back, he would be
even better off.
It should be noted that we took
the bite in his LVI neuromuscular
position, and he only titrated the
appliance 0.8 mm forward from that
position.
For those of you who treat OSA, you
will realize that is amazing. He has
no trouble getting his teeth together
after using the appliance and is
totally comfortable while using it
with no adverse symptoms.
I would encourage every dentist
out there to get involved in this area
of treatment for your patients and
would encourage all of you to take
the “Physiologic Approach to Dental
Sleep Medicine” at LVI to learn how
to do this properly. All sleep programs
are not the same.
Many of you know that our tagline
at LVI is “Changing lives daily.” We
should add, “Saving lives daily!”
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AACD — Thursday, May 3, 2012
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Seeing is believing
Check out a product
demonstration of
BEAUTIFIL Flow Plus
during the AACD
n Shofu Dental is holding product
demonstrations at booth No. 601,
featuring its new injectable hybrid
restorative, BEAUTIFIL Flow Plus.
This restorative combines hybridlike strength and functionality,
unique handling and stackability
and a flowable delivery. Additionally, the material has 15 percent
more radiopacity than enamel and
offers the benefit of fluoride release
and rechargability. Those interested
in seeing the material firsthand are
encouraged to come check it out at the
Shofu booth.
According to Shofu, BEAUTIFIL
Flow Plus is lauded as the next step
in the evolution of restorative materials based on its convenient flowable
delivery system and physical properties and functionality that rival leading hybrid composites.
Brian Melonakos, president of
Shofu Dental, said he has been very
Here at the AACD
Visit Shofu at booth No. 601 for a
product demo, or for more information, call (800) 827-4638 or visit www.
shofu.com.
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pleased with the success of the product. “We’ve always known that we
have an amazing product on our
hands … but none of us imagined how
quickly it would catch on,” he said.
Unlike other flowables, BEAUTIFIL Flow Plus has stay-put handling
and physical properties that allow
use on the occlusal surface and marginal ridge, eliminating the need to
pack a hybrid composite on top.
A flowable base, liner and final
restorative material, BEAUTIFIL
Flow Plus is approved for all indications (Class I–V). With a smooth, selfleveling consistency, the material
leaves a tight marginal seal on the
bottom and a smooth ready-to-polish
surface on top. Moreover, Shofu’s proprietary S-PRG (surface pre-reacted
glass) technology provides sustained
fluoride release and recharge that
can’t be found in any other composite
material.
BEAUTIFIL Flow Plus is available
in two distinct viscosities. F00 (zero
flow) offers precision stacking, and
F03 (low flow) is an ideal base/liner.
For a limited time only, BEAUTIFIL
Flow Plus is available in two introductory kits. The standard kit (PN 2000S)
offers two 2.2-gram syringes of both
viscosities in shades A2 and A3, and
the pedo kit (PN 2000P) offers two
2.2-gram syringes in both viscosities
in shades A1 and bleach white. Both
kits also contain samples of Shofu’s
top-selling products, including the
seventh-generation bonding agent
BeautiBond, One Gloss, Super Snap
and Shofu’s hybrid material, BEAUTIFIL II. The kit retails for $99.95 (a
$160 value).
Stop by the Shofu booth, No. 601, to
see BEAUTIFIL Flow Plus for yourself.
Find money, monuments and more in D.C.
n Finding something to do in Washington, D.C., is not a problem. Everywhere you look, you will find an array
of museums, monuments, fine dining,
outdoor activities and more. Where
else in the world can you visit with
a 19-foot President Lincoln, read the
original U.S. Constitution, see Dorothy’s ruby red slippers and soak in
internationally acclaimed art?
The real question is how to narrow
it down.
Here are some destinations you
might want to consider as you take in
the sights and sounds of our nation’s
capital.
‘Passport DC’
Dozens of embassies and cultural
centers open their doors to showcase
their traditions, art, music, dance
and cuisine in Cultural Tourism DC’s
annual international celebration, this
year celebrating its fifth anniversary.
It kicks off Saturday with 40 embassies offering various events and programs through Around the World
Open Houses.
Free walking tours
See the National Mall with DC by Foot,
a walking tour company that gives
free, kid-friendly tours (gratuity rec-
ommended) infused with games, fun
facts and trivia. Tours include Arlington Cemetery, Lincoln Assassination,
Twilight tour and free bus tours.
www.freetoursbyfoot.com/dc
Head out into
Washington, D.C.’s
neighborhoods
to learn about
history beyond the
National Mall and
see sights such as
these row houses
on Capitol Hill.
(Photo/Destination
DC)
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Making money
Make money (or see money made)
with a free tour of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing. During the
peak season (March-August), firstcome, first-served same-day tickets
are required. The ticket office opens
at 8 a.m.
Ruby red slippers
Teach kids about history at the
National Museum of American History. See the original “Star-Spangled
Banner” that inspired our national
anthem, explore the history of the
American presidency, and check out
Dorothy’s red slippers in the permanent exhibition “National Treasures
of Popular Culture.”
History unfolding
Sit in the lobby of the Willard InterContinental Hotel to imagine history
unfolding. The hotel is where Julia
Ward Howe wrote “The Battle Hymn
of the Republic,” where President
Ulysses S. Grant popularized the term
“lobbyist” and where Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. wrote his renowned, “I
Have a Dream” speech.
National Archives
behind Washington’s historic neighborhoods.
Take a romantic stroll
See the original Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and Bill
of Rights at the National Archives,
then stick around to research your
own family’s immigration records.
Discover a hidden treasure in Montrose Park, between Dumbarton Oaks
Park and Rock Creek Park (R St. NW,
between 28th and 32nd streets), and
make sure to stroll along Lovers’ Lane,
an 18th-century cobblestone path.
Neighborhood exploration
D.C. from above
Get out into D.C.’s neighborhoods
to learn about history beyond the
National Mall by experiencing Cultural Tourism DC’s free self-guided
walking trails. They are marked with
illustrated signs revealing the stories
For an aerial view of the city (without
the wait you’ll find at the Washington
Monument), visit the Old Post Office
Pavilion on Pennsylvania Avenue.
(Source: Destination DC)
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