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Pacific Dental Conference · Virtual Event · March 14–April 12, 2022
Vol. 13, No. 1
Do you know a
superhero?
Destination
DentalMonitoring
The VUE is good
from here
Competition celebrates
dental hygienists who
educate and empower
their clients.
Learn how remote
monitoring technology
might just change your
practice.
New loupes help keep
your chin up, your neck
straight and your eyes
forward.
»page 2
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»page 4
30 days
of PDC
By Fred Michmershuizen, today Staff
n Welcome to PDC Virtual. From now
until April 12, you have access to more
than 30 hours of C.E. courses, plus
the opportunity to network with your
compatriots and explore offerings
from dozens of exhibiting companies.
Meeting organizers from the Pacific
Dental Conference have designed the
content in such a way as to offer something for every member of the dental
team.
To access the meeting, simply visit
www.pdconf.com.
If you attended last year, you can
see PDC, page 2
8
Attendees Michelle Verdon, Mary Dechene, Lindsay McKinley and Kandice Mountain, all of Nanaimo, British Columbia, get
ready to check out all the offerings at the 2020 Pacific Dental Conference. This year, you can find all the offerings online at
www.pdconf.com. (Photo/today Staff file photo)
5
Make plans to attend the Toothfairy Gala in June
n After so much time apart, thanks
to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 21st
Annual Toothfairy Gala and BC Dental Association Awards is bringing
everyone together for a celebration
this June.
The event will take place Saturday,
June 11, at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. It will begin with a champagne
reception at 6 p.m., followed by a fourcourse dinner, complemented by a
selection of fine wines, at 7 p.m.
The annual Toothfairy Gala
includes an award ceremony to honour the accomplishments of dentists
throughout the province while also
featuring fundraising initiatives in
support of Save a Smile (SAS).
Since 1991, the SAS program has
been supporting BC children in need
of urgent dental care. SAS is a community-based direct care program
that works in partnership with dental
public health staff across BC to assist
children from low-income families.
In addition to providing urgent treatment through private practice dentists, dental public health staff also
provide parent education to prevent
dental problems from recurring.
Net proceeds from the Toothfairy
Gala are the main source of funding for SAS. This event along with
annual contributions from BC dentists
support the SAS program fund in
partnership with the Alec Gunning
Save a Smile Endowment Fund, which
was established by the estate of Dr.
Alec Gunning, a Victoria dentist who
believed strongly in early dental care
for young children.
The Toothfairy Gala fundraising
activities include a silent auction and
a cake auction.
To learn more or to purchase tickets, visit www.pdconf.com/tfg2022.
(Source: pdconf.com)
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Pacific Dental Conference, March 14–April 12, 2022
Searching for Canada’s next
Dental Hygiene Superheroes
About
the Publisher
Tribune America, LLC
116 W. 23rd St., Suite 500
New York, N.Y. 10011
Phone: (212) 244-7181
Fax: (212) 244-7185
E-mail: info@dental-tribune.com
www.dental-tribune.com
Publisher & Chairman
Torsten Oemus
t.oemus@dental-tribune.com
President/Chief Executive Officer
Eric Seid
e.seid@dental-tribune.com
Group Editor
Kristine Colker
k.colker@dental-tribune.com
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(Illustration/Provided by the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association)
By Canadian Dental Hygienists
Association Staff
n Join forces with the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA) as
it marks its fifth year recognizing dental hygiene health care superheroes
in communities across Canada.
Championed by CDHA and sponsored by SENSODYNE, the Dental
Hygiene Superhero competition runs
until May 17 and celebrates dental
hygienists who educate and empower
their clients to embrace the “oral
health for total health” motto.
“The superhero competition is a
great way to share your experiences
with us and to recognize the impact
your dental hygienist has had on
PDC from page 1
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log in with the same user name and
password.
The dozens of virtual sessions are
divided into three categories: Practice excellence, clinical excellence
and personal development. There are
many educational offerings to choose
from.
Among them are “Cannabis, Opioids, Dentistry,” presented by Clifford
Pau, which covers the pharmacology
of cannabis, methods of recreational
consumption and clinical considerations. This session also explores the
mechanism of pain, the efficacy of
opioid as an analgesic and alternative
therapeutic choices.
“Emerging & Re-emerging Diseases: Pathogens Don’t Sleep,” presented
by Nancy Dewhirst, explores resistant pathogens, biofilm diseases and
pathogens with pandemic potential.
Attendees will learn how to find weak
links in dental safety techniques and
About CDHA
your oral and overall health,” says
Wendy Stewart, CDHA president. “As
a dental hygienist, I am always so
proud to hear stories about how dental hygienists make differences in
people’s lives.”
During the past four years, more
than 3,200 dental hygienists have
been nominated by employers, clients
or colleagues. In 2022, the organization hopes to exceed 2021’s 778
nominations. Nominees are evaluated on their client focus, empowerment through education, accountability, leadership, integrity, respect and
compassion.
Nominate your dental hygienist
superhero at www.dentalhygiene
canada.ca/healthcaresuperhero.
CDHA is the collective national voice
of more than 30,200 dental hygienists in Canada, directly representing
21,000 individual members, including students. Since 1963, CDHA has
worked to advance the profession
and promote the importance of oral
health.
Dental hygiene is the sixth largest regulated health profession in
Canada with professionals working
in a variety of settings, including
independent dental hygiene practice,
with people of all ages, addressing
issues related to oral health.
For more information on oral
health, visit www.dentalhygiene
canada.ca.
compare options to prepare, manage
and respond to exposures.
“Offensive Dentistry,” presented
by Brian Novy, is about caries risk
assessment. Now that oral healthcare
is armed with salivary diagnostics
and bioactive materials, it’s time to
rethink strategies, Novy explains.
One of the meeting’s biggest educational highlights is a live, handson virtual course, “Performing Predictable Endodontic Treatment With
Protaper Ultimate,” presented by
Dr. Gary Glassman on April 1 from
12:30 to 3:30 p.m. PST.
This course, which unlike the others is available only on the date
and time specified, addresses breakthrough concepts. It details the skills
necessary for acquiring the expertise
and confidence to perform the highest
quality endodontics while focusing
on dentin preservation.
Participants will become familiar with the use of the “apex last”
approach to canal shaping using Pro-
taper Ultimate, a new rotary nickeltitanium instrumentation system
available from Dentsply Sirona, cosponsor of the event.
In addition to the many educational offerings, there are also fun
things to do on the PDC Virtual
website. “Gamification” is an online
scavenger hunt. Codes are hidden
throughout the virtual event platform and in social media posts, and
you also earn points for every session
check-in form you complete. Enter the
codes you find into the gamification
tab, collect points and choose from a
collection of prizes.
A personalized “virtual swag bag”
from PDC’s virtual exhibitors is being
delivered to each registered attendee’s email inbox. Each content card
includes an exclusive discount or
offer from a participating company.
You’re also invited to participate in
PDC’s virtual photo booth, located in
the online lobby. To participate, simply take a picture and share it.
Managing Editor
Fred Michmershuizen
f.michmershuizen@dental-tribune.
com
Product/Account Manager
Humberto Estrada
h.estrada@dental-tribune.com
Product/Account Manager
Maria Kaiser
m.kaiser@dental-tribune.com
Client Relations Coordinator
Lee Colquhoun
l.colquhoun@dental-tribune.com
Accounting Department
Nirmala Singh
n.singh@dental-tribune.com
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All rights reserved.
today Pacific Dental Conference
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Conference, being held virtually,
March 14 to April 12, 2022.
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The publishers also do not assume
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Opinions expressed by authors are
their own and may not reflect those
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International.
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Pacific Dental Conference, March 14–April 12, 2022
Destination DM, and where
your practice is taking you
By DentalMonitoring Staff
n There are two types of consistency:
action and motivation.
Consistency in action is just what
it sounds like. Do the same thing
every time, no matter what the circumstances surrounding that action
might suggest otherwise. Some call it
being steadfast, others stubborn, but
consistency in action alone misses
the mark.
Consistency in motivation, however, is what separates leaders in
orthodontics from those left wondering why the world changed around
them. As computing technology and
AI capabilities change the dental
industry — just as they have changed
nearly every industry we interact
with — the people and organizations
committed to motivational consistency have evolved along with it.
Limiting what has changed about
dentistry to the past two years is
During the PDC Virtual
To learn more about DentalMonitoring,
stop by the booth in the virtual exhibit
hall or go online to dental-monitoring.
com.
(Photo/Provided by
DentalMonitoring)
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to miss the point: The industry was
always going to change, even as
recent changes were made out of
necessity.
Remote monitoring technology has
advanced to the point where dental professionals can reliably trust
smartphones and capable monitoring
software to expand their practices
beyond what was conventionally fea-
sible. With advanced remote monitoring comes the possibility for practices
and organizations to adjust how they
provide care for their patients, offering better treatment experience and
more touch points for the provider,
without sacrificing consistency in
their motivation to treat patients
effectively and to keep their practice
healthy.
Without question, the change
being made today by leading providers will reshape what it means to
provide care to patients in the most
effective, convenient and practical
manner possible. Before remote monitoring solutions were available, it was
Keep your chin up
and neck straight
with Infinity VUE
By Designs for Vision Staff
n Designs for Vision has several new
and innovative products, including
the Infinity VUE, Panoramic Field and
REVEAL.
Designed to provide a straightforward approach to ergonomics, Infinity VUE loupes are available from
Designs for Vision 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.
You need to try these loupes on to
see (and feel) the difference in your
posture.
During the PDC Virtual
You can see the Visible Difference
yourself by visiting Designs for Vision
in the virtual exhibit hall, or you can
contact the company to arrange a visit
in your office at (800) 345-4009 or info@
dvimail.com.
The new patented Panoramic Field
Loupes (US 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
inconceivable to monitor a patient’s
clear aligner or braces treatment
every single week — but now it is,
and patients can enjoy the benefit of
making only necessary in-practice
visits while providers can leverage
the optimized chair time in any way
they see fit.
For some, that might mean bringing on more patients. For others, it
might mean reducing time in office
without having to take on fewer
patients.
But for all, it means leveraging
technology to reaffirm their motivation for why they began a profession
in dental care.
To be consistent is a question of
why, not how. And when paired with
a digital solutions partner committed
to always finding how to best leverage
emerging technologies for the betterment of dental practices, there’s only
one question left to ask: Where will
DentalMonitoring take your practice?
Infinity VUE
loupes, one
of many
innovations
from Designs
for Vision, are
designed to
help improve
posture.
(Photo/
Provided by
Designs for
Vision)
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than Galilean loupes. Panoramic
Field loupes provide unprecedented
field of view, clarity, definition and
color.
Designs for Vision is also offering REVEAL (US pat. 10215977B1),
which provides hands-free and
fluorescence-enhanced theragnosis
(FET). REVEAL supplies the visual
information to support decision making and facilitate proper treatment
options in cariology, oral hygiene,
periodontology-implantology
and
restorative dentistry.
Another Designs for Vision product is the patented (US pat. 8,851,709
& RE46,463) intuitive response tech-
nology of the Micro IR HDi headlight.
The patented IR feature allows you
to operate the headlight with handsfree 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 is independent of any frame/loupes.
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