Annual Session and World Marketplace Exhibition 2008 Preliminary Program

JOIN US IN SAN ANTONIO On behalf of your colleagues and the American Dental Association, we encourage you to attend the 2008 Annual Session in San Antonio, Texas, October 16-19. In this fast-paced world, making time to attend a meeting is an important decision—often based on the expectation of a strong return on investment. The 2008 Annual Session is guaranteed to be the one meeting you cannot afford to miss! Join your colleagues to experience creative new learning opportunities and unique events that will give you the resources you need to achieve your goals, including: • Only at the ADA—cutting-edge educational opportunities including ADA365.org, the Live Operatory Center and Education in the Round; • The World Marketplace Exhibition, showcasing new products and services from more than 650 industry leaders; • The ADA General Sessions and Distinguished Speaker Series, featuring former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, and ABC news correspondent Bob Woodruff and his wife Lee, authors of In An Instant; • And the ADA’s Rockin’ Rodeo and Barbeque, a fun and affordable evening event perfect for the dental team and family members. The site of this year’s meeting, San Antonio is known as “the heart of Texas,” where history meets the modern world and visitors enjoy an almost endless diversity of golf courses and spas, museums, shopping and dining opportunities. The beautiful Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center is located steps from the Alamo and directly on the city’s famous River Walk, featuring three miles of cobbled walkways for you to explore. Make the investment and reap the rewards. Register today for the 2008 ADA Annual Session. We’ll see you in San Antonio! 2008 ADA ANNUAL SESSION HENRY B. GONZALEZ CONVENTION CENTER SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Scientiﬁc Sessions: Thursday, Oct. 16 - Sunday, Oct. 19 World Marketplace Exhibition: Thursday, Oct. 16 - Saturday, Oct. 18 TABLE OF CONTENTS AADA Brunch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 ADA Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Alumni and Professional Associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 American Dental Assistants Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 American Student Dental Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Children’s Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Continuing Education ADA365 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 ADA/DENTSPLY Student Clinician Program . . . . . . . . . 33 Dental Oﬃce Design Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Live Operatory Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Education in the Round . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Educational Tracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Multimedia Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Wednesday Continuing Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Thursday Courses-at-a-Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Thursday Continuing Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Friday Courses-at-a-Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Friday Continuing Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Saturday Courses-at-a-Glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Saturday Continuing Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Sunday Courses-at-a-Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Sunday Continuing Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Speakers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Translation (Spanish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Distinguished Speaker Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 General Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Health Screening, ADA Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Hotel Amenity Grid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Hotel Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 House of Delegates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 International Attendee Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Presidential Gala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Professional Product Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Registration Categories, Codes and Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Important Dates and Deadlines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Registration and Hotel Reservations Form . . . . . . . . 116 Restaurant Reservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Rodeo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 San Antonio City Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Satellite Symposia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Schedule of Events (preliminary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Special Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Tour Registration Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Tours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Travel and Transportation to San Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . 100 World Marketplace Exhibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 World Marketplace Exhibitors List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Use the Daily Planner on Page 7 to plan your trip to San Antonio. We would like to thank the San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau for providing many of the photos used in this program. MARK J. FELDMAN, DMD President, American Dental Association DENNIS D. SHINBORI, DDS Chair, Council on ADA Sessions 2008 COUNCIL ON ADA SESSIONS DENNIS D. SHINBORI 2008 Chair, Council on ADA Sessions ROBERT L. SKINNER 2009 Chair Designate, Council on ADA Sessions PHILIP E. SMITH Subcommittee Chair, Exhibitor Relations EDWARD H. “CHIP” MOHME STEPHEN W. CARSTENSEN JAMES K. FELDMAN 2008 Program Chair 2009 Program Chair Subcommittee Chair, Programs PAMELA S. BERLANGA 2008 General Chair, Committee on Local Arrangements CALBERT M. LUM 2009 General Chair, Committee on Local Arrangements A. TED TWESME Subcommittee Chair, Local Arrangements and Meeting Logistics JEANNE M. NICOLETTE 2008 Board Liaison GARY K. DUBIN Subcommittee Chair, Visioning and Strategic Planning J. CHRISTOPHER SMITH 2008 Liaison, Committee on the New Dentist BROOKE Z. LOFTIS 2008 Liaison, American Student Dental Association MARY BETH DUNN JOHN T. FREY RONALD K. HEIER KEVIN M. LAING RISÉ L. LYMAN HUTSON E. MCCORKLE MICHAEL D. MEDOVIC MICHAEL C. REMES JOHN R. WILLIAMS REGISTER TODAY AT www.ada.org/goto/session 1 http://ADA365.org http://www.ada.org/goto/session

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Table of Contents Schedule of Events (preliminary) San Antonio City Information General Sessions Distinguished Speaker Series Rodeo Alumni and Professional Associations American Dental Assistants Association Presidential Gala AADA Brunch House of Delegates World Marketplace Exhibition World Marketplace Exhibitors List Health Screening, ADA Foundation Restaurant Reservations Professional Product Review ADA Pavilion Satellite Symposia Continuing Education ADA365 Live Operatory Center Education in the Round ADA/DENTSPLY Student Clinician Program Dental Office Design Competition American Student Dental Association Multimedia Recording Educational Tracks Translation (Spanish) Wednesday Continuing Education Thursday Courses-at-a-Glance Thursday Continuing Education Friday Courses-at-a-Glance Friday Continuing Education General Information Saturday Courses-at-a-Glance Saturday Continuing Education Sunday Courses-at-a-Glance Sunday Continuing Education Speakers Index Travel and Transportation to San Antonio Hotel Map Hotel Amenity Grid Tours Children’s Program International Attendee Information Important Dates and Deadlines Categories, Codes and Fees Registration and Hotel Reservations Form Tour Registration Form Contact Information Special Assistance

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