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COURSES 2019-2020
Join us for our series of lectures at a new site -
Maple Hill Farm Inn and Conference Center!
Package Plans and individual registration available!
2019-2020 MDA CE page 1
2019-2020
Courses
Package Plan
The MDA’s Continuing Education Committee
is pleased to offer selected presentations
Sign up for courses by for dentists and allied personnel. Package
filling out the registration Plans include many outstanding courses,
both at Maple Hill Farm Inn and Conference
form included in Center, and at the 2020 Convention. Package
this brochure, or by Plan rates offer considerable savings over
going to the MDA’s registration fees for individual programs. You
may register for individual courses, but the
NEW CE WEBSITE Dentist Package Plan offers an over 50%
www.medentalce.org savings or over $170 per course. Hygienists/
assistants/staff members and allied dental
and registering online! team members save over $30 each on the
courses in their Package Plans.
WHAT IS THE PACKAGE PLAN? The Package Plan offers a group of courses
(7 for dentists, 4 for hygienists/assistants/staff members) that you can sign up
for in advance at a fixed price.
CAN I SIGN UP FOR COURSES INDIVIDUALLY? Yes, you absolutely can!
The prices for individual courses are listed on the registration form and online.
The Maine Dental Association MDA CE Course Weather Cancellation Policy
is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider
NOTE: The ONLY reason a course might be cancelled is if the speaker
does not arrive.
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association
to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers • The Maine Dental Association will try to determine the possibility
of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve of cancellation of a course the day before
or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply
acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. • If needed, a message with event information will be recorded on
The Maine Dental Association designates these activities the phone line at the MDA Office (207-622-7900) and will also be
for one to six continuing education credits.
Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed
placed at www.medentalce.org
to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing
Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP. If you have any doubts concerning the possibility of cancellation,
Accepted Program Provider call the MDA Office or go to www.mededentalce.org.
FAGD / MAGD Credit
05/01/2018 to 06/30/2021
2019-2020 MDA CE page 2
MDA 2019-2020 MDA CE Course Registration
REGISTER AND PAY FOR COURSES ONLINE AT WWW.MEDENTALCE.ORG
The Package Plan/CE registration form included in this brochure is for dentists, hygienists/assistants/
staff members, and allied dental team members. Please duplicate forms for each participant.
2019-2020 Maine Dental Association Continuing Education Schedule
(* = Hygienist/Assistant/Staff Member and Allied Dental Team Member Package Plan Courses)
DENTIST PACKAGE PLAN INCLUDES ALL COURSES EXCEPT LOW DOG
• September 20, 2019 - Getting To ‘YES’ ... Then What? - Dr. Kevin Muench (Maple Hill Farm Inn and
Conference Center, Hallowell)
• October 11, 2019 - All TMJ Patients are NUTS, Right? How to Evaluate, Diagnose, and Treat the Most
Common TMJ Problems/Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Looking Beyond The Teeth and Saving Lives -
Dr. Jamison Spencer (Maple Hill Farm Inn and Conference Center, Hallowell)
• November 22, 2019 - Emerging Trends and Hot Topics for the Entire Dental Team - Dr. Cathy Turbyne
(Maple Hill Farm Inn and Conference Center, Hallowell)*
• December 6, 2019 - The Impact of Alternative Medicine on Clinical Dentistry: Complimentary or
Conflicting?/Update on Oral Health Products: How to Make Informed Choices - Karen Baker (Maple Hill
Farm Inn and Conference Center, Hallowell)*
• March 13, 2020 - Elevating Your Everyday Restorative Practice - All About Direct Restorations -
Dr. Marcos Vargas (Maple Hill Farm Inn and Conference Center, Hallowell)
• April 10, 2020 - Oral Ulcers, Erosions and Red Lesions: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment/The
Cancer Patient in Your Practice/Oral White Lesions: Diagnosis and Management in the 21st Century -
Dr. Sook Bin Woo (Maple Hill Farm Inn and Conference Center, Hallowell)*
• May 29, 2020 - Integrative Approaches to Pain/Life Is Your Best Medicine - Dr. Tieraona Low Dog
(MDA Convention, Samoset Resort, Rockport)* (NOT PART OF DENTIST PACKAGE PLAN)
• May 30, 2020 - 25 Shades of Grey and a Whole Lot Less Risqué/Great Cases with New Faces -
Dr. John Svirsky (MDA Convention, Samoset Resort, Rockport)
You will be required to register for courses for the MDA Convention on a SEPARATE CONVENTION
REGISTRATION FORM. There will also be a $25 registration fee for attending the convention. You
must register for the convention to attend the courses, even if you signed up for a package plan.
2020 MDA Convention registration information will be mailed and available at a later date.
Course Attendees PLEASE NOTE:
• Lunch is included for all courses. Attendance must be confirmed at least a week before the program.
Confirmations received after the previous Friday can not be guaranteed lunch.
• Please remember that it is your responsibility to make note of verification code(s) in order to prove your
attendance at MDA continuing education courses. Codes are not given out at any other time other than when
the morning and/or afternoon sessions are completed. Keep verification forms for your records.
• Your name badge will be available for you to pick up at the first course you attend. Name badges will not be
mailed. If you will be attending courses held as part of the MDA Convention, a separate name badge and any
tickets will be available for pickup there.
• Attendees will be sent confirmation emails/notices or reminders prior to each course. Please help the MDA
put together as accurate a head count as possible, and respond, if needed.
• Individual course cancellations will be accepted until two weeks before the program, less a $15 processing
fee. Another staff member may be substituted. There will be no refunds on package plans.
• Package Plan dentists cannot send a substitute dentist in their place.
• Handouts the speaker makes available prior to the course will be available on the MDA website.
2019-2020 MDA CE page 3
September 20, 2019
• Maple Hill Farm Inn and Conference Center, 11 Inn Road, Hallowell
• 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (registration begins at 8:30 am)
• Lunch included only if attendance is confirmed in advance
• Handouts, if made available, can be downloaded from the MDA website
Included in Dentists Package Plan
Getting To ‘YES’ ... Then What?
(6 hours) Disclosures: None
Kevin Muench, DMD
This course will demonstrate the systems and concepts of the Pankey Mann Schuyler system of occlusal
rehabilitation through case presentations. Patient development and engagement is a system and/or process with
the end objective being patient health … whole health.
Course Objectives: Attendees will learn
• A process that will help heighten the clinician’s awareness of the impact of recognizing that “teeth are part of a
system” and objective assessment of the system can and should drive the treatment plan
• The systems and concepts of the Pankey Mann Schuyler system of occlusal rehabilitation through case
presentations
• How to utilize a bite splint as a means of engaging the patient in a developmental process to shift a patient’s
awareness and learning as they ask for a higher level of care.
• How involving the patient in this process will create engagement that can build both confidence in the process
for the patient, but, more importantly, in patients’ recognition that their involvement in the process will/can
markedly impact their comfort well beyond “I feel better” or “that looks nice”
Dr. Kevin Muench started in private practice in 1988. He graduated from Boston College in 1980
with a bachelor’s degree in biology, and, in 1987, graduated from University of Medicine and
Dentistry of New Jersey with honors. Dr. Muench completed his general practice residency at Newark
Beth Israel Medical Center. In 1993, Dr. Muench received a fellowship in the Academy of General
Dentistry, and in 2002, received a masters in the Academy. He is an alumnus of the Pankey Institute
in Key Biscayne, FL. He has taught residents at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center since 2009. His
memberships include the American Equilibration Society and the American Academy of Dental Sleep
Medicine. He is an active participant in several study clubs, and is a member to the Pankey Advisory Board. Dr.
Muench resides and practices in Maplewood, NJ.
2019-2020 MDA CE page 4
October 11, 2019
• Maple Hill Farm Inn and Conference Center, 11 Inn Road, Hallowell
• 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (registration begins at 8:30 am)
• Lunch included only if attendance is confirmed in advance
• Handouts, if made available, can be downloaded from the MDA website
Included in Dentists Package Plan
All TMJ Patients are NUTS, Right? How to Evaluate,
Diagnose, and Treat the Most Common TMJ
Problems/Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Looking
Beyond The Teeth and Saving Lives
(6 hours)
Disclosures: Easy Airway/Silent Sleep
Jamison Spencer, DMD, MS
This course will cover two topics in separate three-hour blocks.
All TMJ Patients are NUTS, Right? How to Evaluate, Diagnose, and Treat the Most Common TMJ Problems: In this
lecture, Dr. Spencer will review the relevant anatomy and discuss simple examination, diagnosis and treatment
techniques that will allow you to STUN your next TMJD patients with your understanding of their issues, and allow
you to help many more people.
All TMJ Patients are NUTS, Right? How to Evaluate, Diagnose, and Treat the Most Common TMJ Problems
Course Objectives: Attendees will
• Review and remember the relevant anatomy of the head and neck
• Understand principles of examination and evaluation for TMD
• Have a straightforward way to diagnose the most common TM disorders
• Understand treatments for the most common TM disorders
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Looking Beyond The Teeth and Saving Lives: In this lecture, Dr. Spencer will review the
basics of normal sleep, snoring, and obstructive sleep apnea in adults and children. He will also cover diagnosis
and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, including the dentist’s role and appliance selection. If you or someone
close to you may have sleep apnea (like your patients), you owe it to yourself and them to take this course and
potentially change, or literally save, their lives.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Looking Beyond The Teeth and Saving Lives
Course Objectives: Attendees will
• Understand normal sleep and how to improve sleep
• Understand how obstructive sleep apnea affects adults and children
• Become familiar with the dental aspects of screening for obstructive sleep apnea
• Recognize how to choose the best oral appliance for your specific patient
• Understand how to avoid problems and minimize side effects of oral appliance therapy
Dr. Jamison Spencer is the director of the Center for Sleep Apnea and TMJ in Boise, ID, and the
director of Dental Sleep Medicine for Lane and Associates Family Dentistry in Raleigh, NC. He is
a past president of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, a Diplomate of the American Board
of Craniofacial Pain, a diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, a diplomate of
the American Board of Craniofacial Dental Sleep Medicine, and has a masters degree in craniofacial
pain from Tufts University. He taught head and neck anatomy at Boise State University, and is adjunct
faculty at the University of the Pacific and University of North Carolina dental schools. Dr. Spencer
lectures locally, nationally and internationally on TMD, dental sleep medicine, and head and neck anatomy.
2019-2020 MDA CE page 5
November 22, 2019
• Maple Hill Farm Inn and Conference Center, 11 Inn Road, Hallowell
• 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (registration begins at 8:30 am)
• Lunch included only if attendance is confirmed in advance
• Handouts, if made available, can be downloaded from the MDA website
Included in Dentists and Hygienists/Assistants/Staff Members Package Plans
Emerging Trends and Hot Topics for the Entire
Dental Team Disclosures: Turbyne & Associates
(6 hours)
Cathy Turbyne, RDH, MS, Ed.D
This course will cover three separate topics.
Emerging Disease Trends, Treatment, Vaccinations and Pharmacology for the Dental Staff
Course Objectives: Attendees will learn
• Emerging trends in subjects including dental stem cell research and applications, guided bone regeneration,
implant surgery/implant failure, CBCT cone beam, CAD/CAM lab cases, botox, laser technology, CDC/OSHA
sterilization, and record-keeping requirements
• Pharmacology that may appear on a patient’s medical history
• Overview of other current and emerging disease trends/concerns for dental care providers, treatments,
vaccinations, and pharmacology
HPV/The Oropharynx Cancer Epidemic
Course Objectives: Attendees will learn
• About HPV from a historical and current statistical perspective
• Why HPV is considered a CDC “public health concern and on the rise,” and what the public knows about HPV
and the oral cancer connection
• How many strains exist, which are cancer-causing, is it curable, and if dentistry should routinely test for it
• The critical role of dental care providers to educate patients and perform a thorough examination for HPV early
detection, recognition, and referral of potential HPV cases
Gluten Intolerance/Sensitivity and Celiac Disease
Course Objectives: Attendees will learn
• Differences between gluten allergy, gluten intolerance, gluten sensitivity, and celiac disease
• The causes and implications of the differences and the applications for oral care
• Research findings about what and whole grains
• How to determine what medical history responses may trigger a thought about a problem with gluten, and what
oral cavity findings will be evident
Dr. Cathy Turbyne is the founder and president of Turbyne & Associates, an OSHA/risk management
and human resource/business management development firm. Her 28 years experience in OSHA
and the human resource field includes corporate human resource and environmental management,
health care and industrial site audits, program and training design, and implementation and
maintenance of compliance/management programs. She is an administrator and examiner for the
Northeast Regional Board of Dental Examiners, a former Instructor at Tufts University School of
Dental Medicine, and past president and life member of the American Dental Hygienists Association.
She is an AGD/PACE-certified instructor.
2019-2020 MDA CE page 6
December 6, 2019
• Maple Hill Farm Inn and Conference Center, 11 Inn Road, Hallowell
• 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (registration begins at 8:30 am)
• Lunch included only if attendance is confirmed in advance
• Handouts, if made available, can be downloaded from the MDA website
Included in Dentists and Hygienists/Assistants/Staff Members Package Plans
The Impact of Alternative Medicine on Clinical
Dentistry: Complimentary or Conflicting?/Update on
Oral Health Products: How to Make Informed Choices
(6 hours)
Karen Baker, RPh, MS Disclosures: None
This course will cover two topics in separate three-hour blocks.
The Impact of Alternative Medicine on Clinical Dentistry: Complimentary or Conflicting?: The resurgence of
herbal medicine has produced confusion and conflict among health care providers and patients alike. Dental
professionals must avoid making negative generalizations about alternative therapies, in order to stay involved in
the therapeutic decision-making process. During this program, the herbal landscape will be discussed.
The Impact of Alternative Medicine on Clinical Dentistry: Complimentary or Conflicting?
Course Objectives: Attendees should be able to
• Buy and use a science-based herbal reference and recommend information sources for patients
• Describe valid medical uses for the top twenty systemic herbal medications
• Recognize the dental impact of common systemic herbal medications and dietary supplements
• Select specific herbal oral health products with reasonable claims and safe ingredients
Update on Oral Health Products: How to Make Informed Choices: Patients ask you questions about home use
dental products more frequently than they ask about any other oral health subject. They need professional
guidance now more than ever in making the best choices, based on their unique set of circumstances. Professor
Baker will compare manufacturer claims and objective clinical data concerning chemotherapeutic products
for gingivitis and calculus reduction. The safety and effectiveness of controversial ingredients/practices will be
reviewed in this entertaining, yet comprehensive evaluation of homecare dental product information.
Update on Oral Health Products: How to Make Informed Choices
Course Objectives: Attendees should be able to
• Select a dentifrice for a specific patient based on type of fluoride, gingivitis or calculus reduction, abrasiveness,
cleaning ability, and safety with chronic use
• Choose the most effective chemical treatments for halitosis
• Evaluate mouthwashes based on pH, mineralization, alcohol content, and therapeutic effect
• Recognize how to choose the best oral appliance for your specific patient
• Manage a patient with drug-induced xerostomia and/or idiopathic or iatrogenic mucositis
Karen Baker has been on the Dental College faculty at the University of Iowa for 38 years and
occupies a unique role in dental practice and education. She is a clinical pharmacist with a master’s
degree in clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, and is focused on patient-specific dental drug
therapy. She has given well over 1,000 invited programs nationally and internationally, and holds
memberships in many dental and clinical pharmacology and therapeutics organizations. Her dental
education-based pharmacy and drug therapy consultation center is the only one in the United States.
She has authored more than 50 articles and abstracts, and lectures extensively in pre-doctoral and
graduate courses at the University of Iowa.
2019-2020 MDA CE page 7
March 13, 2020
• Maple Hill Farm Inn and Conference Center, 11 Inn Road, Hallowell
• 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (registration begins at 8:30 am)
• Lunch included only if attendance is confirmed in advance
• Handouts, if made available, can be downloaded from the MDA website
Included in Dentists Package Plan
Elevating Your Everyday Restorative Practice -
All About Direct Restorations Disclosures: None
(6 hours)
Marcos Vargas, DDS, MS
Direct resin composites are a very important part of any dental practice nowadays. These restorations provide
patients with minimally invasive restorations that preserve tooth structure, while providing esthetics, longevity,
and function - they are personally rewarding and cost-effective. However, dental practitioners face difficulties
while bonding and placing these restorations. This presentation will provide tips and techniques for predictable
and sensitivity-free bonded restorations in daily practice, and it will provide guidelines for shade selection, cavity
preparation, layering style, and how to achieve proximal contacts and contouring and polishing to obtain functional
and esthetic restorations. A step-by-step approach will be used to present how to achieve excellence in bonding
and obtain excellence in direct restorations, including Class IVs, diastema closure, and direct resin veneers.
Course Objectives: Attendees will learn how to
• Predictably select shade for anterior resin composite restorations
• Perform cavity preparations conducive to blending
• Layer anterior composites
• Contour and polish anterior resin composites
Dr. Marcos Vargas attended Cayetano Heredia University School of Dentistry in Lima, Peru, and
graduated in 1985. He spent two years, 1990 to 1992, in the AEGD program at the Eastman Dental
Center in Rochester, NY. Dr. Vargas received his certificate and masters degree in operative dentistry in
1994 at the University of Iowa, where he is currently a professor in the Department of Family Dentistry.
His primary research interests are in the area of dental materials, including glass ionomers, dentin
bonding, composite resins, and esthetic dentistry. He has been recognized for his expertise of direct
restorative treatment procedures, and conducts numerous lectures and hands-on seminars nationally
and internationally. He has published extensively in the areas of dental adhesion and resin composites for almost
30 years. He maintains a private practice limited to restorative dentistry, with an emphasis on esthetic dentistry.
2019-2020 MDA CE page 8
April 10, 2020
• Maple Hill Farm Inn and Conference Center, 11 Inn Road, Hallowell
• 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (registration begins at 8:30 am)
• Lunch included only if attendance is confirmed in advance
• Handouts, if made available, can be downloaded from the MDA website
Included in Dentists and Hygienists/Assistants/Staff Members Package Plans
Oral Ulcers, Erosions and Red Lesions: Differential
Diagnosis and Treatment/The Cancer Patient in
Your Practice/Oral White Lesions: Diagnosis and
Management in the 21st Century
(6 hours)
Sook-Bin Woo, DMD, MMSc Disclosures: Bristol-Myers Squibb,
An Atlas of Oral Pathology
This course will cover three separate topics.
Oral Ulcers, Erosions and Red Lesions: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Course Objectives: Attendees will
• Learn how to differentiate between traumatic, immune-mediated, autoimmune and infectious ulcers
• Know how to perform a biopsy and when to use a special transport medium
• Learn how to use topical steroids in their practice with ease
• Receive an update on new therapies for blistering diseases
The Cancer Patient in Your Practice
Course Objectives: Attendees will
• Learn how to prepare their patient for cancer therapy, including bisphosphonate therapy
• Be able to diagnose and manage complications of cancer therapy, including radiation therapy
• Be familiar with complications of standard chemotherapy and new targeted therapies
Oral White Lesions: Diagnosis and Management in the 21st Century
Course Objectives: Attendees will
• Be able to discriminate between traumatic white lesions, lichen planus and leukoplakia, the most common
precancerous lesion
• Learn how to treat lichen planus using topical steroids
• Understand what the prognosis of leukoplakia is in terms of cancer development and how to manage patients
Dr. Sook-Bin Woo is an associate professor and graduate program director for oral and maxillofacial
pathology at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She received her oral pathology training at Indiana
University and Harvard University, her head and neck pathology training at Long Island Jewish Medical
Center, and her oral medicine training at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is board certified in
both oral and maxillofacial pathology and oral medicine, and is in active practice in both specialties.
She is co-director of the Center for Oral Pathology at StrataDx Inc. in Lexington, MA. Dr. Woo’s
interests and the focuses of her research are mucosal disease, precancerous conditions, especially in
relationship to HPV and treatment using immunotherapy, and the oral side effects of biologic agents and targeted
therapies. She has published many articles. She is a sought-after speaker locally, nationally and internationally.
She received the Distinguished Senior Faculty Award from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 2012.
2019-2020 MDA CE page 9
May 29, 2020 - MDA Convention - Samoset Resort, Rockport
Included in Hygienists/Assistants/Staff Members Package Plan
Integrative Approaches to Pain/
Life Is Your Best Medicine
(6 hours)
Tieraona Low Dog, MD Disclosures: Dr. Low Dog’s Apothecary LLC
This course will cover two topics in separate three-hour blocks.
Integrative Approaches to Pain: Data show that more than 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain -
more than those with heart disease, cancer, and diabetes combined. While opioids are powerful allies in the
management of pain, the risk of addiction, depression, central hypogonadism, sleep-disordered breathing,
infections, cognitive impairment, falls, non-vertebral fractures, and mortality are increased in populations taking
these medications long-term. Clinicians should be aware of the evidence of efficacy and safety for the use of
complementary and integrative approaches to the management of pain, including an understanding of which
conditions might be most amenable to these interventions.
Integrative Approaches to Pain
Course Objectives: Attendees will be able to
• Discuss the pros and cons of prescription drugs used for pain management
• Describe the benefits and risks of using over-the-counter analgesic medications
• Describe the evidence and risks of dietary supplements commonly used by patients for pain management
• Describe three strategies to enhance the patient experience using non-pharmacologic pain management
solutions
Life Is Your Best Medicine: Modern science is now confirming what many indigenous peoples long believed, that
much of our health and vitality comes from the way we live our lives, and from the choices that we make each and
every day. It has also confirmed that our resiliency, our ability to bounce back and move forward, is stronger when
we are physically, emotionally and spiritually nourished.
Life Is Your Best Medicine
Course Objectives: Attendees will be able to
• Discuss the effects of chronic stress on work performance and risk for depression, anxiety, heart disease, and
other disease
• Describe how meditation, physical activity, rest, music, and other lifestyle factors can positively impact physical
and emotional health
• Identify strategies for reducing fatigue, improving sleep, and increasing emotional well-being
• Describe three ways to improve their nutrition
Dr. Tieraona Low Dog is a physician, author, and educator. She practiced herbal medicine, midwifery,
massage therapy, and martial arts before earning her medical degree from the University of New
Mexico School of Medicine. She is one of the foremost experts in the United States on the safe and
appropriate use of botanical remedies and dietary supplements. She has overseen the evaluation
panel for supplement/botanical safety for United States Pharmacopeia, including joint reviews with
the Department of Defense, for the past 20 years. Dr. Low Dog has published 54 research articles
in medical/science journals, and written 24 chapters for medical textbooks. She has been honored
with many awards from academia, public health, and industry throughout her 40-year career. She has been invited
to speak at more than 600 conferences, with her message of healthy nutrition, sensible dietary supplement use,
integrative medicine, compassionate care, and deep ecology. She has authored five books, including four with
National Geographic - Fortify Your Life, Healthy at Home, Life is Your Best Medicine, and Guide to Medicinal Herbs.
Dr. Low Dog lives on a small ranch in the mountains outside of Santa Fe, NM.
Registration information will be available separately.
2019-2020 MDA CE page 10May 30, 2020 - MDA Convention - Samoset Resort, Rockport
Included in Dentists Package Plan
25 Shades of Grey and a Whole Lot Less Risqué/
Great Cases with New Faces
(6 hours)
John Svirsky, DDS, M.Ed. Disclosures: Procter & Gamble
This course will cover two topics in separate three-hour blocks.
25 Shades of Grey and a Whole Lot Less Risqué: This radiology review course has a number of common cases,
in addition to some interesting unusual cases thrown in to keep the audience on their “toes.” The emphasis will be
a review of common radiolucent and radiopaque lesions. Get ready to learn, laugh, and make a difference in the
diagnosis and treatment of oral diseases.
25 Shades of Grey and a Whole Lot Less Risqué
Course Objectives: Attendees will be able to
• Demonstrate a logical approach to diagnosis and treatment of common radiolucent lesions found on radiographs
• Demonstrate a logical approach to diagnosis and treatment of common radiopaque lesions found on radiographs
• Recognize the common radiographic lesion found in dental practices
Great Cases with New Faces: This new, interactive course will present a potpourri of interesting cases seen by
Dr. Svirsky, or emailed to him over the past few years. In this course, participants learn how to describe a lesion,
develop a differential diagnosis, and treat the condition. Dr. Svirsky will show how he approaches cases and
arrives at a diagnosis. The audience will help Dr. Svirsky to diagnose them, as he plays the patient. Some unusual
“things” might pop up!
Great Cases with New Faces
Course Objectives: Attendees will
• Develop a logical approach to the diagnosis of oral lesions
• Learn to describe and develop a differential diagnosis of various clinical cases
• Learn to treat selected oral diseases and distinguish “good from bad”
Dr. John Svirsky is a board-certified oral and maxillofacial pathologist at Virginia Commonwealth
University in Richmond, VA. Dr. Svirsky has developed a broad background in research, published
numerous articles in dental literature, and earned a master’s degree in adult education. He is a
sought-after speaker, with an international reputation as an informative and entertaining lecturer.
He is an honorary member of the Thomas P. Hinman Dental Society, and has received a presidential
citation from the American Dental Association for significant contributions to the health of the public
and the profession of dentistry. In 2012, he received the William J. Gies Award from the Greater New
York Dental Meeting for contributions to oral health.The Alumni Association of Virginia Commonwealth University
chose Dr. Svirsky to receive the 2013 Outstanding Alumnus Award. In 2015, he received the Distinguished Service
Award from the Dawson Academy for advancement of the dental profession through research, publication, and
education, and has been awarded an honorary membership in the American Academy of Oral Medicine.
Registration information will be available separately.
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THE MDA’S CE COURSES WILL BE
AT A NEW VENUE IN 2019-2020!
MAPLE HILL FARM INN
AND CONFERENCE
CENTER, HALLOWELL
The Maine Dental Association is excited
to be offering its 2019-2020 continuing
education series at a new location -
Maple Hill Farm Inn and Conference
Center in Hallowell, as part of our effort
to reinvigorate existing MDA programs and
continue to meet the educational needs
of our members. Maple Hill Farm Inn
and Conference Center offers charming,
state-of-the-art meeting facilities, with
ample parking, in a setting that includes
130 acres of hayfields and woods. There
is free wireless high-speed internet
available. Maple Hill Farm Inn and
Conference Center sits on land that was
settled in the late 1700s. Renovations
from 2001 honor its history, while bringing
the property up to modern standards.
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