161 Ottawa Avenue NW, Suite 301

Grand Rapids, MI 49503

West Michigan District Dental Society is an

ADA CERP Recognized Provider.

2015–2016

CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS

WEST MICHIGAN DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY | 161 OTTAWA AVENUE, NW | SUITE 301 | GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 49503 | FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT ELAINE FLEMING AT 616.234.5605 OR EMAIL EFWMDDS@AOL.COM

WEST MICHIGAN DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY HOLIDAY DINNER AND AWARDS NIGHT

Thursday, December 10, 2015Cascade Hills Country Club | Grand Rapids, MI | Business Attire

WMDDS Award Presentations | 2015 MDA & ADA Life Members 2016 Silent Bell Recipient, Dr. Colette Smiley

PRACTICAL TIPS – FOR THE EVERYDAY ESTHETIC DENTISTPresented by Dr. Robert Margeas

October 23, 2015 | Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park | CE Credits: 7

Dr. Margeas graduated from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in 1986 and completed his AEGD residency the following year. He is currently an adjunct professor in the Department of Operative Dentistry at the University of Iowa. He is board certified by the American Board of Operative Dentistry and is Diplomate of the American Board of Aesthetics, a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, American Society for Dental Aesthetics, and International Team of Oral Implantologists (ITI). He has written numerous articles on esthetic and implant dentistry and lectures and presents hands-on courses nationally and internationally. He serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of Inside Dentistry,

Compendium, and is a contributing editor to Dentistry Today and Oral Health in Canada. Dr. Margeas maintains a full-time private practice, focusing on comprehensive restorative and implant dentistry in Des Moines, Iowa.

This lecture is designed for today’s esthetically-minded, real world dentist and staff that need to be efficient in order to be profitable. Dr. Margeas will review dozens of direct and indirect clinical cases step-by-step, that are done in real time on an everyday basis. These include: porcelain veneers from preparation, provisionalization, and cementation; direct composite resin veneers; class IV restorations; diastema closure; peg laterals; and porcelain repair. Learn how to create perfect pontic sites following extraction. Simplified implant techniques and coordinating treatment with your surgeon for immediate extraction, placement and provisionalization using the patient’s natural tooth on the day of placement. Diagnosing and treating the worn dentition will be explained with different treatment options that will allow staging of treatment over several years to allow patients to complete comprehensive dentistry. The techniques learned can be incorporated into your practice immediately for increased profitability. Participants should walk out with a strand, rather than a pearl, following the practical and honest presentation from a full-time practitioner.

Learning Objectives• You will learn how to properly layer, finish, and polish composite resins that mimic nature.• Provisionalize with cement or screw retained restoration immediately following

implant placement.• Learn how to provisionalize if the implant is not stable with a fixed appliance.• Porcelain veneers from preparation, provisionalization, and cementation.• Learn how to diagnose and treat the worn dentition with different treatment options.• Know when to bond restorations vs. cement.• Understand the differences in zirconia and lithium disilicate and how to treat them.

WHY ARE WOMEN SO STRANGE & MEN SO WEIRD? HOW TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY AND WORK WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX

Presented by Bruce Christopher

January 29, 2016 | Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park | CE Credits: 7

Psychologist and humorist, Bruce Christopher, is America’s foremost “Enter-Trainer” today. He has earned this distinction because of his high-energy style and humorous presentation of his material. He is a licensed psychologist holding degrees in Professional Psychology and Interpersonal Communication from the University of Minnesota and the University of St. Thomas. Bruce is a credentialed professional speaker and trainer. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, the National Speakers Association, and is a practicing supervising clinical psychologist. He has Enter-Trained audiences nationally and internationally because of his humorous approach to today’s hot topics which impact

our personal, professional, and practice lives. He combines excellent content with loads of laughter and contagious comedy. His mission is: “Laugh ’til you cry ... Learn ’til you change!”

It is no doubt that communication runs your practice! “Why Are Women So Strange & Men So Weird?” takes a very humorous look at how men and women think, speak, and make decisions differently. This program will increase your “Practice Savvy” and make you more effective when communicating, motivating, managing, or presenting to the opposite sex.

Key Topics: This training program will enable you to: • Explore how men and women think, speak, and decide differently.• Apply strategies for increasing communication effectiveness and success.• Learn Ten Tips for getting better results when presenting to the opposite sex.• Maximize the inherent strengths of both men and women to empower the practice.• Defuse potential conflict situations by understanding the underlying gender-specific

differences which “fuel the fire of fights.”• Learn practical speaking tools for male and female colleagues to motivate and maximize

their talents and skills.• Discover the R’s for rapids deployment of a re-energized office.• Increase your ability to manage, motivate, and work with people of the opposite sex.• Results — Your people and your practice will realize these benefits:

— Increase communication effectiveness and recapture lost time from the clutches of communication mis-fires.

— Increase conflict resolution skills and apply a strategy that really works at work.— Reduce the potential for miscommunication.— Create a re-energized working environment and a positive practice culture.— Dazzle your patients by learning how to speak their language.— Increase case acceptance rates.

WEST MICHIGAN DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY | 161 OTTAWA AVENUE, NW | SUITE 301 | GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 49503 | FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT ELAINE FLEMING AT 616.234.5605 OR EMAIL EFWMDDS@AOL.COM

WEST MICHIGAN DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY | 161 OTTAWA AVENUE, NW | SUITE 301 | GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 49503 | FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT ELAINE FLEMING AT 616.234.5605 OR EMAIL EFWMDDS@AOL.COM

DOUBLE YOUR PRODUCTION TOMORROWPresented by Wendy Briggs, RDH, and Dr. John Meis

March 25, 2016 | Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park | CE Credits: 7

Wendy Briggs, RDH, is the President of The Team Training Institute, a worldwide practice consulting firm which excels in increasing entire practice profitability and improving oral hygiene systems. Wendy has a unique perspective on the role of the hygienist within a dental practice. She has proved to be a top-producer within the field, and has coached countless other hygienists to do the same.

An accomplished public speaker, Wendy lectures internationally. She is a published author for the Journal of Practical Dental Hygiene and the AGD Impact. Wendy is a contributing educator for the Dawson Academy and a recommended Hygiene Consultant for Henry Schein. Wendy brings with her the enthusiasm and excitement of a new era for dentistry.

Dr. John Meis is a partner in more than 100 dental practices. His personal practices have grown to tremendous heights and are serving more patients than ever before. He is bringing his unique experiences and understanding of what is succeeding in the dental industry today to you with this course. You will learn strategies to compete in the corporate era of dentistry, and how to win the insurance battle … all of his practices accept insurance assignment and participate with PPO’s.

This information-packed seminar with John and Wendy will reveal:• Avoiding the biggest mistake most practices make with a new patient’s first visit —

this can cost you at least one patient a day.• The secret to serving PPO patients without losing money.• The fool-proof way to fill holes in your schedule.• How to maximize the three critical roles of hygiene and why neglecting these roles is

costing you over $100,000 a year.• Three simple ways to increase service to your patients and increase hygiene production

by $100,000 in the next 12 months.• Why now — more than ever — you must have a foolproof way to give patients what they

want or they will simply choose another dentist.• The nine words to ensure 99% acceptance of your treatment plan.• Why your current set-up may be costing you $$$ without you even knowing.• A simple trick that enables you to add 30% to your daily production.• Why the ability to uncover this hidden profit is the most important skill you can learn

this year.• The biggest mistake doctors make when trying to implement same-day dentistry in their

practice and how you can easily avoid this.

On behalf of the West Michigan District Dental Society, I would like to welcome you to our continuing education program series. Our 2015-2016 programs will be informative, insightful and entertaining. There’s literally something for everyone in your office.

The goal of our program committee is to bring to you a variety of quality programs and speakers, and the ones we are bringing here to West Michigan are highly sought after, have many years of experience and are well-respected in the world of dentistry. Being able to stay close to home and fulfill your continuing education requirements ends

up being a real bargain, and Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is a wonderful venue to host the programs. We are happy to announce that all three programs will be offered in this terrific jewel of Grand Rapids.

We appreciate your continued support and attendance at our events and hope that you choose to attend as many of this year’s seminars that you can. Please remember to include your staff when registering for the programs. We can all benefit by keeping up with the latest innovations, materials, and techniques. These programs are a real value, and I hope you take advantage of getting such a good bang for your CE dollars.

Here’s to a great year of continuing education. See you all at the next meeting.

Leonard J. Bartoszewicz, DDS WMDDS Program Chairman 2015-2016

REGISTRATION FLYERS WILL BE SENT TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO EACH PROGRAM

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS WHO HAVE HELPED TO MAKE THESE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO US.

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