General Dentistry Moving Forward in Illinois!

The following are the officers for the Chicago AGD for the 2009 - 2010 year. Imm. Past President             Dr. Cheryl Mora President                             Dr. Maryam Hafezi Vice President                     Dr. Robert Kozelka Secretary                             Dr. Carolyn Demas Treasurer                             Dr. Muzammil Saeed Editor                                  Dr. Ausrine Schneider Repositor                             Dr. William Wax Director                               Dr. Howard Cooper Director                               Dr. Steven Theodosis Director                               Dr. Evan Goodman Director                               Dr. Roy Guster Director                               Dr. Raymond Moy Director                               Dr. Scott Miller There will be an election of officers for the 2010 - 2011 year during the lunch hour of the Chicago AGD seminar on May 14, 2010 at Maggiano's in Skokie, IL.  Please view the proposed slate on the Chicago AGD Officers page at this site.

2010 - 2011 Chicago AGD Save the Dates Season           Brochure May 14, 2010  Dr. Charles Girard, Implants, Maggiano's, Skokie, IL Wed.       September 15, 2010   Dr. Brian Vence, Implants (Participation), Maggiano's, Oakbrook, IL Sat.  Fri.        November 5, 2010    Dr. Anthony Lavacca, Cosmetics, Maggiano’s, Oakbrook, IL Fri.                      March 11, 2011   Dr. Bob Convissar, Lasers, Oakbrook Hills Resort, Oakbrook, IL   Fri.        May 13, 2011   Dr. Ira Shapira, Sleep Apnea, Maggiano's, Schaumburg, IL   Chicago Component of the Illinois Academy of General Dentistry   Presents:  Practical Series: Seminar Courses   2009-2010                    (                                                                                                The 1st three in this series were on Sept. 9, 2009  Nov. 6, 2009  & Mar. 12, 2010 Restoratively Driven, Interdisciplinary Powered Treatment Planning: A Protocol For Implant Success! Speaker: Charles Girard, DDS Friday, May 14, 2010 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (registration at 7:30 am) Maggiano’s Little Italy, Skokie, IL 7 hours lecture credit Course Description:  Clinical success depends on many individual small steps.  We should be both amazed and grateful when the results are better than expected!  One wrong move by anyone on the team can jeopardize the desired result.  Co-coordinating a dental team to be consistent, accurate, esthetic, punctual, and complimentary to each other is often left to chance.  Unless you are doing it all (the surgery, laboratory fabrication, and delivery of each case), there is a need for accurate communication to and by everyone involved.  Of all available options, the best person to quarterback the team is the restorative dentist.  The forming of interdisciplinary teams will be outlined.  Methods of communication between team members will be evaluated.  Case studies will aid in enhancing diagnostic/treatment/communication skills from the “bread and butter” single implant to full mouth reconstruction.  Throughout the presentation, evidence based literature will support the protocol. Course Objectives: -Learn how to plan cases systematically -Learn the key elements in restoratively directed implant delivery -Value of diagnosis, diagnostic wax-up, and surgical template -What to look for in a surgeon, periodontist, orthodontist, lab technician -Evaluate forms useful to communication -Protocol for a single implant case -Considerations for implant overdentures -When to consider implants in the adolescent -Learn the value of the immediate provisional -Become familiar with “teeth in a day” implant care and the cone beam CT -Treatment planning the “big” case -Key factors to achieve a positive esthetic result -Key factors to achieve a positive occlusal result -Evaluate a multitude of practical tips -How to involve staff-and how to define a fee.  -Where to find implant patients. About the Speaker: Dr. Charles Girard currently practices four days a week in a general dentistry/ restorative practice in Jackson Michigan.  He has no affiliations with any universities, dental products, or implant manufactures.  A 1974 graduate of the University of Michigan, Dr. Girard is proud to be an L.D. Pankey Alumni, an active member of Dentistry International, member of both the ADA and AGD, and active as Continuing Education Chairman of both the Jackson District Dental Society and the Jackson Study Club.  Currently, The Jackson Study Club is one of only five implant beta research groups in the US.  He has had the privilege of lecturing internationally, as well as co-authoring a one-year hands-on mini-residency curriculum. Registration Form Please print the following: (Leave no blanks) AGD Number ____________________________ Name __________________________________ Email Address ___________________________ (Confirmation of registration will be sent by email) Office Name (If applicable) _____________________ Address ____________________________________ City, State, Zip _______________________________ Business Phone ______________________________ Home or Cell Phone __________________________ Fax Number _________________________________ If more than one person is attending, please list their names and title on a separate sheet of paper o please send me a new AGD member packet Registration Forms: Please fax to 847-823-7960 or mail to: Dr. Robert S. Kozelka 101 S. Washington Suite 124 Park Ridge, IL 60068 Or email to Kozelka@msn.com   Price in Advance Price at Door Dentists $220 $250 Non-AGD Dentist $250 $280 Hygienist $160 $190 Staff/Student $135 $160

The following course is brought to you by Chicago AGD & Illinois AGD: Wednesday, September 15, 2010  8:00 am - 4:00 pm Dr. Brian Vence & BioHorizons will be presenting Implant Participation Course Maggiano's Little Itay, Oakbrook, IL   The IL AGD Annual Meeting will take place over the lunch hour.  The 2011 IL AGD Board of Directors slate will be voted on and a swearing in ceremony will take place.   Biohorizons-Implants Speaker: Dr. Brain Vence, Wednesday, September 15, 2010 8:00am to 4:00pm (Registration at 7:30am) Maggiano's Little Italy Restaurant, Oakbrook, IL 7 hours participation credit Description:   As dentists guiding our patients, we are often faced with restorative decisions that appear to be dilemmas: when to restore, extract and replace? When we choose to replace a tooth, do we choose implants or pontics? Which alternative offers an esthetic advantage, a functional advantage or cost advantage? This course will demonstrate how to surgically manage the soft tissue around a natural tooth, pontic, single implant, and two implants side by side. It will demonstrate soft tissue grooming with provisionals and impression making for the definitive restoration and cover managing soft tissue and biologic width around the BioHorizon implants utilizing the Laser-Lok® microchannels compared to flat top implants, scalloped implants or platform switching. This course includes a guided hands-on portion highlighting the BioHorizon Implant System. Course Objectives: -Communicate with patients when making difficult restorative choices -Determine if a natural tooth may be predictably restored -Surgically manage soft tissue around natural teeth, pontics, and implants -Understand how biologic width is affected by implant design -Become familiar with the BioHorizon implant system About the Speaker: Dr. Vence maintains a private practice in West Dundee, Illinois with a special interest in comprehensive esthetic and restorative dentistry. He received his dental degree in 1985 from the University Of Illinois School Of Dentistry at the Medical Center in Chicago. He completed a hospital residency at the VA Wadsworth-UCLA in 1986 and a miniresidency in TMJ disorders. Dr. Vence founded the Chicago Academy of Interdisciplinary Dentofacial Therapy in 1992, a study club designed to define and promote excellence in dentistry. He has manuscripts published in Quintessence of Dental Technology, Practical Periodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry, The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry and Compendium of Continuing Education. He is a member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, the International College of Dentists and the American College of Dentists. Presented by the Chicago AGD:   The Blue Prints for a Perfect Smile Speaker: Dr. Anthony LaVacca, DMD Friday, November 5, 2010 8:00am to 4:00 pm (Registration at 7:30am) Maggiano's Little Italy Restaurant, Oak Brook, IL 7 hours lecture credit Description: Smile makeovers are becoming more popular due to society's needs and advertising. In turn, our patients are demanding extreme smile makeovers. Cosmetic dentistry is a wonderful service that can have a significant impact on our patient's smile and self-esteem. But when restored without the proper blue prints, they can be devastation for our patient and the treating doctor. This course is intended to provide the dental clinician with concepts and smile blue prints for a perfect smile for long lasting restorations. This will be accomplished through slideshow presentations and interactive group treatment planning. Course Objectives: -Obtain the knowledge to handle difficult esthetic situations -Have basic understanding of sound clinical principles to develop superior esthetics About the Speaker: Dr. LaVacca obtained his DMD at Temple Dental University and is a graduate of Montefiore Medical Center with an Advanced Certificate in Prosthetic Dentistry. He speaks nationally and internationally on different aspects of cosmetic, implant, and prosthetic dentistry. He is the owner of a multi-specialty practice, Naperville Dental Specialists and General Oral Health Care. Dr. LaVacca is the winner of the Naperville Chamber of Commerce and was also voted Best Dentist in Naperville, IL. Lasers in Periodontics and  Restorative Dentistry Speaker: Dr. Robert Convissar, DDS, FAGD Friday, March 11, 2011 8:00am to 4:00pm (Registration at 7:30am) Marriott Oakbrook Hills Resort, Oakbrook, IL 7 hours lecture credit Description: Dentists have a variety of dental lasers and laser wavelengths to choose from. This course will highlight how to choose the proper laser for everyday fixed, removable, and implant prosthetics. It will also cover laser use for non-surgical, surgical, and regenerative periodontics and prosthodontics. Procedures that will be highlighted include: soft and hard tissue crown lengthening, cordless gingival troughing, cosmetic gingival recontouring, altered passive eruption, periimplant soft tissue modification, hard and soft tissue reduction, epulis removal, denture stomatitis, frenectomy, vestibuloplasty, gingivectomy, and hard tissue lasers. Course Objectives: - Understand laser use in periodontics - Understand laser use in prosthetics - Determine which laser is most appropriate for your practice About the Speaker: Dr. Convissar is a pioneer in the field of lasers. He is one of the first dentists to incorporate lasers into general practice. Dr. Convissar has over 20 years of experience with CO2, Diode, Nd.YAG, and Erbium wavelengths. He is an international lecturer and has written four textbooks and over a dozen peer reviewed papers translated into eight languages. He has been awarded Fellowships in the Academy of General Dentistry, the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, the American Academy of Dentofacial Esthetics, and Mastership in the Academy of Laser Dentistry. Dr. Convissar practices laser, cosmetic and restorative dentistry in New York City and serves as the Director of Laser Dentistry at New York Hospital in Queens. Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Concentration on Developmental Aspects Speaker: Dr. Ira Shapira, DDS, FICCMO Friday, May 13, 2011 8:00am to 4:00pm (Registration at 7:30am) Maggiano’s Little Italy Restaurant, Schaumburg, IL 7 hours lecture credit Description: This course will cover all the basics of sleep medicine in regards to Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring and the role that dentists have to play in the treatment of Sleep Apnea and Snoring utilizing oral appliances. The course will also explore the developmental aspects of Sleep Apnea relative to the position of the jaw and tongue, the Temporomandibular Joint, and the effects of breast feeding, orthodontics, tonsils and adenoids on sleep related breathing. Course Objectives: - Understand the orofacial development that leads to sleep apnea - Understand the relationship between sleep apnea and TMJ disorders - Understand Dental Sleep Medicine and how oral appliances compare to other treatment regimens - Understand vital informed consent information pertaining to sleep apnea therapy About the Speaker: Dr. Shapira is a principal of Delany Dental Care, Ltd. in Gurnee, IL, where he practices general dentistry with an emphasis on sleep apnea and TMJ Disorders. He obtained his dental degree from Loyola Dental School in 1977 and has become a pioneer of Dental Sleep Medicine. He has done research as a visiting Assistant Professor at Rush Medical School in the 1980ʼs. He is a charter member of the former Sleep Disorder Dental Society, now the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr. Shapira is a founding member of the Dental Organization of Sleep Apnea (DOSA) and a Diplomat of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr. Shapira is President of Chicagoland Dental Sleep Medicine Associates and dental editor of Sleep and Health Journal. He is the founder of Ihatecpap.com and Ihateheadaches.org. His articles have appeared in multiple sleep-associated journals and he has written a chapter in a textbook on anti-aging medicine.   For more information on any of these Chicago AGD courses contact: Family First Dental LLC Attn: Dr. Carolyn Demas 28365 Davis Parkway, Suite #206 Warrenville, IL 60555 #630-836-8995 carolyn.demas@gmail.com

Copyright © 2007 Illinois Academy of General Dentistry

Membership Application l  Conditions for Use l IAGD Officers Find AGD Dentists l  Print Page l  Newsletter l  Contact Us