Continuing Education and LDA Events Calendar For information on any of the following continuing education courses, please contact the course sponsor. To list your course in the next calendar, please contact the LDA office at (800) 388-6642, or (225) 926-1986 in Baton Rouge. Please also check our website for the most up-to-date listing of all LDAsponsored continuing education events (www.ladental.org). ******************************* The Louisiana Academy of Continuing Dental Education is back! They can be reached at their temporary quarters at 504-832-3500, 3636 S. I-10 Service Road West, Suite 216, Metairie, LA 70001-6418, ehodge@lsuhsc.edu or kmarte@lsuhsc.edu. They are working diligently to relocate or reschedule many of the C.E. programs that were cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina. If you have any questions about a course you were registered for, please contact them. Courses are also listed on their web site at www.lsusdce.org. More details can be found on the site. Call them or go to the web site to register for the courses. ******************************* Bowden Leadership Development Conferece, Friday, January 12, 2007, at the Holiday Inn South in Baton Rouge. Call (800) 388-6642 or go to www.ladental.org/calendar for more information. One C.E. hour will be given for the Louisiana politics update. Southwest Dental Conference, January 18-20, 2007, at the Dallas Convention Center, www.swdentalconf.org or (866) 843-7932. DATE/TIME: January 18, 2007 – April 14, 2007 COURSE TITLE: “Continuum on Cosmetic & Restorative Dentistry-Level I” DESIGNED FOR: dentists CREDIT HOURS: 25 LOCATION: New Orleans, LA SPONSOR: LSUSD/LA Academy of Continuing Education , 504-832-3500, (504) 619-8584, (800) 488-2925 or www.lsusdce.org. ADA-CERP and AGDPACE recognized provider. INSTRUCTORS: Drs. Jimmy Eubank, Buddy Mopper, Jeff Morley, Gerard Chiche, Mike Malone, Mike Schuster, Hisham Nasr, Bruce LeBlanc, and Betsy Wheat and Belinda Bryant FEE: $6,595 DATE/TIME: January 20-21, 2007 COURSE TITLE: “Expanded Duty Dental Assistant a/k/a EDDA” LOCATION: LSUSD South Campus, Baton Rouge, LA SPONSOR: LSUSD/LA Academy of Continuing Education , 504-832-3500, (504) 619-8584, (800) 488-2925 or www.lsusdce.org. ADA-CERP and AGDPACE recognized provider. INSTRUCTORS: Nancy Weiss, R.D.H., E.D.D.A. and Henrietta Frederick, E.D.D.A. FEE: TBA DATE/TIME: January 26, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. COURSE TITLE: “New Vistas in Dentistry from Diagnosis to Treatment” COURSE TYPE: lecture DESIGNED FOR: all CREDIT HOURS: 7, clinical LOCATION: BREC Independence Park Theatre, Baton Rouge, LA SPONSOR: Continuing Dental Education of Baton Rouge, to register contact Dr. Marty Saltzman at (225) 291-3636. INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Henry Gremillion FEE: Free to CDEBR members, nonmembers-$185 DATE/TIME: February 2, 2007, 8:30 a.m. COURSE TITLE: “Technique is More Important Than Material Choices for Excellent Direct Composite Restorations” COURSE TYPE: lecture DESIGNED FOR: all CREDIT HOURS: 7, clinical LOCATION: Clarion Hotel, 1419 E. 70th St., Shreveport, LA SPONSOR: ARK-LA-TEX Academy of Dentistry, ADA-CERP and AGD-PACE recognized provider, to register, call (903) 753-0337 or go to www.arklatexacademy.com INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Paul Belvedere FEE: Non-member fee is $245 for dentists and $35 for staff/lab tech DATE/TIME: February 9, 2007 COURSE TITLE: “Oral Cancer and Leukoplakia Revisited: Problems, Solutions, Diagnosis and Management” COURSE TYPE: lecture DESIGNED FOR: general dentists CREDIT HOURS: 6.5 LOCATION: East Jefferson Hospital Conference Center, New Orleans, LA SPONSOR: Touro Foundation/Charles Rossner Lecture Series, AGD-PACE recognized provider, to register contact Shelley Landrieu at (504) 523-6792 INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Sol Silverman FEE: $95 DATE/TIME: February 17-20, 2007 COURSE TITLE: “Alpine Lecture Series Mardi Gras Extravaganza” COURSE TYPE: lecture DESIGNED FOR: dentists, hygienists, staff, dental students CREDIT HOURS: 16 LOCATION: Keystone Resort, CO. For reservations, call (800) 258-0437. Use group code: CE2LDA7. SPONSOR: Louisiana Dental Association, (800) 388-6642, (225) 926-1986 or www.ladental.org. ADA-CERP recognized provider. INSTRUCTORS: Drs. Robert Westerman, Glen Kidder and John Barksdale and Ms. Sandy Pardue FEE: LDA member-$379, LDA associate member-$219, nonmember dentist-$480, dental staff or spouse-$239, nonmember hygienist-$319, student-$199 DATE/TIME: March 9, 2007, 8:30 a.m. COURSE TITLE: “Diagnosis and Treatment for Predictable Advanced Restorative Dentistry” COURSE TYPE: lecture DESIGNED FOR: general dentist, specialist, hygienist or assistant CREDIT HOURS: 7, clinical LOCATION: Clarion Hotel, 1419 E. 70th St., Shreveport, LA SPONSOR: ARK-LA-TEX Academy of Dentistry, ADA-CERP and AGD-PACE recognized provider, to register, call (903) 753-0337 or go to www.arklatexacademy.com INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Jeff Burcia FEE: Non-member fee is $245 for dentists and $35 for staff LDA Annual Session and House of Delegates and New Orleans Dental Conference, April 12-14, 2007, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA. Go to www.nodc.org for more information or to register. DATE/TIME: April 13, 2007, 8:30 a.m. COURSE TITLE: “Something Old and Something New: Partial Dentures and Attachments” COURSE TYPE: lecture DESIGNED FOR: all CREDIT HOURS: 7, clinical LOCATION: Clarion Hotel, 1419 E. 70th St., Shreveport, LA SPONSOR: ARK-LA-TEX Academy of Dentistry, ADA-CERP and AGD-PACE recognized provider, to register, call (903) 753-0337 or go to www.arklatexacademy.com INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Nader Sharifi FEE: Non-member fee is $245 for dentists and $35 for staff/lab tech Membership Fishing Rodeo - July 1314, 2007, Grand Isle, LA Summer Education Conference - July 25-28, 2007, Tops’l Beach & Racquet Resort, Destin, FL. For reservations, call (800) 336-4853. DATE/TIME: August 17, 2007 COURSE TITLE: “Clear Aligners & Minor Tooth Movement” CREDIT HOURS: 3, clinical LOCATION: So. LA Community College, Lafayette, LA SPONSOR: LSUSD/LA Academy of Continuing Education , 504-832-3500, (504) 619-8584, (800) 488-2925 or www.lsusdce.org. ADA-CERP and AGDPACE recognized provider. INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Tom Spranley FEE: TBA DATE/TIME: October 5, 2007 LOCATION: Baton Rouge, LA SPONSOR: Continuing Dental Education of Baton Rouge, to register contact Dr. Marty Saltzman at (225) 291-3636. INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Irwin Becker FEE: Free to CDEBR members, nonmembers-$185