Largest State Dental Conference Convenes in Anaheim, Calif., April 19 - 22.Health/Medical Writers ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--April 18, 2001 Advances in pain-free dentistry, environmentally-friendly dental offices, dental student assistance, mouthguards for kids featured at California Dental Association's Spring Scientific Session As spring break turns into summer at Disney's new California Adventure Park, thousands of dental and allied professionals from around the state will descend upon Anaheim and learn the latest techniques in their profession, just in time for consumers to book those dental appointments during the long summer vacation Summer vacation (also called summer holidays or summer break) is a vacation in the summertime between school years in which students are off for 3 months, depending on the country and district. . The annual California Dental Association (CDA (1) (Compact Disc Audio) The compact disc file extension that is seen on the computer in Explorer or some other file manager. CDA files are actually pointers to the locations of the individual tracks on the CD medium. See CD-DA. ) Spring Scientific Session at the Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim Convention Center is a major convention center in Anaheim, California. It is located across from the Disneyland Resort on Katella Avenue. Much of the Anaheim Convention Center has been renovated in recent years with state-of-the-art facilities. gets under way April 19 to offer the latest in training, education and product sales to more than 31,000 dentists and their staffs. Scientific Session is the largest state dental conference in the country. "CDA's Scientific Session is the only continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). conference in the country that remains free to the dentist as a benefit of membership," said CDA president Jack S. Broussard Jr., DDS (1) (Digital Data Storage) See DAT. (2) (Data Dictionary System) See QuickBuild and OpenDDS. (3) (Dataphone Digital S . "With the cutting-edge information and vast array of products and exhibits available, it is a must for dentists around the nation who want to keep up with the advances in the profession." The three-day event three-day event a competition in the pleasure horse sport comprising usually one day each for dressage, cross country and show jumping. will be held April 19 to 22 at the Anaheim Convention Center and will feature trade exhibitions, as well as symposia, lectures and workshops covering a wide variety of oral healthcare topics. CDA represents more than 20,000 dentists statewide. A new seminar this year will give California dentists training on the proper disposal of mercury wastes from dental offices and ensure the minute particles that may escape when filling cavities don't end up at wastewater treatment plants. The course is open to dentists throughout the state, but has special significance for dentists located within the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. City Sanitation Bureau service area, which is expected to formalize regulations later this year that will require wastewater discharge permits for dental offices serviced by the bureau. Another popular session titled, "Tackling the Boards," is the only such program in the nation to assist dental students in preparing for the California Dental Board exam. Students will hear directly from officials from the Dental Board about preparing for the dental licensure exam, with a segment on complying with licensure requirements once students become licensed. Other topics to be covered at the three-day conference include digital photography in dentistry, pain-free dental techniques, pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. treatment protocols and advances in teeth whitening Teeth Whitening Definition Teeth whitening is the process of using bleach or other materials to make teeth look whiter. The materials remove stains or other discoloration from the tooth surface. procedures. A media event to demonstrate the need for custom-made mouthguards for children and adults engaging in summer sports will be held on Thursday, April 19 in Huntington Beach. A media advisory is available at www.cda.org/mediaroom.html#events. New products will be demonstrated onsite every 15 minutes, on Thursday, April 19, featuring the latest in dental products and technology. For more on the California Dental Association, visit www.cda.org. |
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