NDS 2025 Round Table Exchange Preliminary Catalogue
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ROUNDTABLE EXCHANGE Catalogue 2025
ROUNDTABLE EXCHANGE 2025 Catalogue
TABLE # SPEAKER AND CREDENTIALS
AREA OF EXPERTISE
KEY COMPETENCIES • Effective Team Communication • Boundary Setting • Conflict Navigation • Accountability Leadership • Trust Building • Action-Oriented Decision Making
Jonathan Mahn BSc, DDS Chair, ODA Oral Health Human Resources Task Force
Practice & Staff Management Challenges
TBD
• Pulpal Testing • Radiographic interpretation • Problem solving of difficult diagnostic cases • Treatment option considerations
Yosef Nahmias DDS, M.Sc.
TBD
Endodontics
• Novel insights into periodontal plastic surgery • The evolving role of the periodontist in present day practice
Dr. Philip M. Walton DDS, MMSc, FRCD(C)
• Digital Workflows and Guidance for Implants • Conventional vs. same day implant protocols • Full arch dental implant rehabilitation • Understanding prosthetic retention types • PLP - malpractice protection for dentists. • Types of claims and reporting requirements • Risk management – tips to stay out of trouble • Informed consent from a litigation perspective • Ways to prevent adverse events in daily practice
TBD
Periodontics
Peter Hong DDS, Assistant Manager (RCDSO PLP Progam)
Professional Liability Program (PLP)
TBD
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TABLE # SPEAKER AND CREDENTIALS
AREA OF EXPERTISE
KEY COMPETENCIES
• Esthetic determinants in Esthetic Restorative Dentistry • Dento-Gingivo-Implanto-Restorative Complex • The influence of Occlusion and Biomechanics on the ‘Esthetic Treatment Plan’ • Limitations of ‘Instant Orthodontics’ • Risks of parafunctional habits and their management on the final esthetic restorations
Esthetic and Implant dentistry
Dominic Belcastro BSc, DDS, MSc
TBD
• Prompt Engineering • Interdisciplinary Communication • Strategic Implementation • Negotiation • Digital Marketing
Peter Fritz BSc, DDS, FRCD(C), PhD (Perio), MBA, LLM, LLM
TBD
Artificial Intelligence
• Tax saving strategies for dentists • Buying and selling of dental • Buy home or practice first • Debt payment strategies • Invest or pay down student loans • Professional Corporation (PC) – when to set up and how
Accounting and Taxation for Dentists
David Chong Yen CPA, CA, CFP
TBD
to use a PC to save taxes and build wealth • Valuations and accounting for dentists • Financial planning for dentists • Indications for sedation • Management of sedation patients • Sedation options for general dentists • Recognition of medical emergencies • Management of medical emergencies
Medical Emergencies/ Dental Anaesthesia
Peter Nkansah DDS, MSc, Dip. Anaesthesia
TBD
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TABLE # SPEAKER AND CREDENTIALS
AREA OF EXPERTISE
KEY COMPETENCIES
• Advanced diagnosis and treatment planning, including use of CBCT and how to manage cracked teeth • Rotary file selection: matching systems to case complexity • Techniques for negotiating calcified and curved canals • Strategies to prevent and manage endodontic mishaps • How to build Endo skills as a GP
Sophia Lalani DMD, C.Endo, FRCD(C)
TBD
Endodontics
• Routine Crown and Bridge • Removable Prosthodontics
John P. Zarb BA, DDS, MSc (Prostho), FRCD(C)
TBD
Prosthodontics
• Implant Prosthodontics • Patient Communication • Same day Prosthodontic Solutions
• Associate Contracts • Details/Benefits of incorporating • Legal Considerations when purchasing a dental practice • How to avoid litigation issues • Learning how to be a member in good standing with the RCDSO • Post-operative pain control in Dentistry • Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office and Office Preparation • Nitrous Oxide and Oral sedation for the Dental Patient • Troubleshooting failed Local Anesthesia in Dentistry • Choosing the correct procedure codes • Fee development • How to communicate with both patients and insurance carriers • How to accurately complete dental claim forms
Rajiv Arya DDS, LL.B
TBD
Legal Matters in Dentistry
Ravi Vasudeva BSc, DDS, MSc (Dental Anesthesia)
TBD
Anaesthesiology
ODA Suggested Fee Guide and Dental Plans
Mae Moreto Manager, ODA Suggested Fee Guides
TBD
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TABLE # SPEAKER AND CREDENTIALS
AREA OF EXPERTISE
KEY COMPETENCIES
• Practical approaches to oral pathology • When to make a referral to an oral pathologist • Diagnosis and management of common oral diseases • Stress in dentistry - why are we stressed and what to look for to avoid burnout • Mindfulness tools to help cope with stress and anxiety • Using emotional intelligence as a dentist and how this can make us better leaders • How to use boundaries to manage challenging patients and potentially challenging staff • Mentorship and networking - How your component society adds to your professional and personal growth • Grassroots advocacy and oral health promotion • Earning local continuing education credits • Connecting with classmates and meeting your local colleagues • New patient communication and finding out WHY the patient is seeking care from you • Space Maintenance & Eruption Guidance to avoid cuspid impaction • Keys to patient/parent education about orthodontic treatment options and how to have tough conversations from tooth removal to upset patients • Orthognathic Surgery: Why and when? • Facial Pain: Triaging/Differential diagnosis of pain & Learning how to discern odontogenic vs neuropathic pain • How to guide the medical team • A review of available resources for care of these patients
Michelle Huang BSc, DDS, MSc, FRCD(C)
TBD
Oral Medicine & Pathology
Managing Stress / Incorporating Mindfullness
Sally Safa BA, DDS, MSc (Perio), FRCD(C)
TBD
Dimple Bhatia DDS, Chair, Component Society Committee
Local Networking and Mentorship
TBD
Orthodontics/Facial Pain & Patient Communication
Bruce Freeman DDS, DOrtho, MSc
TBD
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TABLE # SPEAKER AND CREDENTIALS
AREA OF EXPERTISE
KEY COMPETENCIES
• Local anaesthesia administration for children • Primary teeth pulp therapy
Michael Park BSc, DDS, MSc, FRCD(C), Diplomate American Board of Pediatric Dentistry
• Space management of premature loss of primary teeth • Management of patients with special health care needs • Dental trauma to the primary and permanent dentition • Sedation for children
TBD
Paediatric Dentistry
• Occlusion and bite force assessment • Understanding occlusion of tooth-supported restorations • Understanding occlusion of implant-supported restorations • choice of materials and techniques based on occlusion and bite force • Explaining the six components of a patient record that must be included to satisfy professional, legal and ethical expectations for documentation. • Describing the RCDSO resources available to guide dentists on how to document in a way that demonstrates they are practicing to the standard of care • Identifying practical approaches to strengthen their own documentation practices. • Describing the four key principles of IPAC: risk assessment, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment and safe handling and disposal of sharps. • Understanding the office IPAC compliance requirements, including policies and procedures manual, and the responsibilities of the dentist to ensure adherence. • How to access the RCDSO’s Self-Audit Checklist to identify deficiencies in IPAC procedures and identify mitigation strategies. • Administration of the CDCP: participation, coverage, billing and co-ordination of benefits • CDCP information and resources relevant for associates • Addressing public misconceptions and discussing the CDCP with patients • Advocacy to improve the CDCP
Elahe Behrooz DDS, MBA, DDS, MSc (Prosthodontics), FRCD(C)
TBD
Prosthodontics
Parvaneh Bahrami DDS, MSc (Periodontics), FRCDC, ABP Dip, Practice Advisor (RCDSO)
Dental Recordkeeping/ Informed Consent
TBD
Rana Badewy BDS, PhD, FRCDC, Clinical Lead, Quality (RCDSO)
Infection Prevention and Control
TBD
David Gentili Chief Advocacy and Policy Officer
Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP)
TBD
David Brown ODA President, DDS
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TABLE # SPEAKER AND CREDENTIALS
AREA OF EXPERTISE
KEY COMPETENCIES
• Practical tools and tips for navigating the journey of associateship to ownership • The impacts of US tariffs, inflation, competitive labour market, interest rates, shrinkflation, and recession on the day to day operation of dental offices (associates vs owners and urban vs rural settings • Growth projections of urban vs rural areas • The effects of government policies such as taxations, immigration policies and CDCP on the life of associate dentists and new owners
Navigating Associateship to Ownership
Shervin Rowshani HBSc, DDS, MBA
TBD
• Does ownership of a dental office still make sense? • Can associateship for life lead to a prosperous and fulfilled dental career?
• Periodontal therapy • Periodontal plastic surgery • Regenerative therapies • Dental implantology • Referral communication
Vinay Bhide DDS, MSc(Perio), FRCD(C)
TBD
Periodontics
• Pharmacology and use of nitrous oxide • Pharmacology and correct administration of oral sedatives • Pharmacology and safety of local anaesthetics • Pharmacology of analgesics used in dentistry • Algorithm for management of acute dental pain • Management of medical emergencies in the dental office.
Soheil Khojasteh BHSc, DDS, MSc, Diplomate ADBA
TBD
Pharmacology
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TABLE # SPEAKER AND CREDENTIALS
AREA OF EXPERTISE
KEY COMPETENCIES
• Determining when to treat or refer a special needs patient • Considerations when treating autistic and dementia patients • Learning where to refer special needs patients, how long they will wait and what will they do • This patient’s hard to work on. What are things I should discuss with the patient,family,personal support workers (PSWs) • How often should you see these patients and why • Airway and swallowing issues, what to know • Reasoning behind interventive treatment in the mixed dentition and what to screen for • Space Maintenance for early loss of deciduous teeth • Screening for ectopic maxillary canines • Review of different treatment modalities (fixed appliances, clear aligners, and orthognathic surgery) and which cases are treated better with each • Retention options and the importance of retainers after treatment
Mary-Ellen Cascone BSc, DDS
TBD
Special Needs Dentistry
Melissa Milligan DMD, MSc Ortho, FRCDC
TBD
Orthodontics
• What to do if you can’t get someone numb • The latest in needle technology and injection pain.
•The latest research about articaine. Efficacy and paresthesia. • Using bone and nerve anatomy to maximize the success of a local anesthetic. • Vasoconstrictor considerations: Drug interactions and cardiac patients. • Training your team to manage a medical emergency, how to use your medical emergency kit and what should be in it
Medical Emergencies/ Local Anaesthesia
David Isen BSc, DDS
TBD
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