NDS 2025 Program Guide Final

PROGRAM GUIDE 2025

Delta Hotels Toronto OCTOBER 25-26, 2025

Symposium Information Overview:

The Ontario Dental Association is pleased to provide a unique Continuing Education event crafted for new dentists who have been practising dentistry for 10 years or less. The ODA New Dentist Symposium is the perfect event for dentists looking to expand their skills, grow their practices and network with experts and colleagues who are facing the same challenges and opportunities. Reasons to Attend: • Specialized CE topics designed for the diverse needs of new dentists • Industry leaders sharing their knowledge and expertise • An intimate setting that encourages learning and networking • Small group interactions with SMEs at the Roundtable Exchange event • A cocktail reception and hors d’oeuvres • Expanded exhibit floor with industry vendors Registration: To register, please visit www.microspec.com/reg/NDS25/ . Space is limited so register early to ensure your spot at the Symposium. The registration rates and deadlines are as follows: Fee Category Fee Deadline

Early-bird Fee $190 (plus HST) September 29, 2025 Regular Fee $260 (plus HST) October 24, 2025

What’s included in the registration fee?

• Two days of clinical and practice management topics • Ticket to the Networking Cocktail Reception • Access to over 30 SMEs at the ask-the-expert Roundtable Exchange • Food and beverages for both days • Reduced hotel rate at the Delta Hotel Toronto • Up to 13 CE Points (including up to nine Category 1 CE Points)

Delta Hotels Toronto OCTOBER 25-26, 2025

Location and Accommodation: The 2025 ODA New Dentist Symposium will be held at:

Delta Toronto SOCO Ballroom 75 Lower Simcoe Street Toronto, ON M5J 3A6 Tel: 416-849-1200

The ODA has reserved rooms at the Delta Toronto at a special rate of $354/night (plus applicable taxes). Rooms can be reserved directly with the Delta Toronto by letting the hotel reservations staff know that you are attending the ODA New Dentist Symposium. Book early to secure your accommodation as rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. CE Points: Participants can earn a total of 13 CE Points (Nine CE points in Category 1, three CE points in Category 2, and one CE Points in Category 3) over the two days of the New Dentist Symposium for a total of up to 13 CE Points. In order to receive all eligible CE points for each day of the symposium attendees must scan their badge in the morning, and again in the afternoon. Attendees cannot claim CE points for attending a half day of the symposium. Checking in on-site: (Registration & badge pick-up begins each morning from 8:00 – 9:00 am) Upon arrival, all attendees must check in and pick up their badge and handout package at the registration desk. Badges will not be mailed out prior to the symposium. Note: Attendees must scan their badges when they arrive each morning and again in the afternoon (after lunch) before entering the lecture room. Cancellation Policy: Cancellations received in writing up to 15 days prior to the event date (October 10 th ) will receive a refund — minus a $50 administration fee. If you cancel less than 15 days or do not cancel prior to the event date, the entire fee is non-refundable.

Delta Hotels Toronto OCTOBER 25-26, 2025

Program-at-a-glance SOCO Ballroom, Delta Toronto

TIME

SATURDAY – OCTOBER 25

TIME

SUNDAY – OCTOBER 26

REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST

8:00 – 9:00

Welcoming Address Dr. David Brown, ODA President

9:00 – 9:15

Welcoming Address

9:00 – 9:15

Oral Surgery and Implants – A PLP Perspective Alan Lachapelle

9:15 - 10:15

The Dentist Leader’s Playbook: 3 Essential Staff Management Strategies Every Dentist Needs Dr. Jonathan Mahn

9:15 - 10:15

BREAK

10:15 - 10:30

BREAK

10:15 - 10:30

Essentials for Predictable Esthetic Restorative Dentistry Dr. Domenic Belcastro

10:30 - 12:00

The Endodontic Diagnostic Puzzle Dr. Yosef Nahmias

10:30 - 12:00

LUNCH

12:00 - 13:00

LUNCH

12:00 - 13:00

Prompt Power: AI for Documentation, Communication & Confidence in Clinical Practice Dr. Peter Fritz

Periodontal Standards of Care: Diagnosis & Management Dr. Phil Walton

13:00 - 14:30

BREAK

14:30- 14:50 14:50 - 17:50

Roundtable Exchange 17:50 - 19:30 NETWORKING COCKTAIL RECEPTION

14:30

Wrap – up & Closing Remarks

Highlights from NDS 2024

Delta Hotels Toronto OCTOBER 25-26, 2025

Highlights from the NDS 2024 Networking Cocktail Reception

Special Events Description Roundtable Exchange: Saturday, October 25, 2025 (2:50 - 5:50pm) SOCO Ballroom, Delta Toronto

The Roundtable Exchange is designed to encourage participants to ask questions and exchange ideas and experiences with Subject Matter Experts (SME) in the areas of practice management and clinical topics. SMEs will be seated at individual round tables where participants can gather and ask their questions directly to them.

Networking Cocktail Reception: Saturday, October 25, 2025 (5:50 - 7:30pm) SOCO Foyer, Delta Toronto

Join friends, colleagues and make new professional acquaintances during the Networking Cocktail Reception. All attendees will be provided with drink tickets for the reception where a variety of hors d’oeuvres will also be served.

Delta Hotels Toronto OCTOBER 25-26, 2025

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TOPICS

The Dentist Leader’s Playbook: 3 Essential Staff Management Strategies Every Dentist Needs Dentists often find themselves thrust into leadership roles with minimal preparation or training. This focused session delivers three powerful, immediately applicable staff management strategies that transform how dentists lead their clinical teams. Dr. Mahn will share stories and approaches from the perspective of both dentist and executive leader revealing simple yet effective approaches to build team trust, navigate difficult conversations, and create an accountable practice culture. Participants will leave with practical tools they can implement on their very next clinical day – regardless of their status in practice. Learning Objectives: • Apply a simple daily routine that prevents communication breakdowns and builds team cohesion • Master a straightforward approach for establishing boundaries and setting standards that team members actually follow • Implement a non-confrontational system for addressing performance issues while maintaining positive relationships.

Dr. Jonathan Mahn DDS

Oral Surgery and Implants – A PLP Perspective PLP staff will explain what PLP is and explore dental malpractice as it pertains to oral surgery and implants. For educational and illustration purposes, the presentation contains numerous resolved PLP case studies.

Learning Objectives: • Understand basic dental malpractice; and • understand risk management as it pertains to oral surgery and implantology.

Alan Lachapelle Professional Liability Program Department Head

Delta Hotels Toronto OCTOBER 25-26, 2025

CLINICAL TOPICS

Periodontal Standards of Care: Diagnosis & Management

As dentists it is our job to properly identify and diagnosis the various periodontal conditions to ensure appropriate care is being rendered to our patients. But even with accurate identification, the challenge of explaining the importance of care in ways patients grasp and see reason to address is key. Discussions on how to best explain the disease process, risks of not treating and the need for care will be explored for an array of procedures to bolster maintenance programs and increase case acceptance. We will also consider the new periodontal classification system and where it fits in terms of didactic and practical initiation for patient management. This lecture will offer a thorough review of the major sub-divisions which fall under the specialty of periodontics including management of periodontal disease, crown lengthening (esthetic & functional) and mucogingival defects (soft tissue grafting) and how these can be

Dr. Phil Walton DDS, MMSc, FRCD(C)

institute in our practices. Learning Objectives:

• Understand the various subdivisions of periodontal care • Understand the key differences between the old and new classification • Understand the major modalities involved in crown lengthening & soft tissue management.

The Endodontic Diagnostic Puzzle The journey to definitive treatment starts with arriving to an accurate diagnosis. Extraoral and intraoral examinations, together with radiographic interpretation are important parts of the overall diagnosis process. A step-by-step, methodical approach will be presented in order to aid the dental practitioner to arrive at the correct pulpal diagnosis and treatment plan. These steps will be discussed at length. The attendees will participate in arriving at an accurate diagnosis for the cases that will be presented. Learning Objectives: • Understand the symptoms that lead to properly diagnosing pulpal disease • Learn how to proceed with a systematic method for clinical examination and testing • Arrive at an accurate diagnosis to provide the correct treatment plan.

Yosef Nahmias DDS, MSc

Delta Hotels Toronto OCTOBER 25-26, 2025

CLINICAL TOPICS

Essentials for Predictable Esthetic Restorative Dentistry

Standard of care and threshold of harm are much lower for elective dental treatment. To meet our ‘Do not harm’ mandate, we require the patient to be part of the team which means they need to accept risk, work with the team to overcome complications and have realistic expectations. This presentation will review the management of the dento-gingival-restorative interfaces as well as smile design concepts which are essential for predictable esthetic outcomes. Learning Objectives: • Recession and black triangles are considered catastrophic failures in esthetic dentistry. Learn why they happen and how to avoid them when designing your esthetic treatment plan • Learn what all successful ‘Smile designs’ have in common • Learn why the free gingival margin is an essential factor in successful esthetic dentistry. Prompt Power: AI for Documentation, Communication & Confidence in Clinical Practice Artificial intelligence is transforming dentistry — but many clinicians and team members find themselves working in offices with unfamiliar tools, inconsistent policies, or limited control over which platforms are used. This hands-on, interactive session explores how prompt engineering can help dental professionals ethically and effectively improve recordkeeping, patient communication, insurance responses, and even personal branding — regardless of the tech already in place. Participants will learn how to create clear, compliant clinical notes, write consent summaries that meet current regulatory expectations, craft respectful emails and insurance narratives, and use AI to support — not replace — clinical judgment. Whether you’re working with ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, or any other system, this course delivers platform-agnostic, privacy-conscious, and productivity-boosting prompts you can start using Monday morning. Come for the AI. Stay for the confidence, clarity, & communication. Learning Objectives: • Apply prompt engineering techniques to generate accurate, efficient, and regulator-ready clinical documentation, including progress notes, consent summaries, and referral letters • Use platform-agnostic AI prompts to enhance communication across common dental workflows — from patient emails and insurance responses to post-op instructions and staff messaging • Identify ethical considerations and professional boundaries for AI use in clinical settings, including privacy, data security, and human oversight in documentation and decision-making • Support administrative and clinical team collaboration by creating simple, transferable prompt templates for everyday dental practice tasks — regardless of the AI tools available • Enhance personal and professional communication using AI-assisted writing for resumes, bios, job negotiations, and digital presence.

Dr. Domenic Belcastro BSc,DDS, MSc

Dr. Peter Fritz BSc, DDS., FRCD(C), Ph.D (Perio), MB.A, LLM.

Delta Hotels Toronto OCTOBER 26-27, 2024 OCTOBER 25-26, 2025

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