After two years of hosting virtual meetings, plans are well underway for an in-person ASM22 . I hope you are as excited about reconvening at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre as I am. In consultation with several event experts, the Ontario Dental Association’s goal is to provide many exciting and engaging courses, vendors and events that the entire dental team can enjoy safely and responsibly. Silken Laumann, inspiring Olympic hero and mental health advocate, will open the Annual Spring Meeting with her keynote address on Thursday, May 5. Neil Pasricha, happiness expert and bestselling author of The Book of Awesome , will speak on Friday morning, May 6. We are thrilled to be able to showcase both of these thought-provoking speakers. As for continuing education, we have curated a diverse variety of clinical, practice-management and personal development courses for you and your team. Make sure you sign up for the hands-on workshops in advance; they are always very popular and sell out quickly. Some of our feature courses include: • Minimizing Risk and Maximizing Success in Endodontics — Dr. Brett E. Gilbert • Geriatric Dentistry: The Fastest-Growing Demographic in Dentistry — Dr. Lou Graham • Dental Caries: A Simplified Treatment Model — Dr. Kim Kutsch • Cosmetic Pearls for the General Practitioner — Dr. Marty Zase This year’s Oral Health Strategy Symposium focuses on antimicrobial stewardship. Antibiotics are life-saving drugs. Antibiotic resistance is described as a “slow pandemic” and is considered a pressing international public health problem associated with increased morbidity, mortality and health care costs. This three-day symposium will provide insight on how dental teams can help in raising awareness, preventing and controlling infections and optimizing the use of antibiotics through antimicrobial stewardship in dentistry. We are also looking forward to reconnecting with and supporting our favourite vendors on the Exhibits Floor. The Exhibits Floor will be open Thursday and Friday (May 5 and May 6). It will offer complimentary feature areas and will host two complimentary cocktail receptions to enhance your ASM experience. The pandemic has made everyone re-evaluate what is important in our daily lives. I, for one, took for granted how important networking and socializing with colleagues is to our professional lives. Welcome Message From the Education Advisory Committee
9
Register online asm.oda.ca
Made with FlippingBook Online document