73rd Annual Winter Clinic
Friday, November 12th, 2010

The Toronto Academy of Dentistry wishes to thank everyone – exhibitors, attendees, speakers, volunteers, and staff that helped make the 73rd Winter Clinic such a success!

Thank you to the following companies for sponsoring these impressive speaker sessions.

• 3M ESPE – Prevention Update: Translating the Latest Evidence into Practice
• 3M ESPE & West Toronto Dental Society – All-Ceramic Restorations, Minus the Sales Hype & Bonded Ceramic Restorations - Procedures, Indications and Limitations
• American College of Dentists, Ontario Section – Ethics and Cosmetic Dentistry: What Every Dentist Needs to Know!
• Canadian Dental Protective Association – HR Best Practices and Employment Law: The Essentials Made Simple
• Canadian Forces, Dental Unit – Canadian Disaster Victim Identification Response to the Haiti Earthquake
• Cerum Ortho – Self Ligating Brackets and Smart Archwires & Aesthetic Based Treatment of Various Orthodontic Problems
• GlaxoSmithKline – The Body - Mouth Link: Diet, Exercise and Inflammation & Habits of a Healthy Dental Practice
• Johnson & Johnson – Novel Management of the Periodontal Patient: Surgery and Beyond
• Oral Health – Panoramic Radiography: Shedding Light on the Shadows & Digital Prosthodontics… An Overview
• Philips Sonicare – Optimal Aging for Women - Living to 100!
• Posture Perfect Solutions Ltd., SurgiTel/General Scientific Corporation and Henry Schein Canada – Posture, Pain and Productivity in Dentistry & Fitness and Function in Dentistry: Exercising Your Options
• Sybron Endo – Biology and Technology for Successful Endodontics
• Tier Three Brokerage Ltd. – Maximizing "Take Home" Money
• Toronto Central Dental Society – Abracadabra- A Dental Magic Seminar!
• Toronto East Dental Society – Teamwork Strategies: From Sabotage to Support
• Vident, A VIDA Company – Lecture: Colour is Light and Light is Colour! Shade Science and Colour Communication & Workshop: Common Shade Matching Failures: Causes, Solutions and Prevention

Other sessions and workshops included:

• Periodontal Disease Pathogenesis… the Role of the Immune System and Inflammatory Suppression & A Review of Contemporary Periodontal Management and Adjunctive Oral Cancer Screening
• Yoga Sutra for Dentistry
• Tax Attacks – Fighting Tax Erosion of Wealth with Smart Financial and Investment Planning
• Invisalign: Clear Essentials 1 and 2 Workshops
• Common Shade Matching Failures: Causes, Solutions and Prevention Workshop

The hands-on presentations were provided by the following companies, with the feedback to date being very positive.

• ABELDent Inc. – Clinical Practice Enhanced through Technology
• Blue & Green Inc. – New Dental Instruments as a Solution for Implant and Extracting
• Carestream Health Canada Co./Kodak Dental Systems – Digital Demonstration
• Clinical Research Dental Supplies & Services Inc. – Endo Update: The Latest in NiTi Files and Warm Gutta Percha Techniques
• Global Microscopes - Newfields – Look Up… Look Out… Look Great… It's Easy
• Henry Schein – E4D for You - From Technology to Esthetics, Making Cents of It
• In 2 Uniforms – Scrubswear Scrubs Sale
• K-Dental Inc. – Digital X-ray
• Q-Optics/The Surgical Room Inc. – Magnification - Ergonomics in Dentistry
• Rescue 7 Inc. – Test Your Life Saving Skills
• Rotsaert Dental Laboratory Services Inc. – Anterior Aesthetic Implant Treatment Protocols
• Shaw Lab Group – Caricatures

This year's Silent Auction was a huge success. Attendees received free Winter Clinic Bucks ($200 for Dentists, $100 for auxiliary staff) and were able to gain more by playing games, visiting participating exhibitors, trading with friends making purchases. The highest bidders took home state-of-the-art electronics; advertising, bookkeeping and website design services; composite instruments; handpieces; a crown and bridge set; gift baskets, a Slimax LED curing light; teeth whitening kit; a Niagara on the Lake trip; gala and sports event tickets; a golf package, and many more items, retailed over $10,000!

Our appreciation goes out to the following companies who donated products to the Auction:

• 3M Canada • Aias Media Inc. • AIS Solutions • Beyes Medical Canada • Blue and Green Inc. • Carestream Health Canada Co. / Kodak Dental Systems • Crest Oral-B • DentNet • Germiphene Corporation • Henry Schein Canada • Johnson & Johnson • McNulty Group

• Orthodent Ltd. • Patterson Dental Canada Inc. • PDT - Paradise Dental Technologies • Periowave Dental Technologies • Premier Dental Products • Professional Practice Sales Ltd. • RBC Healthcare Professionals • Sinclair Dental Co. Ltd. • Smile Bright • St. John Ambulance • Toronto Argonauts Football Club • University of Toronto - Faculty of Dentistry.

We didn't stop there! Every attendee enjoyed a box lunch and were given the chance to win free giveaways, including: an Apple iPad, GPS navigation systems, gift cards, ergonomic chairs, and the pièce de résistance …2 one-week trips for 2 at a luxury Caribbean resort of the winner's choosing. Winners were announced at the cocktail reception at the end of the day.

There was also tons of entertainment! Attendees enjoyed a strolling magician, free massage therapy, various casino games, handwriting analysis, a photography contest and the wonderful sounds of flute music.

We hope to see you, and your team, at this year's Winter Clinic.