Member MeetingsThe popularity of Second District's Scientific Meetings is unquestioned. This is your opportunity to meet your SDDS colleagues, staff, Board members, NYSDA Governors and ADA Delegates, share ideas, participate in Society business, hear the local news and exchange opinions. Held four times each year in March, April, October and November, each session features a respected clinician who presents a timely lecture for your professional development and entitles Second District members to one (1) hour of continuing education credit where applicable. Three of the Scientific Meetings are held at the Fort Hamilton Community Club, located on the grounds of the U.S. Army Base at Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY. The April Scientific Meeting is held at the Staten Island Hilton Hotel. Upon conclusion of the business portion and essay presentation, members are welcome to stay and relax for a marvelous buffet dinner. By all means take advantage of this extraordinary benefit of your membership in the Second District Dental Society. The price couldn't be better (FREE). The invitation is yours!
Hospital Resident/Dental Student Night
The March Stated Meeting is designated as Hospital Residents' and Dental Students' Night. We extend a special welcome to the hospital residents and dental students in the Second District area. | Date: | Thursday, March 12, 2009 | Location: | Fort Hamilton Community Club | Title: | "Oral Cancer - The Demographics They Are A-Changing" | Featured Clinician: | Michael Z. Marder, D.D.S. Clinical Professor of Dentistry, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine | Synopsis: | Oral cancer used to be exclusively a disease of older men who smoked and drank excessively. However, tobacco habits are changing within age and gender groups and viruses are assuming a larger etiologic role. Because of these factors, the primary locations for oral cancer are also expanding. This requires that dentists be familiar with all current aspects of oral cancer, from the clinical examination process to the lesions they must recognize and the legal requirements for patient care. We may be in the business of saving teeth but we must also be in the business of saving lives, or else! At the conclusion of this lecture attendees should understand that the previous patient stereotype for the presence of oral cancer has changed. Dentists must be aware of this for the health of their patients. MCEU - 1 HOUR / TIME: Starts at 6:30PM
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State Officers/Branch Society Night
The April Stated Meeting is designated as State Officers and Branch Society Night, when we welcome the President-Elect of the New York State Dental Association and the officers and members of the Richmond County Dental Society, the official branch of the Second District Dental Society. | Date: | Thursday, April 23, 2009 | Location: | Staten Island Hilton Garden Inn | Title: | TBA
| Featured Clinician: | TBA
| Synopsis: | TBA *This presentation has been moved from its originally scheduled date of April 9, 2009. Course details will be announced in the coming months. MCEU - 1 HOUR/ TIME: Starts at 6:30PM |
Neighborhood Groups Night
The October Stated Meeting is designated as Neighborhood Groups and Diversity Night, where we welcome the leadership of the local Study Groups active in the Second District area. | Date: | Thursday, October 15, 2009 | Location: | Fort Hamilton Community Club | Title: | "Climbing the Heights of 3-D Imaging" | Featured Clinician: | Alan A. Winter, D.D.S. Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Periodontology and Implantology, New York University College of Dentistry | Synopsis: | Cone-Beam Volumetric Tomography (CBVT) is rapidly replacing 2D imaging that has long been the mainstay of conventional dental therapies. As patient outcomes become the Holy Grail of dental therapy, 3-D imaging - being able to view cross-sectional images, being able to perform pre-surgical analyses, being able to anticipate problems beforehand, being able to fabricate surgical templates for greater precision, being able to reduce risks - is rapidly becoming part of every progressive dental practice. To the extent that this new technology is more easily available and the fact that the Internet and web-based education has broadened the concept of "local neighborhood care" to embody the scope of current world practices, it is arguable that 3-D imaging is now the new standard of care to which patient outcomes will be expected and judged. Compared to medical units in radiology offices, dental cone beam scanners are ten times more accurate while reducing a patient's exposure to radiation by more than 500%. Following the concepts of "ALARA" - As Low As Reasonably Achievable - dental cone beam 3-D imaging permits dentists to apply the precepts of using the lowest doses of radiation to achieve the optimum desired results for their patients. While 3-D imaging has been commonly associated with dental implant analyses and insertion, the applications for 3-D imaging cross the spectrum of dental treatment. 3-D imaging aids in removing impacted third molars, identifying the location of impacted canines and supernumaries, determining when sinus grafts and ridge augmentations are needed and how they have healed, precise orthodontic evaluations and treatment plans, recalcitrant endodontic problems, irregularities to condyles, craniofacial pathologies and so much more. And not least of all, dental cone beam 3-D scanners take both the mandibular and maxillary arches at the same time, which further reduces a patient's exposure to radiation and limits their costs. Lastly, this lecture will discuss why dentists should become aware of the changing landscape of standard of care. Upon successful completion of this lecture, participants will: Become familiar with reading and interpreting CBVT images and why they are an indispensable tool for every dental office Understand the benefits of CBVT images and the various third party software available to perform pre-surgical treatment planning Learn how dental CBVT differs and is better than medical CT scanners Learn how the distortion of panoramic and conventional dental X-rays affect implant placement Become familiar with radiographic guides and surgical guides - Understand why progressive practices utilize CT scans as "their" standard of care
MCEU - 1 HOUR/ TIME: Starts at 6:30PM |
New Member, Senior Dentist & Past Presidents' Night
The November Stated Meeting is designated as New Member, Senior Dentist & Past Presidents' Night, where we welcome the new members, senior dentists and past presidents of Second District. | Date: | Thursday, November 12, 2009 | Location: | Fort Hamilton Community Club | Title: | "Bisphosphonate-related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw"
| Featured Clinician: | Salvatore L. Ruggiero, D.M.D., M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, State University of New York at Stonybrook | Synopsis: | Bisphosphonates are a class of agents used to treat osteoporosis and malignant bone metastases. Despite these benefits, bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw is an emerging complication that has afflicted a subset of patients receiving these drugs for the treatment of osteoporosis and metastatic bone cancer. Based on a growing number of case reports and institutional reviews, bisphosphonate therapy may cause exposed and necrotic bone that is isolated to the jaw. This complication usually presents following simple dentoalveolar surgery. The pathogenesis for this complication appears to be related to the profound inhibition of osteoclast function and bone remodeling. This presentation will review the indications for bisphosphonate therapy in clinical practice and the rationale for their widespread use. The current guidelines for diagnosis, staging and management will also be discussed. Upon successful completion of this lecture attendees will learn how to diagnose, prevent and manage patients with bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw. MCEU - 1 HOUR / TIME: Starts at 6:30PM |
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