SPEAKERS, THEIR TOPICS & BIOGRAPHIES

Cary Goldstein, DMD- (bio)-  National and international speaker.

TOPIC- "Hygiene: The Patients Co-Diagnostician"
    You have all heard it before, "the hygiene department is the backbone of the dental practice". So why do so many offices expect you to simply clean the patients teeth, regardless of the periodontal or restorative condition of the patient. Dentistry needs our hygienists to expand their focus, open their horizons and help the dental practice and the dentist to "co-diagnose" your patients disease and esthetic concerns. After this course, you will be able to show your dentist just what he/she should be looking at during their exam, what esthetic concerns the patient may have, and what treatments you have already discussed with the patient. You will become a more valuable team member by using your new skills to help your patients achieve the smile they deserve.

Didier Guillaume, DMD- (bio)-International Academy of Dental Research participant
    TOPIC-"The Essence of Co-Discovery Treatment Planning"
     

Catherine Cabanzon, RDH (bio)-  Board advisor for Florida State Oral Health
    TOPIC- "Building Value for Dentistry"
 
Carol Paige, RDH , BS, (bio)-
    TOPIC- "Stressed? Just Grit Those Beautiful Teeth and Smile"
    Are you stressed? “Maybe, but....” Burned out? “Could be.” Ready for a better tomorrow? “Yes!” Then, join your colleagues for a fun, entertaining and enlightening two hour “walk about” to gain insight into the causes, physiological affects and solutions to reach your goals for greater balance and contentment. Leave your yoga mats at home! Come laugh and commensurate with today’s modern women and men who desire to find peace while challenged by their complex lives.

Heather O. Mapp, RDH, MEd (bio)-  Published author and nationally recognized educator. 
    TOPIC-  "National Board Review" 

Juanita "Nita' Wallace, PhD, RDH (bio)- Assistant Dean for Faculty and Staff Development School of Health Professions
    TOPIC-“Playing Nice in the Sandbox: Building a Collegial Faculty Team”
    Hiring and retaining faculty members that are compatible with your program philosophy is an integral component of a successful organization.  Providing faculty with effective orientation, mentoring, faculty development and continuous learning opportunities creates a team that is more self-aware, self-confident, connected to an organization, and creates successful program performance and outcomes.  This session will provide hiring tips and tools in selecting faculty as well as identifying the strengths and limitations of a potential hire.  In addition, a specific orientation and mentoring plan of action will be provided to enhance faculty retention, improve communication and conflict management, and develop individual faculty members into productive team members. 

Carol Johnson Smith, RDH, MSHA-(bio)- Key note speaker
Director, Oral Health Prevention Program
Division of Public Health
Georgia Department of Community Health