General Dentistry Problem Solving
November 2, 2007

NOTICE: Location Change
Omni Hotel at CNN Central - Atlanta
Centennial Olympic Park

COURSE DIRECTOR
Van B. Haywood, D.M.D., Professor of Oral Rehabilitation in the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry, is a 1974 MCG alumnus of MCG. He was in private practice and taught at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry in Operative Dentistry and Prosthodontics before joining MCG in 1993. For the last two years, he has been Director of Continuing Education for the School of Dentistry. In 1989, he co-authored the first publication in the world on Night Guard Vital Bleaching (at-home bleaching) with Dr. Harald Heymann, and in 1997 coauthored the first article on extended (six month) treatment of tetracycline stained teeth using this technique. He has completed further research and over 90 publications on the NGVB technique and the topic of bleaching and esthetics, including first papers on treating bleaching sensitivity with potassium nitrate, direct thermoplastic tray fabrication and bleaching primary teeth.

COURSE FACULTY
Rafik A. Abdelsayed, D.D.S., M.S., is Associate Professor of Oral Biology and Maxillofacial Pathology in the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry, Associate Professor of Pathology in the School of Medicine and Director of the Diagnostic Laboratory and Biopsy Services. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontics. His interests include head and neck and oropharyngeal cancer, salivary gland tumors and bone pathology.

David A. Lazarchik, D.M.D., Associate Professor of General Dentistry in the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry, received his dental degree from the University of Florida and GPR/Hospital Dentistry certificate from University of Alabama at Birmingham. From 1985-90 he was in private general practice in Jacksonville, FL and was a consultant to nursing homes, public health and to Prudential Insurance. In 1990, he joined the University of Alabama at Birmingham and became Director of the General Practice Residency Program. From 2001–05, he was in private practice and served as a hospital staff dentist at Carilion Dental Care in Roanoke, Va., which provides dental care for medically compromised, long-term care and institutionalized patients. He joined the MCG faculty in 2006 in the Comprehensive Care Program.

Kevin D. Plummer, D.D.S., Associate Professor of Oral Rehabilitation in the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry, received his D.D.S. from Emory University and is certified by the American Board of Prosthodontics. He chairs the School of Dentistry Infection Control and Hazards Committee and is a member of the MCG Institutional Chemical Safety Committee. He served 21 years in the U.S. Army Dental Corps where he was Consultant to the US Army Surgeon General in Infection Control and OSHA Compliance and Dental Laboratory Operations. He is Clinical Supervisor in Prosthodontics at pre-and postgraduate levels and serves as Assistant Director of the Graduate Prosthodontics Program. Dr. Plummer's clinical interests include complete and partial dentures and implant-supported prostheses.

PRESENTED BY
Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry and Division of Continuing Education

CO-SPONSORED BY
Delta Dental of Georgia


LOCATION - CHANGED
The conference was to be held at the Embassy Suites Atlanta - at Centennial Olympic Park, 267 Marietta Street, Atlanta, GA 30313. The new location is directly across the street from the Embassy Suites:

The Omni Hotels
100 CNN Center
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-659-0000     Fax: 404-525-5050

The course will "NOW" be held in the exhibit hall in the "SOUTH TOWER of The Omni Downtown."