22nd Annual
"Specialize" Your General Practice
August 31 -September 2, 2007
Labor Day Weekend

Jekyll Island Club Hotel
Jekyll Island, Georgia

COURSE DIRECTOR
Richard S. Callan, D.M.D., Medical College of Georgia Assistant Professor of Oral Rehabilitation, is the director of the practice management curriculum at the School of Dentistry and teaches clinically in fixed and operative dentistry. An MCG alumnus, Dr. Callan spent 17 years in private practice in the Augusta area. The insight gained through private practice has helped him develop a pragmatic approach to practice transition. Dr. Callan also maintains an intramural general dental practice and researches practical applications of modern techniques and materials.

MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY FACULTY
Carole Hanes, D.M.D., Professor of Pediatric Dentistry and Associate Dean for Students, Admissions and Alumni at the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry, she is a graduate of the University of Louisville School of Dentistry and completed a pediatric dentistry residency at Eastman Dental Center in Rochester, N.Y. Dr. Hanes is a board certified pediatric dentist and a past president of the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the American College of Dentists, the Pierre Fauchard Academy and the International College of Dentists. Dr. Hanes completed a fellowship with the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program. She is an Honorable Fellow of the Georgia Dental Association and Secretary-Treasurer of the Eastern District of the GDA.

Philip Hanes, D.D.S., Professor and Chairman of the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry Department of Periodontics, has been a faculty member since 1986. Dr. Hanes received his dental degree from Baylor College of Dentistry and practiced general dentistry for six years in Denton, Texas before completing periodontal training at the Eastman Dental Center. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a Fellow of the American and International Colleges of Dentists. He is a recipient of the Balint Orban Memorial Award for Excellence in Research from the American Academy of Periodontology and the MCG School of Dentistry Teaching Excellence Award. He has conducted clinical trials of local-delivery antimicrobial agents in periodontal therapy and is conducting a clinical trial of a bone-inductive dental implant device.

Warren B. Karp, Ph.D., D.M.D., Professor Emeritus in the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, School of Dentistry and School of Graduate Studies. He has a Ph.D in biochemical nutrition from Ohio State University and a D.M.D. from MCG. He is an elected member of the American Institute of Nutrition and is past president of the Georgia Nutrition Council. He has directed the Nutrition Consult Service at the MCG School of Dentistry for 20 years and is a member of the state of Georgia's Obesity Task Force and the Columbia County Board of Health.

Michael E. Pruett, D.M.D., Assistant Professor of Oral Rehabilitation, Vice Chair of Hospital Dentistry and Director of the General Practice Residency at MCG, received his D.M.D. from MCG and completed a two year general practice residency at the University of Virginia. He was the Director of Dentistry at Mount Sinai Hospital and Assistant Director of the GPR at Saint Francis Hospital Medical Center in Hartford, Connecticut. He has 14 years of experience placing and restoring dental implants and maintains a busy private practice with emphasis on hospital dentistry, managing medically compromised patients and sedation dentistry. Dr. Pruett is a Fellow in the International College of Dentists and the Pierre Fauchard Academy and is a member of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
 

LOCATION AND LODGING – Jekyll Island, Georgia
Jekyll Island, one of Georgia’s four Golden Isles, offers miles of gentle beaches along the Atlantic, scenic golf courses, tennis courts, sailing and close proximity to the other Golden Isles. Historic sites abound, including old forts, lovely mansions of yesteryear and intriguing museums.

The tradition of The Jekyll Island Club began a century ago, when it was founded as an exclusive retreat for the Morgans, Pulitzers, Rockefellers and Vanderbilts. Visitors may enjoy the same natural beauty and elegant architecture in the newly restored Jekyll Island Club, where these high-society members once came to relax. A surfside Beach Club, 63 holes of golf, indoor and outdoor tennis, lawn games, a marina and elegant shopping boutiques are among the many diversions offered.

LODGING INFORMATION
Jekyll Island Club Hotel (Host Hotel), 371 Riverview Drive, Reservations: 1-800-535-9547.

Accommodations. All rooms have Victorian furnishings and rates are single or double. Traditional rooms are larger and are located in adjacent buildings. ($20 for extra person over two people) Please contact Jekyll Island Club Hotel to arrange accommodations.
 

An advance deposit of one night’s room/suite rate plus 11% tax and a $10 per day resort fee is required for all reservations. Advance notice of 72 hours is required to cancel individual reservations for full refund of deposit. Credit card, personal check, company check or cashiers check accepted. Two-night minimum required on weekend (Friday and Saturday nights).