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Saturday CE with the Faculty
Homecoming Weekend Special
April 26, 2008
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Special Homecoming
Events |
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| Dental CE with the Faculty (9-11 a.m.) | |
8:30 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
9:00 a.m. |
"Why Are We Striking Out? A New Approach to Preventive Dentistry in Children" A "new approach" to preventive dentistry in pediatric dentistry is called Motivational Interviewing. This approach has gained some attention in pediatric literature and has shown to be effective in altering patients behavior. The technique has been used in drug and alcohol addiction treatment, and now is working in preventing caries in children. |
10:00 a.m. |
"Cone Beam CT : Three-dimensional imaging for diagnosis and treatment planning" Dr. Sajitha Kalathingal Participants will learn about: •Cone Beam CT and how it works, as well as learn the indications for this new modality in private practice. |
12:00 noon |
The President's Cookout will be held from 12 noon - 2:00 p.m. at the president's home, 920 Milledge Road, Augusta. |
2:00 p.m. |
Canal Boat Tour, Augusta Canal Interpretive Center, sponsored by the MCG Alumni Association. Retired faculty member Wade Hammer will be our captain as we voyage down the great Augusta Canal. Please make your reservations now and indicate which time you prefer. Seating on each tour is limited to the first 35 which sign-up. (Limited to School of Dentistry alumni, faculty and their families.) |
3:00 p.m. |
Canal Boat Tour, Augusta Canal Interpretive Center, sponsored by the MCG Alumni Association. Retired faculty member Wade Hammer will be our captain as we voyage down the great Augusta Canal. Please make your reservations now and indicate which time you prefer. Seating on each tour is limited to the first 35 which sign-up. (Limited to School of Dentistry alumni, faculty and their families.) |
6:00 p.m. |
School of Dentistry Banquet celebrating reunions for the classes of 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993 and 1998at the Marriott Hotel and Suites, $40. All School of Dentistry alumni, faculty and friends are invited to this banquet. Hear about the School of Dentistry’s success and plans toward realizing the dream of building a new dental school. |
9:45 p.m. |
The Homecoming Dance will be held at the Marriott Hotel and Suites. |
CREDIT
The Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry is a recognized ADA CERP
provider, ACDE approved, AGD accepted National Sponsor, FAGD/MAGD Credit.
01/01/06–12/31/09. 2 hours
PRESENTED BY
Medical College of Georgia
School of Dentistry
and
Division of Continuing Education
LOCATION
The dental continuing education courses will be held in the MCG School of
Dentistry.
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA FACULTY
Dr Sajitha Kalathingal, assistant professor of oral diagnosis and patient services, earned a dental degree from Mangalore University and a master’s degree in oral and maxillofacial radiology from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. At MCG, she teaches predoctoral and graduate radiology courses and manages radiology clinics. She also maintains a private practice with advanced two- and three-dimensional imaging capabilities. She researches digital imaging and applications of three-dimensional imaging in various dental disciplines.
Roy A. Rockman, D.D.S., director of the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry Pediatric Residency Program, earned his dental degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo and completed a pediatric dentistry residency at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center. He is a diplomate and fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and is a retired colonel in the U.S. Army Dental Corps.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The course is free for alumni association members and $50 for others BUT any individuals
planning to attend the lectures MUST register
in advance. Advance registration is also required for the canal boat tour
and the golf outing due to limited space.
QUESTIONS: please send an e-mail to Gia Johnson (gjohnson@mcg.edu)
or call 706-721-7354.
SPECIAL NEEDS
The Medical College of Georgia Division of Continuing Education complies
with the Americans With Disabilities Act. If you require special services,
facilities or dietary considerations (vegetarian or otherwise) to support
your participation in this continuing education program, contact the
conference coordinator at 800-221-6437 or 706-721-3967.
COMFORT ZONE
Although every effort will be made to have a comfortable temperature in the
meeting room, we realize that everyone’s comfort zone is different. Please
bring a jacket or light wrap in case the room is too cool for your comfort.