Saturday Speakers

Karen L Comisi, DISIPC, CDA, RDA, FADAA for the past 37 years, has held almost every position in the dental office, with the exception of dentist and hygienist. She has been an orthodontic assistant, oral surgery assistant, general dentist assistant, front office manager, insurance coordinator and was the co-founder, Practice Administrator and CFO for “Dental Care with a Difference PC”. Karen served as the Practice Manager at Carolina Park Family Dentistry in Mount Pleasant SC for 2 years and is now an Administrative Coordinator for the Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) and Special Care Dentistry (SCD) at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Karen is a respected Key Opinion Leader, author, speaker and consultant. She was one of the first licensed, registered restorative function dental assistants in New York State and is a founding member of the Southern Tier Dental Assistants Society. Karen served on the New York State Board for Dentistry from 2010-2018 and served as a board member on the Dental Assistant National Board (DANB) from 2015-2021. She is a Fellow in the American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA), a member of the Organization for Safety & Asepsis Procedures (OSAP), the American Association of Dental Boards (AADB) and is a Dental Industry Specialist in Infection Prevention and Control.

SESSION:

Infection Control: Measures to Keep Your Patients and Team Healthy
Saturday, April 29th, 8:30 am – 11:30 am

Credit Hours:

3

Session Description:

Dentistry’s infection control protocols have always been of great importance; however, they were often left in the shadows of as other “priorities” surfaced in our day to day operations. Then world changed in 2020. Infection Control returned to “front and center” and became paramount for the safety of our patients and our dental teams. There was a call to arms for added protection in our practices. However, there is data to show that dentistry fared better then so many of the other health professions. Why was that and what did we do differently than the other health providers? Come find out the protocols that are needed day to day. Learn about what you are doing well, and what could potentially be better.

Session Objectives:

• Principles of cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization
• How to keep yourself safe while keeping others safe
• How to manage dental water lines

Mr. Michael McCarthy is a 25 year veteran of the Dental Industry. After launching Prozac in the pharmaceutical industry, he decide to take on the Dental Industry and never left! Mike has owned/ran two large healthcare marketing agencies that focused specifically on Dental Manufacturers and Dental Practice Strategies. During this time, Mike has interviewed over 10,000 dental practitioners. To date, Mike has also researched over 30,000 dental consumers (patients) in an effort to understand their needs and wants while visiting a dental office. Mike has represented so many dental practices and associations during his tenure…from Dental giants like Colgate, J&J, Dentsply Sirona & Straumann to new and exciting startups. Currently Mike is consulting with several dental technology companies (DENTECH) – helping them develop strategies to get on the radar screens of today’s dentists and DSOs. Mike’s passion is to help dental practitioners communicate the importance of oral care to their communities and to elevate the importance of the profession in the overall healthcare arena. Personally, Mike is an avid fly-fisherman and duck hunter. He lives on a small farm in NJ with his spouse and three Chesapeake Bay Retrievers.

SESSION:

The Practicality of Practicing GREAT DENTISTRY in Today’s World (repeat)
Saturday, April 29th, 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Credit Hours:

3

Session Description:

Several interactive exercises will be presented to the attendees to participate in. Dental Clinicians will walk away with a fresh perspective and some new ideas for practice management as it relates to their service offerings.

Session Objectives:

• What dental patients, new and long-standing, want from the dental team
• Effective techniques to get patients to accept recommended treatments
• Understanding the CHOICE consumers have with access to dental care
• Strategies that showcase a dental team’s strengths to patients and the community they service
• Resources available to business owners who do not have formal business training
• The importance of a dental clinician’s individual BRAND and the overall branding of the practice
• Marketing and Advertising Dentistry INSIDE and OUTSIDE OF THE PRACTICE – What works and what doesn’t
• Communication techniques to patients that every team member can benefit from.

Dr. Gigi Meinecke, RN, DMD, FAGD is • Facial Injectables Course Director - Boston University School of Dental Medicine • National Lecturer – Facial Injectables since 2010 • Facial Anatomist – Head and Neck Pro-Sectionist • Litigation Support – Expert Witness, Exclusive to Facial Injectables • Private Practice – Limited to Facial Injectables • Regular contributor – Clinical Literature • Author of the book: “Start and Grow Your Cosmetic Injectable Practice”

SESSION:

The Complete Face: Botox Live Patient Training Course – Hands-On Session
Saturday, April 29th, 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Credit Hours:

8

Session Description:

Designed to give you more than any other Botox course available, “The Complete Face”, is exactly that – COMPLETE. FACES provides the only Botox training that includes both upper and lower face indications plus masseter and temporalis in one class. The Complete Face provides a rich educational program experience that saves you time and money by not requiring multiple levels of training. Reinvigorate your practice by adding Botox treatments with this Anatomically Based, Academically. Rigorous and Scientifically Driven Seminar

Session Objectives:

• Identify specific areas of the aging face and features that can be improved with Botox treatment 
• Conduct a thorough patient consultation to evaluate the potential need for and assess the suitability of facial injectables 
• Avoid, recognize and manage adverse events 
• Correctly document treatment – photo-documentation and written documentation

CREDITS:

101 Basic Science – 3 CE
200 Orofacial Pain – 3 CE
780 Esthetics – 2 CE
TOTAL:  8 CE