2010 Annual Meeting

February 25-26, 2010

The Westin Hotel  /  Michigan Ave  /  Chicago, IL

 

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Thursday, February 25

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM             Registration

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM             Welcome & Announcements

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM             Closed Forum (Cal-Lab Members Only)

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM             Break

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM           State of the Industry

                                           Richard Fishbane & Judy Fishman

 

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM         Managing Costs in the Dental Laboratory

                                           Scott Etlinger

 

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM          Lunch

12:45 PM - 1:30 PM            "Outside the Box" Regulatory Standards

                                           Mary A. Borg & April K. McDowell

 

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM             Digital Dentistry:  Materials, Properties, Selection and Use

                                           Russell Giordano, DMD, DMSc, FADM, Cert. Pros.

 

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM             Materials Panel

                                           THE ARGEN CORPORATION (Paul Cascone); 

                                           DENTSPLY (Arlo King, CDT); 

                                           GC AMERICA, INC. (Rick Sonntag, RDT); 

                                           HERAEUS (Craig Nelson, AAS, CDT); 

                                           IVOCLAR VIVADENT, INC. (George W. Tysowsky, DDS, MPH); 

                                           VIDENT (Bernie Jaroslow, CDT)

 

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM             Exhibitor Showcase

 

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM             Exhibits, Table Clinics & Reception

Friday, February 26

7:00 AM - 7:45 AM             Registration

 

7:45 AM - 8:45 AM             Closed Forum (Cal-Lab Members Only)

 

8:45 AM - 9:30 AM             Purchasing High Technology for the Dental Laboratory

                                           David Lesh, CDT

 

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM             Break

 

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM           Create a Winning Team:  Know When to Hire and When to Fire

                                           Robert Ash, BC, CP, ACHE

 

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM         Relationship-Based Marketing

                                           Mark Murphy, DDS, FAGD

 

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM         Keynote Presentation:  Growth in a Declining Economy

                                           Shaun Keating, CDT

 

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM             SPECIAL BONUS FEATURE
                                           The Evolution of Esthetics and New Innovative Materials

                                           Dr. David Garber & Dr. Gui Cabral

                                                                                      Please plan to attend this exclusive portion of GC's Edu-Tech Day.  

                                                                                      All Cal-Lab members are invited as GC's guests!