Welcome!

The Program Committee of Yankee Dental Congress 36

2011

The mission….The YDC 36 Program

Committee is responsible for planning, developing and

implementing the educational division of the meeting. It will be the best program offered by

any major dental meeting.

the chairs…..• Paul Chalifoux•Mary Jane Hanlon-Rogers• Carl McManama• Janice Spada

very important people

• John Fischer, President• Janice Moriarty, Program Chair• Dorrey Powers• Alicia Wright• Amy Jordan• Cast of others

introduce yourselves,

name,what and where?

rookie or veteran?

Committee’s role….

• headliner decisions• Contact headliners• Subcommittee chairs• Select second group• Contact non-headliners• Chair subcommittees• Work hard during YDC 36

Timeline…..1) Five or six meetings before

YDC 352) Subcommittee meetings

during 20103) Volunteer orientation late

20104) Last minute meetings PRN5) YDC 36

Tentative 2009 Schedule

1) Tonight2) Tuesday May 26th

3) Thursday July 16th

4) Tuesday September 15th

5) Monday October 26th

6) Another one?

Subcommittees etc…

• Hands-on Courses• Minuteman Lectures• Panel Courses• Poster sessions• Women’s Program• Day Captains

The “program”

Types of courses…..• headline speakers• up-&-comers & topics• special programs• Minuteman courses• panel courses• workshops• hands-on courses

Usual format…• Initial contact (you)• Contact sheet (you) to staff• Negotiation (not you)• Contracts (not you)• Repeaters????• Day captains, PC’s & RC’s

Headliners?

Endodontics• Steve Buchanan• Cliff Ruddle• Joe Camp• Richard Mounce• Martin Trope• Koch & Brave• Donald Yu

Restorative & Esthetics

• G. Christensen• F. Spear• R. Jackson• C. Wakefield• H. Heymann• J. Brucia• D. Hornbrook*• Van Haywood• Jon Kois• Dan Fischer• George Freedman• Howard Strassler• Edward Swift• Markus Blatz

• Michael Miller• Ray Bertolotti• Gerard Chiche• Terry Donovan• Douglas Terry• Tom Abrahamson• Lee Culp• Bud Mopper• Gerald Denehy• Gary Alex• Paul Belvedere• Bruce Small• Howard Strassler• Corkey Willhite

Periodontics• Samuel Low• J. Suzuki

Pediatrics• Greg Psaltis• Jane Soxman• Michael

Ignelzi• Steve

Pearlman

Geriatrics• R. Huffines• G. Folse*• Linda Niesson

Infection Control & OSHA

• J. Molinari• Laney Kay

Oral Pathology etc.

• J. Svirsky• Robert Kelsch

Anesthetics etc.• S. Malamed• Mel Hawkins

Implants• Carl Misch• Dennis Tarnow*• George Priest• Dan Sullivan• John Sorrenson• Curtis Jansen• Tom McGarry

Occlusion & TMJ• Jeff Okesson• Henry Gremillion• Terry Tanaka• Glenn DuPont• Mark Piper

Forensic Dentistry• Henry Lee• Tom Glass

General Health• Joe Dillon• Tom Caruso• Barbara

Steinberg• Bethany Valachi• David Ahearn• Larry Sangrik

Dentures etc. • Nader Sharifi• Joe Massad• Greg Folse*

Hygiene• Cynthia Fong• Sherry Burns• Karen Davis

Dental Assisting• Niki Henson• Sarah Conroy• Shannon Pace

Front desk etc.• Char Sweeney• Kelli Vrla• Rebecca Wilder• Rhonda Savage• Katherine Eitel• Robin Wright• Gary Zylesky• Jennifer de St.

Georges• Kathy Jameson

• Jeff Staads• Castagna &

Moore• Connie Podesta

New Technology• Larry Emmott• Joel White• Dale Miles• Paul Feuerstein• Jim Dunn

Oral Surgery• Karl Koerner• R. Edwab

Business stuff• Dick Barnes• Charles Blair• Paul Homoly• The Jameson’s• Roger Levin• Tom Limoli• Sally McKenzie • Linda Miles