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january

20jan11:00 am- 3:00 pmQCDS Installation Gala (SOLD OUT)

Event Details

THE EVENT IS SOLD OUT. DO NOT PURCHASE TICKETS.

Queens County Dental Society’s

Annual Officers Installation Gala

Installation of Dr. Craig Tischler as President

with QCDS and ICDE Officers

Westbury Manor

1100 Jericho Turnpike

Westbury, New York 11590

Sunday, January 20, 2019

11:00am cocktails – 12:00pm Sit-down Brunch

RSVP Required – Dress To Impress

Show support for your volunteer leaders

The Queens County Dental Society will hold its annual Installation Gala in honor of our 2019 officers on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at the Westbury Manor in Westbury, NY.

Our incoming President, Dr. Craig Tischler, has asked for your support of our event by attending and sponsoring the Installation Gala. Your support of this event is integral to its success and our ability to offer programs of interest to our members.

Sponsorship Levels

Diamond Sponsor at $10,000 (Only 1)

Name included in event invitation
Name and logo incorporated into event signage
Sponsor’s Name listed in all event publicity materials
Special acknowledgement at event
Includes tables for 20 guests
Diamond acknowledgement in the QCDS Bulletin

Platinum Sponsor at $5,000 (Only 2)

Name and logo incorporated into event signage
Sponsor’s Name listed in all event publicity materials
Special acknowledgement at event
Includes tables for 14 guests
Platinum acknowledgement in the QCDS Bulletin

Gold Sponsor at $3,000

Special acknowledgement at event
Includes 10 Dinner tickets
Gold acknowledgement in the QCDS Bulletin

Silver Sponsor at $1,000

Special acknowledgement at event
Includes 4 Dinner tickets
Silver acknowledgement in the QCDS Bulletin

Bronze Sponsor at $500

Includes 2 Dinner tickets
Bronze acknowledgement in the QCDS Bulletin

Associate Sponsor at $300

Associate acknowledgement in the QCDS Bulletin

Supporter Sponsor at $200

Supporter acknowledgement in the QCDS Bulletin

Friend Sponsor at $100

Friend acknowledgement in the QCDS Bulletin

Gala Tickets are $135 each.

10 Gala Tickets are $1,250.

We look forward to a favorable response and appreciate your ongoing support of QCDS and its programs.

Time

(Sunday) 11:00 am - 3:00 pm EST

Location

Westbury Manor

1100 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury, NY 11590

february

5feb6:00 pm- 9:00 pmGENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Event Details

Program: GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Date: February 5, 2019 (Tuesday)

Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST

Location: QCDS Headquarters, 86-90 188th Street, Jamaica NY

Credits: 2

Meals: Dinner (served at 6pm)

Course Title: Improve your Practice Profitability While Provide Life Saving Care

Presenter: Dr. Pankaj Singh

Course Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST

Course Description:

Stats on Prevalence and Incidence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in General Population and General Dental Practice. Medical & Psychiatric complications and Social and Economic impact of untreated OSA. Pathophysiology of OSA. Screening and Diagnosis of OSA. Different Treatment Options of OSA. Comparison of CPAP vs. Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT) – Stats on Compliance and Efficacy. Benefits of OAT (providing life saving care, improving patients quality of life, professional satisfaction, economic benefit to the practice). Barriers of Entry for Dentists (go over the top 5 reasons) and Solutions. Why Dentists Should be Treating OSA.

Presenter Biographies:

Practicing dental surgeon, published author, academic researcher, professor and lecturer; Dr. Pankaj Singh is passionately dedicated to improving the lives of his patients and as a clinician, Dr. Singh is also committed to serving the professional community through research and innovations that are pushing the fields of – Dental/Oral Implantology and Implant Dentistry – Tissue Engineering – Dental Sleep Medicine forward to new and unexpected frontiers. Serving as clinical director of Arch Dental Associates offices in New York since 1995, Dr. Singh has also held a number of fellowships at institutions such as the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from SUNY at Stony Brook and Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) from New York University College of Dentistry. He completed his residency in Dental and Oral Surgery and fellowship in Oral and Dental Implantology at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in NYC, where he served as chief resident. His postgraduate studies in advanced IV anesthesia were completed at Albert Einstein School of Medicine and Montefiore Hospital Medical Center, New York City. Recognized as an authority in the field, Dr. Singh lectures nationally and internationally and is one of less than 100 dentists worldwide who are diplomats of both The International Congress of Oral Implantologists and the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry, where he also served as board examiner. He has held faculty and attending faculty positions at institutions such as – NYU College of Dentistry – American Academy of Implant Dentistry’s Postgraduate Maxi Course and currently serves as faculty at Foundation for Surgical Excellence, a nonprofit teaching and research foundation and is an Expert faculty at The New York Head and Neck Institute and faculty at The Center for Facial Reconstruction at Lenox Hill Hospital and the Northwell Health System. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and currently serves as an editor of the Academy’s Research Publicaton “Journal of Oral Implantology” and serves on the board or several other publications including the worlds largest circulating monthly dental newsletter “Dental and Implant Tribune”. Dr. Singh has been featured on NBC Nightly News, profiled by Mercedes Benz as their “Star Dentist,” and was recognized for his contributions to his profession and community as the only dentist to ever appear on the cover of “Biz India,” the prestigious international business publication. Dr. Singh has also held advisory and editorial positions on numerous boards and publications including Heartland Dental, Huffington Post, Sybron Endodontics, Sirona Dental, Meisinger USA, Implant Tribune, the Journal of Oral Implantology, and Doctor Radio on Sirius XM. Dr. Singh has published numerous original research articles, reports, has contributed to several textbooks and is the author of the bestseller textbook “Atlas of Oral Implantology – 3rd edition” by Mosby/Elsevier. He holds several patents and most recently invented the minimally invasive guided implant and harvesting system “Guided Precision Surgery” manufactured by Meisinger, USA and used worldwide for dental implant surgery and autogenous tissue harvesting and has spent the last 20 years researching the effects of Oral Appliances on airway metrics and Dental Sleep Medicine. He is dedicated to researching new avenues for sleep apnea treatment both in dentistry and sleep medicine and is a passionate advocate for developments in Dental Sleep Science. It is among his professional goals to improve the lives of those who struggle with sleep apnea and educate dentists on their role in a team approach to treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. Never satisfied with the status quo, as CEO and chief scientific officer at APP-NEA, LLC, Dr. Singh has been using deep machine learning and augmented intelligence to develop automated algorithms, new technologies and workflow that allow dentists to treat patients with obstructive sleep apnea more effectively and efficiently than the current best practice methodology available to the profession.

Course Title: Dental Bone Graft Cements Applications in Clinical Practice

Presenter: Dr. Michael Katzap

Course Time: 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST

Course Description:

The lecture will cover a brief history of bone cement, its adaptation to dentistry and uses of bone cement in various clinical situations that include socket grafting, ridge augmentation and uses before and during implant surgery. The use of bone cement in dentistry allows the clinician to predictably achieve bone. The unique application of bone cement is quick for the clinician, beneficial for the patient and brings additional value to the practice.

Presenter Biography:

Dr. Michael Katzap is a master of the academy of general dentistry, a fellow of the American academy of implant dentistry and a diplomate of the American board of oral implantology/implant dentistry and the international college of oral implantology. He is the former director of the Brookdale hospital oral implantology fellowship and has been in private practice in Rego park queens since 1999. Dr. Katzap’s practice focuses on implantology and he has lectured on implant dentistry at the greater New York dental meeting, nationally and internationally.

Fees:

QCDS Members: $0

Non-QCDS Members: By invitation only

QCDS is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider approved by the NYSDA.

ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to ADA CERP at www.ada.org/cerp. IMPORTANT CE REMINDER FOR DENTISTS TAKING MCE COURSES In order to receive credit for NYS mandatory continuing education purposes, you must make sure that the entity sponsoring a continuing education course is approved to provide MCE credit by NYSDA, NYSED, ADA CERP, or AGD PACE. NYSDA approves only its thirteen component dental societies and the New York State Dental Foundation. Information regarding sponsors approved by NYSED is available from the New York State Education Department, State Board for Dentistry, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234-1000; phone 518-474-3817 ext. 550; fax 518-473-0567; or this site. A list of such sponsors approved by ADA CERP is available at www.ada.org/98.aspx. A list of such sponsors approved by AGD PACE is available at www.agd.org/education/pace/findaprovider/ If you are unsure whether a sponsor offering a continuing education program is approved, feel free to contact the Dental Board by phone at 518-474-3817, ext. 550 or by e-mail at dentbd@nysed.gov.

Time

(Tuesday) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST

Location

QCDS Headquarters

86-90 188th Street, Jamaica NY

5feb9:00 pm- 10:00 pmBOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

8feb9:30 am- 11:30 amDrugs, Bugs, and Dental Products What to “Prescribe”! (Video Study Club)

Event Details

Course Title: Drugs, Bugs, and Dental Products What to “Prescribe”! (Video Study Club)

Moderator: Dr. Al Gulum

Date: February 8, 2019 (Friday)

Time: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM EST

Location: QCDS Headquarters, 86-90 188th Street, Jamaica NY

Credits: 2

Meals: Light Breakfast

Course Description:

Patients have oral problems you have a variety of pharmacological solutions. Which one(s) do you use, when, and why? All these questions are answered in this fast-moving presentation that focuses on the practical application of Dental Pharmacology and the effective use of over-the-counter dental products.

Subjects included: treatment of bacterial, viral, and fungal infections; determining when and why to use prophylactic antibiotics; simple ways to treat canker sores and herpes; controlling pain with drugs; and the most effective over–the-counter dental drugs in numerous categories. Drs. Jacobsen and Christensen also identify the 3 dental drugs you should NOT use in order to avoid 99% of drug interactions. This presentation will make handling the pharmaceutical needs in your practice easier and more effective.

Presenter Biography:

Gordon J. Christensen is Founder and Director of Practical Clinical Courses (PCC) and Senior Consultant for Clinicians Report (CR) in Utah. PCC is an international continuing education organization that provides courses and videos for all dental professionals. CR offers unbiased research on thousands of dental products. Dr. Christensen has presented over 45,000 hours of continuing education throughout the world and has published many articles and books.

Gordon and Dr. Rella Christensen are co-founders of the non-profit Gordon J. Christensen CLINICIANS REPORT (previously CRA), which Rella directed for many years. Since 1976, they have conducted research in all areas of dentistry and published the findings to the profession in the well-known CRA Newsletter now called CLINICIANS REPORT. Gordon’s degrees include: DDS, University of Southern California; MSD, University of Washington; PhD, University of Denver; an Honorary Doctor of Science from Utah State University, and an honorary Doctor of Dental Education and Research from Utah Valley University.

Early in his career, Gordon helped initiate the University of Kentucky and University of Colorado Dental Schools and taught at the University of Washington. Gordon is a practicing prosthodontist in Provo, Utah. Gordon is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, a Fellow and Diplomate in the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, a Fellow in the Academy of Osseointegration, American College of Dentists, International College of Dentists, American College of Prosthodontists, Academy of General Dentistry (Hon), Royal College of Surgeons of England, and an Associate Fellow in the American Academy of Implant Dentistry.

Some of his other memberships include: American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry; International Association of Dental Research; Academy of LDS Dentists; American Academy of Restorative Dentistry; American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics; Academy of Operative Dentistry; and International College of Prosthodontists.

Pre-registration is required. Register below or call us at (718) 454-8344 .

Fees:

QCDS Members: $0

Non-QCDS Members (one time): $100

Non-QCDS Members (VSC annual pass): $350

A $15 late fee will be assigned to all those whose pay and/or register on the day of the event.

Refund Policy: We can offer a 100% refund up until the day before the lecture. We cannot offer any refund on or after the day of the lecture.

QCDS is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider approved by the NYSDA.

Time

(Friday) 9:30 am - 11:30 am EST

Location

QCDS Headquarters

86-90 188th Street, Jamaica NY

15feb9:00 am- 1:00 pmCPR Basic Life Support Certification

Event Details

Course Title: CPR Basic Life Support Certification

Presenter: Have Dummy Will Travel BLS Instructor

Date: February 15, 2019 (Friday)

Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

Location: QCDS Headquarters, 86-90 188th Street, Jamaica NY

Credits: 4

Meals: Light Breakfast

Course Description:

Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification will cover 1 & 2 rescuer CPR, Heimlich maneuver, child CPR and AED. The ability to recognize the signals of a heart attack and provide stabilization of the victim at the scene of a cardiac arrest is a priceless commodity. Life over death may someday become a reality to someone you know or care for. Be prepared to help save a life.

Fees:

ADA Members & their staff: $115

Non-ADA Members: $260

Pre-registration is required. Register by clicking the “Buy Now” button or call us at (718) 454-8344.

A $15 late fee will be assigned to all who pay and/or register on the day of the event.

Refund Policy: We can offer a 100% refund up until the day before the lecture. We cannot offer any refund on or after the day of the lecture.

QCDS is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider approved by the NYSDA.

Time

(Friday) 9:00 am - 1:00 pm EST

Location

QCDS Headquarters

86-90 188th Street, Jamaica NY

28feb6:00 pm- 10:00 pmInfection Control

Event Details

Course Title: Infection Control

Presenter: Safety Compliance Services

Date: February 28, 2019 (Thursday)

Time: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM EST

Location: QCDS Headquarters, 86-90 188th Street, Jamaica NY

Credits: 4

Meals: Dinner

Course Description:

In the past this course has had an overwhelming positive response from those clinicians & their staff who earnestly want to stay informed of the latest infection control recommendations out there: and does so through the eyes and thoughts of a speaker / clinician who well understands the nature and demand of everyday dental practice. There’s more … bring your entire staff and satisfy OSHA’s annual staff training requirements. Learn what’s new in infection control techniques and what is needed to comply with appropriate infection control guidelines.

COURSE QUALIFIES FOR RELICENSURE.

Fees:

ADA Members & their staff: $95

Non-ADA Members: $260

Pre-registration is required. Register by clicking the “Buy Now” button or call us at (718) 454-8344.

A $15 late fee will be assigned to all who pay and/or register on the day of the event.

Refund Policy: We can offer a 100% refund up until the day before the lecture. We cannot offer any refund on or after the day of the lecture.

QCDS is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider approved by the NYSDA.

Time

(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm EST

Location

QCDS Headquarters

86-90 188th Street, Jamaica NY