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ACP 40th Annual Session - Nov 3-6, 2010 - Orlando, FL
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Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

One Grand Cypress Blvd.
Orlando, Florida 32836
Group Rate: $259 single/double plus all applicable taxes and fees ($10 resort fee per night and 12.5% tax)

Rate availability is not guaranteed after the room block is full or Oct. 11.
Please call (402) 592-6464, or toll free (888) 421-1442 to make a reservation or click on the hotel link.

For more information on this year's Annual Session location visit the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel Homepage.

Take advantage of the ACP discount and stay at a centrally-located hotel offering a plethora of services and activities that are included in your resort fee:
·        24 ft. rock climbing wall
·        24 hr. health club
·        9 Hole, Par 3 Pitch n’ Putt
·        Golf driving range
·        Court time at the Tennis and Racquet Club
·        Water sports – canoe, sailboat, paddle boat, hydro bike & kayak
·        Free local and toll free telephone service
·        Bikes – adult, children and four- and two-person surreys


Read the Top 10 Reasons to Stay at the Hyatt Grand Cypress in Orlando!


Register online now or download the 40th Annual Session Registration Form and return it either by fax at (312) 573-1257 or by mail to:

ACP
5198 Eagle Way
Chicago, IL 60678-5198


 
Program
 

You won’t want to miss outstanding educational workshops, lectures, events, exhibits and Technology Forum planned for this year’s 40th Annual Session. View the 40th Annual Session's Registration Brochure for a complete listing of this year's education and events. An incredible lineup of speakers is in store for the General Session on Thursday and Friday. New offerings includea Spanish workshop, dental tech sessions and more will engage and inform. Check out the sneak preview ads:
 


Program by Day

New! Keynote Speaker

Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell is a New York Times bestselling author and staff writer with The New Yorker magazine. He was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in 2005. He is the author of The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference, (2000); Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, (2005); Outliers: The Story of Success, (2008); and What the Dog Saw (2009). Gladwell has written that oral health care is not a luxury, which ties into the ACP’s mission to serve the public and increase care to patients in need.
 
 

New! Dental Technology Events

Join the ACP and Spectrum Dialogue for two new exciting sessions focused on emerging dental technologies.


Digital Realities for Dental Laboratories Workshop

Friday, November 5, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
CE Credits: 4 hours


In 2010, the prosthodontic community of specialists and generalists requires dental technology that offers the advantages of innovation and predictability. This forum is presented to address current technology opportunities for laboratories of one to hundreds of technicians. This workshop offers the latest insights in digital planning, abutment design and manufacture, fabrication of copings, veneers and monolithic crowns as well as complex frameworks and implant bars. Participants will better match emerging technological capacity with the current realities of prosthodontic practice.

Moderator:
Burney Croll, D.D.S.

Abutment Decisions: Asking the Right Questions

Ethan Pansek, D.D.S.
Redefining CAD/CAM in Dentistry
Mike Girard, R.D.T.
Digital Dentistry: Beyond Imagination

Lee Culp, C.D.T.
Artistry and CAD/CAM Technology

Domenico Cascione, M.D.T.



Digital Restorative Symposium -
Beauty Through Technology

Saturday, November 6, 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
CE Credits: 2.5 hours


The symposium will focus on digital technologies and the ongoing enhancement of prosthodontic therapy. Seven internationally renowned clinicians and technicians will guide the participants from the fundamentals of esthetics to the esoteric phenomena of ceramic technology to the processing of complex ceramic prostheses. The goal of this symposium is to inform and inspire clinicians and technicians working together to embrace new digital technologies that offer diverse opportunities to make prosthodontic therapy "better."

Moderator: J. Robert Kelly, D.D.S., M.S.

New Dental Technologies: Do They Help or Hinder the Esthetic Restoration?
Steven Chu, D.M.D., M.S.D., C.D.T.
Digital Technology and Esthetic Excellence: Is This Possible?
Curtis Jansen
Oral Harmony: The Pleasure of Balance
Mauro Broseghini, D.M.D. and Cristiano Broseghini, M.D.T.
New Horizons with Zirconia: Why We Love What We Do
Enrico Steger, M.D.T.
Materials, Techniques, and Technologies to Improve Prostheses'
Markus Blatz, D.M.D., Ph.D.

Register online for both new events by filling out the Annual Session registration and selecting the Friday/Saturday only option. The cost to attend is $150 for members and $300 for non-members.

Download and print the Digital Realities Sessions flier to share with colleagues.

Call for Abstract Submission for Table Clinics
Calling all prosthodontic residents and predoctoral dental students! Showcase your research and laboratory techniques during the 2010 Annual Session Table Clinics competition. Cash prizes will be awarded for the top three finishers in each competition.

For more information download the invitation letter, guidelines and application.



  

Exhibits

The exhibit hall is currently sold out for 2010, if you are interested in being placed on our waiting list please e-mail a completed exhibitor application to exhibits@prosthodontics.org. 

View or download
the 2010 ACP Exhibit Space Application and the 2010 Exhibit Hall Floorplan and return your application by e-mail to exhibits@prosthodontics.org or by fax to (312) 573-1257.

View the 2010 List of Exhibitors to see who will be in Orlando this year. Visit the Virtual Exhibit Hall to learn more about who is exhibiting.


Sponsorship Opportunities

Be a part of the premiere prosthodontic meeting of the year. Partner with the ACP to reach more than 3,300 members of the College. 

Review the
2010 Sponsorship Menu or contact Melissa Kabadian by e-mail at mkabadian@prosthodontics.org for more information or to secure your sponsorship.
   

 

 


Media
Members of the media are welcome to download and utilize the following press release on this year's Annual Session:


For additional media inquiries please contact:

Lauren E. Dethloff, CAE
Associate Executive Director, Communications and Marketing

 
211 E. Chicago, Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 573-1260 ext. 223

For questions about the ACP's 40th Annual Session please contact:


ACP Central Office
(312) 573-1260

acp@prosthodontics.org

 

 


Make the most of your trip to Orlando!

Check out these online travel guides chock-full of tips and ideas on how to extend your stay in the Sunshine State:


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