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18th Annual Island Dental Colloquium

A sandy Hawaiian beach

February 20, 2012 - February 24, 2012
7:30 am - 11:30 am
Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel & Mauna Kea Resort, Big Island, Hawaii

Event Category: Conferences and Retreats

University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry and University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry, invite you to join us for the 18th Annual Island Dental Colloquium. We are offering an outstanding educational opportunity featuring three excellent faculty speakers. Course sessions run from 7:30 am – 11:30 am each day. Take advantage of this unbeatable travel education program combined with the beauty and excitement of the Big Island of Hawaii.

Program Topics

  • "There's a Body Connected to that Mouth!" presented by Sophia Saeed, DMD
  • "The Mayhem of Implant Systems: Implant Selection Based on Restorative Needs" presented by Arun Sharma, BDS, MSc
  • "Doctor ... There's an Infant in your Waiting Room! Infant and Toddler Oral Care" presented by A. Jeffrey Wood, DDS

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for dentists and allied dental professionals.

Dates:  February 20-24, 2012
Location: Hapuna Beach Prince Resort, Big Island, Hawaii
Tuition:  $695 Dentists; $475 Allied Dental Professionals and Spouses
Program:  7:30 am - 11:30 am daily
Check-in:  7:00 am Monday
Credit:  This activity is designated for 20 continuing education credits.

To register for the course, contact UCSF School of Dentistry at 415.476.1101 or visit http://www.dentistry.ucsf.edu/cde

To take advantage of our special travel rates and packages, please contact University Travel at 800.821.5094 or 818.563.9808, or e-mail them at islanddental@unitrav.com

Faculty 

Arun Sharma, BDS, MSc, is a clinical professor in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences at UCSF School of Dentistry. Dr. Sharma maintains a private practice focusing on prosthodontics at UCSF. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and is the vice chair of the editorial council of the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry.

Sophia Saeed, DMD, is an assistant clinical professor at UCSF School of Dentistry. She is the director of the Hospital Dentistry Clinic and General Practice Residency in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and maintains a private practice in general dentistry at UCSF. She received her dental degree from Harvard School of Dental Medicine and completed training in Hospital Dentistry at UCSF.

A. Jeffrey Wood, DDS, is professor and chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the Dugoni School of Dentistry, where he is also the director of their Dental Auxiliary Utilization program. Active in organized pediatric dentistry, Dr. Wood is past president of both the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry and the Western Society of Pediatric Dentistry.