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Quad
Schools Endodontic
Conference
On February
26 and 27, residents and
faculty members from
endodontic residency
programs in neighboring
states came to LSUSD for
the annual Quad School
Endodontic Conference.
Nearly 40 attendees from
the University of Texas
Houston, University of
Texas San Antonio, Baylor
College of Dentistry,
Keesler and Lackland Air
Force bases, and LSUSD
participated in the
two-day meeting. The
event, held at LSUSD every
four years, began in the
early 1990's.
Organized by residents,
the event was chaired by
Dr. Callie Smithson with
the assistance of Dr.
Jonathan Schubert. In
addition to four
presentations on the
current practice of
endodontics, vendors
displayed state-of-the-art
equipment for the
specialty. On the two
evenings before the
program, attendees enjoyed
local culture and food.
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LSUSD
endodontics
residents:
Back row:
Drs. Scott,
Beacham, Johnson;
Front row:
Drs. Mason,
Schubert,
Smithson, Reaves,
McDaniels
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Advanced
Education Grand
Rounds
At the spring 2016 LSUSD
Advanced Education Grand
Rounds on March 18,
residents from the seven
programs discussed complex
cases in detail. The
semiannual event offers
residents the opportunity
to learn about the work of
clinicians in other
specialties.
Guest speaker James R.
Kennedy, MHA, MJ, ARM,
risk management consultant
for LAMMICO, presented
"Disclosure of Medical
Error".
After each case
presentation, a panel of
residents addressed
questions to the speakers.
Panel members were Drs.
Joshua Reaves, Briggs
McKey, Chris Savoy, Jose
Porras, Liz Panichkul,
Katie Schier, and Shahrouz
Zarrabi.
Dr. Eric Hovland,
director of advanced
education, coordinated the
program with Drs. Austin
McMurphy and Arshad
Kaleem, resident members
of the Advanced Education
Committee.
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Drs.
Austin McMurphy,
Eric Hovland,
Arshad Kaleem
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Touro
Infirmary Dental
Seminar
At the 34th annual Touro
Infirmary Dental Seminar,
hosted by LSUSD on
February 26, keynote
speaker Pinhas Adar, MDT,
CDT, spoke on the latest
technology for restorative
and implant esthetics. Two
addition presenters, John
C. Schwartz, DDS, and
Cheryl Pearson, DMD,
lectured on digital
solutions for the modern
dental office and applying
past knowledge to new
digital dentistry.
Over 140 dentists
attended the continuing
education event, which has
been held at the dental
school for the last four
years. Dedicated to the
pursuit of excellence in
dental education and
professional skills in
dentistry, the lecture
began in 1983 as the
Charles W. Rossner
Seminar. It continues to
be a program of the Touro
Infirmary Dental
Department, supported by
the Touro Infirmary
Foundation.
Program organizers were
Drs. Dov Glazer, Frank
Martello, Hisham Nasr, and
Henry Gremillion. A
portion of the proceeds is
contributed to LSUSD.
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Back
row: Drs.
Dov Glazer, Frank
Martello, Hisham
Nasr
Front row:
Pinhas Adar, Drs.
Henry Gremillion,
Cheryl Pearson,
John Schwartz
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