2012 Northland Schedule

FRIDAY, MARCH 16

8:00 am - 9:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 am - 11:30 am Three Keys to Profitable Growth (2.5 PD*)

Speaker: Chuck Yenker

Discussion of specific things lab owners and mangers can do to improve their dental lab business. Using actual examples the program will cover such topics as Understanding Lab Financials, Lab Productivity, Product Costs, Pricing for Profit, Sales, and Marketing.

(Sponsored by Maguire & Strickland Refining)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm Luncheon Buffet and Exhibit Hall Open - Sponsored by Sebrite Agency, Inc.

11:00 am - 5:00 pm Exhibits Open (.5 PD* for every 6 booths visited)

Please support our exhibitors and update yourself on new products and services by visiting the exhibit area.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm The Value of Certification (1 PD*)

Speaker: Bennett Napier, CAE
This course will provide an overview of the different forms of certification available to technicians and labs -- CDT, CDL, DAMAS, and ISO.

(Sponsored by NADL/NBC)

12:.30 pm - 3:00 pm Achieving ROI on Technology Investments (2.5 PD*)

Speaker: Chuck Yenker
This program will help you develop the skills you need to evaluate and calculate the return on investment for new technologies that your lab may be contemplating purchasing.

(Sponsored by Maguire & Strickland Refining and IdentAlloy)

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm inLab 4.0 a new dimension in Digital Dentistry (2 S*)

Speaker: Chad Rogers
Join Chad on his seven-year journey from analog to digital with Sironia inLab. The new world of digital dentistry offers many products and services... how will your lab adapt?

(Sponsored by Sironia InLab)

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Fiber is Good For You! (2 S*)

Speaker: Tom Bormes
Participants will learn both the "how" and "why" to design Super Dentures for implant supported and trained overdentures and fixed detachables, bondage single tooth provisionals for single tooth implants, space maintainers, intraoral periodontal splinting, full and partial denture repairs, reinforced temporary and provisional bridges, orthodontic lingual retainers, bruxism, night guards and sleep apnea appliances and more.

(Sponsored by PREAT Corporation)

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Reception in the Exhibit Hall sponsored by the 2012 MDLA Northland Exhibitors

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm General Membership Meeting (1 PD*)

Join us for the MDLA Annual Membership Meeting where we will discuss updates on the proposed dental lab registration legislation as well as new MDLA programs, and what's happening on the national front.

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm MDLA Family Bowling

Register by yourself or with your family for some Friday night bowling... your fellow MDLA members are sure to be entertaining. Sign up at the MDLA Desk on Friday

SATURDAY, MARCH 17

6:30 Registration

7:00-8:00 OSHA Overview (1 RS*)

Speaker: Ron Anderson

Get the most up-to-date information on Minnesota OSHA and their role in Minnesota dental labs.

(Sponsored by Minnesota OSHA)

8:00-9:00 Continental Breakfast and Exhibit Hall Open - Sponsored by Maguire Refining

8:00-1:00 Exhibits Open

Please support our exhibitors and update yourself on new products and services by visiting the exhibit area (.5 PD for every 6 booths visited)

9:00-10:30 IPS e.max Abutment Solutions, the future for implant abutments (1.5 S*)

Speaker: Kennedy Hawxhurst, CDT

Among many other things, this program will cover the latest system enhancements and product developments in the IPS e.max System, including the revolutionary IPS e.max Abutment Solutions. Will also explore the latest PFM technology from Ivoclar.

(Sponsored by Ivoclar Vivadent)

9:00-11:00 Are You Prepared? Do You Have the Skills You Need for the Future? Part I (2.S*)

Speaker: Tom Bormes

This course is intended to provide you with the skills to be successful in today's and tomorrow's market. Learn about what the future holds, what is happening in dentistry and dental technology, and the skills you'll need to be an important member of the dental team of the future. Please note that Part I and Part II may be taken independently of each other.

(Sponsored by PREAT Corporation)

9:00-11:00 Quick Quality, It Can Be Done! (2 S*)

Speaker: Jim Collis, CDT

In a challenging economy, the goal of every lab should be improving the productivity of your technicians without sacrificing quality in the finished product. This course will provide you with information on the techniques and products to accomplish this goal.

(Sponsored by Shofu Dental Corp)

9:00-11:00 Hi-Tech Solutions (2 S*)

Speaker: Marlin Gohn, CDT

From digitally designed and manufactured copings to advanced lower gold alloys, Argen has solutions for the modern dental lab that are cost effective and fit either in traditional or digital workflow patterns. Learn from the alloy leader.

(Sponsored by Leach & Dillon Alloys/Argen)

9:00-11:00 Toothpics (2 PD*)

Speaker: Rick Spaulding

This course will show you that digital photography is easy, fun, and profitable. You'll discover the proper tools to capture spectacular digital intra-oral images with point-and-shoot ease. You'll also learn how to manage those images after you take them.

(Sponsored by W. E. Mowrey & MDLA)

11:30-1:00 Fear and Loathing in the Removable Department, How to Communicate a Simplified Approach to Dentures (1.5 S*)

Speaker: Jay Sober

This program outlines a step-by-step approach to making dentures, from impression to insertion. Also focuses on communications between the lab and the dentist when prescribing dentures to obtain the best possible result.

(Sponsored by Ivoclar Vivadent)

11:00-12:00 Import Trade and Its Current and Future Impact on the Dental Laboratory Industry (1 PD*)

Speaker: Bennett Napier, CAE

This course will provide attendees with insight into how import labs operate in the U.S. market. It will cover training production capacity, regulatory requirements and marketing strategies. A portion of the course will provide an open forum on off-shore trade.

(Sponsored by NADL)

11:00-1:00 Luncheon Buffet and Exhibit Hall Open - Sponsored by Leach & Dillon Alloys/Argen

12:00-1:00 Reducing Expenses in Credit Card Processing (1 PD*)

Speaker: Deb Bruns

This program will address the most common reasons labs pay too much to accept credit cards. Deb will share her knowledge of the industry and what to look for when talking to credit card processing providers. Feel free to bring a current merchant statement and voice your specific questions, issues and concerns in a Q & A atmosphere.

(Sponsored by Marathon Solutions, Inc.)

12:00-3:00 Streamline Your Workslow with inLab® Software 4.0 - live demo (3 S*)

Speaker: Chad Rogers

New inLab Software 4.0 represents the most sophisticated and highly anticipated software release since inLab software became 3C! Chad will demonstrate design and milling techniques for in-house, customized abutments, milled models, temps, digital waxing, monolithic e.max and BruxZir restorations.

(Sponsored by Sirona inLab)

1:00-2:30 2012 FDA Update (1.5 RS*)

Speaker: Bennett Napier, CAE

This course will cover the most up-to-date information as it relates to dental lab compliance requirements for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Attendees will receive information on existing requirements for quality systems/good manufacturing practices and learn about potential new requirements for labs that manufacture implants, learn about the new "unique device identifier" program for devices and discuss inspection activity.

(Sponsored by NADL)

1:00-2:30 The Candulor Denture System (1.5 S*)

Speaker: Charles McClemens, CDT, TE

Full description coming soon.

(Sponsored by Nowak Dental Supplies, Inc.)

1:00-3:00 Are You Prepared? Do You Have the Skills You Need for the Future? Part II (2 S*)

Speaker: Tom Bormes

(Sponsored by PREAT Corporation)

*CDT Credits applied for