Faculty from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry will travel to Grand Island, North Platte and Scottsbluff to provide education to dental health professionals on new advancements in operative dentistry and dental radiography.
The annual UNMC College of Dentistry Dental Education Caravan will feature presentations by:
· Dr. Henry St. Germain, Jr. will be presenting "A Perspective on the Art and Science of Operative Dentistry."
· Dr. Sung Kim will be presenting a "Cone Beam Computed Tomography Radiology Update."
Merlyn Vogt, D.D.S., assistant professor in the department of surgical specialties will introduce the speakers and UNMC College of Dentistry Dean Janet Guthmiller, D.D.S., Ph.D., will give a college update and be available for media interviews at the presentations in Ashland, Kearney and North Platte, Neb. Dr. Vogt will give the college update at the presentation in Scottsbluff, Neb. All of the speakers will be available for media interviews following the presentations and those who attend will receive 3.5 hours of free continuing dental education credit.
The programs will run from 1 to 5 p.m. at each of the following locations:
Monday, May 9: SAC Museum – Ashland, NE ($25 registration fee, RSVP to: 402-472-1344, ext. 3)
Tuesday, May 10: Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center – Kearney, NE (free)
Wednesday, May 11: Quality Inn & Suites, Sandhills Convention Center – North Platte, NE (free)
Thursday, May 12: Harms Advanced Technology Center, Western Nebraska Community College, Scottsbluff, NE (free)
The continuing education caravan is sponsored by the UNMC College of Dentistry and the UNMC College of Dentistry Alumni Association.
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