NASDAD to convene in Maui   Outrigger Wailea Resort, Maui   The National Association of Seventh-day Adventist Dentists, NASDAD, will hold its annual convention at the Outrigger Wailea Resort in Maui, Hawaii, October 6 - 9, in connection with the American Dental Association annual meeting. Activities planned for NASDAD participants include a golf tournament, mission committee and board of directors meetings, vespers, meals, continuing education courses and worship services. The continuing education course, Dental Implants in the General Practice, will be taught by Jaime Lozada, DDS, PG'87, PG'95, professor of restorative dentisty and director of the advanced education program in implant dentistry. Drs. William and Edna Mae Loveless of the Loma Linda University Church, will be devotional speakers for the Wednesday to Saturday NASDAD convention. For registration information, call 558-8187, or e-mail <nasdad@sd.llu.edu>. Ultradent hosts seminar for dental educators   Ultradent headquarters, South Jordan, Utah     The Loma Linda group enjoyed dinner at Dr. Dan Fischer's home on Sunday. Standing: Douglass Roberts, Jenny Sy-Muñoz, James Dunn, Brett Clifton, Tom Rogers, Gary Golden, Frank Cortes-Flores, Dan Fischer, J. Todd Milledge, Ronald Blank, Floyd Hansen, Clyde Roggenkamp, Robert Kinzer, Guillermo Bernal, and Joseph Kan. Front row: Daniel Tan, Jose Torres, Maria Molano-Torres, Wu Zhang, John Whittaker, Maria Sheu Kidwell, Fred Berry, Andres Torres, and Roger Abrew. Not pictured: Mike Fitzpatrick.   Ultradent Products, Inc. hosted a seminar for dental educators on Sunday and Monday, August 8 - 9, 1999 at the corporate headquarters near Salt Lake City, Utah. These dates were set especially for Loma Linda University participants, since Ultradent normally holds these seminars on Friday and Saturday. Approximately 80 people attended from around the world. Ultradent was founded by Dan Fischer, a 1974 alumnus of the School of Dentistry. Dr. Fischer is president and chief executive officer of the multimillion dollar company. This seminar was paid for entirely by Ultradent (they do the same for many other groups), including travel, lodging, and meals. They have a very nice facility for presenting seminars and the staff were extremely helpful and friendly. The emphasis of the seminar was to present ideas for the future of restorative dental treatment, noting particularly the concepts of conservation and preservation of tooth structure, tissue management, bleaching, and products and concepts for aesthetic dental treatments. The LLUSD participants reported that they enjoyed this well-prepared and organized event. (Digital photos by Dr. Gary Golden) Dan Fischer, SD'74, president, CEO, and founder of Ultradent Products, Inc., and James Dunn, SD'69, associate professor of restorative dentistry. Drs. Bob Kinzer and Ron Blank working on the projects. Dr. Jim Dunn (left) visits with Dr. Carel Davidson from Amsterdam, Netherlands. Dr. Davidson was one of the speakers. Dr. Dunn (second from left) instructs some of the Loma Linda participants in the projects. Crown patients needed The Center for Dental Research is conducting an Artglass single crown study. I am requesting your assistance in helping us locate approximately 30-35 patients for a six-month study. It is our goal to have the patients enrolled and the crowns placed by the close of summer quarter 1999. 1. We are looking for single crowns in the posterior region. 2. We can enroll the patient with a maximum of 2 crowns. 3. The patient will receive a $100 reduction off the cost of each regular crown. I would encourage faculty, students & staff participation. I trust you will assist the Center for Dental Research in the enrollment process for our present and soon too be future studies. Should you have any questions, I can be reached at (909) 558-4000 x83542 or (909) 558-0656. I look forward to working with you in the near future. Alisa Wilson, RDA, OSA, Clinical Research Coordinator, Center for Dental Research LETTERS If you have comments about the Dentalgram, please send them to Dentalgram editor Nancy Yuen, e-mail: <nyuen@sd.llu.edu> University | Medical_Center | LLU&MC_home | Search | Employment | News_&_events | Academics | Our_mission | Admissions | Registration | Research | Alumni | Student_resources All contents copyright © 2001 Loma Linda University. All rights reserved. Revised February 28, 2001 Send comments and questions to webmaster@univ.llu.edu  URL: http://www.llu.edu