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calendar of events


MDA EFDA ORTHODONTICS COURSE. Begins 7 a.m. Office of Dr. Jeffrey Cavanaugh, Ballwin. Contact Mandy Lewis or moefda.org.


December 5


GREATER ST. LOUIS DENTAL SOCIETY CE. Update in Dentistry: Esthetics with Immediate Extraction and Implant Placement. Begins 9 a.m. MO Athletic Club West, St. Louis. 314-569-0444, gslds.org.


9


18 26


6


MDA WINTER SESSION HOTEL RESERVATION DEADLINE. Call


1-800-HOLIDAY to book; state you are with MDA Winter Session.


MDA OFFICE CLOSED. Christmas Holiday.


January 2


13


14 Jefferson City. Contact Margie Kunze.


18 19


Dental Group, Columbia. Contact Mandy Lewis or moefda.org.


20


MDA OFFICE CLOSED. New Year’s Holiday.


MDA WINTER SESSION EARLY REGISTRATION CUTOFF. See page 9.


GREATER KANSAS CITY DENTAL SOCIETY CE. Changing Strategies


for Changing Times by Dr. Bill Blatchford. Begins 8 a.m. Hilton Garden Inn, Independence. 816-737-5353, gkcds.org.


See more 2012 EFDA Course Dates on page 41


Michael Graham. Begins with registration 7:30 a.m. MDA Executive Office, Jefferson City. Registration form at www.modental. org/merit.


28 20-21


MDA WINTER SESSION CE MEETING. Holiday


Inn Select, Columbia. See registration insert on page 9 or register at www. modental.org/wintersession.


MERIT MEETING. Forensic Pathology presented by Dr.


19-21


MISSOURI DENTAL BOARD MEETING.


Jefferson City. Dentists may attend open meeting. Contact the Dental Board, 573- 751-0040.


MDA EFDA RESTORATIVE COURSE. Begins 8 a.m. Plaza


GREATER ST. LOUIS DENTAL SOCIETY OFFICER INSTALLATION. Begins 6:30 p.m. The Cardinals Club at Busch Stadium, St. Louis. 314-569-0444, gslds.org.


MDA LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION. 6 to 8 p.m. G2 Gallery, Jefferson


City. More details TBA. Contact Aaron Washburn.


MDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING.MDA Executive Office,


February 3


10


10-11 10-11


GIVE KIDS A SMILE NATIONAL ACCESS DAY. ada.org/givekidsasmile.


GREATER KANSAS CITY DENTAL SOCIETY CE. Introduction to


Bioesthetic Dentistry by Dr. Hal Stewart. Begins 8 a.m. Hilton Garden Inn, Independence. 816-737-5353, gkcds.org.


GREATER ST. LOUIS DENTAL SOCIETY GIVE


KIDS A SMILE. 636-397-6453 or www. gkas.org.


MDA EFDA REMOVABLE PROSTHETICS COURSE.


Begins 8 a.m. McCoy and Samples Dental Clinic, Chillicothe. Contact Mandy Lewis or visit moefda.org.


11-18 20


22


MDA TRAVEL & LEARN. Celebrity Summit


Cruise, Southern Caribbean.


MDA OFFICE CLOSED. President’s Day Holiday.


MDA LEGISLATIVE DAY. Begins 9 a.m. MDA Executive Office,


Jefferson City. Contact Aaron Washburn or modental.org/legday.


FIND MORE EVENT INFORMATION on the Calendar/Events section of www.modental.org.


ADVERTISERS  MDIS, 2, 7, 59 | Medical Protective, 3 | Southwest Dental Conference, 26 Civilian Corps, 36 | Delta Dental of Missouri, 37 | Edmonds Dental Prosthetics, 39 Oliver Walker Wilson Attorneys, 41 | Amalgaway, 41 | CoreVault, 43


Chicago Dental Society Meeting, 47 | CareCredit, 51 | Paragon Dental Practice Transitions, 55 The Dental Network, 56 | AFTCO Transition Consultants, 57 | EMA Dental Practice Sales, 57 Hochschild, Bloom & Co CPAs, 57


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