On Friday, April 23rd I presented an all day lecture at the Oak Brook Conference Center to The Illinois Society of Periodontics on the Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment of Implant Complications. The questions and discussion were excellent. I want to thank Dr. John Moore (the President of the ISP) and the entire group for their hospitality. I also announced after the lunch break that I was a candidate for Secretary/Treasurer of the AAP in the June 2010 elections. I reviewed my platform which was well received and included my ideas for increasing the number of patients for periodontists in private practice. I also discussed methods on how the Academy, without spending large sums of money, can reach the public to educate them on what periodontists can accomplish for them.
That evening I flew to San Diego to attend the California Society of Periodontology meeting at which my friend and colleague, Joan Otomo-Corgal, was inducted as President. Board of Trustees member Rich Kao was kind enough to introduce the candidates to the membership. That evening I attended the “Pirate Dinner” organized by the CSP. This was on a sailing vessel which fortunately stayed docked. It was a costume dinner and most came dressed to the teeth.
The lectures at the CSP meeting which took place at Paradise Point Resort in San Diego were very interesting and well attended. On Saturday the lecturers ( Drs. Wilco and James Rutkowski) spoke about Periodontal Accelerated Osteogenic Orthodontics and Hormone and Osteoporosis Therapy.
I was invited by Dr. Joseph Fiorellini (Professor and Chair of the Periodontics Department) to lecture next week to the post-graduate periodontal students at the University of Pennsylvania Dental School on the topic of Guided Bone Regeneration. I look forward to sharing ideas and techniques.
