Venue: Cleveland (at ROE) : Date / Time May 23, 8:00 AM- 12:30 Thursday
Venue: Columbus (Worthington Inn) : Date / Time May 24, 8:00 AM- 12:30 Friday
Speaker: Aldo Leopardi, DDS BDS MS
Format: Lecture - 4 hours CEU's
Tuition: $40 Breakfast & Program
Register: Call ROE 800 228 6663 ext 317
Program Description:
Dental implant therapy is a treatment modality with the potential of significantly improving the quality of our patient’s lives. In order to accomplish consistent and predictable treatment outcomes in general practice, an understanding of the fundamental principles of implant biomechanics, prosthetic, surgical and treatment planning considerations is required. Dr. Aldo Leopardi’s objective for this presentation is to focus on current trends in implant dentistry, for both the edentulous and partially edentulous patient. His discussion will include, but not be limited to:
Speaker: Aldo Leopardi, DDS
Dr. Leopardi received his undergraduate dental degree from the University of Adelaide, South Australia, in 1984. He enjoyed private practice as a general dentist in Adelaide for several years prior to receiving his specialists training and masters degree in combined fixed, removable and implant Prosthodontics, at the University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill, in 1993. At Chapel Hill, he also taught Fixed Prosthodontics as a Clinical Assistant Professor. Upon returning to Australia, he began a successful Prosthodontic private practice in the Gold Coast region of Queensland. In 1996, he joined the Prosthodontic faculty at the University of Detroit Merce (UDM), Michigan where he also obtained his American DDS degree. Teaching responsibilities at UDM included Clinical Supervisor and:
In 1999, after 15 years of combined academic and dental practice, Dr. Leopardi resumed private practice limited to implant, fixed and removable Prosthodontics in Denver, Colorado. Today he lectures nationally on subjects involving these subjects as well as clinical research. He is also the founder and President of the Denver Implant Study Club
Date: July 10, Wednesday
Time: Lunch 12:00 - 1:00 Course 1:00 - 5:00
Speaker: Dean Vafiadis, DDS
Format: Lecture 4 hours
Location: ROE Dental Laboratory 9565 Midwest Ave Garfield Hts, OH 44125 (216) 663 2233
Register: $49 www.Cvent.com top right corner RSVP, copy and paste this code:VLNQF79MP7C
Program Topics
Program Objectives:
Speaker: Dean Vafiadis DDS
Dr. Vafiadis received his dental degree and prosth degree from NYU. He is an associate clinical professor and the Program Director of Full Mouth Rehabilitation CE Course at NYU. He is a member of many associations and is the founder of NY Smile Institute and maintains a private practice in NYC.
Two Part Series, Two Venues
Part I
Aug 16 Columbus - Worthington Inn 619 High Street, Worthington 43085
Aug 21 Cleveland - ROE Dental Lab 9565 Midwest Ave, Garfield Hts 44125
Part II
Aug 23 Columbus - Worthington Inn 619 High Street, Worthington 43085
Aug 28 Cleveland - ROE Dental Lab 9565 Midwest Ave, Garfield Hts 44125
Time: 
8:00 - 8:30 Registration and Breakfast
8:30 - 11:30 Course
Speaker: William P. Prescott, E.M.B.A, J.D.
Format: Lecture 3 hours each course
Register: Call ROE $30 each course
TITLE Part I
Exit Strategies - The Rat Race Is Over and The Rats Didn't Win!
COURSE DESCRIPTION
If you are planning on leaving your practice within the next 10 years, this course discusses the finite exit strategies from which to choose. It examines all business, legal and tax aspects for each one to share with your advisors. There is a discussion of the importance of profitably in operating your practice prior to retirement to maximize value without significant capital expenditures.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Determine the right exit choice for you.
2. Understand how to avoid significant business, legal and tax risks for each exit choice by understanding what they are.
3. Understand the key elements of post-retirement employment, retirement plan
distributions, providing health insurance for you and your staff through 2014, real estate disposition, entity dissolution and transfer of your goodwill.
TITLE Part II
Co-Ownership - Getting In, Staying In and Getting Out:
The Good, The Bad and The Tax!
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The three business, legal and tax structures for associate buy-ins and owner buy-outs are discussed. You learn what can and cannot be done and why. This program also covers how to restructure faulty ownership arrangements and dispute resolution to avoid costly split-ups that can damage your practice.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Determine whether you should hire an associate for future ownership in light of your profitability, number of patients, facility size and personal objectives.
2. Understand the important business, legal and tax structures for the associate buy-in, your future buy-out and practice operations, including profit distribution choices, decision making control and employment of family members as doctor(s) and/or staff.
3. Recognize and understand the tax risks that the IRS considers very important in order to complete your co-ownership without risk and scrutiny.
The Presenter William P. Prescott, E.M.B.A, J.D. is a shareholder with the law firm of Wickens, Herzer, Panza, Cook & Batista of Avon, Ohio. Bill represents and consults with dental and dental specialty practices in the areas of practice sales and acquisitions, succession planning, valuations, associate buy-ins, owner buyouts, group practice operations, entity selection, retirement plan design, and business and tax planning. Prior to practicing law for 23 years with the same firm, Bill worked in the dental equipment and supply industry, primarily with Saslow and Meer Dental Companies, for 16½ years as a territory representative, equipment specialist, and general manager of Saslow Dental — Northern Ohio.
Location: ROE Dental Laboratory
Date: November 8th
Time: 8:00 - 8:30 Registration 8:30 - 4:00 Lecture
Speaker: Dr. Damon Adams FAGD MAGD
Format: Lecture 7 hours
Register: Call ROE extension 317
Cost: $125
Program Description:
Knowledge of the latest indirect dental materials is vital to maximizing the aesthetic and functional success of your team-created restorations. Dental materials are sometimes being brought to market and being widely used in patients without adequate science-based evidence. Dr. Adams will help you increase your understanding of the most advanced materials with the goal of making better-informed choices.
A basic knowledge of today’s all-ceramic materials is also a must for today’s assistants and hygienists, allowing them to explain, discuss, and support treatment plans presented to patients that include these advanced aesthetic options.
This full-day science-based presentation is recommended for doctors, chairside assistants, hygienists and dental technicians.
Learning Objectives:
Dr. Damon C. Adams, a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, is an assistant clinical professor at the University of Toledo, College 
of Medicine (dental residency program). He lectures internationally focusing on updates in dental materials, the latest trends and innovations in dentistry, doctor-technician relationships and techno-clinical perspectives. He also facilitates hands-on preparation workshops designed to optimize the utilization of all-ceramic systems. In addition to his years in private practice, he has had the opportunity to serve as a doctor-technician liaison for numerous dental laboratories throughout North America since 1996. Dr. Adams is the editor-in-chief of Dentistry Today and, prior to taking this position, was listed in Dentistry Today’s Leaders in Continuing Education for 7 years until becoming the chairman for the Leaders Selection Board. In addition, he serves on the Advisory Board for Spectrum Dialogue (Palmeri Publications). Dr. Adams is a member of the ADA, AGD, AACD, SCAD, and the National Association of Dental Laboratories.
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