Explore Alaska…a journey of islands, glaciers, mountains, fjords, inlets, bays, culture and wildlife...listen for the haunting moans of tidewater glaciers as they creak through mountain valleys….cruise right up to Hubbard Glacier, Alaska’s longest tidewater glacier, which calves off icebergs as massive as ten-story buildings….marvel at towering totem poles, experience the indigenous culture of this great land.

DAY BY DAY ITINERARY

Early Booking Savings apply if booked by September 30, 2007

4 NIGHT LAND TOUR INCLUDES:

• 4 nights hotel accommodation including tax
• flight from Anchorage to Fairbanks incl. tax
• rail and motorcoach transportation as shown
• sightseeing including an Alaska museum visit, the Riverboat Discovery sternwheeler cruise, and the Denali Natural History Tour

4 night Optional Land Tour cost

DAY BY DAY OPTIONAL LAND PORTION

Friday August 1 Seward/Anchorage/Fairbanks

Upon arrival in Seward, you’ll board a deluxe motorcoach and enjoy a scenic drive to the Anchorage airport where you will meet your Tour Director for a flight to Fairbanks. Enjoy an Alaskan museum visit. Overnight in Fairbanks.

Saturday August 2 Fairbanks/Denali

In the morning, enjoy a cruise on the Riverboat Discovery sternwheeler, which includes a stop at an Athabascan village. Travel by deluxe motorcoach to Denali where you’ll have the rest of the day free for optional activities, such as river-rafting or flightseeing, or to marvel at the natural beauty of the area. Overnight in Denali.

Sunday August 3 Denali/Talkeetna

Enjoy the Denali Natural History tour, a guided experience exploring Denali National Park. Then, in the afternoon, sit back and relax on board the Wilderness Express the glass-domed traincars on your way to Talkeetna. Spend a relaxing night at the Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge.

Monday August 4 Talkeetna/Anchorage

Your day is open for exploration or optional activities, such as a float trip on the Talkeetna River. Later in the afternoon take in the amazing scenery from aboard the Wilderness Express on your way to Anchorage. Overnight in Anchorage.

Tuesday August 5 Depart Anchorage

You will be transferred to Anchorage airport for your flight home. Please note that the flight from Anchorage to Vancouver or your home city is not included in the tour cost.

“Contemporary Periodontics and Implant Dentistry”

Presented by Dr. Murray Arlin

This lecture will provide 12 hours of continuing education

Course outline:

This presentation will provide information essential for treatment of the damaged or missing dentition. Today’s technology offers a variety of solutions for treatment. Diagnosis and management of patients with damage to the dentition as a result of occlusal problems is necessary for long-term success. This course is designed to teach the participant restorative procedures using conventional fixed prosthodontic procedures and implant supported restorations. The presentation will include materials and techniques for successful treatment of patients in the general practice.

Topics will include:

Contemporary Periodontics:

• Update on the Oral-Systemic connection
• Update on bisphosphonates and necrosis of the jaw
• Benefits and limitations of non-surgical therapy
• Benefits and limitations of surgical therapy
• Facts and fallacies of antimicrobial therapy
• Periodontal surgical overview

Contemporary Implant Dentistry:

• What works and what doesn’t
• Systemic and local risk factors
• Immediate extraction implants
• Immediate implant restoration
• Zirconia abutments

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

• Know about the current understanding of the potential connection between Periodontal Diseases and systemic diseases such as Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiac Disease, Stroke, Pre-Term Low birth weight babies, Pneumonia and others
• Describe the current knowledge on the relationship of Bisphosphonate medications and their potential impact on causing osteonecrosis of the jaws
• Understand the benefits and limitations of surgical and non-surgical Periodontal therapies
• Have an appreciation of the many risk factors that impact on success and failure in Implant Dentistry.
• Learn the indications, technique and benefits of Immediate Implant placement and restoration.
• Understand the benefits of utilizing  Zirconia abutments

Benefits of Attending:

Attendees will have a better understanding of the “state of the art” as it relates to the fields of Periodontics and Implant Dentistry.

In co-operation with Nobel Biocare Canada Inc.

Course Clinician

Murray Arlin, D.D.S., F.R.C.D.(C)

Dr. Arlin received his D.D.S. at McGill University, Montreal in 1977, his diploma in Periodontics at the University of Toronto in 1980 and his Fellowship in the Royal College of Dentists of Canada in 1983. Dr. Arlin has taught at the University of Toronto at the undergraduate and post graduate levels. He has also presented numerous seminars internationally and has authored many articles in Periodontics and Implant Dentistry, in leading journals. He is a past president of the Ontario Society of Periodontists, as well as the Ontario Society for Osseointegration, and was chairman of the Canadian Academy’s full day Periodontal course. Dr. Arlin is the co-founder of the Toronto Implant Study Club and the sole founder of the Dental Hygienist Study Club of Toronto.

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