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ate fall and early winter is here again. In the last months of the year, things slow down. We slow down. But we also get revved up for the holidays—visiting family or just getting away. So, where to? Many of us will choose warmer climes if possible. Like Grenada. Just off the coast of Venezuela, it’s one of the most southern of the Caribbean isles. And it’s divine…literally, according to Columbus, who named it Concepción. From nutmeginfused fare to waterfalls gushing into idyllic pools, it’s hard not to become captivated too (page 30). Then there’s a food fest in the Cayman Islands (hard to beat a combo of cuisine + Caribbean) and a Spanish school in Costa Rica (page 7). Need another option? Not as warm…but warmer (and rainier) than the
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typical snowy Canadian winters, London, England’s foggy, drizzly skies provide plenty of colour and cure for the winter blues. The cosmopolitan city’s vibrant culture, fashion, art and food scene is calling! (See page 19.) Of course, type-A personalities won’t be content to museum hop or loll on a beach or sit poolside (despite the obvious appeal). With a touch of the hardcore and a little chill factor, heli-skiing is the go-to escape once winter hits. It’s all about vertical drop and powder depth for ski and snowboard aficionados. Lucky for them, there are plenty of options on Canada’s west coast. The powder beckons…(page 10). Wherever you go, happy holidays! Barb Sligl, BA, MPub feedback@InPrintPublications.com
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Bridge from the Monument; hot colours and patterns at The Arch, a swish hotel in London, England; nutmeg, one of Grenada’s treasures; snow-clad cabins are your base while heliskiing at Snowwater.
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arkansas There are a few things you probably know about Arkansas—it’s the home of President Clinton and the base of Wal-Mart. But there’s plenty more to this state—from the Ozark Mountains to the crisp Arkansas Black apple (delicious). First, see the splendour of the Ozarks from Whitaker Point, Arkansas’ most-photographed spot (with good reason) 1 . Locals call it Hawksbill Crag, named so by Dr. Compton, a GP known as the “Saviour of the Buffalo River.” He saved the river, far below this scene, from damming by campaigning to designate it a National River in the US. Not far from here is an idyllic getaway at the Buffalo Outdoor Center, where you can hole up in a luxurious log cabin (Mary Steenburgen’s a regular visitor) overlooking the Ozarks (buffaloriver.com). In Bentonville, visit Compton Gardens, Dr. Compton’s former home turned into a conference centre and public park (comptongardens.org). Here you can listen to mockingbirds and discover indigenous flora like the bulbous bright-green fruit of the Osage Orange tree 2 . For a taste of historic Arkansas, go to Eureka Springs in the Ozarks, where there are 2,000 jacuzzis for 2,500 people 3 . The quaint town is the site of more than 60 natural springs and has long been a place of pilgrimage for healing. The Osage Indians believed in the waters’ restorative qualities, and after a doctor brought his sick son here in the late 1800s, the town flourished (eurekasprings.org). The famed Crescent Hotel, an imposing castle of a building overlooking the town, was built as a resort in 1886 and later became a quasi cancer-treatment centre and hospital in the ’30s, run by the so-called Dr. Norman Baker—later exposed as a fraud. It’s said the now-refurbished hotel is haunted (part of its appeal), with Dr. Baker’s ill-fated patients roaming the halls…Take a ghost tour to see the former morgue, or gaze over the surrounding countryside at the seven-story Christ of the Ozarks atop a hill (the second-largest statue of Christ after Rio’s) 4 while sampling a “Rib Removal” (a beef-rib dish, of course) in Dr. Baker’s Bistro and Sky Bar (crescent-hotel.com). This is weird and wonderful Arkansas. For more info, visit arkansas.com.
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The Arch is a chic boutique hotel in London’s West End. A short walk from the Marble Arch tube stop and the northeast corner of Hyde Park, the 82-room luxury bolthole was created out of seven Georgian townhouses and two mews homes on a tranquil residential street, making you feel like part of the posh set in Marylebone. Selfridges, Oxford and Bond Streets, and the prestigious healthcare scene of Harley Street are all in your neighbourhood. Inside you’re amidst on-trend colours, hip patterns and sumptuous finishes—classic Brit style that’s very now. Luxe bathrooms boast black granite, rain showers, flatscreen TVs (a rugby match and bubble bath go together quite well), and Malin + Goetz amenities. Beyond your suite is HUNter 486, The Arch London’s bar and restaurant (the name refers to Marylebone’s 1950s district dialing code), where you can sample an Earlgrey MarTeani and perhaps some panroasted guinea fowl. A member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World network, this hideaway off Hyde Park makes a stylish base in London. thearchlondon.com —B. Sligl For more on London and upcoming CE events there, see page 19.
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Goodies for the holiday season—to give and get. Tis the season!
sweet scent Soy candles burn better and longer. And they’re more eco too. But all that is secondary to the evocative scents. Our pick: the divine smelling Portuguese
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Olive Blossom, like a blooming orchard at home. kobocandles.com under cover Award season has unleashed some provocative must-reads. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, there’s Peter Carey’s Parrot and Olivier, set in 19th-century America and inspired by the life of Alexis de Tocqueville. The Tiger, by Vancouverite John Vaillant, tells the true story of a man-eating tiger on the prowl near a remote village in Russia’s Far East. And, out in paperback this January is The Imperfectionists, a debut novel with a lot of buzz (Brad Pitt optioned the film rights) that follows the lives behind an international English-language
newspaper in Rome. randomhouse.ca dish it Cool thermo cups with hot tattoos. Pick a pair: Faith & Hope or Love & Luck. menu.as gadget gear Set your iPhone apart with an eco case made out of wood. Sleek and sustainable. accessorygeeks.com. —B.S.
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plunge in! Immersed in It‘s distracting when monkeys hang from the trees over your homework. At the Intercultura campus in Samara, Costa Rica, there are many things to take your mind off studies: a surfing beach just outside the gateway, water so warm you barely feel it, yoga and salsa dancing after school. It’s a wonder that any homework gets done: but you can’t avoid learning Spanish here. The classes are not a push over. Spanish only is spoken, and class size is six or less. This is not
the place for those wanting to hide in the back and listen. Cheating is difficult since most of the other students are from Europe and speak little English. Instructors patiently draw out the most reluctant speaker. They are imaginative communicators, so students always know, more or less, what is going on. Ticos are friendly and patient people, and the village locals are accustomed to being interviewed by students on assignment. Students can live with a family, and
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in Costa Rica augment their learning with stories told around the dinner table. (Everything is more dramatic in Spanish!) But be warned, this may not be the most comfortable choice. Some families are friendlier than others, and all live simply, no air-conditioning, bugs in the bathroom, and bland cooking. Intercultura’s students are part of the community and contribute to the local economy in several ways. Many of the instructors are from nearby, and the school itself is integrated with the village. The
school’s donations range from roof repairs to computers for the elementary school, and they also provide art and music programs for local kids on campus. No question, these week-long, immersion classes are a memorable way to learn more Spanish. Just watch that the monkeys don’t eat your homework. —Janet May For more information, check out interculturacostarica.com and samaralanguageschool.com
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caymanislands For those well travelled, Cayman Islands is a food the destination long known for culinary excellence. These three idyllic islands, tucked in the western Caribbean, have a loyal following of repeat visitors who enjoy an array of top-drawer dining options. The tiny trio of islands has over 150 dining choices, offering both locals and travellers great diversity, quality and selection. Grand Cayman is the home to Seven Mile Beach, a seemingly endless strip of white powdery sand and impossibly blue water. As each sun-drenched day comes to a close, the scene transitions from the beach to the culinary offerings along West Bay Road, and more recently, to George Town’s Camana Bay. Restaurants and patio lounges fill with patrons seeking custom cocktails and dining options that rival South Beach, Vancouver or Toronto. What other sun destination can offer eight Wine Spectator-rated restaurants within a few miles of each other? Those close to the food scene in Grand Cayman speak of a culinary renaissance— an urban chic movement—that is drawing international attention. Newly built Camana Bay, a town development adjacent to the capital city of George Town, has stunning modern design, upscale shops and a vibrant urban sensibility. There’s a definite vibe happening here on the patios and long bars of Abacus and Michaels Genuine Food and Drink at cocktail hour. And a quick trip over to Morgan’s Harbour takes you to casually swank Osetra Bay,
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a chic waterside dining experience with flowing white linen gazebos and a hip indoor lounge. It’s uptown in a beautifully relaxed Caymanian way. Foodies will flock here this January, when the Cayman Islands host the world’s most talented chefs at the the third annual Cayman Cookout. Venerated Chef Susur Lee, touted by Food & Wine magazine as “one of the best chefs of the millennium,” will be featured alongside Chef Eric Ripert (creator of the acclaimed restaurants, Blue and NYC’s Le Bernardin). Representing Canada, Lee was personally invited by Ripert to join what has become an unparalleled experience for gourmands and oenophiles in Grand Cayman. Cayman Cookout, sponsored by the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman and Food & Wine magazine, is a four-day feast of epicurean experiences including demonstrations, tastings and excursions, as well as personal encounters with participating world-class chefs and sommeliers. This year’s super-star line-up, hosted by Ripert, includes Lee along with culinary masters Anthony Bourdain, José Andrés, Rachel Allen, Michael Schwartz, Charlie Trotter, Food & Wine magazine’s Gail Simmons, and wine and spirits experts Ray Isle, Anthony Giglio, Denis Cakebread and Bo Barrett. For such an idyllic Caribbean setting, the Cayman Islands clearly enjoy a secure footing in the international culinary world—and polished Canadian travellers are quickly catching on. Join the feast!
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Time to indulge in some of the sweet stuff? Chocolate is the go-to gift to both give and receive. Oh, and it’s good for you too. Studies have found that dark chocolate (that’s at least 70% cocoa) has a positive effect on blood platelets. More chocolate, less clotting—a delicious combo. Start indulging… Three chocolatiers across Canada who dish out the best dark stuff: Thomas Haas Fine Chocolates in Vancouver thomashaas.com Soma Chocolatemaker in Toronto somachocolate.com Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut in Calgary bernardcallebaut.com —B.S.
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current affairs clothes T-Post is a wearable magazine. Subscribe and every six weeks you’ll receive a new issue—in the form of a T-shirt—in your mailbox. Each T-shirt is based on a current news item that is interpreted by various designers; the written story is printed on the inside. >> “What’s fascinating about T-Post is the interaction it creates. Nobody asks you about the article you just read in the bathroom. But if you’re wearing an issue of T-Post, people tend to ask what it’s about,” says Peter Lundgren, Editor-in-Chief. >> It started as an experiment in 2004, stemming from a desire to shake up conventional forms of news communication. And the T-shirt became the alternative medium to incite discussion—while also making a fashion statement. >> Today T-Post sends “issues” to subscribers in over 50 countries. A subscription to T-Post costs 26 EUR per issue/T-shirt, delivered anywhere in the world (shipping costs included). Subscribe at tpostmag.com. — B.S. below The recent “reality bytes” edition. It’s about post-Pandora stress syndrome. Yes, that Pandora—the planet in the film Avatar by James Cameron. His creation of a spiritual and other-worldly land apparently evoked great nostalgia in many viewers…and was perhaps a bit too evocative for some movie-goers. T-Post quotes CNN reports about fans experiencing severe depression after seeing the film “because they long to enjoy the beauty of the alien world Pandora.” Huh? If possible, would people actually choose to live their lives in a virtual reality rather than real life? Well, T-Post has designed a statement for you to wear in response. Reality definitely bytes!
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travel at home
No cottage? No problem! Get your fix at these three cottage country resorts within driving distance from Toronto‌
Indulging in hot-spring bubbles and cold-smoke on a Kootenay>> ski trip comes hangover free. (But don’t forget the Ibuprofen.) story
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s my husband approached 40, I found myself screening for the symptoms of mid-life crisis. Especially when he started to talk about buying a Porsche. It was clear I needed to do something to distinguish the moment, switch off the autopilot light, arrest a potential slide into melancholy. But champagne and cigars were not going to cut it. We needed shock therapy. For a skier, a perfect day is as easy to define as it is difficult to attain: a mountain to oneself. Great snow conditions. Food that is so good that conversation falls off as plates are laid before you. The view of moon-rise over mountains from the steam and churn of an outdoor hot-tub. There was only one place for it: we headed for the Powder Highway in the heart of the Kootenays. The Kootenay Rockies
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travel at home region is the birthplace of heliskiing and catskiing. The terrain and its legendary “blower” champagne snow conditions have attracted more than 50 cat, heliskiing, resort and backcountry lodge operations, all concentrating in a south-eastern corner of British Columbia, where the Purcell Mountains, the Selkirks, the Monashees and the Valhallas drain down into the Columbia River Valley. Unlike the mega-operators, who can cater to 120 guests at a time, Snowwater Heliskiing is one of the region’s boutique operators, a cluster of timber-frame cabins with radiant in-floor heat, wood stoves, micro-hydro and generator power that accommodates 12 guests at a time, perched at 5,200 feet on a west facing slope in the Selkirks. Owner-operator Patric Maloney is a bon vivant, the incarnation of his latest idea for a TV show: how to live like a millionaire without being one. He welcomes guests
to the lodge with hot towels, champagne and the look of a man who has found his place in the world, in a kingdom he’s built by hand, that allows him to indulge his own champagne tastes, and stock the place with big-boy toys: Patron, fine wine, a personal chef, dynamite, snowmobiles, a bio-diesel fuelled snowcat (that serves as back-up for bad-weather days) and an A-star helicopter. The A-star’s 700 horsepower jet engine is our ticket to living like a millionaire. We are free of the frenzy one feels on a powder day in a ski resort, to get to the best terrain before it’s tracked out by the masses. It’s just three of us and a guide. Our legs will give out before the powder does. We ski 30 minute laps. The helicopter picks us up at the bottom like a chauffeur, turbo-boosting us up for another run so quickly the lactic acid doesn’t get a chance to disperse. After nine runs of roughly 1000 vertical feet each, my husband pronounces himself cured of
Snowwater’s Kootenay Sampler takes all the elements of your dreamski tripandsuper-sizes them intoa seven-day package: cat, heli (with unlimitedvert andback-upcat-skiingin case of no-fly weather), andresort skiing, exquisite food, funky towns toexplore, anda goodbalance of free time, natural mineral hot springs, champagne snow. snowwater.com
Valhalla is the oldNorse for “the hall of the slain,” or warrior’s heaven…luckily, skiers don’t needtowait until they die totaste the pleasures of the Selkirk’s Valhalla range. Valhalla powdercats offer single day, multi-day andPowder Safari packages, as well as the groupoption of bookingyour own cat. valhallapow.com The Ainsworth Hotsprings attract worked-over snow-tourists and grey-haired, slow-gaitedlocals in equal numbers, drawn tothe restorative powers of the natural hot springs and the high mineral content of the water. hotnaturally.com Nelson, BC, is a funky interior town, population 10,000, full of hippies, artists, green-thumbs andcounterculture types. And, for some reason, great chefs. Nelson is a town worth experiencing through your belly. OsoNegrocoffee andincredible baking. Grabbreakfast at the RedFish Grill for the world’s best hash browns. Stay at the Prestige Hotel on Kootenay Lake. discovernelson.com; prestigehotelsandresorts.com November/December 2010 Just For Canadian dentists
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travel at home his life-long powder-chase: “I could never ski again.” It’s only temporary. The addiction surges, and we rally. Our approach is holistic: we’re targeting midlife malaise from every angle. After all, variety is the spice of life. Snow-lovers joke that catskiing is a poor man’s heliskiing, but it feels more like the alternative for social democrats, with less of the alpha-aggression and rush-rush-rush that can mark the heliexperience. Catskiing is an inherently social experience, and 12 is the magic number. If you book your own cat, you can even control the chemistry. We’re lucky to slide in to a group that is so full of chemistry, they’re practically a periodic table. They call themselves the Powder Pachyderms: “We might be fat, but we still give’r,” and the jokes come fast and furious, giving laughing muscles as good a workout as the legs get. As the beast lurches up improbable roads through a tenure that is over 21,000 acres, group members chat, joke, and pass around containers of homemade sandwiches, cookies, snacks. “This doesn’t suck,” someone announces and we share out the one-bite brownies and donut holes. The tailguide, riding the bench seat, probes through the other lunch treats. “Anyone want any vegetable sticks?” There are no takers. Skiing 15,000 vertical feet of untracked snow is heartfriendly enough. The hang-over comes the next day—a localized sensation in the thighs that insists: get me to the hotsprings. We lower ourselves into 42 degree natural mineral baths, surrendering to an age-old remedy for joint pain, muscle fatigue, high blood pressure, circulatory and digestive issues. Whether it can cure a mid-life crisis is yet to be determined. But if, as the deep ecologist Dolores LaChapelle claimed, the essence of life can be found in deep-snow turns, it’s better to turn forty eating pow than birthday cake. As LaChappelle wrote in her classic Earth Wisdom: “One can never be bored by powder skiing because it is a special gift of the relationship between earth and sky. It only comes in sufficient amounts in particular places, at certain times on this earth; it lasts only a limited amount of time before sun or wind changes it. People devote their lives to it ‘for the pleasure of being so purely played’ by gravity and snow.” Everything passes. Skiing powder makes that ephemerality a cause for celebration, rather than regret. In the end, my husband bought the Porsche as well. But that’s a whole other story.
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Dr. Kelly Silverthorn is Just For Canadian Dentists’ automotive writer. He tries to keep one convertible and/or one track-day car in the family fleet.
tri-partite Panamera Revving Porsche’s new engine along the West Coast’s scenic motorways horsepower, and Valentine One collectively ride shotgun over the proceedings.
the direct route The border-to-border Le Carrera Panamericana was sprung on an unsuspecting world in 1950. The Mexican government sought to promote awareness of the paved completion of their section of the Panamerican Highway. A legend was born (with the race resurrected in 1989). Interestingly, Trans-Canada Highway (TCH) east-to-west wasn’t “completed” until 1962, when over half its 7,700 km were still gravel! The most-direct route Calgary to The Porsche Panamera,“with a top speed of 188 mph, 0 – 60 mph at an eyeVancouver runs 980 popping 3.5 seconds and all-wheel-drive sure-footedness,” may just be “the km. It still follows fastest multi-day cross-country tool currently available,” says Dr. Silverthorn, the Trans-Canada who tested it on some of BC’s most scenic and iconic highways (below). westbound through Roger’s Pass and past the Last Spike at Craigellachie as far as Kamloops. Then the direct route follows the mid1980s engineering masterpiece of the
across the multiple mountain ranges to the Pacific shores. A huddle with Google Maps and presto…sum the nonrepeat road distances of the three available routes from Calgary to Vancouver nets the requisite 3,300 km. How convenient. I set the Panamera’s Satellite Radio on the $6,770 upgrade Burmester stereo to Classic Rock. Music, caffeine, and Hi-test Chevron will fuel the next five days. The Panamera Turbo and I creep out into the descending darkness. Its pedigree and potency are unparalleled—Porsche unleashing the quintessential Q-ship for its first ever four-door sedan. All-wheel drive, 500
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Coquihalla Highway. Both highways boast majestic scenery. However, as the main artery of commerce between the Pacific and ROC (Rest of Canada), the BC portions of the TransCanada are an embarrassment to our great nation (ditto through Calgary proper!). The vast majority of BC’s TCH is just two lanes with flow claudication secondary to truckplaque and RV-thrombi. I hum Radar-love to myself, but to no avail.
best moment: T Rex belting out Bang-agong as the sun sets beyond snow-capped mountains two hours outside Vancouver on the serpentine, high-alpine, 110-kph-limit, six-lane Coquihalla.
best side roads to explore: Yoho Valley Road (Cathedral Lodge) just east of Field, BC…and skipping the Coquihalla to run the now-traffic-free vestiges of the Trans Canada from Kamloops through the Fraser Canyon to Hope.
the southerly route This route eschews the Trans Canada near Lake Louise, Alberta, to run southwest through Kootenay National Park on Highway 93 to Radium Hot Springs, BC. I then follow Highway 93/95 along the floor of the expansive Columbia River Valley south to Cranbrook. My route heads west on Highway 3 parallel to the Canadian-US border, traversing multiple mountain passes and intervening valleys. The southern route is 1,125 unique kilometres. Though the roads are twolane highways, the traffic density (especially truck) is much lower than the Trans-Canada. This route boasts the Salmo-CrestonSkyway, the highest yearround pass in Canada. The tortuous Hope-Princeton Pass section is also remarkable for its tough traffic slogging if unequipped with superbike-level overtaking capabilities. The Panamera’s 569 ft-lbs of torque shine throughout. best moment: Watching a bald eagle circle a tree-top beside glimmering Slocan Lake.
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y historically inspired benchmark: 3,300 km over five days. Such was the prescription for Mexico’s legendary 1950 – 54 border-to-border car race, Le Carrera Panamericana. My conundrum is which 3,300 Canadian kilometres are best traversed on my five days with Porsche’s namesake Panamera? My prescribed starting point is prairiebound Calgary. Porsche’s “Sports car for four” Panamera demands testing on sporting roads. Logic dictates heading west
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best side roads to explore: Skip the aforementioned Skyway and instead take 3A, Kootenay Lake Ferry, 31, 31A, and 6 to visit Crawford Bay, Kaslo, New Denver and Nelson. As well, consider the Coalmont-Tulameen Road out of Princeton (if clinically indicated).
the northerly route My familiarity with this route is the least
of the three, and thus it generates my greatest anticipation. The route is the longest at 1,129 unique kilometres. I was not disappointed, save for the traffic density. Don’t these people know about the shorter routes? Nevertheless, if I could recommend only one Calgary-Vancouver route, this would be the one. The route begins in West Vancouver, following Highway 99 through Whistler, Pemberton and Lillooet. Upon joining Highway 97 I head north into the Cariboo before heading east across Highway 24 to join the Yellowhead (Highway 5) at Little Fort. The Yellowhead then delivers me to majestic Jasper. The spectacular Ice Fields Highway (Highway 93) completes the return journey to Banff/Calgary. This route is tops in scenery (ice fields). It’s tops in twistiness (Whistler to Lillooet). The northern route visits all three of Western Canada’s most iconic resort communities of Whistler, Banff and Jasper, where the Porsche can blend easily into the automotive landscape.
best moment: In the early morning mists XM plays Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven as I drive the long climb out of Clearwater into Wells Gray Provincial Park to scenic Helmecken Falls.
best side roads to explore: The road from Mount Currie to Darcy. Also Lillooet to Lytton on Highway 12. The above-mentioned Clearwater Valley Road to Helmcken Falls.
the car So enough about the 3,300 km. What about the car? Is it any good? Why has Porsche done a sedan? Isn’t it a stretch to name a sedan after a famous race? Five days of driving in any car tells you a lot about its character. The Panamera has world-class depth of dynamic abilities, especially in this top-of-the-range Turbo Sport Chrono form. With a top speed of 188 mph, 0 – 60 mph at an eye-popping 3.5 seconds and all-wheel-drive sure-footedness, it may be the fastest multi-day cross-country tool currently available. No other car I have driven provides this degree of performance, stability, and comfort for two people, let alone for the full four places and stealthful character the Panamera offers. These immense capabilities do come with compromises, and at a cost—$172,430 for our full-load Yachting-Blue-on-Cream fullleather version. The Panamera range in Canada starts at $88,000 MRSP with a 300-horsepower V-6 and rear-wheel-drive. It is impossible for Porsche to imbue a 4,500-lb sedan with the road communication delights of their 3,100 lbs sports cars (or 2,400 lbs if you go back to 911s of the early 1970s). The Panamera’s styling is controversial to say the least, but good design should push the envelope and then grow on you. I now regard the car’s visual impact as menacing, which fits its personality perfectly. Throughout the range, though, I found luggage space rather limited for a four-seater. Porsche did very well financially with its 2002 entering of the SUV market with the Cayenne. Entering the sedan market is viewed as somewhat less sacrilegious. The brand is able to effectively share factories and some components between these two platforms. To any lover of Porsche’s sports cars, or those who want a sedan with these capabilities, there really is no (sedan) substitute! As to the propriety of Porsche naming its sedan after the iconic 3,300 km Mexican road race, I came across a little-known fact in my research. In 1950 and 1951 Le Carrera Panamericana rules stated the entered cars must seat four. So the name and the car are indeed a perfect fit. So too is the Panamera for five days of Canada’s most challenging roads.
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team power Open the lines of communication with your team
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eveloping successful communication techniques with your team translates to a healthy dental practice for you and your patients. I often suggest to my dental clients that they administer a yearly questionnaire to their current team members to confirm that all professional and personal growth objectives are being met. Here are some sample categories that can help measure your team members’ understanding of their role and its importance in your office. Ask team members for their interpretation in response to these questions. And if it appears to have the feel of a resume, that’s because, in many ways, it is.
Complacency can affect all that you have built your future and business ethics on. Many dentists are aware of the noncommitted employee that impacts the whole team, but will make excuses for that same employee by telling themselves how “nice he is” or “the patients really love her.” But is he or she really contributing to the bottom line? Communication is the only way to achieve results in any business environment. Some employers walk on eggshells rather than introduce open and honest discussions with their team about the practice’s directives and goals. Committing to monthly meetings is a must for any significant changes to occur. It’s good for everyone—and the practice. Set a calendar of meetings for the year forward by dividing the number of months by the number of employees; if an office has five employees, each member holds at least two meetings with a draw for the remaining two. Both individual and team productivity manifest from a feeling of self worth coupled with creativity and job satisfaction. It’s important that each member lead a meeting by preparing and setting the agenda with a request for constructive feedback. Supportive feedback not only clarifies the agenda, but also the overall goal for the team. Is everyone on the same page? At the end of the meeting each member should fill out a “Significant Event Sheet” that asks what was the most noteworthy thing that happened that day—and why. This encourages self-reflection and is a way for team members to monitor and measure their own successes and relevancy. It makes it easier for everyone to prepare for yearly reviews. And that’s looking forward in more ways than one.
Communication is the only way to achieve results in any business environment
• Your responsibilities? • What is your vision of the practice? • Do you have a personal workrelated vision? Asking your team to reflect upon the job and skills they were hired for will bring awareness and increase the efficiency and productivity in your office. You take your car in for yearly maintenance, why not your dental team? Once collected and reviewed, you’ll have a window into the overall attitudes and work ethics (and potential plateaus) in your practice and demonstrated to your patients. You may discover certain team members have a lack of hope or zest for the future of your dental practice. A sense of cynicism may have crept into their daily lives that manifests as complacency.
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practice management
timothy a. Brown Timothy A. Brown specializes in dental practice appraisals, brokerage, consulting, locum placements, associateships and practice financing across Canada. Reach Timothy at timothy@roicorp.com.
hours of operation What’s best for your practice?
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ne of the top 10 questions asked when someone is looking at buying a dental practice is: “What are the owner’s hours and days of operation?” These are key factors that motivate and attract a purchaser to a practice. Today’s buyers are typically young associates, many of whom have had to work evenings and weekends. Now that they are considering the purchase of a practice these buyers no longer want the late nights and weekends away from family and friends. Some will say: “I have paid my dues, and I want a more regular schedule.” Today’s buyers are ambitious and willing to work hard, but they are more motivated by lifestyle than dentists of previous generations. Principals have earned and enjoy (rightfully so!) the privilege of limiting their practice hours to a more traditional daytime schedule. The hours needed to generate income, along with patient expectations, dictate how much time per day and per week the practice should be open. There are many views on what hours are best for a specific practice. When a practice is in its early stages, it may be necessary to open evenings and weekends to build the patient base. Extended hours can attract new patients, especially those in newer residential areas where young families have little choice but to seek evening and weekend appointments. Many dental offices are situated in retail plazas and malls. Some landlords specifically require the dental office to be open during all mall hours (9 am – 9 pm for
example). Today’s buyers are reluctant to buy such offices, as they simply don’t want the burden of staffing the practice with associates, especially if only to meet the landlord’s demands. Of course, it’s absurd to suggest that dentists looking to sell cut back to a 9-to-5
realistic about the demands placed upon them when raising a family. If you project this predominance over the next 10 years, it’s likely that the most desirable practices will be those that purposely build or design their schedules to accommodate the next generation of mostly female buyers. Often when circumstances change within an existing practice, questions are raised about hours of operation: “Should you strive to maintain longer hours and work evenings and weekends and keep your gross up? Should you extend yourself to make the practice value higher? Should you allow a decline in hours of operation, resulting in lower gross and net income and thus a lower appraised value?” A dental practice can be altered, in terms of hours, days, policies and services over a period of time, but a sudden change to any of the key operational features is not recommended in any business. If you choose to reduce or modify your office hours, your loyal patients will adjust to the hours set by the practice. But if, on the other hand, you choose to increase your office hours, you must consider the costs of the extra time spent working those hours as the practice matures. This decision may have an impact upon both a buyer’s perception of the practice and, to some extent, the sale price. Lifestyle is important to the new generation of dentists. You may want to review your working hours and adjust to make your practice more attractive to the buyers of the future.
Lifestyle is important to the new generation of dentists workday merely to attract a buyer, but it cannot be overlooked that this is becoming more and more relevant to saleability and price. Three questions need to be answered by all prospective purchasers:
1. Where do you want to practice? 2. What hours and days do you want to work? 3. What is your family structure and location? Young dentists often mention a desire for less work and more play. This may be due to the generational attitudes of dentists under 40 who often have very different attitudes about when and how much they should work in dental practice. It’s not that they lack a work ethic; most are ready and willing to make an honest commitment. Another factor to note is that between 50 and 55 percent of graduates from Canadian dental schools are now women. Female dentists of childbearing ages may wish to own a practice, but they’re also
greatest density of dentists is British Columbia —1,509 persons per dentist.
The province with the
(statistic from July 2009, from the Canadian Dental Association)
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here to start? London is a monolith of a city—there’s much to see along its storied streets. It demands repeat visits. Easy to do, since it’s a major hub for travellers flying east to Europe and beyond. Make it a stopover on your next trip or, better yet, your destination for a CE event. Then get out and explore. With over 300 museums and galleries, it’s an art lover’s mecca. Of course, shoppers be ready to pound the pavement…as well as gourmands. [stay] Make your base in the West End, at the edge of Hyde Park. In posh Marylebone, you’ll be in the vicinity of Harley Street, a long-renowned centre for healthcare. With several private hospitals and “the largest concentration of medical proficiency in the world,” it’s often referred to as Medical London—more than 1,000 doctors practise here. [harleystreetguide.co.uk] Stay a walk away, close to Marble Arch in the northeast end of Hyde Park, at The Arch 1 , a swish and sleek new hotel carved out of the area’s classic Georgian townhomes (see page 6). [thearchlondon.com] [dine] British food hasn’t had the best rep, from bangers-and-mash to fish-and-chips, but London has evolved
into a foodie’s playland. Try a twist on classic high tea at another hip-and-happening hotel at the southeast end of Hyde Park, the Metropolitan. The Afternoon De-Light 2 is a selection of sweet and savoury cupcakes, fruit scones, and no-bread sandwiches—“the quintessentially British afternoon tea with a cool touch of avant-garde, waist-friendly chic.” [metropolitan.london.como.bz] [culture / art] After fortification walk through Hyde Park, back to Marble Arch at the northeast end to Speakers’ Corner 3 . You can spend hours here on a Sunday listening or partaking in spontaneous debates on any subject—from the existence of God to foreign policy. Locals and tourist alike prop themselves up on makeshift podiums and pontificate. It’s been an oral tradition here for over 150 years; some big names that stood here in the past—Marx, Engels, Lenin…Beyond the lively, living culture found on a park or street corner, London is a museum mecca. There’s no way to take advantage of all the art on offer here, so go to at least one must-see: the Tate Modern. Housed inside a former power station in the heart of London, it’s a gorgeous reinterpretation of a building. Inside is a stunning collection of
modern art. The Turbine Hall is a venue for grand works of art created specifically for the cavernous space, like Miroslaw Balka’s monolithic installation described as a “box of darkness” and “black hole” 4 . After exploring, head up to the café for a local microbrew (the Brits know their beer) 5 and gaze over the Thames River, Millennium Footbridge and St. Paul’s Cathedral. [tate.org.uk/modern] [neighbourhood hop] Take the Millennium Footbridge across the Thames and stroll to the 61-metre-high Monument, built to commemorate the Great Fire of London in 1666. Up top, you’ll have views of London Bridge and the skyscrapers of The City, London’s financial district 6 . [themonument.info] Just northeast of The City explore the happening markets of Spitalfields 7 , Sunday UpMarket and Brick Lane. Shop for cool togs and nosh on fabulous, authentic ethnic food. Back in the West End, dilly-dally and shop on Oxford and Bond Streets (and score the latest Kate Moss design in Topshop), and don’t forget to window shop on Carnaby Street 8 , where London’s modern fashion scene began in the hippie heyday. —B. Sligl For more info: visitlondon.com
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University of Pittsburgh
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Feb 24
Portland Oregon
Pharmacology Review For Local Anesthesia
Oregon Health & Science University
503-494-2943
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Feb 25-26
Las Vegas Nevada
General Anesthesia/Deep Sedation Provider Course
American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
877-255-3742
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Mar 19-26
Western Caribbean Cruise
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Conscious Sedation Consulting
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May 23-25
Minneapolis Minnesota
Local Anesthesia: A Hands-On Training Program
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
800-685-1418
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Mar 04
Minneapolis Minnesota
7th Annual Dean’s Day: Dental Research Updates from the U of M
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
800-685-1418
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Mar 25
Bozeman Montana
Biofilm
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406-443-2061
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Dec 04-05
London England
Eastman Dental Institute-Merimna, CPD Programme In Aesthetic Dentistry
UCL Eastman Dental Institute
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Jan 21
Vancouver British Columbia
Esthetic Excellence In Today’s Practice
Vancouver & District Dental Society
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Jan 29, 30, 31
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One Day Botox Training Course for Dentists
The Physician Skincare and Training Centre
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Comprehensive Aesthetics - Live Patient Program
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Vancouver British Columbia
One Day Botox Training Course for Dentists
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Aesthetic Essentials Continuum
Columbia University Colleg
212-305-6881
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Problem Solving In Endodontics; Selection And Cementation Of Fibre Posts
University of Toronto
416-979-4902
cde.utoronto.ca
Vancouver & District Dental Society
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vdds.com
Kennedy Professional Educational Seminars
877-536-6736
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American Association Of Endodontists Annual Session
American Association of Endodontists
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Advanced Endodontic Techniques
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Nov 03-05
New Orleans Louisiana
2011 Fall Conference
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312-266-7255
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Dec 03
Tacoma Washington
Street Drugs Exposed – What Your Patients and Your Kids ARE NOT Telling You!
University of Washington Continuing Dental Education
206-543-5448
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Dec 03
Vancouver British Columbia
Midwinter Clinic Lecture Program And Trade Show
Vancouver & District Dental Society
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Jan 07
Columbus Ohio
Review Of Oral Pathology
Ohio State University
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Jan 29-31
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Feb 05-12
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Vancouver British Columbia
The Basic Rules Of Oral Rehabilitation Series
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Mar 10-12
Vancouver British Columbia
Pacific Dental Conference
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604-736-3781
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Mar 16-19
San Diego California
IADR/AADR General Session & Exhibition
International Association for Dental Research
703-548-0066
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Apr 13-16
Grand Rapids Michigan
2011 Michigan Dental Association “Spirit Of Michigan” Annual Session Meeting
Michigan Dental Association
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May 20-21
River Edge New Jersey
Hard and Soft Tissue Lasers: A Standard Proficiency Certification Course
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Western Caribbean Cruise
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Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Optimizing Geriatric Oral Health Care
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215-573-9098
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Feb 03
Minneapolis Minnesota
Clinical Grand Rounds For The Dental Team: Geriatric Dentistry
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
800-685-1418
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Jan 21
Federal Way Washington
CE1040: Successful Application Of Dental Implant Therapy For The General Practitioner: Treatment Planning/Principles In Implants
University of Washington Continuing Dental Education
206-543-5448
uwcde.com
Feb 21-26
Palm Beach Gardens Florida
Implant Surgery: Fundamentals To Details
BIOMET 3i
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Jun 03-05
Vancouver British Columbia
The Complete Cadaver Grafting Course (3-Day Advanced Bone Grafting & Soft Tissue Grating Cadaver Course)
IDEA (Interdisciplinary Dental Education Academy)
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San Francisco California
Excellence in Free-hand Bonding: Become a Master in Anterior Composites
IDEA (Interdisciplinary Dental Education Academy)
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Mar 03-05
St. Pete Beach Florida
Functional Occlusion - From TMJ To Smile Design
The Dawson Academy
727-823-2047
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Mar 11
Gainesville Florida
Concepts Of Occlusion... As They Relate To Everyday Dentistry
University of Florida College of Dentistry
352-273-8480
dce.ufl.edu
Spring 2011
Vancouver British Columbia
I Can You Can Occlusion Series
F.O.C.U.S.
604-684-5351
toothnmouth.ca
May 05
Minneapolis Minnesota
Advanced Occlusion & TMD
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
800-685-1418
dentalce.umn. edu
Jan 07-08
Toronto Ontario
Level I Orthodontics For The General Practitioner
Rondeau Seminars
877-372-7625
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Jan 28-29 and tba
Keswick Ontario
12-Session Comprehensive Clinical Orthodontic Course
Academy of Gp Orthodontics
800-634-2027
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Mar 19
Honolulu Hawaii
Free Introduction To Ortho Class
Progressive Orthodontics & Dentistry
714-973-2266
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Aliso Viejo California
Progressive Orthodontics & Dentistry
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Jan 21-23
Thompsonville Michigan
Winter Scientific Session
Michigan Dental Association
517-346-9403
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Feb 18-19
Bend Oregon
Oral Pathology
Oregon Health & Science University
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Dec 16-17
Lincoln Nebraska
Radiology For Dental Auxiliary
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402-472-7993
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Feb 21-26
Palm Beach Gardens Florida
Implant Surgery: Fundamentals To Details
BIOMET 3i
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Dec 04-05
New York New York
Pain Management Protocols
Progressive Orthodontics/Dentistry
800-443-3106
posortho.com
Dec 22
St. Paul Minnesota
Dentistry’s Role In Managing Pain & Sleep Disorders
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
800-685-1418
dentalce.umn. edu
Jan 14
Muskegon Michigan
Pediatric Dentistry Review For The General Dentist
Michigan Dental Association
517-346-9403
smilemichigan. com
Jan 28-30
San Francisco California
Comprehensive Review Of Pediatric Dentistry
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
312-337-2169
aapd.org
Feb 04
Cherry Hill New Jersey
Part I: The Essential ABC’s Of Infant And Preschool Patient Care! Part II: What Their Mouths Are Telling You That They Are Not!
New Jersey Health Professionals Development Institute
201-342-2204
njhpdi.com
Feb 12-13
Baltimore Maryland
Management Of Pediatric Sedation Emergencies: A Simulation Course
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
312-337-2169
aapd.org
Feb 13-19
Steamboat Springs Colorado
Winter Ski Meeting
SouthWestern Society of Pediatric Dentistry
888-840-4500
aapd.org / district5
May 26-29
New York New York
64th Annual Session
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
888-840-4500
aapd.org
Apr 01
St. Paul Minnesota
Innovative Periodontics For The Successful Practice
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
800-685-1418
umn.edu
Apr 29
River Edge New Jersey
Oral-body Inflammatory Connection: The Interplay Of Periodontal And Systemic Diseases And Non Surgical Periodontal Disease
New Jersey Health Professionals Development Institute
201-342-2204
njhpdi.com
Feb 05
Cherry Hill New Jersey
50 Most Prescribed Medications / Managing The Dental Patient In Pain
New Jersey Health Professionals Development Institute
201-342-2204
njhpdi.com
Feb 11-12
Miami Florida
The Art And Science Of Dental Pharmacology & Therapeutics
South Beach Dental Institute
305-934-8104
sobedental.com
Oct 08
Gainesville Florida
Pharmacology For The Dental Professional
University of Florida College of Dentistry
352-273-8480
dce.ufl.edu
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St. Paul Minnesota
Fall Core Competency Day for the Dental Team
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
800-685-1418
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Jan 20-22
Chesapeake Virginia
Comprehensive Examination And Records
The Dawson Academy
727-823-2047
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Feb 11
Toronto Ontario
Conservative Dentistry And Evidence-Based Clinical Care - An Optimal Approach To Treatment Planning
University of Toronto
416-979-4902
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Mar 31
London England
Thinking Of Buying Or Selling A Practice?
UCL Eastman Dental Institute
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May 02-06
Rapid City South Dakota
Challenges In An Indian Health Service (IHS) Dental Practice
Indian Health Service
301-443-4464
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Dec 03
Boston Massachusetts
Get Your Hands On Another Restorative Technique
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
617-636-3467
tufts.edu
Jan 07
Lincoln Nebraska
2011 Weeth Lecture
University of Nebraska Medical Center
402-472-7993
unmc.edu
Feb 10-12
Steamboat Springs Colorado
16th Annual Ski & Learn
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
800-685-1418
umn.edu
Feb 26
Seattle Washington
Crown Lengthening Workshop
University of Washington Continuing Dental Education
206-543-5448
uwcde.com
Apr 29
Vancouver British Columbia
Restorative/Adhesive Dentistry
Vancouver & District Dental Society
604-683-5730 See Ad Page 24
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Feb 04
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Effective Communication For Dental Hygienists
University of Pittsburgh
412-648-8370
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Apr 06
London England
An Evening With Anaxdent Skillbond
Dental Technologists Association
0870-243-0753
dta-uk.org
Apr 12-14
Phoenix Arizona
Dental Assisting Review
Indian Health Service
301-443-4464
ihs.gov
Apr 15-17
Calgary Alberta
Rocky Mountain Rhapsody
CE Solutions
604-575-4570
conedgroup.ca
Apr 28-29
Scottsdale Arizona
Assistant Sedation/Anesthesia Course
American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
877-255-3742
adsahome.org
Sep 16-17
Vancouver British Columbia
Pacific Rhapsody
CE Solutions
604-575-4570
conedgroup.ca
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Toronto Rhapsody
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VDDS 2011 SPRING BREAK CRUISE & LEARN !
The Vancouver & District Dental Society invites you aboard Royal Caribbean’s
ADVENTURE OF THE SEAS(R) From March 20* - 27, 2011 ~ San Juan ~ Barbados ~ St. Lucia ~ Antigua ~ St. Maarten ~ St. Croix~ Visit www.RoyalCaribbean.com/AdventureoftheSeas Dental Continuing Education on Board Our CE focus will be on Pediatrics, with Specialists Dr. Timothy Tam and Dr. Isaac Tam VDDS cruise pricing (from $589CA) is available for any friends or family members who wish to join you. Contact Gerri Randall at 604.683.5730 or gerri@vdds.com *All travelers must book through VDDS/VIP Travel in order to participate in CE.
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t h e w e a lt h y d e n t i s t m a n f r e d p u r t z k i Manfred Purtzki is the principal of Purtzki & Associates Chartered Accountants. You can reach him at manfred@purtzki.com.
plan your practice transition The key to a successful transition is simple: plan early
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entists spend most of their time running their practices, which is not surprising given the challenges. But the focus on day-to-day operations often means that decisions crucial to a successful future are neglected. It is important for every owner of a dental practice to make time for planning in order to ensure continued growth and, consequently, an adequate price for the eventual sale of their ownership upon retirement. Planning a practice transition can have a number of objectives, such as:
• Maximizing the after-tax proceeds of a practice sale • Increasing practice income through cost-sharing • Sharing the daily burden of practice management • Focusing more on your preferred area of dentistry • Taking more time off for personal and/or professional reasons • Growing the practice volume • Increasing the value of your practice
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ere are some questions you need to ask yourself when contemplating a practice transition: 1. When do I want to retire from my practice? If you are planning to retire within the next three years, you will most likely choose a straightforward retirement sale. Under the traditional model, you sell your practice for cash and stay on for only a brief time after the sale to ensure a smooth transition for patients and staff alike. A full practice sale allows you, in most circumstances, to receive the proceeds of the sale tax free.
2. Do I have the patient volume and physical capacity to add another dentist? If your practice produces less than $700,000 annually, a transition involving
retire from dentistry within two to three years. You maintain full management control of your practice, and you do not have to work with another dentist. By selling the entire practice, you can
Focus on day-to-day operations often means that decisions crucial to a successful future are neglected a partial sale and the introduction of a cost-sharing partner will likely not work in terms of supporting a viable retirement plan. In fact, office size and the number of operatories may not provide sufficient space for another dentist.
obtain the benefit of receiving the entire proceeds of the sale of your corporation tax-free. This is a huge benefit.
3. Would I like to devote more time to a dental specialty? After many years of working in the dentistry trenches, even the keenest practitioner can show signs of battle fatigue. Many dentists are looking for an associate to take over the bulk of the general practice so they can spend more time practicing their preferred specialty. 4. Have I saved enough for my retirement? If you have reason to believe your retirement savings may be insufficient for your post-practice needs and hopes, you will have to consider transition models that will help you maximize practice income and, at the same time, keep up production levels so that you maintain the value of the practice when you sell. The critical step in your practice transition process is choosing the transition model you think will work best for you.
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hese are the most common transition strategies.
1. The Retirement Sale This is the most common option, where you find a buyer for your entire practice. This option is ideal if you are planning to
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2. The Phase-In Sale This is a variation of the retirement sale. Instead of waiting until you are close to retirement, you can choose a buyer now, and have the new dentist work in your practice until you retire. All purchase and sale arrangements have been made in advance, and
and the time of the change of ownership provides security for the purchasing dentist. This option also provides the same financial security for the seller who can now plan retirement according to the proposed timetable. 3. The Phase-Out Sale Under this model, the new dentist typically
The key to a successful transition… plan early, know what you want for the short term and the long term, and get the best advice you can find the formula for the purchase price is established. There is no uncertainty and no need for further negotiations. The phase-in sale period usually does not exceed five years. Knowing the price
purchases 100% of the practice after an initial term as an Associate. As the vendor, you will stay on as an Associate after the sale. This option works well if the transition exceeds five years and you want to keep
full control of the practice until the sale. Ending your dental career as an associate has definite benefits. You are supplementing your retirement income, you don’t have to carry the burden of managing the practice, and you have the flexibility of leaving the practice according to your own timetable. 4. The Cost-Sharing Arrangement If you have a large practice and would like to maximize its value, then selling a 50% interest under a cost-sharing arrangement may be the best option. You recover a portion of your investment, and you increase your cash flow because of the reduced overhead.
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efore you embark on your particular transition, here are some tips.
1. Be specific about your goals A practice transition is long-term proposition, which will have a significant impact on your professional and personal life. You need to be committed to working toward the goal, such as retirement in 5 years. 2. Consider the needs of your family. Analyze the effect the proposed transition has on your family. If bringing in a new partner into your practice places heavy demands on your time, how will this affect your time available for your spouse and children? 3. Give yourself lots of time. If retirement is your goal, start the planning at least 5 years before the projected date. The demographics are generally shifting from a seller’s to a buyer’s market: more sellers, fewer buyers. So start early to find the suitable successor. 4. Get professional help. Selling a dental practice, for most dentists, is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. You cannot afford to make mistakes. It is crucial to get expert advice from financial professionals with experience handling transitions in your profession. The key to a successful transition is generally the same from one generation to the next: plan early, know what you want for the short term and the long term, and get the best advice you can find.
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Dr. derek turner
Dr. Derek M. J. Turner lives in Ottawa where he conducts a private aesthetic dental practice. Derek guest lectures at CE dental institutions in America. He is also the founder and Chairman of TTi/ProDrive Systems, a dental product company.
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Find magic nestled amidst (trois!) valleys in the French Alps…
Scenes from Les Trois Vallées in the Haute-Savoie region of France. top Bird’s- and skier’s-eye view from Mont Vallon in the Courchevel Valley. above Elaine Turner, ready for the descent to Méribel Valley.
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Dr. Derek Turner at the Col de la Chambre.
Les Trois Vallées, in eastern France near the Swiss and Italian borders, is a region that can boast hosting a few Olympic Winter Games: Chamonix, site of the first winter games (’24), Grenoble (‘68) and Albertville (’92). The three valleys offer different terrain and atmosphere, and their names will be familiar: Courchevel, Méribel and Val Thorens. Courchevel is comprised of five villages at different altitudes, all ski-in-ski-out with an average of about 1,650 metres vertical to discover. The culinary adventures in all venues are fantastic, with after-lunch skiing at risk following an on-the-slope gastronomic experience. There are seven Michelin star chefs in Courchevel. No fast food here… well, maybe foie-gras poutine. And the best of French wine selections are available slopeside in the sun. From Courchevel the adjacent Méribel Valley is reachable in an hour or so of skiing. Or three hours of driving. Méribel offers bowl-like open terrain with another five or six villages nestled between 1,500 to 1,800 metres and clustered in a ski-in-ski-out arrangement. The base is the gathering place for socialites, a who’s-who scene (and then you and me) at warm outdoor cafés and restaurants. Then ski to Val Thorens from Méribel. At 2,300 metres Val Thorens is the highest View from Les Grandes Alpes hotel at Courchevel 1650.
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ski resort in Europe. Most of the runs are at altitude, so the snow is amazing. The Val Thorens bowl has glaciers above and the Alps for grand-vista views on the way down. And every level of skier can feel good here about their day. If skiing is out, Val Thorens offers the most non-skiing adventures in Les Trois Vallées. Everything from toboggan runs—of thousands of metres!—to snowy automobile driving events. It’s here that a family would find the widest range of off-ski activity. The entire three-valley area is a winter paradise. Stay in any one of the three and reach the others on skis—or snowboard— via 200 lifts. The lifts themselves are a trip— some lifts rise vertically on cliff faces to groomed runs above. And choose between groomed or powder runs—for all levels of ability. I recommend a private ski guide on day one. See and ski all three valleys. Then decide on your favourite. Of course, it’s easier to stick to the valley in which you’re staying but all three are within daily access despite seemingly endless terrain. By road, however, the valleys are distant (2-to-3-hour drive), so each has its own lively après-ski atmosphere. While here, try to make it to Annecy, 35 km south of Geneva. Stop on the way to or from Les Trois Vallées. The town, on beautiful Lake Annecy, is one of the three 2018 Winter Olympic candidates. And it’s a shopping and sports mecca that’s hosted the Tour de France. If you have more time, Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps at 4,810 m, and the spectacular resort at Chamonix should also be on your list. Make this historic winter wonderland in France your next ski adventure. It’s magical.
getting there FromCanada, a flight toGeneva is your best bet, whether fromthe west or east. Air Canada flies toFrankfurt withStar Alliance connections toGeneva. aircanada.ca Air France alsohas flights fromTorontoandMontreal toParis andontoLyon. airfrance.ca FromGeneva or Lyonthere are coaches andprivate cars that canbe arrangedby your travel agent. stay We stayedin Courchevel at a family-runhotel right onthe slope at 1,650 metres. Les Grandes Alpes at Courchevel 1650 offers great accommodation, meals, eveningmusical entertainment, a ski shopandexceptional service. lesgrandesalpes.combring Pack only your ski boots andrent skis, changeable daily, as snowconditions vary. And Courchevel is a family place, soif youbringthe rug-rats, there are plenty of amenities for babysitting, ski school andkids’ fun.
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here’s ample and authentic charm to the Haute-Savoie region of France—from the gourmet food and accommodations to diverse ski terrain. It’s a unique ski scene for the North American skier. Even if you’ve experienced skiing in the mountains of Western Canada, the Alps provide a winter or spring vacation that will keep you coming back.
Ski or swim? The slopes and sea are just an hour apart…Start in Nice, where year-round markets provide the fabulous fare the French are famous for. Stay in a hotel housed in a gorgeous Belle Époque style building. Stroll the pebbled beach and watch as locals take a dip—in February. Drive down the coast to Antibes, following the trail of Picasso. See where he worked, and continue to Saint-Paul de Vence for lunch as he once did, savouring local truffles in the sun. Then hit the snow in Mercantour park in the southern Alps. C’est un très bon week-end, n’est-ce pas? —B. Sligl
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West from Nice, along the Med, is the town of Antibes, where you’ll find the Musée Picasso in the Château Grimaldi. The Roman edifice was home to the princes of Antibes of the Grimaldi family before becoming a museum after 1925. Picasso used part of the museum as his studio in 1946, and afterwards left 23 paintings and 44 drawings to the town. Now one of the world’s great Picasso collections, the museum also includes work by other giants of modern art (Léger, Miró, Ernst, Calder). Explore the exhibits, walk along the ancient ramparts and gaze past outdoor sculptures to the azure Mediterranean (see page 38). musee.picasso@ ville-antibes.fr
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then Between 1,800 and 2,610 m above sea level, Isola 2000 is a 120-km ski area with 43 ski runs (for all levels) and 21 ski lifts. This ski resort is known for its snow and its sunshine, close to the Mediterranean Sea but still in the Alps. And it’s quieter than the bigger resorts of the French ski scene. So, a dip in the Med before skiing in the afternoon? You can even fly in, straight from the shore in Nice to the slopes via helicopter in a mere 20 minutes. isola2000.com
Inland and into the hills beyond the Côte d’Azur is the town of Saint-Paul de Vence. The walled, hilltop town has been the subject of art by Matisse, Cezanne, Van Gogh…but the artistic set has also gathered here at a sweet spot called La Colombe d’Or. Opened in 1920 as a café bar, it became a wartime “free zone” for thinkers and artists like Picasso. Today you can sit inside or out (the terrace is divine on a sunny day) amidst masterpieces by these same artists—the collection (more Calder, Miró, Léger, and so on) is astounding. Gaze at art while you graze (if you’re lucky you might sample the seasonal and unforgettable truffle salad). You can also stay at the boutique hotel. la-colombe-dor.com
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While in France, go Italian. In Nizza, the gorgeous Boscolo Exedra Nice hotel gives just the right touch of glam with a bit of glitter. Think creamy all-white suites (with white Carrara marble and Murano glass chandeliers) that keep it sleek and spare while being sumptuous and sexy. The modern vibe somehow meshes with the historic architecture and Belle Époque style of the 1821 building. Saunter down the grand original staircase, sit and stare at bold Italian art in the lobby (there’s even a white biliardo table), sip some prosecco (of course, when in France, champagne does just fine…) and mangi in the two hotel restaurants and bar (you’ll mingle with très stylish locals having a drink before the show at the theatre across the boulevard). La dolce vita! boscolohotels.com November/December 2010 Just For Canadian dentists
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Dougaldston Spice Estate, where trays of cocoa beans dry in the Caribbean sun and await processing.
Local boys’ freshcaught ocean gar.
The view from Petit Anse Hotel at the wilder, northern end of Grenada.
Grand and gnarly sea grape trees by Spice Island Beach Resort on Grand Anse Beach.
The Caribbean beer, brewed in Grenada.
Edmond Brown, part owner of the organic and eco (solar powered) Grenada Chocolate Company.
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Grenada The Spice Island embraces all the senses. Inhale, imbibe, indulge, engage + explore this Caribbean wonder—from leafy callaloo to rich chocolate… story + photos by Barb Sligl
A local, “Super Butterfly,” dives off the top of one of the Seven Sisters Falls in Grand Étang National Forest.
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stay Spice Island Beach Resort is a luxurious place to rest your head—and entire body (there’s a spa here as well, naturally). The posh resort is on miles-long, white-sandGrandAnse Beach, anda member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World network. Here, you’re a guest of Sir Royston Hopkin, K.C.M.G. (he was knightedfor his work in promoting local tourism). Stay beachside andlisten towaves while in bed or opt for one of the sleek hideaways with a private plunge pool (midnight skinny dips are definitely in order). Bliss! spiceislandbeachresort.com Laluna Resort has hostedsome bignames (think Versace) at its secludedproperty with 16 private villas anda swish spa. laluna.com Petite Anse Hotel is at the quieter north end of the island, boasting spectacular views. petiteanse.com sample The Grenada Chocolate Company’s organic dark chocolate is amongst the finest in the world: grenadachocolate.com go For more infoon the Grenadian islands of Grenada, Carriacou andPetite Martinique, goto: grenadagrenadines.com
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am. Ba ba ba ba ba bam. Ba bam. It’s Friday night in Gouyave, a little fishing village on the north end of Grenada. Drums are beating, locals singing, children giggling…fresh seafood is sizzling on open grills. The air is still heavy with the day’s heat, and now the steaming food from busy stalls. The scent of savoury “oil down” stew mixes with sweet local lobster. There’s a party going on. It’s the weekly fish fry, where locals and visitors alike can sample piles of crispy jackfish with a frosty bottle of Carib, the island’s local brew. When the bounty is this fresh and flavourful, you need to celebrate. A tiny jewel at the southern end of the chain of Caribbean islands, Grenada is just 100 miles off of the coast of South America. Christopher Columbus was an early enchanted visitor in 1498. He named the island Concepción, a fitting name for the junglecovered hills, gushing mountain streams and waterfalls, rugged cliffs and soft beaches that rose out of the sea when the island was created in an ancient volcanic eruption. Today, this lush landscape is largely unspoiled. And at its edges are pockets of charming communities. The small, hilly, seaside town of St. George’s is steeped in history, from long-gone explorers to modernera communist coups. The colonial capital has retained its French and British legacy with charming red-tile roofs, grand hilltop forts, smiling school children in uniform, a bustling open-air market, and even cars on the left-hand side of the road. And the port town’s deep, natural harbour, the Carenage (from the French word for where ship repair took place shoreside), has long lured sailors into its perfect horseshoe shape. More towns dot the 21-mile-long and 12-milewide island, each with its own character, from Gouyave, with its Friday Fish Fry, to Sauteurs on the wilder north end of the island, where the last indigenous people, the Caribs, are said to have leapt to their deaths rather than succumb to French rule. Along the way are serpentine roads that jostle and delight at the same time with unending views of the sea, jewel-tone boats resting ashore, dripping boys carrying home a silvery catch, peeks inside humming rum shops, and walls of green fronds at the edge of dense tropical forest. All this in a drive that, from tip to tip and from placid Caribbean to churning Atlantic, takes less than a day.
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Beyond this is the beach…Grenada boasts string after string of pristine sand dotted with resort sanctuaries. Stroll the beach or loll by a seaside pool on miles-long Grand Anse Beach with its posh properties or the more secluded and cliff-hugging Magazine Beach. And taste the island—again and again. Sample fresh-caught seafood and local fare like the national dish of oil down, a savoury concoction of seafood, callaloo (a leafy green plant similar to spinach), coconut milk and spices. Or chocolate…The Grenada Chocolate company is a tiny, humble facility that processes some of the world’s finest chocolates (Lindt sources most of its chocolate here). A somewhat stronger sample of Grenada’s bounty (in terms of potency, that is) is Rivers Rum at the River Antoine Rum Distillery. This ancient distillery has been operating in Grenada since 1785. Take a View of St. guided tour from a George’s and the local and marvel that Carenage from the the original water French-colonial-era mill still functions as Fort George. it did when Grenada was a French colony. For a non-alcoholic quencher, the island is known for flavourpacked smoothies featuring local goodies like paw paw (papaya). The best are rumoured to be at a strip mall just outside St. George’s but the Run Down at Spice Island Resort is a liquid treat—sea moss (an aphrodisiac), coconut cream, banana, nutmeg. Nutmeg is in just about everything here. It’s such a part of island life that it adorns the country’s flag. There’s also ginger, saffron, cinnamon, clove, vanilla (and that chocolate!). A visit to one of the island’s spice processing estates reveals why Grenada is called the “Spice Island.” Then there’s bright red sorrel, leafy green callaloo, banana, mango, coconut, paw paw…The volcanic soil here grows vegetation unlike anywhere else; this land is so lush and fertile that it’s said if you put a stick in the ground it will sprout. A short trek into the Grand Étang National Park and Forest Reserve reveals the bounty… Crunch, crunch, crunch. Footsteps reverberate over broken nutmeg shells that coat a trail through the moist quiet of rainforest. Starting at a plantation that grows banana, tonka bean, and cacao trees, a tight trail plunges into the Seven Sisters Falls Valley, where it’s lined with big blooms of ginger and birds of paradise and towering stalks of bamboo. Mona monkeys watch from deep within the green. Lower in the valley, the air thickens and the falls roar as chocolate-like mud sucks up a last crunch. Squelch.
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Private pool in a Luxury Almond Suite at the Spice Island Beach Resort.
Grenada’s bounty at one of the island’s spice processing factories. Nutmeg is the Spice Island’s prize product, seen here with its lacy red coating of mace.
Fresh local fare at the Friday Fish Fry in Gouyave.
More of the island’s bounty for breakfast at the Spice Island Beach Resort.
Cliff-hugged Magazine Beach, a local favourite.
Sunset at Laluna, a luxe resort visited by the likes of Donatella Versace and Kate Moss.
the thirsty dentist dr. neil pollock Dr. Neil Pollock is a member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada; visit his website on wine at vinovancouver.com or send feedback to drneil@pollockclinics.com.
Italian wine 101
Part 1: How to decipher that label—especially with more wine varieties than anywhere else conform to strict industry standards for a particular type of wine. A DOC or DOCG designation can only be used by producers that make wines according to the traditional recipes of their particular region, and only certain recipes have been granted government recognition. DOCG wines are more prestigious than DOC wines because they are held up to special tasting standards. Today there are 37 DOCG wines and Amarone, Barolo, Brunello, Barbaresco and Chianti all have this designation. Ranked below DOC/DOCG wines are those in the IGT category, Indicazione Geografica Tipica. The contents of bottles
The monastery of Badia a Passignano, dating from 890, sits amidst the vineyards of Chianti.
Chianti. In this issue I’ll explain the regulatory structure behind the Italian wine alphabet (next issue I explore the regions and varietals behind these five giants of the wine world). Once you learn your ABCs, choosing your next bottle of red is a walk in the vineyard! Before we zero in on some of Italy’s most influential vino, briefly vinify your brain and consider the hierarchical organization of Italian wine. Italy produces more varieties of wine than any other country in the world and employs a complex regulatory structure to keep tabs on its legions of producers. If you take a closer look at the top of certain bottles, you’ll notice they say Denominazione di Origine Controllata, or DOC, while others say Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita, or DOCG. These labels guarantee that the contents of the bottle
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with this label can also lay claim to a specific region or, with recent changes in regulations, be a blend of one or more varietals, thus not conforming to DOC or DOCG rules. Some producers who felt confined by the rigid recipes of the DOC denomination chose to experiment with 100% varietal wines or other blends known as Super Tuscans. I explored these at length in another issue (please see the May/June issue of Just for Canadian Doctors) so will just note here that these adventurous vintners can now affix the IGT stamp to their bottles. Previously, Super Tuscans fell into the final category, VDT, Vino de Tavola, or table wines. These are the most basic Italian wines; they lay no claim aside from “made in Italy.” Understanding Italian wine requires more than an appreciation of the coveted
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pink DOCG label. When you peer into the ruby-red depths of your next purchase, you should know what grapes you are about to savour, and where they originate. There are 20 wine regions in Italy, but these are the standouts: Valpolicella in the northeast; Valle d-Aosta, Lombardy, Liguria and Piedmont in the northwest; there’s Tuscany, of course, in the centre, along with Emilia-Romagna, Umbria and Latium; and in the south, there’s Molise, Campania, Calabria and Puglia. Some, like Lombardy in the northwest, are best known for their sparkling wines, while others—take Puglia in the south—were long known for mediocre The hills and vineyards of Piedmont— known for Barolo and Barbaresco wines. middle Harvesting grapes in Piedmont.
reds but have recently produced some highquality blends. All these regions contain both DOC and DOCG zones. Sometimes these zones overlap—the most obvious example being Tuscany, which is home to multiple DOCGs. This is possible because while the main varietal may be the same, the exact blends differ according to traditional recipes. So, where do the ABCs originate? Amarone hails from the northeast region of Valpolicella, Barolo and Barbaresco are from Piedmont in the northwest, while Brunello and Chianti are both natives of Tuscany. Before we get better acquainted with this Italian wine alphabet, pick up some DOCG wines, sit back, sip and savour…and in my next column, we’ll study our ABCs. Arrivederci until we journey to Valpolicella!
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ave you ever found yourself frozen, hand hovering mid-air in the Italian section of your local wine store? Unsure exactly how to narrow down and choose between bottles that all claim to be classic Italian wines from the best regions? This is the common theme I hear regarding Italian wines: How does one learn to navigate confidently among Italy’s bestknown wines given the country’s hundreds of varietals, thousands of vineyards, and numerous wine-producing regions? The best place to start is the ABCs of Italian wine: Amarone, the Killer Bs (Barbaresco, Barolo and Brunello) and
t h e h u n g r y d e n t i s t d r . h o l ly f o n g Dr. Holly Fong is a practising speech-language pathologist with three young children who is always trying, adapting and creating dishes.
craving crepes Try crepes for a luxurious weekend brunch at home
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ecently I was reminded of how wonderfully indulgent Sunday brunch can be. The beauty of brunch at home is that you wake up late to a leisurely breakfast/ lunch—all the while in your jammies. Brunch can be simply a large hearty breakfast of eggs, bacon and pancakes or something fancier but still easy…such as crepes. A crepe is just a batter of eggs, milk, flour and butter (make the batter overnight, and let it sit for at least two hours for light, thin crepes). Yet this simple mix can be an elegant wrap for other ingredients. Crepes made with buckwheat or whole-wheat flour have a subtle eggy, nutty flavour—a delicious foil for crispy baconwrapped asparagus. Choose fat asparagus shoots without white woody ends; they have a silky sweetness when broiled. Top crepes with a poached egg and serve with citrus salad.
When poaching the eggs, the water should be lightly salted and barely bubbling. Use fresh eggs so the whites won’t spread out as much in the water. Let the eggs sit for three minutes so that the whites barely solidify and the yolks are still runny. If you let the yolk harden even the slightest bit, you’ll miss out on a delicious creamy sauce. The overall effect is unbeatable: fatty, sweet, salty, meaty, creamy and tangy. A champagne or sparkling wine is a perfect accompaniment. The crackling effervescence, acidity and lower alcohol counterbalance the dish’s salty richness. The non-vintage Champalou Brut Vouray pairs beautifully. It has a delicate floral nose with a hint of honey. On the palate, it’s full of foaming mousse that tastes of stony peach with toasted almond. It ends dry with strong acidity to cut through the bacon’s fat yet isn’t rendered sour by the citrus. Bon appétit!
bacon-wrapped asparagus crepes with citrus salad (serves 4) 16 spears of asparagus, rinsed and patted dry 1 package of sliced bacon CITRUS SALAD
2 blood oranges or tangerines 1 pink grapefruit 1 navel orange seeds of 1 pomegranate 1 tablespoon chopped chives 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar ½ teaspoon honey lime juice to taste pinch of salt pepper to taste EGGS
4 large eggs (1 per person) Crepe batter
½ cup whole wheat flour ½ cup white flour ¼ teaspoon salt 1 ½ cup whole milk, plus more if needed 2 large eggs 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter, unsalted butter for skillet
Peel fruit; usingasharpknife, cut off bothends at thepoles toexpose fleshandmakeaflat surfacetostand upright. Thencut closetothepulp, slicingoff skininstrips andremoving thepith. Over amedium-sizebowl, cut alongtheinsideof themembranes separatingthesegments tothecentre of thefruit. Cut eachsectionintothe bowl, discardingthemembrane. Add pomegranateseeds. Inasmall bowl, whisktogether oliveoil, vinegar, honey, limejuice, salt andpepper. Addchoppedchives. Taste, adjust seasoninganddrizzle over citrus salad. Set aside. Set oventobroil. Placeawire rackintoalargecookiesheet. Trim asparagus ends andpeel halfwayup thespear. Twirl baconaroundeach spear, stretchingtocover thetip. Place onpreparedrack. Don’t crowdthe spears toallowthebacontocrisp. Makethecrepes; whisktogether salt andflours inalargebowl. Whisk eggs andmilktogether inanother bowl. Stir eggmixtureintothe
flour mixture. Addbutter, stirring tocombine. Batter shouldbethe consistencyof heavycream; addmore milkif needed. Refrigeratebatter for at least 2hours. Heat a12-inchfrypanover mediumheat. Coat bottomwithpat of butter. Ladle1/3-cupbatter into pan, tiltingtospreadevenly. Cook until topof crepeis set andcentreis liftedbypockets of air, about 1– 2 minutes. Runaspatulaaroundthe edges toloosenandflip. Cookuntil bottomis firmandgoldenbrown, about 1minute. Transfer toaplate. Repeat withremainingbatter, butteringpanas needed. Cover plate of crepes tokeepwarm. Put thepanof wrapped asparagus onthetoprackof theoven under broiler for 4– 5minutes per sideuntil thebaconis crisp. Turnover. Keepwarm. Meanwhile, poacheggs. Roll 2bacon-wrappedasparagus spears insidecrepe. Repeat. Plate2 rolls withcitrus saladontheside. Top withpoachedegg.
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n the 1979 film The In-Laws, Alan Arkin plays Dr. Sheldon Kornpett, a mild-mannered Manhattan dentist drawn into the presumed delusions of his soon-to-be in-law, CIA agent Vince Ricardo, played perfectly by Peter Falk. Although it’s pretty funny on film, the idea of being drawn into any type of international intrigue should probably scare the living
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with American companies, he says. “MediVault prides itself in storing your information in politically and economically stable and neutral countries, such as Switzerland and Canada. Neither of these countries abides by the USA PATRIOT Act. This ensures that your information is safe from competing predators or agencies and entities with personal motives who would pry into your privacy and steal your data without your knowledge,” says Alain Ghiai, Chairman of SecurusVault Canada, a B.C. company with the exclusive Canadian license for the secure online collaboration and digital management tool MediVault. “MediVault has no servers based in the USA. All our servers are based in Switzerland where we run our Swiss online backup digital vaults platform, or based in Canada where we run our pure Canadian online backup in our Canadian digital vaults.” Launched in Canada in November 2010, MediVault was developed by the Swiss company GlobeX Data S.A., which has its roots in the payment industry (which has the strictest standards for data storage). After creating an SAP-certified pay stream from Vancouver eight years ago, the company merged its business into the electronic health management tools field, producing MediVault for the health industry, with a particular emphasis on dental records. “We progressed from an encrypted payment industry then combined storage and technology. Speaking to dentists at the Pacific Dental Conference, 85 per cent said they were willing to buy a subscription,” he says. “By law, they have to daily back-up and store data in a way that is secure. Within the next few years, all medical records will be required to be securely stored off-site or there will be penalties.” Ghiai says he learned that a lot of den-
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tists currently store information by purchasing a few hard drives; they lock one in a closet at the office and have one at home. “That’s not safe. A lot can happen between the office and home. Plus, it’s timeconsuming to manage.” For the cost of a cappuccino a day, dentists can have their data automatically backed-up safely. More than that, MediVault provides remote access and file-sharing capabilities, so digital images used by specialists can be securely encrypted, transferred, and even collaborated on, as required. The system is auto-compliant, meaning dentists can choose how often their files are automatically backed-up—from every five hours to every minute. “We offer back-up for as many computers as they want. We have an unlimited user hierarchy that’s more complete than typical back-up systems,” he says. Customers simply choose the type of subscription service they want, download and install the client, select which data to backup, and MediVault does the rest, automatically. “Should their computers crash or get stolen or damaged, they can still access the information from any location and can restore all data once their new computers are in place,” says Ghiai. “It’s like a time machine, even if you re-write something, if you’ve backed-up every hour, you can just back-up to an earlier version. It’s a very good and useful tool.” MediVault also synchs multiple devices, he says, so if a dentist has three computers and uploads data onto two of them, he or she can decide which data gets shared with which computers. Multiple computers can be managed from within one account using a single user interface. “Dentists are moving more and more to digital; they have to store safely all their digital information. They are telling us they need this,” says Ghiai. “I think it will make their lives easier while always allowing them to be compliant. It protects the safety of patient data and allows dentists to remotely access information from wherever they are. Plus it eliminates the need for them to manually back-up information.”
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