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march/april 2017 Publisher Linh T. Huynh

Editor Barb Sligl

Art Direction BSS Creative Contributing Editor Janet Gyenes

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Contributors Crai S. Bower Timothy A. Brown Michael DeFreitas Janet Gyenes Manfred Purtzki Dr. Kellen Silverthorn Barb Sligl Roberta Staley Cover photo Crai S. Bower Senior Account Executive Monique Nguyen

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cover photo An impromptu private island junket—or sumptuous sandbar sojourn— is but one of many off-track, high-end excursions from the Amandira while touring the Bali archipelago (page 20).

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8), while the remote reaches of Yukon spread far below a surreal sightseeing flight over the world’s largest non-polar icefield (page 28). Each adventure is a version of a perfect day. Much like the days captured in past stories in this magazine, from BC to Brazil (right), that have since received multiple awards from the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA)—including gold. Congratulations to contributors Lucas Aykroyd, Janet Gyenes and Barb Sligl for their writing and photography awards. Here’s to the magic of those perfect days encapsulated in their words and images.

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hat makes the “perfect day”? Everyone’s answer will be different, but the common note is some kind of transcendent experience, whether on the beach or amidst glaciers. And this magazine is about collecting and showcasing such special days, whether they take place in the South Pacific or far north. It could be a meander down the Grand Union Canal in England (page 5), a rather idyllic trip through forgotten countryside at a purposefully slow pace. Or it might take shape as a bliss-filled day somewhere in the Indonesian seas, aboard an old-school ship named the Amandira as she plies the waters of Bali (page 20). On dry land, the many shades of red in Utah beckon in the early-morning light, the start of a photographer’s dream day (page

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water world England’s 220-km Grand Union Canal stretches from London to Birmingham, offering boaters a slower pace to explore, away from the madding crowds.

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Explore England’s Grand union canal by narrowboat

he red logo on a Virgin train is a smear of lipstick as it rushes past, its signature V publicizing its pedigree as it catapults passengers southward to the urban chaos of London. I’m standing on an ancient stone bridge curving above England’s Grand Union Canal, which idly flows below. The train is already an afterthought when I hear the low hum of a narrowboat gliding under the bridge on this early-September morning. >>

Narrowboat on the Grand Union Canal near Weedon Bec

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To learn more about England’s waterways or to hire a narrowboat, go to Canal & River Trust. canalrivertrust. org.uk

Dew drops glisten on blue-black sloes and plump rose hips that frame the grassy towpath. The faint whiff of petrol lingers in the crisp morning air as the brightly painted boat drifts into the distance of this pastoral picture. It’s as moody and romantic as a John Constable painting. Stay-aboard narrowboats are available as vacation rentals throughout England, where more than 35,000 of these so-called barges cruise the canals and rivers. Painted with traditional motifs like roses and castles, the history of narrowboats dates back to the Industrial Revolution when horses tramped the towpaths (often led by children) getaway hauling the flat-bottomed boats filled with coal. I’m travelling on Fuzzy Duck (she’s 55-feet long and just shy of seven feet wide), on which the six of us (if you count Bill and Bella, two rescue greyhounds) continue our six-day journey north on the Grand Union Canal to Foxton Locks (we set off at Bugbrooke) on the Leicester Line, with a detour down the Welford Arm, before retracing the route back. This 220-km-long

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waterway begins at the Thames in London and wriggles to Birmingham, crossing 216 locks along the way. A speedy trip on one of these slow boats would take a dozen days. We tie up at the village Weedon Bec in Daventry, Northamptonshire, and poke around in an antiques shop brimming with curiosities such as loaf-like ceramic hot water bottles that were used to “iron” chilly sheets to warm up the bed. Back on the barge, we chat with other boaters as they glide by, steaming cups of tea in hand. Soon, it’s all hands on deck at the Whilton and Buckby flight of seven double locks. Two of us grab tire-iron-like windlasses, which serve as gate keys, and jump off the back of the narrowboat with Bill and Bella. Using the windlasses, we start cranking open the paddles to let water rush into the lock. Then we push open the heavy wooden lock beams to let Fuzzy Duck inside. After, we reverse this winding-and-pushing dance that we’ll repeat six more times. The narrowboat floats uphill at an unhurried pace. It’s a timeless trick and an idyllic way to explore the England countryside. — Janet Gyenes

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Narrowboat on the Leicester Line near Long Buckby clockwise from below right Cranking open a lock paddle, Foxton Locks; sloes, or blackthorn fruits, used in sloe gin; narrowboat in a staircase lock, Foxton Locks; Bill, the greyhound, frolics alongside the canal

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There’s more to these indulgent items than meets the eye Written + produced by Janet Gyenes

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peak oil “Designer Tom Dixon has always defied convention with his output of everyday objects that go beyond the quotidian, thanks to his clever interplay of shape, colour, material and light. His new Materialism collection is an exploration of intangibles. The Materialism Oil Candle seems to invite decor controversy as the vessel’s exterior recalls the lustre of blues, golds and purples created when a slick of oil catches the light. What could be more materialistic and perhaps polarizing than oil? Inside this iridescent cylinder (it’s deliberately mishapen) is 100% paraffin wax, deeply scented (it has 8% fragrance; industry standard is a paltry 1–3%) with essential oils such as tar, cedar and styrax. Is Dixon making a statement about the environment and oil? Only he knows for sure. From $180, The Modern Shop; themodernshop.com

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p h o t o p r e s c r i p t i o n m i c h a e l d e f r e i ta s Michael DeFreitas is an award-winning photographer who’s been published in a wide variety of travel publications. With his initials, MD, he’s been nicknamed “doc,” making his photography prescriptions apropos.

50 shades of red

In Utah’s tapestry of landscape, parks, dinosaur digs and Native American culture

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the perfect petroglyph

Native Americans etched petroglyphs on protected sandstone cliff walls. Years of erosion and corrosion have weathered the glyphs making them difficult to separate from the cliff face. You’ll get the best results by shooting them at a slight angle and using a polarizing filter on your lens. I used a medium telephoto lens (set at 65mm) a circular polarizer filter and recorded the scene at f11 and 1/200 second.

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he cold predawn breeze forced me to wear gloves as I set up my tripod and cameras at Bryce Point overlooking the breathtaking, five-kilometre-wide amphitheatre. About 30 minutes before sunrise the northern sky turned a beautiful pinkish yellow so I started shooting with my 14–24mm wide-angle zoom, set at about 20mm, and varied my shutter speeds from 5 seconds to 1/2 second as it got lighter. Then, just as the sun peeked over the amphitheatre’s eastern ridge, I switched to an 80–200mm zoom to isolate some of Bryce Canyon National Park’s more interesting hoodoo formations. I picked side-lit formations for emphasis and dramatic effect. When a carpenter-turned-preacher led his flock of followers into Utah’s inhospitable wilderness in 1847, most people thought he was mad. But Brigham Young, and the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints saw Utah as an opportunity for spiritual freedom, solitude and peace of mind. They prevailed and built a state around those beliefs, establishing one of America’s highest concentrations of public lands, including five of the country’s top national parks. As a photographer who’s travelled the globe, Utah’s sandstone formations are the most colourful and unique I’ve seen. Decades ago, at the start of my career, I took a workshop from a local photographer who said that Utah is a great confidence builder for new photographers because the natural beauty makes it really difficult to screw up an image. To this day the state remains one of my favourite photography destinations. Given Utah’s many shades of red, it’s best to shoot early morning and late afternoon. The exception to this is shooting in the steepsided valleys common in sandstone regions. I shot Bryce’s aptly named Wall Street canyon, with its tall ponderosa pines stretching out of the narrow canyon, in the late morning (the higher sun angle lit the canyon). Using a wide-angle zoom (set at 14mm) and 1/125 second, I shot up, placing the tree trunks at the corners of my frame as leading lines to pull the viewer’s gaze into the scene. Another great morning shot is the magnificent sandstone cliffs of Capitol

Reef National Park. I happened to be there during a full moon so I picked a spot well back from the cliffs to include the lunar orb in my composition. I used a 300mm zoom lens to increase the size of the moon relative to the cliffs. Had I used a wide-angled lens it would have rendered the moon tiny. I needed all my depth of field to render the moon and cliffs sharp, so I shot at f22 and 1/125 second using an electronic shutter release and tripod to avoid camera shake. Rounding off the list of great morning-image locations are Monument Valley and Canyonlands National Parks. I framed the

Monument Valley at sunrise

buttes before sunrise and used the park’s dirt road as a leading line into the frame. I recorded the scene with a medium telephoto lens at f8 and 2 seconds with exposure compensation set for +2/3 f-stops. For Mesa Arch in Canyonlands I went with f22 and 1/125 second to create a starburst effect of the sun peeking over the east valley ridge. I composed the scene with the arch running across the top of the frame and the sun at the left. The low light sweeping across the valley floor created a moon-like landscape. Utah is a pretty dry place, but I did manage to find a small picturesque waterfall in Calf Creek Recreation Area. The water cascades over a sandstone ledge into a small pool. I asked a friend to get into the cold water and keep perfectly still while I shot the scene at 1/2 second and f18 with a medium telephoto zoom (set at 60mm). The slow shutter speed produced a wispy wedding-veil-like stream of water and my shivering friend added scale to the falls. As my old workshop instructor said, it’s pretty hard to screw up Utah images. The main challenge is trying to show the breathtaking scale of things. Images of arches look ordinary until you place someone in the composition for scale. Two cases in point are Corona Arch near Moab and the Ear Of The Wind Arch in Monument Valley. After shooting both from numerous angles they still looked blah. It wasn’t until I incorporated someone into each scene that the size of the arches delivered awe. So, if you do just one thing while shooting in Utah, find a model to place amidst the topography. And go in May or September (although Utah is a year-round destination), when daytime temps are manageable and the sun’s lower angle emphasizes those 50 shades of red.

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Justice for the dead

A forensic odontologist and world-renowned investigator helps solve the gravest of crimes

courtesy of Dr. david sweet

n June 28, 2007, a gun battle erupted in a remote Colombian jungle camp where 12 departmental legislators—kidnapped five years previously by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas—were being held. Eleven of the hostages died of multiple gunshots that had been fired from different directions. Whether they had perished at the hands of FARC, or as the result of a botched government rescue attempt, was anyone’s guess. Three months later, the bodies were recovered by the Red Cross and transported to the Cali Institute of Legal Medicine for post mortem examination. One of the special investigators was Dr. David Sweet, a professor and the current director of students at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Dentistry in Vancouver. Sweet’s role was to identify the bodies of the victims, since decomposition and other forensic factors precluded any possibility of visual identification. A forensic odontologist, Sweet was tasked with identifying the victims from their dental records and assisting other investigators in fingerprint and DNA analysis. “You have to be cautious and make sure that the identifications are done scientifically so that each family member will receive the body of their relative back,” says Sweet. The inquiry was not an easy one. Sweet and the other investigators survived an earthquake that sent them scurrying out of the morgue one night and endured the constant threat of a guerrilla attack. “There were armed guards on the streets. Bullets were flying,” Sweet recalls. Sweet has been a world-renowned investigator since the 1990s when he achieved a PhD in forensic medicine and became certified as a specialist in forensic odontology and DNA—work that was honoured in 2008 when he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. During his PhD studies, Sweet developed a method of “double swabbing” bite marks on skin to gather DNA evidence that could be used when prosecuting homicide or assault cases. Called Sweet Swabbing, the method gathers minute traces of saliva left behind in bite marks that can link a perpetrator to

a victim. The first case where this method courts. These might include not only a was used was the 1995 rape and murder mark on a body but imprints left when a of Tanya Smith, whose battered body was perpetrator bites into food, such as cheese, thrown by her attacker into the Vedder River sandwiches or apples, then throws the in southern British Columbia. Although remains away. Such marks “are like a tire Smith’s body was immersed in track in the mud,” says Sweet. BOLD also water for five hours, Sweet offers services to police agencies across was able to extract salithe country, including the extraction of vary DNA from a bite Dr. David mark left by the assailSweet, a forensic ant. “There was noodontologist, helps body more surprised solve criminal cases than me and the using dental records, police officers. It was DNA and even bite amazing to know that marks. method worked even after immersion in water,” says Sweet. The reason why DNA from saliva can be salvaged from bite marks is due to mucin, the substance in saliva that makes it sticky, Sweet explains. Mucin holds epithelial cells containing DNA that are shed from the inside of the mouth. Such analysis is done at the Bureau of Legal Dentistry (BOLD) Laboratory at UBC, which Sweet founded after attaining his PhD. BOLD assists police in criminal probes into DNA from hard tissue like teeth and bones murder and assault cases and trains investiusing a technique called cryogenic preparagators from around the world in bite-mark tion. “That’s still the number-one discovery analysis and DNA collection from bones and from my lab.” teeth. Sweet, who is director of BOLD, says Being immersed in such carnage— the facility undertakes up to 30 dental idenmuch of it generated by the vilest aspects of tification cases annually on behalf of the human nature—takes an emotional toll. But Coroners Service of British Columbia and the there are ways to cope. Sweet’s long-time Yukon Coroner’s Service. A few cases every woodworking hobby allows him to leave year involve multiple deaths from aparthis work behind. “I try to create something ment fires, plane crashes or multi-vehicle artistic, or beautiful, out of a piece of wood accidents, says Sweet, adding that graduates and that’s a contrast to the ugliness that from his course from the Netherlands milihappens in a case.” Importantly, Sweet tary helped identify the victims of Malaysian doesn’t quash the reaction of horror when Airlines Flight MH17, which was shot down he first comes upon a victim at autopsy. over Ukraine by a Russian Buk missile in “It’s normal to have an emotional reaction 2014, killing all 298 people on board. when somebody has been poorly treated BOLD investigators, numbering nearly or beaten or abused,” he says. “When the 20 dentists and dental technicians, analyze humanity of emotion and the feelings from or offer independent opinions on about a case don’t come anymore, that’s when I’m 10 bite-mark cases a year for the criminal going to retire.” March/April 2017 Just For Canadian dentists

the thirsty dentist janet gyenes Janet Gyenes is a magazine writer and editor who likes to dally in spirits, especially when discovering something like corenwyn jenever (a gin-like Dutch spirit)—straight or in cocktails like the “bramble.” Have a boozy idea or question? Send it to feedback@inprintpublications.com

A toast to Canadian whisky

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the Scots first brought to Canadian shores wasn’t the sometimes-peaty whisky. “It was rum,” says de Kergommeaux. He’s sharing this piece of Canadiana with a group of guests invited to sample the Lohin McKinnon single-malt whisky at Central City’s HQ in Surrey, BC. “Scots made rum in Nova Scotia, not whisky,” he continues. “They wanted booze they could drink right away.” Molasses was easy to come by on the coast, so it was rum that flowed freely in eastern Canada. When communities started cropping up in Ontario—away from the sea—molasses fell out of favour. Wheat became the gateway grain for Canada’s first batches of whisky. But it took 200 years “before there was any successful single-malt distillery here,” says de Kergommeaux. The first was Glenora Distillery in Cape Breton, NS, which has Sweet sip been producing Canadian single-malt whisky since Single-malt whisky is 1990. A young upstart now in the repertoire of on the global scale, it’s Canadian distilleries. Case helped cement Canadian in point: Lohin McKinnon whisky’s solid rep by by Central City racking up international Brewers. awards and paving the way

hisky takes time,” says Davin de Kergommeaux. “They are doing it right.” It’s high praise from the author of Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert for Central City Brewers & Distillers’ just-launched Lohin McKinnon Single Malt Whisky (named for the awardwinning brewmaster Gary Lohin and head distiller, Stuart McKinnon). Age is a relative thing. Even the ripe age of 150, which Canada celebrates this year, is youthful compared to countries like Scotland whose history runs so deep that its national animal is, well, the unicorn. And while some might wonder about Scotland’s ties to mythical beasts, there’s no quarrel with its canniness for producing legendary spirits, especially whisky. But you might be surprised to learn that the liquid legacy

for younger players, like Still Waters Distillery in Concord, ON, with its single-malt and 100% rye Stalk & Barrel whiskies and Lucky Bastard Distillers in Saskatoon, SK, which recently released a small batch whisky, not to mention a number of newcomers in BC contributing to the West Coast microdistillery boom. Central City’s brief history goes back to 2003, when it was solely brewing beer. The company has won the Canadian Brewery of the Year Award twice and is known for its flagship Red Racer series of craft beers, available coast to coast. Earlier, Lohin toured us through Central City’s 68,000-square-foot operations. Standing by a trio of gleaming copper Holstein stills, Lohin explained the kinship between beer and whisky, distilling the grain-to-glass processes. “Whisky is the closest cousin to beer. All you are doing is making a beer without hops.” Aging, of course, is essential. Canadian

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law dictates that, to be called a whisky, the spirit must be aged in wood for a minimum of three years. In the barrel room we’re surrounded by casks bearing the stamps of madeira, Pedro Ximenez, Olorosa, Tokai, Sauternes and bourbon. Each cask imparts character to the whisky, not just from the wood but from the vestiges of what was originally inside. “Why, in Canada, would we ever think about making single-malt whisky?” asks de Kergommeaux before answering, “I’d say the Scots and Japanese have already perfected it.” He’s alluding to a dichotomy that perhaps favours patriotism over perfection, though both are purely subjective constructs. “We can do it our own way,” he says, adding, “Whisky in the US doesn’t taste like scotch.” Pride of place, particularly when it comes to ingredients, plays a big part in small-batch distilling. And it’s time for us to taste that character in four samples, each an expression of Lohin McKinnon whisky. We start by sipping the single-malt spirit now commercially available in BC and ON. Made with Canadian malted barley and BC water, it’s aged for three years in bourbon casks. Given its youth, it’s surprisingly smooth, featuring light fruit, with a little sherry in the background. The second sample is a limited-edition whisky that will be launched (only in BC) in June, in honour of Canada’s 150th. It’s about 70% rye and naturally more peppery. The single malt, with a mix of pale and chocolate malt aged in Sauternes casks gives our third sample an entirely opposite flavour: sweetness and pronounced chocolate notes. It’s a striking contrast from our final sample. Distilled in 2015, it doesn’t qualify as whisky, but it’s pleasantly peaty, and aged in bourbon casks. It brings home a bold statement de Kergommeaux made earlier: “This is not cowboy whisky. The most important thing is that the flavours are balanced. There are no sore thumbs sticking out.” The event offered an enlightening look inside Canada’s expanding portfolio of micro-distilleries. It’s not about challenging the players, whether in the UK, Asia or the US. Instead, these newcomers are distilling our country’s heritage in their own way.

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Raise a glass to our country’s crop of small-batch distillers

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portland

portland, Oregon, has serious cool factor—and great food. Instead of sitting on its hipster laurels, this PNW city keeps pushing palates…eat it up! (CE events in Portland + beyond are highlighted in blue.)

ortland is still the new frontier. Here, amidst the tattooed, bearded, thick-framed-glasseswearing crowd—it’s as if this Pacific Northwest city, tucked under Mt. Hood 1 , is a homing beacon for hipsters—there’s the warm embrace of creative types with some robust entrepreneurial spirit. “Keep Portland weird,” states a legendary mural (and adopted city slogan of sorts). Another long-standing emblematic sign: the neon white stag 2 . And this odd factor is just plain charming—with some rather tasty side dishes. Because this oft-satirized hipster-haven is the happening food-and-drink hub of the PNW—think farm-to-fork, branch-to-bottle, leaf-to-cup. From ramen bowls at Noraneko 3 (where you can also have a soju chuhai, the Japanese version of an after-work cocktail) to doughnuts (skip the line at Voodoo for a Dirty Wu at Pip’s 4 ), Portland puts on an unrivalled culinary show of which the following is just a small sample… EAST BY WEST The Southeast Asian street-food cuisine of Pok Pok blew open a burgeoning Asian-fare scene in Portland (and now has recent Brooklyn and LA outposts beyond its PDX birthplace). There’s also Han Oak (named for

traditional Korean “hanok” homes), Langbaan (a culinary speakeasy that means “back of the house” in Thai), Hat Yai (Langbaan’s counter-service off-shoot) and the first North American locations of Marukin and Afuri, Tokyo ramen houses with a cult following. SAMPLE: Korean bibimbap (“mixed rice”) and steamed buns at Kim Jong Smokehouse, a collaboration between a few of Portland’s hottest chefs housed in the new Pine Street Market food hall. DRINK ME Like the Alice in Wonderland directive, Portland encourages serious sipping. Besides the well-known coffee scene—this is the home of Stumptown Roasters, after all (also a moniker for the city itself)—there’s also a tea movement. This is where Tazo tea started, the founder of which went on to quietly create Smith Teamaker—the best in America, some say. There’s also, of course, kombucha (try Brew Dr.) and distilled tea spirits (at Thomas and Sons Distillery), made with varieties like pine-smoked Lapsang Souchong, that simply don’t fit neatly into any existing category—much like PDX itself. SAMPLE: The new fernet-style digestif by Thomas and Sons Distillery, redolent with local ingredients of Douglas Fir, Willamette Hops and birch bark.

POD CAST Portland was an early adopter of food trucks or carts. And with more than 600 citywide, from Viking Soul Food (lefse and gravlax) to newer kid-on-the-block Chicken and Guns (oak-fired Latin chicken), the options are limitless. Which is why this Portland particularity makes perfect sense: food-cart pods. Clustered in empty lots, the congregations of carts become al fresco dining and community spaces, PDX style. Cartlandia is a “super pod” of some 30 carts (featuring fare from 15 countries) and a full-on bar (with 18 beers and ciders on tap). Cartopia has outdoor movie screenings and is a late-night stop, while Tidbit, the newest pod, goes beyond the food and drink with pretty lights, picnic tables, a fire pit and Airstream boutique 5 . SAMPLE: A Smaaken waffle sandwich (made with local, organic, heirloom varietal wheat, of course)—try the bacon-forward Van Gogh or the veggie Popeye—at the Tidbit pod. And, now, after all that feasting, “go by bike,” as they say in Portlandia 6 . — Barb Sligl For more on all the weird and wonderful things to do and sample in Portland, go to travelportland.com.

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Anesthesia/Sedation

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Apr 21-23

Calgary Alberta

Nitrous Oxide & Oral Sedation

University of Alberta

780-492-5391

dentistry.ualberta.ca/cde

May 04

Orlando Florida

Evidence Based Analgesia For Dental Professionals

American Association of Dental Consultants

800-896-0707

aadc.org

May 05

Dubai

Communication Scenarios - How To Create And Implement Effectively To Your Dental Clinic

Centre for Advanced Professional Practices (CAPPmea)

971-4-3616174

cappmea.com

Nov 02-18

Sacramento California

IV Moderate Sedation Training For Dentists

Conscious Sedation Consulting

888-581-4448

sedationconsulting.com

Dec 18-21

Miami Beach Florida

Anesthesia Update

Northwest Anesthesia Seminars

800-222-6927

nwas.com

Ongoing

Leuven Belgium

Biocompatible And Durable Restorations With Glass Ionomers From GC

GC Europe

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Monthly Courses

Vancouver British Columbia

Botox, Dermal Fillers, Lasers

Pacific Training Institute for Facial Aesthetics

855-681-0066

ptifa.com

Apr 21-22

Gainesville Florida

Hard-tissue Grafting Options For The Single Or Adjacent Missing Tooth Site

University of Florida

888-550-4590 See Ad Page 14

ce.dental.ufl. edu

May 18-19

San Diego California

American Academy of Facial Esthetics

888-543-2842

facialesthetics. org

Sep 01-10

Spain Portugal

Kennedy Professional Education Seminars

877-536-6736 See Ad Page 16

kennedyseminars.com

Ongoing

Vancouver British Columbia

Course #1 Shaping, Cleaning, And Obturation Of Root Canal Systems Course #2 Re-Treatment & Other Complex Cases

Endodontics Unsponsored

604-987-2285

vancouverrootcanals.com

Apr 25-28

New Orleans Louisiana

American Association Of Endodontists Annual Meeting

American Association of Endodontists

800-872-3636

aae.org

Jun 08-10

Los Angeles California

Endodontic Microsurgery

UCLA School of Dentistry - Continuing Dental Education

310-825-5035

ucla.edu

Nov 02-03

South Hackensack New Jersey

Intense Endodontics: A 2-Day Hands-On Workshop

Essential Dental Seminars

888-542-6376

essentialseminars.org

Apr 08-11 2018

Vancouver British Columbia

Annual Session

American Association of Endodontists

800-872-3636

aae.org

May 05

Orlando Florida

Dental Fraud, Waste And Abuse: What Are The Trends And What Can Be Done About It?

American Association of Dental Consultants

800-896-0707

aadc.org

Jun 08

Fairfield New Jersey

Ethics & Recordkeeping

Dental Studies Institute

973-808-1666

dsi-nj.com

new CE to The Evolving Impact Of All-Ceramics And CAD/ be placed CAM Technology On The Contemporary Dental Botox & Dermal Fillers & Frontline TMJ & Orofacial Pain

Practice - From Concepts To Clinical Success - Dr. Ariel J. Raigrodski

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Through 2017

Grand Cayman Cayman Islands

The 2016-17 Medical-Dental-Legal Update

AEI Seminars

800-354â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3507

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Mar 09-11

Vancouver British Columbia

Pacific Dental Conference

604-736-3781

pdconf.com

Apr 06-07

Phoenix Arizona

Western Regional Dental Convention

Arizona Dental Association

800-866-2732

azda.org

Apr 06-08

Portland Oregon

2017 Oregon Dental Conference

Oregon Dental Association

503-218-2010

oregondental. org

Apr 24May 01

The Netherlands & Belguim: Tulip Time River Cruise

Dental, Medical And Public Health Issues / Roundtrip Amsterdam On AMA Waterways

Professional Education Society

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pestravel.com

Jul 31Aug 07

Australian Outback

Australian Outback Dental Conference 2017 Learn About The Impacts Of Diabetes, Renal Medicine And Addiction Medicine In The Australian Outback

Unconventional Conventions

800-633-131

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Sep 12-19

Morocco

Speaker & Topic TBA

Kennedy Professional Education Seminars

877-536-6736 See Ad Page 16

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Oct 19-21

Kelowna British Columbia

2017 TODS Meeting: Multi-Topic Conference

250-832-2811

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Nov 04-11

Tahiti & the Society Islands Cruise

Updates In Dentistry / Dental & Medical Symposium At Sea On The 5-Star All-Inclusive Luxury Small Ship Paul Gauguin

Professional Education Society

877-737-7005 See Ad Page 40

pestravel.com

Mar 10-17 2018

Turks & Caicos

Speaker & Topic TBA

Kennedy Professional Education Seminars

877-536-6736 See Ad Page 16

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Mar 10-18 2018

Caribbean Cruise

Speaker & Topic TBA

Kennedy Professional Education Seminars

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June 2018 to June 2020

Gainesville Florida

Comprehensive Dentistry Program Class 30 AGD MasterTrack

University of Florida

888-550-4590 See Ad Page 14

ce.dental.ufl. edu

Jul 31Aug 09 2018

Iceland Cruise

Speaker & Topic TBA

Kennedy Professional Education Seminars

877-536-6736

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Aug 06-16 2018

East African Safari

Kenya And Tanzania - Experience The Wildebeest Migration And The Big Five, Maasai People, Ngorongoro Crater With Dr. Michael GoldbergPeriodontist

Mindware Educational Seminars

888-574-8288 See Ad Page 15

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new CE to Thompson Okanagan Dental Society be placed

Dates: Dec 23, 2017 - Jan 7, 2018 Seminar: Social Media Marketing for Your Practice (12 CDE credits) Itinerary: from Buenos Aires, Argentina around South America to Valparaiso, Chile For more information contact Elliot Goldenberg at Mindware Educational Seminars: Phone: 888-574-8288 Email: elliot@gamsps.com More at: www.mindwareseminars.com

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Periodontal Disease In The Baby Boom Population

Advanced Continuing Education Systems

888-844-2237

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Ongoing

Online

Treating The Aging Baby Boomer: Looking Through The Crystal Ball

Dental Care

800-543-2577

dentalcare.com

Ongoing

Online

Preventing And Controlling Healthcare Associated Infection In The Dental Practice

eDen Education Pty

800-773-7571

e-deneducation.com

Apr 07

Winston-Salem North Carolina

Infection Control For Office-Trained Dental Assistants

Wake Forest School of Medicine

336-713-7700

northwestahec. org

Apr 18

North Kingstown Rhode Island

OSHA & Infection Control

Rhode Island Dental Association

401-825-7700

ridental.com

May 14-16

Melbourne Australia

PgMelbourne2017

Oral Health CRC

03-9341-1552

oralhealthcrc. org.au

Multiple Dates

San Diego California and Las Vegas Nevada

Annual Fellowship Program June 20-25 & July 19-23, 2017 CII Campus San Diego And UNLV Campus Las Vegas

California Implant Institute and University of Nevada, Las Vegas

858-496-0574

implanteducation.net

Mar 31Apr 01

Banff Alberta

International Implant Symposium (New Hygiene Sessions Added)

University of Alberta

780-492-5391

dentistry.ualberta.ca/cde

Apr 15

Portland Oregon

Implants For The General Dentist

503-228-6266

ragd.org

May 22-27

Baja California Mexico

858-496-0574

implanteducation.net

May 23-27

Implantology

Infection Control

Geriatric Dentistry

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Academy of new CE toOregon General Dentistry be placedCalifornia Implant 6-Day Live Patient Surgical Externship (All-On-4)

Institute

Puebla Mexico

Wehrle Implant Immersion Course

Ultra Modern Dental Group

222-285-1572

ultramoderndentalgroup. com

May 11-13

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic

Live Patient Third Molar Extraction

Implant Seminars

305-944-9636 See Ad Page 9

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Jun 10-11

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic

Live Patient Facial Rejuvenation

Implant Seminars

305-944-9636 See Ad Page 9

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Jul 28-29

Fort Lauderdale Florida

Integration Of Cerec And Galileos

Implant Seminars

305-944-9636 See Ad Page 9

digitaldentistryseminars.com

Aug 23Sep 04

Russia & Scandinavia Cruise

Practical Pearls For Achieving Predictable Success In Implants With Dr. Will Martin

Mindware Educational Seminars

888-574-8288 See Ad Page 15

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Oct 14-15

Seattle Washington

Seattle Dental Implant Continuum Session 1 Of 4

Implant Seminars

305-944-9636 See Ad Page 9

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Dec 09-16

Western Caribbean Cruise

Clinical Pearls For Success In Esthetic And Implant Dentistry

Continuing Education, Inc./University at Sea

800-422-0711 See Ad Page 19

continuingeducation.net

Apr 15-26 2018

Japan Cruise

Precision, Productivity And Profitability Of Implant Prosthetics With Dr. Robert Vogel

Mindware Educational Seminars

888-574-8288 See Ad Page 15

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Jun 24Jul 08 2018

Barcelona Spain

Enhancing Diagnosis, Case Acceptance & Restorative Outcomes For Implants With Dr David Little

Mindware Educational Seminars

888-574-8288

mindwareseminars.com

Ongoing

Cayman Islands

Various Topics And Dates

Cayman Islands Medical & Dental Society

345-945-4388

caymanchamber.ky

Mar 01

Sydney Australia

Medical Emergency Certification Training

ADA NSW Centre for Professional Development

02-8436-9997

adacpd.com.au

Apr 21

Gainesville Florida

Basic Airway Management Course For Dentists

University of Florida

888-550-4590 See Ad Page 14

ce.dental.ufl. edu

Aug 25Sep 06

London to Lisbon Cruise with three days in Bordeaux

Updates In Dentistry / Dental And Medical Symposium At Sea / Western Europe Cruise On The All-Inclusive Crystal Symphony

Professional Education Society

877-737-7005 See Ad Page 40

pestravel.com

Sep 15-17

Jakarta Indonesia

Indonesia Dental Exhibition & Conference

62-215-726000

jcc.co.id

Oct 13-14

Brisbane Australia

2017 ADIA Queensland Dental Show

02-9319-5631

adia.org.au

Oct 19-31

India: Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Ganges River Cruise

Dental & Medical Health And Well-Being Updates / 5-Night Oberoi Hotels & 7-Night Uniworld River Cruise

Professional Education Society

877-737-7005 See Ad Page 40

pestravel.com

Through 2017

BC and Ontario

Functional Occlusion For The General Practitioner

FOCUS Education Continuum

604-922-3465

drracich.ca

Apr 05-07

Las Vegas Nevada

CORE I Advanced Functional Physiologic Dentistry

LVI Global

888-584-3237 See Ad Page 17

lviglobal.com

Jun 09-10

Calgary Alberta

TMD/OSA Seminar

LVI Global

888-584-3237 See Ad Page 17

lviglobal.com

Jul 19-21

Las Vegas Nevada

CORE I Advanced Functional Physiologic Dentistry

LVI Global

888-584-3237 See Ad Page 17

lviglobal.com

Jul 30Aug 06

Eastern Caribbean Cruise

Dental Occlusion: It Can Make You Or Break You! & The Total Wellness Dental Practice Model

Continuing Education, Inc./University at Sea

800-422-0711 See Ad Page 19

continuingeducation.net

Sep 13-15

Las Vegas Nevada

CORE I Advanced Functional Physiologic Dentistry

LVI Global

888-584-3237 See Ad Page 17

lviglobal.com

new Balai CESidang to Jakarta be placed Australian Dental

Industry Association

21 Years of excellence. Thousands of lives changed. find Your Passion! Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies The Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Premier Post Graduate Educational Center

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Practice Management, Technology and Planning

Prosthodontics/ Restorative

Periodontics

Pediatric Dentistry

Orthodontics

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Mar 20-24

Big Island Hawaii

Adventure And Learn, Orthodontic Symposium ~ Advances In Orthodontics

UBC Continuing Dental Education

877-328-7744

dentistry.ubc. ca/cde

May 26-27

Vancouver British Columbia

Orthodontic Staff Training Program

Rondeau Seminar

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rondeauseminars.com

Mar 11-18

Southern Caribbean Cruise

Pediatric Dental Pearls And Life Planning Gems

Continuing Education, Inc./University at Sea

800-422-0711

continuingeducation.net

Jul 17-18

Munich Germany

23rd Global Dentists And Pediatric Dentistry Annual Meeting

Conference Series LLC Conferences

888-843-8169

conferenceseries.com

Jul 21

Brisbane Australia

Paedodontics Update 2017

Queensland Dental Group

07-3839-8000

qldentalg.com. au

Mar 31

Minneapolis Minnesota

Improving Restorative Results With Crown Lengthening: A Lecture & Hands-On Program

University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

800-685-1418

dentalce.umn. edu

May 05

Los Angeles California

Comprehensive Periodontal Surgery: Esthetic And Functional Procedures For The General Practitioner (Module II) May 2017

Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry

213-821-2127

dent-web20. usc.edu

Apr 19-20

Hershey Pennsylvania

Better, Faster, Stronger Posterior Composites Better, Faster, Stronger Class II Composites

Pennsylvania Dental Association

717-234-5941

padental.org

Apr 27

Portland Oregon

Getting To The Finish Line: Accuracy, Consistency, And Speed

Ultradent Seminars

888-230-1420

ultradent.com

May 28-30

Turku Finland

Dentistry

Nordic Institute of Dental Education

358-20-7795348

nordicdented. com

Mar 25

Vancouver British Columbia

The Real Solution To Cancellations & No-Shows Seminar

MGE: Management Experts

727-530-4277

mgeonline.com

Mar 30-31

Gainesville Florida

Cone Beam Computed Tomography Interpretation Clerkship

University of Florida

888-550-4590 See Ad Page 14

ce.dental.ufl. edu

May 08-09

London England

Joint ADEE/ADEA Meeting

Association for Dental Education in Europe

353-1-612-7287

adee.org

Jun 14-20

Jacksonville Florida

ADHA / CLL 94th Annual Session

American Dental Hygienists Association

312-440-8900

eiseverywhere. com

Aug 10-19

Greek Isles Cruise

Predictable Treatment Planning: From The Seemingly Simple To The Worn Dentition...And Everything In Between

Continuing Education, Inc./University at Sea

800-422-0711 See Ad Page 19

continuingeducation.net

Oct 21-28

Eastern Caribbean Cruise

Comprehensive Dentistry And The Dental Team: The Pursuit of Excellence

Continuing Education, Inc./University at Sea

800-422-0711 See Ad Page 19

continuingeducation.net

Dec 23Jan 07 2018

South America Cruise

Social Media Marketing For The Dental Practice With Ms. Rita Zamora

Mindware Educational Seminars

888-574-8288 See Ad Page 15

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TRAIN TO BE A TREATMENT COORDINATOR A comprehensive, instructional workshop running in its 4th year of training! It is designed to teach the team. How to perform the Treatment Coordinator role in conjunction with the day to day systems, building new systems and general knowledge to assist in integrating the role into the practice. 13 CE

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June 2-3, 2017: Tigh-na-mara Resort, Parksville, BC 2 days, Date TBA: Regina, SK

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Bali

Or how to spell perfection: story

+ photography by Crai S. Bower

y morning in Bali begins aboard the Amandira, a custom-designed, hand-built Indonesian phinisi, a 52-metre, two-masted sailing yacht. I’m in the midst of the “Raja Ampat Expedition,” a five-to-seven night journey over 38,000-km2 through Indonesia’s northeastern seas. We’re in Komodo National Park, which we entered last night after watching hundreds of Indonesian shortnosed fruit bats blot the stars on their inter-island migration. In the late afternoon, we’ll disembark to Rinca Island in search of mythical beasts… It’s all part of my quest for the “perfect day,” Bali style. I’m here to stalk Komodo dragons, one of those once-in-a-lifetime species (Galapagos tortoises and Africa’s “Big Five” also come to mind) that a self-proclaimed wildlife nut fantasizes about. Much of the day’s preceding itinerary is lost on me because, after all, I’ve flown around

phinisi

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the globe to see these fabled creatures. Still, the sea’s distractions strike as quickly as the dragons are known to: a school of three-score flying fish launch above the waves, followed by almost 50 spinner dolphins that rise suddenly, 10 or so drawing near to the wakesurf off the Amandira’s bow, and then disappear just as suddenly. We anchor and embark by zodiac to snorkel above the Makassar Reef, a favoured habitat of the giant manta ray. One can’t help anthropomorphize the ray’s ever-present smirk and insouciant stride, an aquatic vaudevillian with a seven-metre wingspan. The ridiculously graceful individuals often emerge within arm’s length from the shadows, as this crosscurrent sanctuary perpetually churns from the tussle between the Flores and Savu Seas. Fortunately, as a mere human, awkwardly postured in the best of situations, I’m tugged by rope against the current before being let go to drift merrily, merrily into the slipstream where the marine life feels but a dream. The five-cabin phinis, constructed by the Konjo tribe from Dutch plans that originated four centuries ago, suggests a bucca-

Our own private island clockwise from right A wingless dragon rests in Komodo National Park; Extended Bali stay at Amankila, one of the resorts the Amandira stops at; The sun shines bright on Amandira; Hoisting the sails; Rijstafel is a Dutch take on Balinese abundance; Alighting Chinese lanterns opposite Working off lunch by supping

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travel the world neer legacy. For good reason, it seems. Unbeknownst to the six guests, the 14-member crew has seized an island— albeit for lunch—during our submarine exploration with the rays. The crew has staked a claim on this glorified sandbar with khaki umbrellas, laid out a buffet of burgers, local salads and wine, and prepared a plan to defend the narrow beachhead with kayaks and paddleboards. A sailing companion volunteers for first watch, boarding the SUP for her first time, to circle the islet. I catch a whim to kayak back to the phinis, a seemingly innocuous paddle when launched from the turquoise shallows that becomes anxiously arduous once the current takes hold in the azure deep. I slip quietly back onboard, having taken a circuitous route, before the other guests return from their island foray for our next mission. As the sun sets, we set off for Rinca Island, home to 1,300 Komodo dragons. The undulating land mass is home to park headquarters, a favourite haunt of the lizards that have been known to climb the stairs and slip unseen into the stilted cabins. It isn’t long before we spot our first beasts. “They’re much more aggressive during spring mating season,” our 20-something guide quips as we approach within five metres of a dozen lounging lizards. We head through the heavily wooded valley to the uplands, pausing to admire a nest, a series of hollowed-out mounds, when the snap of saplings announces a three-metre, 63-kilo male about to cross our path. The dragging belly of this behemoth indicates a recent meal, our guide informs us to a chorus of involuntary gasps. Though rare, these alpha predators of primarily water buffalo and wild boar have also killed humans. Their infamous saliva, containing toxins that fell their bitten prey, is clearly visible as I step out of the lizard’s path and let it pass. We leave the dragons to their lair and move on. The pirates are at it again, having secured another island (one more of the six we visit on the Amandira’s expedition). We skiff through bioluminescent phytoplankton to an equally lustrous 150-candle rijstafel dinner, a jasmine-rice tower encircled by a dozen side dishes, including banana fritters, stewed beef and coconutcurried chicken. Several crew members exchange their scabbards for guitars and we all sing and dance beside the lapping waves, lighting Chinese candle kites that ascend toward the heavens and evanesce against the charcoal sky as my perfect day fades to black.

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D r . k e l l e n s i lv e r t h o r n

Dr. Kellen Silverthorn is Just For Canadian Dentists’ automotive writer. He tries to keep one convertible and/or one track-day car in the family fleet.

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s your loyal scribe, I knew something had to be done. A historic political event from this past November meant I needed to upgrade my American muscle-car knowledge. Hundreds of study hours later I’m now prepared for the “Trump Effect” on car enthusiasts. By the time you read this “The Donald” will have been inaugurated as “The Pres.” His campaign tagline, “Make America Great Again,” spoke to those Americans suffering disaffection from one or more of these modern realities: globalization, open borders, technological change, shifting social values, creeping nanny state…or all of the above. We all tend to look at the good ol’ days through rose-coloured glasses. Those most threatened by change are most susceptible to retrospective distortions. Cue those with less education, conservative values, bluecollar jobs and advancing age (I include Boomers in that age description). Trump’s election has each of those demographic groups of Americans feeling empowered and newly confident. So how do these social forces transpose onto the car enthusiasts’ world? Two words: muscle cars. Most living Americans would envisage their country’s best peace-time mojo as the 1950s and ‘60s. Today’s American car enthusiasts regard the mid-50s through 1970–71 as the golden age of muscle cars, when horsepower and acceleration were king. In their minds, what forces ended the muscle car’s golden age in the early ’70s? Meddling government regulators, greedy insurance companies and those tireless greenies. These are just a few of today’s scapegoats for Trumpites. Now ponder which demographics have kept the flame burning on muscle cars since that golden age…and meet those same groups who say, “Make America Great Again.” The hourly-wage-earning white males will invigorate today’s $10,000 to $100,000 collector muscle-car market. Today’s “selfmade” men who grew up in those same neighbourhoods will bid up the thousands of >$100,000 collector muscle cars.

Would you be surprised to learn that after 9/11 there was a surge in demand and pricing for collectible American muscle cars? That was a period of fear, anger and economic uncertainty for the above demographic groups. With early 2017 promising these same groups confidence, pride, bullishness and an inflationary fiscal policy—the new valuation surge could be more dramatic. Let’s just hope the banks have learned their lesson from 2007–09 and don’t pour credit-fuel onto this fire. (OK, but one can hope). In theory, a Canadian now entering the market of golden-age muscle should also benefit from the expected short-term increase in value of the US dollar relative to most other currencies. The muscle-car collector market is a multi-billion dollar hobby/business and [mustang] every such vehicle is AND THEN… essentially valued in Ford’s version of the US currency. American muscle car, Two schools of circa 1967—and in “Playboy” pink. thought exist on what examples to collect from this market. Purchase what you like and count on the rising tide to float all boats (or in this case, all American collector cars). Or, alternately, purchase the crème de la crème. During other collector muscle-car market advances these models have always outpaced the wider market. Given that horsepower was king in the golden era, there is one marquee engine from each of the Big Three that power the upper-crust collectibles: the Mopar 426 Hemi from Chrysler, the Big Block 427 Chevy from GM and the Ford FE 427. A documented original

“born with” engine is pivotal to valuation. With hundreds, or even millions, of dollars riding on a vehicle’s provenance, fraudulent cars and representations exist. Seek professional help before pulling the trigger on a purchase. Many of us may not like what Trump’s election [mustang] represents and promises, NOW…The 2017 but we can’t change the version of Ford’s classic American muscle car.

fact that it is upon us. On some fronts my curiosity is piqued by what trends the regime change will trigger. I may even elect to go along for some parts of the ride. Now if I could just find one of the 12 original 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ that were given the famous quasi-factory Royal Bobcat upgrades…

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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.

Home sweet home Financing your first home, the sooner the better

nce settled into practice life with a steady cash flow, the next step for a young dentist might be to own a modest home. As a newly minted dental professional, you may have looked at some million-dollar homes in the same neighbourhoods as your colleagues but decided that trying to finance such an expensive home without any cash down is a ludicrous pipe-dream. With a student loan and an old Volvo as your only “assets,” it might look that way. But while it’s true you might not qualify by standard mortgage-lending criteria, as a dentist that standard won’t be applied to you. The banks already regard you as a highlyvalued prospective customer. Most banks have healthcare divisions with specially trained loan managers who understand the particular financial needs of new dentists and doctors. Wherever you are in the process of shopping and signing for your loan, always deal with the manager who specializes in the dental industry. What if you’re looking for a conventional mortgage, but don’t

have the money to finance the down payment? A conventional cash mortgage amounts to no more than 80% of the purchase price of a home, so it’s not for you. Instead, work with the bank’s loan manager to arrange a down payment in the form of a personal demand loan or line of credit, to be made either personally to you or your dental corporation. My advice to any new dentist is to buy a home as soon as you can afford the mortgage payments. This won’t take long because your income will accelerate quickly once you’re established in a practice. And buy your dream home. If possible, skip the condo or starter home that is “good enough for now.” Life’s too short to live in a place you really don’t like and that won’t be suitable for your family in the long run. It doesn’t make economic sense either. The gap between the value of a starter house or condo and your dream home will only grow wider over time, pushing the affordability of the home you truly desire beyond your financial ability. Consider this scenario. You’re thinking of buying a condo that costs $300,000, while the cost of your desired home is in the $1 million range. The cash gap is $700,000. Now, assuming both properties increase in value by 5% per annum, the value of your condo in five years will be about $400,000, whereas the value of the family home you really want jumps to $1.3 million, increasing the cash shortfall from $700,000 to $900,000. Consider an alternative scenario. You’re 35 years old now and thinking of financing a million-dollar mortgage for the type of home your family really wants. You’ve considered giving yourself 15 years to pay off the mortgage, but is that enough time? My advice is to go for it! Look at those 15 years like a prison term. While it’s true that using all of the money you make to pay for your mortgage won’t be the most pleasant experience, the sooner you start paying down the mortgage, the sooner you’ll be free to put your money into investments. You’ll have the mortgage paid off by the time you reach 50, which will give you plenty of practise years to save for retirement and your children’s education. Many dentists in their 50s jeopardize their income security during retirement because they’re still carrying large mortgages that eat up their discretionary income. sudoku 1 easier solution 5 1 7 2 4 9 3 6 8 9 6 8 7 5 3 4 2 1 4 3 2 6 8 1 9 7 5 1 7 4 8 6 5 2 9 3 8 5 9 3 7 2 6 1 4 6 2 3 9 1 4 5 8 7 3 9 5 1 2 7 8 4 6 2 8 1 4 3 6 7 5 9 7 4 6 5 9 8 1 3 2

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vested parties in the medical process, the most important being the patient/public. Add to that primary party the government and medical professionals. Then add the medical regulators, the membership organizations and a multitude of others who have a say or influence and interest. And let’s not forget the pharmaceutical companies (also referred to as Big Pharma by some). The crux of all this is that the OHIP billing process is as complex as any other regulated healthcare profession—and maybe (and unnecessarily) more so. Based on my limited exposure with this vacationing family of physicians—and many other doctors over the years—it is obvious that the system, as it is presently designed, has many detractors. Various critics have voiced degrees of resentment, bitterness and jealousy of those healthcare professionals who seem to have found more freedom, luxury and choice in the procedures they perform—and how and when they do so—while they charge for those procedures at their discretion. And it’s in that light that dentists, as members of Canada’s broad healthcare industry and regardless of whatever other issues may be before them, should consider themselves fortunate. Essentially, as a dentist, you operate and thrive in a private fee-forservice industry. You’re entitled to practise as you see fit for fees you determine are fair and reasonable for your particular skill set, services and practice investment. That grass is quite green.

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hile sailing to a scuba diving site on a recent vacation in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, I met a family devoted to the Canadian medical profession. The parents were seasoned medical practitioners and their children were either in medical school or about to enroll. All of them practise or intend to practise in Ontario. Amidst the Caribbean backdrop, we had a lively discussion about the Ontario Health Insurance Plan or OHIP system and how it compares to what’s used by other Canadian healthcare practitioners (dentists, optometrists, veterinarians) for the billing and collection of fees. Every family member had a high regard for what doctors do and strong belief in medicine as an honourable profession. But there was also frustration with the inability to practise outside of the scope of OHIP. The entire family was perplexed that doctors cannot charge even a small fee for some procedures while a small percentage of other MDs charges fees for a questionable number of patients, treatments and “administrative and record keeping” for certain services. One family member was quite adamant that, in his view, this is patently against the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario’s regulations and rules as well as those currently outlined by OHIP. It seem that some private billings are outside of the prescribed fees in OHIP’s prescribed remittance guide for procedures. There’s no doubt that there are several

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Do You Have a Policy to Cover Civil Emergencies and Business Interruptions? SANDIE BAILLARGEON

n any emergency or business interruption, the dentist has a responsibility to ensure the safety of his/her employees, patients and the public. Dental offices need to be prepared to manage emergencies and business interruptions to minimize loss and inconvenience to all concerned. What is a declared emergency? A “declared emergency” means an emergency declared under section 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act and includes a quarantine declared by a Medical Officer of Health under the Health Promotion and Protection Act. An emergency includes any unforeseen occurrence, such as fire, power failures, bomb threats, armed attacks, toxic spills, natural disasters, accidents, injuries, or other business interruptions which result in a partial or total shutdown of business operations. Every dental office should establish an Emergency Management Team (EMT), comprised of at least one representative from management, the Joint Health and Safety Committee or Health and Safety Representative, to be responsible for assessing risks to the dental office, its employees, equipment and data. This team should develop strategies and procedures to minimize and/or prevent losses from the identified risks. The responsibilities of the Emergency Management Team should include conducting a risk assessment and business impact analysis of the office and its susceptibility to declared emergencies, other emergency situations and serious business interruptions. They should develop and publish an emergency plan and ensure the dentist and employees are trained and knowledgeable about the plan. In conjunction with fire and safety professionals, plan fire safety and evacuation procedures for all employees, and patients. Ensure that all employees, including coop students and temporary personnel are trained in those procedures. It is important to ensure that all employees have easy and rapid access to emergency telephone contact numbers. Involve the computer support technicians to ensure the security of computer systems and data, using anti-virus, firewall and back-up procedures. This includes ensuring that all employees, who have access to computers, are properly trained to perform

any necessary procedures to maintain data security, i.e. having off-site backups. Protect your business by collecting essential data regarding business equipment, finance and banking arrangements, computer systems, suppliers, patients, and key personnel in order to create a disaster management package so that you can recover quickly and get your dental office up and running again in a timely manner.

occurs in the workplace, planning can help prevent the spread of disease among employees, and help to control its spread within society as a whole. In the event of a declared emergency which is health-related, the dentist must reserve the right to place any employee on mandatory leave if the employee attends at the workplace after being exposed to an individual with an illness or disease related to the declared emergency or the employee shows symptoms associated with the declared emergency. The employee will be required to remain on leave until he or she can produce a doctor’s certificate stating that the employee is fit to work. Employees are expected to follow procedures established by the EMT in order to reduce the spread in the workplace of any infectious disease or illness, including, but not limited to, hand washing, cough and/or sneeze etiquette. Most dental offices will never experience business interruptions due to a declared emergency, but should an emergency occur, it is important to have protocols and procedures in place which help to protect the health and safety of employees, patients, and the public. The Emergency Management Team should review and update emergency plan(s) at least once each year, and make any changes deemed necessary. For more information about Occupational Health and Safety Programs for dental offices, please feel free to send an email to sandie@dentalofficeconsulting.com with the subject line “Health and Safety info.”

The Emergency Management Team should ensure that adequate emergency supplies are on hand at the work place and establish strategies for communicating relevant information about an emergency or business interruption to employees and patients. The EMT should determine and implement strategies to minimize risk to employees, patients and the public during an emergency situation; and communicate with local authorities to maintain the most Sandie Baillargeon is a leading authority current information available on the status on how to increase the effectiveness of of a declared emergency. HEALTH RELATED EMERGENCIES During a public health care crisis, you still need to continue to run your business and treat patients. Business continuity planning is an important part of a dental office’s risk management process, in which it assesses all the risks that may prevent it from achieving its objectives, then decides on ways to manage, or mitigate, those risks. When it comes to an influenza pandemic, employers also have a societal responsibility to create an effective plan. Because influenza spreads exclusively through human-tohuman contact, and much of this contact

medical and dental business systems. Ms. Baillargeon is author of two text books, Dental Office Administration and The Canadian Dental Office Administrator, published by Nelson Canada. Sandie is the owner and operator of Dental Office Consulting Services, which specializes in dental business planning, staff development, consulting and continuing education seminars. Visit her website at www.dentalofficeconsulting.com or contact her directly at (905) 336-7624.

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The Benefits of Banking on Whole Life Insurance STEPHEN DEVLIN

ife insurance is often viewed as a means to an end, but it can be more than that. Financially savvy entrepreneurs, like my client Dr. Dana Bailey of Lifetime Dental, see the value of life insurance beyond protecting one’s legacy, family and estate. Recently telling me he now has the ability to “keep his money safe and use it more efficiently to reduce taxes and preserve [his] estate—a safe place for the provision of guaranteed growth and income.” Crafted correctly, whole life insurance is a wealth creation and cash-flow tool with tax advantages. Another successful businessman, Jimmy Pattison, knew where to turn when he was looking for capital to open his fi rst car dealership franchise. Knowing his whole life policy had value beyond its death benefit, he used it to his advantage as collateral for a loan. Whole life’s collateral leveraging and wealth generating attributes caught Dr. Bailey’s attention too, with “the policy’s ability to add cash into the plan, to supercharge it to significantly improve the immediate results and ability to personally use the cash value to secure a loan from my bank.” Dr. Bailey knows the biggest advantage to his policy is the ability to “bank with it” and reap the benefits found in a concept I use to educate my clients—Bank On Yourself® (BOY), developed by New York Times best-selling author Pamela Yellen.

Likewise, with a PWL you can acquire a loan on the equity in your policy’s cash value because it is an asset you own. You don’t need to qualify, go through a banker or credit checks. You ask your Advisor to process a policy loan. Days later, you receive your borrowed money, but your policy’s cash value remains uninterrupted. As an honest banker, you make payments on your policy loan so you can borrow money again to use for something else. You didn’t pay interest to a financial institution. You paid yourself back. HOW DOES A PWL POLICY CREATE AND PROTECT WEALTH?

field. Later in life, their BOY plan does double-duty as a retirement income stream. Professionals are looking for financial security, growth, f lexibility, autonomy and tax reductions. They want an asset strong enough to use as collateral Dr. Dana Bailey that will also fund of Lifetime Dental their retirement. In referring to the financial needs of dentists, Dr. Bailey concludes, “The stock market has wiped out many of our investment strategies. Dentists need a sound financial plan with positive and secure growth, giving [them] peace of mind over their lifetime as practitioners and [through] retirement. The stability of 170-year-old insurance companies and their track record with BOY strategies is a win-win situation for financing a dentist’s business as well as securing a nest egg when they retire.” There are so many advantages to participating whole life that it could fi ll a book, and it did with Yellen’s book, The Bank On Yourself Revolution®. Please read it or get in touch with a Bank On Yourself® Authorized Advisor for more details on the benefits of participating whole life insurance.

Your equity continues to grow through annual dividends that can buy more coverage while increasing your death benefit and cash value. Whether you’ve taken out a policy loan to fund new dental imaging equipment, used it as emergency cashflow funding, or even leveraged it to buy a retirement property in Mexico, your cash value still gains dividends and those annual gains are protected. Your cash value and its dividend gains are also generally protected against creditors, divorce and bankruptcy. With traditional investments like RRSPs, when you take money out, it no longer receives gains, and you pay fees as well as taxes. RRSPs are also exposed to creditors and market volatility. In Dr. Bailey’s experience, “the typical investment strategy HOW DO YOU BANK ON YOURSELF® [for dentists] has been stock market based.” (BOY) WITH PARTICIPATING WHOLE With interest rates at “less than 1% return on LIFE INSURANCE (PWL)? money in any account. It’s not even covering Stephen Devlin is the President of inflation. Add cost of living increases, we The BOY concept uses PWL to protect are getting zero return on our money,” he MacDev Financial Group Corp, a Licensed Life Insurance Broker & Bank On Yourself ® and grow an asset while minimizing taxes points out. Authorized Advisor. He is also Canada’s and reducing investment risk. Premiums are paid to the death benefit, but also USING A BANK ON YOURSELF® foremost expert on leveraging corporate participating whole life insurance. Stephen build asset equity in the policy as cash (BOY) PLAN IN YOUR PRACTICE is a prestigious member of MDRT’s Court value because you own it. In comparison, a term policy has no cash value because you Many of my clients are healthcare of the Table. Through his company SET essentially lease it. Like most leases, when practitioners and use their BOY plans to Financial Solutions, he runs the Canadian the term ends it has to be renewed and your finance business expenses and literally grow division of the Bank On Yourself ® Authorized payment goes up. their practices. For example, in the next 4 Advisor Program. He is the bestselling Th ink of it like real estate. When you to 6 years, Dr. Bailey will have enough to author of two books: Transform Your life, pay into a mortgage, some of that payment borrow from his policy’s equity to help fund Business and Health and The Secret to Lifetime Financial Security. Stephen garners goes to interest and some goes into paying a new business venture if he chooses. off your mortgage, thus building equity. The equity in a PWL gives dental audiences that range from the few to the That equity is an asset you own. Once you practitioners the fi nancial flexibility to self- many and speaks internationally on the have built enough equity, you can take out fi nance equipment or pay for expansion in subject of whole life insurance and Bank a loan in the form of a home equity line of operations—two of the biggest fi nancial On Yourself ®. You can reach Stephen at credit (HELOC). costs for entrepreneurs in the healthcare stephen@macdevﬁnancial.com Advertising Feature

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Flying over the St. Elias mountain range in Kluane National Park below left Things get lively at the annual Dawson City Music Festival below middle Terry Lee, “Toe Captain,” of the Sourtoe cocktail in Dawson City’s Downtown Bar below right On the Tatshenshini River

The blue waters of Kluane Lake right Whitehorse refers to the rapids of the Yukon River that look like wild white horses, as seen in this mural in the same-named city and capital of the territory

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ar below me, and far beyond my line of sight, stretches the surreal, snaking strip of a snow-and-ice-choked glacier. Or what looks like an ice highway. It’s the Kaskawulsh Glacier. At some 25,000 square kilometres, its size is hard to take in, literally and figuratively. It curves around the jagged peaks of the St. Elias range in the southwestern reaches of the Yukon for more than 60 kilometres, at some points six kilometres wide where it converges from different arms—a gigantic, lacy fan dotted with blue glacial pools. I’m in a little bush plane (outfitted with skis for those occasions when the weather allows Captain Tom Bradley to actually land on the glacier) and struck dumb as we fly from the shores of oh-so-turquoise Kluane Lake into Kluane National Park towards Mt. Logan, Canada’s highest peak. I see the massif, its 5,959 metres just emerging above the clouds. As the plane soars and banks around this mountainous hinterland it’s as if I’m looking upon something undiscovered, wholly new. Often called Canada’s Himalayas, the St. Elias Mountains are some of the youngest and tallest with six peaks reaching higher than 5,000 metres. Part of the world’s largest tract of internationally protected land (made up of Kluane, Wrangell-St. Elias, Glacier Bay and Tatshenshini-Alsek parks in the US and Canada), it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site. And all the standout stats—most seismically active inland area in North America, biggest massif on Earth, largest non-polar icefield in the world, 200-plus glaciers—reinforce an underlining feeling I’ve been having throughout the Yukon. This place is all about superlatives. In Whitehorse, the capital, I sample what might be the cheekiest cocktail in one of the best-named bars: Half in the Bag (because, yes, it’s a gin-and-St. Germain mix served in a bag with a straw) at the Dirty Northern Bastard. In this public house— wood-panelled, antler-adorned, mummifiedcat-displaying (the petrified cat resides in the adjoining Miner’s Daughter restaurant and was found during a reno of the Dirty Northern)—I hang with a happily rowdy crew of locals and sample another nowhereelse drink: the Oldest Pussy. It involves rolling dice to see what shot of whisky I’ll get, from Oban to J&B. The vibe at the Dirty Northern is a nice warm-up for my next stop, Dawson City, Just For Canadian dentists

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a mere (in Yukon perspective) six hours away. This territory is a vast FLY Icefield Discovery is the only place. It’s pointless to try see it flightseeing company allowed to land in in one visit, although with just a Kluane National Park. icefielddiscovery.com few main highways connecting RAFT Be one of the few to go down the Tat with a stray number of communiTatshenshini Expediting. tatshenshiniyukon. ties (there are less than 34,000 com PARTY The 39th Dawson City Music Festival takes place this year on July people living in the entire terri21–23. dcmf.com MORE Discover tory), it’s simple to criss-cross from On the Icefield the land of the midnight sun: Whitehorse to Dawson City and Discovery flighttravelyukon.com seeing tour, Mt. back to Whitehorse to get to Haines Logan, Canada’s Junction and Kluane National Park. highest peak, In Dawson, I continue the Yukon’s odd rises above ode to drinking at the Downtown Hotel. This clouds in Kluane is the home of the Sourtoe cocktail, which is just what it sounds National Park like: a human toe (donated by those who’ve lost their appendages to frostbite or otherwise) in Yukon Jack liqueur (“the black sheep of Canadian liquors”). As I down the stuff—under a sign that says, “man I continue my pleasant hum back in the natural beauty of the the feck up!”—the toe must touch my lips but not pass them (swalUNESCO World Heritage Site that includes Kluane National Park and lowing the toe would cost me $2,500). Done. I join the 66,836 others Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park, where I end my Yukon foray on who’ve been “served” before me—a number that keeps growing. the waters of the Tat as the Tatshenshini River is also known. It’s a Certificate in hand, I join locals (who scoff at the touristy toe wild ride, and my rafting guide, who goes by “Hot Rod,” tells me stoexperience) for a rousing set of music at a surprising number of ries of nearby Million Dollar Falls, one of which claims the presence venues—the banks of the Yukon River, a 1902 church, the ballroom of of that elusive gold nugget, still out there waiting to be found long a Gold Rush-era building and a tent over a mucky lawn where gumafter the great Klondike Gold Rush came and went. “I imagine all the boots are in order. The Dawson City Music Festival is on and things treasure we’re floating over,” he says. And I think to myself that the are hopping, but this tiny town of less than 1,400 residents is always real treasure surrounds us right now—from snowcapped peaks and ahum, which I feel acutely in the Pit, a year-round dive of the mostfrothy white waters to desiccated cats and toes, nuggets are hidden entertaining kind, and after stumbling out into the midnight sun. throughout the Yukon.

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dr. arv sooch is an ardent enthusiast for life-long learning and believes the future need not be limited by the past. Even though he’s long past the 40-year mark, he still thinks of himself as a millennial and combines two careers, the first of which is his calling as a dentist and the second, is a foothold in the financial world, where he currently works in business development while studying to be a financial planner with Nicola Wealth Management. My name: Arv Sooch

Favourite city: Rio de Janeiro

I live, practise in: Vancouver, BC

Favourite book: The Count of Monte Cristo

Why I was drawn to dentistry: I could play Lego every day My last trip: Bali Most exotic place I’ve travelled to: Capetown The best souvenir I’ve brought back from a trip: Delhi belly Best meal anywhere: Kitchen of Mom Memorable restaurant: Porcão Rio A favourite place that I keep returning to: London, England Can’t believe I’ve never been to: Bombay Don’t need to go to: DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Dream vacation: Tahiti If I could travel anywhere, I’d go: Vancouver, 500 years in the future My jet-lag cure: Gin martini, stirred I always travel with: My passport

Favourite film: Casablanca Must-see TV: Star Trek Favourite band/ album or song: Queen My first job: McDonald’s Gadget or gear I could not do without: Vehicle rearview camera

I’d want this with me if stranded on a desert island: Satellite phone My secret to relaxing and relieving tension: Laughter I talent I wish I had: Singing opera A big challenge I’ve faced: Raising kids One thing I’d change about myself: Bigger ears to hear better

I’d describe my home as: My Dr. Sooch sanctuary with the apple

The word that best describes me: Everlasting optimism

A few favourite things

I’m inspired by: Indomitability My motto: Carpe diem On my mustdo list: Watch c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate If I wasn’t a dentist, I’d be: A business developer at Nicola Wealth Management

of his eye, his daughter, Miss Aaria Last purchase: Coffee, black My car: Cherokee SRT

Last splurge: Yellow raincoat Mostfrequented store: The Local Bean Coffee Shop

Dinner at Queen Charlotte Lodge with Dr. Sooch’s preferred company, a merry band of misfits and pranksters from the UBC DMD Class 2000

I have too many: Thoughts in my head My fridge is always stocked with: Badoit sparkling water My guilty pleasure: Creamsicles My go-to exercise/ sport: Couch surfing

Aaahh golf…a new pastime… trying to get a little better everyday

Just For Canadian dentists March/April 2017

must-do :

Watch c-beams glitter at the Tannhäuser Gate (as per Rutger Hauer in the last scene of a certain movie…)

snapshots courtesy of Dr. Arv Sooch

My training: BSc (Pharmacy), DMD

Favourite spectator sport: Splatalot!

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