Editor's Letter

The formula is simple: Provide great clinical education on the topics of greatest interest to general dentists, keep the tuition affordable, and host it at a great location.

Our job at Chairside® magazine is to present clinical techniques and practice management information that will make dentistry more rewarding for you. As part of that mission, we also try to point you toward additional educational opportunities that will help you reach your goals.

The third annual Glidewell Symposium was held this past November in Orlando, Florida, hosting more than 1,000 dental professionals. We appreciate your enthusiastic embrace of this meeting and your support for our third consecutive sold-out event. The formula is simple: Provide great clinical education on the topics of greatest interest to general dentists, keep the tuition affordable, and host it at a great location. If you missed it last year, check out the highlights in this issue, and plan to attend this year in Anaheim, California. Visit glidewellsymposium.com for information about the 2020 Glidewell Symposium.

This spring, Glidewell will present the inaugural Guiding Leaders Summit — a two-day conference designed to empower women in dentistry. Read our interview with Stephenie Goddard, Glidewell executive vice president, to learn more about this unique event taking place in April in Huntington Beach, California. The summit is the culmination of the inaugural group of Guiding Leaders, a leadership development program for women in dentistry. In this issue, Dr. Jill Frazier, a member of the 2019 class, shares her perspective on her experience with the program. Also in this issue, Guiding Leader participant Dr. Susan McMahon provides an inside look into the ravaging effects of eating disorders, followed by the extraordinary solution that brought one patient from deep devastation to a smile filled with joy. For more information on the Guiding Leaders Summit, or to apply for the 2020 program, visit guidingleaders.com.

This issue includes another great contribution from Dr. Randolph Resnik — an in-depth article detailing a simple, clinically proven protocol for the use of blood concentrates for bone regeneration procedures. Don’t forget to go to education.glidewelldental.com and take the short exam to earn CE credit for the article. While you’re on this newly launched website, review the wide array of courses available, each developed with the goal of making it easier for dental professionals to access great clinical training. As always, these online courses are available at no charge.

We at Chairside magazine will continue our effort to provide you, our readers, with the latest information to further benefit you, your practice, and — above all — your patients.

We welcome your feedback and look forward to hearing from you.

With kind regards,

Neil I. Park, DMD

Editor-in-Chief

chairside@glidewelldental.com