ENSIGN ACADEMY OF DENTISTRY (FORMERLY THE ACADEMY OF LDS DENTISTS) CONFERENCE SCHEDULE – AUGUST 11-12, 2023 *
CLINICIANS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
“No Greater Reward”
Friday, August 11, 2023
7:00 am – 8:00 am – Clinician Presenters Orientation
7:00 am – 8:00 am – Registration and Check-In
8:00 am – 8:10 am – Welcome and Announcements
8:10 am – 8:50 am – Implants – Gerald A. Niznick, DMD, MSD
8:50 am – 9:30 am – Pediatric Dentistry – Cissy K. Furusho DDS MS
9:30 am – 9:50 am – Morning Break
9:50 am – 10:30 am – Dental Hygiene Integration with Dentists – Wendy Briggs, RDH
10:30am – 11:00 am – Question and Answer Session
11:00 am – 11:30 am – Academy Business Meeting
11:00 am – 1:00 pm – Lunch and Learn for Dental Hygiene – Lori Bulloch, RDH
11:30 am – 1:00 pm – Lunch Clinicians
11:30 am – 12:50 pm – Lunch and Learn Students/New Dentists – Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MDS, PhD
1:00 pm – 2:50 pm – Afternoon Presentations
Implants – Gerald A. Niznick, DMD MSD
Pediatric Dentistry – Cissy K. Furusho, DDS, MS
Dental Hygiene Integration with Dentists – Wendy Briggs, RDH
2:50 pm – 3:10 pm – Afternoon Break
3:10 pm – 5:00 pm – Afternoon Presentations (repeat)
5:00 pm – Adjourn for the Day
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Evening Banquet and Devotional with Elder Gerald Lund
Saturday, August 12, 2023
7:00 am – 8:00 am – Clinician Presenters Orientation
8:00 am – 8:10 am – Welcome and Announcements
8:10 am – 8:50 am – Endodontic – John S. Olmsted, DDS MS
8:50 am – 9:30 am – Dental Insurance & Reimbursement – Tom M. Limoli, Jr.
9:30 am – 9:50 am – Morning Break
9:50 am – 10:30 am – Fixed Prosthodontics – Mark R. Durham, DMD
10:30 am -11:00 am – Question and Answer Session
11:00 am -11:30 am – What’s New – 2023 – Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD
11:30 am – 1:30 pm – Humanitarian Service and Awards Luncheon – Clinicians and Spouses
1:30 pm – 3:20 pm – Afternoon Presentations
Endodontics – John S. Olmsted DDS MS
Dental Insurance & Reimbursement – Tom M. Limoli, Jr.
Fixed Prosthodontics – Mark R. Durham, DMD
3:20 pm -3:40 pm – Afternoon Break
3:40 pm -5:30 pm – Afternoon Presentations (repeat)
5:30 pm – Conference Adjourns and Closes
SPOUSE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
“I Am-Loved, Cherished, Enough. I Am His” ~ Psalms 139:14
Friday, August 11, 2023
7:00 am – 8:00 am – Check-in and Registration
8:00 am – 8:10 am – Welcome and Announcements – Kristi Lynn Bennett
8:10 am – 8:25 am – Presidents Presentation – Kristi Lynn Bennett
8:25 am – 8:30 am – Introduction of Presenters – Kristi Lynn Bennett
8:30 am – 9:30 am – John Hilton – Learn All You Can About Jesus Christ
9:30 am – 9:50 am – Morning Snack Break
9:50 am – 11:00 am – Rusty Curtis – How to Light Up Your Dental Practice Market
11:00 – 11:30 am – Mingling and Reconnecting
11:30 am – 1:00 pm – Lunch with Clinicians. Bluegrass Musical performance on the mezzanine
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Bluegrass Music Presentation
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm – Heidi Robey – Six Steps to Better Mental Health
2:00 pm – 2:50 pm – Emily Belle Freeman – Grace Where you Are
2:50 pm – 3:10 pm – Afternoon Snack Break
3:10 pm – 4:00 pm – Melissa Sevy – Navigating Ambiguity as You Find Your Life’s Purpose
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Kristin Evans – Knowing I Am Enough is Beautiful, But Feeling I Am Enough is Life-Changing
5:00 pm – Adjourn for the Day
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Evening Banquet and Devotional with Elder Gerald Lund
Saturday August 12, 2023
8:00 am – 8:20 am – Welcome and Announcements – Spouse Business Meeting – 2024 President and Theme
8:20 am – 8:30 am – Introduction of Presenters
8:30 am – 9:30 Am – Jared Halverson – Don’t Let a Good Faith Crisis Go To Waste
9:30 am – 9:50 am – Morning Break
9:50 am – 11:30 am – Dr. Denim Slade – What you Can and Can’t Change About Your Personality
11:30 am – 1:30 pm – Humanitarian Service and Awards Luncheon Clinicians and Spouses
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Stan Mackay – Extending Your Cyber-Security Awareness
2:30 pm – 3:20 pm – Carol Decker – Our Purpose is Greater Than We Know
3:20pm – 3:40 pm – Afternoon Break
3:40 pm – 5:00 pm – Melanie Papworth – Plan for Awesome, A Modern, Practical Approach to Food Storage
5:00 pm – Conference Adjourns and Closes – Youth Pick-up
YOUTH CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
“Be the Light“
Friday, August 11, 2023
7:00 am – 8:00 am – Registration and Check-in
8:00 am – 8:15 am – Group Organization
8:15 am – 9:00 am – Get to Know You Activities and Games
9:00 am – 9:45 am – Youth 6-11 – Craft Activity – Youth 12-18 – John Hilton – Learn All You Can About Jesus Christ
9:45 am – 10:15 am – Morning Snack Break
10:15 am – 10:30 am – Bus to Splash Summit Waterpark Activity
10:30 am – 4:30 pm – Splash Summit Waterpark – Splash Summit, Provo – Lunch and Snacks
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Bus return to UVCC – Splash Summit, Provo
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Dinner and Games
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Entertainment To Be Determined
8:30 pm – Youth Pick-up
Saturday, August 12, 2023
8:00 am – 8:10 am – Group Organization
8:10 am – 9:15 am – Humanitarian Service Project – Dental Hygiene kits
9:15 am – 9:30 am – Morning Snack Break
9:30 am – 10:15 am – Youth 6-11 – Craft Project – Youth 12-18 – Speaker/Presenter TBD
10:15 am – 10:30 am – Bus to Field Trip Activities – CLAS Ropes Course – Provo, UT
10:30 am – 3:30 pm – Field Trip Activities and Lunch – CLAS Ropes Course
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Bus return to UVCC
4:00-5:30 – Ice cream social and games
5:30 pm – Conference Closes – Youth Pick-up
SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT YEAR AUGUST 9-11, 2024!
*Schedule is subject to change