VDDS Meetings & Education Schedule 2012 - 2013 VALLEY DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY'S MASTER CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2012 2013(please post for  employees)                                          Place                     Speaker & Course Wed., May 15, 2013           Spring Gala and Awards Ceremony at UMass Campus Center-                                          Marriott with wine and beer tasting and Hors d'Oeuvres Wed., June 12, 2013        VDDS Golf Outing  followed by the Dental  Connections  BBQ at                                          Hickory Ridge, Amherst.  Pig Roast is at 5:30 pm.  All Members,                                         Staff, Clients and friends are invited. ________________________________________________________________  EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & GENERAL MEETINGS Wed., Sept. 19, 2012                Springfield Country Club, W. Springfield Tues., Jan. 15, 2013                   Hofbrauhaus, West Springfield Thurs., Feb. 28, 2013           The Delaney House, Holyoke - Legislators' Night Tues., March 19, 2013     The Federal, Agawam - Executive Committee Meeting  Tues, April 23, 2013      Log Cabin at 4:00 pm "Pain Management", Dr. Howard Pactovis  - Annual Meeting & Presidential Visitation (6:00 8:30 pm)   Wed., Sept. 18, 2013        OSHA For Dentists/Executive Committee & General Meeting                                          at the Marriott, Springfield     _________________________________________________________________  V.D.D.S. EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS (8:30 4:30 P.M.) 7 CEU   Wed., Oct. 3, 2012                      Marriott, Springfield     Dr. Charles Blair, "Avoiding Coding Errors / The Future of Dentistry"                                                                                                                   Wed., Dec. 5, 2012                     Marriott, Springfield    Dr. Jon Suzuki, "Bone and Soft Tissue Regeneration Principles for Esthetics, Prosthetics & Implant Placement"  Wed., March 6, 2013      Marriott, Springfield     Dr. Maria Emanuel-Ryan "Oral Systemic Connections"                                                                                                                                    Wed., May 1, 2013                    Log Cabin, Holyoke     Dr. Harald Heymann "Bread and Butter Adhesive and Esthetic Dentistry" __________________________________________________________________                                                                                                            DENTAL CONNECTIONS (6:00 - 9:00 P.M.) 2 CEU FOR DENTAL AUXILIARIES & DOCTORS  Tues., Oct. 2, 2012              Log, Cabin, Holyoke       Timothy Hempton,DDS                                 "Implant Therapy and the RDH"                                                                        Wed., Nov. 7, 2012                   Log Cabin, Holyoke    Paul J. Vankevich, DMD "Review & Update on Current Concepts, Issues and Controversies in the Modern Dental Practice: What the Dental Healthcare Team Should Know"                             Tues., March 5, 2013                Log Cabin, Holyoke     Howard Pactovis, DMD "OSHA, Risk Prevention & HIPAA" Wed., April 3, 2013          Log Cabin, Holyoke   Cynthia Sheridan Murphy, RDH "Diet and Dental Health"   __________________________________________________________________