90th NESO Annual Meeting
Nov 10 – 13, 2011
Boston Marriott Copley Place
Boston, Massachusetts

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The official count is in for the 2011 NESO Annual Meeting which took place November 10 – 13 in Boston at the Marriott Copley Place Hotel.  There was a total of 1,495 participants (788 doctors), plus staff and exhibitors were on hand for NESO’s first Interdisciplinary meeting.  It was the place to be for orthodontists, referring dentists, specialty colleagues, and members of the orthodontic team.  Two days of interactive interdisciplinary team presentations were the core of the pilot program.  The Practice Risk Management Seminar was presented by AAOIC and provided a 10 percent discount on liability insurance for those who attended the entire Sunday morning lecture.  Over 100 orthodontic manufacturers and other companies participated in the Exhibit Hall!   There was something for everyone.

Working Better…Together

NESO’s First Interdisciplinary Conference for Orthodontists, Their Referrers and Staff

The 2011 NESO Annual Meeting has something for everyone…So we can think, plan and treat with synergy.  Interactive interdisciplinary team presentations are featured on November 11 and 12 designed for orthodontists, general practitioners, periodontists and others with an interest in interdisciplinary care.  Members are encouraged to invite their local dentists and other referrers to this meeting.  In addition, the conference program includes an orthodontic-based lecture track.

Interdisciplinary track lecturers include Gerard Chiche, the teams of Greg Kinzer, Vince Kokich Jr. and Jim Janakievski and Rick Roblee, Bob Winter and E. Patrick Allen.   DeWitt Wilkerson, Jeff Kozlowski and Ward Smalley are also scheduled. 

The orthodontic track features lectures by Wick Alexander, Hisham Badawai, Alan Bagden, Jay Bowman, Lysle Johnston and Jim McNamara. 

Orthodontic staff members will hear presentations by Lynne Fales, Rita Johnson, Ellen Gambardella, Charlene White and Gerry Samson.  Sunday morning concludes with an interactive staff panel of Charlene White, Lynee Fales and LeeAnn Peniche. The Sunday morning program for doctors will be a presentation by the AAOIC.  Unlike prior programs, the focus addresses issues of particular interest to interdisciplinary treatment.  

Our annual Gala Reception will again be held at the adjacent Prudential Center against the breathtaking night-time backdrop of Boston cityscapes.

Registration materials will soon be online offering a price break to NESO members who are able to recruit and register non-orthodontists to this unique Annual Meeting.

Planning Committee members, dubbed Team Boston, are: 
President – Dr. Phil Mansour
General Chair, Dr. Christina Carter
Ombudsman-Consigliore - Dr. Jack Kacewicz
Interdisciplinary Lectures – Dr. Don Nelson
Orthodontic Doctor and Staff Lectures – Dr. Dan Stewart
Exhibits and Sponsors – Dr. Chris Lundberg
Registration – Dr. Dan Ryan
Marketing – Dr. Negaar Sagafi

Meet the Speakers: 
Dr. Dewitt Wilkerson

This is the fourth in a series of monthly eNEWS articles spotlighting the 2011 NESO Annual Meeting interdisciplinary speakers.

DeWitt Wilkerson, D.M.D. has been in private practice with Dr. Dawson’s group since 1982. His practice emphasis has been focused on temporomandibular disorders, solving occlusal problems and restorative dentistry. A graduate of the University of Florida College of Dentistry, Dr. Wilkerson has lectured extensively at major meetings across the United States, Canada and Central America. He has also served as an associate faculty member at the L.D. Pankey Institute, Key Biscayne, Florida.

Dr. Wilkerson is a member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, American Equilibration Society (Board of Directors), Florida Prosthodontic Study Group and other local and national professional organisations. He is a special lecturer in the University of Florida College of Dentistry post-graduate dentistry residency.

Dr. Wilkerson will deliver a lecture, “Factors of Functional Occlusion that Can Make You or Break You,” on Saturday, November 12, from 2:30 – 3:30 pm.