Highlights from CDA Presents 2016 in San Francisco

The California Dental Association's CDA Presents in San Francisco is one of the largest annual dental meetings in the U.S. CDA Presents 2016 was no different, as thousands of dentists and other practitioners attended the continuing education sessions, walked the exhibit hall, and talked with their peers and colleagues.

DrBicuspid.com was there, bringing you exclusive video and coverage.

Exclusive video

Filmed at Moscone Center in San Francisco, DrBicuspid.com spoke with four leading practitioners on topics ranging from local anesthesia to new technology to implants.

Dr. Jon Suzuki talks about the relationship between periodontal disease and systemic health, as well as implant failure. View it here.

Dr. Parag Kachalia discusses the advances in dental technology and materials, with a focus on CAD/CAM systems, digital caries detection, laser dentistry, and more. View it here.

Dental hygienist Katherine Soal speaks about the state-of-the-art clinical techniques in the administration of local anesthesia. View it here.

Dr. Peter Karsant speaks about narrow-diameter implants. View it here.

Innovative new products

Carestream Dental, Dentsply Sirona, Philips Oral Healthcare, and more are featured in this video from the exhibit hall at CDA Presents 2016. Assistant Editor Theresa Pablos shares some of the most innovative products at the meeting. See it here.

Exclusive content

DrBicuspid.com also attended or interviewed presenters at the conference. Here we bring you two exclusive articles, one about employment situations in your practice and one an interview with the chair of CDA's Council on Peer Review.

Your office may be prepared for malpractice claims, but what if a fired employee sues you for wrongful termination? Attorney Arthur Curley asked dentists that and other questions about their preparedness to handle employment situations in a presentation at CDA Presents 2016. Read more here.

Dr. Teresa Yang spoke at CDA Presents 2016 about peer review. Dr. Yang tries to help dentists and patients resolve issues in a timely and nonthreatening manner, focusing on evidence, in her role as chair of the CDA Council on Peer Review. Read more here.