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SOCIETY FOR COLOR AND APPEARANCE IN DENTISTRY
The 1st Annual Meeting of the Society for Color and Appearance in Dentistry (SCAD), entitled, “The Color of Esthetics“, was held in Houston, Texas on July 17-18, 2009.
As color of esthetics in dentistry is harmony between art and science ultimately implemented in clinical setting, for many, SCAD is a dream comes true of bringing clinical relevance to researches and scientific relevance to clinicians. Accordingly, the goal of the meeting was to link clinicians, researchers, industry, and dental educators interested in color and appearance in esthetic dentistry. Indeed, more than 150 participants of all these professions from 19 countries gathered for the first SCAD meeting. The role of the general sponsors, VITA and Vident, was critical for the success of the meeting. The support from other sponsors: 3M Espe. Colgate-Palmolive, Heraeus, Kuraray, Noritake, Olympus, Procter and Gamble, Septodont, Tokuyama, Ultradent and Unilever, was also greatly appreciated. A successful dental exhibition during the meeting was one of the aspects of the collaboration between the sponsors and SCAD.
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Dr. Robert C. Sproull was the first recipient of the E. Bruce Clark Award, the highest recognition of the Society for Color and Appearance in Dentistry, presented by Dr. Stephen F. Bergen. Dr. Sproull, probably the most significant person for actualizing the color topic in modern dentistry received all the sympathies for his charming keynote address on the olden days and history of color research in dentistry. Picture: Welcoming reception. Drs. Robert C. Sproull (left) and Stephen F. Bergen (middle), and Mrs. Sproull (right)
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The meeting has featured high-quality, evidence-based information on color-related issues presented by many of the leaders in this field. The first two lecturers on Friday morning were world renewed color scientists: Francisco H. Imai was talking about spectral-based imaging and its potential for biomedical applications, while Stephen Westland presented measurement of tooth color using digital imaging. The subsequent two presenters were related to esthetic dentistry: Ronald E. Goldstein gave a memorable presentation on visualization for successful esthetic predictability, and Stephen F. Rosenstiel elaborated the quantification of dental esthetics. Friday afternoon was reserved for tooth whitening and resin composites. Edward J. Swift gave an overview of tooth whitening; Robert W. Gerlach presented direct-to-consumer whitening emphasizing clinical trials and evidence development; and William D. Browning was talking about Power Bleaching. Session on resin composites, with two impressive artists and presenters, was a grand finale of the oral presentations on day one: Marcos Vargas lectured on resin composite shade selection and cavity preparation for maximum esthetics, while Newton Fahl presented selecting the right composite for the anterior segment. The poster session was held immediately after the oral presentations and a total of 23 posters prese. The co-recipients of the Robert C. Sproull award for the best poster presentation, presented by John M. Powers, SCAD treasurer and president of the poster award committee, were Frederick Rueggeberg and Alma Dozic. Picture: Dr. Sproull, keynote speaker, with Dr. Bergen presenting him with the E. B. Clark Award
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The second day of the meeting started with oral presentations and ended up with the President's Dinner at Aquarium Restaurant in picturesque Kemah Boardwalk. William M. Johnston opened the day with a talk measurement of color in dentistry, followed by Sudarat Kiat-amnuay, who presented color stability of silicone maxillofacial elastomer. Rade D. Paravina gave an introductory lecture on Dental Color Matcher, a new and free online color education and training software for esthetic dentistry. The next four lectures were related to dental ceramics: Stephen J Chu presented a comparative analysis of shade matching protocols and remake rate; Pascal Zyman demonstrated playing with light and shadow in shade selection; Adam Mieleszko was talking about canvas equalization; while Aki Yoshida elaborated material selection and opacity control for all-ceramic restorations. Picture: Texan theme dinner: Mr. Wolf Meerwinck (left) and Dr. Wolfgang Hannak (right)
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In the afternoon, Holger A. Jakstat, Helene Haddad and Wolfgang Hannak gave lectures followed by the hands-on on color training program developed by Dr. Jakstat. The “Toothguide Trainer” is a Computer Program (Windows based), while the “Toothguide Training Box” is an electromechanical device, which allows Training with realistic shade tabs. “Toothguide Check Box” is a training program that uses prefabricated ceramic teeth in oral surrounding. The last oral presentation at the SCAD meeting entitled, “art & experience® – the phenomenon of light” was given by Claude Sieber. Picture: Claude Sieber
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The first issue of Journal of Color and Appearance in Dentistry (JCAD), published electronically by Elsevier as the permanent single annual supplement to Journal of Dentistry, was distributed to the attendees of the SCAD meeting. A 2010 issue JCAD is now open for submissions of review papers, evidence-based, breakthrough clinical and research contributions related to color, 10 other attributes of appearance, and other aspects of esthetic dentistry (submission site: http://ees.elsevier.com/jjod/). Recently, SCAD has become a member body of the International Federation of Esthetic Dentistry (IFED). This was officially voted on at the 6th World Congress IFED meeting in Las Vegas, August 2-5, 2009. IFED is a global organization of over 30 regional academies contributing to the progress and development of esthetic oral health and enhancing communication between member organizations worldwide. Although US based, SCAD is proud to become the first IFED member not representing any particular country, region or continent. Next meeting of the SCAD will be in Newport Beach, California, on September 24-25, 2010. SCAD is dedicated to put together the best open-access meeting on esthetic dentistry in the world for 2010! To start with, here is the list of already confirmed presenters for SCAD 2010: Irfan Ahmad, Nasser Barghi, Wolfgang Bengel, Michael Bergler, Markus Blatz, Stephen Chu, Alessandro Devigus, James Dunn, Mark Fairchild, Russell Giordano, Ronald Goldstein, Charles Goodacre, Jason Kim, So Ran Kwon, Michel Magne, Pascal Magne, Bruce Matis, Dan Nathanson, Joe Ontiveros, Rade Paravina, Ariel Raigrodski, and Norbert Thiel. Stay tuned – much more is coming! Picture: Manfred Cordes, VITA Zahnfabrik
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