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Through that experience, I had the opportunity to meet the
folks at Sirona and be more intimately exposed to the CEREC
system. I bought my CEREC machine in late 2003, started cerec-
doctors.com a few years later and, the rest as they say, is history.
Withour yearlyLas Vegas conference in full swing, wewere hired
by Sirona to help organize and host the CEREC anniversary events,
including CEREC 20 in 2006, CEREC 25, CEREC 27.5 and, eventu-
ally, CEREC 30. I even got to speak on the main stage at
these meetings. My memory was being chosen as the first
clinician in the world to introduce the new Omnicam on
stage at its launch at CEREC 27.5. At CEREC 30, I was one
of the keynote speakers on the opening day, and had the
privilege of lecturing in front of 6,000-plus rabid CEREC
fans. These were all memorable events for me.
Initially, my conference company
did everything with regards to
organizing the CEREC meetings
— from logistics to registration —
but, as the CEREC anniversary
events grew in size and scope,
our small crew was not enough to
handle the workload. In the later
meetings I played just a small
support role of Program Chair to
help coordinate with the speakers
that Sirona (now Dentsply Sirona) had chosen.
It was because of my love for these anniversary meetings that
Dentsply Sirona hosted that we at cerecdoctors.com decided
to include the annual Dentsply Sirona World meeting as part of
the membership for our Academy members. While the name of
the CEREC anniversary meetings has changed, the goal of the
Dentsply SironaWorldmeeting is still the same: to have an incred-
ible time learning and have fun.
Dentsply Sirona has had the vision and resources to create a
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Dentsply Sirona World 2017
The Biggest Little Meeting You Need to Attend
i havebeen involvedwithdentalconferences foralmosttwodecades. I’ve been to a bunch, and I’ve organized a bunch.
I know dental conferences as well as I know how to prep a crown for a CEREC, as I had the opportunity to start a yearly
dental conference years ago with one of my great friends. Being so young, and considering we had nothing to lose as we were
early in our careers, we ran with the associated risks and attracted dentists from all over the country to Las Vegas for an annual gathering.
What better place than Vegas to run a conference? Let alone one focused on educating and entertaining dentists. As best of friends, we
ran that conference together with a skeleton crew of employees for a decade.
that is created in Las Vegas.
I know meetings — and the ones at Dentsply Sirona
World are some of the best I’ve ever attended. If you
are interested or already plan to join the conference, your admis-
sion is included for free with our Academy membership. You can
learnmore about this newopportunity at www.cerecdoctors.com/
academyor email academy@cerecdoctors.com. Ihope to seeyou in
Las Vegas for some meaningful education, exciting entertainment
and enjoyable camaraderie.
For questions and additional information, Dr. Puri can be reached
at sameer@cerecdoctors.com.
meeting like no other. Past celebrity guests have included Jerry Sein-
feld, Jay Leno, Sir Richard Branson and Dennis Miller. The meeting
this fallwill be just as star studded.Andyes, thismeeting is includedas
a benefit ofmembership for all cerecdoctors.comAcademymembers.
One of the best parts about the meeting is that it will be held at
theVenetianHotel andCasino inLas Vegas. I’ve been to some great
meetings all over the world, but nothing matches the atmosphere