West Coast Study Club 2022-2023

West Coast Study Club
2022-2023

Compleat Curriculum
Academic Program

As a member of the club, you have access to all of academic programs.

13 sessions of livestream, lectures and hand-on
54.5 CEUs

West Coast Study Club is a southern California affiliate of the world-renowned Seattle Study Club network. Established in 1999, the club joined the Seattle Study Club network in 2019.

West Coast Study Club is a southern California affiliate of the world-renowned Seattle Study Club network. Established in 1999, the club joined the Seattle Study Club network in 2019.

introduction

Seattle Study Club - Doing Dentistry Together ®

In the summer of 2022, West Coast Study Club just celebrated its third year in operation. Although there are many study clubs around us, we strive to stand out by making continual quest for perfection in dental experience, knowledge and business skills the main thrust of our mission. I am pleased to say that 34 members have enjoyed just that.

In September we go for it again, with our season number 4.

A full year of fun filled, energetic curriculum, that are created by members and guaranteed to bring back returns in many ways. There are three symposia to attend this year. A mini-SSC symposium in Chicago in September, and the annual SSC symposium in Orlando in January 2023. In November, we are arranging our first symposium of our very own – yes, WCSC Symposium with all presenters being our own members, together with a special appearance of (drum roll, please)… Dr. Michael Cohen, himself. He is the founder of Seattle Study Club, in case you were not aware.

Please come join, or re-join, and let’s continue our climb to the top of our careers! Let’s do dentistry together! Collaborate, not compete!

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2021-2022 Academic Program for West Coast Study Club

The New Academic Year starts in September 2022, and will finish in June 2023.

Monthly Meetings

2022-2023 MAIN PROGRAM-AT-A-GLANCE

Total CE Credits offered for the MAIN PROGRAM: 38.0 hour units Open to members only – Spouse or significant other are invited to the Annual Dinner in June​
Session 1
Treatment Planning with the Experts

Thursday,
September 1,
2022

6:00 – 9:00 pm

Gerard Chiche, DDS

Author of
"Esthetics of Anterior Prosthodontics"

Decision Making Process to Achieve the Optimum
Gingival Design in the Esthetic Zone (Repeat from CC Il)

* Multidisciplinary Topics, AGD Subject Code 149

Fullerton Oral Surgery 
Office of Steven A. Miyamoto, DDS
113 W. Amerige Avenue
Fullerton CA 92832

Session 2
SSC MINI - Symposium

Friday & Saturday,
September 16-17,
2022

6:00 – 9:00 pm

Lowes Chicago Hotel
455 N Park Dr,
Chicago, IL 60611

Session 3
AN EVENING WITH AN EXPERT

Thursday,
October 27,
2022

6:00 – 9:00 pm

Bryan Kim DDS

TMJ & Pain Specialist

Orofacial Pain: Expanding Beyond the TMJ

* Multidisciplinary Topics, AGD Subject Code 149

Fullerton Oral Surgery 
Office of Steven A. Miyamoto, DDS
113 W. Amerige Avenue
Fullerton CA 92832

Session 4
THE 2022 WEST COAST SYMPOSIUM

Saturday,
November 12,
2022

8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Dr. Michael Cohen

the founder of Seattle Study Club

Dr. Jin Kim

the founder of West Coast Study Club

The Synergy of Collaboration:
A celebration of the West Coast Study Club & It’s Members

Speakers : Entirely West Coast Study Club members

Embassy Suites Hotel 
900 E Birch St, Brea, CA 92821

  • A full day of academic celebration with special appearance by Dr. Michael Cohen, the founder of Seattle Study Club
  • Speakers are entirely West Coast Study Club members
  • Presentations include specialty topics as well as case reviews and clinical pearls
  • Friends and guests of WCSC Members are welcome to attend
  • Free parking
  • 8 CEU, breakfast, lunch provided
Session 5
Demo Session

Thursday,
December 1,
2022

6:00 – 9:00 pm

Augusto Robles. DMD. MS

Associate Professor at UAB

Digitally Driven Composite Bonding

* Fixed Prosthodontics, AGD Subject Code 610

Fullerton Oral Surgery 
Office of Steven A. Miyamoto, DDS
113 W. Amerige Avenue
Fullerton CA 92832

Session 6
Holiday Break Celebration Keynote

Friday,
December 16,
2022

Erik Weihenmayer

Adventurer, Author, Teacher
First Blind Person to summit Mt Everest

The No Barriers Life

* Self-Improvement, AGD Subject Code 770

Drs. Jin Kim & Connie Choi’s Residence
Buena Park, CA

Session 7
Collaborative Debate

Thursday,
January 19, 2023

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Wael Garine, DDS

Prosthodontist

Silvia La Rosa

Periodontist

Collaborative Debate: Save or Extract

* Multidisciplinary Topics, AGD Subject Code 149

Fullerton Oral Surgery
Office of Steven A. Miyamoto, DDS
113 W. Amerige Avenue 
Fullerton CA 92832

Session 8
THE ANNUAL SSC SYMPOSIUM

Wednesday-Saturday,
January 25-28,
2023

The Most Talked About Symposium in Dentistry...
A 4-days of Celebration and Enlightenment of the Highest Degree...

Four Seasons Hotel
At Walt Disney World Resort

10100 Dream Tree Blvd, 
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32836

Session 9
A Day with Clinical Expert

Saturday,
February 4, 2023

8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Alfonso Pineyro DDS

Prosthodontist

Implant Restorations: All the Small Things

* Implants, AGD Subject Code 690

Venue : TBD
Session 10
AN EVENING WITH AN Expert

Thursday,
March 9, 2023

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Michael Scherer, DMD, MS, APC

Prosthodontist

Implant Overdentures: Diagnosis, Implant Positions and Execution

* Removable Prosthodontics, AGD Subiect Code 670

Fullerton Oral Surgery
Office of Steven A. Miyamoto, DDS
113 W. Amerige Avenue 
Fullerton CA 92832

Session 11
Enhancing Your Business

Thursday,
April 6, 2023

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Sam Bakuri, DMD

Periodontist

Does Your Office Bucket Have Holes?
Re-Thinking In-Office Systems to Increase Productivity and Decrease Stress

* Practice Management and Human Relations, AGD Subject Code 550

Fullerton Oral Surgery
Office of Steven A. Miyamoto, DDS
113 W. Amerige Avenue 
Fullerton CA 92832

Session 12
Team Curriculum

Wednesday,
April 12, 2023

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Katrina Sanders, RDH, BSDH, MED, RF

Registered Dental Hygienist

Mia L. Geisinger, DDS

Periodontist
Professor at UAB

Putting the Why in RiskY:
Utilizing Risk Assessment to Deliver Precision Oral Healthcare

* Multidisciplinary Topics, AGD Subject Code 149

This session is virtual and member dentists participate with their team members at their own offices
Session 13
A Day with Clinical EXPERT

Saturday,
April 22, 2023

8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Jennifer Hirsch Doobrow, DMD, FACD, FICD

Periodontist

Periodontal, Regenerative and Implant Procedures to Enhance Your Restorative Outcome: An Interdisciplinary Team Approach

* Periodontics, AGD Subject Code 490

Venue : TBD
Session 14
CELEBRATION OF PATIENT CARE & PHILANTHROPY

Saturday,
May 27, 2023

8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Jin Y. Kim, DDS, MPH, MS, FACD, and others

Giving Back to Our Community

- A Day of Clinical Care, Philanthropy, Learning & Celebration

* Multidisciplinary Topics, AGD Subject Code 149

Dr. Jin Kim’s Diamond Bar Practice
620 N Diamond Bar Blvd, Diamond bar CA 91765
Session 15
END OF YEAR CELEBRATIONS

Kevin Joyce

Communications Trainer

Kevin Joyce

Man who wears many, many hats... Event Host, Writer/Producer, Auctioneer, Communications Trainer, Meeting Facilitator

Kevin will train us on communications by the day, and entertain us by the evening!

Kevin as Sylvester Dickie

Saturday,
June 10, 2023

10:00 am – 4:00 pm
The Communication Workshop (with Office Team Members)

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
The Cocktail Hour (with Office Team Members)

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Annual Dinner Celebration (with Spouse/Significant Other)

“The Communication Survival Guide”

* Multidisciplinary Topics, AGD Subject Code 149

Venue : TBD

The program begins with a 30-minute keynote address by Dr. Javier Cooke, noted Spanish “dental psychologist”, explores his research and live experiments on the unique qualities and unusual dysfunctions in American dental practices. This humor-filled presentation is designed as a prelude to the training that follows. Kevin Joyce follows this rollicking comic performance with an experiential workshop on effective communication. The remainder of the session explores the neuroscience behind stressful work communication, and tools to manage yourself, colleagues, patients (and everyone else) with more skill and effectiveness.  Activities will include work in pairs and small groups, writing/reflection, and lively interaction through exercises and techniques derived from improvisation, systems thinking, organizational leadership and the meeting design tools from Liberating Structures (www.liberatingstructures.com)

Saturday,
June 10, 2023

10:00 am – 4:00 pm
The Communication Workshop (with Office Team Members)

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
The Cocktail Hour (with Office Team Members)

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Annual Dinner Celebration (with Spouse/Significant Other)

Kevin Joyce

Communications Trainer

“The Communication Survival Guide”

* Multidisciplinary Topics, AGD Subject Code 149

TBD

The program begins with a 30-minute keynote address by Dr. Javier Cooke, noted Spanish “dental psychologist”, explores his research and live experiments on the unique qualities and unusual dysfunctions in American dental practices. This humor-filled presentation is designed as a prelude to the training that follows. Kevin Joyce follows this rollicking comic performance with an experiential workshop on effective communication. The remainder of the session explores the neuroscience behind stressful work communication, and tools to manage yourself, colleagues, patients (and everyone else) with more skill and effectiveness.  Activities will include work in pairs and small groups, writing/reflection, and lively interaction through exercises and techniques derived from improvisation, systems thinking, organizational leadership and the meeting design tools from Liberating Structures (www.liberatingstructures.com)

Annual Membership Fee

Includes membership in West Coast Study Club for
2022-2023 season that includes:

  • Attendance at all regular meetings (13 sessions)
  • Includes the 2022 WCSC Symposium
  • Member benefits of Seattle Study Club
  • Subscription to The Seattle Study Club Journal
  • Spouse (or guest) attendance at Annual Dinner
  • A total of 54.5 CEU (for 13 sessions)
  • Up to 93.75 CEU if attending all Symposia
The Membership Fees:
  • Practice owners : $3,650
  • Recent graduate (2017 or later) : $2,750
  • Non-practice owner : $2,750
  • Full-time faculty : $2,750
  • Dental Laboratory Technician : $2,450
  • 2022 Dental school graduate : $950

Other Important Dates

Our members are encouraged to attend the following Symposia
The WCSC Symposium in November is in Brea California, and is one of our regular meetings. Our members are encouraged to bring guests to this event.

The SC Symposia require separate registrations.
https://seattlestudyclub.com/symposium/

16~17

Seb. 2022

SSC Mini Symposium
in Chicago, IL

Loews Hotel 
Chicago, Illinois

12

Nov. 2022

The 2022 WCSC Symposium

Brea, California
Embassy Suites
Brea, California 

24~28

Jan. 2023

Four Seasons Resort
Orlando, Florida