It is my pleasure to welcome you to the website of the Academy for Sports Dentistry (ASD). My name is Emilio Canal, Jr. I am the President of the ASD and have been a member of this organization for 20 years. Our website contains an impressive variety of information pertaining to the many facets of the Academy.
The Academy for Sports Dentistry was formed in San Antonio in 1983 and has undergone remarkable growth to become the world's leading organization for sports-related dental issues including treatment and prevention guidelines for dento-facial injuries, the use of spit tobacco, oral and facial piercing, performance enhancing substances and doping regulations. This authoritative position has been achieved and maintained through the excellent contribution of our members, like-minded individuals, and organizations throughout the world.
Ours is a unique organization whose membership is not limited to Dentists, but a broad membership of health care professionals, including athletic trainers, dental hygienists, and lab technicians. These members have joined together with other professional organizations worldwide in support of treatment, prevention, research and education for the benefit of those we treat as well as those we train. We also have a growing student membership from dental schools throughout the country. The Academy provides resources and contacts for its members listed in the website such as; Team Dentist protocols for both professional and amateur sports, how to initiate a Team Dentist program at the local High Schools or clubs, how to better treat the active patients in your practice. If you have interest in research the ASD provides opportunities to pursue these interests with like minded colleagues.
The Academy for Sports Dentistry maintains an active working relationship with the American Dental Association (ADA), the International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS), the International Olympics Committee (IOC), National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and the International Association for Dental Traumatology (IADT) whom we share our journal with. ASD also works closely with Oral Health America and the National Spit Tobacco Program (NSTEP). Recently, ASD formed a reciprocal working relationship with the American Academy of Cranial facial Pain, which we anticipate to be a mutually beneficial collaboration.
The best opportunity to experience our organization is at its Annual Symposium. It is with great pleasure that I invite you to attend the 28th Annual Academy for Sports Dentistry Symposium to be held at the Ritz Carlton Pentagon City, June 24-26, 2010. This is an outstanding location just minutes away from Capitol Hill, downtown Washington DC, Arlington Cemetery, National Monuments and Smithsonian Museums. The hotel is located on the metro line which makes the Nation’s Capital very accessible. Our General Chairperson Dr. Michael Messina has put together a terrific scientific program and our local arrangement chair Dr Leslie Rye along with the committee members have arranged many activities for the participants such as private White House tours on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and the ASD Presidents’ reception to name a few. Our Silent Auction is shaping up to be one of the best with many signed sports memorabilia items to include the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) Washington Freedom Inaugural Season signed team ball with players such as Abby Wambach and Cat Whitehill. Other items include a 4 day-3 night stay at the Fontainebleu Hotel in Miami Beach. The Annual Symposium is one of the few opportunities for Dentist from countries around the world to come together and share their knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm in the treatment and prevention of dento-facial trauma in sports. I am sure this year’s meeting will meet everyone’s expectations. For our members, I encourage you to bring a colleague and expose them to all that is new in Sports Dentistry.
I look forward to seeing you in DC,
Emilio Canal Jr, DDS FASD
President ASD
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the website of the Academy for Sports Dentistry (ASD). My name is Emilio Canal, Jr. I am the President of the ASD and have been a member of this organization for 20 years. Our website contains an impressive variety of information pertaining to the many facets of the Academy.
The Academy for Sports Dentistry was formed in San Antonio in 1983 and has undergone remarkable growth to become the world's leading organization for sports-related dental issues including treatment and prevention guidelines for dento-facial injuries, the use of spit tobacco, oral and facial piercing, performance enhancing substances and doping regulations. This authoritative position has been achieved and maintained through the excellent contribution of our members, like-minded individuals, and organizations throughout the world.
Ours is a unique organization whose membership is not limited to Dentists, but a broad membership of health care professionals, including athletic trainers, dental hygienists, and lab technicians. These members have joined together with other professional organizations worldwide in support of treatment, prevention, research and education for the benefit of those we treat as well as those we train. We also have a growing student membership from dental schools throughout the country. The Academy provides resources and contacts for its members listed in the website such as; Team Dentist protocols for both professional and amateur sports, how to initiate a Team Dentist program at the local High Schools or clubs, how to better treat the active patients in your practice. If you have interest in research the ASD provides opportunities to pursue these interests with like minded colleagues.
The Academy for Sports Dentistry maintains an active working relationship with the American Dental Association (ADA), the International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS), the International Olympics Committee (IOC), National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and the International Association for Dental Traumatology (IADT) whom we share our journal with. ASD also works closely with Oral Health America and the National Spit Tobacco Program (NSTEP). Recently, ASD formed a reciprocal working relationship with the American Academy of Cranial facial Pain, which we anticipate to be a mutually beneficial collaboration.
The best opportunity to experience our organization is at its Annual Symposium. It is with great pleasure that I invite you to attend the 28th Annual Academy for Sports Dentistry Symposium to be held at the Ritz Carlton Pentagon City, June 24-26, 2010. This is an outstanding location just minutes away from Capitol Hill, downtown Washington DC, Arlington Cemetery, National Monuments and Smithsonian Museums. The hotel is located on the metro line which makes the Nation’s Capital very accessible. Our General Chairperson Dr. Michael Messina has put together a terrific scientific program and our local arrangement chair Dr Leslie Rye along with the committee members have arranged many activities for the participants such as private White House tours on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and the ASD Presidents’ reception to name a few. Our Silent Auction is shaping up to be one of the best with many signed sports memorabilia items to include the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) Washington Freedom Inaugural Season signed team ball with players such as Abby Wambach and Cat Whitehill. Other items include a 4 day-3 night stay at the Fontainebleu Hotel in Miami Beach. The Annual Symposium is one of the few opportunities for Dentist from countries around the world to come together and share their knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm in the treatment and prevention of dento-facial trauma in sports. I am sure this year’s meeting will meet everyone’s expectations. For our members, I encourage you to bring a colleague and expose them to all that is new in Sports Dentistry.
I look forward to seeing you in DC,
Emilio Canal Jr, DDS FASD
President ASD