Medical laser symposium coming in April

Four veterinarians are among the scheduled speakers at the American Laser Study Club’s inaugural symposium.

The meeting, set for April 6 to 8, 2018, in Orlando, Florida, will explore the use of laser dentistry and laser surgery in veterinary and human medicine. The target audience is made up of veterinarians, physicians and dentists.

The veterinary speakers and their presentation topics are:

• Noel Berger, DVM, DABLS: “Selected Veterinary Oral Surgical Procedures” and “Selected Veterinary Laser Surgical Procedures of the Skin.”
• David D. Duclos, DVM, DACVD: “Ablation of Various Dermatologic Lesions in the Dog and Cat” and “Excision of Follicular Tumors, Nail Carcinoma in the Dog and Eyelid Melanoma in the Horse Using CO₂ Laser Excisional Techniques”
• William E. Schultz, DVM: “Veterinary Soft Palate Laser Resection, and Laser Repair of Nares, Lip and Palate Deformity”
• Christopher J. Winkler, DVM, DABLS: “CO₂ Surgical Laser in Veterinary Procedures: A Case Review”

CO₂ laser inventor C. Kumar N. Patel, MS, Ph.D., will deliver one of the three keynote addresses.

More information is available at http://bit.ly/2BY3NWs.