Dr. Gigi Meinecke Leads 2017 Alumni Weekend Continuing Education Course
President-Elect of the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSMD) Alumni Association, Dr. Gigi Meinecke DMD 88, was the guest speaker at this year’s Continuing Education (CE) course held on Saturday, September 16, 2017 during alumni weekend. Her course, titled, A Facelift for Your Practice – Adding Botox and Dermal Filler Procedures, was completely sold out.
It is a pleasure for me to introduce Dr. Gigi Meinecke as our speaker for this morning’s GSDM 2017 Alumni Weekend Continuing Education course,” said Dean Hutter.
In this course, Dr. Meinecke explored popular injectable treatments such as Botox®, dermal fillers, and their incorporation into dental practice. She gave a basic overview of human facial evolution, expression, sexual dimorphism and aging that gave attendees foundational information. The before and after pictures presented demonstrated the clinical indications and results of such procedures.
The outcome of the lecture was five-fold, as the audience will now be able to: discuss the importance of facial expression and why preserving function is important when administering Botox®; understand the soft and hard tissue changes that occur as a natural component of the aging process; describe the indications for Botox® and dermal fillers and where they can be used to improve the aging face; discuss therapeutic indications of Botox® in masseter, temporalis and the gummy smile; and detail the business requirements necessary for successful implementation.
Dr. Meinecke is a leader in the field of facial injectables. In 2013, she established “FACES” – Facial Anatomy for Comprehensive Esthetic Seminars- which provides cosmetic and therapeutic injectable training to medical and dental professionals with a core focus on comprehensive facial anatomy. It is the only training offered in this discipline to regularly integrate cadaver study with live patient injections.
Dr. Meinecke is Past-President of the Maryland Academy of General Dentistry, and currently serves on the Maryland State Dental Association’s Legislative and Government Affairs Council. Nationally, she is a spokesperson for the Academy of General Dentistry and serves on their Legislative and Governmental Affairs Council. She is a Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry and in the International College of Dentists, and proudly serves on the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine Alumni Association Board.
Dr. Meinecke maintains a full time General Dentistry practice in Potomac, Maryland, where she lives with her husband, Dr. Doug Meinecke. Dr. Doug Meinecke received his Doctor of Philosophy from the Boston University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1987, and is a researcher at the National Institutes of Health.