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AES Leaders in Occlusion, TMD, Comprehensive Oral Care

The Better Dentist Project

70th Annual Scientific Meeting

February 19-20, 2025

Downtown Marriott Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL
 

Schedule of Educational Programming*

PROGRAM CHAIRS AND MODERATORS:

Jeff Lineberry, DDS and Mike Racich, DDS

DAY ONE

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2025

8:00 - 8:30 AM           WELCOME

8:30 - 9:15 AM           Digital Smile Design with 3D Integration
                                   David Turok, DDS, FAGD

9:15 - 10:00 AM        Uncoupled: When anterior contact may not be preferred Pt. 1
                                  Charlie Ward, DDS

10:00 - 10:30  AM      BREAK

10:30 - 11:30  AM      Uncoupled: When anterior contact may not be preferred Pt. 2
                                   Ed Zebovitz, DDS

11:30- 12:00 PM   Discussion Panel
                                  David Turok, DDS, FAGD;  Charlie Ward, DDS; Ed Zebovitz, DDS

12:00 - 1:30 PM         LUNCH

1:30 - 2:15 PM          The Body IS The Bite
                                  Alice Lam DDS; Mike Cantrell, MPT, PRC; James Anderson MPT, PRC
           
2:15 - 3:00 PM          The Role of the Orofacial Pain Dentist in Medical Management and Patient Care
                                  Gary Heir, DMD

3:00 - 3:30 PM           BREAK

3:30 - 4:30 PM          Toward Better Practice: Why Incompetence Fails to Recognize Itself
                                   David Dunning, MS, PhD

4:30 - 5:00 PM           Discussion Panel
                                   David Dunning, MS, PhD; Alice Lam, DDS; Mike Cantrell, MPT, PRC; James Anderson MPT, PRC


DAY TWO
Thursday, February 20, 2025

8:00 - 8:15 AM           WELCOME

8:15 - 9:00 AM           Insights on Optimal Performance: Moving from Surviving to Thriving
                                   Nick Holton, PhD

9:00 - 9:45 AM           Strength Train to Prevent Pain
                                   Brianne Novaes, CPT

9:45 - 10:15 AM        BREAK

10:15 - 11:15 AM      Dental Sleep Medicine State of the Union: Past, Present and Future
                                  Erin Elliott, DDS

11:15 - 12:15 PM      AES Scientific Investigation Committee (SIC)

                                  2026 Annual Meeting Preview

                                  Membership Meeting

12:15 - 1:30 PM         LUNCH


1:30 - 2:15 PM          Occlusion in the Digital and Implant World: Foundation Principles to Find Success in Patient Care
                                    Dean Morton, BDS, MS

2:15 - 3:00 PM           Surgical and Prosthetic Approaches For Atrophic Jaws Reconstruction
                                   Ziv Mazor, DMD, MS

3:00 - 3:30 PM           BREAK


3:30 - 4:15 PM           Peri-Implant Disease: Causes, Symptoms, & Non-Invasive Treatment Options with Emphasis on the Role of Dental Hygiene
                                   Shavonne Healy MSDH, RDH, ICP

4:15 - 5:00 PM           Dentistry in the MetaVerse
                                   August deOliveira, DDS

* Program is subject to change and reflected in the Central Time Zone

The AES-Occlusion, TMD, Comprehensive Care is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.  ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education.  ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.  The AES-Leaders in Occlusion & TMD designates this activity for 11.75 continuing education credits. 
Current term of Recognition May 2021-June 2024.  
Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.