Scientific Session
Friday (4 hours continuing education)

Next Generation Clinical Simulation.
Peter Loomer, BSc, DDS, FADI, Dean UTHSC Dental School

AI
Gary F. Guest, DDS, FADI, Chief Information Officer, UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry
Dr. Guest provides leadership for integration of computer technology, including electronic curriculum support for academic and clinical programs. He served as school’s lead for the planning, construction, and operationalization of their Outpatient Clinic facility. He formerly served as the Associate Dean for Patient Care. This office is responsible for all patient care activities, including oversight for clinic policies and procedures; management of the facilities in which patient care is provided, and ensuring Clinics and Simulation Labs operate safely and efficiently with optimal use of resources to provide quality educational experience and patient experience. Dr. Guest currently serves as the School of Dentistry CIO and oversees the enterprise clinic information systems including the school’s Electronic Dental Record and PACS. He is lead for School of Dentistry’s transition to EPIC, that will be a unified Patient Record System for all health components at UT Health. He is past Councilor of the ADEA Section for Dental Informatics, Subcommittee Chair for the American Dental Association's Standards Committee for Dental Informatics and member of the newly formed ADA Standards Consensus Bodies that includes Workgroups for Interoperability and Augmented Intelligence.

Digital Dentistry Workflow Update
Ahmed Sabah, DDS, PhD, FADI, UTHSC San Antonio School of Dentistry AEGD Program Director
Dr. Sabbah is a Clinical Associate Professor and Program Director at the University of Texas Health San Antonio School of Dentistry. He is an expert in digital dentistry, esthetics, implant rehabilitation, smile design, and interdisciplinary treatment planning. Dr. Sabbah has presented at national and international meetings, published articles, and authored a chapter in the new Smile Design book. He has received several awards for his work, including "Professor of the year" and "Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award". Dr. Sabbah also created an electronic assessment application for tracking dental student clinical activities and assessing competency. He has served as the chair of the section on Comprehensive Dentistry at ADEA and is an AEGD site visitor for CODA.

Digital Dentures
Daniel Min, DDS, FADI
Dr. Min graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts and received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. In dental school, Dr. Min was awarded the American Esthetic Dental Association award for excellence in esthetic dentistry and Student of the year in clinical performance. Upon graduation, Dr. Min was commissioned as an officer in the United States Army and served four years, gaining invaluable experience providing dental care to our nation's service members. He continues in the Army Reserves. After active duty, Dr. Min was admitted to the graduate specialty program in dental implantology and prosthetics at Columbia University. He completed this three-year specialty program and earned a Master of Science (MS) in prosthodontics. Dr. Min joined the Columbia faculty and served as a part-time clinical instructor. Dr. Min runs a practice in Manhattan. Dr. Min is also a co-founder of AI dental company called “Steinfeld Co”.
Saturday (8 hours continuing education)

Bioactivity in Dental Restorative Materials: Key to Minimally Invasive and Long-Lasting Restorations
Michelle Segarra, DDS, FADI, Dean, Manila Dental School

Leadership Lessons, Climb Every Mountain
Linda Edgar, DDS, FADI, President ADA

Back to the Future
Mr. Charles Stapelton, Honorary FADI (2024 recipient)

Dental Education
Raymond Cohlmia, DDS, FADI, Past Dean of Oklahoma Dental School, Current Executive Director of ADA

Fully Sintered (Y,Nb-TZP) Zirconia Block for Chairside CAD/CAM system
Jung Suk Han, DDS, FADI, Past Dean, Seoul National University Dental School

TMD: Facts or Fantasies?
Jeffrey Okeson, DMD, FADI, Dean, Kentucky Dental School


