Totality of Care: Reconnecting Medicine and Dentistry 
2024 Symposium Agenda

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Fri, May 17


 

7:30am
Registration Open

 

8:00am
Welcome
Dean Denise Terese-Koch, BS, DDS, FAGD, MBA, EdD
Deb Bridges, EFDA

 

8:15am
Oral Medicine, the Leaky Syndrome and Totality of Care

Witt Wilkerson, DMD

 

9:00am
Oral Bacterial Pathogens and Totality of Care
Lora Hooper, BSDH, RDH, EFDA

 

9:45-10:15am
Break

 

10:15am
Salivary Diagnostics and Totality of Care

David Vigerust, MS, PhD

 

11:00am
Oral GI Microbiome and Totality of Care
Rachelle E. Beattie, PhD

 

11:45am
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Witt Wilkerson, DMD

 

12:00-1:00pm
Lunch 

 

1:00pm
Imaging and Totality of Care
Shaza Mardini, DDS, MS

 

1:45pm
Oral Growth and Dental Medical Forensics
Murray Marks, PhD, D-ABFA, F-AAFS

 

2:30-2:45pm
Break

 

2:45pm
Pediatric Considerations and Totality of Care
Kami Hoss, DDS, MS

 

3:30pm
Nitric Oxide, Blood Pressure and Totality of Care
Nathan S. Bryan, PhD

 

4:15pm
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Witt Wilkerson, DMD

 

4:30-6:30pm
Special Event: Reception
Location: LMU College of Dental Medicine

Sat, May 18


  

7:30am
Registration Open

 

8:00am
Welcome and Recap
Witt Wilkerson, DMD

 

8:15am 
Brain Health and Totality of Care

Anne O. Rice, RDH, BS, FAAOSH, CDP

 

9:00am 
Orthodontics and Totality of Care
William M. Hang, DDS, MSD

 

9:45-10:15am
Break

 

10:15am
Breathing and Totality of Care

Victor Avis, DDS
Sydney Avis

 

11:15am
Airway, Orthognathic Surgery and Totality of Care
David Alfi, DDS, MD, FACS

 

12:00pm
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Witt Wilkerson, DMD

 

12:15-1:15pm
Lunch 

 

1:15pm
MDVIP Model and Totality of Care
A. Alan Reisinger III, MD, FACP

 

2:00pm
Cardiology and Totality of Care
Joseph Puma, DO, FACC

 

2:45-3:00pm
Break

 

3:00pm
Interdisciplinary Teamwork and Totality of Care
Gina Pritchard, DNP, RN, CNS, ACNP-BC

 

3:45pm
Panel Discussion: Case Studies
Moderator: Witt Wilkerson, DMD

 

4:45pm
Closing Comments
Witt Wilkerson, DMD

 

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