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15th Annual Ava Roberts​ Oral Health Symposium
Friday, November 15, 2024
8:00 am – 4:00 pm ~ Ten Oaks Ballroom

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  8:00 am – 8:45 am         ​Registration/Breakfast (provided)​
 

 8:45 am - 9:00 am          Welcome​ / Presentation: Dr. Gregory B. McClure ​Oral Health Community ​Her​o Award​​
                                              2024 Community Hero Award Recipient - Celeste Camerino​ 

                                              Debony Hughes, DDS
                                              Director, Office of Oral Health
                                              Maryland Department of Health

 
​9:00 am – 12:00 pm          Infection Control in the Era Emerging/Re-emerging Disease(s): What Dental Practitioners Need to Know​​​

                                               Louis G. DePaola, DDS, MS, DABOM, FACD, FICD
                                               Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs
                                               Professor - Department of Oncology & Diagnostic Sciences
                                               University of Maryland School of Dentistry

 
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm         Lunch (provided)​

 
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm          Minimally Invasive Restorative Dentistry for Pediatric Patients​

                                              Jordan Virden, DDS
                                              Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry
                                              President, Maryland Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
                                              Associate Pediatric Dentist, Smiles4Children

 
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm            Stretch Break

 
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm           An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry​​

                                              Ahmed S. Sultan, B.D.S., Ph.D. 
                                              Assistant Professor
                                              Program Director- Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology Residency Program; Director- Division of Artificial Intelligence Research
                                              University of Maryland School of Dentistry

 
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm            Going for Gold: Shining a Light on Silver Diamine Fluoride​​​​​​

                                               Joy D. Void-Holmes, DHSc, BSDH, RDH​​
                                               Jell-Ed


3:45 pm - 4:00 pm            Closing Remarks

                                                Mary Backley
                                                Chief Executive Officer

                                                Maryland Dental Action Coalition