Hawkeye CE Forum — A New Flagship Continuing Education Weekend
Join Iowa dentists, dental team members, faculty, and students for a new flagship continuing education experience featuring expert led sessions, hands on learning opportunities, and time to connect with colleagues.
Register here: https://apps.dentistry.uiowa.edu/CodCERegistration/Home/CELogin
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Schedule of Events:
Friday, October 16
1:30–2:30 pm | Stop the Resistance: Guarding Patients Against Antibiotic Overuse & Misuse with Associate Professor Emeritus Karen Baker, MS
2:45–5:45 pm | Track Sessions
6:00–8:00 pm | Networking Social at Tavern Blue
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Saturday, October 17
8:00–9:00 am | Worn Dentitions: Background and Introduction with Dean Clark Stanford, DDS, PhD, MHA
9:15–11:00 am | Track Sessions
11:00 am–12:30 pm | Lunch & Poster Presentations
12:30–3:30 pm | Track Sessions
4:00–6:00 pm | Student Social at The Airliner
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Common Sessions
Join us for two featured common sessions presented by Associate Professor Emeritus Karen Baker and Dean Clark Stanford. These broad-topic presentations are designed for the entire dental team and are relevant to practitioners across all areas of dentistry.
Friday, October 16
1:30 – 2:30 pm | Stop the Resistance: Guarding Patients Against Antibiotic Overuse & Misuse
with Karen Baker, Associate Professor Emeritus of Oral Pathology, Radiology, & Medicine
Saturday, October 17
8:00-9:00 am | Worn Dentitions: Background and Introduction
Dr. Clark Stanford, Dean of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry
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Track Sessions
When registering for the Hawkeye CE Forum, you will be asked to select one of four track options. Track sessions will feature presentations in Operative Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry, and Periodontics, as well as a dedicated track designed for dental staff. Please see the details below for more information about each track.
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Dental Team Track:
Friday, October 16
2:45-3:45 PM | Who Can Consent? Navigating Guardianship, Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA) and General Power of Attorney in Dental Practices
with Nicole McGlynn, LMSW, Social Worker, Clinic Administration and Patient Care
4:00-5:00 PM | Revenue Cycle Management, EDI and Patient Centered Care
with Lynn Conway, Revenue Cycle Director
Saturday, October 17
9:15-11:00 AM | Advanced Instrumentation Options for Person-Centered Care | Hands-on Session
with Karen Novak, BSDH, MA, Clinical Education Manager at HuFriedyGroup
1:00-2:00 PM | Food in the News: Relevance for Clinic
with Dr. Teresa Marshall, Professor of Preventive & Community Dentistry
2:00-3:00 PM | Smile: A Crash Course in Dental Photography
with Dr. John Syrbu, Clinical Associate Professor of Family Dentistry
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Pediatric Dentistry Track:
Friday, October 16
2:45-3:15 PM | Referrals to the College of Dentistry—How Did My Patient Get Here?
with Dr. Kecia Leary, Associate Dean of Clinics and Clinical Professor of Pediatric Dentistry
3:15 PM-4:15 PM | Safer Smiles: Risk Reduction in Pediatric Dentistry
with Dr. Amy Miers, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatric Dentistry
4:30 PM-5:45 PM | Recognizing and Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect: The Role of the Pediatric Dentist and Social Worker
with Dr. Polly Iben, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, and Nicole McGlynn, Social Worker, Clinic Administration and Patient Care
Saturday, October 17
9:15-11:00 AM | What Changed My Mind? Research and Cases That Influenced My Practice
with Dr. Michael Kanellis, Professor of Pediatric Dentistry
12:30-1:30 PM | Protecting Smiles and Teams: A Dental Assistants Guide to Safe Dental Care for Pediatric and Special Needs Patients
with Mary Akers, Dental Assistant Supervisor
1:30-2:30 PM | Cleft Lip and Palate
with Dr. Jade Quearney, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Dentistry
2:45-3:30 PM | Oral Health During Pregnancy: What Clinicians Need to Know and What Research Has Taught Us
with Dr. Karin Weber-Gasparoni, Professor and Head of Pediatric Dentistry
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Periodontics Track
Friday, October 16
2:45-5:45 PM | Maxillary Sinus Augmentation
with Dr. Sridhar Eswaran, Professor and the Associate Program Director of the Graduate Periodontics Program at the UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology
Saturday, October 17
9:15-11:00 AM | Alveolar Ridge Restoration | Hands-on Session
with Dr. Sridhar Eswaran, Professor and the Associate Program Director of the Graduate Periodontics Program at the UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology
and Dr. Popi Stylianou, Associate Professor in the Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene at the UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry and a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology
12:30-2:00 PM | Setting the Stage for Implant Success: Critical Decisions in Hard and Soft Tissue Augmentation
with Dr. Ankita Samal, University of Iowa Periodontics Resident
2:00-3:30 PM | Laminar Bone Membrane for Site Preservation and Ridge Augmentation
with Dr. Sivaraman Prakasam, Philip A. Lainson Associate Professor and Chair (DEO) of the Department of Periodontics
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Operative Dentistry Track
Friday, October 16
2:45-5:45PM | Mastering Esthetic Anterior Composites: Achieving Predictable Results with Polychromatic Layering | Hands-on Session
with Dr. Ahmad Alkhazaleh, Clinical Assistant Professor of Operative Dentistry
Saturday, October 17
9:15-11:00AM | Aesthetic Management of Anterior White Spot Lesions: Synergy of Minimally Invasive Modalities
with Dr. Ahmad Alkhazaleh, Clinical Assistant Professor of Operative Dentistry
9:15-11:00AM | Oral Appliance Therapy for Sleep Apnea
with Dr. Natalia Restrepo-Kennedy, Clinical Associate Professor of Operative Dentistry
12:30-3:30PM | Mastering Esthetic Anterior Composites: Achieving Predictable Results with Polychromatic Layering | Hands-on Session
with Dr. Ahmad Alkhazaleh, Clinical Assistant Professor of Operative Dentistry
Additional details for this event can be found on our website: https://dentistry.uiowa.edu/ce/hawkeye-ce-forum