2023 UDA Convention Speakers
Convention Speakers
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Tom Viola, R.Ph, CCP
It’s (Medically) Complicated! Essential Pharmacology for Treating Medically Complex Dental Patients.
Thursday 8:30–11:30 am
Jim Grisdale, DDS
Esthetic and Functional Periodontal Plastic Surgery for Masterpiece Implant Restorations & Restorative Dentistry: Understanding the Fundamentals and Beyond
Thursday 8:30–11:30 am
Rhet Tucker, DMD
How To Start Offering Digital Dentures in Your Practice
Thursday 8:30–11:30 am
Barney Olsen, DDS, MS
A Mini–Residency in Pediatric Dentistry: An Update
Thursday 8:30–11:30 am
Jinny Bender, DMD
Incorporating Digital Dentistry
Thursday 8:30–11:30 am
Thursday 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Reid Pullen, DDS
Achieving New Levels of Success in Endodontic Therapy
Thursday 8:30–11:30 am
Nick Egbert, DDS, MDS
Optimizing Patient and Doctor Outcomes in Implant Dentistry
Thursday 8:30–11:30 am
Thursday 2:00-4:00 pm
Enrique Varela, DDS
Local Anesthesia and Nitrous Oxide: Foundations of Pain Management in Dentistry
Thursday 8:30–11:30 am
Amber Auger, RDH, MPH
What Lies Beneath: Treating Periodontal Disease Systemically
Thursday 8:30–11:30 am
Wayne Cottam, DMD, MS
Anatomy Flashback: What you NOW realize you really needed to know! Hands on Workshop
Thursday 8:30–10:30 am
Thursday 2:00-4:00 pm
Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA
From Our Side of The Chair
Thursday 8:30–11:30 am
Thursday 2:00-4:00 pm
Larry Guzzardo, BSBA
Banish Broken Appointments: Eliminate Cancellations and Last–Minute Changes
Thursday 8:30–11:30 am
LOCAL SPEAKER SERIES
Paul Lowry, MBA
Does Your Membership Plan Suck?
Thursday 9:00–10:00 am
LOCAL SPEAKER SERIES
How Dental Providers Can Build Wealth, Pay Off Debt, and Reduce Burnout
James Dahle, MD
Thursday 10:30–11:30 am
Tom Viola, R.Ph, CCP
Hurts So…Swell! Management of Dental Pain and Appropriate Opioid Prescribing Practices.
Thursday 2:00–4:00 pm
Jim Grisdale, DDS
How Do I Choose the Most Effective Periodontal and Peri–implant Treatment for My Patients? Maintenance, Repair or Regeneration? How, When and Why?
Thursday 2:00–4:00 pm
Rhet Tucker, DMD
Let’s call it what it is...Erosion or Bruxism?
Thursday 2:00–4:00 pm
Danielle Wingrove, DDS
Current Trends in the Management of the Vital Pulp and Immature Tooth
Thursday 2:00–4:00 pm
Danielle Wingrove, DDS
Current Trends in the Management of the Vital Pulp and Immature Tooth
Thursday 2:00–4:00 pm
Grant Matsuura, DDS
Bitcoin, What Is It and Why Is It Important?
Thursday 2:00–4:00
Reid Pullen, DDS
Hands on Endo Workshop
Achieving New Levels of Success in Endodontic Therapy
Thursday 2:00–4:00 pm
Enrique Varela, DDS
Local Anesthesia Technique Hands–On Workshop
Thursday 2:00–4:00 pm
Amber Auger, RDH, MPH
The RDH Toolkit: Chairside and Home Care Innovations for Improved Patient Outcomes
Thursday 2:00–4:00 pm
John Bytheway
Surround Yourself with Greatness
Thursday 2:00–4:00 pm
Doug Anderson, MD
Understanding and Successfully Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea in 2023. What You Should Know
Thursday 2:00 - 3:00pm
Randon Jensen BA, CBI
Latest Trends in Practice Transitions
Thursday 3:30–4:30 pm
Scientific Poster Session
2:30 to 4:30 pm
Back of Exhibit Hall
Convention Speakers
Friday, March 31, 2023
Sam Strong, DDS
Workflows for Digitally Produced All–on–X Hybrids, Overdentures, and
Screw–Retained Implant Prosthetics
Friday 8:30–11:30 am
Friday 2:00-4:00 pm
Bernie Villadiego, DDS
One Picture is a Thousand Veneers
Friday 8:30–11:30 am
Friday 2:00-4:00 pm
V. Kim Kutsch, DMD
Dental Caries: Go Upstream!
Friday 8:30–11:30 am
Bryan Trump, DDS, MS
Trump’s Tweet: Keeping Oral Pathology Great!
Friday 8:30–11:30 am
Kevin Mangelson, DMD
5 Ways to Ensure Sleep Apnea Oral Appliance Failure
Friday 8:30–11:30 am
Mitch Duckworth, DDS
Anesthesia and Sedation in Dentistry
Friday 8:30–11:30 am
Friday 2:00-4:00 pm
Steve Canfield, DDS, CDC
Claims Submission and Payment: Why Are My Claims Getting Denied?
Friday 8:30–11:30 am
Enrique Varela, DDS
Local Anesthesia Technique Hands–On Workshop
Friday 8:30-10:30 am
Friday 2:00–4:00 pm (repeat from morning)
Amber Auger, RDH, MPH
Progressive Periodontal Therapy
Friday 8:30–11:30 am
Barney Olsen, DDS, MS
Hands on Workshop
A Mini–Residency in Pediatric Dentistry: Learning Lab
Friday 8:30-11:30 am
Friday 2:00–5:00 pm (repeat from morning)
Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA
Ewa Bujalski, CDA
LaShae Steele, CDA
Ariela Myler, EFDA
The Role of the Dental Assistant–Techniques and Technologies That Help Deliver “World Class” Dentistry–Hands On Workshop
Friday 8:30–11:30 am, Part I
Friday 2:00-5:00 pm, Part II
Pam Kovar, RDA, EFDA
“The Age of i”
Friday 8:30–11:30 am
Larry Guzzardo, BSBA
Get the Phone! Never Dread Conversations in Person or On the Phone
Friday 8:30–11:30 am
LOCAL SPEAKER SERIES
David Kirby, MBA, MS
Jonathan Moffatt How to Get A “YES!” for Funding from Your Bank
Friday 9:00-10:00 am
LOCAL SPEAKER SERIES
The National Diabetes Prevention Program and Dental Health
Pamela Chapman, RD, CDCES
Friday 10:30-11:30 am
V. Kim Kutsch DMD
Wellness Coaching for Dental Caries
Friday 2:00–4:00 pm
Bryan Trump, DDS, MS
Trump’s Tweet: Not Everything is Black & White, But Some Things Are
Friday 2:00–4:00 pm
Kevin Mangelson, DMD
TMD: The Basics and State of the Art
Friday 2:00–4:00 pm
Amber Auger, RDH, MPH
The Dental Hygiene Detective
Friday 2:00–4:00 pm
Pam Kovar, RDA, EFDA
Who am I?
Friday 2:00–4:00 pm
Tracy Thorup, MBA
The TRUTH About Insurance Companies and How to be PROFITABLE With Them
Friday 2:00–4:00 pm
Marti Santizo, RDH, MBA
Prevention & Treatment for the Wear & Tear on Oral Tissues
Friday 2:00–5:00 pm
LOCAL SPEAKER SERIES
Kara Taylor, RDH, BS
Patients with Disabilities: Can We Provide Accessible Care? Yes We Can!
Friday 1:30–2:30 pm
LOCAL SPEAKER SERIES
Jennifer Strohecker, PharmD
Dental Updates from the Utah Medicaid Program
Friday 3:00–4:00 pm
Gabriel Cowley
CPR and BLS Certification Workshop
TBD