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Wednesday, May 20, 2026
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST
Joint Academic Day (JAD)

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST

Joint Academic Day (JAD)

Location: Caesars Forum - Academy Ballroom 412

Speaker: Jeffrey T. Johnson, DMD, MPH, EdD (he/him/his) – VCU School of Dentistry

Speaker: Kimberly K. Patterson, DDS, MS – Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine

Speaker: David Avenetti, DDS MSD MPH – University of Illinois Chicago

Speaker: Carolyn A. Kerins, DDS, PhD – Texas A&M College of Dentistry

Speaker: Donald L. Chi, DDS, PhD – University of Washington

CE: 7 CE Hours

8:15 AM - 9:00 AM PST
Transformational Leadership: Inspiring and Empowering the Future

8:15 AM - 9:00 AM PST

Transformational Leadership: Inspiring and Empowering the Future

Speaker: Jeffrey T. Johnson, DMD, MPH, EdD (he/him/his) – VCU School of Dentistry

9:10 AM - 9:55 AM PST
Cultivating Connection: A Workshop on Mentorship, Communication, and Resilience in Dental Education

9:10 AM - 9:55 AM PST

Cultivating Connection: A Workshop on Mentorship, Communication, and Resilience in Dental Education

Speaker: Leola K. Royston, MPH, CAE – American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM PST
Together in Practice: Advancing Dental Education through Shared Wisdom and Support

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM PST

Together in Practice: Advancing Dental Education through Shared Wisdom and Support

Speaker: Leola K. Royston, MPH, CAE – American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST
Building Resourceful Clinicians

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Building Resourceful Clinicians

Speaker: Kimberly K. Patterson, DDS, MS – Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine

Speaker: David Avenetti, DDS MSD MPH – University of Illinois Chicago

Speaker: Carolyn A. Kerins, DDS, PhD – Texas A&M College of Dentistry

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
The Politics of Science: Doing Research in Uncertain Times

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST

The Politics of Science: Doing Research in Uncertain Times

Speaker: Donald L. Chi, DDS, PhD – University of Washington

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST
JAD Post Doc Breakout

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST

JAD Post Doc Breakout

Location: Caesars Forum - Academy Ballroom 412

2:15 PM - 2:40 PM PST

So You Want to Get Promoted? Lessons From a Campus Exemplar Dossier

Speaker: Allison C. Scully, DDS, MSD – Indiana University School of Dentistry

Speaker: Scott Schwartz, DDS, MPH (he/him/his) – Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM PST

Results of a National Benchmarking Study on EPAs for Pediatric Dentistry

Speaker: Jennifer L. Cully, D.MD, M.Ed. (she/her/hers) – Childrens National Medical Center

3:20 PM - 3:45 PM PST

Ten Actions You Can Take Now to Plan for the Departure of a Faculty Member

Speaker: Jeff Karp, DMD, MS – University of Minnesota

3:50 PM - 4:30 PM PST

Resident seminars, should I convert them to podcasts?

Speaker: Keri Discepolo, DDS, MPH – Boston University

4:30 PM - 4:55 PM PST

Reports (In-Service, IADR, Post Doc Council, ABPD, ADEA..)

Speaker: Leola K. Royston, MPH, CAE – American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST
JAD Pre Doc Breakout

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST

JAD Pre Doc Breakout

Location: Caesars Forum - Alliance Ballroom 301

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PST

Special Needs in Pediatric Dentistry: An integrated and continuous care in the presence of educational disparities across the globe

Speaker: Halima Abukabbos, BDS, MPH, CPH, FRCDC – University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Speaker: Madhu Mohan, DMD – Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Speaker: Paul Bigg (he/him/his) – A. T. Still University Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PST

Pre-Doctoral Experiences with Patients with SHCN

Speaker: Mark Veazie, DDS, MPH (he/him/his) – New York University

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM PST

Road to Residency Initiative: Enhancing Dental Student Applications to Residency Programs

Speaker: Jacy Stauffer, DMD, FAAPD, AADSM-Qualified Dentist (she/her/hers) – OSHU School of Dentistry

Speaker: Shreekrishna Akilesh, DMD MPH FAAPD (he/him/his) – NYU Langone Dental Medicine

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM PST

Making the Most of Your Student Interest Groups

Speaker: Liliana D. Rozo Gaeth, DDS,MS – University of Louisville

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST
JAD Research Breakout

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST

JAD Research Breakout

Location: Caesars Forum - Alliance Ballroom 306

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST

Doing More with Less: Improving Your Research Output Efficiency

Speaker: Donald L. Chi, DDS, PhD – University of Washington

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST

Pursuing Funding to Support Junior/Early Career Researchers: Advice from Mid-Career Researchers

Panelist: Erin E. Bumann, DDS, PhD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Dentistry

Panelist: Cameron L. Randall, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Washington School of Dentistry

Panelist: Allison C. Scully, DDS, MSD – Indiana University School of Dentistry

Panelist: Beau D. Meyer, DDS, MPH – The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST
JAD Reception (JAD Attendees Only)

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST

JAD Reception (JAD Attendees Only)

Location: Caesars Forum - Academy Ballroom Foyer

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