Full Schedule

7:00 AM - 7:00 PM PST

Registration

Location: Caesars Forum

7:30 AM - 9:00 AM PST

Opening Ceremony: A Celebration of Dr. John S. Rutkauskas’ Legacy of Leadership

Location: Caesars Forum - Forum Ballroom 118

8:00 AM - 5:10 PM PST

Clinical Precision Sound Bites

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PST

SB 01 - Transforming Tiny Smiles into Bright Futures: Dentists as Champions of Growth and Wellness

Location: Caesars Forum - Alliance Ballroom 310

Speaker: – Ashburn Children's Dentistry/ Womb 2 Grow Wellness

CE: 1 CE Hours

9:10 AM - 10:10 AM PST

SB 03 - From Wiggles to Wonders: Calming Strategies for Children with Autism

Location: Caesars Forum - Alliance Ballroom 310

Speaker: – Kids@Heart Pediatric Dentistry

CE: 1 CE Hours

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM PST

SB 05 - Stay Safe! Overview of the Newly Released Private Practice Safety Pack

Location: Caesars Forum - Alliance Ballroom 310

Speaker: – Castellano & Carpenter

Speaker: – Kids Tooth Team, Kids Tooth Team Outreach, Alcan Dental Cooperative

CE: 1 CE Hours

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST

SB 07 - Biometric Pacifier Sizing as a Prescription for Better Oral Health Outcomes for Infants

Location: Caesars Forum - Alliance Ballroom 310

Speaker: – Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA

CE: 1 CE Hours

12:40 PM - 1:40 PM PST

SB 09 - Band Stabilized Restorations: Minimally Invasive Solutions For Big Problems

Location: Caesars Forum - Alliance Ballroom 310

Speaker: – Temple University Hospital - Northeastern Campus

CE: 1 CE Hours

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST

SB 13 - Molar Incisor Hypomineralization - A Worldwide Challenge

Location: Caesars Forum - Alliance Ballroom 310

Speaker: – Medical University of Vienna, University Clinic of Dentistry

CE: 1 CE Hours

4:10 PM - 5:10 PM PST

SB 15 - Canines - When to Watch, When to Extract, and When to Refer

Location: Caesars Forum - Alliance Ballroom 310

Speaker: – Lynnwood Kids Dentist

CE: 1 CE Hours

8:00 AM - 5:10 PM PST

Practice Pulse Sound Bites

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PST

SB 02 - They Don't Trust Us As Much As We Think: Building and Repairing the Most Important Currency in Dentistry - Trust!

Location: Caesars Forum - Alliance Ballroom 314

Speaker: – A+ Pediatric Dentistry of Atlanta

CE: 1 CE Hours

9:10 AM - 10:10 AM PST

SB 04 - The Dentrepreneur

Location: Caesars Forum - Alliance Ballroom 314

Speaker: – The Dentrepreneur

CE: 1 CE Hours

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM PST

SB 06 - Medicaid Upheaval from 2025: What's Next for Kids' and Families' Oral Health?

Location: Caesars Forum - Alliance Ballroom 314

Speaker: – American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

Speaker: – Dentistry for Children Kansas City

CE: 1 CE Hours

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST

SB 08 - Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Dentistry: Transforming a Neglected Specialty Through Innovation and Ethics

Location: Caesars Forum - Alliance Ballroom 314

Speaker: – Loma Linda Dental school

CE: 1 CE Hours

12:40 PM - 1:40 PM PST

SB 10 - Rebuilding After Internal Theft: Real Lessons in Leadership, Oversight, and Recovery

Location: Caesars Forum - Alliance Ballroom 314

Speaker: – Angelica Rohner Pediatric Dentistry

CE: 1 CE Hours

1:50 PM - 2:50 PM PST

SB 12 - Community Health Workers Connecting the Dots for Medical/Dental Integration

Location: Caesars Forum - Alliance Ballroom 314

Speaker: – Cook Children's Health Care System

Speaker: – Cook Children's Neighborhood Health Center

CE: 1 CE Hours

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST

SB 14 - Beyond the Budget: How Federal Infrastructure Change Threatens Pediatric Oral Health and Dental Education

Location: Caesars Forum - Alliance Ballroom 314

Speaker: – The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Speaker: – AAPD

CE: 1 CE Hours

4:10 PM - 5:10 PM PST

SB 16 - From Inception to Transition: The Importance of the 3Ms of the Pediatric/Orthodontic Practice

Location: Caesars Forum - Alliance Ballroom 314

Speaker: – ValleyOrthodonticGroup/Peoria

CE: 1 CE Hours

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Bid Farewell to Dr. John Rutkauskas

Location: Summit Ballroom - AAPD Booth 422

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST

Exhibit Hall Hours

Location: Caesars Forum - Summit Ballroom 216

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST

100 - Advancing Excellence in Dentistry: Resident Research Showcase

Location: Caesars Forum - Academy Ballroom 411

Speaker: – University of Florida

Speaker: – National University of Singapore

Speaker: – University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago IL

Speaker: – National University of Singapore

Speaker: – University of maryland school of dentistry

Speaker: – Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Speaker: – University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC)

Speaker: – University of Maryland School of Dentistry

CE: 3 CE Hours

9:40 AM - 9:55 AM PST

101 - National Trends of Pediatric Dental Procedures under General Anesthesia

Location: Caesars Forum - Academy Ballroom 411

Speaker: – University of Florida

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM PST

102 - Parental Mindsets On Sibling-Recurrent Dental General Anesthesia: A Qualitative Study

Location: Caesars Forum - Academy Ballroom 411

Speaker: – National University of Singapore

10:20 AM - 10:35 AM PST

103 - Microhardness Effects of Non-Invasive Caries Treatments

Location: Caesars Forum - Academy Ballroom 411

Speaker: – University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago IL

10:40 AM - 10:55 AM PST

104 - FISH-Assessed Bacterial Distribution in Inflamed Primary Teeth Pulp Tissues

Location: Caesars Forum - Academy Ballroom 411

Speaker: – National University of Singapore

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM PST

105 - Long-term Success of IPT vs. Calcium-Silicate Pulpotomy: A 3-Year RCT

Location: Caesars Forum - Academy Ballroom 411

Speaker: – University of maryland school of dentistry

11:20 AM - 11:35 AM PST

106 - Traumatic Avulsion: Survival and Risk Factors of Reimplanted Permanent Teeth

Speaker: – Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

11:40 AM - 11:55 AM PST

107 - Color Stability Following Sterilization and Staining of BioFlex Crowns

Location: Caesars Forum - Academy Ballroom 411

Speaker: – University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC)

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM PST

108 - Can Photobiomodulation Replace Topical Benzocaine in Reducing Dental Injection Pain?

Location: Caesars Forum - Academy Ballroom 411

Speaker: – University of Maryland School of Dentistry

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST

110 - Growing Faces, Growing Airways: The Pediatric Dentist's Guide to Sleep and Development

Location: Caesars Forum - Forum Ballroom 118

Speaker: – Stanford University

CE: 3 CE Hours

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST

120 - Path to Prevention: Sharpening Clinical Skills for the Dental Team Member

Location: Caesars Forum - Forum Ballroom 105

Speaker: – Mayo Clinic

Speaker: – Indiana University

Speaker: – University of Maryland School of Dentistry

CE: 3 CE Hours

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST

130 - Tiny Teeth, Big Drama: A Case Based Review of Pediatric Oral Pathology

Location: Caesars Forum - Forum Ballroom 106

Speaker: – Northwell Health

CE: 3 CE Hours

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM PST

PEARS

Location: Caesars Forum - Academy Ballroom 416/417

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM PST

Pivotal Career Moments - Stage A

Location: Summit Ballroom - AAPD Booth 422

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PST

Pivotal Career Moments - Transitioning from Private Practice to Public Health with Dr. Doug Keck

Location: Summit Ballroom - AAPD Booth 422

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST

Pivotal Career Moments - Multi-Practice Growth and Contract Negotiations with Dr. Rob Delarosa

Location: Summit Ballroom - AAPD Booth 422

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST

Pivotal Career Moments - Selling Your Practice to a DSO with Dr. Warren Brill

Location: Summit Ballroom - AAPD Booth 422

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

Pivotal Career Moments - Selling your Practice and Making a Career Change with Dr. John Liu

Location: Summit Ballroom - AAPD Booth 422

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PST

Industry Insight Session: Why Pediatric Specialists are the Most Valuable of ALL Practice Types

Location: Caesars Forum - Summit Ballroom 216

Speaker:

10:30 AM - 3:30 PM PST

Pivotal Career Moments - Stage B

Location: Summit Ballroom - AAPD Booth 422

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST

Pivotal Career Moments - From Ownership to Co-Investor with Drs. Jessica and Kirk Robertson

Location: Summit Ballroom - AAPD Booth 422

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM PST

Pivotal Career Moments - Building a New Practice Office Space with Dr. Bobby Elliott

Location: Summit Ballroom - AAPD Booth 422

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST

Pivotal Career Moments - Practicing, Parenting, and Pivoting: Redefining Success in Pediatric Dentistry with Dr. Trudy-Ann Frazer

Location: Summit Ballroom - AAPD Booth 422

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PST

State PPA Luncheon

Location: Caesars Forum - Alliance Ballroom 306

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM PST

Industry Insight Session: Seeing is Believing: Recognizing the Dental Manifestations of XLH

Location: Caesars Forum - Summit Ballroom 216

Speaker: – Indiana University

12:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST

Council on Clinical Affairs and Council on Scientific Affairs Luncheon

Location: Caesars Forum - Alliance Ballroom 309

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

140 - Craniofacial Airway Interactions: Understanding Oral Ties, Adenotonsillar Enlargement and Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Location: Caesars Forum - Forum Ballroom 105

Speaker: – The Oregon Clinic

CE: 3 CE Hours

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

150 - MiniClinics I

Location: Caesars Forum - Academy Ballroom 412

Speaker: – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Speaker: – Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Speaker: – University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital University of Melbourne/Children's Dentistry

Speaker: – World Pediatric Dental

CE: 3 CE Hours

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM PST

Maintaining Oral Health in Children with Cleft and Craniofacial Disorders

Speaker: – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM PST

Microbiomes, Mothers, and Minds: The Diet–Gut–Brain Axis

Speaker: – Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM PST

Scrolls to Smiles: How Social Media Shapes Parental Expectations in Pediatric Dentistry

Speaker: – University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital University of Melbourne/Children's Dentistry

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM PST

Using Agentic AI in the Pediatric Dental Practice

Speaker: – World Pediatric Dental

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

160 - The Heart of Dentistry

Location: Caesars Forum - Forum Ballroom 106

Speaker: – Personal Health Strategies, Inc.

CE: 3 CE Hours

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

Industry Insight Session: The Future of Pediatric Dentistry - From Single Practices to DSOs, Powered by AI

Location: Caesars Forum - Summit Ballroom 216

Speaker:

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM PST

Industry Insight Session: Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Dentistry: Policy, Evidence, and the Future of Dental Education and Practice

Speaker: – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST

PAC Contributors Reception (Invitation Only)

Location: Caesars Forum - Academy Ballroom 405/406

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST

Leadership Institute Reception (Alumni Only)

Location: Caesars Forum - Academy Ballroom 403/404

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST

NEW! - Second Sittings

Location: Caesars Forum - Forum Ballroom 112

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST

Second Sittings: Audrey Yoon - Growing Faces, Growing Airways

Location: Caesars Forum - Forum Ballroom 112

Panelist: – Stanford University

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST

Second Sittings: Juan Yepes - Path to Prevention: Sharpening Clinical Skills for the Dental Team Member - Radiology and Oral Pathology

Location: Caesars Forum - Forum Ballroom 112

Panelist: – Indiana University

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST

Second Sittings: Kathleen Schultz - Tiny Teeth, Big Drama

Location: Caesars Forum - Forum Ballroom 112

Panelist: – Northwell Health

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST

Second Sittings: Vineet Dhar - Path to Prevention: Sharpening Clinical Skills for the Dental Team Member

Location: Caesars Forum - Forum Ballroom 112

Panelist: – University of Maryland School of Dentistry

7:00 PM - 11:00 PM PST

AAPD & AAPD Foundation Welcome Reception

Location: Caesars Forum Plaza

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