Generations Conference 2024 set for Sept. 27

On Friday, Sept. 27, the PACE Center at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry welcomes the return of Generations Conference 2024. The conference will feature six exclusive presentations from dental professionals discussing a variety of subjects.

The conference offers attendees the chance to be inspired, engage with industry leaders, and make connections throughout the dentistry field.

The presentations and intended audience are listed below:

• Generations Conference 2024 (Full-slate of programs)
  • Register at Go.uth.edu/Generations.
• Song Ahn, DDS Endowed Lecture on Implants
  • Course Title: A Prosthetic Approach in Implant Dentistry!
  • Keynote Presenter: Mohamed Rahhal, BDS, MSc, PhD
  • Student Audience: SOD Residents
• Dental Hygiene Lecture
  • Course Title: Artificial Intelligence for Diagnosing and Classifying Periodontal Disease
  • Keynote Presenter: Marianne Dryer, RDH
  • Student Audience: DHI and DHII
• Professionalism and Ethics Lecture
  • Course Title: Principles of Ethics (Dentist’s Version)
  • Keynote Presenter: Kathleen Nichols, DDS
  • Student Audience: DSI and DSII
  • Supported by the S. Jerry Long, DDS Career Development Endowment Fund and the W. Kenneth Horwitz, DDS Endowed Fund in Ethics
• Claude L. Nabers, DDS, MSD and Blanche Eaton Nabers Visiting Professorship in Periodontics
  • Course Title: Periodontal Maintenance on the Implant Patient
  • Keynote Presenter: Carlos Parra, DDS
  • Student Audience: DSIII
• Private Practice Lecture
  • Course Title: Efficient and Stress-Free Dental Practices
  • Keynote Presenter: Juan Carlos Ortiz Hugues, DDS
  • Student Audience: Private Practice Professionals
• Jack R. Winston, DDS Professorship Lecture in Cosmetic & Restorative Dentistry
  • Course Title: Adhesive Dentistry Magic: It Makes Dentistry Fun Again!
  • Keynote Presenter: Jose Luis Ruiz, DDS
  • Student Audience: DSIV

In addition to the lectures, the School of Dentistry community is invited to several special events happening throughout the weekend, such as the Alumni Luncheon and Alumni & Student Mixer on Friday and the UTSD Houston ASDA Open on Saturday. More information will be available at a later date.

Milestone reunion activities are planned for Saturday evening. Alumni should look for information shared by members of their class. Members of the DDS Class of 2004 are encouraged to contact Patrick Burchfield at [email protected] for information regarding a separate reunion.

Those interested in attending Generations Conference 2024 are asked to complete registration no later than Tuesday, Sept. 24, to ensure time to plan for the best experience possible for the event. For any assistance, email [email protected].