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• 2025 PEAK Track I Fall Meeting

  • Start
    October 09, 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • End
    October 12, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Radisson North Philadelphia

  The 2025 PEAK I Fall Meeting will be at the Radisson North Philadelphia in Bensalem from October 9-12, 2025. PEAK Track I is one of two PAGD Mastertracks, and keeps its meeting intentionally smaller for those inclined to learn in a more intimate setting. 

  Thursday

  

  PEAK Presentation from your Colleagues

  Join your PAGD colleagues over dinner as they present cases demonstrating their learning from previous meetings.

  
  

  Friday

  Introduction to Injection Molding: An Overview of Concepts, Techniques and Applications with Dr. Marc Geissberger

  This fast-paced program will introduce clinicians to multiple injection molding concepts, techniques and applications. Treatment planning and case selection from simple to complex cases will be reviewed. A variety of techniques will be introduced and reviewed, giving the participant a better understanding what is required to optimize results. Materials and armamentariums that lend themselves to injection molding will be explored. Proper bonding, placement, and finishing techniques will be discussed.
  
  At the completion of this program, clinicians will:

  • Understand how injection molding may fit into your clinical practice with step-by-step techniques
  • Gain a working understanding of various techniques and when to consider their use
  • Learn the proper armamentarium for various injection molding techniques
  • Learn protocols for finishing and polishing to yield the most esthetic results

  AGD Course Code - 250 Operative (Restorative) Dentistry
  7.5 Credit Hours Available

  Friday Evening - Host Home with Dr. Michael Kaner

  Saturday

  Start to Finish Cosmetic Workflow with Dr. Jennifer Derse

  This course will provide a guide to cosmetic cases. It will begin with pearls on the patient interview and documentation, evolving into the clinical workflow to create a collaborative process in achieving your patients' smile goals.
  
  Learning Objectives:
  

  • Treatment planning
  • Photography tips/documentation
  • Ortho involvement
  • Prepped and prepless veneer design process
  • Lab communication

  AGD Subject Code - 780 Esthetic/Cosmetic Dentistry
  7.5 Credit Hours Available

  Sunday

  Adverse Drug Reactions of Importance to the General Dentist with Dr. Elliot Hersh

  This presentation will focus on two areas. 1) Serious adverse drug interactions that may occur in the dental patient because of drugs the dentist prescribes or administers and 2) Serious adverse drug interactions that may occur in the dentist himself/herself because of drugs that they are taking for various medical conditions. It is important for clinicians to understand the theoretical basis behind these often-predictable interactions, and comprehend the evidenced-based-science that supports their existence.

  This course will enable the participant to:

  • Discuss the pharmacological mechanism behind the potentially lethal metronidazole or fluconazole/warfarin interaction.
  • Identify the common characteristic shared among most drugs involved in the most serious adverse drug: drug interactions
  • Identify which class of anti-hypertensive drugs where high doses but therapeutic doses of local anesthetic plus epinephrine is most likely to cause a a pressor response with a reflex bradycardia.
  • Discuss the rationale of why recommending ibuprofen (Advil®) and naproxen sodium (Aleve®) for pain control is a bad idea in a bipolar disorder patient taking lithium (Eskalith®).
  • Identify a common food product that greatly increases blood levels of simvastatin (Zocor®) and atorvastatin (Lipitor).

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• Dental Sleep Medicine 101: A Broad Perspective and the General Dental Practice Impact

  • When
    October 30, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Online

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  This webinar by Dr. Becky Fox will introduce dentists and team members to obstructive sleep apnea and dentistry’s role in having a positive impact on the OSA epidemic.

  OBJECTIVES:
  

  • Understand the pathophysiology of OSA and associated health risk factors;
  • View the oral health patient with a broader whole health perspective; and
  • Identify key pathways in which the dental team can have a positive impact for patients with OSA improving their quality of life.

  AGD Subject Code: 730 Oral Medicine, Oral Diagnosis, Oral Pathology

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• Platelet Rich Fibrin – The Ideal Way to Maximize Grafting Results and Wound Healing

  • When
    November 01, 2025
  •  
    8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    The RLA Conference Center, Cranberry Township
  • Spaces left
    11

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  Platelet Rich Fibrin – The Ideal Way to Maximize Grafting Results and Wound Healing with Dr. Leroy Horton
  

  The world of biologics in oral surgery has exploded since the 1990’s. Concurrently so has the world of natural medicine. Where these two worlds meet, autologous platelet products offer a natural boost to the body’s natural healing capacity. Surgery relies on tried and tested protocols, and natural biologics have a wealth of literature support as well as clinical applications. From improved healing to enhanced materials handling, there is no reason not to incorporate platelet products as we care constantly seeking ways to increase our odds of success. We will cover the biology, literature support, and different uses of PRP (platelet rich plasma) and PRF (platelet rich fibrin).

  Lecture Objectives:

  • Centrifuge concepts
  • Review the history of platelet aggregates
  • Discuss the biology of platelet aggregates
  • Common uses
  • Demonstrate the process of creating platelet products
  • Clinical case examples

  Hands-On Workshop:

  • Hands on phlebotomy training and fabrication of PRF
  • Use of PRF in model grafting exercise like D1 but with the use of “sticky bone”

  AGD Course Code - 310 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  7.0 Credit Hours Available

  
  

  
  

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• PAGD Management Masters

  • Start
    November 06, 2025
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  • End
    February 05, 2026
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    Online

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  PAGD Management Masters, led by Dr. Ann Miller of Dental Wayfinder, is a four-module webinar designed to give general dentists in all career stages recommendations to improve their practice and their career satisfaction.

  Module 1: Leadership is for Everyone in the Dental Office
  Thursday, November 6, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

  Learning Objectives:

  1. What makes a person a leader 
  2. Discuss the six types of leadership and what works best in a dental office
  3. The difference between a leader and a manager
  4. What are the best qualities of a good leader
  5. What are the sins of a leader 
  6. What leaders can control and cannot control 
  7. Using Leadership to build a cohesive team 
  8. Words that great leaders use. 

  Module 2: The Number Game - Do You Know Your Numbers?
  Thursday, December 4, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

  Learning Objectives

  1. Why it is important to run metrics in your dental office
  2. Understand Key Performance Indicators for the dental office (KPI)
  3. Industry Standard KPI’s for a dental office
  4. Understanding your profit and loss statement
  5. Knowing your flow of money
  6. Reports to run on a daily, weekly and monthly basis

  Module 3: Sunday Blues- Controlling Burnout in Dentistry
  Thursday, January 8, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

  Learning Objectives

  1. Rediscovering your purpose for being in dentistry
  2. The importance of written values and goals
  3. Setting up systems for the practice to run itself
  4. Putting the right team together
  5. Alternative ways to deal with burnout

  Module 4: What Is Your Next? Getting Ready for Transition to Retirement
  Thursday, February 5, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

  Learning Objectives

  1. The importance of a 3-5 year plan 
  2. Personal readiness for retirement
  3. Financial readiness for retirement
  4. Transitioning your practice
  5. Alternatives in practice transitions

  
  

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• PAGD Northeast PA Regional Happy Hour

  • When
    December 11, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Casey Dental, Pittston
  • Spaces left
    40

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  You asked, we answered.

  
  

  In PAGD's latest round of focus groups, members requested an educational option for members that cannot afford to take time out of their practice for multi-day conferences. In response, we will be bringing shorter regional educational courses with opportunities for you to socialize with your colleagues.

  
  

  PAGD is bringing this restorative course to Northeast PA the evening of Thursday, December 11. Registration is $50/attendee. The schedule is as follows:

  6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Happy Hour. Dinner and drinks are included in your registration. 

  7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Photogrammetry for Full Arch Success with James Kivimaki, BS, CDT

  This course provides an in-depth look at the use of photogrammetry in full-arch implant dentistry, highlighting its clinical and restorative advantages. Participants will gain a clear understanding of what photogrammetry is, how it improves accuracy and efficiency compared to traditional methods, and how it integrates seamlessly with CAD/CAM workflows. Using the MicronMapper system as a focal point, the course will walk through both surgical and restorative workflows, explore material choices, and showcase real-world before-and-after results.

  Many thanks to BonaDent for helping to support and underwrite this event. Space for dinner is limited to the first 40 registrants. Additional registrants will be added to the waitlist. The education portion of this event will be webcast for those unable to attend in person. 

  1.5 CE Hours Available
  AGD Subject Code - 250 Operative (Restorative) Dentistry

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• PEAK Caribbean Meeting

  • Start
    January 29, 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    January 31, 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Iberostar Waves Rose Hall, Montego Bay

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  The PAGD PEAK Mastertrack will head to  Montego Bay, Jamaica for its Caribbean meeting in 2025. The meeting at the all-inclusive Iberostar Waves Rose Hall features seven-day and four-day stays. The educational section of the meeting is from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on Thursday-Saturday, leaving plenty of time for sun and fun.

  
  

  To receive the PAGD group rates or attend the education, all registrants must register through the travel agent, Amy Pupino-Carbonelli (traveldreams@att.net  or 954-971-3535). Booking through the travel agent is what allows PAGD to compensate the speaker. Those booking through other means or staying off the resort will not be permitted to attend the course.

  To register:

  1. Make arrangements in your room of choice and length of stay with Amy.
  2. Book your flight into Sangster International Airport (MBJ).
  3. Register for the course.

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  Endodontics: A General Dentist's Perspective and Anesthesia and Pharmacology for the General Dentist by Dr. Dave Sullivan

  The endodontics lecture will include pearls on obturation techniques and failures. The latest evidence on instrumentation and materials will be reviewed, including rubber dams, clamps, files, irrigants, and medicaments. An anatomical review will be provided, with tips on temporary fabrication and canal access.

  The anesthesia and pharmacology course explores the principles of anesthesia and pharmacology as they relate to general dental practice. It covers the clinical application of local anesthetics, including their mechanism of action, different types, and techniques for administration. Pharmacology topics include the classes of drugs commonly encountered in general dentistry, such as analgesics, antibiotics, and anti-inflammatories. The course also emphasizes understanding drug interactions, contraindications, and managing medical emergencies in the dental office.

  
  

  
  

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