2025 Catalog: All Courses

SUMMARY: This biennial conference is designed to provide IHS, tribal, and urban dental program staff [dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, dental therapists] with evidence-based clinical practice continuing dental education as well as allow them to network with other oral health providers.

Individual sessions have learning objectives included in the conference program.

Damon Pope — Deputy Project Manager for the IHS Electronic Dental Record IHS DOH National Infection Control Consultant For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at damon.pope@ihs.gov.

TIMOTHY LOZON — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Timothy.Lozon@ihs.gov.

Gregory Smith — Periodontal Consultant For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at tsmith@southcentralfoundation.com.

Keasha Myrick — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Keasha.myrick@ihs.gov; .

Amy Suhr — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at amy.suhr@tchealth.org.

Nathan Mork — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at nathan.mork@ihs.gov.

Wesley Johnson — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Wesley.Johnson@ihs.gov.

Toby Imler — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at toby.imler@ihs.gov.

Steve Tetrev — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at tetrev@msn.com.

Tanya Sumner — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at tsumner@southcentralfoundation.com.

Candace Williams — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Candace.Williams@ihs.gov.

Nathan Mork — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at nathan.mork@ihs.gov.

Cheryl Sixkiller — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at cheryl.sixkiller@ihs.gov.

Joel Knutson — Dental Informatics and Project Manager for the IHS Electronic Dental Record For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at joel.knutson@ihs.gov.

Samuel Mortensen — Dental Informatics For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at samuel.mortensen@ihs.gov.

Benjamin Smith — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Benjamin.Smith@ihs.gov.

Jeffrey Standage — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Jeffrey.Standage@scahealth.org.

Kyle Knight — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at kyle.knight@hhs.gov.

DAVID FEIST — Dental Program Director For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at David.Feist@ihs.gov.

NADINE BROWN — I worked as an EF Dental Assistant for six years in Fairbanks, AK prior to becoming a hygienist. I attended Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff AZ from 1990-1995 and earned my bachelors degree in Science and my MPH in 2013 from Walden University. I was hired to work in Shiprock, NM at Northern Navajo Medical Center in 1996-2018. I began my new job position on February 27,2018 at Phoenix Area Office as the Dental Support Center director. I enjoy the new adventures and challenges of my new job and work with a great team at the Office of Health Programs. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at nadine.brown@ihs.gov.

George Bird — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at george.bird@tananachiefs.org.

Max Sessions — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Max.sessions@henryschein.com.

Scott Williams — Commissioned Corps For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at scott.williams@ihs.gov.

Bernadette Jojola — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at bernadette.jojola@aol.com.

Zachary Perman — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Zachary.Perman@ihs.gov.

Joan Attridge — Board Certified Pediatric Dentist For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at joan.attridge@ihs.gov.

Danica Brown — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at dbrown@npaihb.org.

Emily Ikahihifo — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at emily.ikahihifo@ihs.gov.

Fain Richardson — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at fain.richardson@ihs.gov.

Sandraluz Gonzalez — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at breathe@southwestmyofunctionaltherapy.com.

Aaron Williams — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at awilliams@spthb.org.

Sharon Lang — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Sharon.Lang@ihs.gov.

Kari Kuntzelman — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at kkuntzelman@npaihb.org.

Pearl Curley — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at pearl.curley@tchealth.org.

Mary Altenberg — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at mary.altenberg@ihs.gov.

Shawna Samuel — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Shawna.Samuel@ihs.gov.

Michelle Rossell — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at michelle.rossell@ihs.gov.

Thomas Viola — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Thomas.viola@gmail.com.

Christopher Minke — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at chris.minke@avadent.com.

Nicholas Wahpepah — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at nwahpepah@spthb.org.

Christopher Tallbear — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at ctallbear@nnphi.org.

The speaker has no conflicts of interest to report.

It is the policy of the Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, that faculty/planners disclose any financial or other relationships with commercial companies whose products may be discussed in the educational activity. The Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, also requires that faculty disclose any unlabeled or investigative use of pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Images that have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes are prohibited.

None of the faculty/planners for this activity has a conflict of interest, and there is no use of unlabeled or investigative pharmaceutical products or medical devices. No images have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes.The educational objectives, content, and selection of educational methods and instructors are conducted independent of any commercial entity.

The IHS Division of Oral Health is an accredited sponsor of continuing education under the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (CERP). ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the IHS at IHS CDE Coordinator or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ada.org

Participants must be dental staff of IHS, tribal, or IHS-funded urban dental programs; spouses, pets, and other family members are not allowed to attend sessions. Pre-registration by July 1st, 2025 is required - no on-site registration is available. Registration is only available online through the IHS CDE Portal [must have CDE account to register].

Please Make Checks Payable to: Indian Health Service.

Tuition must be paid in full 8 weeks prior to the start date of any course. Request for refunds must be received in writing at least two weeks before the course begins. For each refund request, there will be an administrative charge of $100. No refunds will be made to registrants who fail to attend a course. If IHS CDE program cancels a course, then 100% of the tuition will be refunded.