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DE0912: California Area Annual Dental Conference [2026]
The purpose of the annual California Area Dental meeting is to provide continuing dental education on various clinical, prevention, wellness and cultural topics to the dental programs in the California area
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1. Improve knowledge of clinical best practices in a number of dental disciplines, including oral surgery, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, endodontics, restorative, prosthodontics, pharmacology, radiology.
2. Improve clinical skills for dental auxiliaries in a number of areas, including; provisional restorations, denture adjustments, impression taking and radiology landmarks
3. Learn culturally appropriate approaches to patient care through lectures, panel discussions and group interactions
MICHAEL DONALESKI — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Michael.Donaleski@ihs.gov.
Mark Mintline — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at mmintline@westernu.edu.
Andrew Young — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at ayoung@pacific.edu.
Melodi Randolph — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at melodi.randolph@aol.com.
Brandi Noonkester — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at myrevenuelane@gmail.com.
Miranda Davis — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at mirandaedavis@gmail.com.
Shivani Patel — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at spatel@crihb.org.
Nathan Mork — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at nathan.mork@ihs.gov.
Danica Brown — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at dbrown@npaihb.org.
Dana Durham — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at unknown.
Alexander Lee — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at allee@westernu.edu.
Douglas Young — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at douglas.young@aol.com.
Lancette VanGuilder — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at lancettevg@gmail.com.
Catherine Draper — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at catherine.draper@aol.com.
Adrien Silberman — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at drsilberman@ranchoendo.com.
Amber Riley — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at ariley@decoeducation.com.
Heidi Christopher — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at heidi@dentalteamce.com.
Anne Guignon — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at anne@anneguignon.com.
Shirley Gutkowski — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at primalairomt@gmail.com.
Peter Krakowiak — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at pkoms@sbcglobal.net.
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
This conference is open to staff in the California Area.
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.
