2026 Catalog: General Courses
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DE0865: 2026 Alaska Area Dental Meeting
The Alaska Area Dental Meeting allows collaboration among Tribal Health Organization [THO] dental programs and provides continuing education for dental assistants, dental health aides, dental hygienist and dentists.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1. Allow THO dental programs to share knowledge and develop collaborations.
2. Provide applicable continuing education for all members of the dental team that will improve patient safety and provider knowledge.
3. Identify Alaska Area needs and develop action plans to address issues.
Sarah Shoffstall-Cone — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at sshoffstallcone@anthc.org.
Terry Bookey — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at terry.bookey@alaska.gov.
Dane Lenaker — Orthodontics For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at danel@searhc.org.
Erin Giauque — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at eringdmd@gmaiil.com.
Gretchen Day — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at gmday@anthc.org.
Danny Mendez — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at dmendez@southcentralfoundation.com.
Frances Wise — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Frances.wise@alaska.gov.
Amanda Hill — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at amandahillrdh@gmail.com.
David Klingman — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Ddmd95@gmail.com.
Theresa Kennon — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at tkennon@SouthcentralFoundation.com.
Jennifer Sass — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at JSass@SouthcentralFoundation.com.
Bridget DeYoung — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at bridgetwillet@gmail.com.
Karol Fink — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at karol.fink@alaska.gov.
Ann Potempa — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at ann.potempa@alaska.gov.
Irene Casares — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Irene.casares@alaska.gov.
Rob Hotfeld — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Rob.holfeld@alaska.gov.
Mya Renken — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at marenken@anthc.org.
Russel Snyder — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at rasnyder@anthc.org.
Sarah Angstman — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at sarah@angstmanpsych.com.
Marcia Anderson — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at meanderson@anthc.org.
Lael Bach — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at lmbach@anthc.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
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.
