Thank you for joining us! We look forward to seeing you again next year!
Photos from the Alumni Weekend
Friday, February 24
- Tara Aghaloo — Oral Surgery for the GD
- Diana A. Batoon — Sleep Apnea
- Jeanette K. MacLean — Minimally Invasive Management of Molar Incisor Hypomineralization
- Cherilyn G. Sheets — Quantitative Percussion Diagnostics
- Audrey Yoon — Orthodontics
Saturday, February 25
- Leslie Canham — California Dental Practice Act 2023 | Infection Control for 2023
- Catherine M. Flaitz — Can’t Stop the Feeling and Nothing Helps! Symptomatic Oral Lesions in Adolescents and Adults | Always on My Mind — A Round-up of Common Oral Lumps and Bumps and Important Mimickers
- Jeanette K. MacLean — Pediatric Pearls for the GP
- Katrina M. Sanders — Cracking Perio Codes with Class: Diagnostic Decisions
Featuring eight dynamic women speakers presenting 14 individual courses, including two required by the California State Dental Board.
Speakers will include:
- Dr. Tara Aghaloo – Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Dr. Diana Batoon – Sleep Apnea
- Leslie Canham, CDA, RDA – California Dental Law and Infection Control
- Dr. Catherine Flaitz – Oral Pathology/Pedodontics
- Dr. Jeannette MacLean – Pedodontics
- Katrina Sanders, RDH – Periodontics
- Dr. Cherilyn Sheets – Prosthodontics
- Dr. Audrey Yoon – 37th Annual Frederick T. West Orthodontic Lectureship
Friday, February 24
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7:30 am – 2:00 pm |
Registration – Grand Ballroom |
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7:30 am – 3:00 pm |
Coffee & Tea Service – Terrace Room |
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7:30 am – 5:00 pm |
Commercial Exhibitors / Coffee – Terrace Room |
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7:30 am – 5:00 pm |
Scientific Research Posters – Terrace Room |
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9:00 am – 12:00 pm |
The 37th Frederick T. West Orthodontics Lectureship: Dr. Audrey Yoon – “Orthodontist’s Role for Children with Sleep Disordered Breathing - Find New Scientific Evidences from Everyday Practice" |
Lecture Rooms noted in program |
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9:00 am – 11:00 am |
Dr. Tara Aghaloo - "Medication Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws-Updates for the Practicing Dentist" |
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9:00 am – 12:00 pm |
Dr. Diana A. Batoon - " Wake Up Your Practice to Dental Sleep Medicine" |
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9:00 am – 12:00 pm |
Dr. Catherine M. Flaitz - “Can’t Stop the Feeling and Nothing Helps! Symptomatic Oral Lesions in Adolescents and Adults" |
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9:00 am – 12:00 pm |
Dr. Jeanette K. MacLean - “Pediatric Pearls for the GP" |
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9:00 am – 12:00 pm |
Dr. Cherilyn G. Sheets - "Assessing Structural Integrity of Teeth & Implants Using AI and QPD" |
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12:00 pm – 2:00 pm |
Annual Recognition Luncheon – Grand Ballroom Medallion of Distinction Awards Dr. Jamie Sahouria ’04 – Alumni Association President remarks Dr. Nader Nadershahi ’94 – Dean remarks Dr. Judee Tippett-Whyte ’86 – Past President Alumni Association and CDA remarks Dr. Peter Liu ’89 – Alumni Association President Installation of 2023-2024 members |
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2:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
The 37th Frederick T. West Orthodontics Lectureship: Dr. Audrey Yoon – "Orthodontist’s Role for Children with Sleep Disordered Breathing - Growth Modification Protocol: From Infant to Adult for Patients with Sleep Disordered Breathing" |
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2:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
Dr. Tara Aghaloo - "Complications in Implant Dentistry” |
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2:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Dr. Diana A. Batoon - "Paying Attention to Pediatric Airway in the Dental Setting” |
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2:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Dr. Catherine M. Flaitz - “Always on My Mind - A Round-up of Common Oral Lumps and Bumps and Important Mimickers" |
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2:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Dr. Jeanette K. MacLean - "Minimally Invasive Management of Molar Incisor Hypomineralization" |
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3:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Registration – Relocated to the Terrace Room |
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5:00 pm – 7:00 pm |
Alumni Reception – Grand Ballroom |
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5:00 pm – 7:00 pm |
Oral Surgeons Gathering – Grand Ballroom during Alumni Reception |
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6:00 pm – 8:00 pm |
Student-Dentist Networking Event – Garden Room |
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Various pm times |
Class Reunion Dinners, Classes ending in “3” or “8” – Various Locations |
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Saturday, February 25
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8:00 am – 11:00 am |
Registration – Terrace Room |
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8:00 am – 3:00 pm |
Commercial Exhibitors / Coffee – Terrace Room |
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8:00 am – 10:00 am |
Continental Breakfast – Terrace Room |
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8:00 am – 1:00 pm |
Scientific Posters – Terrace Room |
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8:30 am – 10:30 am |
Ms. Leslie Canham - “California Dental Practice Act" |
Lecture Rooms noted in program |
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9:00 am – 1:00 pm |
Ms. Katrina M. Sanders - "Cracking Periodontal Codes with Class: Diagnostic Decisions" |
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11:00 am – 1:00 pm |
Ms. Leslie Canham - "Infection Control Teamwork-How to Make Infection Control Sticky" |
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7:00 pm – 11:59 pm |
The Legacy Ball – Grand Ballroom |
The Medallion of Distinction, the School of Dentistry’s highest annual award, is presented at the Annual Alumni Association Meeting to members of our community for their extraordinary efforts that benefit our school, the profession of oral health care, and/or society at large. The 2023 recipients are Association members Drs. Alan Budenz and James Rolfe ’68, and former director of our IDS program, Dr. Patricia King.
Dr. Alan Budenz
Dr. Budenz had already committed to a speaking engagement at Chicago’s Midwinter Meeting when he was notified of his selection to receive a Medallion of Distinction. Since we want to honor him in person, we have deferred the awarding of his medallion to our 125th Annual Alumni Meeting luncheon on Friday, February 9, 2024.
Dr. Patricia King
Dr. King was hired in 1990 as coordinator for the School of Dentistry’s then three-year-old International Dental Studies (IDS) program. As role expanded and while working full-time, Dr. King earned her doctorate in education from Benerd College at the University of the Pacific and became director of the IDS program in 1998. She received an assistant professor appointment in the Department of Dental Practice, taught an Intercultural Communications/Ethics course, and initiated a Standardized Patients program for first-year IDS students. As director of the IDS program, Dr. King brought her calm wisdom to many unique issues experienced by foreign-trained students, including U.S. government academic student visa regulations. In 2018, after 26 years at the School of Dentistry, she retired to spend more time with her daughter and grandson. Last year, a scholarship fund in her honor was created by two members of the IDS Class of 2022.
Dr. James Rolfe ’68
Dr. Rolfe is a practicing dentist in Santa Barbara, California. In 2003, he founded the Afghanistan Dental Relief Project (ADRP), a non-profit NGO created to provide treatment for disadvantaged Afghanis who otherwise could not access dental care. Along with a clinic in Kabul that provides free services to underserved people, he established training programs for dental hygienists, assistants, and technicians. The ADRP also trains practitioners, with a focus on recruiting women to become oral healthcare professionals. The project has been funded primarily by Dr. Rolfe who was the recipient of the U.S. National Award for Citizen Diplomacy in 2010. He relies on volunteers in Afghanistan and from the United States and around the world to work in the clinic and train Afghani citizens in dental-related professions. Information about the ADRP can be found at https://adrpinc.org.
Honoring the 50th Class
DDS Class of 1973
- James A. Anderson
- Norman A. Baker*
- Gerald L. Becker
- Toni S. Belaustegui
- W. Philip Betz II*
- Herbert R. Blaser
- Grant E. Boice
- Gary W. Boling
- Steven J. Brazis
- Carl V. Broden
- Sidney Brownstein
- Jeffrey L. Bundy*
- Norman H. Burg
- Dean H. Burget
- Allen M. Christensen
- David D. Coltrin
- Timothy A. Corcoran
- David G. Dalley
- John C. Deverman
- Craig S. Ebright
- Douglas L. Fastabend
- John A. Fawson
- Leon T. Feldbrill
- Ronald L. Champion
- George C.H. Chow
- Steven A. Frimkess
- John P. Gaebel*
- Dennis L. George
- Sergei A. Glazunov
- Thomas A. Gordon
- Wayne R. Hadaway, Jr.
- Michael F. Hair
- Thomas D. Hall
- Darral L. Hiatt *
- Sandor Hites
- Alan W. Hoffman
- Gordon L. Hom
- Kenneth A. Holman
- Frederic S. Hugnagel
- Nomran H. Hui
- Robert T. Imagawa
- Leslie R. Isaeff*
- Steven R. Jacoby*
- Harry E. Jamison
- Stephen C. Jarvis
- B. Lagelle Jeter III
- Lawrence A. Jonas
- Robert W. Jones
- Henry E. Kelsey*
- Clifford D. Kerr
- Steven K. Kirkpatrick
- Edward Kamasaki
- Marc E. Levitan
- Alan M. Lieberman
- Lee S. Loomer*
- Stephen E. Lopuck
- Joseph H. Lyman
- Ronald B. Mack*
- Christopher T. Martin
- Michael R. Matson
- Edward H. McCall
- Thomas E. Merris
- Craig R. Messenger*
- Kenneth H. Miller, Jr.
- John R. Milligan*
- Jeffrey R. Morgulis
- Cliffored A. Moss
- Russell L. Nakano
- Steve M. Nave
- Lee Nelson
- Michael M. Okuji
- Richard S. Olesen
- Terence B. Pegel
- Jerome N. Peterson
- Ronald E. Peterson
- Daniel W. Powers*
- Anthony K. Ricciardi*
- Ronald C. Ruchong
- Patrick B. Sandlin
- Bruce A. Scott
- Keith Y. Shimamoto
- Roger B. Simonian
- Raymond A. Skinner
- Richard S. Smith*
- Lewis Specker, Jr.
- Randall R. Stevenson
- Mark R. Sylvester
- Daniel S. Tanita*
- Theodore T. Uyemoto
- William A. van Dyk
- David P. Van Peursem
- Jerome L. Vitenson
- Robert E. Warren*
- E. Clark Wright
- Donald S. Yoshioka
- Gregory S. Yoshioka
Orthodontics Class of 1973
- Keith A. Brooks
- Kent S. Daft
- Ralph M. Holt '62
- Barry J. Needman
In Memoriam
We mourn the loss of these members of our community since our last Annual Meeting:
Class of 1948
- Harry T. Tong
Class of 1951
- Robert L. Dorian
Class of 1953
- Jack H. Julien
Class of 1955
- Paul H. Stewart
Class of 1956
- George S. Crommelin
- Kenneth H. Cusick
Class of 1957
- Kerrick R. Philleo
Class of 1959
- L. Bruce Merrill
Class of 1960
- Leon C. Nelson
Class of 1964
- Richard F. Maffi
- John C. Norfleet
Class of 1965
- Ross L. Bradford
Class of 1968
- John (Jack) E. Davies
Class of 1970
- Robert M. Maher
- Ronald D. Parris
Class of 1971
- James E. Delehanty
Class of 1972
- Daniel P. Robinson
Class of 1973
- John P. Gaebel
- Stephen C. Jarvis
- Daniel W. Powers
- Daniel S. Tanita
Class of 1974B
- Steven K. Olsen
Class of 1976
- Raymond N. (Nick) Amendt
Class of 1977
- Robert W. Casady
Class of 1978
- Dennis M. Kalebjian
Class of 1982
- Ronald J. Zynkian
Class of 1983
- Gergory M. Nitz
Class of 1984
- David L. McKenna
Class of 1989
- Simon H. Lee
Class of 1997
- Salam (Sam) A. Ghannam, IDS
- Justin O. Parker
Class of 2008
- Bryce J. Williams
Associate Members
- Harry H. Hatasaka
- Lili Xu
Exhibitors and Sponsors
Commercial Booths:
3M Oral Care
- Chris Lambert
- Sean Simmons
- Constantine Condos
Align Technology, Inc. — Silver Sponsor
- John Morton
- Mustahid Quazi
- Lauren Peiretti
- Kevin Tuckhman
Bien Air — Silver Sponsor
- Max Murphy
BISCO
- Greg Kuhfuss
California Dental Arts
- Abraham (Abe) Benea
- David (Dave) Brandenburg
California Dental Association
- Medelyn Bueno
CAO Group, INC
- Greg Langin
California Dentists' Guild
- Elizabeth Clark
Cocofloss
- Kyle Zepp
DDS MATCH
- Roy Fruehauf
- Denovo Dental
- Chris Alle
DMG America — Silver Sponsor
- Anthony Fabrizzi
Dr. Brite
- Dr. Pooneh Ramezani
- Dr. Paris Sabo
Elevate Oral Care
- Hayley Buckner
Envista — Gold Sponsor
- Tiffany Enriquez
- Michael Sagastume
First Republic Bank — Silver Sponsor
- Gavin Shea
- Tony Bechwati
- Brett Klein
- Garfield Refining
- Audrey Fisher
GC America — Silver Sponsor
- George Moreno
- Joe Mediati
iSmile Dental Products, Inc.
- Bryan Shields
- Aaron Schwartz
Kohan Architecture
- Luis Cruz
LumaDent, Inc.
- Helen Van
Orascoptic
- Jeff Chastain
Pacific Dental Services
- Lee Bentz
- Dr. Divakar Prakash
- Dr. Roger Lin
Patterson Dental — Gold Sponsor
- Elizabeth Dygert
- Caleb Whitted
- Jason Binsol
PreXion
- Brian Ivey
Crest & Oral-B
- Allison Walsh
- Stephanie Gans
Shofu Dental Corporation
- Jon Uselman
The Sustainable Dentist
Beverly Oviedo
Smileland Dental
- Samuel Rhyoo
Ultralight Optics, Inc.
- Andrew Hwang
U.S. Army Medical Department
- SSG Lianyi Zhen
- CPT Christine Kim
- MAJ Giovana Dainty
U.S. Navy
- CPO Xioyan Zheng
- Lt Duyen Nguyen
In-House Booths:
Admissions & Student Life
- Stan Constantino
- Emma Hopson
- Marco Castellanos
- Nel Laxamana
- Janelle Palomares
- Vivian Wu
- Melissa Yamanaka
Afghanistan Dental Relief Program
- Dr. James Rolfe
Alumni Association
- Rowena O'Connor
- Andrea Davis
- Nikki Smith — faculty recruitment
Associated Student Body (ASB)
- Mason Tittle '24
- Cindy Do '23
CDA Student Leadership
- Christopher Hailey '24
- Darius Tenorio '23
- Michael Ricupito '23
- Dr. Parth Shah, IDS '23
- Dr. Vidhi Bhuva, IDS '24
Continuing Dental Education
- Kara Sanchez
Dental Hygiene Class of 2023 Fundraiser
- Edwina Ng '24
- QuyNgoc Le '24
- Rachel Dagbovie-Atsu '24
- Emily He '24
Sterilizer Monitoring Service
- Ernesto Lara
Save the dates for the next Alumni Weekend
held at the Fairmont Hotel 950 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA
2024: 125th Annual Alumni Meeting
38th Annual Frederick T. West Orthodontic Lectureship
February 9-10, 2024
2025: 126th Annual Alumni Meeting
39th Annual Frederick T. West Orthodontic Lectureship
January 31 - February 1, 2025
