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SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, MAY 7
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12:00 PM - 5:15 PM | Basic Life Support Training (BLS) Including CPR, and AED – American Red Cross Trainers
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1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | TDA Foundation Board of Directors Meeting
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3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | TDA 2025-26 Board of Trustees Meeting
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3:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Registration Open
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5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | MCDC Boot Scootin' Bash Welcome Reception
FRIDAY, MAY 8
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6:30 AM – 5:30 PM | Registration Open
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7:00 AM – 8:00 AM | TDA Committee Meetings
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7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast with the Exhibitors
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7:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Open
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8:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Sleep Apnea: Wake Up to the Problem – Dr. Erin Elliott
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8:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Oral Pathology and the Assessment Process: It’s Risky Business – Sherri M. Lukes, RDH, MS, FAADH
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8:30 AM – 11:30 AM | The Wonderful World of Special Care – Dr. Brooke Fukuoka
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8:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Integrating the Modern Dental Practice: Bridging...Approaches – Terri Wilson, CDPMA, CDA, RDA, CDP
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11:30 AM – 1:30 PM | Lunch on Your Own
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1:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Pathology, Implants, and Sleep Oh My – Dr. Erin Elliott
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1:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Dietary Counseling: The Intersection of Sugars and Oral Health – Dr. Teresa Marshall
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1:30 PM – 4:30 PM | SDF/SMART and Other MID Techniques – Dr. Brooke Fukuoka
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1:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Procedural Sedation (Oral) and Strategies for Safety – Dr. Sarat Thikkurissy
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1:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Down and Out or Down and About?...Mental Health in Dentistry – Sherri M. Lukes, RDH, MS, FAADH
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4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Fort Campbell Residents' Poster Session
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6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | TDA President's Reception for TDA Member Dentists & Their Guests
SATURDAY, MAY 9
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6:30 AM - 2:00 PM | Registration Open
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7:00 AM – 8:30 AM | TDA Past President’s Breakfast
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7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Breakfast with the Exhibitors
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7:30 AM – 2:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Open
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8:30 AM – 11:30 AM |"Sweet Dreams (Are Not Made of This)!" The Dental Implications of Diabetes Mellitus...– Dr. Tom Viola
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8:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Beyond Sugars: Addressing Shared Dietary Risks in Oral and Systemic Health – Dr. Teresa Marshall
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8:30 AM – 11:30 AM | From Our Side of the Chair – Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA
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8:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Nonpharmacologic/Communicative Behavior Management – Dr. Sarat Thikkurissy
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12:00 PM – 1:30 PM | TDA Awards Lunch – Separate ticket required
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1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Chemical Dependency & Prescription Writing – Dr. David Tiner
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1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Insolation, Preparation, Cementation – Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA
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1:30 PM – 4:30 PM | "I Can't Get No…Osseointegration!"...Medication-Induced Early Dental Implant Failure – Dr. Tom Viola
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1:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Positive Parenting, Prevention, and Pediatric Dentistry: Why Coping Skills Fall Short... – Dr. Martha Wells
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2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | TDA 159th Annual Session of the House of Delegates
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4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | TDA 2026-2027 Board of Trustees Meeting