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Full Schedule

  • Saturday, February 28, 2026
  • 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM CST
    Registration
  • 8:00 AM - 10:45 AM CST
    CSI01 - Role of AI in Today’s OMS Practice and Research
     CE: 2.5 CDE/CME
  • 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM CST
    CSI01 - Opening Remarks
    Welcome and Introduction: Robert S. Clark, DMD
    Welcome and Introduction: David L. Basi, DMD, PhD – South Suburban Oral and Max. Surgeons
    Welcome and Introduction: Simon Young, DDS, MD, PhD, FACS (he/him/his) – University of Texas Health Sciene Center at Houston
  • 8:20 AM - 9:20 AM CST
    CSI01 - Using AI in OMS Clinical Practice Workflow
    Speaker: Shravan Kumar Renapurkar, DMD FACS (he/him/his) – Emory University School of Medicine
  • 9:20 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    CSI01 - AI in OMS Research and Peer Review
    Speaker: Thomas B. Dodson, DMD, MPH, FACS (he/him/his) – University of Washington School of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • 9:50 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    CSI01 - Break
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CST
    CSI01 - Biased Generative AI: Is AI Safe?
    Speaker: Aditya Tadinada, D.D.S., M.Dent.Sci – University of Connecticut
  • 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CST
    CSI01 - Panel Q&A
    Speaker: Thomas B. Dodson, DMD, MPH, FACS (he/him/his) – University of Washington School of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
    Speaker: Shravan Kumar Renapurkar, DMD FACS (he/him/his) – Emory University School of Medicine
  • 10:45 AM - 12:40 PM CST
    CSI02 - The Future of Immunotherapy
     CE: 2 CDE/CME
  • 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    CSI02 - Diet, Survivorship and Cancer Immunotherapy
    Speaker: Yu Leo Lei, DDS, PhD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    CSI02 - Biomaterial Platform Technologies for Enhancing Cancer Immunotherapy
    Speaker: Simon Young, DDS, MD, PhD, FACS (he/him/his) – Bernard and Gloria Pepper Katz Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CST
    CSI02 - Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer: Poised for Revolution
    Speaker: R. Bryan Bell, DDS, MD, FACS, FRCS(Ed) – Providence Cancer Institute
  • 12:30 PM - 12:40 PM CST
    CSI02 - Panel Q&A
    Speaker: R. Bryan Bell, DDS, MD, FACS, FRCS(Ed) – Providence Cancer Institute
    Speaker: Yu Leo Lei, DDS, PhD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Speaker: Simon Young, DDS, MD, PhD, FACS (he/him/his) – University of Texas Health Sciene Center at Houston
  • 12:40 PM - 1:40 PM CST
    Osteo Science Foundation Lunch and Learn: Complexities of Bringing Innovation into Clinical Practice
    Speaker: John R. Zuniga, DMD, PhD, MS – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  • 1:40 PM - 3:20 PM CST
    CSI03 - IPS - Patient-Specific Facial Reconstructive Methods
     CE: 1.75 CDE/CME
  • 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM CST
    CSI03 - Basic Science about Wound Healing
  • 2:10 PM - 2:40 PM CST
    CSI03 - Bridge Basic Science and State of the Art Reconstruction
    Speaker: James C. Melville, DDS, FACS – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM CST
    CSI03 - Stem Cells
    Speaker: Anh D. Le, DDS, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
  • 3:10 PM - 3:20 PM CST
    CSI03 - Panel Q&A
    Speaker: Anh D. Le, DDS, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Speaker: James C. Melville, DDS FACS – University of Texas Health Sciene Center at Houston
    Speaker: Robert E. Marx, DDS, FACS (he/him/his) – HCA
  • 3:20 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    Break
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    CSI04 - Oral Abstract Session
     CE: 1.5 CDE/CME
  • 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM CST
    CSI04 - Introduction to Abstracts
  • 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM CST
    CSI04 - Occlusal Scheme Shapes the Success of Mandibular Fracture Plating Systems: Toward a Better Understanding
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Adnan Shah, BDS, MDS, FRCDC, Diplomate ABOMS – College of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
  • 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    CSI04 - An Electromagnetic Implant for Alveolar Ridge Preservation After Tooth Extraction: Pilot Evidence From an Animal Model
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Mahdi Zakeri, DDS, MDent, FRCDC – UNC at Chapel Hill, Dept. Of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Brockville Oral Surgery Practice, Brockville, ON, Canada
  • 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM CST
    CSI04 - Marijuana, Anesthetic Requirements and Vital Signs
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Pooja Gangwani, DDS, MPH – Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry
  • 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM CST
    CSI04 - Bioresponsive hydrogel enhances adoptive T cell therapy against head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Di Wen, PhD
  • 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    CSI04 - Closing Remarks
  • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST
    P01 - Poster and Exhibit Reception
  • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST
    P01 - Avoiding Sinus Lifting With Pterygoid and Trans-Sinus Nasal Implants: A Strategic Approach for Atrophic Maxilla Rehabilitation.
    Poster Presenter: Bardhyl Rraci, DDS, Oral Surgeon, MSc Implantology – Dielli Dent Clinics, Prishtina / Klinë, Kosovo
  • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST
    P01 - From Tongue Restriction to Neck Relief: Case Series and Literature Review on Torticollis Resolution After Frenectomy
    Poster Presenter: Maysan Siddeeq, DDS – DDS
  • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST
    P01 - Low-Grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma of the floor of the mouth (LGFMS): Report of a molecularly confirmed case and literature review
    Poster Presenter: Eugene Bestman, DDS – Harbor-UCLA Medical Center