Winter Conference 2025
Schedule-at-a-glance
January 24-26, 2025 | JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort | Marco Island, FL
Friday, January 24
7:00am-7:55am | Calusa Ballroom Terrace & West Foyer
Breakfast
7:55am-8:00am | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
Opening Remarks
Treatment Strategies for the Early Mixed Dentition
8:00am-8:45am | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
0.75 CE | Molar Hypomineralization | Michael Casas, DDS, Dip. Paedo., MSc
8:45am-9:15am | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
0.50 CE | White Spot Lesions: From Oral Microbiome to Clinical Strategy | Nini Tran, DDS, PhD
9:00am-6:00pm | Banyan Ballroom
Exhibit Hall Open
9:15am-10:00am | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
0.75 CE | White Spot Lesions (WSL) & Molar Incisor Hypomineralization (MIH): The “Why, What and How” of decision making! | Nikhillesh Vaiid, BDS, MDS PhD, MFDS RCS(Glasgow), FDTF(Ed) & Samar Adel, BDS, MSc, PhD
10:00am-10:30am | Banyan Ballroom
Morning Refreshment Break | Exhibit Hall Break
10:30am-11:00am | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
0.50 CE | Child & Adolescent Mental Health: Essential Background and Considerations for Orthodontists & Pediatric Dentists | Cameron Randall, PhD
11:00am-11:30am | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
0.50 CE | Behavior Guidance for Young & Behaviorally Challenging Patients | Allison Scully, DDS, MS
11:30am-12:00pm | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
0.50 CE | Panel Discussion | Morning Speakers
12:00pm-1:30pm | Calusa Ballroom 1-3
Sponsored Lunch-n-Learns
12:00pm-1:30pm | Banyan Ballroom & Sunset Terrace
Lunch Break | Exhibit Hall Break
Dental Anomalies, Impacted Teeth & Extraction for Pediatric Patients
1:30pm-2:15pm | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
0.75 CE | How Can Early Management Transform Smiles? Exploring Solutions for Multiple Missing Teeth and Short Root Anomaly | Heesoo Oh, DDS, MS, PhD, MSD
2:15pm-3:00pm | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
0.75 CE | Ectopic Eruption: As many scenarios as you can think of! | Carol Weinstein, DDS & Miguel Hirschhaut, DDS, PhD
3:00pm-3:30pm | Banyan Ballroom
Afternoon Refreshment Break | Exhibit Hall Break
3:30pm-4:15pm | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
0.75 CE | Serial Extraction – An Effective Early Treatment for Severe Crowding | Chun-Hsi Chung, DMD, MS
4:15pm-5:00pm | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
0.75 CE | Panel Discussion | Afternoon Speakers
5:00pm-6:00pm | Banyan Ballroom
Exhibit Hall Reception
Saturday, January 25
7:00am-8:00am | Calusa Ballroom Terrace & West Foyer
Breakfast
Early Intervention & Referrals
8:00am-9:00am | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
1.00 CE | Phase 1 – The State of the Evidence | Geoffrey Greenlee, BS, DDS, MSD, MPH
9:00am-10:00am | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
1.00 CE | It All Starts with Marketing | Ann Marie Gorczyca, DMD, MS, MPH
9:00am-6:00pm | Banyan Ballroom
Exhibit Hall Open
10:00am-10:30am | Banyan Ballroom
Morning Refreshment Break | Exhibit Hall Break
10:30am-11:30am | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
1.00 CE | Preventing the harmful effects of pacifiers through use of biometric sizing | David Tesini, DMD, MS
11:30am-12:00pm | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
0.50 CE | Panel Discussion | Morning Speakers
12:00pm-1:30pm | Calusa Ballroom 1-3
Sponsored Lunch-n-Learns
12:00pm-1:30pm | Banyan Ballroom & Sunset Terrace
Lunch Break | Exhibit Hall Break
Skeletal Anomalies in Pediatric Patients
1:30pm-2:15pm | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
0.75 CE | Class II Treatment Approaches for the Growing Patients: Headgear vs Fixed Functional Appliance | Hyeran Jeon, DDS, MSD, DScD
2:15pm-3:00pm | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
0.75 CE | Why, when and how to treat Cl III malocclusion early | Mandy Shui, DMD
3:00pm-3:30pm | Banyan Ballroom
Afternoon Refreshment Break | Exhibit Hall Break
3:30pm-4:30pm | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
1.00 CE | Growth stimulation of the mandible by dento-facial orthopedics: treatment options and limitations | Hugo De Clerck, DDS, PhD
4:30pm-5:00pm | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
0.50 CE | Panel Discussion | Afternoon Speakers
5:00pm-6:00pm | Banyan Ballroom
Exhibit Hall Reception
Sunday, January 26
7:00am-8:00am | Calusa Ballroom Terrace & West Foyer
Breakfast
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Diagnosis & Treatment for Pediatric Patients
8:00am-8:45am | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
0.75 CE | Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Pediatric Sleep Medicine Perspective | Robin Lloyd, MD
8:45am-9:30am | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
0.75 CE | Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders: What are they and what do I need to know? | Karen Masters, MS, CCC-SLP, COM, QOM & Angie Lehman, RDH, COM®
9:30am-10:15am | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
0.75 CE | Revisit to Scammon’s curves: Lessons from the recent studies on adenoids and tonsillar hypertrophy | Takashi Ono, DDS, PhD
10:15am-11:00am | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
0.75 CE | Preventive craniofacial growth modification to improve sleep breathing in children: Facts and hopes | Carlos Flores-Mir, DDS, DSc, FRCD(C)
11:00am-11:50am | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
0.75 CE | Panel Discussion | Morning Speakers
11:50am-12:00pm | Calusa Ballroom 6-12
Closing Remarks | Planning Committee
This schedule includes preliminary session titles and is subject to change. Session descriptions and learning objectives coming soon.
Continuing Education Disclaimer
This Continuing Education Program provides attendees with a relevant and rewarding continuing education experience. However, neither the content of a course nor the use of specific products in any program should be construed as indicating endorsement or approval of the views presented or the products used by the AAO or by any of the respective subsidiaries. Speakers are required to disclose to participants any financial, commercial or promotional interest in a product or company that may influence their presentations; however, the AAO shall not be liable for a speaker’s failure to disclose such interest. Please be advised that courses, speakers or scheduling may change without notice.
Recognition
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