Virginia Museum of History & Culture
428 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23230
Total 15 CE Units
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Commonwealth Oral & Facial Surgery will select the presenters and content that members of our study club will experience, with three in-person programs each year. We work hard to ensure the presenters and moderators are maintaining strict scientific integrity, providing a unique opportunity for our members to network and gain CE credits.
We make sure any co-sponsors who provide speaker honorariums won’t control or limit content, and we comply with the AGD/PACE provisions. In addition, the CE Program committee has agreed that co-sponsor sales representatives will keep their materials in a separate room from the educational lectures, so there is no exposure to commercial interests unless our members seek them out!
- To bring new technology to the dental community.
- To promote a free exchange of ideas within the professional community.
- To thereby raise the collective patient benefit in the community as a result of the free exchange of ideas and of the increased knowledge within the community.
2025 Season
2025 Session #1
February 7, 2025
8:00 am – 2:30 pm
Virginia Museum of History & Culture
Julia L. Jackson, DMD, Oral Surgeon
Morning Topic – Dental Concerns for the Medically-Compromised Patients
Course Learning Objectives
- Attendees will understand the dental aspects of cardiovascular conditions, Diabetes Mellitus, pulmonary conditions, seizures and pregnancy.
- Explore the application of universal precautions.
- Learn best practices to acquire the information from a patient to obtain a comprehensive medical history.
- Review of health and history questionnaire for patient intake.
Afternoon Topic – Thinking Outside of the Socket- Socket Grafting Techniques
Course Description
Ridge preservation, sometimes called Alveolar socket grafting, is grafting of an immediate extraction socket to prevent collapse of the ridge, which would likely result in an esthetic or functional defect. Not every approach is a crestal approach, I hope to open your mind to more than one way to preserve a ridge.
Course Learning Objectives
- Review of why socket grafting is important
- When to graft vs. when to place immediate implants
- The basics on how to graft at time of implant placement
- Description of the procedure of socket preservation
Speaker Bio
Dr. Julia L. Jackson, a Philadelphia native, earned her Bachelor’s in Psychology from Wesleyan University in 2001 and her Doctor of Dental Medicine from Temple University in 2005. She completed her internship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Brooklyn Hospital Center (2005-2007) and her residency at Howard University Hospital in 2011. Since then, she has practiced privately in Pennsylvania and Virginia, specializing in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery with advanced technology. Dr. Jackson is an active member of dental organizations, lectures nationwide on implant dentistry and related procedures, and founded two study clubs in Virginia. She is also the CEO and founder of the International Implant Institute in Northern Virginia.
2025 Session #2
May 2, 2025
8:00 am – 2:30 pm
Virginia Museum of History & Culture
Radi Masri, BDS, MS, PhD
Contemporary Restoration of Dental Implants
Course Description
A contemporary overview of planning and restoring dental implants. Including advanced strategies for anterior and full arch management. Concepts and practical tips for the execution of restorations using contemporary materials.
Course learning objectives
- Contemporary planning for dental implants
- Anterior implant restorations: strategies for management to maximize success hours
- All on X concept: steps, execution, and practical tips
- Advanced strategies for restoring dental arches using dental implants
- Pink and white esthetics in implant prosthodontics
- Contemporary materials for restoring dental implants
Co-Sponsor
Speaker Bio
Dr. Masri is a tenured Professor at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry and School of Medicine. Hi is the Program Director of the Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics and the Director of the Division of Prosthodontics at the Department of Advanced Oral Sciences and Therapeutics. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Prosthodontics, A past president of the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics, and a past president to the American Board of Prosthodontics.
2025 Session #3
October 10, 2025
8:00 am – 2:30 pm
Virginia Museum of History & Culture
Dr. Joshua Austin, MAGD, FACD
Morning Topic – The True Value of Digital Dentistry: A Four Step Revolution for Your Practice
Course Description
In this course, participants will learn how innovations and enhancements in intraoral scanning contribute to improved practice workflows and an enhanced patient experience.
Afternoon Topic – The mental Dental Connection: The Secret to Being a Better Clinician & Leader
Course Description
This course explores strategies for working together to improve mental health so we can be our best. It is time to remove the taboo and face the facts.
Course Learning Objectives
- Define mental health terms and analyze mental health statistics
- Discover mechanisms for coping with our personal and professional challenges
- Illuminate common DSM-5 diagnoses and characteristics
- Learn how to choose the professionals for our own personal wellness team
- Identify and examine our psychologic triggers and their importance
- Explore the benefits of psychotherapy
- Consider today to be Dental Mental Health Day!
Co-Sponsors
Speaker Bio
Joshua Austin, DDS maintains a full-time restorative dentistry practice in San Antonio, Texas. He is an editorial director and monthly columnist for Dental Economics magazine focusing on dental products and technology. Dr. Austin lectures around the country to study clubs and dental meetings about these topics along with digital marketing and mental health. A graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School, Joshua served five years post-graduation as faculty in the Department of Restorative Dentistry.
