The Northern California Academy of General Dentistry pride ourselves on offering high quality courses on a variety of topics. We love to offer hands-on clinical courses whenever possible. Please let us know what type of courses and what topics you prefer. We look forward to seeing you at future in-person events!
Upcoming Courses
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Dr. Tara Aghaloo
Saturday, March 1, 2025
8:00am – 3:00pm PDT

Amelia L. Orta, DMD, FACP
Saturday May 31, 2025
8am - 12pm PST
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Registration 7:30am
Breakfast included
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Dr. Ralan Wong, DDS, MS
Saturday, September 13, 2025
8:00am - 4:00pm
Hands on course - limited seating!
Registration 7:30am
Breakfast and lunch included
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Cherissa Chong, DMD, MS
November 1, 2025
8am- 12pm PST
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Registration 7:30am
Breakfast included
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Raffle prizes and nominations
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Past Courses
Let us know if you are interested in seeing any of our past courses again by filling out the form below.

Nov 2024
Roland Chew
Duane Spencer
Roland G. Chew, DDS, is a forensic dental consultant for Alameda, San Mateo, and Contra Costa County and other northern California counties. He is a consultant to the Department of Justice Missing and Unidentified Persons. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and has lectured in the field of forensic dentistry in local and national meetings. Dr. Chew is a 1993 graduate of the Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of Pacific, and he maintains a private practice in General Dentistry in Fremont, CA.
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Duane E. Spencer, DDS, FACD
USC School of Dentistry 1965
Pediatric Dental Residency 1970-72
U.S. Naval Dental Corps; retired 1991
Pediatric Dental Practices: Berkeley, Walnut Creek; retired 2015
Forensic Dental Consultant since 1977; numerous CA counties + CA Dept of Justice + National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Odontology

March 2024
Philip Kroll
Masters of Science in Geriatric Dentistry and Oral Medicine from University of Southern California, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, 2017; Doctor of Dental Surgery from University of Southern California School of Dentistry, 1986; Bachelors of Science in Biology from Loyola Marymount University, 1982; Honored Fellow in the American Academy of Implant Dentistry; Master of the Academy of General Dentistry; Faculty lecturer UCLA School of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry; Course Director of Occlusion, UCLA Center for Esthetic Dentistry, 2005-2023; Course Director of Occlusion, California Implant Institute; Past President of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, Western US; Past Trustee of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry;Private Practice Ventura, California, since 1986

Aug 2023
Joseph Kan
Dr. Kan received DDS from Loma Loma University School of Dentistry (LLUSD), California, USA, and completed both Advanced Education in Prosthodontics and Advanced Program in Implant Surgery with MS degree. He is currently a Professor for Implant Dentistry and maintains a private practice.

February 2023
Arthur Melendez
Arthur Melendez: Arthur is the Senior Compliance Officer with Make Compliance Simple. He entered the dental field in 1989 as the Legislative/Government Relations Secretary for the CDA. In the past five years (2018) Arthur had an emphasis on healthcare regulations compliance. Certifications earned include: Certified Grant Writer (Healthcare) (AGWA); Certified CPR/BLS/First Aid Instructor (AHA); Certified OSHA 5119 - Cal/OSHA Standards for General Industry; Certified Cal/OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety and Health; Certified Toastmaster; Certified Life Coach.

April 2022
Gary Burton
Gary Burton, CDT, received his degree in applied sciences from TSTC Waco in 1981. Gary has owned his own dental laboratory as well as worked for Calcitek for 8 years, Astratech/DENTSPLY for 18 years, and is presently employed with Zest Dental Solutions. He has over 1000 hours of continuing education.
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May 2021
Dr. Harry Albers
Dr. Albers is an award-winning, internationally recognized dentist in the field of cosmetic and restorative dentistry. He shared tips for dental situations guaranteed to arise in the modern dental practice.
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Sept 2024
Timothy Kosinski
Dr. Timothy Kosinski is an Affiliated Adjunct Clinical Professor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry and serves on the editorial review board of Reality, the information source for esthetic dentistry and is the past editor of the Michigan Academy of General Dentistry. He is currently the Editor of the AGD journals General Dentistry and AGD Impact, and was named editor of IMPLANTS TODAY, the implant publications of DENTISTRY TODAY. He is a Past-President of the Michigan Academy of General Dentistry. Dr. Kosinski received his DDS from the University of Detroit Mercy Dental School and his Mastership in Biochemistry from Wayne State University School of Medicine. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry, the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and the American Society of Osseointegration. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and received his Mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry.

Feb 2024
Tim Leary
Dr. Leary had a fee for service dental practice in Menlo Park, CA. He lectures on comprehensive restorative dentistry, case presentation, team building/practice development, and health-centered dentistry.
University of Pacific School of Dentistry, USAF General Practice Residency. Schuster Center--Practice Development and Mastery programs. Mentor at Schuster Center.
Advanced Restorative training: FACE graduate, PAC–Live Functional Esthetics & Advanced Anterior Esthetics, Bioesthetic Dentistry/OBI graduate, all levels. UCLA Esthetic Continuum.

July 2023
Ralan Wong
Dr. Ralan Wong is a 5th generation San Franciscan and a 3rd generation alumnus from the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry. Dr. Wong helped us in understanding pulp pathosis and its relation to dental pain as well as the treatment and management options of the acute dental emergency patient.

December 2022; August 2024
Kevin Anderson
Dr. Anderson graduated from the University of the Pacific Arthur A Dugoni School of Dentistry, completed a GPR at USC and then practiced dentistry in San Diego for 19 years. His personal investment success allowed him to retire from dentistry at the age of 43. He became Treasurer of the National Academy of General Dentistry, where he dramatically turned around the fortunes of the AGD portfolio, increasing the Academy’s reserves from $2.2 million to $6.4 million in two years.

March 2022
Dr. Ziv Simon
Dr. Ziv Simon is a periodontist practicing in Beverly Hills. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. He teaches surgery at USC. Dr. Simon is a creator of SurgicalMaster®, a global education platform that teaches dentists how to excel in surgery and enjoy growth and fullfillment.

April 2021
Dr. Tim Giroux
Dr. Giroux shared valuable information on how Covid-19 has affected dental practice transitions.
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June 2024
Bob Kaspers
Dr. Kaspers has created a course to aid both orthodontists and dentists diagnose their patients more accurately by utilizing 3D technology. Course participants will learn how to diagnose their patients correctly to help them find the structural imbalances which are the cause of their TMD. Participants will also learn how to treat the patient to a balanced occlusion.

Nov 2023
Nita Chainani-Wu
Nita Chainani-Wu received her DMD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996. She then completed her specialty training in Oral Medicine (2000) and a Master's in Science in Oral Biology (2001) from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She received a Master’s in Public Health in 1999 and a PhD in Epidemiology in 2005 from the School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine.

April 2023
Jon Suzuki
Dr. Jon Suzuki holds Clinical Professorships at the University of Maryland, the University of Washington and Nova Southeastern University. He is also on the faculty of the US Navy Walter Reed National Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. Dr. Suzuki is Professor Emeritus of Microbiology and Immunology (School of Medicine) and Professor Emeritus of Periodontology and Oral Implantology (School of Dentistry) at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. USA. He served as Chairman and Director of Graduate Periodontology and Oral Implantology, and Associate Dean for Graduate Education at Temple University. He also served as Dean, Chief of Hospital Dentistry, and CEO of the Faculty Practice Plan at the University of Pittsburgh, USA.

August 2022
Dr. Stephen Lockwood
Dr. Stephen E. Lockwood graduated from UC Irvine before attending Oral Roberts University, School of Dentistry. After earning his DMD (’84) he entered a one-year GPR program at Loma Linda VA Hospital. After a three-year associateship he opened his private practice in La Jolla, CA (’89) where he currently practices comprehensive dentistry with an emphasis in Cosmetic Dentistry, Orthodontics, and Implant Dentistry.

December 2022
Julia Goldman
Ms. Goldman, a native Northern Californian, specializes in defending dentists, specialists, and other doctors and small to mid-size employers, in the areas of business and employment law. Ms. Goldman had a very informative session reviewing for us the Dental Practice Act.
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