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. Covid-19 has altered our plans somewhat, but please let us know what type of courses and what topics you prefer. We look forward to seeing you both online and at future in-person events!
Upcoming Courses
Clinical Study Club Session 2
TBD
We had a successful first session for the clinical study club and are looking forward to an dual in-person/zoom second session. We are just waiting to see how the pandemic is progression before committing to an optional in-person session.
Past Courses
Let us know if you are interested in seeing any of our past courses again by filling out the form below.
Dr. Stephen Lockwood
August 2022
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.
Julia Goldman
December 2022
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.
Dr. Tim Giroux
April 2021
Dr. Giroux shared valuable information on how Covid-19 has affected dental practice transitions.
Dr. Ashley Clark
October 2020
Dr. Ashley Clark from University of Kentucky lectured for 2 hours on Epithelial Pathology, from recognizing common lesions to determining whether to biopsy, and how to follow-up with patients who have been diagnosed with epithelial lesions.
Gary Burton
April 2022
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.
Dr. Ralan Wong
October 2021
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.
Fazel Mostashari, MBT
February 2021
Fazel Mostashari shared valuable insight into the tax situation dentists are facing in the COVID-19 Era.
Dr. Ziv Simon
March 2022
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.
Dr. Harry Albers
May 2021
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.
Dr. Craig Pettingill
November 2020
Dr Craig Pettingill from UCSF lectured for 4 hours via Zoom on both Sleep Apnea and TMD appliances. He reviewed the importance of patient evaluation and oral appliance selection for sleep apnea. He also discussed TMD diagnosis and treatment planning, as well as appliance selection and maintenance.