Summary:

Where: San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront
1800 Old Bayshore Hwy
Burlingame, CA 94010

Speaker: Drs. Wayne Nakamura, Kent Ochiai, & Ankit Keshav

Tuition: 
AGD Members: $129.00
Non-AGD Members: $250.00

CE: 4 (lecture)
AGD Subject Code: 154 (Sports Dentistry–Electives)

Course Description:

This course will outline the common causes of orofacial trauma in both athletic settings as well as common causes of falls and injuries to the head and neck region in daily activities of several different age groups, and the management of traumatic dental injuries in the general dental practice.  It is not only the athletes that are at high risk for these types of injuries but the adolescents, elderly and the active patient population can all be at risk and potential trauma patients in the general dentists’ practice.  The knowledge on how to manage these patients with a prepared timely protocol can be crucial to both salvaging their dentition and ensuring the health and retention of their injured teeth or jaws for years to come.

Objectives

• To identify common injuries both sports related and those that occur in our activities of daily living and the age groups and cohorts most commonly at risk for orofacial injuries.
• Classification of the types of injuries, hard and soft tissue involvement.  Knowing why time is crucial in the long-term prognosis for treatment of these injuries.
• Having a prearranged examination protocol with the knowledge of which radiographic and imaging to use
• Management of the common traumatic dental and alveolar/TMJ injuries.  Knowing when to splint injured and luxated teeth with what materials and for what length of time.
• Know the current management of pulpal exposures in teeth with both developed and undeveloped apices
• Prevention methods of traumatic dental injuries

Speaker Bios:

Dr.  Wayne Nakamura attended and received both his BS in biological sciences and his DDS degree from the University of Southern California. Dr. Nakamura is the current team dentist for Occidental College and the MLS professional soccer team LAFC. He also served as assistant team dentist and team dentist for the MLS professional soccer team Chivas USA.  Dr. Nakamura also serves as a dental consultant for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

Dr. Kent Ochiai obtained his doctoral dental degree (1987) and advanced specialty certification in Prosthodontics (1989) at the University of Southern California. He then went on to be certified in Maxillofacial Prosthetics at UCLA Medical Center in 1995.  He has held simultaneous teaching positions at both the USC and UCLA Schools of Dentistry in the fields of Prosthodontics, and Restorative Dentistry.  Presently, Dr. Ochiai is an Adjunct Professor of Clinical Dentistry at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at USC.  He has published and authored several papers on his research work on new concepts on restorations in dentistry, dental implants, advanced denture treatment and prosthodontics.  He is past president of the Osseointegration Study Club of Southern California and has lectured and presented his work both internationally and nationally on these dental specialty subjects. Dr. Ochiai is also certified as a Sports Dentistry Team Dentist by the Academy for Sports Dentistry and has held team dentist positions with both professional and collegiate sports teams’ affiliations.  He has earned and was granted a PhD in Prosthodontics based upon his research work by the Kanagawa Dental College in Yokosuka, Japan in 2010.  He is dedicated to the advancement of quality treatment in Dentistry and Prosthodontics.

Dr. Ankit Keshav is more than just an endodontist—he’s a lifelong Trojan, a devoted family man, and someone who believes in making the most out of every day. Born and raised in Southern California, he took his passion for science and turned it into a career in dentistry, earning his biology degree from the University of the Pacific before completing his D.D.S. at the University of Southern California. His drive for excellence led him to N.Y.U. Lutheran for advanced general dentistry training, and then back to USC for specialized training in Endodontics. Along the way, he earned multiple Clinical Research Awards from the California Dental Association, Academy for Sports Dentistry, and USC Research Day Program—but for him, the real reward is helping patients feel at ease and pain-free.

Refund and Cancellation Policy:

• Registrations are subject to a $75 non-refundable processing fee.
• Cancellations made by email prior to 8/15/25 will receive a refund less the $75 processing fee.
• Cancellations made after 8/15/25 are completely non-refundable.
• Transfer of a registration to another name will be considered by email request through 8/15/25.

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