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2025 Alumni Weekend

The 126th Alumni Association Annual Meeting
Friday & Saturday, January 31 - February 1, 2025 
The Fairmont Hotel, 950 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94108

39th Annual Frederick T. West Orthodontic Lectureship
Friday, January 31, 2025
The Fairmont Hotel

2nd Annual Alan H. Gluskin Endodontic Symposium 
Saturday, February 1, 2025
The Fairmont Hotel
 

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Hotel Accomodations

The rates for our room block start at $249 for a standard room in the main building. Our block will close on December 30 or as soon as the guaranteed number of rooms are booked. The hotel guarantees our rates will be the lowest available, including offers (with fees included) by third-party vendors. Book at https://book.passkey.com/go/UOP2025 or call 833.425.0896 and say you're with Dugoni School of Dentistry.

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The 126th Alumni Association Annual Meeting — 2025 Alumni Weekend

The Social Side of Dentistry: Influencing Beyond Likes

Friday, January 31 –  Saturday, February 1, 2025 
The Fairmont Hotel, 950 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94108

Activities and Schedule

Friday, January 31 — at the Fairmont

7:30 am – 10:00 amRegistration — Grand Ballroom
7:30 am – 10:00 amDugoni School SWAG pickup (Members Only) Alumni Table — Grand Ballroom
7:30 am – 4:30 pmCoffee & Tea Service — Terrace Room
7:30 am – 5:00 pmCommercial Exhibitors — Terrace Room
7:30 am – 5:00 pmScientific Research Posters — Terrace/Vanderbilt Room

9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Lecture continues
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

 

The 39th Frederick T. West Orthodontics Lectureship:
Mr. John Morton — "The History and Future of Clear Aligners as a Force Based System" Lecture Rooms noted in program
8:30 am – 10:00 amDr. Ashley N. Clark — "The Daily Grind: Practical Oral Pathology for your Practice”
8:30 am – 10:30 amDr. Miles Madison — "Revolutionizing Full Arch Restorations: Harnessing Digital Tools for Seamless Treatment Planning and Delivery”

9:00 am – 10:30 am

(Break)

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Drs. Brian J. Baliwas '14 & Adam M. Miller '16 – “Dental Photography: Elevated and Efficient”
9:00 am – 11:00 amDr. Allison B. House – Live Podcast
“Life Moves Pretty Fast, If You Don't Stop and Interview Someone, You Could Miss It!”
Interviews with meeting speakers and the Dean
10:00 am – 4:30 pmRegistration moves to Terrace Room
10:00 am – 4:30 pmDugoni School SWAG pickup (Members Only) Alumni Table — Terrace Room
10:30 am – 12:00 pmDr. Ashley N. Clark — "Ulcerative Conditions of the Oral Cavity”
11:00 am – 12:00 pmDr. Miles Madison — "Consumer Dental Products: The Good, the Bad, and the Heck No!”
11:30 am – 1:30 pmLunch – Buffet Style — Grand Ballroom
10:30 am – 4:30 pmRegistration Relocated to the Terrace Room
1:00 pm – 3:00 pmThe 39th Frederick T. West Orthodontics Lectureship: Mr. John Morton — (Continuation from morning lecture)
"The History and Future of Clear Aligners as a Force Based System"
1:00 pm – 2:30 pmDr. Ivan R. Chicchon '13 — “Managing Complications: In Implants and In Life”
1:00 pm – 2:30 pmDr. Lauren Yasuda Rainey '11 — “Facing Your Fears: How to Slay Class II Composites”
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Dr. Allison B. House — Live Podcast
“Life Moves Pretty Fast, If You Don't Stop and Interview Someone, You Could Miss It!”

Interviews with meeting speakers and Alumni President

1:30 pm – 4:30 pmBrian C. Harris '05 — “Smile Design Secrets: How to Simplify the Smile Design Process in Your Practice"
3:00 pm – 4:30 pmDr. Ivan R. Chicchon '13 — “Foundations of Implantology”
3:00 pm – 4:30 pmDr. Lauren Yasuda Rainey '11 — “Monolithic Composite in the Esthetic Zone: Yes, it Can Be Done!”
1:30 pm – 4:30 pmPanel of Experts — Panelist TBD
3:00 pm – 4:00 pmThe 39th Frederick T. West Orthodontics Lectureship: Dr. Jonas Bianchi — "Artificial Intelligence in Orthodontics: Are We Entering a New Normal?"
5:00 pm – 5:30 pmRecognition Program: Medallion of Distinction Presentation, Alumni President & Dean remarks — Grand Ballroom
5:30 pm – 7:00 pmAll Member Reception — Grand Ballroom
6:30 pm – 8:30 pmDugoni Business Club: Student/Dentist Networking Event — Fountain Room & Patio
To participate, contact Arick Christopher '26 a_christopher1@u.pacific.edu 

Saturday, February 1 — at the Fairmont

7:00 am – 12:00 pmRegistration – Terrace Room
7:00 am – 12:00 pmDugoni School Swag Pick-up (Members Only) Alumni Table — Terrace Room
7:00 am – 2:00 pmCommercial Exhibitors / Coffee & Tea Service — Terrace Room
7:00 am – 9:00 amPastries & Coffee & Tea Service (coffee continues until 1:00 pm) — Terrace Room
8:00 am – 1:00 pmScientific Research Posters — Terrace/Vanderbilt Room
8:30 am – 10:30 amThe 2nd Inaugural Alan H. Gluskin Endodontics Symposium:
Dr. Anil Kishen — "Engineered Nanoparticles: A Paradigm Shift in the Treatment of Apical Periodontitis” Lecture Rooms noted in program
8:00 am – 9:30 amMs. Irene Iancu — "Synergy of Therapies in Advance Perio Tx Planning: Integrating Probiotics, Lasers and DNA Testing"
8:00 am – 9:00 amDr. Stephanie W. Yeung —“Intraoral and Extraoral Scanning in Implant Prosthodontics: How and Why Things Work"
9:00 am – 10:00 amDr. Stephanie W. Yeung — “Additive Manufacturing: Current Capabilities and Shortcomings"
9:30 am – 11:00 amMs. Irene Iancu — "The RDH Checklist for Implant Maintenance and Identifying Failure"
10:30 am – 12:00 pmDrs. Reza Khosravi & Kianor Shah — "Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry"
10:30 am – 12:00 pmDr. Parul Dua Makkar — "Additive Manufacturing: Current Capabilities and Shortcomings"
11:00 am – 1:00 pmThe 2nd Inaugural Alan H. Gluskin Endodontics Symposium: Dr. Walid Nehme — "Preventing and Managing NiTi File Fractures: 
Heat Treatment Innovations and Strategies for Retrieving Separated Instruments”
12:00 pm – 1:00 pmDr. Parul Dua Makkar — "Reflecting on a Life Interrupted, and The Legacy One Leaves Behind"

Saturday, Feb. 1 at The Ritz Carlton Hotel

7:00 pm – 11:59 pmClass Reunion Celebrations: 50th Year — Class of 1975, 40th Year — Class of 1985, 35th Year — Class of 1990, 25th Year — Class of 2000
Contact Jim Dugoni, Gifts Officer, jdugoni@pacific.edu / 415.749.3349.
Class Reunion Celebration: 45th Year — Class of 1980, 30th Year — Class of 1995
Contact Dr. Craig Yarborough, Associate Dean, cyarborough@pacific.edu / 415.929.6430.
Class Reunion Celebrations: 20th Year — Class of 2005, 15th Year — Class of 2010, 10th Year — Class of 2015, 5th Year — Class of 2020
Contact Jessica Kay, Annual Fund Manager & Gift Officer, jkay@pacific.edu / 415.929.6413.
 2025 Dugoni School Gala – Anchored in Excellence 
Celebrating Class Reunions — Classes ending in 0s & 5s — The Grand Ballroom
Contact: Bridget Chau, Donor Relations & Events Manager bchau@pacific.edu

 

The 126th Alumni Association Annual Meeting — 2025 Alumni Weekend

The Social Side of Dentistry: Influencing Beyond Likes

Exhibitors and Sponsors

Commercial Booths:

Silver Sponsors:

  • Bien Air
    • Max Murphy
  • Nobel Biocare
    • Maria Irene Calica
    • Scott Gardner
  • TruAbutment
    • Oliver Jakimovski


 

Exhibitors:

  • Align Technology
    • Brady Anderson
    • Kevin Tuckman
  • Bioclear Matrix Systems
    • David Cook
    • Nicole Handy
  • Brasseler USA
    • Brian Solari
  • California Dental Arts
    • Abe Benea
  • Cocofloss
    • Rebecca Stelman
    • Kyle Zepp
  • DDSmatch
    • Roy Fruehauf
    • Steve Molinelli
  • Dental & Medical Counsel, PC
    • Kunal Idnani
    • Andrew Llama
    • Ali Oromchian
  • Enova Illumination
    • Bryan Bertotti
    • Jeff Dyll
  • Henry Schein
  • Implant Ninja
    • Ivan Chicchon ’13
    • Alvin Nguyen
  • KOHAN Architecture
    • Mohsen Ghoreishi
    • Marzi Ghoreishi
    • Aishwarya Reddy
  • Kuraray America, Inc
    • Dan Clementino
    • Bryan Fernandes
    • Max Murphy
  • LumaDent, Inc.
  • Patterson Dental
    • Elizabeth Dygert
  • Shofu Dental Corporation
    • Jon Uselman
  • Solventum (formerly 3M)
    • Nate Keenan
    • Kelle Perrien
    • Cyndy Walker
  • StellaLife
    • Liz Lundry
    • Brian Taran
  • Total Health Dental Care
    • Susan Mensonides
    • Chelsea Scahill
    • Sean Vanderbilt
  • U.S. Navy
  • VOCO America, Inc.
    • Don Copeland
    • Mark Healy
    • Ryan Kenyon


 

Dugoni School Tables (In-House Booths):

  • Associate Student Body (ASB) — Patagonia Jackets Fundraiser
    • Alyssa Cho ’26
    • Gurleen Gill ’25
  • Alumni Association
    • Andrea Davis
    • Joanne Fox
    • Rowena O’Connor
    • Rosa Sandoval
  • Audiology
    • Gabriella Musacchia
  • CDA Contacts Student Leadership — Networking Event
    • Monika Pratap Aswani ’26 IDS
    • William Zhao ’26
  • Continuing Dental Education (CDE)
    • Kelly Fong
    • Kimberly LaRocca, RDH
    • Kara Sanchez
    • Choua Vang
  • Class of DDS 2026 — FIGS Jackets Fundraiser
    • Linda Chen ’26
    • Ashley Wu ’26
  • Development Office
    • Bridget Chau
    • Jessica Kay
  • Dugoni Business Club – Networking Event
    • Arick Christopher ’25
  • Faculty Recruitment — Sacramento Campus
    • Kim Benton
  • Faculty Recruitment — San Francisco Campus
    • Shika Gupta ’07 IDS
    • Trang Nguyen ’94
  • Sterilization Monitoring Services
    • Ernesto Lara
    • Bhumika Patel
  • Student Services
    • Stan Constantino
    • Cho-Han (Mark) Chiang
    • Nel Laxamana
    • Christina Rodriguez
    • Melissa Yamanaka
  • Student Store
    • Kahala Bishaw
medallion
Medallion of Distinction Award

The Medallion of Distinction, the School of Dentistry’s highest annual award, is presented at the Annual Alumni Association Meeting to members of our community for their extraordinary efforts that benefit our school, the profession of oral health care, and/or society at large. The 2025 recipient is Dr. Ann Marie Silvestri ‘75.

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2026

The 127th Alumni Association Annual Meeting including
40th Annual Frederick T. West Orthodontic Lectureship
3rd Annual Alan H. Gluskin Endodontic Symposium
Friday, January 23 - Saturday, January 24, 2026
The Fairmont Hotel
 

2027

The 128th Alumni Association Annual Meeting including
41st Annual Frederick T. West Orthodontic Lectureship
4th Annual Alan H. Gluskin Endodontic Symposium
Friday, January 29 - Saturday, January 30, 2027
Note: Location TBD