
Thursday, April 18– Saturday, April 20, 2024
Registration for In-Person Attendance is sold out
Registration for Virtual Attendance is now closed
Hyatt Regency Austin, Texas
208 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704
Room block is available April 17 – April 21
Room Reservations can be made through the ASDA’s dedicated link below through March 17, 2024. The Hyatt is nearing capacity for peak nights of the room block. Once it is reached, the Hotel’s prevailing rates will be offered based on availability.
https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/AUSRA/G-DASD
or by calling (512) 477-1234 or (877) 803-7534 to speak directly to reservations
Additional Hotel Accommodations are available at:
Embassy Suites by Hilton Austin Downtown South Congress
300 South Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78704, USA
ASDA Group Room Block April 17-20, 2024
https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/auslkes-asd-f4df5b9f-903a-4637-a39c-463104597cb6/
*Separate registration required for the Difficult Airway Management: Hands-on Course. In-person only, seating limited
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All times listed below are in Central Standard Time (CST)
Thursday, April 18, 2024
7:45-8:00 AM
Welcome, Introductory Remarks
Program Chair: Kyle Kramer, DDS
8:00-9:00 AM
Management of Epistaxis
Speaker: Nicole Tenn-Lyn, B.Sc.Hon, MD, M.Ed., FRCPC, DABEM, FACEP
9:00-10:00 AM
BREAK
Medication Management Update
Speaker: Deborah Richman, MBChB, FFA(SA)
10:15-11:15 AM
Remimazolam: A Potential Game-Changer for Dental Anesthesia
Speaker: Joseph A. Giovannitti, DMD
11:15 AM-12:15 PM
LUNCH
John A. Yagiela, DDS, PhD Memorial Lecture: Zombie/Vampire Bubbameisas (Old Wives Tales) that Continue in Our Practice Despite Evidence
Speaker: Myron Yaster, MD
1:30-3:00 PM
BREAK
American Dental Board of Anesthesiology Diplomate Meeting
Attendance limited to ADBA Diplomates (In-person attendance only)
3:15-4:45 PM
ASDA General Assembly of Members Meeting
Attendance limited to current ASDA members, only Active and Life members in good standing may participate in voting. (In-person attendance only)
Friday, April 19, 2024
7:45 – 8:00 AM
Welcome
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Why and How we Evaluate Evidence and the Scientific Underpinnings of Articles: Common Practices that Drive Me Crazy (in no particular order)
Speaker: Myron Yaster, MD
9:00 – 10:00 AM
BREAK
Review of Current Influential Journal Articles
Speaker: Kristen Pelczar, DMD
Speaker: Danielle Culpepper, DMD
Speaker: Cynthia Fukami, DMD, MS
10:15 – 11:15 AM
Office Anesthesia for the Obese Patient
Speaker: Fred Shapiro, D.O.,FASA
11:15 – 12:15 PM
LUNCH (on your own 12:15 – 1:45 PM)
Management of Pediatric Patients with Recent Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Speaker: Spencer Wade, DDS
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Extubation
Speaker: Thomas Wesley Templeton, MD, FASA
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Safety Consideration with the Current Ambulatory Anesthesia Trends: More Complicated Procedures and More Complicated Patients.
Speaker: Fred Shapiro, D.O.,FASA
BREAK
4:15-5:00 PM
Leonard M. Monheim Distinguished Service Award Presentation and Lecture
2024 Award Recipient: John Leyman, DDS
5:00 PM
Cocktail Reception/ Happy Hour
Saturday, April 20, 2024
7:45 – 8:00 AM
Welcome
8:00 – 10:00 AM
BREAK
Dental Anesthesiology Resident Presentations
Speakers: TBD
10:15 – 11:15 AM
Intra-Muscular (IM) Induction vs. Mask Induction (Point/Counter Point)
Speaker: Jonathan Bancroft, DMD
Speaker: David Guthrie, DMD
11:15 – 12:15 PM
Assessment of chest pain: Approaches to Detecting OMI (occlusive myocardial infarction)
Speaker: Nicole Tenn-Lyn, B.Sc.Hon, MD, M.Ed., FRCPC, DABEM, FACEP
12:15- 1:15 PM
Evolution and Revolution: Modern Approaches to Difficult Pediatric Airway Management
Speaker: Thomas Wesley Templeton, MD, FASA
1:30- 4:15 PM
Lunch provided for course attendees
Difficult Airway Management; Hands on Course
This session requires separate course registration and has been approved for 2.5 additional hours of continuing education.
Course seating is limited to 24 participants. (In-person attendance only)
The ASDA designates this activity for 16 continuing education credits.
In accordance with the ADA CERP Standards for Commercial Support,
the ASDA has taken steps to ensure that there are no conflicts of interest with any course faculty

