
Thursday, May 1- Saturday, May 3, 2025
In-Person Attendance Sold Out!
Virtual Registration is now closed for this session.
Hyatt Regency Mission Bay and Spa
1441 Quivira Rd, San Diego, CA 92109
Room block is available April 29– May 3
Room Reservations can be made through the ASDA’s dedicated link below through March 25, 2025. Once the room block capacity is reached, the Hotel’s prevailing rates will be offered based on availability.
https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/SANIS/G-ASD1
or by calling (619) 224-1234 to speak directly to reservations
*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 Pacific Standard Time (PST)
The schedule of Speakers/Topics are subject to change at the discretion of the ASDA
Thursday, May 1, 2025
7:00 AM Continental Breakfast & Registration
7:00-7:45AM
Pre-Session Special Panel Discussion:
Balancing Career and Care: A Conversation on Pregnancy and Parenting in Dental Anesthesiology
(This session is offered in-person only)
7:45-8:00 AM
Welcome, Introductory Remarks
Program Chair: Kyle Kramer, DDS, MS
8:00-9:00 AM
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Opioid Use
Speaker: Rodney A. Gabriel, MD, MAS
9:00-10:00 AM
BREAK
Pre-Anesthetic Evaluation and Considerations with Diabetes
Speaker: Danielle Culpepper, DMD
10:15-11:15 AM
Bridging Anesthesia and Academia
Speaker: Daniel Haas, DDS, PhD, FRCD ( C )
11:15 AM-12:15 PM
LUNCH
John A. Yagiela, DDS, PhD Memorial Lecture: Anesthesia and the Brain; What happens to the brain under anesthesia?
Speaker: Emry Brown, MD, PhD
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, May 2, 2025
7:00 AM Continental Breakfast & Registration
7:45 – 8:00 AM
Welcome
8:00 – 9:00 AM
An In-depth Exploration of Suzetrigine
Speaker: Jessica Oswald, MD, MPH
9:00 – 10:00 AM
BREAK
Review of Current Influential Journal Articles
Speaker: Derek Decloux, DMD, MSc
Speaker: Jeffrey Kobernik, DMD
Speaker: Megann Smiley DMD, MS
10:15 – 11:15 AM
The Future of Brain Monitoring During Anesthesia
Speaker: Emry Brown, MD PhD
11:15 – 12:15 PM
LUNCH
TIVA Outcomes
Speaker: Allison Janda, MD
2:00 – 3:00 PM
The Patient with Severe Cardiac Dysfunction Requiring Dental Surgery
Speaker: Jonathan Kay, MD
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Difficult Mask Ventilation
Speaker: Annery Garcia-Marcinkiewicz, MD, MSCE
BREAK
4:15-5:00 PM
Leonard M. Monheim Distinguished Service Award Presentation and Lecture
2025 Award Recipient: Joseph Seay, DDS, MS
Reception to begin after the award presentation concludes
Cocktail Reception/ Happy Hour
Saturday, May 3, 2025
7:00 AM Continental Breakfast & Registration
7:45 – 8:00 AM
Welcome
8:00 – 10:00 AM
BREAK
Dental Anesthesiology Resident Presentations
Speaker: Scott Fleming, DDS
Speaker: Catherine Roberts, DMD
Speaker: Brian Levy, DMD
Speaker: Ryan Furse, DDS
Speaker: Christopher Wennerholm, DMD
Speaker: Madison Garrity, DDS
Speaker: Zaid Taher, DDS, MSc (Candidate)
10:15 – 11:15 AM
Point/Counter Point Debate: Parental Presence at Induction of Anesthesia (PPIA)
Speaker: Andrea Fonner, DDS
Speaker: Arielle Freed, DDS
11:15 – 12:15 PM
Anaphylaxis and Other Perioperative Hypersensitivity Reactions
Speaker: Jonathan Kay, MD
12:15- 1:15 PM
Demographic and Safety Data from a Group Practice
Speaker: Philip Yen, DDS, MS
1:30- 4:15 PM
Lunch provided for course attendees
Hands on Course; Difficult Airway Management Simulation Workshop
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 up to 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

