Thursday, April 16- Saturday, April 18, 2026
In-Person Registration: SOLD OUT
Virtual Registration: Course Registration is now closed.
Hands-on Course Registration*: SOLD OUT
*Annual Scientific Session 2026 – Hands on Course: An interactive program for students and residency-applicants
Omni Charlotte Hotel
132 E Trade St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Room block is available April 14– April 19
Room reservations can be made through the ASDA’s dedicated link below through March 17, 2026. Once the room block capacity is reached, the Hotel’s prevailing rates will be offered based on availability.
https://bookings.omnihotels.com/event/charlotte/2026-american-society-of-dentist-anesthe
or by calling (704) 377-0400 to speak directly to reservations
Exhibitors/Vendor Opportunites: SOLD OUT
All times listed below are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)
The schedule of Speakers/Topics are subject to change at the discretion of the ASDA
Thursday, April 16, 2026
7:00 AM Continental Breakfast & Registration
7:00-7:45AM
Pre-Session Special Panel Discussion:
Leadership, Parenthood, and Practice: Women’s Experiences in Dental Anesthesiology. A facilitated discussion centered on lived experience, leadership, and support
(This session is offered in-person only and does not offer any additional CE credit)
7:45-8:00 AM
Welcome, Introductory Remarks
Program Chair: Jason Brady, DMD
8:00-9:00 AM
The Myth of Immunity: Medication Errors in Anesthesia
Speaker: Lenny Naftalin, DDS
9:00-10:00 AM
BREAK
Combatting Perioperative Hypotension in the Dental Office Setting
Speaker: Braxton Henderson, DMD
10:15-11:15 AM
Intraoperative Hypertension: Physiology and Practical Management in Office-Based Anesthesia
Speaker: Arielle Freed, DDS
11:15 AM-12:15 PM
LUNCH
John Yagiela Memorial Lecture: Modern Approaches to Successfully Managing the Pediatric Difficult Airway
Speaker: Thomas Wesley Templeton, MD FASA
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, 17, 2026
7:00 AM Continental Breakfast & Registration
7:45 – 8:00 AM
Welcome
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Managing Difficult IV Access Situations: How to Integrate Point of Care Ultrasound
(POCUS) Into Your Practice
Speaker: Brandon Key, DDS
Speaker: Jesse West Manton, DDS, MS
9:00 – 10:00 AM
BREAK
Review of Current Influential Journal Articles
Speaker: Craig McKenzie, DMD
Speaker: Kareena Kevork, DDS, MS
Speaker: Kenneth L. Reed, DMD
10:15 – 11:15 AM
Point/Counterpoint Debate: Opioid-Free Anesthesia vs Opioid-Inclusive Anesthesia
Moderator: Carilynne Yarascavitch, DDS, MSc
Speaker: Derek DeCloux, DMD, MS
Speaker: Lucia Santos, DDS
11:15 – 12:15 PM
LUNCH
Changing Landscape of Street Drugs
Speaker: Amanda Okundaye, DDS
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Managing Patients on Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUDs) in the Ambulatory Surgery Setting
Speaker: Tyler Chernin, MD
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
The Science and Fiction of Reducing Perioperative Respiratory Adverse Events
Speaker: Thomas Wesley Templeton, MD FASA
BREAK
4:15-5:00 PM
Leonard M. Monheim Distinguished Service Award Presentation and Lecture
2026 Award Recipient: Russell Paravecchio, DMD, MS
Reception to begin after the award presentation concludes
Cocktail Reception/ Happy Hour
Saturday, April, 18, 2026
7:00 AM Continental Breakfast & Registration
7:45 – 8:00 AM
Welcome
8:00 – 10:00 AM
BREAK
Dental Anesthesiology Resident Presentations
Speaker: Ty Hearns, DMD
Speaker: Andrew Chen, DDS
Speaker: Eva Biznichuk, DDS
Speaker: Christine Park, DDS
Speaker: Zoë Stenholm DMD, MPH
Speaker: Mohammed Zaid Taher, DDS
10:15 – 11:15 AM
Pediatric Congenital Heart Conditions: Recognition, Risk Stratification, and Anesthesia Decision-Making
Speaker: Daniel Bral, DO, MPH
11:15 – 12:15 PM
First do no harm; what would you do when it happens?
Speaker: Brian Parker, MD
12:15- 1:15 PM
Addressing Suicidal Ideation: The Recovery is Not Alone
Speaker: Patrick Ross, MD
1:30 – 3:30 PM
Hands on Course: An interactive program for students and residency-applicants
The hands-on session requires separate course registration and has been approved for 2 additional hours of continuing education.
Course seating is limited to 24 participants.
(Lunch provided for attendees)
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
