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September 2026 Back to Top

AADOM Annual Conference  
Thursday, September 3, 2026 - Saturday, September 5, 2026 - All Day
Orlando, FL

https://aadomconference.com


Management of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Pediatric Population and Management of Ankylosed Teeth  
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Online Live 2CE Course via Zoom

Speaker: Dr Jason Pair 
Cost: 
CDAA Member: $20; CDAA dental assisting student member: $0 (no CE will be given)

Non-Member: $30; Non-member dental assisting students: $5 (no CE will be given)

Register here with any credit card. Deadline is Monday, September 7, 2026, at 10 pm
Confirmation of registration will be sent immediately upon receipt of payment along with a link to register on zoom, which must be done to receive the link for the course on zoom. No refunds or cancellations.

About the Speaker: After graduating from UCLA with a B.S. In physiological sciences, Dr. Jason traveled north to dental school, where he attended UCSF. He graduated #2 in a class of 91 and was elected to Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU), the national dental honor society. He completed his orthodontic residency in 1999 at UCLA, as chief resident. His research project was published In the American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, the leading peer-reviewed journal in the profession.

Dr Jason serves on the board of the San Fernando Valley Dental Society, where he was president in 2007. He is a clinical instructor in the UCLA orthodontic residency program. He continues to lecture to UCLA dental students and orthodontic residents and served as alumni president in 2006. He is a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association and the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists. In recent years, besides lecturing at UCLA, he has lectured to the California Dental Assistants Association, the San Fernando Valley Dental Assistants Society, the ROP program of Santa Clarita, and to the students, faculty, and alumni of the University of Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala.

Dr Jason currently practices in Northridge and Calabasas with his partner Dr Michael Hoang. 

Lecture Synopsis ---
Sleep-disordered breathing can have a profound negative impact on a child's growth and development.  As orthodontists, we have an opportunity to participate in correcting these issues early before any lasting negative impacts appear.

Ankylosed teeth can prove to be an orthodontist's worst nightmare.  Understanding the etiology and negative impacts of ankylosed teeth, can help orthodontists prepare the occlusion for post-orthodontic restorative care.

Contact:    Claudia Pohl
PomonaValleyDAS@cdaaweb.org
6573731464

Workplace Violence Prevention - Cal/OSHA  
Thursday, September 17, 2026 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Live 2CE Course via Zoom

Speaker: Matt Palmer, Cal/OSHA Enforcement Investigator, BS, MS
Cost: 
CDAA Member: $20; CDAA dental assisting student member: $0 (no CE will be given)

Non-Member: $35; Non-member dental assisting students: $5 (no CE will be given)

Register here with any credit card. Deadline is Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 10 pm

Confirmation of registration will be sent immediately upon receipt of payment along with a link to register on zoom, which must be done to receive the link for the course on zoom. No refunds or cancellations

Course Content Outline: This course will discuss CAL/OSHA’s mandated workplace violence protection act from 2017 to today’s most current version from 2024 that is required for all California workplaces.

Discussion the course will include:
Reviewing and understanding the law and its importance in the workplace, h
ow to identify potential issues and problems, communication and tips on how to deal with complex issues involving dynamic interactions between people, working with ways to reduce risk, and ow to create and implement a safety plan for your workplace.

Educational Objectives:

  1. Provide an overview of workplace violence prevention in the dental industry.
  2. Identify the four types of workplace violence and prevention
  3. Identify and understand prevention strategies for each of the four types of workplace violence

Learn what employees can contribute to making their workplace safer. 

About the Speaker:
Matt Palmer is a Regional Senior Safety Engineer with the California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, commonly known as Cal/OSHA. Matt is in the Enforcement Branch which conducts onsite complaint inspections and occupational accident investigations and joined the Division in 2015. Matt is from the United Kingdom where he worked as an environmental health officer and health protection practitioner and was involved in health and safety enforcement, food safety, infectious disease surveillance and public health response to outbreaks, environmental hazards and chemical spills. He moved his young family to California in 2012 and worked in Sonoma County for the air pollution control district for three years before joining Cal/OSHA. Matt has a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Health and a Master’s Degree in Public Health.
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Contact:    Shari Becker
DiabloDAS@cdaaweb.org

Star of the South Meeting  
Friday, September 25, 2026 - Saturday, September 26, 2026 - All Day
Houston Texas

https://starofthesouth.org

Date TBD as of 7/23/2025

November 2026 Back to Top

DAC/DBC Meeting  
Thursday, November 5, 2026 - Friday, November 6, 2026 - All Day
To be Determined

Dental Hygiene Board of CA  
Friday, November 13, 2026 - Saturday, November 14, 2026 - All Day
TBD

https://www.dhbc.ca.gov/about_us/committee_meetings.shtml


Greater New York Dental Meeting  
Thursday, November 26, 2026 - Monday, November 30, 2026 - All Day
JACOB K. JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER

https://www.gnydm.com/about/future-meetings/

January 2027 Back to Top

Rocky Mountain Dental Congress  
Thursday, January 21, 2027 - Saturday, January 23, 2027 - All Day
Colorado Convention Center

https://rmdconline.com


Yankee Dental Congress  
Thursday, January 28, 2027 - Saturday, January 30, 2027 - All Day
Boston Convention Center

February 2027 Back to Top

National Children's Dental Health Month  
Tuesday, February 2, 2027 - All Day

National Children’s Dental Health Month (NCDHM) began as a one-day event in Cleveland, Ohio, on February 3, 1941. The American Dental Association held the first national observance of Children’s Dental Health Day on February 8, 1949. The single day observance became a week-long event in 1955. In 1981, the program was extended to a month-long observance known today as National Children’s Dental Health Month.

Each February, the American Dental Association (ADA) sponsors National Children's Dental Health Month to raise awareness about the importance of oral health. 

Please direct all questions to ncdhm@ada.org.


Chicago Midwinter  
Thursday, February 25, 2027 - Saturday, February 27, 2027 - All Day
McCormack Place West

https://www.cds.org

March 2027 Back to Top

Dental Assistants Recognition Week  
Sunday, March 7, 2027 - Saturday, March 13, 2027 - All Day

Dental Assistants Recognition Week (DARW) will take place on March 1-7, 2026. This week recognizes the long history of the profession and the impact of the dental assistant. The goal for DARW is to make the public and our fellow professionals aware of the contribution the profession of dental assisting makes to the betterment of public health.


American Dental Education Association (ADEA)  
Saturday, March 13, 2027 - Tuesday, March 16, 2027 - All Day

Sacramento District Dental Society Midwinter in Bloom - Capital Region Dental Convention  
Thursday, March 18, 2027 - Friday, March 19, 2027 - All Day
SAFE Credit Union Convention Center, Sacramento

Hinman Dental Meeting  
Thursday, March 18, 2027 - Saturday, March 20, 2027 - All Day
Georgia World Congress Center

World Oral Health Day  
Saturday, March 20, 2027 - All Day

World Oral Health Day is a global observance holiday celebrated anually on March 20.

The day was created to spread awareness about good oral hygiene.

https://www.worldoralhealthday.org

April 2027 Back to Top

Pacific Northwest Dental Conference  
Thursday, April 1, 2027 - Saturday, April 3, 2027 - All Day
Summit-Seattle Convention Center

CDAA/CADAT Annual Conference  
Friday, April 16, 2027 - Saturday, April 17, 2027 - All Day

www.cdaaweb.org

Contact:    Claudia Pohl
californiadentalassistants@gmail.com

Star of the North Meeting  
Thursday, April 22, 2027 - Saturday, April 24, 2027 - All Day
Saint Paul RiverCentre

May 2027 Back to Top

CDA Presents Anaheim  
Thursday, May 13, 2027 - Saturday, May 15, 2027 - All Day
Anaheim Convention Center

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Oregon Dental Conference  
Thursday, May 13, 2027 - Saturday, May 15, 2027 - All Day
Oregon Convention Center

June 2027 Back to Top


American Association of Orthodontists  
Friday, June 4, 2027 - Sunday, June 6, 2027 - All Day
Vancouver, BC

July 2027 Back to Top

Academy of General Dentistry Meeting  
Thursday, July 8, 2027 - Saturday, July 10, 2027 - All Day
Hyatt Regency, Chicago, IL


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