Use code UWCDE100 to receive $100 off your registration rate.
Course Schedule
Day 1 – Friday, July 11, 2025
07:30 – 08:15 Breakfast and Registration
08:15 – 08:30
Opening ceremony and remarks
UW SOD Dean Prof. Andre Ritter
IAAD President Dr. Alireza Sadr
08:30 – 09:20
Keynote: Bonding strategies for the compromised tooth surfaces
Prof. Junji Tagami (Tokyo, Japan)
09:20 – 09:25 Q&A
09:25 – 10:05
Enhancing dental adhesives: New value through nanotechnology and vital pulp therapy
Prof. Hidehiko Sano (Sapporo, Japan)
10:05 – 10:10
Q&A
10:10 – 10:40
Management of dental caries using remineralization therapy and adhesive material
Prof. Yasushi Shimada (Tokyo, Japan)
10:40 – 10:45
Q&A
10:45 – 11:00
Morning Break
11:00 – 11:40
Current and future trends of dental composites (T)
Prof. Jack Ferracane (Portland, OR)
11:40 – 11:45
Q&A
11:45 – 12:25
Current trends of digital adhesive restorations (T)
Prof. John Sorensen (UW, Seattle, WA)
12:25 – 12:30
Q&A
12:30 – 12:40
Honorary Awards Ceremony
12:40 – 13:30
Lunch Break and IAAD Assembly
13:30 – 13:50
Sponsorship Presentation
CAO Group
13:50 – 14:05
Sponsor Presentation
Kuraray Noritake
14:05 – 14:20
Sponsor Presentation
Ribbond
14:30 – 15:00
Priming and Bonding in one bottle – 30 years of why and how
Dr. Frank Pfefferkorn (Konstanz, Germany)
15:00 – 15:05
Q&A
15:05 – 15:15
Afternoon Break
15:15 – 15:55
Revisiting the class II posterior composite workflow: Evidence-based procedural techniques to enhance clinical outcomes
Dr. Alan Atlas (Philadelphia, PA)
15:55 – 16:00
Q&A
16:00 – 16:40
40 years of structural adhesive treatments of the cracked teeth (T)
Dr. Grant Chyz (Seattle, WA)
16:40 – 16:45
Q&A
16:45
End of Day 1
18:00
Gala Dinner at Washington Athletic Club
(invitation only)
Day 2 – Saturday, July 12, 2025
08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast and Registration
09:00 – 09:30
In Memoriam Prof. Dr. Kern: Zirconia bonding
Prof. Markus Blatz (Philadelphia, PA)
09:30 – 10:00
Reconstructing the Eroded Dentition with Bonded Ceramics
Dr. Jae Son Kim (Seattle, WA)
10:00 – 10:05 Q&A
10:05 – 10:35
Digital workflows for everyday practitioner (T)
Dr. Yen-Wei Chen (UW, Seattle, WA)
10:35 – 10:40
Q&A
10:40 – 10:55
Morning Break
10:55 – 11:25
AI – science, technology & adhesive dentistry innovation
Dr. Ken Hooi (Sydney, Australia)
11:25 – 11:30
Q&A
11:30 – 12:00
Biomimetic Remineralization: Harnessing Amelogenin-Derived Peptides for Functional Dental Tissue Repair
Dr. Sami Dogan (UW, Seattle, WA)
12:00 – 12:05
Q&A
12:05 – 12:35
The philosophy of adhesion
Prof. Amir Ghasemi
12:35 – 12:40
Q&A
12:40 – 13:40
Lunch Break and Poster Viewing
13:40 – 14:10
Biomimetic and Sustainable Restorations: A Patient-Centered Future
Prof. Sema Belli (Konya, Turkey)
14:10 – 14:15
Q&A
14:15 – 14:55
Engineering the proximal posterior restorations
Dr. Hassan Hikmat (Baghdad, Iraq)
14:55 – 15:00
Q&A
15:00 – 15:15
Afternoon Break
15:15 – 15:45
Conservative additive adhesive dentistry: From sealing initial lesions to reconstructions in severely compromised teeth
Dr. Jorge Aravena Diaz (Santiago, Chile)
15:45 – 15:50
Q&A
15:50 – 16:20
Step-by-step tooth reconstruction. From root to enamel with a conservative approach
Dr. Jorge O’Brien (Santiago, Chile)
16:20 – 16:25
Q&A
16:25 – 16:45
Poster Awards & Closing Remarks
President-elect Dr. Jin-Ho Phark (Los Angeles, CA)
16:45
End of Meeting
Instructors
Keynote Speaker
Bonding strategies for the compromised tooth surfaces
Prof. Emeritus Junji Tagami
2025 Honorary Member
Enhancing adhesives: Vital pulp therapy & nanotechnology
Prof. Emeritus Hikehiko Sano
2025 Honarary Member
Current trends in CADCAM and adhesive restorations
Prof. John Sorensen
M Kern Memorial Lecture:
Zirconia bonding
Prof. Dr. Markus B. Blatz
Current and future trends of bioactive resorative materials
Prof. Emeritus Jack L. Ferracane
Management of dental caries: Remineralization and adhesives
Prof. Yasushi Shimada
Revisiting the class II posterior composite workflow: Evidence-based techniques
Dr. Alan Atlas
Biomimetic and sustainable restorations: A patient-centered future
Prof. Sema Belli
The philosophy of adhesion
Prof. Amir Ghasemi
Digital adhesive dentistry workflows for everyday practitioner
Assoc. Prof. Yen-Wei Chen
Biomimetic remineralization: Amelogenin peptides for functional tooth repair
Assoc. Prof. Sami Dogan
Artificial Intelligence AI
Science, technology & adhesive dentistry innovation
Dr. Ken Hooi
Conservative additive adhesive dentistry: From sinitial lesions to reconstructions
Dr. Jorge Aravena
Step-by-step tooth reconstruction: From root to enamel
Dr. Jorge O’Brien
40 years of experience: Structural adhesive treatments of the cracked teeth
Dr. Grant Chyz
Priming and Bonding in one bottle
30 years of why and how
Dr. Frank Pfefferkorn
Engineering the proximal posterior restorations
Dr. Hassan Hikmat
Reconstructing the Eroded Dentition with Bonded Ceramics
Dr. Jae Seon Kim
UW SOD Dean
Opening Remarks
Prof. Andre V. Ritter
IAAD President
UW Department of Restorative Dentistry
Assoc. Prof. Alireza Sadr
Course Logistics
DATE:
Friday and Saturday, July 11 and 12, 2025
LOCATION:
Washington Athletic Club (WAC)
1325 6th Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98101
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This course is designed for dental professionals interested in adhesive dentistry.
TIMES:
Friday:
Registration and Breakfast: 7:30am – 8:15am
Course: 8:15am – 4:45pm
Saturday:
Registration and Breakfast: 8:00am – 9:00am
Course: 9:00am – 4:45pm
TUITION – price includes breakfast and lunch both days:
$798/dentist (fee will go up by $100 on July 1, 2025)
Use code UWCDE100 to receive $100 off your registration rate.
CREDITS: 12 hours