2025 TODS MEETING
SPEAKERS & EVENTS
UPDATED JUNE 1

2024 GENERAL SCHEDULE
Download The 2024 TODS Preliminary Program
SESSION HANDOUTS
2024 TODS MEETING HANDOUTS
The following sessions have handouts which speakers have given permission to be posted online.
Dr. Kevin Suzuki – Friday October 25 Morning – Periodontal Plastic Surgery Lecture Handout
THURSDAY OCTOBER 23, 2025 | |
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3:00pm - 8:00pm | Registration Desk Open For Delegates |
5:00pm - 7:00pm | Exhibits Open - All TODS Delegates & Non-Delegates Are Welcome |
6:00pm - 9:00pm | Supplier Showcase Events |
6:00pm - 9:00pm | TODS Featured Speakers & Workshops |
FRIDAY OCTOBER 24, 2025 | |
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7:30am - 6:00pm | Registration Desk Open For Delegates |
8:30am - 12:00pm | Supplier Showcase Events & TODS Featured Speakers & Workshops |
10:00am - 6:00pm | Exhibits Open |
10:00am - 5:00pm | TODS Endowment Fundraiser (Central Okanagan Foundation) |
12:00pm - 1:30pm | BUFFET LUNCHEON |
1:30pm - 4:30pm | Supplier Showcase Events & TODS Featured Speakers & Workshops |
4:00pm - 6:00pm | Okanagan College Dental Assisting Alumni 1974 - 2025 - Meet & Greet |
4:00pm - 6:00pm | Tradeshow Reception - Limited To Dentists, Dental Staff and Significant Others |
SATURDAY OCTOBER 25, 2025 | |
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7:30am - 1:30pm | Registration Desk Open For Delegates |
8:30am - 12:30pm | TODS Featured Speakers & Workshops |
12:30pm | TODS Luncheon - Dentists Only - TODS AGM & BCDA Updates The Profession |
12:30pm | BCDHA/CDA Alliance Luncheon Meeting |
2024 TODS – NEWS UPDATE!
NEW COURSE ADDED!!
FRIDAY OCTOBER 25 1:30PM – 4:30PM
CARE OF THE CANCER PATIENT
NEW COURSE ADDED!!
SATURDAY OCTOBER 26 8:30AM – 10:30AM
OFFICE COMMUNICATIONS 101: NAVIGATING THROUGH DENTAL CLAIMS, TIPS FOR THE PATIENT CONVERSATION
2024 SPEAKER SCHEDULE
(2025 SPEAKERS WILL BE UPDATED JUNE 1, 2025)
THURSDAY OCTOBER 24
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4:30 PM – 9 PM **Please note start time**
WORKSHOP – PROVISIONAL RESTORATIONS: TRICKS & TIPS – Session #1
Limited Attendance To Certified Dental Assistants – Must Pre-Register – No Auditing Permitted (NOT recommended for Certified Dental Assistants who have never fabricated provisional restorations previously)
Fee: $195
Workshop Presenter: Ms. Lian Walraven, CDA
Co-Sponsors: Brasseler, GC America, Opalescence Dental Laboratory, Dentsply Sirona
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6 pm – 9 pm
Presenter: Dr. Nate Lawson
Co-Sponsor: Clinical Research Dental
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6 pm – 9 pm
NAVIGATING THE COMPLEXITIES OF HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS INFECTION WITHIN THE DENTAL PRACTICE
Presenter: Dr. Samson Ng
Co-Sponsor: Merck
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6 pm – 9 pm
PRACTICAL HANDBOOK FOR PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY SUCCESS
Presenter: Dr. Phoebe Tsang
Co-Sponsor: National Dental Innovations
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3:00 PM – 6 PM **Please note start time**
POWER PRACTICE – GROW YOUR PRACTICE WITH HENRY SCHEIN ONE
Cost: Complimentary (For delegates AND non-delegates of the 2024 TODS Meeting)
Please RSVP To Reserve Your Seat: CLICK HERE to RSVP directly with Power Practice via their website
Presenter: Mr. Daryl Portch
Co-Sponsor: POWER PRACTICE
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6:00 PM – 9 PM
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY – HOW TO BUILD YOUR INVISALIGN PRACTICE
Cost: Complimentary (For delegates AND non-delegates of the 2024 TODS Meeting)
Please RSVP To Reserve Your Seat: CLICK HERE to RSVP directly with ALIGN TECHNOLOGY
Presenter: Dr. Sadaf Fazel
Co-Sponsor: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY
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6:00 PM – 9 PM
Cost: Complimentary (For delegates AND non-delegates of the 2024 TODS Meeting)
Please RSVP To Reserve Your Seat: CLICK HERE to RSVP directly with EMS via their website
Presenter: Dr. Steven Faigan
Co-Sponsor: EMS
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6:00 PM – 9 PM
HEAPS & DOYLE – THE ABC’S OF TRANSITION PLANNING
Cost: Complimentary (For delegates AND non-delegates of the 2024 TODS Meeting)
Please RSVP To Reserve Your Seat: CLICK HERE to RSVP
Presenters:
- Mr. Shaun East
- Mr. Hall Murdoch, CPA, CA
- Mr. Pat Madaisky
Co-Sponsor: HEAPS & DOYLE
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6:00 PM – 9 PM
HENRY SCHEIN – INCREASE CASE ACCEPTANCE, REVENUES & EBITA THROUGH TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS
Cost: Complimentary (For delegates AND non-delegates of the 2024 TODS Meeting)
Please RSVP To Reserve Your Seat: CLICK HERE to RSVP directly with HENRY SCHEIN
Presenters: Mr. Bill Henderson, Dr. Jean Provo and Mr. Ajay Vig
Co-Sponsor: HENRY SCHEIN
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6:00 PM – 9 PM
TRACKER – AUTOMATING DIGITAL WORKFLOW TO OPIMIZE PRACTICE GROWTH
Cost: Complimentary (For delegates AND non-delegates of the 2024 TODS Meeting)
Please RSVP To Reserve Your Seat: CLICK HERE to RSVP directly with TRACKER
Presenter: Mr. John Legourdas and Ms. Dalida Scarpelli
Co-Sponsor: TRACKER
FRIDAY OCTOBER 25
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8:00 AM – 12 PM **Please note start time**
WORKSHOP – PROVISIONAL RESTORATIONS: TRICKS & TIPS – Session #2 (Repeat)
Limited Attendance To Certified Dental Assistants – Must Pre-Register – No Auditing Permitted (NOT recommended for Certified Dental Assistants who have never fabricated provisional restorations previously)
Fee: $195
Workshop Presenter: Ms. Lian Walraven, CDA
Co-Sponsors: Brasseler, GC America, Opalescence Dental Laboratory, Dentsply Sirona
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8:30 AM – 11:15 AM **Please note end time**
Open To All Dental Professionals – Must Pre-Register – No Auditing Permitted
Fee: $110
Workshop Presenters: Mr. Ian Doyle and Mr. Jeff Roy
Co-Sponsor: Henry Schein
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8:30 AM – 12 PM
THE ROLE OF ORTHODONTICS IN RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY
Presenter: Dr. Ben Pliska
Co-Sponsors: Cerum Ortho and Class One Orthodontic Laboratory Ltd.
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8:30 AM – 12 PM
TEN RADIOLOGIC DIAGNOSES EVERY DENTIST SHOULD KNOW
Presenter: Dr. Ernest Lam
Co-Sponsor: Sinclair Dental
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8:30 AM – 12 PM
Attendance of Morning Lecture NOT REQUIRED For Participants Of Afternoon Workshop
Presenter: Dr. Kevin Suzuki
Co-Sponsor: Crest Oral B
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8:30 AM – 12 PM
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES FOR DIRECT COMPOSITES
Presenter: Dr. Nate Lawon
Co-Sponsor: Clinical Research Dental
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8:30 AM – 12 PM
IMPLANT MAINTENANCE THE ENTIRE DENTAL TEAM MUST KNOW
Presenter: Dr. Philip Walton
Co-Sponsor: Listerine
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8:30 AM – 12 PM
EMPOWERING YOUR DENTAL PRACTICE: CULTURE-DRIVEN PRODUCTIVITY & SCHEDULING EXCELLENCE
Presenter: Ms. Laura Nelson
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1:30 PM – 4:15 PM **Please note end time**
Open To All Dental Professionals – Must Pre-Register – No Auditing Permitted
Fee: $110
Workshop Presenters: Mr. Jeff Roy & Mr. Ian Doyle
Co-Sponsor: Henry Schein
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1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
WORKSHOP – EXTRACTION & GUIDED BONE REGENERATION
Limited To Dentists – Must Pre-Register – No Auditing Permitted – Attendance of Morning Lecture NOT REQUIRED
Fee: $375
**Participants To Bring Loupes (if regularly used)
Workshop Presenter: Dr. Kevin Suzuki
Co-Sponsors: Nobel Biocare and Hu-Friedy
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1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
STRESS-PROOF YOUR MIND: A SMART JOURNEY
Presenter: Dr. Kristin Yont
Co-Sponsor: British Columbia Dental Association
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1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
TOP TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS FROM AN ENDODONTIST’S PERSPECTIVE
Presenter: Dr. Beth Damas
Co-Sponsor: Dentsply Sirona
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1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
IMMEDIACY IN THE AESTHETIC ZONE: BEHIND THE DECISION MAKING
Presenter: Dr. Philip Walton
Co-Sponsor: Straumann
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1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
PEARLS FROM THE PACIFIC – CLINICAL TIPS FOR MASTERING RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY
Presenter: Dr. Roxana Saldarriaga
Co-Sponsor: Nobel Biocare
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CANCELLED
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
SUPPORTING OUR ONCOLOGY PATIENTS: IN-OFFICE AND HOME CARE THERAPIESPresenter: Ms. Lucy Pavao, RDHCo-Sponsor: Oral Science
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1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Presenter: Dr. Suzanne Carlisle
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8:30 AM – 4:30 PM **Please note All Day Session**
POWER PRACTICE – GROW YOUR PRACTICE WITH HENRY SCHEIN ONE
Cost: Complimentary (For delegates AND non-delegates of the 2024 TODS Meeting)
Please RSVP To Reserve Your Seat: CLICK HERE to RSVP directly with Power Practice via their website
Presenter: Mr. Daryl Portch
Co-Sponsor: POWER PRACTICE
FRIDAY OCTOBER 25 – SOCIAL EVENTS
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10AM – 5PM
18TH ANNUAL TODS MEETING FUNDRAISER!
Join us for another fun fundraiser full of games, auction items and so much more!
Want To Be A Sponsor Of The TODS Endowment Fundraiser? Contact Gayle Faigan!
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4PM – 6PM
OKANAGAN COLLEGE CDA ALUMNI MEET & GREET
Join us for a fabulous opportunity to meet up with your colleagues and instructors from school! Reminisce, see where being a CDA has taken your colleagues, discuss professional issues, and take the time to further foster and grow professional comradery! It is your profession!
Come join us for an hour or two of fun and laughs!
All Okanagan College Dental Assisting Alumni attending the 2024 TODS Meeting are invited to attend the 16th Annual Meet & Greet.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 26
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SESSION #1 – 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM **Please note start & end time**
SESSION #2 – 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Repeat) **Please note start & end time**
SESSION #3 – 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Repeat) **Please note start & end time**
WORKSHOP – Basic Life Support – RECERTIFICATION
Open To All Dental Professionals – Must Pre-Register – No Auditing Permitted
Fee: $90
Workshop Presenters: FACTS & Canadian Red Cross
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8:30 AM – 12:30 PM **Please note start time**
WORKSHOP – PROVISIONAL RESTORATIONS: TRICKS & TIPS – Session #3 (Repeat)
Limited Attendance To Certified Dental Assistants – Must Pre-Register – No Auditing Permitted (NOT recommended for Certified Dental Assistants who have never fabricated provisional restorations previously)
Fee: $195
Workshop Presenter: Ms. Lian Walraven, CDA
Co-Sponsors: Brasseler, GC America, Opalescence Dental Laboratory, Dentsply Sirona
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8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
OFFICE COMMUNICATION 101: NAVIGATING THROUGH DENTAL CLAIMS, TIPS FOR THE PATIENT CONVERSATION
Presenter: Dr. Salima Dadani and Ms. Jenny Greenwood, CDA
Co-Sponsor: BC Dental Association
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8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
ENJOY TWO COURSES IN ONE!
SESSION #2 – ALL THINGS SPIT – UNDERSTANDING SALIVARY DIAGNOSTICS
Presenter: Ms. Kerry Lepicek, RDH
Co-Sponsors: Crest Oral B and Curion
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8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
EATING FOR OPTIMAL DENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH AND LONGEVITY
Presenter: Ms. Liz Pearson, RD
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8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
OKANAGAN-VINTAGE SPECIALISTS’ POTPOURRI
Presenters:
- 8:30am – 9:10am Dr. Stefanie Nio (Endodontist) – Endodontic Insight Into Cracked Teeth: Diagnosis & Management
- 9:20am – 10:00am Dr. Justin Kierce (Oral Surgeon) – Identification & Management of Potentially Premalignant Lesions of the Oral Cavity
- 10:10am – 10:50am Dr. Tareq Aldajani (Oral Medicine) – General Overview Of The Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)
- 11:00am – 11:40am Dr. Bruce Oliver (Orthodontist) – Evaluating Degree Of Excellence In Treatment Of Class II Malocclusions
- 11:50am – 12:30am Dr. Sarah Ohnander (Periodontist) – Periodontal Plastic Surgery; Soft Tissue Grafting
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12:30 PM
LUNCHEON MEETING – BCDHA & CDA ALLIANCE
Welcome All Registered Dental Hygienists, Dental Hygiene Practitioners, Certified Dental Assistants and Dental Therapists!
Attend lunch and hear from the BCDHA’s new Executive Director about activities at the Association, current issues and trends in the profession, and support for members across BC. This is your opportunity to share your thoughts and ideas, and to hear the latest updates from your professional association.
Presenters: BCDHA Executive
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12:30PM
TODS LUNCHEON & ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
BCDA – UPDATE TO THE PROFESSION – Dr. Anita Gartner, President, BCDA and Mr. Quinn Mathiesen-Newcomb, CEO, BCDA
Limited To Dentists ONLY
All Thompson Okanagan dentists are cordially invited to attend the luncheon meeting. Following the conclusion of the very short AGM, representatives from the BCDA will discuss the pressing issues at the forefront of dentistry in BC and Canada.
**CANCELLED** SATURDAY OCTOBER 26 & SUNDAY OCTOBER 27 –
SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY CDSPI AND BCDA
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**CANCELLED**
8 AM – 4 PMSTRATEGY & OPERATIONS: DRIVING REVENUES UP AND COSTS DOWN IN YOUR DENTAL PRACTICEPresenters:Dr. Jim ArmstrongDr. Anthony BoardmanDr. Mahesh Nagarajan
Cost: $1050 for 2 days – Sat & SunOpen To: Dentists and Office ManagersPLEASE REGISTER DIRECTLY THROUGH BCDA: CLICK HERE to REGISTER
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**CANCELLED**
8 AM – 4 PMSTRATEGY & OPERATIONS: DRIVING REVENUES UP AND COSTS DOWN IN YOUR DENTAL PRACTICEPresenters:Dr. Jim ArmstrongDr. Anthony BoardmanDr. Mahesh Nagarajan
Cost: $1050 for 2 days – Sat & SunOpen To: Dentists and Office ManagersPLEASE REGISTER DIRECTLY THROUGH BCDA: CLICK HERE to REGISTER
2025 TODS AGM
IN-PERSON!
Join us at the TODS Annual General Meeting!
Any dentist who resides and practices within the geographical boundaries of the Thompson Okanagn region is cordially invited to attend the quick upcoming AGM.
Date: Saturday October 25, 2025
Time: 12:30pm

2024 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Download The 2024 TODS Preliminary Program
Download The 2023 TODS Preliminary Program
2025 TODS TRADESHOW RECEPTION
FRIDAY OCTOBER 24, 2025 | 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Exhibit Hall and Grand Foyer
All registered TODS Meeting participants are invited to the 2025 TODS Tradeshow Reception. After a busy day of sessions, join us for a cocktail and appetizers while you reconnect, meet new colleagues and visit with the Exhibitors!
A TODS Meeting delegate, may purchase an additional ticket to the Tradeshow Reception for $TBD. Attendance to the Tradeshow Reception is limited to dentists, dental staff and significant others.