Coming soon!
Alumni Weekend
The 125th Alumni Association Annual Meeting
38th Annual Frederick T. West Orthodontic Lectureship
Inaugural Alan H. Gluskin Endodontics Symposium (Dugoni School)
2024 Alumni Weekend: All in the Family
Friday & Saturday, February 9-10, 2024
The Fairmont Hotel, 950 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
Preregistration is now closed. If you want to join us, you will need to register onsite at the Fairmont Hotel Friday, February 9, starting at 7:30 am in the Grand Ballroom.
Saturday, February 10, 2024 | 7:00 pm
2024 Dugoni School Gala
Our reimagined celebration of philanthropy, reunions, and the Dugoni School family, set against the vivid backdrop of the Lunar New Year.
This event is by invitation only. For more information, email Bridget Chau at bchau@pacific.edu.
Hotel Accomodations
Most events will take place at the Fairmont Hotel, 950 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94108. The special rate deadline has now passed; contact the Fairmont directly at the link below regarding available rooms.
Friday, February 9
- Dr. Stanley F. Malamed - Local Anesthesia
- Dr. William A. van Dyk '73 - Business Management
- Dr. L. Stephen Buchanan '78 – Endodontics
- Dr. Louie Al-Faraje - Implants
- Dr. Jesse W. Manton '14 - Medical Emergencies, Anesthesiology
- The 38th Frederick T. West Orthodontics Lectureship
- Dr. Neal D. Kravitz
- The Inaugural Alan H. Gluskin Endodontics Symposium
- Dr. Adham Abdel Azim
- Dr. Alan H. Gluskin '72
Saturday, February 10
- Mr. Neal Shabashov – Basic Life Support
- Dr. Eric M. Blasingame '12 - Practice management: Systems, Efficiency and the Patient
- Dr. Daniel A. Hammer '11 - Technology, Nerve Injury, Nerve Injury management & regeneration
- Dr. Michael C. DiTolla '88 - Anterior Aesthetics
- Dr. Jamie J. Sahouria '04 - Tales from the pediatric dental office: Practical Pearls for the GD
Friday, February 9
| 7:30 am — 10:00 am | Registration — Grand Ballroom |
| 7:30 am — 4:30 pm | Coffee & Tea Service — Terrace Room |
| 7:30 am — 5:00 pm | Commercial Exhibitors — Terrace Room |
| 7:30 am — 5:00 pm | Scientific Research Posters — Terrace/Vanderbilt Room |
| 7:30 am — 4:30 pm | Dugoni School Swag Pick-up (Members Only) — Grand Ballroom/Terrace Room |
| 9:00 am — 12:00 pm | The 38th Frederick T. West Orthodontics Lectureship: Dr. Neal D. Kravitz — "Clinical Techniques for Palatally Displaced Versus Labially Displaced Canines" (Lecture rooms noted in program) |
| 9:00 am — 11:00 am | The Inaugural Alan H. Gluskin Endodontics Symposium: Adham Abdel Azim — "Microsurgery Within the Hour! — A Guide to an Efficient Surgical Treatment" (At Dugoni School) |
| 8:30 am — 11:30 am | Dr. Stanley F. Malamed — "Hit Me with your Best Shot — Making Local Anesthesia More Effective and More Comfortable” |
| 9:00 am — 12:00 pm | L. Stephen Buchanan '78 — "The Art of Endodontics-Anatomy Diagnosis, Treatment Planning and Emergency Care" |
| 9:00 am — 12:00 pm | Louie Al-Faraje - "Treatment Planning for Full-Arch Implant Reconstruction" |
| 8:30 am — 10:00 am | William A. van Dyk '73 — “Use Your Clinical Quality to Expand your Customer Service” |
| 10:30 am — 12:00 pm | William A. van Dyk '73 — "Start Right with your New Practice to Guarantee Success" |
| 9:00 am — 12:00 pm | Panel of Experts — Crown
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| 11:30 am — 1:30 pm | Buffet Lunch, Fun, & Games — Grand Ballroom |
| 11:30 am — 4:30 pm | Registration — Relocated to the Terrace Room |
| 1:30 pm — 4:30 pm | The 38th Frederick T. West Orthodontics Lectureship: Dr. Neal D. Kravitz — "A Collection of Clinical Pearls (and more) for Your Practice!" |
| 1:00 pm — 3:00 pm | The Inaugural Alan H. Gluskin Endodontics Symposium: Alan H. Gluskin, '72 — "What Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviors Define Competency in Endodontics?" (at Dugoni School) |
| 1:00 pm — 4:00 pm | Dr. Stanley F. Malamed — "Is The ‘Mandibular Block’ Passe?” |
| 1:30 pm — 4:30 pm | L. Stephen Buchanan '78 — "The Art of Endodontics MIE-Access, Instrumentation, Irrigation and Obturation" |
| 1:30 pm — 4:30 pm | Louie Al-Faraje — "Maxillary Ridge Expansion Using the Split-cortical Technique and Mandibular Ridge Expansion Using the Pedicled Sandwich Plasty Technique" |
| 1:30 pm — 4:30 pm | Jesse W. Manton '14 — "Back To The Future: A Simulation-Based Review of CardioPulmonary Physiology for Every Dental Practitioner" |
| 5:00 pm — 5:30 pm | Recognition Program: Medallion of Distinction Presentations, Alumni President & Dean remarks — Grand Ballroom |
| 5:30 pm — 7:00 pm | All Member Reception — Grand Ballroom |
| 6:00 pm — 7:30 pm | Dugoni Business Club: Student/Dentist Networking Event — Contact Zach Eschenberg '25 z_eschenberg@u.pacific.edu |
Saturday, February 10
| 8:00 am — 11:00 am | Registration — Terrace Room |
| 8:00 am — 1:00 pm | Commercial Exhibitors / Coffee & Tea Service — Terrace Room |
| 8:00 am — 10:00 am | Pastries & Coffee/Tea Service (coffee continues until 1:00 pm) — Terrace Room |
| 8:00 am — 1:00 pm | Dugoni School swag pickup (Members Only) — Terrace Room |
| 8:00 am — 1:00 pm | Scientific Research Posters — Terrace/Vanderbilt Room |
| 8:30 am — 12:30 pm | Mr. Neal Shabashov — Basic Life Support Training (Lecture rooms noted in program) |
| 8:30 am — 10:30 am | Dr. Eric M. Blasingame '12 — “Strategic Plans Change Everything” (This lecture is no longer available) |
| 8:30 am — 9:30 am | Dr. Daniel A. Hammer '11 — "Leveraging Advanced Digital Technologies and Workflows to Deliver Patients Unprecedented Dental and Maxillofacial Restoration" (Lecture rooms noted in program) |
| 10:00 am — 11:00 am | Dr. Daniel A. Hammer '11 — “I Can’t Feel My Lip or Tongue: Current Concepts in Nerve Injury Management" |
| 11:00 am — 1:00 pm | Michael C. DiTolla '88 — "A New Era In Conservative Anterior Esthetic Restorations" |
| 11:00 am — 1:00 pm | Jamie J. Sahouria '04 — "Pediatric Dentistry Case Studies — The Fun Side of the Daily Grind" |
| 7:00 pm — 11:59 pm | Class Reunion Celebrations: 50th Year - Class of 1974 A, 50th Year Class of 1974 B, 45th Year Class of 1979, 40th Year Class of 1984, 35th Year Class of 1989 – For questions, contact Jim Dugoni, Gifts Officer - jdugoni@pacific.edu, (415) 749-3349 — Grand Ballroom |
| 7:00 pm — 11:59 pm | Class Reunion Celebrations: 30th Year - Class of 1994, 20th Year Class of 2004 - For questions, contact Jack Fisher, Director of Development - jfisher1@pacific.edu, (415) 929-6402 — Grand Ballroom |
| 7:00 pm — 11:59 pm | Class Reunion Celebrations: 50th Year - Class of 1974 A, 50th Year Class of 1974 B, 45th Year Class of 1979, 40th Year Class of 1984, 35th Year Class of 1989 — Grand Ballroom |
| 7:00 pm — 11:59 pm | Class Reunion Celebrations: 25th Year - Class of 1999, 15th Year Class of 2009, 10th Year Class of 2014, 5th Year Class of 2014 – For questions, contact Jessica Kay, Annual Fund Manager & Gift Officer - jkay@pacific.edu, (415) 929-6413 — Grand Ballroom |
| 7:00 pm — 11:59 pm | Dugoni School Gala - The Ball for Us All – contact: Bridget Chau, Donor Relations Manager – bchau@pacific.edu Celebrating Class Reunions — Classes ending in 4’s & 9’s — Grand Ballroom |
Exhibitors and Sponsors
Commercial Booths
Platinum Sponsors
Patterson Dental
- Elizabeth Dygert
- Jason Binsol
- Christ Paulson
- Caleb Whitted
Silver Sponsors
Align Technology, Inc.
- Danielle Brink
- Kevin Tuckman
Exhibitors
Bien Air Medical Technolgies
- Max Murphy
Brasseler USA
- Brian Solari
California Dental Arts
- Abe Benea
California Dental Association
- Medelyn Bueno
- Matthew Nelson
Cocofloss
- Kyle Zepp
DDS MATCH
- Roy Fruehauf
Enova Illumination
- Sam Colton
- Corrine Pennington
Garfield Refining
- Audrey Fisher
iSmile Dental Products, Inc.
- Bryan Shields
LumaDent, Inc.
- Tamra Adams DDS
Novadontics
- Miranda Magnusson
- Nicole Torres
PACT-ONE Solutions
- Dan Edwards
- Adam Kunkel
Shofu Dental Corporation
- Jon Uselman
SurgiTel
- Evan Hoyer
3M
- Chris Lambert
- Nathan Keenan
- Kelle Perrien
- Constantine Condos
Ultralight Optics Inc.
- Ryan Koh
- Nolan Nguyen
- Alysa Prather
U.S. Navy
Vakker Dental Inc.
- Cameron Fround
In-House Booths
Admissions/Student Life/DEI
- Stan Constantino
- Marco Castellanos
- Mark Chiang
- Emma Hopson
- Nel Laxamana
- Janelle Palomares
- Vivian Wu
- Melissa Yamanaka
Alumni Association
- Andrea Davis
- Rowena O’Connor
- Nikki Smith
CDA Contacts Student Leadership
- Jason Song ‘25
- Dr. Leo Makhdoom ’25 IDS
- Christopher Hailey ‘24
- Dr. Vidhi Bhuva ’24 IDS
- Biz Pannu ‘26
Continuing Dental Education (CDE):
- Christi Manbeck
- Kara Sanchez
- Choua Vang
Development
- Bridget Chau
- Jack Fisher
- Jessica Kay
Faculty Recruitment
- Dr. Shika Gupta ’07 IDS
- Dr. Trang Nguyen ‘94
Sterilization Monitoring Services
- Ernesto Lara
- Bhumika Patel
Medallion of Distinction Award
The Medallion of Distinction, the School of Dentistry’s highest annual award, is presented at the Annual Alumni Association Meeting to members of our community for their extraordinary efforts that benefit our school, the profession of oral health care, and/or society at large. The 2024 recipients will be Dr. Alan Budenz, Dr. Judee A. Tippett-Whyte ‘86 and Dr. William A. van Dyk ‘73.
Photos from the 2023 Alumni Weekend
And mark your calendars for the 2025 Alumni Weekend
held at the Fairmont Hotel 950 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA
2025: 126th Annual Alumni Meeting
39th Annual Frederick T. West Orthodontic Lectureship
2nd Annual Alan H. Gluskin Endodontics Symposium
January 31 - February 1, 2025
