When

Wednesday, September 29, 2021 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM PDT
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Must be logged in at 11:45 AM

$10 for CCDS Member Dentists & Staff
$39 for Nonmember Dentists / Others

Deadline to register Monday, September 27th at 5 pm

1 CE Unit - Core

Space is limited

Where

This is an online event. 
 

Contact

Richard Myers, Executive Director 
Contra Costa Dental Society 
925-284-8662 
execdirector@ccdds.org 

Pediatric Oral Pathology:  A Case Based Review

A review of the diagnosis and management of commonly (and not so commonly) encountered oral lesions in the pediatric population.

  • Lesions to be covered include both mucosal and intraosseous pathologies, such as:
    - Mucocele
    - Localized juvenile spongiotic gingivitis
    - Riga-Fede disease
    - Congenital epulis
    - Epstein Pearls
    - Bohn Nodules
    - Gingival cyst of the newborn
    - Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis
    - Herpangina
    - Hand foot and mouth disease
    - Aphthous stomatitis
    - Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy
    - Oral manifestations of leukemia
    - Dentigerous cyst
    - Ameloblastic fibroma
    - Odontoma
    - Odontogenic keratocyst
    - Central giant cell granuloma
    - Dense bone island
    - Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Dr. Scott Peters is an Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology at Columbia University Medical Center, College of Dental Medicine. He received his B.A. in History from Columbia University, his D.D.S. from Columbia University, and completed his post-graduate training in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology from Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, a fellow of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, and the recipient of the Academy’s William G. Shafer Award. Dr. Peters has been published in journals including The Journal of the American Dental Association, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, Journal of Endodontics, Head and Neck Pathology, and Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, among others. He is a member of the Columbia University Oral Diagnostics Biopsy Service, and the clinical oral pathology service located at ColumbiaDoctors Midtown. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Peters teaches various courses including histology, pathophysiology, and oral pathology and stomatology at Columbia. He also serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, and provides oral pathology training to the dental residents at Kings County Hospital Center, Woodhull Hospital, and Harlem Hospital. Dr. Peters is a member of the American Dental Association and the New York State Dental Association. He serves as the new dentist representative on the New York State Dental Association Council of Hospital Dentistry, and as a member of the AAOMP Committee on Professional and Public Relations.

No cancellations/refunds – substitutions ok.