Empowering The Next Generation
2026-02-12 11:30 - 13:00 UTC | UT Houston Health Houston School of Dentistry, 7500 Cambridge Street, Houston, TX, 77054, United States
Empowering the Next Generation brings UTHealth School of Dentistry students face-to-face with practicing GHDS dentists for real-world insight, mentorship, and candid career conversations. This free, students-only experience is designed to bridge the gap between dental education and professional practice—at no cost, just opportunity.
Submit questions for panelists to klewis@ghds.org

GHDS Member Meeting and CE
2026-02-19 18:00 | Seasons 52, 842 W. Sam Houston Parkway North, Houston, TX, 77024, United States
Join us as we welcome TDA President, Glenn D. Hall, DDS, CPP-T
CE Program – Digital Dentistry for Predictable Anterior Esthetics – Lecture

Presented by Sompop Bencharit, DDS, MS, PhD, FACP
Digital Dentistry and Anterior Aesthetics is a focused, clinically driven program centered on achieving predictable esthetic outcomes for anterior single-tooth implants. Participants will learn how to digitally plan ideal 3D implant positioning in the esthetic zone, harmonizing midline, incisal edge, and gingival architecture with bone and soft-tissue constraints. The course details immediate single implant placement and provisionalization workflows, from case selection and atraumatic extraction to primary stability targets, gap management, and guided surgery. Emphasis is placed on implant selection, development of emergence profiles with custom healing abutments and provisionals to optimize gingival zeniths, papillae, and cervical contours. Through step-by-step demonstrations, delegates will integrate calibrated photography, IOS/CBCT merging, and CAD/CAM/3D printing to translate virtual plans into chairside provisionals and lab-ready prescriptions that minimize remakes and maximize esthetic predictability. AGD Subject Code: 690 Implants
Program Objectives:
At the completion of the program, participants should be able to:
• Plan ideal 3D implant positioning in the esthetic zone using merged 2D/3D datasets (photos, IOS, CBCT) to control midline, incisal edge position, prosthetic space, and tissue support.
• Design and execute custom emergence profile conditioning with immediate or early provisionals/custom healing abutments to guide soft tissue, refine zeniths, and preserve papillae.
• Comprehend immediate single-tooth implant placement and provisionalization predictably, including case selection, atraumatic extraction, primary stability thresholds, gap/abutment design, occlusion, and follow-up.
Sompop Bencharit, DDS, MS, PhD, FACP
Dr. Bencharit earned his DDS and Prosthodontics diploma from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, and completed advanced training, including a Master’s, PhD in Oral Biology, and Clinical Research Certificate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists, he has served as Professor, Associate Dean for Innovation, and Chief Innovation Officer at High Point University’s Workman School of Dental Medicine. He has held leadership roles at the Medical University of South Carolina and Virginia Commonwealth University, focusing on innovation, digital dentistry, and clinical research.
COI Disclosure:
The Greater Houston Dental Society is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professional in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructions, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.
The Greater Houston Dental Society designates this activity for 1.5 hours of continuing education credits.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received up to (5) business days prior to the event date will receive a refund – minus a 25% percent handling fee. If the cancellation is received less than (5) business days prior to the event date, the entire fee is non-refundable.
Location: Seasons 52, City Centre, 842 W. Sam Houston Parkway North, Houston, TX 77024

OSHA ANNUAL TRAINING
2026-02-27 09:00 - 11:00
Ensure your office is up to date with OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) requirements as required by law.
This online course is designed to help you understand and fulfill these annual requirements as well as help to significantly reduce the risk of accidents, illnesses or injuries in the workplace. Bloodborne pathogens, dental office responsibility, medical waste disposal, hazardous communication standard and the requirements for practicing during the COVID-19 pandemic are some of the topics that will be covered. This course is intended for all dentists and auxiliary staff.
Learning Objectives:
• How to meet the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard’s annual training requirements
• Knowledge of Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) infection control standards for dentistry
• Knowledge of the requirements for practicing during the COVID-19 pandemic
All courses are live online via Zoom (A link will be emailed). Participants will receive a letter certifying their attendance upon the conclusion of the course and verification of attendance.
Greater Houston Dental Society is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.
