About Our Pace Program
Reza Movahed, DMD, FACS
Session: Transformative Advancements in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Educational Objectives
- Identify diagnostic considerations in contemporary oral and maxillofacial surgery.
- Evaluate interdisciplinary surgical treatment planning strategies.
- Apply evidence based surgical principles to complex clinical cases.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Reza Movahed is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon with extensive experience in complex surgical care and interdisciplinary collaboration. He lectures nationally and internationally on advanced surgical techniques.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Movahed reports no relevant financial or non financial conflicts of interest.
Mazyar Moshiri, DMD, MS
Session: Decompensation Using Clear Aligners in Preparation for Orthognathic Surgery
Educational Objectives
- Identify indications for orthodontic decompensation prior to surgery.
- Evaluate aligner based strategies in interdisciplinary cases.
- Apply biomechanical principles to surgical preparation using clear aligners.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Moshiri is internationally recognized for his expertise in clear aligner therapy and orthodontic biomechanics. He is a sought after educator in interdisciplinary orthodontic treatment planning.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Moshiri serves as a consultant for Align Technology.
George Mandelaris, DDS, MS, FACD, FICD
Session: Phenotype Driven Treatment Planning
Educational Objectives
- Identify periodontal phenotypes impacting interdisciplinary treatment.
- Evaluate soft tissue considerations in dentofacial therapy.
- Apply phenotype based planning principles to improve stability.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Mandelaris is a board certified periodontist known for his leadership in interdisciplinary care, periodontal regeneration, and phenotype based treatment planning.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Mandelaris reports no relevant financial or non financial conflicts of interest.
Jonathas Claus, DDS, PhDS
Session: Minimally Invasive Orthognathic Surgery
Educational Objectives
- Identify minimally invasive approaches to orthognathic surgery.
- Evaluate surgical access and aesthetic considerations.
- Apply refined surgical techniques for improved patient outcomes.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Claus specializes in orthognathic surgery with a focus on minimally invasive techniques that enhance both function and facial aesthetics.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Claus receives modest royalties from sales of a dental sleep medicine textbook that he co authored.
David Ahn, DMD, FACS
Session: Arthroscopic Management of TMD
Educational Objectives
- Identify diagnostic criteria for TMJ pathology.
- Evaluate arthroscopic approaches to TMJ disorders.
- Apply minimally invasive management strategies for TMD.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Ahn is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon specializing in TMJ pathology and arthroscopic surgical management.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Ahn is employed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. This affiliation has no influence on the content of this presentation.
Steve Carstensen, DDS
Session: Nose Breathing Of Course But Why
Educational Objectives
- Identify physiologic benefits of nasal breathing.
- Evaluate airway implications of oral breathing.
- Apply airway focused strategies in dental practice.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Carstensen is a leader in dental sleep medicine and airway focused restorative dentistry, with extensive experience in education and clinical application.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Carstensen is a clinical advisor and investor with Sound Health and serves as a clinical advisor to other companies in the dental sleep medicine space. He also receives modest royalties from a co authored textbook on dental sleep medicine. All relevant relationships will be disclosed at the beginning of the presentation.
Claire Ferrari, DDS, MSD
Session: Principles of Airway Focused Orthodontics
Educational Objectives
- Identify orthodontic factors influencing airway health.
- Evaluate treatment approaches supporting airway development.
- Apply airway focused orthodontic principles in practice.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Ferrari is an orthodontist with a strong focus on airway development, growth guidance, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Ferrari reports no relevant financial or non financial conflicts of interest.
Milton Geivelis, DDS, MS
Session: Integrative Approach, Team Collaboration, and Surgical Treatment of Tethered Oral Tissues
Educational Objectives
- Identify clinical indicators for tethered oral tissues.
- Evaluate interdisciplinary collaboration in surgical planning.
- Apply integrative treatment strategies for improved functional outcomes.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Geivelis is a periodontist with extensive experience in interdisciplinary surgical care, emphasizing collaborative treatment planning and functional stability.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Geivelis serves as a consultant for Inspire Medical Systems, Nyxoah, Avivomed, and Lunair Medical.
Brad Gilden, MSPT, DPT, FFMT, FAAOMPT, PRC, CSCS
Session: The Body Beneath the Bite
Educational Objectives
- Identify relationships between posture, airway, and occlusion.
- Evaluate systemic impacts of musculoskeletal dysfunction.
- Apply collaborative care principles across disciplines.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Gilden is a physical therapist specializing in airway, posture, and systemic integration within interdisciplinary healthcare models.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Gilden reports no relevant financial or non financial conflicts of interest.
Michael Hutz, MD
Session: Comprehensive Sleep Surgery
Educational Objectives
- Identify surgical options for obstructive sleep apnea.
- Evaluate patient selection for sleep surgical intervention.
- Apply comprehensive surgical planning concepts.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Hutz is an otolaryngologist specializing in sleep surgery and comprehensive airway management.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Hutz serves on the Inspire Medical Systems Physician Medical Advisory Board.
Ki Beom Kim, DDS, MSD, PhD
Session: Maxillomandibular Expansion and Surgical Outcomes for OSA
Educational Objectives
- Identify indications for maxillomandibular expansion.
- Evaluate orthodontic contributions to OSA management.
- Apply expansion strategies to improve airway outcomes.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Kim is an orthodontist and researcher recognized for his work in surgical orthodontics and airway focused expansion techniques.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Kim reports no relevant financial or non financial conflicts of interest.
Brian Vence, DDS
Session: Simplifying Complex Restorative Treatment
Educational Objectives
- Identify space appropriation strategies in restorative care.
- Evaluate interdisciplinary restorative workflows.
- Apply predictable restorative planning techniques.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Vence is a restorative dentist focused on complex interdisciplinary cases and predictable treatment sequencing.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Vence reports no relevant financial or non financial conflicts of interest.
Zubad Newaz, DDS
Session: Maxillary Expansion An FME Experience
Educational Objectives
- Identify diagnostic criteria for maxillary expansion.
- Evaluate FME techniques and outcomes.
- Apply imaging insights to expansion planning.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Newaz is an orthodontist and oral radiologist focused on advanced imaging and expansion based treatment planning.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Newaz reports no relevant financial or non financial conflicts of interest.
Tracey Nguyễn, DDS
Session: Mapping the Airway Journey
Educational Objectives
- Identify airway development across the lifespan.
- Evaluate dental contributions to airway stability.
- Apply a lifespan based airway framework in practice.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Nguyễn focuses on airway centered dentistry with an emphasis on growth, maturation, and long term functional health.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Nguyễn reports no relevant financial or non financial conflicts of interest.
Rafael Pelayo, MD
Session: Waking Up to Sleep Disorders
Educational Objectives
- Identify common sleep disorders and presentations.
- Evaluate diagnostic pathways in sleep medicine.
- Apply interdisciplinary approaches to sleep care.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Pelayo is a sleep medicine physician and educator known for advancing interdisciplinary understanding of sleep disorders.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Pelayo reports no relevant conflicts of interest related to this presentation. He has participated in advisory board meetings for Fisher and Paykel and attended a ResMed Investors Day presentation in prior years, with travel expenses covered and no honoraria received. He also volunteers in leadership roles with several nonprofit organizations, including the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the National Sleep Foundation, and serves as a clinical professor in the Division of Sleep Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Waldemar D. Daudt Polido, DDS, MS, PhD
Session: Patient Specific Implants in Maxillomandibular Advancement
Educational Objectives
- Identify indications for patient specific implants.
- Evaluate precision planning in MMA surgery.
- Apply implant based strategies for predictable outcomes.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Polido is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon known for his work in precision driven surgical planning and patient specific implant design.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Polido participates in speaker bureau activities for Straumann, Geistlich, and Synthes.
Anil Rama, MD
Session: Sleep Apnea A Traumatic Brain Injury of the Night
Educational Objectives
- Identify neurologic consequences of sleep apnea.
- Evaluate sleep apnea as a chronic neurologic stressor.
- Apply neurologic insights to interdisciplinary care.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Rama is a neurologist specializing in sleep disorders and the neurologic impact of disordered sleep.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Rama reports no relevant financial or non financial conflicts of interest.
Rick Roblee, DDS, MS
Session: MARPE SFOT and Clear Aligners in Interdisciplinary Dentistry
Educational Objectives
- Identify interdisciplinary orthodontic tools.
- Evaluate MARPE and SFOT applications.
- Apply aligner strategies in airway focused cases.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Roblee is an orthodontist with expertise in interdisciplinary orthodontic planning and airway supportive treatment modalities.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Roblee reports no relevant financial or non financial conflicts of interest.
Brian Shah, MD
Session: Face First Approach to TMJ Pathology
Educational Objectives
- Identify facial drivers of TMJ pathology.
- Evaluate comprehensive facial assessment techniques.
- Apply face first concepts to TMJ treatment planning.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Shah is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon with a focus on TMJ pathology and comprehensive facial evaluation.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Shah reports no relevant financial or non financial conflicts of interest.
Dania Tamimi, BDS, DMSc
Session: MRI Evaluation of the TMJ
Educational Objectives
- Identify TMJ pathologies on MRI.
- Evaluate imaging protocols for TMJ assessment.
- Apply radiologic insights to surgical planning.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Tamimi is an oral and maxillofacial radiologist specializing in advanced imaging of the TMJ and craniofacial structures.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Tamimi reports no relevant financial or non financial conflicts of interest.
Samantha Weaver, MS, CCC-SLP, AOMT-C
Session: Myofunctional Therapy and Surgical Synergy
Educational Objectives
- Identify myofunctional factors influencing surgical outcomes.
- Evaluate therapy integration before and after surgery.
- Apply collaborative strategies to optimize patient results.
Speaker Bio
Samantha Weaver is a speech language pathologist specializing in myofunctional therapy and interdisciplinary airway focused care.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Ms. Weaver is affiliated with the Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy. This relationship has no influence on the content of this presentation.
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DDS, DMD, MD, or equivalent professional degree.
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