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2024 ASDA Fall Seminar: See you in Hot Springs!

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REGISTRATION IS OPEN! The 2024 ASDA Fall Seminar will return to the Spa City on September 6-7 for the outstanding program, “The Missing Link: Orofacial Pain and Sleep.”

Our featured clinician, Dr. Amy Hartsfield, will present three courses on Friday, September 6 :
Course 1: Dental Sleep: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatments of Sleep Breathing Disorders.
Course 2: The Brainteasers of a Dental Practice: Orofacial Pain
Course 3: COVID and the Future of My Practice

Dr. Hartsfield is the only Alabama dentist dual boarded by the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and the American Board of Orofacial Pain. As of March 31, 2020, Orofacial Pain was recognized as the 123th specialty in dentistry. In addition, Dr. Hartsfield has received recognition by the National Headache Foundation with the Added Qualification in Headache. She as also elected to serve as 1 of 7 Board members for the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine. She served until 2022 when she decided to spend more time devoted to her family and patients.

The line-up on Saturday includes crowd favorite Dr. Daron Praetzel of Arkansas Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons in Hot Springs and Dr. Drew Johnson of OmniSmiles in Northwest Arkansas to provide high quality continuing education that is sure to entertain and educate.

The Fall Seminar will also include the bi-annual ARDPAC Luncheon featuring the new Dean at University of Tennessee College of Dentistry, Dr. Ken Tilashalski.

Registration is now open online, and the Seminar Registration Book will be mailed soon!

Billy Tarpley

Billy Tarpley

About Billy Tarpley

Serve as chief lobbyist for the dental association, which was established in 1887. Oversee all legal and regulatory matters, as well as publications, continuing dental education, conference planning and governance activities. Between 2005 and 2009, spent 4 years as Director of Development at Henderson State University (alma mater), but returned to the association in 2009.

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