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The full schedule, day by day.

March 4–6, 2027 at the Westin Irving Convention Center. Members attend all three days; registered guests join the two days of scientific sessions on Friday and Saturday.

The IAE Annual Meeting program
The program

Three days in Las Colinas.

For All Attendees · Business attire
7:00 – 8:00 AM
Registration
8:00 – 8:20 AM
President's Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:20 – 8:30 AM
Program Overview & Introduction to the Meeting
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Implants vs Endo
Dr. Mark Ludlow
9:30 – 10:00 AM
Break
10:00 – 10:55 AM
Long-Term Endodontic Outcomes
Dr. Sashi Nallapati
10:55 – 12:00 PM
The Ethical Skeptic · Part I
Roger Cunningham
12:00 PM
Lunch
12:15 – 1:45 PM
Lunch Presentation · The Ethical Skeptic
Roger Cunningham
1:50 – 2:50 PM
Photogrammetry
Dr. Christian Leonhardt
2:50 – 3:10 PM
Break
3:10 – 4:10 PM
Maxillofacial Trauma
Dr. Andrew Jenzer
4:10 – 5:10 PM
Anesthesia and Sedation
Dr. Michael Hoffman
5:10 – 5:30 PM
Q&A Session
5:30 PM
End of Day Remarks
Q&A with Foundation Scholarship Awardee(s)
7:00 – 10:00 PM
President's Reception
Smart casual · Open to all members, guests & spouses (ticket required for anyone not registered)
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The full program with complete descriptions and speaker bios lives on the official events page ↗. Lunch presentations, short-presentation titles, and afternoon details follow the official program and are subject to change.

2027 Speaker lineup

Exceptional leaders, many fields.

Our speakers come from biology, medicine, and dentistry — chosen to integrate basic and clinical science across broad topics.

Dr. Mark Ludlow
Dr. Mark Ludlow
Friday · 8:30 AM

Implants vs Endo

When to save the natural tooth and when to place an implant — a candid, evidence-based comparison of outcomes and patient value.

Dr. Sashi Nallapati
Dr. Sashi Nallapati
Friday · 10:00 AM

Long-Term Endodontic Outcomes

What the long view of treated cases teaches us about durability, retreatment, and the decisions that hold up over decades.

Roger Cunningham
Morning + lunch
Roger Cunningham
Friday · 10:55 AM

The Ethical Skeptic

A deep dive into data, reasoning, and the discipline of skeptical thinking — how to tell signal from noise. Part I continues through the lunch presentation.

Dr. Christian Leonhardt
Dr. Christian Leonhardt
Friday · 1:50 PM

Photogrammetry

Capturing precise 3D anatomy from photographs — what photogrammetry brings to diagnosis, planning, and documentation.

Dr. Andrew Jenzer
Dr. Andrew Jenzer
Friday · 3:10 PM

Maxillofacial Trauma

Recognition and management of facial and dental trauma — the principles every clinician should carry into the operatory.

Dr. Michael Hoffman
Dr. Michael Hoffman
Friday · 4:10 PM

Anesthesia and Sedation

A practical update on anesthesia and sedation — techniques, safety, and patient management that translate straight to the operatory.

Dr. Tito Norris
Dr. Tito Norris
Saturday · 8:30 AM

Maximizing Esthetics and Predictability with Substitution and Autotransplantation

Biology-driven approaches to restoring the smile — using tooth substitution and autotransplantation to maximize esthetics and long-term predictability.

Dr. Beth Groenke
Dr. Beth Groenke
Saturday · 10:00 AM

Updates in Pain Diagnostics in Dentistry

The latest in diagnosing orofacial and pulpal pain — new tools and approaches for the cases that resist easy answers.

Dr. Emeran Mayer
Dr. Emeran Mayer
Saturday · 11:00 AM

The Brain–Gut Microbiome Connection

How the gut, its microbiome, and the brain communicate — and why it matters for pain and whole-body health.

IAE members and guest speakers on stage for the short presentations
Saturday afternoon

Short Presentations

A series of rapid-fire talks from across the membership and guest speakers, integrating clinical and basic science — from cemental tears and Vitapex to veterinary dentistry and life lessons from the mountains.

The full 2027 program, with complete descriptions and speaker bios, is on the official events page ↗.

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