31st Annual Island Dental Colloquium – O’ahu
About This Event
The 31st Annual Island Dental Colloquium is hosted by the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry. This five-day course runs from February 9 to February 13, 2026, from 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM daily. Attendees will benefit from sessions led by renowned speakers covering advanced strategies in adhesive restorations, management of traumatic dental injuries, and minimally invasive techniques for pediatric dentistry. Participants will gain practical knowledge and skills to enhance their clinical practice and improve patient outcomes. The event will take place at The Ritz-Carlton O’ahu, Turtle Bay, providing a unique blend of education and the beauty of Hawaii.
Learning Objectives
- Understand and apply adhesive dentistry principles
- Enhance clinical outcomes in composite restorations
- Implement advanced adhesive techniques for specialized restorations
- Master adhesive cementation of indirect restorations
- Assess traumatic injury to the teeth and oral soft tissue
- Discuss the management of common injuries to primary and permanent teeth
- Review treatment options for traumatic crown fractures
- Understand options for the management of dental pulp in traumatic dental injuries
- Provide time-sensitive dental management for avulsion of mature and immature teeth
- Understand the concepts and techniques for splinting traumatically injured teeth
- Understand indications for noninvasive caries management for children
- Examine clinical application protocols for application of silver diamine fluoride
- Describe clinical techniques for use of resin infiltration
- Recognize indications, techniques and benefits of peptide-guided enamel remineralization
- Identify adjuncts to noninvasive management, such as Povi-One, MI Paste, enzymatic caries removal
- Determine when and how to use 'Hall crowns' for primary teeth
- Make a holistic, whole-patient approach to the diagnosis of dental pain
- Use a systematic approach to perform predictable and efficient root canals
- Determine which teeth can be predictably treated and which should be referred
- Understand how modern techniques and psychology have improved local anesthesia, especially in difficult cases.