TN Academy of General Dentistry
FALL 2024 MASTERTRACK
FRIDAY
Afternoon Lecture – “Maxillofacial Bone Grafting for Dental Implant Rehabilitation”
4 Hours – AGD Code 690
SATURDAY
Morning Lecture – “Special Needs, Extra Special Care”
4 Hours – AGD Code 750
Afternoon Lecture – “Sports Dentistry: Protecting our Athletes”
4 Hours – AGD Code 750
SUNDAY
Morning Lecture – “Incorporate Special Needs Patients into Private Practice”
4 Hours – AGD Code 750
Saturday and Sunday attendees will receive 12 Special Patient Care Credits.
Lunch is not included on Friday, but is included Saturday.
OUR PRESENTERS
About Dr. Walter Chitwood
Dr. Walter Chitwood was a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and of the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry. His postgraduate training includes implant externships at the Center for Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation in Clearwater, FL and the Misch International Implant Institute in Dearborn, MI.
Dr. Chitwood is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology and the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. He is a Fellow of several organizations including the American Society of Osseointegration, the Academy of Dentistry International, the Academy of Implants and Transplants, the Pierre Fauchard Academy, and the International College of Dentists. He is an Honored Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and has recently been inducted as a Fellow into the Academy for Sports Dentistry.
In addition to his private dental practice, he holds several teaching appointments, including, Assistant Professor- New York University- Langone and being a faculty member of the AAID MaxiCourses of Oregon and Rutgers University College of Dentistry and Adjunct Professor – Jacksonville University (MSD Comprehensive Oral Implantology Program). He is also the Tennessee Clinical Site Director for the JU Residency program, located at Golden Oak Sedation Dental and Implant Center.
He has served as the Athletic Dentist for Middle Tennessee State University since 1985.
Dr. Chitwood also speaks routinely at meetings on the state, national and international level. He lectures extensively on treatment planning, aseptic preparation technique, and all surgical aspects for implant dentistry both to doctors and staff members.
Dr. Chitwood has also held many offices in his career. He is a Past President of the American Board of Oral Implantology, Past President of the Southern District of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and is on the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Academy of General Dentistry as well as the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. He has also been selected as an editorial reviewer for the Journal of Oral Implantology, the official publication of the AAID.
Dr. Chitwood resides in Murfreesboro, TN with his wife Denise. They have three children, Carleigh Dunbar (husband Daniel, grandkids Griffin, Noah and Quinn), Mary Ansley Antvelink (husband Rueben), and Walt III.
About Dr. Michael Vaughan
Dr. Michael Vaughan grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee and attended Vanderbilt University, graduating with a degree in economics in 1986. Dr. Vaughan graduated from the University of Tennessee, College of Dentistry in 1991 and completed a 2-year General Practice Residency at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 1993, with rotations in Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology and Oral Surgery.
In 1993 he joined the group practice of Dr. Roy Elam, Dr. Rober Elam and Dr. Bill Knox where he practiced general and family dentistry. Dr. Vaughan introduced oral and IV sedation to his patients and built a practice around anxious, phobic and special needs patients. He practices in the same location with Dr. James Fleming and Dr. Mark Lambrick.
In 2013 he co-founded Triax Dental LLC, a mobile dental care provider to group homes and intermediate care facilities and provider for the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. In 2017 Triax built a brick-and-mortar dental office in the Southern Hills area of Nashville and rebranded it as Michael D. Vaughan DDS, PLC. Now he practices in a facility built especially for patients Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Phobic and Anxious Patients. His team utilizes a variety of individualized techniques including desensitization therapy, oral anxiolytic medications, oral and IV sedation and General Anesthesia (with NOBA). He has an intense interest in provider education and advocacy in the Special Needs Community and their families.
Dr. Vaughan is an active member of the tripartite American Dental Association, a Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry serving as TN Editor from 1999 to 2004, active member of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, Past President of the Christian Dental Society, and has led many medical/dental mission trips to Brazil, Honduras and Mexico. He and his wife Carla live with grandchildren in Mt. Juliet, TN.
About Dr. George Holzer
Dr. George Holzer attended West Virginia University School of Dentistry graduating in 1988 with his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. Following dental school, Dr. Holzer worked in 2 practices near Pittsburgh for over two years. He then joined the United States Army Dental Corps where he served for over 24 years. He practiced and served in multiple locations including Germany (twice), Japan and the Pentagon. Doctor Holzer completed a 2-Year Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program at Fort Bragg, NC. He concluded his Army career by Directing the 12-Month Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.
Following retirement from the Army, Dr. Holzer worked in the Veteran’s Health Administration’s Walla Walla, WA Dental Clinic, a practice in Puyallup, WA specializing in dentures and implants and laid the ground work for a new General Practice Dentistry residency in Olympia, WA.
Dr. Holzer now provides Locum Tenens coverage to dental practices throughout Tennessee. He loves the ability to travel and provide care to many patients and mentoring dentists in restorative materials and surgical techniques.
Dr. Holzer is Board Certified by, and on the Board of Directors of, the American Board of General Dentistry, holds the rank of Master in the Academy of General Dentistry and is a Fellow in the American College of Dentists.
WHEN
November 1 – 2, 2024 – 8:00AM – 5:00PM
November 3, 2022 – 8:00AM – 12:00PM
WHERE
Springhill Suites by Marriott
5011 Aspen Grove Dr.
Franklin TN 37067
OUR HOTEL AND CONFERNCE CENTER
To book your room at the group rate, contact:
Lisa Roberts / Director of Sales
Direct – 615-435-1692
lroberts@chartwellhospitality.com
Total credit with completion of homework: 40 Hours
For those not completing homework: 18 Hours
The TNAGD is designated as an Approved PACE Program Provider by the Academy of General Dentistry. The formal continuing education programs of this program provider are accepted by the AGD for Fellowship/Mastership and membership maintenance credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial board of dentistry or AGD endorsement. The current term of approval extends from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2026.
