Dr. Juan Yepes – C4S Speaker
Course Schedule
All Courses New Dentist Committee Recommended
- Friday Morning (9a-12p): Pediatric Oral Pathology: From Soft Tissue Lesions to Canker Sores
- Friday Afternoon (1:30p-4:30p): Update in Dental Traumatology: Where are We in 2024
Saturday Morning (9a-12p): New Frontiers in Dental Materials to Use in the Pediatric Patient
Course Details
Pediatric Oral Pathology: From Soft Tissue Lesions to Canker Sores!
Format: Lecture
Download: Handouts (Pending)
Suggested Audience: All Dentists
New Dentist Committee Recommended
This seminar will provide the attendee with the most up-to-date information regarding the fascinating and emerging field of oral pathology in pediatric dentistry. The seminar will use case-presentation as the learning and discussion format and will cover the entire spectrum of the most common oral soft tissue lesions in infants, children and adolescents.
Course Objectives
- Understand the importance of “building” a differential diagnosis based on the clinical presentation of oral lesions
- Learn the most common soft tissue lesions in infants, children, and adolescents
- Learn the most updated treatment for some of the most common oral conditions besides gingivitis and dental caries
Update in Dental Traumatology: Where Are We In 2025
Format: Lecture
Download: Handouts (Pending)
Suggested Audience: All Dentists
New Dentist Committee Recommended
This seminar will provide the attendee with the most up-to-date information regarding the fascinating field of dental traumatology in the primary and permanent dentition. The seminar will use case-presentation as the learning and discussion format and will cover the entire spectrum of dental trauma and the most up-to-date protocols.
Course Objectives
- Understand the classification of dental trauma
- Review the current protocols for dental trauma in the primary and permanent dentition
Pediatric Restorative Dentistry: New Frontiers in Dental Materials to Use in the Pediatric Patient
Format: Lecture
Download: Handouts (Pending)
Suggested Audience: All Dentists
New Dentist Committee Recommended
This seminar will provide the attendee with the most up-to-date information regarding the fascinating field of restorative dentistry in children. The seminar will use case-presentation as the learning and discussion format and will cover the entire spectrum of restorative dentistry in the pediatric dentistry with special emphasis in new materials available for the dentist.
Course Objectives
- Understand the indications and criteria for the use of dental materials in the pediatric patient
- Learn the most updated information about silver diamine fluoride
About the Speaker
Juan Yepes DDS, MD, MPH, MS, DrPH is a full professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and the associate dean for graduate education at Indiana University School of Dentistry and an attending at Riley Children Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a dentist and a physician from Javeriana University at Bogotá, Colombia. In 1999, Dr. Yepes moved to the U.S. and attended the University of Iowa and the University of Pennsylvania where he completed a fellowship and residency in Radiology and Oral Medicine respectively in 2002 and 2004. In 2006, he completed a Master in Public Health, and in 2011 a Doctoral Degree in Public Health both with emphasis in Epidemiology at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health. In 2008, Dr. Yepes completed a residency program in Dental Public Health at University of Texas, Baylor College of Dentistry. Finally, he completed a residency program and a master in pediatric dentistry at the University of Kentucky in 2012
Dr. Yepes is board-certified by the American Boards of Pediatric Dentistry, Oral Medicine, and Dental Public Health. He is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Academy of Oral Medicine, American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Indiana Dental Association and American Dental Association, and is a fellow in dental surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons at Edinburgh. Dr. Yepes is a member of the editorial board of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, and the associate editor of the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA).
