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Northside Dental Alliance

A Seattle Study Club affiliate for dentists across the northwest metro, coordinated by Dr. Josh Bednar and Dr. Christopher De La Mater. One season of interdisciplinary learning with speakers from across the country.

Meetings in the 2026 and 2027 season
9
Continuing education credits, up to
21
Speakers across the season
11

Learning together, across every discipline.

The Northside Dental Alliance brings dentists, their teams and dental students together for lectures, demonstrations and peer discussion. Topics range from implants and oral pathology to practice management and whole body health, so every session is useful to the general dentist.

Programs are held live and by webinar and are open to members of the study club. Dr. Josh Bednar coordinates the club with Dr. Christopher De La Mater. The Northside Dental Alliance is a study club of its own and is separate from their surgical practice.

The 2026 and 2027 season.

Nine meetings from September through May.

  1. Mazyar Moshiri, DMD, MS, FICD

    All Hands On Deck! A Dramatic Account of Impacted Canines

    An orthodontic case of cuspid impaction that became unexpectedly complicated, with the root causes, the lessons for future planning, and how a multidisciplinary team can recover the outcome.

    Up to 2 hours · Multidisciplinary topics

    About the speaker

    Mazyar Moshiri, DMD, MS, FICD. Faculty member for Align Technology since 2013 and cofounder of the Aligner Intensive Fellowship, an online residency that has educated nearly five thousand orthodontists worldwide. Clinical assistant professor in the orthodontic residency program at the Center for Advanced Dental Education at Saint Louis University. Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and a fellow of the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists and the Pierre Fauchard Academy.

  2. Patrick Lillis, DDS

    The Restorative Dentist’s Business Playbook: Strategies for Profitability and Growth

    Live webinar

    Practical systems for finances, leadership, marketing and communication, to lower stress and build a stronger practice.

    Up to 2 hours · Practice management and human relations

  3. Wael Garine, DDS; Silvia La Rosa, DDS; Todd Schoenbaum, DDS, MS; Hooman Zarrinkelk, DDS

    Collaborative Debate: Save or Extract

    Two teams build the case for keeping or removing a tooth, then resolve the liabilities together.

    Up to 2 hours · Multidisciplinary topics

    About the speakers

    Wael Garine, DDS. Director of Seattle Study Club operations and director of the Seaside Study Club. Clinical assistant professor at the University of Rochester and adjunct clinical assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma, with a private practice in Florida.

    Silvia La Rosa, DDS. Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, in private practice in Tacoma and Gig Harbor, Washington.

    Todd Schoenbaum, DDS, MS. Full clinical professor at the Dental College of Georgia, where he trains residents and students in implant restorations and clinical research and coordinates implant education.

    Hooman Zarrinkelk, DDS. Research fellow in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, with surgical residency training at Loma Linda University Medical Center. In private practice in California.

  4. Ashleigh Briody, DDS, MS

    Radiographic Pathology Demystified: Enhancing Diagnostic Skills

    A systematic approach to reading radiographs, telling benign from malignant lesions, and knowing when to refer and when to monitor.

    Up to 2 hours · Oral medicine, oral diagnosis and oral pathology

    About the speaker

    Ashleigh Briody, DDS, MS. Earned her DDS at the LSU School of Dentistry and completed her oral and maxillofacial pathology residency at The Ohio State University. Fellow of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. Her practice includes diagnosing and managing oral disease, performing biopsies and CO2 laser ablation, and reading tissue under the microscope.

  5. Vinay Bhide, DDS, MSc, FRCDC

    From Saving Teeth to Saving Dental Implants: When to Hang on and When to Let Go!

    The evidence behind deciding whether to keep or remove compromised teeth and implants, and the strategies that improve the foundation around both.

    Up to 5 hours · Implants

    About the speaker

    Vinay Bhide, DDS, MSc, FRCDC. Board certified periodontist who provides the full scope of surgical periodontal and dental implant therapy, with a special interest in esthetic and reconstructive periodontics. Completed his DDS and periodontics training at the University of Toronto, where he is a clinical instructor in the graduate periodontology program. Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada, Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, and adjunct assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

  6. Jeffrey Boone, MD, MS

    A Healthy 100

    Live webinar

    Practical strategies for cardiovascular health, cognitive health and longevity, from a preventive cardiologist.

    Up to 2 hours · Health and nutrition

    About the speaker

    Jeffrey Boone, MD, MS. Consultant in cardiovascular health, preventive cardiology and stress medicine in private practice in Denver, Colorado. President, CEO and medical director of the Boone Heart Institute, and a member of the NFL Cardiovascular Committee from 2008 through 2013. Author of numerous professional articles and books on cardiovascular risk and preventive cardiology.

  7. Rooz Khosravi, DMD, PhD, MSD

    Pediatric Sleep Breathing Disorders: An Interdisciplinary Approach

    What the current evidence says about pediatric sleep related breathing disorders, and how dental teams can screen and manage them alongside other providers.

    Up to 2 hours · Pediatric dentistry

  8. Daron Praetzel, DMD, FAACS, Col, USAFR

    Think Outside the Mouth: 4 O’Clock on Friday

    Facial and medical issues that are easy to overlook, and how to handle complications when help is not close by. Suited to doctors and hygienists.

    Up to 4 hours · Health and nutrition

    About the speaker

    Daron Praetzel, DMD, FAACS, Col, USAFR. Trained at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine and the Wilford Hall Medical Center Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program. Served 13 years of active duty with the U.S. Air Force and is a Colonel in the Air Force Reserves, including service as a facial trauma surgeon at the Air Force Theater Hospital in Balad, Iraq. Owner of Arkansas Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and board certified in oral and maxillofacial surgery and in facial cosmetic surgery.

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Northside Dental Alliance
Locally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit.
Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement.
1/1/2026 to 12/31/2026
Provider ID# 442541

Up to 21 credits are available, all of which will be submitted by Northside Dental Alliance. These activities have been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the Academy of General Dentistry Program Approval for Continuing Education (AGD PACE).

Some presentations may include controversial materials or commercial references. Participants should use caution when adding new techniques to their practice without supervised clinical experience. Speakers or programs may be substituted without notice. The club asks every participant to keep a respectful, harassment free meeting environment.