COD's Annual Meeting & CE Symposium 2025

Registration Fee: $48
New Diplomates Fee (board-certified in 2025): $24
On-Site registration is $48

This year's business meeting features:

• State of the College Address by Dylan Hamilton, 2025-2026 President
• Introduction of the Class of 2025 New Diplomate Members
• Award Presentation- 2026 Dr. Ronald A. Bell Mentor of the Year Award
• Election of 2026-2027 Officers  

Event Agenda:

6:30am-7:30am- Registration Check-In, New Diplomate Pinning and Continental Breakfast

7:30am-7:50am- College of Diplomates Business Meeting

7:50 -8:00am - Foundation of COD Awards Ceremony

8:00am-9:30am- Dr. Jerome B. Miller Memorial Lecture

Immediately following the Annual Meeting, the Foundation of the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry proudly presents....
Dr. Jerome B. Miller Memorial Lecture

Course Title:

Diagnosing and Treating the 7 Types of Jargon Overuse

Course Description:

None of us went into medicine or dentistry to confuse people. Yet studies on our use of jargon - the technical terminology of a given group - reveal that we consistently do precisely that. While providers overwhelmingly agree that using plain language is essential for effective communication, and we rate ourselves highly in our ability to do so, it has been shown that we use terminology not understood by our patients as often as seventy times per encounter. Clearly we have jargon oblivion - we think we are speaking clearly but we aren't understood. In this session, we will identify seven categories of jargon and learn strategies to avoid using in the future. Along the way, we'll have a magician explain how he does a complicated magic trick, review classic clips from medical television shows with our jargon identification lenses on, and practice simple word swaps that can increase the chances of us being understood.

Presenter Biography: 

Dr. Mike Pitt is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota where he is Vice Chair of Faculty Development and Strategic Planning, and the Fellowship Director for hospital medicine. A winner of multiple teaching awards, Dr. Pitt speaks across the country with a primary focus of improving the way medical providers communicate with each other and their patients. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts and textbook chapters in leading medical journals and has developed curricula used at hundreds of universities in more than 20 countries. As an award-winning professional magician, he has performed for Fortune 500 Companies all over the world and has taught over 3,500 pediatricians how to think like a magician at the bedside to improve rapport and increase diagnostic yield. 

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the Academy of General Dentistry Program Approval for Continuing Education (PACE) through program approval of the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. COD is approved for awarding FAGD/MAGD credit.
A maximum of 1.5 CE credit hours are available.

Hotel Information:

Harrah's Casino Hotel Las Vegas
3475 Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 733-3229

COD Cancellation Policy and Liability for Annual Meeting & Symposium 2026
 
By Registrant:
Refunds, minus a $20.00 administrative fee, will be issued on written cancellations received on or before May 1, 2026. Registration fees will only be refunded to the person who paid the registration fees, by the same method as the original payment (i.e. credit card, check, etc.) and in the case of a credit card only to the same credit card used to pay the registration fees. Telephone cancellations ARE NOT accepted. No refund requests will be offered after May 1, 2026.

By COD: 
COD reserves the right to cancel, shorten, delay, or otherwise alter or change the meeting in their discretion. If the entire meeting is cancelled COD’s sole obligation is to refund registration fees paid to COD for the meeting by a registrant. If the meeting is delayed, shortened or otherwise altered or changed, COD may in its discretion refund the registration fees paid to COD by a registrant on a prorated basis, but is under no obligation to do so. Registration fees will only be refunded to the person who paid the registration fees, by the same method as the original payment (i.e. credit card, check, etc.) and in the case of a credit card only to the same credit card used to pay the registration fees. COD is not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, exemplary, punitive, or damages of any other kind, regardless of the nature of the cause of action that may be asserted. COD is not responsible and shall not pay for costs associated with travel, airfare, lodging, food, transportation or other costs or losses incurred by a registrant in connection with the meeting or as a result of the meeting being cancelled, shortened, delayed, or otherwise altered or changed. Registrants are solely responsible for such costs and losses and it is recommended that registrants consider purchasing sufficient insurance to cover such costs and losses. Under no circumstances shall COD’s liability to any registrant exceed the registration fees paid by the registrant to COD in connection with the meeting.