Welcome to the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Periodontology (WSP), the 24th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry (AMED), and the 6th Annual Western Dental Hygiene Symposium (WDHS). The dates to mark on your calendar are September 12-14 in La Jolla, California.

The theme of this year’s meeting is “Integrating the Surgical and Restorative Teams for Superior Esthetic Outcomes”

The 2025 Annual Session has chosen the amazing Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, San Diego, CA. Please join us for this exciting in-person learning event and create a true interdisciplinary vision for your dental practice as you learn from the leaders in dentistry.

This year’s speakers include Drs. Robert Levine, Rick Miron, Homa Zadeh, Ed Mclaren, David Clark, Cherilyn Sheets, George Kotsakis, Yasuko Nemoto, Makoto Ono, Lauralee Nygaard, Eduardo R. Lorenzana, Thaer Alqadoumi, Ali Sajadi, Paul Chang, Fereidoun Daftary, Jim Janikievski, Jean Wu, Peter Nordland, Sung Jin, Irene Marron-Tarrazzi, Eason Chen, Rashad Riman, Judy McIntyre, Mario Zuolo, Massoud Hasaanzadeh, Christopher Laing, Andras Forster, Laurence Rifkin, and so many other giants in the field of dentistry.

WSP & AMED share a mutual goal of bringing together periodontists, specialists, restorative dentists, hygienists, and auxiliary team members for genuine collaboration. This year’s event will focus on the entire dental team and we want YOU to be a part of it. Whether you are a surgeon, restorative dentist or a dental hygienist there are opportunities to advance your skills and knowledge from our World-Class Presenters.

We will continue with our popular new “Collaborative Saturday.” This was launched in 2022 and proved to be one of the most innovative features of the WSP/AMED meetings. We offer one General Session to see great multidisciplinary teamwork.

We will also host the Western Dental Hygiene Symposium offering dental hygienists three days of unparalleled dental education. This year’s presenters include some of the best Hygiene has to offer….Dr. Satish Kumar, Dr. Kami Hoss, Susan Wingrove, Tricia Osuna, Lynn Atkinson, Jodi Deming, Anne Rice, Lora Hooper, Sherri Lukes, Nancy Miller, and Kathy Bassett

Finally, the Hands-On opportunities that we have scheduled will be available for those wanting to improve their skills or learn the dental
microscope.

The WSP, AMED and WDHS are excited to collaborate to create this one-of-a-kind learning experience in one of the most desirable hotels in
California, The Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines.

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