CDDS Seminar Speakers

Membership registration is now open for the 2025/2026 Season!

At the CDDS, we know learning is about interactivity and engagement. That is why we strive to attract the top Dental speakers for our member Seminars.

Speakers for the 2025/2026 season are displayed in order of course presentation:

Dr. David Chan

David Chan earned his DMD degree in 1989 from Oregon Health Sciences University. He maintains a full-time practice focused on cosmetic and comprehensive dentistry located in Ridgefield, Washington. David currently serves as the Past President of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, as a director at the Center for Dental Artistry, and as a Clinical Instructor at the Kois Center in Seattle, Washington. He is

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Dr. Terry Pukanich

Dr. Terri Pukanich graduated from the University of Alberta Dental School in 2002. She bought her first and only practice in 2003 when she was just 25 years old. Since then, she has successfully grown her practice from a 4-treatment room, 1-doctor office to a 17-treatment room, super GP group practice – all in a small rural town of 7,000 people. She is passionate about

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Dr. Samson Ng

Samson Ng is a certified specialist in oral medicine & pathology. Dr. Ng is appointed as clinical professor at UBC, and staff at the Dentistry Department, and research clinician at the Otolaryngology Department of the VGH. Dr. Ng also operates a private practice which provides comprehensive oral medicine and pathology consultations, with a special interest in oral mucosal and TMDs. As a dual-certified specialist, Dr.

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Dr. Cheryl Cable

Dr. Cheryl E. Cable is an internationally recognized leader and influencer in the fields of head and neck cancer and maxillofacial prosthodontics. She joined Covenant Health as the Lead of Oral and Maxillofacial Care and Research at Misericordia Hospital in Edmonton. She completed her undergraduate BSc and DDS degrees at the University of Alberta. She received her certifications in Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics from the

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Dr. Gord Christensen

Gordon J. Christensen is Co-Founder and Senior Consultant of Clinicians Report Foundation (CR) and Founder and CEO of Practical Clinical Courses (PCC). CR offers unbiased research on thousands of dental products. PCC is an international continuing education organization that provides courses and videos for all dental professionals. Dr. Christensen has presented over 45,000 hours of continuing education throughout the world and has published many articles

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