04/12/2026
129th Palmetto Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association
Annual Conference
Target Audience: Physicians, Dentists, Pharmacists
Friday, April 24, 2026
11:30AM-12:00PM – Welcome and Opening
• Lindsey E. Crumlin, Jr., MD, MPH, FACS
• Gerald Wilson, MD
• Felicia Goins, DDS
• Rodney Reid, MD
12:00PM- 1:30PM- Friday Afternoon Scientific Session I- Vital Functions of Community
Health Workers (CHWs) and Community Dental Health Workers
• Edward Shawn Skinner, MPH- Moderator
• Greg Green, CHW
• Amah Riley, DHSc, MPH, CDHC
• Nikita Jackson, Director SCCHWA
• Latonya Stevenson Wright
• Tiquita Stewart, CHW, USN-Ret
Objectives: After completion of this session, the participant will be able to:
• Gain knowledge regarding services CHW's and CHDW's can provide
• Appreciate the training to prepare CHW's and CHDW's
• Gain knowledge regarding the value of CHW's and CHDW's as healthcare
extenders to rural and underserved communities
(AGD Subject Code: 149 Lecture 1.5 hours)
1:30PM – 1:45PM - BREAK
1:45PM – 3:15PM – Friday Afternoon Scientific Session II- Taking to the Streets: SC
Department of Public Health Addresses What is a Rural Community
• Edward Shawn Skinner, MPH- Moderator
• Edward Simmer, MD, DPH Interim Agency Director
• Mary Kenyon Jones, DPH SOH, SCOHAN
Objectives: After completion of this session, the participant will be able to:
• Gain knowledge as to DPH activities addressing rural health disparities
• Have a tool to assess availably of physician providers in SC
• Have a tool to assess availably of dental providers in SC
(AGD Subject Code: 558 Lecture: 1.5 hours)
3:15PM – 3:30 PM – BREAK
3:30PM- 4:30PM- Friday Afternoon Scientific Session III- Smiles That Matter: HIV, Oral
Health, & Health Equity in South Carolina
April 24-26, 2026
Crowne Plaza Charleston Airport – Convention Center by IHG
Agenda
129th Palmetto Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association
Annual Conference
• Edward Shawn Skinner, MPH- Moderator
• Tawana Philpott-Brown- SC HIV Council, Program Director- Roper St. Francis
• Marco Benjamin- Executive Director, Joseph H. Neal Collaborative
Objectives: After completion of this session, the participant will be able to:
• Have tools to recognize oral lesions in HIV positive patients
• Be updated as to management of HIV positive patients in a dental practice
• Gain skill in communicating with HIV positive patients
(AGD Subject Code: 730 Lecture: 1 hour)
4:30PM-4:45PM- BREAK
4:45PM- 5:30PM- PMDPA Business Meeting I
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM - LW Long Banquet
7:45PM – 8:15PM – Making Healthcare Easy to Enter: Where Disparities Actually Begin
• Anthony Jackson, MBA
Objectives: After completion of this session, the participant will be able to:
• Appreciate barriers underserved communities face access healthcare
• Better understand ways barriers to healthcare access can be lessened
(AGD Subject Code: 558 Lecture: .5 hours)
Saturday, April 25, 2026
8:00AM- 12:00PM- Saturday Morning- Physicians and Pharmacist Breakout Corner
(Concurrent Session)
8:00AM- 9:30AM- Saturday Morning Scientific Session I- Sickle Cell Anemia
• Lindsey E. Crumlin, Jr., MD, MPH, FACS- Moderator
• Campaigning for Sickle Cell Disease Awareness in Ivory Coast
o Serge Afeli, PhD, MSHA
• Advancing Treatment Options in SC: Understanding Gene Therapy and Importance of
Blood Donation
o Christina Abrams, MD
9:30AM- 9:45AM- BREAK
9:45AM- 10:45AM- Saturday Morning Scientific Session II- ID Potpourri with a Focus on
reducing Health Disparities in SC
• Lindsey E. Crumlin, Jr., MD, MPH, FACS- Moderator
• Divya Ahuja, MD
10:45AM- 11:00AM- BREAK
April 24-26, 2026
Crowne Plaza Charleston Airport – Convention Center by IHG
Agenda
129th Palmetto Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association
Annual Conference
11:00AM- 12:00PM- Saturday Morning Scientific Session III- South Carolina’s Sugar
Problem
• Winifried Carson, JD- Moderator
• Albery Humphrey, MD
• Timothy J. Lyons, MD, FRCP
7:30AM- 12:00PM- Saturday Morning Dental Breakout Corner (Concurrent Session)
7:30AM- 7:45AM- Welcome
• Felicia Goins, DDS
7:45AM- 9:45AM- AI and Digital Technology in Dentistry Part I
• Sonali Rathore, BDS, MS
Objectives: After completion of this session, the participant will be able to:
• Have insight regarding the expansion of Large Language Models in society
• Gain knowledge as to how AI is used in academia
• Have tools to explore using AI in a dental practice
(AGD Subject Code: 550 Lecture: 2 hours)
9:45AM- 10:00AM- BREAK
10:00AM-12:00PM- AI and Digital Technology in Dentistry Part II
• Fabio Rizzante, DDS
Objectives: After completion of this session, the participant will be able to:
• Have insight regarding the expansion of Large Language Models in society
• Gain knowledge as to how AI is used in academia
• Have tools to explore using AI in a dental practice
(AGD Subject Code: 550 Lecture: 2 hours)
12:00PM- 12:15PM- BREAK
12:15PM- 1:45PM- Julia Long PMDPA Auxiliary Luncheon
1:45PM- 2:00PM- BREAK
2:00PM- 6:00PM- Saturday Afternoon Dental Sessions (Concurrent Session)
2:00PM- 3:00PM- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Part 1
• Gabrielle F. Cannick, DMD, PhD, DABDSM
Objectives: After completion of this session, the participant will be able to:
• Be able to identify patients at risk for OSA
April 24-26, 2026
Crowne Plaza Charleston Airport – Convention Center by IHG
Agenda
129th Palmetto Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association
Annual Conference
• Appreciate OSA evaluation and management from a dentist's paradigm
• Appreciate OSA evaluation & management from an otolaryngologist's paradigm
• Have tools to refer or consider managing OSA
(AGD Subject Code: 750 Lecture: 1 hour)
3:00PM- 3:15PM- BREAK
3:15PM- 4:15PM- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Part II
• John F. Ansley, MD
Objectives: After completion of this session, the participant will be able to:
• Be able to identify patients at risk for OSA
• Appreciate OSA evaluation and management from a dentist's paradigm
• Appreciate OSA evaluation & management from an otolaryngologist's paradigm
• Have tools to refer or consider managing OSA
(AGD Subject Code: 750 Lecture: 1 hour)
4:15PM- 4:30PM- Break & Young Investigators Symposium
• Titus Reaves, PhD- Moderator
4:30PM-6:00PM- Dentistry Frontiers
• Effect of Cleaning Solutions and Agitation Methods on the Flexural Strength and Color
Stability of Denture Base Resin
o Amel El-shami & Alexander Forest
• Predicting Pediatric Behavior Using AI: A Comparative Study of AI Model Accuracy
Versus Dental Student Assessment
o Logan DiBenedetto, Kyle Macalinacag, Chase Newberry, & Qian Chang Gallo
• Effect of Post Processing Wash Solutions on Surface Roughness and Knoop
Microhardness of 3D Printed Denture Based Resins
o Faiza Khan and Eesha Patel
• Pawsitive Outcomes: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Pet Therapy in Pediatric Dental
Settings
o Morgan Lewis
• Access and Utilization of Preventative Endodontic Care for Medicaid Insured Children in
South Carolina
o Amelia Green and Meredith Reese
Objectives: After completion of this session, the participant will be able to:
• Gain knowledge as to the Effect of Cleaning Solutions and Agitation Methods
on Denture Resin
• Gain knowledge as to Predicting Pediatric Patient Behavior Using AI
• Appreciate the Effect of Post Processing Wash Solutions on Surface Roughness
and Knoop Microhardness
• Evaluate the Effectiveness of Pet Therapy in Pediatric Dental Settings
• Appreciate the Access and Utilization of Preventive Endodontic Care
April 24-26, 2026
Crowne Plaza Charleston Airport – Convention Center by IHG
Agenda
129th Palmetto Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association
Annual Conference
for Medicaid Insured Children
(AGD Subject Code: 430 Lecture: 1.5 hours)
6:00PM-6:15PM- BREAK
2:00PM- 6:00PM- Physicians and Pharmacists Breakout Corner (Concurrent Session)
2:00PM-2:30PM- What is the Prescription for America’s Maternal Health Crisis?
• Reba Rollinson, MD
2:30PM- 2:45PM- Break & Young Investigators Symposium
• Titus Reaves, PhD- Moderator
2:45PM- 3:45PM- Medical and Pharmacy Frontiers
• The Bigger Picture: Preventing Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy
o Robin Jones, MPH, MS III
• Addressing Prostate Cancer Disparities Among Black Men in South Carolina through a
Community-Centered Education and Navigation Program
o Mia Hilton
3:45PM- 4:00PM- BREAK
4:00PM- 4:30PM- Strategies to Enhance Receipt of Tobacco-Related Lung Cancer Care in
South Carolina
• Marvella Elizabeth Ford, PhD
6:00PM-6:15PM- BREAK
6:15PM-6:30PM- White Coat Photo with All Attendees
6:30PM- 6:45PM- PMDPA Business Meeting II
6:30PM- 8:30PM- Saturday Evening Represent Social
Sunday, April 26, 2026
8:00AM- 10:30AM- James Brown Sunday Morning Breakfast
8:00AM- 8:30AM- Breakfast Buffet
8:30AM- 8:45AM- Occasion Welcome
8:45AM- 9:15AM- Taking Care of Oneself
• Cashena Hastie, MD- Moderator
• Roderick Byers
April 24-26, 2026
Crowne Plaza Charleston Airport – Convention Center by IHG
Agenda
129th Palmetto Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association
Annual Conference
Objectives: After completion of this session, the participant will be able to:
• Appreciate how childhood mental and emotional trauma can carry over into
adulthood
• Have tools to address childhood trauma as an adult
(AGD Subject Code: 430 Lecture: .5 hours)
9:15AM- 10:15AM- Home Remedies and Folk Cures
• Lindsey E. Crumlin, Jr., MD, MPH, FACS- Moderator
• Faith Mitchell, PhD
Objectives: After completion of this session, the participant will be able to:
• Gain knowledge of Gullah Geechee cure traditions
• Have tools to explore home remedies
(AGD Subject Code: 150 Lecture: 1 hour)
10:15AM- 10:30AM- PMDPA 129th Meeting Closure
This activity has been approved for 13.5 Dental Continuing Education Units by the USCSOM-PHM
CME Organization.
Faculty, speakers, and planning committee members for this educational event, have no
relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
There is no commercial support for this educational activity.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation
requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
(ACCME) through the joint providership of The University of South Carolina School of Medicine
– Prisma Health-Midlands Continuing Medical Education Organization and the Palmetto Medical
Dental Pharmaceutical Association (PMDPA). The University of South Carolina School of
Medicine – Prisma Health-Midlands Continuing Medical Education Organization is accredited by
the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of South Carolina School of Medicine – Prisma Health-Midlands Continuing
Medical Education Organization designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.0 AMA PRA
Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of
their participation in the activity.
April 24-26, 2026
Crowne Plaza Charleston Airport – Convention Center by IHG
Agenda
129th Palmetto Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association
Annual Conference
University of South Carolina School of Medicine -- Prisma Health-
Midlands CME
Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit.
Approval does not imply acceptance by
any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement.
7/1/2025 to 6/30/2028.
Provider ID # 213036
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