Calendar

2025-2026 GV Black Dental Society Calendar


 
 
 

November 13, 2025: Board Meeting + CE: Illini Country Club*

Drs. Tara Habibi and Kanika Ryan:
“Trauma Update: Endodontic Management of Dental Traumas”

January 22, 2026: Board Meeting + CE: Illini Country Club*

Dr. Daniel Stoeckel:
“Surgical Oral Pathology: A Review”

February 6, 2026: Annual Trivia Night and Fundraiser: Location TBD

February 19-21, 2026: CDS Midwinter Meeting: McCormick Place, Chicago, IL

April 16, 2026: Board Meeting + CE: Illini Country Club*

Nobel & Ottowa Labs:
“Working with Your Local Labs: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques to Make Your Cases
Successful”

April 22, 2026: ISDS Capital Conference: Springfield, IL

June 12, 2026: GV Black Annual Play Day and Board Meeting: TBD

*Note: All board meetings will begin at 5:00pm, with dinner following at 6:00pm and CE Lectures starting at 6:30pm.

White Lesions of the Oral Cavity: How Should These Be Managed? Dr. Brette Harding, M.D.

Address: 1120 West Lincolnshire Blvd, Springfield, IL

Contact: Rebecca Post

How to find us: Engrained Brewing Company

Website: https://cvent.me/vbP5Ky

Phone: 217-494-6276

 

Presented by Dr. Brette Harding, M.D. 

Dr. Harding is an Assistant Professor and the Division Chief of the Head and Neck Surgery Division within the Department of Otolaryngology at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.


Dr. Harding treats a broad range of both benign and malignant diseases of the head and neck, including mucosal, salivary gland, cutaneous, and endocrine conditions. In addition to her expertise in treating these complex diseases, she specializes in reconstructive surgery for cancer defects, with experience in everything from local reconstructions to advanced free tissue transfer techniques.

Dr. Harding earned her MD from Eastern Virginia Medical School and completed her ENT residency at the University of Missouri. She went on to complete fellowship training in complex head and neck oncologic surgery and microvascular reconstruction at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, before joining her current department in the summer of 2023.