MBDDS Meeting & CE - April 8, 2025

Speaker: K. Sawyer Negro, DDS, MSD
Topic: Pediatric Dentistry

Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Bellingham Golf & Country Club
6:00-6:45 PM Social, 6:45 PM Dinner, 7:00 PM Meeting & CE
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED – RSVP HERE FOR EARLY DISCOUNT 

Course Description   

The goal of this lecture will be to review the basics of pediatric dentistry, including first visits, fluoride use, tethered oral tissues, levels of sedation, restorative materials, and how to identify when a pediatric dentist is required.

Course Objectives

1. Understand the importance of early visits.

2. Understand when to refer to a pediatric dentist and set them up for success

3. Understand the differences between restorative materials in pediatric dentistry

4. Understand different levels of behavior management

5.  Review of Pediatric cases

Don't miss this chance to connect with your fellow dentists and contribute to the future of our profession.

AGD Subject Code: 430
AGD PACE CE Credit Hours: 1

About Dr Sawyer

After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, he earned his Degree of Dental Surgery (DDS) at the University of Illinois at Chicago.  During dental school, he was president of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry (AAPHD) and was active in many volunteer-based activities. The Indian Health Services department granted him an externship in Alaska, where he worked in Barrow and the small village of Point Lay. After graduating, he earned a Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital, along with his Mater's in Science of Dentistry. His thesis concentrated on social workers and children in foster care. Dr Sawyer is Board Certified, a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. 

His passion in the office focuses on early dental visits (often starting at birth, if complications of tongue/lip ties occur with feeding). These early visits lead to lower rates of cavities for the community and decreased future dental anxiety. Sawyer sees all of his children in the practice as his own, and vows to have them grow up with healthy smiles and low dental fear or anxiety. Whenever he considers a treatment for one of his families, he asks himself, "What would I want with my children?"

When not at the office, he loves spending time with his partner in crime, Audrey, and their stinking cute children, Ellis and Talus.