Illinois dental licensure currently requires 48 hours of CE courses every three years. For the most current licensure information, contact the Illinois State Dental Society.
Monday, November 10, 2025
Mohammed Elnagar, DDS, MSc, Ph.D.
https://dentistry.uic.edu/profiles/mohammed-h-elnagar/
Dr. Mohammed Elnagar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). He received his DDS, graduating with honors as class Valedictorian, followed by a General Practice Residency and a Master of Dental Science. Dr. Elnagar completed a Certificate of Specialty in Orthodontics and a PhD program in oral health sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. In 2022, he obtained a certificate in Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in health care from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Dr. Elnagar practices orthodontics in Chicago, focusing on Digital orthodontics, dentofacial orthopedics with skeletal anchorage, and surgical orthodontics. Furthermore, he is the Director of the digital and AI Laboratory at UIC Orthodontics; his Research Interests are 3D Imaging, 3D printing TADs, Artificial intelligence applications in Health Care, and Clinical and Transitional research. Dr. Elnagar received the Robert Ricketts Award, the Albert Westfall Award, and the Robert James Bray Biomedical Research Award from the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation (AAOF).
The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) also appointed him to be the recipient of the AAO Academy of Academic Leadership Sponsorship Program Award for 2019. In addition, Dr.Elnagar was elected as secretary for the American Association for Dental Research Chicago section in 2020. And the Society of Educators of the American Association of Orthodontists editor in 2021. More recently, in 2023, for his work on emerging technologies, he received the Burstone-Indiana Biomechanics Award Designated as a Burstone Fellow in Biomechanics.
Dr Elnagar has published more than 40 articles and 5 book chapters; he gave more than 45 invited talks\lectures in at national and international meetings.
Dr. Max Emmerling (OS, Stroger)
Dr. Max R. Emmerling, DDS, MD, FACS is an Attending Surgeon at Cook County Health and a Clinical Assistant Professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. He completed his Residency training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center and R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, Maryland. He completed his Dental and Medical Education at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Dr. Emmerling's clinical and research interests primarily include maxillofacial trauma and orthognathic surgery.
Title of Presentation:
Orthognathic Surgical Correction of Transverse Discrepancies
Lecture Objectives:
- Describe the surgical techniques utilized to achieve transverse maxillary and mandibular changes in orthognathic surgery.
- Understand factors influencing transverse relapse and retention principles.
Michael Han, DDS, FACS
Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry
Dr. Michael Han is currently Associate Professor at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry. He received his DDS degree at University of California at Los Angeles, and his oral and maxillofacial surgery training at the University of Washington. Following residency, he completed an orthognathic and temporomandibular joint surgery fellowship at Dalhousie University, in Nova Scotia, Canada. Dr. Han's clinical and research interests are centered around orthognathic and temporomandibular surgery, 3-dimensional imaging analysis and surgical planning, as well as outcomes-based big data analytics.
Title of Presentation:
Surgically-assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion (SARPE): What exactly are we getting from it?
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the lecture, the attendee will be able to:
- Describe the key differences of SARPE and other maxillary expansion modalities,
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of SARPE as they relate to the different clinical indications.
Friday, February 20, 2026
CDS Midwinter Meeting - ISO Sponsored Talk
Drs. Ron Jacobson (Orthodontist) and Pravin Patel (Craniofacial Plastic Surgeon, UI Health/ Shriner Hospital}
Technology Driven Approaches to Craniofacial Orthodontics
Friday, March 13, 2026
Dr. Pallavi Patwari (Head of Pediatric Sleep, Rush), and Dr. Mitchell Levine (Orthodontist, former AADSM president)
What Orthodontists Need to know about Dental Sleep Medicine