Holiday Head Start: CE Day
Idle Hour Country Club
251 Idle Hour DriveMacon, GA 31210-4701
United States
* Registration open until 11/10/26 at 12:00 PM (EST)
Tie a bow on CE requirements before the holiday season! This event will be capped at 50 participants - so don't miss out.
- 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Dr. Lee Whitesides (Cannabis Use and Dental Sedation: Recognition, Risk, and Patient Safety)
- 9:45 - 11:45 a.m. Dr. Kevin Plummer (Clean, Safe & Compliant: Infection Control and Waterline Essentials)
- 11:45 - 12:45 p.m. Lunch with sponsor speakers
- 12:45 - 2:15 p.m. Janelle Adams (LEAP: Laws, Rules & Trends Shaping Georgia Dentistry)
- 2:30 - 3:30 Dr. Lee Whitesides (Opioid Epidemic Update 2026)
- Online registration closes on Tuesday, November 10th at 12:00 p.m.
- Onsite registration is NOT available for this event.
- A full cancellation refund is available through October 30th minus a $35 processing fee. After October 30th no cancellation refunds will be offered.
- Only 50 seats are available for this event.
Registration Options
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Registration Options
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Price |
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GDA Member Dentist
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$200.00 |
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Non-Member Dentist
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$400.00 |
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Dental Team Member
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$100.00 |
Agenda
| November 13 | |
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Cannabis Use and Dental Sedation: Recognition, Risk, and Patient Safety with Dr. Lee Whitesides This course will provide one hour of CE towards sedation permit renewal. |
| 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Clean, Safe & Compliant: Infection Control and Waterline Essentials with Dr. Kevin Plummer This course fulfills the two hours of infection control with waterlines CE requirement. |
| 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Lunch with Sponsor Speakers Enjoy lunch with remarks from our event sponsors. |
| 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM | LEAP Ahead: Laws, Rules & Trends Shaping Georgia Dentistry with Janelle Adams This course fulfills the one hour of legal, ethics and professionalism CE requirement. |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Opioid Epidemic Update 2026 with Dr. Lee Whitesides This course fulfills the one hour of opioids CE requirement. |
Financial Disclosure: The speakers and planners for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Lee Whitesides, MMSc, DMD
Dr. Lee “Mac” Whitesides is a native North Carolinian who moved to Georgia after completing his undergraduate degree at Davidson College in 1984. He enrolled in the Allied Health School at Emory University to pursue a master’s in medical science and anesthesia. Upon completion of his master’s degree, Dr. Whitesides began working as a physician’s assistant in anesthesia at Crawford Long Hospital.
In 1988, Dr. Whitesides changed careers by entering dental school at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. Graduating fourth in his class in 1992, Dr. Whitesides enrolled in a one-year general practice residency at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. From 1993 to 1997, Dr. Whitesides was a resident in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore under the tutelage of Dr. Robert Ord. He began practicing his profession in Atlanta in 1997 and became Board certified in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in 2000.
Dr. Whitesides is a proud father of three young men and husband to his wife of 32 years, Nancy. He enjoys the simple pleasures of family life, a romantic dinner with his wife, playing golf, and University of North Carolina basketball.
Dr. Whitesides is a prolific writer and has published over 20 articles in peer reviewed journals.
Dr. Whitesides lectures on many contemporary topics in oral-maxillofacial surgery including dental implants, trauma, and risk management. He is currently on the faculty at the Medical College of Georgia Maxi-Course.
Dr. Kevin Plummer
Professor Emeritus, Augusta University Department of Restorative Sciences. Received his DDS from Emory University (1979), post graduate training in prosthodontics from the U.S. Army Prosthodontic Program (1986) and is certified by the American Board of Prosthodontics (1987).
Former Chair of the Department of Restorative Sciences, Dental College of Georgia(DCG) at Augusta
University (AU). Former Chair of the Infection Control and Hazards Committee (AU DCG) and Vice Chair of the AU Institutional Chemical Safety Committee.
Prior to joining the AU DCG faculty, he served 21 years in the U.S.Army Dental Corps where he was Consultant to the U.S. Army Surgeon General in the areas of Infection Control, OSHA Compliance and Safety in Dental Environments and also Dental Laboratory Operations.
Visiting lecturer at the AU DCG and advisor to the Infection Control and Safety Committee.
Janelle Adams