About Dr. Budenz
Meet Alan Budenz
Dr. Budenz is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and the Department of Diagnostic Sciences at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco. He received his graduate degree in Anatomy from UCLA, and his dental degree from UCSF. He has more than 40 years of general practice experience in San Francisco as well as teaching clinical, preclinical, and anatomy courses at Pacific since 1984. Dr. Budenz has had the pleasure to lecture nationally and internationally on local anesthesia, human anatomy, cariology, and oral medicine/oral pathology topics. Since 2005, he has been recognized each year as an Annual Leader in Dental Continuing Education by "Dentistry Today".
Presentation Offerings
LECTURES: from 1 hour to full day
1. LOCAL ANESTHESIA (my “specialty”)
- Pharmacology
- Techniques
- Problem solving
- Delivery aids
2. CLINICAL HEAD & NECK ANATOMY
- An insightful, clinically-based review for the whole dental team
3. CARIOLOGY
- Caries disease diagnosis
- Caries disease management and prevention (CAMBRA)
- Minimally invasive dentistry
4. ORAL MEDICINE/ORAL PATHOLOGY
- Management of medically complex patients
- Review of common oral lesions - signs and symptoms
- Head & neck examination with oral cancer screening
WORKSHOPS: half day or full day
1. HEAD & NECK CADAVER DISSECTION
- Regional dissections to identify local anesthesia landmarks and nerve pathways
- Full head & neck dissections for dental practitioners
2. LOCAL ANESTHESIA DELIVERY TECHNIQUE SIMULATION
- Identification and palpation of landmarks
- Alignment and injection simulation for delivery of multiple injection techniques for both dental arches
Currently Scheduled Presentations
February 23 - 25, 2023: Are You Numb Yet? Pharmacology of Local Anesthesia, Half Day Lecture; Wait, I Still Feel That! Problem Solving Delivery of Local Anesthesia, Half Day Lecture; "X" Marks the Spot: Hands-on Technique Simulation Workshop, Half Day; Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting, Chicago, IL
March 3, 2023: Are Your Patients Getting Comfortably Numb? An Update and Review of Local Anesthesia Techniques and Pharmacology, Full Day Lecture, Cincinnati Dental Society, Cincinnati, OH
March 16 - 18, 2023: Numb, Numb-er, Numb-est: Updates on Local Anesthesia - 3 Hour Lecture; Wait! I Still Feel That! The Anatomy of Local Anesthesia Techniques - 1.5 Hour Lecture; "X" Marks the Spot: Local Anesthesia Techniques Simulation Hands-On Workshop - 3 Hour Workshop x2; Hinman Dental Meeting, Atlanta, GA
June 29, 2023: Wait, I Still Feel That! Problem-Solving the Delivery of Local Anesthesia, Half Day Lecture and "X" Marks the Spot: Hands-on Technique Simulation Workshop for Local Anesthesia, Half Day Workshop; Florida Dental Association, Kissimmee, FL
July 19 - 22, 2023: It's Alive! The Anatomical Basis of Dentistry, Half Day Lecture; What's New? Updates on Local Anesthesia Pharmacology and Safety, Half Day Lecture; Wait! I Still Feel That! Solving the Delivery of Local Anesthetics, Half Day Lecture; "X" Marks the Spot: Hands-on Technique Simulation Workshop for Local Anesthesia, Half Day Workshop; Academy of General Dentistry National Meeting, Las Vegas, NV
August 25 - 26, 2023: Numb, Numb-er, Numb-est: An Update on Local Anesthesia, Half Day Lecture; "X" Marks the Spot: Technique Simulation Workshop for Local Anesthesia, Half Day; Southwest Dental Conference, Dallas, TX
February 22 - 24, 2024: Programs to be announced; Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting, Chicago, IL
Contact Me
Alan W. Budenz, M.S., D.D.S., M.B.A.
University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, 155 Fifth Street, San Francisco, California 94103-2919
