About Dr. Budenz
Meet Alan Budenz
Dr. Budenz is 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 35 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
August 20, 2021: X Marks The Spot: Hands-On Technique Simulation Workshop for Local Anesthesia, Half Day Program; Numb, Numb-er, Numb-est: An Update on Local Anesthesia, Half Day Program, Southwest Dental Conference, Dallas, TX
October 10, 2021: Open Wide! The Art and Science of Oral Diagnosis and Oral Medicine, California Academy of General Dentistry Master Track, Full Day Program, Irvine, CA
October 12, 2021: Problem Solving the Delivery of Local Anesthesia Techniques, a 1.5 Hour Lecture, and The Anatomy of Local Anesthesia Human Cadaver Dissection Workshop, a 4 Hour Hands-on Immersion, SmileCon, the American Dental Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV
October 20, 2021: Are Your Patients Getting Comfortably Numb? An Update and Review of Local Anesthetic Techniques and Pharmacology, Full Day Online Program (2 - 9 PM); San Fernando Valley Dental Society,.
October 22, 2021: Numb, Numb-er, Numb-est: Update On Local Anesthesia Pharmacology and Techniques, 1.5 Hour Online Program, Okanagan Dental Society, British Columbia, Canada
January 23, 2022: "X" Marks The Spot: Hands-On Technique Simulation Workshop for Local Anesthesia, Full Day Program, Loma Linda University School of Dentistry Continuing Education Program, Loma Linda, CA
February 24, 2022: Numb, Numb-er, Numb-est: Maximizing Local Anesthesia Success through Pharmacology and Wait! I Still Feel That! Problem Solving the Delivery of Local Anesthesia, Half Day Lectures, Chicago Midwinter Dental Meeting, Chicago, IL
March 17 - 19, 2022: Titles to be Announced, Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting, Atlanta, GA
April 28 - 29, 2022: An Update on Local Anesthesia Pharmacology and Technique; It's Alive! A Clinical Anatomy Review for the Dental Team; Prevention and Minimally Invasive Dentistry: The Diminishing Role of the Dental Drill, Half Day Lectures; "X" Marks The Spot: Hands-on Technique Simulation for Local Anesthesia, Half Day Workshop, Star of the North Dental Meeting, Minneapolis, MN
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
