Event Details
October 28 – 30, 2026 in Gainesville, Florida
- Register for the event here by Sept. 30, 2026: CODE 2026 Registration
- Registration fee is $150 and includes two social dinners; registrants can
bring a guest to the two social dinners for an additional $100 fee. - MEETING VENUE: Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center
2142 Shealy Dr, Gainesville, FL 32608 - HOTEL: Hilton University of Florida Conference Center Gainesville;
1714 SW 34th St, Gainesville, FL 32607
Click here to book your hotel room or call (352) 371-3600 by 9/30/26. - Please submit two (2) questions or topics from your institution that you would like included in the Regional Agenda by July 31. This will allow us time to compile and distribute them to all schools for input.
- Please also prepare your institution’s responses to both the National Agenda and the finalized Regional Agenda.
Course Description
The UF College of Dentistry welcomes the Consortium of Operative Dentistry Educators Regional Meeting (CODE) for Southeast Region dental schools (Section VI). Faculty representatives from 17 dental schools within the region VI are invited to this educational meeting to discuss materials, techniques, teaching, and content of operative dentistry curricula.
The CODE meeting will be held from October 28-30, 2026. Hosted by the UF Department of Restorative Sciences, the event will feature a series of academic and social activities.
LINK: CODE 2026 AGENDA
Course Objectives
The objectives of the Southeastern Region CODE meeting are to:
- Facilitate discussion among key faculty members from regional dental schools on critical and timely topics in operative and preventive dentistry, based on the latest evidence-based data.
- Address and discuss national and regional agenda items that have been predetermined prior to the meeting.
- Compare operative dentistry curricula, teaching methodologies, and assessment tools across various dental schools.
- Share brief presentations on new materials, clinical protocols, or teaching innovations.
Continuing Education Lecture: CE Hrs – 6.5
Day 1: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
- Welcome Dinner: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Day 2: Thursday, October 29, 2026
- Welcome & Breakfast: 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM
- Session 1: 8:30 AM -10:00 AM
- Session 2: 10:15 AM-12:00 PM
- Lunch: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (Sponsor Presentations)
- Session 3: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
- School tour: 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
- Dinner: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Day 3: Friday, October 30, 2026
- Breakfast: 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM
- Session 4: 8:30 AM -11:00 AM
- Session 5: 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
- Lunch: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (Sponsor Presentations)
- Closing Remarks: 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Location
Day 2 & Day 3 sessions (Thursday & Friday, Oct. 9 and 10)
2142 Shealy Dr, Gainesville, FL 32608
View directions (add the link here)
University of Florida is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.
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Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ADA.org
Participants should be cautioned about the potential risks of using limited knowledge when integrating new techniques.