Colorado Dental Association

Joint Intelligence: Integrating Orthopedics into Modern Dental Practice
2026-05-13 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Pueblo Country Club, 3200 Eighth Ave, Pueblo, CO, 81008, United States
May 13
Join your Southeastern Colorado Dental Society colleagues for an engaging and clinically relevant seminar featuring an orthopedic surgeon offering a unique cross-disciplinary perspective for dental professionals. This presentation will explore key considerations in orthopedic preoperative dental evaluation, helping dentists play a critical role in optimizing surgical outcomes and minimizing infection risks.
Joint Intelligence: Integrating Orthopedics into Modern Dental Practice
Wednesday, May 13
5:30 p.m. Plated Dinner
6:00 p.m. Seminar
Pueblo Country Club, 3200 Eighth Ave, Pueblo, CO 81008
REGISTER HERE!
FREE for dental society members; $40 for non-members
Questions? Call or text Dr. Tina Skinner at 719-251-7587
Attendees will gain clarity on current consensus guidelines regarding antibiotic prophylaxis following total joint replacements, including practical decision-making strategies for everyday practice. The session will also address important considerations surrounding dental treatment timing in patients receiving epidural steroid injections, with a focus on safety and risk management.
Finally, we’ll examine the impact of dental practice on dental provider health, including common work-related musculoskeletal disorders and strategies for prevention.
This is a valuable opportunity to bridge medicine and dentistry, enhance interdisciplinary collaboration, and elevate patient care through shared knowledge.
Learning Objectives:

Considerations for orthopedic preoperative dental evaluation
Consensus guidelines on antibiotic prophylaxis following total joint replacements
Considerations for dental work around epidural steroid injections
“Owning the Bone” initiatives for bone health and dental considerations
Dental occupation and work-related musculoskeletal disorders

Speaker:
Mimi Lundgren, DO, PhD
Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
Dr. Lundgren is a fellowship-trained spine surgeon. She has extensive surgical experience with microsurgical techniques, outpatient procedures, robotic-assisted surgery, spinal fusions, total disk replacement, fracture care, spinal tumors, deformity correction, and motion preservation procedures. She also has a particular interest and training in minimally invasive surgery of the spine. She believes in working with the patients and other health care providers to identify the origin of their problem and, together, find a solution that will help patients improve their quality of life.
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Rush University – Chicago, Illinois
PhD in biochemistry studying intervertebral disc degeneration
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine – Downers Grove, Illinois
RESIDENCY
Orthopedic Surgery
Franciscan Health/Midwestern University – Olympia Fields, Illinois
FELLOWSHIP
Orthopedic Spine Surgery
William Beaumont Hospital – Royal Oak, Michigan
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Board Eligible, Passed Part I

CE Credit: 2 CE
The CDA designates this activity for a maximum of 2 Continuing Education Credits.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The CDA is an ADA CERP-recognized provider.
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.
Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the ADA CERP. Contact the provider, the CDA, at 8301 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 400, Greenwood Village, CO 80111; 303-740-6900; or 800-343-3010.

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MDDS Shred Event
2026-09-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Peebles Prosthetics Inc, 909 Wadsworth Blvd, Lakewood, CO, 80214, United States
Sept. 19, The annual MDDS Shred Event is back! Ensure your patient records and financial documents are securely destroyed and in full compliance with Colorado Dental Board policies. MDDS will publish the required public notice in The Denver Post for just a fraction of the typical +$400 cost at only $89 per dentist or practice name. Register for the Denver Post ad by Friday, July 17.
Dates of Legal Publication Notice: July 24 and 31, August 7 and 14, 2026
Rate for Legal Publication Notice:
$89 per MDDS member dentist or practice name
$149 per non-MDDS member dentist or practice name
Registration Deadline-Legal Notice: Friday, July 17, 2026, at 5:00pm
The 2026 Shred Event Drop-off Day is Saturday, September 19, from 9:00am – 12:00pm at Peebles Prosthetics, located at 909 Wadsworth Blvd, Lakewood, CO 80214. One “banker-sized” box (approx. 10″H x 12″W x 15″D) is just $9 to shred. Larger boxes are $14. Pay on-site by credit card, cash or check (payable to MDDS).
Date of Drop-Off Shred Event: Saturday, September 19, 2026
Time of Drop-Off Shred Event: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Rate for Shredding: $9 per “banker-sized” box; $14 for larger box
Location of Drop-Off Shred Event:
Peebles Prosthetics
909 Wadsworth Blvd
Lakewood, CO 80214
PLEASE NOTE: In accordance with Colorado recycling laws, X-rays MUST be separated from charts in order to be shredded. We will also have on-site X-ray recycling. Any boxes not separated will NOT be accepted.
To access the Colorado Dental Board’s rules and regulations regarding Patient Records Retention, please click here. The rules begin on page 24.
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