About CDM

International education. Clinical excellence. Innovation.

California Dental Meeting is an international continuing- education organization. CDM partners with leading academic institutions to deliver structured, immersive programs built around supervised live-patient surgery — not lectures, not models alone.

CE credits per cohort

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Implants placed each

15–0

Days on site

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Continents represented

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Live patient surgery

Not a model lab. Participants place 15–20 implants on real patients under direct faculty supervision throughout the week.

Accredited continuing education

35 CE credits earned across seven days of structured theory, hands-on workshops, and supervised clinical practice.

International faculty

Founded and directed by Dr. Wilmer Yabar. Course Director Dr. Jaime Franco leads the Veracruz program in partnership with Universidad CEYESOV.

Team-based workflow

Participants rotate through four clinical roles, building both surgical competence and modern surgical-team fluency.

Program Director

Dr. Jaime Franco

Course Director — Veracruz Program · California Dental Meeting

Course Director for the Veracruz program, leading the live-patient surgical curriculum in partnership with Universidad CEYESOV. Dr. Franco directs all clinical sessions, oversees treatment planning, and supervises every implant placement performed during the program.

University Partner

Universidad CEYESOV

Veracruz, Mexico

Modern clinical facilities, experienced faculty, and supervised live-patient surgical cases. Clinically oriented programs in real patient care and advanced surgical training.

Sponsors

Industry partners

  • ISADe USA
  • FDILA
  • International Dental Implant InstituteIDII

Mission Statement

California Dental Meeting Inc. delivers high-quality, evidence-based continuing dental education that advances professional growth, scientific rigour, clinical excellence, patient safety, and ethical practice.

Organizational Goals

  • Deliver accessible continuing dental education to practitioners worldwide.
  • Advance evidence-based dentistry and uphold scientific integrity.
  • Support lifelong learning and ongoing professional development.
  • Maintain full compliance with AGD PACE Standards and Criteria.
  • Build educational partnerships with recognised academic institutions and organizations.
  • Champion safe, ethical patient care across every program.

Educational Goals

  • Strengthen clinical knowledge and procedural skills of dental professionals.
  • Provide hands-on training in modern, evidence-led dental procedures.
  • Deepen understanding of current scientific literature and treatment protocols.
  • Encourage the adoption of evidence-based techniques in daily practice.
  • Foster interdisciplinary collaboration and meaningful professional networking.
Our Team

The people behind every Veracruz cohort.

A small, focused team combining international clinical leadership with hands-on enrollment and logistics support.

WY

Dr. Wilmer Yabar

Founder & Director

Founder and Director of California Dental Meeting. Oversees the organization's international program strategy, academic partnerships, and continuing-education accreditation.

JF

Dr. Jaime Franco

Course Director — Veracruz Program

International implantology educator. Course Director for the flagship Veracruz live-patient surgical program, leading all clinical sessions and supervising every implant placement.

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Ray Buelna

Enrollment & Logistics

Coordinates participant onboarding, travel, and accommodation across the seven-day Veracruz program.

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Jacky Sanchez

Enrollment Coordinator

First point of contact for prospective participants. Handles registration, documentation, and pre-course communication.

Faculty roster expands each cohort — full credentials provided to enrolled participants.

Credentials

Structured. Accredited. Clinically rigorous.

CDM programs are built on the academic infrastructure of a partner university. Every participant earns a certificate of completion alongside the continuing-education credit hours their licensure body recognises.

35 CE credits per cohort

Each Veracruz program delivers 35 continuing-education credits across theory, hands-on workshops, and supervised live surgery.

Academic partnership accreditation

Program certificates are issued in partnership with Universidad CEYESOV — one of Mexico's premier dental education institutions.

Supervised live-patient training

Every implant placement is performed under direct supervision of credentialed surgical faculty in a clinical environment.

Team-based surgical workflow

Participants rotate through four clinical roles, mirroring the structure of a modern surgical-implant practice.

International Partnerships

A network spanning three continents.

Universities, industry sponsors, and clinical associations collaborating to make immersive, supervised live-patient implant training accessible to dentists worldwide.

Veracruz, Mexico

Universidad CEYESOV

Academic host of the flagship Veracruz program. Provides clinical facilities, resident faculty, and patient cases.

International

ISADe — International Society of Advanced Dentistry

Co-host of IDES 2026 (Kerala) and SIDHE 2026 (Shenzhen). Shared faculty and continuing-education infrastructure across the CDM international summit calendar.

Kerala, India

Indian Dentist Research & Review

Co-host of the Intercontinental Dental Excellence Summit (IDES 2026) at Lemongrass Hill, Kerala — the Indo-Pacific anchor of the CDM international calendar.

Shenzhen, China

SIDHE — Shenzhen International Dental High-Tech

Host organization for SIDHE 2026. Convening clinicians and innovators in the Pearl River Delta around dental technology and high-tech practice.

Ibero-Latin America

FDILA — Federación Dental Ibero Latino Americana

Ibero-Latin American dental federation. Co-host of SIDHE 2026 and ongoing partner across the CDM live-patient and international summit programs.

International

IDII

Innovating Dental Implant Institute — collaborator on curriculum design and ongoing professional development pathways.

Alumni Voices

From the CDM alumni community.

(Placeholder quotes — real alumni testimonials to be collected after Veracruz 2027)

“Placing live implants under supervision changed everything. I returned to my practice with hands that knew the procedure — not slides that described it.”
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Dr. A. Reyes

General Dentistry · Southern California