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Reconstruction (includes Bone & Biomaterials and Soft Tissue)

Head & Neck

OMS and Other Dental Specialists

GP4d - Reconstruction and Head and Neck Track: Hot-off-the-Press and Abstract Session

Friday, September 19, 2025
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
Location: Ballroom B, Walter E. Washington Convention Center
CE: 1.0 CDE/CME

Recorded<br><i>This session will be recorded and available beginning Oct. 6.</i>

In this one-hour, fast-paced session, authors will present on their recent articles. Additional oral abstract speakers will discuss research, and 10 minutes are reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
  1. Determine the ideal window for the administration of postoperative radiation therapy for patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma.
  2. Recognize the parameters under which extubation is possible following microvascular reconstruction of the head and neck.
  3. Explain the aesthetic and functional outcomes associated with patients undergoing head and neck reconstruction with microvascular free flaps.
  4. Discuss the outcomes of pediatric head and neck sarcomas.

Presentations:

  • 4:00 PM - 4:10 PM EDT
    Does Timing of Adjuvant Radiation Therapy Affect Survival Among Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients?

    Presenting Author: Aaron Hui, DDS, MD (he/him/his) – University of Washington

    Co-Author: Bita Fathipour, DDS – University of Washington

    Co-Author: Mohamed El-Rabbany, DDS, MSc, PhD – McMaster University

    Co-Author: Kevin Lee, DDS, MD – University of Washington

    Co-Author: Jasjit K. Dillon, DDS, MBBS (she/her/hers) – University of Washington

  • 4:10 PM - 4:20 PM EDT
    Airway management in microvascular reconstruction of the oral cavity: Is immediate extubation possible?

    Speaker: John M. Le, DDS, MD (he/him/his) – University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • 4:20 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    The Obesity Paradox in Fibular Free-Tissue Reconstruction: Does Higher BMI Improve Outcomes?

    Presenting Author: Benjamin Kurnick, DDS (he/him/his) – Northwell Health

    Co-Author: Nicholas Moretton, DDS – Northwell Health

    Co-Author: Luke D. Powers, BA – Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

    Co-Author: Hunter J. Martin, DDS, MD, FACS – Northwell Health

    Co-Author: Andy R. Salama, DDS, MD, FACS – Long Island Jewish Medical Center

  • 4:30 PM - 4:40 PM EDT
    What happens after the free flap? Evaluation of aesthetic and functional elective revisions

    Speaker: Ashleigh M. Weyh, DMD, MD, MPH – University of Illinois Chicago

  • 4:40 PM - 4:50 PM EDT
    Long-Term Outcomes in Pediatric Head and Neck Sarcomas: A Retrospective Analysis

    Presenting Author: Raina K. Patel, BS (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Co-Author: Melanie Bakovic, BS – Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Co-Author: Valeria Mejia, BS (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Co-Author: Asli Pekcan, BS (she/her/hers) – Keck School of Medicine of USC

    Co-Author: Marvee Turk, MD, MPH – Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Co-Author: Alyssa B. Valenti, MD – Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Co-Author: Mark M. Urata, DDS, MD – Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Co-Author: Jeffrey A. Hammoudeh, DDS, MD – Children's Hospital Los Angeles

  • 4:50 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Q&A