Class Reunion Day 2026

How Neuromodulators and Dermal Fillers Can Enhance Both Your Patients’ Outcomes and the Success of Your Practice
Integrating neuromodulators and fillers into your practice isn’t just about aesthetics—it’s about function, harmony, and patient satisfaction. Whether it’s enhancing facial balance, treating TMD and orofacial pain, or expanding your service offerings, these tools can elevate your clinical practice and provide new opportunities for growth.

Presented by Artem Krutyanksy, MD, DMD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Section of Hospital Dentistry
Location: TBD

What We May Not Have Learned in Dental School but Should Know Now
Presented by David Alfi, DDS ‘06, OMFS ’09, MD ’12, Private Practice in Airway, Aesthetic and Oral Surgery, Houston, TX
Location: TBD

The Gateway Effect- The Role of Biologic Dentistry in Restoring Systemic Health

The objectives of this course will be to understand the role of the oral microbiome on local and systemic inflammation;  to recognize the pathological mechanisms of gum, tooth, and jawbone infections; to discover cutting edge diagnostic technologies that help identify oral diseases earlier; and to explore minimally invasive therapies that target disease at its source and support the body’s natural regenerative capacity.
Presented by Alex Volchonok, Perio ’15, Founder, TetraHealth Dentistry
Location: TBD

Refreshments and Reuniting
Vagelos Education Center Lobby (VEC)

Greetings and CDM Update — 12:20 PM - 12:35 PM
Dennis Mitchell, DDS, MPH, Dean; Professor of Dental Medicine at CUMC

Digitally Fabricated Dentures: CDM Student Clinic Approach — 12:35 PM - 12:55 PM
Seung Song, DMD, MS Prosth ‘19 Director, Predoctoral Prosthodontics, Division of Prosthodontics, Section of Oral, Diagnostic and Rehabilitation Sciences

Evolution of AI in Dentistry — 12:55 PM - 1:15 PM
Steve Erde, MD, Chief Information Officer

Reunion Class Recognition
Distinguished Alumni Awards
Presented to: Dr. Aaron Myers, Dr. Renuka Bijoor, Dr. Adele Della Torre

Join current students to see what's new on campus

Take time to reflect, reconnect and enjoy.
Faculty Club
622 West 168th Street

The reunion will not be available virtually. 

Mention you are a guest of Columbia University for potential discounted rates
The Edge Hotel (514 West 168th Street, Audubon Ave.) 212-543-0005
Hotel Belleclaire (2175 Broadway, W.77th St.) 212-362-7700
The Edison (228 W47th St.) 212-840-5000
The Arthouse (2178 Broadway, W.77th St.) 212-262-1100
The Lucerne (201 W.79th St) 212-875-1000
Aloft Harlem (2296 Frederick Douglass Blvd, W.124th St) 212-749-4000
Radio Hotel (2420 Amsterdam Ave, W.181 St.) 929-688-4880

Take the A, C or 1 train to 168th Street. Entrance to Medical Center is at 630 West 168th Street. To get to the Vagelos Education Center, walk west on 168th Street past the Hammer Science Center. As 168th Street curves, it becomes Haven Ave. Walk three blocks north to 104 Haven, at the corner of W. 172nd Street.

New York-Presbyterian Hospital 115 Fort Washington Avenue (at 165th Street) 212-305-4903
Central Parking 165th Street and Saint Nicholas Avenue 212-543-3629
J & V Garage 2123 Amsterdam Avenue (at 165th Street) 212-543-3328
Public Garage 467 West 165th Street (at Edgecombe Avenue) 212-923-7239