Dental Education Today 2026 (DET2026)

Note:  Correct times are below for this two-day event.

November 5-6, 2026
Thursday, November 5, 2026    Dinner 5:30pm - 9:00pm

Friday, November 6, 2026         Registration 7:00am - 9:30am
Friday, November 6, 2026         Early Morning Coffee 7:30am - 8:30am
Friday, November 6, 2026         Educational Programs 9:00am - 4:30pm 

Location:  Doubletree Detroit Dearborn Hotel
5801 Southfield Service Dr., Detroit, MI 48228

Registration is open

Online

DET26 Thursday November 5 Online Registration

 DET26 Friday November 6 Online Registration

Register by Phone 313.337.4900

Thursday, November 5, 2026

New Dentist and Dental Student Dinner ( All members and students are welcome )

 Dinner 5:30pm - 9:00pm

Dr. Ankur Gupta guest speaker
Topic: " Using Tech to Seamlessly Make Your Office Extraordinary" 
Dinner 2 CE and special items for New Dentists and Dental Students

Click here Dr Ankur Gupta, DET26 Thursday Night Session

Pricing:

Thursday Dinner (2CE)
$40 New Dentists, MDA Members
FREE to Dental Students ( all years )
$70 Non-members/ Others
**Guests same price as primary registrant

Registration is open

Online

DET26 Thursday November 5 Online Registration

Friday, November 6, 2026 - Track 1

This track is for the full dental team.

Dr. Ankur Gupta

Click Friday, Dr Ankur Gupta, DET26 Full Team Session Saturday for more information and bio

Topic AM:  "Strategies and Tools to improve Ergonomics and Personal well-being." Morning Session 

Time 9:00am - 12noon
Lunch 12noon - 1:00pm

Topic PM:  "Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary - take your personal and work life to a new level."

Time 1:00pm - 4:30pm. 
Break 2:30pm - 3:00pm

Click course description, Dr Ankur Gupta, DET26 Full Team Session Saturday for more detail.  

Full day lecture, Breaks, Lunch, 6 CE.

Pricing:

MDA Members $150.99
Staff $95
Dental Students FREE
Non-members $250.00

Friday, November 6, 2026 - Track 2

The day for a full day program with two session lectures and hands-on portion.  This track is hands-on for dentists only.

Speaker:  Dr. Marc Geissberger

Topic:  Injection Molding: Incorporating Innovative Concepts for Esthetic and Reconstructive Dentistry in Clinical Practice

Limited to 30 Dentists

Injection molding is a process that has been used in manufacturing in industry and, more recently, in dentistry. Injection molding takes a plastic or resin, heats that material to a liquid or near liquid state, and injects it into a prefabricated mold under pressure. More information at  Dr Marc Geisberget, DET26 Hands-on Session_rev090426

At the completion of this program, clinicians will:

• Understand how injection molding may fit into your clinical practice with step-by-step techniques
• Learn how injection molding maximizes your clinical outcomes and profitability from simple to complex casework.
• Practice multiple techniques using injection molding principles
• Practice with various materials that re ideally designed for injection molding
• Learn protocols for finishing and polishing to yield the most esthetic results 

Pricing

MDA Members $370.00
New Dentists $285.00 (within ten years of graduation)
Non-Member Dentists $425.00

Registration is open

Online

DET26 Thursday November 5 Online Registration

 DET26 Friday November 6 Online Registration

Register by Phone 313.337.4900

Friday, November 6, 2026 Agenda

7:00 AM - 9:30 AM    Registration
8:00AM - 3:00PM  Exhibit area open
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM    Dr. Gupta Morning Session
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM    Dr. Marc Geissberger, Morning Lecture, Injection Molding (limit 30 dentists)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM    Buffet Luncheon (vegetarian options)
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM     Dr. Gupta Afternoon Session
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM    Dr. Marc Geissberger, Afternoon Hands-on, Injection Molding(limit 30 dentists)

Friday

Early Morning Coffee 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM - choice of one

We are still working on topic selections - announcement soon!

 DET26 Friday November 6 Online Registration

Phone 313.337.4900

Registration is open

Online

DET26 Thursday November 5 Online Registration

 DET26 Friday November 6 Online Registration

Register by Phone 313.337.4900