The TX/OK AETC is proud to host this FREE online educational training,

"HIV/AIDS Oral Medicine: Case Histories in Crises, 2010-2011"

presented by TX/OK AETC Dental Director,

Mark Nichols, DDS

Webcast Details

January 10, 2012

12:00 - 1:00 pm CT 

(10:00 am PT/ 11:00 am MT/ 1:00 pm ET/ 7:00 am Hawaii)

Participants were able to view the slides, hear audio through computer speakers.  Participants will also be able to view interactions with the presenter, chat, and polling question.

Registration

Registration is now closed. 

Registration closed on January 5, 2012 at 11:59 pm CT. 

Learning Objectives

Speaker Information

Dr. Nichols graduated from the University of Texas, Dental School in Houston in June of  1982. He was in private practice in the Houston area for five years at Southwest Memorial.  In 1987, began working at the Bering Dental Clinic, volunteering over 750 hours during the initial phase of the clinic.  Dr. Nichols is currently the VP of Clinical Affairs for Bering Omega Community Services, and is Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Dept. of General Dentistry at the dental school in Houston.  He also serves on the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects, at the University of Texas, Houston.  Since 1987, Dr. Nichols has seen over 15000 patients infected with the AIDS virus and has been focusing his efforts on the treatment of AIDS-related oral pathology.  He has been the principle investigator in several clinical research protocols, including ones for thalidomide and antifungal therapies, and is currently performing research for early detection of oral cancer.  He has presented abstracts and lectured in New Orleans, San Francisco, Berlin, Houston, and other cities in Texas. In November of 1990, Dr. Nichols completed a lecture tour in the People's Republic of China. In January of 1996, he presented a lecture to the 18th Annual Asian-Pacific Dental Congress in Bombay, India, as well as to two medical schools in Bombay. In 1998 he presented Continuing Education courses in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo, Brazil, and Caracas, Venezuela. Dr. Nichols has authored manuscripts in JADA, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and European Journal of Cancer.  He is also a member of the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Oral Medicine, and the International Association of Dental Research.  In October of 2009, Dr. Nichols was the recipient of the prestigious Community Leadership Award presented by St. Luke’s Episcopal Health Charities in Houston.