CDS STUDY CLUB CE PROGRAM
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2026

Featuring Dr. John R. Kalmar, DMD, PhD
Digital and Clinical Oral Pathology: Update 2026

• $44.00 CDS Member and Dental Team Member
• $55 Non-Member

LOCATION: The Point at Otterbein, 60 Collegeview Rd, Westerville, OH 43081

This program is sponsored in part by Carestream Dental, LLC and Henry Schein Dental Practice Transitions. Thank you to our corporate partners.





Outline
Oral pathology is moving beyond the microscope. Following a brief introduction to the modern workflow in virtual microscopy, this course will examine various pathologic conditions associated with oral ulcerations. Case-based examples will be used to highlight clues from the patient history, clinical findings and symptoms that contribute to an accurate diagnosis. Treatment options will also be presented. Next, oral precancerous and cancerous lesions will be examined, with emphasis on high-risk settings and physical characteristics that can be used to help distinguish worrisome lesions from other conditions. To close, the new (2026) ADA guidelines for the use of adjuncts in the detection of early oral cancer and potentially malignant disorders will be discussed in an interactive format.

Learning objectives:

• Understand the advantages of virtual microscopy in pathology, from biopsy processing to case review, reporting and consultation
• Understand the clinical features of traumatic ulcers, including settings that contribute to their development
• Review immunologic ulcerative conditions from canker sores to erosive lichen planus to mucous membrane pemphigoid and understand treatment strategies
• To review current concepts of oral cancer and potentially malignant lesions, including the epidemiology and high-risk clinical features
• To review the updated ADA guidelines for the use of adjuncts in the detection of oral cancer and precancerous lesions

Bio
John R. Kalmar, DMD, PhD

John R. Kalmar, DMD, PhD, is a staff oral pathologist with CTA Oral Pathology of Ohio in Columbus. Following over 26 years of service at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Dr. Kalmar retired from his faculty position in 2025 to join a private practice group of surgical oral pathologists. During his tenure at Ohio State, he served in multiple leadership capacities, including Graduate Program Director in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and President of Dental Faculty Practice.

Dr. Kalmar received his dental degree from Southern Illinois University. Following residencies in hospital dentistry at UNC-Chapel Hill and oral pathology at Emory University, he earned a PhD in Experimental Pathology at Emory. Before joining Ohio State in 1999, he served on the faculty of the Eastman Dental Center and the Department of Pathology at the University of Rochester in New York for seven years.

Throughout his career, Dr. Kalmar has been active in organized dentistry at the national, state, and local levels. He has served on the American Dental Association's Council on Scientific Affairs' Expert Panel for Guidelines on the Early Detection of Oral Cancer, and he is a past member of the Research and Scientific Affairs Committee for the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. He is currently serving a three-year term as a member of the Board of Directors for the Columbus Dental Society (CDS) and serves on the ODA Council of Membership Services, the CDS Membership Committee and the CDS Program Committee.

A recognized leader in his specialty, Dr. Kalmar is a Diplomate and Past-President of the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology (ABOMP) and a Past-President of the American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology (AAOMP). He has published over 100 manuscripts and book chapters and enjoys providing continuing education to a wide variety of professional audiences. 



*Registration deadline is August 16, 2026 (no refunds after August 14)




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