Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston
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Combined Annual Session

Boston · September 15–18, 2027

W Boston & Tufts Dental

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A combined annual session of the Academy of RV Tucker Gold Study Clubs and the American Academy of Gold Foil Operators Hosted by RV Tucker Empire Study Club #61 · Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Event Details

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Registration Fees

Membership in either academy qualifies for the member rate. Early rates apply before March 1, 2027.

Member Dentist

$1,500
$1,650 after March 1, 2027

Non-Member Dentist

$1,700
$1,850 after March 1, 2027

Member Guest

$800
$850 after March 1, 2027

Non-Member Guest

$850

Day Only

Thursday lectures plus the Friday clinical session and critique. Includes lunch both days and coffee/snack breaks.

$900

Child

Children under 5 attend at no charge.

$450
$500 after March 1, 2027

AAGFO Gold Foil Short Course

$1,200
members of either academy
$1,600 otherwise

Sponsored by the American Academy of Gold Foil Operators. Held in the Simulation Laboratory at Tufts Dental across Thursday and Friday. Runs opposite the main program — it is an alternative to the Annual Session, not an addition, and attendees are in session both full days. Short course registrants are welcome at the Wednesday cocktail reception and the Gold Foil Academy honors event.

Limited to 12 seats.

Questions about the event?

Contact Jay Wise, meeting chair, at jaywise226@gmail.com

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Location

W Boston
100 Stuart Street, Boston, MA 02116
Registration, receptions, breakfasts and the gala
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
1 Kneeland St, Boston, MA 02111
Lectures, clinic session and the AAGFO short course
Review: no room rate yet
Discounted room rates
Room block rate, size and cutoff date are still to be confirmed with the hotel.

Dates

September 15–18, 2027
Wednesday through Saturday. Attendees arrive Wednesday and check out Sunday the 19th.
Review: no W Boston photography yet

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Review: Hawaii schedule — Boston program is still tentative

Event Schedule

Complete agenda for the conference

Wednesday, September 15, 2027
1:00 pm – evening

Attendee check-in and registration

W Boston — table near reception
6:00 – 8:00 pm

Cocktail reception

W Boston — function room
High-tops, bar and light hors d’oeuvres. Attendees find dinner on their own afterwards.
Legend
BusinessMealsSocialFree Time




Featured Speakers

The scientific program runs Thursday and Friday, opening with the Ellsperman Memorial Lecture.

MM
Dr. Michael Melkers

Hanover, NH

Ellsperman Memorial Lecture

Thursday, 9:00 am

GM
Dr. Gustavo Mahn-Arteaga

Boston, MA

Chair, Department of Graduate Operative Dentistry, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Thursday, 12:30 – 1:30 pm

JW
Dr. Jane Wrinch

Victoria, BC

Thursday, 1:30 – 2:30 pm

MO
Dr. Mary-Catherine Ozcalek

Hartford, CT / Montreal, QC

Thursday, 3:00 – 4:00 pm

DB
Dr. Daniel Berant

New York, NY

Review: Speaker roster is a working draft — no bios, lecture titles or headshots supplied yet, and the names below are unresolved

Spellings follow Jay's 2026-08-07 email, which disagrees with the May 2026 roster document (Mahn-Arteaga vs Mahn-Orteaga, Ozcalek vs Ozcalik). Confirm in writing before badges and the printed program.

  • Dr. Damien Lee · Thursday, 8:00 amIn the docx roster only, written as “8 am Dr Lee??”. Not among the email’s “mains”.
  • Graduate student presentation · Thursday, 4:00 – 5:00 pmUnnamed in the docx — a slot rather than a person. Needs a name before print.
  • Dr. Webb · Friday, 1:30 – 2:30 pmWritten “Webb???” in the docx. No first name, no city. Not among the email’s “mains”.




Experience Boston

Between the sessions: cocktails, an awards dinner, and a walk through Revolutionary Boston.

A bronze Freedom Trail medallion set into the cobblestones, reading “The Freedom Trail · Boston”

The Freedom Trail

A reserved guided walk on Saturday morning — included

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A Boston Duck Tours boat on the Charles River with the Back Bay skyline and red-sailed dinghies behind it

Thursday Evening

The Gold Foil Academy awards dinner, with an outing still being chosen





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