Check in & light dinner: 5:30 PM 

Seminar: 6 – 8:30PM

Course Description: 
This course will be a panel-style lecture featuring dental professionals across various career paths. Each speaker will discuss their personal experiences after graduating from dental school through to where they are in their career now. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the presentation.

Course outcomes:
Attendees will learn: 1. Alternative careers paths to take with their dental degree 2. Advice on how to begin on an alternative path and mistakes to avoid.

Speakers: 

Sussi Yamaguchi, DDS

Dr. Sussi Yamaguchi received her Bachelor of Sciences degree from UCSD and was an avid volunteer for the UCSD Student-Run Free Dental Clinics (FDC) as a pre-dental student.  Shortly after completing her dental education at the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry in 2006, she returned to San Diego for the clinics and was appointed as the first Dental Fellow for the UCSD FDC.  Currently, as the Clinical Director, she runs and partakes in the daily operations of 3 free dental clinics.  As a mentor to the pre-dental students, her hope is to inspire and instill in them the importance of giving back to the community and making an impact on the underserved population.

Fluent in Japanese and Spanish, Dr. Sussi is a humanitarian mission junkie.  She is frequently out and about combating dental disease locally and globally. For 8 years now, she has participated with the US Navy’s humanitarian missions onboard the U.S. Naval Hospital Mercy and Comfort Ships.  Not only helping the people, but communicating and making friendships with them are what Dr. Sussi enjoys most.

In her spare time, Dr. Sussi enjoys the outdoors from surfing, swimming, backpacking, hiking, biking, playing tennis and climbing.  She also loves to travel and learn about new cultures, meet people, eat, and play the guitar.  She is always high off of life and looking for adventure.

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: None reported

Capt. Hien Trinh, DC, USN

Captain Hien Trinh is a native of Lansing, Michigan. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Michigan State University (1995) and a Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry class of 2001. He received his commission as a United States Navy Lieutenant in 2001

Captain Trinh’s assignments are as follows:

• 2001-2002 AEGD residency, Naval Dental Center Camp Pendleton

• 2002-2003 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deploying to An Nasiryah, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

• 2003-2004 1ST DENTAL BN, CAMP SAN MATEO, Clinic Director

• 2004-2006 USS COMSTOCK (LSD 45), Dental Department Head

• 2006-2007 private practice

• 2007-2010 1ST DENTAL BN, CAMP HORNO, Clinic Director

• 2010-2012 USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8), Dental Department Head

• 2012-2015 1ST DENTAL BN, CAMPS CHAPPO and MARGARITA area, Clinic Director

• 2015-2018 USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70), Head of Department

• 2018-2022 Surface Warfare Medical Institute, IDC instructor and Fleet Training Department Head

• 2022-present USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70), Head of Department

Captain Trinh’s decorations are the result of the tremendous Sailors that he has served with. They include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (three awards), various service and unit awards, as well as the Surface Warfare Medical Department Officer qualification and Fleet Marine Force Qualified Officer designation.

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: None reported

Hoss Said, MBA

Vice President/COO
Massoumi Dental Corporation/SMPDC
Hoss Said takes a vision and makes it reality through strategic development. He intuitively sees the
threads of opportunity that wind through an organization, brings them together into a coherent whole,
helps others extend their thinking, and drives material business advantage. He is an inspirational leader
who tells stories that inspire action while at the same time is grounded in financial information that
levers the business. Respected as a credible voice in decision making, finding strategic financing
partners, and establishing governance boundaries, Hoss earns a seat at the table wherever he serves.

Hoss earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Woodbury University in 1984,
followed by MBA program from the University of Phoenix in Business Administration and International
Finance.

Hoss has been the Vice President of Children’s Primary Dental Group since 2013, where he manages
corporate strategic, financial, operational, technological, and regulatory risk to maximize company
value. His combined experience in mergers and acquisitions helps the organization move forward with
confidence. Hoss also has served as Vice President to Global Lenders, Inc., handling high profile accounts
with commercial bridge financing needs for acquisitions and restructure since 2004.

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: None reported

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