Colorado Annual Session 2026 

October 24, 2026

8:00am-4:00pm

Kimpton Claret Hotel/Mohogany Ballroom

Topic:

Seconds Matter: Prevent. Recognize. Respond.

                           Mastering Airway Management & Critical         Decision Making  in Office-Based Anesthesia

Speakers: 

Louis Rafetto, DMD

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon

Dr. Lou Rafetto is a board-certified oral & maxillofacial surgeon and Past-President of the American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons & President of the Delaware Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons. Dr. Rafetto completed his oral & maxillofacial surgery training at the Medical Center of Delaware and maintains a private practice in Wilmington, Delaware. He has served in a variety of leadership positions on both the state and national levels. Dr Rafetto has authored several chapters for textbooks and articles published in national and international journals. He is also a reviewer for the Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and for the Oral Medicine/Oral Surgery/Oral Pathology Journal.

Andrea Fonner, DDS

Board-Certified Dentist Anesthesiologist
Dr. Andrea Fonner is a board-certified dentist anesthesiologist, Diplomate and Past-President of
the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology, and Co-Founder and President of Sedation
Academy. She completed her dental anesthesiology residency at UCLA and maintains a private
mobile anesthesia practice in the Seattle area, where she practices alongside two other dentist
anesthesiologists. She serves as an Attending in Dental Anesthesiology at both the NYU
Langone and UNLV dental anesthesiology residency programs, contributed to the 2025 ADA
Guidelines for the Use of Sedation and General Anesthesia by Dentists, and is a contributing
author for two major anesthesia textbooks. A passionate educator and patient safety advocate,
she brings extensive clinical experience and practical insight to everything she teaches.

7 CE Credit Hours