Dental Tribune U.S. Edition

A4 The 149th Chicago Dental Society Mid- winter Meeting, featuring more than 200 lectures, demonstrations and participa- tion courses — and more than 600 ex- hibit booths — is Feb. 20–22 at Chicago’s McCormick Place West. The meeting typi- cally attracts around 30,000 attendees, making it one of the biggest dental meet- ings in North America. The 2014 meeting’s theme is “The Bridge: Past, Present and Future.” The exhibit hall is open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on all three days of the meeting. In addition to the full-registration op- tions, exhibit-only passes are available to ADA dentists, international dentists and non-ADA dentists. That pass, sold on site at McCormick Place, does not allow entry into any of the course rooms, including free course rooms. However, it does pro- vide access to the live patient demonstra- tions in the theater on the exhibit floor ­— and lets you earn a daily C.E. credit hour just by exploring. Signs in the exhibit hall near the Overlook Café provide the C.E. code need for the C.E. verification form. The televising of the live patient dem- onstrations on the exhibit floor has been expanded for the 2014 meeting. Attend- ees will be able to view the daily dem- onstrations in a theater constructed on the east side of the exhibit hall, near the Starbucks entrance to the hall. Details are available in the course descriptions sec- tion for each day’s program. Online registration for the meeting at www.cds.org was scheduled to end Feb. 14, after which registration will be available on site. Typically, approximately 3,000 attendees register on site for the meet- Dental Tribune U.S. Edition | February 2014 McCormick Place West Building hosts the Chicago Dental Society’s Midwinter Meeting, seen here at the 2012 meeting. Photo/Provided by Chicago Dental Society Meetings 149th Midwinter Meeting bridges past, present, future Chicago Dental Society’s Midwinter Meeting, Feb. 20–22, is one of the industry’s biggest Ad ing between 7:30 a.m. and noon on each of the first two days of the event, so be prepared for a line. General registration will be open on all three days of the meet- ing from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in McCormick Place West, Level 3 Concourse. Access to most of the scientific pro- gramming offered at the meeting is included as part of the registration fee, which varies based on a range of registra- tion criteria. Note, too, that the registra- tion fee (but not the registration process) is waived for the 2014 meeting for Chica- go Dental Society members and associate members. The free courses (those courses that are included in the registration fee) at the meeting are seated on first-come, first- served basis. The free courses are ticket- ed, so advanced registration and on-time arrival to the class is required to secure a seat. Those who do not reserve a ticket through registration need to arrive at the classroom early to obtain a ticket, if avail- able, at the classroom door. Live patient demonstrations The live patient demonstrations on Thursday are from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Each session is worth three C.E. hours for a total of six. The demonstration, “Contemporary Implant and Periodontal Therapy,” is pre- sented by Nolen Levine, DDS, and Carl Misch, DDS, MSD. Techniques covered in- clude sinus grafting, Ramus Onlay Graft- ing, implant placement, root coverage and flip surgery for pocket elimination and crown lengthening. On Friday, the live patient demonstra- tion will be from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with “The Evolution of Digital Restorative Dentistry,” by Alex Touchstone, DDS, An- gela Guanzini, CDD, RDH, and Lee Culp, CDT, considered three of the leading dental professionals in digital dentistry. A live restorative procedure with a metal- free restoration will be completed in a single session, with chairside design and fabrication. In addition to showing the possibilities of in-office same-day resto- rations, the demonstration covers coop- erative restoration design and fabrication options with laboratories. The session is worth three C.E. hours. Saturday’s live patient demonstration, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., is “Clinical Approaches for Extraction: Immediate Implantation, Provisionalization,” with Michael Miloro, DMD, MD, and Matthew Hallas, DMD. The session is for dentists who have a surgical background and ba- sic knowledge of implant dentistry. The course focuses on immediate implant techniques following tooth removal. The session is worth three C.E. hours. Special events include new dentists reception, music, fashion, more The Chicago Dental Society welcomes new dentists with a reception for those who have been in the profession for 10 or fewer years. The Friday, Feb. 21, event pro- vides recent dental school graduates and other newer dentists the opportunity to enjoy cocktails, food and conversation with one another. The reception will be from 5 – 6:30 p.m. at 270 restaurant, Level 2, in McCormick Place West. Tickets are $10 each through advanced registration and $20 on site. Other special events include a mentor luncheon, opening session, fashion show, Friday night concert and the CDA presi- dent’s dinner dance. All of the special events are ticketed. For those who do not order tickets when reg- istering, tickets may also be available on site on Thursday morning, Feb. 20, at Mc- Cormick Place at the special events ticket counter in the registration area, Level 3, Concourse, subject to availability.