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New products for your practice A new caries-detection system, a device to reduce radiation dose and software for Macs. »page 20 Scenes from Chicago Midwinter Take a picture with a giant toothbrush, find the butterflies and pick up some samples. »pages 4–6 Light up your workspace What some are calling the ‘iPhone 5S of dental headlights’ is here and available for purchase. »page 14 Chicago Midwinter Meeting · Chicago, Illinois • Friday, February 21, 2014 Vol. 7, No. 2 By Sierra Rendon, today Staff n If you have come to this week’s meeting hoping to learn new tech- niques or to make your current office protocol more effective, there are plenty of educational opportunities for you today. Here are a few educational high- lights for today: • Restorative dentistry: “The Evolu- tion of Digital Restorative Dentistry – LIVE!” featuring Dr. Alex Touchstone, Angela Guanzini, CDD, RDH, and Lee Culp, CDT. This free live patient dem- onstration from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. will examine the possibilities of in- office, same-day restorative dentistry. It provides three C.E. hours and is located in the EH Theater. •Specialneedspatients:“Workshop: Anxious, Special-Needs Patients” with Dr. Harvey Levy will show attendees many tools used in the dental office to manage patients who have anxiety or special needs. In Room W475B, this 8:30-11:30 a.m. workshop is $90 and will provide three C.E. hours. • Looking into lasers: “Reality or Hype? Lasers in Periodontal Pocket Surgery” with Dr. Lloyd Tilt will help attendees separate fact from fiction and to evaluate what laser might best fit each patient. In Room W475B, this 1:30-4:30 p.m. workshop is free and will provide three C.E. hours. 5 Educational opportunities can even be found in the exhibit hall, such as this session with Janet Middleton, Sensodyne ProNamel oral healthcare consultant, at booth No. 4425. (Photo/Sierra Rendon, today Staff) Education from all the specialties By Sierra Rendon, today Staff n As more than 30,000 dentists and dental professionals begin exploring all that the Chicago Dental Society’s 149th Midwinter Meeting has to offer, one thing quickly becomes clear: If you’re looking for the latest innova- tions in dentistry, you are in the right place! More than 600 exhibiting com- panies from around the world have brought their newest and greatest products and technology to this week’s show. Companies such as the KaVo Kerr Group, which strategically unites leading dental consumable, equipment, high-tech and specialty brands under one global platform, anditselfisfeaturing20newproducts here at the Chicago meeting. It’s the place to be 8 see PLACE, page 3 5 Dental professionals visit exhibitor booths Thursday, opening day of the 149th Midwinter Meeting. (Photo/Fred Michmershuizen, today Staff)