ADA members, guests, dentistry companies to meet in U.S. capital

Host sites are two of the world-renowned Smithsonian museums, the National Museum of Natural History and National Museum of American History. Both museums will be closed to the public, giving attendees private access to the exhibitions. At press time, the event remained open to registered attendees; however, because space is limited, the ADA is encouraging prospective attendees to register for ADA 2015 as soon as possible to secure a spot.

Another social event on the meeting agenda also features a visit to a museum. Attendees can sign up for a tour of the Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore, scheduled for Saturday afternoon, Nov. 7. The $40 event is worth two C.E. hours. The 7,000-square-foot museum offers visitors the opportunity to view 40,000 historic artifacts, including George Washington’s ivory denture, as well as interactive exhibitions designed to inspire people to make healthy choices about oral health.

Distinguished speaker series

The opening general session and distinguished speaker series, Thursday morning, Nov. 5, will feature Eleanor Clift and Charles Krauthammer. Clift (formerly with Newsweek) is the Washington, D.C., correspondent for The Daily Beast and is a regular McLaughlin Group panelist. Krauthammer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist and commentator, also is a contributor for Fox News and appears nightly on Fox’s evening news program, “Special Report with Bret Baier.”

Vast exhibit hall

The exhibit hall, featuring more than 550 exhibitors, will feature hands-on courses, a dental office design center, a live-patient CAD/CAM stage and many other leading-edge educational opportunities — all free of charge. The hall provides attendees a unique, all-under-one-roof opportunity to test out the latest products on the market and ask questions of the experts. You will be able to touch, feel and compare thousands of instruments and services from the top industry vendors while receiving discounts on items you would normally purchase throughout the year.

ADAF C.E. courses in the exhibit hall

Among the comprehensive offering of C.E. courses are three being presented by the ADA Foundation in its exhibit hall booth, No. 1523, which will be next to the ADA Welcome Center. The three courses:

• “Elements of financial planning for medical professionals” will be presented from 1:30-3 p.m. on Nov. 7. Speakers will include Mary McGrath of Cozad Financial Services, Jane Hays of The Downey Group and a member of the foundation’s investment subcommittee.
• “New developments in oral health research” will be from 3:30-5 p.m. on Nov. 7. The course will include a review of the developments and research at the Dr. Anthony Volpe Research Center, presented by Drs. Thomas Hart, Diane Bienek and Jeffrey Kim.
• “Go global: Reigniting your compassion for dentistry” will be held from 8-10:30 a.m. on Nov. 8. Dr. Brian Hollander, Nancy Kelly, Brian Penniston and ADA’s 2015 Humanitarian Award recipient Dr. Frank Serio will teach the course, which will provide personal perspectives on international volunteering, international oral health programs and strategies to improve oral health in developing nations. Serio has been doing volunteer dentistry for more than 25 years. Hollander, a dental practitioner in Anchorage, Alaska, spent 30 years as a practitioner in Kathmandu, Nepal.

The ADAF booth also will feature four shorter presentations at various times.

(Source: ADA)