CHICAGO, U.S,: The Chicago Dental Society held its 2019 Midwinter Meeting from Feb. 21 to 23 at McCormick Place West. The event featured more than 600 exhibiting companies and numerous C.E. opportunities. The theme of the meeting was “A Midwinter Mardi Gras.”
The fun started with a bang and a blast just outside the Midwinter Meeting exhibit hall Thursday morning, with meeting organizers joining the band Tubad and the Kings of Nola in a spirited parade through the lobby. The internationally acclaimed New-Orleans-second-line brass band played “When the Saints Come Marching In,” “Do What You Want” and “Ooh Nah Nay” as members of the meeting’s organizing committees danced along with parasols swinging in tune.
The music set the tone, but meeting attendees entering the exhibit hall quickly saw that far more than beads were being handed out.
The quip booth was popular, with free samples of the subscription electric toothbrush being handed out following a brief presentation on the toothbrush and service.
In the IC System booth, it was not time for Mardi Gras, it was time to go camping. The accounts-receivable company was handing out a trail-guide checklist to help you achieve faster payments and increased cash flow. You could also walk away with a stress-ball bear and a “conference survival kit” that included breath mints, antacid tablets and hand wipes.
Those having a practice-management software emergency could head straight to XLDent, where reps were demonstrating how the company’s dental software suite can deliver worry-free mobile- and tablet-friendly workflow to improve profitability.
Continuing education in dentistry has historically crossed the industry’s academic and marketplace borders, and perhaps nowhere is that more visible than in the exhibit halls of the world’s major dental meetings. The Midwinter Meeting is no exception, presenting seemingly unlimited opportunities for practitioners to not just keep pace — but take the lead with dentistry’s latest innovations.
If it’s not a course in a booth or nearby classroom, there’s some other educational opportunity typically linked to the products and services on display. An apt example could be found in the DentalEZ booth, with the company’s recently released True Caries Teeth from Columbia Dentaform. Unlike painted caries, the simulated caries on True Caries Teeth has a sticky, rubbery feel that provides a realistic, tactical sensation and response when students remove it with a curette. It’s a significant advancement in the teaching of caries identification and removal and worth checking out along with the company’s many other dental products.
If you’re interested more in the delivery side of the continuing education equation, you might consider a visit to the TAUB booth. If you’re a devoted user of any of its product lines, perhaps you’ve already been sharing that enthusiasm with your peers. The company is always open to speaking with advocates interested in teaching others about its offerings and how to best use them.
There were plenty of educational opportunities in the lecture halls as well. Attendees were encouraged to register for courses early because of the meeting’s reputation for seeing many of its highly popular sessions quickly sell out. Even “no-additional-charge” sessions required preregistration and on-time arrival.
The meeting’s benefits weren’t limited to the classrooms. The Midwinter Meeting has developed a strong reputation as a popular launch venue for new products and services being released by some of the industry’s most innovative companies.
Beyond the classrooms and the exhibit hall, the Midwinter Meeting also delivered abundant opportunities to network with colleagues and other professionals throughout the dental community.
The reps from DenMat have plenty to smile about. From left: Ryan Weppler, Doreen Schillinger, Mack Bradley and Jason Dempsey. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
The folks at Invisalign iTero. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Jan Lord of the American Dental Association. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
From left: Don Rickert, Pam Werner and Carl Huff of Ansell. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Gerson Moreno, left, and Michael Burseth of Bisco Dental Products. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Brad Baker of Flow Dental. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Nichole Neff, left, and Niko Tsirigotakis of Dental Dynamic Staffing. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Milton Lorring, left, and Charlie Martin of DentalEZ. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
From left: Mike Lupo, Jacie Eber and Kevin Brennhofer of Designs For Vision. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
The gang from DMG. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Cherie Boles of Lares Research. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
From left: Mike Newton, Charles Sobieraski and James Farleo of Eclipse Loupes. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
The team members from Glidewell gather for a group photograph at their booth. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
From left: Alejandra Molina, Tori Schober and Emily Kemberling of Keystone Industries. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Dave Lage, left, and Erika Flanigan of Essential Dental Systems. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
From left: Shaista Hasan, Payal Shah and Scott Pepper of quip. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Greg Slayton, left, and Kevin Fox of Salvin Dental Specialties. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Kevin Bourland, left, and Bob Garnica of Shofu Dental Corp. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Meeting attendees learn about laser technology at Convergent Dental. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Steve Crawford, left, and Jeff Lupu of Coltene. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Dr. Eugene Casagrande of Wand Dental/Milestone Scientific. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Erica Wilson of MTI Dental. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Nory Candelario, left, and Eva Hernandez of Trident Dental Laboratories. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
The folks at Solvay Dental 360 are at the Midwinter Meeting to tell dental professionals about Ultaire AKP, a high-performance polymer for RPD frames. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Jake Gennosa, left, and Chip Vagnoni of Acteon. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
John Hinton of Anutra Medical. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Mark Eisen of DMG gets into the spirit of this meeting’s theme with a set of colorful Mardi Gras beads. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Uroé Vampelj, left, and Dick Linde of Fotona. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
From left: Gale Hostert, Fred Berk and Joy Riddle of Pulpdent Corp. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Cat Lester, left, and Paige Maurer of Scheduling Institute. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
From left: Tammy Spiegel, Brenton Lively and Brian Habas of Sonendo. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Seungmin Lee, left, and Suryun Baeg of Blureo. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Amy Lusk, left, and Sarah Jockin, DDS, of Dentsply Sirona. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Author and lecturer Dr. Gregori Kurtzman of Silver Spring, Md., begins his day at the Midwinter Meeting. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Bryan Boucher, left, and Sandra Trevino-Pelkey of SS White Dental. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
The aisles of the exhibit hall are crowded with meeting attendees. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/Dental Tribune America)
Dental professionals visit the RGP booth for ergonomic seating. (Photo: Humberto Estrada, Dental Tribune America)
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