Midwinter Meeting offers lectures, hands-on courses and exhibit hall

The big numbers continue in the exhibit hall, on track to host more than 600 companies in Hall F on level three of the McCormick Place West Building during all three days of the meeting. Exhibit hall hours are from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 26 and 27, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28.

Exhibit-only passes are available to ADA dentists, international dentists and non-ADA dentists who wish to visit only the exhibit hall. The only way to get an exhibit-only pass is to purchase one at McCormick Place during the meeting for the day you want access.

Most of the scientific programming offered at the Midwinter Meeting is included in the registration fee. That fee is waived for all Chicago Dental Society regular and associate members with 2015 memberships. For $125, you can become an associate member of the society and qualify for the free registration.

Advance registration guarantees you a seat in any paid course. All programs, including the free “F” courses, require a ticket for admission, with the exception of the “Live TV” courses. To attend those “Live TV” courses, you simply need to show your Midwinter Meeting badge.

Access to the meeting’s free courses is on a first-come, first-seated basis. The free courses are all ticketed, so if you want to reserve your seat, you should register for the course in advance and arrive with your ticket prior to the start time. If you don’t reserve a ticket in advance through registration, you can ask at the classroom door if any tickets are still available.

Other educational offerings include lectures, which are either full- or half-day sessions, and panels, which are group presentations on a subject or theme of common interest to all panelists. Questions from the audience are encouraged.

Organized in 1864, the Chicago Dental Society represents more than 4,000 dentists in the Chicago area. Its mission is to represent interests of dentists, promote the art and science of dentistry and advocate for improving oral health for all.

(Source: Chicago Dental Society)