Scenes from 2019 Florida Dental Convention

From left: Outgoing FDA President Dr. Jolene Paramore stands with Dr. Daniel Klemmedson, Dr. Brian Powley and Dr. Mike Eggnatz. Paramore’s term ended Saturday with the close of the meeting.

From left: Mindy Gordon, Shonta Brown and Luz Reyes, all of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

From left: Davone Smith, Amber Baker and Liz Smylie, all of Tampa, are ready to attend the opening session of the 2019 FDC.

From left: Craig Fine, Kevin Beilich and Kevin Boyle of Coltene, the company behind the Biosonic UC150 cleaner, the Hyflex CM Rotary Endo Files and the CanalPro Apex Locator, among many other products.

Michael Porro in the Convergent Dental booth.

The Dawson Academy’s founder, Dr. Peter Dawson, during the ‘Dawson Seminar 1: Functional Occlusion from TMJ to Smile Design.’ Dawson made a guest appearance during the course, which was led by The Dawson Academy’s acting clinical director, Dr. John Cranham.

Dr. Rita Hurst of Seminole, Fla, left, and Becky Chesler of St. Petersburg, Fla., stop for a moment before heading in to enjoy the opening session on Thursday morning.

In the market for an oral cold therapy device that can impact the comfort and healing of patients who have undergone dental surgery? You’ll want to visit Denta-Cool to check out this new product.

In the market for new loupes or headlights? Designs for Vision has a variety of options, including the WireLess IR HDi and the Micro IR HDi headlights with hands-free infrared technology.

Denise Clements can give you an up-close look at the Lightwalker laser at the Fotona booth.

From left: Andy Klein, Annie Lee, Richard Shaw, Rob Brenneise, Monica Silva and Jenny Gardner are all smiles at the Glidewell booth.

Attendees show off their excitement during Thursday morning’s opening session, featuring body language expert Traci Brown.

Body language expert Traci Brown presents ‘Liar, Liar Pants on Fire’ on Thursday morning. Her keynote speech was geared at teaching attendees how to stop second-guessing their instincts and immediately spot the three telltale signs of when someone is lying.

Jason Gooden and Christina Luna can tell you all about the HealthyStart treatment system, which can be used to help children who exhibit sleep, breathing or airway issues.

LeAnn MacDonald shows off the EyeSpecial C-III, a digital camera made specifically for dentists, at the Shofu booth.

Jim Collis of Solvay Dental 360 is ready to talk to you about Ultaire AKP for removable partial dentures.

Melinda Crawley of Elevate Oral Care.

Scattered around the Gaylord Palms Convention Center, Amazon Echos aid attendees of the FDC by answering any questions they may have concerning the meeting.

Dr. Holly Hamilton of Sebastian, Fla., outside the opening session Thursday morning during the FDC.

Anne Dawson shows off the collection of books available for sale during The Dawson Academy’s ‘Dawson Seminar 1: Functional Occlusion from TMJ to Smile Design,’ held Thursday at the FDC as part of a special appearance.

In a special partnership, the FDC presents The Dawson Academy’s ‘Dawson Seminar 1: Functional Occlusion from TMJ to Smile Design’ during the first day of the meeting.

Outgoing FDA President Dr. Jolene Paramore shares some remarks with the crowd during the 2019 opening session on Thursday morning.

Attendees mill around the registration area Thursday morning during the FDC.

Signs hung around the Gaylord Palms Convention Center congratulate outgoing FDA President Dr. Jolene Paramore on a job well done. Paramore’s term ended with the close of the meeting on Saturday.