Around Town Thomas Giacobbi, DDS, FAGD Editorial Director, Dentaltown Magazine


Recap: CDA Presents The Art and Science of Dentistry – Anaheim, 2009

Anaheim Convention Center.

Attendees enjoy a presentation at the Colgate booth at CDA Presents in Anaheim. CDA’s annual convention drew 25,000 people to Southern California May 14 through 17.


Even Elmo attended CDA Presents in Anaheim, spending some quality time in the Sultan Healthcare booth.

The “CDA (California Dental Association) Presents The Art and Science of Dentistry” meeting is consistently one of the nation’s best “super-regional” meetings boasting a large local presence and a solid draw from surrounding states. While California has suffered a great deal in this economic crisis, the atmosphere at the May 14-17, show in Anaheim, California, – from the packed exhibit floor to its amazing schedule of continuing education courses – was upbeat and bullish on dentistry. Some of the most dynamic speakers included Ritz-Carlton Corporate Director of Learning and Content Delivery Jeff Hargett; memory expert Bob Gray; and not one, but two courses by Dr. Gordon Christensen to halls that were full to capacity. At the show, CDA Presents launched a Facebook fan page as well as “The Spot,” an interactive lounge in the exhibit hall that hosted educational presentations, product demos, an office design area, a live art board and an Internet café. With more than 25,500 attendees, the exhibit aisles were very full on Friday and Saturday with steady business reported by several of the exhibitors with whom I met during the show. Large equipment remains down from previous years but I think we will see a bump in this sector during the second half of 2009 as some dentists will take advantage of the generous tax incentives set to expire in December. If you want to learn more about the meeting, please visit www.cda.org/09.
 – Dr. Thomas Giacobbi

Ryan Neroy discusses Kalore composite at the GC America booth.



Dr. Thomas Giacobbi and Dr. Mark “Saldoc” Salamy had a chance to unwind in the California sun during the Ultradent-sponsored reception.

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