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Celebrating 150 Years of the American Dental Association
Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2009
The American Dental Association (ADA) is celebrating its 150th anniversary. The association’s sesquicentennial celebrations kicked off at the 2008 Annual Session in San Antonio, Texas, and will culminate at the 2009 Annual Session in Honolulu, Hawaii.

At 150 years old and with more than 157,000 members, the ADA remains one of the healthiest entities in the dental profession today. The ADA’s 150th mission is to commemorate, celebrate and communicate the American Dental Association’s 150-year commitment to the public’s oral health.






ADA Annual Session Highlights
• Great benefits to dental professionals
  • Low registration fee: only $50 for ADA member dentists, and low fees for the dental team.
  • More than 60 percent of CE course seats are free with registration.
  • The World Marketplace Exhibition, featuring more than 350 exhibitors.
  • The ADA Foundation Health Screening Program is back after a one year hiatus.
  • More than 200 dental related groups come together during the Annual Session.
  • In 2009 the ADA will host a true Opening General Session on Wednesday, September 30 starting at 5:30 p.m. This event will include the 2009 Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Sidney Poitier.
  • Friday evening the ADA invites attendees to Experience Aloha! at “An Evening Under the Stars.”
    • Natives from the seven island nations that call Hawaii home (Hawaii, Marquesas, Tonga, Tahiti, Samoa, Aotearoa and Fiji) will guide attendees in a wide variety of hands-on activities to help them learn about their cultures. Attendees will:
      • Sample Tahitian coconut bread, and learn the different uses of the coconut.
      • Mingle and dance Fijian style with friendly natives.
      • Learn Samoan fire-making.
      • See coconut-tree climbing demonstrations.
      • Weave coconut leaves to create birds, fish, and even hats!
  • New for 2009, the ADA is offering pre-course self-study through ADA365.org.
    • To participate, attendees should register for one or more of the 40 courses that offer self-study CE; log on to ADA365.org and read the speaker-supplied material; then complete a four-question self-assessment exercise. One hour of CE per course is awarded once the on-site course is taken. Up to seven hours of additional CE credit is available to each attendee.
    • Purchase the ADA’s Multimedia Recordings for only $99 to access this content. Visit www.ada.org/goto/session for details.
    • Also on ADA365 attendees can engage in peer-to-peer learning through topic-driven online communities.
  • The 2009 Live Operatory Center will feature:
    • CAD/CAM Stage – Attendees can see how CAD/CAM technology can expand their practice with live-patient demonstrations of the two in-office systems.
    • 150 High Tech Products on One Stage – Attendees can follow a patient exam through a myriad of high-tech products and procedures for the total digital dental experience.
  • Education in the Round is back this year. These six courses deliver live patient procedures in a fully functional dental operatory, with an interactive format between the attendee and the speaker. Attendees can view close-up, high-definition images of the doctor’s work.
  • The Competition Hub
    • The 2009 Dental Office Design Competition
    • The Adult Preventive Care Practice of the Year Competition
    • The Education Exchange – professional table clinics, re-designed!
  • Also, attendees can view the 50th anniversary of the ADA/DENTSPLY Student Clinician Research Program.
  • The ADA Pavilion will feature a member service center, the ADA catalog and store, an exhibit honoring the ADA’s 150th anniversary, a preview of the new ADA.org, and a photo studio where members can have a photo taken for their own Web site or to include in the new Find-A-Dentist feature in ADA.org. Multimedia recordings of the 2009 Annual Session are also available there.
    • Also on-site at the ADA Pavilion, the Professional Product Review’s annual Product Forum offers attendees the opportunity to participate in a hands-on evaluation of four shade matching instruments. They can earn one CE credit by completing a brief survey and watching a presentation. The data collected will appear in a future issue of the Review.
  • The ADA is participating in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Buyer Program. This dynamic program helps bring qualified buyers from around the world together under the experience and expertise of the U.S. Department of Commerce/US Commercial Service. An Export Interest Directory will be available on-site.
  • Don’t return to the mainland just yet! When the show is all over, you’ll still have the opportunity to earn six additional hours of CE. The ADA is offering fantastic post-session educational opportunities on October 6 & 7. Pick an island – Maui, the Big Island or Kaua’i – and take courses by Dr. Gordon Christensen, Dr. Stephen Snow, Dr. David Ostreicher and Amy Morgan. To register for the meeting, visit www.ada.org/goto/session today, or call 800- 232-1432 for more information.
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