Are you presenting at a school?
 
February is celebrated as National Children's Dental Health Month, as a means to raise awareness and educate children on the role proper dental health plays in their lives. 

Visit the CDS website to find updated classroom discussion guides available to download as PDFs, to help you prepare lessons on oral health by grade level.
Upcoming special event - Tickets still available 
CDS is headed back to the United Center to see the Chicago Blackhawks take on the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday, March 19. 
 
CDS will have two suites available and there will be food and refreshments served during the game. Please note that seating in the suites is extremely limited. 

Tickets are on sale now on the CDS website.  Tickets are $136 each and CDS members are limited to two tickets. 

CDS members must complete MEMBER LOG-IN REGISTRATION with their 5-digit CDS number and last name to access member-only pages. From there, a member can create their own password (seven digits or more). Your log-in information from the old website will no longer be valid. 
 
You must be logged in to purchase tickets. 
Do you want to be a mentor?
The Chicago Dental Society Mentor Program is a cooperative project in conjunction with the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry and Midwestern University Dental School. It is intended to enhance the educational experience by providing another perspective - that of a practicing dentist who shares some of your interests.

Dental students gain real life experience while networking with colleagues. In a private office, dental students learn practice management and interpersonal skills not easily taught in a classroom.

Help keep the profession strong by providing career guidance to dental students. Please complete our Mentor Application for Dentists.

Update your information with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
This is a special reminder to ISDS members to make sure that the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) has your correct information.  Even though the next license renewal for dentists and dental hygienists occurs in 2018 (deadline Sept. 30, 2018), ISDS is keeping members informed well in advance to ensure that all of your contact information remains current.  Remember that IDFPR is moving to electronic license renewal reminders and will no longer be mailing hard copy notices.  Take a moment and verify that you have provided IDFPR with a current and valid e-mail address so they can reach you.

Refer to the following IDPFR news release for more information.  Click here
to verify or change your address, e-mail and/or telephone number.

Don't forget to register for the Midwinter Meeting
Don't miss out on one of the greatest benefits of being a CDS member, free registration to the Midwinter Meeting! Make sure to secure the lowest course rates currently offered before January 31. 

Check out the online course catalog to view courses. 

View the special events happening during the meeting. 

Click here to register for the meeting. 

We hope to see you at the McCormick Place West in February! 

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