Don't wait to register for Midwinter Meeting

With some blockbuster workshops and new social events, you won't want to wait long to register for our historic 160th Midwinter Meeting happening Feb. 20-22, 2025!

Unparalleled Continuing Education

The Pankey Institute brings its three-day Essentials One program for the first time to the meeting. Get intensive, personalized instruction is this limited attendance course.

With a record number of workshops in 2025, you'll be sure to find the topics and instruction you need to enhance your skills, from lasers to implants to radiology to restoration materials and much more. Register early to secure a seat!

More than 155 speakers and 240+ courses are sure to deliver impactful insights you can use the very next day in the office. Listen to the CDS Filling You In podcast for an insider's view, when Scientific Programs Director Cheryl Mora highlights courses and the meeting in the latest episode.

Unforgettable Special Events

Social events take a higher profile in 2025! Michelin-star chef Grant Achatz will describe his journey as a survivor of Stage 4 oral cancer in our Keynote Session on Thursday. A DJ will keep the energy level high for Friday Night Bash: a Night of Bites and Beats, and Saturday will salute hygienists who take the spotlight at the Smile & Shine Hygienist Luncheon. Our popular receptions for Early Career dentists and dental students are back as well as the capstone President's Dinner Dance on Saturday. Learn more!

Call for Volunteers

Interested in volunteering as a Presiding Chair? These important volunteers help in course rooms and introduce speakers in exchange for CE credit, a daily $100 honorarium, breakfast and lunch. Come join the excitement of the Midwinter Meeting!

Click here to learn more and apply!

CDS Installation Ceremony is Sunday

Gather with us on Sunday, Nov. 17, to honor our incoming and outgoing CDS leaders in the annual Installation Ceremony.

Officers for 2025 will be installed and 50-year CDS members will be celebrated, along with recognition to outgoing CDS directors, branch presidents and Academic Chapter members.

In 2025, Dr. Denise Hale will serve as president, Dr. Philip Schefke as president-elect, Dr. Victoria Ursitti as secretary, Dr. Mark Ploskonka as vice president and Dr. Renee Pappas as treasurer.

Those joining the Board of Directors are Dr. Elise Adley, Northwest Side Branch, Dr. Richard Leyba, North Side Branch, and Dr. Doug Kay, West Suburban Branch.

All CDS members are invited to register for the ceremony, which includes a free reception. Join us at the Drake Hotel in Oak Brook, beginning at 2 p.m., Nov. 17.

RSVP to Installation

Revised bylaws adopted in member vote

At the Nov. 8 Regional Meeting, members voted to amend CDS's bylaws, providing a needed update to the governing document of the 160-year-old society.

The board, a six-member task force of CDS leaders and outside legal counsel collaborated to modernize the bylaws by bringing them into compliance with the Illinois Not for Profit Act and incorporating best practices for associations. The bylaws also allow for an open call for qualified candidates interested in running for elected leadership roles.

CDS thanks all members for their contributions and attention this year as the initiative progressed to a final vote.

Read the adopted bylaws.

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