The ADA’s SmileCon 2024 Comes to New Orleans This Week

The ADA’s SmileCon 2024 Comes to New Orleans This Week | Image Credit: © American Dental Association

The ADA’s SmileCon 2024 comes to New Orleans, LA, at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, with the 3-day conference kicking off Thursday morning.

SmileCon® is the ADA’s reimagined annual meeting, offering continuing education, networking opportunities, hundreds of exhibitors, social events, and more. The long list of talented speakers includes Mark Hyman, DDS (Practice Management, Restorative Dentistry), Stanley F. Malamed, DDS (Anesthesia and Sedation, Emergency Medicine), Louis Malcmacher, DDS (Cosmetic Dentistry,
Esthetic Dentistry), Katrina Sanders, RDH, BSDH, Med, RF (Anesthesia and Sedation, Periodontics), and Thomas Viola, CCP, EdD (Pharmacology), just to name a few.

For a complete list of this week’s speakers or course details, you can check out the ADA’s Agenda Builder here.

Registration details, meanwhile, can be found here.

In addition to great education and the opportunity to learn about products and technologies on the trade show floor, the ADA has a number of fun, social events planned.
The Smile Squad’s planned events include a chance to get into that Mardi Gras vibe and indulge in New Orleans’ best music and nibbles at Friday night’s Bouncin’ in the Bayou Fest, 5-7 p.m. On Saturday at SmileCon, the organizers look to bring back those college football Saturdays with a tailgate party in Dental Central from 1-2:30 p.m. Later that night, the ADA Foundation is hosting the Give Veterans A Smile Celebration Event and Fundraiser.

Information on the dates for the House of Delegates—the governing body that represents dentists and the profession nationwide—can be found here and additional information on SmileCon2024’s education opportunities this week can be found here.