Daily Program 2026

Tuesday Feb 17th, 202

Time	Event/Location
10:00 – Noon	Preconference Meeting Park Room - Mezzanine Level

Wednesday Feb 18th, 2025

Time	Event/Location
7:00 AM – 9:00 PM	Impromptu Meeting Room Superior Room – Mezzanine Level
7:30 – 8:45 AM	Operative Dentistry Executive Board Georgian Room – Mezzanine Level
9:00 – 11:55 AM	AOD Executive Council Georgian Room – Mezzanine Level
9:30 – 11:30 AM	ABOD Executive Council Florentine Room – Mezzanine Level
Noon – 2:00 PM	ABOD Luncheon/Annual Meeting Venetian Room – Mezzanine Level
2:00 – 3:00 PM	Scientific Session Committee Meeting Ontario Room – Mezzanine Level
2:00 – 4:00 PM	CAMBRA Parkside Room – Mezzanine Level
1:00 - 5:00 PM	AAGFO Executive Council Astor Room - Mezzanine Level
1:00 - 5:00 PM	AOEA (Advanced Operative Educators Alliance) meeting Superior Room - Mezzanine Level
2:30 – 4:30 PM	Registration Marquette Room
3:00 – 4:00 PM	Communications and Membership Meeting Ontario Room – Mezzanine Level
3:00 – 5:00 PM	Strategic Planning Committee Meeting Florentine Room – Mezzanine Level
3:00 – 8:00 PM	Hospitality Suite Buckingham Suite – 9th Floor (Suite 950)
3:30 – 5:00 PM	Journal Reviewer Board Meeting Michigan Room – Mezzanine Level
4:00 - 5:00 PM	Clinical Presentation Committee Ontario Room - Mezzanine Level
4:00 – 6:00 PM	Founders Fund Trustees Meeting Parkside Room – Mezzanine Level
4:00 - 6:00 PM	Research Committee Meeting Hurron Room - Mezzanine Level
5:00 – 9:00 PM	ARVTSC Executive Council Georgian Room – Mezzanine Level

Thursday Feb 19th, 2026

Time	Event/Location

7:00 – 8:00 AM	Opening Session reception French Room – Lobby Level
7:00 AM – 4:30 PM	Registration Marquette Room
7:00 AM – 8:00 PM	Impromptu Meeting Room Superior Room – Mezzanine Level
8:00 AM – 9:10 AM	Beyond the Label: Understanding Active Ingredients for Tailored Toothpaste Recommendations Ana Cecilia Aranha, DDS, MS Essay Program - Grand Ballroom
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM	Shifting Trends in the Health Care Landscape: What Dentists Need to Know Deesha Bhaumik, PhD Essay Program - Grand Ballroom
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM	BREAK - French Room - Lobby Level
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Buonocore Memorial Lecture Emerging Trends and Technological Advances in Dental Adhesive Technology Bart Van Meerbeek, DDS, PhD Essay Program - Grand Ballroom
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM	Zirconia Restorations: From Scientific Data to Clinical Management Gerard Chiche, DDS Essay Program - Grand Ballroom
12:20 PM - 2:00 PM	LUNCHEON: Hollenback Prize Gold Coast Room
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Drug-Related Problems in Operative Dentistry Karen A. Baker, MS Essay Program - Grand Ballroom
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	James B. Summit Memorial Lecture Intraoral Data Acquisition: Parameters to Improve Accuracy Varta Revilla Leon, DDS, MSD, PhD Essay Program - Grand Ballroom
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Simplified Resin Composite Systems and Their Clinical Implications Erica Teixeira, DDS, PhD Essay Program - Grand Ballroom
5:30 – 6:30 PM	C.O.D.E. Meeting Parkside Room – Mezzanine Level
5:00 – 6:30 PM	Hospitality Suite Buckingham Suite – 9th Floor (Suite 950)
6:30 – 7:00 PM	Pre-Gala Cocktail Reception Drake Room – Lobby Level
7:00 – 9:00 PM	President’s Gala Reception Gold Coast Room – Lobby Level

Friday Feb 20th, 2026

Time	Event/Location
7:00 – 8:00 AM	Breakfast (Business Mtg begins at 7:40 AM) Gold Coast Room – Lobby Level
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM	Impromptu Meeting room Superior Room – Mezzanine Level
8:25 – 4:30 PM	Registration Marquette Room – Lobby Level
8:30 – 9:30 AM	Longevity of Dental Implant Therapy and Its Future Lyndon Cooper, DDS, PhD Essay Program - Grand Ballroom
9:30 - 10:30 AM	Cariology Lecture Fluoride hesitancy: how to spot, diagnose, and manage it Donald L Chi, DDS, PhD Essay Program - Grand Ballroom
10:30 - 11:00 AM	BREAK - Frech Room - Lobby Level
11:00 - 12:00 PM	Tucker Lecture of Excellence What are you Operative Dentistry and Why are they saying those nasty things about you? Craig Bridgeman, DMD Essay Program - Grand Ballroom
12:00 - 1:30 PM	LUNCHEON and Award of Excellence Gold Coast Room
1:40 – 4:40 PM	*Clinical Briefing Presentations* Gold Coast Room – Lobby Level The French room will host our corporate sponsors and exhibits from 7:00 AM—5:00 PM. Take some time to go see what is new and to thank our sponsors for their generosity and support.
4:30 – 6:30 PM	Hospitality Suite Buckingham Suite – 9th Floor - Buckingham Suite (Room 950)