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AAO Preview ORTHO TRIBUNE | APRIl 20104 One course highlight is a special risk-management program that will focus on common concerns at the beginning of an orthodontic career. This seminar, featuring legal and insurance expert panelists, will take place the afternoon of April 30. In addition, there will also be live clinical procedures by ortho- dontists on patients and filmed and broadcast live to both doctor and staff seminars. Topics include mini- implant insertion and application of laser technology. The hands-on workshops are always a popular attraction. As of press time, two sessions still have openings: “New Lingual Straight Wire Method: A Look at the Future” (8 a.m. Sunday) and “TADs Applica- tions for Invisible Orthodontics in Adults” (1:15 p.m. Sunday). You can register for these sessions online at www.aaomembers.org. Social activities The AAO Annual Session is full of activities that will keep you busy when you aren’t attending classes or checking out the exhibit hall. One such activity is the AAO Open- ing Ceremonies on Saturday, May 1. Come listen to the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and see a performance of the comedy “Defending the Caveman,” the lon- gest running solo play that has ever appeared on Broadway, where it opened in 1995. There is also still plenty of space available for many of the AAO tours. Activities include such things as a “Monuments by Moonlight” tour, shopping in Georgetown, a ride on the DC Duck, a congressional visit and a tour of historic Annapolis. For a complete description of all AAO’s tours and to register, visit www.capitalcityevents.net/aao2010. Exhibit hall and more More than 300 companies will show off their newest and best products in the exhibit hall from Saturday to Tuesday, and you don’t have to skip class to go shopping. Each day, 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. has been set aside as dedicated exhibit hall time. Many companies are offering dis- counts, launching new products or putting on entertainment, such as political rallies, in their booths. (For more information on what will be in the exhibit hall, turn to Page 16.) One company you’ll want to check out is Alliance Tech, which is pro- viding smart phone applications that will enable attendees to review conference information and cre- ate schedules on their phones. Alli- ance Tech will rent iPod Touches to those who do not have smart phones but wish to use the technology. See www.aaomembers.org for details. Ortho Tribune at the AAO For plenty more information on this year’s AAO, including a look at new products and can’t-miss events, don’t miss the Ortho Tribune Daily Edition, available exclusively dur- ing the AAO Annual Session. OT AD A view of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center from 7th Street, NW and Mount Vernon Place/New York Avenue. The convention center is where this year’s AAO Annual Session is taking place. (Photo/ Destination DC) f OT page 1