At the Annual Meeting, held in the fall, participants acquire new skills and techniques through continuing education opportunities, updates on current scientific research, and insight into the future of the profession...

AAP Annual Meetings

At the fall Annual Meeting participants acquire new skills and techniques through continuing education opportunities, updates on current scientific research, and insight into the future of the profession.

2012 Annual Meeting in Los Angeles - Sep. 29 - Oct. 2

Abstract submission for the Research Forum and Balint Orbin competitions ends April 1. The Research Forum provides a platform for clinical and basic research to be presented by those in the field of periodontics. The Orban Competition is open to current students or recent graduates of U.S. or Canadian periodontics programs.

Abstract submission for Innovations in Periodontics sessions ended January 15. New this year: at least one of the four sessions will feature team-based presentations.

Followup for 2011 Annual Meeting in Miami Beach

Print a record of your CE credits to submit to your state board or licensing agency. Meeting attendees are responsible for ensuring that their credits are current and on file. Continuing education is offered on an hour-for-hour basis for every hour of programming which earns CE credit.

Review videotaped meeting sessions by purchasing them individually from Mobiltape or subscribing to the AAP online library of recordings from all Annual Meetings since 2007. The $499 meeting-to-meeting subscription represents a substantial savings over the cost of purchasing session CDs or DVDs for $109 each.

Access 2011 Speaker HandoutsCan't open this? Download Acrobat Reader online until January 15, 2012. For more information on educational sessions, consult the on-site program book.

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