The ADA?s Chicago office will be closed on Monday, May 21, as a precautionary measure over protests expected to take place during the May 19-21 NATO summit in Chicago.

Tampa, Fla.?Scientists and researchers from the ADA and the ADA Foundation Paffenbarger Research Center showcased their work at the 41st annual meeting of the American Association for Dental Research March 21-24.

The ADA Dental Product Guide is an online easy-access directory to supplies, equipment and services available to help make your dental practice a success. The guide is a comprehensive  resource of more than 150 cat­egories of products and services for the entire dental team. This valuable tool is a one-stop connection for dental needs, from equipment to therapeutics to dental materials. It makes locating products quick and easy and features many integrated research capabilities including product and service videos. For more information, go to www.ada.org/productguide.aspx.

The ADA Library held a grand opening Feb. 17 to mark the first signing of its new Visitors? Register. The original logbook closed in 2011 filled with the more than 12,000 signatures of ADA members and guests who visited the ADA Headquarters in Chicago from 1969-2011.

The ADA set the table for nearly 140 guests March 30-31, drawing tripartite and dental organization volunteers and staff to ADA Headquarters for the 2012 Annual Conference on Membership Recruitment and Retention.

ADA members save on car rental services with Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental.

It?s time to apply for 2012 Give Kids A Smile Community Leadership Development Institute grants.

Minneapolis?For the first time in its 30-year history, the Academy for Sports Dentistry Annual Symposium will offer continuing education that focuses on female athletes as ASD celebrates the 40th anniversary of Title IX.

Dr. Albert Joaquin wanted to put a little extra byte into his patient education materials. He found just what he needed in the digital edition of the ADA?s popular Chairside Instructor: A Visual Guide to Case Presentations.

San Francisco?Annual Session-goers can make the most of their stay in the City by the Bay by choosing one of the ADA?s 44 official hotels and earning triple rewards points when booking with the ADA Signature Visa card.

San Francisco?Learn how the economy is affecting dentistry from a panel of expert dental economists at Annual Session.

San Francisco?Up to now, ADA members have had only two opportunities to attend a hands-on continuing education course specially designed to help dentists deal with medical emergencies that may occur with local anesthesia and minimal and moderate sedation. This year, the course is making its first appearance at the ADA Annual Session.

GKAS on track: NASCAR?s Greg Biffle (second from right) greets 3- and 4-year-olds from St. Peters Day Care with help from (back row, from left) ADA President-elect Robert A. Faiella, the Tooth Fairy (Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry student Margaret Snellings), Bobbie Anderson and Robbie Schureman, both of Henry Schein Inc.

New classification criteria on the common autoimmune condition Sjogren?s syndrome is now available, the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research announced.

The investigative union of practicing dentists and academic scientists known as practice-based research networks has a new official name and structure and a $66.8 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.

The e-book revolution is gaining momentum, and the ADA Catalog is at the ready with a growing selection of essential professional resources in this format for dentists.