Greetings from the ADA and the Local Arrangements Committee for the ADA’s 142nd Annual Session in Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 13–17. The ADA is excited by the chance to enjoy Kansas City ’s Midwestern hospitality.  And our committee, which is made up almost entirely of UMKC School of Dentistry alumni, couldn’t be more excited by this opportunity to showcase our alma mater and the city t serves. The Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Kansas City is excited, too, because this will be the largest professional meeting the city has ever hosted. Stacy Bartlett, their director of convention services, has been invaluable in helping us ensure that this will be the best Annual Session ever. We’ve planned plenty of fun for the entire family, and Kansas City is a relatively inexpensive destination. So come as a crowd. We hope that all UMKC alumni, and their families, friends and coworkers, will come to the meeting and help us show the rest of America that UMKC and KC are great places to be.

See you in Kansas City !

Local Arrangements Committee members: (front l-r) Jerry Foley (D.D.S. ’70), 
Stacy Bartlett (KC Convention and Visitors Bureau), Stan Hite (D.D.S. ’73);. 
(back l-r) Jim Hobbs (D.D.S. ’70), Barry Daneman (UMKC director of 
advancement), Bob Mobley (D.D.S. ’69), Nevin Waters (D.D.S. ’73), Helen 
Parrott (local rep. for Alliance to the ADA) Mike Dix (D.D.S. ’69), Rodger 
Suchman (D.D.S. ’70). Not pictured: Grant Merritt (D.D.S. ’70, END ’72, M.S. ’73)

Participation Workshops at the UMKC School of Dentistry
Saturday, Oct. 13
• Keys to Successful Posterior Composites — Dr. Ronald Maitland
• Better, Errorless Full-Mouth X-ray Technique — Dr. Jack N. Hadley, Dr. Thomas Schiff
• Provisional Restorations in Restorative Dentistry — Dr. Thomas McDonald

Sunday, Oct. 14
• Quick and Simple Troubleshooting Denture Techniques — Dr. Joseph Massad
• Advanced Provisional Restorations — Dr. Thomas McDonald
• Better, Errorless Full-Mouth X-ray Technique — Dr. Jack N. Hadley, Dr. Thomas Schiff

Monday, Oct. 15
• Periodontal Surgical Designs and Techniques — Dr. Robert Faiella, Dr. Michael Sonick
• New Techniques, Materials and Concepts for Everyday Crown and Bridge — Dr. Arun Nayyar

Tuesday, October 16
• Hands-on Probing, Root Planning and Instrument Sharpening: An Evidence-Based Approach — Dr. Kenneth Backman, Dr. Robert Faiella
• Occlusal Splint Therapy: Rationale, Indication, and Fabrication — Dr. Henry Gremillion

Things to Do AND Places to Go
• “A Conversation with Walter Cronkite”:  Interestingly, both Mr. Cronkite’s father and grandfather were oral surgeons. Saturday, October 13 ( 8–9:30 a.m. )
• ADA/AADA Brunch with the Trumans ( Noon ) at the historic Kansas City Club, a favorite spot for Bess and Harry Truman. Saturday, October 13
• Cirque, an exclusive Broadway-style production featuring some of the most amazing acrobatic presentations ever performed on stage. Sunday, October 14 ( 8:30 p.m. )
• ADA President’s Dinner Dance Featuring Lee Greenwood, a Grammy Award winner and multi-platinum entertainer. Tuesday, October 16
• City of Fountains Tour — an overview of Kansas City featuring its best spectacles of cascading waters. Saturday, October 13
• Powell Gardens , a 915-acre botanical garden featuring nature trails, lakes, ponds, and native plantings of grasses, trees and wildflowers. Sunday, October 14
• Art Studio Tour:  Visit privately owned art studios and galleries, including the Hilliard Gallery. Tuesday, October 16

UMKC School of Dentistry OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, October 14     5:30-7:30 p.m.
• Impress your friends, neighbors and even complete strangers by showing your support for your favorite dental school — the UMKC School of Dentistry!
• Enjoy live entertainment, free food and beverages, a demonstration of the school’s revolutionary Electronic Patient Record, and tours of the shiny,  newly refurbished facilities.
• Transportation to and from the school will be provided.

Co-sponsored by Gateway, supplier of the new computer workstations that have been installed in each operatory in the Rinehart Clinic, as part of the implementation of the school’s new electronic patient record.

Saturday Night Extraordinaire
Catch Kansas City ’s Saturday Night Fever!
• Union Station:  Explore this unique indoor adventure in food and fun featuring the Tyrannosaurus Rex “Sue” Exhibit. ( 6-10 p.m. )
• New Theatre Dinner Restaurant:  Enjoy gourmet cuisine while experiencing live theatre on a revolving stage; featuring the play “Social Security.” ( 5:45-10:45 p.m. )
• Legends Live on the Vine:  Relive the beginnings of Charlie Parker and Count Basie both at the place where Kansas City ’s jazz heritage comes alive, the 18th Street Theater. You also can visit the Negro League Baseball Museum and the American Jazz Museum .  ( 6:30-11:30 p.m. )
• Street Party on Country Club Plaza:  Music and merriment will highlight  Kansas City ’s most acclaimed shopping and dining district. ( 6-10 p.m. )