Plan Your Experience
Get ready for three days packed with critical insights and inspirational moments. It all starts with top-notch CE education driven by your most pressing objectives and carries through a full program of esteemed speakers, Exhibit Hall discovery, special events, and opportunities to build a stronger professional network.
Thursday,
April 30
Pre-Conference Day
7:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Constituent Caucuses
8:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
International Pre-Conference
9:45 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
SOE: G. Frans Currier Educational Leadership Conference
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Supplier Pre-Conference Workshops (Non-CE Education)
12:30 p.m. – Adjournment
House of Delegates – First Meeting
1:00 p.m. – 5:00pm
New Ortho Seminar
3:00 p.m. – 4:00pm
First-Timer Tour
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Reference Committee Hearings
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
AAO Service Awards Presentation
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Leadership Event (invitation only)
Friday,
May 1
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
First-Timer Coffee
8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
CE Sessions
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Cybersecurity in the Age of AI: Lessons from the Frontlines
8:15 a.m. – 2:00p.m.
William R. Proffit Resident Scholar Award
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
AAOIC Risk Management for Doctors
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
AI Panel Discussion hosted by AAO CTech
11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Resident Luncheon
12:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Hellman, Sicher, Graber Awards & Lectures (COSA)
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
AAOIC Risk Management for Orthodontic Staff
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Council on Benefits Coding Corner
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Keynote
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Alumni Receptions
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Ortho Resident Party
Saturday,
May 2
6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.
Fun Run and Walk
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
AAO Foundation Celebration Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
CAP Presentation 2026
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Oral Research Presentations (COSA)
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
CE Sessions
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
CDABO Resident Case Display Viewing
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Table Clinics (COSA)
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
AAOIC Risk Management for Doctors II
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Partner Summit (invitation only)
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Women Orthodontist Networking Session
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Career Fair
3:00 p.m. – 4:30p.m.
Inclusion & Engagement Session with Jackie Joyner-Kersee (SCIE)
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
ABO & CDABO Member Reception
7:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
AAO Fest
Sunday,
May 3
7:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Constituent Caucuses
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
CDABO Resident Case Display Viewing
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
CE Sessions
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Lifetime Achievement Award Lecture
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Edward H. Angle Award Lecture
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
John Valentine Mershon Award Lecture
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Craniofacial and Special Care MIG
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Jacob A. Salzmann Award Lecture
12:30 p.m. – Adjournment
House of Delegates – Second Meeting
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Global Reception