CHICAGO- About 30,000 dentists and dental professionals are expected at the 2012 Chicago Dental Society's Midwinter Meeting, held February 23-25 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Registration for the conference is open online through February 17 at http://on.cds.org/MidwinterPR

The Midwinter Meeting ranks as the sixth largest U.S. medical meeting according to the Healthcare Convention and Exhibitors Association.

Visitors to the meeting will get a first look at the latest innovations in dentistry, with an exhibit floor featuring more than 600 exhibitors from around the world. The meeting also features more than 200 scientific programs, including approximately 30 hands-on programs.

New this year will be live treatment cases, broadcast on the exhibit floor each day of the meeting. Visitors to the meeting will be able to watch clinicians as they treat patients in a theater constructed on the exhibit floor. Those who can't join us at the meeting will be able to watch a livestream at the CDS Facebook page.

Established in 1864, Chicago Dental Society counts more than 4,000 members in the Chicago area, is an advocate for better oral health for all, and organizer of the annual Midwinter Meeting, one of the top medical tradeshows in the country. It is the largest local affiliate of Illinois State Dental Society and the American Dental Association.