From the first post to the last, this blog coverage of the 2012 Midwinter Meeting at McCormick Place in Chicago began and winds down with author photos courtesy of the Dentsply booth. This year the company had free photos taken at the event by Chicago-based A Moon Jump 4-U, the reps for which were kind enough to email me the above photo in addition to giving me a print copy so I wouldn't have to scan the latter for inclusion on this blog.
I should note that my hair is blonde, not orange. For some reason the camera turns me into a redhead each year. Still, getting my photo taken at Dentsply booth at the Midwinter Meeting each year has become an annual tradition, so I asked the rep at the booth a bit about this process.
The rep told me that of the handful of backgrounds offered for the photos -- others included images that made it look as if you were riding in a canoe or jumping off a waterfall -- the one that I chose has been the most popular this year. I imagine that's probably because it was the most conservative design in the sense that you don't really have to act the part for the photo while in a room full of sharply dressed dental professionals.
The rep said there were definitely more hygienists who took advantage of the service than there were dentists -- this despite the Chicago Dental Society's figures listing nearly twice as many dentists as hygienists in attendance. He also said they go through about a box of photos a day during the event and that there are about 500 in each box, so that's a lot of photographs.
The Midwinter Meeting went pretty much as expected this year, and while my wife and I both had a good time we were certainly excited to see our 2-year-old daughter after three days away. I'll write a wrap-up post highlighting more about the event soon. If you have anything you'd like to share about the event this year, feel free to email me at midwintermeeting (at) gmail.com.
