Register now for the 2021 Virtual Annual Session, which will be June 25-27. Don’t miss nearly 100 world-class speakers filling two clinical lecture series and a practice management and technology series.

Take time to re-charge your energy and creativity and gain insights during our exciting Featured Speakers series, including newly confirmed Joanne Lipman. Ms. Lipman will present “The New, Post-COVID,Post-#MeToo Workplace: Strategies for Equity and Inclusion.”

A veteran journalist, Ms. Lipman has served as editor-in-chief ofUSA Today, USA Today Network, Conde Nast Portfolio, and The Wall Street Journal‘s Weekend Journal. Under her leadership multiple media outlets received six Pulitzer prizes.She is the author of the No. 1 bestseller, That’s What She Said (What Men and Women Need to Know about Working Together).

Additional lectures in the Featured Speakers include keynote lectures, which are not eligible for CE. Other Featured Speaker lectures do provide CE credit. Don’t miss the wealth of inspiration and information that will be offered by:

● Dave McGillivray (keynote speaker, presenting “Defining Moments,” sponsored by Crest + OralB). The race director of the Boston Marathon, Dave McGillivray has run the marathon each year since 1973. (Since he began working for the marathon in 1988, he has run the course afterwards each year.) Mr. McGillivray has logged more than 150,000 miles in 157 marathons, most for charity, raising millions for worthy causes. Author of the autobiographical work, The Last Pick, Mr. McGillivray also published a children’s book based on the autobiography, Dream Big: A True Story of Courage and Determination. His second children’s book, about his 1978 run across the country, debuted in 2019. It is titled, Running Across America: A True Story of Dreams, Determination, and Heading for Home.

● Mitch Albom (keynote speaker), presenting “Living is Giving. Sponsored by the AAO Insurance Company)” Mitch Albom is an internationally renowned and best-selling author, journalist, screenwriter, playwright, radio and television broadcaster and musician. His books have collectively sold more than 47 million copies worldwide; have been published in 49 territories and in 45 languages around the world and have been made into Emmy Award winning and critically acclaimed television movies. Mr. Albom’s Tuesday’s with Morrie has become the best-selling memoir ever published. In 2010, he received the Red Smith Award for lifetime achievement from the Associated Press Sports Editors. In 2013, he was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame.  Mr. Albom operates charities in southeast Michigan under his SAY Detroit umbrella, and an orphanage in Port au Prince, Haiti.

● Dr. Chris Roberts, presenting “Hopkinton to Boston in 65,500 Steps: Boston Marathon History and Reflections of a 21-time Finisher.” The immediate past president of the AAO (2020-21) and host of the Virtual Annual Session, Dr. Roberts will reflect on the history of the Boston Marathon and his experiences in completing the marathon. His 21st run is coming up on October 11 when Boston Marathon 2021 is scheduled to take place.

● Jessica Rector, presenting “Fire Up Your Thinking:  Manage Your Mental Health Through Change, Uncertainty and Challenges.”   The Number One requested future speaker from recent Annual Session team program evaluations, Ms. Rector is Known worldwide as a motivational speaker, She offers dynamic research-based presentations to help audience enhance performance and reduce burnout.

● Chris Bentson (closing keynote speaker, sponsored by the AAO Foundation, presenting “This is Your Moment”).  Always an AAO favorite, consultant Chris Bentson is known for his no-nonsense delivery of the facts and the data that you need to build your practice, and serve your patients.  He will share with us why this is the perfect moment to be an orthodontist, and how the specialty is making a serious impact on peoples’ lives. Mr. Bentson is a partner with Bentson, Clark and Copple LLC.


Earn up to 18 CE credits from the comfort of your home or office by participating in the 2021 Virtual Annual Session. And don’t worry if you have other commitments on one or more of the conference dates: Your registration comes with 30-day free replay of lectures.