Visit the 2026 Annual Session Exhibit Hall to learn about current innovations straight from the companies that developed them. More than 350 exhibitors participating in the 2026 Annual Session Exhibit Hall offer an array of product and service solutions to common orthodontic treatment and practice challenges.  

Visit the 2026 Innovation Pavilion, located in the center of the Exhibit Hall, to:  

• Cast your vote for the 2026 New Products Showcase Award competition. Orthodontists and residents, you be the judge of which is the best new product on the show floor. Come to the Innovation Pavilion to see all the entries, visit the booths to learn more, vote, and attend the winners’ presentation on May 3 at 11:30 a.m. 

• Learn about the 2026 Ortho Innovator Award winners selected by the AAO Committee on Technology and explore all past winners at the Ortho Innovator Award Showcase. This year’s Ortho Innovator Award honors orthodontist inventors in two categories: Emerging Innovation and Market Impact Innovation, with presentations taking place on May 2 at 4:30 p.m.

• Be part of the audience on Saturday, May 2 starting at 1:00 p.m. as entrepreneurs pitch their businesses to a panel of judges as they try to secure a capital investment from the AAO Innovation & Transformation Fund during the return of the AAO OrthoTank Start-Up Pitch Event.

• Demo AAO TechSelect and research, evaluate, and compare 3D printers, intraoral scanners, digital indirect bonding and custom bracket systems, remote monitoring solutions, tooth movement software, robotics and more. Visit TechSelect partner company booths, conveniently located adjacent to the Innovation Pavilion.  
 
*View the Exhibit Hall floor planand use the Exhibitor List search tool to find exhibitors of interest to you. Note that exhibitors are still registering and some companies may not appear on the list until closer to Annual Session.