License renewal portal open at IDFPR
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has opened the license renewal portal for dentists and dental hygienists. The deadline for online license renewal is Sept. 30.

Dentists should have received an email from IDFPR with renewal information. If you have not received one, verify the email address on your IDFPR account and check your spam folder. 

Find the agency's renewal information and instructions here.

The Illinois State Dental Society has more information on its website.
Afternoon CPR session still open
If you still need to complete the BLS/CPR course to renew your license this year, CDS has seats still available for an afternoon session on Friday, May 31.

Attendees will learn how to recognize a cardiac arrest, know when and how to call for assistance, provide effective compressions and rescue breathing, properly use an AED machine, and successfully handle choking emergencies in order to save the lives of adults, children and infants.  

  • Time: 1 – 4 p.m. 
  • Where: Hyatt Schaumburg, 1800 E. Golf Rd., Schaumburg
  • Credits: 3 CE per session
  • Cost: $80 per person
Graduates, New Dentists: Come celebrate with CDS
Add these fun receptions to your summer calendar and get together with new and old friends at CDS-sponsored events for graduates and New Dentists.

On Thursday, June 13, graduates from our three Illinois dental schools can celebrate their achievement and meet CDS branch leaders at Kaiser Tiger beer garden in Chicago's bustling West Loop. Find more details and register here.

And New Dentists and Early Career dentists should mark their calendars for Thursday, Aug. 15, for the annual CDS rooftop reception. CDS will host this relaxing evening event at the beautiful Loews Hotel Streeterville rooftop once again. Watch your email box for the official invitation coming soon.
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Join us for June 14
Regional Meeting webinar

Dig into economic forecasts that affect your practice at June's next Regional Meeting presented in a convenient Zoom format.

Time: Friday, 9  – 11 a.m. (CST)

Topic: Survival of the Fittest: Navigating the Next Decade's Economic Landscape

Speaker: Richard Huot, DDS

Credit: 2 CE hours

Cost: Free to registered CDS members. You must register to be able to join the Zoom meeting. A fee of $75 is charged to nonmember dentists. The fee may be applied to membership for the current year. 
Take a look at the CDS Member Advantage program

To enhance the value of your membership, CDS has broadened the number and scope of our business partners. Our five partners are poised with an array of options to save you money and protect your interests.

Earn a team lunch with Torch Dental
Every other Friday now through August, Torch Dental will be giving away lunch to a Chicago Dental Society practice that demos Torch Dental! You could be next!

Torch Dental is a proud partner of the Chicago Dental Society. We are the all-in-one dental supply and equipment platform. More than 3,000 dental practices, like yours, save on average 16% and dozens of hours monthly by using Torch Dental. From managing supply preferences, to setting budgets, we take care of it all, so you can focus on what you do best.



Safco Dental Supply
Safco Dental Supply, a CDS Member Advantage Partner (MAP) and a preferred product distributor for dental products and supplies, offers guaranteed savings to CDS members who have enrolled in the MAP program. 

These guaranteed savings include:
  • 10% savings on National Brand products
  • 30% savings on Safco Brand products
  • Free shipping on all orders over $250 / One time per month reduced shipping
  • Sign up Bonus – up to $150 savings credit
  • Manufacturer 100% pass-through credit
Safco is continually working to provide CDS members with additional exclusive 
incremental savings with several manufacturers. Savings from these manufacturers will be 100% passed through to you in the form of a credit at the end of each month. 

To learn more about the program or to enroll, go to www.safcodental.com/landing/cds
This year, CDS expanded its Member Advantage program, which also includes Amazon Business for office goods ordering, and insurance brokers Treloar & Heisel (disability, business overhead and long-term care insurance) and Southpoint Insurance (workers compensation).

Learn more about all our great partners here.
Password change coming at ADA
This summer, the ADA will introduce a new login process for ADA web properties. The simplified login experience will allow users to log in to a variety of ADA web assets — including ADA.org, the ADA Member App and JADA — and websites on the ADA-branded web templates using the same email address and password. ADA member numbers will no longer be used for login.

Starting July 8, users must reset their password the first time they log into ADA.org. Members will log in using the email address on file for their account. In March, the ADA Member Service Center contacted a small number of members who were missing a unique, valid email address on file. Members without a unique, valid email address on file by June 30 will need to contact the ADA member center to access their account starting July 8.

 Answers to frequently asked questions can be found at ADA.org/LoginFAQ or by contacting the ADA Member Service Center at msc@ada.org or 312.440.2500.