The 2026 ADA Scientific Session will take place in Indianapolis in October 2026. SmileCon was scheduled to take place in Indianapolis but was cancelled due to low attendance and revenue shortages. However, ADA bylaws require the organization to host an annual scientific session, so the scaled down ADA 2026 Scientific Session, as well as the annual ADA House of Delegates, will take the place of SmileCon in October 2026.

Along with the Scientific Session, the IDA is pleased to announce that our Center for Excellence for fall 2026 will take place alongside the Scientific Session. The speaker for the fall CFE will be Dr. Barett Andreasen, who will offer a live lecture and hands-on workshop. Visit our CFE page for more information about Dr. Andreasen’s CFE sessions.

It’s time to renew your membership for 2026! More than 75 percent of Indiana’s dentists are members, and together we create a stronger profession for everyone. Join or renew today and enjoy all the benefits of membership for another year, including:

• Advocacy at the state and national level for our profession
• Free and low-cost CE
• National, state and local meetings for networking and professional development
• Member discounts on personal and professional products and services
• Professional advice for clinical and practice management issues

The IDA’s 2025 Ethics and Opioids self-study publications are now available online. A combined publication on both topics has been mailed to all IDA members. We are happy to mail print copies to hygienists and non-member dentists upon request, subject to availability. Digital copies are also available for purchase with the quiz (see pricing below).

Both publications and the related quizzes fulfill the Indiana state CE requirements for the 2025 license renewal. Opioid CE is no longer required for Indiana CSR renewals, but it does apply toward the 8-hour MATE Act requirement for DEA registration renewals.

Both publications have an online quiz. The cost to take each quiz is:

• $40 for IDA member dentists
• $55 for hygienists (ethics only)
• $200 for non-member dentists

Click here to purchase the online publication and/or quiz for each topic.