Exhibitor FAQ

Answers to Common Questions

CDA Presents in Anaheim
Anaheim Convention Center
800 W Katella Ave
Anaheim, CA 92802

GES – Global Experience Specialists is CDA’s official contractor. An exhibitor service kit that includes information to order booth furnishings and services will be emailed to exhibitors prior to the show.

Exhibiting companies must have products and/or services related to the dental industry.

Companies must certify that their representatives are officers or employees on the payroll of the company contracting for space. Nonmember dentists must be identified and be nonpracticing, full-time employees or officers of the company.

Exhibit days are Thursday – Saturday. Exhibit hours are 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.

CDA works from a seniority point system when making booth assignments. Exhibitors are given one point per CDA meeting they exhibit at and for certain levels of advertising and sponsorships. Applications received after the deadline will be assigned on a date-received basis and must include payment in full.

Booth fees for 2025 Anaheim will be available later this year.

Booths include a 8 x 10-foot draped back wall, 3-foot draped side railings and an ID sign with the company’s name and booth number. Booths are not carpeted; exhibitors are required to carpet their booths.

Exhibiting companies are provided up to 10 complimentary badges per 10’ x 10’ space with pre-registration.

Sales are limited to the taking or accepting of written orders. Under no circumstances shall any delivery of goods or items be made. No cash or credit card sales are permitted at the show.

Advance shipments to the GES warehouse should arrive between Wednesday, April 8, 2025, and Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Information for advance shipments is available in the GES exhibitor services kit. Please include the show name, your company name and booth number on each piece.

Direct shipments may begin arriving Tuesday, May 13, 2025:

CDA Presents in Anaheim
Exhibiting Company Name, Booth#
c/o GES
Anaheim Convention Center, Halls C-D
1850 S. West St.
Anaheim, CA 92802

Please note: The name of the show, name of the exhibitor and booth number must appear on each piece shipped. All payments for freight/ drayage should be sent to Global Experience Specialists (GES).

Installation Information

Space will be available for setup at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Installation must be complete by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Dismantle may only begin when the show closes on Saturday at 4:30 p.m., and must be complete by 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, 2025. For the safety of all attendees, aisle carpet removal followed by empty crate return will begin a half hour following the close of the show.

Union jurisdictions prevail over the operation of all material- handling equipment, unloading and reloading and handling of empty containers. Exhibitors may move material that can be hand-carried by one person in one trip, without the use of luggage carts, hand trucks or other mechanical equipment.

This will be strictly enforced. Installation of exhibits or displays that require the use of hand tools, more than one person, longer than 30 minutes (including crating and uncrating) or exceed 10 feet in any direction, must be installed by union labor. One full-time company employee may supervise work by the union crew.

Union jurisdictions prevail over the operation of all material-handling equipment, unloading and reloading, and handling of empty containers. Exhibitors may move material that can be hand-carried by one person in one trip, without the use of luggage carts, hand trucks or other mechanical equipment. Installation of exhibits or displays that require the use of hand tools, more than one person, more than 30 minutes (including crating and uncrating) or exceed 10 feet in any direction, must be installed by union labor.