We flew in from DC and headed straight to the Mandalay Bay. Matt received an award for his dental pulp stem cell research, and was invited to participate in the international SCADA/Dentsply research competition. We received an all-expenses-paid-for trip to... Las Vegas! So we decided to make a stay-cation out of it.
During the busy annual ADA meeting, Matt presented his research to judges, fellow researchers, and interested dentists/meeting attendees.
John and I stopped by to check out Matt and his research poster.
John was very impressed. I'm not sure what exactly caught his eye, but he loved the poster.
Awards were presented Monday night. My amazing friends helped watched John (Susie on Sunday night and Angela on Monday night) so I could attend the two big ceremonies.
Matt's name, school, and research project title was projected while his name was called.
I am so proud of Matt being invited to present. The student researchers were very impressive and were repeatedly acknowledged as the "future of dentistry". Matt sometimes downplays his research as his main passion is clinical work, but he sure has done well with his project!
During our "stay-cation", in addition to enjoying the great restaurants, we went to the killer pools (wave pool, sand, and several regular pools and hot tub) and the Shark Reef Aquarium.
Admiring the jellyfish.
The aquarium is small and pricey (we fortunately ran into one of Matt's patients who works at the Mandalay Bay and gave us her discount!), but the displays are beautiful, constructed with impressive detail.
John LOVED watching the sharks.
A fun chance to experience life on the Strip! With less than 8 months left here in Vegas, we want to enjoy as much as we can!
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