One might not put the words entertaining and research statistics in the same sentence, but the break-out session covering NADP’s research offerings and activities was both fun and informative. Modeled after the game shows Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, Jerry Berggren, playing the part of Regis Philbin, guided the audience and the victim contestant through a series of progressively more difficult questions about NADP’s research reports and activities.
The session was held twice, on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. Experts Karen Gustin and Darrin Hall were on hand to assist the contestants in their quest for the grand prize. Jennifer Erb of DenteMax, Gary Pickard of Pacific Dental Services, and NADP’s own Kris Hathaway ALMOST made it through the series of questions, but Kim Sheldrake of United Healthcare successfully waded through the arcane and odd research questions posed to her through the course of the game to win the grand prize, a collection of promotional items from the NADP Conference exhibitors.
Attendees appreciated the innovative format and plans are in place to make the show a regular feature on cable public access channels across the country.