EDITOR’S WELCOME Greg Cannizzo, DDS, CDE, JAOS Editor 3617 Municipal Drive, McHenry, IL 60050 Phone: (815) 344-2282 • Fax: (815) 344-5815 Email: drgrc@joltmail.com ASSOCIATION STAFF Adam Griswold AGpO Executive Director Academy of Gp Orthodontics 509 E. Boydston St. Rockwall, TX 75087-3956 (800) 634-2027 E-mail: agriswold@academygportho.com Thomas N. Chapman, CAE AOS Executive Director American Orthodontic Society 11884 Greenville Avenue, Suite 112 Dallas, TX 75243 (800) 448-1601 E-mail: tchapman@orthodontics.com EDITORIAL STAFF Greg Cannizzo, DDS ............... AGpO Editor Jordan Balvich, DMD ................ AOS Co-Editor Jim Mcllwain, DDS, MSD .......... AOS Co-Editor Lisa A. Wright .................. AOS/AGpO Managing Editor Email: lisa@wrightgrp.com EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD Ron Austin, DDS............................AGpO Chris Baker, RN, DMD......................AOS Ernest Barbosa, DDS ......................AGpO Eugene Boone, DDS.......................AGpO Steve Bradley, DDS ........................AGpO Felecia Burridge, DDS ....................AGpO Fred Der, DDS ................................AGpO Joe Drinkwater, DDS......................AGpO Twana Farley-Duncan, DDS..............AOS Debra Ettle-Resnick, DDS .................AOS Joe Fallin, DDS...............................AGpO Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD..............AOS Joe Haack, DDS .................................AOS Kevin J. Hester, DDS .........................AOS Roy Holexa, DDS ...........................AGpO Thomas Jacobsen, DDS..................AGpO Giancarlo Maldonado, DDS ..........AGpO Kyle McCrea, DDS .........................AGpO Sherman Menser, DDS...................AGpO Brian Olsen, DDS...........................AGpO Ann Mary Orr, DDS ..........................AOS James Orrington, DMD ....................AOS Leslie R. Penley, DDS .....................AGpO Joseph R. Schmidbauer, DDS............AOS Robert Shirley, DDS .......................AGpO Jill Snyder, DDS .............................AGpO Juan J. Solano, DDS ..........................AOS Kurt Stodola, DDS..........................AGpO David Thorfinnson, DDS..................AOS Walter Tippen, DDS.......................AGpO John Wells, DDS ............................AGpO Bradford R. Williams, DDS ...............AOS Paul L. Winborn, DDS ......................AOS William Wyatt, Sr., DDS ...................AOS The 18th Camel: Finding Solutions To Problems Denver was a wonderful city and a great backdrop to our Annual Meeting. It was great to meet with so many wonder-ful doctors at the lectures, in the exhibit hall and during meals over those three days. As I spoke with other doctors during the meeting, quite a few would ask me what they could do about solving or correcting a challenging orthodontic problem they had encountered. Some had become frustrated, angry and even disillusioned with orthodontics due to this issue. Most of the time all that was needed was to stop and look for an inno-vated solution. Stepping back and look-ing at the issue from another angle or allowing someone else with more experi-ence a chance to view the issue can help solve the problem that can be driving you crazy. A great example of this can be found in a story I once read. In this story, a father has 17 camels but he is elderly and his health is failing. After a full life, he passes away and leaves his prized 17 camels to his three sons. When the father's will is read, it is stated that the eldest son should receive half of the 17 camels while the middle son should be given a third, and the youngest son is to be given one-ninth of the father's 17 beloved camels. Since it is not possible to divide 17 into half or 17 by 3 or 17 by 9, the three sons started to fight with each other. They became frustrated and angry with not being able to find a solution to their issue. Finally, the three sons decided to go to a wise man with their problem. The wise man listened patiently to the details about the will. After giving the matter some thought, he brought one camel of his own and added it to the original 17, increasing the total to 18 camels. Then he started reading the father's will again. Half of 18 equals 9, so he gave the eldest son 9 of the father's camels. One-third of 18 equals 6. So he gave the middle son 6 of the father’s camels. One-ninth of 18 equals 2. So he gave the youngest son 2 camels. There was one camel left, and so the wise man took back his one camel he had added to the original 17. So, when you are confronted with a challenging problem, remember the 18th camel and try to come up with an innova-tive solution. Thankfully, there are always others within our organizations who can give us a different comprehensive perspec-tive on a problem or issue plaguing us. Instructors, lecturers and Diplomates are available to help you solve your orthodon-tic problems and issues. Take the time to meet with them at the many courses and lectures that are available for you to attend. Dr. Len Cara-pezza, Dr. Juan Echeverri, Dr. Ralph Nicassio and Dr. Ron Austin all have courses or lectures coming up soon addressing many of the problems you may run into in orthodontics. Each of them has innovative solutions they are waiting to share with you. All you have to do is decide it’s time to take the next step. Problems are nothing but wake-up calls for creativity. Remember both our organizations are available to help you and back you through our, speakers and Annual Meet-ings. No one makes a lock without a key. That's why we can't have a problem with out solutions. Make sure you take advan-tage of the chance to answer your ques-tions by attending the courses and speak-ing with the lecturers who can be that key. ADVERTISER INDEX Academy of Gp Orthodontics ........4 American Orthodontic Society ........48 CliniPix, Inc. ................................13 Dolphin Imaging Systems ............46 Henry Schein Orthodontics ..........47 6 Fall 2014 JAOS Johns Dental Labs ..................24, 39 KaVo Kerr Group ............................2 OrthoArch....................................25 RMO, Inc. ....................................31 United States Army ........................3
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