AOS MEMBERSHIP NEWS AOS Upcoming Orthodontic Courses Dr. Brad Williams’ next Basic Straight Wire course begins the first weekend in October in Dallas. This fresh and updated five-session course is designed to get you started in orthodontics. Learn everything from necessary record keeping to cephalometrics to banding and brack-eting Phase I and Phase II malocclu-sions using the Straight Wire orthodontic appliance system. If you’ve benefitted from one of Dr. Brad’s courses, tell a colleague who hasn’t! ((100 CDE hours) Dr. Ralph Nicassio returns to conduct a three-part Intermedi-ate Concepts for Today’s Orthodontic Practice course beginning October 27 & 28 in Phoenix. Topics coverered include: Session 1 -management of impactions, posterior crossbite, facial asymmetry, TMJ, occlusal plane, Session 2: mechanics in orthodontics, how to bodily move teeth and why power chain should be your last choice, treatment plan cook book, Session 3 -comprehen-sive early treatment, including correction of crossbite, habits, A-P issues, vertical problems, asymme-try, crowding, treatment alterna-tives. Challenge yourself! (up to 42 CDE hours) Dr. Williams will hold his expanded Orthodontic Treat-ment Solutions and Case Finishing for Non-Extraction Straight Wire Mechanics in Kansas City on November 17 & 18. This in-depth two-day course explores treatment solutions and case finishing strategies through lecture and hands-on exercises in a relaxed, study club-like atmo-sphere. See the MDA at work! (15 CDE hours) Something NEW! By request, we are partnering with Jameson Management to offer a leadership forum, Leading and Learning , in Dallas January 13 & 14, 2018. Led by Ms. Cathy Jameson, this two-day event is a can’t-miss oppor-tunity for any dental professional ready to empower their team through better leadership. Build community and momentum within your practice as a focused, moti-vated leader! (14 CDE hours) Have some new personnel who need training? Susan Coffey, RDA, will offer her Basic Orthodontic Training & Workshop for Assis-tants & Hygienists March 2 & 3 in Dallas. Elevate your staff’s orthodontic knowledge, including Phase I (early treatment) and Phase II (comprehensive treatment), bracketing and wire placement. (16 CDE hours) Have them stay Sunday morning for Susan’s Diagnostic Records & Mirror Photography Workshop for 4 more credit hours. March 8-10 is the kick-off week-end for the venerable Dr. Leonard Carapezza’s Early Treatment of Malocclusion: Basic course. In this four-session comprehensive, you’ll learn diagnosis and treatment planning of Class I, II, and II malocclusions in primary and mixed dentition cases, incorporat-ing the Andrews Straight Wire fully programmed technique. Also, in-office, personalized training from Dr. Carapezza is an integral part of each session. (80 CDE hours) Go ahead and mark April 13 & 14 on your calendars. That’s our Spring Meeting and Orthodon-tic Review Course. More about that later… The American Orthodontic Society 2017 Officers & Directors President Twana F. Duncan, DDS Vice President Paul W. Winborn, II, DDS Secretary-Treasurer W. Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD Immediate Past President Juan C. Echeverri, DDS Board of Directors Elsa Echeverri, DDS Kenneth Ellis, DDS Robert G. Gerety, DDS – Emeritus Randy K. Newby, DDS James L. Orrington, DMD Allan Rotberg, DDS Kimberly Suter, DDS Susan B. Tiede, DDS Robert J. Tippin, DDS William E. Wyatt, Sr., DDS – Emeritus Board of Examiners Jeffrey H. Ahlin, DDS Azita Anissi, DDS Leonard J. Carapezza, DDS – President Joseph M. Haack, DDS James E. McIlwain, DDS, MSD Michael J. Newman, DDS Executive Director Thomas N. Chapman, CAE JAOS Editor Greg Cannizzo, DDS Get more information about all AOS events at www.orthodontics.com! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+! 44 Fall 2017 JAOS
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