AOS MEMBERSHIP NEWS AOS Upcoming Orthodontic Courses October 5-7 will see the begin-ning of Dr. Williams’ Basic Straight Wire Orthodontics in Dallas. Updated with an abundance of recent documentation, this compre-hensive program teaches the Straight Wire orthodontic appliance system and how to band and bracket teeth. Have you benefitted from this course? Know a colleague who is eager to better serve their patients? Tell them about this valuable program. (Up to 100 CDE hours) First-time attendees may monitor the following year at NO CHARGE! Dr. Williams is also offering something new; an Early Inter-vention for Non-Extraction Straight Wire Mechanics course. This weekend course, Octo-ber 19 & 20 in St. Louis, will cover Phase I diagnosis and treatment strategies, airway “aware” orthodon-tics, early growth and development, Utility Arch Wires, Niti Palatal Expansion vs. Rapid, Palatal Expan-sion, fabricating the FRLA and the Transpalatal Arch, among other topics. (15 CDE hours) Dr. Ed Gonzalez has a new in-office COMPREHENSIVE course entitled Early Treatment Mechanics for the Growing Child. It begins November 9-10 in Tampa. Understand growth and development in the child patient and be able to provide Phase I treatment in this three-session lecture and hands-on course. Seat-ing is limited. (42 CDE hours) January 11-13, Dr. Jay Gerber begins a three-session Compre-hensive Straight Wire and Functional Orthodontics program in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Develop the skills to inte-grate braces, functional appliances, and clear aligners into your prac-tice! Learn to diagnose orthodontic malocclusions and develop/imple-ment treatment plans and diag-nose/implement treatment plans for patients with Upper Airway Obstruction. (Up to 78 CDE hours) Dr. Gerber will also be offering two weekend sessions. The first, Jan. 26 &27, is Principles of Case Finishing . Learn Dr. Jay’s “Enhanced Vertical Mechanics” and “Six Keys to Finishing Success” to save time and avoid treatment failures. In the second weekend session, March 30 & 31, his Secrets to Pediatric Orthodon-tic Finishing will have a special emphasis on airway obstruction. (Each weekend 14 CDE hours) Susan Coffey, RDA, once again offers her Basic Orthodontic Training and Workshop for Assistants and Hygienists in Dallas March 1-3. The Basic is an excellent way to get your staff up to speed with orthodontics. Susan covers understanding of instru-ments, proper record-taking, orthodontic terminology, correct placement of brackets and wires, and patient care of braces, just to name a few topics. (20 CDE hours) Dr. Leonard Carapezza is back with his Early Treatment of Malocclusion , beginning March 8-9 in Boston. Next year’s four-session program focuses on a speedy approach to diagnosis and treatment and features the Andrews Straight Wire Philosophy and Appliance for a modified effi-cient and effective early treatment system. (Up to 80 CDE hours) Get more information about all AOS events at www.orthodontics.com! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+! The American Orthodontic Society 2018 Officers & Directors President Kimberly Suter, DDS President-Elect Allan Rotberg, DDS Vice President Randy Newby, DDS Secretary-Treasurer W. Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD Immediate Past President Paul L. Winborn, II, DDS Board of Directors Jordan J. Balvich, DMD, FAGD Jeff Dahm, DDS Elsa Echeverri, DDS Kenneth Ellis, DDS Susan B. Tiede, DDS Saskia Vaughn, DDS Brian Vierthaler, DDS William E. Wyatt, Sr., DDS – Emeritus Board of Examiners Jeffrey H. Ahlin, DDS – President Azita Anissi, DDS Juan C. Echeverri, DDS Joseph M. Haack, DDS James E. McIlwain, DDS, MSD Michael J. Newman, DDS Executive Director Thomas N. Chapman, CAE JAOS Editor Greg Cannizzo, DDS 44 Fall 2018 JAOS
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