PUBLISHED BY Wright Publishing Group, Inc. Tierra Verde, FL 33715 (727) 343-5600 E-mail: lisa@wrightgrp.com www.wrightgrp.com CONTRIBUTOR BIOGRAPHIES Richard T. Beistle, DDS, received his D.D.S. degree from the University of Michigan. He is a disciple of Doctors Hy Pleasant, Dr. John Witzig and Merle Bean. He has been a leader in the use and application for cephalometric diagnosis in orthodontics. Dr. Beistle introduced the concept of Sassouni Plus Analysis in the mid 1980’s and since that time has been an author and popular lecturer on the subject. Since 1987 he has lectured with Dr. Gerber on functional orthopedics and orthodontics. ADVERTISING SALES Emily Tarr (205) 563-9313 E-mail: etarr@orthodontics.com Jay W. Gerber, DDS, is the clinical director of the TMJ and Craniofacial Pain Clinic where he provides treatment for orthodontics and TMD in Parkersburg, WV. He is the founder and director of the Center for Occlusal Studies an educa-tional facility in Parkersburg, he is the past Director of Neuromuscular Orthodon-tics at the Las Vegas Institute and is a Certified IAO and AOS Instructor. He has lectured to distinguished groups, associations and at universities since 1984. In 1990 he was honored as the ‘Clinician of the Year’ by the American Association for Functional Orthodontics. Dr. Gerber is the developer of the NFO™ Neuromuscular Functional Orthodontics Gerber Technique and numerous functional orthopedic appliances. ANNUAL MEETING EXHIBIT MANAGER Tom Chapman American Orthodontic Society 11884 Greenville Avenue, Suite 112 Dallas, TX 75243 (972) 234-4000 E-mail: TChapman@orthodontics.com Mr. Thomas S. Magill has been in the orthodontic arena for over forty years as a laboratory technician and owner of Frozen Tundra Diagnostics in Minneapolis. He is responsible for many progressive updates and changes to the modified Sassouni Plus Cephalometric Analysis including the DAC and the ELP. He has personally traced over 75,000 radiographs and is recognized as an author-ity on functional diagnosis. Randy K. Newby, DDS, is a Diplomate of the AOS and has practiced ADVERTISING & EDITORIAL POLICY The American Orthodontic Society welcomes advertising in its publications as an important means of keeping the orthodontic practitioner informed of new and better products and services for the practice of orthodontics. Such advertising must be factual, dignified, tasteful and intended to provide useful product and service information. These standards apply to all product-specific promotional material submitted to the American Orthodontic Soci-ety. The publication of an advertisement is not to be construed as an endorsement or approval by the American Orthodontic Soci-ety unless the advertisement specifically includes an authorized statement that such approval or endorsement has been granted. The fact that an advertisement for a product, service or company has appeared in an Amer-ican Orthodontic Society publication will not be referred to in collateral advertising. The American Orthodontic Society reserves the right to accept or reject advertising at its sole discretion for any product or service submitted for publication. orthodontics for 30 years and has completed over 2,000 cases. He graduated from Wichita State University in 1976, and the Creighton University School of Dentistry in 1980. He has completed the Master Program in implant dentistry at the GIDE Institute in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Newby practices multidisciplinary dentistry in Mount Hope, KS, a small community outside of Wichita with his associate Katie L. Neidig, DDS, an AOS member. Ralph Nicassio, DDS, graduated from UCLA in 1985. Dr. Nicassio has main-tained a private practice focused on orthodontics and prosthodontics for 34 years. He has taught over 800 full days of continuing education in 19 different countries internationally and throughout the United States and Canada. He has been a consultant for fellow general dentists all over the world and has diagnosed over 40,000 comprehensive orthodontic cases. The objective of his courses is to teach the Gp Orthodontics to the same standard of care as a specialist with clarity, wisdom and sense-of-humor. There is emphasis on customized orthodontic treatment plan-ning to minimize the need for compliance and minimize treatment time. Terrance J. Spahl, attended the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN, and the University of Minnesota, completing his dental education in 1969. He served as a dentist in the U.S. Air Force for two years before settling in a private practice in St. Paul, MN, where he has devoted special interests to Functional Orthodontics and TMD therapeutics. Besides lecturing for over 30 years, Dr. Spahl has authored numerous articles for various professional journals, as well as four books on the subject of orthodontics/TMJ and is the principal author of a trilogy of textbooks on orthodontics, maxillofacial orthopedics, and TMJ therapeutics. He is also a contributing editor for the Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry, the International Journal of Orthodontics, and the Journal of Craniomandibular Practice. He is the developer of the Spahl Split Vertical (SSV) Maxillofacial Orthodontic/Orthopedic Appliance System. Dr. Spahl is a Fellow and Certified Senior Instructor for the International Association of Orthodontics. Matthew Standridge DDS, FAGD, is a private practice general dentist in rural Kansas and a member of the AOS. His practice includes a variety of advanced services such as straightwire orthodontics, clear aligner therapy via in-house fabri-cation and Invisalign, 3D printing, In-office Milling, and guided implant surgery. He is the proud husband of his wife Sara Joy, and they have two beautiful daugh-ters. You can reach him via email at drmatt@yatescenterdental.com. COPYRIGHT © 2021. Journal of the American Orthodontic Society. The material in each issue of the JAOS is protected by copyright. None of it may be duplicated, reprinted or reproduced in any manner without express written consent from the publisher. All inquiries and/or requests should be submitted in writing to Wright Publishing Group, Inc. via e-mail to jaos@wrightgrp.com. Maria Zavala, RDA, BA, has earned her Bachelor of Arts degree at California State University, Long Beach. Maria graduated from the Dental Assistant Program at Cerritos College in 1991. With over 20 years of experience in the dental field, Maria currently works in a general dental practice and orthodontics. Maria has over teaching experience in orthodontics program for dental assistants and currently works with general doctors doing in-office consultations. Maria is committed to the dental field and as a dental assistant has been able to help and comfort thousands of patients and as an instructor has been able to guide many new dental assistants. www.orthodontics.com Fall 2021 5
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