AOS MEMBERSHIP NEWS Upcoming Events & Courses Updated Address Reminder We have moved across town to Grapevine, TX which is about 20 minutes from our current location. Our new address for your records is below: 2451 West Grapevine Mills Circle Suite 510 Grapevine, TX 76051 AOS Spring Meeting -April 21-22, 2023 Save the date for the 2023 Spring Meeting and Lecture Series. This meeting is hosted by The Academy of Diplomates but is open to everyone who would like to attend! This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to begin the credentialing process with the AOS as well. If inter-ested, reach out to us for more details. For more information visit: https://orthodontics.com/spring-meeting/ (New Location!) Dallas, TX -Spring 2023 -Basic Comprehensive Straight Wire Orthodontics Course Our popular Basic Comprehensive Orthodontics Course taught by Dr. Brad Williams is launching April 28, 2023. This course has been moved from Orlando, FL to Dallas, TX and will be held at our new course location just 5 minutes from DFW airport. It is five sessions and will guide you through Diagnosis and Treatment of Class I and Class II malocclusions. This course is already filling up fast! You can learn more and register by going to https://orthodontics.com/spring-basic/ Dallas, TX -Spring 2023 -Orthodontic Assistant Training & Hands-On Workshop The next Orthodontic Assis-tant Course, led by Susan Coffey, RDA, will be held in Dallas TX at the Marriott Quorum on February 17-19, 2023. This course for dental assistants and hygienists is a unique 2 ½ day course, which will elevate your staff’s orthodontic knowledge and includes Phase I (early treatment), Phase II (Class I & Class II), bracketing, wire place-ment, diagnostic records, mirror photography. Students do not need prior knowledge of orthodontic concepts. Learn more and register at https://orthodontics.com/ combo-assistant-course/ (New Location!) Dallas, TX -Spring 2023 -Intermediate Straight Wire Orthodontics Course The Intermediate Comprehensive Orthodontics Course taught by Dr. Brad Williams is launching March 10, 2023. This course has been moved from Tulsa, OK to Dallas, TX and will be held at our new course location just 5 minutes from DFW airport. Designed for the orthodon-tic practitioner who has completed the Basic Course or who has a working knowledge of straightwire orthodontics, the Intermediate Straightwire Course is a three-session series that will increase your orthodontic skills and education. While the Basic Straightwire Course equips students to treat 70% to 80% of patients, the Intermediate Course will equip you to strategize and treat the remaining cases right from your general or pediatric practice.This course is already filling up fast! You can learn more and register by going to https://orthodontics.com/intermediate-straight-wire-orthodontics-course/ The American Orthodontic Society 2022-2023 Officers & Directors President Jeffrey P. Dahm, DDS President-Elect Susan B. Tiede, DDS Vice President Greg Cannizzo, DDS Secretary-Treasurer W. Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD Immediate Past President Brian Vierthaler, DDS Board of Directors Kevin J. Hester, DDS Gregory T. Jeneary, DDS Roy H. Rogers, DDS, MS Gary Schulman, DDS Coty M. Shores, DDS Matthew S. Standridge, DDS, FAGD Jose E. Turcios, DDS William E. Wyatt, Sr., DDS – Emeritus Board of Examiners Juan C. Echeverri, DDS – President Twana Duncan, DDS Anne Mary Orr, DDS Kimberly Suter, DDS David M. Thorfinnson, DDS W. Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD – Executive Director (Non-Voting) Executive Director Nate Porter JAOS Editor Greg Cannizzo, DDS Dallas, TX -Spring 2023 -Digital Aligner Bootcamp The next Digital Aligner Bootcamp is kicking off March 31 -April 1, 2023 led by Matthew Standridge, DDS, FAGD. This course is meant to be a launching pad for dentists looking to bring orthodontic solutions into their service mix via aligner therapy. It is also meant to introduce the power of digital dentistry and show how providers can leverage this technology for treatment using aligners no matter what system they use. Not only does this lead to significant cost savings, but can lead to both great efficiency and improve clini-cal outcomes.Learn more and register at https://orthodontics.com/digital-aligner-bootcamp/ continued on page 37 36 Fall 2022 JAOS