AGpO MEMBERSHIP NEWS Experience AGpO’s Comaraderie With A Colleague As incoming president of the 2023-2024 Academy of Gp Orthodontics, I would like to cordially invite all students and members, current and past, in joining us for our AGpO Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, September 26-28, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria. I am so excited to have you in my hometown! This year’s conference, held in Clearwater, Florida, was amazing. We welcomed prestigious speakers Drs. Dan German, Stéphane Reinhardt, Tim Shaughnessy, Larry White and Mark Cannon. I would also like to thank our many sponsors who allowed us to have such an incredible venue, as we all enjoyed the beauty of Florida’s West coast. All of us took back a bag of many new orthodon-tic tricks to utilize in our practices. I want to challenge and encourage you to invite a Brian Machart, DDS colleague next year to experi-AGpO President ence our incredible camaraderie and fellowship and to take advantage of the exceptional lectures and speakers slated for the Houston meeting. The weather should be perfect and the location within our famous Galleria Area of the city offers plenty of great food, museums and shopping. The rewards gained from our person-to-person meetings are immeasurable. Please do yourself a great favor and join us in “H-town” September 26-28, 2024!!! Brian Machart, DDS Two Year Continuing Ed Course Graduates 10 Doctors In August 2023 10 dentists completed their 12-session two-year comprehensive hands-on course taught by Dr. Jeffrey Gerhardt at his office in Austin, Texas. All attending doctors earned a minimum of 155 CDE hours in Orthodontics and related topics. Congratulations to all the doctors who participated which included; James Adjan, DDS; Jordan Argyle, DDS; Judson Connell, DDS; Gregory Gardner, DDS; Rocky Horton, DDS; Jake Malone, DDS; Andrew Morgan, DDS; Brandon Smith, DDS; Andrew Tate, DDS; Jeff Wettengel, DDS. Pictured above with their Course Completion Certificates and Dr. Gerhardt are from left to right: Dr. James Adjan and Dr. Andrew Morgan. Each of the doctors started a minimum three cases during the hands on course and completed a written final exam. www.orthodontics.com Fall 2023 33
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