AGpO MEMBERSHIP NEWS Two-Year Hands-on Course Graduates Five Doctors www.academygportho.com Academy of Gp Orthodontics 2025-26 Officers President Amanda Larsh, DMD Five doctors graduated from the Academy of Gp Orthodontics Compre-hensive Hands-On Course on Sept. 6. Held in Visalia, CA, the course allowed the doctors to earn their Associate Fellowship Status with the AGpO. The two-year program took place at the host office of Dr. Anthony Clark, where staff members Denise Mendoza, Dominique Turner, Marci Martin, and James Richardson helped facilitate the clinical portion of the course. Dr. Greg Cannizzo served as instructor during the comprehensive course. The graduating dentists, pictured from left to right in the front row of the photo shown, included Savannah Oliver, Danielle Levi, Emma Carpenter, and Jeffrey McCardle. Angela Bayat, who is not pictured in the photo, also received course certification. Also shown in the photo are Cannizzo (front row, at right) and Clark, the host dentist. President Elect Jennifer Rand, DDS Vice President Nermeen El Gammal, BDS Secretary -Treasurer Cynthia Bordelon Immediate Past-President Kauser Bari, DDS Board of Directors Ron Austin, DDS Scott Earp, DDS Drew Ellenwood, DDS Brian Machart, DDS Humberto Nunez-Gil, DMD Raphael Santore, DDS Annual Meeting Offers Education & Industry Honors Dr. Greg Cannizzo received an award for 35 years of continuous AGpO membership. Cannizzo has served as a Board Member, Past President, Instructor, and JAOS Editor. Advisory Board Robert Allen, DDS Greg Cannizzo DDS Fred Der, DDS Kyle McCrea, DDS Sherman Menser, DDS Milton Ntragatakis, DDS Keith Wilkerson, DDS Charles Young, DDS Fourteen AGpO members and staff attended a factory tour and lecture at TP Orthodontics’ headquarters in La Porte, IN, as part of this year’s Annual Meeting in Chicago. Executive Director Adam Griswold, CAE Executive Director Emeritus Cynthia Bordelon Dr. Kyle McCrea received an award for 30 years of continuous AGpO membership. McCrea has served as a Board Member, Past President, Instructor, and Tip Edge Manual author. Dr. Mona Hegazy of Toronto, Canada, received a Fellowship Award by presenting five completed cases and taking a written exam at this year’s Annual Meeting. 32 Fall 2025 JAOS
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