Journal of the American Orthodontic Society • January

ORTHO INDUSTRY NEWS Share. Learn. Mentor. Unite. Get Online With Your Peers! New Member Benefit At No Additional Cost throughout the membership unlike anything the AOS has offered in its history. Members will now have free access to a wide range of online communities that will make it even easier to discuss topical issues and improve their practice of orthodontics. AOS is the largest educational association in the world of general and pediatric dentists who prac-tice orthodontics. We’re commit-ted to helping our members stay up-to-date with techniques, tech-nology and products. AOS strives for excellence in both the courses we sponsor and the services we provide to our members. Laser Treatments & Certification Course Made Easier At the 2010 annual meeting in Houston, the AOS Board of Direc-tors announced the launch of the association’s new membership-based online community called AOS connect . This community will provide an area for growth in continuing education programs and deliver new value-added programs based on member feedback. AOS connect will open new online opportunities at www.orthodontics.com for shar-ing, mentoring and connecting Create Mouthguards & Appliances While Patients Wait Historically, dental offices have been forced to fabricate guards and splints at the end of the day, often in an out-of-the-way room or storage area, to avoid filling the office with unpleasant, potentially toxic fumes. With Buff Tuff, dentists can offer patients premium “while you wait” service and create mouthguards and emergency appli-ances in a single visit. Buff Tuff Mouthguard Laminate, which contains no bisphenol A (BPA) or dioxin, is cross-grained for extra strength and consistency. The product has a pleasant smell and does not produce offensive smoke or vapors when heated, so mouth-guards can be fabricated in any area of the office, at any time of the day, in less than 30 minutes. Buff Tuff can also be used to create 8 January/February 2011 JAOS nightguards and splints. The patented cross-grained Buff Tuff laminate provides a uniform thickness throughout the formed model, even with a very uneven surface (high eye teeth or very deep undercuts). With Buff Tuff, there is no need to line up an insert (as with other materi-als), and as long as the model is centered, the fabrica-tor will get a perfect appliance each and every time. Cross-grained laminate also creates stronger guards that last longer, provide uniform fit throughout the appliance, and offer the best protection. Injection molded mouthguards cannot be cross-grained. For more information, contact your local Buffalo Dental Manufac-turing Company dealer or go to www.buffalodental.com. The Picasso Lite Laser, distributed by Ortho Technology, can be used to expose unerupted canines and second molars, remove soft tissue for bracket, band and TAD placement, treat ulcerative lesions and canker sores, frenectomies and for gingival contouring. The Picasso Lite Laser assists the orthodontist with treat-ments such as minimization of blood and tissue fluid interference, accelerated healing of ulcerative lesions and great coagulation, to name a few. The Picasso Lite Laser is compact, lightweight and comes with its own carrying case so that it may be easily transported from chair-to-chair as well as office-to-office. Also included is everything needed to get started along with a DVD-based six CE Credit Diode Laser Certification Course through the International Center for Laser Education. With its icon touch screen panel, three customizable presets, and adjustable volume and aiming beaming intensity, the Picasso Lite Laser couldn’t be more versatile or simple to use. Visit www.orthotechnology.com for more information.