AOS MEMBERSHIP NEWS AOS Upcoming Ortho Courses Comprehensive Orthodontic Education will begin March 8 -10 in Atlanta. This is a five-session program taught by Dr. Joe Schmidbauer and assisted by Dr. Jordan Balvich in which the attendees will learn case election, proper diagnosis, orthodontic records, non-extraction treatment & case finishing. This comprehensive course provides a practical, predictable system of mechanics to treat 80% of malocclusions that are presented to your prac-tice. (100 CE hours) Dr. David Jackson will kick off his 1B Basic/Intermediate Orthodontics course the week-end of March 21 – 23 in Dallas. Each Saturday of this six-session hands-on comprehensive course, attendees will work on live patients in office. This course has very limited seating and fills up fast! (150 CE hours) Dr. Leonard Carapezza’s “Beginning” level of his Early Treatment of Malocclusion course starts March 21 -23 in his offices in Wayland (Boston), MA. The “Advanced” begins the following weekend. Each course is divided into a series of four sessions individually arranged to give an in-depth study of the Straight Wire system using state-of-the-art audio/visual proce-dures and personalized hands-on training. Begin treating patients after the second session! (96 CE hours) April 5 and 6 are the dates for our annual Orthodontic Review Course in Dallas, presented by the Academy of Diplomates! This two-day didactic course, taught by our team of instructors and exam-iners, is for AOS members striv-ing to reach Board Eligible and/or Diplomate status. (14 CE hours) Dr. Jackson’s Level 2 Inter-mediate/Advanced course will begin April 12 – 14 in Dallas. This is a four-session course designed for the practitioner who has completed a basic course and/or for one who would like updates on the latest orthodontic concepts and techniques. Learn how to bend and torque arch wire, when to distalize, reposi-tion, or extract, and how to treat Class III patients. (80 CE hours) And Dr. Dave is going back to Cabo May 23 -25! Learn when to be done with Phase I with Case Finishing in Phase I – Interceptive Orthodontics . Three half-days of learning combined with three half-days of fun in the sun at the elegant Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort on the Baja Penisula! (12 CE hours) The American Orthodontic Society 2013 Officers & Directors President Juan J. Solano, DDS President-Elect Michael J. Newman, DDS Vice President David M. Thorfinnson, DDS Secretary-Treasurer W. Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD Immediate Past President Mitchell S. Parker, DDS Board of Directors Jeffrey H. Ahlin, DDS Juan C. Echeverri, DDS Twana Farley-Duncan, DDS Robert G. Gerety, DDS Joseph M. Haack, DDS Kevin J. Hester, DDS Anne Mary Orr, DDS Bradford R. Williams, DDS William E. Wyatt, Sr., DDS Board of Examiners Chris Baker, RN, DMD Jordan Balvich, DMD Leonard J. Carapezza, DMD Kenneth Ellis, DDS Debra Ettle-Resnick, DDS Joseph R. Schmidbauer, DDS Executive Director Thomas N. Chapman, CAE JAOS Editor Greg Cannizzo, DDS 44 January/February 2013 JAOS You can always stay abreast of AOS courses on www.orthodontics.com! Scan with your smartphone to view all course details.
Journal of the American Orthodontic Society January-February 2013: Page 44
