AOS MEMBERSHIP NEWS AOS Upcoming Ortho Courses With courses in Baltimore, Houston, Dallas, Kansas City, Phoenix, Boston, Ft. Lauderdale, and NOW Atlanta, we are conducting classes every week of the year. Don’t miss out on the best orthodontic continuing education anywhere! Visit our website at ww.orthodontics.com or call (800) 448-1601. The American Orthodontic Society 2010 Officers & Directors President & JAOS Co-Editor Jordan J. Balvich, DMD President-Elect Chris Baker, RN, DMD Vice President Mitchell S. Parker, DDS Secretary-Treasurer John N. Hanchon, DDS Immediate Past President Arturo R. Gutierrez, DDS Board of Directors Azita Anissi, DDS Debra Ettle-Resnick, DDS Robert G. Gerety, DDS Joseph M. Haack, DDS Michael Newman, DDS Juan J. Solano, DDS David M. Thorfinnson, DDS William E. Wyatt, Sr., DDS Board of Examiners Chris Baker, RN, DMD W. Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD David W. Jackson, DDS Joseph R. Schmidbauer, DDS Executive Director Thomas N. Chapman, CAE JAOS Editor Greg Cannizzo, DDS 54 July/August 2010 JAOS Dr. David Jackson will begin his four-session Level 1 course, The Missing Piece: Basic Straight Wire Course, in Dallas, TX the weekend of September 24-26, and then in Houston, TX beginning October 1-3. This hands-on course focuses on learning and implementing a proven system for orthodontic diagnosis and treatment that could add over $100,000 of revenue to your practice each year! The Connection Update is a weekend lecture series provided by Dr. David Jackson. Topics include “Molar Distilization” in Dallas, TX on September 17-19 and “Palatal Expan-sion” in Houston, TX on March 25-27, 2011. Both will keep you up-to-date! Dr. Chris Baker begins her five-session, Orthodontics And Craniofacial Orthope-dics: Comprehensive Class Course I in Phoenix, AZ, September 24-25, 2010. In this comprehensive hands-on course, Dr. Baker teaches the stomatognathic system and how it relates not only to orthodontics, but all aspects of dentistry! A second five-session course begins in Baltimore, MD October 1-2, 2010. Dr. Baker teams with Dr. Gil Carney for their follow-up course, Orthodontics And Craniofacial Orthopedics: Mastermind Advanced Course II, in Houston, TX begin-ning on November 19-20, 2010. This five-session seminar is both lecture and hands-on. Dr. Robert Gerety Scholarship Recipient Blaire Bowers is flanked by Dr. Frans Currier (Left) and Dr. Steve Young (Right) of the University of Oklahoma School of Dentistry. And, by popular demand, Mrs. Kay Gerety will offer her Basic Straight-Wire for Assistants course in conjunction with Dr. Joe Schmidbauer’s fourth session of his Compre-hensive Course in Atlanta, GA, Nov. 12-14. You can’t afford to miss this opportunity to train your staff in the basics of chairside orthodontic assisting! AOS Heads to Houston for Education & Networking The American Orthodontic Society has assembled an outstanding educational program for both doctors and dental staff that will be led by 14 outstanding speakers. And, as usual, an engaging spouse/guest program is incorporated into this year’s meeting. We invite you to come a day early and unwind at Wildcat Golf Course. There’s tennis, a fabulous tour and artistic endeavors, not to mention an exploration of space without ever leaving the ground! Need more reasons NOT to miss? • Clear Correct workshop at a SPECIAL reduced rate • Monitoring session with AOS Diplo-mates • 30 industry companies offering amazing discounts • A total of 25 hours of outstanding orthodontic CE units Houston’s Hotel InterContinental will be the site for the 2010 AOS Annual Meeting on October 28-31. Sign up now for a week-end of relaxation, motivation and education! Watch your mailboxes for the meeting brochure and registration form or check our website at www.orthodontics.com. We’ll see you in Houston!