PUBLISHED BY Wright Publishing Group, Inc. 726 Pasadena Avenue South St. Petersburg, FL 33707 (727) 343-5600 E-mail: lisa@wrightgrp.com www.wrightgrp.com ADVERTISING SALES & ANNUAL MEETING EXHIBIT MANAGER Kimberly Price Integrity Media Group 10706 Preserve Lake Drive Suite 6-110 Tampa, FL 33626 Phone: (813) 749-0012 Fax: (813) 864-4454 E-mail: kprice@orthodontics.com ADVERTISING & EDITORIAL POLICY The American Orthodontic Society welcomes advertising in its publications as an important means of keeping the orthodontic practitioner informed of new and better products and services for the practice of orthodontics. Such advertising must be factual, dignified, tasteful and intended to provide useful product and service information. These standards apply to all product-specific promotional material submitted to the American Orthodontic Soci-ety. The publication of an advertisement is not to be construed as an endorsement or approval by the American Orthodontic Soci-ety unless the advertisement specifically includes an authorized statement that such approval or endorsement has been granted. The fact that an advertisement for a product, service or company has appeared in an Amer-ican Orthodontic Society publication will not be referred to in collateral advertising. The American Orthodontic Society reserves the right to accept or reject advertising at its sole discretion for any product or service submitted for publication. COPYRIGHT © 2010. Journal of the American Orthodontic Society. The material in each issue of the JAOS is protected by copyright. None of it may be duplicated, reprinted or reproduced in any manner without express written consent from the publisher. All inquiries and/or requests should be submitted in writing to Wright Publishing Group, Inc. or via email at lisa@wrightgrp.com. SUBSCRIPTIONS The Journal of the American Orthodontic Society is a benefit of membership for current American Orthodontic Society and Academy of Gp Orthodontics members. Annual subscriptions to the bi-monthly journal (6 issues per year) are available at a rate of $60/year for US residents, $120 USD/year for Canada and $150 USD/year internationally. Back issues are available at a rate of $10 per copy until supplies run out. To subscribe to the JAOS, please visit www.orthodontics.com. CONTRIBUTOR BIOGRAPHIES Raphael Greenfield, DDS, MScD as a honors graduate of Howard University College of Dentistry, Dr. Greenfield received a MS in Orthodontics from Boston University in 1973 and continued as a clinical instructor until 1976. He became a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics in 1984 and exhibited his board cases at the A.A.O. meeting that same year. Lecturing nationally and abroad on his 98.5% nonextraction treatment philosophy, he presented his “Coordinated Arch Development®” philosophy at the 1996, 2003 and 2004 scientific sessions of the American Association of Orthodontists. Publishing extensively in 1999, Dr. Greenfield is the originator of five scientific patents and successfully treating more than 10,000 nonextraction patients over 30 years. David W. Jackson, DDS, FAGD, IBO graduated from Baylor College of Dentistry in 1978. Dr. Jackson, a member of AOS and AGpO, as well as other professional organi-zations, operates two highly successful practices in Farmersville and Rowlett, Texas and employs over 25 people. He lectures extensively for the American Orthodontic Society and the International Association for Orthodontics. His insight to the real world of orthodontics in the general practice is honest and informative. Find out about upcom-ing seminars at orthoplusseminars.com. Jorge Landa, DMD is a Pediatric Dentist from South Florida. He graduated from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in 2007. Dr. Landa completed his specialty training in pediatric dentistry at Tufts University and the Floating Hospital for Children in Boston, Ma. During his time in residency, Dr. Landa was involved in organizing the dental component of the Tufts Medical Center Cleft Palate Team, and was the recipient of the prestigious Dr. Waldemar Brehm Scholarship in Early Orthodontics. Currently Dr. Landa is in private practice in Palmetto Bay, Florida. Marla Merritt is the Director of Sales and Marketing for OrthoBanc, LLC. She has over 20 years of experience in financial services and credit reporting. Marla was recently awarded Exhibitor Magazine’s All Star Award for OrthoBanc’s marketing efforts at the American Association of Orthodontists Annual Session, 2009, in Boston. OrthoBanc, LLC provides payment management services to over 2000 practices and operates as OrthoBanc, DentalBanc, PaymentBanc and TuitionBanc. Mark Palmerino, CFP is a Senior Financial Consultant with CCR Wealth Manage-ment, LLC. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1985 from Cornell University. Before joining CCR Wealth Management in 2003, Mr. Palmerino worked for Morgan Stanley, specializing in wealth management for high-net-worth individuals and for Smith Barney, where he earned the Retirement Plan Specialist designation. Mr. Palmerino is a Representative Investment Advisor and holds Series 7, 63, 65, and life and health insurance licenses. He is on the Board of Trustees of Harrington Memorial Hospital and is active in numerous nonprofit organizations. Alfred Rich, DMD is an assistant clinical professor and part-time member of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry. He received his DMD degree, MDS, and Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry from the University of Pittsburgh. He has authored multiple publications in the professional literature and has special research interest in nasal and oral airways. He also has the responsibility for monitoring the status of the research projects for the postdoctoral program. J. Wellington (Skip) Truitt, BS, DDS received his Bachelor of Science degree from Texas Christian University and his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Baylor Univer-sity. He has maintained a private dental practice in Gainesville, Texas, since 1967. He also acts as a consultant to other private medical and dental practices around the world. His professional affiliations include the American & Texas Dental Associations, the Amer-ican Association for Functional Orthodontics, the International Association for Orthodontics, and the Australian Association of Functional Orthodontics. Dr. Truitt has co-authored four text books and published numerous papers world wide on the subjects of Maxillofacial Orthopedics, Orthodontics, and TMD Therapy. In addition he conducts a series of international seminars on these topics through the Clinical Foundation of Orthopedics & Orthodontics, which are also available on a DVD series. Dr. Truitt may be contacted at skipcfoo@sudden-link.net. Please visit www.cfoo.com. Livier Carreon-Truitt, DDS, MS graduated from the Universidad de Guadala-jara, Mexico in 1985. Her practice has been limited exclusively to orthodontics since 2002 in Guadalajara, Mexico. She holds a M.S. degree in orthodontics from the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara. Dr. Carreon-Truitt teaches with her husband, Dr. Skip Truitt for Clinical Foundation of Orthopedics, Orthodontics & TMD in Australia, Thailand, Singapore, South Africa, Mexico, Ireland, Norway, Germany, and United Kingdom. She has published numerous articles in the United States, Latin American, & European journals. www.orthodontics.com July/August 2010 7
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