EDITOR’S WELCOME Greg Cannizzo, DDS, CDE, JAOS Editor 3617 Municipal Drive, McHenry, IL 60050 Phone: (815) 344-2282 • Fax: (815) 344-5815 Email: drgrc@joltmail.com ASSOCIATION STAFF Adam Griswold AGpO Executive Director Academy of Gp Orthodontics 509 E. Boydston St. Rockwall, TX 75087-3956 (800) 634-2027 E-mail: agriswold@academygportho.com Thomas N. Chapman, CAE AOS Executive Director American Orthodontic Society 11884 Greenville Avenue, Suite 112 Dallas, TX 75243 (800) 448-1601 E-mail: tchapman@orthodontics.com EDITORIAL STAFF Greg Cannizzo, DDS ............... AGpO Editor Jordan Balvich, DMD ................ AOS Co-Editor Jim Mcllwain, DDS, MSD .......... AOS Co-Editor Lisa A. Wright .................. AOS/AGpO Managing Editor Email: lisa@wrightgrp.com EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD Jeff Ahlin, DDS .................................AOS Ron Austin, DDS............................AGpO Chris Baker, RN, DMD......................AOS Eugene Boone, DDS.......................AGpO Steven Bradley, DDS ......................AGpO Felecia Burridge, DDS ....................AGpO Fred Der, DDS ................................AGpO Twana Farley-Duncan, DDS..............AOS Debra Ettle-Resnick, DDS .................AOS Joe Fallin, DDS...............................AGpO Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD..............AOS Sam Gutovitz, DDS........................AGpO Joe Haack, DDS .................................AOS Kevin J. Hester, DDS .........................AOS Roy Holexa, DDS ...........................AGpO David W. Jackson, DDS ....................AOS Thomas Jacobsen, DDS..................AGpO Kyle McCrea, DDS .........................AGpO Brian Olsen, DDS...........................AGpO Ann Mary Orr DDS...........................AOS Mitchell S. Parker, DDS.....................AOS Leslie R. Penley, DDS .....................AGpO Joseph R. Schmidbauer, DDS............AOS Robert Shirley, DDS .......................AGpO Jill Snyder, DDS .............................AGpO Barry Sockel, DDS ..........................AGpO Juan J. Solano, DDS ..........................AOS Kurt Stodola, DDS..........................AGpO David Thorfinnson, DDS..................AOS Walter Tippen, DDS.......................AGpO John Wells, DDS ............................AGpO Bradford R. Williams, DDS ...............AOS William Wyatt, Sr., DDS ...................AOS Embrace Change And Be A Lifelong Learner; Your Career Will Soar The humble little Sooty Sheerwater is one of nature’s world record holders for the longest annual migration of any bird. These seabirds, with a wingspan of not much more than a meter travel an incredible distance each year logging as much as 40,000 miles. Their journey begins in the spring from their breeding colonies in the southern Falk-land Islands to the northern Arctic waters to feed throughout the summer. Their circular route then takes them back down to their southern breeding grounds in the fall. They are regular globetrotters, moving from the south-ern to northern hemispheres and covering as much as 310 miles a day. So why do birds migrate such long distances? Of course, the answer is to ensure the survival of the species. The shearwaters find safe breeding grounds and then they pursue rich feeding areas across the oceans before returning again. If they were to stay in one spot for too long, they would soon die off. The word migration comes from the Latin word “migrates” which means change. It’s a reminder that we too need to continue to change if we are going to survive. Our present world is so dynamic that if we are unable to adapt to new tech-nologies, new markets and new methods of communication, we will be left behind. In the world of dentistry and orthodontics, change is continually happening. Unlike the sooty shearwater, we do not need to travel around the world for the change needed to survive. The information important to you and your orthodontic practice is brought right to you through the written and digital editions of this Journal. In addi-tion, each year our two great organiza-tions hold an Annual Meeting as well as countless courses to keep you up-to-date so that you can adapt to all that is new and necessary to survive. If you made the “flight” to Chicago in August, you were able to see first hand through the lectures and exhibit hall some of the changes that are occurring that can make you’re practice soar. If you were not able to attend, we will be looking for you to “migrate” over to Colorado next year. Change can be scary and it would be nice if we could get by without it, but our orthodontic and dental careers are reliant upon our ability to develop new skills and become life-long learn-ers. Let me encourage you today to not stay in one place too long. Continue to learn, continue to change, continue to grow and let us continue to give you the information, courses and skills to do it. Don’t be afraid of the change that’s going on around you, embrace the migration and find a way to thrive. 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