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 Jennifer L. Thornton 5925 Buttermere Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80906 (719) 375-0236 (888) 541-1823 fax E-mail: jennifer@thorntongrp.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. CONTRIBUTOR BIOGRAPHIES Elsa Alfonzo-Echeverri, DDS, FAAPD, is the Vice President of Echeverri Dental Center in Houston TX. She is fluent in both English and Spanish and is an international speaker having made presentations in Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Spain and the USA. She is also a member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the American Assn of Pediatric Dentistry and the AOS. Juan Carlos Echeverri, DDS, FAOS, After earning his DDS in his native country of Colombia, Dr. Echeverri moved to the US to pursue graduate studies. He received his Certificate of Maxillofacial Prosthetic Dentistry from LSU School of Dentistry in 1989 and his DDS from UT-Houston in 1992. Fluent in Spanish and English, he has lectured in Colombia, Venezuela, and Spain, in addition to the US and has published articles in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry and the Journal of the American Orthodontic Society. His private practice in Houston focuses on a comprehensive approach to the treatment of patients, including restorative, prosthetic, and implant dentistry, as well as minor oral surgery and orthodontics. Dr. Echeverri is a Diplomate of the AOS and currently serves on the Board. Ryan C. Galligan, DDS is a general dentist and maintains a solo private practice in Raleigh, NC. As a native of North Carolina, Dr. Galligan is a proud alumnus of his home state universities including undergraduate education at North Carolina State University and doctorate education in dentistry from the University of North Carolina. His practice emphasizes minimally invasive treatment for all family generations within his community and provides orthodontic care as a part of this treatment philosophy. Dr. Galligan has undergone extensive post-graduate continuing education in minimally invasive treatment and orthodontics and is an active member of the Academy of General Dentistry, the American Orthodontic Society, and the World Congress of Minimally Invasive Dentistry. Dr. Galligan can be reached for comments at: ryan@galliganfamilydentistry.com William G. Harris BSc DDS graduated from the University of Alberta Dental School in 1982. He is licensed in Alberta, Canada and California, USA. His main office is All North Dental, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1H 5P4. 403-320-1100. He is married and has 5 children and 2 grandchildren. COPYRIGHT © 2013. 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. 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 organizations, lectures exten-sively 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. Michael Miyasaki, DDS currently maintains a fee-for-service practice in Sacramento, CA, focusing on aesthetics and function. Soft tissue and hard tissue lasers have been a part of his practice for over 16 years. Dr. Miyasaki is the founder of Principle-based Dentistry, International. In addition to his lectures, he has numerous internationally published articles. He acts as a consultant to numerous manufacturers and hasserved as Editor–in-Chief of Dental Product Shopper. Miyasaki’s primary focus today is bringing information to doctors and their teams to provide the best treatment for their patients, thereby, enhancing their practices’ success. G. Dave Singh, DDSc, PhD, BDS was born, educated and trained in England. He is currently President of BioModeling Solutions, LLC. He is also Director of Continuing Education for the SMILE Foundation, USA; a Senior Instructor/Consultant/Fellow for the International Asso-ciation for Orthodontics; Academic Fellow of the World Federation of Orthodontists; and a Member of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, and Charter Member of the Appliance Therapy Practitioners Association. Previously, he was a Visiting Professor in Orthodontics (Malaysia), Associate Professor at the Univer-sity of Puerto Rico, USA, and an Adjunct Professor at Portland State University. He has been published extensively in the orthodontic and dental literature, and is co-author of a book entitled “Epigenetic Orthodontics in Adults”. Dr. Singh has lectured nationally and internationally in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. 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. www.orthodontics.com July/August 2013 7
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