AGpO MEMBERSHIP NEWS Get Refreshed With Springtime Continuing Dental Education Tom Jacobsen, DDS Look beyond the teeth! This is the call to arms being pounded into our heads in the Sleep Disturbed Breathing Class I’m currently taking. This issue of your Journal also touches on the topic of airways and sleep apnea, subjects that will be gaining increased importance as the health of Americans declines. Perhaps more importantly, the treatment of Obstruc-tive Sleep Apnea is an area that will force dentists and physicians into a close collaboration, a trend that will have benefits for both of the professions. Our Spring Refresher scheduled for May 20–22 in Plano, Texas is fast approaching. Our own Dr. Ron Austin will be presenting, a guarantee of a great review of the Tip-Edge technique titled “Practical Tip-Edge”. I might add here that I have had the plea-sure of attending Dr. Austin’s mini-residency in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. It is a great way to get down and dirty in the Tip-Edge trenches. If you need some AGpO President instruction on the practical side of Tip-Edge mechanics, this would be it. I highly recommend this course to both new graduates of the 12-session hands-on course as well as the veterans of our many Tip-Edge classes. As you’re reading this, I hope that the springtime signs of our planet refreshing herself are beginning to become evident. In my remote little part of Alaska, the skunk cabbage will be emerging and the bears will be waking up. Refresh yourself by reading this issue of your Journal, then attend the AGpO refresher in Plano this May. See you there. Take care, Tom Jacobsen, DDS AGpO Spring Refresher Presents Dr. Ron Austin in Plano, TX The Academy of GP Orthodontics is pleased to present the 2011 Spring Refresher course featuring Dr. Ron Austin. Dr. Austin will present his highly acclaimed practi-cal “Tip-Edge” course in Plano, TX. this year. This three day event will take place on Friday, May 20, 2011 through Sunday, May 22, 2011 at the Marriott Legacy Towne Ron Austin, DDS Center. Experience is a great teacher. Dr. Austin now has over 2000 completed Tip Edge ® cases to give the attendee at this year’s refresher a wealth of practi-cal knowledge. The Tip-Edge Guide is essential to treat-ing our patients but only 50% of our patients follow the Guide. Dr. Austin will teach you how to treat all your Tip-Edge ® cases. A few of the topics to be discussed include: Diagnosis-with a special lecture on understanding subdivision cases; and when/where to extract. Ī Stage I-to include “The Austin Protraction Technique” Ī Stage II-knowing when/how to protract the molars. Ī Stage III-sidewinders vs. NiTi deep funnel; rectan-gular wire vs round wires. Ī Finishing-the Alpha and the Omega. Ī Pearls, pearls, pearls-over 100 pearls not found in the Guide to make treatment easier. This will be a three day event of intense learning. So come prepared to take your Tip-Edge ® orthodontic practice to the next level. Don’t miss the opportunity to improve and refresh your orthodontic skills and network with other dentists and pedodontists who practice orthodontics. www.orthodontics.com March/April 2011 59
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