AOS MEMBERSHIP NEWS AOS Upcoming Ortho Courses Mild Winter, Hot Classes! Dr. Leonard Carapezza’s Early Treatment of Malocclusion course(s) begin in Boston this month. These courses offer a unique opportunity for general and pediatric dentists to learn early treatment techniques in a private office setting. Each session is arranged to give an in-depth study of the Straight-Wire system using state-of-the-art audio/visual proce-dures. Dates for beginning course: March 22–24, May 3-5, July 12-14, Sept. 6-8. Advanced session dates: March 29-31, May 10-12, July 19-21, Sept. 13-15. (96 total CE hours) Dr. David Jackson will teach you how to take your practice to the next level in his 4-session Next Steps course in Dallas. This Level 2 continuum is designed for the practitioner who has completed a basic course or who has been prac-ticing Ortho and would like an update on latest techniques. Session dates for this lecture and hands-on course: March 23-25, May 18-20, August 10-12, Septem-ber 7-9. (80 total CE hours) In conjunction with Dr. Jackson’s Next Steps , Susan Coffey, RDA, will be teaching her Basic and Advanced Empowered class to assistants. These two-session courses empower your assistants and auxiliaries with valuable orthodontic techniques and knowledge through hands-on exer-cises. Basic course runs March 23-24 and May 18-19. Advanced dates are August 10-11 and September 7-8. (16 credit hours per session) Dr. Bill Wyatt and Dr. Larry White’s Orthodontics in Today’s Dental Practice will continue with session 3 April 27-28. This intermediate concepts and techniques course is our only session-by-session offering and covers everything from patient consultation and diagnoses, treat-ment planning and therapies to identifying the different classes of malocclusions to archwire construction and wire bending. Final session is May 18-19. (16 CE hours per session) Cabo San Lucas, Mexico will be the picturesque setting for Dr. David Jackson’s Interceptive Orthodontics Update Weekend May 25-27! During three half-day sessions, Dr. Dave will update you on hot topics and current orthodontic techniques. This amazing weekend course provides you with a unique opportunity to improve your ortho skills and get valuable CE credits in one of the world’s most beautiful settings! (12 CE hours) (Visit www.hilton-loscabos.com Special rates for course registrants.) Dr. Chris Baker will be in Balti-more for another round of her iOrtho Interception Orthodontics weekend class July 20-21. This lecture and participation class demonstrates iPad technology in diagnosing child patients and utilizing resources for cephalometric trac-ing and treatment planning. Each participant will receive an iPad! (13 CE hours) If you’re looking way ahead on your calendar, Robin Schmid-bauer will teach her Basic Straight Wire for Assistants class September 14-16 in conjunc-tion with session #4 of Dr. Joe Schmidbauer’s Comprehensive Orthodontic Education class in Atlanta. (16 CE hours) You can always stay abreast of AOS courses on www.orthodontics.com! The American Orthodontic Society 2012 Officers & Directors President Mitchell S. Parker, DDS President-Elect Juan J. Solano, DDS Vice President Michael J. Newman, DDS Secretary-Treasurer W. Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD Immediate Past President Chris Baker, RN, DMD Board of Directors Jeffrey H. Ahlin, DDS Azita Anissi, DDS Juan C. Echeverri, DDS Robert G. Gerety, DDS Joseph M. Haack, DDS Michael J. Newman, DDS Anne Mary Orr, DDS David M. Thorfinnson, DDS Bradford R. Williams, DDS William E. Wyatt, Sr., DDS Board of Examiners Chris Baker, RN, DMD Jordan Balvich, DMD Leonard J. Carapezza, DMD Kenneth Ellis, DDS Debra Ettle-Resnick, DDS Joseph R. Schmidbauer, DDS Executive Director Thomas N. Chapman, CAE JAOS Editor Greg Cannizzo, DDS 44 March/April 2012 JAOS Scan with your smartphone to view all course details.
Journal of the American Orthodontic Society March-April 2012: Page 44
