AOS MEMBERSHIP NEWS AOS Upcoming Ortho Courses The American Orthodontic Society 2013 Officers & Directors President Juan J. Solano, DDS President-Elect Michael J. Newman, DDS Vice President David M. Thorfinnson, DDS Secretary-Treasurer W. Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD Immediate Past President Mitchell S. Parker, DDS Be in Dallas April 5 and 6 for our annual Orthodontic Review Course! Presented by the Academy of Diplomates, this two-day didactic course is taught by our team of instruc-tors and examiners for AOS members striving to reach Board Eligible and/or Diplomate status. (14 CE hours) Dr. Jackson’s Level 2 Inter-mediate/Advanced course begins April 12 – 14 in Dallas. This is a four-session course designed for the practitioner who has completed a basic course and/or for one who would like updates on the latest orthodontic concepts and tech-niques. Learn how to bend and torque arch wire, when to distal-ize, reposition, or extract, and how to treat Class III patients. (80 CE hours) Dr. Dave will be teaching in Cabo again May 23 -25! Learn when to be done with Phase I with Case Finishing in Phase I – Interceptive Orthodontics . Three half-days of learning combined with three half-days of fun in the sun at the elegant Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort on the breathtaking Baja Penisula! (12 CE hours) Speaking of finishing, Dr. Chris Baker has announced an Orthodontic Finishing weekend course in Dallas June 21 and 22. Gain a clear under-standing of the goals and objec-tives of a finished comprehen-sive orthodontic case and how to optimize retention through this lecture and hands-on class. (15 CE hours) Have you got our Annual Meeting on your calendar? It’s August 15 – 19, and we’re going back to exciting Chicago! Stay tuned; speaker information coming soon. Board of Directors Jeffrey H. Ahlin, DDS Juan C. Echeverri, DDS Twana Farley-Duncan, DDS Robert G. Gerety, DDS Emeritus Joseph M. Haack, DDS Kevin J. Hester, DDS Anne Mary Orr, DDS Bradford R. Williams, DDS William E. Wyatt, Sr., DDS Emeritus 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 2013 JAOS You can always stay abreast of AOS courses on www.orthodontics.com! Scan with your smartphone to view all course details.