AOS MEMBERSHIP NEWS AOS Upcoming Ortho Courses The American Orthodontic Society is proud to say that the latter half of 2010 provides more exciting chances for continuing education than the AOS has ever offered! June is a great time to be in Denver! That’s when Dr. Leonard Carapezza, an instructor with over 25 years of clinical experience in pediatric orthodontics, will conduct his two-day course, Early Treatment of Malocclusion. If you are interested in this essential course, please contact the AOS offices ASAP, as the dates are June 4-5, 2010! The American Orthodontic Society 2010 Officers & Directors President & JAOS Co-Editor Jordan J. Balvich, DMD President-Elect Chris Baker, RN, DMD Vice President Mitchell S. Parker, DDS Secretary-Treasurer John N. Hanchon, DDS Immediate Past President Arturo R. Gutierrez, DDS Board of Directors Azita Anissi, DDS Debra Ettle-Resnick, DDS Robert G. Gerety, DDS Joseph M. Haack, DDS Michael Newman, DDS Juan J. Solano, DDS David M. Thorfinnson, DDS William E. Wyatt, Sr., DDS Board of Examiners Chris Baker, RN, DMD W. Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD David W. Jackson, DDS Joseph R. Schmidbauer, DDS Executive Director Thomas N. Chapman, CAE JAOS Editor Greg Cannizzo, DDS 48 May/June 2010 JAOS Dr. Chris Baker and Dr. Gil Carney will be teaching in San Antonio on June 4-6, 2010. They will present their 12-Hour Occlusion Course lecture and participation class. Transform your life and grow your practice with easy, improved diagnostics and increase your aligner therapy success rate! Attend class in the mornings and enjoy the famed River Walk in the afternoons. If you’re unable to make it to San Anto- nio, this class will be repeated in Balti- more, MD June 18-19, 2010. Beginning the weekend of June 4- 6, 2010 and running for five sessions, Dr. Joseph Schmidbauer and Dr. Jordan Balvich are offering their Comprehensive Orthodontic Education in Atlanta, GA. Using the Dr. Robert G. Gerety treatment philos- ophy and mechanics, learn to confi- dently treat 80 percent of malocclu- sions that walk through your door! The course will continue the week- ends of August 6-8; September 17-19; and November 12-14, 2010. Fall is full of more ways to fill your continuing education needs. Beginning in early September, Dr. David Jackson continues his level one The Missing Piece – Basic Straight Wire Course, first in Dallas, TX September 24-26 and then in Houston, TX -October 1-3, 2010. This four-session, hands-on course focuses on learning and implement- ing a proven system for orthodontic diagnosis and treatment that could add $180,000 of revenue to your practice each year! Also with Dr. Jackson, The Connection Update. These weekend lectures held in Dallas, TX, September 17-19 (Molar Distilization) and in Houston, TX March 25-27, 2011 (Palatal Expan- sion) will keep you connected! In September, Dr. Chris Baker begins her five-session Orthodontics And Craniofacial Orthopedics - Comprehensive Class – Course I. This is your comprehensive hands-on course to learn the stomatognathic system and how it relates to orthodontics and all aspects of dentistry! Beginning September 23-24 in Phoenix, AZ and then in Baltimore, MD October 1-2. Dr. Baker teams with Dr. Carney again for their follow-up Orthodon- tics And Craniofacial Orthope- dics - Mastermind Advanced – Course II in Houston, TX. Beginning November 19-20, this five-session lecture and hands-on seminar is customized to your needs! Dr. Robert Gerety Scholarship Recipient Recognized On March 31, 2010, at a luncheon in Oklahoma City, AOS Executive Direc- tor Thomas Chapman had the privilege of awarding the 2010 Robert G. Gerety Scholarship for Academic Excellence to Blaire A. Bowers of the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry. Ms. Bowers obtained her BS from the University of Oklahoma in 2006 with a 3.98 GPA and she is now in her final year of dental school. In addi- tion to working part-time in a dental practice since 2002, this dedicated and busy young woman has been a teaching assistant for second-year dental students in orthodontics since August of 2009 and tutored dental hygiene students in oral pathology in 2008. Currently vice-president of her class, Ms. Bowers also served as Community Service Chair for the American Student Dental Association (ASDA), secretary of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Student Association, and has been a volunteer for Kids Day, which provides free dental services to under- privileged children. Awarded annually since 2000 by the AOS Foundation, the Dr. Robert G. Gerety Scholarship is proud to recognize outstanding academic achievement with an emphasis on performance in orthodontic course work. The AOS Charitable Foundation provides educational grants only through the generous support of our members. If you would like to know more about our scholarship program or assist by pledging funds, please contact our Executive Director Tom Chapman at (800) 448-1601.
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