Volume 11, Issue 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Features 16 Orthodontic Bonding Agents & Adhesives By Paul Gange 26 Transforming Lives One Smile at a Time By Chris Baker, RN, DMD 30 Creating Beautiful Smiles: By Tom Hughes, DDS 16 Advantages of Comprehensive Orthodontics with Porcelain or Clear Brackets Versus Aligner Therapy 36 Ortho Lab Terminology 101 By Daryl Mathias, CDT 40 The Value of Dentists Teaching Dentists: AOS Expands Educational Reach 22 Departments 8 Ortho Industry News 12 Orthobites: Continuing Education By David W. Jackson, DDS, FAGD, IBO 26 22 Case Report: Distalizing Upper Molars By Jeffrey Gerhardt, DDS and Bert Vasut, DDS 42 AGpO Membership News 44 AOS Membership News 30 On the cover: Dr. Jeffrey Gerhardt practices general dentistry and orthodontics in Cedar Park, TX. He is an orthodontic instructor for the Academy of Gp Orthodontics 12 session hands on orthodontic course and a member of the ADA, TDA and Capital Area Dental Association. Cover photography by: Tony Molleur Photography This peer-reviewed journal is published as the official publication of the American Orthodontic Society and the Academy of Gp Orthodontics. www.orthodontics.com May/June 2011 5