AGpO MEMBERSHIP NEWS Spring Refresher Brings Orthodontic Commaraderie I hope you are all having a nice spring and your orthodontic practices are growing! I have heard a great time was had by all who attended the 2012 Spring refresher held in conjunction with the IAO in beautiful San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was an amazing weekend of education and connecting with friends and colleagues. There were over 300 attendees from more than 20 coun-tries present at the meeting. The programs included some great speakers including Dr. Derek Mahony, Dr. Christopher Kesling, Dr. Keith Wilkerson and Dr. William Buckley. Thanks again to Adam and his staff for all their tireless efforts to contribute to AGpO's growth and commitment to excellent continuing education. Thanks again to Dr. Greg Cannizzo for his endless efforts in making this an amaz-ing journal, and thanks to all our amaz-ing instructors who give so much of their time and energy to offer so many courses to doctors and assistants. This helps us offer the best orthodontic treat-ment we can to our patients. And, last but not least, thanks to our membership who have chosen to be a part of Samuel L. Gutovitz, DDS our great organi-AGpO President zation! Please sign up now for our annual meeting which will be this September 21-23, 2012 in Hous-ton, TX. Again, Pediatric & Early Treat-ment will be the two-day lecture topic featuring Dr. Keith Wilkerson and Dr. Lenny Carapezza. Also, the new Dr. Charles D. Yates lecture series, which is free to all members, will feature Dr. Joseph O'Neil speaking on marketing. Hope to see you there! Remember to make time for the Spring 2013 refresher course in Plano, TX from April 17-21 at the Legacy Marriott. This area is a lot of fun and is known for great shops and restaurants all within walking distance of the hotel. The 2013 Annual Meeting will be a joint AGpO/AOS meeting to be held in Chicago on August 15-18 at the Inter-continental Hotel. Chicago is a great town and will make an outstanding backdrop for this late summer event! Thanks again and see you this fall! ® www.academygportho.com Academy of Gp Orthodontics 2012 Officers President Samuel L. Gutovitz, DDS President Elect Fred Der, DDS Vice President Kyle McCrea, DDS Secretary -Treasurer Eugene Boone, DDS Immediate Past-President Thomas Jacobson, DDS Board of Directors Steven Bradley, DDS Felicia Burridge, DDS Joseph Drinkwater, DDS Sherman Menser, DDS Leslie Penley, DDS Jill Snyder, DDS Kurt Stodola, DDS John Wells, DMD Advisory Board Ron Austin, DDS Greg Cannizzo, DDS Joe Fallin, DDS Roy Holexa, DDS Leslie Penley, DDS Bob Shirley, DDS Barry Sockel, DDS Walter L. Tippin, DDS Executive Director Adam Griswold Executive Director Emeritus Cynthia Bordelon 42 May/June 2012 JAOS Differential Straight-Arch Technique 3-Day Assistant’s Course Dr. Charles Young will be teach-ing the Academy’s three-day assistant course in Plano, TX, on July 26-July 29, 2012 with an optional Sunday session on cephalometric tracing and model analysis. The course is intended for assistants with little orthodontic training as well as a refresher course for the more experi-enced assistants. The course will give the chairside assistant a better under-standing of orthodontics and the Differential Straight-Arch ® tech-nique. 18 Continuing Education Hours will be given for Thursday, Friday and Saturday with an addi-tional 3 hours for Sunday morning. Assistants will be working in pairs on study casts from your office along with typodants from the Academy. Assistants will learn how to apply brackets, bands and auxiliaries using the Tip-Edge ® System. Dr. Young will cover the Tip-Edge ® stages of treat-ment, tracing of cephalometric x-rays and model analysis of arch length discrepancy. The Academy will provide a TP Orthodontics supply kit, which includes bracket kits, a straight shooter and carousel dispenser (a value of over $300 included with First Assistant tuition). A list of additional supplies needed from your office will be sent with course confirmation. This year’s course will meet at the Marriott Legacy Town Center. Lodg-ing is available with reservations made through the hotel. Course seating is limited. Registration dead-line is July 2, 2012. Register today at the Academy’s main office (800) 634-2027.
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