PUBLISHED BY Wright Publishing Group, Inc. 726 Pasadena Avenue South St. Petersburg, FL 33707 (727) 343-5600 E-mail: lisa@wrightgrp.com www.wrightgrp.com ADVERTISING SALES & ANNUAL MEETING EXHIBIT MANAGER Kimberly Price Integrity Media Group 10706 Preserve Lake Drive Suite 6-110 Tampa, FL 33626 Toll Free: (800) 448-1601 x 5 Phone: (813) 749-0012 Fax: (813) 864-4454 E-mail: kprice@orthodontics.com ADVERTISING & EDITORIAL POLICY The American Orthodontic Society welcomes advertising in its publications as an important means of keeping the orthodontic practitioner informed of new and better products and services for the practice of orthodontics. Such advertising must be factual, dignified, tasteful and intended to provide useful product and service information. These standards apply to all product-specific promotional material submitted to the American Orthodontic Soci-ety. The publication of an advertisement is not to be construed as an endorsement or approval by the American Orthodontic Soci-ety unless the advertisement specifically includes an authorized statement that such approval or endorsement has been granted. The fact that an advertisement for a product, service or company has appeared in an Amer-ican Orthodontic Society publication will not be referred to in collateral advertising. The American Orthodontic Society reserves the right to accept or reject advertising at its sole discretion for any product or service submitted for publication. CONTRIBUTOR BIOGRAPHIES Ron Austin, DDS, has been in private practice in Tishomingo, OK for the past 28 years. He graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1973 and then with honors from the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry in 1979. He began a limited orthodontic practice in the early 1980s. In 1989, Austin began his Tip-Edge training and currently has over 500 cases in progress. Since 1994, he has been teaching the comprehensive hands-on course and, in 2007, introduced a mini-resi-dency course for members. He is a popular request for the Academy’s annual meeting program along with other speaking engagements. He actively served on the Academy’s Board of Directors from 1992-1993. In 1993, he earned Diplomate status in the Academy’s Tier Advancement Program. In 2007, he received the Charles D. Yates Distinguished Service Award, the Academy’s highest honor. He currently serves on AGpO’s Education Committee and as a Board Examiner for the Academy’s Tier Advance-ment Program. He is a current member of the Academy of Gp Orthodontics, American Dental Association, Oklahoma Dental Association and local dental societies. Kimberly K. Benkert, RDH, BSDH, MPH, COM, FAADH, lives and practices in the western suburban Chicago, IL area. She is a graduate of Loyola University, College of Dentistry, with a BS in Dental Hygiene and a Masters of Public Health in Policy and Admin-istration with a focus in Dental Public Health. She is Certified in Orofacial Myology through the IAOM and holds Fellowship status in Orofacial Myology in the American Academy of Dental Hygiene. Her office locations are in Glen Ellyn, and Naperville/Aurora, IL. She is a former faculty member at the University of Illinois-College of Dentistry, Kennedy-King Dental Hygiene program. Kimberly has been teaching and training dental hygienists, dentists, and speech-language pathologists in Orofacial Myology on a national and international basis since 1982. Courses are also offered seminar style, as internships, and web-based. Kimberly may be contacted at kbenkert@sbcglobal.net or 708-309-3844. Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH, FACE, is the coach at Career-Fusion, LLC (www.careerfusion.net) and HygieneFuison consult-ing. She is an expert in xylitol and remineralization technolo-gies and the author of The Purple Guide: Confronting Caries (www.rdhpurpleguide.com). COPYRIGHT © 2012. Journal of the American Orthodontic Society. The material in each issue of the JAOS is protected by copyright. None of it may be duplicated, reprinted or reproduced in any manner without express written consent from the publisher. All inquiries and/or requests should be submitted in writing to Wright Publishing Group, Inc. or via email at lisa@wrightgrp.com. David W. Jackson, DDS, FAGD, IBO, graduated from Baylor College of Dentistry in 1978. Dr. Jackson, a member of AOS and AGpO, as well as other professional organizations, lectures extensively for the American Orthodontic Society and the International Association for Orthodontics. His insight to the real world of orthodontics in the general practice is honest and informative. SUBSCRIPTIONS The Journal of the American Orthodontic Society is a benefit of membership for current American Orthodontic Society and Academy of Gp Orthodontics members. Annual subscriptions to the bi-monthly journal (6 issues per year) are available at a rate of $60/year for US residents, $120 USD/year for Canada and $150 USD/year internationally. Back issues are available at a rate of $10 per copy until supplies run out. To subscribe to the JAOS, please visit www.orthodontics.com. Ken Palmero has built the Palmero Health Care name by being a resource for Information on surface disinfectants and "Bearriers". He built and developed a great product line by creating the best products, such as those with the absolute best chemistry/delivery system available for their application. Constance Shuster, RDH, BS is the Member Outreach Coor-dinator for Scion Dental. She has clinical experience not only in general dentistry, but also orthodontics, pedodontics, prosthodontics, and periodontics. She studied Orofacial Myol-ogy is Los Angeles, CA and completed her internship in Pacific Palisades, CA. www.orthodontics.com May/June 2012 7
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