AGpO MEMBERSHIP NEWS Great Things Keep Happening In Your Academy This is my 4th president’s message, so I am sure by now you would understand how excited I am about all that is going on during our 25th year. I am really excited. Many great things are continuing to happen within your Academy. First, the “My AGpO “, question-and-answer section has been getting a lot of traffic. Please don’t be shy, post something, a comment, a compliment or any questions in regards to Tip-Edge. You’ll get a reply. The replies I have read to date are extremely helpful in moving cases along. Have a read, and I’m sure you’ll agree. Secondly, Dr. Wilkerson along with host and co-clinical instructor Dr. Vasut, just started the Early Treatment Course. A good number of doctors have signed up, and and it is a great complement to the Tip-Edge standard 12-session course. Check it out or let a friend know. Fred Der, DDS AGpO President Dr. Austin’s Advance course, which I have attended and have had the pleasure of participating in, will surely fill in the final gaps and help all Tip Edger’s by presenting so many added tips and tricks involved with starting and finishing your cases. This course is a great addition to your toolbox. Finally, this year's Spring Refresher was held in Plano, Texas on April 19-21 and it was a great meet-ing. All of the sessions were presented by Academy instructors. Many of the attendees took advantage of the case troubleshooting session. All of the lectures were helpful in providing pearls for everything from diagnosis to finishing. Being at these get-togethers always feels like a family reunion to me. Until next time, please remember to introduce yourself to me at the annual meeting this summer in Chicago. See you all then, Fred Der Dr. Chris Kesling To Speak This years Annual Meeting will be August 15th through the 18th in Chicago at the Intercontinen-tal Hotel. Feature speaker Dr. Chris Kesling will lecture on “The Tip-Edge Plus Advantage.” Dr. Kesling is an adjunct clinical professor at Case Western Reserve Department of Orthodontics and assistant clinical professor at The Center for Advanced Dental Education Orthodontics Department at Saint Louis University. Dr. Kesling, a Diplomate for the American Board of Orthodontics, and uses Tip-Edge appliances at his clinic in LaPorte Indiana. As the son of Dr. Peter Kesling developer of the Tip-Edge bracket and the Differential Straight Arch Technique Dr. Chris has seen and completed thousands of cases using Tip-Edge appliances and light intra-oral forces. Attending one of Dr. Keslings lectures is a must for any practitioner who has used or been interested in using the Tip-Edge appliance. Make sure to make Dr. Kesling’s lecture on Saturday August 17th the center piece of your visit to the Chicago Annual Meeting. His review of patients treated successfully with out headgear, Herbst appliances, TAD’s and removal appliances employing the light intra-oral forces of the Differen-tial Straight Arch Technique is a must for any practitioner who has had difficulties trying to correct deep overbites as well as severe Class II and III malocclusions. www.orthodontics.com May/June 2013 43
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