EDITOR’S WELCOME Greg Cannizzo, DDS, CDE, JAOS Editor 3617 Municipal Drive, McHenry, IL 60050 Phone: (815) 344-2282 • Fax: (815) 344-5815 Email: drgrc@joltmail.com ASSOCIATION STAFF Adam Griswold AGpO Executive Director Academy of Gp Orthodontics 509 E. Boydston St. Rockwall, TX 75087-3956 (800) 634-2027 E-mail: agriswold@academygportho.com Thomas N. Chapman, CAE AOS Executive Director American Orthodontic Society 11884 Greenville Avenue, Suite 112 Dallas, TX 75243 (800) 448-1601 E-mail: tchapman@orthodontics.com EDITORIAL STAFF Greg Cannizzo, DDS ............... AGpO Editor Jordan Balvich, DMD ................ AOS Co-Editor Jim Mcllwain, DDS, MSD .......... AOS Co-Editor Lisa A. Wright .................. AOS/AGpO Managing Editor Email: lisa@wrightgrp.com EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD Azita Anissi, DDS ..............................AOS Robert Allen, DDS..........................AGpO Ron Austin, DDS............................AGpO Chris Baker, RN, DMD......................AOS Eugene Boone, DDS.......................AGpO Felecia Burridge, DDS ....................AGpO Marc Dandois, DDS .......................AGpO Fred Der, DDS ................................AGpO Drew Ellenwood, DDS ...................AGpO Debra Ettle-Resnick, DDS .................AOS Joe Fallin, DDS...............................AGpO Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD..............AOS Sam Gutovitz, DDS........................AGpO Arturo Gutierrez, DDS ......................AOS Joe Haack, DDS .................................AOS Roy Holexa, DDS ...........................AGpO David W. Jackson, DDS ....................AOS Thomas Jacobson, DDS .................AGpO Kyle McCrea, DDS .........................AGpO Michael Newman, DDS ....................AOS Mitchell S. Parker, DDS.....................AOS Leslie R. Penley, DDS .....................AGpO Kurt Raack, DDS ............................AGpO Joseph R. Schmidbauer, DDS............AOS Robert Shirley, DDS .......................AGpO Barry Sockel, DDS ..........................AGpO Juan J. Solano, DDS ..........................AOS Kurt Stodola, DDS..........................AGpO David Thorfinnson, DDS..................AOS Walter Tippen, DDS.......................AGpO Helen B. Tran, DDS........................AGpO Michael Wilkerson, DDS ...............AGpO William Wyatt, Sr., DDS ...................AOS Challenges Keep Us Energized Fish stories are always a favorite of mine, but this one is special because it has a message that we all need to occasionally visit. So read on as I share this story and its message. The Japanese love fresh fish, however, the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades. To feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and set out further. The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish. If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish were not fresh, and the Japanese did not like the taste. To solve this problem, fishing companies installed freezers on the boats; this way, the fishermen could catch the fish and freeze them at sea. However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen fish, and they did not like frozen fish. As a result, the frozen fish brought in a lower price. The fishing companies needed to return with fresh fish, so they installed fish tanks on the boats. The fishermen would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks, fin to fin. After a little thrashing around, the fish stopped moving because they were tired and dull, but alive. Unfortunately, the Japanese could still taste the difference, because the fish didn’t move for days, they lost their fresh fish taste. The Japanese preferred the lively taste of fresh fish, not slug-gish fish. So, how did the Japanese fishing companies solve this problem? To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put the fish in the tanks, but they added a small shark to each tank. The shark would eat a few fish, but most of the fish arrived in a very lively state because they were challenged. What applies to keeping fish fresh and vital applies to us as well. L. Ron Hubbard said, “Man thrives oddly enough only in the presence of a chal-lenging environment.” Challenges keep us energized. During this upcoming new year, let both our organizations, the American Orthodontic Society and the Academy of GP Orthodontics challenge and revi-talize you. Get rid of that sluggish fish taste and become more involved in your organization. Become more active on your Board. Renew the challenge of adding to and recharging your orthodontic knowledge. Become a Fellow or a Diplomate or start your tier advancement. Organize a table clinic. Attend the combined 2011 annual meeting in Atlanta this September with your team and the AOS and AGpO. Put together a case study or article for this Journal. Read JAOS from cover to cover when it arrives. Check out the digital version of JAOS online. Instead of avoiding challenges, jump into them, beat the heck out of them, meet your goals, and then set bigger ones. You have resources, skills and abilities to make a difference; so make a difference with us. 2011 is just around the corner, so put a shark in your tank and see how far you can really go! 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