AOS MEMBERSHIP NEWS AOS Upcoming Ortho Courses A New Year Filled with New Learning Opportunities! For more information, visit our website at www.orthodontics.com or call (800) 448-1601. Dr. Chris Baker’s new iOrtho class, Comprehensive Interception Orthodontics and Craniofacial Orthopedics, begins Jan. 13-14 in San Antonio. This four-session course will equip the attendee with a confident understanding of the biologic basis of growth and development, tooth move-ment and functional appliances, diag-nosis and efficient clinical application. Learn to harness and orthopedically redirect growth to normalize appear-ance and function early. “Phase I and done!” Remaining session dates are March 2-3, April 20-21, June 29-30. (76 total CE hours) The new and improved Orthodon-tics in Today’s Dental Practice begins January 20-21 in Dallas. Taught by Dr. Bill Wyatt and Dr. Larry White, this intermediate concepts and tech-niques course is our only session-by-session offering and covers everything from patient consultation and diag-noses, treatment planning and thera-pies to identifying the different classes of malocclusions to archwire construc-tion and wire bending. Subsequent session dates: March 2-3, April 27-28, May 18-19. (16 CE hours per session) For a true clinical course, try Dr. Dave Jackson’s Premiere in Dallas. This six-session course consists of Thursday – Friday lecture and hands-on and Saturday in-office practice on live patients. This program is designed for dentists with little or no experience in orthodontics who want to incorporate it into their practice or progress from removable appli-ances to a comprehensive, fixed tech-nique. Session dates: March 1-3, Apr. 26-28, June 21-23, Aug. 23-25, Oct. 18-20, Nov. 29 -Dec. 1. (120 total CE hours) Dr. Joseph Schmidbauer’s Compre-hensive Orthodontic Education in Atlanta is a hands-on experience! This five-session course will teach the attendee case selection, proper diagno-sis, orthodontic records, predictable non-extraction treatment mechanics, and case finishing. It is ideally suited for the general dentist who has no orthodontic training other than dental school. Learn to treat 80% of malocclu-sions that walk through your door! Session dates: March 2-4, June 8-10, Aug. 17-19, Sept. 14-16, Nov. 9-11. (100 total CE hours) The American Orthodontic Society 2012 Officers & Directors President Mitchell S. Parker, DDS President-Elect Juan J. Solano, DDS Vice President Michael J. Newman, DDS Secretary-Treasurer W. Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD Immediate Past President Chris Baker, RN, DMD Dr. Leonard Carapezza (center) surrounded by his 2011 Early Treatment of Malocclusion class in Wayland, MA. Board of Directors Jeffrey H. Ahlin, DDS Azita Anissi, DDS Juan C. Echeverri, DDS Robert G. Gerety, DDS Joseph M. Haack, DDS Michael J. Newman, DDS Anne Mary Orr, DDS David M. Thorfinnson, DDS Bradford R. Williams, DDS William E. Wyatt, Sr., DDS And for the 1, 2, 3’s of orthodon-tics, head to Boston for Dr. Leonard Carapezza’s Early Treatment of Malocclusion course(s). Each session is arranged to give an in-depth study of the Straight-Wire system using state-of-the-art audio/visual proce-dures. These courses offer a unique opportunity for general and pediatric dentists to learn early treatment tech-niques in a private office setting. Dates for beginning course: March 22–24, May 3-5, July 12-14, Sept. 6-8. Advanced session dates: March 29-31, May 10-12, July 19-21, Sept. 13-15. (96 total CE hours) Dr. David Jackson (far left) with his 2011 Next Steps attendees. Board of Examiners Chris Baker, RN, DMD Jordan Balvich, DMD Leonard J. Carapezza, DMD Kenneth Ellis, DDS Debra Ettle-Resnick, DDS Joseph R. Schmidbauer, DDS Executive Director Thomas N. Chapman, CAE JAOS Editor Greg Cannizzo, DDS 44 November/December 2011 JAOS Do you regret not signing up for Dr. Jackson’s Cabo Connection last year? Well, you’ve got plenty of time to plan for the next Interceptive Orthodon-tics weekend May 25-27, 2012! During the three half-day sessions, Dr. Dave will update you on hot topics and current orthodontic techniques. This amazing weekend course provides you with a unique opportu-nity to improve your ortho skills and get valuable CE credits in one of the world’s most beautiful settings! (12 CE hours)
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