AOS MEMBERSHIP NEWS Professional Friendships Increase Learning The benefits of annual meetings remain for months after the last light has been extinguished and the last farewell hug given. For the Parker household, our recent meeting in Atlanta was especially meaningful as I assumed the presidency for the coming year of the finest and proudest educational association in America. When I look at the profound impact that orthodon-tics has had on my career and multiply that by the thou-sands that have learned at the feet of individuals like Drs. Bob Gerety, Bill Wyatt, Dave Jackson, Chris Baker, and Len Carapezza, I understand the true value of what we provide to the dental community. I am humbled to be your president and assure you that quality education remains “priority one” for this organization. Our Educa-tion Committee chairman, Dr. Jeff Ahlin, and myself (mparkerdds@bigriver.net) would appreciate your ideas and suggestions on how we can better serve your educa-tional needs. Secondly, I will work to grow our commu-nity relationships with both the Academy of General Dentistry and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. From partnering with the AGD on their legislative advocacy trips to partnering with the AAPD for educational programs, we will aggressively seek all opportuni-ties to further our collaboration with these two organizations. Finally, I want all our members to look ahead at next year’s annual meeting. Mitchell S. Parker, DDS NOW is the time to plan to AOS President attend our annual gathering. Scheduled for October 4-7 in my hometown of Memphis, TN, and hosted by the beautiful and historic Peabody Hotel, we will again combine outstanding education with that special AOS camaraderie. You should make every opportunity to build this meeting into your “must attend” events for 2012. My wife Pat and I wish you and your family a wonderful holiday season. Mitch Parker, DDS VIDEO DVD’S FROM OUR ANNUAL MEETING ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING LECTURES: Dr. Leonard Carapezza: “The Use of New Paradigms in Difficult Class I, II, and II Malocclusions” (3 hrs) $75 Rupp Scholarship for Outstanding Performance Awarded The AOS Foundation Dr. Roger P. Rupp Scholarship for Outstand-ing Performance was established in 2005 and is offered each year to talented students at the Univer-sity of Missouri, Kansas City who have demonstrated superior performance in academic and clinical dental pursuits. In a dinner ceremony on the UMKC campus September 19, Dr. Steven Graham and AOS Executive Director Tom Chapman along with Mrs. Carol Rupp, presented this year’s scholarship to Mr. David Rainwater. A fourth-year student, Mr. Rainwater serves as a teaching assistant in the undergraduate orthodontic clinic and has already helped treat several orthodontic cases! Although he intends to become a general dentist, this teaching position, he says, has expanded his understanding of simple orthodontic treatment and demonstrated the importance of early interceptive treatment. Originally from Arkansas, Mr. Rainwater and his wife, an elemen-tary teacher, both graduated from the University of Arkansas and Recipient David Rainwater (L) receives AOS Foundation Dr. Roger P. Rupp Scholarship for Outstanding Performance from Mrs. Carol Rupp, Dr. Steven Graham and Tom Chapman. Dr. Bill Wyatt: Understanding and Treating the Wide Range of Class III Malocclusions” (3 hrs) $75 Dr. Juan Echeverri: “Simple Rules for Success with TAD’s” and “Applica-tions and Techniques with Orthodon-tic Mini-Screws (OMS) for Class II, III, and Anterior Bites” (5 hrs) $100 A complete set can be purchased for $199. Please contact the AOS office at (800) 448-1601 for ordering. plan to move back to Little Rock in the future. Our congratulations and sincere best wishes to them both! The late Dr. Roger Rupp was a lifetime member of the AOS, as well as past-president and Diplomate, and a recipient of AOS’s highest honor, the Dr. Richard L. Moore Lifetime Achievement Award. The AOS Charitable Founda-tion provides educational grants only through the generous support of our members. If you would like to know more about our scholarship program or assist by pledging funds, please contact our Executive Director, Tom Chapman, at (800) 448-1601 or tchapman@orthodontics.com. www.orthodontics.com November/December 2011 45
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