AGpO MEMBERSHIP NEWS AGpO COURSE UPDATE www.academygportho.com Academy of Gp Orthodontics 2010 Officers President Marc Dandois, DDS President Elect Thomas Jacobsen, DDS Vice President Sam Gutovitz, DDS Secretary -Treasurer Fred Der, DDS Immediate Past-President Drew Ellenwood, DDS Board of Directors Eugene Boone, DDS Felicia Burridge, DDS Greg Cannizzo, DDS Kyle McCrea, DDS Leslie R. Penley, DDS Kurt Raack, DDS Kurt Stodola, DDS Helen Tran, DDS Advisory Board Ron Austin, DDS Joe Fallin, DDS Roy Holexa, DDS Bob Shirley, DDS Barry Sockel, DDS Walter L. Tippen, DDS Executive Director Adam Griswold Executive Director Emeritus Cynthia Bordelon 44 September/October 2010 JAOS Charles Young, DDS This summer, the Academy started hands-on courses in Austin, TX on August 6 and Rockwall, TX on August 13. Both courses are full and have doctors on waiting lists for next year. Our next hands-on 12-session orthodontic course will be starting on January 14, 2011 in Collierville, TN with Dr. Charles Young instructing. Reminder: members can receive a $500 referral check as a thank you from the Academy for every colleague they refer to our hands-on course. If you have a colleague who you think would be interested in our 12-session hands-on orthodontic program, please tell them to reserve their spot now. Call the Academy’s main office at (800) 634-2027. Courses fill quickly, so don’t delay. Board Examination Certification The Board Examination for the Academy of GP Orthodontics Fellowship and Diplomate Certification will be held on Thursday, October 28, 2010 during the Annual Meeting in Addison, TX at the Crowne Plaza Hotel-North Dallas/Galleria at 3:00 pm. The cost for the examination is $200. Upon passing the examination, the participant will receive Fellowship or Diplomate status in the Academy of Gp Orthodontics and will be issued a framed certificate. If you would like to take the exam, please contact the Academy’s central office at (800) 634-2027. Additional information on the exams criteria will be sent to you with a registration form and further confirmation.
Journal of the American Orthodontic Society September-October 2010: Page 44
