AOS MEMBERSHIP NEWS AOS Upcoming Ortho Courses Falling in Place for An Amazing Autumn! Dr. Chris Baker’s iOrtho Inter-ception Orthodontics weekend class will be held in San Antonio November 9-10. This lecture and participation class uses iPad tech-nology in diagnosing child patients and utilizing resources for cephalometric tracing and treat-ment planning. Each participant receives an iPad! (13 CE hours) Robin Schmidbauer’s Advanced Straight Wire for Assistants class will be November 9-11 coin-ciding with Dr. Joe Schmidbauer’s final session of his Comprehen-sive Orthodontic Education class in Atlanta. This is a hands-on follow-up to her Basic class and covers everything from cephalomet-rics to archwire placement. (16 CE hours each) NEW! After multiple requests to the AOS, Dr. Jackson is offering a new Case Finishing for Straight Wire Mechanics weekend course November 16-17! This intensive two-day program in Orlando will cover in-depth the seating and acti-vation of the Multi-Distalizing Arch, maxillary and mandibular, and the Nitanium Expander. Don’t miss this opportunity to improve your case finishing knowledge! (15 CE hours) Dr. Baker’s iOrtho Compre-hensive Interception Orthodontics and Craniofacial Orthopedics begins January 18-19, 2013 in San Antonio on the Riverwalk. Using Dr. Baker’s “Phase I and Done” philosophy, this four-session course on treatment of the primary and transitional dentitions uses and expands on familiar diag-nostics and treatment modalities to help you transform smiles and lives of younger patients. (76 CE hours) February 1 & 2 will be the next Early Treatment for the Pedi-atric and General Dentist weekend class at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel and Spa in Orlando, FL. During these intensive two days, Dr. Ed Gonzalez will teach you how to identify when Phase I treatment must be started or referred and give you the skills to provide that Phase I treatment. (14 CE hours) Comprehensive Orthodon-tic Education, taught by Dr. Joe Schmidbauer, will begin March 8 – 10 in Atlanta. This five-session course covers case election, proper diagnosis, orthodontic records, non-extraction treatment & case finishing and provides a practical, predictable system of mechanics to treat 80% of malocclusions that are presented to your practice. (100 CE hours) Learn early treatment tech-niques in a private office! Dr. Leonard Carapezza’s “Beginning” level of his Early Treatment of Malocclusion course starts March 21 -23 in Wayland, MA. (That’s Boston, folks!) The “Advanced” starts the following weekend. Each course is divided into a series of four sessions individually arranged to give an in-depth study of the Straight Wire system using state-of-the-art audio/visual procedures and personalized hands-on training. Begin treating patients after the second session! (96 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 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 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 September/October 2012 JAOS You can always stay abreast of AOS courses on www.orthodontics.com! Scan with your smartphone to view all course details.
Journal of the American Orthodontic Society September-October 2012: Page 44
