AGpO MEMBERSHIP NEWS 5 Session Advanced Tip–Edge ® Course in Tishomingo, OK www.academygportho.com Academy of Gp Orthodontics 2013 Officers President Kyle McCrea, DDS President Elect Eugene Boone, DDS Vice President Steven Bradley, DDS Secretary -Treasurer Sherman Menser, DDS Immediate Past-President Fred Der, DDS Back row from left to right: Jose Reyes DDS, San Antonio, TX; Scott Lee DDS, Safford, AZ; Alan Cline DDS, Delphos, OH; Ron Austin DDS, Tishomingo, OK (instructor). Front row from left to right: Kristen Angwin DDS, Keller, TX; Manuel Perfecto DDS, Santa Ana, CA Board of Directors Ernest A. Barbosa, DDS Felicia Burridge, DDS Joseph Drinkwater, DDS Giancarlo Maldonado, DDS Brian Olsen, DDS Jill Snyder, DDS Kurt Stodola, DDS John Wells, DMD Advisory Board Ron Austin, DDS Greg Cannizzo, DDS Joe Fallin, DDS Roy Holexa, DDS Thomas Jacobsen, DDS Leslie Penley, DDS Bob Shirley, DDS Walter L. Tippin, DDS Executive Director Adam Griswold Executive Director Emeritus Cynthia Bordelon 40 September/October 2013 JAOS The Academy of Gp Orthodontics finished its first five-session Advanced Tip–Edge ® Course in Tishomingo, OK. Dr. Ron Austin served as the instructor for this intense five-session learning experience. This unique course requires that the applicant must be a licensed dentist, a graduate of the twelve-session AGpO hands-on course or completed a minimum of 10 cases using the Differential Straight Arch Technique. Six doctors attended and completed the course. Dental Assistants Complete Hands-On Course The Academy held its 2014 Assistant’s Course with Instructor Dr. Charles Young at the Marriot Legacy Town Center in Plano TX. on July 25-28, 2013. Fourteen assistants attended this intensive four-day course which included orthodontic staff training with an optional half-day session covering cephlametric training and model analysis for the orthodontic assistant. Over the past six years, more than 100 assistants have attended this popular AGpO course. Watch for dates for the 2014 course to make your assistant a vital active part of the orthodontics you provide to your patients.
Journal of the American Orthodontic Society September-October 2013: Page 40
