EDITOR’S WELCOME Greg Cannizzo, DDS, CDE, JAOS Editor 3617 Municipal Drive, McHenry, IL 60050 Phone: (815) 344-2282 • Fax: (815) 344-5815 Email: drgrc@joltmail.com ASSOCIATION STAFF Adam Griswold AGpO Executive Director Academy of Gp Orthodontics 509 E. Boydston St. Rockwall, TX 75087-3956 (800) 634-2027 E-mail: agriswold@academygportho.com Thomas N. Chapman, CAE AOS Executive Director American Orthodontic Society 11884 Greenville Avenue, Suite 112 Dallas, TX 75243 (800) 448-1601 E-mail: tchapman@orthodontics.com Porter Lyon AOS Contributor E-mail: PLyon@orthodontics.com EDITORIAL STAFF Greg Cannizzo, DDS ....................... AGpO Editor Jordan Balvich, DMD ........................ AOS Co-Editor Jim Mcllwain, DDS, MSD .................. AOS Co-Editor Lisa A. Wright ......................... AOS/AGpO Managing Editor Email: lisa@wrightgrp.com EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD Ron Austin, DDS ...................................AGpO Chris Baker, RN, DMD .............................AOS Ernest Barbosa, DDS .............................AGpO Eugene Boone, DDS ..............................AGpO Steve Bradley, DDS................................AGpO Fred Der, DDS .......................................AGpO Joe Drinkwater, DDS .............................AGpO Scott Earp, DDS.....................................AGpO Debra Ettle-Resnick, DDS.........................AOS Twana Farley-Duncan, DDS.....................AOS Joe Fallin, DDS ......................................AGpO Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD .....................AOS Joe Haack, DDS ........................................AOS Kevin J. Hester, DDS ................................AOS Roy Holexa, DDS ..................................AGpO Thomas Jacobsen, DDS.........................AGpO Giancarlo Maldonado, DDS..................AGpO Kyle McCrea, DDS.................................AGpO Sherman Menser, DDS..........................AGpO Brian Olsen, DDS ..................................AGpO Ann Mary Orr, DDS .................................AOS James Orrington, DMD............................AOS David Pendleton, DDS..........................AGpO Leslie R. Penley, DDS ............................AGpO Joseph R. Schmidbauer, DDS ...................AOS Robert Shirley, DDS ..............................AGpO Juan J. Solano, DDS .................................AOS Kurt Stodola, DDS.................................AGpO David Thorfinnson, DDS .........................AOS Walter Tippen, DDS ..............................AGpO John Wells, DDS ...................................AGpO Bradford R. Williams, DDS ......................AOS Paul L. Winborn, DDS .............................AOS William Wyatt, Sr., DDS ..........................AOS Pointing to the Passer; You Gotta Read This The college basketball season is winding down. But this past Febru-ary, both basketball and the world of sports lost one of its great leaders with the passing of North Carolina head coach and legend Dean Smith. Coach Smith was 83 and was a universally respected figure in the basketball and sporting world. He nurtured the college careers of over 50 future NBA players, including superstars Michael Jordan and James Worthy. He was a great teacher and a leader who led his teams at North Carolina to two NCAA Championships, and when he retired he had won more games than any other Division 1 basket-ball coach in college history. But one of his most influential teachings during his coaching career was his introduction of pointing to the passer. By doing this, any player who scored a basket would acknowledge the teammate who gave them the ball. It's a habit that is now seen after almost every score, and it has been utilized in other sports as well. In his own words, Coach Smith said, "I do believe in praising that which deserves to be praised. I also believe that it is important to praise that which deserves to be praised." So think about who you need to acknowledge today? Who has helped you get where you are? When we talk about your becoming the best general or pediatric dentist who offers orthodontics to your patients, who helped you to get there? Who has coached and mentored you? For myself, Dr. Charles Yates first passed the ball to me 25 years ago. Since then, countless others have contin-ued to toss the ball to me and set me up to score. With the AGpO, Dr. Ron Austin and Dr. Roy Holexa have helped and allowed me the opportunity so I could "score a basket". With AOS, Dr. Chris Baker, Dr. Len Carapezza and Dr. Juan Echeverri have given me chances to take the ball from them and drop it in for a score. Think about who has given you opportunities to shine with orthodontics. Both of our organiza-tions continue to assist you to achieve your goals. This year, the Annual Meetings, Spring Refreshers and Board Reviews will offer you everything you need to move forward in tier advancement and improve your orthodontic knowledge. There are many opportunities for you to reach your goals and many great instructors and coaches to assist you. Take the time to point to them, acknowledge them and thank them. And then find a way to assist others to achieve their goals as well. 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