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 (972) 234-4000 E-mail: tchapman@orthodontics.com Porter Lyon AOS Contributor E-mail: PLyon@orthodontics.com What Precedes Momentum? In physics, momentum is the property or tendency of a moving object to continue moving. It also involves the force that keeps an object moving or an event develop-ing after it has started. So, to put it simply, momentum is when some-thing rolls down a hill gathering speed as it travels. We all want to get to the point of enjoying momentum, savoring the chance to relax and just coast down the hill. But we need to first look at what precedes momentum. You have to get to the top of the hill first. If running, you must take the time and effort to lean forward, shorten your stride and fight the terrain and incline before you can begin cruising back down. Momentum is when you are on a surfboard riding the crest of a wave in the ocean, as you’re gliding toward the shore. But first, you have to paddle out into the surf fighting the currents and probably getting dumped a few times before you can ride that Big Kahuna back to the beach. You get momentum when you are feeling confident about what you are doing and have a great self-belief. But before you become confi-dent in your abilities, you have to become competent in your abilities. Orthodontic momentum is the same as all other momentums. What precedes it is taking the necessary time and effort to get to the top of the hill or the crest of the wave. You have to become compe-tent in your abilities. The way to do this is to continue attending the courses and meetings that are avail-able through your organization during the year. Our Annual Meet-ing this fall is exactly the necessary venue to provide you with three days of momentum building by listening to our world-class lecturers and taking the opportunity to inter-act with many great instructors and mentors available through this marvelous organization. In addition to attending the annual meeting, reading this Journal and continuing your education will both build momentum and assist you in moving to the next level of training, while providing you with what you need to become compe-tent in your orthodontic skills. Take the time to begin building up your momentum by working toward achieving your Fellowship or Diplo-mate status at the spring meeting. There will be work, as well as time and effort, involved in making it to that height of tier advancement. But, as stated, after putting the effort into paddling out to that wave, you can ride the crest of it back to shore, confident in your abilities and proud of your achievement. Momentum is great, but don't forget what precedes it. We are all here to help you achieve it. 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 Steve Bradley, DDS................................AGpO Ronald Cass, 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 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 ADVERTISER INDEX Academy of Gp Orthodontics ..15 American Orthodontic Society....33 AOA Lab ................................23 AOS Annual Meeting 2017 ....36 AOS Foundation ....................27 Boyd Industries ........................7 4 Spring 2017 JAOS Dolphin Imaging Systems ......42 Henry Schein Orthodontics ....44 KaVo Kerr Group ....................43 Ortho Arch..............................37 Myofunctional Research Co. ....2
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