AOS MEMBERSHIP NEWS AOS Upcoming Orthodontic Courses Our Spring Meeting and Orthodontic Review Course is April 13 & 14 this year. The Review features our fine panel of doctors: Azita Anissi, Jordan Balvich, Leonard Carapezza, Juan Echeverri, Ed Gonza-lez, and Joe Schmidbauer. The Spring Meeting this year features Dr. Larry White speaking on “New Paradigms in Orthodontics: Re-Visiting Goals, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning” and Dr. Tim Shaughnessy speaking on “Orthodontic Camouflage Treat-ment: Emphasis on the Anteroposte-rior Plane of Space.” (13 CDE hours) If you want to see the cherry blos-soms in spring, then April 27 & 28 is a good time to be in Washington, DC. It’s also when Dr. Jay Gerber will be conducting his Advanced Case Finishing 2 – “Finishing Stabil-ity” in Alexandria, VA. Learn bite closing mechanics as a result of upper airway obstruction, treatment for complex malocclusions, Class I, II, and III, plus self-ligating brackets. Avoid common mistakes and finish your cases to the highest standards! (14 CDE hours) Back to Basics: Dr. Williams’ Basic Straight Wire Orthodontics in Orlando begins April 27–29. Did you benefit from this comprehensive course? Know a colleague who is eager to better serve their patients? Tell them about this valuable program that teaches the Straight Wire orthodontic appliance system and how to band and bracket teeth, now with an abundance of updated documentation. (Up to 100 CDE hours) First-time atten-dees may monitor the following year at NO CHARGE! If you prefer a more central location, we’ve got you covered. Dr. Brad will offer his Basic again in Dallas beginning the first weekend of October. Susan Coffey, RDA, will lead her Advanced Orthodontic Train-ing and Workshop for Assis-tants and Hygienists August 10 – 12 in Dallas. Let this experienced orthodontic specialist elevate your staff’s knowledge, focusing on Class II and Class III cases, debonding, and retention. (16 CDE hours) If your staff needs the basics, Susan will again offer her Basic Orthodontic Training and Workshop for Assistants and Hygienists in Dallas the last week-end of September. This lecture and hands-on program will equip your support staff with in-depth knowl-edge of Phase I and Phase II treat-ment, bracketing and wire place-ment. (16 CDE hours) And, we hope you are getting excited about our Annual Meet-ing in San Diego, September 13-16, featuring Dr. Gordon Chris-tensen in his first-ever address to the AOS! Get more information about all AOS events at www.orthodon-tics.com! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+! The American Orthodontic Society 2018 Officers & Directors President Paul L. Winborn, II, DDS President-Elect Kimberly Suter, DDS Vice President Allan Rotberg, DDS Secretary-Treasurer W. Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD Immediate Past President Twana Farley-Duncan, DDS Board of Directors Jeff Dahm, DDS Elsa Echeverri, DDS Kenneth Ellis, DDS Randy K. Newby, DDS Susan B. Tiede, DDS Robert J. Tippin, DDS Saskia Vaughn, DDS William E. Wyatt, Sr., DDS – Emeritus Board of Examiners Jeffrey H. Ahlin, DDS Azita Anissi, DDS Leonard J. Carapezza, DDS – President Joseph M. Haack, DDS James E. McIlwain, DDS, MSD Michael J. Newman, DDS Executive Director Thomas N. Chapman, CAE JAOS Editor Greg Cannizzo, DDS 40 Spring 2018 JAOS
Journal of the American Orthodontic Society Spring 2018: Page 40
