AGpO MEMBERSHIP NEWS Three Doctors Graduate Two-Year AGpO Course www.academygportho.com Academy of Gp Orthodontics 2019 Officers Joe Fallin, DDS President President Elect Scott Earp, DDS Pictured are L to R: Nicholas Gardner DDS (Host); Chatpreechaya Ayudhya DDS; Lordes Albandoz DMD; Robert LaClair, III DDS; Roy Holexa, DDS (Instructor) Vice President Ronald Cass, DDS Secretary -Treasurer Cynthia Bordelon Immediate Past-President Drew Ellenwood, DDS Board of Directors Steven Bradley, DDS Tam Issa-Abbas, DDS Tom Jacobsen, DDS Jon Logullo, DMD Humberto Nunez-Gil, DDS Anna Pelak, DDS Sydney Reyes, DDS Adrianne Williams, DDS Three doctors recently completed their two-year comprehensive hands-on course in Gouverneur, NY. The graduates include Chatpreechaya Ayudhya DDS; Lordes Albandoz DMD; and Robert LaClair, III DDS. The course was taught by Dr. Roy Holexa at the office of Dr. Nickolas Gardner, the host dentist for this two-year course. Each of the doctors completed the Academy’s 12-session, hands-on course and earned a minimum 150 CDE hours in orthodontics and related topics. Congratulations to Drs. Ayudhya, Albandoz and LaClair who achieved the Associate Fellowship Level of the Academy of Gp Orthodontics Tier Advance-ment Program. Each doctor completed a minimum of three cases during the hands-on course, followed by passing a written and oral examination. Three-Day Dental Assistant’s Course This July Dental assistants will be working in pairs on study casts from your office along with typodonts from the Academy. Assistants will learn how to apply brackets, bands and auxiliaries using the Tip-Edge System. Dr. Young will cover the Tip-Edge stages of treat-ment, tracing cephalometric x-rays and model analysis for the diagnosis of arch length discrepancy. The Academy will supply a T.P. Orthodontics supply kit that includes bracket kits, archwires, and a carousel dispenser. A list of additional supplies that will be needed from your office will be sent with course confirmation. Call the Academy at 1-800-634-2027 and speak to Adam or Jennifer to reserve your space for this popular yearly course. Advisory Board Ron Austin, DDS Greg Cannizzo, DDS Roy Holexa, DDS Thomas Jacobsen, DDS Leslie Penley, DDS Bob Shirley, DDS Barry Sockel, DDS Walter L. Tippin, DDS Executive Director Adam Griswold Executive Director Emeritus Cynthia Bordelon Dr. Charles Young will be teaching the Academy’s three-day Dental Assis-tant Course in Plano. TX. The course will be held July 25–27, 2019 at the Marriott Legacy Town Center. This course is intended for assistants with little orthodontic training as well as a refresher course for more experienced assistants. The course will give the chair-side dental assistant a better understand-ing of orthodontics and the Differential Straight Arch (Tip-Edge) Technique. 42 Spring 2019 JAOS
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