PUBLISHED BY Wright Publishing Group, Inc. Tierra Verde, FL 33715 (727) 343-5600 E-mail: lisa@wrightgrp.com www.wrightgrp.com CONTRIBUTOR BIOGRAPHIES Jeff Dahm, DDS, is a 1987 graduate of Dordt College in Sioux Center, IA. He graduated from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in 1991 and completed an AEGD residency program at the University of North Carolina in 1992. After completing his residency program, he joined Dr. Jim Dahm in practice in 1992. Jeff has completed the Dawson Academy curriculum for restorative dentistry and is currently a member of the Seattle Study Club program. His passions are helping children with their facial growth and development and the combination of orthodontic care and restorative dentistry for the broken down dentition. He is a life member of the AOS and Diplomate. ADVERTISING SALES Emily Tarr (205) 563-9313 E-mail: etarr@orthodontics.com Jay W. Gerber, DDS, is the clinical director of the TMJ and Cran-ANNUAL MEETING EXHIBIT MANAGER Tom Chapman American Orthodontic Society 11884 Greenville Avenue, Suite 112 Dallas, TX 75243 (972) 234-4000 E-mail: TChapman@orthodontics.com iofacial Pain Clinic where he provides treatment for orthodontics and TMD in Parkersburg, WV. He is the founder and director of the Center for Occlusal Studies an educational facility in Parkersburg, he is the past Director of Neuromuscular Orthodontics at the Las Vegas Institute and is a Certified IAO and AOS Instructor. He has lectured to distin-guished groups, associations and at universities since 1984. In 1990 he was honored as the ‘Clinician of the Year’ by the American Association for Functional Orthodontics. Dr. Gerber is the developer of the NFO™ Neuromuscular Functional Orthodontics Gerber Technique and numerous functional orthopedic appliances. ADVERTISING & EDITORIAL POLICY The American Orthodontic Society welcomes advertising in its publications as an important means of keeping the orthodontic practitioner informed of new and better products and services for the practice of orthodontics. Such advertising must be factual, dignified, tasteful and intended to provide useful product and service information. These standards apply to all product-specific promotional material submitted to the American Orthodontic Soci-ety. The publication of an advertisement is not to be construed as an endorsement or approval by the American Orthodontic Soci-ety unless the advertisement specifically includes an authorized statement that such approval or endorsement has been granted. The fact that an advertisement for a product, service or company has appeared in an Amer-ican Orthodontic Society publication will not be referred to in collateral advertising. The American Orthodontic Society reserves the right to accept or reject advertising at its sole discretion for any product or service submitted for publication. Randy K. Newby, DDS, is a Diplomate of the AOS and has prac-ticed orthodontics for 30 years and has completed over 2,000 cases. He graduated from Wichita State University in 1976, and the Creighton University School of Dentistry in 1980. He has completed the Master Program in implant dentistry at the GIDE Institute in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Newby practices multidisciplinary dentistry in Mount Hope, KS, a small community outside of Wichita with his associate Katie L. Neidig, DDS, an AOS member. Purvi V. Shah, MS Nutrition, DDS, DAAPD, FAAPD, DAOS, FOM, is the president of Pediatric Denticare, PC in Castle Rock, CO and has been in private practice since 2006. After earning her DDS from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, she did her pediatric dental residency and served as the Chief Resident at the Children’s Hospital Denver. Her pediatric dental practice focuses on a comprehensive approach to nutrition and oral health, growth and devel-opment, and early treatment for improved quality of life and long term health prospects for her pediatric patients. She has conducted several research studies includ-ing a dissertation on Food Science and Nutrition and a published article in the AAPD Journal of Pediatric Dentistry . Matthew Standridge DDS, FAGD, is a private practice general dentist in rural Kansas and a member of the AOS. His practice includes a variety of advanced services such as straightwire orthodontics, clear aligner therapy via in-house fabrication and Invisalign, 3D printing, In-office Milling, and guided implant surgery. He is the proud husband of his wife Sara Joy, and they have two beautiful daughters. You can reach him via email at drmatt@yatescenterdental.com. COPYRIGHT © 2022. Journal of the American Orthodontic Society. The material in each issue of the JAOS is protected by copyright. None of it may be duplicated, reprinted or reproduced in any manner without express written consent from the publisher. All inquiries and/or requests should be submitted in writing to Wright Publishing Group, Inc. via e-mail to jaos@wrightgrp.com. Larry W. White, DDS, MSD received a D.D.S. in 1959 and a M.S.D. in Orthodontics in 1968 from Baylor Dental College. Practic-ing exclusively in orthodontics in Hobbs and Roswell, NM and Denver City, TX for many years, he now practices orthodontics in DeSoto, TX. An American Board of Orthodontists diplomate and American College of Dentists fellow, Dr. White is also a member of the American Dental Association and the American Association of Orthodontists publishing more than 100 original articles in dental literature and presenting lectures to orthodontic societies and universities in over 35 countries. Currently he is Tech Editor for the World Journal of Orthodontics . www.orthodontics.com Spring 2022 5
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