Since its founding in 1974, the American Orthodontic Society has maintained high standards of education for its members. Through its 49-year history, the AOS has been distinguished by its member’s dedication to creating a community of collaboration and by their constant pursuit of excellent clinical education. T he American Orthodontic Soci-ety (AOS) has built a reputation for providing top quality orthodontic instruction for general practitioners and pediatric dentists, but its teaching venues have primarily been hotels and conference centers. In light of its 49 years of service to the orthodontic community and its unmatched quality of education, it's time to create a venue that represents the institution that is the AOS. As the organization has grown and changed over the years, we have felt an increasing need for a home base and an established structure that could uniquely repre-sent the AOS. This year, we have finally made the move to building our own, permanent AOS Institute in Grapevine, TX. In April, the AOS Board and AOS Diplomates were able to tour the new location of the AOS Institute Event Center and provide their feedback. “It’s a spectacular space, I’m impressed with every aspect of it. The campus is pretty amazing with four hotels within walking distance of the facilities… This is something that I’ve been waiting on forever. To me, this is so huge, getting the class out of a hotel. That elevates our status and gives us a level of credibility that we’ve never had before. The space itself is impressive, all I can say is just ‘wow!’” – Dr. Brad Williams Senior Clinical Instructor “Being able to just walk into the space and not have to trans-port all of our supplies and equipment is going to be huge. The loca-tion, right next to DFW Airport, is going to be great for doctors. And this loca-tion is nice for families with nearby 6 Spring 2023 JAOS
Journal of the American Orthodontic Society Spring 2023: Page 6
