AGpO MEMBERSHIP NEWS Build on Your Foundation, Embrace Your Momentum Dear AGpO Family, Spring is often associated with fresh starts, growth, and new energy—but just as important, it’s a time to build on the foundation we’ve already laid. It’s a season that invites both reflection and momentum, a moment to look back at how far we’ve come and forward to what’s possible. I encourage you to take full advantage of our offered courses and meetings—lean in, get involved, and make the most of this season of momentum! Our upcoming courses include: • Mastermind Sessions: Monthly case discus-sion Zoom sessions with two free CDE hours per session. Sessions will restart in September. • Advanced Course: Featuring Fred Der, DDS, with topics including growth and develop-ment, a wire bending workshop, and trou-bleshooting, to be held June 12–13 in Grapevine, TX. • Assistant’s Course: Provides your staff with comprehensive hands-on orthodontic assistant training featuring Dr. Charles Young, to be held July 30–August 1 in Grapevine, TX. Amanda Larsh, DMD AGpO President • Annual Meeting: This year's Annual Meeting will be held in Texas at the Dallas/Plano Marriott at Legacy Town Center from Septem-ber 24 to 26 and will feature Dr. Marcos Lugo, speaking on Re-Thinking Tip-Edge: Simplicity, Efficiency, and Clinical Relevance in Modern Orthodontic Treatment, and Dr. Bruce MacFar-lane, speaking on Good to Great: The Absolute Latest in Clear Aligner Orthodontics. • Clear Aligner Webinars: Join instructor Milton Ntragatakis, DDS, MS, for this 10 session, on-demand, webinar series. As we move into this next season, our focus remains clear: to continue growing with intention, to support one another, and to raise the standard of what we do. Amanda Larsh, DDS office, along with typodonts provided by the Academy. Assis-tants will learn how to apply brack-ets, bands, and auxiliaries using the Tip-Edge System. Young will cover the Tip-Edge stages of treatment, tracing cephalometric x-rays, and modeling analysis for the diagnosis of arch length discrepancy. The Academy will supply a T.P. Orthodontics supply kit, which includes bracket kits, archwires, and a carousel dispenser. A list of additional supplies needed from attendees’ offices will be sent with course confirmation. Set time aside now, call the Academy at 1-800-634-2027, and speak to Adam Gris-wold to reserve space for this popular yearly course. orthodontics.com Three-Day Dental Assistant’s Course Coming in Late July The AGpO has confirmed that Dr. Charles Young will teach the Academy’s three-day Dental Assis-tant Course again this summer. The course will be held at the American Orthodontic Society Institute in Grapevine, TX, from July 30 to Aug. 1. Registration and the course schedule can be found on the Academy’s website. This course, intended for assis-tants with little orthodontic training and more experienced assistants in need of a refresher, includes a hands-on lab portion, making it an indis-pensable in-person experience. The course will give the chair-side dental assistant a better understanding of orthodontics and the Differential Straight Arch (Tip-Edge) Technique. Dental assistants will work in pairs on study casts from their own Spring 2026 35
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