AOS MEMBERSHIP NEWS AOS Upcoming Ortho Courses There are quite a few options for your auxiliary team! Susan Coffey, RDA, offers her Basic Orthodon-tic Assistant Training Course Aug. 7 -9 in Dallas. Robin Schmid-bauer, CDA, EFDA, will be teaching her Basic Straight Wire for Assistants in Atlanta Sept. 18 -19 in Atlanta. These basic courses cover understanding of instru-ments, proper record-taking, correct placement of brackets and wires and patient care of braces. Susan’s Advanced , September 11 -13, covers placement of appliances for Class II & III, archwires, elastic wear and removal of braces, and Phase II retention. Robin's Advanced , Nov. 6 -7, covers cephalometrics, arch-wire sequence and placement and the MDA. Dr. Brad Williams’ Basic Straight Wire Orthodontics begins at the end of the summer, August 28 – 30, in Dallas. This Level 1 course is designed for general and pediatric dentists who want to add comprehensive fixed orthodontic services to their practices. Learn to diagnose and treat more than 70% of the orthodontic cases presenting in your practice through lecture, hands-on exercises and in-depth case review. (100 CDE hours) Learn to master Temporary Anchorage Devices (TADs) from Dr. Juan Echeverri this fall. His Exploring Multiple Options Mastering Anchorage: Orthodontics in a Third Dimension weekend course will be in Dallas this year Nov. 6 & 7. This popular class will enable you to incorporate a new set of tools for improved comprehensive patient treatment. (14 CDE hours) Dr. Williams’ Case Finishing is soon after that, Nov. 20 & 21, also in Dallas. Every part of this class is rigorously documented with multi-ple cases so participants can see all choices and decisions leading to the final result. Topics include: Nita-nium Palatal Expander 2 and other expansion options, Multi-Distaliz-ing Arch (MDA) and other reposi-tioning appliances, and case refine-ment. (15 CDE hours) Dr. Jay Gerber has put together a two-session Comprehensive Mechanics Workshop , to be held at the Henry Schein facility in Carlsbad, CA. Session 1, Nov. 19-21, covers everything from arch wire sequencing to case finishing (21.5 CDE hours). Session 2, Jan. 15-16, 2016, focuses on fixed func-tional appliances, including MDA and Vertical Retention Tubes (13 CDE hours). Scan with your smartphone to view all course details. The American Orthodontic Society 2015 Officers & Directors President David M. Thorfinnson, DDS President-Elect Juan C. Echeverri, DDS Secretary-Treasurer W. Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD Immediate Past President Michael J. Newman, DDS Board of Directors Twana Farley-Duncan, DDS Robert G. Gerety, DDS Emeritus Kevin J. Hester, DDS Anne Mary Orr, DDS James L. Orrington, DMD Allan Rotberg, DDS Kimberly Suter, DDS Robert J. Tippin, DDS Paul L. Winborn, II, DDS William E. Wyatt, Sr., DDS Emeritus Learn more about our Annual Meeting and all AOS courses on www.orthodontics.com! Follow us on Facebook! Board of Examiners Jeffrey H. Ahlin, DDS Azita Anissi, DDS Leonard J. Carapezza, DMD Kenneth Ellis, DDS Joseph M. Haack, DDS Debra Ettle-Resnick, DDS Executive Director Thomas N. Chapman, CAE JAOS Editor Greg Cannizzo, DDS 52 Summer 2015 JAOS Nominations Wanted for Open Board Positions Names are now being accepted for individuals you would like to piace in nomination to serve as a Director on the Board of the American Orthodontic Society. Elections will be held at this year’s Annual Meeting in Clearwater, FL, October 8-11, 2015. The individual must have been a member in good standing of the AOS for five consecutive years and have at least 50 hours of AOS-sponsored continuing education credit. The deadline for submission is August 31, 2015. Please fax this form to (972) 234-4290. Name of Nominee ____________________________________________________________ Individual Making Recommendation ___________________________________________________ Date ______________ Phone/Email: ____________________________________
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