AGpO MEMBERSHIP NEWS Educational Opportunities from Your Academy The Academy will be holding its Advanced Tip-Edge Course featuring instructor Jeffery Gerhardt, DDS on August 25 – 26 in Chicago, IL just one block off of the Magnificent Mile at the Marriott Courtyard Chicago-Down-town, 165 East Ontario Street. Spend a weekend taking your Tip-Edge to the next level while enjoy-ing the great city of Chicago! Some of the topics Dr. Gerhardt will discuss are: Diagnosis -How to better think about and simplify diagnosis from early mixed dentition to adult cases. Pre-Stage I -Treatment during mixed dentition to help make cases easier and aligning teeth to make Stage I work better. Stage I -What to do if the bite is not opening. Stages II and III -Problems you run into and how to fix them. Case Finishing -How to improve your results. Troubleshooting -How to correct common problems you run into. Go Beyond the Tip-Edge Guide -Information from other evidence based literature. The New TNL Bracket from the Keslings -When and why to use. Come to take your Tip-Edge orthodontic practice to the next level. This two day lecture course is intended for graduates of the 12-session, Hands-On course and experienced Tip-Edgers. www.academygportho.com Academy of Gp Orthodontics 2017 Officers President Sherman Menser, DDS Drew Ellenwood, DDS President Elect Vice President Joe Fallin DDS Secretary -Treasurer Cynthia Bordelon Immediate Past-President Steven Bradley, DDS Board of Directors Ernest A. Barbosa, DDS Ronald Cass, DDS Scott Earp, DDS Giancarlo Maldonado, DDS David Pendleton, DDS Adrianne Williams, DDS 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 42 Summer 2017 JAOS