AOS MEMBERSHIP NEWS AOS Upcoming Orthodontic Courses The American Orthodontic Society 2019 Officers & Directors President Kimberly Suter, DDS President-Elect Allan Rotberg, DDS Vice President Randy Newby, DDS Dr. Ralph Nicassio’s Intermedi-ate Concepts for Today’s Orthodontic Practice will be wrapping up in Little Rock, AR, soon. The final two session’s topics include advanced early diagnosis and treat-ment and intro to anchorage devices (July 12 & 13), and vertical dimen-sion, occlusal plane and gingival display (September 6 & 7). Plus, learn how to shorten treatment time, have more control over cases and require less patient compliance! (Each session: 16 CDE hours) In conjunction with the last session of Dr. Brad William’s Interme-diate in Dallas, Susan Coffey, RDA, will conduct her Advanced Orthodontic Training & Work-shop for Assistants and Hygien-ists August 9 & 10. Focusing on Class II and Class III cases, debonding, and retention, this content-rich weekend course will empower your team! (16 CDE hours) And, in conjunction with the last session of Dr. Brad’s Basic in Orlando, Susan Coffey, RDA, will conduct her Basic Orthodontic Training & Workshop for Assis-tants and Hygienists October 4 – 6. Let Susan give your staff the Basics – Phase I and II treatment, bracketing and wire placement, and diagnostic records – in order to help YOU be more efficient, (20 CDE hours) Then, Dr. Williams starts his Basic Straight Wire Orthodon-tics in Dallas October 11 -13. Tell your colleagues who are not yet into ortho to do as so many have done; start with the basics in this comprehensive program, which has started hundreds of general and pediatric dentists on the road to successfully incorporating orthodontics into their practice! Through clinical lecture and hands-on exercises, Dr. Brad makes sure you leave this five-session course with the skills to aptly diagnose and treat Class I and Class II maloc-clusions. (Up to 100 CDE hours) Dr. Ed Gonzalez begins his three-session Comprehensive Early Treatment Mechanics for the Growing Child November 8 & 9 in Tampa, FL. Understand growth and development in the child patient and learn how to provide Phase 1 treatment from a dentist who has treated over 4,000 Phase 1 patients. Limited seating. (42 CDE hours) Get more information about all AOS events at www.orthodontics.com! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn! Secretary-Treasurer W. Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD Immediate Past President Paul L. Winborn, II, DDS Board of Directors Jordan J. Balvich, DMD, FAGD Jeff Dahm, DDS Elsa Echeverri, DDS Kenneth Ellis, DDS Susan B. Tiede, DDS Saskia Vaughn, DDS Brian Vierthaler, DDS William E. Wyatt, Sr., DDS – Emeritus Board of Examiners Azita Anissi, DDS – President Juan C. Echeverri, DDS Joseph M. Haack, DDS – President Elect James E. McIlwain, DDS, MSD Michael J. Newman, DDS David M. Thorfinnson, DDS W. Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD – Executive Director (Non-Voting) Executive Director Thomas N. Chapman, CAE JAOS Editor Greg Cannizzo, DDS 44 Summer 2019 JAOS