AOS MEMBERSHIP NEWS Upcoming Events & Courses 2022 Annual Meeting & Distinguished Lecture Series The mission of the American Orthodontic Society is to maintain profes-sionalism by providing continuous orthodontic education, mentoring, consultation, credentialing, and recognition for dentists and auxiliaries throughout the world. We are excited to see everyone at the AOS Annual Meeting this year in Atlanta, GA on Oct 27-30. We have a great lineup of speakers including Dr. Jeff Dahm, Dr. Mark Cannon, Dr. Bruce McFarlane, Dr. Ahmad Keichour, and Cody Neese to name a few. Topics include “Managing Functional Airway Disorders in Everyday Orthodontic Practice”, “The Power of Sagittal First & Motion”, "The New Axis of Disease" around the topic of probiotics, “A Hybrid Approach to Aligner Treatment”, and “The Hardest Workers In the Room” (about team cross-training, customer service, scheduling, and team cohesion). There are more speakers and topics to be announced but we can’t wait for you to join us! You can reserve your spot today by visiting https://orthodontics.com/annual-meeting/. The American Orthodontic Society 2021-2022 Officers & Directors President Brian Vierthaler, DDS President-Elect Jeffrey P. Dahm, DDS Vice President Susan B. Tiede, DDS Dr. Brad Williams: Basic Comprehensive Orthodontics Course The popular Basic Comprehensive Orthodontics Course taught by Dr. Brad Williams is filling up fast! The course starts October 7 and only has a few spots left. You can learn more about the course as well as to register at https://orthodontics.com/dallas-level-1. Secretary-Treasurer W. Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD Immediate Past President Randy K. Newby, DDS Board of Directors Greg Cannizzo, DDS Kevin J. Hester, DDS Roy H. Rogers, DDS, MS Purvi V. Shah, DDS Coty M. Shores, DDS Matthew S. Standridge, DDS, FAGD Saskia Vaughan, DDS William E. Wyatt, Sr., DDS – Emeritus Dr. Susan Coffey: Assistant and Hygiene Orthodontic Training & Hands-On Workshop There are still have a few spots left in the Assistant and Hygiene Orthodontic Training & Hands-On Work-shop, starting on Sept 16 in Orlando, FL. Learn more and register at https://orthodontics.com/combo-assistant-course/. Board of Examiners Michael J. Newman, DDS – President Twana Duncan, DDS Juan C. Echeverri, DDS -President Elect Anne Mary Orr, DDS Kimberly Suter, DDS David M. Thorfinnson, DDS W. Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD – Executive Director (Non-Voting) Improved Options for Support We realize that there have been some challenges accessing support and we have expanded options to get support including chat and messaging on our website and online registration for all AOS courses and events. You can, of course, still give us a call if you have a specific question or just want to talk to a person. Have feedback on your experience? Email us at support@orthodontics.com. We’ve Moved: New AOS Address We have moved the AOS Office to Grapevine, TX (which is about 20 minutes from its current location). The new address is American Orthodontic Society, 2451 West Grapevine Mills Circle, Suite 510, Grapevine, TX 76051. Executive Director Nate Porter JAOS Editor Greg Cannizzo, DDS Get more information about all AOS events at www.orthodontics.com! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn! 40 Summer 2022 JAOS