PUBLISHED BY Wright Publishing Group, Inc. Tierra Verde, FL 33715 (727) 343-5600 E-mail: lisa@wrightgrp.com www.wrightgrp.com CONTRIBUTOR BIOGRAPHIES Elsa Alfonzo-Echeverri, DDS, FAAPD, is a board-certified pediatric dentist and vice-president of Echeverri Dental Center in Houston, Texas. She received her DDS degree from the University of Zulia in Venezuela and completed her pediatric residency at Louisiana State University, LSU. Being fluent in English and Spanish, Dr. Echeverri has made multiple presentation in the USA and abroad. For more than 25 years, she has been affiliated with the Texas Children’s Hospital and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. At the UTHealth School of Dentistry, she mentors a new generation of pediatric dentists. She is a Fellow of the American Orthodontic Society, as well as a member of numerous other dental associations. ADVERTISING SALES Emily Tarr (205) 563-9313 E-mail: etarr@orthodontics.com Juan Carlos Echeverri, DDS, after earning his DDS in his native country of Colombia, Dr. Echeverri moved to the US to pursue graduate studies. He received his Certificate of Maxillofacial Prosthetic Dentistry from LSU School of Dentistry in 1989 and his DDS from UT-Houston in 1992. Fluent in Spanish and English, he has lectured in Colombia, Venezuela, and Spain, in addition to the US and has published articles in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry and the Journal of the American Orthodontic Society. His private practice in Houston focuses on a comprehensive approach to the treatment of patients, including restorative, prosthetic, and implant dentistry, as well as minor oral surgery and orthodontics. Dr. Echeverri is a Diplomate of the AOS and an AOS Past President. ANNUAL MEETING EXHIBIT MANAGER Tom Chapman American Orthodontic Society 2451 West Grapevine Mills Circle Suite 510 Grapevine, TX 76051 E-mail: TChapman@orthodontics.com Jay W. Gerber, DDS, is the clinical director of the TMJ and Cran-ADVERTISING & EDITORIAL POLICY The American Orthodontic Society welcomes advertising in its publications as an important means of keeping the orthodontic practitioner informed of new and better products and services for the practice of orthodontics. Such advertising must be factual, dignified, tasteful and intended to provide useful product and service information. These standards apply to all product-specific promotional material submitted to the American Orthodontic Soci-ety. The publication of an advertisement is not to be construed as an endorsement or approval by the American Orthodontic Soci-ety unless the advertisement specifically includes an authorized statement that such approval or endorsement has been granted. The fact that an advertisement for a product, service or company has appeared in an Amer-ican Orthodontic Society publication will not be referred to in collateral advertising. The American Orthodontic Society reserves the right to accept or reject advertising at its sole discretion for any product or service submitted for publication. iofacial Pain Clinic where he provides treatment for orthodontics and TMD in Parkersburg, WV. He is the founder and director of the Center for Occlusal Studies an educational facility in Parkersburg, he is the past Director of Neuromuscular Orthodontics at the Las Vegas Institute and is a Certified IAO and AOS Instructor. He has lectured to distin-guished groups, associations and at universities since 1984. In 1990 he was honored as the ‘Clinician of the Year’ by the American Association for Functional Orthodontics. Dr. Gerber is the developer of the NFO™ Neuromuscular Functional Orthodontics Gerber Technique and numerous functional orthopedic appliances. Randy K. Newby, DDS, is a Diplomate of the AOS and has prac-ticed orthodontics for 30 years and has completed over 2,000 cases. He graduated from Wichita State University in 1976, and the Creighton University School of Dentistry in 1980. He has completed the Master Program in implant dentistry at the GIDE Institute in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Newby practices multidisciplinary dentistry in Mount Hope, KS, a small community outside of Wichita with his associate Katie L. Neidig, DDS, an AOS member. Marisa Grace Porter, oversees development of digital strategy for our dental practice marketing programs. As Chief of Creative Strategy and Senior Content Writer, Marisa is a storyteller at heart, and she thrives on telling a practice’s story. She does this by adding data points to the roadmap based on research, creativity and a deep understanding of truthful storytelling for the dental industry. Jose E. Turcios, DDS, grew up in El Salvador and received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Universidad Evangelica de El Salvador in 1998. During his time in dental school, he developed a great interest in the areas of Orthodontics, Endodontics and Pediatric Dentistry. He practiced dentistry in El Salvador for a short period of time before moving to the United States. After moving to the U.S. Dr. Turcios began practicing Dentistry in California where he worked for five years before moving to Arkansas, where he resides and practices today. He is a member and Diplomate of the American Orthodontic Society. An affiliate member of the American Association of Pediatric Dentistry and the American Association of Endodontists. In addition, Dr. Turcios is an active member of The American Dental Association and the Arkansas State Dental Association. During his free time, he enjoys traveling around the world, and spending time with friends and family. He is fluent in both Spanish and English. Dr. Turcios is married to Dr. Patricia F. Zarruk, who is also a Dentist, and they have one son, Jared. COPYRIGHT © 2022. Journal of the American Orthodontic Society. The material in each issue of the JAOS is protected by copyright. None of it may be duplicated, reprinted or reproduced in any manner without express written consent from the publisher. All inquiries and/or requests should be submitted in writing to Wright Publishing Group, Inc. via e-mail to jaos@wrightgrp.com. www.orthodontics.com Summer 2022 5
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