PUBLISHED BY Wright Publishing Group, Inc. Tierra Verde, FL 33715 (727) 808-4578 E-mail: jaos@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 Emilie Hughes (972) 526-0704 E-mail: emilie@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 Emilie Hughes (972) 526-0704 E-mail: emilie@orthodontics.com 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. Jeffery Gerhardt, DDS, practices general dentistry and orthodontics in Cedar Park, TX. Graduating from the University of Texas at Austin in 1988 and the University of Texas Dental School at San Antonio in 1992, he acquired two years of continuing education in orthodontics with the Academy of Gp Orthodontic in 1998 and gained Invisalign certification in 2002. Dr. Gerhardt is an orthodontic instructor for AGpO, publishing numerous articles on the subject. He is a member of the ADA, TDA, Capital Area Dental Society and AGpO. Shirley Gutkowski, RDH is a practicing Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist (OMT) and Buteyko Breathing educator practicing in Sun Prairie, WI. She was taught by world-renowned OMT expert Joy Moeller as well as learning Buteyko Breathing Retaining techniques taught by world-renowned Buteyko expert Patrick McKeown. Gutkowski is nationally known as an author and international speaker. Her practice is focused on helping patients optimize their health by incorporating good tongue posture and obligate nasal breathing. Felix Liao, DDS, MAGD, ABGD, Dip. ASBA is a general dentist focusing on oral-systemic wellness in Falls Church, VA: www.Whole HealthDentalCenter.com. He is the author of five books on Impaired Mouth Syndrome, and its treatment and prevention. Dr. Liao is the founder and Director of Airway Mouth Doctor (AMD) training focusing on epigenetics method, regardless of appliance brand: www.HolisticMouthSolutions.com. Randy K. Newby, DDS, is a Diplomate of the AOS and has practiced 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 prac-tices multidisciplinary dentistry in Mount Hope, KS, a small community outside of Wichita with his associate Katie L. Neidig, DDS, an AOS member. COPYRIGHT © 2023. 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. Shalom Samuel, DC is a Wisconsin native and a graduate from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, IA. She grew up in India and moved to the United States with her family at the age of 12. She entered the pre-med program at UW-Parkside with the goal of becoming a dermatologist. Dr. Samuel first learned about chiropractic through Dr. Don Daniels, whose family she stayed with while finishing her last year at UW-Parkside. She shadowed Dr. Daniels at his chiropractic office and began to realize that the body has the power to heal itself and that the nervous system flows through the spine, which controls every single part of the body. Dr. Shalom has been serving people since graduating in 2012 and has a passion for helping families be their best. She loves spending time with her family, taking trips and exploring Wisconsin. www.orthodontics.com Summer 2023 5
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