AGpO MEMBERSHIP NEWS Annual Dental Assistant’s Course Graduates Six www.academygportho.com Academy of Gp Orthodontics 2025-26 Officers President Amanda Larsh, DMD President Elect Jennifer Rand, DDS Vice President Nermeen El Gammal, BDS Secretary -Treasurer Cynthia Bordelon Immediate Past-President Kauser Bari, DDS Board of Directors Ron Austin, DDS Scott Earp, DDS Drew Ellenwood, DDS Brian Machart, DDS Humberto Nunez-Gil, DMD Raphael Santore, DDS The Academy of Gp Orthodontics held its 2026 Orthodontics Assis-tant’s Course with instructor Charles Young at the AOS Institute in Grapevine, TX, from July 31 to August 2. The six attendees and two doctors made the class an extraordi-nary weekend event. The three-day course included intensive orthodontic staff training; over the past 19 years, more than 350 dental assistants have attended. Pictured above are this year’s atten-dees, instructor, and assistants: Dr. Young; Mary Taylor, RDA ; Dr. Jill Snyder; Emily Kesterson; Dr. Cortney Radulescu; Paige Smith; Whitney Heffington, EFDA; Jenna Stephens; and Jane Nagy-Lam. Watch for dates for the 2027 course at www.academygportho.com and make your assistant a vital part of the orthodontic care you provide your patients. Pediatric Aligner Lecture Scheduled Advisory Board Robert Allen, DDS Greg Cannizzo DDS Fred Der, DDS Kyle McCrea, DDS Sherman Menser, DDS Milton Ntragatakis, DDS Keith Wilkerson, DDS Charles Young, DDS On Sept. 24 at the Dallas/Plano Marriott at Legacy Town Center, the AGpO and Orthobrain will present an add-on lecture prior to the AGpO Annual Meeting. Dr. Milton Ntragatakis, DDS, MS, will conduct the lecture, explaining everything you need to know to provide clear aligner orthodontic treatment to your pediatric patients. A panel discussion featuring Dr. Ntragatakis, as well as Dr. Humberto Nunez Gil and Dr. Maria Jackson, with Dr. Dan German serv-ing as moderator, will conclude this one-day course. The course will provide a comprehensive guide to implementing clear aligner therapy for pediatric patients in the primary and mixed dentition. Designed for pediatric and general dentists, the course curricu-lum is structured to build a strong foundation in diagnostic principles for clear aligners in pediatric cases. Add it to your annual meeting schedule now by calling the Academy at 1-800-634-2027 and securing your seat. Executive Director Adam Griswold, CAE Executive Director Emeritus Cynthia Bordelon 34 Summer 2026 JAOS
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