CONTRIBUTOR BIOGRAPHIES PUBLISHED BY Gibbs Communications/ Magic Graphx, LLC E-mail: shea@gibbscom.com Fabiana Briceno, DDS, RDA, is a registered dental assistant with Westlake Implant & Cosmetic Dentistry in Brownsville, TX. The practice focuses on complete dental care; Briceno and the rest of the Westlake team offer a range of services (from routine preventive visits to advanced surgical solutions), personalized treatment, and cutting-edge technology. ADVERTISING SALES Emilie Hughes (972) 526-0704 E-mail: emilie@orthodontics.com Jeffrey Dahm, DDS, is a 1987 graduate of Dordt College in Sioux Center, IA. He graduated from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in 1991, completed an AEGD residency program at the University of North Carolina, and joined Dr. Jim Dahm in practice in 1992. Dahm has completed the Dawson Academy curriculum for restorative dentistry and is currently a member of the Seattle Study Club program. His passions are helping children with facial growth and development and the combination of orthodontic care and restora-tive dentistry for broken down dentition. He is a life member and Diplomate of the AOS. ANNUAL MEETING EXHIBIT MANAGER Emilie Hughes (972) 526-0704 E-mail: emilie@orthodontics.com Ross Johnson, DDS, MSD, graduated from the University of Colorado’s dental school in 2014, completed a residency program affiliated with the U.S. Air Force in Virginia, and went on to active military service, providing dental care to American men and women in uniform. Johnson completed his orthodontic residency at the University of Colorado and his board certification in 2021. He remains with the Air Force a reservist and is a member of the American Dental Association, American Association of Orthodontists, College of Diplomates of the American Board of Orthodontics, and American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. He has a passion for treating TMJ disorders and has been involved with numerous publications and lectures on TMDs. As part of Dahm Dental, he serves the community in Pella, IA, and surrounding area. 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. Felix Liao, MAGD, ABGD, MIABDM, Diplomate ASBA, is an engi-neer and general dentist dedicated to improving oral-systemic health. He has authored six books, seven journal articles, coined the term Impaired Mouth Syndrome, and developed an all-natural and non-invasive epigenetics treatment to improve jaws, airways, and faces for children and adults under the right condi-tions. Liao founded AMD Academy Global to help dentists and other healthcare professionals integrate physiologically sound mouths into overall health care. Humberto Nunez Gil, DMD, MAGD, LLSR, graduated from the University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine in 2014. Throughout his career, he has participated in international mission trips to provide dental care to underserved communities. He received the Pursuit of Excellence in Dental Implants and the Dental Implant Student Award from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and is a Diplomate of the Academy of GP Orthodontics, Master of the Academy of General Dentistry, and Associate Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. He serves as President of the Rio Grande District Dental Society and is an active member of the American Dental Association and the Texas Dental Association. Crystal Villarreal, DDS, was born in Brownsville, TX, and graduated from the Texas A&M Health Science Center – Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas. She returned to practice in Brownsville and has since completed extensive continuing education in orthodontics, occlusion, full mouth rehabilitation, and cosmetic dentistry. She is an Associate Fellow of the Academy of Gp Orthodon-tics, a scholar and Ambassador of the Dawson Academy, and a member of the International Dental Implant Association, American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, American Academy of Facial Esthetics, Crown Council, Texas Dental Society, and Rio Grande Valley Dental Society. COPYRIGHT © 2026. 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 Gibbs Communications via e-mail to shea@gibbscom.com. Calvin Vo, DDS, MAGD, graduated from the Texas A&M Health Science Center – Baylor College of Dentistry in 2003. He completed an Advanced Education of General Dentistry residency at Baylor College of Dentistry in 2004 and was made a Master of the Academy of General Dentistry in Orlando, FL, in 2022. Vo has practiced general dentistry and orthodontics in Houston, TX, since 2005. He had previously studied straight-wire orthodontics under Dr. David Jackson and Dr. Leonard J. Carapezza. He currently practices Dr. Sadao Sato’s orthodontic principles and techniques to treat Class II, Class III, and mandibular lateral displacement malocclusion without premolar extractions, as well as temporal mandibular joint disorder. orthodontics.com Summer 2026 5
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