PUBLISHED BY Wright Publishing Group, Inc. 726 Pasadena Avenue South St. Petersburg, FL 33707 (727) 343-5600 E-mail: lisa@wrightgrp.com www.wrightgrp.com ADVERTISING SALES & ANNUAL MEETING EXHIBIT MANAGER Jennifer L. Thornton 5925 Buttermere Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80906 (719) 375-0236 (888) 541-1823 fax E-mail: jennifer@thorntongrp.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. CONTRIBUTOR BIOGRAPHIES David W. Jackson, DDS, FAGD, IBO, graduated from Baylor College of Dentistry in 1978. Dr. Jackson, a member of AOS and AGpO, as well as other professional organizations, lectures exten-sively for the American Orthodontic Society and the International Association for Orthodontics. His insight to the real world of orthodontics in the general practice is honest and informative. Craig W. Jester, DDS, received his DDS from Temple University in 1970,and received a certificate of internship from the Philadelphia Naval Hospital in 1971. In 1975, he began his educational journey in orthodontic and TMD treatment. He has taught cephalometrics and beginning and advanced orthodontic mechanics for the United States Dental Institute, since 1980. He maintains a specialty integrated general practice in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He was recently published in the Jan/Feb 2013 edition of the AGD publication, General Dentistry , on a caries and periodontal preventive protocol for all ages. Shaza M. Hammad, PhD, is an associate professor of Orthodontics (Mansoura University, Egypt), since 2006. Her thesis about the study of shear bond strength of bonding brackets to porcelain using new adhesive systems, in vivo and vitro study, was published in the Egyptian Orthodontic Journal. She is also a member of the Egyptian Orthodontic Society. She has national and international publications considering different aspects in Orthodontics. She is also currently supervising a number of thesis for Egyptian and Arabic post-graduate students. Jim Prittinen, DDS, received his DDS degree from the University of Minnesota in 1981 and has been an orthodontic instructor for the United States Dental Institute since 1993. In addition, he has been the director of Practical Orthodontics since 1997. Practical Orthodontics is an organization whose mission is to provide orthodontic educational opportunities for dentists. Dr. Prittinen maintains a general dental practice in Virginia, MN, where he treats about 50 orthodontic cases per year. Dr. Prittinen has had numerous orthodontic articles and reviews published. His website, www.practicalorthoce.com, is a site dedicated to providing orthodontic education to dentists who want to learn more about orthodontics. COPYRIGHT © 2014. 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 The Thornton Group via e-mail to jennifer@thorntongrp.com. SUBSCRIPTIONS The Journal of the American Orthodontic Society is a benefit of membership for current American Orthodontic Society and Academy of Gp Orthodontics members. Annual subscriptions to the quarterly jour-nal (4 issues per year) are available at a rate of $50/year for US residents, $100 USD/year for Canada and $120 USD/year internationally. Back issues are available at a rate of $10 per copy until supplies run out. To subscribe to the JAOS, please visit www.orthodontics.com. Keith Wilkerson, DDS, MS, attended the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio and received his dental degree in 1990. He completed both a residency in pedi-atric dentistry and a Master’s of Science degree from Baylor College of Dentistry and Baylor University in 1994. He has been board certified by the ABPD since 2000. Keith has been using the Tip-Edge ® technique since his 1994 graduation from the Academy’s Hands-On Course. He is an AGpO Diplomate and past president. Keith lives in Midland, TX, where he has been in private practice since 1993. Early orthodontic/orthopedic and interceptive treatments are his major focus, with an emphasis on correct facial growth and oral posture. www.orthodontics.com Winter 2014 7
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