AOS MEMBERSHIP NEWS AOS Upcoming Ortho Courses Dr. Ed Gonzalez will conduct his in-office Early Treatment for the Pediatric and General Dentist in Tampa Feb. 6 -8. This intensive two-and-a-half day course will teach participants when to start Phase I treatment and/or when to refer. Let a doctor who has performed over 4,000 Phase I cases give you the tools to treat young patients and grow your practice. (18 CDE hours) Dr. Ralph Nicassio is offering a NEW weekend course for the experi-enced practitioner Feb. 6 & 7 in sunny Phoenix! Differential Diag-nosis of All Class II and Class III Cases will focus on “differential case diagnosis,” allowing you to better understand and diagnose a variety of dental conditions. Offer-ing new treatment plans and tech-niques to reduce patients’ compli-ance will greatly expand the variety of cases you can treat successfully, efficiently, and profitably. Making the “right” diagnosis converts a diffi-cult case into a relatively easy one! (14 CDE hours) Dr. Leonard Carapezza leads his comprehensive Early Treatment of Malocclusion in the spring, with the Beginning course starting March 12 -14, and the Advanced kicking off the following weekend. Each session of this in-office course has been arranged to give the participant an in-depth study of the Straight Wire system using state-of-the-art audio/visual and hands-on procedures. Start treating your own patients after the second session! (80 CDE hours) Dr. Brad Williams’ 2015 Interme-diate-Advanced Concepts in Straight Wire Orthodontics begins March 20th in Dallas. Now five sessions, this comprehensive course picks up where Level 1 leaves off. Whether you’ve recently completed a basic orthodontic course or just desire an update in the latest ortho concepts, this Level 2 course is for you! (100 CDE hours) Also, the weekend of March 20th, Dr. Chris Baker will start her iOrtho Comprehensive Inter-ception Orthodontics and Craniofacial Orthopedics in San Antonio. This four-session course in comprehensive treatment of the primary and transitional dentition uses and expands on familiar diagnostics and treatment modalities to transform young lives! (68 CDE hours) Drs. Joe Schmidbauer and Jordan Balvich return to Atlanta April 10 -12 to begin their five-session Comprehensive Orthodontic Education . Each session builds on the information presented in the same sequence you will encounter in treatment delivery. Upon completion of the course, you will have the skills to treat 80% of the malocclusions that come into your office! (100 CDE hours) April 24 & 25 is the weekend for our Spring Meeting and Board Eligible Review in Dallas. In addi-tion to our Review line-up of doctors -Gonzalez, Ettle-Resnick, Schmid-bauer, Balvich, Carapezza, and Wyatt – we also have some great guest lecturers for those not pursuing Board Eligibility. Dr. Jay Gerber will speak on two topics: Pediatric Airway Diagnosis, and later, Aesthetics and Orthodontic Finishing. Drs. David Resnick and Debra Ettle-Resnick will present Orthodontic/Restorative Considerations for Congenitally Missing Teeth and Avulsed Teeth. In addition, Dr. Frank Recker will lecture on Risk Management for Today’s Dental Practice. Join us! The American Orthodontic Society 2015 Officers & Directors President David M. Thorfinnson, DDS President-Elect Juan C. Echeverri, DDS Secretary-Treasurer W. Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD Immediate Past President Michael J. Newman, DDS Board of Directors Twana Farley-Duncan, DDS Robert G. Gerety, DDS Emeritus Kevin J. Hester, DDS James E. McIlwain, DDS, MSD Anne Mary Orr, DDS James L. Orrington, DMD Allan Rotberg, DDS Kimberly Suter, DDS Bradford R. Williams, DDS Paul L. Winborn, II, DDS William E. Wyatt, Sr., DDS Emeritus Board of Examiners Jeffrey H. Ahlin, DDS Azita Anissi, DDS Leonard J. Carapezza, DMD Kenneth Ellis, DDS Joseph M. Haack, DDS Debra Ettle-Resnick, DDS Executive Director Thomas N. Chapman, CAE JAOS Editor Greg Cannizzo, DDS 44 Winter 2015 JAOS Scan with your smartphone to view all course details. Learn more about the Annual Meeting and all AOS courses on www.orthodontics.com. Follow us on Facebook!
Journal of the American Orthodontic Society Winter 2015: Page 44
