AOS MEMBERSHIP NEWS AOS Upcoming Orthodontic Courses The final session of Dr. Ralph Nicassio’s three-part Intermediate Concepts for Today’s Orthodon-tic Practice is February 15 & 16 in Phoenix. Topics discussed include: comprehensive early treatment, including correction of crossbite, habits, A-P issues, vertical problems, asymmetry, crowding, treatment alternatives. Challenge yourself! (14 CDE hours) Have some personnel who need to polish their skills? Susan Coffey, RDA, will offer her Basic Orthodontic Training & Workshop for Assis-tants & Hygienists March 2 & 3 in Dallas. Elevate your staff’s orthodon-tic knowledge of Phase I (early treat-ment) and Phase II (comprehensive treatment), bracketing and wire placement. (16 CDE hours) Have them stay Sunday morning for Susan’s Diagnostic Records & Mirror Photography Workshop for 4 more credit hours. March 8 -10 is the kick-off weekend for the venerable Dr. Leonard Carapezza’s Early Treat-ment of Malocclusion: Basic Course. In this four-session comprehensive course, you’ll learn diagnosis and treatment planning of Class I, II, and II malocclusions in primary and mixed dentition cases, incorporating the Andrews Straight Wire fully programmed technique. Also, in-office, person-alized training from Dr. Carapezza is an integral part of each session. (80 CDE hours) Dr. Brad Williams’ Intermedi-ate Straight Wire Orthodon-tics begins again March 9 – 11 in Dallas. If you’ve got the basics down, then it’s time to expand your knowledge and skills. Hands-on exercises and clinical lectures will help you learn how to treat more difficult cases, Class III, and extrac-tion cases. (Up to 100 CDE hours) First-time attendees may monitor the following year at NO CHARGE! Our Spring Meeting and Orthodontic Review Course is April 13 & 14 this year. The Review features our fine panel of doctors: Azita Anissi, Jordan Balvich, Leonard Carapezza, Juan Echeverri, Ed Gonzalez, and Joe Schmidbauer. The Spring Meeting this year features Dr. Maurice Corbett speaking on “New Paradigms in Orthodontics: Re-Visit-ing Goals, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning” and Dr. Tim Shaughnessy speaking on “Orthodontic Camou-flage Treatment: Emphasis on the Anteroposterior Plane of Space.” (13 CDE hours). April 27 & 28 is a good time to see the cherry blossoms in Wash-ington, DC. It’s also when Dr. Jay Gerber will be conducting his Advanced Case Finishing 2 – “Finishing Stability” in Alexan-dria, VA. Learn bite closing mechanics as a result of upper airway obstruction, treatment for complex malocclusions, Class I, II, and III, plus self-ligating brackets. Finish your cases to the highest standards! (14 CDE hours) Back to Basics: Dr. Williams’ Basic Straight Wire Orthodon-tics in Orlando begins April 27 – 29. Did you benefit from this comprehensive course? Know a colleague who is eager to better serve their patients? Tell them about this valuable program that teaches the Straight Wire orthodon-tic appliance system and how to band and bracket teeth. (Up to 100 CDE hours) First-time attendees may monitor the following year at NO CHARGE! The American Orthodontic Society 2018 Officers & Directors President Paul L. Winborn, II, DDS President-Elect Kimberly Suter, DDS Vice President Allan Rotberg, DDS Secretary-Treasurer W. Edward Gonzalez, Jr., DMD Immediate Past President Twana Farley-Duncan, DDS Board of Directors Jeff Dahm, DDS Elsa Echeverri, DDS Kenneth Ellis, DDS Robert G. Gerety, DDS – Emeritus Randy K. Newby, DDS Susan B. Tiede, DDS Robert J. Tippin, DDS Saskia Vaughn, DDS William E. Wyatt, Sr., DDS – Emeritus Board of Examiners Jeffrey H. Ahlin, DDS Azita Anissi, DDS Leonard J. Carapezza, DDS – President Joseph M. Haack, DDS James E. McIlwain, DDS, MSD Michael J. Newman, DDS Get more information about all AOS events at www.orthodontics.com! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+! Executive Director Thomas N. Chapman, CAE JAOS Editor Greg Cannizzo, DDS 44 Winter 2018 JAOS
Journal of the American Orthodontic Society Winter 2018: Page 44
