AGpO MEMBERSHIP NEWS Six Doctors Complete Two-Year, Hands-On Course www.academygportho.com Academy of Gp Orthodontics 2021 Officers President Scott Earp, DDS Pictured from L to R are Drs. Seth Skinner, Mark Vigneri, Kyle McCrea (Instructor), Jaime Gonzales, and host Daniel Chiara. President Elect Tam Issa-Abbas, DDS Vice President TBA Secretary -Treasurer Cynthia Bordelon Immediate Past-President Ronald B. Cass, DDS, FAGD DAGPO Taught by Dr. Kyle McCrea at the office of Dr. Daniel Chiara, six doctors completed the Academy’s 12-session, hands-on course and received a minimum 150 CDE hours in orthodontics and related topics. Congratulations to Dr. Seth Skinner, Dr. Mark Vigneri and Dr. Jamie Gonzales who achieved the Associate Fellowship level of the Academy of Gp Orthodontic Tier Advancement Program. These doctors started a minimum of three cases during the hands-on course and presented these cases to their instructor. The doctors that completed and graduated this specialized two-year training in Tucson, Arizona were Mark Vigneri DDS, Kristine Ramos DMD, Leslie Quijano Lopez DDS, Jamie Gonzales DDS, Seth Skinner DDS, and Chad Chesson DDS. Board of Directors Steven Bradley, DDS Tom Jacobsen, DDS Jon Logullo, DMD Humberto Nunez-Gil, DDS Anna Pelak, DDS Sydney Reyes, DDS Raphael Santore, DDS On-Demand Educational Online Courses for CDE Hours The Academy is continuing its online on demand courses available to all members through the website. Included in these offerings are the 2020 Advanced Two-Day Orthodontic Webinar, Practical Tip Edge taught by Dr. Ron Austin, and the 2020 Annual Meeting. Dr. Gerhardt taught the Advanced Two-Day Course as a live webinar on July 31– August 1, 2020. This advanced course is intended for graduates of the 12-session, hands-on course as well as experienced Tip-Edge practitioners. Dr. Gerhardt discusses diagnosis and how to simplify it from the early mixed dentition to adult cases. In addition, he reviews and updated techniques involved with the Differential Straight Arch Technique, discusses treating anterior crossbites, techniques for opening bites as well as mixed dentition treatment and unusual cases. Dr. Ron Austin’s has completed over 3000 Tip-Edge cases and shares his wealth of practical knowledge in his collection of eight online train-ing courses. In his Practical Tip-Edge online course, you will learn how to treat ALL of your Tip-Edge cases at your own pace and from the comfort of your home or office. In addition, the 2020 Annual Meeting course includes lectures from Ricardo Medellin, DDS, MS on Finishing Cases Simply with a Pre-fabricated Appliance. Also available is Dr. Eric Lowenhaupt’s lecture on Tip-Edge vs. Edgewise Twin Brackets and the Understand-ing of Tooth Movement. Finally, Dr. Peter Buschang will lecture on Recognizing and Correcting Devel-oping Malocclusions. Contact the Academy to earn CDE hours by registering and attending these great courses. Advisory Board Ron Austin, DDS Greg Cannizzo, DDS Roy Holexa, DDS Bob Shirley, DDS Barry Sockel, DDS Walter L. Tippin, DDS Executive Director Adam Griswold Executive Director Emeritus Cynthia Bordelon 42 Winter 2021 JAOS
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