AGpO MEMBERSHIP NEWS Committed Effort of Orthodontic Excellence through AGpO Community Greetings from a Tar Heel president; it is with great excitement and enthusiasm that I serve the AGpO this year from the State of North Carolina, home of the University of North Carolina’s Tarheels! What a bless-ing it has been getting to know so many of you over the past decade. I want to extend a warm welcome to all of you and invite everybody to our 2021 Annual Meeting located in Austin, TX, what many consider one of the best cities in America. Our 2021 meeting will be held at the newly rebranded Stephen F. Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel, September 23-25, which is located in the heart of downtown near the Sixth Street Entertainment District, consisting of a dozen city blocks of live music venues, pubs and restaurants. Austin is known as the Live Music Capital of the World, so there is always an event nearby for your listening pleasure. Our speakers for this year will be Dr. Ron Austin, a senior instructor of the Academy and Dr. Messias Rodrigues, a Brazilian orthodontist. Dr. Austin will be speaking on impacted canines, his Austin Protraction Technique, Subdivision cases, and finishing pearls; and Dr. Rodriguez will be discussing his Simplified Straight Wire Technique. We are so excited to direct you to our updated website (www.academygportho.com) where you can get the latest information on our courses, meetings, Scott C. Earp, DDS access our growing library of AGpO President videos, and learn about the many other benefits to your membership in the Academy. Our popular Assistant’s Course for dental auxiliaries has been rescheduled for July 22-24 due to the pandemic. Don’t forget to check out our on-demand course offerings including the Advanced Tip-Edge Course featuring Jeffery Gerhardt, DDS as well as our 2020 Annual Meeting lectures. Last but not least, please register and participate in our online commu-nity, myagpo.com. As a member of the Academy, you will receive tips, thoughts and considerations from our instructors and featured members to utilize in your own practice. I have to say that reaching out in the digital world is the way of the future, but this is only one aspect of our Academy. Our Academy is not just an online world, but also a place for camaraderie and support, with a personal touch that says “we care”. As Presi-dent, I look forward to a committed effort of orthodontic excellence through this community of dentists and the digital world we find ourselves in! See you in Austin!! Scott C. Earp, DDS Three-Day Dental Assistant Course To Take Place on July 22-24 Dr. Charles Young will be teach-ing the Academy’s three-day Dental Assistant Course in Plano. TX. Due to the ongoing pandemic, this course has been rescheduled to July 22-24, 2021. The course will be held at the Renaissance Legacy West in Plano, TX. Call the Academy at 1-800-634-2027 for the dates and more information. The hands-on lab portion of this course makes it important to continue to offer it as an in-person course. The Dental Assistant Course is intended for assistants with little orthodontic training as well as a refresher course for more experi-enced assistants. The course will iaries using the Tip-Edge System. Dr. Young will cover the Tip-Edge stages of treatment, tracing cephalometric x-rays and model analysis for the diagnosis of arch length discrepancy. The Academy will supply a T.P. Orthodontics supply kit that includes bracket kits, archwires, and a carousel dispenser. A list of addi-tional supplies that will be needed from your office will be sent with course confirmation. Set time aside this important course; call the Academy at 1-800-634-2027 and speak to Adam or Jennifer to find out the final dates and reserve your space for this popular yearly course. give the chairside dental assistant a better understanding of orthodon-tics and the Differential Straight Arch (Tip-Edge) Technique. Dental assistants will be working in pairs on study casts from your office along with typodonts from the Academy. Assistants will learn how to apply brackets, bands and auxil-www.orthodontics.com Winter 2021 43
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